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CHAPTER iv.-continued.

The place was clearly the summer
home of city man in search of quiet,
and l was turning away, when sud
ly from the bank.
Halo, the houseboat!"
Yes; I'm here!" answered the man
below.
"Come on, father; I've been looking
for you everywhere" called the voice
again.
"Oh, it's too bad you've been wait
Ing" he answered.
"Of course I've been waiting!" she
flung back, and he jumped up and ran
toward her. Then down the steps
flashed Helen Holbrook in white. She
paused at the gate an instant before
continuing her descent to the creek,
bending her head as she sought the
remaining steps.
Daddy, you dear old fraud, l
thought you were coming to meet me
on the RIDGE"
l turned and CROPPED my way along
the darkening path. My heart was
humping wildly and my forehead was
wet with perspiration.
lima stood on the bank lighting his
lantern, and l flung myself into the
launch and babe him run for home.
We We're soon crossing the lake. l
lay back on the cushions and gazed
up at the bright roof of stars. Before
/ reached Glenarm the shock of find
Ing Helen Holbrook in friendly COM
munication with her father had
passed, and 1 sat down to dinner at
aine O'Clock with sound appetite.
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CHAPTER v.
A Fight on a Household.

At ten o'clock l called for horse
and rode out into the night, turning
into the country with the intention
OF following the lake road to the re-
g1on had explored in the launch a
Jew hours before. All was dark at
:St. Agatha's as l passed. No doubt
Helen Holbrook had returned in due
course from her visit to her father
and, after accounting plausibly to her
aunt for her absence, was sleeping the
sleep of the just Now that l thought
. of the matter in all it's bearings, ac-
: cused myself for not having gone
= directly to st. Agatha's from the lone
ly house on Tippecanoe creek and
waited for her there, demanding an
explanation of her perfdy. She was
treating Miss Pat UNANIMOUSLY; that
was plain; and yet in my heart 1 was
.excusing and defending her. A fam
lily row about money was ugly at
ibest; and an unfortunate-even
criminal-father may still have some
claim on his child.
Then, as against such reasoning,
the vision of Miss Pat rose before me
and l felt whatever chivalry there
is in me arouse with rattle of
spears. Paul Stoddard, in committing
that dear old gentlewoman to my care,
had not asked me to fall in love with
her niece; SO, impatient to be thus
sWayed between two inclinations, I
chirruped to the horse and galloped
swiftly over the silent white road.
The whole region was very lonely,
and now that the beat of hoofs no lon
ger rang in my ears the quiet was op-
pressive. l struck through the wood
and found the creek, and the path be-
side it. The little stream was still
murmuring its own name unsteady,
with perhaps softer note in defer
ence to the night; and following the
path carefully l came in a few min
utes to the steps that linked the cot
tage with the houseboat at the creek S
edge. 1t was just there that l had
seen Helen Holbrook, and 1 stood
quite still recalling this, and making
sure that she had come down those
steps in that quiet out-of-the-way cor.
ner of the world, to keep tryst with
her father. The story-and-a-half cot.
tage was covered with vines and
close-wrapped in shrubbery. A semi
circle of taller pines within shut the
cottage off completely from the high
way. crawled through the cedars
and walked along slowly to the gate
near which a post supported a sign
board. struck match and read:
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pIlyl1||'''|H||'Al|
CURES
Added TO the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, MOI was simply q ner.
yous wreck. I could not walk across
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Real Early Rising.

Farmer Brown and Farmer Jones
were near neighbors, and many a dis.
pute took place as to who was the ear.
aer riser. Both maintained that each
sxcelled the other.
One day Farmer Brown determined
70 put the subject to test. Rising very
carly one morning, about two o'clock
he proceeded to visit his friend. Great
vas his establishment when he saw
Mrs. Jones hanging out the clothes in
the garden.
Farmer Jones about?" he asked.
WELL" replied the lady, "he was
tho first part of the mornin', but ]
dunno where he be now"
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the bearing down. I recommended ID
to some friends and two of them have
been greatly benefited by - Mrs.
MAE MCKNIGHT, Oronogo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, MOI was bothered
terribly with q female weakness and
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. I began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound regularly and used the sanative
Wash and now have no more troubles
that way."-Mrs. Al. HERzoa, 6727
Prescott Ave-, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is a difficult one.
doctors having done you no good.
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases Of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
fbroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. It costs but q trifle
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
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INSOMNIA
Lead sto' Madness, IL not Remedied In
Time.

