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Show THE MOIINING EXAMINER, OGDEN, ITAII, Xh Story of MORNING, 1901. City M cins Visit to the Country From Care A Flight Hy FIELVIJfG a. the driver slide pi-- . ttull i my kr.e,-- ix. mid s'. j pi.ivnc.ni.'ii 1 si-II.LtTiui iif peace til Monday ill my loll, a dour tint I knew, from the bands. Yet nothing prevented my reihiii.ri of ihe linii-Iini-oiv:i upon treat Inward the oilier part (if the 1 lurm-i- l i;e Ci il.ir at. ills. buusa. third they Must know that. . . ,,ATh.-iihex-uf l,o counthe M:.l limiting of the I tiimel toward the hail and saw r.i ,L II t;u, 1 an try. whom I had t.. Of.. n il to Ihe Ibrouqh the giiiss of the Inner door u k 1 could tit , . i p. to dii Mis. window, a sed IP,. l,(Uli h.. eerej man In the fiunt vestibule. I was trapthat's worth stiOi S1..I.H i alii and tin y ;u a peered Hi out tiilu I lie d:u kilos. Almost ped aa neatly us the Mulletts bad been What stuff? k. I j.ic. be shook I'.e 1 a flash uf lightning illumined lu their cellar. .pier. picked i.p iu uaiehcl from his head us l,e clii.it".,! i.. :ot. w.igon. liie wa:k and l.un .i d fmw.iid. In a II, yard. In the blue gleam 1 saw the I tailed, "Im afraid Margaret,'"I dunno nothin' - e tremuiuns olce M;, Siunwoud ex-cf trunk the tree It a and big beyond theres Hurnethliig wrong down ' here. "I only know what r...Kx u., trtl e i'd her plrasuie ..i in cuiiui.g. and You and your mother Lad better lock Calamity!" he iutmduicd me to liude lir.wy, u ihe sitting room doors." The well named s:- -, united tr. hi ital ii.g in. ill who Seemed ulwuys tu A stifled scream from Mrs. Bt an wood I turned toward the Th-r- e was be uli aid 11. at he hud forgotten someanswered this announcement. Margaa dim light In the 1. .!. -.t a brighter thing. ret ci led out: glow? shone from soi.v v in ihe must be going. said be at the ear-l- it "Come up here! I'll get Robert." second story, was leunioR st pueslble moment. ''The talks at him, by all means," I replied, 'out from the railing or the veranda and home will be anxious.' "But I'll atsy here." rhiw n and calling to her mother He stood a moment Thero was a king knife on the tahK nibbing his I pnuMed upon unlock the screen . chin dubiously and then b.ole us good took it and stood ready by the cellar the walk and for the tu-- ( time became and dour. It waa nearly inqioatdble that wandered away, shaking his inghi fully aware of lie uppieaMve-nes- a I was shown to my room, mid, head. the man who waa trying to force it of the night. The .,ir was utterly after the status of travel, 1 should ever coins through and live. saw a joined reuniting stagnant; but, looV-.l.uln-ihe This thought iu the silling room on me; it waa a taste scurrying mass of lime clouds like dis- - the second floor. of triumph. As I wailed and the door creaked They seemed to lie Strugs ling With some vague alaini. there came a metalllo turning on the window. Undoubtedly tho man oulsble Mamma thinks she heard a noise could shoot me If be chose, but X did down In the kitchen," said Margin et in nut believe tluit bo would risk making explanation. so much liaise. Show me that noise," said I. taking Tlicn the vestibule door opened. X the pose of a slugs , "and I will had almost forgotten my enemy upon heat Its Plains out." i hat aide. At the same moment Mar"The kiteheii ts at the fur end of the garet railed out from the upper reglqns hall." responded Mrs. Wan wood. "This of tbs house: little house Is built on straight lines. "Robert is pot here! X cant find When nil the doors are open you ran him!" stand In the rrout vestibule and see the "What'a the matter?" said a slow, dubig vi t in the buck yard through the bious sud familiar voice. kitchen window, tit ill there's no real U was Uncle Henry, who had entered need uf your going down there." The last sent ones was so obviously by the front door, "Ive got a telegram for Margaret" Insinrere that I gate it no heed, J beaiiinil token til my You're rlglil." s. mill. Alld ll'.lil ! voice, There's elmthe young lady do-.