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The Spirit of
Thanksgiving
Over the Wire
At Thanksgiving time
kindness and laughter and
good cheer will bo on the
wires.
Many who cannot make
the home visit in person
will make it by "Long
Distance."
The telephone is the
great and almost limitless
roadway over which
Thankksgiving spirit can
travel.
'Ask "Long Distance" -for
rates anywhere.
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DENVER, - COLO.
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75 rooms with prlvato bath; K)
rooms without bath. Ratos with
bath, $1.50. Rates without bath,
$1.00. Special rates by the week
or month. Cafe In connection.
Elovator service, hot ami cold wa
ter and telephone In ovory room.
One block from Orphcum theatro,
two blocks from Broadway theatre.
Tako Seventeenth Streot Car
Grandest of All.
"What Is tho grandest thing In itu1
nnlvcrse?" asks Victor Hugo. "A storm
nt sen," ho answers und continues:
"And wlmt Is grander than a storm lit
ecn?" "Tlio unclouded heavens on n
starry, moonless night" "Awl wlmt
la grander tlinn theso midnight skies?"
"Tlio soul of innn" n spectacular
climax such ns Hugo loved nnd still,
'with nil Its drnmntlc effects, tho pic
turesquo Rttitement of n vnst nml sub
Umo and mighty truth.
Unfortunate,
"What are you crying for. rcporl?"
"Bocnuso I nm ho unfortunnto."
"How do you moan unfortunnto?"
"Tho teacher told us thnt thero were
1,500,000,000 peoplo In tho world, nnd
ho snld I wns the most stupid of thorn
all." Fllegendo Wntter.
Put Out.
"I bow Jinks Just uow, and ho seem
h1 much put out."
"Ho Is. nis landlord l Just after
dispossessing him." Judges
Beyond Hope.
Louise Troubled with loss of appe
tite, isn't sho? Julln She doesn't oven
want to ont the things thnt tho doc
tors forbid Life.
Many of the misfortunes of life. like
hyenas, fleo If you courageously meet
them.
Betting r-iim Right.
Thoy wero enoylng a motor rldo nnd
hnd Just entoreil a country road.
"May I kiss your hand?" ho asked, a
Uttlo confusedly.
Sho removed her veil.
"No," sho replied. "I hnvo my gloves
on." Llpplucott's Magazine.
APOLLO HOTEL
ONDEB THE OCEAN'rT 71
Changes In 'the Sea Floor From
Shore to Shore.
THE BIG MID-ATLANTIC RlDGE.
It Starts at Iceland nnd Bisects the
Ocean Down Almost to Capo Horn.
In Places It Rises Above tho Surface,
Forming Groups of Islands.
A sketch of tho "landscnpo" of tho
ocean bed Is given by Dr. A. B. Ship
Icy In an nrticlo In tho Edinburgh Ho-
view:
"Tho passengers nnd tho crow of a
liner racing over tho surfaco of tho
Atlantic arc apt to imnglno that under
them l.i a vast layer of water of vary
ing depth sparsely Inhabited by a few
fish. As a matter of fact, tho wholo of
this great ocean Is teeming with life.
If instead of taking ship wo could tako
to tho water und walk across tho bed
of tho Atlantic to America, starting
from the shores of western Europe, wo
should in effect bo traveling through a
succession of now countries. Not only
would tho surrounding physical condi
tions vary as wo advanced, but tho
animal nnd nlant Ufa would vnrv in
correlation with tho altering physlcnl
conditions.
"Walking farther and farther toward
tlio dopths of tlio Atlantic, wo should
soon loso all sight of tho nlgae. and tho
shallow water fish tlio plulco nnd sole,
whiting, skates, dogfish and others and
cod would glvo way to tho megrim
and tho hako. The sea floor would
gradually chango from rock or gravel
or stones to sands and ultimately to
mud or oozes of various tints, their
orlglnnl colors often modified by tho
action of tho decomposition of organic
particles in them and on them. All
theso finer deposits nro derived from
tho neighboring laud and nro blown
scawnrd by offshoro winds or washed
down by rnlns nnd streams and carried
out to tho sea by rivers.
"Tho dlstanco to which flno mnttcr In
suspension may bo carried is very
great Tho Kongo Is said to carry its
characteristic mud as far out to sea as
000 miles, and tho Ganges nnd tho
Indus ns far as 1,000 miles.
"Except In tho neighborhood of such
grcnt rivers a subaqueous traveler
would soon pass beyond what Sir John
Murray hns called tho 'mud line,' a
lino that limits tho terrigenous deposits
everywhere surrounding dry .land.
