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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Sevenkeys
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Baldpate
BY
EARL DERR BICCERS
SYNOPSIS
Copyright. 1913. BY the Bobbs-Nsrsill
Company

Billy Maeee oefriends q pretty girl VIA
= weeping In q railway station. MageA,
seeking solitude. goes to Baldpate Inn.
Although the hotel Is s>oposed to b
deserted. Magee overhears Z mysterious
telephone conversation in the oSa>
The man telephoning. Joseph SaapA
~puddenly throws a package Into the safe
md shows hostility to Magee. He fires
1t an old man who enters the front door.
Magee engages Jake Feters. the hermit
u Baldpate mountain. to cook for him
and his companions.
Mary Norton. the girl OF the station.
and her mother arrive at the Inn. The
girl claims to be an actress.
Miss Norton asks Magee who's side he
y on and tells him the mayor Of Reuton
Aas the ffth key.
Mayor Carsan and his satellite, Lou
Max. secretly enter the hotel. Mageo in
v1tes the hostile mayor to dine with him.
carsan and Bland watch tho telephons
switchboard for q signal, while MAJ
stands guard over Magee and Bolton.
Miss Norton asks Masee to get 31oe,0e
from thes safe. Cargan and Max blow opon
the safe. and Magee secures tho monsy
after . light with CarEan and a strangsr.
Myra Thornhill. h latest mysterious
arrival. asks Magee to deliver the money
to her. He refuses. Cargan also de-
mands he money.
Aagee ID in love with Miss Norton. He
promises to deliver the package of money
70 her.
h treats him coldly and does not be-
1eve him. Cargan thinks Magee 10 plan
ling a newspaper expose concerning him.
He offers Magee $40. 1000 for III pack
lge. Magee refuses The money is stolen
rom his room. Miss Norton is angry.
Hayden, street car magnate. who was
to give Cargan the money. arrives and
refuses to turn 1t over. Professor Bolton
now has the package.
Magee again promises Miss Norton that
he will get the money for her. Hayden
meets Miss ThornhilI and is agitated.
Magee %grapples with a mysterious
stranger who is leaving the inn n
wrests the package from him
Kendrick. who has been wronged by
Hayden. is the stranger. He appears,
and Hayden kills himself. Miss Norton
escapes with the 5000, 900 while Magee in
timidates the others with a pistol.
The 500, 600 is a bribery fund Hayden
was to give the mayor. Bolton repre-
sents the prosecuting attorney. Kendrick
is Hayden's former business associate.
Kendrick tells Magee how Hayden be-
trayed him and sent him into exile for
the dishonest act of both.
The entire party leave for Reuton. Ken
drick watches Mayor Cargan play the ad-
miral's game of solitaire.
Kendrick learns that Hayden cheated
and duped him. The Reuton Star, through
it's girl reporter. exposes the mayors
bribery plot.
A mob meets Mayor Cargan. but he de-
fies it. Magee finds the girl reporter.
Miss Norton.
Magee again tells her that he loves her.
and she admits that he has won her heart
and hand.
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M r. MAGEE and the professor
ven into the day coach for
their baggage. Mrs. Norton
- motioned to the former.
well" she said. you know now, |
suppose. And it didn't do you no
harm to wait. l sure am glad this to
do is all over and that child is safe.
And | hope you'll remember what l
said. 1t amt no work for a woman,
nohow. what with the shooting and
the late hours"
Your words" said Mr.. Magee, ARE
engraved Oh my heart" He proceeded
to gather her baggage with his own
and vas thus engaged when Kendrick
came up. The shadow OF his discov-
cry in the smoking car an hour before
still haunted his sunken eyes, but his
lips were half smiling with the new
Joy of living that had come to him.
. mr.. Magee," be began, II hardly
need mention that the terrible thing
which happened-in there's between
you and me-and the man who's dead.
No one must know. Least of all, the
H4kl WIN 10 " OCSOulC NY II ~
would embitter her whole life-as 1t
has mine."
! "Don't say that" Magee pleaded.
'You will forget in time, I'm sure.
And you may trust mel had forgot
ten already" And indeed he had, on
the instant when his eyes fell upon the
Reuton Star.
Miss Thornhili approached, her dark
smiling eyes on Magee. Kendrick look.
ed at her proudly and spoke suddenly,
determinediy:
YOU'RE. right, will forget. She
shall help m6!------
shadow had fallen upon the trair
the shadow Of the huge Reuton sta
ton. In the half light on the platform
Mr.. Magee encountered the mayor o.
Reuton. Above the lessening roar o.
the train there sounded ahead OF then
the voices Of men in turmoil and RIO
Nj. Cargan turned upon Magee q fac
- placid and ~dispassionate 40 that o
a who enters an apple orchard II
May.
"The boys" he smiled grimly. I'VE
coming mo home"
Then the train anne to . stop, IN
Mr.. Nagee looked down into . gres
array OF faces and heard for the drl
time The low, unceasing rumble Of Z
angry mob. Afteeward ho marveas
at that cosseant cultural EQaE' bow
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II r. MAGEE postponed the pro-
IN test on the tip of his tongue.
and, climbing the gloomy stairs
~ that newspapers always affect.
they came into the city room Of; the
Star. Though the paper had been long
on the street. the excitement of the
greatest coup of years still fingered in
the place. Magee saw the deferential
smiles that greeted the girl and watch
ed her as she made her way to the city
editors desk. In a moment she was
back at his side.
"I've got my assignment" she smiled
r~uefully. They descended to the street.
Its wonderful" she went on. ''hOw
curt a city editor can be with any n
who pulls of a good story. The job
I've got now reminds me of the expe-
rience Of an old New York reporter
who used to work on the Star"
With difficulty they threaded their
way through the crowd and moved
along beside the green decked win
| dows.
"He was the first man sent out by
his paper on Park row o the Spanish
war assignment" she went on. land
he behaved rather brilliantly. l believe.
We'll, he came back after the fight was
over, all pulled up and important, and
they told him the city editor wanted
him. They're going to send me to the
Philippines he told me he thought "a
he went into the presence. When the
city editor ordered him to rush down
to q two alarm Ore In Houston street
he nearly collapsed. I know how h
felt. feel that way now"
"What was It. Z one alarm 0ref' ask
"a Aagoe.
mo" che replied. - sweet littls ITO
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
CHAPTER XIV.
The Mayor Welcomed Home.

