Nebraska Newspapers

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Dy D. M. AMGBERRY
I1ROI\EN : now , . . NED RASKA I
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LANGFORD
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BARS ? I
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KATE AND VIRGIL D. BOYLES
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SYNOPSIS ,
Georgc 'V1I1I9tOIl , U poor rlllll'hll1f\n ,
hlKh-lIIlmlell UIIII CIJIlIII'I'II , IJI'al'chcK fOl'
ntllomlsslllgfroll1 hlH l'IlIII'II-lhc"Itl1.Y
! -I , " On IL woodl'lI Hpot III the rlVl'l"1I hml
( hnt wo1I111 hll\'l' heN ! IlII IHIIlIIII hall thl !
1\11 I1H 011 1'1 hoell ILl hl h wntl'l' , Ill' IJlII-
covert4 IL hanll of horHl' thll'v , , ! ! ( 'a Il I'11
In worllln U\'l'I' hl'nllulJ 1111 I'nlll. . , J 10
I'rel'HI neur c.moll h to IIOIe. ' 11\(1 \ ( 'Imn -
IIIK of Ilin " 'J'hreu Bill' ! ! " 111'0 III ) Oil IIIII , !
Htecr to the "J , n , " IlI'allll. Paul Iall-
roru , thu rich OWIIUI' or thl' " ' 1'111'1'0
HarK , " IH Inrorll1ell or the IIpcrulloaH or
tllu Hang ur callio tlll"\'II--a halll ) of
outlawH hcauI'd h ) ' JeHl1l' IIhll'll , who
10llg hllc.lul1ou thl' hlw anll aullll > l'l-
tiel ! or Kenmh I'ouul ) ' , Houlh Dalwln ,
) , ullgrord III HU'lWk wllh 1111I IJI'IIUIY of
.l\lury , cOllllllOllly kllOWII \\'IIIIHtoll'lI
IUtiu KII'I. " LualHu nale , 1111 eXpcl't
, court HlenoKralllwl' , whll hull ( IIIIIIWI'II
her Ullcle , JUIgu ) lIulIIlI1ol1ll Dale , (1'1111I
the eRllt to tllo "DalwlahH , " 111111 , who
19 IIvlllg wllh hllll at \\11111 ( Ily , IH
1'lHlueRtel1 hy the cOUllt ) ' altm'lIey ,
Hlcharll GOI'llolI , tll COIIIO 10 Kl'lIIah 111111
tlLko tClIlIlIIOIlY In thll llreJlmllllll'y
l1lJnrlllg or JOIIUO Bluc1t , .Jlm 1\l1l11l1on , III
wnlllllK nt the trulll fill' ) , oIlIHC , looltll
ut II 'hel'lI or clltllu helll ! ; ' Hhlpl1fHI hy
Bill Brown 1I1It ! there tlelcclH 0111
. 'Mag , " n. wclI Itnown "ol'nel'Y" Hlt'f'r hc-
1ullI\'lng \ to hili clllploycr of lilt ! ' ' 'rhl'ct'
Baril" rallch , MUllllon III III LOIIIso atart
tor Kcmllh. CrowtPI ! tllIlIClllhlc III , JlIstiec
, JlLmcII H , 1\lcAlIllltdr'lI cOllrt for the
prellllllllnry hcul'lng' , , Jellllo BIllclt
Hprlllg' ! ! the I1r/Jt / of mnny I > rl'nt HIII'-
JlrlllclI , wnlvlrll > t'Xnllllnllllon , ThrollKh
Jllltu Snllderllon , n IIIcll1hl'r of the tJllt-
] I\W 1,1'1\111 > , he hnt ! learrllJI ) thllt the
iltoOl' "Mo. . ! ; ' ' ' hntl hcoll rcco\'erl'(1 111111
thull Haw the uIII'lc/l11I'IIH of l1J.t'htlll
nglllllllt IwlllK hOllnd OVI'I' , HI'hnrll lIol'-
dUll , the CIIII II I ) ' nltm'nt ! ) ' , whll I I 1111-
popular hecl\I1/Jo / of hili 1II1111Y flllllll'l' ' '
to IIceuro eOllvlclionH III cOllrt , Wl1l9
the lulmll'rLtlolI of LlIlIlse , whl < ' 11 III 11I11-
1Iml. COllnty Allorney 001'11\111 tlCI'OIll-
] lnllle ! ! IlIuIIIO Dnlll IIn lIel' rt'llIrn to
'Wlnll City. lIe t'I111 hel' of the 11111-
nppolntmentH IIr hlH I1I11I'C , or wltnl'lIHIA
thnt Ctlll ho IIrlhetl nnd IIr thll HYlltCII1
: : Ir tnll1perllln- with jllHlIco which 111'0- I
"entll 111m fl'oOl IIccurlllJ. ; ' II. eon\'I'lIoll ,
Ill ! hnH thu Klrl'lI SYll111111hy11110
Williston IIt\\IIdll \ In the lIn-ht III hlA
11001' n.t nlKht , n Khot III flrell lit hllll ,
l'ho houllo III nltllcltlJll alll ) a hnttlo ell-
sues between " 'l1l1l1tlln 1I11t1 hlH tllluJ.'h-
tlJr , 1111 0110 IIlde , tllIlI thu uuthtWI ! 1111
thu othel' , ,
CHAPTER IX-Contlnued ,
As her strained sight stul'od out In.
