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Show I IE TclcrSLUh MAIL ORDER PIRATES 3 OpGFQtOF Hard to Displace Them with Machines THE COURAGE OF KATE By P. EVAN JONES They sail the high and low seas of commerce. They' pay millions a dota and HE MOUSE toWrariher who- onorates a kev and nicks i. i j inven- I 'dashes from an whom on and rattle little . . v i I j.turn i ..i ... i uevu aiiu. eiwirujui engineers nave training uieir in efforts of extermination for a quarter of a century or more, 6eems to have jilst won at least a partial victory over machine garet," with vehement unveraclty. "It J disfavor the rolling figure of Mist less where he Is and some one Is sure Flynn. who was seated on the top to be passing before dark. Isn't It step, her head enveloped In her ging- ham apron, lie turned an amazed nearly time for supper?" Her pretense at courage shamed face upon the approaching pair. Kate, with a confidence that appealed to Margaret It'a all but ready," she said, eyeing Mr. Graham's masculine sense of fitths firm young figure with some ad- ness, left all explanations to him. miration. "Will I make you coffee or "Sorry you were worried, my boy," he said, airily. "I've been resting a chocolate, Miss Kate?" I should not presume to dictate" bit here at your cousin's before startIt was the voice of the tramp, and ing for your place. I found my ride Kate and Margaret seized hold of fatiguing." "How " began Bob. each other "but my personal prefer- s ence would be for coffee." "Oh, you won your bet all right. He "Where Is it?" said Margaret, wild put me off before I got to my station " ' ly. She was rapidly coming to the Well, I'll be Jiggered." said Bob. year for advertising. By JEANETTE COOPER conclusion that there was something disgustedly. "Here you were comTheir profit is millions. fortable and happy" Miss Flynn uncanny about their visitor. Spike their guns with "It la on the roof of the porch," ex choked In her apron "while I was the voice, politely. "My win chasing around the country for noth in plained generous advertising telegrahping and has declared himself or herself etill on dow opens on to It. and nothing was ing." CCopyrlglit, by Bliorl bluriea Co., L.ld.) this your home paper. ' said about not getting out of a win"Your disappointment la pathetic. duty, if you please. "Oh, what is so rare as a day a de On October 15 last one big company boxed up its print-in- g cent day In November!" said Kate dow. But If It Is against 'the regle- Naturally when you were looking for Use the mail order's ment de pension I'll crawl back." my lifeless form It is trying to find me machines, which it had installed on several of its heavy fervently. She stood In the warmth sadly. in robust health. I would have loved own weapon of the little side porch and smiled The two below looked at each other to gratify you, but life Is sweet to the wires during the big strike of 1907, and returned the key and approvingly at the yellow light worst of us." Bounder workers to the wires. .The reason for this action is not known, Margaret appeared at the dining- - aghast. You were always a selfish brute," "I think I've sprained my ankle," ut .the telegraphers declare that it was because the work of the machines room door, her apron over her arm, continued the man overhead, who said Bob. "Do I understand that we conversation. for obligingly ready JL seemed to appreciate an opportunity are Invited to supper, Kate?" was not up to the demand. "I suppose," said Kate, "that moth for t Copyright, MM, b W. M. U.I "You need have no "Of course," said bis cousin. "You because er would be worried If she knew that fear conversation. Telegraphers say that machine telegraphing is unsatisfactory which sug- will have to take care of your horse at of my Jumping." the machine at the receiving end "has not the brains of even an ojierator," we were alone." She smiled with gestion the two women retreated to yourself. James la having a vacation NOTICE tolerance at this weakness of the back of the thla week." and cannot correct the mistakes by "breaking" and having doubtful words gentle porch. her parent. "I don't feel In the least " began Margaret, In a You don't mean you are staying "Howly United States Land Office, Salt confirmed'.' without a heavy delay to the message. afraid, do you, Margaret?" was all but Inaudible. voice alone! Aren't you afraid of here that "Not me!" said Margaret, stoutly. Lake City, Utah, September 10. 