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THE SEMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. I H i II r S? 7 .4 The Last Shot FREDERICK PALMER (Copyright. 1914. by 8YN0PSI8. At their home on tli frontier between the IJrqwjin ond-Oruys Mnrta Oallanil and ,ier mother, entortiiinlnsr Colonel WeHter UnR of, tlie Ornyn, seo Cnptuln 'Trinitron, .jtitrr, IntolllRence orncor of the Urown, ilnJilrcO. by h fall In lila aeroplane. Ten ireaMjaer. Westerllmr, nominal vioo but 'Ka1 c,,,"f, of Btnft. reinforced South La Tlr, ,meiltate on war, and apcculiiten on tho cotnnrfratlyo ages of himself ana Mar lb VW ' vlBltlnff In the Gray capital. WeaferWeisrcalli on Marta. Hhn tells hltn of jier, witciilnir children the follies of war 'Md.martlal patriotism, begs lllm to pre ,vnJ. war while, ho Is chief of Man". Hnl PMW that If he makes war aRalnst tho Hrowns h will not win. On tho march with thn.Md of tho Ilrowns Private Btran k7 anarchist, decries war anil played cut patrfotlsm and Is placed under arrest 2VV1 Jfttfstron overhearing. bfK him 9n?'ylsiron calls on Maria at her home, ?, t"1".. With Fellor. the Kardner. Marta tells I.nnstron that sho believes Feller to iw a spy Lanstron confesses It Is true. CHAPTER VI Continued. "Oh, It's you, Lanny Colonel Lan atronl" ho exclaimed thickly. "I Baw that iionio ono had coino In horo and inalurnlly I wan alarmed, as nobody but myself over enters. And MIbb Gal land!" Ho romovod his lint rinfnrnntlnl. ly and bowed; hid otoop roturned and tho lines of his fnco drooped. "I was ibo stupid; It did not occur to mo that iyofi might bo allowing tho tower to JCoIpftol lnnatron." "Wo Are Borry to havo given you a Jfrlfilitr' Bald Marta vory gently. "Iflh? Eh!" queried Poller, again jdoaf. "Fright? Oh, no, no fright. It might havo been Bomo boys from tho itown marauding." Ho was about to YTlthdrnw, In keep ling with his circumspect adherence to his part, which ho played with a sincerity that half-convinced even him elf at times that ho was really deaf, when tho fire flickered buck suddenly to his oyea and ho glancod from Lan Iron to' tho stairway In desperate In quiry. "Walt. Feller! Three of us share tho. secret, now. TIiobo aro Miss Qal land's premises. I thought best that ho should know everything," Bald Lan stron. "Evqrythlngl" oxclalmod Feller. "Kyorythlns " tho word caught In hie thrd'at. "You moan my story, too 7" Ho iwos neither young nor old now. "She Iknbws who I am?" ho asked. "HIS story!" oxclalmed Marta, with a puzzled look to Lanstron beforo sho lturnod,to Follor with a look of warm sympathy. "Why, there 1b no Btoryl 'You camo with oxcollent rocommenda- tionB. You aro our vory ofllclent gnr idouer. That 1b nil wo need to know, ilsn't, that tho way you wish It, Mr. Feller?" "Yes, Just that!" ho said softly, rals 'lug his oyes to her. "Thank you, Miss Galium!!" Ho was going after another "Thank you" and a bow; going with tho alow stop and stoop of his part, when Lan stron; with a mascullno roughness of 'ImpulHo which may bo subllmo gentlo nocB.jnvung him around and seized his hands In a firm caress. "Forgive mo, Gustavo !" ho begged. "Forglvo. tho most brutul of all In juriesthat which wounds a friend's enBlbllltloB," "Vhy, thoro Is nothing I could nvor havo to. forglvo. you. Lnnny." ho said. returning LanBtron'a pressure whllo for an Instant his quickening muscles .gavehlm a soldierly erectnoss, Then 'his altitude changed to ouo of doubt and Inquiry. "And you found out that I was,not deaf when you had that fall on tho terrace?" ho asked, turning to. Marta.. "That Is how you happonod to got tho wholo story7 Toll me, hon estly!" tlYes." , "You saw so much moro of me than lthp others, MIbb Qalland," ho said with j charming bow, "and you aro bo quick 'to observo. I am sorry" ho paused rwlth hoad down for an instant "vory rarry to havo docolvod you." "Hut yon are still a deaf gardenor 'to roe," Bald Marta, finding consolation iln pleasing him, "I5h? ISh?" He put his hand to his W as he resumed his stoop. "Yes, res," ho added, as a deaf man will when understanding of a remark which ho tailed at first to catch comes to him In an echo. "Yob, tho gardener has no past," ho declurod In tho gentlo old igardonor's yolco, "when all tho flow era dlo every year and he thinks only of next yoar's bloBsoms of the fu ture!" Now the air of tho room seemed to 'be stifling him, that of tho roofless world of tho garden calling him. The bent flgura disappeared around a turn ilu thq path and they listened without -moving until tho Bouud of his Blow, dragging footfalls