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Bynopsls. In 1S32 Lieutenant Knox of the regulaKarmy Is on duty at Fort
Armatronp, Rock Island, 111., In territory threatened by disaffected Indians,
The commandant Bonds him with .dispatches to St. Iouis. Ho takes passage
on the steamer Warrior and makes the acquaintance of Judge Deaucalre, rich
planter, and of Joe Klrby. (the Dovll'o Own), notorious gambler. Knox learns
Judge Boaucalro has a daughter, Elolso. He also learns strange things about
the Ucaucatro family.
CHAPTER II Continued.
2
Tou mean "
"In tho form of a child, born to n
quadroon girl twined Delia. Tho
mother, it scorns, was able Iff some
way to convince the Judge of the
child's pnrentnge. All this happened
shortly before Bcaucnlre's second mar
riaBG, and previous to tho time when
Haines camo to tho Landing. Exactly
what occurred Is not clear, or what ex
planation was made to the bride. The
affair must hnve cut Beauccrire'o pride
deeply, but he hud to face the condi
tions. It ended in his making tho girl
Delia his housekeeper, while her child
the offspring of Adelbert Beau-'
calro wa3 brought up as a daughter
A year or so later the second wife
gave birth to a female child, and those
two giris have grown up together ex
actly as though they were sisters.
Haines Insists that neither of them
knows to this day otherwise."
"But that would bo simply impos
sible," I Insisted. "The mother would
never permit"
"The mother I Which mother? The
slave mother cpuld gain nothing by
confession, and the Judge's wife died
when her baby was less than two
years old. Delia practically mothered
the both of them, and 'is still in com
plete charge of the house."
"You met her?"
"She was pointed out to mo a gra'y
halrcd, dignified woman, so nearly
white as senrcely to be suspected of
negro blood."
"Yet still slave?"
"I cannot answer that. Haines him
self did not know. If manumission
papers had ever been executed it was
dono early, beforo ho took chnrco of
Beaucalre'c legal affairs. The matter
never camo to his attention."
"But, enptain," I exclaimed, "do you
realise what this might mean? If
Judgo Bcaucairo has not Issued papers
of freedom this woman Delia Is still
a slave."
"Certainly."
"And under the law her child was
born into slavery?"
"No doubt of that." ,
"But tho unspeakable horror of It
this young woman brought up ns free,
educated and refined, suddenly to dis
cover herself to bo a negro under tho
Inw, and a slave. .Why, supposo Beau
calre should die, or lose Ills property
suddenly ; she could, be sold to tlie
cotton fleldsf Into bondage to anyone
who would pay tho price for her."
"There" is nothing on record. Haines,
assured himself as to that some years
ago."
"What are the two girls named?"
"Bene and Elolse."
"Which one is the daughter?"
"Iteally, lieutenant, I do not know.
You seo I was never Introduced, but
merely gained a glimpse, of thertf in
the garden. I doubt if I would recog
nize the one from the other now. You
ee all this story was told me later."
I sat there a long while, after he
had gone below, tho taciturn mate at
the wheel. Totally unknown to me as
Ih'esd two mysterious girls were, their
strange story (fascinated my imagina
tion. What possible tragedy lay be
fore them In the years? What horrible
revelation to wrench them asunder
to change la a single instant the quiet
current of their lives? In spite of
every effort, every lurking hope, some
way I could not rid myself of the
1 height that Beaucalre either
"There. You Bloodsuckerl" he Cried
Insolently.
through sheer neglect, or some instinct
of titter hatred had failed to meet
the requirements of bis duty. Even
as I est there, struggling vainly sgslsst
thki suspicion, tho Judge himself cane
forth upon the lower deck and began
pacing back and forth restlessly be
side, the rail. It was a struggle for
roe not to Join 'him s the Impetuosity
n youtli urging mo even to breve his
anger in my eagoracae to ascertain the
w we truth, yet I possessed
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enough, or discretion, to refrain, real
izing dimly that, ,not evon In tho re
motest degree, had I, any excuso for
such action. This wns no affair ofj
mine, isor, inueeu, wouiu 1 navo round
much opportunity for private conver
sation, for only a moment or two
Jater Klrby Joined him, nnd ' tho two
remained together, talking earnestly,
until the gong called us all to supper.
