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PIRATES VICTORIOUS

New YORK. Angus, Kantlehner
defeated stroud IN i pl,cne.s' battl.
mere today, and Pittsburgh won tho
'hLrt game y. It's series from SCR YORK
- Pittsburgh bnrksd !tH pitcher
"..ir great support. Wagner Johnston
ah1 Mccarthy making nnn plasE The
Visitors bgachcd five OF ticir nine hits
'r .a- shcouG ana thru Innings, when
i... ia ~! 'hc.r hcOr!nE E.nrn.
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Eddie On.Io,v .Jun,n. ~ E.a.

FI{ONID ENCE, r. J., August 26.-IGd-
die Onslow, first sacker of the Provi-
dence, international League, team came
10 terms with Federal League agents
tonight, after several conferences. and
is expected to join the outlaws to-
morrow -"
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Chccker Tournnmcnt CIo.e.

GREENVILLE, S. C. August 96-Tbe
eighth annual tourna ment of the South
ern Checker Association came TO Close
at Chick Springs tonight +. B, Fish
burne. of Columbia. won first pIace.
S. S. Hailman. Of Spartanburg, second.
and w. L. Feastcr of Lancaster, came
nual affair at Chick Springs in the flu
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ltlC NOND.

Summary: TNo-hasc hif = Pick.
J'hrcc-bnsc hit-Chnnncll. stolen
bn.c-Rntcs. Double plny-iicnlcy
,uunssi>tcdI UitS-OH C0ttreli, 10
in = innings. HuScs ON bulls-by
Hinder -; by Cottrcll. =. Struck out
-by Hudcr, .: by Cottrcll. .; by
Henley /. Wild pitch-nndcr. Left
on bn.cs-RIchmund. q; iIuHnlo. q.
Time Of ;:nmc, l 80. Empires. Clcary
and Carpenter.
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Philadclp

summary: Hl0s-G-tncn stock Pan
s...2'i. T :.@ E..!:.. TEo-bass hit
"iah1H, FH'!f,- Earnaa -ru.-C!nc!rnari
rh'laA.lrA!e, -aer:nc. 'its-StocN
Ac7-t.nit. i.aG"Fg. "h!,tsf. III: on base.
-f-Hcirna'l {. rh!aIe. PIMA. F!rs, base
on error -Ph'!a4"lra!a is1s"s on ha is
r" Dale :: - M.y~r s'rurE out BY
lJ=ie ~ Mayer. T!l. r,!tcn-I..fe
L-..-es. Kl..n ana E,ns..e Mn. -
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To.al.. a3 4:i.5 81 To,nls. a. 10 2 Ia

- ore by innings: r.
orrhans .............. o o.
Norto!k ......:........ : lol IS
Summary Runs-Barnett. Stinson. Fran
cisco. lii!sch. StcinOEenner. Flynn. Thrashcr
cieyeiand. Eubanks Stolen bases-Clevc-
land Flynn t-,. Sacrifice h!ts-McMshou
Sieinbrcnner. T"o-basc hi;s--I,ubarks Hart.
zeiI. iirsch; Double piay-parm4lee to
Just struck out-by Craft. D. Ba.e- on
hh!is-or Graft. 8. Left on bascs-o.ph1ns
b; Norfolk, ,. Time. LIS. Jnpires. Hum
phrevS ard nv nj II
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Portsmouth.

