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co u rts o r the n a t u r a l forces of c o r L ea d ers rection o u tsid e th e c o u rts a re in a d e q u a t e to a d j u s t th e re m e d y to the w r o n g in a w ay t h a t w ill m e e t all th e e q u i tie s a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f t h e case. Chicago— Business conditions in C hi " P ro d u c in g in d u strie s, fo r exam ple, w h i c h h a v e p a s s e d t h e p o i n t u p t o cago and throughout the country are w h i c h c o m b i n a t i o n m a y b e c o n s i s t e n t decidedly b e tte r than they w ere a w ith th e public in t e r e s t a n d the f r e e d o m o f t r a d e , c a n n o t a l w a y s b e d i s short tim e ago. The y ear 1914 prom s e c t e d i n t o t h e i r c o m p o n e n t u n i t s a s ises to be one of profitable a ctiv ity . read ily a s ra ilro a d com p an ies or s im i l a r o r g a n i z a t i o n s c a n be. T h e i r d i s The p re sen t looks like a good tim e to so lu tio n by o rd in a ry leg al p ro cess m aj “ go ah ea d .” o f te n - tim e s in v o lv e financial conse q u e n c e s lik e ly to o v e rw h e lm th e s e T hat, in brief, is a sum m ary of the c u rity m a r k e t am i b rin g on its b r e a k d o w n a n d confusion. T h e r e o u g h t t o views expressed by prom inent bank b e a n a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c o m m i s s i o n c a p a ers, m anufacturers and m erchants in b le of d ire c tin g a n d s h a p in g such c o r SUGGESTED BY THE PLAY BY r e c t i v e p r o c e s s e s , n o t o n l y i n a i d o f terview ed. t h e co'urts, b u t a l s o b y i n d e p e n d e n t ŒA0X AMD MUL ARMSTRONG Since Jan u ary 1 several thousand s u g g e s t i o n , if n e c e s s a r y . men who had been laid off late in 1912 “ I n a s m u c h a s o u r o b j e c t a n d t h e have been p u t back to work in differ IlìlÌts^ iv fa< 5 '~ J^ r s p i r i t o f o u r a c t i o n i n t h e s e m a t t e r s is industries. R eports are th a t to m e e t b u s i n e s s h a l f w a y in i t s p r o en t w orking forces will be increased still cesses of self-co rre ctio n an d d istu rb i t s l e g i t i m a t e c o u r s e a s l i t t l e a s p o s s i further. fO P Y R ISH T 1910 j r r HAFPEW Or BROTHERS b le , w e o u g . h t t o s e e , t o , it , a n d . t h e i Am ong the points advanced as indi- Judgm ent of practical and sagacious, .. - ■ ___ m e n o f a f f a i r s e v e r y w h e r e w o u l d a p - e atin g an active business year a re . At this point the speaker fell Into SYNOPSIS. p l a u d u s If w e d i d s e e t o It. t h a t p e n - The seem ing certainty th a t the rail- ungovernable hysteria and exploded, a i t i e s a n d p u n i s h m e n t s s h o u l d fall, n o t roads will obtain perm ission to m ake C o w b o y s o f t h e F l y i n g H e a r t r a n c h a r e rocking back and forth, slapping hie on b u s i n e s s Itself, to Its c o n f u s io n a n d HrlVanca of K n o r c e n t in fre ig h t i n t e r r u p t i o n , b u t o n t h e I n d i v i d u a l s a n advance of b p e r cent in ire ig n t h e a r t b r o k e n o v e r t h e loss of t h e i r m u c h - thighs and hiccoughing w ith enjoy p r iz ed p h o n o g r a p h by t h e d e f e a t o f t h e i r w h o u s e t h e I n s t r u m e n t a l i t i e s o f b u s i - 1 rates. c h a m p i o n in a f o o t - r a c e w i t h t h e coo k of m ent. W illie followed him. as did n e s s to d o t h i n g s w h ic h p u b lic policy More plentiful s u p p l y of money and t h e C e n t i p e d e r a n c h . A h o u s e p a r t y is Carara. Even Cloudy showed his teeth, on a t t h e F l y i n g H e a r t . J. W a l l i n g f o r d a n d s o u n d b u s i n e s s p r a c t i c e c o n d e m n , j low er in te re s t r a t e s . Spee d, c h e e r l e a d e r a t Yale, a n d C u l v e r and the two young people on the porch E v e r y a c t o f b u s i n e s s is d o n e a t t h e C om ing in a u g u ratio n of th e new c o m m a n d or on ti e i n i tia tiv e of s o m e t i m i n g i n a u g u r a t i o n o r m e n e w C o v in g t o n , i n t e r - c o l l e g i a t e c h a m p i o n r u n found them selves Joining in from In W ashington, D C. Ja n . 2 0 __presi- s n t o o w o d a b t h o a u t t w t o e p d a e s s s i r e t o t h b e e t l h a e w s b u w l w e a a r re n e r , a r e e x p e c t e d . H e le n B l a k e , S p e e d ’s k s a s c e r t a i n a b l e p e r s o n o r g r o u p o f p e r - system o f r e g i o n a l reserve banks, s w e e t h e a r t , b e c o m e s I n t e r e s t e d in t h e loss feetton. it was patent th a t here lay dent W ilson personally laid before and s a fe g u a rd s of In dustry a g a is n t the which will g e t t h e currency question o f t h e p h o n o g r a p h . S h e s u g g e s t s t o J e a n jo in t session of congress today the f o r c e s t h a t h a v e d i s t u r b e d It. W h a t w e s r o e s n p s . o n T s h i b e l s e e , s a h n o d u l t d h e b e p u h n e i l s d h m I n e d n i t v i s d h u o a u l l l y d ouj some subtle hum or sufficient to con 0f way a n d which, its friends C h a p i n , s i s t e r o f t h e o w n e r o f t h e r a n c h , t h a t s h e I n d u c e C o v i n g t o n , h e r lov e r, to vulse the F a r W estern nature beyond fundam ental principles of the Demo h a v e t o d o c a n b e d o n e i n a n e w s p i r i t , f a l l o n t h e m , n o t o n t h e b u s i n e s s or- ... d : m inl_h , h„ chances of nan- w i n b a c k tlie p h o n o g r a p h . H e l e n d e c l a r e s In t h o u g h t f u l m o d e r a t i o n , w i t h o u t r e v g a n l z a ti o n of w h ic h th e y m a d e Illegal w ,l‘ dim m ish tne cnances 01 pan c ratic a d m in istratio n ’s program for t h a t If C o v i n g t o n w o n ’t r u n . S p e e d will. all reason; for Stover essayed repeat o lu tio n of a n y u n to w a r d kind. use. I t s h o u ld be o n e of th e m a in ob- . m s. dealing w ith tru sts and “ big busi T h e c o w b o y s a r e h i l a r i o u s o v e r t h e p r o s edly to check hts laughter before gasp “ W e a r e a l l a g r e e d t h a t ‘p r i v a t e m o j e c