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. . . . A Reckless Driver By THOMAS R. DEAN An Effective Dose By ELSIE MATTESON A $2,000 TEMPTATION By M. QUAD Copyright. 1912, by Associated Wt e)fy Tress. I k I II 1 V, I was riding on tho Unlou Pacific railroad, and the train was passing over an elevated portion of tho road In tho Itocky mountains. Tho passengers were all looking out through the cni windows at the awful heights and depths. Far below my eye caught a macadamized road that did not seem to be much used and was falling out of repair. "Tho old stago road," Bald a gentle man bcsldo mo who noticed mo looking at It. lie was a very old man with hair aa whlto as snow. Thero was something In tho confident wny he spoko o. tho road, n dreamy, far away look, as he .gazed nt it himself that nrrested my attention. "How do you know?" I asked. "Because when I was n very young man," ho replied, "I went over it, and an episode that occurred caused mo to remember It. That's the Powder Horn bend over there. Pretty soon wo'l) pass Dead" Man's turn. "Tho rldo I refer to was when the stagecoach was tho only method of travel In these parts, and tho driver was as Important n man then as the captain of an ocean liner is now. Usu ally tho man at tho reins was a splen did specimen. Ho had full control of his horses und always kept his head no matter what happened. But on this occasion Just about fifty years ago it is uow the person driving us was a different kind of a follow. I was on top, and several other passengers, east ern tourists, who were anxlpuB to sco the scenery were outsldo too. There was one man who didn't seem to bo long among tho rest of us, but rather to the country. Ho was a very quiet man, who minded his own business, didn't bother the driver with questions about the peaks and tho canyons and tho cuts around tho mountain sides, but sat chewing on n quid of tobacco as though the heights and tho depths wero nothing compared to it. "Wo wore making one of those turns where the road Is cut around a moun tain side when, looking down at tho wheels on tho outside, we all saw that the hind one had gone within a foot of the edge. One of the gentlemen re monstrated with tho driver, and it mado him very ugly. Ho said it wasn't customary for passongcra to interfere with stago drivers. He knew his business and would listen to 'no sug gestions from no man.' "After this, Instead of driving care fully when we came to dangerous parts of tho road, ho would whip up his horses and go round In a hurry. Every time he did this tho rest of us would hold on to our seats like grim death, expecting to be dashed over tho precipice. On one occasion tho outsldo hind wheel did go over, but the driver lashed his horses and pulled It up on the road again. "There was but one man who didn't seem to be ruffled nt this kind of driv ingthat was the silent man I was speaking of. He sat silent In hlsseat and 'chawed on.' Some of the passen gers noticing that he appeared to be a man of the west asked him if nothing could bo done to induce the driver to mend his ways. " '1" needn't do no more skylarkln, ' tho westerner said) to the driver, 'han dle them ribbons more keerul.' "The driver looked around to see who was again Interfering, and seeing a quiet looking man flushed angrily and asked him if he was afraid. " 'No,' said the other; 'I know what Btago drivers can do on the road, but these ladles and gents ain't used to it; it skeers 'em.' "'Well, I'm responsible to the lino for my drlvln' and not to you or any one else. I'll handle the team as I please.' "The westerner mado no reply to this, and we, who had gathered a hope that he might put a stop to tho reck lessness, felt a disappointment He didn't seem to bo offended or irritated with the driver, no just 'chawed on' and seemed Inclined to let the driver do as he liked. But presently wo np preached Dead Man's turn, called so from a coach having gone down over the precipice there It is across the can yon. The driver whipped up his horses and was getting ou a big spurt when he felt something cold pressing against the back of his neck. Ho must have known that It was tho