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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02

come. And that was why my conf
dence was SO spontaneous and my be-
lief in the future SO absolute.
81 trust your love which will work
wonders; and trust my own, which
sprang at look but only gathered
strength and pernanence when I
found that the soul CT the man 1 loved
bettered his outward attractions, ma
king the ideal of my foolish girlhood
seem as unsubstantial and evanescent
as dream il the glowing noontide.'''
"My Own:
Il can say so now; for you have
written to me, and have the dancing
words with which to silence any I'm.
sought doubt whisb might subdue the
e3uoeianGe or THESE secret ourpour-
tngs.
Il did not expect this. thought
that you would remain as silent as
myself. But mems ways are not our
ways. They cannot exhaust longing
IN purposeless words on scraps Of
Eoulless paper, and I am glad that
they cannot. / love you for your i'm
patience; for your purpose, and for
the manliness which will win you yet
ELL that you covet of fame, accom-
pllshment and love. You expect no
reply, but there are ways in which one
can keep silent and yet speak. Won't
you be surprised when your answer
comes in a manner you have never
thought OFF,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02

But he saw, very plainly by this
time, that he would nave to employ
more subtle methods get ere his hand
would touch the goal which so tantal
1singly eluded him.
His work at the bench suffered that
week; he made two mistakes. But by
Saturday night he had satisfied him.
self:that he had reached the point
where he would be justified in making
use :of Miss Challoner's letters. So
he telephoned his wishes to New
York, and awaited the promised de.
velopments with an anxiety we can
only understand by realizing how
much greater were his chances Of fail
ure than of success. To ensure the
later, every factor in his scheme must
work. to perfection. The medium of
Communication Ca young, untried girl
must do her part with all the skin OF
artist and author combined. Would
she disappoint them? He did not think
90. Women possess a marvellous
adaptability for this kind Of work.
and this one was French, which made
the case still more hopeful,
But Brotherson! In what spirit
would he meet the proposed adj
rances? Would he even admit the
girl, and, II he did. would the inter
view bear any such fruit as Sweet.
@ater hoped for? The man who could
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-George Anderson and
wife see remarkable man come ont OF
me Ciermont hotel, look around furtively.
Eash his hands in the snow and. pass on
Sommouon attracts them TO the Clermonf.
Ehere it is found that the beautiful Miss
tdith ChaIloner has fallen dead on the
nezzanine floor.
CHAPTER Henderson describes tie
pan he saw wash his hands in the snow
orlando Brotherson.
CHAPTER III-Physicians find that
Mss Challoner was stabbed and not shot,
ehich seems to clean Brotherson or sus-
b!cion.
CHAPTER Iv-Gryce. an aged detec-
bve.. and sweetwater his assistant, take
pp the case. They believe Miss Challoner
ltabbed herself.
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
be the weapon used
CHAPTER VI-Tlr Chailoner tells OF
patch of letters found in his daughters
lesk. signed with initials strange to him
all are love letters except one when
shows that the writer was dispieased.
CHAPTER vII-This letter was signed
by Orlando Brotherson. The others bore
pitfalls which lead to the conclusion that
Brotherson wrote all Of them.
CHAPTER vIII-Anderson goes with
Sweetwater to identify Brntherson. who
Is to address a meeting of anarchists;
The place is raided by the police ana
brotherSon escapes without being ldeht-
led
CHAPTER IX-Brotherson is found liv-
ing in a tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He is an inventor.
CHAPTER X-Brotherson tells the cor
ener Of his acquaintance with Miss Chal-
oner and how she reDulsed him with
Bcorn when ne offered her his love
CHAPTER XI-Sweetwater recalls the
pystery OF the murder Of a washerwonn-
in in which some details were similar to
the Challoner affair. Brotherson was
tenant of the building adjoining the one
In which the woman died.
CHAPTER XII-Further comparison OF
the two cases spurs Gryce ana SweetWa-
ter to renewed activity.
CHAPTER XIII Chaiioner admits his
laughter was deeply interested. if not in
love with Brotherson.
CHAPTER XIV-Brotherson gives the
police a plausible explanation of his con-
fuct. Gryce and Swcetwater are given
permission to pursue their Investigations
ndepe ndently.
CHAPTER XV-Sweetwater plans to
disguise himself as carpenter and seek
lodgings in the same building with Broth
erson.
CHAPTER XVI-He watches the inven-
tor al work at night and is detected by
the latter The detective moves to a
toom ad40'rin" 7+ethers"n's
CHAPTER XVII-He bores hole in
lhe wall 10 spy on Brotherson. lie visits
him and assists the inventor in his work
CHAPTER XVIII Repetition of the
june played by the orchestra the night of
Miss Challoner's death arouses the sleep
ing ErQtherson to uneasy mutterin9s-
CHAPTER XIX-A girl sent by Sweet
water with Edith Chailoner's letters ia
ordered out by Brotherson. He declares
The letters werc ~ written TO him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
confronted him.

