1 F) 5- 1 I ' i ll b. $ r IN 1 M lU The family that cats plenty of Quaker Oats is a healthy, rugged family. The most popular food in the world bc- cause it and costs does most least. m HEDGING. irSii" wkw c i'r m w , -7 ( l A -"rJ iiij7 k' ihlloi Yes. I think this painting of yours, "Tho Old Mill." in a wonderful pnliillni;; a groat work of art! ArllHt Thank yon, idr! Perhaps you iiiighl wish to huy it! Visitor Why or or well, yes! I'll give you threu dollarH Tor It if you'll throw In a nice frame! ROCKY BOY INDIAN LANDS OPEN FOR SETTLEMENT. Secretary Rulllngor has issued in nlriictions to throw open 1,100,000 acres of hind in Knslorn Montana to while. settlors. This land wan withdrawn about two eaiH ago tor the purpose of allotting to the Uocky Hoy Indians. The tract contains the very choicest lands In Valley County and wherever farming has lieen carried on, It has produced yields of from 20 to ::0 bushels of wheat per acre. 40 to 70 bushels of oats and large crops of hay, alfalfa and vegetables. Thero are over S.000 lfiuncro home titeads In this tract, which Is con siderable more than the combined total In the Flathead, Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Reservations, which were opened to settlement last summer. The Wonderful Y. M. C. A. In the past ten yours no other re Unions organization has received so much money as the Y. M. C. A. Mil lions have been raised for now build ings all over the land, and with no ap parent strain. Us businesslike admin istration of Its vast resources. Its en ergy In pushing Its workIn the cltlcH and through the railroad, army and navy branches and Its line policy In following the armies In all recent wars, have created for It a world-wide enthusiasm. At the last banquet of the International committee, Senator Hoot alllrmed that they bad made their way by working with men more than by talking to them, saying: "Come with us," not "do do mat." Hy their uppeal to all classes or Chris tians, as well as to non-Christians. they have kept out of doctrlnnl theol ogy, and by their activity In good works they have escaped cant In religion. All Interested In saving our boys and young men rejoice In their world-wide success. Leslie's Weekly. Iron. I'ure Iron Is only a laboratory prepa ration. Cast Iron, the most generally useful variety, contains about live per cent, of Impurities, and tlio curious thing Is that It owes Its special value to the presence of these. ' Pure Iron can bo shaved with a pocket knife; impure iron can be mndo almost ns hard as steel. Important to Mothora. Examine carefully every bottlo ot CASTOIUA. u safe and suro remedy for infants and children, and sco that It Itnnt'ii Mm Signature rtCiaSZTeMc&M In Uso For Over .' Years. The Kind You Have Always nought. Stranger. Hostess. -You won't come to church with us, then, Phyllis? Phyllis (down lor the week end). 1 don't think so, dear. You see, 1 .shouldn't know a soul there! It is easier for men to get on (hum dally than it is for women to get olf a ear forward. Lewis' Single Hinder Mvutglit .V eifinr U iiuilo to Hatisf) the Binukt'i . Cicuornlly the limn or woman who says "I don't care" Is a liar llooknnil Ailvlm I'll 11'.. , kk A Uam.r, Wlihlilliulun, i).O.K'iJ 11 k.Uwi U'lvruuvik ifl tW7 fUk?-n,i n sn , ? I- fti'V ' '"iv I .wr'. i patent BY SV x iLLU&TRATIOm 3Y PAY WALTEMd CQWHCHT IS07 OV OOQBS-tlCMlU CO, SYNOPSIS. Mid I'.ittiilii Molhroul; rtml Mw I !- Itiillirniilc. Iiit niece. vrt' i-iitnwU'il tin- rar of l.iiiiuim c linnoviin. n wil'T HilMliii'lltiK n'iir Pelt Annunilali; Mil's Plltllclii miiiIUIimI In Donovan Unit Hln r.-iiKil lici tnotluT Henry. Wlm. rntneil In ,i Imnlt fnlline, Imtl iMiniliintlj I'lUiit'-lii-il i but. lKiiioaii illfieoven il ilicl ; P" ' ' un 1 tit rt r. wlm provi'il to le K'-Kiimiu ( lilltciplit. siillur fur tin- Ittiiiil nf Ibli'ii iHiiiiiiiin naw Al'm Hullironli a- I" r fu lliei imri mi fili.nllv term IJ....UV.U1 f.iiiBlit mi Itallini imatiMHln t to met tl iiiiiii In- Hiippiwil amis llollinmU in. I vi M.