had died away. "When ho is serving thoso of his own Hoclal station 1 can bco how it would, bo eaaler for him not to have mio know," said Martu. "SeuBltlve, proud and intgnso " und u look ol 'horror appeared lu her oyea. "Aa ho camo acrosB tho room his fac"o was transformed. I imoglno It was lke thai of a man giving no quarter in a !tmyonot.charge!" Feller had won tho day for hlniBolf iwhero a friend's ploas might havo fulled. This was as It should bo, I.nh. trqnv thought. "Tim Vjglit viow tho view that you 'were bound to tako!" ho Bald. nr Charles Scribner" Eons) "And yet, I don't know your plans for him, Lanny. Thoro Is anothor thing to consider," sho replied, with an ab rupt chango of tono. "Hut first lot us leavo Feller's quarters. Wo aro in truders horo." "A man playing deaf; a secret tele phone Installed on our premises with out our consent this is all I know so far," said Marta, seated opposite Lanstron at one end of the circular seat In tho arbor of Mercury. "Of course, with our 3,000,000 against their 5,000,000, tho Grays will take tho offensive," ho said. "For ub, tho dofenslvo. La Tlr Is lu an angle. It docs not belong In the pormanont tactical line of our dofensos. Novor theloss, there will bo hard fighting here. The Drowns will fall back stop by tcp, and wo mean, with relatively small cost to ourselves, to make tho Grays pay u heavy price for each stop Just as heavy as we can." "You noed not use euphonious terms," sho said without lifting her lashes or any movement oxcept a quick, nervous gesturo of her froo hand. "What you mean is that you will kill ae many ns possible of tho GrayB, isn't Is 7 And if you could kill flvo for every man you lost, that would bo splendid, wouldn't it?" "I don't think of It aa splendid. There Is nothing splendid about war," ho ob jected; "not to me, Marta." "And uftor you havo mado them pay live to ono dr ten to ono in human lives for tho tangent, what then? Oo on! I want to look at war faco to face, freo of tho wlll-o'-tho-wlsp glamour that draws on soldiers." "We fnll back to our first lino of do donso, fighting all tho time. Tho Grays occupy La Tlr, which will bo out of tho reach of our guns. Your house will no longer bo lu danger, and we happen to know that WoBtorllng means to make It his headquarters." "Our houso Westorllng's headquar tcrs!" sho repeated. With a Btart that brought her up erect, alert, challeng ing, her lashes dickering, she recalled that Wostorling had said at parting that ho should seo her If war came. This corroborated Lanstrou'a Informa tion. Ono sldo wanted a spy In tho garden; tho other a general In tho houso. Was she oxpectod to mako a cholco? Ho had ceased to bo Lanny. Ho personified war. Westorllng per sonified war. "I aupposo you have spies under his vory nose In his very stuff offices?" sho nsked. "And probably ho has In ours," said Lanstron, "though we do our best to prevont it." "What a protty oxamplo of trust nmong civilized nations!" sho ox claimed. "You say that Westorllng, who commands tho kllliug on his sldo, will bo in no dnngor. And, Lanny, are you a porson of such distinction In tho business of killing that you also will bo out of danger?" Sho did not seo. aa her nvnn nnnrmi her hot Indignation Into 1i1b, that hie maimed hand was twitching or how ho bit his lips and flushed before he re piled: "Each ono goes where he Is sent, link by link, down from tho chief of staff. Only In this way can you havo mat solidarity, that harmonious effi ciency which means victory." "Au autocracy, a tyronny over the lives of all tho adult males In countries that boast of tho ballot and self-governing Institutional" sho put In. "But I hope," ho went on, with tho quickening pulso nnd eager smilo that used to greet a call from Feller fo "set things going" lu their cadot days, "that I may tako out a squadron of dirigibles. After all this spy business, that would bo to my taste." "And If you caught a regiment In closo formation with a showor of bombs, that would bo poBltlvoly heav only, wouldn't It?" Sho bont nearer to him, her eyeo flaming domand and satire. "Not War necessary, horrible, hell ish 1" ho ropliod. Something in her Boomed to draw out tho brutal truth sho had nskod for In place of euphoni ous terms. "When I boenmo chief of intelligence 1 found that on underground wlro had been laid to tho castle from tho Eighth division hcadqunrtors, which will bo our genernl staff, headquarters In time of war. Tho purpose was tho samo as now, but abandoned bh chimerical. All that wae necessary was to Install' tho Instrument, which Follor