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CHAPTER XVII.
In the Next Room.
Kct'h, bktyytH filled with unrt!
fulspd dfuibt, ntu1id the fnr of the
ban opposite, almost ronvinrrd that
b wan. In some way, connretfd with
the puzzling mysH-ry. lint the hfm
enty of the niRxed fare only added to
bli porplexlty.
"Are you certain your are not mla
Uken?" "Of courne I am, Keith. I'e known
Walte for fifteen yearn a lilt Intimate
ly have met him frequently nlnre the
war and I certainly talked with him.
He told trie enough to partially confirm
your atory. He aald he hud started
tor Santa Fe light., becaune he couldn't
gat enough men to run a caravan I
afraid of Indiana, you know. So. he
letermlned to take money buy Mexi
can goodH and risk hlmaelf. Old
tinting cock wouldn't turn back for
all the Indiana on the plains once he
lot an Idea In hla head he wan that
kind Iord, you ought to aeen the
fight he put up at Spnttaylvanla! He
got to Caraon City with two wagons,
a driver and a cook had eight thou
aand dollar with him, too, the damn
fool. Cook got Into row, gambling, cut
a man, and was Jugged. Old Walt
wouldn't leave even a nlggi-r In that
tort of fix natural fighter likes any
kind of row. So, he hung on there at
Caraon, but had sense enough Iord
knows where he Rot It to ..'put all
but a few hundred dollars In Pen
Levy's safe. Then, he went out one
Bight to play poker with bis driver
and a friend had a drink or two
doped, probably, and never woke up
for forty eight hours lost clothes,
money, papers, and whole outfit was
Just aaturatly cleaned out couldn't
get a trace worth following after.
Toil ought to have heard hltn cuaa
when he told me It seemed to be the
papera that bothered him most them,
and the mules."
"You say there waa no trace?"
"Nothing to travel on after forty
Ight hours a ponse started out next
morning, aoon aa they found blm i
when they got back they reported huv
Ing run the fellowa as far as (iin
tuaron Croaalng there they got acroas
nd eacaped."
"Who led the poena ?"
"A man called Rlack, I think," be
ald.
"Rlack Partr
"Tea, that'a the name; ao, I reckon
you didn't bury Willi Walte this time,
Captain. You wouldn't have thought
b wa a dead one If you had heard
blm awear while he wis telling the
tory It did him proud; never heard
Blm do better since the aecond day at
Gettysburg had hla eur shot off
then, and I bad to fix hltn up Lord,
but he called me a few thina."
Keith Mat silent, fully convinced
i tow that the doctor was telling the
llruth. yet more puzzled than ever
ever the peculiar situation In which
k found himself Involved.
"What brought the C.etieral up
litre?" he quemloned, finally.
"I haven't much Idea." waa the
reply. "I don't think I aaked him dl
ractly. I wasn't much Interested.
There waa a hint dropped, however,
Bow you speak about It. Ile a keen after
Uoae papera, and doesn't feel aatta
ted regarding the report of the poena.
It's my opinion has trailing after
lllack Hart."
The dining room wa thinning out,
tad they were about the only ones left
ftt the table. Keith stretched him
self, looking around.
"Well. Doctor. I am very glad to
lave met you again, and to learn
Walte Is actually alive. This la a
rather queer affair, but will have to
Work Itself out. Anyway,. I am too
dead tired tonight to hunt after clues
In midst of this babel. I've been lu
the saddle moat of the time for a
week, and have got to And a bed."
"1 rnkoo. you won't dUcovar aueo
thing here," dryly. Got eaten In a
rooua upstair, and otiier corded
Along th hall. Better share my cell
nly thing to do."
"That would be aaklng too much
I can turn la at the corral with Neb;
I've alept tat wora place."
"Couldn't think ef It, Keith," and
the doctor gat up. "Bealde, you
tie at night, don't yea?'',
t "finally., 7e." the other admitted.
