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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

and hard for Ben. JoeB got a little
money from his mother aud I'll leayo
him that 10 acres of scrub pno M
by old man Wares. He can camp out
up there an ketch perch In the river.
IT'S all he's good for. fur's can make
out"
ON tho night OF tile band meeting
En- came 10 the door Of the little
house among tho pines. She had a
long cloak thrown over her white
dress and the dusky MASSES of hair
wore piled In regal fashion or ton
OF her shapcly head Tho yelled fire
OF black eyes that shonc like stars.
joel" she called softly.
figure camo promptly into the
stream OF liSht and looked up at hor
Win adorlhg eyes Joe had adorcd
ner from the moment when on one of
MS fishing trips he had discovered
ner standing at the door OF the ferry
mans hut.
NO shapcless dresses nor stroamlnr
hair mad hidden from him the fact
that She WAS 1trong and beantifnI
anu kinda wonder among women
ono who never euyed him for his
awkwardness or his freckles or his
big mouth
ais pleasant homely face grew all
most handsome as he looked up at
ner' staudlng above him In the door
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

IL proved TO be gala summer at
fuckers Ferry. There were band
meetings, plcnics and boating parties
without end. II was q time of sub
ducd excitement and vague cxpecta-
ton, FOR II now star had rlson above
tho social horizon
Blueb'ry En- went everywhere and
rapidly became The leading spirit OF
all the village merrymakers. There
were those who scofred at first Mt the
idea OF old man Wares daughter
coming out liko full-ncdgcd bollc,
but they were soon sIlenccd. The
nnid Of the blueberry barrons was
fast becoming the village sensation.
Even Jim Tucker. rejoicing at last
In The smiles of his ludy-lovo Han
nah. forgot to 20 home with her one
ovcuinE because tho quondnm blue
berry picker happened to occupy the
scat next 80 his ut evening meeting.
Sober wldoWers developed sudden
foudncsB for plcnics and other amuse-
mcntS usually giyon over TO tho light
minded
\ reporter of the BcnnctyiIlc Chat
terer who came over to write up" a
band meeting. which he described as
an assembly" and i'm the account OF
which the namo of Miss Emily Ware
came and went like refrain, devel-
oped habit OF reporting news OF the
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considerably too big for him il ho
had not been dilated with happiness.
After the dance Ben leaned over
her as she sat resting on one of the
benches.
Come ana waltz with me, En-" he
said; you've lost me that 50 and
you've got to make il up to mc
somehow
She looked at him with as much
composurc as n well-seasohed society
woman could have shown, but her
eyes blazcd suddenly upon his aud thc
whole scohc In tho store was enacted
like a flash In his memory.
Thou EMS eyes dropped and he
thought his conquest had begun but
sho only said, I'm going to waltz
With Nate straw" and rose 10 meet
tho fuckers Ferry blacksmith, who
was making his way towards her
with a grin OF helpless pleasure flxed,
as Ii indellbly upon his countenancc,
"By JupIterl" said Ben to himself.
walking home thoughtfully after It
was ali over. II see fun shehdl She
won't slip through MY fingers lohg.
CORY, il old man Wares daughter
can look and dance like that I'd be
willing to take her anywhere, She
made the prettiest girl there look
Cheap and silly. though she amt
handsome, either; it's just her way"
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moments she had tho cottage to hor-

moments she had tho cottage to hor-
self
She hastily washed away the tears
and berry stains and put up her long
hair that WAS always straying out oil
bounds. Sho looked nt her flushed
face In the little cracked mirror and
tho tears camo again.
He wouldn't have dared 10 touch
me like that II hadn't looked like d
tramp" she said with catching
breath "lc wouldn't have done 1t
with Hannah Straw nor Ida Tucker,
and never will with me again.
1t would have puzzled tho visitors
who looked upon En- and her father
MS half-wlld creatures to discover that
the little house (Which none Of the
neighbours had ever been Invited TO
onter) was running over with books.
Old man Ware had been d country
schoolmastcr Of the old sort In his
youth and his studious habits had
clung TO him through poverty and III
luck. TIL. in his hermit retrcht up
tbere in tho pines, he had fallen Into
the ways OF the real bookworm. only
rouslng himself Mt the sound Of the
ferry horn
Why not? The ferry and the blue
berries Tended of actual want. and
after long wanderings he could live
in peace.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

