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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-27
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.

Elbert king, a northern soldier left
RECEIVERS consciousness and hides near
farmhouse. where he hears Jean
Denslow. a beautiful daughter Of the
south, admit to her negro servant, Joe.
that soon she must wed Calvert Dunu,
u man she does not love.
King overhears a conversation BE-
tween Colonel Denslow and the chap
lain relating to a movement to sur
prise the Federal forces. King. anx-
ious to get away with the Information.
interccpts the prospective bridegroom,
Lieutenant Calvert Dunn. appropriates
his uniform and is mistaken for Dunn.
Under the cover Of his disguise to save
himself he is married to Jean Denslow.
Utili undetectcd, he starts with his
bride 10 Dunn's home on horseback.
While ell route she discovers Kings
deception. Furious, she gallOps of to
warn the Confederates. Her horse
stumblcs and breaks its neck, while
Jean Injuries her ankle. Hopelessly she
accepts Kings proffer Of assistance to
Dunn's home. Kings kindnesses par
tally wins her. He later reports to
the Federal army. General Rosecrans
appoints him lieutenant on his staff
and sends him out as leader of body
of scouts, including Daniels, head Of
feud faction fighting Jem Donald. Il
Confederate guerrilla chief. This ex-
ledition leads King to Dunn's' home,
where he again meets Jean Dcnslow.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-27

BTAkAO Al O0bI ONk O6JESAs
volunteer into the Confederate service.
Influence gained me an independent
command in this section. TINS enabling
me to serve both country and friends
at the same time. am Jem Donald.
but am not guerrilla: I am com
missioned officer under the Confederate
government"
bowed silently. impressed by the
mans earnestness. He had not fin-
ished.
"Not until Yesterday did I know Dan.
iels had actually returned. His pres.
ence would not be 30 serious. but my
command is Just now badly scattered.
and he comes backed by a force Of
Federals
"If had my way" broke In the Of
ncer on the sofa. I'D IInng this whole
scouting party and have done with It."
turned and looked mt him. instant
ly recognizin. the voice He was Cal
vert Dunn.
"A kindly thought" returned cold
ly. land one worthy of a soldier. Miss
Denslow. | do not really mean to
question what has been said. but
should feel better satisfied to hear
your confederation. lslhis story true:"
1T is perfectly true she said siE!-
ply. "only Colonel Donald has told but
small portion of 1t"
Then. colonel. | feel greater conf
dence in relating the reminder Of my
own tale. ! have absolutely no con-
nection with Daniels except that Of
command nor have any sympathy
with luwlessness and murder. You
were about to proceed 10 where was
supposed 10 be still imprisoned, but
first one Of your number. young Of
ticer. judge. went upstairs to procure
his revolver"
paused as though in question. and
Judge Dunn said gruthy:
"A friend OF my sons. Lieutenant
Navarro, aud he Is long while about
it,"
When this officer disappeared ]
sought In vain for some available exit
from this foor. Finding none. has
tily decided to slip up the stairs after
him and try drop from one of the
second story windows. Just beyond
the head of the stairs one Of the rooms
was lighted. and supposed that to
be where he was. turned to the right
and tried the first door. ! stepped in
side: the window was wide open: on
the floor at my feet lay the dead body
of Lieutenant Navarro"
l could see them leaning forward
staring at me with suddenly blanched
faces: heard a sharp cry as Miss
Dunn dropped her head upon the arm
of the sofa: bitter oath from the
lips of Calvert Dunn as he ieaped to
his feet. his dark face fairly black
from passion.
"You liarr' he shouted. rage choking
his utterance. This is your work!
You killed him.
I thought he would spring at me.
but even as drew back single step
for better defense Jean Denslow came
between US.
NO. not that. At least give Lieu
tenant King a chance to tell his
story
Aye. be still. boy" And Donald rose
to his feet. massive figure OF man.
"Y"u found him lying dead. you say"
"Yes. resting upon the floor. huddled
upon his left side. I turned him over
on his back. seeking the wound. 1t
was knife thrust in the throat. but
the blade had been withdrawn. There
are marks Of blood on the window
Sill. from whence the assassin must
have dropped to the ground"
sought to read the expression on
.hr face Of the SRI beside me. but
her hands were pressed to her eyes,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-27