to the darlmess It was bomo to her
intultivol ) ' , It may be , thut somethlllg
'was CreOIlng UII on her , She could
HOO nothing Ilnd yet lenow It to bo
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true , Every lIlJer of hOl' Iwlllg tlllgied
with the certainty of It. It WIlH COlli'
Ing closer and closer , She felt It 111(0
an actual IlroBonpe. lieI' 0)011 shlftoll
here , thero-swept her hlllf.cll'cio
lJearchlngly-stared and stared , Still
nothing moved , And ) 'et the nOl\l'ness
at SOIllO unseen thl g gl'ow moro and
maI'o llIllpable. If she cuuhl not see
It soon she must scream aloud , She
breathed In lIttio ! [ ulclwnoll , gasps ,
Soon , very soon , she would scream ,
Ah I A shudow down by the biggest
coltonwomll It bodl ) ' sought a nearer
and amalieI' trulllt , Another slink.
ing shadow glided lJehlllll the \'acatetl
position , It was a ghustl ) ' presenta.
tlon ot "puss.wunts.a.comer" pla'ed :
in nightmare , But lit last It was
aomethlng tangllJle-somethlng to do
away with that fl'ightful sensation of
thut crawling , creellln , t wlatln , . ;
worming : Inslnuatlng-nenrer and
nearer , so nenr now that it b'cat upon
hor-ll11soen 11I'esence , She Ilrcssed
her finger to the trlgor , to shoot at
the tangllJlo shadow and IIIBIWI that
onveloplng , choltlng , blanlwt hOl'\'or \ ,
when GOtI Imows whnt stayed thu
nctlon of her fIngers , Call It 'Instinct ,
what YOll will , hel' hllnd was stll'OI ]
oven befol'o her physical eye was
caught and held by a II10t dnrl\Ol' stilI
than the night , over to her right , fu\'th ,
est from ho spring , It la ) ' 1100'fectl ) '
still , It came to hel' , tho' wll ) ' 1111In ,
with startlln" " , cleul'Uess , 'I'ho blot
was waiting for hel' to 111'0 futllel ) ' al
grinning shadowa among the tl'ees
and , under cover of hol' engrossed at
tentlon Inslnuato Ils treachol'oi s lJod
the farther forwa , ' 1'hen the IIa ] )
would go IllerI'll ) ' on till-tho end , Shl
turned the lJart'el of her 1'1110 slowl )
and dellboratel ) ' away from the mov
ing shapes among the cotton WOOl
clump , sighted trul ) ' the lI1otlonle3 !
blur to her right and fired. once , twlco
three times ,
The comilleteness of the S 11I'111'1 sc
seemed to Inspll'o the attaclwrs wltl
a hellish fur ) ' . 'rho ) ' I'etlll'ned the 111'1
rapldl ) ' and at will , remaining unde
cover the while , Shrinking low a
her window , her e'es glued on the sUI
blacle mass out ) 'onder , l\tar ' wonder
cd tr It were dead , She lI\1\'CtI 11118
slonatel ) ' that it might be , and ) 'et-
It Is a dreadful thing to Itl II , Onci
maI'O the wild fIring ceased , 1\1 a 1' ) ' rc
sponded once or twlco just to Iwell till
11eadly chill from I'eturnlng-tr tllIl
were possible ,
Under cover of the desllerndoes
fil'O , at obtuse angles with the 111'8
attemllt , a second blot began Ils tOt
tuous twlsUng , It nccolllplisholl I
SIlace , stopped : pulled ItseIr Its lengtll
stopped , waited , watchful o'es on th ,
window whence came 1\1UI'"S scattm
cd llrlng sUlI Into the Chllllil of t\'eCE
'i'hey hall drawn her close regurd U
last. Would it hold out' ! Jo'ova \ 1"
' 1galn , crawling lIat 011 the grounl
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' advancing , slowlr vel' ' slowl
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h'll ' , [ V's'y , ; ' ' ' 'lly , ( 'I'\ ( plnl ! , ( ' ( ' / ' ( ' ' !
Inl : . ( 'I't'PJ1II1IIOW ! ; 1loPlllllg , IIOW I
( 'I'pl'llllIl. ; , IJlllpplll's'pl'pillg / ,
All III 011 ( ' ( ' thl' /1111 / piny hl'KlI1I
IIgalll , IIhlll'I' ' , ( illicit , fl'OIll lhu MPI'III/ / ( ,
fl'olll I ho Kh'lh , 'I'hl' hJol Iny IHH'foct. !
I ) ' RII1I fill' II 1I\lIIfHll-waltlll \ ) , waloh.
In , 'I'll ( ' plucly IIl1h' 1'1111' WII14 sllollt.
11111 : UI II IlIlIl hl'1'1I hofm'p , Otlarlt'r
11'11J. 1 h , half , \\'holt' It'II lh , ( 'III1t1I1I1I1I ' i
wllh 1'1 1'1(111'111 ( IltIll , 1' ' ( ' 8 MO Hll'l'ly , HO I
11111'111 --1'011111 il hI' llOBKlhlu Ihnl IhlK I
' ' KIII'IWI'II-otll ( If I hI'
1.\1111 \ \ I\I ! I'l'nllr
' ' do 10 tl'lI1l ! too
l'l\t'f \ , 11 woulcl not
III lII'h , 'I'hu hlol. waltell , IIcarcelr
1II''aIIH'II , on'lIt flJl'warel again ,
A sllllllull hrlght light lltMhOII ! up
thl'oll ! h lhe lIarO\I'IIH ] \ tllllior the III1IH'O'
leeted willi III 1\luI'Y'H Il'fl. Ah\lost
Blmllllalloousl ' 1L 1IHIl'ed ( light BIII'UIII ;
11110 1I/'llIg fl'olll Ihl' I'l'gloll of thl' ( lal.
