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And thereupon he entered into long technical and
historical explanation OF the earnings and dividends
of Ward Valley from the day of its organization.
The whole conference lasted not more than an hour
during which time Daylight lived at the topmost of
the highest peak of life that he had ever scaled.
These men were big players. They were powers.
True he knew himself they were not the real inner
circle They did not rank with the biggest nanciers
And yet they in touch with those giants and
were themselves lesser giants. He was pleased too
with their attitude toward him. yThey met him defer
entaily but not patronizingy II was the Difference
Of equality and Daylight could escape the subtle
hattery of it, for he was fully aware that in expert
ence as well as wealth they were far and away
beyond him.
We'll shake up the speculatfng crowd" John Ham
mersmith proclaimed jubnanty as they rose to 60
"And you are the man to do it. Mr.. Harnish They
are bound to think you on your own and their
shears are all sharpened for the trimming of new
comers like you"
They will certainly be mised" Letton agreed his
eerie gray eyes blazing the volumnous folds
OF the huge muller with which he was swathlng his
neck to the Their minds run in ruts 1t Is the
unexpected that upsets their sereOtyped calculations
any new combination. any strange factor any fresh
variant And you will be all that to them, Mr.. Har
H'" an" repeat, tney are gamblers ana tney VIII
deserve all that befas them. They clog and cumber
all Legitimate enterprise. You have idea of the
trouble they cause men like us-sometimes by their
gambling tactics upsetting the soundest plans. even
oVerturning the stabest Institutions"
Dowsett and young Hammersmith went away in
one motor car and LetOn by himself in another Day
light, with still in the forefront of his consciousness
al that had occurred in the preceding hour was deeply
impressed by the scene at the moment of departure
Ihe three machines stood like weird night monsters
at the graveed foot of the wide stairway under the
unighted porte cochere. 1t dark night and the
lights OF the motor cut as sharply through the
blaekness as knives would cut through solid sub
stance The obsequious laekey-the automatic genie
OF the house which belonged of the three
stood like craven statue after having helped them
In The fur coated chauffeurs buked dimly in their
seats One after the other, like spnrred steeds the
cars leaped into the blackness took the curve of the
driveway and were gone
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rse, and they win get no more