-tlil In- win I Im-ti !!. u i-hiiw IMul.ir Miss P.-il iiliiiminccil lu-r ntlun "f HkIiiiiik Himiiv tiiitiitiiiik Mini ti"' ,1'1'"' uimt'ier lilillliK plme. IXimiVi.n ! iteli't In Riiiili-ii ill nlalit. DnjilltUv of II l-ii wits i-onfi-usi'd l) tl"' ymiiiK 1'i'IJ u nlKlit, (IIkkuIshI hh u nun. II'-'.--' i""' , ftrmi tin- Iioiik.- Kin- tint ll":liml : 'HI !iii-, who Inlil li'-r lili Iiim- UiH-Hpi' wn.i i-otiCronti'il liy IJiilloviili. A l tin- "W" lioKtunioi! Ili'l'-ii, unsri-n i-M'-t" " Min, hllppcil a iliart for in r iiifihi ! . . Ilm lmiiil ir tlio Itiillan xallni A vnutm Imly p-xrmhlhiK Mlns Ilcli-n II.iIi.'ii..k ' wns ob-rtMil iilnlii' In a hihh-. wh- 11 ll.-h-ii wiiK tlKiiiKlit t linvi- 1 11 hi a""" lilll.-Npl.- uibnllti-d KlvltiK IP-li'ii 'ii.ioi rir ln.r fnlhir. who liuil then li-fl tn Hix-tiit It I mIhh II,-Ii-m mill HoniiMoi ni'-t In "" nbilii- Kin- tula hlm SHU'spli' wjih iiutliiiiK to In r. Iln nmfi'HMi-il hlit Iom- fol ln-t linnoviin funnel (.illliHtiln K'U:K-il anil ImiiiiiiI In 11 ruble. Inlmlilti'il b tin- ll I11I1101111 Italian anil ItulbiooU. II" r.-b is -.1 him. CHAPTER XV. I Undertake a Commission. Gillespie availed himself of my wardiobe to replace his rags, and ap peared In the library clothed and In his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven. "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan, llelng stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning. ICvery one does now adays." "I shall disappoint you. ljlma and . . .. .... ,..t ..... If.ir.illi.tt- I between us nuvu miii-n i-- iun-n"- 1 like a cracked plate. And It Is not . well to publish our troubles to the wot Id. If 1 called the village doctor he would kill his horse circulating th mystetlous tidings. Are you satis lied?" "Quite so. You're a man after my own heart. Donovan." Wo hm reached the dining room and stood by our chairs. "1 should like." bo said, taking up his cocktail glass, "to proposo a truce between us "In tho matter of a certain lady?" "liven so! On the honor of a iool," lie said, and touchud his glass to his lips. "And may the best man win," bo added, putting down the glass un emptied. He was ono of those comfortable people with whom It Is possible to sit in silence; but after Intervals In which we found nothing to suy be would, with exaggerated gravity, inako some utterly Inane remark. To-night his mind was more agllo than ever, bis thoughts leaping nimbly from crag to crag, like u mountain goat. He bad traveled widely and know the ways ot many cities; and of Amorlcan political characters, whose names were but vaguelv known to me, he discoursed with delightful Intimacy; then Ills mind danced away to a tour he bad ouco made with a company of acrobats whoso baggage ho hail released from the grasping hands of a rural sheriff. "What," be asked, presently, "is as aad as being deceived In a person you have admired and trusted? 1 know a follow who was professor of something in a blooming college, and who was so poor that be had to coach dPllno.uf.nt preps in summer time Instead of got-t ting a vacation. I had every confi dence In that fellow. I thought bo was all right, and so I took him up into Maine with inu Just tho two of us and hired an Indian to run our camp, and everything pointed to pint.. Well, I always get stung when 1 try to bo good." He placed his knlfo and fork care fully across his plate and sighed deeply. "What was tho matter? Did he boro you with philosophy?" "No such luck. That man was weak minded on the subject of domesticat ing pralrlo dogs. You may shoot mo if that Isn't tho fact. There ho was, a prize-winner anil a fellow of his uni versity, and a fine scholar who edited Greek textbooks, with that thing on his mind. He held that tlio dally ex ample of tho happy homo life of the pralrlo dog would tend to ennoble all mankind and brighten up our family altars. Think of being lost In the woods with a man with such an Idea, and of having to sleop under the same blanket with hint! It rained most of the time, so wo had to sit In 'tho tent, and he never let up. Ho got so bad that bo would wnko mo up In the night to talk pralrlo dog." 1 "It must have been trying," I 1 agreed, "What was your solution, Hut , tons?" "I moved outdoors and slept with the Indian, Your salad dressing is ex cellent, Donovan, though personally I lean to more of the paptlUa. Hut let 1 us go hack a bit to the Holbrooke. I Omitting tho lady, there aio ceitnln points about which we may as well agree. 