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THip NORTH PLATT1D SlflMl-WiaiSKL.V TRIBUNE
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enwmKie
By Opie Read
Copyright. Tb UeJl Sfixitattt, Inc.
CHAPTER Vr, Continued
ffI gave nlm the tiro hundred dollars
tllitt ho was to put In with the five
hundred furnished by you to be In
vested Intihirivoly In Hint cotton-hugging
factory nt VIcksburg, and lie took
an early bout for that city. I think It
Is n fortunate thing for tho South
that thoy discovered a wild plant, a
sort of Jute, really hotter for making
ropes and bagging than cither flnr or
hemp. I had seen nothing about the
discovery, but I am not a very close
reader of the nowspapern. Hut Shottle
assures me that this wild Jute can bo
grown on tho poorest land and that It
needs no tending. I am naturally cau
tious, Virgil, and I did not myself In
vest, but backing your Judgment In
tho matter, I loaned Liberty flvo hun
dred. When do you expect actlvo op
erations toward building tho factory?"
Tycio forestalled Draco's answer:
"Oh, I am euro It will succeed, and
It wl be a great thing, especially for
Liberty. Ho has tried so hard, but
somehow his energies haven't been
properly directed. And ho Is so cap
able "
Sho was so confident, and so hopeful
for her luckless kinsman, that Draco
played protecting villain to Shottlc's
purposes.
"Well, I don't know exactly when
they nre to begin work, but soon, I
trust."
She guvo him a grateful look for his
trust, now perfectly assured of Shot
tie's useful future. But the General
did not appear to bo easy In his mind,
and a little later when he and Draco
were Walking about tho yard, beneath
the trees, he referred again to tho in
vestment. Draco would have shuf
fled away from It, but tho old gentle
man cornered him with a question :
"I wont tho truth. Did Llhorty He
to mo?"
"Yes, sir, ho did."
"I began to think so tho moment ho
left mo. Well, It Ik a singular thing,
"i Want the Truth. Did Liberty Lie ,
' to Me?"
thnt when ho is with me, I bollovo fn I
him, hut the moment he is gone my
fa! tli bus gone with hlui. I have had
much i"5terlonce with man, Mr. Drace, J
In tho army and olsowhoro, but my ,
wife's nijl)ew Is the most I don't'
know how to define him. Lot mo1
thank you for protecting him In tho!
pregimce of my wlfo, and I rogrot that j
I may havo seemed In doubt. But'
torncc", thnt follow mnkos mo angry
with myself. Confound him, ho almost
convinces mo at tlmos that I hnvo no 1
stability of character. And yot I am !
fond of him. I am always glad to sco 1
liltn como. And lot mo say that ho 11-1
lustratos ono truth very clearly that
ability consists mostly in tho fervor
with which wo go nt a thing. I sup
pose ho lias cost you considerable."
"Oh, not very much. I am fond of
him too, and I bellovo ho is going to
bo of much help to mo."
i "Well, I'vo lost flvo hundred this
morning, but I can stand it I have or
dered tho mules hitched up, and am
going to drlvo with you about the
plantation. I am going to show you a
government hero in tho delta."
During tho drlvo tho old gentleman
was talkative, sometimes with the
achooL man's hesitating precision, but
more often as the free companion,
agreeable rather than discursive.
Drace evinced la everything a keen in.
tercet, hut it was not real. His heart
was not with him. It was In New Or
1Mh. In a."" -bAarda
I House
I Illustrated by
I, R. H. Uvingetono
wcro' nuUca: across a aoor.