t s o f o u r l e g i s l a t i o n t o d i v e s t s u c h | B e tte r understanding betw een busi- pe c t. S p ee d a n d his v a l e t , I ^ a rr y G la s s , n ess.” The P resident presented the n o p o l y is i n d e f e n s i b l e a n d i n t o l e r a b l e ’ t r a i n e r a t Yale, a r r i v e . H e l e n B l a k e a s k s ing. finally: p e r s o n s o f t h e i r c o r p o r a t e c l o a k a n d nesg m en and the adm inistration. case, he said, “ as it lies in the thought a n d o u r p r o g r a m m e i s f o u n d e d o n t h a t d e a l w i t h t h e m a s w i t h t h o s e w h o d o Sp ee d, w h o h a s p os ed to h e r a s a n a t h - , __. __ . ____. . . __ “CoBh 'lm lghty! I never can get *ete, t o r a c e a g a i n s t t h e C e n t i p e d e m a n . n o t r e p r e s e n t t h e i r c o r p o r a t i o n s , b u t Ogden Armour, w h o conducts one o f the country ” re ite ra tin g “ th a t c o n v i c t i o n . or ine country, re iie m u n g , iu. t u t not a r a d I l t c a l w i o l l r u b n e a c a c e c p o t a m b p l e a r a p t r i o v - e past th at place. He! He! He! Whoo- m e r e l y b y d e l i b e r a t e i n t e n t i o n b r e a k of the g re a te s t b u s i n e s s en terp rises in priv ate monopoly is indefensible and g r a m m e , a n d t h e s e a r e i t s i t e m s , t h e hoo! T h a t’» sure rtdlc’lous, for fair." e n , t h e c o u n t r y the world, expressed satisfactio n w ith CH A P TER IV.—Continued. in to le rab le,” and declaring th a t con- c h a n g e s w h i c h o p i n i o n d e l i b e r a t e l y t t i h l r e o u l a g w h . , T w h o e u l b d u , s i I n e a s m s m He wiped his eyes with the back of a s u r e , a p p l a u d us the presen t b u s i n e s s outlook. “ The Speed beheld an undersized man of scientious business men throughout s a n c t i o n s a n d f o r w h i c h b u s i n e s s w a i t s : i f w e w e r e t o t a k e e f f e c t u a l s t e p s t o . , . , . ,, . , sun browned hand, and his fram e was ‘I t a w a i t s w i t h a c q u i e s c e n c e , i n t h e s e e t h a t t h e o f f i c e r , a n d d i r e c t o r s o f business outlook is r o s y , indeed, Indeterm inate age. hollow-chested, said the nation would not be satisfied until f i r s t p l a c e , f o r l a w s w h i c h w i l l e f f e c t racked w ith barking coughs. ‘T know thln-faced, gravely benignant. It was K r e a t b u s i n e s s b o d i e s w e r e p r e v e n t e d Mr. A rm our. “ The m anufacturers practices now deprecated by public u a l l y p r o h i b i t a n d p r e v e n t s u c h i n t e r f r o m b r i n g i n g t h e m a n d t h e b u s i n e s s will be busy and money will be e a s y .” not alone his glasses th a t tent him a the whole blame thing by heart, but— opinion as re stra in ts of trad e and com l o c k i n g o f t l i e p e r s o n n e l o f t h e d i r e c o f t h e c o u n t r y i n t o d i s r e p u t e a n d d a n - -------------------------------- scholarly appearance: he had the I can’t leclta It to you. I bog down m erce w ere corrected. The P resid en t t o r a t e s o f g r e a t c o r p o r a t i o n s — b a n k s gor. an d railro ad s, in d u strial, com m ercial stooped shoulders, the thoughtful In right there. Seems like some folks Is spoke as follows : “ O t h e r q u e s t i o n s r e m a i n w h i c h w ill a n d p u b l i c s e r v i c e b o d ie s— a s in effect tensity of gaze, the gentle, hesitating the darndest fools!” thoughtful a n d practical “ I n m y r e p o r t 'On t h e s t a t e o f th e r e s u l t in m a k i n g th o s e w h o b o r r o w a n d n e e d v e r y “ You see w hat th e phonograph backw ardness of a book-raised man. u n i o n , ’ w h ic h 1 h a d t h e p r i v i l e g e of t h o s e w h o l e n d p r a c t i c a l l y o n e a n d t h e t r e a t m e n t . r e a d i n g to y o u on th e seco n d of D e c e m sam e, th o s e w h o sell a n d th o s e w h o buy Speed acknowledged the introduction m eans to these gentlem en," said Miss “ E n t e r p r i s e s In t h e s e m o d e r n d a y s of ber. I v e n t u r e d to re s e r v e fo r d is c u s th e s a m e p e r s o n s t r a d i n g w ith on e a n g r e a t i n d u s tr i a l fo rtu n e s , are o fte n pleasantly, while the benevolent little Blake. "I think it’s a crying sham e s i o n a t a l a t e r d a t e t h e s u b j e c t o f a d d i o t h e r u n d e r d i f f e r e n t n a m e s a n d in d i f t i m e s I n t e r l o c k e d , n o t b y b e i n g u n d e r P o rt Au P rin c e —The revolutionary th a t they were cheated out of It, don't t i o n a l l e g i s l a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e v e r y f e r e n t c o m b i n a t i o n s , a n d t h o s e w h o a f t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e s a m e d i r e c t o r s . t>ut i m ovem ent in H aiti is grow ing strong- m an blinked back of his lenses. d if f i c u lt a n d i n t r i c a t e m a t t e r o f t r u s t s f e c t to c o m p e te in f a c t p a r t n e r s a n d by t h e f a c t t h a t t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of e r d a i |y . Stover addressed him self to Miss you?” A „ , h e to w n 9 jn t h e N o r t h a n d m o n o p o l i e s . T h e t i m e n o w s e e m s m a s t e r s o f s o m e w h o l e fie ld o f b u s i n e s s . t h e i r c o r p o r a t e s t o c k is o w n e d b y a s i n - : . J , Speed began to outline a plan h a st Blake. — ----------- in arm s again st the governm ent o p p o r t u n e t o t u r n t o t h a t g r e a t q u e s S u f f i c i e n t t i m e s h o u l d b e a l l o w e d , o f g l e p e r s o n o r g r o u p o f p e r s o n s w h o a r e are "I told the boys w hat you said, ily In his mind. t i o n , n o t o n l y b e c a u s e t h e c u r r e n c y c o u r s e , In w h i c h t o e f f e c t t h e s e c h a n g e s i n s o m e w a y i n t i m a t e l y r e l a t e d i n i n and several of the m ost im portant ” 1 assured them th a t you would win l e g i s l a t i o n w h i c h a b s o r b e d y o u r a t t e n o f o r g a n i z a t i o n s , w i t h o u t i n c o n v e n i e n c e t e r e s t . W e a r e a g r e e d , I t a k e it, t h a t places