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role Of conquering heroes, with your
'brows bound with oak"
Hays trials were many and severe.
as probably IL the lot Of all Secre-
taries of State. To j. w. Foster he
writes:
EVERY morning ! receive letters
cursing me for doing nothing and
others cursing me for heing the tool
uf England against our good friend
Russia AL | have ever done with
England Is to have wrung great con-
cessions out of her with no conpen-
sation. And Yet these idiots say I'm
% an American because | don't say,
TO hell with the Queen at every
breath
Writing To Lady ,Jeunc after the as
sa%ssination Of Mckinley. Hay said:
THE President lMckinleyl was one
OF the sweetest and ul'ctest natures I
have ever known among public men.
| can hear his voice and see his face
as he said all the kind and ""us'lins
things a good heart could suggest.
And now he too is gone and left the
world far poorer by his absence.
II wonder how much If grief we
a endure. II seems to me | am fun
to the brim. | see no chance Of re-
c~overy-no return to the days when
there seemed something worth while.
Yet | feel no disgust of life ITSELF
only "A regret that so little is left. and
So narrow'a field of work remain nc.
What IL range and tragic
fate 1t has been of minc-tu stand
by the bier If three or my dearest
friends. Lincoln. Garfield and Mckin-
ley, three Of the gontlcst of men. all
risen to the head of the state, and al!
done to death by assassins.
II think you know Mr.. Roosevelt.
u new President. He Is an I'D and
intimate friend IF mine: "A young fell
low Of infinite dash and originality.
He has gone to Canton to lay our
dear Mckinley 10 rest. and asked me
to stay here IN the avowed ground
that. az | am the nCXt her To- the
Presidency. he did not want too many
eggs in tho same Pullman car"
The murder Of Mckinley coming 50
soon upon the death Of his son. Adel-
bert. was almost more than he could
bear and he was never quite the same
after these tragedies. Of his sons
death he wrote L. Henry White:
81 must face the facts. NV boy is
gone. and the whole face Of the wor d
Is changed IN a moment"
Hay was still Secretary Of State
when Roosevelt was President. and
they got on wonderfully wei for two
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At the time of his marriage in
1874.

of the inauguration. hu, declined,
thinking II dancerous-a naivete of
statement | thought would have been
impossible out Of the West"
For a while Hay was what he called
a rowing diplomat, ON his way TO
Vienna he stopped of al London and
visited the House Of Commons:
While We were there DiSrae,i,
Gladstone. Forster. Newiegate and
several others made short Conversa-
t.onal talks. was very much I'M
pressed with their dircctn.ss and sim
pl!city Of statement. | think the en-
clusion Of the public. by taking away
all temptation to display. has a very
fine effect on Parliamentary oratory.
Nothing could he clearer and finer than
Disraeli's and Gladstone manner Of
stating their points"
In Spain he was delighted with all
he saw. or the statesmen. CASTELAR,
fascinated him.
After his second diplomatic expert
ence Hay again returned home. lie
had no idea what he was going to do
for a living and that he entered the
journalistic ranks came about acci-
d|entallN.
Whitelaw Reid and Hay dincd to-
gether one evening at the Union
League Club and after dinner Hay
accompanied his most to the Tribune
office to have a last hat before taking
the midnight train West.
on his table Reid found the freshest
dispatches, some of which would serve
as texts for editorial comment. one.
containing important news from Eu-
rope. Reid handed to Hay, asking him
what should be said about II. Hay
volunteered to deal with II himself,
sat down at n table, and in very quick
time he gave Reid a leader which over
ioyed him. The next day, when Hor-
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which ! cannot even entertain; the
strain of mind and nerves in explain
ing why things can't he done and the
consciousness that h seekers and
their influence think l am lying.
