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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-10
CONTINUED from last week.

III Merrihew slid back his chair and
rose. He swept up the gold by the
handful and poured it into his pockets,
casually and unconcernedly. as If this
was an everyday affair and of minor
Importance. But as a, matter Of fact
his heart was beating fast. and there
was a wild desire in his throat to yell
with delight. Eighteen hundred dol,
. lars. 5000 francs. A merry music they
made in his pockets-jingle. Jingle,
Jingle. And then he saw Hillard com
ing across the hall. Instantly he
forced the Joy from his face and eyes
and dropped his chin in his collar. He
became in that moment the picture Of
desolation.
SIS it all over?" asked Hillard grave
ly.
CAL Over!' ~mOnotOnOusly.
"Come over to the cafe. then. I'VE
something important to tell you"
Found them?" with r%ousing interest
~ shall tell you only when we get
u Of this place. Come"
Hillard put out a friendly hand.
dlu SOllN. ivy. i Nduttu you w
win something. Cheer up! Well
shake the dust Of this place In the
morning."
"Oh. for a vacant lot and a good old
whooper-up. Feel"' cried Merrihew.
touching his side pockets.
"What is it," asked Hillard.
"Whst is 1t? 1t is $50 napoleons"
WHAT" sharply, even doubtfully.
That's what. Eighteen hundred
dollars. My system will have no
funeral tonight"
He caught Hillard by the sleeve and
fairly ran him over to the cafe.
Nearly two thousand" murmured
Hillard. "Well. of all the luck!"
ut does seem too good to be true.
say, what's the matter with your
cravat?"
Hillard looked down at the futter-
ing end and reknotted it carelessly.
II saw Kitty tonight" he said.
To Merrihew it seemed that all the
clatter about him had died away sud
denly. He breathed deeply. Where is
she?"
I'll explain what has happened"
Merrihew listened eagerly.
And why did you bother about the
Italian?" he interrupted. Why didn't
you hold on to Kitty"
81 confess it was stupid of me. but
the gentleman with the seal a an
unknown quantity. Besides. why
should Kitty away from me of all
persons? And why. when | spoke to
them in the casino. did they ignore
me completely|'
It's your COMPOUNDED prima donna.
She's at the bottom of all this. take
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exchange lot MS gOlu Wnen dlllaru
passed an open letter to him:
My Dear Mr.. Hillard-Do not seek US.
1t will be useless. IL Mr.. Merrihew is
with you. tell him that some day | will
explain away the mystery. But this
upon searching for me he will only double
my unhappiness.
KITTY KILLIGREW.
Merrihew soberly tucked the letter
away. II knew It," he said simply.
"She Is In some trouble or other, some
tangle. and fears TO drag us into it.
Who left a letter here this morning."
he asked of the concierge.
"A small boy from Villefranche."
Just my luck" said Merrihew. Il
said that it would be Of no use to
hunt in the smaller towns. Well. we
had better take the luggage back to
the rooms. am going to Vile
fr%anche."
you will be wasting time. After
what happened last night ! am certain
they will be gone. Let us respect their
plans. hard as it may seem TO you"
but your
"Oh. don't bother about me. ! have
relegated my little romance to the gar.
ret Of no account things, at least for
the present" said Hillard. with an
enigmatical smile. Make UP your
mind-we have only twenty minutes
"Oh, divine aflatus! And you lay
down the chase so readily as this? p
Merrihew was scornfully indignant.
81 would travel the breadth Of the
continent were | sure Of meeting this
woman. But she has become q will-o'-
the-wisp, and | am too old and like
comfort too well to pursue impossible
tiles"
But why did she leave you that
mask" demanded Merrihew. "She
must have meant something by that
True. but for the life of me ! can't
figure out what"
But don't like the idea of leaving
Kitty this way without a final effort
to rescue her from the clutches Of this
fascinating adventures"
81 admit nothing. my boy. saw that
the keenness Of the chase is gone AS
for Kitty. she's a worldly little woman
and can take good are Of herself.
Her letter should be sufficient"
"But it isn't. A woman's don't Of
ten means do II Kitty really expects
me to search for her and do not she
will never believe in me again"
perhaps your knowledge Of women
Is more extensive than mine," said
Hillard.
But this lattery did not appeal to
Merrihew. "Bosh! There's something
you haven't told me about that makes
you so Indifferent"
This was a shrewd guess, but Hill
lard had his reasons for not letting his
friend see how close he had shot. "A
lady? Grace of Mary. that is droll!'
He could not cast this III of his
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eco back to your hills with your
daughter and leave vengeance in the
hands Of God. Forget this man who
has wronged you. Forget"
"If he does not cross my path and
II she lives. have suffered too great
ly to forgive and forget. promise
not TO seek him"
The old man went down to the street
hated the thought OF losing them.
They waved their hands cheerily and
vanished from sight. They never saw
Giovanni again. yet his hand was to
work out the great epoch in Hillard's
destiny.
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Worth looked at O'Mally. who looked
at Smith. who looked at Kitty; then all
four looked at La Signorina.
Are you not tightening trials by
joking?" asked Worth obviously.
"Call it madness. If you like. l shall
go as the princess"
but the authorities! 1t will be
prison."
III am sufficiently armed for any
event. 1t all depends upon your cour
age"
"Oh, II you take that tone.'' said
O'Mally. coloring. why. the thing is
done. No one can call me a coward"
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CHAPTER XIV.
O'MAI.LY

