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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13

Smith stepped closer. ANY game
/ you've got. I'll throw you left-handed
! Du Sang" With his right hand he
snapped the dice under Du Sang-s nose
and looked squarely into his eyes.
Got any Sugar Buttes money!"
Du Sang for an instant looked keen
ly back; his eyes contracted in that
time to a mere narrow slit; then, sud
den as thought, he sprang back into
the corner. Kennedy, directly across
the table, watched the lightning-like
move. For the first time the crap
dealer looked impatiently up.
1t was a showdown. No one watch
ing the two men under the window
breathed for a moment Whispering
Smith, motiOnless, only watched the
half-ClOsed eyes.
you can't shoot craps" he said cold
! ly. What can you shoot, Pearline?
You can't stop man on horseback.
Du Sang knew he must try for a
quick kill or make a retreat He took
! in the field at a glance. Kennedy's
teeth cleaned only ten feet away, and
with his right hand half under his
coat lapel he toyed with his watch
chain. McCIOud had moved in from the
slot machine and stood at the point of
/ the table, Stocking at Du Sang and
| laughing at him. Whispering Smith
threw off all pretense. Take your hand
away from your gun, you albino! I'll
/ blow your head off left-handed If YOU
pull. VIII you get out Of this town
tonight? If you can't drop a man in
/ the saddle at $50 yards. what do you
think you'd look like after a break with
me Go back to the whelp that hired
you, and tell him when he wants a
/ friend Of mine to send a man that car
shoot If you are within twenty miles
of Medicine Bend at daylight III rope
you like fat COW and drag you down
/ Front street,"
| Du Sang. with burning eyes, shrank
narrower and smaller into his corner
/ ready to shoot If he had to, but not
/ liking the chances. No man in Will
I liams Cache could pull or shoot with
Du Sang, but no man in the mountains
/ had ever drawn successfully against
4 the man that faced him.
] whispering Smith saw that he would
not draw. He tainted him again in
/ low tones. and. backing away, spoke
laughingly to McCloud. While Kenne-
/ dy covered the corner, Smith backed
to the door and waited for the two to
/ join him. They halted a moment al
| the door then they backed slowly VI
the steps and out into the street.
! There was no talk till they reached
the Wickiup office. Now, will some
of you tell me who Du Sang is2" asked
! McCloud, after Kennedy and Whisper
/ ing Smith with banter and laughing
/ had gone over the scene.
| Kennedy picked UP the ruler. The
/ wickedest, cruelest man in the bunch
and the best shot"
! Where is your hat, George-the one
/ he put the bullet through" asked
! Whispering Smith, limp in the big
chair. Burn it up; he thinks he missed
you. Burn it up now. Never let him
find out what a close call you had. Du
Sang Yes, he is cold-blooded as a wild
cat and cruel as a soft bullet. Du Sans
would shoot a dying man, George, just
/ to keep him squirming in the dirt. Did
you ever see such eyes in a human be
| ing, set like that and blinking so in the
light? It's bad enough to watch a mar
when you can see his eyes. Here's hop
/ ing we're done with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
CHAPTER XIV.
At the MlckIup.

