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NOT LAWLESS LAND!
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Murders Are Almost Unknown!
in Canadian Northwest.
"BAD MEN" NOT ALLOWED j
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Mounted Police a Wonderful Force |
for Good Order.
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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY !
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Except in Province of Quebec, Sun- '
dav Observance Laws Are En
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forced With Severity. 1
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lit *a? Mr. Curtis' habit to prepare his mat- I
ter ahead of publication, the result of neees- ?
ity. Inasmuch as he was often traveling, sometimes
in far distant lands and with untrust- *
worthy eonitnunirations behind hiui. It is a 1
tribute to his careful method that his "copy" C
ever failed, and now at the time of his death j
there are in hand several letters prepared and s
revised by Ulm and supplied in advance of the '
dates assign??l for pnblieation in accordance c
with the custom of years. The Star feels that >
these letters belong to its readers and that they t
hould be printed just as though Mr. Curtis $
were living. It will therefore continue until the
end is reached the publication of this series of ?.
"Curtis letters." despite the fact that death has
fallen so swiftly to put .an end to a career that f
has few parallels for usefulness.) a
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BY WILLIAM K. CURTIS. a
Bpeeiai Correspondence of The Ktar and the e
Chicago Record-Herald. ti
SASKATOON. ^
The people of Canada take great satis- .
faction in the fact that they have never ^
had a "wild west." Such scenes of dls- d
oider and depravity as were common all v
along the frontier of the United States ?
have never been witnessed in the northwest
territories. There have never been s
Indian wars or massacres; no army has r
ever camned or lob a trail on thoao nrni. f
lies; there has never been a lynching ?
since any one can remember; there have
never been "ho.dups" or train robberies, b
und the custom of "shooting-up the town" e
has never been introduced in this part of
the world.
. The first Institution to be established in
a new town in the states was a saloon; in a
Canada it has invar.ably been a church I
01 a school house. Frontier settlements s
from the start have ooserved the Saobath a
as commanded by the Scriptures to an ex- n
tent tnat would seem puritanical in Onio li
or even Connecticut, the state of the blue t
laws. Sunday oDservance, cnurch attend- n
ar.ce, saioon restrictions and instruction g
in the Scr.ptures are much more com- n
mon ann general in Canada than in the t
L'n.ten States and are not only justified k
but required by public sentiment. I
Quebec Is More Liberal. p
The "Lord's day act" of the Dominion ^
l*irhament ratifies the ten command- j,
luents, and has been supplemented by lo- v
cal legislation in several of the provinces,
in Quebec, which is almost exclusively ?
French and Roman Catholic, wnat is ?
known as the European Sunday Is ob- a
served. Everybody goes to mass .n the n
morning and has a goodtime in the aft- c
ernoon?picnics, parties, festivals, games
and amusements of all k.nds and even p
dancing being permitted by the priests, c
and wine and beer flows freely. p
In the Presbyterian prov.nccs, however, j,
Sunday newspapers are prohibited; nor is b
it lawful for newsooys to ply their trade n
upon the streets. Kverytning is closed "r
except drug stores and barber shops and
in some places the latter are closed at ~
church time. No mail deliveries are permitted.
Every post office throughout the
Dominion !s closed. In some places livery
stables and garages are compelled to suspend,
and It .s possible to hire carriages
or automobiles only for funerals or on
doctors' certificates.
No ball games or other sports are allowed
in the Dominion on Sunday, although
men continue to play golf and
tennis on the grounds of the country
clubs everywhere. No boats can be hired
in many places, but there is no attempt
to prevent men from sailing their own.
Shooting and fishing on Sunday are prohibited.
but the latter provision is not enforced
in many communities.
In the province of Ontario only through
express trains and freight trains carrying
fruit and other perishable goods are allowed
to be run. No trains can be made
up or start from any point In Ontario;
no switching is allowed and no excursion _
i rains except in the French sections of
the province.
When King George was visiting Canrda
as Prince of Wales he was caught
nd held up for twenty-four hours be- it
apse of this "Lord's day a;t." In cities c
> : aO.OOO population or more street cars
re permitted to run on Sunday because
the distances, but in smaller places
y are prohibited. n
Manual Labor Prohibited. ?
.'..1 manual labor, of whatever sort, is t!
io iibited In workshops, mines, lumber n
imps and on the farms, and nothing r
i it acts of necessity and mercy are per- d
mitted. 1;
Thi.- Sunday law is not strictly enforced o
in certain places, but they are few, and 1
the extent of Its enforcement everywhere ?
depends upon public sentiment, precisely j
^ It t a tar It h thn nrnh ihiH lour in
v to ? v?* v??v f * v?m W1V4V1J *?* ** til lliv
t'nited States. Where the public will
Mistain the police in overlooking violations.
in permitting Sunday ba 1 games
picnics and vaudeville performances, they
are generally allowed, but. as a rule,
every* wheel stops and every form of labor
and sport is suspended from midnight
of Saturday until sunrise on Monday
morning.
It seems odd to one who is familiar
v fth conditions on the American frontier
to find village after village and town after
town without a sa oon, and although
there is no theoretical prohibition, the
?nTetier_
I'S the Mim. Mutual Life Insurance Co.?
Jentleuien:?Your tifty-seveuih annual statement
shows that you paid a little over
OUO.00 to policyholders who died from Kidney
Disease and Diabetes last year.
In a line of test rases Fulton's Compounds
have shown an efflclency of ?7 |*r cent in these
rases, and if tlioae policyholders had been advised
of this treatment and our figures maintained,
you ought to have nearly f'JOn.OOO of
titoae losses in your treasury.
