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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

was wet IL was addressed 10 Ronald
Braybrooke. ESQ., 10 Highest, and
that was all. There was some mys
terious man there who seemed 10 be
mp TO no good Then the lights went
out. and | heard no more. al least,
heard no more that concerns you In
any way" Ailsa concluded. mindful OF
her secret Yes. that is all
Stem looked up quickly, then his
cFes fell again
You have been brought into "A
iangle. and you cannot get ont again
he said is there anything now that
YOU want me 10 tell youg'
ONLY one thing." Ailsa said. II Is
the mystery OF that ring placed II
on the table in my studio. when |
came back IL was gone Then the ring
re-appeared in sealed envelope with
your lrtter And yet | am certain
nat IL was the same ring that lnspec-
tor Burles took from the hands OF the
unfortunate woman who was nearly
murdered az No IL
\ hoarse cry broke from stern
Ailsa could see that he was white 10
the lips
What sort OF woman be inquir-
ed "Neyer mind the other details \
foreign lady"
"A foreigner. yes With curious
comb shaped like harp and IAN
with angels holding up some twisted
initials In her hand Was found the
ring which WAS lost In my studio ana
returned 20 me by YOU a. an evidence
or good faith That same ring IN
srector Burles took from the fingers
of the foreign lady Are YOU III
For stern had fallen forward on the
table with his head buried ON his arm
"Oh heavens he moaned. IL :
true thcn. How my own sins have
found me out
ITO BE ConrinuedD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

The men OF Chicago have risen on
their hind feet In rebellion against
the long hatpin The s;rap-hangins
ordeal incident 70 riding on crowded
cars IS enough without the added peril
Of having ones eyes gouged out or
face slit by the hatpins in the head
gear q women
An ordinance has been recommend
ed providing for the abolition OF the
hatpin. or its regulation as 20 length
and sharpness 4 department OF hat-
Din inspection viii be required
But now comes May f. Davis. a
pretty young Chicago woman. who
emits a silvery roar. She says thar
the hatpin is a woman's weapon Of dc
Tense Many a time, she saws when
out al night. the hatpin has driven
OF the airtatious foe
Thus does mans sin find him out
And like the rain. the evil falls on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

"A hundred years from now" muir
murs John ~. Rockefeller when he ~
told that then ne will be regarded as
the greatest benefactor OF the human
race
That IS TO say ne Is looking forward
20 the time. 100 years hence. Wnen a
halo will DC firmly fixed upon hts tou-
pe9d pate and he Will In the popular
mind, be picking golden harp.
hundred years hence how much
viii thar harp weigh and who VIII
carry it's weight while John u picks
The senate bin creating the founda
ton was drawn by those lovers ot the
people. the Standard oil lawyers. ana
introduced 10y Galliuger the senator
from the Boston A Maine railwa.
Now one provision OF the bin says
that all property and funds OF the
foundation shall be exempt ot all
taxes
That Is To say SO much and what
ever OF the wealth OF the nation Us
Rockefeller may elect shall cesse
forever 10 bear the burden OF govern
ment.
And what are tax funds used for
Far more than half go for public
schools and public health and charity
Suppose the trustees should buy
all the real estate in some farming
county or city. how would that coun-
~ or city pay the cost OF lis own
government?
Congress has recognized this thine
in the district OF Columbia As the
federal government has gone on ac-
curing property the tax duplicate has
grown smaller. so that each year, In
lieu OF taxes. the United states con
tributes It's prorata share.
Is there any such provision in
Patriot Galiingers bill? Not YET
n the average income from the
Rookie Teller foundation property is .
pen cent and the average taxes OF all
sorts is per cent then forever we
will find the public forced wi!lynilly
20 contribute three ont OF five cents
10 keep the harp In place for picking.
In othe~ words the rebate habit
SENS 70 be strong even unto death.
John has figured out rebate on
his halo
Bur look little further
This bill provides that John D.. his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

