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    WONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 191C.
PLATTS MOUTH SEKIf-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
PAGE S.
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April 30Dyt (
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PROLOGUE.
"It breaks the speed limit to
smithereens. "
That's a candid opinion about
this story. There may have
been swifter talcs, bat not re
cently. It's an aeroplane of a
yarn, moving so fast that you
lose your breath while you fol
low it. But you don't need any
breath, anyway, because you for
get about respiration with your
eyes on reading of this kind.
Every man has his day of days.
Yours may have come and you
may be swimming in the full tide
of fortune. If so, read how P.
Sybarite found his. If your own
ship is still in the offing, you
vjill enjoy learning how the little
spunky red headed bookkeeper
won a fortune and an heiress,
foiled all his enemies and had
some of the most amazing ad
ventures ever penned all in less
time than it takes the hour hand
to round the clock dial twice.
CHAPTER IV.
Wheels cf Chance.
IS constructive mendacity light
upon Lis conscience. I. Syba
rite permitted George time
enough to leave the Louse
and grmi Clancy's. tli'Mi quietly follow
ed as far ;is the gate, from which
jK.ii t he cut across the southern side
walk, turned west to Ninth avenue a'-id
then north to Forty-second street.
Here Le boarded a crosstown car.
This was quite the most insane freak
in which he had indulged himself these
ir.p.ny years, and. frankly adaiittirg
this much, he was rather pleased than
otherwise. lie was 1m.uik1 to eall on
Uai'ey Per. field and inform that gen
tleman where lie rr.lsrht rind hi fiat.
Incidentally he hoped to surprise some
thii' r other informing with regard
to the fortunes of Miss I.essinir.
Alighting at Sixth avenue, he walk
ed to Forty-fifth street, turned "Cf to
ward Fifth avenue and In another mo
ment was at a standstill in the ex
tremest bewilderment before No. 07.
Iy every n r:ml indication the house
was closed and tennntless. From roof
to l.acineiit its every window was
blind with shade close drawn. The
front doors were closed, the basement
prating likewise.
Disappointed in the conviction that
he had drawn a false lend, the little
man strolled on eastward a little dis
tance: then, on sheer impulse. Rave up
his project and. swinging about, start
ed to o borne.
p.ut now as he approached No. f7
the second tiiue a taxi ab turned in
from Sixth avenn slid to the curb
lefore that dwelling and set down a
smallish young man dressed in the ex
treme of fashion, who, negligently
hnndinz a bill t the chauffeur, ran nim
bly up the steps, ran 3 the doorbell and.
promptly letting himself into the dark
vestibule, closed the door behind Lira.
The taxi- ab swung round and disap
peared. Not so P. Sybarite. Pro
foundly intrigued, he waited hopefully
for this second midnight caller t re
appear, as baffled as himself. Put.
though he dawdled away a patient five
minutes, j:t"ihig of the sort occurred.
Here was mystery within mystery
indeed! Why iP. Sybarite asked him
self with impatience i.eed he remain
outside when another entered the
house without let or hindrance?
Fpon this thought he turned boldly
up the steps, pressed the bell button,
laid hold -f the doorknob and entered
into a vestibule as dark as his tewil
derment nrd as empty as the palm of
his hand, proving that the young gen
tieman of fashion had exi-erlenced no
diflicuUy in penetrating farther into
fastnesses of this singular establish
ment. In reflecting that where one
had pmp another might follow. P. Syb
arite pulled the door behind him.
Instantly the bare and narrow ves
tibule was flooded with the merciless
glare of half a dozen electric bulbs,
and at the same time he found himself
sastaining the intent scrutiny of a
pair of inhospitable dark eyes set in
an impassive dark face, which last was
abruptly disclosed in the frame of a
small grill in one of the inner doors.
"Well." lie was gruffly asked, "what
do you want?"
Irritating discourtesy inhered in the
speaker's tone. P. Sybarite stiffened
his neck.
To see Bailey Fenncld," 1? returned
ffnnly. "of course."
