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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-23
On All Stock.


The tax will be collected upon the
entire amount of preferred and com
mon stock of every corporation and
upon the bonds of a corporation where
they exceed the total amount Of cap
ital 1t is intended that the bill shall
become operative Immediately on it's
passage. The life of the measure was
made indeterminate. The present
years tax will be collectible July /,
1910,
Leaders in the senate and house
have been flooded with kilograms from
corporations expressing fear that the
law would be drawn in such form that
INSCRIPTIONS agents of the internal
revenue bureau might use information
so as to injure the business of cor
poraton. This was discussed tonight
and it was decided that only espe-
cially designated agents of the bureau
should be permitted to interrogate
corporations concerning their busi-
ness. w.
1t was decided that all Incorporated
insurance companies organized for
profit shall be brought within the
Terms OF the proposed corporation tax
law. This will not exempt so called
mutual insurance companies. Neither
will it exempt fraternal insurance con-
| Germs, which come within that inter-
probation of the law.
Estimates given tonight place the
probable amount that would be raised
by the proposed 2 per cent tax on net
earnings of corporations at from $685.
100000 to $300o0,OO0. Neither the SEN
ate nor the house leaders undertook
to forecast the length of time which
will be required to pass this measure
through congress.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-02
CHAPTER xxx.
The Laugh OF q Woman.

Within an hour, Marion. working
over hat In the trimming room. was
startled to hear the cottage door open
ana to see Dicksie quie unconcernedly
walk in. To Marions exclamation OF
surprise she returned only a laugh. Il
have changed my mind. dear. am
going TO stay all night"
Marion kissed her approvingly.
Really. you are getting so sensible
shan't know you. Dicksie In fact. I
believe this is the most sensible thing
you were ever guilty Of"
Glad you think So" returned Dick.
sic, dryiy. unpinning her hat: ser
tainly hope II is. Mr. McCloud per.
suaded me II wasn't right for me 20
ride home alone. and knew better
than he what danger there was for
him In riding home with me--so here
| am. He is coming over for supper.
too, in few minutes"
When McCloud arrived he brought
with him a porterhouse steak, and
Marion was again driven from the
kitchen. At the end OF an hour. Dick.
sic. engrossed over the broiler. was
putting the finishing touches to the
steak. and McCloud. more engrossed,
was watching her. when a dinldsnt
and surprisedlooking person appeared
In the kitchen doorway and put his
hand undecidedly on the casing. While
he stood. Dicksie turned abruptly TO
McCloud.
"oh. by the way. have forgotten
somethingl VIII you do me a favor,-
Certainly Do you want money or
a pass?"
NO. not money" said Dlcksie. Ifs
ing the steak on her fork. though
you might give me n pass"
But should hate to have you 20
away anywhere"
Il don't want to 90 anywhere, but |
never had pass. and think II would
be kind OF nice to have one Just 10
keep. Don't your"
why, yes; you might put II in the
bank and have Il drawing interest"
This steak is-Do they give inter
est on passes?"
We'll. a good deal OF interest is fell
In them-on this division at least
What is the favor?"
Yes. what is Il? How can thinki
oh. knowl II they don't put Jim In
a box stall tonight he will kill some Of
the horses over there. VIII you tele
phone the stables?"
ITO mn
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and karg leading the horse. the cavai
cade moved slowly down to the creek
where a tiny stream puzzled among
the rocks. The water revived the in
jured man for a moment; he had ever
strength enough. with some help, tc
ride again; and. moving in the game
hating order. they took him to Reb
stocks cabin. Rebstock. at the door
refused TO let the sinking man be
brought into the house. He cursed
Du Sang as the cause OF all the trou.
Bile. But Du Sang cursed him with
usury, and, while Whispering Smith
listened, told Rebstock with bitter
oaths that If he had given the boy
Barney anything but a scrub horse
they never would have been trailed.
More than this concerning the affair
Du Sang would not say, and never
said. The procession turned from the
door. Seagrue led the way to Reb-
stocks stable. and they laid Du Sang
on some hay.
Aftervard they got cot under him.
With surprising vitality be talked a
long time to Whispering Smith. but
at last fell into a strpor. At nine
O'Clock that night he sat up. Ed Banks
and Kennedy were standing beside the
cot. Du Sang became eelirious, and
In his delirium called she name Of
Whispering Smith; but smith was at
Bags cabin with Bill Dancing. In
spasm Of pain, Du Sang. opening his
eyes. suddenly threw himself hack.
The cot broke, and the dying man
rolled under tho feet OF the frightened
horses. In the light Of the lanterns
they lifted him back. but he was bleed
ing slowly at the mouth, quite dead.
The surgeon. afterward. found two
fatal wounds upon him. The first shot,
passing through the stomach, ex-
planned Du Sang's failure to kill at a
IN which. uniDjured, he could
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SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang Of wreck
ers were called out 10 clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. AcCloud. a
young road superintendent. caught SIN
clair and his men in the act OF lOoung
fhe wrecked train Sinclair pleaded IN
nocence. declaring Il only amounted 20 q
email sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksle Dunning, girl
wreck. 'sWhisperings' Gordon Smith told
President Bucks Of the railroad. OF Nc.
CLOUDS brave fight against a gang OF
for the superfntendents appointment to
his once. McCloud arranged board at
tne boarding house Of MrA r Sinclsiri the
ning was the daughter OF the late Rich
ard Dunnlng. who had died Of broken
%Sieh Occurred Ht after on. yesr Of mar
teriousiy burned President Bucks not-
stock train was wrecked by an open
switch. Later a passenger train was held
UP and the express car robbed Two men
snsa pos whspsrne smith, SaH spproaSss s
failed. He warned Mecioud that his life
Yorcibly into Lance Dunnlng's presence.
Dunning refused the railroad a right-of-
way. he had already signed for. Dicksie
DicEsie met Mccioud on a lonely trail 70
warn him his life was IN danger on his
way home a shot passed through his hat.
A sudden rise OF the Crawling Stone riv-
n created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
ron appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
2ertng Smith Joined the group. McCloud
took his men to fight the river. Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded In hating the flood.
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
-anch. He tried to persuade his deserted
wife 70 return to him. She refused. He
accused whispering Smith OF having
s'tolen her love from him. A train was
ing. Smith and McCloud started in pur-
luit At Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
Saggs. Whispering Smith befriended his
fen.year-cld son They came to Williams
cache. Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock
king OF the cache" 20 give up Du Sang.
Rebstock refused Smith declared he
would clean out the whole gang. inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
bandits. Du Sang among them
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cooNIcNT ~ CHS 5calsSH15 5oNS
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRf BOELES