"Taea you wea't bother n any
he doctor aleey at night la Bherldaa;
that' our harvest , lima.: Come en.
tad I'll yeu th way. Whea
aneralng com I'll rout i yaw out aad
lake my tun,"
, Keith had eajeyed euaalderable t
yerleace ,1a frontier a4le, but noth
ing before bad ever ult equalled this,
the pride of Sperldaa The product
f a niifhrooru towa, which merely ex
isted by grace of 'be temporary rail
way terminus, It had bn hastily and
llmally constructed. e It could be
transported elsewhere at a moment's
otic. Kvery creak of a bed echoed
from wall to wall. Th thin parti
llona often failed to reach the celling
by a foot or two. and the allghtest
kola aroiieed the entire floor. And
r no! ef every conceivable
ju i wr hi it w(
YJfl r niYMlll 1 IMC
wthor Or" My Lady Or The Soutk"
ration By DeARBinMr.LViLi.
kind, In plenty, irom tHe Mure oi a
band at the Pioneer Dance Hall oppo
alte, to the energetic curing of the
cook In the rear. A discordant din
of voices aurged up from the street
below--laughter, shouts, the hhrieks of
women, a rattle of dice, an occasional
plntol shot, and the continuous jell
ing of Industrious "barkers." There
was no safety anywhere. An exploding
revolver In No. 47 was quite likely to
disturb the peaceful slumbers of the
Innocent occupant of No. 14, and every
sound of quarrel In the thronged bar
room below caused the lodger to curl
up In momentary expectation of a
stray bullet cournlng toward him
through the floor. With this to trou
ble him, he could lie there and hear
everything that occurred within and
without, h'very creak, stamp, and
snore was faithfully reported; every
curae, blow, snarl reechoed to bla
ears. Inside waa hell; oulalde was
Sheridan.
Wearied, and half dead, aa Keith
was, sleep was simply Impossible. He
heard heavy feet tramping up and
down the hall; once a drunken man
endeavored vainly to open bla door;
not far away there waa a scuffle, and
the sound or a body falling down stairs.
In some distant apartment a fellow
was struggling to draw off hla tight
boot, skipping about on one foot
amid much profanity. That the boot
conquered wa vldent when the man
crawled Into the creaking bed, an
nouncing defiantly, "If the landlord
wants them boota off, let him come
an' pull 'em off." Across the hall
was a rattle of chlpa, and the voices
of several men, occasionally raised In
anger. Now and then they would
stamp on the floor aa an order for
liquid refreshments from below. From
somewhere beyond, the long drawn
melancholy howl of a distressed dog
greeted the rising moon.
Out from all this pandemonium
Keith began to unconsciously detect
the sound of voices talking In the
room to hla left. In the lull of ob
structing sound a few words reached
him through the slight open apace be
tween wall and celling.
"Hell, Hill, what's the ur,e goln' out
again when we haven't the price?'
"Oh, we might find Hart somewhere,
and he'd stake us. I guess I know
enough to make him loosen up. Come
on; I'm goln'."
"Not me; thla town Is too near
Fort Hays; I'm liable to run Into
some of the fellow."
A chair scraped across the floor a
Itlll arose to hla feet; evidently from
the not no he had been drinking, but
Keith beard him lift the latch of th
door.
"All right, Wllloughby," he aald,
thickly, "I'll try my luck, an' If I see
Hart I'll tell him yer here. So long."
He shuffled along the hall and
went, half sliding, down stairs, and
Keith distinguished the dick of glass
and bottle In the next room. He was
lilting up In bed now, wide atake,
olwessed with a desire to Investi
gate. The reference overheard must
have been jo nawiey, sua ir so, tan
Wllloughby, who was afraid of meet
ing aoldleri from the fort, would be
the deserter Miss Hope wis seeking.
There could be no harm In making
aure, and he slipped Into his clothes,
and II silently as possible, unlatched
hla door. There waa a noisy crowd at
th farther end of the hall, and the
sound of some on laboriously mount
ing th atalra. Not desiring to be
seen, Keith slipped swiftly toward the
door of the other room, and tried the
latch. It waa unfastened, and he
stepped quietly within, closing It be
hind him.
