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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1909)
i"l k !. SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE I' !l . I. J' j. . --' r if - i rnuii rj rrvt t rtrzzxrzr i im NlCHOIs$ON ILLUSTRATION 3Y RAY WALTERS COWCHl 1907 OV BOOBS -ffi?U CO. SYNOPSIS. Mlns PnlrlHii Mollirnok imtl MIhm Helen llnlhro.-k. Iipi iilcrc, uwr cinruHti'i to tlio cure uf l.imifiii'f Uonowui. ii wrllnr mimnimlntt noiir Port Aiiniimliili' Mlns 1'iitrlclii runlliliMl in DoniiMiii Hint nlw fo:rel Iut lirutlKT Henry, who. iiilwil by n li.itiU fiillim-. hail rniistutillv Hiri'iili-iii-il lior fur money from liH father's will, f whlrli Miss l'alilclii wii kuukIIiui. 'I liny oiinio In I'urt Amininliili- In iwnpe Henry. Iioiinvnii HMiipallilznl with the two women lie learned of Mini Helen H nil noyliiK millnr Kiiiiiimiii ilMeiiUTi'il u rnptlirril mi Intruder, who proved In 1 HckIiiiiIiI (llllt-Mdc. Hllllnr fm II"' Iihiiu of Mini Helm lliillirnoK (lllli'dplM illjmp pcnrrd tin- follow Ini; inotiilitK A roiiwli Bailor nppiariMl ami wiih onlercd away. DoiHivaii aw MIhh MoIIiiooIi unci lair fa llicr meet on friendly lot mn Dojiomiii fniiKlit an Ilallan iimsiihhIii. I In met In nan lie mippiisi-il wni llollnooU, nut who mill! In- huh HiiriililKi'. " eiiiine-iimker After a nln-it tl'iMimliili Ilonovili left mirllly (UllcHpli wim iIIhcovi red liy lon ovnn ini-HciiiliiK country vliuicli with fl.U'Xt CHAPTER VI. Continued. lust then I liciiril the voice of my fool raised so that all might hear: "Friends, on tlio ilimty highway of life, I can take noiio of tlio honor or credit you so kindly offer mo. Tlio money I liuvo Riven you to-day I came ly honeHtly. I mopped Into your cool and roKtfiil house of worahlp thin morn ing In search of bodily ease. The Binall volco of conscience stirred within mo. I had not been Inside a church for two years, and I was greatly shaken. Hut nH I listened to our oloijuent pastoi I was aware that the green wall paper Interrupted my saul currents. That vofielnilet;ieen tint Is nolorlous us a psychical Interceptor. Spend the money as you like, gentlemen, but If I, a ntraimer, may hiikkchi It, try some loss violent color scheme In your mural decorations." Ho seemed cliokln;; with emotion as with bowed head he pushed his way thrniii'Ji Iho circle anil simile past me The people stared after him, mstllled and marveliuK- I heaid an (.Id mat; calling out: "How wonderful are the was of Lord!' I lei (llllesple pass, and followed him slowly until a turn in the road hid us from the HtarliiK church folk. He turned and saw me. "You have discovered me, Donovan lie sure your idiis will llnd you out! A simple people, similarly moved at thn slKht of a greenback. I have rare ly caused caused so much evcltcinent." "I suppose j ou aro trying to ease your conscience by giving away some of your butlon menoy.' "That Is Just It. Donovan. You have struck the brass tack ou the head. Hut now that we have met again, albeit through no fault of my own, let me mention matters of teal human Inter est. " "You might tell mo what you'io do ing here first." "Walking; there were no cabs, Don ovan." "You chooso a queer hour of the day for your exercise." "One might say the santo for your ride. Hut let us he Rcnslblc. 1 daro say thoro'a somo common platform on which we both stand." "We'll assumo It," I replied," dis mounting by the roads! that I might talk more easily. Handages were still visible at his wrists, and a strip of court-plaster ncross tlio knuckles of his right hand otherwlso testified to the edges of the glass In St. Agatha's garden. Ho held up his hands rue fully. "Tloso were nnsty slashes; and I ripped them up badly In climbing out of your window. Hut I couldn't linger; I nin not without my little occupa tions." "You stand an excellent chanco of being Bhot If you don't clear out of this. If there's any Minimi in you you will go without mnklng further t rouble." "It has occurred to mo," he began, slowly, "that I know something that ou ought to know. I saw Henry Hoi. brook yesterdny." "Whore?" 