GOLDS
BREED
V CATARRH
Her Terrible Experience Shows
How Peruna Should Be in Every
, Home to Prevent Colds.
Mrs. C. S.
Sa g e r s e r ,
1311 Wood
land Ave. ,
Kansas
City , Mo. ,
writes :
"I feel it
& duty to
you and to
others that
may be af
flicted like
myself , to
tpeak for
Peruna.
"My trou-
b 1 e fi r s t
came after
la g ri p'p e
eight or
nine years
ago , a gath
ering in my
head and
neuralgia. I
s u ff e r e d
most all the
time. My
nose , ears
and eyes Mff. C. S. Sagerser ,
were badly
affected for
the last two years. I ihink from your
description of internal catarrh that I
must have had that also. I suffered
.very severely.
"Nothing ever relieved me like Pe
runa. It keeps me from talcing cold.
"With the exception of some deaf
ness I ana feeling perfectly cured. I
am forty-six years old.
"I feel that words- are inadequate to
express my praise for Peruna. "
WILLING TO BELIEVE HIM.
De Wealth It Is a generous and
iielpful world.
De Witte Indeed ?
De Wealth Yes. When It was an
nounced that I desired to die a com
paratively poor man there was a gen
eral movement to assist me in the
Enterprise.
S
ff What Travelers Needed.
r A traveler's outfit 300 years ago
was somewhat different from the
present day. In "Touring in 1600 , "
by E. S. Bates , the following list is
given : "First among requisites is a
ibook of prayers and hymns effective
for salvation without being so pugna
cious , doctrinally , as to cause sus
picion. Next , a notebook ; a watch ,
or a pocket sundial ; if a watch , nbt a
striker , for that warns the wicked
you have cash ; a broadrimmed hat ,
gaiters , boots , breeches ( as if his
friends would let him start without
any ! ) , gloves , shoes , shirts , handker
chiefs , etc. "
Relationship.
"Facetious Conductor Young wom
an , is this your sister ?
Prim Little Miss ( with large doll )
No , sir ; she's my adopted daughter.
* W * "O
To Be
Pleasant
In the
Morning ;
Have some
Post
Toasties
with cream
for breakfast.
The rest of the day will
take care of itself.
Post Toasties are thin
bits of White Indian Com
cooked and toasted un
n til delicidusly crisp \and \
appetizing.
"The Memory lingers"
V
Sold fcy Grocers
Postum Cereal Co. , Ltd. ,
Battle Creek , Mich.
10
SYNOPSIS.
Jack Keith , a Virginian , now a bor
der plainsman , Is riding : along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
partiaa of savages. He notices a camp
lire at a distance and then sees a team
attached to a wagon and a.t full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass-
' "a'cred 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
singer he saw at Carson City. The girl
explains that she came there In search of
a brother who had deserted from the
army. A Mr. Hawley induced her to
come to the cabin while he sought to lo
cate her brother. Hawley appears , and
Keith In hiding recognizes him as Black
Bart. Hawley tries to make love to the
girl. There Is a terrific battle In the
darkened room In which Keith overcomes
Black Bart.
CHAPTER XI. ( Continued. )
"The action has only really begun , "
he assured her , still retaining his hold
upon her hand. "This was merely a
preliminary skirmish , and you mus
prepare to bear your part in what
follows. We have settled Mr. Hawley
for the present , and now must deal
with his gang. "
"Oh , what would I have done if you
had not been here ? "
"Let us not think about that ; we
were here , and now have a busy night
before us if we get away safely. Give
me the rope first. Good ! Here , Neb ,
you must know how to use this not
too tight , but without leaving any play
to the arms ; take the knife out of his
belt. Now for the cloth , Miss
Maclaire. "
"Please do not call me that ! "
"But you said it didn't make any
difference what I called you. "
"I thought it didn't then , but it does
now. "
"Oh , I see ; we are already on a new
footing. Yet I must call you some
thing. "
She hesitated just long enough for
him to notice it. Either she had no
substitute ready at hand , or else doubt
ed the advisability of confiding her
real name under present circumstances
to one so nearly a stranger.
