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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-19

eight or ten Of them dangling from .
silver ring; Maitland's keys.
He must have dropped them there.
forgetting them altogether. A find Of
value and one to save her a deal of
trouble; skeleton keys are so exas-
peratingly slow, particularly when used
by inexpert hands. But how to bring
herself to make use of these? Ais
fair in war land this was a sort of
war. war of wits at least); but one
should fight with ones own arms, not
pilfer the enemny's and turn them
against him. To use these keys to
ransack Maitland's desk seemed an
action ever more blackly dishonorable
than this clandestine visit, this mid
night foray.
Swinging the notched metal slips
from a slender finger, she contem-
plated them; and laughed ruefully.
What qualms of conscience in burg
lar, self-confessed! She was there for
a purpose, a recognized, nefarious pur-
pose. Granted. Then why bubble ?
She would not bubble. She would be
firm, resolute, determined, cold
blooded, unmindful of all kindness and
courtesy and She would use them,
accomplish her purpose, and have
done, finally and for ever, with the
whole hateful business!
There was bright spot of color on
either cheek and hot light of anger
in her eyes as she set about her task.
1t would never be less hideous, never
less immediate.
The desk drawers yielded easily to
the eager keys. One by one she had
them open and their contents explored
vain repetition of yesterday after.
moons fruitless task. But she must
be sure, she must leave no stone un.
turned. Maitland Manor was closed
to her for ever, because of last night
But here she was safe for few short
hours, and free to make assurance
doubly sure.
There remained the dispatch box
the black japanned tin box which had
proved obdurate yesterday. She had
come prepared to break its lock this
time, if need be; Maitland's careless
ness spared her the necessity.
She lifted 1t out of lower drawer
and put it in her lap. The smallest
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-19
QUEEN MAY QUIT KING
VICTORIA SAID TO BE DlseUsTEp
WITH ALFONSO.
Young Spanish Monarch 10 Declared
Going the Pace That May Event.
ually Put Him In Manuel's
Plight.

Madrid, Spain.-Grown tired at last
OF the openness Of King Alfonso's neg
lect Of her, Queen Victoria has, 1t Is
said, decided to return to her home
In England for an indefinite stay.
From confidential court sources 1t is
learned that the queens visit will vir-
tually amount to royal separation,
as she has declared that she cannot
longer tolerate the insults Of the king.
whose treatment of her is now an
open book throughout Spain.
During his prolonged visit in Paris.
Alfonso's movements were such that
the Paris police were driven nearly
frantic In their efforts to guard him
and keep his identity unknown. Al
fonso's frequent incognito trips to
Paris, knowledge of which the cabinet
tried hard to suppress by official an
nouncements that the king was spend
ing few days in the retirement Of
his home. 1t now transpires, have been
nothing more than fragrant escapades
In the gay life Of the French capital.
On one Of these trips Alfonso re-
mained In Paris for nearly three
months, although the official time of
his stay was announced as only few
days. English detectives had 2 similar
experience on Alfonso's last visit to
England.
This is the third time that Victoria
has been on the verge OF renouncing
her queenship and returning to Eng
land. The first was soon after their
honeymoon, when there were authorf.
tative stories of violent differences be.
tween the royal pair. The second was
during the Catalan revolt In 1909,
when the British government sent spe-
cial emissaries to Madrid to investi-
gate the situation and kept secret
service agents in readiness to assist
In the contemplated flight.
All stories that the marriage of Al
fonso and Victoria, in May, 1906, was
the elimination of real love affair
have long since been wholly disproved.
In their place is the hard, cold fact
that the marriage, like most of the
other royal unions Of Europe, was ar.
ranged purely for political purposes.
Alfonso never disguised his dislike of
the heavy Anglo-Saxon type of his
wife and the latter was less backward
In showing her displeasure with most
OF the qualities possessed by Alfonso.
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key fitted the lock at the first attempt.
The lid came up and
Perhaps it is not altogether discred-
liable that one should temporarily for
get ones compunctions in the long-de.
ferred moment of triumph. The girl
uttered little cry of joy.
Crash!--the front door downstairs
had been slammed.
She was on her feet in a breath,
faint with fear. Yet not so overcome
that she forgot her errand, her sue
cess. AS she stood up she dropped
the dispatch box back into the drawer,
without a sound, and, opening her
handbag, stuffed something into it.
No time to do more; dull rumble
Of masculine voices was distinctly,
frightfully aud BILE in the stiffness OF
the house; y.ices Of men conversing
together in the inner vestibule. One
laughed, and the laugh seemed to
penetrate her bosom like knife. Then
both strobe across the tiling and began
to ascend, as was clearly told her by
footsteps sounding deadened on the
padded carpet.
Panic-stricken, she turned to the
student lamp and with quick twirl
and upward jerk Of the chimney-catch
extinguished the flame. A reek OF
smoke Immediately began to foul the
close, hot air; and she knew that ii
would betray her, but was helpless to
stop it, Besides, she was caught
trapped, damned beyond redemption
unless-unless 1t were not Maitland
after all, but one Of the other tenants,
Unexpectedly returned and bound for
another fiat.
Futile hope. Upon the landing by
the door the footsteps ceased; and a
key grated in the wards of the lock.
Blind with terror, her sole thought
an instructive impulse to hide and SO
avert discovery until the last possible
instant, and on the bare chance of
something happening to save her, the
girl caught up her skirts and fed like
a hunted shadow through the alcove,
through the bed chamber, thence down
the hall toward the dining room and
kitchen offices.
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HEARTAcHEs ON EVERY PAGE.
Pathos and Tragedy In the Leaves Of
the Old Album.