hKR. MAGEE and the professor
V went into the day coach for
their baggage. Mrs. Norton
mOtiOnpd tn the former
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
A Gardening Secret.

Said Herbert Adams. the sculptor:
when 1 first planted my garden I
thought I liked some flowers better
than others. but after you've worked
among flowers awhile. no matter what
kind Of flowers they are. you like
them. I've noticed that certain flowers
grow better for some people than for
others. There's William Howard Hart
anything will grow for him! When
I asked him the secret of his success
he just held up his grubbing fork.
"'It's the secret the old woman had,'
he told me, only she used a kitchen
fork poking around the things. 1t Is
the care and affection you give them"
Suburban Life.
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Ancestral Pride.

Ancestral Pride.
do you still want this geneal0gyT'
asked the man who digs up such
things.
"Sure, l do. Why not?'
"Well, I've found that your great
great-grandfather was hanged for
murder, your great-grandfather was
imprisoned for robbery, and your
grandfather was tarred and feathered
for beating his wife. That's not a
very proud record, is 1T"
II should say it Is. Shows how my
family Is getting better each genera
tion. I'm a n improvement on the
whole bunch-never been In jail yet.
Let me have those records. I'm proud
OF 'eml"-Cleveland Leader.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05

- 0UVOS I0O CuEl0IW0O VOyOs IVO 0O0O
It to death every Christmas for three
years. oh. we'll. I can do It again.
But It'll have to wait until after Mr..
Norton's lunch"
She led him into q street where every
house was like its neighbor. even to
the Rooms" sign in the windows, and
up the steps of one she could have rec
ognized only by counting from the cor
ner. They entered the murky and
stereotyped atmosphere of a boarding
house hallway. with its inevitable hat
rack and the %unco.iected letters of the
homeless on a table. Mrs. Norton
came breezily forth to meet them.
"Well. Mr.. Magee." she said. II GER
tainly am glad you've came. I'm busy
IN that lunch now. Dearie, show him
into the parlor to wait"
Mr.. Magee was shown in. That
rooming house parlor seemed to moan
dismally as it received him.
On an easel was the sad portrait Of
a gentleman. undoubtedly the late la
mented Norton. His u%ninteresting
nose appeared to be turned up at the
constant odor Of cookery in which 1t
dwelt. 49,.
Mr.. Magee stared round the room
and smiled. Was the romance Of real
ity never to resemble the romance Of
his dreams? Where were the dim
lights, where the distant waltz. where
the magic Of moonlight amid which
he was some day to have told a beau
tiful girl Of his love? Hardly in Mrs.
Norton's parlor.
She came and stood in the doorway.
Hatless. coatfess. smiling. she flooded
the place with her beauty. Mr.. Ma
gee looked at the 1abby angels on the
wall. expecting them to hide their
faces in shame. But no! They still
rode brazenly their unstable clouds.
"Come In" he cried. Don't leave
ne alone here again. please. And, tell
me. is this the, gentleman who took
the contract for making Mrs. Norton
happy"
IL can't come in" she said, blush
ing. She seemed to wish to avoid him.
Yes. that is Mr.. Norton" She came
nearer the. easel and smiled at the
late lamented's tonsorial crown. II
must leave you-just a moment
you're eve going to leave me
again." he cried. Don't you know
that? l thought you knew. You're
mine. / love you. l love you. It's all
| can say, my dearest. Look at me-
look at me, please
1T has happened so quickly" she
