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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-30
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HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
SYNOPSIS.

Mark TFuItf, encouraged by his sweet
heart. Unity Martin, leaves Bethel his
native town, to seek hts fortune Simon
Truitf tells Mark that Il long has been
mis- dream to see d steel plant at Bethel
and asks the son 10 return and build
one II he eyer gets rich. Mark applies to
Thomas Henley. head OF the Qulnby Iron
works. foF Job and IL sent 10 the cons
structlnn gang. His SUCCESS In that work
wins him place as helper to Roman
AndzrejxHki, open-hearth furnaceman. He
becomes boarder IN Romans home and
assists Plotr. Romans son. IN his studies
kaza. an adopted daughter, shows her
gratitude IN such n manner ms 10 arouse
Marks interest III her. Heavy work In
the Intense heat or the furnace causes
Mafk 70 collapse and knzia cares for
Eu Later Roman aiao succumba and
htArk sets his job. Roman rceeuta fhig
$40 tells Mark to IND another boarding
place. Five years eiapse during which
Marx has advanced TO the foremAnship.
while his iabor-savinR devices have made
him Invaluable 70 the company. In the
meantime kazla has married one Jim
whiting. Mark meets with an accident
which d0ptnn him to be cripple for life.
He returns 10 Bethel Intending 20 stay
there He finds Unity about 20 marry an
other man and wins hrr back. Unity
urges him 70 return 10 his work In the
Ely. Mark rises rapidly 10 wealth and
rower In ths steel business bat the So
fiai ambitions Of hts wife make their mare
ried life unhappy Constant chickering's
wear out Marks patience and he makes
threats OF divorce
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The Ambition of Mark Truit.

AHffor Of
THE MAN HIGHER UP,r This RISE
TO POWER" Etc.

Ing up blocks OF stock in Lochinyar's
company; It could be bought for the
proverbiaI song. But Henley got wind
OF It He, too. began buying stock.
secretly and swiftly, also for song.
ny the time the MacGregor company
learned OF his rivalry, he needed but
a thousand shares 10 own control OF
the company, Its properties and fran
chises.
And ! know just where those
shares are 10 be had" Henley told
Mark. do you know one Timothy
Woodhouse 2"
u bought my house from him. And
ne wants me to lend him money to
build his new flying machine. He
came to me-" Mark chuckled, "as one
inventor TO another"
Get that sto,sk,y Henley com
manded. Act quick and you can get
II cheap. We cant build that rail-
road. Or rather, we won't. Let the
other fellow blaze the pathl'" This
sneering quotation was from the IL
lustrious but cautious Quinby. That's
what comes from working with cow
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CHAPTER XIV.
STUFF of Dreams.

When his spirit for it was dying,
Marks campaign of conquest came to
its grand climax-he became stock
holder in the Quinby Steel company,
one of the young partners of whom
Quinby, in all things abreast of his
great rival, was wont to speak with
such paternal enthusiasm. Up to this
time he had been merely an employee,
handsomely paid but finding his chief
reward from Henley's profitable
friendship.
When, through Henley Mark laid the
matter of partnership informally be-
fore Quinby, he was allowed to see
through the philanthropist to-Quinby
AT first Quinby unctuously but firmly
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less freedom that he did not want
paid for by the loss of even the pre-
tense of affection, by an iIl-disguised
| mutual aversion.
His reflections were interrupted by
hand on his shoulder. Henley sat
down beside him.
Taking 1t in?"
Mark nodded.
We're outshone."
AS the stars by the sun. Do you
carer"
mol" snarled Henley, In tone that
gave his words the lie. Mark repressed
another sneer Here was Henley, the
man Of magnificent achievements, of
real genius, jealous as woman over
Quinby's hollow gloryi
He seems" Mark nodded toward
the Respondent Quinby, ito attract the
women"
ITS mutual. AS happen to know"
so? I'd have classed him with
the vestal virgins. Isn't he little old
for the woman game now, thought"
He's in his f1fties," Henley said,
land well preserved. And the man
who has nothing to do but to idle
around the globe and spend the money
others make is always easy picking
for the Delilahs."
"Quinby doesn't just meet my mo-
ton OF Samson"
Samson" returned Henley, who felt
the sbetter for his outburst, was a
penny-wit."
Later, Henley and Mark left their
refuge and sauntered through the
crowd. 1t CHANGED that Quinby espied
them. He deserted an admiring group
to greet them paternally.
A lifelong dream has been realized,
thanks partly to you"-he placed a
hand on Henley's shoulder com
mander In the field. And to you"--he
laid the other hand on Mark Ibis
chief lieutenant"
1t was a striking tableau Quinby,
modestly unaware of the many eyes
upon them, held 1t moment, then
gracefully withdrew.
My commander In the field!"
sneered Henley. Drunk! Blind drunk
Win selr-lmportance!
How much better are we?'
Sometimes" Henley said coldly,
you talk like a fool.' He strobe
away.
Mark, left alone, began to pick his
path gingerly around trailing gowns
and chattering groups, in search of
fresh air and quiet. But once, as he
was passing group of men. remark
arrested his attention. He did not
know the speaker, but he halted
sharply and addressed him.
Who was that you said committed
suicide?"
The man looked at him strangely
moment before answering.
Timothy Woodhouse. 1t was prac-
tically suicide. He insisted on going
up in his new flying machine. Broke
his neck, of course"
Mark passed on quickly. Not so
quickly but that he overheard an ex-
PLANTATION.
The man that skinned Woodhouse."
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refused his assent, turning arguments
aside by the simple expedient of ig-
noring them. When Henley at whose
suggestion Mark had demanded the
right to purchase stock. insisted with
rising anger, Quinby donned a frigid
dignity.
DO you want the company to lose
Truitt?" Henley demanded.
Il can not conceive" Quinby an
swered coldly. that any man who
owes as much to my company as Truitt
does could be so lacking in loyalty
and all fine sensibilities as to desert
me-"
That" said Henley CURLY, is
damned nonsense. The company owes
more to Truitt than the stock we ask
can ever repay. more than to any other
man-with one exception"
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turned to Mark. DO you accept the