1 am not so great a fool but I that I can see that this state of things I cannot last forever. Henry Is broken down from drink and bioodiuu over bis troubles, ami about ready for close cputluuniont in a brick building with barred windows." 1ND AT RBD GATIiiS CT-BBr?ccraag5gar.uiajiiJ, is- - - ii i i P1 '' i IX I ' train B) -uyfr,l.m A Rifle-Shot Rang Out and "Then I'm for capturing him and sticking hlm away In n safe place." "That's the Irish of It,. If you will pardon me; but It's not tho Holhrook of It. A father tucked away In a pri ate madhouse would not sound well to tho daughter. I ad vise you not to suggest that to Helen. I generously aid your suit to that extent. We are both playing for Helen's gratitude; that's the Hat of the matter." "1 was brought Into this business to help Miss Pat." I declared, though a trlllo lamely. Gillespie grinned sar donically. "Ho It far from me to Interfere with your plans, methods or hopes. We both havo the conceit of our wisdom!-' "There may ho something In that.'' "Hut It was decent ot you to get me out of that Italian's clutches this after noon. When I went over thero I thought 1 might find Henry Holhrook and pound somo sense Into him; and he's about duo. from that telegram. If Miss Pat won't soften her heart I'd better buy hlm off," he added rellec tlvely. We walked the long length of the hall Into tho library, and had just lighted our cigars when the butler sought me. "Heg pardon, tho telephone, sir." My distrust of the telephone Is so deep seated that I had forgotten the existunco of tho Instrument In Glen- arm house, where, I now lenrned, it was tucked away In tlio butler's pan try for the convenience of the house keeper In ordering supplies from the village. After a moment's parley a woman's voico addressed me distinctly a voice that at onco arrested nnd held all my thoughts. My replies were, I fear, somewhat breathless and wholly stupid. "This Is Rosalind: do you remember me?" "Yes; I remember; I remember nothing else!" I declared. IJItna had closed the door behind me, and I was nlono with the voice a voico that spoko to mo of the summer night, and of low winds murmuring across star ry waters. "I am going away. The Rosalind you remember Is going a long way from the lake and you will never see her again." "Hut you hae nn engagement; when the new moon " "Hut the little feather of the new moon Is under a cloud, and you cannot see It: and Rosalind must always be Helen now." "Rut this won't do, Rosalind. Ours was more than an engagement; It was a solemn compact." I Insisted. "Ob, not so very solemn!" she laughed. "And then you have the other girl that Isn't just mo tho girl of the dnyllght, that you ride and sail with and play tennis with." "Oh. I haven't her; 1 don't wnnt hor " "Treachorous man! Volntllc Irish man!" "Marvelous, adorablo Rosalind!" "That will do, Mr. Donovau" and then with a quick' change of tone eho asked abruptly: "You are not afraid of troublo, are you ?" "1 llw for nothing elsu!" "You are not so pledged to the Mo you piny tennis with Hint you cannot serve Rosalind it sho asks It?" "No; you havo only to ask. Hut I must seo you onco more as Rosa Hud!" "Stop being silly, and listen caio- " " " My Horse Shied Sharply. tully." And 1 thought I heaid a sob In the moment's silence tn-foro sho spoke. "I want you to go. at once, to tho house of tho boat-maker on Tippeca noe creek; go as fast as you can!" sho Implored. "To the house of the man who calls himself Hart ridge, the cauoe-inalcer, at Red Gate?" "Yes; you must see that no harm comes to hlm to-night." There whb no mistaking now the sobs that hiolv'e her seutenues. ami my mind was so a-whiii with quest tans thai I stammered iiicobeieutly. "Will j on go will you go?" she de- 1 t.i.,...l.l t .. t nl... .... 