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THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
W. W. HANDKKH, I'liblUlmr.
NEMAHA, - - NKHKASKA.
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THE FOREST STREAM.
Tho fairest srencn nr over thono tlmt Ho
Deep lilil within (ho lap of Nuturo; there,
IJiinoutfhl by curslcHs eyes untl unrovcalcd
To Htit'li, abides hor rarest loveliness;
Tho Joyous mood, the spirits llt;lit and
Kay,
Khali miss, perchance, or fall to vll Im
bibe Tho somothltiK that Inevitably breatheB
In Hiich a Hpot; but when l puislvo
thought
Thy mind Ih cast, or when, In riuestlon
plunged,
Thy Hplrlt wrcstlefl with some bafllln
doubt,
Then Nature Hhall unto thy fiulckened
HCIIHC
Bpoak her nercnest lawjunKc; tenderly,
And with carcHHliiK whispers, luro thee
on,
Till In her necrot ohrlncH thou rcad'Ht her
heart
.And Hcu'Bt tho boundless lovo that rulctt
thu world.
Cotno where, amid tho sylvan shades, tho
brook
Leaps down In music o'er tho moss-clad
si ones
Far through the wood, In murmuring ca-
dencefl,
Thlno ear Hhall catch tho silvery strain,
and straight
Thy HtopH shall quicken, and with IIbM-
eucd heart
Thou Hhalt press on, unmindful, midst
those (iomds,
Of 'strife or discord, or tho world'H unrest.
Thrust back tho leaven through whUh a
radiant glimpse
Of rippling waters caught thy watchful
glance:
Uoforo theo what a scene! Now clothed
In light,
Now gliding Into shadow, dancing on
With many a whirl and plash, the brook
gleaniH down
Along Its beauteous course. To mossy
'Among tho darker eddies thickly strewed,
Afford thu fancy many a portal dim
To fair, enchanted regions, vaguely
guessed,
Tilko thoso whom Sella roamed. Tho
winding banks
Tho shadowy verdure Ilea; far o'er the
stream
Tho eagoi branches reach, high over
arched, Or dipping 'neath tho Burface, and tho
leaves
From tlmo to tlmo mysteriously stir,
As though the all-porvadlng melody
That rises from tho waters' ccaBelcas tide
Had breathed among their shades some
lluor note,
tt'o which they thrill with nameless ec-
stacy.
Hero linger on until, too deep for words,
Thy sold has quaffed ai .that perennial
spring;
Till In thy 'heart a volco of larger hopo
Has answered to tho brook's undying
song,
"Which ero thou hadst a being roso tho
sumo,
And, still unchanged, Hhall murmur down
the years
That on tho earth behold thy form no
more;
And In that future day shall others come,
I.llco thee, In soul perploxlty, and gazo
Upon thoso waterB and bo comforted.
Harry W. Hugbee, In Springfield,
(Mans.) Republican.
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Thi KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
ATalo of Wall Street
and tho Tropics
By FREDERICK U. ADAMS
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Copyrli;lit, 1801, liv I.otlirop 1'uliHMilnc Company.
All rlulitaiviiurvi'd.
qilAPTEIl XVI. Continuku.
Mr. Kent pointed at thu rocks.
Stretched out at full length on a
Hat slab of sandstone was a loan,
lithe, dun-colored beast. Ho looked
and noted like a big eat. When Sid
ney approached tho largo round head
was lowered over tho edge of tho
roek, and tho animal was intently
watching Mr. Kent and the. deer.
A moment Inter ho rose to his feet,
wtretclied out his neck, and omitted
u lmlf-ynwn and half-growl. Sidney
brought tho rillo to IiIb shoulder.
The beast snarled and poised for
n leap to tho ground below. The
Bitot rang out. Tho big eat turned
IiIh head like a Hash and bit at his
shoulder us If a boo had stung him.
llo gave a roar, leaped into tho air
und fell in a heap at tho bottom of
the rocks. Sidney advanced toward
liim alowly, but no caution was nec
essary. Tho mountain lion was
dead.
