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MONDAY. JULY 3, 1915. PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE 5. mm MMD i7HF. K Novelized by M&rvin Dana, author of "Within the Law," from the sue - cessful play by V1 Daniel D. Carter fi r --y-r y- i.1 'r' r"": t K; .v-' Copyright, 1313. by th CHAPTER li. By Devious Ways. IN tbe weeks immediately following tlie convict ion cf Henry Allen the brother of the condemned set him lf with fanatic zeal to preiara tions that should lead to the cousuni ini'tion of the vengeance on Cortland W.'iinwriirht. To the ju-hieveinent ol :j i.npi:ln tho M-it-T iliud jut la oj eraxioii the myriad methods of th underworld with which he was famil iar for the jratiieriiis of information iD detailed coiujktcness conctrninjcc the j.rivate life of the man whom he re-p.-micd as his enemy. Through varioui sul-tcnancan channels at his command, knowledge flowed in. He learned e Pentially all there was to kuow oi "H'akiwrishfs family, tf his Itoyhood. of his life in school, in college, and aft erward In the world of affairs, where tli'Hiirh still a young man. In had wot distinction from the respectful liking of liis fellows. J'.ut the Master Mind-found no solaci in .-iif'ting the -mass of material thui laced at his command concerning th fee. From" all the evidence the truti jjiH'ared incontestable that Cortland Wn in w right had lived a clean life; th; there was no stigma of scandal Ladder within his experience to In- fearful!; guarded from the puhlie eye. Finally when all other met hods of search ha availed nauuht, the uerarturo of his in tended victim for a vacation trip t jluripe inspired him with a plan of ac tion characteristically audacious. His resolution once taken. Andrew AJVji lost no time in the accomplish inent of his scheme. He was possess -l or money a-picuij. uuu unucij i . . i :n.' ;i. -onij iisli rumlern miracles, espeeiuw. when accompanietl ly a guaranty o immunity from any ill conseiuences o1 discovery. As a messenger for him self he held an interview with th janitor of the huilding In which wai "V"ainwright's apartment. The resul was that within a week of the distric attorney s saiiiug the Master Mind wai Ftiugly at home in his enemy's house there to live and there to study at hi; leisure the owner of the place, then to learn the vulnerable point towarc whe h to drive attack, for. now. th ploiter lm'd come to believe that hi iuu.-t seek to trap his quarry by soiui tlevice againt the strenglh of th man's nature, since he could disco ve; n. vital weakness anywhere: agains the good qualities, since the evil wen of a kind too tritling to serve. Oilier dwellers in the building nevei tuvssed that a stealthy guest lurkec in the apartment which tbe district at torney had left untenanted lor the ie riod of his trip abroad. IJy day r;s wei: as by night the shades remained draw n Over the whole inner surface of th windows. Andrew had arrayed light pr-Htf coverings, through which nc least ray from the electric lamps coulc penetrate to give a hint of his occu- I ni-v. A virv slight opening of thf windows gave him sufficient fresh air ;nd throughout the hours of day as ol tiarkness the artificial illumination suf 1 1. -.-it liini. I Indeed, the MastcrMind round hiiu f-v strangely content iu this curiouf f-rt of intimate association with the man against whom he maneuvered sc iraftily. lie esperi-nced a subtle, sin j.-ter joy in feeling Ibis nearness to his prey which was the product of the surroundings. Here were the loki .Wainwright read, the' letters he receiv tl. the pictures he wtwme.L the va liotifs souvenii j he most cherished. Ie l'i- assemh'ing of the varied articles within this home-, there must be passing of testimony from which tc judge the inner, vital nature of th? f-wner. It might etsily be that somf record wouiil suggest the pre-:L?e course to bring down on him shame and de hpa'r. Hnvinjr thus molded circumstances P ills will, the Master Mind spent twt weeks in exhaustive research into th? mind and heart of Wainwright as thej were respectively indicated by his per t-onal accumulations. His painstaking investigations convinced Andrew ol two facts that were beyond question rue lirst. that the young lawyer had a heart capable of tenderest affections, .