The Chelsea Commercial. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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THE COMMERCIAL
OUINN * BAILY, Publisher*.
<!• W. QUINN. Idltor.
CIIKI.HI'A, . . J*. . . INI). TICK.
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PRESCIENCE.
Ixiva, h««r th« butUut u( my prafWi
'Twill mil l iil uy> thine in woe,
And llft'loui fiiinifii h4V« mi iMfff
If laid Uliiilo Imi ru*v or ru«.
tare, hear ihc tiurd.-n of my prayer:
tilvp mr lo-ilu) iii hcur thro vow
lluw drar m> •>■■ , my ll| . my hulr.
Nor wait for Ik-iili lo tenth III*® how.
l-m.\ Iirar ih« h.irdru of my iiraycri
l.'K-h mc today In lliy embrace 1
INxi late wln i, nirlvlng candle* dura
To rain iliy on my lacvt
fxivr. hrar the burden of my prurer:
Walk wllh mo ■rnily down lh ilays,
I lint h comr on tin, unaware,
And point the purling of the way*.
—Itoar Mill* Power*, in Quod Ilou*< k**£-
ln«.
Scotindrels^Co*
ByCOULSON KEKNAHAN
Auih*r *1 "C t*la Skuiu. ' "A M ti
Strut* Sla*. "A Dnt Hil l Wary." EM.
Copyii(bl, iSyg. Iiy llcrbcit h Stone A Co,
ClUPTKR IX.—Cosii.ni'kd.
I am bound to confess that the coun
<11 did not diKplay tho Interest which
might have been expected. Even so
observant a member as myself wan
conscious of a curious disinclination
<o come lo a nearer acquaintance with
<he contents of the brown bag; and
there was an unmistakable. If unos-
tentatious, disposition on the part of
■ny colleagues to gravitate in the di-
rection of the door. One member had
In fact put a hand upon the latch
when Number Two added, with Just n
msplclon of a smile:
"And—as I don't want to join Num-
ter Three just yet awhile—quite se-
curely packed, I assure you!"
The man who had put his hand up-
on the latch, being thus relieved of his
anxiety for the safety of an honored
colleague, took occasion to rebuke any
tendency towards tlmorousness on the
l art of his fellow-conspirators, by re-
marking wltherlngly that he'd be glad
If the members would leave him room
to stand up in, and would not push
him against the door. And when the
councillor who, upon the production of
the brown bag. had displayed most
eagerness lo edge towards the exit,
•tad relieved his feelings by expressing
ti wish that the next time "any one
Itad anything to be afraid about he
hoped they wouldn't compel him to
move by treading upon.his toes," and
* third councillor had conceded jocose-
ly that he was "bound to say he'd had
a bit of a start," the meeting resumed
lis normal aspect
"Yes. gentlemen." continued Num-
ber Two scynewhat inflated!}-, "that
bag contains the larger portion of the
explosive of which you commissioned
me to obtain possession. 1 now leave
It to you to decide whether I have or
have not failed in accomplishing what
I had undertaken."
"Oh. yes, you have scrambled
through the business," said a long-
faced, rather round-shouldered man,
who was, I afterwards learned, Coun-
cillor Number Five; "you have scram-
bled through It right enough, though
•t the cost of the life of a fellow coun-
cillor."
"That was not my fault," retorted
Number Two angrily. "It is due to the
fact that this council is at present
without a head. Number Three was
instructed to assist me, but was not
♦njoined to obey me implicitly. Had
It been so he would not have dared to
go beyond his instructions, as he ap-
pears to have done last night; and
then we should not have lost good
dynamite and a valuable life to no
(purpose. I pointed out at the last
'meeting of this council how important
it was that some member be selected
to take the place of our late leader;
and just so long as we remain without
a head, just so long may we expect
nothing but such unhappy fiascos as
happened last night."
"The moral of all of which is." put
In Number Five dryly, "that you are
trying to force the hand of the council
In order that you yourself may be ap-
(<ointed to the post about which you
lire so eloquent But there are others
who are quite as fitted to take the
reins."
