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WHAT CAME OF A LARK By OSCAR COX "If I were to lose iny fortune." said Frank Atwood to his friend, Ned Col by, at tlie Athenaeum club, "do you know what I'd do?" "What?" "I'd hire out for n coachman." "You'd have to make It a chauffeur. There are no coachmen any more." "There are a few. I have no fancy for a machine, but I love a horse." "If there were any young women in the family there'd be one of these se cret marriages that we see so often mentioned In the newspnpers, follow ed by the customary annulment or di vorce." "Oh. no. there wouldn't!" "I'll bet you there would." "IIov could we settle such n bet?" "By putting the matter to practice Advertise tor a position and when you find one with a pretty girl in the fntn lly take it. I'll bet you a hundred that within three months you marrv the girl." "That would bo Interesting, wouldn't it?" said Atwood thoughtfully. The upshot of this bit of dialogue was that Atwood advertised as sug gested and. after answering several in vltations to call and present creden tlals, at last found a place whore there was the required pretty girl. Ills cre dentials were wanting, but fortunately he was able to Imitate the Irish brogue and claimed to have Just come over from the green Isle, where he had been chief hostler for Sir Charles O'Malley. Slnco Ids employer was not versed in literature lie did not appreciate the ab surdity. The bet stood u00 even that wlthiu three months Atwood would bo at least engaged to Miss Bertha Fosdick. daughter of his employer; 500 more that lie would marry her, and 500 more that he would run away with her. It would seem that Colby should havo received odds on such a wager, and if ho had been a real coachman twenty to one would not have been enough. But Frank Atwood was a very at tractive young fellow and had n smile that no girl could resist Miss Fos dick was but seventeen, and it was predicted that when the next year her introduction to society should take place she would prove a heart smasher. Why parents will allow their daugh ters to pass under tho iniluence of their drivers is a mystery. From fifteen to twenty Is an irresponsible ago for a girl, and in nine cases out of ten where tho sexes are thrown together without restraint, especially where they are young, a match will be the result At any rate. Miss Fosdick, being permit ted to go out alone driven by the hand some coachman, at once fell under her Influence. Atwood, being full of the Old Nick, told her that he was a young er son of an Irish baronet; that the family had been Impoverished by the loss of a suit In court and ho had been obliged to shift for himself. He had come to America, got stranded and, having always been used to horses, had taken up their handling as n vocation. Quite likely some of the low bom drivers who steal tho daughters of their employers tell some such yarn as this. Atwood's conscience did not trou ble him because he was au American gentleman with a future, and In his own propria persona an excellent match for tho young lady. But it served to enlist her sympathies for him, and sympathy Is akin to love. She wish ed to inform her father of what the cabman had told her, but Colby, know ing that such a story going to his employer would result In his being im mediately fired, refused permission. And so the game went on, the hand some coachman driving the pretty Miss Fosdick every pleasant afternoon, and Blnco It was not as pleasant for her to havo him perched on the box so far above her she soon camo to select a cart to ride in, so that ho might sit beside her. Occasionally they would meet some of Atwood's friends, who would stare at him, wondering how any two men could so closely resemble each other as tho handsome clubman and this liveried coachman. But Frank would keep his eyes on his horses and brazen It out. On one occasion they met Colby driving with a party ot friends, and although Ned, according to agreement, did not give tho coach man away, the ordeal was trying. Tho outcome of tho wager was a compromise. One day Frank Atwood appeared at tho club (not in llveryi and sat down to lunch with his friend Colby. "Ned." ho said, "what was Intended for a lark has turned out seriously. 