SONS OF HERMANN LOSE 8UIT
Christine Soehncr Gets the Verdict on
Second Trial of Case.
llloonifleld, Nob,, March 11. A de
cision of vital Interest to fraternal
The Masquerader
(Continued liom l'lifte I'hret.)
binollt iiBHOcJntlonB wns rendered n,wm, qu,ck ficn80 of rcspto ,j0 nc
tho district court of Cedar county
eepted it. At leust ho could sit Hecuro
when the Jury brought In a verdict fpom delccUon whlIe ho temporized
ior mo piamiiu in inu cubo ui vnna- .,,ih fnip
tinn Soehner agnlnHt the grand lodgo,
Sons of Hermann of Nebraska.
For u moment they Bat Hllent, then
Lllllnn stirred. "Won't you smoke?"
Jacob Soehner, decerned, husband of utlll fll,i.1(i
riie plaintiff was a member of QoJden Evoryti,R jn the room Bcemed soft
Crown lodge, on May 1, 1902, ho nml onorVntliiB-tlie subdued glow of
tailed to pay aaseasmiont No. 4 for tho th(J ,jr0i (lie Hincl, of rosCH tlmt lllmR
month of April ami was suspended, nc- al)OUt tho ..... ... last of an Lillian's
cording to the laws of tho order. Ho
also failed to pay assessment No. G,
for May and No. 0, for Juno, and wa9
on July 1 dropped from tho member
Hhlp record of the grand lodge. On
Sept. 13 Soolmnr paid to tho secretary
of the local lodge all assessments and
dues to September, 1902, and received
n receipt from tho secretary with tho
understanding Hint In caso tho grand
lodgo would accept this moi:oy ho
(Soehner) should bo reinstated ac
cording to I ho laws of tho order. Be
fore tho secretary, however, had an
opportunity, Soehner was killed by a
railroad train on his way to his home.
The secretary had not remitted tho
noney to tho grand lodge, but held It
in hln possession. 11c notified the
grand lodge Immediately after tho
death of Soehner of his action, and tho
grand secretary replied simply that
Soehner was not a member of tho or
der, and therefore did not consider tho
grand lodgo liable. Thrco months
later suit wns brought against tho de
fendant In tho district court of Cedar
county and tho court decided the case
In favor of tho defondnnt. Tho ease
wns appealed to the supremo court,
nnd on an opinion of Judge Oldhnm re
versed and returned for a now trial.
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PARADISE FISHES.
These Creatures Live In Odd Nests
Composed of Air Bubbles.
raratllse fishes come from Japan,
nnd their nests are very odd Indeed,
for they are composed of air bubbles.
Unlike goldfish, they will breed and
raise their young In an aquarium or
even in a glass globe, and they raise
three or four broods each year.
Ordinarily th male paradise fish Is
cl' a dull silvery color, but when ho
goes u-courtlng he puts on a brilliant
coat, striped with streaks of red, blue
and green. When tho female fish Is
ready to lay eggs, she builds her nest
ly Bwallowln
nlilch are
bccrotloti that comes from her mouth.
Tho eggs rise in the water and find a
resting
which
to s
clrlv
tho eggs are hatched. If the air bub
bles burst, the male fish blows some
more, so that the nest Is always lloat
lng on tho surface of the water.
At the end of five days the young oro
hatched out. They cannot swim, but
cling like tadpoles to the air bubbles.
If one falls, the father fish catches it
in hLs mouth and blows it up nmoug
the bubbles again. Ho does not leave
his little ones until they are able to
swim, and then they take care of them
selves. Postpone Sitting of Douma.
St. Petersburg, March 13. Tho
pending sitting of tho lower house of
parliament has been suddenly post
poned to March in. President Goll
vln's action 'Is duo to tho fact that tho
conservatives planned a monarchlal
demonstration for March 11, the occa
sion of the anniversary of tho assassi
nation of Alexander II.
Fighting in Honduras.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Mnrch 13.
