The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, October 20, 1921, Image 2
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF PMfiH FOMHB A STORY OFTHEBDILDERSy DEHOCE&CT IRVING BACHELLER :aPr&G-s?r J2vyn& J3Achelle&J, CHAPTER XIX Continued. 18 Like ninny who had no experience with Mich phenomena they underesti mated (tic seriousness of the panic. Tliey thought that, In n week or so, It effect would puss and that Illinois would then resume Its triumphal march toward Its high destiny. .Not even Suiuson Traylor had n correct notion of the slowness of Time. The effect of the panic paralyzed the city. Men whose "red-dog money" was In every one'H pocket closed their flhopn and ran nwny. The wild adven turers cleared out. Their character may he Judged hy the words of one of them reported by the editor of Uie Democrat : "I failed for n hundred thousand dollars and rnuld have failed for a inlillon. If Jackson hnd kept his hands off." Hard times hung like n cloud over the city. Its population Buffered some dlmlnlKhment In the next two years, In spile of Its position oil the main high way of .trade. Dream cltjcs, canals nn1 railroads hullt without hands be nine part of the poetry of American commerce. That autumn, men and women who had come to Mrs. Kltrle's party In Jewels and In purple and flue linen had left or turned their hands to hard labor. The Kelsos suffered real dis tress, the schools being closed and the head of the house having taken to his bed with Illness, lllm went to work as a seamstress, and with the help of Mrs. Klnzle and Mrs. Hubbard was utile to keep the family from want. The nursing and the care of the baby coon broke the health of Mrs. Kelso, never o strong woman. Illm came home from her work one evening and found her mother III. "Cheer up, my daughter," said Jack. "An old friend of ours has returned to the city. He Is n rich man an oasis In the desert of poverty. He has loaned me a hundred dollars In good coin." "Who has done this?" Rim asked. "Mr. Lionel Davis." "We must not take his money," said illm. "I had a long talk with him." Kclsd went on. "He has explained that un fortunate Incident of the horse. It was a bit of offhand folly bornpf an anxious moment." "Kut the man wants to marry me." MIIo said nothing of such a pur pose." "He will be In no hurry about that," said Win. "lie Is a shrewd operator. Every one hates him. They say that he knew what was coming when he sold out." That evening Klin wroto a long let ter to Samson Traylor, telling him of the ovll days which had come to them. This letter, now In possession of a great grandson of Samson and Sarah Traylor, had a singular history. It reached the man to Whom It wns addressed In the Bummer of 1844. It was found with many others that sum mer In Tazewell county under a barn which Its owner wns removing. It brought to mind the robbery of the Btage from Chicago, south of tho syca more woods, In the autumn of '.'17, by a man who had ridden with the driver from Chicago and who, It was thought, had been In collusion with him. A curious feature of the robbery had been revealed by the discovery of the malt sack. It was unopened, Its con tents undisturbed, Its rusty padlock still In place. The perpetrator of the crime had not soiled his person with any visible evidence of guilt and so wns never apprehended. Then for a time Illm entered upon great trials. Jnck Kelso weakened. Kurnlng with fever, his mind wan dered In the pleasant paths ho loved and saw In Its fancy the deeds of AJax and Achilles and the topless tow ers of Illlum and came not back again to the vulgar and prosaic details of life. Tho girl knew not whut to do. A funeral was a costly thing. She had no money. The Kluzles had gone on a hunting trip In Wisconsin. Mrs. Hubbard wns 111 and the Kelsos al ready much In her debt. Mr. Lionel (Davis came. He was n good-looking young man t twenty-nine, those days, rather J tout and of middle stature, with dark air and eyes. He was dressed In the height of fashion. He used to boast jthat he had only one vice diamonds. Stat he had ceased to display them on tila shirt-front or his lingers. Ho car ried them In his pockets and showed them by the glittering handful to his friends. They had come to him through trading In land where they were tho accepted symbol of success and money was none too plentiful He