veriest gamblers, of course, and they win get
than they deserve"
And one other thing Mr.. Harnish," Hammersmlth
said. IF you exceed your available cash. or the
amount You care to invest in the venture don't fail
Immediately to call on u.s. Remember, we are be-
hind you"
Yes, we are behind you" Dowsett repeated.
Nathaniel Letton nodded his head IN affirmation.
Now about that double dividend on the eigh-
teenth"- John DOwsett drew slip of paper from
his notebook and adjusted his glasses. Let show
you the figures. Here. you SEE
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Daylight's car was tho last and peerlng out. be
caught glimpse of the Inlighted house that loomed
hugely through the darkness like mountain. Whose
was It? he wondered. How came they to use It for
their secret conference? Would the ackey talk? How
about the chauffeurs? Were they trusted men like
'our" Mr.. Howison? Mystery? The affair was alive
with It. And hand in hand with mystery walked
power He leaned back and inhaled his cigarette. Big
things were afoot The cards shufHed even then
for a mighty deal, and he in on it. He remem-
bered back to his poker games with Jack Kearns and
laughed aloud he had played for thousands in those
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Copyright 1870 b, the New rork herald Co ssrvsa
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
~ URNING DAYLIGHT" Elan Harnish. is In
TX trodueed to the reader as he enters a Circle
L. City dance hail. saloon and gambling house
like the whirlwind that he is.
Possessed of a tidy fortune and sure OF making
vas; one Burning Daylight proceeds to sr up the hfe
Of the gambling house. The men and women all Ad-
nnire him. for he is OF the type that dominates
Essentially mans man, Burning Daylight resenss'
rather fears the wles Of the women who rreauens
the dance hall But he is afraid to be even civil TO
woman. because he breads the idea OF being mastered
by anybody or anything and TO surrender to woman
means. in his mind. that he is conquered
Drink leads boasting and in the turmoil that fol-
lows Burning Daylight shows his amazing muscular
strength. He wins all the tests and downs all the
giants that before him.
Then comes s. poker game-the greatest ever played
in the KlondIks Burning Daylights luck deserts him
at the end. and he rises from the table penniisss
worse than broke"
Then the ndomitaSle courage OF this master among
men shows itself He declares himself in readiness
accomplish impossible task-to the mail to Dyea
and back with a dog team and an Indian
And Burning Daylight goes forth the frozen
trackess wastes. while behind him bets made and
the chances OF his returning inside of sixty
days.
AS the indomitabie goes his way the difneui-
ties that him TO be overcome. and
his hardy Indian companion and his dogs
lessiy prodded by this from the Southland whs
by all the books should the softer and should
cumb first At last the Indian breaks He lashed to
the sled. ana, thus handicapped Daylight gets to
Dyea-
For the return the indomitabie gets a fresh In
dian and dogs terrific journey repeated
At SeIlirk Daylight is days late. but he gets
new dog team. the easy. He reaches Circle
City and punges into ths TivoN winning hts victory
and the acclaim of thu that had him depart
On his heartbreaking journey.
Then, without rest this amazing man makes Wild
night OF it. He outdances men, and women too; wins
at roulette then. s scorning sunber or any re-
cuperation start daybrea with partners and
dog team. for the newest gold strike in the upper
country along the Stewart.
Then comes battle gold Strike after strike
is explored. Daylight himself the dominant figure
along the Yukon and in the golden Dawson Dis
couraged frequently ne 10 allow lies loaded
dice beat him. and in the end victory and
millions He IS az length a great mine owner and the
almighty big pile he had own In the Circle CITY
dance hall days is his
And Daylight leaves the Yukon behind for new
fields OF endeavor HIS departure IL OF great
eonquering weeps-A little. He tears on his can
and waves it. "Goodby. you-allr' he called "GoOdby
you-ailF'
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newspapers up, and waited. But he did not
drink. By nine O'Clock his telephone began TO ring
and the reports to come In Nathaniel Letton was
taking the train at Tarrytown. John Dowsett was
coming down by the subway John Hammersmith
had not stirred out yet though he was assuredy
within. And in this fashion, with a map Of the city
spread out before him, Daylight followed the move
ments or his three men as they drew together. Ma
thaniel Leton at bis Office In the Mutual Solander
Building. Next arrived Hammersmith. Dowsett was
still In his own offices. But at eleven came the word
that he also had arrived and several minutes later
Daylight was in hired motor and speeding for the
MutualSolander Building
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proper buccaneer style"
"of course, you understand Mr.. Harnish, the abb
solute need for keeping alliance in the dark"
Nathaniel Letton warned gravely.
Daylight nodded his head
"And you also understand" Letton went on. that
the result only be productive of good The thing
is legitimate and right and the only ones who
may be hurt are the stock gamblers themselves. It
is not an attempt to smash the market AS you
see yourself. you are to bull the market The hon
est investor viii De the gamer"
'Yes. that's the very thing" Dowsett said 1.-THE
commercial need for copper is continually increas-
Ing. Ward Valley Copper and all that it stands for
practically One-quart9r of the worlds supply as 1
have shown you-is sbig thing, how big even we
can scarcely estimate. Our arrangements are made.
We have plenty of capital ourselves, and yet we
want more Also, there is too much Ward Valley
out TO suit present plans Thus we kill both
birds with stone'-
"And the stone" Daylight broke in with a
smile
Eyes. just that. Not only will you bun Ward
Valley, but you will at the same time gather Ward
Valley in. This viii be of inest1mabe advantage to
US, while you and all of us will profit by it as well
And as Mr.. Letton has pointed out the thing is egit-
innate and square. On the eighteenth the directors
meet and. instead of the customary dividend,> Il
"And where will the shorts be then?" Hammer
smith cried exeitedy.
THE shorts will be the spectators" Nathaniel
Letton explained, ''the gamblers the frOth OF Wall
street you understand. The genuine investors will
not be hurt. Furthermore they will have learned
for the thousandth time to have confidence In Ward
Valley Ad with their confidence we can carry
through tAe large developments we have outlined
TO you"
There will be all sorts of rumors on the street.
DOwsett warned Daylight 'but do not let them
frighten you These rumors may originate with
US. You can see how and why, clearly But rumors
are to be no concern of yours. You on the in
side. All you have 10 do is buy. buy, buy and keep
buying to the last stroke when the directors de-
clare the double dividend Ward Valley viii Jump
SO that it won't be feasible to buy after that"
What want" Letton took up the strain paus-
Ing significantly to sip his mineral water what we
want is TO take large blocks Of Ward Valley of the
hands of the public. We could do this easily enough
by depressing the market and frightening the holders
And we could do it more cheaply in such fashion.
But we are absolute masters of the situation and
are fair enough to buy Ward Valley on rising mar
ket Not that we philanthropists. but that we
need the investors in our big development scheme.
Nor do lose directly by the transaction The In
slant the action OF the directors becomes known
Ward Valley win rush heaYenward. In addition, and
outside the legitimate field Of the transaction we will
pinch the shorts for very large sum. But that is
only Incidental. you understand. and in way uu-
avoidabe. On the other hand we viii not turn up
our noses at that phase of it The sholts will be the
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days on the turn of a card. but now he playing
for millions. And on the eighteenth, when that divi
dend was decared-he chucked at the confusion that
would inevitably descend upon the men with the
sharpened shears waiting to trim hlm-him, Burning
Daylight!
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10 BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.
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CHAPTER XVII.