IIl"BlwllH , 'J'lw IIII'll clowlI Ih'IJ ) hall
111.1'11 walllllg 1'01' lhlH Blgllul. It
IIII'Ullt lhal 1'01' HOIlIt' rl'ason thIJ '
I'ffOl't 10 I'I'I'P 1111 1I110JfWI'V11 ! 10 IIn !
till' hOlHH ! hull heen HllccOBUl'lI1. 'J'ho
flnn' re\/ 111111 sllrlIl , It Iwcallle a
gin J' ( ! ,
When lhe whole cuhlll IJoellloll to be
III flames Have the dOM-the dl' ) ' , I'udo
hoal'lIll1g hall callght alld blll'lwtl IIlw
Impor-wholl the heat hacl bocolllo UII'
bearable , WIIIIHtoll held Ollt hlB hUlld
10 his tlaughlel' , Hllelltly , AIJ Hllently
Hhu IllIt hel' halld , hOl' Il'fl halltl , III
hlH ; nOl' Illtl WIIIIstoll notlco that It
was her loft , nOl' how 1I111111y hl'l' I'lght
arllhUllg to her Hide. ] 11 the glal'o ,
hOl' face aholle colorloBs , hilt her dal'l <
O'OS wOl'e ! : ! IIlI'R , 111.1' heud waH held
high , With 111'111 SII'I' ' , WllllslolI ud.
vllllcetl 10 the dOOl' , DelllJomtely ho
IInba\'J'ed \ Il , us dolluel'lltel ) ' thl'ew II.
011011 allli Blollilcd O\\ ! \ ' th ! ! threshold ,
'I'hoy WOI'O co\'ered Oil the Illstant hy
fOlll' 1'I110s ,
"Drop your gIlIlS ! " calletl the chief ,
rOllghly , 'rhen the tlesllCradoos 1I\0vell \
1111 ,
"I tlllw It thlll 1 1111I the OliO
wlllltod , " salll Wlillstoll.
Ill'olco ! ! WIIS culm 111\11 sl'holurly .
OIlCO 1I\0re \ , III the IIselossness of .
ftll'lher atl'uggle , It had loat the shUr/l / I
IlIclsl\'elloss thllt hatl beell the call to
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They Were Covcrcd on the Instant ,
action , If one mllst Ille It Is good to
1110 II fter a bra \'e 1\gh \ I. Ono lci : novel'
a cowal'll then , " 'lIl1ston's face were
IIn almost exalt cd Icol"
" : \Iy tlaughter Is free 10 go ? " he
a ! > ked , his Ilt'at wOl'lls ha\'lng met
I , with no resllonse , Bettor , IIIlIch het.
: tel' . for the malof a man 111 < 0 Wlllln.
I ton to die In the dignity of silence ,
IlJllt for Inr's sl\lo : lw IInl'le'ell. :
j "I guess not ! " resllondod the leader ,
I curtly. "If a Ilulln' Idiot hadn't missed
i the broad side of you-as ) Irotty a
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marlt this sd ! ( ' hea\'en as man coultl
wunt-Ihen we mlht , tal1 < abollt the
girl. She's showed 1111 100 damned
much III\ ( ! a man now 10 let hcr 100lJC : '
His big , shllmln form 10llnged In
his Blultlle , 110 ralsl'd his 1'1110 with
e\"er ) ' al111lI\I'l\nco of lazy Indlfforcnce ,
The ) ' WOI'O 10 bo shot down where
, the ) ' stooll , now , right on the thr03'
I hold of tlll'lt' hurnln homeslolul.11 ,
, IIslon howell IIh heall to the Ino\'lt ,
alJlo for a moment ; then ralsell II
, pro\llIy \ 10 moet the Inovltahle.
A rille shot \'ang \ out sllll'lllngl
clear. At t ho'el' ' momon t I he Ieud
Ol" hawl , eye had swellt the sl ht , hh
' ' had twltchell ' '
, 1'1110 al'lu IInel'l'lalnly
thell fallell nOI'\'eloss to his : cilde'hlll
his hullet , 11111)1111 ; a fl1ltel'ln a lit !
dlscordallt socolld to Ihe 1\I'8t \ tl'lIl
shot , 101'0 1111 the groulld III frollt 01
him ami swol'\'cil hlu'lIIlessly to enl
, side , Instantly the wildest confusiOI'
relgnod-shouls , CUrses , the IIlungln
of hOl'ses mlngloll with the shal' )
scmcl , of 1I1'0-I1I'1I1S , The shooting wa !
wlltl. ' 1'ho Sll\'llI'lso \ was 100 com
1II0le fOl' the outlaws 10 reco\'er III
, OIlCO , ' 1'h ( ' ) ' hud heul'd no sOllnd of all
Ilroaching hoof-boals , The \'oal'ln !
1I1\11ll's Ilcltlng 1111 lilt ! dl'y tlmlHI' III\ !
ronderlng the surrounding durimesl
the blllcl\Or for the eontmst hlld beol
of sa'Ing gl'l1ce 10 the IJeslcgel's afte
all ,
In a momellt the doslICmtloes
' . Ilell. ' 1'he ) " closed in and IIUlloscl1 'I
clI\8lng \ , mall lItlllt willi bet ween tIll
- rcscnel' ! IInd the blazing doO ! ' of thl
[ ) shllnt ) ' Ulld what stood alld la : . ' lJefOl'1
i' It. 1\Ial' ) ' lu\ll sunl , down ut hOl' fnlhel"
feet alld had no cognlz:1I\co : of th ,
1I01'co thollgh lJrlof t'onllIet that ell
sued ,
Preselltl ) ' she was Ilt'agged I'ollghl ;
to hel' feel. A big , mllsculur al'ln hal
hou \ ' ) ' grUSl ) of hor.
" : \Ialo SIlI'O of the gl1'l , Hed ! " COli :
manded a Shlll'l'olco \ 1101\1' , and It WII
o gone out Illto the nlghl.