had melted their settings and -rncd them Into coin. The stones he pt as a kind of surplus a half hid n evidence of wealth and of superl Ity to the temptation of vulgar dls v. Hr, DatU was a calculating,. AfiES masterful, keen-minded man, with a rather heavy Jaw. In his presence, Him wns afraid of her soul that night. He was gentle and sympathetic. He offered to lend her any amount she needed. She made no answer, but sat trying to think what she would best do. The Traylors hnd paid no atten tion to her letter, although a month had passed since It was written. In n moment she rose and gave him her hand. "It Is very kind of you," said she. "If you rnn spare me five hundred dollars for an Indefinite time I will tnke It." "Let mo lend you a thousand," he urged. "I enn do It without a bit of Inconvenience." "1 think that five hundred will be enough," she said. It carried her through that trouble and Into others, of which her woman's heart had found nbundant signs In the attitude of Mr. Davis. He gave the most assiduous attention to the comfort of Illm and her mother. He had had a celebrated physician come down from Milwaukee to see Mrs. Kelso and had paid the bill In advance. "I cannot let you be doing these things for us," Kim said one evening when he hnd called to see them. "And I ennnot help loving you and doing the little I can to express ft." he answered. "I-would like to make every dollar I have tell you In some wny thntI love you. That's how I feel and you might as well know It." "Hut I do not love yta, Mr. Davis." "Let me try to make you love me," he pkiidcd. "Is there any reason why I shouldn't?" "Yes. If there were no other rea son, I love a young soldier who Is fighting In the Seminole war In Flor ida under Col. Taylor." "Well, at lenst, you can let me take the place of your father and shield you from trouble when I can." "You nre a most generous and kind ly man!" Kim exclaimed with tears In her eyes. So he seemed to be, but he was one of those men who weave a spell like that of an able actor. He excited temporary convictions that began to ehnnge as soon ns the curtain fell. He was no reckless villain of romance. If he Instigated the robbery of the south-bound mull wagon, of which tho writer of this little history has no shadow of doubt, he was so careful about It that no evidence which would satisfy a Jury has been discovered to this day. On account of the continued Illness of her mother Htm was tumble to re sume her work In the academy. She took what sewing she could do nt honip and earned enough to solve the problems of each day. Hut the puy ment coming due on the house In De cember loomed ahead of them. It wns ratural, In the circumstances, that Mrs. Kelso should like Mr. Davis and favor his alms. Mrs. Kelso's health had Improved slowly bo that she wns able then to spend most of ench day In her chair. One evening when Dnvls sat ulone "Let Me Lend You a Thousand," He Urged, with her, she told him the story ef Him and Harry Needles bit of knowledge he wns glad te have. Their talk wns Interrupted by the return of Blra. She wus In a cheerful mood. When Mr. Davis had gone she snlo to her mother: "I think our luck hns turned. Here's hi letter from John T Smart. The divorce has In en p'liuieii I hid going tp write to Hnrr ,." him in tarry hem and wrry nw If he wants te. Don't Ay word nBoat toe d vorce to our friend Davis. I want to make him keep his distance. It Is hard enough now." Hefore she went to bed that night Bhe wroto a long lettor to Harry and one to Abo Lincoln, thanking him for his part In the mnttcr and telling htm of her father's death, of the payment due and of the hnrd times they were suffering. Two weeks passed anil brought no answer from Mr. Lincoln. The dny before the payment came due In December, a historic letter from Tnmpn, Fin., was published In the Democrat. It wns signed "Robert Doming, prlvnte, Tenth cavalry." It gave many details of the campaign In the Kverglndes In which the fnmnu scout, Harry NeedlcB, nnd seven of his comrades had been surrounded and Blaln. When Mr. Dnvls called nt the little home In La Salle street that evening he found Kim In great dis tress. "I throw tip my hands," she said. "I cannot stnnd any more. Wo shall be homeless tomorrow." "No, not that so long ns I live," he answered. "I hnve bought the claim. You can pay me when you get