The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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JOHN BURT I
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CHAPTER XV?.—Continued. j 'n
John heartily congratulutt d Blake j tun
on lilj masterly g.■•.<< rulshlp.
"Wc will talk lim-inc • to-morrow. ■ .•
lim.-' he said. "I am more anxious
to hear of othei matt* rs. Now, t< II !«
mo tho nows. Did you hear of Mis*
'arden? Is my crai dfather alive?" ,
"Peter Hurt i; alivi and well." said ol
('.lake, glad to brii s mine pood tld n
in its. I
sta t made by Morri
Morris wealth influent
•Una? Was not J- I® UDi
" • >n- to 'i;n "
Ai.,1 what of .1.ssie? WI :i
'•••' claim had lie on .1 •■-
A tow w ■ : s ipokm un
■ s of great oxeitemeut. a ;
her friends!! ip ami of her j '
it hie' more.
N i word from him lmd vol
. ( H'
• r the
rotiiir''
y< r:.
lo her
io>
"Alive nnd w IV repeated .lot n ilu; Ion.;
Hurt. ".May (Sod hi* -* l.im! That is lv vas
-ood news. On on, Jim." | «.-\; «-t that
"Arthur Morris is aliv> said Bah-1. of Penclo! <
without lifting ills eyes. ! I'lj ica win
"The local papers contained thai 1 o\, ■ "
news, ' observed .lolin, carelessly. This s us : '
"What's the matter. old man? You're j jo, •!i- -. Why
pale. Are you ill'.''' to: I with a i
"I've had new for von, John." la- ha ■ le devot
said, desperately. "I nitty as w.ll tell
you ami he over with it. Miss far
den's engaged to lie married'"
John's lip tight ned and a red spot
burned on his cheek.
"To whom?"
"To Arthur Morris, John."
John Hurt sprang to his feet, hurl I to
lug the chair backward wiih a crash. 'If
lie strode forward, his eyes blazing j Ii>
Mi^i fury and his features convulsed | !'a'
with passion. j aga
"It's a lie, Blak< it's a lie, and you I Km
Know it's a lie!" | side
Ho towered above his astonished : p.i<
friend. Iiis ting' rs wore denoted and i Sue
>iis lips twitched. Turning abruptly, | unuh had
he walked across the room with his | pr
hands pressed over his forehead. For be
■ i moment he stood silent, then abrupt A
ly turned to Hlake with his hands ] ben
outstretched. j of i
"1 beg your pardon. Jim! Forgive > of ;
mc. old man! I didn't know what I | fot
was saying. Forgive me. Jim, will | you:
you?" I 'I'
"Certainly, John, tint there's noth- I ov.
Ing to forgive," replied Hlake heart - i tra
ily as he grasped his friends hands. | will
i ars. For nil
What rlfcM
!'. • should play
to a silent.
rentscd
linn from
1 a train of hit
had lie not In,
eldest fort ill '
d years to the
Wh.
: ti'
b or hear fre
^ -Id \s to els , u
,rr ■- f;ient the >.i
i fl'Utt !« ■ • at' " i
Hurt.
is had no difficulty it
(S.ral Cartien the >
of his daughter
:ng in Merlin, and Ar
a '.org b tter Info":
i • te recovery
ed the events which
i 'j:. and seemed te
11 rebuff he bad it'
The letter read :n
mc I:.ul been und^r
• 'nupl.'s on the I!
-r's waited a mot:'
t i this letter and ti
one. which w:i
,i In a tower!i:
• I fathi r and it
oi his treatment.
I ; III III.Ci' I
< broke on I. a
ie (.• up and ■
i pay much alt
,iid at the time, h•:!
t now I've be '
:i■ io 1.s. governor Von
i 'i a rotten slot
:. i m' Y<ei
, • to him! '1
alth which now
mot '.eil his
sod the pre
? Wh> hue
.p po * i t! \ e 1 v
if .Morris.-
Why I a I he desp!
tensions of \rthiir Morris
lu' failed to take steps I
as • rtain 1!: • result
wou|l<l?
• words of I'otor Hurl eanie hack
mil: "It is written in (Son ord:
ion famt in the day of adversity
birenglh is small; for a .iu-t man
til sev« n times and l i eth lip
::!'" Had lie fallen seven tin: s?
n the hour h ■ loft the o!e manV
until that.night, no sliaee of ills
i.'ntmenl had come into h - lif<
•••ss had foi'.ov.ed suec • s and ti>
-yee etleil triumph. lOvery
liecy made by 1'eter liurt had
:i more Ulan fulllllei!.