IJ.avIng reached this limit wo must
proceed warily, for nt tho mud line,
at an averago depth of a hundred
fathoms, wo shall find ourselves at tho
edgo of tho continental shelf, that rim
which extends seaward to a varying
dlstanco from all land areas, tho rim
on which Great Britain rests. Beyond
lies tho continental Blopo, a prcclplco
moro or less abrupt nnd moro or less
high, descending by steep declines or
terraced cliffs until depths of 2.000
fnthoms nro reached.
"Tho Atlantic, compared with tho
other grcnt oceans, has nn unusually
largo area of comparatively shallow
water. Of its total area 27.5 per cent
Is covered by wntcr less thnn 1,000
fathoms deep; 18por cent 116s between
1,000 nnd 2.000 fathoms and 47 per cent
between 2,000 nnd 3.000 fathoms; tho
remaining 7.5 per cent is still deeper.
"At tlio foot of tho continental slopo'
lies nn Illlmltnblo plain of n uniform
dull, grayish burr color, flat and fea
tureless as the desert and only diversi
fied by nn occaslonnl ns yet uncovered
rock or wreck or tho straight lino of a
recently laid cable. This plain con
tinues with scarcely a chango In scen
ery or In level until wo approach tho
great mid-Atlantic ridge. As Bruce
has shown, this ridge, which roughly
bisects tho Atlantic, extends from Ico
Innd ns far south as flfty-threo degrees
of south latitude, with a slight and
qulto Inexplicable break just under tho
oquntor. Tho ridge runs almost parallel
with tlio distort) contour of North and
South America, which. In turn, ns the
ordlnnry map will show, roughly cor
responds with tho western contour of
Europo and Africa. From time to tlmo
tho rldgo rises nbovo tho surfaco of the
wator. as In tho Azores group, St
Paul's rocks. Ascension. Tristan da
Ctinha and Gough Island.
"Ilnvliig ascended tho eastern and
descended the western slopo of this
mld-Atlautlc ridge, we should ngaln
trnverso plains of grayish oozo far
moro extensive than any lovel land
tract known to ireocranhora. ami ns wo
approached tho American const wo
Hiiouid gradually pass through. In re
vorso order, tho zones of life trnvorscd
when lenvlng Eurono. On tho nnstnrn
const of America the slopo Is much
moro grnduitl than on tho western
const of southern Europo nnd Africa."
Told the Truth.
A few days ufter tho now fnrmor
hnd purchased a horso from a thrifty
Scot he returned In nn nngry mood.
"You told mo this horso hnd won hnlf
a dozen matches ngnlnst bohio of tho
best horses hi tho country. Ho can't
trot a mile In six minutes to savo him
self. You lied to mo!" he donounced.
"1 dldnii lie. It was In plowln'
matches ho took snx prizes." calmly
replied Sandy.
As She Saw It.
Tho Mother If you grow up to bo
polite, my dear, nnd have good tnsto In
dross and marry discreetly I shall bo
perfectly satisfied. The Daughter
(aged twolve) Then I don't need nn
education! Isn't thnt lovely l Clovo
land Plain Dealer.
Tears lu mortal miseries nro vain.
Homer.
uviwuw
Fortunately Vindi
cation Was at
Hand
By OSCAR COX
Giuseppe, for this net of perfidy you
Bhnll Buffer. You havo handed mo over
to bo donlt with by tho law. I will bo tho
law to you. I will not remain Ions behind
bars. No prison walls havo yot been
built stronB enough to bold mo. When I
nm free, ns the carrlor pigeon looks about
him for tho light ho will take, I will lo
cato you. And wliorover you aro thero
will I go. It may bo when tho earth Is
nwnkcnlng after a nocturnal olumbcr, it
may bo when tho sun Is pouring a Hood of
light on hill nnd vale, it may bo when you
think yourself concealed In tho shadows
of ovenlng, that I will come, but como I
will, nnd when you fool my blado cutting
Into your heart your eyes shall servo you
for tho last time, nnd thoy will behold mo
bending over you gloating In my rovengo.
I paused in my writing nnd read over
what I had written. I wns dissatisfied
with It. Thero wns not sufficient
strength, rnncor, bitterness, diabolism.
In it to suit mo. I wrote It over, vivify
ing tho picturesque points nnd intensi
fying tho hate. Then I put it with my
manuscript in its placo nt tho closo of
a chapter and mndo my prepnratlons to
leavo my room.
Two reasons influenced my going. In
tho first placo, I suffered tho impover
ishment usual to authors who havo not
attained recognition ns geniuses, nnd I
was expecting to bo turned out for non
payment of rent In tho second place,
I was in lovo nnd hnd promised to
spend tho week end with my betrothed.
