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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Il, 1909.
WHAT THEY THINK OF KANSAS


John Barrett, director of the bu-
reau Of South American republics,
paid a nice tribute to Kansas in o
speech at Topeka last week. He
said: without the slightest inten-
tion Of INDUCING in flattery, let me,
as one who during the last 16 years
has served as your minister in many
foreign lands and who has In that
time made three complete circuits
Of the world, tell you that the state
Of Kansas has a unique fame and
reputation as one Of the great pro-
dnctive commonwealth Of this won
derful nation. Its record as an agrl-
cultural and corn and live stock
raising state is recognized the world
over as second to none. l have had
kings in Asia, princesIin India, states
men in Europe, and presidents in
South America ask me II / had ever
visited Kansas and personally seen
growing the crops Of which they had
read. answered that l had fire.,
Quently travelled through Kansas, thai
the stories they had heard were moi
in the slightest measure exaggerated
and that there was also growing III
out in Kansas a crop Of men who
we're helping to make our nation iust
as strong and great as its agricul
tural products were making 1t rici
and populous."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

The coneordia Blade scooped the
vsoIe newspaper FIELD between Cape
cd ana Mt Mckinley with 3 spee ~
S ~ from New York announeins
~ election Of Hearst as mayor q
New York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

The country's credit 40 prospefls.'
asoend on the election Of ? Repnn-
lean House Of Rspressnsaases =
Is,o. Many live Issues are before
,ss country. and tie Hspueliean
psr,y i the only orEanl1aten v ~.
4. esssbie 81 dealing win tao. ne.
/. o.ursesou.iy and inseihssn''
ir-olsbe peuQeIai
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

Ralph Faxop has been elected pub
licity AGENT and set,stary OF the
board Of control Of ne National IFri-
CATION congress. Ralph win iill the
bin ana the Irrigation congress is
lucky to get bis services.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

Salina women are dreaming
dreams, They shipped a carload Of
paper and expect to receive $3.50 for
It. Abilene shipped a carload and
got about 224.7e net. iua
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

D. A. Valentine has been reap
pointed clerk Of the supreme court
a merited honor to an officer who
does bis work as II should Be done
ne supreme court needs good ser
vice and Mr. valentine dives Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

The Topeka automobile club IL
thinking Of buying a road drag. AZ
a road drag costs shout six dollars
the Topeka men should think twice
before being % ertyavaennt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

The Manhattan Mercury has this
advertisement: Lost, Small lady's
kold watch and green and gOld bead
thstsiaihs. Reward II left at this
office" .asas Eiagsaq IA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

The News keeps advertising last
chance" to get tickets for the Demo-
Gratis banquet. The News must
think the pow-wow as popular as a
lecture course.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

In achusetts one Of the Re-
publicans who fought the Payne
Tariff has accepted q Democratic
nomination. He did not have to be
read out Of the party.-cedar Rapids
Republican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11
Probably Mr.. BrIstow wishes MT.
Burton had not located Of salina.

One Of the salina papers says Of
the result Of the bond election that
"the people we're misled by deslgnins
politicians" and the other that 1T
was a victory for the people over
the politicians which seems 70 leave
the fight about where Il was before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-11

Entered a. second class man matter
Il the postofice at Abilene. Kansas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
A New World.