LN0TH OF PLANK.
SLY my hand Touched solneth,l;, moist;
ana l htted 1t to the light. pcrceiving
the reo stain OF blood The murderer
had hung there au instant before ne
dropped.
would face this like man.
would ally myself with her and her
friends. ! would help 10 trace down
tue mend guilty OF 50 foul an act.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-27

Ar ISIS DENSLOW and l entered
the house. l was impressed
by the air Of elegant COM
fort diSplayed in furnishing
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-06-27

dragging me down to infamy. Her
name fingered on my lips in dread as
] bowed my head in my bands: then
some way IL came back as an inspira.
ton
! sat staring into the darkest corner
of the cellar. yet seeing nothing ex.
cept the vision OF that young girl
her slender figure. her bright. earnest
face. her light fluffy hair. her gray
blue eyes shining beneath the long
lashes She was my wife, my wife:
the law said so. and yet I could
scarcely persuade myself Of the truth.
1t had never seemed very much to me
before. but It did now. the blood ting.
ling through my veins as the recollec-
ton returned Perhaps she would
hate me If she knew: beyond question
she despised me already; yet to me the
memory was like a fame. would
not yield to this fate: there was
chance for fighting yet. and I wanted
to live. to clear my name for her
sake
All at once 1t dawned upon me like
revelation that I loved her: that no
other woman in all this world could
ever take her position in my heart
Now | must prove to her my Innocence
of crime
There was hut one way-escape and
the running down Of the real murder.
er. How II had haen Accomplished I
could not even guess. but had one
name in nv thnurhr-Daniels.
ITO be eontinusd.l
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
U. OF M. SEVENTY
FIVE YEARS OLD
WEEKS CELEBRATION OF ANNI-
vERsARY WILL OPEN TO-
MORROW.

Ann Arbor Mich, June 22.-Ann Ar
Dor Is mass of maize and azure the
colors of the University of Michigan
which great institution Of learning IS
To- began tomorrow celebration OF
the seventy fifth anniversary OF its
founding. Thousands Of visitors, in
cluding many men of national reputa-
ton. are here to take part in the
celebration. which will be conducted
In conjunction with $50 resular eNer-
eises Of commencement week.
The celebration will starr tomorrow
night with the baccalaureate address,
which will be given by Rt. Rev. Charles
lurch. suffragsin bishop Of New York.
The most notable day of the week viii
be "Wednesday. set apart i'm other years
as alumni day, but this year called
commemoration day. on this occasion
Professor jeremiah jerks, OF Cornell
University, will deliver the address to
the graduating class and Lawrence
Maxwell. of Cincinnati, Will deliver
HE commemoration address.
An ofjthe colleges and universities of
first rank i'm the United States ana
Canada. together with a number OF
noted European universities, VIII be
represented at the celebration. Many
unique features are to be included in
| the program Of the week, such as class
reunions. receptions, mncheons ana
spectacular fraternity parades.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
DELEGATES Cry "AI Aboard
As Convention Is Called