On every page Of an old album Is
written heartache, downfall, disillu.
sion, loneliness. Here is the picture
of the boy whose every waking hour
outside of school was partly yours
So genial fellow he was, so ambi.
tious, SO brilliant. You saw him last
year, and hardly recognized. the shah.
by wreck that drink had made,
hardly were able to exc out half an
hours conversation with him. Here
is the college chum with the fine
head who was to do great things in
life, Consumption. The blossom
blighted ere the fruit was set. This
other classmate with the face of
Keats-the merest hairs breadth OF
misdirection in furrow Of his brain,
first manifested In a comic oddity.
After the flesh, our friend still lives;
only his mind is dead.
And here Is one whose every line.
ament shows forth engaging frank
ness and the JOY of life--worse than
dead Embezzler, guilty fugitive with
a neighbor's wife. His broken-heart.
ed old father, his wife, his children
all of us who trusted him, how much
rather would we have followed him
to his grave than have this come upon
him! And then the long list of those
with whom our lives were interwined,
for whom we hoped, believed. expect
ed--mere insipidities, trifles, failures,
half-successes, living along somehow.
And we ourselves. What we meant
then to be; and what we are!-Eu-
gene Wood.
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WILDCAT NOTE HAS HISTORY
Bill Stolen by Stage Robber In VOL.
verlne State In 1885 Is Found In
London Street.