Nicaragua's lino of battlo lias been
pushed forward past tho frontier and
into Honduras territory. It has oc
cupied the towns of San Marlcos de
Colon, Trlenfo and Namnslquo. Within
the last two days, however, tho Nlca
raguan outposts were driven back
irom Nanialsquo.
slow, soothing voice. With a sense of
oppression he stiffened his shoulders
oud sat straighter in his place.
"No." ho said, "I don't think I shall
smoke."
She moved nearer to him. "Dear
Jack," she said pleadingly, "don't say
you're in a bad mood. Don't say you
want to postpone again." She looked
up at him and laughed a little In mock
consternation.
I.ooer was at a loss.
Another silence followed, while Lil
lian waited; then she frowned sudden
ly and rose from the couch. Like
many indolent people, she possessed a
touch of obstinacy, and now that her
triumph over Chlleoto was obtained,
now Mint she bad vindicated her right
to command him, her original purpose
came uppermost again. Cold or Inter
ested, Indifferent or attentive, she In
tended to make use of him.
She moved to the fire and stood look
ing down Into It.
"Jack," she began gently, "a really
amazing thing has happened to me. I
do so want you to throw some light."
I.oder said nothing.
There was a fresh pause while she
softly smoothed the silk embroidery
that edged her gown. Then once more
she looked up at him.
"Did I ever tell you," she began,
"that I was once in a railway accident
on a funny little Italian railway cen
turies before I met you'f" She laughed
softly and with a pretty air of confi
dence turned from tho fire and re
sumed her seat.
"Astrupp had caught a fever In Klor
ence, and I was rushing away for fear
of the Infection, when our stupid little
train ran off the rails near I'lstorla
and smi.shed itself up. Fortunately wo
were within half a mile of a village, so
we weren't quite bereft. The village
was Impossibly like a toy village, and
the accommodation what one would ex
pect in n Noah's ark, but it was all ab
solutely picturesque. I put tip at tho
Ko
hltc
poodle. I was tremendously keen on
She stopped and
stick in one's niliiu "BuHio has stayed
in mine for another reason" Again J
slio looked up. "Ho has stayed because
you helped to keep him there. You
know how I have sometimes put my
hnnds over your mouth nnd told you
that your eyes reminded me of some
one cisc? Well, that some one else was
my Englishman. But you mustn't be
JealoUH. lie was a horrid, obstlnnto
person, nnd you well, you know what
I think of you" She pressed his hand.
"Hut to come to tho end of tho story.
I never saw this man bIjico that long
ago tlmo until until tho night of
Blanche's party!" She spoke slowly, to
give full effect to her words. Then she
waited for Ids surprise.
But the result was not whnt she ex
pected. He said nothing, and, with nn
nbrupt movement, lie drew his band
from between hers.
"Aren't you surprised?" she asked at
last, with a delicate note of reproof.
Ho started slightly, ns if recalled to
tho necessity of tho moment. "Sur
prised?" ho Bold. "Why should I bo
surprised? One person more or loss at
n big party isn't astonishing. Besides,
you expect a man to turn up sooner or
later In his own country. Why should
I be surprised?"
She lay back luxuriously. "Because,
my dear boy," she said softly, "it is a
mystery! It's one of those fascinating
mysteries that come once in n life
time." I.oder made no movement. "You
mifit explain," be said very quietly.
Lillian smiled. "That's Just whnt I
want to do. When I was in my tent
on the night of Blanche., party, a man
came to be gazed for. lie came Just
like anybody else and laid ids bauds
upon tho table. Ho had strong, thin
hands like well, rather like yours,
ttut ho wore two rings on the third fin
ger of his left hand a heavy signet
ring and a phi In gold one."
Loder moved hi hand imperceptibly
till tho cushion covered it. Lillian's
words causel him no surprise, scarcely
even any trepidation. lie felt now
that ho bad expected them, even wait
ed for them, all along.
"I asked him to take off his rings."
she went on. "and Jut for n s:eond ho
hesitated I could feel him hesitate.
