n
1 1
K
Sx
M
H
i
I
is
JtS
x
A
CONTINUED KltOM MKCOND IAOB
list I iifuisli between impertinence and
llattery And indeed they are 80 close
ly allied that the distinction is subtle
Steinmetz on the left hand of the
marquise addressed one or two re
marks to that lady who replied with
her mouth full lie soon discovered
that that which was before her inter
ested her more than anything around
and during the banquet he contented
himself by uttering an exclamation of
delight at a particular flavor which
the lady was kind enough to point out
to him with an eloquent and emphatie
fork from time to time
Vasslli noted this with some disgust
He would have preferred that Karl
Steinmetz were greedy or more con
versational
But the host added aloud ladles
are so good Perhaps you are inter
ested In the peasants
Etta looked at Steinmetz who gave
an Imperceptible nod
Yes she answered I am
Vasslli followed her glance and found
Steinmetz eating with grave appre
ciation of the fare provided
Ah he said in an expectant tone
then you will no doubt pass much of
your time In endeavoring to alleviate
their troubles their self Inflicted trou
bles with all deference to monsieur the
prince
Why with deference to me asked
Paul looking up quietly with some
thing in his steady gaze that made
Maggie glance anxiously at Steinmetz
Well I understand that you hold
different opinions said the Russian
Not at all answered Paul I ad
mit that tle peasants have themselves
to blame just as a dog has himself
to blame when lie is caught in a trap
Is the case analogous Let me rec
ommend those olives I have them
from Barcelona by a courier
Quite answered Paul and it is
the obvious duty of those who know
better to teach the dog to avoid the
places where the traps are set Thanks
the olives are excellent
Ah said Vassili turning courteous
ly to Maggie I sometimes thank my
star that I am not a landholder only
a poor bureaucrat It is so difficult to
comprehend these questions mademoi
selle But of all men In or out of Rus
sia it is possible our dear prince knows
best of what he is talking
Oh no disclaimed Paul with that
gravity at which some were ready to
laugh I only judge In a small way
from a small experience
In such wise the conversation went
on during the dinner which was a long
one Continually repeatedly Vassili
approached the subject of Osterno and
the daily life in that sequestered coun
try But those who knew were silent
and it was obvious that Etta and Mag
gie were ignorant of the life to which
they were going
It - is only after dinner in the draw
s rb oom while musicians discoursed
enrciibaeh and Rossini from behind a
reeii of fern and flower that Vassili
found an opportunity of addressing
himself directly to Etta In part she
desired this opportunity with a breath
less apprehension behind her bright so
ciety smile Without her assistance he
never would have had it
It is most kind of you he said in
French which language had been spo
ken all the evening in courtesy to the
marquise who was now asleep it is
most kind of you to condescend to visit
my poor house princess Believe me
I feel the honor deeply When you first
came into the room you may have ob
served it I was quite taken aback I
I have read in books of beauty capa
ble of taking away a mans breath
You must excuse me I am a plain
spoken man I never met it until this
evening
Etta excused him- readily enough
She could forgive plenty of plain
speaking of this description -
I only hope that you will honor Par
is on your way home to England
went on Vassili who had a wonderful
knack of judging men and worsen es
pecially shallow ones Now when
may that be When may we hope to
see you again How long will you be
in Russia and
This Vassili is the best English
scholar I know broke in Steinmetz
who had approached somewhat quiet
ly But he will not talk princess he
is so shy
Paul was approaching also It was
II oclock he said and travelers who
had to make an early start would do
well to get home to bed
When the tall doors had been closed
behind the departing guests Vassili
walked slowly to the fireplace
He stood biting at his thumb nail
looking at the door through which Etta
Alexis had just passed in all the glory
of her beaut wealth and position
The woman he said slowly who
