Cavahagh, Forest Ranger The Great Conservation , Novel By HAMLIN GARLAND Copyright. 1910. by Hamlin Garland CIUl'TEIt XI. tin TUAYS A WANS part also lek. THE mob besieging CavamtgU lu Hulsey's saloon had not found its leader. It hesitated . and blustered, but did not strike nnd eventually edged out of the door ud .disappeared. Hut the silence which followed Its retreat was more alarming to the ranger tbnn Its pres ence. Some slier mischief was In these niluds. He feared that they were about to cut the electric light w ires and so plunge .him into dark ness, and to prepare for that emergen cy he called upou the bartender (Hal wy having vanished) for a lamp or a lantern. The fellow sullenly set about this task, and Itoss, turning to Gregg, said, "If you've any iuiluence with this mob you'd better use It to keep them out of mischief, for I'm ou this job to the bitter end, and somebody's goiug to be hurt." Gregg, who seemed quite detached from the action and rather delighted with it, replied: 'I have no Influence. They don't enre a hang about me. They have it lu for you. thut's all." Edwards remained silent, with his hat drawn low over hia eyes. It was evident that he was a axiom to avoid being seen and quite willing to keep out of the conflict: but, w ith no hand cuffs and the back door of the saloon unguarded, Ross was aware that bis guard must be incessant and alertly vigilant. .... ,1 "Such a thing could not happen un der the English flag," he said to him cl, and at the moment bis adopted country, seemed a miserable make shift. Only the thought of Redfleld and the chief nerved him for the long vigil. 'The chief will understand if It comes up to him,", he said. Line Wetherford came hurrying in, looking as though she had Just risen from her bed. She was clothed In a long red robe, her grizzled hair was loose, her feet were bare, and she car ried a huge old fashioned revolver In her hind. Her mouth was stern. Stooping abruptly as she caught sight of Rms standing la the middle of the floor unhurt, she exclaimed: "There you are! Are you all right?" "As a trivet," he replied. fine let her gun hand relax. "What was the shooting?" "A little bluff on my part" "Anybody hurt?" "No." She was much relieved. "I was afraid they'd got you. I enme as quick as I could. I was abed. That fool doc tor threw a chill into me, and I've been going to roost early according to or ders. I didn't hear your gun, but Lee did, and she came to tell me. Don't let 'em get behind you. If I was any good I'd stay and help. What you go ing to do hold your men here all night?" "1 don't see any other way. Ilalsey turned the place over to me, but" He looked about hlra suspiciously. "Bring 'em Into my place. Lee has had new locks put on our doors; they'll help some." "I don't like to do that, Mrs. Wether ford." he replied, with greater respect "TUtHKVOC AllKl ARE TOU AM, bight?" than he had ever shown her before. "Thoy may attack me there." "All the better; I'll be on hand to help. Hut they're less likely to boll in on you through a locked door." "Hut your daughter? It will alarm her." "She'll be In the other house, and. besides, she'd feel easier if you are In my place. She's nil wrought up by the attack on you." Ross turned to his prisoners. "Fol low Mrs. Wetherford and eyes front!" "You needn't worry about me," snld ."toe. "I won't run." "I don't Intend to give you a chance,'' tallied Ross. Fid wards seemed to have lost In both emirage and physical stature. He Hlouched along with shuttling step, bis bend bent and his face pale. Ross was now profoundly sorry for him, so ut terly craven and broken was his lo,k. As Ross brought his two prisoners to the Wetherford House I.ee was waiting on the porch of the hotel, tense with excitement, straining her ears aud eyes to see what was taking place. The night h;-d started with a small sickle of moon, but this hud dropped below the range, leaving the stroet dark save where the lights from the windows of the all niht eating houses and saloons lay ut upon the walk. and while she stood peering out the sound of rancorous howlini; and shrill