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rious adventures. He came to my
hotel to warn me against her, l had
received his warnings lightly enough.
That very evening I dined with the
woman: took the boat for Vitznau II
not In her company. In the company
of DR.. Starva. whom he must have
often seen with her at Lucercne. The
knowledge OF these facts would bring
him to the scene at Vitznau
And them The most startling dis
coveries might be his
Say that he had actually traced me
as far as Vitznau He would have
made inquiries yesterday for Ernest
Haddon. From whom else could he
make these inquiries but the con.
cierge? And he would learn-what?
The mysterious secret that 1t was not
really Ernest Haddon who had come
TO the hotel but Sir Mortimer Brett,
passing under the name of Ernest
Haddon. Yes; the concierge would
tell him the truth. according to his
lights. An old newspaper man like
Locke would be satisfied with no
vague evaslons.
If Locke. then. had made certain
that | had entered the hotel the even
ing before. that / had occupied the
suite OF Sir Mortimer Brett, the truth
would flash on him. He would then
be forced to one or two conclusions:
either that l was a great fool to be so
Sulleless victim. or that | was a
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Mysterious Signal.

So Locke. as well as Forbes. had
traced us to Alterhoffenl Was their
arrival here, so soon after ourselves.
merely a coincidence? Or could they
have travelled together? Locke had
certainly given me to understand that
he had never seen Sir Mortimer or his
mother and sister Nor had | reason
TO suppose that he knew the kings
messenger-at least two days ago.
II 1t were true that he had met none
OF these people previous to my leaving
Lucerne. IL 1t were true that he did
not know them even now-what could
have brought Locke hither?
One Of three things might have han.
pened:
Locke may have been keeping a Wig.
liant watch on the movements of the
Countess SarahofT
Captain Forbes might have traced
us here yesterday and have Joined
forces With Locke.
Or Locke may have been watching
me. rather than Madame de Varnier.
and have posted after me. rather than
after herself and her companion.
1t required little imagination to rea-
son out the affair.
Two days ago he had seen ne con-
Versing on apparently intimate terms
VIII tho Countess Saraholf. O. noto-
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She Looked Vaguely. Toward the Chateau Walls

much more cunning rogue than he had
thought
But the note had found so strange
ly on my pillow had given no inkling
of his suspicious. If he had any. That
was to be expected. If Sir Mortimer,
or rather myself. failed 10 keep the
appointment he would draw his own
conclusions. And having drawn them,
what would be his course of action?
Ho would storm the chateau for the
truth. III, as seemed most likely, he
had Joined forces with Captain Forbes.
he would realize the need OF immedi.
ate action.
What with interviews between my
self and Madame de Varnier. Locke,
and Forbes, the day promised to be
exciting. There might, / thought with
infinite dread. be yet another inter
view. For il Forbes and Locke had
succeeded in tracing us to Alterhofien
why should not Helena Brett and her
mother?
l looked at my watch / had slept
soundly. lulled to sleep by the temptu.
Gus little stream below. 1t was now
ten o'clock, The sun was shining
brightly into my room. l could see
the mountains rosy.hued in the morn
ing light,
My door was raped gently, then
pushed open. The servant who had
ushered mo to my chamber entered
with coffee. There was none so likely
TO have brought the note as he. / was
tempted TO test the suspicion. 1t might
be convenient to avail myself of his
services. II my suspicion were true.
But decided to make no allusion to
1t. For the present / had no need of
the man. and II he were ignorant of
tho existence of the note / should risk
much by making him the wiser.
u am anxious TO see Madame de
Varnier." | said, raising myself on nv
elbow to pour out my coffee. rs she
I'D yet?"
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FATHER HAS LEARNED LESSON.
Never Again VIII Fetch HIs Oaueh.
ter's Young Man from the Train.

