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A ' "rnlns , : from the " 'ootl .
( COp'rIRhted , JS9G. by Edwnrtl S , Ellla )
Monteith terry began drawing the ) mitten
from his right hand with the Intention of
uBlng his revolver on the bear when he
checked hImeIt with the thought : ,
"Detter to walt until sure I need It ; the
most of thIs excursion Is still before us. "
The lumbering brute came to a stop with
his hugo head turned and surveyed the approaching -
preaching skaters had they attempted to
flee or had they come to a halt probably he
woulll have started after them. As II was
he swung halt ) way around , so that his side
was exposed lie offered a fine target for
Sterry's weapon but the young man still
refrained : from using It.
"Il Isn't well to go too near him , " remarked -
marked FrclWhitney , seizing the arm of
his sister and drawing her toward the shore
on the left.
"I Ilon't mean to , " replied the bright-
witted girl "but tr we turn away from him
too soon he will be able to head us off : ho
J mustn't suspect what we Intend to 110. "
"Therc's sense In that , " remarked Sterry ,
"but lIon't walt too long. "
The three were skating close together
wIth their eyes on the big creature , who
was watching them sharpl ,
"Now called Fred In n low , quick voice.
He had not loosened his grasp of his sls.
ter's aria so that when he lIIado the turn ,
, she was forced to follow him The moment
. was well choEen , arid the three swung to
one side as If all Were : controlled by the
\ slngle Impulse.
Druln must have been astonished ; for ,
while waiting for his supper to droll Into his
arnie he saw It leaVing him. With an angry
growl he began moving toward the laughing
party.
The tinge of amelety which Fred Whitney
felt lasted but a moment. lIe saw that they
coulll skate faster than the bear could
travel : and hall It been otherwise no cause
for fear would have existed , for , with the
power to turn like a flash , It would have
been the easiest thing In the world to elude
tim most desperate efforts of the animal to
selzo them
S They expected pursuit , and It looked for
a . minute , . as If they , were . not to be dlsap-
pOlllteu. Tile animal headed In their direction -
tion wIth no Inconsiderable speed , but with
more Intelligence than his kind generally
, display , he abruptly stopped. turned aside
allli Illsapepared In the wood , before It could
be said the race bad really b gun.
Jennie was the most disappointed of tile
three , for . she had counted upon an adventure -
turo worth the telling , allll here It was nipped
In the bud. She expressed her keen ] re-
, gret."There's
; "There's no helping it . " said Monteith ;
"for I can think or no Inducement thai will
. bring him back ; but wo have a good many
i. : . miles before us and It Isn't likely that he's
the only bear In this part or Maine. "
"There's some consolation In that " she
replied ruefully , leading the way back toward
. tie middle or the course ; "If we see another
don't be so abrupt with him. "
The stream now broadened to nearly three
times Its orlllnary extent' , so that It looked
as If they were gliding over the bosom of
some lake lagoon Instead or a small river.
, At tim widest portion alllI from the furthest
'point ' on the rIght twlllkled a second , . light ! ,
' EO far .back' among the trees , that the struc-
tur ! whence ! It , came was out or sight. They
gave It little attention and kept on.
Sterry took out his watch. The moon-
light was 50 strong that he saw the figures
plainly. It lacked a few minutes of 9.
; "And yonder Is the mouth of Wild Man's
creek , " salll Fred ; "wo have made pretty
good speed. "
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"Nothing to boast of . " . replied Jennie ; "If
I It were not for fear of distressing mother , I
; , vould Insist that we go ten or fifteen miles
. - further beroie" turning back. " . '
Since plenty or time was at command they
, continued their easy pace passing over sev-
oral long and comparatively straight stretches
or frozen water around sharp bends beyond
another expansion or the stream , In front
ot a couple or natural openingB and finally.
. while It lacked considerable ot 10 o'clock
. . they rounded to In front or a mass of gray
towering rocks on the right bank of the \
stream , and skating close Into shore sat
down on a boulder , which obtruded several ,
feet above the ice _
They were al the extremity of their ex-
cursion. These collective rocks bore the
name or Wolf Glen the legend being that at
some time in l the past a horde or wolves made
their headquarters there and when the win-
. . tars were unusually severe. held the surrounding -
,1 rounding country In what might be called a
. reign or terror , They had not yet wholly ,
disappeared but little fear was fell of them.
. , The friends could not be called tired
, - . ' . though , after skaW\g \ fifteen miles , the rest
' , on the stone was quite grateful.
. - They sat for hair on hour chatting laugh-
Ing and as merry as' when they started from
home. . ThQ . ! Eiy ' 1 was still IInelollde but the
, moon had passed beyond the zenith . . A wall
of shadow ' was thrown out from one of the
C banks except for occasional short distances ,
. where the course ot the stream was directly
, -4 toward or from the orb.
.r . When Sterry again glanced al his watch It
. . * was a few minutes past 10. They had rested
l nger than anyone suspected
"Jllother won't look for us before mid-
night , " remarked Fred . "and we can easily
. make It In thai time. "
; "She was so anxious , " said the sister who
despite her liglit-heartedness was more
. thoughtful than her brother "Ihat 1 would
* like to please her by getting back sooner
. than she expects. "
. , "Wo have only to keep up this mace to do
It , " saId Monteith , "for wo have been resting
tully a hair bour- "
, ; tr , lie paused abruptly From some point In
the wintry wilderness came a dismal re-
* sounding. wail apparently a mile lIlstant.
