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Caayoa keep aest of double entry books?
"Caa yoa write shorthand and operate a typewriter?
Cm you add o eolama of icaras rapidly sad correctly?
Csayoa draw ap corcectly checks, drafts sad otfcsr fbnas of
paper? If yokosnsot
step asids for some who eaa.
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Dollars saved aye dollars cursed. Ws have aspsoisl propssitioa to auks
to aU wao write us dariactasaszt tea days. Oat oat this ooapoa asdrs
tura at ones. It msy bs the tarsia poist in yoar Ufa.
L. A. CABNAHAN. PrasideBt,
Colambas Commercial Cbllege,
Oolembas, Nebraska.
Dear 8m: I am iatorested ta obtaiaiaa; a commercial edeostios.
Plssse ssad without cost to me yoar latsai catalogs aad sssoiil terns
to. prorpective atadeata,
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Ths filings . in Polk eouaty for office
umoaats to ths nioesumof $145.00, while
ia Plsttc coanty they amount to aboat
$200.00. '-What fools we mortals be."
' Not sll ths sports of Osoeels attended
the races, for Dr. Shaw aad Snider and
s whole lot of OsosoUgeaUesasa took a
Tscatios sad went from Osceola dowa
to the Platte, fished, hunted, put them
selves to soak in the river sad hsd s fine
time.
Qaitoaanmberot Osesola people at
tended the David City Chautauqua, aiid
among them were Hon. E, I. King sad
wife, the Misses Jsnie and Mary Gamp
bell, MissLesrd of Shelby, Msble Hamil
ton aad Miss Alma Hanson also camped
with ths Chaataaqua for the full term.
Miss Minnie Anderson of Osceola was
a eontesteat for the Gold Medal as an
orator at Lincoln, there were ton con
testants snd the little Osceola lady
knocked the spots off of them sll. The
next contest is for ths - Diamond Medal
snd the Osceola friends of Miss Ander
son say the little lady is boand to win
it.
While Ooaaty Judge H. H. Campbell
has been sweltering in his office issuing
marriage licences snd performing the
ceremony that made two into one. The
good lady of ths house snd the little
Camels sre camping down by ths raging
Platte snd they say they will stsy for
two or three weeks, if thsy do what will
poor Henry do, poor thing. Mrs. Ger
trude Dearborn is the chaperone for the
ipers snd thsy sre having a glorious
A fellow at our elbow mskes the re
mark "that among the laws passed by
she demented legislature, the greatest
torn-fool law is the primary, ths ides of
oompelliag one to put ap Ave dollars or
ast bescsadidate for aaythiag, for in
ths iliag at ths coanty clerk's office
there was jast twenty-sins of all parties
that blew ia their little fiver, when sll
ths chases they have is to get their same
before the people snd be thrown over
the transom." m
Ths friends of Mr. sad Mrs. Thomas
Olark srs ssd to hear that Mrs. Oiark
died at their Olymprn, Wsshingtos,
homo on August 5th, their son-in-law,
Jadge F. H. Ball reosivisg the ssd news.
Mr. Olsrk and family were old. settlers
ia Valley precinct, Polk coanty, in the
early seventies. The family had lived
ia their present home for the past sevea
years. Mrs. Olsrk wss 75 years old, sad
enjoyed the friendship of every one that
knew her ia this coanty.
We will have to be pardoned for aot
giviag the names of sll ths good sports
that wsat from Polk ooeaty to the rases
st Oolumbas last week, but there wss a
great many snd it is presumed that. they
would not like to see their names in
print. They sll say tbey enjoyed the
sport will come again, sad besides ths
female brethren from Polk: county was
jast as mach pleased ss the male breth
ren, and are going to lay themselves out
to attend again next year.
They have a new band at Osceola, call
ed the Osceola Cornet Band, they havs
about thirty members. Their officers
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ara Fraak Asdersoa president. J. Liad
lis Herald secretary, Ralph Dearborn
treasurer, Doctor H. J. McBeth maaa
ger.aad E. R. Ware leader, we heard
every blamed oae of them "Blow", aad
if thsy make at good masfc ss thsy eaa
blow, Osceols eaa rest assared that
their will be tootiBg good sadpleaty.
Ssocess to the Osceola Corset Baak.