Two nights later Whispering Smith
rode into Medicine Bend. I've been
up around Williams Cache" he said
answering McCloud's greeting as he
he had come from a late supper.
When he asked for news McCloud
told him the story of the trouble with
Lance Dunning over the survey, and
added that he had referred the matter
10 Glover. He told then of his IN
pleasant surprise when riding home
afterward.
Yes" assented Smith, looking with
feverish interest at McCloud's head
Il heard about it"
That's odd, for I haven't said a
word about the matter to anybody but
Marion Sinclair. and you haven't seen
her"
Il heard up the country. It Is great
luck that he missed you"
Who missed me?"
The man that was after you"
The bullet went through my hat o
Let me see the hat"
McCioud produced it. It was 4
heavy, broad brimmed Stetson, with a
bullet hole cut clearly through the
front and the back of the crown
Smith made McCloud put the hat on
and describe his position when the
shot was fired. McClcud stood up, and
Whispering Smith eyed him and put
questions
What do you think Of it?" asked
MCClOud when he had done.
Smith leaned forward on the table
and pushed McCloud's hat toward him
as If the incident were closed. There
is no question in my mind. and there
never has been, but that Stetson puts
up the best hat worn on the range"
McClOud raised his eyebrows. Why
thank you! Your conclusion clears
thing so. After you speak a man has
nothing TO do but guess"
But, by heaven. George" exclaimed
Smith, speaking with unaccustomed
fervor, Miss Dicksie Dunning is a
hummer, isn't she? That child will
have the whole range going in another
year To think of her standing up and
lashing her cousin in that way when
he was browbeating a railroad mani"
Where did you hear about that?"
The whole Crawling Stone country
is talking about it. You never told me
you had a misunderstanding with
Dicksie Dunning at MaTion's. Loosen
up"
I viii loosen up in the way you do
What scared ME most, Gordon, was
waiting for a second shot. Why didn't
he fire again ?"
DouGlltSS ne Thought he naQ You
the first time Any man big enough to
start after you is not used to shoot
ing twice at go yards He probably
thought YOU were falling out OF the
saddle; and it was dark. I can account
for everything but your reaching the
pass so late. How did you spend all
your time between the ranch and the
fOOthills2"
MCC1Oud saw there was no escape
from telling Of his meeting with Dick
sic DunninS. OF her warning. and Of
his ride 20 the gate with her Every
point brought a suppressed exclama-
ton from whispering Smith. 80 she
gave you your life" he unused. Good
for her. II you had got into the pass
on time you could not have got away
the cards were stacked for you. He
overestimated you q little, George.
just a little. Good men make mis-
takes. The sport of circumstances
that we are. The sport of circum-
stances"
Now tell me how you heard so mucn
about it, Gordon. and where
Through a friend. but forget it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
CHAPTER XIV.
A Test,