-is u ;is witnessed by" the letters froii; )Mt'.itr and is'ir. wh-ch wtp to one i:):ir.:fe!ly fond: tin second, that he ruler! his life according to the dictates f a iul ty aiubitiuft. - w tU 'J If fl-V -'''' f if sF fifr , ft H. K. Fly company. Convinced of the twain truths, the Master Mind determined broadly the manner of his attack. It must be the :-ontriving f some situation that .would strike its agouy Into the deeps of the man's being, something to wound be yond remedy both brain and heart The exact plan could be left for future arrangement, depending on facts yet tc be marshaled. And then, within twenty-four hours, the Master Mind came on tiie thing he sought. This was a journal, with entries cov ering a number of years, in which Wainwright had jotted down rougfc notes of many things. . Andrew had early found it in one f the locked drawers of the desk In the district at tomey's study. The scarcbrr had glanced through the 'volume hastily He had given it no more than a cur sory attention after tlie outset of his re-uling. The items were uniformly ol n barren kind notes concerning cases financial statements and estimates, brief itineraries of trips, some men tiou of a few trilling illuesscs. refer ence to par'icu!ir events of purely personal interest There was. for ex ample, a rather lengthy account of nc automobile accident in which Wain wright had been injured nearly a year ago iu Chicago. Already Andrew had received a circumstantial history of this happening from one of his agents So. on his first scanning of the diary, he had merely read enough of the en try to learn the nature of the event de scribed therein and had oinitted the re mainder of the narrative. Now. at last, he returned to the jour nal and read it slowly and attentivelj without missing a word. When finally he was come tn a lull scrutiny of th Chicago episode in the life of Wain wright he was suddenly filled with joy, unholy in its exultation. Wainwright himself had put the weapon in hit hand! The text of the entry as well as the date showed "that the -yunt bad been written after the district attorney's re turn to New York. The narrative rac iu this form: New York. April :0. 1W7. I ran into a heap of trouble on my Chi cago trip. Rather, Billy Clarke's chauf feur did the running into something Stc-erins Bear went wronjj, car skklcieU into curb and over we went. The cliauf feirr got a broken leg. and my ribs were mussed up a lot. Hut the serious part wa a cut in my wrist where the broktn Wind shield sliced open the artery. Tlie chouPTeur was pinned under the machine, and tiiere was nobody else to do any thin?. As the doctor told me in th hos pital, a severed artery can set in its work mighty quick. It was just a fluke that saved me. ' No. I don't mean that. I sup pose it was Providence. The fact is. it was just a girl and such a KirK Tn other women on the scene gabbled ami had hysterics arid were worse than K"od for nothing. And the men ably seconded Th One Girl." them. But there was one girl. I'll under llna that. I guedS. I'll write it: The Om Girl. We'A. when she saw the blood spurtintf out in Jets that were sending nic to kingdom come in a hurry, she didn't scream or faint or even Vun. Anyhow, she didn't run away, for I't ave a mem ory of seeing her dartins tovtrd trie. I heard a little cry from her, a iv.ifLi! kin-: or cry. J wondered why she :ied ouf like that. F'.-r my part I didn't'-peem tc e;ire much al-ur what might haen tc me. B-t she "did. he rnoeJ like Ji -ht-niii5. w.tii tint a waited niove:iie:ii. i. s secona she had ready , a Ions sn ip 0j 'iiiS cjota toia ronj. her jtticorij. Ma- ' h which she tonn.l 3round my arm abovt tlie vtounJ The half of my walking stick. vhich was lyins broken beside me, was seized by her arid thrust througt the baaJagc; to serve as lever in the tour niquet. It seemed to me two seconds from the time I first saw her. until tht jumping blood How ceased. Jt may pos sibly have been as tr.ucji as six seconds, I suppose. N'ot one more, I swear! Anc she stayed by me till I was safe in tht ambulance. She saved my life. But there's more than that to it. Oh, infinitely more! Nobody