Bm had not thought much about
her looks In the II years OF her life.
She had no companion but her father,
who never cared how anybody looked
and In their wandering. solitary life
she had made no friends among her
own sex and few indeed OF any sort
for her father. careless of her as he
seemed in many things. had guarded
her jealousy and effectively.
Society had never pointed the An
ger Of scorn at her coarge drosses 0nd
0ying hair Now for the first tlmo
che had felt tic opinion Of the world
ms expressed In the rough laughter of
the men at the store. Expressed still
more significantly in the rude clasp
OF Ben Farnhain's fingers on her holp-
less wrists and tho snecring banter
that had raised the laugh against her.
She suddenly realized the difference
between herself and the pretty sim
pering village girls she had seen in
her business trips 10 the store. What
Was IL. after all, but a matter OF
clothcs2 Some instinct told her how
10 defend herself from this dcrlsion
that had done more than would her
prlde-it had outraged the innate
womanlIness that until today had
never known coarse touch.
She lit tho lamp on her wash stand
and drcW from a closet mn old black
hair-coycred trunk. Tho card tackled
to the cover bore a quaint French
name, for Ems mother had been, not
an indian, but FroncD-Canodionno
from the upper reaches OF the st.
Lawrence.
The lifted cover showed white
muslin dress creamy with age but
fine and sheer, with a foam wreath
of delicate lace here and there. The
style was ancient, but at "6xln-oyeT"
Ems fingers had tho deftncss OF many
French ancestresses. ana tho artist
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way. 1t was such a wonderful thing
that En- should be going 10 tho band
meeting with him. Joc never went
10 any OF the village gatherings. as
Ben did. Hitherto they had seemed
things TO be avoIded-but now It was
different.
Hurry up" said EN-. drawing her
clonk around her as he took the lam
tern from her hand. "Wc'yo got to
got mn carly start or VIC may meet
that"
II don't believe ho'll come" said
Joe. "a guess he's going With Hannah
Straw"
The whole OF fuckers Ferry was
assembled in the Village square when
they arrived at tho band meeting.
Tho towns pride, the fuckers Ferry
brass band, occupied the stand erected
for their accommodation I'm the mid
die of the square. Close by n rough
platform Of broads With rows or
benches around tho edge was pretty
well filed with dancers.
From the plazzas and door stops of
the houses clustered about tho
square the older people were looking
on. Garlands OF chinese lanterns
were strung from tho bandstand and
pavilion TO the houses and made
spots and globes of soft color among
the dark boughs of the trees.
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Ferry with date line lil6o dispatch
from the scat or war.
All this time Ben Farnham was
finding himself bafrled for the first
time In his life How she did 1t he
could ncvor mako out, but it was GER
tain that Emily had drawn around
herself magic circle which he could
not pass
It wasn't that Nate Straw was in
his way, nor the ministers. nor oven
Joe-Joc had been submerged long
ago In the swelling tide OF Emily's
social success. II WAS deliberate in
tentioD on the girls part and Ii
aroused Ben as nothing else could
have done.
He grew restless and miserable at
last and made but a fretful compan-
ion for the pretty girls who tried TO
console him. The taste of failure was
bitter in the mouth OF the village
lutocrat.
However. his opportunity came at
last. or rather he created an oppor-
tunlty. The last and greatest event
of the summer, q water carnival OH
tho river By moonlight. was close at
hand, and Bon had made up his mind
that no one but Emily should MI the
vacant scat in his launch.
On tho evening OF tho event SHE
c5mc down TO tho river with Nate
straw, only tc nnd that Nute's cnnoc
was missing. Zen Ind cut tho rope
himself that Afternoon. and ho knew
" wac we'll on It's way out TO sea by
this time Consequently. when he
slccceded In getting Emily into tho
launch he knew that she was his con-
p0nion for the evening, since Nate
had no boat
That evening held revelation for
Ben. He had never expected to feel
this way this was something quite
different from his affairs with Han
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from the cbo,terinc Of swal,ows