ton After that am sure that you
viii help ME Try ana find those pa
pers II you can They are somewhere
near the secret door leading TO No
II"
on. then you know all about mat,
Aiisa cried And Lady Aitamont
Lady Altamont is vile woman.
Stern said quietly Il told you just
now that | knew the old house We'll
later on, We will bring Lady Alta
mont TO her account and expose one
OF the most dangerous aQyenturers IA
society With my knowledge OF ire
old house"
But with So intricate a knowledge
of the old house. why don't you do
this Tor yourself? Ailsa asked natur-
ally You seem 20 come and 20 as
YOU like You We're there this morn
ins. or there would not have been
that strange mystery over the ring
That being So
Yes yes Stern SAID impatiently.
But for the present / cannot. dare
not, move from here. There are rea-
sons that keep me rooted 10 the spot.
| must not leave here for an hour
bAA an tulAt SUI NAldA .lA+ III
vile knows where you are Ailsa
said
Mr. Colyue knows where am
Impossible Ny dear young lady II
that IS So
But I assure you that il is SO,
Ailsa cried \ telegram came early
this morning for ny guardian | took
il up 10 him in his room. He asked
NE 10 read Il The telegram contain
ed only three words but those three
words were-l6 High-street'
Stern moved up and down the room
as Il terribly agitated. II was some
time before he spoke again Evident
~ something had gone wofully astray
with mis- plans
r did not expect this be said 1t
was the very last thing that desired
may ask you 10 DO something for
me presently. something that VIII be
more for Ronald Braybrooke's sake
than for mine DO you know the sec
ret passage ."
oh. yes" Ailsa cried eagerly -
found il out from old Susan She did
not mean 70 tell me. but that does not
matter quite by accident found nv
way into Lady Altamont boudoir last
night. Which reminds me She was
writing letter | could not find the
letter, but read the partially-ad-
dressed envelope. the ink OF which
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
AS TO COLDS PART IN 1T

In all the racket about the high cost
CT living. the reader has doubtless
noted that tie financial wise ones
attribute much * the trouble 10 tbs
increase IL. TIE production Of gold. the
STANDARD OF vllE-s. and it is a fact
that in the past 10 years there has
been about 81 per cent such increase.
In other worGS. the more gold we
have the less is it's purchasing power.
There Is no chance for the popular
coon tn get ahead. for he is caught
gCin or comm
Gold Is the standard. All our
moneys. AL prope ties OF every lie
scrlrtiOn ere estimated at their value
IN gold, hualb
Bu., suppose that the production o;
gold increases SIS per cent in the com
inr 20 years. What them VIII not
cur standard be wholly an artificial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
Earnest Words to the Hatpin Brigade

the Just and the unjust alike. Toe
man who essays too great familiarity
"ith the girl on the street not only
lowers himself 10 q level below that o,
the ordinary cur. but makes il ueces-
sary for other and perfectly respect.
able men 10 act as involuntary pin
cushions on street cars
Passing the obvious necessity OF re.
form in mems behavior on the street.
and the clear advisaMlity OF killing
about ten thousand Washers in the in
terests OF decency. is there not some
way ont? II seems TO Us that there is
Women might sew FISH hooks IN
their dresses. with the barbs so d.
rected as to catch the would-be per.
petrator OF embracery. By this means
the culprit would be arrested auto
matically. and the complaining Wit
ness would be sure OF appearance in
court instanter
Then there is the stiletto. II has
been tried out by women for ages In
Spain and Italy. and has been found
as efiicacious as the hatpin. There
H. In fact, no real difference between
the weapons. The stiletto. however
could be worn in dainty sheath.
with the wearer's monogram on 1t:
and it's hilt sticking out so sugges-
lively would take IL out Of the opera
ton Of the statute against carrying
concealed weapons
In short. why kill stald men or
family who are against their will
crowded into physical contact with
you. when you ray carry your means
of defense In a sheath as do the
senOras and senoritas. the signoras
and signorInas? And wouldn't
jeweled stiletto be utterly dear
OF course there's the thought that
he city council might make the com
pauv furnish more cars
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
xll.-(continued)