"You may call mo Hope. "
"A name certainly of good omen , "
he returned. "From this moment I
shall forget Christie Maclaire , and re
member only Miss Hope. All right ,
Neb ; now turn over a chair , and sit
your man up against it. He will rest
all the easier in that position until his
gang arrives. "
He thrust his head out of the door ,
peering cautiously forth into the night ,
and listening. A single horse , prob
ably the one Hawley had been riding ,
was tied to a dwarfed cottonwood near
the corner of the cabin.Nothing else
living was visible.
"I am going to round up our horses ,
and learn the condition of Hawley's
outfit , " he announced in a low voice.
"I may be gone for fifteen or twenty
minutes , and , meanwhile , Miss Hope ,
get ready for a long ride. Neb , stand
here close beside the door , and if any
one tries to come in brain him with
your gun-stock. I'll rap three times
when I return. "
He slipped out into the silent night ,
and crept cautiously arountf the end
of the dark cabin. The distinct change
in the girl's attitude of friendship to
ward him , her every evident desire
that he should think well of her , to
gether with the providential opportu
nity for escape , had left him full of
confidence. The gambler had played
blindly into their hands , and Keith
was quick enough to accept the ad
vantage. It was a risk to himself , to
be sure , thus turning again to the
northward , yet the clear duty he owed
the girl left such a choice almost im
perative. He certainly could not drag
her along with him on his flight into
the wild Comanche country extend
ing beyond the Canadian. She must ,
at the very least , he first returned to
the protection of the semi-civilization
along the Arkansas. After that had
been accomplished , he would consider
his own safety. He wondered if Hope
really was her name , and whether it
was the family cognomen , or her given
name. That she was Christie Maclaire
he had no question , yet that artistic
embellishment was probably merely
assumed for the work of the concert
hall. Both he and Hawley could
scarcely be mistaken as to her identi
ty in this respect , and , indeed , she had
never openly denied the fact. Yet she
did not at all seem to he that kind ,
and Keith mentally contrasted her
with numerous others whom he had
somewhat intimately known along the
border circuit. It was difficult to as
sociate her with that class ; she must
have come originally from some excel
lent family East , and been driven to
the life by necessity ; she was more to
be pitied than blamed. Keith held no
puritanical views of life his own ex
periences had been too rough and
THE
LE OF THE PLAINS
, BANDAUUPABEHSH- . .
. AUTHOR Or'Mv LADvOr TfoE 5ouTHsW |
, WHEM WILDERNESS WAS KiMof Eic.fTC J'1
lU-USTRATIOMS BY '
( Copyright. A. C. McClurg 9s. Co. . 1310. )
naciously to an Ideal of womanhood
which could not be lowered. However
interested he might otherwise feel ,
no Christie Maclaire could ever find
entrance into the deeps of his heart ,
where dwelt alone the memory of his
mother.
He found the other horses turned
into the corral , and was able , from
their restless movements , to decide
they numbered eight. A fire , nearly
extinguished , glowed dully at the
farther corner of the enclosure , and
he crawled close enough to distinguish
the recumbent forms of men sleeping
about it on the ground. Apparently
no guard had been set , the fellows be
ing worn out from their long ride , and
confident of safetly in this isolated
spot. Besides , Hawley had probably
assumed that duty , and told them to
get whatever sleep they could. How
ever , the gate of the corral opened be
side their fire , and Keith dare not
venture upon roping any of their
ponies , or leading them out past
where they slept. There might
be clippers In the cabin with which he
could cut the wires , yet if one of the
gang awoke , and discovered the herd
absent , it would result in an alarm ,
and lead to early pursuit. It was far
safer to use their own ponies. He
would lead Hawley's horse quietly
ly any trail , and even that little would
be quickly obliterated by the first pufC
of wind. As they drew in toward the
river valley this plain would change
into sand dunes , baffling and confus
ing , but no matter how hard they
pressed forward , it must be daylight
long before they could hope to reach
these , and this would give him oppor
tunity to spy out some familiar land
mark which would guide them to the
ford. Meanwhile , he must head as di
rectly north as possible , trusting the
horses to find footing.
