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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07
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SYNOPSIS.

Rupert Winter, U. S. A., visiting, saw the
suicide of young Mercer. He met Cary
Mercer brother of the dead student
Three years later in Chicago, in 1906
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer APP
-parently planning to kidnap Archie, the
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. A Miss
Smith was mentioned, apparently as
conspirator. Winter unexpectedly met,
relative. Mrs. Millicent Melville, who
told him that his Aunt Rebecca, Archie
and the latters nurse, Miss Janet Smith,
were to leave for the west with the
;colonel and Mrs. Melville. A great finan-
cial magnate was aboard the train, on
which Col. Winter met his Aunt Rebec-
ca, Miss Smith and Archie. He set his
orderly, Sergt. Haley, to, watch over Cary
Mercer. Col Winter learned that the
financial magnate is Edwin S. Keatcham;
On approaching Cary Mercer, the colonel
was snubbed. Winter aided by Archie.
cleyerly frustrated hoid d. on on M the
Smith, despite her alleged connection
with the kidnapping plot, which he had
not yet revealed to his relatives. The
party arrived in San Francisco 1t was
thought that there were big persons be-
hind the hold-up gang. Archie mysteri-
ously disappeared. Fruitless search was
by room at the hotel caused fears for the
boys life. No Roadway was made in the
search for Archie. The lads voice was
heard over the telephone, however, and
Miss Smith. Col. Winter and detective
set out for the empty mansion, owned by
Arnold, Harvard graduate. They were
met with a terrible defamation, indicat-
ing an explosion within. The party
rushed into the house. A few minutes
later Mercer appeared. He assured Win
ter that Archie had been returned to Mrs.
Rebecca Winter. The colonel saw a
vision fitting from the supposedly haunt
ed house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col.
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that
Archie had overheard plans for a coup
which Mercer and his friends wanted to
carry out. For that reason Archie had
been kidnapped One of MERGERS friends
on returning the boy to his aunt had been
arrested for speeding and when he re-
turned from the police station to his auto
the lad was gone. Mercer confessed he
was forclbly OBTAINING Keatcham at the
haunted house" Mercer told his life
story. relating how Keatcham and his
scoundrel secretary. Atkins, had ruined
him, the blow killing his wife. Despite
the fact that Mercer was in Keatcham's
service. he was holding him prisoner in
order that he could not get control of a
railroad which was the pet project of the
father of his college friend, Endcott
Tracy,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07

understand the man whose fixed pur
pose had his own quality, but sharp
ened by wrong and suffering. This
man had not harmed Archie; as much
as his warped and fevered soul could
feel softer emotions, he was kindly
intentioned toward the lad. Who had
carried him away, then? Or was he
off on his own account, really, this
time? Or suppose Atkins, the missing
secretary discharged at Denver, com.
ing back for another appeal to his en-
ployer, finding Keatcham gone, but, let
one say stumbling on some trace of
mystery in his departure; suppose
ing his past condoned and rosy fu-
ture given him II his suspicious should
prove true and he should release the
captive-wouldn' such prospect spur
on a man who was as cunning as he
was unprincipled? Mightn't he have
watched all possible clews, and might
MT he have heard about Archie and
plotted to capture the child, thinking
he would be easily pumped? That
would presuppose that Atkins knew
that Archie was at the Arnolds Or
no, he might only have seen the boy
on the street; he knew him by sight;
the colonel remembered that several
times. Archie had been with him in
Keatcham's car. 1t was worth con-
sidering, anyhow. He spoke out of
his thoughts: do you think Keatch-
am could have told the truth, and that
code of his be lost or stolen? Why
couldn't Atkins have stolen it? He
had the chance, and he isn't hampered
by principle, you say"
Mercer frowned; it was plain the
possibility had its argument for him.
He might" he conceded, but doubt
il. Why hasn't he done something
with it? He hasn't They wouldn't
have postponed that meeting If he had
wired his proxy and his directions in
the code. He'd have voted his en-
ployers stock. He's got too much at
stake. happen to know he thought it
sure tip to sell short, and he has put
almost all he has on it. You see,
Keatcham was banking on that; he
knew it. He thought Atkins wouldn't
dare give any of his secrets away or
go against him in this deal, because
they were in the same boat"
still, l reckon I'll have to see
Keatcham."
Mercer shook his head. gently but
with decision. 81 hate to refuse you.
colonel, but unless you promise not to
interfere, it is impossible. But I'll
gladly go with you to see If we can
find any trace of Archie. I'll risk that
much. And if you will PROMISE"
such a promise would be impos-
sible to an officer and a gentleman"
the colonel urged lightly. smiling. BE
sides, don't you see | have all the
cards? / have only to call in my men,
I'd hate to do it, but if you force me.
you would have no chance resisting"
I'VE shouldn't resist, colonel. no,
sub; your force is overwhelming. But
it would do no good; you couldn't find
him."
I'VE could try; and we may be bet
ter sleuths than you imagine
Then II would be the worse for
him; for If you find him. you will find
him dead"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07
Idaho Ahead of EaYpt.