■ he recalled the past lie reinem-
■d with keen joy the parting words
le old man: "Vou have the love
woman I respect. She will wait
/ou. Do not let tho inipi't ience of
• love imperil your chnue. s."
lie sense of coining victory slo'e
• him as he stood before the por
and repeated tie words. "She
v.aii for you; tlie wlil wait for
i:it
forgot
T t-c Con;inon t l>"r.!
I at I
Ir last
or mi
! nil
Mini
i know ah
"oi lorn
o II. I
an
Hiotliu. in
l'i'tally shot,
lieu,oes i llllil
and one polii
Sunday, -Inly
mui
'j?:. m4xj?-/7z5j4jl'z:.4\7>
tryy mors/:sisjjt.'"
Perhaps it Is a lie. I.et us hope so, [ y
John."
For moments no word was rpoken.
John Burt stood by an opened win-
dow, wilh his back to his friend, and
gazed out into the darkness.
"Tell me about li. Jim." lie said,
breaking the silence.
Hlake related the details of hic in-
troduction to Arthur Morris and told
of the night spent in the latter's apart
you That which is not menaced;
that which does not demand the dan
go:- and turmoil of a haitlc, is not
worth struggling for.
yards strike.
\ . per al rep' rl r I In
l ean sliov .- I hill I 7r.o,7r.K
the Cnlted Stat, ni' e
wtirlr foi their livin.
mote (linn ti pi r
Four weeks later John Burt stood
on a l'i rry boat ami gazed for the lirst
lime on the matchless water front
and the ragged but impressive sky
line of New York city.
Blalce had preceded him. and had
ment. He repeated the conversation j installed the permanent headquarters
js nearly as he could recall it. ! of James Hlake & Company, lie met
John abruptly changed the subject ' John as lit- stepped from the train
and questioned Blake about his inter-
view with Peter Burt, and smiled
quietly vnen he related his experi-
ence with the old man. He was not
displeased that Blake had been forced
to reveal his secret.
"I have anticipated his advice about
going to New York." said John. "My
plans are made, and if you are will-
ing, wo will make New York the fu-
ture headquarters of James Blake &
Company, with the San Francisco es-
tablishment a branch house. Think it
over, Jim, end let me know your de-
cision as soon as possible."
"I've thought it over," said Blake.
"I'm toady to go to New York the
minute you say so."
"Very well, we'll go this month,"
said JobBurt.
It was long past midnight when
Hlake drove away and left John Burt i
to the harrowing society of his
thoughts. For hours he sat before the
portrait of Jessie Cardin. He recalled
the day when she had latighiugly
placed the cherished tintype in his
hand. And now she was in Paris, by
the grace and under the bounty of
Arthur Morris—the one man In all
the world he hated.
"It's a lie—an infamous, damcable
Her* he repeated as he paced up and
down the room. "It Is not so—It shall
not be so!"
But the black clouds of doubt again
obscured the rift made bv vehement
fcop*. Wbat reason had he to doubt j to arres* and punish John Burt, aud
The tv;u old trlends greeted eaca
other with unfeigned cordiality. Blake
was in high spirits.
"I'tu glad you're here, John," he
said, as they were seated iu a car
riage. ' I've been in an awful fix for
a week or more. What in thunder is
my opinion on the new currency bill.
John? Ten reporters and a hundred
financiers have asked me that c.ues
tion, and I have r. fused to commit
myself. What shall I tell them.
John?"
"We'll discuss that over dinner."
laughed John. He gazed at Blake
earnestly, and asked: "Do you know
if Miss Carden has returned?"
"I have been unable, to ascertain
that," said Blake. "I haven't seen
anybody—anybody who would know.
I've been awfully busy. John."
I know you have," returned John
in his old, cordial manner. "Have
you secured a hut for me, Jim?"
"I have fitted up a dream of an
apartment for you, and have ordered
your favorite dinner."
The following day John Burt began
his New York career.
CHAPTER XVII.
A Foreign Mission.
