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Dakota County Herald
Continuation of the Homer Herald.
iOU H. RF.AM, PUBLISHER.
Subscription Trice. $1.00 Per Ver.
A weekly newspaper published at
Dakota City, Nebraska.
Permission has been granted for the
transmission of this paper through the
mails at second-class matter.
Telephone No. 43.
Political Announcements
Notlrcn nndiT thU hciMl will I- run fur
Hv cpnt per line PBoh Inwrtwm, Irivupri't
Ive of politics. NoIkkIjt tmrrwl.
1 hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the nomination of hheriff,
on the republican ticket, at the pri
maries to be bold September 3 1907.
II. C. Hansen.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the republican nomination for
County Judee, at the primar.es to be
held September 3. 1907.
. J. Smith, Homer, Nth.
I hereby arnouuee myself as a can
didate for County Superintendent sub
ject to the wishes of the Republican at
their primaries for nomination, Sep
tember 3, 1907. Wilfred E. Voss,
Omadi Precinct.
I hereby announce myself as a can
did a to for County Treasurer sul ject
to the wishes of the Republican! at
their primaries for nominations, Sep
tember 3, 1907. AtocsT Wilkins.
Omadi Precinct.
I hereb; announce myself as a can
didate for County Judge subject to
the wishes of the Republicans at their
primaries for nominations, September
3, 1907. D. C. Stissox.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Sheriff subject to the wishes
of the Republicans at their primaries
for nominations, September 3, 1907.
J. P. Rockwell, Hubbard Precinct.
I hereby announce myself a as can
didate for .nomination, on the Demo
cratic ticket, for the office of District
Judge of this judicial district.
C. H. Whitney,
Hartiugton, Nebr.
I hereby announoe myself as a can
didate for nomination, on the Demo
ratio ticket, for the effioe of District
Judge of this judicial district.
P. M. Moodif,
West Point, Nebr.
FOB DISTRICT Jl'OOI.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of district judge of
Ah Eighth j udioial district of N ebraska,
subject to tho decision of the repnbli
can electors at the primary election to
hn held on the 3rd day of September,
1907. I shall be nnable to make a
personal canvass for this nomination.
My hay fever compels me to leave
this climate daring August and a por
tion of September, so that upon my
return the primary election campaign
will be over I shall depend entirely,
for my success, upon such efforts an
n frienls may feel disposed to make
in my behalf. Any communication
addressed to me here will be forward
ed. Very truly youra,
A. R. Olesox,
Wianer, Neb.
I hereby onu ranee my candidacy
for the republican nomination for dis
trict judge, Eig ith judicial district of
'Heuraska, and respectfully submit
euch candidacy for the consideration
of the voters t the pending primary
election.
Johh V. Peabbon.
FOR OJUHT TREASURES.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the republican nomination
; for the ofiiae of no anty treasurer, sub
ject to the wjibe. of the voters at the
primaries, to lw held September 8,
-19J7.
W. J. Mansixo,
. Covington Precinot.
Tho sorehca Is of the different polit
ical parti" ca inot truthfully say that
"rinn" influenoo named the tickets so
far thi year.
Ii at Saturday, September 3, was
the last day, Uv r the new primary
.'law, t"r flliug petitions for nomination
ifor i.flloo on the different tickets.
Thi rush about the olosing hour was
.'fast and furious. After the smoke
. Lad cleared enough to permit the
, ljerald reporter to scan the record, we
'v.. vfouud t!o following had tiled for county
, rnomiuwtions: For treasurer, Aug
"WiKiuti. W J Mannings Albert L
JReUes, Robert L La pale v all repub
' :. lioana; for county clerk, W L Ross, re
' publican ; for uheriff, Chris Giester, J P
Iiockwtll, II C Hausen, republicans ;Ed
u,t,tou and Nicholas Maher, demo
rats; for county judge, D C Stinson,
. E J bmith, republicans, and J A
Williams, socialist; for clerk of the
-district court, H 11 Adair, republican ;
for county superintendent, Wilfred E
Voss. reoublioan: Blanche lUmitton
nd Mary Quinn, democrat; '.for
county commissioner. Fred Illume';
for county assessor, Wm W Itnnela
Tger, republican for coroner, fi F Saw
yers, republican; for road overseer
district No 16, O C Frioken, Uubbard
preeiuot.
