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XV, XV. HiNII5IW, Publisher.
NEMAHA, " - " - NEBRASKA.
THE LITTLE HIGH CHAIR.
Oil, tho house of tlio Llttlo High Cluilr
Owns many n throne, 1 declare,
Ami, Its klngnnnd queens they nre small;
And' (ho crowns that they wear theynro
all
Made of softcut and silkiest holrl
Blng hoy, hahy; hi. babyl
Hue, we bond tho knee,
And homage pay, the livelong day,
To High Chnlr royaltyl
Oh, tho hoiiFo of tho Mttle High Chnlr!
Though kingdoms bo burdened elsewhere,
Hero tho heart of tho mothcr-lovo sings
To her dear little iiccnH nnd her kings,
And tho world Is all happiness thcrcl
Sing hey, baby; hi, baby!
See, wo bend tho knee,
And homage pay, the livelong day,
To High Chnlr royalty!
-Mary II, riunncr, In Good Housekeep
ing. OEM
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CopyrlcliteJ, 1900, by tlie J. 1). Llpplncott Co.
CIIAPTHH IV. Continukd.
Tn tho wave of patriotic wrutli and
fervor Unit swept the land when the
Maine wiih dotio to death In Havana
harbor, many and, many a youth who
hnd sneered at tho Htato guardsmen
learned to wish that lit; too had
given time and honest effort to the
lehool of the Holdler, for now, unless
lie lind sufficient "pull" to win for
lilin a Htnir position, his only hope
was In the ranks.
And ho, even In the reerult detach
ments of tho reulurs, were found
HuorcH of young men whoso Hoeial
HtatiiH at homo was on a plane much
higher than that of many of their of
ficers, lint the time had eotnu when
tho long and patient effort of tho
once despised militiamen had won
desurved recognition. Tho commis
tdnns in tho nuwly rained regiments
were held almont e.xohiHlvely by olfi
coi'H who had won them through long
ncrvico with tho National guard.
And In tho midst of nil tho whirl
, of work in whieh ho found himself,
Lieut. Stuyvesant had been mini
moned to tho tout of Gen. Drayton,
commanding tho great encampment
on tho Hand-lota south of tho Presidio
reservation, and bidden to tell what
h know of one Walter F. Foster, re
cruit th eavalry, member of tho de
taehment sent on via tho Denver and
3tlo Grande to Ogdon, then trans
ferred to tho Southern Pacific train
No, 2 en route to San Francisco,
which detachment was burned out of
Its car and tho ear out of Ha train
early on tho morning of tho of
.Tune, 1808, somewhere In tho neigh
borhood of a station with tho tin
couth name of Boownwo In (ho henrt
of tho Humboldt dosort, and which
Boerult Foster had totally disap
peared the following evening, having
been last seen by his comrades as tho
train was ferried across Curqutucz
Straits, :i0 miles from Oakland Pier,
and later by railway hands at Port
Costa on tho back trip of tho big boat
to tho Bcnicin side.
There was llttlo Stuyvesaut could
toll, lie hardly remembered tho man
except as a line-featured young fol
low who seemed shy, nervous and
uiiBtrung, something Stuyvesant had
hitherto attributed to tho startling
and painful experience of tho fire,
nnd who, furthermore, seemed desir
ous of dodging the lieutenant, which
tilrcumstnuce Stuyvesant could not
fathom at all, and if anything rather
resented.
Ho explained to the general that
lie was in no wise responsible for the
caro of the detachment. Ho had only
easunlly met them at Ogdon, and cir
cumstances later had thrown him
Into closer relation,
Hut; tho veteran general was de
sirous of further information. Ho
nat at tho plno table in his plainly
furnished tout, looking thoughtfully
Into tho frank and handsome face of
the young olfieor, Ids fingers beating
a tattoo on tho table-top. Tho gen
eral's eyes were soinbcr, oven sad at
times. Beneath them lay lines of
caro and sorrow. His yoico was low,
his manner grave, courteous, oven
cold. Ho was studying his man and
discussing in his mind how far ho
might confide In him.
Obedient to tho general's Invita
tion, Stuyvesant had taken a chair
close to the commander's table and
sat iu silence awaiting further ques
tion. At last It came.
"You say ho left nothing no trace
behind?"
"There was nothing to leave, gen
eral. Ho had only a suit of under
wear, in which ho escaped from tho
ear. The men say ho had had money
and a vallso filled with tilings which
ho strove to keep from sight of any
of his follows. They say that ho be
friended a tough character by the
name of Murray, who had enlisted
with him, and they think Murray
knows something about him."