have been captured by revolu miss, and we four has come as a dele t i o n a n d t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e c o u n t r y in o r c o n f u s i o n . I t back for them , and—” h o ld i n g c o m p a n ie s s h o u ld be p r o h ib ite d , gation to find out If It goes.’’ tionists. D e c e m b e r , i s n o w d i s p o s e d of , b u t a l s o “Such a p ro h ib itio n w ill w o rk m uch b u t w h a t of th e co n trolling private "W e sure hope you will," said Wil "Mr. Speed and I were ju st talking b e c a u s e o p in i o n s e e m s to b e c l e a r i n g m o r e t h a n a m e r e n e g a t i v e g o o d by o w n e r s h i p o f i n d i v i d u a l s o r a c t u a l l y The U nited S tates armored cruiser lie, earnestly. a b o u t u s w i t h s i n g u l a r r a p i d i t y in t n i s c o r r e c t i n g t h e s e r i o u s e v i ls w h i c h h a v e c o - o p e r a t i v e groups of i n d i v i d u a l s ? j M ontana has arrived in H aitian w aters about It when you cam e,” said Helen o t h e r g r e a t f i e l d o f a c t i o n . I n t h e m a t a r i s e n b e c a u s e , f o r e x a m p l e , t h e m e n ■Shail t h e p r i v a t e “A m en!” breathed the lanky fore ow ners of c a p ital j th G erm an erui8er V ineta is ex- “I’m sure he will consent If you add t e r o f t h e c u r r e n c y i t c l e a r e d s u d d e n l y w h o h a v e b e e n t h e d i r e c t i n g s p i r i t s o f s t o c k b e s u f f e r e d t o b e t h e m s e l v e s in , . , man, his cheeks still wet from Ills \ your en treaties to mine." a n d very h appily a f t e r th e m u c h d e b a t th e W e d o n ’t pectea a t an early date, great investm ent banks have effec t hold in g c o m p an ies? “It would sure be a favor." said the tea rs of laughter, but his face drawn ed a c t w a s p a s s e d ; In r e s p e c t o f t h e u s u r p e d t h e p la c o w h ic h b e l o n g s to i n w is h , I s u p p o s e , to f o r b id t h e p u r c h a s e Michel C reste, president of th e re m onopolies w h ich h a v e m u ltip lie d ab o u t d e p e n d e n t industrial m a n a g e m e n t n t s t o c k s b y a n y p e r s o n w h o p l e a s e s t o public, had p ractically decided to ab- cow-man, a t which the oth ers drew Into lines of eagerness. u s a n d in r e g a r d to t h e v a r i o u s m e a n s w o r k i n g in i t s o w n beh o o f. "P lease! For my sa k e !" urged I t w i l l b u y t h e m in s u c h q u a n t i t i e s a s h e c a n .. . , . _ u five nower nearer, as if hanging on Speed's a n b y w h i c h t h e y h a v e b e e n o r g a n i z e d a n d b r i n g n e w m e n , n e w e n e r g i e s , a n e w a f f o r d , o r i n a n y w a y a r b i t r a r i l y t o dicate ana tu rn t n e executive power m a i n t a i n e d , i t s e e m s t o b e c o m i n g t o a s p i r i t o f i n i t i a t i v e , n e w b lo o d , i n t o t h e l i m i t t h e s a l e o f s t o c k s t o b o n a fide p u r - over to G eneral B ehard, but Senator swer. E ven Cloudy turned his black Helen, placing a gentle little hand up on her com panion's arm. c le a r a n d all b u t u n iv e rsa l a g r e e m e n t m a n a g e m e n t of o u r g r e a t b u sin ess e n c h a sers, s h a l l w e r e q u i r e t h e o w n e r s Theodore proclaim ed him self suprem e eyes upon the young man. i n a n t i c i p a t i o n o f o u r a c t i o n , a s i f by t e r p r i s e s . I t w i l l o p e n t h e f ie ld o f i n The object of th eir co-operate gaze Speed closed his eyes, so to speak, h e n t h e i r v o t i n g P o w e r in chief of th e revolution and P resident w a y o f p r e p a r a t i o n , m a k i n g t h e w a y d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t t o s c o r e s o f m e n s o e f v e s r t o a c l k , c o w m p a n ie s w h ic h o u g h t to be ! , , . , . . .. . and leaped in the dark. e a s i e r t o s e e a n d e a s i e r t o s e t o u t o n w h o h a v e b e e n o b l i g e d t o s e r v e w h e n i n d e p e n d e n t o f o n e a n o t h e r w o u l d c o n - L reste announced his d eterm ination to shifted his feet uncom fortably and felt "All right, I’ll do i t! ” w i t h c o n f i d e n c e a n d w i t h o u t c o n f u s i o n t h e l r a b m t | e a e n t i t l e d t h e m t o d i r e c t s t i t u t e a c t u a l c o n t r o l , t o m a k e e l e c t i o n offer every resistance in his power, minded to flee, but the situation would “Yow-ee!” yelled Stover. “We knew of counsel. ___I I t w i l l i m m e n s e l y h e a r t e n t h e y o u n g in w h i c h o f t h e m t h e y w i l l e x e r c i s e Theodore and Beliard are asp iran ts for not perm it of It. Besides, the affair 'L e g is la tio n h a s Its a tm o s p h e re m e n c o m in g on a n d w ill g r e a t l y e n ric h t h e i r r i g h t to v o te ? T h i s q u e s t i o n 1 the presidency among the revolution Interested him. His m ind was w ork you w ould!” W illie was beaming be- e v e r y t h i n g e lse a n d th e a t m o s p h e r e of th e b u s i n e s s a c t i v i t i e s of th e w h o le v e n t u r e f o r y o u r c o n s id e r a tio n . ing rapidly, albeit his words were nlgnantly through his glasses, while a c co m m o d a tio n and m u tu a l u n d e r s ta n d country. T h e r e i s a n o t h e r m a t t e r i n w h i c h I m ists. hesitating. both C arara and Cloudy showed their i n g w h i c h w e n o w b r e a t h e w i t h so “ I n t h e s e c o n d p l a c e , b u s i n e s s m e n a s p e r a t u i v e c o u n d u i u t i u o n s o i n f j u a s t i i c e a n d u f a i r yw » . • r « y« . « m u c h r e f r e s h m e n t is a m a t t e r o f s i n w ell a s t h o s e w h o d i r e c t p u b l i c a f f a i r s "But I’m not In condition,” objected h e art felt gratitude. "T hank you. Miss cere c o n g ratu latio n . I t o u g h t to m a k e n o w reco g n iz e , a n d re c o g n iz e w ith p a i n p la y s u g g e s t t h o u g h t f u l re m e d ia l ac- D e a C h e y t O M a k e 1 e S l O I Blake. Now we'll show up th a t shave- . , y-,. . y , .