will ever sec this book, so 1 may as well get what re lief 1 csn by putting my confession ir writing. For the matter of that I've made the confession already when I wrote it In capitals and underlined: The One Virl That's the truth of the matter. Seems funny that little girl 1 never said a wore to in my life and only saw for a few sec-onus. Just the same, siie plunipc-c right into my hrart as no woman evci did before or will again. She stays b me in memory. When I shut my eyes J see her. every line of her face, the light la her eyes. Yes, she's the one woman for me, that girl. Anybody might think it foolish of me to love a girl of whorr I know nothins. r.ut tiie fact is 1 know all about her. Her face has tausht m all I need to know her eyes tell rnt things, wonderful things, beautiful things, things I had never dreamed. Just the beauty of her would be enougr to excuse aiT.v i.nn for adoring her. Yv hy her face was like a flower, only a thou sand times lovelier. s- dainty irr its lines fco delicate in its coloring, so pure in its expression. And those glorious eye-5, deer blue, like the siiy when it's bluest! But. after all. beautiful as her face was. it was a deeper beauty that went to m heart in the first glance at her, that l:n burned in ray heart ever since, will burr there while my heart beats, I know. It was the soul of her that called to m soul. Did she know that her suul c;!)Icfi to mine there in those few moments ol our meeting? Did she know? Oh. sin mut have known. There. I've rhapsodized enough on pa per, though I'll keep it up in my thoughts whenever I think of her. which is prett close to all the time. And to think that I don't een know her name. All my own seeking and that of the sleuths 1 employ ed, fruit'ess. Hut somewhere, somehow. I'll find her. I must. That's destiny. That was the end of the passage The Master Mind sat erect and cas. the book from him with a hoarse cry of triumph. His eyes glittered in sav age delight: his lips bent to a mocki:i; smile in which was remorseless cruel ty. After a moment he lifted his gn.f. to the pencil sketch of a girl, which set within an oval frame of gold, hnn? on the wall above the desk. The pie turo was in truth rather crudely "done Nevertheless there showed in it. de spite the clumsiness of the craftsman ship, a definite suggestion of feniiuiiK loveliness which was inexpressibly al luring. Kveii Andrew recognized tht tender p-.'tence of the spell exercised by this unknown girl, but he resist et its softening sway: flouted it with hi; hate for the man that loved he", lit nodded toward the picture with : ma'evo'ent grin. "So Wainwright couldn't find you!' he muttered. "Well. I can. And you my lady, shall be my pawn in the game." The implacable man had a venomous gleam in his eyes as these thought.-" ran through hin brain. He had a won derful capacity for using other people for his own purposes, and he was de termined to demonstrate it thoroughly. The Master Miinl took measures al once to make good his boast. Wit'i scrupulous fidelity he restored Wain Wright's apartment to the oiilcr in which he had found it. Then, his work there accomplished, he left the placj and boarded the fastest train for Chi cago. On his arrival in that city he devoted himself at once to Lis --.iest for the mysterious maiden. With a few modifications of his personal ap pearance he uudertiHik in person a painstaking minute search throughout the neighlwu'hood where had occurred the automobile accident. Ia an ad jacent tide street of Viohe too savory; a character he at last came on a street urchin who had been present at the: time of the accident and w no. more over, possessed some information that might serve as a clew to the identity of the ministering girl of that occa sion. The boy had seen her at other times, both before and after the acci dent, iu a quiet and respectable neigh borhood a few blocks further down tin street. He cheerfully guided Audrew to the vicinity. The Master Mind was hugely elated Iijk- this initial success. A garrulous woman, who took a frank interest in all her neighbors, welcomed his ques tions and answered them with the pos itive information he sought, fc'he had long kuowu the girl by sight. She had heard of what had happened at the time tf the automobile accident. As the girl's home was only four houses away from lier own. she had had no difficulty iu learning the name Marga ret Flint. 