One Snowy ji
Night
i
By Genevieve Ulmar
Copyright. It!?, by W. O. Chapman.)
Harden Ie knw that the facs 900
hid hand rented wan that of a
Mn, for It was soft and delicately
led. Fie knew that ahe must be
tag. for though ahe waa utterly on-
loue, her slight breathing waa
Mick and even. There ha waa, la total
iMmeaa, and bad nearly stumbled
the recumbent form at tha not-
of the stairs.
be had fainted or fatten, and had
Sbeen long In her preaent position,
tha snow and damp atlll clung to
garments.
"Heaven help her I A wild, wintry
St Ilka this I" he murmured, "and
most be poor and wretched, in
1, to have wanderad to thla poor
aborhood and driven to seek shel-
In thla forlorn old rookery !"
such his habitation for the past
inontha was. In fact and verity.
I remaining wing of a dilapidated
building-. It bad prevented the w ri
se feature of the merest nominal
In tha world to his sister I'rue
and himself. He had lost his position
as draughtsman at a critical time. 111
M had ensued, then spasmodic piece-
done at home. They had brlght
np the amokc-atalaed rooms aa
they might and had secured some
second-hand furniture at a nominal
Tore Off the Rings.
phlc aa ahe held oat a thin, wasted
band to welcome him.
"What do I owe you dear people,"
ahe said, and bent her head, sobbing
from emotion.
An extra mouth to feed meant a
good deal to the Lees, but manfully,
gladly, Hayden devoted himself to ex
tra work. It got to be elyslum com
plete to Hayden to alt for an hour In
the company of Mrs. Llnd, as she re
quested them to call her, and his sis
ter.
One evening Lee was In the kitchen.
aa was his wont assisting Pro In dis
posing of the sapper dishes, when
there was a sharp scream. Both
bed, startled, Into the sitting room.
Mrs. Llnd my prone on the floor. The
evening paper waa crushed In her
clenched hand. They carried her in
to Proe's room. In the meantime Iee
had Inspected the paper, wondering
If something It contained had caused
the collapse of their guest. Mrs. Llnd
soon revived, hut made no explanation
aa to the cause of her recent emotion.
What waa the astonishment and de
pression of Lee when he came home
next day to find Prue half In tenra and
looking dreadfully woebegone.
"She has left us," she announced.
"You don't mean that Mrs. Llnd Is
gone!" gnsped Hayden.
"Yes, brother. As soon as you wero
gone she Baked me for a heavy Tell,
dressed herself and went out, saying
she would soon return, which she did.
I went to the store to get some gro
ceries. When I came back ahe was
gone. Her tings were missing end
there lay a fifty-dollar bill and a note.
She must have sold or pawned her
jewelry. The note said simply that
we should hear from her sooo. that
her whole future was chonged and
blessed you as the good geulus of her
life.
It was then that nayden Lee knew
how much this mysterious guest had
been to him. lie tried to hide It from
his sister, but l'rue grieved, for she
read the truth In his troubled face.
A week went hy two, three, a
month, and thefl there was n visitor
10 the cneerieea little DOOM one eve
ning. The caller, according to his curd.
win James Page lawyer.
"I come from the holy you hOV
known as Mrs. Llnd." he told Hayden
Leo, "She baa made me aware ol
v htt1 yon two irivat-hearted tieolile
have been to her. l have Instructions
to reveal sufficient of my client's si'n
ntloo to gtva you an understanding of
a remark ibe change In her affairs. H
And then tha story of n broken life
v.n told, A sordid, worthless spend
thrift had won Norma Dale. His pal 1
sms Walton Brace. A Utile ehltd was
born, but tha father w ent on his selfish,
reckless gambling way. Norma bad
wedded without the consent .f her fa
(hi r, BraCO had tried to Indue;- hot
to flppeal to hint for money. She re
fused, far she knew that it would be
a : d, and would only lead to iv
uowi d exaetlon--.