But let us say that, making due allowance for
our enthusiafcui. the proven efficiency should be
reduced 00 per rent. That would still mean
that you are l.ising $100.tss> a year due to lack
of knowledge of these specifies. Is not that vast
sum worth saving annually'; And even If It
were not. Isn't it a humane duty to carry hope
Into clouded homes'?
An Idea of the magnitude of this question and
the strain It la going to put on the Life Insur
JDrr uuirw v/iutiuhik IF <mnt* mil IK* (
had from the following census deaths from
Bright's Disease:
1?U? 22.000
1M0 .'vS.oOo I
1010 UO.OOO
(The figure* for 1H10 are based on C. 8. mor- |
talitv reports for 10Ol-2-.'t and 4.) ,
Why not serve humanity and finance together i
by notifying your agents to advise those of your
policyholders who have Bright'* Disease and '
Dlahetes of this treatment. They will do the
rest. And by the way. we want to hear from i
and advlae every one not getting results.
We have abundant testimony to prove that we
ean probably sate to your treasury over 910U.000
annually. And what is true of your company is
true of every other life Insurance company of
equal business and importance.
Yours very truly,
JOHN J. FULTON CO.
p. S ? As showing you what Is actually going
on. will say that a policyholder of the Prudential.
living la Detroit, was very low with
Bright's Disease, and the announcement of her
death was expe<ted daily when she was put on
Fulton's Keaal Compound. The loss was saved
and she la living today. One of the local representatives
of the company was so Impressed that
upon hearing that another policyholder In the
same city waa down with Bright's Diaeaae and
loss was imminent he took our Detroit agent
with him and The two were Instrumental In putting
the second patient on the treatment, and
we are now advised that he, too. Is recovering.
I-fuses that are getting ready to mature can
and are being Mopped all over the country, but
the Life Insurance Companies will not realise
the full measure of our help to their bauk accounts
until they take notice and pass the word
jo their iigentw. *
"'or Bright's Disease. Fulton's Renal Compound
> the one used. For Diabetes. Fulton's Diabetes
'impound. It can be bad In your city at James
O'Donneir* Drug store. Literature mailed free.
AiMuaa John J. Kultou Co., ?40 Battery rtt?
Ban Francisco, Cal.*
V
regulations governing the sale of liquor
are more effective than any prohibition
law I have ever known. Licenses to sell
liquor In the original package, to be car-ij
ried away, or to be consumed on the
premises, are granted by the excise commission
of the provincial government
upon the payment of a fee so large that
the business is unprofitable except in
towns of considerable population and out
side of large cities. To get a license the
applicant must have an actual hotel,
with accommodations for twenty-five peo- i
pie in the dining room, pantry and
kitchen and twenty-five bedrooms com- ,
pletely furnished, and all these condi- 1
tions must be strictly complied with. Fur- i
thermore thepe are no signs to indicate
where a thirsty man can get a drink. In
none of the eighty-six stations along the
[?rand Trunk railway. between Winnipeg
and Edmonton did I see the word "sa- ;
loon" or its equivalent on any signboard
The nearest to it is a legal notice which
appears in the form of a small sheet of ;
t>lack enameled tin inscribed with the 1
words "Licensed to sell spirituous and <
nalt liquors by the glass or bottle." I,
Some of them have the words "To be I
:onsumed on the premises." j'
' Blind Tigers'' Thrive. <
i
Ti out:-. J 11 i- v -
aie mum iigers. J.asi year;
29 persons were arrested in the province I
>f Saskatchewan for violations of the ex ise
law, and MS persons in Alberta
irovinee. In each prov'nce four of the
iccused persons escaped conviction. The
>thers who were convicted lost their
icenses, and will never again be able to *
>btain them; all of these paid tines vary- i
ng from $ >? to S2T><>, and where it was a <
econd conv ction the offenders paid tines j
?f $1,000. and were sent to prison for one !
ear. A third conviction is followed by
ive years' imprisonment and a tine of !
5.000. i
In Winnipeg. "The Wonder City," which I
las drawn into its turbulent and excited
?opulace representatives of every race
.nd cond'tion of men. the Sunday law is
ery strictly observed. When 7 o'clock
arrives Saturday night the barkeeper in
very saloon throws a cotton spread over
lis bottles and silverware, turns out the
Ights and locks the doors until 7 o'clock
Jondav morning, and while it is no
loubt possible for the initated to get a
Ir nk in the meantime, a stranger is
ieepiy impressed with the manner in
rhich the law is enforced. The same
onditions prevail throughout all western
Canada.
There is very little crime. Seventyeven
per cent of the cases in the crimilal
courts are larceny, embezzlements,
rauds and swindlng operations, while
nly 23 per cent are cases of disorder,
.ssault. homicide and burglary. Murders
re almost unknown. There are more
lomicides in the District of Columbia
very year than in all Canada.
Reasons for Good Order. (
f
There are reasons for all this, and they t
re apparent to every observing visitor, t
n the first place the character of the r
ettler in the western provinces of Can- C
da is unusual. They are almost entirely r
nen of education and property, engaged j
n agriculture and mercantile transac- ^
ions, with very little manufacturing or j
ainlng. There is nothing to attract
ramblers or adventurers, and there has j
ever been a cowboy ]>opulation s'milar f
0 those picturesque characters that have
;ept up the interest on the frontier of the e
Jnited States from the Canadian bound- ,j
ry to the Rio Grande. Among the peo- j
le of Cgnada there is a reverence for j
aiw such as is found in Great Britain. c
nd a respect for authority that is ex- r
1 bited in London and other British cities t
fhenever a "bobby" lifts his forefinger.