sold me the Charity league papers and
she thinks I do not recognize her
CHAPTER XVII
ARL STEINMETZ had appar
ently been transacting business
on the Vassili Ostrov which
the traveled reader doubtless
knows as the northern bank of the
Neva a part of St Petersburg
He was recrossing the river not by
the bridge which requires a doffed hat
by reason of its shrine but by one of
the numerous roads cut across the ice
from bank to bank He duly reached
the southern shore ascending to the
Admiralty gardens by a flight of sand
ed steps
A girl had crossed the river in front
of him at a smart pace She now
slackened her speed so much as to al
low him to pass her Karl Steinmetz
noticed the action He noticed most
things this dull German Presently
she passed him again She dropped
her -umbrella and before picking it up
described a circle with it a maneuver
remarkably like a signal Then she
turned abruptly and looked into his
face displaying a pleasing little round
physiognomy with a smiling mouth
and exaggeratedly grave eyes It was
a face of all too common a type in
jZZl
I cse dyH of cheap education litera
Mre the face of a womanly woman
ngaged in unwomanly work
Then she came back
Your name is Karl Steinmetz she
said gravely
That Is the name by which I am
known to a large staff of creditors
replied he
If you will go to No 4 Passage
Kazan at the back of the cathedral
second floor back room on the left at
the top of the stairs and go straight In
to the room you will And a friend who
wishes to see you she said as one re
peating a lesson by rote
And who are you my dear young
lady
I I am no one I am only a paid
agent
Ah
Will you go asked the girl
Probably I am curious and not
nervous Did he or is it n she my
fatal beauty did It not name an
hour
Between now and 7 oclock
Thank you
God be with you said the girl
suddenly wheeling round and walking
away
Without looking after her Steinmetz
walked on gradually increasing his
pace In a few minutes he reached the
large house standing within iron gates
at the upper end of the English quay
the house of Prince Pavlo Howard
Alexis
He found Paul alone in his study In
a few words he explained the situa
tion
What do you think it means ask
ed the prince
ilea veu only knows
And you will go
Of course replied Steinmetz I
love a mystery especially in St Pe
tersburg
I had better go with you said
Paul
Gott No exclaimed Steinmetz I
must go alone
Back in time for dinner said Paul
I hope so I have had such myste
rious appointments thrust upon me be
fore It is probably a friend who wants
a hundred ruble note until next Mon
day
The cathedral clock struck G as Karl
Steinmetz turned out of the Nevski
Prospekt into the large square before
the sacred edifice He soon found the
Kazan passage a very nest of toy
shopsand following the directions
given he mounted a narrow staircase
He knocked at the door on the left
hand at the top of the stairs
Come in said a voice which caus
ed him to start
He pushed open the door The room
was a small one brilliantly lighted by
a paraffin lamp At the table sat an
old man with broad benevolent face
high forehead thin hair and that smile
which savors of the milk of human
kindness
You ejaculated Steinmetz Ste
pan
Yes Come in and close the door
ne laid aside his pen extended his
hand and rising kissed Karl Stein
metz on both cheeks after the manner
of Russians
Yes my dear Karl It seems that
the good God has still a little work for
Stepan Lanovitch to do I got away
quite easily in the usual way through
a paid evasion agency I have been
forwarded from pillar to post like a
prize fowl and reached St Petersburg
last night I have not long to stay I
am going south I may be able to do
some good yet I hear that Paul is
working wonders in Tver
What about money asked Stein
metz who was always practical
Catrina sent it the dear child
That is one of the conditions made by
the agency a hard one I am to see
no relations My wife well bon Dieu
it does not matter much She is oc
cupied in keeping herself warm no
doubt But Catrina That is a dif
ferent matter Tell me how Is she
That is the first thing I want to know
She is well answered Steinmetz
I saw her yesterday
And happy The broad faced man
looked into Steinmetzs face with con
siderable keenness
Yes