It was plains instinct , or rather
long training in the open , which en
abled him to retain any true sense of
direction , for beyond the narrow
fringe of cottonwoods along the
stream , nothing was visible , the eyes
scarcely able even to distinguish
where earth and sky met. They ad
vanced across a bare level , without
elevation or depression , yet the sand
appeared sufficiently solid , so that
their horses were forced into a swing
ing lope , and they seemed to fairly
press aside the black curtain , which
as instantly swung shut once more ,
and closed them in. The pounding
hoofs made little noise , and they
pressed steadily onward , closely
bunched together , so as not to lose
each other , dim , spectral shadows flit-
The Easy Manner in Which She Rode Relieved Him of Anxiety.
through the water , and they could
mount on the other shore. This plan
settled , he went at it swiftly , riding
the captured animal while rounding
up the others , and fastening the three
to stunted trees on the opposite bank.
Everything within the cabin remained
exactly as he had left it , and he briefly
explained the situation , examing Haw
ley's bonds again carefully while do
ing so.
"He'll remain there all right until
his men find him , " he declared , posi
tively , "and that ought to give us a
good six hours' start. Come , Miss
Hope , every minute counts now. "
He held her arm , not unconscious of
its round shapeliness , as he helped her
down the rather steep bank through
the dense gloom. Then the two men
joined hands , and carrying her be
tween them , waded the shallow
stream. The horses , not yet sufficient
ly rested to be frisky , accepted their
burdens meekly enough , and , with
scarcely a word spoken , the three rode
away silently into the gloom of the
night.
CHAPTER XII.
t +
Through the Night Shadows.
Keith had very little to guide him.
as he could not determine whether
this mysterious cabin on the Salt Fork
lay to east or west of the usual cattle
trail leading down to the Canadian.
Yet he felt reasonably assured that
the general trend of the country lying
between the smaller stream and the
valley of the Arkansas would be simi
lar to that with which he was already
acquainted. It was merely , a wild
stretch of sandy desolation , across
'hni > * hcir horses ivould leave scarce-
ting through the night , a very part of
that grim desolation surrounding
them. No one of the three felt like
speaking ; ' le gloomy , .brooding des
ert oppressed them , their vagrant
thoughts assuming the tinge of their
surrundings ; their hope centered on
escape. Keith rode , grasping the rein
of the woman's horse in his left hand ,
and bending low in vain effort at pick
ing a path. He had nothing to aim
toward , yet sturdy confidence in his
expert plainscraft yielded him suffi
cient sense of direction. He had noted
the bark of the cottonwoods , the direc
tion of the wind , and steered a course
accordingly straight northward , alert
to avert any variation.
The girl rode easily , although in a
man's saddle , the stirrups much too
long. Keith glanced aside with swift
approval at the erectness with which
she sat , the loosened rein in her hand ,
the slight swaying of her form. He
could appreciate horsemanship , and
the easy manner in which she rode
relieved him of one anxiety. It even
caused him to break the silence.
"You are evidently accustomed to
riding , Miss Hope. "
She glanced across at him through
the darkness , as though suddenly sur
prised from thought , her words ot
coming quickly.
" 1 cannot remember when I first
mounted a horse ; in earliest child
hood , surely , although I have not rid
den mudh of late. This one is like a
rocking chair. "
"He belonged to your friend , Mr.
Hawley. "
She drenv a quick breath , her face
again turned forward.
"Who who is that man ? Do you
know ? "
T
"I possess a passing acquaintance , "
he answered , uncertain yet how mud
to tell her , but tempted to reveal all
in test of her real character. "Few do
not who live along the Kansas bor
der. "
"Do you mean he is a notoriously
bad character ? "
"I have never heard of his being
held up as a model to the young , Miss
Miss Hope , " he returned more soberly ,
convinced that she truly possessed no
real knowledge regarding the man ,
and was not merely pretending inno
cence. "I had never heard him called
Hawley before , and , therefore , failed
to recognize him under that respect
able name. But I knew his voice the
moment he entered the cabin , and real
ized that some devilment was afoot
Every town along this frontier has his
record , and I've met him maybe a
dozen times in the past three years.
He is known as 'Black Bart ; ' is a
gambler by profession , a desperado by
reputation , and a cur by nature. Just
now I suspect him of being even deep
er in the mire than this. "
He could tell by the quick clasping
of her hands on the pommel of the
saddle the effect of his words , but
waited until the silence compelled her
to speak.