ready." He was very tender nnd sympa thetic. When he hnd left them Dim paid to her mother: "Our old friends do not seem to enre what becomes of us I hnve no thought now save for you and the baby. I'll do whntever you think best for you two. I don't care for myself. My heart Is as dead as Harry's. CHAPTER XX. WrHeh Tells of the Settling of Abe Lincoln and the Traylors In the VII. lage of Springfield and of 8amson'a Second Visit to Chicago. Kim's Judgment of her old friends was III founded. It was a slow time In which she lived. The foot of the horse, traveling and often mired In n rough muddy highway, was Its swift est courier. Letters carried by horses or slow steamboats were the only media of coiumunlcntlonrbetwccn peo ple separated by wide distances. So It Is eaBy to understand that many who hnd traveled far were ns the dead, In a measure, to tho friends they had left behind them and that those separated by only a hundred miles had to be very enterprising to keep ac quainted. In March Abe Lincoln hnd got his license to practice law. On his return from the North he hnd ridden to Springfield to begin his work as n law yer In tho office of John T. Stuart. His plan was to hire nnd furnish n room nnd get his meals at the home of his friend, Mr. William Butler. He went to the store of Joshua Speed to buy a bed and some bedding. He found that they would cost seventeen dollars. "The question Is whether you would trust a man owing a national debt and without nn asset but good Intentions and a license to practice law, for so much money," snld Honest Abe. "I don't know when I could pay you." Speed had heard of the tall repre sentative from Sangamon county. "I hnvo a plan which will give you a bed for nothing If you would care to share my room nbove tho store and sleep with me," he unswered. "I'm much obliged, but for you It's quite a contract." "You're rather long," Speed laughed. "Yes, I could lick Bait off the top of your lint. I'm about a man and a half but by long practice I've learned bow to keep the half out of the way of other people." "I'm sure we shall get along well enough together," said Speed. Mr. Lincoln hurried nwny for his saddle-bags and returned shortly "There nre nil my earthly posses sions," he snld as he threw the bags on tho floor. So his new life begnn In the village of Springfield. Early In the autumn Samson arrived and bought n small house and two acres of land on tho edge of the village nnd returned to' New Salem to move his family and furniture. When they drove along the top of Salem hill n number of the houses were empty and deserted, their owners hnvlng moved away. Two of the stores were closed. Only ten fami lies remained. They stopped nt Hut ledge's tavern, whoso entertainment vls Ilttlo sought those dnys. People trbiL the near houses came to bid them good-by. Pete nnd Colonel, Invigorated by their long rest, but whitened by ago und with drooping heads, drew the wagon. Sambo nnd the small boy rode between Sarah nnd Samson. Betsey and Jostnh walked ahead of the' wag on, the latter leading n cow. That evening they were comfortably settled In their new home. When the beds. were set up and rendy for tho night Snrah made some ten to go with the cold victuals she hud brought. Mr. Lincoln nto with them nnd told of his new work. Betsey wns growing tall nnd slim. She hnd the blond hair and fulr skin of Samson and the dark eyes of her mother. Joslnh had grown to be a bronzed, sturdy, good-looking lac", very shy and ensltlve. "There's n likely boy I" said Sam son as he clapped the shoulder of his eldest Bon. "He's got a good heart In Mm." "You'll spoil him with praise," Sarah protested and then asked as she turned to tho young statesman, "Have you heard from Hlra or any of ho Kelsos?" "Not a word. I often think of hem." "There's been a letter In the candle every night for a week or so, but we mven't beard a word from Harry or from th-n." snld tiaras "X wonder liew thoy're getting along In the Ivard times." "I told Jack to let me ksow If I could do anything to help," Samson assured them. Lnte In November Mr. Lincoln went out on the circuit with the distin guished John T. Stuart, who hnd taken him Into partnership. Hlm's letter to him henrs nn Indorsement on Its envelope ns follows: "This letter wns forwnrded from Vnndnlln the week I went out on the circuit and remnlned