Du Sang had the sidewise gait of a
wolf. and crossed the street with the
choppy walk of the man out OF a
long saddle. Being both uncertain and
quick, he was a man to slip a trail
easily He Travelled around the block
and disappeared among the many open
doors that blazed along Hill street
Less alert trailers than the two be-
hind him would have been at fault.
but when he entered the place he was
looking for, Kennedy was so close that
Du Sang could have spoken to him had
he turned around.
Kennedy passed directly ahead. A
moment later Whispering Smith put
his head inside the door of the joint
Du Sang had entered. withdrew it,
and, rejOining his companions, spoke
in an undertOne: "A negro dive: he's
lying low. Now we viii keep our regu-
lar order. It's a half basement, with
a bar on the left; crap games at the
table behind the screen on the right
Kennedy, Will you take the rear end of
the bar? 1t covers the whole room
and the back door. George. pass on
ahead of me and step just to the left
of the slot machine; you've got the.
front door there and everything be
hind the screen, and I can get close to
Du SANG. Look for thinnish, yellow
faced man with a brown hat and a
brown shirt-and pink eyeS-shOot-
ing craps under this window. I'll shoot
craps with him. Is your heart pump
ing, George? Never mind. this is easy.
Farrell, you're first.
The dive. badly lighted and venti-
lated. was counted tough among tough
places. White men and cOlOred mixed
before the bar and about the tagles
When Smith stepped around the
screen and into the flare of the hang
ing lamps. Du sang stood in the small
corner below the screened street win
dow. McCloud. though vitality inter
ested in looking at the man that had
come to town to Kill him. felt his at
tention continually wandering back
20 Whispering Smith. The clatter Of
the rolling dice, the cultural jargon OF
the negro gamblers. the drift of men
to and from the bar. and the clouds OF
tobacco smoke made a hazy background
for the stoop- shouldeTed man with his
gray hat and shabby coat, dust covered
and travel stained. IndustriOusly lick
ing the broken wrapper Of a cheap
cigar and rolling it fondly under his
forefinSar he was making his way I'M
ostentationsly toward Du sang. Thirty
odd men were in the saloon. but only
two knew what the storm center NOV
ing slowly across the rc,om might de-
velop. Kennedy. seeing everything and
talking pleasantly with one of the bar
keepers. his elose-set teeath cleaning
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McCloud dropped forward in his sad
die, and. seeking no explanation, laid
mis- head low and spurred Bill Dan
ctng's horse for life and death. The
horse, quite amazed, bOlted anG
swerved down the grade like a snipe.
with his rider crouching close for 4
second shot. But no second shot
came, and after another mile McCloud
Ientured to take off his hat and put
his finger through the holes in II,
though he did not stop his horse to
make the examination. When they
reached the open country the horse
had settled into a fast, long stride
that not only redeemed his reputation
but relieved his riders nerves.
When McCloud entered his office fl
was half past nine o'clock, and the
first thing he did before turning on
the lights was to draw the window
shades. He examined the hat again.
with sensations that were new to him
fear, resentment, and a hearty
hatred of his enemies. But all the
while the picture of Dicksie remained.
He thought of her nodding to him as
they parted in the saddle, and her pic
ture blOtted out all that had followed
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up jump the devil, is it? Shoot
again" And. pushing back the dice,
Smith moved closer to Du Sang The
two men touched arms. Du Sang
threatened in a way wholly new to
him. waited like a snake braved by a
mysterious enemy. His eyes blinked
like a badgers. He caught up the
dice and threw rs that the best you
can dO7" asked Smith. See here.
He took up the dice Shoot with me-
Smith threw the dice up the table to-
ward Du Sang. Once he threw craps,
but. reaching directly in front Of Du
Sang. he picked the dice up and threw
elevn. Shoot it with me, Du Sang"
What's your gamer" snapped Du
Sang. with an oath
What do you care, if I've got the
coin? I'll throw you for $50 gold
pieces"
Du Sang's eyes glittered. Unable TO
understand the reason for the affront
he stood like cat waiting 70 spring
This is my game" he snarled-
Then play it."
Look here, what do you want?' he
demanded, angriiy.
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twenty feet away, stood at the end Of
the bar sliding an empty glass between
his hands. Whispering Smith pushed
past the onloOkers to get to the end
of the table where Du Sang was shoot
ing. He made no effort to attract Du
Sang's attention, and when the latter
looked up he could have pulled the gray
hat from the head of the man whose
brown eyes were mildly fixed on Du
Sang's dice; they were lying just in
front of Smith. Looking indifferently
at the intruder, Du Sang reached for
the dice; just ahead of his right hand,
whispering Smiths right hand, the
finger tips extended on the table,
reached in front Of them; it might have
been through accident, or it might
have been through design. In his left
hand Smith held the broken cigar, and
without looking at Du Sang he passed
the wrapper again over the tip Of his
tongue and slowly across his lips.
Du Sang now looked sharply at him,
and Smith looked at his cigar. Others
were playing around the semi-circular
tablet might mean nothing. Db
Sang waited. Smith lifted his right
hand from the table and felt in his
waistcOat for match. Du Sang, how
ever, made no effort to take up the
dice. He watched Whispering Smith
scratch a match on the table, and,
either because it failed to light OF
through design, 1t was scratched the
second on the table, marking a cross
between the dice.
The meanest negro in the Joint would
not have stood that, yet Du Sang hes
itated. Whispering Smith, mildly sur
prised, looked UP. Hello, Pearline.
You shooting here?" He pushed the
dice back toward the outlaw. Shoot
again!"
Du Sang, scowling, snapped the dice
and threw badly.
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he wished, and humiliation had been
swallowed up in triumps. It was near
~ dark when he reached the crest be-
tween the hills. At this point the
southern grade of the pass winds
sharply, whence its name, the Elbow
but from the head of the pass the
grade may be commanded at intervals
for half a mile. TrOtting down this
road with his head IN a whiTl of ex-
element, McCioud heard the crack OF
a rifle; at the same instant he felt a
sharp slap at his hat Instinct works
on all brave men very much alike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
EXCURSION NORTH
June 18th,

Via o. S. L. Usual special low rates
TO northern Utah and Idaho points.
with long limits. See agents for rates
and further particulars. City Ticket
Office, POI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13

Tuesday evening at SIS the next les
son will be given at The Herald Cooking
School, Unity hall. 13s S. Second East.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13

$3.50 Ogden Canyon Excursion
Via BANBERGER LINE includes
street car and auto in canyon. Phones
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13

Lagoon-25c-the best ever.
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Announcing a Sale of High-Crade Dining Suites
at The Standard Furniture Company

harw~r puenh arh of g
so m@ha kAa @whh the tntyp
rNsw aUwmgd these
S
work. he designs favor til al
t) here Represented yd | dO
@HsO VIII hwegne anndahm here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
DON'T ALL APPROVE OF WINK
British Bishops Differ In Opinion Over
Girls Fun, and One 10 Given
Lesson.

