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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1911)
I AJ. ) IH- K tt ifMJ-,efcUi5i cj aj m - y r WITH 50ME IMCIDMTAL o RUAIION 10 UIE WOMAN CVJfl3 TbWriSKNDliBADY ftttfarmrtoM By Dcapbobn JieLviu frmcT tut grmnu imro SYNOPSIS. A foolish you lid trnrtcrfnot tu-comi raacltinlrtf with tlio bold, nrtful wlf of a Vrunkcn prospector In western inlnlmt own. Ttiey tiropure to rlopo In a blind In bllnnrd but are confrontnd by thn C audita huslmnd. H U lt by tint Ifr. but tlio chlvulroua loy pin ft ntit to thn body taking thn . crlmo pun himself. In tliolr ntfttit to tlio railroad nlnttnti tb woman' horse, fall oxliaiintcil: the youth nut Iter n bin own ami follow linnKlnglo lb" tlrrup sirup, fli-olnir li Is mi Impei" Bient. th tvntniin tlmiMH her osriirt Into now drlfi nnd ride on. Hulf-fnitcn tm sttimblni Into the rntlroml station Ju-it M the train hour) thn woman nwny. Twanly-flve years later, thin limn, (lvctrite Oormly, Is a inuUI-inllllntmlr In Nnvv Tork. Ilo mi'Pts Klpntmr llnldanc. a beautiful nnd wonltby settlement worker. nd ro-opciutra with her In her wont. Oormly becomes nwtiir of a stcninshlp fine und nnd himself fruMrntrd In pier and trr.de extension plans by Kruftliii nl earmnn. bached by tlio Ootlmm Traction Company. An automobile accident on o Stormy ClirlntinuH ev ItrlriK" the. Ilnl lanes to his country home, (iormly makes thn marooned party comfortable. Jn a confidential tulk with Oormly. Mips laldann enthuse on her Hiittlement work, and Ionic that ho shall hciii-nt mankind with bis wealth and business talents. He determine to do so and announces that fca will b mayor of Now York mid rn tfssm the city from corruption. CHAPTER V-Continued. I "I know little about tlio aoclnl obli gations of tho world to which yon re fer. It ban not. boon my privilege to havo an cntrnncn theroln." "Merely n matter of eholco on your part, I nm sure," murmured Haldano Beprcrutlngly. "Possibly" was the cool reply. "I Bjnvo not hitherto been greatly Inter ested In effecting an entrance with in tho charmed circle, nor tun I es pecially now, Having yuur presence of course and mennlng not thn BlIglitoBt offonso In tho world." "Nouo whatever Is taken, and I prny you to proceed. You Interest me exceedingly." "In my btiHlncfls, Mr. Hnldano, and I have no doubt that tlio experience la your own, I hive found that what I supervise myself In well done, and what I delegate to othcra Ib frequently 111 done, and sometimes not done at all." "The remark Is as old as Hen Frank lln," laughed Haldane, "and tho prin ciple Ik older still." Hut Httrely," he went on, "In a great business Hiieh an yours la, you can't attend personal ly to every detail yourself." "By no nicano," returned the other. "I have succeeded In Hiirroundlng my self with a very capable corps of sub ordinatesperhaps I had better call them assistants who have heon tried and tested, and upon whom I have de volved responsibilities commensurate with their capacities, and from whom I expect result!!. Put I supervises ev ery department of the business myself. 1 am In possession of frequent reports concerning It even in Its details. I make regular and rigid Inspections. In short, so far as one man can do ao, I havo It all In my own hands, certainly in my own mind." "My own prnctlso, Mr. Homily, with By affairs, which are somewhat large and extensive is similar to yours." ' "1 take it, sir," was the answer, "that we nro In lino with all successful toon In that." It Irked Haldane n little to be so calmly tncluded in tho same category with Oormly: for he had never been In trade and had acquired much of tho old world prejudice against the keep ing of a storo. However, It was not worth quarreling about. Not that Haldano had the slightest objections to quarreling with Oormly; on the contrary, ho would havo enjoyed It Immensely, and Indeed intended In ene way or another to do that very thing before he got through with him; but It would be bad policy to do It without more preparation for victory, aad It would be In exocrablo taste to precipitate antagonism In tho enjoy eat of his hospitality. Therefore he wallowed Ma dislike and proceeded aa follows: "Kvon the beat of subordinates Bake mistakes once In a while." "They are no more Immune from that," was tho awift rejoinder, "than the ablest of employers." Haldane laughed. It was exceed ingly well done. For tho moment It even deceived his acute companion. lie spoke with an air of the utmost frankness. "I havo no personal concern, of course, in tho matter, but I have been greatly Interested In the remark ble series of articles that havo ap peared undor your name. I suppose 7011 were betrayed Into this unfortu nate position through some error on the part of one of your suhordlr.etos." "No," said Oormly, "that waa u mis. take of my own. ono of