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Show THE COALVILLE TlFS, COALVILLE. UTAH Dr. W. R. Emmett Carpet Weaving Phyiidan and Surgeon and Shoemaking Office Summit Block DONE BY Telephone, Office - 56 Telephone, Residence SAMUEL BANNER 22 blk. All Work Guaranteed Dr. O. W. French - UTAH COALVILLE G.R. Jones Hop and Disappointment Lieutenant Thorns Holloa, eo msndsr of th Scorpion, mad a though to plac th dlapatch la hti Packet, than, taking pity upon bla who was all eyes, ba tumod tbo paper over to bis Junior lieutenant known throughout tbs flotilla as "Bobby" Frost "Ton will leave Newport Nows at tan oclock tonight with tb destroyer oorploa and procead south to tb par ant ship of tb First Torpedo Boat Flotilla 08 Kay Wsst, prepared for noN tion." v This ardor was warmly welcomed by Holton and by bla second In command d of tb grim, Scorpion. looks Ilk business, doesnt It? observed Frost with tentative Inflection la bis vote. It does, sure," chuckled Holton. glad w had those baffle plates 'fixed la the" boBefT- -J suppose ws s fixed anight as wen bavs tb on tb torpedoes, toe. Tb orders say Attend to It, prepare for action. lead-colore- It Ta war-head- trill you, Froetr Ays. aye, sir, and Frost hurried along tb grimy, oily deck to tb after companionway. jTb somewhat informal nature of tb dialogue between the two will be forgiven by tb fastidious when it Is pointed cut that for a month tb Scorpion had been laying at Newport Nows on detached duty of a confidential nature under direct orders from Washington, and that Holton's sol companion aboard ship In that time had been his young second. But tbs period f loneliness was evidently to end la a burst of glory and Lieutenant Holton was truly thankful In tb preceding month tb mighty Main bad wallowed down Into the slimy oose of Havana Harbor, a great hole torn In her forward compartments. In her lay on of Holtons best friends, a shipmate of pleasant days following graduation at tbs Naval Academy. Tb cry, "Remember tb Maine, was sounding from Main battle-shi- L ( p hero of many an American football gridiron, had, as a Cuban volunteer, given up his Ilf at the side of a machine gun; Frederick Funstoa had eerved valiantly against tb tyrants of Castile and Aragon, and other Americana bad given evidence that tb flght-tnspirit was by no means dormant In tb heart of a nation of "pigs and tradesmen," With tb situation thus there was little cause for wonder at Lieutenant Holtons emotions of mental exaltation. Whatever the future might hold for him, at least thta seemed certain: there would be action, and that Is something for which your true gentle-maof tb service Is ever on tbs watch. Something of tb mood of tb two young officers was communicated to the erew. There were broad grins on all the mens faces as they hurried about tbs performance of the various n Holton took It hastily and ran over tb contents. His face clouded and be read It again. A good strong word was trembling on bla lips, and be was about to crumple tb dispatch In his band when bla eye tell on the messenger standing at attention. Oh, thank you." be said; there Is no answer. As the messenger departed Holton handed tb telegram to hla second without a word. "Too will proceed at once to Washington and report to me at the earliest poeaibl moment Lieutenant Frost will assume command of Scorpion In ROOSEVELT." your absence, As Frost read tb message aloud bis vole quivered with excitement What does that mean? he exclaimed. "Hanged If 1 know," growled Holton. "Isn't that Just my fuck! Ive been working on this old pot trying to get her Into shape and hoping and praying for a chance to make good, and then when there appears to be something doing, why I get skinned this way. Frost knew exactly how the commander felt and bis natural exultation at being placed In command of tb destroyer was quite swallowed up In his sympathy for a man who was bis good friend as well as bis superior officer..' Holton sat for a while blowing blue clouds of smoke to tb celling, out wardly calm, but Inwardly seething. H went over every act In tb past month 'or so, but Could think of nothing he bad don that would warrant his recall In disgrace. "Well. Bobby, he said at length, "youre a real live captain now. And I congratulate you. "1 feel Ilk a. man who la going to put on a pair of boots that are too big for him, remarked Frost smiled Holton. "Oh, nonsense! Toure la every way qualified. Ill vouch for you, Bobby. Froat smiled. f ad. f tenVM sIncelf7arae1udUed to tbe steward. "Oh, you, Koko," be said, "come ta bore and help me pack. Im going to leave you for a whlls. Dinner that evening was rather a mournful, affair, neither Holton aor Froat trying to make light ot the mysterious situation. He shook hands with Frost at eight oclock, and with Koko carrying his bag. started tor the station. He had delayed rather longer than he should have done in writing supplementary letters to hla parents, and now ha found It was