1 am going to propose for tho hand of Miss Bertha Fosdick and I don't wish tho girl I love to be tho subject of a bet I propose that wo call the wager off." Atwood never went back to the Fos dicks in livery. Ue wrote a long let ter to Mr. Fosdick In which he told as much of tho truth as It would do to tell, gavo him references and asked permission to apply to his daughter for her hand. It required some time for Mr. Fos dick to bo convinced that there was not something wrong about tho appli cant, but after diligent inquiry ho be camo satisfied that Frank Atwood's so cial position was excellent and his In come amplo to support Miss Bertha In the stylo to which she had been accus tomed. Ned Colby was best man at the wedding. A Strango Memorial, From tho v indow of a trolley car on a line thnt connects several small cities and large villages In central Now York the traveler can see a scythe swinging from the limb of a tall tree. To be perfectly accurate, It does not swing any longer, for It has hung there so many years that tho tree has grown round it, and now holds It tightly In Its place. In the early dnys of our own great war a young man was mowing In his father's fields with this scythe. While he worked his thoughts must have been on his country, for suddenly ho hung the scythe on the tree with tho words, "Hang there until I come back." He had made up his mind to enlist. lie never camo back. Like so many other patriotic young men, he gave his life to his country and the gift was accepted. Having heard ids words, his parents let no one remove tho scythe. Year after year, on the sacred an niversary of his death, his friends have gathered under that tree and kept his memory green. There Is probably no other memorial In tho world like the hanging scythe. Youth's Companion. Perpetual Motion. A discovery which seems to be the equivalent of perpetual motion was described by Professor Whitehead at a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He declared that by subjecting a closed coll of lead wire to practically absolute zero tempera ture, and stalling a tlow of electricity therein by some external means, Pro fessor Kainerllngh Onues of Lcyden. Germany, succeeded In maintaining a continuous current without the ex penditure of energy. To obtain tho extremely low temperature necessary to make the experiment a success the coil was Immersed In liquid helium The current was started In the wire by magnetic Induction, the flow of elec tricity persisting. It Is declared, for four and one-half hours after the mag netic iniluence was removed. It was stated that if the experiment had not been terminated when It was tho cur rent would probably have continued to flow indefinitely. Electrical World, Boots and a Bishop. Tho bishop of Yukon says that on one of his longest Journeys ho and his companions were reduced to eating their sealskin coats. They set out to visit the Eskimos along the Arctic coast and. having accomplished this stage of the Journey, hoped to cross the great divide over the Rocky mountains in order to reach Dawson City. The sick ness of an Indian guide delayed them, the winter set in earlier than usual, and the travelers had to pass through a region which offered scarcely any game for food. When they began" to eat their sealskin boots they had less than two pounds of flour, a little bacon and a handful of rice. Tho boots they toast ed, and the bishop remarked that they found them palatable enough. When they came to pat the tops of tho boots the bishop recorded the fact that they were "not as good as the soles." New York Journal. Dogs of War. Dogs have gone to tho wars from the earliest times They barked at the siege of Troy. In those early days, however, they were used as sentinels and for purposes of defense. In the middle ages they attacked. The track ing mission of the Scottish bloodhound has been noted, but tho dogs were also used to attack cavalry. For this duty they wore clothed In coats of mail studded with spikes and scythes to confuse tho horses. And when lire brands were nlso attached to the mall tho opposing camp looked for fire ex tinguishers. That these dogs played no mean part in the field is proved by tho fact that Henry VIII. offered the Spanish king, Charles V., -10,000 auxil iaries and 4,000 war dogs to help him against Francis 1. London Chronicle. Criminals Used a Textbook. The late Sir Howard Vincent. M. P., when head of the criminal investiga tion department of Scotland Yard, wrote a very comprehensive book for tho benefit of young constables. It told them how to act on every possible occasion, from capturing a burglar to consoling a lost child. But, unfortu nately, the information it contained as to police methods was equally valuable to criminals, who profited by Its tips to such an extent that the book was suppressed, and thenceforth consUibles were Instructed by word of mouth. London Express. The Ideal Husband. "Yes. I may say I have an ideal hus band." "An Apollo for looks, n Chesterfield for manners," rhapsodized the girl. "Those things don't count in hus bands, my dear Mine stays fairly sober and brings most of his salary homo." Pittsburgh