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had made a profound impression. Just
as in private life be attracted the
warmest friendships. so IN business. to
which he gave strict and intelligent
attention. he earned the respect OF all
with whom he had TO deal.
The strike leader mounted the crate
and. amid the applause OF the hot
headed and Disconnected delivered
himself Of a fierce denunciation of the
company as "A greedy, grasping. Cypress
i've corporation and OF its dock super
intendent as a "tlour fiusher' and a
dispenser Of con" talk. meaning there
by Of words intended 10 deceive But
there were too many who knew that
Smith was neither.
For my part" one Of the laborers
said. I've got wife and six kids. the
eldest OF which is nine. move that
we take another vote on this here
strike"
The motion was adopted with accla-
nation. The result Of the ballot was
overwhelmingly in favor Of remaining
at work
While delegates appointed 10 inform
the superintendent that there would
be no turnout were waiting upon him
in his Office. the other men passed the
shed indicated by Smith. pushed open
the door and gazed in. while others
crowded UP behind them. Arranged
all around the vast space were neat.
white cots. and In the center were long
tables and benches.
SAY" remarked one OF the men.
"JimSy Smith amt no blur. is he?
For slow speakin' and movin' man
he's the iiveliest hustler I ever seen"
Half an hour later Smith once more
lowered himself into the chair beside
the presidents desk.
We'll" said Captain Williams grua
ly. Il understand the strikes OF"
yep" was the reply.
~How did you do it?"
TOLD 'em the truth"
The captain regarded him from I'M
der his bushy eyebrows. brought to-
gether in his usual frown.
Il guess you don't often lie. smith"
"Not more than / have to-"
What preparations had you made
for trouble?"
Three thousand hircd army cots IN
No. > shed. with abFs and benches.
Then there's these"
He laid before the president a num-
Der Of bids for supplyiSN- ratlons three
times n day TO from 500 TO 5000 men
and telegrams from various towns
worded something 20 this effect.
on terms offered can ship 90 men with
In forty-eight hours
Williams read each paper carefully.
a strike at this time would have
meant heavy loss to the line" he OBJ
served
Smith nodded
Then the captain gave utterance u
the highest compliment he had ever
made 10 man I'm his life.
Il put IL up to you" be said. "and
you've made good I guessed IL was
likely you would. Rave a cigar"
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CHATTER TX

al the end OF the FIRST month
81 passed in their new home Mrs
q - Brooks Joy in the sudden and
great change IN her husbands
fortunes In the steamship company re-
mained undiminished. Her mother.
Mrs Harris. had come 70 look upon
him with great respect and TO be rath-
or proud Of her son-in-law, who had
beiied her dire representations and
upset ali her firmly rooted ideas and
convictions by rising in the world.
AS TO Brooks himself. the exuberance
| OF his optimism had worn on consid-
erably. he did not share 20 any ex-
tent in the light heartedness Of his
wife, who dinused happiness and rip
pied II in joyous music on the piano
and in songs that had smoothed out
the creases OF care on her fathers
brow when she sang 10 him In the
days OF her girlhood He had become
more and more thoughtful. with lapses
az unexpected times into absentmind-
edness- Moreover, of late, symptoms
OF his former III humor and nervous
irritability had reappeared.
Goodness. Emma, one would hardly
know your exclaimed Beth to her one
evening after dinner, 10 which Mrs.
Brooks had invited her mother and
sister. Your dress Is a dream. and AT
table you were positively radiant"
She had followed Emma into her
bedroom and was gazing in admira-
ton at her sparkling eyes and her
cheeks rosy With health.
Il an happy" admitted Emma, put
ting her arm around her affection
ately.
do you know. dearie, I'm Just be-
ginning to know who and what you
areT"
Highly amused at the girls patroniz-
Ing manner and not at all inclined 10
take her seriously. Emma looked at
her with assumed gravity.
"How's that little slSterT' she In
CURED
please don't call me little sister"
objected Beth. You're always max
ing fun or me"
My dear Beth. It is you who are
always making fun OF yourself" En-
ma told her
Indeed I'm notT'
why not laugh and play and Just
be a girl-a real -tomboy? After all.
that's the thing You are only eight
cen. While l have reached years of
discretion. I'm twenty-five. you know.
and awfuIly staid and wise In conse-
Quence."
you weren't tomboy."
"Oh. yes was until | fell in love.
