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W. W. BANDKUS, l'nblUtier.
WEMAIIA, "I - " - NEBRASKA.
THE BERRY-PICKERS,
I won tlio heart of Mnry Anno
It happened In thin way:
I'd Often watched tho lrl In church.
And thought I'd like to K
l'lckltw; hcrrlcH In tho meadow
On u Hummer's day.
Yen, often when tho preacher rono
And phut IiIh cyeH to pray,
Then Mary Anne Hho'd peep at mo
Till I wiih In ii glow
I won tho heart of Mary Anno
It happened In thin way:
Upon a Kuuny afternoon,
When wo h.id mown tho hay,
''Now, Mary, would It not ho nice,"
I whlnpert'd nort of low,
"J'lcklni; horrlcn In tho meadow
On a summer' 8 day?"
Then Mary Anno, nho look her pall
And enmo without delay,
I rather kind o' .think ho kuchhoiI
For slrls do i;uchh but ohl
I won tho heart of Mary Anno
It happened In UiIh way:
I don't care much for bcrrlcn,
Hut I'd tiomo'h'n sweet to pay,
O Hemlock, how I trembled
Would hIio atiHwer "Yes," or "No,"
ricking berries In tho meadow
On a munmcr'i day 7
"O Mary Anno" I ntammcrcd,
Hho dropcd her eyes of gray;
Hut noon I aw u dlmpla Hindi-
I klHHed It (illicit and lo;
I won tho heart of Mary Anne!
It happened In thin way, ,
rioklriK borrlcH In tho meadow
Chi a Hiimmer'H day.
-Samuel Mlnturn I'cck, In Doston Tnxn-
Bcrlpt.
CopyrlchtlCCl, bf J. II. LlpptncottCo.
CHAPTISIt V. CONTINUE).
"IIuhIiI" he wliiHpored. "Don't
move! Don't h pen lei Don't hreuUie!"
It wiih Iihler Wynne. 1 wiih Htruek
with ttmu.e. He drew mo under tho
protecting eneloHiire of the bnok
ttiirH and wliiHpored:
"Go upHtiilm to your room; I can
attend to thin matter alone. Leave
mo to handle it." I saw now that
the old man posHeHsed more vigor
than I had thought poHHiblc.
"Hut 1 am afraid," r whispered,
"afraid to leave you. What do you
think of it? Do you think h1io has
pot into the 'IiiiiiiIh of Home house
lirenlcern? Oh, if Mr. Heldon were
only lierel You are ko old, ko frail.
Those men might murder you. Let
mo stay in tlio dining room, that I
may bo within call'
Elder Wynne laughed, a Kilent sort
of laugh.
"We have no time now," he wliiH
pored, "to explain mat torn. Do hh I
tell you; go upstnlrH quickly. Leave
thiH matter to me." ' At the same
time he threw back 11ns lapel of IiIh
cotton dressing gown, and fliiHhcd
forth a little gleam of light from
Homcwhero which struck full upon
the shining shield bearing the badge
of tho deleetiveforee. We heard n
movement within the room, then a
hand was laid upon the knob.
VJl-un," he whispered. "Kun to
your room," and then began to cough
violently, following me and calling
t tho same time up the stairs:
'MrH. llrathwaite! itrs. llruth
walto!" 1 was only on the third
tep, and saw thnt ho had lighted a
match and was groping his way to
wards tho dining room door.
At this juncture Mr. lleldon's door
was opened. "Who 1h Unit?" ho
called.
"It is only I, sir," wild Elder Wynne.
I nm searching for some sugar. My
cough is troublesome. It is too bad
to wake you all up."
At this I came running from the
stairs, I was surprised to see Mr.
Jleldon. "You at homeV" said I. "Oh,
I -wanted tj call you some time ago,
if I had only known it I"
"Wanted to call nieV" lie looked
annoyed and surprised.
Elder Wynne gave me a quick,
varning glance.
"Yes yes 1 wanted to to call
you. Elder Wynne has coughed
coughed so so coughed so "
"I have not heard Elder Wynne
cough," suld he, turning swiftly on
the old man, "at least not until just
now."
"So persistently,',' I continued,
"that J was afraidafraid he "
Elder-Wynne was now so convulsed
with his cough, that I turned to I he
sideboard and got out the sugar
1owl. I then went to the water-cooler
and filled a glass half full of
water, and dropped some lumps of
sugar within it."