Miss Georgia Aaderaoa who hss taaght
in the Osceola High soaools for a aumbsr
of years wss agsja" aagagsd for
tbisyear, butthe yosag lady rssigasd
herpoaitioa hi the Ososola schools aad
will spesd the summer ia the Greely
Colorado College, and will thaa become
an iastraotor; that is, if she doss aot
rcoaclude to teach a school of-oae
scholar. It hss beea load of daageroas'
for Ososola teschsrs to go wast, for they
srs so sweet-snd attractive- that tbey
give up teaching sooa have a family of
their own especially oae; we know of a
number of cesses like that, that we
might mention right from Osceols, bat
time snd apses forbids.
Ths peaeil pasher-editors aad re
porters of Polk coanty were kept
mighty busy the past weak, ia estoaiag
the trains that raa iato Stromabarg
Shelby and Osceola to keep track of the
goer aad comers; of coarse found thai
the Urge majority ware oa the way to
attend the Colambas races they west
east from Osesola to David City aad
gathered up a large samheraad weat
through Stromsbarg aad thaa to Cen
tral City, where specials were ia waitiag
to carry the sporting fraternity to
Colambas. aad thea besides others drove
from Osesola to Silver Creek, Stroaav
burg to Clarke, sad parties that weat
aay that ths roads were fssriy Week with
teams os the wsy to the races, some of
the days it , wss reported there
over three thoasaad that
through Um gates, aad Columbus eith
llomer Bobiaeoa as presUsat aad Gas
Spieee as aecretery-treasarar has es
tablished the fart that sa feed raaai eaa
be beldT their essay other places west of
Chicago. a
We had heretofore aMatioaedja these
columas the illasas of Doctor E. D.
Buckaer of Osceola, sll that loving haads
could do to stay the great destroyer, was
wss dose. The doctor died IsstMoaday
snd his funeral was held at the home oa
Wednesday Bsv. D. M. Grigaby the
pastor of the Methodist church otkiat
ing. Ths body,, was takea to Liaeoln
for interment. The world
bettor by the life of Doctor
He wss a good sad tree man. be served
his country ss a gsllsat soldier of the
lSSsd Indiaaa Vols. He was also a
member of J. F. Reynolds Post No. 96
G. A. B. sad always took a great in
terest ia buildiag ap the post aad
served in ail the omoes is the gift of the
Post. He was preeideat of the state
Humane society, sad theaathor of the
book "Tbe Immortality of Animsle" be
lieving in the Immortality of Animals
be had the courage of his convictions
sad wrote aad talked aboat it. The
Grand Army was the only fraternal
society to which be beloaged. "'
Bamtal'.5.
A number of patroas oa the route at
tended the bores sale ia Oolumbus last
Saturday.
Mrs. Joha Bhabsr of Benson, Nebr.,
visited last Saturday sad Suadsy at the
home of Fraak Thomas.
J. H. sad Herbert Hans were settiag
posts around the Haha school house for
fence aad bitchier posts this week.
A. Guiles of Moaroe towaehip visitod
over Suadsy with his daughter, Mrs. M.
Fish.
Bmma Lambertas is a caest
this week at the home of her grsad par
ent, Mr. aad Mrs. J. W.Sissle.
Jennie Anwar returned' to her
in Genoa last Friday uftsr a few
days stay with her sitter. Mrs. & .
Guilders.
Friday eTesisgsbosttairty-ive young
people gathered at the home of Joseph
Uebig, the occasion being the birthday
ofJoeIasajg,jr.
About thirty yoing people os ithe route
surprised Miss Mary Miksch lest Thurs
day evaaiag..the ooasakm bsiag the
twesty-ssooad assivsrsary of her birth.
Tbomas Msher, oaeof 4ae old leaideato
of the eouaty, died Mosdsy, AaguetU.
Taafaaaralwas held Wedasedey from
8t Josephs church, Plstte Center, sad
the banal was is St. Jeseph's
Dsa Echols wasaShsU Creek
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CL J. Oarrig aad Otte
caeste at the heme af Pater
Saturday sad Sunday.
Miss Martha Jsgsmass Caiesgo
ting at
Miss Msry Lang returaed home Taes
day from Colambas, where ebe had beea
iviag medics! treatment.
Otto Darkop and Miss Kreoger were
plesssnUy entertained st the borne of
Mr. sad Mrs. Ed Asdhe Saadsy srter
sooa and evening.
