THE NORTH PLATTE-SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24" 1896.
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TOID jsnmw WORDS
EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS
SUMMARIZED.
Euppenlngs From Home and Abroad Be-
ducsd From Colaaias to lanes Every
thing bat Facts Eliminated l?or Oar
Headers' CcnTcnicnce.
JTrlday, Jan. 17.
The trustees of llie Boston and Montana
Consolidated Copper Silver Mining com
pany hive declared a dividend of S3 a
share, payable Felfc. 20 W. S. Inlow,
a grocer at Greenfield, la., has failed.
Inabilities, 3,033; assets email John
"Wright, a pioneer of Steamboat Kocfc, la,,
is dead Mrs. Mary Pool, aged 44,- took
morphine at Des Moines and died Rev.
Charles Secombe of Chicago has been ex
tended a call by the Cougregationalists at;
Sibley, la. A new company has been
formed at Dillon, Kan., to mine "stucco
cement. A large crushing mill will be
erected David L. Hughes, aged 75 years,
and a veteran of lhc Mexican war, died at
Decatur, Ills. The national convention
of the W. C. T. TL will meet in San Fran
cisco in October, 1893 M. Louber, for
merly president of the council of min
isters, was elected pre idenfc of the French
senate The po it office at California,
Mo., was entered, the safe LJovrn open and
robbed of its contents The 4-year-old
daughter of Richard Kellett of Williford,
Kan,, fell into a fire and was burned to
death The third annual session of tha
Missouri Swine Breeders' association is in
progress at Columbia Tommy Conneff,
the famous amateur sprinter, has decided
to study medicine ac Holy Cross college at
Worcester, Mass. John Lawson, the
"Terrible Swede," broke the 100-mile bi
cycle record at Chicago, his time being
3:55 C. "W. Bunting, inauagingdirector
of The Daily Mail, Toronto, ii aeaxL He
was 58 year of age and was an ex-member
of parliament May Bretenne won the
State Journal cup and the club pennants
in the iceboat regatta at Madison, "Wis.,
covering the IS mile course in 35:25 In
augural ion of Governor Drake wa-? made
the occasion of a great demonstration at
Dos Moines Chicago was selec:ed as
convention city by the Democrats and
July 7 as date for the convention Annie
"Royster of Boone, la., committed suicide
at Omaha because her father hud mur
dered her lover in a quarrel.
Saturday, Jan. IS. .
The last annual report of the Illinois
canal commissioners shows a prosperous
year The remains of Mrs. A. M. Roll
we:e stolen from the Highland cemetery
at Wichita, Kan. Clinton Jackson,
aged 14, is on trial at Soramerville, N. J.,;
for the murder cf James Sullivan -
George Smith, a brakeman at Higbes,
Mo., fell between the cars near Molwrly
and wai killed William Wright shot
and killed Thomas Gary farm ncrit
Palmyra, Mo. Thomas E. Tost of Mcd-
iapolii, la., was granted a divorce from
his wife and upon obtaining it immediate
ly married the widow of the late Rev.
Willie C. Frost Ex-Governor and Mrs.
McKjniey have taken up their residence
at their old home at Canton, O., the ex
governor will practice law Ex-Picsi-
dont Hani on has publicly announced his
engagement to Mrs. Dimmick Spanish
ministry has recalled General Campos and
made General Polavija captain general of
Cuba It is rumored that the British
flying squadron, which sailed from Ports
mouth, is headed for the Eermudas
j)r. Jameson and other. who are in prison
with him will be released conditionally
by the Transvaal benator Tnurston de
clares ex-Governor Mcivmley the ideal Re
publican Candida' e for president The
Populists have fixed July 22 as the date for
their nationalconvcntion President
Cleveland sent a special message to con
gress asking more time to annul public
land grants The blind chaplain of the
houso offered a fervent prayer for
tho struggling Cubans and was Riven a
hearty round of applause by members
The Cincinnati papers say that, on ac
count of the Transvaal dispute, tho Ger
mans in Cincinnati are discriminating
against the English insurance companies"
'- In December the Michigan Central
reached its highest figures in freight busi
ness, averaging 22 freight trains daily for
ihe month and on tno days running 30
through trains The annual session of
the Cent: id Sewer Pipe association closed
at Steubenville, O. Business prospects
V'ero reported 100 per cent brighter than
n. year ago George Garside, a wi
beater, wa sentenced by Judge Buck of
Kalamazoo, Mich , to 10 years in Jackson
prison, the limit of law Mrs, Ira S.