necessary to maka haste If he was to catch tha train for Wash-ingtoEventually, indeed, he and Koko had to run, and as he reached the station the cars were pulling out The Jap threw the bag lnto the open doors ot the roar one and Holton made the atepa with a flying leap. As he did eo a man who had been following the two essayed a similar flight, but hla feet missed the steps and be clung to the glided rail with his left hand. A Belton reached down to assist him the man lost hla grip and went plunging head over heels Into the gravel Evidently hla fall did not him, for aa Holton peered back along the rails he saw the fellow rise slowly and shake hla fist, at tha departing train. If he had known the circumstances under which he was tomeet this stranger at a time not far distant, hla feel Ing of relief when he saw that the man waa not seriously Injured might have been tinctured by emotions of various sorts. erack-hralne- n. terms. j hav a feeliik that the situation la Indefinite." - j "Tee. Sit down, Mr. Holton. Hoi ton resumed hla chair and hla chlet leaned forward, talking rapidly In n ' low tons. "Here la the nnb of the situation, he began. "In the first place w lav reason, excellent reasons, for lusfecb-Inthat there are certain elemmta among the Cubans, both In tha United Sutes and In Havana, that are strong-linclined to doubt the good faith of the United States In this brewing trouble' with 8pa!n." Holton, thrilled by the promise of revelations which these opening words conveyed, thrilled, also, by his Induo-tloInto the Inner affairs of the government mill, flushed and regarded the eyeglasses turned toward him, with unblinking eyes. Impatient for the next word. Naturally," continued Mr. Roosevelt," the Cubans are eager to avail themselves of our armed forces afloat and ashore, but after the werk Is all done they want ua out Which, of course, we shall do, having first established some decent and stable system of government down there." "I had not any Idea our good faith waa In question, observed Holton. It ls. was the reply, "and it Tt "Why, yaa, slr--- I y - - in Summit Block, Coalville Hours, from 2 to 4, 1 to S p. m. Office Notary Public Office Resident Agent Fireman's Fund All who can should observe Insurance Co. of San Francisco. hours as near as possible. You Dont Need a Town Crier d A I V I hrti jI J1 to emphasize the merits of year business r ounce your special sales. A straight story told in a straight way to the renders ot this paper wQ quickly reach the ears of tit thoughtful, inteQigsnt buying public, the people who have the money ia their pockets, and the people who listen to reason and not noise. Our hooka, will show you a Bst of kind of people you appeal ta Call and'se them at this office Q clear-headd- , The Lone Star Barber Shop FOR THE MAN WHO CARES H. O. BEGGS, Proprietor t well-appeari- "Wo, toan tMwtbM against paused and glanced irresolutely chief. "That you lack definite lnfornAtloi aid tha assistant sscretary, whJ en--d to hav tha faculty of readig hla thoughts and expressing them1 before Holton himself could tram tiem In suitable, or, well say, dlplnnatls Having put up at the Metropolitan club, Holton passed such time as had to elapse before the assistant secretary would be at his desk In tbo Navy Department building In a fever of Impatience. Having at length finished bis cigar and bis morning paper which bristled with bellicose matter Holton put on his hat and overcoat and sauntered That Man Especially Is Worth Slowly toward the CspitoL At ten WILL SOME DAY BE UTILIZED oclock he went over to the Navy DeWatching." J partment and sent bis card In to tbe Almost Unllmitsd Power- In th Cue-tasks, and many of them did not for assistant secretary. rent of Niagara ftiver. at bear to turn Inquiring faces toward Present Unharnessed. Presently hts summons came while their officers whenever occasion offer yet another man was engaged In the d Which expreeslpna, naturally their inner office. This man, however, But for the efforts of the civic asOfficers "failed" to see. brushed out past Holton aa the young sociations whose desire is to preserve At sunset everything was la read- officer, with mingled emotion, walked thaeHtbesutierof-tiw-worldT- n and with a sigh of relief Holton Into the presence of general the Niagara river could be Secretary Long stretched himself on the narrow aeat assistant. made to develop enough power to running along the mesa-roo"Good morning, Mr. Holton. Cer- move every street car, light and heat and lovingly filled hla pipe. Froat did like- tainly no evil augury waa to be detect- every house and supply all the power wise and then looked over at hla su- ed In the hearty cadence of the greet- tor manufacturing Industry In the perior. "Sit down. air. Im glad you sUt of New Tork." said Edwin W. ing. By George!" he cried think of were so prompt. Thats what we need Trimmer, United States consul at Nihaving the opportunity of putting Into in these days." agara