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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08
JUST FOR FUN
Rose CoIorcd,


Miss Jane Adams, tho brilliant
head of Hull House. said.
I'VE women have still much TO
fight for Well, let us frankly admit
It, There Is nothing to be gained by
such rose-colored phrases as William
White employed
William White's brother had kill
ed man in cold blood
"'Well, William, how about your
brother? u visitor TO the town asked
him one day after the trial
EWell,' said William, they've put
him in jail for a month
That's rather 4 light sentence
for a cold-blooded murder said the
gentleman.
Yes, sir William admitted, but
at the months end they are going to
hang him m.'-Cinclnnatl INQUIRER.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08
RENE W OLD FEUD
At PUBLIC GATHERING

HARRISON, Ark. Sept 7.-Renew-
ing an old feud after they had shaken
hands and agreed to be friends, Jo-
seph Vllines and L. Walker, both
about 63 years of age, yesterday open
ed hostllitles at public speaking at
Baxley. with the result that Walker
is dead q, The sheriff of the county,
who tried to part them. was seriously
cut and three sons OF Vilines re
ceived knife wounds.
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Identified.

A question In a recent eXamina-
tion on The Merchant Of Venice" in
the Evansville High school, was:
Give three reasons why Shylock
hated Antonio"
One little girl wrote at one OF hor
reasons:
"Shylock hated Anotnio because he
was a Republican"
The teacher was puzzled. Where
could the child have gotten that idea2
Then she remembered that Shylock
once said OF Antonio. "How like a
fawning publican he looks. ks.'-Nation-
al Monthly.
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Hla Blunder.

He-Why OH earth do poets almost
always speak of wine and women"
together
She-Im sure l don't know; Il isn't
very complimentary
He-Of course not. Many wines i'm
prove with age, and most women do
not-Merry Thoughts.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08
a Safe Deduction.

EDO you think you could identify
the burglar" asked the detective
from the City Hall
We'll. | never saw him." replied
the victim. but he was a very small
man
How do you know?"
Haven't ! told you he got into our
flat without any trouble?"-Catho-
lie Standard and Times,
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The lItllitarian-

Hello, Johnny," said the village
blacksmith, Il hear your paw has
gone into politics
Sure"
How'd that happen?"
well. my uncle left him n silk
hat and Prince Albert coat In his
Will, and paw had TO do something
with them. ."-Washington Star
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She Was Wrong.

There was an oppressive silence in
the parlor. AT last the desperate
young lady broke out.
"George!" asked she, why don't
you propose2"
"Somehow-somehow, cant bring
myself TO do it, Myrtle,' blurted out
the young man,
IT'S only a short sentence, George"
'Its a sentence for life!"-Judge.
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FRANCHISE FOR
ELECTRIC LINE
luterurban Road to Be Constructed
From WellsViIle to the Idaho
State Line.

Logan. Sept. 7-Thc county coz
misSioners In session yesterday after
noon granted the amended franchise
for the operation Of an interurbin
electric railroad TO Leo Nielsen and
his associates. The route OF the pro-
posed road is from Wellsvllle to Hy-
rum, thence along the eastern edge
OF the valley to Logan, touching the
towns of Millvllle and Providence
From Logan the road goes through
Greenvllle to the Idaho state line,
passing through Hyde Park, Smith
field Richmond and Lewistown
By the terms of the franchise
Cache county Is TO get 5000 shares
of the company's stock, the company
TO be known as the Cache valley
Amusement company work on the
first ten miles Of the road Is TO begin
by July II, 1911. and finished within
the year, or the franchise VIII be
forfeited. Each year thereafter the
company Is TO construct ten miles oil
the line until 1t Is finished, For each
car operated the first ten years tax
of S5 is to be paid, so for the second
ten years and S25 for the remaining
thirty years, the life of the franchise
being fifty years, The. amended
franchise reads that only electric mo-
tive power shall be used. The county
officers are to be transported free of
charge on all the lines and cars OF tho
company
Up TO the People.
The commissioners also decided TO
leave to the people of the county tRe
decision of the question a5 10 wnetner
a two and onc.half mill specIal road
tax shall be levied The commission,
lnllnN-n 1LnI q tax lENN. nII
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A Trace.

The counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness FOR more
than an hour. when he finally asked:
Is it true there are traces of insani-
" In your family?" '1t would be fol-
ly to dony IT." replied the witness.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08
Gettlnu Evan

Like the lava from crater
Came the gravy on his pate.
For he failed to tip the walter,
So the walter tipped the plate.
-Woman's Home Companion.
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PAS Idea Of It.

