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'AGE FOUR
IIE TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM# jakuaiy s, i»is
WEDNESDAY M0R«»
DIVIDE TEXAS
le Daily Telegram
Membu of the Astocuuid Picas, auii
the American i ress Association
j^f DAILY TELEUlHii fc>l *1 1'.>"T
Br Daily thiuine Eatab.ianed lhS4
El Ceaaokdaied January, 1910.
Published Every Morning except Mon-
day by Wli.LIAil.- HHuS
E. K. WUiia^ Euitor ai.u Manager
Office of Publication. 123 South First
5 Street, Temple, Texas
EXECUTIVE STAFF
B. K. Williams General M^naeer
,1. P. Black Advertising Manager
Mrs Henrietta Sweeney, office M s'-
Wm. Stephens ..Circulation Manage!
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
Delivered by Carriers, inside the Cit>
limits of Temple and Belton:
Dally and Sunday, per month .-60c
Daily and Sunday, per year $5 00
Daily and Sunday, by mall In Bell
county, outside of Temple, per y««r
payable tn advance |2.00
price on the streets, on trains and at
Newt Stands, per copy 6c
The Dally Telegram is the only
daily paper published in Temple, anr*
the only morning paper published in
Central Texas.
OK Phone 586
New Phone 195
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EDITORIAL STAFF
E- K. Williams Managing Editor
Prank Andrews News Fditsi"
t> K Doyle City Fdito
Nettie Goocb Society Edltir
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FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE?
Chicago: C. J. Anderson, Special
Agency. Marquette Building.
New York: Ralph R Mulligan, 3*
Park Row
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SECOND CHOICE POLITICS. _
There is wonder in the winds of
the non-politicians as to where they
come in "at" iu thin matter of ex-
pressing preference for presidential
candidates.
Op in Oklahoma, for instance, an
emissary of Judge Harmon has ap-
peared on the sc»-ne, called together
aundrv democratic "leaders" and has
granted them the privilege of voting
lor Champ Clark on the first ballot,
or aa a first choice, and has received
their pledges to throw Oklahoma into
the Harmon column as a "Second
choice" candidate.
The vcters, the common voters,
nra not to be consulted in the mat-
ter. The "leaders" presume to at-
tend to all such matters for them.
Oklahoma is given as an example,
but not as an exception, to the way
things are being managed In the at-
tempt at least. There are positive
talks in sonit- quarters of Texas send-
ing an uninatructed delegation. The
people are expected to In some way
express preferences, then the "lead-
ers" who espouse the losing" candi-
dates will combine and probably out-
vote the followers of the foremost
candidate, in the convention. Oolng
therefore unlnstructed to the nation-
al convention, the "leaders" would In
3act cast the vote of Texas
If the leaders are going to dispose
Of atates as Indicated in the Ok ,-
hotua proceedings and as indicated in
the case of Texas. it is prayed that
they will keep the jnatter dark. It
tl really pal nfnl to atiuie people who
Imagine that they are patriotic snd
that they have a voice in the selec-
tion of candidates, to learn that they
are, not considered In such mutters.
TO# folly of wisdom should be spared
them.
j The Telegram hue heretofore been
| impov <1 to division of Hie state,
[ bill rrvent de.clopinents has ciiang-
j <1 lhai attitude, and now we are
! t'-r i'
1-et us cut Amarillo, IiaHiart and
sJnc of th other cold weather
places char nut of Texas. Every
shiver Texas has had for the past
two months has come fiom Amarillo
or Dalhait. < ut them out!
Tarrant county iias refused the
convicts proffered by the governor
foi rojd w.rki'ng at fifty cents a day
and no guards. The commissioners
of that county vl wed the offer as a
smart old coyote looks upon the steel]
tr^p. They did not know exactly]
how it was loaded, but Ihey were
sure it was primed, and they gave it
out that the scheme would take t o
much money out of the county.
Th.y failed ^o figure that if the food
the convicts would eat were to be
purchased in Fort Worth, at state ex-
pense. there would be more money
coming in than going out.
Temple's public schools opened
yesterday, aft 1 a great holiday sea-
sun. tor the pupils. The term ex-
aminations will be held later iu the
month and promotions will be made
on the 20th. It is hoped to o< cupy
the new high school building by that
time, but no one is to be found to
isme an insurance policy on that.
It is noted that the accounts of
the New Vear reception at the white
house had little to say about the
toilettes and the titles The bigness
of the affair was in the numbers who
touched hands with the president.