from the Chatterlng of swallows
EN- had learned to dance in her
childhood from her graceful Canadian
mother in the queer little homo on
tho st. Lawrence.
The consciousness of being able to
meet all eyes without fear OF ridiculc
was n new kind OF freedom. She was
suddenly IN harmony with tho world
Of youth and pleasure. only she had
come into 1t Splcndidly scornfil OF
1t all as the lark might bo OF tho
swallows, for she had boon free OF
conventions all her life: thcse pretty
1uttering house-brcd girls were tame
creatures to her. and, as for the men.
She SAW their absurdity as clearly as
IL she had dropped upon them from
another world.
Ben stationed himself whore tho
stranger could get d good look at him I;
n stranger was n rare excitement az =
band meeting. He stopped where she
must pass him face to face. and he
had looked into her eyes for full half
II minute before ho Saw who II was.
Then ho made Il sudden start to-
ward hor. but she looked through
him as If he had been thin air and
drifted away with Joe. who had
brushed UP his knowledge OF dancing
for this occasion and gotten himself
into dress suit that would have been
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28
EN- MADE OVER SOME OF HER
MOTHERS OLD THINGS AND
LOOKED QUITE PRESENT
ABLE AFTER THE
CHANGE.

To tho eyes OF fuckers Ferry this
wac q scenc OF Gplondor Social trl.
umphs lowered and went to seed here
exactly as they might In Mayfair or
the inhormost circle OF the 100.
Ben's patent feathers were some
what tho worse for wear when Mt
length no came UP TO Join tho COM
pany; so was his temper. for he had
had long walk for nothing up the
river bank in the dark. But 10 for
got all about II when he came I'M the
steps 10 the dance floor.
Virginia reel was in progress and
through the mazes of it a white clad
figure was moving that differed from
the pretty rustic figures OF the village
girls as the song Of lark differs
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HE was such a cur
ious figure as she en-
tered the store that
the village loafers
pcrched on boxes
and barrels broke OFF
their sage discourse
10 stare at her.
The dress she wore
looked as II It had
been made of gunny
sacks and hor long.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
GRILLING DAY IN GOTHAM.
Another Scorcher Gives New Yorkers
Turkish Bath.
Special Dispatch to The ST.

Special DfSpatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June 2J.-Another scorch-
or today. the fifth successive one of a hot
wave that has hung over the city and sur
rounding country like Turkish bath ever
since the beginning of this week.
One grilling day, or two, may not be so
bad, but an unbroken series of relentless
scorchers gets worse and worse as 1t
keeps up for two reasons. In the first
place. the stone and brick walls and
streets, the earth itself, and even the
rivers and ocean are day by day alb
sorbing more heat than they can give out
at night While the actual air temperature
may continue about the same. the total
heat is much greater each succeeding day.
The second reason is that the strain on
the vitality of the population caused by
the efforts of the human body to accom-
modate itself 10 the unascustomed con-
dition.
And so last night the discomfort in the
city was even more real than through the
preceding days. AS before, those who
suffered most were the inhabitants OF
the congeSted districts of the East Side.
where men. women and children hung
out of the windows and Sprawled on the
Ire escapes. while others spent the night
i'm the streets, sleeping on anything they
could find. wagons being most popular.
Withal. and the narrowing thought OF
il was that il was delightfully."- cool at
Coney and Brighton. thirty minutes
away. and the water was said to be ac-
tuaily cold.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
FIRST TRAIN OVER new ROAD
CARS RUN FROM GEORGETOWN
TO DISTRICT LINE.
Washington and Western Maryland
Freight Tracks Ready Three
Days Ahead of Time.

The first train over the Washington and
Western Maryland railroad was run this
morning from Georgetown to the District
line and the trip was an eyentful one.
In accordance with the act of Congress
whereby the company was to comply
with the charter the first train was to
make the trip by June 2S. but the work
was pushed and the road to the District
line completed in time for the trip today.
The train, consisting of large Balti-
more and Ohio railroad engine. fiat
car with observation seats and a ca
boose, left the Georgetown terminus at
1870 o'clock. No effort was made for a
fast trip and the party arrived at the
District line about three-quarters of an
hour later.
Upon the arrival of the train at the
District line dinner was served, after
which the return trip was made to the
city. The road is a single track. and
is TO be used entirely for freight. When
completed it will extend to Linden. Md,
itan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. 1t lis to cost about s4sO,0OO.
Those in the party were ]. M. Kelly.
trainmaster of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. ]. F. Brogan. general superin-
tendent and chief engineer Of the Charles
\ Sims Engineering Company, the con-
structors of the railroad; S. N. john
son, resident engineer of the new rail-
road j. L. Wilson, assistant resident en-
gineer, and w. A. Draper engineer rep
resenting the United States government.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
COMMISSIONERS APPROVED.
Advances Made Possible by Liberal
Appropriations Are to Take
Effect July I.

