PROLOGUE.
A young man and a beautiful
young woman, lost and alone in
a wilderness for months, half
starved and in daily peril of
death from wild beasts and still
more savage Indians this is the
central theme of the most fasci
nating romance that has come
from Emerson Hough's pen.
Read and you will learn how
love came to them; how they
conducted themselves in this try
ing, . unconventional situation;
how the man's chivalry and the
woman's purity held them stead
fast to the ideals of civilization,
and how the strange episode
brought tragedies, estrangements
and happiness.
CHAPTER I!.
The Art of the Orient
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10ME," said Orme to me, "let
us go Into the shade, for I
find your Virginia morning
warm."
We stepped over to the gallery of
the little tavern.
"So you did not bear my little effort
the other nightr he remarked, smiling.
"I was not so fortunate as to hear
you .speak., but I will only say I will
fcack you against any minister of the
gospel. I ever knew when it comes to
riding horses."
"Oh, well," be deprecated, "I'm Just
passing through on my way to Albe
marle county across the mountains.
Tou couldn't blame me for wanting
something to do speaking or riding or
what not. One must be occupied, ypu
know. But shall we not have them
bring us one of these Juleps of tho
country? I And them most agreeable,
I declare."
"Awhile ago," I said, "my father
came to me aud said, 'I see, Jack, that
thee is trying to do three things to
farm, bunt foxes and drink Juleps.
Does thee think thee can handle all
three of these activities in combina
tion? You see, my mother Is a Qua
keress, and when my father wishes to
reprove me he uses the plain speech.
Well, sir, I thought it over, and, for
the most part, I dropped the other
two and took up more farming."
"Your father Is Mr. John Cowles of
Cowles' Farms?"
"The same."
"These are troublous times," be ven
tured. "I mean in regard to this talk
of secession of the southern states."
Iwas studying this man. What was
he doing here in our quiet country
community? What was his errand?
What business had a Julep drinking,
horse riding pnrson speaking in a Vir
ginia pulpit where only the gospel was
known, and that from exponents worth
the name? ,
"You are from Washington?" I said
at length.
He nodded.
"The country is going into deep wa
ter one wny or tho other," said I.
"Virginia is going to divide on slavery.
It Is not for me nor for nny of us to
hasten that time. Trouble will come
fast enough without our help."
"I Infer you did not wholly approve
of my little effort the other evening.
I was simply looking at the matter
from a logical standpoint. It Is per
fectly clear that the old world must
have cotton, that tho southern states
must supply that, cotton and that slav
ery alone nitikcs cotton possible for
the world. It Is n question of geogra
phy rather I linn of politics, yet your
northern men make It a question of
politics. Your congress Is full of rot
ten tariff legislation, which will make
n few of your northern men rich and
which will bring on this war quite as
much as anything the south may do.
Moreover, this tariff disgusts Eng
land, very naturally. Where will Eng
land side when the break comes? . And
what will le tho result when the
south, plus England, fights these tariff
makers over here? I have no doubt
that you, sir, know the complexion of
all these neighborhood families In
these matters. I should be most hap
py If you could find it possible for me
to meet your father and his neighbors,
for in truth I am Interested in these
matteil mer'7 as, a. (Indent,, and I
THE WAY
OF
A MAN
By Emerson Hough
Copyright, mi, by the Outing Publishing
Company
have heard much of the' kindness of
this country toward strangers."
It wr.s not our way in Virginia to al
low persons of any breeding to put up
at public taverns. I had no hesitation
in saying to Mr. Orme that we should
be glad to entertain him at Cowles
Farms.
We were sitting some paces from
the room where Landlord Sanderson
kept his bar, so that we heard only
occasionally the sound of loud talk
which came through the windows.
But now came footsteps and confused
words In voices, one of which I seem
ed to know. There staggered through
the door a friend of mine, Harry Sin
gleton, a young planter.
"Hello, ol" fell" he croaked at mo.
"Hurrah for C'fedrate States of Amer
ican' "Very well," I said to him, "suppo.su
we do hurrah for the Confederate
States of America. But let us wait
until there Is such a thing."
