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ing down The wind t
united it Into corners
and piled it up on the
bare branches of the
trees
Virginia stood at the window and
watched It disconsolately
Of course I sljall have to have a
cab she said or Ill spoil my gown
Of course said the young man
who reclined comfortably in a big
brown leather chair by the Greplace
Of course If you insist on going out
Virginia whirled around and looked
at him scornfullj Why should I
stay at home she demanded
Because life is too short to risk get
ting your feet wet and your chiffons
damp when you might sit here and
talk to me was the laz reply
Virginia tvlth all her rosy ruffles
a flutter crossed the room and stood i
In front of him j
Would you really want me to stay I
Bob she demanded when it is my I
duty to go It Isnt as if it were an
everyday affair
but a Continen
tal dinner to cel
ebrate the birth
day of the Fa
ther of n i s
Country is a dif
ferent thing
Certainly her
fiance agreed
-but it isnt
worth going out
in all this
Btorm
sipf
Virginia stay here and
veyed him with- talk to he
eringly And your great grandfather
was almost frozen at Valley Forge for
this
The young man smiled Well not
exactly he said but whats the use
r
Virginia Stay here and talk to me
and let the Avorld go by
Her eyes flashed and at her sharp
look Cunningham flushed a little
Please telephone for my cab was
her command and then as he rose to
ji do her bidding she came back at him
with the announcement You can sit j
i by the fire and dream if you wish I i
dont want you to go with mo
He turned and looked at her Do
you really mean that Virginia
Yes she safdTTl really ineanlt
He telephoned and came back then
In silence they sat one on each side of
the fireplace waiting
When at last the cab drove up he
helped her into her fur lined wrap and j
knelt to put on her carnage boots
When he rose to his feet he asked
Shall I come for you
No she informed him Mrs
iingnuysen win ice me come uoiue wilu
Sfaer i need not trouble you to leave
the fire
He laughed a little Oh dont rub
it in he said as he preceded her to
the cab
He stood bareheaded in the snow as
the cab drove away and Virginias
heart gave a little throb of admira
tion How very good looking he was
and how lazy He needed a lesson
Later she thought of him when the
devoted D A Rs having read pa
pers and sung songs expressive of
their patriotism and of their desire
to perpetuate the name and fame of
their heroic forbears listened to the
speaker of the evening
Dinner followed and in a glitter of
gorgeousness the daughters trailed up
stairs to the dining room Flags dec
orated the long hall rosettes of buff
and blue were everywhere and in the
center of the huge table was a cherry
tree at the foot of which lay a shining
hatchet tied with red ribbons
Virginia with Mrs Freliughuysen
opposite and with a famous old ad
miral on one side and a callow cadet
on the other was bored to extinction
Her thoughts crept back somewhat
longingly to Cunningham to the bright
fire on the hearth and to the big
brown leather chair which since their
engagement had come to be called
Bobs own Her own low wicker
one sat close to it
Mrs and the admiral
argued
Did yon agree with the speaker
asked the stately dame that there are
few men now like the ones of Wash
ingtons time
Xo he said somewhat gruffly
nothing to bring it out now
nothing to bring it out But let the
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youd find that
some of our lazi
est men would be
the best fighters
Virginia leaned
forward eagerly
Do you really
think that she
asked
The old man
nodded
Certainly Miss
Cary Been my
experience I
havent a bit of
use for the man
who brags Just
get one of those
fellows with good blood in him and in
times of peace hell act as if it was an
exertion to cross the room but let war
y His Little Hatchet
i How He Used It
The Story of a Courtship That Hung Fire fcut Was Brought
to 2w Satisfactory Conclusion on Washingtons Birthday
By JEROME SPRAGUE
Copyright 1009 by American Press Association
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lrgiuia oegan 10 wonuer 11 sue nau
been hasty In her condemnation of
i Bob She wished that she had let bim
come with her She wished and as