CHAPTER xll.-(Continued).
Il 10 believe you Worldly people
would laugh that belief to scorn. but
there il is. You were looking Tor
something that concerned yourself |
DO not want to pry into your sec
rets-
They are not entirely my secrets,
Miss LEROY They belonged 20 an.
other was There for the good name
aud honour OF Ronald Braybrooke.
II am afraid that do not quite un-
derstand Ailsa said. simply.
And I am afraid that | cannot tell
you-everything Stern vesumed.
DID you ever regard Archibald Col
vile in the light Of possible
enemy
NO. Reserved and taciturn--mys-
FERROUS. if you like; but take H. a
gentleman
a gentleman We Will allow, save
on one point IN one or two Ways
C3lville Is not sane From the Dot
tom Of his heart he hated Ronald
Braybrooke. Il is the bitter result OF
a disappointed love affair But that
man hated Ronald with 4 hatred that
yereed on madness He did much TO
spoil his career II Ronald had not
died. Colviue would have had the
grim satisfaction OF seeing him in Jall.
That prettv scheme is Impossible
now Mind you il was Ronald's own
fault. the proofs 81 his folly still
exist. and they are hidden somewhere
in that old house for use. II necessary
The old house IS familiar 20 me. ana
I made M ny mind 70 obtain these
proofs and destroy them nave
deeper scheme in ny mind. but icy II
mass for th,. present The great thlng
lust now is 10 gain possession OF those
proofs They are somewhere IN your
studio-only four innocentlooking
cheques purporting 20 bear Archibald
Colvines signature ! would give I'VE
years " ny life for them
"Forgeries Allsa said IN a shock.
ed tone Do ron mean 70 say that
Ronald
Indeed I do Miss LEROY. tod
YOU that he had fallen vefy low IN
decd And that Is the rod that Col
Vile had for the back Of the young
man whom he 80 hated Would you
have taken Ronald to your heart az
ter that disclosure
Yes. I would Ailsa said simply
If I once love. love always.
Heaven bless you for those words
Stern said In a tone az great aglta-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

Standard TO put it more strongly
ana more ohroxiousiy TO present dav
dranciers VIII II not be an artidcigi
q tat standard
u we have standard Of values that
becomes unreliable merely by reason
OF "a ia-t thai the common people
can get more OF II, why stick 10 tbat
Standard Why not take radium Mai
mum or some of the other minerals
that are scarce and hard TO get as thc
standard AID. toy the same token
The only absolutely oOntrollable gry.
ernabls standar. would be the Old de
rided bur loyable fat greenback
wouldn't IL
The fetch worship OF gold began
when man FIRST b,heved there was IN.
.tle OF Il. ana that little almighty har.
20 get Civilized man doesn't worship
his gods for long after they have be
come cheap.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
oBEYS LAW AT
GREAT SACRIFICE

PENNSYLVANIA has an arbitration
law ,phony 10 be sure. but Il has
One1.
When the strikers sent their at
tornev 10 the trolley trust and asked
arbitration under this law. the com
pany refused. point.blank.
The reason? Well the trusts law
yers held the arbitration law 10 be
unconstitutional Rather than violate
the constitution the trust treluctant'
w decided 10 break the law
SO IL said no" and blew a police
whistle
Isn't il tough for 2 trust when Il
has 70 have its better nature cramped
by It's respect for laws and siche
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

Widow Ctearfuny John wore him
self out worrying when things d!dnt
20 right Why the last day he lived
he was fretting because the price Of
coal had gone mp q dollar ton.
Consoling Friend Never mind. He
won't have 20 worry over the price OF
coal where he IS now
Corn grows in l20 days from its
planting time.
President Taft is peeved al the news
paners. forgetting that ,ney can't all
look 81 HIM through the eyes OK Broth
er Charleys publication.
No that you can telegraph night
message OF 80 words at the former
price OF 10. you can't find words -
tell IL in so
Looks woefully like there's going 10
be a clash between Roosevelt an
some baseball dates
The agricultural editor says its A
good plan not TO pull a .eg before X
is riDe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

An English patent has been issued
ON an attachment for yarn.spinning
machines which automatically removes
full Robbins and replaces them with
empty ones
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
will Detroit Accept
the Statue of Himself
James Scott Leaves?
sh,oId His Get the Place OF Honor,
enfore Pinsree's. Mason's or
Macomb's-What VIII the
Boys Think Of Us7

