THE NORTIE PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIIiUNE.
MOTHERS AND
a CoU5 .
DAUGHTER
Read This Letter from Mrs.
W. S. Hughes
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I "Of medium httfhi with ?a coaj" V fj!
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CHEERING
Having advertised for it ehnuuViir.
the multiiullllotinl.c sought o test (lie
honoaty of the applicant.
"Sunnose." he sold, "you wore to
lint) a pockcthook in the toniieuii con
taining $100.000 what wotilil yon do?"
"Nothing nt all," replied the truthful
nppllcnnt. "I'd Ike on my Income
during the rest of my life." Boston
TrniiHcrlpt.
old-
fvtAAMwfUn Trt1 T ntnH is9am (tin
Impression that my eldest daughter had
I some intcrnui trouble
as over sinco Uio first
time her sicknessap
pcared she had to go
to bed and even had
to quit school once
for a week. I always
take Lydia E. Fink
ham's Vegetable
Compound myself so
I gave It" to her and
she has received
great benefit from it.
You can use this let
ter for a testimonial if you wish, as I
cannot, say 100 mucu uuuuv vvnui. juur
medicine has done for me and for my
daughter." Mrs. Wih S. Huoues.
Greenville, Delaware.
Mothers and of tcntimes grandmothers
have taken and havo learned the valuo
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. So they recommend the modi-
cino to others.
Tho best test of any medicine i3 what
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Chapter I.
IV DliAK Silt, would you ngt like
some clothes to weiir nml some
thing to out, freo of all cost?"
"I wouldn't mind It." replied
the little rugged, unsliuvcd, cold
mid hiingury wondercr.
"Well then," suld the tail
slim gentlemen with tin; high
foiliond and shum" features,
fiuiin nioiig uith mo. I will show you where you
yet your moneys worth uud som-dlilng for
nothing."
They started ofT at n lively walk mid entered
i huge house with out u light In It ly tlio rear
door.
"TIiIh," said the tall mini. "Is my residence.
An you very hungnry?"
. "Quite right." replied the little mini I could eat
most anything If It ilhlu't cost me anything!"
"It will cost you not one cent mid you hIiiiII
lmvo all you win eut nml drink If you will he kind
enough to tnke of your coat and roll your ssloavo
up." ,.
"Whv such trouble?" replied the smaller fc
low, "Hint's an odd thing to do to 'earn a meal.
I should think you would ask something more
HHH COril 8Sl COni HSHHS3 IIIOII HSKS SSHS."
"What's this on my aim?" uttered tho smaller?
J Tow did It come to he there? Have I been
jtsloep?"
"You sure was asleep. That which you see upon
your mm Is my name. Here In this house they
Ictiow not no other name. That upon your arm
hinds, you to my services. You can not escape this
town and maybe not this house, alive. It means
that you will live happily If you will try to ho
contented." - .
"Uniph," grunted the Wanderer looking at his
right iinn, "so your name Is Bluck Foot, I under
maud?" "By the way what Is your inline?"
"My, name." replied the smaller of tho two. "Is
John Lester Bruce."
"Welt Mr. Unite." said Black l-'oot u half hour
JiiUir, "you may eat now."
.lolui Immediately wont to the- table and there
before him was a meal, to his estimation, lit for
a king. He did not look up from tho table until
lie had devoured his share and more to of mashed
liotnloes, roasted meats, gravy, sweets and aide
tHshes of various-kinds.
The monotonous, continuous pouring of food
In the principal organ of digestion, which they
iill the stomach, If he hud one, was kept up for
thirty minutes.
The room appeared as It' the owner had an
Immense sum of money.
What was the Idea of bringing a ragged un
.shaved tramp In a bouse like this? Why did he
call himself Black Foot at home Instead of his
real name? Why did he put his odd name on my
tirin and tell me that my life was In danger If
I attempted escape?, was the thoughts John had
In mind Just as Ulael; Foot nunc In and offered
Mm u turklsh cigarette with a cork tip.
"Well," he said, as he came In, "are yon ready
to go tip your room."
lllncl; Foot turned and led htm through a hall
way and up a stairs; both being paded Immense
ly thick with curpetx which' niado no nolso what
oyer when t redded upon.
After they bad left the stairs and were well
on then way through another hull a bell could be
beard which was near by.
Tt was ringing' continuously therefor told for
'Itself that It was no telephone, but some other
electrical device.
Black Foot led the way Into a room on the
left.
"Thlti." he said, as he pro-stud a button which
Immediately stopped the bell' from ringing at Its' '
lilglitb of glory In a corner on the wnll.tf'ls an lu
ll rudera alarm,"
t '"TJild Its my room here. We will go to yours
now' V
They went Into a room .which was unusaty low
and large as to width and length. It was llulshcd
up to an extent somewhat like the mom In which
Jie ate regarding the style. In one corner was a
largo wooden bed.