Annfhor roo ann fnr th(a fc fho nhoroeior
? V??OVI? 4 VI 44??0 LilC V HIA1 UV,l V- ?
f the police, who are kept free from r
iolitical influences, are almost all retired a
oldiers with honor medals, are appointed ^
fter examination into their morals and v
Banners as well as their mental qualffi- c
ations and are promoted for merit. f
Another reason is a simple, direct and t
rompt proceeding of the Canadian t
ourts. They are intended to protect the 0
ublic and punish crime and vice. A n
udge in a criminal court considers it his e
usiness to ascertain all of the facts o
eartng on the case before him. and the v
ules of evidence are sufficiently elastic a
The^
STEEi
WHEE
Copyright, 1910, The Bobba-Merrill
CHAPTER XXIX.?Continued. *
TT- 1^1 J lr.1/1 T
nt iuiucu uie pupti l*iciuii? aim iaiu r
t on his desk, after which he drew a j<
urved finger across liis brow. "Keep r
our seats, gentlemen: Dickie still has his
litt on the steering wheel. They forced w
te to it." he resumed, after a moment's a
ause. "1 was perfectly willing to devote w
ty young life to suffering humanity in
he mass; but. with their usual goatly
lanners, the honey-boy class could not
efrain from butting in. Now, simple
uty compels me to spank them all soundy
and put them to bed. I wish it were
ver. I wish it were over. I feel as
hough there were forty thousand in the ?
randstar.d. and the ball and eleven pad- e
ed vandals sailing straight toward me. p
wouldn't trade places with any one else
n the world?but, it's a terrible journey
way down to that goal line?and I wish
t were over. I wonder if fitting a fel- u
ow for such a strain as this isn't what n
oot hall is really for. It's a good bet." *
He rang the bell twice, waited and again
ang it twice. At the third signal Ivan
hook Emil to consciousness and sent him v
nto the private office, still In the daze of t
oncentration, a closely filled page in his s
land.
"I beg your pardon, sir: but I have only
he interest figured down three thousand
ears. The farther on it is carried the
arger it becomes." a
"Just like an Indian baby." interjected h
>ick. "But what I wanted to ask you t
vas?what day in what week of what C
ear is this?"
Emil stared a moment until his brain li
idjusted itself to the new focus. "This a
s Tuesday, the fifteenth of October, nine- r
een hundred and " f
"Was it this very morning that I heard g
*ou pining because the hours c>anked by t
n dieary monotony, while you yearned a
.'or something to happen?" s
"Ves, sir; you see. my mind "
"You are positive that it was this very t
nornlng?" 1
"Yes, sir: In matters of date, never do c
Dick suddenly changed his expression a
:o one of mock seriousness and said, f
lercely: "Well, if I ever hear of your
XJmpiiLllilllK Ul uuiuicw dKA'H. X pwau w- <
ride the coroner with a valid excuse for \
cazir.K into your placid countenance. \
Sow, get hack to your perch and hustle
>n with that interest. The market is In i
i turmoil, and nothing can settle It ex- I
rept the Information on which you are at t
present working." 1
Km 11 gazed thankfully into Dick's face
for a moment and replied: "Then I shall f
Sestroy, also, what I have already done, i
If everything would go to smash, so much
quicker would the revolution come." <
"You wouldn't say that in an argument."
said Dick, smiling. "You know in t
your heart that it is not the cancers of
industry on whom the changes of social 1
evolution depend, but the proletariat it- <
self. That's al.," 3
"You are right," admitted Emil. "my \
mind was with other matters occupied." i
"I merely want that item to use in an
address." said Dick. ]
"Then I shall shorten my method and i
finish with great speed," said Emil. 1
As the door closed behind Emil, Dick 1
placed his feet on his desk and sighed. <
"They -have helped me a lot." he said. 1
"They have furnished me with loyal com- j
radeship, and also with much innocent
amusement: but I can now see what my <
uncle meant by the loneliness of business, i
It is as though I were shut away in the
heart of a battleship, directing the action :
without actually seeing the ships which
opposed me or the effect of my own
shots. I want things to be in the open? <
everything! The wars of modern busi- i
ness are fought with disappearing guns,
smokeless powder, submarines and mines, i
When a flag is run to the peak, it is i
never the flag of your enemy and every*
tiling seems lovely until you are blown up ;
or rammed. I want to tight in the open, i
to permit him to do so. Nor does he per- Qy
mit Justice to be defeated by technical!- v
ties. If the accused is guilty he is pun- )
ished, but. as everybody will tell you up v
here, "there's no monkeying with jus- Q
tire." x
The strongest influence for law and (/
order on the frontier-and among these \
scaattered settlements, however, is the Q
northwestern mounted police, one of the x
most famous and eflicient forces in the y
world, which is composed of 61 officers A
and men. having Jurisdiction over a v
territory half as large as the United A
States and extending from the great lakes *
to the Pacific ocean and from the Ameri- A
can boundary to the arctic circle. V'
Young Englishmen in Banks. \
They are like the Irish constabulary
and the Rasigliari of (Italy and Spain. Q
The force is composed almost entirely of A
young Englishmen. It was organised in \
1873. at tiie time the confederation was V
established, and is commanded by a com- A
rnissioner. whose headquarters are at Re- \
irina. Q "
The duties of the northwestern mount- A
jd police are the enforcement of law and v
:he preservation of order, and those who A
ire familiar with the history of western *
Canada will tell you that they hare per- A
formed their duty with extraordinary \
courage, intelligence and tact, and that (,/
iheir efficiency could scarcely be sur- \
>assed. Q
We occasionally see them at tlie rail- ^
?ay stations?stalwart, soldierly young y
Tien in campaign hats, riding breeches, x
tigh boots and scarlet coats. The latter y
s the badge of authority recognized by \
jvery Canadian and every aborigine in V
he Dominion. That red coat has exer- A
ised a hypnotic inliuence among turbu- V
ent masses of people on frequent occa- "
dons, and particularly in early times V
vhen the Indians were untamed. The Q
savages of the Canad'an plains always \
mderstood the red coat to represent the ()
authority of the Great Mother, Queen .