You we're u wee bit Of a little maid
then. and after ! fell 10 love 1 became
silly little goose like all girls In love.
and then
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(ro BE Continued.)
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CHAPTER VIII

a THOUGH Captain Williams had
assured Mrs Brooks that he
Il N would bear them no grudge be-
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"You married Joe {"

"You married joe"
"Nes." said Emma seriously. and
that's why ! want you 10 have such a
good time now. while you can. OF
course ! hope you'n not have the hard
pull that Joe aud / have had-I mean
when you are married-but one never
can tell"
Never mind the past now. Emma
Thins>ho happy you are"
Il know. 10 is good 70 be living
once again. but the best Of ii an is thar
Joe has succeeded. Even mother ad-
mits IL Think OF it,
she even likes him." conGded Beth
My dear. you know that mother
Hikes most any one who has healthy in
dications OF bank account"
Emma. A" chided the girl. you ought
70 be ashamed"
I'm not" laughed her sister I'm
too contented don't think that I
shall ever forget the night. nearly
seven weeks ago. when Joe came
home with the good news. his salary
more than tripled aud six months back
pay"
Joe never thought Captain William.
would do IL for him"
NO, nor /. And the way IL was
done. You know the captain and Jim.
sy bad been gone three days before
Joe knew the good news"
when are they coming back? Not
for month anyway"
Joe says he doesn't know"
isn't it funny that with all his luck
be doesn't seem contented?"
Emma became grave.
Hes worried. poor dear. and cant
make IL out" she said. Perhaps he's
50 anxious 10 succeed in his new posi-
ton"
In the parlor Mrs. Harris sat fan
ming herself for II was a very warm
day. She was dressed I'm a gown OF
summer dnevy that would have been
more suitable 20 her had she been
say. Fifteen years younger. and she
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roads everywhere are laying of freight
cars, mills are laying Off men, and
signs point 10 a serious slump in bust
ness ell over the country, which will
reach here soon. The indications ara
that in the natural course Of things
during the coming winter there won't
be work for more than half Of Won
and that you'll need badly all the
spare coin you can save now. Yet you
chose this very time to demand an In
crease from the company and give It
eighteen hours notice. including twelve
nonworking hours. In which 20 think It
over / don't call that a square deal,
whatever you may think about Il.
Now, the country towns are full OF
men anxious TO get Jobs, and the com
pany. Notwithstanding the short no
lice. Is fully prepared for a strike. In
that shed yonder are 5000 cots, put
there during last night and provision
has been made TO feed 5000 men for
several days. Captain Williams
An outburst OF curses and yells greet
ed this mention OF the presidents name.
with cries OF I'VE know WillIamsr'
Captain Williams" went on the su-
perintendent calmly, says that any
man who goes out on strike now will
never enter the employ OF the line
again in this or any other port And
III see personally TO Il that he doesn't
This man here said strike had been
decided on. but anybody who wants to
stay and work instead OF making a
fool OF himself by quitting will be
taken care OF. I'll promise that. That's
all. It's up to you"
Amid dead silence be got down from
the crate and returned to his Office.
The men remained assembled for
consultation. and In the crowd were
many doubtful faces. 1t was clesr
that Smith's calm ORA wled harancrue
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was engaged In her usual pleasant oc
cupation OF crlticising-or 'knocklng.'
as Joe called t.
Brooks was In dinner coat and bore
other external evidences Of his pros.
perity. which, however, was being
purchased at considerable physical
cost. FOR be had become thinner and
was pale and hgggard. The worry his
new position occasioned him was
plain 20 be seen. aud he was In an ex.
ecrably surly mood and as nervous as
the proverbial cat.
As ] was saying 20 joe" observed
Mrs Harris. turning 10 Emma and
Beth. FOR "A hotel Of this character
the coffee Is not what il might be. It's
terribly bitter Otherwise liked the
dinner. Yes. on the whole. / liked the
dinner But 81 were you. Joe. I'd
complain about your waiter"
whats the matter With him p
asked Emma
Rather impairment and
THAT waiter suits me. and / haven't
heard Emma Kicking" cut in Joe.
But Ars. Harris was not 10 be SUD
pressed 10y any snubblng from him.
still" she persisted. Il think for
the money you are paying here
For the money ! am paying here"
he retorted. Il m satisfied. II seems to
me that that is all there is TO f."
Mother. dear. please don't find
fault" urged Emma 1T Is all so
much better than II has been. think
you should be happy to see things as
they are"
so much better than Emma's had
FOR 50 long" chimed In Beth.
