MONDAY. JULY 3, 1915.
PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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Novelized by
M&rvin Dana, author
of "Within the Law,"
from the sue
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Daniel D. Carter
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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