1 store consciousness were unavaiIing
He turned to where two Of TIE COW
boys had dragged Karg 70 the sspund
and three others had their oIs com.
panion Seagrue in hand. While two
held huge revolvers within sex inches
OF bis head. a third was edjusting a
rope-knot under his ear.
Whispering Smith became inter
ested. Hold onl" said be. mildly,
what is loose! What are you going
to dor
We're going to hang these fellows. /"
answered Stormy. with q volley OF
hair-raising imprecations.
"Oh. no! Just put them on horses
under guard"
That's what we're going to do"
exclaimed the foreman. only we're
going to run 'em over to those cotton
woods and drive the horses out from
under 'em. Stand still. you tow-headed
COW thief" he cried. slipping the
moose up tight on George Seagrue's
neck.
See here" returned Whispering
Smith, showing some annoyance, you
may be joking. but / am not. Either
do as l tell you or release those men"
We'll, / guess We are not joking
very much. You heard me, didn't
your" demanded Stormy. angrily. I'VE
are going to string these damned crit
tiers up right here in the draw on the
first tree"
Whispering Smith drew a pocket
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have placed five shots within the com
pass OF a silver dollar. Firing for
Whispering Smiths heart, he had, de
spite the fearful shock. put four bull
lets through his coat before the rife
ball from the ground. tearing at RICH;
angles across the path OF the first but.
let. had cut down his life to a question
Of hours.
Bill Dancing, who had been hit In
the head and stunned, had been
moved back TO the cabin at Mission
Springs. and lay in the little bedroom.
A doctor at Oroville had been sent
for. but had not come. At midnight
OF the second day. Smith, who was be-
side his bed. saw him rouse up, and
noted the brightness OF his eyes as he
looked around. BILL" be declared,
hopefully. as he sat beside the bed.
you are better. hang IT. know you
are. How do you feel!"
Amt that blamed doctor here yet!
Then give me my boots. I'm going
back TO Medicine Bend to Doc Torpy."
In the morning Whispering Smith,
VINO had cleansed and dressed the
wound and felt sure the bullet had not
penetrated the skull. offered no objec-
ton to the proposal beyond caution
Ing him to ride slowly. You can go
down part way with the prisoners.
Bill" suggested Whispering Smith.
Brill Young is going to take them
to Oroville. and you can act as chair
man of the guard"
Before the party started. Smith
called Seagrue 10 him. George. you
saved my life once. Do you remember
in the Pan Handle? Well. gave
you yours twice In the Cache day be-
fore yesterday. don't know how
badly you are into this thing. II you
kept clear OF the killing at Tower w
| VIII 10 what can for you. Don't
talk - anybody"
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CHAPTER xxvII-contInued.