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Dakota City, Nebr, Aug 3, 1907
The hoard of couuty commissioners
of Dakota oounty, Nebraska, met as a
- board of equalization. Mewln-rf pres
nt, Thos ti liaird, chairman ; Ed Mor
ran, Johu Sterk and W L Ross, county
clerk.
The following levies were made on a
valuation of $2,287,782 00.
Oounty general fuud, 7 mills ou the
dollar.
bounty bridge fund, 3 mills on the
dollar.
County general road fund, 3 mill
on the dollar.
Railroad bond sinking fund, G mills
on the dollar.
Railroad bond interest fund, 2 mills
4u the dollar.
W L Ross, Clerk.
' Regular as th Sun"
' as en exproaion as old ss the race. No
doubt the ruing and setting oi me sun
is tho most regular performance in the
. orii verse, nitleks it is the sotion of lbs
fiver and bowels wbn regulated with
Dr Iliujt'e Near Life Pills. , Ourran
t'l at Leslie's drugstore, 15c.
County School Notes.
BT SUPT. GEO. t, IiOVCHF.lt.
Last examination before school Au
gust lft-17.
Connling those certificates that have
been sent for, there are twenty-nine
certificates in force in this county.
Holders of nine of those will not teach
in this county. There are twenty-two
teachers on examination. If all pass,
that will make forty-two. There are
fifty-eight positions. What is the
conclusion ? ,
Teachers should lose no time in
withdrawing all applications when
they have secured positions. While
there are not enough teachers to take
all the places, some directors have as
many as three or four applications.
Directors con Lelp us out If they
will fill out and mail promptly the
card giving notice of contract. Fill
all items. Reports still come in show
ing teacher holds first or second grade
certificate, when in fact she holds
none.
The Homer school board has petition
ed the county board, county clerk and
connty superintendent to make chang
es in the Itoundaries of districts as
follows: To add to district No 31
south halt sections one and two and
fourteen, southeast of fifteen, south
west of thirteen and northeast of
twelve, all in 27-8.
S vw icwk rfji jnarjj wArdt wvm Wdr a. i m
I 1 1 S,
I Vv 1119 Wl Ill.CICOl
from bur Exchanges
2 oe MCft xtota'
Hartiugton News: Carl Olson and
Chris Petersen left today for an out
ing at Crystal lake.
Ponci Journal: Judge R E Evans
was. up from Dakota City Aloud ay
evening on business.
0
Decatur Herald: Jerry Logan and
family moved to Homer last week
where they will make their future
home.
Allen News:
Verna Broyhill is
3eo Nordyke, she
of Mrs Nordyke's
staying with Mrs
being a daughter
sister.
Ponca Leader: MaVme Knox went
to Hubbard on Friday morning, after
visit in rouca witn tier sister, Mrs
R Pomeroy.
Bloomfield Monitor- Mr and Mrs
Kloke and Richard returned on Fridav
evening of last week from an outing of
nearly tnree weeks at Crystal lake in
Dakota connty. They report a splend
id onting and only regret that it oould
not Have been longer.
Pender Times: Jas Boler, of Jack
son, was a guest at the Lyach ho se
Wednesday... .Arthur Anderson, of
Hubbard, visited his sister, Mrs N U
Nye, this week, returning Wednesday.
...Alias Jjuiu iiirscu, of Homer, is
visiting at the Leon Ream home. Miss
Olen McHirron, returned to Pender
with her.
Thurston Gazette: Edward Rain
wsb a passenger to Dakota Citv Tues
day morning.... Miss Maud Riley was
a passenger to Dakota City Wednes
day morning.... Mrs M J Herman and
grand daughter, Miss Pitta, came over
from Homer Wednesday evening for a
visit with the former's brother, A Nash
and family.
Emerson Enterprise: A valuable
horse was missing from Will Shearer's
pasture Friday and he thought the an
imal was stolen. He had cards print
ed announcing a reward and after
searching Saturday found the animal
in Jordon's pasture east of town. The
horse had been taken from Joan Jor
dan about six months ago on a chattel
mortgage to satisfy a debt. Mr Jor-
oon s son Mike claimed the animal and
would not give her up. Sheriff Han
sen oanie out from Dakota City Tues
day and in company with Constable
Lioafelter went to the Jordon place
and secured the horse without any fa
talities or hostilities.
