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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-11-07
CHAPTER vi.
THE BLOWING OF THE COYOTE.


AYN the new excitement that
HI pulsated with every fiber of
l69RSoI his being Rowland forgot his
ESx<S) own danger. forgot his old
caution and the fears that gave
birth to 1t. forgot everything in
these moments but Meleese and his
own great happiness. for he was
happy. happier than he had ever
been In his life. happier than he had
/ ever expected to be- He was con
scious Of no madness in this strange.
new Joy that swept through his being
like fire. lie did not stop to weigh
with himself the unreasoning i'm
pulses that filled him. He had held
Meleese In his arms. he had told her
of his love. and. though she had az
cepted 1t with gentle unresponsiva
ness. he was thrilled by the memory
of that last look in her eyes. which
had spoken faith. confidence and per
haps even more. And his faith In her
had become as limitless as the blue
space above him. He had known her
for but a few hours. and yet in that
time It seemed to him that he had
lived longer than in all of the years
that had gone before She had lied
to him. had divulged only a part OF
her identity. and yet be knew that
there were reasons for these things
Tomorrow night he would see her
again. and then
What would she tell him? What
ever 1t was. 1t was to he reward for
his own love. He knew that by the
half fearing tremble of her voice. the
sobbing catch of her breath. the soft
glow in her eyes. Impelled by that
love. would she conf1de in him? And
then-would he go back into the
| south?
He laughed softly. joyfully
Yes. be would go back into the
south He would 20 to the other end
! Of the earth If she would go with
him. What was the building of this
railroad now to that other great thing
that had come into bis life? For tbs
first time he saw duty in another
light. There were others who could
build the road. Success. fortune. am
bition-in the old way he had seer
| them-were overshadowed now by thi:
love of a girl
He stopped and lighted his pipe. Tit
fragrant odor Of the tobacco, the fla
vor Of the warm smoke in his mouth
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SYNOPSIS

Jack Howland. engineer. sent to huiih
the Hudson Bay railroad, is appealed: :"
for help by a beautiful giri who writes
that she is mute and invites him To
company her They are followed by tear
Croisset. half breed.
They go to her camp He is attacked
and nearly killed by huge stranger Ths
girl disappears. Howland hears her speaa
Croisset gives him the little Meieece 5
warning not to 60 north. He goes.
Howland again sees the girl who tells
him by note his life is in danger sh-
asks his forgiveness. Gregson and Thorne
are mere wrecks Of their former selves
Mysterious perils threaten Howlan,
Tie girl visits him and confesses that sh
had lied to him. She entreats him TO re-
turn south
He tells her he loves her. Her name Is
Meleese She partly promises to tell him
why enemies seek his life.
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companion wnere the electric wire

companion wnere the electric wire
passed to the fuse within
Its a confonnded mystery to me
why Thorne doesn't care to see this
ridge blown up" he exclaimed after
they had finished the inspection
"We've been at work for three months
drilling this coyote and the bigger one
to the north. There are 1000 square
yards of rock to come out of there and
5000 out Of the other You don't see
shots like those three times in life
time. and there'li not be another for US
between here and the bay What's the
matter with Thorne?''
Without waiting for reply Mac
Donald walked swiftly in the direction
of ridge to the right Already guards
the mountain and their thrilling warn
ings of 'Fire. fire. fire!" shouted
through megaphones Of birch bark
echoed with ominous meaning through
the still wilderness where for the time
all work had ceased On the top oi
the ridge half hundred of the work.
men had already assembled. and as
Howland and the superintendent came
among them they fell back from around
big. fat bowider on which was sta
toned the electric battery MacDon
AIDS face was flushed and his eyes
snapped like dragon flies as he pointed
| to tiny hutton
God. bnt I can't understand why
Thorne doesn't care to see this!" hf
said again Think Of 1t. man .5M
pounds Of powder and 300 of dynamite
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urchin peddling papers in the streets