confronted him.
$50 you listened" he cried; 'lis-
tened when you weren't sneaking un-
der my eye! A fine occupation for a
man who can dove-tail a corner like
an adept. / wish | had let you join
the brotherhood you We're good enough
to mention. They would know how to
appreciate your double gifts and how
to reward your excellence in the one,
If not in the other. What did the po-
lice expect to learn about me that
they should consider it necessary to
call into exercise such extraordinary
talents?''
I'm not good at coaundrums. I was
given task to perform, and | per-
formed it." was Sweetwater's sturdy
reply. Then slowly with his eve fixed
directly unon his an5agonist, "I guess
rney thought YOU man. And so did
until heard you burn those letters.
Fortunately we have Copies
"Lettersl' Fury thickened the
speakers voice, and lent a savage
CLEAN to his eye. "Forgeries. Make
believesi Miss ChaIloner never wrote
the drivel you dare to designate as let
tiers. 1t was concocted at police head
quarters. They made me tell my story
and then they found some one who
could WELD the poetic pen. I'm
Obliged to them for the confidence
they show in my credulity. l credit
Miss Challoner with such words as
nave been given me to read here to-
Gay? l knew the lady, and l know my.
self. Nothing that passed between us,
not an event in which we were both
concerned, has been forgotten by me.
ana no feature OF our intercourse fits
the language you have ascribed to-
her. On the contrary, there is a la
mentable contradiction between facts.
as they were and the fancies you have
made her indulge in. And this, as you
must acknowledge, not only proves,
their falsity, but exonerates Miss Chal.
Toner from all possible charge of SEN.
tinentality.",
Yet she certainly wrote those let.
tiers. We had them from Mr. Challon.
er. The woman who brought them was
really her maid. We have not de-
ceived you in this
4 DO not believe you"
1t was not extensively said: but the
conviction it expressed was absolute.
Sweetwater recognized the tone, as
one OF truth, and inwardIy laid down
his arms. He could never like the
man; there was too much iron in his
fiber; but he had to acknowledge that
as foe he was inVulnerable and
therefore admirable to one who had
the good sense to appreciate him.
II do not want to believe you"
Thus did Brotherson supplement his
former sentence. For if | were to at.
tribute those letters TO her, l should
have TO acknowledge that they were
written to 3nother man than myself.
And this would be anything but
agreeable to me. Now l am going to
-1y room and to my work You may
acend the rest OF the evening or the
-~hole night. if you will, listening at
that hole. as heretofore, the labor
will be al yours, and the Indifference
mine"
With satirical play of feature
which could hardly be called smile,
he nodded and left the room.
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watch and LOOK, and one day | see
them. She had leetle ivory box
On, yer nice, yer pretty. 1 thought II
was jewels she kept locked up so
tight. But, non, non, non It was let
ters-these letters. heard them rat.
tie. rattle, not once but many times.
You believe me-, monsieur?''
81 believe you to have taken every
advantage possible to spy upon YOU
mistress. 1 believe that. yes"
FROM interest, monsieur, rom
great interest"
"Self-interest"
"As monsieur pleases. But it was
strange, yer strange for a grande
dame like that to write letters
sheets on sheets--and then not send
them, nevaire. dreamed of those let
ters-I could not help it, no; and
when she died so quick-wth no word
for any one, no word at all, thought
of those writings SO secret, SO of the