As to my poverty, I wns expecting bet
ter things when my novel, "Tho Ban
dit's Revenge," should bo published; as
to my Indylove. I hoped to conceal
from her tho pltlnblo condition of my
finances till I began to recelvo my roy
alties. My apartment was on tho top floor of
a building in which thero were many
rooms. I possessed nn old satchel, but
no wnrdrobo except what I wore.
Thero woro a number of unsold manu
scripts in tho closet and in order to fill
out tho bag I put them in It nnd, going
with it out into tho hnll, descended. A.
man on tho floor below, seeing me,
started toward mo. Thinking ho might
bo intending to stop mo for my unpaid
rent, I hurried on nnd succeeded in
eluding him. Emerging from tho build
ing, I felt satisfaction in knowing that
I had nil my worldly possessions with
mo nnd hnd left nothing in my room
thnt tho landlord could hold ns secu
rity for my debt Alns, I hnd left one
Uttlo nrticlo that would bring mo moro
troublo thnn if I hnd left abundant se
curity, but I did not know it.
I hnd in my pocket tho wherewithal
to pay my wny to tho suburban town
whoro lived my beloved. I expended
50 cents for n ticket and, Iinving $2
moro, spent it for somo roses to ,
tnko with mo as a gift for her, leaving
mo a cent for a newspnper. Then I
entered tho train, laid my sntchel on
tho scat bcsldo mo, unfolded my pnper
nnd, nssumlng a carelessness I did not
feel, began to read tho news. My pov
erty did not troublo mo. I wns used to
thnt But I drended lest my betrothed
should find It out ,
Nlnn, who wns nwnre of my coming,
wns nt tho station to meet mo nnd
took mo to nor homo In a Uttlo auto
her father hnd recently given her. i '
tossed my sntchel, containing no toilet '
nrtlcles except a toothbrush, on tho
floor of tho vehlclo and took my seat
besldo my adored chauffeur. Instead
of driving mo directly homo, she mndo !
a long detour Into the country. It was '
evident from her manner thnt sho hnd
something of hnportnnco to say to mo
nnd wns making nn opportunity to say
It As soon as wo were on a country
rond she slowed down nnd said:
"My denr Luicl. I bono thnt wlmt I
am going to sny to you will not lend
you to think that I do not trust you
implicitly. It is papa who is uncertain '
about you. IIo would prefer that I
should marry a man born in Amerlcn. i
whoso family nnd antecedents wo
might lenrn about You know that .
you havo no rolntlves in America, and '
In order to learn of your ancestry nnd
status In Italy ono must go thero to
mako nn investigation. 1 hnvo told
papa what you huvo told mo thnt you
aro n descendant of tho historical Co
lonnas; that your father Is a member
of tho Italian parliament nnd hns been
a cabinet minister. Papa says, 'What
proof hnvo you of this?' and I can only
reply thnt I hnvo your word for It
And when papa asks mo why I bollovo
you and I say it Is becauso I lovo you
ho laughs at mo."
"My dear Nina," I replied, "havo pa
tience. I have written for Buch proofs
of who and what 1 am as Bkall con
vlnco any doubter. Mennwhllo, though
I do not expect your father to feel sat
isfied concerning mo. it seems to me
that If you really lovo me you will
trust mo."
Had 1 not romanco In my naturo I
would not bo n novelist Komanco led
mo to tnku the ground that thero Is
something lu true lovo to lnduco n
woman to trust tho man she loves
without cnlllng on him for his creden
tials. I went Into a rhapsody about this
beautiful faith In a loved one nnd suc
ceeded In Infusing tho sentiment Into
Nlnn. I wns nil 1 pretonded to bo nnd
wns only concealing from my betroth
ed my poverty, which my hopeful dis
position led mo to think would soon bo
ended. But there was not n slnglo rea
son In my words why sho should put
faith in ono whom she saw only
'through the romance finked ejes of n
lAcr Yet I fcUMfided in drawing
fmin her nn lmpnsloned statement
that If I woro accused of being a mem-ln-r
of the dreaded Cnmorra society, if
I were convicted of being n perpetra
tor of Black Hand crime, still would
sho believe thnt I was maligned nnd
innocent I kiwed her again and again,
telling her that her confidence in mo
hnd enhanced my lovo for her tenfold.
Hours hnd pnssed when wo returned
to her home. Leaving me, Nina went
straight to her father nnd told him
thnt my credontlnls woro expected
shortly and till their arrival she would
only ask him to recelvo mo condi
tionally. This satisfied him, and I was
made qulto welcome.
Tho next morning. Sunday, opened
bright nnd beautiful, and my spirits
pnrtook of tho soronlty of the day.