John Hoeflis of Colambas is helping
the Behleaw thresh. He wns formerly
of Caiesgo where be was' in the grocery
baaisesi, aad is spending his vsostion
ia this locality.
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The Shell Greet. Buttermilks, wbo
have held the championship sisee the
arssoB opened, were detested on their
own groands last 8uadayby the Shell
Creak Athletes,, the score being 3 to 0
Tharsday, while the.Stsadsrd
Bridga compssy were moving tbeir out
fit iheaortaern part of the county, two
of their horses were overcome with the
heat while near the German Baptist
church aad died from the effects of it
spssdisg three or foar weeks
the heme of D. Braakea.
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glances evidencing nothing either of
success 'or failure. Hampton played
with extreme caution for some time,
his' eyes studyiag keenly the others
about the table, seeking some deeper
aadsrataading of the nature of his op
ponents, their strong aad weak points,
aad; whether or aot there existed say
prior arrangement between them. He
was there for a purpose, a clearly de
fined purpose, aad he felt no inclina
tion to accept unnecessary chances
with the fickle Goddess of Fortune. To
oae trained la the calm observation of
small things, aad long accustomed to
weigh bis adverssries with care, it was
aot extremely difficult to class the two
strangers, aad Hampton smiled softly
oa obssrvlBg the slxe of the rolls
rather osteatatlously exhibited by
them. His satisfaction was ia aoways
lessened by the sound of. their voices,
whea iacaatioasly raised la anger
over some aafortunate play. He tan
mediately recognises them as the iden
tical malvlsuala who had leudly aad
vsialy protested over his occupancy of
the hast rooms at the hotel. Ha
chuckled grimly.
at what,, bothered him particularly
wasllavla. Thaaool, gray eyes, glaac
tag with sack aaparsat aegUgeaca
aerees ths cards la his haads, aoted
every slight movemeet of the red
besreed gambler, la expectstioa of de
tectiag sosas afga of trickery, or some
svHeaee that ha had seen selected by
this arnclsaa trio for the purpose of
eisy pluckaug. Kaavery was Slavia's
atzla. hat asnaraaUy he ss bow
sjsylag a stralgkt game, ao doubt real-
Impassive
a face, the
utter futility of
to outwit
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eavfable reputatioa.
It was, aaaaesUoasbly; a fataiy
fsaght Jsarbssiei battle, aad at last,
thoroughly oeavmced af this, Hamp
toa settled auietiy dowa, prepared to
play oat his game. The stakes grew
steadily larger. Ssversl times driaks
wars ssrved, hat Hamptoa coateated
himself with a gulp -of water, always
grlaphig aa anlbtbted dgar betweea
his teeth. Ha was playiag bow with
apaareat racklsssasss. aever hesltae
ing over a card, his aye as watchful as
that af a hawk, his betting quick, coa
fideat, audacious. The contagion of
his spirit seemed to affect the others,
to fsree them iato desperate wagers.
The perspirstioa was seeding Slavin's
forehead, aad bow aad thea aa oath
burst aarestrslaed from his hairy lips.
Hawes aad Willis sat white-faced, beat
forward anxiously over the table, their
fingers shaking as they handled the
fateful cards, bat Hamptoa played
without perceptible tremor, his utter
aaces few aad monosyllabic, bis calm
face betraying aot the faintest emo-'
tion.
Aad he was steadily winning. Occa
sloaally some other hand drew In the
growing stock of gold sad bank notes,
bat aot often enough to offset those
eoatiaaed galas that hegaa to heap up
tat such aa alluriag pile apaa Ids por
tioa of the table. The lookers-on who
had cossebi begaa to observe this, and
gathered more closely about his chair,
fasefasted by the lack with which the
cards came fiosting iato his haads, the
caal Jadgmeat of his critical plays, the
reckless abaadoa with which he forced
saccsss. Saddealy ha forced the fight
to a-Balsa. The opportunity came ia
a Jack-pot which Hawes had opeaed.
setting begaa with a coal thoa-
Hamptoa's tura came.