murmured. Things can't be true
when they-happen so quickly"
"A woman's logic" said Mr.. Magee.
1T has happened. My beautiful girl!
Look at me-"
And then-she looked. Trembling.
flushed, half frightened. half exultant.
she lifted her eyes to his.
my little girl" he cried down at
her.
"A moment longer she held off and
then Imply she surrendered. And Bill
~ Magee held her close in his arms.
take care of me-" she. whispered.
IL love you SOL" Her arm went tim
idly about his shoulders. do you
want to know my name? It's Mary
Mary what? The answer was seem
ingly Of no Importance, for Mr.. Ma
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
FELICITY.

The world produces for every
pint Of honey q gallon Of gall, for
every dram Of pleasure a pound Of
pain, for every inch Of mirth an FL
Of moan, and Is the ivy txines
around the oak 20 do misery and
Misfortune encompass he happy
man. Felicity, pure and unanoyed
felicity. /. not : plant q earthly
growth. Her gardens are The skies.
-.Butoo.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
The Roman Forum.


The Forum Romanum, the first that
was erected in Rome, served equally
for the purpose Of trade and all public
meetings as we'll as for the administra-
ton Of justice by the consuls and other
Roman magistrates. Later on, when
the fora numbered some eighteen or
twenty, they were divided into two
classes. some for public meetings and
the proceedings of the law courts and
others for the various requirements Of
trade. The Roman forum correspond
ed to the agora, or market place, Of the
Greeks. and no Roman city was with
out this important center Of judicial,
political and commercial life. = New
York American.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05

love o SOL"
gees lips were on hers, crushing the
word at, its birth.
So they stood, amid Mrs. Norton's
gloomy objects of art. And presently
she asked:
How about the book, dear?"
But Mr.. Magee had forgot.
what bookw he asked.
'The novel you went to Baldpate to
write. Don't you remember, dearest
no melOdrama. no wild chase. no
lover"
Why Mr.. Magee paused for a
moment in the Joy of his discovery.
Then he came back to the greater Joy
In his arms.
why, darling" he explained gently,
this IL it."
THE END.
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YES" replied Magee. his preQlc'
ton has come true. We and our ex.
element proved too much for him
He's going back to Brooklyn and to
her."
I'm so glad!' she cried. She
stretched out her hand to the hermit,
He took it. somewhat embarrassed.
"Glad to see you." he said. "You
certainly appear to have stirred things
up, miss. But women are good al
that. I've always said
"Mr. Magee tells me you're goine
back. after ALT" she broke in.
YES" returned Peters. II knew 1t
told you so. 1t was all right in thu
summer, when the bands played ant
the warm wind was hermiting on thu
mountain too. But in the fall it's al
ways been hard. and I've heard tn
white lights calling. calling-why. Nv
even heard her-heard Ellen Thi
fall you came, and there was some
thing doing on Baldpate-and ! knew
that when you went I'd just natural!
have to 60 too. So-I'm going"
Splendid" commented the girl.
It'll be somewhat delicate" con
tinued the hermit. bursting In on III
len after all these years. Az I toll
Mr.. Magee I wish l had an inaugura
address or something like that"
II have It." responded lively
Rhodes. iii write q story about 70
for tomorrow mornings paper Q
about how the Christina spirit IA
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Some Heiahts. In the CatskiIIs.

