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X J! V T Aw DEARIE BylEDGAR FAL.ES MOODEY. Copyrljht, 1910, by A- xetlmn Press Aao elation.) "But, Edward I" "What?" "How are wo going to llvo7 l'ou have been brought up to bcllovo that you were to bo your nunt'B heir, nud now you tell mo that sho haB left tho cstato so tied up that you can't touch It and tlint her other relatives aro like ly to bent you out of It." "Thct's so. and they will bent; mo out of It If they learn how matters stand." i "what do you mean by that?" "I ain't enlighten you without tolling tho wnolo story." "Well, tell It." "It'iftoo ridiculous." "Itkiloulousl Can anything that sep arate us bo ridiculous? I will not bring .trouble on you and ou myself by marrying you, who, having been brought up on expectations, havo mado no preparation for earning a living." "Perhaps not, but you'll laugh all tho saino when I tell you to whom my nunt left her property." "To whom did sho leave It?" "oflnTpTeSSnt Incumbent will succeed to thts estate." "I didn't nsk that. I asked whom your aunt mado her heir." "I am thinking of killing him." "Oil, Edwnrd!" "I(s the only Buro way open to me. If tie other branches of tho family bcaTof how I ho matter stands they'll brc'ift tho will." "lifit In that caso you will get your suaro." "That Would be n few thousand only. There nro several hundred relatives. I want tho whole property." "Can't you compromise with this per son whom your aunt made her heir?" "Io. lie isn't capablo of making an agreement, lie does nothing but strut about" -"Come, come. Tell me tho legal points. 1 have more head for such things than you suppose." "Well, my aunt left tho property to this person, mid, considering who he Is, the bequest Is ridiculous. That will bo I he plea of tho relatives If they try to lircalc tho will. But 1, being the heft of this legatee at his death, will tall; possession of tho property. The ot):r heirs will still have good cause V foil n sttft, but I will havo tho sinews "pfSvaif Understand?" Perfectly. But this persou to wWra the property haB been" fwnen you see mm you will see a coxcomb." What was your aunt's attraction for him?" "Ho was her husband." iller husbandl" JSo she considered him." j' But I supposed your undo died, long njlo." ''So ho did." i'Well, then, how Is It that this" 'Bigamist" 1'BIgnmlst ?" 'That's what ho Is. He has a couple I dozen wives." iEdwnrd, I'm not going to stand this In..... M 1 . -A ...,......!...- J.. iniikKn fnrt of no ' T "I o&uro you that everything I have said of him Is true,- and, worse, ho has uover been married to ouo of tho wives with whom lie lives." "The beast!" "lie is not a beast at all." "Then for goodness' sake what kind of a person is ho?" "Listen to me. My nuut lu her younger days was a great student. She, Mtudlcu everything science, religion, philosophy. Sho passed from one sys tern to another until sho became i strong believer In the transmigration of souls. She was much attached to her husband, who humored her in her different faiths. There is no proof whatever but that sho was sound in mlud in her latter days, though sho firmly belluved that at her husband's death his soul passed into a littlo chick that broke through its shell tho exact minute my undo died. Sho at once took the greatest care of ihls chick, ordered a special houso to bo built for him nud nlways culled him 'Dearie,' the pet n utile she had hud for my uncle. He grew up to bo a lino rooster, and my aunt never re laxed tho attention sho hud shown him from his birth. "Well, when the old lady died aud 1 camo to look over her will, what did I ut that she had left her whole fortuuo to her htmlmnd In tho body of this chicken." "Ha. ha, ha!" "Didn't 1 It'll you you'd laugh?" "It's too ridiculous." "Thai's what I nald too." "Well" - nfler a pause "whut nro you going to do?" "Kill Dearie." "And I hen 7" "Make application for tho estate as his holr." "Whv not us next of kin?" "There are too many next of kin. 1 would rather Inherit $300,000 from a rooster than a fow buudrcd from lininuu