"Yourself, for instance," sneered
dumber Two angrily. "I had surmised
that you were jealous of the fact that
( am your senior on the council; but
your motives for trying to belittle what
1 have done are bo apparent that the
council will know how to estimate
them at their proper worth."
"No doubt our fellow councillors are
competent to estimate your motives
•and mine correctly," replied Number
'ivo Indifferently. "In the meantime,
■may I inquire how our dead chief's
fcag crjne into your possession?"
Th« question had the effect of turn
Ins All eyes, my own Included, upon
the article referred to. I saw. to my
eonst'-rnation. that it resembled in
evtry way the very bag which, after
Number One's fatal fall from the train
4 IM'J lakaa troa the rack when k i up there on the night before the JiiUi
I,ml placed It, and had bidden In
Imytloft before paying my Qt t vUlt
tu tlti* luu'plraiur'a wugun. inure
leatlng MkIi. however, I had renamed
l>iNuieaaliJ|| at the bug, and had carrli-l
It with mr to my i ha tubers In lltit-K-
tuitlium street. wlirm I hud locked U
uway, in rase I might want It at any
time u* evidence. If Ntiml*er Khe
were rliiht. and the baa which Numlier
I wo woa holding were Indeed -a* ap-
peared to b« the case—the very article
which Itad Iwlouited lo Number One.
It must have been stolen from my
chambers In Buckingham street, lint
this Implied ihat one at leant of the
cniwplraiora was aware of (he part
had played In recent event*, und wna
iiware, too, that I wna there that even-
ing an a ipy, in which case a terrible
vengeance was in more for me.
Number Two'a reply aeemcd to me
an age In coming, aa I stood there like
a prisoner waiting for hla death sen-
tence, a cold sweat trickling down my
torehead and Into my eyes.
"Yea," he said, and I could have
killed lilm for the drawl with which
he spoke, "yes. you're n Keen-eyed
man. my ftlend. for all your Jealousy.
II Is Number One's bag. Isn't It?
You recognize it, don't you?
Would you lie surprised to hear
that thia Is the fellow to his—ihe dupli-
cate, don't you call It? He and I
bought a bag apiece at the same shop
and at the tame time, so there's noth-
ing very wonderful In the two being
of the same pattern. You were clever
at mares'-tiesting. weren't you, when
you were a boy?" .
1 had been wrought up to such a
pilch of suspense that the relief af-
forded by Number Two's explanation
caused me—I am ashamed to say—to
burst out into a silly bloat-like hyster-
ical laugh.
Then suddenly changing his tone to
one of business-like directness. Number
Two went on. In a hard, cold voice, in
which I thought I detected an Ameri-
can twang:
"See here, my friends—I happen to
know the address to which our lata
chief was having his letters sent, and
I have taken the liberty, as the senior
member of this council, of obtaining
them, and bringing them along to-
night. There they are, and you will
see that there Is a tidy sura, which has
come to hand in the way of subscrip-
tions, to be shared among us. But I
must point out to you that since our
leader's death this council has, so to
speak, been living on its capital. Ho
was a born organizer; and when he
died he had got the machinery of all
the various leagues, unions, secret so-
cieties and agitation movements, which
ho directed, Into such excellent work-
ing order, that everything lias gone
on almost automatically ever since.
It is a good thing for us that it is so,
for, as you are aware, no inconsiderable
portion of the money that is subscribed
finds its way into our pockets. But
since he died we have really done
nothing in return fcr the 'pickings'
which come our way, and if subscrip-
tions are to keep on coming In—and
on that one point at least we are not
likely to disagree—it is high time to
do something to let our subscribers feel
that they are getting their money's
worth. Whatever that something is,
it ought to be big—something that
shall strike at the throne of En-
gland itself, and set every other
throne in Europe trembling; some-
thing that will delight our friends and
terrify our enemies, and set all the
rest of the silly world agape like a
pack of geese. And I think I've got
it. Listen! This Jubilee, that is so
soon to come off. has done our cause
incalcuable damage; It has sent sweep-
ing to the very ends of the world such
a wave of loyalty to the throne as per-
haps has never passed over our planet
before. Even that unutterable monkey
on a stick, and poser of posers, who
so loves to play at soldiers, and have
his portrait taken in uniform—the em
peror of Germany—sits securer on his
throne to-day because of the jubilee in
England. It has strengthened the po-
sition of monarchism immensely, and
has put back the day of democracy by
a good 50 years. The plcturesqueness
of the thing and the sentiment of it—
the queen's being a woman and a
widow, and all that—have turned the
heads of even thoughtful people, and
It wouldn't surprise me if jubilee day
saw even the staid members of this
eouncil waving their hats and yelling
themselves hoarse with the rest of the
populace.
