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CHAPTER xvIi-continued.

II stole these" he said. I thought
they would be my last. was mis-
taken apparently. Am to thank you p
Give me cigarette instead" =
Their faces were close together. The
red glow Of their cigarettes burned up
between them, and they looked each
other in the eyes. Then a hand was
stretched out and touched Farquhar's
with an almost feminine gentleness.
us there anything can do for you
when we get back? Any messenger"
"Yes-I should be grateful. viii you
go to Madame Arnaud? Ask for her
companion-a Miss Smith-a little
country woman Of mine. Will you tell
her-how 1t happened?"
II promise you. Nameless."
Farquhar bowed his head for mo-
ment.
Tell her the mirage was not SC
splendid as the truth"
The night deepened with the silence
They had forgotten that their hands
were still clasped together. Like chill
dren they dreamed old dreams and
trod old paths. The dawn broke. and
instinctively their eyes sought the
west, Amid the golden clouds drifting
up from the horizon the night had bull,
city Of temples and palaces, domed
with silver, whose pale ethereal nina.
refs and glowing cupolas reached up
into the translucent light of morning
For moment or two 1t frightened. the
slender outlines strengthening almost
to ,reality-then faded-and as the sun
rose passed wholly into the vacant day
MIRAGE"
Goetz rose slowly and stifiy.
1.-THE mirage is gone" he said. He
pointed then to something moving
swiftly over the wide sweep Of plain
Colonel Destinn's calculated within
the hour" be said. There are the
chasseurs."
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LIVED IN EVENTFUL, TIMES

Capt. Thomas A. Briggs of ITO Ma.
con street had an unusually eventful
life, the Brooklyn Eagle states. The
captain admitted, when questioned,
that he might have had "a few expe-
rimces" during the eighty-one years
he had been on this earth. but what OF
that?
81 was born at Athens. Greene coun.
| ty, this state, September 4, 1884" said
Captain Briggs. when fourteen years
of age was cook on my fathers sloop
Superior, which was engaged in the
brick-carrying trade. Icooked for five
men for five years. At nineteen years
of age was captain Of my own boat
when the panic Of 1857 came on
the brick industry was hard hit. l
laid up my sloop, came to New York
and got position on a sidewheel tug
boat at salary of $50 month. A
few months later l owned boat and
1t was not long before found myself
in debt to the extent Of $4,000.
"My first job with the new tug was
to tow a bark from Sag harbor to
New York. When we got to Sag har.
Dor the tug ran on sand pile and
nearly broke her back. Two years
later sold the boat with which had
cleared $4,000. Then built side
wheel steamer which cost me 100000.
Then came the war. got char.
ter with the government for my steam
er to act as a dispatch boat and this
lasted for three years and eight
months. When we reached the east
shore of Chesapeake bay we learned
that the cables had been cut by the
enemy.
zone day received orders from
Colonel James, who was in command
at Fort Monroe, to meet ship In
Hampton Roads and bring Jefferson
Davis ashore. had explicit orders
that there should be nobody on my
boat excepting myself and crew. When
we drew up aside that ship Davis and
his wife came up on deck and stood
there for fully Eve minutes, she with
k6r head on his shoulder. crying.
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An Aights Reserved
ne Bahhs-Msrrii coasaay

Sylvia -Omnsy. her lover. Richard Far
euhar. nnds. has fallen in love with Cap
tain Arnaud Of the Foreign Legion. Far
quhar fOrcea Sewer to have Preston's ! o
Us returned 10 him. Gower forces Far
auhar 70 resign his commission. Gabriells
saves FarQuhar from suicide. To shield
Arnaud. 6ylvia's nance. Farquhar pro-
leases to have stolen war plans A.
Hichard Nameless he Joins the Foreign
Legion. Farquhar meets sylvia and Ga:
brielle Arnaud becomes q, drunksrd and
opium smoker. Sylvia becomes friendly
with Colonel Destinn. Arnaud becomes
jealous OF Farquhar and Is shot down by
MIN. Arnaud goes to q dancing girl who
loves him for comfort. Gabrielle meets
Lowe. for whom she had sacrificed posi-
ton and reputation and tells him she is
iree from HIM. Sylvia meets Destinn be-
mind the mosque. Arnaud becomes Ill but
sylvia will not help him. nor interfere for
Farquhar. Gabrielle. aiding FarQuher.
who H. under punishment. 10 mistaken by
him min his delirium for Sylvia. Farquhar
delivering message to Destinn At
night finds Sylvia with him. He learns
that II was Gabrielle who aided him. Ga
brteiIe leaves Sylvia and goes to Farqu-
hairs mother. who has come to Algiers
IN an effort to save her son. While on .
march Farquhar saves Destinn's life. Ar
maud brings relief To the column attacked
by Arabs.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Return.