heart, and when no one noticed-or
thought about this box, or-or the key
she kept shut tight, Oh, always tight
in her leetle gold purse, Monsieur,
do you want to see those letters?"
asked the girl, with gulp. Evident
iy his appearance frightened her-or
had her acting reached this point Of
extreme finish? Il had nevaire the
chance to put them back. And-aDd
they belong to monsieur. They are
his-all his-and SO beautiful! All,
just like poetry.%
81 don't consider them mine. I
haven't particle of confidence in you
or in your story. You are a thief
self-convicted; or you're an agent of
the police whose motives I neither
understand nor care to Investigate.
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Take up your bag and go. I haven't
! a cents worth of interest in it's con.
| tents"
| She started to her feet. Sweetwater
! heard her chair CRATE on the painted
! floor, as she pushed it back in ris;hg.
! The brother rose too, but more calm.
! iy. Brotherson did not stir. Sweet.
water felt his hopes rapidly dying
/ downtown into ashes, when sud.
denly her voice broke forth in pants
And Marie said-everybody said
that you loved our great lady; that
you, of the people, common, com.
| mon, working with the hands, living
, with men and women working with
the hands, that you had soul, senti.
ment-what you will of the good and
the great, and that you would give
your eyes for her words, 81 fines, 81
spirituelles, so like des vers de poete.
False! false! all false! She was an
angel. You are-read that" she We.
hemently broke in, opening her bag
and whisking paper down before
him. Read and understand my proud
and lovely lady. She did right to die
You are hard-hard. You would have
killed her if she had not
Silence, woman! I will read moth
lng!" came kissing from the strong
mans teeth, set in almost ungovern.
able anger. Take back this letter,
as you call it, and leave my room"
"Nevaire! You will not read? But
you shall. you shall. Behold another!
One, two, three, four!" Madly they
flew from her hand Madly she con-
tinued her vituperative attack.
Beast! beast! That she should pour
out her innocent heart to you, you!
I do not want your money, Monsieur
Of the common street, of the common
house. 1t would be dirt. Pierre, it
would be dirt. All, bah! je m'oublie
tout fait Pierre, il est bette. II re-
fuse de les TOUGHER. Mails il faut
quill les touche, 81 je les laisse. sur
lie plancher. Va-ten! Je me moque
de lui. Canaille! L'homme du peu.
pie, tout fat du peuple!"
A loud slam-the skurrying of feet
through the hall, accompanied by the
slower and heavier tread Of the so.
called brother, then silence, and such
silence that Sweetwater fancied he
could catch the sound of Brotherson's
heavy breathing. His own was 81.
fenced to a,gasp. What treasure of
girl! How natural her Indignation!
What an instinct she showed and what
comprehension!
But had she imposed on Brother.
son? AS the silence continued, Sweet.
water began to doubt. He understood
quite we'll the importance of his
neighbours first movement Were he
to tear those letters into shreds! He
might be thus tempted ALI depended
on the strength of his present mood
and the real nature of the secret
which lay buried in his heart.
There was a sound as of settling
coal. Only at night would one expect
to hear so slight q sound as that in a
tenement full of noisy children. But
the moment CHANGED to be propitfous,
and it not only attracted the attention
Of Sweetwater on his side Of the wall,
but it struck the ear of Brotherson
also. With an ejaculation as bitter
as it was impatient, he reused him
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
CHAPTER XXI.
A Gh-nne.