It was a moment for mental reserva
tions One wonders whether such are
taken account of in heaven
And Paul asked the Count Ste
pan Lanovitch at once Tell me about
him
He is married answered Stein
metz
The Count Lanovitch was looking at
the lamp He continued to look at it
as if interested in the mechanism of
the burner Then he turned his eyes
to the face of his companion
I wonder my friend he said slow
ly how much you know
Nothing answered Steinmetz
The count looked at him inquiringly
heaved a sharp sigh and abandoned I
the subject
Well he said let us get to busi
ness I have much to ask and to tell
you I want you to see Catrina and
to tell her that I am safe and well
but she must not attempt to see me
or correspond with me for some years
yet Of course you heard no account
of my trial I was convicted on the
evidence of paid witnesses of inciting
to rebellion It was easy enough of
course I shall live either in the south
or in Austria It is better for you to be
in ignorance
Steinmetz nodded his head curtly
I do not want to know he said
Will you please ask Catrina to send
me money through the usual channel
no more than she has been sending
It will suffice for my small wants
Perhaps some day we may meet in
Switzerland or in America Tell the
dear child that Tell her I pray the
good God to allow that meeting As
for Russia her day has not come yet
It will not come in our time my dear
friend We are only the sowers So
much for the future orw about the
past I hare not been idle I know
Wjl
1F7jo itolc the papers from Thors
shall sit up all night with your news
my dear Stepan Have you details
Wonderful wonderful Of course
there is a God in heaven How can
people doubt it eh
Yes said Stepan Lanovitch quiet
ly there is a God in heaven and at
present he is angry with Russia Yes
I have details Sydney Bamborough
came to stay at Thors Of course he
knew all about the Charity league
You remember that It appears that
his wife whs waiting for him and the
papers at Tver He took them from
my room but he did not get them all
Had he got them all you would not be
sitting there my friend The general
scheme he got the list of committee
uaraes the local agents the foreign
agents But the complete list of the
league he failed to find He secured
the list of subscribers but learned
nothing from it because the sums were
identified by a numeral only the clew
to the numbers being the complete list
which I burned when I missed the oth
er papers
Steinmetz nodded curtly
That was wise he said You are
a clever man Stepan but too good for
this world and its rascals Go on
It would appear that Bamborough
rode to Tver with the papers which he
handed to his wife She took them to
Paris while he intended to come back
to Thors He had a certain cheap cun
ning and unbounded impertinence But
as you know perhaps he disappeared
Yes said Steinmetz scratching his
forehead with one finger Yes he dis
appeared
Karl Steinmetz had one great factor
of success in this world an infinite ca
pacity for holding his cards
One more item said the count in
his businesslike calm way Vassili
paid that woman 7000 for the pa
pers
And probably charged his masters
ten added Steinmetz
And now you must go
The two embraced again and there
was nothing funny in the action It Is
a singular thing that the sight of two
men kissing is conducive either to
laughter or to tears There is no me
dium emotion
My dear friend my very dear
friend said the count God be with
you always We may meet again or we
may not
Steinmetz walked down the Nevski
Prospekt and the sleigh followed him
Presently he sot clumsily into his
sleigh and drove back at the usual
breakneck pace to the palace at the
upper end of the English quay
He sent an ambiguous message to
Paul saying that he had returned and
was dressing for dinner This cere
mony he went through slowly as one
dazed by a fall or a heavy fatigue
As Steinmetz went to the drawing
room he glanced at his watch It was
twenty minutes past 7 He still had
ten minutes to spare before dinner
He opened the draviug room door
Etta was sitting by the fire alone She
glanced bark over her shoulder in a
quick hunted way which had oniy be
come apparent to Steinmetz since her
arrival at Petersburg
Good evening she said
Good evening madanie he an
swered