being." "Well. then, why don't you kill him?' Tin is protected. Tho woman to whom my aunt paid a largo salary to take psini of him never lets him out of her Kiirht. Force of habit from knowing u-iii.ii niv aunt lived that If Deario suffered she would loso a fat Job leads lu.r to still watch, uuc rni going w try to got at him tonight with hatchet." . "Goodness grttclousl" Ah Edward, wnero inivu you un-m . .. i - i . i rnm is blood on your shirt uosotnj" imi.nrn u-iih nioou in my cyo mm llltt v - ivimt hare vou done?" i.nnni-i.. is no more. Ho la with nla only lenlthufite. wife." WASHED. AWAY HIS HOME. The Fortune That Came to a Man nnd Hla Clever Wlfo. An Irishman named Whalon found a fortune In n very amusing way, saya tho Capo Town Argus. With the savings of his wlfo lie bought not far from Ballarat n few acres of ground containing n water pool and n sluggish sprlug. With tho mud nnd grnvel from tho bottom of the pool ho made sun dried bricks nnd, building a cabin for himself nnd family, started a bar for the miners. Quito contrary to their usual habits. a colony of Chinamen living neur by commenced to visit his bar every ulght. Then Mrs. Whnlcn discovered that boiuo ono had bit by bit carried off tho mud plgstyo nnd Its surround ing wall so gradually thnt It had al most gono boforo she noticed it. Soon the chimney and tho cabin walls also began to mulsh. After n careful watch Mrs. Whalon discovered that while ono baud of Chinamen kept her husband busy in tho bar another band was stealing the chimneys nnd walls. Whalen knew tho Chlnnmcu Were no fools,- and, acting on his wife's sugges tion, ho also "stole n pan of dirt" from his own chimney and washed It out. Then he ordered tents for his family to Hvo In nnd washed away the entire house. It was literally built of gold dust. After that the pool and tho sprlug were- nlso attacked, nnd tho re sult was a big fortuno for the lucky Irishman and his cute little wife. THEIR FATHERS. All Three Were Trimmer, but One Wat a Star. The story, long since familiar, of the littlo boy whoso boast that his father had put a cupola on his house was canned by his playmate, who remark ed proudly that his father had just put a mortgago ou theirs, is brought to mind by an occurrence which was told tho other day by a prominent poll tlclun. Tho small son of n man who wns in politics for reveuuo only ou moving into n now district went out and struck up an acquaintance with two other kids of the same ago who lived in tho neighborhood. They were in terested In the newcomer and begun to try him out ns to what bis parents amounted to anyhow. "My father Is n window trimmer and an awfully blc man." said the ilrst kid. "Ah, that's notlilu'l! said the second. "Mv father's a duran trimmer, and he's twice as big as yours." It was plaluly up to tho strnnger to mako good. And ho did It with much gusto. "My father Is a politician," bo said, "but I heard a man tell him last night that ho waB the biggest trimmer In this ward." Aud It was appareut to any one that the new kid had mado a strong im pression upou tho neighborhood. Hew York Herald. Wood Too Hard to Burn. There aro certain kinds of wood that nro too hard to bum or rcfuso to Ignite for some other reason, such as Iron wood nnd tho good brier root, but It is a curiosity to como across a pieco of common deal tho soft, light wood of which so many boxes aro made that cannot, bo sot lire to. Tho piece of wood in question wns common white deal from Sweden, but wns rcmnrka bio for Its comparative weight. It had formed part of n boat belonging to a whaler and had been dragged below tho surfaco of tho water to the depth of moro than half a milo by a har pooned whale. Tho length of lino nud tho short distance from the point of descent, after being struck nt which the whale roso to tho surfaco was a proof of the depth to which It had dragged the boat Only part of tho boat camo up again at the end of the line, and it was taken ou bonrd when tho whale had been killed. That piece of wood was so hard that It would not burn in n gnu Jet. Tho weight of