« » the youth. o u r t a s k v e r y m u c h l e s s d i f f i c u l t an d fu l c l e a r n e s s , t h e g r e a t h a r m a n d i n tion. N o t o n ly do m a n y of t h e c o m b i- "Mr. Glass said you was never b et tall Centipede crowd for w hat it Is." e m b a r r a s s i n g t h a n I t w o u l d h a v e b e e n j u s t i c e w h i c h h a s b e e n d o n e t o m a n y , if n a t i o n s e f f e c t e d o r s o u g h t t o b e e f f e c t e d In t h e i n d u s t r i a l w o r l d w o r k a n h ad w e b ee n o b lig e d to c o n t in u e to a c t n o t all, o f t h e g r e a t r a i l r o a d s y s t e m s "W a lt!” Speed checked the out San Francisco—The Sm ithsonian In te r th an you a re right now. Anyhow, a m i d s t t h e a t m o s p h e r e o f s u s p i c io n a n d of t h e c o u n t r y b y t h e w a y in w h ic h i n j u s t i c e o n t h e p u b li c in g e n e r a l ; t h e y you don’t have to bust no records to burst. "I’ll consent upon conditions. a n t a g o n i s m w h i c h h a s s o l o n g m a d e it t h e y h a v e b e e n f i n a n c e d a n d t h e i r o w n a l s o d i r e c t l y a n d s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e t h e stitu tio n a t W ashington has accepted Indiv id u als w ho a r e p u t ou t of business I'll run. provided you can arrange the im p o ss ib le to a p p r o a c h s u c h q u e s tio n s by tele g ra p h an offer of Lincoln beat this cook. He ain’t so fast.” w i t h d i s p a s s i o n a t e f a i r n e s s . C o n s t r u c - d i s t i n c t i v e i n t e r e s t s s u b o r d i n a t e d t o t h e i n o n e u n f a i r w a y o r a n o t h e r by t h e “It would sure be a kind-hearted act race for an ‘unknown.’ ” wun Q iP « in t e r e s ts o f th e m e n w h o financed th e m m a n y d islo d g in g and e x t e r m i n a t i n g Beachey to dem onstrate the possibility live^legislation, w h a n » J ; a n d o f o t h e r llUM n e s s e n t e r p r i s e , w h i c h "W hat does th a t m ean?" Helen f o r c e s o f c o m b i n a t i o n . I h o p e t h a t w e of successful flight in the “ flying m a If you’d do It for us," said the little w ays the em bodim ent of convincing ex T h e s h a l l a g r e e in g i v i n g p r i v a t e i n d i v i d m an In his high, boyish voice. It was asked. p erience an d of th e m a tu r e p ublic o p in th o s e m en w ish ed to p ro m o te. chine” invented and b u ilt by Professor c o u n t r y is r e a d y , t h e r e f o r e , t o a c c e p t , u a l s w h o c l a i m t o h a v e b e e n i n j u r e d by ion w h ic h fin a lly s p r i n g s o u t o f t h a t “It m eans th a t I don’t w ant my Samuel P. L angley. D erision was ex a shock to discover th a t he spoke In a e x p e ri e n c e . L e g i s l a t i o n is a b u s i n e s s ot a n d a c c e p t w i t h re lie f, a s w e ll a s a p t h e s e p r o c e s s e s t h e r i g h t to f o u n d t h e i r dialect. "T h ere ’s a heap of sentim ent nam e known In the m atter. Instead of i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , n o t o f o r i g i n a t i o n , a n d it p r o v a l , a l a w w h i c h w i l l c o n f e r o n t h e s u i t s f o r r e d r e s s o n t h e f a c t s a n d j u d g cited when L angley’s m achine fell in for Mr. W hatever-the- is n o w p l a i n w h a t t h e o p i n i o n is t o I n t e r s t a t e C o m m e r c e C o m m i s s i o n t h e m e n t s p r o v e d a n d e n t e r e d i n s u i t s by to the Potom ac riv er and he was said connected with this affair. You see, arranging th e G overn w h i c h w e m u s t g i v e e f f e c t in t h i s m a t . p o w e r t o s u p e r i n t e n d a n d r e g u l a t e t h e t h e G o v e r n m e n t , w h e r e to have broken his arm . Beachey will outside of being a prize th a t we won Cook’s-Name-Is to run a race with J. f i n a n c i a l o p e r a t i o n s b y w h i c h t h e r a i l m e n t h a s o n i t s o w n I n i t i a t i v e s u e d t h e t e r . I t is n o t r e c e n t o r h a s t y o p in io n a t considerable risk, th ere goes with W. Speed, he m ust agree to compete I t s p r i n g s o u t o f t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f a r o a d s a r e h e n c e f o r t h t o h e s u p p l i e d c o m b i n a t i o n s c o m p l a i n e d o f a n d w o n try to show th a t the m achine was this phonograph a set of reecords, against a representative of the Flying w h o l e g e n e r a t i o n . I t h a s c l a r i f i e d i t s e l f w i t h t h e m o n e y t h e y n e e d f o r t h e i r i t s s u i t a n d t h a t t h e s t a t u t e o f l i m i t a rig h t in every way and needed only a p r o p e r d e v e l o p m e n t to m e e t t h e r a p i d l y t i o n s s h a l l b e s u f f e r e d to r u n a g a i n s t among which we all have our special H eart ranch, nam e unknown." by lo n g con test, an d th o se w h o fo r stro n g er m otor. lo n g tim e b a t t e d w ith it a n d s o u g h t « r o w in g r e q u i r e m e n t , of th e c o u n try such li tig a n ts only fro m the d a te of the “I don't think th a t Is fa ir!" cried A telegram received from Charles favorites. H ave you ever heard ” .. . . f f h o r r I n n p c r r n e f l a o s p e i d l n a nil n d 1 i rn m n p r r n o v v o e r d l f f f a i t c ' i l l l i i t t i i o e a s n o P f c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t ’s a c t i o n . to c h a n g e it a r e n o w f r a n k l y a n d hon W e c a n n o t p o s t p o n e I t i s n o t f a i r t h a t t h e p r i v a t e l i t i g a n t D oolittle W y att, d irec to r of the S m ith Madam-o-sella Melby sing The Holy the girl. "T hink of the honor.” o r a b l y y i e l d i n g t o i t a n d s e e k i n g to t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . a c t i o n In ti l l s m a t t e r w i t h o u t l e a v i n g s h o u l d b e o b l i g e d t o s e t u p a n d e s t a b sonian In stitu tio n , said th a t w hile it City?” “ Yes, but I'm an am ateur. I’d lose c o n f o r m t h e i r a c t i o n s t o it . th e fa c ts w h ich the G overn- “I didn’t know she sang It,” said my standing.” “ T h e g r e a t b u s i n e s s m e n w h o o r g a n t h e r a i l r o a d s e x p o s e d t o m a n y s e r i o u s l _ i s h a g a i n „..„.