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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-23
SYNOPSIS.
COPYRIGHT 1907
|rHe. SoahS-HERkiLI 60.

"Mad" Dan Maitland on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
I've young wU,.ah him I mo one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with letter from his attorney
Maitland dined with Bannerman. his at
torney Dan set out for Greenfields, to
get his family jewels: Maitland. on
reaching home, surprised lady in gray,
cracking the safe containing his gems
She, apparently. took him for we'll
known crook, Daniel Anisty Half-hyp-
Noticed Maitland opened his safe, took
therefrom the jewels, and gave them TO
her, first forming partnership in crime:
The real Dan Anisty, sought by police OF
the world. appeared. Maitland overcame
him. He and the girl went to New YORK
was to meet him that day. A Mr..
Snaith" introduced himself as detec-
tive To shield the girl in gray, Maitland.
about to show him the jewels. supposedly
lost. was felled by a blow from 'Snaiths"
cane. The latter proved to be Anisty
himself and he secured the gems. Anisty,
who was Maitland's double. masqueraded
as the latter The criminal kept Matt
lands engagement with the girl in gray.
He gave her the gems. The girl in gray
visited Matland's apartments during his
without cash. called up his home and
heard woman's voice expostulating.
Ansty. disguised as Maitland, tried to
wiring from her the location of the gems.
A crash was heard at the front door.
Maitland overwhelmed the crook, allow
ing him to escape to shield the young
woman. The girl in gray made her es-
cape Jumping into a cab. An instant
later by working a ruse. Anisty was at
her side. He took her to Attorney Ban
nermans office. There, by torture, he
tried in vain to wiring from her the loca-
ton of the gems. He left her moment
and she 'phoned OHagan only getting in
the words: Tell Mr. Maitland under the
brass bowl the hiding place in the lat
ter's rooms when Ansty heard her
words Bannerman also was revealed as
a crook He and Anisty set out to secure
the gems and leave town. The girl was
still Imprisoned Maitland finding the girl
gone. searched his rooms and unearthed
the Jewels under the brass bowl. He
struck Anisty's trail in big office build
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WCMAN'S RICH SECRET
IT 10 DISCOVERED WHEN HER
GRAVE is OPENED.
ELIMINATION Of Marie sigrist's Body
IN New York Reveals Bank Books
Which Were Buried With
Her.

New York-A remarkable story Of
how documents representing fortune
were buried with an old woman and
not discovered until her body was ex-
humed four months later has been dis
closed In the surrogate's Office here.
The woman was Marie Clemence
Sigrist. who died suddenly In West
Forty-seventh street. In July. 1909.
She had lived alone for years In COM
parative luxury. and at her death her
relatives were led to believe she had
been possessed of a large fortune.
But when it came to collecting her ef-
fects there was nothing Of value to be
found. except some old furniture.
books. and clothing. The only money
found was few pennies. Several
nephews and nieces of the dead w0-
man recalled she had sold valuable
property a few years before she died.
They were at loss to account for
the disappearance of the proceeds.
Edward Jacobs. a lawyer started an
investigation, with the result that an
old will, executed by Miss Sigrist in
1891. was found. At the time the will
was drawn Miss Sigrist had three sis
ters living and she bequeathed her
entire estate to them. The sisters
died, however. within few years. but
no change was made in the will. So
when Marie Clemence Sigrist died in
1909 her only living relatives were her
nieces and nephews. The surrogate
at once issued letters of administra-
ton to Josephine Sigrist and Glenn
ence M. Wedun. nieces Of the dead
woman. Then the body of Miss Sigrist
was exhumed. Carefully concealed
about her neck were four bank books.
showing she had $1,000 when she
died. and other papers disclosed she
was the owner of property worth thou
sands of dollars. The only explana-
ton of the burial of the bank books
and other documents Is that the under
taker either did not take the trouble
to redress the body before 1t was In
TERED or that If this was done. the
undertaken overlooked them. The fact
remains that the nieces and nephews
of the dead woman have come into q
fortune that would probably never
have been discovered had their aunt's
body not been exhumed.
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STOLEN KISSES ARE COSTLY
Wealthy Ranchman Paid $175 for \
Pair Of Them But Declares They
Were Worth Price.