The count showed exactly s.092 as
having passed iu the line. The Taft
hand is iu pic kle now
Ohio progressive republifans are
not going to commit themselves to
Iva Follette. They are plainly out
of line with Tail, and their refusal
to endorse l.a Follette can only
spell that they have another candi
date in view, with which to beat
Taft. Who else could it be. but our
old friend T. R.?
THE HEAVY DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT
And the continued, steady growth of the First National
Batik of Temple is easily accounted for.
lis modern safety devices, its courteous treatment of its
customers, its large Capital and Strong Reserve are absolute
uuaran'et s as to the safety of its depositors and its correct and
progressive business methods. What the
First National Bank of Temple
has done ior others, it can do for you, and invites your business.
THE OLDEST BANK THE LARGEST BANK ....
Officers and directors: F. F. Downs, President; H. W.
McCelvey, Vice-President; P. L. Downs Cashier; C. B. Hutchi-
son, James Paton, Lem Burr, Assistant Cashiers; A. F. Bentley,
J. G. Charters and P. L. Downs, Jr.
Mr. A. F. Bentley Is Interviewed
President of the Southwestern Traction
Gives His Ideas of Temple and Her Com-
mercial Organizations,
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The census bureau reports an ap
preciable decline in the death rate
in the larger cities. I'lain living.
The Christmas bills are being pre
sented. Resolutions fur the "Sane
Christmas are also being made.
THE ULTIMATE ULTIMATE NESS
Editor Daily Telegram:
Several months ago you .published ■*
poem about the high cost of |lvln|
something about the kick of the poor
oonsuroer. and the many different
things that causes prices to increase.
1 clipped the poem ami intended t">
save it, but after leaning it to several
of my trUni^ it finally got mias-
placed. Could you mail me another
copy of this poem, or the paper con-
taining it? 1 would like very much
I, have it, and several of your read-
ers here feel the same way.
I^unpasas
AN OLD ril USCKIB|DH.
Texas.
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O the Ult mate consumer marvels at
the endless vim
With wbicn dealer and producer put
the stirjjaree to him.
Crops are good—that makes things
high^ ; It inctvascs the demand
/»nd at onco the cost Increases over all
our pleasant land.
Crops are bad—that makes things
hlgbcv, it reduces the supply
And of course we havq to feel it In the
cost of things we buy.
O, th - Ultimate Consumer has no lea-
sure to inquire
Why he tumbles from the griddle to
the middle of the Are.
Weather's good—that raises price*,
for l{ helps the rush of trade
And the prices must lift a ltttlo with
'most every sale that's made.
Weather's tad—up go the prices, for
that makes the market slow
And the prices find their level as the
balance tilts, you know.
O the Ulltlm-ate Consumer finds It
tedious to wait
And there's very small nutrition In
congressional debate.
"Put the price a little higher"—and at
last we'll find the end.
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A TIPPING RESOLUTION.
The president of the Commercial
Travelers ass e lation has issued the
New- Tear call to all people, commer-
cial travelers particularly, to slop
giving; tipe. particularly at hotels and
places where the big profits of the
Owners of the property justify them
"Th payisg. their hired help decent
wages.
It Is understood from the text of
his call -that the association has at
some previous time adopted the anti-
tip plank, and that the first <:f Jan-
uary was aet as the date for a whole-
sale cutting off of the expenditures
tn that way.
5 lots of people do not travel
enough, nor eat often enough In
hotel* and restaurants, to appreciate
what an evil the tipping system m.
la the expense of It, but If those
Bon-tippers will notice the class or
fare served them the next time and
look about over the other tables, they
Will discover that they are vlotima
aiao. The fellow who tips gets the
beet and the one who fails to tip
gets discards.
IT S ALL OFF.
The proposal of Banker Thompson
T New York to lehd southern farm-
ers $60,000,000 on their cotton is
Withdrawn. The cause for the
11 ling back of the bait was that
*2Sb» This "was* a " painful1 'surprise ! Jvl"°* ('"mp N° »«• \ 0 W •
to the financiers who had been In-. 'i , i ££s£
. daced to make the offer by patriotic , It", . }l -iolBt Installation
Texan, and others from the stricken i for 7'u,n* !<rm ,Bt
e tton ocuat'v ' Woodmen hall last night An
Mr. Tbowfpaon and his ajeoclates i Program was rendered
Bight spring the proposition along "nd tb* TeniP|e b*nd »»»!■»««« '» «b*
V\ l» n the Ultimat* Civnsumer
have nothing left to spend.
When the middleman and dealer and
producer get their share
He will sit and breathe, all thankful
that he needn't buy his air.
