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ROBT. P. S r AKR
Attorney-at-law.
LOUP CITY. EE3RSSZA
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LOU? CITY. NEB- j
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and Carriages. Ail tops re
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ILkBSTIOTIONS BY 7*AY
C' -vClfl rSOt L.Y TrU ii3r&3 -riTRlfU-L CO.
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- ITlire. daughter
>: ■ ;nt. has dance
::VUU boy.
K- "Mount/* a small
I. t > <d ta a vast bay on
f of France, and
I. .uis XVI was a gov
i I>ev iups that the
1" > * V a the sou of Seigneur
Uesaswae. ;r Aleman.
' •' 8 m-Toting r*esaurac deter
•j r.- an ♦duration and be
a gentleman: aees the governor's
-r depart for Parts.
Cl. I IT TV—T.-*r Kliae returns aft
er er. • • ris* acLo Ting, and entertains
mei : noWea.
‘' • T.r V-TTer Ladyship dances
*.■*• • —ran. and a call to
aram Is made In an efTcrt to capture a
■ /Mart, us Le Seigneur XolS.
CHAPTER VI—Ti e Black Seigneur es
e»pta
CH.'.IT :i* Vll-Lady Klise Is caught
ta 0M> *'Ortt>d" tide.
CHAPTER VIII-Bla/k Seigneur res
litrt. and tak.-s I_*dy Eilac to his re
ir.st.
"A.« yc j—a flab* rman?" she askeu
1 ibruptly.
> L a: ana
' . : . Atu are not one—what
, are you then?”
“At tine*—a hunter.”
" A* !“ Her < > .lingered on some
th • :-ru-! t on the ledge beneath the
• • ■ tw. "Atid that is the reason you
bat*—pistols?*
Exactly, my Lady!”
She continued to regard the
wi ns. of fiijcst workmanship, in
■ .’ha tue al that gleamed dully,
th- ■ id. in the light from the fire.
• - glance follow*d hers; she was
to *;. . k. when quickly he inter
1 nijoed.
•a; your Ladyship thought how
I she is going to get back to the
j Mount?"
M> lady's questioning, along the line
j oC personal fg used; the Gov
s daughter looked a little blank.
-Vo—■ ,iat is, haven't you a boat?”
“Not here."
“Then you walked over?”
He neither affirmed, nor denied.
' An the tide will not be out for
:t.- ibr l«*ok showed consterna
: . : • * glanced toward the opening
ti t v. ilL ‘‘Isn't It becoming dark
j now?"
“Yes. my Lady."
“Of course, it was almost sundown
w: . — lbit I must return at once!
j Dt r, t you understand?'
-t. -I d her silently; the beau
.n , • • nt eyes; the slim, white
s i‘.a' tapped restlessly, one
. ' * her. "I will do what I
i " said at last slowly.
but ' I.it?" she demanded. “What
j caa you do?”
jt answer; my lady made a
,.- "How ridiculous! A prison
| er cn an island!”
• i here may be a way,” he began.
10-.-e?” she said quickly. “What
■ t* .me of him?"
Ki i pt away by the tide!’
,ia Lie proud eyes came a softer
I light—of regret, pain.
i >ur Ladyship sliould remember it
* 1 ve b< en worse,” he added, in
t. ? intended to reassure her. “After
ali. it was only a hcrse—”
“Only a hor u!” she exclaimed in
•: iu.::*!y. “nut, I suppose you can’t
uii 1 . ~nd—caring for a horse!”
"I tun understand caring for a
-tip ■ answered quickly, a flash ot
iTjrf-aie"!, hardly concealed, in his
held, dark eyes.
“t rhip!” scornfully; “dead wood
and iron.”
“Live wood and iron! Beautiful
as—*' The simile failed him; he
!:<d :lt u.y lady. “Something to be
depended on, with a hand to the
v. he 1, and an eye keen for mad danc
ings and curvetings.'
I might appreciate them better,*'
she interrupted dryly, with delicate
brows uplifted, “if they brought me
nearer to the Mount That, and not
Idle opinions,' In accents that con
■ ye<i surprise at the temerity of one
ri bis position to express them, “is
of most moment!”
b< accepted the reproof with a
1 id ess that further surprised her
I "Your Ladyship Is right,” he said. “I
wilt s--e what may be done. The storm
pa-sed There is yet daylight,
a—” an expression, almost preoccu
:ed. came to his features—“a boat
may he sighted.”