OMAI.LY
N a bedroom in one Of the cheap
little pensiones which shoulder
one another along the Riva degli
= Schiaboni sat three men. All
three were smoking execrable tobacco.
The castaways Of the American Comic
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he ssocpt up the gold By the handful.
my word for it. Something's desper
ately wrong. Persons do not wear
masks and hide in this just
for a lark. Why didn't you knock him
DOWN."
II wanted to, but 1t wasn't the psy.
Geological moment. You can't knock
a mar down when he practically sur.
renders"
You're too particular But what's
the matter with Kitty? don't under
stand. To see you was to know that
I was round somewhere. She ran
away from me as well as from you,
What shall we do?"
start the hunt again or give 1t up
entirely. There are some villages be.
tween here and Nice. 1t must be In
that direction. They were about ia
board the car for Nice. II you hadn't
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Receipt eooks-Bound with stub.
Brookings date line. Books Of Is. 50
and 100 receipts. Call at Register
ONCE.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
BABY GIRL PINNED
UNDER CAR TRUCKS
Angry Crowd Upsets Heavy Ve-
hicIe and Rescues Child From
PerilOus Position

BERKELEY, Jan. Anna Fox, 8
years old. was run down by a west
bound car at Twelfth and Jackson
streets this afternoon. The child was
pinioned under the front trucks and
held to the pavement until 3 crowd of
men. indignant at delay, tipped the
heavy car off its base into the street
and rescued the child.
That the girl was not fatally injured
is a miracle. for the heavy westbound
car hurled her TO the asphalt pave
ment The fall broke her left arm and
rendered her unconscious for a mo-
ment
The motorman. ]. B. Beckman. had
seen the girl dart away from the side
walk in the north side of Twelfth street
and had thrown his brakes. The car
was coming to halt as it pushed its
front trucks over the girls body and
pinioned her midway between the front
wheels. When the child recovered her
senses and began to cry piteously she
was a prisoner beyond reach under the
front of the car.
The conductor, w. NJ. Ryan. tele-
phoned a call to the car barns for a
wrecking train, but the crowd that had
gathered took charge and hurled the
car over on its side.
DR.. A. L. Cunningham who was pres
ent, took the girl in his automobile to
Fabiola hospital.
The injured child is the daughter of
Mrs. Kate Fox, living temporarily at
2l51z Twelfth street The father is out
of town
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
HART'S AFFIDAVIT
is DECLARED FALSE
County Jail Prisoners Contra
dict Statements Regarding
Oakland Burglary

OAKLAND, Jan. ga rank fabri-
cation. according to District Attorney
Donahue. was the story told yesterday
in Judge Browns court by Michael
j. Hart, who declared in an affidavit
that he and not Henry J. Lewis had
robbed the home of DR.. James Fer
Don. of which crime Lewis had been
convicted.
Donahue characterized Hart as weak
minded and a most irresponsible liar.
and said that he had been induced by
Lewis to make the statement that he
did and accept the responsibility for
the commission of a crime in which
he had not figured.
Affidavits have been secured from
several prisoners of the county Jail
to the effect that Lewis and Hart
lied when they declared that they had
not communicated with each other be-
fore Hart made the confession. These
prisoners say that the pair were in
frequent communication.
Lewis. who is declared by the Oak
land police TO be one of the cIeverest
house burglars in the United States,
was convicted of the Fer Don burglary
last week. Hart pleaded guilty to pass
ing a spurious check for a small
amount few weeks ago and requested
probation. He is sailor.
The matter will be heard again Mon
day morning.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
.CH[YNFY DIVORCE
CASE RfOPFN[D
Alleged Wife of Wealthy Mining
Man Faes Petition for
Money Allowance