But the ma firsts will be silent and the
world be filled with gloom
For the (Mtimate Consumer won't con-
sume.
"Put the price a little.higher," says
the man who sells the stuff,
' He la payinr plenty for It, but it Isn't
quite enough."
Then the hl/to r cost of liv^pg gets an-
other ger.tle booat
While the volume of his purchaae Is
qui'8 senaibly reduced.
The construction and operation of
the Temple-Belton interurbau load,
which is now controlled by the
Southwestern Traction company, with
Mr. A. V. Bentley as president and
manager, was one of the great feat-
ures of the "Temple Spirit" of ten
years ago. It gave a service to Tem-
ple and Helton that baa been a boon
to the citizens of both cities. This
may be conaideied one of the great-
est accomplishments ever undertaken
by the pe ple of either or both citiea.
While there w»re a great number of
our people who put time, effort and
money into the enterprise, perhaps
the untiring energy and indomitable
will of one man, Mr. A. P. Bentley,
was the "key" to the success of the
enterprise. Mr. Bentley is a builder
of the first rank, and the "ear-
marks" of his genius and business
acument may be discerned In all the
great improvements of Temple. He
is a man of lurge affairs, owning and
controlling much city property and
farm landa Iu Bell county and else-
where, us well us being intorerud In
have given It much of my time and
thought. Various people view a
commercial organization from differ-
ent standpoints. Many of them look
at it as "a thing," and I use the
word advisedly, and many consider
it as a place where a few fellows may
gather together and spend a surplus
of hot air. But a commercial organ-
ization should be regarded as an as-
sociation of men forming a concrete
body with the prltse object of ad-
vancing a city's commercial and civic
Interests. Our Commercial club has
accomplished a great deal mors than
we had a right to expect it," consid-
ering the very small amount of fi-
nances with which It hud to work
And our people have not at all times
been enthusiastic In its work. We
are very little different from some
other commercial organizations tba*
W'ork by impulse. Enthusiasm cosnes
by spssms rather than a cinstant
flow, as it sbould. A commercial or
ganizatlon is a buatness inet-itutlon,
pure and simple, and should be con-
ducted as such. It should be a part
of every other business enterprise in
the city, and its affairs should be
particlpatid In by etery business and
professional man and citizen who has
a material Interest In the city. All
the institutions In. which I have an
Interest are contributors to the Com-
mercial club, and Jjelieve the money
paid in was well invested I heart-
ily concur in the movement to broad
en the field of the club this year
and believe It will be one of our
best New Vear st«ps. We cannot
hope to make an». great progrees
without concert of Action on the part
of our citizens, an* the common
meeting ground aityald be the com-
mercial club, of t|thof a clearing
house for public matters. Say, we
have Just about put the "kibosh" to
the traction company's "Jonah " The
bridge over Bird's creek Is nearly
completed. Call again when the
weather Is not so awfully gloomy."
Our "Illiterate Vote "
JOINT INSTALLATION.
New Officers of W. 0. W and the
Woodmen Circle.
is next September, when tt would af
Bttt the prices to withhold the bulk
of tbe crop.
THE SUCK NICKELS
It ha» often been wondered what
was the rmai disposition of the slick
nickel', after they get so »llck that
the drink f untsins turn them back
on the customers It was known
that slot machines got tome uf them,
but until the prl st In St. Urois re-
belled. the thought had never oorut-
re* that they ultimately found their
way Into tbe contribution baekets
The information
something
may be worth
"here I* to be an advanc? in the
cf sho * this st ring, ho de-tare
tbe ,<eoplc wha control such matters.
In Massachusetts The taking of the
la-iff off hide, did not therefore re-
•trlt In cheapening leather good*.
Tt« Bailey doctrine ia good, and nit
♦ Minie- tvust admit h. Tkst dre-
trine M to not reduce dutUn on raw
RsMsterlata except where at least cor-
WdHattiona are made.
entertainment. The following offi-
cers were Installed:
Willow ('amp No. 1C—R. L. Brown.
C. t\: Wm. Sealy, Adv. IA.; J. 0.
Huckabee, banker; H. G. Wlggers.
clerk; S, J. Jacobs, escort; C. W.
Nichols, -vatchman; D. K. Willis, sen-
try; Hi B. P. 1/ee, Dr. J. M. Wood-
son and Dr. R. W. Noble, physicians,
J. C. Black, Fred Blchm and Thoa.
Thompson, managers; Rev. J. G. Pol-
lard, chaplain; J. R. Clark, captain.