wa ter hud compressed it. London Stand ard. They Were "Over." Ho was n regular patron of the res taurant. I'erhnps that Is why ho felt Justified in making clover remarks to tho waitresses, remarks which thoy wcro puzzled to know how to answer. Ono day, howovcr, tho smallest aid tlmldosf. girl happened to bo serving this irritntiug customer, and It fell to her to answer him in kind. "I'll havo somo steak," ho said, com ing In Into for dinner, "and somo squash, and somo Got somo baked potatoes, lino, brown baked potntocs?" "Baked potatoes nro nil over," said tho girl. Ho leaned buck In his chnlr and gazed at her quizzically. "Buked potatoes all over, aro thoy?" ho replied. "All over what?" "With," she replied simply. Youth's Companion, Chivalrous Johnnie. "What's the matter, dear?" "I havo just had a light with John nlo over dlvldln' tho cundy you guvo us." "Was there no ono to takn your part?" "Yos'oi; Johnnie took It." nouston Tost. ' A Cruel Stab. Kntlo What n lovely ring! Matle Isn't It? This ring was given me on my twenty-llrst birthday. Kotio Ileal ly? Why, how well preserved It Is I It's hardly a bit worn I Cleveland Leader. Her Choice. "May I offer you my umbrella and my escort homo?" "Mnny thanks. I will take tho urn brelln." Fllegendo Blatter. j HIS ROMANCE. By SANBORN DARRAH. Copyright, 1910, by American I'resn as. elation. Jack Conovor. was a city boy and the son of a plumber, .lack rend n great mnny novels based on life In Hie wild west and became Imbued with u desire to mingle in the exciting scenes of that region. He was twenty-three years old whon his father died and left him $i!0, 000. Jack at once set about obtaining realization of his boyhood dream. Going to Arizona, ho purchased a ranch and became a sheep raiser. The ranchman coutluued to rend ro mantic- tales and longed for a chance cither to kill a few dozen Indians ot rob a stagecoach. But tho ludlans were no longer there to bo killed, nud tho stneeconch had given plnco to other methods of transportation. Not meeting with adventures nud waiting for sheep to multiply being tin unex citing occupation, Jack grew lonely Ho wls.hcd for some young woman to keep him company ns his wife. Ono dny. whllo riding over his broad acres Inspecting his herds, looking up suddenly he saw n speck lu tho fat dlstaucc. That It was moving toward him was ov ' it from the fact that it was Krowln larger. Then ho could see n thin 11 1 m of dust about It Next It revealed Itself as n galloping horse. A man with a burden lu his urms be strode the horse, aud before long the burden could be distinguished ns a wo man. Tho two were coming llckety split, rising and falling with the con tour of the undulating country, nnd It was not long before, nrlslug from low ground, they appeared on tho crest of a rlso not half a mile away. Jack saw tho opportunity of his life Here wns a clear caso of abduction Though tho girl waB yet too fur for him to sec her face, he knew she was beautiful and ho wnB just the man for a rescue. Riding directly before tho pnlr, he whipped out his revolver nnd called a halt. Tho man drew rein shouting: "Git out o' tho wnyl" "Throw up your nrmsl" Tho muu threw up his arms. "Dismount." Tho man slid off to the rear, leaving tho woman in hla place. Jack glauccd nt her. She was a young girl nnd fair ly good looking. In his eyes, gazing through tho roseate hues of romuuee, sho seemed a perl. Tho man ou reach ing the ground fell In the dirt. Jack seizing the bridle rein of the horso ho had stopped, put spurs to bis own horse, gave the other tho lash of a quirt, and the two animals, with their burdens, dnshed away. "What aro you" "Don't bo afraid," he interrupted "I'll get you away from him." With that he cast a glanco to the rear. Tbo man bad risen ana was beckoning to a dozen horsemen who appeared far back where the slnglo horso had appeared a few minutes be fore. It wus pluln to Jack that where at flrst he had ono man to deal with ho now had a dozen. Urging on his own horse with hlu spurs nnd tho girl' with tho quirt, the two went galloping over