turned to Mark. DO you accept the
agreement"
1t seems to be Hotson's choice"
Quinby rose and took Marks right
hand in both of his.
Let me be the first to welcome you
into the company. I'm sure we shall
be-harmonious."
Il can see," Mark answered with Q
shrug, that harmony pays"
Quinby was gone. Mark, sickened
and saddened, watched man, for the
moment mad. belatedly giving voice
to his rage. He paced swiftly back
and forth across the room, like the
wild beast he had become. He cursed
incoherently the departed Quinby,
pouring forth flood of coarse bias
phemies. He flung his arms about,
smote and kicked chairs and desk as
though they had lives to be taken.
This, with Quinby present, would have
struck a responsive chord In Marks
barbaric soul. But this, with Quinby
gone, from the man who had sat silent
under threats. called forth only con-
tempt.
MY SUGGEST My company! My
work." Henley stopped, painting and
glaring, before Mark MY God! Did
you hear him? Fool-too1-fool!"
Mark shrugged his shoulders. Your
mistake was in thinking him a fool"
And FL had to sit there and take
his oily threats"
AT least, you took them"
II, who made this company,
who gave him the money to advertise
himself around the world--I-! I'm
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4
gerIy, "a Half Interest In the Ma
/ chine"
ard. But that's no reason why W,
shouldn't turn an honest dollar at tn,
expense OF MacGregor, is lit"
It Is not, however. true, as alleged
in the bin In equity Timothy was after
ward induced by MacGregor agents K
iile against Mark, that "the said Truitt
falsely and fraudulently and with In
tent to deceive and defraud, repre-
sented to the said Weodhouse that
said stock was OF no value whatsoever
the while knowing that said stock had
the value hereinbefore set forth
Mark, who prided himself ON his hon.
esty, was always careful not TO Law
his projects open to legal interference
In this case. that special Providence
which seems TO guide the schemes OF
men OF such honesty. graciously rem
dered legal fraud unnecessary.
by George." he exclaimed when at
their next meeting Timothy, with the
model before them, had explained his
plans for the new machine. by
Georgel II may belt may just be-
that you've hit 1t, II sounds plausible,
anyhow"
y prize your opinion" said Timothy
gratefully, the more because you've
done something mechanically yourself.
meet so much skepticism. DO you
think you'd care to finance this?"
Well" Mark returned to caution,
after all, aerial navigation is hardly
In my line. ! really ought to have
some security, don't you Think"
"Til give YOU" proposed Timothy
eagerly. "a half interest In the ma.
chiner
Mark seemed to be fighting down an
impulse, But he shook his head. '.You
see, It's value would be scientific
rather than commercial And I'm lust
a plain money.grubber, you know"
Timothy sighed. That ends IL. /
guess. All I've got Is mortgaged TO
the limit now. I'm disappointed.
though"
still" Mark went on slowly, "Pd
like to do it. Haven't you anything
that would give business instinct even
an excuse to be silentg'
Nothing. Unless" Timothy ven
tured timidly. you could call IroQuois
Iron an excuse
Mark grinned broadly. 1--WE heard
of that bubble"
Timothy. too. grinned, though un.
happily. Bubble, I'm afraid, expresses
it exactly
Mark spent minute in frowning
study OF the model. 1T would be
something he admitted at last, TO
contribute even money to what might
turn out 10 be the invention of the
age. believe believe I'll take the
excuse" He made a sudden reckless
gesture. I'm do better. III 90 the
whole hog and buy the stock. Mr.
Woodhonse. you would talk the birds
out OF the trees!"
II was ridicnlously easy
BNt the event had sequel. Scarcely
q week passed when Timothy returned
Timothy was evidently excited.
Have you discovered some new i'm.
portant principle OF your machineY
/ Mark inquired.
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the fool. You're the fool. We're all
fools, working our lives out to build
up this business while he, who does
nothing, gallivants about spending mil
lions on his accursed institutes-never
knowing when he'll close in on us
and rip us out of our jobs and yightful
profits"
Il used to think that about you.
when was In the mills. / suppose the
men think that about us now" Marks
laugh was sheer
Henley turned on him. And you,"
he snarled. II made YOU, too And
! suppose, when Quinby cracks his
whip, you, too, will fall into line and
help to rob me of the stock I've made
valuable. You. with your Harmony
pays"
An hour before Mark might have
quailed before Henleys wrath. Now
he did not quail.
See here!" he said sharply, pushing
away the fist under his nose. Prob.
ably you're right. Probably I'll fall
into line hope MOTOR my own
sake. But you can talk to me like
that when give you the excuse. And
now you," he added coldly, had better
pull yourself together. There are clerks
within hearing
Henley dropped heavily into chair.
Slowly the paroxysm subsidized In ST.
lence Mark watched the white, still
working face.
1t was Henley who spoke first, and
surprisingly. What are you think
ing?'
I'm wondering, does money make
towards of us all?'
Henley stared hard. For moment
Mark thought that again match had
been touched to the magazine of his
rage. Then the red of shame crept
into the older mans countenanee. He
made gesture of detection.
You're a witness that it does.''
Mark limped slowly away from the
Quinby building.
Now, by all the rules of the game
he played, was the time to exult. The
monster was tanned, or at least for
ever baffied; it need not, looking upon
him. lick its soldering chops. Whether
or not the partnership-final trophy
of Eldorados conquest-survived
Quinby's treacherous caprice, the adj
venturer would never again know the
haunting fear that dashed the crowd.
He had no need to catch its marrying
pace.
Yet he did not exult. He had what
he had set out to win, and he had it
not His triumph was fact. But the
sense of it, the swelling of soul, the
surging passionate pride he had fore
tasted in his young dreams, were not.
Success was but figures on balance
sheet.
He had succeeded in life in which
sentiment. brotherly Kindness, mercy.
were the badges Of failure; yet the
thought of weak Timothy Wood
house, dead in an hour of recklessness
bred by cheat. could drive sleep
from his pillow.
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)
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cTo BE CONTINUED,
Found in slna Sine prI,

