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THE OMAHA SUNDAY DEEi JUNE 5, 1910.
J; EH
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American
T NO stage of American Indian
civilization havo the evidences
of education been so pronounced
as at the present time and un
der the present system of
Indian school supervision and
dlxclpllne.
child I
The Imitative nature of tha
cultivated and brought Into
Obedience Is impressed umm
evidence,
the mind.
In the work of dlcinllne.
until the whole being seems to yield
to tha will and command of tha Instructor.
The moulding of tho Indian child Into an
obedient Imitative existence to do as com
manded, and to act In harmony with oth
ers In all Its movenvnts. plays, sports,
Joys and labors, to do as oth'is do, anj
to not do the Things which tend to In
civility, coarseness and inhumanly, la
doing much today to brlnir the young In
dian boya end girls to a higher plane? of
civilised life. Only a few years ntro and
this would have been thought Impossible.
The work of the Indian school at Rapid
City, 8. I)., was recently brought to our
attention while attending the annual meet
ing of tha Southwest crn outh Dnkola
Cattle Growers" convcntiorl, which was
bolng held there. The exhibitions give.n on
the streets of Rapid City by the Indian
hoys and girls of this school, under tho
direction and command of tin: Inmiuctoia
.a managers or the school weir- of a
swiaracter to attract tho attention and ie-
elve the applause and c.immi nJatlon of
all who witnessed them. ,
i hi hi7T"T un
Th mm . ' Hllarlooe.
.... children in age were from 7 to 1,
v....- v, ' i
panlea of forty to fifty, aocording to age
.i V l. . . TV. i"
an or whom took part in the exercises and
aeemed perrectiy at home, quiet, contented,
orderly, though in no sense oppresssed nor
. C0". fi," ?V"r . Tn Inrtlftn
child is not hilarious, bolstrous and over-
to
(Copyright. 1910, by Bobbs-Merrlll Co.)
I'HAPTUn XXVIII Continued.
"Mother had a nurse, and I was alone a
Breat deal, and they were very kind to me.
1-1 saw a lot of them. The brother rather
attracted me, partly-partly beoause he did
nm mane love to mc. He even seemed to
avoid me, and I was pjquod. I bad been
spoiled, I suppose. Most of the other men
I knew had had "
"I know that, too." I said bitterly, snd
moved away from her a trifle. I was bru-
tal, but the whole atory was a long tor-
ture. I think she knew what I was suffer-
(Hi iur sue iiiuwca pu reaenirnem.
" 11 " rr " " a n (L )l U LI I U
" c.i.jr .mu inns kcii im pcuyia i nere were no neignoors, out we lisnea uipparance irora tne train, it was so . . a n w ...... nnc utruuiua owr a
around-none that I cared about. And and rode and motored, and It was moon- terrible to her, such a heaven-sent relief thrill. Then the discovery by the police table, on which lay McKnlght's total arma
mother and nurse played crlbbage eternally, light, like this." to mo, Insplte of my rage against Sulli- of tne ealBkln bag and the bit of chain; ment a pair of pistols, an elephant gun
until I felt as though the little pegs were
driven into my brain. And when Mrs. Cur-
tls arranflrerl rirlv. Snd ninnies. T-.T aliniierl
away and wont. I suppose you won t be-
Ileve me. but I had never done that kind
of thing before, and I-well, I have paid
up. I think."
"What sort of looking ohap was Sulli
i-
van?" I demanded. I had got up and was
pacing back and forward on the sand.
remember kicking savagely at
Mt e
' v
water .naked hoard that l.v In mv wav
. . - - - --
very handsome as large as you are.
fair, and even more erect."
3 drew my ahoulders up sharply. I am
straight enough, but I was fairly sagging
with Jealous rage.