He glowered at me. "Also," he said
solemnly, "Hurrah for Miss Grace
Sheraton, the pretties girl in whole
C'federate States America!"
"Harry," I cried, "stop! You're
drunk, man. Come on. I'll take you
home."
He waved at me an uncertain hand.
"Go way, slight man!" he muttered.
"Grace Sheraton pretties' girl in wholo
C'federate States America."
According to our creed it was not
permissible for a gentleman, drunk or
sober, to mention a lady's name In a
place like that. I rose and put my
hand across Harry's mouth, unwilling
that a stranger should hear a girl's
name mentioned In the place. To my
surprise Harry Singleton was Just suf
ficiently intoxicated to resent the act
of his best friend. With no word of
warning he drew back his band and
struck me in the face with all his
force, the blow making a smart crack,
which brought all the others running
from within. Still. I reflected, this
was not the act of Harry Singleton,
but only that of a drunken man, who
tomorrow would not remember what
had been done.
"That will be quite enough. Harry."
aid I. "Come. now. I'll take you
home. Sanderson, go gpt his horse or
wagon or whatever brought him here."
"Not homer cried Harry. "First in
flict punishment on yon for den.rln
Miss Grade Sheraton pretties' girl
whole C'federate States America. Girls
like Joh.i Cowles too much! Must mash
John Cowles! Must mash John Cowles
sake of Grade Sheraton, pretties' girl
In whole wide worlT'
He came toward me as best he might,
his hands clinched. I caught him by
the wrist, and as he Btumbled past I
turned and had bis arm over my shoul
der. I admit I threw hlin rather cruel
ly bard, for I thought be needed It.
"By Jove!" I heard a voice at my el
bow. "That was handsomely done
handsomely done all around."
I turned to meet the outstretched hand
of my new friend, Gordon Orme.
"Where did you learn the trick?" he
asked.
"The trick of being a gentleman," I
answered him slowly, my face red with
anger at Singleton's foolishness, "I
never learned at all, but to toss a poor
drunken fool like that over one's head
any boy might learn at school."
"No," said my quasi minister of the
gospel emphatically, "I differ with you.
Your time was perfect. You made him
do the work, not yourself. Tell me,
are you a skilled wrestler?"
I was nettled uow at all these things
which were coming to puzzle and per
turb an honest fellow out for a morn
ing ride.
"Yes," I answered him, "since you
are anxious to know, I'll say I can
throw any man In Fairfax except one."
"And he?"
"My father. He's sixty, ag I told
you. but he can always beat me."
"There are two In Fairfax you can
not throw," said Orme, smiling.
"Sir," I said to blm hotly, "I pro
sse taking you home with me. But
before I do that and since you seem to
wish it I am going to lay you on your
back here In the rond. Frankly, there'
are some things about you I do not
like, and If that will remedy your con-:
celt I'm going to do It for you for any:
sort of wager you like."
"Money against your horse?" he in
quired, stripping to his ruffled shirt
as he spoke. "A hundred guineas,
five hundred?"
"Yes, for the horse," I said. "He's
worth ten thousand. But if you've
two or three hundred to pay for my
soiling the shoulders of your shirt I'm
willing to let the odds stand so."
"I like you," be said simply. "If all'
the men of this country resembled you
all the world could not beat It."
Ormo came to me with no hurry and
no anxiety, light on his feet as a
skilled fencer. As he passed be struck
for my shoulder, and bia grip, although
it did not hold, was like the cutting of
a TiawTCT lu.uiis." lie lraudeauie red
with bis fingers wherever he touched
me. although the stroke of his hnnd
was half tentative rather than ag
gressive. I went to him with head
low, and he caught me at the back of
the neck with a stroke like that of a
smiting bar, but I tluug him off. and
so we stepiMHl alxnit. hands extended,
waiting for a hold. He grew eager
and allowed me to catch him by tlx
wrist. I drew hlin toward me, but he
braced with his free arm bent again,
my throat, and the more 1 pulled the
more I choked. Then by sheer strength
I drew his arm over my shoulder as I
had that of Harry Singleton. He glid
ed Into this as though It had been his
own purpose, and, true as I speak, I
think he aided me In throwing him
over my head, for be went light as :'.
feather and fell on his feet when I
freed him.