Post What Supports Them. Bill Switzerland Is noted for Its scenery, you know Jill Yes, but a person can't live on scenery. "Well, the hotel proprietors seem to bo doing pretty well nt It." Yonkers Statesman. Fashionable Service. "My plate. Is damp." "Hush." whispered his wife. "That's your soup. They servo small portions nt these fashionable affairs." Louis ville Courier-Journal. A Lasting Impression, lie Mrs. Fldjet's dinner was a great success, don't yon think? She Yes Were you there? lie Why, I took you in. life. The secret of success Is constancy of purpose. Disraeli. An Old Hero's Story By F. A. MITCHEL An old Frenchman, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian war, who had been in America long enough to speak English as he would if it were French, told me this story over a glass of French wine raided in California: Eet was In ze beginning ot ze war when ze Prussian haf not yet conquer ze French people and we do not think zey will overrun ze country and die tate terms of peace In Paris I was with fJenerul le Fevre. who command eil a brigade near ze frontier. We have .e railroad and ze loconiotlf and ze cars, but when ze Prussians cross ze border all ze employees of ze road run a way In ze evening Just before sunset an "fncer ride up to ze camp of ze Nine tyelghth regiment of ze lino and say; "Any of you men loconiotlf engl necrV" I have been loconiotlf engineer be fore I enlist In ze army, so I shake my Im nil In ze air Ze olllcer he took no tice and he call for me to come to f 1 1 in. I go with him to General le Pi'vre's headquarters, and ze general ask me how much 1 know about loco motif, and after I toll lilm he say to me: "I send a thousand men to ze other terminal of zls railroad at once. Zere Is one company zere and ze captain telegraph z.u ze Prussians are coining to occupy ze high ground zero, but eet he have a thousand men he can hold eet till General liazalnc send a large force. Eet Is sixty miles to go. nud you must tak ze train zero In leetle moro than an hour. Ecf you git zere before ze Prussians you may save France. Zey are six or seven miles from zo place and march on foot I say. "Yes, general, I tak zo men zero In one hour If zo locomotlf will pull it so fast ns zat" It was ver' dark when we start Ze moon only leetle crescent, nearly gone down. We run from north to south, ze same way as ze border line between Frnnce nnd Prussia. We do not know if ze Prussians haf advanced so far as ze railroad. Ecf they haf zey fire into zo train, zey try to throw it off the track, zey do all zey can to keep us from going on. My engine ver' good engine, one of zo best of eots kind. I run sixty miles an hour, sometimes more, sometimes less. When I come to ze curves I slow down leetle bit. but make eet up when I have a straight road before me. A few Prussian cavalrymen, zo advance of zo Prussians, have come so far as ze railroad, and zey put obstructions on zo track. Suddenly I look nheadi and see a tree felled on tho rails. I re-' verse, zen shut my eyes to wait for zo smash. Eet does not come, only n leetle bump When nn engineer runs Into ze dark night he feels like Columbus when he sail into ze dark ocean. I nevalro know when I round a curve, but I run Into a big rock or some othalro obstruction zat kill me and wreck ze train behind me. I see specter all zo time. Sud denly a great black somct'lng seem to spring up on ze track right before me, I reverse, but before I come to a full stop I sec zat it ees nothing but a leetle bug which haf fly ou zo glass before ze headlight All at ouce I bear a cracking above ze noise of zc train, nnd bullets whistle through ze cab. Some Prusslnn horse men fire zere carbines at us. But zey do leetle damage, nothing but break my right nrm So 1 cannot hold zo throttle with zat arm. But what for I want two arms when one will do as well, except for sudden reverse, nnd by zat time 1 come within about ten miles of ze end of ze Journey? Nov alrezeless I call ze flremnn. who come and look ovalre my shoulder. Ze Prussians were by znt time ver' near ze point wo wish to reach, and we both approach at an acute anyle. Zey hear ze rattle of our train, and we hear zero huzzas. By gar, we have to stop to take away ties zem scouts put on zo track, nnd while we make no sound .wo hear zero tramp at double quick. Zen we hear a gun, and I think we too Into. Zo Prussians must bo attacking ze post But I go on. and pretty soon 1 come to a leetle earthwork our men haf thrown up be side the railroad and see that they havo a gun there and have dropped a shell into ze Prussian advance. in a few minutes we reach our point I whistle down zo brakes, zo train stop, nnd our men Jump out nnd run up