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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

tering messages with which had been
charged by Cardinal salvatierra. Yes
caro- listened with q certain preoccu-
patton
'Salvatierrar he murmured,
thoughtfully. That is not q name
which remember
The cardinal did not say that you
were known to him personally, but
merely that he had heard OF your
reputation explained
Yes, but that was not what was
thinking of You have not told me
what the seals were like
Il saw that he was hesitating. and
at once commenced an eloquent de-
scription Of the cardinals treasures.
When came to the onyx OF vespasian.
! could see he was moved All men
have their fatal weakness: Vescaro's
was the mania of a connoisseur OF
antiques. BY this time had learned
something of his base character from
his injured wife. He was unworthy
OF that noble woman, whom he would
have sold for the worst of Saliva.
tierra's seals"
The ambassador spoke with real in
dignation. 1t was in d calmer tone
that he continued:
'Vescaro ended by deciding to go
and see the gems. But he made II a
stipulation that should go with him.
and he attached strange importance
TO this condition which | could not
understand.
A day or two after he called at
the embassy. as had been arranged,
for me to take him to the museum.
''On the threshold OF the Vatican he
literally carried out his stipulation OF
taking my arm. and | could even feel
his own trembling as we passed before
the Swiss guard who were on duty
at the entrance. More than ever as
tonished ut these fears. / drew him
on through the building towards the
distant quarter In which the gallery
was situated.
Where are you taking me? he
d~manded in q tone OF uneasiness
after we had crossed at least dozen
saloon and corridors.
To the gallery in which the seals
have been placed. Of course re
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

This cabinet he unlocked with fever
ish haste. and produced the manu-
script. 1t appeared TO be as great a
treasure as he supposed. but am no
judge OF such things, and was obliged
TO confess my ignorance
He pretended not to believe me
at first, and expressed great disap-
pointment when he found / was really
unable to decipher 1t for him. At last
he reluctantly put the manuscript
away again. and I turned round to
look for my companion.
TO my surprise. he was rot TO be
seen. The Dominican was there in
front OF the case of SEALS. using his
little brush, and tine cardinal was ad-
vancing towards me with . vexed
look upon his face
L cannot think how your friend
can believe my onyx to be forgery,
he said. j suppose 1t will be perfectly
safe in his handsg'
What does your Eminence mean p
exclaimed. Where In vescaro?'
'Salvatierra gave stare OF surprise.
Did you not see him go away ?
Tell me. was 1t by amy chance I'M
prudent to entrust him with my
Vespasian seals?
Your Eminence has entrusted him
with the onyx. That mani
i could say no more The cardinals
face reproached me too strongly for
not having warned him against the
count parted from them hurriedly.
left the museum, and went straight
to Vescaro's address.
II cannot say that was surprised
to find that he had not returned.
waited for him till the hour grew SO
late that ! feared to compromise the
countess, and then came away, unable
to disguise from myself the suspicious
which were In my mind
The next day nothing was heard OF
vescaro. The affair began to get wind
! and | was dismayed 10 find how easily
every one assumed that he had been
guilty Of embezzling the cardinals
priceless gem.
The next day learnt that the mat.
ter was in the hands OF the police,
who no longer believed that Vescarc
! had disappeared OF his own accord
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