Sunday brings relief In mnny wnys.
and this Sunday brought an especial
relief to me. I felt comfortable in tho
fact that I would not bo troubled with
duns. I passed somo tlmo after break
fnst reading a morning newspnper.
One piece of information I rend espe
cially Interested me. It wns bonded.
"Followed to Ills Denth." An Italian
had been found dead in his bed with n
knife sticking In his heart Tho pollco
hnd discovered n clew to the murderer,
nnd his arrest was expected. Tho clew
Indicated that the man had been mur
dered from revenge. Tho supposed
murderer had occupied a room in tho
snme building with his victim nnd had
left a paper oil which was given tho
motive for the crime, no hnd fled, but
tho pollco had a description of him.
But wlint struck mo flat aback was
that the murder hnd been committed
In tho house where I hnd hnd my room
nnd which I hnd left the dny before.
As I read on another shock awaited
mo. Tho murderer had been for somo
tlmo a lodger in tho same building and
had been given notice to movo for non
payment of rent no hnd been seen
to leave tho houso soon after tho mur
der had been committed, a description
of him was in tho hands of tho police,
and ho wns being traced by detectives.
A sudden thought a horrible thought
struck mo. This caso fitted mo ex
actly. I had boon notified to leavo my
room for nonpayment of rent Great
heavens! Thoy wero looking for mo!
Hero was a pretty combination of
circumstances. In addition to other
uncertainties about me, I was In tho
position of n murderer flying from
justice. I dreaded that tho pollco might
como down on mo nt any moment
Cnlllng Nlnn, I led her out into tho
garden where wo wero nlono and said:
"Sweetheart I am about to bo ac
cused of having committed n crime.
Will you trust mo as you yesterday
snld you would?"
"What crime?" sho stammered, pal
ing. "Murder."
"Oh, heavens!"
"nero thoy como now."
I saw several men passing through
tho gate. They came up to mo. and
ono of them, putting a hand on my
shoulder, snld, "You'ro wanted."
"Wlint for?"
"Murder."
"Tho ono committed in tho apart
ment on X streot?"
"Yes."
"What proof have you of my guilt?"
"That you will find out on .your
trial."
Nina's father, followed by her mother
and the rest of tho family, came hurry
ing from tho houso to learn what was
tho matter. A pollco officer stated the
caso, and when I demanded some evi
dence against me. after consultation
with his fellows, ho Utok a pnper
from his pocket and began to read:
"Oluscppo. for this act of perrtdy you
shall suffer. You havo handed mo over to
be dealt with by tho law. I will bo tho
law to you. I will not bo long behind
bars. No prNon walls havo yet been built
strong enough to hold mo."
"Stop!" I shouted, laughing hystcr
ically. "I know what that is. I must
havo left It in my room when"
"You admit it?"
"Certainly I do."
"Oh, go on," walled Nina.
"When I nm free, ns tho carrier pigeon
looks about him for tho flight ho will
take, I will loonto you, and wherever you
aro there will I go. It may be when tho
earth Is awnkennng after a nocturnal
Blumbcr, It may bo when the sun Is pour
ing a flood of light on hill and vale, It may
bo when you think yourself concealed In
tho shadows of ovonlng. that I will come,
but como I will, and when you feel my
blado cutting Into your heart your eyes
shall servo you for tho last time, and
thoy will behold mo bending over you
gloating in my revenge."
As the mnn stopped rending I heard
a thud, and. turning, I saw Nina lying
In n heap on tho ground. Her father
picked her up and was about to carry
her awny when sho revived nnd in
sisted on remninlng, giving mo a look
of terrible appeal for my vindication.
"Theso fools," I cried "tlicso con
founded fools havo taken the closing
pnragraph of a novel I havo been
writing for n threat to kill a man. Of
all tho stupid aslnlnlty I over heard"
Tho pollco forco looked at each other,
doubtful as to whether or no they had
mado a mistake.
"Can you prove what you sny?" ask
ed their chief.
"Certainly. In my Bntchel I hnvo my
novel nnd tho substltuto for thnt pn
per which I rewrote."
My mortification at pulling only
manuscripts instead of toilet nrtlcles
from my satchel was overtopped by
my delight nt hnvhig n vindication at
hand. The policemen went back to
tho city without me, and my escnpe
from arrest excited tho sympathy of
nil my entertainers. I was invited to
remain till my credentials enmo from
Italy, and when thoy arrived thoy con
tained a check from my father that set
mo up In good shape.
Nina and 1 nro now very hnppy to
gether. I have given up scribbling,
my father-in-law having taken no Into
his business.
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