Mr Ueldon watched me narrowly.
"Una anything alarmed you, Mrs.
Jlrathwaite? You seemed so upset
"just now, so "
"Oh, no," said J. "I never felt safer
nor more courageous than I liuvo for
the last few moments."
"Finding you in the house, my dear
sir," said Elder Wynne, between his
tiacks of coinrliinff. "finding that a
1 1 MYSTERIOUS 1 1
I JMISS DACRES I
fl By Mrs. Schuyler Crownlnshicld. V
gonlleman wan here who would bo
eertnln to protect a lady, and go for
help if it were needed, Is what has
made Mm. llrathwaite feel so ho
eure." At tfils moment anolhcr door was
opened and someone came into the
hall. We all three stepped hurriedly
out from the dining-room to find
Miss Dacres standing there In a
wrapper. She staggered and seemed
dazed. She brought a peculiar chem
ical odor with her.
"What on earth Is all this noise?'1
hIio Ktild. "Do you call this a quiet
house? I have not been able to Hlcep
a wink, at least since I wiih waked
up about an, hour ago My your gab
bling. I shall leave to-morrow. Ohl
Ohl I feel so dizzy." She clutched
at the stair rail and .'dropped her
caudle on the matting. .
"1 think " I began, T was about
to add "you will," when Elder
Wynne stopped nic with a glance. I
Haw now that I had better keep quiet
and leave matterH to him.
"Ih It UiIh gentleman who lum the
back room who is making all thin
disturbance?" she continued. "You
told me, you remember, when 1 came
here that he never wan at homo at
night, that "
Here Mr. Ueldon stepped forward
and bowed. "1 am glad at hiHt to
nieet this young lady face to face,"
said he. "Will you introduce me to
her, Mrs. MrathwaiteV"
"A strange place and time," I re
marked. "I do not wish to know you, Hlr,"
answered Miss Dacres, freezingly.
"You have annoyed me ever since I
have been here, and if there were
not a very potent reason for my re
maining, 1 should leave at daybreak."
Mr. Ueldon turned away, apparent
ly much mortified. "She's a regular
tartar," he whispered in my ear.
"What have T done to her?"
"It wiih only Dr. Wynne's 'cough,"
said I, "which got me up. . He has
his syrup now, and will go back 'to
bed." 1 took the glas,s from the old
man and turned to go up the stairs,
whereupon Miss Dacres also turned
and went into her room and locked
the door. Mr. Ueldon followed 'suit
as to his own chamber, and Kldor
Wynne and I were left facing each
other.
lie began to cough and wheeze as
ho mounted tho stair, following me.
As I was on the fourth step, 1 heard
a sound in the upper hall. I looked
upward, and distinctly saw tlio
whisking away of a red wrapper.
Only Aunt Jane Mary wore a red
wrapper. Could Glory have come
Into the house to sleep and have
taken my aunt's robe? That was
the only solution that I could come
to. What an outrage! Could such
a thing be possible?
1 went on to my room, and to my
surprise, when I turned to close my
door, I saw that Huler Wynne was
close behind me. He followed me
into the chamber, and saved me the
trouble of closing my door. Then
he straightened himself, and in a
twinkling threw oiT all his disguise,
and stood before me, an erect, wiry,
clean-shaven man of, I should think,
about eight and thirty. I opened my
mouth to exclaim, I suppose, per
haps to scream. He raised both
hands in air.
"Don't say a word," he whispered.
"You know that 1 am all right. 1
came with President Smith. You
can trust me."
1 was certainly very much fright
ened. Perhaps this man was playing
upon me. Perhaps he was deceiving
Marmaduke. Smith as well as me.'
"Now be quiet'," said Elder Wynne
"perfectly quiet. I don't ask' you
to believe anything that I say. You
can go in town and see Maruiadukc
Smith to-morrow morning and ask
hint. You will see that 1 speak tho
truth. 1 am a detective on the po
lice1 force of the city, sent out to
Gnltersillo in the Interest of a
better government. Now I will go
back to my room. Go to sleep, Mrs.
llrathwaite, and rest assured that T
am exactly what 1 tell you I am.
Hut let me give yon a note of warn
ing. Do not attempt to manage this
case yourself. I will attend to it."