Little Willie-Say, Pa, what is
pride?
Pa-Phde. my son. is walking with
a gold-headed cane when you are not
lame-Chicago News
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The Modern PoIonius.

"Now. my boy, don't expect to work
wonders in this world"
"All right, dad"
you can get quicker returns by
working suckers. Kansas City Jour
nal.
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cHINAMAN HAD SCHEME.
Under Arrest at PoeateIo on Charge
of ImPersonatine Officer.

Pocatello, Ida, Sept Lew Kay.
an Americanized Chinaman. who has
been in the county jail for tho past
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08

A Smilltude.
How did YOU happen to name that
racehorse Comet 2"
Because" answered the sardonic
sport, by the time he gets once
around the track everybody has for
gotten that he ever started Wash
ington Star
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08

My grandfather, who was studying
for the ministry. gave 1t up to become
a lawyer. ."-Argonau
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One Not Enough.

One Not Enough.
81 wish knew OF two good summer
places"
1.-TWO? Isn't one enough for you2'
"Oh. yes; ones enough for me. but
Express.
Made Him Sick.
De Tracker-The killing of that
Jockey in yesterdays race was a hor-
rible affair. wasn't il?
De Batter-Horrible, horrible! Just
made me sick / had all my money
on that horse.-New York Weekly.
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READ THE CLASS ADS TO-DAY
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self, why, would whisper l never
felt so like a conspirator."
She paused to look up at the street
sign at the corner which they had
reached, and turned to the right on
shady avenue.
We'll. got into the boat" she con-
tinued. IL told him that my father
was prepared to pay him a large sum
of money for the papers. but he only
shook his head and said, No. no.
named sum; then a larger one; but
money did not seem to tempt him,
though l made the second offer as
large as ] dared
How much will you take then?
] asked at last. Instead of answering,
he bent down and started the motor,
and then i noticed for the first time
that while was talking we had been
drifting away from the dock. l made
ready to jump overheard. We were
near the shore and the water was not
deep; anyway, / am a fair swimmer.
But he turned and seized my wrists
and forced me down into the bottom
of the boat. ] struggled, but it was
no use, and when l opened my mouth
to scream, he choked me with one
hand and with the other pulled from
his pocket a handkerchief and tried
to put it in my mouth"
She gave a weary little laugh.
1T was such a crumpled, unclean
handkerchief, / couldn't have stood
it. So | managed to gasp that If he
would only let me alone l would keep
quiet"
"The brute!" muttered Orme.
"Oh, l don't think he intended to
hurt me. What he feared, as nearly
as l can make out, is that l might
have him intercepted If he let me &C
free. That must have been why he
tried to take me with him. Prob
ably he planned to beach the boat
at some unfrequented point on the
North side and leave me to shift for
myself
when your boat came, of course
I didn't know who was in it. never
dreamed it would be you. And had
| promised to keep still.
Hardly a binding promise"
We'll, before he stopped threaten
ing me with that awful handkerchief
he had made me swear over and over
that / would not call for help, that
would not make any signal, that
would sit quietly on the seat. When
you recognized me, felt that all need
of observing the promise was over
Naturally" muttered Orme.
She sighed. ut does seem as though
Fate had been against u.s." she said
Fate is fickle," Orme returned
you never know whether she will be
your friend or your enemy. But be
lieve that she is now going to be oul
friend-for a change. Tomorrow
shall get those papers"
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patty with him went even 30 far as
to accept his attitude when 1t was
shade more than friendly.
More than friendly! Like a white
light, the truth flashed upon him as he
stood there on the rocking platform or
the car. He and she would have to be
more than friendly! He had never
seen her until that day. He did not
even know her name. But all his life
belonged to her, and would belong to
her forever. The miracle which had
been worked upon him. might IT. not
also have been worked upon her? He
felt unworthy, and yet she might care
might already have begun TO care
but he put the daring hope out of his
mind, and looked again at Maku.
The Japanese had not moved. His
face still wore its racial look of pa
tient indifference; his hands were still
crossed in his lap. He sat on the edge
of the seat, In order that his feet
might rest on the floor, for his legs
were short; and with every lurch OF
the car, he swayed easily, adapting
himself to the motion with an uncon'
scious ease that betrayed supple mus
cles.
The car stopped at a corner and
the man and woman got out, but
Maku did not even seem to glance al
them. Orme stepped back to make
way for them on the platform, and as
, they descended and the conductor
rang the bell, he looked out at the
suburban landscape, with its well
lighted, macadamiZed streets, its va
cant lots, and it's occasional houses
which seemed to be of the better
class, as nearly as he could judge IN
the uncertain rays of the arc lamps
He turned to the conductor, who met
his glance with the look sof one who
thirsts to talk.
People used to go to parties in car
riages and automobiles" said the con
ductor, but now they take the cal
when they've any distance to go. Its
quicker and handler"
81 should think that would be so
here in the suburbs" said Orme.
ooh, this amt the suburbs. We
crossed the city limits 20 minutes
ago"
You don't carry many passengers
this time of night"
THAT depends. Sometimes we have
a crowd Tonight there's hardly any
one. Nobody else is likely to get Oh
now"
"Why is that?"
well, it's only a short way nov
TO the connection with the elevated
| road. People who want to go the
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the cross-bars which protected the
windows at the end OF the car.
In his favor was the fact that Maku
would not expect to see him. Doubt
less the Japanese was more concerned
with his aching head than with any
suspicion of pursuit, though his
somewhat indeterminate profile, as
visible to Orme, gave no indication OF
any feeling at all So Orme stood
where he could watch without seem
ing to watch, and puzzled over the
problem of following Maku from the
car without attracting attention.
The refusal of the other Japanese to
accept the girls offer of money for the
papers had given Orme a new idea of
the Importance of the quest. Maku
and his friend must be Japanese gov
eminent agents-just as Poritol and
Alcatrante were unquestionably acting
for their government. This, at least,
was the most probable explanation
that entered Orme's mind. The syndi-
cate, then-or concession, or what
ever it was-must be of genuine inter-
national significance.
Though Orme continued to smother
his curious questionings as TO the
meaning of the secret, he could not
ignore his general surmises. To put
his confidence in the girl-to act for
her and for her alone-that was
enough for hiRA; but it added to his
happiness to think that she might be
leading him into an affair which was
greater than any mere tangle of pri-
vate interests. He knew, too, that,
upon the mesh of private interests,
public interests are usually woven.
The activity of a Russian syndi.
cate in Korea had been the more
or less direct cause of the Russo
Japanese war; the activity of
rival American syndicates in Vene-
zuela had been, but a few years
before, productive of serious in
ternational complications. In the
present instance, both South Ameri-
cans and Japanese were interested.
But Orme knew in his soul that there
could be nothing unworthy in any
action in which the girl took part.
She would not only do nothing I'M
worthy; she would understand the sit
uation clearly enough to know wheth-
er the course which offered itself to
her was worthy or not.
In events such as she had that
night faced with him, any other girl
Orme had ever met would have shown
moments of weakness, impotence, or
fear. But to her belonged a calm
which came from a clear perception of
the comparative unimportance of pet
ty incident. She was strong, not as a
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SYNOPSIS.

