A Mystery In
A Freight Car
Br ADOLPH SNYDER
Copyright by American Press Asso
clatlon, 1911.
I am a bnikcmnn on a freight train.
Ono dny during the winter season,
when wo had come to a stop, I was
walking nlongsldo tho train and saw
a thin amoko coming out from under
ono of tho cars. Thinking It to corao
from a hot box, I stooped to ozamiuo
tho truck, but tho running gear was
as cool as a cucumber. Then, looking
up, 1 noticed a small tin plpo protrud
lng from tho bottom of tho car,
through which smoko was coming In
little puffs,
"Well, I'll bo Jlngcd!" I said to my
self. "Hero's a freight car, sealed with
lead, that hasn't been opened slnco It
started three days ago, and a steam
cngino In it. Am I In my right mind,
or have I tumbled off tho brnko wheel,
whero I was Bitting a spell ago."
I stooped a trlflo lower and craned
my neck In a little further In order
to get n better view. There was the
pipe, evidently n part of a leader from
a gutter belonging to the roof of a
house. It extended a few Inches
downward, then turned with an elbow,
the Eccond part extending about a
foot rearward. An I looked the puffs
continued as regular as tboso coming
from a locomotive making a steady
gait
What to do I didn't know. I was
afraid to notify tho conductor for fear
I'd And out that I'd bad a strolto and
saw things that didn't exist. Some
thing occurred Just then that made
mo think I'd surely gono daft. I heard
a girl's giggle.
Thcro wasn't nny connection between
a steam cngino and n girl shut up In a
box car, especially a scaled box car,
but there was a good deal to excite
curiosity. I stopped worrying about
myself nnd began to wonder what
there was inside that car. 1 stood off,
looked at It nnd walked all around It
A freight train is made up of differ
cnt kinds of cars, nnd this car waR es
pccially different from the others, it
looked as though It might have been a
caboose turned Into a box. The thing
most noticeable about it was a door at
ono end. Why I hadn't noticed this
beforo I don't know unless It was be
causo tho end was only about two feet
from tho end of another car.
I saw that there was or had been a
lock on the door. There wasn't any
knob, but a nail had been put through
tho screw hole of tho steel pleco on'
which tho knob had been fixed. I
climbed up on tho coupling and tried
to turn the nail to open tho door. 1
didn't succeed. I listened, but every
thing was still. But 1 didn't forget that
glgglo, and protty soon 1 knocked. In
a few moments I beard whispers with
in. Then all of a sudden tbo door was
pulled open, and thcro stood a boy and
a girl.
Besides these, I got a view of the
car. There was a carpet on it. tho
worse for wenr; in ono corner was q
mattress with bedclothjng; in the cen
tcr was n pine table, and at one side
was a cook stove. And 1 noticed that
tho stovepipe was run down Instead of
up or horizontal and passed through a
nolo in the floor."
"rienso don't givo us away," said
tho girl, going for me with n pair of
bluo eyes not many could resist.
"You'd bettor let mo como in." I an
swered. "If tho conductor or any of
tho train hands should como along
there'd bo no need of giving you nway."
I went Inside and shut the door after
me. Then I asked, "Will you bo good
enough to tell mo what this means?'
"We're a brldo and groom," said tho
young feller, who couldn't have been
over soventeen years old.
"On our wedding trip," the girl
added.
"A brldo nnd groom on your wedding"
trip!" I exclaimed. "Ilow did you git
in here?"
"I'll tell you all nbout It." said tho
boy. "We're not only on our wedding
trip, but we're a runaway couple."
"Are you sure you're not a pair of
escaped lunatics?"
The girl laughed: the fellow looked
kind of queer and talked on.
"Wo were engaged, but neither her
dad nor mine would let us git mar
ried till we were older. I had a clerk
ship In a railroad freight house, and
I managed to git hold of this car, and
one night when you men were making
up this train I give the engineer a
signal to hook up against it. and tho
next time he backed up against a car
H.I- i .1.- . I 1 1 .1 n .1 it,.
IUIS WIIN III IUU IIIIIU. I U UiL-U IUU
door and put In the bridal furniture."