I ATTAINED LETToN was talking when ths
door opened. He ceased and with his two CON-
panions gazed with controlled perturbation at
Z Burning Daylight striding into the room. The
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
CHAPTER Xv. tCOntlnuedl.

HEY viii never dream you are with rs, I"
Hammersmith interjected. as the outlin-
Ing Of the matter drew to close They'll
think you are ralding on your own in
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ACK at his hotel. though nearly two in the
morning be found the reporters waiting to in
terview him. Next morning there were more
And thus. with blare of paper trumpet, was he
received by New York. Once more. with beat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-16

panel, first, Mrs. ]. L. White, Topeka;
second, Mrs. Lou Burt. Typography,
glove box, first, Mrs. Lou Burt; second,
Mrs. w. B. Foster. Topeka. Pyrog-
Lou Burt. Typography, shirtwaist
box, first, Mrs. Lou Burt. Display of
wood typography, articles, first, Mrs.
Lou Burt.
by blind person. 6 articles, first, Mrs
Caroline Yates. Topeka Old docu-
ments, books. ETC.. first. H. L. Biese-
meyer, Topeka. Family and house
hold relics, first, Mrs. Lou Burt; sec
ond Mrs. ]. w. Robinson, Topeka.
Collection of postage stamps, mounted,
first, H. L. Biesemeyer; second, Spen-
Ger Smith. Topeka. Collection of
| curious, first, Mrs. Lewis Staples, To-
peka. Indian baskets, private owner
j ship, second, Mrs. Lou Burt. Collec-
ton of Indian relics, private owner
| ship, first, H. L. Biesemeyer. Collec-
| ton of antique household furniture,
| private ownership, first, Mrs. j. M.
curious baskets, first, Mrs. H. B. KEEL
| ly, Topeka. Collection of antique pot
terry, second, Mrs. Fred Langley, To-
peka. Collection of rare pictures, sec
| ond, Mrs. Lou Burt.
Cut Flower Awards.
At the cut flower contest in the agri-
cultural hall yesterday, James Hayes
| again took all prizes. He was awarded
first prize on vase of twenty-five
gladiolas, first prize on a vase of TWEEN
ty-five my Maryland" roses and took
! the blue ribbon on a table decoration.
! This ends the cut flower contest, which
! began Tuesday. There was a change
| of entries each day and the florists of
| the city were invited to participate by
! entering in each.
! Bees and Honey.
! Italian queen and bees in single
| combs, observatory hive-1st, Walter
| M. Parrish, Lawrence; End. Galley &
| Sons, Cozad, Neb. Carniolan queen and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-16
STATE FAIR AWARDS.
Judges Have at Last Completed Their
Work.