"This button here when pressed," said Black
"Foot," Is what I would call a private hell. It rings
only when some one Is In this room besides on the
Ux.'d. You press tho same button to turn It on as
you do to turn it oft. The other one Is the wiino
"ns you mm me press In my room."
'Vow I wish to bae you change your clothes.
You'll Ibid plenty In the wardrobe. When you.
Iiavj llidHhed .lust open your door. 1 will hour
you."
John went to the wardrobe and pulled out a
Idue serge suite, looked It over and replaced It
-with ('mother of different colar which he puton
with a silk shirt 'that he picked out from llfteen
others.
He also adopted a rolled luneon-colar nnd silk
tie, flllk stockings and brown IStiRlleh wnlklng
hoes. Hat, gloves and overcoat be raid on a
chair.
Ho then went to the door and opened It, as
Instructed.
Hlnck . Foot Iniinedlntejy approached and pro
ftfoffcil lmn.wlth ti Qolt Automatic. 32 Callbor re
volver nd cartridge.
"Put these ln.j'our pocket or keep them iigar,
4y you. 'You nuneed Ihein sometime." ''
"1 will call In my assistance for you to look
over, then their will be less danger of shooting
one of your friends."
In came a tall slim gentleman. H looked some
thing like Hlnck Foot. They must of been broth
ers. The first mans name was Jimmy Wells.
Next was Itusscl Towers u man of about -15
years of age and 0 feet Inches tall. Dark com
plextlon but clean shaved. When he approached
I noticed that be walked very lightly and panther
like. In my mind I called him the puncher.
Dorthy Carter was tho next to come In.
This was the first time that John fell In love
at Hist sight. You could see lilm catch his breath
and.open bis gyes as ho greeted her with a smile.
She was a young Indy of about twenty. She
was of medium highlit with n silky complcxtlnn
and light hair, beautiful blue eyes and dressed
well.
"Those people," said Hlnck Foot to Jqlin who
was gazing after Miss Carter as she-went out
with the other two assistance, "arc very much
help to me. The lady Isn't rcaly a helper because
I class her as my daughter."
"Now I think I will leave yotf to retire. Break
fast at eight o'clock."
After John was once niors left to himself ho
sat down In a chair to think of his adventure
from Ave o'clock until now and to think of whnt
the future might bo.. "What did It all menu? 'Was
Hlnck Foot an escaped convict or president of
some crooked trust company? Was Black Foot
trying to hldo his Identity? .No that couldn't be,
bo wns down town this ovcnlng when he picked
me up.1'
"Well I am going to mnko use of thnt bed,"
said John after every thing wns still for tho
night, "HI try nnythlng once."
He lay abed "until two o'clock a. m. however
without sleeping a wink.
Presently- he 4tyrncd bis bend towards the cen
ter table and saw a book which bo Immediately
rose lo read. Howbelt he read to the middle of
the second chapter when bur r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r.
"Hello I some night walker bus stepned Into tho
house. ft.'
"O o o o o o o bin"
"My Clod! what can thnt begg Is somo one
killed nrendy?"
John went over and pressed the button which
stopped the bell from ringing, took up his te
volver and sturtod In sorch of the) Intruder.
In the upper floor bo could find nothing so ho
stnrted down stairs and was In tho front part of
the house when bo could hear some ono move
Ing about. Then a light could be seen In tho room
to tho left. John tiptoed up to tfio door and was
about to turn the light on.
"Hang I" a Hash of tiro could be seen, nnd a
heavy thump wns beard.
"D n you I I'll loam yo t' sneak up an' try
t' catch me," said a largi black wlskercd yegg
with a rod bandanna handkerchief, across his
face." If yo'd a mind ycr own business ye would
na' been n corpse." t
The yegg picked up bis treasure and revolver
and started out but when right In tho door wny
ho dropped bis nun which caused John to wake
up.
"Hands up. you fool," John commanded, "do
you think I can dye as easy a all of that. If you
lower them one bit, I'll shoot. Turn to your right
there nnd keep front of my light
"lfere! sit In that chair." John said, after they
were In Black Foot's room," and keep them hnnds
up too."
"Here he comes now, prlfioner. Keep them bands
up."
"Ha ! Ha ! It's yon again Is It. you get down
stairs and out of the bouse as fast as you can.
lfyou come back here again there will be
trouble," suggested Black Foot as ho entered tho
room, "1 see you have made good so far, John.
Tell mo about what you done. I heard somo body
shoot."
"Well I couldn't sleep so I got up and started
to road a book. My bell iMigan to ring so I went
over and shut It off, picked up my revolver
and then I heard u groan so upon Investlga "
"Whnt! You heard n groan,"
"Yes"
"Follow mo."
