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The state herald., 1914-03-27

why. can't see nothen."
you can see. The game 10 for me
to jump in. and you swim"
But can't swim. I'm q sailor"
"oh. weally? Then what's your
namsr
ITS Billy o'Flynn."
mo. but that's weally my guinea
pig. the pink one-Billy o'F1ynn.
You're not fairy. Billy?"
why. what does you know about
fairiesr'
Most truthfully. you know, don't
believe In fairies, but then It pleases
mummie."
So Billy sat on his heel making
friends with the heaven-born. and
Patsy, the nurse, came behind him.
craving with cotton.gloved hands to
touch the sailors crisp, short, golden
hair. and David graveiy tried on the
mans peaked cap.
Yes" Billy agreed, fairies is rot
when there's real gals about, with rosy
cheeks a-blushin' an cotton gloves"
"Lawks! 'Ow you sailors does fancy
yourselves" said Patsy. her shy I'm
gers drawn by that magnetic gold Of
the mans hair.
Climb on my back and ride," said
young O'F1ynn to David. TIL be a
fairy horse"
The cheek of im!- jeared Patsy.
fairy 'orse indeed!"
oh, surely the fairies were very
busy about them. tuggisG at heart.
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strings. while Billy and Patsy fell head
over ears In love. and my pet cupid
had them both for slaves. David rode
Billy home. by his august command
straight into my brown study. where
sat In my lazy chair.
Was 1t my voice telling baby to 20
and get dry feet, Was It my hand
grasping Billy's, horny paw For
heard my roaring canyon. saw my
cliffs. my embattled sculptured clifis
and once more seemed to walk with
Jesse In Cathedral Grove"
laughed. | cried. oh. yes. oi
course ! made fool OF myself. For
this dear lad came out OF Wonderland
this needless rufiian who knew OF my
second marriage. who had such tale
TO tell OF Madame Scotson." Oh
haven't you heardy Her precious
Baby David is illegitimate! Couldn't
| hear my neighbor. Mrs. Pollock tell
ing that story at the Scandal club!
Feeling ill.bred and common.
begged Billy's pardon. made him 81,
down. tried ever 30 hard to put him
ut his ease. Poor lad! His father
condemned as a felon. his mother such
u wicked old harridan. his life. to say
the very least. uncouth. Yet some.
how out OF that rough savage face
shone the eyes Of gentleman. and
there was mnnliness In all he said. In
everything he did. After that great
journey for my sake. how could ! let
him doubt that he was welcomey
II know I'm rough" he said hum.
bly,, but you seem to understand.
You know I'm straight You won't
mind straight talk unlcsr you're
changed. and you're not ehanged-at
least not that way. mum"
Changed All. how changedl The
looking glass had bitter things to
tell me. and crying makes me such u
trump. I never felt 80 plain. And the
eyes Of young man are often brutaily
frank TO women.
Don't mind about me. Billy. Say
what you've come TO tell me-"
Been gcttin' II ready to say ever
since I started for England. Look
here. mum. | want to 40 back to the
beginning. to when ! was kid. an
mother KEEP that hash house In Abb.
icne. Dye mind n speak, mean
about this here rolly7"
set my teeth and hoped he would
be quick
We'll, 70 sec, mum. she only dgts Il
for n joke. and the way Jcnro treated
her"
IL cant hear this"
You don't mind II sny that moth
or and mo haven't no use for Jesser"
Il know that"
Well. mother put bcr up TO the
idsa. To get shut OF him. she sham.
med dead. helped. I say abe done
right. mum. II she'd lot II no nt that
I'd take her aide right now"
"Diliy. was that n real marfiaxo7"
u, was that Shes Jesae's wife all
right
The state herald., 1914-03-27
PART THREE.
cHAPTE Err I.
Spite House.

