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PAGE TEN
The ROEmad Catholic Record. i'm
The Philippine Islands.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE sEvEN.)
eru61e conduct had caused the desperate

era6ze conduct had caused the desperate
Islanders to attack.
Mr. Taft informed Mr.. Larsen that the
Filipinos ''were in the habit of deriving ben
eft from the Roman church, and not ecu
tributing to it."
Good Lord! A bigger falsehood was never
set in type-and Mr.. Taft, best of all men,
knew it. He calculated that Mr. Larsen had
not seen the evidence to the contrary, and
that the country at large would never see it.
On more than one occasion Mr.. Taft has been
caught telling-well, "stories."
Watch me "catch him." again:
AS Commissioner, Mr. Taft, in the year
1900, took the testimony of Jose Roderigues
lnfante, a college graduate a licensed lawyer.
lifelong resident of the province of Pam
pagna. Here is his undisputed evidence con-
corning the manner in which the natives con-
trlbuted to the Roman church:
~. What IN Pampagna did the friars do in
the way of political control of the town?
A. In the first place they had direct inter-
ventlon IN what might be called the private
life of every individual. If they desired that
he live at ease, he could live uninterrupted in
the pursuit of his occupations; if they did not,
they could make his life torment. The friars
directed most of their attention, if not all of
1t, to those persons In each pueblo who were
of the upper class by reason of their property
Or education-such as did not need the friars
to aid them in any of their plans. The frars
usually watched these people very closely so
as to discover any way at all in which to either
get land or money from them by making ac-
cusatlons against them. The methods pursued
by the friar in the pueblos to show their
prowess to the gobernadorcillos was something
after this fashion: When new gobernador-
clio was named, the frairs would 90 to the
provincial governor and say that he ought
to impose fine on the gobernadorcllo be-
cause he did not keep the roads within his
jurisdiction in a proper condition. Acting
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EDITORIAL NOTES

president TAFT made his first speech
Of his forty-six day tour, and the recep-
ton that he received was Indifferent in every
respect.
While the estimates of the crowd within
the fair grounds, where the President spoke,
range from 10000 to 100000. only about $500
listened to the Presidents speech, and the
$500 were not stirred to enthusiasm-the
attention was more that of a crowd Of curious
people watching the President Of the United
Safes.
Mr. Tafe kept to his program of lodging
the tariff, and that accounts for the GOODNESS
with which he was received-he had nothing
to say as to why he vetoed the Wooden Tariff
bill, the Farmers Free List bill and the Cot
ton Tariff bill, and the people were disap-
pointed.
On all sides could be heard expressions OF
disappointment and dissatisfaction pep
pie openly declaring that Mr.. Taft should
have met the issues like mainland Mr.. Taft
Will find this dissatisfaction even more pro.
nounced as he gets further West
When he gets into the states where the
progressive spirit dominates, he may find it
too uncomfortable to pursue the course that he
has mapped out.
The American people love a fghter-they
have contempt for gutter, so Mr. Taft would
have at least won admiration for his courage
In defending his course in vetoing the tariff
bills, even though the majority of the people
disagree with him.
TO lay down-to quit cold before the first
blow was landed after he had planned to car
ry the fight to the enemy. in the enemy's own
country, doesn't leave Mr. Taft with even the
respect that an aggressive fight would have
left him.
Thanks to the demand of public opinion
and the unearthing of scandals in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, President Taft has ex-
onerated DR.. Wiley of all charges brought
against him by the clique headed by the un.
scrupulous Solicitor McCabe, and the Presi-
dent will not mete out to the protector of
public health the "condign" punishment
recommended by the ever recommending At
torney General, W1ckersham.
Mr.. Taft makes an effort to let his ATTORNEY
General down easy with the public by saying
that only part of the case was before Mr..
Wickersham when he made his recommended
ton; if he had had the whole of it he would
probably have given a different opinion.
