The Edmond Sun (Edmond, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 19, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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ErTa
tory
The Mystery
OF-
Carney-Croft
By
JOSEPH BROWN COOKE
(Copyright. 1301, br 8torj-Pr Corporation.)
CHAPTER XIV.—Continued.
"Under an awning, back of a venti-
lator making voilent love to Miss Car-
ney of Carney-Croft!" gurgled Miss
Weston In a tone of waggish softness.
How are we to address you In the
tuture, my dear: 'The Rev. Mrs. Simp-
kins,' or 'Mrs. Rsv. Simpkins,' or
what, pray?"
"Wasn't he awful, Nan!" cried Miss
Carney, laughing heartily. "And did
you hear him saying good-by to the
steward as we were coming into the
dock?"
Turning to me she explained. The
chief steward was quite deaf and the
reverend gentleman grasped him fer-
vently by the hand and, rolling his eyes
to heaven, said earnestly: 'Good-by,
steward, good-by! I hope we may
meet again; if not on earth perhaps
t_ ii.n Unmn ahnvp'' 'Rh! fih!' cried
plexlon, heightened by the voyage
across the Atlantic, enhanced, if such
a thing were possible, the glorious
beauty of her face.
We chattered in a delightfully un-
conventiopal way until luncheon was
over and then Mrs. Randolph tactfully
left us to ourselves to discuss business
matters in the sitting-roc m, while Miss
Weston, who was the very antithesis of
Miss Carney by reason of her ill
health and frail constitution, retired
for her usual afternoon nap.
The moment we were alone Miss
Carney's levity and frivolity left her,
and. motioning me to a seat by her
side, she plunged at once into the con-
sideration of a mass of details con-
cerning Carney-Croft and Its affairs.
Suddenly she surprised me by asking
pointedly:
"Why did you remain at Carney-
Croft longer than you had first in-
tended? Was it solely to superintend
the opening of the house or was it for
some other reason?"
This question, put to me so ingen-
blo< a commonplace reply, and pulled
myself together with an effort in or-
der to avoid making my exit Uk
boy in his 'teens.
Before I reached my office, however,
I had convinced myself that Miss Car-
ney's behavior was due only to her
simple, unaffected, generosity or dis-
position, coupled with her delight at
returning home, and that I was no
more than a conceited ass in attach-
ing any other significance to it
An Open Letter to
C. N. Haskell
By W. D. Cardwel', In Ardmore Democrat.
the solicitation of many to the republicans of Muskogee, during
CHAPTER XV.
A New Victim.
"Good morning, Mr. Ware!" ex-
claimed Miss Carney, as I made a
somewhat tardy appearance at the
breakfast table not long after my ar-
raival at Carney-Croft in acceptance
of Mrs. Randolph's invitation. "What
report has the bold Nlmrod to-day!
Are we to have game for dinner to
morrow, sir?"
"Not so much as the report of a
mis humuuu, k-v . „ , reDiiBd as I dropped into my
uously, could be answered only with j gun. I rtplieo.
st frankness, and I said earn-
estly: "There was another reason
1 ic^nou, • 1 r
uuun.j, ~ -- input "I only flushed one bird and he
the utmost frankness . an s ^ ^ | ^ ^ so dense that
I couldn't get a ghost of a sight on
tn the home above!' 'Eh! eh!
the steward, putting his hand to his
ear. 'Wot line are ye goin' by?'
"How sailors do dislike to have cler-
gymen on shipboard! said Mrs. Ran-
dolph, in a conventionally apologetlcal
tone as if, in her character of chapo-
rone, she must be properly shocked at
the levity of Miss Carney's narrative:
but our merriment was too real to be
subdued by a look, and at length she
gave up entirely and laughed as heart-
ily as the rest at the cleverly told lit-
tle anecdote. >(
"There must be some reason for it,
said Miss Weston with a chuckle, and
then she added roguishly: "The cap-
tain said we were lucky to get home
at all with such a 'delegation of dom-
inies' on board to enrage the ele-
ments and drive the officers to sui-
cide!"
