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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

ehe makes little sounds With her ps - Sic selsao
It saew.
Yes. n'sieu, listen. and to me il i msddaa;ne:
It % the quintessenee OF irntstioa. For fifteen a.
mites she continues these SQUADS, and ], msieu.
feel that simply must look just once, 70 see hole
] am lost So struggle inwardly AID perseire.
M'aieu'. ssssre yos, ! am vet throseh 80
through, yes, through and through an flied witS
tsepidstion.
Bot 1t last can stand Il no longer asd %
open my eyes. Ale! ] take 1ook and de-.
0'sie1. elenehing my Ast %. and esoolia9 ny 49,
6nges chuck that good sister Wellesley o'se1.
viis al The force Of pent up energy. under hs6
dimpled CHA"
he learned back in his chair and lauGhel uafi IA
ice in our pompiers fairly oinked echo. sui)e1
in sympathy.
The point Is not yet" he eonsinued. again ses.6-
einE his beard with his sefviette The post y =
deed not yet, m'seu." 4
He paused and laughed once more
That black veil. m'siea. Il l. not the eafb q .
sefgieuse. A. al, 80 he west On TT = ~
0osrning VEIL Yes, m'sieu, she = vi6eU. EAP
What do yoa think Of fA1e1-A widow, yes, 0faSous.
aad It cost me two thosssnd franes be5eee 80
through WITH her. An expensive indulgenee. what!
he said. struggling into his overcast With JaeqBa
assstsnee But learned my lesson. m'sSe1.
nov have my impulses ven in hand and % -
you good evening
He turned to Ieave and then, - IN sftestfG
wAseled ard nsde deep o6eisaaee.
~4'sse9,s he mufmused-
rose asd 6oOed n retsrn
sAu 1evose.s
~Au revois.. replsed. and IN > nnisute t6e
ing 1oee - Hin = III c1u1eAes 81 sUung
6neo he banoeesing night =
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

"She turn over" protested wildly.
Mot when it's smooth at this. ] think. Il yeaSN
sure you can hold on. III take the aneAee ROPE cd
try to tow her bit
tits too far to swim" vas ready for tears SOW.
Besides. which way win you 60: haveat any iAea
where the shore is. and know yoa havent eithse..
He hadn't hen the courtesy to answer. He stood
for minute. couldn't see his face. bat suppose
he vas deciding which way to TOW. Thea heard
him let himself down into the water.
The dooe of the raft tilted and riehted itself Viii
every swell; my arms ached from holding the edge
OF the platform, and all around that wretehed fog
hung like wall. could have battered my 6sts
instant.
Aubrey" called franticaiiy. ~Come back here:
You may get = eramp or-os something"
"Can't-I'm busy" he called through he fog
Come At once" said firmly. Il shall not st
here another instant alone. Tall so lonely.
don't know what to do"
In moment Aubrey came around to my side Of
the raft and pulled himself to the edge.
Il WON'T come near you." he said. I'm dripping.
Where are wes" demanded.
"Oh, we'll be all right" ne said. with an effort ss
eheerfuness "Somebodyn find MS"
I'VE may be run down.. shuddered Were
probably in the open by this time. And rs grow
ing rougher, too"
Aubrey Sat down on the very edge. and reaching
over gingerly took my hand
We'll hope for the best" he said. but want 70
tell you something. that if-wer so that you win
always remember whatever hsppens-
Don't" ssid. shiverins. .-Whasever happens 10
you will happen to me-"
will it, Do you mean that. sweetheart? Do yeu
that you willing to share my fate. my lie.
perhaps my death?"
~Oh. Aubrey. don't; cannot bear it." saia
Don't talk about yoar dsath-it's too terrible"
The fog was lifting little now. could SEE bic
face dimiy
Then wen both live" he said decisively. sWitI
your love"
81 didat say loved you-" began. bat be
stopped me.
with your love. I'm ready for any endeavos," he
said. leaaing toward me- "I.thiaie kaev . way
What 10 it! ! cried
DO you love mel! he asked
What is it,"
Are you wiling to marry me and risk the ioodee
Eyes. yes said frastieaiiy. but what 10 d.
way
"Yeu viii marry me. positively. not latee tAas
November-no. October!"
Eyes. septeu1bs. II yos like" ssseated. -saly
ten me-"
He leased over and kissed me quickly. Thea -
laughed joyoasly, exultantly.
Look behind you sweetheart" he said. And
there. emerging slowly from the fast thinning fo0.
was the Dudley launch. while just behind. stn .
tribe pale, the Dudley jaatesns sieamed Sellow aa6
red on the shore.
"Then-ehen-"I stammesed 1T Vas all-
"A mixture q Fate and falsehool." be sai4. - .
kissed me- we havea't showed N inebs
"Yeu h.ve lest ssit." ssid. Gaaeiag II his Die.
ping clothes.
Il hass gsised my suit: 6e ssid idioties1a1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17
BY Mary Roberts Rinehart