AS to appointments under the State
Department II is clear that l am to
have nothing to say. | could not ap-
point even my private secretary, an
Mr.. sherman wanted me TO appoint
his: nor my confidential clerk, as a
friend of the Presidents from Canton
had the place. When l came to look
at the consular service I found that
not only was every place Allied before
Judge Day left. but every vacancy
which can possibly occur during my
incumbency has been provided for by
a memorandum on file"
one of the thorns in Secretary
Hays flesh was Andrew Carnegie. In
a letter to Whitelaw Reid, Hay SAYS
There is a wild and frantic attack
now going on in the press against the
whole Philippine transaction. Andrew
Carnegie real, seems to he Off his
head. lie wr:.os me frantic letters
signing them Your Rittcrcst Oppo-
nent, He threatens the President not
only with the vengeance Of the voters
hut with practical punishment at the
hands of the mob. lie says henceforth
the entire labor vote of America Will
he cast against us and that he will
see that ii is done, lie says the Ad-
ministration will fan in ir~retrievab'e
ruin the moment it shoots down n
insurgent Filipino, lie does not seem
To reflect that the Government is in
a somewhat robust condition even af-
ter shooting down several American
citizens IN his interest at Homestead
But all this confusion of tongues will
20 its way. The country will APP
plaud the resolution that has been
reached and you Will return in the
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OF course denied or gave an evas,vc
answer when the accusation was
made to him point blank. Perhaps
he remembered Stewards excellent
formula, jotted down in the White
House Diary: "If / didn't know I
would gladly tell you" So to the end
OF his life Hay never acknowledged
The Breadwinners"
Mr.. Thayer calls the book the first
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
IENSELY HUMAN SIDE OF JOHN HAY SHOWN IN HIS LETTERS
Recent Publication Shows Interesting
Side Lights on Long Period
of the Nations History

than for his legal talent.
quick at repartee and puns. lovable
In disposition, he was a ~favorite at
every social gathering. Even his
sedate friend John Nicolay, who had
settled In Springfield TO edit a news
paper. was enlivened by Hays ex.
ample.
After his election Lincoln appointed
Nicolay as his private secretary. bu,
the duties were too much for one
man and he suggested that Hay be
appointed as assistant secretary.
w can't take all Illinois with Us
down TO Washington the President
elect said good humorediy. and then
after a pause, as II relenting, he
added: We'll. let Hay come
So John Hay said good-by 10 his
uncle's law Office, to his parents and
to the young women who cherished
his verses. and on February II. 1861.
he started with Lincoln and the
Presidential party on their round
about journey to Washington.
Hays diaries abound with anec-
dotes ~ Lincoln and In fact of all
the prominent people OF those his
toric days. He Is particularly sar-
castle where Mcclellan is concerned.
He says that Don't let him hurry
me-" was the burden VI McClellan's
talk and dispatches. He tells of one
occasion when Mcclellan kept the
President cooling his heels while lie
slept:
- 81 wish here to record what I
\ consider a portent of evil To come.
The President. Gov. Seward and
! went yer to McClellan's home
tonight. The servant at the
door said the General was at the
wedding OF Col. Wheaton at Gen.
Buelrs and would soon return.
We went in and after we had
waited about an hour Mcclellan
came in and without paying par
ticular attention TO the porter
who told him the President was
waiting TO see him went up
stairs. passing the door of
the room where the Presi-
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\, JEANETTE l.. GLIDER.

- NE Of the most delightful books
that I have ever read is The
Life and Letters If John Hay"
lHoughton M.fMin). These two
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but don't you think this Is justsa lit
tie raw? What's it all about?"
The newest conner eyed me for .
moment. then with quiet dignity drew
from his pocket and handed me. his
card. which read simply:
N. DEL MAR, Private Investigator.
As l looked up. / saw Del Mars
other policeman bringing in another
manacled man. =
These are crooks-foreign agents. -
replied Del Mar pointing to the pris-
oners. THE government has employed
me to run them down."
What of this?" asked Elaine, hold
ing up the note from Bertrand.
"A fake, forgery" reiterated Del
Mar, looking at 1t q moment critically.
Then to the men uniformed as police
he ordered: You can take them to
Jail. They're the fellows, all right"
As the prisoners were led OF. Del
Mar turned to Elaine. Would you
mind answering few questions about
these mem"
"Why-no," she hesitated. But ]
think we'd better go into the house,
after such q thing as this. It makes
me feel nervous"
With Del Mar followed Elaine in
through the conservatory.
Del Mar had scarcely registered al
the La Coste when the smaller car
which had been waiting at the fisher
mems hut drew up before the hotel
entrance. From 1t alighted the fussy
old gentleman who bore such . re
markable resemblance to the fisher
man. hastily paid his driver and en-
tered the hotel.
He went directly to the dcsi. and
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paper. like blank cartridge, placing
the cartridge In the chamber of a re-
volver and repeating the operation
until he had 1t fully loaded. 1t was
his own invention of an asphyxiating
bullet.