As we stepped about cautiously,
seeking to engage again, his eye was
fixed on mine curiously, half contem
platively, but utterly without concern
or fear of any kind. I never saw an
I
I Pulltd Hit Head Against My Chstt,
Throwing Him Across My Shouldor.
eye like this. It gave me not fear.'
but horror. The more I encouutered
him the more uncanny he appeared.
Continually I felt his hands, and where
be tou red there was pain on my fore
head, at the edge of my eye sockets, at
the sides of my neck, in the middle of
my back whenever we locked and
broke I felt pain, and I knew that such
assault upon the nerve centers' of a
man's body might well disable him, no
matter how strong he was. But, as
for. hlin, be did not breathe the fasten
It was system' f with him. ' I say 1
felt not fear only, but a horror of him
By chance I found myself with both
bands on bis arms, and I knew that no
man could break that hold when otw-e
set. for vast strength of forearm and
wrist was one of the inheritances o'
all men of the Cowles family. I drew
him steadily to me, pulled his head
against my chest and up ended him
fair, throwing him this time at length
across my shoulder. I was sure I bad
blm then, for be fell on bis side. But
even as be fell be rose, and 1 felt a
grip like steel on each ankle. Then there
was a snakelike bend on his part, and
before 1 bad time to think 1 was on
my face. His knees were astride my
body, and gradunlly I felt them push
ing my arms up toward my neck. I
feit a slight blow on the back of my
head, as though by the edge of the
band-llgbt. delicate, gentle, but
dreamy In Its results. For the first
time In my life 1 found myself about
to be mastered by another man.
Had be been more careful be certain
ly would have had the victory over me.
But the morning was warm, and we
had worked for some moments. My
man stopped for a moment in bis calm
pinioning of my arms and perhaps
raised his baud, to brush his face or
push back bis hair. At that moment
luck came to my aid. He did not re
peat tbe strange gentle blow at the
back of my head-ono which I think
would have left unconscious a man
with a neck less stiff and as his pres
sure on my twisted arm relaxed I sud
denly got back my faculties. At once
1 used my whole body as a spring and
so straightened enough to turn and put
my arm power against his own, which
was all I wanted.
He laughed when I turned and with
perfect good nature freed my arm and
sprang to bis feet, bowing with hand
upreached to me.
"By the Lord, sir." be said, with I
certain looseness of speech, as It Beem
ed to me, for a minister of tbe gospel,
"you're tbe first I ever knew to break
It!"
" 'Twas no credit to me." I owned.
"You let go your band. Tbe horse li
yours."
"Not In tho least," ho responded; "not
In tbe least. If ' had felt I bad won
him I'd take bli and not leave you
feeling as though you had been given a
present But If you like I'll draw ray
own little wager as well. You're tho
best man I ever met In any country.
By the Lord, man, you broke tbe hold
that I once saw an ex-guardsman killed
at Singapore for reslstlng-broke bis
arm short off, and be died on tbe table.
I've seen It at Tokyo and Nagasaki.
Why, man, Ifs the yellow policeman's
bold, the secret trick of tbe orient
Done Jn. proper time,, nd thejlttle gen-
tleman Is" the match of any size, yellow
or white."
"If you like to call it a draw." said I.
"it would suit me mighty well. You're
the best man I ever took off coat to in
my life, and I'll never wrestle you
again unless"-! fear 1 blusbed a little
"well, unless you want It"
"Game! Gaiue!" he cried, laughing
iind dustlug off his knees. "1 swear
you Virginians are fellows after tny
own heart. But. come, 1 think your
friend wants you now."
We turned toward the room where
poor Harry was mumbling to himself,
and presently loaded him into the
wagon nud told the negro man to drive
him home.
For myself. I mounted Satan and
rode off up tbe street of Walllngford
toward Cowles' Farms with my head
dropped iu thought, for certainly when
I c-tiuie to review the incidents of the
morning ,H had enough to give me
reason for tvtlertiou.