if the fairies had heard she saw Cun
ninghams fair head in the doorway
He came straight toward her and
even as she watched him Virginia was
aware of a strange commotion in the
l room Women were rising from the
i seats and men were shouting then
chairs crashed as their occupants
moved them back in haste and made
for the stairway and over and above
all wavered a thin blue banner of
smoke
M rs Frelinghuysen said Cunning
ham as he came up the building is on
fire I have turned in an alarm but
we must get out at once t
The old officer and the young cadet
each trained to act quickly sprang to
their feet
You look out for the other women
Cunningham directed Ill take care
of Miss Cary
As they hurried toward the doors a
man came running to meet them Go
to the back stairway he panted
Theres a perfect stampede on the
front It wont do for another person
to pack against that crowd
The back stairway was long and nar
row and at the foot the door was shut
and locked
Cunningham wrenched at the lock
but it held Then the strong young
cadet tried it and then the old admiral
exerted all his force but still the lock
held and all the time the smoke was
growing denser and they knew that at
the head of the stairway the fire was
raging cutting off retreat
i Alrginia overtaken by panic scream
ed but Mrs Frelinghuysen stanch
I even in that moment of great danger
said Theyll get us out my dear
i Dont worry
I But though Cunningham and the
t callow cadet and the strong old ad
miral hurled themselves against the
door it held
Theres a window up there said
the cadet we men could climb
Cunningham shook his head
But the women couldnt he said
and turned this way and that rest
lessly Then suddenly like a flash
he flew back up the stairway and
intothe smoke -
Oh coward coward Virginias
thoughts condemned and as if in an
swer of her doubt of him she saw
him coming back In his hand was a
shining weapon the hatchet that had
been laid at the foot of the little cher
ry tree on the table
Stand back he shouted and she
heard the old admiral say Thank
God She was conscious of the
splintering of wood a rush of outside
air a babel of voices and then she
fainted When she came to herself
she was in a carraige and Cunning
ham was bending over her
I got you out of that crowd as
soon as I could he said as she open
ed her eyes There were dozens of
carriages and I simply took one
Virginia clung to him sobbing Oh
Bob Bob are you hurt
Nothing that a bandage or two
wont help he said but his face was
drawn with pain
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WITH MY LITTLE
HATCHET
Well go back to
your house and
in an hour well
never know the
difference
Yes we will
know tiie differ
ence Virginia
sat up and wiped
her eyes COli
how brave you
are Bob and
how unjust I
was
Oh cut it
out he said
slangily No
man would hesi
tate to do a thing like that when a lot
of women were in danger especially
the one that he loves better than his
life
Virginia looked at him wistfully
Do you really love me she asked
after I was ro so hateful this after
noon
His answer was so satisfactory that
she was all rosy with blushes when
she asked her next question
Tell me just how you opened the
door
His eyes twinkled and then he gave
his answer in one immortal sentence
I cannot tell a lie Virginia I did
it with my little hatchet
Washington Was c Dandy
There can be little doubt that he
was in early life a good deal of a dan
dy writes the author of The True
George Washington and he adds that
this liking for fine feathers never quite
left the great man Washingtons dia
ries fairly bristle with notes about the
fine clothes he frequently ordered
Washington No Orator
He was not a speaker which was per
haps due to actual humility and
shyness On one occasion he attempt
ed to read a short speech but failed
whereupon he remarked I have
grown blind as well as gray in the
service of my country
BARTLEY
Miss Elsio Miller and ber brother
Gardner of Edison are hero assisting in
the revival meeting at the Christian
church
Quarterly mooting was held at the
M E church last Sunday
The infant of Mr and Mrs Paley
diod Tuesday of last week Funeral
at the home Wednesday Eider Wilkin
son ofliuiuting
Mrs E S Downs is in Omaha select