"Tho bridal furniture!" I said, look
ing around. "Ho this Is a bridal cham
ber, is it?"
"Well. It's all wo got," ho answered.
"Whnt have you had to eat?" I
asked.
"Bread, bacon, eggs and n few other
things. There's our stove. We get
a good enough draft when the train's
moving."
"And when It Isn't moving you fan
tho Ore?"
"Just so."
Hearing some one coming. I put my
flngor to my Hps. and when tho sound
had passed I went out and shut the
door. That was the most original
wedding trip I over saw or heard of,
nnd I wouldn't havo given tho chil
dren away for a farm. I couldn't
rnako up my mind whothcr they wore
really on a honeymoon Journey or
playing they wore married, as chil
dren do.
When we got to tho end of tho run
thov disappeared, and I never found
out what bad become of thorn.
Middle Aged
:-: Courtship
By ALEXANDER D. CHASE
Copyright by American Pim Aho
cldtlon. 1911.
Tho mnrquls, a man of forty; the
baroness, a woman of thlrty-slx, a
young man of twenty and a girl of
nlnotccn made up tho croup.
"Now. go," said tho marquis to the
two youngor ones. "You, my dear
nephow, have received my consent,
and you, Ceclle, have obtained the
same from your aunt I will take
care of you, and the baroness will
probably not be lacking In gifts."
"I certainly will do my part" said
the baroness.
"Undo," said the young man Joy
ously, "you are ono of nature's as well
ns ono of tho nation's noblemen."
"Aunty," said tho girl, "1 shall en
dcavor to be worthy of your kind
ness." Tho young couplo strolled off Into
another of tho suit of rooms, leaving
tho older ones together.
"Nature as well as history," said the
marquis, "repeats Itself. Do you ro
membor tho day wo received your fa
ther's blessing?"
"Perfectly, and how Joyous I was.
Then when tho troublo between us
camo I was in despair. I did not know
It was a blessing in disguise."
"How do yon know it was a bless
ing?" "From friends who have married
and been miserable. I can count them
on my fingers. Thcro's Ellse," putting
tho forefinger of her left hand on tho
little finger of her right "and Annette,
nnd Fnnchctto"
"Yes, and among my friends I can
count as many who are supremely
happy."
"Tho romance fades"
"But it gives placo to an enduring
affection."
"Thcso young pcoplo who have Just
left us will keep up a protenso of de
ferring to each other till tho day after
tboy return from their wedding tour:
thon tboy will begin to quarrel."
"But they will gradually grow near
er and dearer to each other. They will
wrangle, but that is because each
knows the other will endure such
wrangllngs from a mate."
"But thero are thoso whoso quarrels
grow moro and more violent"
"Thoy aro but a small proportion of
tho whole."
"Ah, marquis, you have been con
verted too lute. You aro not old, but
too old to fcol love based on compan
ionship." "First love I have passed through.
Dnfortunatcly fate did not permit in
my case the succeeding state. I have
been, as it were, In n condition of sus
pense." She cast her eyes to tho floor.
"Whose fault was It?" sho asked.
"Fate's I said fate prevented, did I
not? Nothing but fate can como be
tween n boy and girl who love. 1 was
young, and I did not understand you.
Lovers uet'd to be tied together to pre
vent their flying npnrt. Marriage
docs that. Once married, they have to
learn to bear with each other. And
when the child comes there Is another
reason why they must not fly apart
Married and with a child, disunion is
frightful. They will enduro real
wrongs rather than that."
"And think of the ubsurdlty that
caused us to fly apart!"
"I have forgotten what It wus."
"Wo were playiug tennis."
"I remember."
"A ball I sent you you claimed to bo
foul."
"Now I recollect"
"I accused you of purposely seeing
wrong."
"So you did."
"And you told mo you were not in
tho habit of being accused of cheat
ing." "That's right. Go on."
"I threw down my rncket nnd. with
my noso In thp nlr. marched off the
court."
"Ah. yes. I huvc It now, and T said
to myself, 'I don't want a wife who
acts like that.' "
"And from then till now not a word
of love has passed between us."
