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ever. He wanted me to go with him,
and one night. just before he sailed, I
suddenly thought how wonderful 1t
would be to break off from this life al
together
You don't know much of my family,
/ suppose, Mr. Benskin, but We are very
peor--we really have no home. we are
half dependent upon our friends and
relations. was utterly tired of it all,
l was never in love with him, but we
have many tastes In common, and it
seemed to me that any change was
worth while, so / wrote and said that
would 60 Harriet took the letter. and
this little beast, who used to be groom
OF ours in Ireland, snatched 1t from her,
just as she was ringing the bell of his
house.
THAT very night Hugh Rochester. the
man whom / am going to marry. who
has always been my dear friend. but
who never gave me the slightest idea
that he cared proposed. I couldn't
reply, at first / asked him to wait for
week I would have given anything to
get the letter back. but there was no
trace Of It, The man TO whom it was
written sailed, and. every time ! saw
Hugh. I felt happier with him care
for him now more than any one in the
world
Just as I was beginning to realize
my happiness. this man--Mulligar, his
name is-began to demand money from
me. Every penny / ought to have spent
upon my trousseau he had, and the
brute always cheated. / don't know
why I tell you all this"
My dear Lady Lettuce, he said ear
nestly, If only you people would be-
lieve IL. to submit to blackmail for a
single moment Is the most foolish thing
in the world We preach that doctrine
continually, but very seldom with any
success"
She nodded. "Of course. was an
| idiot" she admitted, and yet. after all
1t has all come right I did what
ought to have done at first told Hugh
all about it--everything
| 'When?" Benskin asked swiftly.
| when Harriet came back. after
| parting with the hundred pounds and
| not receiving the letter. she cnnftded
II sent her of to get thirty pounds from
friend and then. all of sudden, tht
| ignominy of ii swept over me.
| the house. on her way down To Rich
| mond. when Hugh arrived. ard tolc
| him everything. He was the deareS
person In the world What do yol
| think he dido"
Il can't imagine"
He never said word to me-" Sht
went on, little tremhle in her voice
and her eyes dimmed. He Just left /;
| little earlier than usual. after havins
been sweeter than he had ever been II
his life, and do you know what he did.
He went straight"
Stop" Benskin cried.
She looked at him In ama2ement her
| lips still parted What do YOU mean =
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Born to the manner. and that sort Of
thing, you know! Not. many OF them
could carry 1t of like that"
Benskin sat down little YEARLY.
I'm afraid you'll have to do without
me. sir. in the future he announced.
His chief stared at him.
Il am here to offer my resignation.
sir. I haven't any luck. II md the
service doesn't suit me-"
Houlden was a man Of quick sympa-
thies, and he recognized the others dis
tress.
STEADY on" he enjoined kindly.
What's ii all about?"
what is your private opinion. sir,"
Benskin demanded. "of a Matchmaking
beast who steals a letter from a maid.
hides In a garrett, sneaks money, week
by week. from a girl without any too
much to spare. each time promising 70
give I'D the letter he holds, and each
time cheating Keeps her in state OF
torture while he wrings money out OF
her"
The subcommissioner leaned forward.
The two men looked into each others
eyes.
Il begin to understand he said slow
~. You've found out
i've found out nothing" Bensktn
sIJd1cd' Aol HAoA.SAAN 4S0N!s 't- 80
control. I've no idea who let the life
out of that skunk. only know that 1t
was done, as the evidence at the in
quest proved, by one blow. probably In
I moment OF disgust, and that the man
was rotten inside, ready 10 die from
/ shock. at any moment. / don't know
/ who killed him, sir never shall know
/ and / resign!"
I'm hanged if you will" his chief
/ replied.
/ SO the Mendel street murderer vas
/ never brought to justice, and the man
with the gray Inufler remained UNI
known.
tCopyrirht. 1879
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TT was a villainouS night and Ben.
skin, abandoning his dripping
macintosh and umbrella, let him
A self into his coZy sitting room
turned on the light and sank into a
chair with 6 sigh of relief. He rang foI
the caretaker, who was able, upon &C.
casions, to prepare a modest meal.
Mrs Adams" be said, as soon as she
had obeyed the summons, II don t want
to stir out again tonight Can you COOK
me a chop or TIED Sole?'
Il dare say I could manage 1t, sir,
the woman replied. with certain aloot-
ness in her manner. There's young
person been here TO see you. She want
ed 10 wait, but sent her away
Who was She9" BerSSin inquired
"And why send her away a night like
this?"