Found in Sing Sing Prison.
Found. a photograph, a tintype OF
young girl. Owner may secure II
by applying to the editor-in-chief.-
Sing Sing Star of Hope.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
$5,827,876 PAID TO INSURED
State Commissioners Reports About
Fourteen Million Collected For
Amount Given Beneficiaries.

Madison.-Insurance Commissioner
Ekern reported $5,S27,876 paid in
death claims in the state during the
fiscal year. Companies collected
$13,94S,066 There were 1878 claims
out of S0S,178 policies.
Almost one-half of the total, or $751;
313 policies, are the industrial 10 cents
a week policies. The industrial death
claims numbered 3,15S and amounted
to $349,7S5, against $1,594,67S.41 paid
by the policyholders.
The fraternal societies paid in
claims $2,521,852, against $3,51IO6S
collected. The number of death claims
was 2,7SS out of 246,943 certificates.
The legal reserve companies paid
1875 death claims, amounting to ST.,
206,032. They collected $7,667,426 in
premiums on 144,65S policies. The
companies Withdrawing from the state
paid $50 death claims amounting to
$750,207, out of 1924 policies on
which $1,174,S92 was collected.
The total benefits promised in Wis
consin policies and certificates at the
end of 1913 was $653, POI, 1863, or about
one-thirtieth of the total for the Unit
ed States.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
KUOLT CRITICISED
By APPEAL BOARD
REPRIMAND GIVEN STATE BANK
ING COMMISSIONERS FoF COM
MENT ON DECISION.
OFFICIALS RESENT ACTION
Criticism Result of Reversed Ruling in
Mosinee Bank Case-Two Groups
Support Commissioner in
His Stand.