"It flucincd a shnmo to kill him,"
eald Sidney, ns ho lifted ono of hlB
Mg paws. "He looked iiito on that
rock."
"llo didn't look so blamed finu to
nc," said Mr. Kent.
It was noon, and although tho nun
was warm, Sidney was reluctant to
return to the bungalow without
making ono more attempt to pene
trate tho Jungle to the west, and if
possiblo reach tho crest of the hills
which could bo seen beyond, llo 1m
nglned that from that point of van
tage it would bo possible to deter
mine the approximate shape of tho
Island, and hoped to identify it by
n comparison with thoso Islands
Hhown on the maps which ho had
found In the books of the bungalow
library. They therefore decided to
HatiBfy their hunger with bananas
and pawpaws. They found the lat
ter very refreshing. Sidney kuoekod
two from u tree, They were the size
T of a small pumpkin, nnd the flavor
was much the same as that of a nut
meg inuskmelon. These, with fresh
water from a spring, were suilleicnt
to stay their hunger.
"Tills is the first Hoblnson Crusoe
meal we have had," said Mr. Kent.
"There is not much of tho romantic
in my disposition, but I rather like
tills sort of thing for a change, lint
only for a change. 1 would rather be
east away in a bungalow with elec
tric fans and a cooking range, than
on a desert reef with a shotgun and
a naked savage. To my mind, old
Hoblnson Crusoe was in mighty hard
luck."
It would not do to leave the deer
behind; there being no plueo to hide
it where wild animals could not reach
the enreass, and it was agreed that
Mr. Kent should guard Ills trophy
and attempt to shoot some grouse,
quail or other game, while Sidney
completed tho search for an outlet
through the jungle. Mr. Kent said
he would take chances with a shot
gun, nnd agreed to tire twice lu rapid
succession if he needed assistance.
Sidney started for the elilTs and
promised to return within two or
three hours.
lie scaled the rocks and ngnln
stood on tho height overlooking the
valley. Tho bluff extended far as he
could see, but as Sidney continued
soulli he found that It gradually de
creased in height until it finally came
to the level of the "park." Tie
edge of tho jungle was irregular,
but at no place was he able to pene
trate it a distance exceeding 200
yards from the edge of tho cliffs.
Gradually he worked to tho east.
Here the jungle was not so thick,
but yet It was Impossible to force
a way through It.
Thus Sidney toiled nlong. At times
lie saw deer, and could easily have
shot them, for they were absolutely
fearless, and seemed devoured by
curiosity. Ho was startled once by
the sound of a snapping twig be
hind him, and turned only to sec a
splendid spotted deer not two rods
distant. Sidney threw up his hands
and "shooed" him away. The buck
ran a few yards and stopped, but
did not follow up his study of human
species.
Suddenly Sidney came upon the
reservoir. He had made the circuit
of all that part of the park south
of tho brook. It did not take long
to complete, the survey of the re
maining portion. The "park" was
an island in a jungle, which would
yield a passage only to an ax. Ho
rejoined Mr. Kent, who proudly ex
hibited an assortment of game,
which spoke well for his marksman
ship. .
Sidney told what ho hnd learned,
and they started for tho bungalow.
Tho birds were strung across tho
back of the deer. It was a heavy
load and they took frequent rests.
With faces and hands scratched, and
necks and cheeks sunburned, they
reached the bungalow about five
o'clock in the afternoon.
The colony was in a furor of ex
citement. Mr. Pence was in great
peril! In fact, he might be dead!
Mr. Rockwell hurriedly explained
what had happened as he ran with
Sidney nnd Mr. Kent to tho stone
pier, where Mr. Cnrmody and others
were launching a raft which had been
constructed in great haste. Mr.
