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boats would have chilly half hour
below, and might later be laughed at.
1t was such feeling as this, from
all accounts, which caused John ia
cob Astor and his wife to refuse the
places offered them in the first boat
and to retire to the gymnasium. In
the same way H. J. Allison, Montreal
banker, laughed at the warning, and
his wife, treasured by him, took her
time about dressing. They and their
daughter did not reach the Carpath1a.
Their son, less than two years old,
was carried into a lifeboat by his
nurse and was taken in charge by
Maj. Arthur Peuchen.
The admiration felt by passengers
and crew for the matchlessly appoint
ed vessel was translated, in those
first few moments, into a confidence
which, for some, proved deadly.
lifeboats Are Lacking.
In the loading of the first boat, re-
strictions of sex were not made, and
it seemed to the men who piled in be.
side the women that there would be
boats enough for all. But the ships
officers knew better than this, and as
the spreading fear caused an earnest
advance toward the suspended craft
the order, "Women first!" was heard,
and the men were pushed aside.
To the scenes of the next two hours
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on those decks and in the waters be-.
low, such adjectives as dramatic"
and tragic" do but poor justice. With
the knowledge of deadly peril gaining
greater power each moment over
those men and women, the nobility
OF the greater part, both among cabin
passengers, officers, crew and steer.
age. asserted itself.
straus Held Back by Guard.
1sidor Straus, supporting his wife
on her way to lifeboat, was held
back by an memorable guard. Another
officer strove to help her to seat of
safety, but she brushed away his arm
and chung to her husband. crying, II
will not go without YOU"
Another woman took her place, and
her form, clinging to her husbands,
became part of picture now drawn
1ndelibly In many minds. Neither wife
nor husband, so far as anyone knows,
reached a place of safety.
Astor and Wife Part.
Colonel Aston. holding his wife's
arm, stood decorously aside as the
Omcers spoke to him, and Mrs. Aston
and her maid were ushered to seats.
Mrs. Henry B. Harris parted in like
manner from her husband, saw him
last at the rail, beside Colonel Astor.
Walter NJ. Clark of Los Angeles.
nephew of the Montana senator,
Joined the line OF men as his young
wife, sobbing, was placed in one of
the craft.
Let him come! There Is room!"
cried Mrs. Emil Taussig as the men
OF the White Star line motioned to
her husband to leave her. 1t was with
difficulty that he released her hold to
permit her to be led to her place.
George d. Widener, who had been
in Captain Smiths company a few
moments after the crash, was an
other whose wife was parted from
MIN and lowered. moment later. to
the surface of the calm sea.
Butt, Hays and Stead Lost.
OF Major Archie Butt, a favorite
with his fellow tourists: OF Charles M.
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MOST DREADED PART OF ATLANTIC OCEAN,

preservers did their work of support
ing their wearers in the water until
the ship went down. Many of those
drawn into the vortex, despite the
preservers, did not come up again.
Dead bodies floated on the surface as
the last boats moved away.
Band Plays as Ship Sinks.
To relate that the ships string band
gathered in the saloon. near the end,
and played Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee" sounds like an attempt to give
an added solemn color to scene
which was in itself the climax OF SOL
emnity. But various passengers and
survivors OF the crew agree in the
declaration that they heard the music.
To some OF the hearers. with hus-
bands among the dying men in the
water and at the ships rail, the strain
brought in thought the words:
80, by my woes Til be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee"
Women and children first" was the
order in the filling OF the Titanic's
lifeboats. How we'll that order was
fulfilled the list OF missing first and
second cabin passengers bears elo-
quent witness. Mr." is before almost
every name.
Chose Death With Husbands.
Mrs. Isidor Straus, who chose death
rather than to leave her husbands
side; Mrs. Allison, who remained be-
low with her husband and daughter,
and others who, in various ways were
kept from entering the line of those
to be saved, are striking examples of
those who faced the disaster calmly.
To most of the passengers the mid
night crash did not seem of terrific
force. Bridge players in the smoking
room kept on with their game.
Once on deck, many hesitated to
enter the swinging lifeboats. The
CLASSY sea, the starlit sky, the alb.
sence, in the first few minutes. Of in.
tense excitement. gave them the feel.
Ing that there was only some slight
mishap-that those who got into the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-04-25
Another Use for Medicine,