ing a spring stock of millinery
Mrs Dr Arbogast visited in Cam
bridge last week
Will West and Roy Walkington were
raised to the sublime degree of Master
Masons Wednpsday evening of last
week Tho work was followed by a
banquot which was enjoyed by the
brethren several of whom were visitors
from neighboring towns
Mr and Mrs Cliff Cox mourn tho
death of their youngest child last Fri
day evening Funeral service at the
M E church Rev Ileggeman officiat
ing
Mr and Mrs Earl Eddy of Lincoln
were visitors here last week at the
home of Mrs Eddy
Dave Cox of McCook was a Bartley
visitor last week
Mrs Borden mother of Mrs C M
Babbitc is here from Atlanta visiting
her daughter
Grandma Hodgkin is visiting thin
week with Mr and Mrs R R ilodg
kins
The many friends in Bartley of Mr
and Mrs Frank Purvis of Holbrook are
much grieved to hear of the dangerous
illness of Mrs Purvis and hope she may
soon recover
Harry Wyrick and wife who were
recently married at McCook will begin
farming on their home east of Bartley
about March 1st
Joe Picha was taken to the asylum
for insane last week
Mr and Mrs En low of Cambridge
visited their daughter Mrs Dr Arbo
gast over Sunday
Sampson Bush was taken to the insane
asylum this week
Washingtons birthday anniversary
was celebrated by the school with ap
propriate exercises
The many friends in Bartley of Stuart
McLean of McCook are grieved to hear
of his sudden death
DANBURY
Mrs John Leisure and children ar
rived last Wednesday from California
Irving Smiley came up from Wilson
ville Wednesday
S E Ualsten of Lebanon was in town
on business last Wednesday
Rev Shepherd of Hendley was in
town between trains Thursday hist
II E Waugh of Lebanon is attending
to the implement store this week
Erma the little daughter of Bert
Powell is better at this writing
Mrs Stone who has been in St Joe
Mo arrived home Friday
Jesse Naden of Ashlaud Nebraska
arrived Saturday for a visit with home
folks
Mrs Davenport of Ludell Kansas
was a business visitor Saturday
W C Shockley is reported as being
very sick at this writing
An Armenian was in town Friday
collecting funds for the Armenian
missions
Lon Olmsted of Cedar Bluffs Sun
dayed at tho parental Olmsted home
E A Ruby and family from Marion
Visited in town Monday
Mrs J H Wicks and mother from
Marion are visiting in town this week
Tho entertainment at the hall Satur
day night was well attended The pro
gram well rendered The money going
in the church funds
The dance Monday night was not very
well attended an account of the rainy
weather
John Ruby has the pneumonia
Beth and Madeleine McDonald visited
with home folks from Saturday until
Monday They returning to Beaver
City to resume their studies
Frank MacFee of Oberlin was in town
Monday
Word from Ohio announces that Ed
Gardener and wife are the proud parents
of a daughter
O B Woods who has been in Cali
fornia Utah and other western points
for the past three weeks arrived home
Tuesday
Will Davenport of Ludell Kansas
was in town on business Tuesday
Mr McCoy and frtruiJy left Tuesday
f jr Superior Nebraska where they will
make their new home
Mrs Edgar Enowhr has been serious
ly ill is improving rapidly
GRANT
The Towle Sigwing case has been post
poned for GO days from February 17th
The Kelly bojs are hauling lumber
and cement for a new house and barn
Vaughn Benjamin killed a large eagle
last week
A successful basket supper was
held at the Hartman school house last
Fridav evening
- INDIANOLA
The Epworth League held their
monthly social and business meeting
last Friday at the homo of Mr Mc
Williams A good time reported
The dance Friday night in Shorts
Opera House was well attended and tho
music tine
The Epworth League gave a program
Sunday night in honor of Abraham
Lincoln Mr Keyes gave an address
Tho Methodists are holding a revival
meeting this weok Rev Hawley of
Edison is conducting the meetings
The Bartley Mutual Telephone Co
have run their line into the Havana
Telephone Co a switchboard and we
now have free connections with over 15
towns
Mrs J F Helm left Monday for Ft
Morgan Colorado for a short visit
Col Rollins left Sunday night for
Tobias Nebr where he makes his bead
quarters
John McNed left Monduy night for
Omaha to have his eyes doctored