Adell. Neb.-W. A. Slocumb. q
wealthy ranchman living near here
holds the record for paying the high
est price for stolen kisses in Nebras-
ka. Two of them cost him SITS
They were stolen from Mrs. P. L.
Ramsey, whose sutton he is said to
have been a few years ago.
While on his way to town recently
ne noticed Mrs. Ramsey pushing a
carriage in which slept her baby girl.
Ctopping his automobile. Mr.. Slocumh
walked up to Mrs. Ramsey and plant
ed a kiss sQuarely upon her lips.
How dare you!" was all the WON
an said. as she fled to her house.
Soon her angry husband, with war
Pant, was following on horseback the
man in the motor car.
Before Justice Peck, Mr.. Slocumb
was fined SIS and costs, which he
paid Then he walked over to Mrs.
Ramsey and said:
THAT kiss was worth all that paid
for it, and l am going to have anoth-
err" He carried out his word.
How much is the f1ne?" asked Mr..
Slocumb, as he escorted Mrs. Ramsey
who appeared as if she was going to
faint, to a chair.
Zone hundred dollars. and not a
cent less" Numbered the justice. The
fine was paid.
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DADS FAITH DIDN'T CURE
Parent Who Thought His Prayers
Would Make Sons Leg Well
Is Under Arrest.

Savannah, Ga.-As result OF nis
belief in the efficacy of curing oy
faith, William Ogletree. a well to 90
business man. of this city, was arrest
ed on a charge of barbarously treat
ins his 12-year-old son.
The boys right leg was injured
some time ago and the father refuseo
to get a physician. saying he cou'o
cure by prayer. Later the limb was
badly swollen and Ogletree, with
knife. split it from the hip to inc
knee to 'let the devil out" as 10
said.
4 Ogletree then made the boy WALK
assuring him that with the evil spir"
eradicated by the incision he sooa
would be all right. The boy beggeu
In vain to be allowed to see pn'.
stefan. Ogletree was arrestea
and the boy sent to a hospl'ai'
The boy will lose his leg. Ogletree
says he obeyed Gods will In spiittins
the boys leg.
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POISON FOR PRAIRIE DOGS
Texan Contracts to Kill $4,000 900 AMI
mails on $4,000 Acres OF
Ranch Land.

Spur City. Tex.-Charles D. Moore
is engaged in poisoning $4,000. 900
prairie dogs on the Spur ranch. OF
463. 900 acres. in Dickens. Kent. Cara
and Crosby counties.
These ground squirrels will cut
down and carry away field of grain
ia night. Their destructive propen-
sites are wonderfully developed.
They store their winter supplies in
the fall
Allowing from 100 to 800 to an acre.
they soon denude the land Of grass
or any growing vegetable or grain.
They are disappearing like the In
dams, buffaloes and antelopes. They
can't live where the white man holds
sway.
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dearest" Gently Away Again.

urge of this wild adventure. Strange
that Anisty should have chosen it for
the scene of his last stand-strange,
| and strangely fatal for the criminal!
For Maitland knew that from this
eyrie there was no means of escape,
other than by the stairs.
Well and good! Then they had the
man, and
The thought was flashing in his
mind, illumining the darkness of his
despair with the hope that he would
be able to force a word as to the girls
whereabouts from the burglar ere the
police arrived; Maitlands foot was
mortal terror-her voice!-broke. from
within. Half maddened, he threw him.
self bodily against the door, twisting
the knob with frantic fingers that
slipped upon it's immovable' polished
surface.
The bolt had been shot, he was
barred out. and, with only the width of
mans hand between them, the girl
was in deathly peril and terror.
\ sob that was at the same time an
oath rose to his lips. Baffled, helpless,
he fell back, tears of rage starting to
his eyes, her accents ringing in his
ears as terribly pitiful as the cry Of a
lost and wandering soul.
Cod" he mumbled incOherently,
and in desperation sent the pistol-butt
chino ,,Cf hn OLE q
tough stubborn; the first blow scarce
ly fawed it. AS he redoubled his eff
forts to shatter it, Hickey's hand shot
| over his shoulder to aid him.
And with startling abruptness the
| barrier seemed to dissolve before their
eyes, the glass falling inward with
shrill clatter
Quantity, with the effect of a pic
| ture cast by cinematograph in a
| darkened auditorium, there leaped
upon Maitland's field of vision the pic
i ture of Anisty standing at bay, face
| drawn and tense, lips .curled back,
| eyes urid with defiance and despair.
He stood, poised upon the balls of
his feet, like cat ready to spring,
in the doorway between the inner and
outer offices. He raised his hand with
an indescribably swift and vicious
gesture, and flame seemed to blaze
| out from his finger-tips.
At the same instant Hickey's weapon
| spat by Maitlands cheek; the young
man felt the hot furnace breath of it.
The burglar reeled as though from
a tremendous blow. His inf1amed fea-
lures were suddenly whitened, and his
right arm dropped Imply from the
shoulder, revolver falling from fingers
involuntarily relaxing.
Hickey covered him. Surrender
he reared And fired again. For
Anisty had gone to his knees, reach
ing for the revolver with his unin-
jured arm.
The detectives second bullet winged
through the doorway, over Anisty's
head, and bit through the outer win
dow. AS Anisty, with tremendous
strain upon his failing powers. strug
gled to his feet, Maitland. catching the
murderous CLEAN In the mans eye
pulled trigger. The burglars answer
ing shot expended itself as harmlessly
as Maitland's. Both went wide OF thei,
marks.
! And of sudden Hickey had drawn
the bolt and the body Of police be
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UNIQUE WEDDING Ban
MARATHON DANCERS sro,.
ONLY WHEN ExHAusrrn
Greek Bride Was Feted at Bal, :.
Lasted for Hours-Weddino =. 's
mony Lasted Over an
Hour.

