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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

proceed" whispers Barnes to Edwin,
the two ladies' having retreated to the
stern. What do you propose?
why. as not only a sailor but man
of common sense, | propose to get
away from these sneaky devils as FAR
as possible crack on everything,
round Sardinia, drive for the Strait OF
Gibraltar and up the Atlantic and Bay
of Biscay to England
Barnes glances over the stern-far
away in the gloom OF the coming morn
ing is the felucca. There's practical
proof that the vendetta is ever follow
ing u.s." he says, simply. That cruel
craft is sent to dog us to any port
where we may land. In England, you
will be too prominent to escape notice.
Besides, do you or l want to live our
lives always looking over our shout
ders for some enemy behind us? No,
there is one way-my original plan.
Get the ladies concealed and guard
ed as carefully as possible with Lady
Chartris at Villefranche, then you and
/ turn about and meet these devils,
and, II necessary, destroy them; at all
events. destroy the man who has the
money, ti.at permits these assassins to
follow us to the ends of the earth
by heaven, you are right" answers
Edwin.
Now the best way to do it?"
Over this they hold consultation, and
the result is that next morning when
they are off Porto Ferrajo, still finding
the felucca in sight, they take the fol
lowing action: That day, sailing well
beyond the famed island of Monte
Cristo, the night coming on dark and
heavy, Anstruther put out every light
on the vessel and turns about, and the
next morning, piloted by Graham, who
knows this sea, they are alone at an
Choir in little cove, sheltered by the
sterile rocks of Gorgona
Here the English officer changes the
appearance of the Seagull almost en-
tirely. Paint pots are got out and she
soon has a black hull; Miss Anstru
Their, who is now interested In the
matter, painting a new name, the
WildfOwl, on piece of canvas, that
is tackled over the stern. Then both
topmasts of the vessel are sent down
on deck and leg-of-mutton mainsai
that Graham reports in the vessels
sail locker, is bent on the main boom
the gaff being removed. In addition
the rigging Is Overhauled and made
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Lessons In Smiling.

Lessons IN SmIltn0.
The course Of instruction in smiling
which IL proposed in the public schools
of one Of the large cities Of tho coun-
try ought to be popular. Will 1t be
given by the teacher Of gymnastics or
Of psychology? VIII 1t be compulsory
for girls and elective for boys? VIII
it be possible to escape 1t by passing
satisfactory examination? Clerks
should be the first patrons of such in
struction, suggests the Youths Com
'panion. What Is there about the task
OF selling buttons or ribbons or milk
pans which casts q gloom over the
,countenance Of the seller? 1t Is curl
GUS fact that "drummers" are smil-
ing race. and clerks sad one. Yet
one would suppose that begging folk
to buy would be less cheerful occu-
patton than being entreated to SELL
Can the general homework girl be
taught to smile when unexpected COM
pany comes to dinner? Can the trolley.
car conductor beam on the mother
with three babies under five years old?
Can the farmers boy reply to the ques
tion of the summer visitor with a grin
instead of scowl? The school board
way we'll consider whether there IL
not some scheme by which telephone
girl can project a smile into her voice
rs she announces, Double one four
two, ring three--line busy!" When the
Sunshine society can supply smiling
attachment for telephones and cash
registers and monographs and door
bells and automobile horns. they will
command q market. Meantime may
the course In smiling prosper, even II
1t has to be catalogued under the head
Of ethics!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

From the state of Washington comes
a story OF young woman who, seeing
"a bear in the back yard, got cut her
ltrusty 22caliber rife and pursued 1t
lup tree. In South Dakota, the same
days dispatches relate, young mar
fried woman saw q cash prize hung up
for the best corn-husker and there
upon went forth and pulled it down.
This species of new woman. declares
the Chicago Daily News. will not be
denied when she takes notion that
she wants the ballot Let her eastern
sisters enlist her in the cause and
there will be some action in addition
to a few scalplocks In the air. So long
as man could say. I'm your natural
protector; home is the place for you"
woman's cause looked doubtful. Now,
however, since she is mighty bear
hunter and nifty corn-picker. her
chances for getting the ear of the
White House as well as the sympa-
thies of the common people ought to
be more than good.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