. , "What Is that ? " asked Moimteltlm less accustomed -
customed to the Maine woods than his com-
i panions.
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"It Is the cry of a w.olt. " replied Fred ; "I
have heard It many tlllles when bunting alone
or with father "
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"It Isn't time 1II0st cheerful voice oC the
: night , " cQmmentel1 the young Bostonian , who
( as yet never dreamed of cOllliecting It with
any peril to themselves.
. And , then he sang : ,
Yes the war whoop of time Indian may pro- .
; e duce n' pleasant thrill I
'Vhell mellowed time
? m by distance that one
fecit ! IncreaslnH still ;
i , And the shrilling of the whistle from the
; . enRlne's brazclI snout ,
' May have minor tones of music , though I
- ' , never found It out.
f . . ; so The 'erse was hardly finished , when the
bowl was repeated
: . "It Is hard to tell from what IlDlnl It
comes , " cbserved Fred , "but 1 thInk it Is
on , the right shore as we go back "
'm "Doli you Imagine : Itla far from the river ? "
: Inquired Monteith.
' , "I think not , but I may be mlataken. "
"I am quite sure Fred Is rlgbt. " said his
c sister , "aimd moro than that , that particular
'et gray wolf hm't a great way 01T. 1 wonder
: whe\her \ he has scented our trail "
Deforo any conllnenl could be made on thla
e remark , as second , timird fourth , and fully
r' , half 11 dozen additional houls rang through
. . the forest arches. They came from time left
i shore and alllarently ( : were about as tar
; ort all the cry first heard.
"They are anl\wers , " said Fred In a low
voice , In which his companions detected 11
, 611gbt tremor ,
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j. , , It vas at this moment that thc first fear
thrilled all three The crIes might mean I
; 4 . . nothlllG , but more likely they mfant a. good
p deal The welf Is one or time fiercest of
OL American wild animals when lIurrerlng from
hunger , though a coward 111 other times and a
- . horde ef them ere capable at attacking Ibe
mtnt formidable denizen : of the woods
. The tact that they were between the friends
and honme and at no great distance from the
. Course they must follow to reach there , was
cause for fear It was aln10st certain that
.1 In some way time keen scented crealures bad
learned there was g1a1U0 afoot that night
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for them , and they were algnalllng to l'Gch
other to gather for the fenst.
Fred and lIontelih : were not specially
frightened ! ; on their own account , for , If the
worst shoulll come , they could take to the
trees allli walt for help They might make
a sturdy fight and perhaps with anything
like a show coulll gel away from them
without taking to such a refuge.
nut It Was the presence or Jennie that
caused the most misgiving True , she was
as swift aud skllCull a skater as either , but
that of Itself was not likely to save her.
But sP" " , , was the coolest of the three , now
that the danger assumed a rea11ty.
The lightness and gaiety that had marketl
time three from the moment or leavlllg home
was gone. They were thoughtful , the very
opposite In their mood to that of a few mln-
ules before.
"I wish I had brought my pistol , " said I
Fred !
"I have mine " observed Monteith , "a
good SlIIlth & Wessou , anti each of time five
chambers Is loaded "
"Thahl fortune for that ; have you any
extra cartridges ? "
"Not one "
"Your pistol may be the means or saving
us. "
"Wliy do you speak that way ? " asked
Jennie ; "I never knew you were scared so
easily "
"I am sorry you are with us . sister. IIy :
alarm Is on your account. "
"I do not see why I am not as safe as
either of you : neither can skate faster
than I. "
"It we are to escape by that means your
chances are as good ! ! : as ours but those
creatures have a fearful lldvantae ! ; over us ,
because we must run the gauntlet "
"We are not 50 certain of that It wo
hasten we may pass the danger point be-
fore they discover us "
For tile first time since leaving hOlllo the
three did their best. Separated from each
other by just enough space to give play to
their limbs , they sped down the Icy river
with the fleetness of the hurricane , their
movements almost the perfect counterpart
of each other.
First on the right foot they shot well to-
ward the shore on that side , then bending
gracefully to the left the weight was thrown
on that limb the Impetus being imparted
to the body without any apparent effort ,
after the manner of a niaster or the skator-
lal art. These sweeping forward were many
rods In length , the polished steel frequently
giving out a metallic ring as It struck the
flinty Ice. Now and thmen too , a resounding
creak sped past and might have alarmed !
them had they not understood Its nature. Il
Indicated no weakness of the frozen surface
but was caused by the settling or the crystal
floor as the water flowed beneath.
For a few minutes these were the only
noises that broke time Impressive stillness.
The three had begun to hope that the omin-
ous sounds would be heard no more and that
the wolves' were too far from' the river to
detect them until beyond reach. ,
It they could once place themselves below
time animals they 'need not tear , for they
could readily distance them Should the
, speed of the pursuers become dangerous a
sharp turn or chang In the course would
throw them ort and give the fugitives an
, advantage that would last for a long time.
nut they dreaded the appeqrance of a
whole pack or the ravenous brutes In front ,
thus shutting ort their line of flight home-
ward. True , In that case they could turn
about and flee up stream . but the risk ot en-
counterln others attracted bv thi . . . rIpq
would bo- great . and , lerhnps ; , ' leave timeir :
only recourse to take to the woods. ' -
The thoughts of each turned to the nearest
hunter's cabin , although It was ' several mlles
distant and probably beyond reach.
