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secret There are details yet to be de-
cided upon, and Mr. HaWley's present
objection to publicity is only ordinary
prudence"
She leaned toward him. her fingers
playing nervously with a knife.
''Mr Keith, cannot help but like
you, and | also feel most kindly dis
posed toward Mr. Hawley. | wish in
this | was no longer compelled to con-
slider you an enemy of us both. There
is no reason why | should. except for
your blind prejudice against this other
man who is my friend | know you
have some cause, for he has told me
the entire story, yet am sure he did
no more than his actual duty. He let
me realize how very sorry he was that
the marshal at Carson City had called
upon him for assistance"
Who? Hawley?" Keith questioned.
hardly trusting his own ears.
Yes; indeed he is very different
man from what you have been led to
believe know he is a gambler and
all that, but really it is not altogether
his fault He told me about his life,
and it was very sad. He was driven
from home when only a boy, and
naturally drifted into evil company.
His one ambition is to break away.
and redeem himself. | am SO anxious
to. help him, and wish you could real
ize his purpose, as | do. and become
his friend Won't you. for my sake?
WHY. even in this affair he has not
the slightest mercenary purpose-he
has only thought of what was rightful-
ly mine"
Keith listened, feeling to the full the
womans earnestness, the impossible
ty of changing her fixed conviction.
Hawley had planted his seed deep and
we'll in fruitful soil.
You make strong and charming
advocate, Miss Maclaire, he returned.
feeling the necessity OF saying some
thing. Il should like to have you
equally earnest on my side. Yet it
will be hard to convince me that
Black Bart is the paragon of virtue
you describe | wish might believe
for your sake. Did he also explain
how he came into possession of these
papers"
..Oh. yes. indeed; there is no secret
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in recovering these: but, with time
limited, he had been sent back on
wild goose chase, while Keith alone
knew, with any degree of positiveness.
where those documents really We're.
Hawley certainly had them in his pos
session the day before, for he had
taken them to Miss Maclaire to thus
convince her as to the truth OF bis
statements And Hawley was still
in Sheridan. However, it was not
likely the man would risk carrying
documents of such value, and docu-
ments connecting him SO closely with
that murder on the Santa Fe Trail,
about upon his person. At best, life
was cheap in that community, and
Black Bart must possess enemies in
plenty. Yet if not on his person
where? Scott was only tool, a mere
ignorant desperate, not to be trusted
to such degree-yet apparently he
was the only one working with the
gambler in this deal. the only one
cognizant as to his plans. Christie
Keith came to stop in the street at
the recurrence of the woman's name.
Why not? If she had been convinced,
If she really believed that these pa
pers proved her right to both property
and parentage, then she would guard
them as tigress does her young. And
Hawley would know that, and must
realize they would be far safer in her
hands than in his pocket. She could
not use them without his aid and
guidance, and yet whatever happened
to him they would still be safely be-
yond reach. True, this might not have
been done; the gambler might not yet
have felt that he had sufficient hold
upon the woman to trust her thus far,
but it was, at least, a possibility to be
considered, and acted upon.
Still wrestling with the intricate
problem, Keith entered the dining
room. and weaved his way, as usual,
through the miscellaneous crowd, to-
ward the more exclusive tables at the
rear. woman sat alone at one of
these, her back toward the door His
first thought was that it must be
Hope, and he advanced toward her.
his heart throbbing She glanced up.
a slight frown wrinklin,; her forehead.
and he bowed, recognizing Christie
Maclaire.
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CHAPTER XVI.
A Chance Conversation.