thosj employ r'a errors to which we alluded a mo ent since." "It Is like to cost you dear. I fancy, before you get through. The Oor bam Freight Traction company, which I hear Is an Immensely strong financial organization nnd is nat urally relentless and inoxorable In aatters of business, is apt to exact compliance with lta demands, or leave your warehouses, us It were, in the nlr." "I have never credited them with any other Intent." "Then I suppose In the end you will take your medicine, au the young men say, nnd content yourself with your ah proclamations?" "My experience has been that pub licity, If coupled with surrender, Is novor very nfllcaclous. If I should accedo to the demands of the Gotham Freight Traction company, the fact that I had exposed thorn would bo of littlo moment." "Oh, then, you proposo to do your own freighting by wagon nnd glvo up tho battle?" asked Haldane, his eager ness a littlo moro apparent than he Imagined possible. "I have not said so," ho nnswerod. "What do you proposo?" It waa a blunt, direct question, and ono unwarranted by the situation. "Well " began tho merchant slowly. "I ask simply as a citizen Interested In the welfare of thn community. Some of tlio backers of the Gotham Freight Traction company nro friends of mine, and from tonight I shall hope to count you also among that mini bor," explained the financier grace fully. "Thank you," returned Oormly. "I have learned that It Is nut wise to nay what you are going to do until you nro ready to do It; that it Is much better, In fact, to substitute doing for saying." "An excellent maxim !" returned the other with well simulated ludlfforenco. "All of your fellow citizens, however. wyi be deeply interested In tho out come of i'"i affair. 1 am an older man than ' 1 ure, Mr. Oormly, and may (bereft,. j tuko the liberty, not of ad vising you ns to the conduct of your "And you have ao personal Interest In tho matter?" "I have already assured you as to that." "I will not accept of y such offer, If It should bo made me by authority. I will not pay a single cent over and above the actual cost of building tho switches and a proper and reasonable amount for tho privilege of the con nection." "Of course, you must make your own decision. In that cose, howovor, I fear you will nover got tho switches." "I am quite sure that beforo I got through I shall have not only the switches, but " Oormly paused, nnd looked his com panion hard and directly In tho face. "Dut what?" said Haldane, flicking the uohes from his cigar daintily, and speculatively watching the blue curl of stnoko that roso languidly from lta end In tho air. Oormly' thought quickly. Ho waa not now deceived by the well assumed IndlfTercnco of Haldane. He was con vinced that thcro was nomuthlng back of It; that the relation of Hnldano to tho whole affair was more than a mere casual one; that Haldane had not told him the plain, unvurnlshed truth. "Well, Mr. Haldane, I will be frank with you. I not only intend to havo my track connection, but I Intend to. bavo the Gotham Freight Traction company as well." "My dear sir!" Bald Haldane gently, not turning a hair before this astound ing declaration. "Aro yott awaro that the bonds of the Gotham Freight Trac tion company aro two hundred and fifty million dollars; that stock for twlco as much moro has been issued and sold and Ih alroady at a premium; that It Ib In the onjoyment of a ninety-nine-year franchise with tho privilege of ronownl; that Its promotora In clude some of tho ablest financiers In the city?" "Much of what you say Is a matter of public notoriety. You have given tno, however, sorao information that I did not pouscss and which Is of val ue." said Ourmly quietly. Haldane did not acknowledge tho touch, though he winced inwardly at it. "And yet you speak," be went on, ' , ri US! ffffif i.BMSaiiiaga---iMMi .i-.;rr''M ' atvirn MAWM ,Fw I All Oormly Deliberately Laid business, bat of saying In a friendly way ono or two things that occur to mo. The first Is that as a business man I know that this publicity is more or less distasteful to you. I assumo that It will be to the Gotham Freight Traction company, which, I believe, la a very worthy concern, desirous of minding Hb own business and exploit ing Its own properties. I think my self, viewing tho situation Impartial ly, that you have been hardly dealt with. I don't want to see the affair advance any farther, for the credit of the community. Supposo we say five hundred thousand dollars for the connections and nothing more to appear about It In the public press':' "is this " burst out Oormly quickly. "Is this a compromise you aro offering?" "I am offering nothing," returned Hnldano lightly, almost Indifferently. "I am not In position to offer anything. Ah I stated to you, I am simply a citi zen who wtnta to see this unpleasant matter removed