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He She is so artificial.
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Too Late to Change.
"A man can no more change his rep
utation than he can change his face
or his arms , " said Senator La Follette
-at a banquet in Madison.
"There was once a wicked old Madi
son millionaire who took his pastor
-aside and said :
" 'I am going to devote the re
mainder of my life to doing good. '
"Dr. Thirdly , outspoken man , re
torted :
" 'Do you mean John H. Good , the
wealthy farmer , or young Sam Good ,
the Socialist millionaire ? ' "
A Cross-Reference.
Mistress Have you a reference ?
Bridget Foine ; Oi held the poker
over her till I got it. Harper's Bazar.
When a cyclone gets busy with a
man's property it's an awful blow.
SHIFT
Jf Your Food Fails to Sustain You ,
Change.
One sort of diet may make a person
Respondent , depressed and blue and a
change to the kind of food the body
-demands will change the whole thing.
A young woman from Phila. says :
"For several years I kept in a run
down , miserable sort of condition , was
depressed and apprehensive of trouble.
I lost flesh in a distressing way aifd
Deemed in a perpetual sort of dreamy
nightmare. No one serious disease
showed , but the 'all-over' sickness was
enough.
"Finally between the doctor and fa
ther , I was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream , as it was decided I must have a
nourishing food that the body could
make use of.
"The wonderful change that came
over me was not , like Jonah's gourd ,
the growth of a single night , yet it
came with a rapidity that astonished
ine.
"During the first week I gained in
weight , my spirits improved , and the
world began to look brighter and more
worth while.
"And this has continued steadily , till
now , after the use of Grape-Nuts for
only a few weeks , I am perfectly well ,
Jeel splendidly , take a lively interest in
everything , and am a changed person
in every way. " Name given by Postum
Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
Read the little book , "The Road to
Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's a reason. "
Ever read the above letter ? A nen
one -nppenr from time , to time. The ?
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OF THE PLAINS
AUTHOR OF'MY LADY Or THE SOUTH : X\\J \
WHEM WILDERNESS WAS Kinof ETC.CTC .yw
ILLUSTRATIONS BY B2ARD RMMci.viLi C
( Copyright. A. C. McClurg & Co. . 1910. )
SYNOPSIS.
Jack Keith , a Virginian , now a bor-
iler plainsman , is riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties of savages. He notices a camp
fire at a distance and then sees a team
attached to a1 wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
acred two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and a locket
with a woman's portrait. He resolves to
hunt down the murderers. Keith is ar
rested at Carson City , charged with the
murder , his accuser being a. ruffian named
Black Bart. He goes to jail fully realiz
ing the peril of swift border Justice. A
companion In his cell is a negro , who
tells him he is Neb and that he knew the
Keith family back in Virginia. Neb says
one of the murdered men was John
Sibley , the other Gen. Willis Waite. for
merly an officer in the Confederate army.
The plainsman and Neb escape from the
cell , and later the two fugitives become
lost in the sand desert. They come upon
a cabin and find its lone occupant to be a
young girl , whom Keith recognizes as a
\inger he saw at Carson City.
CHAPTER IX. ( Continued. )
"I have been a perfect brute , " he ac
knowledge frankly , "with no thought
except for myself. Hunger was my
master , and I ask your forgiveness ,
Miss Maclaire. "
Her eyes smiled.
"I am so very glad to have any one
here any one in whom I feel even
a little confidence that nothing else
greatly matters. Can you both eat ,
and listen ? "
Keith nodded , his eyes full of inter
est , searching her face. *
"Whoever I may be , Mr. Keith , and
really that seems only of small im
portance , I came to Fort Larned seek
ing some trace of my only brother ,
whom we last heard from there , where
he had fallen into evil companionship.
On the stage trip I was fortunate
enough to form an acquaintance with
a man who told me he knew where I
could meet Fred , but that the hey was
hiding because of some trouble he
had lately gotten into , and that I
should have to proceed very carefully
so as not to lead the officers to dis
cover his whereabouts. This gentle
man was engaged in some business at
Carson City , but he employed a man
to bring me to this place , and prom
ised to get Fred , and meet me here the
following day. There must have been
some failure in the plans , for I have
been here entirely alone now for three
days. It has been very lonesome , and
and I've been a little frightened.