A Louisville business man who re-
Gently took a summer home about 12
miles In the country had an adyen-
tuye the other night that has, he says.
taught him 10 not do too much for
young fellows who might be calling on
his daughter.
"The other night" says he, II al.
lowed the coachman to go. and did not
discover until after he had gone that
my daughte- was expecting a young
man caller, There was nothing to do
but to hitch up the horse myself and
80 10 the station to meet him
''When the car rolled In, Just ono
swered the description of the fellow
coming to see my Geughter saun-
tered up TO him and inquired II no
might be Mr.
How did you know7' replied tho
chap with a tone of disgust at being
addressed thus by the coachman
The caller was loaded into the car
riage and the journey to the house
was begun. To break the Ice | told
him l had understood that he was In
certain line of business. and again
came the naughty, How did you
know2'
During the remainder OF the jour
ney the young man sang popular
songs, When we arrived at the house
put the caller out and proceeded to
the stable TO put up the horse. After
this work had been completed I re-
turned TO the house Just In time to
overhear the young man ask my
daughter:
Who was that fresh guy that
brought me over here to-nlght2'
When told that the fresh guy was
her father | thought the caller would
wilt. and then I decided to put In an
appearance about that time. Ho
jumped up and said that II he had
known | wanted 10 put up the horse
he would certainly have helped. My
advice TO fathers-and | shall here
after stick to what / am preaching-is
never to so to all that trouble for
young man caller. when that person
has two good legs that can carry him
from the station to the house That
young man certainly walked back to
the station that nlght"-Louisyillo
Times.
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GOOD COMES OF EVIL.

Many times. that which is Intended
to injure another acts as a boomer
ang and reflects back upon its author.
For a long time the trades unions
have employed the unfair" list
which was more OF less effective. as
is evidenced by the manner in which
some of our enemies brought It. and
finally succeeded In securing a swap
ing injunction against II. thinking
thereby to effectually crush, or at
least to materially cripple the powers
Of union labor In opposing them But
they will find that instead of meeting
their expectations. such decisions OF
the higher courts have only acted as
a stimulous 10 union labor through
cut the country; and in consequence.
the Ogden Trades and Labor AS
sembly has abolished the unfair" list
and propose. from this time on. to
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Madam never rises until after her
second breakfast" replied tho man.
But DR.. Starva has asked me to say
that he is at your Excellcncy's dis
posal."
HE Is very good" I yawned, and
dismissed him.
Now that Madame de Varnier was
not to be seen for the present. l
wished | might have slept longer. 1t
was too late to keep the doubtful ap
pointment with Locke. even had L
wished. But did not wish to keep 1t.
First of all must come Madame de
Varnicrs story Afterwards. events
must shape their course as they would
But IL was impossible to sleep again;
tho glare of the light was unendur-
able The noise of the river Aare
seemed to rise In steady crcscendo.
/ dressed leisurely. for / was deter
mined not to leave the chateau until
had seen Madame de Varnicr. And
vet had no desire for the company OF
DR.. Starva. / looked about for book
or magazine to beguile the hours be-
fore luncheon,
Half n dozen awaited my perusal.
most of them yellow backed French
novels. One book however. was in
English. THE Foreign ONCE List and
Diplomatic and Consular Handbook" l
read curiously. turned to Sir Moru-
mer Brett.
Sir Mortimer Brett KG.M.G..
C.B.; MA. All Souls College, Oxford,
1879. Competitive examination and
clerk OF F. O.. May 81. 1880. Sd Sec.
Mad, 1888 Precis Writer to the late
Marquis OF Salisbury. Sec. Stntc for
Foreign Affairs, 1886. Transferred ST
I'd Sec. 1886 Allowance
for knowledge OF Russian, May. 1887
Charge d'affaires. Jan. 1888. Trans
ferred Constantinople. Allowance for
Turkish granted, Consul General,
1902"
read the list of Sir Mortimer's
honors with a strange catching of the
breath His progress In his profession
had been extraordinary. That he was
a Jealous and ambitious diplomat was
proven by the one fact that twice his
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-24
CHAPTER XIX.
The Startlinn Messane.