turned. irritated at 30 much caution.
Did you not wish to see them?
The count made no answer, except
to mutter q curse on the gallery for
being In such an inaccessible spot.
However. we reached 1t at length.
and were fortunate enough to find
salvatierra there. with a Dominican
friar, who held delicate camers-halr
brush in bis hand, and appeared to
be assisting the cardinal in busting
his gems.
Il at once presented Vescaro to his
Eminence, who received him with we'll
bred ease. Vescaro was Obliged TO
quit his hold of my arm to return the
cardinals bow. but he seemed to do
SO with decided reluctance: and OBJ
served him subjecting the Dominican
to scrutiny of which the good father
appeared to be perfectly unconscious.
But no sooner had Salyaillerra led
the way to his case than Vescaro's un-
easiness disappearei In an overmas-
tering transport OF admiration. He bent
over the table, he lifted each OF the
seals separately and examined Ii with
the minutest care. |. who had seen
them before, took advantage of his
absorption to glance at some OF the
other objects In the gallery. There
was a large Egyptian statue placed
against the wall opposite, which had
not observed on my last visit. and |
also noticed . curious little Buddhist
idol fixed on q bracket further down
towards the end Of the gallery.
while | was idly gazing At these
things, heard an exclamation from
vescaro.
But your Eminence. this 10 a
forgery
II looked and saw him holding up to
the light the famous Vespasian onyx.
Salyatierra almost snatched IL from
him.
Never! What you say In tmpos-
sible!' he exclaimed Come this way.
there Ii more light
And he moved down the gallery
towards the mirror. followed by the
excited Vescaro and the Dominican.
AT this moment felt = soft touch
on my arm. turned round with a
start, and perceived Monsignor Per
ratti, who had come up SO noiselessly
that i had not heard his footsteps.
NY dear Ambassador. have made
o discovery which have been waiting
to show you for days. he murmured
In q low voice. Come this way. It
is q great secret II ID an illuminated
French manuscript Of the eleventh
century. and believe the only one in
existence
while he was making these 0bser-
vafions he had drawn me to q cabinet
standing In an alcove OF the gallery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Your w omen Folk
elvIr a Mother a Tip.

The serious looking man was trying
hard to listen to the speakers elo-
quence, but the squalling of an infant
in the row of seats directly ahead
gave him little opportunity. Annoy
ance gave way to irritation and irrita-
ton in turn was superseded by re-
solve. He leaned forward. touched
the mother On the shoulder and in a
dispassionate tone asked:
Has your baby been christened
yeti"
why, no sir. Why do you ask g'
Merely because was about to
suggest that il he had not been
christened you might name him
Good Idea ~
And why Good Idea?'" asked the.
woman.
Because" the man struggled hard
to repress his feelings, lit should be-
carried out"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
En- lnhfenlnn Him.

Mr.. Meek was laboriously hooking
up the back of his wife,s evening
dress just as the clock was striking
their dinner hour and their dinner
guests were ringing the door bell. Mr..
Meek breathed hard; his forehead was
damp and his hands shook.
4 do wish some one would invent
a machine tb do this kind of work."
he muttered miserably.
Why, they have!" replied his wife
brightly as she applied some powder
nonchalantly TO her nose. "They have.
and you are It..
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Pray for the Soul of
G. VI

There could be no longer any
doubt beheld the tomb of Gulieimo
Vescarol
BY this time our carriage had got
back into the full stream of trafic re-
turning from the Bots, and, busted In
exchanging aalutes with the numer
GUS acquaintances who we're passing
us, the ambassador seemed indisposed
to complete his story. ! was COM
PEELED to give him respectful hint
Pardon, my dear Ambassador. but
it seems to me that you forget that /
do not possess your analytical mind.
You have LEFT me still in doubt as to
the real significance of this extraordin-
airy affair
True. / apologize But perhaps
you would not easily guess the step
which 1t occurred to me TO take after
/ had made the discoveries have
described"
could only assent to this remark
by shrug.
Il win tell you went straight
to the palace OF Cardinal Salvatierra,
and requested his Eminence 10 hear
my confession.
AT first he seemed to think that |
had taken leave Of my senses.
But, signor Ambassador. the mem
beers of the Sacred college do not re-
ceive confessions he said with haugh.
tiness. 1t Ii some pious Jesuit to
whom you require to 60
".On this occasion 1t is not So
responded firmly. The sin which /
have to confess is very heinous one
have been guilty OF suspecting a
prince of the church of q terrible
crime.
Il saw. the cardinal change color.
He hesitated for moment, and then
said:
THE sin which you have commit
ted Ia indeed heinous. In this case
agree TO hear your confession
without waiting for more | COM
menced, and related the whole affair
exactly aseI have done to you. The
cardinal listened to me in perfect
silence. At the close he assigned me
q nominal penance. pronounced the
usual absolution. and dismissed me.
u came away. with the feeling that
| had gained nothing by my bold step
My intention, Of course. had been to
give him the opportunity of making an
explanation. However, ] reproached
myself without reason
The next morning an officer Of
the Noble Guard arrived at the EN-
bassy. bearing the pope's command
for me TO wait upon hia holiness forth
with. ! was plunged into confusion
By this message. which did not know
whether TO regard az favorable or
the reverse. ! could only obey; and
a. soon as ! had exchanged my or.
binary dress for my court uniform.
/ got into the state carriage of the
embassy. and drove 10 the Vatican.
There was received. to my aston
ishment. by Cardinal Salvatierra him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
When the Price Goes up.