tho country llko mad. Tho girl made no further attempt to communl cato with him. Sho did not look ex actly pleased at being rescued. At flrst she looked nngry. Thon sho burst out into a hysterical luugh. Jack kept looking back and wns urged to fresh efforts by seeing the men behind gnlu ing on him. Coming up to tho man who had been abducting the girl, they pulled up, ho said something to them nnd pointed to the fugitives, nud they started ou. Tho chase was loug nud exciting, The girl held tho reins of her own horso nud guided him In the path she wished to take. Coming to n turn thnt led up to Jack's ranch house, Jack en denvored to turn their course in that direction. But tho girl pulled her horso's head in n path of her own choosing, giving Jack at tho same time a beseeching look to permit her to go as she wished, whereupon ho yielded After nil, perhaps It would bo as well In tho end. There wns no force at the ranch house to prevent the girl being taken by her pursuers By this tlmo tho girl's horse begai to lag Jack laid on tho quirt nnd urged hi in forward as best ho could Looking behind, he saw that tho pur Buers were closo on hla heels. Ho was nbout to give way to dcspulr wheu riding between two clumps of trees that flanked tho road, ho heard tho crack of rifles and saw puffs of smoke emerge from between tho trees. Cast ing ti gluuco behind him, ho saw his pursuers ono by ouu falling from their saddles and biting the dust. Astonished nt tho rising up of this friendly forco, Jack pulled rein und stopped ut tho door of a small house, A mnu, followed uy a woman and sov oral girls, enmo running out, aud tho girl ho hud saved fell Into tho arms of tbo woman. Tho man, seeing Juck looked surprised, but started at ouco to administer restoratives to tho girl Tho woman laid her tenderly on the ground nnd was reviving her wheu volco from up In a tree called: "That'll do. Tho show's done." Jack was thunderstruck, "Who's your friend, Ellen," asked tho woman, "and whore's Mart?' Ellon burst Into a laugh. "Come, explain." "Wo wero coming on nil right when suddenly this man stopped us on tho road and mado Mart dismount. Then this mnu seized my brldlo nnd hurried mo on. Tho only way to prevent his spoiling tho Job was to let him tuko Mart's place." "My friends," said Jack, "will you kindly explain what you mean by tho Job?' " "Wo'vo been running for n movlug picture show," said tho girl, ngnln giv ing way to boisterous laughter. Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE I. Tho nnmo and style of this corpora tion shall bo tho Ginn, White Si Schntz Co. ARTICLE It. Tho principnl plnco of business of his corporation shnll bo at North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska. ARTICLE III. Tlila corporation Is organized for tho purpose of operating a wholcsnlo and retail store or stores in the city of North Platte, Nebrnskn. ARTICLE IV Tho authorized enpitnl stock of this corporation shall bo tho sum of thirty thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. No stock to bo issued until fully paid for; provided that this corporation may commence business when twenty-one thousand dollars of tho enpitnl stock has been subscribed nnd fully paid for article v. This corporation shnll commence bus iness on tho 6th dny of January, 1910, and shall continue twenty yenrs unless sooner dissolved nccoruing to law. ARTICLE VI. This corporation shall have u cornor nto seal which shall show the name of tho corporation nnd Its principal plnco of business. ARTICLE VII. Tho president nnd secretary of this corporation shall bo empowered to lease or acquire by purchase any buildings or real estate, to sign and rclcaso mort gages necessary to conuuet tno busi ness of this corporation. ARTICLE VIII. Tho corporate powers of this corpor ation shall bo vested in n board of di rectors, three in number, who shall bo elected at tho annual meeting from nmnncT tho stockholders ot mis corpor ation: provided, thnt tho first board of directors snail nom oinco until mo an mini mectlnc in January. 