Some neights. In the catskiIIs.
The height Of some of the tallest andl
most interesting mountains in the
Catskills is as follows: Slide mountain.
1920 feet; Hunter mountain. 1862;
Black Dome. 4.OO4; Thomas Cole noun
tain, 1876; Mount Cornell. 1920; Peak
o. Moose mountain, 3.875; the Wittep-
berg, 1924; Sugar Loaf, 3.8O7; High'
Peak, $500; Panther mountain. $500;
Windham High Peak. 1854; North
mountain. 3.45O; Overlook mountain,
$500; Plaaterskill mountain, $500; On
teora mountain. 1855.
Suffering Humanity.
Mrs. sourmug, who thought she had
. mission to look after suffering hu-
manity. il married, isn't shs1"
yep"
II was surprised to learn that she
had given up her mission In life"
"she hasn't. Her husband II going
to be suffering humanity hereafter."-
Houston Post.
Royalty in the Kitchen.
Wife (tearfully)-John, cook To-
Ing. Husband-When does she abdi-
cate!-LAfs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
WHATS WINEi GRAPE JUICE.
when Sou Add Water. It's Only
Imitation, says Houston.

WAsHINGToN. June le.-The Secretary
OF Agriculture. Mr. Houston, has an
swered the question. what is wine?"
The Secretary says II Is the product
OF the normal alcoholic fermentation OF
the juice OF fresh, sound. ripe grapes
with the usual cellar treatment" The
decision prohibits the addition OF any
water to grape juice In making wine.
Where water is added the product must
be labelled limitation wine
The decision, which becomes effective
for wine prepared on or after July IL next.
is the most comprehensive on the subject
OF a beverage yet handed down, not ex-
ceptng even the definition OF whiskey,
which was threshed over by the depart
ment. President Roosevelt. the Remsen
board and the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
1t is expected that Secretary Houston
will soon answer the question. What
Is beer" When that Is done there will
be absolutely no excuse for anybody not
knowing exactly what no is drinking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
MAY IMPORTS DROP A LITTLE
About sro.2oo.ooO Decrea.. From
Those of April,

WASHINGTON, June 1o.-Imnor,, IN.
creased during May over MAY O, la,
year and exports decreased. accordinv ;,
the Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
May Imports aggregated sl63,s37.sss
against Si33,723,7i3 In May OF las, year
free merchandise representing ,Ioe
5o7.s?s or 62.7 per cent. of the month.
total. against SCI. oos.92s or SIS per CEN,
In May a year ago Domestic ,xpo,,,
In May totslled slb7.406.57?, a decrcss.
OF S33.6$9.22S. as compared with NAV
1913. Foreign exports totalled sl,?f5ssI
against s8.551.622 In May, 1918
The above figures show u decrease Ia
the May Imports OF sl0.259. 900, as com
pared with those for April The Nav
exports show decrease from those Tor
April or s1.560.73i. The details Of ex.
ports and imports are not yet available.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
SAVE MAD GIRL IN HELL GATE
After Her Battle In the River Tides,
Escaped Prisoner IL Rescued.

young woman inmate Of the Manhat-
tan Hospital for the Insane was rescued
from the swlrls of He'll Gate last night
by two volunteer life savers. Mary Dan
iels had escaped from her confinement on
Wards Island and clad only in her night
gown had thrown herself into the East
River.
The commotion her escape created on
the island attracted the attention OF the
skipper of the ferry Queens. With his
searchlight he picked up her body In it's
white nightgown as II was carried by
the current and tide past Halletts Point
and onto the crags OF Hog Back Reef.
At Tooth street. In Manhattan. the dis
tress whistles were heard by Capt. James
Glennon. commander of the Harlem d.
vision of the Volunteer Life Saving
Corps He sent out a small llfeboat with
| Michael McGloin and William Woods
| Woods jumped overheard and swan TO the
rocks. McGloin threw him a rope. which
he passed about his shoulders. Holding
the girl In his arms Woods slgnalled to
| McGloin, who rowed the boat to Wards
Island, towing Woods and Miss Daniels.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
SHARP MADE AMBASSADOR.
senate CONFIRMS Hts Nomination TO-
the Paris Post.