We sent our carriage dowu to Wal
llngford Unit eveiilng aud had my
uew friend. Mr. Orme. out to Cowles'
Farms for that night. lie was a
stranger In the land, aud that was
enough. I often think today how ready
we were to welcome any who came
aud how easily we might have been
deceived as to the nature of such
chance guests. Vet Orme so tiueiy
touducted himself that noue might
criticise him. and Indeed both my fa
ther and mother appeared fairly to
form a liking for blm. This was the
more surprising on the part or both,
since they were fully advised of the
nature of his recent speech, or sermon,
or what you choose to call It. at the
Methodist church, the seutlmeuta of
which scarce Jumped with their own.
Both my parents accepted Orme for
what he purported to be. a minister of
the gospel, and any singularity of bis
conduct which they may have noticed
tbey ascribed to his educatlou in com
munities different from our own quiet
one. I recall very well the discussions
they had and remember how formally
my mother would begin her little ar
guments. Friend. I am moved to say
to thee." and then she would go on to
tell him gently that all men should be
brothers and that there should be
peace on earth aud that no man should
oppress his brother In any way and
that slavery ought not to exist.
"Whut. madam." Orme would ex
claim, "this manner of thought In a
southern family?" And so he In turn
would go on repeating his old argu
ment of geography and saying how
England must side with tbe south and
how the south must soon break with
the north. "This man Lincoln, if elect
ed." said he. -will confiscate every
slave in the southern states. He will
cripple and ruin the Bouth, mark my
words."
"I do uot think the south would fight
the north over slavery alone. The
south loves the Hag because she helped
create It as much or more than tbe
north. She will not bear treason to
the flag." Thus my father.
it would be no treason." affirmed
Orme. "but duty,. If that flag became
the . flag of oppression. The Anglo
tSaxon hs from King John down re
fined to Is ggrerned unjustly iHd op
pressively." And so they went on. hour after
hour, not bitterly, but botly. as was
tbe fashion all over tbe land at that
time. My father remained a Whig,
which put him In line sometimes with
the northern men theu coming Into
prominence, such as Morrill of New
England aud young Sherman from
across tbe mountains, who believed in
the tariff In spite of what England
might say to us. This set him against
'be Jefferson clans of our state, who
feared not a war with tbe north so
much as one with Europe. Already
England was pronouncing ber course,
yet those were not days of triumphant
conclusions, but of doubtful weighing
aud bard Judgment, as we in old Vir
ginia could have told you. who saw
neighbors set against each other and
even families divided among them
selves. I fear, 'bo we vet, that I was busier
with tbe training of my pointer tunu
I was with matters of politics. 1 was
not displeased when my mother sug
gested that we should all visit Dlxiana
farm to call upon our neighbors, the
Sheratons.
"Mr. Orme says -be would like to
meet Colonel Sheraton." she explained.
"Thee knows the Sheratons and tbe
Cowles bave sometimes been friends
and sometimes enemies. I would rath
er we were friends. And. Jack, Miss
Grace Is quite thy equal. If any may
be the equal of my boy. And some
day thee must be thinking, tbee
knows"
"I was already thinking, mother,"
said I gravely, and so, Indeed, I was,
though perhaps not quite as she Im
agined. Colonel Sheraton met us at his lawn
and. as tbe day was somewhat warm,
asked us to be seated In tbe chairs be
neath tbe oaks. Here Miss (J race
Joined us presently, and Orme was
presented to ber, as well as to Mrs.
Sheraton, tall, dark and lace draped,
who also Joined us in response to Colo
nel Sheraton's request I could not
full to notice the quick glance with
which Orme took In the face and fig
ure of Grace Sheraton; and. Indeed, be
bad been a critical man who would
not bave called ber fair to look upon.
I say none could bave failed to call
Grace Sheraton fair. It pleased me
better to talk with ber than to listen
once more to the arguments over alar
cry and secession. .As for us two the
language that goes without speech be
tween a young man ajid a maid passed
between us. I rejoiced to mock at ber
always and did so now, declaring again
my purpose to treat ber simply as my
neighbor and not as a young lady fin
ished at the best schools of Philadel
phia. (To De Continued.)
AVOCA NEWS
Several of our fanners are re
planting corn.
Fred West lake ami wife were at
Omaha Saturday.
