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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-10-07
by FRANK I'll. SpEARMAN q,
ILLUSTRATIONS IA
b. ANDRE BOWLES O.
COPYRIGHT
SYNOPSIS.
RIGHT 1908 eY cHAS 3cRlekER3 SONS

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud,
clair and his men in the act Of ooting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring 1t only amounted to a
discharged the whole OUTFIT and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning. girl
OF the west, who came to look at the
wreck. She gave him a message for Sin,
clair. Whispering Gordon Smith told
President Bucks OF the railroad. OF Nc.
crszed miners and that was the reason
for the superintendent appointment TO
his high office McCioud arranged 10
CLAIR, the ex-foreman's deserted WIRE.
picksie Dunning was the, daughter OF the
late Richard Dunning. who had died o. a
demise. which occurred after one year Oh
married life Sinclair visited Marion Sin,
glars shop and fight between him ana and
Creek bridge was mysteriously burned.
McCloud prepared to face the situation.
ad %ork s shess not Mcos s Worsed
days and finally got the division run nii,
IN fairly good order. He overheard DICK,
sic criticising his methods. to Marion
Sinclair. A. Stock train was wrecked by
an open switch Later passenger tram
was held up and the express car robbed.
we're killed. d. Mc Scie Sp was fnotaed that
Whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
peradoes, Bill Dancing. road lineman,
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger, APP
parently with authority, told him to go
ahead. Dancing was told the stranger
was whispering Smith" Smith APP
preached Sinclair He tried to buy MN
off. bat failed He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger McCloud was car
ried forcbly into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Cumming refused the railroad
right of-way, he had already signed for.
Dicksie interfered to prevent shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely
trail to warn him his life was IN danger
On his way home shot passed through
his hat Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang, one OF Sinclair's gang had been
assigned to kill McCloud. He and smith
saw Du Sang Whispering Smith taunt-
ed Du Sang and told him to get out OF
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
TO succumh 30 the bluff. McCloud's big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by'the United States court. A
sudden riae of the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dcksie and Ma
rion appepled to McCloud for help. WINS
pering Srnith Joined the group. He and
bicksie spent the night in conversation,
Smith giving the girl an outline of his
life. In the morning McCloud took his
men to fight the river. Lance Dunnlng
welcomed them cordially.
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CHAPTER xx.-Continued.
LET me talk with them"

Let IIle ldlh Will lieLi.
"Just what should like. Come on!"
said Dicksie, leading the way to the
chicken-yard. Il want you to see
my bantams, too. l have three of the
dearest little things. One is setting.
They are over the way. Come see
them first. And. oh. you must see
my new game chickens. Truly, you
never saw anything as handsome as
Caesar--he's the rooster; and | have
six pullets. Caesar is perfectly SUI
peril"
When the two reached the chicken
house Dicksie examined the nest where
she was setting the bantam hen. This
miserable hen will not Set" she ex-
claimed in despair. See here, Mr..
Smith, she has left her nest again and
is scratching around on the ground.
Isn't 1t a shame? I've tied a cord
around her leg so she couldn't run
away, and she is hobbling around like
a scrub pony"
Perhaps the eggs are too warm, "
suggested her companion. 81 have had
great success in cases like this with
powdered ice-not using too much, of
course; just shave the ice gently and
rub 1t over the eggs one at time; it
will often result in refreshing the at
tention of the hen"
Dicksie looked grave. Aren't you
ashamed to make fun Of me?"
Whispering. Smith seemed taken
aback. st is really serious business?"
"Of course
Every good. Let me watch this hen
for few minutes and diagnose her.
You go on to your other chickens. I'll
stay here and think
Dicksie went down through the
yards. When she came back, Wits
pering Smith was sitting on cracker
box watching the bantam. The chick
en- was making desperate efforts to get
off Dicksie's cord and join its COM
panions in the runway Smith was
eying the bantam critically when
Dicksie rejoined him. do you usual
ly," he asked, looking suddenly up,
have success In setting roosters?'
Now you are having fun with me
again"
mo, by heaven! l am not"
"Have you diagnosed the case?"
81 have, and l have diagnosed it as
o case of mistaken identity"
Identify"
And misapplied energy. Miss Dick
sic, you have tied up the wrong bird.
This Is not a bantam hen at all; this
is a bantam rooster. Now that is my
judgment Compare him with the 9th
era. Notice how much darker his
pluuage is-its the rooster" declared
Whispering Smith, wiping the per.
plexity from his brow. Don't feel
bad, not. at all. Cut him loose, Miss
Dicksie-don't hesitate; do 1t on my
responsibility. Now let's look at the
rannibal leghorns-and great Caesar. I"
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CTo BE coNTINUED)
Needed to Begin at Home.

