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a c 11 The Butcher Phone 12 ASj ti aasaarj w wraotdkaSrj i CONTINUED FKOM SUCOND PAOE way into th already overcrowded room Come In Come In cried the ora tor The more the better You are all welcome All we require then lit tle fathers is organization There are 000 souls In Osterno Are you going to bow down before one man AH men are equal moujlk and prince Why do you not go up to the castle that frowns down upon the village and tell the man there that you nro starving that ho must feed you that you are not going to work from dawn till eve while he sits on his velvet couch and smokes his gold tipped cigarettes Why do you not go and tell him that you are not going to starve and die while he cats caviare and peaches from gold plates and dishes Again the Interrogative unwashed fist As the orators wild and frenzied eye traveled round the room It lighted on a form near the door a man stand ing a head and shoulders above any one In the room a man enveloped in an old brown coat with a wollen shawl round his throat hiding half his face Who -is that cried the orator with I an unsteady pointing finger He is no moujik Has be come here to our meeting to spy upon us You may ask them who I am re plied the giant They know they will tell you It Is not the first time that I tell them they are fools I tell thm again now They are fools and worse to listen to such windbags as you Who Is it cried the paid agitator Who is this man It is the Moscow doctor said a man beside him the Moscow doctor Then I say he is no doctor shout ed the orator He is a spy a govern ment spy a tchinovnik He has heard all we have said He has seen you all Brothers that man must not leave this room alive If he does you are lost men Some few of the more violent spirits rose and pressed tumultuously toward the door The agitator shouted and screamed urging them on taking good care to remain In the safe background himself Every man In the room rose to his feet They were full of vodka and fury and ignorance Spirit and tall talk taken on an empty stomach are dangerous stimulants Paul stood with his back to the door and never moved Sit down fools he cried Sit down Listen to me You dare not touch me you know that It seemed that he was right for they stopped with staring stupid eyes and idle hands Will you listen to me whom you have known for years or to this talk er from the town Choose now I am tired of you I have been patient with you -for years You are sheep Are you fools also to be dazzled by the words of an idle talker who promises all and gives nothing There jvas a sullen silence Paul had lost his power over them and he knew it He was quite cool and watchful He knew that he was in danger These men were wild and ignorant They were mad with drink and the brave words of the agitator Choose now he shouted feeling for the handle of the door behind his back If I go now I never come again He opened the door The men whom he had nursed and clothed and fed whose lives he had saved again and again stood sullen and silent r Paul passed slowly out and closed the door behind him Without It was dark and still There would be a moon presently and in the meantime it was preparing to freeze harder than ever Paul walked slowly up the village street while two men emerged sepa rately from the darkness of by lanes and followed him He did not heed them He was not aware that the ther mometer stood somewhere below zero He did not even trouble to draw on his fur gloves He felt like a man whose own dogs have turned against him The place that these peasants had occupied in his heart had been precisely that vacancy which is filled bydogs and horses in the hearts of many men Paul walked slowly through the vil lage of Osterno and realized in his un- That man must not leave this room alive 1 compromising honesty that of the 900 men who lived therein there were not three npon whom he could rely He had upheld his peasants for years against the cynic truths of Karl Steln metz He had resolutely refused to admit even to himself that they were as devoid of gratitude as they were of wisdom And this was the end of all One of the men following him hur ried on and caught him up Excellency he gasped breathless with haste you must not come here alone any longer I am afraid of them I have no control Paul paused and suited his pace to the shorter legs of his companion Starosta lie said is that you Yes excellency I saw you go into lc inn so I waited outside and watch J 1 did not dare to go Inside They rill not allow me there They aro afraid that I should give informa Jon How long have these meetings been joag on The last three nights excellency in Osterno but it is the same all over the estate Only on the estate Yes excellency Paul walked on in silence for some paces The third man followed them svithout catching them up I do not understand excellency mid the starosta anxiously It is not the nihilists No it is not the nihilists And they do not want money ex ellency that seems strange Very admitted