urchin peddling papers in the streets
where he was now famous. And now
what was this black thing that had
come up TO threaten his chances just
as he had about won his great fight! !!
He clinched his hands as be thought
again of what had already happened :
the cowardly attempt on his life. the
warnings. and his blood boiled to fever
heat That night. after he had seen
Meleese. he would know what to do
But he would not be driven away as
Gregson and Thorne had been driven
He was determined on that
The gloom of night falls early in the
great northern midwinter, and it was
already growing dusk when there came
the sound Of a voice outside Howland'S :
cabin. followed moment later by Il
loud knock at the door. Al t,awiani' s
invitation the door opened. and the
head and shoulders of man appeared
''Soi..n,hing has gone wrong out at
the north coyote. sir. and Mr.. MarDon
aid wants you just as fas. as you can
get out there" he said He sent me
down for you with Il sled=e."
Macdonald told me the thing was
ready for firing" said Howland, pu,
ting on his hat and coat What's
the matter?'
bad packing. l guess. Heard him
swearing about 1t. He's in a terrible
| sweat to see YOU
Half an hour later the sledge drew
up close to the place where H0wland
had seen a score Of men packing bags
| Of powder and dynamite earlier IN the
day. Half n dozen lanterns were
burning among the rocks. bnt there
was no sign Of movement or life. The
| engineers companion gave sudden
sharp crack Of his long whip. and in
response to 1t there came muffied
"Hello" from out Of the gloom.
THAT'S Macdonald. sir. You'll find
him right up there near that second
light. where the coyote opens up. Hes
/ grilling the life out OF half dozr'
men In the chamber. where he fnuns
the dynamite on top Of the powder in
stead of under it,
"All right called back Rowland
starting up among the rocks. Hardly
had he taken dozen steps when {;
dark object shot out behind him ant
fell with crushing force on his head
With a grooming cry he fell fnrwart
on his face For few moments II.
| was conscious Of voices aiD,lt hin,
He knew that he was being lifted i,
the arms Of men and that after
4 time they We're carrying him so TIM
his feet dragged on the ground. Af,r
that he seemed to be sinking down
down down until he lost all sens
Of existence in chaos of inky black
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DARK, 0RlNNlNG FACE
helped to readjust him. to cool his
heated brain. The old fighting in
stincts ieaped into life again. Go inte
the south? He asked himself the aues
tion once more. and in the gloomy 81
lence of the forest his low laugh fell
again as he clenched his hands in an
ticipation of what was ahead of him
No. he would build the road. And in
building 1t he would win this girl. if it
was given for him to possess her.
His saner thoughts brought hack his
caution. He went more slowly toward
the cabin keeping in the deep shadows
and stopping now and then to listen
At the edge Of the clearing he paused
for a long time. There was no sign
Of life about the cabin abandoned i;r
Cregson and Thorne 1t was prnbah!e
that the two men who had passed
along the path had returned to the
camp BY another trail. and still keep
Ing as much within the shadows as
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AASNeS~

GREAT GUNS RENT TIE AIR
A touch of this bHt.nn. fash along
the wire and the fuse is struck Then
four or five minutes and up goes
mountain that has stood here since the
world began Isn't it glorious?" He
Strengthened himself and took off his
hat Mr. Howland. will you press th,
button?"
With a strange thrill How.and bent
over the battery. his eyes turned to
the mass Of rock looming sullen and
black half mile away. as If bidding
defiance in the face of impending fate.
Trcmblingly his finger pressed en- the
little white knob. and a silence like
that of death fell on those who watch
ed. Que m:nute-two three-tive pass
ed. while in the bowels of the noun
tain the fuse was sizzling to its end
Then there came puff. something like
clold of dust rising skyward. but
without sound. and before it's upward
spurted out Of its crest. and after that.
perhaps two seconds later. came the
exp.osion. There was rumbling and
jarring. as If the earth were con
vuised under foot Volumes Of dense
black smoke shot upward. shutting the
mountain in an impenetrable pail Of
gloom. and in an instant these rolling,
twisting volumes of black smoke be-
came lurid. and an explosion like that
Of thousand great guns rent the air.
As fast as the eye could follow sheets
Of fame shot out of the sea Of smoke,
climbing higher and higher in light
ming flashes until the iurid tongues
licked the air quarter of mile above
the startled wilderness. Explosion fol.
lowed explosion, some Of them coming
In hollow. reverberating booms. others
sounding as If in mdar The heav-
ems were filed with hurtling rocks;
| solid masses Of granite ten feet square
were thrown hundred feet away;
rocks weighing ton were hurled still
| farther as II they were no more than
| stones flung by the hand of giant
| chunks that would have crashed from
the roof to the basement of sky
scrsper dropped a third and nearly a
half mile away. For three minutes
the frightful commissions continued
Then the lurid lights died out Of the
| pail of smoke. and the pail Itself he
gan to settle. Rowland felt a grip or
his arm. Dumbly he turned and look
ed into the white. staring face Of thu
! superintendent. His ears tingled. ev
cry fiber in him seemed unstrung
MacDonald's voice came to hin
strange and weird
what do you think of that. How
land?"
The two men gripped hands. an,
when they looked again they saw dim
" through dust and smoke only tor
and shattered masses of rock wher
had been the giant ridge that barre
the path Of the new road To the bay.
Howland talked hut little on thei
way back to camp The scene that h
had just witnessed affected hii
strangely It stirred once more witt
in him all of his old ambition. all G
his old enthusiasm. and yet neithe
found voice In words He was gla
when the dinner was over at Thorne'
and. with the going Of the mail slede
and the senior engineer. there cam
over him still deeper sense Of io
Now he was in charge. 1t was b
road from that hour on He was
charge-in charge Of the greatest raj
road building job on earth-he. JAG
Rowland, who less than twenty veal
ago was q barefooted, half starve
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lust the Same