Then he seemed to have made up bis
mind, for he drew them off. Ho drew
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
Chicago, March 12. Brisk covering
by Hhorts caused a sharp rally in thu
wheat market today, thu final quota
tions being up KJpl'ic Corn was
higher. Oats weio down Vic. Pro
visions were T'jtJplOc to 20c lowor.
Closing prices:
Wheat May, 78,.c; July, 19tc.
Corn May, 47Me; July, 46V&C.
Oats May, 4lc; July, 3737ftc.
Pork May, $10.10; July, $16.25.
Lard May, ?9.2."; July, $9.30.
Itlbs May, $9.00; July, $9.059.07'j
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 71') i 77c; No. 3 corn, 45
45'He; No. 2 oats, 41')ic.
No Surplus Wealth.
"What are you going to do wlUi
your surplus wealth?"
"My friend," answered Mr. Dustln
'Stnx, "surplus wealth Is a myth, a su
perstition. There is no such thing In
tho personnl experience of any indlvld
ial." Waslilugtou Star.
the
boy
laughed again. "lie was an
Englishman and tho first person to
come to my rescue on the night of tho
Finashup. He was staying at the No
i h's ark Inn, nnd after that first night
I ho we Oh, Jack, haven't you any
imagination?" Her voice sounded pet
ulant and sharp. The man who is indif
ferent to the recital of an old love af
fair implies tho worst kind of listener.
"I believe you aren't Interested," she
added In another and more reproachful
tone.
Ho leaned forward. "You're wrong
there," lie said slowly. "I'm deeply In
terested." She glanced nt htm again. Ills tono
reassured her, but his words left her
uncertain. C'hllcole was rarely em
phatic. With a touch of hesitation she
went on with her tale:
"As I told you. ho was the first to
find us to find me, I should say, for
my stupid maid was having hysterics
farther up the line, and Ko Ko was
lost. I remember tho first thing I did
was to send him in search of Ko Ko"
Notwithstanding his position, Loder
found occasion to smile. "Did he suc
ceed?" he said dryly.
"Succeed? Oh, yes, ho succeeded."
She also smiled Involuntarily. "Poor
Ko Ko was stowed away under tho lug
gage van, and after quite a lot of trou
ble he pulled him out. When It wns
all done the dog was quite unhurt and
livelier than ever, but the Englishman
had his finger almost bitten through.
Ko Ko was a dear, but bis teeth and
his temper were both very sharp." She
laughed once more In soft amusement.
Loder was silent for a second, then ho
too laughed Chllcote's short, sarcastic
laugh. "And you tied up tho wound, I
suppose?"
She glanced up, half displeased. "Wo
wero both staying at tho llttlo Inn,"
sho said, as though no further explana
tion could be needed. Then again her
mnnnor changed. Sho moved Imper
ceptibly nearer and touched his right
hand. Ills left, which was farther
nway from her, wns well In tho shad
ow of the cusbious.
"Jack," sho said caressingly, "It Isn't
to tell you this stupid old story that
I'vo brought you here. It's really to
tell you a sort of sequel." Sho stroked
his hand gently once or twice. "As I
say, I met this man and we wo bo
came very fond of each other. You un
derstand? Then wo quarreled quar
reled qulto badly and I canio away.
I'vo remembered him rather longer
than I remember most people ho was
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isic drew quite close to Loder and slid
gently to her knees.
them off. Jack, and guess whnt I saw.
lo Ke.ss!"
For the first lime Loder Involunt.-.ri-1
drew back Into his corner of the
ujueh. "I never yucss," he said
brusquely.
"Then I'll tell you. Ills hands were
tho hands of my Englishman! Tho
rings covered the scar made by Ko
Ko'h teeth. I knew It Instantly the
second my eyes rested on It. It was
the same scar that I had bound up
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"And you? What did you do?" I.o
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"Ah, that's tho point. That's where
I was stupid and made my mistake.
I Fhould have spoken to hint on tho
moment, but I didn't. You know how
one sometimes hesitates. Afterward
It was too late."
"But you saw him afterward In tho
rooms?" Loder spoko unwillingly.
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