- 'i . . i .!lllB I., a - ,y i I J OP ikarkM HOWA'RD ir. ,i i o, i , 1 O !i small f ,n, ii 1;..,., ,m S.itur-la- y alien sin i. i;t d ,,, 1 llinne-dmiel- pl -- IhB iwwl (M in the urged the driver of the ancient nag to She felt a little nervous there with no world and hrr mother make all possible haste. man shout except Robert, who Isn't of "Your camo into the city on a Tuesday and very obligingly looked me up in my office about noon. They were so kind aa to notice that f7a. not quite at my beat and to ex. uvu their sympathy. overwork. U was true that I had been that or more, my hand month a bir Inr unsteady and that there were dark crescents under my eyes aa a result ot extend-lu- g strenuous devotion to business Into the midnight hours. In tact, make the most ot a my attempt to nireak of good luck had been so violent ot collapse. But Hint 1 was on the verge aforementioned 1 made light of It to the roung lady and her mother. "A day's rest after this strain is over will set me right again." said L I'm a bit tired and excited, perhaps; lhat's lira a11- train's a Utile late," said she to me In explanation, "and I promised Cncle Henry that I would couie back aa soon as I could." Unde Henry la Mrs. Ktanwood'a brother. He la a man whose fortunes had been declining of late, and lie had been reduced to the necessity of taking boarders. Mrs. Stanwood and Margaret had spent a couple of months in his house, partly as a measure of economy and partly to help him along. Uncle Henry's son, James, is married hnd has a home of his own In Sprlngvule, and I had understood that he and bis family were to be away and that Margaret and her mother were to take care of the house. It would have suited me much better to be entertained at Cousin Jims - Htanwood regarded me with an fi.nfl,t maternal solicitude. -I wa. thinking that you might come out and stay with us over Sunday," Mrs. Stanwood. "You know we 1im11 have Cousin Jim's house all to ourselves t was all settled In a moment A sweet decisiveness is one of Margaret's thousand charms, and upon this occa-slo- n, aa often before and since, she saved me the trouble of making up my mind. Of course 1 knew that I ought not to accept this invitation, and of course 1 forgot an important business engagement which I bad sinfully made fur Sunday afternoon. I was not In the best of condition to remember such things because I was nearly dead of weariness, and, besides, a whole day in the country with Margaret was a distracting temptation. When she and her niother bad gone I Immediately thought if my engagement for Sunday and ran ut into the hall to tell them about It, but they had already vanished by way if the elevator. I had all kinds of trouble changing that appointment, but managed to do it without other loss than that which la measured in nerve force. Moreover, I was obliged to hurry everything on Sat-irduy until my head was like two ergs In a patent mechanical beater, riien I missed the only good train to iprlngvsle and had to taka one which itoi everywhere and does not reach hat peaceful village until 7:10 when It a on time.. It was almost half an hour ale on this occasion, and I arrived In a tate of starvation. A man on the brink t nervouswhen prostration may be without food is before him, but ipiwtite (hen he has to wait for his dinner he la IT WAS ALL SETTLED IN A MO-MEN- T. that gentleman's absence because there were too many people at Uncle Henry's to suit the Inclinations of a nervous man who has planned to spend a quiet Sunday with his fiancee. Nevertheless I asked as cheerfully as posa venous. sible If we were going to Undo Henry's Margaret was waiting for me at the "Oh, no," replied Margaret; "Uncle tat ion in a hired equipage, and she Henry la at Cousin Jim'a with mamma. In the smallest use as a protector, of course." "Who is Robert, If I may venture to inquire?" "lie's Cousin Jim'a hired man. He slees in the garret, and all the rest of the house might be carried off without his knowing It. lie's "Your mam ain't tha only one that's worrited these nights," interrupted the venerable driver, looking over his shoulder. "l y wife gits up an' lights a light every time one o' our caows turns over In her stall in the barn, though the Lord knows we ain't got nothin' lu our house that a burgular 'd pick up If 'Iwaa lyin' In the middle o the road. "Burglars?' said 1, a maxed. 