unopened In our office until my return six weeks Inter. A. Lincoln." The day of his return he went to Sarah nnd Samson with the letter. "I'll get n horse nnd stnrt for Chi cago tomorrow morning," snld Simi son. "They have had n dotilde blow. Did you rend thnt Harry had been killed?" '"Harry killed I" Mr. Lincoln ex claimed. "You don't mean to tell me that Harry has been killed?" "The Chicago Democrat says so, but wp don't believe It," said Samson. "Here's the nrtlcle. Rend It and then I'll tell you why I don't think It's so." Abe Lincoln read the nrtlcle. "You see It wns dated In Tnmpn, November the fifth," snld Samson. "Hefore we hnd read that nrtlcle we hnd received a letter from Harry dated November the seventh. In the letter he says he Is nil right nnd I calculate that he ought to know ns much about It as nnynne." "Thnnk Ood I Then It's n mistake," said Lincoln. "We can't nfford to lose Harry. I feel rather poor with Jack Kelso gone. It will comfort me to do what I can for his wife nnd daughter. I'll give you every dollar I can spnre to tnke to thein." Samson Hired horses for the Jour ney and set out early next morning with his son, Joslnh. bound for the CftmnOy "There Are All My Earthly Posset along," He Said. new city. The boy hnd begged ,to ge and both Samson and Sarah thought It would be good for him to tnke n bet ter look at Illinois than his geography afforded. Joe and his father set out on n cold clear morning In February. They got to Hrlmstend's In time for dinner. Henry put his hand on Samson's pommel nnd said In n confident tone: "Kl Dorado was one of the wickedest cities In history. It wus like Tyre and Babylon. It robbed me... Look nt that pile of stakes." Samson saw a long cord of stnkes along the rood In the' edge of the meadow. "They nre the teeth of my city," snld Brlmstend In n low voice. "I've drawed 'em out. They ain't goln' to blto me no more." "They nre tho towers nnd steeples of El Dorado," Samson laughed. "Have any of the notes been paid?" "Not one and I can't get a word from my broker nhout the men who drew the notes who they nre or whore they nre." , "I'm going to Chicago and If you wish I'll try to find him and sec whut ho pays." "That's Just whnt I wish," said Hrlmstead. "Ills name Is Lionel Da vis. Ills address Is 14 South Water street. I sold him all the land I had on the river shore and he gave me his note for It." "If you'll lot me tnke the note I'll see what can be done to get the money," Samson answered. "Say, I'll tell ye," Krlmstend went on. "It's for five thousand dollars and I don't suppose It's worth the pa per It was wrote on. You take It nnd If you find It's no good you lose It Just as careful as you can. I don't want to see It again." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Advertisers at First Shy. It took several years after the es tablishment of newspapers In Amer ica for advertising to become popular. John Campbell, the postmaster of Ho tou, who, In 1704. nturted the Kostoa NewB Letter, the first real newspaper In this country, had great dlfllculty In persuudlng his townspeople to adver tise their wares or their wants. William Krndfnrd and Potcr Zenger In New York were hnrdly more for tunate at first, und even Henjamla Franklin, for many years after he be gan (lie publication of the Pennsyl vania Gazette, found his advertising columns very meager. After 1850, however, the reluctance to advertise died awuy und all the leading pa pom showed that they were well sup-Durted. Buy It Either Way PE-RU-NA For Coughs, Colds and Catarrh IlSi NoTh,rn.hlJ!;Hn?i0 tyfbl"- wI'Mlnr from Syilemfc C.ttrth InvolvUt neia. noe. Tbrott tad Stonuch. cUimi a complete cure. Ill teller li convlaclor JS "urrbil condUtone!" eompleu car, i do mi betiuu to recoamud ro-rn-M J.. iL.Ii-.!!! L' 'uo?o,n0J'"ounJlwholisve thl WM fifty ,i Dr M,rtB"l,'"'ui medicine U . flk-T ,'lmu!f ""he d,f ,',,P nrlchln Iheblood !A.' -.nlr.W ,Ue J?"X" ?' 'e-ni n It able lo exert - wwiuiuKt uraiiuK lunurnre nnnn mmhrafiii vWl li-. T. i " V- trr-"!v Jckne. lhirlporSpnllhInilueni. 