Perhaps half an hour later the old
gentleman. his room cleaned up and
his immaculate appearance restored,
sauntered forth from the hotel down
the street like q veritable Turvey-
drop, to show himself. ....
Elaine seemed quite impressed with
her new friend, Del Mar, as we made
our way to the library. though l am
sure that 1t was pose ON her part. At
any rate he seemed quite eager to
help us.
What do you suppose has become
Of Mr.. Kennedy" asked Elaine.
Del Mar looked at her earnestly. II
should be glad to search for him." he
returned quickly. He was the great.
est man in our profession. But first
I must execute the commission of the
secret service. We must find his tor.
pedo model before it falls into foreign
hands"
We talked for few moments, then
Del Mar, with glance at his watch,
excused himself. We accompanied him
to the door, for he was indeed a
charming man. felt that II in fact
he were assigned to the easel ought
| to know him better.
'ce you're going downtown" I ven
tured, Il might accompany you part Of
the way
Delighted" agreed Del Mar.
As Del Mar and I walked down the
avenue, he kept up a running fire 81
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'svnops,a

The Nsw-xctk police arc mysti6ed BY Z
seriee OF mut0es1 and other criE4ea. Thp
Ing letter which u sent the victims. signed
With q 'clutching hand" ThA latest vic-
tim of the mysterious assassin II Tay1gf
1aughter. Elaine, employs Craig Ken
oedy. the famous scientific detective, to
try TO unravel the mystery. What KEN
Jameson. . Newspaper man. After many
fruitIeeg attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out Of the way the Clutch
than Perry Bennett. Elaineis lawyer and
the man she = engaged to marry. Benz
nett. nees TO the den Of enc Of his Chi
BeAnett the secret Of. tie whereabouta, Of
N.ooo,ooo. Then he gives the lawyer po-
ton which will suspend animation for
lust AFTER he has lost CONSEQUENCES.
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me . valst was aapsaAy unrn6nlaDa
soDs tsunks and lay1ng 81 s1-1ASs
when Dsl Mar ana H. a.s1stnne -.
tered,
With N sxelAmasaon q saaiserutiou
o. his unostsafatieas snssx 80 ~
city. Del Mar threw q III Seavy go
The valet hastsnsd 70 aas1se N n
removing the clothes. stdll vee an6
vrinkled from his plunge into - 81,
Scarcely had Dsl Mar ehanes1 HID
clothes than he received two viaitors,
Strangely enough. they we've dressed
in the uniform Of policemen.
First Of all We must eoovince them
Of our honesty" he said. looking fixed.
" ct the two men. Orders have been
given to the men employed By Wu
Fang to be about in half IN hour. We
must pretend to arrest them on sight.
You understandr'
"Yes. sir" she nodded.
VERY well, come on" Del Mar or.
dered, taking up his hat and proceed
ing them from the room.
Outside the La Coste. Del Mar and
his two policemen entered the car
which had driven Del Mar from the
seacoast and were quickly whisked
away. uptown, until they came near
the Dodge house. ~
Del Mar leaped from tho CIR. fol.
lowed by his two policemen. There
they are, already" he whispered,
pointing up the avenue.
All three fastened up the avenue
now. where. beside . wall. they could
see two men looking through intently
~ though very angry ut something 60
ing on inside.
Arrest them!" shouted Del Mar,
~ his own men ran forward.
The fight was short and sharp, with
every evidence Of being genuine. One
Of the men managed to break away
and jump the garden wall, with Del
Mar and one of the policemen after
him, while the other only reached the
wall to be dragged down by the other
policeman.
: Elaine and had been, NJ l have
said. talking with the man. named
Bailey, who posed ~ . secret service
man, when the rumpus began. Al the
man came over the fence. warning
Bailey, II was evident that neither of
them had time to escape. With his
club the policeman struck the new
conner OF the two nat, while the tall.
athletic gentleman leaped upon Bailey.
and before we knew It had him dis
armed. In . most clean.cut and pro-,
fessional way he snapped the brace
let's ON the man.
Elaine was astonished at the ka-
leidoscopic turn Of affairs. too aston
ished even to make an outcry. As
for me. It was all 80 sudden that !
had no chance to take part In It. Be
sides, should not have known quite
on which side to fight. So did
nothing.
Az It was over SO quickly, ] took
. step forward to our latest arrival.
