Cm, lil)S,S!ttlw.vtf"--" - i -? RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF . iVlVV1rtAVWAVVV A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy IU By IRVING BACHELLER ,HMUtVlHMUUUVlUMUUHHUtHtUiMWWUtV CprHMrTtnnehlIrI JJ 61 M SAVES HARRY. Synopsis. finmson and Snrah Trnylor, with lliclr two children, Joatah anil lletsey, trnvcl by wuKon In tli mitnmcr of 1831 from their homo In VerRennes, Vt,, to the VWst, the land of plenty. Tlirlr destination Ih ttio Country of the FnnKdinon, In Illinois. At NliiRam mild tliov meet ft pnrty of Immi grant nmong them n youth n timed John McNeil, who ntno decides to bo to tlio KiinKiuiinii country. All of tho party Buffer from fever and nunc. J.irnli'n rnlnlntrntlonn navo tho llfo of a youth, Harry Needles, In tho Inst ntniten or fever, mid ho nciompiinlcn tho Trnylars. Tliey rp.i h New Salem, Illinois, and nro welcomed by yoiimc Abo Lincoln and otlieri), AmniiK tho Trnylora first nciimlntances nro Lincoln's friends, Jnck Kelso ntul IiIh pretty riauKhtcr Mm, sixteen yours of ni?i. R-unson decides to locatn at Now Hulem, and raises his rnbln. I.od by Jack Armstrong. rowdJcn malto 1 1 otililc. I.lmoln thrnilica Arm ntronK' Harry Needles strikes Hap .McNoll, who threatens von-ffunce CHAPTER V Continued. 6 Hnrry felt tho bounty of the srenc hut snw nnil enjoyed more tho face or Win Kelso uh lie worked and plnimeil hln own house no cnbln, lint n man sion like tlml of Judge llurpor In (ho vlllnge near hlR oh homo, lie hurt llllod onop.v crevice In the roar wall ntul was working on (he front when ho hoari) the thunder of running horses and snw flgiiroq, dim In n cloud of dust, flying up (he rond again. Ho thought of the threat of nap McNoll. It occurred to him that he would lie In a had way alone with those nitlluiiH If (hey wore coining for revenge. He thought of running toward the grove, which was a few rods from (he roar door of tho house, and hld'ng thoiv. He couldn't hoar to run. Win and nil the rest of thorn would hour of It. So with the sickle In his iluht hand he stood waiting in filtle the house and hoping they wouldn't stop. They rode up to the fiiwr ntul dismounted quietly and hob Med the'r horses. There were live of them vlto crow iled Into the cahln with McNoll In the lead. "New, you young rooster, you're goln' to glt what's comln' to you," he growled. Tho hoy faced them' bravely nnd warned them away with bin sickle. They weie i"nrod for Htich emer gencies. One of them drew a hag of bird shot, ft out his pocket and hurled It at Harrv's bond. It hit him full In r 1 -1 Mnifrkf He Staggered Against the Wall. the face and ho staggered against the wall stunned by the blow. They rushed upon the boy nnd disarmed nnd boro him to the Moor, For a llttij time ho knew not what wan passing. When he came to, his liaudH nud feet were tied and tho men stood near cursing and laug.hlng, while their lender, McNoll, was draining u bottle. Suddenly he heard n voice trembling with excitement und wet with tears saying: "You go 'way from here or I'll kill you dead. So help ino Rod I'll kill you. If one o' you touches him he's oln' to die." lie snw Dim Kelso at tho window with her guu leveled nt the head of McNoll. Htr face was red with anger. Her oyea glowed. As ho looked a tear welled from one of them nnd trailed down 'the scnrlot surface of her cheek. McNoll turned without n word and walked sulkily out of the buck door. Tho othera crowded nfter hlni. They run as soou as they hud got out of the door. Sho left the window. In It mo ment the young men were galloping way. Bltn canit Into the house sobbing with emotion but with her head erect. She stood her gun in a corner nnd knelt by the helpless boy. He was crying ulso. Her hr.lr fell upon his fncH us she looked at the spot of deep jumi-1o color mndo by the shot bag. She kissed tt nnd held her cheek against his nnd whispered: "Dqn't cry. It's nil ovor now. I'm going to cut these roues." It was as If she had known nnd loved him always. She was file n young mother with her first child. Tenderly she wiped his tenrs away with her blond, silken hair. Sho cut his bonds nnd he rose nnd stdud be fore her. Her face changed like magic. "Oh what n fool I've been!" bIic exclaimed. "Why so?" he nsked. "I cried and I kissed you nnd we never hnve boon Introduced to each other." Sho covered her eyes with her hnlr nnd with bent head wont out of the door. "I'll never forget that kiss ns long as I live," said the boy ns ho followed her. "I'll never forget your help or your crying either." "Oo nwny from me I won't spenk to you," she said. "(5o bnck to your work. IiPstny here and keep watch." The hoy returned to his task point ing up the Inside walls hut his mind and heart were out In tho