1 demanded. "On tho lako. He's rented a sloop yacht called tho Stiletto. I passod it yostordny on tho Annandalo steamer and I saw him fiulto distinctly." "It's all your fault that bo's here!" I blurted, thoroughly aroused. "If you had not followed thoso women thoy might havo spent the remainder or their llvos hero mid never havo boon molested. Hut ho undoubtedly caught tho trail from you." Olllesplo nodded gravely und frownod boforo ho answered. "I am sorry to spoil your theory, my dear Irish brother, but put this In your plpo; Henry was hero first! Ho rented tlio sailboat ton days ago and I nmdo my triumphal entry ii week later. Explain that, if you pleaso, Mr. Donovan." I was Immensely relloved by this dlsclosuro, for it satisfied mo that I had not boon mistaken in tho Identity of th3 canoo-mnkor. I had, however, no Intention of taking tho button king Into my confidence. "Where la Holbrook staying?" I imkod casually. "I don't know ho koops afloat. Tho Stiletto belongs to n Cincinnati man who isn't coming hero this summer nnd Holbrook has got tho uso of tho yncht. So much I learned from tho boat storago man at Annandalo; then I passed tho Stiletto and saw Henry on board." u f,T3? I f TwMh m Embarked the Two Exiles Without Incident. It was clear that I knew moie than (illlcsplc, but he had supplied me with several Interesting bits of Information, and, what was more to tho point, ho had continued my belief that Henry Holbrook and the canoe-maker weio the Mime person. "You must see that I face a difficult situation here, without counting you. You don't strike me as a wholly bud lot, (illlesple, and why won't you run along like a good boy and let me deal with Holbrook? Then when I havo settled with him I'll see what can be done for you. Your position ns tin un welcome suitor, engaged lu annoying the lady you profess to love, and causing her great anxiety and distress. Is unworthy of the really good fellow I believe you to he." He was silent for u moment; then ho spoke very soberly. "I promise you, Donovan, that I will do nothing to encouiago or help Hol brook. I know as well as you that he's a blackguard; but my own affairs I must manago In my own way." "Hut as surely as you try to mo lest those women you will have to an swer to me. I am not in tho habit of beginning what I never finish, nnd I intend to keep those women out of your way as well as out of Holbrook's clutches, and if you get u cracked head lu the business well, the crack's In your own skull, Mr. Olllesplo." llo Bhrugged his shoulders, throw up his head mid turned away down tho road. There was something about tho fel low that I liked. I ovon felt a certain pity for him as I passed him and rodo ou. He seemed simple nnd guileless, but with a dogged manliness beneath his absurdities. Ho wu undoubtedly deeply attached to Helen Holbrook and his pursuit of hor partook of a knlght-errnntish quality that would have appealed to me in other circum stances; but ho was the most negli gible ilguro that had yof appeared in tho Holbrook affair, nnd ns I put my horso to the lopo my thoughts reverted to Hed Oute. That chess gamo and Helen's visit to her fnthor were still to bo explained; If 1 could cut thoso cards out of tho pack I should bo ready for something really dllllcult. I employed myself with such rollectloiiB ns I completed my swoop round tho lake, reaching Olennrm shortly after two o'clock. 1 was hot and hungry, nnd grateful for tho cool breath of the house as I entered the hall. "Miss Holbrook Is waiting in tho library," IJIma announced; and in u moment I faced Miss I'at, who stood In ono of the opon French windows looking out upon the wood. Sho appeared to bo deeply absorbed and did not turn until I spoke. "1 havo waltod for somo tlnio; I hnvo something of iniportanco to toll you, Mr. Douovnn," sho began, Beating herself. "Yes, Miss Holbrook." "You romomber that this morning, on our way to tho chapel, Helon spoke of our game of chess yesterday?" "I romombor perfectly," I replied; nnd my henrt began to pound sudden ly, for I know what tho noxt sontenco would bo. "Helen was not at St. Agatha's at tho time sho Indicated." "Woll, Miss I'at," I laughed. "Miss Holbioo'i doesn't havo to account to me for her movements. It isn't Im portant " "Why Isn't it important," demanded Miss Put In a sharp tono that was new to me. "Why, Miss Holbrook, sho is not af countable to me for her actions. If she fibbed nhout the chess It's a Bmall matter." "Perhaps It is; and possibly she Is not accountablo to me, cither." "We must not probe human motives too dcoply, Miss Holbrook," I said, easlvely, wishing to allay her suspic ions, If possible. "A young woman Is entitled to her whims. Hut now that you have told me this, I suppose 1 mnv as well know how she accounted to you for this trilling deception." "Oh, she said she wished to explore the country for heiself; she wished to satisfy herself of our safety; and she didn't want you to think she was run ning foollhly Into dnnger. Sho chafes under restraint, and I fear does not wholly sympathize with my runaway tactics. She likes A contest! And sometimes Helen takes pleasure lu lu being perverse. She has an Idea, Mr. Donovan, that jou are u very severe person." "I am honored that sho should en tertain any opinion of me