Wadleigh of St. Paul,Minu.,has sued Miss
Helen M. Hays for $12,575 for alienating
her husband's affections. Mr. Wadleigh
is in Iowa suing for a divoice
Tho workmen on the government mili
tary post at Big Rock, Ark., wont out on
strike because 5 cents per hour of
their wages was held "back
D. T. and J. H. D. Stanley, under ar
rost at Dos Moinos on a charge of fraudu
lent banking, secured bonds aud wero re
leased. The grand jury is investigating
the case Tho Argentine chamber of
deputies has passed a bill granting boun
ties for exports of sugar.
3Iondav, Jan, SO.
The Richland, Ya., Steel company has
signed oon racts to remove iSs plant tg
Alexandria, Ind. rOfficers of the United
Mine Workers will make an effort to ad
jus: the strike at tho Jobs mines in the
Ohio district Patrick ghipmari wns
found goilty of counterfeiting $5 gold
pieces at Pierre,-S. D. John Dreoga, a
Burlington railway agent at Piattsmouth,
Neb., became insane and threw his babe
through a window, killing i& Charl
.Hillerman was caught in tho act of S3fc
ting fire to a restaurant at Emporia, Ken.
. Frank Hammond, aged 07, was
burned 10 death ia his room at Ulica, Mo.
A lamp had exploded Thomas
Roe, Fariey, la., wa; frozen to death in a
shanty at the rear of his honsj. A bottle
of whisky found on him told the story
On account of the abundance, of metals at
Tucu, A. T., the Elgin, Dls.,' Watch'
company-is making arrangements to lo
cate a branch factory there Four pris
oners oscapsd i.om the county jail at
Antigo, Wis. rrTho linn of Grimes &
Vonable, jselers, at' Lexington, Mo., has
assigned Finley B. Pfaff of Kobles-
viiie, Ind., a corresponJent of Chicago and
Cincinnati papers, died at Denver
Jesse Roy, who shot and killed John
Crawford at Cow Lake, Ark., has been ac
quitted B. Hoffman the largest dry
goods dealer and clothor at Brehham,
Tex., has failed. Liabilities $38,000 A
colony to go to Alaska and Tvork the gold
fields is being organized at Arkansas City,
Kan. A start wiil b3 made csrly in Feb
ruary It is said Speaker Rcjd is op
posed to the admi sion of New Mexico
and Arizona into the Union while they
tvjmain in favor qf frcq ' qoinage 1
Ex-President" B'en.'amin Harrison is in
Times are nara. - eaerewsKi is t
now only able to picK up xxom
$20,000 to 530,000 a week for playing-
the piano.
Mayor Lind, of Greenfield, Mo.,
violated a city ordinance aud-had
himself fined one dollar and costs.
Jfr.'Stcwyet pesr Sir: I can ay -with -pleasure
that I feave been nslns roar medicine, and -will rec-
oataend it to all snfferlujr ladles. J4rs W. W. j
iratkersk9e, Angasta, Ga. Sold by T H Lo-Bgl-ey
ylaily receipt of congratulations upon "his
approaching marriage Fred Connors, a
miner, was killed by tho falling of a dirS
wall in a coalmine at South McAlestcr,
L T.- Conrad Smith, a farmer living
near New Haven, Mo., tried to end his
life by catting his throat wiih a razor.
Tuesdav, Jan. 21.
There are fresliTumors that the "Wabash
will shortly cxteud its lines to Terra
Haute, Ind. Twenty-three men, includ
ing John Hays Hammond, txo still in cus
tody at Pretoria Rev. Frank G. Tyrrell
of St. Louis is advocating tho enforcement
of tho Sunday law in that city The
elections of Hayti passed off quietly. The
government candidates wero returned in
all places except Aux Cayes It is now
officially stated that there were but 403
Boers in the parry which compelled Jame
son's forces to surrender Rev. Warren
Powers of Wilkinson, county, Georgia,
answered in response to a kne
front door and wa ekot dead
uv mo
A.H.