| The opportunity thus SO unexpected
| ly afforded was not one to be wasted
and Keith accepted it with swift deter
mination. The expression in the WON
ans face was scarcely one of well
come. yet his purpose was sufficiently
serious to cause him to ignore this
| with easy confidence in himself
| Il am, indeed, most fortunate to dis.
cover you alone, Miss Maclaire," he
said avoiding her eyes by swift
! glance over the table. and evidently
at time when you are only beginning
your meal May ! join you2"
She hesitated for an instant. debat-
ing with herself. and as quickly de-
Gliding on disagreeable tactics.
Il presume this is public table,
and I consequently have little choice
in the matter, if you insist" she re-
piled, her voice more civil than her
words. Still, Mr. Keith, am not
accustomed to associating with Grim
inals"
He smiled, holding his temper in
check. more than ever determined to
win.
Then, possibly, you may rather
welcome new diversion can as
sure you our criminals out here are
the most interesting portion Of our
population. wish I might have your
permission"
Standing there before her, bare
headed, his slightly tanned face strong
and manly. his gray eyes filled with
humor, Miss Maclaire recognized
again that he was not Of the COM
mon herd. and the innate coquetry of
f,er nature obtained mastery. What
harm could it do for her to chat with
him for half an hour? 1t was better
than eating a lonely meal, and. be-
sides, she might learn something of
value to report to Hawley. Her own
eyes frightened. the slight frown ais
appearing
You are certainly an illustration of
your theory, she said pleasantly II
shall have to say yes. but. really. did
not suppose you would enjoy being
ranked among that class.
He drew out a chair, and sat down
facing her. leaning slightly forward
upon the intervening table.
Nor would l. only | recognize you
do not comprehend. The source of
your information is bit polluted.
Miss Maclaire. There are those whose
good opinion l do not seek. and you
should not form your decisions on the
unsupported testimony of personal
enemy"
"Oh, indeed" rather resenting the
words, and already regretful of her
compliance. Surely l have as much
reason to trust my informant as |
have you. He. at least, has proven
himself friend
II wish could feel as fully assured
of that as you dc. he returned honest
". II would then have every tempta-
ton to NEEDLE further taken away
from me. Do you realize that my in
terest is very largely upon your ac-
| count?'
"oh. no." laughing. 81 couldn't be-
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SECRETIVE MEN OF ACTION
Worlds Most Able Soldiers and States
men Averse to Sharing Thoughts
With Others.

Washington's reserve made him stiff
formal and iii at ease in company but
it also prevented his plans from being
betrayed to the enemy and the coun.
try from being deceived by his prom.
Uses.
William the Silent was frugal Of
words, because a reserve that con.
cealed his designs, even from those
acting with him, was necessary to the
independence of the Netherlands.
The most dramatic of silent men
was Wallenstein, the antagonist Of
Gustavus Adolphus and the command.
er of the emperor's armies in the Thir.
ty Years War. He insisted that the
deepest silence should reign around
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05

Mr.. william A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF TINS
papir On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures, ne
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all shese subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 17S West
Jackson boulevard Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose tWo-cent stamp for reply.
The plan this time is for q little i've
room cottage for $1,000; that is, it
should be built for $1,000 in towns
and smaller cities where labor and
material have not gone entirely out
of reach. In these days of prosperity,
it seems to be necessary to jump
little higher every time you reach for
something. There is a limit, no doubt,
and we may reach it some day. In
the meantime we shall get as much as
we can for our own productions, and
buy in the cheapest parkets pos
sible.
1t is difficult these times to build a
house for $1,000; but it can be done
if we hold our ambition sufficiently
in check. You can have a good deal
of comfort in a $1,000 house if you
plant it on the right lot and arrange
it with care to get the most for the
money. 1t is more difficult to plan
a satisfactory cheap house than good
house twice as large, because We are
hampered every time we undertake
to make move. We have not room
enough to turn without humping into
some new problem.
You cannot run hall down through
the middle Of small house without
wasting a whole lot of room. You
must have the house wider if you do,
and this means great deal more
expense in the roof. When you get
above % feet in width, you have quite
a roof problem to deal with This
house is % feet wide and 40 feet long
which is a very good proportion. The
roofis plain and straight, being just
slightly relieved in one or two places
for looks, which makes straight roof
that any carpenter can go ahead with
and work right along until it is done.
When there is no stairway, hall
is not necessary. BY leaving out the
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The Prisoners Plate.