muzzle of a re volver, for he didn't, turn his head to see. " 'Slow up, said tne westerner, who was holding the pistol. "Tho driver slowed up; then at the 'westerner's further command camo to a fall stop. M 'Hitch tho reins on to the brake,' was the next order, and the driver obeyed. Do you see that tree growing over the precipice on this side of the bend? Well, tho westerner forced the driver at the point of his revolver to climb oat on to tho farthest branch of that tree. IIo was white as a sheet and clung to the branch with the clutch bf a cat iU one tlmo I surely thought ho would go dowc. I had to look away, and the rest of the party did the same. " 'Do you think you kin drive keerful tho rest o' tho way?' asked tho.,-tor-mentor. - 'You bef "Well, cotne in and try It' "We had no more trouble after that. But we were surprised to learn after ward that wo were indebted toytbe most notorious desperado of that re gion. The sheriff was then on bis trail with a large posse." There arc; largo cities llko Now York or London parts of which it mny be dangerous fdr ono to go about without protection, but tho city of Naples is all bad. Edward ricrcc, a young American who had graduated In medicine, during his term of hospital service caught a disease which left his health impaired. He went abroad to re-establish It and found tho Italian clltuato bencficlnl, but whenever ho left it ho sank ncnln Into an abnormal condition. Ho determined therefore to remain there permanently and practice his profession. Finding an opening In Naples, ho chose It for his field of labor. IIo acquired tho Italian language readily. The duties of a physician called him out at nil times of day and night Dr. Pierce know of tho dangers from the lower classes, or, rather, tho criminal classes, but ho also knew that ho was taking his llfo in his hands whenever he entered tho room of n patient suf fering from a contagious disease and felt that tho physician, llko tho soldier or the clergyman, must not hesitate to go where ho can bo of servlco no matter how great tho risk. Friends ad' vised him to go armed when ho en tered some of tho most degraded parts of tho city, especially at night. But he said that if an Italian wns bent on killing him no tlmo would bo given him to defend himself. IIo preferred to take his chances unarmed, for he was obliged to carry tho paraphernalia of his profession and disliked adding a revolver, which ho might lug about with him for years without tho neces sity for using it Ono night Dr. Picrco was called up by telephone to go to tho house of one who wns a stranger to him. Ho order ed his vehicle, took up n largo case of Instruments and another of medicines and sallied forth. ftls destination was on tho heights back of tliat part of tho city that lies on the bay, and after following winding streets ho stopped at the homo to which ho had been call ed. It was n fairly good stouo villa, not among other houses, tho nearest being several hundred yards distant Pierce wns admitted by n man who as soon as ho had entered shut the door behind him and told tho doctor to follow him. IIo did so, but realized immediately that ho had been called to tho house for somo evil purpose. He was taken Into a chamber whero a young girl was In a frightful state of nervous agitation. She was evident ly of a much hlghor class than the man who admitted tho doctor and an other man whom ho found with the girl. , "Give her something to put her to sleep and stop her Infernal howling," said one of tho men. It was nil plain now. Tho young lady was hold a prisoner, possibly for ransom, and", being in hysterics, the men dared noti, permit her to contlnuo in that Btate and had called a doctor. Rut, having felt obliged to call him. would they lot him go out to Inform the police of what they, were doing? Tierce knew they would not Some thing must be dono to effect his exit and if possible to release the girl. IIo gave her something to quiet her and while doing so formed a plan. Tho doctor did not regret not being armed, for thero wero two men to op pose who were doubtless fnr more adept at handling ordinary weapons. But he had another lden. Ho