DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
Copyright, 1911, by
THE CAPTAIN FORCES MALCOLM DUNN, SOMEWHAT UN
WILLINGLY, TO ACT A MAN'S PART
Synopols. Atwood Graves, Now York lawyer, goes to South Dons
horo. Capo Cod, to see Captain Ellsha Warren. Caught In a terrific
Blonn while on the way, ho meets Cap'n Warren by accident and
goes with the latter to his home. The Inwycr Informs Cap'n Warren
that his brother, whom he had not seen for eighteen years, lias died
iuid named him as guardian of his two children, Carollno aged twenty,
mid Stephen, aged nineteen. The captain tells Graves he will go to
New York and look over the situation before deciding whether ho will
iicM-pi the trust. The captain's arrival In New York causes consterna
tion among his wards and their nrlstocrntlc friends. The captain
innl.ts friends with James Pearson, a reporter; then he consults with
SylvcMer, head of Graves' firm. Tho captain decides to accept Ida
brother's trust. Sylvester Is pleased, but Graves expresses disgust
imil dismay.
CHAPTER VI I Continued.
7--
The captain said 'hat ho would bo
down later on to talk things over.
Meanwhile, If tho "papers and such"
could be got together, It would "sort
of help along."
W'hun Mrs. Corcoran Dunn made her
doily visit to the Warren apartment
that afternoon she found Carollno
clone and almost In tears. Captain
Ellsha had broken tho news nt the ta
ble during luncheon, after which ho
wout downtown. Stephen, having rav
ed, protested mid in nil o himself gen
erally disagreeable and his sister cor
fepondingly miserable, had departed for
tho club. It was a time for confi
dences, and the wily Mrs. Dunn real
ized that fact. She soothed, comfort
ed and within half an hour had learn
ed tho wholo story. Incidentally sho
Seamed that a possible flvo hundred
thousand was tho extreme limit of tho
family's pecuniary resources.
"Now you know ocrytlllngI" sobbed
Carollno. "Oh, Mrs. Dunn, you won't
desert us, will you?"
"You may dupontfon Malcolm and mo,
dear," Mrs. DuhnVu'ccliirctl. "Wo aro
cot fair wcothgr friends. And, nfter
oil, it Is not so very bad. Affairs might
be very much worse."
"Worse I Oh. Mrs. Dunn, how could
they bo? Think of It I Stephen and I
nro dependent upon him for every
thing. Wo must ask him for overy
penny. And whutever ho says to do
wo must do. Wo'ro obliged to."
On Thursday after luncheon as Cap
tain Ellsha sat In his own room read
ing a book ho had taken from tho
library there came n knock at thu door.
"Como ahead In I" ordered tho cap
tain. Corollno entered. Her undo roso
and pat down tho book.
"Oh," ho exclaimed, "Is it you? Ez
cuso mo. I thought 'twas tho commo
dore Edwards, I menn. If I'd known
you was comln' callln', Carollno, I
shouldn't hare been nulto so bossy."
"Thank you," answered his niece. "I
came to bco you' on I suppose you
might cull It business. At any rate, It
Is a financial mattor. I shu'u't detain
you long."
Captain Ellsha was a trlflo disap
pointed. "Oh," ho said, "on business, was It?
X hoped I didn't know but you'd como
just out of sociability. Ilowovor, I'm
mighty glad to seo you, Carollno."
"Captain Warren," she begun, "I I
cnino to nsk a favor. I am obliged to
ask It because you nro our" sho nl
most choked over tho hated word "our
guardian, aud I con no louger net on
my own responsibility. I wish to ask
you for souio money."
Captain Ellaliu nodded gravely.
"I sec," ho said. "Well, Caroline, I
don't bnllovo you'll And mo very closo
flstcd. I think I told you and Steve
that you was to do just us you'd bceu
In tho habit of doln'. Is your leg
lar ullowauco too small? Remember,
I don't know much about such things
horo !n Now York, and you must bo
frank and aboveboard aud tell mo If
you havo any complaints."