Mrs Adams lips were tightly purSed;
her features denoted disapproval II is
far from me to be hard on one Of my
own sex. sir" she said. but there was
no mistaking the character of the young
woman. and I don't hold with that way
Of living We're all respectable folk
here. and. while I'm caretaker. none Of
that truck shall come banging about -
Did the young person leave any mes
sage"
house, sir. and a couple OF haddock. I'll
cook whatever you say
Benskin made his choice and Mrs
Adams took her departure. A few min
utes afterward. however, came a ring
AZ the bell and, after a slight delay, she
made her reluctant temperance
TITS the young person, sir, she an
nounced.
You will show the young person in
Mrs. Adams" BenSkin directed
The woman hesitated. but obeved. A
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his face-nothing but his eyes show
/ ing-~nasty. numbering eyes they were,
! tool"
/ Benskin staggered to his feet Wed
better 60 and see If you've been ro-
mancing." he suggested.
/ He made his way unsteady into the
! room and turned on the light. Tnere,
sure enough. upon the floor, lay the
/ dead man.
LIE was, after all no heroic figure-a
punv, understood little fellow,
dressed in a shabby blue serge suit, who
looked as though he might have been
killed instantly. Yet there were evil
dences Of a Struggle-evidences too, OF
a search.
Benskin. warned by his giddnesS,
fumbled for his purse and produced
some money. Get a bottle Of brandy
he begged the woman-"the best you
can"
She clutched eagerly at the note,
Couldn't l just Go with drop my
sf!" she exclaimed with fervor. i
won't be a minute"
Benskin nodded feebly. He sat with
his head resting upon his hand, taking
further note of the confusion Of the
room. The dead mans face was of
not unfamiliar type--scarcely English,
vet with marked foreign characteristics.
n, was man Of perhaps 40 who might
have been a betting tout or waiter.
Suddenly Benskin's vague speculations
came 10 an end. The detectives instinct
asserted itself. The landlady had been
gone scarcely two minutes. but without
doubt there was the sound Of foot
steps mounting the stairs-iight, hest
tating footsteps. as Of some visitor who
comes in fear. He held his head for a
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The kindness had suddenly gone
from his face. There was something
like horror in his eyes. He gripped her
wrist. He held out his hand, as though
to cover her lips.
Don't tell me what you were going
to-" he insisted.
But. nv dear man" she laughed,
You can't imagine what I am going to
tell you. and tell 1t to you shall. He
went straight to that little beasts
lodgings. and he got my letter Why
do you look like that? What's the mat
ter?"
He was silent. His deSpairing eyes
were looking out of the window There
was sick feeling in his heart. the
girl, with some intuitive consciousness
Of evil, chung to his arm.
Mr.. Benskin," she pleaded. please
tell me what Is wrong
You don't read the papers?" he ask
ed. you don't know anything that has
happened during the last week."
Read the papers?" she repeated.
What is it? What do you mean? l
have my letter back. Hugh has seen 1t.
We read 1t together Hugh himself put
He rose to his feet. Forget that you
ever wrote it." ne begged. Forget that
YOU ever had it back--for his sake.
Il will forget, she promised. Il
mean to forget 1t is the one thing
desire. But why for Hugh's Sake?"
Some day he may tell you--but not
yet. Don't ask him anything about 1t
yet" Benskin muttered as he took his
somewhat confused leave.
THE Subcommissioner was waiting
for Benskin when he returned. and
eyed the latter'S unaccustoned raiment
with q smile of amusement
You're one of the most useful fellows
we've got" he said. pointing to chair.
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Planes, Slavery and Other Issues

/ get out by midnight. So on account
OF having me In there In their won
/ derful tabernacle, II looks like they
| will stand for anything up To Sunday.