Perhaps I ought not to have come , and
I am not certain what kind of a place
this is. I was so. afraid when you
came , but I am not afraid now. "
"You have no need to be , " he said
soberly , Impressed by the innocent
candor of the girl , and feeling thank
ful that he was present to aid her. "I
could not wrong one of the South. "
"My father always told me I could
trust a Southern gentleman under any
circumstances. Mr , Hawley was from
my own State , and knew many of our
old friends. That was why I felt such
unusual confidence in him , although
.he was but a-traveling acquaintance. "
"Mr. Hawley ? "
"The gentleman whom I met on the
Stage. "
"Oh , yes ; you said he was in busi
ness in Carson City , but I don't seem
to remember any one of that name. "
"He was not there permanently ;
only to complete some business deal. "
"And your brother ? I may possibly
have kn'own him. "
She hesitated an instant , her eyes
dropping , until completely shaded by
the long lashes.
"He he was rather a wild boy , and
ran away from home to enlist in the
army. But he got into a bad set , and
1 and deserted. That was part of the
trouble which caused him to hide. He
enlisted under the name of Fred Wil-
loughby. Mr. Hawley told me this
much , but I am afraid he did not tell
me all. "
! "And he said you would meet him
.here ? "
J Keith gazed about the bare surroundings -
, roundings wonderingly. What was
, this place , hidden away in the midst
of the desert , isolated in a spot where
not even Indians roamed. Could it be
'a ' secret rendezvous of crime , the
headquarters of desperadoes , of cat-
'tle rustlers , of the highwaymen of the
'Sante Fe Trail a point to which they
! could ride when hard pressed , cer-
'tain ' of hiding here in safety ? He be-
'gan ' to suspect this , but , if so , who
then was this Hawley , and with what
'object had he sent this girl here ?
'Every way he turned was to confront
mystery , to face a new puzzle. What
ever she might be even the music
hall singer he believed she had been
inveigled here innocently enough ,
i "Yes , " she replied , "he said that this
was one of the stations of a big ranch
on which Fred was employed , and that
he would certainly be here within a
day or two. "
"You met Hawley on the stage
coach ? How did you become acquaint
ed ? "
"We were alone for nearly fifty
miles , " her voice faltering slightly , ,
"and and he called me what you did. "
' "Christie Maclaire ? "
" * es-he he seemed to think he
knew me , and I needed help so much
that I let hjm believe so. I thought
it could do no harm , and then , when
T found he actually knew Fred , I didn't
think of anything else , only how for
tunate I was to thus meet him. Surely
something serious must have happen
ed , or he would have been here before
this. Do you do you suppose there
is anything wrong ? "
Keith did not smile nor change
posture. The more he delved into the
matter , the more serious he felt the
situation to be. He knew all those
ranches lying south on the Canadian ,
and was aware that this was no out-
station. No'cattle ever came across
that sandy desert unless driven by
rustlers , and no honest purpose could
account for this isolated hut. There
had been frequent robberies along the
trail , and he had overheard tales of
mysterious disappearances In both
Larned and Carson City. Could it be
that he had now , accidentally , stum
bled upon the rendezvous of the gang ?
He was not a man easily startled , but
this thought sent his .heart beating.
He knew enough to realize what such
a gang would naturally consist of
deserters , outlaws , rustlers ; both In
dians and whites , no doubt , combined
under some desperate leadership. Gaz
ing into the girl's questioning eyes he
could scarcely refrain from blurting
out all he suspected. Yet why should
he ? What good could it do ? He
could not hope to bear her south to
the "Bar X" Rancl * . for the ponies
were already too thoroughly exhaust
ed for such a journey ; he dared not
turn north with her , for * hat would
"He sho' am , Missus ; dar ain't nuth
in' higher in ol' Virginia dan de
Keiths. Dey ain't got muchmoney ,
sence the Yankees come down dar
but dey's quality folks jest de same
I was done born on de oT Co'nel's
plantation , and I reck'n dar wan't no
finer man ebber libed. He was done
killed in de wan. An' Massa Jack he
was a captain ; he rode on hossback
an' Lawdy , but he did look scrumjitu-
ous when he first got his uniform. He
done fought all through de wah , an'
dey say Ginral Lee done shook hands
wid him , an' said how proud he was
ter know him. You kin sutt'nly tie to
Massa Jack , Missus. "
The negro's voice had scarcely ceas
ed when Keith came in again , closing
the door securely behind him.