Brooks scowled at her and. gathering
up some more papers from the table.
retreated with them TO his chair and
began to peruse them rather fever.
iShly.
i never read the papers any more"
declared Mrs Harris "An they have
are scandal murders and men who steal
money from their firms. My-I don't
know what the world is coming tor
Wasn't IL terrible about that man
yesterday walking out OF the bank
with small fortune ?" said Beth.
u can't understand how a man can
deliberately steal" shifted her mother.
especially when there isn't a chance
on earth of getting away"
He's the man who gave all the
money TO some woman, isn't hep
Emma wanted 10 know.
"Yes He'll have plenty OF time 10
think 1t over. The penitentiary isn't
a bit too good for men like him"
i felt SO sorry for his wife. poor
woman" remarked Beth She'll have
TO stand most OF the trouble"
Brooks jumped up impatiently. bit.
ing his nails with annoyance.
where's the rest or this paperY' he
demanded Il want the part with the
racing chart It's marked Past Per.
forms noes
"Oh. ! know-what Jimsy calls the
dope sheet" said Emma. There II |
is"
Mrs Harris looked Mortified.
Joe, yssu certainly aren't Interested
In races-hbrse racesY' she interro-
gated
Yes. an" be snapped -I don't |
play EN-. but I Ike TO look 'em over
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the end or the first month
passed ia their new home Mrs
Brooks Joy in the sudden and
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move they'll nab you and spon every
chance"
"Jimsy. I'm done: know In donel-
be almost whimpered. plunged again
into the bOttOmest depth OF despair.
Keep your nerve. What have you
told Emma -
"She doesn't know"
"Of course she doesn't. mean.
where did you say you got all the
money!
Il told her my salary was raised.
and some back pay
I'm on Now brace up. You look
all IN Here come the ladies"
They are ready. joe" announced
Mrs Brooks
Come on my boy. aud take the fam
ny to the show" ordered Mrs. Harris.
I'm ready" be replied. pulling him
self together with great effort Jim
sy. wait TIL 1 come back"
Emma and Smith accom- panied them
TO the elevator
Hurry back. joe" was Emma's In
junction 10 her husband as the car
disappeared from view.
(rO BE Continued)
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Brooklyn steam into port all painted
mp. with lot OF peevish bluejacketS
/ GU board. looking for trouble So they
postponed their change OF government
indefinitely. We had been delayed so
long 10y them fellows
"Jimsy." objected Beth. Don't cau
them them fellows"
Nor
mo. Say those fellows"
well Beth. I've known those greas-
ers down there for fourteen years as
them fellows and If 7 called them
anything else I'm afraid I'd have TO be
introduced again"
But Captain Williams?" insisted
Mrs. Harris
Yes where is hep" said Brooks.
We'll we decided TO come home.
Captain left ON the steamer by the
way of New Orleans. and a couple OF
days later ! came direct 10 New York"
Then he is hereE" said Mrs. Harris
In tone OF qualification
81 suppose he is. unless he was ship
wrecked on the way"
But you haven't told us anything
about the war" Beth reminded him.
WAS it exciJinSg"
We'll, as the only things that were
shot oG were several hundred mouths
and as l'm "a bad hand at repeatin
conversations / will have to leave the
details 10 your imaCiu1tions"
81 consider that a most uninterest-
ing story" p0uted Beth. land. besides,
you're keeping Us from the theater."
"All goiu-F" quericd smith
"No. just Beth and me-" explained
Mrs Harris Emma aud Joe have
seen the play. aud we've got the last
two seats
Emma accompanied her mother and
sister to her bedroom to help them
don their hats.
When the door had closed upon them
Smiths attitude changed entirely.
T. The smile vanished from his face. and
he went over 10 Brooks aud placed
both hands on bis shoulders
Joe, you're found out" he announc-
ed
How found outl" demanded Brooks.
jumping ~ and facing him. very
white
ue money you sc taken.
III you say I've taken money. you're
a liar~ retortcd Brooks. with an at
tempt at fierce Indignation. But the
words came falteringly between his
blue, psrcbed lips
Joe, joe" rebuked his friend stern
y, this amt no time 10 four tush with
me. I'm your friend. and you need ono
now boy. Resides there's Emma 10
think Of"
Il don't know what you mean" he
protested In a choking voice.