She had looked up. only to be blind.
ed by the dancing flame She held her
hands before her eyes. The flame per-
sistently annoyed her. She moved
from her seat. 1t pursued her,
Again she looked up: and even from
this height / could see that she was
frowning In her anger and annoyance.
She seated herself at another bench.
But she could not shake or her tor.
mentor. Il no longer beat on her face
and person, II moved steady toward
her, then travelled along tho path OF
the promenade; trespassed into the
garden of cottage; shot by the cot
tage Itself, halted at q huge wooden
| signboard on which was Inscribed q
| long advertisement In French pro-
claiming the exalted merits OF a Swiss
chocolate.
1t zigzaSged tremulously across the
signboard. 1t paused at a capital let
ter l.
Helena had watched IL curiously I'M
til 1t disappeared into the garden.
Then she had lost interest In its move
ments. and had once more scanned
anxiously the chateau opposite.
Patiently and persistenuy the little
beam OF light repeated It's antics.
Again 1t moved. swiftly this time, to
the signboard. And now she turned in
her seat and watched 1t until II again
paused at the letter /.
Twice the mirror was flashed on the
billboard twice 1t passed at the letter
l. 1t disappeared, to reappear at A.
From A 1t darted swiftly to M, An.
other pause and again II vanished.
Once more 1t pointed to A; once moro
1t vanished,
When 1t climbed the signboard
again. it wandered vaguely about as
II seeking letter. After some hest
tation the mirrors reflection fell on
p. Thence 1t shot to r. Again 1t hes.
itated, but it last settled on T. Once
more 1t selected S. Thence in quick |
succession came o. n. f, r.
81 AM A PRISONER" 1t had
spelled.
But while Helena and I were still |
staring at the board. the shaft OF light |
udItcu III lS'eTl6H ndSle from lSltcT 10 |
letter until it had spelled another !
word:
"F-O.R-B-E-S."
The kings messenger had been an |
English officer. and one OF the first
military duties a boy learns at Sand
hurst or Woolwlch is heliographing
When. therefore. Captain Forbes had
seen Helena across the river and had
realized the futility OF his shouting
being man Of wit and resource he
had told OF the Imprisonment in this
happy method.
He had flashed his message success.
fully Helena understood. She looked
upward toward the chateau nodded
excitedly. and again eagerly watched
the signboard She was not to be dis
appointed The message was not quito
complete. These two words were
added;
GET HELP"
Helena made a gesture OF compre-
hension. and walked rapidly In the di.
Iection "t the village.
(Contlnued on Page Fourteen)
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Continuing. tho decision states that
chise of the concern (Which the peo
plo always gives them)
on this fair and equitable estimate of
actual values, the net earnings shall
not be more hnn six per cont; and
when the state fixes the charges that
they must be adhered TO until expert
once shows them to be either too high
OF inadequate
We cannot see how anyone can OBJ.
ject to this ruling. for the right nj
both the people and the corporations
are protected, and We feel sure that
the conditions that would necessarily
follow decisions of this character all
over the country. would be gratifying.
The people have too long paid enor-
nous tribute to greedy, grasping. av-
aricious and unfeeling corporations.
Let us call halt. and at least partly
reverse the order and give the under
dog" chance. We await more laws
of this character and decisions uphold.
ing them.
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ALL ON THE HOOKS

Wesley Jacobs. farmer. living on Hook
Record. shot into flock OF Wild geese,
which rose from n marshy inlet of Pas-
eaic river and brought down two. Ho
was surprised moment later TO soc no.
other goose rise In the air again and
again only to fall to tho ground
Upon investigation Jacobs discovered
that the goose wos caught on a set l,no
nearly 500 feet long with 30 hooks SET AT
Intervals A section of the line was on
tho land and tho goose had swallowed
ono OF the bats
Following up'the lInc Jacobs found u
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-24
Ceremony Of Calling In Spain.