"All quiet outside , " he .announced ,
speaking with new confidence. " ]
wanted to get an understanding of the
surroundings in case of emergency , "
he explained , as if in answer to the
questioning of the brown eyes gravely
uplifted to his face. "I see there is
-quite a corral at the lower end of this
island , safely hidden behind the fringe
of cottonwoods. And a log stable
back of the house. Is the creek fordable -
able both ways ? "
"I think so ; the man who brought
me here rode away south. "
"And are you going to trust your
self to my care ? "
She came around the table with
hands extended. He took them into
He Flung Both Coat and Hat Down With the Intention of Remaining.
mean his own arresc , leaving her in
worse condition than ever. If he only
knew who this man Hawley was , his
purpose , and plans ! Yet what pro
tection could he and Neb prove , alone
here , and without arms ? All this
flashed through his mind in an instant ,
leaving him confused and uncertain.
"I hope not , " he managed to say In
answer to her query. "But it Is rather
a strange mix-up all around , and I con
fess I fail to comprehend its full
meaning. It Is hardly likely your
friends will show up to-night , and by
morning perhaps we can decide what
is best to do. Let me look around
outside a moment.
Her eyes followed him as he stepped
through the door into the darkness ;
then her head dropped into the sup-
pdrt of her hands. There was silence
except for the crackling of the fire ,
until Neb moved uneasily. At the
sound the girl looked up , seeing clear
ly the good-natured face of the negro.
"Yo' don't nebber need cry , Missus , "
he said soberly , "so long as Massa
Jack done 'greed to look after yo' . "
"Have have you known him long ? "
"Has I knowed him long , honey ?
Ebber sence befo' de wah. Why I
done knowed .Massa Jack when he
wan't more'n dat high. Lawd , he sho'
was a lively youngster , but mighty
good hearted to us niggers. "
She hesitated to question a servant ,
and yet felt she must uncover the
truth.
"Who Is he ? IB he all he claims to
be a Virginia gentleman ? "
All the loyalty and pride of slavery
days was IH Neb.
his grasp , looking down into her eyes.
"Yes , " she said softly , "I am going
to trust you. Captain Keith. "
He laughed.
"Captain , hey ? You must have been
talking with that black rascal there. "
The swift color flooded her face , but
her hands remained imprisoned.
"I just done tol' her who de Keiths
was down in ol' Virginia , sah , " burst
in Neb indignantly. "I sho' don't
want nobody to think I go trapsin'
'round wid any low white trash. "
The gray eyes and the brown , gaz
ing into one another , smiled with un
derstanding.
"Oh , well , " Keith acknowledged ,
genially , "I cannot say I am sorry
you know something of my past glo
ries ; if one can't have a future , it is
some source of pride to have a past to
remember. But now about the pres
ent We're not much protection to
any one , the way we're fixed , as we
are unarmed. "
"There is a big revolver hanging in
a holster In the other room , " she an
swered , "and a short , sawed-off gun
of some kind , but I don't know about
ammunition. "
"May we investigate ? "
"Most certainly , " and she threw
open the intervening door. As the
two stepped into the other apartment
she held , the lamp in aid of their
search. "There is the revolver on the
wall , and the gun is in the opposite
corner. Isn't it strange you should
be out In this country without arms ? "
"We left Carson in something of a
hurry. I'll tell vou the storv to-mor- .
CHAPTER X.
Mr. Hawley Reveals Himself.
