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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-03
human Will power he Iorceu MS voice
into steadiness as he said:
"Yes-I put it through"
CHAPTER TX.

n 1T 8 O'Clock in the managing
lA editors room in the Advance
1SI building Wheeler Brand and
y&SJ three other men, Howard
Hartley, JEFF Thorne, staff reporters.
and Bill, their much browbeaten I'M
derstudy. were industriously at work.
At one side of the office diagonally
from the managing. EDITORS desk was
high mahogany desk which backed
against wooden partition which cut
OFF small room used as '.morgue,"
the place where newspaper and maya
zine clippings are kept for reference.
Through the partition round hole
about five inches in diameter had been
cut with handsaw, and ON a table In
the morgue a camera had been rested
with the telescope protuberance con.
tanning the lens projecting through the
hole in the partition into a private
mail box directly above the desk The
door of this box, into which were
placed letters arriving for the manag-
ing editor during his absence, had
been unlocked. \ line of shoe thread
had been fastened to the door of the
box and extended down behind the
desk to the floor and across to the
left hand side of Brands desk A
slight tug on the thread would cause
the door Of the mail box to open. ex-
posing to the lens Brands desk, his
chair and another chair which had
been placed at the right OF the desk
next to the telephone.
For several minutes the mysterious
nv-ott 10,
meant no one but Brand could tell.
and he was strangely silent, except as
to directing what should be done.
Hartley was anxious to make GER
tain that the lens aimed directly at
Brands desk. He measured the line
with his eye.
Get itT' called JEFF.
No, not yet. Wait a minute" How
ard answered, lodging around quickly
toward the little 'morgue" Il haven't
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muttered tensely. LET him take a train
or go to sleep or bury himself if be
wants to. If Bartelmy or Dupuy gets
hold Of him after I've shown my hand
there'n be the merry ID to pay,
and If they find him they might sue
coed In coaxing- t1onder IL Nolan oiH
stick; to0nder If Nolan .ciH stick be
kept repeating over and over to himself
The noise Of voices raised in indigna-
ton broke in upon him from the outer
hall at his right. "Oh, that's chest
nut" some one cried; hes always out
always when 1 come"
The editor glanced around and saw
Sylvester Nolan leading in his friend
Powell, the poet.
You're not out, are you, old man!
asked young Nolan of Brand. who's
that fly duck that tried to keep me
from coming in?"
I'm sorry. Nolan; I'm very busy 70
night, and you'll have to excuse me-
I'm very busy"
Brandy. old boy. came in on bus.
ness. Want to get job for my fr1enp
Powell here. He's a poet" He drag
ged the wan eyed rhymester up
Brands desk.
The editor looked Powell over,
I'VE don't carry poets on the pay
rolls" he grunted.
But Just look at this one. ~
WOW, let Mr. Brand see your ode to .n'
opening Of the Omaha exposition. ~
went in the competition with this
Powell handed the poem to Braun.
And / see he came out Win ~
snorted the newspaper man.
"Yes, SIR" agreed Powell family.
People haven't time for poeu"
commented Brand. N
THAT'S what I've been trying 10 .
Powow." put in Sylvester he
born after his time" =.
How would you like to he repoi'
err asked the editor. 80,
Powelps eyes cleaned win sN :.
color that showed that be "as
Unused.
"a reporter? Oh, yes, sir! he sea-"
Brand took down the phone. 49,,
"Hello! Give me night city eo
please. Hello! That you? I've ~ i've
cub here named Powell. Please n.
him a weeks trial. Report to Guy
itor." .,l.
Where Is he. siry' asked fo"
bewildered ,,,r
You're a reporter now. Find o's the
Yes, SIR" He started toWaiv
hall door. -
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I'm hungry"
In Swallowed spot on top of the ma
hogany desk and close to the lens.
Have you tested this 2" asked Brand.
Yes. sir
BE careful, sir. or you'll explode
the FASH" warned JEFF as Brand light
Of the powder
go into room 4. boys, and wait till
I send for you," directed Brand.
JEFF and Howard went out. Brand
went to his desk as the Office boy,
Durkin, entered.
Joe Dillon's here" said the lad.
"Drunk?'
"Just one over"
Broker"
''Sure!' The boy grinned.
Dillon, one of the 'has-beens" char
acteristic of the type that prey on the
newspaper men at night In the big
cities. would ordinarily have received
short shrift from a busy man like
Brand, but Dillon, an ex-newspaper
reporter. hat once given Brand, when
q beginner. some valuable pointers,
which the now managing editor had
never forgotten.
Tell him to come in" ordered Brand.
He reached for the office telephone
and called the night city editor. 1.-The
Patriot has got the town skinned on
shipping" he said. DO you know
who's doing it for them? Well. think
you'd better hire him."
Joe Dillon wandered in
Good evening, Mr.. Brand" he said
weakly. Durkin, who had summoned
him, followed him in.
We'll, Joe, what is it?''
wait a minute, Durkin. Got
story for us. Joe?" queried Brand SYM
pathetically.
Dillon staggered forward
Better sit down." cautioned Brand
Same old story, eh?"
mo. I'm hungry"
'1Durkin, go get one hot roast beef
sandwich and a big pot of black cof-
fee and see that he gets them"
Yes, sir" The lad sped away after
dexterously catching quarter which
Brand tossed him.
Il wish l was going in there to work
with the boys instead of eating char
ity grub" began Dillon plaintively. II
know you mean all right, Mr.. Brand.
I've tried and tried again to fight it
off, but it's useless. l can't It's too
late. I'm dead one. The hard stuff,
the five cent whisky, has got me- You
never heard how this thing started,
did you, Mr.. Brand? II it hadn't
been for my wife,
'-Oh, cut it out!' cried Brand, and
Dillon shambled out of the room.
Downs hurried in. He had become
night editor when the shakeup oc-
CURED at the time of Brands promo
ton.
Young Bobbie Doolittle pinched
again for speeding" he ratified Off
Three show girls In the auto. All Of
'em lit up. Bobbie weeping because
the girls had to miss the theater, and
his mothers at me all evening to
keep 1t out. Whatu I doy'
Brand leaned back and smiled.
We'll, it was on her account we kept
out his partial elopement with her
French maid and the time he kissed
the head waiter at the st. Honore hotel
n Lieu Of tip. and guess-weu. rrint
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ward and strain A moment Of enhdr.
ed raised silence.
.T haven't seen you all winter" She
placed her hands on the back Of a
chair near a settee.
mo; I haven't been anywhere. I've
been kept pretty close at work" He
paused Wont you sit down."
She moved to the left and occupied
the settse. After a few moments Of
silence she said:
IT'S strange I haven't seen you all
winter. ! suppose It VIII be another
hundred years before see you again."
Brand looked intently at her.
1T won't be II you wish TO see me
any sooner, Judith" and. thus speak
ing, be leaned over the back of the
sertee toward the girl he loved.
why. of course | wish-er- You
were having talk with father when
/ cams In, weren't your
Yes" rising and stepping back from
kea
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Indifferent. he.
returned to tho.
desk. Things
will remain sta.
tionary until
then?' he asked.
Things never
remain station.
airy in a newspa-
per Office" re-
sponded the man.
aging editor Ia.
conically.
what l mean
Is that ere
W o VI d be no
story-er-about
him until you see
him."
81 don't know
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"Shall I make an appointment With
him for you. say. tomorrow morninpy,
he anxiously queried of the newspana,
man.
II don't care"
"Then I'll do It" he said decidedn
and moved away from the desk. "Ans
-er"- He saw that Brand was st,,,
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Synopsis