A Chicago family which employs as
its butler an old-fashioned negro was
constantly annoyed by the doorbell of
the house getting out of order. On
several occasions an electrician, who
used some sort of white powder
in his work. had been called in to fix
the bell
One evening when there were guests
at dinner, one of them complained
Of sore throat. The mistress of the
house turned to the butler and said:
Sam. when dinner is over, 90 to the
drug store and get small bottle Of
Dobell's solution"
Before de Lawd!" exclaimed the
negro in genuine distress. us dat do
bell out Of ordah g'in?"-Popular
Magazine.
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AS THE TITANIC WENT To IT'S GRAVE
two gongs, warning of immediate

two gongs, a warning of immediate
danger.
The crash against the iceberg which
had been sighted at only a quarter of
mile, came almost simultaneously
with the click Of the levers operated
by those on the bridge, which stopped
the engines and closed the water
tight doors.
Captain Smith was on the bridge q
moment later giving orders for the
summoning of all on board, and for
the putting on of life-preservers and
the lowering Of lifeboats.
Many Men In First Boats.
The first boats lowered contained
more men than the latter ones, as the
men were on deck first and not
enough women to fill them.
When, moment later, the rush of
frightened women and crying chill
dren to the deck began, enforcement
Of the women first" rule became rigid,
Officers loading some Of the boats
drew revolvers, but in most cases the
men, both passengers and crew, be-
haved In way that called for no such
restraint
Report Captain Shot Self.
Revolver shots. heard by many
persons shortly before the end of the
Titanic, caused many rumors. One
was that Captain Smith shot himself,
another was that First Officer Muir
dock ended his life. Smith, Murdoch
and Sixth Officer Moody are known
to have been lost. The surviving Of
ficers, Lightoller, Pitman, Bothall and
Lowe have made no statement.
Members of the crew discredit all
reports of suicide, and say Captain
Smith remained on the bridge until
just before the ship sank, leaping only
after those on the decks had been
washed away. It is also related that.
when cook later sought to pull
him aboard a lifeboat he exclaimed:
LET me go!" and, jerking away, went
down.
Lfe-Preservers Effective.
What became of the men with life
preservers is a question asked since
the disaster by many persons. The |
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COFFEE HURTS
One In Three,

It is difficult to make people believe
that coffee is poison to at least one
person out of every three, but people
are slowly finding it out, although
thousands Of them suffer terribly be-
fore they discover the fact.
A New York hotel man says: Zach
time after drinking coffee became
restless. nervous and excited, so that I
was unable to sit five minutes in one
place. was also inclined to vomit and
suffer from loss Of sleep, which got
worse and worse.
"A lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that try Postum. laughed at the
thought that coffee hurt me, but she
insisted so hard that / finally had
some Postum made. I have been us.
Ing 1t In place Of coffee ever since, for
I noticed that all my former nervous
ness and irritation disappeared. I be.
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tasted as good or better than the old
coffee. so what was the use of stick
Ing to a beverage that was injurins
me?
Zone day on an excursion I'm the
country l remarked to young lady
friend on her greatly improved appear.
ance. She explained that some time
before she had quit using coffee and
taken to Postum. She had gained a
number of pounds and her former pal.
pitation of the heart. humming in the
ears. trembling of the hands and legs
and other disagreeable feelings had
disappeared. She recommended me to
quit coffee and take Postum and was
very much surprised to find that had
already made the change.
She said her brother had also "a.
ceived great benefits from leaving of
coffee and taking on Postum" .'There'a
q reason"
Ever read the above letter. A >.~
eae e1De.Fs from tiMe to tine. ~
~ 9enuaDes true and fuiI n NIX
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Life Sentence.

The marquis of Queensberry. apro-
pos of the long sentence of Foulke E.
Brandt, said at a dinner in New York:
ut reminds ME of an incident in
London. A certain peer drove in a
taxicab to Westminster and, when he
got out, gave the driver a very small
tip.
"The driver mistook him for men,
Der Of the house of commons and
snarled:
81 hope you get turned out next
election and don't never get in 'again!'
Don't worry, my FRIEND said the
peer, as he set off for the house of
lords. Don't worry-I'm in for life"
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A Believer.