Miss May Hogurd was on (lie
sick list this week.
A. I. S. Font Snap is just the
thing for soie feet.
Mrs. I,. Hrillin was at Omaha
the first of the week.
Mi s. Henry Frauzen was one of
the sick this week.
Menjaniin Hells is Inning- his
resilience painted.
o. Tell'l returned Saturday from
his northwestern trip.
Herman Mitchel was a Weeping
Va!"r visitor Sunday.
Samuel Johnson ami wife were
Lincoln visitors Sunday.
Mrs. H. C. Marquardt was an
Omaha isitor Saturday.
Mrs. M. M. Strnuh made a trip
to Nebraska City Tuesday.
Ora K. Copes returned from
Page, Neh Friday morning.
Albert Johnson was here from
Weeping Water Wednesday.
Miss Ed a Marquardt returned
home from the west Monday.
Mrs. J. M. Kokjer was on the
sick list a few days last week.
William Smoots was at the me
tropolis the first of the week.
Mrs. Henry Wulf was an Omaha
passenger Saturday morning.
Mrs. John Everett is taking
treatment at an Omaha hospital.
Nicholas Trook was al Nebraska
City this week ivsiting relatives.
Charles Taney, a pioneer resi
dent o! Herlin, was here Monday.
Louis Carsten shipped a car of
entile to Omaha the llrst of tint
week.
Miss Katie Maseman was
numbered among (he sick this
week.
Fred Hells and wife are I he
parents of a line boy, born Friday,
May 21.
Miss Mabel Hanger returned
Sunday from a visit with Lincoln
relatives.
Andreas Ilehmeier arrived Mon
day evening for a visit with Avoca
relatives.
Anna and Lenora Kruse were at
Dunbar this week visiting Mueller
Shackley.
Mrs. Ora' E. Copes spent from
Saturday until Monday with Helle
vue friends.
llernard Wurl of Plattsmouth
was calling on his trade hero
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Husch and son,
Harry, ore away visiting relatives
for a few weeks.
Simon Rehmeier and wife enter
tained relatives from Weeping
Water Saturday.
Miss Flora Fellhauser of Ne
braska City was visiting the Mis
ses Kohl this week.
Mrs. E. F. Ethridge of Cook
visited her daughter, Mrs. Theron
Malcolm, this week.
Prof. C. O. Larson was over
from Plattsmouth this week visit
ing his many friends.
Mrs. Charles Woodson ami son
of Omaha rame down last week
for a visit with home folks.
J. C. Zitnmerer and 0. E. Mohr
wi re at Omaha Monday, bringing
Schmidt's car home with them.
Miss Lizzie Heed of Weeping
Water was the guest of Mrs. Fred
MeOrady a few days this week.
Herman Hehrns and wife were
Omaha visitors the llrst of the
week, going up in their auto.
Mrs. L. J. Maniuardl and chil
dren were at Omaha Saturday to
visit Mrs. Heckard at the hospital.
Several from here attended a
dance at the home of Fred
Schmidt, west of town, Monday
evening.
Misses Emma and Clara Mar
quardt, who have been teaching at
Hrudy and llavelock, returned
home Saturday evening.
Carl Schroder shipped a car of
cattle to Omaha this week. Mr.
Schroder and Hen Mohr accom
panied the same.
Miss Verna Ward of Kansas
City, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. M. 0. Keedy, left Sat
urday for Elmwood, and will go
from there to her home.
William Thiele and wife motor
ed from Merlin Ibis week ami have
gone to housekeeping in I lie
John Henecke residence.
The following pupils from
Avoca went to Weeping Water
Salurday to receive their diplo
mas for eighth grade graduates:
Harry Mickle, Clara Meyers, Helle
Heckathorn, Merna Nutzman and
Howard Maple.
Mrs. Will Hose was the victim
of a very painful accident last
Saturday moriing. Mr. Hose had
left the team, which was hitched
to the wagon standing with the
three little girls in Ihe wagon. The
team started lo run and Mrs. Hose
tiiieti to stop them, hut. was thrown
down and badly injured, one hip
being dislocated and otherwise
bruised. The little girls were un
injured and escaped with a few
seartches.