But Mr.. Taft does not explain why the At
torney General had any of the does not
explain why or who, made the undetermined
effort to get the honest head of the Chemistry
Bureau out of the Government service-he
does not explain what special interests work.
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Open to young women of good moral character
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THE GONIAN

Compulsory Vaccination and It's
Victims.
II ERE is an item that has become almost as
frequent as the automobile and railroad
murders:
''DIES AFTER VACCINATION
Arm Had Apparently Healed, But Lockjaw Fol-
lowed.
Philadelphia Sept 16.-Six-year Mel
vim Jersheld, son and Mr.. and Mrs. John Jer-
shield, Of 900 Main street, Lansdale, died at
his home yesterday of tetanus
Two weeks ago the lad was vaccinated, in
compliance with the rule before he could be
admitted to school. When school opened on
Monday the arm had apparently healed and
he was admitted On Wednesday he COM
planned of feeling i'll. He was sent home
from school and physician called"
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of slaves back of them. IT,, lowering
OF tho coffin, and enc hollow sound Of
earth falling on the box; and Neb, his
Aunt Cations house servant, black
imp OF good humor, who begged 80
hard to be taken back with him to the
war. Why, the boy had held his stir
rup the next morning when he rode
away. The sudden rush OF rocollec-
tion seemed to bridge the years, and
that black face became familiar q
memory Of home.
OF course, remember. Neb." he
exclaimed, eagerly, but that's all
years ago and never expected to see
you again. What brought you West
and got you into this hole?"
The negro hitched up onto the
bench, the whites Of his eyes conspic-
uous as he stared uneasily nbout--he
had short squatty figure. with ex-
cessively broad shoulders, and face
Of intense good humor.
Il reck'n dat am considerble oh q
story, Massa Jack. de circumocution
oh which would take heap oh time
tcllin'," he began soberly. But 1t
happened bout dis way. Whom de
Yankees come snoopin' long de East
Shot reck'n maybe It des yeah aft
or dat time when we done buried de
ol' Co'nel-dey burned Missus Cation q
house clah to de groun', de OIL Missus
vas in Richmond den, an de few mig
gers left jest materially took to de
woods. | went into Richmond huntin'
de OF Missus, but. Lowd, Massa Jack
nebber foun nuthin' OBJ her In dat
crowd Den an officer man done got
nc an put me diggin in de trenches
RI OATS what wah am, I sho don
want no mo- wah. Den after dat jest
materially drifted. | reckon | libbed
bout eberywhar yo' ebber heard OBJ
TO- dar want no use oh me goin' back
to de East Sho Somebody said dat
dc West am de right place TO- mig
ger an so done headed west"
He dropped his face in his black
hands, and was silent for some min
Itcs. but Keith said nothing. and fin
ally the thick voice continued:
Il tell you, Massa Jack, 1t was
mighty lonely TO Neb dem days.
didn't know whar any oh yo' all was
an it want no fun TO dis Niger bein
free dat away. l got out ter Indepcn
dence, Missouri, an was rousta boutin
IN de ribber, when q couple OBJ mor
come along what wanted cook to
'rPbbel wild 'em. took de job an
fat's what fetched me here ter Carson
city"
But what caused your arrest?"
"a conjunction OBJ circumstances
Massa Jack; yes, eah, conjunction
OBJ circumstances. got playin pokal
ober In dat Red Light an was dom
ane. I reckon I'd cleaned up NOR
an started TO camp. I'd most go
lar Wen q bunch OBJ low white trasl
'Jmpcd me. 1t made me mad, It die
80 a fact, an reckon carved some
b 'em up befo' | got away. Emmy
how, de marshal come down, took me-
ont oh de tent, an fetched me here
m I ben here ebber sence. wan
~oin' ter let no low down white trasl
lit all dat money"
What became Of the men you were
working for?"
Il reckon dey went on, sab De,
had 'portent business, an wouldn'
likely wait round here Jest ter hell
Il niger. Amt enuybody ben here re-
see me, nohow, an 'spects Use eradi
ca-od from dey mem'ry-I 'spects
e."