Clifford Pinchot, at his brothers
house, in Park avenue, New York, lis
tened quizzically to a political story
that was being submitted to him for
verif1cation by political reporter
When the reporter finished his mar
rat1ve Mr.. Pinchot laughed and said:
I'LL reply to that as the old Italian
peasant replied to the statement that
his fellow-countryman loved birds too
we'll ever to eat them:
"'Well, don't mind believing that
myself" the old man said, "but there's
good many who wouldn't.'''
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-04-25
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM,
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Complete Review Of Happenings, Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts Of
the Globe-Latest Home and For
eign Items.
Washington

The U. S. senate finance committee
ordered an adverse report on the
house chemical tariff revision bill. 1t
was strict party vote, the Repub.
lican members voting against it and
The Democrats for 1t.
Miss Julia Lathrop of Chicago has
Teen appointed chief of the recently
created children's bureau of the ma
ional government, by President Taft.
Miss Lathrop is the first woman ever
'elected to direct bureau of the fed
.ral government
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The list OF survivors given out after
the Carpathia reached port did not
contain the name OF Arthur Ryerson
formerly of Chicago, although the
other members OF his family were
saved. Miss Elizabeth Isham OF Chi.
cago is no& In the list OF rescued. n
G. Levy, Chicago jeweler, was not on
the Carpathia.
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A man is always willing to pay what
he owes-if it is a grudge.
The Easiest Ansu,

Since it is worth while to be we'll, TAX.
Garfield Tea, NATURES Medicine.
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A survivor says the crew acted with
great courage-but not with more
heroism than was shown by John ia.
cob Aston, jacques Futrelle and others
Of tho noted passengers who per.
lshed.
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Domestic

The first Christian Conservation
Congress, the climax of the men and
'eligion forward movement, opened in
carnegie hall, New York, with a long
list of notables as speakers and dele
gates.
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The Easiest Answer,
Teacher-Thirty eggs at SIS cents
dozen is what?
Pupil-It's-it's outrageous, sir
Boston Evening Transcript.
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Remarkable Heroism Dis
played by All.

enforcement of the Rule "Women
First" Sunders Family Ties
Forever-Famous Americans
Show Elements of Strong Man.
hood-Passengers in Lifeboats
Watch Great Steamer Sink.
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an, whilst he almost loved the old,
yet that he did neither the one thing
nor the other absolutely was signii.
cant.
Indeed he knew that he was glad
Enid Maitland had come into his life.
No life Is complete until 1t Is touched
by that divine FIRE which for lack Of
another name we call love. Because
we can experience that sensation We
are said to be made In Gods image
The image il blurred AZ the animal
predominates, II 10 clearer AZ the spir.
itual has the ascendency.
The man raved In his mind. White
faced, stern. he walked up and down
he tossed his arms about him. he stop
ped, his eyes closed. he threw his
hands up toward God. his heart cried
out under the decorations OF the blows
inflicted upon It. No aagellant of old
ever trembled beneath the body lash
al he under the spiritual punishment.
He prayed that he might die at the
same moment that he longed to live.
He grappled blindly for solutions of
the problem that would leave him with
untarnished honor and undiminished
self respect and fidelity. and yet give
him this woman. and In vain. He
strove to And q way to reconcile the
past with the present. realizing as he
did % the futility OF such q PROPOSE
tion- One or the other must b su-
preme. he must inexorably hold 70 his
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you. have put the past behind. You
love me. and /. I am yours with every
dber Of my being. Great God! Let
10 cast aside these foolish quixotic
scruples that have kept US apart. II
q mans thoughts declare his guilt. I
am already disloyal to the other WON.
an: deeply. entirely SO. I have be-
trayed her. shamed her. abandoned
her. Let me have some reward for
what have gone through. You love
me; come to me-"
NO" answered the woman. and m
task ever laid upon her had been hard.
er than that Il do love you. l win
not deny 1t. Every part Of me re-
spends to your appeal. should be 40
happy that cannot even think OF n ~
l could put my hand in your own. n I
could lay my head upon your shoul.
der. II ] could feel your heart beat
against mine. II l could give myself un
to you. ! would be SO glad. 90 glad.
But II cannot be. not now"
why not?' pleaded the man.
He was by her aide. his arm wen,
around her. She did not resist phv.
sically. II would have been useless.
She only laid her slender hand upon
his broad breast and threw her head
back and looked At him.
-See." she said. how helpless I am.
how weak In your hands. Every voice
in my heart bids me give way. II you
insist ] can deny you nothing. I an,
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ideas and his ideals. or he must inev-
ftably take the woman.
How frightful was the battle that
ragged within his bosom! Sometimes
In his despair he thought that he
would have been glad II he and she
had gone down together in the dark
waters before all this came upon him.
The floods Of which the heavens had
emptied themselves had borne her to
him. Oh II they had only swept him
out Of life with its trouble. its trials,
its anxieties, its obligations. its impos-
sibilities. II they had gone together!
And then he knew that he was glad
even for the torture. because he had
seen her, because he had loved her.
and because she had loved him.
He marveled at himself curiously.
and in a detached way. There was
woman who loved him. who had con-
fessed It boldly and innocently. there
was none to say him nay. The woman
who stood between had been dead five
years. The world knew nothing. cared
nothing: they could 60 out together;
he could take her, she would come. On
the impulse he turned and ran to the
door and beat upon 1t. Her voice babe
him enter, and he came in.
Her heart yearned to him. She was
shocked. appalled, at the torture she
saw upon his face. Had he been laid
upon the rack. and every joint pulled
from its sockets. he could not have
been more white and agonized.
Il give up" he cried. what are
honor and self respect to me? want
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CHAPTER XIX.