OIlA 1 EN- II uulun DaTtelmy,
society woman, goes to the office of the
Daily Advance to protest against a
story which had severely criticised her
father, a Judge of the United States
court. She discovers that the author
of the article was Wheeler Brand, a
brilliant young writer whom she had
promised to marry. He refuses to
cease attacking her father. II-Ju-
dith discards her engagement ring
Duputy, lawyer, representing big
advertisers, calls and demands Brands
discarge, as his clients are friends Of
Judge Bartelmy. III-Brand is dis
charged by the managing editor, for
the paper, long owned by an insurance
company, had been friendly to corpor-
atoms. Michael Nolan, who buys the
paper, comes in the office and finds
Dupuy to be an old enemy of his.
IV-Nolan calls for Brand and makes
him managing editor. V-Brand
tells Nolan and his socially ambitious
family that the dishonest judge, Bar
telmy, and his unsuspecting daughter
have taken them up socially so as to
try to induce Nolan not to attack the
judge in his newspaper VI-Dupuy
aids Bartelmy in endeavoring to have
Brand and the Advance avoid attack
ing the judge regarding tricky opin-
ion he has rendered in the Lansing
Iron case. Every man has his price,
even Brand" says Dupuy. VII
Nolan says if Brand will trap Bar
telmy in the act of offering him
bride to keep silent that the Advance
will print the story in full.
There you are" responded Brand
simply, his eyes meeting those of the
turtst
Bartelmy glanced cautiously at the
editor, seeking for signs of deception,
of trap, but he found them not.
mfr. Brand, what do you want?" he
ASKED sharply.
whats 1t worth to youY
ri would prefer you to set the fig
ure."
mo"
How about $1O,OOOr asked the
judge.
Yes" agreed Brand. rising-"in cash
tonight"
Rather short notice for such a sum-"
protestingly. Where shall see your"
"At my Office"
"Your office-the Advance! No, no.
l prefer you to come to my chambers
about noon tomorrow. We shall be
quite private there"
II can't wait that long for It, Judge.
I've got to have it tonight"
"Oh, Is It something Of that sort?
Well, then, come to my house after
dinner
but rye got to be at my office" In
sisted the editor.
Il hardly like to go there. Mr..
Brand"
That's up to you. judge. But If you
don't come the story goes to press to-
night. WenY' with n rising infection.
'T--
Judith Bartelmy entered.
"Wnl YOU come now, papa?' she
asked.
Just a moment, my dear intend
ed to ash Dupuy to dine with u.s.
-Oh, can't you take him to the club?"
she pouted.
THAT wouldn't be convenient, my
dear. You know we're going to the
opera" he step
nd haeh fnuard
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CHAPTER x.