WASHINGTON, June 1o.-The Senate
confirmed the nomination Of William q.
Sharp of Ohio as Ambassador to France
this afternoon.
The President nominated the following
to-day:
To be Secretaries Of Lesation-Cyrus
r. Wicker OF New York (now secretary
OF the legation at Panama., at Ma
nagua. Nicaragua Sheldon Whitehouse
of New York (now secretary Of the
legation at Managua, Nicaragua, to
Greece and Montenegro.
To be Consuls- Gensral-Rober p.
Skinner Of Ohio tnow Consul G General
at Berlin. at London. England; Julius
q. Lay OF the District OF Columbia
lnow Consul-General at Rio de ia
neiro), at Berlin. Germany; Alfred L.
NJ Gottschalk OF New York tnow Con-
sul-General at large, at Rio de ia
Metro. Brazil.
To be Consuls ttransfers) -Frank
De Deedmeyer OF Alabama tnow Consu
at Praguel, at Chemnitz, Germany
Wilbur T. Gracey OF California (noN
Consul at Progreso), at Seville, Spain
Charles s. Winans OF Michigan (nou
Consul at Seville), at Nuremburg, Ba
varia; Charles X. Moser OF Virgins
(now Consul at Colombo), at Hardin
| China.
To be Consuls tnew)-Henry II
George X Donald OF Alabama, at Mara
calbo. Venezuela; William l.. Jenkins o
Pennsylvania. at Guadeloupe. West In
dies; George 4. Messersmith, at For
Erie, Ont. Henry G. Settler Of Penn
sylvania, at Breslau, Germany.
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Clifford PinchOt i'm Pcnnsyl.
vania Reads" Perkins Out
Of the Party.
BROTHER AMOS Is RIGHT
Perkins Declares He Hasn't
Any Reply to Make Eat
This Time"

War against George w. Pcrkins's re-
tention OF the craftsmanship OF the Ma
tional Progressive Committee was OPP
ened in two quarters yesterday.
A resolution demanding his retire
ment was offered ut the meeting Of the
New Jersey State committee OF the
Progressive party, but was tabled after
ex-State Senator colby pleaded fol-
delay in taking action until after Col
Roosevelt's return home.
Over in Pennsylvania Clifford Pinchot
who Is the Pennsylvania candidate fol-
United States Senator. declared in favor
or reading Mr.. Perkins out of the
party. He didn't want Mr.. Perkins &c
labor for him in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Perkins. when told OF Mr.. Pin
chot's attack on him. replied last night
that he had nothing TO say.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
BANKERS ASK INQUIRY
IN NICARAGUA CASE
Their Telegram to Senate Re-
ferred to Foreign Relations
Committee for Action.

WAsHINGToN, June Ex-senator O'Gor-
man submitted a telegram In the Senate
to-day, signed by Brown Brothers & Co.
and by J. and w. Selgman. the bankers,
and had II read from the desk.
The telegram was practically the same
as that published in THE SUN this morn
ing. which had been transmitted to Sem
ator Shively. II disclaimed any associs-
ton with Speyer & Co. In Nicaraguan
affairs denied that the bankers had made
any profit out OF Nicaragua, offered to
submit their books for inspection and
generally denied the allegations made by
Senator Smith OF Michigan.
After the telegram had been read at
the desk Mr.. Smith made brief speech
commenting on the contents. He de-
clared that the Issue was now Joined and
he hoped that the Foreign Relations Com
mittee would investigate fully. At his
request the telegram was referred to that
committee.
Il introduced the resolution. to which
this telegram refers, after careful con
sideration and a thorough Investigation
into Nicaraguan affairs so FAR as they
are controlled and directed by the bank
ers who sent this telegram to the Senator
from New York" said Senator Smith.
II have no disposition at all TO enter
into any controversy with these gentle
men concerning the subject about which
they have advised the Senate. j will say
however, that the indebtedness OF the
republic OF Nicaragua, funded from time
to time and made the basis for super
vision by Brown Brothers and the Selig
mans, reflects no credit upon this Gov
eminent, upon the republic of Nicaragua
or upon the bankers having this mattel
! In charge.
1.-THE only answer desire to make tc
that telegram Is this; Standing IN my
| niace and with nv responsibilities to tn,
country as an American Senator, ! al
legged that the indebtedness now sough
to be validated and imposed on the re
public OF Nicaragua is In the main fraudu
lent and ought not to receive the approva
| OF the American Government"