| My offering was 70 he kinder In the
nature of Message" / don't know
who from. whether II was from the
Mount mount Hollywood or Mount
Saini. But 1t was kind OF an of
| fering"
| Well this little Governor introduced
me. and on account of him being a
| Democrat and a wet. II was mighty
nice OF them to let either one OF us
| In there. But We had to have Il In
our agreement that we both were TO
be out OF the grounds before the Sun
| day started Then imagine they
prayed that nothing either | or the
Governor said would remain in their
memory,
But do you know they was Just
about as human al audience as YOU
ever saw. | didn't tell EN- that l
was South Methodist. That would
have been worse than telling them
that you had gone High Hat and Joined
out with the Episeopals, You know
there iS two gangs OF MethodiSts the
North and the South, Well this bunch
were North, and our troop down home
are South The difference is that
one believed In Slavery and the other
didn't That Is their only fundamen-
tai difference. Now the war has been
over since rs, But they are Still build
ing different churches In various towns
| Then they tell you that people have
learned and got broader minded Now
what has slavery got TO do with con-
ditions move There Is Just as much
reason for some OF these denominations
being separate as there Ia for the
| blondes To belong 10 one church and
the brunettes Ia another
Slavery hasent been abolished IL
q Northener can get negro 10 work
! for him cheaper than white man.
| VIII he viii hire him, In the old
DAVIS they could sell YOU To another
boss, but nowadays they can keep YOU
| tin they want 10 get rid ot you. then
FIRE YOU and you have 10 hunt another
boss So things don't change much
after all Things just get different
namea but remain about the same.
| But II the two set of churches or a
| hais dozen set of churches went togeth-
er and WOrShipped, why one set of
| preachers would be done away with, or
mahv Ave sets OF hem would have
tn hunt other vocatiens for the more
, ynl combine the less help pau need,
so guess they will lust keep ON
being AT OUTS over Slavery" The
Civil war has heen over a. years, but
the churches are the only ones That
haven't found Il out,
tCepyrsht lDGa,l
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Hook and was away down there on
The Jersey Coast IN less than A half
hour II would have taken an hour
and half into New York and two
and half hours from there 10 Asbnry,
where we would have had To walt Tor
ferries across Staten Island Then ]
went to Newport. Rhode Island. In an
hour and a half. where II would have
taken whole day or night on train
or boat We flew around over Montauk
Point and along The south shore OF
Long Island, and It's a beautiful trip,
so | sey It's these short trips that are
really the pleasant ones, and the great
time savers,
| had a fne visit the other day
with Governor Moore ~ New Jersey.
He Is ths popular Democratic Governor
of that State and all that keeps him
from being re seleeted Il that . Cow
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far you are able to get with your re-
construction. You've built the case up
a little SUPPOSE"
Just as far as this sir. take it
that Lady Lettuce has. at some time In
her life, written letter of COM
promising nature. that the murdered
man had got hold OF II and was black
mailing her. and that, on the eve OF
her marriage. she sent him a hundred
pounds by the maid, 10 be given In ex-
change for The letter The maid parted
with the hundred pounds. hut for some
reason or other, failed 10 receive the
letter at the time
THE blackmailer either had a part
ner, or there was some one else after
the letter That person. whoever he
may have been, was hiding in the room
when the landlady locked the door,
rushed out as soon as / opened 1t,
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found the right one after few in
auiries. Here we we're blocked a little.
must admit. but one OF the floor
walkers was able TO help us. He re-
membered young woman, neatly
dressed in dark clothes. with bad
cough, who called that evening and
bought that, or a similar scarf"
Did that lead you anywhere" Maj.
Houlden asked.
Later on 1t did" the other admitted
Perhaps I am putting the cart before
the horse. I'll 60 straight to the
money"
Il noticed you kept pretty quiet about
that at the inquest"
Benskin nodded Il. meant TO. SIT"
he answered Tracing the notes was
only piece of routine. but. as mat
ter Of fact. 1t took couple Of days,
They were withdrawn from the private
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morning the body will DC moved to the
mortuarv. | shall lock up here, fetch
a doctor and leave policeman IN
charge. There will be some one in the
room all night,
TAKE him away as quickly as you
can" she begged,
He'll be gone before you get up in
the morning" Benskin promised.
DENSKIN sat in consultation with
I'D his chief one morning week later,
Upon the table between them was
stretched a gray muff1er and a small
triangle of pearl-gray note paper, on
the extremity of which was half a let
ter, stamped in black, cut clean
through. The chief. after a leisurely
examination 81 these objects, leaned
bac's in his chair.
Considering that you had the run
of the place for as long as you liked
BenSkin," he grumbled and were first
on the spot. you don't seem to have
been able to pick up much in the way
Of clues"
Benskin seemed in no way depressed
by his chiefs criticism.