"I have no complaints. My allow
ance la suUlclcnt. It Is tho sumo that
father used to glvo me, aud It is all I
need. Ono of tho maids, Annie, has
trouble at homo, and I wauted to help
tour."
Tho captain nodded onco more.
"Annie," ho repeated, "that's the rosy
faced one, tho Irish ono?"
"Yes. nor father was seriously in
jured tho other day and cannot work.
His hip Is broken, nud tho doctor's bill
will bo largo. They aro very poor,
and I thought porhnps" Sho hesi
tated, faltered and then said haughti
ly, "Father was very sympathetic and
liked to havo me do such things."
"Sho! Shot Sartinl Courso he did.
I like It too. I'm glad you came to
xne just ob you did, Carollno. How
much do you want to start with?"
"I don't know exactly. I thought I
Slight aak our own doctor to attend to
(the caso and might send them some
Jollcacle8 and food."
"Good ideal Go right ahead, Caro
line. How'd the accident huppon?
Unjrbody fault, was it?"
D. Apploton & Co.
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Caroline's eyes summed. "Indeed It
was!" sho said Indignantly. "It wus
n wet morning after a rain, and tho
puvemeut was slippery. Mr. Murlarty,
Aunle's father, was not working that
day, aud he had gouo out to do tho
family marketing. Ho was crossing
tho street when an autouiobllc, reck
lessly driven, so every ono says, drovo
directly down on him. Ho tried to
Jump out of tho way and succeeded,
otherwlso he might havo been killed,
but ho fell and broke his hip. He is
tin old man, and tho caso is serious."
" ")ear, dear, you oon't tell me I Poor
old ohap I Tho auto feller did ho help?
Seems to mo he ought t,o bo the ono to
bo spendln'tho money. 'Twns hla fault."
"Help I Indeed, ho didn't I Ho and
tho muu with him merely laughed as if
it was a good joke, put on speed and
disappeared as quickly as possible."
"Why, tho mean swab 1 Did this Mr.
Morlarty or tho folks around get tho
license- number of tho auto?"
"No. All they know Is that It was a
big yellow car with two men in it."
"Hey? A ycllcr car?"
"Yea. Somewhat similar to tho ono
Malcolm Mr. Dunn drives." H
"So, sol Hum I Whero did it hap
pon?" "On St. Nicholas avenue, near Ono
Hundred and Twenty-eighth street."
"Eh? St Nicholas avenue, you say?"
"Yes." Carollno rose and turned to
go. "Thnnk you, Captain Warren," she
said. "I will tell Dr. Henry to tako tho
caso at once."
Tho captain did not answer Immedi
ately. With his chin in his hand ha
was gazing at tho floor.
"Good afternoon," said Caroline.
nor undo looked up.
"Er wait Just a minute, Carollno,"
ho said. "You havo your doctor go
right ahead and seo to tho old man,
and you order tho things to cat and
whatovor's necessary. But aforo you
glvo Annlo or hor father any money
I'd kind of llko to flgger a llttlo mite."
His nleco stopped short, turned aud
stared at him.
"Oh," oho said slowly and Idly, "I
understand thoroughly. Don't troublo
to 'figure,' as you call it. Oh, why
did I humlllato myself 7 I should havo
knownl"
"Carollno, pleaso"
But tho girl hud gone, closing tho
door nfter her.
Half nn hour later tiio captain called
upon Malcolm Dunn, who was much
surprised to seo him.
Captain Ellsha took tho offered chair
and dropped his hat on tho floor be
Bldo it.
"Well," observed tho young man
nfter a moment, "whnt's the trouble,
admiral? Better got It off your chest,
hadn't you? We're private cno'ugh
horo."
"I enmo to seo you about an auto
mobile," said the captain.
"An automobile I" Tho young man
was so astonished that ho uctunllv ro.
moved his feet from tho desk. Then
ho burst Into a laugh. "An automo
bile?" ho repeated. "Captain, has the
Inlluenco of tho metropolis mado you
a sport already? Do you want to buy
u car?"