We never learn to value things IN
til after they are gone"
That's very true. A silver-plated
butter dish that cost US 81 becomes
family plate worth 500 if burglars
break in and steal it."-Detroit Free
Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
M her az Loea4ian.

when I was a boy said Mr.. wa.
rerstock. Il wanted to 30 TO sea and
be . pirate
And yoa changed your mind" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. %to the extent o
deciding TO remain On land"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Job ovsdons.

He's the most patient man on REQ
ord"
How so?''
He can group q crowd OF persons
TO take their photo and not once lose
his temper Philadelphia Ledger.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Al pIy Described.

What kind of q fellow liz he?"
"Oh, he's the kind Of q fellow who
goes out for a walk with YOU and
then tells you how democratic he ia
not afraid bf being seen with
ody."-YaIa Record.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Mercy. Nal

Il don't care IL he is a millionairef
IT'S perfectly outrageous for you to
think Of spending pour young life
With that OH thing!"
oh. that isn't ali think OF spend
ING, mother, dear."@Ilffe.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

Times have changed for the bet.
ter. Torture. for instance, is nc
longer allowed"
i don't know about that. There
are four families in this apartment
whose children take music lessons
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Just { I've EN- ! Chance.

Men are too slow to embrace an
opportunity remarked the sage.
But they are always looking for
chance to hug q delusion," added the
fooi.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
Hla Aim.

What are you doing down there at
the clock In the hall at this time OF
morning?"
Arbitration. m,dear. irwin, to stop
disastro us strike" Baltimore
American.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09
SLIGHTLY Altered

He is a seif-made man, is he mott"
Yes, except for the alterations
made by his wife and her mother
Judge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

honor In the center OF the Other gems,
was the onyx engraved with the pro
file Of Yespasian.
1T was now for the first time that
light began Go break upon my mind
To you. who hear only the circum-
stances which have been obliged to
mention In making my story clear.
it has. no doubt, been easy to guess
the solution all along. can only say
that till ] saw the seal there In its
place, as IL nothing had happened.
not the faintest suspicion of the truth
had entered my mind.
The person who had restored that
seal to its place must, of course. be in
possession of the secret of Vescaro's
fate. And that person could be equally
only one man-Cardinal Salvatierra-
At last / began to perceive the
manner in which / had been duped.
The last | had seen of Vescaro was
when he was walking towards the
end OF the gallery with the seal in
his hand. followed by SaIyatierra and
the Dominican. had only the cardin-
ais assurance-his suggestion rather
that the count had ever returned!
Stunned by this blow. ! turned q
glance towards the end wall, which
have already described as being Gov
cred with mirror, which gave a de-
ceptive appearance to the length Of
| the gallery. / started, and gave vent
to q stiiled cry. This wall was close
| to. almost touching the case which
contained the seals.
Il rubbed my eyes and stared. How,
If this were so. could have seen Yes
caro- and the two others walk on in
that direction? | gazed round dis
tractedly searching for something to
enlighten me. / observed the Egyptian
statue still In its place, though 1t, also.
now appeared to be standing close
up against the end wall looked
further for the Buddhist idol on ita
bracket Il was nowhere to be seen!
/ became positive-yes. the bracket
supporting the idol was farther along
the wall which / now beheld was
false one, which could be withdrawn
at will. leaving space beyond!
The trap once closed, no doubt
there had been men waiting to rush
out and secure the prisoner, while
Salvatierra and the Dominican
perhaps a familiar OF the holy office
had made their way back by some
secret passage.
Il made a brief examination Of the
walls of the gallery, and found what
expected Immediately behind the
Egyptian statue was q panel. which
sounded hollow to my knock. It was
no doubt opened by secret spring,
and the statue had been placed there
to conceal the opening.
There was no more for me to do in
the gallery, and came away. But
had not yet ascertained Vescaro's
ultimate fate
The evidence was supplied to me
almost by accident On quitting the
museum turned into the grounds Of
the Vatican, where had special priv
iIeges as an ambassador to the court,
and which / had never properly ex-
plored. The vast extent of these
grounds is well known, and ! wan
dered on idly till | came to what APP
peared to be disused cemetery. hid
den in a remote corner. Guided. per
haps. by an intuition. passed into
this little burial ground. in which |
had not walked far before perceived
in front Of me what had the aspect
OF neWiy-made grave. | stepped hast
lily forward, and ON a small stone
which had been placed at the head
| read the inscription in Latin:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-09