II was not the first time the VII
1iams Cache gang had sworn to get
him and had worked together TO do It,
but for the first time It looked as IL
they might do II. A single chance was
left to Whispering Smith for his life,
and with his coat slaahed with bullets,
he took 1t. For an instant his life
hung on the success of trick so ap-
pailingly awkward that a clever man
might have failed in turning 1t. II his
rifle should play free in the scabbard
as he reached for It. he could fall to
the ground, releasing 1t as he plunged
from the saddle. and make a fight on
his feet. II the rife failed to release
he was dead man. To so narrow an
Issue are the cleverest combinations
sometimes brought by chance. He
dropped his empty revolver, ducked
like a mud-hen on his horses neck,
threw back his leg. and. with all the
precision he could summon, caught
the grip of his muley in both hands.
He made his fall heavily to the
ground. landing on his shoulder. But
as he keeled from the saddle the last
thing that rolled over the saddle, like
the fiashof porpoise fin, was the barrel
OF the rife. secure in his hands. Karg.
on horseback. was already bending
over him, revolver in hand, but the
shot was never fired. A 1890 bullet
from the ground knocked the gun into
the afr and tore every knuckIe from
Karg's hand. Du Sang spurred in
from the right. A rihe-slug like an ak
at the root caught him through the
middle. His fingers stiffened. YIsi
six-shooter fell to the ground oni he
oiutched his side. Seagrrs 1uckfnk
low. put spurs to his ksrse, and Wits
pering Smith, covered with dust. rose
on the battlefield alone.
Hats, revolTsrs and coats lay about |
him. Face downward, the huge bulk
Of Bill Danring was stretched motion
less In the road. Karg. crouching be- |
side his fallen horse. held up the |
bloody stvmp OF his gun hand, and Du
Sang. 50 yards away. reeling like a
drunken man In his saddle, spurred
his horse In an aimless circle. WhIs-
pering Smith. running softly to the
side OF his own trembling animal,
threw himself into the saddle, and. ad-
5usting his rife sights as the beast
plunged down the draw. gave chase to
Seagrss.
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| put his hand on Du Sang's hand. Tel
me where you are hit, Du Sang. Put
your hand to It. Is II the stomach
Let me turn you on your side. Easy.
Does your belt hurt? Just a minute,
now; ! can loosen that"
Il know you" muttered Du Sang,
thickly. Then his eyes--terrible,
rolling. pink eyes-brightened and he
swore violently.
"Du Sang. you are not bleeding
much, but I'm afraid you are badly
hurt" said Whispering Smith. rs there
anything I can do for your"
Get me some water"
A creek flowed at no great distance
below the hill, but the cowboys re
fused to go for water. Whispering
Smith would have gone with Seagrre
and Karg. but Du Sang begged hlis
not 10 leave him alone lest German
should kill him. Smith canvassed the
situation a moment I'll put you on
my horse" said he at length. "and
take you down to the creek"
He turned to the cowboys and arsed
them TO help. but they refusea to
touch Du Sang.
Whispering Smith kept his pstssnce.
'Karg. take that horses head said
he. Come here. Seagrue; hop me
lift Du Sang on the horse. Tps boys
seem to be afraid of getting hood on
their hands"
With Whispering Smith aud Sea-
grue supporting Du Sang In tie saddle
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Death Of Du sana.