do you act toward your wife as you
did before you married herr
Exactly. remember Just how
used to act when first fell in love
In front Of her house and gaze ut her
shadow on the curtain. afraid 10 go in.
And act Just the same WAY now when
I get home late"
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Retribution.

"Oh. George. who opened the cnnarys
eager
II did. You told me a little bird WIS
whispering to you when was
naughty. so ! knew it must be him as
there was no othef little bird about 50
| opened the cage and the eats eaten
himr'
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Not So Very Unexpected.

ada. dearest Ada will YOU he
Miner
"Oh, Charles. this is SO UNEXPECTEDLY.
You must give me little time
"How long darling?
"Oh. | will Just call mamma. She Is
waiting In the next room Flic-ende
Batter
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For Charity.

A millionaire who was looking over
his wife's cash account the other day
said:
Il notice here. my dear. an item Of
$500 for charity That's rather steep
What Is 1t for?''
The lady flushed as she replied:
ITS for my new gnwn embrotdereo
with autumn leaves anil fruit that I'm
going to wear at the charity ball next
week. aud ! think it's very mean OF
you tO mention it. 80 ! do!'
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Inertia Of Bodies,

Lay visiting card on the tip Of the
left forefngpr and on it place penny
quick flick Of the card with the right
second finger will remove the card
withent disturbing the coin. Another
trick which illustrates the inertia Of
bodies is 10 knock away the bottom
of pile of craftsmen without upset
ting the pile This is effected quite
easily with the help of a fiat ruler.
The remaining craftsmen are removed
succeSSively by n number Of smart
blows
more spectacular and apparently
risky trick consists of dra wing a news
paper AVA, from under glass filed
with water Provided however. that
the table is smooth and the paper be
pulled away snartiy and horizontally
there is no danger Of the water being
spilled a certain well known cOnjurel
is able to remove the tablecIOth from
under knives. glasses. plates. ETC.. al
laid for !; meal withou: disarrangine
them or doing any damage.
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Proof of a Conspirscv.

The following story il told In e1
PLANTATION of the reason why the teach
ing Of chemistry in Turkish schools
was forbidden some years ago II bad
been proposed thai this science should
be added to the curriculum but the
FIRST thing that struck the eyes OF the
mentary textbook of chemistry was
the formula for water. H2O Here"
said the sultan. lis proof of a cOnspir-
acy to undermine my authority in the
eyes of my subjects Fl two o. That's
that Hamid H. Is naught."
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Anxiety does not empty tomorrow Of
its sorrow: It empties today OF its
strength. -Maclaren.
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EO. H. classify
Physician and Surgeon