Bay City, Mich.-From Lower Sag.
inaw" In 1885 to Whitechapel road,
London, In 1910, is far cry and lust
how an old wildcat" note, issued by
the Saginaw County bank of Lower
Saginaw. in that year. could be picked
up nearly three-quarters of a century
later on busy London thoroughfare
is mystery which is only partly
solved by letter received in the local
postoffice few days ago and turned
over to M. M. Andrews, cashier of the
Old Second National bank.
The letter came from William Roger
Miller. who gives his address as
Houseditch. q. c.. London, and is ad-
dressed to the Managing Director,
Saginaw County bank Of Lower Sag
inaw."
The letter states that the writer
found the note along the Whitechapel
road and being Of no value without a
signature he forwarded 1t for the
same.
The note, with large amount of
other notes. was en- route by stage to
the bank just being organized when
the stage was robbed and the notes in
blank were taken.
Much Of this stolen paper, even
though absolutely worthless without
the Endorsement Of the bank. was put
into circulation, no doubt. and this
note Is probably one Of them. The
bank never did business, as the period
of wildcat" banks was over before an.
other batch of money could be secured
from the printers.
The bill received from Mr.. Miller is
so far as known the only one of the
kind now In existence, and Cashier
Andrews values It highly as SOU
venir. He will correspond with the
finder, who will undoubtedly be suit.
ably rewarded for his trouble.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-19
1907. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. j
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club. met an attrac-
1--WE young woman at the door. Janitor
OHagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
saIong aIonig with letter from his attorney.
aaltland dined with Bannerman, his at
1orney. Dan set out for Greenfelds, to
ger ms family jewels. During his walk
10 the country seat he met the young
woman In gray, whom he had seen leav-
ing his bachelors club Her auto had
lost him. Maitland, on reaching home,
surprised lady in gray. cracking the safe
containing his gems. She, apparently.
TOOK him for well-known crook, Daniel
Anisty; Half-hypnotized, Maitland opened
MS safe, took therefrom the jewels, and
nership in crime The real Dan Anisty,
sought by police of the world, appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overcame
MIN. He met the girl outside the house
ana they sped on to New York in her au-
to. He had the jewels and she promised
q Mr.. Snaith," introducing himself as a
detective. To shield the girl in gray,
Maitland. about to show him the jew
els. supposedly lost, was felled by blow
from "Snaith's" cane The latter proved
to be Anisty himself and he secured the
BILE. masqueraded as the latter. The
criminal kept Maitlands engagement with
the girl in gray. He gave her the gems,
after falling in love at first sight They
were to meet and divide the loot. Matt
land revived and regretted missing his
Maitland. narrowly avoided capture
through mysterious tip. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems.
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The outer door was being opened
ere she had reached the hiding place
she had in mind-the trunk closet
from which, she remembered remark
ing, a window opened upon a fire,
escape. 1t was barely possible, a
fighting chance.
She closed the door. grateful that
its latch slipped silently into place
and fairly flung herself upon the win
dow, painfully bruising her soft hands
In vain endeavor to raise the sash. II
stuck obstinately, would not yield.
Too late, she remembered that she
had forgotten to draw the catch
fatal oversight! A sob of terror
choked in her throat. Already foot
steps were hurrying down the hall; a
line of light frightened underneath
the door; voices, excitedly keyed
banded question and comment, an un
mistakable Irish brogue minging with
clear enunciation which she had but
too great reason to remember. The
pair had passed into the next room
She could hear O'Hagan announcing
mo wan here, sor."
Then it's the dining room, or the
trunk closet Come along!"
One last, frantic attempt! But the
window catch, rusted with long dis
use, stuck. Painting, sick with fear
the girl leaped away and crushed her
self into a corner, crouching on the
floor behind heavy box, her darl
cloak drawn up to shield her head.
And the door opened.
A flood of radiance from the re
lighted student lamp fell athwart the
floor. The girl lay close and still, hold
ing her breath.
Ten seconds, perhaps, licked on into
eternity; seconds that were In them
selves eternities. Then: mo one
here, O'Hagan."
The door was closed, and through
its panels more family came: Faith
and the numbering divvle must ",
flew tn coop afore ye come in,sor."
The girl tried to rise, to make agair
for the window; but 1t was as though
her limbs had turned to water; ther,
was no strength in her; and the black
ness swan visibly before her eyes, ra
dating away in whirling, streaky cir
cles.
Even such resolution and strong will
as was hers could not prevail agains
that numbing, deathly exhaustion. He
eyes closed and her head fell bacl
against the wall.
1t seemed but an instant (thougl
it was in point of fact full five min
utes) ere the sound of a voice again
reused her.
She looked up, dazzled by a gusl
of warm light.
He stood in the doorway, holding tn,
lamp high above his head, his fac,
| pale, grave, and shadowed as h,
peered down at her.
81 have sent O'Hagan away" h.
said, gently. IF you will please t,
come, now"
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beat" 1t could have been little else,
since nine-tenths Of its exclusive de.
tails" had been born full-winged from
the fecund imagination of a busy re.
porter to whom Maitland had refused
an interview while In his bath, some
three hours earlier. Maitland discov.
cred with relief that boiled down to es-
sentials 1t consisted simply of the
statement that somebody presumably
himself) had caught somebody (pre-
sumably Anisty) burglarizing the II.
brary safe at Maitland Manor that
morning; that one of the somebodies
(no one knew which, had overpowered
the other and left him in charge of the
butler, who had presently permitted
his prisoner to escape and then talked
for publication.
1t was not to this so much that Matt
land objected. 1t was the illustra-
tions that alternately saddened and
maddened the young man; the said II.
lustrations comprising blurred half
tone reproductions of photographs
taken on the Maitland estate; a dia-
gram Of the library, as fanciful as the
text 1t Illuminated. and two portraits,
side by side, of the heroes, himself
and Anisty, excellent likenesses both
of the originals and of each other.
Mr.. Maitland did not enjoy his din.
ner.
Anxious and preoccupied, he tasted
the dishes mechanically; and when
they had all passed before him, took
his thoughts and cigar to gloomy
corner Of the smoking room, where he
sat for two solid hours, debating the
matter pro and con, and arriving at
no conclusion whatever, save that Hig-
gins was doomed.
At 1918 he began to contemplate
with positive pleasure the prospect OF
discharging the butler. That at least,
was action, something that he could
do; wherever else he thought to move
he found himself baffled by the blank
darkness Of mystery, or by his fear
of publicity and ridicule.
At 1920 he decided to move upon
Greenfields at once, and telephoned
O'Hagan, advising him to profess ig
norance of his employers where
| abouts.
At 1922, or in the midst of his ad
monitions to the janitor, he changed
his mind and decided to stay in New
| York; and instructed the Irishman
to bring him a suit case containing a
few necessaries; his intention being to
stay out the night at the club, and SO
avoid the matutinal siege of his lodg
ings by reporters and detectives.
At 10:45 club servant handed him
the card of a representative of the
Evening Journal. Maitland directed
that the gentleman be shown into the
reception room.
| At 10:46 he skulked out of the club
by side entrance, jumped into a cat
and had himself driven to the East
Thirty-fourth street ferry, arriving
there just in time to miss the last
train for Greenfields.
Denied the shelter alike of his lodg
ings, his club, and his country home
the young man in despair caused him
self to be conveyed to the Bartholdl
hotel, where, possessed of a devil Of
folly, he preserved his iucognito by reg
istering under the name of IN. Dan
iels." And straightway retired to his
room.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER vIII.-continued.