Victoria, and were willing to trust its Q
lonesty and judgment to the limit. And \
0 the credit of the northwestern mount- y
si police and the authority they repre- a
lent it may be said that the confidence y
>f the savage was never betrayed. It is A
1 historical fact that when a band of v
ieveral hundred renegade Indians cap- . A
ured on the warpath in the United V
states were marched with an escort of /
'00 Un'ted States regu'ars to the bound- v
try to be delivered over to the Canadian A
tuthorities only three men were there V"
o receive them?a corporal and two pri- Q
ates of the northwestern mounted police
-and the Indian prisoners stood more in Q
iwe of them than they did of the entire v
L'nlted States Army. Q
Hond Indians in Creek. ()
It may be said that with the exception t)
>f the Riel rebellion, which was an or- \
ranized protest against the amalgama- V
Ion of the northwestern territories Into Q
he confederation of Canada, there has ?
lever been an insurrection among the v
Canadian Indians since the northwest A
nounted polfee had supervision over V
hem. and it should be added that no A
nember of that force has ever been mur- \
lered, tortured or treated with indignity Q
>y the Indians. \
The history of the Indian policy in the Q
Dominion will furnish a striking series of ?
;ontrasts to that of the United States. (/
The conduct of the northwestern mount- *
d police in preserving peace :n the Klon- (/ 1
like has been almost miraculous, and the A
leroic achievements and adventures of V
ndividual members of the force in cases *
>f epidemics, disasters and other occur- /)
ences which try men's souls have added
o their reputation. Q
The moral effect of such a force, in a
reventing lawlessness and disorder, in [/
unishing crime and protecting persons A
ind property in such a vast territory, is V
lifflcult to understand, but up here they A
vill tell you that it is due to the splendid v
haracter of the men who compose the A
orce, to the discipline of the organiza- v
ion, to the public sentiment which sus- A
ains it and to a realization on the part V
f tlie criminal classes that public senti- A
mAVit- in Pn noriu o n,I Ha q ?lt li nri ft' nf ?
Iiutll lit V- U1IUUU, Ultu V.IM UUIIIVl IIJ Ui llic
ntlre Brt'.sh empire, is behind every A
ifflcer and every private of the north- \
western mounted police in the perform- A
;nce of every duty. \
~ 7 o
RPDCRX U
Z, Alexander^ c
WATSON 0
WNG i'
fW SAutfjor of a ,
# . HAPPY
HAWKINvS J
Company \ 1
<?
d <
nd before I start in to fight, I want to \ t
end around a card stating tpy intentions. Q '
lang it, we're not as sporty as those \
avial old iron-clad fanatics of knight er- Q
antry?but they would stand about as ! x ,
such show against us as a regiment of Q ,
md turtles. I wish something else x
- ould happen. I am beginning to notice y
n impulse impelling me to open that A <
rlndow and shriek." v \
CHAPTER XXX. 5
Crowded at the Turn. v ?
Dick was not forced to endure a long C
uspense. He had hardly expressed a de- A ^
ire for something to happen, before the A
uter door was thrown open and his uncle V <
ntered. FUchard Bannington stopped, /)
joked at the row of clerks, reooanized >**"
/orriroer and gave a grunt of contempt. ?Ivan
climbed down from his stool, came A If
I> to him and said, respectfully: "Good \
lorning, Mr. Bannington; is there some- V
hing I can do for you?" A
"I hope I don't look like a man who \
rould be loafing around in search of a V
Ime-killer at this hour of the day," an- A ,
wered the old man. curtly. "Where's >. '
hat?where's Mr. Bannington?" V ;
"1 shall announce you." A 1
Dick's face lighted at the announcement, X.
.rid he did not stand on ceremony, but Q 1
urried into the outer office, his hand ex- x i
ended cordially. "Step right in, uncle. (/ i
Had to see you," he shouted. /
The uncle did not see the extended
land, neither did his own face take on
m answering light. He followed his
lephew into the private office, but re- sejf
used to take a seat. For a moment he .
dared at Dick without speaking, and
hen. in a low, cutting tone, said: "Of ^oo
ill the low-grade sneaks, you leave the ers
limiest trail that ever crossed mine." vva?