Office rooms, third floor Commercial National
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surgical, emergency, obs.etrical and consultation
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In diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
ONCE, Rooms 1894, Levy building, Shreveport
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Offices, second floor of Cooper Build,
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
ARGUMENTS HEARD
IN THE SNEAD CASE
Attorney Cummings Falls to
Floor While Denouncing
Slayer of Boyce,
al News Service

by International News service.
FORT WORTH Tex, Feb 22.-The
first day OF the arguments in the Snead
trial reached a dramatic crisis when At
torney Cummings for the prosecution, in
depicting the murder OF Captain y. q,
Boyce by the defendant. staggered and
fell To the floor directly in front OF
the jury. lie bitterly arraigned the
millionaire Amarillo banker. who croUchcd
in bis chair most OF the time. Cum
mings Gained that tho murder was com :
mittcd coolly and brcmcditatcdly and
without the slightest provocatlon.
The courtroom was FILLED 10 IT'S capaC~
lty long before tho session started today
and hundreds failed TO gain admission
Many in the crowd were women At
torney Conc Johnson, one OF Texas $ most
famed orators, made the first speech for
the defense this afternoon. He dwelt
principally on the persecution and con-
spiiacy OF Which he claimed Sncad was
victim. The case is not expected 10
go TO the Jury until Saturday,
The taking Of testimony commenced
January 20 Nearly every member OF
the Snead Boyce and Snyder families,
the latter being Mrs. Sneads people,
were present at the trial today. but sat
aloof
Wealthy csttlcmen and bankers from all
over the Panhandle country arrived to-
day to hear the arguments. Women
brought their lunches and sat through
the noon recess
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
INFLUENCE USED
ON GOVERNOR DIX
sv International News Service.

BN International News Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. c2.-That Governor
DIX decided to pardon Folk T. Brandt
denied The YOUNG mans plea for c)emcrcy
ano that this change OF attitude was
wrought while the governor was at The
Wsl6orr-Astoria in this city, was the
remarkable statement made today by a
man CLOSELY connected with the case.
hut IA n disinterested vav "Somet thing
happened in those two DAYS TO make the
governor change his mind
From the same source came news that
superintendent Of Prisons Scott was first
aroused in The case Of the young man.
Colonel Scott on visit 10 Dsnnenlora
prison saw Brandt at work or his books
and being attracted in some way, dues-
TONED the convict about himself. Brandt
told his story and the suDeri intendent
WAS amazed Before oe left the prisoner
he was satisfied that the latter was the
victim of miscs rriaEe Of Justice On his
rcturn 10 Albany he told the story to
Pardon Clerk Potter and the latter went
10 Dsnnemora a once 10 listen to
srsndt's own account. He got Brandt
10 make an extended statement In writ
ing and that statement--which is believed
10 re the only applics ;ion for a pardon
made by Brandt-he laid before Governor
Dix
Governor Dix. atler 8 conference with
&uperint tendent Scott and Mr. Potter,
made up his mind that Brandt should he
psrdoned. Such was his attitude when
Waldorf two dayz. leaving on January 81.
On February . he decided that Brandt
must remain in prison.
District Attorney Whitman worked
several hours on the Brandt case today,
hnt refused 70 make any comment on
tie ucv Developments. One of his first
duties will he 10 move an appeal from
Justice Gerard.s decision oil the habeas
dsys. Application will he made tomorrow
10 have Brandt released on bail.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
NEW TURN IS GIVEN
TO THE BRANDT CASE
Governor Dix SuSpends the
Investigation Begun Last
Week by Judge Hand.
VICTORY FOR WHITMAN
Some Remarkable Stories in
Connection With Former
Valets Fight for Freedom.
VICTORY FOR WHITMAN
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service
ALBANY. y. y. Feb. e2.-Governor
Dix late today gave new and uncT
pected turn to the case Of Foulhe K.
Brandt, the former valet OF Mortimer l..
schifS. by susDending the Investigation
begun last week by Judge Hand, whom
Tie governor appointed commissioner for
tha, purpose.
This action by the governor Is regard =
ed as anothe. victory for Brandt. De-
1ancy Nicoll and Alton g. Parker, al.
torneys for Schifr. had Insisted that Schlir
and Howard =, Cans, his former counsel
appear az witnesses before Commission :
er Hand, but this move was vigorously
fought by District Attorney Whitman.
who declared that both Schiff and his
attorney were liable TO indictment by
the grand jury for conspirlng TO send
Brandt 10 prison and therefore should
not have the advantage OF possible i'm
inunity at the hands OF the commits
sioner
Commissioner Hand came to Albany to-
dsv to consult the governor on this
poInt, hut instead il was decided TO sIls-
pend the investigation. Sustaining The
contooton of Brsndt's attorneys that ,ne
Jccis1ou OF Justice Gerard on the ha-
bess corpus writ nullified The commits
sioner's Investigation. the governor in
his statement today expressed the con-
viction "that his power 10 have hear
ing conducted la a matter pertaining to
an application for clemency does not eX-
lyt. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
REFS NEEDS ATTENTION.
Federal Authorities Fail to Act in Case
Of Mexican.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb. 22,--IavInE failed to
arouse the required interest or the fed
eral officials in the case OF Louis Rcis,
the Mexican who Is held prisoner at the
county Jail. Sheriff r. r.. Harrison and
his deputies are determined that some
action must be taken toward giving the
man proper attention. They believe that
he should either be committed to tho
state mental hospital at Provo or tried
on the charge or assault with deadly
weapon.
Res was arrested several weeks ago
for attacking Officer John Murphy OF
ihe citv police with a knife. fIc exhibit
cd signs OF insanity and was said 10 be
mentally unbalanced bY one OF his coun-
trymcn. who talked 10 him IN Spanish
Refs was placed in the county jail TO
await the action OF tho federal Off
cials. the Mexican having been recon-
mended for deportation. No action was
taken.
The man is looked upon as dangerous
individual. Tie is OF a sullen DISPOSE
tim talks 10 nobody and is feared by
all The other inmates OF The county
prison.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
SHOW SYMPATHY FOR
SHOPMEN ON STRIKE
Union Labor Men Parade the
Streets and Hold Open
Air Meeting.
Special to The Tribune