score by innings: r.
Portsmouth ......... . IS
summary: Runs-Seiglie. Walker Crist
Damrau. Cueto. Newton. Mace. Causey
Sacrifice nits--Wallter. Walters, Newton So
Martin. Carncs. Two-basc hit-Newton
Home run-Damrau Double pleys-Crist 10
Walters to Anderson Struck out-hy Ham
ilt"n, ,; nv Causcy. S. Bases on balis-on
Hamilton. .. Left on bases-Newpor, Nsws
10: Portsmouth. 1. Time. 1i5. Umpire, Nc.
IiOWan. 80
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BROOKLYN ............. 0 5
Summary: Runs-HueGins. Dauhert. Stem
sci. ,ietz. Two base h!;s-Buter. stensei
Douglas Three base h!t-Dauhert. stolen
e-Doian. Earned ruus--Si. Louis i;
Brooklyn. ;. Sacrifice hits eschcr. Dolan.
StenCeL Gctz. Double play-Cu;shaw and
DaUhcrt Lett on bascs-St Louis. ): Brook
iyn. Base en- balls-oa ArIes, :; OF Doug
las. i!.ts-of Ames. IN innings Oft
Meadows. 0 IN inning. struck out-by
:Amcs. !; by Meadows. :: by Douglas. g.
tUpires. Byron ana Ensun. Thine, $50.
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SUMMARY: Runs-Bit,l ~. Edwards.
snyder Wratten. Circh Icake. stewart
Eiith. Two base hit-Siewart. Sacrifice hits
Edwards. Wratten, Blttle. stolen bases
Edwards TO snyder; Irinschtr TO Henry.
struck ont-by icake, =; b. Eird = BASES
on balls-on i.eake. . Left on bases-Rccky
Mount =: suffolk. / Umpire. vitter. Time.
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CHICAGO. August 26.--St. Louis won
balls were responsible for four OF the
visitors runs. two were counted from
errors. and another run resulted when
Borton was hit by Black.
Score by innings: r. H. L.
st. Louis. ......l o. Oo30O-l0 . o
Chicago .......0 OIL 02OlO- Is 8
Batterics-Willctt and Hartley;
Brown, Black and Fischer.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Brooklyn Mt Buffalo
Chicago ut Pittsburgh.
Kansas City ut st. Louis.
tOnly thrco schetiuIed1
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Norfolk. 5: Orphans, T.
Portsmouth. 4; Newport News, g.
Rocky Mount, 8; Suffolk, g.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
w. T.. Pct WI Pct
X. Mount. 81 81 1876 Norfolk 28 rs SEES
suffolk 80 22 .577 y. News. go 2S All
Portsm'h 30 :3 .558 Orphans rs 80 a53
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Orr,h nf
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Bunalo, 3; RICHMOND. 1.
tNo other games schcdulcd.)

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Buffalo at RICHMOND.
Montreal Mt Harrisburg.
(Only two games scllctlulctl.)
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Federal League

PITTSBURGH. August o6-Kansas
City defeated Pittsburgh TO to-day.
Both teams hit hard
Score by innings r. H. Z,
Kansas City.Ol 3o2ooOo-6 u 2
Pittsburgh ...20 l0OIl-5 l3 0
Batteries-Main and Eastcrly: Com
stock Hcarne. Dickson and UConnor.
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How They Stand This Morning
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Chicago. o; st. Louis, 1.
Brooklyn, IL; Baltimore, Twelve In
nings).
Kansas City. 6; Pittsburgh, s.
Newark, a; Buffalo. I.
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BALTIMORE. August 26-Brooklyn
and Baltimore fought a twelve inning
battle to-day, Brooklyn finally putting
across three runs and winning by II
TO o. Knabe used fifteen players in an
effort TO put over a win. This gave
Brooklyn four out OF five for the first
series under Camel.
Score by innings: r. r. f.
brooklyn. . o. Of 90 3-1l II 3
Battcries-Walkcr. Upham, Wiltsc
Frank Smith and ii. Smith: Bender
Quinn, Bailey and Owens.
NEWARK, August 26-Newark de-
fcated Buffalo to-day to l. Moseley
had Buffalo bafflcd all the way. He
also contributed a threc-bagger.
Score by innings: r. Fl. +.
Buffalo .....00G 100000 : 5
Newark 00l - - n
atteries-Bedicnt. LaFitte and AL
len; Moscley and Rariden
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Pittsburgh ut New York.
! st. Louis mt Brooklyn.
Chicago mt Boston.
Cincinnati ut PHILADELPHIA
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NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.

NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Greensboro, 5: Charlotte o.
Ashevillc, o; Winston Salem, 4.
Raleigh. 8; Durham, o.
STANDING OF TIE CLUBS.
w. l.. Pet w L. PCT
Ashcviile % Is 1851 Durham .2I "a 40,
naieish ~ II .o33 G-c-usb'o .l8 "a .t29
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Raleigh ut Durham.
Winston Salem mt AslievIlle
Charlotte ut Greensboro
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Orphans mt Norfolk.
Newport News ut Portsmouth,
Rocky Mount at Suffolk
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
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edition and 7sf5 .. m. for morning and
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such hours will be under the heading,
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
MAnnIAGE LICENsEs.
Licenses to we'd have been granted I

Licenses 70 we'd have been BFhhIeu ING
following couples:
Name and Address. age
George w Pratt Omnha.....s.s,..'oVef ~
Edith q. Norris. Omaha.'........s''oVer 10
Fred G. Bulon. Fremont. ................. q
Nellie Il. RAIDER. Fremont...............' ~
Arthur A. Nelson, Omaha.,.............. Y
srheiine BuskIrt. Omaha. 20
Harry Carson, maha..................s. "
Ella Boldt, Omaha. ......,"...........,,. IN
Archie e. Cavett. Omaha, ..s............, %
Agnes 3. Dunn, Omaha...,.....s.....".. ~
Charles saar, silver city Ia............ %
Clara Kochenderfer, silver City,..".." Il
Thornton O'Neal Moore, Omahn........ Is
ella Mary Hartman. Stanton............ Is
Arthur Holtburg, Omaha. y
Emma Fox. Omaha. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Guy c. Cabbage, Omaha................. n
Isabella Hawkins. Omaha........s....". IL
Arinando Fincanl Omaha..s............ %
Giovangna Baidause. omaha........... 10
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
HELP wANTED-FEMALE


Housekeepers AND Dopiestics.
WANTED--A good girl for general house
work. ll5 8. 81th 81. Tel. Harvey 4g2.
WANTED-A girl for general housewors;
small family. good wages: references
required Wal. pas.
A MIDDLE aged lady to help with light
homework for room and board and be
company for single elderly lady. No
wages must be expected. 2I64 Grant st.
miscellaneous.
YOUNG women coming 20 Omaha a.
strangers are invited 10 visit tue Young
Women's Christian association building
at St Mays Ave. and 18th St, where
they will be directed TO suitable boarding
places or otherwise assisted Look for
our travellers guide at Union station.
sTENo.. state experience. lS5. Bee.
LADIES-A fascinating home business;
Uniting postcards, pictures, etc. spare
pies 1Oc; particulars free. Artint. asa q,
10 Manhtn. 81. New York.
MULTIPLICATION girl State Dry
Cleaning. 1iS n 18th ST.
WANTED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. clerk
ships. Write Immediately for details
Franklin institute Dept 65S III. Rochester.
N. Y.
LADIES make shields at home; so for
100; work sent prepaid; no canvasslng;
send stamp. Ivanhoo Mfg. Co.. st. Louis,
Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
nIRTns Ann DnATns.

Births-Herman and Anna Smith, 25i6
South Eleventh, boy; Nathan and Hanna
Goldman, $50 North Sixteenth, boy; VIII
liam A. and Nellie Howe 262O South
Eleventh. boy; Frank II. and Margaret
Scnear 4h23 Fort Omaha avenue, girl;
Francis L. and Mary Claire Mankews,
Twenty-second street and st, Mary
avenue viri George and Lydia Ganticr,
SQei North Forty-second, boy; StanislaV
and Kazimira Piska, Thirty-nlnth and
q, girl.
Deatha-J. d. stewart. &c. hospital;
Peter Monica, 60. 202i Pierce; p. II. Lehey,
al f712 jackson; william II. Primer 81,
bS22 North Twenty-fourth; Lucy n Hens
man, 20, 5000 Florence boulevard; James
III Hanhroe months e6S South Fifty
second; Robert Wiklund, 81. S20 North
Forty-eighth.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