Awards have now been made in all
departments of the state fair although
the entries were so heavy in some
cases that 1t took the judges the en-
tire week to accomplish their task.
Secretary H. L. Cook assures the ex-
~htbitors that every premium will be
paid. The work of handing out the
awards has been going on today at
the Office on the fair grounds.
BeloY are awards in various depart
ments:
Fine Arts.
Art needlework-WaIlac colored
centerpiece, first, Mrs. Maggie West,
Adrian, Mo. Article made from rib
bons, Mrs. Maggie West. Net applique
embroidery, first, Carrie Sprecher, Sc
dalia, Mo. Carnation cord and en-
broidery, first, Mrs. Josie Harbaugh,
Topeka.
Arts and crafts-Stencn portieres,
first, Marie Price Wear. Stenciled win
Hammered brass, lampshades, first and
second, Mrs. Owen Galbreth, Topeka.
Hammered brass, candIestick first,
Mrs. Owen Galbreth. fooled leather,
magazine covers, first, Marie Price
Wear; second, Mrs. Margaret Wood
ford. fooled leather, centerpiece,
first, Marie Price Wear: second, Mrs.
Margaret Woodford. fooled leather,
couch pillow, first, Marie Price Wear.
fooled leather. shopping bag, first,
Marie Price Wear; second, Katherine
w. Lindsey. Typography, plate rack,
first, Mrs. J. w. Stricken, Topeka.
Typography. chair, first, Mrs. Lou
Burt, Topeka; second Mrs. J. w.
Stricken. Typography, plaque, first,
Mrs. J. w. Strickler; second, Mrs. w.
c. McDonough, Topeka. Typography,
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souri, where she will spend ten days visit
ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Cooper.
Mrs. Charles Miller is improving after
being sick several days with an attack
of the grip.
Miss Beulah Miller is spending this
week In Wakarusa the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs George Miller and family.
Mrs. E. E. Stewart of Quinton Heights
is here Spending two weeks with her
mother Mrs. Ransom, who is quite sick.
Misses Ollie and Mary Doolittle have re-
tu-ned from Kansas City where they have
spent several weeks visiting their sister.
Mrs. Rice.
Miss Gertrude Ferris of Leavenworth is
here spending this week the guest of Mrs.
Wells
Miss Myrtle Wells has returned to work
after being on several days on account
of Illness.
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gar & Sons; 3rd, J. Q. Edwards. Sow,
6 and under IL months. 1st. w. ].
Brinigar & Sons; End, w. j. Brinigar
& Sons; 3rd, J. Q. Edwards. Sow, I'M
der months. LIST, J. @. Edwards; End.
J. @. Edwards; 3rd, w. ]. Brinigar &
Sons. Boar and 3 sows, over 1 year,
1st, w. J. Brinigar & Sons; End, J. Q.
Edwards; 3rd, w. J. Brinigar & Sons
Boar and 8 sows under 1 year, 1st,
W. J. Brinigar & Sons; End, ]. Q. Ed
wards; 3rd. J. @. Edwards. Four swine
any age, get of 1 sire, LIST. w. ].
Brinigar & Sons; End, w. j. Brinigar
& Sons; 3rd, J. Q. Edwards. Four
swine, any age, produce 1 SOW, 1st
w. ]. Brinigar & Sons; End, J. @. Ed
wards; 3rd, J. Q. Edwards. Champion
boar, any age, 1st, w. J. Brinigar &
Sons. Champion SOW, any age, LIST,
w. ]. Brinigar & Sons.
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bees In single combs, observatory hive,
LIST, o. A. Keene, Topeka Caucasian
queen and bees in single combs, obser-
vatory hive, 1st, o. A. Keene; End,
of various races in mailing cages, 1st
Walter M. Parrish. Largest display of
bees Of various races in observatory
hive, LIST, o. A. Keene; End, Walter NJ
Parrish. Case OF, white comb honey,
rish. Display Of special designs in
LIST, Galley & Sons: End. Walter M. Par
rish. Dis play of special designs in
comb honey, LIST, o. A. Keene; 2nd
Galley & Sons. Dozen Jars of white ex-
tracted honey, LIST, Galley & Sons, End.
o. A. Keene. Dozen jars Of light am
Der extracted honey, LIST, Galley & Sons;
End, Chester Dawson, Topeka. Larg-
est display of extracted honey, LIST, 0.
A. Keene; End, Galley & Sons. Display
of extracted honey IN granulated form.
LIST, Galley & Sons; End, o. A. Keene,
10 pouftds Of yellow beeswax, LIST, Ches-
ter Dawson; End, Galley & Sons. Larg-
est display of beeswax, LIST, Galley &
Sons; End, 0. A. Keene. Display of
special designs in beeswax, LIST, Galley
& Sons. Display of fruits preserved
A. Keene. Largest and most attrac-
tive display in department, LIST, Galley
& Sons; End, Walter M. Parrish.
Horses.
Draft Horses in HarnesS-Single mare
or gelding, over LOO pounds, LIST, KEEP
pei & Barnett. Pair of mares or geld
ings, over 5000 pounds. LIST. Lee Bros.
End, Keppel & Barnett; Bird; Keppel &
Barnett. Four horse team, 1st, Lee
Bros; End, Keppel & Smith.
Standard MISREPRESENTATION, years
or over, LIST, D. o. Orr, Topeka; End,
]. E. Smith, Topeka; Bird, A. H. Ben
nett, Topeka. Stallion, and under 4,
LIST. Zach Randall, Topeka; End, R. I.
Lee, Topeka; End, Robert !. Lee, To-
peka- Mare. and under g. LIST, r. I.
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(0AkIAVD GOSSIP
lMsA SkzizzE eaaAal|

Mr.. and Mrs. julius James of Atchison
are here spending several days, the guests
of relatives and friends and attending the
fair
Mrs. Maude McDaniels and children
have returned to their home in Lincoln,
Neb.. after spending several weeks here
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Cole
of Oakland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Little of Kansas
City spent Sunday here the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. E. Holcomb.
The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Christian church was held
in the church Thursday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. Hellar have returned to
several days here the guests of relatives
on Oakland avenue.
Miss Eva Slit will leave soon for Mis-
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SEQ ]. THOMAS JUMPER CO. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE.
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featured.
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Little Gents Shoes at a great bar
gain, vici kid, gun metal and casco
calf shoes: sizes 3 to 13h,4 m
all solid; per pair, at..... .UU
Arizona republican., 1910-02-02
AMERICAN CONDUCTOR
 WILL HAVE 4 HEARING ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN CASE
 TOMORROW.
The Mexican Courts Have Finally
 Reached His Case.