Dick's face instantly hardened. "I have wot
lot the slightest idea what you are after. cejv
>ut you are taking the worst possible
ourtse to get it." abl<
"After! After! I'd see my hand wither wit!
md fall off before I'd hold it out to you last
or a postage stamp." rea
Dick chose the light armor of super- slid
'illous assurance for the fray. "Then to frie
vhat am I Indebted for the honor of this gan
isitr' pen
"I did not know how black you really scoi
vere until after I had come here. I "i
:hought you only a headstrong fool?I Die
ind that you are a crafty, sneaking: vil- hav
aln." ten
"I am totally unaware of the clrcum- the
itance which caused your change of opin- a d
on. but I Infer " call
"Don't lie to me, don't lie to me! I don
ran see everything now," ]
"Allow me to congratulate you. I am gho
:ruly envious." Bai
"Listen." said Bannlngton, holding up my
i!s clinched hand and speaking with flgi
iellberate bitterness, "if I could blast oth
k?u with a word, if I could crush you "<
with a curse?I'd do It. Tea, and I'd laugh I l<
whl.e I was doing It." sa!<
"I congratulate myself now." replied ma
Dick, without hesitation. "If you could we<
io all those vocal stunts I'd get out an for
injunction and have you muzzled. Really, dis<
uncle. I haven't the faintest conception hoc
of what you are driving at. It sounds "]
like rather classy melodrama, but I'd en- wei
|oy it more if I knew what It meant." so'.i
"You do know what it means, you scoun- ha\
drel! You have ruined the Bannlngton me:
steel plant?the business your own father ant!
started with the little fortune your own inc
mother brought him?the plant which I the
have given up my best years to make "i
stanch and honorable, and which I hold ear
dearer than friends or health, or life it- my
self!" I d
"But not dearer than your own vanity? sib
a* long as we are making comparisons," phi
added Dick, dryly. "The plant is failing to
because you used up its surplus in your "
personal light with Burton. The very roa- wit
son which prompted you to hamper your, ma
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3jZ), patent lift
family size.
One-half dozen Co- j .. . c ..
lonial Glass Water ? 8 "
Tumblers; pretty
shapes; 0-ounce size. * Tubing, gui
^ ^ . Two Whi<
One-half dozen Pat- China Mat
ent Automatic Wide- ; an<j
mouth Schi-am Jars: Safety Mat
pint size.
, ; Uish
Three dozen Ameri- - seamless c!
-an Beauty Jar Rings, riveted lia
n sanitary wax paper. ^ j quart size.
One-half dozen .Co- Berlin Sa
lonlal Milk Glasses; seamless gi
pretty shape and 12- i long handle
>unce size. j 10-pint.
better Tlhami Mere
25c Plaza Cla
See the window. Women were d?
tnd bought largely. Many will do
veave with a highly mercerized finish
it 15c a yard instead of 25c, a savinj
IT IS A SAVING. TOO.
It is 27 inches wide. Choice, of v
ight blue, cadet, reseda, brown, graj
ijreen. lavender, tan, champagne, crea
it the unusual price of 15c a yard?F
by not watering the stock, was the i
wledge that unless you took mighty ]
d care to make profits the stockliold- i
would never stand for the childish
itefulness of such a fight, and you
ild be thrown into the hands of a reer."
Much you know about it! I've been
e to branch out in every direction
licnit taking a single risk, until this I
: depression. Burton has the most
dy capital just at this time, but he's
ing, too. Mark my words, he's more i
;htened than I am, because his or- 1
ization is looser. No matter what hap- ]
- ??? f?tili all vour fault?vou
undrel!"
You're a great one to squeal!" said
k. In exasperation. "For years you
e sloated over swallowing smaller enjrises
than your own, and now that
gaff Is thrown Into you, you howl like >
ervlsh and scurry around hysterically
ling decent people scoundrels. Why '
't you act like a man?"
[f It were thrown by an enemy, I i
uldn't bat an eye." answered Richard '
mlngton. "But when it is thrown by
own nephew, by the boy I trained to
it at my side, by the one of all
_?o ? ?
ers
Dh. cut out this emotional stuff! When
eft your home three months ago you
i that I did not have sense enough to
ke my own living and that In two
?ks I should come whining back to you
a crust of bread. Has my whining
turbed the peace of your neighborid
much?"
t didn't know you then?I thought you
re honest. Now. I find that you have
3 your own flesh and blood for gold,
re dragged my name and your father's
mory through the mud of treachery
1 the slime of dishonor, have used the
ome your own mother left you to ruin
Stop, stop! I don't know where on
th you picked up this sort of talk, but
system won't stand much more of it.
emand an explanation, and if it is posle
for you to use modern business
toses. it will place me under obligations
you."
1 shall tell you, and it is the last word
h you I ever want to have. I shall
ke an assignment before the week is
f
~ - I FREE N(
^ OOOO Ask for your
{ able style notes l
e! xv?
jns Daily. , I \ Q rC
30 P.M. J JO| N\
regarding the V ( J J \
Menu changed '
IDainties, [35
ng and Sauce,
We have an i
Domestic IJnen
your especial a
styles at this sp<
and Tailoriii
i Offer L
i? Untiea
>n, when it was just whispered at
aking of 500 coats, and we have ji
nbinations of gray and coronation,
e than our price. Best tailor finis
8 Kinds of 8
d Satins,
55c $1.00 Natural C
in 55c 85c 26-inch Bla
i 24 in.... 55c 85c 26-inch Bla
55c 85c 26-inch Bla
36 in.... 55c 85c 26-inch Blai
in 55c 85c 24-inch Bla
tte, 42 in.. 55c 85c 24-inch Blac
55c $1.00 36-inch B1
in 55c $1.00 36-inch B1
ily, 25c to 59c
EDS SALE
E, 19c
GRANITE WARE, HOUSEGENERALLY.
IVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT
ANTITY. i
i
v&smsr
i
Is of best Bracket Lamps for ,
iveted han- the hal! or kitchen; i
illy size: complete with chimney <
;oms. and reflector. j
Pails hest Feather Dusters;best J
r handes i Ouality tm'key feath" '
de and out! j J - fami,y size: extra ;
Tin Canisters: nice- 1
Potato Fry- ! ly japanned; assorted 1
rate wire sizes; sugar, tea and '
;et: family coffee.
Half dozen cakes of
r Potato Procter & Gamble's
lined frame: Lennox Laundry Soap. '
-out cup; Half dozen cakes of ,
Swift's Pride Laundry j
. lengths of Soap.
vered Gas Wash Boards of best '
iranteed. j stock; covered, two
a sides: family size.
ch Holders I Wash ?tehera of
ozen boxes 1 wMte stoneware;
nice sliapes and
good sizes,
ans; best Wash Bowls of fine
larcoal tin; plain white stoneware, ,
ndles; 14- to match wash pitchers.
ucepans, of Jardinieres, in artisranite
iron; tic new designs and 1
and cover; colorings ; finely '
I glazed; 9-lnch.
PrSot Cam Comivey
th for II 5c Yd.
. *
slighted with this Plaza Cloth today
likewise tomorrow. It is a pongee
We secured this. Plaza Cloth to sell
S of 10c: on every yard you buy, and
/ide range of colors, including pink,
r, old rose, navy, mulberry. wistaria,
m and -black. Buy it here tomorrow
irst Floor?Bargain Tables.
out. and then hide my head for the few
remaining days of my life. You know exactly
what I am going to say?you have
It written in red across your black
heart."
Dick writhed in disgust. ."Why don't
you read it aloud, then? I hope to the
Lord it is written in commonplace English!"
"I hardly know what words I am
using." safd the old man, with half a
groan, "but I know exactly what I want
to say. You took advantage of information
which I gave you in trust. You alone
knew how shaky the old plant was, and
you alone could have stabbed it in the
back, after it had nursed you an mese
years."
"How?"
"How! Why, by bribing my private
secretary to tell the exact amount of the
bids, by enticing me into putting your
fool nut locks into them, and then by conspiring
with my worst enemy and my
most trusted employe to crush me utterly.
That's how!"
"Good God, uncle! You are raving. I
have not betrayed you, I have not "
"Don't lie to me! I'm not so big a fool
now as I was three months ago. Didn't I
And out Lot-rimer's treachery this very
morning, didn't I fire him, and didn't he
walk over here as fast as his legs could
carry him and get a job, didn't he?didn't
he. I say?"
Dick was dazed as he saw how things
looked .from his uncle's standpoint
"Yes?yes, I see how it appears." he answered,
lowering his voice, "but even
if it is true that he sold out, wouldn't you
want him where you could put your hand
on him if you could find enough proof for
conviction?"
Richard Bannington looked, at his
nephew contemptuously, and said, slowly,
"You cold-blooded scorpion, you; do you
think you can sting me again? I'm not
guessing at this; one of your near and
dear fellow-BOcialists gave me' a tip, and.
strange as it may seem, a tip was all I
needed."
Dick thought silently for a moment
and then said, gently: "I can see exactly
how it looks to you; but, uncle, I
swear it is all a mistake. There has been
no conspiracy. ^ have played alone, ab
JVEMBER STYLE BOOKS
copy at Pattern Counter?First Floor,
for fall and winter.
WWH
sJ 8,h St. & Pa. ave.
"THE BUSY CORNER'
es of Embroidered
Collars at 25c
inusually large and varied assortment <
Collars in all the latest shapes and pa
ttention to these we offer for tomorr
jcial price of 25c each.?First Floor?Ne
rag Would ?
rrm or If? m
:k rouiaiu ^v.
ack Moire 55c
ack Taffeta 55c
| Small Wares
| Necessary for Oress=
making'
and 3 inch Heavy Mercerized
Skirt Belting, for high-waisted
skirts, in black and white, fl eRegular
value, 25c. Special, yd.. 11
J. Clark's 200-yd. Spools of Cotton,
black and white, all numbers. t| tj _
Special, 6 spools for li U
100 yards ,Sewing Silk, in black
and colors. Regular value, 6c. ii fji_
Special, 3 for
24 yards White and Black Cotton
Tape. Special, piece
500 yards Basting Cotton, all numbers.
Regular value, 5c. Spe- j] /n^
clal, 3 spools for Hvl#
i Light-weight Dress Shields; sizes
' 2, 3, 4. Regular value, 10c pair.
Special, 7c pair, or four pairs 2,?C
Slip-out Collar Bones, all lengths;
6 on card. Regular value, 10c.
Special, card
Black and White Hooks and Eyes;
all sizes; 2 dozen on card. Spe'
cial, 2 dozen for
[ 60-inch Tape Measures. Regu,
lar value, 5c. Special
' Hi-inch Mercerized Elastic; white
only. Regular value, 19c. t| (fll/-?
' Special, yard aVV
| 7, 8, 9 inch Self-adjusting Shears.
