BED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF - j&j m m Lo4vt tfvir JVl B IflllltirTW i wi PJNmm nu UJUoii) Miff iff ivrif ffik cm&- fjBL THE FIRST KI88. Synopsln. With his grandfather, small Ramsey Mllholland la watch ing tho Decoration Day Parage" In ths homo town. The old gentle man, a vetornn of the Civil wnr, endeavors to Imprest tho young ster with the significance of the great conflict, and many years aft erward tho boy was to remember his words with startling- vividness. In tho schoolroom, a few years afterward, Ramsey Is not distin guished for rotnarkablo ability, though lils pronounced dislikes are arithmetic, "Recitations' and Ger man. In sharp contrast to Rom soy'n backwardness. 1 the precocity of little Dora Tocura, a young- lady whom In his bltternosa he denoml nates "Teacher's, Pet" In high school, where ho and Dora are classmates, Ramsey continues to feel that the girl delights to mani fest her superiority, and the vln dlctlveness he generates becomes alarming, culminating In the reso lution that some day he will "show" her. At a class plcnlo Ram sey Is captured bag and baggage by Mllla Rust, the class beauty, and endures tho agonies of his first love. Ramsey's paronts object to Mllla and wish he'd token up with Dora Yocum. CHAPTER VI. Continued. 6 Mllla hung weightily upon Ills arm, and they dawdled, drifting from one sldo of the pavement to the other as they slowly ndvnnccd. Albert and Sa die, ahead of them, called "good night" from a corner, before turning down the side street where Sadlo lived; and then, presently. Ramsey and Mllla were at the lattcr's goto. Be went In with her, hnltlug at the front steps. "Well, g'nlght, Mllln," he said. "Want to go out walking tomorrow night? Albert and Sadlo are." "I can't tomorrow 'night," she told him with obvious regret. "Isn't It the worst luck! I got an aunt comln' to visit from Chicago, and she's crazy about playing 'Five Hundred, and mama and papa said I haf to Btny In to make four to play It. She's liable to be here three or four days, and I guess I got to be arouud home pretty much nil the time she's here. It's tho worst luck J" He was doleful, but ventured to be literary. "Well, what can't be helped must be endured. I'll come around when die's gone." He moved as If to depart, but she still rot allied his nrm and did not pre pare to relinquish It. "Well" he said. "Well what, Hnniseyr "Well g'nlght." She glanced up at the dark front of the house. "I guess tho family's gone to bed," she said nbsently. "I s'pobe so." "Well, good night, Ramsey." She mild this, hut Mill did not release his urm, and suddenly, In a llustcr, he felt that the time he dreaded had copic. Somehow, without kuowlng where, ex cept thnt It was somewhere upon what seemed to be u blurred faco too full of obstructing features, he kissed her. She turned' Instuntly away In the darkness, her hands over her cheeks; and In a panic ltumscy wondered If he hadn't make a drcudt'ul mistake. "S'cuse me I" he said, stumbling to ward the gate. "Well, I guess I got to be gettlu' along back home." Ho woke In the morning to a grent sclMoathlr.g; he had kissed a girl. Mingled with the loathing was a curi ous pride In the very fact that caused the loathing, but the pride did not last long. Ho came downstairs morbid to breakfast, and continued this mood afterward. At noon Albert Paxton brought him a note which Mllla had sked Sadie to ask Albert to give him. "Dcarlo: I am Just wondering If you thought as much about something bo sweet that happened last night as I did you know what. I think it was the sweetest thing. I send you ono with this note and I hope you will think It Is a sweet one. 1 would give you a real one If you were here now and I hope you would think It was sweeter still than the one I put In this note. It Is the sweetest thing now you are mine and I am yours forever klddo. If you come around about frlday evo It will be all right, aunt Jess will be gone back home by then so como early and we will get Sade und Alb to go to the band Concert. Don't forgot what I said about my putting something sweet in thU note, and I hope you will think it is a sweet one but not as sweet as the real sweet one I would like to At