whatever," I l cpHcd, inughliig. "And now," said Miss Pat, "I must go back. Helen went to her room to write some letters against atlmo when it mny be possible to communicate with our friends, and I took tho op portunity to call on you. It might be ns woll, Mr. Donovan, not to mention my visit." I walked beside Miss Pnt to tho gate, where she dismissed me, remark ing that sho would be quite ready for a ride in the launch at five o'clock. The morning had added a few new colored threads to the tangled skein I was accumulating, but I felt that with the chess story explained 1 could safe ly ellmlnnte the supernatural; mid I was relloved to llnd that no matter what other odd elementB I had to reckon with, n girl who could bo lu two places at the same time was not among them. CHAPTER VII. A Broken Oar. Tlio white clouds of the later after noon cruised dreamily between green wood mid blue sky. I brought the launch to St. Agatha's landing nnd embarked the two exiles without inci dent. We set foith In good spirits, IJIma at the cngino mid I at the wheel. I drove tho boat toward the open to guard mjalnst unfortunate en counters, and tho courso ouco estab lished I hud little enro but to give a wide berth to all tho other craft nfloat. Helen exclaimed repeatedly upon the benuty of the lake, which tho west wind rippled Into many variations of color. I was llatterod by hor frlondli ness; and yielded myself to tho Joy of tho day, agreeably thrilled I con fess ns much by her dnrk loveliness ns she turned from tlmo to time to spenk to me. "Aunt Pat Is a famous sailor!" ob served Helen as tho launch rocked. "Tho last tlmo wo crossed tho captain hnd personally to tako her below dur ing a hurricane." "Helen nlwnys likes to mako a hor olno of me," said Miss Pat with her adorablo smile. "Hut I am not in tho lenst afraid of tho water. I think thore must hnvo been sailors among my nncestors." Sho was as tranquil ns the day. Her attitude toward her niece had not changed; and I plcahod myself with iho rollcctlon that more ancestry tho lgor nnd courage of indomltublo old sea birds did not sulllclently account for her, hut that sho testified to an ampler background of race mid was n flue tlowor that had been centuries in making. We cruised tho shore of Port Ann andalo at n discreet distance und then bore off ugaln. "Lot us not go too near shoro any where," said Helen; nnd Miss Pat murmured acquiescence. N'o; wo don't care to moot people," sho remarked, a trifle anxiously. "I'm afraid 1 don't know nny to in troduce you to," I replied, nnd turned nway Into the broadest port of tho lake. The launch was cnprfblo of u lively clip and the engine worked cap itally. I had no fear of being caught, even if wo should bo pursued, nnd this, In the broad light or the pcncoful Sabbath afternoon, seemed tho re motest possibility. It had boon understood that wo were to remain out until the sun dropped Into tho western wood, mid I loitered on toward tho uppor lako where tho shores ,wero rougher. "That's a real Island over there they enll it Hattlo Orchard you must have a glimpse of It." "Oh.- nothing Is ho delightful as an Island!" exclaimed Helen. IJIma hud scanned the lako con stantly since we stnrted, ns wns his habit. Miss I'at turned to speak to Helen of tho shore that now swopt awny from us In broader curves ns wo passed out of tho connecting channel Into the farther lake. IJIma romarkod to mo quietly, us though speaking of the engine: "Them's u man following in n row boat." And as I replied to some remark by Miss Pat, I saw, half a mile distant, Its snlls hanging Idly, a sloop that an swered Olllcsplo's description of tho Stiletto. Its snowy canvas shone white against the green verdure of Hattlo Orchard. "Shut off the powor a moment. Wo will turn here, IJlmn" mid I called Miss Pat's attention to u hoary old sycamore on the western shore. "Oh, I'm disnppolnted not to crulso nearer the Island with tho lomantlc iiiinic," cried Helen. "And there's n yacht over there, too!" I already had the boat swung round, and in reversing tho courso I lost tho Stiletto, which clung to tho Island shoie; but I saw now quite plainly tho rowboat IJIma- had reported as follow ing us. It hung off about a quarter of a mile and Us single occupant had ceased rowing and shipped Ills oars as though waiting. He was between us and the strait that connected tho upper and lower lakes. Though not nlarmed I was Irritated by my care lessness In venturing through tho strait and nnxlous to return to tho less wild part of tho lake. I did not daro look over my shoulder, but kopt talk ing to my passengers, while IJlmn, with tho rare Intuition of his race, un derstood the situation and