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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25
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man noticing my distress asked IL he
could be of service to me, and when |
told him what was the matter he went
with me to the other end Of the sta
ton. where we found a man slowly
wheeling a truck. On the truck was
my trunk. The gentleman who was
with me spoke French f1uently. don't
know. what he said. but he succeeded
in getting the trunk to the train a min.
ute before it started"
II. too. net my husband while trav-
cling abroad" said n Of the ladies',
slipping her wine.
"Oh. | didn't marry that gentleman"
Mrs. DOrrance proceeded. He was 60
ing east and | west. / thanked him
for the service he had done me and
made a rush for the train that was
just starting All the doors were lock
ed. and ! very foolishly stepped on to
the fOOtboard. In a few moments the
train was going 50 fast that | dare
not jump of. and l couldn't get into
the compartment. | was clinging to
a brass rod intended for persons to
help them into the coach. A gentle
man in the compartment reached out
and tried to drag me inside through
the window.
u was more ieshy then than | am
now. and the effort was a failure.
shalI never forget the disappointed
look on his face when he gave up try
ing to lift me-"
How lovely" remarked n lady.
IVA he dark or light?'
Il was too frightened to notice"
But you did afterward.
Il never saw him again
"Oh. 90 on"
There are several compartments in
those foreign coaches. A gentleman
got out through a window at the front
end ut the car | vas on and made his
way toward the. | felt n strong arm
about my waist oh. nov. relieved |
felt and glancing upward looked into
q Of the finest. bravest faces ! ever
saw in a. man.
u have heard that MIR Dorrance Is
very handsome" remarked one OF the
ladies'. sottO vOce. to another.
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mur IT the words. Thei came the
lowering of the casket. The onlO0ker
marked the black and silver sumptu-
onsness Of II and thought Of the rough
hpnlock box that incIosed the anOny-
NOUS body in AnnaIaka r~hurchvard.
And az his ty met the wafer he sml'-
ed a little. grim. wry smile
II was over q The black clao
group drifted away. One memre'
"a used to glance with curiosity ut the
roughly clad angler making his way
m strea N, for Kent judged It wise 10
absent himself now fOreseeing the 40
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25
you happen to know how MI. bennett
spent the early part Of this afterno0n?'

spent the early part Of this a~fterno0n?'
II surely do. He was up to Dim
mock's rummage auction. a he got
something there that tickled him like u
feather. But he wouldn't let on what
1t was"
THE Original!" said Sedgwick.
What does DimnlOck deal In"
"AIl kinds Of odds and ends He
scrapes the country for bankrupt sales
an has d big auction once q year.
Everybody goes. You a find any.
thing from Il pillow handle to a second
hand marriage certificate at his place"
I'VE now call on Elder bennett"
said Kent.
That worthy was about closing up
shop when they entered.
Don't your lamp work right vet.
Professor KentY he inquired.
"Perfectly." responded the scientist.
we have come to see you on another
matter. Mr.. Sedgwick and J..
First let me thank you" said Sedg.
wick. "fOr the curious work OF art you
left at my place"
N-np > I1lVIIVel IIt IltI III n
rising infection.
"DOn't take the trouble to lie about
t." put in Kent. Just show US the
original OF the drawing which You
traced so handily."
The town gossip shifted ~uneasily
rom foor to foot. How'd you know
| got The picture:" he giggled. Il
didn't find it myself till ! got back
from til" emotion
"Nev"r mind the process. Have you
the original bore"
Yes" S:'i' |: der bennett: ana. 60
Ing I" his '''"A M brought back a
SHl''r" 1T "''N> hI'i:'h paper. slightly
'i>'''"r"'' : i't'' q ''~.
~" ! '""' :"' I'll "f drawing
~;'i'! - ""i'E : w. ara Neht bent
'ver TN ""''r
"Hn' d" """' ~'''' ms companion
'\"". ~ ''l'"t' W''"''' ~" o sup
'"'>" ''i> :" ";
"NhN. III" Iad\ that ST. I" talk
WIN Mr. >'h"W''k a'"' WIS N'''eo IN
'"IeS"'n" cove"
ehrrln" VI copying the picture!
"Aw well. explained M other =
some confusion, "s!lr didn't have no
earrings on when seen l,er, and it
looks a lot more like without it,"
How much money would YOU take
for this?"
About IS, | guess. replied the 9TH
or in a bold expulsion of breath.
At this Sedywick. who had
been studying the picture i'm the light,
made a slight signal with his hand.
which did not escape Kent.
"Fiy. dollars is a biz price for a
rough pencil sketch" said the scien-
fist. I'D have to know more of the
picture to pay that for it. Where did
Won find it,"
..ln this book, | bought the book at
Dimmock's auction" He
produced a decrepit. loosely bound edi-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25