With these words he picked up his
disguise and slipped across to his
own room. 1 locked the door- and
lay down to quake until morning. I
did not sleep a single wink, and at
about six o'clock, pale and red
eyed, T descended the stairs. I felt
wrecked hi body and mind. As soon
as it was time, I should scud In to
the village for President Smith and
make myself sure of at least one
person-in my household; but 1 was
saved that trouble, for about half
after eight o'clock I raw the presi
dent himself coming out in his
buggy. He drew up at my gate,
hitched his horse, and came into the
garden.
"Ah, how do you do, Mrs. llrath
waite? Can-1 see Rider Wynne?"
"Oh, 1 am so glad to see you!" 1
cried, running to meet him.
"Hush! Hush!" said Marmaduke
soothingly, "is Wynne any worse?"
This he said In a louder tone. Wo
went Into the hall, and I saw that
Miss Dacres' door wim open as we
passed. "Don't get excited."
President Smith nodded his fiend
at me as much us to say, "Tell rue
that he is?"
"Yes," Hiiid I, "he had a return of
his cough last night. He came down
and felt about in the dark for some
HUgnr and water. I heard him and
came down. Will you go up?"
"if i may," he replied, "If I mnyv"
Ho went upstairs and knocked on
Elder Wynne's door.
"Come in," I heard the quavering
old voice Fay, and President Smith
disappeared within the doorway.
After a while I heard a voipe calling
me. I went to the foot of the stairs,
and hiiw President Smith leaning out
of, Elder Wynne's door. "Please
come up, Mrn. llrathwaite," said lie,
"1 want to give you a little advice
about, my old friend here."
I dragged myself up the stairs to
the door of the room.
"Come in," said Elder Wynne in
IiIh weak voice.
1 entered. Elder Wynne Bat by the
window looking at the far-away
fields, green in the early "nunshine.
President Smith closed the door, and
stood, his back against it.
"Saphvonln," lie Hiiid in a low
tone, "my friend here Hccms to think
that you doubt him somewhat."
"Did he send for vou to tell you
that?" I asked.
"Yes, he certainly did. I got his
messngo just after eight o'clock, or
as soon as the office was opened, and
hero I am. Stand up, llrother
Wynne," said Marmaduke Smith.
Elder Wynne arose, and stood all
doubled up."
"He is imposing on you," I cried.
"Do you know what he is?"
"Hush, my dear lady, hush! Hush!"
President Smith held up his hand,
while Elder Wynne went towards
the fireplace, turned back the car
pet, inserted a plug whose end was
covered with white plaster within a
1113 INSERTED A PLUG.
hole which his action had laid bare,
and then replaced tho carpet.
"That's the woman of it," ho said.
"You must never surprise them.
Now, go on, but please lower your
voice a little."
"Marmaduke," said T, speaking very
fast, "you think that this old man is
your friend."
"I know he is," said President
Smith.
"You think that he comes from a
western university, that he is a nun
ister of the gospel, that ho Is here
about, his book on the Lost Tribes,
that he is going to Washington to
obtain a pension, that he is a weak
old man, who "
"Who said that 1 believed all this?"
asked President Smith, calmly.
"Well, everything shows thnt you
do. Your coming out to see him so
often, your walking with him in tho
garden, sitting with him in the grape
arbor, talking about the Lost
Tribes."
"Who said that we talked about
the Lost Tribes in. the arbor and the
garden?" ,
"Well, you talk of fhem on the
piazza till they have' driven mo wild.
Whatever it is that you talk about,
this man is deceiving you. I was re
assured last evening when 1 saw the
Insignia of his office, but he may
have stolen that, badge, and I have
come to the conclusion that ho is
playing a double part."
"I am conspiring to save you,
Sophroniu, to save you from your
self and your trusting nature. Poor
Sophi'onia, you do indeed need a man
to take care of you. Until you find
one, 1 confide you to the care of my
good friend, Hob Jennings, the crack
sleuth-lynind of the detective force."
1 turned pale. 1 could not see my
self, but I felt a pallor creeping over
my features. 1 sat down, trembling.
"Don't cry, Sophronla! Don't
faint! it's all right. There is a con
spiarey, right here in your own
house, and we are trying to save you
from it, Jennings and I. Wo don't
know just what it means, as yet,
but "
"Hut your untruths, Murmaduke
Smith. How do you excuse those?"