Hotchkiss iotted down the bits Of
"Wcli. y he said, "'we We done some.
thing. We We found where the mur.
derer left the train. we know what
day he went TO Baltimore, and. mos;
IMPORTANT Of all, we have e motivs fol-
the crime.
"If seems the irony of fate" said
Mcknight. getting up. that man
shonld kill another man for certain
napers he is supposed to be carrying
find he hasn't got them after all, dc'
eide To throw suspicion on another man
by changing berths and getting ont
bag and baggage, and then, by the
mcrest Gukc of chance, take with him
in the valise he changed for his own
The very notes he was after. 1T was
a bit Of luck for bIm.
"Then why nut in Hotchkiss doubt
fully, "why did he collapse when ht
heard Of the wreck9 And what about
the telephone message the station agent
sentq You remember they tried tc
countcrmand it, and with some excite
mcnt.
''We viii ask him those questions
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But their table was full, and somehow
that kind of fun had lost It's point for
me.
Not far from us very stout, middle
aged man, apoplectlc with the heat
was elcphantinely Jolly for the benefit
of bored looking girl across the table
from him, and at the next table news
paper woman ate alone, the last edi
tlon proppcd against the water-bottle
before her, her hat, for GOODNESS. on
the corner of the table. 1t was Il
motley Bohemian crowd,
L looked over the room casually. while
Mcknight ordered the meal. Then my
attention was attracted 10 tho table
next to ours. Two people were sitting
there, so deep in conversation that they
did not notice u.s. The woman Is face
was hidden under her hat, as she traced
the pattern Of the cloth mechanically
with her fork. But the man IS features
stood out clear in the light Of the can
lies on the table II was Bronson!
"He holds the strain, doesn' u he?'
Mcknight said, holding up the wine
| list rs if he read from il. "Who's S the
woman7'
Search me-, l replied, in the same
way.
When the chicken came, still found
myself gazing now and then at the
distracted couple near me- Evidently
the subject of conversation was un-
pleasant, Bronson was eating little, the
woman not at all Finally he got up,
pushed his chnir back posily, thrust
bill at the waiter and stalked out.
The woman sat still for a moment
then, with an apparent resolution to
make the best of II, she began slowly
to eat the meal before her.
But the quarrel had taken away her
appetite, for the mixture in our chatting
dish was hardly ready TO serve before
she pushed her chair back little aud
looked around the room.
l caught my first glimpse of her face
then, and | confess it startled me. 1t
was the tall, stately woman of the On.
tario. the woman | had last seen cow.
ering beside the road. rolling pebbles
in her hand, blood streaming from a
cut over her eye ! could see the scar
now, a little affair, about an inch long
cleaning red through It's layers Of
powder.
And then, quite unexpectedly, she
turned and looked directly at me. Aft
er minute IS uncertainty, she bowed
letting her eyes rest on mine with a
calmly insolent stare. She glanced at
Mcknight for moment. then back to
me. When she looked away again ]
breathed easier
"Who is itl" asked Mcknight under
| his breath
"Ontario. ! formed 1t with my
lips rather than so;d it, Mcknight S
eyebrows went up i he looked with
increased interest at the black -gowned
figure,
] ate little after that The situa.
tion was rather bad for me. began to
see. Here was woman who could, ii
she wished, and had any motive for sc
so doing, put me In Jail under a capital
charge, a word from her to the 20
lice. and polite surveillance would be
come active interference.
Then, too, she could say that she had
seen me, Just after the wreck. with a
young woman from the murdered man ,,
car, and thus probably bring Alisor
| West into the case.
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heart, striking up! AS Harrington lay
with his head toward the engine, n
person in the aisle must have used the
left hand
Meningitis eyes sought mine and he
wnked at me solemnly as | unosten-
tatiously transferred the hat ] was ear
rying to my right hand. Long training
has largely counterbalanced heredity
IN my case, but | still pitch ball, play
tennis and carve with my left hand
But llotchkiss was too busy with his
theories to notice me.
We were only Just in time for our
train back TO Baltimore, but Mcknight
| took advantage of second s delay to
shake the station agent warmly by the
hand.
81 want to express my admiration for
you,' he said bcamingly "Ability OF
your order is thrown away here You
should have been city policeman, M
| friend. -
The agent looked trihe uncertain
"The young lady was the one who
told me to keep still. - he said.
Mcknight glanced at me, gave tho
agent IS hand a final shake, and climbed
on board. But | knew perfectly that
he had guessed the reason for my delay
He was very silent on the way home
Hotchkiss, too, had little to say HI
was reading over his notes intently
stopping now and then TO make pen
cilcd addition. Just before we left the
train Richey turned TO me- al sup
pose it was the key to the door that she
| tied to the gate?'
Probably. | did not ask her.
"Curious. her locking that fellow
in he reflected
"You may depend on it. there was n
good reason for il all And ! wish you
wouldn't be so suspicious of motives
Rich | said warmly.
''Only yesterday you were the sus
picious one,' he retorted, and We
lapsed into strained silence.
1t was late when we got TO Wash
ington. One of Mrs. Klopton 8 small
tyrannies was eXacting punctuality al
meals. and. like several other things,
respected 1t. There are always some
concessions that should be made in re
turn for faithful service,
So. as nv dinner hour Of seven was
long past, Mcknight and ] went tc
a little restaurant down town wherc
they have a very decent way of fix
ing chicken a la King, Hotchkiss hal
departed, economically bent, for q
small hotel where be lived on the Amer
lean plan.
g 1 want to think some things over
he said in response to my invitation &c
dinner, land, anyhow, there Is no use
dining out when pay the same, Dime,
or no dinner, where | am stopping
The day had been hot, and the first
| floor dining-room was sultry in spite
of the palms and fans which attemptcG
TO simulate the verdure and breezcE
of the country.
1t was crowded, too, with Il typical
