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C^AP^t® XXIII,
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f*ri Miacr'T the <»-k eE'brrrd
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ttrrir f>« *■ •* ow* 'hf world To
«? rrflrf -to' *t-»e carried the
alto alooe 5*-- •. a- or to tcy own
"art,,s of Hole* aai j a~? ?• r
*- roast v - -o t'-r amt with no
■ ™ra* :s fbr s* xr ro~fd«*aee :5s at Kosa
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Jdnj l • •*■■ •’ : -led as rtsht
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x' -;arl; tl-t :-to ~f quiet air I tad
■ jJ'-ra'-od try nu atom I was
- r.'n-u it * - 3 treat Miss Pat
--a rt-qa«- * •. fit ‘ ac urk and
a *• a. ft » • d • *t -> a.tkont :b
tratlaa.
lad a* -■•«* roar tire a soaeat.
-*’t f a clance
** b-jt Rosalind art the
Sis'er Jkf
of ta’Sdty a
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C- .—a * - \ un* Pat"—aad she
lt» r.r.c ‘rs brr Surer,
ft £<•• - 'to- -aVe sad folded
ber bards ~ e ra the atone
«*•"'*> S'* • : e t loo* at tar. bat I
'*<■ ter . t rrr» and to quick!?
* ttoe art r* not the saar then
» aerr its ao T' is 'hoanfet drlj-Jed
tsw *to*ee off a* a ad 1 beard a? eaj»
a *- ra ce *bt odp of a?
la :r - - -:>ree. a bile Mrs*
fa- Vet tJe*.' *o tfce car dir before feet
and sttodkl tie rtre t. -r.se h over
- tal? Rora ,3d fcaJ? Cjrnrd her Hf»*
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basd *1 sort's Supers Tbe
: *•!» rtreie* cf cold wrtk R* beautiful
•*<ti s'-mor toad b-'ea to sse ,»rr of the
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V • *te« tiw ooasaw ba*
be ases* d ff\r« *:»«**
s.?* *» Pal a as r.ot so slajud as to
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V las Pat rat d«wa tar ria* ahn»j»U?
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■a tore iasi ateed. as
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of ttor lake's n axbr «SM«e. a
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-tars aaairtv. ttor atgtot
l apotoo ar aa?d. had kajri rare ttor
' .ar halacrair ul tu to tto boat - \
li — atoatr Ckurapar waited
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.*SEJ to* to lasarfc. CJrsa» U><
W jr s torrj ' la: K to toSxr? to
■toyrd to»>—r to fc-fr.m: )«Hr< ir.tu
■nt. to ttoa (to -sa&ti to a«a»
»*r» trw mi tto ydcr i«
to tto T.| ,«■» sane.
Tto toa mi mi Kara -.tot toe tony*:
»'i ;to *kj totf toe* a real
i i rocatod acrse>a is severe
As mm »»*;C *sie tto
“1 Have Killed Him—I Have Killed Him!
-lenarm House stood fcrth from the
• < .reling mood. marked by the bright
rhts of the ter-an? where Miss Pat
- ad »rh so curb composure and in
so few word? made comedy of my at
temjt to shield Helen In throwing
- my coat my hand touched the en
veicj-e containing the forged notes
which I had thrust into my pocket be
tore ctnner. and the contact sobered
me; 'here was st.II a chance for me to
be of use. Put at the thought of wha;
might be occurring at the houseboat
on the Tippecanoe I forced the
launch's speed to the limit. Gillespie
still maintained silence, grimly
clenching his empty pij-e. He now
roused himself and bawled at me:
Did you ever meet the coroner of
this county T
"Sol" I shouted.
Well, you w.!.—coming down! You
w | blow up in about three minutes."
1 did not s', w down until we reached
Pa-t> Orchard, where it was neces
sa-y to feel our way across the shal
low <1 anr.el. Here I shut off the pow
er and paddled with an oar.
We were soon creeping along the
margin of the second lake seeking the
cr-■ k whose in'ake quickly lay hold
of us
' We'H land just Inside, on the west
ban's. G: *spie " A moment later we
jumped out and secured the launch I
wra;:**d our lan-era in Gillespie's
coat, and ran up the bank to the path.
At the 'op 1 turned and spoke to him.