"The end justifies the means," said
he. "The end certainly justifies tho
means." '
"How could you know what was
happening out here? You never
come near me "
"l should like' to come, Sophronla,
1 should like to come. 1 thought of
you at once when Jennings said that
ho wanted a boarding place near the
village, and then, strange to say, 1
discovered that this was tlio very
house where ho wished to take up
his abode. Ho told me the story, as
far as he knows it, and 1 volunteered
to help him. Now, let me give you
one word of caution. You have
Btmnblcd upon this mutter long be
fore we intended that you should
know anything about It. Now, the
only thing for you to do is to act as If
you knew nothing about it. Treat
these people exactly as you have all
along, and "
"Oh, how cnn'J listen to the Lost
Tribes any longer?" said I, almost
crying. Truth to tell, my nerves
were shaken by all that had come,
and gone.
"I will promise, dear Mrs. llrath
waite, to change the subject now,"
he Hiiid, and I went to my room and
locked my door, sitting listlccs, far
into the morning.
CHAPTER VI.
No one can imagine how dreadful
ly I felt at the turn that matters
had taken. If this girl wiih really
the little Amaranthe of my young
ladyhood, and I could not doubt that
she was, it seemed a terrible thing
to have found her associated with
strange men who could come into
her windows at night. Hut, after all,
was I certain that any strange man
had come into the window at night?
I thought of asking Mr. Heldon to
help me, and set him an a watch upon
her. The fact of tlio existence of
Hint plug which Elder Wynne had
cut in some way out of the floor
of my upper back did not escape my
mind. That, of course, was to keep
a watch upon Mr. Heldon, but I
thought that Elder Wynne, or Hob
Jennings, rather, had overreached
himself.
I made up my mind that when I
went downstairs in the morning I
would speak very plainly to my
boarder. I waited until nine o'clock,
and then I went across the hall and
stood at the door of the lower-front
chamber. 1 waited a moment, hesi
tated, bent my head and listened.
I thought I heard some movement
within, and gave a gentle tap at the
panel. There was no answer. 1
tupped again. Still silence!
I turned the knob gently, and
thought, as I did so, "What if she
has gone away as she threatened ?J?
My heart gave a great throb at this,
for I could not bear the idea of hav
ing her leave me. There was some
thing about her which drew me to
wards her, and was she not, after all,
little Amaranthe? No matter what
she had done, or seemed to have
done, she was still little Amaranthe,
the daughter of Eugene Darlington
my old friend, and the niece of the
dear ladies at the Hall.
I pushed open the door. The room
was dark, the blinds closed, the green
shades drawn closely. There was a
sickening odor in the room, at which
my heart sank way, way down
What if she were, dead? What if my
attitude towards her hud been too se
vere? What if she, poor, lonely, un
protected crenture, had taken liei.
life, here, under my roof, where, in
stead of suspicion and injustice, she
should of all places have found sc-
'elusion, confidence and the kindest
of care? We send missionaries tc
the heathen; shall we not ministei
to our own?
I groped my way cautiously in.
and now, with tho streak of light
from the open door, began to see
more clearly. I looked, fearful ol
looking, towards the bed. No, she
had not left me. Her slight body
was there. Was her spirit there
also? She was pale and still; a
white cloth lay across her eyes and
brow. My dress made a slight
rustling sound. How glad I was tc
hear her oico say, weak though it
was: .
"What is it?"
The odors in the room were nau
seating. I ran to the window and
raised the sash, and let some of God's
mild summer breeze and shining sun
into the room. She cried out at this
and clasped her hands over her eyes,
"Oh! Oil!" she said. "I cannot
bear it!" I wondered what it was
she could not bear, whether tho sun
shine or her thoughts.
"What is it?" I cried. "What have
you taken? What is this dreadful
odor? Are you ill? Amaranthe! lit
tie Amaranthe! are you ill?" She
wearily dragged the cloth from her
forehead, and opened her eyes stu
pidly. "What was it," she muttered, "that
they gave me those those men?
It made me stupid, sleepy. The room
Is full of it. All!" she snuffed at the
fresh, sweet air "how good!"
To Ho Continued 1
Doubtful Convolution.
Young Wife I'm so unhappy.
Girl Friend Why, dear?