Without drawing, his cares yet lying
dowBward' befera him oa the board,
his eabafsatarsa as hamovabls as the
fiahtBT, he aatotly pueaed his whole
aeeumulated pile to the ceater. aamed
the sap, aad leaned back la his chair.
his eyes csm, impassive. Hawes
threw down his hand, wiping his
streaming face with hm handkerchief;
Wilas eeaated Us remslnlag roll, hesi
tated, lsshsd again at the faces of his
cards, ;fiaag asMe two, drawing to fin,
aad called loudly for a show-down, his
protruding. Sfatvla, curslag
dar his red beard, having
draws aae card, his perplexed face hv
staatly brtghtealag as he glanced at
hack iato his alp pocket for
it ha had, aad added his pro-
far a caaace at the
rested oa the table, a for-
the ewnershis af which was to
be fisctfai saagla moment, aad by
af ahead. WnUs was
Uiag clearly, behind his
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parfedThfs fingers twTTcTiIng nervousry.
The Utter smiled grimly, bis motion
deliberate, his eyes never wavering.
Slowly,- one by one, he turned up his
cards, never, evea deigning to glaace
downward, his entire manner that of
unstudied indifference. One two
three. Willis uttered a snarl like a
strickea wild seastt, snd sank back in
his chair, his eyes closed, Us cheeks
ghsstly. Four. Slavin brought 'down
his great clenched first with a crash
oa ths table, a string of oaths bursting
unrestrained from his lips. Five.
Hamptoa, aover stirring a muscle, sat
there like a statue, watching. His
right hand kept hidden beneath the
table, with his left he quietly drew In
the stack of bills and coin, pushing the
stuff heedlessly into the side pocket of
his, coat, his gase never once wander
isg.frem those stricken faces fronting
him. Thea he softly pushed buck his
chair, aad stood erect. Willis never
moved, but Slavin rose unsteadily to
hisv feet, gripping the table fiercely
with both hands.
"Gentlemen." said Hamptoa. grave
ly, his clear voice sounding like the
suddea peal of a bell, MI eaa only thank
yoa for your courtesy'' In this matter,
sad bid you all good-night. However.
before I go It may be of some iaterest
for "me to say that I have played my
last game."
Somebody laughed sarcastically, a
harsh, hateful laugh. The speaker
whirled, took aae step forward; there
was the fiash af aa extended arm, a
dull crunch, aad Red Slavin went
crashing backward agsinst the wall.
As he gazed up, dazed and bewildered,
from the fioor, the lights glimmered
along a blue-steel barrel.
"Not a move, you red brute," and'
Hampton spurned him contemptuously
with bis heel. "This Is no variety
show, and your laughter was In poor
taste. However, If yoa feel particu
larly hilarious to-night I'll give you
another, caaace. I said this wss my
last game; I'll repeat it this was my
last game! Now, damn you! if you
feel like It, laugh!"
He swept the circle of excited faces,
his eyes glowing like two diamonds,
his thin lips compressed Into a single
straight line.
"Mr. Slavin appears to have lost his
previous sense of humor," he re
marked, calmly. "I will now make my
statement' for the third time this wss
my Isst game. Perhaps some of you
gentlemen also msy discover this to
be smnsing."
The heavy, stralaed breathing of the
motionless crowd was his only answer.
aad a half smile of bitter contempt
curled Hampton's lips, as be swept
over them a last defiant glance.
"Not quite so humorous ss It seemed
to be at first, I reekoa," ke commented,
dryly. "Slavin," and he prodded the
red giant once more with his foot,
'I'm going out; if you mske any at
tempt to leave this room within the
' aext five minutes I'll kill you in your
tracks, as I would, a mad dog. Tou
stacked cards twice to-night, but the
last time I beat you fairly at your own
gaiae."
;He held aside the heavy curtaias
wkh his left hand aad backed slowly
out facing them; the deadly revolver
shining ominously bi the other. Not
a man moved Slavin glowered at him
from the fioor, aa Impotent curse upon
Ids lips. Thea .the red drapery fell.
While the shadows of the long night
still hung over the valley, Naida, toss
tag restlessly upon her strange bed
wlthla the humble yellow house at the
fork af the trails, was aroused to
wakefulness bjr the pousdisg of a
horse's hoofs aa the plank bridge
spanalag the creek. She drew aside
the curtain aad looked out, shading
her ayes to see clearer through the
poor glass. All she perceived wss a
somewhat deeper smudge when the
rider swept rapidly past, horse aad
maa a shapeless shsdpw. Three hours
later she awoke again, this time to the
fall glare of. day, aad to the remem
brance that she wss now facing a aew
life. As she lay there thinking, her
eyes troubled bat tearless, far away
oa the sun-kissed uplands Hampton
whs sparrlag forward his horse, al
ready beginning to exhibit signs of
CHAPTER X.