“Ton'll hare to trust me. 1 don't
kni w what may be happening here,
but surely our interests are the same
to night.”
He cancbt me roughly by The arm.
"If this means any injury to
Hut— ~
No’ It is for her!” And ho followed
*i -r.tly at my heels toward Red Gate
The voices of two men in loud de
bate mi out sharply upon us through
•he cp-n windows of the houseboat
as we cre;d down upon the deck Then
billowed the sound of Wows, and the
rattle of fura tu-v knocked about, and
as we reached the door a lamp fell
w:th a c-ash and the place was dark
We seemed to strike matches at the
same r.s snt. and as they Mated upon
the:r sticks we looked down upon An
tfeur Holbrook who lay spraw!:ng with
hts arms out?.ms on the fi.vr. and
ver him stood h s hrothe- w:th hands
cVached h«s face twitchin*
"I have killed h;»—I have killed
him' he »uttered several times ia a
•'« whisper I had to do it There
was as other way *
My Wood weal cold at the thought
that we were toe late Gi es;ve was
temblinc ah 'at striking matches and
I was somewhat reassured h> the
sound of my own vwee as I called
him
Tbr*v a*e randier. a' the scde—•
mater a Sight. tWw.vr “
V*J aOO* *v aese tail** MNWt
«f .«♦ M«Im la :W tMt eaadlo
I mate **>" *a»l H*wy teaateity
ImUii - *.'»» tjvai bs* teretete
•*•■. atew> lay <»»> »«», la bead reattag
-va M» ana
Y« aria stay." 1 mM. *mI I
ter*id» turn abte O^'Vaj* Kited a
!■* at the wrH aid laved Atttear*
arrlrt* a»4 teutplr* attte <\«4 aatar
%> awrM a paatar «| u hoar tee
h» I* saw a«> *.pa* «t She; teat
a-teea tee a»eair4 tet* Hoary I«k
Ijtcaea dea-* .a a ctealr aad mopH
k» terrteal
H*> w s<« dead." tee said ptlaalas
kriMir.
Where I* HeJeaT" I demanded
Sir * safe-" be te;dled caaat&rly,
aedd.ts* has bead "1 sappoae r»t r.as
Mt yoa » take her bark. Sht may
*n f yea hart hnaflt ary money *
Catria* aad greed and the marts of
drsak bad made bis tare rtpsMw,
GsHespie pot Anhar to bts feet a ato
tnet: later, and I paw hits brand}
froa a Cask la tbe csphtart. Hit
brother» reaturatioa seemed co« to
aam Hetty.
'll a as a
■re low tap Ton're
| tougher than you look. Arthur. It’s
the simple life down here in the woods
My own nerves are ail gene.” He
turned to me with the air of dominat
ing the situation. "I’m glad you've
come, you and our friend of button
fame. Rivals, gentlemen? A friendly
rivalry for my daughter's hand Hat
ters the house of Holbrook. Between
ourselves I favor you. Mr. Donovan:
■ the button-making business is profit
able. but damned vulgar. Now.
Helen—"
"That will do!”—and I clapped my
hand on his shoulder roughly. *'I
have business with you. Your sister
j is ready to settle with you; but she
wishes to see Arthur first.”
"No—no! She must not see him!”
• He leaped forward and caught hold of
me. “She must not see him!"—and
his cowardly fear angered rae anew.
"You will do. Mr. Holbrook, very
much as I tell you in this matter. I
intend that your sister shall see her
brother Arthur to-night, and time flies.
This last play of yours, this flimsy trick
of kidnaping, was sprung at a very un
I fortunate moment. It has delayed the
settlement and done a grave injury to
| your daughter.”
"Helen would have It; it was her
' idea!”
"If you speak of yottr daughter
again in such a way I will break your
i neck and throw you into the creek!”
| He stared a moment, then laughed
aloud.
"So you are the one—are you? 1
really thought it was Buttons.”
"I am the one, Mr. Holbrook. And
now I am going to take your brother
to your sister. She has asked for
him. and she is waiting.”
Arthur Holbrook came gravely to
ward us. and 1 hatre never been so
struck with pity for a man as 1 was
for him There was a red circle on
hts brow where Henry's knuckles had
cut, but his eyes showed no anger;
they were even kind with the tender
. ness that lies in the eyes of women
who have suffered. He advanced a
step nearer his brother aud spoke
* slowly and distinctly.