Cleveland street railways report an
increasing volume Of trafac. Jitneys
were unable to compete with three
cent farea
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-29

Who is the most popular girl IN
America?
Mary Pickford. -
Correct!
Every night at least ten million
people say, Hello, Mary across
the footIights of the moVing-picture
theaters- and out of the ten million
people, at least three million are girls,
who, in their heart of hearts, are
wishing they could be popular NOV
ing-picture actresses and wondering
how in the world they can break
in and what they would have to do
to be successful if they did.
So many letters have come to the
Day Book that I was assigned to
cross the country to Los Angeles and
ask the little actress to tell her secret
to her many aspiring friends and adj
miTers.
What must a young woman have,
and what must she acquire to be
successful movie actress" I asked
her, among other things. And Miss
PickfOrd told me. She, however,
being modest, has neglected to say
that the woman who is a successful
movie actress must have, first, both
pOise and beauty.
Isn't it too bad" 1 said, the mo-
ment I saw her, that you are not as
pretty on the screen as you are OFF,"
Her beautiful hazel eyes were lifted
with an expression that was helf sur
prise and half gratitude, for Mary
PickfOrd has no seIf-cOnsciOUsness,
nor vanity.
She does not look over eighteen
years of age. In her little black vel
vet, girIish frOck and her grey Tip
perary hat, with one white gardenia
in front, and tiny stTeamers behind, |
she reminds me in some way of that
Priscilla described by LOngfellOw.
Her quaintness is one of her great |
charms.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-29
MARY PICKFORD, MOST POPULAR GIRL IN THE
WORLD, TELLS OWN STORY OF HER LIFE p

vests herself of the Mary PickfOrd
cUrls which she has made the fashion
Tor all the girls on the Pacific coast.
She ties them up in a simple knot
behind, but some of them escape and
float about her face in picturesque
disorder. She has the manner and
simplicity of a child, and yet speaks
with the philosophical directness of a
woman of forty.
In fact, she is but twenty years old.
She has the delicately pointed handof
the artist, but walks with a decisive
step, which, if extremely graceful,
shows energy, determination, and,
above all, the perfect pOise, which I
found to be, perhaps, her most fass
cinating asset.
Mary Pickford, you will see by
this description, is rather a contra
dictOry character.
Her voice, which her numerous adj
mirers have never heard, has a soft,
sweet, childish quality. It is not very
strong, but expresses in intOnatiOn
every flicker of emotion that passes
across her speaking face.
More than any other actress, she
reminds me of Sarah Bernhardt, and
although Bernhardt is old enough to
be her great grandmother, yet Miss
Pickford shows the same wondrous
vitality in the same delicate body,
and she has the same enthusiasm in
life and living that | have always
found in the great tragedian.
I am quite sure that nothing can
come to either of them that will
break their indOmitabIe courage or
quench their everlasting ambition.
Its long story" she said, 'this
of asuccessfuI movie actress.
To write it, one must almost write
the history of ones life, for 1 am sure
that to be a successful picture artist
one must have exactly the same at
ho 70
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01