AftorwlIl'Il she helll'tl--oh , 1111111)
111 an ) ' tl1I1es III the IIlght watchos-
the eorlo galloping of hOl'ses' hoofl
growing failltol' und o\'el' falntol
heard It ubo\'o the mocllo ) ' ot t\'ll1l11 \
illig1ol'ses \ and yelling men , and Imo\
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11 fOl' whllt Il tIIC'lInlj hilt to-nlr.hl-
1111 < : l'vll nlJ"htsll \ I\VO but ono
1)1111'1. ) , hl'wi1cll'l'C'11 llInl'u 11110 the
slnlsll' " flll' ( ' 111111\1' 1\1'1' \ nrlll III n HOrt ,
sllllrlrlC'l'llIg010 hl'l'1I1hccl , " 1)loaso
clon'I , " II/HI fnilltell.
CHAPTER X ,
In Which the X Y Z Flgul'cs Some.
wh 1t Mysteriously ,
,11111 MUIISOII , I'lrllll hlH 11(11) ' over
OJ [ ' hOlllo tI'll II lit a Hlow wallt , ( lJ'oClIICII
Hlol'llIy ! 111 hlA IUIIIr II 1' , ] t Wllfl lIot a
wt'lI'clly Inll' hPIIIItI ) ! ! , haf'llIIst ] tOil.
11I11)110 , hut ho would hll\'o Iwell slee" ,
BOIIIICIl ' hOlll' ' ' hnd
IlIg a good 01' 11\01'0 \
IhlH 1101. Iwoll hlB IIlght to go to tOWII
-If ho lJhoso , 110 hlld chosen , Ho
wOllld not hllvo missed his challco for
II good d01l1. Hut his dlsHIIII1t1ol1 had
11(111 light. 'I'he hess lIeVl'r tolerutell
IIIlIl'h alolll ; Ihnt lilli' , 110 hlld drun ] ,
wHh HOlIIo cOllgl'lIlnl cl'olllo ! ! fro\ll \ the
l'II'plp I , : onllll cOlII\llllllolltUl'y \ to Oil'
1'111.11I'0 woll.I(11111 ; IInll Increasing
weallh of lhls 111\0:1(1) : ( ' well-Imowll and
lIoUl'lshlllg catllo I'ullch , Of COIII'SO
ho 11lIlst dl'llI ] ( n return ( : omlllhnent
10 the HU\IIO \ rosecolored Ilrosperll ) '
fol' lho 'I'hl'oo HIli'S , which he did and
slghod fol'1101'0 \ , 'I'hut made two , and
two WOI'O the limit , IInd hol'O waH the
limit OVCl'I'I'IICIHHI IIlt'ealh' ; fOI' there
had nlwa's to bo 11 last 1Itt10 comforter -
forter to Iwcp hl\ll \ fro III 1I0dding In his
S.dlllo : : ,
It was Il sl'e\ly ! \ nlghl , cool alld 130ft
und HIIII , lie could wallt hlH hOl'8e all
the WII ) ' If ho wllnled 10 , 'l'here was
no haste , 'I'ho hoys wOllld all ho III
hed , 'I'ho ) ' woultl IIOt evell walt \\\1 \ for
the mall. 100owlll his. , JlII1'B , humle
l1\'el'HlolI 10 hUI'l'Y , Ilad he IIOt heell
so drows ) ' , Ill' wOllll1 IIIw to have ! HlIII ;
a hit ; hill It l'eC1l1lrod IL IIttlo too much
offorl. 110 would jllst plod alollg ,
1\lust all ho III bed at WIIlIston's-
110 lI ht all'whl'l'l' , A 1Itt10 short of
where the Wlillstoll bl'ullch left the
main tl'all ho half \lalllJed \ , If It were
not so late ho would I'ltlo U\I \ and gl0
thom a hall , Hut or COUrse they were
afllooll , \'CI''thlJ\g \ seemed stili nnd
dal'k ahollt the IIl'ell1lsoH. 110 would
jllst plod along ,
"Hello , thol'o"hore'd ! 'ou como
fl'om ? " ho cried of a sudden , and bo-
fol'O he had had time to carr ) ' his resolve -
solve 11110 actloll , -
A mun Oil horseback had drawn rein
dll'eelly In fl'ont ot him , .Jlm bllnlwd
wllh the slliidenllesfi of the shock ,
" ; \I1 lIt IIsl < 'Oll the sumo question , "
rt'HIHllldell the othel' wllh an easy
laugh , "I'm fOl' town to see the doc ,
tOI' uhoul my little gll'1. lIeon 111111) '
for n weelL"
"Oil'hero ! ) ' 011 from 1" aslwd , Tim ,
with the COllrteollS Intcr st or his
Idnll.
"New man on the X Y Z , " answered
the other , IIghtl ) . , "Must he glttln' on.
Wonlod ubollt my hah ) ' girl. "
110 tOllchod SI\Jrs ) to his horse and
was off with a friendly "So long , " over
hili shouldel' .
.lIm rode 011 thollghtfull ) ' .
" 1'ow dOIl't it beat the devil , " he
was thlnltlng , "how that there CO\l. : '
1IIlllchm' strucl. this j J'l\1I comln' from
X Y Z-wllh the X Y Z clean t' other
slrln 0' town'l Yell. It beats the devil.
flH' a fae' . lie lIIust bo 11. rllIn' for
hi ! ! heallh , It hl'ats the dovll. " This
IUf't was long drawn ont. He rode a
llltlo fllrlhl'l' , "It beats lho dovll , " bo
1IlCmht ! again-tho won dol' of It WUH
waldng hllll up-"how that bbmed
fool eou1 ! n' struclt this here trail a
golu' for doc : '
. \1 the bl'l\ncll 1'0\11 : he stOl1110d ir.
resolutely.
ern BJ CON'l'Ir-UI D , )
WAS A LESSON FOR "AB'AHAM , "
Good Old Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
to Rebuke Sinner.