A restaurant near the IomoS "-
frequently supplies the city pfi'OI 4sor
with meals sent in dinner tle p .a.
day to a man awaiting trial lof Ua !,
larry. When the dishes came OdV~ ~
message was found OH the pi ~oo,
Please cut bread thick; | am =, ~ II
man" The letters had been cut o lima
a newspaper and pasted on the e tnred
with wet bread The good- l.os II
restaurant keeper made the Sll'' s-se
bread extra thick and thre" III sao,
piece of apple pie with the heA' '" - !
When the dishes were retui" he
grateful Thanks" was pasteo ~ %.
plate. No more messages wei, tom.
ceiyed for week, though the 'G ,,roq:
rant man saw that the prlSoilei daf
got something extra. Thea 0H sorios
the empty plate came back DS 81 and
the prisoners farewell: "Good,U'
God bless you. | got seven 'e'''
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plan to keep food in a room where
people spend great deal of time
Some kinds of food are very suscep-
tible to contamination from the air
The sitting room NAV be made as
warm as necessary with a good coal
or wood stove; and, by placing drum
in the bedroom, these two rooms
will be comfortable in any kind of
weather The pipe from the kitchen
range7may be made to warm the back
bedroom in the same way. This
makes very economical way of heat
ing the house. The kitchen fire is
needed anyway, and is sufficient in
mild weather. Two fires in a house
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Ais Worth.

You want $50 for that dog: It's
preposterous.
But he's a splendid bloodhound
Then by your own admission. hef
only worth scent"
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ParapIuie prattle.

Why didn't you bring my umbreils
back before?'
Its been raining all the week :
I.ippincott's.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
THIS is NOT 1lGoTRY.

Some of the Professionals of ireland
go to such lengths to flay the Catholics
for their bigotry that it would be
amusing if it We're not so sad. Wit
ness the following declaration made at
an adjourned meeting of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church of Ire
land" At this meeting those present
unanimously agreed:
'That this Synod reiterates its con-
demnation Of the proposal Of the Gov
eminent to grant what is called Home
Rule to Ireland, as such a measure
would
"O Violate to the uttermost the
Solemn League and Covenant by
which Great Britain bound itself to
God in the year 1913;
"(2) Make the man of sim the real
king. or rather tyrant, of Ireland
through the Irish majority, who are
superstitious enough to confess and
glory in political and religious fidelity
to that Popery which nearly every
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
A Tranquil Heart.

Who does not love tranquil heart.
sweet-tempered, balanced life? It
does not matter whether it rains or
SHINES, or what misfortunes come to
those possessing these blessings, for
they are always sweet, serene and
calm The exquisite pose of charac-
ter which we call serenity is the last
lesson of culture; 1t is the Towering
OF life. the fruitage Of the soul 1t is
as precious as wisdom, more to be de-
sired than gold. How contemplate
mere money wealth looks in COMPARE
son with serene life. life which
o"eils IN the ocean, as it were, of
truth, beneath the waves, beyond the
reach of tempests, in the eternal
calm! How many people we know
VINO sour their lives, who ruin all
that is sweet and truly beautiful by
explosive tempers, who destroy their
pose of character by making bad
plood. In fact, it is question wheth-
er the great majority of the people
do not ruin their lives and mar their
happiness by lack of self-control. How
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
pre.. and Character.

Clothes do not make the girl any
more than they make the man. But
very often dress is indicative of the
character. Immodest and vulgar
gowns do not lead one to think that
the wear of them is religious or even
womanly. Custom may have much to
do with it, but even custom, the preva-
fence of certain fashions, cannot in
duce true woman to make Of herself
an Objectionable sight. If it be SO with
the woman herself, what shall be said
of her young daughter? Yet there
are many good Catholic mothers, ap-
parently devout, who, while rigorous
ly modest themselves, stand by idly
and watch their girls deck themselves
in the extremes of styles, with gaudy
and cheap ornaments. 1t is custom
again, the following of a craze which
is appealing to the immature girl, who
scarcely realizes to what danger she is
exposing herself by dressing in the
fashion of those to whom innocence
and modesty is byword. But if the
girl is thoughtless, the mother should
not be. She knows enough of the
world to realize that the dearest pos
session of her daughters is their good
name, and that the good name may
be lost If they merely seem to place
themselves on the level of those who
brazenly f1aunt indecency to lure souls
to destruction.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
other Romish people has patrictically

