Morning Examiner. (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1910.
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The Coast of
Chance
m
Esther & Lucia
Chamberlain
*
M. O, Kettner
TEe Judge looked pleased. "That
one? Why, that's my own—vas, at
least, half an hour ago. You see,
about that twenty-thousand-dollar
proposition—* They moved nearer to
him. They stood, the four, around the
red velvet-covered table, like people
waiting to be served. "The trouble Is
right here," said the Judge emphasiz-
ing with blunt forefinger. "The crook
has a pal. That's probable, isn't it?"
Harry nodded. Flora felt Kerr's
•yes upon her, but she could not look
at him.
"And we see the thing is at a dead-
lock, don't we? Well, now," the Judge
went op triumphantly, "we know If
any one person had the whole ring
it would be turned in by this time.
That is the weak spot in the reward
policy- They didn't reckon on the
thing's being split."
"Split? No, really, do you think that
possible?" Kerr inquired, and Flora
eaught a glimmer of irony in his
voice.
"Well, can you see one of the chaps
trusting the other with more than half
ef it?" The Judge was scornful. "And
a fellow needs a whole ring if he la
after a reward." He rolled hla head
waggishly. "Oh, I could hare been a
•rook myself!" he ohuokled, but Mi
was the only smiling faee la At
*rty.
Por Kerr's was pale, schooled to a
rigid self-control.
And Harry's was crimson and swel-
lea, as if with a sudden rush of blood,
■is twitching hands, his sullen eye*
responded to Judge Butler's last wort
•a if it had been an accusation.
"K makes me damaed sick, the way
reu fellows talk—as if it waa the east
eat thing in the world to—" Re broke
it > waa suet a taae, leeae, hasafc
and uncontrolled, as made Flora
shriek.
Aa if he sensed that movemeat la
her, he turaed upon her furiously.
"Well, are we going to stand here
all night?" He took her by the ana.
■he felt as if he had struck her.
Seller waa staring at him, but Kerr
had opened the doer through whieh
she had entered, and now, turning his
back upon Harry, silently motioned
her out.
She had a moment's fear that Har-
ry's grasp, even then, wouldn't let
go. Indeed, for a moment he stood
clutching her, as tf, now that his rage
had spent itself, she was the one
thing he could hold to. Then she felt
his Angers loosen. He stood there
alone, looking, with his great bulk,
and his great strength, and his
abashed bewilderment, rather pa-
thetic.
But that aspect reached her dimly,
for the fear of htm was uppermost.
Her arm still burned where he had
grasped it. She moved away from
him toward the door Kerr had opened
for her. She passed from the light
of the crimson room into the dark of
the passage. Some one followed her
and closed the door. Some one caught
step with her. It was Kerr. He bent
his dark head to speak low.
"I don't know why you did it, you
quixotic child, but you must not ex-
pose yourself in this way. for any rea-
son whatsoever."
The light of the crowded rooms
burst upon them again.
"Oh," she turned to htm beseech-
ingly, "can't you get me away?"
"Surely." His manner was as If
nothing had happened. His smile was
reassuring. "I'll call your carriage,
and find Mrs. Britton."
When Flora came down from the
dressing-room she found Clara al-
ready In the carriage, and Kerr mount
lng guard In the hall. As he hand-
ed her In, Clara leaned forward.
"Where Is Mr. Creasy?" she in-
quired.
"He sent his apologies," Kerr ex-
plained. "He Is not able to gvt away
Just now."
Flora lay back In the carriage. She
was dimly aware of Clara s presence
beside her, but for the moment Clara
had ceased to be a factor. The shape
that filled all the foreground of her
thought was Harry. He loomed alarm-
ing to her Imagination—all the more
so since, for the moment, he had
/teemed to lose his grip. That was
another thing she could not quite un-
derstand. That burst of violent Irri-
tation following, aa It had. Judge But-
ler's words! If Kerr had been the
apeaker it would have been natural
enough, since all through this Inter-
view Harry's evident antagonism had
seemed strained to the snapping
point.