"Yas , slIh , " bognn Uncle Job , snl"
' "oylng his hoarel'1 ! wllh I1n eXl1ressiou
\'Irtnous Radness ; "yas , slIh , I sholy
glb Ilat tl'lllln Ab'aham a lesson ho
no\'oh fohgot ! " Thm , seeing an In.
Inlrlnl ; look In the eyes of Homo of his
hoal'CI's , and heal'lng a Iuostlon fl'om
the 1I11S of ono of them , ho decldell to
go moro 11110 details about lho nature
of the lesson he had 1I11II1\1'toll.
"What'd 1 do tuh him 1 I's gwlno tuh
toll 'on ails. Ab'aham fall' dmwed de
Ilghtnln on hlssolr w'cn ho hed do
'duclt ) ' tuh'lto me tuh ho house tuh
cat 1.1' tuhkl' ) ' dinner , 'I'uhkey , " I'e.
, pt'ated : UncIo JolJ , artCl' a telllng
I IlI\nHo , "w'l'n dnt lI\'erashons rascul
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ne\'h ralsell an ' tnhlwy In ho lite
: 'collt offon some w'llo man's I'oost.
lilt nho was CI' flllo tnhke ) ' , hut I
, . lihowed : dat . \ lJ'aham tlat slolen goods
pro1\tolh \ Ilttlo , Dat tuhkcy was er
big gobblch , an' deI'U was nobody lJut
I mo Hn' Ab'aham dore ; an' I seasoned
dat bll'd wlf admonitions tuh be good
all' wuhnlllgs f'om de wrath to come ,
lilt shol ) ' would hov tasted good ef
hit hodn't IlCo(1 stole , But do sanco
ob a del'cl well clill nn' IL slnneh 1'0-
bnkld almos' made hit relish , an' , "
conctul11 ! Unelo , Job , with Illons sat.
IAfacllon , "lhough hit was er hallli
\111I \ , I's bounll to say I holll out to do
end an' IInlshcd clat tnhkl' ' , S11l1o ob
Ab'ahum's hint ( hit ho s\lerted \ hit
luh laR' him ( J ) ' week-Youth's Com.
IJUnlon ,
House Eleven Hundred Years Old ,
St. Albans possesses the oldest In.
hablted hOllso In the country , 'rhls
IlIsUnction Is said 10 belong to the old
HOlllhl honsc , now Iho Fighting Coclts
Inn , which slands close to the Hlvor
VOl" It Is a curious stl'uctUI'e-ot
oclngonul Shallc-of earl ) ' Saxoa 01'1.
r gill , ha'Ing llOon llUllt as a boathonse
II to the anclont mOlla.ltory : fonnded at
St. Albans b ) ' King Ofra about the
L' ycar 795 , and Is thus ovel' 1,100 ) 'ears
13 ohl. A sulJtol'\'I\nean lIussage , now
bloclwd UII , I'uns ft'om the basement
to the ruills of the monastor ) ' , 1Ills. .
- tanco of about : :00 : ) 'al'ds. ' 1'hero Is a
shell at the uacl , of the house , where
It Is said Oll\'e/ ' Cromwell stabled his
1. 110rso , hlmsolf once sleeillug under Its
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What la Going on Here i1nd There That
In of Intercst tl ) the Readers
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' 1'he Seward ole\'atol' hils hewn sold
to ] . ' , I I. UIcltfol'd ! fot. $ , IOUO ,
' 1'110 NehraHlm City hanle COI/IIH\II : "
Ile'hlr ( d II. rllvldend of ] H'I' C'l'/tt ,
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'rho Xl'hawlm 1111111'1'10 RaI'O ugllill
opC'I'nUon uftel' sl : . wCOltH HUsIlnHlolI ) ,
If , p , 1IooPlhau lieI'lL I'o.elocloll
IIIIIHI'lntenllollt ! of the schools of 1IIuo
11111 ,
l\lrs. C. E , JlobluHon , IIn old rCHhlt'nt
or Bancrort , commlttcd IIlIlcldo , tnl.-
Ing ca\'lJolle IIcld ,
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'rho Burllnglon has cOJllletl'l1- )
telephone IIno 1'l'om Lincoln to W ) "
morc , for ( 'om pan ) ' use ,
The Yonll WOlllcm't } Chrlntlllu IISHO'
dutlon of Omaha. have slnrtctl It cain.
IHJ Ig11 for aoo II1l'mhcl'B ,
' ' ' ' ills Itllto
'I'ho Plel'ce connty farmers' :
lIPid a I wo da"n scsslon with Il largo
IIl.tcJlldlllJee IUIII II1l1ch InLcl'ol1t.
TlteToman's clllh or Omaha has
gOllo on'ecOl'd hi fa01' or complete
ellmlnallon of the Christmas tl'oe ,
'I'ho WOllll'U of St. 1\11\\'Y'u Ca.thollc
ehllrch , NelJraslm Cltr. ( 'Ioucd 0110 or
the 1I10st RII'cessflll fnlm o\'er held ,
'fhe mlnlstl'rs of Ueatl'icl1 held 11.
mootlu and 1l1'l'augl'I1 fOI' the CI\IU-
Imlgn thel'o I galnst Lho sal0011 lI1en
tlt12 IIprlllg ,
, Iohn BrOW11 of YOI'I. cOlin I : , ' , a Hus.
Hlan , 3f Yl'ars of ago , haH heen I'xall1'
IUl'd by lhe lJoard of Ins\IIlt : ) " and 3ent
to the IIIlstlng3 ( In'llIm ,
'I'he Sunda ) " closing ordinance hI to
he stl'lctl ' cnfol'ced III Lillroill here.
after , accordlll to 11 declaratloll lI1ado
b ) " Chief or PolI'e Co011e\ ' .