1... .....I l.rtl..n it,. iliil-il 111 tl mil v OKI lut, ttiiu munt ii thai 1 scaieel heard. "Yes, at once," and the olce van ished, and while I still stood stating at the InsUiimcnt tho operator at An nandalebliindlv asked me what number I wanted. The thread had snapped and the spell was broken. I htared helplessl at the thing of wood and wire for half a minute; then the girl's appeal and my promise rose In my mind distinct from all else. ordetcd my horse before reluming to the li brary, where Gillespie was coolly turn ing over the magazines on the table. I was still dn.ed, and something in my appearance caused him to stare. "Heen seeing a ghost?" he asked. "No; just hearing one," J replied. I had yet to offer some pretext for leaving him, and as I walked tho length of the room he stilled a yawn, his eyes falling upon the line of French windows. I spoke of the heat of the night, hut ho did not answer, nnd I turned to find his gaze fixed upon ono of tho open windows. "What Is It. mini?" I demanded. He crossed tho room in a leap and was out upon the terrace, peering down upon the shrubbery heneaih. "What's the row?" I liemauded. "Didn't you see It?" "No." 'Then it wasn't nnj thing. 1 thought f saw the dago, if you must know. He'll probably be around looking for us." "Humph, you're a little nervous, that's all. You'll stay here all night, of couise?" I asked, without, 1 fear, much enthusiasm. Ho grinned. "Don't bo so cot dial! If you'll send me Into town I'll bo off." I had Just oulered the dog cart when tho butler appeared. "If you please, Blr, Sister Margaret wishes to use our telephone, sir. St. Agatbti'ri Is out of order." I spoko to the slater as sho left the house, half'aa a mutter of courtesy, half to mako miro of her. Tho tele phone at St, Agatba'r. had been out of ordor for several days, she said; and I walked with hor to St. Agatha's gate, talking of tho weather, tho garden iud tho Holhrook ladles, who were, she said, quite well. ThorenUer, when I had dispatched Gillespie to tho village In tho dog cart, I got into loggings, reflecting upon the odd circumstance that Iiolen Holhrook had been ablo to speak to mo over tho telephone a few minutes before, using an Instrument that had, by Sister Mar garet's testimony, been out of com mission for several days. Tho girl bad undoubtedly slipped away from St. Agatha's and spoken to tuo from somo oilier house in thu neighborhood; but this was a nutter of Utile Importance, now that I hud undertaken, her commission. The chapel clock chlnu'i! nine as I gained the load, and I walked my horse to scan St. Agatb.Vs windows through the vl.itas that offered across tho foliage. And there, by the open window or her aunt's sitting room, I saw Helen Holbiook reading. A table lump at her side Illumined her slightly bent head; and. us though aioused by my horses ipilck Hep In the road, she rose nnd st'.od framed against tho llcht, with the soft window draperies fluttering about her. 1 spoke lo my horse and galloped to. ward Red Gate. CHAPTER XVI. An Odd Affair at Red Gate. As I tode through Port Annandalo I ho lilting stinlns of a waltz (touted from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture ot lights. My head was none too clenr from Us etack on the cabin lloor, and my chest was growing soie and stiff from tho slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memoiles of the Voice. Helen had given tuo a commission, and every fact of my life faded Into Insignificance compared to Hits. The cool night air rushing by refreshed mo. 1 wns oager for the next turn of the wheel, and my curiosity ran on to tho boat-maker's bouse. I came