But poor Judf* Bidler had been
harmless enough. He had been toera-
ly theorising But—wait! She made
, ao aharp a movement that Clara
looked at her. The Judge'a theory
night be cloae to facta that Harry
waa cognisant of.
For heraelf aha had had ao war •<
lading out how the aapphire had got
adrift. But hadn't Harry? Hadn't be
followed up that alngular scene with
the blue-eyed Chinaman by other
visits to the poidamlth'a shop? Why.
]reaterdayt whan he_ waa. suppoaed to
Be fn Burllngame, Clara" had seen him
in Chinatown. The Idea burst upon
then. Harry waa after the whole
ring. He counted the part she held
already his, and for the rest he was
groping in Chinatown; he was trying
to reaeh it through the imperturbable
little goldsmith. But he had not
reached it yet—and she could read his
irritation at his failure In his violent
outburst when Judge Buller so inno
cently flung the difficulties In his face.
She knew as much now as she could
bear. If Harry did not suspect Kerr,
it would be strange. But—Harry wait-
ing to make sure of a reward before
he unmasked a thief! It was an ugly
' thought!
And would he wait for the rest now
—now that the situation wan so gall-
ing to him? Might not he Just de-
cide to take the s&pphlre, and with
the evidence of that, risk his putting
his hand on the "Idol" wheu he
j grasped the thief?
The carriage was stopping. Clara
was making ready to get out. She
braced herself to face Clara in the
light with a casual exterior—but
when she had reached her own rooms
she sank In a heap in the chair before
her writing-table, and laid her head
upon the table between her arms.
I In her wretchedness she found her-
self turning to Kerr. How stoically
he had endured It all, though It must
have borne on him most heavily!
Flora Wlncad aa If She Had Raeelved
a Blow.
Row kind he had been to her! Re
had not even apoken of himself, though
ha must have known the shadowa
were cloaing over his head.
In the gray hours of the moraine
she wrote him. She dared not put
the perils into words, but she im-
plied them. She vaguely threatened;
and she implored him to go, avoiding
them all, herself more than any; and,
quaking at the possibility that he
might, after all, overcome her, she de-
clared that before he went she would
not see him again. She closed with
the forbidden statement that whether
he stayed or went, at the end of three
days she would make a sure disposal
of the ring. She put all this In reck-
less black and white and sent It by
the hand of Shima. Then she waited.
She waited, in her little isolation,
with the sapphire always hung about
her neck, waited with what anticipa-
tion of marvelous results—avowals,
Ideal farewells, or possibly some In-
credible transformation of the grim
face of the business. And the answar
was silence.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Heart of the Dilemma.
There is, in the heart of each gale
of events, a storm center of quiet.
It is the very deadlock of contending
forces, In which the individual has
space for breath and apprehension.
Into tills lull Flora felt panting from
her last experience, more frightened
by the false calm than by the whirl-
wind that had landed her there. Now
she had time to mark the echoes of
the storm about her, and to realize
her position.
From the middle of her calm she
saw many inexplicable appearand s
She saw iheui everywhere, from the
small round of Clnra's movement to
the larger wheel of the public aspect
Clara was taking tea with the Bullera.
and the papers had ceased to mention
the Crew Idol.
It had not even b?en a nine days'
wonder. It had not dwindled. It had
simply dropped from head-lines to
nothing; and after the tlrst murmur
of astonishments at Mils strange vnn
ishing, after a little vain conjucture as
to the reason of it, the subject droppec
out of the public mouth. The alienee
was so sudden It was like a suppres-
sion. To Flora it shadowed some
Torces working so secretly, so surely,
that they had extlngulahed the light
of publicity. They must b« going on
with concentrated and terrible ac-
tivity In cycles, which perhapa had
not yet touchy her.
(To be Continued).
Nottoat
All (lobars and burners ere hareb.
warned to koep on premlseo of A. C
Ward and ton's ranch.
IWtf. A. C. WARD.
NOTICE.