A small lamp waa on the waabstand,
a half emptied bottle and two glassea
beside It, while a pack of cards lay
Mattered on the floor. Fully drttied,
except for a coat, the sole occupant
lay on the bed. but Parted up at
Keith' unceremonious entrance,
reaching for hla revolver, which bad
slipped to the wrong aid of his bell.
"What the hell!" b eiclalmed.
startled and confused.
The Intruder look one glance at bit
through the dlagy light a boy of
eighteen, dark hair, dark eyea. at
face, already exhibiting signs of dis
sipation. yt manly enough In rbla
aad niouth-aad smiled.
, "I could draw while you were thluk.
lag . about It.", be said, easily, "but 1
am eat here ea the fight. Are you
Fred Wllloughby?"
Th lad stared at blai. bla uncer
tain band, new doxed on th butt of
baa revolver, yet held Inactive by th
ether's quiet aaaurauce.
"What do you want te know for?
"Curloelty largely; tbught I'd Ilka
aak yeu a utloa or two."
"Yeu you're oot from the fort?"
"Nothing t do with tb army; tbla
la a privet affair."
The boy waa titlea from drink, hla
eye heavy.
"Then who the devil are you? I
nvr saw you befera."
"That' very true, and my nam
wouldn't help any. Neverthelesa.
you're perfectly welcome to li I am
"Oh, You Mean Hope? Do You Know
Her?"
Jack Keith." No expression of recog
nition came into the face of the other,
and Keith added curtly, "Shall wo
talk?"
There, was a nioment'B alienee, and
then Wllloughby awung his feet over
the edge of the bed onto the floor.
"Fire away," he said shortly, -'un
Ul 1 see what the eame is about."
. To Itc Coin unji ii.
"PETTICOATS ENTER
ONLY" AT ST. LOUIS
The Initial Letters by Which the
Order Has Ever Been
Designated.
The Journal, we pn'seuinc, fan
not lie (iiat'Kt'iJ with I. he uiw
pimlonalile oflYnsi! of ilivulRing
the secrets of the I. E. 0. order
when it prints, liiiilt-r quotation
marks, a nn-re man's interpreta
tion of the nicaiiiiiK "f Hie initial
letters hy which the order litis
ever lieen designated.
The national convention of Hie
P. K. ). sisterhood was held last
week at the IHiekiiiKhain hotel in
St. Louis. The sisters have Riven
Iheir husbands the name, "H. I.
Ii.," siKiiil'yinK ltrolhers-in-I,aw.
The H. I. L.'.s of St. Louis were
invited to attend one or two of
I he sessions, and as a return of
the courtesy they took Hie P. K.
O.'s on an automobile ride all over
the hig city, decorated them with
flowers, served special luncheon
in a word, showed the sisters a
pood lime while visiting in the
city.
Hut when it came to a certain
mecliiiK, the head ollicer an
nounced that Hie H. I. L.'s would
not he admitted. It was then (hat
one, Harry K. Wtmoncr, n H. F. L.,
pave the ladies this name:
"Petticoats Knler Only."
We are confident that it is no
infraction of the rules of the P.
K. (). lo use the forepoinp inter
pretation, in limitations; as Ihe
product of a brother H. I. L. of SI.
Louis.
Mr. Bryan at Elmwood.
From Friday's Pally.
Mr. Hiyan spoke yesterday at
the opera house in Klinwood and
Die buiMniK was full of en
thusiastic democrats, who turn
ed out to pive the editor of Ihe
Commoner a rousinp reception.
Many from Plattsmoulh attend
ed Ihe uiei'lintf, umonp the num
ber Ileitis ). C. Morgan, W. K.
Imix, Miss Mary Foster and I). C.
Illioden of Mnrrny.
Mr. Itryan talked on Ihe evils of
the trusts and the grip of Ihe
money power and the evils grow
ing out of these. He spoke with
his old-lime vigor in support of
Ihe democratic ticket from lop
to bottom, and advocated its elec
tion. Mosl of the candidates on the
county ticket were present and
met with a warm reception from
Ihe voters. Mr. Hrynn was in
troduced by Captain C. S. Aldrich
in a neat speech. The speech oc
curred at tt o'clock, after which
Ihe distinguished speaker was
enlerltuned at dinner hy L. K.