Pence announced, who'll he reluctant
ly started along the beach, that ho
would not remain away later than
noon. Ho said he might bo back
sooner, since 'the chances were that
the tide would rise so high as to
render his later return dlilleult nnd
dangerous. He did not appear in
eamp at noon, and half an hour later
Mr. Carmody took the marine glasses
and went, to tho beach. Out near
the gate to the bay he saw Mr. l'enco
standing on a roek, seemingly looking
into1 the water. He saw Mr Pence go
ashore and disappear for a time in a
thicket. Then ho returned to the roek
und remained for nearly an hour. Mr.
Carmody thought from his motions
that ho was fishing, but it was
learned he had taken no tackle with
him. Mr. Rockwell, Mr. Haven and
others came down to the beach and
watched the figure across tho bay.
They were equally mystified. At
last Mr. Pence again disappeared.
In a few moments ho reappeared,
and frantically waved a handker
chief on the end of a stick, as an
eident signal of distress.
During this time, those on the
stone pier noted with alarm that the
tide had risen, so that it was Impos
sible to walk along the beach at the
base of the elilVs. It was at once de
elded to build a raft and rescue Mr.
l'enco. For some time he had not
been seen, neither had the fiag of
distress been waved from the rock.
Rough paddles wore chopped from
pleeeit of lumber, and tho raft was
launched with Sidney Hammond,
Vincent, Mr. Carmody and Mr. Mor
ton as the life-saving erew. The tide
was strong against them, and it was
half an hour before they approached
the place where M,r. Pence was last
seen. They called his name, and
were delighted to hear a faint re
sponse from behind the rocks. The
rescuers paddled around and found a
croUehing figure on a narrow ledge
just above tho steadily rising tide.
Simon Pence was speechless with
terror. The ledge on which he stood
was now an island, but Sidney ob
served that at low tide It must have
been connected with the shore. They
placed the third member of the com
mittee on exploration on the raft,
and aided by the tide made a quick
voyage back to the camp. Uy this
time Mr. .Pence had partially recov
ered, and under the stimulus of a
glass of brandy told the story of
his adventure.
"I went along the shore nnd kept
a sharp lookout for alligators and
things like that," said Mr. Pence.
"Nothing happened, however, and I
went clear out to those big rocks by
the ocean. There the sea comes right
in and you cannot get past. The
rocks drop down into deep water,
and there -Is no sign of a beach. I
started back and decided to go out
on that rock where you found me."
Mr. Pence paused and shuddered at
the thought.
"It ran out from the shore like a
pier," he continued. "I went out
at the end and sat down to watch
the fishes. The water was clear as
crystal, and the bottom was white
sand. It was cool in the shade of
the roek and I enjoyed it. I noticed
THEY
FOUND A CROUCHING FIG
URE ON TUB LEDGE.
a funny piece of quartz in the rock,
and took out my knife to sec if I
could pry it out. In doing so I
pulled out a coin and it struck the
rock and bounded into tho water. I
could sec it as it zigzagged through
the water. A fish chased after it,
and for a moment T thought he was
going to swallow it, but he didn't."
Mr. Pence took another small taste
of brandy to steady his nerves.
"I could see where the nickel lay
on the white sand," he said. "I
knew It was a nickel, ns I had but 11
cents and a bridge ticket when J.
left New York, and when I counted
my. money out on that rock I had
only six cents. That proved it was
a nickel; and besides, it looked like
a nickel. I went "
"You know what a nickel looks
like all right," said Mr. Kent. "Go on
with your story. It grows interest
ing." "I did not propose to lose that
money," said Mr. Pence, regarding
Mr. Kent with suspicion. "I could
see It as plain ns 1 see you. It was
in about ten feet of water. I went
ashore and cut a pole about 1G feet
long, trimmed it up nlcclj', nnd went
back. I reached down into the wa
ter and started to poke the nickel
along towards the other end of the
rock where the water was shallow
and I could reach it. It was Blow
work. Sometimes I would poke it
into the sand, and one lime I was
suro it was lost, but I dug it up
again. At last I got it around to the
other side of the rock, but was
astonished to find that the water
was five feet deep there. Then I
thought of the tide! I jumped to
the other side. To my. horror 1 saw
that the water was three feet over
the place I had crossed, and was
running like a millrace!"