"Where hi Murray nowV" aslccd the
Cliict
sflSJfezt
"In the gunrd-houso at the Presidio.
Ho gave tho corporal In chargo a
good deal of trouble and wns placed
under guard tho morning they
reached the city. They hnd to spend
the night with the Iowa regiment at
Oakland pier."
Again the gray-haired general gavo
himself to thought. "Could you tell
how he wns dressed when ho disap
peared?" ho finally asked.
"A young man In tho second sleep
er gavo him a pair of worn blue scrgo
trousers and his morocco slippers.
Homebody else contributed a neglige
shirt and a black-silk traveling-cap.
Ho was wearing these when last I
spoke to him at Sacramento, where
he would not cat anything. I I hnd
wired ahead for dinner for them."
"Yes," said the general with sud
den indignation in his tone, "and I'm
told tho company refused to reim
burse you. What excuse did they
give?"
"It's of llttlo consequence, sir,"
laughed Stuyvesant. "Tho loss hasn't
swamped me."
"That's as may be," answered tho
general. "It's tho principle Involved.
That company Is coining money by
the thousands transporting troops at
full rates, and some of tho cars it
furnished were simply abominable.
What was the excuse given?"
"They said, or rather sotno official
wrote, that they wouldn't rclmburso
us because they had already had to
sustain tho loss of that car duo to
tho carelessness of our men, nnd
their own train-hands, general, know
there was no smoking and the men
wero all asleep. Foster had a very
narrow escape, anil Corporal Connel
ly was badly burned lugging Murray
out."
The gwiornl took from a stack of
correspondence at his right hand a
letter on club paper, studied It a mo
ment, and then glanced up at Stuy
vesant. "Was' not Col. Bay's rcgl
met with you at Chlckamauga?" ho
asked.
"It was expected when 1 left, gen
eral. You mean tho th Kentucky?"
"I mean his volunteer regiment
yes. 1 was wondering whether any of
his family had gone thither. But you
wouldn't bo apt to know."
And Stuyvesant felt the blood be
ginning to mount to his face. He
could answer for it that one member
had not gone thither. Ho was won
dering whether he ought to speak of
it when Drayton finally turned upon
him and held forth tho letter. "Bend
that," said he, "but regard it as con
fidential." It was such a letter as one frank
old soldier might write another. It
was one of a dozen that had come to
Drayton that day asking his interest
in behalf of some young soldier about
joining his "command. It was dated
at Cincinnati five days earlier, and
before Stuyvesant had read half
through tho jingo his hand was trem
bling. "Dear Drayton," It snld, "I nm In n snarl,
nnd I wnnt your help. My sister's pet boy
eamo out to try his hand nt ranching1 near
us hist year. Ho had Bomo money from
his father and everything promised well
for his success If ho could have stuck to
business. But ho couldn't. Hilly nny, com
manding my first squndron, wns stationed
with me, and tho first thlngI knew the
boy was head over ears In lovo with Billy's
daughter. I can't blamo him. Marlon.
Junior, Is an pretty n girl ns ever grew up
In tho nrmy, and who's a bravo and winsome
lass besides her dad all over, ns her mother
says.
"Walter's ranch was CO miles nway, but
ho'd rldo tho CO six times a week. If need
be, to have a dance with Mnldla Hay, and
tho eattlo could go to tho wolves. Then
camo tho war. Tho governor of Kentucky
gavo Bay tho command of 11 regiment, and
that fool boy of mlno begged him to tnko
him along. Ray couldn't. Besides, I don't
think ho half liked Walter's devotloa to
tho girl, though ho hadn't nnythlng against
him exactly. Then 1 was retired and sent
home, and tho next thing my sister, Mrs.
Foster, camo tearing In to tell mo that
Walter had gone and enlisted enlisted In
tho regulars at Denver and was going to
'Frisco nnd Manila, as ho couldn't get to
Cuba. She's completely broke up about It.
"Foster went to Washington and saw
tho president and got 11 commission for him
In tho signal corps volunteers and ho
should bu with you by tho time you get this,
so I wired ahead. lie Isn't altogether a bad
lot, but lacks horse sense, and guvo his
parents a good deal of anxiety In his var
sity days abroad. lie was In several
rumpus ulong with a booa companion who
ecems to have been so much like him,
physically und morally, that, motherlike,
Mrs. Foster Is sure that very much of
which her Walter was accused was really
donu by Wally's chum. I'm not so sure of
thlB myself, but at all events Foster made
It a condition that thu boy should cut loose
from tho ovll association, as ho called It.
before certain debts would bo paid. I
don't know what soldier stuff there !b In
him If any but glvo him a fair start for
old times' sake.
