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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

portion OF the illy.lit interior-"to OF
fer you my services, Mr.. Brotherson
! have no other motive for this intru
sion than to be OF use. ! am deeply
interested in your invention, to the
development of which have already
lent some aid, and can bring to the
test you purpose a sympathetic hell
which you could hardly find In any
other person living"
The silence which settled down al
the completion Of these words had @
weight which made that Of the previ
GUS moment seem light and all athrot
with sound. The man within had not
yet caught his breath; the man with
out held his, In an anxiety which had
little to do with the direction Of the
weapon, into which he looked. Then
an owl booted far away in the forest
and Orlando. slowly lowering his arm,
asked in an oddly constrained tone:
How long have you been in town.
The answer Gu: clean through any
lingering hope he may have had.
Ever since the day your brother
was told the story OF his great mis-
fortune"
"Ahi still at your old tricks! !
thought you had quit that business as
Improbable"
II don't know. never expect quick
returns. He who holds on for q rise
sometimes reaps unlooked-for profits. "
The arm and fist OF Orlando Broth
erson ached to hurl this fellow back
into the heart Of the midnight woods.
But they remained quiescent and he
spoke instead:
Il have buried the business. You
will never resuscitate it through me-"
Sweetwater smiled. There was no
mirth in his smile though there was
lightness in his tone as he said:
Then let us 60 back to the matter
in hand. You need q helper; where
are you going to find one II you don't
take me?"
A growl from Brotherson's set lips.
Never had he looked more dangerous
than in the one burning instant follow
ing this daring repetition Of the de-
tective's outrageous request. But as
he noted how slight was the figure OPP
posing him from the other side of the
threshold. he was swayed by his nat
ural admiration Of pluck in the physi.
cally weak, and lost his threatening
attitude, only to assume one which
Sweetwater secretly found 1t even
harder to meet.
You are a fool" was the singing
remark he heard flung at him. do
you want to play the police.ofilcer
here and arrest me in mid air?"
Mr.. Brotherson, you understand me
as little as l am supposed to under
stand you. Humble as my place Is in
society and, may add, in the depart
ment whose interests / serve, there
are in me two men. One you know
passably well-the detective whose
only indifferently clever,
show that he has very much to learn.
or the other-the workman acquaint-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Evil In Use Of oruus.

In an article on the indiscriminate
use Of drugs the Lancet takes the
same position as that Of the New York
physician who was recently quoted In
this column. Speaking Of "the shreYd
fellow" who suffers from insomnia and
purchases veronal as a safe ~ hypnO-
tic. the writer says: Eight grains
have been known to prove fatal and
ten grains not uncommonly give rise
to alarming symptoms. But the
sleep producer Is used, nevertheless.
By people who feel justified by mis-
leading paragraphs in medical COZ
umns,' blind to the risk Of acquiring .
drug habit"-New York Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

taIt9OA
the intense feeling she had manifest
ed. Had Orlando touched her girlish
heart? Had this cold.blooded nature.
with its steel-like brilliancy and hon
orable but stern views Of life, moved
this warm and sympathetic soul to
more than admiration? The thought
disturbed him SO he forgot the near
ness Of the moment they were all
awaiting till a quick rasping sound
from the hangar, followed by the sud
den appearance Of an overwhelming
band Of light about its upper rim,
drew his attention and awakened them
all to a breathless expectation.
The lid was rising. Now It was
halfway up, and now, for the first
time, It was lifted to It's full height
and stood a broad oval disk against
the background Of the forest. The eff
feet was strange. The hangar had
been made brilliant By many lamps,
and their united glare pouring from
its top and Illuminating not only the
surrounding treetops, but the broad
face of this uplifted disk. reused IN
the awed spectator q thrill such a. in
NEUROLOGICAL times might have greet.
Cd the sudden sight Of VulcanB
smithy blazing on olympian hlIlL
But tie clang q Iron on iron would
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