Lyons Mirror: CJ O'Connor was
herefrom Homer Tuesday, He is
one of tho somt-contenuial settlors of
Nebraska.... Mr and Mrs E J War
ner, of Cheyenne Actencv. B D. aud
two daughters, Eunice aud Helen,
were here this week. , . . Ueury G
Ntibuhr, of Pender, one of our old
Dakota City friends of our youthful
days, was a Mirror caller this week.
He settled in Dakota county with his
parents, iu 1809. Mr Neibuhr expects
to be a candidate for county judge of
Thurston county on the democratic
ticket and it is quite certain if he gets
the nomination he will be elected. In
1887 we got him a position as indus
trial teacher at the Omaha agency and
he has been in the servioe most of the
time since then, having just recently
resigned from a good position in Arizo
na. South Sioux City Record: Herb
Whitman, of Waterbury, was here this
week aud purohased A M Harrington's
bees, 21 stands.... The Great North
ern Railway compauy this week began
the work of relaying an induitrial
track to tho old I3eet Byrnp plant
which it is said will be converted into
a big distillery .... A change took place
in South Sioux City's business circles
Monday, when D U Evans again pur
chased the grocery stock ho sold last
spiingtoO J Antrim. Mr Antrim
has enjoyed a splendid business and
made mauy fr'.ends duriug his short
stay here who will regret to learn that
Mr Antrim and his estimable family
expect to move to Idaho as soon as ar
rangements can be made.... Little
George Flint McCormick, the seven
months old tmby or Mr and Mrs II A
MoCorniick, was taken siok Tuesday
with bowel trouble and in the after
noou was taken to a Sioux City hos
pital, where an operation was perform
ed, from which he never reoovered,
pas?ing away Wednesday. The little
fellow had been atreug aud healthy
until this fatal sickness csme upou
him and his death came as a shock to
his parents. Mr snd Mrs McCormick
have the sympathy of their suany
friends. The funeral took place at
the Methodist ebursh Thursday after
noon, conducted by Rev G F Mead.
Interment was m de in the cemetery
at Dakota City
INSTITUTE ANNOUNCEMENT
To the Teachers, Officers and Patrons
of Dakota County Schools:
The annual session of the Dakota
County Institute will convene in the
high scLool room, Dakota City, at 9
o'clock a. m., August 19, 1907, and
continue in session one week, . Supt.
E. D. Sherman, whose work has been
so much appreciated the last two years,
will be with us again. We will have
also a teacher from the Peru model
school, Mrs Elizabeth Crawford. Pri
mary work and methods will be in
charge of Mrs Crawford.
The regular examination will b9
held as usual on the third Friday and
Saturday following, of August, being
August 1G-I7tb.
LAWS COXCKRfflKO TEACHERS' IJtSTITrTKH.
t'oi'STT for the purpose of allowing
t'-aehers nn opportunity to Improve them
selves In the art of tenelilnir and to promote
uniform methods of Instruction In the pul
llc schools of the state, eountjr teachers' In
stitutes will lie organized and conducted
annually by the county superintendents.
PUTT TO ATTr.ail IXSTITfTES.
It shull be the duty of the county superin
tendent and teachers to attend the Institute
of their county at least ono week for the
purpose of comparing notes, and to study
methods of school work and the science and
n i t of tenchlnx.
WOW-ATTI! ! DA NCK.
The county superintendent iiiny nthSsdls
cretlon revoke the certificate of or refuse to
(mint acertlllcnte to any teacher who fulls
or refuses to attend the county or Joint in
stitute. (aoKiiR J. liorcnr. r, .
County Hupcrlntendent.
The Limit of Life.
The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
the generally accepted limitation of
human life is many years below the at
tainment possible with the advancd
knowledge of which the race. is now
possessed. The critical period, thatde
terminea its duration, seems to be be
tween CO aud CO; the proper care of the
body during this decade cannot be too
strongly urged ; carelessness then being
fatal to longevity. Nature's 6eat helper
after 50 is Electric Bisters, the scientific
tonio medicine that revitalizes every
organ of the body. Guaranteed by
Leslie's drug store. C0c"
The Herald for all the hews:
MACHINERY FOR SALE.
One good wagon.
One good mower.
One good plow.
One good hay sweep.
Mrs Timothy Howard,
Hubbard, Neb.