Paul ironically And they give vodka This seemed to be the chief stum bling block in the starostas road to a solution of the mystery Find out for me said Paul after a pause who this man is where he comes from and how much he Is -paid to open his mouth We will pay him more to shut It Find out as much as vou can and let me know tomorrow I will try excellency but I have lit tle hope of succeeding They distrust me They send the children to my shop for what they want and the little ones have evidently been told not to chatter The moujlks avoid me when they meet me What can I do You can show them that you are not afraid of them answered Paul That goes a long way with the mou jlk At the great gates of the park they paused and Paul gave the mayor of Osterno a few last words of advice While they were standing there the other man who had been following Joined them Is that you Steinmetz asked Paul his hand thrust with suspicious speed Into his jacket pocket Yes What are you doing here Watching you answered Karl Steinmetz in his mild way It is no onger safe for either of us to go about alone It was mere foolery your going to that Inn CHAPTER XXXII O F all the rooms In the great castle Etta liked the morning room best Persons of a trou bled mind usually love to look upon a wide prospect The great drawing room was only used after dinner Until that time the ladles spent the day either In their own boudoirs or in the morning room look ing over the cliff Here while the cold weather lasted Etta had tea served and thither the gentlemen usually re paired at the hour set apart for the homely meal They had come regular- Jy the last few evenings Paul and Steinmetz had suddenly given up their long drives to distant parts of the es tate Here the whole party was assembled on the Sunday afternoon following Pauls visit to the village Inn and to them came an unexpected guest The door was thrown open and Claude de Chauxville pale but self possessed and quiet came into the room The perfect ease of his manner bespoke a practiced familiarity with the diffi cult position His last parting with Paul and Steinmetz had been to say the least of it strained Maggie he knew disliked and distrusted him Etta hated and feared him He was In riding costume a short fur jacket fur gloves a cap In his hand and a sliver mounted crop a fine figure of a man smart well turn ed out well groomed a gentleman Prince he said frankly I have come to throw myself upon your gen erosity Will you lend me a horse I was riding In the forest when my horse fell over a root and lamed himself I found I was only three miles from Os terno so I came My misfortune must be my excuse for this Intrusion Paul performed graciously enough that which charity and politeness de manded of him He ignored the probability that De Chauxville had lamed his horse on pur pose and offered him refreshment while his saddle was being transferred to the back of a fresh mount Further than that he did not go He did not consider himself called upon to offer a nights hospitality to the man who had attempted to murder him a week before With engaging frankness De Chaux ville accepted everything It Is an art soon acquired and soon abused There is something honest in an ungracious acceptance of favors Steinmetz sug gested that perhaps M de Chauxville had lunched sparsely and the French man admitted that such was the case but that he loved afternoon tea above all meals It is so innocent and simple I know I have the same feeling my self concurred Steinmetz courteously Do you ride about the country much alone asked Paul while the servants were setting before this uninvited guest a few more substantial delica cies Ah no prince This is my first at tempt and if It had not procured me this pleasure I should say that It will be my last It Is easy to lose yourself said Paul besides and the two friends watched the Frenchmans face closely besides the country is disturbed at present De Chauxville was helping himself daintily to pate de foie gras Ah indeed Is that so he answer ed But they would not hurt me a stranger in the land And so the ball was kept rolling There was never any lack of conversa tion when Steinmetz and De Chaux ville were together nor was the talk without subflavor of acidity At length J iv tenter of attention himself diverted that attention He Inaugurated an ar gument over the best cross country route from Osterno to Thors which sent Steinmetz out of the room for a map During the absence of the watch ful German he admired the view from io window and this strategic move ment enabled him to say to Etta aside I must see you before I leave the house it is absolutely necessary Not long after the return of Stein metz and the final decision respecting the road to Thors Etta left the room and a few minutes later the servant announced that the barons horse was at the door De Chauxville took his leave at once with many assurances of lasting grati tude Kindly he added make my adieus to the princess I will not trouble her Quite by accident he met Etta at the