ing. You wish to help me finish anC
prepare for Hight?"
Il sincerely do"
you consider yourself competent
II do"
Brotherson's eyes fell and he walked
once to the extremity of the oval floor
ing and back.
We'll, we will grant that. But that's
not all that is necessary. My require
ments demand a companion in my
first flight. Will you 60 up in the car
with me on Saturday night?"
A quick Affirmative was on Sweet
waters lips but the glimpse which he
got OF the speakers face glowering
upon him from the shadows into which
Brotherson had withdrawn, stopped its
utterance, and the silence grew heavy.
Though 1t may not have lasted long
by the clock, the instant Of breathless
contemplation of each others features
across the intervening space was OF
incalculable moment to Sweetwater.
and, possibly, to Brotherson. AS
drowning men are said to live over
their whole history between their first
plunge and their final rise to light and
air, so through the mind Of the de.
tective rushed the memories Of his
past and the fast fading glories OF his
future; and rebelling at the subtle
peril he saw In that sardonic eye, he
voclferated an impulsive:
NO! III not" and paused, caught
by a new and irresistible sensation.
A breath Of wind-the first he had
felt that night-had swept In through
some crevice in the curving wall, flap
ping the canvas enveloping the great
car. 1t acted like q peal to battle.
After all, man must take some risks
in this life, and his heart was in this
trial Of q redoubtable mechanism in
which he had full faith. He could not
say no to the prospect Of being the
first to share a triumph which would
send his name to the ends Of the
earth: and, changing the trend Of his
sentence, he repeated with calmness
which had the force Of great de-
cision:
II will not fail you in anything. II
she rises" here his trembling hand
fell on the curtain shutting OF his
view of the ship, she shall take me
witt. her, 80 that when she descends l
may be the first to congratulate the
proud inventor of such a marvel"
$50 be IT," shot from the others
lips, his eyes losing their threatening
look. and his whole countenance sud-
denly aglow with the enthusiasm OF
awakened genius.
Coming from the shadows, he laid
his hand on the cord regulating the
rise and fall OF the concealing curtain.
Here she Isl" he cried and drew
the cord.
The canvas shook, gathered itself
into great folds and disappeared in
the shadows from which he had Just
stepped.
The air-car stood revealed-a start
ling, because wholly unique, vision.
Long did Sweetwater survey It.
then turning with beaming face upon
the watchful inventor, he uttered a
loud hurrah.
Next moment, with everything for
gotten between them save the glories
Of this invention, both dropped stimuli.
taneously to the floor and began that
minute examination of the mechanism
necessary to their mutual work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
CHAPTER xxxv.-con.Inued.

who's there" he asked, imperious.
ly and with some show of anger.
No answer, but another quiet knock.
Speak! or go away from my door.
No one has the right to intrude here.
What is your name and business?"
Continued knocking-nothing more.
With an outburst Of wrath, which
made the hangar ring, Orlando lifted
his fist to answer this appeal in his
own fierce fashion from his own side
OF the door. but the impulse paused at
ful6llment, and he let his arm fall
again in rush Of self-hatred which
1t would have panied his worst en-.
envy, even little Doris, to witness. AS
It reached his side, the knock came
again.
1t was too much. With an oath,
Orlando reached for his key. But be-
fore fitting 1t into the lock, he cast
a look behind him. The car was in
plain sight. filling the central space
from floor to roof. A single glance
from a strangers eye, and its princl-
pal secret would be secret no longer.
He must not run such q risk. Before
he answered this call, he must drop
the curtain he had rugged up against
such emergencies as these. He had
but to pull cord and a veil would
fall before his treasure, concealing It
as effectually as an Eastern bride is
concealed behind her yashmak.
Stepping to the will. he drew that
cord, then with an impatient sigh,
turned to the door.
Another quiet but insistent knock
greeted him.
In no fury now, but with a vague
sense OF portent which gave an as.
pect of farewell to the one quick
glance he cast about the well-known
spot, he fitted the key in the lock.
land stood ready to turn 1t.
Il ask you again your name and
business" he shouted out in loud
command. "Tell them or" He meant
TO say, cor / do not turn this key"
But something withheld the threat.
He knew that 1t would perish in the
utterance; that he could not carry
1t out He would have to open the
door now, response or no response.
Speak" was the word with which he
finished his demand.
A final knock.
Pulling a pistol from his pocket,
with his left hand, he turned the key
with his right.
The door remained unopened.
Stepping slowly back, he stared at
its implanted boards for a moment,
then he spoke up quietly, almost cour-
teously:
ENTER"
But the command passed unheeded;
the latch was not raised, and only the
slightest tap was heard.
With q bound he reached forward
and pulled the door open. Then 4
great silence fell upon him and q rig
idity as Of the grave seized and stiff.
ifened his powerful frame.
The man confronting him from the
Darkness was Sweetwater.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
NnthInn In It-hu, Money

