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The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-21
CHAPTER ".

A rainy November day in New York. the trees of the parks and squares shrouded in mist and dripping with moisture, the pavements shining with wet and the gutters running full.
 Altogether thoroughly wretched day, and very proper morning for ly- Ing late abed with ones pipe and the sunday paper. So thought Wilfrid Stenn1s, thanking the gods for the one blessed day in seven made for tired men, when it was not necessary to turn out and hurry downtown.
 1t was characteristic of the desultory and fragmentary reading habits of the young man that he regularly consumed -assimilated would be too strong a word-the hybrid contents of the av- craze Sunday sheet: News, scandals, fashionable and sporting intelligence, foreign affairs, and editorials. Re ligiously would he wade through every numbered section, from the 'Lost-and- Found column to the Shipping Items"
 On this particular Sunday he had pursued the usual routine saving the Personals" to the last, chuckling over their various gaudy baits for the un-
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wary, and wondering if the affection ate blonde young lady with good dis position and ditto figure ever suc- ceeded in meeting or catching her elusive affinity.
 He had lazily made his way about halfway down the first column when he came to the following: INFORMATION WANTED.-CONCER
 ing the whereabouts, if living, of Martha Meleen. formerly of Cardiff, Wales, who emigrated to the United States about 1860: or, should she have married and is now deceased. of her de- scendants, if any. A liberal reward will be paid on application to Carboy. Passa- want & Cozine. Temple Court, New York city, Welsh papers please copy.
 Wilfrid Stennis read it idly at first and with unseeing mind Then the name Martha Meleen" caught his truant attention, and with bated breath, pipe suspended in air, he read the thing through again, taking in every detail.
 Martha Meleen!" he calculated half aloud, letting the paper fall; moth CTS maiden name, by all that's holy! wonder what's up?"
 He jumped out of bed, walked to the window, and took survey of the dreary vista of Washington square and its arch. all ghostly in the fog. in order to clear his mental vision and confirm the impression that he was really wide awake. Then he picked up the paper and again read the notice all through.
 Hanged if I know what to make Of it!" he exclaimed, hurrying into some clothes.
 Taking the paper, and carefully
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creasing it at the proper place, be went across the hall, and after knock ing at a certain door, unceremoniously entered without being bidden. A young fellow of about his own age was oc- cupied precisely as Stennis had been a quarter of an hour before-their Ideas of comfort on wet Sunday evil dently coinciding to hair.
 Here, Matt, old man, read this, and tell us what you think of it." said Wifi
 The "old man," who happened to be Stennis' junior by three or four years, took the paper handed to him and read the momentous advertisement through twice. Then, handing back the sheet:
 Well, what about it?" he said.
 The name-my mother, you know!" exclaimed Stennis; her name was Meleen before she was married. She was from Cardiff, too, now I come to think of it!"
 The devil you say," calculated oN"iiSs NhoeehNNo, pail Ol pajama-clad extremities over the edge of the bed Read it out loud, will you?"
 Wilfrid complied
 Seems as if you were the descend ants right enough; guess you're the fellow they're after, Wifi When are you going to surrender yourself?"
 'Nonsense!" exclaimed Stennis testify. What does it mean, any howl"
 Doesn't say anything about return and all will be forgiven does it?" in quired the incOrrigible Matthews.
 You go to the devil." said the badgered Wilfrid as he flung out of the room, banging the door.
 I'll take it around and show it to Eunice," he said to himself; its just about time to catch her coming home from church; she'll be able to guess what it means" Which was a very sanguine estimate of the girls powers
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What Is Education7

Education" says Prof. Huxley. "is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of nature. under which name include not merely things and their forces, but men and their ways; and the fashioning of the affections and of the will into an earnest and loving desire to move in harmony with those laws. For me, education means neith' CT more or less than this. Anything which professes to call itself education must be tried by this standard; and if it fails to stand the test, will not call it education, whatever may be the force of authority. or of numbers. upon the other side"
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The Servant Problem, Plus.