Though well-known English bishop
aas just been stating publicly that no
regards 1t as a most pleasant form OF
recognition to be winked at in the
street by young women living in the
districts where he has worked. there
!s at least one of his Episcopal breth-'
rem who used to take very different
view of such salutations.
This pompous worthy was much
lncensed on one occasion whom he
was giving what he believed to bs .
very impressive lecture to q 17-year.
old society girl who had been handed
over to him for admonishment, to OBJ
serve her left eye close in a deliberate
wink. He sternly told her that such
an action was practically akin to Inn
moral behavior. to which she promptly
replied: Rats" and turned on her
heel and walked Oh.
She has since married and enter.
tains largely. At recent charity
function, at which the bishop was
present, she was introduced to him.
He failed to recognize her ~ = for
mer Acquaintance until she gave him
another Of her elaborate winks and
said. very archly: Perhaps you re-
member me now, my lord!" He did.
and what is more, entered into the
spirit of the Joke, which he now often
tells against hiinSelf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Theory Of Evolution,

The missing link" is term used
in zoology to denote a hypothetical
form of life assumed to have existed
between two related types; more es-
sentially, term applied to some indi-
vldual intermediate in development
between the ape and man and forming
a bond of union between them. Evo-
luton, however. does not teach that
man is descended from the ape. but
simply that both these types have
evolved from some more primitive
form, which is regarded as their com
mon ancestor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
ST. Louis Livestock.
LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Paid for Cattle, Hogs and shee

Prices Paid for Cattle, Hogs and Sheep
on Local Market.
Marshallsown prices on livestock
were quoted by Britain & Co., today
as follows. and farmers are requested
to telephone the packing house before
selling hogs, cattle or sheep anywhere:
CATTLE
Good fat cows and heifers-2 500 800.
Fair cows and heifers-2.oo@275
Poor cows and heifers-2.OO@2.75.
veals-400d 500.
Good veal. OYER ESQ lbs.-3.50
Bulls-2.5o@3. 800.
HOGS.
Premium, over 2OO-7.60.
Premium. 100 to 2Oo-7.5o.
Good packers-7.60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Thursday, Dec. 9, 1909
Beginning at 10 o'clock sharp, the
following described property:
HORSES 9

Beginning at 10 o'clock sharp, the
following described property:
9 HORSES 9
One black gelding years old, weight
HAS; one bay gelding years old,
weight 1900: one gray mare years
old, in foal, weight 1900; one gray
gelding s years old. weight 1900; one
bay mare years old, in foal, weight
1400; one bay mare coming years
old, weight 1900: one brown road mare
II years old, in foal, weight l2Go; one
brown mare u years old, in foal,
weight 1850; one sucking coils.
80 HOGS 80
Thirty Chester White shoats in lots 10
suit purchaser.
So CATTLE 50
Eight mich cows will be fresh m
March or April: five 2-year-old heifers
will be fresh in spring; three yearling
heifers will be fresh in spring; twenty
yearling steers; two Shorthorn bulls;
fifteen calves.
MACHINERY
One Deering mower, one Mccormick
mower. one Dain hay loader, one Nc
Cormick hay rake, one Mccormick hay
tedder, one Best Ever gang. plow, one
New Deere sulky plow, one Humr er
sulky plow, one 16-inch walking plow,
two Deere corn planters, TWO New
Ohio corn cultivators, one Dutch Uncle
corn cultivator, one Tower corn culti-
vator, one Superior disc drill one disc
one Assertion harrow, one Galloway
manure spreader on 4-inch truck, one
Success manure spreader, two wagons
one nearly new, one Staver TOP buggy,
one hand corn shelter. three sets double
work harness, two feed hunks. All near
ly new.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
One Majestic steel range. enc Palace
Windsor base burner, one wash ma :
chine. All nearly new
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SALE-All Sums Of SO
and under, cash Over that amount 4
credit of twelve months time will be
given. purchaser giving note with APP
proved security at $ per cent interest
from date Of sale. No property TO be
removed until settled for.
ELI & j. E. FURLAND.
w P MAULSBY. Auctioneer.
w H. ARNEY, Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
STRIKE F[AA EVIDENT
WHEAT MARKET INACTIVE BE-
CAUSE OF THREATENED RAIL
ROAD TIE-UP.
PRICES ADVANCE SLIGHTLY
ON RuLLlSH CONDITIONS
Measer Corn Offerings Bring About
Rullish Sentiment Despite Cold
Weather-MiId Furry in Oats. EIe-
vator Interests Being Bidders-Pro.
visions Strong.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-1nactivity due to a
large extent to fear of a possible
general strike on all the railroads of
the country characterized the trading
in wheat early today. Sentiment, how
ever, was a trifle bullish owing to I'M
settled conditions in the labor world,
firm cables, and fresh reports of rain
in Argentina. May opened at loo. and
advanced 70 l.o6A December advanced
q on buying by shorts. Receipts in
Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth were
lsS cars.
Sentiment became decidedly bullisn
toward midday, owing TO dispatches re-
porting frost in Argentina December
and July advanced about 1la from the
strong. May up IL at 1o7ss, Decem her
is higher at f.07l5.
Notwithstanding the sharp drop in
temperature thruout the corn belt. SEN
timent in the corn pit was a trifle
bulhsh owing TO meager offerings. May
opened at CO.'S 10 81, and advanced to
81 i. Receipts were 415 cars.
Corn closed strong. with May up z
q 5 al 6ll2.
December oats advanced = on a mild
furry in the early trading. The mar
llet in general was firm. elevator inter-
ests We're active bidders for December.
May opened at APPS and sold up 70
4212 1925. Receipts We're 1o2 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions We're strong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
He Knew Her.