Falla, Ontario, at the Sboreham. practice all the things weve learned!" "Thank you, air" said Holton du- "At present scarcely moA than S per "It wont be bad fun nt all replied biously. cent, of the" possible power of tbe Holton. The assistant secretary observed Niagara river has been harnessed. Frost was about to utter another him keenly for a moment, and then The eurrent of the river below tbe thought when the doorway was darksatisfied with hla scrutiny, he falls will some day be harnessed by ened by tbe figure of n messenger. arose and paced up and down tbe some engineer without affecting the 'A telegram tor Lieutenant Hot-n- . length of hla office. cenery in any degree. said, saluting. "Br George, Mr. Holton!" be ealA Tt has been only within the last ier, taking the form of preparations for an attack upon our troops by Cuban forces after we have cleaned tbe Spaniard! out of tbe Island. "What n chance!" exclaimed Holton, with patriotic fervor. Tbe assistant secretary smiled. "I myself regard tbe project aa in Its conception, bnt nevertheless It exists and most be met We must learn their plans at all baxards, and I can tell you now that whlls we have a general Idea as to the situation. It is little more than general, and details of a specific nature would be very welcome. I want you to see what yon can do. Tour record is that of a man of initiative and common sense. Ton speak Spanish, you are equally at boma In a ballroom or in roughing It Toure the man we want" Thank yon, air." "I have been extremely confidential," resumed tbe assistant secretary, aa naturally It was necessary 1 should be. Any further Information I receive from tbe Secret Service will be transmitted to yon, and in turn I shalf expect yon to keep ne In touch 'with matters as you develop them. Now then, at the ball tonight you are to become acquainted with tbe following if yon can locate them." He banded Holton several sheets of typewritten mat&r, beaded by halftone photographs. That naan especially ta worth watching, continued Holtons chief, pointing to the portrait of a Cuban, apparently about fifty years old, "and this girl also." "1 understand." sail Holton. I have a good idea of what yon want, I think. Mr. Secretary, and I hope I dont have to tell you that I shall leave nothing undone to carry out your wishes." "You dont", was tha s milling reply. "It la rather new ground, bat tt will be interesting work, and will giro me n chance to see action, perhaps, before the reet of the crowd." Tbe assistant secretary smiled. "Thinking of tbe Scorpion, eh. be "Tea, a ball at tha Willard. Hare b a card youll note It la a personal t vltatlon to you." , Holton glanced nt tt "I see tt air." Ha hesitated. ' an merely, merely to go there ant dance? I mean mean, air, nr then S.. any Instructions T "1 should keep my eyertflnd oan V Thanks," be said; Td rather have open If I were yon." "Ten. sir, Fll do that and I bop that from you than from almost anybe able to be of tom a service," bst w laughed.-- one I know." In-Ju- re ) when you reallss that war la com as sure as guns, and consider our unpreparedness for It makes you glad Its Spain and someone else." I think tbe navya pretty fit, a v ventured Holton. And the arm Ah, tbe navy! Tbe words cams out Uks bullets, navy la all right, and tha army, what there la of it Tbe fighting Of both arms of tbe service are beet this world ever aaw: gett things started, that la tha troulfli Well, thank Heaven, Deweys" fis assistant secretary stopped abort ap craning hla neck forward, charactm latically thrust his square Jaw clq to the officers face. We've all got do the best we can and be sura tha when the blow comes It will cogs from, and not toward us." Holton nodded slightly, I liked your action In diving over board and rescuing two of your met last summer, resumed Mr. Roosevelt "And I may aay that a study of you record baa convinced mo that Just si present ,a little respite from dutfsi aboard thegcorplon will accrue to ou mutual advantage." Tb assistant secretary paused, anl then as Holton made no reply, be oos tinned: "We are not yet et war with 8pain-not yet and in tbe meantime I thin! It will be just as well for yon to re main In fairly dose touch with my at five personal touch. By tb wag there's a ball at tbe Willard tonight "A ball!" exclaimed Holton. Tbes he caught himself. "Ten, air," ba add 'AND SURGEON PHYSICIAN w the tarck la Advowee Satiefae Hew Gaax aateed LewestNef Faetesy Prleee Easiest Term suit office. The assistant secretary wheeled around in his swivel-chai- r and thought deeply for a moment Then he picked up a paper. "By George!" he murmured, "that young chap is in for a bully time." Meantime Holton walked cheerily to hla club, and there met several brother officer who were keen for billiards. So the .remainder of the day was spent at this diversion. He had a table at the Willard for dinner, whence he Intended to proceed to tbe dance. 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