Madison.-Goy. F. e. McGovern,
Secretary of State John S. Donald and
Attorney General w. G. Owen, as the
board of repeal on charters for state
banks, have issued a statement criti-
cising Bank Commissioner A. E.
Kuolts conduct and comment on the
boards decision last week, reversing
his ruling against the application of
the state bank of Mosinee, and resent
ing the action of some state bankers
in writing him letters approving his
conduct and comment.
''The exceedingly bad taste exhibit
ed by the commissioner of banking in
whining publicly when his decision in
the Mosinee bank case was reversed
by our board is only equaled by the
mpertinence of a few individual bank
ers who have since written him pub
licly applauding him in his unmanner-
ly course" it says. "The board per-
formed disagreeable duty in revers-
ing the decision of the commissioner
of banking. In it's decision it gave it's
reasons for SO doing. The soundness
OF these reasons has neither been as
sailed nor questioned but our critics
resort instead to an unfair, undignifed
and unbecoming appeal to prejudice.
THE members of this board wish
the public to know that they resent
the conduct of the commissioner of
banking and those who are now writ
ing him letters for publication as I'M
worthy of men of their supposed in
telligence and readiness to obey the
law"
Already two groups of bankers,
those at Madison and Green Bay, have
adopted resolutions UNFOLDING the
commissioners course in disappearing
the establishment of new banks where
facilities are adequate or the promot-
ers unworthy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
HEALTH OFFICERS
TO DISCUSS MILK
THOUSAND EXPERTS EXPECTED
AT STATE MEETING AT
MADISON, JULY is.
OTHER IMPORTANT PAPERS
Dr.. Henika to Speak on Proper Safe,
guarding of Milk in Transit.
Sewage, Water, Tubcrcu-
losis and Other Topics.

Madison.-The biennial conference
of health officers of the state will
bring 1000 or more experts here July
16 and II. City milk supplies will be-
one of the main topics, the subject OF
four papers.
DR.. w. d. Frost, University of Wis
consin, will discuss Efficient Pasteu-
rization and Method of Procedure"
DIR. ID. Sauerhering, Wausau, will adj
dress the convention on "The Activi-
ties of Health Department in Typi-
cal Wisconsin City"
DR.. G. w. Henika, deputy state
health officer, will speak on the meth
DDS employed in securing safe milk
supply from the producer to the con-
sumner DR.. G. G. Rutland, Milwaukee.
will read a paper on safeguarding a
city's milk supply.
Water supply and sewage disposal,
as we'll as control of disease, will be
discussed. Thirty-five speakers are ON
the program. DR.. j. w. Coon of the
Wales sanatorium will discuss tuber-
culosis. DR.. e. A. Kitterer of Montfort.
will talk on rural sanitation. Dr. c.
M. Gould of Superior reads a paper on
infant mortality. The sessions Will
be in the assembly chamber
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
TWO BOYS ARE REMATED
Princeton Lads Shoot Firecrackers
in Barn and Lose Lives When
Hay Catches Fire.

Princeton.-Arnold Gruchman, aged
Z, and his cousin from Wautoma, aged
s, fired their frecrackers in the barn.
The hay caught fire and both were Gre
mated. The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tav Gruchman, were busy at the house
preparing the entertainment for their
visitors. Just as the family were pre-
boys screams, issuing from the barn,
were heard. The barn was seen to be
ablaze. Before they could be reached
the loft and roof fell in, and the boys
were dead and the flames past control.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
APPOINTED BY M'GOVERN
Membes of Wisconsin Agricultural
Board and Other Bodies Are
Named by Governor.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern today APP
pointed G. M. Mihills of Fond du Lac,
and Ira M. j. Chryst of Hudson mem
bers of the state board of agriculture.
the former for the sixth congressional
district and the latter for the tenth.
The terms expire Jan. 1, 1916. Mr..
Mihills succeeds Charles l.. HILL Ro-
sendale. Mr.. Chryst is reappointed.
Other reappointment by the governor
are:
Former Gov. j. O.. Davidson, mem
Der of the fish commission, term end
ing April 1, 1920.
DR.. L. A Wright, Columbus, member
of the board Of veterinary examiners,
term ending Aug. %, 1916.
DR.. Thomas F. Ferguson, Lake Ge-
neva, member of the board of veteri-
nary examiners, term ending Aug. %.
1915
DR.. j. II. Leary Of Soldiers Grove,
member of the board of veterinary ex-
aminers, term ending Aug. %, 1915.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
NATIONAL GUARDS IN CAMP
Militia From Minnesota, South Da-
kota Mobilize at Camp Doug
las for Maneuvers.