America has now triumphed over
Egypt and India in holding what will
soon be the largest irrigated tract OF
desert land in the world. This is what
is known as the Twin Falls county in
the state Of Idaho. The ultimate area
under irrigation. when the entire Twin
Falls project shall have been complet-
ed, will be 1.35O.OOO acres.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER X.-Continued.

HE isn't very confiding man.
didn't see him often. My dealings
were with Atkins. He didn't know
that | had found him out; he thought
that he had only to explain his two
names, and expected gratitude for his
warning, as he called it. He is Shiny;
but | was able to repay little of my
score with him. l was employed by
more than Keatcham, and l saw a
good many industrial backwards. Just
chance, l came on a clew, and Endy
Tracy and | worked it up together.
ATKINS was selling information to
.Khatchams enemies. We did not
make out a complete case, but enough
of one to make Keatcham suspect him,
and at the right time. But that hap
uened later-you see, | don't know
how to tell a story even with so much
at stake" He pulled out his handker-
chief, and Winter caught the CLEAN of
the beads on his sallow forehead. 1T
was this way" he went on. AT first
was only looking about for safe
chance to kill him, and to kill that
snake of an Atkins; but then 1t grew
on me; It was all too easy a punish
menf-just quick death, when his
victims had years of misery. ] wanted
him to wade through the hell / had
to wade through. | wanted him to
know why he was condemned. Then
1t was | began to collect just the cGses
] knew about-just one little set-on
of the horrible swath of agony and hui
initiation and poverty and sin he and
his crowd had made-the one | knew
every foot of, because I'd gone over
il every night | wasn't so dead tired
had to sleep. God! do you know what
it is to have the people who used to
be running out of their houses just to
say howdy to you, curse you for
swindler or fool or turn out of one
street and down the other not to pass
YOU? Did you ever have little wom-
an who used to give you frosted cake
when YOU were a boy push her Grape
veil off ser gray hair and hand you the
enyeloya with her stock, with your
handw- iting on the envelope, and beg
you-trying so hard not to cry, twas
worse than IL she had-beg you to lend
her lust half her interest money-and
Won couldn't do it? Did you-never
mind. said | waded through hell.
| did Not l alone-that was the
worst-all the people that had trusted
me! And just that some rich men
should be richer Why should they
have the lions share? The lions
share belongs to the lion. They are
nothing but jackals. They're meaner
than jackals, for the jackals take what
the lion leaves, and these fellows steal
the lions meat away from him. We
made honest money; we paid honest
wages: folks had more paint on their
houses and more meat in their store
houses. and wore better clothes Sun
day. and there we're more schoolhouses
and fewer saloons. and the negroes
were learning n trade instead OF loaf
ing The whole county was the better
OF for our prosperity, and there isn't a
mill in the outfit-and | know what
I'm talking about-there isn't shop
or mine that's as well run or makes
as bic an output now as il did when
lie old crowd was in. You find it that
wav everywhere; and that's what is
roiug to break things down. We saw
IN an the little affairs; they we're our
affairs don't you know? But Keatsh-
ans new men draw their salaries and
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thought, after he had seen to the tick
ets-which he did very carefully-and
given them to me, he could go off on
the little vacation which came to him
by his master through me-
That's a little bit evasive. How
ever, / haven't the right TO ask you
to give away your partners, anyhow"
He was peering at MERGERS face be-
hind his glasses, but the palld, tired
features returned him no clew to the
thoughts in the head above them.
What have you done with Mr.. Keatch-
ann" he concluded, suddenly.
The question brought no change of
expression, and Mercer answered read
lily: 81 put him off by himself, where
he sees no one and hears nothing.
| read a good deal about prisons and
the most effectual way of tanning men,
and solitary confinement is recon-
mended by all the authorities. His
meals are handed to him by-by a me-
chanical device. He has electric light
some of the time, turned on from the
outside. He has a comfortable room
and his own shower-bath. He has
comfortable meals. And he is supplied
with reading"
Reading" repeated the colonel, his
surprise in his voice.
For the first time he saw Mercer
smile, but it was hardly a pleasant
smile. Yes, sub, reading" he said.
Il have had typewriter copies made
of all the cases which | discovered in
regard to his stealing our company.
reasoned that when he would get alb
solutely tired of himself and his own
oblighed to read, and that would be
ready for him. He tore up one copy"
Hmm can't say | wonder What
did you do?"
81 sent him another. | expected he
would do that way. After a while he
him. He'll hate it, but he will want
to know them all. know his nature,
you see."
What are you going to do with
him."
Let him go, after he does what we
want and promises never to modest
any of u.s."
But can you trust him."
He never breaks his word" replied
Mercer, indifferently, land besides, he
knows he will be killed If he should
He isn't given to being scared, but
he's scared of me, all right"
What do you want him to do?"
Promise to be decenter man and
to let Mr.. Tracy alone in future; mean
while, to send wire in his secret code
saying he has changed his mind. 1t
will not surprise his crowd. He never
confides in them, and he expects them
to obey blindly anything in that code
language. / reckon other kilograms
are just for show, and they don't no
tice them much"
The colonel took a turn around the
room to pack away this information
in an orderly fashion in his mind. Mer-
Ger waited patiently; he had said
truly that he was used to waiting Per
haps he supposed that Winter was try
ing the case in his own mind: but in
reality Rupert was. seeking only one
clew. as little diverted from his pur-
pose as a bloodhound. He began to
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AZUSzRAzZOWeS eSI~
81. VZEW