: \lcPhcl'son post ot Iho Graml Anll ) ' ,
F\'emont , cololJrated the thlrt.secolIll
anlll\'er8111' ) " of lho 0\'gl1IIzatioll of the
) lost with Il ha11I1\1l't atlasolllc : hall.
C , H , St11'11 \1\11 t or Chlrago alld A.
a Smll h ha'e matle al'llcatl911 to the
city board of Oxfol'd for a f\\l1chlse
to IlIlt III all l'loctrll' lIghtln s'stOIl1.
Washill/toll / Smith , who has lJeell
foreman of the Bllrllngtoll coach shOllS
111 Pluttsmollth for thltt "Clsht : . 'ears ,
has tendered his resguatlon ! , to tl\lo :
el1e't AIII'Ii 1.
At a lI1eeting of the directors oi the
: \lcCool. Dl'i\'lllg' Park nssoclalon : it
was dechled to holtl 1'11.1'0 : ; ill : \lcCool ,
.Jllly 3 alld 4. Purses ag reatlng :
$1.500 will lJe hllng up.
Craclsmen last wcelt entered the
) loslolllce of the town of Hickman.
wreclwd the safe " 'Ith all explosive
anti secured $400 in cl1.:5h : and stamps ,
' 1'he ' escaped 011 a llurllltoll : : hand.
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Secrelm' ' Hoyse of the state lJmk ,
Inb board has aslwd for a smtement
of Ill ( ' condition of the slate hanks ,
The reports nl'e to be hased on the zll'
uatlon at the close of huslness Feb.
rllal'Y : ! s.
'fho First Christian church III Platt ; ; .
1I10llth 11m ; extt'llIled II call 10 He1 I.
D , 'I'holllas of COl'\'allis , 1\1011t. He
has acceptell , alltl wlll I'cmo\'c to thctt
city anti becoll1e IHlstor of the church
March Hi ,
Paullna 'rl'mpest .Johnson hils ! ! lIed I
lieI' 11I01her-ln-Iaw , l\IIII'Y A , .10hnson ,
1'01' $1iOOO [ cltU\lIl O . She allege(1 ( that
the mothorln-law allenatod the affec.
tlonof her husband , dll'los G. ,1ohn.
son or Lincoln.
Chlll'les FOrdanll .101ln K\lhl , sOI'ng :
nlnctr Ilaj's each in the cOllnly jail at
He\lrlco : for rclstln 1111 o1 icer , es-
eaIll't ! fl'OI1l DC'jll\ly Shel'lff Burlw whlll !
they wem at worl , In Ihe ranI. The ) '
w'ro nil rCNI111I\1'11.
lk , C , D , E\'ans and DI' , D. ' 1'lar : ,
tyn of Colul1Iblw , 11.1'0 holll11111 1' hOIHn ]
for theil' appearance In IlIstl'ict court
10 ullswor to the chal'ge of violating
the antl-ll11S3 Inw by a'cepllng Ims ps
fl'om the Union Paclf1c ,
Swan YOllngqillst , a reRJCctel1 [ clU en
of lIamlllon counly , haug11 hlmselr
III the haymow of hlH hal'll , YOllng-
Iul'sl hall I1I''n In a clespollllc'lIt mooll
1\1111 fOl' le\01'l1 : : " 1.11.1'8 his menIal fa-
( 'uUIt's hall seemed to he Imvall'oll.
ShllloutH of animal husbandry at lhl'
stale fal'm maclo a lrlp to South
Omaha to visit the IIncltlng hou : > es IInll
stoel. yarlls , n\lltles Wl'l'O 1'III'IIIshell by
v 1'OIlS ; lIacltlllg hOllsC's to } ] lIow I ho
stllllt'nts the more Inpol'tant ! olwra-
Uons , Se\'l'ral Slll'cllllens WOl'I' IIho\\'n
to the RhlllentJ , anll parllclliar Inlel'l'st
was shown In the jllllging of HIII.'l'p ,
'I'll ( > Unlloll Slates a1 ! tmslee or
Blnclhll'll Shm'ldan , an Omaha hullan ,
has IJrOlllht suit agalnHt Albert
Krldl'r , Predm'lcl , Corsden anll Otto G ,
Hess 10 rI'CO\1'1' about $450 fOI' lease
mOIlC' ) " . Shol'ltlan Is all Indlall allo ! tee
and lcasoll hl3 lands to Kriller nLout
1111'00'oarS ago anti the t rl\1G relJlllrl'll
that Krllll'r IIhoull1 hlliltl a sultahlo
hOUSl' on the III'cl\1hCs and malw other
l1npl'o\'onwnts , whl11 he has fulloll to
do anll Shorlllnn claims lhat ho has
1)l'n Ilamag11 $ ,150 wOl'th ,
lIol'man BOl'ill' tcstl1ell ! in hlty own
behalf In hlB I\1l1\'dl'l'trlal atlalllsoll :
anll 1t1l'lng ! his testimony thrt'o times
Ilramutlcall ) ' aclell out the dl'uth sh'ug.
gle In whloh ho sahl he wn : ; : engaged
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just Ill'fol'o he ullot IInll ItllIl'll .1armel' ,
110 was found gllllt } ' of l\1urller In thc
kJ cOlIII dOll'el' ,
\ : "leutenallt.\l' h\ll' G , Kllvanagh aI"
nycd In 'rCcllntlt'h Oil n shol't visit tc
his 1)\I'ents [ , 1\11. . 1111111'11 : , , lohn 1\:11' : "
IInl\gh , lIe has llOon cngagell Ill.tal' .
got 11I'lIctico on the 'I'O\HlC'SSOO lit : 'tlag
Ilalina hay. He l'njOj's thll dlstinctlOl :
of ha\'llIg llCcn with Dewer In tllo bat. .