"No such patty here." was the an
swer. The man drew back and made
us if to shut the grill.
Nonsensel" V. Sybarite insisted
sharply. I have canl '"il,J
number,
night.'
Card?
Got it from him omy io-
The fJ-e returned to the
prill.
P. Sybarite made no loues about dis
. - ..--aw. Mm.
H
OF
DAYS
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright, 1912, by the Frank A. Munsey Co.
"Wei!, what do you want?"
playing his alleged credential.
"I believe you'll liud that authentic,"
he observed with asjerity.
Ify way of answer the grill closed
with a snap. Put his inclination to
kick the door was nullified when with
out further delay it opened to admit
him. Nose in air. lie strutted in, and
the door banned behind him.
lie stood in the main hall of an old
fashioned residence. To his right a
donb'e doo-'way revealed a drawing
room luxuriously furnished, but. as far
as he could determine, quite untenant
ed. "n the left a long staircase hug
ged the wall, with a plow of warm
light at its head. To the rear the hall
ended in a single doorway, through
which he could see a handsome ma
hogany buffet, elaborately arranged
with shimrecring damask, silver and
crystal.
"It's all right." announced the ward
en of the grill, his suspicions to all
seeming completely allayed. "Mr. Pen
field ain't !n just at present, but" here
he grinned shrewdly"l reckon you
nin't so dead set on serin" him ns you
made out. Will yon go right on up. or
would you like a bite of somethin' to
eat first?"
At the mere hint of food a frightful
pang of hunger transfixed P. Sybarite.
Abandoning false pride, P. Sybarite
yielded:
' I don't mind if I do. thank you."
"Straight on back; Pete'll take care
of yoti all right."
A thumb indicated the door in the
rear of the hall. P. Sybarite found the
br.'k room one of good proportions,
whatever the architect's original inten
tion, now serving as a combined lounge
and grill: richly and comfortably fur
nished in sober, masculine fashion,
boasting in nil three buffets set ,foith
with a lavish display of food and drink.
In one of many deeply upholstered club
chairs a gentleman of mature years
and heavy lody. with a scarlet face
and a crumpled, wine stained shirt
bosom, was slumbering serenely; two
thirds of an extravagant cigar cold be
tween his fi Hirers. In others two young
men were confabulating quietly, but
with a most dissipated air. heads to
gether over a brace of glasses. At a
corner service table a negro in a white
jacket was busy with a silver chafing
dish, which exhaled a tantalizing
aroma.
The negro, at the entrance of P. Syb
arite, glanced quickly over his shoul
der, and, seeing a strange face, clap
red the cover on the chafing dish.
"Yas-suh comiu!" he gabbled. "It's
sho' a pleasure to see you again."
"At least." suggested P. Sybarite,
dropping: into a chair, "it will be, naxt
time."
"That's right, suh that's the troofl"
The negro placed a small table adja
cent to his elbow. "Tha's what Ah
alius says to strange gemmen fust time
they comes hyeh, suh: makes 'em feel
more at home like. Jus lemme know
what Ah kin do for yo tonight. That
'ere lobstuh Newburg's jus' about
prime fo eatin this very minute, ef
yo fed a bit peckish."
"I do," P. Sybarite admitted. "Just
n spoonful"
"An uh HI drink, suh? Jus' one lil
innercent cocktail to fix yo mouth
light?"
"If yon insist. Pete if you insist."
"Yus-suh; and wif the lobstuh, suh;
Ah venture to suggest a nice, cold lil
ha'f pint of champagne?"
The negro wadd'ed away, returned
and offered the guest a glass brim
ming with amber tinted liquid.
Tender morsels of lobster smothered
in cream and sherry, piping hot; dainti
est possible wafers of bread and butter
embracing leaves of pale lettuce; a hollow-
stemmed glass effervescent with
liquid sunlight of a most excellent
bouQuet and then another; these serv
DAY
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i "v il f Hi r
ed not in tBe least to subdue P. Syba
rite's internal jubilation.
