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BE ( AND VIRGIL CMtCLLaG UCO. 907 slipped slowly down down. Black book himself from of him impatiently and wheeled to meet his great enemy. "Quits at last!" he said, with an ugly smile. Quits indeed! For Jim, raising him IX slightly, was able to draw at last; and even as he spoke, the outlaw fell. "Jim, my boy," said Langford, huski ly. He was kneeling, Jim's head in his arms. "Well, boss," said Jim, trying to smile. His eyes were clear. ""It wag my affair, Jim, you ought tut to have done it," said Langford, brokenly. "It's all right boss don't you wor ry I saw you in the hall that night. Tou are the boss. Tell Mary so. Tell tier I was glad to go so you could to her and it would be all right. Sh loves you boss you needn't be Trald." "Jlm, I cannot bear it; I must go in your stead." "To Mary yes." His voice sank lower and lower. An added paleness stole over his face, but his eyes looked ito Langford's serenely, almost hap pily. "Go to Mary in my stead boss," ho whispered. "Tell her Jim gave his boss to her when he had to go I used to think it was 'Mouse-hair' I am glad it is Mary tell her good-bye tell her the Three Bars wouldn't be the same to Jim with a woman in it anyway tell her " And with a sigh Jim died. chapter xxii. The Party at the Lazy S. Mary stared thoughtfully into the mirror. It was a better one than the sliver into which she had looked more than a year before, when Paul Lang ford came riding over the plains to the Lazy S. A. better house had risen from the ashes of the homestead laid waste by the cattle rustlers. Affairs were well with George Williston now that the hand of no man was against him. He prospered. Louise stepped to the door. "I am in despair, Mary," she said whimsically. "Mrs. White has ordered me out of the kitchen. What do you think of that?' "Louise! Did you really have the hardihood to presume to encroach on Mother White's preserves you s mere bride of five months' standing? j You should be grateful she didn't take j the broom to you." "She can cook," said Louise laugh ing. "I admit that. I only offered to peel potatoes. When one stops to con sider that the whole county is coming to the "house-warming" of the Lazy S, one can't help being worried about potatoes and such minor things.' "Do you think the whole county is coming, Louise?" asked Mary. "Of course," said Louise Gordon, positively, slipping away again. She was a welcome guest at the ranch, and her heart was in the success of to night's party. Mary had dressed early. As hostess, she had laid aside her short skirt. leather leggings, and other boyish "fix ings" wWch she usually assumed for better eas in her life of riding. She was clad simply in a long black skirt and white shirt-waist. Her hair was coiled in thick braids about her well shaped head, lending her a most be coming statelinesa. Would Paul Langford come? He had been bidden. Her father could not know that he would not care to come. Her father did not know that she had sent Langford away that long-ago night n December and that he had not come back at least to her. Natur ally, he had been bidden first to George Williston's "house-warming." The men of the Three Bars and of the Lazy S were tried friends but he would not are to come. . . Listen! Some one was coming. It was much too soon for guests. The early October twilight was only now creeping softly, over the landscape. It was a still evening. She heard dis tinctly the rhythmical pound of hoof beats on the hardened trail. Would the ri&er go on to Kemah, or would he turn in at the Lazy S? "Hello, the house!" hailed the horse man, cherrily, drawing rein at the very door. "Hello, within!" The visitor threw wide the door, and Williston's voice called cordially: "Come in. come in. Langford! I am glad you came early." "Will you send Mary out, Willis ton? I need your chore boy to help me water Sade here." The voice was merry, but there was a vibrant tone in it that made the listening girl tremble a little. Lang ford never waited for opportunities. He made them. Mary came to the door with quiet self-cmposure. She had known from the first the stranger was Langford. How like the scene of a ' summer's day more than a year past; but how far sweeter the maid how much more it meant to the man now than then! "Father, show Mr. Langford in." she said, smiling a welcome. "I shall be glad to take Sade to the spring." She took hold of the bridle rein tralline sr-und- Langford D. BO l v( s f V ) I leaped' lightly from ula "I said 'help me,'" he corr ctel "The spring is down there." she di rected. "I think you know the way." She turned to enter the house. For an instant, Langford hesitated. A shadow fell across his face. "I want you to come, Mary." he said, simply. "It is only hospitable, you know." "Oh, if you put It in that way ," she started gayly down the path. He followed her more slowly. A voung moon hung in the western "l Love You," He Said. sky. The air was crisp witn tne com ing frost. The path was strewn with