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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01

heard the single note of half-past
three chime from the clock. on the
mantelpiece.
Outside he stood for n moment on
the top of the marble steps. looking
downward with absent eyes. He was
completely engrossed with the just
ended conversation, parts OF which
repeated themselves In his mind ms he
stared unseeingly down the wide. UNI
encountered vista of the street.
Carriages flashed past through
strips Of sunshine; automobiles
whirred by. leaving dust and gasoline
in their wake. On the sidewalks there
were many foot passengers: lazily
sauntering couples, lovers. family par
ties, and little groups bound for tho
cars which would whisk them over
the dunes to the park. AS he slowly
began to descend, one Of these groups.
formed of three women. man, and a
child, approached the bottom Of the
steps. They were walking down the
avenue in a close. laxative bunch. The
descending magnate was apprised OF
their proximity by the high. cackltng
sound of the women's voices and an
aura of perfume which extended from
them into the surrounding ether. He
paid no attention to them. his eye.
with its look Of inward brooding. pass
ing indifferently over the faces turned
eagerly toward him.
They were not SO unmoved. Their
glances were trained full on him. their
eyes wide in the unblinking intensity
of their scrutiny. Even the child. who
was skipping along beside the eldest
of the women. inspected him with sol
emn care Brushing by in their gay
Sunday raiment they drew together to
discuss him, their heads in a cluster.
their voices lowered. He was so used
to being the object of such interest
that he did not bother to look at them.
and was therefore unaware that one of
the women. quite pretty. with reddish
hair and dark eyes, had turned as she
moved away and surveyed him over
her shoulder.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01
Copyright 1905 BY The BoBBs.MERP1LL 90.

sent out from New York to furnish the
lower floor of the house. she had in
sisted on retaining in this apartment
pieces of furniture and the works of
art which she approved. and which the
decorator wished to Danish to the gar
ret. Mrs. Ryan had her way as she al
ways did, and the first flne."soote" Of
furniture which she and Con had
bought in the days of their early af-
fluence, and various oil paintings also
collected in the same era Of their evo-
luton, went to the decking of the
room she used for her own and often
est sat in.
Cannon approached the fire, and
stood there looking up at the life-size
portrait in oils of the late Cornelius
Ryan, which hung over the chimney
piece. The artist had portrayed him
as thickly-whiskered man with the
complexion of a healthy infant and
eyes of baby blue. A watch chain,
given him by his colleagues in the old
days at Shasta, and formed of squares
of quartz set in native gold, was paint
ed with a finished carefulness which
had pleased Mrs. Ryan even more
ing the picture. she was wont to say
proudly: Just look at the watch
chainl Seems as II you could almost
hear the ticking of the watch"
Cannon was specializing as to the
merits of the likeness when he heard
the silken rustling of skirts, and
turned to greet his old friend. She
came in smiling. with extended hand.
richly clad. the CLEAN of a fastening
Jewel at her neck. Her hair was
dressed with a shining. smooth elab-
grafton. drawn up tightly at the sides
and arranged over her forehead in
careful curls. As she and her visitor
exchanged the first sentences Of
greeting he noticed that she looked
much older and more worn than she
had dong the last time hs he'd seen
her. but her face was as full OF pugna-
cious force as ever. While Della
Ryan's body lived her spirit would
hold its dominion. She had ruled all
her life and would do SO to the end.
They sat down on either side of the
fire and the old man said:
81 don't know whether ought to be
in here. The Chinaman left me to
my fate, and had to nose about my
self and find out where belonged"
"Oh, that's Lee" she answered with
short laugh. "He waits on the door
every other Sunday. We've had him
ten years and no ones ever been able
to make him show people into the par
lor. He thinks 1t better to leave them
standing in the hall till one of us sees
the card. Then he'll go down and tell
them as socially as you please to go
right in and sit down j asked him
why he didn't do It at first. and he
said: They might steal something"
Cannon looked into the fire with an
amused eye.
81 guess he thought I was after the
spoons. It's a dangerous habit. for l
took the first turning to the right and
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01
SYNOPSIS.