other Romish people has patrictically
rejected:
p"(3) Surrender the Protestant mi
nority in Ireland to an admittedly and
'conscientiously' murderous ascend
ency; and
go Supply Jesuits with new
lever for promoting civil and interna-
tional war in order to further the de-
velopment of their fatal power, and
the corruption, humiliation, and de-
struction of Protestant Britain"
Now this sounds terrible enough to
inspire cutting invective. But Sec
ond thought suggests that it is better
to show mercy to those in whom sense
is obviously lacking. And besides that
little Infatuated gang of pious parsons
is not likely yet while to disturb the
equilibrium of the universe. The ter
rible"man of sin" doubtless will never
hear about them. Those "supersti-
tious Romish" Irish won't lose much
sleep of this venomous outburst of
righteous wrath, and the Jesuits will
go on developing their "f;Ltal" power
as If a mouse never stirred his tail in
opposition. And besides, our good
brethren are supposed to be stirring
about something and what could be
more appropriate at this time than to
generate little anti-Home Rule bile.
Wishing them every good wish (and
hoping that they may not be so I'M
fortunate as to get what they de-
serve) We dismiss their case.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
THE FoRrY.EIeHTH STATE.

On Wednesday President Taft signed
the proclamation by which Arizona
was admitted to the Union. Il is the
forty-eighth state to be admitted, and
the last of the territory in the United
States proper to take this rank. 1t
would have been admitted Il. little
sooner if it were not for the Presi-
dents refusal to approve Of the orig
inal draft of the constitution of Ari-
IONA which contained a provision FOR
the recall of Judges.
The United States flag which has
been undergoing changes ever since
the original thirteen colonies declared
themselves free and independent
states will now cease to change for
some time to come. One by one stars
have gravftated to that little original
cluster. They doubled in number
rapidly, then tripled and little by little
the number has risen up through the
forties until the last territory in the
A1SS VI tHe Cillleu otateS proper
has been raised to the dignity ~ state
hood. Will the time come whe., other
states are added to the Union: Will
Alaska, for instance, in time become a
state? AS to that it is hard to say
When Alaska begins to demand en-
trance to the Union as state a new
question will be raised. It will be-
Shall we admit as state of the I'm
ion territory which lies outside the
bounds Of the contiguous territory OF
the United States proper? If the Con-
stftution can be construed as provid-
ing for that with no obvious alterna-
tive we may possibly in time have q
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17

forty ninth and a fftieth state. If
there Is a disagreement as to what the
constitution provides the question will
doubtless become a campaign issue in
time.
: The evolution of states has been a
slow and gradual process. The dis
covery of gold in California in 1919
caused a rush to that section of the
country which led to it's being built
up much more rapidly than the terri
tory in the middle west. Then fol-
lowed period of railroad building
and more uniform development of
the resources of the country through
which the railroads extended This
led to the settling up of consecutive
territory and the improvement of land
that was not particularly fertile but
which was close by Il railroad IL. pref
erence to land that was more produce
tive but too far from a marketing CEN
ter to be desirable for cultivation.
While there was plenty of free arabic
lands to be had by those who were
willing to take to farming the matter
OF wages and congestion of popula-
tloen in cities were self-regulating
From now on with the rapid increase
In population and the consequent util-
izing of all the .tillable land to be had
A will h.
problems. While the passing of Ari-
IONA into statehood does not neces-
sarily mean sharp dividing line be-
tween old conditions and new, it does
indicate that the land is being rapidly
utilized.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17