Dean, the forger, who in San Francisco
raised a $12 draft to $22,000, is believed to
have left for England on the Sylvania
Dry do Carvalho, Brazilian minis:er of
foreign affairs, will demand from Great
Britain tho irnniedhve restitution of tho
island of Trinidad Paul Gardner, aged
23, W33 .arrested at Emporia, Kan.,
charpwl with attempting to murder James
HcniyJenes in Coffee county, Kansas,
in October, 1893 Maggie, tho young
daughter of Isod Jessup of Lexington,
Ky., was kilied by an electric car The
burial of Hon,. Frank Lawler at Chicago
was made the occa-don of a great civic
demonstration Bill Dooliu. the outlaw,
is lying at tho house of H. M. Kellom at
Atlus, Tex., with a bullet in his breast
Venezuelan comini sion has requested
Great Britain and Venezuela to submit
evidence in their boundary dispute
Senator Sewcll declares tho Monroe doc
trine has been carried beyond its scope
John Tyler, Jr., the oldest son of
President Tyler, Jr., is dying in Wash
ington The 17 students of Drake Medi
cal school arrested for grave robbery were
dismissed Mus Helen Gould sent a
check for $10,003 to TasSar college
Choynski knocked Hall out in the 13th
round.
"Wednesday, Jan.
Tho midwinter session of the Uppor Des
Moines Editorial association will be held
at Boone Feb. 6 and 7 Dr. J. C. Mc-
Clintock, for 25 years pastor of the Bur
lington, la , Pre bytcrian church, has left
for Sioux City After a month of un
paralleled high temperature for the time
of year the ice haivest at Burlington, la.,
has been stopped It has been decided to
move the Solid Spoke bicycle works now
at Morrow, O., to Anderson, Ind., giving
employment to 200 men In McPhersori
(Smnty; in the center of the Kansas corn
belt, the farmers have exhausted their rq-
souices for cribbing the enormous crop
and are compelled to ship at 15 cents per
bushel Mary E. Graham and her sons,
Alfred, Jacob and L. H., Jr., were sen
tenced at Sioux City to 18 months each in
the penitentiary for wholesale robbery of
freight cars in tho yard tbero Robert
NichoL father of Hugh Nicol, manager of
the Rockford baseball club, is dead in that
city The wife of ex-Mayor Dichman of
OshkoHh, Wis., is dead, aged 50. She was
the first white child born in Oshkosh
Ed L. Thompson of Tabuage, la., a
pioneer of Union county, is dead. He was
the first postmaster of Cres on and kept
the mail in a candy box Pullman's
Palace Car company declared a quarterly
dividend of ?2 per sliare, payable on and
after Fob. 15 A groom of 84 years led n
bride of 62 to the allar in West Paris, Mo.
Victor Carlcton, aged 17 years com
mitted suicide by ? hoo ing at Spirit Lake,
la. Ho was subject to fits of insanity
The remains of Barnard Gillam of Judge
wore iaciue ate.l a' Troy, N Y. The
Chicago Mineral and Mining exchange
was formally opened The International
Biicklayer' association at Columbus, O.,
declared for the f eo coinage of silver
Five crooks-effected their escap3 from the
workhouse at St. Jo-cph by taking the
bars of their cells A larg plant for
mauafac uring spurious 5 cent coins was
found in a call of a convict in the Lit'.le
Rock penitentiary Mcdjcska, thn ac
tress, is confined to her bed with sickness
at Cincinnati Five children were
diovmed white pleating on Blanch ardrj vex
near Cuba, la. Sunday baseball is tho
issue in the coming municipal eleclion at
Burlington, la,.- E. E. Barter of Milan,
Mo., who smoked 33 cigars and five boxes,
pf cigarettes daily, ii dyingr-rEugene V.
Debs ha; decided to enter journalism and
will -accept-the offer of a Chicago paper.
Thursday, Jan. 2Q.
The Des Moinaig.-andjnry has continue
pdthaKrokei murder investigation and
will ask tho governor to offer a reward for
eiideuco R. O. Bailey, former member
of the Montana' legislature and a western
plonsor, died at Dead wood, S. D., as a re
sult of falling from a hotel window
Rollin Steward, representing Miuncrota
and Iowa capitalists, has purchased the
zinc smelting works at Cherokee, Kan.
William Buckner and Frank Smith
attempted o steal some clothing at Ma
con, Mo. Buckner was shot and Smith
arrested Hor cs sold at auction atChll
licoibe, Mo., at $3 apiece, -Thk Universi
ty of Illinois association elected H. H.
Had oil football manager for 1596 John
V. Ci uaij the famous Iowa j-printer, has
given up tnc uea a: competing in tho
Athfuian games in Greece this summer.
lie has lctiicd from athletics When
t'm- fireman at the residence of J. L. Sa.w
yor, ConterviLe, la., went to fix the furn
aco ha discovered a burglar and fired at
Lim. Tho robber crenped, leaving traces
of Wood' The Anio ican Amateur Ath-
leiic-imion bus decided that Bernard J.