He meets Artist Sc,i-N.tn. an cd friend,
who is suspected Of kiI,im- her and plans
to help him.
Sedgwick tells of meeting a beautiful
young woman, name unknown, with whom
he has fallen in love
Kent and %Sedgwick go to the inquest
upon the Woman'S body and engage Adam
Balm as ~SedgwiCk'S lawyer.
Sheriff Schlager and Coroner Breed sud
denly withdraw the body from public
view. Gansett jim, an Indian. accuses
Sedgwick of murder.
Kent secures an embroidered silver star
found on top of the cliff above Lonesome
Cove the night the woman died.
Kent believes the woman was hand
cuffed to a man who wore the star. He
meets Alexander Blair, who acts in ii sus-
piriouS manner.
Gansett Jim. thinking Sedgwick murder
ed the woman. tries to Kill him. Kent
hears of Wilfrid Blair, A~lexander's scape-
grace son.
Wilfrid Blair has died suddenly, ana
Coroner Breed is helping Alexander Blair
to suppress the news.
Kent and Sedswick discover an 1880 pic
ture. which is like the dead woman Of the
beach Kent spies upon Wilfrid Blair's
funeral.
Kent and Sedgwick dig up Wilfrid
Rlair's body and are caught at work by
Sheriff Schlage. and Alexander Blair.
The body is a bag Of sand. S.dgwick
finds his namcless sweetheart at Alexan-
der Blair's house. She is Wilfrid's wild
ow. Blair denOunccs Sedgwick as a MUIR
= derer,
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CHAPTER XII.
Loose Ends.

1OoSS |'uS
"OGETIIER they went to the
medical officers quarters. DIR.
Breed had come in fifteen min
ute+ before. Without prelimi-
nary Lawyer Balm said:
Il want t. see that Jane Doe certiti-
cate again
".Arent you afraid of wearin' out the
fink on it. .AdHm:" retOrted the other.
with Il furtive grin
And l." said Chester Kent in his
suaveSt manner overture to trouble
you to SHOW me the certificate in the
case Of Wilfrid Blair"
Something like Il SiEa>m shook the
linenmcnts of DR. Breeds mca2e face
'I;lair." he repeated How did You
know" lie stopped short.
How did | know that Wilfrid Blair
is dead Kent finished for him. why.
there. has been time enough. hasn't
thereT
The physicians hands rlawed nerv
ouSly at his Struggling hair
"Timr "nough!" he murInured. Time
enough: I'm only just back from the
Blair place myself"
An" commented Kent n%egligently.
Then he died within two hours or
so?'
This morning" retorted the other.
It's all in the certificate"
"All"" inquired Kent. so significantly
that Lawyer Balm gave him IA quick
look.
All that's your business or any,
body ~eISe's." said Breed. recovering
himself a bit
"DOubtiess. And I'm to be permit
ted to see this dOcument?"
Breed pushed a paper across the ia
BILE. There it Is. | just finished max,
ing it out"
Il see" said Kent. giving the paper
a scant survey. that the cause OF
death is set down as cardiac failure. "
well. what's the matter with that?'
Just a tri1e nOncOmmittal. isn't it
You see. we all die of cardiac failure
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25