The catechsms tell us that it is not crime to kill
person, when the deprving of such person of his life
act of the state act of justice In legal and
scientific works all the arts of sophisy resorted to,
in order to prove that killing, in the interests of the
state is necessary process in the advance of cviiza
ton Haeckel, for example, declares that the death
penalty is not only just chastisement for criminals,
but benefit for the better part of the human race.
1t is my opinion that the mechanism of the
state, inconceivable without murder, incompatible
with Christianity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
CHAPTER VI.-Continued.

And why, tonight, against the reg
ulations of my vessels" adds An
struther, "he kept this galley fire I'M
banked so that the light shining
through his open portfolio indicates to
the felucca what craft it is to pursue"
Marina puts these questions to the
cook and translates the following an
swer THE ice was necessary. After
| am on shore to get it, l sent tele-
gram, as l promised, to Monsieur Deu-
PEI, who had come to me in Marseilles
and said: You go on the Seaguh. The
Cafe Vefleur will want you as soon as
their grand chef Meudon goes to Paris.
TO engage you, they must know where
you are. To miss your services would
be blow for the great So
they can communicate with you, tele-
graph me Immediately on landing
from each port the yacht stops, that
they can get you the instant Meudon
leaves He gave me money for this.
Therefore the moment am on shore, l
telegraph simply: st. Tropez. l am
here. Leboeuf' Soon l received a re.
turn message: Hold the yacht three
hours have vegetables to buy, also
flowers. That takes time, after the
market is closed. l don't hurry. What
matters II a pleasure yacht leave lit
tie later? From Marseilles l receive
no further answer. The chef of the
Vef1eur has not yet gone, SO come on
board. This nigh,. the morning watch
want coffee; Monsieur Graham say
give 1t to them, so I leave my fire I'M
banked. 1t was very hot; l open the
portfolio of my galley. That's all.
Voici, what l have done is simply bust
ness. l am a great cook. The Cafe
Vefleur wishes to engage me; that is
ALL
Aha" cries Enid generously; you
see the chef simply expected to get a
good position in the kitchen Of lead
ing Marseilles restaurant"
Listening to this, Edwin and Barnes
go into consultation. Probably the
memory of his magnificent cuisine
makes them lenient to the artist. Il
believe the little beggar is innocent"
says the sailor.
Simply a matter of vanity" re-
marks Burton. HE thought they
wanted him very much for the Cafe
Vefieur."
III we don't put the little chap on
shore, we must trust him." remarks
the American. Then he says briefly to
Marina: please show Leboeuf what
danger he has placed upon us by his
telegram"
And this being explained to him by
the beautiful women, both fair ones
almost speaking together, Leboeuf be-
ginning to comprehend the plot against
even their lives, the little Frenchman
breaks out excitedly and CALAMITY in
a mixture of polyglot: Mile. ton
nerres, murder you, angels of mercy +!
Nevaire! l. Felix Leboeuf, will defend
you both With my life" He seizes and
kisses their hands. 'Zese assassins
shall answer to me for making me zeir
instrument No more kilograms while
am q Seagull. Eat l swear to YOU
and the little fellows eyes glow with
gratitude as they rest upon the gentle
creatures who, as they have stood be
tween him and marlinspike and pistol
have seemed divine in mercy.
But despite the innocence and fealty
of Monsieur Leboeuf, Edwin and
barnes leave his galley dismayed.
1--WE must settle exactly how We
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Should Lovers Be Candid?