with the hope. but no certainty
Of final adjournment some time before
daylight sunday the convention WAS
called to order at lO:4S by Root
several DELEGATES cried AN
Aboard"
Rev. Wesley Hill delivered PRAYER
DIR. Hin prayed as follows;
Thou who 'sitteth upon the CIR
Gle Of the heavens, unto Whom an
things come in beauty and perfection
we approach Thee supported by the
memories of past mercles, eneourased
nv the tokens of Thy love, iurcd by the
light of Thy Word, and strengthened
by the inspiration of Thy spirit
we thank Thee that unto us Ihy
glorv has been revealed. that upon us
Tby knowledge has dawned' While
about us are the manifestations of that
Providence which is imminent IN the
affairs of the world
1--WE praise Thee for Thy enrichlns
blessings: for the laws when are III
league with us and the forces Whlch
.ro our friends: for the wealth ot
mountains and that more real OF the
cenerous soul for the products OF the
field and forest and far resounoins
sea, for home and school and sane
tuary. for nag and country; fcr llsh'
and liberty and life; and above all, toi
,he revelation of Thyseif in the face
of Jesus Christ
I'VE rejoice in the great things rep
resented here. today.-the Parry VI
free,iom and equality. courage ana pa
,riotism. progress and prosperity. VIII
,,s background of triumphant history
we thank Thee for the principles
achievements and leaders OF TINS r"i'
~. for Lincoln and Grant tor Gar
Geld. Harrison and Mckinley' 'h'
heroes and patriots OF vanished years
90 ,he patriots of today, who arr
a,ri,.,np for the maintenance OF ina
democracy which is the guarantee o
human right and equal justice to a'l
.Nve pray Thy blessing upon 'hi
,sscmblv these delegates upon Whoh
,oyoive arduous Responsibilities
Grant unto them clearness OF VISION
strength of purpose. and purity oil pa
,riotism. that they may neither iai'e
nor fail In the execution OF du'y'
~Bless. we pray rhee the rrcsl
dant Of the lllnted states, We ihah
Tbea for tho inspiration of his leauer
sbin and the greatness of his achieve
ments. 80 c,,t
5 "Rless the Governor of this sta'
/ o,d Of all the states. Bless all la'
I ,nakers and MAGISTRATES. Bless our en-
J. tire citizenship. Grant that We ma
E ha nossessed of a knowledge '.'
t shall dispel darkness, and a virtue ina
D shau banIsh evil. And so may we awe
,opether In liberty walk IN nsh'' az"
= nrove worthy Of our high calling
~we pray for our land and n"llo'
,,s erom vice and violence. ers
! ana hatred. rcstlessness reVoiuuo
= and ruin. ,,o
command Thy blessing' we pra
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
x-Ray Glass of Tamaraek M. E.
Church Prepares Fine Program.

Church Prepares Fine program
The X-Ray class of the Tamarack
Sunday school will entertain at the
church this evening, beginning at s
O'Clock. Those who have contributed
10 the church repair fund through X
Ray class pledges are entitled to a
free ticket Of admission. For those
not holding tickets the admission will
he twenty-five cents. The program is
as follows:
Invocation Pastor.
Instrumental, March-wAhlstrom's
orchestra.
Solo. Sing Me to Sleep-Agnes Birix.
Violin solo-Cyril Craig.
Reading. The Maid of Brigenz--
Abraham Roberts.
Instrumental-Wahl orches-
ira.
Solo, The Dream OF the Rose--Miss
Leah Vivian.
Recitation, The Gingham Dog and the
Calico Cat-Erma Ericsson.
Duet, The Lily and the Rose--Bessie
Odgers and Thetis Richard.
Nlolln SOLO WITH pldiio "NN'i't''
ment-William Niippa.
Solo, Down in the Deep-John Bur
ling.
Reading, dialect-Abraham Roberts
After the program, ice cream ana
waters will be served in the church
rarlors, which have been decorated
IN the class colors. green and gold.
This will be a very enjoyable enter
tainment for all who attend and Is IN
the nature of a vote of thanks to those
who have contributed for church re-
pairs through the X-Ray class Ar
rangements are being made to serve
all with ice cream at one sitting. The
orchestra will furnish music during
luncheon.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
HALF MILLION PER YEAR
Assumes Right to Rule in Case
Of Misfortune to King
WILL CONTINUE HIS STUDIES
Will Be In a Position 10 Socially En-
tertain In His Own Ae-
count.