whooping came to her ears with such suggestion of ferocity that she shiv ered. A few of the hotel guests had gone to bed, but the women were up. ex cited and nervous, starting at every fresh outburst of whooping, knowing that thetr sons or husbands were out in the street "to see the fun" and that they might meet trouble. At last Lee discerned her mother re turning from Halsey's, followed by three men. Withdrawing from the lit tie porch whereon she had been stand ing, she re-entered the house to meet her mother In the hall. "Where Is Mr. Cavauagh?" she asked. "Out in the dining room. You see. Mike ITalsey is uo kind of use. He vamoosed and left Ross down there alone with his two prisoners and the lights likely to be turned out on him. so I offered the enffy as a calaboose. They are sure in for a long and tedi ous night." Lee was alarmed at tier mother's ap pearance. "You must go to bed. You look ghastly." "1 reckon I d better lay down for a little while, but I can't sleep. Ross may need me. There Isn't n man to help him but me. ami that loafer Bal lard Is full of gall. He's got it in for Ross and will make trouble If he can." "What can we do?" VShoot!" replied Llze, with dry brev ity. "I wouldn't mind a chance to plug some of the sweet citizens of this town. I owe them one or two." With this sentence in her ears Lee Virginia went to her bwl. but uot to slumber. Her utter iuability either to control her mother's action or to Influ ence that of the mob added to her uneasiness. The singing, shouting, trampling of the crowd went on, and once a group of men halted Just outside her win dow, and she beard Nelll Ballard noisily, drunkenly arguing as to the most effective method of taking the prisoners. "Come on. boys!" Bukfltnllard, his voice filled with reckless determina tion. "Let's run him." As they passed the girt sprang up and went to- her mother's room to warn her of the threatened attack. Llze was already awake and calmly loading a second revolver by the light of tfie electric bulb. A Jarring blow- was heard. "Hear that? They're breaking lu'" wu id Llze. She started to leave the room. Lee stopped her. "Where are you going?" "To help Ross. Here!" She thrust, the handle of a smaller weapon Into Leo's hand. "Ed Wetherford "a girl ought to be able to take cure of her self. Come on!" With a most unherole horror be numbing her limbs, Lee followed her mother through the hall. The sound of shouts and the trampling of feet could be heard, and she came out Into the restauraut just in time to photo graph upon her brain a scene whose significance was at once apparent. On a chair between his two prisoners and confronting Ballard nt the head of 11 crowd of frenzied villains stood the ranger, a gleaming weapon In his hand, a look of resolution on his face. What he had said or what he In tended to do she did not learn, for her mother rushed nt the Invaders with the mad bravery of a she beur. "(Jet out of here!" she snarled, thrusting her revolver Into the very mouth of the leader. They all fell back In astonishment and fear. Ross leaped to her side. "Leave them to me!" he said. "I'll C'ear the room." "Not on your life! This Is my bouse I have the rllit to smash the fools." And she bent them over the heads with her pistol barrel. Recognizing that she was minded to kill, they retreated over the threshold, and Ross, drawing the door close be hind them, turned to find Lee Virginia confronting Edwards, who had at tempted to escape Into the kitchen The girl's face was white, but the eye of her revolver stared straight nnd true Into her prisoner's face. With a bound Ross seized him ami flung him against the wnll. "Get back there!" he shouted. "You must take your medicine with your boss." The old fellow hurriedly replaced his ragged hat nnd. folding his arms, sank back into his chair with bowed head, while Llze turned upon Joe Gregg. "What did you go Into this kind of deal for? You knew what the game laws was, didn't you? Your old dad Is all for state regulation, and here you are breaking a stute law. Why don't you stand up for the code like a sport?" Joe. who