In the softly.lighted courtyard of the
Hotel de France newly-imported
Zigeuner Kapelle was playing the
waltz from Hoffman's ''Erzaehlun-
gen." Sylvia Arnaud, red and gold
Carmen, danced joyously to the slow
graceful strains, and her partner smiled
down into her face, upturned and bril-.
liantly lovely 10 its sheer ecstasy OF
living.
look at that queer old lady with
the white wig! Is she masque? And
that funny. gray little thing beside
her! I call them the .Proprfeties. What
are they doing here7"
How should known" Sylvia re-
turned with sudden impatfence.
As they passed on Mrs. Farquhar
turned and touched Gabrielle on the
arm.
Sylvia has Just seen u.s." she said.
II have spoiled the evening for her. 1t
was worth while coming. She tried to
laugh at me with that young fool, but
she couldn't She Is beginning to be
afraid. II Richard dies | shall haunt
her till she goes mad"
In the courtyard Of the hotel two
more or less intoxicated pierrots
danced q cancan TO the delirious plaad
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Davis climbed down the rope lad.
der hung over the side OF the ship and
noticed as he came on deck that he
was weary. l rendered him q STOOL
He tipped his hat and thanked me
Later, that stool was broken into one
thousand pieces and carried away as
souvenirs. Right there want to say
that Jefferson Davis was not ill-treat.
ed. as has been said, while he was in
Fort Monroe. He had everything he
wanted and was accorded fine treat
ment.
"At another time l was OF Fort
Monroe when General Grant was anx
ious to get up to City Point. The fog
was so thick that another boat captain
said it was not safe to make the trip
because of the mines made the trim
all right and never once shut off steam
on the way. About the time Sherman
was getting ready for his historic
march I made run down the river
when bullets broke the glass in the
pilothouse, but came through with.
Wv q oSA oSSA. SdIIlcu OF
wounded southerners on my boat. l
remember one instance when asked
q man with his leg OF at the knee IL
there was anything l could do for him
and he said he priced above all other
things at that time a drink of water"
After the war Captain Briggs re-.
turned to his up river home He was
elected an assemblyman in 1867 and
was named member of the commit
tee on commerce and navigation. He
came to New York In 1886 and en-.
gagged in the ice business. For thir-
teen years, two terms under Presi.
dent Cleveland, and one under Presi.
dent Harrison, he was public store and
general order carman of the port Of
New York. Then he became contract.
Ing carman for several big eastern
district manufacturers.
Captain Briggs was never sick but
once in his life, and that was for so
brief period that he never learned
from the attending physician the real
nature Of his illnesA
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him. The dancers from the hotel had
swarmed mp to the long lines Of hang
ing lanterns at the edge Of the garden.
A clown climbed upon the stone gate
post and was beating wildly. hilarious
~ on the heads Of the crowd with bis
bladder. shouting q witticism ut each
laughing victim. But beyond Q thin
dark stream flowed from the darkness
into the light and from light back into
darkness. They were grotesque d.
ures-hideous. pitiable. These also
were figures Of carnival-but different
They marched four deep-a hundred Of
them. Their heads were bowed. Be-
meath the dare Of lights each man
seemed to shrink. to cover closer to
his neIghbor. like . herded terrified
animal And many stumbled. Pres
tons hands frightened on the rails In
front Of him.
poor devils!'
A few yards behind the last line
spahi rode alone. A short rope was At
tached to his saddle-and to q man
who stumbled at his horses heels. The
rope was round bis neck: his hands
were bound behind him, and the broken
link of q chain clanked in the sudden
stricken stiffness. His kept had been
knocked Oh. and every line in that
gs4nt quiet face was visible. Az
though blinded by the sudden light. be
reeled and was jerked brutaIly to his
knees. A woman laughed Historically.
Instantly he had recovered. And IN
that recovery. that quiet acceptance Of
a browning humiliation there was q
dignity. . courage that held the crowd 4
moment longer In awestruck silence.
God in heaven-Farquharv'
Lowe nodded.
you know now" he said. "You
know that your atonement has come
too late"
The tragic figure passed on; an on
Ger on horseback rode into the light.
and the crowd stirred In restless relief.
But above that sudden wave of move
ment, above the clowns half-ashamed
bust Of reconquered merriment there
sounded a cry-a muffled wall of
lncredulous agony. The omcer turned
In bis saddle. Sylvia Armand, in
the front row of the Mosques
waved to him. He did not look at her.
and she glanced impatiently at the
boy Mephistopheles beside her.
What was that? Didn't you hear7"
He laughed.
Someone tainted. That queer old
fury with the white wig. believe.
You're not frfghtened?"
''Oh. no-no!''
"Of course not. One gets accus-
toned to that sort Of thing here, does
one not? A runaway leglonary! Who
cares" He offered her his arm with
an elaborate bew. 'May we not go on
dancing. Garment
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CHAPTER XIX.
Tho Last Offer.