Thoy went across .the hall and Into a largo
room, from there Into a stnnller ono and then
through a room about ten feet by ten feet and
Into a small hall Uko enclosure.
There upon the floor wns the panther like man
Itusscl Towers laying dead with a knife wound
Just under tho left arm.
"Help me enrry him to thnt little room," John
wns asked.
Blacl- Foot then went back and pressed a but
ton which caused the dond man 40 dlssnpcnr
through a trap door but left the carpet on which
ho was laying.
"You shall except the position that the dead
man had once occupied.'!
"Mel and get Btnbbcd In the ribs," nnswored
John, "I should guess not."
V'You shall. Bemcmbor thnt mark on your arm."
"Oh! Well," said John, "If you Insist why til
. right."
1 "Well." Fnld Black Foot, "It's thrco o'clock
Fleeting Fascinations
"Your speeches haven't their
time spellbinding qualities."
'I've been trying to get away from
that spellbinding stuff." conllded benn-
tor SnrL'linin. "Anv cood vaudeville
monologlst can hold an audience spell- it has done for others. For nearly fifty
bound, but after tho show Is over be years wo have
, , ' , . -.,, , mothers, daughters, and women, young
. v.-.... ........ omJ 01d rccommendinc tno vegetable
elect him poundinaster." Compound. They know what it did for
them and aro clad to tell others. In
The Inducement. I your own neighborhood are women who
. Kno
"I will run again If ttiere Is an over
whelming demand." ,
"I think I can get n petition signed
by our four or live olllce-seckers. Sen
ator." .
"All right. It won't take much to
overwhelm me." Louisville Courier
Journal. "
low bf its great value.
Mothers daughters, why not try it ?
His Reasoning.
x He Look here, I've been working
like a dog all day at tho ofllce, and I
don't Intend to come home to crying
children and an overdone dinner.
She And so I suppose you think
thnt ffecause you have been working
like a dog all day you must growl like
one nil the evening?
BEllER
DEAD
Life is a burden when the body
is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
despondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
ffflh Dorthyj srnt through hi J "
Awful Threat.
-Wby did you strike
this
now and If you can't sleep, you may stand guard
tho door off these rooms nt the hall don't let
nnyono In with out notifying mo. You do this
now and don't leave until I tell you to which will
be nbout six thirty In the morning. Remember:
don't refuse to obey instructions."
"Just us you say," answered John and was
standing gaurd at tho door In less than two niln
utos. . '
Ilo wns on gaurd but an hour when the sllenco
wns broken,
"l'f I'm Interuptcd many more times to-night
thero will be n few more dye before morning."
crnck crack crack "don't you yell or I will
cause your heart to stop beating with this knife,"
"crnck crnck." ..
John left the post nnd went to tho door of tho
little room ton feet by tcnfcet." He peeked
through tho key hole.
There before bis eyes wns Dorthy Carter takelng
a sound wlpplng from Black Foot whom hod a
whip In ono hnnd nnd n knlfo In the other.
"Black Foot," said John as he entered, "lny off
with that whip and drop that knife."
"You get to hell out o here nnd be quick about
It."
"Nothing doing."
Tho furniture wns upsetting nnd the nigs wero
tore up within five minutes after they bad en
gaged In n struggle. Back and forth they went
ucross the room. Black Foot with knife In band
and Johns hand clasped an bis wrist tho whip
laying on the floor. John's hold was beginning-
to slip when bur-r-r-r-r-r the bell stnrted ringing.
Chapter II.
Judga
ninn7
Prisoner He threatened my wife.
Judge How wns that?
Prisoner He told my daughter that
he was going to kiss her for her
mother.
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'S FUNNY
She: How are you making out
learning to run your car?
He: I have trouble learning to
"reverse."
She: And you do it so beautifully
when you're waltzing.
r Problem.
Here Is a knotty problem
Which we for long have nursed:
How can wo make our money last
Unless we make It first
Talent.
Zeb Am Elusla n musical genius?
Zeke Am sho? Boy, you oughtn
Up town In the police station nt 4:20 am wore hear dat baby rc-fraln fm singing!
ree men, n millionaire dealer In real estate, Wayside Tales.
thr
Mr. Ilenery Coglan: chelf of police, Mr. King;
and 11 detective. Mr. Cole.
"Mr. Cole, Inst night," said mr King, "dls
gtllsed ns a burglar and I went Into Mr. West
mores residence nnd got evidence ns to Mr West
more makelng counterfeit money, thorfor we have
rosons to belelvo thnt that Is whore tho money
you hnvc come from. Hnvo you bnd any business
with him lntcly?"
"No," replied Coglnn, "but I hnvo had bus!
ness with n close friend of bis."