"Well, gentlemen, to come to busi-
ness. The Strand, as some of you
know, is to be decorated with festoons
of colored celluloid balls stretched
across the road. This will look pretty
in daylight, and prettier at night, as
each ball is really an electric lamp,
and when they are all lit up the effect
will be splendid. I've taken a certain
house in the Strand for the occasion.
I've engaged it for the night before the
jubilee and for jubilee night as well,
so that people that are nervous about
the crowd (and I expect the crowd
won't be a bad Second to the Day of
Judgment in the point of numbers)
can sleep there before and after the
event, and so see the show in comfort.
And if any of you want to see some-
thing more exciting than the show. I
ihink I can promise it, and I shall be
happy to reserve seats. I've rented
the roof of the house with the rest of
4*. and when It Is qnlte dark I shall go
lee. I ahull tali* with tn a certain eal-
lulold ball, wlili-a lonka exactly Ilk*
thou* used for decorative ptirixMM. but
which In reality eotiinin* a deadly
bomb, mi cunatriluled that tlm slightest
concussion will explode ||. one end of
Hi* wire rupe supporting the fuatuon*
of celluloid Italia la secured lo (he roof
of the house I have taken. Thla wire
rope I shall undo, and slip my own
celluloid bomb ball upon It. letting
the thing alldo down till 11 reaches the
slackest part of tho rop#, which will,
of course, be the center, and so Just
over the mjddle of the road. There
will ha too much going on below for
any one to notice that on* of the many
festoons along the Htrsnd happens to
have an extra ball; and If they do no-
lle* It they'll only sii|>|s>*e that It la
one that has got out of Its placo.
Well, when ih* show pusses I shall be
on the roof with n pair of sharp steal
pincers, and at the precis* moment
when ih* queen, surrounded by th*
royal princes. Is passing undsr th*
festoons, I snip the wire, th* bomb
falls, and then—well, then I guo s wo
snuff opt ihe entire royal family at on*
wipe. How's that for high, gentle-
men? 1 rather (latter myself It's pret-
ty. Anyhow, It'll be the biggest und
the tidiest thing in the way of a royal
assassination that history can show.
If you want me to put the thing
through, say the word, and I'm your
man. I guess It'll bring tho subscrip-
tions in at such a rule that we shall
all be nlilo to chuck conspiracy and re-
tire Into private life to spend the
pieces. What do you say, gentlemen?"
"There's no need for us to say any-
thing," sneered Councillor Numlier
Five, who seemed determined to main-
tain an attitude of opposition to every-
thing that Number Two had proposed.
"You talk big enough for a houseful
yourself. Don't you think all this
blowing off would sound more to the
purpose after the event than before It*
Even a hen doesn't cackle till she's
laid an egg."
"If you have formed any plan for
striking a blow which is more likely to
startle the world and to induce sub-
scriptions." replied Number Two, cold
ly, "I shall be happy to withdraw my
proposal."
"I thought not," he went on when
Number Five shook his head, "then In
that case perhaps you will yourself
undertake the carrying out of the plan
which I have had the honor to submit
to the council."
He stooped as he spoke, and lifting
the brown bag, of which mention has
already been made, opened it, and tak
lng out a red celluloid ball he held it
at arm's length to Number Five, who
backed uneasily and stood staring at
the thing with anything but eyes of
desire.