It was strange that having emitted so
many dismal slgnalB the wolves should be-
come suddenly qlliescent.
No one spoke but as they glided swiftly
forward , peered along the gleaming surface
In search of that which they dreaded to see.
They approached one of these long sweepIng -
Ing bends to which allusIon has been sweep-j
Jennie / mad already proven that neither , of
her companions cOllld tspeed her. They
were doing their utmost but she easily held '
her own , with less effort than they showed.
In truth she was slightly In advance as
they began following : the curve of time river
leer head like each or the others , bent for-
\Vard to see whither they were colng.
"They are there ! "
It was she who uttered the exclamation
which _ sent a thrill , through both. They
asked for no exphanmston for none was needed
and an Instant later they were at her side ,
she slightly slackening her pace. ,
The sight while alarming was nol all that '
Fred and Monteith anticipated.
Three or four gaunt animals were trotting
nlnn ! ! thA IrA I nP1tr thA 10ff RhnrA hltt nn
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others t were visible. ,
"Keep In the mlddlq while I take a turn
that way , " sold Monteith sheering In time dl.
rectlon named
l3rothem-aiid sister did not read time mean-
Ing of this course , nor could they detect Its
wisdom nut they obeyed without qUl'stlon
Young Sterry hoped by mailing what might
look like an attack upon time famishing pests
to scare them oft for a few minutes during -
Ing which the three , and especially Jennie
could reach a point below them. With the
brutes thus thrown In the rear It might
bo said the danger would be virtually over.
Now as everyone knows the welt Is a
sneak and generally will run from a child
If It presents a bold front ; but It becomes
exceedingly dangerous when pressed by
hmunger .
Monlelth Sterry's receptlcn was altogether
dlrrore from " hat he an ii.ated. I When time
halt dozen wolves saw him speeding toward
them they stopped their trotting , and hike
thee bear , looked around as though not under-
standing what It meant Jnstead of fleeing
they eontlnucll standing as If they had Ic-
clded to stay where they were until the
stranger Cillno lip and Introduced hlmselt.
"Confound them ! why lIon't IMy take to
time \\.olls ! he ' muttered . Ho had removed
the mltt.D from his right lmand which grasped
hla revolver : "that Isn't according to Hoyle. "
Ho shied a little to time rhht with ) a view
of lrCventing ) a collision with time creatures ,
and the moment ho was close enough let fiy
with one chamber at the nearest
Acciliontally lie nipped the wolf which
emitted a yelping bark , leaped several feet
In the air and thell limped Into the woods , as
thousll ho head learned enough < jI ) time Interest-
log stranger
Wlthou paying any attention to Sterry
they broke Into a gallop toward the middle
of the river their course such as to Illace
them either In advance ot Fred and Jennie
Whitney or to bring them together
Greatly alarmed for theemn Montelh $ did
an unnecessary thing by shouting ( fcr time
couple cOllld not fall to see their danger ) ,
and fired two more barr ls of hili pistol
Neither shot took effect , nor did the wolves
Rive them any leeed but they and thee
skaters converged with Perilous ! swiftness
Forgetful of his own danger , Monteltb
bhmouted again :
"Look outl Why don't you change your
course V'
Neither replied , but II was absurd for the
panic-stricken to suppose they did not under-
stand the situation , and were shaping their
movements accordingly .
Having observed the wolves aD roon as
Sterry , th'y ! ne"er lD.it sight of them fof a
&ccond Every action wu watched and the
curious preceedln ! ; noted thee Inllant malle.
Fred and Jennie < continued glllllng straight
forward , as though they uw them scot . and
a collision appeared Inevitable At the me-
mnt when Monteith's heart stood still and
bl was In despair , the couple turned almost
at right angles 10 the left-that II In exactly
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thee opposite dIrection from the course of
the wOlves-anti In a second they were fifty
leet nearer the shore than the brutes. Then
followed another quIck turn and they were
speeding with arrowy epeed straight down
the stream : they had sImply passed l around
the animals , who , detecting the trick , made
their limbs rigid and slid over the Ice , with
their claws scratching it . until able to check
their speed to allow them 10 turn and resume -
sume thee pursuit.
Sierry was on the point or uttering a
shout of exultance and admiration at the
clever maneuver , when Jenl1O ! cried out , and I
well migiet she do so . ' for fifty yards
bevond nnll , llr . . . .tlv In 'h.lp no'h it. . I. .
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seemeJ sUddenly to have become allvo with (
the frIghtful creatures , who pured from the
woods on hoth sides ravenous flerco and
irrestralnabie In their eagerness to Bhare In
limo expected feant ! ;
( To De Continued. )
LITTLE MH , TIIDI.BLEFINGEH AND IllS
QUEER COUNTRY ,
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The Chlhlren's Second lt.
DY JOEL CIIANDI.En HAnmS.
( Copyright , 1105 : ! : ; . by Joel Chandler ltnrrls. )
SYNOPSIS.
When Duster John , Sweetest SUsan and
Drusilla returned home alter the first visit
to Mr. Thhnblefinger's queer country , they
told some of the wonderful things they had
seen anti heard When the neighbors got
hold of It some of time old ladles put theIr
headg together and said It was a sign that
they were too smart to stay In this world
Duster John , who had Ideas of his own .
