LEAD OF PENROSE New York Platform the Same as Pennsylvania's. ON ALL NATIONAL ISSUES Republicans of Two Great States to Battle Under the Eanner of Taft and a United Party. Pennsylvania salutes New York and congratulates the Empire State for fol lowing the lead of the old Keystone commonwealth. Under the leadership of Colonel Roosevelt the Republican convention recently held at Saratoga followed al most literally the planks of the plat form bearing upon national issues adopted by the Re; obliean state con vention at Herri-, inn>\ with I ies Pen rose us il: lending spirit in the party organization. In their declarations of fea'ty to the time honored principles of the Repub lican party, their common ations of the splendid and remarkable work of the Taft administration, and the plac ing upon record of the progressive legislation of the present Ri ; tiblic an congress, and especially their praise of the new tariff act, as not only fram ed to protect American capital and labor, but to insure largely increased returns for tho support of the federal government. New York Republicans, with Roosevelt dominating their con vention, were no more earnest nor em phatic tbau were the Republicans of this state, who weeks before had worked in accord under the leadership of Penrose. Two Conventions Contrasted. The Pennsylvania convention was the most harmonious ever held in tho history of the state; there was not a dissenting voice to any plank in the ' platform either in committee or on the floor of the convention, and an un precedented feature was tho fact that not an opposing candidate was placed in nomination and not a vote was cast against any one of the men nominated on the state ticket. • j While the New York gathering was most spectacular and sensational, Teddy finally had his way. and his way as far as the platform was concerned, at least, was"the Pennsylvania way." Roosevelt and Penrose have been fast friends from the time of their col- : lege days. No president could have treated Penrose in the matter of per- ' sonal consideration and patronage bet- ! ter than did Roosevelt. That under I their direction Republicans of these i neighboring states will work in unison ! to promote the general cause of Re- ; publicanism may be taken for granted. In close congressional districts along the border line, the Republican com mittees of both states will work to gether to defeat the common enemy, the Democratic party. Roosevelt Appreciates Pennsylvania. | Roosevelt within a few weeks, in his speech in Pittsburg, gave evidence of this iation of the work of thf» Republican party in Pennsylvania, when he was unstinted in his praise of the school laws, the liberal appro priationS to public schools r.rd to char ities, the legislation to protect th-i lives of etnr'oyes, for then of the forests and the Wai >r ways an I the other r.ieritorious laws apon the statute books. It has been a matter of comment that the one issue for which Roosevelt fought hardest in the New York con- ' vention, that of direct primaries, has already been met under th • Perron" leadership, and alon-; with "e uniform primaries. Pennsylvania has the eor- ! rupt practices act an ! *h personal , registration law, which were passed , by Republican legislators and signed j by a Republican governor. President Taft is showing a keen In terest In the success of the Ren-ihli can party in every state in the Union, and his speech at the dinner of the ! National Republican league in \'e\ j York attests the concern he has for ; the election of every Republican nomi- I nee for congress. Penrose Confers With Taft. Senator Penrose had a couple of per- i sonal interviews with President Taft ! in Washington last week, following his official conferences with him and Post. | master General Hitchcock regarding the establishment of postal savings ' banks. As chairman of the committee on postofllces and post roads, Senator \ Penrose has given the subject of pos tal banks much study and he says he is pleased with the progress being made by the postal department to pro vide for this innovation He Is of the opinion that the proposed system is in advance of the methods employed in older countries. Senator Penrose's conferences with he president were made the occasion )f much newspaper comment. The Washington, D. C., Evening Star, an 'ndependent paper, directing attention .o the strength of the Republican par ty in Pennsylvania, made this state ment: "Senator Penrose, since the wiplng out of the New York "Old Guard" bosses, remains, next to Theodore Roosevelt himself, the greatMt polltl "al chieftain In the country. Uadla uted in his con'rol of the Republican organization of the surest Republican state in the Union, Senator Penrose ▼atches with Interest the factional rife and contention all over the coun v. The storm has not reached his *n 6tate, and he and his organiza >n are passing through the most ■lot year politically tbey have had in >me time. It is so placid that Sena • Penrose has had little to do in the y of directing the leaders through