Finally "the house,' through the
medium of its servitor. Insisted that
he top off with a cigar.
Ten years since his teeth had grii
ped a Fancy Tales of Smoke:
Now. it mustn't be understood that
P. Sybarite entertained any misappre
hensions as to the nature of the in
stitution into which he had stumbled.
He had not needed the sound, some
times in quieter moments audible from
upstairs, of a prolonged whir, ending
in several staccato clicks, to make him
shrewdly cognizant of its questionable
character.
So at length, satiate and a little
wearj drawn by curiosity besides he
rose, endowed Pete lavishly with a
handful of small change, something
over 5 cents all he had in the world
aside from his cherished So and slow
ly ascended to the second floor.
Ilere in remodeling the house for its
present purposes partitions had arbi
trarily been dispensed with. Aside
from that inclosing the well of the
stairway, the floor was one large room
wholly devoted to some half a dozen
games of chance.
Upon all the gaming tables massive
electric domes concentrated their light.
The walls, otherwise severely un
adorned, were covered with lustrous
golden fabric; the windows were invis
ible, cloaked in splendid golden hang
ings; the carpet, golden brown in tone,
was of a velvet pile so heavy that it
completely muffled the sound of foot
steps. Indeed, the room was singular
ly silent for one that harbored some
twoseore players in addition to a full
corps of dealers, croupiers, watchers
and waiters. The warmth of the room
was noticeable.
A brief snrvev of the gatherfo.? con
vinced P. Sybarite that, barring the
servants, he was a lonely exception to
the rule of evening dress. Put this
discovery discomfited him not at all.
With an eye alert for the man with
the twisted mouth he strutted from
table to table ostensibly as little ill at
ease as a press agent in a theater
lobby.
A few minutes sufficed to demon
strate that the owner of the abandoned
hat was not among those present,
which fact, coupled with the doorkeep
er's averment that Mr. Bailey Ptmtield
was not. persuaded P. Sybarite that
the former was neither more nor less
than the proprietor of this gaming
house.
Hut this conclusion perturbed him.
ile couldn't imagine either Miss Los
sing or Miss Marian IUessingtou in any
way involved with a common or even
proper gambler.
His tour brought him finally to a
pause by the roulette table in the rear
of the room. Curious to watch the
game in being, he lingered there.
There were perhaps half a dozen play
ers round the board, four on one wing,
two on the other. Of the latter one
was that very young man who had
been responsible for I. Sybarite's
change of mind with regard to going
home. With a bored air this prodigal
was frittering away five dollar notes
on the colors, the columns and the doz
ens, his ill success stupendous, his ap
parent indifference whether he won or
lost positively magnificent. Put in the
course of the few minutes that P.
Sybarite watched him he either grew
weary or succeeded in emptying his
pockets and ceased to play.
I. Sybarite was shocked to hear his
own voice.
"Five on the red," it said distinctly,
with an effect of extravagant apathy.
A thought later he caught the crou
pier's eye and drove the wager home
with a nod. His heart stopped heating.
Five dollars: All he had in the
world.
The whir of the deadly little ball in
its ebony runway was like nothing less
than the exultant shriek of a banshee.
"Three, red" the croupier began his
chant.
P. Sybarite failed to hear the rest.
The croupier tossed him a chocolate
token. He was conscious that he
touched it with numb and witless fin
gers, mechanically pushing it upon the
red diamond.
Ensued another awful, soul sicken
ing minute of suspense.
Twenty-five, red"
A second brown chip appeared mag
ically on top of the first. P. Sybarite
regarded them stupidly. Afraid to
touch them, his brain communicated
to his hand the impulse to remove the
chips ere it was too late, but the hand
hung moveless in listless mutiny.
"Thirty-four, red"
Two more chips were added to his
stack.
And this time his brain sulked. If
his body wouldn't heed its plain and
sagacious admonition very well: It
just wouldn't bother itself to signal
any further advice.
P.ut quite instinctively his hand
moved out. tenderly embraced the four
brown chips aud transferred them to
the green area dominated by the black
diamond.