Real Estate Transfers-
Frank Wlttenull nnd wife to Joseph
Howarth. lot in In hlock tt, 2nd addi
tion to NouUi Nloux City, wd f 250
Mnry P Jep and husband to Inuuo
Fouts, lot 10 In hlock 4, Original plat
of South Hloux City, wd t0
WT Foley nnd wife tb A T Bennett,
lot X in section 17-XU-V. Wd 2760
Catherine MelVmald to Sarah M Mc
Donald, lot 15 ill section H5-'A-7, wd... (UO
James Nelsen nnd wife toT,ennSchroe-
der, sH nei suction wd Kl0
JWIinvisnnd wife to Nannie P Alln-
wny, north !-i lot 9 In block 2, original
town of Homer, wd 1060
V II Barker and wife toJFKrlecte,
lot 4 Hint swl seV section tl; 11 S lief-,
and nwi nwt section ff-t'w-V, wd 18000
Chas F K vert and wife to Jennie I Loft
lots IV nnd w in mock , rainier
Place, an addition to South Sioux
City, wd 250
John Forrest and wife to Chris Jacol
son. iwH section ll-SW-S, wd 6800
First Publication July l-4w.
NOTICE .
To MiiKHle II. Krvln, Defendant:
You are hereby notified that Thomas
Calloway Ervln, plaintiff, tiled his petition
auiiliiHt ou us defendant, on the lsth day of
July, 1VH7, In the dlntrlct court of Dakota
county, Nebraxkn, the object and prayer of
which are to ouiain a uissoiution or the
mnrrlitKe relation heretofore existing be
tween the plaintiff and defendant and ol
taln a dncree of dlvoroo on the grounds of
di-sertion and alo (or equitable relief.
You ar required to answer said petition
on or liefore tho ftltli day of August, A. I).
17.
Dated this 11th day of July, A. I). 1WI7.
Thomas Calloway Krvin,
Plaintiff.
First publication July Hi 4 wk
- , SIDEWALK NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
reaolullon was adopted by the Hoard of
Trustees of thti Village of Dakota City, Ne
liruska, at the meeting of hiiIiI board held
tin July 1". 1KT. In the suld Milage of Dakota
City, Ntdinutkn.
He It resolved by the Chairman and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Dakota City,
Nclinmku, that new sidewalks In mild vil
lage, Iki constructed und repairs made In
old sidewalks along and abutting upon the
following lots and blocks:
That new sidewalks Ik) constructed along
and abutting upon the following lots and
blocks by the owners thereof as follows:
iillvla K. Huth south Hide of lot H. block
lilH; Heirs of Henry Hcrwcg, deeeuied
north of lots I, 4 and S, block 17A: Kllznheth
Herweg north of lots 1 und 5, block 17ft;
Wcoigu H. Ilituao north of lot , biH-k 17a;
August 1. nouse norm oi lot j, hiih n ljtl;
Heirs of harnubus Hates, deceased north
of lot t. block 17rt; i. D. Nlcklln north of
lot a, block 17U; Anna F.. Fraser north of
lots 4 and A, block 17H; Augustus Kountse
north of lot 5, block 171; Mary Intra Oliver
north of lot n. mock sene l-ar-en north
of lots 1 and i. hlock 177: Sarah Kinnlcutt
north of lots H and 4. block 177: Oeorue H
House north of lots 6 and , blix-k 177. and !
north of lot 1. bhs-k; 17N: A. T. Huuse north ,
of lot D. block 17 ; I'nlted Keal Kstate 4
Trust Company north of lot 8, block 17N;
Heiijuiiiln F. Troxell north of lot 4, hlock
1H7 Malcolm Me Donald north of lot fi,
block 17s; Surah M. Collier north of lot ,
block I'M; Augustus Kouutse and W. Huth
north of lots 1, and a, hlock I7U; Dakota
County north of lot X. block 17W; tieorge II.