1911. A ma jority shnll constitute n quorum for tho transaction ot business. ine uonru shall havo power to fill any vnenncy that may occur in said board until the luiiuwiug uuuuui uiuvuiiK. ARTICLE IX Tho officers of this corporation shall consist of a president, vice president secretary, treasurer ana general man neor. elected nunuully by tho bonrd of directors whoso duties thall bo defined bv tho bv-Iaws of the corporation, pro vided. that tho office of secretary, treasurer and genernl manager may bo held by ono person. ARTICLE x. Tho annual meetinc of this corpora' tion shall bo hpJd-on tho first Monday of each year beginning in January. 1911, nt which meeting th officers of tho corporation shall present a w itten report, giving a full, clear and nccur- nto statement of tho affairs of this cor poration. , ARTICLE XI fho indebtedness of this corporation shall not at any time exceed in amount i 1 1 i f . i . . uvu-uii ma oi uio aciuui puiu up cup itnl stock. ARTICLE XII. Tho Board of Directors shall havo power to establish and amend from time to timo nil necessary by-laws, pro vidinir for tho mnnatrcment nnd con' duct of the business of tho corporation in accordance with tho Jaw ana tho pur poses for which the corporation is or ganizea. ARTICLE XIII. These Articles may bo amended at any annual or duly called special meet ing of tho stockholders by a majority vote of tho stock holders present. In witness whereof, the undorsigned hnvo hereunto set their hands this 5th day of January, A. D., 1910. r RED K. UINN, Arthur P. White, Albert A. Sciiatz. Tho State of Nebraska, County of Lincoln, sb: r !.! r.tU .in., Tnmmn, A ft 1910. before me, a notary public, in una lor said County oi Lincoln anu state ot Nebraska, personally appeared, Fred It. Ginn, Arthur P. White, and Albert A. Schntz, to me personally known to bo tho identical persons whoso names aro attached to the fore comer instru mont nnd severally acknowledged tho samo to be their voluntary act and deed tor tno uses anu purposes mercin set forth. Witness my hand and Notarial seal the date last above written. Arthur McNamara, Notary Public, My commission expires Juno 24th, 1913 REFEREE'S HALE. lly vlrtuo ot an order of aalo Issued in the IMm rlet Court In nnd for Lincoln county. No- liruHka, on tlio 'iOtU day of .Tauunry, MHO, In nn action of nartltlon wherein Cntlierlnu M Miller wns plaintiff and Henry II, Welty, Uharloi K Helover. I'lilllin II. Weltv. an In- -ompotunt, Histtlo It, Weltv, iruardlan of tho tierxon and eHlate or gala t'lillllp 11. Welty, . . ii i .. . i, 1 1 , . . i i ... ..i ail lliuuilliiuiuill, iiurriiib ii, tvutiy, miu ut rtntd llunry I) Vvulty, Bunaii T. Kulovor, wlfo of Maid Ulinr cm I;. (Clover, and lottlo II, Wei iv. wife of Hftld lMilllln II Weltv. woro do rmidnnu. 1 will Bell at nubile auction at tho ast trout door of the court liuuxo In tho city o North I'latto. Lincoln, County No hraKka, ou tlm fifth day of March, lttio. at tho hour of ono o'clock li. in., tho following described real estate xltuato in Lincoln county, Nebraska, to-wlt: Wi-Ht half of Northeam u'tartor and .Southeast Uliarterol Northeast quarter, all In Hectlon t. Township 14, North of Hanno 31, West of tbo Dili P. M : and tlm following described real estate situate In l'urklris county. No In aska, to-wlt: Southeast quarter of Suction 4. Township 11, North of ltnnicoll. West of tho Htli I'- M and tbo Northwest Quarter of Section 28. Towi)hli 12, North ot Itanco 87, West Of tho Oth 1. M. Tho terras of said salo will bo cash In hand. Dated at North Platte, Nebraska, this SUtb day of January, 1010. fltd O. E. ELDER. Reforeo. Order of Hearing on Petition. Stnto of Nebraska, Lincoln County, ss. In tho County Court, Februury 1st, 1910. In the matter of tho estate of Lucy J. Laubonheimer, deceased. On reading and filing tho potition of Marion Carrier, prayimr that tho pro bate curt shall mako nn order fixing tho timo and plnco for tho hearing of this petition, nnd that notice shall bo given to all persons interested by tho publication for not less than six suc cessive issues prior