OAKLAND, Jan. 22.-An appeal will
be taken by Mrs Maud Cheyney from
the ruling of Judge Wells, who last
month dismissed her suit against her
alleged husband, Samuel w. Cheyney,
on the ground that the complaint was
scandalous. Mrs. Cheyney today pc
titioned the court to award her suf-
ficient money to conduct the appeal
Mrs. Cheyney brought suit originally
in Plumas county, where Cheyney is a
wealthy mining man. She asked the
cuort to grant her a divorce on the
ground of cruelty, but doubt arose
as to the existence of a marriage. The
plaintiff alleged that she and Cheyney
entered into a common law marriage
In March, 1895, which was ratlfed by
a written agreement in 1898. This he
denied.
For preparing the transcript of tes-
tlmony in the case for appeal and other
incidental expenses, Mrs. Cheyney asks
$1,000. For the services of her attor-
ney, Austin Lewis, she wants $1,000.
The plaintiff filed several affidavits to-
day in support of the petition. The
father and mother of the plaintiff as
sert in their deposition that Cheyney
admitted to them the existence of an
&c NSLiVliI III WIIIlHS DStWCSll ilili dAu
their daughter, in which she was rec
ognized as his wife Cecile Swinney
of Plumas county and Helena Powning,
q sister of the plaintiff, make similar
assertions.
In an affidavit Austin Lewis, attor-
ney for the plaintiff alleges that Chey-
ney admitted to him having received
about $4,000 and some mining stock
from the woman who claims to be his
wife, but said that the money had been
used for her support
Cheyney has taken another wife, in
the person of Bessie Lee Wall, since
ms reputation of the plaintiff in the
case. He denies that there was any
common law maria ge, or any other
hsnding tie between himself and her.
According to Mrs Cheyney's com
plant the defendant helped her to Sc
cure divorce from Samuel Johns.
She asked him to marry her subse-
quently, but he said that he was a
quaker, and as such did not believe in
a marriage ceremony. He declared to
her that a solemn promise made mu-
tually was just as binding, and acting
under the belief that this was true,
Mrs. Cheyney considered herself his
Wife. Three years later, she insisted
on his making a written acknowledg-
ment of their being man and wife.
This document, she claims, he later
took away from her
In her complaint, Mrs. Cheyney says
she gave the defendant $4,000 when
he was penniless, together with mining
stock that afterward became valuable,
and was the foundation of the fortune
he now has. She says that he is worth
at least 100000 and has an income
of $1,000 a month
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
MISSIONARY WORK
TO Be DISCUSSED
WOmen's SynodicaI Society to
Hold Its Quarterly Con-
ventiOn in Oakland

OAKLAND, Jan. 22.-The quarterly
meeting of the womens synodical So
ciety of the home missions of Califor-
MIA will be held Tuesday at the First
Presbyterian church, commencing at
10 o'clock Mrs Rose Goddard. presi-
dent of the society, will open the ses-
sions and prominent mission workers
will take part in the program.
a Sunday school convention will be
held for two days. commencing Febru-
airy 6. at the First Methodist church
under the auspices of the Methodist
churches of this city. Among the prom
inent churchmen who Will speak are
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, d. D., of San
Francisco, Rev. David G. Downey, D. D.,
of Chicago. a secretary of the Sunday
schools board of the Methodist church;
Rev. Edgar Blake, d. D., assistant sec-
retary of the same board. and others of
equal note in church work.
Rev. J. S. Thomas, D. D.. will preach
Sunday morning at the First Presby-
terian church on What To Do With the
Ok That Cores" Unconscious Deteri-
grafton" will be the subject of Rev.
T. L. GoodSpeed'S discourse in the even
ing. The mems brotherhood will con-
duct the Wednesday evening service,
the subject being Capital and Labor
Beginning Sunday evening, January
go the First Congregational church
choir will give a series of recitals, the
music being selected from compositions
of living composers, as follows:
January 30-R. Huntington Wood
man of Brooklyn.
Boston
February 19-Wallace A. Sabin of San
Francisco.
February 2o---Dr. H. ]. Stewart of
San Francisco.
February 27-Frederick Stevenson of
Los Angeles.
March 6-Horatio Parker of Yale uni
versity.
A company of SO men occupying the
body of the auditorium will sing
Ninety and Nine and lead the con-
gregational singing.
Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church Miss Maude Taryman viii be In
charge of the nursery and kindergar-
ten, which are maintained that
parents can attend services. Sunday
evening Rev. H. ]. Vosburgh. the pas
tor, will preach on William the Silent
of Holland"
The Honorable Darius Green" will
be the subject of an Introductory ad-
dress Sunday evening by Rev William
Day Simonds at the First Unitarian
church.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
COUNCILMEN ADDRESS
LATHAM TERRACE CLUB
City Policy and New Charter
Movement Are Discussed

