The Republican News Journal. (Newkirk, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1907 Page: 4 of 16
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MWKIRK, OKLAHOMA.
Youthful Criminals.
Two-tklrdi of the convict* la Ameri
ra's greatest prison like SI: * mrl
fnltrrt'.ir) at Jeff-^fw-n Cltyl are
without tndr or pflfuloo Look
Into ary a'ato penitent »ry, and you
will o-dna*i)y Cad that a: l**ast on-
th'rd of tkr convicts there confined
are yoocg xcn rarglng la age from IS
tu Ij jwa an ) that nearly all of
these rant into prison absolutely
BY ARTHUR HEMS' VE^EY
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CHAPTER XXIX.
I would
vision.
recover her courage and clear
“Ah. that's better " he sighed. “Now
I am among frieads “ His sardonic
ate lie took la Madame de Vamier and
myaalf. who had not yet recovered
from our astonishment.
Indeed. It was rather embarrass
ment that held me speechless Pres
eatly he would know that It was not
Sir Mortimer whom he had surprised
at die safe. And knowing that. It was
lnevl’able that he mistake me (or one
of the conspirators. First of all at
Vltznau—I had taken dispatches from
his hand. Had I laded been really
under the Influence of an opiate 1
might have urged that as the reason.
I could have said that I was not con
scions of any deception; 1 was simply
a \%tlm of Dr. 8tarva and Madam* de
Vamier. and not responsible for my
without the knowedte of any useful
and gainful occupation. Com pa rati ve-
ly few of the younger class of felons
a-e Illiterate In my own experience
w.iies Thomas Speei Mushy, Mlasou
ri sia’e pardon attorney, la Success
Mazarine, I have uever met one who,
could not read and write, and very
many (by far the greiter number, I
ahou'd say) are pm aatd of no small
degree of Intelligence. Hut, however
stupid or however precocious, they
are found to be, scarcely without ex-
ception. young men who have not ap-
plied themselves to useful, honest
work. This Is true of both the poor
and the well-to-do Why are they
there? The answer la given by Qua
tave Mars, one of the Chicago “car
barn" bandits, who recently died upon
the callows: "It wasn't drink that
caused my downfall," he said; “not
cigarettes, nor bad companions, either
It was Juat Idleness Idleness led me
first to cigarettes, then to drink, then
(o had companions—then to tbo gal
lows. And I blame my folks If they
had made me remain at work, work
would have kept me too busy to have
planned robbery and murder." This
Is the story that nta them all. First.
Idleness; then cigarettes and drink, to
blunt the moral sense and destroy tin
will; then living beyond one's means
then indulging the riotous excesses
that spell debauchery and make for
ruin. And may they not rightly blame
their “folks," as did Gustave Marx?
Society Music.
Mary will have to be asked to pluv
when she goes out In society. A proud
mamma will attend to that. And Mary
will play, with faithful arcu-acy. some
thing from Chopin or Beethoven dr
Mendelssohn, and the young people
will watch her chubby fingers thought-
fully and wonder when the selection
’ III come to an end. writes Cynthia
Westover Alden In Success Magazine.
They will applaud, too—when the end
Is reached—fur thHt Is good manners,
and everybody IlkeR Mary anyhow
And then—well, Lucy Smith, who has
never taken lessona. will rollick up to
the piano and begin a “coon song.''
hands and feet will b-at time all over
Lie room, half the listeners will hum
the refrain; everybody will see the
difference betw-en the piano as a pen-
ance and as a pleasure, and only
Mary'a mamma will make unpleasant
side remarks about the degeneracy of
popular taste In music.
One of the great eiectrlc manufac-
turing companies reports gross earn
Ings for the year covered by the
statistics at over $13,000 000, with
profits of $4,179,000. This Is the elec-
tric age for sure, and the experience of
this one concern Is probably matched
by that of others. The demand for
electrical appliances In every form
was never greater, nor Is there any
Indication of subsidence. An interest
Ing accompaniment of this report of
earnings Is the government statement
of copper production, from which It
appears that the output of the metal
for 1906 was 906,591.000 pounds, or
13,000.000 pounds in excess of the
amount In 1905. Production and con
sumption of copper are Intimately /e
latod to electrical development, and
this country Ib foremost In both re
spects.