\ Experiments satisfied me, some S
yearh seo." writes - Topeka woman.
that coffee was el,< ,3iract oa,,." e y. 49,
Insomnia from whlss1 f- sasss o. ses
rib3v. as. well az, the extreme nervous
ness and acute dyspepsia which made
lin q, most painful thing for me.
Il had been, g. coffee drinker since
childhood, and! did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all this
harm. But It, was, and the time came.
when l. had To- face the fact. and pro-
tect myself. i therefore gave up coffee
abruptly and absolutely, and adopted
Postum as my hot drink at meals.
Il began, to note improvement. IN, NY
condition very soon after. took on
Postum. The change proceeded grad.
uaAy, but surely, and it was o. matter Of
only few weeks before. I, found my
sef entirely relieved-than erxousness
passed away. my digestixe apparatus
was restored to normal, efficiency, and
I began to sleep. restG4lly and peace
'ully.
these happy conditions have con-
tinued during all q the years. and
Am safe in saying that I owe them en-:
tirely to Postum for whom I began a
drink It I ceased to ne medicine I
Read the ltte book. "The RoaA to
Wsllvllle. N lkss. There's = Reaaon.'
Ever - .hs aasys !stt s. 4 .. :.
eEe sesslA NVes - 1all q ASMaS
. n q
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that l could hear his quick breathing
and something in his di1nly outlined
crouching figure was familiar. Ther
1t flashed over me that he was the
dark sailor I had ordered from Glen
arm that afternoon.
He was now within arms length Of
me and jumped out, swung the chair
high and brought it down with crash
on his head. The force of the FLOW
carried me forward and jerked the
chair out of my grasp; and down We
went with mighty thump. l felt the
Italians body slip and twist litheIS
under me as l tried to clasp his arms.
He struggled fiercely to free himself,
and felt the point of knife prick
my left wrist sharply as I sought to
hold his right arm to the deck. His
muscles were like iron, and had no
wish to let him clasp ME in his short
thick arms; nor did the idea of being
struck with a knife cheer me greatly
in that first moment of the fight.
My main business was to keep free
of the knife. He was slowly lifting
me on his knees, while grfpped his
arm with both hands. The other man
had dropped into the boat and was
watching us across the rail.
Make haste, Giuseppey" he called
impatisntly, and laughed little,
either at his confidence in the out
come cs at his care for his OWL Sc
curity; and my courage rose to find
that had only one tDa reckon with. I
suddenly slipped my left hand down to
where my right gripped his wrist and
wrenched it sharply. His fingers re-
Taxed, and when 1 repeater the twist
the knife ratified on tie deck.
broke away ana: leapesE for the
rail with some idea Of jumping into
the creek and swimming for it; and
then the man in the GDat let go twice
with a revolver, the echolng e1plo-
sions roaring over the still creek with
the sound of saluting battTeAships.
Hold on to that: man-Iolh him! /"
he shouted from below. I heard the
Italian scraping about on the deck for
his knife as I lodged. round the house
l was satisfied to. let things stand as
they were, and leave Henry Holbrook
and the canoe-maker to- defend their
own lives and property. Then, when
1 was about midway Of the steps, a
man plunged down, from the garden
and had me by the collar and ON my
back before L knew what had hap
pened.
There was: an irstant's silence il
which I heard angry voices from the
housebOat. My new assailant lis
tened, too, and 1 felt his grasp on me
tighten, though I was well winded ant
tame enough.
heard the boat strike the platform
sharply as the second man jumped
into IT,. then for an instant silenc,
again held the valley.
My captor seemed to dismiss tn,
retreating boat, and poking q pisto
into my ribs gave me his attention:
| "Climb up these steps. and do a
tell you. II you run, will shoe
you like a dog"
There's q mistake" began
chOkingly, for the Italian had almOs
strangled me and my lungs were a
empty as q spent bellows.
"That will do. Climb" He stuc