From what he had boon nblo to
gatlu-r from the General and by talk
ing In scorning Idlcnoss to boatmen
and to men along tho Itlver, Draco
confirmed tho Information snatched by
Rholtlo from tho label on tho French
man's wine esse namely, that old
Stepho hod n haunt somewhere In tho
neighborhood. A shrewd old negro had
aid thnt the outlaw lived In the
swamp, in a house hullt of periwinkle
shells. On the opposite shore, find
several tnllei below the Gonornl's
homo, thoro lay n great wood of cy
press and n thick tnngld of salt cedar,
a sort of everglade, a marsh with hun
dreds of knoll-Islands hero and there
rising among tho bnyous. Here was In
deed an outlaw's paradise, for Drace
was told that not nearly all Its lano
and crooked bywuys of brown wator
had heun explored. Herein ho began
his search for old Stepho, dfty after
day pendtrntlng far! her nnd farther In
to thin lnons-lianging wild. He did not
confide In General Rethpngo, for his
mission was sacred unto himself alone,
and by himself nione must t he ac
complished. At Ills feet in the canoe lay a rope,
one end of It a hnnginitn's noose, nnd
he smiled at It, grim uud firm of faith.
Sometimes his cunoo vo;i1rl stall In the
carpet of scum. But he forced his
way through Into a t.anow and unob
structed channel. Now he paddled
swiftly. In front of him u great alli
gator arose and sank, tho canoo graz
ing his scaly back. With a shriek great
birds flew, flapping low, their long legs
stretched out behind them. Draco was
armed with a revolver, but did not
wish to flro It, caution warning him.
When he ceased for n time to paddle,
how still everything was! ,
Tho adventurer liked to feel that no
one had ever been there before. But
now suddenly something caught his
eye. In the green tangle oiy-a low
bank ho suw a pole with wires strung
to It, n sort of gate. The wires were
covered with vines, trained about them.
But for what purpose, here In this
brushy tangle? Ho caught hold of a
weed and pulled tho. canoe up closer,
took hold of the pole and now ho
found n lower slat to which tho wires
were also attached. Farther along he
discovered a sort of hinge attached to
a snog nlmost hidden by briers.
"I'll open this gate and see what lies
beyond," ho mused, drawing tho canoe
bnck to tho other end. Ho pulled at
tho polo, and It yielded. Tho gate
opened, and through the weeds that
appeared "to have been bent by the
passing of n boat, he saw a nnrrow
channel, '
It wns easy enough to shove through
tho weeds nnd to enter the new canal.
Soon It broadened, winding about
nmong the enormous cypress trees.
Now ho enmo upon a widening that
looked llko a mlllpond, except that ln(
tho midst of It nroso an island of tall"
cane. It was an iiltractlve sight, and
ho ceased paddling to look. Slowly
he drifted toward tho Island's shore.
He took hold of a cane root and pulled
the nose of tho canoe hard Into the
hank. Then he got out, parting the
stiff nnd stubborn cone In a shade as
denso as night. -But now through this
parting hallway ho could sco sunlight
beyond, and knew that he was about
to como Into nn open space. And out
Into It he looked with a start; for
there, a few foot from the edgo of the
fringe of cane, stood a small houso
mnde of minute shells cemented peri
winkles. Its roof was of thatch, tho
long rushes gathered from tho swamp;
and about the door was a cypress vine,
Its red blooms dazzling In tho sun.
And then a bended cane Draco hold
was crushed In his bund, for through
Through tho Door and Out Deneath
the Vino Camo the Barbaric- Rose
Maid, Nadlno La Vltte.
tho door and out beneath the vino came
tho barbaric roso-maid, Nadlne la
Vltte,
CHAPTER VII
Sho did not tako fright when she
saw him. She was Btartled, but did
net run Into the house; sho stood
dated, her marvolous eyos In wldo
stare. Slowly ho came forward, gazing-,
his hat In his hand. He dropped
the hat, stooped, caught it up and
now stood before her.
Jf she wero agitated, he csala gg
discover It. She stood whore the red
blooms brushed her brow. Ho held
forth his hand, and slowly sho shook
her bond.
"Monsieur, how foolish to cornel If
you do not go now, In a short tlmo you
will dlf. My father! lie will shoot
you. I should like It not to soo you
dead, you arc so brave. My father, ho
will think you come for him."
"But I will tell him thnt I did not
I'
Ho movod nearer, hut with her hand
raised, palm toward him, sho motioned
him nwny.
"You do not know what you talk.
Nothing could you tell him, for tho
gun fire, and you will he no more.