"Buy ono?" It was Captain Ellsha's
turn to show Irritation. "Buy ono of
thorn things? Mo? No, Mr. Dunn,
'taln't that. But one of the hired help
up to our place Caroline's place, I
mean is In troublo on nccount of ono
of tho dratted machines. They're poor
folks, of course, and they need money
to help 'em through tho doctorln' and
nursln' and whllo tho old man's out of
work. Caroline was for glvln it to
'cm right off. Sho's a good hearted
girl, but I said that is, 1 kind of
coaxed hor out of it. I thought I'd
nsk Borne questions first. Hero's tho
first ono: Don't it seem to you that
tho right ono to puy for tho doctorln'
and nursln' nn4 Buch of Mr. Morlarty
that's Annie's pa ought to bo the
feller who hurt him? That feller In
stead of Caroline?"
"Sure thing! If you know who did
It ho'B your mark."
"Um-hm. So I thought And if ho
was a right minded chap ho'd bo glad
to hei iiio poor critter, provlrtln' lie
knew what damage he'd done, wouldn't
you think so?-'
Malcolm nodded sagely, opened bis
mouth to speak and then closed it
again. A sudden recollection canio to
him, an alarming recollection.
"Where did tbl3 accldeut happen?"
asked Mr. Dunn, hta condescending
Buiilc absent
"At the corner of St. Nicholas ave
nue and One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street It happened last Fri
day mornln' n week ago. And the
car that hit him was a yellow one.
Naturally, when I beard about it I
remembered what you told Mr. Syl
vester and mo nt the club that aft
ernoon. I understand how 'twas of
course. If you'd known you'd really
hurt the poor old man you'd have stop
ped to seo him. I understand that
But"-
"Look here," Interrupted Dunn sharp
ly, "did Carollno send you to mo?"
"Caroline? No, nol She don't know
'twas your automobile nt all. But
aforo sho spent any of her money I
thought you'd ought to know, because
I was sure you wouldn't lot her. That's
tho way I'd feel, and I felt 'twaB no
morc'n honest to glvo you tho chance.
I come on my own hook. Sho didn't
know anything about it"
Malcolm drummed on tho desk with
nervous fingers.
"Well," ho growled pettishly, "how
much will it take to square things
with tho gang? How much damages
do thoy want?"
"Damages? Oh, there won't bo any
claim for damages, I guess. Tho
Morlartys don't know you did it, and
there's no reason why they should. I
thought maybe I'd seo to 'cm and do
whatever was necessary, then you
could settle with me, and the whole
business would bo Just between us
two. Outside the doctor's bills nnd
food nnd nursln' and such all tho ex
try will bo Just tho old man's wages
for tho time he's away from tho fac
tory. 'Twon't bo very heavy."
"All right! I'm in- it, I can see that,
and It's up to mo to get out as easy as
I can. I don't wnnt any newspaper
publicity. Go ahead. I'll pay tho
freight."
Captain Ellsha arose and picked up
his hut.
Malcolm, frowning heavily, suddenly
asked a final question.
"Say," he demanded, "you'll not tell
Carolmo or Stove a word of this,
mind I"
Tho captain seemed surprised.
"I guess you didn't catch what I
said, Mr. Dunn," ho observed mildly.
"I told you this wholo business would
bo Just between you and mo."
CHAPTER VIII.
'Thank You, Uncle."
CAPTAIN ELISHA had been pretty
well satisfied with tho result of
his visit to young Dunn nt the let
ter's office. Malcolm had surrendered,
perhaps not gracefully or uncondition
ally, but ho had surrendered, and tho
condition secrecy was ono which the
captain himself had suggested.
Cuptaln Ellsha found some solace
and forgctfulness of tho unpleasant
life he was leading in helping tho
stricken Morlarty family. Annie, the
maid at the apartment, ho sworo to
secrecy. She must not tell Miss Caro
line of his visits to her parents' homo.