1909. The machines are alno declared to be delicate arid will not work dur "Sh! Don't do anything to make tramps?" the To Whom It May Concern: ... The leaned young girl against him angry. Keep quiet and he won t 'No," said Kate, turning scarlet to Notice la hereby given that the ing storms" and electrical disturbances, which makes it necessary to keep hammock rope and gazed off across we are here." her ears. "Hurry, Bob, please. It is state of Utah has filed in this office a large force of Morse operators in reserve. ' A' wire troubled with poor the landscape. "I think I will go for know "Ladies!" supper time." lists of lands, selected by the said insulation and walk," she said. "Do look at the A breathless hush, while mistress Will yous be havln' coffee or choc Iteavy "induction" from another telegraph wire or a trolley state, under Section 6 of the Aot of on those hills, Margaret." and maid looked at each other for olate, Miss Kate?" said Margaret, and Congress, approved July IG, 1894, as wire, it is said, may be worked to absolute satisfaction by the old key purple Miss Flrnn's countenance became courage. she went Into another paroxyam of Indemnity school lands, viz: dubious. NB. and sounder method. Sec. 29; N. NW. merriment and shook herself Into ths NW, gazed. Fascinated, they It's gettln' a deal colder," she ob "Do you think he'll jump?" whis house. hi; NB 4 N W. Vt Sec. 30, T. 12 S., Probably the first machine to gain recognition of any account since on the W ft W Hartal 04&U9. served. Ignoring the purple said her Do you think. Kate," pered Kate. "Maybe he's hungry. im(Vii,im of said lists, so far as they the keys and sounders began to be used was when another company hills. He et seven doughnuts," snorted cousin, confidentially, as the domesrelate to said tracts by descriptive ported the Wheatstone from England some 20 years or so ago. This was I'll cet my Jacket. It Is too fine Margaret. tic's broad back disappeared from subdivisions, have Deen conspicuously an afternoon to waste Indoors." is worked worked between for of number a and Only four," corrected the voice. view, "that that cook of yours la all extensively years yet Twsterl In this office for Inspection by she when sun had all but gone The All the" time you were gone "If tbe servant could hand up someany person Interested and. by the pub Chicago and San Francisco. returned. Rose color lay In her thing. I'd aeree not to keep tbe right? she aat and looked at me and conduct11c generally. It was a rapid system of telegraphy and was indispensable when or cheeks; her eyes were shining. ed herself In the manner you have During the period of publication of 81111 on the porch, Margaret," she spoons." I never considered "We bad better, Margaret Come. Just witnessed. lu.n notice, or any ume luerewici, where there was a shortage of wires, but before telegrams could be transdam called, gaily, as she spied that fled to the kitchen. To myself such a howling Joke as all snrl before final annroval and certl mitted Together they be to had Wheatstone holes the by prepared by punching they sel's robust form. "What Is the mat gether they returned with a tray hast that." tlcatlon, under departmental regulater?" She had come close enough to lly laden with what they deemed most tions of April 25, 1907, protests or in a tape and again transcribed from a tape at the "We seldom appreciate our own see the expression on Miss Flynn's likely to propitiate a hungry burglar. best points," said Mr. Graham. "Corns contests against the claim of the receiving end. countenance. tate of any of the tracts or subdiThen Kate, her courage screwed to a on, let's feed your horse." Long distance Morse wires, due to improved "re visions hereinbefore . described, on "It's a thramp!" said Margaret, possible stlcklng-polnt- , and herself said Now this ia worth while," more same is. the ground that the the Wheatstone to a large a garden Bob, with restored amiability, aa they of on sepulchrally. devices, balanced back the displaced peating" vAliiflhln for mineral Mian for agricul The rose color fled Miss Fara chair, while Margaret held her hand sat down to one of Margaret's best tural purposes, will be received and exfent in the latter part of the nineties. Since then cheeks. and the chair steady, leaned out and efforts. "Even worth finding you alive. lelgh's noted for report to the general land the companies have experimented with various auto "Where?" shs breathed. lifted the tray bravely up. A hand Robert. I was on the brink of gallopoffice at Washington, D. C. Failure "He's In the kitchen eatin' dough took it from her, whereat her cour ing starvation. You don't seem to have the matic printing systems, nearly all of which were dis in In nrnteat or content, within sufnuts and makln. up lies," said Mar- age slipped down several notches and your usual boisterous appetite, my time specified, will be considered carded, the old patents being taken up and applied to garet, with the grim quiet of one she slipped, too. and would have fall dear fellow. You must have been ficient evidence of the whose message needs