had been boasting of the smiles he had drawn from Lee, did not relish this tongue lashing from her mother; but. assuming a careless nlr. he said. "I'm all out of smokes; get me a box, that's n good old soul." Llze regarded him with the expres slon of one nonplused. "You Impu dent little cub!" she exclaimed. "What you need Is a hooting!" The ranger addressed himself to Lee "I want to thank you for a very op port tine intervention. I didn't know you could handle a gun so neatly." She flushed with pleasure. "Oh. yes I can shoot. My fMther taueht me when I w as only six years old." As she spoke Ross caught the man Edwards studying them with furtive glance, but upon leing observed he resumed his crouching attitude, which concealed his face beneath the rim of his weather worn hat. It was evident that he was afraid of being recognized. He had the slinking air of the convict. and his form, so despairing in Its lax lines, appealed to Lee with even great er poignancy than his face. "I'm sor ry," she said to him, "but It was my duty to help Mr. Cavauagh." He glanced up with a quick sidewlse slant. "That's all right, miss. I should THK KIR OF HEH REVOLVER STARED BTKAIOHT INTO HER PRISONER S FACE. have had sense enough to keep out of this business." He spoke with dlillcul ty, nnd his voice was hoarse with emotion. Lize turned to Lee. "The doc said 'no liquor,' but I guess here's where I draw one. I feel faint." Ross hurried to her side, while young Gregg teudered a handsome flask. "Here's something." Llze put It away. "Not from you. Just reach under my desk, Ross; you'll find some brandy there. That's It," she called as he produced a bottle. Clutching It eagerly, she added. "They say It's poison, but It's my meat to night." Little remained of the woman in Llze. and the old sheep bertier eyed her with furtive curiosity. . "I was afraid you'd shoot," Llze ex plained to Ross, "and I didn't waut you to muss up your bands on the dirty loafers. I had the right to kill. They were trespassers, and I'd 'a' done it too." "I don't think they intended to ac tually assault me." he said, "but It's a bit discouraging to find the town so Indifferent over both the breaking of the laws and the doings of a drunken mob. I'm afraid the most of them are a long way from law abiding people yet." Joe. who did not like the position in which he stood as respecting Lee. here made an offer of aid. "I don't suppose iiiy )fd is any good now, but if you'll let tite do It I'll go out and round up Judge Hlgley. I think I know where he la." To this Lize objected. "You can't do that, Ross; you better hold the fort here till morning." Lee was rather sorry, too. for young Gregg, who bore his buffeting with the Imperturbable face of the heroes ot his class. He had gone into this en terprise with much the same spirit In which he had stolen gates and mis placed signs during his brief college career, nnd he was now disposed (In the presence of a pretty girl) to carry It out with undiminished Impudence. "It only means a fine, auyway." he as sured himself. Cavauagh did not trust Gregg, either, nnd as this was the first time Lhe had lieen called upon to arrest men for killing game out of season he could not afford to fail of nny precaution. Tired nnd sleepy as he was he must renin lit ou guard. "But you and your daughter must go to bed at once." he urged. Llze under the spur of her dram, tnlked on with bitter boldness, berat ing the town and Its people. Gregg listened to her with expressionless Ms age, bis eyes dreamily fixed on Lee's face, but bis companion, the old herd er, seemed to palpitate with shame and fear. And Ross had the feeling nt the moment that In this ragged, un kempt old hobo was the skeletou of one of the old time heroes. He was wasted with drink and worn by wind and rnin, but he was very far from being commonplace. (To Be Continued.) Depart for Concordia, Kansas. From Tuesday' Dally. . . Mrs. William McCauley, Mrs. T. II. Pollock and Mrs.. T. M. Patter son departed this morning-for Concordia, ansa, where Mrs. McCauley's grand-daughter, Miss Poris Patterson, graduated from