Wcfeis, champion printer, is not a pro-
jfe fional Miilard ritewav, anox-post-
ma ter at Corinth. Ills., committed sui
cide by banging himself in an outhouse
The annual meeting of the national
bor.id of baseball associations -nil! be held
in New York Ci y Friday, Jan. 24 :
Iowa plumbers began their state conven
tion at Cedar Rapids. They w ill work to
Eeecro state regulation of sanitary plumbing-
Speaker Byers named the standing
houfe committeesin the Iowa legislature
- Senator Allison was fonuafly elected
United. States senator from Iowa Miss
Clara Barton and staff, of the Red Cros
society, sailed on tho Xew York enronte
to Turkey Senators Sherman, Teller,
Gorman and Cookerell engaged in a
spirited financial debate in tho senate
National Woman Suffrage convention
opened in Washington Iowa supremo
court decided tho A. O. U. W. case, ghing
both divisions tho right to uso the name
Prince Henry of Battenburg, husband
of Princess Beatrice of England, died of
fever contracted in Ashan-.ee James C;
Jsh, the murderer of William Chappie,
W&3 sentenced at Omaha to 15 months in
tho penitentiary Antitoxjn, the famous
tiiphferlare.medy, was fried in the vicini
ty of Jefferson, la., for the first time with
marked success.
pr, A. P. Sawyer: Dear Sir: I have been saffer
Ihr with slc headache-far a loag time. I used
your Tamil y Cure and now am entirely relieved
I wonld not do without your medicine. Mrs. O.
A,iniler. SoldbylII-onsioy
- Children with pale, bluish complexions, indicat
ing the absence of the requisite red globules in the
blood should take Dr. Sawyer's TJtstino. For sale
by F. II. Ixrogley.
Dr. A- P. Sawyer I have had BhemnattEtn since
I -was 20 years old, but since 'usinjr yeur Family
Cure, have been free from it- It also cured my
husband of th,e same disease. Mrs . Bobt. Con
ptUyVBrooklyn, Ioxra. Sold by F. H. longley.
"Pale, thin, bloodless people should jiso Dr, Saw
yer's Utsline. It Is the sreatest remedy n the
world Iqt making the weak strong. For ealeby F.
EC. Longley. " . -" -
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OTTOLENGUI
Copyright, 18S5, by G. P. Pnhiani's Sons.
" CONTINUED. J
""Very good, Mr. ilitchei," said Mr.'
Barnes. "But what proof have you that
you are not Iho father and the lunatic
the innocent cousin, as so many believe?'
"Why, in the first place, though we
had the same name, we are totally nn
liko in feature. I think Mr. .Neuilly
will admit that ho would not have rec
ognized, me, aud he knew tho guilty
man. However, we will take that np
later. I have no fear of not proving my
identity. Too many people in liew Or
leans know ine. To continue my tale, I
determined to get possession of the
child. I knew that the Montalbon woul ft
resist and that I would find it difficult
to prove my story. More than all, I
knew that I could not obtain legal pos
session of her without disclosing the se
cret of her birth, which I wished to
avoid for ho- own sake as well as for
her mother's. I therefore stole her open
ly in the streets. Detectives were sent
out to search for me, but perhaps Mr.
Barnes will testify that I am not much
afraid of detectives. Perhaps, too, he
will understand hotter now why I know
something abent detective methods. I
led them a dance for two years, until in
disgust they abandoned the search.
Then I went abroad, for I must tell you
that as long as I was hounded I re
mained close at hand. I enjoyed th9 ex
citement. It made me forget, or at least
it gave mo occupation.
"I remained in Europe until my re
cent return to New York. It was not
very long after that when I received,
the letter from Moutalboa and the
photograph which I showed to you. I
recognized tho picture, though, of course,
I should not have known the signature,
which was Rose Mitchel. I did not fear
the woman, but T expected some enjoy
ment at her, discomfiture when I should
tell her to do her worst. I was not pre
pared for what occurred. When she met
me, sho began by caving :
" I havo net the least idea of at
tempting to blackmail yon, though per
haps I could do that. But I have that to
sell which I think you would be glad
to buy. ' I asked what it was, and she
told me :
" 'A certificato of marriage between
your cousin and the cbild'u mother, a
certificate ol" inarriage between him and
myself, -antedating that, and another
certificate of marriage between myself
and another man who was alive at the
timo that 1 inveigled your cousin into
marrying me.' "
"Great heaven!" exclaimed Mr.
Keuilly. "If sho had those papers, they
would prove that her marriage to. your
cousin was illegal, and that would
make tho marriage to Rose's mother
perfectly regular."