"Well Mr. Cole," said King, "don't you think that
It would be ndvlsnble for us three to bo going
before Wcstmore gets nway? Uavo you tlio war-
rant?"
"You hot I have."
At the Capitol.
'Call a Janitor nnd have the cobwebs
swept out of this room, who meets
hero, nnyhowJ"
"An Investigating committee."
Cities With Similar Names.
Burgos In Spain, Bourges in Frnace,
Bruges in Belgium are noted for mag
nificent Gothic cccleslnstical edifices
erected in the Middle Ages.
Have You a
Cold or Cough ?
Read What This Woman Says:
Blair. Ncbr. "In my younger years
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a cold. I took Dr. Pierce's Golden
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and found it to be so-helpful to me that I
used no other medicine or doctoring for
& period of about seven years. 1 did
not tako it continuously but just when
ever my system seemed to require a
and my lungs are in good condition
today.' Mrs. L. H.'Lotbrop, 211 East
Lincoln bt.
When run-down you can quickly pick
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obtaining this Medical Discovery of
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in tablets or liquid.
Valuations.
"My fnco is my fortune," sung the
milkmaid.
'That was very long ngo when a
bucket of milk was not nearly so
vnluable as at present."
DON'T FEAR ASPIRIN
IF IT IS GENUINE
Good Business.
"Wo are building 11 railroad through
those mountains."
"Blch country, they sny."
"You bet. We pay the cost of every
tunnel with tho coal taken out."
Look for Name "Bayer" on Tablets,
Then You Need Never
Worry.
To get genuine "Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin" you must look for the safety
Bayer Cross" on each package and on
each tablet.
The "Bayer Cross" means true, world-
famous Asplrlu, prescribed by physi
cians for over twenty-ono yenrs, and
At the Radical Meeting
Orator Do you get me, boys, do
m... iioif wnv tn WtmnroR rcfsldonoo hft- yOU gCt ITIC (
A. 1 1 U U I vj nnt " ' I . ! t .
.i.i.. rv.io t.rnkn the Rlloncc Volco ironi near r.01 imu wan un
IOIV """H"1 " . . 1 ... !..., A nloirnn.i Un.,ol,l I . lilt rt.1. flnnl
"By the wny Mr. Coglnn did you ever get track " iwu .... n,0,u provt-u taiuujimuiuiiaiui 1,,,
....... .intinlitor?" (a I Ann.-.
"No I haven't Mr. Colo."
"Listen." cried King as they gteppeu on tne
front porch of tho Westmores house, "whnt's that
notse.?"
"Sounds like somebody Is havclng a quarrel."
rnnllml Cochin.
TimV nre lii this room here." said tho dctec
tivo ns ho followed tho noise from tho boll.
Thero before them wns John Bruce with his
i.nn.i Ktin or. Westmores wrist just ns tney nnu
tnnnc,l struggling. In the comer wns Dorthy
Pnrtor stinking with fright.
"What's nil this nolso nbout," demnnded King,
"Wcstmore you uro under nrrest tor navemg in
your pososlon countereflt money.
John wns hip "rst i ieuh,
Add Pathetic Figures.
"I'm sorry for tho poor chump."
"Wliy, I understood you to say he
wns tho life of tlio pnrty."
"He was, but bo didn't know It."
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Very Few of Them.
Hubby Why is it that you womcu
can -never keep a secret?
Wlfle Because we seldom hoar one
that's worth while keeping I
The Forgetting.
"I believe In forgetting Injuries!"
"Thnt's right to forget an la.
The World's Croesus.
Knlcker What Is Uncle Sinn's ratio?
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"Wliy tins m " . -v . forgotten It!" Wayside Tales.
I strugglltiR to sco wbeather ho should whip Miss b
Cnrtor or not, with tho whip you sco Inylngontho
flnnr."
"While yonr at It ofllcer," said John, "You
might ns well arrest him for tho murder of Bus-
sol Towers ejiriy uus morning.
"Have you any proof."
"Tills trim door here."
mi. 1 fv ilmichtcr! My daughter I My dear
flnnntitnr .''
"Pupal tnpt Mr. Bruco. He saved my life u
llttlo while ago.
"iiollol my son! Hello 1"
Am von comelng Black Foot," cried John as bo
' walked with Dortbys nnn through his nnd her
other through Ilenery uogions, nor miner.
What Waa Wrong With Moses?
"Miss Jane, did Moses have the
same complaint my papa's got?"
"Gracious me, Percy! Whatever do
you mean, my denrr'
"Well, It says here that the Lord
gave Moses two tablets."
Often Happens.
Tho Dowager What hna becomo of
Mr. Gadabout? Ho used to bo quite
a society Hon.
The Old Ten Hound Ho doesn't go
out nny mora. Ho married a society
lion tamer.
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