"Ilow stupid!"
"Wo should hnvQ been whipped and
ordered to make up like children."
Thero was n short silence between
them, broken by the mnrquls.
"Something of more substance than
romantic love drives me to marrlngc.
Youth having passed. I need compan
ionship, nnd I a companion I could
bear a grent deal from her,"
"And children."
"For their sake I would bear any
thing." "If you. a man, would bear anything
for the dear little ones, bow would It
be with the woman who Is much near
er to thnni than tbo man?"
"It Is not too Into."
"Yes: It Is too Into."
."No. Slmll wo risk It?"
She smiled,
'What nminu'fl you?"
"Tin illftori'iioo between this court
ship nnd our former one."
"And I trust our relationship shnll
not be broken hy a tennis ball. Reo
that young rascal In there? He is
stealing his nrtn iinmiid your niece's
walt He Is Imprinting n kiss on her
Hps."
"You nre crushing tho flowers In my
corsage."
"And taklni; the dew from your
lips."
"Enough of this. Wo are too old."
"Well, when shall wo get throi
tbo preliminaries nid bo settled?"
"When ypu llkfe."
. it
I Ml
Two Champion Pnmn.
A contest in tho flno art of penman
ship would not rouso much public in
terest now. But thoro seems to havo
keen groat excitement when rotor
Bales was challenged by Daniel John
eon in 1505. Bales was the beautiful
writer who could transcribe the whole
BIblo so Hint it would go Into it wal
nut shell nnd who bad provided Queen
Elizabeth with it specimen of lilt hand
writing which n'.io wore In a 1-b.i;;, n
magnifying gins." lining required to
read it. When the contest took place
thcro were live Judges and n hundred
spectators. The competition lii'-ludi
all kinds of writing, the proficiency of
tho rivals' pupils and the untNterple e
of either. Bales won the golde'i pen.
but Johnson declared that there hid
been trickery. Bales having bwrged to
bo nllowed to show I he pen to Ii'm '- k
wife and having promptly pawned It
whereupon the Judge had to de hire
him tho winner to get out of lite d ill
culty. Really the award wan private
ly mado to spare Johnson's feeling
London Spectator.
Pat and Fashlonablt
According to the Modi.ku lit a
beauty, a really handsome voi
ought to be ho fat that n!ie mti
waddlo. not walk. The f.ittcr hU
the more beautiful she ls ioiix Je i
If sho can attain 200 or COii
of flesh she Is the envy of .ill h..
Tho Moorish shape If Him; l it mil
called approaches the perfect i
feminine beauty when It re.'tnb.e
or, rather, exceeds, tho clrcuuii'eiv.
of a barrel. Whnt a paradise for t
fat woman I Thoro she can cnt u.
drink and feast to her heart's content
denying herself nothing, Uvlug an o.is
indolont, luxurious life, with no hor
ror of accumulating fat. but r.ithe.
rejoicing in it. Thero the nmbltlou o
a woman is to ncqulro bulk. IMivbI u
cuituro sho would regard as nn enou.
to beauty, nnd to tako Turkish b.it In
and diet herself would be cun!d"iv.
tho height of folly. She wants to In
beautiful, and to be beautiful hup unin
"bo fat.
An Early Street Cleaner.
"Ono day." Ben Franklin wrote In
his autobiography. "I found u poor. In
dustrlous man, who was willing u u i
dortako keeping the pavement uo.u.
by sweeping It twlco a week, cnriyln,'
off the dirt from beforo nil the neigh
bora' doors for tho sum of slxpen
per month to bo paid by each house
I then wrote aud printed a paper set
ting forth tho advantages to the neigh
borhood that might bo obtained by thfe
small expense. I sent ono of then
papers to cuch house and In n dny ui
two wont around to see who wouli
subscribo an agreement to pay thc.i
sixpences. It was unanimously rIcho
and for a time well executed. Th!
raised a general desire to have all the
streets paved and mado the people
moro willing to submit to u tax for
that purpose." Survey.
Grave Humor.