Beg pardon, old man." began,
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Nm Va1l4D0n1OuEo0 Eager. oenFoo1J
rs0iniscsat At Q fisherman. began trae
ing the names down the List unt1 h
stoDpsd before oas WHICH read:
"Marcus Dol Mar and valet, Wash
inston. D. c.. Room So"
With Q quick glance about, he made
note Of II and tnrned away, leaving
the La Coste to take mp quarterp Of
his own in the Prince Henry down the
street
Not until Del Mar had left with his
two policemen did the fussy old gen
tleman reappear in the La Coste. Then
he rode mp to Del Mars room and
raped ut the door.
rs Mr.. Del Mar inr" he inquired
of the valet
mo. sir" replied that functionary.
The little old man appearing to con
slider, standing . moment dandling his
silk hat. Absent-mindedly he dropped
it. As the valet stopped to pick 1t W
the old gentleman exhibited an agility
and strength scarcely to be expected
of his years. He seized the valet
while with one foot he kicked the
door shut.
Before the surprised servant knew
what was going on his assaiIant had
whipped from his pocket handler
chief in which was concealed q thin
tube of anesthetic. Then leaving the
valet prone in . corner with the hand.
kerchief over his face, he proceeded
to make . systematic search OF the
rooms. opening all drawers, trunks
and bags.
He turned pretty nearly everything
upside down, then started on the desk.
Suddenly he paused. There was q
paper. He read It, then with an air Of
extreme citation showed in into his
pocket.
As he was going out he stopped
beside the valet, removed the handker-
chief from his face and bound him
with . cord from the portieres. Then,
still immaculate in spite of his en-
counter, he descended in the elevator,
re-entered . waiting car and drove
of.
Quite evidently, however. he wanted
to cover his tracks. for he had not
gone half dozen blocks before he
stopped, paid and tipped the driver
generously, and disappeared into the
theater crowd. ..-. &
Back again in the Prince Henry,
whittier the fussy little old man made
his way as quickly IS he could through
q side street, he went quietly up to his
room.
His door was now locked. He did
not have to deny himself to visitors,
for he had none. Still his room was
cluttered by vast amount of para
phernalia and he was seated before q
table deep In work. .....
First Of all he tied handkerchief
over his nose and mouth. Then he took
up cartridge from the table and care
fully extracted the bullet. Into the
space occupied by the bullet he poured
white powder and added . wad Of
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mana.
Finally, with his whiskers and wig
of, he moved to the rear door where
Del Mars man was beating and open
ed It, ....s
Look" he cried. pointing in an agi-
tated way at Del Mar and Elaine.
What shall we do?"
Del Mars man, who had never seen
little old man, in his new disguise.
slipped quietly into the hall and out
the front door, where he had taxicab
waiting for him down the street.
A moment later I burst open tho
other library door and Aunt Josephine
followed me in, just rs Jennings him
self and Marie entered from the draw
ing room.
It was only a moment before We
had Del Mar. who was most in need OF
care. on the sofa, and Elaine, already
regaining consciousness, lay back In q
deep easy chair
As Del Mar moved I turned again to
Elaine, who was now nearly recovered.
How do You fee1!" asked, anx-
iously.
, Her throat was parched by the as
phyxiating fumes, but she smiled
brightly, though weakly.
"Wh-where did I get that?" she man.
aged to gasp finally, catching sight
of the rose in her hand did you put
1t there"
shook my head and she gazed at
the rose. wondering.
Whoever the little man was. be was
gone.
longed for Craig.
ITO BR NoNY1NuNa.)
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to dig Tor II. In D moment ne uuCoN-
cred the torpedo and handkerchief and
smiled.
Just then he heard his mistress call
ing him. Rusty had been whipped for
digging in the conservatory, and now.
with his tail between his legs, he
seized the torpedo in his mouth and
bottled for the door Of the drawing
room, for he had heard voices in the
library. As he did so he dropped the
handkerchief and the little propeller,
loosened by his teeth, fell OF. r
Elaine entered the conservatory,
still calling. Rusty was not there. He
had reached the stairs, scurrying up
to the attic, still holding the torpedo
model in his mouth. He pushed open
the attic door and ran In. Rusty,s
last refuge in time of trouble was back
Of a number of trunks, among which
were two Of almost the same size and
| appearance. Behind one of them he
had hidden a miscellaneous collection
of bones. pieces of biscuit and things
dear to his heart He dropped the tor
pedo among these treasures.