Thursday was Mrs. E. C. Nuti
man's birthday and Mrs. Keedy
prepared a delightful surprise for
her by inviting a number of lady
friends in for Ihe evening. Those
present were: Mesdames M. G.
Keedy, John MeFarland, Gustav
Muss, W. A. Hollenberger, John
Weaver, Fred Hat-tell, Harry Oaks,
Oeorge Shackley, Charles Wood
son. Ora Copes. Lester Hobaek, P.
Nutzman Will Morley, Misses
ltardell, Eda Nutzman, Verna
Ward. Cake, strawberries and
punch were served. A number
learned the Chinese language dur
ing Ihe evening. Mrs. Nutzman
was showero'd with post cards.
Avoca Wins Two.
The Avoca ball team defeated
Elmwood and Eagle here Ibis week
in two good games of ball. The
llrst game resulted in a score of
11 to 12. The game with Eagle
was more hotly contested and the
locals won by a score of 5 to 4,
only one man being out in the
uinlh when the winning run came
in. Holh teams put up a good
game. Score First game:
Elmwood 0 2 0 i 1 2 0 0 211
Avoca ...13 0 3 2 0 0 3 12
Naileries Lyim and Oonzales;
Hells and Pittman.
Second game:
Eagle ...1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 04
Avoca .,.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5
Hatteries Trutnble, Rudolph
and Crabtree; Ortiber and Mead.
Umpire Harmon.
Purchase Building for Oarage.
It is rumored on Ihe street that
John Hauer, jr., ami W. H. Han
ning have purchased the brick
building adjoining the M. W. A.
building on Ihe west ami will at
once lit it up for a garage. This
is a splendid location for a garage
and will be convenient for all
automobiles traveling the Omaha-Plattsmouth-Kansas
City Scenic
Route. Hauer & Hannings are the
Cass county salesmen of the Over
land automobile and have already
sold several of these popular cars
to Ihe prosperous farmers of the
county. Plallsmouth needs just
such an enterprise, where auto
mobile supplies and repairs can
lie had, ami Hauer & Hanning are
just the right sort of business
men lo promote an industry of
this character.
New Oarage at Sixth and Vint.
Wacga cV Cecil have leased the
Sam Smith livery barn and the
same will be lilted up at once as
a llrst-class garage and general,
automobile repair and supply
shop. These gentlemen are welL
known young mechanics and know
all about the complex machinery
of an automobile and can take
them apart and place them to
gether again in a twinkle. They
will have an ideal location, being:
so near the postofllce and right on
the Oninha-Plattsmoulh Kansas
City Scenic Route. We predict
this will lie one of the popular re
pair shops between Kansas City
and Omaha.
Transcript Filed Today.
From Saturday's Dally.
A transcript of the proceedings
before Justice of the Peace James
W. Probst of Louisville, in which
Ered Ohm was complained against
by his wife, was tiled in the dis
trict court today. The matter will
come tip for hearing before Judge
Travis at Ihe present term of
court and the defendant given a
chance to give the bond to be fixed
by the court. His wife has begun
proceedings for a divorce and the
peace warrant was for her protec
tion. Will Visit Fatherland.
William Anderson and family
leave today (Saturday) for an ex
tended visit to Sweden nnd other
foreign countries. They expect l
be gone from two to three months.
Mrs. Anderson will visit her
mother, whom she has not seen
for twenty-live years. This will
certainly be an enjoyable trip for
the Anderson family ond their
host of friends here send best
wishes with them. Louisville
Courier.
Millinery In Murray.
Mrs. Julia Dwyer of Platts
mouth has decided to open a mil
linery store in Murray, and will
be here three days, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of each
week. The line will be located at
the home of Mrs. Joseph Cook on
lower Main street. All ladies of
the community are invited to call
and see her.
For Sale.
R. I. Red eggs for sale, 50 cents
per selling, or $3.00 per hundred.
Mrs. C. E. Schwab, 'Phone 3-H,
Murray, Neb.
J. J. Schneider of Cedar Creek
was a Plattsmouth visitor on the
morning train today, where he
looked after business matters be
tween trains.
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