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Failure o ( 801101'3 to Deliver Bond9
Calices It to Plio Up ,
1.llIcolnSlate ' 1'I'ea311r0l' Urllln'H rOe
port fol' the l1Ionlh of ] "ehrllal' " ) ' showb
I hat hI' Im hlllancoH on hl1l1l1 ( ; orh.
I'IIIH' ' I of $1' 1 8,401i.S'CH'pIIIIH : ! ; \ , n:18" :
SS1.H ; IHl 'IIIenl ! ! , $ \ ,84I.f 8 ; blI-
1I/10NI 1"l'bl'II111'Y : W , $ iII' , HJIiH : , ( , lw'lI ! '
I'llsh IIl1cl 1'1I h ! It'I ; : , $ IiI' ,281.J ! I ; ( 'ullh
Oil (1l'lloslt , $ jjjl1 , liB ,11 1. , ] , ho ( 'ush Oil
cleposlt \I/1l1sually IIlI'I o III It I In I'X
) lllIlnOII h ) ' tht ! fllct lhllt nearly $201) ) ,
( IUD of ! Jonda hOllght were not dl'lI\ ' ,
01'011 and conHclluently the cash Is
atlll on hand , ' ] 'ho hlddo/ ' was not
compelled to deponlt It bond to clell\'el
lilt' IlIu'ehlllle , therefore the Atate cm :
olll'orco 110 IH/Ullty ! fot. the fnlllll'o h ,
dl'lh'OI' , 'rlw IrPlumrPl' I- '
1)\'l'llIIrlng ! ) \ tt.
11I111 , a big 1lIIl''hal\o : of bonll ! ! 30011
'I'hl' HI'III of $1 ; ,281 In ( 'IH'cks , cflRh
IIwl ( 'nllh Hl'm ! ; Is an IInuHllal 0111'It ; ,
Bl'lan IH holtllnl ; the ( 'I\I'I \ < s bl'CIIIIHe
lho limit of the stale fnnds III dl'pos
lIorlt'so'el'11l'd / lJy the all10unt or
hOtItI ! ! HI ven hy dl'llosl tOl'll's hns hnen
I'eached , l\llIny lJanlu ; ha\'o 1l11plled
to lJo nHule dop08110rlos , hut lIavo
been rofuHed becallso these eheclts 1\1111
l'ash HOllis IlI'olll1.bly will ho In the
lroll81\1'0r's \ lutlHls only Il Bhort tlmo
and no 11101'0 dl'llosltorles 111'0 nl'oded ,
BAND WAGON FOR CORN SHOW.
One Sta e Aftcl' Another F.lIs In Line
for Exhibit ,
Omnha-Onl' state after another ifj
lining liP to lI1al\O the National Corn
pxpos1I10n , whleh is to be heM III
Omaha In Docell1lJl'l' , one of the greatest -
est shows In hlstol' ) ' .
; \101'0 thall flfleen states lire now
III edged to its SUPIJOl't , whllo comlllOI"
c/al / cluhs and chamlJors of cOll1merco
in 1111 IlIlI'h ; of the eountry are laldng
IIn IlIll'rest In the big entcrprlso.
President G , W. WnUleB of the Corll
l'xosilioll ) ) , who Is vlsltlng In Callfor-
nlll , tell'gmllhcd liS follows ;
, \\'IlIws , lones , Mllnagel' Natlonal
COl'll Exposltlon , Omaha , Neb , : Los
Angeles ChamlJer of Commerce will
lI1alw Im'ge l'xhllJlt at Corn I'Xllosltlon ,
Please rl.'se\'e ! ample space ,
G , \ \VNI"l'LES ,
GO\'OrnOl' Frank ,1. Hanly of Indlnnll.
has wrH I en to the managol's of the
&l1OW conll111'11I11ng it find offering any
asslstanco which is needed froll1 In.
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VALUE OF LOUP RIVER ,
Dlschargcs More Water Than Any
Stream In the State ,
Lincoln-The Lonl ! riveI' Is a val.
lIaulo stl'eall1. According 10 figurl.'s
complle'l b : . ' the In'lgalion dearlment ) )
the tlow of lhl' stream Is more IInlform
thall that of : my othel' rl\'el' , Of all
the I'I\'ers the LOllp tlows with thl'
slightest variation , 'l'he Platte I'X-
ceeds the dlschar1' ; of the Loup at
( 'ertaln seasons of the "e:1r above the
moulh of the Loup , but its variation Is
so wide that its value from 11. power
and irrigation standpoint is not so
gl'eat ne ; the smaller northern stream.
Mind Reader on Olsen Case ,
Pender-Sheriff Dorcey , Olaf Olsen
nnd Connty Attorney Chase , accompa.
nled hy 11. woman II1lnd 1'I'ador from
Snx ! Clt ) ' , left PenIleI' for Hosalle for
thc. 1111I')00 ) ) : of locatln the hotly or
Lllllo Olson , ' 1'he shel'll ! and the ( ' ] 11.11'-
voyall t rctlll'\led In the ovenlllg from
t hI ! farm On which Olson fornwrly 1'1'-
sided. SIll ! tool , the officers to n gravl'
on the fal'm , bnt It was onn madn ovC'r
a year ago nnd with whl'h thl' tll'lgh.
11111'11 wel'o all faTIIlllar , ' 1'0 Hat Isfy all
clI\'loslly the hody was dlsl\llt ( l'rl'd tinll
fOllnd , as Olsen slnt/II , to hI' that of a
hallo which dil'll at hlrlh , 'I'ho sl'al'ch
was con tinned ( Inrlng thc Ilay , hnt
nothing devolollCrl.