Numerous Inscriptions in Latin were
cut on the new building for the depart-
ment of agriculture In Washington.
The head of the department discov-
ered the other day that some of them
are In bad Latin, and ordered them all
erased and recut in plain Knglish.
There is no better reason for inscrib-
ing American public buildings with
1-atin than there would have been for
putting inscriptions In Greek or Sans-
krit on the public buildings In ancient
Home. The theory that there is pe-
culiar virtue In a foreign tongue is
widely held. It goes so far as to lead
to the singing of French translations
of German and Italian operas in Amer-
ican opera bouses translations made
at the demand of music-loving French-
men. who Insist that they shall under-
stand the language sung to them.
The London lancet advises cig-
arette smokers to form the habit of
quitting the habit by making their
own cigarettes and abandoning the
ready-made. That is like taking to
whisky in order to swear off drinking
wine.
Now they say that toft drinks are
made mostly of dope. Maybe the day-
will come when we shall have steril-
ized pop and boiled lemonade and
things of that sort. Then it will he
time to pass on.
I Open the Safe.
“It Is true," she murmured. "It Is
true, and too horrible."
•Do not believe It," I said obstinate-
ly. "It la Impossible."
"Can one deny a fact? Am I a child
to be solaced with smooth words’ I
have seen; I must believe, though God
knows the truth makes ino wish a hun-
dred times that I lay beside my poor
disgraced brother."
It la always painful to nee one whom
we respect the prey of an emotion un-
controlled It was doubly painful for
me to see this strong woman, whose
dominant quality was courage and
calm, writhe under the blow that de
prived her for the moment of all
power to thluk coherently I dared
not tell her my belief that I held the
combination of the safe, and that be-
fore many minutes were passed I
might have the papers In my posses-
sion.
The woman who tortured us both
stood at the threshold of the little
room Helens had Just left, a malevo-
lent figure in her hour of triumph.
As I looked toward her. tempted to ex-
pel her brutally from that room, and If
my surmise was false, to force from
her, even by violence. If necessary,
the combination of the safe, she with*
drew hastily, leaving Helena and my-
self alone. It was then that 1 feared
the worst. She had appealed to Hel-
ena. She was confident of her suc-
cess.
Still I held Helena’s hands tightly In
mine I wished to give back to her
her poise, her calm courage.
"Mr. Haddon." she whispered pres-
ently, “do you think—Is it possible
to do this thing?"
"It Is possible; but It would be the
act of a madman and a liar. 1 said
gently.
"You say it is possible." She with-
drew her hands almost roughly. Her
voice was monotonous and harsh.
“Then you will save us. mother and
myself, from this deep disgrace."
' There is no service that I would
not do for you. Miss Brett, that would
bring you peace anl happiness—"
"Peace! Happiness!" she Interrupt-
ed with fierce remonstrance. “I do
not look for peace or happiness. Hon-
or Itself—and the motto of the Bretts
Is Honor, My Sword’—can no longer
be our proud boast But if silence can
be purchased it must be. 1 dare not
let iny brother’i name he held in re
proaeh. I dare not. I cannot, for his
mother’s sake, let it be known that he
has been false to England."
"We may yet save him if—"
"Yes,” she broke In with a strange
exultancy that was even more dread-
ful to me than her despair, "and It is
you whom I have despised that Is to
save us. A life for a life—those were
the words I said to you at Lucerne.
Now It Is to be dishouor for dishonor.
1 am asking you a terrible sacrifice. I
am dragging you with ine to the
depths. But there Is no other to help
us. Say that you will."
“Your grief robs you of your rea
son,” 1 said gently. “Escape is not to
be found In that way. It is the last
hope of a desperate and unscrupulous
adventuress, who has herself little
hope of success. It is her last card,
and she will lose nothing by playing
It. But we, you and I, we risk every-
thing—”
"Ah. you refuse! You are afraid of
the risks. 1 might have known you
would be afraid. That woman said
that it was hopeless to ask a service
so heroic from one who was a proven
— Ob, forgive me. I did not mean to
say that."