'But she's gone from here now," the woman concluded: been gene for three nn-nths. You see. it was tiiis way," she explained: "Her father was pretty poor, just a house painter, and his health so Imd he couldn't get work most of the time. Ilcr mother was dead, and there wasn't any other chil dren. And then her father died. It was after that she went; had to couldn't pay the rent. And that's all I know." The Master Mind finally, however, succeeded iu tracing Margaret Flint to the house of a prosperous merchant, where she had secured employment as a nursemaid for two small chihlreu. There Andrew had an interview with the girl herself. At his first glance into her face lie was forced ti lively appreciation of her loveliness. Then the girl voiced a response to his greet ing, and instantly the spell was broken. A keen critic might perhaps have de-: Jected a musical resonance i;i the tones, put if such a quality was indeed pres ent it was hopelessly covered by the harsh, nasal, treble utterance of her Class. I '.i CHAPTER III. 1 ; '. -. 'A.Psvvn In the Gams. HE -Alasfi r M'lid projcisei to ''ijnivr'.. known th" gil l's father intimately and offered this as A au esnlauatiou ot his. visit After a "brief "interview- that satisfied his curiesity. and did littie to arouse hers, he tool: his departure, and straightway began plotting the imme diate steps neit to be made. So cun ningly did he contrive his mesh of chicanery that the miserable' victim in the toils never suspected even that he was the agent of her anguish. Through the bought offices of a confederate, who had no Vus'n'eiou as to his iden tity, Andrew so rrnuged matters that Margaret Flint v.::s accused of theft. The stolen brotvii cf her mistress was found iu the girl's trunk. On such circumstantial evidence it was easy to secure conviction of one who had neither money nor friends to plead in her bclnlf.- She wr s senteuccel to two j ears in the woman's reformatory. But it was no part of the Master Mind' plan that Lhe girl whom he had thus stricken by his arts should languish in prisoa throughout the whole term of her sentence. It was siUlick-nt for his purposes that the stigma had been in'lictcd on her. He waited for six mon:hs ami then enter ed on the second stage of his opera tions. First he paid a visit to the wretched object of his machinations, lie professed profound sorrow over the plight In which he found her, and promised to use every endeavor in her behalf by gaining the services of cer tain intluenli-U politicians with whom he enjoyed friendly relations. As a matter of fact, however. An drew called on only oik; man for as sistance, and that no friend. With a new type wheel on the smafl machine, whi.-h he had brought with him in the suit case from New York. I.c concocted : most cxplh-it letter to a poiiiician of t'hicago, who had risen ficin the ranks by ways best known to himself. The Master Mind jaunted out that it would be well for the i:;itici;:n to secure forthwith. the reicas? of Margaret Flint on I'Tobation. Otherwise some curi ous facts in the history of the j.oli tician would be turned over to the i;ub lic prints. A few details as to tin; na ture of' such revelations were given, and. as he read them, the politi -i-'n's florid complexion f.tded to a mottled shen. and his hand-- trembled strange ly. Within .three days Margaret Flint was released from custody, and just ouiside the walls of the reformatory she found waiting her father's friend. "I'll be your friend." he said to her when they were akine together in the parlor of a ruiet Chicago hotel. "Your father was kind to me. I have no chil dren of my own or any one depending on me. Your father is dead, so I can t repay his goodness to me. So I mear to take care of you. Y'oii have had a mighty hard time of it so far. You have K-en jioor. you have becu n drudge, you have been in prison. Of course I k&ow you were innocent, for I believe what you tell inc. But the world doesn't know. The only way to make your future lire happy is