st. Louis.-Hundreds q, ~
danced all night and afternoon ~ y,
brate the wedding Of Miss Ksu us's
Papadopoulos to James KoutsuLo'
Druids' Hall. Ninth and Market ..' y
here. Continuous dancing at = NY
ding IL Greek custom and ia t.,. w
sometimes for two days. As
the dancing ends when the last d,.s ss
drops from exhaustion. Tho nv
leads the dancing until she is e,h,ns. '
ed This night the revelry wa,
abated save for several Of the we,s.
dancers who left the floor.
A chair was placed near the NM,
clans on which the male dano.".
placed 81 bills as they passed TIL.
money goes to the musicians A.
the guests had been dancing for ~.
hours. the chair was covered v,.S
money and much had been laid arouns
on the floor. There was then ov..
$500. 1t was said there would be ahou.
$1,000 for the four musicians vhsr
the dancing should conclude.
The wedding ceremony pron.,
which followed the ritual of the Gresl
Orthodox church. was preceded BY
parade Of all the. guests in automo
biles and taxicabs. led by the afianced
couple. from the home of the bride IN
Druids' Hall. Ten patrolmen vers
kept busy at the home of the bride 8
North Grand avenue. to keep the
crowd in order before the parade
started. The line of march was north
on Grand avenue to Lawton avenue
east to Chestnut street and to Ninth
street. and south to the hall. 1t was
watched by hundreds of spectators
Rev. p. Phiambolis of Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox church OBLIGATED at
the wedding ceremony. which lasted
oyer an hour. Throughout It the
bride and bridegroom each held wax
tapers. which had burned low when II
ended.
The dancing began Immediately aft.
er the ceremony. It was interrupted
for refreshments about 5 o'clock. Dan.
cling was resumed after eating. but re.
freshments were constantly served
thereafter. Koutsukos Is reputed to
be one Of the wealthiets Greeks in st.
Louis. His bride Is belle Of the
Greek colony.
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HICKEY AWkWdIOIy AdAuON AOA 49,
glass. She slipped mechanically.
Il have a cab below" continued
Maitland. "And I'll try to arrange 1t
so that we can get out of the build.
ing without having to force way
through the crowd"
She thanked him with a glance.
There's tn freight elevator" sug.
gested Hickey, helpfully.
sThank you Is there any
thing can do for you, anything you
wish?" continued Maitland to the girl,
standing between her and the detec-
tive
She lifted her face to his and shook
her head, very gently. NO. she
breathed through trembling lips. "You
you've been But there was a
sob in her throat, and she hung her
head again.
Not a word" ordered Maitland.
"Sit here for few minutes, If you
can, drink the water and-ah-fix up
your hat, you know" damn Hickey!
Why the devil did the fellow insist on
hanging round SOD land l will go and
make arrangements.
"Th-thank you" whispered the small
voice shakily.
Maitland hesitated moment, then
turned upon Hickey in sudden exas-
peration His manner was enough !;
even the obtuse detective could not
ignore it. Maitland had no need to
speak.
I'm sorry, sir" he said, standing
his ground manfully but with trace
more of respect in his manner than
had Heretofore characterized it, but
there's uh gentleman-uh-yOur fren'
Bannerman's outside nd wants tub
speak tub yeh.'
"Te]l him to-"
Excuse me. He says he's gottuh
see yeh. If yeh don't come out, he'll
come after yeh. l thought yeh d
ruther-"
That's kindly thought Of" Matt.
land relented. I'll be there in min
ute" he added, meaningly.
Hickey took an impassive face to
the doorway, where, whether or not
with de;Ign, he stood precisely upon
the threshold, filling it with his burly
shoulders. Maitland bent again over
the girl, and took her hand.
Dearest" he said, gently, please
don't run away from me again"
Her eyes were trimming, and he
read his answer in them. Quickly-it
was no time to harry her emotions
further; but so much he had felt he
must say-he brushed her hand with
his lips and Joined Hickey. Thrust
ing the detective gently into the outer
room, with not unfriendly hand
upon his shoulder Maitland closed the
door,
Nov, see here" he said quietly and
firmly, you must help me arrange to
get this lady away without her becom
ing identified with the case. Hickey
I'm in position to say a good word
for you in the right place; she had
positively nothing to do with Anisty,"
(this, so far as he could tell, was as
black lie as he had ever manufac
tured under the lash of necessity
''and-there's wad in it for the boys
who help me OUT
well. :" The detective shift
ed from one foot to the other eying
him intently. Il guess we can fix it
freight elevator nd side entrance
Yeh have the cab waitin', nd
I'll go with the lady, you under
stand, and assume all responsibility
You can come round at your con
venience and arrange the details with
me, at my rooms, since you will be sc
kind"
(TO BE CONTINIIED
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Mrs. Jack Frost's Experience as :
Chicken Raiser.