TRAVELLING statesmen Of experience as
state managers for a Detroit manufac-
turing company. one accustomed TO LOOK
ing after men Ask for ]. Park Smith.
Hotel Henshaw.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

o'CoNNELfs-Lenoru. aged "A years. see
is survived by three daughters' ~ i IN, q
a Walker Mrs G. c. Field OF Tucofna;
Wash; Mrs O. II. Bell OF Tacoma, ana
one son. 4 p. OConnell Denver, Sol .:.
Of Mrs Walker, s6si Davenport, TO Bloom
inEton. Ill
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
DrArus AND FUNERAL NOTICES

DEATHS AND FUNERAL MOI ~
HEMAiAN-Iucy b.. $500 Florence bouis,
Mrs T. u Hemuan. Monday. october
IS. 1915, aged 20 years. 4 months ana
days -. -
Funeral service Thursday from reS-
dence. Roo Florence boulevard, Will pe
private. Interment at Mount Hope Gene
terry No flowers.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
BUSINESS COLLEGE
STUDENTS

bANE MUNE1 UIN tUUH5E5s
For sale. with good reasons for selling,
ness School. one OF tho leading business
colleges OF Omaha. VIII be sold very
reasonable away below regular price
II you are considering taking q course
investigate this at once. since Fall term
heRinh aoon Call office. omaha Be0.
EXERCTaE al y. IA. o. A.--Ruainaaa men
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

RHEUMATISM treated successfully, re-
suits guGrantd. DR.. Bowser. Sl4 Bee Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

gTIITRT ,FfY--F,dward George and Editn
Collins, husband and wife. aged 70 ana
p, respectively ,.,-.,
sbfTlev ssif Hurt street Saturday, $50
A. m, 70 St Cocelia's church at a m
Interment St Mays cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
MEDICAL

PILES, FISTULA CURED.
DIR. E. r. larry cures piles, fistula and
other rectal diseases without surgical
operation. Cure guaranteed and no money
paid until cured. Write for book on
rectal diseases with testimonials. DR.
e. r.. TARRY. A0 Bee Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

BUILDING PERMITS.
NJ. Garrison. ISIS Fort, frame dwelling,
e2100; Andrew Hansen, 3022 Cottage Grove
avenue. frame dwelling. 1850.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

Apartments. flats. houses and cottages
can be rented quickly and cheaply by a
Bee For Rent"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
PERSONAL

Suits, gowns and remodel
ing at reasonable prices.
ANNA S1STEK, 201 City
National Bank Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

no on Golden West Whisky, 4 full
M ~ Iquarts bottled In bond, pre-
paid. Cackley Bros. Omaha,
CARP ENTER tools, ahovois, sledges,
picks, jackscrews, 10 penny match vend-
Ing machines, zoe each. Horse harneAs.
wagon, $780, One electric piano.
j. G. LSk,
i0es 9. 18th st. Harvey el2
TWO electric motors for sale. room 8.
Bee Bldg.
BARGAfN-Edison phonograph, with $50
records, $50. or best offer. Tel. Wal. 1850.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
lODGE NOTICES.

MEMBERS OF st. Johns lodge No. Is, A.
~ ana a. NJ are requested TO meet at
the Masonic Temple Friday. October ~.
al p. m. 70 attend the funeral OF our iate
brother, Russell h. Mckeiyey. -
AVERY LANCASTER, w. NJ.
n II HFRRINQ Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

OMAHA PILLOW co, Mattresses made
TO order or remade. 1907 Cunning. ID. 24o7.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
MoNIcA--Peter, aged 60 years at ~


WE wish to thank our friends ana neigh
bors for their sympathy shown US IN
the sickness and death Of our iathei also
for the beautiful floral offerings and terv-
ices rendered by w. o. w. camp NO. lA
and Tail0rs' union No, %
MRS MARIA ETRAUBE a Family.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

roll Of paper money. = few coins and
two small keys.
She held the coat up TO the electric
and examined II closely: the workman
ship. the trimmings. II was not tailor
made. she decided. and by all the little
signs AID tokens II was quite new.
And the same was true OF the other
garments. But there was no tag or
trademark on any of them to show
where they came from.
Failing to find the necessary clue
10 the castaway's identity In this pre-
liminary search. she went on resolute-
ly. dragging the two suitcases over to
the lighted corner and unlocking them
with the keys taken from the pocket
OF the waistcoat
The first yielded nothing but cloth
ing. all new and evidently unworn.
The second held more clothing. q
mans toilet appliances. also new and
unused. but apparently no scrap Of
visiting or hint OF a name. With a
little sigh OF baffiement she took the
last tightly rolled bundle of clothing
from the suitcase. While she was lift
ing Il a pistol fell out.
In times past. Jasper Grierson's
daughter had known weapons and
their faults and exeellences. That
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