Promotions in the fire department to
take effect July /, made possible by more
liberal appropriations for the department
in the last District act, have been recon-
mended to the Commissioners and ap-
proved by Commissioner Mcfarland. The
recommendations are:
That the salary of Thomas NJ Robin
son. superintendent of machinery, be in
creased from s1.40O to sl,60O per annum.
That the salary of George S. Watson.
chief clerk, be increased from 81, 400 to
81 COO per annum.
THAT c. A. Barnes, assistant engineer,
he promoted to engineer, with compensa-
uon at the rate of $1.1JO per annum.
That A. l., Hancock, private Of class
:. be promoted TO assistant engineer. with
compensation at the rate of 81. 100 per an
mum. vice Barnes, promoted.
That G. c. Logan. private of class 2. be
promoted to assistant engineer, with
compensation at the rate of 81 100 per an
mum.
THAT S. o. White. private OF class 1,
be promoted to private of class =. with
compensation at the rate OF 81 OSO per
annum vice Hancock. promoted. That
q. l.. Rose. private of class l. be pro-
NOTED to private of class ., with COM
pensation at the rate OF s1,0SO per annum
vice Logan, promoted.
That the following privates of class !
be promoted TO privates of class 2. with
compensation at the rate OF $lOSO per
annum: T. +. Copeland. A. Barnes. j. j
O'Donoghue, A. j. Mackenzie.
That the following names be appointed
temporary privates OF class l, with com
pensation al the rate of $3.50 per annum
II being understood that their permanen,
appointment is TO be conditioned upon
their successfully passing the usual
twelve months probation: Il. f. Simms
NJ IVre hes
II. Despeaux. T. G. Limstrong j. b. Dut
ton and r.. F. Marks
Evening star., 1909-06-25
GAGE DENIES SHE Is HIS KIN
Has Nothing to Say About He,
Parentage, He Declares.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, June o5.-Lyman j.
Gage today authorized statement that
he makes an emphatic denial of the re-
ports that he is any relative of Edith
Thompson Woodill.
Il do not think the newspapers should
try to rake up scandal regarding the
dead girl. Her foster parents are resi-
dents of Maryland. Further than this
have nothing to say regarding her
parentage.''
When told that Roberts, the supposed
murderer, had been captured. Mr.. Gage
said he was pleased to hear it. He en-
phatically denied the report that she was
his daughter by former wife. Mr.. Gage
said:
II have not got the details OF the
murder other than published. ! can say
nothing further of Mrs. Woodill's rela-
tfons to me- She was In San Diego a
month ago. but left for the east. She
was expected to return soon.'
Mr. Gage is strong financial backer
Of Katherine Tingley of Point Iona,
leader of the theosophists 1t is not
thought that the murdered woman had
anything to do with the theosophists.
KIDNAPPED WHEN A CHILD.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
KIDNAPPED WHEN A CHILD.
Murdered Woman's Husband Ad-
vertised for Parents Last March.

CHICAGO. June 25-Mrs Edith Thomp-
SON Woodill's early years are marked
with mystery.
Last March her husband came to Chi
cago and inserted personals in the news
papers asking addresses of any families
In the city who had girl Of six years
kidnapped eighteen years ago. Detectives
were also employed in the affair.
Mr.. Woodill refused to discuss his in
terest in the matter. 1t was the general
impression that the kidnapped child" was
then his wife.
Mrs. Ell Gage. daughter-in-law of Ly-
man J. Gage says:
Il know of no mystery about Miss
Thompson. Mr.. Gage met her when he
went to Washington as Secretary of the
Treasury, twelve years ago She was
then about twelve years OF age.
He took an interest in her and assisted
In her education. She visited him fire.
quently after he left the Treasury and
lived in New York.
She also made trips to San Diego,
where Mr.. Gage now lives in the colony
understand that 1t was on one of these
trips that she was married.
MY Information is that her mother
died when she was child and that her
father died few years ago."
This was all Mrs. Gage had to say.
Mrs. Cages explanation of Mrs. Wood
MS parentage conflicts with the actions
Of Mr.. Woodill in trying to fathom the
secret of his wife's parentage.
That the young wife had vivid MEM
ory of being kidnapped at six years the
story of which she told her husband is
feature OF which Mrs. Gage says she
has no knowledge.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
ed girl and should not have