Across the long table, baro of cloth,
tho coarso food served In pewter
dishes, I was struck by tho drawn,
ghastly look In Beaucairo's face. Ho
had aged perceptibly in tho last few
hours, and during tho meal scarcely
exchanged a word with anyone, eating
silently, his eyes downcast Klrby,
however, was tho llfo ot tho company,
and tho miners roared at his humor
ous stories and anecdotes of adven
ture while outside it grew dark, and
the little Warrior struggled cautiously
through th6 waters, seeking tho chan
nel in the gloom.
CHAPTER III.
The End of the Game.
It must have been nearly midnight
before I finally decided to seek a few
hours rest below, descending the short
ladder and walking forward along tho
open deck for one last glance ahead.
Some time tho next day we wero to
be in St. Louis, and this expectation
served to brighten my thoughts. I
turned back along tho deserted deck,
only pausing a moment to glance care
lessly In through the front windows
of tho main cabin. Tho forward por
tion was wrapped In darkness, nnd un
occupied, but beyond, toward the rear
of tholong saloon, a considerable group
of men wero gathered closely about n
small 'table, above which a swinging
lamp burned brightly, the rays of light
illuminating the various faces. Gam
bling wns no novelty on the great river
in those days, gambling for high
stakes, and surely no ordinary game,
Involving a small Bum, would over
arouse the depth of Interest displayed
by these men. Some instinct told me
that tho chief players would bo Klrby
and Beaucalre, and with quickening
pulse I opened tho cabin door and en
tered. No one noted my approach, or so
much as glanced up, tho attention of
the 'crowd riveted upon the players.
There wero four holding cards the
Judge, Klrby, Carver and McAfee; but
I Judged at a glance that tho latter
two were merely in the game as a, pre
tense, the betting having already gone
far beyond the limit of their resources.
Without a thought as to the cards'
they held my eyes sought tho faces
of the two chief players, and then vis
ioned tho stakes displayed, on the table
beforo them. McAfee and Carter
were clearly enough out of It, th&r
cards still gripped In their flngere, as
they leaned breathlessly forward to
observe more closely the play. The
Judge sat upright, his attitude strained,
staring down at his hand, his face
white and eyes burning feverishly.
That he had been drinking heavily was
evident, but Klrby fronted htm In ap
parent cold Indifference, his feelings
completely masked, with the cards he
held bunched in his hands and entirely
concealed from view. Between tho two
rested a stack of gold coin, a roll of
crushed bills, nnd a legal paper of
some kind, the exact nature of which
I could not determine. It was evident
that a fortune already rested on that
table, awaiting the flip of a card. The
silence, the breathless attention, con
vinced mo that tho crisis had been
reached It was the judgo's move; ho
must cover the last bet or throw down
his hand a loser.
Perspiration beaded his forehead,
nnd ho crunched tho cards savagely in
his hands. His glance swept past
the crowd as though ho saw nothing
of their faces.
"Another drink, Sam," he called, tho
volco trembling. He tossed down tho
glass of liquor as though It wero so
much water, but made no other effort
to speak. You could hear tho strained
breathing of the men.
"Well," said Klrby sncoringly, his
cold gaze surveying his motionless
opponent. "You'secm to bo taking
your time. Do you cover my bet?"
Someone laughed nervously, and a
voice sang out over my shoulder, "You
might as well 'go tho whole hog,
judge. The niggers won't bo no good
without tho land ter work 'em on.
Fling 'cm Into the pot they're as good
as money."
Beaucairc looked up, red-eyed, Into
the Impassive countenance opposite.
His lips twitched yet managed to make
words Issue between them. -
"How about that Klrby?" he asked
hoarsely. "Will you accept a bill of
Baler
Klrby grinned, shuffling his hand
carelessly.
"Why not? Twoit't be the first tlino
immnnnwimMii9nnmM
- - By RANDALL PARRISH
Wileleraoss Waa K!a,H ate. IllaatraUaM
1'vo nlaycd for niggers. They are
worth so much gold down tho river.
What have you got?"
"I can't tell offhand," sullenly,
"About twenty field hand3."
"And house servants?"
"Three 6r four."
Tho gnmblcr's lips set more tightly,
a dull gleam creeping Into his eyes.