head of the state staircase and ex pressed such admiration for the castle that she opened the door of the large drawing room and took him to see that apartment What I arranged for Thursday is for the day after tomorrow Tuesday said De Chauxville as soon as they were alone We cannot keep them back any longer You understand the side door to be opened at 7 oclock Ah who is this They both turned Steinmetz was standing behind them but he could not have heard De Chauxvilles words He closed thedoor carefully and came forward with his grim smile Just we three repeated Steinmetz De Chauxville you love an epigram The man who overestimates the fool ishness of others Is himself the big gest fool concerned A lame horse the princes generosity making your adieus You should know me better than that after all these years No you need not look at the door No one will Interrupt us I have seen to that He turned to the princess with the grave courtesy that always marked his attitude toward her Madame he said I fully recog nize your cleverness in raising yourself to the position you now occupy but I would remind you that that position carries with it certain obligations It is hardly dignified for a princess to engage herself In a vulgar love intrigue in her own house It is not a vulgar love Intrigue cried Etta with blazing eyes I will not allow you to say that Where is your boasted friendship Is this a sample of it Karl Steinmetz bowed gravely with outspread hands Madame that friendship is at your service now as always De Chauxville gave a scornful little laugh He was biting the end of his mustache as he watched Ettas face For a moment the woman stood not the first woman to stand thus be tween two fears then she turned to Steinmetz The victory was his the greatest he had ever torn from the grasp of Claude de Chauxville You know she said that this man has me in his power You alone but not both of us to gether answered Steinmetz De Chauxville looked uneasy Ho gave a careless little laugh My good Steinmetz you allow your imagination to run away with you You Interfere in what does not concern you My very dear De Chauxville I think not At all events I am going to con tinue to interfere Etta looked from one to the other She had at the first impulse gone over to Steinmetz She was now meditat ing drawing back If De Chauxville kept cool all might yet be well the dread secret of the probability of Syd ney Bamborough being alive might still be withheld from Steinmetz She had to decide quickly She de cided to assume the role of peace maker M de Chauxville was on the point of going she said Let him go M de Chauxville is not going until I have finished with him raadame This may be the last time we meet I hope it is De Chauxville looked uneasy His was a ready wit and fear was the only feeling that paralyzed it Etta looked at him Was his wit going to desert him now when he most needed it He had ridden boldly into the lions den Such a proceeding requires a certain courage but a higher form of intrepidity is required to face the lion stinding before the exit Steinmetz turned to Etta Princess he said will you now in my presence forbid this man to come to this or any other house of yours Will you forbid him to address himself either by speech or letter to you again You know T cannot do that replied Etta Why not Etta made no answer Because replied De Chauxville for her the princess is too wise to make an enemy of me In that respect she is wiser than you She knows that 1 could send you and your prince to Si beria Steinmetz laughed Nonsense he said Princess In went on if youthink that the fact of De Chauxville numbering among his friends a few obscure police spies gives him the right to persecute you yon are mistaken Our friend is very clever but he can do no harm with the little that he knows of the Charity league Without going into affairs which do not concern you said th Frenchman answering for her I think you will recognize that the secret of the Chari ty league was quite sufficient excuse for me to request a few minutes alone with the princess Princess said Steinmetz answer me before it Is too late Has De Chauxville any other hold over you Etta nodded and the little action continued ik oca next ishub mmBIBamaaatBmmmKmmmMaKammBmmmimaiBaBMmamBmmmaBtBmaamma WATCH US GROW Lumber Company SCHOOL ROTES School closed Wednesday evening for the Thanksgiving recesB Coy Burnett witnessed the Nebraska Illinois foot ball game at Lincoln on Thanksgiving day The annual Thanksgiving offering was distributed on Wednesday afternoon and brought welcome cheer to many homes The work was in charge of the Twelfth grade The December meeting of the county reading circle for the McCook division will be held one week from next Satur day the 9th at the east ward school house There should be a large attend ance Many of the teachers are spending the Thanksgiving vacation out of town Miss Celia A Gorby went to Lincoln Miss Gertrude Storer to Nelson and Miss Mary Powers to Trenton Supt and Mrs G H Thomas Miss Efiie Abbott