"When motner began to get around.
omeoody told her that I had been going
about with Mrs. Curtis and her brother,
atl we had a dreadful time. I was dragged
home Ilk. a bad child. Did anybody ever
do that to you?" ,
thing. She wrote me charming letters, and
ln the summer, when they went to Cresson,
he asked me to visit her there. I was too
piv-u. w ,v mm -uuiu noi u
Khere I wl.hed. and so-I sent Polly, my
pruua 10 mi imr Know mat 1 couio not go
.'faiald, to her aunt s in the country, pre-
ter.ded to go to Seal Harbor, and really
ent ro cresson. ou see I warned you It
would be an unpleasant story."
......
1 wain over ana atond in rr.-int or ipr
9ll the accumulated Jealousy ot the last
. .
ew weeks had been fired by what she
told me. If Sullivan had come across the
aards Just then, I think I would have
strangled him with my hands, out of pure
hate. .
"Did you marry him?" I demanded. My
Voice sounded hoarse and strange in my
eats. "That's all I want to know. Did
jou marry him?"
"No."
Good Roads in
HERE are ln the Empire State
T
80.000
miles of roads, greater
mileage of which Is Improved
highway than all of tha other
eastern states put together, not
excluding Massachusetts. There
are now :,000 miles of
more under construction,
macadam roads totalling
state roads
There are
In mileage
towns. There
J.WO miles, constructed by
are more thlh 40,otw miles of earth roads,
properly shaped and crowned, stones
picked and removed, depressions filled, cul
verts and bridges rtDalred. Towns have
constructed S.O00 miles of gravel roads, In
Ilist-class condition.'
To keep these roads in navigable, so to
ih!k, shape means work, systematic, un
tiling labor on the part of a great corps
of people. The state Is divided Into nine
districts, with Frank 1. Lyon, deputy
Nobodv ever Mr.d t lw.. horn . V. . ..." when I was getting my wraps on. to k,. v.. vl.7.7?v. "... "m ,w m ,oc"ea
nrnh.n " T mmlA . h...l... ... . ... . . " , anU SOIQ. Don r fln It. MM WhI . . ,, . ... . . - - ..w.w.
. .. 7.7. . -"... auiiivan s employ, tr he had pretended t h ,., n . ..,, L. . ,"' w,"" iasienea ineir nanas change for Sullivan!"
1 levuy. ug on. .... r 14 1 lmlj li .t-. " ' . - -, vh, eirr wun a rhaln th.t wo. 1
.... r....... 7 um . . "Ul after.' And Just then Mrs. Curtis came in . , "7."Z. . " . "We haven't got either of
.. un.i. nnuw. an- n.Ycr saiu any- oniy mat, oui tne man ne murdered, Mar- 0a i.i. ... . .... . uuw nuuui oawn Dy a
commissioner oi ma aiaio msnway uepari- iur un imiaituruun oi siais roaas. towns . -' ' ' r" : " : 1 - juu crawi una(r lenarian pastime or leap ng up In the ervatlon had been that mIim,,hI
ment. In actual . charge of these. Each nd counties are to be called upon to pro- to.'he ,fh.':u"'' lt ''n,ou1t th P" to see the a table." - alr 4nd (la,k1( her heels together three man l", tl T, coun try who lad been a
district ha. a superintendent, an ...l.t.n, vide s. their share $6,000,000. Th. state ., ,Dt' ' bc'd b""' '"Anchovies and "fair Ptlon. I rememb.-r. too. that "The deuce I will!" I declared scorn- times. Sl.o Is not a Christian BclenUst! crank" on the matted of ,o "ect "vlnu
i Mr l.v.m. Then th. state ia aaaln aub- legislature haa aDnroorlatad ii.Mfl.iM f,., ,u,ep- ana w,u n 011 forever, and I no mentioned the curious anomaly that fully.