the revolver into my back and up
went and through the garden towar
the cottage. A door opening on th
veranda was slightly ajar. and wa
thrust forward none too gently into
lighted room.
| MY captor and studied each othe
y attentively Tor half Z minute. He We
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he had chosen a secluded and pictur
esque spot for it.
AS l leaned against the rail study
ing the lines of the house, heard sud
denly the creak of an oarlock in the
stream behind, and then low voices
talking. I drew back against the
house and waited. Possibly the ca
Goe-maker had been abroad, or, more
likely, Henry Holbrook had gone forth
upon some michief, and my mind flew
at once to the two women at st. Aga.
tha's, one of whom at least was still
under my protection. The boat ap.
preached furtively, and 1 heard now
very distinctly words spoken in
Italian:
Have care; climb up with the
rope and I'll follow"
Then the boat touched the platform
lightly and second later man
climbed nimbly up the side. His CON-
panion followed, and they tied their
boat to the railing. They paused now
to reconnoiter--so close to me that I
could have touched them with my
hands-and engaged in a colloquy
The taller man gave directions, the
other replying in monosyIlables to
show that he understood
go to the side porch of the cottage,
and knock. When the man comes to
the door tell him that you are the
chauffeur from an automobile that has
broken down in the road, and that
you want help for a woman who has
been hurt"
Yes, sir"
'"Then-you know the rest"
'The knife-it shall be done"
I have made it the rule of my life,
against much painful experience and
the admonitions of many philosophers,
to act first and reason afterwards.
And here it was case of two to one.
The men began stealing across the
deck toward the steps that led up to
the cottage, and with rather more
zeal than judgment took step after
them, and clumsily kicked over
chair that fell gathering wildly. Both
men leaped toward the rail at the
sound, and flattened myself against
the house to await developments. The
silence was again complete.
"a chair blew over" remarked one
of the voices.
There is no wind" replied the 9TH
er, the one I recognized as belonging
to the leader.
"See what you can Finland: have
a care!"
The speaker went to the rail and
began fumbling with the rope: The
other, 1 realized, was slipping quite
noiselessly along the smooth planking
toward me, his bent body family sill
houetted in the moonlight. I knew
that could hardly be distinguishable
from the long line of the house, and
had the additional advantage of k..ow
ing their strength, while was still an
unknown quantity to them. The mer
would assume that I was either Hart
ridge, the boatmaker, or Henry Hol
brook, one of whom they had co1a<
to kill, and there is, as every ont
knows, little honor in being the victim
of mistaken identity. I heard thu
mans hand scratching along the wal
as he advanced cautiously; there wa
no doubt but that he would discover
me in another moment; so I resolve,
to take the initiative and give battle
My hnger-tips touched the back o
one Of the folded camp chairs tia
rested against the house. and / slow
~ clasped It. saw the leader It'll
standing by the rail, the rope In hi
hand. His accomplice was 10 clos
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Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
Holbrook, her niece, were entrusted t.
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia confided to Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
q bank failure, had constantly threatened
her for money from his fathers Will. OF
which Miss Patricia was guardian: They
came to Port Annandale to escape Henry.
Donovan sympathized with the tive
women. He learned of Miss Helen's an
noying sutton. Donovan discovered and
captured an intruder, who proved to be
Reginald Gillespie. sutton for the hand OF
Miss Helen Holbrook. Gillespie disap-
peared the following morning. A rough
sailor appeared and was ordered away.
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Uses or Oddly,

