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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W, W. SANDERS & SON, Publiiherj. NEMAHA, - - -"- - NEBRASKA. THE HERMIT WHO NEVER WAS "I'll lrnvo the world," r cynic tmld one day, "And meditate In nnmo Kenuentorcd place; The only thought men have la 'Will It pay?' " "I'll loavo the world," a cynic said one day; "My foolish dreams and hopes I'll put away ' And no'cr look on another human fncol" "111 loavo the world," a cynic said one day. "And medltato In eomo ncnucntorod place. "Fools prato of love,' hut Love, alas! has llown, And In his plac Ambition ntnndn: Tho world obcya tho voice of Wealth alone, FooIb prato of love, hut Love, alas! haa lown! He clalmn tho foollHh maiden ih IiIh own Who puts tho costliest jewels on her hands; Fools pratu of love, hut Love, alas! has flown, And in his place Ambition boldly stands." ' Tie started out to find a wild reln-nt, nut turned ero Ioiik, forgetting to ho wise; s A maiden met him going down tho Hlreot Ho started otit to find a wild rotroat Jier ohecks wcro rosy, and her snillo-waa sweot, Down ut her foot, doglike, ho yearning lies! llv started out to find n. wild rqtreat, Hut turned ero long, forgetting to bo wise. 8. 13. lCloer, In Chlengo Record Herald. KIDNAPPED MILLIONAIRE! ATalo of Wall Street and tho Tropics A A By FREDERICK U. ADAMS Copright, 1MI, liy Lntliropl'iitillfhlne Company, All rlRli to i nerved. CIIAl'TE It XX I V. CONTLN UKD. Mr. Kent, Mr. Morton and Mr. Ponce wore enjoying nn afternoon imp, but they were quickly aroused unci informed of the situation. Simon Ponco was in an agony of terror. Ills Icnees sank beneath him and lie was too agitated to speak. Not no with Mr. Kent. His lighting blood was up in tt minute. "I will shoot that crazy dude full of holes If he or his men attempt to lay hands on me!" he exclaimed. He reached into Ills stateroom and pro duced a repeating rlllo which ho ex amined carefully and calmly. There were 20 rifles aboard the yacht. In anticipation of possible trouble Capt. Baldwin had piirehnsed 4i dozen guns at Vera Cm.. These were distributed among the men and the crew. Sidney Hammond was put in charge of the defense If one shorikl bo necessary. The weapotm wcro placed within easy reach and they waited the approach of the "Shark," which was less than a mile away. Tho faces of the men were a study. Hardly a word was spoken. Their faces were Hushed with anger, rather than pale with fear. Tn plain Hight was the yacht which had held them captive for days. They viewed the "Shark" as a pirate. Not a man doubted that Hestor was on board, and that he meant mischief. How trim find sleek the "Shark" looked as her prow cut the waves of the gulf! Ilcr brass work glistened like gold in the afternoon sun. On her forward deck was a glint of polished slcel. Mr. Kent recoinilzed it. "There is that rapld-lre gun," ho Haid In an undertone. Mr. Morton bowed, but said noth ing. Bernard Seymour examined Ids gun methodically. He ran his eye along tho sights and studied the adjust jnent for distance. He spoke quietly to Sidney Hammond, received a nod of approval and went forward, Ink' lag a position near the bow of tho boat. Capt. Baldwin whistled a signal that he would go - to starboard. There was no answer from the "Shark." Again tho "Helen Carmody" blew a Warning blast. In answer the Shark" ran up a ilag nignal asking .he "Helen Carmody" to "lay to.' 'nnt. Baldwin hesitated a moment He then gave the word to the engi ncer to go ahead full speed. They had beon running half speed, so as to avoid any chanco of a collision Capt. Baldwin gave a blast to Hull cate that ho would pass the "Shark' to leeward. Tho "Shark" slightly changed its course, and went slqwly ahead parallel to Its rival, hut grau uallv drawing nearer. As thoy eamo abreast tho "Shark" wis not 150 yards away, 0Thoso on the "Helen Carmody" could sou Capt Waters on the bridge. Tho crew was irrouncd on tho forward deck. A tall, slender iigure in yachting: uniform suddenly appeared by the nide of Capt. Waters. Sidney in ntantlv recognized Waller H. Hestor who raised a magitphonc. ,liis voice Bounded ahurp und clear. 