the chance meeting at bis wicket was
not the first meeting between the rob
Der and the young woman with the
draft to be cashed.
II was the slenderest OF threads, and
Broftin realized sweatingly how dim
cult II might be 10 follow. Assuming
that there had been previous meeting
Or meetings. OF rather the passing 90
quaintance which was all the young
woman's later betrayal Of the man
made conceivable. would the writer OF
the accusing letter be willing 10 add to
her burden OF responsibility by giving
the true name and standing OF the man
whose real identity--if she knew it.
she had been careful to conceal In the
unsigned note to Mr.. GalbraithY Brof-
fin read the note again-"a deck.hand,
whose name on the mates book IN
John Wesley Gavltt." was the descrip-
ton she had given II might. or Il
might not. be an equivocation: but the
longer Broffin dweit upon IL the more
he leaned toward the conclusion TO
which his theory and the few known
facts pointed The young woman
knew the man In his proper person:
she had been reluctant TO betray him
that. he decided. was sufficiently
proved by the lapse OF time interven-
ing between the date OF her note and
Its postmark date; having finally de-
cided to give him up. she had told
only what was absolutely necessary.
leaving him free to conceal his real
name and Identity II he woodland
could.
Having come thus far on the road to
confinement, Broffin knew what he
had to do and set about doing II me-
thodlcally A telegram to the clerk of
the Belle Julie served to place the
steamer I'm the lower river: and board
ing night train he planned to reach
Vicksburg In time TO intercept the wit.
nesses whose evidence would deter
mine roughly how many hundreds or
thousands OF miles he could safely cut
out OF the zigzag journeyings TO which
the following up or the hypothetical
clue would lead.
For, cost what II might, he was de.
termined to find the writer OF the un-
signed letter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

cisivsly.
''Ths devil you dol" Then. with the
dry, door-hinge chuckle: What's In
the wind nowf"
Il do want you to put him under OBJ.
legations to you-the heavier the bet
ter. His mother and sister have gone
out OF their way to snub me. and
want to play even"
Grierson wagged his huge head. and
this time the chuckle grew to . gut
fAw
He aint the man to go TO his
womenfolks when he gets into hot wa
ter. He'll keep II to himself; and
they'll 80 on blufins you. sape a.
ever"
Miss Grierson pulled on her gaunt
lets and made ready to 60, ieisurely..'
a. bentted her pose. A'
THAT 10 where you are mistaken"
she objected, coolly. 1T isn't very
often I can give you q business tip.
but this Ia one OF the times when |
can. when John Raymer died, he LETT
an undivided half OF his estate to his
wife, the other half to be shared
equally by the children. At the pres
emit moment every dollar the entire
family has Is invested In the iron
plant. You will let Mr.. Raymer set
himself into hot water. as you call 1t,
and then. when I say the word. you'll
reach in and pull him out"
When she was gone, the president
selected another OF the overgrown CT
gars from box In the desk drawer,
lighted IT, and tilted back Ia the big
armchair TO envelop himself In a cloud
OF smoke. II was his single expensive
habit-the neverempty box OF Bfob-
dingnagian cigars in the drawer-and
the indulgence helped him to push the
Yellow-Dog period into a re-eter past!
After a time the smoke cloud be-
came articulate, rumbling forth chuck
lings and Elizabethan oaths. mingiingA
with musings idiomatlc and profane.
"By CAD. Sbelieve she thought she
was fooling mel do, for factI But
It's too thin. or course. she wants to
make the women kowtow. but that
amt all there Is to it-not by jugful.
But it's all right; she plays her own
hand. and she's bully good and able
to play It. II she's after Raymer's
scalp. he might as we'll get ready to
wear a wig. right now. I'll back her
to win. every time"
: Accordingly. when Mr.. Edward Ray
mer came out OF the presidents room
at the Farmers and Merchants' bank
the following morning. he was tread
ing upon air. For In his minds eye
there was fair picture OF a great
and successful industry TO be built
upon the substantial extension OF
credit promised by the capitalist
whose presence chamber he had iuat
quilted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