They have set
open conspicuous places thing to cause little boys TO
ask questions like you doing now.
WHO was this great father
All you plainly the for erecting statues
You ask first thing Who man. and next II becomes my
duty you of my ability Do sect
Yes see, father; tell who the great man was
name my boy was Hazen Pngree He mayor of De-
troit and later Michigan He greatly beloved 10Y
he friend of the people When this man st
public man. his city the private
corporations government and being in their
interest first and the people playing second fiddle
Pngee and he paid attention the
corporations or leaders in his party they threatened MIN with
political just right ahead fighting the special IN
and for the people because he knew he right
And because he was fighter of De
people my boy made him of Michigan
people city show their love for the
fighter express their sympathy with the pn
cpes proud having for fellow
their individual toward this statue
Il see now father boy that if he is
courageous and of the night principles people erect
memory city site OF
its parks for it
That's it, exactly
did any other Detroit men ever anything themselves
great and honored men and have statues father9"
yes block from here in Capitol park stands
a whom the of Michigan made their
governor Michigan became
Step right look Washington boulevard
you Way down the end Michigan
That the General Alexander Meomb He was born
revolutionary and valiant soldier He
major Patburg 1914 and received the thanks of
congress and gold medal"
interesting boynd they should
be inspiring. shouldn't theyF
they should Some day will take the
statues Belle Isle
will be late for the band concert"
We will walk up forward and get the breeze
An right father Oh father look! Look at that handsome
the best Of all"
here my That is Canada see''
But father who was this great man. costly
statuep
very think hear the band Do hear
it playing kindly light the selection played the funeral
Mckinley hurry the boat lands will
late"
father why you who the whose
the city has given site Png
of Macomb?'
Why SON his name Scott
bridge swinging Did you them swing the bridge"
Father m you say boys
questions great and good recall these great
good inspire boys you
tell anything grandest ALL
given What did the do father37
What is that striking rain2
NO only from the boat father What did the
why, you he great story-eler
what kind of stories, father ?"
"oh, mind
Tell of his stories father"
"oh you young
But what do' done something Was
lie mayor, o governor general
mo e a gambler"
gambler fatherl'
Yes, but he left lot money the order
get city along it but
oh, along. let's hurry the bandstand"
think you'd buy don't YOU
fatherl"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
The late staver.

The linn DO you think | have
Kept YOU Up too long dearest
The Her 40. love | can still
catch The milkman II put the bottle
out nov
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
a Setback.

If you will be my Juliet will be
your Romeo.
Tut tut Horace, YOU know our fat
has no balcony
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

When a girl gifts engaged ter be
married she acts 'sif she doesn't en
pee ter DO another lick O. work from
that minute. Later on she wakes up
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
Time-some year TO come.

"Oh. look, father, see the big stone
man sitting away up high in a chair
and the man has no hat on. What's
the stone man fcr'
Hush, son. That iY a statue the
statue Of a great man. now dead.
What do they have statues for
father
They have statues, my son, set
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

Love viii ind a way. but the ques.
lion is VINO is going 10 pay the freight?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

Locating in Detroit less than year
ago. the imken Detroit Axle company
has factory AMI plant ON Ciark-ave.
representing An investment OF about
$Lu00000. and Is among Detroits most
prosperous AM progressive industries.
The company amploys nearly 1000
men and Las a ray roll that AVERAGES
Z. zoe per day The men employed
are mostly nigh-cass mechanics and
their working facilities occupy about
l50 90 fee vi aOCr space
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12

turers 20 Join In concerted and de.
1, rmined effort tu better trans portl-
ton facilities all over the city. SO tina,
workmen employed in the weston 2
plants. but living i'm other parts OF the
CITY may nave quick service and The
teneft of one fare ia getting 10 anu
from Their days work
The TimKenDetrolt Axle company
has managing directorate composed
OF the following mon II W Alden,
A. X. Demory and + W. Lewis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-12
NUMBER THIRTEEN
A Powerful New Serial Story.
BY F. II. WHITE.

Cardinal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
MAXIMUM SALARY
IS SET FOR LEAGUE
Tri-State Officers Decide
S175 a Month Is Enough
for Players.

HARRISBURG, Ia, Sept. 30.-PIayers
in the TTi-State League viii not receive
more than $40 month next season II
less action taken at the fall meeting OF
the league, held here last night, Is re-
considered. It was decided to do away
with the rule governing number o.
players, giving the club the right tn
sign as many players as they see fit
President Carpenter was OF the opinion
that owing TO the poor season this year
the expense should not L. increased, and
favored a decrease in the salary limit
the majority. however, thought other
wise
The season Of 1911 will open May 3 and
close September G. The only change IN
the rules was TO the one governing
players. requiring all clubs TO show abb
sOlute title 10 all players All games
In which players participate for whom
no absolute title is shown viii be thrown
out and the violating club fined
The circuit viii remain the same, but
II Williamsport drops out or any vaCan-
Cies occurs. preference will be given 20
Wilmington peter Cassidy was here
representing wilmington. and said the
town was ready FOR Tri-State baseball
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER XVII CContinued)