What is it," asked anxiousy. Aubrey Watsoa
stirred sneasily and got to his feet.
Give your hand" he said imperatively. "You
mustn't slide of. and I'll have to look around"
ITS fog" l said suddenly; u fog like blanket
Hurry, we must get home"
Say, look here" he said, sitting down again and
still holding my hand Honestly, l would give
anything if / hadn't been this cursed raft when
you got here I've brought you the worst kind of
ealamities since I've konwn you, and upon my
word every day they grow worse. I'd give my right
hand to you trouble, and instead all seem to
do is to pail you into it"
What is it now?" asked with the ealmnes. of
utter despair. ... ....-
"Oh nothing" he said mildly, Except that I
haven't any boat got the launch land here"
We'll, they'll be coming back. won't they?'
Yes they'll come back all right, but look at the
fosw
I'VE can shout" / said hopefully. and have you
anything we could burn! Even pocket handker-
Chief"
dismalIy. cit isn't likely they could see anything
here"
But be obedientiy got out his matches and burned
up his small linen. piece by piece. The result
scarcely encosragingjn the dampness there
great deal more smoke than Aame-and my white
chiffon scarf went in perfect cascade of sparks
Still there result call the
chilled with cold, smothering with indignation.
Tits dreadful" broke out~6nally. 1T woaid
be funny If it wasn't tragic If you come within
three hundred yards of me something awful hap
pens"
~Yes, know it." he said dejeetedly. I'm going
home in the morning
"If there is any morning" choked
But you cannot deny" he went more hope
fully. that here is where had nothing to
do with the matter, and where my being here is, to
say the least comfort. What If you were alone?"
IF you had been back in the tent daacing with
proper young ladies'" began, "nstead of flirting
with nermaids-"
II came ont here" he said meekly. because the
only girl cared to dance with wouldn't dance with
me-"
perhaps you didn't ask her." suggested.
n didn't need to. She despises me And when
tell her. as shalt sone day, that I vas born on
Friday the thirteenth--"
Look here" said suddenly. Don't you-havea't
you kind of queerish feeling. if this thing y
movng?"
Aubrey leaned over and peered into the darkness
below. Then he loosened his grip Of my arm and
rose cautiously. Don't for anything" he said
"I1l try to find the anchor rope"
Before realized it. he had slipped hi. dress cost
around me-, with its ridiculous tails over my
shoulders, and he was down the steps. fumbiins in
the water underneath, before knew what he meant
to do. Something like suffering profanity came up
from below, followed BY form that stayed dis
ereetiy away from and dripped water all the
wooden flooring Of the raft.
She's loose" he said quietly. ''but don't think
she's moving much"
"Looser screamed "And With the tide roinR
out. Why, we'll be at sea in an hourY'
Perhaps" he said, but dent be nervous. With
these alright cylinders she Cannot sink-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

l"XHAT Is Pailasd,s? An oasis IN the desert:
III ! Bit Of Paris transplanted between two sky
W Serapers,, I haven for the weary and IN in
falhble remedy Tor the nostalgia Frenchman.
DroaAway svirls At its very doors; through its
Dpen windows in the summer comes the walng cry OF
the newsboy, the clang OF the trolley gong the auto
mobile horn and sometimes , warning scream from
the engine house around the corner But these are
FIR away once ron enter ITS portals, for this is
France.
Al half-past Ave, Paillard's is crowded to its
doors, Tor this IS the hour Of the antefrandial alb
aiathe and your P1risan n1nst have speritif
~ 10 dinnerless. So there they sit, hated hat
less in ehatterng groups, and watch the little drop
Der textbook with elock-ke regularity until their
eoblets are full Of the milky. ridescent fluid that
whets their appetitcs Tor the meal to follow.
Then there is the pompier, mild thirst quencher
composed of-but You shah learn for yourselves.
i IL was cold day without and dry. hne snow fell
ana was scattered by teeth-chattering winds
freezing blast that huddled you into your overeoat
and almost swept you past the revolving door. With
anGnneaAs Effort you ducked under the hood Of the
Ire, inserted yourself in division of the
polite attendant whirled you into the
L 33 full warmth! What ! faint aromatic
{ ~Ry Lrettss, coffee and hundred Iaueur.
- S. So you. o. rather !. sank With :
from the vantage Of the cashiers desk and
1001 j reassuringly. Another moment and demi-
felt warm. A faint moisture Of sheer luxury stood
dis. doner crooked my fingers At jacques.
apompier," said
"Pompies,. he unurmured and FASTENED sway.
Then enters the man with the whiskerA There
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said his foot slipped-anyhow there was crash and
he went head first into the boat Somebody screamed
and Percy groaned that his skull fractured.
There was lot of excitement, and before realized
it the boat was headed for shore again, and was
left, stranded-or not exactly that one cannot be
stranded on the water-in the darkness One of the
girls called that they would back for at
once. and dropped Imply on the floor Of the Ca
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-17