Ignored all this , and bright and early one
morning he put an apple In time spring. No
sooner had the apple begun to float and bob
about In the water than Drusilla and Sweet-
est Susan came running to see wheat would
happen. , Suddenly , before anybody could say
a word , Drusilla screamed , rolled off time
stump , and sprang to her feet , crying , "Dar
he Isl ! Look at 1m. "
Duster John and Syest Susan turned
to look and there upon the stump beside
them stood Mr. Thlmblellnger , his hat In
his hand , bowing and smiling as politely as
you please.
"I hop3 you are well , " he said. "I'\'o
como to Invite you all back to my queer
country. Mrs. : Meadows and : Mr. Rabbit have
a fine set of new stories they are waiting
to tell as soon as we all return. "
The children looked at each other nodded
their heads , and at nineteen minutes allll
nineteen seconds after nIne the whole party
walked through the .spring . , gate. There was
Tlckle-My-Toes : , Chlckamey , Crnny Crow : Mr.
Rabbit and Mrs. Meadows waiting to' wel-
come them.
"Now my dears " said : Mrs. Meadows ,
"we must do something to amuse you right
away Tell us what shall It be ? "
Sweetest Susan said she wanted to know
what stories Mr. Thlmblellnger had'told'
while they were away , and everybody listened
while Mrs. Meadows repeated the beautiful
fairy tales of "The Magic nlng" and "The.
COW' with the Golden Horns. "
BROTHER \YOLlI'S \ ' 'TWO \ BIG DINNERS. ,
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- CHAPTER VIII.
Thee children said they were very much
pleased with the , story about the cow with
the golden borns. Duster John even went
so far as to say thai It was as good as some
of the stories In the boolts. , :
But Mr. Thlmblefinger shook his head.
He said he was very glad they fI' were
pleased with it . but , ho knew l-Ir , Rabbit
was right. The story couldn't be a very
good story because It ha ! ! ne m'oraI.
"Dut I think It had.a very good moral "
remarked Mrs. MeadQwB.
"What was ItI linqulred , Mr. Rabbit . with
great solemnity ; , '
"Why , , If the little girl had been too
to the forks of the road to see " If that would :
help him to make up his mind. I told hllll
I was mighty sorry to miss his company and
his conversation and then 1 tipped my hat
anlI took lilY cane from under my arm and
went Iowa the road that led to Drother
Dear's house "
here Mr. Rabbit paused , straightened himself -
self up a little and looked at the children .
Then he continued : ! .
"I reckon you all never stood on time I.p of
a hill three-quartos : or a mile from the smokIng -
Ing pits and got a whiff or two of the bar-
hecuo "
"I Isl ! I Isl" exclaimed Drllsllla. "Don't
tall 1 hit make inc dribble at tie mouf. I wish
I had sOllie right now. "
"Well. " said llr : , Rabbit , "I got a whlrr ) of
It and I was truly glad I hAd c'me-truly
glal ! It was a fine barb cue , too. There was
ianmb hid \ antI shote all cooked to a turn and
well seasoned , and then there was the haste
made out of the jlblets. J'II not tell you any
more about the dinner , except that I'd like
to ha , cone like It every Saturday In. the
year. It 1 happened to be toe sick to eat It
1 culd sit up ami look at It. Anyhow , we
all had enough and 'to spare.
"After wo had finlshe,1 with the barbecue
an'l 1 WHO sltttn on Brother Bear's front
porch EIInoldng our pipes and talking politics .
I happened to mention to Drother Dear
sllmethlhlt about Brother Wol'I's barbeclle. I
said . says I , that I thought I'd go by Drcther
Wolf's house as I went hmomne though It
was Il rIght smart step out of the way , just to
e.e how the land lay.
"Says Brother Dear , says he : 'It you'll
walt till my company take thelr ! heave J
don't remind trotting over . to Brother \Volr's
with yeu. The walk will help to settle my
dinner '
"So , about two hours by sun , we started out
out and went to Brother Wolf's house. Drother
Dear knew a short cut through the big cane-
brake . and It dldn'l take us more than balf
an hour to get there. Brother Wolf was just
teiiicmg his company godby and "Ihen ' they
Iud all gone ho wOuld ha'e us to go In and
taste his mutton stew ; and then he declared
ho'd think right hnrtr' r tis If we didn't drink
a mug or tee of imi5ersimmon ' beer.
"I said , says 1.1 : 'Brother Wolf , have you
seen Brother Fox today'j' ;
"nrother Wclf said , says he 'I declare I
haven't seen hair : nor hide of Brother Fox.