Myrtle Grove No. 42—Mrs Janie
Bland, past guardian: Mrs. Prankie
T^wellen, guardian; Mrs. Maggie P.
Plrtler. tdvlaer: Mrs. Josephine Lack-
ner, rlrk; Mr» Lizzie Thompson,
banker Mra Hattle Rogers, sttend-
ant; Mrs. Leon a T. Ray. chaplain;
Mrs Mottle Ulrlch, Inner sentinel;
Mrs Clara N-Teon. oater sentinel:
Mr' Susie Errkine. Mrs It. M. Price
and Miss Nettle Jackson, managers.
Notice.
All members of the B. of R. T. sre
rc'iuested to meet In their hall todsy
at 10 a. m, to tak» actios with refer-
ence to the remains ct Brother E. T,
Wuiksf. killed vefterdaj
£. C. M AR'I IN, V. P.
A. r. BENTLET.
many of Temple's large bualnesa in-
stitutions. He has, tn fact, been
oue of the greatest agencies In the
development of the commercial in-
terests of this city. He being yet a
comparatively young man, our peo-
ple will continue to feel tbe influ-
ence of bis master mind for another
quarter cf a century. The fact that
Tempi# baa several men In Mr. Bent-
ley's clang gives asiurance to our
people that we will yet bave one of
the most important and attractive
citiea of Texas. When the Telegram-
iat called at bis office for an expres-
sion regarding the Commercial club
and its work for this year he was
tracing lines along a Texas map, and
when he found that he was discover-
ed, remarked; I was Just looking
over the proposed line of the Temple-
Northwestern railroad, and It occurs
to me that it la one of the most in-
teresting routes ever surveyed for a
railroad, especially for tbe commer-
cial interests of Temple," and fold-
ing up the map he turned to the
"pencil pusher" and the following
electric sparks flashed from hia men-
tal battery:
"1 am by no means a fatalist, ac-
cording to the common acceptation of
Its meaning, yet when I go bsck and
follow up ths hiHory of this city and
Its accomplishments, I am inclined
to accept the theory in the abstract,
for instance, whom or what ahall we
hold responsible for the assembling
or coming together of the galaxy of
Temple business men? Was It a
happen so, cr was it arranged by
some modern day business genius?
A newer this snd It will determine
my conclusions regarding the sub-
just. or rather theory. Be that as It
may. we bave the men and that
should be sufficient for all ordlnary
purposes.
there is not a similar number of
men In Texas, or snywbere else, that
could have accomplished the same
results under the same conditiona
and circumstances as tbe Temple
bunch ban produced.
"We hsve quite s number of
wealthy pe pie here, snd a greater
number in Indepsadent circum-
stances. snd when we stand them
up for scrutiny it is disclosed that
none of them brought to the city
any considerable wealth, but have
made their fortunes since becoming
citizens -of Temple. This has Its
significance. Beyond question, we
have a very Inviting city snd any
capable business man of moderate
means can prosper fa Temple, and
tbe man with large means will find
sn equally tavlting field
we
(San Antonto Express.)
We don't know Just why
ahould have been made single to the
question by even loft* inference. Not
that we care a continental, however.
Anybody who doesn't know any bet-
ter can ask any kind of question of
anybody, often wliji tgclt assurance
that he'll get off fcith the wholest
kind of skin.
"Anyone who hag been able to as-
certain how old Ann is will please lei
us know how the San Antonio Ex-
preaa stands on the illiterate vote."
This from the Val Verde County
Herald, if we were to be abot for
ignorance of it, we couldn't tell at
the moment what town the Herald is
printed in! If we were to be choked
to death wjth an unwashed yellow-
yam for the Inability to point in the
general direction of the Del Rio Her-
ald office, we'd take the 'tater, raw.
It isn't necessary for one to know,
however, from what direction a cac-
tus needle scratches him.
Where the devil <4oes any man, nny
Journal, any statesman, anybody or
anything stand LOGICALLY on the
"Illiterate vote," when the constitu-
tional framework of the United States
of America puts a premium upon the
illiterate vote and when not a place-
hunting, political .Pie Eater from
presidential timher downward Isn't
welcoming tbe illiterate voter to his
opes arms? Given the unanimous
vote of the populous and maat put-
rescent, vicious, redllgh't voting pre-
cinct of any city in tbe state, does
ths Herald recall within the history
of the ballot in Texas that any re-
cipient of that abominable and par-
ticularly "illiterate1* precinct's vote
ever presumed to ask that IU votes
be counted cut and against him?