0 ' "Stand by; I wish to conic aboard!" ic shouted, "Is the 'Shark' in distress?" wns the reply of Capt. Baldwin. "She Is notl" shouted Hestor. The two yachts were so closo It was possible to converse without a megnphono. "Stand off!" shouted Capr. Bald win. "Stand off! Von cannot eomo aboard. This Is a private yacht, bound for New Orleans. Stand off, or T will run you down!" "Hello, Ihore, Mr. Hookwelll" shouted Hestor, lifting his cap and bowing profoundly. "Did you have a good time? How are you, Mr. Mor ton? on are ho tanned I scarcely eeognized you. How do you do, Mr. Kent? Hestorla seems to have agreed with you! Hello, Sidney! Kindly toll your friends, Sidney, that I must have the pleasure of their company aboard the 'Shark' at once! I'liey are disarranging my plans. Cheek your yacht and I will send a aunch over after you. There is my old college chum, li. Sylvester Vin- scut I How are you, old chap! You ook like the real thing! No non sense about this, Sidney! Slop your boat, or I will stop her for you!" "You keep oft our course!" shouted Sidney. "These gentlemen do not care to see you, Go your way and do not molest us. You will do so at your peril. Capt. Waters, that man s insane. You should put him in rons and take him to Now Orleans. Are you the captain of a pirate whip? This is Mr. Carmody's yacht, with adies aboard. We demand that ve be allowed to proceed, and request you lo do your duty and turn that man over to the authorities. He is tt criminal or a lunatic." J "f am, am' I!" shouted Hestor. le dashed the megaphone to the bridge and leaped to the lower deck. Like a flash ho jumped to the rapid- lire gun. Capt. (iters yelled an or der. It was not llnished when there came a spit of lire from the muzzle of the gun. Three of the crew dashed at Hestor. The same instant I here was the crack of a rille from the bow of the 'Helen Cnrmody." A dozen bullets fore through the glass and mahogany sides of tho for ward deck house. Sidney Hammond fell to the deck. The "Shark" swung sharply to the starboard, and In a few seconds was speeding away to tho east. 1 1 all happened so quickly that with one exception the men on the 'Helen Carmody" were too dazed to make a move. The wheelsman sent the yacht hard to jiort. Mr. Kent was the first to reach the side of Sidney Hammond. There was a stain of red on his shoulder, and MR. KENT WAS THE FIRST TO REACH HIS SIDE. they tore and cut away the coat arid shirt. As they dhl'so, Sidney opened his eyes. He stared-for a moment and jumped to his feet. "It is nothing!" ho said, as ho took a long breath. "It is merely a llesh wound. The shock dazed me for a moment. 1 nri all right." Sidiu'y laughed, but his face was white and the blood flowed freely from his right shoulder. The yacht steward who was also a surgeon examined tlio wound and declared it painful but not dangerous. He staunched the How of blood and bandaged the wound. Sidney watched the fast disappearing "Shark"' dur ing this operation. Ho set hjs teeth, and not a groan escaped from his lips. The dining-room was strewn with broken glass and splinters. Bagged holes had been lorn in the decora tions, and one shot played havoc with the china closet. Miss Carmo dy came up from below. Her face was pale, but she did not seem In the least alarmed. She proceeded to act as nurse for Sidney, and would not listen to his declaration that he was going on deck. Chalmers regretted he had not been idiot. . 0 In the meantime the "Shnrk" con tinued on its easterji course, And tho "Helen Carmody" nenrcd the mouth of the Mississippi. It was Seven o'clock In the evening when they took n pilot. Sidney was moved "lo tho forward deck, and all gathered around him to discuss what had hap- nened. "That was" n-liout h rnpfd a bit of work as over5 I witnessed." said Mr. Kent, vho hud, been slfghtly0 ei In tho hand by a jlying piece of glnsfy Who fired 'the shot from qt boat?" asked Sidney, with a slight griihnco of pain as his shoulder twinged where the shot had lacerated a muscle. "It was the last thing I heard." "I fired it," said llcrnnrd Seymour. "And