I don't see why lie didn't come. He's al-
ways keen to go where there's fresh meat
a-frying. ' r' "
"I said , says I'TIeq , reason I asked was
because I left , BrohcrFox 1 at time 'forks or
the road trying to Ipl/.k / up his mind whether
he'd eat at your hlJuse"'Qr Brother Dear's. '
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" ' \Vell. I'm mlgty ! ) orry" says Brother
Wolf says tee : 'Drother Fox never missed a
finer chance to pick ' a : bone than he's had
today. Please tell liim'so' ' for me. '
"I " said I would:1 : nndlthen' ' I told Brother
Wolf and Drother' Bear good by and set
out for home. Drcither Wolf's persimmon
beer had a little JlagG on It , and It made
me light-headed nimble-footed. I went
In a gallop-as ; 'yoq'may : say , and came to
the forks 'Of' the' fo d " 1iefore the sun went
down . . . - J '
"You' ' may not believe It , but where I g6t
there Brother Fox , was there , going' ' through
the same motions that made me laugh In the
mornh g-rllnlng ! doWn ? one road and licking
' his chops , and then runnIng down the other
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and licking his ch ps. '
"Says I : 'I hope 'you had a good dinner
at' Brother Wolf's loday , Brother Fex '
"Says he : 'I've had no dinner. '
"Says I : 'That's mighty runny. Brother
Dear bad a famous barbecue , and I thought
Drother Wolf was going to bavo one , too. " '
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. 'I'D 13B % GLAD TO hAVE 1115 COMPANY , "
stingy to give the old beggar a piece of her
cake she would never have come to be
princess " replied Mrs Meadows.
"Did she give the beggar a pJece of cake ? "
asked Mr. Rabbit
"Why certainly she did , " Mr. Thimble-
finger answered ,
"Well , " relllarltl"d Mr. Rabbit setting
himself back In his cimair "I must leave been
fast aSleep when she did It. But the place
for a moral , as I'vo been told , II\ \ . right at
the end of the story , and not at the beginning -
ginning " ,
"Can't you tell us a story with a moral ! ? "
suggested Mr. Meadows I
"I came . " replied Mr. nabblt. " 1 can for
a fact , and the piece of cake you mentioned
puts mo In mind or It , "
Mr. Rabbit closed his oyoo ! and rubbed his
nose and then began :
"Once upon time , when Brother Fox and ,
myaelf were living on pretty good terms
with each othmer we received an Invitation I
to attend a barbecue thai nrother Welt was ,
going to give on the following Saturday :
Thee lIext day we received an Invitation to a
barbecue that Brother Dear was going to
give on thee seine Saturday , '
"I made up my mind at once to go to
Brother Dear'a barbecue , because I knew he
would have fresh roasting cars , and tr there's
anything I like better ! than another It's
fresh roasting ears I asked Brother Fox
whether he was going to Brother near's
barbecue or to Brother Wol's ( , but ho shook
his head. He said be badn't made .uP his
mind I just asked him out of Idle curl-
pslly for I dldn't carD wbether bo went or
wbether bo stayed.
"I went about my work liS usual Cold
weather was coming on and I wanted to get
my crops In before the big freeze came , But
I noticed that Brother Fox was ratber rest.
less In his mind. lie didn't do n. stroke of
work. Ue'd sit down and then be'd get up ;
he'd stand still and look up at the tops of
the trs'es aced then be',1 walk back lInd tortb
with his hands behind him and look dowli at
time ground.
"I 1 says to blm , says 1 ; 'I hope you are
not sick , Brother o'ox. '
"SaYB he ; 'Oh , ceo , Brother Rabbit ; I
never felt better'ln my life , '
"I says to imimn says 1 : 'I hope money
matterB UIII not If'.ubllng you , '
"Rns ho ; 'Ola , no , Brother Rabbit , money
. , . "
. % s.as never easier W1\tfl ; mo than It Is this
season , ' -i7
"I says to him , 4Yt : ' 1 hope I'll have
the pleasure o ( yQUI rN cplfiPany to the barbecue
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tomorrow.
"Sa8 ice , 'I can't'ti , Brother Rabbit ; I
can' tell I ht\ven't''rf/'de III' my mlnll. 1
may go to the one am ! Umay Ito to the other ;
but which Il will b9 ! ! Iygan't tell you to save
my liCe. ' , , , IT
"As the next tlay' " 'II ! ! Saturday , I was up
bright and early. 'I 'd'llg my goobers and
spread 'cm out to ( tll1lln the sun , and then
10 o'clock as near afJ could judge 1 started
out to thp barbecue " , Brother Wolr lived
near the river and lJroher ! ? 1 Dear lived right
on the river. a mld ; or two below Brother
\Volt's The big roalI' theM passed near where
Brother Fox allll 111" ' il' ted In the direction
of tile river f'mr about three miles , allll then
It forked one prong going to Brother Wolt's
house and the other prong going to Brother
Dear's hOllse
"Well , when I came to the forks of the
road , wbo should I see there but old Brother
Fox I stopped before he saw mo and
watched him. lIe went a little way down
one road and licked ' his chops , then he came
back anti went a little way down the other ,
road and licked his chops ,
"Not choosing to be late I showed myself
and l passed the time or day with Brother F'ox ,
I said , says I. that Ir l he was going to Brother
Dear's barbecue I'd : be glad to have his comn-
pany. But ho said , says he , that ho wouldn't
keep me waiting. , lIe had Just come down
"Says Brother Fox : 'Is ' dinner over ? Is
II too hate to go ? '
"Says I : 'Why Brother Fox the aun's
, nearly down. Dy time time you get tq
Brother Dear's house ho'll bo gone" to bed ,
and by time time you go across the swamp to
Brother Wolr's houle the chickens will be
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crowing , for day. H '
" 'Well , well , "wt111 says Brother Fox.
'I've been all dmIyPtrylng to make up my
mind which road ' 1'1 "ale , and now It'a too
late ' I . , lot
"And that wa4 l' \ ) 'tt j fact " continued Mr.