All hunting and flehlag licenses
explrs May flnt. Secure your now
license by calllni oa
CHA8. CLARK,
114 Deputy State dane Warden
(First published in Morning Exam-
iner May 4th 1910. Last pub-
lished May 17, 1910.)
N-O-T-I-C-E
CALLING FOR BIDS FOR PAVING
Notice la hereby given, that bids
and proposals for furnishing the ma
terial and performing the work neces-
sary in making Improvements here
in described, will be received at the
office of L. C. Pollock, City Clerk ot
the City of Bartlesville. Oklahoma,
up to 5:00 o'clock P. M., on the 17th
day of May, 1910, said improve-
ments being as follows, to-wit:
The Paving, Grading, Curbing and
Guttering of Fourth Street in said
City from the East line of Keeler Av-
enue to the East City Limits, aaiu
Street from the East Line of Keeler
Avenue to the East line of Oaage
Avenue to be Sixty (60) feet in
width from curb line to curb line, |
and from the east line of Osage Av-
enue to the west line of Shawnee Av-
enue to be Forty (40) feet iu width!
from curb line to curb line, and said.
street from the east line of Shawnee
Avenue to the east city limits to be
Forty (40) feet in width from curb
line to curb line, including the instal-
ling of manholes and catch basins
and the necessary drainage pipes, in-
cluding also the Improving as herein
set forth of all street intersections
not heretofore improved and for the
improvement of which provisions
have not been made within the
above described limits; and the in-
tersection at Shawnee Avenue to be
of such width and form aa may be
necessary to properly connect the
east line of Fourth Street and the
west line of Fourth Street at that
point, all exclusive of such portions
of said street as are occupied by the
tracks of the Bartlesville Inter-Ur.
ban Hallway Company and Two (2>
feet on each aide thereof, which por-
tion of aaid atreet shall be paved
at the cost of said company and not
to be as8essed againat the abutting
property. Such paving to conalst ot
regular paving brick laid on six inch
macadam base.
All of aald Improvements to be
done according to a resolution of the
Mayor and Councilmen passed and
approved the 4th day of April, 1910,
and in accordance with the plana,
plats, profiles, specifications and es-
timates and contract heretofore ap-
proved by the Mayor and Concllmen
of said city, now on file in the ofllce
of the City Clerk..
Contractors ^re further notified
that all such bids will be based upon
and received upon the underatanding
that they are ao baaed upon such
plans, plats, profiles, specifications
and contract and further, that the
successful bidder will enter Into the
form of contract which accompanlea
such specifications and which is also
on file in my office. The contract will,
if let, be let to the loweat and best
bidder.
The contract price of such im-
provements shall not exceed the es-
timate of the City Engineer, which
was submitted with the plans, plats,
profiles and specifications. Each bid
on the improvements herein ordered
shall be accompanied by a certified
check for One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), such check being a
pledge that the bidder will, if his
bid is accepted, execute and deliver
a satisfactory bond with good and
sufficient surety, and will execute ana
deliver contract in accordance with
his bid. The Contractor shall receive
his contract price as the Statutes ot
Oklahoma and said contract and spec-
ifications particularly provide, and
one bond resolution and only
one will be passed author-
izing the issuance of one series
of bonds evidencing the assessments
as may be made against the proper-
ty as provided by law; the contract-
or may be paid in both cash and
bonda or in bonda solely, at the op-
tion of the city, which bohda shall be
given by the city and received by the
contractor at their par value plus the
interest which la accrued to the date
of the allowance of estimates as may
be by the specifications and contract
provided.
Prior to beginning the work, the
successful bidder will be required to
execute and deliver to the City of Bar
tleBville, a bond with good and suf.
flclent surety in the sum o f Ten
Thousand Dollars (910^000.00), to be
approved by the Mayor and Council,
said bond to be conditioned for the
full and faithful execution of the
work and the performing of the cog-
t-act and for the protection of the
city and property owners Interested
against any loas or damage by reaaOB'
of any negligence or Improper exe-
cution of wotk by ouch, contractor,
his agents or employes; such con-
tractor ahall alao execute to' the city
a bond with good and sufficient sure-
ty, to be - approved by the 'Mayor,
equal In amount to «eh per cent (lo
per"cent) -of the contract price of the
work doae, aald bond to be condition-
ed upon the aaiateaaaoi in good
coDdltloa of ouch improvements aao
every part thereof for a preiod of not
leoo than Five yearo from the date
tlxed In the contract, Mr the same.