The Arrival af Mies Spencsr.
Spencer, the pioaeer
af Glencald, came di
rect from the far east, her startisg J
point some little junction place hack
aha proudly
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mlad was sutured
ceptiaas of oar coaunaa coaatry,
imagination aglaw with weird
the frontier, and her Bright
celved the vivid coloring of
in each prosaic object west of the
tawny Missouri. All appeared ao dif
ferent from that established life to
which she had grows accustomed,
the people, the couatry, the pictur
esque language, while her brala so.
teemed with lurid pictures of border
experieaces aad heroes as to reveal
romantic possibilities everywhere. As
her eager eyes traced the serrated
peaks of a snow-dad mountala range,
her heart throbbed with aatidsatism
of woaders yet to come. Homaafck
aess was a thlag uadreamed of; her
active brala reepoaeed to. each aaw
impressloa.
She sat comfortatbly eaeooaced hi
the hack seat of the old, battered tad
"New, Damn Ysu! If Ysu Feel Like
It, Laugh."
coach, surrounded by cushions for pro
tection from continual bouncing, as
the Jehu in charge urged his restive
mules down the desolate valley of the
Hear Water. Her cheeks were Husked,
her wide-open eyes filled with ques
tioning, her sale fluffy hair frolicking
with the breeze, as pretty a picture af
young womanhood as say oae could
wish, to see. Nor wss she uaawnre of
this fact. During the final stage of
hsr journey she hsd found two con
genial souls, sufficiently picturesque
to; harmonize with her ideas of wild
western romance.
These two men were lolling la the
'ess comfortable seat opposite, secret
y longing for a quiet smoke outside,
et neither willing to desert this east
ern divinity to his rival. The big fel
ow, his arm run carelessly through
he leather sling, his bare head pro
jecting half out of the-open window,
vas Jack Moffat, half-owner of the
'Golden Rule," aad enjoying n well
earned reputation as the most ornate
and artistic liar la the territory. For
two hours he hsd beea exercising his
taleat to the full, aad merely paused
now. in search of some fresh lssplra-
tloa. holdlag In supreme sad sliest
contempt the rather feeble imitatioas
of bis less-gifted companion.
The fly la the ointment of this long
day's ride, the third party,, whose un
desirable pressace aad persons!
knowledge of Mr. Moffat's past career
rather seriously laterfered with the
letter's flights of Imagination, was Wil
liam McNeil, foreman of the "Bar V"
ranch over oa Sinslalwa creek. Mc
Neil wss not much of a talker, kaving
an impediment in his speech, aad be
ing a trifle bashful la the presence of
a lady. But he caught the eye, a
slenderly built, reckless fellow,
smoothly shaven, with a strong chla
aad bright laughing eyes. and as ha
lolled carelessly back la his bearskla
"chaps" aad wide-brimmed sombrero,
occasionally throwing ia some cool,
insinuating comment regarding Mof
fat's recitals, the letter experieaced a
strong inclination to heave him over
board. The slight hardening of Mc
Neil's eyes at such momenta had thus
far served, however, as aunfcieet re
stralat, while the uaobservsat Miss
Spencer, unaware ef the sileat duel
thus belag coaducted la her very pres
eace, divided her uadlsgulsed admlra
ttoa, playiag havoc with the suscepti
ble heart of each, and all unconscious
ly Isylng the foundations far future
trouble.
"Why. how truly remarkable!" she
exclaimed, her cheeks glowing. "It's
all so different from the east; heroism
seems to be In the very sir ef this
couatry. aad your adventure wss so
very unusual Don't you think as, Mr.
McNeil?"
The silent foreman hitched himself
suddenly upright, his face uausually
selema. "Why eh yes, miss yea
might eh say that He." with a flip
of his hand toward ths other, "eh re
minds me ef eh sa old friead."
"Iadeed? How extremely Interest
ing!" esgerly scenting a aew story
'Please tell ma who it was. Mr. Mc
Neil." "Oh eh knew him whea I was a
boy eh Munchausen."
Mr. Moffat drew in his head vloteat
ly, with an exclamation nearly pro
fane, yet before he could speak Miss
Spencer Intervened.