Rabbit , "The pom c\eaturo had ben all
lay trying to maU "up " ida mint which road
he'd take Now thenl' what Is the moral ? "
Sweetest Susan idoat ) / , Mrs Meadows , but
Mr , Meadows n H IY , smied , Duster John )
ratted the marblea in.lmis . pocket
"I know " salqj ) ! iisilia. .
"What ? " Inquired Mr. Rabbit
"Go down one roft an' glt one dinner
den cut cross an , , 1180me , mo' dinner an'
del go , back imonm dpfn ) de youtber road. "
Me Babbitt bOl\J , his head ,
"Tar Baby , you ! arol wrong , " he said .
"It you want anything go and get I. "
suggested Duster John ,
Mr . Rabbit shcbk his head and looked at
Sweetest Susan i + him'eupon she said :
"It you can'l make up your mind you'll
heave to ge hungry. "
Mr. Rabbit shook his bead ,
"Eat a goo breakfast " said Mrs. Meadows -
ows , "and you won.'t be worried about your
Illnner , "
"All wrongl" exclaimed Mr. Rabbit , wlb
a Irlumpbant chuckl . "The moral Is this :
'lie who wants too much Is more Ihan likely
to get nethlng ' I
"Veii " remarked Mm-ms. Meadows , dubi-
ously , "If you have to work out a moral
S8 It It was a sum In arithmetic I'll thank
you not to trouble mo with any more mor-
al "
"The : motion Is seconded and carried , " ex-
claimed Mr. Thllblennger.
( To Be Continued )
lie laled buhtiler. .
A lady living II Hsgerstown , Md. . during
the war , had a handsome Newfoundland dog
whoso wise bead recognized that something
very unusual was "up , " and that. all thesi
crowds of men with noisy bands ant hevy
tread meant trouble. As 11grtown was on
the border near Antietam . the two Aries
were continually driving each other back and
forth , through It and around I. and the dog's
aotil was a constantly stirred within him
The famiy alwl'Ys knew when a sqllall oC
soldiers was passing the house by hearing
"Uoss" break Into I perfect fur of barking ,
and the darke's declared " '
) that "he 'Uclar
'splell de Yankees ! , an' dey sutln Ihuah would
shoot hm one ob deeo days " So whenever
Uoss lifted up his voice the old cook would
fly to the fence where the dog " 'as. and
stand , a stately turbaned figure. imploring
with a voice trembln with fright : "Oh ,
please , Mata Yankee , 'scuso 10 dawg , he
doan mean no harm ; he aln't no Becesb , "
.
Hon' to :111 1 l'ostmsgo StRll" ; ,
how many people know how to mail n
stamp In a letter ? Nine people out of ten .
Sa's Demorest's stick It so carefully down
that the recipient always loses his temper ,
and generally thO stamp In time effort to re-
lease I. Ils really more exasperating than
when the sender forgets altogether the
stamp he shollid have enclosed , for then , at
least , It Is not vasted . Even the most cx-
e-
trnvaBanb of us seldom ha"l" souls above
saving R stamp , for It is . strangely ! ; , far
dearer to us than thee 2 cents It represents ,
' represent
The tenlh person sends I loose which Is
wel enough providing It does not slip out
unseen and vanish , as these totally dptvell
small thIng hUG a habit of doing ! ; . The
proper way Is 1 very simple one. Cut with
a sharp penknife two paralel slits al the
top of your letter anti , slip In your stamps
which will themes ravel as safely as Ir In 1
special c.se. Perhaps y 01 have been In n
country village where money orders and
postal note3 are unknown , and for sOle
reAson It becomes necessary 10 send chnnge
In a letter. Cut n piece of light cardboard
the size of the envelope and from this cut
circular pieces the size of your coins In.
sert the coins and pate A slip oCaper
acres oue or both sides .
A l'nszihimg 1.ctt.
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A few days ago Postmaster Dayton or New
York received 1 letter from a man In Iowa
asking for the address ot some "furm" dealing .
Ing . In "Dools for Vanqtmihlces. " Postmaster
Dayton was unable to solve the enigma anti
ice letter was passel to First Assistant Postmaster -
master Gaylor . The letter was as luch oC a
puzlo 10 him as It was to the postmaster ,
anti after cache clerk In the ofce hall been
caled upon In vain to solve It the request
WAS sent to the Inquiry department After
luch puzzling It was conclulell thai thee
Iowan wanted some "dolls for ventriloquists .
quists " and time letter " vas forwarded to n
"furm" dealing In those goods ,
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( . _ ! % ? A. HE season of Infuenza is
IF- THE . The headache , back-
rq'ThfjR" . . - ' ache , sneezing , short breath
\iI'- and disordered stomach are
tffiu1Jil ll1.e jjJ symptoms which indicate the
I ' \t . presence of the disease. Many
: m ' '
. ? I- ' people suppose these slight dis-
- , . - ' : - - . \ _ orders are the results ofa simple
; J
- = ' = , - , cold. So they are , and for that
. . reason should not be neglected .