"Seo hero, Beaucalre," ho hissed
sharply. "This Is my game," and' I
play squaro and never squeal. I know
about what you'vo got, for I've looked
them over; thought we might get
down to this sometime. I can make n
pretty fair guess as to what your nig
gers nro worth. That's why I Just
raised you ten thousand nnd put up
tho mouoy. Now If you think this is
bluff, call me."
"What do you moan?"
"That I will accept your niggers ns
covering ray bet."
"Tho field hands?"
Klrby smiled broadly.
"The wholo bunch field hands and
house servants. Most of them nro old i
I doubt If altogether they will bring
that amount, but I'll tnko the risk.
Throw in a blanket bill of sale, and
we'll turn up our cards. If you won't
do that tho pile Is mine as it stands."
Beancalro again wot his lips, stnrtng
at the uncovered cards In his hands.
He could not, lose; with Vhat ho held
no combination was possible which
would beat him. Yet In splto of .this
knowledge tho tJSId, sneering confi
dence of Klrby brought with It a
strange fear. Tho man wns a profes
sional gamblor. What gnvo him such
recklessness? Why should ho bo so
eager to risk such a sum on an In
ferior hand? McAfee, sitting next
him, leaned over, managed to gain
swift glimpse at what he held, nnd
eagerly whispered to him a word of
encouragement. The Judge, straight
ened up in his chair, grasped a filled
glnss someone had placed at his elbow,
and gulped down the contents. vTho
whispered words, coupled with the
fiery liquor, gavo him fresh courage.
"By heaven, Klrby, Til do It!" ho
blurted out. "You .can't bluff mo on
tho hand I've got. Give mo a sheet
of paper, somebody yes, that will
do."
He scrawled a half-dozen lines,
fairly digging tho pen Into tho sheet
In his fierce eagerness, .and , then,
signed the document, flinging the' pa
per across, toward Klrby.
"There, you bloodsucker," ho cried
insolently. "Is that nil right? Will
that dor
The imperturbahlo gambler read It
over slowly, carefully deciphering each
word, his thin lips tightly compressed.
"You might add tho words, 'This In
cludes every chattel slave legally be
longing to mo,' " ho said grimly.
"That Is practically what I did say."
"Then you can .certainly, -have no
oojection to putting it In tho exact i
words I choose," calmly. '!I intend to
have what Is coming to mo if I win,
arid I know tho law."
Beaucalre angrily wrote In tho re
quired extra line.
"Now what?" ho asked. ,
"Let McAfee there sign It as a wit
ness, and then toss it over into the
pile." Ho smiled, showing a line of
white teeth beneath his mustache
"Nice little pot, gentlemen tho Judgo
must hold somo cards to take, a chance
like that," the words uttered with a
sneer. "Fours, atf least, or maybo ho
has had the luck to pick a' straight
flush."
Beaucairo's face reddened, and his
eyes brew hard.
"That's my business," ho said terse
ly. "Sign It, McAfee, nnd Til call this
crowing cockerel. You young fool, I
flayed poker before you were born.
There now, Klrby, Tve covered your
bet"
"Perhaps you would prefer to raise
itr
"You hell-hound no ! That In mv
limit, and you know It. Don't crawl
now, or do any moro bluffing. Show
your hand I've called you."
Klrby sat absolutely motionless, his
cards lying faco down upon tho table,
tho white fingers of one hand resting
lightly upon them, tho other arm con
cealed. He never once removed his
gnzo from Beaucairo's faco, and his
expression did not change, except for
tho almost insulting sneer on hts lips.
Tho sllonco wns profound, tho deeply
Interested men lennlng forward, oven
holding their breath In Intenso eager
ness. Each realized that a fortuno
lay on the tablo; knqw that tho old
Judgo had madly staked his njl on tho
value of thoso five unseen cards
gripped In his fingers. Again, as
though to bolBtcr up his shaken cour
age, ho stared at tho faco of each, then
lifted hfa bloodshot eyes to tho Im
passive face opposite.
"Beaucalre, drew two kayards,"
whispered an excited volco near me.
"noil! So did Klrby," replied an
other. "They're both of 'em old
hands."
The sharp exhaust of a distant
steam plpo below punctuated tho si
lence, nnd several glanced about ap
prehensively. As tills nolso censed
Bcaucnlro lost all control over his
nerves.