no added force en. but that another band seized her stayed with fruit cake and comforted character of the tracts and the selec-Unn- i new machines, the printing telegraph machines result thereof helnir .otherwise free ing. of words. wrist. The tramp bent over tbe edge with Iced tea earlier In the afternoon." from obJecUon, will be approved to For a moment Kate was lost In of the roof and smiled at her. I waa atayed with doughnuts." said the state. "Leave her go. ye villain!" roared Mr. Graham. "They were very nice." deep, strategic thought Then she E. D. n. THOMPSON, rteglster : Before Kate's Inner eye cams a Margaret from below. How far can free speech safely go in a bent forward and whispered: , First .3rd publication, .December must lock him In. or her guest sitting cross-legge"We " breathless said vision "Thank Kate, you." 1909. free country? last, December 31, It depends. If by free "You must get him up the back ly. "I can gel down now. on her piazza roof while be took bis ths commanding speech is meant the irresponsible and idle stairs." continued supper from a tray. Her face curved "Praise tbe saints! There's a team NOTICE. him the lady cried Into an irrepressible, though embarutterances of unbridled tongues; if its evi general, hurriedly. "Tell Margaret house wishes to see blm. Then tbe of rassed smile. Mr. Grahara'seyes held and the demanded Kate "Where?" dent purpose is to harm the individual, or you must go through Into the blue United States Iand Office. Salt a sympathetic gleam. Margaret who together. work mischief in the community; if in room and lock the door on that side tramp Lake City. Utah. September 9. 1909. to ye had Just placed a cup of coffee beside comln' what's "Now get you'll and lock the To Whom It May Concern: a sudden roar itself it can be seen to be venomous and Meanwhile I will go afterbehind ye ould marauder!" Margaret apostro his plate, broke Into -- Notice is him hereby given that the of tbe back stairs door kitchen. to the retired and Miss phized the piazza roof. "Come, state or Utah has filed In this office hurtful; then, like all noxious things, it Margaret's face was a study as Kate. It's turning In." snd together Bob looked at his cousin with an air lists of lands, selected by the said evolved this Miss be should masterly Faralelgh of final exasperation. ."She is drunk. out suppressed. and house ol Act 6 the of flew the Section under through they state, and she realized that hers of scheme, be said. Kate." welcome the to 1894, is 16, door si the back it honest ex the greet If, however, Vongress. approved July merely wss to be tbe leading role, but all ber comer. Kate shook her head helplessly. Indemnity school lands, viz: of individual however predion opinion, N. Vb NW. 4. Sec. 27, T. H 8, R objections were overruled, and with By LAFAYETTE C BLAIR A young man It was; a young man "No, she Isn't, Bob. Don't mind her. 3 w.. Serial 04526. How is your mother?" widely it may differ from established views a blank face and lagging steps she with a perturbed and anxious face moved kltrhenward. Copies of said lists, so far as they "She Is all right She will bs out or it should "I Kate." he notions, le preconceived "Halloa. briefly. said, given relate to said tract by descriptive Tbe dining-roolay between the want to water the beast. I csn't when she knows that you are here stsy widest the bee-latitude consistent with the com kitchen and the piarrs. and Kate have conspicuousYou've no business staying alone. Robert a I friend for am looking ly posted In this office for Inspection mon welfare. Viewed even from this latter standpoint it cannot be con pausing there, had just a glimpse of a me sneak of here with nobody but that blethering vou've besrd Graham: toy any person Interested and by the big. red faced man as be got up and him. He came out from town yesler Idiot. What would you do If a tramp idered an absoluteright, but mut be exercised, always and everywhere, public generally. to with a slight limp followed Msrgaret and we had a bet up that be should happen along. I'd like to During ths period of publication o! with due reference and respect to the rights of the community as a whole. 