sunlight talking with Him. Once he looked out of the door nnd suw her leaning ngulnst the neck of the pony, her frtco hidden In his mane. When tho sun was low sho camo to tho door nnd said: "You had better stop now and go homo." She looked down nt tho ground and added : "Please, please, don't tcU on me." "Of courso not," he answered. "But I hope you won't he afraid of me any more." She looked up nt.hlm with n llttlo smile. "Do you think I'm afraid of you?" she asked as If It were too ab surd to he thought of. Sho unhitched and mounted her pony but did not go. "I do wish you could rnlso, a mus (nche," sho said, looking wistfully Into his face. "I can't bear to see you look so terribly young; you get worse nnd worse every time I see you. I want you to bo a regular mnn right quick." He wondered what ho ought to say nnd presently stammered: "I I In tend to. I guess I'm more of a man than anybody would think to look at mo." "You're too young to ever fall In love, I reckon." "No, I'm not," he answered with decision. "Have you got a razor?" sho asked. "No." "I rerkon it would bo a powerful help. "You put soap on your lip and mow It off with a razor. My father says It makes the grass grow." There was a moment of silence dur ing which she brushed tho mune of her pony. Then she asked timidly: "Do you like yellow hnlr?" "Yes, If It looks like yours." "If you donlj mind I'll put a mus tache on you Just -Just to look at every time I think of you." "When I think of you I put violets In your hnlr," ho snld. lie took a stop toward her ns he spoke and as he did so she stnrted her pony. A little way off sho checked him and said: "I'm sorry. There nrc no violets now." Sha rode away slowly waving her bund nnd singing with the Joy of a bird In the springtime. That evening when Ilnrry wns help ing Snmsou with the horses he said: "I'm going to tell you n secret. I wish you wouldn't sny anything about It." Snmsnn stood pulling the hnlr out of his enrd nnd looking very stern ns ho listened while Hnrry told of tho nssuult upon him and how Htm had arrived and driven the rowdies nwuy with her gun hut ho snld not a word of her demonstration of tender sym pathy. To him, thnt hnd clothed the whole adventure with n kind of sanctity so thnt ho could not bear to have It talked about. Samson's eyes glowed with nnger. They searched the fnco of the boy. Ills voice wns deep nnd solemn when he said: "This Is n serious matter. Why do you wish to keep It n secret?" Tho boy blushed. For a moment he knew not what to sny. Then he snoko: "It nln't me so much It's her," he mnnngod to sny. "Sho wouldn't want It to be tulkcd about nnd I don't either." Samson began to understand. "She'e quite a girl, I guess," he snld thought fully. "She must have the nerve of a man I declare she must." "Yes-Elr-eel They'd 'u' got hurt If thoy hadn't gone away, that's sura," 6ti Id Hurry. "Weil look out for them nfter this," SnuiRon rejoined. "Tho first time I meet that man McNoll he'll huvo to settle with me and boil pay cush on the nail." Ulm, hnvlng henrd of Harry's pnrt I- In Abe's tight nud of tho fuct thnt ha wns to ho working alone all day at the now house, hud ridden out through tho woods to the open prairie and afternoon. Unwilling to confess her extreme Interest In tho boy she hud snld not a word of her bravo act. It was not shame; It wus partly n kind of rebellion against tho tyranny of youthful ardor; It wns partly tho fear of rldlculo. So It happened thnt the adventure of Marry Needles made scarcely n rip ple on tho sensitive surface of the vil lage life. It will be seen, however, that It had started strong undercur rents likely, 'In time, to make them selves felt. The house and bnrn were finished, whereupon Samson and Hnrry drove to Springfield a muddy, crude nnd growing village with thick woods on Its north side nnd bought furniture. Their wagon was loaded nnd they were ready to start for homo. Thoy were walking on the main street when Harry touched Samson's arm und whispered : "There's McNoll and Callyhan." Tho pntr wero walking n few stops ahead of S,amson and Hurry. In n second Samson's big hand wns on Mc Noll's shoulder. "This Is Mr. McNoll, I believe," snld Samson. Tho other turned with a scured look. "What do you want o' tneT" he de manded. Samson throw him to tho ground with a Jerk co strong nnd violent that tt rent tho sleeve from his shoulder. McNoll's companion, who had felt the wJ" CPwdfe "I'm Just Goln' to Mui Proper." You Up hunted In sight of the uew cabin that- weight of Samson's hand and hod had enough of it, turned and ran. "Whut do ye want o' me?" McNoll asked again as he struggled f5 free himself. "What do I want o' you you puny little coward," said Samson, as he lifted tho bully to his