Mexico, City. Feb. 1.-The public prosecutor attached to the third crim- inal court in this city announced to5 day that probably on February he would formulate an opinion containing the request for sentence or acquittal of James A. Cook, the American con- ductor. who has been held at the Jalisco state penitentiary for five months. charged with contributory negligence in connection with freight train robberies on the Guadalajara division of the National Railways.
 The papers in the Cook case were delivered to the public prosecutor for review two months ago. after Judge PalafoX of the third criminal court spent three months taking evidence.
 Cook is confined in the hold-over department of the penitentiary which is crowded with several hundred Mex jeans of the lowest type, awaiting ac- ton by the courts He is in an ex- tremely nervous condition. but other wise in good health and declares that he has been treated with consideration by his Immediate guards and jailers. Four Mexican brakemen, arrested few days before Cook was are still inn prisoned, but, like their conductor. have not been sentenced.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-02
4 SIMILAR HORROR.
Ten Known to Be Dead in Kentucky
 Mine.

Drakesboro. Ky. Feb. Ten man are known to be dead and seventeen missing, presumed to be penned up in the entries by falls of slate as a re- suit of a gas explosion in the Brow der mine one and q half miles from Drakesboro. at noon today.
 At D. m. eight bodies had been recovered. all horribly mutilated. some past identification. Because of an ac- emulation of gases in the entry where the explosion occurred. 110 feet beneath the ground and 700 feet back from the mine shaft, it was impos- sible to begin active rescue work until six hours after the disaster occurred
 A hundred men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, more than half in the west entry. All hastened to the cages quickly and were drawn to the top. Later all in the east entry except the unfortunates fought their way to the shaft and were faised to safety.
 In the immediate vicinity of the explosion ten men had been work ing. The concussion threw the bodies many feet What caused the ignition of gas has not been ascertained.
 At the pit mouth the wives of the dead and missing miners crowd about. waiting reports from the rescuers. NJ Jesse Jonghen escaped alive, but was probably fatally burned.
 It is believed that the explosion was caused by a track repairer going into an abandoned room with an un- covered lamp. The room was shat tered almost to atoms. The body of the repairer was nowhere to be found The mine is not on fire and the fans are working. This gives rise to the hopse that all the bodies may be re- covered by daylight.
 The Browder mine. with three oth- CTS in this vicinity, was recently pur- cashed by a syndicate of Tennessee and West Virginia capitalists
Arizona republican., 1910-02-02
THE HOOKING FURRY INVESTIGATION TODAY
BY GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
 STOCK EXCHANGE.
Question of the Responsibility of the
 Firm That Precipitated 1t.

New York, Feb. Tt is expected that the governing committee of the stock exchange will take action tOmor- row in the Hooking scandal, which grew out of the recent collapse Of the pool in Columbus and Hooking Coal and Iron. as q result of which that stock slumped from sS to a and three stock exchange firms were suspended for insolvency.
 Hugh r. Criss of Roberts, Hall & Criss. whose firm failed after his pur- chases of Hooking Coal and Iron were repudiated by those whom he regard cd as his principals. appears to be op- timistic and expresses himself as of the opinion that everything would come out all right" At the offices of his lawyers, Thompson. Vanderpool & Freedman. great disappointment is ex- pressed that stock exchange authori- ties have not made public their de- cisions as to the responsibility for the orders which MT. Criss executed.
 If they decide that Criss was re- sponsible. he is probably insolvent," :" said one member of the firm. If they decide that those whom he regards as his principals are responsible. he is solvent. Naturally MT. Criss is in a state of great anxiety"
 The right of the New York stock ex change authorities to divide the pro- ceeds from the sale of a bankrupt members seat among the creditors who are members of the exchange to the exclusion of outside creditors is to be tested once more in suit brought by Frank Sullivan Smith, as assignee of the creditors of Henry c. MaTquand & Co, which failed 1901 with liabili ties of about SS.O00.0 900, and settled at about 10 cents on the dollar
 The assignee has brought suit against Rudolph KeppIer. who was president of the stock exchange. in which he asks that all the creditors share equally in the proceeds of the seat