= RAND hung up the telephone
- receiver with an anxious eI-
.a6 preston on his face. Nolan
must keep away from this he
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-03

WQeu ne u1dTTieu
"Mr. Brand" Il
VIII call at YOU
o'clock. Judith,
now"
The couple Ore,
She walked away
er, her eyes wet Y
out Of the room ,
ing w b e e ! q r
Brand standing
in the middle Of
the room, over
come by the I'M
conquerable sor-
row that filed
his soul. ..-
The tow ering
figure Of Nolan
appeared fro m
the library. He
stepped ward
the editor.
well, did you
put it through 2"
he asked. ....
Brand t hire W
back his head,
and his misery
was imprinted in
every line of his
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opera He step
ped bach toward
the library. "Mr.
Brand, I'll see
You again before
YOU leava"
There was a
moments ernbar-
nSed silence be-
tween Judith and
Wheeler Brand as
the tud& disap-
pard.
How do you
do MT. Brand z
Abe finally asked.
How do you
do, Miss Rartel-
my His man.
ner w a 3 aw X,
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Continued on page 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
We OWED INTO A COMETS TAIL
in 1861 AND 1T WAS A PICNIC

anything had happened at all, and
the rest only learned of the acct
dent long after it was all over.
For a couple of hours that night
1t would seem that we were actu-
ally in the tail of the comet. but
so far as | know no one was In
Jured or experienced any alarming
Indeed, have heard OF only one
disaster arising from the collision.
A clergyman tells us that in mid
summer he was always able in or
binary years to read his sermon
without artificial light. On thia
particular occasion, however. the
sky was overcast with peculiar
glow, while the ordinary light was
so much interfered with that the
sexton had to provide pair Of
candles to enable the clergyman
to read his sermon.
The expense Of those candles
was. believe, the only loss to
the earth in consequence Of Its col.
lision with the comet OF 1864.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
Reform in German Army
Now in Effect Received
With Acclaim in the
Fatherland.
POOR CAN Be OFFICERS
Exclusion. of Bourgeoise Has
Long Been Grounds for
Complaint in Berlin.

BERLIN, April BY a simple
announcement in the official Mill
tary Gazette" the German army has
been revolutionized. The announce
ment only said that henceforth can
d.dates for positions as officers in
the Prussian guard regiments are
to be selected exclusively with re-
gard to mental and moral capacity,
without regard to birth.
Heretofore none but sons of no.
bility dared aspire to guardsmen' s
epaulets. The poor man, however
skilled, was hopelessly debarred.
From now on the crack regiments
of the German army are open to all
corners, provided they have the
brains and character.
ARMY PLEASED WITH CHANGE
The exclusion of the bourgeoise
from the officer-corps of the guards
has long been a cause of complaint
in Prussia. and the news that the
war office had decided to break
with the old system created wide
spread qualification throughout the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
GERMANY LEADS IN FEvER|SH ~.
DREADN0UGHT BUILDING CONTEST