spite House.
Kate Repie1ps the Book.
The book In not finished. This book
OF Jesse's life and mine is not finished
while she who set us asunder 10 al
lowed to live vengeance Is mine.
saith the Lord. Il will repay" We
wait
What impulse moved my man after
four years to enter that tragic house
lie read our book. SO piteously stained
this heap of paper scrawled with rusty
ink. He added parts OF chapter.
which have finished. II Is all blotted
with tears. this record OF his life
childhood. boyhood. youth. manhood
humor. passion-veritable growth OF
an immortal spirit-annals OF that love
which lifteth us above the earth-and
then,
So must try to catch up happiness.
/ have notes here OF dear Father
Jared. made at the time when he WAS
bringing me with Baby David home.
remember we sat In our deck chairs
on the sunny side OF the ship. watch.
ing n cloud race out In mid Atlantic.
We talked OF home.
Frognall End. where my saint is
curate.in-charge. is on the river near
Windsor, and there went to live with
Bavy David.
From the first my Heaven born was
Interested In milk. later In n growing
number OF worldly things. but II was
not until last winter by the fresidc
that we really had serious tales all
about Wonderland.
Although David has decided to be y
tram conductor. he still takes some
little interest In other walks OF life.
Once on the tow-path he asked an old
gentleman who was fishing what he
was fishing for. and got the nice re-
ply: Il often wonder" And Il was on
this path beside the Thames. that one
day last November he made big
friendship. His nurse was passing n
few remarks with young man who
asked the way to my house. and baby
went ahead pursuing his lawful occa.
nions Curious TO know what II felt
like TO be u real fish he waA stepping &
into the river TO see about II. when
the young man interfcrcd.
"Leggo my tail" said David wrath.
fully. then with sudden defiance. Il
got my feet wet anyway. 80 there'"
That's So" tho young man agreed.
Il say" David grew confident.
"Mummic says its In the paper. so
It's nil right"
whats that, nonny7'
"A little boy what went In TO $50
about aoms fishes. and that man what
swum and swum, and saw'd his pic.
ture In the paper. Bo now 'tsnd you
look dc udder way"
The state herald., 1914-03-27
.INSURANCE|N COLORADO
OVER $177,oo00Oo HELD IN THE
STATE IN 1918.
Fire Premiums Collected Are Placed
at S3,154,o0o by Insurance Com.
missioner Epstein.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Denver.-The total amount of life
insurance held In Colorado is $i77,300,-
900, and the amount of fire insurance
is S252, ,5i4, 900, according to an an
nouncement by Saul Epstein, state in
surance commissioner,
The commissioner believes that the
amount OF property needlessly de-
stToyed by fire in the state could be
materially reduced IL Colorado had a
fire marshal as other states have.
Compilations of statistics, which his
office has just finished for the year
ending December 81, 1918, show that
the losses paid on fires during the
year aggregated $1063.0 900. The total
amount of fire premiums collected
during the year was s3,l54,000.
There were 1853 fire insurance com.
panies operating in the state.
Thirty thousand life insurance poll
cies were sold in 1913 and they aggre-
gated S32,OO0,00O of insurance. The
total number of life policies in force
was 143,S00.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Teachers Lose by Idle Funds.

Denver-Every school teacher in
the state could be given an increase in
salary of so per cent without any in.
crease In taxation whatever II the
state law providing for state loans OF
school funds were enforced, according
to Volney T. Hoggatt, register OF the
state land board. Iowa" said Hog.
gait. stopped buying state bonds and
warrants with her school fdnd %
years ago, when It only realized per
cent on the investment, and loaned it's
entire fund to the farmers of the state.
thereby helping It's development and
giving 10 the school teachers OF the
state and the Iowa State Agricultural
college at Ames. Iowa. 80 per cent
more funds for salaries to teachers
and the maintenance OF the college.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Plan Fight on pairymen', seh.me,

Veterinarians In Denver
and other sections OF the state, headed
by Dr. W. W. Yard, state veterinarian,
are preparing for statewide cam
paiFn to defeat the plans OF dairymen
to do away with the present cattle in.
spection law. Dairymen. according to
information received by the state
board Of stock inspection. are plan.
ming TO submit TO the voters law
which will provide that any owner OF
dairy cattle may inspect his own cows
for tuberculosis. instead OF having
such an inspection made by licensed
veterinarian, as now Is required.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
& @Aasg AsssRssss sszas(DN
sss}S@gsRzgS6 S6is S#SaXyy s|s

that as n matter OF courue you take
this cooking TO bo bad.
Mon ami" said tho countess I'm
prcsSively. when chef secs diner
salt or pepper dish he's In Despair
he's In despair as n painter vould be
II the purchaser OF his painting took
up n brush and added little morn
green to tho grass or II little more blue
to the sky.
Good French cooking needs no Ad.
ditional seasoning at table. They who
season II. like you muitimillionaircs.
without NO much as tasting II nrrt.
don't know what good French cooking
is. Were chef I'd rather work In
n Mnrscilles eightsou table d'hots
than In your Kitchens OF marble and
glass"
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Nun Passes Pharmacy Test.