dead Cottonwood leaves which rustled dryly under their feet. At the spring, shadowed by the biggest cottonwood, she waited for him. "I wish my father would cut down that tree," she said, shivering. "You are cold," he said. His voice Tas not "quite steady. He took off his coat and wrapped it around her, despite her protests. He wanted to hold her then, but he did not, though the touch of her sent the blood bound ing riotously through his veins. "You shall wear the coat. I do not want you to go in yet." "But Sade has finished, and people will be coming soon." "I will not keep you long. I want you to Mary, my girl, I tried to kill Black, but Jim " his voice choked a little "if it hadn't been for Jim, Black would have killed me. 1 thought I could do it. I meant to have you. Jim said it was all the same his doing it in my stead. I came to-night to ask you if it is the ame. Is it, Mary?" She did not answer for a little while. How still a night it was! Lights twinkled from the windows of "It is the same," she said at last, brokenly. Her eyes were heavy with unshed tears. "But I never meant it, Paul. I was wild that night, but I never meant that you or Jim should take life or or give yours. I never meant it!" His heart leaped, but he did not touch her. "Do you love me?" he asked. She turned restlessly toward the house. "My father will be wanting ue," she said. "I must go." "You shall not go until you have told me," he said. "You must tell me. You never have, you know. Do you love me?" "You have not told me," either," she resisted. "You are not fair." - He laughed under his breath, then bent his sunny head close. "Have ycu forgotten bo soon?" h whispered. . Suddenly he caught her to him strongly, as was his way. . "1 will tell you again," he said, soft ly. "I love you, my girl, do you hear! There is no one but you in all Vie world." The fair head bent closer and closer, then he kissed her the little man coated figure In his arms. "I love you," he said. She trembled in his embrace. He kissed her again. "I love you," he repeated. She hid her face on his breast. He lifted it gently. "I tell you I love you," he said. He placed her arms around his neck She pressed her lips to his, once, soft ly. "I love you," she whispered. "My girl, my girl!" he said in an swer. The confession was far sweeter than he had ever dreamed. He held her cheek pressed close to his for a long moment. . ' "The Three Ears is waiting for its mistress," he said at last, exultantly "A mistress and a new foreman all at once the boys will have to step live- in ij "A new foreman?" asked Mary in surprise. "I did not know you had a new foreman." "I shall have one In a month," he said, smilingly. "By that time George Williston will have sold the Lazy S for good money, invested the proceeds in cattle, turned the whole bunch In" tc ran go with the Three Bars herds, and o V. Nov. 1 he will take charge of the 'ly affairs of one Paul Langford Ms wife of the Three Bars." ally, Paul?" The brown eyee with pleasure, ally. Mary." j my father consented?" . but he will when he finds 1 do without him and when 1 his daughter.",. sb car ma; II ie?' beats on the sod! The guests ming at last. The beats rang and nearer. From Kemah, Three Bars trail, from across , (hey were coming. All the ;l.ood ranchmen and home ; with their families and all lable cowboys had been bidden frolic. The stableyard was Hearty greetings, loud talking ro:.. ; ( 1 t e a1 t th filling. and laughter floated out on the still air. Laughing like children caught In a prank the two at the spring-clasped hands and ran swiftly to the house. Breathless but radiant, Mary came forward to greet her guests while Langford slipped away to put up Sade. The revel was at its highest. Mary and Louise were distributing good things to eat and drink to the hungry cowmen. The rooms were so crowded many stood without looking in at the doors and windows. The fragrance of hot coffee drifted in from the kitchen. Langford stood up. A sudden quiet fell upon the people. "Friends and neighbors," he said, "shalPwe drink to the prosperity of the Lazy S, the health and happiness of its master and its mistress?" The health was drunk with cheers and noisy congratulations. Conversa tion began again, but Langford still stood. "Friends and neighbors," he said again. His voice was grave. "Let us drink to one not with us to-night a brave man " in spite of himself his voice broke "let us drink to the mem ory of Jim Munson." Silently all rose and drank." They were rough men and women, most of them, but they were a people who held personal bravery among the virtues. Many stood with dimmed eyes, pictur ing that final scene on the island in which a brave man's life had closed. Few there would soon forget .. Jim Munson, cow-puncher of the Three Bars. There was yet another toast Lang ford was to propose to-night. Now was the opportune time. Jim would have wished it so. It was fitting that this toast follow Jim's it was Jim who had made it possible that it be given. He turned to