No motorist who reaches California
ty way Of the Midland trail from Ely,
NoN, ever Will forget his first real
glimpse OF the golden state, West
gard pass gives the west bound mo-
torist a dramatic entry into California
that is not approached 10y any Other
route.
After hundreds Of miles of desert
travel across Utah and Nevada. tho
west bound traveller passes through
Deep Springs valley and begins the
last hard climb over the eastern slope
of the White mountains The 1000
foot summit Is reached and the de-
scent begins through narrow,
twisting, rock-bouud gorge. suddenly
the canyon widons and wonderful
vista spreads before the traveller
Far below, the little village of Big
Pine lies among the green alfalfa
fields of the fertile owens river vail
ley Rising almost ten thousand feet
straight up is the high wall of the
Slerras, the highest range in the
United states, snow capped the year
round 1t is a scene that might have
been transplanted from Switzerland
and one that makes the visit TO Cali
rurnia unforgettablc.
This route IL being sign posted now
fl om Ely into Los Angeles and prom
ises to be one of the popular trails
throughout the summer and fall
Motor Age.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01
AUTO FACT0RSIE
WORKING CAPACITY
Business Outlook Brightest
in History Says Ed Han
non After Visiting.

Ed Harmon. back from his trip
TO the two auto factories he now rep
resents, viz, the REQ and the Oak
land, says that he left Tulsa last Sat
urday a week ago and arrived at the
big REQ factory at Lansing, Mich. on
Monday He said that he thought the
REQ factory was a huge affair the
last time he saw IL, but to his utmost
surprise he noticed that worltmon
We're building additions TO the mann
moth plant. The REQ factory, con-
tinued Ed covers 25 acres and most
of it is three stories high, and they
are now building additions seemingly
In every direction, including a three
story building covering four and one
half acres of ground in which the REQ
two-ton trucks are to be manufac-
tured Mr.. Harmon reports that the
REQ company has just finished and
delivered 635 two-tOn trucks to the
British army and were forced to turn
down another order for 500 trucks
for the simple reason that they could
sell all the trucks that they could
manufacture right here In America.
Mr.. Rueshow, the REQ sales man
ager, told Ed that the REQ pleasure
car outlook was the greatest in the
history of the business, and that the
INtO Ndl hOulb NC 1bllNlhuNt " "
made with the greatest of care and
that quality would not be sacrificed
for price.
At the Oakland factory, which Mr.
Harmon next visited, he found the
Pontiac concern entirely sold out Of
their 1915 cars, and had the pleasure
Of taking a ride in the 1916 little six
that promises to be a world beater.
Ed also had a spin in the four cylinder
but the greatest surprise of all was
the Oakland eight. Ed said that you
could not hear it run at one mile per
minute and that IT took corners at
that speed with a full load. The big
factory is working night and day in
order to get a supply on hand so that
they can keep up with their ship
ments. Ed states that everywhere he
went he heard praises for Tulsa and
her wonderful resources the minute
he mentioned the name of his home
town.
The next stop Mr.. Harmon made
was at the Woods Electric factory at
Chicago and found them doing a
rushing business. After a short stay
in the windy city he returned home
with the conviction that if a fellow
wants to find out how Tulsa stands
with other parts of the country, he
must visit some other cities; he will
then soon learn what other people
think of us.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01
Along Gas ROzV

The A. b. Davis Motor company re-
ports the sale of Studebaker road
ster to f. Day, and a King eight to
j. Begasso.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01
AUTO BEAT TRAIN
TO CHEYENNE, WYO,
Brinker Leaves Denver at
1905, Destination 2:22;
Arrives 2.24.

Harold Brinker of Cheyenne drove
his eight-cylinder Cadillac across the
finish line at 2:22 o'clock this after
noon, an easy winner in the Post race,
arriving here two minutes ahead of
the Union Pacific special which left
Denver at 1915. This makes Brink
ers time within a few seconds Of two
hours and seventeen minutes and the
trains two hours and nine minutes
At 3:15 o'clock this afternoon word
from Pierce was that four of the rae
ing machines had gone through, other
cars either travelling more slowly than
the leaders or having trouble in some
form.
Brinker won easily and by wide
margin, the closest contenders early in
the race being easily outdistanced by
the speeder in his position near the
frOnt>at the start. Inasmuch as the
race was between the car and the
train, with the one prize for the win
ner of the race, no official figures on
the other cars were available at $3.50
today.
The starters in Denver numbered
Il, all stripped cars, speed being the
sole point at issue in the event.