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SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
drunken prOspeCtor In a western MINING
iDs i blizzard but are confronted by the
msudiin husband. lie is shot by the
wife. but the Chivalrous boy pins
upon himself. In their flight. to, the
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhausted; the youth puts her
On his own and follows hanging TO the
stirrup strap. Seeing he Is an impedi-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
> snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumhiss into the railroad station Just
IS the train bears the woman away.
twenty-five years later, this man, George
GOrmly. Is a multi-millionaire In New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane,
Beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
and co-Opcrates with her In her work.
gormly becomes owner OF a steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by grating az
derfnen. backed nv the Gotham TRACTION
company. An automobile accident Drlngs
the Haldanes to his country home. CORN.
New York and redeem the city from cor.
ruption. Mr. Haldane in long desired
Interview with GCrmly. makes an lndirect
proposition TO compromise the night which
he latter has been waging in the news
papers against the Gotham Traction COM
pany. and which Haldane Is suspected OF
bis plan Of campaign to Haldane. Gormly
rides TO Haidane's place, carrying WORD
OF the auto accident. The next morning
he refers to the ride Of the night before
Is mild compared TO one he experienced
IN his boyhOod days. The papers an
nounce his candidacy for mayor. The po-
hticai declaration OF the merchant prince
produced a tremendous sensation. The
minority party. seeing in him possible
Moses. make overtures looking TO the In.
dorsement OF his candidacy by the outs. .
Gormly. however, rejects all proposed
alliance. 4 meeting OF the Sachem So
ciety or the Ring" is held at the Hal
dane Home. Many political dignitaries
and henchmen are present and ways ana
means are advanced to dampen Gormly' e
mayoralty aspirations and sidetrack his
candidacy. The younger Haldane Is
proposed as an opposition candidate: the
whole machinery OF the city's detective
force Is TO be used to dig up something
damaging to Gormly. Haldane. Jr.. re-
fuses the nomination and announces that
he will support Gormly. The reigning
party then decides to name n non-partf-
tan ticket for the purpose of dividing the
Gormly forces, and at the same time rush
through Freight Traction company
franchise. without which the Sachem So
riety would be helpless.
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GUARDED THE TOMBS
indian Girls Keep Watch Over
Ancestors Graves.
While the Garrison Made . sortie for
Legal Defense, . Marshal, BY
Courts Order, Demolished
the Sort"