PIoriMe go nway now."
"Oh. It is, bofeuiKc you want to get
"
n. rt io nn- hnf T in.,.
INO. no, noi n is not wuir, i umi,..
You arc so brave - nnd
handsome. It Is because I fohr for
you. My father would ho angry to
have me talk with a northern man.
Go now, and for my sake, como no
more."
"Mr. Boyce,!' said Draco then, "is
not a northern mnn?"
She shot a sudden startled look at
him. "Mr. Boyce but he Is my fn-
thor's friend. My father expects me'
to marry Mr. Boyce. And If my father section 30 township 12 range 28 run- deceased in tho County Court of Lln-
ning thence cast across tho canyon 00111 County, Nebraska, v
should como back .and llnd mo hen ami eontlnuelng on oast side of can- . Tll Stato of Nebraska, to all per
tulklng with you, he would Plonc, vnn ,n HmifWlv ,iirpMn,, ,Mi, 'sons interested in said Estate tako
Mr. Draco, go at once, before it Is too
late. See, the sun Is almost set. The
stars come soon, and then through the
cane ho como. Oh, won't you please
be kind to me nnd go at once I"
"Kind to you? God bless you, I
wnnlrl flln fnr vnii " '
Ofi, you make love soon! But
won'Jt you please go now I Quick, I hear
something."
"You henr my heart. Let. me stay
ten minutes, and then I go."
"Ah, but why would you give mo ten
minutes of fear?"
Ho saw that her anxiety was real,
nnd his heart smote him for cruelty t j Ing in an easterly direction through
this dazzling creature whoso father he section G, township 10, rango 27, con
would hnng with a rope brought from j nocting with road 299. near its infer
tile North. section of lino between sections 5 and
"Yes I will go. I wanted to tell you L townBhlp 10( range 27( terminating
oviiiumiiiK, uui my ruri'l Ul KL""K lis
so deep that I forget what it was. But
I must come ngaln when tho sun Is not i
so low. s'o, tell me please, when that
shnll bo?"
"Never would a man before talk llko
this to mo . . . But If you must como
when I beg you no, let It be next
Thursday. My father then wilt bo In
tho hills to buy cattle."
"This Is Friday, und that will bo a
week, lacking ono day. You have set
doomsday for my return."
"If you come before, you will not
find mo. And now It Is the good-by."
Sho drew bnck quickly through tho
door, and down Into tho frlngo ot tall
cano he went, parting his way to the
canoo thnt lay iioslng tho mossy bank.
Only now that sho was gone and
night hud come did ho remember re
member that this girl who had be
witched tho swift mlndtes with him
was tho daughter or his sworn enemy
Stepho la Vltte.
A voice called him as ho was curs
ing himself for a traitor to his father's
memory. On a point of land he saw
three men standing. One of them
beckoned him, and ho turned In to
ward them. One of them spoko:
"Would you be kind to set us
across? The night ho comes, and we
would not bo lost In tho swamp. We
will get to the river. .Would you,
please?"
"Yes, but I don't know that my ca
noe will hold four. We may get a
ducking."
He pulled alongside nnd stendled the
canoo while thoy got In. Now he pad
dled carefully. The man who had
talked, and whom the other two ad
dressed as Tonez, requested to bo set
on u bushy shore where the wnter was
so shallow that the canoo was almost
stuck In tho ooze. With his paddle
Drace propped his craft steady, for
them to get out Tonez got out and
with the quickness of a cat snatched
a rope from beneath his coat and
threw a noose nbout Draco's arms.
Then the two men in tho boat threw
thcpisolves upon him. There was a
hard struggle In tho ennoo nnd then
out into tho water, but they brought
him ashore, wound about with the rope.
Now thoy mnde lmsto to tlo him sc
curoly. Tho canoo was dragged
ashore ; Drace stretched out in It, and
now they took it on their shoulders
and hastened through the tangled un
derbrush. Ho had fought hard, but
had not cried out. But as he was.
carried along, ho sworo bitterly n$
himself for not looking nt first with
suspicion on the brutes who now had
him In thotr powor.