"Oomo oh, play your hand," he dc
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Tho insinuating sneer on Klrby's
lips changed Into tho scmblnnco of u
smile. Slowly, deliberately, never
onco glancing down at tho face of his
enrds, he turned them up one by one
with his white fingers, his challenging
tves on tho Judgo ; but tho others sajv
what wns revealed a ton-sp'ot, a
knave, n queen, a king nnd an nco.'
"A straight Hush I" somcono.yellcd
excitedly. "D d if I over saw ono
beforo 1"'
For an Instant Benucniro novcr
moved, never uttered a sound. IIo
seemed to doubt tho evidence of his
own eyes, nnd to have lost tho power
of speech. Then from nerveless
hands his own cards fell face down-'
ward, still unrevealed, upon tho table.
The next moment ho wns on his feet.
the clmlr In which ho had been seated
flung crashing behind him on tho deck.
"You thief T he roared. "You dirty,
low-down thief; I held four aces
where did y0u get tho fifth ono?"
Klrby did not so much ns move, nor
betray oven by n change of expression
his senso of tho situation. Perhaps ho
anticipated Just such an explosion and
was fully prepared to moot It. One
hand still rested easily on tho table,
the other remaining hidden. '
"So you claim to have held four
aces," ho snld coldly. "Where are
they?"
McAfee swept tho discarded hand
face upward nnd the crowd bent for
ward to look at four aces nnd n king.
"That was tho Judge's hand," ho de
clared soberly. ''I saw it myself be
foro ho called you, and told him to
stay."
Klrby laughed air ugly laugh show
ing his white teeth.
"The h 1 you did? Thought you
(knew a good poker hand, I reckon.
Well, you seo I know a better one, nndi
It strikes mo I am tho ono to ask ques
tions," ho Bnecred. "Look here, you
men; I held ono nco from the shuffle.
Now what I want to know Is whero
Bcaucairo over got his four? Pleas
ant llttlo trick of you two only this
time It failed to work."
Beaucalre uttered opo mad oath, nnd
I endenvorcd to grasp him but missed
my clutch. Tho force of his lurching
body as he sprang forwnrd upturned
fho table, tho stakes Jingling to the
deck, but Klrby reached his feet in
time to avoid the shock. His hand,
which had been hidden, shot out sud
denly, the finger grasping a revolver,
but ho did not fire. Beforo tho Judgo
had gone half tho distance ho stopped,
reeled suddenly, clutching at his
throat, and plunged sldewnyR. Ills
body struck the upturned v table, but
McAfee nnd I grasped him, lowering
tho stricken man gontly to tho floor.
CHAPTER IV,
"
Klrby 8 hows HIa Hand.
That scene, with all lis Hurrouiid
trigs," remains Indelibly impressed ujnon
my memory. It will never fade -while
I live. Tho long, narrow, dingy cabin
of tho llttlo Warrior, Its forward" end
unllghtcd and In a shadow, the single
swinging lnmp, suspended to a black
ened beam above whero tho tablo had
stood, barely revealing through Its
smoky chimney tho after portion show
ing a row of stateroom doors on cither
side, somo standing njar,. and that
crowd of excited men surging about'
tho fallen body of Judgo Bcaucairo,
unable ns yet to fully rcallzo tho exact
naturo of what had occurred, but con
scious of impending tragedy. Tho
overturned table and chairs, the mo
tionless body of the judge, with Klrby
standing erect just beyond, his faco ns
clear-cut under tho glare of light as
a cameo, the revolver yet glistening in
his extended hand, all composed a
plcturo not easily forgotten.
Still this Impression was only thnt
of a brief instant. With tho next I
was upon my knees, lifting tho fallen
head, and seeking eagerly to discern
somo lingering evldcnco of life In the
Inert body. There was none, not ho
much as the faint flutter of a pulse, or
suggestion of n heart throb. Tho man
was already dead before ho fell, (lend
beforo ho struck tho overturned table.
"Judgo Bcaucairo Is dead," I an
nounced gravely. "Nothing more can
bo dono for him now."