Will tbe HeraHT find us even an old
daguerreotype likeness of the man
who ever did it?
We will go further. We will as-
sume that out of this abominable, il-
literate precinct a mere handful of
Illiterate dec«ncy voted for the bet-
ter nian. Has ever the better man-
repudiated by a inajorlty—failed
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(Soecial to Tl» Tetecraun
Washington, Jan. 2 —Kor the first
tin:., in hia career Mr. J. Pierpont
Morgan stmds in immediate danger
oft being required to go upon the wit-
ness stand and give direct answers to
viiat promive to be uncomfortable
uiojftiogs relating to trust operations.
It is as good as assured that th-<
hoiibe of ?preseatatlves will author-
ize b spec • 1 committee to investigate
the money shipping and harvester
tracts. ar,d .-moBg the democrats it is
agreed thai Mr. Morgan ia very likely
to be one of the important witnesses
before that committee.
Chairman Henry of the rules com*
mntee has made the definite an-
r.ou'.>cemei't that tbe triple Investiga-
tion is to be started, and be says it
wiil be tbe most important inquiry
conducted In this xountry si we th--
mil war. ^
"What the house democrats are par-
ticularly anyiuus to get at," said M".
Hfcury, "is just what degree of co-op-
eration exists between these trnsts.
Vor1 few people doubt that these
t> Lists, and in fact, all tbe big trusts
»otk hand in hand, but as yet no gov-
0.-uinent A'lihorlty has been able to
put a fln*cr on specific evidence of
,<uch <o-op.'.atior4 and that is what
tbe special committee will be charged
to find out.
' Great care will be uaed In drawing
iir the res iutlo-n authorizing tbe in
quoy, and the fullest powers will be
gi.en the committee to summon wit-
iiot»>i. TV investigators will be giv-
en the ruht to spend all necessary
money in tnaklng the investigation."
Senator I^a Pollette, in his Ohio
speeches, chsrged that fourteen men
dominate Wall street, and the financ-
es, credits and operations of all the
rcilroads actl shipping interests lu the
country, '."bts aae«*rfcju frequently
h.. s been made by democrats In the
1.use, but there always has been
licking the exact Information or ev-
idence on which the charge could be
p-i,ved. It is to get this information
t'lSt the special committee will be au-
thorized.
The democrats In congress Just now
tie particularly anxious to know
about the operation*! of the money
ind shipplaji trusts. It is known that
he Wall street financiers are ex-
tremely anxious io hsve the Aldrich
cviitral bank plan «b«<-te<l Into law,
and that .e.taln railroad interests are
showing much concern about the Pan-
ama canal So keen Is this activity on
be part of these trusts that the d»mo-
< :.its are frankly suspicious that some-
thing Is w.ong. and they propose to
f.r.d out aboit the game the trusts are
playing.
County Lands
People
The Song of
the Machine
Funeral of Mr», Fowler.
The funeral of Mrs. Georgia Mc-
Clenahan Fowler, as mentioned in
yesterday's Telegram, was held yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment at the City cemetery. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. J
M. Dawson and Rev. R. P. Sbuler.
The pallbearers were: Dr. Murray
Chspman, Dr. J. L. Crawford, W. O
Cox, C. L. Reycnlds, W. E. Willis and
Dr. J. K. Campbell. A number of
relatives were here for tbe funeral
as stated yesterday.
"Thief in the Night," Colonial to
d*7 _ .
Notice of Dinolution.
The firm of Miller St Wynne by
mutual consent have this day die-
solved, E. H. Wynne continuing the
business as in the past.
Thanking our friends for the 11b-
gral patronage they have beetowed
on us, and trust you will continue to
show Mr. Wynne the same liberal
patronage as you have the old firm
Mr. Wynne will continue to do <i
real -estate and fire Insurance busi-
ness at hia office over Temple State
Bank. Yours truly.
MILLER ft WYNNE.
BUSINESS INCREASE
ON KATY AT TEMPIE
Tide Has Been Turned—Two and
Half Times a* Much Bosinew in
Temple as Ten Years Ago.
PUE«
too
Agenit E. J Pope of the Katy mailed
all the Temple Katy employes a holl-
lij greeting In which he coogratu-
'and them for the Increased business
of his road at this point during the
past year. Mr. Pope »a4d the road
reached Its highest point so far ai
business at the Temple office was con-
cerned. in 1906. After that there was
a ccntlnua; decrease until the last
j-sv, when they were able to awing it
ir.to ths Incresse column again. The
btHinesa of the road here waa two and
a half time* greater In 1911 than in
1:<01. The preset! agent has Jusi
"■osed his first calendar year with the
'sad at th s place. '
CORN PAID GOOD
RENT LAST YEAR
Bent oil d-p Near Gindtle Wag Bet-
ter Than Cotton Bent on the
Same Farm.