"Miss Brett. I think there Is no dis-
grace I would not gladly endure to
help you. 1 swore to rescue your
brother's honor If it were possible. If
I could do so now, though I sacrificed
myself. I tell you I would. More than
that, though every Instinct tells me
that 1 should fail. I will do what you
ask even now—
“Heaven bless you!" She cried
brokenly
"But first of all 1 want you to realize
clearly Just what you are asking I
want you to be quite sure that you are
not adding dishonor to dishonor In
asking me to do this thing. No; It is
not that 1 am afraid. I have not that
kind of fear. But 1 think that neither
of us should be so cowardly as to yield
to this woman's demands. In the ora-
tory yonder lies your brother. Ask
yourself, when you see him, If it is
merely the merciful hand of death that
has smoothed his forehead, or whether
the calm and serenity Is that c? a man
who held the motto of his house. ’Hon-
or. My Sword.'"
This appeal wbb perhaps not wholly
sincere. One cannot deny facts be-
cause one wishes to. It still seemed
to me that It must be true that Sir
Mortimer was proven guilty of taking
bribes.
Nor did I dare tell Helena now of
my wild conjecture. I dared not raise
her hopes at the risk of a speedy dis-
illusionment. Once the papers were
Si tuy iiossession. together we ceuld
defy Madame de Varuier. And If dis-
appointment was to be mine I hoped
that by the bier of her brother He'uaa
Again I was alone. But Madame de
Varnler who had awaited the result
of Helena's Intercession, now came to-
ward me. I saw with a thrill of thank-
fulness that the door of the room of
the safe was not closed.
“You told me that It would he for
her to decide." she said confidently.
“I know that she has decided. And
your own decision? Does your reso-
lution falter?"
"You are mistaken." I began to
pace the floor with rapid steps, ad-
vancing nearer and nearer to the room
of the safe. “She has not yet de-
cided. I believe with all my heart that
she will refuse. She Is in your oratory
there. She will gain strength from
the presence of the dead to defy you."
“Perhaps," sneered the woman She
seated herself uwi the table slightly
turned from the room she had left.
An Instant and I had gained it. and
drawn the bolt. Another and I was on
my knees, my fingers tremblingly
whirling about the shining surface of
the little knob that controlled the com-
bination.
C-O-W-A-R D.
I whirled it this way and that, then
pulled at the handle.
It resisted my efforts. A cold per-
spiration broke out on my forehead. I
had been a victim of ray own madness.
But again I moved the knob; this
time slowly, with Infinite care, with
the calmness that comes with despair.
acts.
But not only had I not taken the
opiate, but Madame de Varnler knew
that 1 had not. and even had I wished
to tell the lie she would have contra-
dicted me.
And now he had caught me red
handed at the safe He would draw
his conclusions swiftly. It would be
absurd to suppose that I should know
the combination of the safe, merely
as Madame de Varnler* guest. A
hostess does not vouchsafe to her
guest the key of her strong box. If I
were not Sir Mortimer, I must be In
league with Madame de Varnler and
Dr. Starva.
That was the conclusion he must ar-
rive at. To tell him the absolute truth
—that by one chance out of ten thou-
sand I had stumbled on the combina-
tion—would only deepen hls convic-
tion as to my guilt.
And Helena? What would she
think? Would her faith in me be so
strong that she would believe me?
Had Captain Forbes not surprised me
at this moment my guessing of the rid-
dle of the safe would have seemed
miraculous indeed, but the fact that l
had the papers, and could place them
in her hands to be destroyed, would
support my story readily enough.
But I dare not give to her these
papers before Captain Forbes and
Madame de Varnler? It seemed to me
that the king's messenger of all per-
1 heard the woman without call my
name in a frenzy of rage, her hands
beating against the door.
Once more I turned the handle. It
yielded to my touch. The safe was
open.