the Catholic Ladies' seminary. It is probable that Miss Doris will return with her grandmother and Mesdames Patterson and Pollock. There is one medicine that every family should bo provided with and especially during the summer months; viz, Chamber Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. It is almost cer tain to bo needed. It costs but a quarter. Can you afTord to bo without it? For sale by F. 0. Frlcke & Co. Mr. H. A. Schneider nnd son, Carl, were Omaha passengers this afternoon to witnrfs st ho baseball game between Omaha and Denver. ' nr SOME silked 1 1 - -. i- m'h.k cCcmNG C TEto I 1 -Kin nr r JTSf AM 11 T n ( t t.o l I j. 3, 1 I cue I Y' I 1AKIM MILK Z I ii SHUf J J .... i Plattsmouth, Nebraska. PROCEED IS OF THE COUNTY BOARD l'liittsmouth, Net)., June 13, 1911. Hoard of Ki uali.u t Ion met as per notice published In all of the news papers of Cass county. Present: 1j. U. Swltxer, M. I.. Frledrtch, C. It. Jordan, H. M. Soennlchsen and I. C. Morgan, Clerk, remaining In session from day to riav up to noon on Saturday, June 17, 1911. The following- protests came on for hem-Inn and were disposed of an below: A Corrected AxHensed. by Hon i d. Lot 9 and W. H "f 10, llloek :i, 1' la t t m o u t li City $ Lot 6, Hloik G6, 1, t00. HO (1,300.00 P la t t 8 m o u t li City 1,:50.00 Lot f., Block 5B, 1,000.00 1' Ih t t H m o u t h City Lots, 4. 6 and 6, H 1 o c k 45. P la 1 1 8 in o u t li City Lot 10. Illock 5S, P la t t 8 111 o u t h City Lot 10, Block 49. I'lattfl mouth City Lot 7, Hlock 37, P lu t t m m o u t h City Lot K. H LoU H, 9 and 10, llloek 4Ti, PlattHinoutli City 1.350.00 No Change 800.00 No Change 825.00 No Change 500.00 No Change 1,400.00 $1,000.00 1.500.00 No Change Lots 13 and 14, Btork 81, P la 1 1 8 111 o u t li City Lots 1 to 3, Block 5, Thompson's Add., PlutU moutli Clt V Lots 9 to 12, Hlock 7, Thompson's Add P la I t a in o u t h City Lot 1, Block , 1,800.00 $1,650.00 1,000.00 No Change 1,100.00 $ 900.00 Thompson h Add 1" la t t 8 111 o utli City 1,000.00 f Lots 10 to 13, Block 1, St ad Io nian's Addition. 800.00 P In t t R in o u t li City Lots 0 and 7, Block 1, Stadle iniin's Addition, P la 1 1 8 ill o u t il City Lots 1 to 4, Block 1. Stndle mini's Addition, P In t t a in o u t h City Lot 0, Block 3, ) Ionian's Add., I' la t t 8 111 0 utli City Lois 4 to 6, Block 1, 1 lone la n'H Addition, P la 1 1 8 111 o utli City 900.00 No Change '50.00 No Change M0.00 No Change 500.00 No Change 1,175.00 No Change Lois 1 to 3, Block 26, Vouiik Vt Hayes , Add., P lu t t j) 111 o u t h City Lots 3 and 4, Block 13, Young Af Hayes Add., P la t t in O utli City Lois 7 and 8, Blk. 10, South Park, P la t t 111 o utli t'lty Sections 26-35 and 36, T. 10, It. 13... W. V4. N. W. Hec. 6-11, S. H. W. . Sec. 31-11-9 Personal property Pla 1 1 a 111 o utb Water Co; ..... J. K. MoUanlel, saloon license.. J. M. Itoberta, note W. H. ' Newell, mortgage note. . 1,025.00 No Change 2,000.00 No Change 700.00 No Change 23,685.00 No Change 1,195.00 No Change 32,600.00 No Change l,000.6o No Change 2,000.00 Entirely cut out 2,200.00 No Change Total deductions as niude by the Board of ' Kguallzatlon . .. $3,400 00 Hoard adjourned subject to the call of the County Clerk D. C Morgan, County Clerk. Pluttsmouth, Neb., June 19, 1911. Hoard met pursuant to adjournment. Present: L. I. Hwltzer, M. L. Krled lich and C. 11. Jordan, County Com inlssloners ,and I) U. Morgan, County Clerk. Minutes of previous session read and approved, when the following business whs transacted lu rvgulur form: Itesignallon of N. tilshwlller, Justice of the peuee Tipton Precinct, received ami request granted. County Judge this day Instructed to call for bids for the following work out of the Inheritance Tin: One concrete culvert to he built sen tlon line between sectlolns 13 and 14, town 11, range 13 east, one mile east and one-quarter mile north of Murray. Lass County, Nebraska. Also for a llll to be made on section line between sections 21 and n, town 10 north, range 13 east, one and one loiir miles west and ono-hnlf mile north of t nlon, Cass County, Nebraska. Plans and