"Munchausen! Why, Mr. McNeil,
you surely do not-Intend to question
the truth of Mr. Moffat's aarratlver
The foreman's eyes twinkled humor
ously, but the Uses of his face re
mained calmly Impassive. "My eh
reference." he explained, gravely, "was
eh entirely to the eh local color,
the eh expert touches."
"Oh!"
"Tea, miss. It's eh bad taste oat
here to eh doubt anybody's word
eh publicly."
Moffat stirred aaeaslly. his
flung behind him. hut McNeil was
tag Iato the lsdys fair face, spsar
aatly unconscious of say other pros
eace. "Bat aU this time yoa have aot fa
vored ma with aay of your owb asV
vestures, Mr. MeNeU. I am very sura
yoa aiast have had haadrsds eat am
these wide platan."
The somewhat sail
shook his bead
"Oa. but I jast knew yea have.
yea ara as
them. New, that
hair really it fa aot at I
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Moffat had his head craned out of
tha wladow eace mars, hi aa apparent
astermlaaUoB to tgaore sll further
frlveloas remark! Suddenly he point
ed directly ahead.
"There's GleacaM now. Miss Spen
cer," he said, cheerfully. "That's tha
spire of tha saw Presbyterian church
sticking ap above tha ridge."
"Ob, indeed! Maw glad I am to ha
hare safe st last!"
"How eh did yoa happen to eh
recognise tha oharchr asked Mr.
McNeil with avMeat admiration.
aaa it from the aa-
Moffat disdained reply, aad the
rarchtag stage railed rapidly dowa tha
vsjsay, the males saw lashed Iato a
wQd gallop to tha Betsy accompsaJ
meat of the driver's whip.
The hoof's clattered screes the Bar
row bridge, aad, with a asides swisg,
all came to a sharp staad. amid a
cloud of dust before a asked yellow
"Hera's where you gat aae, miss."
aaaeuaced the Jehu, leaning dowa
from his seat to peer within. "This
yere is the Heradoa shebang."
The gentlemen Inside assisted Miss
Snencer to descsad la safety to the
weed-bordered walk, where she stood
shaking her raffled plumage into
saspe. snd giviag directions regarding;
uggsge. Thea the two geatle
smerged. Moffat beariag a grip
a hsadbes. aad a basket, while
McNeil supporteu a shswl-strap and a
small truak. Thus decorated they
meekly followed her lend up the nar
row path toward the froat door. Tha
latter opeaed suddenly, nnd Mrs.
Herndea bounced forth with voclfer-
"Why, Phoebe Spencer, nnd have
yoa really come! I didn't expect you'd
get along before aext week. Oh. this
seems too alee to see you again: al
most ss good ss going home to Ver
mont. Ton must be completely tired
out." ,
"Dear Aunt Lydia; of course I'm
glad to be. here. But I'm not In the
least tired. I've had such a delightful
trip." She glanced around smilingly
upon her perspiring cavaliers. "Oh,
put those things down, gentlemen
anywhere there on the grass; they
can be carried In later. It was so
kind or you both."
"Hey. there!" sang out the driver,
growing impstlent. "If you two gents
sre simln to go down town with this
outfit, you'd better be pilin' in lively,
fer I can't stay here sll day."
Moffat glanced furtively aside at
McNeil. - only to discover that indi
vidual quietly sested on the trunk.
He promptly dropped his own grip.
"Drive on with your butcher's cart."
he called out spitefully. "I reckon It's
ao special honor to ride to town."
The pleasantly smiling young worn
an glanced from one to the other, her
eyes fairly dancing, as the lumbering
coach disappeared through the red
dust.
"How very nice of you to remain,"
she exclaimed. "Aunt Lydls. I-am so
anxious for you to meet my friends.
Mr. Moffat aad Mr. McNeil. They
have beea so thoughtful snd entertain
ing all the way up the Bear Water,
and they explained so many things
that I did not understand."
She swept Impulsively down toward
them, both hands extended, the bright
glances of her eyes bestowed 'impsr
Uslly. "I csnnot invite you to come Into
the house now." she exclaimed, sweet
ly, "for I am almost like a stranger
here myself, but I do hope you will
both of you call. I shall be so very
lonely st first, snd you sre my earliest
acquaintances. Tou will promise,
won't you?"
McNeil bowed, painfully clearing
his throat, but Moffat succeeded In
expressing his pleasure with a well
rounded sentence.