summer night crowd. and, after sitting
for a few minutes III n swel;ering cor
ner, we got up and went 10 the smaller
dining room upstairs. Here 1t was not
so warm, and we settled ourselves com
fortabiy by a window.
Over in corner half dozen boys
on their way back to school were rag
ging persplring waiter. u proceeding
so exactly to Meningitis taste thai
| he insisted on going over to Join them
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can't convict me, you know. Almost
all the witnesses are dead
She was not deceived for moment.
She came over TO me and stood, both
hands on the rail of the stair. ~ know
Just how grave it is she said quiet
ly. My grandfather will not leave
one stone unturncd, and he can be ter
rible-terrlble. But she looked di-
rectly into my eyes as stood below her
on the stalrs-''the time may come
soon-when | can help you. / IN afraid
! shall not want to; I'm dreadful
coward, Mr.. Blal:cley, Butt will. -
She tried to smile.
81 wish you would let me help YOU, -
| said, pstcadily, Let us make it
bargain: each help the otherl'
The girl shook her head with Il sad
little smile. 81 am only as unhappy
as / deserve TO be- she said And
when | protested and took q step to.
ward her she retreated, with her hands
out before her.
"Why don t You ask me all the ques.
tions You are thlnking?N she demand
cd. with n catch in her voice. "Oh,
I know them. Or arc You afraid TO
ask?p
looked at her. at the lines around
her eyes, at the drawn look about her
mouth. Then I held out my hand.
-, Iai" / oei"7 "9 Sl' gave iuc hei >.
"There is nothing on God IS green earth
am afraid Of save of trouble for
you. To ask questions would be to
imply n lack of faith. | ask YOU moth
ing Some day. perhaps, YOU Will come
80 me yourself and let me help YOU -
The next moment | was out in the
golden sunshine: the birds were singing
carols of JOY; / walked diZzllv through
raiubow.coored clouds. past the twins.
cherubs now, swinging on the pate. II
was q new world into which ! stepped
from the Carter farmhouse that morn
ing, for-I had kissed herl
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water. 1 always say soap is better
than liquor after shock"
Hotchkiss was listening abscntly, Nc
Knight was whistling under his breath,
staring down across the field 10 where
break in the woods showed a half
dozen telegraph poles, the line Of the
railroad.
FIt must have been twelve clock
when we got back; ] wanted the chill
dren to see everything, because 1T 'sn t
likely they III ever SEQ another wreck
like that Rows Of
"About twelve clock ] broke IN,
''and what then?'
1.-The young man upstairs was awake,
she went on, 'and hammering at his
locked on the outsidcl' She paused
TO enjoy her sensation,
~ would like to see that lock, -
Hotchklss said promptly, but for some
reason the woman dcmurred. "I will
bring the key down. she said and
disappeared When she returned she
held out an ordinary door key Of the
cheapest variety.
"Wc had to break the lock- - she
volunteered, "and the key didn { turn
MP for two days. Then one of the
twins found the turkey gobbler trying
10 swallow it, Ii has been washed
SINCE she hastened TO assure Hotch-
kiss, who showed an inclination TO
drop il.
''You don T think he locked the door
himself and threw the key out OF the
window?' the little man asked.
.EThe windows are covered with mos
blamed ii on the children. and it might
have been Obadiah He's the quiet
kind, and you never know what he IS
about. y
"He's about to strangle, ism t he, -
Mcknight remarked lazily, "or is that
Obadiah7'
Mrs. Carter picked the bov up and
inverted him, talking amiably all the
time "Hc's always doing it, she
wo miss ANYTHING we look TO see if
Obadiah's black in the face She
gave another shake, and the quarter
/ had given him shot out as if blown
from a gun. Then we prepared 10 20
back to the station,
From where stood ] could look
into tho CHEEKY farm Eichen, where
Alison West and I had eaten our nj
frcsco breakfast. | looked at the table
with mixed emotions and then, gradu-
| ally. the meaning Of something on IT
penetrated my mind. Still in It's papers,
evidently lust opened was hat box,
and protrudin9 over the edge of Tie
hox was II streamer of vivid green
ribbon.
On lhe plea that ! wished 10 ask
Mrs. Carter "A few more questions, ]
| lot the others 20 on. J wntchcd them
down the dagstone walk; saw Mcknight
stop and examine the gate-rosts and
saw. too, the quick glance he threw
back AT the house. Then ] turned to
| Mrs. Carter.
"I would like to spealS to the young
lady upstairs, - I said.
She threw up her hands with quick
gesture of surrender "I we done all
could" she exclaimed, "She won Z
| like il vcrv well. but-she' IS in tho
room over the parlor.''
7 went eagerly UP the ladder like
stairs to The rag carpeted hall Two
doors were open, showing interiors Of
four poster beds and high bureaus. The
door of the room over the uarlor wns
almost closed I hcsitatcd in the hall
way: after all. what right had I TO
iutrude on here But she settled my
difficulty by throwing open the door
and facing me.
"I-I beg your oardon. Miss West, y
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it is not surprising then, that ate
little The woman across seemed Ia
no hurry TO go, She loitered over a
dcmi tasse. and that finished. sat with
her elbow on the table, her chin in
her hand looking darkly at the chang
ing groups in the room.
The fun Mt the table where the coll
lcee boys sat began to grow little
noisy; the fat man, now purplish
shade. ambled away behind his slim
companion; tho newspaper woman
pinned on her busiuess-likc hat and
stalked ont, Still the woman at the
next table waited,
It was a relief when the meal was
over. We got our hats and were about
70 leave the room. when waiter
touched ME on the arm.
81 Deg your parson, SIR. - ne said,
but the lady at the table near the
window, the lady in black, sir, would
like TO speak to you -
! looked down between the rows Of
tables to where the woman sat alone,
her chin still resting on her hand, her
black eyes still insolently staring, this
time at me.
"I'll have to 90. | said to Nc
Knight burredly, "She knows all about
this affair and she'd be bad enemy. -
''I don L like her lamps Mcknight
observed, after glance at her: Bet
ter Jolly her little. Good by. -
(To BE Continued.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
CHAPTER XIX.
Al the Table NaXt.