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb 22.-More than 1000 union
men. headed by a band and carrying BAN
ners paraded the streets late this after
noon and held q mass meeting in The city
hall park The demonstration was the
only public observance or the Washing ton
birthday anniversary in this city and it
was equal 10 any Labor day showing ever
seen in Ogden.
y large percentage Of The paradinS :
unionists We're striking shopmen, the dem
onstration being planned for the purpose
OF bringing 20 the pubic's attention the
still exists, The banners carried by the
workers heraldcd such Information AS
"Wc are striking, $1,000 strong" We are
striking Tor q principle I'VE ask only
Eve are in sympathy with the strikers,
are you?'
The members OF the dozen or more
unions represented gathered at the head
quarters of tho Trades and Labor assem-
bly on Twenty fourth street The line
OF march took the unionists down Twen-
ty-ffth street TO the union depot, The
unionistS turned about after reaching the
railroad property and returned 10 the city
hall park.
From the steps OF tho city hall Mayor
4. G. Fell and a number OF prominent
union labor officials OF this city addressed
the crowd, which numbered soout 1900
Mayor Fell did not talk more than three
minutes telling the open air audience that
he had been a worker for the past fifty
years and had been identified with organ
ized labor. He said he knew OF no better
class OF citizens In the world closing with
n welcome to the assembled workers.
William NJ Pisgott. president OF tue
BARRIERS union, was the principal speaker.
All of the labor officials who spoke ia
vcred the cause of the striking shopmcn.
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ELECTRIC LINES PLANNED.
Company viii Not Build Extension t
Logan Immediately.
Special to The Tribune

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb. 22.--The appointment OF
a committee to take MP the matter OF
floating bonds for the extension Of cleo
tric lines in northern Utah seems to
have been the only basis for the report
cent out from Brigham City few days
ago that the Ogden Rapid Tranist COM
pany would build line north from that
city.
in the report # was intiniated that The
company expected to build an extension
to Logan, connecting the conpany's pres
ent line Ia Brigham with the Logan sys-
fem. Officers of the company say that
plans for such a line are yet In the
contemplation stage and thai the next
extension TO be made by the company
will be the line through Ogden canyon
TO Huntsville. Eden and Kiberty. Al
some future time. they say; II may be
found advisable to extend the line over
The divide into Cache valley and on 10
Logan. but that is even more remote
than the Brigham extension.
AS soon as the business prospects will
warrant il, the officials say they will
take UP the proposition OF extending the
line from Brigham north and west
through Coriune, Trcmonton and Gar
Ia nd 70 Malad, Idaho.