fumbled In his medicine bag and looked over his medicines, flnnlly selecting a bottle containing a powerful acid. Takjng another containing ono having much the same effect ns red pepper, ho made a dose of the two. Then from his case of Instruments he drew forth n silver syringe nnd loaded it with the dose ho had concocted. "What are you going to do?" asked ono of the men. "Inject morphine," replied tho doc tor. "It will put her to sleep,' nnd sho will give you no further trouble. One of you get over on tho other side of tho bed nnd tho other stand at the foot to be ready to hold her if she strug gles." They did as ho directed, nnd tho doc tor, having tho syringe In his hands,, quick as a flash squirted the fiery doso first into the eyes of tho man opposite, then into the eyes of tho one at the foot of the bed. Both gave a yell, and both put their hands to their eyes. But this wns of no advantage to them or tho doctor, for it was not likely that they would ever see agalh. In nn instant Pierce had taken up tho girl in his arms and hurried toward the door. He had llttlo fear that the men, whose eyes he had burned out, would follow him. Both the agony they suf fered and their blindness would deter them. Nevertheless ho lost no time and, reaching the door, with one band throw it open, whllo with tho other ho supported the girl. But by this time she realized what ho was doing and, standing on her feet walked, or, rath er, ran with him to his vehicle. Tho young lady, it turned out had been that afternoon walking on the sea wall, when she was seized by two men, put in a cub that stood near and hur ried to the house where the doctor had found her nnd where she was to be held for ransom. Plerco did not tnko the trouble to In form tho police of his rcscuo. What became of the men be had blinded he never lnrned. The young lady was an Austrian tourist. She and her family offered to do anything in their power for Dr Plerco, but he accepted only a token of their regard. It was said of tho town of Tompkins vlllo that it contained moro honest, truthful men than any other town of its slzo in tho stnte. Among other In cidents related to provo tho claim" it was told that n merchant who had been paid 3 cents too much by n customer! living twenty-flvo miles nwny hired a man to drlvo tho dlstauco nnd back to hand over tho pennies. Again, n grocer who had warranted a pound of coffeo to bo Mocha found out that it was only Rio nnd salved his consclcuco by returning tho money and n pouud of ten besides. Tho stranger who dropped quietly into Tompklnsvillo ono day nnd regis tered at tho tnvern as Henry Bench was about forty year old. IIo had n pleasant way with him, but n physiog nomist wou)d hnvo said that ho was n cynic. -Tho day after his arrival ho called nt tho olllco of the Weekly Re corder and took tho breath away from tho editor by making his cash down price for n full pngo advertisement Tho thing wns unprecedented. It wns too tremendous to bo swallowed under five minutes. Thero wasn't n great deal to that nd. when It nppenrcd. It was headed "Two Thousand Dollars For Somo One," nnd It asked peoplo to call on Mr. Beach and give up certain information and bear away tho money. You can wnger that they began calling without delay. To nil, and it took days to get to tho last one, tho advertiser explained: "Seven years ago I had to pass through this town on my wny to Hills boro, I was driving a horsc-nnd bug gy, and Just In front of your town hall ono of tho hind wheels of tho vehlcjo began to wabble. Tho nut had worked off tho axle, and tho wheel was about to roll away and cause an nccldcnt, in which I might havo lost my llfo. At tho critical moment n man stopped mo and pointed to tho wheel. "I was In dlro liasto to roach tho bed side of my dying mother, nnd I don't rcnieinbsr that I even thnnked the good man. I ran back, found tho nut In tho dust nnd, clapping It on the nxle, I sped nway. I wns In tlmo to sco my denr mother breathe her last Then I had to go to South Africa and Austra lia on business nnd have been back only a few days. I, havo felt all along that tho man who notified mo of my wab bling wheel ought