"Won't you take it?" jeered Number
Two, advancing a step. "It will be the
simplest thing in the world now to
carry out the arrangement. All you
have to do is to slip the end of the
wire through the ring at the top of the
bail, and let it slide down till It
reaches the slackest part. You see It
is made exacfly like the other colored
balls they are using, and no one could
tell, without opening it, that it con-
tained a bomb Instead of an electric
lamp. You are so anxious to serve
the council, and so ready with your
criticisms, that no doubt you will be
glad to accept the responsibility of
stringing that pretty bead on its neck-
lace, and cutting the wire at the crit-
ical moment. The man who under-
takes the business may of course lose
his life in the explosion, or may be
detected or arrested, as I fully recog-
nized when I offered to pi*y the part
of Guy Faux. But I'm quite willing
to resign in your favor, since you are
so eager to distinguish yourself. The
post of honor is always a post of dan-
ger—both in war and in conspiracy—
but you, no doubt, won't count the cost
so long as you gain the Importance
you so covet. Do you accept my of-
fer?"
"No," said Number Five. "If your
plan succeeds—though I don't think
such a lot of it as you do—you'll take
all the credit; and if it fails, as I be-
lieve it will, I shall have to pay the
costs. Much obliged to you! No
thanks! When I play Guy Faux, as
you call it, it will have to be a plot
of my own—not somebody else's—
planning. You're not tie only man on
this council with ideas, and if the other
members would like me to think out
a plan or two I'm ready to do it. But
you've dealt out the cards in this lit-
tle game of yours, and now you'd best
play your hand out All the same,
and to show that It isn't funk that
keeps me out of it, I'm quite ready to
act as your assistant in this jubilee
business, and to share whatever risk
you run in it."
"It is quite true that I ought to have
an assistant," replied Number Two,
coldly. "The wire rope which I have
to undo will be very heavy, and I shall
need some one to hold it for me while
I thread the ball; for if by any chance
the thing slipped out of my hand the
result would be too previous to be
pleasant. But If you will pardon my
saying so, I would rather that some
other member than yourself volun-
teered to assist me. You have already
expressed your disbelief in the suc-
cess of my project; and It does not
do to have half-hearted workers In
such a business. We are already half-
way ;o victory when every one con-
cerned is confident at success, asl,
conversely, we are half-way in a fall
urn when one of lb* workers untlcl
pai*a break-down. iie.ides, (hough I
am nut very *up*r iitioua, something
tells tu* that yunr presence on th«
deration Mould bring us III luck. Is
any other member ol the uliincll will-
ing to n**l*t me In Hie grout blow I
am alumt io strike?"
Here wsn my chanc*.
"I am," I said.
As I apok* 1 stepped forward and
raised uiy right hand In military
salute—why, I cannot think, unices the
whole thing seemed to me less like real
lit* than a melodrama In which I was
sustaining a part. The action, how-
ever. upjieured to pina e hint
"That's good." he said. "A soldlnr,
too, and accustomed to act under or-
ders without asklug questions. Your
number?"
"Number Sevan," 1 replied, prompt-
ly, as If on parade.
"All right, Number Seven. Here's
(It* exact address of th* house In ques-
tion. Can I count on your calling
there at ulne o'clock sharp on th*
ovening before the Jublle*?"
"You cstt, sir," I said.
"All right. Remember. Nin* o'clock
sharp the ulght bet ore the show. Glv*
three single knocks and I'll o|icn the
door to you myself. That's all I need
say to yuu now, 1 think."
Taking this as my dismissal, I sa-
luted in silence and stepped buck.
Then Number Two turned to the rest
of tho company again. "There Is on*
point that I ought to bring to your
notice, gentlemen," he said. "It was
u rule ol' our late chief's that the coun-
cil never met In the same place twice.
This is the second time that this
wagon has been our trysting-place, and
though I have no reason to suppose It
is not perfectly safe, I think we should
do well to make a change. There 13
a disused shed in some brick-fields ad-
joining tile cemetery at Tarborough.