the time this had been signaled
- the Colleen was opposite the
tower and beating out into the
northeast. The girl on the bal
cOny understood no more than the men
below, who had been summoned forth
b. the sentinel ITishman to interpret,
IL they could, the message of the bunt-
ing. Lacking the cookbook, however,
they seemed to be helpless.
They were still standing there. star
ing, mutterins, glancing from ship to
balcony and back again, when the girl,
without comprehension, but trustful, left
the top of the tower and obeyed CadO-
gan's instructions, descending the iron
steps-for the last time in her life, as il
happened. though she did not then
guess it-and taking her stand in the
deep embrasure OF the Iowermost win
dow cf tie tower
Here she overlooked the channel be
tween the lighthouse rock and the little
ofshoye island Forty feet below the
deep water tore through the straight
ened way, glinting green to its unsouRd-
&c heart, breaking in snow against its
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
ROW WITH UMPIRE
IN COAST LEAGUE
Harry Wolverton Bounced,
Fined, and Suspended.
Not First Oeffnse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept So.-Esrrs
Wolverton, plsysr-manaEe OF the Oak
land team, has had another run-in with
one OF the Coast League umpires AZ
Los Angeles, and, o. course, he came
out second best.
Along with his first bsseman, Cam
eron, Woiverton was fined 80 before
being elected from the game and
grounds, and has sinCof been suspended
by President Judge Graham, OF tia
league indefinitely, pending a hearing
Of the entire matter. After the dispIzv
OF rOWdyism on the part Of WOIEergou
and few Of the players, Umpire Nc
C4reevy declared the game forfeited e
Los Angeles TO O.
1t appears that Oakland was at ths
long end Of a 3-tO-2 score when, with
two on, Dillon, OF Los Angeles, hit a
ball TO Second Ba5emsn Cutshaw, or
Oakland The ball took a bad bound
Just before reaching the inf7eIdsr, but
he got II, nevertheless, and on the
throw 20 first base McG.eevy called the
runner safe The decision brought forth
storm from the Oakland contingent
and during the melee two Los Angeles
men tailed
Wolverton was not playing but was
on the bench and according 70 the UNI
DiTe, both hs and Cameron issued 4
line Of strong talk that would not look
well in print Both were therefore fined
and ordered from the grounds They
refused 10 leave and Cameron advanced
toward the umpire IN a most threaten
ing manner He was prevented from
resOrting 70 violence by the Angel
players WolEerton'S part seems 10
have been q display OF some vulEarity
and delay IN leaving the field when Or
dered, so he will have 10 have q mighty
strong case ready when asked 20 defend
himself before the president Of the
league here the frSt part OF next Week-
THIS is not the first time that WOlveT-
ton has mixed with President Graham 9
umpires, but the lesson he VIII no
doubt receive from the festivities in
dulCed in at Los Angeles ought 10 have
lasting effect and viii probably he
Impressed very forcibly upon their
memory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
NEW RULE BEAT It"
REQUIRES ACTION
Penalty Provided In the
Code for Players Hang
ing Around"

According to Walter Camp, there are
circumstances wherein even a football
player IS not entitled 10 occupy turf
room on A football field he must pull
up stakes and beat il OF be penal
lied The circumstances are these
a player is running to catch a for
ward pass An opponent il directly in
his path but is not aware Of the where
abouts Of the ball IN the air He re-
allies that the runner 5 after the ball.
however, and thinks that by standing
pass. If he IS successful in this, Camp
out OF his way IT order TO complete the
pass IF he Is successful in this. Camp
ayers that any referee may leEitimately
penaliZc on the grounds Of interference
with bona hde attempt TO catch a,
forward pass
Its up To the player 10 either set
off the earth or be penalized," Camp
81 vs.
What An I not entitled To stand
ing room the indignant football player
asks
Not IN the least You see readily
that by occupying certain standing room
you are interfering with another fel-
lows chances OF completing forward
pass Therefore its I'D TO you 20 get
out The rules may he taken as literally
as this throughout Except in a very
few instances they are purpOrted TO
mean exactly what they say