OAKLAND. Jan 22.-Councilmen
Nose and Everhart were the speakers
last night at the Latham Terrace i'm
provement club jinks held at Hyden
hall, 1913 Twenty-ffth avenue. with
the president Of the club, E. w Hyden.
presiding
Nose spoke on the needs of the an
neNed district and explained the policy
Of the city council in providing for
public work Everhart spoke in favor
Of 4 new and modern charter and also
explained the municipal street work to
the club members.
Music and dancing were enjoyed and
2 luncheon was served by the women
OF the club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
FOR THE KIRMFSS
Board of Education to Give Chill
dren Half Holiday for
the Festival

OAKLAND. Jan. Pas an evidence
of the widespread interest that is being
taken in the coming kirmess the board
Of education has consented to close
the schools at noon Friday, February 4.
70 give all the school children an Oppor-
tunity 10 visit the big spectacle and 90
their part toward building UP the anti
tuberculosis fund The two children's
ballets viii be given at the Friday
and Saturday matinees only and will
no doubt. attract crowds, as they are
among the prettiest numbers on the
program The dances in which the
school children are rehearsing are the
C5arlands and Flowers dance, the
Phorty Phunny Phellows and the Sill
Yer Spray. The grace and precision
which these young people display is
remarkable.
The Wigwam dance, in which 40
braves and 20 Indian maidens viii par
ticipate with wild whooping and
heating of tomtoms, is one Of the
most thrilling Of the kirmess features.
The heavily beaded buckskin costumes
are picturesque. Mrs. Gale has this
dance in charge, and the first rehear-
sal takes place Monday evening.
VOTING CONTEST PLANNED
The public is TO be allowed to decide
by vote which is the most beautiful
dance and electioneering has already
begun among the participants in the
various dances. The voting contest has
created interest in other cities where
the kirmess has been given, and, as a
rule. has been productive of better hnan-
cial results than any other feature Of
rhe enterts inment. The contest IN
Portland brought in S19.S06, and in
Seattle the result was $1,000. Oakland
viii al least fight for her favorites bet
ter than san Francisco did. the voting
in that city resulting in only $500.
When the sale of seats opens next
Friday at sherman. Clay & Co.'S store
il is anticipated that the waiting line
will exceed anything Of the kind ever
seer in this city before. for nothing has
ever so aroused the interest as has the
coming spectacular show. Not only Will
the biggest most brilliant production
ever seen in Oakland be given on the
stage by society maids and men, but on
the main floor Of the pavilion viii be
gayly decorated stalls in charge of the
matrons Of the smart set. There Will
be an ice cream booth and a country
store" where the local Elks will deal
out everything from fun to furniture.
Then there VIII be the kirmess cafe.
where already many are planning 10
entertain at dinner beIOre the even
ing's program begins.
ATTRACTIVE NUMBER ARRANGED
The Italian romance viii undoubtedly
be charming number, if grace of pose
and beauty OF costume can make II so.
The hair Of the dancers viii be pow
dered and the quaint costumes are of
rich material. Mrs. W H Greed and
Mrs. Mark Requa are particularly in
terested in this number and the per
formers are. Sue Harold, Madeline
Clay. Pussy Creed Irene Farrell. Eliza
beth Orrick. Gladys Wilson, Boyd Har-
rold. John MacMullin, Warren Harold,
P I. Lynwood, Spencer Kayles, Warner
Sherwood
The young women making up the
Dance Of the Garlands" promise a
unique production. In this dance
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
JUDGE SCORES STUDENTS
FOR VISITING POOLROOM

ALAMEDA, Jan. 22.-In the Juvenile
court today Police Judge r. B. Tappan
severely lectured the high school boys
and other youths who were recently ar
rested in Park street poolrooms.
Boys, you are starting out on the
wrong foot said the magistrate. NO
good Will come to any one who wastes
his time in a poolroom.
~ you persist in patronizing the
poolrooms there will be severe punish
ment ahead for you. I will send your
names to the probation officer and a
strict watch will be kept over you in
the future
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
OFFICERS OF JEWISH
SOCIETY INSTALLED
Beth Jacob Congregation Holds
Ceremony in Zion Hall