At the expense OF a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest girl in black
touring car who has caused traffic jam
on State street He buys a new hat and
Is given in change a five dollar bill with:
Remember the person you pay this TO,
written on 1t. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car, and learns that in
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further hint
OF her identity. He discovers another in
scription on the marked bill, which, In
futile attempt to decipher II, he copies
and places the copy in drawer in his
apartment. Senior POritol, South Amerl-
can, calls, and claims the marked bill
Orme refuses, and a fight ensues In
which Poritol Is overcome. He calls In
Senior Alcatrante, minister from his coun-
try, to vouch for him. Orme still refuses
to give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante. lie
rescues him. Returning TO his rooms
Orme is attacked by two Japs who eff
feet a forcible exchange of the marked
bill for another. Orme finds the girl or
the black car waiting for him. She also
wants the bill Orme tells his story. She
recognizes one of the Japs as her father
butler, Maku. The second inscription on
the bill is the key to the hiding place OF
important papers stolen from her father.
Both Japs and South Americans want the
papers. Orme and the Girl start out In
the black car in quest of the papers. In
the university grounds I'm Evanston the
hiding place is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds In
Maku's pocket a folded slip of paper. He
takes the girl, whose name is still I'M
known to him, to the home of a friend in
Evanston. Returning to the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with a
guard at the life-savng station. They
hear a motor boat in trouble in the dark
ness on the lake. They find the crippled
boat. In Il are the Jap. with the papers
and Girl" She jumps into Orme's boat,
but the Jap eludeS pursuit.
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rest of the way by the elevated, would
walk. And after we pass the ele-
waited there's other car lines they're
more likely to take, where the cars
run frequenter."
do you go to the heart of the
city,"
NO, we stop at the barns. Say,
have you noticed that Jap in there?"
The conductor nodded toward Maku.
What about him?"
"He was put aboard by cop. Looks
as though somebody had slugged
him"
That's So" commented Orme. His
head is bandaged."
Judging from the bandage, It must
have been nasty crack" continued
the conductor. but you wouldn't
know he'd been hurt from his face
Say, you can't tell anything about
those Johns from their looks. can you,
now?"
You certainly can't" replied Orme.
The conductor glanced out. There's
the elevated" he said. 'Ill have TO
so in and wake that drunk He gets
off here"
Orme watched the conductor go TO
the man who was sleeping in the
corner and shake him. The man
nodded his head vaguely. and settled
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man is strong, but in the way a wom-
an should be strong.
The blood went to his cheeks as he
remembered how tenderly he had
spoken to her in the boat. and how
plain he had made his desire for her
What should he call his feeling? Did
love come to men as suddenly as
this? She had not rebuked him
there was that much to be thankful
for; and she must have known that
his words we're as involuntary as his
action in touching her shoulder with
his hand.
But how could she have rebuked
him? She was. in a way, indebted to
him. The thought troubled him Had
he Internationally taken advantage
of her gratitude by showing affection
when she wished no more than COM
radeship? And had she gently said
nothing, because he had done some
thing for her? If her patience with
him were thus to be explained. IL
must have been based upon her recog-
milton Of his unconsciousness.
Still. the more he pondered, the
more clearly he saw that she was not
a girl who, under the spell of friendly
good will, would permit a false situa-
ton to exist. Her sincerity was too
deep for such CLOSING of fact. He
dared assume, then. that her sym
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Trail of Maku.