"I'm beginning to realize that my
husband married me for my money."
"Well, it ought to be some conso
lation to know that he isn't as big
a fool as he looks." Chicago Dally
News.
A .Speed Limit.
"I'd like to know why they eall
this train a 'Jimited,' " said the dis
gusted passenger; "l don't see any
thing limited about it."
"You don't," laughed the engineer.
"Well, It's' limited to ten miles an
hour." Philadelphia Record.
The Score,
Muggsy Me aunt died yesterdny.
Swipsey Wot wuz do score? Ohio
State Journul.
Jtew Ctir for Lame Iltielc.
Rutledgc, Minn.. Feb. 10th. Mr. E. C.
Gctcliell of this place relates a liappy ex-
Eerience which will be read with interest
y all those who have a uurilar trouble.
It appears that last winter Mr. Gctchcli
was seized with a lameness and soreness-,
in his .back which grew worse and worso
till at Inst it became very bad and jnado
it very difficult for him to get about at.
all.
After a lime he. heard of a new remedy
for backache which" some of his friends,
and neighbors said had cured them and
ho determined to try it. The name of
the remedy is Dodd s Kidney Pills and '"
Mr. Getchcll has proven that it is a sure-l
cure. He says:
"I used two boxes of Dodd's Kidney
Pills nccording to directions and mv lame
back waB entirely cured and I am all 0. K..
again. Dodd's Kidney Pills are as goodL
as represented."
This remedy is very popular here and'
has worked some remarkable cures of
Backache and Kidney Trouble.
Ill Idea.
Mrs. Ilcnpccquc Married men livelong-
r than single men.
Henpecque Yes; nnd it serves thcia
right. Detroit Free Press.
IlntliluR the llnliy.
Young mothers naturally feel anxious
about the baby's bath. It is best to begin
at six weeks to put the little one in the
water, first folding a soft towel-in the bot
torn of the basin. . Use only Ivory Soap
A3 many of the highly colored nnd per
fumed soaps arc very injurious to the ten
der skin of an infant.
ELEANOR R. PARKER.
Sillicus "Everyone says he is a genius.""
Cyuicus "Then I "pites he might be. It
takes genius to convince other people that
you are one." Philadelphia Record.
Seeking a New Homcf
Why not try the great Southwest? Low
colonist rates on the first and third Tues
days of each month. Ask for particulars:
and literature. Address Jnmo Parker,.
Gcn'l Pass. Agent, M. K. .fc T. lly., 10L
Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.
Jealousy is the drop of bitter that pre
vents tho wine of love from cloying the
palate. Town Topics.
m . 1 1. iii
The Public Awards the Palm to Hale'a
Honey of liorchound and Tar lor coughs.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in ouc minute-
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A man's own good breeding is the beat
security against other people's ill-iuanuers.
Chcstcrtield.
Inirn Fnriii.i IJ! I Per Acre Cnuli,
bal. Jtfcrop till paid. INIulhall, Sioux City, la..
Faith overcomes many failures. Rain's.
Ilora.
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If you want creamery prices do as the
creameries do, use June Tint Ilutter Color-
The blacksmith is a blow hard when his
fire is low. Farm Journal.
How an abscess in the Fallo
pian Tubes of Mrs. Hollinger
was removed without a surgical
operation.
"I had an abscess in my side -in.
the fallopian tube (the fallopian,
tube is a connection of the ovaries)
I 'suffered untold misery and "was
so weak I could scarcely get around.
The sharp burning pains low down,
in my sido were terrible. My physi
cian said there was no help for mo
unless I. would go to tho hospitall
and bo operated on. I thought,
before that I would try Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
which, fortunateljr, I did, and it has
made mo a stout, healthy woman..
My advice to all women who suffer
with any kind of fomalo trouble i3J
to commence taking Tjydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
at once." Mrs. Ira S. Hollixger,.
Stih'ideO, Ohio. $5000 forfeit Iforljlmlof
abovo letter proulnj genuineness cannot boproJu;ed
It would seem by this state
ment that -women would suvev
timo and much sickness if tiiey
would get Lydia E. Pinkham's.
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pmklinm.
at Lynn. Mass., for special ad
vice. It is freo and always helps..
No other person can give suclh
helpful advice as Mrs. Piiikhum.
to women who are sick.
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