“To be sure!” At the prospect, all
oil.-, r considerations passed from my
Lily's mind. “A boat may be sighted!
Why did you not think of it before?
Conte! Too much time has already
been lost." And she rose.
, “One moment!" His voice was
qtib ; respectful: although, she
fancied, constrained. “! had better gc
re The wav tc the clifi is rougb
and—”
“! shall not mind that!”
'Besides, your clothes—*
“Are dry!”
“No!" She Cashed at the abrupt coir
tmdiction. "I mean. 1 don't see how
-y could be; he went on hurriedly,
“nad.” his tone assumed a certain ob
duracy. ”1 assure your Ladyship, it
will be best.”
“Eeaf She looked at him more
sharply. “Is that your only reason?"
"Why?" A trace of embarrassment,
far an instant, crossed his d .A fea
tures. “What ether reason, my Lady?"
'That I know not!” qc4ckty. assured
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Seigneur!” exclaimed a voice. Since—”
The young man made a movement
and the speaker Slopped; caught sight
of my lady, just beyond, in the fading
light. And at the picture—her figure
behind that other one—the fine, patri
cian features, framed by the disor
dered golden hair, the widely opened
eyes, bright, expectant, the intruder
started back.
“The Governor’s daughter! You,
Seigneur!” he stammerea, and, rais
ing his band, involuntarily crossed
himself.
CHAPTER IX.
A Discovery.
“Why did you do that?” It was
Lady Elsie who now spoke, lifting her
head haughtily to regard the new
comer, as she stepped toward him.
“Cross yourself, I mean?’’
"This good fellow, my Lady, is sur
prised to see you here, and small won
der he forgets his manners!” said the
young man coolly, speaking for tbe
other. "But he is honest enough—
and—Intends no disrespect!”
"None whatever!” muttered the in
truder, a thin, wizened, yet still active
looking person.
My lady did not reply; her gaze, in
which suspicion had become convic
tion. again met the young man'^,
whose black eyes now gleamed with a
sudden, challenging light.
“With your permission, my Lady, I
will speak with this fellow,” he said,
and abruptly strode from the tower;
walked a short distance away, fol
lowed by the man, when he stopped.
“Certes. your tongue betrayed you
that time, Sanchez!” he said con
fronting the other.
The man made a rough gesture.
“C'est vrai!” regretfully. “But when
t saw you two together I thought I
had seen a—” He stopped. "She is
so like—’
"Nay; I don't blame you; the sight
was certainly unexpected! I had
thought to come down and prepare
you, but—'tls done!”
“And I knew what it meant,” The
bid servant looked over his shoulder
toward the tower.
‘Tall it magic!” with a short laugh.
"Diablerie!” muttered the other.
“Well, have your way! Why,” ab
ruptly, “did you not meet me here last
night at high tide, as we had
planned ?"
“The priest came not in time; fear
ing he was watched, waited until
night to leave his hiding-place at Ver
ranch.”
"And after missing me last night,
you thought to find me here today?”
“I knew you were most anxious to
ree him; that upon him depended your
hance to undo some of his Excel
lency, the Governor’s, knavery! And,
then, to find you here with the daugh
ter of the man who has wrought you
so much wrong; robbed you of your
lands—your right to your name!” A
?loud shadowed the listener’s bold
brow. “I know not how it came about,
Seigneur, but be assured, no good can
come of it!"
From where she stood, at the dis
tance to the tower, the Governor’s
daughter saw now the two men de
scend; she perceived, also, at a turn
in the path, coming.up slowly, as one
T.hose years had begun to tell upon
him, another figure, clad in black; a
priest. This last person and the Black
Seigneur accosted each other; stopped,
while the other man, who had crossed
himself at sight of her, drew aside.
At length, somewhat abruptly, they
separated, the priest and Sanchez go
ing down the hill and the young man
starting to walk up. Then quickly
leaving the ancient, circular structure
for observation, she stepped toward
the cliff not far to the right; and in
an attitude of as great unconcern as
she could summon, waited.
Below the ocean beat around the
rock, and her eyes seemed to have
rested an interminable period on the
dark surface of the water, when at
length she heard him; near at hand;
directly behind. Still she did not stir;
he, too, by the silence, stood motion
less. Hew long? The little foot moved
restlessly; why did he not speak?