Tho punster Is irrepressible, lie even
Indites his Jokes nn tombstone. An
epitaph In Wnltham abbey Informs u
that Sir James Fullerton died "fu!!ci
of faith than of fears, fuller of rcsolu
tlons than of pains, fuller of honour
than of days."
There Is nnother of Daniel Tears
"Though strange, yet true, full sovent,,
years was IiIh wife happy In hii
Tears."
This was written of an organist;
"Hero lies one, blown out of breath,
who lived n merry llfo nnd d'.ed n Marl
doth."
Another says: "Hero lies Thomas
nuddlostonc. Reader, don't smile, but
reflect ns this tombstono you view that
Death, who killed him. in a very short
whllo will huddlo a stone upon you."
Peurson's Weekly.
A Bright Future.
Onco thcro was a man who yearued
to bo a millionaire In order tbnt he
might help tho suffering poor, nnd one
day wealth camo to him aud Inndcd
him high In the millionaire class. He
did not forget tho poor not entirely;
but, being too busy to hunt them up.
ho fulled not to ask Provldcnco to pity
them, "nnd. anyway," bo reflected,
"they hnve a bright future with so
much trensuro in heaven I" Atlanta
Constitution.
Grapefruit Greenery.
Effective greenery for tho dining
room table may be mado by planting
the seeds of grapefruit. Sow them
thickly, and In two weeks. If tke earth
Is good and has been kept moist In u
warm place, the little shoots appear
Two weeks moro nnd tho leaves un
fold, and very soon thcro Is a mass of
rich, glossy green which Is not af
fected by gns or furnaco heat Subur
ban Life.
Forever at Him.
Newltt Funny! I always associate
your wlfo with a ccrtalu cplsodo In
my own llfo. There's Just ono thing
sho always reminds mo of Ilcnpcck
I wish I could sny that. There's
lots of things sho always reminds mc
of. Philadelphia Press.
No Clew.
"Is tho now bookkeeper mnrrled?"
"I dunno. IIo'o ono o' them closu
mouthed fellows. If he has any trou
blo ho keeps It to himself." London
Telegraph.
Two Barks.
What is tho difference between the
bark of n trco and that of a dog?
One Is tho product of tho bough, tbo
other of tho "bow-wow."
There is many a woman whose epl
aph ought to be, "Nobody ever BawW'ap'Pfindlnf10"1'''0'.'1'"011
er hands folded but oncaw-oiitfa'nc
Companion.
IPOOB
Auoqo aoj OOO'fioJS-U J Will 'om
CU04) sjh Jj OOO'fi? J3UAV0 UtnJ3.to oqj
JUlMouu 'ugsiuj U t posmiojnd punj
.a;i o) Jopuo.iv oruu spu wSnoaq oq.u
ntmiauuoa otjx suavojo puu fuojpn
jjoqj q suqufl puu snoonb oqi jo osou.)
utojj poqsinaunsip oq .ipuoj ppnoa
sSuih pun sodod oq jo spuoq oq) ssiqa
poo3 u qji.w nqi joauo Jossojojj jo
jCiiJoqmu oq) no poounoumt sj ) 'uooq
0Aq a"iijuksodou rjsnra Aotu sn Hums
d)3 '8)Ucs 'Bjojttdmo 'suonnb 'sSupt
'sodod zi jo spuaq oq) po.uua ojoav
31 uodn pun '-fxiotp uonuuoa u uioj;
ouo stiA ouos oqx 'dqsunraJOAV
onu puu stoo) out) ;o on tqq) u uoao
japuoAi u oq pmoAV qojqAV ono) iJaoq
pO.UBD U U0i8 JO SIP) '.? JU)U03 qjuoo
)qOoq) jo tjjud tjuo oq) Siqjnp putq
Sua POAH oqAV 'joauo J3)oj ua
uo)8 JJHO pajo v
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"I Am Well"
writes Mrs. L R. Barker,
of Bud, Ky., "and can do
all my housework. For
years I suffered with such
pains, I could scarcely
stand on my feet After
three different doctors had
failed to help me, I gave
CarduIatrlaL Now, I feel
like a new woman."