and Miss Carrie Budlong are guests of Mr Thomass parents at Har vard Special exercises were held in many of the grade rooms Wednesday after noon appropriate to Thanksgiving seas on The little people in the east side kindergarten with their teacher Miss Kenagy were guests of the west side kindergarteners under Miss Abbott Pop corn and games made the occasion one long to be remembered by these be ginners Rev Edward J Mullaly in company with Father Loughran visited the high school Wednesday morning Father Mullaly gave an excellent talk to the boys and girls at the assembly exercise in which he made reference to his public school days in Nevada and his exper iences in the University of Nevada at Reno of which he is a graduate It was an address well worth while The Red Willow county teachers as sociation held a delightfully profitable and well attended meeting at Indianola last Saturday afternoon A large party of the city teachers drove down Miss Gertrude Storer presented a splendid paper on The Relation of Library Books to a Teacher in Her Work and Miss Effie Abbott entertained the aud ience with a pleasing reading Miss Anna Hannan of McCook is secretary of the association It is understood that the next meeting will be held here in the spring On last Friday morning a school pianists music program was rendered at the assembly hour which pleased in an entertaining way Only those who have held the position of school pianist took part Besides school songs Mrs W B Mill3 rendered an artistic piano solo Mrs G H Thomas sang Spring Tide and Misses Bessie Peterson and Lillian Campbell very sweetly played a piano duet Miss Cora Garvey the present pianist arranged the program in a way that happily united past traditions with existing endeavors That We Cant Be Undersold Is a Well Known Fact Our department of Mens Youths and Boys Clothing IS COMPLETE and UP-TO-DATE NEW STOCK LOW EST PRICES The old story of every thing is advanced in prices dont hold good with us when others go up in fig ures we reduce our prices We know how We have saved customers many dollars by bringing their mail order list and samples to our store We compete with any mail order house any mail order outfit will be duplicated by mond where you have the privilege of seeing and trying on your goods Dont have to send any dollars in advance We have an elegant line of ladies furs in all styles mens fur coats DIAMOND THE WORKING MANS FRIEND Opening evenings arnctt SELL THE BEST POSTS TANKS LUMBER COAL WOOD GIVE US A TRIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES The books have been re classified sub divided and renumbered Tho fol lowing is the new system used 000 General Works 100 Philosophy 200 Religion 300 Sociology 400 Philology 500 Natural Science GOO Useful Arts 700 Fine Arts 800 Literature 900 History Fiction has no class number just tho author number and the initial letter of the title of the book Juvenile has no class number but a J above the author number B above the author number stands for Biography If a book is numbered 800 and something you know it belongs to Literature for the 8 indi cates that and the rest of tho number is the subdivision for instance David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is numbered 823 D55D the 8 shows it belongs to Literature and Dickens being an English novelist the number 23 shows it belongs to English Fiction D stands for Dickens 55 is his author number and D for David Copperfield We have received quite a number of the December magazines among them is The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature this is on the same order as Pools Index only more up to date being published monthly It refers to sixty eight 68 different magazines Library hours Mornings from 1030 to 12 oclock afternoons from 1 30 to 6 oclock evenings from 7 to 9 oclock Sunday afternoon 2 to 5 oclock Ida McCarx Librarian During 1905 the subscription price of the Nebraaka Farmer has been cut by the new management of that paper to 50 cents per year It was tho idea of the new management that twelve months ought to be devoted to pushing the cir culation of their paper at a half price rate The first of next January the old price of SI per year will be restored The Nebraska Farmer has been greatly changed and improved in all depart ments during this year and it is the kind of a farm paper that Nebraska ought to have and that our readers ought to subscribe for Subscriptions at 50 per year will be taken at The McCook Tribune To Cure a Cold in One Day Take laxative bromo quinine tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure E W Groves signature is on each box 25c Something new The Weekly Inter Ocean just announces an additional de partment devoted to Soils and Soil Culture A low rate is made with this paper only 105 for both Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea is simply liquid electricity It goes to every part of your body bringing new blood strength and new vigor Itmakea you well and 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