"Exactly so. I paid the woman $10,
000, or the equivalent of that sum, for
those documents. Were they not worth
it?"
"Indeed, indeed they are. I would
have given twice the sum."
"Now let mo show you the audacity
of the woman. Sho told mo that in case
I should refuse to pay her price she in
tended to claim mo as her husband, ex
hibiting her certificate and leaving ma
to prove if I could," that she had married
my cousin" and not myself. This, yon
sec, would havo been most unpleasant,
and as the papers wero well worth the.
price, in clearing tho name of my pousin
and his wife and child, I paid over the
anoney."
"I must again ask you," said Mr.
Barnes, "for proof that you are not the
woman's husband."
"Does not the fact that she sold me
those papers indicate that?"
"Not at all," replied tho detective,
"Supposing yon tQ be really her hus
band, wishing to bo married to Miss
Remsen, you would readily pay the
woman her pn'co for tho paper which
proved that your marriage to her had
. been fraudulent. Ton might have found
it difficult to prove the existence of her
: first husband without knowing his name,
even though she had given you the hint,
that there was such a person. "
i "I declare, Mr. Barnes, you are, a
doubting Thomas. But I will give you
ono more bit of evidence. " He went to
his desk and returned with some papers.
. "Here is a confession which I exacted,
from the woman at the time that I made
the bargaiy "With her. You see, it con
firms my story. But oven that you
might think manufactured. Here per
haps is better proof. This," handing it
to Mr, Neuilly, is tho certificate of tho
marriage between my cousin aud the
Montalbon. As is sometimes done, yon
see, the woman has pasted tho likenesses
! of herself and my cousin upon the pa-
' per. Now, Mr. Neuilly, T ask you,, ia
not that the man who was known to
you?"
j "You are quite right, Mr. MitcheL I
' recognize tho face perfectly. This is the
man I have all along supposed to be a
consummate villain. Now I must con
fess that he was more sinned against
than sinning. His one crime was. drink
ing, and the pntanglement which
wrecked his wife's life and his own was
but a wicked plot of which ho was in
nocent. I am glad that it is sq3 as it
leaves the dear little girl without tho
danger of hereditary taint. "
"Come, Mr. Barnes," said Mr. Mitch
eL "What have you to say now?"
Mr. Barnes' reply was calculated to
startle his hearers, but seemed to have
little effect. He said : .
"Mr. Mitchel, who do you think
Mlled Rose Mitchel?"
' 'I don't think I am bound to answer, ' '
replied Mr. Mitchel quickly.
"I wish you a good afternoon," said
the detective dryly. ' Will yon go with
mo, Mr. Neuilly?" "
Beforo he gld gentleman could reply
Mrs. Mitchel interposed :
"Don't .go, Mr. Neuilly. Yon have
seen nothing of Rose yet, and besides
we would like you to attend our recep
tiqn tonight."
"Ha, ha, Mr. Barnes! Is she not
worthy of being my wife.?. She" takes
your witness awafrom you, for I think
yon wilTstayj will you hot, Mr. Neuil
ly?" ' "It will be a joy to da so, Mrv Barnes,
under the circumstances Iknow you will
excuse me and forgive xae, will you
not?"
"Certainly. Yon are right to stay. I
will leave .yon rJX tg .vonr hpnninesa.
And I hone it will last "Good' day."
With which he left them.
"Really itis too bad,"saidMr. Mitch
el, "but these detectives are always so
sanguine. Just think of it, Queen, he
thinks, or he thought perhaps would be
more correct, that yon were a murder
er's wife. What do yon say, eh?"
For answer sho kissed him gently on
the forehead, andthen went out and
brought back Rose.
CHAPTER XVI.
MB. BAENES DISCOVERS A VALUABLE CLEW.
Immediately after the wedding Mr.
Mitchel and his bride started west, in
'tending to spend their honey moon in tho
Yosemite valley, having promised Mrs.
Remsen and Dora, however, to- join
them in the White mountains before the
end of the season. About the 1st of
July the Remsens and the Van Rawl
stonB went to Jefferson, N. H., a small
town along the base of the Pliny range
of mountains, from which a magnificent
view of the Presidential range, only ten
miles away, is to be obtained. About
the middle of the month Mr. Randolph
determined to visit the same place and
was intensely disgusted on alighting
from the stage, which reaches tho
Waurabeck hotel about 8 o'clock at
night, to be greeted familiarly by Mr.