"Ah, you would steal ubout and
Bpy," snld Tonez. "But you stonl about
no moro. Tho carpetbaggers, thoy say,
You bravo?' and you say, 'Yes, I am
bravo.' Then they suy, 'You find old
Stepho.' And you go to find him. IIo
Is not nt homo. But his men, thoy
como Just in tlmo."
"You nre liars. I was "
"Ah, you como with tho Joke. To
morrow, we will laugh. Will you? No,
you will not laugh."
(To Bo Continued.)
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. I).
Special Attontlon Given to
Surgery
McDonald Bank Building
Office Phono 83 Residence 88
1)11. ItEDFIELD
Physician, Obstetrician, Surgeon
X-Ray
Calls promptly answered Night or Day
Phones. Office G42 Residence 678
EXTENSION ROAD NO. 22
To Whom It May Concern:
A consont road as follows:
Commencing nt tho corners to sec-
tions 4, 5, 8 and 9, township 12, north
range 30, west of Gth P. M. running
thonco wost on lino between sections
5 nnd 8, and 6 and 7, two mllos, to
connect with oxtonslon of road No.
42. Anyono having objections there
to or om,ms for damages by tho roa-
son of tho ostnbllshlng of tho abovo 13, sections 14 and 23, all In township pointed as the day for the reception
described road must Ill0 snmo In tho 12 rango 2G, wost of tho Gth P. M. and examination, ( adjustment and allow
offlco of tho County Clerk of Lincoln terminating at tho southeast cornor , fence of lawful claims and domands of
Count', Nebraskn, on or before 12 1 of section 1G and northeast cornor of all persons, against said oatato and
o'clock noon of tho 10th dny of Nov. section 22 all In township 12 rango that tho County Court of Lincoln
1922 or Bald road will bo allowed 2G. Anvono havlnc oblectlona thereto Countv. Nobrnskn. will at said tlmo
wlthout rof8ronce thereto
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A. S. ALLEN,
County Clork.
KXTBNSION 110 AD NO. 310
To Whom It May Concern:
Tho special commissioner appointod
to locato a public road as follows:
Commencing at thu termination of
road No. 210 near tho north lino of
soction 3G, township 12, rango 28 and
through sections 1 2 11-13-14-24-25-30, lll0 a nl account and report of his
township 11, rango 28. Road to fol-, administration nnd a petition for final
low east fbrk of canyon, which forks settlement and discharge as Buch Ad
aout 200 yards north of south line ministatrix, which have been sot for
of section 3G, township 11, rango 28,
in a southeasterly direction through
northeast corner of section 1 town-
ship 10, range 28 and through north
Vi soction G, township 10, rango 27, (
crossing divide near lino between
north and south halves of section G, I
township 10 rango 27, and continuo-
i thoro.
"vlv- ul'"ouu 1U"U l" uu '
wl(Ic lms rePrted in favor thorcof,
anyono having objections thereto or
claims lor tiamagos uy reason ot tno is January 10, 11)23, ana lor settle
establishing of tho above described mont of said Estate is Soptember 7,
road must file tho samo in tho office
of tho County Clerk of Lincoln Coun -
ty, Nebraska, on or bcroro 12 o'clock
noon of tho 10th day ot November,
1922, or said road will b alolwed
without referenco thereto.
Witness my hand und official seal
Soptember 28th, 1922.
A. S. ALLEN, County Clork,
INM mpcrnnptimfymmi Mill
Hi ymfidM Wm
PERFECTION KEROSENE Oil,
EXTENSION ROAD NO. 80
To Whom It May concern:
, A consent petition for the establish
mcnt of public road as follows:
Commencing at tho wost lino of
Dawson county, on tho southeast'
corner of bection 13 and the north-,
oast cornor of section 24 township i
12, north of rango 2G, wost of tho
Gth P. M. and running wost along said '
section lino between sections 24 and
or clnlms for damago by tho reason of
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mo esiaunsning oi uio aoovc uescnoeu
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roau must mo same m tno oinco or. tno
County Clerk of Lincoln county, No -
braeka, on or boforo 12 o'clock noon
on tho 10th day of Novombor 1922.