1 saw no papers of any sort in the
large compartment. It was empty
with the exception of a Jewel case. I
slipped out a drawer, the- only one In
the safe. Two packets wero there.
1 seized them greedily. I was about
to open them, when a shadow fell
j across the room. There was a light
j step behind me. I looked up, the pa-
| pers in my hand.
Captain Forbes was standing by my
I side.
He hail made his entrance through
the open window.
“Good evening. Sir Mortimer!"
I rose to my feet, staring at him
! stupefied.
“I am sorry if my abrupt and un-
ceremonious entrance has alarmed
' you,” he said mockingly, and regarded
me with a cold smile.
“You have managed to escape?" I
stammered
"Exactly; and I hope I do not In-
convenience you. With your permis-
sion. Blr. 1 will withdraw the bolt This
little room reminds me too well of the
one I have just left. It is too cramped
for my taste.'
He brushed by me brusquely and
drew the bolt. I thrust the papers in
my breast pocket. With one motion
1 closed the safe softly, and turned the
knob.
CHAPTER XXX.
Trapped.
Captain Forbes passed inti the
laig> r room. 1 followed him slowly.
| sons must not know of Sir Mortimer’s
guilt. For though the papers, the
proof, was in our possession, the fact
remained. And If Captain Forbes
knew that 1 was not Sir Mortimer
] Brett, but an Impostor, would he not
1 demand those papers? And having
them, would he not read them?
And Madame de Varnler? To what
j extremes would she not go in her
r»ge? Now she believed that in some
way I had been cognizant of Caisaiti
Forbe s escape, and had gone to the
room containing the safe to give him
assistance. But when she knew, as
she must presently, that I had taken
the papers from the safe I could not
doubt that she would not submit meek-
ly. She would have her revenge, both
on Helena and on myself. She would
Insist on telling Captain Forbes of Sir
I Mortimer's guilt.
He would demand from me the pa-
pers and my cleverness would have
gone for nothing. For the mind of
| Forbes moved in an obstinate channel.
, Duty to him was a soldier's first tm-
] pulse. In doing what he thought his
! duty, he would sacrifice all Not Hel-
ena's tears, nor my own entreaties,
would prevent him from hurrying
back to Downing street with the
j proofs of Sir Mortimer’s guilt.
For some seconds after we had
: reached the large anteroom, the three
of us stood like so many wax figures.
Each of us had ample reason to feel
111 at ease.
"I have the honor to report to your
Excellency,” said Forbes at length, In
a voice that was admirably controlled
despite hls indignation, "that the sec-
ond dispatch—a dispatch of profound
importance, as 1 warned your Excel-
lency at Vltxnau—was stolen from me
last night. May I express the hope
put an end to this game of cross-pur-
poses.
• Then possibly madam can enlighten
you as to its whereabouts."
“L your Excellency? Oh. no!" She
swept me a mocking courtesy. "I am
not no deeply In your Excellency's
counsel."
"My patience. Sir Mortimer." cried
Forbes, breaking Into direct speech,
has its limits I see you at Lucerne
only with the greatest difficulty. I
warn you of the grave purport of a
ilspatch which I am unable to deliver
o yoa because of your condition. The
next morning, when I would nee you.
you have disappeared again. I trace
you here with difficulty. When for the
third time I attempt to deliver this
dispatch. I am held captive; the dis-
patch is forcibly taken from me. When
I ask tou If you hare received It, you
give me an Indifferent answer. 1 dare
not believe that you are so far lost to
your sense of duty *bat you counte-
nance these violent acts of a bandit.
But I must Insist—”
He paused abruptly. I thought it
because be realized that hls anger had
carried him too far. But when I
looked where he looked. I saw Helena
Brett.
"Miss Brett!” he exclaimed In
pained surprise, "1 am sorry to see
you here."
“And 1 am Infinitely relieved, though
bewildered, to find you, Captain
Forbes.” She extended him her hand,
smiling wanly.
"Hut you will help me to make your
brother realize the danger of further
misunderstanding.” he said gently, his
anger at my Indifference vanishing at
sight of her pale and haggard counte-
nance.