I loose 40 feet, more or less, north of lot 4,
block 171; A.T. Haunt) north of lots, block
171; Heirs of Herman Kouutse, deceased
south of lot 7. block 14H; I'nlted Keal Kstate
A Trust Company south of lot H, block 1IK;
Julia Truxes south of lot H, block 111;
tleorge II- Haase east of lots 1 and .
bhs-k Ul ; Charity Hart east of lots 8. 4 nnd
fi. blis'k HI; Kelly W. Fraer east of lot A,
hlock ul; Charles 11. Kouiitze east of lots la
and II. hlock ul: Mrs Telia Is'Walt nnd
t.corglu Juy. eastsif lot 15, hlock Wl ; Heirs
of Martin Wlckldal east of lots It ami 17,
block fl ; George t. Haase east of lot is,
bliH'ktil:
That old sidewalks lie repaired along and
abutting upon the following lots mid blocks
by the owners thereof us follows:
William Hleriiiunn south of lots 1". 11 nnd
13. block l:.s; iieorge F. tillls-rt and Asa
Higgs south of lot V, block 1:in; J. K. Kaston
east of south A6 feet of lot 1, block 17:1, and
east of lot I, block 17'.'; M. M. Keuiu east of
lot 1. block ItH; Charity Hart east of lot 1,
block l'.i; Heirs of I.. At lee Hart, deceased
east of lot 1. hlock lt; C, II. Maxwell west
of lots7, Sund U. block 14i; W. 1. Curnuhuii
south of lot 1", block 71; Kelly W. Kliiel
I stmt h of lot II. block 78; Marie K. O'Connor
east of lot IS. hlock lei.
Aud that a special meeting of suld Istnrd
of trustees of the village of Dnkotu City,
Nebr., will Isi held for thti purpose tif con
sidering the beuellts derived ami of placing
the uluutlous and assessments upon the
lots abutting ami adjoining suld hues of
sldewulk on the tilth duy of August. I'.i7, at
soVlis k p. III., at" the otllce of l'liul 1'iscy,
III said village of Dakota City, Nebraska,.
Moved by Stinson thut the aliove resolu-
ltioii providing for building and repairing
fsldewulks In the village of DakotoClty, Ne
braska. Is) adopted, isecomleii ty AUsir,
Voting Aye: Will. I.uhrs, btlusou, Adair,
Henry Iihrs. .
Voting No; None,
Motion carried and resolution adopted.
FAI'l. fizr. y,
!!. v VlllRt'wClerk.
Old papers for sale at the Herald
office 5 cents per hundred.
MY TKEASUBB.
I hsve hidden anay from the light of 4J
A treasure I sarred hold;
And It flashes not with the diamond's ray,
And It is not yellow gold;
And it la not beryl, nor snppbire rare
As blue as the tropic' sea
This treisure, gunruVd with love and care,
Is worthless to all but met
It Is not the glint of a rosebud pale,
Or of rose fu. Iilown snd red ;
Nor a violet plucked in some mossy dale,
With Its fraprnnt sweetness fled.
Tis no leaf by a lover's touch made dear;
For me it lias memories none
Of that springtime of Joy and hope and
fear
When my heart was lost and Won.
Hut It brings me the sound of 'baby feet,
And the lisp of a silent voice ;
And the small moist hands that my own
t hands meet
Make my emptr heart rejoice.
In the holy calm, when the bright stars
shine
The deepening azure through, .
There Is kiss of mine, there Is tear of
mine
For my treasure a baby's shoe. .
THE RICH MAN'S ANSWER
Tou boo," said the blackmailer de
cidodly, "I hnve you In my power." .
The rich man shifted uuonslly- In his
seat, so that his fiu-e was thrown Into
deeper shadow, but he mnde no reply.
"Yes," coutl lined the bhukmaller, "It
Just amounts to this. You come here,
as If you Lad never aeen the plaoe be
fore, figuring at Robert W. Harrison,
the great American millionaire ; you
buy Irvlngstone pnrk, and think you're
a county gentleman, nnd ,vour irirl
comes over from her Tnrls school nnd
appenrs as Miss Harrison, of the pnrk,
the great American millionaire's daugh
ter." "Who says-I am not a millionaire?"
Interposed the rlch man. His face was
still In the shnde.
"Oh, no, Mr. er Harrison! No one
says you are not that I took enre to
make sure of that before I came here."
"Then what do you Want?"
"Merely a little share of your prop
erty. Bob Wilde."
He who was known at Robert Harri
son started violently ; for a moment his
"what about yovb dauohteb?"
face came into the bright glare of the
reading lamp on his study table, and
there was on It a look of unmitigated
astonishment
"You know that!" he cried. Then
In another voice: "Well, what of It? I
took Harrison for business purposes,
and It Is legally my own now."