Before Morris had recovered from
iiis wound Jessie Carden had left for
Kurope. During his convalescence he
was consumed by two passions: First
ling around fur mercy
\i;-s llldepeutieiice jrssi
1 wi I <><>! I'll bet she'll answer mv lei
i.-i ti • u! I I mnke h'-r pay for this
.nee t!a\. You've go: to do tome I
I j"• v. governor!"
•It you think I'm going to r.i my
.11;: and Wall Street business sol
:i to promote your eoi • • potuienee 1
::ii a doll-faced girl, you
"SI., s not a doll-faced v rl!" declar .
cil "Morris, turning lier !y on his
father.
••Wei'. sl,e's a girl, and tney're till
n'i'.e urn* ! il Uiilldolpii Morris. "The
prettier tiny are the more trouble
tli.,' raise. I thought you told me'
win wasn't going to marry lier. You're
TI ■ old banker lay b;u wi arlly in
hi chair and regarded his son and
heir with an expression of deep i!i.
fiiist.
"I ii marry lier if I waul t". -aid
Mo-. I'i, doggedly. "1 suppose I've \nt
to aiarr. somebody and she's as ;ood
:i; any one. What the devil has old
l ar lea's i: r.ney got t" do about it'.'.
When lie Ir..-. s il you t It. and when i
un iiie I get It, and if she marries me j
si: ' quits even. It's the only chance,
she's vjt. Co ahead and nuee ■ him, |
!■' ivertior!"
"Viai talk li' ■ a fool," said th* fond
Parent. "You know a !"t about stocks,
don't you? I couldn't bear 1,. & <>.!
inw if I tried, aud wouldn't if I could. I
I'm interested in other stocks besides)
I .. & O. If you're bound to marryy. j
why don't you marry Thompson's i
daughter. ITc'11 die In a year and:
leave her four millions."
"I don't want her," -aid Morris loft
ily "You reed not worry about my
matrimonial allianc."-. T.et me hav •
five thousand dollais I'm gol'.g lo
Kurope."
Kandoipii Morris stormed and fumed
and then wrote a check for the
amount demanded.
Six weeks later Arthur Morri was
In Berlin. He Had perfected his plans,
aud after securing apartments in
Heip/iser Strasse set about theii e
cution.
H ■ was to shrewd lo amioiince his
arrival by a letter m Jessie, having
good reason to suspect that it would
inivt the same reception as had ih '
' others. He retained " capable valet
and cum missioned i:im to obtain in-
i loriiiatloii concerning Mis Canien's
daily and weekly routine.
It rained the following day .and Mor-
ris' valet brought word that Miss Car-'
den would not venture out in the
storm His master was pleased to
learn that Miss Cardin was in the
hahii of going out alone, aud thai if
the weather p.rtnltt-d. she proposed
in \i it Count Kac i; ki's gull ry on
the morrow.
The famous Hae/.ynski gallery i., on I Illinois State
the ICxiToierplatz, outside the, Hraii' n-1 ha. sew out
burg gate, nnd contains a splendid col-
lection of modern Herman paintings.
The day dawned bright and warm
after the storm, and Morris was iri
fiue spirits when lie stepped into iiis
carriage and rude down the avenue.
He entered the gallery and roamed
through tiie hulls to make sure Jer:sio
had not arrived. He then stood near
i lie entrance and waited.
His patience was rewarded He
recognized Jessie as she crossed the
street. She was alone, and Morris
stepped into the dark of the vestibule
and followed when she entered the
main hall. Jessie carried a sketch
book under her arm, and took a seat
opposite one of Sclilnkel's master-
works. Opening the book, she pro-
ceeded to work, on an unfinished
sketch-
(To be continued,i
NEWS OF THE LABOR WOF'.LD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
The laundry workers in H.invllto,
Hi. have organ! "d a strong union
and the carpenter H;i\• secured :i
sai ■ factory m v. v.m-king agreement
Kvery member oi ltoston Klee ideal
Workers' union. Ne in:!. Is in U lined
Ji ii any nonunion tobacco, cigar or
clgarelic.- ar" nnmd m hi |i" -e.sston.
It yyas given out from an ofllclnl
s'liirce that tli" I'iiYeiend • lutween
the Dclayvare ii mi I Hudson Company
und its railroad • aiployes were ami-
cably adjusted al .i conference
in Mbany.
yyliieh one man
aroiher stabhi d.