But where to put them, that he
might find them without delay? 1t
must be no conspicuous place, where
O'Hagan would be apt to happen upon
them; doubtless the janitor was trust
worthy, but still Misplaced
opportunities breed criminals.
1t was all risk to leave the treas
ure there, without the protection of
nickeled-steel walls and timelocks;
but risk that must be taken. She
dared not retain it longer in her pos
session; and she would contrive way
in the morning to communicate with
Maitland and warn him.
Her gaze searched the area where
the lamplight fell soft yet strong upon
the dark shining wood and heavy
brass desk fittings; and paused, ar
rested by the unusual combination of
inverted bowl and super-imposed book.
A riddle to be read with facility; in a
twinkling she had uncovered the in
eliminating nd-print-incriminat
If it could be traced, that is to say.
"Oh!" she cried. softly. And laughed
q little. "Oh, how careless!"
Fine brows puckered, she pondered
the matter, and ended by placing her
own hand over the print; this one
fitted the other exactly.
How he must have wondered
He is sure to look again, espe-
cially if"
No need to conclude the sentence.
Quickly she placed bag and case
squarely on. top of the impression, the
bowl over all. and the book upon the
bowl; then. drawing from her pocket
a pair of long gray silk gloves, draped
one across the book; and, head tilted
to one side, admired the effect.
It seemed decidedly an artistic ef
feet, admirably calculated to attract
attention. She was satisfied to the
point of being pleased with herself; a
fact indicated by an expressive flutter
of slim, fair hands. And now, to work /!
Time pressed, and A cloud dimmed
the radiance of her eyes; irresolutely
she shifted In her chair, troubled
frowning, lips woefully dropping. And
sighed. And a still small whisper
broken and wretched, disturbed the
quiet of the study.
'T can not! o, can not! To spoil
It all, now. when"
Yet she must. She must forget her
self and steel her determination with
the memory that another's happiness
hung in the balance, depended upon
her success. Twice she had tried and
failed. This third time she must sue
ceed.
And bowling her head in token of her
resignation, she turned back squarely
to face the desk. AS she did so the
toe of one small shoe caught against
something on the floor, causing a
dull jingling sound. She stopped, with
low exclamation, and Strengthened
up. Q small bunch Of keys in her hand
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-19
AFTERMATH"

Aftermath is a persistently III.
used word. Early July Is the time OF
the "msth;" that is, the first moving
of the meadow. The short grass
with a sufficiency Of rain-will grow
again, and later will come the Second
NOV" or aftermath" The phrase
"the storm and its aftermath" seems
favorite with some story writer's.
but 1t is difficult to understand how
q storm can have a second moving!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-19
Al 100000 War on Rats.