Eyes. it is It's too bad isn't it"
This ignored. 1t evident that It was too
bad.
MAY trouble you," asked,S'to take me back
in your boat?"
won't you stay little while?" His tone was
almost imploring. There's place there to the
right where the swell strikes the sand fad Dit
Of spray flies, that looks like mermaid
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
TWO GIRL HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
Telluride Journal.

Telluride Journal
This afternoon at O'Clock two Iii
tie daughters of Andrew Ruddy Of
5l6 West Colorado avenue. had q very
narrow escape from drowning
Sadie. aged ten. in company with
Ida. aged six, and little l.oumd girl
were bringing some wood across the
river Just below the round house
the bluff across the river have plank
over The river on which to cross.
Sadie had taken the little Loumi gil
across safely and returned for her s,s-
ter, Ida. When in midstream ida be.
came dizzy and fell into the boiling
waters below, dragging her oldcr sis.
ter in. TOO.
The water was deep and the stream
very swift, as the river is high and
the current rapid.
The Louma girl began screaming
attracting THE attention OF the crew OF
the work train which was just about
10 pull out The men rushed TO the
river and succeeded in pulling the
children out.
Ida. the six-year-old girl. was IN
conscious and was with difficulty re-
vived after being taken home by he
men. As she is just recovering fror,
whooping cough II is feared thas the
plunge into the cold water may brins
on fatal complications.
II was a very narrow escape from
death, for had II not been Tor the
crew of the work train which forfu-
nately happened 10 be at the place just
then, they must surely have drowned
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

so greedy that we are willing to make
SIS or SIS advertising and In turn
have the people foot bill OF the above
naturee. The agent was evidently un.
able TO work Telluride as vide the fol-
lowing from the Journal Grand
Junction is TO have one OF those street
carnival nuisances Experiences Is a
dear school. etc. Telluride has taken
her course In this line. and an agent
o. one OF these concerns after exhaust
Ing his seductive wilcs here for sew
eral days, departed on the morning
train. IL is possible to fool all the
people once. and II Is possible to fool
some OF the people more than once,
but 1t is improbable that an entire
community viii be taken in twice by
so fragrant a nuisance as street car
nival."
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
TIFFANY TOWNSHIP.

Saturday work starts ON the sur.
veying and plating of townsite al
Tiffany. Plans have already been
made for the starting of store for
The handling of all kinds of merchan.
disc. lumber. farm machinery. stock
yards. banking. etc II. \. Linebarger
has been elected general manager and
i9 already on the ground arranging
for pushing of the work.
A realty and information bureau Will
be conducted with options on large
and small tracts of land. the latter
suitable for fruit culture.
1t is planned to have school and
church buildings in the near future,
grounds being put aside for these pur-
poses. also a water system.
Mr. nebarger is spending the day
in Durango. returning to Tiffany In
the morning TO have personal super
vision of the work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
WELL PLEASED.