„a h h e would be inadvisable to tak e . out the h a n d i c a p s a n d h a z a r d s ; a n d t h e p r o s m e n t h a s p r o v e d . H e c a n n o t a f f o r d , . . ized a n d f i n a n c e d m o n o p o ly a n d th o se Speed. “T hat goes for us,” said Stover. "W e w h o a d m i n i s t e r e d i t i n a c t u a l e v e r y p e r i t y o f t h e r a i l r o a d s a n d t h e p r o s h a s n o t t h e p o w e r , t o m a k e u s e o f s u c h wrecked m achine from it place in the “T ake It from me, sho did, and don’t care w hat nam e you run under. p e r i t y o f t h e c o u n t r y a r e i n s e p a r a b l y p r o c e s s e s o f i n q u i r y a s t h e G o v e r n m e n t j institu tio n , every fa cility would be d a y t r a n s a c t i o n s h a v e y e a r a f t e r year, co nnected. U p o n t h i s q u e s t i o n t h o s e h a s c o m m a n d of. T h u s s h a l l i n d i v i d u a l afforded to m ake a p e rfe c t reproduc you've m issed a heap.” u n til now . e i th e r d e n ie d its e x iste n c e w h o a r e chiefly r e s p o n s ib le fo r th e We’ll fram e the race. Lordy! but J u s t i c e b e d o n e w h i l e t h e p r o c e s s e s of o r J u s t i f i e d it a s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e e f "You bet,” Stover agreed, In a this 1 b a glorious event.” a c t u a l m a n a g e m e n t a n d o p e r a t i o n o f b u s i n e s s a r e r e c t i f i e d a n d s q u a r e d w i t h tion, in order th a t L angley’s real suc fe c tiv e m a in te n a n c e a n d d ev e lo p m e n t th e railro ad s, h a v e spo k en v e ry p laln- hushed, awed tone. cess may be shown. th e g e n e r a l conscience. “We can’t thank you enough,” W il o f t h e v a s t b D u u s s i i n n e s a s p r o m c e s s e s ^ o f t h e , y f tn d y e r y e a f n e s t l y i w l t h a p u r p o s e “Well, you m ust have heard Missus lie piped. "You’re a true sport, Mr. “ You can fly a kitchen table if your ‘I h a v e l a i d t h e c a s e b e f o r e y o u , n o co u n try w ith m odern c lrcu m sta ®s w e o u g h t to b e q u i c k to a c c e p t. I t will Helcney Moray in The Baggage Coach d o u b t a s i t li e s i n y o u r o w n m i n d , a s it m otor is strong enough,” said tra d e and m a n u fa c tu re and finance, o n e s t e p t a n d a v e r y i m p o r t a n t one. Speed, and we aim to see th at’ you the country. I b u t a l l t h e w h i l e o p i n i o n h a s m a d e h e a d | t o w a r d t h e n e c e s s a r y s e p a r a t i o n o f t h e li e s i n t h e t h o u g h t o f Beachey. “ T hat is w hat I w ant to don’t get the w orst of It In no way. a g a in s t them . T h e a v e r a g e b u s i n e s s b u s i n e s s Gf p r o d u c t i o n f r o m t h e b u s l - W h a t m u s t e v e r y c a n d i d m a n s a y o f t h e show .” s u g g e s t i o n s 1 h a v e laid b e fo re you, of l T his here race Is goln’ to be on the m a n is c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e w a y s o f l i b - n e s s Qf t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , th e p la in o b lig a tio n s of w h ich I hav e Beachey looped hi3 67th loop in 60 square—you hear me talkin’. No dou e rty a re also th e w a y s of peace and „ T h e bU8, n e s s o f t h e c o u n t r y a w a i t s rem inded y ou? T h a t t h e s e a r e n o w days here Sunday du rin g a high wind. th e w a y s of success a s » e l l a n d a t la st a w a ite d a n d h as suffered ble-cross this tim e.” Unconsciously t h e m a s t e r s o f b u s i n e s s o n t h e g r e a t b e c a u s e it c o u l d n o t o b t a i n , f u r t h e r a n d t h i n g s f o r w h i c h t h e c o u n t r y is n o t p r e pared? No; b u t t h a t t h e y a r e o ld | the speaker’s hand strayed to the gun s c a l e h a v e b e g u n to y ie ld t h e i r p r e f e r m o r e e x p lic it le g i s l a t i v e d e fin itio n of th in g s no w fam iliar, an d m u s t of course a t his belt, while his smile was grim. e n c e a n d p u rp o se, p e r h a p s th e ir J u d g th e policy a n d m e a n in g of th e e x is tin g be u n d e r ta k e n , if w e a r e to s q u a r e ou r m e n t also, in h o n o r a b l e s u r r e n d e r . Speed started. a n t i - t r u s t law . N o th in g h a m p e r s b u s i “ W h a t w e a r e p u r p o s i n g t o do , t h e r e n e s s l i k e u n c e r t a i n t y . N o t h i n g d a u n t s l a w s w i t h t n e t h o u g h t a n d d e s i r e o f t h e “ W hat day shall we set?” Inquired f o r e , is h a p p i l y n o t t o h a m p e r o r i n n o r d i s c o u r a g e s i t l i k e t h e n e c e s s i t y t o c o u n t r y . U ntil th e se th in g s a re done, San Francisco — The presence of Stover. te rfe re w ith b u s in e s s a s e n lig h te n e d t a k e chances, to ru n th e ris k of fallin g b u s i n e s s m e n p r e f e r t o d o it, o r i n a n y u n d e r t h e c o n d e m n a t i o n o f t h e l a w b e c o n s c i e n t i o u s b u s i n e s s m e n t h e c o u n t r y mind of Mrs. C lair Stevens, a young W ally rapidly calculated the date of T h e y a r e in telephone op erato r o f B urlingam e, s e n s e to p u t it u n d e r t h e b an . T h e a n f o r e it c a n m a k e s u r e j u s t w h a t th e la w o v e r w ill be u n s a t i s f i e d . C ulver’s arrival, and said: t a g o n i s m b e t w e e n b u s i n e s s a n d g o v is. S u r e l y w e a r e s u f f i c i e n t l y f a m i l i a r t h e s e things our m e n t o r s a n d c o l - j early Tuesday m orning saved the m er- “A week from Saturday.” Coving e r n m e n t is o v e r . W e a r e n o w a b o u t t o w i t h t h e a c t u a l p r o c e s s e s a n d m e t h o d s l e a g u e s . W e a r e n o w a b o u t t o w r i t e chants o f th a t town a heavy loss, ton would soon be en route, and was g i v e e x p r e s s i o n to t h e b e s t busines.