Bridget-Will yez have your dinner
now, sorr, or wait for the missus?
Head OF the House-W Where is your
mistress. Bridget? Bridget-There's
an auction beyant the corner. sorr,
an she said she'd stop there far min
nit. Head Of the House Have dinner
now. Bridget.-New York Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Representative Cattle Sales.
on the person of H. stillwell and SEN

on the person of H. Stillwell and sem
fenced to pay fine OF s25 or impris-
onment in the county jail. In the SLAM
der case of Miss Ethel G. Harmon
against Mrs. Margaret Wells. which
came up on motion for new trial,
the motion was not allowed but the
defendant was given the option of pay
ing one-half the amount of the former
judgment, which she agreed to do. On
the former trial the plaintiff was CIV
en- damages in the sum of $4,000.
After visit of a month or more at
the home of his brother, w. J. Rapson,
of this city, T. H. Rapson has returned
to his home in Des Moines from which
place he plans soon to go to California
! to spend the winter,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Platinum Merely Rx.nroduct,

In British Columbia platinum is
found in many of the alluvial gold
workings, where it can be saved as
py-product. The saving of it in a
small way is, however, attended with
SO much trouble that it has been prac-
tlcally neglected and so appreciate
production made recently.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
New York Produce.

New York. Dec s.
Butter - Steady; receipts 1000:
creamery specials. "a; third to extras,
27@S3; hold creamery, 2S@s21s; stat
dainies, 25@S2l2; process, 251a@2s;
factory, $3.50 c..r9: .@ay:Es
26@27.
Eggs-Trregular receipts, $500; extra
firsts, Sl@32; hrsts. 2s@so; refriger-
ator, 20@o4.
Poultry-Dressed, irregular; chicken
broilers, 1921; fowls, 1915 gle; turk
eys, 1922.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Really Serious.

The Nonsense: You haven't
got a cancer. Booze is what ails you!
You must stop drinking at once!"
The Souse-"Gee! Is it that serious?
Why. doctor, thought 1t was some
simple thing that could be helped by
an operation! "-Cleveland Leader.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Chicago Grain close.

Chicago. Dec. S.
wheat-No. red. l.20a122; No. 3
red, 112@11e; Ne. hard, 10sa
HOS; No. 8 hard, 1o4G1.0s.
Corn-No .. old. SIS No 3. $50 q
55a4 No. 8 white, 55l2 a55a4 No.
yellow, $50 G5524
0ats-No. > white 43A. No 9 white
4fd42; standard. 42ls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
In the Reign Of Law.

/ love a system of policy that in.
spiresN such confidence as to give a
value to land and that renders men so
comfortable on their estates as to
make the sale of them the least Of
their ideas.-Arthur Young, Travels
in France. 17S9."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
SALE TO TAKE PLACE ON
THE PREMISES.

The undersigned, A. F. Coppersmith
as agent for the owners reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
The terms Of this sale are that 10
per cent of the bid Of the one VINO is
accepted as purchaser by the under
signed must be paid in cash or its
equivalent on the day of the sale TO the
undersigned. and the balance on or be-
fore March 1, 1910
A warranty deed for the premises ac-
companied by an abstract showing a
merchantable title will be given the
purchaser when all the purchase price
has been paid.
A F. Coppersnith, agent for the
owners.
v. E. Miller. auctioneer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Range of Chicago Grain Prices.

ThIca2o. DEC. o.
Wheat-December opened al LOO to
10sh; highest. l.075s lowest LOG;
closed 1.07l5; May 1.o7@s
Corn-Decamber opened at 57ss q
57i2; highest, IS; lowest, 57as; closed
IS; May Sig.
Oats-Decenber opened at 4oas
highest, 4o7s al; lowest, 4oss; closed
407s; May 42s4.