You have nothing to fear. Henry,
j 1 shall tell her nothing ”
But' Henry glanced uneasily front
j willesjde to me— tltllesjde's notes.
They are hers* among you svunewhere.
You shall not give them to lh»t, II
! she knew—~
'If she knew you would not get a
j cent," l sasd * -shing hint to know
j that 1 knew.
He whirled upon me hotly.
Vow tricked Helen to get thent. and
: fcv'W, hy tlod! 1 want thent! 1 want |
them!” And he struck at me crazily.
I knocked his arm away, but he flung
himself upon me, clasping me with
his arms. I caught his wrists and held
him for a moment. I wished to be
done with him and off to Glenarm with
Arthur; and he wasted time.
"I have that packet you sent Helen
to get—I have it—still unopened! Your
secret is as safe with me, Mr. Hol
brook, as that other secret of yours
with your Italian body-guard.'’
His face went white, then gray, and
he would have fal!en if I had not kept
hold of him.
1 was beside myself with rage and
impatient that time must be wasted
on him. I did not hear steps on the
deck, or Gillespie’s quick warning, and
I had begun again, still holding Henry
Hoibrcok close to me with one hand.
"We expect to deceive your sister—
we will lie to her—lie to her—lie to
her—“
"For God's sake, stop!" cried Arthur
Holbrook, clutching my arm.
1 flung round and faced Miss Pat
and Rosalind. They stood for a mo
ment in the doorway: then Miss Pat
advanced slowly toward us where we
formed a little semi-circle, and as 1
dropped Henry's wrists the brothers
stood side by side. Arthur took a step
forward, half murmuring his sister's
name; then he drew back and waited,
his head bowed, his hands thrust Into
the side pockets cf his coat. In the
dead quiet I heard the babble of the
creek outside, and when Miss Pat
spoke her voice seemed to steal off
and mingle with the subdued murmur
of the stream.
•'Gen';emen. what is it you wish to
!ie to me about?"
A brave little smile played about
Miss Pat's lips. She stood there in
he light of the candles, all in white
as I had left her on the terrace of
Glenarm. in her lace cap. with only a
light shawl about her shoulders. I
Celt that the situation might yet be
saved, artd I was about to speak when
Henry, with some wild notion of jus
tifying himself, broke out stridently:
"Yes: they meant to lie to you!
They plotted against me and hounded
me when I wished to see you peace
ably and to make amends. They have
now charged me with murder; they
are ready to swear away my honor,
my life. I am glad yon are here that
you may see for yourself how they
are against me.”
"Yes; father speaks the truth, as
Mr. Donovan can tell you!"
I couid have sworn that it was Rosa
lind who spoke; but there by Rosa
lind's side in the doorway stood Helen.
Her head was lifted, and she faced us
ail with her figure tense, her eyes
biaiing. Rosalind drew away a little,
and I saw Gillespie touch her hand.
It was as though a quicker sense than
sight had on the instant undeceived
him; but he did not look at Rosalind;
his eyes were upon the angry girl
who was about to speak again. Miss
Pat glanced about, and her eyes rested
on me.
“Larry, what were the lies you were
going to tell me?” she asked, and
smiled again.
“They were about father; he wished
to involve him in dishonor. But he
shall not, he shall not!” cried Helen.
“Is that true. Larry?” asked Miss
Pat.
“1 have done the best I could." I
replied evasively.
Miss Pat scrutinired us all slowly as
though studying our faces for the
truth. Then she repeated:
“Rut if either of my said sons shall
have been touched by dishonor through
his own act. as honor is accounted,
reckoned and valued among men—”
and ceased abruptly, looking from Ar
thur to Henry. "What was the truth
about Gillespie?" she asked.
And Arthur would have spoken. 1
saw the word that would have saved
his brother formed uj>on his lips.
Miss Rat alone seemed unmoved; 1
saw her hand open and shut at her
side as she controlled herself, hut her
face was calm and her voice was
steady when she turned appealingly to
the canoe maker.
“What la the truth, Arthur*” she
asked, quietly.