- of m o n o p o l y a n d of t h e m a n y h u r t f u l j u d g m e n t o f A m e r i c a , t o w h a t w e , r e s t r a i n t s o f t r a d e t o m a k e d e f i n i t i o n t h o a d d i t i o n a l a r t i c l e s o f o u r c o n s t i t u - Mrs. Stevens was inform ed by a nig h t due to arrive a few days thereafter. k n o w t o b e t h e b u s i n e s s c o n s c i e n c e a n d | p o s s i b l e , a t a n y r a t e u p t o t h e l i m i t s t i o n o f p e a c e , t h e p e a c e t h a t i s h o n o r w atchm an th a t th e heavy rain had "One week from Saturday goes," a n h o n o r of th e law . T h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d J o f w h a t e x p e ri e n c e h a s d isclo se d . T h e se a n d f r e e d o m a n d p r o s p e r i t y .” Hooded the stre e ts until they w ere run nounced Stover, “and we thank you b u s in e s s m e n a r e r e a d y to m e e t each p r a c tic e s, b e i n g n o w a b u n d a n t l y d i s ning to rren ts and th e w a ter was pour again." T urning to C arara, he direct o t h e r h a l f w a y in a c o m m o n e f f o r t to c lo se d , c a n be e x p l ic i tly a n d i t e m by ing into the basem ents o f the stores. s q u a r e b u s i n e s s m e t h o d s w i t h b o t h p u b i t e m f o r b i d d e n b y s t a t u t e in s u c h t e r m s Game Treaty la Desired. ed: "Rope your buckskin, and hike li c o p i n i o n a n d t h e l a w . T h e b e s t - i n - a s w i l l p r a c t i c a l l y e l i m i n a t e u n c e r t a i n The operato r a t once w ent to her for the Centipede. Tell ’em to un O ttaw a, O nt.—The Canadian con f o r m e d m e n o f t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d c o n ty . t h e l a w i t s e l f a n d t h e p e n a l t y b e i n g sw itchboard and called up every mer- lim ber their coin. I’ll draw a m onth’s d e m n t h e m e th o d s a n d p ro c e s s e s a n d m a d e e q u a lly plain. servntion com m ittee, a t its annual chant ^ “ to w n .T e in n T th e V o f th e roii- wages In advance for every son-of-a- consequences of m onopoly as we con “A n d th e b u s in e s s m e n o f th e c o u n The m erchants d e m n t h e m , a n d t h e i n s t i n c t i v e J u d g t r y d e s i r e s o m e t h i n g m o r e t h a n t h a t m eeting here, was asked to aid the dition th a t prevailed. gun on the Flying H eart, and we’ll a r “You’re a True Sport.” m e n t o f t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f b u s i n e s s t h e m e n a c e o f l e g a l p r o c e s s in t h e A m erican Gam e P rotective association prom ptly hurried down town, organ range details tonight ” m e n e v e r y w h e r e g o e s w i t h t h e m . W e m a t t e r s b e m a d e e x p l i c i t a n d I n t e l l i in o b tain in g an international tre a ty to ized and b u ilt w alls of sand bags Ahead?” queried the scholarly little "SI," agreed Carara. "I go.” . . s h a l l n o w b e t h e i r s p o k e s m a n . T h a t Is g i b l e . T h e y d e s i r e t h e a d v i c e , U e give m ig rato ry birds in Canada the around th e ir stores. man. At m ention of his beloved clas "And don’t w aste no tim e neither,” ’ th e s t r e n g t h of o u r p o s itio n a n d the d e f i n ite g u idance and in fo rm a tio n sam e protection afforded in the U nited The m erchants n e x t day m ade up a sic, C arara, the Mexican, m urm ured, directed Willie. “You te a r like a s u r e p r o p h e c y o f w h a t w ill e n s u e w h e n w h ic h ca n ho s u p p lie d by a n a d m i n S ta te s by the law passed a t the last purse for Mrs. Stevens as a token of softly: o u r r e a s o n a b l e w o r k Is d o n e . i s tr a tiv e body, an in terstate trade Jackrabbit ahead of a hot wind.” session o f congress. The request was th e ir appreciation. “ W h e n a s e rio u s c o n t e s t ends, w h e n com m ission. “Ah! T he Baggage C ar—T e'adora C arara tossed his cigarette aside, m e n u n i t e in o p i n i o n a n d p u r p o s e , thos.? “ T h e o p i n i o n o f t h e c o u n t r y w o u l d presented by W. S. H askell, of New Mora! God bless ’e r ! ” and the sound of his spurs was lost w h o a re to c h a n g e th e ir w ay s of b u s i in s ta n tly a p p ro v e of such a c o m m is York. “ A tr e a ty ,” he said, “ is much Latin Republics to Exhibit. n e s s J o i n i n g w i t h t h o s e w h o a s k f o r s i o n . I t w o u l d n o t w i s h t o s e e it e m "I m ust confess I’ve never had the around the corner of the house. It is a t h e c h a n g e , it Is p o s s i b l e t o e f f e c t i t in p o w e r e d t o m a k e t e r m s w i t h m o n o p o l y m ore effective than a sta tu te . “This m akes a boy of me,” the last New Y ork—South A m erican repub pleasure." said Speed, whereupon the The U. S. is th e way then w hich p r u d e n t a n d o r i n a n y s o r t t o a s s u m e c o n t r o l o f g u a ran tee o f the law . lics will contribute about $3,000,000 speaker regarded him pityingly, and speaker continued. "I can h e ar the thoughtful and p atriotic m e n w o u l d b u s i n e s s , a s i f t h e G o v e r n m e n t m a d e ready to sign such a tr e a ty .” Stover, Jealous th a t so m uch of the plaintiff notes of Madam-o-sella Melby w i s h t o s e e it b r o u g h t a b o u t , w i t h a s i t s e l f r e s p o n s i b l e . It d em an d s such a to the Panam a-Pacific In ternational few , a s s lig h t , a s e a s y a n d s im p le c o m m is s io n o n ly as a n I n d is p e n s a b l e conversation had escaped him, In once again.” exposition, according to a sta te m en t b u s i n e s s r e a d j u s t m e n t s a s p o s s i b l e in i n s t r u m e n t o f i n f o r m a t i o n a n d p u b Secretaries in Denver. quired: m ade by Felix M artinez and Daniel th e c i r c u m s ta n c e s , n o t h i n g e s s e n ti a l licity, a s a c l e a r i n g - h o u s e f o r th e f a c t s "Can It be th a t you never heard th at CH A P TER V. D enver— S ecretary of th e treasury O ’Connell, U nited S ta te s com m ission d is tu r b e d , n o t h i n g to r n u p by th e roots, by w h ic h b o th t h e p u b lic m in d a n d n o p a r t s r e n t a s u n d e r , w h i c h c a n h e l e f t t h e m a n a g e r s o f g r e a t b u s i n e s s u n d e r McAdoo and S ecretary o f A griculture ers for the exposition, appointed by monologue, Silas on Fifth Avenoo?" i n w h o l e s o m e c o m b i n a t i o n F o r t u n a t e l y t a k i n g s s h o u l d b e g u i d e d , a n d n s a n Houston, composing the com m itteee Again Speed shook his head. ARRY GLASS discovered his no m e asu