Alphonso Thauret It was evident that
his rival did not intend to lose any
chance to win the hand of Dora Remsen,
If one has anything of the artistic in
his nature, he could scarcely fail to en
joy himself at Jefferson. The town is
practically a sinsle road, well np the
side iJf the mountain ranee. Thus the
hotels all look out over a long and beau
tiful valley. From the piazza of the
Waumbeck, on a clear day, no less than
35 mountain peaks can be easily count
ed, the Green mountains over in Yer
mont being visible as a, distant line of
bine and not in the total.
Of course the most conspicuous and
most admired peak is Mount Washing
ton. One who has not visited the region
might suppose that he would soon be
come sated with tho sight of the same
mountains day after day. This is a great
error. All the mountains, and especially
Mount Washington, are ever presenting
new aspects. All changes of atmosphere
produce corresponding variations. The
shadows of passing clouds, the effects at
sunrise or at sunset, the moonlight, the
partly cloudy weather when the top of
the mountain is hidden, the mists and
the rain, all offer such totally different
coloring and picturesque effects that the
artistic eye is never tired.
Dora was an artist in eyery fiber of
her being, as one would know who lis
tened to her talking to Mr. Randolph
half an hour after his arrival, as they
sat together on tho piazza. In his de
light to bo with her and to hear her, he
would havo forgotten the very existence
of Mr. Thauret were it not that he sat
near them in the rotunda at the end of
the piazza, and so shared the entertain
ment that she offered.
'Whatapity," she was Eaying, "that
you did not come up yesterday. You
have missed the grandest sights that
mortal ever beheld. I suppose on your
trip up you saw nothing beautiful in
the rainstorm that we had this after
noon?" "Nothing whatever, " said Mr. Ran
dolph. ' 'However it may have been here
among the mountains, the rain did. not
make tho valleys more attractive. In
deed I thought it simply a beastly day."
"What a. mistake that yon were not
hero instead of in the horrid cars. Why,
I tell you that I haven't words with
which to describe the magnificent pic
tures that I have enjoyed. Yet I am
about to try. Yrn mvLSt not lose it all,
yon knew." May I tell you about it?"
"Assuredly. I shall be delighted,"
"Well, then, to begin. Jjook out over
tho valley. What do you see?"
"The moonlight shedding a beautiful
ray over the lake. "
' 'Exactly, "said Dora, laughing heart
ily. "That is just tho funny mistake I
thought you vould make. That is not a
lake at all. It is mist, or clouds rather.
In the nioming, if I had not told you,
yon would have been astonished to find
that your lalj6 is all trees and meadows.
To begin, then. About 4 o'clock it be
gan to cloud up. That was very inter
esting. The sun was shining brightly
here, but we could see that it was rain
ing hard over in the direction of Lan
caster. Slowly i$ began to come toward
us. Some of the boys made wagers as to
how soon it would rain her?. Then one
of the proprietors came out and, sur
prised us all by saying that it would
probably ram oyer on the Presidential
range before it did here. This Eeemed
extraordinary to us, you know, because
why should it Ekip rigL t over us and go
to the big mountains?"
"Well, did it? It does seem impossi
ble." "That is exactly what occurred. Yon
sep, it is like this: Whenever a storm
3onies from Lancaster way, the clouds
when, they get here are divided by the
Pliny range and pass on either side,
leaving usdry. Then they strike against
the Eides of the Presidential range and
roll back into our valley. It was a curi
Cus Eight, I assure you, to see the clouds
Dying in exactly opposite directions."
"Well, but after all, there could not
have been any great beauty in the rain.
It must have blotted out all the view. "
"Yes, but think how odd it was to
2nd all these tremendous peaks sudden
ly gone. Not a mountain in sight in
any direction. But, then, the thunder.
Oh, that was grand 1 -The way it rolls
about and reverberates gives one a good
idea of a great battle. There was some
thing afterward that carried out this
similarity, too, which I wish I could
describe. It was after the storm had
passed and the bright setting sun shone
forth. Try to see the picture. Imagine
yourself sitting just where I am now,
and lopMng toward the Presidential
range, the sun setting red behind us.