Calling in Spain bristles with core
mony. When a first visit is paid, the
hostess says at parting: your honor
has taken possession of your house.
for all have is yours"
II anything during the call is ad-
mired. the remark follows at once:
1t Is at your disposal"
The answer TO which must be: Il
hope my hostess will enjoy 1t for many
years"
When means allow OF II, woman
mas her box at the theater In this
the scene between the acts often re-
sembles an "at home" while at tho
end OF the play visiting is carried on
Tor an hour or more while the audi
ence Is nominally awaiting its car
riages,
A hardship in a Spanish woman's
life is the long period Of mourning
into which she is plunged for even
quite distant relatives. For a cousin.
seen perhaps but onco, and who has
died hundred miles away. black is
worn for q year. during which time all
visiting is stopped, the piano Is locked
and no one looks out of the window.
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dayr

dayr'
All. Fate, how cold and harsh thou art
To make a boy stay home and swish
n blamed old carpet with club
When nc could bo a-ketching fish!
But there she stands without the door.
And pauslng with her broom a bit;
Now. Giyc the under side some more
And I think you're done with it,
He turns tho carpet inside out.
and beats 1t with an aching arm,
While from the woodland and the plain.
There watts i zephyr born OF charm,
An galley slave upon tho oar.
Thy task was never rue Ike this.
When all the world was calling you
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and throwing you her nectarcd kiss,
Thy sorrows never knew the depths.
nut como 10 lods who whaok away
'POh the worn and dingy rugs
Ineir mothers make them beat today,
Ahu there 81 the garden seeds TO SOW
an cruel Fate! Ah, flcklc rhyme,
10 mako our Willie stay at home
Ana beat rug in fishing timcl
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CHAPTER xvII.-contlnued.

CHAPTER xVII.-contlnued.
IF you were asking that service OF
Ernest Haddon 1t is possible that he
might do It. But II you are asking
Ernest Haddon to stoop to dIsbonor-
20 masquerade in character to which
be has no right"
Ernest Haddon will still do that
service"
We faced each other Our eyes
met In defiance. VIII beat against
will; an aggressive purpose against
stubborn resistance. Again saw
those beautiful lips curve in a cruel
Bmile; the eyes burn with baneful
light
Was she so confident Of her prey?
Did she think that | should fall so
easy a victim to her basilisk smile9
II so. she erred woefully. Her beauty
left me absolutely unmoved Rather
It repealed. The savage nature CT
the tlgress showed too plainly In that
instant.
But at least you will listen to my
PLAN"
yes" replied slowly. gazing
thoughtfully at the 1Ickerlng logs. II
will listen to your plan. Like your
self. l have gone too far to retreat
But remember, when you have told
me all, the armed truce may be fol-
lowed by open warfare"
do you always give warning to
your victims before you trap them ?"
she demanded. both contemptuous and
curious.
When ! am guest at their houses
madam"
The door opened DR.. Starva shut
fed stealthily into the room. She met
his distrustful glance with perfect
sangfroid
And our visitor. this brave Captain
Forbes7' she demanded lightly. rs
he as persistent as at yitznau?"
bah, he annoys me, this brave cap
tain" sneered Starva. He comes
again TO ask foolish questions. But |
answer him; yes. l answer him this
time. For tonight, at least, we shall
have peace"
Not without trepidation thought of
Starva. when crossed. would not be
nice in surmounting an obstacle
Either he thought me beneath con.
tempt or great fool / could have
wished that l wero armed in this Cas-.
tie OF Happiness. A few hours ago
tho atmosphere OF the Middle Ages
had clung to 1t and had enchanted me |
But If its inmates resorted to the !
violent methods of that period might |
be less fascinated.
DR.. Starva again seated himself at |
his instrument Madame de Varnier |
accompanied him as If nothing un.
usual had happened.
{ l looked thoughtfully at this danger
Gus couple. The morrow promised
much. The three of us we're at cross.
purposes. Each was playing his des-
perate game. Which CT us was to
conquer?
1t was not long before the little con-
cert came to an end. The enthusiasm
OF Dr. Starva was not proof against
the emotions Of the past hour. Can
dies were rung for. l bade them both
a quiet good night. and followed the
lackey who preceded me to my cham.
Der.
| welcomed the hours Of sleep. To.
morrow my nerves would need to be
steady. But the surprises of the day
were to be followed by still another
On my pillow was a folded piece of
paper 1t was message; could not
doubt that. But when | had read It
was completely mystifed in two par
ticulars.
Who had placed the message on my
pillow
Did the sender really believe that |
was Sir Mortimer
IF Sir Mortimer Brett will call at
tho Grand hotel tomorrow at ten for
Mr.. Robinson Locke. Sir Mortimer will
receive news of Importance"
That was the message.
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TRUE SORROW