The long low-built room was full Of
sunshine. 1t poured in through the
half-opened shutters and danced on the
whltewashed walls and on the long
deal table with its litter of maps and
documents. The doors at the far end
were thrown open, and two soldiers
with fixed bayonets took up their
posts on either hand. A few minutes
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later q group or OmcerB followed. 1ney
were six in number-two lieutenants.
three captains and a major. They BE-
lOnged to the same regiment They ex'
changed desultory remarks. and from
time to time one or another Of them
laughed. Only Desire Arnaud was
silent.
A moment later the sentries present.
ed arms aud Colonel Destinn entered.
All six men sprang to their feet Thsrs
was more than formal military cour-
tesy in that simultaneous movement
Their eyes we're fixed ON his face ~ on
some feared and incalculable oracle.
"Pray be seated. gentlemen"
He took his place 10 the midst Of
them beneath the two tricolors draped
perfunctorily over miniature and I'm
blematic bust of the republic. Bring
In the prisoner" be said sharply.
The sentries repeated the order. and
In the brief Interval that followed the
six men relapsed into their former attl.
tude Of languid Indifference. The two
younger onicers exchanged whispered
comments. and one of them laughed.
The door opened and q sergeant en-
tered. followed by two corporals and Q
man whose hands and feet were
chained. There was q short silence.
The sergeant made an authoritative
gesture, and the man was thrust for
ward and the door closed again. shut.
ting out the brief glimpse Of sunlit
courtyard.
1.-The prisoners NUMBER"
The sergeant drew out bulky docu.
ment from between the buttons Of his
tunic.
mo. 1905, called Richard Namelesa
Of the First regiment, the Eleventh
company"
"The accusation"
Conspiracy and mutiny on the
field"
ANY previous record?"
"No. nv colonel, but marked az Q
dangerous character" !.
every well. sergeant. You can stane
back"
The man saluted and retired a few
PAGES, leaving his prisoner alone. rae
ing the table. Colonel Destinn looked
up. As their eyes met the prisoner
bowed, gravely, without bravado, WIN
an instructive courtesy which became
him strangely well. Colonel Desunnt
outstretched hands were clenched. and
the knuckles stood out white and pol
lshed as marble. There was no trace
of emotion on the implacable features,
and his voice sounded formal and In
different.
an the ordinary course of events
this case would go to the court al
Oran," he said. "But l have received
Instructions from General Meunier to
deal with all such offenses summarily.
There have been signs Of unrest In the
Legion. General Meunier demands
that an example should be made.
The major nodded
"It's essential to discipline he muir
= .~orwx
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I'VE can't help our relatives,
but thank heaven we can choose
e.r friends" 10 q sentiment
voiced by many persons. Rich
ard Farquhar, In great trouble,
has cause to appreciate and
cherish the love Of his friends
for him and to ioathe his kin.
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Cotton Market.

New York. = Cotton - December.
1920; January, 20.35; March, 1858:
May. 20.76; July, 2o.76; October, 1887.
Middling upland, 20.45.
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Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. 60
per cent, SIG to ST per unit; crude
ores, 60 per cent, SIS; 25 per cent,
$40 to $12; 10 per cent, $3.50 to SO
per unit.
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Vegetables.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Metal Market Quotations.