I got your man Hestor all right. Did you sco him drop?" "I did," said Mr. Morton. "His hands went up and he fell Into the arms of two of his crew who were rushing forward to grab him." "Did any one hear the order given by Capt. Waters?" asked Mr. Carmo- iy. "I heard every word he said," re plied Miss Helen. "You did!" exclaimed her father, a frown darkening his face. "I asked you to go below, Helen, and sup posed you would obey me." "I went below, papa, just as yu told me to do," said Miss Helen, con tritely. "Hut you did not tell me 1 could not look out. I opened the port hole In the saloon, and saw and heard everything that happened on the 'Shark.' When Mr. Hestor jumped from the bridge nnd ran to the gun, Capt. Waters shouted, 'Stop him! Hold him!' Then he yelled 'Starboard!' to the wheelsman, nnd rushed down the steps to the deck. But before tho men could stop Hes tor, he had commenced llrlng. Then ho threw his hands up In the nlr and the men caught him ns he fell backwards. I thought I could sec blood on his face." "This probably terminates IIcs tor's career as a pirate or a maniac," remarked Mr. Morton. "Tho gov ernment cutters will run the 'Shark' to cover in short order. You are quite a sharpshooter, Mr. Seymour." "I had my eye on that HotchkisB gun all the time," said Mr. Seymour. "At first I thought Hestor was mak ing a bin IT to scire us. But when he turned loose 1 knew he mennt war. If ho had remained back of the shield he would have been safe, and I pro posed lo drop the man at" the wheel and' take a crack at the captain. But Hestor Htuck his head out to sec where his shots were landing, nnd I let him have It. I have shot some before. Tho Sioux Indians and I used to exelumgo compliments before the battle of Wounded Knee, and I guess, my shooting eye is all right yet. But I hope I. did not kill him." At midnight the. "Helen Carmody" steamed up to New Orleans, landed near Canal street and discharged her passengers on their native soil. They at once proceeded to a hotel. Mr. Chalmers so m'anaged the arrival and disposition of the party as to evade the alert reporters, and once in the hotel no one was allowed to disturb' them. A surgeon was called and made a careful examination of Sidney's wound. He confirmed the dingnosis made by the yacht steward. He dressed the wound carefully, and ad vised Sidney to remain quiet for sev eral days. It was late before Mr. Chalmers and his assistants had for warded to "The llecord" an account of this incident. . Mr. Hernard Seymour arose bright and early the following morning, and after a stroll around the Lee Circle returned to the hotel and enjoyed i hearty breakfast. He purchased the morning papers, and selecting a comfortable chair on the veranda proceeded to combine the luxury of a cigar with a perusal of the journals in which his name hgurcd so con spicuously. He was studying a three column portrait labeled "Mr. Ber nard Seymour, the Famous Newspa per Detective," when some one tapped him on the shoulder. "Haou are ye, Mister Seymour! I swan, T'm mighty glad ter see ye! Ilaou de ye dew! Haou de ye dew!" "Hello, Captain Parker! The pleas ure is all mine! How are you, Cap tain? How 'is tho good ship, the 'Sam Walker'?" "Fincr'n silk," snid Capt. Parker, as they shook hands cordially. "Well, L swan, but ye'r er great man; nin't ye? Your pieter is in all ther papers. Well, well, well! I swan, ye never can tell, can vo? Who'd a thunk it! So ye arc a detective-reporter! Well, well, well!" The Captain insisted on purchasing the cigars, after which they roturned to the veranda. The good sailor seemed to have something on his mind. Once or twice he cleared his throat as if to make some important announcement. Finally he took a long pull at his cigar und said: "Mister Seymour, seeing as how yc air -a newspaper man though I never would a thunk it dew yc suppose yc could get my name in tne papers about this 'ere matter? 