Boomln\ ( , the Corn Show ,
LIII'olnlernhol'lI of thl' Stall'
Bourd of Agl'll'ullnro and lhl ! BoaI'll ot
Hortlcnltllre TIIl't 1101'0 to Inlw a'lIan
towal'd holtllng 1I101l tllo COI'II show to
110 hl'1I1 In Omaha /'xl' fall. 'rho IH'O'
jeel IUIII tllo IIna1l1l1l01l11 1llllll'0val or
those IH'eHollt 11\111 \ the Board of Agrl.
cllltmo voled $ riOI ) to bofwd \ In 111'0'
l11oIn : the t'lIll'I'lrhH' ] , A commlttl'o
war nine allllollltl'll hy the joint boaI'll
10 hol)1 ) lIoost lhl' ( OI\II'I'III'lsl' \ , Slll'l''hcs
Wl'1'1' mltlo : h ' 00\01'1101' Sheldon anti
Prof. ,101les.
Hastlng3 Clcrgymen Thl'cltencd ,
llastings-NuUlel'oll } ! IInslgned Jet.
t l'u ha0 lJ ell l'ecel\'l'd h ) ' the varlolls
mlnlslel's throalulling their lives Ir
Ihl'Y IIld lIot IlIlt ( tllo fIght against the
saloom ; . 'I'ho city of Bnstlllgs'ls stirred
10 II. whllo heat over tlw salooll IIII'S' )
tlon nlld In a men's masA moetlng 1'1'S'
oilltions wore IInanlmollsly adolllC'd
which will 1)alw ) the 1Ight at tilt' ' lI'xt
spring I.'lcclion ono or IIconse or 110 II.
cellse.
Bonds for County High School ,
Bl'own county Is the first connly In
the stute to notify the state treasul'l'l'
that It is going to . . . .ote on lhe III'Ollosl.
'tlon to Issue bonds for tlto IJlII'lIoS0 ot
el'cctlng a cOllnt ) ' high school h'.llld-
lng ,
HERMAN BOCHE GUILTY.
Jury Finds That He Killed Saloon.
Keeper Frnnk Jarmer ,
: \luI1l80n-IIol'lI1un 110cho , u 1\I1\1l1l1on
( , ollnt ) ' I'I1I'nHJr , who haB 1101'11 on tl'lul
fOI' tIto Idllln of 10'1'1I111 , Jal'lI1ol' , uNoI"
fall. Huloonlwl'lol' ) , on111) : ' 1 , 19Yj ( , lit
NOl'foll < was 1'01\1111 \ guilty of man ,
, slullghler , alld w1l1 hu\'o to servo 1'1'0111
, ' ' 1n thl' penltentlar ' ,
0110 to ten ) 'OU\8 )
. 'I'ho verdict Is considered IL . . . .Ictol' ) . for
L the defanllunt , In thut IlIIlJlIl' scntlmcnt
. I has ut nil tlmos lJ'lJll 11I1'0nlly alalnsl
Doche , 81nc9 cQlI1l11lsslon of the crlllie
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FROM
'issouri ' Ri1JCH' Terminals
( KANSAS CITYTO COUNCIL BLUFFS , INCLUSIVE )
EVERY DAY i
March I to April 30 , 1908
to San Francisco , Los I
$30 Angeles ) San Diego ) and 1
many otlwr California I
points ,
To E\"erett ) Bellingham )
$30 Vancouver and Victoria )
via. Spokane , -
To Porllan an Asloria.
$30
n 'l o 'lacoma' : and Seattle )
$ U VIa. Spokane ,
' & To Ashland , Roseburg ,
; : 30 'Eu cnc , A 1 h a 11 y and
Salem , incl u ingSo , Pac.
branch lines in Or'gon.
To ? polmne a ld inter-
$30 points. medmte O. h. . & N.
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UnifJ 1 Pacific
For full information inquire of
E. L. LOl\nAX , G. P. A.
OMAHA. NEB.
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160 Acr. . . GroinGrowing Land FREE.
201040 BUlhel.Vh..Dt 10 Ihe Acre ,
40 to 90 BUlh..l. Oal. 10 th. . Acre ,
35 to 50 nUlhola Uarl..y 10 the Acrfl.
1'imb..r for Fencio IInd Uuildinll. FREE. ,
Good I.awl willa Low 1'a"alioll. I
Splendid Hailroad F'ncililiel an" Low RaIn _
School I and Church" . Convpr.i..nl.
Mnrl "h for nil Produclion. .
Satlafaclory < "
Good Climal. . and Perfect lI..lIh.
Chance. for Prof.lablelnve.lmenh.
I Olll ( , of Ih10 \ 1 < ' ( 'lit ra'ill'1ro.1l1clnR I a(1 R 111
fa In\l'IIt'\\'all alHIllI'l'tn \ ilia ) ' 1I0W lie I\C'
' 11111'1'.1 III ttl"M'II" , t hcaltllll1laud IJro } ICrOIlR
; ; ccllunli Ulldl'l' tile
Revised tlomcstcad Regulations
I.y "hl'h ( , lItl'Y ! UnyH' 1I\t' h ' IJI'OX ) ' Ion < ' ( 'I"
lalll ( 'lIlIIlItlllll" ) ' loy Iliu fa lilt' r , Ilwlllm' , RUII ,
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dnl1 IIIl'I' , 111'011",1' Ul' " " , Ic.'r uf lulcn llll : hUlllc'
lt'i\lh'I' 1-n\l' : , ' . , ( co In cI\1I ( ' 1\ , , ( ' " . $ \0 \ 00 , For (11\1II1111"1 } ,
" 1,1\.1 lICal WI'HI , " 11111'1 II'IIIIII''IUI 10 l'ah'l'uutc" .
lIeal Hille 10:0 1111I1 wlll'I'o 10 luculC , 11(1l1) ' 10
W , V , IIENNETT. fi
101 New York Llle 8ulldlo& , Ollllbl , Nebrub ,