There was something so chilling in
his level tones that Winter broke out
sharply: Are you fooling with me
Have you been such an incredible mad
man as to kill him already?"
MERGERS faint smile made the COLO
mel feel boyish and impetuous. "Of
course not, suh," he answered. Il
told you he was alive, myself. l reck-
oned you knew when a man is lying
and when he is telling the solemn
truth. You know / have told you
the truth and treated you on the
square. But, just the same, if you try
to take that man away, you'll only
more harm then, and dead man CAM
vote"
The colonel, who had taken out his
cigarette case, opened 1t and medita-
lively fingered the rubber band. do
you reckon" he suggested in his most
amiable voice, do you reckon young
Arnold and Endicott Tracy will stand
for such frills in warfare as assassi-
nation?"
Il do not, subj" replied Mercer,
gravely, and as he spoke he pushed
back the heavy tapestry hiding win
dow opposite the colonel's head, but
they can both prove an alibi. Mr.. Ar
mold is in Pasadena, and there goes
Mr.. Tracy now in his machine-to try
to find Archie. Do you see?"
The colonel saw. He inclined his
head, at the same time proffering his
case.
Il rather think, Mr.. Mercer that
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
REPORTS SHOW JESSUP
To Be MAKING GOOD
HEADWAY IN Mine
development