But" says the lady of the house to the applicant. you really should not ask such high wages from me. when you consider the conveniences with which my house is equipped-electric cooking range, electric washing and ironing machines, vacuum sweepers and dusters, pneumatic parcel carriers from and to all floors and rooms, phones and annunciators in each room, sanitary wall and floor finishes, fil- tered air, filtered water. antiseptic re- frigerator-"
 Yes. num-" interrupts the appli- cant; but the likes of you ought to know that scientific expert draws a lot more money than a kitchen me chanic. ."-Judge's Library.
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at divining the hidden significance in a purposely blind advertisement such as that which Messrs. Carboy, Passa- want & Cozine had cautiously inserted.
 Naturally, Eunice was no wiser than Wifi at solving the temporary mystery. but his excitement proved contagious, and with an unwonted flush in her pretty cheeks she scanned the lines over and over again.
 "Oh, we can't tell what it signifies." she at length exclaimed. You will see these people in the morning, Wifi It's of no use worrying or exciting ourselves in the meantime"
 This was such an eminently sen sible view of the matter that Wilfrid was fain to acquiesce. Yet this tenn porary shelving of the difficulty did not prevent them from recurring again and again to the fascinating topic all through the remaining hours of that momentous Sabbath.
 Under the rather skilful question ing of Eunice Wilfrid recalled many half-forgotten fragments of his moth CTS history. but nothing that seemed to shed any light on the possible or probable motive behind the newspa- per notice.
 Bright and early on the ensuing Monday morning, on his way to the store, Wilfrid called at Temple court Of course, he was hours too early; a sulky and stupid boy was the sole rep resentative of the majesty of the law in the quarters occupied by that emi- nent trio, Carboy, Passavant & Cozine of New York, Chicago and San Fran cisco
 So there was nothing for it but to
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SYNOPSIS.

Ardv Meleen, aged and eccentric mill uonsire miner, is dying and orders his attorney to draw up will ist ieay,ng tras, all his Pa was separated years before and of r,bose name even he is ignorant. Andy tells the attorney that he was married in his youth. but left his wife after guar, safterward that she and his daughter were daad The scene shifts to New York, ;ntroducing Wilfrid Stennis, who is tell ing his fiance, Eunice Trevecca, what he ,"e weeuld do if he were the possessor of twenty or fifty millions.
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curb his impatience and wait for the noon hour, when he would be at lib erty for brief spell
 At the second attempt he was more fortunate, and had the satisfaction of sending in his name on slip of paper to the resident member of the firm, MT. Horatio Passavant, with the state ment that he had called in answer to the advertisement in the paper of the day before. He was immediately ushered into an inner office.
 This is a quicker nibble than we dared expect, Mir - ah - Stennis," quoth the great man, puffing ponder ously and waving him to seat. May l inquire in what way you are inter- ested?'
 ''I am the son of the late Martha Meleen," said Wilfrid simply
 "Ah, yes, very pertinent, of course. Glad to know you, Mr.-er-Stennis. But the proofs, now. In such a case as this, you see, with colossal inter ests at stake, we have to proceed with the utmost circumspection. You fol low me, do doubt?'
 If by proofs you mean to question that am what I say" began Wilfrid, getting hot under the collar, why" MT. Horatio Passavant deprecating ly waved fat hand liberally studded with rings. Tn the law, young sir every statement must be substantiated by proofs-unless it be automatic. hn Of Martha-er-Stennis, born Meleen. l ask you tor proofs-such as the cer- tificate of your mothers marriage, the register of your own birth and par entage, the official evidence of your mothers death-all very simple mat ters in these days of carefully kept statistics, but vital, my dear sir, es- l sentially vital"
 This old fellow likes to hear him. | self talk" was Wilfrid's irreverent inward comment as he listened to the deliberately well-measured periods, de- | livered with due oratorical effect, as though the speaker were addressing a jury. But aloud he said, with a smile
 "I haven't brought them with me, not knowing what might be required, or, indeed, what was the object of your advertisement; but all the things you speak of ought to be easily ob- tained. My mother was married in this city, I was born here, and here she and my father died.'
 Very sensibly put-could not have presented it better myself" said MT. PasSavant soothingly, nodding his bald head like mandarin image, thereby bringing into prominence no less than three separate and distinct double chins.
 Now, as to your mothers place of nativity: You say she was born in New York;"
 q didn't say so," Wilfrid impulsive- ly blurted out; she was a native of Cardiff, in Wales"
 Yes, yes, to be sure. And your fa- ther, now: Was he Welshman?" My father was New Yorker; he died when 1 was very young, and l can hardly remember him. Mother was widow for over 20 years. I was her sole support nearly all that time" Exactly; kind and dutiful son, and all that sort of thing" commented MT. Passavant, beaming benignly. But had your mother no relatives to whom she could appeal for assistance?" The question was asked in the dry legal tone, as one of no special moment, the questioner absently lingering some paper on the desk before him. (TO BE CONTINUED)
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rupture.