just to bury all the past forever. Maggie Flint, the nursemaid, who was sent to .la il, is dead from this second and buried. Now. whom shall we resurrect In her stead?" lie smiled quizzically In response to the gill's cApa-s-don ol sheer amazement. "I am not rich," he went on frankly, "but I have a com fortable fortune enough so that I can educate you as a lady and keep you fairly well afterward without you: having to worry ever again about work." "It's like a story I read once,'' the girl breathed tremulously. The shrill voice had sunk to a softer register. The sapjdiire eyes were glowing with tlie naive haipiness of a child. "Y'es. it is like a story," the Master Mind assented. "But. lirst of all." he continued, "you must go to school I've been inakim? some inquiries." he ex plained pleasantly, "and I've found out that there's just the !laee for you over in a rrivate school in France. You see, Margaret, you're a bit too old for the regular school in this country." "France!" the girl repeated. "Yes," Andrew went on briskly. "That school will be just the place for you. They'll - teach you everything about how to be a ladv as well as the usual stuff out of bo ks. But we must have that christening. I've thought of a name." "Tell me!" the girl urged. "Lucene Blount," he replied. "You like it?" "Oh, I love it! was the eager an swer. "But but it st-ems so strange after Maggie!" "So it does," he agreed. "Well, then, if you're satisfied we'll Fettle ou Lu echo Blount." The smile that curved her iale lips was very winning so winning, indeed, that once again the iilutter experienced a pang of regret over the necessity that led him to sacrifice this life to his vengeance. "We'll be sailing iu the course eif a few days, for I mean to see you safe in the place mjsclf, and in the mean time I'm going to feed you on .the fat of the land and kecjt you out in the sunshine every minute possible untii you just blossom." As it had been planned, so duly it wiis executed by the Master Mind. In France sjeedily began the trans formation of a humble working girl who" had been subjected to the ig nominy e.f iifijirisonnient into a woman of excellent education, of geutl man ners, of essential refinement ef charac ter. To this work Andrew allowed a period of four years. Thus It will be seen that the man was not influ enced by heedless, h iste. At last tlie span drew to its close and the Una I activities, of his scheming began. . It was time. too. since Wainwright had persistently advanced in public honor I until he was become the chief man ol ( his political party in the s;ate with a j splendid reputation absolutely unbk-m- isIipm. ir wn Known that tc; would bs girr-u the ie?ttsHn:iti:i for governoi by his party in the campaign of the coming year. It was certain us wed! thai he would Iw j. The Master MisdrtUwCel a smile that was not good to see as he tat at his typewriter, int5 which he bad just slipped a new typ wheel, and addressed an enveloie tt Cortland Wainwright, Esq. : -i. At his breakfast table next morning Wainwright at sight of a card that dropped from the opened envelope fell a chill of apprehension. To these white cards he had become in a way habitu ated. For ne-arly four years they had aj'ieareil in Ins mail at irregular in tervals. Some had come to his office, some to his home, others to his hotels abroad, even to the country houses ol friends where hn visited. He stared at the ominous symbol iu a dismay foreign to his habit. This was the silent message of a doom brooding close over him. And against the insidious attack he was without resource, helpless in his ignorance of where or when or how the blow would fall. Already he had employed in vain one of the best men from the I'mker ton agency to seek out the Master Mind. Now. however, under the urgen cy of the card Wainwright left the ta ble and went to the telephone, where he established communication with the detective, .Marshall, and made an ap pointment. Then he returned to the table and resolutely continued the reading of his letters. 