Whispering Smith. with his horse in
\ hthe-, rode slowly back 20 minutes
later with Seagrue disarmed ahead OF
him. The deserted battle-ground was
alive with men. Stormy German, hot
for blood. had come back, captured
Karg, and begun swearing all over
again, and Smith listened with ami.
able surprise while he explained that
seeing Dancing killed, and not being
able to tell from Whispering Smiths
peculiar tactics which side he was
shooting at. German and his compan-
ions had gone for help. While they
angrily surrounded Karg and Seagrue.
Smith slipped from his horse where
Bill Dancing lay. lifted the huge head
from the dust. and tried TO turn the
giant over. A groan greeted the at
tempt.
bill, open your eyes! Why would
sou not do as I wanted you tor" he
murmured bitterly TO himself. A sec.
ond groan answered him. Smith
called for water, sad from a canteen
drenched the palf.d forehead, talking
yoftu rpsanwhile. but his efforts to re-
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knife and walked to Flat Nose, slit the
rope around his neck. pushed him out
Of the circle. and stood in front Of him
you can't play horse with my pris
oners," he said, CURLY. Get oveI
here. Karg. Come, now, who is going
to walk In first? You act like a school
boy, German"
Hard words and a wrangle followed,
but Smith did not change expression,
and there was back-down. Have you
fellows let Du Sang get away while
you were playing fool here?" he asked.
'Du Sang's over the hill there on his
horse. and full Of fight yet" exclaimed
one.
Then we will look him up" sug.
gested Smith. Come, Seagrue."
Don't go over there. Hell get you
II you do" cried German.
Let US see about that Seagrue,
you and Karg walk ahead. Don't duck
or run, either of you. Go On"
Just over the brow of the hill near
which the fight had taken place, a
man lay below ledge OF granite. The
horse from which he had fallen was
grazing close by. but the man had
dragged himself out OF the binding
sun to the shade OF the sagebrush
above the rock-the trail OF 1t all lay
very plain on the hard ground. Wa, III
ing him narrowly, Smith, with his
prisoners ahead and the cowboys
riding in a circle behind. approached.
"Du Sang?"
The man In the sagebrush turned
his head.
Smith walked to him and bent
down. "Are you suffering much, Du
Sang"
The wounded man. sinking with
shock and internal hemorrhage, ut
tered a string OF oaths.
Smith listened quietly till he had
done: then he knelt beside hin and
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shock like that. II really Is yom pinf-
"oh. don't know whose pin II is.-
why, what is the matter7"
Give me the PIN" She put her
hands unsteadily up under her hat
Here. for heavens sake. II you must
have something. take this comb" She
slipped from her head the she'll that
held her knotted hair. He caught her
hand and kissed II. and she could not
get II away.
you are DEAR" murmured Dicksie.
IF you are silly. The reason
wouldn't let you ride home with me 10
because I was afraid you might get
shot How do you suppose ! should
feel II you were killed. Or. don't you
think have any feellngf-
But. Dicksie. is Il all right?"
How do ! know? What do you
mean? will not let you ride home
with me. and you will not let me ride
home alone. Tie Jim again. am
going to stay with Marion all night"
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CTo BE CoNTINUED)
kettIsdrum a Perfect Instrument.


The kettledrum. Mr.. Gabriel Cleath.
er contended. was perfectly compe.
tent to produce atmosphere as well
as rhythm. Even to tune the instru.
ment three things we're required-s
perfect musical ear. n fine sense Of
touch and five years experience. Aft.
er playing over a kettledrum melody
written so years ago from Meyerbeer's
Robert lie Diable." Mr.. Cleather con
tinued: Il venture to say that outside
OF the musical profession not one per
son in a hundred of those who listen
to an orchestra to-day knows that tim.
PAM have notes and can give out q
melody" No instrument. he added.
had a greater range of power than the
kettledrum. for none could be played
more softly and none had greater pen.
etrating power.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-02
CHAPTER xxx.
Mccloud and pleksle.

News Of the fight in Williams Cache
reached Medicine Bend in the night
Horsemen. filling in the gaps between
telephones leading to the north coun-
try. made the circuit complete, but the
accounts, confused and colored in the
| repeating. came in a cloud OF con.
hicting rumors. In the streets, little
groups OF men discussed the frag-
mentary reports as they came from
the railroad Offices. Toward morning,
| Sleepy Cat, nearer the scene OF the
tight began sending ia telegraphic re-
ports in which truth and rumor we're
strangely mixed. McCloud waited at
the wires all night hoping for trust.
worthy advices as to the result, but re-
ceiyed none. Even during the morn
ing nothing came. and the silence
seemed more ominous than the bad
news of the early night. Routine bust
ness was almost suspended and Nc
Cloud and Rooney Lee kept the wires
warm with inquiries.
At the noon hour McCloud was sign.
ing letters when Dicksie Dunning
walked hurriedly up the hail and hest.
tated in the passageway before the
open door Of his office. He gave an
exclamation as he pushed back his
chair She was in her riding suit Just
as she had slipped from her saddle.
"Oh, Mr.. McCloud. have you heard the
awful news? Whispering Smith was
killed yesterday in Williams Cache by
Du Sang"
McCloud stiffened a little. Il hope
that can't be true. We have had
nothing here but rumors; perhaps II is
these that you have heard"
mo. mol Blake, one OF our men.
was in the fight and got back at the
ranch at nine o'clock this morning. |
| heard the story myself, and | rode !
right in toto see Marion, and my
courage failed mel came here first. |
Does she know. do you think? Blake
saw him fall from the saddle after he |
was shot. and everybody ran away,
and Du Sang and two other men were
firing at him as he lay on the ground.
He could not possibly have escaped
with his life, Blake said; he must
have been riddled with bullets. Isn't
1t terrible?" She sobbed suddenly. and
McCloud, stunned at her words, led
her to his chair and bent over her.
IF his death means this to you.
think OF what II means TO met"
A food of sympathy bore them to-
gether. The moment was hardly one
for interruption. but the dispatcher's
door opened and Rooney Lee halted.
thunderstruck, on the threshold.
Dicksie's hand disappeared in her
McCloud had been in
wrecks before, and gathered himself
together unmoved. What Is IL
The very calmness OF the two at
the table disconnected the dispatcher.
He held the message in his hand and
shufied his feet. Give me your dis
patch" said McCloud. impatiently.
Quite unable to take his hollow
eyes on Dicksie, poor Rooney ad-
handed the telegram 10 Nc
Cloud. and beat an awkward retreat.
MoCloud devoared the words OF the
mes sage AZ a glance.
"Ah!" he cried, this is from Ger
don himself, sent from Sleepy Cat.
He must be safe and unhurt! Listen:
Three % the Tower w men trail.f into
Williams Cache In resisting arrest this
morning. Du Sang was wounded and n
lying tonight Two prisoners, Karg ana
,eaNue. M. a.
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Annuity Defined.