The late Charles Major. author OF
When Kighthood was in Flower, was \
sincere Il not a very subtle writer.
and he had no patience with the lit
erary trickster.
Mr.. Major, at a diRner In Shelby.
Vile, once condemned the literary
trickster with the epigram:
you can fool some Of the people an
Of the tims-but when you conElooP
what kind q people thay ara. doeg q
really seen yorA vhilsr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
She Didn't Like IL.

Even unto honors. If they must car.
~ them alone. children In America
would not be born. little girl who
lives in my neighborhood came home
from school In tears one day not long
ago Her father is celebrated writer
The schooIteacher. happening to select
one of his stories to read aloud to the
class. mentioned the fact that the au.
thor Of the story was the father of my
small friend
But why are you crying about Il,
sweetheart" her father asked DO
you think It's such bad story?"
ooh. no." the little girl answered: at
is a good enough story. But none Of
the other chIldren's fathers write sto
ries! Why do you. daddy? It's so pc
culiar!'-From THE American Child"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
A Legal Comedy.

The conservatism Of the law as It Is
practiced in Philadelphia received nj
illustration recently in the loud sum.
mons by the clerk of the court to Viii.
liam Penn. Richard Penn and John
Penn to appear in court in order that n
certain title TO land of which they were
the original grantors could be cleared
Of an encumbrance.
No one suggested to his honor, the
president Judge OF common pleas No
4, that William Penn had been dead
200 years, and his sons Richard and
John nearly as long There was no
need Of such suggestion. Every one
within hearing of the clerks voice
knew that it was a vain show and an
empty form that was proceeding be-
fore their eyes. Through the idle cry.
ing Of the names Of men two centu.
ries dead the demands of the law were
satisfied and title was cleared-Ca
and Comment.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
When tho Waltz Was Now.

have letter in my possession writ
ten by friend to my great-grand
mother in the year 1917. at Christmas
time. in which the lady expresses her
grave disapprovaI of the modern" ten.
dency toward rapid dancing The para
graph runs as follows:
81 was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's. where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances, which seem.
ed, to me at any rate, to be out Of
keeping with the propriety and mod.
esty which we look for in young ladies'
Of our class. I can only regret the dis.
appearance OF those 'mazurkas' and ga.
VOTES as well as the 'minuets' and
hope TINT these new dances OF 'valses,
as think they are named. will quick
ly disappear from respectable society"
Letter In London Telegraph.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
When an Animal Chokea

Few emergencies which arise on the
farm are more easily dealt with than
choking. In cases OF this kind we have
never known the white Of an egg.
when poured down the sufferers throat
to fail to give relief. To administer
the egg quickly and surely 1t should be
broken into q wide mouthed bottle
When such bottle is not quickly
available. however. any ordinary bot
tie can be used by using funnel to
get into 1t. and where a funnel is not
at hand one can be made by rolling a
piece Of paper into the desired shape
When everything is ready the animals
head should be raised as high as pos.
sible, the bottle thrust far bach -.
the throat and the contents emptied
The egg will Immediately pass down
and make the throat passage and the
offending obstacle so smooth that 1t
will pass on into the stomach.-Farm
and Fireside.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Very Scientific Punishment

Here is a charming description OF cor.
poral punishment as given in American
schools and prisons 1t is taken from
one Of the leading newspapers Of Italy
and will astonish some people here az
much as It probably astonished the
Italian readers:
The most tncorrigible persons are
led with eyes bandaged and hands
shackled to n bath in which there is a
little water. They are stripped and
made to lie down in the bathtub. In
the water is wire leading from one
pole OF an electric battery. Another
wire leading from the other pole Is
placed in contact with sponge which
is applied to the bare body of the pris-
Oner. Each time it touches him he re-
REEVES an electric shock that feels ex.
actly as If he were being whipped
The punished youth. being unable 10
see whence the blows come, suffers all
the more and is soon under subsection -
New York World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
2HaSick Eiah-