, Regular value, 25c. Special, 11 s~
, pair
' 100 yards Silkateen on spools; all
1 colors. Regular value, 5c. it
Special, 3 for 11'U'4*
Linen Corset l^aees, 2Vs. 4
j and 5 yards long. Special,
? 5 vards Mercerized Skirt Braid;
? black only. Regular value, e~
[ 10c. Special, piece ,*v
: An Old Fad Revived
I: SILK AND.SATIN
I Lambrequins
PLAIN* SI I. Is LAMBREQUINS
' and Piano Scarfs, with deep knotted
| silk fringe, in gTeen, old rose or
, cardinal. Prices from
$1.75 to $4
SILK OR SATIN LAMBR&
1 QUINS and Scarfs, with wide knot'
ted silk fringe and exquisite floral
1 designs above forming border, in
' hunter's and reseda greens, old rose,
white and tans. Prices from
$1.98 to $4.50
oOo
A Tuesday Special
$2.50 SILK LAMBREQUINS, in
all-over floral patterns fp fl =,0,
groundsfTt...?.F ^ ^ o0
Third Floor?Art Dept.
solutely alone?and the game's not played
out yet."
"That's it. brag over your devilment.
I don't see why the graves don't open and
the dead rise up to revenge themselves!"
(To be continued tomorrow.)
A Remarkable Tale.
"The Specter of Unrest," by D. H.
Couzens, will be found In our next
Sunday magazine. Mr. Couzens has
traveled a great deal, having spent
years in government work in the
South seas and also working through
the west with the United States Internal
revenue service. This is a South
sea story, told in the first person.
The teller was sitting in his house
one sticky, stormy evening, when a
tramp sailor appeared, and after drinking
a few high balls proceeded to draw
a picture. To quote, "From out the
black background there looked a face.
It was like nothing in heaven or earth.
The skill of the work was marvelous.
The malignant eyes seemed to gleam
green and the flesh to have a sickly,
*vA<annnno T t tt'OC fi h AlintintT.
v.?--. _
uncanny thine like some flesh-eat ng
monster; purely a fantasy, but a masterly
piece of work, nevertheless."
This he explained was "My personal
.demon, my aviator, the thing I have
seen for years, sleep or awake." And
then he went on and told his remarkable
story. There is a strange and unexpected
climax to the tale, which
brings out to the fullest Mr. Couzens'
exceptional talents as a story writer.
Playgrounds Are Open.
The new Mount Pleasant playgrounds
were opened to the children of that vicinity
tliis afternoon. No formal program
attended the opening, although many
friends of the "playgrounders" paid a
vls't to the grounds. The opening today
was a prostopnement from last Saturday,
because of the inclement weather. The
interschool games on the Georgetown
playgrounds were also resumed today.
; READY pn
Contains vatu- "
??? LACE
(\; Buyir
X.\ j |^QjJ J N<r
vy \ 1 Jj | tains, on whil
\\Jj j tnade to mat
Regular value,
i $5.00 Fine
1 Limem 1 imported?clos
?white, crean
$2.50 Scrii
>f Imported and _ signs ITIOSt Ot
,tterns. To can trimming?wh
ow 35 different , T1
ckwear bian. lair...
trd=of Pp:
>out that Long Reversible Coats
tst received them.
brown-and-tan, gray-and-blue, br
h. Have all the new style points
5c to $1.25 j
SvSp WlHI i
il v^ic
Colored Pongee, 36 in 55c
ck Peau de Cygne 55c
.ck Messaline 55c
ck Peau de Soie 55c
ck Pongee 55c
ck Liberty Satin 55c
t- TT 1 1 ~
lost the Fa?
ppsitol? 0
would be the rage, an importer
own-and-gray, two shades of gra
of the season, and the price tome
| Our Well Koowm
| LSnSinig Satar
? This Lining Satin Is equal to other
i yard and is a special value with us at
1 69c?and in all the new fall shades,
I green and other shades. 36 inches w
1 this Lining Satin, and if you are a ma
| MOIRE FINISH STRIPED
T PERCALINE, also CERIZED
; Mercerized Shadow black ofb
Silk, in all colors and an<j blue
f fast black, 36 inches with white <
t wide. Usual 12V4c did lining
| quality. Special to- Special toi
J morrow, a yard, yard,
I 934c 31
i $1 STOW
i
I A S /TVi
ai ov
.1.00b yards of 48-inch All-worsted
new 'fall shades, such as navy blue,
golden brown, seal brown, myrtle gr<
black. This fabric will give good ser
nobby one-piece dresses, for stylish
lored suits.
BLACK BROADCLOTH, bright
luster, guaranteed spot-proof, 56
inches wide. Spe- fl ao
cial tomorrow, a ^ II / ?*
yard ^ m w
STORM SERGE SUITINGS, in
wide or narrow wale; choice of a
jet black and the most desired
navy blue; 54 inches a tl >nv
wide. Tomorrow, a j[ 11 y/
yard ^
! Blaokets m
I
f 70x80 White California Wool Blan
kets. made of best grade' California
1 stock: long yarns; close woven; soft
' nap; finished with mohair binding;
dainty pink and blue a /r/r\.
borders. Reg. value, JO hT)'U>
pair. Special, pair ^
04x70 "Wool Nap" Blankets; full
size: bound with silk mohair; white,
gray and tan. with blue /Th
, and pink borders. Reg., ^ II
, pair. $3. Special, pair....^ ^
It Is Difficult to Real
How Many Sha
J Tae Hig
at $3, $3
Many of our customers have remar
ing the new smart shapes In the pro]
their gratification at being able to set
OUR SPECIAL. $3.00 NUMBER is
quality, well made, in latest style lasi
price.
AT $3.50 OUR KOLONIALS, whicl
best wearing, best looking, moct comf
has yet been offered at the price. All
AT $4.00 OUR POCAHONTAS, the s
I especially, and includes tne very tare
i ute styles and all the particular little
I ally only in higlieT priced shoes.?Tliii
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MISS E. F. HASTINGS
Mother and Aunts the Recipients
of Widespread Sympathy in
Their Bereavement.