did. I, too, saw tho plan as chimerical, yot It was a chance tho ono out of a thousand. If It should happon to succood wo should piny with our cards Concealed and theirs on tho table. , "Tho rest of Follor's part you havo guessed already," ho concludod. "You can seo how a deaf, luofTcnsivo old gnrdoner would hardly seom to know u Gray Boldlor from a Brown; how It might no moro occur to Westorllng to send him away than tho family dog or cat; how ho might retain his quarters In the tower; how he could Judge tho atmosphere of tho staff, whether elated or depressed, pick up scraps of conver sation, nnd, ns a trained ofllcer, know thi value of what ho hoard nnd roport It over tho phone to 1'artow'a houd quarters." "But what about tho aoroplanos?" she asked. "I 'thought you wero to de pend on them for scouting." "Wo shall use them, but they are tho least tried of all tho now re sources," ho Bald. "A Gray neroplnno may cut a Urown neroplano down bo foro It returns with tho nowB wp want. At most, when the aviator may descend low enough for nccurate observation ho can nee only what Is actually being dono. Feller would know Wcsterllng's plans beforo they wero oven in the first stops of execution. This" play ing tho thought happily "this would bo the ideal arrangement, whllo our plunes and dirigibles wero kept over our linos to strike down theirs. And, Maria, that ie all," ho concluded. "If thero Is wnr, tho moment that Feller's ruso Is discovered ho will be Bhot as a spy?" sho asked. "I warned him -of that,' said Lan stron. "Ho In a-soldier, with a sol dier's fatalism. Ho sees no more dan der In thlo than In commanding a bat tery In a crisis," "Supposo that the Grays win? Sup poso that La Tlr is permanently theirs?" "They shall not win! They must not!" Lanstron oxclalmed, his tono as rigid as Wcsterllng's toward her sec ond prophecy. "Yet If they should win and Wester llng finds that I havo been party to this treachery, jib I shall bo now that I am In tho secrot, think of tho posi tion of my mother and myself!" sho continued. "Has that occurred to vou. a friend, in making our property, our garden, our neutrality, which Is our only defense, a factor In one of your plans without our permission?" Her eyes, blue-black in appeal and reproacn, rovealed tho depths of a wound as they had on tho terrace stops beforo luncheon, when ho had been apprised of a feeling for him by seeing It dead under hie blow. Tho logic of tho chief of Intelligence withered. Ho understood how a friendship to her wns, indeed, more sacred than patriotic passion. Ho realized tho shamo of what he had dono now that ho was free of professional influences. "You aro right, Marta!" ho replied. "It was beaBtly of me thero Is no ex cuse." Ho looked around to Bee an orderly from tho nearest military wlrelese sta tion. "I was told It was urgent, sir," said the orderly, In excuse for his Intrusion, as ho passed a telegram to Lanstron. Immediately Lanstron felt tho touch of tho paper his features seemed to tako on a mask that concealed hie thought ns he road: "Tako night express. Come direct from station to mo. Partow." This meant thnt he would bo ex pected at Pnrtow'a ofllco at eight tho "They Shall Not Wlnl Notl" They Must next morning. Ho wrote bis answer; tho orderly saluted and departed at a rapid paco; and then, aa a matter of habit of tho same kind that makes Bomo men wlpo their pons when lay ing them down, ho struck a match and BOt flro to ono cornor of tho paper, which burnod to his fingers' ends bo foro ho tossed tho chnrred remains away. Marta Imagined what ho would bo like with tho havoc of war raging around him all self-possession and mastory; but actually he was trying to renssuro himself that ho ought not to feol petulant over a holiday cut short. "I shall havo to go at owe," ho said. "Marta, If thero wero to Do war very soon within a week or two woeke what would bo your attltudo about Fol ler's romnlnlng?" "To carry out his plan, you mean?" "Yes." Thoro was a perceptible pauso on hor part. "Lot him stay," alio unmyered. "I shall havo tlmo to decide even after war beglus." "Hut Instantly war beglnB you must go!" ho declared urgently. "You forgot a precedent," alio re minded him. "Tho Galland women hnvo novor desorted the Galland house!" "1 know the precedent. Hut this tlmo tho hpuso will ho In tho thick of tho lighting." "It linn been In tho thick of tho light ing beforo," sho'snld, with a gesturo of Impatience. "Marta, you will promlso not to re main?" ho urgod. "Isn't that my affair?" she asked. "Aren't you willing to leave oven