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The Lady CwrAfU. 1908. kr The Bobu-Metro; Co. against the damp blocks of masonry, breathing hard, as a man weak from fatigue, loss of blocd. ha sought to recover hl3 strength. It returned only too slowly; the passing lassitude an noyed him; for the moment he forgot be had but recently come from tiie dungeon and the hardships that sap elasticity and vigor. He was impa tient to move on; looked s.i my lady— and a sudden fear smote him! Hew white she appeared! Had she— His band trembled at her heart; a blank dismay overcame him; then joy— At that instant he thought not of the yu’f between them; was conscious only \‘~ held her—slender, beautiful—in hi3 arms; that she seemed all his own, with her breath on Us cheek, her soft lips so close. A.bo'.'e sounded the mad ness of the nigh‘; the crackling of Hemes; the Intemperate voices! la the angle of the will, with darkness a blanket around them, he pushed back the hair from her clear brow, bent over, closer—suddenly straightened. "Pardt!” he muttered, a fuch on bis face. “Am I, then, like the others, ♦pillagers, thieves?” Several moments he yet stood, breathing deep; then, starting away, get himself to the task of crossing the vast stretch of beach between the Mount and the distant lights of a ship. The sandy plain had never seemed ao Interminable; before him, his shad ow and that of ny lacy danced ever illusively away; behind, the great rock gave forth a hundred shooting flames, while, as emblematic of the demolition of so much that was beautiful, higher thanjsalnt with_help!ess swerd on ca thedral top, a cloud of smoke belched up; waved sidewise like a monstrous funeral plume. A symbol, it seemed to fill the sky; to —ove and ned and flaunt its ominous blackness koa this majestic outpest cf the land. Walk ing In a vivid crimson glow, the Black -Seigneur gazed only ahead, where uo .v, on that monotonous desert, the rim of the sea on a sudden obtruded. As be advanced, sparkles red a* rabies laughing lights—leaped In the air; at the same time a r-oething murmur broke upon the stillness. Toward those leaping bright points And the source of that deep-sounding cadence, the young man stumbled for ward more rapidly, less eautionn'y, ulno, It may be; for while be was ye', tome distance from the water's rita, his feet fell on sand that gave way beneath them. Ht would have sprung hack, but felt himself sink'r.g; strove to get out, only to settle tbs deeper! The edge of the lise, with safety tr yond, well he could see, where the satin-like smoothness of the treacher ous slough merged into a welcome silk-like shimmering of the trustwor thy sands. That verge, however, was remote; out of reach of effort of his to attain; his very endeavors caused him to become the more firmly imbed ded. Had he cast my lady aside, pos sibly could he have extricated him self; but with her, an additional weight, weighing him down— Loudly he called out; only the sea answered. Xow were the clinging par ticles at his waist; he lifted my lady higher; clear of them! Once more raised his voice—this time not in vain! “Mon capitaine! Where are you?” “Here!" “We don't see you.” “You won’t soon, unless—” The end of a line struck the sand. The night had almost passed; its last black hour, like a pall, lay over the sea, where, far from the Mount, a Ship swayed and tossed. In the nar row confines of her master's cabin, the faint glimmering of a lamp revealed a man bending over a paper, yellow and worn; the lines so faint and deli cate, they seemed almost to escape him! How strange, after all these years, the light of your handwriting’—and now, to ae writing you! Yet is it meet—to s-.y farewell! For that which you have heard, men ami. is true. I am going to die. You tay, you heard I was not well; I answer what really you heard; the question, in m *ml, beneath your words! . . . And. dying, it Is well with me, T have wronged no soul on earth—except you, my friend, end you forgive me. ... I had hoped the years would efface that old memory. You say they have not. ! . . It is wise you are going away. The reader paused; listened to the ■ea; the moaning and sighing, like voices on the wings of the storm. You speak In your letter about ‘‘trick ery"—used to estrange us! Think no more of It, I beg