it the state." Penrose seems to be one of the few ■ minent men in the Republican par who stand well with "the Old ird," and who are on Ultimate terms h Roosevelt. It is believed that the OF STATE FIGHT' Congress and Next Presidency Involved in Result. j The campaign now being waged i throughout Pennsylvania and in every j congressional district in the Union, is : of national scope. It leads directly up to the presi- j dency Two years from now we shall be e' -a president. This struggle Is i: iry. This fact should not be oi. . .ied. All over the country the Democrats are aroused. They are claiming that In November they will elect a ma jority In the national house of repre sentatives. They have figured—and they are right in their figures—that if they can but gain thirteen senators they will also control the senate. They already have carried the state of Maine, which menu- the gain of two representatives and one United States senator. They believe that they can win in New York, i-> sachusetts, | in Ohio, in Indians, i.. ;i ii. /en states ■ now aligned with the Republican party. They are cock sure of the house. They are cock sure thrt they will reduce the Republican i -jority in ' > senate to a beggarly majority, even i they do not wipe out that majority entirely. nut they nre certain, if they fall in getting rid of that majority this tir.ic that, two y< irs hence, they will sweep that majority out ot existence. Two years heme they expo t to elect their president and give him a Democratic , congress. That is the object at which they are ! aiming, and they have brought the chairman of the Democratic national | congressional committer into Pennsyl- ! vania to help them to do it Kor they rely upon Pennsylvania to i help along the Democratic 1 cause It is up to the Republicans of Penn sylvania to say whether they shall j receive aid in this groat Republican j state. There are two sets of Democrats in ' Pennsylvania. There are tie Rerry 1 Democrats, who are running after Wil liam 11. Berry, the triem! the fol lower. the disciple of V.'ilMam Jen nings Bryan. Mr. Berry wants to be elected gov rnor, but at the same time ' he asks you to vote for lilri on the Keystone Party ticket, which currie- , numerous Democratic can':c!at's for congress and for the legislature. Vote for Berry on the Keystone j ticket and you vote not only for the | repudiation of President Taft, for the i repudiation of former President Roose- ; velt, but you vote for Democratic con- 1 gressmen and for Democratic or as- ! sistant Democratic members of the legislature. And if you vote for Democratic j members of the legislature yon vote j in turn for a Democratic United j States senator, and you vote fora• combination which will reapportion j the stato in the congressional districts | that additional Democratic congress- j men will be elected for years to come. ! Mr. Berry heads one set of Demo crats —the Bryan contingent Webster Grim, the leader of the other set of Democrats—the "regular" set—also asks you to elect Democratic congress men pud Democratic members of the le? I'iirft. The two T> r'.merßtic can did its are for •!i ?• .-cirri when It; co. < io tie govo nots They are toil ie Democratic j i«v in all other 1 se I vi.tt want a Democm n the es ter ive marisi,.:i -mil ii j m want a, Di >crattc M.a.rcss, an 1i! you want | a i aioei at.c let lat'ire, v. aich means in 'urn a Democratic »*:ii:ed States , senator and a reapportionment of the 1 congressional districts on a Demo- \ cratic basis, why by ail means vote for Berry or Grim. The Coffee Cup In Persia. The expression "to give a cup of j coffee" has in Persia a somewhat onil- j nous significance. This Is due to the J fact that the coffee cup Is one recog- ! nlzed medium for conveying poison i Some years ago tlie governor of Aspa | dana, having long been at daggers! drawn with the chief of a powerful j mountain tribe, determined in this j way to put an end to alt trouble. He | professed to entertain a great degree | of friendship and esteem for the chief j tain and invited him to visit him at his palace The chief unsuspiciously came, accompanied by his two young sons I Kor a week they were royally enter j talned. But at last one morning when | the chief en me into his post's presen c j he was coliiJy received, and an attend ai>i soon stepped forward with a single cup ««f coffee In Ills hand, which he of- j fered to the guest. The latter could ; not tall to understand that he wa--1 dooiin d. Preferring, however, steel to poison, he declined the cup and was j thereupon, at a signal from bis host , stabbed to death. Salad of the Shoes. Freshmen bare troubles tho world over The "conscr'ts," as they are called at the tauious Ecole Poly tech niijue in Paris, are subjected to an amusing Initiation called the salad of shoes. The freshmen report some days before the upper class men sn that they can receive their uniforms > and become familiar with the routine of the schooL The first morning after their tormentors return the freshmen are aroused by a demand