that to mo after all you havo been tolling how you are to mako n redoubt of our lawn, Inviting tho sheila of tho euemy Into our drawing-room 7" What could ho say? Only call up from the depths tho two passions of hU life In an outburst, with all tho forco of Ills naturo in pfay. "I lovo this soil, my country's soil, ours by right nnd I lovo you! I would be truo to both!" "Lovo! What mockery to mention that now!" sho cried chokingly. "It's monstrous!" "I I" Ho was nmklng an effort to keep his nerves under control. This time tho stiffening elbow failed. With a lurching nbruptnoss ho swung his right hand around and seized tho wrist of that trombllng, Injured hand that would not be still. Sho could not fall to nolco tho movement, and tho sight was a magic that struck angor out of her. "Lanny, I am hurting you!" she cried miserably. "A little," he said, will finally domi nant over Its servant, and he was smiling ae when, half stunned and in agony and ashamed of the fact he had risen from tho debris of cloth and twisted braces. "It's all right," he con cluded. She throw back her arms, her hoad raised, with a certain abandon as If she would baro her heart. "Lanny, thero havo been moments when I would havo liked to fly to your arms. There havo been moments when I have had tho call that comes to overy woman In answer to a desire. Yet I was not ready. When I roallv go It must bo In a flamo, In answer to your flame!" "You meah I " Hut If tho flame wore about to burst forth sho smothered It in tho spark. "And all this has upset me," she wont on incoherently. "We've both been cruel without mennlng to bo, and wo'ro In the shadow of a nightmare; and next time you como perhaps all tho war talk will bo over and oh, this is enough for today!" She turned quickly In veritable flight nnd hurried toward tho houso. "If It ever comes," she called, "I'll let you know! I'll fly to you In a chariot of flro bearing my flame I am that bold, that brazen, that reckless! For I am not an old maid, yet. They've moved tho ago limit up to thirty. But you can't drill lovo into mo as you drill dleciplino Into armies no,- no moro than I can argue peace into armies!" For a whllo, motionless, Lanstron watched tho point where sho had dis appeared. CHAPTER VII. Making a War. Hedworth Westerlinnr would havo said twenty to ono if he had been asked the odds against war when he was parting from Marta Galland In the hotel reception room. Doforo he reached homo ho would havo changed them to ton to one. A scaro bulletin about tho Bodlapoo affair compelling attention as his car halted to let tho traffic of a cross street pass, he bought a newspaper thrust In at tho car win dow that contained the answer of tho government of tho Drowns to a dis patch of the Grays about tho dispute that had arisen in tho distant African Junglo. This ho had already read two days previously, by courtesy of the promler. It was moderate In tono, as bocamo a power that had 3,000,000 fid dlers against its opponent's 5,000,000; nevertheless, It firmly pointed out that tho territory of tho Browns hnd hpn overtly Invaded, on tho protext of se curing a deserter who had escaped across tho line, by Gray colonial troops who had raised tho Gray flag In place of tho Brown flag' and remained defiantly in occupation of tho outpost thoy hnd taken. As yotj, tho Browns had not attempt ed to ropol tho aggressor by arms for fear of complications, but wore relying on the Gray government to order a withdrawal of tho Gray forco and the repudiation of a commander who had boen guilty of so grave an International affront. Tho surprising and Illuminat ing thing to Westorllng was tho In spired statement to tho press from the Gray foreign ofllco. adroitly appealing to Gray chauvinism and Justifying tho "lntropldlty" of tho Gray commander In response to eo-cnllod "pin-pricking" exasperations. At tho door of hie apartment, Fran cois, his valet and factotum, gave Wes torllng a letter. "Important, sir," said Francois. Westorllng know by a glanco that It was, for It was addressed and marked "Personal" in the premier's own hand writing. A conferonco for ton that ovening was roquostod in a manner that loft no doubt of Its urgency. Curiosity mado him a little ahead of tlmo, but ho found tho premier await ing him In his etudy, froo from inter ruption or eavesdropping. In the shadow of tho table lamp tho old premier looked his years. From youth he had been In politics, ever a bold flguro and a daring playor, but now beginning to feol the pressure of younger men's qU'ows. Fonder oven of power, whioH "had become a habit, than in his twenties, ho saw It Bllpplntf from IiIb grasp nt an ago when the downfall of his government meant that ho should novor hold tho reins again. Ho had been called an ambitious dora agoguo and a makeshift opportunist by his enemies, but tho crowd liked him for hie ready strategy, his genfcs for appealing phrases, and for tho gam bier's vlrtuo. which hitherto had mado him a good loser. "You saw our communique tonight that went with tho publication of tho Browns' dispatch?" ho romarked. "Yes, and I am glad that I had heea careful to send a spirited commander to that region," Westorllng replied. "So you guess my Intention, I see." Tho premier smiled. Ho picked up a long, thin Ivory paper-knife nnd softly patted tho palm of his hand with It. "Certainly!" Westorllng iopfied In his ready, confident manner. "Wo hear a groat deal about tho pre cision nnd power of modern arms ns favoring tho defensive," said tho pro mler. "I havo read somowhero that it will enable tho Browns to hold us back, desplto our advontaKo of numbers. Also, that thoy can completely man evory part of their frontier and that tholr ability to movo their reserves rapidly, thanks to modern facilities, makes a powerful flanking attack In surprise out of tho question." "Some half-truths In that," an Westorllng. "One axiom, that must hold good through all tlmo, Is that tho aggressive which keeps at It always wins. Wo take the aggressive. In tho spaco whero Nnpoleon deployed a di vision, wo deploy a battalion today. Tho precision nnd power of modorn nrms require this. With such immonso forces nnd present-day tactics, tho flno of battle will practically cover tho length of the frontier. Along their range the Browns have a series of fortresses commanding natural open ings for our attack. Thcso aro almost lmpregnnblo. But there are pregnablo points between them. Hero, our method will be tbo same thnt tho Jatia- nese followed atid that they learned irom European armies. Wo shall con centrate In masses and throw In wave after wavo of attack until wo havo gained the positions we desiro. Once wo have a tenable foothold on tho crest of tho range tho Brown army must fall back and tho rest will be a matter of skillful pursuit." Tho premier, as ho listened, rolled tho paper knlfo over nnd over, regard ing its polished sides, which wero like Wcsterllng's manner of facllo state ment of a program certain of fulfill ment. "How long will it take to mobilize?" "Less than a week after tho rail roads are put entirely at our service, with three preceding days of scattered movements," answered Westerllng. "Deliberate mobilizations aro nil right for a diplomatic threat that creates a furore In tho newspapers and a de pression In tho stock market, but which is not to be carried out. When you mean war, all speed and the war fever at white heat." "You would have made a good poli tician, Westerllng," tho premier re marked, with a twitching uplift of the browB and a knowing gleam In his shrewd old eyes. "Thank you," replied Westerllng, "a man who 1b able to lead In anything must be something of a politician." "Very true, Indeed. Perhaps I had that partly In mind In making you vice-chief of staff," responded tho pre mier. "Then It all goes back to tho publlo to that enormous body of human ity out there!" Ho swung tho paper knlfo around with outstretched nrm toward tho walls of tho room. "Tn public opinion aB does everything else In this age to the people our masters, your and mine! For nn man can stand against them when they say no or yes." "You know the keys to play on, though," remarked Westerllng with a complimentary smile. "No ono knows qulto so well." "And you are sure sure we can win?" tho promler asked with a long, tense look at Westorllng, who was steady under tho scrutiny. "Absolutely!" he answered. "Flvo millions against throe! It's mathe matics, or our courage and skill are not equal to theirs. Absolutely! We havo tho power, why not use It? Wo do not live In a dream age!" From a sudden, unwitting exertion of his strength tho knife which had been the recipient of his emotions snapped In two. Rather carefully the premier laid the pieces on the table before ho rose and turned to WeBter ling, his decision mado. "If the peoplo respond with the war fever, then it is war," ho said. "I tako you at your word that you will win!" "A condition!" Westerllng an nounced. "From tho moment war be gins tho army Is master of all intelli gence, all communication, all re sources. Everything wo rcqulra goes into the crucible!" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Save the Dog. Tho Oregon stato board of health bulletin sayB wisely with reforenco to mad dogs, "never kill the animal that bit you, savo It with tho greatest caro," for tho condition that dog de velops Is of the greatest consequeuco to tho person bitten. If tho dog is klllod, tho negrl bodies, which aro of Importance in the diagnosis, may not bo developod and no ono will ever know whether the dog was or was not rabid. But If tho dog Is saved ho will himself within n week or ten days show whether or not bo Is rnbid. It ho proves himself clear of rabies the man bitten need give tho matter no furthor consideration from that side, and if it provo that ho be rabid, there Is still plenty of time for tho man to tako tho proper remedies. If a dog bites you, eavo the dog. Qualified Rebuke. Klve-year-old Mario likes to seo tho funny pictures. Sho hnd tho paper spread out on tho floor looking at It when her fathor turned out tho light Mary was angry at this, nnd said, "You'vo got your nerve," but as sho realized Immediately whom sho was tulklng to sho hastily added, "But you know jour rights." HAPPY HOLIDAYS We wish you "many happy returns" but happiness is really only a reflection of health. It depends largely on the digestion. If you are poorly as a result of a weak stomach, inactive liver or clog ged bowels we urge a trial of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It brings back appetite, aids digestion and is beneficial to the entire system. Start today. BUCK LEG LOSSES SURELY PREVENTEG bf CutUr'o Dltkl! Pill. Low- r'utem tlockman. ncluss thty prttMt Hhira other vtwloei fill. Welt for booklet and tratlaonltU. 10-tfiM pkg. OlickWl Plllt JI.M 10-dcil pkti. Dlteklff Pllli 4.00 The dupfriorltr of Cutter products la due to artr II jtm of mwcltllilni in vteelnei and eerumi only. Inilit en Cutt.r't. Jf unobtainable, ordir direct. Tfct Cutter Laboratory. Otrkilcy. Cal.. or Caleage, IK PROBABLY COULD DO WORK Soldier's Occupation In Civil Life Certainly Should Have Fitted Him for the Job. Heal war conditions sometimes givo rude shocks to tho professional soldier trained to arms In tho well-ordered days of peace. Hero Is a caso In point. A Prussian Landwehr company was being mustered Into servlco and thoro wero many things to bo done. Uni forms, equipment, rlflles, wero to bo distributed, rolls prepared, reports mado out, and quartermaster's lists checked up. Tho captain had hlB hands full. Ho ordered his first sergeant to find a noncora. who could write neatly and flguro a little. The first sergeant wns equal to tho emergency. Corporal Kammermeycr was prompt ly summoned tho crisply detailed for duty as company clerk. Tho corporal reported to the captain, who looked him over with a mixture of wonder and distrust. "So you can figure, corporal," he said. "A little, sir, at your service." Tho captain still looked dubious. "What is your trade In civil life, anyway?" ho said. "I am professor of mathematics, captain," was the reply. Walking Graveyards. Some of tho Indian princes havo given over two million dollars apiece to Britain for tho war. Beside such gifts, tho gifts of London business millionaires seem small. "In fact," said James Douglas, In an Interview, "In fact, the gifts of tho nlzam of Hyderabad and tho mahara jah of Mysore and tho gaekwar of Ba oda givo our English merchant princes, who owe England so much more, a look of avarice; and you know the definition of avarice. "Avarice, like a graveyard, takes In all It can get, and nover gives any thing back." War Styles. "Have you heard anything 'about tho fall fashions as yet?" "Not as to how the gowns will be made. I supposo tho girls are bound to wear cartridge belts, of course." The Drummer's Work. "Aro thcso moving pictures of tho war authentic?" "Of course. All hut the rumble of artillery. That's Imitated by the drummer." Smile, smile, beautiful clear white clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American made, thcrcforo best. All grocers. Adv. Few of tho men who aro willing to give you a recommendation would givo you a job. red can remember it Van Houten's Rona Cocoa healthier and more delicious than tea or coffee. Half-pound red can 25c PATENTS rV- IUU reaaonabfc. Hlghm'nTiol: WF Fill Y "'l farma, nntmproTfvl landi. timings, where. Wrlto Intoreutu Koalty Co., Dnrango, Iowa Nebraska Directory Live Stock Commission Merchants In . tU K',,"K 'uUiUiiK, Smith Omulia BrJj rW,f1Ul U8 !' lJy members otth t.SU.'VLV..1 '"P'oJfeJ baro boen aelectwl ixl UalDodlof the work which Uiajdw. WritLo.iuimi