1'resently an other communication absorbed his at tention. It w as just now. one of those 'recur rent seasons in New York city when there is a harrying of the grafters, tr, rather, of a selected few of them. In one most important instance there was a woeful lack of admissible evidence airainst an offender whose guilt was nevertheless generally known. The roughly scrawled, ill spelt missive be fore Wainwright promised t turnover the needwd evidence, but only to Wain wright himself in person. The reason for this condition seemed convincing e'liough. The writer explained that his life would pay the penalty were his treachery made known to the guilty involved in his revelations. For the sake of his own safety th? writer suggested that Wainwright should meet hrcn the night following the receipt of the letter at half pa: 11 o'clock on the south side of Chcls't. iquare. toward the west end. whet: Vie probabilities were that there would be almost no one else about, and the Interview might jnss unnotictMl. . At 11 o'clock that night Wainwright set forth to the meeting with the rT known. Walking westward a'cc Twentieth street, he ieercil sharply 1 about hi'ai for a glimpse of any uie who might suggest his mysterious cor respondent, but the idace was wholly deserted. The fact caused Wain wright i'.o concern, for the hour of the rppointmont was not quite arrived. lie trolled slowiy ou until he was come within a few y.-rds of Tenth avenue. Suddenly a shrill cry startled him. He saw less than a rod before him the figure of a man dimly visible in deejier t'nidows close by a house wall. At the rmc ruonent there sounded' another cry, and now he saw, !ehind the other, a second figure, which darted forward swiftly. Then, just as the two figure1 Mcrtled. a lance of fire burned through, the mgiit. and the shani crack of an automatic smote the stillness of the square. Wainwright stood rooted to the spot iu stupefaction over the un expectedness of the event. In a flash he understood that au assassin had been lurking there in ambush await iur. h's e-opjing. The shout of the oth er man had been in warning. Evi dently the newcomer Had turned into the street from Tenth avenue just in time to observe the assailant as he stejiped forth from his jdnee of con cealment, and lhe newcomer had not hesitated to spring forward and grap ple with the criminal. Doubtless the unexpected iiiterruition had diverted the aiming of the wcajion. Certainly another shot had been irevented by the fall of the weapon. One of the forms broke fiercely from the clutch of the other and disaijeared into Tenth avenue as his adversary wont staggering Lack against the wall frm the effect of a well delivered blow.- "Qui. k-af(er bim!" Wainwright heard a gasping cry. He ran to the corner of the avenue and looked south, in which direction the thug had vanished. Then he stop jieel short in wonder, for the man had gone from sight as if the earth had opened to swallow hlni. A policeman was aj!roacbing on the run. drawn by the noise of the shot, and there were others jiressing toward the s-ene of the encounter, the nucleus of a crowd. Wainwright was relievo- to find that the jiolicemau recognized hiui. ami he was in corTsequence spared some pos sible annoyances that might otherwise have been his from being involved in a shocking affair at such an hour in such a neighborhood. But when he turned to express his grateful appre ciation to the man who had rendered assistance so vitally timely and effi c!ont he met with disappointment, for there was no trace of his rescuer. He questioned the policeman, but the puzzled official was unable to offer ef feclive aid. Finally Wainwright took a car eastward on his way home. Safe in his apartment again, Wain wright sat long over a cigar, ponder ing the events of the night. It seem ed clear enough to hint that the com munication requesting a meeting In Chelsea square had been only a ruse to secure, his presence w here he might be murdered at leisure. Wainwright rose at last and went into his bedchamber. There sounded th Jingling of the telephone bell. He put ,the; receiver to his ear. At once a Vjiee came clearly: ? "Is., this Mr. "Wainwright r And thou wheii he had answered in the at-: ' " ' ' t. . tr? - 'V-i-H Vt ! 