Barring an accident TO one OF the
the eastern portion of the county yes
terday proved beneficial and enjoya
BILE One OF the autos, with Messrs
Hughes. McAtee. Henderson and
Skaggs, broke down about five miles
from town and the occupants had the
pleasure OF walking back to the city
In the Harry Jackson machine were
Mr. Schlacks, Mr. Jackson. Mr.. Ma
than. Mr. Eldredge and Mr.. Sutton
Mr. Jackson covered II miles from
nine In the morning to $50 In the
afternoon, taxing in The Florida mess
in the vicinity OF the Griffith holdings
then lower down. taking in the coun
try on the lower road TO Ignacio, in
Guiding some Of the lands being han
died by Mr.. Sutton's company under
the Carey act. the Spring creek sec
lion east and south OF ignacio. gettiDt
within sight of the George West resi-
denee. then back to Ignacio, up tn,
river TO Bayfield,. visit the creamery
then up the east side Of the river t,
the middle bridge. down the west sid
OF Pine to the Dry creek road TO
Durango. coming up the Florida rive
by Hoods and home via Horse gulcl
road. The other auto with Messrs
| Vaughn. Johnson and Fisher took II
upper and lower Florida mesas, AM
the lenacio country.
Mr. Schlacks was highly gratifie'
with the trip. being surprised at I'll
amount of land subject to irrigatio
and Improvement He was special
pleased with the country around Ba,
field and along Pine river. II is TO
bad Mr.. Hughes was not able TO tax
In the same territory. but accident
Will happen-even on the Denver
Rio Grande. Mr.. Schlacks and part
left this morning over the Southern
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
ADVERTISING DURANGO
AND THIS SOUTHWEST

The Herald has made arrangements
for the free distribution oil forty cop
les OF The Herald daily ON the incom.
ing trains from Denver. For instance
the porter going east in the morning
will take Out forty papers. lie will
give twenty TO the incoming porter
t. be distributed. taking the remain
ing twenty 10 be distributed on leav-
ing Alamosa next morning. This means
that the large number of homeseek
ers coming into the country viii read
two Heralds OF different dates and
thus famiiiarize themselves with Du-
range and conditions generally in this
southwest section. This arrangement
will continue for thirty days and pos.
sibly all summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
LA PLATA COUNTY.

The following report by r. s. ray
lor. horticultural Inspector for Ia
Plata county, published in the annual
report of the state board OF horti
culture for 1908. win he OF interest
to our readers
We have In this county some s2o
acres in orchards bearing fruit and
200 acres not hearing fruit. Acres
bearing apples. 200 pears, 20. plums
10; cherries, 2o bIackberries. 3; cur.
rants. s raspberriss. z; strawberr'es,
&.
The average selling price for apples
was sl.S5 per box Pears were s. 81
per crate, and cherries, SO so. plums
s1.35 per box; blackherries. S375 per
crate; raspberries. si Strawberries
1915.
The average yield per aero OF ap
pies wns $50 boxes; pears. 800 boxes
cherries. l50 crates; plums $50 crates /:
blackberries. 200 crates: raspberries.
225 crates. strawberries, 2b0 crates
We had 80 per cent OF normal
crop OF early apples; s5 per cent OF
late apples; so per cent of pears; Is
per cent OF plums; 80 per cent OF
cherries. so per cent of blackberries !.
80 per cent of raspberrles. so pet
cent of strawberries.
The following varieties of apples
yielded full crop: Wagner, Gano,
Black Ben Davis. Rome Beauty, Rails
Genet. and about one-half crop of
Jonathan, Wlnesap. North Western
Greening. York imperial. yellow
Transparent. Wealthy, pswaukec and
Rnmbo.
Varieties Of apples that were par
tial or total fnilure: Early Harvest
Summer Queen. Fall Pippin. Bellflow
er. Golden Russet. Hubbafdston. King,
Newton Pippin. Smiths cider,
We have some injurious insects in
This county, The green aphis. brown
mite, and codling moth. For the aphis
we use black leaf dip.
Thorough culture, thorough spray
ing and thorough love for the cali
ing alone can insure good results.
This report is only an estimate. but
is based on The most reliable informa
tion at my command
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

The Philadelphia Street Railway
company aroused the antagnnisnl Of
the public by Withdrawing its six.tiok-
ets-for-25-cents privilege before il got
into trouble with the strikers. with
the public sympathy turned against 1t
!, he company was bound to lose. In
the scettlement which has Just beer
rived at the strikers do NOS get all
their demands, but they got much
more than the company boasfo1 ihh,
It would give. II it had kent lis pG-
trons on its side the result of The
slrikc would probably have Deen di-
f,rent. A corporation which arouses
,Le ill-will of its customers fares bad
IL in any fight in which IT enters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
REPORT OF FARMERs' CON-
MITTEE or BOOSTERS CLUE