Indicated by gestures the course. "There's a boat sailing through tho green, green wood," exclaimed Helen; and true enough, as wo crept In closo to the shore, we could still see, across a wooded point of the Island, tho sails of tho Stiletto, as of n boat of dreams, drifting through the trees. Aud as I looked I saw something more. A tiny signal flag was run quickly to tho top mast head, withdrawn once and flashed back; mid ns I facod tho bow again the boatman dropped his oars into tho water. "What n strange-looking man," ro marked Miss Pat. "Ho doesn't look like a native," I ro pllcd, cnreleesly. Tho launch swung slowly around, cutting a half-circle, of which tho Ital ian's boat was tho center. Ho dallied Idly with his oars and seemed to pay no liecd to us, though ho glanced sev eral times toward tho yacht, which had now crept Into full viow, and un dor n freshening breozo was bearlup southward. "Full speod, IJIma." Tho engine responded Instantly, and wo cut through tho water smartly. There waB u Hpaco of nbout 25 yards botween tho boatmnn and tho nenror shoro. I did not believe that ho would do moro than try to nnnoy us by for cing us on tho swampy shore; for it was still broad daylight, nnd wo woro likely nt any moment to moot other craft. I was confident that with uny sort of luck I could slip past him and gain tho strait, or dodgo und run round him boforo ho could chungo tho courso of his heavy skiff. I kicked tho end of an oar which tho launch carried for emergencies mid IJIma, on this hint, drow It toward him. "You can soo some of the roofs of Port Annandalo ncross tho nock horo," I remarked, seeing thut tho women hnd begun to watch tho approaching boat uneasily. (TO DK CONTINUED,) His Professional Way. Tho now waitress Bidlod up to a dupper your. man nt tho breakfast table, who, after glancing at tho bill, opened his mouth, nnd n noise lssuod forth that sounded llko tho ripping off of all tho cogs on ono of tho wheels In tho power houso. Tlio now waitress mado her oscapo to the hitch on. "Follow out thero Insultod mo," sho said. Tho head waiter lookod at him. "I'll got it," ho said. "That's Just the train caller ordorlug his breakfast." THE FARMERS OF CENTRAL CAN ADA REAP WHEAT AND RICHES. Up in tho Provinces of Manitoba, Snskntchowan nnd Alberta, tlio prov inces that compose Ccntrnl Canada &vo such a quantity of land Bttltnblo ff.- tho growth of Binnll grains, which P ow bo nbundnntly, nnd yield so hand somely that no fear need bo feared of n wheat fnmlno on this Continent. Tho story reproduced bolow is only ono of tho hundreds of proofs that could bo produced to show the results that may be obtained from cultiva tion of tho lands in these provinces. Almost nny section of tlio country will do as well. Willi tho country recently opened by tho Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest of tho great transcontinental lines to en ter tho Hold of the development of tho Canadian West, thero is afforded added nmplo opportunity to do ns was dono in the case cited below: To buy n section of land, break It up nnd crop it, mako $17,550 out of tho yield nnd $10,880 out of tho increnso of valtio nil within tho short period of two years, was tho record cstab- I llshed by James Dalley, a well known farmer within n few miles of Rcglnn. I Mr. Hailey bought tho 610 acres of , land near Grand Coulco two years ago. He immediately prepared tho whole section for crop nnd this yonr has COO ncres of wheat nnd 40 ncros of oats. Tho wheat yielded 19,875 bushola, nnd tho oats yielded 4,750 bushels. Tho wholo of tho grnln has been market- ' od and Mr. Dalloy is now worth $17,550 from tho grain alono. Ho bought tho land at $18 nn ncro, and tho other day refused an offer of $35 nn acre, JUOk u fil UUIUUtU 1U1 IUU IIIUU ui Ilia purchaso The land cost $11,320 in itnnco. Hero aro tho fig- tho first instance uros of tho case. Land cost, G10 acres, nt $1S, $11,320. Wheat yielded 19,875 bUBhcls, at 84 cents a bushel, $1C,C05. Oats yielded 4.750 bushels at 28 conts a bushel, $855. Offered for land, G40 ncres at $35 an aero, $22,100. Increnso value of land, $10,880. Total earnings of crop. $17,550, togeth er with Increase in value of land a to tal of $28,540. It 13 Interesting to note tho figures of tho ylold per ncro. Tho wheat yielded 33 bushels to tho aero, and oats 118.7 bushels to tho aero. The fig ures aro a fair indication of the aver age throughout the district. Agents of tho Canndlan Government in tho different cities will bo pleased to glvo you information as to rates, etc. Slow Recovery. "Is the editor out?" asked a visitor to tho otllce of the Ridgevllle Dnnner. 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