Mount Washington had shaken the
clouds from his head and was encircled
by a gorgeous halo, in the form of a
brilliant double rainbow. One end of it
Eeemed to come up right out of the val
ley there, while the other disappeared
behind Starr King mountain. The fly
ing clouds, still black and heavy, whirled
swiftly along, hanging low, and, with
the sun approaching the horizon, made
shifting shadow across "the base of
Mount "Washington, while between the
rifts the red rays of the sun striking dif
ferent parts made beauteous tintings
among the green and the brown of trees
find rock. Oh, if an artist could only
have seen that! But then it would have
been useless, for the hand of man cculd
not paint such grandeur. It was in the
foreground that the resemblance to the
battlefields was to be seen again. Every
here and there stray bits of clouds dis.
anil rose up smoKeiiEe tin one couid im
agine them to bo from thousands of
campfires. Oh, it was simply wonder
ful!" "Itwa3 indeed," said Mr. Thauret,
"and your description brings it all back
again to me."
. "Then the beautiful long twilight,"
Dora continued, almost unheeding,"that
was lovely. Slowly these stray bits of
mist met and joined others, till as tho
darkness came and the moon brightened,
that beautiful sheet of water for after
all your lake is real water accumulat-
I ed, and there it is. At least you can en-
joy that."
) He did. But what he enjoyed more
was the simple happiness of being with
her. After a short time, however, he
, was deprived of that, for Mrs. Remsen
claimed his attention, and took him up
', to the ballroom to introduce him to
; some of tho many young women who
were dancing with each other and with
boys of 14. for want of better partners.
j If Mr. Thauret annoyed Mr. Ran-
' dolph by being at this resort, the latter
gentleman was none the more pleased at
his arrival. Being left alone with Dora,
and construing her present mood to be
one favorable to his wooing, he deter
mined to speak to her before the other
man might find a chance. Moving hia
1 chair nearer hers, he began, getting to
his subject without much circumlocu
tion.
"Miss Dora," said he, "do you recall
a conversation that I had with you ono
day? I mean about loneliness and the
longing one has for companionship?"
"Oh, yes," said she frankly ; "why?
Do you wish to continue it now?"
"If you pleasa You remember you
said you would be better able to do so
after your sister's marriage. "
'Because I thought that I would
miss her eo much and be lonely myself,
was not that it? Well, of course I have
missed Queen very much, but I have
scarcely been lonely. You have taken
care of that, and I am sure that I am
very grateful to you. You havo been
very nice to me. 'V
"You think so? You admit that?"
He spoke eagerly,
"Why, yes " Why not, since it is
true?"
"Of course, but then you know so
many young ladies hido thoir feelings.
I mean suppression of all emotion is
considered so necessary in a woman in
these days."
"Suppression!" and she laughed
heartily. "Now do you think that I
could ever bo suppressed?"
'4No, indeed, and certainly I hope
that you never will be. But if you have
not been lonely, perhaps you have
thought Eomeof that other subject, love,
I mean."
"Oh! That!"
"Yes, That is one question, supremo
to me, about which I wish to have your
views. Do you think you would be hap
pier or unhappier if you were mar
ried?" "That is a question. It would depend
upon my husband, would it not?"
"Suppose that we were"
"Don't call names, please. I couldn't
suppose such a thing. I have promised
not to."
"Promised not to. I don't under
stand?" "I mean that I havemado abet. You
don't think I am horrid to bet, do yon?
Of course yon don't. Well, I have made
a curious bet with Bob, Mr. Mitchel,
you know. I call him Bob now, and I
used to do jt sometimes before. That
Was when I wanted him to do anything
for me. It made him feel like one of the
family. Well, to tell yon about my bet
You see, sometimes, when Emily was
out, Bob would play make lovo to me.
He said it would be good practice for
me; would teach me the ways of the
world and all that sort of thing. Oh,
Bob is a curious man, out he is great
sport! Don't you like him?"
"Immensely. But you have not told
me yet about your bet. "
"I am coming to it. Well, one day
when he was maldue love to me and I
wits tuung my oest, suddenly be burst
out laughing and said, 'Dora, I'll bet
you'll be engaged within six months of
our marriage.' 'How much?' said I.
'As much as you like,' said he. I asked
him if he would niako it $1,000, and he
whistled and called me a little gambler.
But I don't think it was gambling be
cause 1 was to havo a certainty. Of
course I wanted tho stake, to be a largo
one. So it was agreed, and he wrote it
down pn paper. I'll show it to you some
time if you like. If I am not engaged
before the 1st of January, Bob will have
to pay mo $1,000."
"And you mean to win that bet?"
"Indeed I do. I am young and can
nfford to wait that long, I am sure.
There will be time enough afterward to
get a husband."
Then it would not make any differ
ence how anxious a suitor might be to
have his reply at once?"
No, certainly not If a man did not
love me enough to wait a few- months
for his answer, I should think myself
well rid of him, Besides it would give
me a chanco to study him. "
"Suppose but, no I do ask you.
