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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

TO be left undisturbed. ! have many
things to dispose OF in the interim"
Mr.. Challoner, very white by now
pointed to the door before he sank
again into his chair. Brotherson took
1t for dismissal and stepped slowly
back. Then their eyes met again and
Mr.. Challoner spoke his first word:
There was another poor woman
she died suddenly-and her wound
was not unlike that inflicted upon
Edith. Did you"
Il did" The answer came without
a tremor. you may say and 50 may
others that was less justified in this
attack than in the other: but do not
see Il that way. A theory does not a.
ways work in practice. ! wished %
test the unusual means I contem-
plated. and the woman ] saw before
ne across the court vas hardsWprk-
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gan; but Sweetwater in his great anx'
iety interrupted him with q quick:
Explanations will keep, Mr.. Chal'
loner. What OF the man himself
Where Is he? That's the important
thing now"
He was in his room till early this
morning writing letters, but he Is not
there now. The door Is unlocked and
I went in. From appearances fear
the worst. That IA why your pres
ence relieves me so. Where do you
think he ISL"
'In his hangar in the woods. Where
else would be 50 to"
Il have thought Of that. Shall We
start out alone or take witnesses with
uafr
we vm 90 alone. Does Oswald
anticipate" -
-Hs 4 Sure. But be laels strength
q nors. He Hes o. nv bod q lhofe.
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ner Of this world. wherever Edith
Challoner's name has gone, wherever
my name has gone. It will be known
that the dlscoverer of o practical air
ship. is a man whom they can no
longer honor. Do you think that is
not hell enough for me; or that ! do
not realize the hell 1t will be for you?
I've never wearied you or any man
with my affection; but I'm not all
demon. l would gladly have spared
you this additional anguish; but that
was impossible. You are my brother
and must suffer from the connection
whether we would have 1t so or not.
II 1t promises too much misery-and
/ know no misery like that of shame
come with me where go tomor-
row. There will be room for two"
Oswald, swaying with weakness, but
maddened by the sight Of an over
throw which carried with It the
stiled affections and the admiration
Of his whole life, gave q bound for
ward. opened his arms and-fell.
Orlando stopped short. Gazing
down on his PROSTATE brother, he
stood for q moment with CLEAN Of
something like human tenderness
showing through the fare Of dying
passions and perishing hopes; then
he swung open the door and passed
quietly out, and Mr.. Challoner could
hear the laughing remark with which
he met and dismissed the half-dozen
men and women who had been drawn
to this end of the hall by what had
sounded to them like a fracas between
angry men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