"Did you get tho nickel?" nsked
Mr. Kent.
"No," said Mr. Pence sadly. "An
eddy of water whirled tho sand over
it while 1 was away. I put my hand
kerchief on tho pole and waved for
help. In my excitement I dropped
the pole and it floated away with my
handkerchief. Tho tide kept on ris
ing until I could not stay on that
side of the roek, so I. went to the
place where you found me. I .ex
pected every minute that nn alligator,
or a crocodile, or a shark would come
along and get me. It was awful."
"You should bo more careful with
your money, Simon," said Mr. Kent.
"You let nit' keep that bridge ticket
for you. With your careless, reckless
disposition in money matters you
will bo so reduced in oireumstances
when you reach New York that you
will have to walk home."
Mr. Pence looked at the millionaire
operator doubtfully but said nothing,
lie reached Into his pocket, produced
the six pennies and the red bridge
ticket, and went to his room where
he placed them in the inner recesses
of a drawer.
During tho absence of tho relief
committee Mr. Kent dressed the deer
with much deftness, and Mr. Haven
had, after some trouble, prepared
three of the birds for the roasting
pan. Tho range glowed with heat,
and Sidney aided in the preparation
of a dinner which had much of prom
ise. The explorers had brought back
two dozen bananas, and these graced
the table. Pawpaws were picked
from a tree near the bungalow. In
about two hour the table wua set,
with a huge joint of ronst venison
and browned potatoes as the piece
do resistance. This wns flanked by
a grouse and t,hc gold-breasted trum
peter, which had fallen before tho
prowess of Mr. Kent. Sidney had
essayed some "baking powder bis
cuits," and had attained n. culinary
triumph. These served with jellies,
sonic fine claret, and topped off with
bananas, pawpaws and coffee com-
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picieu a uinncr which win not uo
forgotten by thoso who gathered
around the board in that tropical
bungalow.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE HURRICANE.
"What docs the exploration com
mittee do to-day?" asked Mr. Kent,
next morning as he pushed his chair
back from the breakfast table and
bit tho end from a cigar. "Morton,"
he said, as he finished the last of
his coffee, "those venison chops
were fine. Nature must have hesi
tated a long while before she de
cided whether to make you a finan
cier or a cook. I am not suro that
she did not make a mistake. Como
on, Hammond, you cannot find out
where we are by studying that map.
Let's get busy."
"I do not care to be officious," said
Sidney, "but I wish some of you
gentlemen would give our committee
your assistance for a day or two.
The work I have in mind properly
belongs to the housekeeping com
mittee nnywny. The 'park,' as wo
call It, is our game and fruit pre
serve. In nn hour any one can shoot
grouse, quail, pheasants, or deer, and
can pick all the bananas we need.
The trouble is to get there, and to
bring back these table luxuries. Tho
trail along the brook Is nhnost im
passable. Two men with axes can
put it in good shape in a day. I
would like to explore the east shore
of the island with Mr. Kent. Mr.
Rockwell, you are President of the
Social Island Colony. I suggest
that you detail members to do this
work on the trail."
"Certainly," answered the mag
nate. "Mr. Morton and I will put
the trail in good shape. Mr. Car
mody is working on his plans for a
boat, and will not need assistance
for a day or two. How far is it i
from here to the 'park?'"
nuoul " I,U,L' A """' say, sum i
Sidney. "Follow tho brook until
you conic to the reservoir. I would
take a gun along. You may meet
one of Mr. Kent's 'painter' friends."
This being settled, Sidney prepared
to start across the bay. Mr. Vin
cent expressed a wish to help on
the work of exploration, and It was
decided that matters could bo ex
pedited by forming two parties
one to explore the coast north of
the gateway of the bay, and tho
other to work along the south shore.