er, Mrs. Mary Westerca1np, one broth
er, John Westercamp, and four sis
tiers, Mamie Eleanore, Catherine and
Laura. Mr.. Westercamp was enl-
ployed for some time on The Daily
News before he left for Colorado. The
body will arrive Saturday. The fun
eral will be held next Tuesday morn
ing at the Church of the Assumption.
Miss Myrtle Maendler of Igleheart
avenue entertained the senior class of
st. Joseph's Academy Tuesday at a
Valentine party. Miss Florence Nc
Mullen will be the next hostess.
Mrs. Helen Driscoll, aged Is years,
died at her home, 533 North street,
Friday after a short illness. The re-
mains were shipped to Beaver Dam,
Wis, for interment.
Mrs. William Dwyer, aged ~ years,
died Friday after a long illness The
funeral took place from the undertake
ing rooms o. J. Willwerscheid's Thurs
day at a. m. Services were held at
the Cathedral at $3.50 a. m. Interment
in Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Nora Davis, aged 60 years, died
Saturday after a short illness. The
funeral took place from her late resi-
dence, ESQ Fenton street. Tuesday at
$3.50 a. m. Services at ST. N1ichaers
church at.9 o'clock. Interment in Cal.
vary cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Irish, Dayton
avenue, Merriam Park, entertained at
dinner Tuesday evening in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Floss of Logans-
port, Ind. Covers were laid for twelve
guests.
Word was received Saturday from
Oregon City, Ore, that Harry A.
Montgomery, Jr., formerly resident
of ST. Paul, was Friday elected engi-
neer of that city. Mr.. Montgomery
graduated from the St. Paul Mechanic
Arts High school in 1905. Since the:
he has worked with the engineering
department of the Northern Pacific
railway. He is only twenty-five years
old.
Miss Emma Reddy, 20, 40 Herschell
avenue, was severely burned On the
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17
RELIGIOUS STATISTICS,

OF the total number of people in the
United States who are classed as
church members nearly one-third are
members Of the Catholic Church. This
is the conclusion drawn from an anal
ysis of religious statistics by DR.. H. K.
Carroll, former director of the reli-
gious census. According to Mr.. Car
roll church membership does not keep
pace with the increase of population
in this country. While the former in
crcases at the rate of about two per
cent per year, the latter fails short
Of that figure. These facts appertain
to the nom Catholic denominations.
The Catholic Church, he says, Is max
ing rapid progress.
He gives an interesting array of sta
tistics in support of his contention.
From 1890 to 1911, in period of Fl
years, the Catholic population increas-
ed from 6,231,417 to 12.55e,612, a gain
Of 100 per cent. No one of the Pro-
testant churches has shown a gain at
all comparable to that. The Metho-
dist bodies increased from 4,252,843 in
1890 to 6,294,726 in 1911, which is
Slightly less than so per cent. The
gain of the Baptist denominations was
about "a per cent. The Presbyterians,
though their numbers in 1911 were
still less than million and half,
made gain of approximately 70 per
cent. during the same period. The
Episcopalians made gain of little
less than 80 per cent. Their numer-
ical strength in 1911, however, was
still below million. OF the total
population of the United States only
about onc-fKird. or 100000, is in
cluded in the church going portion.
The figures thus show that the Cath
Ollie Church alone has real strength.
While the nom Catholic church mem
bers all combined constitute two
thirds of the whole number of
church members in the country they
are not bonlSd together by any ad-
hesive force. They do not form a
unit. They so under the common name
of Protestant but they have not a
common doctrine. Hence they can
not be said to act as unit.
And vet with it's great numerical
strength the Catholic Church of this
country is not exerting the force it
should exert. Not that there is any
flee in preference to men of other
creeds. But Catholic influence for
higher ideals politically should be felt
more.
The Irish standard., 1912-02-17

The silver-tongued orator is dead;
and he was silver tongued, though
some people were inclined to call it
brass, says the Syracuse, N. Y. Cath
olic Sun. Senator Grady was a poll
tician seemingly cold blooded at
times; but. after all, he had a heart
a great big heart, an Irish heart, a
heart that could not stand the suffer-
ings of others, and hence his hand was
ever open to those in need. To be
sure, he had his shortcomings and his
weaknesses-whoh asn't?-but he was
independent just the same, and good
many times refused to take the boss's
orders, and it is said by those who
knew him best that "ingratitude broke
his heart