The Challenge Of the Range.
Mr.. James Armstrong sat at his
desk before the west window In his
private room In one of the tallest
buildings In Denver. His suite of Of
fees was situated on one Of the ton
floors. and from II he had clear and
unobstructed view of the mighty
range over the Intervening house tons
and other buildings. The earth was
covered with snow. II had fallen stead.
lily through the night. but with the
dawn the air had cleared and the sun
had come out brightly. although II was
very cold.
Letters. papers. documents, the de-
mands Of q business extensive and var
led. were left unnoticed. He sat with
his elbow on the desk. his head on his
hand. looking modify At the range.
In the month that had elapsed since
be had received news Of Enid Malt.
lands disappearance he had sat often
In that way. In that place. staring q
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1t in obedience to some higher law. 70
perhaps to pay oneself the most fat
tering Of compliments. There was
satisfaction to her soul In this which
was yet denied him.
Her action was quite different from
his. She was putting away happiness
which she might have had In compli-
ance with a higher law than that
which bids humanity enjoy. 1t was
fattering to her mind. In his case.
1t was otherwise; he had no con-
seriousness that he was a victim Of
misplaced trust, Of misinterpreted ac-
ton. He thought the woman for
whom he was putting away happiness
was almost as worthy. II Infinitely less
desirable. as the woman whom he now
loved.
Every sting of outrage. every feel.
Ing Of shame. every fear of disloyalty.
scourged him. She could glory In II;
he was ashamed, humiliated. broken.
She heard him savagely walking up
and down the other room, restlessly
impelled by the same Erinyes which
Of old scourged Orestes; the violator
Of the laws Of moral being drove him
on. These malign Eumenides held
him In their hands. He was bound and
helpless. rage as he might In one
moment. pray as he did in another. no
light came into the whirling darkness
Of his torn, tempest tossed. driven
soul. The irresistible impulse and the
immovable body the philosophers pug
zled over were exemplined in him.
Whilst he almost hated the new wom-
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CTo BE CoNrINUEDl
Daniel and the Lions.

And II came to pass that Daniel
was cast into the den Of lions By on
der Of King Darius.
Early the next morning King DariuA
went 70 the den. rolled away the
stone. and called out: DO the lions
bite?"
Not unreasonably." replied Daniel
who was well up in the legal vernacu.
lar Of the day.
Good" calculated King Darius a
he rolled back the stone. Thereupon
he went forth and proclaimed to tn
multitude that the lion question ~
been solved.-Puck
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CHAPTER xvIi-(continued).