that they throw their shoes out of the windows | Into the courtyard. The shoes are | gathered Into a heap, and, kneel ins i in a big circle around this, the fresh men are obliged togo through some ridiculous gymnastic movements at the command of their superiors. When the study bell rings they have but a minute to appear In the class rooms and it Is a strenuous minute around that pile of shoes. relationship "between "Roosevelt ~an3 Penrose has more of a personal side, but while ho was in the White House there was no one with whom Roose velt talked more confidentially upon Import-in' political matters than he did with . - ' ITOUR 'OF TENER PARTY Republican Nominees Cordially Received Everywhere. ROBERT S. MURPHY'S TRIBUTE Former Lieutenant Governor Speak* | In High Praise of His Successful • Rival For Governorship. As the tour of John K. Tener. the j nominee for governor, and his col leagues on the Republican ticket car-; ries them from county to county and the day of election draws nearer, in terest in the campaign continues to | grow and the meetings continue to at tract immense crowds at every Im-; portant stopping place. Since the very ' outset of the canvass there has not been a disappointing feature and all 1 signs point to a tremendous victory, i Probably one of the most interesting occasions on the trip was the demon- : st rat ion given Mr. Tener in Johns- j town, the home of Lieutenant Gov- , ernor Robert S Murphy, who was probably the most prominently men tioned of those proposed for the noml-1 nation which ultimately went to Mr. Tener. The citizenship of this indus trial center turned out in groat num bers to greet the Tenor party, and Lieutenant Governor Murphy was their spokesman and he presided over the meeting Mr. Murphy, In an eloquent address, j reviewed the issues and in referring ! to Mr. Tener spoke of him as "a man of splendid heart, with a sound brain j in a sound body: or.o who is in sympa i thy with labor and who is acquainted i | with the toil in the work shop and ! mill; one who has attained a position j in the community in which he resides for business integrity and a business j ability second to none; one who has ! j lifted himself by the aid of superior j talents into a position of prominence ; and influence in the financial world of 1 western Pennsylvania; one who ably represented his district in tho con gress of the United States; one whose Republicanism is unstained and who j is in hearty ac cord with the policies j of his party in the nation and with the policies of the present state ad-, i ministration, to the carrying out and j execution of which he has pledged himself. None who knows him but will ; believe that this promise will be thor I oughly redeemed. "It is my privilege," concluded Mr. | j Murphy, "to know him personally, and 1 esteem him as a man of high ideals, j j clean in the ight and speech, and be- j I yond the sl.;-htest reproach in public j or private life." Mr. Murphy expressed the belief 1 that Mr Tener will have a big ma jority. Progressive Pennsylvania In one of his recent speeches Mr. j Tener took occasion to refer to the I j advanced position held by Pennsylva nia in the matter of statutes advocated \ by some so-called progressives, laws ! for the protection of labor and other interests, and upon this subject, among other things, he said; "I have frequently stated and abso- \ lutely believe that Pennsylvania is tho J | best governed state in thn nation and | 1 that its several administrative depart | men's are honestly and efficiently gov : erned "During the past four years Penn sylvania. in advance of all the other states, met the Issues and gave to the ! people such laws as were demanded, and in this respect took advanced j ground in what is now known as pro gressive legislation so much sought ! after hv our sister slates, and result | ing entirely to the credit of the Re ! publican party and to the great honor i of this commonwealth "Today many of our sister states j are seeking to emulate the example j set bv Pennsylvania, and espe tally is I New York state active in this respect. | The differences between the factions 1 there are due to divided opinion upon Just such legislation as we have al : ready enacted into law Pennsylvania. ! through the Republican party, has | placed many laws on Its statute books favorable to the workingmen. and i these laws were passed at the sug i gestion and in compliance with the 1 Issues of union labor " Strong Taxation Policy. In this connection one of his col j leaeues, the nominee lor lieutenant i governor. John M Reynolds, a few j nights ago. said: "The policy of the Republican party I In this state since ISGO has been to I relieve the individual of the burden of taxation and to place tho same upon i those sources most able to bear It. 1 j This will be seen from the fact that I the total revenues for 1909, amount j ing to ov'er $29,000,000, were derived 5 from four sources: Corporations, about seventeen million dollars; personal property, over four million dollars; J