That story Of revolution was a
lie." explained smith Williams has
been home three days lie has had the
books looked over at night He seem.
ed TO know what you were doing from
the time you took the tirst dollar. I've
reason to think be went away simply
20 give you free rein and get even
With you for what you said to him
that night at the dat Joe. we've got
10 pull together now. and you've got
20 be on the square with me"
Brooks sank Imply into a chair and
covered his face with his hands
What shall dor" he moaned.
"Sit tight aud saw wood"
But they'll send me TO JAN. won't
theyY
"You took that chance Joe, boy.
But we will have TO fight and fight
hard 10 get you out or f. You can't
run away You're watched" inter.
rupted bis friend. Detectives are
downstairs. and II you make a false
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CHAPTER VII.

- OMETHING untoward was hap
~ pening or impending at the ex
49, tensive piers and docks OF th,
Latin-Amercan Steamship com
pany on South street. Manhattan. Thh
had been evident from an early hour
for when as whistle sounding time an
preached the workmen tTooped TOWARD
the docks and warehouses 20 begir
their daily toll they found groups OF
policemen stationed about the ap
proaches to the Iatin-American lines
property. On the faces OF, the met
who entered its gates was an express
sion of expectancy and determination
The earliest man TO arrive saw the
tall, gaunt form OF MIR. Smith. the
superintendent. standing at the door
or the Office building. He had beer
working hard while they slept. bul
there was no evidence OF his ali night
labor upon his cheerful visage, nor was
any sign OF anxiety or OF the knowl
edge that any unusual situation had
arisen discernible in his phlegmatIc
demcanor. He appeared to be enjoy
Ing the morning air and his cigar
without a care In the world. HIS
presence there at that hour was the
only indication that he expected trou
Die He hsd not allowed one police
man TO rem1in within the gates. Hard
~ man nassed In but saluted hin
verbally or with a touch OF the bat
ana not 'alute was given without
being acklr wledged To some be re
xnonced a genial smile and 8
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the hall, but there was nothing in the
tone OF the query designed TO encour-
age the great hearted fellow to accom-
pany them.
NO; you two had better go togeth-
er," he replied as be passed out.
When he had gone Brooks drew
quickly from the inside pocket OF his
waistcoat the pocketbook containing
the collections In checks and bills that
he had not had time TO turn I'm 10 the
company. extracted bin OF SO anG
returned the wad ITO its hiding place.
Emma emerged from the bedroom
with her hat and jacket on
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Eaa/Phosnha.e-

Break whole egg in a glass and
add two tablespoonfuls of any fruit
strip preferred. FIJI With feed bottled
soda water and mix thoroughly in an
egg shaker until light AID ioamy. Pour
into glass and add a dash OF phos-
phate Crate nutmeg gh,ly owe. the
top.
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people were killed fifteen were IN
jured and much property was DE-
stroyed Sunday by a tornado whiel.
passed over this section.
The tornado demolished two dwell
ing houses, the round house, coal
sheds and FIVE boarding cars of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road. About 40 Italian laborers were
in the cars and of these, five were
killed and Is injured. Phillip de Griff,
a bus driver, was killed by being
hurled against a tree when his vehicle
was blown over and crushed. The tor
nado was accompanied by a heavy
rain and hail storm.
To Avenge Black Hand Murder.
New Orleans, La, Specialize
first execution in Louisiana for a
crime carried out under the sign of
the Black Hand will take place at
Hahnville next Friday when Leon
ardo Gebbia will be hanged FOR ,ocm-
plicity in the murder Of little Walter
Lamana, two years ago. Six Italians
are now serving life sentences in the
State penitentiary for completely in
the crime.
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and ner srs-weeks old infant and tore
off the top Of IL years old boys
head and injured the man handling
the cannon.
At Goshen, Ind, a Fourth Of July
sky rocket went through a livery
stable roof and burned it and along
with it young man who was sleep.
ing in the loft. ],
Southern Congressman will appeal
to President Taft to appoint no ne
gro census enumerators in white dis
tricts in the South.
York, Pa, had an alarming fire
Sunday, which did $2O,0OD worth OF
damage.
The former Miss silvey Spear, an
heiress of Atlanta, who eloped Wlth
her fathers chauffeur, has secured a
divorce. i.
Mistaking pistol firing for signals,
a parachutist at Portland, Maine, cut
loose too soon and was dashed TO
death Monday. "
supt. Moses Friedman issued a
statement Monday deriying the
charges Of cruel treatment at the Car
Isle Indnitn School.