By this time the customs inspector
nad finished with the hand luggage and
Miss Carney, followed by the others,
made her way to the end of the pier
to the carriage I had provided for
their use, leaving her maid to look
(ter the trunks and heavier pieces of
baggage.
"You must come, too," she ins.stea,
as I was about to close the door of the
brougham. "You know, Martha was
born and brought up in New York and
she can attend to the trunks and find
her way to the hotel without the
slightest difficulty. Besides," she con-
tinued, as I obediently took the vacant
place opposite her, "I want to see
you, and talk to you, and hear some
good 'United States' spoken again."
Her eyes fairly sparkled and her
expression of vivacity made her face
radiant.
"There are so many things I want to
ask," she went on, "that I don't know
where to begin, except that you must
tell me the very earliest minute that
we can start for home."
"Any minute you wish," I replied,
laughing. "The place is ready and
waiting for Its mistress."
"Why, how did you ever manage to
«io it all so soon?" she exclaimed in
unfeigned delight. Then, turning to
Mrs. Randolph, she continued"Mr.
Ware is one of the most wonderful men
in the world! He must be descended
from the genii of old, for I can hardb
•express a wish to him before it is ful-
filled. How did you do it, Mr. Ware?
"it wasn't a very difficult task. Miss
Carney," I replied, with becoming mod-
esty. "You see, being on the spot, as
I was, 1 could direct the work to so
much better advantage, and—"
"Why! were you there yourself?" i
she exclaimed in amazement; and
then, turning her face away, a faint
flush, scarcely visible at first, crept
slowly up from her cheeks until it
was lost under the little ringlets of
soft brown hair that nestled about her
■ears and forehead.
My heart seemed to rise In my
throat for an Instant, and then began
to beat so violently that its throbbings
became somewhat audible as I said,
somewhat sheepishly:
"Yes, 1 was there all the time. 1
went expecting to stay only a day or
so, but there were so many things to
he attended to that I stayed on and
let the time go to my vacation.''
"It couldn't have been much of n
vacation," she exclaimed, regaining
her composure In nn instant, "and 1
don't Intend that you shall be treated
so shabbily. Mrs. Randolph, won't
you please ask Mr. Ware to visit us at
Curney-Croft for a fortnight after we
get Bettled? If he makes any excuses
1 will order him to come in his profes-
sional capacity. You see, you can't
cscape us If ycu would," she laughed,
and the matter was settled.
When we reached the hotel Miss
Carney insisted on my ramaining to
luncheon, explaining that she wished
to talk over some business matters
with mo in the afternoon.
A was a merry quartette that as
scmbled around the table In the din
ins-room of Miss Carney's apartments,
and my memory naturally carried me
back to my first luncheon with her
over three years before. The anxious,
tearful expression or the past had
Ivcn way to a countenance beaming
Miss Carney, and an important one.
Then I told her the whole story, as
far as its practical features were con-
cerned, but avoided, as much as pos- |
sible, the recital of any unnecessary
details.
"So you think this will all be stop-
ped, now that you know who the ring-
leaders are?" she asked, anxlouslj.
"I am sure that it will," I replied,
more positively than my true feelings
warranted. "There has been no more
of it since we learned who wrote the
notes and it looks as if Jenks and this
Bruce woman were going to keep the
affair entirely to themselves. Besides,
the- new house the widow has is much
better-than the old one, and she has
considerably more land than before.
She ought to be perfectly satisfied
him—" . ,.
"We don't mind, so ions as we don t
get a sight of a ghost some dark
night, do we, Nan?" lalghed Miss
Carney. "Besides. I've ordered some
partridges from town and we won't be
disappointed in our dinner, either.
You should be very grateful to me fol
saving the day for you, sir!