"Twelve, black"
Forty dollars was represented by
that stunted pillar of brown wafers!
P. Sybarite experienced an effect of
comiug to bis senses after an abbre
viated and, to tell the truth, somewhat
nightmarish nap. Aping the manner
of one or two other players whom he
had observed before this madness pos
sessed him, he thrust the chips out of
the charmed circle of chance aud nod
ded again (with whut'a seasoned air!;
to the croupier.
"Cash or chips?' inquired that func
tionary. "Oh, cash, thank you."
The chips gathered into the company
of their brethren. Two twenty dollar
bills replaced them.
Stuffing these last into his pocket, P.
Sybarite turned and strolled indiffer
ently toward the door.
"Better get away lefore it's too late,"
intelligence counseled.
"Right you are," he admitted fairly.
"I'll go home now before anytody
takes this away from me."
"Sensible of you." intelligence ap
proved. "Still," suggested the small, but clear
voice of greed before be could gain the
head of the stairs, "you've got your
original $3 yet to lose. Be a sport.
Don't go away without turning in a
cent to the house. It wouldn't look
pretty."
"There's something in that," admit
ted P. Sybarite.
Nevertheless he never quite under
stood how it was that his feet carried
him to the other roulette table at the
end of the room opposite that at which
he had been playing or how It was
that his fingers produced one of the
twenty dollar notes rather than the
modest five he had meant to risk and
coolly handed it over the lward.
"How many?"' asked the new crou
pier pleasantly.
Before he could make up his mind
exactly twenty white counters were
meted out to him.
"What are these worth?" he demand
ed incredulously, dropping into a chair.
"One dollar each." he was informed.
"Indeed'" he replied, politely smoth
ering a slight yawn.
To save his face now he'd have to
po through his twenty. But after that
exit.
He made this promise to himself.
Trying a single chip apart from its
fellows, he tossed it heedlessly upon
the numbered squares. It landed upon
Its rim. rolled toward the wheel and
feinted gracefull-v upon the green com
partment numered (X.
The croupier cocked an syebrow at
him, as if questioning his intention at
the instant the ivory ball began to sing
its one long sustained note. Abruptly
it was chattering; in another instant it
was still.
'The double 0," announced a voice.
A player next P. Sybarite swore soul
fully. Thirty-five white chips were stacked
alongside the winning stake. With un
becoming haste I'. Sybarite removed
them.
"Well," he sighed privately, "there's
one thing certain this can't last. But
I don't like to seem a piker. I'll just
make sure of this one. It can't win.
And at that I'm $13 in."
Deliberately he shifted the nineteeu
remaining of bis original stack to keep
company with his winning chip on the
double 0.
A minute or so later the man at his
ellow said excitedly: "I'll le hanged if
it didn't, repeat: Can you beat that?"
I. Sybarite stared stupidly.
"How's that?" he said.
"Double 0," the croupier answered,
"the second time."
"This is becoming uncanny." I. Syb
arite observed to himself, and "Cash"
said he. with cold derision.
Seven new hundred dollar certificates
were placed in his hand. In a daze lie
counted, folded and iocketed them.
While thus engaged he heard the ball
spin again. His original $20 remained
upon the double 0. Ten turned up.
His stake was gathered in.
"You've had enough," Intelligence ad
vised. "Perfectly true," r. Sybarite ad
mitted. This time his anatomy proved per
fectly docile. He found himself at the
foot of the steps, fatuously smiling at
the doorkeeper.
"He ain't come in yet," said the lat
ter, "but he's liable to be here any
minute now."
"Oh, yes," snid P. Sybarite brightly
after a brief pause "Mr. reufield, of
course. Sorry 1 can't wait."
"Well, you'll want your hat before
you go, won't you?"
Placing an incredulous hand upon the
crown of his head, P. Sybarite realized
that it was covered exclusively with
hair.
"I must have put it down some
where upstairs," he murmured in
panic.
. "Mebbe you left it with Pete before
you went up."
"Perhaps I did."