1 you have that sort of gentry out here?" "You bet weve had more of 'em than we wanted lately, responded the driver. "Theres three other houses ben broken into, besides Mulletts. Obviously he aupiKiaed that the affair at Mullelt's must be famous throughout the world, and. Indeed, It was worthy of some note, as I speedily learned. Three burglars had cleverly trapped a certain Mr. Mullett and his grownup son In the cellar of their house about 9 oclock of an evening and had Intimidated them with a liberal display of knives and pistols. After binding and gagging their victims they had succeeded In obtaining a considerable plunder from the lower floor of the house without the knowledge of tha "Mgtmen folks," who were upstairs. Mr. Mullett had narrowly missed being strangled by the gag and was still under a doctor's care at the time when I heard the story. "I should never think of being afraid," said the dearest girl, "but mamma has been quite nervous. At Uncle Henry's she has barricaded her door every night this week with all the furniture in the room." "What is there to steal at Cousin Jim's?" I asked. And she replied that there was nothing at all so for as she knew, whereupon I assured her that no better guarantee of safety could be desired, for serious minded burglars never entered a house containing nothing of value. "1 wish youd coma round an tell that to my wife," said the driver. She makes me sleep with a loaded shotgun standln agin the head o' the bed, an' then she's so derned scared for fear tha gun ll go off that sha seta up all night to watch It." At this he struck his Infirm steed a spiteful blow, and the creature ambled along with the gait of a toy horse carved from a single piece of wood until wo cams to Cousin Jim's house, which was the last on the street Beyond was a large vacant corner lot and then a highway scantily adorned with residences. As a mark for midnight marauders Cousin Jim's domicile was well set, and X said so Jocularly to n- 'i "et s s MRS. STANWOOD AND UNCLE HENRY AT THE DOOR. ordered troops In retreat. Shafts of light from a red inouu pierced them as they fled. Aa I lowered my eyee there came a prolonged flash of lightning, like s series of winks, and by this Illumination I saw tha figure of a man crouching behind a hush at the far corner of the house. In my ordinary slate of nerves this would not have siartlod me. The man's presence might have a simple explanation, and, even though he were there upon dishonest business, he might easily be frightened off. The really serious part of the Incident was the disclosure of my own weakness. Verily if gan to descend the stairs. "You might make sure that tbs front dour Is locked," called Mra Htanwood. This suited me precisely, for what I chiefly desired vwu to get g look out side. Therefore 1 opened the Inner glass paneled door of the vestibule with the Intention of going out upon the ve rands and came face to face with g squarely built, grim vlsngnd man, roughly dressed and wearing a cap. It was uti even rhance In the first In stant whether I should faint away or leap at I lie villain's throat, and then 1 bethought me that he must be Hubert, the manservant. "Robert," 1 said In a low voice, was It you whom I saw at the corner of the house a few minutes ago?" He stared at me a moment, then shook his head end pi mat'd on Into Ilia bouse without a word. I stepped outside end walked from end to end of the veranda end looked along the sldee of the house; but, although I waa favored by several flashes from the heavens, I saw nothing of the the lurking murauder. I house, locking Ihe inner end outer doors, and then walked straight rearward to the klti lien. Mrs. Blanwond hsd told me that she had locked all the duore on the lower floor, but I found that which wee between the ball and the kllclien unfas toned, Tlie key wua hanging down from the lock as If It hud been cautiously pushed buck In order that a akeleton key might be Inserted from the other side. I hesitated a moment, listening, and then struck a match and stepped Into the room. If a burglar had confronted me at that moment I should not lisve had Ilia strength to hid him good even lug. But tho kitchen was empty. Directly opposite me wua the window; ut THE SERVANT PLUNGED THE Room. INTO fonca. The tree trunk hid the body of leaning over the fence, a man who was but I saw