res of s w e e p in g o r n o v e l i n s t r u m e n t a l i t y f o r d o i n g J u s t i c e t o on organization under th e new cur P resident W ilson to in te re st these As If the very m em ory w ere hilari protege on the re a r porch countries in the und ertak in g . Messrs c h a n g e a r e n e c e ss a ry . It w ill be u n d er- b u s in e s s w h e re th e p ro c e s s e s o f the WILSON READS MESSAGE Industrial Say Business Outlook Good OM B A ROMANCE OF AFFETTO Great Throng Listens to President’s Address. ex BHScii Plans to End Trusts— Punish Men, Not Business -Declares Enforcement of Strict Amendments Possible. HAITIAN REBELLION GROWS; FOREIGN WARSHIPS GATHER m an to Interrupt me In the m tast ut a hammock talk?" "Oh, th a t's all rig h t,” wheezed the trainer. "As long a s you d idn't spill her out. she'll be back." “ Well, what Is It?" “ I had a stom ach laugh slipped to me Just now.” He began to shake. "80 you broke up my tete-a-tete to tell me a funny story?" “L isten here These cowboys have got you touted for a footi-runner." This tim e Glass laughed aloud, hoarsely. "They have fram ed a race with a fin n y down the block." "All right. I'll run.” Mr. G lass's face abruptly fell Into solemn lines. “Quit your klddln’, W ally; you couldn't run a hundred yards In tw enty m inutes. T hese guys are on the level. T hey’ve sen t Gen eral G arcia over to cook It.” "Yes. The race comes off In ten days." Glass allowed his m outh to drop open and hlB little eyes to peer forth In sta rtle d am azem ent. ’’Then It's true? I guess this clim ate Is too much for you,” he said "W hen did you feel this cornin’ on?" Speed laughed. “ I know w hat I’m doing.” W ith an effort at re strain t, the train er Inquired: "W liat’s the idea?" “I’ll tell you how It cam e up, Larry. I—I’m very fond of Miss Blake. T h at's why I broke the record getting out here as soon as I was Invited. Well, she bellpves, from som ething I s a i d - one of those odd moments, you know —th a t I'm a g re at athlete, and she told thoBe cowboys th a t I’d gladly put on my spiked shoeB and carry th eir colors to victory. You've heard about the phonograph?" Glass smiled wearily. “I c an 't hear nothing else. The gang Is daffy on grand opera." “W hen I was accused of being an ath lete I couldn’t deny It, could I?" "I see. You was strlngln’ the gal, and she called you, eh?" “I wouldn't express It In quite those term s. 1 may have exaggerated my abilities slightly." Glass laughed. "She is such a g reat adm irer of athletics. It was quite natural. Any m an would have done the same. She got m e com m itted In front of the cowboys, and I had to accept—or be a quitter.” Glass nodded appreciatively. “All the aam e,” said he, “you’ve got m ore nerve than a burglar. How you goln’ to side-step?” "I made the m atch for an ‘un known.’ ” Speed winked. "Covington Aeroplane That (ailed Town Warned of Flood; Operator Wakes People rency law, reached D enver Monday M artinez and O 'Connell have ju st re but tran sacted no business. The first turned from th e ir South A m erican Paris Food Prices Soar. hearings before the com m ittee were trip . Among the nations th a t will W ashington, D. C .—The long legal P a ris — The extrao rd in ary cold held Tuesday, a t which tim e the p re exh ib it a re : A rg e n tin e Republic, fight for possession of the St. Louis w eather experienced here during the sentations and argum ents in support Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Peru. of D enver’s contention as a location Exposition "in cu b a to r b ab y ” was dis- last four weeks, and which shows no reserve u hanks m issed in the Suprem e court because signs of abating, has caused the price for one ” of • the • regional ' a ' ” " " ', reserve a r .s yrice . . . . i n v e n »:ong n e ith e r party to the su it had printed of food in P aris to rise from 60 to 600 w » « ere re made. U tah and New Mexico ' _ .. the record. Mrs. L ottie Blcakley, of per cent above the ordinary. Pota- wil1 be represented before the com- Minneapolis — A. J. E llio tt, o fC h i- Topeka. Kan . and Mrs. Jam es G. Bar- toes bring nearly double th e ir usual naitttee in the D enver hearings. cago executive se c re tary o f the W est- e l.y , of Moline. III., w ere the litig a n ts price, while f « . h vegetables cosi J ------------ --------- -- in a contest th a t involves the identity from four to six tim es th e ir reg u lar A ^ b h - , M ate*. a te s , 'T T ie is G rim T a e le . . .. . . ' . ... , V ■, • 1 .. . 1 _ the U niversities of W isconsin, M inre- o f the baby, now a grown child. prices. R » » w .y com m unication is San Diego. C a l - I n a terrific storm soUf North and South DakoU> M id C ourts o f K ansas and Illinois hsve in terru p ted by snow, which is from off the coast the sloop Pasquinade was th a t the pr0RreM o f in v e n tio n s.e s- worked on the case several years and wo to four feet deep in some places. , d ism asted last Friday. Sim ultaneous- pecially of autom obiles, had m uch to the child had been aw arded first to one 1, Cen rai France the tem p e ra tu re is t ly w ith the l.*s of the m ast a huge do w ith the Krowth o( vice am on„ c o n te stan t then to another. from 10 to_20degrees below freezing, wave struck the s pop broadside and VOUng men. T heir use m ake, vice caused her to roll ove^ com pletely. ,,a sjeri he said. The grow th o f large Big Powerhouse Burns. S a fe R low n: $1000 T a k e n . oopm * the loop tw ice So quick was dties> where perw,n a | jty becomes sub- K alsm a, W ash.—The powerhouse of Stockton, Cal. -The Stockton Elec the whole action th a t when she cam e up mi. rKed, he asserted, also caused the th e W ashington-O regon corporation. trie ________________ ______ _______ Railroad com ,___, pany’s office was en n the occupants had not n had tim e to fall downfall of m any » univ ersity students. • . rv, . . . . . ff I k o m a s l h e .t n L lT .. . . I . . . 