Well. I'm not so sure, sir" he OBJ
served. This is without doubt the
scarf the man wrapped round his face
when he dashed out OF the room and
Knocked me silly and which he threw
down the area when he turned the cor
ner. felt convinced he couldn't go very
far along the street like that and prob
ably would throw 1t away so / had a
careful search made. and 1t was found
without difficulty. You will see the ticket
is still on 1t. so I concluded that 1t
was bought only that night We tried
the shops in the neighborhood and
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! once Charlie caught his hook Under
the root of q big willow that ran un-
der the stream and gave II a yank.
and-Ztpu, Bash!--he broke gut, hook.
and everything on the root He was
sure IL was a trout till I explained 20
him that he'd had the root
Right here We ran out OF bait, Just
when we were In exactly the right place
and the Ash biting We suddenly dis
covered there wasn't worm left had
thought George and Charlie had lots
left and they thought I had. II seemed
queer how we could have used up two
hundred worms, but we did. I've known
II to happen before George said ne
remembered using up thousand worms
among four men In one morning. when
the fishing was not nearly as good as
we were getting Il,
Gruhs are great bait, but We didn't
find any. GraSShopperS arc flne bait,
too but II was too early for them. and
Charlie told us about using little frogs,
, but Of course IL was early for them II
We had had any May flieS, they would
have done fine. but II was too late. AS
matter Of fact butchers meat was
tirSt -claSS bait. but We didn't have any
We did at last manage 20 get a grub
or two, but We had only tried them and
got a couple Of bites when We found our
last hook gone. We had had only three
cosen You can't 50 far OH that,
MEL We weren't going to kick
" We'd had y hig time and great ash
ing and by this time Il WAS late enough
20 be getting hack to the car. So We
Just had a little drink cut Of our TASKS
and put up our tackle II was queer
how little we'd had TO drink all day
We all mott ID &C. We had one before
We started, lust for \ starter, snd one
when the car stuck, and one more when
II started. just for luck and after that
nothing at all, all day. except when We
hit specially good bite or struck a new
placN You never miss It.
On the way home We were flgurnI
u on, that IN the forenoon Il vas a
little too cold and cloudy and In the
afternoon 4 little too warm and sunny,
You need 20 have the day lust right.
How many did We eatche Well. told
you, We didn't catch any, but We had
bite after bite, and hooked some
peaches. In fact. II YOU know ANYTHING
about stream trout nShing we had a
bis day without . dun minute In L.
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<XJE have quite a few actors nov that
w have their own planes. and quite
few Of the MIN stars But none nt
The 10.calied daTednVilG that you read
50 much shout. none Of them ny
should say thai there Is a. many
private planes IN use now IS there
was private autos al the same stage
Of the automobile business | think
The thing Is greater for small trips
than even for long ones, for you might
become tired or II rough maby sick
on long trips. but itg the short ones
that you really saV9 time, Now. for
instance my train left Los Angeles IN
The heat Of the evening, and u WOULD
have taken me at least al hour and
= half 10 drive from my place out al
Santa Monica down through the city
10 the depot Well. ! drive over Q
couple az miles - an aviation nela
snd leave almost iw0 hours later ana
"a 10 San Bernardin0. 10 miles away
shout dark when rs cool and nice.
was on Long Island and had 70
GO down Ia Asbury Park for a speak
| Ing engagement, grabbed a plane, went
rignA ever Coney Island and Sandy
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IL know Is Just what see
n in the papers and what little
II Is beat into me as / browse
j hither and thither. Made a
trip East week or so ago
and had a funny experience. had
boosted 80 much for aviation that
couldn't get a scat on the mail line
myself had not made up my mind
lust on what day 10 go TIL couple
of DAYS before leaving, and then
phoneo down To Save me place
on plane leaving Wednesday morning
from Los Angeles to New York. Say,
they almost gave me the laugh.
why. we haven't place on our
nlanes for weeks" They tried TO trade
around and get me in, but couldn't 90
It. no | had 10 make the trip on the
train. Well, part OF IT got In on
a plane So YOU see commercial AVA
ton IN coming along fine All they
nee now Is just bigger planes. WIN
more comfort and convenience for the
passengers.
The day left Fred Stone, the
actor few out to California 10 see
me in his own plane. He carries
pilot and a good one, the same as
all private planes do. But ne mas
learned TO pilot himself He has MADE
several solo flights. He gets great
kick out OF IT, II IL his whole rec
reation He has given up golf entirely
says he would rather ny around al
afternoon any time than walk around
p.e wing golf He went out the air
mail rogte and came back the South
ern way by ~ Paso and Dallas,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-24
Butte City. Land of 100000 Nickmames,
Where Unusual Momickers Still Prevail

"Skimmet" Dee, Red Neck" Kelley,
Butter Driscoll, DR.. Duke Schroeder,
and Montana Jack" Sullivan.