Never let matters come to an open rupture.
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New Capitol Hotel

Cor. Markham and Louisiana Sts., Little Rock
 When in Little Rock make this Hotel your Headquarters Your patronage will be appreciated. Rates $I.oo per day and up w. S. HOLT, Manager. First-class in every particular. Strictly fre-proof.
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formed that the gentleman had gone east, leaving no address.
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All Old EoIks

That take NATURES REMEDY CNR tabletsS tonight will feel better in the morning. It sweetens the stomach, cor rects the liver, bowels and kidneys, pre- vents biiousness and eliminates the rheu- matism. Better than Pills for Liver Ills, because it's dfferent-its thorough easy sure to act. Get 25c Box. All Druggists
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Iessons of Exnerlence.

About all experience seems to teach some people is the fool notion that they can do 1t again without getting hurt.-Atchison Globe.
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No Use Putting t of. It is always easier to do an unpleas ant thing to-day than tomorrow.
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Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate and invig- crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny, granules, easy to take, To not gripe.
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Many Countries Speak Spanish. Spanish is the official language e 22 nations or states.
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Looking at it in another way, what harm is there in letting one head of hair make several generations of wom- en beautiful?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06
Marion 10 not q Mormon!" he said.

Marion 10 not q Mormon" he said.
She hates Mormonism as she hates
Strang. / have tried to get her to
leave the island with me but she In.
sists on staying because of the old
folk. They are very old, Captain
Plum, and they believe in the prophet
and his heaven as you and I believe
In that blue sky up there. The day
before l was arrested ! begged my
sister to fee 10 the mainland with
me but she refused with the words
that she had said to me a hundred
lines before-'Neil, must marry the
prophet Don't you see there is moth.
Ing to debut to kill Strange
Nathaniel thrust his hand into q
pocket of the coat he had loaned Neil
and drew forth lis pipe and tobacco
pouch. AS he loaded the pipe he
looked squarely into the Others eyes
aud smiled.
Neil" he said softly. do you know
that you would have made an awful
fool of yourself if l hadn't hove In
sight just when | did?"
He lighted his pipe with exaspera-
ting GOODNESS, still smiling over its
bowl.
You are mot going to kill Strang
tomorrow" he added, throwing away
the match and placing both hands on
Neils shoulders. His eyes were
laughing with the JOY hat shone In
them. Neil, | am ashamed of you!
You have worried "A devilish lot over
n very simple matter. See here"
He blew a cloud Of smoke over the
others head. i've learned to demand
some sort of pay tor my services since
| landed on this island. VIII you
promise to be--a sort OF brother-to
me--if l steal Marion and sail away
with her tonight"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06

~ N'S
The Church Family Newspaper tells
the following story:
"A missionary came down to take
the Sunday services at the church of
Observation-Disclosures On behalf Of
the foreign lreathen' a collection was
taken up. inc of the wardens offered
the box to a certain member Of the
congregation who did not believe in
foreign missions.
I'm a stage whisper. heard alike by
congregation and parson. this man said
in BLANK vernacular, TAX 1t away, lad:
I'm not going to give owt.'
AT that period the collecting boxes
were taken direct into the vestry.
Down came the preacher from the
pulpit, went into the vestry, brought
out one of the boxes. and marched
straight towards the gentleman. He
offered the box to the hereto with
the naive remark: TAX what thou
wantest, lad; 1t has been gathered for
the heathen!'"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06
BABY'S SKIN TORTURE