Bill Cannon. the bonanza king. and his
daughter. Rose, who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryans ball at San Francisco to
accompany her father, arrive at Antelope.
Dominick Ryan calls on his mother to
beg a ball invitation for his wife. and IL
refused. The determined old lady refuses
to recognize her daughter-in-law. DOM
mick had been trapped into marriage
with Bernice 1verson. stenographer.
several years his senior. She squanders his
money. they have frequent quarrels. and
he slips away. Cannon and his daughter
are showed in at Antelope. Dominick
Ryan is rescued from storm in uncon-
sclous condition and brought to Antelope
hotel. Antelope Is cut on by storm. Rose
Cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernice discovers in a
paper where husband Is and writes letter
trying to smooth over difficulties between
them. Dominick at last Is able to Join
fellow snowbound prisoners in hotel par
lor. He loses temper over talk of Buford.
an actor. After three weeks. end Of i'm.
prisonment Is seen. Telegrams and mall
arrive: Dominick gets letter from wife.
Tells Rose he doesn't love wife. and never
did. Stormbound people begin to depart.
Rose and Dominick embrace. father sees
them and demands an explanation. Rose
brother Gene is made manager of ranch.
and is to get 1t II he stays sober year.
Cannon expresses sympathy for Domi-
nick's position in talk with Rose. Domi-
nick returns home. Berry exerts herself
to please him. but he is Indifferent.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01

you," he said. you Just call on me.
I'm willing to help in this thing all l
can. 1t goes against me to see Dom
mick caught in trap this way Just
at the beginning of his life."
"A boy" said his mother. that
would have made some good girl
SO happy"
Cannon rose from his chair.
That's Just it'll" he said. "and
there are not so many of 'em round
that we can afford to lose one of the
best. I've always liked Dominick and
getting to know him SO well up at
Antelope / grew downright fond OF
him. He's a fine boy"
He smiled at her with his most gen
ial air, beaming with disinterested af-
lection for Dominick and the desire
to be helpful in grievous strait.
Mrs. Ryan looked brighter and more
hopeful than she had done at the
beginning OF the interview.
Its very good OF you" she said, ito
come and listen to an old woman's
complaints But as we get on. we
seem to take them harder. And you
know what my boy was to me7"
About the same thing that my girl
Ia to me-" Cannon answered as he
turned away to look on the table for
his hat.
There was a little more talk, and
then the set phrases of farewell
brought the interview TO a close.
Though momentous. 1t had not lasted
long. AS he left the room Cannon
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01

passage to the dining-room, sending
mons to the Chinamanz The morning
papers were scattered over the table
as Dominick had left them and she
gathered them up. sitting sidewise in
her chair and running her eye down
their columns, while the servant set
out her breakfast. She was still sleepy
and frequent yawns interrupted her
perusal of the lines of print which in.
terested her above all written matter.
A kimono clothed her slim form and
from beneath Its hem her foot pro
truded, thrust bare into furred slip
per. She folded the paper over to
bring the society column into prom.
inence easy of access. ard, propping II
ate her breakfast.
Toward the end of the meal she In
quired of the servant at what time her
husband had gone out. and received
the reply that Mr.. Ryan had had his
breakfast and left the fiat two hours
earlier. There was nothing discon.
certing or unusual about this. as Domi,
nick always went for a walk on fine
Sunday mornings. but her mind was
far from easy and she Immediately
fell to wondering why no had departed
so early. and the slight ferment of dis
quietude that was always with her
stirred again and made her forget the
society column and let her Spanish
omelet grow cold.
ITO BE coNTISuED)
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01