Mcknight and Hotchltiss were saun
tcring slowly down the road rs | caught
up with them, As usual. the little man
was busy with some abstruse mental
problem
''Thc idea is this" he was SAYING
his brows knitted IN thought. "if q
lcft-handcd man, standing IN the posi-
ton of The man IN The picture, should
Jump from ear. would he be likely
10 spraln his right ankle? When q
Ugbt-handod man prepares for leap Gt
that kind, my theory is that he would
hold on with his right hand, and alighi
at the proper time, on his right foot
Of course
81 imagine. although ! don Il know. -
interrupted Mcknight ''that a man
either ambldcytrous or one armed. iumu
ing from the Washington Flyer. would
be more likely to land on his head. -
" Anyhow ! interposed "what diff
ference does il make whether Sullivan
used one hand or the other! Ono pair
of handouts will put both hands out
of commission
As usual when one Of his pet theories
was attacked, IlotchlIiss looked ag.
gricycd.
my dear sir" he cxpostuIatcd
'don Z you understand what bearing
this has non the case? How was tho
murdered man lying when he WAS
found 20
''on his back,' I said promptly.
"hcad toward the engine -
"Vcrv well. - he retorted. "aud what
thcn! Iour heart lies under your fifth
intcrcostal space, and TO reach il n
right-handCd blow would have struck
either down or directly in
But. gcn'lomcn. tho uoint Of on,
trance for the stilctto was below the
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when we get him." Mcknight said.
We were on the unrailed front porch
by that time, and Hotchkiss had put
away his notebook. The mother of
the twins followed us to the steps.
fDear me- she exclaimed yolmbIv.
''and to think [ was forgetting TO tell
you! ] put the young man to bed
with spice poultice on his ankle
my mother always was a firm believer
IN spice poultices. 1t s wonderful what
they will do in croupi And then took
the children and went down to see
the wreck. 1t was Sunday. and the
mister had gone TO church; hasn u
missed a day since he took the pledge
nine years ago. And on the way I met
two people, man and woman, They
looked half dead, so | sent them right
here for breakfast and some soap and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