collateral inheritance, over one mil j lion seven huhdred thousand dollars; j mercantile, brewery and distilleries 11-' censes, over three million dollars. "From this wete supported the state; government, charitable institutions,! hospitals for the insane, dispensaries,! sanitariums, reformatories and peni- j tentlaries, soldiers' orphans' schools,! besides payment for primary election j j expenses, appropriations to public i I schools and other items aggregating a i little over thirty million dollars "The fact that stands out most prominent and to the credit of the foresight and skill of our lawmakers j Is shown in comparing the revenues ! and. expenses of 1890 with that of 1909. In the former year the revenues I and expenses were each over eight j millions, and in 1909 they w re each In excess of twenty-nine million dollars. | "With few changes tn the tax laws ! the corporate growth paid in the main ' this excess in revenues, enabling the state government to relieve local tax atifij:. Kansas Whisk Broom Center. Ninety per cent of the material from j I which whisk brooms nre made in the United States is grown in Kansas 1 I a dtil tniMli It Was a Thrilling Episode That Enabled Polly to Decide. By AGNES G. BROGAN. [Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso ciation.! I shall never forget that summer, the most important season of my life David was then twenty-five, tall and straight as an arrow, cool of disposi tion. never flustered, while I was not only full of whims, but and never certain of doing the righT- thing at the right time. I had known him since I was a little girl and had always looked up to him as something too far above such a chit as I. Cyril Marston I did not meet till that eventful summer, but as soon as he saw me it was plain that : I had made an Impression. My uncle—my dear uncle who loved me as his own child—was with me, or, rather, I was under his care, and I knew he was watching me, knowing that I had two strings to my bow. I tried to get out of him which was his choice, but he would not tell mo. I have since known that he preferred to leave it to me to choose Instinctively tlio better man. My uncle bade me goodby ns I stood on the steps of the summer hotel. "Have a good time, rollv," he said at ! parting, "and may the best man win." I laughed, but my face flushed hotly, and when uncle had gone I sat there upon the veranda thinking things over You see, David had been asking me to marry him both in and out of season for a long time, but why hurry to de cide so important a question, for Da vid would always be waiting patient and faithful, immovable as the sphinx So through this one long summer vacation at least I determined to think no more of the vexing question of marrying or giving in marriage, and then Cyril Marsden appeared on the scene. it was very gratifying. I must ad niit, to be the one chosen above ail others by a man so greatly admired, and we were soon jolly good compnn- THEN I SAW DAVID'S TALI. I'tOtllF. ions, he and I. always enjoying to gether the little excursions and fetes which the guests had planned. This beautiful green country nest ling close to the hills with Its great blue lake sparkling in the sunshine or silvering in the moonlight was to me a new and enchanted land, while the dull and crowded city, so lately left behind, seemed but a memory, and David with his grave and kindly face had grown to be—a part of the mem ory "May the best man win." my uncle had said. "The best man." I repeated wonderingly, then, looking up. saw I>a vid himself standing before me. "You!" I exclaimed, and my tone expressed only consternation, for Cyril was to take me in his motorboat that very afternoon to a yacht race—why. I was wearing the launch club colors In honor of the occasion—and it seeinec rather inconsiderate of David to thus appear without one line of announce tnent "Yes," he answered quietly, "It is I. i."o.u„dp not seem pleased to see me. Polly?" "If I had known that you were com ing." 1 answered flippantly. "1 would have met you with a brass band. As it is"- David's face grew very stern. "Yes." he said questloningly. "as it is?" "I have ma 'e another engagement for this afternoon." I finished. David studied me reprovingly: "Then, roily," he said slowly. "I will not stay to luterrupt your plans." Ilis glance followed mine down the roadway, where Cyril Marsden came swinging along looking very handsome in his yachting flanuels David barely acknowledged the In troduction as I presented the two men. but Cyril was charming and gracious as ever, and thoughtfully Invited David to accompany us on our pleas ure trip—an Invitation which was curtly refused. "Goodby. Polly." David said in a low voice. "! think that I understand everything now." That summer upon the lake shore was one round of gayety. but I did not see or hear from David again. It was after we had returned to the city that Cyril disappointed my sum mer time friends by provlug that upon his part at least ours had not been an idle flirtation, for he asked that world old questiou. and. listening. 