She knew he was looking at her—the
Governor's daughter who had inad
vertently looked Into a forbidden
chamber; was possessed of dangerous
knowledge.
Again she made a movement. When
was he going to speak? It was intol
erable that he should stand there,
studying, deducing! That she, accus
tomed to command; to be served; to
have her way at court and Mount,
should now be judged, passed upon,
disposed of, by—whom? Quickly she
locked around; the flashing brown
eyes met the steady black ones.
“Well?”
ine mac win laze yon Baca, his
Banner was quiet; composed; implied
a full cognizance of what she knew,
and an absence of any further desire
to attempt to disguise the truth.
“Back! Wherer She could not
conceal her surprise.
“To the Meant.’*
For the moment she did not apeak;
she had not known whnt to expect—
certainly not that.
“Why cotr A smile, sightly
rrossed his face. “Does your
-sr <5*. is- da
; yes *i3. ssy
; cHw-art> turn. He is xz.
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“But Suppose I Did Promise7”
“You mean I must say nothing about
meeting him? You?"
“For his sake!”
“And your o^Jn!”
“Mine?” He made a careless gesture.
“I should not presume! For myself
I should exact or expect, from your
Ladyship no promise. Tonight I shall
be far away. But this good fellow
remoins behind; should be allowed to
continue hi« peaceful, lowly occapa
tTbn. I wonio loT kve anything Eap
: -?n to hiri on my account.”
“And it I refuse to promise?” she
isked haughtily. ‘To enter into any
covenant with—yen:1'
“But you will iot!" he Raid stead
ily. “Tour Ladyship, for her own
should not fcree the alterna
tive.'’
“Alternative?”
“Why speak of it?”
“Wbst is the alternative?” she de
manded.
“If your Ladyship refuses to prom
ise, it will be necessary for the man
to return alone."
“You mean,” in spite of herself, she
ave a start, “you would make me—a
prisoner?”
“It should not he necessary.”
“But you would not dare!” indig
nantly.
“Not dare! Your Ladyship forgets—”
“True!" with a scornful glance. Aft
ler a pause: “But snpjtose I did prom
ise? Are yon not reposing a good deal
of confidence in me?”
“Not too much!”
“I presume,” disdainfully, “I should
feel flattered in being trusted by—”
She did not finish the sentence.
But the young man apparently had
not heard. “I’ll take the chance on
your own words,” he added unexpect
edly.
“My words?”
“That you are no telltale.”
The girl started. “Telltale?” che re
peated.
"Too once told me you were not!"
“I—told yon!" She stared at him.
"Told me yon were no telltale," he
repeated. "And—when Beppo Bed,
yon told the truth—about a ragged
vagabond of a boy.”
“Beppo!” The look in her eyes
deepened; cleared. “1 remember now,”
she said slowly. “You were the boy
with the fish, who said he lived in the
woods. I met you while riding, and
again that night, as a child, leaving
for Paris; hnt I did not know, then,
vou would become—”
The ycung man's face changed. “An
outlaw!” he said cooUy.
“Yes; an outlaw,” she repeated firm
ly. Angered by his unflinching- gaae.
she went on: “Who dares not fly the
flag of his king! Who dares not come
openly into any honest port!”
She ended, her brown eyes flashing.
His own darkened: but he only re
marked coldly: “My Lady, at any rate,
dares much!”
“Oh, I’ve no doubt you don't care
to hear—”
“From you!” He looked at her odd
ly. from the golden hair to the small,
dainty foot. “From your Ladyship!”
be repeated, as if amused. An instant
he regarded her silently, intently; but
his voice when at length he again
spoke was cool and slightly mocking:
“My Lady speaks, of course, from the
standpoint of her own world—& very
pretty world! A park of plaisance,
| wherein, I can vouch for it. my Lady
dances jvery prettily.” __
She started': s of resentment
glowed and faded on her cheek; a
question his words suggested trembled
on her Dps.
“Why did yon come to the beach
that night of the dance? How dared
you, knowing that if—”
“Why?” Pis eyes lost their ironical
light. “Why?” he repeated; then
laughed with sudden recklessness. “I
wished to see your Ladyship.”
“Me?" She shrank back.
“You! he repeated, his gaze fas
tened on the startled, proud face.