Prof. T. W. Jacobs, son of W. W. Ja-
cobs of Teaajrte, teaches at Olntlale,
and also -ngages in farming. Last
It ia my firm belief t*«t Justlflcstlon of his popularity to
count or recount eiven the handful
total of Illiteracy that favored him?
Never! A vote Is a VOTE! Count
It! Keep |( rountsd! It has been
cast on that one precious occasion
when the vote of a president If nul-
lified by the Tote gf a barrel
bum who la too worthless -ai
the things that bite >eri, in addition to giving ttsc school
St I.JJS. ■-«— «■>;"!«"'■ «—•
the editor of the Herald MAT be
rendered Innociioua by a down-at-heel
who couldn't read the Herald if he
wanted to.
We despise cant and
Whenever the candidate for'public
office ralaes his idesls to the point of
giving over to hia alleged less worthy
ipooent the totsl suffrage of the
B j FRANK ATI ITER YARD
canaiUT, int. n tu nutM rasusau
;i enltmutd /rum f—tirday)
"Well, there's a small chance of Ita
making him loae him mind, especially
if he has what we call a taint, or ten
deney that way. A crack on the head
has often put a man out, and another
has made all straight again. Such
things happen. Do you know if there
uas been any insanity tn hia family?"
"No," aald Curtin; and to himself as
be hurried away—" and
.nan half loony before!"
On his next visit he was not allowed
to enter the ward. ''He's asleep," was
the excuse. The third attempt like-
wise proved fruitleas, and then quite
unexpsctedly he was promoted to Nay
ley's run on the "Emerald," with Its
lunger hours, so that several weeks
pa.ssed without bis getting to the hos
yital. From reports, though, he learned
that the injured man was making
i^od recovery.
One afternoon he atumbled upon an
excited group by tbe ash-pit.
' What's up?" he queried.
"Nayley's back, and there was a son
of a gun of a >ruw between btm and
T. J ' Rellly, here, waa In the office.
The witness glibly interposed. "Yes.
I was there gettln' a dreaain' down for
not reportin' a bu'sted staybold when
Xayley come In. 'T. J.' give him the
glad hand. 'I want my engine,' says
vavley, wild-like, 'the 922,' aaya he.
lid 'T. J.' give a jump. 'Oh, you do?'
le snorts, 'and what In hell would you
■» doln' on a construction train? Men
ike you,' aaya he, 'are wanted to make
lime, and not to bump dirt cars.' Then
\'ayley lit Into him for fair, talkln' so
fast I couldn't catch more'n half. Wild
he was. In the middle of It 'T. J
shoots him out of the office." Curtin
did not wait for more.
Five minutes later "T. J.,M round
iiouae foreman of locomotives, had a
second exploalon. "Confound it!" be
uellowed, "ia every man on the dlvlalon
jolng to tell me how to run this Job?"
Curtin had cooled by this time. "1
A unt to know If that's the right way to
.rest a sick man Juat come from the
hospital—that's all."
They had no business letting him
>ut so soon, unchained. When he's goi
.la wits and can talk sense be can
come, round again. His Job'U be wslt
lug for him. Now you can get—I'm
busy."
Thereafter, although Curtin comber*
the city, no trace could be had of lb*
convalescent He was merely non-ex
Istent, as though the earth had yawned
tc receive him. So matters stood c,z
a warm night In December—a nigU:
<«hen the whole earth steamed after
the rain, and the mist, delicately
opaque, wreathed tn and out around
the yards until the signal lights gi
tialos and the glistening lines of n
sis ran dreamily to ths land of No
raw
neV"
v \
he gsve the farmers a good lesson,
b'i* one wh.cb Is already pretty gener-
ally known, and made a practical dem-
onstration <f H. The lessen waa that
hvDocriav thfrj '• mole7 ether crops in Texas
. '• aa well as cotton. He rented land
from Mrs. M. E Garrett, who Jives
t*!Si Temp!e and owns m farm near
ment. but abundant rpp rtunities on
every hand sre Inviting the laveit-
nieat of capital. Now I'M get to the
■ — V1 H| Gmdale. Mr. Jacobs planted corn,
1 say this | vice precincts of civilisation we shall *,v1n6 one-third rent, and the yieli
* -u _ the reat tllllt Mrs (jjj..