now to a lonely sweep, whom the road ran through a heavy wood laud, and the cool, moist air of tho forest rose round me. Tho lake, I knew, lay close at hand, and the Hart ridge cottage was not, ns I reckoned my distances, very far ahead. I had drawn In my horso to consider the manner of my approach to tho boat- maker's, and was jogging along at an easy trot when a t ltle-shot rang out on my left, fiom the direction of tho creek, and my horse shied sharply and plunged on at a wild gallop. He ran several hundred yards before I could check him, and then I turned and i ode slowly back, peering Into tho forest's black shadow for the too. I paused and waited, with tho horso dancing craslly beneath me, but tho woodland presented an inscrutable front. 1 then rode on to tho unfenced st tiji of wood where l had left my horse before. I began this narrative with every Intention or tolling the whole truth touching my adventures at Annandnle, and I cannot deny that the shot from the wood had again shaken my faith in Helen Holhrook. She hnd sent mo to the Tippecanoe on an errand of her own choosing, and 1 had been fired on from ambush near the place to which she had sent mo. I fear that my towor of faith that had grown so tall and strong shook on He foundations; but once more I dismissed my doubts, Just as I had dismissed other doubts and misgivings about her. My Meeting glimpse of her In tho window of St. Agatha's less than an hour before Hashed back upon me, and the tower touched the stars, steadfast and se rene again. 1 strode on toward Rod Gate with my levolver in tho side pockot of my Norfolk Jacket. A backboard filled with young folk from the summer col ony passed me. and then the utter si lence of tho country held the world. In a moment I hud reached tho canoo maker's cottage and entered the gate. I went at onco to tho front door and knocked. I repented my knock several t tines, but there was no answer. The front window blinds were closed tight. The houseboat was effectually screened by shubbery, and I had do sconded half a dozen stops beforo I saw u light in tho windows. It oc curred to mo that as I had undoubted ly been sent to Red Gato for some pur pose, I should do well not to defeat It by any clumsiness of my own; so I proceeded slowly, pausing sovoral times to observe the lights bolow. I heard the Tippecanoe slipping by with the subdued murmur of water at night; nnd then a lantern flashed on deck and I hoard voices. Somo ono was landing from a boat In tho creek. This scorned amiable enough, ns tho lantern-bearer holped a man in tho boat to clamber to the platform, and from tho open door of tho shop a broad shaft or light shono brightly upon tho two men. Tho man with tho lantern wus Holhrook, alias Hartrldgo, beyond a doubt; the other was a stran gor.f Holhrook caught tho palntor of thu boat and silently mado It fast. "Now," ho said, "'como In." (TO UK t'ONTINUBW ) The Sickroom Bugbear. Tho great mishear of tho sickroom Is monotony. This Is the problem that every nurso must meet and study ways and means to prevent. She may do this In several ways. Sho may alter tho appearanco of tho room oc casionally by pushing tho bed or sofa to a different pint of tho room In or der lo give tho patient a fresh out look; tho cut flowers may bo replaced by a growing plant; old magazlnos and hooka may ho removed and now ones take their place; the pictures nmy bo changed, especially thoso that hang at thu foot of tho bed, or porhnps, a blank wall may be found to hu restful to tho tired eyes. Circle Mugazluo. . SAVED FROM AN OPERATION ByLydiaEoPinldiam's Vegetable Compound Do Forest, WIs. "Aflor an opera tion four years ngo 1 hail pains down ward in both Bides, backache, nnd a. weakness. The doc tor wnuted mo to havo another opera tion. ItookLydiaE. I'inkham's vrgola blo Compound and 1 am entirely cured of my troubles." Mrs. Augusti: Vsi'inuUK.v, Do Por cst, Wisconsin. Another Operation Avoided. New Orleans, La. "For ycaru 1 suf fered from sevoro fcmalo troubles. Finally I wns confined to my bed and tho doctor said an operation was neces sary. 1 pavo Lydla, F. I'inkham's Veg etable Compound a trial first, nnd was saved from tin operation." Airs. Lily Pjjyuoux, 1111 KcrlerecSt, New Orleans, La. Thirty years of unparalleled success conllrms tho power of Lydia F. Fink ham's Vegetable Compound to euro fcmalo diseases. Tho great volume of unsolicited testimony constantly pour ing in proves conclusively that Lydia F. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound is a remarkable remedy for thoso dis tressing feminino ills from which no many women suffer. If you want uncclnl ndvlco about virtir ease write to Mrs. Piiiklmin. at Ijynn, Mass. Her advice is frea, and always liclpf ul HE MEANT EVENING GOWNS Weil-Meant Compliment to American Woman Somewhat Marred by Unfortunate Error. Moiib. Pruger, who from his triumph at tlio Savoy hotel in London has como to New York to conduct a very fashionable restaurant, was compli mented by a reporter on his perfect English. "Well," said Mons. Pruger, smiling, "my English Is, perhaps, better than that of the Marquis X., who supped here after the opera tho other evening "Our (Ino supper rooms looked very gay and fine, dlnmonds (lashed, pah' fabrics shimmered, and everywhere, turn where It would, tho eye rested on dimpled, snowy shoulders shining like satin above decollete bodices of Paris gowns. "These decollete bodices impressed tho Marquis X. He waved his baud and said: "'I 'ave knowed parfaltemenl that tho American young ladles avivs beau tiful, but ah I cannot say how iar more beautiful they seem In their night dresses." N. Y. Pi ess. Put a Shirt on Greeley. Tho excellent cut of Horace Gree ley's birthplace at Amherst, N. H., In tho Sunday Herald of recent date sug gests this anecdote which may be of Interest: The room in which he was born Is now occupied as a sitting room. A visitor somo years ago asked a lady living nenr by If she remembered ever seeing Horace Greeley, and she re plied: "Well, yes; I have a very early remembrance of him. I put the tlrst shirt on him." Hoston Herald. When Woman Is in Politics. "The city fathers voted" "You mean the city fathers mothers." Judge. and CLEAR-HEADED Head Bookkeeper Must be Reliable. Tho chief bookkeeper in a largo busi ness house in ono of our great West ern cities speaks of the harm coffeo did for him: "My wife and I drank our first cup of Postum a little over two years ago, nnd wo havo used it ever since, to the entire exclusion of tea and coffee. It happened In this way: "About threo and a hnlf years ago I had an attack of pneumonia, which left a memento in the shapo of dyspop sin, or rather, to speak more correctly,, neuralgia o' tho stomach. My 'cup of cheer' had nlwaya boon coffee or tea, but I beenmo convinced, after a time, that they aggravated my stomach trou blo. I happened to mention tlio mat tor to my grocer ono day and ho sug gested that I glvo Postum a trial. "Next day it camo, but the cook made the mistake of not boiling it sulllcieiu ly, nnd wo did not llko it much. This was, however, soon remedied, and now wo like It so much tliat wo wllj' never chnngo back. Postum, being a food boverngo instead of a drug," has been tho means of curing my stomnch trou ble, I verily bojlovo, for I am a welt man today and havo used no other remedy. "My work as chief bookkeeper in our Co.'b branch house hero Is of n very confining naturo. During my coffee drinking days I was subject to nerv ousness and 'the blues' In addition to my sick spells. Thoso have left me since I began using Postum and I can conscientiously recommend It to thoe whoso work conllnea thorn to long hours of severe mental exertion." "Thoro's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for the little book, "Tho Road to Wollvlllo." I'.T rcml the ii Inn n Iflli-rf . row out- iippi-nt-H from I lint- lit time, Tln-i ure Kvnulnc Inu-, nuU Cell i liunmu lutcrral. i V T! ! ' V ,th