He closed the door carefully behind
him
E-
CHAPTER XVIII
TTA did not move when Stein
metz approached except In
deed to push one foot farther
out toward the warmth of the
wood fire She certainly was very neat
ly shod Steinmetz was one- of her few
failures She had never irnt any near
er to the man
continued in oub next issue
vRMkl
M I iTi i i
i -ho stole the papers of the Charity
league and sold them I know who
bought them and paid for them
Steinmetz closed the door He came
back to the table ne was not smil
ing now quite the contrary
Tell me he said I want to know
that badly
The Count Lanovitch looked up with
a peculiar soft smile acquired In pris
on There is no mistaking It
Oh I bear no 111 will he said
I do answered Steinmetz bluntly
Who stole the papers from Thors
Sydney Bamborough
Steinmetz passed his broad hand over
his forehead as if dazed
And who sold them he asked
His wife
Steinmetz scratched his forehead
with one finger reflectively
Vasslli bought them he said I
can guess that
You guess right returned Lano
vitch quietly
Steinmetz sat down He looked
round as if wondering whether the
room was very hot Then with a large
handkerchief he wiped his brow
You have surprised me he ad
mitted There are complications I
w r
Irti7riil iiin
Hi
JJVE STOGK MARKETS AT
KANSAS CITY
THE WEEKS TRADE REPORTED BY
CLAY ROBINSON COMPANY
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION
MERCHANTS
OFFICES AT CHICAGO KANSAS CITY OMPHP
9IOUX CITY ST JOSEPH AND
DENVER
Kansas City Oct 23 1903
Receipts of cattle thus far this week
are 02300 last week 61700 last year
58300 Mondays market was generally
steady although trade was slow On
Tuesday unchanged rates prevailed for
all offerings Today prime beef steers
were scarce and the market for them
fully steady others slow but also steady
Cows were in good demand at steady
rates while stockers and feeders showed
no change Bulls were steady veals
firm The following table gives prices
now ruling
Extrn primo corufed steers 5S 45 to S6 00
Good 5 00 to 5 50
Ordinary 4 00 to 5 00
Choice corufed heifers 4 75 to 5 45
Good 4 10 to 4 75
Medium 3 50 to 4 10
Choice corufed cows 4 00 to 4 25
Good a 25 to 3 85
Medium 2 75 to 3 25
Cnnnors 1 50 to 2 25
Choice stags 4 00 to 4 50
Choice fed bulls 3 25 to 3 75
Good 3 00 to 3 25
Bologna bulls 1 00 to 2 50
Vealculves 5 00 to 0 25
Good to choice native or western
stockers 3 50 to 4 00
Fair 3 25 to 3 50
Common 2 75 to 3 25
Good to choice heavy native fecdors 3 5 to 4 25
Fair 3 25 to 3 75
Good to choice heavy branded
horned feodors 3 50 to 3 75
Fair 3 X to 3 25
Common 2 73 to 3 CO
Good to choice stock heifers 2 75 to 3 00
Fair 2 25 to 2 75
Good to choice stock calvesstoers 4 00 to 4 25
Fair 3 50 to 4 00
Good to choice stock calves hoifers 3 00 to 3 5o
Fair 2 50 to 3 00
Choice wintered grass steers 3 50 to 4 00
Gcod 3 25 to 3 50
Fair 3 00 to 3 25
Choico grass cows 2 75 to 3 00
Good 2 50 to 2 75
Common 2 00 to 2 50
Keceipts of hogs thus far this week
are 30300 last week 35 200 last year
22400 Mondays market averaged
steady Tuesday ashade off and today
broke 5 to 10c Bulk of sales were from
S500 to 5 10 top 512
Receipts of sheep thus far this week
are 91000 last week 16800 last year
24000 On not one day has the supply
been any ways neat sufficient to meet
the demand and strong to 10c higher
figured prevailed each day We quote
choico lambs 735 to 763 choice year
lings 8375 to 600 choice wethers 8335
to 550 choice ewes 8515 to 533
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE OF SOrillA E
BURGESS
State of Nebraska Red Willow county ss In
the county court In tho matter of the estate
of Sophia E Burgess deceased I Frank
Moore county judge of said county in said es
tate hereby notify all persons having claims
and demands against the estate of Sophia
Burgess deceased that I have set and appoint
ed the following day for the examination and
adjustment of said claims and demands as pro
vided by law at the county court room in ilc
Cook in said county to wit Tho 9th day of
April 1906 at two oclock in the afternoon All
persons so interested in said estate will appear
at said time and place and duly present their
said claims and demands in tho manner re
quired by law or show caue for not so doing
and in case any of said claims shall not be pre