Mary and touched ! her lightly on the shoulder. j . "Will you come, Mary?" he said. ! She went with him, wonderingly. He '. led her to the center of the room, i His arm fell eentlv over her shoul- ! ders. Her cheeks flushed with the j preached the dedication sermon for the sudden knowledge of what was com- Presbyterian church, and in the evening ing, but she looked at him with per- Rev. E. H. Kearns delivered an ad fect trust and unquestioning love. dress at the meeting of the Christian "Friends and neighbors." his voice ang out so that an might hear, ' I j ask you to drink to the health and I happiness of the future mistress of the J Three Bars!" j THE EXD. ! . j I A Silly "SpOOk" Story. j D. H. Fries who just recently moved j onto the old Lloyd farm near Wyoming was in town Tuesday and visiting with the editor's family. In the course of conversation, the murder of Delia Lloyd by her sisiter, Lucy, was men tioned. It was suggested by a lady present who is rather timid, that she would dislike to live there if she be lieved in spooks. When Dave made the remark that his little daughter, Minnie, 11 years old, declared she saw a ghost cross over the cellar door twice and it frightened her so that she cover ed up her head. And it is almost im possible to get the child to remain alone now even in daylight. Of course there are few persons who believe in ghosts; but you .would have hard work making the child believe that she did not see a real ghost. J. H. Miller who lived in the house at the time of the murder and who recently vacated never saw anything like ghosts; but they never liked, to sit in that room on account of the tragedy which was enacted in it Nehawka Register. ' Base Ball Team Started. Earl C' Wescott was elected mana ger and Will Fitzgerald captain of the Red Sox team for the 1908 season. About fifteen men will try. for the team and the boys ought to have the support of all the base ball fans this year. The team is open for games and Glenwood will probably be the first at racttion next Saturday, May 16. THE CELEBRATED STALLION D n (FORMERLY OWNED BY L. G.TODO) Will make three days of the week Thursdaj', Friday and Saturday, in Nehawk. TERMS: SlO to insure colt to stand and suck DAVID HURRAY. b L CROP REPORTS ARE PLEASING Burlington Traffic Depart ment Reports Show Great Improvement. The crop report, for the Burlington's Lincoln diyision issued from the office of J. D. Cox, division freight agent: "Following is the crop report for week ending May 8th. Inasmurh as conditions over entire grain belt on this division are the same, I am giving territory as a whole: "From one to three inches of rain fell over entire territory. Lines north of Aurora and west of Ravenna were needing rain pretty badly. This past week these lines were favored with a good soaking rain of about two inches. Soil is in very good condition. "Wheat and oats still looking fine. Oats need warmer weather, but with good rain past week will pull through O. K. "Corn ground all prepared and ready for planting;in fact some planting done, but cold, wet weather has retarded farm work. Most farmers are waiting for warmer weather for planting. From reports, would state that with favorable weather all corn will be planted by end of next week. "Alfalfa was hurt some by cold weather. Some reports show alfalfa hurt seriously, while others only in slight degree. With warm weather, alfalfa will show great improvement. Do not think damage will be noticeable with favorable weather. "Fruit badly damaged by frost. Con flicting reports as regards this crop. It is impossible to estimate damage by frost to the fruit at this time. "Pastures coming to the front fast. With a little warm weather, grasses of alt kind will make wonderful growth. "Garden truck not far enough ad vanced to be hurt much by recent cold snap. Very little damage to gardens. " DEDICATION SER VICES CONCLUDED Last Evening Concludes the Services of the Jubilee Celebration. Yesterday the Rev. J. L. Sexton Fndenvnr tViplasr K.rviYps of thp kpt-ips fne SUDject of the morning service was "The Conditions of Life," and was handled in a matter that left no doubt in the minds of his hearers but that the speaker was well acquainted with his subject. In the evening the speaker's subject was "The Guidance of God." This being an address to the young people, was of especial interest and was listened to by both young and old with the utmost of interest? With this ser vice concluded the series of meetings celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the church at that place. The membership here are to be congrat ed upon the finely appointed program, which was fully presented to a success ful finish. That they have on this the birthday of the organization succeeded in clearing the church of debt, and placed them in a position to do better work for the cause, is great cause for feeling a pride in the successful issue issue of the event. "Mothers Day" in Plattsmouth. The day was observed, in this " city so far as it could possibly be. The