“Why go into this now? Why not
let bygones be bygones*"—and for a
moment 1 thought l had cheeked the
swift current. It was Helen l wished
to saw now. from herself, front the
avalanche she seemed doomed to bring
down upon her head
vTv' KK vWWU'l'Klvv
To Hesitate Long is to Fail
4 •** ■'♦** Man Mu*t H*v*
Wan? * wan fail* because he d.'-e*
not A* re tw take to iake the
Initiative
" hen <V> \V>U etpCOi to do »*>!k,ss
distinctive tat life* When 4n you e*
J*et to se? out. <4 the rank* of
wedioertiy * The mod who do original
: thing* are fearless There ts a lot of
ui their wake up, * great deal of
boldness. They ate not afraid to lake
chances. to shoulder responsibility, to
eadnw inconvenience and privation
Them now wns a time when the
<5«a:«ty of courage was so absolutely
indispensable in the bus.nos* world
a* tt ts to-day. It does not matter
how many suvx-ess qualities you pos
aoss. >ouns wan, if yoa lack courage
jxw will now pet anywhere. Not
own honesty or persewaace will
tako Its place There to no substi
tute for course*.
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It »Vo* not matter W* e»tw
***** m «M» No. «* heu swd a tmt*
«Wt >"« ntny haw h*.s tor yonr xwa
!hn*» *1 900 are « Whauvt, It yon
that VAXArase *hvh Orv» to m*
*51 on yo*r ,>«d*mo*u Jon «ai revet
(pf* above ntodloertty.
Tfcf men who rtand «t .he bv ot
tWtr line ot endeavor stud there be
*•»** they have the oourajce ot their
oonxictlonA They had the eettrajfe
*« diwtk had the nerve to nr-.N-tah*
***» *£*t«*t the adYhe Ot others »
Soocew Majjatitte
Damroach a ml the Critic.
Another Ml ot dinner wit is that *1
Walter Ihtntroerh. the conductor
A marie critic once raid to him: "I
have boon told thAt the reason l write
praises ot yon i« thnt I aw on tuck I*
tint*to terms with yon.'*
"Have yon writ to a praise of meV
Mi J Vtamrosch "It must have boon in
a letter —Sunday Maorine.
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Billy’s Milk Route
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
ICopjrricht. i#* by Assoc. j.tevl literary i ress.)
The captain’s rcom at the Twenty
ninth street station abutted on the al
ley. ar.d the captain's desk was so sit
uated that he looked out upon the
alley most of the time. In fact, he
had an object In looking out as often
as possible. Fifteen feet away was
the wall of the Sunbeam Book Publish
ing Company, and at a window on the
ground floor, and opposite that of the
captain's, sat a young lady for eight
hours a day. As far as Capt. Ross ‘
could mate out she was a sub-man
ager. As far as he could make out.
also, she v as about twenty-three years
old and very good looking.
The captain himself was a young
man. As to looks, they don't count in
a man un'ess he is crosseyed or has
had his ncse broken. The officer was
rated ‘‘smart Rnd natty.'* and h> time
the girl across the alley came *.o think
so. too.
It was fn May that they discovered
each other, and two or three weeks
later their windows wect uh, to stay
up. from morning till night. Ore day
a handkerchief blew out cf the win
dow and the captain rescued ai d re
turned it Af*er that wh.-n he toot
his place in th» morning. anl the girl
took her place, he said “Good morning
Billy." and she replied with a “Good
morning. capt.Vr.,"' But that was all.
No one wor*d believe there is ary
romance in th» daily life of a police
captain. Ther» isn’t, if you think of
one of middle age and married. He
would secure for you ten days in the
cooler if you even hinted at such a
thing.
With Capt. Boss, it wss different.
His dignity forbade a firta'ion. hut he
cast sheep's eyes many fires a day
and wondered who the young lady
might be. Norhing could have beets
easier than to find out. hu* he didn't
try to nor want to. He wanted to
keep the romarce as it was He called
her Billy because he had ho idea of
As Far as Capt. Ross Could Make Out
She Was a Sub-Manager.
her name, but when his lieutenant
called he* the same the captain sup
pressed Mm at once. One day his
sergeant looked from the window and
saw the girl and remarked that she
vas. to say the least, a pr»tty girl, and
was ordered to cut it short and never
repeat the misdemeanor.