"I need not tell you that I wlhh you all
the Joy and success tho doublo stnrs can
bring. I'd be In It too but for that old
Spottsylvanla shot-hole and rheumatics.
My eagles, however, will fold their wings
and toko a rest, but we'll llap 'em and
scream every tlmo you make u ten-strike.
"Yours us ever,
"MAItTINDALE."
Stuyvesant did not look up at 01100
after finishing the letter. When ho
did, and before ho could speak, tho
general was holding out some tele
grams, and these too he took and
read tho almost agonized appeals of
a mother for news of her boy tho
anxious inquiries, coupled with sug
gestions of the veteran soldier con
cerning tho only son of a beloved sis
ter. Drayton's fine, thoughtful face
was full of sympathy his eyes
clouded with anxiety and sorrow.
Martlndalo was not tho only old sol
dier In search of son or nephew that
fateful summer.
"You sec how hard It Is to be able
to send no tidings whatever," he said.
"I sent to you in tho liope that you
might think of some possible ex
planation might suggest some clew
or theory. Can you?"
There was Just one moment of si
lence, and then again Stuyvesnnt
looked up, his blue eyes meeting tho
anxious gaze of the commander.
"General," ho hazarded, "it Is worth
while to try Sacramento. Miss Hay
is there."
CHAPTER V.
At sunset that evening the regi
ments destined to embark with tho
expedition commanded by Gen. Vin
ton were paraded for Inspection In
full marching order, while a dozen
other commands less fortunate
looked enviously on.
In front of the gunrd-houso nt tho
Presidio a doen cavalrymen armed
witli the new carbine and dressed
throughout for winter service, this
being San Francisco June, had
formed ranks under command of a
sergeant and stood silently at case
awaiting the coming of the officer of
the day. Tho accurate fit of their
warm overcoats, the cut of their
trooper trousers, the polish of their
brasses and buttons, the Bnug, trim
"set" of their belts, all combined to
tell tho skilled observer that these
wero regulars.
At a brief, curt "Sergeant, get out
your prisoners," from tho beardless
lips of a young lieutenant, there wns
instant fumbling of big keys and
clanking of iron from the hidden re
cesses of the guard-house.
The dismounted troopers sprang
suddenly to attention. Tho guard
split In two at Its middle, ench hall
facing outward, marched half a dozen
paces away like tho duelists of old
days from the back to back position,
halted, faced front onco more, and
stood again at ease, with a broad
gap f a dozen paces between their
inner flanks.
Into this space, shuffling dejectedly
in some cases, stalking defiantly in
others, slinking, shivering nnd de
crepit In the case of two or three
poor wrecVn of tho rum fiend, a
stream of .lumanity in soiled soldier
garb came pouring from tho prison
door nnd lined up tinder the eyes of
vigllnnt non-commissioned officers in
front of the young lieutenant in com
mand. There they stood, their eyes shift
ing nervously from group to group
of huddling spectators, their shoul
ders hunched up to their ears the
rHT-raff of tho garrison the few des
perate, dangerous characters from
the surrounding camps, an uncouth,
uncanny lot at any time, but looking
ItB worst in the drip of tho floating
"3
"THAT MAN'S A DAMNED I.IAIt, AND
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE."
fog-wrcaths and tho gloom and de
spond of dying day. The boom of tho
sunset gun from Alcatraz fell sullen
ly on tho ear even ns tho soft trumpet
of tho cavalry, close at hand, began
sounding tho "retreat." At its last
prolonged note the sharp crack of an
old three-inch rifle echoed tho report
from Alcatraz, and from the invisible,
mist-shrouded top of tho staff the
dripping folds of the storm-flag came
flapping down in view, limp and
bedraggled, and tho guard sprang
ngain to attention ns a burly, red
faced, hearty-looking soldier, with a
captain's insignia in loop nnd braid
on the sleeves of his overcoat, broke
a way through tho group of lookers
on and, barely waiting for the salute
and report of tho young lieutenant
commanding, began a sharp scrutiny
of tho prisoners before him.
Down along tho lino ho went, until
at tho fourth man from tho left In
tho front rank ho stopped short. A
bulky, thick-sot soldier stood there, a
sullen, seml-deflnnt look nbout his
eyes, a grim set to tho jaws bristling
with a week-old beard of dirty black.
Then camo tho snapping colloquy:
"Your name Murray?"
"That's what they call me."
"What was your nnmo before
that?"
"Jim."