scarcity of white flowers prevented many from wearing the emblem who desired to do so. rAnother year ifc will be somewhat different in this respect. The ide'a is a noble one,' and originated with club wo men in New York. - The country at once recognized its fine sentiment, and in a few days instead of being local to Gotham it became general. The papers took the matter up editorially, and ten der and eloquent tributes have been paid it by the foremost writers. The object is honoring the best woman that ever lived your mother, and the ob servance, the wearing of a white car nation. When the mother love is touched the heart of every one is tenderly opened to reverence her, whether alive or sleeping in the silent tomb. The day will constantly grow to be of more in terest until it becomes one to be cele brated by every man, woman and child in the land. Long live "Mothers' Day. " True Christian Spirit. The Fremont Herald truthfully re marks: "Do you feed tramps? We do. That is, if a fellow really looks hungry he can always get a "handout" at our back door. Andjhey are coming pretty regular nowadays. Men with wan face, gaunt and hungry beyond question come and gulp down with grateful looks all the bread and butter and preserves and cold meat on hand. Don't turn a hungry man away. Look him over carefully, and if his breath is right and he is hungry, feed him. It is a Christian duty. Ml m GO WITH US TO THE GREAT TUESDAY, jJiS A special car will be run from Omaha to Kansas City over the Missouri Pacific, and from there to Frisno, Texas over the Santa Fe. Special half-fare rate for the round trip. Come and go with us and see the greatest country on earth, and we know you will buy. We will trade for anything you have- Call on FRANK STANLEY, Plattsmouth, Nebraska CANNOT RIDE 0!J FREIGHT The f.l. P. to Continue Their "Retaliation" Scheme. It is evident from the attitude of the Missouri Pacific railroad officials toward their patrons, that they intend to do everything in their power to make the situation unpleasant. The latest evi dence of this fact is apparent in the refusal to let passengers ride on freight trains. An order was put into effect a few days ago that passengers should not be allowed to ride on local freight trains after that date and notices were posted in the depots. This inconven ience will be hardly bearable on train No. 164 which runs south from this city in the evening. A conductor on a local train said: "The M. P. is doing everything in its power to make passenger traffic unpleasant. First they took out the electric light service in the coaches and replaced it by an inferior system; then they took off trains wherever it was possible to do so; they closed stations and redu2ed wages, and now they re fuse to let persons ride on freight trains." When asked why the road should do this, he continued: "The officials do this to make the people sick of their legislation against the rail roads. ' ' Complaints have been filed with the State Railway Commission but that body has been too busy to get to these matters. It is claimed that since the Commission has forced the M. P. to make improvements in their road bed, it will be possible for it to restore the accommodations, which the road has taken from the people. With reference to the decrease in business during the past few months, an official said: "The decrease in ship ments of the M. P. have been startling. Just what is the reason for this we can hardly tell, yet many attribute the de crease to the financial flurry, which I believe is yet in its infancy. This is absolutely the dullest season we have evr seen on the Missouri Pacific system." Another Missouri Pacific Wreck. Last evening two Missouri Pacific trains wanted to pass on the same track. just this side of Gilmore Junction, but nothing new being discovered since the last attempt, they met with similar suc cess which have attended other efforts in the past. The road was blocked for some time, and the midnight passenger due at this place at 11:59 was delayed for some time, hoping that the wreck age would be cleared away, but it was not, and the train was run by the way of Louisville and Weeping Water, carry ing with them a large crowd of young people from this place, who had two hours to wait at Union for the train coming north. Some half-dozen, among whom were Robert Sherwood, jr., V. C. Ahlstrand, Will Murray, Misses - Mable Trussler, Hermia Spies and Hannah Black, had an opportunity to watch it rain all night. They came in this morning feel ing very sore at the Missouri Pacific, and it would seem justly too. This is similar to the trick which was played upon about a hundred people at Nehawka sometime since. Verily, the motives which actuate the management of the Missouri Pacific, is past finding out. Knocks at the door of every one, and there is a tide in all our lives, which taken leads to fortune. We have that opportunity now in the shape of a horse ranch containing a full section and an extra eighty, with thoroughly firtt class improvements, a modern dwelling, barns, granaries, ether out buildings, well fenced, all buildings nearly new, water piped into all barns, feed lots, house and every field. This place, which is now being used for the purpose of breeding horses and raising mules is paying some $S, 000. 