A. D. Leroy, superintendent of the
Stewart Leasing company leasing on
the Stewart properties at Jessup, was
in town last Wednesday. Mr.. Leroy
says encouraging results are being OBJ
tanned from the development under
way ON the various properties at the
camp.
The well being sunk by the Stewart
Leasing company at Jessup is now
down 500 feet. A new cable was re-
ceived by the company yesterday, with
which the sinking OF the well will be
continued.
On the ledge cross cut of the "OO9
property owend by Joseph Mackedon,
new strike has been made, and ore
taken out that will run as high as $65
a pound.
W. r. Voris of the camp was also
in town Monday. He states that Jes.
sup looks all right from a mining
standpoint.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
WILL CONTINUE
SINKING At
BOYER

Cranston Howe Carpenter, who is
sunerintending the operations of the
diamond drill on the properties of the
Bfyer Nevada Consolidated Copper
company was in town for several days
this week, making arrangements for a
further prosecution of the develop
ment work, already under way there
Three holes have already been bor-
ed with the diamond drill, and an av-
erage depth of 25O feet reached in each
hole. In Mr.. Carpenter opinion an
added depth of 100 feet in each of the
holes would give much more salts
factory basis ON which to estimate the
value of the ore bodies, and for this
reason he urged the company to con
Time the work. Having been success
full in securing the approval of the
company in this respect he returned to
the camp Wednesday and the diamond
drill work will be pushed steadily
ahead.
OpcdhIuKs u IL TcpolICI pli
Carpenter said:
There is no question in our minds
as to the size and the extent of these
vast copper deposits. Our work has
been to determine an estimate of the
value of the .ore bodies at depth, and
this we are accomplishing with the
drill Putting copper property on a
producing basis is one of the most
arduous tasks that confronts the min
ing man, and it has been only after
years of work and the expenditure of
millions of money that some of the
best copper properties in the world
have been brought to a producing
stage. We do not expect different
circumstances at Boyer, and we would
expect years of development work,
with the attendant costs, before these
properties would begin to produce.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
ORDER FOR NORMA
SCHOOL REVOKED

The board of commissioners met in
regular monthly session Monday
morning. Present, Chairman Blattner,
Commissioners Stoker and McDeid.
1t being legal holiday, an adj urn
ment was taken until Tuesday.
During the forenoon the regular
monthly batch of bills were allowed.
Upon the report of J. f.. Abel
ieputy state superintendent of public
instruction, to the effect that all the
teachers who had signed a petition for
a normal school, had given up the idea
of attending, the order recently made
by the board establishing county nor
NAL school, was revoked
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
Big LEASES LET
in SEVEN
7ROUOHS

(From Seven Troughs Miner.)

(From Seven Troughs Miner.)
The chief event of the week in the
district has been the letting of lease
on all of the company's workings of
the Mazuma Mills Mining company.
Ever since the company stopped
work last spring applications for leases
have flooded the office of the company
but it remained for local men to secure
the bonanza property.
The four men appearing in the lease
are John B. Prior, who has been iden-
titled with the district for nearly three
years and who was the first leaser to
make strike on Mazuma Hills; w. 4.
McNeely, who is interested in some of
the best properties here; James llar-
nan, who has been employed in the
Mazuma Hills mine ever since it was
opened up and than whom there is not
a man in camp more familiar with the
property, and II. j. Murrish, and attor
the district practically since its in
ception.
The most important features in the
lease are the permission to sublet and
! the necessity for installation of
change rooms.
Under the first of these provisions the
lessees are permitted to divide the diff
ferent levels into blocks and sublet
them, thus enabling considerable
number of men to begin operations in
ore
The second provision is inserted in
order that the temptation to high
grade may be reduced to IA minimum.
This is the first lease in the district
to require this, although practically
every other mine in the state has
adopted this policy.
SO far, work in the mine has been
confined to samples and it is likely
that it will be two weeks before this
is completed.
While the lessees have not fully de-
termined their plan of operations yet,
it seems settled fact that the first
work of Importance will be the sink
ing of the incline shaft another 100
feet. At the present level which is
400 feet from the upper tunnel the
vein carries high silver values and it
is the desire of the lessees to get more
depth ON this shoot before attempt
ing to stope out the ore. At the same
time all of the other levels will be
thoroughly prospected and shipments
will be made as soon as the property
is put in operation.
The Mazuma Hills company is one of
the best known properties in the dis
trict and its record has been exception
ally good. The production from the
mine has paid for every dollars worth
of development that has been done on
the mine and this in itself is no small
amount. In addition it has paid for
II 10stamp mill which was built at
Mazuma to treat the company's ore.
And besides the company still has
substantial treasury.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
STATE VETERINARIAN
INVESTIGATES CAUSE
OF Death OF
CATTLE