from tho papers, where auch things are discussed by Intempcrnte writers without auy real comprehension of tho Issues Involved and I offer aa tho friend of my friends, and, if I may so call myself, as your friend, to bring you two together." "You aro uot empowered to make such a proposlti&n?" "Certainly not," was the specious answer. "I simply take advantago of the fortunate chanco that gives roe the privilege of your acquaintance to do what I concolve to be a most Impor tant public service." His Cards on the Table. "of controlling tho company?" "I do." "This is most interesting. I am cu rious to know how you proposo to do it? "The business that you have built up is evidence of your capacity In that Hue; but you have, I tuko It, never mingled In Wall street, never dealt on tho exchange?" "Never. I didn't mean to, either." "How then do you expect to obtain control of such n corporation as this, especially when It has back of It the city government us well aB tho Such em socloty?" The question was one Oormly could have declined to anawer without a moment's hesitation without giving nny offense, for it v. an ono that Hal dane had no right to ask. He thought deeply, If swiftly, and before he spoke, Haldane continued: "You are, I take It, a wealthy man; but no sluglo man could comnmud the resources of this corporation; that Is, no single man outside of those few who are In It," he wont on, "and It would bo sheer madness for you to attempt It." "Mr. Haldane," said Oormly, coming to another conclusion, "there Is a pow er In this country greater than tho money power." "And what may that be, sir?" "Tho power of tho people" "In this Instance, the people ore ul rtady on the side of tho Gotham Freight Traction company." "Are they so?" "Certainly. Through their represen tatives they hava voted them a fran chise under which the line has bciu constructed and by which it Is oper ated, through the provisions of which It will be held." "Have the people surrendered their rights absolutely to the Gotbmtn Freight Traction company?" "I should say that they had." "Are they delivered, bound hand and foot, to this corporation?" "Well, you put It rather poetically; but In substonco your remark Is true." "And have Uiey no redress or re course?" "Certainly." "And what Is that?" "I hnvon't tho slightest objection to telling you. They can revoko the' franchise at the expiration of tho nlnetynlnoyear term." "la that all they can do?" "Absolutely all. You see, therefore, It would bo quite hopeless for you to attempt to fight this corporation, even with the alllanco and support of the people, which It Is by no means cer tain you could gain." "And that Is your unprejudiced opin ion?" "It Is. Therefore I urgo upon you tho ncccptanco oC my offer to mediate between you and them." "And you say your interest is purely Impersonal?" "Kntlroly." "I am glad, aa I said before, to know that," returned Oormly, "bo cause I should not llko to find myself In opposition to one who has mani fested such friendliness to me as you have." Haldane looked up auspiciously; but Gormly's appearance was abso lutely guileless. "For notwithstanding what you tell me," the merchant continued, "all of which Is doubtless true, I proposo to enter the contest with the Gotham Freight Traction company. I have never allowed myself to bo robbed; 1 havo never been beaten by trickery and chlcanory; and 1 don't propose to be robbed or beaten now." "Huln, absolute ruin, la before you," Bald the other earnestly, "It you on- gago In this contest. "13ut sir, they aro trying to hold me up to use a, blunt phrase for u mil lion dollars for a thing that should not bo worth a tenth of that amount on a liberal basis. Morally " ".Morals, my dear Mr. Oormly, aotno how seem to havo littlo to do with business. You must do what they like, or " He shrugged his shoulders. "Wo shall see," said Oormly. "I bo licve, though 1 am not a ntudent of military history, that an able general Is ono who takes advantago of tho mistakes of tho enemy, mid that moro battles are won by such Bharp sighted endeavor than by deliberate plan ning." "Hut aupposo you did Bucccod. what then? How would that affect the Ootlmm Freight Traction company?" "Meanwhile," said Oormly, and in this instance he deliberately laid nil his cards on tho table. "1 propose to tako advantage of tho ono blunder of tho Gotham Freight Traction com pany." "And what Is that?" iiBl:ed Hal dano with intense eagerness. There was no longer the faintest pretense between these two. His cards were on tho table aa well, ulthough bo had not admitted it. "In order to mako tho franchise of tho Gotham Freight Traction company really of value, to complete tho sys tem, without which It begins nnd ends in tho nlr, they must have the old New York Street Car company fran chise which expires next spring. ,It covers the only