With bleeding heart no yearnod to go
Where barefoot laddicS wade and
shout.
lie fain would drop his work and find
Tho gladness that ho dreams about
But as tho thought within him burns
To drop the stick and run away,
MA comes upon tho porch and says.
think well plant those seeds to-
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THE HEN STRIKE.

oh, lowly hen,
In my back yard.
To strike at such
A time Is hard.
Have | not come
AZ early morn
Day after day
To feed you corn?
Have ] not done
My very best
TO build for you
A cosy nest?
And when the nights
Were cold and raw,
Have | not lined
Your coop with straw
Oh, balky hen,
To you I've been =
A faithful friend.
Each week | clean
Your cosy house.
And monthly, too,
With whitewash l
Tint It anew.
What further fayors
Would you ask
Before you'll start
Your daily task7
1t is your master
Now who begs,
Call off your strike
And give me eggs.
Come, lowly hen,
Let's arbitrate;
I'm paying you
The union rate.
Your labor is not
Skilled, l say,
Most any hen
An egg can lay.
Back to your neStSt
Go. lowly hen.
And start producing
Eggs again.
Today l put
1t up TO YOU.
Lay oni or I'll
Have chicken stew.
Detroit Free Press
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drawn into hole under q stump. Pull
Ing the line, he dragged out of the hole
swapping otter and an lS-lnch pound
German carp.
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The Thinker Knows.

Only the man whose hands never
,ouen tho realities of life despairs OF
human progress OF doubts the provi.
oenee OF God.-Albert ]. Beveridse.
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Reward Of the Worthy.
Newman: After weariness come
rest, peace. joy. If we be worthy.
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.-:ii::s-s

speak good word for our friends in
stead OF ndvertising our enemies or
even mentioning those who are un-
fair 10 us So. while we have been
imposed upon and injured TO a de-
gree by these adverse decisions, and
had taken from us, as we thought,
one OF our strongest weapons OF de-
Tense, yet that very evil which was
intended for us will reflect back upon
the other fellow Being thus deprived
of one powerful weapon. we have
found a greater one in telling the gen.
eral public, who are our friends, and
from whom they can get union labor
ana where they can secure union made
goods. The carpenters are the first
TO submit list of friends. and by
calling upon ony OF the following firms
you can secure milling work bearing
the union stamp, or building done
by union labor c. j. Humphris. Geo
Whitmyer. Fleeman Construction Co.
Flewelling Building CO. Newton &
Burnham. c. j. Dinsmore, Ogden Plan.
ing Mil Co. Koch & Strepper. King
Smith and Peter Venada,
BY patronizing these firms. you pat
ronlze the most skilled and best paid
labor in our city.
Now who will be the next to sub
nit list.
Don't forget the Carpenters grard
ball on January 81. at the Royal Dane
Ing academy. They need the money.
So don't forget. a splendid time is
always assured when the wood butch.
ers' are at the wheel.
The legislative committee of tho
Utah State Federation of Labor held |
meeting last Tuesday In Salt Lake |
CITY. at which ways and means were |
discussed looking to the Introduction |
oil several bills in the present Ieeisla.
turc II Will be no trouble TO do SO |
lor there are several senator's and ren. |
fcsentatiyeS who are willing TO helm |
US, but II Will be useless to do so |
unless some one Is there to 60 before
committees and explain why We want
these measures passed. etc This rc-
quires some more money than we hav,.
on hand at this time and unless tho
various unions remit their per capita
tax Immediately the committee NAV
lail to accomplish what they have
set out 10 do 1t takes some money
to do things, and II you, brothers, do
not take enough interest In this mat
ter to furnish the funds. you need
not expect the committee to do much.
You Will be the great losers. Come.
now, get busy. This has been too
long delayed already.
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Australia has but a single beast OF
prey the dingo. or wild dog.
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Don't forget the Carpenters grand
ball on January 81. at the Royal Dane
ing academy. They need the money.
So. don't forget. a splendid time is
always assured when the wood butch.
ers" arc at the wheel.
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