Ozomulsi n
Ezomulsi ( )
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is the safeguard against this common complaint .I is a
'scentifc preparation of Ozone , Guaiacol and Cod Liver
Oil. I contains in a concentrated form the stimulative ,
toni and nutritive elements so necessary in cases of
infuenza , I produces a feeling of buoyancy and removes
depression and melancholy. Take it when the first
symptoms appear. I will prevent the more severe and
complicated troubles which are sue to folow , A neglected
cold , especially at this season of the year , means influenza
and , perhaps , pneumonia
I is the Kind that Physicians Prescribe
FOR
Colds , Coughs , Consumption , Influenza , and all Pulmonary
Complaint ; Scrofula , Oeneral Debility , Loss of
Flesh , and all Wasting Diseascs ,
Handsome Illustrated Pamphlet Free T. A" " SLOCUM CO. , 183 Pearl st" , New York
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' . 15th and Douglas Sts' ,
OMAHA. .
Man ! I
Young ' . to got married ? Do you inengino I ' that it requires
n deal or weulh to go to Housekeeping ? Come In and see'\vhat
wo can do for you for $100. or $ U ; or $200 ; and then \O don't
'V1t time money , either , Marry that tlrl you hv set your
heart on and settle dowli. You can settle U\ with { for your
outfit gradually eta your oarnlngs come In.
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We Submit a Few Rattling Bargains to Reduce and Clean Out StOCl
3IJiece Bedroom Suits $1 1,75 WIndow Shades 25c
. BOrn , antique finish , Zx24 bevel plate Complete wih. roler and fixtures.
Ilrror In dresser price. The spring . roller alone Is worth the
2.Picce Bedroom Suits $7.50
Smyrna Rugs 45
nlyrnn ugs e
Elm antque finish , bestead 4 feet
high mirror. , commOde dresser attic 20x12 Makes you laugh , don't Il ?
Irish PoInt Lace Curtni\lS .
Mantel Folding lied $ ln . 50 I'lsh Iolnt \ ncr
Iair $2.85
Sold front elm , antique finish . with
best supported wire sprlnss. When you see them yOU will know
whether they are cheap or not. ,
Goo Mattress $1,85
llattrcss Hand Lamps 14a
Soft and comfortable and not full of
holes. Complete with chimney and burner.
There are occasions when you need
Sateen lIed Comforters U8c sevcral extra ones
How nIce you feel with several spare Jnpnnc Fire Shovels 5e
comforts pled upon the shelf.
upn Why not have , a shovel for every
Good Gray Blankets UOc a pair stove and Ireplaco ? ever
Buy them and your Investment wi hardwood Extenision Tables
pay you 30 percent next fail.
. I-tot , $ o.no : 8-toot. $4.W.
Large Easy .t.rmRoclcrs $1,48 '
Dust
Japnne Pans 5e
You will laugh at the price when
you see It. Wo bough all the Cheaper than dirt
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factory hnd. Cnrpct Inssoeks 25e
La ies' Cane Sewing Rockers
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aocxi assorted
U8e ao carpet alorte patterns
hard wood , antique finish . Cnn Openers D.
8-lole Gcm Pans 0.Al malleable iron.
. 'Lurge IlIad Smnl1ppers 4e
Tumblers per dozen 28e Have some extra ones for th children -
dren 10 log off .
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or.
A great tumble In price.
'l'ahle Kiilvcs and Forks I'cr
Foldimg Ii'oieiug Boar s OUc TnbleSel niYs an ' 48
CUSpi 01'S 18. Cocobolo torke. handles , I knives and G
Brown ware , decorated by hand
RolIiig I I i , Pins 5e
Ingrain I C arpc t s. .
. Ievolvlng bandies made affine p01-
All wool , prevailing colors . Ihed maple ' fne pl-
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Terms Cash or _ Easy Payme1t .
Open Saturday _ Evenings Only.
EACT SIZE PERFEC1U
TIE MERCANtILE IS THE FAVORITE TEN CENT CIGAR
For sale by al 'It Class Doalel'8 . Manufactured ( by the
F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR CO" ,
F'itetoi'y No. aOI , St. LouiBMoj
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p
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= 4'
Loconotor Ataxia , ' 1
Epilepsy . . .
AND ALL
DISEASES
OF THE 4
SPINAL CORD 4
FIND REDV
A"'L'tMION : ' FROM
'Hg USE OF
MEDULLINE ,
THE EXRACT "I 754 E ! ! PIN-L CORD OF tE OJ
PREPARED UNDIR tHE FORMUL OE
Di . WM. A. llAMMOth l ( ,
IN HIS LBORATORY AT WAbH'P4UtON , 0 C
Price , Per Phial of 2 ,
: Drlc1t ! $1.00
Columbia Chemical { Co. :
W oSINOTON , 1) . c.
REND rDR DD" , IU
I\UHN & co. . AORNTS FOR OMAIA
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PATRONIZE
HOME INDUSTRIES
fly purchasing 100,1 made at time following
Nebraska faclorles. I you cannot find what
you want , communicate with time manuCac.
turors as to what dealers handle their goodsl
jz.te.q . iu'u.ii' .iNi - ) ThI'IX1. . .
BEMIS OMAHA BAG CO ,
Manufacturers ot nil ktnls or cotton & bur11
'bags , . cotton flour sacks . < twhun specialty .
Gl' ( IG.GIS H. lithe-st.
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THE S , 'M. GUNSAUL CO ,
RnurRcturen .0 IrR"'f . I. .I klll at bruahei
Office end factory 1020-31 H. lSlh street.