London, June 22.-The Prince OF
Wales viii attain his legal majority
tomorrow and, although the DAY viii
not be marked by any general cele-
bration of an official or popular char
acter. il will mean a great change in
the life of the young prince and heir
to the British throne. Tomorrow the
provisional regency of the Queen.
created in the event OF the prolonged
absence of or dire misfortune to the
King, terminates, for henceforth in any
such eventuality the Prince OF Wales.
being of age would be legally able 20
take the Kings place, either as regent
or as heir TO the throne.
Heretofore the Prince of Wales, al
though the oldest son and prospective
heir TO the throne, has enjoyed few
privileges beyond those which natural
~ foil to the lot CT the royal children.
II is true the superiority of his age
and position gave him some advantage
over his brothers and sister, but like
the latter he was under the strict
control and supervision Of his par
ents. a supervision not merely nominal,
but actual and extending over his fam
lily life. his studies recreations and
associations All this Will in meas
ure be changed from now on.
Will Have s5oo,o00 a Year.
In view Of the domestic training and
the strict family discipline TO which
the young prince has been subjected all
his life. il is safe to assume that the
King and the Queen will for some tiIpe
continue their parental control OF the
young princes occupations. pursuits
and studies, but ne will have his own
household, including governor and
comptroller of the household. an equer-
ry and two secretaries a large retinue
Of servants, coachmen and grooms.
For his use special separate suites have
been prepared under the supervision
of Queen Mary at buckingham and
Windsor palaces and later on adequate
establishments will probably be ar
ranged for the young prince nj Work
House and F'rogmore House. The
Prince of Wales suite at Windsor
consists Of dining room, Breakfast
room. two reception rooms and bed
and dressing room. as well as apart
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CONTINUED on Page Five)
AT ELECTRIC PARK.
Program to be Given by the c. & n.
Band on Sunday.

Program TO be GiNen by tne -. q ~.
Band on Sunday.
Weather permitting. the following
program will be given at Electric park
tomorrow afternoon by the full Calu-
met & Hecla band, incleding . solo by
Mildrid Romsdahl.
March-The Slogan-Klohr.
overture-orpheus-
Selection from Doctor DeLuxe-
Hoschna
Serenade-Duet for Flute and Horn
Till Joseph Smith and Albert Eddy.
Echoes from the Metropolitan Opera
House-Mosses.
Medley Overture Want a Girl
Won Tilzer.
Intermission.
overture-wm. Tell Cby 'reauest)--
Gossini.
Vocal o-Selected--Miss Mildrid
Romsdahl.
selection from the Red widow.Ge-
best.
Gipsy Life-Godfrey.
Descriptive:
Morning in the Woods-Polacca.
Chant D'Amour (Eaiphonium solo,
Tarentella.
Finale:
tao The Cuckoo March Humor-
esque)-T'ilmore.
(b) March-"Our Republic"-Esber-
ger.
Geo. n. Barnard. Conductor.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
IN puRocHsR's HONOR.

Quebec. June 22-The members or
the ST Jean Baptiste Society of ST
Sauveur have made elaborate prepara-
tions for the observance Of the fftieth
anniversary Of the founding of the
society. which falls tomorrow. The
chief feature of the oommemorati"n
will be the erection of statue OF Rev.
Father Burocher, who was the founder
of the st. Sauveur branch of the ia
nous order. The statue is OF bronze
standing on a granite pedestal, and has
been erected on Durocheur Square
where the unveiling exercises will take
place.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
CCopyright.l

Rhode Island. one seat IN ;he seventh
and ninth Pennsylvania. and both seats
in the seventh and sixteenth Texas.
Platform Short and Sharp.
The platform builders propose TO
make the document short and incisive,
with the tariff the dominant issue and
monopolies next in Importance. IF
Bryan wins his fight to have a pro-
gressive chairman he probably will be
chairman of the resolutions committee.
Anyway, he likely will play an i'm
portant part in the construction of the
platform.
Other Events Of Week.
A State wide primary election will
be held i'm North Dakota Tuesday for
the nomination Of candidates for gov
ernor and other state officers to be
voted for next fall on Thursday the
Republicans of Vermont viii meet in
Burlington 10 nominate a state ticket.
The week will be marked by an
unusually large number OF important
conventions and conferences both ma
tional and international in character
the list including a world conference
for Christian union, in London; a
French Language congress in Quebec,
a meeting of the International Com
mission of Jurists, in Rio Janeiro; the
annual convention of the American
Library Association. in Ottawa; the
international convention of the Knights
OF ST. John. in Toronto; the biennial
convention of the National Federation
Of women's Clubs, i'm San Francisco.
and the annual convention of the
Catholic Educational Associa ton OF
the United states. in Pittsburgh.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
ROOSEVELT SEWERS
RELATIONS WITH
THE CONVENTION.