1 thrilled at the beauty of his language. He had driven me about, in his elec tric as I shopped one glorious morning, and we stopped to dine at a restaurant on the ninth floor of a great depart ment store building. It was when we had settled our selves in a Secluded corner that my roving eyes ten upon Davlil. rxe natl evidently finished his meal and was leaning -back irearHy. How white and thin he looked. Working steadily all without rest or recreation had beefPtoo hard on him. The pianist began to play something weird and sad. and the violin joined in sobblngly. I looked down upon my corsage boquet of white violets tied with silken cord, and resentment rose within me at the thought that with all his unceasing labor David could not hope to buy the violets which Cyril bestowed so lavishly. Then above the hum of conversa tion. even above the crash of the mu sic, X became conscious of an air of subdued excitement The little wait resses hurried about with white and frightened faces, men talked quietly together then hastened from the room. "What is it?" I asked of Cyril, and he went to see. Presently he beckoned me from the doorway. "Something is wrong," he said nervously. "We had better get out" But as we made our way to the ele vators we found them already sur rounded by a crowd pushing and strug gling recklessly to get nearer the iron doors, clerks hurried down the narrow stairway, disorder and confusion pre vailed. Then 1 saw David's tall figure. lie had been speaking to one of the man agers. Now his voice rang out clear ly, convincingly: "There is no cause to be alarmed," he said. "A slight lire in the front part of the building will soon bo under control. The one great danger to be averted at this time is a panic. The elevators can easily carry every one here to safety in a short time; cool ness and obedience are all that is re quired." lie went about quickly, and with the aid of men who followed his directions long lines were formed reaching to the doors of the elevators, which worked swiftly as the orderly rows of people moved slowly forward or patiently awaited their turn. There was no sound within now save David's voice encouraging, reassuring. Cyril clutched my arm frantically. "We will be next," he exclaimed. "Make a rush for it." Then David approached: 'Tolly," he said very gently, "I am glad that you are near the door." "Just two more." called the elevator mat) as Cyril hurried me forward. We had entered the car. when I saw a woman look up at Cyril beseechingly and then stop back in sudden disap pointment. She had a little child in her arms. Then It all happened very quickly— the woman had my place in the ele vator. the iron door clanged >Mt. and I stood coughing a little with the smoke and smiling up at David. "Oil, Polly," he said sternly, "why did you do that?" And I slipped my hand through Ills arm and answered honestly, "I did it. David, because I could not bear to be outside while you were here, and 1 am going to stay with you to the last" I have read in stories of faces being illuminated, and I understood the full meaning of the word as I looked at David now. lie did not speak, but held me close to his side as our life saver came flying up again. The people were growing unruly now and pressed forward roughly. Suddenly David lifted me in his arms, the Iron doors closed again, and this time I was going down, down with the fortunate ones to safety. As we came out into the fresh air and were led to a place beyond the protecting rope a cheer went up from the crowd, and 1 raised m.v smoke smarting eyes to the windows of the uinth story, where little tongues of tiatne leaped and curled Sick with fear I waited, knowing that David would lie the last person to leave the burning floor I'rom titue to time faint cheers sounded as the elevators unloaded their precious bur dens. then with a wild and glaring light the flames burst forth unre strained. Tremblingly 1 covered my face, but soon a mighty rebounding cheer seemed to shake the earth "Ail out safely," called a triumphant voice, and the people all about were telling excitedly of the presence of mind and the bravery of the man who prevented a panic. "Who Is he?" asked a young man who stood near with notebook and pen cll In hand And I heard myself answering him proudly, almost unconsciously, "He is David Gray," I said, "the man 1 am going to marry." Then I turned to find David's eyes looking into mine. "Come. Polly." he said softly and hastily drew me away. As we walked down a quiet side street 1 looked up Into his dear grimy face with its tired lines. "David." 1 asked reproachfully, "why did you not let me stay with you up there until the last?" "Because. Polly," he answered, with a happy, boyish laugh. "1 wanted you to stay with me down here until the last" And that Is how we became engaged. Saving His Feelings. The Office Boy (to persistent lady artist who calls six times a week)— The editor's still engaged. The Lady Artist —Tell him it doesn't matter. I don't want to marry him. The Office ltoy— I 'aven't the 'art to tell 'im that. miss, lie's 'ad several disappointments to day. Try and look In again next year. —London Sketch. Optimistic. "I was pinched for being too opti mistic." "Aw, come off." "Fact. 1 thought the stock I was selling would be worth something some day."