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THE NEBRASKA : \ BRUSH FAG flY ,
A. s. Greeme Mnnager. Manufacturers of
brushes ot nil klnls. 507 S. 13th st. . Omaha , Neb
JHl.ln'.1.4T .lyOl . ) , . 'r.OTI YI..Isr. ,
WM. PRESTON & CO.
Manufacturers of Presion's California Flakes ,
Sickle bmn.1 slf Ilslng flour & 'east. Do you
usa Preston's best flOUr ?
JI.ULS ( I'O IP'IflIf.
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A. : F , KEITH CO
KEIH
Malurncturel ot Mr aceltie's Pure Dnldnl
Powder , Extracts & eit Itising lluckwleCaL
& lelr 101n ! luckwheat
Sold . by nil grocers. GI5 S. 13th st. Tel. lS09. ,
lWIW'Blrml , .
OMAHA ) BREWING ASSOCATON.
Car load shipments made In our own refrigerator
rerrljrntor
enrs. Due RIbbon , Elite Export , Yrnna'Exporl ! , ' ,
and FamIly Export delIvered to all pal ts or city
tJllJAE F.ICTOICIKS. .
FROST &IIARRIS.
Carriage & Wagon Makere. CarrIages , buggies , '
phaetons & wagons always on hand & made to
order. 1313.15 itarmcey-st. . Omaha.
. COFPR1 ? ! SI'IC1t . , 11.I ( ' ( J'Ofl'IRR.
CON'SO D TED COFFEE CO" :
Coffee Renters , Spice arlndcrs . 1la'nuracturer. '
German flaking Powder end German Dry' hop
DakInI lop
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Yeast. 814-16 S. 121h elreet. O'maha.
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S. F 1 ; , GILIAN ] ,
Manufacturer ot Gold Medal Flour ' 1 j
C. E. Black , Manager , Omaha I
. , FUJCNITUIW P.tCTU1tIJS.
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OMAhA UPHOLSTERING CO ,
Manufacturers ot parlor furniture . lounelj din.
Inc Inbles & . folding beds. 28lh ave. . . Dyd to
Sahler slreels.
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INS CR4 2YUE. . '
UNION LIFE INSURANCE CO. p ,
Over one milon dollars go out or Nebraska .
ever year for no better Insurance than Is tur- "
nlshed by time UnIon Life or Omnh. Agents
wanted In every town In NebraEka '
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IOUI'iIOMAIlA ' IE AU ) G HIJ ) k )
Domestic & steam coal. We have the b st Office -
fce 101 Farnam-at , Telephone : Office 313. yard
. , ) ar
l G. J. I. Doe , gen'l manager
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INDUSTUAL ION WORKS ;
Manufacturing & repairing ot all kind , at ma-
chlnery . engines , pumps , elevators , prlnlnl
presses howard-st. , hangers , Omaha . shaftIng & coupllmmgs. 106. .
PHOENIX FOUNDRY ; GO
Fire hydrants , water & gas pipe , specials : boiler
fronts & fittings , street n'y car wheels , Architectural -
tectural Iron works , Office 801 B. lCtim.st . Omaha
PAXTON & VIILING IRON WORUS \ ,
M'f'r's ot Architectural Iron 'Vork. Gener
Foundry , 1iachino and Dacksmlh \Vork. En-
alneera & Contractors for Fireproof Imullaina. '
Ilneers &
lu'l\np
Omaha. Omce and Works . U. P. Icy . & Ho. 1th Street ,
. l/Jnl"HJTUJt.V ( C1IJ.l11ST. . ' , -
THE MERCER CdEMIAL COMPANY ,
Manufacturers of fluid extracts , elixlrs . sups ,
& wines , compressed triturates . h'poclermlo , tab-
lets. pills & scientific medllnl novelties. Omaha ,
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L I , G DOUP ' , - :
Manufacturer Mattresses , Spring hedge ; Jobbe. '
Fralhers anI PIJws , Norlh 1th amid Nlcholl
lets. . Omaha.
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AMERIAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH , '
The only perfect protection to property. ExamIne -
lice it. fleet thIng on earlh Reduce ; Insuronc.
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rates. l3OIPouglas.t. . .
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ILPATICI { KOCh DRY GOODS GO , -
Manufacturers / Jobbers of time cel'hruled Buckskin
skin brand shIrt , pants , overalls & duck cloth }
lng - - , 1101.3.5 Uarne-at FactoryIast Omaha. .
IHZ-NgVINS { CO
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Manufacturers < t mcn's & boa' clothing , pants ,
.hlrts & , . overnls , Z.21 : H. I1h.I. _ _ _ _ _
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HEOMllAPAMRBOCOT' If ,
Manufacturers ot all kinds paper boxes , steelE
boxes , la/l.le . cases . mailing luLu , etc , wed
ding cake & faticy candy boxes. druggist & jewsiry
/ rOlc ) cndy . tne druGII.1 i ' .
boxes. . 108.10 Jones..t. , Omaha. 'wilt
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r J itl YANS.NEBRASKA : SHIR'i ! .
Exclusive CU > tOI shirt mtIlora .
IBis 1.'aram .treet. Telephone , _ . > 08.
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HNRY "BOLN , OIAIAt ) ! , NEB ,
FactorV In , Louisville . Cass C Quality of brcW
guaranteed to be ( go ( a iny mnaj.mfaturc
outside of timli state. Henry ! oln
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