Yes, farming is all very easy" the
farmer said. ANY city person could
make a success of it at the first go
or
He sneered at his three girl board.
ers from Chicago in order to show that
he had spoken in bitter irony.
Mrs. Jack Frost" he resumed
took the farm next to mine one year.
Being from the city, she thought she
would show us country people thing
or two about real farming. She be
gan on chicken yard.
1t was fine yard Pretty soon q
hundred eggs Matched out. There was
half hens and half ROSTERS. Mrs
Jack Frost. before sailing for Europe
separated the two sexes, and, killing
all the ROSTERS she sent them to hel
friends. A fine lot of spring br'ilers
they made-they were no bigger than
squads.
But when Mrs. Jack Frost got bach
from Europe. strange sight hel
chicken yard presented. It was moth.
Ing but young roosters-young roos
ters Growing, young ROSTERS swagger
ing about, while here, with flyina
feathers and squawks and blood. 4
terrible hight went on, and there. dis
regarded by all. lay the corpses OF
brave birds slain in single combat
AZ sunrise you could hear the crow.
ing OF those ROSTERS all over the
county.
Poor Mrs. Jack Frost understood
the theory OF chicken raising all right:
only. In separating the young birda
she mist7ok the males for the females
and Wei verse
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hind forced Maitland pell-mell into the
room. AS he recovered he saw Hickey
hurting himself at the criminals throat
-one second too late. True to his
pledge never to be taken alive, Anisty
had sent his last bullet crashing
through his own skull.
A cry of horror and CONSERVATION
forced itself from Maitland's throat
The police halted, each where he
stood, transfixed Anisty drew him.
self up, with a trace of pride in his
pose; smiled horribly; put hand
mechanically to his lips
And died.
Hickey caught him as he fell, but
Maitland, unheeding, leaped over the
body that had in life resembled him
SO fatally, and entered Bannerman's
private Office.
The gray girl lay at length in a
corner of the room, shielded from OBJ
servation by one of the desks. Her
eyes were closed, her cheeks wore the
hue of death; the fair young head was
pillCwed on one white and rounded
forearm, in an attitude of natural rest,
and the FURNISHED hair, it's heavy coils
slipping from their fastenings, tum-
bled over her head and shoulders in
shimmering glory, like a splash of nv-
ing fame.
With low and bitter cry the young
men dropped to his knees by her side.
In the outer Office the police were as
sembled in excited conclave, blind to
all save the momentous fact of
Anisty's last, supremely consistent act.
For the time Maitland was utterly
alone with his great and aching lone
illness.
After little while timidly he
touched her hand. 1t lay upturned,
white slender fingers like exotic petals
| curling in upon the rosy hollow of her
palm. And it was soft and warm.
He lifted it tenderly in both his
| own, and SO held it for space, brood
ing, marveling at it's perfection. And
inevitably he bent and touched it with
| his lips, as if their ardent contact
would warm it to sentence.
The fingers frightened upon his own,
slowly, surely; and in the binding joy
| of that moment he was made con-
scious of the ineffable sweetness of
opening, wondering eyes.
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CHAPTER XVI.
RecessionaI.