00' per year, and has improvements to the amour.t of $6,000 and is being sold on account of the death of the. wifc of the owner. This will go at a figure which will make a good profit and a good per cent income on the investment. :: :: S. BRIGGS, Plattsmouth, Ncbr. VN PANHANDLE OF TEXAS ON MAY 19th! Legal Notice. The itate of Nebraska. In County Court for County of CasH. In the. matterof the estate of Martrarct A. Pat terson, deceased. All iiersons interested or concerned are here by notified that a tietltlon has lieen tiled In said court, praylnir for the apiKilntmcnt of Mae Patterson, administratrix of the estate of Margaret A. Patterson, deceased, late of said eounly and stale, and that a hearintf will Iw had on said etlt ion at. t he ollice of the 'omit y .ludtre at the eotirt house. In the city of I'latts mouth. in said county and state, on Saturday, May Hith. I'.ttis. at 10 o'clock a. in. All objec tions to the prayer of said iciiilon must Imi Hied before said hour of lieariui.'. Wifncsss by hand and olli.-lal seal tl is 30 li day of April, A. It., litoK Al.l.K.V J. ltKEl.. Iskai.1 County .ludk'e. V. C. Kamsky. Attorney for the Kstale. First I'uhlicalion April :tj. I'.hih. Notice of Application for LIqjor License. Not'ce is hereby trlvcn.that the undersign d Emil Amende and (iiist I-'. Mohr. have tiled their petition with tl e village clerk of the village of Avoca. Cass county, Neliraska. as required by law, sitrned by the required num ber of resident freeholders of said village of At, ca, settintr forth that the applicants are men of resectable character and st andintr and a'e residents of the state of Neliraska. and pray that a license may be Issued to the said Emil Amende and (.list 1. Mohr for the sal) of malt, spii it uous and vinous liquors for the municipal year endiiuf May 1. I'.mJ'. In a build ing on t he west one third i) of lot. live. (.') block (K) fronting on I louse st reel in 1 he said village of A voca, Cass county, Nebraska- Km 1 1. Amk.vhk ifs-r I". Mom ii. 3-:tt. Applicants At Avoca, Neb., April -7, Notice of Application (or Liquor License NOTICE Is hereby tfiven to all t crested and to t he nubile, t hat persons in I In- ti nder- si trued II. K. Itand. lias filed his ix-tlll.ui and applicat ion in the office of the city clerk, of the city of Louisville, county of Cass, and state, of Nebraska, as required by law. sitrned by the required number of resident free-holders of the said city, scttintr fort h that the ai plicant is a man of resiM'ctable character and st andintr and a resident of t lie st ate of Nebras ka, and prayintr that a license may be Issued to the said II. 10. Kami for the sale of malt, spirituous and vinous liquors for the -r-iod of one year from the date of the hear ing of said application in a buildintr situated on the north part of lot one hundred and eitrhty (iso), of the said city of Iuisville, Nebraska. H . K. It A N 1 1, Applicant Apiii 23, nos. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. State ok Xeriiaska. County of Cass, In the matter of the aid, deceased. f -ss in county court. ... . . ,. estate of Benjamin Kan- All persons Interested in the alnive e-.tate are hereby notified t hat on May rSMh. l'.'.m, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day. a hearing will In: had uiMin the final account anil petition for final settlement aul distribut ion of the estate lienjumin Kanaid. deceased, at the county court room at I'lat tsmout Ii, In Cass county, Nebraska, and which time said final account will be examined and adjusted and the final decree of distribution will be entcied. and al lowance made for the fees of the administri -tor and his attorney, that all objections mi tt be tiled by said time. Witness my hand and seal of said coutt this (ft h day of May, luux. Uy the Court. A IX KN .1. HKESON. Isbai.J County . I udire. Real Estate Transfers. F. M. Svoboda to James Svoboda, lot 4,blk 1, Stiles' add to Platts mouth Consideration $ 300 H. S. Ouch to M. J. Powell, lot 8, blk 22, Avoca Consideration. . 1200 William Elliott to S. W. Ball, pt. lot 187, Louisville Considera tion 125 P. A. Jacobson to Fritz Lofgren, lots 188 and 189, Louisville Consideration. 550 Lucy Mc Vay to C. M. Chriswisser, e nw, 17-11-13 Consideration 6400 John C. Roddy to M. G. McQuinn, pt. sel ne J 31-10-J 4 Consider ation "372 Isaac Stone to P. J. Lenick. lots 6, 7 and 8, blk 1, Alvo Consid eration 1100 C. A. Latta to W. G. Boedeker, lot 2, blk 13, Latta's add. to Murray Consideration .' 250 Sheriff C. D. Quinton was a visit fc in Omaha this afternoon, where he had sme business matters to look after, and afterwards will attend the "Jester" this evening by Maude Adams. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Karvonek.