1 Tm A t "Young chap named Walter Blount." firinative: "Well, I called you up about that shooting business down at Tenth avenue tonight. You understand?" "Who is this?" Wainwright demand ed. "Oh, who I am don't cut any ice! just hnijened to be iu the crowd there, and I heard you asking the coj about the guy fTiat butted in and let you out. 1 got a line on that guy, and so I thought I'd put you wise." "Who was he?" "Young chap named Walter Blount from soinewheres eut west. He's stay ing in the city, though got a house The address is L'lA Fast Thirty-ninth street. That's all. Oood night." "But wait! Tell roe" -Wainwright began hurriedly. His appeal was use less. There came no response. (Te Be Continued.) Local Hewsr From Friday's tailv. Mrs. thanes Iroop was among those groing to Omaha this afternoon to visit there with friends for the day. John White-man of ehawka was in the city today for a few hours look ing; after some matters of business with his many friends. James Terryberry and seuis, Fred and Glenn, were here yesterday in at tendance at the case in county court in which they were interested. R. B. Nickels, from the vicinity of Murray, was here today for a short time attending to some matters of business and visiting with frienels. Henry Lamphere, who has been here visiting with his parents and friends for a few days, departed this afternoon for Norfolk, Nebraska, to resume his duties there. Dr. J. S. Livingston returned home last evening on No. 2 from Omaha, where he had been for the past two days in attendance at a lawsuit there against the Burlington. Mrs. Charles S. Stone and Mrs. E J. Riehcy were among the passengers this afternoon for Omaha, where they will spend a few hours looking after some matters of business. Mrs. Charles Freese and little sen, Charles, jr., who have been here for the past two weeks visiting with her relatives, tleparted this morning for their home at Scotts Bluffs, Nebraska. Will Oliver, who has been visiting at Loveland, Iowa, for a few days at Hinton, arrived home this morning, accompanied by Mr. Hinton. Mrs Oliver and Mrs. 1 1 in ton will arrive here tomorrow. Mrs. .Edward Svohotia anel elaugh- ter, Miss Marie, who is now engaged as clerk in the Hank of Union, were among those going to Omaha this morning to visit for a few hours with friends and to look after some mat ters of business. A. R. Hutchison arrived last even ing on No. 2 from his home at Min neapolis and will enjoy a visit with old home folks south of this city for a short time. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hutchison, reside in the vicinity of Rock Bluffs. Dr. J. W. Dean, who has been sjiending a few days at Lincoln visit ing with his granddaughter, Mrs. E. O. Steihm and family, returned to this city last evening and will remain here for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. J E. Douglass and family. Mrs. Georgia Creamer and sister Mrs. Charles Wolfe, were passengers this afternoon for Omaha, where they will visit their sister, Mrs.. Frank L. Rhoden, at the hospital there for a few hours. Mrs. Rhoelen is reported as getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. Minnie Pickard, one of the ef ficient clerks at the local pestoffice, departed yesterday afternoon on No. 2. for Chicago, where she will enjoy a two weeks' vacation. She will be joined at Creston by her aunt, Mrs. Messefsmith, who will accompany her to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kester of Bus sey, Iowa, arrived last evening and visited, over night here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Steimker, de parting: this morning for Omaha, from where they go on to San Francisco to attend the exposition. Mrs.' Kester is a niecs of Mr. Steimker. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured. "About two years ago I had a severe attack of diarrhoea which lasted for over a week," writes W. C. Jones, Euford, N. P. "I became so weak that I could not stand upright. A druggist reoemmended Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved me and w.thin two days I was as well as ever. Obtainable everywhere. Wall Paper. Gering & Co. PainU and Oils. Gering & Co. FOR SALE. FOR SALE A twin cy lined motor cycle. Nearly new. 'Phone 138. 