unmarried girl and should not have
gone to mans room.
THE coroner has been unable TO tel
how she was killed. Leon Linz is
wicked man. and he cannot escape.
Mr.. Ying says this is the only Chinese
mission in Mott street. At No. IL Doyers
Street there is another mission, fromm
Which he has just received the following
ootice:
ITO the members of the Chinese Sunday
School in New York city and vicinity:
There is to be a meeting of the Chris
tian Cinnamon and their teachers and
friends Thursday evening. June "A, at
Morning Star Mission. IL Dover street.
Manhattan. at 8 O'Clock to take proper
action to express our indignation at the
atrocious murder of Miss Sigel and raise
A fund for the arrest of her murderer
This meeting is of the utmost lmpor-
tance and should be attended by every
Christian Chinaman and all the teachers
and friends in the work.
Temporary chairman, LEE DICK,
Secretary, LEE TOWE.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
LAME BOB" EASTMAN.
Mrs. Woodill's Slayer Believed to Be
Failed Broker

NEW YORK. June 25.-It is now be-
lieved the slayer of Mrs. woodin was
Lame Bob" Eastman. Wall street
broker who failed year or more ago
Eastman was arrested in Chicago Au-
gust last year. He failed in New
York last July. with liabilities OF from
$4,000 to 100000. He was a broker
on the Consolidated Exchange.
Eastman left the city and was arrested
In Chicago on complaints made by per-
sons who had lost money through his OPP
erat'ons. He was locked up In the Har-
rison street station, Chicago, where he
shared a cell with two tramps.
At that time he said:
There was never "A more complete fail
ure than myself Wall street never wit
messed more complete ruin"
Evening star., 1909-06-25
CHICAGO SALOON WRECKED.
Police Regard It the Work Of Rival
Gambling Factions.

CHICAGO. June 25.-An explosion, be-
lieved to have been caused by bomb,
wrecked the saloon of Manning Bowes,
State and Congress streets. early today
and caused damage estimated at $4,000
The saloon was closed at the time of the
explosion, and no one was injured. The
force of the explosion was great enough
to wreck the contents of offices on the
two floors above the saloon and to shatter
scores of windows in State street depart
ment stores and other buildings within a
radius of three blocks.
The police believe 1t was caused by
bomb thrown by one of the rival factions
of gamblers who have been conducting a
warfare of explosives for two years In
that time almost thirty bombs have been
thrown and much damage inflicted.
Evening star., 1909-06-25
HUSBAND Is FRUSTRATED.
Couple Lived Happily and Brother
Testifles to Their Love.

Couple Lived happily and 6rotner
Testifles to Their Love.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES. Cal. June 25.-Gilbert
Woodill was in the Office OF the Woodill
Auto Company, OF which he is president,
when told Of the news of the murder of
his wife. He tainted and since has been
confined to his bed at the home Of his
mother.
Physicians allow no one to see him. He
is said to be in a serious condition.
Couple Much in Love.
There was absolutely no domestic trou-
Bile between my brother and his wife,
declared H. B. Woodill, brother of the
husband Of the dead woman They
seemed to be the happiest couple that you
ever saw.
Just few minutes before my brother
received the telegram telling of his wife's
death he received letter from her which
was written five or six days ago. 1t was
In cheerful tone and contained many
terms of affection
They were married year and half
visit Mrs. Woodill's relatives and, as
planned. my brother returned alone, leav-
ing her to make a more extended visit.
He has been here about q week. Mrs.
WoooHi, accordlng 10 the plan, was to
have started for Los Angeles in company
with her foster father before this time
A Waif in Infancy.
Mrs. Woodill was twenty-four years old
and was talented vocal and instrumental
musician. She was blond Of the dainty
type and brilliant conversationalist.
She was lost or stolen from her parents
in Chicago when she was about six years
old. Woodill advertised in Chicago papers
to find IL any person had lost child in
that city about eighteen years ago. He
received no answers. Mrs. Woodills mar
riage was romantic. She met Mr.. Woodill
In Chicago a little more than a year ago.
and they were married after a courtship
of only five days.
GAGE DENIES SHE Is HIS KIN