Him, hrumm!" Thus Hickey, the
inopportunely ubiquitous, numbering
hastily in from the other office and
checking, in an extreme of embarrass-
ment, in the middle of the floor.
Maitland glanced over his shoulder.
and, subduing a desire to fay the
man alive, released the girls hand.
Il say, Hickey" he observed, care
fully suppressing every vestige Of
emotion, will you lend me a hand
here? Bring chair, please, and a
glass of water"
The detective stumbled over his
feet and brought the chair at the risk
OF his neck. Then he went away and
returned with the water. In the
meantime the girl, silently enough for
all that her eyes were speaking. with
Maitland's assistance arose and seated
herself
You will have to stay here 4 few
minutes he told her, "until-er-"
I understand" she told him IN !
choking tone.
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Shot Puts Out Glass Eye.

Middletown. N. Y.-While John Con.
nor Of Andes. Delaware county, was
walking there was singing sensa-
ton In his glass eye and the frag-
ments fell at his feet. A shot from
an airgun in the hands of q boy who
had aimed at cat had struck the
artificial optic. Connor suffered no
injury.
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Bride elk Time. at % Years.

Lafayette, Ind. Although oni'
Twenty-Five years of age. Mrs. Lyaia.
Rice-C roxier- Baker-H ayes-Smith na'
taken q sixth husband in the persoD
OF Edward Jones. candy maAe.'
Twice she was bereaved by deatn'
thrice BY divorce. She hopes this We''
ding will last
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WHERE SHE MADE THE MISTAKE

(TO BE CONTINUED
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Henry Bros. Marble Yard
One Of Marion's
Greatest Enterprises
Splendidly Equipped Plant.

Sunday afternoon as is his GUS
tom the editor took a stroll, and
visited, among other places, the
Marion cemetery and was much
surprised and gratified to see the
beautiful memorials being erect
ed there in many parts of that
silent city to the memory Of low
ed ones who have gone on before.
A neat and beautiful stone has
been erected by Mrs. Edna
Adams to the memery of her
husband Sandy r. Adams. The
w. o. w. Lodge has remembered
Tom Clifton with a granite stone
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itself impersonated by this bright
and talented girl, who made
glad the heart of every one who
knows her by her achievement
on this occasion.
After an instrumental solo by
Miss Lucille Pope, the closing
decla ma tion "A pledge with
wine" was rendered in a surpass-
ingly brilliant way by Miss Ha-
eel Pollard. Petite and spark
ling as a gem she did not disap-
point those who have learned to
expect something pleasing from
her when ever she appears in
public and her closing only quin-
tupled the troubles of the judges
who had already perceived a per-
picking question before them to
decide. The chorus rendered
"'Moonland" and Messrs. Blue,
Price and Cochran presented the
Medal to Miss Ruth Flanary, who
was cheered to the echo by the
large and enthusiastic audience.
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of Fred Lemon, of Shady Grove.
Never was there a better match
ed team in a race, each of the
fair contestants having her
friends and admirers in the audi
ence. The colors were white
and scarlet and the stage pre-
scented a beautiful scene and the
girls each a dream of loneliness
as they impatiently awaited the
suspicious moment when the
declarations were to begin.
Miss nellie Olive was the first
to speak. Her theme being the
Death bed of Benedict Arnold"
and many were the compliments
she received. Her friends all
said it could not be excelled.
Miss Ruth Flanary was the
second to appear. Her subject
was Gone with a handsomer
man" and she handled it in a
way which made more confident
her admirers, and when she took
her seat it was freely predicted
that she had won the prize.
An intermission chorus was
then rendered IL ife is a See
Saw" being the title.
Miss Freda Lemon came next
on the programme ''Nobody's
Child" being the sad and pathe-
tic foundation on which she
builded her defamation, which
was fashioned dramatically, and
so beautifully worded as to bring
tears to many eyes. She had
many constituents in the gather
ing, would have been pleased to
see her receive the medal.
THE Vagabonds" was then
presented in a word picture
which was truly a master piece
by Miss Isabel Guess. and she
held the audience spell bound
with soGdsi and expressive de.
livery which was grace and ease