Fish be;ome III and die from seasick.
ness when carried long diJtnnces upon
the ocean. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. For that reason many rare
and interesting specimens captured In
tropical countries cannot be brought
alive to northern points for public In
spection- In a recent shipment Of 400
fish from Key West to New York more
than 100 died on the way and the TO
mainder arrived in a condition that re-
quired heroic treatment to save their
lives. According to this 1t may be pre-
sumed that the agony endured by hu.
mans when the ship begins to pitch
and roll Is as nothing compared with
the same sufferings Of tank inclosed
fish. AS precaution the fish are fed
practically nothing for at least one day
before being taken on board. The gal
vanized iron tanks in which the fish
are carried contain from ten to fifty
gallons Of sea water kept at q constant
temperature of about 80 degrees by
steam from the ships boilers during
the trip.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Brittany's Hair Harvest,

1t is at Easter time that the curious
hair harvest of Brittany is "reaped"
by the travelling merchants. who go
from village to village buying the beau.
dful hair for which the Breton bellies
are famous. This is later destined to
be made up into transformations"
"fringes" and other mysterious ar
engagements with which ladies' less
abundantly endowed Ivy nature make
up their shortcomings in the matter of
"woman's browning glory" The eli
ents Of the hair buyers are chiefly
country lasses in the remoter districts
who are only too pleased tn sell their
tresses in order to obtain a little money
to spend at the Easter fairs. The Thar
vest" however, is said not to he so
good as formerly. as with the spread
Of education and the love Of display
many girls prefer to keep their hair
Wide World Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Tho Flowing of Metals,

1t is perhaps not generally known
that one of the most important
properties of metals employed in
striking coins and medals and
stamping articles of jewelry is that
Of flowing under pressure. Standard
silver is remarkable for this prop
erty. The flow takes place when
the metal is subjected to rolling,
stamping or hammering. and the
particles of metal arc thus carried
into the sunken parts of the die
without fracturing, and a perfect
impression is produced.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
THE TOMB OF JONAH.
Said to Be In a Mosque Adjoining the
Site of Nineveh.

Said to Be In a Mosque Adjoining the
Site of Nineveh.
The site of Nlneveh Is almost per.
fectly level. But adjoining the western
wall are two huge mounds concealing
the palaces Of the greatest kings Of
Assyr1a. The lower or southern mound
Is occupied by a mosque and village
Of considerable size. It's name is Nebi
Yunus, or the Prophet Jonah, for in
the mosque is the tomb in which Jonah
Is said to have been buried. The age
Of the tomb is uncertain, yet probably
1t dates from long after the Hebrew
now sacred. so sacred that pilgrims
visit it from afar.
l rode up the steep, narrow streets
Of the village to the mosque, and, to
the amaZement of the natives, dis.
mounted and entered the mosque yard
A crowd Of excited men quickly sur
rounded me. To a priest / explained
that l had come to see the grave of
Jonah, and with a motion Of the hand
made it understood that he would be
rewarded. Removing my shoes | fol.
lowed the priest through dark pas
sageway. There he pointed to a wall
and said that the tomb was just be.
yond. / wished to enter the prayer
room from which the tomb itself might
be seen, but the place was considered
far too sacred for my profane feet
However. the few Christians VIII
have been permitted to see the tomb
may look only through small window
Into dark chamber In which CLOTH
covered mound is scarcely discernibIe
1t Is said that no Moslem even will
enter the inner shr!ne.-C Christian Her
aid.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
A Reply That Won Napoleon and tn,
Duke of Modena.