feet and gave him a toss and swung him In the, air and continued to address him. "I'm Just goln' to muss you up proper. f you don't say you re Borry ana nicun It I'll put a tow string on your .neck nnd give you to some ono that wants a dog." "I'm sorry," snld McNoll. "Honest I am I I wns drunk when I done It." Sumson released bis prisoner. A number In the crowd which hnd gath ered urouud them clnpped their hands nnd shouted, "Hurrah for Iho strungerl" A constable took Samson's hnnd and suld: "You deserve a vote of thanks. That man and , his friends heve made me more trouble thnn nil the rest of the drinking men put to gether." "And I nm making trouble for my self," said Snmson. "I hnve made my self ushumed. I urn no fighting mnn, I wns uevor In such a muss on n pub lic struct before nnd with God's help It will never happen ngnln." "Where do you live?" the ofllcer anked. "In New Salem." "I wish It wns bore. We need men like you." Samson wrote In his dlnryc "On the way home my heart was sore. I prayed in silence thnt God would forgive mo for my hnd example to tho boy. "i promised that I would not again misuse the strength He has given me. In my old homo I would have been disgraced by It. Tho min ister would huve preached of the de struction that follows tho vloleut man to put him down; tho people would huvo looked nsknuco at me. Deacon Somers would hnve called me asldo to look Into my soul, nnd Judge Qrandy and his wife would not have Invited mo to tholr parties. Hero It's different. A chap who can take thb lnw In his hands nnd bring the ovll man to his senses, even If he has to hit him over tho head, Is looked up to. It's a reckless countrx You foal it ju soon ns yen got her. Ih flrna, T tcr, I shall be as headlong as the rest of them. Some wny the news of my act has got here from Springfield. Sarnb was kind of cut up. aJuck Kelso has nicknamed mo 'The man with the Iron arms,1 and Abe, who Is a better mnn every wny, laughs at my embarrass ment nnd says I ought to feel honored. For ono thing Jnck Armstrong hat become a good citizen. His wife has foxed a pair of breeches for Abe. They sny McNoll has left the country. There hnB been no deviltry here since that tiny. I guess the gnng Is broken up too much Iron In Its wny." Surnh enjoyed fixing up the cnbln. Jack Kolso had given her some deer nnd buffalo skins to Iny on the floors. The upper room, reached by n stick ladder, had Its two bods, ono of which Hnrry occupied. The children slept below In a trundle bed thnt wns pushed under tho lurger one when It was made up In the morning. "Some time I'm going to put In a wlndlctrnp nnd got rid o' thut Btlck ladder," Samson hnd snld. Snruh had all the nrts of the New Knglnndi homo innker. Under her hnnd the cnbln, In color, atmosphere nnd general neatness, would huve de lighted n higher taste thnn wns to bo found on tho prairies, envc In the brain of Kelso, who really. had some ncqunlntnnce with benuty. To be suro the hod was In ono corner, sprcnT wilh Its upper cover knit of gray yarn harmonizing In color with the hark of the log walls. A handsome tlurk brown buffalo robe Iny beside It. Tho rlllo nnd powder horn were hung above the mantel. The fireplace had Its crane of wrought Iron. Every ono In the little vlllnge came to the house warming. The people wc-ro In their best clothes. Tho women wore dresses of new calico snve Mrs. Doctor Allen, who wore n black silk dress which hnd come with her from her Into home In Lexington, Ulm Kolso came In a dress of red muslin trimmed with white luce. Ann Hut ledge nlso wore u rod dress nnd enme with Abo. Tho lntter wns rather fgrotesque In his now Ilnsoy trousers, of n better length than the former pair, but still too short. "It Isn't fair to blame the trousers or the tnllor," he hnd snld when he had tried them on. "My legs nre po long thnt the Inmglnntlon ot the tailor Is sure to fall short If the cloth don't. Next time I'll hnve 'em mndo to meas ure with a ton-foot pole lnslend of n ynrdstlck. If they're too long I enn roll 'em up nnd let out a link or two when they shrink. Ever since I was n boy "! have been troubled with shrink ing pnnt8." Abe wore a blue swnllow-tnll coat, with brass buttons, the tails of which wero so short ns to be well above tho danger of pressure when ho sat down. His cowhide shoes hnd been well blackened; the blue ynrn of his socks showed above them. "These darned socks of mine nre rather proud nnd conceited," he used to say. "They like to show off." He wore a shirt of white, nrf bleached cotton, a starched collar and black tie. In speaking of his col In r to Samson, he said that he felt like a wild borso In a box stall. Mentor Graham, the schoolmaster, was thero a smnotli-fnced man with a large