this point Ramsey impulsively tore tho note Into small pieces. He turned cold as his imagination pro jected a sketch of his mother In the act of reading this missive, and of her expression, as she read the sen tence: "It Is the sweetest thing now you are mine and I am yours forever fdddo." He wished that Mllla hadn't kitten "klde." She called aim that, bnttttmes. but la her warm little voice Jbt weed seemed npj at all wht It M ilhoU U fcu I if.af Yftf& 7-r& VFAfflf.0 tfrH z .'Ba-lhTarkHioluM Illustrations by. " . Irwiw neli ..o ... a z (jopyrightjju Doubleday, Pago & Company. In Ink. He wished, too, that sho hadn't said she wns his forever. Suddenly he was seized with a hor ror of her. Moisture broftb out heavily upon him; he t'clt a definite sickness, and, wishing for death, went forth upon the streets to walk and walk. Ho cared not whither, so that his feet took him In nny direction away from Mllla, since they were unable to tako him away from himself of whom he had as great a horror. Her loving faco wus continually bofore him, and Its sweet ness made his flesh creep. Mllla had been too sweet. When ho met or passed people, It seemed to him that perhaps they were ablo to recognize upon him somewhere tho marks of his low quality. "Softy I Ole sloppy fooll" he mut tered, addrcslng himself. "Slushy ole mush I . . . Spooncrl" And ho added, "Yours forover, klddo 1" Convulsions seemed about to seize him. Turning a corner with his head down, ho almost charged into Dora Yocum. Sho was homeward bound from a piano lesson, and carried a rolled leather case of sheet music something he couldn't imagine Mllla carrying and In her young girl's dress, which attempted to be nothing else, sho looked as wholesomo as cold spring water. Ramsey had always felt that she despised him and now, all at once, ho thought that she was Justified. Leper that ho had become, he wns un worthy to bo even touching his cap to her I And as she nodded and went briskly on, he would have given any thing to turn nud wnlk a little wuy with her, i'or it seemed to him thnt this might fumlgntc his morals. Hut he lacked tho courage, and, besides, he Pausing In an Alley, Ho Read Her Note. considered himself unfit to be seen walking with her. Ho had a long afternoon of an guishes, those becoming most violent when ho tried to face the problem of his future course toward Mllla. He did not face It at all, In fact, but mere ly writhed, und hnd evolved nothing when Friday evening wns upon him and Mlllu waiting for him to take -her to tho "band concert" with "Alb and Sade." Ho made shift to seek a short Interview with Albert, Just before din nor. "I got a pretty rotten headache, and my stomach's upset, too," ho said, drooping upon the Pnxtons' fence. "I been gettln' worse every minute. You and Sadie go by Mllla's, Albert, and tell her If I'm not there by ha'-pus'-seven, tell hor not to wait for me any longer." "How do you mean 'wait'?" Albert Inquired. "You don't expect her to come pokln' nlong with Sadie und me, do you? She'll keep on slttln' there at homo Just tho same, because sho wouldn't have anything else to do, If you dou't come like she expects you to. She lmsn't got nny way to stop wult in' 1" At this, Ramsey moaned, without af fectation. "I don't expect I can, Al bert," he said. "I'd llko to If I could, but the way It looks now, you toll her I wouldn't bo much suprlsed maybe I was startln' In with typhoid fever or pretty near anything at all." He moved away, concluding feebly: "I guess I better crawl on home, Albort, whllo I'm still anlo to walk some. You tell her the way It looks now I'm liable to be right sick." And the noxt morning he woke to the chnQngs of remorse, picturing a Mllla somewhat restored In charm waiting hopefully at Uio gate, even after tho half-past seven, and then, us time passed and tho sound of the die tt horns carao faintly through the darkneu, going sadly to her room- JjMfhaoa weening, tbert. It w.as. jplc linlBH iffiHn tune 'to wring Mm with aname and pity, but wns followed by another which clcctrllled him, for out of school lie did not lack Imagination. What if Albert had reported his Illness too vividly to Milln? Mllln was so fond I Whnt If, in her nlarm, she should