"I felt sure yoa would. But bow I
must really ssy good-by for this time
snd go In with Aunt Lydls. I know I
must be getting, horribly burned out
LAKE
Situated 15 miles
on the Main
S-'-vsLM-ffrv'
Thi Ovirlaia1 Rtitt
W THE sUmT OF
Stop-overs permitted oa Railroad aad Pullman Tick
ets. Conaectioas made wiUi tk iamoas Union
Pacifc traia,"Tkr) Oyerlajri LiMittV .
aad ether Through Trsias.
The Place to Rest
Iaqaire of
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MEAT MARKET
We invito nil who desire choiss
steak; and the vrry beat eutaaf
all. other' meets to anil nt oar
BMrhet oa Kleventh street. We
also haadk swaltrysad finh aad
oysters ia seat oa.
S.E.MABTT&CO.
Telephone Me. L - Columbus. Neb.
Sere la this hot aaa. x snail always
be so grateful to yoa both."
Aad the two radiant knights walked
together toward the road, aeither
uttering a word.
CHAPTER XL
anWCw)Mlw9f Ae9luwfRtw)waL
Once within the cod shadows of tha
Briag-roosa.,Mrs. Heradoa agate be
thought herself to Idas her aleeo in a
fresh glow of welcome, while the lat
ter saak Iato a eoavealeat rocker aad
begaa eathaslsstlcslly exprasslag her
aaboaaded aajoymeat of the west, aad
of the ImprcBsloas gathered during
her joaraey. Suddenly the elder wom
an gmaced aboat aad exclaimed,
laughingly. "Why. I had completely
forgottea. Toa have aot yet met your
roosi-mate. Come oat here. Nafcla;
this is my alece, Phoebe Spencer."
The girl thaa addressed advanced,
n slender, graceful figure dressed la
white, and extended her hand shyly.
Miss Spencer clasped it warmly, her
eyes upoa the flushed, winsome face.
"And Is this Naida GUHs!" she
cried. "I am so delighted that yoa
are still here, sad that we are to be
together. Aunt Lydia has writtea so
much shout yoa that I feel ss if we
must have known ench other for
yeurs. Why. how pretty yoa are!"
Nalda's cheeks were burning, nnd
her eyes fell, but she had aever yet
succeeded ia conquering the blunt In
dependence of her speech. "Nobody
else ever says so." she said, aaeaslly.
"Perhaps It's the light."
Miss Spencer turned her aboat so
as to face the window. "Well, you
sre," sue, announced, decisively, "i
guess I kaow; you've got magnificent -hair,
sad your eyes sre perfectly won
derful. Toa just doa't fix yourself up
right; Aunt Lydia aever did have aay
taste la such things, but 111 make a
aew girl out of yoa. Let's go upstairs;
I'm simply dying' to see our room, aad
get some of my dresses unpacked.
They mast look perfect frights by this
time."
They came dowa perhaps aa hoar
later, hand In hand, and chattering
like old friends. The shades of early
evening were slready, tailing serosa
the vslley. Heradoa had returaed
home from his day's work, sad had
brought with aim Rev. Howard Wya
koop for supper. Miss 8peacer viewed
the youag maa with approval, and im
mediately became more thaa usually
vivacious In recounting the incidents
of her kmg journey, together with her
enrly Impressions of the western coun
try. Mr. Wynkoop responded wlthna
Iaterest fsr from being assumed.
"I have found It all so strnnge, so
unique, Mr. Wynkoop " she explained
"The country Is like a aew world to
me. and the people do aot seem st sll
like those of the east. They lead such
a wild, untrammeled life. Everything
aboat seems to exhale the spirit of ro
mance; doa't yoa fiad It so?"
He smiled at her enthusiasm, his
glance of undisguised admiration oa
her face. "I certainly recall some such
earlier conception." he admitted. -"Those
just srrlvisg from the environ
ment of an older civUlxaUoa perceive
merely the picturesque elements; but
my biter experieaces have beea de
cidedly prosaic."
"Why. Mr. Wyakoop! bow could
they be? Tour work Is heroic. It Is
perfectly graad! Why. the very mea
I met seem to yield me a broader eoa
ceptloa of life aad duty; they ara so
brave, so modest, so active. Is la
Mr. Moffat a member of your church?"
The mialster cleared his throat, hm
cheeks reddwslBg "Mr. Moffat? Ah
ao; aot exactly. Do yoa mesa tha
mine-owBer.Jack Moffat n
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