When u baby was seven weeks
old he broke out with what we
thought was heat, but which gradually
grew worse. We called in a doctor.
lie said 1t was eczema and from that
time we doctored six months with
three OF the best doctors in Atchlson
but he only got worse. His face, head
and hands were a solid sore. There
was no end to the suffering for him.
We had to tie his little hands to
Keep him from scratching. He never
knew what 1t was to sleep we'll from
the time lie took the disease until he
was cured. He kept us awake all
hours OF the night and his health
wasn't what you would call good. We
tried everything but the right thing.
Finally l got a set of the Cuticura
Remedies and l am pleased to say
we did not use all Of them until he
was cured. We have waited a year
and a half to see if 1t would return
but it never has and to-day his skin
is clear and fair as it possibly could
be. | hope Cuticura may save some
one olse's little ones suffering and
also their pocket-books. John Leason,
1903 Atchisol St., Atchison, Kan, Oct.
10, 1909"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06

case it Isl" he continued. enjoying the
others surprised silence. you plan
to kill Straag to keep Marion from
marrying him. Well, | will hunt up
Marion. put her In a bag II necessary
and carry her to my ship. Isn't that
better and safer and Just as sure as
murder?"
The excitement had gone out of
Neils face. The flush slowly faded
from his cheeks and in his eyes there
cleaned something Decides the ma.
levolence of a few moments before. As
Nathaniel stepped back from him half
laughing and putting clouds of smoke
from his pipe Marion's brother thrust
his hands into his pockets with an ex'
clamation that forcsfully expressed
his appreciation OF Captain Pium's
scheme.
81 ever thought Of that" he added,
after a moment. "By heaven, 1t will
be easy"
80 easy that ! tell you again | am
ashamed OF you FOR not having thought
OF it!' cried Nathaniel. THE first
thing is to get safely aboard my ship"
We can do that within an hour"
And tonight-where will We And
Marion"
AT home" said Neil. I'VE live
near Obadiah, You must have seen
the house AS you came into the clear
ing this morning from the forest"
Nathaniel smiled as he thought OF
hir suspicious of the old %councilor
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06

frankie Mcclure is only eleven
years old, but she IA dispatch trains
and operate the telegraph key just
as cleverly as her foster father, who
has been in the business for more
than a score of years. she is the
best train dispatcher along the line"
said her foster father, George Moore
of Charlottesville, Ga. frankie passes
much OF her spare time with her IA
Their every day. T~elegraphy provides
as much amusement for her as her
dolls. She learned telegraphy when
she was six years old, and her pro
Hciency has been increasing ever
since.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06

Is as completely in his power as
though bound In iron chains. And the
most terrible thing about it all is that
she has constantly urged me to leave
the island-to go, and never return.
Great God, what does it all mean?
love her more than anything else on
earth. w have been inscparable since
the day she vas able to toddle alone
and yet she would have me leave
her! No power on earth can reveal the
secret that Is torturing her. No power
can make Strang divulgr it,"
And Obadiah Price" cried Ma
thaniel. sudden excitement flashing in
his eyes. Does he know"
Il believe that he does" replied
Neil, pacing back and forth in his agi-
tation. Captain Plum, if there Is q
man or this island who loves Marion
with all Of a fathers devotion It ID
Obadiah Price, and yet he swears tina.
he knows nothing of the terrible ir.
tiuence which has so suddenly en-,
shaved her to the prophet, lie aus,
gests that 1t may be mesmerism. but
l." He interrupted himself with a
harsh, mirthless laugh, "Mesmerism
be damned! It's not that"
Your sister-is-a Mormon" ven,
tured Nathaniel, remembering what
the prophet had said to him tina,
morning. Gould 1t be her faith?-a
message revealed through Strans
from"
Neil stopped him almost RerceIy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06
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heart, robbing her Of the very life
which q few weeks ago made her the
most beautiful thing on this island;
some dreadful influence is shadowing
her every step, and as the day draws
near when she Is to join the kings
harem | see in her eyeL at times a
look that frightens me. There is only
one salvation. Tomorrow | shall kill
Strang!"
And then
Neil shrugged his shoulders.
Il will shoot him through the alb.
domen so that he will live to tell his
wives who did the deed. After that
| will try to make my escape to the
mainland"
And Marion"
will not marry Strang, Isn't that
plain?
You have guessed nothing-no
cause for the prophets power over
your sister" asked Nathaniel.
Absolutely. And yet that influence
Is such that at times the thought of
1t freezes the blood in my veins. 1t
Is so great that Strang did not hest
tate to throw me into jail on the pre-.
text that had threatened his life.
Marion implor'd him to spare me the
disgrace of a public whipping and he
replied by reading to her the com.
mandments Of the kingdom. That was
last night-wh"n you saw her through
the window, Strang is madly infatu-
atcd with her toauty and yet he dares
to go any length without fear of losing
her. She has become his slave. She
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum, Of the sloop
Typiuon, lands secretly on Beaver island,
stronghold of tho Mormons. He is sud-
denly confronted by Obadiah Price, an
eccentric old man and a member OF the
Mormon council, who tells him hat he Is
expected. Price ignores Mats protesta-
tons that lie has sut the wrong man. and
bargains for the ammunition aboard the
rloOp He binds Nat by a solemn oath 70
president of Tie United states. Near
Prices cabin Nat sees the frightened face
uf "A young woman who disappears In the
darkness. leaving an odOr OF lllaCs, II
develops that Ilum's visit To the island
Is to demand settlement from the king,
Strang, for the loOting OF his ship some
time previously. supposedly 10y MOrinons.
OF the sluup with orders TO lombard st.
James II Nat does not return within a
certain time. Price takes MAJ in the
darkness, 10 Ia" kings home. and
through a window he sees the king and
his wives. among whom is the lady ~
the lIlaos. whom Price says Is the sew
enth wife. PLAN calls at the kings II.
fee, where J." IL warned by II young
woman that tbs Me i5 IN danger. Straug
nation when b" hears the captains griov-
unco. ana promises to punish the guilty.
Plum again receives warning of his dan
ger. II" r]r-r'IcS Neil. who liz being pub
Icly whipped The king orders Arbur
Croch", IN" sheriff and father Of VIM
some, u" gin who warned Nat, to pIr-
sue and Kill the two men. Plum and Neil
learns that Marion the girl Of the lilaCs.
Ia Neil's sister. She Is not yet married
to Strang. Ilum suggests carrying her
on on the Clip.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-06