vent of one keener eyed than the
mOurners. whose scrutiny he did not
desire to tempt. Shortly Gansett Jim
came to the grave. Hastily and care
lessly be litched. in the earth. tramp.
ed it down and returned. Carriages
rolled to the door of Hedgerow house
and rolled away again. carrying the
mOurners to their train. Not until
then did Kent snug up his tackle and
take the road.
No ooner had he reached the hotel
and changed into dry clothes than he
made haste to the Nook and thus ad
dressed Sedgwick. Now I'm your man
for that tennis match"
Kent played as he worked. with con
centration and tenacity. backing up
technical skill. Against his logged at
tack Sedgwick's characteristically more
brilliant game was u%navailing. though
the contest was not so uneven but that
both were sweating hard as at the
| conclusion Of the third set they sought
a breathing space on the terraced bank
back OF the court.
That's certainly a good nerve soda
tive" said the artist. breathing hard.
land o such rotten ennis for two
aged relics OF better days like our
selves"
Not so bad by any means" agreed
his opponent cheerfully. IF you had
stuck to lobbing | think you'd have
had me in the second set. Wonder
how our spectator enjoyed it, he add
ed. lowering his voice. Don't be
abrupt about it. but just take a loo
at that lilac copse on the crest of the
hill"
Cant see any one there" said
! Sedgwick.
mo more can l. Look at the bird on
that young willow. You can see for
yourself it's trying to impart some in
formation"
II see Il grasshOpper sparrow in q
state of some nervousness. But grass
hopper sparrows are always tidgety."
This particular one has reason to
be. She has q nest in that lilac patch.
A few minutes ago h went toward
it withsa worm in her beak. hastily
dropped the worm and came out in q
great state of mind: hence | Judge
there is some intruder lear her home
ANY guess who it ISL"
why. 1t might be Gansett Jim.' re
piled Kent in a louder voice. ''Though
it's rather stupid OF him to pick out a
bird inhabited bush as a hiding place.
Tho h1on hp,cb Shnnk a ifk1n ard
Gansett Jim came forth.
He went to Carr's Junction. said
the half breed CURLY.
You found his trail?" asked Kent.
The other nodded. This morning.
he said.
"Find anything else?"
mo ! kill him If l get him." He
turned and vanished over the rise of
ground back of the court.
Now what does that meanY" de-
manded Sedgwick in amazement.
THAT is Gansett Jim's apology for
suspecting you." explained Kent. HE
Is our ally now. and this is his first in
formation. What a marvellous thing
the bulldog strain in q race is. No.
body but an Indian would have kept
to an almost hopeless trail AS ne has
done
The trail of the real murderer?'
cried Sedgwick.
Kent shook his head. You're still
0bsessed with dubious evidence" he
remarked. lie me see your time
table"
Having studied the schedules that
the artist produced for him. he nodded
cOnsideringly. Boston it is. then" he
said. LAS 1 thought. Sedgwick. I'm
off for two OF three days of travel-if
we get through this night without dis
aStor"
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A Great Savino.

She What would you do If were
to die: The Brute Open a bank &C.
count. = London Mail. s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25

nat the relatives. together with Il
clergyman. were expected that morning
For a patient hour longer Kent'S
queSting flies explored unreSlronSive
hooks and me At the end of that
time he sighted IA figure coming from
HedgerOw house and lodged into Il
covert of sumac The glass brought
out clearly the features of AIeXande;
Blair. set. stern and pale. Blair walk
I'd swiftly to the willow thicker where
lazy Captain HOgg and his unnamed
victims. looked down into the raw
fresh excavation and turned AVA,
Another man. issuing from the house
! Joined him. From his gestures Ate
ander Blair seemed to be explaining
and directing. Finally both returned
to the house.
"Handling the whole business him
self" commented Kent II like mis-
courage anyway.
Half an nOur afterward the little
funeral procession moved from the
house. There WAS no hearSt' six
men carried the coffin. They We're all
strangers to Kent. and their clothes
gave obvious testimony of city origin
| Half Il dozen other men and three wO
mpn heavily yelled followed. Ken,
| thrust his glass int his pocket anu
| lifted his rod again. by the time the
clergyman mad begun the service Kent
WIS close 10 the nhStrurtin" fence
Ia. could li-n, thu t,int. solemn mur
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
ITALIAN
GOES ON RAMPAGE
WITH A HATCHET
One Man Killed and Others
Injured Before the Career
of the Wild Man Is
Ended.

Uniontown. Pa, June 27-Smithneld,
town 10 miles south of this place,
was terrorized for an hour today by a
crazed Italian who ran wildly through
the streets with hatchet. hacking at
every person in his way. One man was
dead, another was fatally wounded and
two others We're suffering minor hurts
when L. v. Morgan ended the Italians
career with a revolver.
I'm hatchet killing man." the
italian cried while at work, lifting the
keen edged tool and bringing it down
with crushing force of the head OF
fellow workman and killing him in
stantly. A railroad man named Math-
ewson was the next victim, being given
flesh nick. A man driving along in
buggy was similarly injured. Mar
tin Hope, 75, was working about the
home of his sonin-law, Omar Sutton
when the Italian ran into the yard and
cut him down with one blow. The
aged mans skull was split and his re-
covery was tonight despaired Of. Mrs
Sutton ran to aid her father and would
have been attacked but for Morgan,
who appeared at that time with his re-
volver.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
NORTHERN PAC|FIC'S
NEW FREIGHT YARDS