1 don't care a blamed thing about it myself, but my old woman Is just plum crazy tor see my name in tlio papers. Darned if I don't believe she would be willin' ter have ther 'Sam Walker' wrecked If it would get my nnmc in thor newspapers. Fnct! Dew ye suppose ye could fix it?" "Sure, sure 'thing," said Mr. Per nard Seymour. "It's already in Tho New York Record. I sent more than a thousand words about you and tho 'Sam Walker from Vera Cruz. I also sent a description of you, and they will nrobablv have your picture. All tlio papers will copy t. You hat: better get me a photograph of your- sjelf for use in a mora consecutive Tho delight of Capt. Parker was beyond expression. He nearly frac tured Seymour's Land In his joyous clasp. "The old woman will be tickled plum ter death!" he exclaimed. "I have been snilln' HO years an' nothln' has happened worth prlntln' until now. Haou much Is 1,000 words? A column! Great Scott! Have another scgar. Have a box of 'cm. This is the greatest thing that ever happened ter the Parker family." Mr. Chalmers was asleep when a bell boy aroused him and presented a card. He rubbed his eyes slpep Jly and rebuked the boy in no equivo cal language. Scrawled on a card was: CAPTAIN JOHN WATERS. The "Shark." "Tell him to come up at once," said Mr. Chalmers. Capt. Waters knocked at the door and entered the room. He bowed to Mr. Chalmers and stood by tho door, refusing to take a seat. "The 'Shark' is anchored but in the river," said Capt. Waters without any preliminary remarks. "Mr. Hes tor is in a hospital. Ho is in a bad way. Ho iB shot and crazy. I want to tell you how this happened. I worked for his father before him. He saved my life and I would die for him or his son. I have known Walter since he was a boy. Lately he has been acting queer. He told me thoso men were' political prisoners. I am used to obeying orders nnd having them obeyed. It was only yesterday that I learned the truth. On Thurs day ho sent a boat ashore at Mo bile and came back with a lot of news papers. He left one where I found it. Then I knew tho facts. Hestor had told me we wero going back to tho place where we left these men. Of course l Know now wnut no wns fiftnr. Hi intended to mw't vnn nnd ston von. .lust as I was about to take matters in my own hands, wo sin-hted vour boat. I thouirht I would humor him. I intended to come to New Orleans and give him up, and stand trial if I have done wrong. He jumped from the bridge, ns you saw. One of your men shot him in the head, and he is likely to die. Ho hns not been right since wo left Is'ew York. I tell you this so you will know the truth. I am going to give myself up to the authorities." fTo Bo Continued.! WHEN POE RECITED. First I'uhlfc Amtcnriiiicc of tlio AVcIl-ICnovrn Poet Netted Illm tho Sinn of Six Dollars. "It was at Mrs. McKenzie's that I first heard Poo recite, at her request, The Haven' and 'Annabel Lee,' only the family being present," says it writer in Lipnincott's Magazine. "From an unusually lively mood ho lnxscd at once into a manner, expres sion and tone of voice of gloomy and almost weird solemnity, gazing as if on something invisible to others, naid never changing his position until tho recitation was concluded. It hap pened that he had just beforo re quested of Mrs. McKenzie the loan of a sum of money, which request sho was for a time unable to comply with; and she now said to him, 'Ed gar, what do you think of giving it public recital of those poems? It would probably prove a financial suc cess.' Tho result was that about a week later there appeared in the city papers a notice that on a certain evening the poet would give a recita tion of his own two favorite poems in the exchange concert room, tickets to be had at a certain book store. Over 200 of these were printed, tho chnrge of admission being 50 cents each. "On the appointed evening, I, then a young man of 24, accompanied Mrs. .lulia Mayo Cabell and another lady, both warm personal friends of Poo from his childhood, to the placo of the proposed recitation. Wu arrived some moments after the appointed time, and, to our surprise, found, in stead of a 'full audience, but nine per sons assembled, we, together with the usher, making thirteen in num ber. Some time elapsed before Poo mado his appearance, when he took his place on the platform, bowed, and, resting his hands on the back of a chair, recited 'The Haven' and 'Anna bel Lee, but in a mechanical sort of way, and with a total lack of tho weird und gloomy expression which had given them such effect at Mrs. McKenzie's. On concluding, he again bowed and, abruptly left the platform. "The proceeds of this experiment was $6, in consideration of which, Mr. Boyden, proprietor or the exchange, would make no charge for the use oi the hall, lights and" attendance." 