'd and badly beuleii,
mini injured, marked
~i .11 'lie < 'hie ,.i stock
held
yy :r
live
'111
cel. H llll-
i hildren ill
mi pid l''d lo
They form
a the total
lioy -
one.
Real Thing.
"Yes." remarked the bald-headed
man, "my wife I.-: president of a secret
society."
"Nonsense!" rejoined the fussy old
bachelor. "The idea of women having
anything to do with secret societies."
"Hut," explained he of the absent
; a'i\ "this is a society in which thi
tnoaibers exchange :>eciet*
number of v.orle r anil I lu-
ll li in Itc-r th ' piri ilinosi tin
the (Inures being I ."111, III boys am;
•I' .T'i7 girls.
Willi a display nf firework-- in pas
ing lint on ihe fourth of July (hi
1 loiii"stPiul work si an eil operation In
I'mI!, Willi th« eaiployes moI'Miu: doll
Ide time. The plurii has been upd-
ating only about hall time for the
past year. Ily the stalling of the mill
•it Its full capacity 7,'iUU men will have
steady employment.
About l'in delegates, lepr - otitu'
a niemle rsliip of SU.niiii, were present
al lh" opening of Hie li It li biennial
convention of the I'iauo und organ
Worle'rs' liil'riutiiona! union at Bon
ton, July 11. International President
Frank llellc of Chie'ico ''vpt'eHsed
himself In favor of the union oporal
lng a piano anil organ factory .
All hope nf an early settlement of
(he Chicago stock yards strike yya.
abandoned after an abortive coiifei
oner hetwi '-n the packers, and repre
senialive. of the strikers, flotli side
declare that the tlgbi nmat be to a
finish. Nineteen unions out o: tyyen
ly-rv.il In the Packing Trades council
yoii d ill favor of a •"inpathetlc strike
i 'nskille l workers who yvert o; . all
l/eil secured the nine hour «I; > and
twenty ci iiis an lour minimum wag'
scale al Marseilles, III. without a
strike, and new unions of eleetrical
workers, stationery liieneii. typo
graphical union and Women si t'nion
Label la ague liaye been formed VII
unions ar< urging their iiieinbets lo
I ; troni/.e the union labels.
James F. Morris, secretary of the
Federation • f I atbor,
n appeal lo a'l labor
unions In the state iireing tliein to
afliiiate yvith t.he state br ni Ii. The
appeal points to the good work the
state branch lias done in securing leg
Jslaiion agaiu.-a convict labor. The
I'imui r,r Secretary Morn shows the
balnec' in the treasury of the slate
! branch u> he 1,1:!,V7S on June "0.
Fnioii hours -ind wages prevail at
| Decatur, li!.. where there Ih a great
demand for the unlou label and
where the unions prev r.ted -all at-
tempts to lower tli wages from the
scale- cured the previous year.
Butchers and meat cutters rec< ntly
foinied a strong union and reports
stale i hat nonunion workers are very
scarce hi the city and their "(feet is
not felt by the organized workers.
A jury has awarded the Centre Stur
Mining Company of ilo.-sland. British
Columbia, v verdict for tl2.r>( J dam
ages against the Western Federation
of Miners, the Kosslaml Miners' union
ai.d tiieir officers for maliciously eon-
spiring lo molest and injure the plain-
tiff and other Uossland mine owners
during the strike last year, if the ver-
dict stands, the right to strike In
British Columbia Is practically for
bidden.
The committees of the Alton engi-
neers aud firemen concluded their
coaiortace with the officials, a ad the
m w we 1. 111 i|e of wuge regulations
' i- si1 if li. both Central Manager
• V i;.h"!iu.w and ihe chairmen of
the < < >in in it ten The.- piincipal
changi i'i pav goes io the firemen,
v ho h i lie an average increase of
• . • i«'i mouth, and ure also exempt
Irani cleaning the i xterlor of engines,
the oik «.f cleaning being limited
to Ihe interior of cab.
The 1111 tn ii- state Federal loii of I.a
Iku* is glowing inpldIy and the quur-
t : e| « 'I oi Secretary Treasure1'
Juntos I' Morris of Springfield, whicl.
hi. i .i In en lisiicd. siiowa encour'
ageiiieui lu the incomes. The re
sourei Irein all sources for
Ihe i.n.irl.•; n ached $l."i"S 7S,
while the total expenses. in
eluding salaries of officers, were
only 11 l'i. The balance on hand June
•" I:" I yyas Jl l;:s7v which \yas
divided, placing >1 In Ihe l.'gUla
liye fund and $i..;:;.'J7 in ihe fund for
gnu ial expi use .