ment of these ten Dreadnoughts
amounts to 22,722 tons, more than
equal to one superintendent
of the latest type. Nor is this all.
Three armoured cruisers of the
Dreadnought type have also been
laid down by Germany. The dis
placement of these was reckoned
by the British admiralty as 1900
tons each or $500 in all; in reali-
ty their total displacement is Co.,
600 tons. a difference of $500 tons.
So far as the British Dread
noughts are concerned they began
with a displacement of 1890 tons
and the latest under construction
are 1890 tons. Altogether the
IL British Dreadnoughts completed
or launched displaces in all only
22l,900 tons; against this the 10
German Dreadnoughts. launched or
under construction displace 27l 900
tons--pratically difference of
three Dreadnoughts. for which the
British admiralty had in no way
allowed
GERMANS BUILD THEM FASTER
Then again the Germans have
stolen march in the direction of
rapid construction. According to
the semi-official figures the next
four Droadnoughts werc not to be
completed before the summer of
1911. That Is to say, they should
not have been commenced before
the summer of 1909. AS a matter
of fact they were begun in Febru-
airy of last year and will be COM
pleted in February 1911. In this
way Germany has gained six
months over her rival in regard
to the building of these ships and
has once more disturbed the deli
cate balance OF the English naval
program.
The result of this all is that,
whereas England thought that in
February, 1911, she would have IL
completed Dreadnoughts against
the seven of Germany. in fact she
will only have - to Germany's II.
This will not ensure anything like
the recognized British standard of
superiority and SO the British ad-
miralty will once more have to set
feverishly to work to regain the
lead of her rival. And all Germany
Is proud to think that Great Britain
has been properly taken in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
Reactionaries Of Germany Alarmed by Recent Tender
cies Shown by the Kaser-Whole Country Is Stirred
by His Entertaining Jewish Business Men.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF IT." THEY ASK
'Tis Said Emperor Has Come to Understand That Dem
ocracy and Monarchy Need Not Necessarily Be An
tagonstic- Balen Responsible

their good will. He has done this
despite the fact that the men to
whom he is paying court are the
implacable opponents of the Prus-
sian franchise bill, which has near
ly driven Germany to revolution.
He has sought their opinions and
has discussed the situation with
them In every detail. And all Ger
many Is asking: What is the
meaning of it,"
The answer Is that the kaiser
has awakened recently--mostly I'M
der the teaching of Herr Ballen,
head of the Hamburg-Amerika line
to a sense of many things that
he never knew before. First OF all,
he appreciates that the future Of
Germany lies in the hands of hard
headed men of business and not of
the reactionary aristocrats. he
sees that a Jew may be better
German citizen than an heredi-
tary noble. He realizes that the
world has no longer any use FOR
the latter type.
MONARCHY NOT ENDANGERED
The kaiser has also come to un-
derstand that democracy and mon
archy need not necessarily be an
tagonistic. All his life he has been
persuaded by those around him
that the growth of power in the
hands of the people must necessar-
lily be synonymous with an endan-
gered monarchy. His talks with
men of affairs have modified his
views considerably. They have
pointed out to him that, to the man
of business, the form of govern
ment under which he lives matters
little so long as 1t Is stable and
gives full freedom to the people. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
COMET, IT'S SAID,
WILL MAKE 1910
WINE BETTER

PAkIS, April 2.-Gentlemen with
red noses, within a few years, will
be found to choose wines of 1910
when docking over the card at the
restaurant. Why? It's a comet
year. land comet years always are
corking wine years. Even tiny baby
comets seem to have an effect on
the pepper feeding of the grape via
the sap lines, making the sparkles a
bit Brighter and hit the roof of the
mouthsa trifle harder when one sins
t than is ordinarily the case.
Such comet as the HALEY one
means fine business for the people
OF Hheims, Epernay. Bordeaux and
other wine districts of France
WHAT, therefore, is to be expected
OF The wine which is of the vintage
Of q two comet year? Watch the
man with the red nose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
BRAINS AND CHARACTER, NOT
BIRTH, NOW ARMY STANDARD

army. Poor men have long been
able to become officers in the les
ser known regiments, and taking
them all around they were immeas-
urably superior to those In the
guards. Hitherto, however, only
noblemen have been eligible as
officers for these renowned regi-
ments, and the annoyance felt by
those holding commands in other
regiments has been re-echoed
throughout the entire army. Now
the overwhelmingly predominant
caste has received a check and the
army has been democratized. The
results of this can hardly be esti-
mated, but on all hands it is rec
ognized that the army now holds
ont a career to any man of brains.
however poor. and the standard OF
officers is sure to be enhanced
enormously.
Effect has already been given to
the order by the appointment of
two cadets from the military acad-
envy at Gross-Lichterfelde as Junior
lieutenants in Berlin guard regi-
ments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
BY SIR ROBERT BALL.