Kansas City, Kan.--After four years
Of unceasing vigilance the garrison OF
the Indian fort" In Huron cemetery
was defeated by trick and the build
ing demolished. The three Conley
sisters, defenders OF the burial ground
of their ancestors. were tempted to
make a general sort.e for the legal de-
tense Of their home, the first time 1t
had been left without one Of the sisters
In charge. Meanwhile another branch
OF the law visited the fort and left It
In ruins.
While the three sisters-lda. LYDIA
and Lena-were In the Wyandotte
county district court hearing the argu-
ments in the last legal step taken to
hold the cemetery. w. II. Mackey.
United States marshal. and two depu-
ties tore down the fort" In accord
ance with an order issued by Judge
Pollock in the federal court the mar.
shall and his men removed the build
ing, broke 1t to pieces with axes and
threw the pieces into the alley In the
rear of the cemetery. The men had
finished their work and left the GEM
etery before the sisters knew what
was happening.
Miss LYDIA Conley said her mothers
grave rested under the building.
THE spirits of my father and mother"
said Miss LYDIA Conley grimly. and
the spirits OF my ancestors told me to
build this watch tower and protect
the noble Indians who lie buried
here"
The old Huron cemetery is in the
heart Of the business district OF this
city. At one side Is the Carnegie IL
brary and beside II the Masonic tenn.
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pie, the finest in Kansas. The princi.
pal business street Of the city borders
II on one side.
Business men who wanted the plot
prevailed upon Congressman J. d.
Bowersock to get a bill through con-
gress for the sale. The $4,000 to be
paid for II is to be divided among the
surviving Wyandotte Indians. the
bones Of the. dead Indians are to be
removed and the place converted into
a site for a business block.
The Conley sisters Immediately
took up the fight. They tried every re-
source Of the law unsuccessfully. Miss
LYDIA appealed in person before the
Supreme court Of the United States.
the first woman to be accorded that
right. but was unsuccessful. although
the court. In sympathy. told her It was
driven" to decide against her.
Then 1t was that the three built
their watch tower and began shot.
gun patrol OF the cemetery. The mat
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Never rolled through the park with
ever increasing volume and veho-
mence-
II Gormly had looked back, he could
have seen the windows Of the city
hall crowd with aldermen. white faced
and anxious. listening to that tro.
mendous and even furious negative.
Lets get the aldermen out here!"
cried q voice In . pause In the COM
motion. and show EN- what We
thinki"
There was an instant response to
the suggestion. The people made Q
wild surge toward the entrance of
the city hall. The multitude could
easily have degenerated into a mob.
But Gormly checked It. His control
was admirable.
mo, gentlemen" he cried, mo. men
and citizens Of New York. We must
do things lawfully. The grant has
not been signed by the mayor. Be.
lieve me. they win not be insensible
to this protest Let II be repeated In
every local organization; let every
member of the board Of aldermen be
warned by his constituents not To
press this bill. to reconsider his &C.
ton at once.
Gentlemen" he held up q piece
Of paper. One Of the tall lights In the
square Illuminated his face and figure
His every action was distinctly visible
to the multitude have here In my
hand a check, certified by the City oi
Gotham National bank. for two and
one half millions of dollars. Before
this ordinance was passed this eve
ming. not ten minutes ago. l offered
this sum Of money as forfeiture
binding me to pay ten millions for the
franchise In question. offered tc
subscribe to an agreement which
would limit my own returns to sil
per cent upon my Investment: and
promised that the people should have
every cent Of profit over and above
that legitimate amount The oRel
was refused; that check was declined
but It still holds good. ! make the
offer not merely to the cringins. sub
servient. whipped-intoline aldermen
but to you. the people"
'What're you going TO get out o
1T" asked a voics.
Il am going to be elected mayor o
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New York by you men," answered
Gormly. Il am going to get the con-
seriousness that l have an opportunity
to give New York q clean. decent.
law abiding administration. without
graft. l am going to put the people
In the enjoyment Of their rights. !
made my money here. Every dollar
OF II you gave to me. ! am giving II
back to you. We worked together to
make It: ] by selling you good goods
and telling the truth about II, and you
by paying fair price for II and COM
ing back II you were not satisfied.
We will work together In the same
way now. II you give me the oppor-
tunity to administer the affairs Of the
city. l pledge my business honor. at
which no man can point a finger. that
I will do It honestly and honorably to
the satisfaction Of honest and honor
able men. or you can throw mo over.
Now. remember" the speaker con-
tinued as wild cheers greeted this an
nouncement. that clamor and glamor
don't win elections: that shouting and
cheering are all very well In their
way. but II Is votes that count You
must see that your votes are de-
posted. and then you must see that
they are fairly counted. I beg that
you will dispense now. 60 home. and
make 1t your business to see your al
dermen about this franchise. Do IL
quickly and do It hard"
We'll see them now!" yelled one
voice after another In quick success
sion.
Let EN- come out hers!"
Wed like to talk 10 emf"
Give u . chance 1t themi.
Where's The mayugr
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have sold bonds to pay for the build
ing Of the road: not one cent Of their
own money has gone into It. They
have issued stock to themselves to
double or quadruple the value of the
investment. and they are determined
to make you pay interest, large inter-
est, on that stock as well as on the
bonds. But. In order that they can
carry out this nefarious and thieving
proposition. they must secure this
franchise which expired today, other.
wise their traction lines will be incom-
plete. will end In the air. there will
be no connection between its ends;
for the territory covered by this fran.
chise is so situated that II the lines
are to be connected It must be
through this territory. Consequently
this franchise is the most valuable Of
the few remaining properties Of the
people. You own It; 1t belongs to
you. It's your last chance to get your
rights. II you hold 1t. they are 1t
your mercy.
This franchise. the possession Of
which means SO much to you. is about
to be given away. The council has
Overwhelmingly passed an ordinance
granting II. without restrictions. to
the Gotham Freight Traction company
for the space of one hundred years.
VIII you sanction thaty'
The square was now seething with
excitement. Gormly's clear. powerful
voice carried to the extremes Of the
crowd His plain. practical presenta-
ton was simple enough for al to un-
derstand. He paused at this juncture
and surveyed the crowd. 4 voice
suddenly cried q shrill negative. and
instantly the word was caught up and
Q Raat thundsring chorus a sNA 1oi
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CXRU9 NK7NSEND BRADY

Gormly had not intended to speak;
but the opportunity was too good to be
lost. AS he descended the steps, the
cheering changed into a demand for q
speech from him. No hastings had
been prepared, but by the curbstone
stood a big. high-powered automobile.
It was filled with people. Livingstone
Haldane sat In the chauffeur's seat
The place beside him was vacant
up here, Mr.. Gormly!" he cried.
pointing. Without observing who was
In the tonneau. Gormly clambered up
to the seat and stood on II. He was
thus lifted sufficiently high above the
crowd.
Fellow citizens" he began as the
cheering subsidized and the multitude
gave him opportunity to speak, you
know that In order to complete the
ring Of oppression which holds the
city in its iron grasp under the name
pany, 1t was necessary that the old
franchise of the New York Street Car
company expiring today should be
come the property Of that company
Through the franchises they already
enjoy, they have created an institution
that will enable them to continue
their predatory practises--
Talk English" shouted a voice
from the crowd.
THANK you. my friend" answered
Gormly. (which will enable them Il
steal from you your money. your earn
ings, your investments. your profits
your capital. whatever you have FOL
the next one hundred years. They
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Uncle Sam and His Divorces.