8he crept across the kitchen and lis- dsr He 1 know?" operations suspended of Flint's. (his notice, or any time thereafter, ride that couldn't bay In other words, it must conform to some law or rule of conduct tened at the door. She beard Marstare with stern inquiry at his cousin. and before final approval and certlft ought to have known better, but 1 to till here "Walt speak say. cation under departmental regulation garet we in could a I'd trust Miss Faralelgh to manage each individual was a law which If off this he started imagine country well, anyway, she heard the door missus" Th-the of April 2S. 1907. protests or con- unto a brute and run the dead win-ron a tramp." saw sir. uranam, wim there morning was no restriction upon what lie might say or slam and the bolt shoot. himself, tests against ths claim of the stats came back this afternoon without cheerful optimism, "but If your moth to any of the tracts or subdivisions do, we should have anarchy a land of chaos, where reputations woul Tbe trsmp appeared to realize the blm." He was getting a pall of water er will allow m to drive her out tohereinbefore described, on the ground "fall like autumn situation. He turned Instantly and for the horse as morrow It will give me great pleaslife and itself be worth leaves," not he talked. the for mors valuable Is living. same that the was halfway down the stairs bpfore ure." or one m if b skill for the is prac mineral than A country that Kate, agricultural pur really free must be a "government of laws an: Kate could tbe door shut. "What tired "Tbe man can bring her out. Tou'vs in strategy, grasped the situs poses, will be received and noted foi not of a of with if a and laws then its she be wicked must of facer laws, thought, men;" at office land equal application got that polo match on band." lion. report to the general shudder, as she turned the key and "I never rarc-- much for polo," said Washington. D. C. Failure so to pro to everything that affects its people as a whole. ' "Walt until I come back. Bob." ehe fled back to the side porch. Margaret Graham. test or contest, within lh uma spedMr. flew and she then up If this be conceded, it must follow, "as the night the day," tha rsme around from the front part of said, hurriedly, fled, will be considered sufficient evl "Never cared for polo!" expostuconfronted the and stairs bark the character ol speech, both spoken and written lhat lever by which the minds of men the house, a smile of self gratulstion SftonlsVed 'der.es of the but still affable prisoner lated Bob. He stared In a dated manths tracts and the selections thereof are most powerfully moved should be operated and controlled broadly. spreading bad ho returned from tbe piazza ner at his friend. Then bs gsted medla by "I think 1 11 offer blm a rhalr." KsIp roof ni'd jiutt being otherwise fro from objelloa was itatively at the celling and a grin csrefully selecting In a free republic such as ours, whose laws are established "by the said. will be approved to the state. grew upon bis countenance and dwelt floor for his trsy. tbe on E. D. R. THOMPSON. Register common "sense of place bravi-lback lo She rose and went most," where enlightened public opinion is our sheet there. December 3rd, Fin Kate went close up to him with publication. (he kltrhen. picturing, pityingly, a is 1903. most anchor and education December 31, and con widely last, Worn and tattered vagrant standing mixture of shamefscedness "After all. It Is not surprising lhat trust that struck blm as aur diffused, g very large measure of libwearily at the top of r bark stairs. fiding In her I fell In lovs with you." said Robert even. She agreesble. prislngly A look of perplexity nrrhed upon her erty might be permitted. Graham. brow as she pmin--d with a prelimi- earnestness, put her small, white band She looked June rosea were red In ths Faraon his dusty sleeve. little cough. nary his attentive Into garden. Kate. In a thin, whlis eyes. lelgh . straight I quer-Mlblm?" she rsll "What shall sst on a garden bench with a I tioiuv that 1m gown Bob?" she said. tell won't "Yon of this lountrt pres glsnrlttg bsrk st Mafgsret. who bssket beside ber. sewing .1 . i as the door. "Certainly not." he assured her, tnd lma Ill 'NHjrMITIfli s'JOH Of) UK j had followed as far teMiti 1 i..l..l considered It surprising." never "I best salesman of It. "I think wouldn't a me 'Call voire. tWtie." supgeuf'-promptly. I' Tot If la at'atf Otrs a i . twi itta VOUR work mors ' said. ' she oi , Kate. """""" cried both thank started. ,hmt "Oh. you," -!! thxD li hours a day, "I wss alluding," he explained elabtrial of Mnto. .Stcinhoil. j j j, u, , nning." whinpered Kst "May t ask," be said, with anxlou 4 An advertisement of one ho Imparls a strange fact deference, "what It Is thst I am not orately, "to your evident determinalhat iii 1'nnrli r.!an nt las tion, when first we met not to let ms . I hi von want a cr.airT your goods In this paper aioua ; ,.-.to tell BobT" i - hi .i n ! in work while you s'eep and " in' away. When I was Immured on proa in half clinked tut purine "Ves," eagerly. Redder grew Kate. Her eyes sought gel . wake 24 boats S day. i op n to grave your piarza'roof " whUper. floor snd fell upon the trsy, whir the could any one be Immured on "How J It wmk In many house "I do." was the answer, but there did hot materially relieve ber embsr I f?rtlv our prrf.