1 ____ including th ree dynam os and all the tered early Thursday m orning by four ° ^ ' m ast breaking off and piercing electrical m achinery, was destroyed arm ed and m asked men, who surprised . **** deck in an u p rig h t position 2 fe et Dive Fatal to Aviator. had been. by fire Tuesday m orning a t 4 o'clock, the n ig h t force o f three men. and, * inches behind w here it had London- George Lee Tem ple, B rit port a pparently un- T he blaze sta rte d in the oil tank of while two of th e robbers pointed re- ^ he c>" : ish aviator, was killed Sunday w hile th e sw itch and spread rapidly. Elec volvers a t the em ployes' heads, the d a m a g e d ,______________ flying a t Bondon. He was m aking a tric a l E ngineer Van F leet, who was two others bound and gagged the ra il difficult dive when a g u st of wind alone a t th a t hour, was powerless to road men. The robbers then blew the Steer» at Record Price*. caught the ta il o f hia m onoplane and check th e fire. The powerhouse was safe and secured $1000 in gold and j K ansas C ity — S teers sold a t the the machine crashed ____ to ____ the ground. b u ilt of wood upon a stone and cem ent small change. In th e ir h aste to g et K ansas C ity stockyards W ednesday a t The a v ia to r’s neck w as broken, Tern- base. The dynam os a re still stan d in g away the robbers overlooked a hag of *9.25 a hundred pounds, the highest pie was the first B ritish a v ia to r to upon th e concrete, but are w orthless, coin am ounting to more than *1200. ¡price ever paid here in Ja n u a ry , m ake a flight upaidc down in th is T he loss ia estim a te d a t $46,000. ¡The explosion shook the neighborhood. Calves sold as high as $11.25. I country. Old Fight far Hahy Ends1 "Nix, Nowl Don’t Kid Yourself Too Far. will be here in a day or two. I’ll wire him to hurry up. F ortunately I brought a lot of athletic clothes with me, so I’ll go Into training under your direction. W hen Covington gets here I’ll let him run.” The fat man sighed with relief. “Now I'm hep. I was afraid you’d try to go through w ith It. You had me wingin' for a while, but I plugged your gam e with the cowboys. Paw nee Bill and his Congress of Rough Riders think you're a cyclone.’ ' “It's the first chance I ever had to w ear th a t silk running-suit. Who knows, maybo I can ru n !” "Nix, now! Don’t kid yourself too far. This thing is funny enough as It stands." "Oh, I dare say It looks like a Joke to you, but It doesn’t to me, L arry. If I don't m arry th a t girl, I—I'll go off my balance, th a t's all, and I'm not go ing to overlook any advantage w hat ever. Fresno sings love songs, and h e ’s got a m int of money. Well, I’m going to work this athletic pose to death. I ’m going Into training. I'm go ing to talk, eat, sleep, live athletics for a week, and when I'm unexpected ly crippled on the eve of the race. It is going to break my heart. U nder stand! I am going to be so d esperate ly disappointed th a t I’ll have to choose between suicide and m arriage. The way I feel now, I think I’ll choose m ar riage. B ut you m ust help." “Leave It to me, B o!" From Inside the house cam e the stra in s of Dearie, sung In a sym pa thetic tenor, and upon the conclusion Berkeley Fresno’s voice Inquiring: “ Miss Blake, did I ever tell you about the tim e I sang D earie to the m ayor's daughter In W alla W alla?" Miss Blake appeared on the gallery with her musical adm irer a t her el bow. "Yea,” said she, sweetly. "You told me all about the m ayor’s daughter a week ago." Then spying Speed and his companion, she exclaim ed: "Mr. F res no has a fine voice, h asn 't he? He Bings with the Standard Glee Club." "Indeed." "S u re!" The Native Son of the Golden W est shook up a hammock- cushion for the girl. "T en o r!" said he sententtously. ously funny, Still Bill's shoulders heaved, and stifled lau g h ter caused h it Adam 's apple to race up and down his leathern throat. Sw allowing his m errim ent a t length, he recited. In a choking voice, as follows: "S ilas goes up Fifth Avenoo and clim bs Into a bus. T here is a girl se ttln ’ opposite. He says. 'The girl opened h e r valise, took out h e r purse, closed h e r valise, opened h e r purse, took out a dime, closed her purse, opened h e r valise, put fti h e r purse, closed h e r valise, handed the dime to the conductor, got a nlckle In change, opened her valise, took out her purse, closed h e r valise, opened h e r purse— ’ ” engrossed with Miss Blake, and signaled him from afar; but the young man Ig nored the signal, and the tra in e r strolled up to the steps. "Hello, L arry! W hat’s on your m ind?” Inquired Speed. ‘T d like to see you.” Glass, clad In his sportiest garm ents, seemed u t te r ly lacking in the proper appreciation (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) of a valet's position. He treated his em ployer wKh a tolerant good-nature. Would Never Do. Miss Blake excused herself and ’I ^ t ’i go w est and kill*Indians w ent Into the house, whereupon her W hat's the m atter with you, I companion showed his Irritation "See Some of our best baseball talenl here, Larry, don't you know b e tt e r ' being picked up among the redikli MARVELOUS GIFT OF SPEED days and IS hours. In 1836 he ran through C entral Asia from C alcutta to Constantinople, bearing dispatches for the E ast India company. T he dis tance was 6,615 miles, and he accom plished It in 59 days, one-third of the tim e taken by th e sw iftest caravan. A favorite em ploym ent for him was as the m essenger extraordinary of sov ereigns. He ran from country to country, bearing letters and dis patches of the highest im portance, and alw ays beating m ounted couriers m atched against him. H s nsver Feats of Old-Time Runnsr Make Pres ent Day Parformances Look Insignificant. Have you ever heard of E rn est Men se s? Y ears ago hia renown spread ail over Europe. His exploits m ade the pedestrian feats of the present day look Insignificant. H e was a man who first cam e under notice by running from P a ris to Mos cow, a distance of 1.T60 miles, la 11 . walked. Invariably he took the dll route to his destination, climb mountains, swimming river* and gi lng him self through forests In a i known only to himself. His food 1 a sm all quantity of raspberry tlru] j Q ueerness of IL "T he baby takes a fte r hi* fathei "S trang e!" "W hy strange?” “A fath er like th a t baby’s got dom leave* anything a fte r him anybody to ta k e "