Almost every twelfth marriage In
this country ends In a divorce. About
two-thirds Of the divorces are granted
to the wife. Thirty-nine per cent. Of
divorces are due to desertion. The
marriage rate In southern states IL
larger than In the north. America
with the single exception Of Japan)
leads the world in the number of di.
vorces. The divorce rate Is three times
as large as II was In 1870. OF the d.
vorce cases that come up only Is per
cent. are contested. and Is per cent. Of
the divorce applications are granted.
Uncle Sam not only has high divorce
rate. but has the highest marriage rate
on earth. his only rivals In the latter
line being Hungary, west Australia
and Saxony. Ireland has the lowest
marriage rate and Sweden the next
lowest.
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CHAPTER x.-Contlnued.

Il offer 100000 for this fran
ohise. II II be granted me. l shall
guarantee to operate the road In the
interests OF the people. and turn over
all the profits above six per cent. on
my investment, to the people them
selves. Lest there should be any
doubt Of my ability to make good"
continued the merchant, Il beg to say
that I have In my hand forfeiture
check for one-fourth OF the amount In
question. which Is certified to by the
City OF Gotham National bank"
The gentleman is out Of order"
remarked the presiding officer as soon
as he could recover his equipoise.
We are not auctioning on public
franchises to the highest bidder. We
are granting this one In the interests
Of the public to the company which
has already served the people so well
and has assumed the burden Of the
great system of which this Is the nee
essary connecting link"
"Sir!" cried Gormly. amid a chorus
OF groans. Kisses and cheers. Il pro.
test against"
ANY other Interruptions from the
speaker" came quickly from the chair
and any further expressions OF ap'
rroval or disapproval from the spec
tators, will result In the clearing OF
the room by the sergeant at arms"
Il CALL" said one Of the aldermen
for vote on the resolution"
Those In favor of the granting OF
the franchise will say aye" immediate
ly said the chairman.
There was q furious chorus oil
Shame! shame!" from a great mum
Der Of spectators in which the feeble
ayes" were scarcely heard.
Those opposed" went on the voic,
Of the chairman. trembling with ex
element. will signify It by saying
no.
A laundering shout of "Noes" ranl
through the hall. the few in opposi
ton making up by their vociferatioI
for their small numbers.
The ayes have IT," said the chair
man. hammering on the desk with bill
gavel!
Division! Division!- ciamored tn,
opposition.
Those In favor" continued tn,
chairman. disguised at being com
PEELED to put the administration thu
on record, but powerless to proven
It will stand up"
Amid shouts and cries and disorde
never before equaled. the members O
the administration got to their feet
The whip that had been cracked owe
their heads had been used to effect
Some Of them were mere ignoran
tools: others were able to understan,
what they were doing. They all vote,
alike. A score Of alert reporters from
carefully prepared lists were checking
Oh the votes.
THE ayes have It: the ordinance l
passed" cried the chairman triun
phantly. after the noes had been calle
to their feet and counted.
Il move" said Alderman Hellmar
that We do now adjourn"
The motion was carried with a rush
and instantly the spectators began
Wild scramble from the hall Anon
the first to leave was Gormly. tn
corridor and stairs were packed Wit
people Who had been unable to gai
admittanes to the chamber. bat ha
learned what was toward
i When Gormly's wsll-known ngur
vas seem IN the doorway. Q groa
shout II acclaim ross from the multi
tsds.
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dies without benefit I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills and was com.
pletely cured. I was going through
the critical period Of q woman's life
at the time and after using Doan's
Kidney Pills there was a miraculous
change for the better In my health"
when Your Back IL Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S."
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo, NY.
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Great Care OF Children.