you. What is past. Is gone— as I, part of that past, when we were boy and girl together—soon shall be. And come not near-the Mount. There can be no meeting for us on earth. I send you my adieu from afar. ... It is only a shadow that speaks . . . mon ami. CHAPTER XXXIV. Some Time Later. The little Norman isle, home of Pierre Laroche, so wild and bleak iooklng many months of the year, re sembles a fiewertng garden in the spring; then, its lap full of buds and H'lfsoms, smiling, redolent, it lifts Itself from the broad bosom of the deep. And all the light embellish ments of the golden time it sets forth daintily; fringing the black cliffs with clusters of sea campion, white and frothy as the spray, trailing green Ivy from precipitous heights to the verge of the wooing waters, whose waves seem to creep up timorously, peep Into the many caves, bright with sta-anem ones, and retreat ouickly, ae awed by a sudden glimpse o* fairyland. Near the entrance cf one of these magical chambers, abloom with Btrange, scentless flowers, srt, a cer tain afterneon in April, a man and a -woman, who, looking out over the blue se^ conversed in desultory fashion.. THE NORTHWESTERN'S BIG AUTO CONTEST CLOSES MONDAY, APRIL 7th, 1913 |f you afe ip the Office by 9 o’clock p. pi. op the closipg day you may cast all the votes you have, but the door of the office will be closed at exactly 9 o’clock. The Biggest and Best Prize ever given by a Sherman County Institution s - - fhet Coupt Three people who have no personal interest in the con test will be asked to make the count and they will be people whose names are a guar antee of honesty and square deal ing. Priie To Be Awarded At Close Of Contest Candidates Notice Any Candidate who desires, may have a represent a t i v e to watch the count and see that everything is done properly and everyone given fair treatment Who will win? You or Someone Else A Sample of Con slstency (?) Here is a story from Lincoln, cor respondence of the Omaha Daily Bee. that, carries a morai: “What go vou think of this-’ said Labor Commis sioner C. W. Pool this morning to a newspaper man, as he exhibited a bunch of letters he had received from Nebraska manufacturers. “Here are 123 letters received this morning from men who are clamoring for the pat ronage of the people of Nebraska on tne goods they are manufacturing and yet over 33 per cent of these let ters are enclosed in envelopes printed at the government printing office in Washington. In a short time we will have Made-in-Nebiaska show on in Omaha, in which these same manu facturers will exhibit the products of their factories in an endeavor to edu cate tlie people of our state into pat ronizing home manufacturers.” said Mr. I’ool,_“and yet I am safe in say ing that 50 per cent of these manu facturers are men who instead of patronizing their home printing es tablishments. send off to Washington j to get their printed envelopes.” High School Notes Mabel Daddow substituted in the 8th grade Monday March .'{1st. Edythe Olson of class ’15 has been absent for several weeks on account of sickness. The Seniors selected their class flower and motto, the flower being “Lilly of the Valley,” the motto, “Green but Growing.” Everything corresponding with the class colors, “Green and White.” The Seniors have ordered their class pins and expect them soon. Mrs. McCray, 8th grade teacher, is still ill and is greatly missed by the entire school, who all join with us in wishing for speedy recovery. Whooping cough is still prevailing among the pupils, especially in the lower grades. Clear Creek Items Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kuhn and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shutler were Mason City visitors last Thursday. Adam Zahn was hauling lumber from Litciiiield Thursday. Lewis Adams returned home from ! school Saturday. Irma and Lawrence Lowery return ed to their school work at Broken Bow tlie first of the week, after spend ing their spring vacation at home. Grace Adams gave a “taffy pull” party to her pupils last Saturday af ternoon at tlie home of her parents. Geo. Shaw and wife visited at the Guthrie home, they leave this week for their new home in Idaho. Andy Coopersmitli and wife spent Saturday afternoon at the Adams home. R. I). Adams and wife, anddughters Grace and