When for the second time that night
he babe the girl adieu and saw her
enter the house of her friends, Orme
went briskly to the electric car line.
He had not long to wait. A car
came racing down the tracks and
stopped at his. corner. Swinging
aboard at the rear platform, he
glanced within. There were four pas
sengers-a man and woman who, APP
parently, were returning from an eve
ming party of some sort, since he was
in evening dress and she wore an
opera cloak; a specialized man, with
a black portfolio in his lap; seedy
fellow asleep in one corner, his head
sagging down on his breast, his hands
in his trousers pockets; and-was it
possible? Orme began to think that
Fate had indeed changed her face
toward him, for the man who sat
huddled midway of the car, staring
straight before him with beady, ex-
pressionless eyes, was Maku
Under the brim of his dingy straw
hat white bandage was drawn tight
around his head-so tight that from
its under edge the coarse black hair
bristled out in a distinct fringe. The
blow of the wrench, then, must have
cut through the skin.
Well-that would mean one more
scar on the face of the Japanese.
The other scar, how had Malsu come
by that? Perhaps in some battle with
the Russians in Manchuria. He
seemed to be little more than a boy,
but then, one never could guess the
age of a japanese, and for that mat
ter, Orme had more than once been
told that the japanese had begun to
impress very young soldiers long be-
fore the battle of Mukden.
While making these observations,
Orme had drawn his hat lower over
his eyes. lie hoped to escape recog.
milton, for this opportunity TO track
Maku to his destination was not to be
missed. He also placed himself in
such a position on the platform that
his own face was partly concealed by
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street ana walked rapidly to the
cleaning sign

street and walked rapidly to the
cleaning sign.
Orme followed slowly, keeping on
the other side Of the street. II Maku
was hungry. why. Maku would eat.
while he himself would wait outside
Ike a starving child before a bakers
window. But Maku, 1t seemed, was
not hungry. Through the window
Orme saw him walk to the cashiers
desk and apparently ask a question.
In answer. the woman behind the
desk pointed to huge book which lay
on the counter near by. Orme recog-
nized 1t as the city directory.
For some time Maku studied the
cages. Then he seemed to appeal to
the cashier for help. for she pulled
the book to her, looked at him as
though she were asking a question,
and then, rapidly running through the
leaves, placed her finger at a certain
part of a certain page and turned the
book around so that the Japanese
could see. He nodded and, after bow
ing in a curious fashion, came back to
the street.
Orme had, meantime, walked on for
little way. He would have gone to
the restaurant in an enGeavor to find
out what address Maku had wished,
but for two reasons: The cashier
might refuse to tell him, or she might
have forgotten the name. In either