"You might save my reputation, too,
if you would only remark casually, as
the game is served, that I have been
out shooting every morning since I
came," I suggested with a smile,
believe you are to have guests to-
morrow."
"Yes," she returned with provoking
gravity, "but it's to be the rector and
his wife. I would do a great deal for
I
Sir—At
true and patriotic democrats who
question the propriety of voting for
you for the first governor of Okla-
homa on account of your past political
and private record, and who are
averse to endorsing the questionable
methods by which you obtained the
democratic nomination by voting for
you for governor, I have seriously con-
sidered the matter of becoming a
candidate for this high tifflce myself
The question has resolved Itself in
my mind to such an extent that I
would be -willing to make siiidh fx
'sacrifice" were 1 assured In advance
of a "joint debate" with you. Know-
ing your consuming desire to pose be-
fore the people as their friend when
In fact you are nothing buit a rank
demagogue and political adventurer of
the meat dangerous type I feel that
even though I should fail to get
corporal's guard to vote for me, the
satisfaction of meeting you face to
face and looking you squarely In the
eye, In the presence of the people of
Oklahoma, and exposing your deceit-
ful character, lying disposition and
corrrupt methods In business as well
as politics would amply repay mo for
the effort. Such a "joint debate
would also, in my humble opinion,
satisfy to the fullest extent, your
seemingly unappeasable appetite for
some one to "chew up." In fact, the
only difficulty that I anticipate w uld
arise in such a "joint debate would
be tiho length of time it would take
to ge<t a fair and detailed presentation
of your case before the people. While
I am a .pretty rapid speaker myself, 1
—I-^'
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation of a Limb.
B. Frank Doremus, veteran, ot
Roosevelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.,
says: "I had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time I was mus-
tered out of the army,
but In all my life I
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, diz-
ziness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. I was weak
and helpless, having
run down from 180 to 125 pounds. I
was having terrible pain in the kid-
neys, and the secretions passed almost
Involuntarily. My left leg swelled un-
til it was 34 inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand It, and
then he advised amputation. I refused,
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
. * i The swelling subsided gradually, the
quit the organization a tew days after j becaltln nat„ral and all my pains
you had hslped, to organize it you paid , ^ achp3 ^appeared. I have been
well now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.
your campaign for election to the con-
stitutional convention, a statement In
which you practically agreed not t
enter a democratic caucus In the event
of your election.
7th. That you are a rank dema-
gogue, as charged by the Dally Okla-
homan and other leading democratic
papers. '
8tih. That while posing as a friend
of union labor, In the city of Musko
gee you were one of 4he chief pro-
moters of an organization known as
the Citizens' Alliance, which had foi
its object the destruction of all labor
unions In that city; that you presided
at one or more of its meetings and
notwithstanding your claim that you
dues to It tor at least four months
and until the labor organization ol
your home city were completely de-
moralized and broken up.
th. That at a citizens' mass meet-
ing which nominated you and P. B.
Hopkins a republican, as candidates
on a "Greater Muskogee Ticket," for
delegates to tlhe constitutional con-
vention, in answer to a question di-
rected to you by a negro in the audi-
ence, you said, In subzs.tajice, "I think
when we draw the color line 'through
the schools we have gone far enough."
That during the constitutional conven-
tion and after the "Jim Crow" pro-
vision had been defeated you boasted
of the easy manner In Which you
"handled" and "brought around" the
majority of the delegates In defeating
a separate coach and. waiting room
provision.