Maud, visited witli Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn and family Sunday. Along R. R. No. 2 Another of those pleasant affairs took place last Friday when several of the neighbors apeared at the home of W. T. draper prepared to celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniver sary. Those present were Geo. Doug las and wife, E.C. Kilpatrick and wife Chas. Johnson and wife, W.G. Tucker and wife, O. G. Hunt and wife and Harry Shipley and wife. After the company was seated for the spread Mrs. Kilpatrick presented a set of plates and fruit dishes, After an af ternoon spent in games, music and visiting the guests departed each feeling that he was a little better acquainted with his neighbor. Miss Blanche Draper who teaches in the McFadden district, spent last Saturday and Sunday at the home of W. T. Draper. Sunday school will be organized at what is known as the Zimmerman school house on Sunday April 6 at 2:30. Miss Josie Blaske spent a few days last week with Lula McFadden at Austin. Rolland and Eva Goodwin were en. tertained at the home of Mr. Jorgen sons Sunday eve. Austin was well represented at the Sunday School convention which took place at the Wiggle Creek church March 30th. • Mrs. Andy Gray spent last week with her daughter Mrs. Chas. Sinner. Norton Lambert of Austin has been hauling hay the past week, which he purchased of Mrs. Cook. Harold Burt and Janette Taylor spent Monday of this week at the home of Winnifred Hughes. Sarah Gray is helping Mrs. Ober miler this week. Mr.Knoef ul took his little daughter Alma to Liucoln Tuesday to be treat ed by experienced doctors, we hope it will not be as serious as the parents expect. " Those receiving perfect attendance certificates in district 36 for the month of March were Vergie McFad den, Curtis Roush and Hazel McFad den, Miss Hazel also received a cer tificate of award. Mary, Rosa and Elizabeth Gehring are new pupils in the Wiggle Creek school. Lettie Peugh and Edgar Foster spent Sunday with Russel Curry, Maurice Keefer will work for Wil bur Curry again this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daddow spent Sunday evening at the Brodock home. Lula McFadden will teach in dis trict 4 next year. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson visited at Iver Lyhne’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paulson visited friends at Sweetwater Sunday. Mrs. Jorgenson, Mrs. Vern Alleman, and Mrs. Albert Snyder visited at the home of Kick Daddow last Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daddow and Miss Lena Snyder visited at H. W. Bro dock’s Sunday. The Wiggle Creek Ladies aid will meet at the home of Mrs. V. W, Al \ leman next Thursday. E. M. Marvel bought a stallion at Aurora a short time ago and he will stand him at his farm this summer. Miss Minnie Oltjenbruns was quite sick last Friday. Francis Spencer took the eighth grade examination. Ruth McFaden did not take the eighth grade examination as was re ' ported in the route news some time ago. Oliver Brodock helped Jim Roush haul a hog house to his place from where Wilber Curry farmed last year. Fritz Bichel has bought the A. D. Peters farm, or the old Throckmor ton place, at one time called the half way house to Litchtield. W. H. McLaughlin was doing some road grading Monday. S. N. Criss bought several head of cattle at Papiernick’s sale last Fri day. Will Crittle was out on Route 2 after a load of machinery last Saturday. Anton Spotanski painted his barn this week. Wilber Curry was on Route 2 Tues day. Miss Lena Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snyder, passed next to the best eighth grade examination in the county during examination week a short time ago. Miss Carrie Bogseth’sschool was the best eighth grade school in the county in examination. This is the Verdur ette school. Miss Ohlsen held examination in j the llawk district Monday. Miss Elvle Spencer is % new scholar. in district No. 4 this week. Geo. Stork was painting on the new bungalow of John Ohlsens Monday. Fred Johnson built a new chicken coop Monday. Joe Pedler and several others were autoing on Route 2 last Saturday, looking at the beautiful scenery along the divide. This road is noted for its straightness, with only a few short curves. Mr. Geering has moved on the old Lindgren