to tho day of hear inc in tho North Piatto Tribune a legal newspaper published Beml-weckly in snid county. And that upon the day of hearing tho court determine who tho heirs or Lucy J. Laubon heimer wero ut tho timo of her death. and who became tho owner by decent of tho real estuto in plnintifT's potition described. Thnt nil tho debts nnd chnrges ugainst said estate has been paid. Ordered, that February 23d, 1910, at u o'clock a. m., is assigned lor hearing said petition, when all persons inter ested in said tnattor may appear nt a county court to bo hold in and for snid county and show causo why tho prayer ot petitioner snouiu nor. uo granted. W. C, Elder, County Judge. Let Us Show You These Incomparable Corsets. long, lithe, slender, supplo lines which you must hnvo if you wonr tho Moycnngo, Morovinlnn or other now styles of gowns. This is model "A" mndo of Bpecinl bntiato of great tcxtilo strength", yet light in weight. Trimmed with nppliquo ombroldery in a beautiful design; stitched with silk of course; strong hoso supporters; best qunlity of lncers, binding nnd stripping; boned with "Eloctrobono" which in atf ditlon to being absolutely rust-proof, Is tho best and highest qunlity of high-enrbon clock-spring steel, cnrrylng n lino temper. This is tho best steel used in corsets nnd tho only qunlity which is considered adequate for moulding tho figure to tho beautiful lines of the Gossanl Corset. Model 'A" comes in 12 nnd 13-inch front steels. Sizes 18 to 3-1, prico $0.50. Tho ono fact thnt Gossard Corsets Iaco in front, that thoy support tho abdomen instead of depressing it, resulting in benefit instead of in jury, should induce ovory careful woman to Instantly discard her back laced corset and adopt the Gossard. Whon it is shown that theso corsots not only improve tho health; are not only comfortable but cronte beautiful lines nnd give tho wearer a better figure than nho could possibly nttnln in any other corset, it is remarkablo that nny woman who can nHord the prico of n good corsot should wear any other mako. Wilcox Department Store s First National Bank, of North Platte, Nebraska. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Capital and Surplus $130,000. ARTHUR McNAMARA, President, E. F. SEEDER0ER, Vice-President, M. KEITH NEVILLE, Vice-President, F. L. M00NEY, Cashier. t FISH FOR LENTEN SEASON. 18 ft While the meat agitation is still on and during Siil the Lenten season we the fish line, come in and Qkt few items of the line: Lady Dainty Clams 2 cana for 26c Deep Sea Crab meat per can 25c Oil Virginin Breakfast Roo per can 15c Marshall Herring in tomato sauco per can 25c Finnan Hadd'ies per can 25c Lobsters -..i -....per enn 35c Herring in Oil T. per can 20c Bismnrk Herring per can 30c PIckert Mustard Mackorcl per can 25c Blue Sea Tunn per enn 35c Sardines In Olivp oil y per can 25c Baby Norwegian Sardines per can 25c Concord Norweginn Sardines Olivo Oil 2 cons for 85c Codfish Balls 2 cans for 25c Kippered Herring, ." 2 cans for 25c Anchovies small keg 25c Boneless Codluih per box 25c it ii ft a) a ife l viz & to ft tt) i All kinds of frozen fresh fish, also salt Mackerel, (ft White Fish and Herring. ) TRAMP'S GROCERY. jj T. IT. WATTS, AUCTIONEER Iliavo conducted more successful sales than all other auctioneers combined in tho same territory. Don't employ an auctioneer hecauso he is cheap, or because he is a good fellow, for tho chances aro you will be compelled to sell at a sacrifice and that means a loss to you. My terms may seem a little high, but there is no one but will tell you tho prices I get will return the extra charge many, times. See me before claiming your dates. Write or wire at my expense. Phone E504 T. F. WATTS, North Platte. Tho Illustra tion gives one n fnir idea of tho lines of tho Gossard Cor seUi but you can never re alize how in finitely super ior thoy nro and how cor fcctly comfort nblo until you havo ono on. Notice tho long hip which takes caro of flesh nt top of thtgh nnd gives tho wearer tho have procured a specialty in try a sample. Here are a m m m m m