Dr. Henry also, though he could not
understand why, promised silence. Car-
"Well, how much will it take to quar
thlnge?"
ollne herself had engaged his services
hi the euse, nnd ho was faithful.
"Goin' to bo a protty expensive Job,
ain't it, doctor?" asked the captain of
tho physician.
"Bather, I'm afraid."
"All right. If expense Is necessary
don't bo nfrnid of It You do Just what
you ought to and send tho bill to me."
"But Miss Warren Insisted upon my
sending It to her. She said It was a
private matter and ono with which you
as her guardian had nothing to do."
"I know. Carollno Intends to use
her own allowance, I s'pose. Well, let
her think sho will if 'twill please her.
But when It comes to tho settlement
call on me. Glvo her any rensou you
wnut to. Soy u er wealthy friend of
the family como to life all at once and
couldn't sleep unless ho paid tho costs."
"But there isn't any such friend, is
there, Captain Warren? Other than
yourself, I mean?"
Captain Ellsha grinned In apprecia
tion of a private poke. "There is some
body else," ho admitted, "who'll pay a
share, anyhow. But, anyhow, you saw
wood or bones or whatever you have
to do, and leavo tho rest to me. And
don't tell Caroline or anybody else a
word."
News from the Morlarty sick room
continued favorable for a time. Then
with alarming suddenness a change
came Tho broken hip was mending
slowly, but poor rat's ago was against
y iiiMilij jlY r t'C J S
him, ond tne sun , in. j K'Ub -
were too much for his system to light
Dr. Henry shook his head dubiously
when tho cni tain asked questions.
And one morning nt breakfast Edwards
Informed him that tho old man was
dead.
Captain Ellsha, though not grctitly
surprised, was shocked and grieved
It seemed such a needless tragedy, al
most like murder, although there was
no malice in it. And the thought of tb6
fatherless children nud the poverty of
the stricken family mado him shudder.
But Just before evening his blucness
bad disappeared. He had Just returned
to bis room, after stepping into the hnll
to drop his letter in the mail chute,
when his niece knocked nt the door.
"Captain Warren," sho began hur
riedly, "tho last time I camo to you
tho last time I came here, I came to
ask a favor, and you I thought you"
"Yes, Caroline," he said gravely, "I
know what you mean. Won't you
won't you sit down?"
"Captain Warren," she began onco
more, "tho time I came to you in this
room you were, so I thought, unreason-
"Will you forgivo uo?" ahe asked.
able and unklud. I asked you for
money to help a po' family lu trou
ble, and you refused to give It to me."
"No, Caroline," ho Interrupted, "I
didn't refuse; you only thought I did."
Sho held up her hand. "Please. let
mo go on," sho begged. "I thought you
refused, and I couldn't understand
why. I waa hurt and angry. I knew
that father never would have refused
mo under such circumstances, and you
were his brother. But since then, only
today, I havo learned that I was wrong.
I have learned"
Sho paused. Tho captain was silent
Ho was beginning to hope, to beliovo
onco more In his judgment of charac
ter, and yet with his hope and growing
joy thero was a trifle of anxiety.
"I havo learned," went on his niece,
"that I was mistaken. I can't under
stand yet why you wished to wait bo
fore saying 'yes,' but I do know that It
must have been neither because you
were unkind nor ungenerous. I havo
just come from those poor people, and
they havo told me everything." ,
Captain Ellsha started. . "What did
they tell you?'' he asked quickly. "Who
told you?"
"Annie and her mother. They told
me what you had done and were doing
for them, how kind you had been all
through the Illness and today. Oh, I
know you made them promise not to
tell me, and you made tho doctor and
nurso promise too. But I knew some
ono had helped, and Annie dropped a
hint Then I suspected, and now I
know. Those poor people!"
Tho captain, who had been looking at
the floor and frowning a bit, suddenly
glanced up to find his niece's eyes fixed
upon him, and they were filled with
tears.
"Will you forgive me?" she asked,
rising from her chair and coming im
pulsively toward him. "I'm sorry I
misjudged you and treated you so.
You must bo a very good man. Pleaso
forgive me."