his right grin und big hand. He was holding a large revolver. I saw the weapon perfectly plnlnly, I turned beck toward the hall and atood irresolute, trying to form a plan which would fit a state of tilings no ex ccpiional. The thunder following tha flash had reused. The house waa very till, so etlll that I clearly heard tha cellar statrg creak under tha alow tread of g man ascending. While I waited, breathless, the knob of tha door turned In hie hand, lie tried It many times, end yet I had not the strength le move or speak. Tha door began to strain end groan. The man upon the other side had put hla weight against It, I stepped forward and siMike In a low volc but so dose thst be must bear me. "I in suing to shoot through that door! said L Tho man did not reply, nor did be d alst from his endeavor to force the door. Ills dull, silent, stolid courage amused and awed me. Clearly he must know that I was In sums sort of trap, 1erliaps In s moment tbs fellow's port tier would thrust his revolver through II is window and order mo to hold up my aid hs. "What's the trouble here?" X beckoned to him and at the nuns time called te Mrs, Stanwood: "Dont be alarmed. We're all right new." Uncle Henry ram Into the kitchen, and X whispered te hint "Theres a burglar la tha cellar and another la the back yard." "Well, well!" aald Uncle Henry and glanced toward the window In alarm, which changed to obvious relief. He crossed to the door opening from the kitchen to the ysrd and admitted a uniformed policeman with a revolver In hie hand, 1 thought I saw somebody hanging around this bouse," aald the officer, "and aa theres aa much folk el burglars Just now I "We think ha may have got Into tha cellar," said Uncle Henry. The policeman leaked at tha caller door, which .begun again to groan and 1 train. "Thate mighty queer," said ba and turned tha key. Instantly the door opened, and Robert, the servant, plunged headlong Into the room. He recovered hla balance and stared at us. "For tha lava of heaven," I exclaimed, "why didn't yon enewer me when X spoke to yon through the door?" Robert shook hie heed. "He couldn't," aald Uncle Henry, with a smile, "lie's deaf and dumb." And ha began to wag hla fingera at Robert, "Ha aaya," continued Uncle Henry, "that be went down cellar ta get a little piece of ice out of the Icebox, and somebody locked the door." "Aak if lta him thet'a been walking around back of the house this evening, aid the policeman. Uncle Henry wagged Ms fingers some non and then said, "Yea." Entertainment and Instruction For the Young Folks 588833 been to the north once. In the summer of 1M9 she and her mother accompanied Captain Peary to (ireenlsnd on hie Little White Girl In the Arctic 'Region of te ALSeKfA TLA.TT Ve0e0e0s0e0s0e0s0e0e0e0e0s0s0e0s0e0ej3s0s0e0e0e0e0e0ec all intelligent boys and girls, afterward able ta stay away from it the news- So, If ba doea not reach the north pole papers and know that Com- this trip, whs knows whether brave mander Robert Edwin Peary Peary will not try It again? On hla first and second expedition f the United States navy la to try once Commander Peary's wife; Mra. Josephmore te reach the north pole from the ine Dlebitsch Peary, went with Mm as roast of Greenland. It will be Ms for aa hla winter quarters In Greenland. fourth expedition for that purpose; and Before they started they caused to be he declares It will be. his last He aald made a nice frame bouse In different that when he returned from the thlr pieces, wMch they took with them on one, but somehow the arctic region has the ship. At the winter camp their men uch charm for an explorer who has put the parts together. The walla ware once been there that he seems never made of carefully Joined boards lined with three thicknesses of. heavy tarred ' paper. Over the tarred paper they tacked red blanketing for wall hanging. This, with double doors and windows, made a snug house when it waa heated by a kerosene oil stove. The house had two rooms, and the stove was put up in ths partition between them, so each room could get half the heat. And on the shore of Bowdoln bay. In that for northern home. Sept. 12, 1192, Captain and Mrs. Pearys girl baby, Marie Ahnlghlto Peary, was born. waa ths name of an Eskimo woman wbo did