10th. I want an opportunity to
opportunity, the campaign will
havo closed before you ci:uld possibly
finish explaining. However, you
might conclude in a series of articles
In your "New State Character Assas-
sinator" while sojourning on the
banks of Salt River after September
17. Or in the event that you are^so ^ ^ ^ corpo,.atlons
some of whose charters could not
you to the people as you realty arc—
a dishonest, lying, hypocritical trick-
ster and schemer, who has the temer-
ity to accuse men of being corpora-
tions' "tools" when your entire busi-
ness and political career has been that
of an organizer, promoter and lndi-
thoroughly overcome by that
feeling" in your strenuous effort to
consign Jesse Dunn and "them d
Cruce convicts" to the bottomless
pits of h , you might retain such
good republicans as Walter Ferguson,
son cf the republican ex-governor of
Oklahoma, and Johnnie Fleurer to
continue the series of articles you
stand the test of the constitution you
yourself helped to make), than any
other man in Oklahoma seeking the
suffrage of our people.
HIS FOOT ON THE TREADMILL.
Mr. Joacker Tells of One Sentenced to
Hard Labor for Life.
Said Mr. Toacker, who was reading
the paper- "Another poor wretch has
been given a life sentence at hard la-
bor."
. Sala Mrs. Joacker, who was em-
broidering blue roses: "Probably ha
deserves it. What is he guilty of.
"Fraud and no visible means of sup-
port. He obtained clothes and a fino
turnout with no money and nothing
sollectible. He seems to bo larger and
stronger than most of that class, yet It
Is plain that he has never done a tap
of work, though he has managed to
live well, so far. But the poor fellow
takes his sentence hard and cries
piteously, protesting his Innocence.
"The wretch! He must have dealt
with perfect fools!"
"No, his victim Is our own friend,
Jafk Smith." ,
"That clever lawyer! Do read to me
all about it!"
" 'Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Smltn,
a 12-pound boy.'"—The Bohemian.
Fell Into Bad Company.
A canny Scot was brought before a
London magistrate on the charge of
11th. Your consummate nerve and | bcing drunk and disorderly. "What
typical gall is exemplified In the ef-
fort you are making to deceive the
continue <= vnnr recent oommon people by publishing your
campaign an'd coupling your name with
character —STtSL
aTn "event of ycur acceptance of leader of democracy degenerating into
Homr-i i shall nresent to the your class and resorting to the cam-
nle 1of OMahoma these facts con- paign methods which you invoked
people of Oklah against Lee Cruce and his followers
"There Are So Many Thing. I Want to Ask."
you, as you know, but in such highly
are asking too
with her present situation and stop
her performances, if only for her own
Sd"But about their getting in and out
of the house whenever they want to?"
queried Miss Carney. "Don't you think
it, is rather dangerous to have any
such mysteriously hidden entrance en-
tirely unknown to us? Might they not
get in again, while we are there, and
take things or do something of that
sort?"
"Oh, no!" I replied, reassuringly,
You may be certain they won't do
that. If they had wanted to steal
they'd have done it long ago, when
they had the placc to themselves. 1
think they had a key that opened one
of the doors, and I've had new locks
put all over the house. They couldn't
get in now if they tried."
"What was said in the notes?" asked
Miss Carney. "1 wish you had saved
them. I should have enjoyed seeing
them, I know."
Oh nothing of any consequence, 1
replied, hastily. "Just few words
warning me not to allow you to return
and expressed in regulation penny
dreadful style. The whole thing was
crudely and awkwardly done and I am
sure we have heard the last of It."
"I hope we have," she rejoined,
earnestly. "I am very fond of Carney-
Croft and, while I don't believe in
ghost's, and shouldn't fear them if I
did, 1 cannot say that I fancy the idea
or having human prowlers about the
place. I know that we can get rid of
them sooner or later, but I trust they
won't cause us any annoyance at all.
"I said what I could to reassure her,
and as 1 was going away, she offered
her'hand and held mine while she said
"You have been very thoughtful of
my interests and happiness, Mr.
Ware, and 1 appreciate It more than I
can tell you.
The pressure of her fingers tighten-
ed for an Instant and made the blood
course through my veins until my
with vivacity, health and peace with j whole I^throat /mum-
nil the world, and her soft, ruddy com | seeded to catch in my uirv
moral company you
much!"