Sparta.-Two regiments of the Min
nesota National Guard and the entire
South Dakota militia are modified
tachment of federal troops, under the
direction of regular army officers.
The First and Second Minnesota in
fantry, including the machine gun
company of the First, will participate
for ten days in the maneuvers, break
ing camp July Is. The South Dakota
guardsmen, composing one regiment
of infantry, will remain until July IS.
All organizations of the Wisconsin
National guard will muster at Camp
Douglas OF July 10.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
QUITS FORCE; KILLS SELF
Former Chief of Police of South Mil
waukee Was Made Despond-
ent by Criticism.

Made respondent by criticism of his
administration as chief of police and
long illness, George Heidelberg, for
four years head of the South Milwau-
kee police department, committed SUI
icide by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver
His body was found lying across a
pile of railroad ties with .38 caliber
police revolver lying at his feet. He had
evidently shot himself while sitting on
the ties, and had fallen over backward
The bullet entered his skull above his
right ear and left near his left ear
Death was instantaneous.
According to his wife and others
who knew him intimately, Heidelberg
has been deeply depressed for about
two weeks. On July /, disappointed
with the affairs of his Office, he resign
ed his position as chief of the South
Milwaukee police.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
THREE LOSE LIVES
IN FIRE At WABENO
FOREST COUNTY NUMBERING
TOWN is NEARLY WIPED
OUT BY FLAMES.
DAMAGE TOTALS TO $85, 900
SIaze Starts in Hotel Where Three
Victims Were Sieeping-Many
Others Have Narrow Es-
capes From Death.

Crandon.-Fire starting in the room
the largest part of Wabeno, lumber
ing village in Forest county, and cost
the lives of three boarders at the ho-
tel
Most boarders saved only night
clothes in which they escaped. The
loss will be $4,000. All wire from
the village are down.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the Wabeno State bank, tailor shop,
saloon, hardware store, opera house,
restaurant, billiard hall, vacant
building, grocery store and bakery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14

Secretary Bryan gave a party re-
Gently to several officials of the state
department ard the newspaper men
who cover bis ofice-a watermelon
party, too. A friend in Florida sent
him an enormous melon and he invited
his friends to join in the feast. The
secretary himself carved the melon as
the picture shows.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Cannot Be Extradited.

Madison. Attorney General w. c..
Owen has advised District Attorney
who left Wausau and went to Illinois
to play professional ball could not be
brought back to Wausau on requisi-
ton to answer to the charge of desert
ing his wife and child Since going to
Illinois the man has started divorce
proceedings nj the courts of Cairo.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Gov. DUNES Daughter Hurt.

Delavan.-At Williams Bay, an au-
tomobile containing Miss Mona
Dunno, daughter of Gov. Dunno of
Illinois, and party of friends was
overturned when a rear tire burst.
Frank Nelson Clifford, Miss DUNES
Harry Armstrong and Bert Dolan
were badly injured. The occupants
of the car said that they were driv-
ing at a fair speed when one of the
rear tires exploded. The car skidded
off an embankment and turned over.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
UnveiI Schurz Statue.

Oshkosh.-A statue of Carl Schurz
was unveiled at the foot of Washing
ton street at the entrance of the Osh-
kosh Yacht club on July a. The statue
is the work of Karl Bitters, a New
York sculptor, and is replica of the
one set up in Riverside drive, New
York City, last year, designed by Bit
tiers. Gen. c.. r. Boardman presented
the statue to the city on behalf of the
donor, Col. John Hicks of Oshkosh.
Judge Emil Baesch, Manitowoc, de-
livered the principal address at the un-
yelling exercises. Gov. McGovern
spoke briefly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-14
Philip HAS SPENT $468.87
Republican Seeking Governship Files
His First Statement of
Expenses.

Madison.-Emanuel Phillip, Repub-
lican candidate for governor, filed his
first expense account on July 7, emu
merating items totaling $468.87, of
which $3.50 was for general campaign
purposes paid to Cameron Fraser, sec
rotary of the state committee. Repub-
lican state headquarters at the New
Park hotel during the recent Madison
convention cost $3.50. Other items
were for railroad fare, kilograms and
telephone service.