Two young women were scheduled
to read papers on the rearing OF chill.
dren in connection with a mothers
meeting. their husbands being left al
home to put the two children to bed
They lived in adjoining apartments.
The young women attended the
meeting, read the papers and after
the discussion on the care of infants
adjourned to the home of friend fol
refreshments. When they reached
home at 1880 the two husbands had
Joined forces and were frantically
pacing the floor. each carrying q
shrieking baby.
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"Yonder They Come!"

| camp-say, around by the railroad
bridge--would be prettier, don't your"
For answer she touched Jim lightly
with her lines and his spring released
her hand very effectively. AS she did
SO the trail turned, and the campfire,
whipped in the high wind, blazed be-
fore them.
Whispering Smith and Lance Dun
ming were sitting together as the two
galloped up. Smith helped Dicksie to
alight. She was conscious of her color
and her eyes were now unduly bright.
Moreover. Whispering Smiths glance
rested so calmly on both McClouds
face and her own that Dicksie felt as
If he saw quite through her and knew
everything that had happened since
they left the house.
| Lance was talking to McCloud
Don't abuse the wind" McCloud was
i saying. It's our best friend tonight
Mr.. Dunning. 1t is blowing the wa
For answer Dunning led McCloud off
toward the bend, and Dicksie was left
alone with Whispering Smith.
He made seat for her on the wind.
ward side of the big fire. When she
had seated herself she looked up in
great contentment to ask If he was
not going to sit down beside her. The
brown coat, the high black hat, and
| the big eyes of Whispering Smith had
already become part of her mental
store. She saw that he seemed pre-
occupied. and sought to draw him out
| of his abstraction.
| Il am so glad you and Mr.. McCloud
are getting acquainted with Cousin
Lance" she said. And do you mind
my giving you confidence, Mr..
Smith? Lance has been so unreason-
able about this matter of the rail
roads coming up the valley and pow
wowing so much with lawyers and
ranchers that he has been forgetting
about everything at home He is so
much older than l am that he ought to
be the sensible one of the family, don't
you think SO? 1t frightens me to have
him losing at cards and drinking. /
am afraid he will get into some shoot
ing affair. | don't understand what
has come over him. and worry about
it l believe you could influence him
if you knew him"
What makes you think that?"
asked Whispering Smith, but his eyes
were on the fire.
Because these men he spends his
time with in town-the men who fight
and shoot so much--are afraid of you.
| Ilnnft 1anph nt I 10, N
true In spite of their talk. l was
afraid of you myself until-%
Until"
"But | think 1t is because | don't
understand things that am so afraid.
| am not naturally a coward. I'm sure
l could not be afraid of you II / I'M
derstood things better. And there is
Marion. She puzzles me. She will
never speak of her husband don't
know why. And l don't know why Mr..
McCloud is so hard on Mr.. Sinclair
Mr.. Sinclair seems so kind and good
natured"
Whispering Smith looked from the
fire into Dicksie's eyes. What
should you say If gave you con,
fidence?"
She opened her heart to his search.
ing gaze. Would you trust me with
confidence?"
He answered without hesitation
you shall see. Now, l have many
things can't talk about. you under
stand. But II had to give you a
secret this instant that carried my
life. shouldn't fear to do it-so much
for trusting you. Only this. too, as
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His Efforts Wasted