R6I
Tho Woman's Tonic
A woman's health de
pends so much upon her
delicate organs, that the
least trouble there affects
her whote system. It is
the little things that count,
In a woman's life and
health. If you suffer from
any of the aches and
pains, due to womanly
weakness, take Cardul at
once, and avoid more serf-
. t m mm m
ous irouoies. we urge
you to try It Begin today.
CARPET AND RUG
321 West First Street
Phone 592.
Elizabeth Kaar Lanrjston,
Teacher o! Voice Culture
At Rlncker'i Muito nnd Art Store
on Thursdays.
Merchant Tailor.
We have recently installed a French
Dry Cleaner for Men's and Ladies'
apparel of all classess, and we
guarantee satisfactory work. We
are also tailors and know how to
repair clothes.
Wo carry samples of goods and
make clothes of all kinds to order,
insuring first-class workmanship
and perfect fit.
Notice.
John Frnnzen nnd Carolina Frnnzen.
his wifo; Joseph L. Franzcn nnd Pclla
Franzen, his wifo; Amnndu Peterson
and Johan Potorson, hor husband;
BernardO. Franzen nnd Rosina Franzon,
his wife, and J. B. Richmond, defen
dants, will tako notice that on tho 20th
day of Novembor. 1911, the .plaintiff
filed her petition in tho District
Court of Lincoln county, Nebraska,
against said defendants, nnd each of
them, ror tho purposo of having tho
title to tho Northwest J of Sec. 20, tp.
13, Ree. 34, quited in hor as crnntcu of
John Frnnzen; that John Frnnzon ac
quired tho titlo to said property
through and by operation of snia law
as the heir of Adena G. Franzen, de
ceased, the said Adena G. Franzen, hav
ing mndo homestead entry of said land
but died beforo tho titlo to said real
estate was acquired in her name and
that tno patent thorcon was mndo to
tho heirs of Adena G. Franzen. deceased
nnd that tho Bnid John Franzon, under
tno laws oi tno state of .Nebraska, is
the boIo and only heir of tho snid
Adena G. Franzen.
You and each of you aro required to
nnswer snid petition on or beforo Mon
day, tho first day of Jnnunry, 1912.
Dated this 20th day of November,
1911. MuiiDOON &Gmns,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Sena Frnnzen
Kelly.
OltDKR OK HKAItlNO ON PKTITION KOR
Al'1'OINTMKNT OK ADMINIHTltATOK
OH ADMINIHTltATHIX.
fit a to of Nebraska. Lincoln county, ss
In tlie county court.
In the matter of tho estato of Hiram
A. Morrow, deceased.
On reading and filing tho petition of Amanda
Morrow praying that administration of
said estate may bo grantod to Harry I
Morrow as administrator
Ordered. That Dec, 14. 1011. A. I). at 0
o'clock a. m Is assigned for liearlngsald
petition wuen an persons interested in saiu
matter may appear at a county court to l
hold In and for Bald county and show causo
why the prayer of petitioner should not lx
granted: and that notice of the pondonuy of
said petition and the hearing thereof 1h
rivnn to all iMironn Interested In said mat-
.ter by publishing a copy of this order In tho
.North 1'iatto xriuune a eomi-weoKiy news-
sue
I hil-R County Judge.
McDonald State Bank,
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Wo Respectfully Solicit your Banking
Business. Satisfaction Guaranteed . . .
chas. Mcdonald,
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For tho treatment of medical and surgical cases. Open to the
medical profession. Special accomodations for confinement cases
Training school for nurses in connection. Address all enmmu
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Union Realty and Investment tympany.
Paid up Capital $50,000. Surplus 50,000.00.
-orriccRS and
T. C. PATTERSON. President,
First Mortgages on Rent EstatoJBought, Sold and Negotiated.
This company is propared to loan money of investors op fjratj mort
gagos on real estate, amply secured and drawing oight per cent semi
annunl'interest. Money so invested will bo exempt from taxation.
Notice to Hunters.