Languors! al his pleasant home.
1). ('. Morgan and V. K. Fox were
also guests of Mr. Langhors! and
dined with Mr. Pryan.
After dinner Mr. Langhorst, ac
companied hy Captain Aldrich in
Mr. Langhorst's car. look Mr.
Uryan to Syracuse, where he de
livered a speech in Ihe afternoon.
Oorge McDaniel of Louisville,
blacksmith at the National Slone
Quarry company, two miles east
of Louisville, was in the city to
day, comintr down lo look after
some business matters, relurninp
on the afternoon train, fieorpe
says he is well pleased with his
position and Louisville nnd will
remain with Ihe company per
manently.
uy Adams of Woodbine. Iowa,
was in the city today for a short
time between I rain a.
Mother of Mrs. Jacob Tritsch and
Mrs. M. L. Friedrich Passes
Away at Pekin, Illinois.
From Friday's Dally.
Jacob Tritsch received a tele
gram yesterday informing him of
Hie death of his wife's mother,
Mrs. Margaret Yolk, at her home
in Pekin. Illinois. Mrs. Tritsch
has been at her mother's bedside
for Ihe past seven weeks, and was
present when she passed away.
The deceased was 85 years of
ate ami leaves a large family of
grown sons and daughters surv iv
ing to mourn her loss. Mr.
Tritsch and Mrs. M. L. Friedrich
departed on No. 2 Ibis afternoon
for pekin lo attend th;, funeral.
Mrs. Yolk's husband preceded
her to Hie oilier world several
years ago, but the following
(laughters and sons are living:
Mrs. Jacob Tritsch. Mrs. M. L.
Friedrich. Mrs. C. C. llennings.
all of this comity; Hals Yolk and
Mrs. (ieorge Friedrich of Pierce
county; peter and Nicholas Yolk
of Oklahoma; John, (Ieorge and
Philip Yolk and Airs. Lizzie Horn
of Pekin, III. The funeral will
occur Sunday.
FUNERAL OF MISS ELSIE
INHELOER YESTERDAY
Immense Attendance to Pay Last
Sad Tribute to the Noble
Young Lady. q
From Frlflay'a lally. ,
The funeral of Miss Elsie In
hebler occurred yesterday after
noon at i o'clock from the Cedar
Creek church and was one of the
longest funeral processions ever
seen in the county, liie buggies
and other vehicles stretching for
a mile, attesting the great, hold
which this estimable young wom
an had on the affections of those
with whom she associated.
The service was conducted by
Hev. (iade of Ibis city, who spoke
of the deceased in eulogistic
terms, dwelling on her lovely
traits of character, both as a
dutiful daughter and teacher of
Ihe Cedar Creek Sunday school.
The theme of Hev (lade's dis
course was "Immortality," and he
elaborated the thought that this
life is but a beginning and
preparation for the life beyond i
the grave.
The church would not hold one
half of Ihe friends and neigh
bors who attended the service.
The floral tributes were very
beautiful and profuse, and were
silent mementos of the purity of
Ihe life of Miss Inhelder and in
dicated the high appreciation in
which she was held hy the donors.
Many attended Ihe funeral from
Ibis city, among the number be
ing Cieorge Sehncman and wife,
John I.eutcblweis. II. A. Schneider
and wife, Mrs. John Cleveland of
Omaha and others.
Sustains Dislocated Hip.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Itryan, re
siding in Cass county, four miles
southeast of Ashland, took their
daughter, I.ucile, 13 years old,
this (Thursday) morning, in com
pany with Dr. J. M. MoSsr to the
osteopathic sanitarium at Kirks
ville, Mo., for treatment. About
two weeks ago the young girl dis
located her hip, partially as the
result of play al the West drove
school grounds. The girl had
been limninir mime lime hi'fore
this, but had not complained!
much. Dr. Moss treated the case
and advised taking Ihe girl to the
sanitarium, where it is hoped she
will soon regain her usual health.
Ashland Hazelle.
Inspects Stallions Here.
Mr. I.. Carstenson of Columbus
was in Ihe city yesterday and ex
amined the stallions in this end of
the county. There were about
a dozen animals inspected here.