The ancient Egyptians devoted
great devotion to Riddles. They were
carried about wrapped In large soft
cloths, big sheets like cheese cloth.
easily washed and dried. After wean-
ing nothing except cows milk was
good enough until they could chew
good and well. Infants lived In open
air and naked up to the NTH year,
barefoot till ten. Very lively games.
hoops. balls and dolls are found often
In graves. After the tenth year they
were taught reading. writing and
arithmetic. three to four hours . day
in their schools, long-7.000 ysafs-
ago, and yet We moderns think We ase
the whole business.
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DIDN'T SPEAK FOR 7 YEARS


San Francisco. Cal.-That they lived
together as husband and wife for seven
years without speaking to each other.
their only communication being by
means Of written notes. was one Of
the statements made by Mrs. Ellen
Klitgaard in her application for d.
vorce from Carl E. Klitgaard. . ma
rine engineer.
This silence. she declared. was en-
forced BY her husband. who ceased
speaking to her soon after their mar
Rage In 1908.
He would not receive the notes
from her hand. compelling her 70
leave them In Q aesignatod place
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Mary" said a mother to her quick
tempered little girl. you must not
get mad and say things. You should
always give soft answer"
When her little brother provoked
her an hour afterward. Mary clenched
her little fist and said. "Mush,"-The
Watchward.
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The square was n . tumult again,
which even Gormly for the moment
was helpless to control
Now Hon. Peter D. Warren was IN
the city hall. He had heard an that
had been said, and witnessed an that
had been done. Although he was Q
briber and . corrupttonist, he was
not without courage. II seemed to
him that the psychological moment
for his advent had arrived. Therefore,
he hastily made his way through the
aldermen. and boldly appeared O. the
outside steps back Of Gormly. He
was recognized at once. Tho mayor
stood quietly. q little pale. but appar-
emily undaunted. He waved his hands
for silence. Gormly assisted him In
| Quelling the tumult. The mayor
stepped to the extreme edge Of the
portico: but before he could begin his
speech. the same buriy voiced man who
had been such a useful adjunct to
Cormly interrupted him.
I'VE don't want to hear any speech
from you tonight Mr.. Gormly," he
roared. his great voice compelling at.
tention. and as he spoke he sprang up
| on the steps Of the automobile and
faced the crowd. I'VE want you to ask
the mayor Of this city II he's going to
sign the bill granting the franchise.
But before you do that we want you
to tell him what we citizens of New
York think Of the proposition"
| Through the crowd at this moment
came charging a platoon Of police, at
the head Of which was the chief him.
self. The men handling their sticks
shouldered their way roughly through
the people groaning. raging. swearing,
about them. Cornell laid his hand on
the speaker and sought to drag him
from the automobile. The man struck
back violently; clubs flashed in the
air. The multitude in another instant
would have been a mob. Gormly II
was who came again to the rescue.
These" he promptly interposed,
raising his voice. ARE peaceable citi-
Gems discussing q great public Ques-
tion. l appeal to you as mayor OF
this city to call on the police. Take
your hand OF that mans collar, Con.
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A Superior Pereon.

=. H. Elliott. the secretary Of the
American Automobile association.
was talking about a somewhat super.
cilious and conceited millionaire.
Hes a very superior person." Mr..
Elliot said. smiling. Hes the sort
Of person who would be sure to 60
to . horse show in . motor car and to
an automobile show In q monoplane."
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Clrcumstantlai Evidence.

A Scotchman and his wife were Wis
iting In . wild, beautiful part of the
country. While driving one day with
their host. the two men sitting to-
gether In the front seat while the lady
sat behind. they crossed . high bridge
which spanned q roaring torrent An
unusually loud splash caught the gen
uemen's attention for . moment, but
nothing was said. After several miles
the gentleman turned to address .
remark to his wife. but her seat was
empty.
AYE" he remarked to his host.
that will be yon splash We heard
Housekesper.
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over the Kidneys that
II was . task for me
to turn In bed. Ny
kidneys acted very
frequently. but the
secretions were re-
tarded and passages
scalded. I was weak
and run down. After
taking other rene
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teannoneo0s 0oastlWo.
Mr.. Homely keeps her hease .
print.
"Yss. and she takes care b puhllsA
r.
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.oILI EDGE u oily isaiss sAos s q ss,;.ss
5aaies' and childrsaS boots and shoes. shines
Withe1s !.SSl.s. =. .ys:esA olc.s.s loc.
Ell kinds q sussst OF tn ehosa 3c @sta sise ioc
ELiTE ,omD.n.siop for ssns,s@sn vho szks
Ind lussre 20 III slAck sboee. foli.h With brush
o cloth. Is cents. sl8aby Elite" sise 10 cents.
: II your DEALER does not keep the Kind you want.
sent us his address and the price In stamps for
Wi1irT1SSoRG DRos. 4 co.,
IA osdSsf and TasosS Mama Sclurers 81
Shoe PolisAss n ths World
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A peck Of trouble looks like a bush
el to the man who 10 up against II.
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His Blasted Life.

His Blasted Life.
you refused me ten years ago."
Il remember" said the heiress.
you said 1t would wreck your life"
ut did. I have had to work for q
living ever since"
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At a CRITICAL PERIOD.
OF Peculiar Interest 70 Women.

Mrs. Mary I. Remington. Eigleberry
st.. Gilroy, Cal. says: II suffered so
severely from pain and soreness