A fragment of candle , stuck tightly
into the neck of an empty bottle , ap
peared on a low shelf , and Keith light
ed It , the girl returning the lamp to
its former position on the front room
table. Investigation revealed a dozen
cartridges fitting the revolver , but no
ammunition \vas discovered adapted
to the sawed-off gun , which Neb had
already appropriated , and was drag
ging about with him , peering into
each black corner in anxious search.
The two were still busily employed at
this , when to their ears , through the
stillness of the night , there came the
unexpected noise of splashing in the
water without , and then the sound of
a horse stumbling as he struck the
bank. Quick as a flash Keith closed
the intervening door , extinguished the
dim flame of the candle , and grasping
the startled negro's arm. hushed him
into silence.
Crouching close behind the door ,
through , a crack of which the light
streamed , yielding slight view of the
interior , the plainsman anxiously
awaited developments. These arrivals
must certainly be some of those con
nected with the house ; there could be
little doubt as to that. Nevertheless ,
they might prove the posse following
them , who had chanced tp stumble
accidentally on their retreat In eith
er case they could merely wait , and
learn. Some one swore without , and
was sharply rebuked by another voice ,
which added an order gruffly. Then
the outer latch clicked , and a single
man stepped within. Immediately clos
ing the door. Keith could not see the
girl through the small aperture , but he
heard her quick exclamation.
"Oh , is it you ? I am so glad ! "
The man laughed lightly.
"It Is nice to be welcomed , although ,
perhaps , after your time of loneliness
any arrival would prove a relief. Did
you think I was never coming , Chris
tie ? "
"I could not understand , " she re
plied , evidently with much less en
thusiasm , and to Keith's thinking , a
shade resentful of the familiarity , "but
naturally supposed you must be unex
pectedly delayed. "
"Well , I was , " and he apparently
flung both coat and hat on a bench ,
with the intention of remaining. "The
marshal arrested a fellow for a mur
der committed out on the Santa Fe
Trail , and required me as a witness.
But the man got away before we had
any chance to try him , and I have
been on his trail ever since. "
( TO BE CONTINUED. )
UWCLE CAL GOOD REASONEB
Fired Question at Camp Fire Astron
omer That Probably Was
Hard to Answer.
"The late George Gary Eggleston
was in the Confederate army , " said a
New York editor , "and , as Memorial
day approached , he would narrate at
the Authors' club many a memory of
war times.
"I liked to hear his yarns about
the child-like minds of slaves. He
once told me. for example , about a
grizzled slave named Uncle Cal , body
servant to his colonel.
"As Eggleston sat before a camp
fire one coolish autumn evening ,
watching Uncle Cal mend the cole
nel's coat , the crimson and gold glory
of the autumn sunset turned the talk
to astronomy , and Eggleston said :
" 'You see , Uncle Cal , the world Is
round , like an apple , and it goes
round , too round and round it goes
all the time. '
" 'Hit's round an' hit goes round , '
said Uncle Cal , skeptically. 'But what
I want to know is , what holds it up ? '
" 'Why , you see , Uncle Cal , ' said
Eggleston , 'the world goes round the
siin , and the sun holds it up by at
traction , you know. '
"Uncle Gil glanced from his coat
mending to Eggleston with a patron
izing smile.
" 'Honey , ' he said , 'Ah reckon yo'
hain't gone far 'nough in you' reason-
in' . Fo' , if yo' surmisation wuz cor
rect , what would keep de world up
when the sun went down ? Answer
me dat , hon ! ' "
Chateaubriand's Early Struggles.
A new discovery has been made
ibout Chateaubriand : nothing less
than that he once sold stockings on
commission. It was in 1790 , when he
svas still an officer in the royal serv-
ce. He had a debt of honor , amount-
ng to 200. He wrote to a dis-
.ant relative , one La Morandais , who
nanufactured stockings in Switzer-
and , appealing for help on the
ground that he must either pay that
lebt or blow his brains out.
La Morandais , instead of sending
aims money , send him 169 pairs of
stockings , offering him a liberal com-
nission if he would sell them among
lis distinguished friends. He grate-
'ully accepted the offer and succeeded
n disposing of the merchandise. There
s reason to Relieve that he managed
.o plant a good deal of it on the stores
Department of" bis own regiment.
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