Similar sittings will occur al
Louisville and other towns in the
county. There is nothing like
having the animals healthy. The
hogs and poultry will come in
soon, though they may have been
omitted from this statute, this was
an oversight.
M. Fanger came down from
Missouri Valley yesterday evening
to look after some business mat
ters. He reports business in
Missouri Valley good. He is still
closing out the big line of mer
chandise he purchased in that
city some months ago.
H. S. Pelton of Milwaukee ar
rived this morning and will look
after business matters about the
new government building . for a
short time,
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All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are Imt
Experiments that trine -with and endanger the health of
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and riatuleiicy. It assimilates the Food, veulates the.
.Stomach and I towels, giving healthy and natural lcu.
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Operation Performed Yesterday.
From Friday'" Dally.
Mrs. S. S. Hooding underwent
an operation yesterday morning
at Immantiel hospital in Omaha
and stood Ihe ordeal very well, al
though she was very weak on re
covering consciousness, vet her
fr!.ds and the physicians now
feel that the worst is over. Her
brother, Kred Hichardso'i, and Mr.
Hooding were with Mrs. Hooding
through the trying ordeal, Mr.
Richardson returning to Platts
moulh last ' evening. Miss Stella
Hooding and her uncle, Mr. Rich
ardson, went to Omaha this morn
ing lo see the patient and will
spend Ihe day at her bedside.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Patton re
turned from Indiana ,on the
morning train today, where they
have been visiting their old home
for several days.
Miss Marie Kauffman returned
from Cedar Creek this afternoon,
where she had been lo attend the
funeral of Miss I'.l.-io Inhelder.
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heavy, as they have to turn animals by
the sheer strength of the virc. Why?
A fence with barbs is protected horn e::cetisiv 2 pressure
because the animal fears the barbs. Remove-the barbs and the
greatest strength of tl-s animal is thrown upon, the fence.
Hence its wires must bo larger and stronger. Tht . efore, to
have a longlife w wca-w ire fenci von must have a her vy fence.
Among the vuluable features that di ..inuish Amtrkua Fence is the
Hinged-Joint (patented). We back- this teuru w with till our cxiierieuc
as the largest inak s oi u-iku ia tiie wrld.
Under side stress and strain the resilient Hinged Joint yields b pressors
and quickly returns to its old form without bending or breaking the stay
wires, the strain being taken up hy the heavy horizontal bars.
m The real test of a fence is the service you etoutotit. Test, jmlgaan:)
compare American Fence under any and all conditions, and ymt wili
. find that the steel, the structure and galvanizing are equal in durability.
strength and efficiency to the
We have iust received
fill orders for almost any design fence you would want.
Furthermore we figure our fence against any fence made, in
cluding the mail order houses. Bung your mail order cata
logue along and we will show you that we sell fence cheaper
than any mail order house in existence. 1 i
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HEATING!
Uoulit, a-id wMHi has been
Jias borne the siivnatiao of
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sonal KupervLsiou since its infancy .
Allow no one to deceive vou In t!.N.
Signature of
Over 30 Years
MURRAY ITHIT, NtW YORK CITY.
Entertained by Mrs. Campbell.
From Friday's Dally.
The Social Workers of the M.
K. church met at the home of
Mrs. Ida Campbell yesterday af
ternoon and the meeting was
fairly well attended, there being
eighteen of the ladies prsent, and
those fortunate enough to be
there were entertained in a very
charming manner. The regular
business session was held at the
usual hour, at which time reports
from the officers and various com
mittees were 'given. Th re
mainder of the afternoon was
most delightfully spent in a social
way and amusements of all kinds.
At Ibis time dainty refreshments
were served, which were likewise
most thoroughly enjoyed.
T. H. Wilte, who has been visit
ing his brother-in-law, Ferdin
and llennings, for a few days, de
parted for his home at Beloit,
Wis., this afternoon. Mr. Witte
is a son of Rev. White, a former
pastor of St. Paul's church in this
city.
Hard, Stiff Wir; of Honeit Quality
Fences must be
hardest uses.
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two carloads of fencing and can ?
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