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CHAP TER ~.
An Old Acquaintance.


The Carson City lookup was an i'm
provised affair, although "A decidedly
popular resort. 1t was originally a
two-room cabin with gable to the
street, the front apartment at one
time low GROCERY the kecpcr sleep
ing In the rear room. Whether sud
den death. or financial rcversea, had
been the cause, the community had in
some manner become possessed OF the
property, and had at once dedicated
1t to the commonweal. For the pur-
pose thus selected II was rather we'll
adapted, being strongly built. easily
guarded, and on the outskirts of the
town, With iron grating over the
windows, the back door heavily spiked,
and the front secured by iron bars.
any prisoner once locked within could
probably be found when wanted. On
the occasion OF Keith's arrival, the
portion abutting upon the street was
occupied by a rather miscellaneous
assembly-the drunk and disorderv
elements conspicuous-wh we're
awaiting their several calls TO apDear
before a local Justice and make an
swer for various misdeods. Some were
pacing the floor, Others sat modify
on benches ranged against the wall.
while few were still peacefully slum-
boring upon the floor. It was a frowsy,
disreputable crowd. evinclng but mild
curiosity at the arrival OF new pris-
oner. Keith had barely time to glance
about, recognizing no Familiarity OF
face amid the mass peering at him, as
he was hustled briskly forward and
thrust into the rear room, the heavy
door closing behind him with the snap
OF spring lock
He was alone. with only the faint
est murmur of voices coming TO him
through the thick partition. It was O
room some twelve feet square, open
to the roof. with bare walls, and con,
talning no furniture except rude
bench stu dazed by the suddenness
of his arrest, he sank down upon the
seat. leaned his head on his hands
and endeavored to think, 10 was diff
ficult to get the facts marshalled into
any order or to comprehend clearly
the situation, yet little by little HE
brain grasped the main details, aad
he awoke to a full realization OF his
condition. Of the forces he must wal
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WINGED they were unknown 10 Hicks
who had evidently been deceived into
thinking that this last arrest had
created no excitement.
That's why we picked yer up 50
early" he explained, genially. Bart
said II we got to yer afore the boys
woke up they'd never hear nuthin'
bout 1t, an 80 thar wouldn't be no
row. He didn't even think thar'd he
emmy need O. keepin' special guard
ter-night, but I reckon I won't take
no such chance as that, an I'll have
couple o deputies prowlin' round fer
luck When Carson does wake up.
she's hell"
He left them tobacco and pipes, and
went away evidently convinced that
he had performed his full duty. Tho
two prisoners, putting smoke.rings into
the air, heard the heavy clang Of tho
Iron bar falling into place across TIA
door, and sat looking into one anoth-
er's faces through the deepening twi-
light. In the mind Of both black and
white reposed the same thought Tho
negro was first to break the silence.
Pears ter me, Massa Jack. like
dis yere Bart pusson am mighty anx.
ious ter hab no suspicious raised"
anybody but Hicks would SEQ
that" acknowledged the other, tho
rings of smoke circling his head, but
he hasn't any brains. 1t was purl
nerve that got him the job. Well, tn
is one time that Bart pusson' is going
TO find an empty coop. Well get out,
Neb, just as soon as It gets dark
enough. Hicks isn't likely TO put on
his extra guard for an hour yet, and
the Red Light bunch won't be 1T for
business much before midnight. BY
that time well be in the sand hills.
heading south. able to give them a
run for their honeywell HAYS
horses, too, If We can find them"
The negros eyes shone white.
"Fo' de Lawd's sake, Massa," hs
protested. "dat'd aho' be hangn' JOB
If ebber dey cotched us
Keith laughed, knocking out tho
ashes from his pipe,
With an hours start that will ba
the least Of my troubles" be sad,
quietly.