“Though I looked not forward to a
dance—with your Ladyship!” The
black eyes glowed. “Pardi! It was
worth the risk.” A moment he wait
ed; then his manner changed. “I will
leave your Ladyship now,” he said
quietly. “You will have opportune y
to consider”—she did not answer—
“whether you will give me your prom
ise, or not,” he added, and, wheeling
abruptly, walked away.
Some time later, in the fast-gather
ing darkness, from the cove a small
boat put out, with Sanchez, gloomy
and sullen, in the stern; at the bow,
the Governor’s daughter. As the isle
receded and the point of land loomed
bigger before them, the girl gazed
straight ahead; but the man looked
back; to the sands of the little cove, a
pale simitar in the dragon-like mouth
of the rock: toward the tower, near
which he fancied he could see a fig
ure, turned .from ..ihemrryesward—
To be Contin ued
I An Open Letter to the Renter of High
Priced Land
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To you, to your wife, to your growing family, this letter is addressed. Every word of it is a message for you,
It is one of the most important messages you have ever received. Do not feel an impulse to cast this aside with the
thought, “Oh, it's only an advertisement!” No, it is not simply an advertisement—it is an opportunitv. It not only
is an opportunity—it is THE opportunity—THE ONE OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFE.
: Do not read any further if you are full y satisfied with your present circumstances, but if you are not fully satis- ■
fied please read what some folks say who, until a few days ago, were situated as you are now situated, but who :
I have broken away just as you may break away if you only dare to do so.
| ARTHUR ACKERMAN OF ARCADIA, VALLEY COUNTY,
NEB., SAYS: “I came here doubting the things I had heard and
read about this country. Some of my friends had been out last
I week and brought back stories that made me think they had lost
their heads. I had not been in the Golden Prairie District an hour
i until I was satisfied. I have seen thousands of acres of oats here,
grown without irrigation on the upland prairies, the poorest of
which are better than the best I have seen in Valley county, Nebras
I ka. I have seen thousands of acres of better wheat than I have
ever seen before anywhere. I have talked with farmers who have
! bought their land on the crop payment plan and who will market
. this season enough grain to pay in full for the land. I have bought
t, a half section on the crop payment plan and will move here during
! g the coming winter, so as to be ready to begin farming early in the
spring.
"I have been a renter all my life, but no more of it for me. I
have seen in three days here farm after farm on which the crops
now matured will more than pay for the land on which it is grown,
j i at the price my land cost me, and I have satisfied myself that the
rainfall this season is not above the average. My wife told me to
get close to school and there is a good school in half a mile of the
land I have bought On the adjoining section is winter wheat on
sod breaking that I am certain (and I am an old thresher) will
make 20 bushels per acre, and oats that will yield 60 bushels or
over. My boy will help me farm this half section and we will soon
| pay for it in the crops raised.”
OTTO KRUSE OF GLENWOOD, LA, read our advertisement
He wrote for our literature and was so interested that he had his
father, one of the wealthy farmers of Mills county, Iowa, come with
j him to look the country over. They arrived here on the morning
of August 22. In the afternoon they drove out in an auto with Mr.
Busselle, returning in time to close a contract for a half section
selected by the young man and leave for Iowa on the first train.
Arriving home Mr. Kruse forwarded the money to the Citizens’
National Bank of Cheyenne to pay for the land, and now has his :
deed and abstract. When we asked Mr. Kruse to stay over another t*
day, he said: “Why should we stay longer? We have found every
thing better than you represented. I have picked out the land I j
want and will hurry home to get things in shape to move out onto *
my new farm.”
.
BYRON R. BEAVER OF ULYSSES, BUTLER COUNTY, NEB.,
read our advertisement . Mr. Beaver and his wife decided to see i'
the Golden Prairie District They arrived in Cheyenne at our of
fice Saturday morning, September 7; they spent that afternoon and : 1
Monday looking over the district, and on Tuesday morning closed a
contract for 320 acres on the crop-payment plan, Mrs. Beaver re- ■
turning home to look after the children and things; Mr. Beaver '
staying to superintend the building of a house and barn; bo they
can move out in December. Mr. Beaver authorized us to quote him
as follows: “Put me on record as saying that the Golden Prairie
District is all and more than you claim for it We have been roy
ally treated, and you have shown us thousands of acres of the fin
est crops we have ever feasted our eyes on. The drinking water is
so pure, the soil so fertile, the social and educational advantages so
attractive that I cannot find words to adequately express my de
light To us from Central Nebraska it is hard to realize that the
highest point reached by the thermometer here this season is only
88 above zero, and that the lowest last winter was only 9 below on
one day, but the government records bear out your statement to
this effect Surely it is a delightful climate, and we are glad we
are going to make our home here."