to bo rowarded, and I am here to do It I want to find hlro and hand him $2,000." Tho first man to hear tho story was that same grocer who had acted so square about tho coffee. Ho was fat and excitable, and when tho story had been told ho was breathing llko a wind broken horse. "Seven years ago, was It?" ho asked. "Seven to n day." "Let's see? Let's sco? Ah, yes, I remember. Sovcn years ago today as I was passing tho town hall n man camo along In n buggy. Whntover mado mo look 'at tho hind wheels I can't say, but I noticed that" "What tlmo in tho day was thlstr Interrupted Mr. Beach. "What time? Dml Lct'B boo! M wntch had run down tho night before, but I think it wns nbout 10 o'clock." "Then it was somo other man. I passed through hero nt 4 o'clock In the afternoon!" Mr. Kennedy, the undertaker, came next no listened with bntcd breath to tho story as told tho grocer and then replied: "It Is curious how n few woras will recall a forgotten incident to you. Sev en years ago today I was standing in front of tho town hnll when a Mr. Johnson nsked mo If I bad heard that old Mrs. Harvey was sick nnd llko to die. That makes mo sure of the date." "Of course." "Mr. Johnson had passed on when I saw a man in n buggy coming at a fast clip. As ho was about to pass me I saw that ono of tho hind wheels wns wabbling." "And you held up your hnnd nnd called out?" said Mr. Beach. "I must havo dono so." "It looks ns If tho $2,000 wns yours, but n question or two. At what hour In tho day was that?" "Lemmo think a minute. What hour? What hour? Well, sir, ns near ob I can put it, it wns about half pnst 3 in tho afternoon. Yes, I nm suro it wns." "But I was driving through your town nt 0 o'clock In the morning, bo It couldn't havo boon yon. Thero must hnve been two of us with wabbly hind wheels." The undertaker meekly retired, but it wns afterward eald that he went home nnd kicked his dog and Jawed hla wife. Thnt investigation lasted nbout two weeks, and it used np almost every man In tho town. Even a minister and elders and deacons called. None of them came right out nnd affirmed that ho saw the wnbbly wheel, but all con tended that It wns very likely they wero passing the town hall at tho hour named, It they were passing and If they saw the wheel, why, of course, they called the driver's attention to it Among tho applicants for tho reward were ten women. Each ono of them was suro of the wheel nnd tho wabble until Mr. Beach gavo tho hour as 11 o'clock nt night. When ho hnd closed np his enso he went back to tho editor, who had not been on tho spot when tho wheel wnbblcd, and paid him $40 for a full pnge nd. This time it read: "Tomplnksvllle hns a populntlon of 1,480. There are C32 llnrs and dishon est men nnd women nmong them." And then he paid hi bill and mor d on. i Every Woman Should Own A N.cw TJierSction Oil Cook-stove It means a cool, clean' kitchen, less work, better cooking. No wood to cut no ashes to carry no SlllUriC I1U bUUL. " v V, .M - - 111 kJiUJ furyi Frr TrtrTtK Xi - U 0 , , UKfl MW'm; I Si ill I ' JIkkIIiu i Is YOUR Telephone Door Always Kept Wide Open? With only ono tolcphono lino lo your phico of business your most important door is fflcoly to bo often locked to your customers. Each time you disappoint a patron with n "busy" lino, you may not only lose a sulo, but jeopardize future patronage. Have You Enough Telephone Lines? NEBRASKA TELEPHONE ORDER OF HEARING ON ORIGINAL I'UOIJATEOFWILL. In tho County Court, Mny 17, 1013. In the Matter of thu Estate of Charlca T. Koblson, deceased. On rending and fllinit tho petition of I' J. Dentlcr, praying that thu Instrument filed on thu 17th day of May, 1913, anil purporting to lxi tho last will and testament of tho said deceased, may be proved, approved, probated allowed and recorded as tho last will and testament of the wild Charles T. Roblson dcceascd.and that the exe cution of said Instrument may be committed and the administration of said estate may be granted to F. J. Dentler as executor. Ordered. That June 10th. 1913, at 0 o'clock a. m. Is assigned for hearing said petition when nil persons Interested In said matter may appear nt a county court to