IT'S all up. I'm beaten On my owr
ground" Thus confessed Sweetwater
in great detection, TO himself. "But
I'm going to take advantage OF the
permission he's just given me and con
tinue the listening act. Just because
he told me to ana Just because he
thinks | won't. I'm sure it's no worse
than to spend hours Of restless toss.
ing in bed, trying to sleep"
But our young detective done
neither.
AS he was putting his supper dishes
away, messenger boy knocked at his
door and handed him note. 1t was
from Gryce and ran thus:
STEAL Off, if you can, and as soon
IS you can, and meet me in Twenty.
ninth street. A discovery has beer
made which alters the whole situa
tion."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02
CHAPTER XIX.
The Danger Moment.

'S S"SS' "SiHSuts
For day Sweetwater acknowl
edged himself to be mentally crush
ed, disillusioned and defeated. Their
his spirits regained their poise.
His opinion was not changed in re
gard to his neighbours. secret guilt
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
B. & |. PROSPERITY.
Bank Commissioner Points Out frog
ress and Benefits.

excitement regarding the condl-
+ions of the various building and loan
associations in Kansas issued by the
bank commissioners office, }: N DOL
lev commissioner, urges tnat the
Kansas bows and girls, as well as men
md women make use of the institu-
tons and declares they are the pest
avenue of investment for the snali
investor. He gives figures comparing
ing the institutions of the present
time with their financial condition on
June 80, 1909, showing an increase IN
assets of over 4S per cent in the time
given
sets of the institutions as a whole
have increased from $9,469,3S4 on
! June 80, 1909, to $13,97S,S7S at the
close of business December 81, 1917;
Referring to the institutions ana
his work in handling them, Mr.. Dol
ley says:
when / became bank commissioners
I found that we had fifty-eight build
ing and loan associations of all kinds
and classes doing business in Kansas,
with total resources of nine and one
half million dollars. The statute pro-
viding that these building and loan
associations were under the supervl-
sion of the bank department, and that
the department must examine and
supervise them closely, had not been
complied with. The department knew
very little regarding these institutions.
L
supervision and auditing of these con-
Germs l gathered all the information
possible from different banking de-
partments of the country and from
building and loan sources, and then
engaged Arthur Young & Company of
Kansas City to lay out a uniform sys-
tenn and method of building and loan
work.
Several of the associations we found
We're not in good condition. We had
several of them discontinue business
and many reforms instituted and in
stalled in others, and 1 believe today
that We have fifty-nine as good build
ing and loan associations as there are
in the United States.
These building and loan associat ions
are institutions that teach thrift and
economy and make for better citizen
ship. They are essential for the high
est development of the community.
"A building and loan association is a
savings bank. insurance company and
town builder combined 1t teaches and
promotes the saving habit and econo-
my.
Il would like to see the bankers and
the educators of our state put forth
strong effort to teach our children
Importance of beginning the saving of
part of their earnings at an early
age. Make it a fixed rule to save a
certain per cent of every dollar re-
ceived, although that per cent may be
small.
THE principles of economy. thrift
and savings INDUCED in by the boy and
girl. the young man and woman, tend
| to advance and make them stronger
and better morally. periodically and
financially. and thereby increases the
high standard of our citizenship.
Il earnestly recommend the building
and loan associations of Kansas to our
boys and girls and the young men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
|. and R.
Senate Refused to Accept the
Resolution.
Lacked Five Votes OF COnStitu-
tiOnal Majority.

The senate this afternoon killed the
initiative and referendum constitu-
tiOnal amendment-an administration
measure. The vote was % to IS for
the resolution-the two-thirds ma
jority or % votes failing to material
ize. The Republicans of the senate
killed the act, claiming it was an attack
on the courts of Kansas.
The 1. and r.. however, is not a
dead issue. Another resolution, pro-
posed by Senator Waggener of Arch
ison, is on the calendar. 1t will be
modified to suit the Republicans and
passed during the present session.
The resolution killed today was a
substitute for the house measure.
Three Republicans voted with the
Democrats on the resolution today
Huffman. I<inkel and Pauley.
With the other senators, party lines
were drawn tightly.
For the amendm ent-Bowman. Car
ney, Davis. Gray, Kinds. Howe Huff
man, Joseph, King. Kinkel, Klein. Ma
lone. Mcmillan, Nighswonger. Nixon,
Pauley Price of Greenwood, Shouse,
Sutton, Waggener Williams, and Will
son of Jefferson
Against ndment-Carey. Dem
ton, Lam bertson, Logan. Mahin, Over
field. Paulen Price of Clark, Simpson,
Porter. Stavely. StillingS, Trott, Trout
man, Wilson of Washington.
AbSent-Meek Milton and Wolf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
Topeka AD CLUB.
President Barth Read Paper by q. b.
WadSWorth of New York