sented by the 7th daj of April 1906 the same
shall bo forever barred
Given under mv hand and the seal of the
county court this 7th dav of October 190
sEAii Fkank Moore County Judge
State of Nebraska Red Willow county ss In
the county court In tho matter of the estate
of Alexander Campbell deceased I Frank
Moore county judge of said county in the aid
state hereby notify all persons having claims
and demands against the estate of the said
Alexander Campblell deceased that I have set
and appointed the following day for tho recep
tionexamination and adjustment of said claims
and demands as provided by law at the county
court room in McCook in said county to wit
At one oclock afternoon of the 26th day of
March 1906 All persons so interested in said
estate will appear at said time and place and
duly present their said claims and demands in
the manner required bylaw or show causefor
not so doing and in case any of said claims
shall not be presented by tho2ird dav of March
1906 tho same shall be forever barred
Given under my hand and the seal of the county
conrt this 23rd day of September 1905 10-6-its
seal Frank Moore County Judge
John W Bate defendant will take notice
that on the twelfth day of October 1905 Edith
S Bates the plaintiff herein filed herjietitionin
the district court of Red Willow county State
of Nebraska against the said John W Bates
tho object and prajer thereof being to obtain a
divorce from said defendant and to obtain the
caro and custody of Mervl Bate the minor
child of said plaintiff and defendant and for
such other and further relief as the nature of
tho case may require You are required to an
swer said petition on or before the twentieth
dav of November 1905
Dated this twelfth day of October 1905
10 iwts Edith S Bate
By W S Morlan her attorney
WE GUARANTEE
To Prevent Hog Cholera
From appearing on your farm
Be prudent this year and pre
vent a repetition of the losses
of previous years
Call and See Us and Get Written Guarantee
fc kl IDS c
jV - IVIP
lhSTIMONIAL
Delmont S D Dec 17 1902
I used L K for hog cholera and it was all
right It cured my hogs I had three sick onep
and they all got well and dono fine I also
used it for chicken lice and mites and it is all
you claim for it It is the only Medicine for hog
cholora I think Gotlieb Jebke
Harrington Neb Dec 11 1902
I am using Liquid Koal and am well pleased
with it I am sure I saved my hogs with it last
year and am going to keep it in stock all the
time as it is the best thing I ever had on the
place for everything it is intended for It is
good for chicken cholera lice on stock insecte
of all kinds it will destroy all kinds
F W Woman
JAHE5 CAIN
Manufactured by tho National Medical Com
pany Sheldon Iowa
4
iSfeI
sum Ara
TOBI
0
cif
Try HUBER5
FOR
fflliWIK tVi I
mm
Here is a good opportunity to buy
Clothing for Men Boys and Children
If you have made out a list for
clothing to send to some order
house bring the list with you we
sell you anything in our line for
the same money and we will save
you the freight beside you patron
ize your home and help build up
the country in which you live By
buying your goods of us you
Save Money
Time
and Labor
Remember us for your Fur Over
coats and Caps we will sell you
the McKibbin Fur Coat for less
money than you pay for some
Southern Furs elsewhere
Yours for Clothing and Gents Furnishings
DIAMOND
THE WORKING MANS FRIEND
Opening evenings
t GROCERIES
Fresh Fruit Vegetables
Agent for
GOLD HEDAL WEDDING BREAKFAST
COFFEES
A 1000
LOAN
Barnett
Lumber
Company
with the McCook Co operative
Building
Savings Association
can be paid off in
monthly payments of
If you are paying more you pay too much We can
mature your loan on smaller monthly payments and
less money in the aggregate than any comepting associa
tion Call on the secretary who will explain our
system Office in First National Bank
McCook Building Savings Association
SELL THE BEST
POSTS TANKS
LUMBER
COAL WOOD
GIVE US A TRIAL
miimii - i n - -
Stokes5
Grocery
PHONE 30
CITIZENS BANK BLOCK
MCOOK NEB
Ix A JL JLo Hair Renewer
Makes the hair grow long and heavy and keeps it soft and glossy j
Stops falling hair and cures dandruff And it always restores
color to gray hair Sold for tifty years ygiangfgaasnr
i -
tW rmiH
1