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AND TIMES THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

against. The actual murdersrs or
those two men on the trail had had
iheir suspicious aroused by his &C
Sions; they believed he guessed GONE
thing OF their foul deed, and had de-
termined to clear themselves by
charging the crimo directly against
him. II was shrewd trick, and IL
they only stuck to their story, ought
to succeed He had no evidence, oth-
or than his own word, and the marshal
had already taken from his pockets
the papers belonging to the sam
man. He had not found the locket
hidden under his shirt, yet more
thorough search would doubtless re-
veal that also.
Even should the case come to trlai'
how would It be possible for him 10
establish innocence, and-wou'd II
ever como to trial? Keith knew the
character Of the frontier, and OF Car
son City. The inclination of It's cltl-
zens In such cases was to act flrst'
and reflect later. The law had but
slender hold, being respected only
when backed by the strong hand. ana
primitive instincts were always in the
ascendency, requiring merely leader
to break forth in open violence. Ana
In this case would there be any lack
OF leadership? Like a fash his mind
reverted to BLACK Bart" There was
the man capable Of melting a mob. II.
for some unknown reason, he had suf-
tlcient interest to ewpaI out the war
rant and assist in tbs ar. ast, he would
have equal cause 10 ss.ve those fell
lows behind him in other ways. Nat
urally. they would dread trial. with
It's possibility of exposure and eagerly
grasp any Opportunity for wtping the
slate clean. Their real security from
discovery undoubtedly lay In bis
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CHAPTER ~
An Arrest

The Santa re trail wos far too ex.
posed to be safely ira yelled alone and
in broad daylight. but Keith consid-
cred 1t better to put sufficient space
between himself and those whom he
felt confident were still Watching his
movements from across the river.
How much they might already silspi.
clon his discoveries he possessed no
means of knowing. yet, conscious Of
their own guilt, they might easily feel
safer If he were also put out c. the
way. lie had no anticipation OF open
attack but must guard against trearh-
cry AS he rode, his eyes never left
those far.away sand dunes, although
he perceived no movement, no black
dot even which he could conceive to
be a possible enemy. Now that Ia
possessed ample time for thought tho
situation became more puz2ling. This
tragedy which he had accidentally
stumbled upon must have had a cause
other than blind chance. II was tho
elimination of a plot, with some rea-
con behind more important than ordi-
nary robbery. Apparently the wagons
contained nothing OF value, merely the
clothing, provisions, and ordinary
utensils OF an emigrant party. Nor
had the victims pockets been care
fully searched. Only the mules had
been taken by the raiders, and they
would be small booty for such o
crime
The trail. continually skirting the
high bluff and bearing farther away
from the river. turned sharply into a
narrow ravine. There was a consid-
cradle break in the rocky barrier
here, leading back for perhaps nun
dred yards, and the plainsman turned
his horse that way, diTmounting when
out Of sight among the boulders. He
could rest here urU! night with little
danger of discovery He lay down on
the rocks, piilowirs his head on the
saddle, but his brain was too active
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CHAPTER v.
The One Way,

Keith said nothing for some mo
'ronts, staring UP at the light stealing
IN through tho window grating, his
mind once again active. The eyes Of
thc black man had the patient look
c! a dog as they watched; evidently
H. had cast aside all rcsponsibility,
now that this other had come Fino,-
t. Keith spoke slowly:
We are in much the same position.
Ecb. and the fate OF one is liable 10
be the fate Of both. This Is my story"
and briefly as possible, he ran over
the circumstances which had brought
him there. putting tho situation clear
enough for the Negroes understand
ing, without wasting any time upon
detail. Neb followed his recital with
hulging eyes, and an occasional excla-
nation. At the end he burst forth
'Yo say dar was two oh dem white
men murdered-one an OF man Wild
cray beard. an de odder bout thirty?
Am dat It, Massa Jack, an dey had TO
span Oh mules. an runnin' hoss?"
Yes"
hii INV luI Out WAS IL
About sixty miles"
"Oh, de good Lawd!" and the negro
threw up his hands dramatically Dat
srttnly am my outfit! Dat am Massa
Waite an John Sibley"
You mean the same men with
whom you came here from Indepen
donce?"