—Washington Herald It Covers the Land. "We shall never see that great American novel It can't be written." "Why not?' "We have too many dialects." "Write it in baseball vernacular."— Washington Herald In South America. Foreign correspondent—And who ere those two men under the tree? Gen eral I'.ipriki"— Oh. that's the secoud battalion of the royal guards—Chief go News VINDICATED, Accused, He Acquired Sisans to Prove His Innocence. By DONALD CHAMBERLIN. [Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso ciation.! Many years ago when New York was a comparatively small town, two men were at work over a set of com mercial books in the office of a small store In Canal street The older was a man of forty, the younger a boy of nineteen. "Mr. Coulter," said the younger, "I can't make this trial balance come out right—will you help me?" Coulter turned a crafty face toward his assistant. An idea seemed to be crystallizing in his brain. Then, leav ing his books, he walked over to where Johnnie Brainard sat ons high stool and began work on the ; al balance. An hour later it was flnli ed, a very beautiful statement of refiy black ink. "What a good man you are, Mr. Coulter," said Johnny. "I could never have done it without your help." The other, making no reply, turned away and resumed his work on his j own books. But the boy noticed that his hand trembled. John Brainard's salary was the only support of his mother, a widow, and several brothers and sisters all much younger than he. He was especially 112 WAS DRAOOED OUT OP THE HOLD. anxious that his work should be satis factory because he hoped for a raise of salary that would somewhat lighten the burden resting upon his mother. The next afternoon a summons came for Johnnie togo to the office of his employer, Eben Iluyser. The young accountant noticed from his chief's ex ! pression that there was trouble in the i wind, and the first words confirmed i his surmise. ; "What have you done with the j money you have taken?" Half an hour later, after a vain at | tempt to extort a confession from the t hoy, Iluyser sent out for u policeman and Johnnie was taken to the Tombs, the then city prison so called since it was a copy architecturally of the tomb of an Egyptian king There in his cell Johnnie after somewhat recovering froni the shock, had time to think It had become evident from words dropped by his employee, that in his trial balance he had endeavored to cover up a deflcency of some $12,000 At once it occurred to him that Coulter Imd used him as a catspaw to conceal a defalcation of his own John Brainard spent months in pris on. During that time the wife of a man occupying the cell next to his i came often ro see tier husband and concocted n plan for his escape John being innocent himself, the woman had no difficulty in • onvinclng hiui »112 her husband's innocence. She conceiv ed a plan of liberating her husband by taking his place, he escaping in her clothes. In order to do this she re quired John's assistance. At the crit ical moment he must attract the warden's attention by pretending to have become 111. John consented, the scheme was successful, and the pris oner, Thomas Nolan,, cot awa;\. Mrs ! Nolan was very grateful to John and j offered to assist him In an effort for his escape. But John declined to do anything that would look like a con fession of guilt. 1 Oue day John was released. On In quiry he learned that Coulter had made good the money the assistant i was charged with having stolen and 1 had been admitted as a member of the firm. It was at his request that - John had been released. The boy I found his mother in a pitiful condition. I And, worst of all, after the charge that i had been brought against him there 1 was little hope of his procuring a posi tion. During the evening Mrs. Nolan, who had heard of Ills release, came to I see him. i"I am an honest woman," she said, ! "but I am sorry to confess that my i husband Is not an honest man. At j least he has not been honest, though I j have secured his promise to live a bet- I ter life in future. Had we not Imposed j upon you and thus secured your as I slstance he would have been tried. I convicted nnd sentenced to a long term iof imprisonment As it Is we are go ing to a new country to begin life anew. Before going we wish to re ward you for what you have done for as, and fortunately we are able to put you in the way of such reward. "About a year ago the crown jewels of a European kingdom were stolen. The government has sought for them high and low and used every effort to trace the thief. My husband and a man named Taggart were the robbers of the treasure. My husband came to America to make arrangements for its transfer to this country. He was to bribe a customs official to pass the box ~eoblaThTng^Tn^e _ wtna ~wl!