John R. Early, the alleged leper,
now in New York hospital, was
allowed to mingle freely with other
patients and received his family Mon,
day. His case is pronounced as not
being leprosy:
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1.-THE NEWS IN BR.lEf h ]
Items Of Interest Gathered By
Wire and Cable
.eLEANIKGS FR0H DAY TO cay
Live Items Covering Events Of More
or Less Interest at Eome and
Abroad.

Miss Gladys Young was killed and
Miss Mae Smith was critically burn
ed from an exploded gasoline tank
in New York Sunday, when two au-
tomobiles crashed together.
John Goode, the lasl; surviving
member Of the Confederate Congress.
was striken with paralysis at Nor
folk Saturday.
E. S. Cox, while viewing the ascen-
sion of balloon at Big Stone Gap,
Va, last Saturday, became entangled
with the ropes of the parachute and
was carried up 35 feet then fell head
foremost and was killed,
At, Detroit, Mich, last Saturday,
in crowded 5 and 10 cent store the
false alarm of fire caused panic in
which one girls skull was fractured,
and 20 or more were injured.
Col. II. C. Thurston, known as the
Texas giant, believed to have been
the tallest American, z feet 9 inches
in height, Confederate soldier un-
der General Price, died at his home
on Saturday, aged II. Thllrton toured
America and Europe with circus,
and made competency. came to
Texas and buying farms and ranches
spent his declining years in quiet.
He was a conspicuous figure at the
recent Confederate reunion at Mem
phis.
George Fuller, his wifi, and three
children we're drowned Saturday af-
ternoon in lake IL miles north of
Fort Collins, Iowa. The parents and
two boys were drowned while trying
to rescue a little daughter who had
fallen in while trying to set bucket
of water.
At Woonsocket, R. l., last Satur-
day some unnoticed person threw a
bomb in the midst of a crowd and
one man was killed and five were
more or less seriously hurt.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has
ordered new trials for the eight Night
Riders convicted in connection with
the Keel fOot Lake case on Cne
ground Of errors.
Five Chinese were sentenced to
death in Boston last Saturday for
the murder of four Celestials in a
war of tongs.
A family Of four was murdered at
Aberdeen, S. D., last Saturday, pre-
sumably by tramps who were after
sum of money.
Eight men were shot at lone, Ore,
last Saturday in "a battle between
sheriff's posse and an alleged ex-
convict, who surrendered only when
his ammunition became exhausted.
Rev. E. L. Langley was fatally
shot at Grayson, Ga, Monday, while
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THE tariff F|D|EASURE PASSES
Ten Republicans Cast Their Ballots Against the
Bill While Only One Democrat, Senator
McEnery, OF Louisiana, Votes for 1t.

shifted from both houses Of Congress
to aN conference committee. The
House Friday adopted rule whereby
all Of the $40 amendments Of the Sem
ate were disagreed to and the confer
ence requested by the Senate granted.
When the House met Friday in-
terest was at fever heat. The leaders
on both sides had notified their re-
speetive forces to be on hand. The de-
bate which at times waxed warm,
disclosed the fact that there were
some Republicans, in addition to the
so-called insurgents, who were yet to
be pacifed before they would give
their votes on the final passage OF the
bill. The Democrats accused the ma
jority party Of, having violated it's
ante-election pledges. A feature of
the discussion was an appeal by
Chairman Payne to his colleagues to
send the conferees to the Senate un-
hampered by instruction. He prom
ised to rigidly exact an explanation
of every amendment made by the SEN
ate, in order that the House con-
ferees might report back bill which
would meet the approval at large
His appeal was granted.
In the course Of the debate, Repre-
sentative Mann, of Illinois, declared
he would vote against the bill on the
conference report if the Senate proyi-
sion on wood pulp and print paper
was retained.
Messfsl Randell, Of Texas, Pou Of
North Carolina, and Henry, of Texas,
characterized the measure as break
ing the Republican pledges to the
American people.
Speaker Cannon announced the fol-
lowing as the House conferees:
Payne, Of New York; Dalzell, OF
Pennsylvania; Mccall, Of Massachu-
setts; Boutell, of Illinois; Calderhead,
Of Kansas; Fordney, of Michigan;
Republicans; Clark, of Missouri; Un.
derwood, of Alabama; Griggs, OF
Georpia. Democrats.