tempest affects some temperaments
In a totally unexpected manner. As
the man inside turns slightly and
looks up. the master figure on the
sidewalk vanishes. and his step. II any
one had been interested enough to
listen, rings with . new note as It
turns into the country road It has Mt
last reached.
But no one needed. The new ar
rival munches his roll and waits i'm
patiently for his coffee, while with
out, the clouds pile soundlessly in the
sky. one Of them taking the form Of
huge hand with clutching fingers
reaching down into the hollow void
beneath,
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enough for a quick disclaimer. But
no such disclaimer came. Il will heal
IT," came in reluctant finish.
Mr.. Brotherson took step forward
His manner was as cold as the heart
which lay like a stone In his bosom.
viii you pardon me II ask you to
riser said he. II have my weaknesses
too. (He gave no sign OF them.) 81
cannot speak down from such height
to the man am bound to hurt"
AS II answering to the constraint Of
will quite outside his own, Mr.. Chal
loner rose. Their heads were now
more nearly on level and Mr.. Broth
erson's voice remained low, as he pro
ceeded, with quiet intensity:
There has been time-and 1t may
exist yet, God knows-when you
thought me In some unknown and Sc
cret way the murderer OF your daugh'
ter. l do not quarrel with the sus'
picion; 1t was justified, Mr.. Challoner
| did kill your daughter, and with this
hand! l can no longer deny It."
The wretched father swayed, follow.
ing the gesture OF the hand thus held
out but he did not fall, nor did a
sound leave his lips.
Brotherson went coldly on:
II did it because l regarded her
treatment to my suit rs insolent. i
have no mercy for any such display OF
intolerance on the part Of the rich and
the fortunate. l hated her for 1t; !
hated her class. herself and all she
stood for. To strike the dealer Of such
q hurt felt to be my right. Though a
man of small beginnings and of a
stock which such as you call common.
have q pride which few Of your
blood can equal. l could not work. or
sleep or cat with such sting in my
breast as she had planted there. To
rid myself Of 1t, determined TO kill
her, and l did. How? Oh, that was
easy. though 1t has proved a great
stumbling-block to the detectives, as l
knew 1t would! shot her-but not
with an ordinary bullet. My charge
was q small icicle made deliberately
for the purpose. 1t had strength
enough to penetrate, but it left no
trace be 1t. A bullet OF ice for a
heart OF ice,' had said in the tor
ment of my rage. But the word was
without knowledge, Mr.. Challoner. l
see it now; / have seen 1t for two
whole weeks. l did not misjudge her
condemnation Of me, but l misjudged
its cause. 1t was not to the compare
lively poor, the comparatively obscure
man she sought to show contempt,
but to the brother Of Oswald whose
claims she saw insulted. A woman !
should have respected, not killed. A
woman of no pride of station; q WON.
an who loved man not only Of my
own class, but Of my own blood-a
woman, to avenge whose unmerited
death l stand here before you self
condemned criminal. That Is but JUS
tice, Mr.. Challoner. That is the way
look at things. Though no senti-
mentalist; and dead to all beliefs save
the eternal truths Of science, l have
that In me which will not let me prof
1t, now that / know myself unworthy,
by, the great success have earned.
Hence this confession. Mr.. Challoner.
1t has not come easily, nor do shut
my eyes in the least to the results
which must follow. But cannot do
differently. Tomorrow, you may tele-
graph to New York. Till then / desire
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Doris and her father are with him.
I'VE will not wait q minute. How
the storm holds on. I hope It win
hold of for another hour"
Mr.. Challoner made no reply. He
had spoken because he felt compelled
to speak, but It had not been easy
for him. nor could any trines move
him now.
The town was up by this time and.
though they chose the least frequent
ed streets, they had to suffer from
some encounters. II was q good half
hour before they found themsO. - In
the forest and in sight of the hangar.
One look that way. and SweetWateF
turned to see what the effect was upon
Mr. Challoner.
A murmur Of dismay greeted him
The oval of the great lid stood mp
against the forest background.
HE has escaped" cried Mr.. Chal-
loner.
But Sweetwater, laying a finger ON
his lip, advanced and laid his ear
against the door. Then he cast .
quick look aloft. Nothing was to be
seen there. The darkness of storm In
the heavens but nothing more.-YesI
now, fash of vivid and destructive
lightning!
The two men drew back and their
glances crossed.
Let US return to the highroad."
whispered Sweetwater; I'VE can SEQ
nothing here"
Mr.. Challoner. trembling very much.
wheeled slowly about.
WAIT" enjoined Sweetwater. First.
let me take q look inside"
Running to the nearest tree, he
quickly climbed 1t, worked himself
along q protruding branch and looked
down into the open hangar. It was
now so dark that details escaped him.
but one thing was certain. The air
ship was not there.
Descending, he drew Mr.. Challoner
hastily along. Hes gone." said he.
Let US reach the high ground N
quickly as we can. I'm glad that Mr..
Oswald Brotherson is not with us or
or Miss Doris"
But this expression Of satisfaction
died on his lips. At the point where
the forest road debouches into tho
highway, he had already caught q
glimpse Of their two figures. They
were waiting for news, and the broth
er spoke at the instant he saw Sweet
water:
Where is he? You've not found
him or YOU wouldn't be coming alone.
He cannot have gone up. He cannot
manage 1t without an assistant. We
must seek him somewhere else; In
the forest or in our house at hOma.
All" The lightning had forked again
Hes not in the forest and he's not
in your home" returned Sweetwater.
Hes aloft; the airship is not in the
shed. And he can go up alone now"
Then more slowly: But he cannot
come down."
They strained their eyes in a mad
dening search of the heavens. But
the darkness had 30 increased that
they could be sure Of nothing.
Doris sank upon her knees.
Suddenly the lightning flashed
again, this time so wildly and SO near
that the whole heaven burst into fiery
illumination above them and the
thunder, crashing almost simultane-
ously, seemed for a moment to rock
the world and bow the heavens to-
wards them. Then a silence; then
Sweetwater's whisper in Mr.. Chal-
toner's ear:
Take them away! l saw him; he
was falling like a shot"
Mr.. Challoner threw out his arms.
then steadied himself. Oswald was
Keeling; Oswald had seen too. But
Doris was there. When the lightning
flashed again, she was standing and
Oswald was weeping on her bosom.
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HarmonIous cObbIsr.'