*.ifinr "or aminatlon. lie was also to provide a place for their concealment. But on reaching New York he was recognized as one wanted for a former offense and was arrested. This has spoiled the game. Taggart was to have sailed on the ship Pequot on a date that should bring him Into this harbor with in a few days. The European govern ment has offered a reward of $25,000 for the recovery of the Jewels. Inter cept Taggart and you will have been repaid for your kindness to me and my husband." On the receipt of this information John Bralnard suddenly became a new man. If he could secure this reward he would be able to lift those de pendent on him from suffering to com fort- That was a day when ocean liners came over under canvas and required some thirty days to make the transit. Had the matter occurred todsf John Brainard might have feared that some one acting under information receiv ' by cablegram would get ahead of h. But there were no cablegrams in t "<se days, and If a criminal secured a# a barkation he was pretty sure tltt 10 one had been warned of his arriv® What Brainard had to consido" .vas to make good his capture with at giv ing away his Information to any one. He succeeded in getting himself ap pointed a deputy constable, then went down New York bay to quarantine and waited for the arrival of the man and the jewels. In a few days the Tequot was sighted. Her appearance confirmed Mrs. Nolan's story. Still, John had been twice duped by crim inals, and he was not yet sure but that a new trap had been laid for him. Brainard made the acquaintance of the health officer whose business it was to board incoming vessels and secured his permission togo with him when he made his inspection of the I'equot. His informant had given him a description of Taggart. lie was small, thickset and an especial mark on him was the absence of a part of one ear, which he had lost in a fight with the French inline When the Tequot neared the quarantine station a boat bearing a yellow flag, the doc tor and John sealed in the stern, was pulled out io her anil li e two climbed a ladder that had been placed for them over the ship's side. Then the former made his medical inspection, while John began to Inspect the pas sengers. Tho work was not as arduous then as it would be among thesovoraltliousand persons coming iu on an ocean liner today. There were but twenty in all John saw 110 one on deck answering the description of bis quarry, and on asking the purser if there were no more the officer counted noses and said that one man was missing. John's face fell. Had Taggart escaped? All bands were started on a hunt, and a short, thickset man with one ear near ly gone was dragged out of the hold, whore he bad gone to escape observa tion till be might find an opportunity to step ashore. » John showed his badge and made the arrest. Since there was no tel egraph by which lie could summon as sistance on his arrival at tlie slip where the ship was to be docked he was obliged to wait till he came within sight of the Battery. Then the cap tain sent the message by signal. As soon as the ship was docked John turncjl his prisoner over to the police and Tils effects were placed in bond. In a hatbox with a false bottom the jewels were found. It was months before John received the reward for bis capture, but In tims $25,000 was paid him. Meanwhile he had been quietly working upon the matter nearest hia heart, his vindication, and the day aft er the payment of the money Huyser & Co. were sued for false imprison ment and their books placed in the care of a custodian appointed by the court. Then Mr. Huyser sent for John to come and see him. "What does this charge mean?" ask ed the head of the firm. "It means that you imprisoned an innocent man. who at the time knew not which way to turn to exonerate himself He is now about to move heaven and earth to prove that he was used as a eatspaw " "Who used him?" "Your bookkeeper. Coulter, now & member of the firm." Iluyser sent for Coulter, who ap peared pale and trembling. John told the story of how Coulter had assisted him in bis trial balance atul bow he doubtless it__up _to s»rre his own purposes. Coulter, knowing that the pending suit would reveal his pec ulations. broke down and confessed. Soon after John's arrest some specu lative Investments Coulter had made bad turned from ebb to flood tide and given him considerable funds Ho then—generously, it was supposed offered to make up the deficiency on condition that John was not prose cuted. The firm, being in need of cap ital. at the same time admitted bim as a member. Au arrangement was made by which John withdrew bis suit. Coulter was put out of the firm, and John was taken in in his place. Later he became senior partner son n i A R.ella blo TIN SHOP For all kind of Tin Roofing Spoutlnc nnd General Job Work, Stoves, Heaters, Ranees, Furnaces, eto. PRICES THB LOWEST! Ml LIT* TOR IKST? JOHN HIXSOIV NO, IV a FRONT *T.
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