/ stammered. cit has just occurred
TO me that ] am unpardonably rude.
saw the hat down stairs and IL
guessed-''
known. Does Richey know / am herc?'
81 don t think so, / turned TO 90
down the stairs again. Then l halted.
"Thc fact is | said, in an attempt
at Justification. ~ m in rather a mess
these days. and I IN apt TO do ire
sponsible things. 1t is not impossible
that ] shall be arrested, in a day or
so, for the murder of Simon Harring
ton
She drew her breath in sharply.
" Murder! she echoed. ''Then they
have found You after all"
II don't regard it as anything more
han-cr-inconvenien lied. '"They
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| Carter place and went slowly up the
walk. Two ragged youngsters, alike
even to freckles and squints, were play
ing in the yard.
Is your mother around? ~ l asked.
81 In the front room, Walk in, they
answered in identical tones.
As we got to the porch we heard
voices, and stopped knocked but
the people within, entirely engaged in
animated, rather one-sided conversation.
did not answer.
% in the front room. Walk in. J"
quoted Mcknight, and did so.
In the stuify farm parlor two people
were sitting One, n pleasant.faced
woman with a checked apron, rose,
somewhat embarrassed. TO meet us. She
did not know me, and / was thank
| full. But our attention was riyeted on
a little man who was sitting before u
table, writing busily. 1t was Hotch-
lIissl
He got up when he saw us, and had
the grace TO loo: uncomfortable.
"Such an interesting ease, he said
nervously, 81 took the liberty
Look here said Mcknight sud-
denly. did YOU mako any inquiries at
the staton9N o..
"a few" he confessed ''I went
TO the theater last night felt the
need of a little relaXation-and the
sight of picture there, cinematograph
affair, started new line of thought
Probably the same clue brought you
gentlemen. [ learned a good bit from
the station agent
1.-The son-ofa gun said Mcknight.
"And You paid HIM, ] supposcp'
81 gave him five dollars, was the
apologetic answer.
Mrs, Carter, hearing sounds of strife
IN the yard, went out, and Hotchkiss
folded up his papers,
81 think the identity of the man is
established" he said. ''What number
of hat do you wear, Mr.. Blakelev?'
Seven and quarter, ] replied
Well, it's only pIline up evidence, ]"
he said cheerfully. con the night Of
the murder you wore light gray silk
undcrclothing, with the second button
Of the shirt missing. Your hat had
l.. +. in gilt letters inside, and there
was very minute hole in the toe
Of ono black sock.
Hush" Mcknight protested. off
words gets TO Mrs Klopton that Mr.
whatever it was, with a button missing
and a hole in one sock, she II retire
to the Old Ladies' Home. I've heard
her threaten it,
Mr. Hotchkiss was without a sense
OF humor. He regarded Mcknight
gravely, and went on:
"I've been up in the room where the
man lay while he was unable to get
away. ard there is nothing there. But
| found what may be a possible clue
in the dust heap.
Mrs. Carter tells me that in unpack-
ing his grip the other day she shook
out of tho coat of the pajamas some
pieces of telegram. As l figure it.
the paiamas were his own, He prob.
ably had them on when he effected
the exchange.
I nodded assent. All | had retained
of my own clothing was the suit of
pajamas | was wearing and my bath,
robe.
"Therefore the telegram was his,
not yours. / have pieces here, but
some are missing. / am not discour-
aged, however,
lie spread out some bits of yellow
paper, and we bent over them curiously.
Lit was something like this;