•ett had ever leceived on her land
from anv c.cp before. It paid lrgher
tlmu cotto.i rent on the same farm
tl<* same sea*;*, From 23 acres Mr.
for tbe reason that there is not an have* dlsti»et position on tbe "llllt-
Idle dollar In Temple seeking invest- 1 erate vote." In the long, long mean
time, bowevwr. we advise the editor
of th* Hers Id to secede from the un-
ion when he aitnpjy ean't stand the
Hrt^bjett been an official pr«;*nre cf the contentions.
of the Temple Commerdal club from I
the lime of its - organization, and
organization, and "A Modem g^, • Colonial todaj. V
Jacobs gatli.-red 700 bush 1» The con
tbst was sold brought cents a bush-
v.here. Over on a spur In the yard
stood the 922. The crew had Joined
the little conclave in the yardmaater's
aback where the day-old wreck of the
Mail" was under diacusslon.
And then, because there seemed none
to see, the »22 came to life. 81owly,
inch by Inch, gaining imperceptibly It
its snail-like speed, the black maas l»e
•?an to movs with a delicate hiss oi
»!eam and a faint metallic ring aa tfci
i<>nges of the driving-wheels scraped
the rails. Tt_ pace quickened a bit as
he pilot took the curve of Abe apui
"nd out upon the main-line metals
and the discreet oAest of the exhaust
l ecame faintly audible. The 822 wa*
running away.
The wreck discussion in the shac!
" ecame yet more warm. "Yancey ough
ve jumped," expounded the »22'a en
'.ineer in the" face of adverse opinion
drawing down upon him the wrath of
the conference. The man In the slgnsl
ower was snatching a forbidden forty
•vinks. At the thirty-ninth the 822
rlided into the mouth of the tunnel
Lhat marked the yard limit
Two minutes from this the operator
it the far end of the tube sat up with
•> start, dashed to the window and back
gain to the key, pounding It fran
ically with the deapatcfaer's call; and
the news aped out over the wires that
in engine, running wild, menaced the
orthbound line. There ensued a hur-
ried side-tracking of traffic. The Em
raid Express took tbe siding at Fraw
ings, and Curtin, boiling with Indig-
nation and curiosity, swung from the
cab and ran up the steps of the tower
" 'Lo. Curtin." The operator peered
reenly from beneath his eyeshade.
Engine's wild on the line, headed this
way. It'a the 922. Billings at Open
Gap caught the number on the head-
light."
"Sure the cab's empty?"
"No one's seen anybody that I know
or."
"Where Is shs now?"
"At Westcott, due here in—oh, any
minute. She's cutting a fearful strsak.
They'll ditch her as soon as they can
clear a spot where she won't smaah
things np too much.
That's Nayley's old engine," Curtin
kept muttering to himself, "Nayley's
old engine."
Suddenly he galvanised.
"Here!" he called—"the second she's
passed give me an opea switch I'm
going sfter ber." He darted to the
stairs as a faint but growing whin-
sounded from the south.
"Where's the orders?"
"Damn the orders—mine, If you
like," the engineer threw back as he
cleared three steps at a drop
The whirr had grown to a drumming
roar, and far down the track shone the
expanding glow of the coming head-
light Curtin raced to the couplings,
cut loose from the train, and. leaped
to the cab. As the 922 rocketed past
he opened the throttle. The switch
snapped across, though he neither
knew nor cared. In another flash he
felt a lurch, and the main line was
beneath his wheels.
Dobeon. round-eyed across the cab,
gaped tot explanation*.
"Catch her!" snapped the engineer,
with a forward Jerk of bla bead as hij-
hooked up the link motion, and tha..
throaty cough of tbe exhauat settled
to an even, deep-throated purr as tfeft
speed went up. The fire-box door
yawned redly aa the coal »as spread
with a practised turn of tbe flremaa*#
wrist; then clanged shut Both mm
now watched the track that waa ruah>
ing into the yellow cone trom the head-
light with the flickering persUlfcBca «f :
a biograph film.
Somewhere ahead of them raced the
fugitive, which had gained a mile while
they were getting up speed; yet evetjr
stroke of the crosahead was I'rl nglaff
them nearer the locomotive that
jnoe the pride of the division, but
in almost discarded cripple. Miuuiee
Jicked by.
"Hup!" sang out Dobson, and points
sd forward. The tender of tbe ru»-
iwtty waa but an engine length la
advance.
•Here—take her!" Curtin ordered,
and tbe fireman crossed the cab.