"1sn't your hat rather curious in
silape?" asked thetuninformed man.
Certainly" answered his wife. ut
has to be. Any hat that wasn't curious
In shape would look queer"
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Glo uOOr with OUT
my heart futtering
and I could not even
receive q letter.
Every month I had
such q bearing down
sensation, as If the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia E.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has
done my nerves q
great deal of good
and has a1a0ro1ieved
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WHERE 1T WORKED.

while we were on our honeymoon,
always spoke French to my husband,
so that no one should understand U.S."
$50 you went to France, did your"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11
INNOVATIONS IN RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION.

Several unique innovations in rail-
road construction, operation and policy
are embraced in the plans of the Mid
land Continental, now under construc-
ton from Winnipeg. Canada, to the
Missouri river. Grading has been COM
pleted for the first fifty-mile division,
between jamestown and Edgely, North
Dakota, and following a recent inspec-
ton by the company officials. it was
announced that rails would be laid and
trains running by spring. The Midland
Continental traverses a practically level
country, entirely through the farming
districts of the Dakotas and Nebraska,
and provides a new outlet for the
great northwest At every division
point, practically fifty miles apart, the
road taps an east and west trunk line,
and by supply a feeder of great value
for the tentacles of several of Ameri
cas- great systems, eliminates the dis
turbing elements of hostile opposition
and competition. 1t is the first road
in the west to escape the pioneer re-
sponsibility of settling its own terri
tory. 1t will do away entirely with a
telegraph system in its operation,
adopting the telephone for all working
purposes. The Midland Continental is
being financed by plOcing individual
blocks of construction company stock,
carrying a bonus in the bonds and stock
of the railroad rompany. The builders
of the road are principally Chicago and
middle west business men and capital
lists
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11
GRAVE OF UNIQUE SINGER
MARKED.

London-Through the efforts Of an
American woman, Mrs. A. Mosher of
Boston, a memorial stone now marks
the grave of Margaret Fullup, singer
beloved in Brittany, who was buried in
a pauper's grace.
Margaret Fullup was born of poor
people. and had a wonderful voice and
an equally wonderful memory. She was
by profession a pelerine par procura-
ton, which means that she performed
pilgrimages for sick Bretons who could
not undertake journeys themselves.
Wherever she was entertained at hos
pitable dwellings she sang for the in
mates and their friends like the min
strels of old. and it is largely through
her that many of the ancient ballads
of Brittany are still known, for she
learned all that she could discover and
sang them throughout the country.
She died in poverty, and though ev-
cry Breton knew Margaret Fullup's
name, it was the task of an American
to see that her grave was hOnored.
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OIL co.
RALPH THOMAS, Prop.
o. 1882 City Delivery. r. 489

A dollar a drop for water. That's
what l pay for water found in my
guaranteed chamois strained gaso-
line. You furnish the can and l fur
nish the gasoline for $1.75, delivered.
Money back to dissatisfied customers.
This gasoline can be used in stoves,
irons, motorcycles or for cleaning the
finest fabric 1t is absolutely free
from oil or other foreign substance.
Bulk Pearl Oil, also guaranteed,
SIPS, where can is furnished.
"THE HOUSE OF JOHN D."
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11
HE MoNoPoLIzeD THE COURT

Joseph Bell who was discharged on
Wednesday in probate court where
he was examined on a charge of in
sanity and was Immediately arrested
on a charge of assault with intent
to kill was taken before Justice
tombstone yesterday. Bell at once
took the floor and engaged in re-
ligious discourse in a loud voice. The
court ordered him back to Jail where
upon he replied. Il would not have
yaller dog tried in this court" Bell
spent the rest of the afternoon
preaching in his cell and singing
hymns. At the hour Of going to
press he was still so engaged There
is an earnest desire about the sher-
ifs office that some determination
as to mental or criminal status be
arrived at. AS things stand now he
is a case of insomnia.
SUPREME coURT-There was a
brief session of the supreme court
yesterday, occupied mostly with the
hearing of motions. The case of the
Phoenix Street Railway, appellane.
against Lee II. Lands, administrator
Of the estate of George Sanders was
argued by Messrs Chalmers and Ross
for the appellant and permission was
granted to file a reply brief This
is damage suit growing out of in
iuries received by Sanders in falling
from car of the appellant several
years ago. The big case of Tevis
and McKittrick. appellants. against
Jepp Ryan and others appellees in
vOlving a Judgment of about $4,000
was argued by Eugene s. Ives for
the appellees. Mr.. Ives will conclude
his argument today. This action
grew out of a mining deal in Cochise
county and was decided at the last
meeting of the supreme court which
reduced the judgment of the court
below to $4,000 with which decision
neither party was satisfied and both
gave notice of an appeal 1t comes
up now on a motion for rehearing.
s. W. Tenley and Edward W. Rice
were admitted to practice.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT
Local Daily Weather Report for The
Arizona Republican.