It was therefore agreed that Mr.
Pence and Mr. Vincent should take
the. south shore and Mr. Hammond
and Mr. Kent the north shore. Mr.
Pence protested vigorously against
doing any more exploring, but Mr.
Kent cut him short and reminded
him that he was under military dis-
ciplinc.
"In cases like this," he said, "it is
always customary to shoot thoso
who disobey orders. I have always
been your friend, Pence, as you
know, but if the chairman of the
committee on exploration ordered
mo to shoot you
i would do h with
cheerful promptness."
Mr. Kent examined his rifle criti-
i nib ix ill-
cally and looked serious. Mr. Pence
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siud he was onlv joking, and would
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vb.iniM i.i.i i ...10 ,..m,
. AIIVUI HUM ll UUUV.U iilttlVlJ. tl IVU I
luncheon, and at eight o'clock they
got on board the raft and paddled
across the bay. The sun was not
warm and shone through a peculiar
saffron haze. Tho air" was motion
less. It was decided that Pence and
Vincent should be landed first, and
that Hammond and Kent should re
turn for them with tho raft not
later than Ave o'clock In the after
noon. All were provided with ri
fles and ammunition.
They soon reached the shore nt a
point where it was possible to scalo
the rocks overlooking the ocean.
Mr. Pence and Mr. Vincent left tho
raft and it was agreed that they
should return ut about five o'clock.
They climbed the rocks nnd disap
peared in the forest. Sidney and
Mr. Kent pushed nway from shoro
and headed the raft for the inlet.
There were no clouds in the sky,
but tho sun was almost obscured in
a golden haze. They noted an un
usual number of birds flying past,
seemingly coming in from the ocean.
There was not a breath of air stir
ring. "I believe a storm is brewing,"
said Sldnejf.
"It is not in sight yet," replied his
companion, as ho speared Ineffect
ually at a passing fish. "I am going
to come out here to-morrow nnd
catch some of these fellows. I won
der whnt wo can use for halt?"
"The brook Is full ol minnows,"
said Sidney. "I noticed a dip net
among the things in the storeroom,
drubs, worms, or almost anything
will do for bnit."
"We might try mosquitoes," said
Mr. Kent. "Some of them are large
euough."
LTo Be Continued.
AN OBLIGING SWORDFISH.
Toole Hold of it Rope nnd Allowed
HIiiiNulf to lie Tiillcd Abonrtl
u Schooner.
"While fishing for cod off the Massa
chusetts coast," said a Now York man
back from a deep-sea outing, according
to tho Now York Sun, "1 helped to land
.. .inn...,,,,,,,! awnrriflnlHIint either wnnt-
u mu-iiu"" --- -
cd to bo landed, or nnu iuhi ua uau
"Tho summer method of couusmng ia,
for tho fishermen to go to tho grounC,
in their schooners, anchor and then,
scatter about In small boats. This ia
to avoid the tangling of lines, as welL
as to get tho halt to tho notlco of a
greater number of fish.
"These small boats arc anchored with
grapnels at tho end of long ropes. I
went out ono day with ono of theso
boats, off Cox's Ledge. Wo wcro pull
ing in cod pretty lively when alone
came a Bwordflsh, swimming near tho
surface, with his jaws wide open.
"Ho was moving slowly, evidently
feeding. Tho grapnel ropo was right
in his path. It was big enough and
plain enough for him to see and avoid,
but ho swam on, and tho ropo wont Into
his mouth.
"Instead of retreating when ho felt
tho rope drawn taut in his mouth, aa
ho could readily have done, and freeing
himself from it, tho big fish forged
steadily ahead. If ho had made any
sort of a strugglo ho would have cap
sized tho boat and tipped us into tho
sea, and the fishermen at first thought
this was what ho intended to do, and
made ready to cut tho ropo and let tho
swordfish have it if ho wanted It, an
chor and all. But ho showed no dispo
sition to do anything of tho sort, so
tho men began to pull in tho ropo.