All luch blda wUI be opened and
ronaldered by the ll4yor aad Council
at the City Hall la aald city, on the
17t,h day of May, im
It Is further understood that the
Maror and Council reserve the rlghi
to reject any aad all blda.
Dated thla 3rd day of May, 1910
I*. C. POLLOCK.
01 ty Clerk.
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The very grave Boomed to yawn
before Robert Madlaon, of Went Bur-
lington, Iowa, when, after oeven
weeka In the hoapital, four of the beat
phyalclana gave him up. Then was
shown the marvelous curative power
of Electric Bitters. For, after eight
months of frightful suffering from
liver trouble and yellow Jaundice,
getting no help from other remedies
or doctors, five bottles of this
matchless medicine completely cured
Mm. Its positively guaranteed for
Stomach, Liver or Kidney troubles
and never disappoints. Only 50c at
the Star Drug Co.
I
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WE BUILD VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS FOR ALL PIIVOSES
A trial order will convince you that you will consult your
n ,n best interests l>y patronizing
411 West Third St.
PHONE 416
Removal Notice.
Dr. W. E. Rammel moved his of-
fices from the Union National Bank
building to the large front rooms
above the Eureka Drug Store. tf
DANGER! Don't buy your Furni-
ture until you have seen our bar-
gains. Prices right and terns to suit.
Bartlesville Furniture Co., rorner
Second and neeler. tf.
Stamp and Black Tim
Will make the season of 1010 at
(lias. Rogers' farm, 3 miles north-
west of Bartlesville and 3 miles west
of Dewey.
P. M. HOUSE. Owner.
H. C. MOORE
Established 1898
J. F. M'lLHENY
GENERAL
MrSCRAACE
MOORE & M'lLHENY
Fire, LightningTornado, Accident, Lift,
Employers' Liability, Steam Boiler, Automobile,
Burglary Insurance all classes of Surety Bonds.
Rooms 12 and 14, New Johnstone Building
Phone 135
FOR SALE
140 acres, two miles
east of Ochelata. Price
$17.50 per acre
46 acres, two miles
north of Ochelata, Ok-
lahoma. Price
$20.00 per acre
60 acres adjoining
Ochelata, Okla. on the
north. Price
$35.00 per acre
20 acres one and one-
half miles east of Vera,
Okla. Price
$15.00 per acre
80 acres in sections
2-23-12. Price
$11.00 per acre
All of the above land
is clear of oil and gas
leases; titles perfect.
Huling & Easterly
Phone 464 3IS Johnstone Ave.
TIN!
SHEET METAL WORK
BY GOOD MECHANICS
C. C. VANTINE
Phone 136 t < 119 W. Fourth Str—t
W. R. MYERS*
LITTLE GIANT PULLER
A
of any other
deee the wjrk la lesa time aad at half t>ie
oa the market. For sale by W. R. Myers at
FOR SALE
Sixty Acre Farm with-
in one mile of town.
Good oil well brought
in a few days ago with-
in 2,000 feet of farm.
B. G. GOBLE
607 Shawnee
Phone 83 Red
In the Oil Country, Bill's Glycerine
Made the producer smile, for it's genuine.
But times have changed—and that's no joke
Try a Little Giart, for "Bill" is broke.
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The First National Bank
BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA
OLDEST BANK IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
•-.* . . 1 *
A BANK'S STRENGTH is always measi\red by its Capital
and Surplus. With a combined Capital and,Surplus, greater than
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state as a conservative and well managed Bank, in connection with a
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your business, whether large or small.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
CAPITAL STOCK - - -
SURPLUS and PROFITS (earnad)
$60,000.00
60.000.00
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