"Well," pursued the blackmailer In
smooth tones, helping himsHf from a
box of cigars on the table as lie spoke,
"call It business purposes If you like.
For the present, we can drop Bob
Wilde, but" drawing his choir nearer
and speaking In an luiprvsslve whis
per "what about that robbery In the
bank at Carberton, on November 15,
some thirty years ago?"
"You know that, too? You know
that?" "I know you are the man who ab
sconded with 300 of the bank funds
that night, and that It's not too lato
now-to tell the whole story to the po
lice, or for you to be arrested for It"
"Don't don't be hard on me," plead
ed the rich man. In a faltering voice.
"Hard on you!"-wlth a confident
laugh "I like that. Now, I look upon
you as my little bunk, and I intend
you to help me."
."And If I refuse?"
"Then good-bye to Roliert Harrison
of the park and enter Bob Wilde the
batik thief."
"Have you no mercy?" pleaded Mr.
narrlson, pathetically. "Who are you?
How did you find all this out? I have
never seen you before."
"You'd have seen me dozens of times
before If you had kept your eyes open.
iou see, i work at Williams', Carber
ton. I've been there a good many years
now, slavlug away at a miserable two
pounas a week j but, naturally, I've al
ways been on the lookout for
thing better. Well. In the attic at the
top of the house there's a lot of old
uoxes; oeen mere goutiness knows how
many years. I soon found keys to fit.
and after going through a lot of musty
old clothes and books. I rams n a
bundle of ancient letters from old WlS-
lanis brother In America. Well r
course, I sjit down to read them."
'Of course," murmured the million.
aire, faintly.. ,
"In the very first letter I oitetietl I
read, 'I do believe I saw lloh vn,i
who robtied the Carberton bank, In the'
street here lust week.' Further on, In
another letter but here, I needu't tell
you how I ferreted It all out; but In
the end I made out that Bob Wilde nnd
Itobert Harrison are the same jierson.
ana you ve owuea it now."
"Well, If I give you f500 "
The man burst Into a loud, rough
laugh, which he Instantly smothered.
"Five hundred!" he said, scornfully,
"I want five thousand."
"Iinjtosalble."
"Oh, Is It? Just think It over. Bob,
my friend. What about your daugh
ter?" "Ah!" burst from behind Robert
Harrison's hands. In a sudden groan.
"Ah ! I thought that would rotmj)
you. Here's Miss Molly, you see, en
gaged to the eon of Sir John Brandon.
Wliat about that engagement If I go
a rt.l toll Wl T.ihn .h.i 1 ll.MM.
j w. 1. m vu. v. M. l.VUvl v (isillfluil
I ur
Enough l" cried the millionaire.
"Enough! I give In. But I cnu't Rive
you the money now. Coine to-morrow
night, or, stay I've a dinner party to
morrow say the night after."
"No, I won't, I'll say to-morrow; it
suits me belter."
II.
Teople were always willing to comt
to one of Robert Harrison's dinners.
This evening's party had been no ex
ception to the rule. No ono was anx
ious to shorten the evening, but nt butt
one or two prepared to any gotid-bye.
"I want to beg you all to stay a little
longer," said the host. "I have a little
surprise, a a kind of eutertalninent
Will you all follow me?"
They all trooped after him to the
millionaire's study. Folding doors,
covered on the shady side by thick cur
tains, separated the room from another.
These doors bad been opened to-night
but the curtains still draped the open
ing, and opposite no them chairs had
been placed.
Smiling rather oddly, the host disap
peared Into the study, and carefully
drew tho curtains tctgether behind him.
Then the door Into the study from
the outside was heard to open, and a
man's voice said Jauntily, "Well, Bob!
Here I am, you see. Now then, Where's
the tin?"
Was that Robert Harrison's voice
thnt answered in a cringing, wheedling
manner, "Certainly, Mr. Gregson of
course only, won't you reconsider It
Do do let me off," whined the rich
man's voice, and the other took up tho
strain mockingly. "Let you off? Oh,
yes, I'll let you off when I've done
with you. Fay up or take the conse
quences." "Is your mind quite made up?" Mr.
Harrison seemed to be walking about
the room as he said this.
"Quite, you thief, you miserable rob
ber 1 Pay me my 3,000, or I'll tell the
whole neighborhood that you are the
man who robbed the Carberton bank
thirty years ago."