Montana usually has or had one OUT
standing nickname to O community, like
Tin Plate Bill Senator William Bren-'
nan of Kalispell, San Bar" Brown of
Fort Benton, "Pickhandle" Burke Of
Lewistown, Horse Smith of Dillon, Tin
CUP" Byrnes Of Hamilton, "Foxey" King
of Helena, genial wild Bill" Donald OF
Milestone or the ill-starred Long George"
Francis of Havre. Cut Bank gave Butte
it's one time famous Cut Bank" Brown.
Monickers were lavishly hung in
Butte. A. j. Darraugh is "Curley,"
David Levy is Jew Mike and Simon
Levy is "Bizzie," as their father before
them was known as French" Levy.
There is Badly" Roberts and Chick"
Madgenetti and Lazy Tom Brannon
n "Benzie' and George Klotz, THE
Eye" Once there was "Swede" Sam
Wallin. THE Anheuser Kid" "Cissy"
LOFTS, Boots" Booth; Walter Deitriech,
"The Bald Face Kid" (original Of Harry
Lean Wilson's character in "Old Man
Curry"), "Big-Nosed' George Kendall,
THE Blowback Kid "Kalispell Kid"
THE In-and-out Kid" Snapper Bap-
fist, Spot" Slattery n an endless list
that becomes lost in the shades of an
Ilqully. 1ue pdILellutIS WcIt I'LL ldilll-
iarly known, like Slide, Kelly, Slide, ="
Kit" Carson. or Thunder Mountain"
Sam Cullom. Among the saloon men
were "Tammany" Jack Murphy. "Umpa-
ha" Fred Sutherland and Dublin Dan"
Liston while the race track had a nom
enclature all its own with 'Brockey
Pete ~"Bowjangles." the Count" and
Johnnie Henderson, 1.-The Horse-Fly."
The late Billie Gemmel was officially
known as Flu" and his colored roust-
about as Lizzie though Lizzie" was
not a female person. Called Flu" Bill
IL used to say he didn't know whether
he was called after a chorus girl or an
epidemic.
Numerous were the Kelleys. Moon
light" Dan Kelley. still q sweet singer,
was thus distinguished from he llustri-
Gus barrister of that name. John Kelley,
recent candidate for sheriff, was best
known as Fink" or John Powerful"
Many a Con Kelley pushing a car has
an extra name, so he will not be mis-
taken for the president of the company
for which he works. With the dupli-
cation OF names was 1t any n that
Matte" Kiley inquired Of Paddy. the
Duck" who was buying him a drink,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-24

Was 1t you or you brother Dinny that
was killed in the accident in the Noun
tain Con Mine last winter"
Butte's business men are not immune
to nicknames. Merle Davis, manager Of
the Broadway theater is Mud" to his,
associates; Ray Rhule is Gus; Eugene
Carroll is Admiral; j.. K. Heslett, CASH
Ter of Clark's bank is Spike" Dennis
Healey, last Of Butte's liverymen. is the
Indian; City Electrician James Keefe-
a total abstainer-is called "Whiskey
Jimmie; Leo McGrath OF the Hawkes.
worth Drill company. THE Little Bull"
Paddy the Priest" is Patrick OLeary,
custodian of the courthouse and father
Of 10 childen. Walkerville suburb had
It's famous Chancellor" O'Donnel and
has his son Attorney "Duckie" O'Don-
nell. THE VAUDEVILLE Pet" WAS Jerry
Mccarthy the pugilist. 'Lagscrew' Nc
Williams and THE Donegal Pedlar'
Boyle, the mine operator, and Shocks
Shea, hail from Walkerville.
Folk from the region of Virginia City,
New, are known In Butte as "hots" or
hot water boys" Senator Harry Gal
wey, Marco Medin, Charlie Nevin and
hundreds of others are "hots." From
certain sections of Pennsylvania come
All Cornishmen are Cousin Jacks"
Canadians are "~hsheaters" and French
men are called frogs" Men from Gall
wey are ''Skeulks'; from Tipperary,
"stone-throwers': from Waterford big
wheelers" and hose from Donegal or the
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