“My brother, Captain Forbes, is
dead. He lies In that room,” she an-
swered firmly, though her Ups trem-
bled.
She had made her decision. She.
too. was determined at all hazards not
to act a lie.
As for Captain Forbes, he was dumb
with astonishment. His eyes widened
with dismay and concern. But though
he did not speak his startled glance
dwelt on me.
“Mr. Haddon Is my loyal friend.”
said Helena. Interpreting his look. At
the same time she reassured me with
a quiet amlle that mqre than her words
expressed her trust.
A slow flush of anger mounted to
the temples of the king's messenger.
He towered over me menacingly.
“Yon have dared tamper with his
Majesty's business; you have tricked
one of his servants. By Heaven, you
will rue it dearly!"
"Captain Forbes!” Helena laid hei
hand on his sleeve in her distress.
"Madam!" He turned on her in-
dignantly. “This man has deliberate-
ly passed himself off as your brother.
He tricked me into giving him impor-
tant papers of state. You know that,
and you defend him? You dare call
him friend?”
“I did not know that." she replied
firmly. "But I dare call him friend.
Captain Forbes. You do not under-
stand—”
“Understand!” he stormed, before I
could make any reply myself. “I un-
derstand this only too well; he Is In
league with a notorious woman, and
the still more infamous Dr. Starva,
two Bulgarian adventurers of the most
dangerous type. I think that is
enough. That he haB obtained under
false pretenses my dispatches convicts
him of high treason. He will not leave
my sight until he Is placed under
arrest."
"I am an American," I said quietly.
"You may find it more difficult to do
that than you imagine.”
My mild expostulation maddened
him only the more.
"An American?" He advanced to
me as If to lay hands on me. “Do you
flatter yourself that your satlonality
leaves you free to play the spy and
tral**>r with impunity? Give me those
papers."
He came a step nearer. Instinctive-
ly I placed my hands at my breast
pocket as If to protect the precious pa-
pers. But again Helena, distressed at
his violence, restrained him.
"Captain Forbes,” she pleaded, "pray
restrain your anger. It is natural that
you should feel the deepest suspicion
against Mr. Haddon. But If you will
be patient, 1 am sure he will make all
clear to you."
"Miss Brett." he said sternly, "this
Is a man's work. It is hardly becom-
ing In you to defend otic who has tra-
duced your brother's honor. How dare
you claim an Impostor like this as
frtqnd'’ He must be indeed a clever
villa;.* to have so deceived you."
"Mr. Haddon has done enough," she
answered proudly, "!o Justify my faith
In him. And let me tell you. Captain
Forbes, that I believe In his word so
Implicitly that 1 have given him tuy
word that until midnight to-night I
shall neither question hls motives nor
Interfere with any action of hls. Nor
shall I permit auother to act ou my bo-
half."
Indignation and surprise fought for
mastery, as Forbes answered with res
olution:
“I shall refuse to obey you. Miss
Brett. You forget that It Is not your-
self who has been wronged so much
as Sir Mortimer and myself. Now. sir.
give nie those papers that you took
from the safe."
for the first limn Madumu de Var-
nler, shocked Into rigid attention,
Bj>oke. Her surprise at the demand
forced from her u contemptuous de-
fense of myself.
"You are mad!" she cried Involun
tarily.
“You see. Miss Brett,” exclaimed
Forbes, with satisfaction, "hls aocoin
pllce defends him."
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
All Railroads in the State Will Put
It in Operation October 5.
They So Notify Commissioners—Will
File Suits Challenging the Rate—
Gov. Hoch Issues Statement.
Topeks, Kan., Sept. 26.—A state
ment was filed with the Kansas rail-
way commissioners Tuesday after-
noon signed by the general counsel
for all the roads in the state, stating
that the two-cent fare will be put Id
operation and that suits will be filed.
The statement from the roads follow:
“The undersigned railway com-
panhs announce that they propose to
put into effect under protest on the
5th day of October, 1907. and main-
tain the same pending litigation, the-
two cent tare passenger rate as re-
cently ordered by you. and prior to
putting the same into effect to file
suits In the courts challenging the
said rate."