place west of Goodwin’s the past week. Mrs. Lizzie Koch sold Mr. Geering several tons of baled hay this we k and her boys were busy delivering the same Monday. Henry Ohlsen had his men out to the Bicliel school house all the past week putting a foundation under it, laying new floors and putting new siding over all the building and mak- I ing other repairs, at' a cost of over $300.00. N. P. Nielson took home a load of fence posts Saturday. Dug Bowen, Lee Adamson and Burt Curtis were working on Route 2 the past week. Miss Henderson's school in the Bichel district was dismissed last Fri day, while the workman laid the floors in the school house. Alleman brothers’ mother came up from Irving, Kans., last Friday. Mr. Steel from near Rockville moved on No. 2 last week. Henry Oberrailler took home a new buggy last week. Mrs. Nielson and daughter Olga are visiting at Boelus after an ab sence of several years. They will re turn home the latter part of the week. YV. O. Brown invested in a new manure spreader this week. Mr. Tessman from Henderson has been up here this week. C. O. Wagner took home a load of corn Tuesday. W. S. Waite was putting in a new light line to H. S. Conger’s. Art Wilson has traded his farm off on Wiggle Creek but expects to still farm it this season. Harold Burt took In the picture show at Loup City, Saturday night. Why not use the road drag on the roads now and till up the ruts so the spring rains will run away at once without standing in them and making the roads bad for days> Mrs. Tom Garner has a brother liv iug in the path of the flood that swept Dayton the past week. She had not heard from him Saturday and is very anxious for some news from there. Luther Goodwin is working for C. J. Norstedt this summer. F.M. Michow marketed several loads : of hogs at Loup City Tuesday. C. J. Norstedt butchered his sum mer’s meat Tuesday. Norton Lambert was over to P. L. Patton's Tuesday. Winter wheat looks the best, on an average, this year, than for many years. In some fields there is a green cast over all the field. Grass in spots lias commenced to show green. Ed Kilpatrick and Jim Arnett were hauling loads from Loup City Tues day. Chris Oltjenbruns and Otto Hen ning helped F. M. Michow haul hogs Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Iver Lyhne were trad ing at Loup City Saturday and took home a load. Harry Gardner, W.G. Odendahl and Frank Winkleman had quite an ex perience in trying to get to the island east of Homer Hughes’ last week. They had a boat and had to break the ice ahead of the boat and were suc ceeding quite well until Frank thought he would stop long enough to take a plunge. When he appeared again all decided to go back lo the shore and pitch their camp and again they were unlucky, for the high bank along the river suddenly gave way and fell into the river. By this time the river was very high and their boat disappeared down the river with the ice that commenced to break up at that time. Frank Grow, John O’Bryan, Ashley Conger, Walt Reed and Irwin Conger had similar experi ences while camping on the river this spring. J. G. PAGELER Auctioneer Nebraska Loup City, 3peOSOUOQCGOCOQCOCCOCO< I will call sales in any part of Sherman County. Phone or write, Jack Pageler Loup City, Nebraska S. A. Pratt Billiard and Pool Parlors Finest Brands of Cigars, with such leaders as Denbys, Havana Sticks, B. B’s., and other choice smokes. Your patronage appreciated First Door, West of First National Bank Loup City, Nebraska, For Rales ££ BURLINGTON 0"®y Colonist rates west F^ews R™“d Homesekers rates So^he»nd DON.T FORGET The free Government lands .n the big corn country Wyoming Builingfon Route For any informrtion desired‘rcgarding rates sleeping cirs to all points. Call or phone J. A. Donielson; Agent, Loup City, Neb. and For Insurance or TREES of any kind try F. E. BREWER I have a nice line of Norway Poplars, home grown. Loup City, Nebraska I DR. RICH don’t * air i 4 D* ** tax^ tmsrop^’ rt .r*»atmcn! y, 6u*vi‘ m meant. lost a! iim ? ^ money ami health Consult a reliaV Specialist, one i*Sc v aot afraid to use hi, oh,, na*m», and «*ho his Pf-man.-nl am) ■ «,. s. 00 ■ be OECLiVFO ' doctors mho ' ai The* i» nn ,or PHts or w' iii 5* dsf rare lor Ciwon - Private diseases. 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