In the year 1861 a fine comet
appeared. II is not so we'll remem-
bered as its merits deserve. because
it happened, unfortunately for its
own renown. to appear just three
years after the celebrated comet of
1858. which was one of the most
gorgeous of its kind in modern
times. But in 1861 We had novel
experience.
On Il Sunday evening in midsum-
mer of that year we dashed into
the comet. or rather 1t dashed into
MS. There were, fortunately, no
very disastrous consequences. In
deed, most Of us never knew that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
CHOICE REPARTEE
IN CHAMBER OF
DEPUTIES, PARIS

. PARIS, April 2.-"Bandit." Z
. shrieked Leroy.
9 Species of swine!" retorted
. the ne ghbor.
= "Bah.' Leroy thrust.
. y"Pish for you!" chortled the
. enemy.
= There had been night ses-
= sion of the chamber of depu-
. ties. When the morning ses-
= sion commenced, many of the
. members were in bad humof.
= They wanted to abolish morn- 4
. ing sittings altogether. One 4
. couldn't. get out of bed, at 8
= a. M. and go to such tasks rs 4
= Jaw$making atsaa.N One deputy
= shrieked that it was a scan
= DAT" At this po,nt Leroy-Beau- 4
= iea started slamming the top
= OF his desk up ana down.
4 Others took il up.
{ Leroy broke. his desk top. He
. grabbed off q SPLINTER and with 4
e it pounded all the harder. His
. neighbor got peevish and
. bounced him like "a hawk. try
{ ing to wrest The trophy from
. HIM. Friends stepped in and
. pried them apart, then the
6 above choice bit OF repartee
e took place.
a 49, AZ - z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
Brtons Would Be Involved Because of Japanese
Treaty-British Government Would Assist Nipponese
but People Would Side With America.
THEY HAD RATHER FIGHT JAPAN THEMSELVES
Embarrassing Situation to Say the Least Would Result
in England, if War Talk Here Should Really
Develop Anything Definite.

Yet England would be compelled
to do it. The British people would
certainly not permit their govern
ment to aid the Japanese against
their own kinsmen. There is no
denying that England is jealous
Of America, that 1t enjoys seeing
the latter in difficulties, that IL
smacks it's lips over stories of
American graft or that individual
Americans are disliked in Eng
land. 1t is even conceivable that
the British might, ON their own
account, fight the Americans II big
enough interests were at stake. For
all this, there is an undercurrent
of feeling in England that English
men and Americans are united by
blood ties which should hold them
together against outsiders.
sRIToNs FEAR EUROPEAN
ALLIANCE
Britons are chronically afraid of
a great European alliance against
them and there is never a discuss.
ion of international politics to be
heard in the country that does not
lead up to contemplation of such
a possibility Nor does 1t ever
happen, this point having been
reached, that the disputants fail to
agree that, anyway, in a situation
of actual desperation, America
would be sure to come to England's
assistance. ~
Whether America would do so Is
not the question. The masses Of
Englishmen think 1t would. And
bitterly or contemporary as they
| often express themselves concern
ing America, these same masses In
variably take they view that these
two countries are. after all, rela
tives who, quarrel as they may
between themselves, must not let
! outsiders come between them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-03
FRANTIC WOMEN
APPLAUD SPEECH
OF ITALIAN POET

= MILAN, April 2.-Gabriele .
. dAnnunz.o seems to consider =
= himself the chief authority on .
. flying since he made an ascent .
= in Glenn Curtiss' aeroplane.- .
= He has just delivered an ad- .
= dress IN aviation in the Lyric =
. theater here. His audience .
= was u mainly composed of .
= women whose applause was .
. frantic The poet, who prides =
. himself on his impassibility, q
. wiped away starting tear and =
= inhaled Whit of scent from =
. DELICATE vinaigrette. .
lie was in evening dress and =
. had a .carnat on in his button .
= hc'ei His feet were compressed q
y intoIa No. 3 shoe and he glared .
e thros IN his eyeglasses, .
= dimI I'd with emotion, at his .
= enthNtastic audience. Half of =
. his words no one understood. .
. The soet himself only guessed =
{ at the meaning Of one-auarter. .
. He Gwelt on the strange recol- .
. lection he had Of some prev .
. ious flight, seeming to imply .
y that In previous existence he .
= bad been either an angel or a .
= bird, Such facts as he put into .
. his lecture were unimportant. .
80 80 . = . . . = . . .