In the vast majority OF cases, when
two young people become engaged to
be married, their first impulse is to
ask and to tell everything which they
can think Of concerning their mutual
AFFAIRS. More mature lovers, having
usually been taught by experience. are
apt to be less candid. 1t perhaps is a
natural desire of overwhelming affec-
ton to lay bare ones heart ana soul
to the beloved to have no conceal
ments, no secrets. from one another.
Which desire, like most natural in
stincts, when properly exercised. Is an
excellent thing, but when misdirected
IT becomes a mistake, and perhaps a
misfortune. Confidence between low
ers Is not only good thing, declares
the New York Weekly, it absolutely is
necessary II there is to be harmony
and consequent happiness for the two
who are to be one. But confidence and
condolences are by no means Identical,
and the latter may, and often do, in
jure. even destroy, the former we'll
known proverb teaches. Never vOlun-
teer agreeable falsehoods nor disagree
able truths" and the one precept is as
conducive to the smoothness of hui
man intercourse as is the other II
one knows something the telling Of
which can only cause trouble and
pain, with no mitigating good results.
1t Is certainly the bounden duty of
that one to keep the knowledge to one
self, however difficult 1t may be so to
do. 1t is only when the telling will
prevent future evil that to become con-
ddential becomes duty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Canvas.
more slack and slouchy like that of
some careless merchant trading
schooner.
So the next day, beating out upon
the sea between Elba and Corsica, is
very different vessel to the brilliant
pleasure craft that left Marseilles.
Upon its deck are people also changed
The intimacy of a yachting excur-
sion to young men and young women
who love each other, generally makes
the deck of the craft under soft suns
famed by refreshing breezes, nigh
onto heaven, but haunted by the sup
posed deft letters of Cipriano Danella
the Seagull is an inferno
The deck of this vessel has be-
come Edwin muttered gloomily to
Barnes, nigh unto hell. Can't you
see," he whispers despairingly, that
every day Marina grows more anxious
and more nervous? My God, it is for
me-"
This remark is made to the Ameri-
can as the two men sit smoking be-
tween the main and the foremost late
the next evening.
did you notice." adds Anstruther.
with sigh, "she had no appetizer"
You mean your sister," says the
American.
Certainly not; Marina! My wife
didn't eat mouthful"
Neither did Miss Anstruther!"
Nonsense! Enid was enthusiastic
over our parlez-vous cooks culinary
triumphs."
Eyes, with her lips, but not with
her teeth mutters Burton, grimly.
'Womanlike, she cried out about filet
mignon and omelette souffle and af-
fected to eat-but-"
But stored away no cargo" sug-
gests Anstruther. 80 much the bet
ter for you, old man: when a girl gets
OF her food she's hard hit In some
other part of her anatomy than her
stomach. My sisters a good sailor. so
1t isn't sea sickness affects her"
Sea sickness" 'jeers Barnes. saw.
agely. Cant you see that every hour
Enid grows more cold and more
naughty to me, furnishing me because
didn't wed her that day in Marseilles.
when even Emory. the cold-blooded
Yankee detective, shuddered and said
1t would be crime for me to marry
with this devilish threat l carry In nv
pocket against any woman who is un.
fortunate enough to become my wife.
1T concerns my sister; supposinR
you show 1t to met" suggests Edwin.
"SupposinE you show 1t to mel"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

the likeness to real human being which that figure
displays be about in proportion to knowledge of
human nature and whatever little gift may have
for inducing others to see things do we ourselves?
AS to the plot-need that matter much? And
if does, they lie all about uslife is full of plots
not always equal to the demands of melodrama, per-
haps but sufficient to the largest requirement. Take
any group of people, of varying standards of conduct
and set them striving for thing, and do we
not Immediately get struggle of some kind-and
doesn't every struggle develop its own plot? For my
SELF think plot should be kept very much UNDER
it is in actual life where there very few villains
and very few sublime heroes, and where mans course
is hundred times more likely to be guided by i'm
pulse than by intellectually guided action.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