Turning back to the lounge, he en
tered to find it deserted save for the
somnolent old gentleman and the hos
pitable rete. but for whose drinks P.
Sybarite would probably never have
known the delirious joy of internal
celebration or found the courage to risk
his first bet.
And suddenly the fifty cent tip pre
viously bestowed upon the servitor
seemed to one unexpectedly fallen heir
to the princely fortune then in P. Syba
rite's iockets the very nadir of beggar
liness. "Pete." said he with owlish gravity,
"I begin to see that I have done you
an inexcusable injustice."
Giggling, the negro scratched his
head.
"Well, sub," he admitted. "Ah finds
that gemmun gen'ly does change they
ruin's erbout me aftuh they done cut or
melon like."
With the air of an emperor P. Syba
rite presented the negro with one 5-0
bill.
"And now" he cut short a storm
of thanks "if -you'll be good enough
to frive me just one more srlass of cham
pagne I think 111 totter home."
'Yas-suhr
In a twinkling a glass was in his
hand. As if it were so much water in
short, indifferently P. Sybarite tossed
it off.
"And my hat."
"Yo' hat?' Pete iterated in surprise.
"Yo didn't leaf yo' hat wif me, suh.
Yo' done tak it wif yo' when yo' went
upstahs."
"Oh!" murmured P. Sybarite, dashed.
He ttrrned to to door, hesitated,
turned back and solemnly sat himself
down,
"77Pete, tU He. extending his right
foot. "I wish you'd do something for
me."
"Yassuh!"
"Take off my shoe."
Staring with naive incredulity until
his vision assured him of this gentle
man's complete seriousness, the negro
plumped down upon his knees, unlaced
nud removed the shoe.
"It's a shocking shoe," observed P.
Sybarite dreamily.
Bending forward, he tucked his orig
inal five dollar note into the toe of the
despised footwear.
"I am not going home broke." he ex
plained to Pete, "as I certainly shall if
I go uistairs to find my hat."
"I'd ist as leave's not go fetch yo'
hat," said Pete.
"You needn't bother," P. Sybarite re
turned, with dignity.
(To Be Continued.)
EAGLE.
Beacon.
Burn to Mi-, and Mrs. Jhu
Furrer, Wednesday, September
nd. a piil.
Horn to Mr. ami Mis. Herman
Wachter, Tuesday September l.-t,
an eleven pound boy.
Mrs. A. I.. McDonald returned
home last Saturday evening form
a trip to the Yellowstone park and
other points.
W in. Snyder of Candler. Florida
arrived in Eagle last week for a
few weeks visit at the home of hi
son. :. 1 Snyder.
Mrs. E. P. Hetts and dauhler.
Pearl, who have been visiting in
Montana for the past three weeks,
returned home Thursday nisltl.
Charley Henner received a badly
-prained ankle Sunday afternoon
and a- a result is compelled to get
about on crutches. eloci
pedo which he was riding .jumped
the track, and his foot truck a lie
causing I he sprain.
John Koekenbach. who resides
south we-t of town, was attacked
by a bull on August L'olh. and was
badly br uised tip. receiving a bro
ken collar bone and one broken
lib. ruder the care of a physician
he is getting along nicely.
W in. Knapton came down from
Lincoln Wednesday for a day's
visit with relatives and friends.
This is Mr. Knaplon's first visit
home since he went lo the
hospital early in the spring. He is
improi;ig each day and is look
ing; well considering his long
illne.-s.
We failed to mention the fact
that the school house has been
treated to a new coal of paint,
which adds much lo its appear
ance. With other improvements
that have been added recently and
the two new furnaces Engl can
'mi's! of having as good a school
biubling as the average small
town.
nehawkV.
E. A. Kirkpatrick has gone to
Hot Springs, Kansas, where he
will take treatment for rheuma
tism. Mrs. Wood has moved this week
into the Gruber building' where
she will conduct a hotel in con
nect ion with her restaurant bus
iness. Tommy Mason took his place as
regular carrier on the soulh route
Tuesday morning his appointment
taking effect Sept. 1st.