:. Chicago, June %. - The
:. Roosevelt delegates and alter
:. mates. who were excluded from
:. the convention, met RooseN cit
:. today i'm a body. The colonel
:. Informed them that plans tor
:: new party were being pushed
:. rapidly, and urged them TO stand
:. FIRM.
:. Roosevelt gave little heed to-
- day to the proceedings of the
:. convention, bending efforts to-
:. wards the formation of the
:. temporary organization of
:. new party.
= After making preliminary ar
:. rangements for the organization
:. OF a new party Roosevelt def
:: initely severed his relations with
:. the Republican national con-
:: vention. In q statement set
:. ting forth his position in this
:. regard. ne said that since the
y convention declined to remove
:. delegates who, he contends, arc
:. fraudulent, he could not rec
:. ognize it's authority. He urged
:. his delegates to refrain from
:: voting in The convention, al
:. though stating that in case they
:. did vote he could not free them
:. from the obligation 10 east their
:. ballots for him.
:. A meeting favoring the new
:. party will bc held tonight.
:.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
WILL BOON UNDERWOOD.

Birmingham. Ala, June 22.-Durins
the next twenty-four hours several
special trains will pull out OF Birming-
ham filled to capacity with friends and
supporters Of oscar W. Underwood.
who are going TO Baltimore TO boom
the Alabama congressman for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
stops will be made en- route to pick up
Underwood delegates and supporters In
Georgia and other states
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
TO CUT HISTORIC ELM.
Farewell Exercises Held Today Under
Old Tree at Winthrop, Mass.

Winthrop, Mass. June 22.--Exer-
cises were held here today under tho
cid Gibbons flm." preliminary to the
cutting down OF the historic tree next
week The exercises were conducted
under the auspices Of the Winthrop
Historical Society, and were partici-
rated In 10y members OF the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company of Massachusetts. OF which
Major Edward Gibbons. from whom
the ancient tree derived It's name. was
captain In the early part Of the seven
teenth century.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
REPUBLICANS WILL nominate TAFT LATE TONIGHT.
ROOSEVELTS NAME WILL NOT EVEN BE PRESENTED, ]
EXPRES|DENT CUTS LOOSE FROM THE CONVENTION
sEcRETARY MEYER Ill
WITH TYPHOID FEVER.

; washington, June 22.-Sec-
; retary OF the Navy Meyer who
; left Washington q week ago for
; his home at Hamilton, Mass,
; has developed typhoid fever,
; according TO message receiv-
; ed today.
L. Y. Sherman III.
Chicago, June &22.--Lawrence
Y. Sherman. oe the Illinois
. delegation, mentipned for vice
. president. beeane i'll with
; stomach disorder today and
; was taken "a The Emergency
; hospital.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22