Tho, pressing circle of men. hemming
usjji fell back silently, reverently, tho
sound of thcJr voices sinking Into n
subdued murmur. As I stood there,
almost unconscious of their presence,
still staring down ut that upturned
face, now appearing manly nnd patri
cian In tho strange dignity of Its death
mask, a mad burst of anger wept mo,
a flurqo yearning for revenge a feel
ing that this was no less a murder be
cause nature had struck tho blow,
With hot words of reproach upon my
Ups I gazed across toward whero Klr
by had been standing a moment be
fore. Tho Rambler was no longer
thore his place was vacant.
"Whero Is Klrby?" I asked, incredu
lous of his sudden disappearance.
For a moment no ono answered;
then' a volco In tho crowd croaked
hoarsely!
"IIo Just slipped out through that
after doo to tho deck him nnd Hill
Carver."
"And tho siukciV"
Another answered In a, thin, pipnu
treble - -
"I rcck'on them two cusses took
nlong tho most ov It. Enyhow Hain't
yore, 'cept mhybo n fow coins that
rolled under tho table. It wasn't Joe
Klrby who picked up tho swag, fer 1
was a watchln' him, an' ho never onct
lot go ov his gun. Thot damn snenk
Carver must a did It, an' then tho two
qv 'cm Just sorter nnt'rnlly faded
away through that door thar."
McAfee swore through his black
beard, tho full truth swiftly dawning
upon him..
"Hell l" ho exploded. "So that's tho
way of It. Then them two wus In ca
hoots from tho heglnnln'. That's what
I told tho jedge last night, but ho snld
ho didn't glvo n whoop; thb he knew
more poker than both ov 'en put tor
gcthcr. I tell ycr them fellers stole
that money, an' they killed Beau
calre "
"Hold on a minute," I broke In, my
mind cleared of Its first passion, and
realizing tlio necessity of control.
"Let's keep cool, nnd go slow. White
I bellovo McAfee is right, wo arc not
going to bring the judgo back to llfo
by turning into, n mob. Thero is no
proof of cheating, and Klrby has tho
law behind him. When the Judgo dtcd
ho didn't own enough to pay his
funeral expenses. Now bcc here; I
happen to know that he left two young
daughters. Just Btop, and think of
them. Wo saw this gamo played, and
thero Isn't a man hero who believes it
was played on tho fiqunro that two
such hands wero ever dentt, or drawn,
In poker.' Wo can't provo that Klrby
manipulated things to that end'; not
ono of us saw how ho worked tho trick.
There Is no chance to got him that
way. Then what Is it wo ought to do?
Why, I say, make tho thief disgorge
and hanging won't do tho business.
"Leavo this settlement with .me.
Then I'll go at It. Two1 or three of you
pick up tho body, and carry It to Beau
cairo's stateroom forward thoro, Tho,
rest of you hotter straighten up the
MW. ty.
The Revolver Yet Glistening In His
Extended Hand.
cabin, whllo I go up and talk with
Throckmorton a moment. Aftir thnt I
may wont a fow of you to go along
.when I hunt up Klrby. If he proves
ugly we'll know how to handle him,
McAfeo I"
"I'm' over here,1
"I was Just going to say .that you
hotter stay hero, and keep tho fellows
all quiet In the cabin. Wo don't want
our plan to leak out, and' It will bo
best to lot Klrby nnd Oarvcr'thlnk that
everything Is all right ; that nothing Is
going to be done."
Ii waited whllo several of them
gently picked up .tho body, and;bortt it1
forward into tho shadows. I slipped
away, silently j gained tho door, and,
unbbscryed, emerged onto tho deserted1
deck without. Tho sudden change "la
environment sobered me, and caused
me to pause and seriously consider the
Importance of my mission. Nothing
less potent than either fear, or force,
would ever mako Klrby disgorge.
Quito evidently Uie gambler had delib
erately sot out to ruin tho planter, to
rob him of every dollar. Even at tho
last moment ho had coldly Insisted on
receiving a bill of solo so worded as to
leavo no possible loophole. IIo de
manded all. Tho death of the Judgo,
of course, had not been contemplated,
hut this in no way changed the result
That waB an uccident, yet I Imagined,
might not be altogether unwelcome,
and I could not rid my memory o that
shining weapon -In Klrby's hand, or tho
thought that ho would hnve used It
had tho need nrosc. Would he not
then fight just as fiercely to koep, ns
ho had to gain? Indeed, I had but
one fact upon which I might hopo to
baso action every watcher believed
those cards had been stacked, and that
Bcaucairo was robbed by means oi! a
trick. Yet, could this be proven?