Angrily the woman walked acrosa
the floor while the shoemaker llstenaa
to her unmusical tread.
"Your hear that?" she said. ''Creak
creak all the time. These shoes win
drive me crazy. win you give ne NJ
monay baeki" 4
I'm afraid I can't DO that" be naIa.
but III ten Jon what win DO. ulIl.
take one Of those shoes bach nn1
give you another that um pga11h =
iune via ., rue M hnve -
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"Yours truly,
"oRLANpo BRoTHERsoN

ORLANDO BROTHERSON."
Mr.. Challoner had been called upon
to face many difficult and heartrend
Ing duties since the blow which had
desolated his home fell upon him.
But from none Of them had he
shrunk as he did from the interview
thus demanded. He had supposed
himself rid of this man. He had dis
missed him from his life when he had
dismissed Sweetwater. His face, &c
cordingly, wore anything but pro
pitiatory look, when promptly at the
hour OF seven, Orlando Brotherson en-
tered his apartments.
His pleasure or his displeasure was
however, a matter OF small conse'
quence to his self-invited visitor. He
had come there with q set purpose
and nothing in heaven or earth could
deter him from It now. Declining the
offer OF a seat, with the slightest OF
acknowledgements in the way Of q
bow, he took careful survey OF the
room before saying:
Are We alone, Mr.. Challoner, or is
that man Sweetwater lurking some
where within hearing?"
"Mr. Sweetwater is gone, as ! had
e honor Of telling you yesterday, u
was the somewhat stiff reply. There
are no witnesses to this conference, II
that Is what you wish to know"
THANK you, but you will pardon
my insistence II request the privilege
of closing that door" He pointed 10
the one communicating with the bed
room. THE information l have to
give you Is not such as I am willing
to have shared, at least for the pres
emit"
you may close the door," said Mr.
CtRlloner coldly. But is 1t necessary
70. you to give me the information
you mention, tonight? II 1t is Of such
a nature that you cannot accord me
the privilege Of sharing 1t, as yet, with
Others, why not spare me till you can
4 have gone through much, Mr.. Broth
erson."
"You have" came In steady assent
as the man thus addressed stepped TO
the door he had indicated and quietly
closed II. But" he continued. as he
crossed back to his former position,
would It be easier for you to so
Through the night now in anticipation
,pfiwhat / have to reveal than to hear
q at once from my lips while am in
phe mod to speakf'
!. TIE answer was slow in coming.
Tue courage which had upheld this
rapidly aging man through 50 many
trying interviews. seemed inadequate
for the test put so cruelty upon IT. He
faltered and sank heavily into q chair,
while The stern man watching him,
gave no signs OF responsive sympathy
% sven interest, only q patient and
acytempsred resolve.
cannot I've IN uncertainty" such
WA hnaIly Mr.. Challoner's words.
|.Whak you have 70 say concerns
Elllhfs The pause he made was En-
ainnl n length, but It vas long
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
CHAPTER xxx.
The Aveneer.