Whereat there was a titter in tho
ranks of prisoners. Some of tho
guard oven allowed their mouths to
expand, nnd the groups of volun
terrs, chuckling in keen enjoyment,
camo edging in closer.
Instantly tho voico of the officer
of tho guard was heard ordering si
lence, and faces straightened out in
tho twinkling of au eye.
The elder officer, the captain, grew
a trifle redder, but he was master of
himself and the situation. It Is with
schoolboys as with soldiers, their
master is the man whom pranks or
impudence cannot annoy. Tho offi
cer of the day let no tone of temper
Into his next question., ' Looking
straight Into the shifting eyes, ho
waited for perfect silence, and then
spoke:
"Jim what? 1 wish the nnme un
der which you served in your previous
enlistment."
"Never said I'd served before."
"No. You declared you had not.
Hut I know better. You're a deserter
from the Seventh cavalry."
Tho face under the shrouding cam
paign hat went gray white with sud
den twitch of the muscles, then set
again, rigid and defiant. Tho eyes
snapped angrily. Tho answer wan
sharp, yet seemed, ns Moldlcrs say, to
"hang fire" a second.
"Never seen the Seventh cavalry in
my life."
The officer of the day turned nnd
beckoned to n figure hitherto kept
well In the background, screened by
the groups of surrounding volun
teers. A man of middle age, smooth
shaven and stout, dressed in business
sack-suit, came sturdily forward and
took position by the captain's side.
At sight of tho newcomer Murray's
face, that had regained a bit of Its
ruddy hue, again turned dirty white,
and the boy lieutenant, eying him
closely, saw tho twitch of his thin,
half-hidden lips.
"Point out your man," said tho
captain to the now arrival.
Tho civilian stepped forward, and
without a word twice tapped with his
forefinger the broad breast of Pris
oner Murray and, never looking at
him, turned ngain to the officer of
the day.
"What was his name in the Sev
enth?" asked the latter.
"Sackctt."'
The captain turned to the olllcer of
tho guard. "Mr. Hay," said he, "sep
arate Murray from the garrison pris
oners and have him put in a cell.
That man must be carefully guarded.
You may dismiss the guard, sir."
And, followed by the stranger,
Capt. Kress was leaving tho ground
when Murray seemed to recover him
self, and in loud and defiant voico
gave tongue:
"That man's a damned liar, and
this is an outrage."
"Shut up, Murray I" shouted tho
sergeant on the guard, scandalized at
such violation of military proprieties.
"It's gagged you'll be, you idiot," ho
added between his set teeth, ns with
scowling face ho bore down on the
equally scowling prisoner. "Come
out of that and step along here ahead
of me. I'll put you where shoutin'
won't help." And slowly, sullenly,
Murray obeyed.
Slowly nnd in silence the groups of
spectators broke up and sauntered
away as the last of tho prisoners
dragged back into the guard-house,
and tho guard itself broke ranks nnd
went within doors, leaving only the
sentry pacing mcchnnicnlly tho nar
row, hard-beatea path, the sergeant,
nnd, at tho turn of the road, the
young lieutenant whom Capt. Kress
had addressed as Mr. Hay. This offi
cer, having silently received his su
perior's orders and seen to it that
Murray was actually "behind the
bars," had again come forth into the
gathering twilight, the gloaming of a
cheerless day, and having hastened to
the bend, from which point the forms
of the olllcer of the day and his as
sociate wero still faintly visible,
stood guzing after them, a puzzled
look in his brave young face.
Not yet n month in possession of
his commission, here wns a lad to
whom every iota of the routine of a
lieutenant's life was as familiar as
though ho had drawn tho pay for a
decade.
To Be Continued.
taiune to tllC I.llMt.
A certain duke, while driving from
the station to the park on his cstnte
to inspect a company of artillery, ob
served a ragged urchin keeping pneo
with the carriage at his side. His
grace, being struck with the cleanli
ness of the lad, asked him where ho
was going. Tho lad replied:
"To the park to see the dook and
sogers."
The duke, feeling interested,
stopped his carriage and opened th
door to the lad, saying he could ride
to tho park with him.
The delighted lad, being in igno
rance of wlio he was, kept his grace
interested with the quaint remarks
till the park gates were reached.
As the carriage entered it was sa
luted by the company and guns, where
upon his grace said to the lad:
"Now, can you show 1110 where tho
duke' is?"
The Ind eyed his person nil over,
then, looking at tho duke, replied,
quite seriously:
"Well, 1 dunno, mister, but it's either
you or mo!" London Spare Momenta.
DoiucHtio OpIiiloiiN,
Husband I think only sensible
women ought to marry.