Miss Dora Dora I love you madly,
passionately, and"
"Well, don't say any more. If that is
true and you love mo madly, passionate
ly, why, then you will surely wait till
January for your answer." This was
Eaid rather curtly, and Mr. Thanret's
hopes sank, but rose again to fever heat
as sno said very Eoltly: "There, I did
not mean to hurt you. Yon must not
think me hard. But I must win that
wager. JSot so much for tho mcney as
for the gratification of provinE to Bob
that I have some control over mvself.
Surely if you truly love me you will
not begrudge roe that satisfaction?"
"No, no, sweet one. Have your own
way. I'll wait. Only say that there is
goino chance of my succeeding. "
MWhy, of course, every cue has a
chance. But I must not tell you how
great yours is, because if I did I would
not be winning my bet fairly. And I
must say good night," with which she
left him. Her last words lingered with
him, and he took comfort, For what
could she mean but that his chances
were good since if otherwise how could
the telling, prevent her from winning
her wager? Nevertheless, as the weeks
went on he tried many times to get a
more definite reply from her, but never
succeeded. Still he hugged the cherish
ed hope to his heart and waited as pa
tiently as man could.
Randolph was simply miserable all
the time. Whenever ho was with Dora,
she was gocd to him, kind to him and
often used tender tones that thrilled his
heart. But he, too, failed to get any
thing from her, save the old request that
he should be patient and wait He, too,
WSiroci n--ttiit.
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December. 1895:
ASSETS.
First Mortgage 3ans $107 000 0
Loans secured by stock of this Associa
tion 1 400 0O
Interest paid 10 S98 85
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REFEREES' SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the district? court of
Lincoln county, Nebraska, rendered In an actios
pending In said court wherein Irving B. Boetwlck.
ut. al., are plaintiffs and Fanpie B. Myers et. al,
are defendants, the undersigned duly appointod
referees in said cause will on the 15th day of Feb
ruary, 1836. at one o'clock p. m. at the east front
door of the court house of said county. In North
Platte, sell the following described real estate, to
wit: The southwest quarter of the northeast quar
ter, the north half of the southeast quarter and
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Sec
tion twentT-seven (27), Township ten (101 north of
Range Thirty-one (31) west of the Sixth P. 31., at
public auction to the highest bidder on the follow
ing terms, viz: One-third cash and balance Id
three equal annual payments with interest at sevea
per cent per annum on deferred payments.
Deferred payments to be secured by first mort
gage on said premises
Dated North Platte. Neb., Jan'y 8th, 1896.
O&k E. Eldee, I
A. S.Bauwik, Beferees.
jll6 GEOBGE aicAT.T.TBTZB, )
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Laxd Orncz at Nobth Platte, Neb.,
January th, 189(5. J
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of bis Intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re
ceiver at North Platte, Nebraska, on February
lllb, 18S6, viz:
JOHN L. McGREW,
who made Homestead Entry No. 16,899, forth
east half of the southeast quarter and the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter and the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter section 30, town
ship 36 north, range 29 west. He names the follow
ing witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Lewis
C. Elliott and Enoch Cummlngs, all of North
Platte. Neb., Robert J. Minzle, of Myrtle, Neb.,
and William T. Macraisder, of North Platte, Neb.
JOHN F. HLNMAN,
2-6 Register.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
U.S. Lasd Office, North Platte, Neb.,
January 7th, 1896. f
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Abigail E. Furnish against the heirs of Mordlca
C. Furnish, deceased, for failure to comply 'with:
law as to Timber-culture entry No. 7658 dated Oc
tober 27th, 1885, upon the south half of the .North
east quarter of Section 19, Township 9 N., Range.
29 W., in Lincoln county, Nebraska, with a view to
the cancellation of said entry, contestant alleging
that there has never been any land broke out or
cultivated in any of the years since the land way
taken and that no trees have been planted on said
land; the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this office on the 27th day of February.
1S96, at 9 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged failure.
3116 JOHN F. HINMAN, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. Land Office, North Platte, Neb., ?
January 7th, 1690. )
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Be7
celver at North Platte, Neb., on February 21st,
1S96, viz:
JOSEPH W. STUMP,
who made Homestead Entry No. 16050 forth
Northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 11 N
Range SO W. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon and culti
vation of said land,' viz: Acton D. Orr, of North
Platte, Neb., Clifton C. Dawson, DWItt W. Van
Brocklin and Martin VanBrocklin, all of "Watts,
Neb.
3116 JOHN F. HINMAN, Register.
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