He took her hand, which was swal
lowed up in his big one. His eyes
wero moist also.
"Lord love you, dearie," he said,
"there's nothing to forgive. I realized
that I must have seemed like a mean,
stingy old scamp. Yet I didn't mean to
be. I only wanted to look into this
thing Just a little Just as a matter of
business, you know. And I Caro
line, did that doctor toll you anything
more?"
"Any more?" she repeated in bowil
derment "He told mo that you were
the kindest man be had ever seen."
"Yes, yes. Well, maybe his eyesight's
poor. What I mean is did he tell you
anything about anybody else beln in
this with me?"
"Anybody else? What do you mean?"
"Oh, nothln', nothln'. I Joked with
him a spell ago about a wealthy rela
tion of the Morlarty trlbo turnln' up.
Twas only a Joke, of course. And yet
Caroline, I I think I'd ought to say"
Ho hesitated. What could he sayl
Even a hint might lead to embarrass
ing questions, nnd ho had promised
Dunn.
"What ought you to say?" asked his
niece.
Pearson makes soma dis
closures regarding his relations
with Rogers Warren, the de
ceased brother of the captain.
Don't miss the next installment.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Paper From Linen Rags.
When paper was first made frcra
linen, rags is uncertain, hut a writer of
A. B. 1200 recorded that tho linen
wrappings round mummies wero sold
to tho scribes to make paper for flhopi
keepers.
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Wim the War hy Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work in Joint Effort the Soil of the United States and Canada
CO-OPERATIVE FARMING IN MAN POWER NECESSARY
TO WIN THE RATTLE FOR LIBERTY
The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada are askinc for
creator food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat are avail
able to be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest, upon mc u
efforts of the United States and Canada rests the burden of supply. j
Every Available Tlllabla Aero Must Contribute; Every Available 1
Farmer and Farm Hani Must Assist jF
Western Canada has an enormous acrcaee to be seeded, but man power f
is short, and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men for seedy'
inc operation.
Canada's Wheat Production Last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; tht
Demand From Canada Alone for 1910 Is 400,000,000 Bushels
To secure this the must have assistance. She has the land but needs
the men. The Government of the United States wants every man who can
effectively help, to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United
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Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell you where you can beit aervo
the combined interests. J
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Those who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wages, good
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For particulars as to routes and places where employment may be had apply toj
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DES MOINES, IOWA
GOT HIS CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
Judge Decided That Man With Two
Sons In the Army Wao Fully
Entitled to Them.
When nn nlicn gives two sons to the
American tinny ho is entitled to citizen
ship, although lie may not know much
about the Constitution of the United
Stales." So ruled Judge Thompson re
cently when he granted linnl papers to
Antonio I'otento, an Italian laborer. Po
tonto is sixty years old and lias been
here 19 yours. Ho flunked completely
upon questions concerning the Consti
tution. "Why do yoii Want to become a citi
zen?" he was asked.
Potento, who found dilliculty in un
derstanding the English language,
managed to explain:
"I want to bo naturalized for my two
l.oys who are in the nrniy."
"Any man who has given two sons to
the .service of this country is attached
to the principles of America and Is en
titled to citizenship," remarked Judge
'1 hompsnu. Philadelphia Public Led
ger. How to Live Cheaply.
There Is at least one family in Eng
land which can snap Its fingers at Lord
Ithondda and whoso members are not
to he found in fond queues. The head
of the family recently wrote to a Lon
don newspaper that himself, wife and
family of four have lived for 3-1 weeks
wholly on raw vegetable salads made
of grated turnips, carrots, parsnips,
beets, cabbages etc., together with
fruit salads, toast and porridge, and
says they art all much stronger' and
healthier as a result. They use neither
tea nor coffee and grow their own vege
tables, and so may be. regarded as the
most independent family in England.
New York World.
Full of Emotion.