"Then tell them now!" rang out In
the millionaire's deepest tones as he
dashed the curtains back, revealing
"all the neighborhood" In various atti
tudes of astonlslnnent
The blackmailer stood holding to the
back of his chair, the picture of be
wildered rage.
"It's Just this!" panted the black
mailer. 'He's a thief! He left Carber
ton thirty years ago."
"Quite true," said Mr. .Harrison
smoothly, taking up the tale. "I left
Carberton thirty years ago ran away,
In fact At the same time 300 of the
bank money disappeared. I did not
know It at the time; I beard of It
more Chan a year afterward. The fel
low clerk who was the thief knew him
self to be dying of consumption, and
he wrote to me and confessed what he
had done and how he had always al
lowed me. to be blamed for the theft
The money had been gambled away al
most at once. He told me to show the
letter, If I must after he was dead,
but begged me, If I oould, to be gener
ous for the sake of the young wife he
was leaving. I destroyed the letter
and simply adopted the name of Har
rison. I bad run away simply because
I was tired of my life In the bank and
longed for wider fields. This Is my
story. I can ask you to believe it; I
cannot prove It"
"But I can!" said a voice from the
background. (
All turned In astonishment It was
Mrs. Cartwrlght ' Deadly pale, and
trembling very mucfli, she stood facing
them all. "The thief," she said slowly,
"was tny first husband, James Trevor!"
"Mrs. Trevor! Is It possible? And
I did not recognize you I"
"I did not recognize you, Robert you
have changed bo much, or I would not
have kept the secret as I have done. It
has weighed on my mind all these
years; but you had disappeared, andj.
thought It could not matter. Before
James died he wrote out a full confes
sion and signed It before witnesses. 'If
ever Robert Is In trouble for want of it
you can produce It then,' he told me.
I have keftt It ever since. Forgive me
I
Every one began shaking hands at
this point, except, to the general sur
prise. Sir John Brandon. He stood
Immovable all this time, with his eyes
fixed on the features of Robert Harri
son, and an unreadable, somewhat puz
zled expression on his own face. Al
bert Gregson, still holding to the back
of a chair, had been almost forgotten,
but he had one more card left
"Sir John!" he cried, In a high, sharp
voice. "Sir Johu Brandon! You don't
know who this man Is whose daughter
your son Is going to marry. You don't
know, I say ! Why, you knew him well
as a boy he's Just Bob Wllde, the son
of your father's keeper!"
The rich man turned and faced "the
proudest man In the county" with a
smile that lit up his plain, strong face.
"Master John?" he said softly.
"O'r'. Bob!" shoutedSir John, dash
ing at him and overturning two chairs.
"It Is ! It Is ! My dear, dear old Bob !",
be was shaking both bands at once
now "to think I never knew you all
this timet Oh. Bob! How often I've
wondered about you! The times we had
when we were boys ! and you never
told your oldest friend! Here, Where's
that blackmailing scoundrel Gregson?
I'm a magistrate. I'll deal with him!"
"Why, he's gone!" said a chorus of
Tolces.
And he had, never to be henrd of
again. London Answers.
Sordid.
"Do you believe lu art for art's
sake?" asked the trausivndentallst.
"No," anaswered the materialist;
"the mention of art for art's sake usu
ally means a request to work hard
without gettlug paid for It." Wash
ington Star.
Aalaa 'Kettle Hrauii.
In Asia, Immense kettle drums are
carried across the backs of camels In
the trains of all crowned head The
drums are adorned w Ith gorgeous trap,
pings, and a seat la' prepared for the
player upon the camel's back.
Vslssks TaamaVlan Wood.
A newly Imported wood, used for
high-class cabinet and piano work, la
the Tasmania u myrtle. It is of a rich
pink color, moderately hard, and very
cloasj grained.
We Have some
LctvtKcr TEAM NETS
They are old style The price is also old style
which is low
$500
w! Ue
STVRGES BROS.,
4ti Pearl St.,
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We have just received a car load of Red Cedar Posts.
We do not need to tell you of their quality, you know
they are the best. Our prices are right, and it will pay
you to investigate when you are in need of posts.
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Edwards& Bradford Lbr. Co
Hubbard, - - - ' Nebraska.
GEO. TIMLIN, Manaser.
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