available routes and the only available streets to connect the two ends of the Gotham enter urlse. Somehow or other the astute minds controlling the cotporatlon failed to secure tho renowal of this franchise. It haB to bu voted upon and passed In the spring." "The present administration." waa the quick reply, "will be In power un til tho April elections. The franchise expires In March. No re-grant of It could be mado until then. It will be renewed before a new administration could supplant tho old, oven If your wild dreams were successful." "That Is to be seen," answered Oormly coolly. "My dear sir. It la aelf evident" "By no means. Public opinion shall be aroused on the question of tho re aewal of the franchise of the New York Street Car company, with a clear explanation of the principles and con sequences Involved, to such an extent that I do not believe any administra tion on earth will dare to counter It." "And who will do thin arousing?" "I will." "How?" "Dy offering myself as a cnndldat for mayor of New York and by fight ing tho battle on that Issue, and that alone." "I might," said Haldano slowly, oft or a deenly thoughtful moment "I might secure the privileges you dcalre conditioned " "I don't desire tliom now, Mr. Hal dano," returned Oormly. "I nm In tho battlo to stay. I ask nothing from tho Gotham Frolght Traction company: it can confer no favors upon me. I shall tako what I am entitled to by the graco of God and the will of the peo ple." Haldane stared a loug time at tho dark, determined face of his host. "You will make a splendid enemy, Mr. Gorraly." ho said nt last. "The battlo between you and the Traction company will be ono worth going a long distance to see." At that Instant the tall clock la the hall atruck the hour of 12. "I have tho honor," said Oormly, bowing formally, "to wish you a yen Merry Christmas, Mr. Haldane." (TO BIS CONTINUED LAMPS FOR MINERS U Electric Bulbs Will Prevent Ex plosions and Disasters. .Miners' Old "Naked" Light Will Bs Superseded by Modern Electrlo Light Operated by a Pocket Storage Battery. Chicago. The assertion that ths tlmo Is fast approaching when naked .lights In coal mines will bo absolutely abolished Is made by a writer. A few .years ago, ho says, thero were prno tlcally no safety light mlnos In Amen lea; today there are a large number of mines using safety lights exclusively in all of 'their underground work. Tho chief objection to safety lamps Is duo almost entirely to their poor light. Acetyleno has been tried, but It Is dangerous. Electricity is the hope of tho future, and ho given an account of a newly Invented miners' lamp that Is fed by electric current from n pock et storage battery. This battery, wo aro told, Ib aa handy as an oil canteen and it Is as unbreakable, being "armor-clad" with sheet Btool. Tho charg ing rnck Is so arranged that the bat tery Is left In it on the way out ho that tho miners uso their bnttorles In the samo way as the checks employ ed as tlmekecpern. lly looking at the rack a given miner's presence or nb ence can be told at once, as the bat teries ure all numbered to corrospond with their users. Wet mines will not affect the lamp, as the body Is made of aluminum nnd Is waterproof. Furthermore, tho body of the lamp Is filled with a special composition, ranking it posslblo to use the light under water. The voltage of the lamp being only two volta, It Is claimed that thero is no danger of any sparks at tho time tho contact is broken in nny part ot tho dovlce; aa a consequence, it is suid to bo Impossible to cause an ex plosion in n gas mixture. In recent tccts, the globo used in tho lamp waa purposely broken In a body of gaa, to ascertain If, when tho globo breaks, rlc Sarsaparilla Acts directly and peculiarly on the blood; purifies, enriches and revitalizes it, and in this way builds up the whole sys tem. Take it. Get it today. In usual liquid form or in chocolate coaled tablets called Sarsatabs. "-Mi ThtmisoiTs Eyt Watt r W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 29-1911. NOT FOR MRS. PILKINSON Wife of Husband, Drafted for the War, Looked With Disfavor on Proffered Substitute. Mr. I'llklnson, a r small farmer In Pennsylvania,- was drafted for the services of hla country during thoo Civil war. His wife, though sho pos Bossed but a small stock of Informa tion, was one of the best conjugal partners, and sho wns much troubled at the thought of parting with her husband. Ah sho was engaged In Bcrubblng off her doorstops, n rough looking stranger came up and thus addressed her: "I hear, ma'nm, that, your husband has boon drafted." "Ycu, sir, ho has," answered Mrs. Pllklnston, "though, dear knows, there's fow men that couldn't better bo spared from their families." "Well, ma'nm, I've come to offer myself us a substitute for htm." "A what?" asked Mrs. Pllklnston, with some excitement. "I'm