Lecturer on Art--"Before sit down
shall be happy to answer any ques
tons that any of you may wish to
ask" Gentleman lin audience)-1
have enjoyed the lecture much, sir
and have understood it all except a
few technical terms. viii you please
tell me what you mean by the words
perspective, fresco. and mickle-anje-
lo?" Necturer sits down discour-
aged -Chicago Tribune.
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Marion and Dicksie sympathized with
him and laughed at him. 81 never
worry about what cant be helped"
Dicksie murmured
He looked at Marion. That's shot
at me. You don't want to so down,
do you?" he asked, ironically, looking
from one to the other.
why, of course, I'll go down." re-
sponded Dicksie, promptly. Marion
caught cold last night l guess. so you
will excuse her, ! know. ! will be back
in an hour, Marion, and you can toast
your cold while I'm gone"
"But you mustn't go alone!' pro-
tested McCloud.
Dicksie lifted her chin the least bit.
Il shall be going with you, shall not?
And IL the messenger has gone back
l shall have to guide you. You never
could find your way alone"
rising.
"Not at all; you can not go!" an
nounced Dicksie. II can protect both
Mr.. McCloud and myself. If he should
arrive down there under the wing of
two women he would never hear the
last of 1t. ! am mistress here still, l
think; and l sha'nt be leaving home,
you know, to make the trip!"
McCloud looked at Marion. 81
never worry over what cant be
helped-though it is dollars to
cents that those fellows don't need
me down there any more than a cat
needs two tails. And how will you
get back?" he asked, turning to Dick
sic.
81 will ride back" returned Dicksie,
loftily But you may, if you like,
help me get my horse up"
Are you sure you can find your
way back?" persisted McCloud.
Dicksie looked at him in surprise.
Find my way back?" she echoed,
softly. Il could not lose it. can
ride over any part of this country at
noon or at midnight, asleep or awake.
with saddle or without, with bride
or without, with trail or without.
I've ridden every horse that has ever
come on the Crawling Stone ranch. |
could ride when / was three years old.
Find my way back?"
The messenger had gone when the
two rode from the house. The sky
was heavily overcast, and the wind
blew such a gale from the south and
west that one could hardly hear what
the other said. McCloud could not
have ridden from the house to the
barn In the utter darkness, but his
horse followed Dicksie's. She halted
frequently on the trail for him to
come up with her, and after they had
crossed the alfalfa fields McCloud did
not-care whether they ever found the
path again or not TITS great, isn't
IT." he exclaimed, coming up to her
after opening a gate in the dark,
Where are you?"
This way" laughed Dicksie. Look
out for the trail here. Give me your
hand and let your horse have his head.
If he slips. drop off quick on this
side" McCloud caught her hand.
They rode for moment in silence,
The horses stepping cautiously "All
right now" said Dlcksie; you may let
CO." But McCloud kept his horse up
close and chung to the warm hand,
The camp is just around the hill"
nurmured Dicksie. trying to pull
away. But of course If you would
':ke to ride In holding my hand you
nay!"
No." said McCloud, "of course not
not for worldsl But. Miss Dicksie.
couldn't we ride back to the house
and ride around the other way into
camp? l think the other way into the
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CHAPTER XXI.

Between Glrlhood and Womanhood.
About nine o'clock that night Puss
ushered McCloud in from the river.
Dicksie came running downstairs to
meet him. your cousin insisted /
should come up to the house for some
upper" said McCloud, dryly. Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
Over $4,000 Will Be Given
in Prizes This
Season.
SPRING MEETING
OPENS APRIL "A
Maryland Jockey Club Will Add
$4,000 10 Purse for Freak
ness Event.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 22.-Ehe
Maryland Jockey Club viii give away
about $4,000 in added money during
the sixteen days race meeting which
begins at Pimlico April 2i.
The Preakness, which Is run the
last day of the meeting, is the most
valuable Offering of the season The
club has added $4,000 to it and with
the Jockey Club cup of 1000 II
amounts to a race of Importance for
this season Of the year. The Freak
ness is a race exclusively for three
year Olds, with a nomination fee o
$50 and $50 additional to start. which
viii bring first money up TO an ex-
Cellent sum. It is d mile and carries
with it penalties and allowances Chat
should bring about a fTst-class con-
test The entries close April 10.
Second in Importance TO the Freak
mess. in money value, is the Merchants
Handicap, which has an added value
Of $1,000. It is mile and sixty yards
and as formerly is for three-year-old
and upward,
The Pimlico Nursery, for twO-year-
ODDS, and four and half-furlong
dash, still contains the names OF
fOrty-two eiigibles. 1t has an added
value of $1,000 and this makes it an
other of the important fixtures The
! Chelsea Stable with five, and Wi liam
Garth with six eligi bles, are the best
n0minators still in the list.
Mrs. r w. Walden has four, and
W. \. Chanler three, while the Bar
I barity Stable Is represented by a
daughter of Chiffon and Hanover
| queen.
| Samuel Ross is represented by three
of likely breeding, and many other
| owners are represented
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Insists Britt Did Not Live
Up to Stipulation Re-
garding Forfeit,
is STILL HARPING
ON JEFFRIES BOUT
Coyly Leaves Cash For Big
Fighter to Cover Within a
Months Time.