money. Have you never thought Of
buying her Off"
He looked at Mrs. Ryan and met
her eyes staring anxiously and. in a
sort Of way, shyly into his.
"Yes," she said in low voice. 81
have"
Have you tried it?"
"No-I-I-I don't think I dared"
she said almost desperately. ut was
my last trump"
He realized, and. though he was I'M
moved by it. he felt the pathos of
this admission from the proud and
combative woman who had SO long
and SO successfully domineered over
her world.
81 suppose 1t is sort of death-bed
remedy" he said, but 1t seems to
me it's about time to try 1t. Your
idea that she's going to wait till you
die and then claim part of the estate
as Dominick's wife is all very well,
but she's not the kind of woman to
be willing to wait patiently through
the rolling years on three thousand
dollars per annum. She's good bit
older than he is and 1t isn't making
ueT any happier u seS heI Desl uhy o
passing with nothing doing. I should
think you stood pretty good chance
Of getting her to listen to reason"
Offering her a sum down to leave
him?" she said. looking at the fire.
her brows knit.
Exactly. Offer her good sum on
the stipulation that she leaves him
and goes away to New York or Eu-
rope. Then in the course of time she
can write him asking him to grant her
divorce on some such technical
grounds as desertion. or Incompatible
ity, or anything else that's respect
able. He'll have to give 1t to her.
He can't do anything else. And there
you are!"
What II she refuses?" she said in
low voice, and he saw she was
afraid of this refusal which would
shatter her last hope.
Raise your OFFER" he answered
briskly "She probably will refuse the
first time"
She pondered. eying the fire with
heavy immobility.
YES" she said. nodding. at sounds
reasonable. It's about the only thing
left"
IF can be of any assistance to
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01

butted into Cornelia and young man
who gave me to understand I'd come
the wrong way around"
What did they say?" said the
mother. her face stiffening with sud-
den disappearing surprise.
They didn't say anything. That
was Just 1t. They didn't even see me.
But they certainly led me to believe
that I'd got somewhere where I wasn't
wanted. may not be smart, but a
hint doesn't have to be much harder
than the kick of a mule for me to
see It,"
Mrs. Ryan looked at him consider
ingly.
"Yes," she said. nodding. Its a
case, l guess"
ut ought to be satisfactory" he an
swered Pat Duffy, the father of those
boys, was one Of the finest fellers
ever knew He was shift boss on the
Rey del Monte in seventy-one when
was the superintendent. He got out
of Virginia with his pile. didn't lose
1t like the others. He had an easy
three million when he came down here
and bought the Bristed house on Pine
street. And Jacks the best OF his
children. Maggie. who married the
English bnronet. was nice sort Of
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER XII.

Berry Makes Discovery.
1t was near eleven o'clock on that
wrappered and heavyeyed. emerged
from her room. She shuffied down the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-04
M'MANIGAL rs
LUCKY FISHERMAN
Given Day Of From Jail and Comes
Home With Long Strong
of Fish.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April A.
Ortie McManigal went fishing.
This was the explanation made to-
day by attaches of the jail and dis.
trict attorneys office for the mysteri-
Gus disappearance of the little dyna-
inter from the Jail yesterday.
Accompanied by Detective McLaren
McManigal left the jail at five a. M.
and for hours the district attorney
and the jail attaches said they did
not know his whereabouts. The after
noon heightened into night and still
no McManigal. When excitement was
intense. considerably after dark last
night and rumors spread that ortie
had been set free by the county
authorities, he and McLaren reap
peared
They displayed long string OF
fish taken at Redondo Beach
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Ferrer's Daughter.