1T couldn't be better situated for
our work." he said. Does the forest
run down to the lake on Obadiah's
J Of the island?"
Clear to the beach,"
Neirs face betrayed a sudden fash
Of doubt.
i believe that our place has been
watched for some time" he explained
i am sure that It is especially
guarded at night and that no person
leaves or enters It without the knowl
edge OF Strang. ! am certain that
Marion Ia aware Of this surveillance
although she processes to be wholly
ignorant Of II. Il may cause US trou.
bic"
Can you reach the house withou,
being o~bserved?"
After midnight-yes."
h there is no cause for alarm"
declared Nathaniel. If necessary /
can bring 10 men into the edge OF
the woods. Two can approach tn.
house as quietly as one and | viii g.
with you. Once there you can tell
Marion that your life depends on her
accompanying you to Obadiah's. | be.
lleve h will go. II she won't" He
stretched out his arms as II in antici
patton Of the burden they might hold
IF she wont-lll help you carry her!'
And meanwhile" said Neil. "Arbor
Croche's men"
viii be as dead as herring ioaters
II they show up" he cried. leaping
two feet of the ground in his enthu
siam. 1--WE got IL of the datnncdest
fighters aboard my ship that ever
lived and 10 of them will be in the
edge of the woods"
Nells eyes were shining with some
thing that made Nathaniel turn his
own to the loading Of his pipe
Captain Plum, | hope | will be able
to repay you for this" he said. There
was a trembling break in his voice
and for a moment Nathaniel did not
look up. His own heart was neal
bursting with the new life that
throbbed within it. When he raised
his eyes to his companions face again
there was a light in them that spoke
almost as plainly as words.
You haven't accepted my price, yet,
Neil" he replica ciietly. II asked you
if you'd-be-a sort of brother"
Neil sprang to his side Nth a fervor
that Knocked the pipe out of his hand
Il swear that! And II Marion
doesn't"
Suddenly he jerked himself into q
listening attitude.
"Hark!"
For a moment the two ceased to
breathe. The sound had come to them
both, low, distant. After II there fell
a brief hush. Then again, as they
stared q~uestioningly into each others
eyes. 1t rolled family into the swamp
the deep, far baying of a hound.
All" exclaimed Neil, drawing back
with a deep breath. Il thought they
would do it,"
The bloodhounds!"
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