CHICAGO. March 22.-When Willie
BIitt came steaming into Chicago to-
night TO complete his arrangements
with Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
championship battle against Stanley
Ketchel, he was met with the news that
Johnson had called the bout off.
Johnson made a stipulation after Britt
had left the New York end of the wire
Thursday night that the balance of
The forfeit money $4,000 must be posted
by noon Saturday
The time was too short FOR Britt TO
Lave the money transferred from Cali
fornia, and he spent many dollars for
telephone calls and kilograms trying to
locate Johnson and have the time eX-
tended until Monday. The money was
not UP and Johnson professed to believe
that Britt and Ketchel were trying 10
advertise themselves and the fight with
Jack O'Brien in New York on Friday
night
His new-found dignity asserted itself,
and the cOlOred champion promptly call
ed off the match despite remonStrances
OF friends. who told him that such a
move would call down the furies of
the sporting public on his head
Johnson did not &C ually recall the
money So eager IS the champion TO get
into actual combat that he has decided
10 leave the $500 UP for thirty days as
a challenge to James J. JemrieS, the
man whom the public wants TO see fight
him. II Jeffries fails TO cover the
viii give w his hope Of getting into the
ring with the former champion and
turn his attention TO other candidates
Tor his crown, if he can find any.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
BOYCOTT JOHNSON
FIGHT PICTURES
Galveston Refuses to Pa
nonize ExhibitiOn-Ad-
mission Prices Are. Cut.

GALVESTON, Tex, March 22.-The
coIored population or this section has
boycotted The Johnson-Burns fight pic
lures now on exhibition here, and the
white population has fallen in line and
refuses to give the moving pictures ex-
hibition support.
Admission prices have been cut, but
the show is operating at loss, and The
boycott is spreading over the Southwest
This exhibition had been arranged as a
feature of the entertainment during the
champions visit TO Texas, but Johnson 5
refusal 10 visit his home and his action
IN ignoring the committee delegated to
arrange for his reception and entertain
ment anSered his neighbOrs.
They are now playing even by cutting
the big show. The picture show has me-
a frosty reception.
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SUGGESTS THROWING
MONEY INTO RIVER

Jim Jefries snOrted in a peculiarly
nasty way when told that Johnson had
called off his match with Ketchel, but
was willing TO leave his 5000 forfeit
up for thirty days for the boilermaker
&c cover.
That's just what I expected, said
jeff, ignoring the latest defiance at
himself and thinking only of the mid
6ieweight who took the big black :
offer OF a match in good faith. 4
thought il was funny he would risk So
much money on anything I don't be
Heve he would even bet that much ne
is alive. Brit and hetchel were foolish
1C think for a moment that he was act
ing on the square
But YOU can put up 5000 right
away and make him forfeit II nc
crawls.' was suggested
Tell him u go and throw the money
in the Chicago river or out into the
lake He can't force NE nor hurry me.
When I get READY to talk I'll have
plenty 10 say" snapped the big fellow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
CLASSY FIGHT CARD
FOR GOTHAM CLUBS
Sailor Burke and Jack
(Twin) Sullivan Go Ten
Rounds Tonight,

NEW YORK March Flight fol
lowers will be treated this week TO
some OF the best bouts ever pulled or in
this city.
Tonight Sailor Burke and Jack Twin
Sullivan will meet for ten rounds and
the winner viii probably be given a
chance TO fight Stanley Ketcheu. the
middleweight champion
Tomorrow night Leach Cross, the east
side dentist, and PacEcy Mcfarland,
the stock Yards Kid" will clash, as
viii also Abe Attell and frankie Neil
the clever Californian.
On Thursday night Bert keyes and
Young COrbett will come together, and
on Friday night Stanley Ketcheu and
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien will clash for
ten rounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
CONFIDENCE ANSWER
TO EARLY SHOWING.
DECLARES MANAGER
Presents Contrast to Last Springs Training, When Each
Man Was Too Busy Clinching Job to
Develop Team Work
LETTERS TO WASHINGTON FANs-No. IA