IT. +. RICHARDSON, of Goldfield, the
state veterinarian, arrived in Love
lock on Tuesday of this week, in re
sponse to Telegram sent to Governor
Dickerson by Senator l.. N. Carpenter
of Lovelock, requesting that the veter
marian be sent here to investigate i'll
ness of stock. Mr.. Richardson made a
thorough investigation and Wednesday
night gave out the following to the
Lovelock Tribune:
! came to look into the cause of the
death of numerous head of cattle on
the pastures and ranges of the valley.
| found the disease to be anthrax, one
of the most dangerous diseases known,
and one which spreads rapidly without
proper veterinarian police measures.
Anthrax is caused by germ, which
attacks the Intestines of the cattle
and is dessimated through the body,
attacking all the tissues and especially
the blood.
A peculiar thing about this disease,
and one which makes it most danger
ons, is the spore formation which it
assumes. This spore formation will
live outside the animal S body and in
lands which have been inundated in
the spring, the spore will sometimes be
found in the soll. Here it will live
for some times five or ten years, until
rains or moisture cause it to germi-
nate, when it assumes its most viru'
lent form. During tn efall rains it
will germinate. The cattle brought
down from the uplands and placed in
these infested areas get the disease.
To stamp out this disease veterinary
police measures are needed to keep q
record of all infested areas, and sec
that all cadavers are burned. Unless
these precautions are taken, the dis
ease spreads most rapidly, and where
one head of stock has died in season
a score will be caught in the succeed
ing season. Cattle should be kept Of
the infected areas for period of al
| least 18 months.
/ appeared before the board OF
county commissioners, and requested
them to place a veterinary surgeon
here. But they found there was ne
law under which they could pay sal
ary. Several of the ranchers in the
valley are talking about contributing
toward a fund to engage a competen'
man to aid in stamping out the disease
/ investigated several sick horses il
Lovelock, and found a suspected cast
of glanders. The evidence, however
is not conclusive that these cases are
positively glanders. / will be back il
thirty days to make another test. Al
the suspects have been placed in quar-
antine and the barn thoroughly disin
fected. We have the situation well il
hand and there is no alarm that tn,
disease going to spread.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10

High Grading and High Wages Declared to be Cause
ALL OF The PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES ARE NOW CLOSED down

come in from the district and left for
different places. 1t is the intention
to close the mines down for period of
80 days longer if necessary to proper
ly bring about the changed conditions.
General Manager L. A. Friedman Of
the Seven Troughs Coalition company
says that the change will be made to
eliminate the high grading that has
been carried ON uninterrupted under
the present system and also to reduce
the cost of operation.
Under the open camp basis the mine
management expect to put miners
solely of their own choosing at work,
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10
Federal MINESCO
TI0OBBEG|N WORK
ON PLACERS

The Federal Mines company, owners
of placer ground in American Canyon,
expect to start work soon on their
properties. According to Geo. w. Dyke,
the local manager for the company, n
force of men is to be put to work at
an early date, and machinery will be
installed.
This company it will be remember
ed, recently purchased the ranch and
water rights in the canyon of $. Il.
Strieff, and they have plenty of water
for the proper working of the placers.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-09-10

irrespective OF whether non-union or
not, which will give them an oppor-
tunity to discover Immediately if there
is high grading going on. In reducing
the cost Of operating Mr.. Friedman
states that it is not the intention to
cut the wages at once, because living
conditions at the district. make it i'm
possible for a miner to live unless he
gets high wage, but it is strongly in
timated that reduction in the cost of
living must be made, and that cheaper
prices shall prevail in the Seven
Troughs district.