some sewing for the child. The Peary winter house was In latitude 77 degrees 49 minutes north, beyond the arctic circle, ao that Utile Marla Ahnlghlto Peary was born nearer the north pole than any other while child In the western hemisphere. Instead of being chilled to death In the awful cold of the sunless arctic winter, tho blue eyed baby actually seemed to thrive an it, but that may have been because her mother took such excellent care of her. The Eskimo woman made a fur suit for her ao aoon aha waa old enough to wear it. Her mother knew the child needed fresh air, air. Capeven though It waa very tain Peary bought two trained Eskimo dogs and a baby dog sled far Maria, and when the thermometer did net register ARIe PEARY, THE SNOW BABY. more than 29 degrees below aero out C3 no doubt you reed Ah-nlgh- u NEAR AND FAR. one uncovers to a flash erage native much better than be deto lb serves. and that conflict Is eo rare South America eggs, eo-- I best testimony to hie eenso of foir play. six chocolate pass as currency The Japanese divide the day intofrom n. day "hours" of 12 minutes each, making machine construct-o- f the rising to the eettingof to oun- metal, very simple and six night "hours, ffomHunset been Introduced in alqa of the Pennsylvania enTfood commission against dl- ge Englishman In India, and raison ed milk dis -h Blith writer, treats the av TCry Jry Copyright, 1M, by Weldon Fawcett. JfA&IE PEAKY AS SHE IS NOW. ; T she went for her ride. Mrs. Peary would put a fur coat and tiny for boots on the baby, tnck for robea over her, and away the child would got The Eskimos named her the Snow Baby. An Eskimo sled has always ona attendant who must run alongside of It and guide and drive the dogs. With an attendant racing alongside beside her two dogs, the baby went sleigh riding over the' frozen waters of Bowdoln bay, and sometimes shs was ont three r four hours with tlis mercury 20 degrees below sero. Once it waa down to 29, but her mother thought that was too cold and did not let her try it again. Strange to aay, little Marla Ahnlghlto waa not ill a day and did not taka cold. though, being w rnui h of It to take, one might think elie would have done eo. She was always well and rosy and soon grew large and strong. When she was seven months eld she had n saucer of baked beans for breakfast every morning, which was an odd breskfast for a baby. But in tlie arctic region whits people find baked beans, with pork, their main standby, even though they never eat the dish at home. The cooked beans are taken Jo tbe north in tin cans. When Marie was ten months old her mother brought her to the United States, to the city of Washington. A little Eskimo nursegtrl whoee pet name wee Bill came with Mra Peary and the baby. Since then Marie Peary has to the Philadelphia public baa resulted In the Imposition of Bum against a number ot dealers. The editor of on agricultural paper, after n three months' tour of the country, says that the American formers economic position, relatively speaking, is better than any other great body of the country's population and that tha former is financially more Independent then ever before In history. One of the most remarkable feat ever attempted in the United States, if not In the world, has been completed In Brooklyn. Public school building No. S5, a brick structure measuring 150 by 14 feet along tbe base lino, weighing 7,500 tons, or 14,800,000 pounds, was Inches to make room lifted thirty-fofor a new foundation. An eight foot steel chimney 239 feet In height has been erected In Mexico. This is tbe highest steel chimney in America. In the little village of Meavy, Dartmoor, is an old oak which was flour . pensed ur A CHINESE BABY DOT AND THE NEW MOON. BELLE. have been told de yon think It to true? Thst when tha new mean first comes Into X Miss Chang, the pretty little child third expedition, but returned home on shown In this picture, Is the daughter the ship Windward In the summer of of the Chinese minister In London. The 1900. baby girl lisps a kind of pigeon English In a pretty fashion, and her quaint The toes of Seaweed, were st the When you boys and girls seashore during the summer and saw the seaweed scattered over tha sand did you ever suspect that tlila weed