Would any ono of thoso men actually
swear that ho had seen a suspicious
inovo? If not, then whnt was thero
left mo except" n moro bluff? Abso
lutely nothing, .
Knox escapas from the
river only to encounter
greater danger.
(TO DB CONTINUED.)
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dta-re or other all the yIUI orsans. Tha
nervous ytem becomes deranged. Dlireetloa
suffers. The blood Is impoverished. Hoalth
and strength are undermined, Th vlntlm of
actd-itomaoh, although he may not know
the cause of hta, aliments, feels his hops,
courage, ambition and energy llpplnr. And
truly Ufa la dark not worth much to tha
man or woman who hue ncld-stomachl
aet rid of It) Don't let ncld-atomaoh holA
you back, wreck your health, make yowr'
days miserable, make, you a vletlm ot tba
"blues;' and aloomy thoushtsl There Is s
marvelous modern remedy called I5ATON10
that brings, ohl suoh quick relief from your
stomach miseries sets your stomach to rights
makes it strong, cool, sweet and comfort--,'
able. . Helps you get back your strength, vigor,
vitality, enthusiasm and good cheer. Sa
many thousands upon .thousand of saftarsM
have used BATONIG with such msrvelouely
helpful, results that we are sure you will
J"Mm same way It you wilt iuet.alve It a,
JrlaU (Jet'a big 10 cent box of EATONtO
ths, gopfl. tasting tablets that you eat like
bit ot;oandy from your druggist today. Ha
wlllv return your mony If- results 'ars Sai
even mora than you expect. .
EATON I C
(TO TOUR ACtb-STOMACat)
Restless Life.
Llttlo Helen's older Bltftor was, con
ferring on her somu bits of useful
knowledge us she helped the caM
undress.
"You know, dear," she snd, "all, Jus
stars aro. worlds llko ours." '
"Well,, It that's so, I shouldn't Jlke to
live on one of them," declared Helen
stoutly, "It Would bo so horrid when
It twinkled'!" i
Samson, Originator of RliJdlta,",
The first riddle ever .recorded, was
pronounced by Samson In tho popk
of Judges, 14th ennpteri 14th, vers,
For Women Approach-1
ing Middle Life
Ottawa. Kana.S-'WkaB 1 vumAtA mUfr
CM uie i WM'vatT Barnes ana
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proauatea.' i my
pr. Fiaree'a Favor
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Mta Medical Dfi.
5 try advertised
decided to try
em. I took aut
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them,
bottles of the Tv
It Prescription'
Durtna tho first
of tho treatment
ed weaker but
Improved rapidly and could do my work
wnere Deiore i coma not e
1 not even comb wf.
treatment, using tW
sovery' also, and Z was
hair. I finished ths
'Golden Medical Discovery' i
nerm&nentlv cured.
"I have used Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
for constipation whonovcr I have needed
that kind of jnsdicine, for years." MB&.
MARY CHASE, 603 N. Hickory BU
For xWomen Before or
After Motherhood
.'Kansas CityJ Knns. "After tnothoiw
hood I had fonunlao weakness. I became
very nervous and all run down in hoalth.
I took Dr. Pierce's Fuvorito proscription
and it cured mo. I was soon enjoying the
best of health. It proved bo good In my case
that I do not hesitate to recommend It as a
splendid medlclno for women." MRS.
KATE KLINQLER, 1809 Brighton St
When a ski become a woman, whea s
woman becomes a mother, whon a worna'
passes through the changes of middle lifej
are the three periods of life whon health and
strength are most seeded to withstand the
pain and distress often caused by seven
organic disturbances.
At these critical times women are beat
fortified by the use ofDr. Pierce's FaveriU
Prescription an old remedy of proved worts
Get Dr. Pieroe'a Favorite Prescript!
today, either In liquid or tablet form or eM
Dr. Pforee'a Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y4
lOe for Urge trial package.
ZM?4r Tw" .neighbor to keep
'fr&'J!ii' r taking It, sad curia
Old Folks' Coughs
will be relieved promptly by Mas'. Stan
taroat tickle; relieve! tnttaUen, The wroeehr
tested by mere than fifty years at use (a,
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