'Bring ber up aa close aa you
Whsn 1 wave from the tender run
to the nearest station and wait tor
jrders. Hear?"
"What's doin'?"
Kor answer the engineer aqueeeed
hrougb the window and out upon the
narrow ledge which ran to the f«^
ward end of tbe boiler. Easily aad
wlftly he passed himself along by the
..andrell, sidling past the air-brak#
;>ump, and over the dancing rods to
he ateam-chest of the right cylindMk
i rom there Is waa half gilds, halt
amp to the bumper-bar over ths am-
ng pilot.
His lingers tore at ths edge of tte
ron and missed, bat tbe other head
aught, and he swung dlxsily until Mi
.eel found the little step* A quldk
scramble, and he stood upright oo the
pile of coal. He waived toward the
,'ollowlng headlight and instantly
be mass beneath him movs and
ieif sliding down the plla, At the
bottom he staggered to his feet to h*
met by an attack so savage that restat-
ing was a second thought to surorisa.
nis muscles stiffened, and be fought.
"It's him," he thought as hs ttmg-
g.led; "I never—believed 'twould—be ao
bad." Aloud he panted, -Jim, yon fool.
It's Curtis! Quit you—" A knee hal-
lowed the pit of his stomach. Ho aaak
to the floor, croaking, whlis Angara
lightened about his throat until there
ame a dlssy ringing in his ears
drowned even the sound of ths
iocomotlva
Something chilled his
'hey closed around the short,
ron bar used for breaking lun.
-oal. His hand came above kta _
»ad in the last super-strength of
^alr he brought it down. The
it his throat quivered, relaxed; aad hs
hook himself free to crawl to the
iirottle.
It was Jenkins, an ex-railroader, wha
a.ne to the door of the nearby farm-
house in snswer to Curtin'a knock.
"Powera above!" be Qrtod—'• 'tig not
a murder, man?"
Curtin explained as he thought heat
while the two carried Nay ley to a bed-
room.
"He's only stunned—kaocksd silly,
and comln' to fast," JenUns rlerlilil
I'll go get the wife to beat eome-
lilng up."
Nayley's eyes opened. They held
merely rational wonder as they
in the strunge room and tbe engineer
at the foot of the bed. Curtin's mind
'•ridged back to the worda of the doc-
'or—"another crack baa made all
straight again."
"Jim," he burst out, "the 922'a all
£one to hell."
The sick man's wonder grew.
What a that to me?" he asked faintly
What's this place, and what's hap-
pened?" ,
Bewilderment had now come upon
Ui® other. "Don't—don't you remem-
faf ffyth,^gr', Th^ negative set him
thinking, plotting, scheming, before ha
saw the clear track ahead.
I won't tell you anything now ". he
declared, "except that you've been hurt
and half off your blooming head. Jen-
kins, here, is goin' to take care of you
and bring you to the city. But
!10*''.,.keep your mouth shut Dont
.a.iJ' ., * clinching drive he ended,
T. J. baa promised the old Job when
you come back."
But Nay ley seemed oblivious. His
hand had gone to bla chest, fumbling
inside his shirt; and be drew forth a
ofiiL. iVere2 /l!t frmme- A Piece
kle •"J'P*"1 dow» with a light tto-
- »•
umpe of
"Her—her picture—smashed." Hia
fjea, ®ile<i be turned the frame to
tne light.
"71 he£?popped ln at ih*
Hey. he whispered, "there's a man
askln for Curtin. It's Wavland.
sup'rintendent of the division."
Tbe engineer went out, and flva mte-
matter^p. ** *
*."rT0U,-nVhle TO" train without or-
mc at 0n * r,rpet "a w111
suspended for a month
or two. Your record's good, or you'd
tore worse." There followed a fwr in-
structions, and Wayland turned to «n.
but paused for one mora queatloa.^"
"If you'd done it to aava llfs
Are^you sure there wm nobody In the
Curtin never blinked. "Not a ami -
he declared. '
KTh, Smd)
,0th#r Consideration
She is^the most beautiful I haw
*4
| seen," enthusiastically aaya th»
young man who la telling bis father
about tbe girl to whom he has heeoma
engaged while away on hia vacation.
,v ,d~nbt* mr *on<" replied the fa-
ad(U' "to* ere not
•^rything. Mere beauty does aot al-
ways constitute that which maintains
tbe affections and Insures hanrinMa
throughout Ufa. There should be-"
Aa te that," interrupta tbe aon
■he he* .unit a miliia* U har o,»
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