como here to the house to inquire of his mother about him? What It' she told Mrs. Mllhollnnd they were "engaged"? The next moment Ramsey was project ing a conversation between his mother and Mllln In which the latter stated that she and Ramsey were soon to bo married, that she regarded him as al ready virtually her husband, and de manded to nurse him. In a panic he fled from the house be fore breakfast, going out by way of a side door, and he crossed back yards and climbed back fences to reach Al bert Paxton the more swiftly. This creature, n Indies' man almost profes sionally, was found exercising with an electric Iron und a pair of flannel trou sers In a busement laundry, by way of stirring his uppetlte for the morning meal. "See here, Albert," his friend said breathlessly. "I got a favor. I want you to go over to Mllla's " "I'm goln' to finish pressln' these trousers," Albert Interrupted. "Then I've got my breakfast to eat." "Well, you could do this first," said Ramsey, hurriedly. "It wouldn't hurt you to do me this little favor first. You just slip over and see Mllla for me, If she's up yet, and if she Isn't, you better wait around till sho Is, be cause I want you to tell her I'm a whole lot better this mornng. Tell her I'm pretty near practlck'ly all right again, Albort, and I'll prob'ly write her a note or something right soon or In a week or bo, anyhow. You tell her " "Well, you net pretty funny 1" Albert exclaimed, fumbling In the pockets of ids coat. "Why can't you go on over und tell her yourself? But just as It happens there wouldn't be any use your goln' over there, or me, cither." "Why not?" "Mllla ain't thore," said Albert, still searching the pockets of his coat. "When we went by her house last night to tell her about your headache and stomach and all, wliy, her mother told us Mllla'd gone up to Chicago yester day uftcrnoon with her aunt, and snld she left a note for you, and she said If you were sick I better take It and give it to you. I was goln' to bring It over to your house after breakfast." He found It. "Hcrel" Ramsey thanked him feebly, and de parted In a state of pnrtlal stupefac tion, brought on by a glimpse of tho Instabilities of life. He had also, not relief, but a sense of vacnncy and loss ; for Mllln, out of his reach, once more became mysteriously lovely. Pausing In an alley, he read her note. "Denrle: Thought I ought to call you up but over the 'phono Is just nix for explanations us Mnma and Aunt Jess would hear everything nnd thought I might seem cold to you not saying anything sweet on account of them listening and you would wonder why I wns so cold when telling you good-by for n wile maybe weeks. It Is this wny Uncle Purv wired Aunt Jess he has just taken In a big touring car on a debt nnd his mention starts to morrow so If they wore going to tuko n trip they better start right wny so Aunt Jess Invited me. Now dearie I luivo to pack nnd write this In n hury so you will not bo disappointed when you como by for the B. C. to-night. Do not go got some other girl nnd take her for I would hnte her ami nothing In this world would make mc false for ono second to my klddo boy. I do not know Just when home ngnln as tho folks think I better stay up there for n visit ut Aunt Jess and Undo l'urvs home In Chlcngo after the trip Is over. Rut 1 think of you all tho time and you must think of me every minute and believe your own 'dearie sho will never no not for one second be fulse. So tell Sade and Alb good-by for mo and do not be fnlso to me any more than I would bo to you and It will not ba long till nothing more will Interrupt our sweet friendship." As u mensurc of domestic prudence, Ramsey tore the note Into Irreparable fragments, but ho did this slowly, and without experiencing nny of the revulsion' created by Mllla's former missive. ire was melancholy, aggrieved that she should treat hlra so. "Yes, sir: that quiet lhtn Milla's a regular old married woman by this time, Ramsey." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Arctic Days and Nights. Tho Arctic Is a region of snow nnd. Ice; for months In the winter tho sun Is below tho horizon, and though for other months In tho summer It never sets, Its heut is not strong enough in most quarters to rcduco the quantity of snow nnd lco which form In tho cold season. The longest day and longest night nt latitude 70 degrees are about two months each; 10 de grees farther north they nro about three months each; ut the pole they divide tho year nlmost equnlly. The Mummified Miner. The collection of the Museum of Natural History In New York has been enriched by addition of a mum mified miner from Chile, which was. presented by the owners of tho mines where the body was uncovered. The miner was after copper and had bur. rowed Into the earth a distance of IS feet when ho wns caught by a cave-In and burled. Doesn't Need Any Help. A sniurt woman may bo ablo to make a fool of any man, but more often she LdftoJt. Philadelphia luautroc. "S5t skIB -iffiAFURBtrB?- sssRiBBBf .stiff x aVEB Itsfl viLkS tjHnfaewKjUK H y-irfS" j& SlasVkBaTSaTSaTSaTSaTSrLBaTSaTSaBaTSaTSMHSSfj''' - ' . u Hf Type of Cart Used In Sugar (Prepared by tho National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C.) One of the most Important of tho "slices of China" taken by outside na tions, but one which there has been no mention of restoring, Is the Island wlilch tho world knows ns Formosa, but which the Jnpnnese, slnco they gained possession of it through the Chino-Jupaucse wnr, have mimed Tai wan. "Ililn Formosa" Penutiful Isle the early Portuguese voyagers called It; and never wns n more appropriate name given to un Isle of the sea. If you enre to confirm this In ono of several pleasant ways, sail along the west const of Formosa In n tel: pal', or bamboo raft, on n cfenr day, and you will witness n pngeant of moun tain scenery thnt will haunt tho mem ory for ninny n day. Beyond tho fertile plain, with Its emerald paddy-fields nnd Its pictur esque Httlo villages dotted here and there on the bnnks of meandering fitrenms, foothills with unending varia tions of contour silhouette their tree fringed summits ngalnst the paler screen of more distant mountains. Of those, sometimes five nnd sometimes even six parallel ranges nre visible nt once, each n sepnrnto ribbon of color, shading from the deepest sapphire to the palest azure and extending In nn unbroken chuln of beauty from north to south. On tho east of the Island you can seo the highest coastal cliffs known, nt some places rising abruptly to an cle vntlon of nhnut 0,000 feet, und afford ing an Impregnable wnll of defense to the wild nhoriglnal tribes living In the mountains back of them. All Kinds of Vegetation. Formnsnn scenery Is unusual In its diversity of vegetation within such narrow confines the greatest length of the Island from north to south Is about 201 miles and 80 miles Is its greatest width. From the palms and tropical fruit trefcs of tho western plain It Is only n short step to the slopes of the lower mountains, with their exuberant Jungles of various growths the beard ed banyans, tho graceful tree ferns, which In sheltered nooks attain tho height of palms, and the ubiquitous bamboo grass. Here, among moss-strung trees, Is found growing tho beautiful butterfly orchid, while In exposed spaces, nes tling among the rocks, rose-pink azaleas Haunt their gny blooms. A little high er nre plateaus covered with camphor laurel, the largest tracts of these valu nlilo trees In the world, while still higher grow tho forests of coniferous trees the giant honlhl, similar to the redwoods of California, tho largest trees In the Kast and tho second largest In the world; tho vnluable hlnokl or Japanese cypress, nnd the plrio cedar and spruce of tho New Knglnnd states; and higher yet the craggy peaks of the tallest mountains, but sparsely covered with vegetation of nny sort, where eagles build their nests, nnd which for tho greater part of the year lie beneath a mantle of snow. Tho usunl approach to the Island Is the port of Kelung, In the extreme north. Almost nny time ono arrives In Kelung the rnln will bo found corn ing down In sheets, obscuring the hill crested harbor. Board a train for Talhoku, tho capi tal city, which on most mnps still bears Its old Chinese name of Talpch, and In nbout ten minutes you will pass through a long tunnel, under a moun tain rldgo on the other side of which you will