Hai ley Thomas, who went from
here to Mynard as relief agent is
in Hudson. W yoming, where he is
holding down a good position with
the Northwestern.
Mis. Henry Sturm returned
from Texas the first of the week
where she had been visiting her
sister Mrs. Stella Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Humphrey
returned Friday from a delightful
trip lo the northwest. They slop
ped oil" at Hawlins, Wyoming, on
their way home and say they had
a tine visit.
Mrs. j. L. Sheblon of Ellenburg,
New York, who has been spending
ing the summer with her daugh
ter, Mrs. (iiles, left Thursday
night for her home.
Mrs. Harry Wills left Wednes
day for her home in Seattle, Wa-h.
after being here several mouths
on account of the illness and
death of her molher, Mrs. Isaac
Pollard. Mrs. shotwell who came,
at the same time is still here,
William Tucker returned home
Friday afternoon from his trip to
Alva, Oklahoma. He -was accom
panied by his son. A. A. Tucker of
that place who will visit here for
a week or ten days.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind Yea Hare Always Bought
Bears the r
Sign&tare of wK0j
M Cll C
lW I (III LJUIL
Fred P. Busch
Hotel Riley Building Main and
UNION.
Ledger.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Banning"
lil He daughter was v ery sick for
several days, this week, but is re
ported as convalescent .
Louis Anderson and wife are
I lie happy parent s f a tine new
sir! baby weiyhiny eisht pounds,
the little lady havuiir registered at
their- home last Saturday.
Mrs. Dainmon. a trained nurse
from Nebraska City, came Wed
nesday () care for the little
daughters (f Mr. and Mrs. It. K.
Foster-, who have been very
seriously ill the pas Week.
John i'.ain. a brother of Mrs.
YA. Young1, arrived Monday eveii-in-
from Oklahoma, making the
trip by team, and solemnly de
clares he had a real j y ride all
!he time and no very bad track.
Mrs. Wm. st and her daugh
lers Mioses Kdith and Alma, re
siding southwest of.towir, arrived
home Saturday from Colorado,
where they enjoyed a few weeks
outing ami sight-seeing in Denver
and at other points of interest.
W. L. Tax l'U- and Myron Lynde
seem l have been monopolizing
the supply of rheumatism for sev
eral days, ami they had enough in
their bodies lo lay I hem out for
awhile, but bolh are getting about
again in very good shape.
The brick work on A. L. Beck
er's line large building on main
sheet was finished Wednesday
and the roof is on. Next week the
plasters will be huslling with
their part of the work, and no
time will be lost until the building
is tinished.
J. M. l'alersoii's nice new resi
dence in east part of town is now
neai ing completion, the plasterers
and painters rushing their work
as rapidly as possible, ami in the
near future Mr. 1'atterson and
wife will be occupying their new
home.
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.
"I was taken with diarrhoea and
Mr. Yorks, the merchant here,
persuaded nic to try a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera ami
Diarrhoea Hemedy. After taking
one doseof it I was cured. It also
cured others that I gave it lo,"
writes M. E. (iebhart. Oriole, I'd.
That is not at all unusual. An
ordinary attack of diarrhoea can
almost invariably be cured by one
or two doses of this remedy. For
sale by all dealers.
ELMWOOD.
Leader-Echo.
Mrs. It Tolhurst relurned home
Wednesday morning froma Miree
weeks visit with her sister. Mrs.
Ida Walker, who lives in New
Mexico. Mrs. Wilcockson who has been
visiting her son for the past two
weeks in Illinois returned home
last Saturday. She reports having
had a very pleasant visit.
Miss Ituth liarnhart, who has
been visiting friends and re
latives at Hillings, Mont., return
ed home las) Salurday and will
resume her school work here the
coming year.
Dr. C. It. Trenholm was in
Omaha Tuesday, where he went, lo
meet his wife and two children
who were returning from a three
month's visit at points in Mon
tana. Mrs. Herman Detlnian and son,
Fred, who have been visiting re
latives here for Hie pat two weeks
went to Lincoln Tuesday.