Denver.-So that she may be even
more valuable In the work OF charity
and mercy to which she vowed to de-
vote her life, Sister Mary Andrew To
bin of Mercy hospital has become a
registered druggist. The nun was the
only woman to pass the recent exam
nations for registered pharmacists
held under the direction OF the state
pharmacy board. Sister Mary took the
veil of the Mercy sisterhood many
years ago. Each hospital employs n
registered druggist. Along with her
other duties Sister Mary will have
charge OF the pharmaceutical depart
ment at Mercy hospital.
Others who now have the right to
call themselves registered pharmacists
are: Howard b. Hover. William lr-
wing Ayers. John C. Porter. Arthur
Wilson and Peter A. Damico, all of
Denver; Alonzo Grady Malone. Boul-
der; Hugh Uric Waggener, Salida;
William c. Heuser, Edgewater; J. L.
Friday. Colorado Springs: Roy c.
Laughlin, Greeley; Francis A. McCu-
niff. La lara: Robert Bruce Porter,
Alma, Neb.. and Fay c. Chinn. Pueblo.
Ten persons passed as assistant phar.
macists.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

Tho story opens with Jesse Smith 70
ACnE the story of his birth. early life in
Labrador and Of the death Of his father.
Jesse becomes a sailor. His mother mar
ries the master Of the ship and both are
lost In the wreck of the vessel. Jesse
Decomes cowboy In Texas. He marries
foly, singer Of questionable morals,
suicids- Jesse becomes rancher and
takes up the narrative. Unhsppiiy mar
rted she contemplates suicide. but changes
her mind after meeting Jesse. Jesse res
cues Kate from her drink -maddened hus-
band who attempts to kill her. Trevor
loses his life In the rapids. Kate retects
ouers of grand opera managers to return
70 the stage and marries Jesse. Their
married life starts out happily. Kate sue
oumba to the pleadings Of composer to
return to the stage and runs away with
him. She rescues Widow o'Flynn from
self and returns home. where Jesse re-
oeives her with open arms. Jesse calls
on neighbour and plans to capture cattle
thieves. Kate u rescued from the hands
OF the bandits. Jesse II captured by the
robbsrs. but by q clever ruse makes pris-
oners of the robbers. They are turned
over to United States marshal. who has
arrived with extradition papers. Jesse
takes charge Of the outlaw chiefs son.
Billy OFiynn. having promised the chief
70 keep him out Of his fathers profession.
lad V shanghaisd. A son 10 born to Kate
and Jesse and II named David. Jesse re-
eslvss . letter from his first wife. Polly.
In which she tells him she deceived him
Into thinking she had killed herself. She
threatens to come to him.
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nsss. Tho pitcous lost creature has
never bccn your wife"
'T told hcr what she 10. straight
from tho sho"'dcr."
who made her ro7''
Jesse lowered his head.
who made bor tho living nccusa'
ton Of mems slns1 She In the torriblc
statc's evidences. Gods evidence,
which waits to bo released In the Day
Of Judgment You told her straight
from tho shoulder. Judge not that yc
bc not Judged. Remember that OF all
tho men she knew on earth. you only
can plead not guilty"
"Becnusc I married herr asked
Jssse humbly.
-Bacaune you tried. You gave her
your ulean name. your pure lifc. your
manhood. an act OF knightly chivslry.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
WHARF She W.s wohblx

Edith In very timid. but she tries TO
do hor duty. and not long since rccit.
cd piece" before some school visit
ors with great credit and apparent
cnlmncea. Her mother. later complI.
monted and praised her. especially for
not seeming nt all nervous "oh. but
was scared. really. mamma" tho
child explained ingenuouaiy. u held
my hands still. but you should have
ssen my knsa.-
The state herald., 1914-03-27
EraminatIon for inspector.

Denver-civil service examinations
for inspector of safety appliances and
for inspector OF hours OF service have
been announced By the United States
civil service commission for April "a
and % Senior students Of reputable
medical colleges will be admitted TO
examination for medical inferno In the
government hospital for the insane
April 3,
The state herald., 1914-03-27
ReauIsI,Ion Issued Tor rImbr.l

Denver.-Goyernor Ammons has Is.
sued requisition on the governor OF
Idaho for the return to Colorado OF
Claude Timbrcl. the alleged murderer
OF Peter swonson. slain In Grand
Junction. April "a. 1907
The state herald., 1914-03-27
CHAPTER xiv-contlnusd.