was very useful In making lots of thlnga you wear, eat and use In a number of ways? Ona common kind of seaweed seen on every beaeli is used for making soap, for lining boilers, for dyeing cloth, for making a size for ribbons and handles for knives. Ashes of seaweed are potash or soda, and among the hundred uses for soda are the making of glaae, soap and alum. The photographer would be lost without seaweed aa the doctor. Pish glue mekee the court plaster yon went when you cut yourseir, end two of more of eur seaweed are the first rank on tha table of the Japanese emperor. Isinglass le made of It, sloe the gelatin which makes tbs blancmange you all like so much. and charming ways make her a great belle at the smart children's parties sha lea. Kraft Bled attends In London. Which fruit Is never single? The Japanese and Chinese children have a pear. nice time. Tlielr parenta are devoted Which fruit revel In history? Tlie to them, and the tuts repay this devodate. tion by showing great deference and Which fruit do gunners use? The affection toward their parenta. grape. If Miss Chang's father Is at tha EngWhich tree forbids suicide? The allish capital ten or fifteen years from ive (O live). now this little Indy will be an attracWhich fruit Is held of lowext value? tive debutante. The fig. Which fruit causes most trouble? am (load Advice. Tha medlar. Any difficult lesson mastered in school, every finished task or anything What Is This Proverb else done as well as It can be dona gtvea o much added power for the next lesson or tank. Likewlao every alighted lesson, every half finished task or every slipshod piece of work weaken! the power for tha next undertaking. Very tip to Pate; Recently a firm of house furnishers advertised In the following manner: Never upon my SEOUL did In nil my KOREA RUSSIAN after JAPAN'D I see such Bedsteads as there is after ours. It a less easy ishing In the reign of King John and to ounds fa English renders still living, though supported by stout and accurate means of communication. A novelty tn tha shape of an alarm props. In Paris end in T'.eme there ia no 12 Clock has been perfected by a Jeweler. It la about the size of a hazelnut and In house numbers, 12i being used faIs made to wear on tho finger. The sten d. A street In a German city baa been alarm consists of a sharp pin, which the finger at the time tho man paved with India rubber. Tha result to pricks or woman wishes to rise. said to he moet satisfactory. The Social Iiemucratla party of GerThe French language Js said to be un bett-- r adapted to Hie purposes of the many at its annual atusemb'y showed In membership and Intelephone than the English because tbe enormous gain w number of newspaper large number of aibiiaut or hissing come, bile the view Ths bright Utils moon, like a bent silver bw, If I Me It Just ever my left shoulder-ee-U- sd luck will follow mo all ths month through. But X don't believe much la sign Dq ' you? But ths new moon tost night above the elm tree Over my right shoulder glanced down st me The pretty new moon, and. yon know, that's a sign Thst the best of good luck will sandy bo mins. I can't help believing that sign win come true. Signs may be sill you? but, now, wouldn't It Demi Work Both Were. Little Boy Aren't fathers queer? Auntie In whet way? Little Boy When a boy does any thing for Ms pa ha doesn't get anything, but if another man's boy doea it he geta a penny. . A Prompt Answer; Teacher Now, Tommy, If you had twelve plums and your little brother asked you for one-h-a if of them bow many would you have left? Tommy (promptly Twelve. A Toothpick Explosion. Fix pom toothpicks Ilka this and then light with a match at X. IVi nut stand dose to tha table aCter yon have lighted them, as the toothpicks will Cy with considerable force in every direction. organs bad Increased to seventy, with (00,000 paying subscribers. A resolution was adopted to take a greater interest In the drink evlL The Dysks of Borneo pile up heaps cf branches of trees to the memory f a person who tells a great lie eo that generations may nut forget his iniquity. The Young Men's Christian association will establish associations In ths cities of Fan.mia and Colon, acting on the suggestion of Minister Barrett. iu-tu- ra |