Over in the publishing house, the
girls plagued Hilda Williams about
the police captain, or tried to. but she
stood up for him in a loyal way. He
had a pleasant, cheery voice, and af
ter his good morning she felt better.
She didn't seek to And out whether he
was married or unmarried It was
only a bit of romance for her. too.
Mildas mother was a widow, and
•he had a brother. Jim. whose wages,
when he worked, added to hers, sup
ported the three of them in a decent
way. Jim was alwa. * meeting with
poor luck, however, and on mat»y a
Saturda. night he had nothing to
show for the week. In August two
•vents happened go the girl across (he
al*ey on the same day The publish
ing house laid her olf for a month,
and she went home to And that broth
er Jim had met with a fall and would
lose his place a* the driver of a milk
wagon. That meant no income for a
month, at least Some lamentations
were uttered, and some t«ars were
shed, and then Hilda sat down beside
the patient and asked h m a score of
question* bearing on the Mb he must
give up When she had got full infop
mat Km she said;
"n i* t**oms» fw t«» Kvk (n !
anythin* in nvy lino | *h*U *ot «p to
tho ntv'rntn* ana t*ko >\'v»r rout* t
navor dtvvo * hv'too, hot l can loam
)>o arittvo ttonw it U*t a* all th*
ntaoo* you h*to to *\> U\ *iot 1 *o*
tltat I van cot to UHVrt oT tfcvta hvfon* j
anybody is np. It's only at the dairy
that I shall meet any one."
But they'll hoot at a girl driving a
milk wagon." objected the brother.
"There'll be no girl to hoot at," was
the answer. "I'm going to dress in
your clothes and tell them I’m your
brother."
"But you may be arrested."
"I can't help it. I don't believe any
one will know if I swagger a little and
have a dirty face. No use talking—
I'm going to try it."
And try it she did. Jim's suit fitted
her fairly well, and when her hair had
been pushed tip under her cap and
some dirt rubbed on her hands she
was a passable boy. The stableman
swore at her when she went to get
the horse and wagon, and the dairy
man said she didn't look as if she knew
any too much But Miss Hilda fin
ished her route in good shape and re
turned home triumphant She was
"pegged'' at along the street by a few
boys and a few family cooks who were
up to receive the milk growled oat
because she was a little timid in get
ting off the wagon Then came a
catastrophe Hilda was driving along
within a block of the Twenty-ninth
street police sration when a policeman
hailed her from the sidewalk for a
bottle of milk She had to halt, and 't
w-as her timidity and confusion that
gave her away
"So It's a girl driving a milk wag
on*" exclaimed the officer when he
had made sure. "Well, you are in boy a
clothes, sr-d that’s against the law. and
you'll have to come atcsg"
Hilda protested and tried persua
sion. but it was of no ave.il. She wr-s
taken to the station, charged with the
oifens-' and locked In a cell, to be
held i' day and arraigned next room
ing There were officers about the
station »-U laughed to see "the boy"
cry and be&- "him" beg.
It was th-?e hours after she was
locked up th it Capt. Ross made his
appearance. He had had a good break
fast and was feeling paternal. He
went to the wi-.dow to say good morn
ing to "Billy.'' Snd was not a little dis
turbed to find the opposite sash still
down and looked. After wondering
over it for a few minutes, he called
for the blotter and ascertained that a
girl dressed as a hoy had been locked
up. He entered the corridor and
looked at her through the bars, and
she turned her back on him.
Hilda had given a fictitious name,
and she felt that she could defy the
judge and all others if only she could
prevent Capt. Ross from discovering
her identity. That would humiliate
her more than anything else.
"Young woman, do you realiie what
n serious thing this is?' asked the
captain as he paced to aad fro.
No answer.
“You may nst be a tough girl, but
how could you so far forge* yourself?"
Two or thrte gasps and a sob for
answer.
CiVrnr
' It will meac SO years on the island,
for sure.*
"Oh. captain, captain!"
"You refused to give tlfe sergeant
your name. an1 that looks had Teli
it to me. and if this is on'y an esca
pade I may ^>eak to the judge for
you."
"I—1 can't tell!” exclaimed a weep
ing voice.
"Rut it'll come out sooner or later."