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"You might put your teeth In upside down," unld the boy. Boston Tran script. Which Finished It A clergyman wus spending the af ternoon at u house In the village where lie Iiad preached. After tea he wns rlttlng In the garden with his hostess. Out rushed her little boy, holding a rat above his Head. "Don't be afraid, mother," he cried; -he's dead. We beat lilm und bnshed Mm und thumped him until" catch, lug sight of the clergyman, he added In n lowered voice "until Jod culled him home." Toronto Telegram. From Africa. The "Greatest Show on Garth" one of them wus touring Georgia nnd having trouble with Its small hilt select menagerie. Therefore, the manage ment of the show udvertlsed for an isslstant aiilmul trainer. a husky iilacU gentleman applied, wns accept ed and went to work. When Uje time enme to feed tho iiilmals, though, his nerve faltered, especially when he was obliged to pen the lion's cage. "Oh. Lnwd!" he prayed, "us .vas wld Dan'l In de lion's den, so bo kid me now." Whereupon n voice Issued from tho ';lng of beasts: "Is'ebbah mind de Lord nnd Oan'l, nig hoy. Dls yore lion's yo' own oitntryuinn. Je.s' hustle wld dnt how." American Legion Weekly. The Man Who ' The proof of is in the eating'' was only half through He started a good pudding proof, but he didn't finish it. There's a lot of trouble in the world from puddings that taste good but don't do good. They "eat" well, but that nds the recommendation. .tbLT-'l "There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts Tablets or Liquid ins MiiMn.ia ,UVV.V' , Cvtrywhere l u(A3iswicnntuii)UMu I i axe a good dose of Carter's Little Liver Pills men tane z or 3 lor a tew nights after.They cleanse your system of all waste matter and Regulate Your Bowels. Mild -as easy to take as SUgar. Genuine bear dgnaitiTes&&giA bmallFHI. Small Dose. Small Price; Forceful. "Terence," suid Mrs. Mulcnhey, who hnd been dipping Into Shakespeare, "this writer suys there do be sermcut In stones." "01 dlnnnw nhout thnt," replied Ter ence cautiously, "but ninny's the tolrae Ol've known n brickbat to hould folno argymlnt." Boston Transcript. DYED HER BABY'S COAT, A SKIRTAND CURTAINS Each pnekage of "Diamond Dyes" con tains directions bo aimple auy woman can dye or tint her old, worn, faded thing new. Even if she has never dyed before, slip can nut a new, rich color into shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coats, stocking, sweaters, coverings, draperies, hangirgn, everything. Buy Diamond Dyes no other kindthen perfect home dyeing is guar anteed. Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye La wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or niiaeu goous. uiamonu uyes never streak, pot, fade or run. advertisement. Wanted to Fight Wlldcatt. William M. Knight 'uddiessed a crowd of negroes on the clrcua grounds nt Louisville. He described himself ns an "an nlhllator" nnd n "killer," nnd ofTered to do combat with all the wildcats In the circus menagerie, predicting a direful outcome for the wildcats. Furthermore, he challenged anyone In his audience to gainsay that he was the "gnmest gnmecock" on those grounds. Copious draughts of witch hazel, he said, had made him what be was, and he was nhout to expound further on the rejuvenating effects of that beverage when a policeman took him away on cluirges of drunkenness nnd disorderly conduct. Louisville Courier-Journal. Motet and Beamt. "Aren't people iueer?" queries It J. M. "A married friend buttonholed me this morning nnd poured Into my ear u choice bit of scandnl. But don't let It go any further, Bob.' he ended. "No, certainly not, I snld, 'But how did you happen to hear It? "'Oh, the wife, of course,' ho an swered, She's Just like all women can't keep a stcret.' "Boston Trus script. Open and Above Board. "Johnnie, the stork has brought yon u little sister." "Aw g'wnn. Stork nothln'. It wna the milkman brought It. Doesn't It say on the wagon, 'Families Supplied Dally?"' Fort Mason Marking l'ot. The really modest philanthropist lets the recording angel act as bis press agent. Said: the pudding Sanitariums are full of pud-ding-eaterswhostoppedthetestat taste and forgot to inquire whether their food gave the body what it needed until the body rebelled. Grape-Nuts is a food that tastes good and does good. The proof of Grape-Nuts begins in the eating and goes on through the splendid service which Grape Nuts renders as a real food. Grnpe-Nuta is the perfected good ness of wheat and malted barley delicious to taste, easy to di gest, and exceptionally rich in nourishment for body and brain. f i ' v .. I L i I