comes to them in a clear voice from
the neighboring cutter.
my God, you overheard" Barnes
faces his beautiful fiancee as she steps
from the large boat that, after the mer-
chant fashion, has now been slowed
on the deck amidship.
Certainly! Hoping had done your
love an injustice, l have been trying
to overhear some such revelation as
this for the last few days The girls
eyes are beaming now, tender with
love and hope.
Then she breaks forth almost pas
sionately, You owe this to my love
for you. Since you seemed reluctant
to wear me as your bride, to accept
my wifely devotion. my pride has suf-
fered so much that you, Burton, can
not deny me the sight Of that letter so
that | may again trust the ardency OF
your desire to make me yours.
BEST give it to her." remarks her
sailor brother, grimly.
"You advise it, them
Eyes, she will never rest without IL
now If know Enid Of old"
Barnes silently places the accursed
threat against the woman whom he
dares to marry and her offspring in
| the hand of his betrothed.
| She carries it to the pinnacle light
and reads it carefully twice over
Then she returns to them, her eyes
brilliant with determined devotion, yet
swimming with tenderest love. You
| let such a chimera as this little piece
of paper the rawlings of some maniac
on revenge, stand between you and my
love-"
mo, no; this threat-you have had
proof enough-is a menace all our
lives. l desire to put its author where
he can do no harm to you before !
wed you
Before? After you wed mel" cries
his fiancee, in exalted mood. Let US
together face and annihilate this
fiend."
But remember this is an undying
feud. Think what my self-reproach
would be il | let your love for me
bring miserable death to you, my
adored," whispers Barnes.
my death couldn't happen, sweet
heart, unless you died also, Burton"
she says simply.
Il demand of this gentleman" she
continued, who says he loves me, that
he weds me the moment we go on
shore at Nice even If it brings me into
the unhappy feud proclaimed against
| him No M. don't rpfl1ca mo Rnr-
tom she whispers, determnedly. its
the last chance. You wed me then or
never wed mel If you cannot trust
me with your woes, I'll not take part
of your joys"
More enamored than ever with the
charming girl who will risk death to
be his bride, Barnes silently extends
his arms, and she falling into them,
the yachts deck becomes a heaven to
these lovers.
The next day the sun again rises
bright over the Mediterranean. The
felucca is never sighted Monsieur
Leboeuf serves meals fit for a fairy
princess in the salon. and Enid and
Barnes have such appetites the cook
Is delighted
A few days later the Seagull, under
the name of the Wildfowl drops her
anchor in the little bay at Villefranche,
coming in, not like sprightly yacht,
but like a slow, numbering, carelessly
sailed and inadequately handled mer-
chant craft.
GRO BE CONTINUED)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Aren't we all trying to paint life as we
find it, without caring overmuch where we
find it, provided it is interesting to us and
not too sordid for decent mems enjoyment?
Preferably do we not take our stories from
real life, thereby saving ourselves just SO
much work?
And never story worth while that did
not come from life, which is, after all, as
much in the spirit as in the body, as much
in the aspirations as in the accomplish
ments but this does not mean that we try
to tell story as we hear it-does any
imaginative person ever ?-but you hear a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

The death penalty is one of those ter.
ribly inhuman acts against which find my.
self unable to protest with sufficient
strength, or with sufficiently far-reaching
influence. can quite understand that in
a moment of irritation, of anger, of ven-
geance, or of forgetfulness of ones human
character, one may kill another, either in
defense of those dear to one or in ones own
defense. A man may, under the influence
of patriotic intoxication, even participate in
the common murder of war. That men in
however, in cold blood, admit the necessity
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
A Convincing Argument

Permit me, Judge" said the graft
fed young attorney after the decision
IN favor OF his client had been handed
down. to thank you most sincerely. I
assure you ! was highly gratified to
note the close attention you gave me
while was making my argument"
Yes, | was deeply interested In
your talk. You convinced me that 1t
is possible to be at once fool and in
the right. Chicago Record. Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

The wisdom of sending the neet into
the Pacific and to the far east has
been triumphantly demonstrated from
every point of view, declares the New
York Herald. 1t has enormously In
creased American prestige, given as.
surance Of peace and promoted friend.
" relations, which will have the emf
nently practical result of stimulating
and expanding American commercial
interests
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

The chef of fashionable New York
restaurant serves real American beau
ty roses as salad. stufang them with
cheese and dressing them with mayor
naise. and Is said to pride himself on
the novel dish. That chef is grace
less wretch who ought to be drenched
In mayonnaise himself along with the
patrons who order the desecrated
dover American beauty salad, In
deed!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
A KILLING Look