"Then—then Fm Billy—good morn
ing. Billy!"
"What! Billy cross the alley!*
"Yes."
"Rut why <*'■* you do it?"
Midst sobs and tear-, she told Mm
all. and her story explained why the
opposite window was closed. When
she had finished he stepped out and
C'me back with the keys and opened
the grated door and asked:
"Think you can get home through
the streets as you are?"
"Oh. surely"
"Then you can go out by way of
this back door. 1 wouldn't drive the
milk \ agon any more. 1 may call thia
evening to see If yon got home safe
ty*
And when Cajd. Rosa railed. ha
changed bts salutation to "Good even
ing, Hilly,** and ha toM Hilda that
Jim's wanes wer$ to *o on until fc*
was well, and that the landlord
wouldn't call tor the root that moatk
and she wa* no busy matin* uj* wo®
din* clothes when the publishls*
house sent for her to come hart <hat
she had to decline There la ano;her
*trl at the window now. but no one
''alls "Good morning" to her, and she
ha* no romance
Clot* Realism.
*“1 consider this gmphoidione •!«*•
in* Just as realistic as tbe oiwm.'
"Therea a slight huts'*
"Tea; that reminds me of tbe tatt
ing In the botes t.oulsvllK- Gouieo
Journal
Fixed Point
k*n» n>.«■«* w*m**'n •*
Tm-W^ De V%*» kuppoan
Titoy Ww*?
T*r tr-ato tor T\»\o>‘o w»* nwrty
*r*dv to ttott owl ot tko Krt* rtaitor in ]
toraoy ^1«y. Yi* rw^too to U** tram
»fct\t * »* »«».*< and anorttoe a* only
»w Rrto rnptoo oj# puff and anon. and
too train aanownoor had akowtod: "AU
tfeoardl" tor too tort tt**
A tosktoaaMy atttrod woman* tol
vot'd fey an orally tostoK'nafety u
drod roan* rvrkod tkroufk too pato.
-Ttokto! TtektoJ Ttaktor mm* tor
rttoory rotund ot • tiny fe*ll nt *tory
rtop tor woman took- A faint* oluslro
rrajtmnoo of vtolots roorood to aocoro
pa ay oack doltmt* tlnkl* It eujagmt
*d n danoo ot tho toirto* to nm« ayfe
ran ylado
Tk* woman kurrtod up to* platform
►Ttoklo* Tlnkl*: Tlnkl*:** mm* to*
ravishing round at *o*ry atop ak*
: took. Sh« didn't exactly sugsoat a
of Location
». —.-.
totry heceelt. sihe «a* ntlw *;o«t
*»d *ttWtaattal'hvhta& atth an air as
avtNVd a« Put the ac«nd
cntne trw« her a» enwtstakahty a* the
frw*-tot** «f her siikea sarweata
n e-a* not at all obtrusive. and yet
tW ttlw ts-et-V. Nwxhtt ft* the
train could mat help netteto* ft Teo
we* tolleved atone behind She ha*
rt«t» aa her lincvre and he** on her
town," hummed one
"Paraphrase thaU'* **«w*ted the
^her, ehe happened to tv a jevtetor.
"The rfn*s *ww«tw «**er* at) r*Su.
but the bails mw m <a tor tws~
"Wfcere are *hey. the*~
the voenttst. You don’t mean to
«y-*"
Ye*. I do.” rrptW the Tartar
•‘That's exactly a hat l mean to **y
The bell* ara on her rsrter* tsa *
new tod. J«*t toons Part a”
And from tha steps of tha Pullman
car ahead oama the seductive tinkle
of the little silver balls.
SECRETARY MELLOR OFFERS
THEM LIBERAL PRIZES.
HUWER OF MJXNG AWARDS
The Right of Women to Hold Office
Vindicated by the Courts—Mis
cellaneous Matters.
Secretary W. R. Mellor of tie state
board of agriculture, following the ex
ample set by that board which was
the first to offer prizes for the grow
ing of corn by boys in Nebraska, has
aeaiu offered $15i> for the best acre
grown this year. The prizes are as
follows: First. $50; second. $25;
third. $£©; fourth $;»; fifth. $id; and
$5 each for sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh winners.