7-2-lwk-d&w For any pain, burn, scald or bruise, apply Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil the household remedy. Two sizes, 25c and 50c, at all drug stores. NOTICE! Farmers who ship cream direct may leave their cream at our store. We will deliver your cream to the dejot and return your empty cans, without extra charge. E. G. DOVEY & SON. Miiii r: k m it. Nellie Wiley aiol Iternuril CJ. Wlh-v. Icfcinla nts. will take notice that mi the Hth hiy of June, l'Jl-1, Willhtin I,. Nic'los, plaintiff herein, tileil his menucU 1'etitioii in the- District onit if Ca.-s e'ounty, Nebraska, kvjuInhI Mii'l ilefenii;-ril s, ami Alma I . Aseh et. al.. the ol-.ioct and prayer of which are t et aside upon the -rounils of ahxeni-e f coll.- iilei a t ion ami fratol, a certain ileed purporting to be tnjol. on March .'ml, jSIl', by one Charles huA'anl Wiley to said Nellie Wiley, and the i ti iet irnf of the title to an undivided one-sixth of the laiid-s Involved in said action, in plaintiff :airiMt naid deed and al' other claims if any of Mild Nellie Wiley and Ilernard . Wiley. inn I eacli or you are re, pined to answer said amended petition on or be fore tli tid day of Atitrnst, 1.Y l'atttl this 1ith day ot June. 1!1.. WILLIAM U MCKLKS. Daintier. I'.y 1 . UWYlilt, His Attorney. 6-17-lw Mini i. or iii'i-'Khki-: .m: Ike IMntrlct Court in mid I "or (m IiiuiiI), Xrlimika, In Anna Amelia Monroe, i'laintiu v. John Frederick Stull. .et. at. I cfcrida.iit s. Notice Is hereby Riven that umb-r tml liv virtue of a decree i.f t,e Iok- trict Court in and for Cass I'oiinty. Ne braska, entered In the above entitled cause on the li'lh day -of Mnv-.X:- I .-. Hl."., Jind uti order entered iu raid our-, r 11 the ml tlav of Mav, 1H1... the t.n ler: ij-n'-d sole referee -v i 1 1 on lie "Hi "lav of July. A. J. I'M."., iit ;i o'clock :i. in., at the south front ior of 1 he t-ou It houe in t he r'ity of J'latts- tiionlli .ass oiinty. Nel.iai-ka. s.-il j.t piibl'e at ctioit to the l.inhest reap-Mo j ble bidder for cash the lollowin de scribed real estate, to-wil: The cast half (IZli) of the nortllwest -iiintt.-r I.VW'j i and the east half :.. of th southwest (juarter tSW',) of Sectini d'l. TownsJiip twelve 111), KanKe thir teen, !::; lot four 4 l in .-"ei-lion thirty-i ?,, Township thirteen ij". Kimsc thirteen (t.", and all of lot three (2i. in Section six (6). Townsliin twelve tll'i, Kansre fourteen Ht. Iv- Inc west of the ricrhl of wav of the fl. & Al. lfcilioad. and all that part o" t,a id lot three I "S lyiriK r-at-t of the said rilit of way, which lies north of KHid bridfre. r culvert imincdia tely nortii of t'.wHl.ow Point, alt in Cass C.unlv. Neb-a.-1 Said talc hour. !atel at will he held open for ono 1'la 1 1 siiiou I h D.. IVl .". this ::rl 1.1V o' June, A. M. A ltd I I 'll, ll' feree A, 1j. TlLl. Attorn vy for I'la Jn iff. NOTICE OF HEARING. Notice is hereby given that an ap plication has been made to the Gov ernor and the Advisory Board of Par dons for a parelon of thej sentence of Isadora Henry Sitzman, who was on the 5th day of December, 1910, -sentenced by the District Court within and for Cass County, to serve a life sentence in the State Penitcntiar;. for the crime of murder. Said application wiil be heard le- forc the Advisory Board of Pardons ai the State renilcntiary on the 15th day of July, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m. Dated this 24th day of June, 11)15. Signed: ISADOKE HENRY SITZMAN. FOR SALE. One section, (10 acres, wheat land in rraakun County. Vahhirurtoj). This land is rolling, but not rough. Located 100 miles southwest of Spokane, 2V miles north of Kahlotusl on two railroads. Soil volanic ash. 2 feet to 6 feet in depth. It was broken in 1906, and a crop of wheat grown in 1907 netted the owner $3,900.00 after all expenses were deeluctcd. It was plowed in 1912, and has lain fallow since. There is 215 acres in wheat this year, of -which owner is to re ceive one-fourth free in warehouse at Kahlotus. The land is fence with a post ana wire lence. lhere is a first mortgage of' $5,000.00 due in Novem ber, 1916, at 7 per cent per annum. Will .sell for $22.50 per acre on lib eral terma, purchaser to a&sumc mortgage. For further information write owner. YV. C. SAMPSON. Care S. A. A. C.,' Spokane, Washington. 6-17-2mos-wkly