No hunting or tresspassing allowed
n thoso promises. Jesse Lono
Ciias. Robinson
II. C. Ridinger
Fred Simants
Geo. Patterson
Geo. Korn
Dave Mecomder.
GEO. D. DENT,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ofllco over McDonald Bank.
Phones ism??1 '
if
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j&um tt v.iA sv. ei Ko
DR. W. F. CROOK,
DENTIST,
Graduato Northwestorn University.
Ofllco over McDonald State Bank
f fc fe m m0 s hkA 4 M
ft A. J. AMES. MARIE AMES. $
t
Doctors Ames & Ames,
p Physicians and burgeons,
f r en n a t .
w uiuce over oiono urug vo. it
8 Phonea I Ofllco 273
j nones J K0id6nco 273 0
Olflco phono 241. Res. phono 217
L. C. DROST,
Osteopathic Phynlclan.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bnnk Building.
DR. J. S. TWINEM,
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon
m Bpcct&l kttonllon irlvon to confine- S
s rnuntH nnd children's diseases, J
s Ofllco Phono 18.1 lies. I'hono;283
Ofllco McDonald Stato Hank Hid
Notice.
William Burroughs, Jr., will tako
notice thnt on tho 19th day of Sept.,
1011, P. II. Sullivan, Justico of tho
Ponce, of North Platto precinct No. 1,
in and for Lincoln county, issued nn
order of Attachment for tho sum of
$28.60 in an action now pending beforo
him, wheroln Georgo B. Dent is plnin
tilT nnd William Burroughs, Jr., is De
fendant, thnt property consisting of
money In tho hands of tho Union Pa
cific Railroad company, a corporation,
has been attached under said order.
Said causo was continued to tho 3rd
Jnlayof Jnn., 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m.
uaieu rsov. zduu ivu.
GEO. B. Dent, Plaintiff.
Paid $100,000.00'. -TP
Lincoln Ceuiify.-
1
w. ii. Mcdonald,
Cashier tad Vke-Prwt.
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dikcctors-
B. BUCHANAN, Scc'y and Treaa.
JOE B. REDFjELD, M. D.
Physician and Surgeea,
Speclallyt-SKirj DISCUSES.
Day and night calls promptly answered
Offlco P. S. Hospital. Phone 642.
Notice to BiJ.sfi.
Sealed bids will be reeoivod at the
ofllco of tho county clerk of Lincoln
county, Nebraska, on or before Decem
ber UI, 1911, for records, blanks and
supplies estimated as follows:
Class A books.
4-8 qr. plain records, Ioom leaf.
4-8 qr. printed page records, loose
leaf. i
4-tnx lists 1-4 qr., 2-4 qr.Hl-3 qr.
Tho abovo records to be mado of the
best linen ledger pfepety. full bound,
extrn ends bands and front,
6000 tax receipts in duplicate, er
triplicate. 1 .
2 dozen chattlo flies, of. 200 pages.'
each.
43 assessor's books, ledger paper,
cloth bound por book. '
10,000 asessor's schedule, in dupli
cate. . '
Poll books for 43 prefilncta (general .
election).
Poll books for 43 precincts (primary '
election).
Class B. t :i . .
Wholo sheet blanks per 100.
Half sheet blanks por 100, ',
Quarter sheot blanks pepilOO., , ,
Envelopes, 31x6J per i;000.
Envelopes 4x94 por 1000.
Class C.
Sanford's, Carter's or Stafford writ-'
lng fluid per quart.
Sponccrian, Glucinum or Telia pens
per gross.
Vanadium or Falcon pons per gross. ,
Velvet pencils or equal, rubber tips,
pergrosa.
All of said Bamples to be first class ',
nnd to bo furnished as required by the
county olflcora.
Successful bidder to furnish bond to
bo approved by tho county board, each
bidder to liuvo printed" oa tho envelono.
"Bids for Printing." T
Tho commissioners of said county e
sorvo tho right to rolCctinlly or all bids.
Dated North PlntW, Nebraska, Nov.
27, 1911. : w
F. R. Elliott, flouftty Clerf:. - :4
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