Tacoma, Wash. June 27.-A new
freight yard containing 15 tracks and
capable of accommodating 100 cars
will be built at the head of Commence
ment bay, here by the Northern Pa
cific railroad, according to official an
nouncement by General Manager r. c.
Blanchard. who received instructions
today from the headquarters of the
road at st. Paul. The new yard will
cost s145.000. In addition to this the
company will spend $4,000 in re-
arranging the tracks between the head
of the bay and Old Town. so that when
the Point Defiance line is put into op-
Grafton the trains can be run with a
minimum of switching work. The to-
tai cost of the work contemplated will
be nearly $345,000.
Owing to the fact that the Portland
trains will be run over the Point De-
fiance line after September next, the
main line freight trains will be made
up in the new yard. The tracks along
the water front will be entirely rear
ranged. Retaining walls will be built,
the location of the tracks changed and
the freight yards revised.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
TRUST
COMPANY TAKES
over COLONIAL
Big Chicago Banks Merged
Into One Institution
the Liabilities Are As
sumed.

Chicago. June 27.-The Colonial Trust
& Savings bank tonight passed into
possession of the Central Trust COM
pany. Scores Of armed guards were
busy removing assets from the vaults
Of the Colonial to the bigger bank un-
til a late hour The work will continue
all night and Sunday. An examination
Of the Colonials affairs by It's stock
holders and directors and a confer
.ence with Bank Examiner Harkin re-
suited in an announcement Of the
transfer.
L. c. Rose, president Of the CO.
the Central Trust company. Rose to-
night issued the following statement:
"As the elimination of negotiations
in progress for some time, the Central
Trust company Of Illinois has absorbed
the business of the Colonial Trust &
Savings bank, assuming all deposits,
liabilities and paying a substantial
amount to the Colonial Trust & Saw
ings bank for its good will. The CO.
lonial will therefore proceed to wind
up it's business for the benefit Of the
stockholders"
A further statement to depositors
adds:
Capital and Resources.
1.-THE Central Trust company is one
of the strongest institutions in the
country. Its capital and resources arek
Capital stock paid in, $4,500,o0o; ad-
ditional liabilities to stock holders, s4,-
10000; surplus. $1,oOo,oOo; undivided
profits, s1,0o0,0o0 total, s11.o00.O00."
The Central Trust company has de-
posits aggregating $37s4s,ooo and loans,
cash exchanges and bonds amounting
to s4,500,000. The statement of the
Colonial shows the following: Liabili-
ties, $S,500.0 900; assets, $s,500.0o0.
Police. were summoned to the North
Avenue State bank during the after
noon to disperse crowds attracted by a
run. All depositors in line were paid
and the bank officers invited those who
wished to withdraw more money to De
on hand Monday. Automobiles laden
with big bags of coin and currency
were sent by the clearing house banks
to stop the run. The North Avenue
has a capital stock of $780,
900 and deposits amounting to s2.-
75o, 900.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
SCHOOL
PARADE IS THREE
MILES IN LENGTH
Fifteen Thousand in Line
Headed by the Mounted
Police-Banners Urge Ma
tional Prohibition.

Chicago, June 27.-The parade Of the
international Sunday school workers
filled the streets this afternoon with
$4,000 marchers and several hundred
cheering spectators. The procession
passed three miles through the boule-
wards.
Il was headed by mounted police.
followed by bands and choruses play
ing and singing religious airs.
Behind the bands were mounted men
bearing banners with many inscrip-
tions. Many Of them invoked the name
of Jesus Christ and prophesied rule
of the Lord" over the world After the
mounted men were half mile of auto
mobiles filed with men too old to
march. Then came columns OF march,
Ing men and boys singing anthems.
Delegations from Canada and federal
states. where prohibition is an issue
In coming elections, carried banners
urging adoption Of prohibition. The
Milwaukee division bore a banner at
the head of a mock funeral of king
rum" The king personified laid on
a bier. The banner said:
This kind Of bier win make Mil
waukee famous The conspicuous note
of the banners was denunciation of the
saloon and plea for temperance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
IMPOSSIBLE TO
TELL WHO fired
THE FATAL SHOT
Inquest Into Death of Noy
Is Postponed Until July s
on Account of Absence of
Attorneys.