Bar silver-74Mc.
spelter. per 100 lbs, ST. Louis
1903.
Lead, per 100 lbs, New York-s7.OO.
Copper, casting-$30.62h.
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Does Colonel Destinn know
that he 10 about to pass sen.
tence on his own son7 In cass
he learns, do you believe the
knowledge will alter the So
verify Of his Judgment
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
F. o. B. Denver, Carload Price

Buying Prices.
Colorado upland, per ton. $14.0O@15.00
Nebraska upland. per ton 12.00013.OO
Second bottom Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton 11.50012.60
Timothy, per ton $500. 16.00017.00
Alfalfa, per ton ......... 11.00012.O0
South Park, choice, per
ton ............. 1zOo@1s.oo
San Luis Valley, per ten 14.50@15.5O
Gunnison Valley. per ton 15.50016.50
Straw, per ton ......... 1000 500
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Butter.

Butter.
Creameries, ex. LIST grade, lb. 40
Creameries, End grade. Id. ....36@37
Process .................. .36Q37
Packing stock ................ 80
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GRAIN.

Wheat, CHI. mill, 100 lbs, buying $2.67
Rye. Colo. bulk, 100 lbs. buying. LIS
Idaho oats, bulk, buying ....... 1856
Colorado oats. bulk, buying. 100 @1.95
Corn chop, sack, selling ........ 2.13
Corn in sack, selling .......... 2.1O
Bran. Colorado, per 100 lbs, sell
ing Observation-Disclosures. 1.50
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Eggs.
Eggs, graded No. net, F.
O. B. Denver ........... 48
Eggs. graded No. 2 net, F.
o. B. Denver ......... 30
Eggs, case count, misc.
Cases, less commission. IL .00011.50
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Fruit.
Apples, Colo, fancy, box ..$1.OO@2.OO
Pears, Colo. box. ......... 2.50@3.0O
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(To BE coNTINUED0
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-24

John Edwards for U. s, Senator
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-24
JudS Sc Utter'S
Law of Murder
Making Vigorous Campaign on his Record
In Murder Cases in Sheridan County

When Judge Utter has to use
the IA murder cases in Sheridan
county and the calling of grand jur-
les as political issues to conceal his
record for squandering the taxpay-
ers' money, he virtually admits that
the law has not been enforced in this
district. His charge that Sheridan
county is a lawless community is false
Sheridan county has thousands of
splendid women and men, peers III
good citizenship of any part of the
world To characterize them as law
less 81 unWarranted.
1t is not surprising that many
murders are committed in this dis
trict. The county attorneys COM
plain that Judge Utter always tries
case so that the defendant will be
acquitted. When a conviction is
secured the defendant is usually pa
rolled, as was George Hibben, SO that
ne can again become a menace to
the community Or the court usually |
hnds some pretended technicality
upon which to turn the defendants
loose without trial, as was the case
OF the two defendants charged with
robblng Wayfarer, but who had
committed crimes in Great Falls
and after Judge Utter turned them
loose were taken there for trial and
convicted.
In the Neuser murder case in
sheridan county, Judge Utter told
the jury that defendant was justi-
fed in using force and violence to
the extent of taking human life. if
necessary, "in preventing or at
tempting to prevent trespass or :
other unlawful interference with :
real or personal property in his DOS
session. What does this mean?
are the owner of real estate. A q
lakes possession of it. B walks 8
across it, tramping down the weeds. ]
sders him off, out ne does not b
,pey the order. B, to prevent fur D
ner trespass Kills A. Judge Utter v
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says that is not murder, he saws T
should be acquitted. What do vo,
think about it?
Another illustration: You loar
your neighbor a pitchfork. Some
days later you send another neigh
Dor for it. That neighbor, to pre-
vent the taking of the pitchfork
back to you, shoots and kills the
person you sent for the pitchfork.
Utter says that is not murder. What
does your common sense tell you?
The Supreme Court, many years
ago, said:
1T is we'll settled that bare tres
pass against the property of another
is not sufficient provocation to war
rant the owner in using a deadly
weapon in it's defense, and if he
does SO and with it kill the tres
passer, it will be murder"
Such erroneous instructions to
Jurles resulting in miscarriage of
Justice easily account for the condi-
tions of lawlessness which judge
Utter says exists in his district. The
'etA oo A4uA1OCl VI vases OIL lH1S t11TdC- /
ter-crimes unpunished because the |
court enormously instructed the !
jury. The people are told by the
court that human blood may be shed
Tor slight trespass to real or per-
'onal property. Do you wonder there
1ave been only IA murder cases in
sheridan county under such rule?
DO you feel that your life is perfect
safe under such conditions? If
udge Utter is elected he will "con-
[uct his court in the future as he
las in the past"
If you believe in the enforcement
law as defined by the statutes and ,
upreme court, you will vote against !,
udge Utter. !frou believe. that
uman life may be taken over the :.
ossession of ninety-cent pitchfork =
gu will vote for Judge Utter. =
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SCHOOL STARTS SEPT 9Th