"Oh , I didn't know ! You do not be
lieve that I ever suspected such a
thing ? That I ever met him there
understanding who he was ? "
"No , I do not , " he answered. "What
I overheard between you convinced
me you were the victim of deceit. But
your going to that place alone was a
most reckless act. "
She lifted her hand to her eyes , her
head drooping forward.
"Wasn't it what he told me the
out-station of a ranch ? "
( TO BE CONTINUED. )
TRAINING IN GOOD MANNERS
Begin When Boy Is Young , and Po
liteness Is Bound to Become
Second Nature.
Long before I had any sons of my
own I made up my mind that , if I
ever had the training of a boy , I
should begin , as soon tas he could un
derstand anything , to teach hiha the
small things that constitute good man
ners. So many boys I have known ,
and men , too , who at heart are good
and kind and really refined , yet lack
so large a part of the little courtesies
that it is hard to believe they have
been well brought up. In most cases
it is the fault of the mother. She
feels that it is much more important
to form the character of a little boy ,
that his manners can wait till he is
older. The result Is that one sees
boys and men who rarely forget to be
polite outside of their homes , and yet
seem to think It unnecessary to treat
their own mother in the same way.
My view IB that there is no need
to neglect the character because you
pay attention to the manners. I think
I have succeeded. As soon as my first
little boy wore trousers I taught him
tha he must take off hik hat as soon
as he came into the house or when a
lady spoke to him in the street That
he must rise from his chair when I
came at the dining table , must never
walk out of the room before a lady ,
and all the other little polite ways we
like to see in men. It has never been
any trouble to keep him up to these
things ; he learned so young that it
soon became second nature. Harper's
Bazar.
Very Taking Platform.
Governor Dix , at a dinner in the
Hotel Manhattan in New York , said of
politics :
"Sneering at politics , the Goncourts
once said that no party could ever
lose office If it gave the people free
fireworks every night and free vaude
ville every day.
"But I heard of a candidate in the
south who went the Goncourts one
better.
" ' citizens ' he shouted
'Fellow , from
the stump , 'my platform is just this :
First , no pay for any elected candi
date. Second , pensions for all voters. ' "
On Ice.
"Yes , " said Alkali Ike , "a couple o
cow punchers Indulged in a very pret
ty scientific scrap down at Bad
Bucke's yesterday. "
" wonderful how cool those
"It is fel
lows keep under the circumstances , "
remarked the eastern tourist
"Yaas , they certainly have to be
ketp cool , stranger. I believe for
some reason or other , their funerals
ain't to be for a couple o' days yet"
Mistaken Affability.
"What made our pirate chief com
pel the prisoner to walk the plank so
hastily ? " asked the pirate.
"He was one of those cheery and
familiar ready-made humorists. The
first thing he said when he saw the
chief was : 'Oh , you Captain Kid ! ' "
His Trade.
"A dentist In a way holds life together -
gether , doesn't he ? "
"In what way ? "
"He fills the gaps of time. " . - - "
SHE
SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pink-
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DOESN'T STOP TO CKEW.
S.C.JC
. . ,
Gentle Willie Does that bull terrier
of yours ever bite ?
Mrs. Subbubs Np , he-- generally
swallows every thing'whole.
. IN HOSPITAL NINE MONTHS.
Awful Tale of Suffering From Kidney
Trouble.
Alfred J. O'Brien , Second St. , Ster
ling , Colo. , says : "I was in the Bal
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The urine was in a terrible state and
some days I passed
half a gallon of
blood. They wanted
to operate on me
and Iwent to St.
Joseph's Hospital at
Omaha , putting in.
three months there
without any gain. I
was pretty well dis
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Kidney Pills. I did so and when I had
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result. "
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The railway carriage was crowded ,
but a very fat old gentleman who sat
by the window calmly ignored the
ominous looks of the passengers for
taking up so much room.
A boy selling buns poked his head
in at the window and inquired :
"Buns , sir ? "
The old gentleman was slightly deaf ,
and , not noticing the buns , thought
the boy wanted a seat in the already
packed carriage ; so he remarked :
"Full up , my boy ! No more room
inside ! "
A roar of laughter followed his re
ply , and the old gentleman innocent
ly wondered as to the cause of their
merriment London Tit-Bits.
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goods boxes and growl about hard
times would consider it on insult if
anyone were to offer them a job.
It is by no means sufficient to make
an auditor grin with laughter.
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