Little Elsie had been told by her
mother that n dog wags ills tail to
show that he Is pleased, while a cat
switches his tali when lie is nngry. A
ftiw days later Elsie discovered her
favorite pusy purring contentedly be
fore the open tiro whllo hor tall
swayed luxuriously back and forth
over the rug behind her. The llttlo girl,
her eyes wide with wonder, ran to her
mot her.
"Oh, mnuiina," she cried, "I don't
see how Sliver Belle can be so glad at
one end and mad at the other at (lie
same time!"
Low Visibility.
"This Is nn up-to-date hotel, all
right."
"In what particular?"
"It has n luxuriously ftirnUlied
smoking room for ladles."
"Suppose a man's wife were In tliero
nnd ho wanted to seo her n minute?"
"I guess he'd have to call her out it
he wanted to get n good look at her.
The atmosphere Inside Is rather thick."
--Birmingham Age-Herald.
Her Paradoxical Position.
"A vessel is different in one way
from anything else."
"Whnt Is thnt?"
"It is when she Is lied up that she
can't make any knots."
All But.
Grandma He'd make you a good
husband by all accounts.
Bessie Ail accounts but hank ac
count. Most men who arc willing to do
good are not in position to make good.
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WHY CHART LACKED DETAIL
Wife Found It Simply Impossible to
Put Down All the Remarks
Hubby Had Made.
A physician needed a nurse's medl
sal chart, but had none at hand. Tho
man's wife wus nursing him, so ho
urew lines on a sheet of paper to """'r ' m itJ
resent a chart He Instructed tho wife "
how to fill It out nnd left.
Next dhy the physician called, looked
at the chart and was puzzled to find
so many remarks registered, far re
iiipved frpm things medical remarks
most Irrelevant, In fuct He asked an
whispering to him that she did not
wish husband to hear the apology she
must make for him.
"You see, doctor, I couldn't put down
all the remarks he made, even If yon
did want to know them. Tin awfully
sorry but you see he used so
many swear words about you, doctor,
because you wanted to 'know every
word a mnn said.'"
, Resented the Snub.
An Irishman was at work on a hoist-"
Iiik machine that carried hods of
bricks to the top of a building, and
brought them down empty. Hup'penlrig
to get caught, he was carried to the
lop lioor, nnd In the orderly but rapid
progress of the' machine was brought,
to tliij ground rather suddenly. A fellow-workman
leaned from the second
story scaffolding and crted:
"Are you hurt, Pnt"
"You go to the dlwle!" shouted
Pnt "I passnl you fcwicet mid yo"nlver
spoke to me."
Contrariness.
"Speaking of the kaiser's eontenry
or arbitrary attitude In tills peace
tnlk," says a well known legislator,
"reminds me of the Kansas farm
er who was elected to the state
legislature a few years ago. The farm
er was called to the chatr during a
session to act as speaker pro tem, A
motion was made to lay n certain ires
olutlon on the table. Tho speaker'p
the motion like tlds:
" 'All those who want the rcsobiilon
to lay on the table say aye I All tnose
who want to be contrary say noV
Musical Beginnings.
Mrs. Boynton caught n glimpse of
her young son going to the library one
afternoon conccnllng something be
hind him. Upon investigation, she dis
covered he had a new porous plaster
which ho had found in the medicine
closet
"Why. Edmund." said the moiher,
"whnt In tho world are you going to
do with that plaster?"
"I am going to soo what tune Itjvill
piny on the pianola, mofhev," refille
lied
the boy. Puck.
Why She Broke It Off.
Dlek Every ono saya I'm a puzzle,
.mss in mai case uteres onjy
thing for me to do grro you ur).
No Trouble.
"Havo any trouble with your daugh
ter's beaux?" "No ; I nso this 'Stop-go'
signal in the parlor."
tpo)lanitlon from the wife aud he got
It! Wiley" Uiojlonec tftchyaJjcffiti
follow her Into 'the ilumng'TOm,
Combination.
"Whnt's the matter with thnt njjfc?"
"Ho's a natural-born screw." Bal- y
tlmore American. i
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castlug fishing lines farther than can !'j
he done by hand. ',
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