Mr. LeRoy Ransom, and two
little, daughters, who have been
spending- the past month at the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Ferguson of this place, re
turned to their Lome at L-ix-.i:, 111.,
last Friday.
i, $27.
50
Trousers and
Initial Belt on
made to your individ
ual measurement from
fourteen of our leading
15-ounce all wool serge
in colors b 1 u e, grey,
brown and fancy striped.
Wear Busch tailored gar
ments made right here
in Plattsmouth.
We Do Dry Cleaning.
Tailoring Co.
Sixth Street Plattsmouth, Neb.
Mjss Anna Hcrger. of Lincoln,
who has been spending her vaca
tion at the home of her parents.
left for Louisville, where she will
visjt her siter, Mrs. W. L.
Slander, she was accompanied by
her sister, Bertha. They will
spend several das there afler
which Miss Anna will lelurn lo
Lincoln and Hiss Heitha lo l'.lni
w i m d.
Last Friday alternonu while
Byron ('aylord and wife were out
riding in tln-u- automobile Mr.
Oaylonl in some manner- n con
trol of the machine as they were
going down the hill toward 'he
Missouri l'acitie depot. the
machine in srue manner began lo
Wobble from one side of tile road
lo the other and wound up by
striking a spring wagon. The
wagon belonged to Hud While,
and while the Iiciri, were not
hu't the vag'n was somewhat
damaged.
Miss Clara Mai-piardt, of Avoca
changed cars here Friday enioute
to Havelock where her school
duties commenced Monda the .'i I .
James Johnson b'll for Wavne
Monday morning' where he lias ac
cepted a position vilh the stan
dard Oil company, lb may de
id o move his family there later-.
Born to Mr. and Mis. Lle
Brust Monday Aug. I'-l, a seven
pound girl. The new father greets
everyone with a broad snub- ;iU,
the heart of the new mother i-
undoubtedly glad.
Mr. aud Mrs. Wash Bullis re
turned Wednesday lmn-rnng lioin
their three months visit in Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Canada. They
report a delightful trip and a
splendid good time,
Wallace M. I'hilpot pun-based
of I. W. Teegarden las week the
W. A. Sueider Nil acres of land
northeast of town. As long as our
home men continue lo buy laud
the price will surely advance.
Miss Viola No. nan b-ll I'r id iv
evening for Imperial. Chase
county, where she will teach
school this eur. Mis Nooiian
made many friends here during
her- years as teacher in our high
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren. Tower ''
Lincoln came down Tuesday for
a visit with Mis. lower's brother
It. . Clover-. Mr. 'J'owev i a paint
er by trade and did considerable
of painting here fori year s ago.
Ceo. Wiles, of northeast i,f
town purchased the line home oT
T. L. Davis on the south side
Tuesday. Mr. and Mis. Wiles will
move lo town and ocenpuy then
new home next week. Mr. Davis,
will store his goods for tic pre
sent until he decides just whal
he will do.
Mr. aud Mrs. James Ib-negei-left
Tuesday morning for Clul
howie. Virginia for a fifteen das
visil with relatives at llo-ir old
home and birthplace that Itcy
have not seen for twenty -six
years. They will no doubi en
joy Iheir trip and the vacation
which they justly deserve.
Rheumatism Pains Stopped.
The fust application of sjonffs
Liniment, goes, right lo Ihe pain
ful part it penetrates without
rubbing it slops the Rheumatic
I'ains around the joints and gives
relief ami comfort. Don't suffer!
iet a bottle to-day J It is a family
medicine for all pains, hurls, cuts
sore throat, neuralgia and chest,
pains. I'reveiits infection. Mr.
Chas. H. Wentworth, California,
writes: "It did wonders fur in
Rheumatism, pain is gone as soon,
as J apply it. I recom mended it 1
my friends as the be-t Liniment
ever used." Guaranteed. -I5c at
your Druggist.
Free Extra
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Republican.
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