"Speaking of ghosts, Mr. Ware,
said Miss Weston, whose assumption
of interest and good spirits was scarce-
ly in keeping with her wanly glistening
eyes and the pale, emaciated, hectic ex-
pression of her face, "you seem to have
these Carney-Croft wraiths most de-
cidedly under your control. You have
laid them, In a word, haven't you?"
"There certainly have been no un-
canny doings since we've been here,"
cried Miss Carney in a bantering tone.
"I don't really believe that Mr. Ware
ever laid a ghost in his life, my dear.
He has just been trying to tease us all
the time!"
"I think Dr. MacArdel had more to
do with It than I," I replied gravely.
"He engineered the whole campaign
against them and Is entitled to all the
credit of putting an end to their per-
formances."
• Did you say that a woman was the
leading spirit In all this i:\ysterious af-
fair?" asked Ml is Weston, with inter-
"Yes," I returnet "and a most mild
mannered woman, too. You never
would imagine that she could be cap-
able of originating such a startling
plot. It really was quite exciting while
it lasted."
I wonder If I saw her the other
day," continued Miss Weston. 'Was it
the gentle-faced, motherly old soul
who lives in the new house over by
tho orchard?"
"The very one." I replied, laughing
"And this same motherly old soul, as
you call her, can be as self-contained
and tragic as you please when occasion
requires. She ought to be on the stage,
I assure you."
"Why, what did she do that was so
tragic?" they exclaimed In a breath,
and Miss Carney continued, reproving-
ly: "You couldn't have told us the
whole story, I'm sure. Please give >is
the tragic part of It at once, Mr.
Ware."
(TO BE CONTINUED.!
cernlng you:
1st. In Ohio prior to your coining
to Indian Territory and Arkansas you
were th,e political protege tf Cal
Brlce, who, with the aid and assist-
ance of the Standard Oil company
bought his way Into tho United
States senate. •
2nd. That after quitting the prac-
tice of law In your native sitaite of
Ohio you became a railroad contrac-
tor, promoter and builder and that
honest farmers and laborers who
worked for you have made affidavit
that you failed to pay them for honest
labor performed fjr you.
3rd. That your business career in
Ohio, New York, Texas and Indian
Territory has beei\ marked with law
suits and judgments against you and
concerns with which you were con-
nected by your business associates.
4tii. That In the face df these
Judgments your property is beyond the
process of law, or in other words, you
are execution proof, notwithstanding
your reputed wealth.
&th. That you came into political
prominence in Oklahloma as an ene-
my to statehood, by promoting the
Sequoyah constitution, and you have
since used the machinery of that or-
ganization as a nuoleus to build up a
machine of which you are "boss and
In your campaign for the democratic
nomination for governor. And then,
too, think of Mr. Bryan going before
the American people as their candi-
date for president with a record of
having organized, promoted and being
part owner of twenty-three corpora-
tions, whose charters provide for ev-
ery class of business known to "trirat-
dom." How long think you he could
hold them to him with a record like
yours? And again, the American peo-
ple have a contempt fcr a liar, espe-
cially one who has tlhe (brazen ef-
frontery to stand beflore them and de-
liberately make false statements in
order to promote his own selfish ends
and break down the character and
reputations of good men as you did in
the recent campaign. Could any dem-
ocrate believe it possible for Mr.
Bryan to do what you did? Oh, no,
he wijuld promptly put you where you
belong—In a class with Roger Sulli-
van of Illinois.
12th. And finally, Haskell. I
would like to get you before the peo-
ple of Oklahoma and discuss with you
the manner in which you were de-
clared the nominee of the democratic
party—the promises you and your
campaign manager made for a recount
In a certain number of counties, to be
have you to say for yourself, sir?" de-
manded the magistrate. "You look
like a respectable man, and ought to
be ashamed to stand there. ^
"I am verra sorry* sir, but I cam
up in bad company fra Glasgow," hum-
bly replied the prisoner.