Nothing" said the woman. never
shrinking back an inch, facing him
with all the courage and daring with
which a Goddess might look upon a
man. Nothing but my weakness and
your strength"
Yes, that's II, but do not count too
much upon the one or the other.
Great God, how can keep away from
you; life on the old terms is insup-
portable. / must Co."
And where?"
Anywhere. SO II be away"
"And when?"
Now"
.It would be death in the snow and
In the mountains tonight No. no.
you cannot 60"
We'll. tomorrow then. II will be
fair. l can't take you with me. but
must go alone to the settlements,
must tell your friends you are here.
alive, well. shall find men to come
back and get you. What l cannot do
alone numbers together may effect.
They can carry you over the worst of
the trails. you shall be restored to
your people. to your world again. you
can forget me-"
And do you think" asked the wo-
man. that could ever forget your"
Il don't know"
And will you forget met"
Not SO long az life throbs in my
veins. and beyond"
And l too. was the return.
$50 be It, You won't be afraid to
stay here alone. now"
mo. not since you love me-" was
the noble answer. Il suppose I must:
there IL no other way, we could not
go on as before. And you will come
back to me as quickly as you can with
the others?"
Il shall not come back; l will give
them the direction. they can find you
without me. When l say goodbye to
you tomorrow 1t shall be forever"
And swear to yoa." asserted the
woman in quick desperation. III you
DO not come back they shall have
nothing to carry from here but my
dead body"
And how will you prevent my 60
ing?"
Il can't. But ! will follow you on
my hands and knees In the snow until
! freeze and die unless l have your
promise"
You have beaten me-" said the man
hopelessly. You always do. Honor.
what Is 1t? Pride. what Is It? Self.
respect. what II It! Say the word and
l am at your feet. ! put the past be-
hind me-"
81 don't say the word" answered the
woman bravely. white faced. pale
Tipped. but resolute. ITO be yours, to
have you mine. Is the greatest desire
Of my heart, but not In the towards
way. not at the expense Of honor. of
self-respect-no not that way. Cour.
age. my friend. God will show us the
way. and meantime good night"
Il shall start in the morning."
YES" she nodded reluctantly but
knowing It had to be. but you won't
60 without bidding me good bye"
NO"
Good night then" she said extend.
ing her hand"
Good night" he whispered hoars- |
ley and refused 1t. backing away. II
don't dare to take 1t. ! don't dare to |
touch you again. ! love you. SO, my
only salvation IL to keep away"
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sYNoPsia

Enid Maitland. a frank, free and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl. Is taken
g the Colorado mountains by her uncle.
Maitland's pro,ese. falls in love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl. Dut
she h.sitates. and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer.
neer. Newbold. whose wife fell of clin
and was so seriously hurt that ne was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her pc
help. kirby, the old guide who tells the
story. gives Enid q package OF letters
which he says were found on the oea3
AT Kirkby's request keeps them. While
bathing In mountain stream Enid Is at
tackled by a bear. which IL mysteriously
shot. storm adds to the s' hrooS Sr irto
raging torrent. which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she II rescued by noun
tain hermit after q thrilling expe d,scnst.
ing Enid's absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby 90 IN
search of the girl. Enid discovers tnat
able h to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp. Enid goee 70
sleep in the strange mans bunk. Miner
cooks breakfast for Enid affe The ~h h.ln
init tells Enid Of his unsuccessful attempt
TO fnd the Maitland campers. He admits
that he Is also from Philadeiphre- Inc
romes to a realisation of his love for her.
but naturally in that strange solitude the
relations of the girl and her rescuer be-
come unnatural and strained. The strang-
or tells of wife ne had who 10 dead
and says ne has sworn to ever cherish
her memory by living In solitude. He and
Enid. however. confess their love Tor
each other. She learns that he Ii the
man who killed his wife In the mountain.
Enid discovers the writer of the letters
90 Newbold's wife to have been James
Armstrong. Newboid decides TO start to
NE settlement for help.