her way to the Presidents Room In the
rear She found her father at his
desk. thoughtfully munching the un-
burned half OF one OF the huge cigars.
and named her errand.
II want a safety-deposit box big
enough 10. hold this" she said briefly.
exhibiting the paper-wrapped packet
Jasper Grierson. deeply immersed In
. matter OF business to which he had
given the better part Of the forenoon.
replied without looking up: go and
tsIl Murray; he'll tx you out"
AS on any other business day. Presi-
dent Grierson was solidly planted In
his heavy armchair before desk well
littsrsd with work. He nodded absent.
~ to bis daughter rs she returned.
and knowing that the nod meant that
he would come to the surface OF things
--hor surface-when he could. she
turned aside to the window and wait
cd.
Though she had seen him develop
day By day In less than three OF the
thirty-odd years OF his western exile.
her father offered constant success
sion OF surprises to her. When she
opened the door TO retrospection. which
was not often. she remembered that
the man who had stumbled upon the
rich quartz vein In Yellow Dog Gulch
could scarcely sign his name legibiy to
the paper recording his claim; that
In those days there was no prophecy
of the ambitious present In the man.
half drunkard and half outlaw. whose
name In the Yellow Dog district had
been a synonym for-but these were
unpleasant memories. and Margery
rarely INDUCED them.
Just now she put them aside by turn
ing her back TO the window and taking
credit for the tasteful and luxurious
appointments OF the private Office. with
it's soft-piled rug and heavy mahogany
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

furnishings. Her father was careless
of such things; totally Indifferent q
them In business hours; but she saw
TO IL that his surroundings kept pace
with the march OF prosperity. Here In
Wahaska. as elsewhere. a little Judi
cious display counted for much, even
II there were a few bigoted persons
who affected TO despise Il.
She was In the midst OF a meditated
attack upon the steamship Autographs
on the walls-sole remaining land
marks OF the ante-Grierson period
when her father wheeled In his pivo,
chair and questioned her with lifi
Of his shaggy eyebrows.
Want to see me, Madgiew
lust a moment" She crossed the
room and stood at the end OF the big
desk. He reached mechanically for
his checkbook. but she smiled and
stopped him. mo: II isn't money this
time; It's something that money can,
buy. met Mr.. Edward Raymer Al
the front door a few minutes ago:
does be have an account with you p
Jasper Grierson's laugh was grimly
contsmptuous.
"The bank isn't making anything
out Of him. The shoe is on the other
foot"
What is the natter Isn't he max
ing money with his plantf"
"Oh. yes: his business Is good
enough. But he's like all the other
young fools. nowadays: he ain't con-
tent to bet on n sure thing and grow
with his capital He wants to widen
out and build and put In new machin-
cry and cut a bigger dash generally.
Thinks he's been too slow and sure"
Are you going to stake him." Mar
gerry waged relentless war with her
birthright inclination to lapse into the
speech OF the mining camps. but she
stumbled now and then In talking TO
her father.
Il don't know; I guess not Some
how, I've never had much use for
him"
Why haven't you any use for him? p
"Oh, don't know-because. until
Just lately he has never seemed to
have much use for me. guess. It's
a stand-off. so far as likings go. I
offered TO reincorporate his outfit for
him six months ago. and told him I'd
take fifty-one per cent OF the reorgani-
nation stock myself; but be wouldnt
talk about II. Said what little he had
was his own. and he proposed to keep
f."
But now he is willing to let you
help himf"
Not much: he don't look at II I'm
that light He wants 10 borrow money
from the bank and put up the stock
Of his close corporation as collateral.
IT'S safe enough. but | don't believe
I'll do H."
The ,chatelaine OF Mereside came
abruptly TO the point
Il want you TO do H." she said, de.