"What sort of company?"
"A lot of teetotalers!" was the start-
ling response.
"Do you mean to say teetotalers are
bad company?" thundered the magis-
trate. "I think they are the best of
company for such as you."
"Beggln' yer pardon, sir," answered
the prisoner, "ye're wrong; for I had
a bottle of whusky an' I had to drink
it all myself!"
Evidently Frank Has a Cinch.
The following letter was picked up
in the streets of Longmont the other
day, says the San Francisco Call.
"My Darling Frank: I swallowed the
postage stamp that was on your last
letter, because I knew that your lips
had touched it, and, oh, Frank, I felt
bo happy afterward. Put two stamps
on your next letter."
The Limit.
piggg—The Dopsons are very exclu-
sive. I understand.
Dlggs—Yes, Indeed. Why, they even
have wire screens on their doors and
windows so their files can't get out
and associate with the flleB ot tbelr
neighbors.—Chicago Daily News.
to further your ends In this acconv I mutually agreed upon, and division of
nilshment you have ccrruptly and dls- j the executive committee. There are
honorably vilified many good and true | thousands of democrats who question
democrats and in some Instances your I tlie honesity and legality of the vote
methods have been those of a damn-j you are said to have received in many
able character assassin,, maylng you
unfit for the support of honest and
decent men.
6-th. You are not a democrat and as
_.i evidence I cite your refusal to
contribute to the campaign commit-
tee last fall, or even make it a sinalll
loan at a time when the committee
was in distress for funds, and I brand
your statements made In Oklahoma
City and elsewhere, in which you
sought to explain your reasons for re-
fusing to aid Jesse Dunn and his com-
mittee when called upon as a tissue
of falsehoods and defy you to meet
me bef. re the people of Oklahoma and
give me an opportunity to prove this
localities and would feel justified in
refusing to vote for you couild they
but know the truth.
As the head of the democratic
ticket you can ill afford to ignore
these charges, and whll eyou might re-
fuse me the extreme pleasure of a
"Joint debate," which you have such a
penchant for, on the ground that I am
not the representative of any political
party, the people of Oklahoma will
want y:u to look them In the face and
refute these charges and thousands
who believe In fair play will Insist
that I be given the opportunity to
prove them, which I assure you I will
do. Should you accept this challenge
High=Priced Meat
may be a
Blessing
statement. As a further evidence ofh woll be glad to arrange through per-
your political degeneracy I charge . onal representatives a series of meet
you with having signed and delivered (ings.
W. D. CARDWELL.
The republicans have shown them-
selves to be a party of the people.
The people put every name on the
ticket from top to bottom. The peo-
ple made the platform and made the
policy adopted at Tulsa, and It Is the
people who will elect Frank Frantz
and the entire ticket.
Read tho republican platform and
then think it over and talk It over.
It is clear, concise, but comprehen-
sive and it does not stand for some-
thins that han beon repudiated
At South McAlester the other day,
Gforge Bellamy, candidato lor lieu
tenant governor, told a number of
friends that in his opinion Haskell
is the weakest man on the democratic
ticket.
Remember that this is not only
campaign on state Issues, but national
Ibsucs as well. Not only are we to
elect a state ticket, but five repre
sentatlves and a legislature
which Will choose two United States
senators.
If It gives one the chance to
know the tremendous value of
a complete change of diet.
Try this for breakfast:
A Little Fruit
A. dish of Crape-J^uts and Cream
A Soft-Foiled Egg
Some J*fice, Crisp Toast
Cap of Well-made
Tosturn Fcod Ccffet
That's all, and you feel comfortabU
tind well-fed until lunch.
THEN REPEAT,
And at night have a liberal meat and
vegetable dinner, with a Grape-Nuts
pudding for dessert.
Such a diet will make a change in
your health and strength worth trial
•' There's a Reason."
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