speeltlcMllons on III" In the o lice of the County Clerk. Bids to be I) 1911 """" "" '''ll"y, July ,4Ul' A The following claims were allowed on the General fund: DC OF THE REASONS WHY THE ?attss Separator - v ' if IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD! The United States Separator employs a feeding device to deliver the whole milk beyound the cream zone preventing any remixing of cream and skimmilkand any conflict of cur rents. No other device of any other Separator will do this work so well, as the records show. This device is patented, and can be used on no other Separator. The United States uses non-aligned channels for the cur rents of milk through the separator bowl. This is covered by strong patents. No discs or other construction can equal its perfection in separation. It won the world's record for skim ming, in 50 consecutive runs continuing 30 days, with the milk of ten different breeds of cows. 99 99-100 of the creameries use cream gathared from United States Separators and are eager for more. Cream from the United States is smooth and perfect for butter mak ing. The United States skims cleaner, runs easier, washes easier and lasts longer than any other separator. Ask the man who runs one Ask for catalogue at once. cue sruu r THE 3HC y. K, Parmcle, livery to com missioners $ .60 niniiami i.-ncmical Co., disinfect ant 60.00 C. It. Jordan, salary and ex pense 49.00 M. L. Filedrlch, salary and ex pense 30, 5u L. D. Hwltzer, salary and ex pense 43.75 11 1 ... 1 . ... 11. 11. nullify, wuou lu CO u II house W. M. Welch Mfg. Co., supplies to County Superintendent IE. II. Krans, merchandise to poor Peter I'laus, mattress to County Farm , Klopp & llartlett Co., supplies.. Frank B. Shopp, labor at court house , Adam Kurtz, burial of pauper.. 4. CO 37 00 6.00 1.50 36.00 7. 85 4.00 Dr. (. l'j. Llston, visiting sus pected smallpox case 13.60 Klopp & llartlett Co., suuppllea 61.30 Kd Mason, Juror certlllcate 16.10 Chits. It. .strong, assigned to C. I). Qiilnton, juror certlllcate.. 23.80 Plattsinoutli Journal, printing.. 13.90 Jacob Melslnger. Juror certlllcate 16.10 Kd Dorr, assigned to J. K. Mc- Oanlel, Juror certlllcate 84.40 it-... 11. .11.. 1 - . . .1 . .. . . . n i 111. uuiiy, jurur ceriiucaie , , , . Allen J. Jteeson, fee bills In County Judge Court Allen J. Keeson, Stale ys. Fred Ma Ires, itt al Harry A. Parker, blate vs, Fred Malres, et al J. V. Mcintosh, State vs. Fred Mailres, et al Harry 10. Metsker, State vs. Fred Malres, et ul Wllllum Starkey, State vs. Fred Malres, et al C. M. .Heyhort, State vs. Fred Malres. et al 16.10 24.85 7.25 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 John Shogren, State vs. Fred Malres, et al L. F. Madden, State vs Fred Malres, et al Ir. K. U. Iewis, State vs. Fred Malres, et al Harry K. Metcalf, State vs. Fred Malres, et al Jesse lmvlB, assigned to John Cory, Juror certilli'iite F. K. Schlater, postage, etc.... 2.80 2.80 2 1 2.80 22?2 The following claims were allowed on the Itoad fund: C. It. Jordan, one duv. In. herltalce Tax L. I. Hwltzer, 0110 day, In herltnlee Tax M. L. Filedrlch, one day, in heritance Tax Wayne Hw lUer, road work, Itoad llstrh-t No. 13 W. C. Norvnl, road work, Itoad IHstilct No. 14 Hudolph llergmann, lload work, lioad Iilstrict No. 8 C. li. lleeliner, road work, Itoad 4.00 inn j'isirici inu. 12 J. N. Teegarden. Citv T r 1 li a ... . . ' No. 21 Ann mi City of I'lattlsmouth, lload fund mum lMBirici no Hen Keckman, road District No. Ill . . 17 1 nan an work, itoad Fred I'litterson, road work) in heritance, Tax Louie Bills, automohlle II vel-v In 5.00 commissioners, inheritance rx 10 00 l'he following claim was allowed on the Commissioners lloud Fund: City of riattsmiiuth, proportion of Bond fund, Itoad. JHstrlct N.