Butte, Mont, June 27,-After Is wit
nesses had been examined the inquest
into the death of Ernest Noy. who was
killed during recent rioting here, when
the Western Federation of Miners hall
was wrecked. this afternoon was post
poned until July 8. Counsel for the
miners who seeded from the Western
Federation will not return to the city
until that date. Witnesses said 1t was
impossible for them to tell who fired
the bullet which killed Noy.
Charles H. Meyer. president of tho
federation, is still in Helena, where he
is heavily guarded by armed men.
Local federation officials say sentiment
among the miners here is slowly
swinging in their favor. The miners
who deserted the federation, they de-
clare, are beginning to realize that the
new independent union is led by In
dustrial Workers of the World.
The federation will reopen its offices
here Monday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
new PROPOSITION MADE TO
BLACK CANYON SETTLERS
c. L Talmadge Offers 10 Put in Pumping Plant
to Supply Water to Lands Of the District

c. L. Talmadge. OF New York, the
well known financier and colo
nizer, arrived in Boise yesterday
and last night put UP a proposition to
the directors of the Black Canyon ir-
rigation district to develop 10000 horse
power and put in pumping plant nee
essary to cover that portion of the land
not under the gravity system, agree
pay providing the people in that sec
tion will secure for him franchises in
the surrounding towns and cities for a
winter market for his current which he,
will agree to sell at the same rate as is
in effect in Tacoma, one-half cent per
kilowatt per hour.
The proposition put up by Mr. Tall
madge has been taken under advise
ment and he will meet again with the
directors tomorrow at which time Mr.
Thompson will be back from Wash
ington and will then consider the prop
osition with them.
When seen last night Mr.. Talmadge
stated that his purpose of coming to
Idaho was to confer with the directors
on the proposition of watering and
colonizing the tract and that II his offer
was accepted he would start operations
at once, building dam across the
Black canyon. which would raise the
water there some 80 feet, thus secur-
ing water for a gravity system and
converting that which went over the
dam for the water rights below into
power for pumping purposes supplying
the balance needed to make the 10000
horsepower necessary for the district
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
THREATENING LETTERS
RECEIVED BY SHERIFF

San Francisco, June 27.-"This Is the
last word. We mean business. Better
take advice"
When Sheriff Eggers was informed
today that Presiding Judge Van Nos
trand of the superior court here had
received the foregoing warning he re-
garded 1t as the climax in series of
threatening letters addressed to Judge
Van Nostrand in connection with the
divorce suit of Adlaide Shorb against
Donald Shorb. The sheriff at once sent
the three deputies to guard the court.
despite Judge Van Nostrand's protest
that he could take clre of himself
Shorb and his attorney Charles A.
Leehowe have each received several
anonymous letters threatening their
lives IL they contest Mrs Shorb's suit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
FEW SPEECHES
BY THE COLONEL
WILL Be MADE
Roosevelt Reluctantly Ad-
mits That He Will Be
Able to Take Little Part
in the Campaign.

Oyster Bay, L. /. June 27.-Coionel
Roosevelt practically admitted tonight
that he would bow to the demands
Of his personal physician and, with the
exception of very few speeches, take
an absolute rest during the next few
months. He has now to make only one
speech in each of the states where
heretofore Progressives had counted on
his making stumping tour and his
transcontinental speech making trip is
off. He cancelled California speaking
dates today.
While DIR. Lambert holds that the
colonel Is in no immediate danger, he
must have absolute rest until all of the
malaria and. other fevers which his
system absorbed in South American
jungles can be stamped out. DIR. LAM
bert demanded four months cessation
from work but the Roosevelt strenu-
osity would not permit of that, ac-
cording to his patient, and T. R would
only agree to an Indefinite rest" He
will speak at Pittsburg next week
against his physicians orders, but to
help his friend, Clifford Pinchot, sena-
torial candidate. Roosevelts throat is
also bothering him, 1t was said. He
will have it examined by specialist
in New York next week and the
of speeches he can make will
then be figured out The specialist
who examined Roosevelt in London de-
manded that he make no speeches for
several months.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
JURORS SWORN FOR
H0LLANDER'S TRIAL

Geneva, Ill. June 27.--The IL men
sworn as jurors to try Anthony Petras
for the murder of Tressie Hollander
were given quarters wherc no one could
approach them tonight. They were
warned by the court to Immediately
notify the bailiffs IL any one tried to
talk to them.
The men are nearly all middle aged
and their appearance favorably i'm
pressed the defendant and his young
wife. Petras was Miss Hollander's
suitor before he married his present
wife. The girl was beaten to death in
st. Nicholas cemetery with a coffin
brace. The questions of prosecutor
and court indicate that the state de-
pends on circumstantial evidence to
convict Petras.