0 Accounting For It. 'of Hix I wns surprised to hear that Sleek had been arrested for picking pockets. Dlx Yes, poor fellow. Ho used to have fits of abstraction when a boy, and I suppose ho never outgrew j thenj. Chicago Dally News, o ' - - a 0 BIRDS' GARDEN OF EDEN. Entlitiftlfidc Admirer Set Apnrt an Acre For bid ilc n to Cat nnd Small Iloj'n. i A bird garden Is rather a novel Idea, but one which if faithfully exploited will prove as real a delight as any gar den of blossoms. An enthusiast on tho subject has set apart u spot of per haps an acre's extent as forbidden ground for 'cats and small boys, and the birds havo become very tamo, says the Now York Tribune. Bermuda grass, whoso riiatted tangles arc a haic, bor for bugs and worms, covers thdX ground. Hydrants aro left dripping where tho many kinds of feathered' folk that this garden has attractod may drink and batho to their hearts' content. Thero is an abundance ol seeds and fruit, which mature at dif ferent seasons, and old logs under which congregate tho fat grubs that aro a bird's delight. If these natural stores seem to run short at any time, sunflower seed and crisp lettuce hearts aro spread on a stand called tha "birds' banquet board," that none may want. Strings, threads and fluffy cot ton are spread about for nesting time, and as many as twonty different spe cies havo been counted building oi rearing their young at one time. Thin ty-four varieties frequent thle gardeti of Eden, and tholr sweet notes anil bright plumago make it as charming as any conservatory of raro blossoms, CHILDREN OF THE STAGE. Mnny of Them Come from ProNpcroua HomcM, Through the Moth er 'h Ambition. It is an odd fact, says Alex ander II. Ford, in Everybody's Magazine, that poverty drives few children to tho stage door, and, Inva riably, the successful juvenile actor is tho child of comparative' wealth. Lores Grimm, star at tho Children's ' "ieater ,last soa,son' ma 1,0 sa,(1 to even brain enough to manage it; for, i during his summer vacation from staSO work Ifc ls llls delight to buj I ol,t n news store build up a largo custom, then sell out at a great ad vance In tho fall. In fact, ho secures all his theatrical engagements, and makes his own terms. Anita Heckler , has a prosperous father, yet this little maid ls the fourth of a family of girla to grace the stage, and so it goes, through tho list of tho successful ones, at least. I do not recall an Instance, however, whero a father capablo ol earning a living has wished to place his children on tho stage; it Is Inva riably the mother who is ambitious that her youngsters pursue a his trlonic career. WHAT THIEVES THINK. They Are Ilelil In Check at IVeririliiKI and Funerals liy Suierntl tlon.s Feurs. The pickpocket is superstitious. H will rarely rob a person who squints, this being accounted a certain sign of disas ter, and if it happens that the purse he steals contains foreign as well as Brit ish money, it is believed to augur thai he will travel a good deal In the immedi ate future; but whether In the companj of a couple of police officers or not thert is nothirg to show. Weddings and funerals aro significant events for the professional thief, says an exchange. To pick a pocket at a funeral would be to court Immediate dis aster, but many of them think if a purse stolen at a wedding contains gold it por tends the best of luck for tho thief dur ing the ensuing six months. THE GENERAL MARKETS. Kansas City, Oct. 13. CATTLE rjeef steers $1 41 3 5 05 Native heifers 2 GO ff a 75 Western steers 2 00 ff 4 40 HOGS 5 00 7? G SO SII13KP 2 CO 3 25 WHEAT No. 2 hard 72? 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