1he youngsters of the city will he
called to the school room one wee,- M
from next Tuesday for the school
work. During the vacation there
, 'las Deen a great deal of work done.
py Professor Elliott and the board
ana we, this year. will have school
a. anat VIII rank with the best in the
s1ate both in equipment and jnstruo1
,ofs' a great deal of credit is dna
W. Mr' Elliott for his untiring efforts in
hslhg our schools up to tho bigh
e'anaafd 1t has attained and th;s
VIII be the banner year for tha Ma1ta
nigh school, NA'' u"
following are teachers for the am
=; -, l.. Elliott, Of Malta, principa1
Elsle Elliott, Mississippi assistant
to principal H. s. q Nv
1eien Baum, Of Burnt, Iowa. high
;. Hazel Tormey, of Spokane. Wash
|th and Sth grades. " |''''''
Mary B. O'Keefe of Grand Forls
y. u, 5th and 9Th grades, N''
Dorothy Aver, of Malta 3rd a,,,
Eth grades. 'io anu
Alice Coughlin of GAINESVILLE. Mimi
md grade. A'' '''ii"
Huldah Thompson of Anacond.
1on''' primary and 1st grade.
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New Firm i'm Malta

Messrs Henry Plott and Ellis R,,
nn7,a nlen'nal nave this week started q
aow aeoa en,erprlse in Malta and if thew
a, a,Ieonlpilsh what they are after +
s'uulo . s,. oe one of the winners and in
,osa snort ~ time develop into a big bust
ne l,eSs; -. Ihey have secured a portion
~ I'm 'ne ': wool mousse and will carry a
lull line of groceries and in fact
everything for the table It is their
lnoentton to sell to the trade At or
yery We near wholesale in case lots
Ihey are very confident that thev
san 1an, even give the consumer a better
aeal than ne gets at the large mail
oraer houses and they are after this
particular line of trade '''''
Inere Is an enormous business go-
ns out IRON Malta each month IN
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the mail order houses and that h,s;
ns S coulo Just as we'll be done here
nnu r,n! - lhe plans of the two gentle
t;. en lla'efiallze they will in a short
'Aiav ,r'. nave 1t pretty we'll cornered
..r,l Lne new firm letter heads reads
ui,e ne northwestern Supply Co..
W nolesaie TO the Customer" Thev
are are DuSing in carload lots for cash
hn,o ,,no VI. =; ,eil for cash only. You will
lave y w. tnls advantage over buying of
a a. hlal ID order house, that you can
see ,'e tne good before buying and your
mlones is III your pocket until the
goods !, are loaded. Then further. if
.nere =. IS a kick to be registered YOU
nave ia, Two responsible men back of !
.he enterprise who reside in Malta |
ana not in Chicago or Minneapolis
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-24
CLUB
WIRES THE PRESIDENT,

Malta, Mont, Aug. Gath 1915
Hon Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States.
Washington, D. c.,
II IS sentiment this club that grant
ing eight hour day to train employ
ees e. IS matter for arbitration, and is
1alr method settling all matters in
CONTROVERSY Feel additional burden
placed upon railroads by acceding to
all demands of trainmen is not war.
T ranted 1 by l prevailing conditions. If
after investigation by Impartial tri-
bnnal, demands of trainmen ara
found to be fair and reasonable to all
eoAeelheu' We have no doubt but
lha5 T.. faliroads will accept wage scale
'.,,,, on1,i,laa l', oy the arbitrators. New
country here means extension and
improvements. Fear additiona, eye
pense granting demands of trainman
prevent these fiioi
MALTA COMMERCIAL CLUB.