Del Mar, meanwhile, had followed
Elaine through the hall and into the
conservatory. AS he entered he
could see her STOPPING down to look
through the palms for Rusty. She
Strengthened up and went on out.
Del Mar followed. Beside the palm
pot where Rusty had found the tor
pedo he happened to see the old
handkerchief soiled with dirt. Near
by lay the little propeller. He picked
them up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-07-29
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Missouri, in
vacation, June 30, 1918.
The State OF Missouri, at the relation and to the
use Of L. P, Burnham, collector of the revenue
of Iron county, Missouri,
against
F.. NJ. Kehoe, if living; or the unknown heirs
. and devisees OF (. NJ. kehoe, if he be dead, de
CAction to Enforce Lien for Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, b. P, Burn
ham, collector OF the revenue of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, and files his petition and affidavit, setting
forth among other things, that the defendanst, Il.
NJ. Kehoe,it living, or the unknown beirs and dew
isees Of E. NJ. Kehoe, if he be dead,
are non. residents of the state of Missouri, and that
they cannot be served with summons in said state;
1t is therefore ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court of Iron county, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying said defendants that
an action has been commenced against them in the
circuit court of said county, the object and gener-
al mature OF which is to enforce the lien of the
state of Missouri, on the following real estate, be-
longing to the said defendants for back taxes for
the years 1911, 1912, 1913, to wit;
Lot u in block 81 Of Murdoch Crumb subdiyis.
ion of Of parts of sections 20 and 81, township 81,
north, range 4 east, subject to mineral reServa-
ton of Big Muddy Coal Il Iron Company. in book
SO, page 24l, Iron County Land Records. Tract
/ in section Is, township SO, north. range i east,
as shown by Murdoch Crumb Compauy's plat
book 3, page ID,
I0.I5 acres, subject to mineral reservation of Big
Muddy Coal 4 Iron Company, as in book 53, page
241, Iron County Land Records, In Iron County,
Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature OF a tax
bill showing the amount of taxes, interest and
costs now due on said real estate for the years
aforesaid, amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of five and 65.100 dollars, is filed with said pc
tition as provided by law)
And unless they be and appear at the next term
of said court to be holden for the county Of Iron
and State of Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in October next,
1918, and on or before the third day thereof tif
the term shall so long continue; and, if not, then
before the end of the terinl, and plead, answer, or
demur to said plaintiff petition, the same will be
taken as confessed, judgment rendered in accord;
ance with the prayer of said petition and said real
estate, or so much thereof AS may be necessary to
satisfy said Judgment, interest and costs, be sold
under a special feri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that n copy hereof he pub
lished according to law in the IRON COUNTY REG,
lister. u weekly newspaper published in SAID
I county of Iron, and State Of Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record;
Witness my hand and official seal, this SON day
OF June, 1915.
SEAL JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, CLERK
Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-07-29

cult court of Iron county, Missouri, in
vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an
action has been commenced against
him in the circuit court of said county,
the object and general nature of which
is to enforce the lien of the state Of
Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1871, 1912,
1918, to-wit;
Lot 1 in block 10 of Murdoch Crumb
Company's subdivision of parts of
sections 30 and 80, township "a, north,
range 4 east subjectto mineral leserva-
ton made by Big Muddy Coal & Iron
Company in book SO, page 24I, Iron
county Land Records. Tract 81 in
section 81, township "a, north, range 3
east-I0.T acres, as shown by Murdoch
Crumb Co. Plat book 3, page -; sub
ject to mineral reservation made by Big
Muddy CCal & Iron Company in book
SO, page 24I, Iron county Land Records,
Iron county, Mo.
Gan itemized statement IN the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and cost now due on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of five and 95-I0Q dollars, is filed
with said petition as provided by law
And unless they be and appear at
the next term of said court to be holden
for the county of Iron, and state of
Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in
October, next, 1915, and on or before
the third day thereof (f the term shall
so long continue; and, if not, then
before the end OF the term), and plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, Judgment rendered in accord
ance with the prayer of said petition,
and said real estate, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, interests and costs, be sold
under a special fieri facias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy here.
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county Of Iron
and ESTATE of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A. true copy from the record;
Witness my hand and official seal, this
[sEALl Ash day of June, 1915.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo.