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You will stay-eh, Nat?" he cried,
bobbing his head Eyes, you will stay,
and you will give me back the pack
age for a day or two" He retreated
to the trap and slid down 1t as quick
ly as rat. pleasant dreams to you,
Nat, and-O, wait a minute!" Cap
tain Plum could hear Kim pattering
quickly over the floor below. In a
moment he was back, thrusting his
white grimaHng face through the
trap and tosJed something upon the
bed "She left them last night, Nat.
Pleasant dreams, pleasant dreams"
and he was gone.
picked up faded bunch Of lilacs.
Z Then he sat down, loaded his pipe,
and smoked until he could hardly see
the walls of his little room. From the
moment of his landing on the island
he turned the events of the day over
in his mind. Yet when he arrived at
the end of them he was no less mys-
titled than when he began. Who was
Obadiah Price? Who was the girl
that fate had so mysteriously asso-
ciated with his movements thus far?
What was tho plot in which he chad
accidentally become involved? With
tireless tenacity he hung to these
questions for hours. That there was
a plot of some kind he had not the
least doubt. The councillors strange
actions, the oath, the package. and
above all the scene in the kings house
convinced him of that. And he was
sure that Obadiah's night visitor-the
girl with the lilacs-was playing q
vital part in it..
The lonoger he smoked the more his
old confidence and his old reckless
ness returned to him. He enjoyed his
adventure. The next day he would
end 1t. He would go openly into st.
James and have done his business
with Strang. Then he would return to
his ship What had he, Captain Plum,
to do with Strang's wife?
But even after he had determined
on these things his brain refused to
rest. He paced back and forth
across the narrow room, thinking of
the man whom he was to meet to
morrow-cf Strang. the one-time
schoolmaster and temperance lecturer
who had made himself a king. who
FOR seven years had defied the state
and nation, and who. had made of his
island stronghold a hot-bed of polyg-
amy, Of RIGHTEOUSNESS, of dissolute
mower. Ills blood grew hot as he
thought again of the beautiful girl
who had appealed to him. Obadiah
had said that she was the kings wife.
Still
Thoughts flashed into his head
which for a time made him forget his
mission on the island. In spite of his
resolution to keep to his own scheme,
he found himself, after little, think
ing only Of the Mormon king, and the
lovely. face he had seen through the
castle window. He knew much about
the man with whom he was to deal
tomorrow. He knew that he had been
= rival of Brigham Young and that
wben the exodus Of the Mormons to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
HOBBLE SKRTJOKE

wearing an artificial hump and a very
voluminous skirt; the donkey's ear
shoulder" an ordinary costume with
trailing skirt and two long, pointed
projections rising from the shoulders
to distance of three feet above eth
er side of the head; and "the pyra-
mid" and the diamond" design.
These have not come true" but Mr..
Haselden thinks it highly likely that
their day will dawn. Asked upon what
lines he worked when creating such
fashions, he said:
81 think of all the most outlandish
things in the way of dress, being at
the same time assured that nothing is
too impossible for women to wear.
Indeed, the real difficulty is to in
vent anything that looks impossible.
There wa1 one really sensible thing
| invented. This will not, fear, come
true because it is sensible. refer
to the pneumatic hat for matinees, a
drawing of which appeared on Aug.
20, 1908.
ut was a large hat blown up with
air and capable of being Debated
when the wearer had taken her seat
in the theater.
Il am afraid that if designed a
really artistic and useful dress women
would not wear It.
1.-The very last thing on earth l
wanted was to get women to wear
hobble skirts, but had a fear. did
not think it unlikely that they would
adopt it, 1t is SO very silly, you
know.
When / read of the lady, who, ow-
ing to a very hobble skirt, broke one
of her legs in getting into taxicab,
felt indirectly responsible. l kept
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Cheapest Lona Tin.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Eleven hundred and
ninety-three miles by trolley in 20
days at cost of just 1910 for car
fare, is the record reported by Henry
E. Juergens of this city, who has re-
turned from such a trip to the New
England states. Thousand-mile tickets
on the steam roads cost $40, but his
cost included regular fares for 400
miles on steam roads.
This trip took him from Pittsburg
through the states of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Connecticut
and Massachusetts, and, with the ex.
ception of five short breaks, he made
the entire circuit by trolley. 1t ia
his opinion that interuban electric
traffic is improving SO rapidly that the
long-distance trolley trip will soon be.
come both practical and popular.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Man Pleads in Ten Languages Before
Obtaining Desired Light for
His Cigar.

Chicago.-A young man in the garb
of laborer. his hands roughened by
work, entered shoe-shining "parlor"
at So Clark street. The place was filed
with customers and he was compelled
to await his turn while some ten
youths of various nationalties irnpart
ed mirror-like luster to the cover
ings Of the customers" feet.
The young man, who was M. Levin
son, twenty-six years old. 1000 Loomis
street, wished match. He made his
wish known. but the busy bootblacks
paid no attention to the request. It
was then that the shoe-shining shop
developed an atmosphere that was not
dissimilar to that which prevailed
when confusion fell upon the work
men on the tower of Babel.
"Avez vous un alumette?" inquired
Levinson. politely.
enc Of the bootblacks, replied to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
ArIstocratio Ignorance.

Mrs. Martha Lang Mattnison, the
Denver cooking expert, said in a re-
cent lecture on 1.-THE Choice of a
Thanksgiving Turkey:
@The most aristocratic girls are
taught the science of the kitchen now
adays. 1t is no longer as it was in
my childhood
In my childhood, as waited in q
butchers, | heard a customer say:
What sort Of person is the woman
who has taken the Chew house?
"'Oh, perfect lady!' the butcher
cried, warmly, She can't tell sir
loin of beef from leg Of lamb"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Fine for Foes of stork.

Paris.-Hector Depasse has intro
duced a bill in the chamber Of depu.
ties providing that fine of from IS
to $40 may be imposed on landlords
who refuse to let, apartments because
applicants have children. The fine
would be doubled if the offense were
repeated. Jacques Bertillon said he
feared such law would be imprac.
ticable. He suggested that when a
house containing 20 apartments fails
to have go children In it the landlord
must pay tax varying according to
the number.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

silent about my invention because l
did not wish to be found out.
II am very penitent. l know l
ought to be broken on the wheel. II
any other man had done it l would
get up society to have him broken
on the wheel. But l will not get up
society to have myself broken ON
the wheel. That is for other people
to do.
AT present, you know, we are go
ing back to eastern dress fashions.
The thing now is to hide the face and
show the figure. You can't see more
of woman's face nowadays than her
chin. Breaking on the wheels is quite
conformable with eastern IDEAS"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
rMo New PopuIar Games.

London.-Two new games are pop
ularsat country house parties this sea
son. One is called fantasia, and il
a sort of table bowls on which heavy
bets are made. The other is roulette
with cards. Four packs are used, tho
players placing stakes on cards in,
stead of ordinary numbers. Hostesses
are delighted with these two games,
which serve to amuse visitors unable
to play bridge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Rains Black Cats.

Woodbury., N. 1.-THE fact thar
some one unloaded about two score Of
black cats in this city aroused w. T.
Cozens, an agent of the S. P. G. A.
The cats, however, all found good
homes. They are of jet black variety,
and as a whole look as though they
had come from a cat farm.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Arrests Rooster to Save Man.

GeneYa.-City Marshal Fred Baksf
arrested bantam rooster and locked
it in the city Jail as possible means
of saving the life Of Henry Kent, q
typhoid fever victim, in the Geneva
hospital. The rooster insisted or
growing near Kent's window and the
noise annoyed him so much the physi
clan In charge advised the incarcera
ton of the rooster.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Wireless From Ireland to Canada.

Pisa, Italy.-William Marconi per
sonally directed an exchange of com,
munications between the wireless sta,
ton at Coltano and the stations at
Clifden, Ireland, and Glace bay, Nova
Scotia, thus inaugurating new service
by which it is expected the rates of
wireless dispatches to America will be-
greatly reduced.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
EXPL ORE BIG AUSTRIAN CA We

had piled up cone-like heap of debris
$50 feet high. From here radiated
maze of other halls, passages and gal
leries, many Of which ended precipi.
lately in dark abysses. AS food was
running short the party had to re.
turn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Sad for surs.shot .Iobp..

Los Angeles, Cal.-Sure-shot Johnn,
Petris. celebrated man-hunter, who
has captured more than 1000 desper
ate criminals and who has figured In
fiction and history, has been admitted
te the Soldiers home practically pen.
niless.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

This is the third time I've had to
speak about your history mark"
Il guess it'll be some better now"
Bobby assured his father. We've got
to the war now and it's real interest
ing. Was your father in the revolu-
ton or in the civil war;"
"The civil war"
That's what / told Jimmy and he
said was away off. He said there
amt anybody living that was in the
civil war. He's terrible in hist'ry."
HE must be a comfort to you"
who, Jimmy? l should say not.
Sans lot better'n Jimmy. Me and
Billy and Sam are getting up a swell
crowd to go on a picnic next summer.
We've asst three already We got to
have 1t early SOS to get ahead of peo-
pies going away. You can't get Sam
to talk about 1t, he's SO crazy over
dancing school. Did you ever go to
dancing SCHOOL,"
Long ago. Do you think Bobby.
that you would be helped any if you
recited your history lesson to me be-
fore you went to school in the morn.
lng?"
Bobby's face fell. Maybe" he said.
obviously. az have to-
"Of course. it would be very inter
esting to me-" his father said, with
deep irony. But If you don't think
you'd enjoy it we need not go to
work at it yet"
You'll have to study it good deal
harder for me than for your teacher"
his father warned him. And you've
got to remember it from day to day"
II don't know about that" Bobby
said. Il never do remember Mamie
Kelly's the only one that ever does"
Don't you hate to be beaten by a
girl?"
"She doesn't beat me in anything
else. She's fierce in spelling and she
Dain't no good in arithmetic now that
she goes to dancing school. 1t amt
the dancing that hurts; it's the stand
ing around and talking with the fellers
and not studying at home"
II don't see that 1t makes an differ
ence to you what Mamie Kelly does"
ut makes a lot of difference" Bob
by assured him. when she doesn't
know her lesson teacher gets sore at
all Of us and that's the way get low
marks. Anyhow, it's one way. She
says, Everything goes wrong this
morning when she begins with
Mamie Kelly and DOESN'T get any,
thing but a lemon. Mamie Kelly
doesn't mind what marks she gets.
She's got cinch."
"That depends on how you look at
It,"
well. her mother has her take mu-
sic lessons and she can play some
classy things. And then, OF course,
she goes to dancing schocl-everybody
does. But she's almost as stingy as
Susie Herrick."
Maybe she isn't stingy when you
know her better"
"Better!" Bobby cried Better! I
don't want to know her better. That's
the only reason I don't want to go to
dancing school,"
Are there any reasons why you
do?"
Il should say so. Bushels"
what, for instance?"
''Well-er-I do"
ANY others?"
Yves, but-well, everybody goes
and it's a lot of fun
80 I've heard. How about that
history?"
well, I'll recite to you every day.
Honest, I'll have better mark next
time"
Very well. When do you want to
begin dancing SCHOOL,"
IT doesn't make any difference.
Bobby said with tremble of eager.
ness in his voice. But If you don't
care, of course. the sooner the quicker
10 get your moneys worth / don't
see the use of waiting till after Christ.
mas. dn VOu2 Mot +Iot
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
DANCING
SCHOOL

1T doesn't seem to me that that's
very good report card" Bobby's father
said judicially one evening after din
ner. your history work is very poor
and your department mark is dis
graceful"
"Nobody's good in hist'ry," Bobby
explained. Even Mamie Kelly's
mark is something fierce. It's that
new teacher. She don't know yet
who's the good ones that she has to
mark high. and besides she's sore be-
cause she caught me whispering, Hon
est, everybody whispers In her room
except Nellie Foster, and she doesn't
cause she says she's always sorry
afterward.
81 was mad that day cause Susie
Herrick came up to our room. That's
enough to make any Teller mad. How'd
that girl get up to our room for keeps
when everybody knows she was al
ways a whole year behind? They'd
oHghter made her a mid-year instead
of sticking her into our room. Billy's
awful sore at it."
you've missed the point, Bobby.
It's a question of marks, not Of likes
and dislikes."
We'll, nobody likes her. All any
body's got to do it to remember back
how stingy she always was with candy
and things. Why, she never'd give a
Teller any, unless it was Jimmy. That's
cause Jimmy's always at her house
after school. He walks home from
school with her every day and that
makes me tired. We can't even get
him to play indoor ball or go to a
nickel show on account Of him having
dates. You see, he goes to dancing
school where she goes. 1t makes me
tired"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14

ally left him and went west to teach
school in a mining camp. Mack.
miner fell in love with her. She
felt drawn toward him, but on ac-
count of her husband could not snow
her real feelings toward Mack. Her
worthless husband finally drifted in
to the mining camp. When he tried
tn Mot against the life of Mac Eth
eI was able to thwart him. She put
the sheriff on his trail and in trying
10 escape he was shot and killed. the
circumstances opened the way to the
consummatiou of real I've. y de-
lightfully acted western drama.
3 "Conquering Carrie" Comedy
Kalem. Carrie announces to her em-
ployer that she intends to entertain
few friends Fixing up Bit Carrie
prepares to receive her company.
While the party is at it height the
boss arrives. As the festivities are
proceedinb fast and furious, Carrie
busts up the party. The next morn
ing Carrie has big head and is gem
orally used up. on the appearance
of the iceman she show her i'll tenn
per by throwing him bodily out of
the house. The iceman reports to
his boss and little Willie, a seven foot
husky is put on the job to take care
of Carrie. on little Wlllie's appear
ance Carrie has another tantrum but
is quickly conquered by the iceman,
From her pinnacle as queen of every
thing she surveys, she decends to her
proper plane as meek as a lamb.
"A Klondyke steal" A Vitagraph.
| \ sterling drama of the frozen north.
I. \ special feature and one that
! will appeal to all Elks.
"Elks' Parade at Atlantic City,
| 1911" Now this Is the one picture of
| all pictures you should see. Your
failure to do so will cause you TO miss
eeing the great picture Of the day
We all have learned to love and ad-
mire the Eks for the great good they
have done and are doing today. Re-
member, this splendid feature film
| will be here for three days only, and
at the Orpheum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
BEATS HIS WHOLE FAMILY.
HeartleSs Man Gets Only Six Months
in Jail


Yonkers y Y.-John Waytle of
Washington street, was sentenced to
six months in Jail by Acting Judge
Eli for cruelty in beating his child.
In sentencing the man the court re-
marked that it was one of the most
heartless and atrocious cases of its
kind he had ever heard of When
the child, Waddick. aged I, was strip
ped, DIR. A. C. Benedict found large
contusions and yellow spots on the
boys back and also marks of pune
lures.
The police went to the Waytle home
and there they found a harness strap
having nails fastened in it. The boy
said that this was the instrument us
ed by his father in administering
beatings, not only by his father upon
him, but upon his mother and young
er brother.
Mrs. Waytle is in a maternity no"
pital. She corroborated her sons
story but nevertheless she pleaded
for clemency by the court.
1t was through Waddick going in
to the drug store of David Ruddy
lihl lIt NtSt came liiS
thorities. Waddick limped past tn"
| drug store. He was asked what this
trouble was and told of having beer
beaten. He begged some medicine tc
relieve his intense suffering, and when
the druggist went to apply some rem
edy he was Mortified at the condition
of the boys body and forthwith noti-
, fled the police.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14

comedies:
Making Man of his SON."
Champion. A story of intene dramatic
strength Tom stole nancy from his
father. who after much consideration
decided to let the boy suffer for his
crime and Tom goes to prison for five
years He and his cellmate became
fast friends, and when Toms time
Is up he tells his friend to come to
him when he gets out. Tom takes
his old position as paymaster for his
father and one night his cell mate en-
ters his room, saying he has escaped
and must have money to get away.
Tom refuses to steal for his friend,
who leaves, very angry In the morn
ing Tom is Informed by his father
that the convict is pardoned and was
sent to the boys room to test his hon
esty.
From Death to Life" Rex. a
chemist invents an acid that turns
living bodies to stone and he was ac-
customed to throw all bodies into
pond. one day his wife accidentally
fell into the pond and turned to stone.
In vain the chemist tried to restore
her to life, but finally all the bodies
came back to life 10 the JOY of the
chemist. Beautifully tinted and col
ored IT'S Rex"
BLACK Snakes Treachery." Bison.
Pronounced by moving picture critics
to be the best Indian picture yet. Not
a paleface in 1t. Black Snake tried
to make love to an Indian girl who
repulsed him and he and the girls
| lover had a terrible fight. Black
/ Snake was driven from his tribe and
in revenge poisoned the spring. But
| the g.r saw his act and Black Snake
was captured and forced to drink the
! poisoned water.
THE Live Tyrant.'' Powers. a
pretty little comedy drama, with Gu
pid as the "Tyrant," with butterfly
wings and arrows. Cupid harnesses
a young couple with SILK ribbons and
drives them about. Cupid finally
| brings in cute little baby and pre-
sents them. A charming little story
with a pretty ending.
How Aunty Was Fooled" Pow
ers. Comedy, brimful OF laughes
showing the clever way in which the
old lad was deceived,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
says He Drove OFF Robbers.

Baker, Ore.-William Givens. an
aged and hitherto respected citizen
of Richland. a small town in the east
ern part of the county, is in Jail on
the charge of attempting to rob the
Portland Trading company's store at
that place. a clerk of the store al
leges that he caught Givens boaring
a couple of holes with brace and
bit in the building occupied by the
store. Givens claims in defense that
he saw the would-be robbers and
that he had merely picked up the
tools when the clerk came along. He
was bound over to the grand jury,
which sits in September.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
At THE PICTURE SHOWS
The PaStirne.

An attractive program for Tues
days change.
The Profligate." A Selig, by
Frances Boggs. Shis story, which in
troduces us 10 French characters,
OF the great Napoleon; is of the ro-
mantle type and the plot is well con-
nected and clearly developed. Ho-
bart BOSwortn, in the title role proves
dasnlng young captain or nussars,
whose rich uniforms. distinguished
bearing and good tnoks create navoc
uiong "O4n-n hearts. Inc SWORD
contest IN the final scene IN wnicn
the 1altnless captain receives his
ueath wound from the woman he mas
wronged IS spirited and r9 9nstlc. Miss
eugene Besserer. who taxes prom
hent part sustains the part with fine
force throughout Notable scenes in
tne IlIm are those showing the fete
the operation OF a ueld battery dur
lag the war ana the lake scene
"here Mercedes III a demented con-
uIlIOn attempts seIf-uestruclon
AT the ur.ngo mine. MeLes. The
wOrkInen were ulscUuuented. Tney
| ndd rcdu IOW trades uau secured an
Increase III wages by striking ana ue.
| o.uvu ~ Try Il. Ihen the foreman
was chosen to lntercede for them anC
ms failure to OBTAIN an increase in
salary led IL tragedy, tor IL va.
Known that he cherished a secret lov,
Ior the Inlne owners daughter, anC
n.a tenute was mistaken Tor u fals,
rIGy. pIClure with plenty OF thru
| anu excitement
"A New Life American drama
! lac story Oh woman who shoots
DuIsIar ana then nurses him oacI
10 neaIth and better lIe. lie repay
~ ur'VIng away ms pal VINO come
20 roD. 1t Is u 1Ilm ot sentiment an,
| HAS 5OOu quaIlues.
''JlmmIe the Detective" Ine ia
nous DOy actor IS the victim of
| rogue VINO takes his watch.
In the Shadows of Vesuvius
Scenes III and about Naples, Iull .
interest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
VIII Destroy Hooper Beer.

Ditzville. Wash.-Deput Sherift
Dick Stockman is enroute from
Hooper with half a carload of bot
tied beer, which has been ordered de-
stroyed by Justice Harry Grimes
This was found at Hooper when the
five arrests were made for selling in
toxicating liquor in dry territory.
Growing out of these cases Prosecut-
ing Attorney John Araux has insti-
tuted two civil actions to have the
buildings where the whisky was SOLD
declared nuisances. Under the law
the buildings shall be closed until the
owners furnish a bond in the sum OF
$1,000, approved by the court, that no
tntoXicants will again be sold therein.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-14
SIRE WOOS WIVES
FOR FOUR LAP SONS
Owner of 1000 Reindeer Mt seattle
Seeking Five Brides


seeking Five Brides.
Seattle.-There will be joy on the
Kuskokwim and in all probability five
separate sets of wedding bells when
Sarah, possessor of thousand rein
deer ana four stalwart sons comes
sailing into his home harbor. The
father came south to set brides for
his sons.
Sarah was a member of the first ex-
pedition of Laplanders into Alaska
that looked to the propagation of
reindeer as a means of saving the
natives of Alaska from starvation
Sarah was happy with four young
sons and helpful wife The wife's
death set the seal of loneliness upon
the family But the herd continued
to grow.
When Sarah arrived in Seattle on
the schooner Adler about 10 days ago
he reported that he had left 1000 of
the useful animals with his four sons,
who are now grown.
He intended to take back four wives
for them and was not averse to re-
entering the state of matrimony him
self
Today came the word from Poul-
sbo, across Puget Sound from Seattle
where Sarah met other natives OF
Lapland in the extensive Lap colony
there, headed by the wealthy Johar
Tornesis, that the doughty match.
maker had scored his first success and
mat Miss Anty, with her father, ma.
tive Laplander would accompany
Sarah north.
Four others are to be wooed be.
fore the well-to-do reindeer farmer
leaves Seattle and he has said that he
will reserve his own choice of tn,
girls until his sons have chosen. 9
decision which is likely to give rise
to many heart complications befor,
his journey home is ended.