OAKLAND. Jan. 22.-The Ladies En-
deavor society of Beth-Jacob Hebrew
congregation has Installed the follow
ing ohicers: President, Mrs. Fl. Hirsch
vice president, Mrs. NJ. Heelman; fnan-
ciaI secretary. Mrs. NJ. Carish; record
ing secretary, Mrs. ". SilVerstine; !;
treasurer. Mrs. A. Davis; past presi-
dent, Mrs .. Moskivitz. The installa-
ton was conducted at Zion hall, Ninth
and Castro streets.
l. Schoenfeld. president of the Ju-
deans, delivered an address, which was
followed by musical program. The
ladies are planning masquerade ball
for Sunday evening, February 13, at
Central hau.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
VALIDITY OF BOND
ISSUE is ASSAILED
EImhurst-Highland Sanitary
District Sewer Work DELAYED

OAKLAND Jan. 27.-The validity
of the $4,000 bond issue recently voted
by the citizens of the Elmhurst-
Highland sanitary district for the
construction of sewers was attacked
today by a demurrer filed by Miss Jen-
and A. L. Stone and owner of much
property in the district affected. The
demurrer is directed against the pc
tition of the sanitary board to have
the bond issue declared legal
Importance attaches to this opposi-
tion to the bond issues because of the
fact that the sanitary boards of five
other districts in the neighborhood
called elections for the purpose of
voting on bonds in the same way as
did the Elmhurst-H highland sanitary
board.
A large part of this sanitary district
has been annexed by the city of Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Vibrant Nerve Force
Supplied to Man.
(From "Man's Maladies. ID

without stamina. man is 3
failure. What is stamina IL Is
constitutional vigor- health IL IS
keen. responsive. vibrant nerve
force. that gives wonderful IN
ner strength of will. SustdlnS
sound body. supports wise
mentality. makes money and
keeps friends Keen. strong, SEN
sitive nerves make stamina and
with 1T man can excel IN ouSl-
ness. sport. pleasure and social
favor. Without il he is apt to
be weak voiced. weak memorled.
feeble In motion. with cold hands.
cold feet, nervousness, timidity,
fear without cause. trembling:
melancholy. pain in the back OF
head. neurasthenia and a general
lack of grit. courage and nerve
so that it is impossible to act
naturally under all circum-
stances, as man with stamina
should. 1t should be the aim
of every man 10 correct the con-
ditiOn responsible for failure and
unhappiness. for IL can be done
by the simple fulfllment of ma
lures law that the nerves receive
their nourishment through the
blood. which enables the nerve
fluids to recover the daily waste
which is constantly taking place.
The nerve fluids and body It's
sues undergo constant changes.
and unless the supply is equal
to the demand the stream OF
health ebbs low, and misery pre-
walls.
Astonishing strength. nerve
force and pOise is quickly re-
stored by the following valuable
formula. which anyone can pre-
pare in the privacy of home.
First. obtain three ounces of
syrup sarsaparilla compound I'm
a six ounce bottle: add one ounce
of compound fluid balmwort.
shake well. and let stand two
hours. Then add one ounce tine
ture CadOmene compound mot
cardamom) and one ounce com
pound essense cardiol Mix
Shake we'll and take a teaspoon
full after each meal and one
when retiring
The above ingredients. except
the syrup, are rare cOncentra tions
of purest drugs without Opiates
and are used for various pre-
scriptiOns.
s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-.s-s
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
AUTO SPEEDERS RUN
DOWN ROUTE CARRIER

OAKLAND, Jan. 22.-William t.
Webb. living at 1870 Twelfth avenue
and engaged as a route carrier by a
San Francisco paper, was run down by
an automobile at + o'clock this morn
ing at East Fourteenth street and
Fourth avenue He was picked up un-
conscious and was taken to his home.
His right arm was broken and his head
cut and concussion of the brain is
feared. The machine which ran Webb
down did not stop, but speeded to Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
WAITER THRoWs TI

WAITER THROWS TABLEWARE
Jan. PA rain Of knives. forks spoons and
other tableware struck Peter DabalIch. pantry
man at the Key Route hotel. in the face this
afternoon, when he quarreled with Charles
Busch waiter. At the receiving hospital
where he taken. II found that his face
had been badly cut in several places.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
CHIEF N0LLMER WARNS
BERKELEY HOUSEHOLDERS s
Gang of Thieves Operating in
the University CITY

BERKELEY, Jan. 22--Chief of Po-
lice Nollmer has sent out a warning to
the householders of the city to be on
the lookout for z gang of thieves op-
Grating IN Berkeley.
He has instructed the members of
the police force TO arrest and bring to
the city jail for investigation all sus-
picious persons found on the streets
Vollmer declared that many Of the
criminals by affecting blindness or
lameness are endeavoring to arouse
sympathy and thus gain an entrance
into the homes of the residents here