Harry Wyrick and Pdarl Lyman were
married Weduesdayby the county judge
Pearl is one of Bartleys talented young
ladies and Harry is a successful farmer
of Alliance precinct
Lon Miller returned Friday morning
from his visit in Indiana
The little three months old boy of J
L Phillips died Tuesday night
Jim Springer drove up to Havana
Tuesday on business
Chas Skalla of McCook was an
Indianola visitor Tuesday
Mrs C E Minnick is on the sick list
Chas Horton waa a Cambridge busi
ness visitor Tuesday
Mr Bailey of Arapahoe who has been
visiting at the home of Fred Chesmore
returned home Tuesday morning
Mr and Mrs Sam Mmniear of Dan
bury were Indianola visitors Sunday
Aaron Sheiller died Wednesday morn
ing after a lingering illness
Born to Mr and Mrs Pat Anderson
Saturday morning a tine girl
Leonard Smith Roy Mann and Henry
Crabtree left last Thursday for Pine
Bluffs Wyoming where they will build
a house for Leonard Smith
Mr aud Mrs I M Beardsloe arrived
from McCook for a few days visit with
W A Dolan and family They had
been here but a short time when word
was sent them of the serious illness of
their son Charles Mrs Beardslee left
immediately for his bedside
MARIUN
J II Wicks departed first of last
week for Lincoln Omaha and other
eastern Nebraska points Also St
JoeVnd Kansas City Mo
J L Sims of Danbury was on our
streets between trains Thursday
E A Ruby and farnity attended the
Congregational Sunday school and Dor
cas Circle entertainment at the Dan
bury hall Saturday night
Mr Phillippi left for his home in
Arapahoe on Saturday evenings train
Jesse Smith from north of town bad
a bone cracked in his left wrist while
harnessing a colt first of last week
Lionel and Adaline Bacon were on the
sick list a few days last week
E Galusha left first of last week for
Missouri on a visit to bis parents
Mrs Arthur Rozell left close of last
week for Trenton Neb to visit rela
tives a few days
Irving Smily from Devises Kan
moved on R S Sanders Cloverdale
farm northeast of town last week
The W C T U entertainment and
debate was well attended Friday night
the affirmative side winning the debate
Clarence Reed from Fairview did the
clerical work for Powell Nilsson a few
days this weok
GERVER
Anybody who would complain of
this weather would be hard to suit
That half inch of rain just capped the
climax
Ethel Lanfc is home to stay awhile
The indications are she will have a siege
of the measles as did Glen and Russell
Charles Olmstead and family visited
his parents at Danbury Sunday
Tho friends of Stuart McLean and
he has many here were pained to here
of his death He was known by all as
a gonial accommodating arid exemplary
young man And far above th6 average
Peace be with you Stuart
If Uncle Sim establishes many na
tional holidays we hope he will do U3
the favor of giving us an every-day-route
We understand a brother-in-law of
Tom Murnby is temporarily living on
the place just vacated by Geo Sigwing
who is now located on the Beck place
The suit of Towle vs Sigwing was
postponed
M Austin is out agaiu after his ill
ness His son Marion has been home
meantime
If we could just keep the moisture in
our wheat fields we now have wouldnt
there be an abundant harvest though
But then vo doubt well have plenty
along
Typewriter ribbons papers etc for
sale at The Tribune office
RED WILLOW J ADVERTISED LIST
Mrs Sawyer and two daughters spent Tho following hitters cardB nnd pack
Sunday and part of Monday with the ages remain uncollod for at tho McCook
daughter Mrs Frank Blake noar
Havana
Tho fierce storm the first of last woek
was disastrous to pigs and fowls One
man lost twenty one pigs wbioh drifted
into the pen and some lost a good many
chickens
There was a surpriso party at Owens
Longneckers on Wednesday night A
nice crowd was present and as fine cako
was taken as would grace more preten
tious functions Some friends were
prevented going on account of badly
drifted roads
It you want a good pickle In sweet sour
or mixed we have them a quart jar full
for 25 cents HUBER
Pneumonia Follows La Grippe
Pneumonia often follows la grippe but
never follows the use of Foleys Honey
and Tar for la orippe coughs and deep j
seated cods Kef use any but the genu
k
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