The town Is fairly near London, and
there ate three different lines of rail-
way. Let us arrange to meet there
the night after the jubilee. If the lit-
tle surprise packet which I have ar-
tanged for the queen and the royal
family achieves Its purpose, and I re-
ceive no personal Injury and can slip
oway in the confusion, I shall be at
the shed at midnight the day after to
meet you. If I am either killed or
taken you'll have read about It in the
papers, and must make your arrange-
ments for the conduct of the business
without me. One thing I can promise
you—that should I be taken, your se-
cret will be safe with me. Were I to
be captured red-handed In an attempt
to assassinate the queen on the one
day of all days when the poor fools
who call themselves her loyal subjects
will consider her person as sacred, the
chances are ten to one that I get
lynched on the spot. But even If the
police can prevent that, and get me
safely away, no power on earth can
save my neck from the hangman. And
rest assured that I shan't try to savo
it by playing my comrades false. Who-
ever turns traitor, I shan't. We meet
again, fellow-councillors, at Tar-
borough, at the place I have told you
of, and at'midnight on the day after
the jubilee. Don't fail to turn up
punctually on the night before, Num-
ber Seven. I shall need your assist-
ance. I think that's all; now we can
adjourn this meeting and get to bed."
Stilt Moi lvidaae*.
JV City, ill.. August N HVilnn.-llr.
K. K. Ileiil. v, of |lil* eity, *'M* In* eviitsuc*
lo tlul publubM aloext " ■ > tuat a *ur*
.-tire lor Itueiiinattam 1* unw before th*
,\inirn.iii im-i'|iI«, ami that that cur* I*
ikiilii • Kiilury IMI*. Mi llrnlrv bail acut*
illicuiiiatiMu. Ha !•*• u* d I'ouil * Kidney
l',ll>. He •*)< of lli« rr-ult:
"After >ti<liring for lUtecn y sr* with
ItliviimiilUin ami u>inf numaroui inrdlrinsa
for Itiirumati-ni and mora inedinnr* i.ra-
•rribrd bv dut'tor*, I si la*t Uifi! l'"Ud'a
Knini-v IMI* with (lis rr.ult lint I got
nmr* brnelit from thvm than *11 lbs o I liar*
Kidney Pill*war* lb*only thing
lo |iva me relief, and I recommend tlu-m I*
tiering from Acute Klicumsli*ia.'
i-uttmt i>m in muted by Uric Aiid In tb*
I. Healthy kidney* take, all, III* I'rie
out of tlie lilnod. Dudd * Kidney PUl*
all ■iilfetlim from Acute Klieuniatlim
Ithoumntum I* eau*ed bj
blood
A*id i -j- - —
uiake healthy kidney*.
"De man d«t talk, loud in a* argument,"
•aid t'nrle KIh-ii, "hah * foollth notion dat
bs km u>e Ilia lung* >11 II* to >*vr mtrsu'
tear on bi* brain."- VV'ntliiiigton btar,
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Southern By.
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O. A. 1'. i>. ltd Cluck HI. Chicago, orC. t.
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—
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CHAPTER X.
DEVILRY ON A HOCSE-TOP.
It was striking nine when on the
night before the Jubilee I knocked
\
ii> be i successful wife, '
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woman's constant study. If
she would be all that she may,
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I had been suffering with inflamma-
tion and falling of the womb, butyonr
medicine cared that, and built np my
entire system, till I was indeed like a
new woman. — Sincerely yours, Mbs.
Chas. F. Brows, 21 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark., Vice Fresident Mothers
Clab■ — *5000 forfeit If original of about lottos
proving gonutaeneu caonot bo protocol.
I KNOCKED THREE TIMES,
three times at the door of the hous«
where I had promised to meet my- fel-
low-conspirator.
I had not wasted the two or three
days that intervened between the last
council meeting and (he great pageant,
for in the wide, deep under-pocket ol
the cape which I wore over my even-
ing dress 1 was carrying a celluloid
ball of the sarne pattern as thst Jrhl^b
bad been shown to us in the gipsy
wagon by Number Two. It had not
been a difficult matter to discover the
maker of these articles. From him I
obtained oue of the same color as that
in the possession of Number Two, and
had Oiled it with sawdust and sand, in
the hope that I might find an oppor<
tunity for substituting it for the dead-
ly weapon with which Number Tw«
intended, as he put it. to "snuff oat th*
entire roynl family at one wlp%"
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