chances on their regulations in order
TO play inside ball. which chances they
would not have taken in 1908 You may
think I am exaggerating this mental
attitude. but 1 am telling you facts,
and the very QUeStiOrs Z nave been
asked about the already nc siceabie i'm
provements prove 1 am ris ut.
Il have the ambition which possesses
every manager. which IS 70 round out a
team whose sole object will be 10 WIZ
That is what has made the weak-hit-
ting White SOX such a great ball club
under COmiSkey- They don't care II
they don't see their names il the base
hit column for a month. They go TO the
plate with the sole idea of helping e
make run; IL they advance that good
cause, but sink their batting average q
point in doing it, they never give it g
thought. They are the same IN the
field. II one o. them sees a chance 70
turn a trick, but with the possibility
that he may make an error that vii
, bring fierce roast from the fans, ht
does not hesitate a minute, but sails n
and does the best he can, knOwins
Fielder Jones and COmiskey win thor
oughly approve OF his effort-if il was
inspired by brains
Chicago a Criterion.
Il am In hopes the Washington team
! viii work up 10 the Chicago point, ant
when it does, there is going to be a 10
! Of gnashing Of teeth among some o.
the oId-timers who have never regarded
| Washington in any other nSht than a
a city where q. losing club always drew
, an abundant and generous patronage
/ am not Dragging Or aftk,' any scalps
| but when the Nationals a. climb n
/ among the elect, as they win some day
( it's going TO give me couple Ct bushel
| OF satisfaction to exude lunch o
| chortles, not only on my own account
| but on account of the city, which de
! serves much better baseball than IL Ia
] had for some years.
/ This IS CantillOn's real attitude, ans
! Brother Nike and Brother Jim CanGl
s lon. who want him 70 take over tn
; Minneapolis club, while they devoJ
: themselves 10 the Wyoming coal mia
and other family interesu', viii have
hard time dragging Joe from his Wash
ington berth II he does realize his hope
/ in the club this year. Although he an
! Ban Johnson are now nOmlnally q
ipeace, and went hunting together las
| winter. it would give delight 20 Cantu
| Ions soul TO shove the Nationals int
classy American League society, where
is least wanted. and would be- a thorn !
the flesh OF all the wlseacres in tn
league.
| Let us yyish him success in his unhol
scheme OF revenge
- Yours N the faith,
THOMAS s. RICE.
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SQUADS MEET At WACO.

the Washington squads met Waco
of weed
immensely telling what they viii do when they
again Ganeys YESTERDAY still the talk Of the
Incidentally Ganey active and energetic covering his posi-
ionth il was
Washington Topeka
by the
main March 30
Gray viii shifted replacing
nd
will Cntion decided Milan with
the regulars instead o. shipping him to Washington
Wichita which
Hughes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
BIKE RACE WINNERS
TO TOUR CONTINENT
Mcfarland and Moran Plan TO
Give Exhibitions in Larger
European Cities.

BERLIN. March 22.-FIoyd McF'ar-
land and Jimmy Moran, winners Of the
siX-day bike race that closed last night,
are today preparing TO tour the CONT
uent. giving exhibitions IN all of the
larger cities.
Their victory has made them a big
drawing card. though 1t came easier
than IN any such race IN which either
had ever participated Their distance
was 2,425 miles, 312 miles less than was
made in the recent New York race,
also won by this pair.
StoI, of Holland. and BeTthet, OF
France were second The Crown
Prince was an enthusiastic spectator
at the finish Of the race
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-22
WINS CHESS TITLE.

NEW YORK, March BY defeating
L. r. Eisenbers, Of the Rice and Cos
mopolitan Chess Clubs, of this city, in
the deciding game Of the series to de-
eide the tie fo- first place in the annual
championship tournament Of the New
York State Chess Association. c s.
Howell. Of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
won the title Of New York State chess
champion.
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CARLISLE INDIANS
HOLD SPORTFEST

CARLISLE, Pa. March 22--The Car
Isle Indian School celebrated for the
first time the athletic victories gained
bv the Redmen with elaborate ceTe-
monies IN the school auditorium.
The winners Of the CO.. for 1909 were
presented with their initials. The pro-
gram included remarks on various atl-
letic topics by Athletic Director War
uer. Baseball, Track and Football Cap
tains BaIenti Thorpe ana Libby, and
Baseball Coach BasSfOr4.