Pittsburg. -Pittsburg is now over
run with rats and there is $1,000.O00
of Pittsburg money ready to be hand
ed to the man who will invent some-
thing which will exterminate rats
quietly and effectively.
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Tooth Brushing Law Asked.

Lynn, Mass.-If an order now be-
fore the school board is passed by the
city government, all public school pu-
pills will be obliged to brush their
teeth on arriving at school each morn
Ing
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-21
ADDITIONAL
INVITATIONS
ARE EXTENDED
FOR TAFT TO STOP HERE
ON HIS WAY TO KEY VEST
SENATOR FLETCHER AND CON-
GRESHAM CLARK URGED TO
EXTEND PERSONAL INVITA-.
TioNs TO EXECUTIVE.

Following the wire invitations from
L. NJ. Waite, president of the Day
tona board of trade, to President
Taft yesterday, in which the execu-
tive and members of his party were
cordially inyited to stop. IN DaytOna
ON their way to Key West next
month, another wire invitation was
EXTENDED to the president of the
United States to sop here by Mayor
Henry I. Tisus, representing the
people of DaytOla ard vicinity, today
In addition to the two wire invi-
tations to the president requests were
sent by President Waite of the
board of trade. Mayor Titus and the
Daily News to Senator Duncan u.
Fletcher and Congressman Frank
Clark of this d:s.r.ct, in Washmg.
ton, to call on President Taft and
personally invite HIM to stop In
Day tona on his way to Key West
next month. Chairman e. F. Oates
Of the transportation commft4ee OF
The board OF trade also wiasd Vice
President Beckwith of the Florida
East Coast raihoad, urging him to
arrange the trip Of the PRESIDENT and
parry over the East Coast road to in
clude . stop at this place.
In adj of these Invitations Day tona
vas referred to as the prettiest Win
ter resort in the word and it was
urged the president be allowed time
enough here for an automobile ride
ON the famous Daytona beach.
Every effort win be made to have
the special train carrying the presi
dent and his party stop here long
enough for the president to ride
over the beach where worlds auto
mobile records have been made and
broken, but ii this can net be ar
ranged 1t is hoped the special train
Will at least be stopped here long
enough for the executive to give a
short talk to the people of Daytona
and vicinity.
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GAS PLANT
SEEMINGLY
IN PROSPECT
SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY
COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT
scHANTz COMPANY WILL ASK
FOR FRANcHIsE-AcTIoN AL
READY PENDING IN DAyToNA
BEACH AND sEAsREEzE.

A special meeting of the cb y
council of Daytona has been called
by President Henry Schmidt for to-
morrow night at which time the
Schantz Electric, Ice & Water com
pany will apply for franchise to i'm
stall, operate and maintain gas
plant in the city,
Ordinances proposing franchises
to the same company will also be
considered by the peninsula towns
One was passed on first and second
readings at Daytcna Beach last ey-
ening. and the matter viii be taken
up at the Seabreeze council tonight.
In the peninsula towns franchises
are being asked for waterworks
system, in addition to the gas fran'
chises.
The matter of gas plant in Day
tona has been talked Of several times
in the past and at one time the
city granted a franchise bat nothing
ever came of it, There seems no
doubt but the Shantz companies will
install the plants if the franchises
are granted.
*Christmas cigars at Vet Cave's.t II
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-21

One of j. w. Booths wild cats
escaped from the cage this morning
and made things lively for time
The animal preceded to help
itself to one of Mr.. Booths chickens
and after 1t had been captured and
while being returned to the cage it
sprang at the negro who was as
sisting Mr.. Booth and gave HIM an
ugly scratch on his face severe
enough to take him to doctor to
have it cauterized and dressed