"It slipped through the swordflsh'a
mouth as easily as If It was running
over pulleys, until the grapnel came up
and caught on that side of tho flsh'a
head. Even when ho found that tug
ging against his head the swordfish, in
stead of making an effort to release
himself by simply backing away from
it, took the bit In his teeth, increased
hi3 Sliced and took tho boat in tow.
hmillnir It. alone- at. n trait, nnd with a
determination that made the fishermen
ngain wluing lo let hlm havo tll0 rope.
BeforQ XQ cmM cut u i h
wo wcrfi ,miI(,f1 bv nnfi,fir of thn boats.
which was hastening to our aid, and it
overhauled us. The anchor rope of this
boat was fastened to tho boat end of
our ropo, and the ropo of a third boat
fastened to that one. This made a rope
long enough to stretch to the schooner,
and wo rowed there with it.
"All hands then pulled up on tho
1 swordfish and brought him to. We
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hauled him in, ho persisting in holding;
on to the grapnel, or, rather, in letting
" hold on to him, for he could have got
rid of It by simply turning his head.
"I say we hauled him in, but the fact
was that when ho found he no longer
had tho boat in tow ho camo right along
with the grapnel, for all tho world as
if he were carrying it to us to give It up.
When ho camo alongsido he mado no
effort to dive or got away, even after
an oar blade had been thrust through his
gills.
"Then wo lassoocd his flukes and
jabbed a boathook Into him and hauled
him aboard the schooner. Ordinarily,
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wnen nsnermen are after swordfish
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-.':', : .,r. ."u'f.w.u m in.
V.UHOU uiiu uu Biviuuu in many strategic
maneuvers before they may hopo to get
n hnrnonn Intn nnn- en (linnnmi
nTw1 wiiii,,cc, f ,,, . . . J
anu willingness or this monster In com-
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1dk to tho sacrifice was beyond tho
comprehension of any of thoso old fish-
ermen who saw him do it."
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Kansas City, Any. 11.
CATTLE 13eef steers $1 lfi 5 05
Native heifers 3 33 y; 3 90
Western steers U 93 fi 3 75
hogs 400 nr, r5
SHEEP , 3 00 if 3 DO
WHEAT Xo. 15 hard 71' 72
Xo. 2 red IWil 75V4
CORX Xo. 2 mixed 4D,ifi 46
OATS-Xo. 2 mixed 31V6
RYE 51
FLOUR Hard winter pat... 3 20 (!? 3 50
Soft winter patents 3 50 p 3 SO
HAY Timothy 5 00 (JT 0 00
Prairie 4 00 & 1 50
BRAN ffitf
RUTTER Fancy to extra.. 13 3 17
EGOS 12'
CHEESE-Full cream 9 94-
POTATOES 75 100
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE Beef steers 4 00 5 25
Tex.as steers 3 15 4 20
HOGS Packers 5 35 5 C5
SHEEP Natives 3 00 3 85
FLOUR-Rod winter pat.... 3 90 '4 00
WHEAT No. 2 red........
CORX-Xo. 2
OATS-Xo. 2
RYE
BUTTER Creamery
CORN MEAL
wy spa
4SVt 50
33Vi 23
53
19
2 CO
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BACON 8 32Vi9 37VS
CHICAGO.
CATTLE-Stoers 3 C5 5 50
HOGS Mixed and butchers. 5 10 5 70
SHEEP Western 3 23 GOO
FLOUR Winter patents .... 3 73 3 90
WIIEAT-Xo. 2 red SUM? S2
CORN-Xo. 2 01V6
OATS Xo. 2 32 32V4
RYE September 52
LARD September 8 024 8 10
rORK September 13 27',1.'Q'13 42V4
NEW YORK.
CATTLE-Steers
HOGS
SHEEP
WHEAT-Xo. 2
4 10 5 40
C 00 15 GO
2 23 3 75
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CORX-Xo. 2
OATS-No. 2
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