not be entirely partisan. but will come
froni the plain people of all parties.
10 whom he has made his appeal dur
ing his campaign for the Republican
nomination.
If he were nominated. he said, he
would carry the fight into the south
with as much vigor as into the north.
with the idea of attracting T. his
standard all those who believe as he
does.
Colonel Roosevelt SAYS that he needs
no sympathy and no matter what the
outcome may be, the fight he SAYS,
has been one worth making, win on
lose. and his own position cannot be
changed by the outcome.
Will Not Urge Men
to Commit Themselves.
There is n division of opinion among
the Roosevelt leaders as to what part
of his following will stand by him
to the extent OF severing the tie WITH
their party. Colonel Roosevelts be-
lief, as stated by his friends. Is that
although a considerable number OF his
leaders will feel they cannot take
the final step with him. a majority OF
them will do so. OF the opinion Of
The mass of Roosevelt delegates, he
has no knowledge. Most of them, II
was pointed out, are men who have
strong personal reasons for remain
ing with the party and wish TO ascer-
| tain the sentiment of their supporters
at home before committing themselves
Colonel Roosevelts position is that
he wishes TO bring no pressure to
bear upon any man to follow him. Hs
will not ask them TO make PEI soma
| sacrifices for him, as he can promise
| them no return
! Hold New Convention
in a Few Weeks
His idea. as explained last night
is that his supporters shall return t'
their homes and learn the scntimen
i'm their own communities. mont
or six weeks later. should conditions
warrant, hlNleaders from the differcn
PARTS of the country will assemble &
determine whether there exists = SUI
flcientIy Widespread sentiment TO jus
tify the creation of new party
Colonel Roosevelt s;tid ne would ad
here To the course Which he had map
ped out. regardless OF what the Hoose
welt delegates to the convention decid
upon.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22

With the hope, but no certainty
of final adjournment some time before
daylight sunday the convention was
called to order at lO:43 by Root.
several delegates cried, "An
The Calumet news., 1912-06-22

Rhode Island. one seat IN ;he seventh
and ninth Pennsylvania. and both seats
in the seventl and sixteenth Texas.
Platform Short and Sharp.
The searchlight., 1912-06-28
PARKER DEFEATS
THE NEbRASKAN
BRYAN LOSES FIGHT AFTER
KERN, HIS CANDIDATE, WITH
DRAWS FROM FIGHT.
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH
Vote May Mean Much In Determining
Whether the Conservatives
or Progressives are to
Control Nominations,

Baltimore, June 26.-Judge Parker
chosen temporary chairman Of the
Democratic national convention over
William J. Bryan late this afternoon.
The vote:
DAyou OH
The democratic national convention
began It's deliberations at noon, with
vast throng In attendance and amid
scenes OF enthusiasm. Cardinal Glib
bons pronounced the opening invoca.
tion.
The report of the national commit
tee, presenting the name Of Judge AL.
ton b. Parker Of New York for temper.
ary chairman. precipitated the strug.
gle between the progressive forces. led
by William ]. Bryan. and those OF the
so-called conservative element.
Colonel Bryan made fierce speech,
first urging Senator Kern and later
yielding to appeals that he would be-
come a candidate against Parker for
the chairmanship.
After Bryan had made a speech
nominating Sen. Kern of Indiana and
attacking Alton B. Parker. Kern took
the stand. lie made a plea of har.
mony. asked Parker to Join him In
The searchlight., 1912-06-28
The First Consideration.

At st. Andrews some years ago an
old farmer and his plowman were
carting sand from the seashore. They
were behind the target on the rifle
range. but hidden by bank OF sand
from a party Of volunteers. who were
then on foot, at practice. A stray bull
let struck the plowman on the leg.
and he Immediately dropped. exclaim-
ing: I'm shot!"
Without more ado the farmer
scrambled up the bank and, waving
his hands to the volunteers. shouted:
Hey. lads, stop that. will ye?
You've shot a man. and 1t micht has
been the horse!"-London Tit-Bits.
The searchlight., 1912-06-28
That Was Different.

A stern father who had repeatedly
told a young man who was paying his
addresses to his daughter not to visit
the house again without his permis-
sion. which he never intended to give.
was surprised when he answered q
ring at the doorbell late one evening
to see the young man waiting on the
step.
Sir" said he in anger. didn't tell
you not to call again. eh. sir?"
Yes" said the young man. Il
know. but ! didn't call to see your
daughter. | came on behalf Of our
arm about that little bill"
"Oh-er-er-" stammered the
stern father, "call again. will your"