A man who has a penchant for
phrase-mahing and whose wife has a
vivid imagination got into difficulties
the other day. The lady was reading
an account Of the latest divorce and
CHANGED to run across the AFFINITY"
bromide. Such a sense'sss world.
she exclaimed; then. turning TO nsf
husband. What is an affinity, any.
how?" "Afinityf oh. accommoda.
ton train" he defined with conscious
aptness. and ever since he's been
using all his cleverness in the ,vayt
10 explain how ne knew.
The daily tribune., 1909-03-23
ELkS' CONCERT A
DECIDED SUCCESS

The classic concert by the Halo
we'll Harp orchestra. of chicago, un-
der the auspices of Florence lodge No.
Gil, B. P. o. Elks, at Morgan hall
last evening. proved treat to Flor.
ence lovers of the best class of music.
aud the large audience present demon
strated their approval by their hear
ty applause after each rumber of the
varied program. The ensemble work
of the orchestra is beyond criticism,
and In the solo numbers, each Of tho
artists showed exceptional ability
on the different instruments. No
table among the latter were the
beautiful fave Maria Of Nicola,
for the violin, splendGly executed
by the leader, e. L Young; Mosz-
kowsk!'s "Serenade. clarionet solo
by Thomas W. Coates, aud the harp
solo, comprising OLD Weisn airs Win
variations, by Uhl Ward. Miss
Buena Crowell Atkinson sang "For
All Eternity aud the dainty lula
by" The Slumber B at" in most
fini shed style, and willie suffering
from q severe cold and evidently not
in her usual voice. still succeeded
in thoroughly pleasing ,er audience.
Taken all in all, 1t was q most en-.
joyable musical evening. and the
local lodge of Elks ars to be con
graduated in having secured the
services of so talented an aggrega-
tion.
The hall WAS cleared aud dancing
was enjoyed until late hour follow.
ing the concert. the music being
furnished by the Hallowell orchestra.
The daily tribune., 1909-03-23

James O'Copnor TIN faintsr, Is
dead. having passed a9hy Mt Lead.
vile Sunday night He wGs 81 years
old and his homo was IN Chicago
Papers found OH his p-'son Mt the
Cloud Ciiy indicated that he has been
dishonorably discharged from tho
United States army Soma years ngo.
When taken sick hero tho same
papers were found IN Ills pockets.
o'Connor IL tho man that tho Pueblo
Star.Jorunal says has the habit OF
fnintlpg to pay his way through tho
country. After eating meal hc
faints instead OF paying for It aud Is
then carried Into rooming house.
lodged and fcd for several days.
O'Connor WAS ordered out OF Florence
and went to LeAdville where hs died,
The daily tribune., 1909-03-23
LAST HANGING.

New Brunswick, N. March 23
The last hanging in the state Of
New Jersey was consun mated today
when Frederick Lang WAS swung from
the gallows for the murder of Katie
Gordon in Piscatawaytown. The gal.
lows has been abolished in New
Jersey by law. death bv electricity
taking Its place, but Lang was senten-
ced before this law " 1t into effect.
The daily tribune., 1909-03-23
BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM.

New Orleaus, La. March 23-The
Louisiana Railroad Commission OPEN
ed its adjourned meeting today. 1t
was announced that an order would
be issued directing the New Orleans
and Northeastern and New Orleans
Great Northern to install an approx
ed signal block system from Slidell
to New Orleans, distance of about
2S miles.