Forecast for today-Fair.
Data for "A hours ending $50 p. IN.
yesterday: $50 $50
am. pm.
Barometer, inches 1908 1892
Temperature, degrees ....49 rs
Sensible or wet temp......46 Sc
Dew point, degrees ........44 Al
Humidity, per cent. .....S3 so
Wind, direction .... Z w
Wind, velocity, miles,. 2
Rainfall, inches ........... 0
Weather ...............Cl Clear PtCldy.
Mean daily humidity ...............56
Mean daily temperature ...6 GA
Highest temperature ...........S1
Lowest temperature ...............4S
Total daily rainfall ....... 0
Excess in temperature yesterday,
degrees.
Excess in temperature since first of
month, % degrees.
Accumulated excess in temperature
since January l, 6S2 degrees.
Deficiency in rainfall yesterday, O.O1
inch.
Excess in rainfall since first of
month, o. inch.
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January l, 3.75 inches.
L. n. JESUNOFSKY,
Section Director.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11

Frank w. Petit are back in Phoenix
after an extended tour of the east.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-11
ARRANGING CLASSES

chapter, American Woman's League,
is now arranging classes for free in
struction to members in millinery,
dressmalling. home economics, and
music. at headquarters at 223 West
Monroe street.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST
s1AsE
GtL5fs 20. c61seill
9EaSETEf
PETTITs RETURN.-Mr. and Mr.


Frank w. Petit are back in Phoenix
after an extended tour of the east.
HALL BROS FRUIT.-The Keifer
pears and other fruits in the Hall
exhibit in the agricultural department
| at the fair came from Hall Bros,
ranch and not from Ernest Halls Blue
Ribbon place None of the Hall fruits
or vegetables were entered in compe-
tition with the other products because
Ernest Hall is superintendent of the
agricultural department.
WABASH MAN HERE-Ross C.
Cline general agent of the Wabash
railroad at Los Angeles, is in the city
taking in the fair and incidentally look
ing after his roads interests in the
valley. He comes here about once
each year and says he witnesses Won
derful improvement in business and
other conditions here since he last
visited this city.
IN HIS OLD HAUNTs-Mr. y. n.
Sleeves, district attorney for Coconino
county arrived in the city yesterday
to attend supreme court and will re-
main until Saturday evening. Mr..
Sleeves was successfully engaged
in the practice of law in Phoenix for
several years but he left here five
years ago for the northern part of the
territory. This is his second visit to
Phoenix since his departure.
CROWD is oRDERLY-Despite the
fact that there is a record breaking
ORC NKr1 in ba oft Ut
the police have had but little to do
The visitors are particularly orderly
and there is comparatively little
drunkenness. Two women who were
acting in an unbecoming manner on
the streets were taken in yesterday af-
ternoOn and an Indian who had a little
firewater aboard is also reposing in
the depths of the city Jail.
BAND WILL BE GIVEN RIDE
The guests of the fair commission, the
Copper Queen Band which has been
discoursing music at the fair grounds
daily this week will this morning be
taken in automobiles for a tour of the
Salt River Valley in the immediate
vicinity of Phoenix. The ostrich farms,
the Indian school, orange groves and
tiAC tCAliNoi Ae1i ciSS IllAA VIII Dt Viz
tied during the trip. The band was
the guest of the firemen Wednesday
evening upon the occasion of the re-
ceptiOn rendered by the local firemen
to visiting members of the Arizona
Firemen's association.
THE ILLNESS OF FRANK H..
HEREFORD-A report spread like
Wild fire among thp attorneys attend
ing supreme court Yesterday morning
tina: Frank H. Hereford of Tucson had
died at San Francisco after au unsuc-
Ccssfui operation for canoe, Of the
s'cl '2ch or appen I,citis. Mr. J. S
punseath who is ass 'ciatc1 with Mr..
Hereford at Tucson WAS n town on
the supreme court business and he at
once telephoned Mrs. Dunseath ask
ing what arrangements, if any, had
been made regarding the funeral.
She replied that Mr. Hereford was not
dead. The operation had not been
successful but slight hope was still
held out. Mr.. Hereford has been in
i'll health for a long time but his
trouble grew worse about a year ago
and early this year he went to Long
Beach where he remained until a short
time ago when an operation was de-
cided upon and he went to San Fran
cisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

rather more than suspected of being used to arbitrarily increase the cost of living.