willing to take his place," said tho stranger. "You take the plnco of my husbnnd. you wretch! I'll tench you to Insult u distressed woman that way, you vaga bond," cried Mrs. Pllkerston, as she discharged the dirty soapsuds in tho face of the discomfited and astonished substitute, who took to his heels just In timo to escape having his head broken by the bucket. ySi Lagging Behind. "Why are you loitering around here?" demanded the policeman. "You seem to have no object in view." "I'm out walking with my wife, of ficer. iShe's about 30 yards behind iu a hobble skirt." Pandemonium. "Nature knows what she was doing when she deprived tlslies of a voice." "How do you make that out?" "What If a fish had to cncklo over every egg it laid?" FREE Electric Light for Miners. it would Ignite tho gas; tho rcsttltl showed that tho gas could not be ig nited In that way. Tho averago estimated light of tho Jiulb used In the lamp is from 200 to 300 hours, or In other words about tho same as tho averago commercial Incandescent lamp. The llfo of tho battery Ib ono or two years. Aa shown by the accompanying cut, ,there Is a hook by which tho lamp can bo attached to tho cap the samo aa nn old lamp; when used this way, tho rings shown on tho cable, can bo attached to the back ot cap and shirt, if desired, either with nn ordlnnry safety-pin or by stitching. However, esporlencc has shown that tho miners preter to hook tho lamp on their shirt fronts or other parts of their clothing. Tho advocates of this Btyle of light claim numerous advantages: 1. No danger of Igniting gas or possibility of an accident while handling powder. t. The light cannot bo blown out by a windy shot or gust of air. 3. They savo much time that Is lost In picking up nnd filling oil and carbide lamps. 4. There Is no oil or dirt to greaso the hands and clothes, which Is a great advantage, especially to engi neers and others who havo to handle papers and' Instruments. 5. It costs, less to use the lamp than It does to use an ordinary oil or carbide light. 6. The nlr In the mine will bo clear nnd pure, and there wtll not be Bnioke and gas glvon oft by carbide or oil lamps. The fact that tho light cannot be extinguished by ft windy shot or oth er concussion is a distinct advantage for many lives have been lost through miners being overcomo by afterdamp wiill BTonlmr tholr way In a mlno after their lights have been blown out. Should tho battory weaken, the light will not go out suddenly and leavo one In tho dark. Dentist for Six-Day-Old Babe. York. Pa. Tho Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ell Conley. though less than a week old, bos already been In tho hands of the dentist Teething, tho terror of babyhood, unually does not como along before the ago of ten or twelve months, but tho precocious youngster, when only six days old, had 'a tooth pulled. Twenty Children and Two harms. Cumberland, Md. Joseph Darkman, widower of flfty-eisht yonrs, with eight living, grown up children, and Mrs. Emma Menrkle, sixty years, with 13 children, wore married here by Rv. Dr. Edward Hayes. The bride and bridegroom each have largo farms od Clear Ridge, iu Pennsylvania. TRACCi rMARK A trial packago of Munyon's Taw Parr Pilh will be sent free to nnyono on re nucst. Address Professor Munyon, 53d & Jefferson Sts Philadelphia, Pa. If you ore in need of medical advice, do not fall' to write Profcfsor Munyon. Your communi ration will be treated in strict confidence, nnd your caws will be diagnosed as care fully as though you bad a personal inter view. Munyon's Paw Taw Pills aro unlike all other laxatives or cathartics. They coax the liver Into activity by gentle methods. They do not scour, they do not gripe, they do not weaken, but they do start all the secretions of tho liver . and stomach in a way that oon puts these organs in a healthy condition and corrects constipation. In my opinion conitipation is responsible for moit ail ments. Thero aro 20 feet of human bowels, which is really a sewer pipe. When this pipe becomes clogged the whole system becomes poisoned, a caus ing biliousness, indigestion nnd impure blood, which often produce lheumati'in and kidney ailments. No woman whe suffers with constipation or any livei ailment can exjwet to have a cleat complexion or enjoy good health. II 1 had my way I would prohibit the sale of nine-tenths of tlio cathiutics that arc now being sold for the reason that tlwy soon destroy the lining of the t-tomacli, retting up serious form of indigestion, mid to paralyze the bowels that they re fuse to act unless forced by strong purgatives. Munyon's Paw Taw Tills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken; they en rich the blood Instead or Impoverish it; they enable the utomacli to get all tho nourishment from toon mat is pu? Into it. 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