Norma Bract went through a ter
rible year of neglect and abuse. Final
ly, her cruel husitand threatened to re
move and blue her babe unless she as
stated him in plundering her father.
1 1 . . I 1 I . 1 , , In. I I ,1 , 1 ,... I luir
i child in safe hands, and fainted awai
..1 lie Lee doorstep the night Hayden
Bingham
Harry Harp and Joe Ballard left
Sunday for the beet fields, where
they expect to get work at fancy fig
ures. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Burton, Alice,
eGorge and Charley, left Saturday
for University Place where they will
make their home during the present
school year.
e
John Ijoadoa of Ellsworth haa a
car of fine apples on the traek this
week, which are selling for 04.50 per
barrel.
Mrs. T. C. Thomaa of Oreaham,
Neb., stopped la Bingham over night
last Friday with her friend, Mra. R.
R. Klncald. These ladles were neigh
bors years ago In eastern Nebraska
A number of our people attended
the sale at Mr. Tuttle's place oa
Tuesday, where our ed Cross iadies
served the lunch.
Fred Potter is the new permanent
agent for Bingham. It Is to be hoped
that at last we will have an agent
who will stay with us.
Roy Dimond was In Oshkosh last
week where ho had been called to
make ready for the training camp at
Fort Riley. Later it waa learned
that he was not needed to make up
the full quota and he returned home
the following day.
charges preferred by two young girls.
Judge Bnrnett had just freed him on
the charges of the two girls when bo
reached in his coat tails as though
for a handkerchief and pulled out
tha two revolvers.
BUFXTIHENSTKIN BUYS
STANDARD GROCERY STORE
HLMER THOMAS AT ALLIANCE
Attorney Elmer E. Thomas of
Omaha, the "flghtlng attorney" who
has been engaged for many years In
that city In prosecuting violators of
liquor and other las, and who rep
resented the prosecution in the case
against T. J. Mahoney, chief of de
tectives of Omaha, in whtcb Mahoney
was ousted, will be an Interested
spectator at the Chadron blackmail
trials to be held in Alliance next
week.
Mr. Thomas was one of the men
who devoted practically all of his
time Jast winter at Lincoln, assist
ing n'tho drafting of the present pro
hibition law which is making of
Omaha a "dry city."
Mr. Thomas is at the present time
on a business trip in Wyoming and
will return to Alliance on Sunday or
Monday.
Walter Buechsenstein has pur
chased the Standard Grocery from
F. A. Belyon, the presen towner, snd
will take possession the first of the
month, according to an announce
ment made this week.
Mr. Beiyon expects to more to
Fresno, California, aa soon aa he
closes up his business affairs here
Mr. Buechsenstein for a number
of years has been associated with tu
Mallery grocery and te a man expe
rienced In all branches of the retail
grocery business With his pleasing
personality and his thorough under
standing of the business, he should
make a sucoeaa of 'his new venture
from the start
BVMMIJWJ IP THE EVIDENCE
Many Alliance People, Have Been
Called As Witnesses
Week after week has been pub
lished the testimony of Alliance peo
ple kidney sufferers backache vic
tims people who have endured
many forms of kidney, bladder or
urinary disorders. These witnesses
have used Doan's Kidney Pitts. All
have given their enthusiaatlc ap
proval. It's the same everywhere.
50,000 American men and women
are publicly recommending Doan's
Always in the home papers. Isn't
it a wonderful, convincing mass of
proof? If you are a sufferer your
verdict must be "Try Doan's first."
Here's one more Alliance case.