PARIS, April 4.-French and Span
ish operate and musical comedy
stars will probably have to get along
without bouquets from King Alfonso
for some time, as the result of re-
cent incident at Pau, when the royal
stage Johnnie" received a crushing
snub.
1t leaked out today that while mo-
toring back from Bordeaux, to San Sc
bastian, after one of his frequent con-
situations with DR.. Moure, the famous
throat specialist, Alfonso broke his
journey at Pau, and patronized the To-
cal opera house. The royal ear and
eye quickly approved Of the prima
donna, and an aide-de-camp was dis
patched to purchase bouquet, ana
deliver it at the stage door with the
compliments of the king Of Spain.
To the amazement of his royal mas
ter the aide returned, greatly agitated,
and bearing the bouquet which had
obviously been rejected. why has
she refused it?" demanded Alfonso
anRrlly, 10 MOI KNOW lutI eNSf
heard her name before he continued
after consulting his program. The
aide departed in search Of the man.
ager, only to return moro agitated
than before.
"She is not singing under her own
name" he stammered. ANY fool
knows that. Who is she?" snapped the
king. now really aroused.
Sonora Paz Ferrer, your majesty
was the reply.
Then with feeling of shame and
regret, Alfonso remembered the beau
tiful girl, who nearly four years ago
had vainly begged for the life OF her
father. Francesca Ferrer, the famous
educator and progressive leader, who
was executed for completely In the
barcelona revolution. Tho king hur-
nedly left the theatre and has not
since mustered sufficient courage to
send bouquet to an attractive star
Sonora Ferrer. though flrst-class
singer. finds 1t impossible to secure
an engagement in SPAIN
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what part through inefficiency. Be
sides the s2,O00,000,O00 of current
revenues spent in operation, there are
each year expended hundreds of mil
lions in new construction or the pur-
chase of equipment. What part of the
money spent for new construction or
equipment Is efficiently and honestly
spent? Until we know all this, we
cannot know whether rates are just
and reasonable.
The fact that railroad company
has paid out money has ceased to be
assurance that 1t was necessarily paid
out. Interlocking directorates may
have led to the making of many CON
tracts unnecessarily burdensonie to
the railroads: for on many of our
railroads interlocking directories
control large part of the expendi-
! ture.
| j. p Morgan & Co. and other bank
ers, have monopoly of selling many
railroads the money they need at
rates of the bankers own fixing. Di
rectors of the steel trust are directors
of railroad companies, owning over
one half of the total railroad mileage
4 in the United States. Directors OF
equipment companies have places like
wise on boards of railroad companies
The United States commissioner OF
corporations has shown how the
Standard Oil trust compelled nearly
every railroad in the country to pur
chase it's oil at extortionate prices.
Before the railroads can know what
expenditures are needful, the great
step taken in the LaFollette physica
valuation act must be supplemented
| by two others: First, fnterlocking di
rectorates must be abolished; second
a federal bureau Of railroad costs
must be established, through which
the actual and necessary cost of op
Grating each railroad can be determ
Iined.
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REVERE, MO.
) . 80 = . . = . . . . . =

Rev. Bartine of Memphis, Mo-,
preached here Saturday night, Sunday
at eleven, and Sunday night.
Mr.. Powers left Sunday for Kansas.
He will return in May.
Mrs. SAINT WINS and Mrs. Ed. Gal
land spent Saturday with Mrs. De-
vance
Dottie and Lewis Durham spent
Saturday afternoon in town.
Mrs. Buckner expects to leave this
week for Kansas City, Mo.
Measles are getting to be scarce
The mumps are taking their place
MIR. and Mrs. John Hardy spent
Sunday In the country.
Mrs. Owen King and little son
Harold, called on Mrs. M. Edwards
Sunday afternoon.
Lila Wallace spent Sunday in town
Revere is proud to say we have {
dentist.
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Weak, Cold Spells.

Wilmington, N C.,-Mrs. Cora q.
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INV Louis d. Brandeis, l