The committee on farming and hor-
ticulture of the Boosters club met on
June nth and transacted the follow
ing business:
Committeeman Barney Haughey re-
ported that Mr.. Al Young had sunk
IA well on the lower Florida mesa 10
Il depth OF 100 feet. and demonstrated
the fact that good water can be had
al that depth. His ueigbbors now get
all their water for domestic use from
Youne's well. and many OF them have
declared their intention of having
wells of their own as soon as suitable
well rigs can be secured.
After fun consideration of the
matter MIR Haughey was appointed n
committee OF one to act IN conjunction
With the assistant secretary OF the
club. In securing the information about
well digging machinery. and how 1t
can be gotten In here. In doing tbia
the wants Of well digging machinery
be known through the press. There
fore any one who can furnish any In.
formation in the matter Is requested
TO write TO the assistant secretary OF
the Durango and La Plata County
Boosters club.
II was the unanimous opinion of the
committee That the farmers In this
district should have all obtainable In.
formation about the demand and sup
ply OF farm products In this market
Therefore, tho committee decided to
ask the club to have the secretary
write 10 Mr. f. H. Murphy. the gen
eral auditor OF the D. & n. G. and
get from him this information 30 much
needed by farmers.
It was the unanimous opinion OF the
committee that many farmers would
ship their produce TO Durango II they
knew what the freight rates are
Therefore. the committee decided ic
ask the club TO have its secretary OF
Its committee on transportation .int
out and publish In tho Durango papers
the classification and rates on farm
products from and to all points within
atty miles of Durango.
II was the unanimous opinion OF th'
committee that the farmers OF ii
Plata county want 10 have goo
county fair in Durango this fall. and
therefore. the farm committee reques
that all farmers having an interest Il
the matter write to Mr.. ". L. Skage
at Durango and make their wishe
known
Resolved that the above proceeding
Of the committee be at once given I
the Durango Democrat and The ID,
range Evening Herald
| j. p. LOWELL. Chairman.
b. HAuGHEy. Secretary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Camp were out.
going passengers on today's eastern
for Denver. after which they will 20
on later TO visit Mr.. Camps sister,
Mrs. Hartley. in Brainard. MINI. They
have not fully decided what other
points they will take in. Mr. and Mrs
Camp may visit the exposition at Sc
attic before returning They expect
10 be absent several weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

The census of Cuba, which was com
p,eted a few weeks ago, but which
has not yet been published except i'll
broad outline. will be a surprise 10
Americans for more than one reason
II shows populations OF 2,OlS.3ep,
which is larger than most persons in
the United States supposed. In round
numbers the native whites number l.
25,000, the foreign whites 204,o0o, and
there are 1900 Mongolians, chiefly
Chinese. There are only few hun
dred japanese in the island. This will
be another surprise for Americans
But the largest of all the surprises
for US lies in the fact that oui of the
20d 900 foreign whites in Cuba. only
glib are of American birth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

r The action of the Monte Vista Com
mercial club in upholding the work
of the Denver News is a fair fndica-
tion of the way the people OF the
state stand In regard to the effort
Of the Dacca land grant people to
make IL appear five and ten acre farms
will make living for a family alone
the foothills. This not only applies
10 the San Luis valley but most sec
tions of the country. A decidedly
rich fruit district will enable one u
make money off small tracts. but fol-
general farming nothing less than 81
acres should be considered. The SaI
Luis valley is big empire and /,
bound to be settled in the near future
without resorting TO unfair and wild
eating methods. And Alamosa will
be the commercial center.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

Mr.. Hartman and Mr. Morgan seem
to have reached an amicable under.
standing, by which the former takes
all of the railroads and the latter all
OF the steamship lines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

Dispatches from the late icr inii'
mate that Mr.. Roosevelt guest for
tig game is about to be blocked by
an insignificant looking irsec5 kncwn
us the tsetse fly, which even lacks
the courtesy to adopt the efollned
system of spelling.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

With the irrigation projects under
way in La Plata county indicates men
who make business OF financing en-.
lerprises of this character have faith
in the future of this section
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

A rock is said to have been found
in Minnesota inscribed with brief
narrative chiseled by Seandinavians
who were there in 1862. The claim
Is blow at Knute Nelson. who is
generally supposed TO have been the
first Scandinavian in on the ground
floor of his state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

Japanese inventor claims to have
sSSefected a machine that will destroy
airships. Count Zeppelin and the
Wright brothers will have to do some
a,mor plating II they expect to en-
gage in the military service.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
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The Denver league team is vieing
with Pueblo for tailender. The play
ers have stage fright every time they
90 away from home.