I divided into flfty-four counties undr the iht maintenance ot state road, already "ZT n'f e" "h" ' T"' 1 TT, " """i" VT! ' ' ' We crowd'd out of ff"-vtor at' Ki"d "-ntlst. fil.e ' i oblivious to where la tho seventies, and It will To
supervision of fifty-four superintendents, constructed. an' ' butr" thi't n ieht " " fU' th "r' 'nd foUnd ou"" a U'9 U't0r"s 0t ntw ,houht a"d to' the conc.Uod that he ha., had some oppor"
v who In turn are answerable to the nine The sum of I21.9M.S77.JI Is to be expended i OV you don't vou. dear"' at rather theatrical hallway of draperies and '"ds of new medicine and no medicine, tunltlcs for observation. What a Jolt Is
assistants to Mr. Lyon. Then it Is further in one year, this year, for road construe- K.m hi.iiin!r . 7 i, ,, A a g0t '"t0 Wa,hln"t0n 1 had armor. It was very quiet: we stood un- If she has a subconscious mind she is there for living by rule of three or
' subdivided into 34 towns under 34 town tlon snd Improvement throughout the great C4n over and over Rh. n t a a" " arran'f,?nnt with Johnson to sur- certainly after the car had gone, and not aware of It. and she has pondered thlrty-three! Physicians, dietitians, and
superintendent. By this system Commls- Empire State; thst Is, this amount is avail- Una' and answered him 1,7,7 iV , "Ia th ,ollowln 'ternnon. looked at the two or three doors In sight, no problems more serious than the re- diagnosticians dying young and the poor-
. sloner liw.n can reach within twenty-four able for the work and In all probability more than I could andu.. i ,a l A""n' h,r " Th'y Wer0 neav'' ct,v'r"d " nd la,lon between supply and demand as ap- houses filled with centenarians who
hours rr notification any road In the will be utilised by the state department of "Sam or ro Sam" I said firmlv "I am m.'d."-." T h" lon'raft ,h had.und Proof- r"" "mewhere above came plied to bavon and corn meal; the when- haven't bathed ,ine they were babies'
..aed ef repair. hlnhwavs-Emulr. 8,.,. .-..i .- .. ..?. 1 "'d f'rmly' 1 "m m"de' Th' dtlve saw me home, and the metallic accuracy of a player piano, ceness and wherewithal of next Kun- M the Immortal .ana,..,. t .... ..!".
.. " .... aw... B w .. ,vui lert tut there.
Indian Children Growing Up in Ways of the White Man
J
J, i -r ; , , - . ,,.-. t'lm'ir"tl l " .. ..... ... ' '. ........ I
mm y
Joyed, aeemtngly, at what he sees or what
ha does. Ha la rather a matter of fact In-
dividual, and can perform all his tasks
and hla gymnasium stunts with the som-
ber gravity of an old-time war chief.
,....., crvn, arming aim
maneuvtra, though of a quite difficult form,
iprougn wun aa mucn case ana
accuracy aa though theso companies had
aerved a term In the regular army. The
elevated platform exhibition which was
tf" on tn treete. with tile dumb bella
and Indian clubs were without fault Tnese
I drew a long breath.
"You-cared about him?"
She hesitated.
No. she said finally. "I did not care
about him."
I sat down on the edge of the boat and
mopped my hot face. I was heartily
nsnamea or myseir, and mingled wltlt my
abesemont was a gieat relief. If sl-e
had not married him. and had not cared
for him, nothing else was of any lm-
portance.
"I waa sorry, of course! the moment the
train had started, hut I h.t wlrA I w.
coming, and I could not go back, and then
i . .. .. . .
n i gov were. w piaee -vas cnarmtnrr
I put my hand over both of hers, clasped
In her lap. "I know." I acknowledged re-
nnntontlv '.rt n..i. a ......... v,i.
when It is moonlight. The moon has got
me tonight. Alison. If I am a boor, re-
member that, won't you?"
Her fingers lay quiet under mine. "And
ro." sne went on with a little sigh, "I
ro." she went on with a little sigh. "I
s began to think perhaps I cared. But all
I tho time Itfelt that there was something
..i.. vr-. --
iwfc j 1 1 1 . v 1 it -.vw kiiu Liioii nn. c ur L 13
u.n.,M a .!.
v...v b.v- in.,
a queer start, as if rhe had dropped a
mask for a moment. And there was trouble
with the servants; they were almost lnso-
lent. I couldn't understand. I don't know
when lt dawned on me that the old Baron
Cavalcantl,had been right when he eald
they wre not my kind of people. But I
wanted to get .way. wanted it desper-
ately."