head, sandy hair and a small mustache, who spoke by note, as It were. Kelso colled him the great articulator and said that he walked In the valley of the shadow of LIndley Murray. He seemed to keep a watch ful eye on his words, no If they were a lot of schoolboys not to be trusted. They came out with a kind of self conscious rectitude. Tlio children's games had begun and the llttlo houso rang with their songs and laughter, while their elders sut by the flre-nnd along the walls talking. Ann Rutledge and Dim Kelso nnd Harry Needles and JohB McNeil played with them. In one of the dances all Joined In singing the verses : ROBBED GRAVE OF OCCUPANT Apple Tree Had Completely Absorbed the Mortal Frame of the Famous Roger Williams, Tho memory of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, long wns neglected. He died In 1083, nnd for 18,1 yours not even n rough tnblet marked tho spot wherein his ashes rested. Then a movement 'wns set nfoot to locuto the grave, und nfter much research, tho place was estab lished. When the Inst resting place of Wil liams wns opened It wns found thnt everything hnd passed Into oblivion. The shape of the coflln could be traced vliy n black line, definitely defining tho sides nnd edges of tho wooden covering. There wns n bit of rusted muterlnl hinges nnd nulls, n frag ment of wood, nnd a single round knot. Ncnr tho grave stood n venerable npplo tree. This tree hod sent two of Its main roots Into the graves of Williams and his wife. The larger root, following his grave, hnd pushed through the enrth until It rcncjicd tho precise spot occupied by the skull of the (lend mnn. jinking a turn nhout thlstho root followed the direction of tho bnckbone to tho hips. There It separated, sending sub-roots along ench leg which, In turn, bent upwnrd nhout the toes. Ono of the roots formed n slight crook nt tho knee. Tho whole bore n close rcscmhlnnco to tho human form. Not n particle of humnn dust wns loft. Chemistry makes plain thnt nil flesh, nnd the gelatinous mutter giv ing consistency to the hones, nro re solved Into cnrhonlc-ncld gns. water nnd nlr, while the solid lime-dust rc- mnlns. In this Instance, even tho phosphntc of lime from the bones hnd vnnlshed, tnkon up by tho tree In Its growth, during which It hnd formed n counterpart of tho skeleton of tho mnn whose grave It robbed. Puts Blame on Sighing Lover. "Curious" writes to n newspaper nsklng why Ice cream doesn't drop In price now thnt nil Its separate Ingredi ents hnve dropped. Tho renson, O Curious, Is becnuse so ninny Ice cream patrons nre young nnd unmnrrled, ob serves Arthur II. Folwell In Leslie's. Millions of gallons of crenm nre bought ench nnd every evening by young men out with "the girl." What chance Is there thnt they will sturt n buyers' strike? Buyers' strikes are for pinched nnd desperate married folk, and have to do with such prosy, unromnntlc commodities as clothes nnd canned to mntoes. Tho crafty makers of Ico crenm know thnt nil limits nrt off when n young mnn nnd his pnrtlculnr queen of Sheba step Into a palace of frosty sweets. Tho young man's feur of being thought a "tlghtwud" or n "pill" Is the Ice crenm dealer's best bet that prices won't como down to pre war levels. Not at least for several whiles. Indeed, tho Ico cream man is thinking seriously of not dropping them at all, but of making his war prices do for two wars the last one and the next one. Cloth Tester Invented. When high-priced clothes wear out quickly the buyer must hnve been "stung," said tho bureau of standards In a recent Washington dispatch to tho Baltimore American. The bureau has perfected n device by which the buyer of a suit of clothes can tell accurately tho reason why. Tho new Invention, worked out by a minor employee of tho burenu, may In the future be manufactured so cheaply that every home "?hn possess one nnd be need ns a sure guide In tho purchase of clothing of all grades. What tho device does Is to tell be yond nil doubt tho thrend count, fiber strength und thread width and prob able "life" of a particular kind of cloth thnt may be given a test. It also de termines the power of resistance to wear of which a piece of cloth may be capable. 1 won't have none o" yer weevlly wheat, I wn't have none o' yer barley; I won't have none o yer weevlly wheat. To make a cake for Charley. Charley la a fine young- man, Charley In a dandy, Charley likes to hiss the Blrufc Whenever It comes bandy. When n victim was caught In the flying scrimmage at the end of a pns suge In the gnmo of rrlsonere, ho or she was brought before tho blind folded Judge: "Heavy, heavy hangs over your head," said the constable, "Fine or superfine?" the Judge In quired. 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