to ze top of ze hill, where ze French have work two. t'reo days on zo fortl Mentions Zat was ze end of my work. I get surgeon to fix my arm and nm ready with my musket to receive tho Prus sinus when zey come. Zey hnvo twice as many men ns wo. but wo havo very strong position nnd no trouble to hold out till Marshal Hazalne send large force. When I get back to my command my general he throw his arms about me and hug me like a bear. IIo say to me; "ou have done great service. You shall be a captain: you shall have a medal. I will report what you havo done to the empereur." Pouf! What wa it all worth? Ze Prussians mured right on to Paris, and nfter the capitulation our people pay big ransom to get zem out. besides giv ing our beautiful provinces Alsace and Lorraine. Some day when we get strong we talc zem back. But what good zat do me? I'm too old now to fight, nnd by zat time I sleep under ze sod KI BBH Bb ilk SLsBhH HB HB bB BmLmV'NdBaQl ttflLH BBBBbT.' v VH D-BBvlKMsjF9niBBBBBv't Ahf4tMMi BH bbbK FKVVKW? wH9H&9Mk&LBXBiBaBiHni VXi'ibbbH BBBBBbV BftcrtflCft ! &r2SBaBBBBBBBBHjna '' I lw. VVjBBBBBBH . A fWMs .Wfl.' llBlBBSjBBB.bLflflB'. IBtflBBBUBjBBBH II iiijwwin'nwHtwi m immmmmmtmaammmamm Lierk-Sandall OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH The First National Bank -or- NORTH I'LAVTte, X1ZI1RASICA. Member Federal Reserve Bank System. CAPr.L A.YD SUIZI'LUS: One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE HAVE IlKKX THE FACTORS IN THE GROWTH OF THIS BANK, AND THE SA3IE CAREFUL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO SMALL ACCOUNTS AS IS GIVEN TO LAKGE BALANCES. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. 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O'Brien et nl aro de fendants, nnd to mo directed, I will on the 7th day of November, 101-1, at 2 o'clock P. M., nt tho cast front door of tho Court house In North Platto, Lin coln County, Nebraska, sell nt public auction to tho highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said docrco, interest nnd costs, tho following described proper ty, to-wit: Lot Six G, Block Ono Hundred fifty-one (151) Original town of North Platte, Nebraska. Dntcd North Platto, Nob., October oth, 1914. A. J. SALISDUUY, Sheriff. Probate Notice. In tho County Court of Lincoln Coun ty, Nebraska, Sept. 22 1914. In the Matter of tho Estato of Bcatrico E. Gllfoyl, Deceased. Notlco Is horoby given, that tho cred itors of said deceased will nwot tho Executor of said Estato, before tho County Judge of Lincoln, County, Ne braska, at tho County Court Room, In said County, on tho 27th day of October, 1914, and on tho 27th day of April 1915, at 9 A. M. each day, for tho purposo of presenting their claims for examination adjustment and al lowance. Six months aro allowed for creditors to present tholr clalms,(nnd ono year for tho Executor to sottlo said estate, from tho 22nd day of Soptembor, 1914. A copy of this order to bo published In tho North Platto Tribune, n legal seml-weokly news paper published In said county for four succcsstvo wekB prior to said date. JOHN GRANT, s29-4 w County Judge. Legal Notice. To Sarah Calhoun, Harrison Gay lord, Julia Gaylord and Georgo Gay lord, her husband; Carrie Drlstol and Gwgo Drlstol, her husband; Jonnlo Lewis and Elmer Lewis, her husband; Knte Clinker and Luo Clinker, hor hus band; Gertrude Clinker and John Clinker, her husband; Charles Gaylord and Jennie Gaylord, his wife; Augus tus Gaylord and Myrtle Gaylord, his wife; Edward Gaylord and Mary Gay lord, his wife, non-resident defend ants: : You nre hereby notified that James A. Shaw as plaintiff has tiled his cer tain petition in th,i District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska, against you, Impleaded with Anna Shaw and Thom as B. Shaw, an incompetent, McDon ald Stato Bank, of North Platto, Ne braska, a corporation, nnd School Dis trict No. 5 of Lincoln County, Nobrns ka, a corporation, tho object nnd pray er of which said petition aro to con firm tlw shnres and interests of tho plaintiff and defendants in tho follow ing described land sltuato In Lincoln County, Nebraska, to-wlt: Southwest Quarter of Section Eight (8), Town ship Fourteen (14), North of Rango Thirty (30), West of tho 0 th P. M. as set forth in said petition and for a partition of enld described promises or for tho salo thereof If said partition connot bo Justly and equitably made among tho different owners thereof. You and each of you will make ans wer to said petition on or Iwforo tho 21st day of Novembor, 1914, or default will bo takon and Judgment entered as In said petition prayed. JAMES A SHAW, Plaintiff. By E. H. EVANS, His Attornoy. Dated at North Platte, Sept. 21, 1914.