-of course, thev 'w. not vr kind" ,
lmA ..Tk. . ' ,S,
rlr.gton, was his wife's father. And I'll
see him hang by the neck yet If It takes
every energy and every penny I possess."
i could have told her so much more
x couia nave loiu ner SO mucn more
gently, have broken the shock for her; I
have never been proud of that evening on
the sand. I was alternately a boor and a
ruffian like a hurt youngster who passea
tho blow that has hurt him on to his play-
" f "" " "-'-
m.t th.i k... y. k. ...1 ..,i... a .. .1
now Alison
" ..... .....
1 kit. mnA ia .,in.
speech
"Married!
she said finally, in a small
voice. "Why, I don't think It Is possible,
18 It? I I was on mv way to Baltimore
my way to Baltimore
to marry him myself, when the WTCck
came."
"But you said you didn't care for him!"
I protested, my heavy masculine mind un-
. ... Tnnla . nousemaia. waa a sny in mis. 1 . , ...... . .. ..: - uh nunuiim n ms puini or jova. to offer h.r ih .tni.n
able tf Jump tho gaps ln her story. And ,n a "ul now and then. I dreaded to see probably got one." alternately twitched and examined the re
then, without the slightest warning. I real- d'n fome. It was to be my wedding day. "Johnson!" I could hear the laugh with volver- and 'ear that the two movements
; When we found Harry had disappeared in which McKnlght comprehended the sltua- mlsnt be synchronous kept me uneasy. He
. . .
Empire State
Work of construction and repair Is now
at its height, and Mr. Lyon's report of
recent date showed that on one parl'cular
day there were W.M0 men and teams on
the roads of the state,
..-J ,,.. , w
- ... .,-... .. v. .v.u, v..., Mr,
Lyon, "will this year be reduced 40 per
vein, m my mina, on account or repairs to
highways being made."
Towns are this year raising by taxes for
highway Improvement the sum of W.&04,-
S76.M. The state Is turning over to the
towns to aid them In this work 11.WJ.OI0.
B'lug work in 1J10 Is to cost im8.tl4.iB.
The amount to be paid out for new ma-
initiery is I180.011.2S. Special road Improve
ment in towns of the state Is to cost f27),
70S.2!, making In all lo.lS6.KT7.S3 to be ex
pended by towns this year.
The state Is to bond Itself for S10.000.0u0
exercises were directed by Chief Plsoiolln-
arlan Prof. W. H. Balmer. who by taps
and signs made the Indian clubs keep per-
feet tlm with the performers, which waa
also observed In every movement under
direction oi ire mueio uy the Indian Doya
brass band of a dostn Instruments.
i nese exercises were of a vary high order
In matter of perfectnesa In drill and train-
lng. Prof. Balmer speaks In strong praise
of the Indian boys and girls In his depart-
ment of the work. "They are orderly, qalet
and try to Imitate. There is no foolishness
Ued that she was crying. She shook off
my hand and fumbled for her handker-
chief, and falling to find It, she accepted
the one I thrust into her wet fingers.
i one i inrusi into ner wet lingers.
Then :itti. w ntn ,h. m m- t
the handkerchief, a sordid -v story of a
motor trip in the n ountalns without Mrs.
Curtis, of a lost road and a broken car,
and a rainy night when they she and Sul-
livan, tramped eternally and did not get
home. And of Mrs. rurtt. whn th.v or
home at dawn ni.ii4.niv n-nn onnn.
tloral and deeply shocked. Of her own
proud. half-dlsrlaJnful consent tn m.k.
'ble the hackneyed compromising situation '
'
"y marrying me-raacai.-ana tnen of ins
l... , ... ...
van, that I laughed aloud. At which the
looked at me over the handkerchief.
.t t ... . ..
catch In her breath '"Wh.n r thiu that
I reariv m.rrt.H . m,, a
I cry for sheer Jov." Then she burled hr
face
ind cried again.