Wife Well, you'd be a bnchelor if
that were the rule. Dervoit Free
Press,
FASHION'S MIRROR.
Notes on Whnt Mllnity Must AVcnr ir
She Would He L'p to
Date.
Many flounces mark the newest pet
ticoats. A handsome silk skirt seen in
one of the stores had the outer frill
reaching nearly to the knees, of cream
d'esprit net, stitched with rows of tiny
Bilk rucklngs. Hcneath that was a frill
of plaited silk, which hung over a
slightly gathered flounce, finished
with a foot frill, says the Boston
Budget,
While the soft lawn or silk tic has
in a great degree taken the place of
the stiff collar, a white stock with Ab
cott ends is a favorite for golf or out
ing wear. A college or club pin to fas
ten the cuds down to the waist is a
pretty fad.
The sailor blouse is a popular style
in shirt waist suits for young people.
Many pretty linen and pique ones are
now worn.
Many women have decided that a
bathing suit of silk is more profitable
than one of nny other material. Not
only is it as warm as wool, but It dries
much quicker and retains its shape
better than either wool or mohair, and
is more graceful and effective.
White or blue serge is always a
favorite for yachting costumes. Sim
pler ones have rows of stitching in self
tolor or contrasting bands or straps,
while others are ornamented with gold
braid in rows or fancy designs. Many
of the skirts nrc mounted in rather
broad kilts, and others have three or
four tucks all around, just above the
hem. The jackets are made loose and
short, with sleeves long and not too
closely fitting. Sometimes there is a
hood, like that on a golf cape, to be
used In windy weather.
A felt hat is often found convenient
for seashore wear, being able to en
dure much in the way of fog and rain.
Pearl color, with a slightly rolling
brim and a crown of medium height,
very soft, forms the hat usually chosen.
The trimming, which covers the entire
upper side of the brim, is a drapery
of rather heavy warp printed penu de
sole, soft and glossy. Sometimes this
trimming is carried over the edge to
form a binding to the hat. If desired,
a quill may be added.
New and striking veilings are being
made for use as hat draperies. A red
chiffon, embroidered with green golf
sticks, recently seen, would be pretty
around a white duck hat, with the ac
companiment of a red golf jacket with
green lapels, but scarcely under any
other conditions.
Bright colored gloves, such as olive
green, are considered bad form.
White, pale gray and tans are those
most worn at present. It is snid that
in Paris the gloves never match tho
gown.
"White chiffon nnd Vnlenciennes nre
combined to make many handsome
hats, ranging from "pancake" shape to
the large Gainsborough. White satin
is much used on beige and Tuscan
straw, with perhaps a touch of color
given by a cluster of roses, a flaring
bow or a rosette of tulle. Great fluffy,
white plumes are charming on these
straws.
HURTFUL AND HELPFUL GIFTS
Two K-cnrrlciicrs in the I.lfp of tho
International SiuiHhliie Soclety'it
reHlleiit-Civiivriil.
"When I was trying hard to get
through the state university on very
little money," writes Mrs. Cynthia
Westover Alden, the president general
of the International Sunshine society,
in the Ladies' Home Journal, "one day
an old-time friend looked me over, and
taking out a ten-dollar bill, handed it
to me, snylng: 'You actually lo6k'as
if j-ou di.d not get half enough to eat.
Take this money and straighten up a
bit. Don't forget to pay it back to me
when you can. I don't believe in giv
ing money to anybody.' Now I was
not an object of charity, though I was
sndly in need of Sunshine. 1 put the
bill away and cried as if my heart
would break. After waiting some days.
I sent the same ten dollars back, say
ing I wns glad I could return it to her
so soon. To this day I hear of her tell
ing how she helped me financially
when I wns hard up.
"Another woman, that same week,
asked me why I diid not take my meal
at the restaurant where most of the.
students took theirs. I replied that
it was a little too expensive for me.
The next day 1 was called in by the
proprietor of therestaurantnnd asked
If I could find time to look over the
books of tho concern and verify the
work done by some one else, and if L
would take the pay out in meal tick
ets. I thought it merely a bit of luck
that had come my way. But at the
close of the term the jrroprietor told
mo that my friend had paid for niy
meal tickets. Did the kindness ofTen'.:
me? 1 cried just as hard as I had cried
over the ten-dollar bill, but it was u.
different sort of a cry."
lie Itelicve llor Mlml,
Mrs. Isaac I am surprised! 1 nefer
expegtcd to see you gome home in
togsigatedl Isaacs Ba hie Rachel, don't say a
vordl, I met a feller vot paid for dU
chag. I didn't hie goit me a cendt!
Puck.
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