The members of the Topeka Ad club
listened to an illustrated address early
this afternoon in the main room Of the
Commercial club on Preparing an
Advertisement. The address was
written by Gerald B. Wadsworth of
New York city, and was read by Otto
Barth. president of the club. 7. c.
Wolcott officiated at the lantern.
Thirty slides were shown.
''An advertising is designed pri-
marily to stimulate mental activities
which will result in a favorable re-
Spouse to the advertisement" read the
paper. These mental activities may
he greater or less in danger or extent.
according to the effectiveness of the
advertising as we'll as the natural in
terest in the thing advertised. but
there must be mental activity on the
readers part or the advertisement is
useless. The points to he considered
are what kind of mental activities are
essential and how shall they be pro-
duced.''
The slides were in many instances
reproductions of advertising by we'll
known firms which were designed to
appeal to the prospective buyers from
different angles.
The address was in a series of illus
trated talks on advertising by
prominent ad men of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
PHONE TROUBLES PLAN TWO BOUTS
Boxing Fans to Be Well Enter
tanned This Month.
ssSpike" Sullivan and Tommy
Doyle to Meet.

Two boxing matches are scheduled
for this month according to the an
nouncementS of the promoters today.
Z The first one is to be held before the
Topeka Athletic association mem berS
on Valentines day, February IA. The
second is scheduled for February 10
before the Union Athletic association.
The r. A. y. program as announced
/ today includes a main event between
! Spike" Sullivan and Tommy Doyle
of Kansas City. They are scheduled to
go ten rounds Doyle is considerably
heavier than Sullivan in addition to
being a mighty classy scrapper- He
is by far the best of any of the box
ers who have appeared in the local
rings. He and Sullivan should put on
an entertaining match.
Ed Bargreen of Carbonate and
Young Spike Sullivan will furnish
the semi-windup which should also be
a good one. Bargreen made good
cent bout before the T. A. A. MEM
bers. Young Spike is a youngster
who made a particularly good show
ing in one of the preliminaries at the
last fistic exhibition before the Union
Athletic association. The prelimi-
naries have not yet been announced.
The second boxing program is Of
fered by the Union Athlete associa-
ton for February 10. The principal
bout will be between Willie Wolff and
Jesse James. The club will secure
bout, the association having .outgroWn
it's old hall. Jesse James boxed in
preliminaries here several years ago
and many of the local fans remem-
Der him. He has recently returned
from St Joseph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
WHITE PLAGUE VICTIM
Jewell City Woman Comes Home to
Die.

Jewell City, Kan, Feb. AIRS. Min
ME James Geiger. the oldest daughter
of the pioneer harnessmaker, Fred
James and wife. is dead from tubercu-
losis. She mad been in Denver for
special treatment, but wanted to come
home to die. For sometime her throat
has been paralyzed and nourishment
was injected. She was 90 years old,
and leaves her husband and two little
girls, Principal Owen James, of the
Phillipsburg schools, is a brother.
Mrs. Geiger has been afflicted for
two years or so with the disease and
her precautionary practice to prevent
any infection from her has been re-
markable. She would not fondle or
kiss her little ones even so consderate
was she for them and cautioned peo-
pie who came to see her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-04
FIRE PREVENTION.
The Congress Begins Its Session
Wednesday.

A state wide fire prevention congress
will be held Wednesday at the Elks'
club under the auspices of the Kansas
State Fire Prevention association. The
meeting is open to the general public,
the women having been extended a
particularly urgent invitation to at
tend.
The first session will begin at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, presid-
ed over by c. F.. Hardy, of Topeka,
president of the state association.
There will be addresses by Senator A.
B. Carney, and by Carroll c. Dewitt.
of Illinois. Governor George II. Hodges
will preside over the evening session,
which will open at s o'clock. c. ].
Doyle, formerly fire marshal for the
state of Illinois, and w. L. Brown,
gram.