THESE STATEMENTS HAVE THE RIGHT RING, DO THEY NOT? You are almost persuaded to look into this matter, but before you
Bpend your money to make the trip you wish to be absolutely sure that conditions here are as we represent them to be.
YOU WANT TO KNOW. There are hundreds of prosperous farmers here now who know. They came, they saw, they were convinced.
The publishers of this paper know. We place no advertisement in any paper until the owners investigate and are fully satisfied that the
Golden Prairie District of Wyoming is a successful crop producer and that all our representations are true.
BUT YOU WANT TO KNOW. You do not want to come on a wild goose chase and so, to make a long and interesting story short and
to the point, and to give you the assurance that we mean business and are ready to back our claims we issue and mail on request a Certifi
cate of Guaranty of which the following is a copy:
THE FEDERAL LAND AND SECURITIES COMPANY
Capital Stock $200,000.00
Reference by permission: Citizens' National Bank and First Cheyenne, Wyo.
National Bank of Cheyenne
CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTY
The Golden Prairie of Wyoming is an agricultural district. It is protected on the southwest by the snow-capped Rockies and
I is not subject to the extreme heat or hot winds. The records of the U. S. Weather Bureau prove this. The district lies west of the
| sand hills of western Nebraska and is well grassed, fertile prairie, free from sage hf ush, alkali, gumbo or hardpan. No irrigation is
practiced or required to raise crops here. Pure water is found in abundance at reasonable depth. To protect those bona fide prospec
tive settlers who have been misinformed or who are uncertain as to conditions here we issue this CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTY for H
the benefit only of the one whose name is endorsed hereon in ink.
GUARANTY: We, THE FEDERAL LAND AND SECURITIES COMPANY, hereby guarantee that every statement hereon or
contained in any of our literature, or signed letters relative to the Golden Prairie District of Wyoming, is true and correct. We
further agree to reimburse the one whose name appears hereon for his railroad fare from his present address to Cheyenne and re
turn and Five Dollars ($5.00) per day for the time actually and necessarily spent by him in making a personal examination of said dis
trict, this agreement to be binding upon us in the event the said party calls at our office within 30 days from the date hereof, goes
over the district with us and does not find conditions here fully as represented by us in every particular.
* To . THE FEDERAL LAND AND SECURITIES COMPANY
! ' .. By .’....President
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Fill out and mail us at once the coupon found on this page. It will entitle you to receive this certificate, made out in your name. Then,
when you get it, together with the literature we will send you, get on the train and come and look at this Famous Golden Prairie. If you are
so fortunate as to have a wife, have uar acme with you, and then you caa together settle important matter ‘of taking advantage of the
! opportunity we now offer you . Come prepared for surprises. We want to show jut a form 2 iiohfjitig to s. fturner Iowa renter from
which he has just delivered to the Bums elevator winter wheat for which he has received a check for $1,775.00, besides delivering $285.00
worth to the elevator at Egbert, and keeping 200 bushels for seed. And it is wheat, too, W-H-E-A-T .which the elevator coni;«any tested at
62 pounds per measured bushel. We want to show you a sample of oats that the owner has just delivered to the elevator for which he
states, on careful and accurate measurement of the land, he received from the elevator company pay for 70% bushels per acre. We want to
* show you just a few little things like these. Then we will show you in the same neighborhood and just across the fences from improved
> farms producing such crops as those mentioned above, land we own and offer to you at $15.00 to $25.00 per acre, which we can sell direct to
you as we have sold some 150,0k) acres to other wide-awake fanner, on terms of: Plan 1—One-third cash, one-third in five years and one
third in ten years, with warranty deed and mortgage back, or. Plan Xa 2—One-fifth.cash and balance in ten equal annual installments, or,
Plan No. 3 Whereby after making a small cash payment, as an evidence of good faith, you pay the balance of both principal and interest by fig
delivering to your nearest market station cue-half of the crop raised, which is credited at market price until the land is paid for.
Round Trip Railroad Rates I
Cu be secured for atom til. and tto only other expense necessary
is C JS a day for a good room and steals. There is no charge for
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