in nil probability tlnd tho landscape Hooded with sunshine. Rain seems ns out of plnco In this now world ns stars In the broad daylight. Here and there the train pnsses the low, mud, thatched dwelling of some Chinese homesteader with n pool of water by way pt front yard, wltere huge slate-colored buffaloes take their noonday siesta. Talhoku U a Fine City. Tho distance of 20 miles to Talhoku. Is covered In a, little more than an hour, and there tho traveler Is suro to bo amazed nt tho westernized appear unco of tho city tho broad streets, tho beautiful parks, and tho Imposing pub lic buildings. Only tho gateways of the old wnll, which surrounded tho ancient Chinese city remain, looking us out of place in their rejuvenated setting ns the Egyptian obelisk in Cen trnl pnrlr. Kven Daltotel, tho Chinese section of Talhoku, is unnaturally trim for n Chltreso city Cane Districts of Formosa. Tho Japanese Insist upon two ofH clal house cleanings a year, and ns they nro executed under a policeman's vigilant eye, there Is nothing slipshod In tho undertaking. All a man's chat tels, his lures nnd penntes, his wives nnd children, even to his chc'rlshcd opium pipe, nro heaped unceremoni ously In front of tils dwelling, nnd tho work of scouring begins. During the summer months Dnltotel presents its busiest face, for It Is then that the tea season Is In full swing. Tho eolonnndes of the tea hongs, If such nn Imposing architectural term as colonnades can be fittingly nppllcd to such unlmposlng structures, are ahum with the staccato accents of chattering tea pickers. These nro generally young girls, ns old hands are too numb for the deft manipula tion of the tea leaves. Seated on low ctools before wide wicker troys, these bright-eyed mnlds, in their peacock-blue smocks, their front hnlr clipped In bangs, and with a gay posy or two stuck In the braid ed knots at the backs of their necks, aro In nnlniatcd contrast to their rather drab surroundings. Everywhere one sees coolies pack ing the gnyly flowered lead-lined boxes thnt carry their sensitive freight of tea to America. About 00 per cent of Formosa Oolong goes to the United States. The population of Formosa Is main ly agricultural. Tho cultivation of rice, und more especially sugar cane, Is encouraged by the government, and these are grown In great quantities. Monopoly In Camphor. However, the most Interesting Indus try Is the production of camphor, and It can truly be said to be peculiar to tho Island, when It Is remembered that Formosa holds n practical monopoly In tho world's nuirkut of this valuable drug. Shortly nftcr the Japanese came tc Formosa, 2Z years ago, the canipho" Industry became u government nionor oly. Before that time there had born a great deal of ruthless waste, both In the cutting down of trees and lu ex tracting camphor from them. At lirht the Japanese, too, v ore careless In this respect, for the supply of camphor trees seemed piactlcally limitless, but the great Increase In the demand for the product In late y?nrs lias made scientific afforestation mces Miry. Now Inre tracts of land aro given over to the cultivation of the camphor laurel. Tho oldest of these cultlvuted trees are now somo tventy years of nge. In point of view of value, few trees can rival the camphor. An average tree, say with a busal circumference of 12 feet, will yield about 50 plculs of camphor (approximately O.GCO pounds), which, ut the present mnrket price, is worth several thousands of dollars. Native stills aro scattered here and there throughout the districts where crude camphor Is collected, packed In tins and carried down precipitous mountain paths on coolies' backs to the nearest railway line, whence It goes to the refinery nt Talhoku. Ever since wo have nny authentic record, Formosa has been peopled with wild tribes of probably Malayan nnd Polynesian origin. They ure nearest In point of rcseniblnnco to the Dynks of Borneo and, although their origin has never bilen proved beyond a doubt, they nre sufficiently llko certain of tho South Sea tribes to Justify us In as cribing to them n common ancestry. They aro found on tho Island today In all stages of development. 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