A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke of Modena.
In the French campaign in Italy. in
which Napoleon l. first began to win
the laurels which subsequently so
abundantly crowned his career, a
young Italian cavalry officer was TAX
en- prisoner.
Having serious doubts about his
safety. 1t occurred to the prisoner to
pretend he was n great parsonage. So
he promised rewards to his captors II
they would insure his good treatment.
adding contidentially that he was the
Duke of MOdena.
He was exceedingly well cared for
and early next morning he was called
before Napoleon. who was somewhat
puzzled at finding two Dukes of Mo
dena among his prisoners. for the real
duke was also a prisoner The real
duke angrily asked his counterfeit by
what authority he had assumed the
title 81 Duke Of Modena. The young
officer answered.:
Your grace. the peril of my situa
ton yesterday was such that had
known more illustrious title would
not have assumed yours"
The reply so pleased both the duk"
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
BE A MAN OF ACTION.
DON'T Fall Into tho en- Do Il Some
Dayn Habit

DON'T Fall Into tho "lII Do Il Some
Day" Habit.
"Some day" Is the one day Of the
B65 that has no place in the calendar
and Is still the most popular day for
making disagreeable engagements. II
Is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental WORK
that 1t Is to make his fame and for
tune.
Today is always huddled. crowded.
too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry.
Today is out Of the question. But
some day" lies in the far golden haze
Of the future that seems to have in II
the infinite leisure of eternity. And so
we defer till the more convenient sea-
son that never comes what ought to
be done instanter, without taking heed
Of our own feelings, our plausible OBJ
jections, and permitting the creeping
paralysis Of overmuch debate that
keeps the arm from striking while the
iron Is hot
These prophecies that begin with
rarely converted into the past tense
The man of action makes his plans So
oerly and takes the facts where he
can get them that will help him to de-
eide what to do. But when his mind
Is once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about it He does not
boast He Is too conscious of his own
fallibility to be cocksure Of brilliant
and secure results.-Philadelphi Led
ger.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Demand for Goat Meat

The high price of beef and mutton
has sent to New York markets large.
quantities Of goat meat It gives gen.,
eral satisfaction and the price f. !
from Eve to seven cents per pound
lower than mutton.
Work With Pigs.
Grow the pigs from the start. Donh
fatten them, but grow them. put ON
the muscle, form and bone. Build the
frame, the fat can go on later. A fat
little pig Is In poor condition to grow.
You want them smooth, mellow,
stretchy, and you will then build
good form.
Couldn't zee HE Third.
During the contemplating season IN
Texas a colored brother who had Ssape
into the country to work returned 6fy
much Disguised. Don't 20 sit no
offehs ter pick no ootton3" asked q
ffiend. "Sech eB dey was. White
man done offered me ono.third O. wat
All could pick All done TUX look "a
de field an saw dat when It wah all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one
third SO All done lit out fer houaai"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05

In the olden times n beocb r.
consisted OF a beach. big lunch and
several persons. Nowadays a beach
party consists of man, a girl and :
secluded spot
Throwing mouse traps at membor.
OF parliament Is several pounds mo-"
humane than throwing bear traps,
Willie Vice.
Sunday School Teacher-And VIVA,
should We do after breaking q com
msndment, Willief Willie--Muzzis
de papers and hire good lawyer--u
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Not Him.

HAS my husband been in bere?" in.
CURED woman of the bartender
Hes tall, red faced man, no over
coat, soft hat"
"a man answering that description
got a bottle Of whisky here about ten
minutes ago"
How big a bother
Half pint, ma'am."
Some other man." said the woman.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Well Cared For,

Sammy's school attendance had
been perfect until one bright June
day, when he failed to appear, The
next morning he was in his accus-
toned place. Lippincott's Maya
zine gives his reason for being abb
sent.
Sammy, you didn't come to
school yesterday"
"No, ma'am; circus was in town
and pa and ma and Aunt Sadie and
Uncle Tom and Cousin Bob all went
TO take me-"
Always take the short cut. and that
10 the rational one. Therefore say and
do everything according to the sound.
est ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aurelius.
An Austrian student when iprormad
OF his failure In examinations .bot
dead the professor informing him -,
the fact. The nervous suscep,ihI,,tv
Of the student mind sometimes CO..
ries 1t too far.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-05
Turning Away Wrath.

The garden gate was open. and a
small boy paused 20 look at the dnfTo
dis within easy reach. He was Just
about to grab one when n bedroom
window opened and an angry house
holder appeared '"These need tying
up badly. sir" said the smart boy
'"These big lowers are too heavy for
their stems" There Is no question
that If that boy keep3 out OF prison he
will get on Manchester Guardian