ChAPTEH NiV-Continued.
The father released me, turning TO
my dear man. jesse" he said. won't
you shake hands with me?
You see." he said. Il made mis-
take myself, thinking a priest should
be celibate to win love from on high.
But In its fullest strength Gods love
comes through a woman to shine upon
our life-and 30 I've missed the great
est of his gifts. Your wife has told
me everything. and I'm so envious.
Won't you shake hands? I've been 30
lonely. Won't your"
But my man stood IN the mouth Of
the cave. as though he were being
Judged.
This fifth" he said. "out OF the past
Filth"
His voice sounded as though he
were dead.
THE law" he said. I've come to
find out what's the law?"
Mans law"
Il suppose So"
But | don't know. I'm only a very
ignorant old man: your friend. II
you'll have me-"
What do you think"
80 far as | see. Jesse, the woman
can arraign you on charge OF big
amy. Moreover. II you seek divorce
she can plead that there's equal guilt.
from which there's no release"
And that's the law7"
Mans law. But. Jesse. when you
and Kate were Joined in holy matri-
mony, was It mans law which said.
Whom God hath joined. let no man
put asunder' What has mans law to
do with the awful justice OF Almighty
God7
And here. my son. ! am something
more than foolish old man" He
rose to his feet. making the sign OF
the cross. Il am ordained" he said. "a
barrister to plead at the bar OF
Heaven. win you not have me as your
adviser. lesser"
Whom God hath joined" Jesse
laughed horribly, that harlot and L.
"She swore to love. honor and
obey?"
Till death US part"
And that was perjury?"
"A joke. A Joke,'
THAT was not marriage. my son.
but blasphemy. the sin beyond forgive
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Many After state Teachers Licenses.

Denver Nearly 200 applications for
state teachers licenses and normal In.
stitute certificates were considered at
= meeting OF the state board OF exam.
incru in the office OF Mrs. Mary c. c.
Bradford. state superintendent OF pub,
lio instruction.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
u,.h N.me, pelsaa,e, for conI,r,re,.

Denver. Notification Of the nine
delegates from Utah to the irrigation
conference In Denver. April 3. was re-.
ceiyed by Governor Ammons. Gov
ernor Joseph NJ. Carey OF Wyoming
sailed from Liverpool on the Luisi.
tania March 81. and VIII be In Chey.
ennc BY April /. He will attend the
irrigation conference here.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Monument 10 Spanish War Heroes.

Denrcr.-rhc Sons Of the Reyolu.
tlon have set on foot a project to erect
n monument on tho capitol grounds TO
commemorate tho memory Of tho
Spanish American wnr heroes.
The state herald., 1914-03-27
MKS. JESSE SMITH
HOTEL. STORE, LIVERY.

she did that to spite Jesse. and
they call the place Spite House
Spite House! How right Father in.
red was. Sword versus dragon" he
told US. "ls heroic: sword versus
cockroach is heroics. Don't draw your
sword on cockroach."
This much tried TO explain to
young o'Flynn. whose Irish blood has
fine sense OF humor. But the smile
he gave me was one OF pity. turning
my heart to ice. jesse he said.
made that mistake. That's why I've
come six thousand miles to warn you.
Howly Mother. II I'd only the eddica.
tion to talk no I'D be understood
I'm going to try another course.
See here. mum. You've heard tell OF
Cachaiot whales. They runs say
eighty tons for full Wholesome hun
dred fifty horse power, dunno how
many knots. full of fight to the last
The state herald., 1914-03-27
Handsome Is as Hand.om. Does.

Sanford-So you don't believe In
Judging a man by his clothesl
Crabshaw-No. indeed That's the
portion Of good mans life" The
way we Judge woman. and look how
we get fooledl-Judge.
The state herald., 1914-03-27