Governor Hoch Issued a statement
Tuesday afternoon In which he said
the railroad commissioners had pre-
pared a new freight rate schedule and
would, in a short time, order It Into-
effect. This schedule. It Is under-
stood. makes a big reduction.
HUNTING ANOTHER TRUST.
Attorney General Jackson Will File
Suits in Kansas Against Livestock
and Packing House Firms.
Topeka. Kan., Sept. 27—Suit has
been prepared by Attorney General
Jackson for the Co optratlve Livestock
commission company against about
130 livestock and packing house firms
It is expected that It will be filed
Thursday In the state supreme court
and will ask that the companies be
ousted from Kansas under the anti-
trust law. The plaintiff company was
formed by independent cattlemen and
charges that a combination has been
made by c*rtain othtr companies to
refuse to handle Its offerings. T. \V.
Tomlinson of Denver, secretary, is
here and said Wednesday the suit was
all ready to file. The complainant
company operates in Iowa, Colorado.
Texas. Kansas, New Mexico. Utah,
Wyoming and Idaho. Suits similar to
the one prepared here will probably
be filed in other states later.
Wrecked in French Tunnel.
Nantes, France, Sept. 26.—The
trans-Atlantic train carrying first
class passengers from Paris to Cher-
bourg. where they were to embark on
the White Star steamer Adriatic, was
telescoped Wednesday In the Hreval
tunnel. Twenty persons were Injured.
The train taking passengers to Cher
bourg for embarkation on the North
German Lloyd steamer Crown Prlnce-
Wilhelm, which was following the
train having on board the Adriatic’s
passengers, proceeded to her destina-
tion by another route.
Unions for Constitution.
Tulsa. I. T., Sept. 26.—The labor un-
ions of Tulsa have started a movement
to induce President Roosevelt to ap-
prove the constitution. They have
adopted resolutions asking the presi-
dent to sign the constitution when it
is presented to him. Samuel Goinpers.
president of the Federation of 1-abor.
has been asked to issue instructions
to every federation branch in the coun-
try to petition the president to sign
the constitution.
Pettibone’s Trial October 15.
Boise, Ida., Sept. 28.—George A.
Pettibone, one of the men charge-1
with the murder of former Governor
Frank Steunenberg, has so far recov-
ered from his recent illness that he
was able to appear in court Friday
and listen to an order fixing his trial
for October 16. Both prosecution and
defense announced that they would be
ready at that time. Pettibone plainly
showed the cmnriatng effect of his
recent Indisposition.
St. Joseph Livestock Show Ends.
St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 28.—The sec-
ond annual Inter-state livestock and
horse show at the South St Joseph
stock yards clo»"d Friday. Twelve
thousand dollars :n premiums were
paid. Delegations front the Chicago.
Kansas City. Omaha, Sioux City, St.
Paul and Fort Worth livestock ex-
changes were entertained at the show
Friday.
The Alton Goes Free.
Chicago, Sept. 25.—It was decided
Tuesday by Judge Landis In the Unit-
ed States district court that the
Chicago and Alton railway shall not
ho further prosecuted for its connec-
tion with the granting of rebates to
the Standard Oil company on oil ship-
ments between Whiting, Ind., and East
St. lxnils. HI.
Ths "Incubator Baby" Again.
Sedan, Kan , Sept. 25.—A writ has
been Issued by Judge G. P. Aikrnan of
the district court commanding Mrs.
Charlotte lileakley, mother of the In-
cubator baby, to appear before him in
chambers with the child and show
cause why she should not relinquish
it to ‘ts foster mother, Mrs. James A’.
Barclay.'
May Tie Up Cuban Railroads.
Havana. Sept. 28.—A general strike
of the employes of the United Rail-
roads and the Havana Central Elec-
tric railroad was declared Thursday.
Trains are running with the help of
the engineers only without firemen or
conductors. A tie-up of ell the roads
In the island is feaRd.
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