Last year ninety boys entered the
contest and eleven made final re
ports of their work. The yield was
from sixty to 113 bushels per acre.
Boys under eighteen years are eligi
ble to enter the contest.
The entire labor of preparing the
ground, planting, cultivating and har
vesting of this acre of corn to be per
formed by the contestant who enters
contest by recording his name in the
office of \V R Mellor. secretary, not
later than May 5©. 19©?.
Said acre to be measured, husked
and weighed in the presence of two
disinterested free-holders. residents
of sa d county in which the acre o*
corn is located. Said committee to
forward affidavit as to weight and re
quirements of specifications in this
contest to the secretary of the state
board of agriculture, not later than
November 15. 19©:* The contestant
shall file w ith the secretary a full
and detailed account of his method of
performing the work, fertilisers used,
if any. and character of the soil on
which the crop was grown. On re
quest of secretary a sample of ten
cars must be exhibited by prize win
ners at the office of this board in Lin
coln.
Woman Can Hold Office*
The right of a woman to hold office
of county treasurer has boon vindi
cated in fact as well as in law. The
supreme court recently decided that
Miiss Gertrude Jordan, haring be n
ejected county treasurer over Chan
ty Treasurer Juibble of Cherry eoun
ty. was entitled to the office, holding
that a woman could properly hold
such an elective ministerial office.
Even after the decision it appeared
that Quibble did not want to give
up the job. F. M Tyrrell, who was
looking after Miss Jordan's Inters
ests. began an ouster suit in supreme
court. This has not come up for
hearing, however, and probably will
not. as receipts from the office of the
Cherry county treasurer, signed by
Miss Jordan, were received by the
land commissioner's office. Miss Jor
dan has evidently won her tight
The City Again Dry.
At the recent election the dry*
were successful in one of the most
hotly contested elections ever held
by a majority of 93$ votes. The wets
cast 4.271 votes and the dry* 5.S07.
making a total of 9,47$ votes, or 90
per cent, of the registration. For
several weeks the fight has been
waged and each day it became more
Intense, culminating in a great strug
gle In which scores of automobiles
and carriages were used by both sides
to get the voters to the polls and In
which each side had hundreds of
workers busy. The second largest
vote In the history of Lincoln wa*
cast.
Requisition tor Two.
Governor Shailenberger has hon
ored a requisition issued by the gov
ernor of Missouri for the return to
Jackson county of Horace Wilkins,
aiiaa John Adams and Kariy Brown,
tinder arrest in O wha The mein
are wanted for highway robbery.
Present from Mr. Bryan.
A parrot which does not talk and
which is named Rio Rodrigues Itrasil
has been received in Lincoln as a
present to the city park soo from w
J Bryn* The parrot is a magnificent
bird, with many colored plumage. a
huge beak and a fifteen inch tat)
lighting Up State House.
A large cluster of l ght* has been
placed in the top of the state house
dome, w here It can be viewed hy spec
tyters treat the corridor* on any of
the door* on the interior. The tight
ins and the meta'hc wreaths nnd the
tmitation marble on the Interior of
the dome and is considered a great
hnprovemenl Prismatic glam has
also beea placed tn sky tight* wktek
throw tight tn great goaatit cs on the
interior of the state house near the
center of the building \
Ru'o*g by tsetse hwst
The Revise hoard. at n recent meet
tag, repealed role IS. whvh has be
come fnnicuv since the city has been
withont aajeoaa. This mV provide*
that no common carets* may Rag
Pcuor into the city and deliver It nt
the home of any eiTeen The mle
evade It necessary bo the common
carrier to deliver tV Rguor nt Its
place of business and the man to
w hom It had been consigned had bs
go them and s yn for It himsetf The
decision made it un'awtnl b<r a man
tv send an agent for the gcod*
Road Crmpliee With Order.
The Burlington has nottted the
Rtate Railway commission that It wfR
obey the order to construct a new de
pot at HoMrege. hot R ashed natR
May l to get its plans perfected This
time was granted
©ssenkep Meet Seme Teres.
Fred Ossonhop. sentenced to servo
ten years in the state penitentiary tor
mans'aughvr, having hil'ed Charles
Rums, must nerve his term. The me
preme court has aBtrmed the devMoa
of the district court of Ons* county.