Neb nodded. overcome by the dis
ooyory.
DUt what caused them TO run such
q risk" Keith insisted Didn't they
know the Indians were on tho war
path?"
"Sho'; | heard EN- talkln' bout dat,
3ut Massa Waite was jest boun' foh
20 git movin'. He didnT pear to be
Iraid. oh no Injuns; reck'ned dey'd
Aebber stop him, dat he knowed cb-
berry chief on de plains. reok'n dat
he did, too"
But what was he so anxious to get
away for?"
Il dunno, Massa done heerd EN-
talk some bout dey plans, an bout
some gal dey wanted ter nm, but |
didn't git no right sense to II. De
Gn'ral, he was a might still man"
The General? Whom do you mean ?
Not Waite?"
John Sibley done called him dat"
Then Keith remembered-just n
dim, misty thread at frst. changing
slowly into clear recollection. He
was riding with dispatches from Long
street to Stonewall jackson, and had
been shot through the side. The
first OF Jackson's troops he reached
was a brigade Of North Carolinians
commanded by General Waite-Gen
eral Willis Waite. He had fallen from
his horse at the outposts. was brought
1 helpless to the Generals tent, and an
other sent on with the papers. And
Mrs. Waite had dressed and bandaged
/ his wound, That WAS where he had
seen that woman's face before, with
Its haunting familiarity. He drew the
locket from beneath his shirt. and
/ gazed at the countenance revealed
with new intelligence. There could b.
no donbt--it was the face Of her whe
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to permit sleeping. Finally he drew
the letters from out his pocket, and
began examining them. They yield.
ed very little information, those TAX
en- from the older man having no en-
velopes to show to whom they had
been addressed The single document
found in the pocket of the other was
memorandum of account at tho
Pioneer Store at Topeka, charged to
John Sibley, and marked paid. This
then must have been the younger
mans name, as the letters to the 9TH
or began occasionally Dear Will"
They were missves such as a wife
might write to husband long alb
sent, yet upon mission of deep in
terest to both. Keith could not fully
determine what this mission might DO.
as the persons evidently understood
each other so thoroughly that mar3
allusion took the place OF detail.
Twice the name Phyllis was mention.
ed and once Erred" was also re-
ferTed to, but in neither instance
clearly enough to reveal the relation
ship, although the latter appeared 20
be pleaded for Certain references
caused the belief that these letters had
tcen mailed from some small Mis-
souri, torn, but 70 name was men
toned They were invaria bly, signed
Mary" The only other paper Keith
discovered was a brief itinerary of the
Santa Fe tratl extending as far west
ss the Ration Mountains, giving the
usual camping spots and places whore
water was accessible. He slipped the
papers back into his pocket with a
distinct feeling Of disappointment,
and lay back staring up at the little
strip of blue sky The silence vas
profound, even his h-r.e standing mo-
tonloss, and finally he fell asleep
The sun had disappeared, and even
the gray Of twilight was fading ont OF
the sfy, when Keith returned again
90 consciousness, aroused by his
horse rolling on the soft turf He
hwoke thoroughly refreshed and
ssfer to get awar ca his long nights
ride. a cold lunch, hastily eaten, fer
fire Fcvld ha7o been dcngeroos,
and he saddled up and was of, trot.
ting oot Of ta@ narrow rayine and into
the broad trail, which could be fol.
:,Ved without d!ca;slny under the dull
Gloam OF the stars, IinrGe and rider
~"re soon at their Ssst, the animal
swinging unursod into the long, easy
lcV9 % pIs,c!o traYel, the fresh air
f2.niog the mans face as he leaned
forward. Once they halted to drink
from narrow stream, and then push.
cd on, hour after hour, through tho
coa'Tt"9 night Keith had little fear
CT indian raiders in that darkness,
md every stride Of his hoyse brought
him closer to the settlements and