bo held In and for said county and show causa why tho prayer of petitioner should not bo granted. A copy of this order to bo pub lished In tho North I'latte Tribune, a letral semi weekly newspaper of said county published In said county for three successlvo weeks prior to June 10, 1913. JOHN GRANT, m20-3 County Judge. LEGAL NOTICE. Theodore W. Bye, James Bolton, Sue II. Eavea1, Franklin Poale, Mary Ann Peale and Cary Ogdan &Co., a corpora tion, will tnko notice that on tho 15th day of May, 1913, Edward Lindblad, plaintiir herein, filed his petition in the district court of Lincoln county, Me braska, against snld defendants im pleaded with others, the object and prayer of which is to quiet tho title to lots 3 and 4 of Peale's subdivision of lots 3 and -1, in block 81, in the original town of North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, In the plaintiff Edward Lind blad. And to oxclude each nnd all of said defendants from all right, tltlo, lien, interest, claim or demand, actual or contingent, in and to said promises. You are required to answor said peti tion on or before the 30th day of Juno, 1913. Edward Lindrlad, Plaintiff. By Wilcox & Halligan, his attorneys. Made with 1, 2, 3 and 4 burners; Indicator marks amount of oil in font. Perfection Oil gives the best results Standard Oil Company (NinNARKAl '- 31 rv .Vft il mm Bolted Against Customers COMPANY NOTICE TOR I'UIIMCATION. Serial No. 03719, Department of thu Interior. U. S. Land Olllco nt North I'latte. Neb. April .1.1913. NOTICE is hereby itlvcn thnt Laura Shaw, of North I'latte. Neb., who on March 9. 1008, made II. E. No. W2 Serial No. 03749, for NM, NWK, SW N WW, and NW SWM, Section 28. Township IS. North. Rnnire 31, West nf the Dth Principal Meridnn, has filed notice of Intention to make final threw year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the register and receiver, at North I'latte, Neb., on the Oth day of Juno, 1913. Clnimnnt names as witnesses: Arthur Tooks, II. F Doebke, Win Slcbold, Dave Macomber. oil of North I'latte, Neb. a8-0 J. K EVANS. Relstor. SHERIFFS SALt;. Ily virtue of an order of sale Issued from the district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon a decree of foreclosure rendered in said court wherein Hazel Turner Drnke Is plaintiff, and Alliert S. Hollnirsworth et al, are defendants, nnd t mo directed. I will on tho 7th dny of June, 1913. at 2 o'clock, p. m., kt tho tast front door of tho court house In North i'latte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell nt public nuctlon to the blithest bidder for cash to satisfy said decree, Interest and costs, tho following described property to-wlt; Southwest quarter (wV) section twenty-flvo (25) township ten (10) north of rnno thlr tyono(31) west of the Cth I', M., in Lincoln county.Nohraska. Dated North I'Utte. Neb.. May 1st, 1913. inO- A. J. SAUmiUflY, Sheriff. NOTICE OF SETTLEMET. The State of Nebraska, Lincoln county, ss In tho County Court. In tho matter of tho estato of Dorothy Rowland, deceased. To the creditors, heirs, leirntecs, nnd others in terested In thuostatu of Dorothy Rowland. Take notice, that John W. Rowland, has filed In thu county court a report of hlsdo inus as executor of mid estate, nnd It Is ordered that the same stand for hunrintr thu 10th day of June, A. I).. 1913, before the court at the hour of 9 o'clock, a. in., at which tlmo any person Interested may nppearand except to and contest the same And notice of this proceeding Is ordered xlvun In tho North I'latte Tribune, o eml'weel.ly newspaper, printed In said county for thno successive weeks prior to June 10, 1913. Witness my hand anil the sent nf the county court ut North I'latte, Nebraska, this 17th uay of June, A IX. 1913. m20-3 JOIJN QUANT. County Jmlife. ,. f"3 life it Vil. f iu, i m r jr a?nKfc av i m n ivj BiMsrassHft iuawftM 'IS a 10 NT f. I tv J. ,, ' Omaha Notice to Non-Rendcnt Defendant. John Rngan, whose prosont residence ornbodc ia unknown, will take notice that on the 21th day of April, 1913, Frederick W. Cross filed hla petition In equity in tho district court of Lincoln County, Nebraska, for tho purpose of removing a cloud