Witnoss my hand nnd seal Sop
tombor 28th 1922.
A. S. ALLEN, County Clork.
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT
Estate No. 1875 of William Graves,
notice that tho Administratrix has
hearing boforo said court on Oct. 24
1922 nt 10 o'clock a. m. when you
may appear and contest tho same.
Dated Oct 2,
Wm.
1922.
H. C. Woodhurst,
County Judge.
Halllgan, Boatty & Halligan, Attys.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate No. 1902 of Martha Kocster,
deceased in tho County Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska. -s
Tho Stato of Nebraska, as: Creditors'
the time limited for presentation and
, filing of claims against said Estate
1923; that I will sit at tho county court
room in said County on October 10th,
1922, at 10 o'clock a. m. and on Jan 1 17th day of October, 1922 at c'ght
uay 10th, y923 at 10 o'clock a. m., to o'clock p. m.
recolve, examine, hear, allow, or adjust J Witness my hand and tho soal of
all claims .and objections duly fllod. said city this 25th day of Soptember,
Dated September 7th, 3922. .,1922.
WM. II. C. WOODHURST, O. E. ELDER,
; Seal County, Judge. Seal City Clork.
Use Perfection Kerosene Oil
JOIN the great company of American
citizens who have found by experience
that a coal shortage doesn't mean chilly
rooms. Perfection Kerosene Oil burned
in a well-constructed oil heater is all the
fuel that's needed to make any room
cozy and comfortable during autumn
weather. It costs less than coal.
If your supply of coal is short, save it
for days when the mercury column will
drop down close to the bulb.
There's plenty of Perfection Kerosene
Oil and it is clean fuel no smoke, soot,
ashes or dust every drop is turned into
clean, intense heat.
For cooking there isn't any fuel that's
more dependably uniform and satisfac
tory than Perfection Kerosene Oil. Use an
oil heater or two, and a kerosene range.
Cut downyour f uel bill and be comfortable..
Consult your friends who have oil heaters and
oil cookstoves. Get your stove man's opinion.
But don't shiver to save coal when Perfection
Kerosene Oil will keep you cozy and comfortable.
STANDARD OIL COMPLY
OF NEBRASKA
Win. E. Shumau, Atty.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
in tho County Court of
Lincoln
County, Nebraska.
In tho Mattor of tho Estato of Rose M.
Knox, Doceasod.
Notlco Is heroby glvon to any and
all persons having claims and domands
ngRlnst tho ostnto of tho said Rose M.
Knox, docensed, that tho 17th day of
January, 1923, has been set and up
j receive oxamlne, adjust and allow
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an suon oinims against saia estate,
...
:ns provmou uy law, at tno uounty
j Court Room in tho Courthouse, in tho
City of North Platto, Lincoln County,
Nebraska nnd all porsons so interested
in -said os-to, will appear at said
tlmo and p' 'ce and duly prosont their
said claims and domands in tho manner
required by law, or show cause for
not so doing, and In caso any of said
' claims or demands shall not bo pre
sented on or prior to tho said 17th of
January, 1923, the samo shall bo for
ever barred.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
' od tllIa notIco and affixed the
soul of said Court this 18th day of
Soptomber, 1922. i
WM. II. C. WOODHURST
(SEAL) County Judge
NOTICE OF PAVING ASSESSMENT.
Notlco is hereby given that the
Mayor and City Council of tho city
of North Platte, Nebraska, will on tho
17th day of October 1922, between the
hours of 8 and 9 o'clock p. m. of said
day and so much longer as may be
necessary to transact said business,
sit as a Board of Equalization for tho
purposo ot equalizing and assessing
against abutting and adjacent prop
el owners, tho cost of paving in
Pa-itg Dlstrhis No. 4 and 5 a9 tho
vane are now organized. And all
por?onB intoifstod aro hereby notified
to :;pp-ar nad show cause, if any why
said equalization and assessment
I should not bo made, on or before the
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