Funeral services for Edgarina FYiuices
Hastings, daughter of Mrs. Edgar E.
Hastings, and niece of the M'sses Morris
and the late Justice Martin F. Morris
were held this morning at the family
residence, 1314 Massachusetts avenue.
where her death occurred last rnaay
night, following a protracted illness.
Rev. Father Eugene A. Hannan, rector
of St. Martin's Church, and a cousin of
the deceased, read the funeral serv'ce.
Mgr. Mackln of St. Paul's Church and
Rev. Father Olds of St. Augustine's
Church were also present, aa were a
number of friends and acquaintances of
the family, and the young associates of
the deceased.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Hugh
Fagan, Jerome Graham, Deios Smith,
Theodore Gill, Briscoe and Vedder.
The interment was private and followed
at Mount Olivet cemetery. During the
ong illness of the deceased her appreciation
of the affectionate inquiries of
friends was characteristic of the kindliness
which marked her whole life. She
made her debut in society a few years
ago and the hospitalities arranged for her
in her own home and in the homes of her
friends were a leading feature in that
winter's pleasurea
Widespread sympathy has been extended
to her mother and aunts in their
grief.
Miss Sue Dong, aged sixteen years,
who was badly burned Friday at Cumberland.
Md.. while melting paraffin, died
Saturday. ^
4t
ices Urge
; CURTAIN J
rag Tomorrow <?
veSty Curtains
Appliqued Decorative Cur- (}
te or Arabian net?novelties (/
ch color schemes. (ffcej />
, $7.50. Pair
Scotch Cable Xet Curtains? ,?
e, dainty meshes (Q)ff
?. arabian. Pair.. V
m Curtains?10 different de- ! 0
them with effective filet lace Q
ite, cream and ara- $1.29 I 0
: o
:tory $20 \
oats at \
? I
offered us enough material of ?
y. Couldn't buy the material
)rro\v onlv $15. Second Floor, v
; c
89c Two-Seasoirs $
n for 69c Yd. 0
qualities staling elsewhere at a .
89c a yard. Tomorrow we offer It at Q
including coronation purple. emerald ?
ide. Fall wraps should be lined with v
>ney saver you'll buy tomorrow. ^
i MER- QUILTED LINING )
8rfATEEr>^ SATIN, all colors, and ^
unas with ,
lue stripes, a specially good value V
,a?d J1'ack at. a yard. (j
lots. Splen- v
for wraps.
morrow, a J SC
First Floor?Lining ,
^ Section.
;\ AT irNTr^ir^ ITS
tt SCKUC s
'c Yd. I
c
Storm Serge at ?J9c a yard. All the /
delft blue, kings blue, marine blue. >
?en, wine, garnet, cardinal, moss and V
vice and is especially adapted for the /
separate skirts and for modish tai- *
0
I ALL-WOOL, BROADCLOTH. .V> ('
inches wide, in black. navy and
king's blue; usual $1.25 1\
a^ ^ yard quality. Spe- |V
SCOTCH SUITINGS. 54 inches $
wide, in colors of gray, tan and *
brown mixtures, checks >rv q V
and stripes. Special, a /;
yard .... V
First Floor -Drus Goods Ai-cade. 0
id Comforts I
72x80 Full Size Lamb's Wool Com- (j
forts; made from best grade sateens; A
9 in. plain border to /*> -*> /f>c> \
match. Floral patteme ()
Reg. value, $5. Special. w w r
Comforts: full size; l>e8t white cot- Q
ton tilling; covered with silkoline; (J
stitched all over: lighi and /r\.c\ <)
dark colors: floral and Per1
sian designs. Special A
lize, Without Seeing, ^
des We Have in 0
;h Shoes f
1.50 & $4!
ked the difficulty experienced in find- A
per shade of tan, and have expressed .
:ure the desired shade and style here. C
a guaranteed shoe, in good-wearing 0
Ls and an unusually fine shoe for the Q
- - .- 0
ti enjoy the reputation ui ucihr ?.??;
ortable shoe for all-around wear that (
the late "snappy" styles.
hoe that appeals to the young women
st smart and striking up-to-the-min- (
finishing touches that are found ueu- ()
rd Floor?Shoe Dept. A
RUNAWAY BOY IS HOME
AFTER A COURT SCARE
Arrested for Playing Marbles, He
Was-Afraid to Pace Judge
De Lacy.
Edward Mitchell, the fourteen-year-old
boy who ran away from his home, at 510
1st street northwest. Saturday morning
because he was too scared to face Judge
De Lacy on a charge of playing marbles
in Judiciary Square the day before, returned
to his mother early this morning.
He had left a note saying he had gone
to seek his fortune, but his wanderings
had not carried him beyond the home of
his grandmother, In Kenilwortb EMward
will not have to go to court, because
Judge De Lacy dismissed the oase
very hurriedly Saturday morning and
warned the park policemen not to brine
any more cases at so trivial a nature
before him.
Mother Suffer* Anxiety.
Mrs. Mitchell spent three days searchIn*
for her son. She recently lest her
husband, and, being dependent on her
'own resources, the search for the child
meant a good deal to her. She was weakened
by the affair yesterday afternoon
and this morning was in a very nervous
stats when her front door bell rang and
EM ward appeared. He said he had been
"soared to death*' and was afraid that an
appearance In the Juvenile Court meant
a sentence to the National Training
School tar BeysHe
promised to be good and went te
school at o'clock. ^