The Avencer.
Dear Mr.. Challoner:
with every apology for the intru-
sion. may l request a few minutes Of
private conversation with you this
evening at seven o'clock? Let it be
in your own room.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
Spseiai Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 WASHINGTON. Nov. 1l.-Advic".s received at the war department iron, Manila report that the island of Guam has been visited hy terrible typhoo,l and that the capital has been prac- ticaliy wiped out by the wind. Many natives are reported dead md fears are felt for a detail of marines which was on m expedition to the lower cn.i of the island and which is ls feared may have been caught in the tidni wave which swept up in the wake "f the great wind storm.
 The typhoon has been blowing for i've days and has piled the water up on to the beach higher than 1t has ever been known to come. The city. al. though protected by small harbor Is not on high ground and the high water accompanied by the wind an,l tidal wave swept over the lower, or native portion of the town drowning many. These natives had been warned by the white people to move from their shacks but the water had never ben known to reach a dangerous poin:
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fl VESSELS AND
 MANY LIVES LOST

woman's fingers are covered with costly rings and around her neck is valuable strin. of pearls.
 The woman wns in evening dress and had evidently hastily thrown a fur coat over her dinner gown when she got into the life boat. This leads to the belief that tho yacht of somo rich man must have been wrecked. The child is evidently the daughter Of the woman and if inc men who were in the boat were not sailors on the yacht there seems no way to account for the woman's presence with them. It is strange, however. that neither on the boat or on the jerseys of the sail- ors is any name which would indicate where the party came from.
 There seems to be nothing by which th. woman and child can he Identified and the whole circumstances Is shrouded in mystery. except the very real fact that the party must have suffered terribly from the cold and exposure in the open boat before they were relieved by death.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
Nuaast Special esrvies.


 DETROIT. Nov. li.--A compilation of the damage done on the lakes by the recent great blizzard shows that s) far there have been reported to tho ofYicials eleven vessels totally wrecked with loss of one hundred and seven ty-three lives. Eight vessels missing. These latter boats carry approximate e- ly sixty people and it may be that some of them have been beached or made some port where they cannot communi icate and they may be heard from later.
 A report comes from sarnia On tario, that a life boat has drifted into that port containing eight frozen corpses. There is no name on the life boat to indicate where she came from One remakarble fact in connection with the recovery Ot this boat is that all of the six men in the boat are evi- dently common sailors while the other two bodies are those of an elegantly crowned woman and a baby whose clothes are of the finest make. The
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
Spseial Nugget Service.

special Nu00ee oeTvsee.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. Nov. 1@.-The Atlanta Montgomery express on the Georgia Central railroad was wreclSe1 about twenty five miles from here last night and eighteen persons were kill ed. Two hundred were seriously burn ed or otherwise injured and many others were slightly hurt.
 The wreck. which is the worst in the history of the road. occurred n mile beyond the town of Clayton where the track runs over trcstle fifty foct high.
 The engine and one baggage car ha | crossed tho wooden trestle' when with out warning the framework gave wnv and three day coaches nnd a Pullman sleeper slid into the valley below. Tho baggage car following the engine Ind not quite cleared the bridge and whcn the cars behind 1t went down 1t was dragged back and now hangs half over the edge of steep precipice. Why this car did not Go down with the rest is a marvel as thcr is nothing to hold it except that the front wheels are off the track md buried in the sand.
 The coaches of the wrecked train were filled with people returning from a camp meeting up the line and it is remarkable that more were not killed outright as the cars after falling to tho
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
MANY ARE DEAD
 IYPH0ON AT GUAM

around them and they refused to g. AS the water gradually crept higher nnd higher the governor ordered out his marine guard to forcibly move the natives to place of safety hut be- fore the soldiers could reach the na- tive town the huge tidal wave swept in from the sea and submerged inc entire spit of land upon which the shacks were built The water has re. ceded some and with the dying down of the wind boats will be able to get over to the submerged houses but it Is not thought that many of the in habitants are alive as the water rose so rapidly that all possible chance to escape was cut of.
 What damage has been done to other parts of the island is not known as telephone communication is cut ofs md until native runners or mounted ,atrols can get through there is no ,.,eans of communicating with outlyinG districts.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

The Pederson who brought the mes sage from Mogs into Circle was prob nbly Capt. c. D. Pederson VI" was in Nome in Is12 in command of the Ei. vlra which has been reported wrecked
 Capt. Pederson lives in Unalaska end the Elvira was formerly a sealer. She was built in Japan In 1908. She was ssised by the United States govern ment and sold to Peterson.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