Most ni ihe Fall lllver cotlon mills
re iimed 'iiHiaiioio alter a ten days'
shutdown Many of the nianiifaclur
i'i ni' tiring ol the curt ailment
policy which ha In en ill force nearly
four months and ii soon as a neyv
umv being worked out by
many iiu'liibcv of tin Fall ltlver Mali
ufacluri tm" association. Is formally
as-i'iiled to It is expected Hie illIIis
w III be more active. The operatives
ot yvlioin lhere are more than ^r>.u|in
lu the cloth mil! are n'Htle .s over
the situation, their loss In wages
a mourning to a reduction of 4u per
een> III textile unions expect a re
ylsion la wages of at least lu pci
cenl.
v arii.o of union mine workers em
phe ii in tin new ml lies .11 tired lij
Joseph I."iter a' Jtlerler. In the chi
Ih u> i In 'e iiistiict. Is threatened at
oao I'lio crisis was brought uhout
by a ilcmuiid from ladter that tli'i
union yyorluneii accept ail 18-cont
reduction from the lmsie icalc of -Ti
cents per ton. mine run. It In said
that M I i Iter lias absolutely refused
to arbitral! nnd that a siockadc Ini;
been built about hi- initio and lorly
Pinkcrtiin iIciccIIms have been lilr<>d
to KUitrd the mines. Humors Hay Hint
n: i■ iy of the Southern Illinois coal
op. lors are preparing to Join yvllli
l,i it, r In his ntaiul fot ii further re.
duet ion uf wages. Inn this Is not cred-
ited by ihe uiiiie workers' officials,
boriiit.se they have two year contract i
will i lie npiiaior controlling those
mines
I'lie sixth annual convention of i lie
fit t disirlci I nliiul Mlnowoikers of
erica, met In I'ltlston. Pa.. July 1!.
Two liundr il dcdeRUtcs. repreacnting
TS.uiiU nilneyvorkers, were in attend*
atlee. Preslilent Nicliolls read his n*
port tor the year. In it he recotn
ini'tids thai an insurance plan to bo
adopted mining the members of th«
union. In out lining his plan he rec-
ommends that fill cents u month hit
col lee I ed from each man in the dis-
trict. The payment of ilils amount
yyiil entitle each miner or laborer to
sr.Hii it killed or fatally injured lu or
alionl the mine . He also rrcommemls
thiii an organization committee also
In appointed In each local to keep
up the membership. Secretary-Tr^as
hi t John Dempsey presented, ills
y.arly report, staling that although
the financial eoiidltlwn of ttie organ
; >.atIon is hotter than il was a year
ago lie regretted to report a decrease
in the paid-up mi -in b' rsliip. The ills
trict treasury was in debt June BO.
I'm;:, 5110.51. and at the close of the
pro enI year. June :so, 1003, nfter pay
in'.- expense- there is left in the
IP-usury Irom all soiiree ol collec-
tion |20,U4' .
"Sy in pat hetle
lie sanctioned
strikes should never
or countenanced by
this orgunl/a; ion." said President I).
I K"i fe of the International ixjng
shoremen. Marine and Transport
Workers' association in Ills address
io the thirteenth annual convention,
liebi at Milwaukee. "Where the < ase
is worthy we may give moral support,
lull our honor and integrity us tin or-
ganization is bound up lu our con-
tracts and agreements and our very
manhood is at stake. To violate
these agreements and contracts by a
sympathetic strike would lie suicide
and dishonor. Public sentiment says
that arbitration is the most, equitable
m--ilium for the solution of differences
between industrial forces. It is a
common and dangerous error of a por-
tion of the public and some of our
members to believe thut we must
have a law to govern all our rela-
tions yvit.h our fellow men. "The
clamor for compulsory arbitration and
Incorporation of labor unions is not
Ihe desire of any laborer who has
given the matter any consideration.
No friend of organized labor can re
gard compulsory arbitration as other
than a two-edged sword. The many
injunctions of late by federal judges
indicate bo'.v lalnir would tare with a
compulsory law."
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