The LaFollette act providing for
the physical valuation of railroads by
the interstate commerce commission
is a great step forward. The sena-
tors seven-year fight has been nobly
won. The act is but another applica-
ton of LaFollettes favorite motto
"Ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free
Everybody admits that the value of
railroad property is one of the ele-
ments to be taken into consideration
by the interstate commerce commits
sion in fixing rates, and everybody has
been obliged to admit that the COM
mission was without reliable data
bearing up this value. Under the La
Toilette act the public will at least
be furnished with the best evidence of
value available.
But theresis more truth which must
be known before LaFollette's task of
securing to the people just railroad
rates, is completed. To secure just
and reasonable rates, other steps
must be taken. We must know, be-
sides the actual value of railroad prop
erty, the actual cost of operation and
the cost of current construction and
of new equipment. The railroad re-
ports give us now statement Of what
they spend each year; but the public
has no means of knowing whether this
amount has been well spent
In the calendar year 1912 the rail-
roads collected from the American
people in gross earnings, $3,045,77S,.
327, most of which has been spent in
some way. About one-third of that
amount has gone In interest and divi.
dends and taxes. The physical yalu.
alton would help us to know what
part of that interest and dividend is
paid on capital which Is water. About
two-thirds Of the years revenues is
paid out for operating expenses. 1t is
at least equally important to know
what part of that revenue has been
spent unnecessarily; what part has
been wasted through dishonesty, and
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ELKS OFFICERS
ARE INSTALLED
Change In Officials Last Evening at
Interesting Session of the
Lodge.

"A most interesting meeting OF Keo-
kuk lodge No. 106 B. P. o. Elks was
held last evening when the new off,
GERS were installed and the fiscal
lodge year came to an end. There was
a large attendance of the member
ship and the ceremony of installation
was impressive. There was also mi.
tiation OF a class OF candidates and
the evening was rounded out with a
fish fry in the dining room.
The following new officers were
installed and are now at the head Of
the lodge:
VIM. B. Woolley. exalted ruler.
Paul T. Pechstein, esteemed lead
Ing knight.
Walter G. Heller, esteemed leading
knight.
Milton Johnson, esteemed lecturing
knight.
]. l. Wolf. secretary.
A. r. Bauer treasurer.
Charles 8. Abell, tyler.
John Conrad, chaplain.
Irwin Griffey, esquire.
George Devero, inner guard.
The committees for the ensuing
year were appointed and annual re-
ports we're read, showing the lodge
to be in sound and flourishing con-
dition. DR.. f. c. Smith, retiring exalt-
ed ruler acted as installing officer and
was given a hearty ovation when he
stepped out of Office and thanked the
members of the lodge for their sup.
port during his term OF office.
! At the conclusion OF the lodge ses
sion, adjournment vas taken to the
| dining room where supper was served
and social session enjoyed.
] The lodge voted substantial sum
! to the Red Cross fund being raised
in Keokuk for the relief of the Ohio
and Indiana food and Omaha cyclone
sufferers.
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PEOPLES LAWYER
ON RAILROADS
Louis D. BrandeIs Champions sena.
tor LaFollette's Act Providing
for Physical
Valuation.
CAPITAL AND WATER
lnterlockins Dlrectorates Must be
Abolished and Federal Bureau Of
Costs Must be Es
tabIlshed.
CAPITAL AND WATER
UNITED Press Special service.]

UNITED Press Special sService.l
BOSTON, Mass, April 4-Louis D.
Brandeis, the peoples lawyer" who
once declared he could save the rail
roads OF the country millions of dol
lars every day, III a statement written
for the United Press, today champion
ed Senator LaFollette's act providing
for the physical valuation of railroads
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. He insisted that before the peo-
pie can know whether the money they
pay to railroads is honestly and nee
essarily spent, interlocking director
ates must be abolished and federal
bureau OF railroad costs established.
Mr.. Brandeis charges that ]. P.
Morgan & Company and other bank
ers have monopoly of selling to
many railroads the money they need,
at rates Of the bankers own fixing.
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VISIT KEoKUK DAM
AND PRISON CITY
Party Of Delegates TO w. o. w. Con
venton Had Enjoyable Trip
Yesterday.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: One of the
most enjoyable features of the
Woodmen of the World convention
was the trip to Keokuk and TT Madi-
son, taken by number Of the dele
gates yesterday. Through the court
esy of the Burlington road a special
car was provided for the sight-seers.
Jonah Smith, local deputy of the
camp, acted as guide for the delega-
ton, and won the esteem of the entire
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Crock Letter Convention.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Rivalries
that hold apart the members Of rival
fraternities in American schools and
colleges were forgotten today when
the Theta MI Epsilon society. compos-
ed of delegates from all the Greek