The New Elite BathA in the Staples building will in few days have com pieted repairs and will be in readiness to accommodate guests. The steam heating plant for both the baths and TO ms will be in working order and there will be plenty of home comfor: fin the commodious rooms.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

telegraphed here from Clayton ana ;' relief train is now on It's way hack hcr'' with the dead and injured.
 Many of the victims of the accident were from homes in Montgomery and there is great sorrow here over the f,to, termination of the trip.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Pianes and piano stoels, sewing ma- chimes, Photographs. everything al Helts.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
LADY sTRATHcoNA DEAD.
p>e;sl Nuoost Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 LONDON. Nov. 1S.-Lady Strath' coma, the wife of Lord Strathcon who was governor general of Canada died here today after an illness of sev- cral months.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
ling the anuua, assessment work.

Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Mueller gave n birthday party at the Golden Gate this afternoon for their three year-old daughter Elizabeth. About thirty children below the school age were present.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

About six Eskimos came into towd last night driving. deer. They createl quite a bit of interest and all the dogs in town had a grouch the rest of the night.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

The Nome high school basket ball will play the Fort Davis team at the post tonight. The lineup for Nome will be: Lehmann. Began. Modini and X'anderworker. with Geo. Allen mascot
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
s9Mp voUR LAUNDRY

To the Peopss6 LaumAry whsre yos viii receive gsoa wssS szssaAse D nsns but white snDaagss. whs receive the standard waeaA
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Mrs. earttstts dancing eiass ever, Friday at 6 p. m. at x. X. hall.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
BAD DISASTER ON
 GEORGIA CENTRAL

bottom of the small valley at once took fire and those imprisoned in the wreckage were in terrible plight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

There was Q meeting of the school board this afternoon at four o'clock at which c number of applications for admittance to the schools were con . sidered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

The opening social event ef the seq cen wilt be, as usual, the Thankss'vins Ball.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Board Of Trade Restaurant is now
 rsopsnsd for business.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

eoard of Trade Restaurant is nov rsopsned fer businsss.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

.Iinoisun,. carpets and mating. fu' coats, rebss, blankets at Aelts.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Furniture, hardware, clothing, gra- nits ware. new goods. everyday at Hoits.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Hard and soft coal stoves and ransss cheap at Heits.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

The Daily Nugget, $2oo per month
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14

Board Of Trade Restaurant is now rsopsnsd for business.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-14
VICTORIA ARRIVES.
Special Nugget sssvieA

SEATTLE. Nov. l<.-The Victorit from Nome arrived here last night h' midnight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
SAINTS NOW AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Victory Over the Y. M. c. A.
Last Friday Gives Them
Fresh Hope.

Well pleased with the work OF his
auintette in defeating the fast Z. N c..
a. five last Saturday at Basketball,
Coach Miller OF the L. D. S. L. will set
tie down this afternoon TO shaping his
boys into form for their game with the
Salt Lake high school next Friday. This
contest is the annual big thing between
the local schools, and its outcome more
closely watched than the state tourna-
rnent. SO far as the two institutions are
concerned
Miller, II anything. has q shade on the
west side school this year, and though
the latter's supporters remain firm, they
know that a Red and Black victory Is
extremely doubtful. Granite high school
won from the high school team In the
first league game last week. The lack
OF good forwards was noticeable In the
local five's lineup. and the Granite vic
tory shows Richardson's five to be
weaker than last winter.
However, the l.. d. s. has team Of
veterans. Smith. tho giant center of
the Saints, IS playing the best ball Of
MS career, and Is q marvel OF accuracy
from the foul line. Sevy and Bennion
are old stars and Parkinson and Olson
nave more than once demonstrated their
class against the best high school teams
of the state, One other thing that will
affect tho games outcome is the alb
sence Of Captain Ward from the Indian
lineup, and although the new men will
try hard to win, they viii be handi-
capped in meeting veteran five with
seasoned teamwork and Individual stars
such as Miller Is Offering