- " ir.on.oo 1 ho following claims were allowed on the itrldge fund: Orlando Tent, concrete wall. ,,.AV"t" I'reclnct $ mo r.O . C. Norval, hrldgo work 14.85 I nlon Liimher Co., bridge ma- material 81 95 Nebraska Construction Co, bridge lumber 45 70 Nebraska Construction Co, bridge work 1.BBR.08 July Id ,"Jl1Joul',K',) t0 ""'"' Monday, D. C Morgnn, County Clerk. Different People. Home people cannot bear the si'Kht of human distress, while others are always reudy to help. They always know something should bo done in such cases, and are welcome in all quarters. To such humane persons we wish to give tho advice, that, in all casos of sudden indisposition, nausea, vomiting, pains caused by gases, vertigo and fainting spells, they should use Triner's American Klixir of Hitter Wine. This preparation is a ready stimulant. II will warm up the body, quicken the circulation of the blood, allay pains and cramps, strengthen the stomach and check the disagrco able symptoms of a disturbed di gestion. It should also be used ia attacks of nervousness, sudden pains in the Intestines, in colds, chilliness, headaches, constipa tion, backache, miemia and in all cases where a good laxative tonic is indicated. At drug stores. Jos. Triner, 13.13? 1 3.19 So. Ash land Ave., Chicago, III. J. II. fianible of Omaha arrived in the city last evening on No. 2, having come down to look after important business matters. 22: n 1: n HARDWARE MAN U DC SHADE TREES ON VINE STREET REMOVED Which Is' a Great Detriment to Property Owners and the Ap pearance of the 'Street. Vino street, between Fourth, and Fifth streets, so far as shade trees are concerned, has been set back fifty years, and the residents on the south side of the street can feel the glaring rays of the sua during the long summer after noons. Mr. I). Hawksworlh has saved I wo fine old forest trees at the southeast corner of his resi dence property, but with tho row of trees removed on' the east of these, they havo an appearance of being out of place, and their, root surface is so much curtailed that there is doubt whether they will long survive. Removing the dirt and bringing the street to grachi has improved the surface of th street, but without tho trees it has a most barren look. On$ citizen thought the street "looked, like while another ad ded the word should have a capital "H." rr.1 1 no damage couh be soeedilv remedied, so far as the south side. nf I lie si reef ia cimeirno.l na tha nronerfv owners cmilil sunn Iiava DC 400! shade should they see fit to go to I the expense of planting large '"trees, as is frequently dune in 60 0Bjsome of the cities of this state. 4.00 Kilt the north side will not be so 2 50l quickly remedied, as the cut Is so deep that it will require years for lrMs nf ranid ormwlh to runr.h An nit it 11 j til c 1 1 HI in t I In ntn.U Ikn II I I. I l 1 1 J PtlllH M III, l? PlltllllT 1119 'pedestrians should the walk re imiui 111. 11. prcsi'ill level. :.. ..1 :i 1 1 Improves Court House Lawn. From Wednesday1! Daily. For the first time in the pres ent decade lhe court house jan itor, Mr. Hans Seivers, who, by the way, has been at the helm but a short time, is trimminK the lawn up so I hat it is a pleasure to gaze upon it. The grass, which had for years been allowed to over-run the borders of the con crete walks, has been cut away and given a tidy appearance, such, as is done in other modern cities, Mr. Rievers has demonstrated on, many occasions that he is the right man for the place, and em-, ploys the whole of his lime- foe the county. The manner in which the work is kept up entitles Mr. Seivers to much commendation. Secures Thirtieth Binder. From Wednesday'! Dally. Kd flansemcre, residing seven teen miles out, on the Weeping Water road, 'phoned to Al F.gen berger this morning that he had broken his binder and was in the midst of his wheat harvest, anJ reqiNisled Al to go to the Gorder & Son's implement house and gel a binder and bring it out, as Kd himself did not have time to spate to conic for the machine Al hitched one of the teams to new binder, tied his top buggy behind and departed for the Hansf inere farm at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. (iansemere gets the thirtieth binder sold by fiorder & Son (his season. K. II. Scbiilhof, Phil Thlerolf and K. II. Wescott departed for the rural districts this morning by auto, taking with them a lot 0! band concert dodgers, which they, distributed in the precincts. a