from and quioting the title to tho west forty-four leet of lot two, in block ono hundred nnd three, in tho city of North Platte, Nebraska. The prayer of said potltlon is thnt the title to said promises bo quieted and confirmed in said Fredorick V. Cross, and that snld John Hagnn bo barred from any right, title, interest claim or demand therein, by reason of any de fect in n certain docreo of partition en tered In his action for partition ol said premisos nnd other ronl estato, on the 29thday of December, 1891, and while he was a minor. You are roquirod to answer said potltlon on or bofore the 9th day of June. 1913. Dated April 25th. 1913. Frederick W. Cross. Plaintiff, By Geo. E. Fiiench his attorney. NOTICE OF HEARING. In tho county court In nnd for Lincoln county, Ncbrnskn. In the matter of tho estato of John F. Metr, de censed. Kin to of Nebraska, county of Lincoln, ss. To nil persons interested In tho estato of John F. Meir, deceased. Whereas, Justine Grothcn has filed In this olllco an Instrument purporting to bo tho last will nnd testament of John F. Melr, deceased, late of tho county of Ilurenu, and state of Illinois, tOKuther with a certificate of the probate court in nnd for tho county of Ilurenu, Rtnte of Illinois, nnd a petition prayinir to have the same admitted to probato, which will nnd testa ment relate to lmtli rent and personal property. It Is therefore ordered that the 3rd day of June, 1913, at 9 o'clock, a. m nt my olllco In said county, bo fixed ns thu time nnd place sot for proving snld will, nt which time and place, you and nil concerned mny nppuar nnd contest the probato of tho same. It Is further ordered that said petltloncrOtive notice to all persons interested In said estato of tho pendency of said petition, and of tho tlmo and plnco set for henrinft of said potltlon, by cntislnir u copy of this ordor to bo published In North I'latte Tribune, n leirnl semi-weekly news paper published In North 1'latto, Lincoln county, Nebraska, nnd of ircneral circulation In said county for four successlvo weeks previous to tho day set for henrinir, viz: Juno 3rd, 1913, U n. m. In witness whereof I havo hereunto set my hand and alllxud tho ollklal seal this 24th day of April, 1913, m-4 John Grant, County Judge. Sheriff's Sale. Ily virtue of nn ordor of sale limed from the district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon n deirroo of foreclosure rendered In said court wherein The Mutual Ilulldlnir & Loan Associa tion a corporation is plalntlll and Chester F. Perry, Lnurn l'erry, Arthur C.Olson, Edward L. Jones. Julia A. Jones, Charles Wilkinson, John G Caster and Ethel Caster aro defendants, and to me directed I will on tho '.!. day of Juno. 1913, at 2 o'clock p. m., at tho cast front door of the court house in North I'latte, Lincoln county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to tho highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said decree. Interest and costs, the following described property to-wlt: Lois three and four (3) & (4) In Illoclc twenty-three 23) In the original town now city of North I'latte Lincoln county, Nebraska. Dated North I'latte. Neb., May 14. 1913. m-0 A. J. SALISHURY. Sheriff Legal Notice. Francis O. Mossingor, defendant, will take notice thnt on the 13th day of May, 1913, Restore N. Lamb, plaintiff hsrein, filed his petition in the district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, against said defendant, the object and prayer of which are to have a certain mortgago doclarad null and void, and having beon paid, and long sinco barred by the statute of limitation, which mortgaga is dated Jun 19th895, given by one William II. MullanV nnd wife, to Francis O. Messinger, for tho sum of $175.00, which mortgago wns recorded in Book 20, nt Page 132, of tho Mortgage Records of Lincoln County, Nebraska, and secured upon lots 1 nnd 2, in block 84 of tho city of North Platte, Nebraska, and to have plaintiff's title to said real estate quioted as against said mortgage. You are required to answer said petw tion on or bofore the 30th day of June, 1913. Dated May 13th, 1913. Restore N. Lamb, Plaintiff. ( U, :&&'!kmM&&3&L