Mrs. Lee Moore, 114 Platte Ave.,
says: "Because of the help Doan's
Kidney Pills have given so many peo
ple I know, as well as what they have
done for me, I know they are a good
medicine. I had spells of kidney dis
order when my back was lame and
weak and ached in a steady, weary
ing way. Keeping around at my
housework was hard and I had head
aches and was nervous. Doan's Kid
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simply ask for a kidney remedy
gal Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Mrs. Moore had. Foster-Mil-burn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Chicago. Smiling serenely, Oscar
Lnndmeleser, traveling evangelist
and lecturer on "White Slavery,"
opened tire with two revolvers in a
crowded Hammond) Ind., courtroom
and killed Fred Bayne. restaurant
proprietor of Indiana Harbor;
rounded Mrs. Myrtle I'feiffer. Ham
mond policewoman, and then turne I
the puns on Judge Fred Harnett, who
escaped by ducking from the bench
and leaving by a rear door.
Lanmeisser had been on trial on
"Don't conclude that n new author's
00k has ini.de a Rrest-htt," says n crit
lc, "just because lie lias had a hair cut
mil his friends have seen him looking
'i a restaurant window." Atlanta Con
tltutfem.
FOUND Near Aht loch, Nebraski .
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same by describing property and pay
ing for advertisement. Inquire at I
Herald Office,
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It allays thirst and fatigue
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T ...u U)C Li"
nrlee s fir V Drue's diligence discovered her.
had 'brought what com?! " Por! "Her Ifothtnd waa aha dead In k
outfit could yield. J gambling fcrawV ; namted the
lawyer. Mrs. ranee urw,w"v""" ,,M
hor father nnd her child Is with ta3
Lee lifted the limp form In his arms
and called up the dark stairway:
I "Prue a lamp, quick 1"
A door opened, llhht flooded the
scene and his sister stared in a star
tled way down the stairs.
What has happened?" she voiced
flatteringly. "A woman?"
"Yea, I found her here. Fainted, or
overcome with the cold. She needs In
stant attention."
His tones were vibrant, for the flick
ering lamplight had revealed the lan
cet facu he had ever seen. He was a
lover of beauty and the lovely features
presented to his vision stirred all of
' - snd Interest in his readily-
Impressed nature.
He oore nis osnwa up mou" "
Into the little sittiug room pad laid It
on the couch. Ills sister stood holding
the lamp aloft ami peering, fascinated,
with parted lips and marveling eyes.
The stnmper could not have beat)
more than twvutv rears of nee. Her
garments were bedraggtedi but were of
tha richest material. On one hand was
a brilliant diamond ct relet and a wed
ding rin'. Then she was a wife? A
widow? Lea was ashamed at the sub
tle dtenppolntmoBt the discovery had
caused him.
Prue roused to her normal, practical
bustlli.s self. She had their involun
tary puest removed to hat own room.
Then l'rue began expert ministrations.
After the lapse of an hour she came
oat Into the room where her brother
was pacing the floor, quite stirred up
by the strange happening of the
honr.
"Our guest has a fever, but is con
scious," she spoke in her grave,
thoughtful way.
"What did she say?" Inquired Hay
den eagerly.
"She asked where she was. I told
tier, even to our reduced condition. I
told her, too, she must think of noth-
: but rest and that she would be wet-
here until she waa stronger. She
roused a little and, as her eyes rested
on her hand, ahe suddenly tore off the
rings and violently flung them into
farthest corner of the room. 'All
id that!' aha cried oat; and the
i one safe, safe, aafel I am con
tantl'" For three weeks the strange guest
hovered between Ufa and death. Twice
the services of a physician were neces
sary. One evening Lee came home to
lad the tody seated la one of the easy
chairs of the place wearing one of
figjsa dressing gowns. She was wan
amd weak, bot her smile seemed to Lea
yon must
oouje and shaiv
She Knyi
her bounty.
"Her gratitude Is all we ask to Cher
ish." murmured Hayden.
All the same, time and a woman's
will brought matters to where she
wished them. Mr. Dule's Influence se
cured Hayden a lucrative position.
Prue became a visitor, then a neigh
bor, then the dearest friend of Norma,
As for Hayden, at the end of the year
between himself and Norma, there had
expanded a mutual love that Insured
lio later parting.
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