Hyman-Miss Lennox is not a v.rv
handsome girl, but can tell Won she
looked killing, for once at tho bali last
night.
Crawford--Did she?
Hyman-Yes. you should have ...r
the look she gave me when I, trod nnon
her train. wy"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
.TheCrOp
Reports
Important Factor
in Commercial
World

is universally conceded that farming agricuures the
basic industry upon which all other industries greatly depend
The Of the contry crops large extent the
of the couny prosperity and the purchasing
of the people increased diminished the crops boun
ul meager Therefore the commercial interests of the
country vitality affected by the quantity and quality of the
crops and it becomes matter of vast importance to them
know Sin advance what the crop prospects during the
growing and what the output is at harvest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
WRITING
from
Real
Life
By JAMES B. CONNOLLY.
Asther d ''0st d oloscssssr.

story and treatment by which be made to
When through with it differ much from the
original tale the plant does from the d but that original tale
the dea and isn't all that anybody with moderately
varied experience life needs? You given the skeleton fol-
add flesh blood breathe the it, will
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Joel Chandler Harris has received
100000 for 9r'er Rabbit"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Death
Penalty
Is State
Murder


of numbering feowcreaure force other
contrary human natureat have understood 1866
when soldier life the of the egotist
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-03
A Wrono Attitude.

Hundreds of working girls to-day
who are toiling to support aging par
ents. or to aid younger children, are
incomparably superior to many of the
aristocrats of earth. because they are
developing character-which Is the
only thing in this life that counts In
the great scheme.
But the working girl and man who
are filled with envy and hatred toward
the rich are not to be admired or re.
spected merely because they labor.
If you work only because you must
and hate your work. and hate every
man who has wealth and leisure, do
not Imagine your labor makes you
worthier than his wealth in the eyes
OF the Creator. for it does not
Whether you are poor OF rich is or
small consideration in the long run,
but what you are in character and
principle is OF eternal importance
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-03
The MAD AUToIsT.


In a Texas town several weeks age
n chauffeur ran over child. He ran
away but was captured and newspa
per report says:
He declared that while passing
along the street in his automobile he
approached a crowd OF boys playing
In the scramble to get away, one oi
the boys was struck by the lamp anu
| .mudsear and knocked down"
Commenting on the incident-or &C
cidcnt-HarperNs Weekly says:
probably that is true. because II
describes what commonly happens
The scene is perfectly familiar-chil'
drcn in the street, and IN auto COM
ing toward them lickety-split- Those
of them who get out of the way In
time are not run over. Something can
doubtless be done TO keep children
out of the streets of cities; great
deal can certainly be done to make
chauffeurs wary OF running over them.
There are streets and streets. In some,
children abound and vehicles are
scarce the children's play rights are
paramount and vehicles should re-
spect them. And there are great
thoroughfares and minor ones where
vehicles abound and children are
scarce, and in these the rights of We
hicles are paramount What seems TO
be needed is to induce relations OF
mutual terror between children and
chauffeurs, so that the chauffeur shall
be just as badly scared at the sight
OF the child in the street as the child
is at the sight of the automobile com
ing"
The chauffeur idiocy, like the street
car idiocy, will pass away. says the
Butte Inter Mountain. When cleo
trio cars first came into use, casual
ties were common. Motormen could
not be induced to run sensibly, Now,
accidents are comparatively rare out
side New York-whose lunacy is be-
yond human ken and divine redemp-
Uon.
The. public ought to assert itself
oftener. Autoists can and shall be
made to obey the laws. The average
auto owner is sane on the subject;
the joy.riders are found in the ranks
OF the employees They may be
reached and should be reached.
What we will do when airships be-
come common, no one knows. Then
will follow an era of reckless deStruc-
ton. In which apprehension and con-
sequent punishment will prove almost
impossible For who Will be able to
distinguish the number on the high
flying aeroplane9