There was something which braced
me In his callous frAnkness. II hoped"
I said go o."
well. mother hated Jesse some
thin chronic. Afterwsrd when-well,
she had to run for the British posses
sions. and we met up with Jesse again
by accident. He give US a shack and
some land, but mother an me had our
pride. How would you like to take
charity! Mother hated him still
worse, and don't you imagine I'd go
back on her. She's my mother.
Then you married Jesse. or course
mother and me both knew that Polly
was alive. Father knew. too-and
father was around when no one but US
ever seen him. We knew that Polly
was alive. and mother would have
given Jesse dead away. only we stop
ped her. Father said II was none Of
our business. Father liked Jesse,
thought the world Of you. 30 when
mother wrote to Polly. we'd burn her
letters"
Wnht an escape Tor uB!
Then you saved mother from burn
ing in that shack, and afterward she
hated Jesse worse. because she
couldn't hit him for fear Of hurting
you. Oh. she was mad because she d
got fond Of you.
And you took US into your ranch.
Charity again, and you sailin' under
Protestant colors, both of yez. The
way mother prayed for Jesse was
enough to scorch his bones" Billy
chuckled. Il amt religious-l drink.
and mothers professin' Catholic cuts
no figure with me.
Then there's the fightin' between
fathers gang and Jesse's. Dad got
hung. Jesse got the dollars. Rough.
common, no-account. white trash. like
mother an me. hears Jesse expound-
ing the Scriptures. We amt got no
feelings same as you"
Poor lad! Poor savage gentleman! |!
You saved me from numbering
Jesse and got me away from that
ranch. Since then I've followed the
sea. There's worse men there than
Jesse. ! seen worse grub, worse treat
ment. worse times in general since
quit the ranch. Five years at sea-"
There was the glamour. the great.
mesa Of the sea In this lads eyes, just
as In Jesse's eyes. Sailors may be
rugged. brutal. fierce-not vulgar
Men reach out into spaces where we
sheltered women cannot follow.
Suppose I've grown" said Billy
We'll, mum. got a notion to go home.
Signed as A. b. In = four-masted bark
Clan lnnes out o. Glasgow. for Vancou
YER with general cargo. | quilt her al
Vancouver, made Ashcroft by C. p. r.,
bhpd baggage mostly. then hit the
rosd afoot. thought I'd take my de
psrture from the Fifty-Nine."
THE old bush trail?'
Hard goin'. but then | expected. OF
oourse, mother'd be there at the
ranch. and you. mum. an Jesse. oi
course, and"
You must have found things
changed when yeu got to the ranch"
"Didpt get there. I'd news at Hal
Creek. and KEEP the road main north
Mother wasn't at the ranch any more
Shed poisoned Jesse's bear. Oh, mum
don't want to hurt"
60 on, dear lad"
"Mother'd took up with Polly a
Spite House"
Spite House?"
ITS the Ninety.Nine Mile House
There's a sign board right across tn,
road:
THE NlNETY-NINE
MRS. JESSE SMITH
HOTEL. STORE, LIVERY.
The state herald., 1914-03-27

Only a cur would blame the weak.
Only a coward would accuse the lost.
But in your manhood remember her
courage. Jesse. Forgive as you hope
for pardon Keep your life clean. from
every touch Of evil. but to the world
stand up for the honor of the name
you gave her."
II will"
You forgiven
yes"
You will pray for herr
'T will pray"
And now the hardest test has still
TO come. For your wife's honor and for
the child. you must keep their names
stainless. clear Of all reproach while
you await Gods judgment. They must
leave you, jesse"
"Oh, not that, sir!"
Can they stay here in honor,"
mo"
Can you run awayi"
''Never!"
Then you must part
Jesse covered his face with his
hands. and there against the deepen
ing twilight saw shadows reaching
out from him. as though-slowly the
shadows took form of hish-shouldered
wings and mighty pinions sweeping
to the ground.
He looked up. and behold he was
changed.
Pray for me. sir!" he whispered.
Then the priest raised his hand. and
gave him the benediction.
Jesse Closes the Book
1t Ii years now since my lady lefs
me. Never has an az touched her
trees, or any human creature entered
her locked house. The rustic Of hes
dress is In the leaves each fall. the
pines still echo to her voice. l hear
her footsteps over the new snow.
feel her presence when read her
books. ] know her thoughts are spir'
its haunting me, and all thinss wait
my lady did | ever hear that faint
thin. swaying echo whom her grows
seemed to be hummilg tunes. At times
when dew was fafiinA I have heard
the pattering of millions and millions
Of little feet. Just as she said. making
the grass bend.
Tears drop on the paper and shame
poor fool Jesse. The Book says tina,
He shall wipe away all tears. II my
bear had only lived. should not have
been SO lonely. wonder flood hely
me. / can't write more. The book Ii
finished.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-05
AFTER GYPSY MOTH.
Forty seven Government Scouts Are Working in Woods of Thompson.

Gypsy moth scouts in the employ of the United States government have been working in this section nearly all summer. Infested spots have been found hereabouts. After discovery they are marked and covered from day to day for examination. The greatest army of scouts that has ever worked around here is now engaged in the big woods in the town of Thompson. There are 47 government men working in Thompson. They deploy in a long line covering considerable length. A foreman leads the march and be- hind each five men is an assistant who cleans up after the regular line. Many acres a day are covered in this way. To date the army has located some ITS gypsy moth nests. While this seems but few for several weeks work by. an army that must be cost ing the gover1ment about $l,0O0 a week, yet if permitted to remain these 175 nests would be the source of mil lions Of the pests.
 < Tho brown tail moth is not looked after by these men and no attention has been paid to brown tails here for q couple Of years when state men cov- : ersa~ the territcry. John Osgood of Putnafn WAS hired by the town to ex- terminate the brown tail within the limits of the town and did a thorough job some three years ago before the stRtes men came In here. At that time Mir osgood took hand with the state men, MT. Osgood recently made a