-- r ).uh a roof?" interrupted Kat. holds at the same time. a flippancy About the tnne that rassmenl. ss put the j iid ifr in the d nif(pd ttu in "When I was Immured on your plss-rj did not 4J ll talVs belief thao the inspire rorfidenre. Hh hesl-- I "Bob would rieref slop teasing me attitude: of "riving to roof." be repeated, "there was a lofiked st Mar-- ! most fluent $ . . . a week nnh tated. thoiiel-.- f It rfT. murmured. she or escape. I had not seen you g ehanc uncon and salesman. fare, . garet's and t!i' truth thf nd of j'itin-By CHARLES M. BmOKKE inr "Bob shall never know," be assured then. Kxcs me for moving your him sited. Fhe the heard go up J No on slams ths door r Orttsat Autrarf trt i!i.!Tr!i. I f ,r I steps, but he rou'd so easily rom! her. stop a mow-titbasfcrt. dear, but this bench Is deIn its (ace. "Why didnt you say who you signed for two." sri1 tt labn si Inn tft fttit a wr gthrough app!aiditir nr Atn Miss Faralelgh J RESULT: tt sells goods. were?" demanded Miss Faralelgh laid down ber work a flwr. chair srics1ed throtigh Tity of superiority and rcftWt on the tfTa'iw-n41 About the cost? Fat less nlurking up more spirit with this reit and looked sternly st Ih young man. if h discretion. Hvpn ss she put U than the $ . . . . salesman ter courage failed. erated assurance. "Why did I promise to marry you?" jK'ffins in this country who are arnffrd and KrouM to jsil on a chare ad on the knobcalled "1 did tell tbe rook." be hastened to she asked. and does lots mots wotk. of "Tramp. she softly, "I I'm hating committed some crime. What i it thiit is o oftui dorm to Sfrald." "Because In an unguarded moment sf'er wt.fcli humiliating con- say. "8he was too seared to tinder A idea, tnnt So ho. nnd r the old Y.n reportable citizen I asked you." fession she retired to the ooreb to stnnd, t fancy. Of course. If you ha been here it would have been a dl innocent until their pii'.t is rfaWtshM? Phe arose snd put the sewing basket watch for teams. ferent matter Fhe flew to prnpitiat in ber own place. rat"d on .m n and f romptneos. How many infamous ontrajru. have U n tth doughnuts and they were so "I believe." he said, "that be Is a rr "Ill take it bark." said Robert, bsst a lot of money confines of small rror?i in police- stations, through regular professional housebreaker, lie grwid that I gae up explanations narrow the in women "That's not the rluht answer ft lly. in this vicinity. as because under no other conditions des not look nor Sft like an ordinsry "You miphl have fold me." the rac kins? torture of the "third Possessor s of tha t money His fare would be almost "I supposed that she had told you would I prom's) net to allude to a read this paper; they swear by in open murt by a prejudiced jii tce than tramp I had rathcr.be browU-atehandsome, etrept for the frares of and that you shared hef Incredulity certain Notenrber day." it. They want to le sbuwn. "Have you k pt yrmrwurdr rrime." Of course I saw at one that yon were le put through the horror of a police sweating. If your goods are right, they sm did but not "And yon ditt." "I have not. ny beloved, but not artdd tareret giv frightened, of sj.K ta(ors; tlc ntb-Tlie one i done ojktiI v Ik fore hun-lrtiwant to buy. This paper ' I wish some one would gf by." me any opportunity tor a prolonged going to f rr m this on." He lifted t talks to that money at regular "I tnisthrijst yer srairt yere!f. Miss refital of my misforttines." basket frem the bench and locked Bt ini'piity t in sec ret and the ar tors ran po to the limits r,f insult li s money that Interval. Kate. Ver tare is as white as sny- "Come." said Mis Faralelgh, wp her Invitingly. "It Is a good deal to ith no indignant byslandcrs to call a half. 'Ti f talks lack and talks back thiee. and yer eyes, is big ss a doush- - sd!en haste. "Bob Is waiting. Bo exptct a man never to mention tee ?irtfrr, is a applied in thi fi our nut." Tl,' "thirl d jr is tot roiTStn." she s'l-l- f d. day thst set the world sirring for strong. Get your share do "1 Ah! that is be'ler! Let, he MarIn seared. least thank of brutal you." the the "Oh. of with him, but rernindfr s!4on!d i.mlization. a our and returned, in f! day inquisition your talking through s so f'Tt.tnate j that we inoue-to quite irexpllcaWe fervor. that basket in the house after if,a i f column. ft and air of land a in ra'ed be toh "tn u." longer ply. rrk o rrun uA He Is osiite harmTer lonr.a ttoo eyeing amn muc this, Kate." saw f w. dorms, aBBTaB ' ear-pierci- a- ADVERTISING i . d non-miner- d How Far Free Speech. Can Go with Safety s, n e pt- -t d - non-miner- h-- 1 Criticise French System of Criminal mm ! M II, d 1 rW fr( ,W I obj-tKuis- prti'. Law J a ,r-t.- nfrl:n if t prfi-t,llfi- r:n l.fi hr .njijr.l THERE'S dree.' n t l d'rrs"' nt - 1 - n |