Pi.a.a tinn-i t mf-,(.j ...
r won't be resnonlhln tr vnn
at . "
ervm ilk. that t tL, .J'. t
" 1 - lorsei mm 1
..... . ...uni i. , , .
. v...s- oM over my
head, and that I m.v ha .r.i.H . .
,., .. '
...
chl"f ' , , ... ! . . handker-
h" "A "" ,.ant b 80 bf'Pfu1'
'.!,',,, Th tnousnt or nothing but
!" ' ... "TL were aiome things I wanted
"- ""7"" yo" 8ay'
" lTi l tt 1 f 0, me
Just before I loft. She had been packing
Wy . and "he have seen what
conaluon 1 wa tr came over to
m. 1 1 1 1 .iriiniai innn rtii r
"That was .1 !
inai was an:
"No. As we went through the station
the telegraph operator gave Har-Mr. Sul-
,, '
llvan me"aK He read It on the plat-
.. ,v-
form, and lt excited him terribly. He took
his sister aside and they talked together,
He was white with
either fear or anger-
h. Then, when we
I don't know which
h.a.H k. . ......
ww..wvv. uiq .'n, n nuuiaii 111 uiaca. wun
K.....1...1 ...
-v.uwiui nair, wno was standing on the
car platform, touched him on the arm and
"c 'TO"e" ner and
w-t- r . . . .
flanced aaln;
wui an. reeiea as ir
' u ,l,ul
"Then What?" The situation w.a
in clearer. a
"Mrs. Curtis and I had the drawing
r0l"n- I had a dreadful nlsht. Just sleep-
ins nigni. airs, curns was in a fronzy.
Then I saw his cigarette case ln vour
naiiu. naa given n io mm. you wore
hla clothes. The murder was discovered
ano you were accused or It! What could
I do? And then, afterward, when I saw
Mm asleep at the farm house," I-I was
panic-stricken. I locked him in and ran.
1 dn 1 K"0W W,'y he dld U' but-he had
Some on was calling Alison through a
megaphone, from tha veranda. It sounded
iiks earn. "Aii-ee. ne called. "All-ec!
I'm going to have some anchovies on toast!
u-e!"
Neither of us heard.
I wonder," I reflected, "if you would be
willing to rental a nart of that iniv
Just from the telegram on to a couple of
detectives, say on Monday. If you wou'd
tell that, and-how the end of your noil;,
lace got Into the sealskin bsa "
;uy iiee-HiacFi sne repeated. Hut it
Isn't mine. I picked It up In the car.'
ill...!" c ...i. . , .
V., , . ... ' "
there. I m making a Julep!"
A lUnn .,r.a ...I ..11... .u v. .
..... .itvi iiuuuvii ner
hands.
"Coming In a moment, Sam," she
said, and
"It
l,,u"1 " ery
or Billy. ImDulsive nonsense, with tha..
and girls." remarked tba professor. Sev-
eral email boya and glrla near by war
called by Prof. Balmer and Introduced to
the writer, as an illustration of their train-
lng and civility in meeting strangers
Location oi school
The Rapid City Indian school ta situated
two miles west of the city, in a beautiful
little valley on a government farm or re-
et-ve of 1,360 acres of rich agricultural
lands. Several hundred acres are under
But Sam's voice came strident through
the megaphone. "Be good, you two," he
bellowed, "I've got the binoculars!" And
so, under fire, we walkd Btdately back
to the house. My pulses were throbbing-
the little swish of her dress beside me on
the grass was pain sind ecstasy. I had
but to put out my hand to touch her, and
I dared not. -
Sam, armed with a megaphone and field
glasses, bent over the rail and watched
us with gleeful malignity.
"Home early, aren't .you?" Alison called,
when we reached the steps.
"Led a club when my partner had
doubled no-trumps, and she fainted. Damn
the heart convention!" he said cheerfully.
"The others are not here yet."
T,hree hours later I went up to bed. I
had not seen Alison alone again. The
nolte was at Its height below, and I
giancea aown into tne garden, still Drlgnt
in
the moon light. Leaning against a
tree, ana staring interestedly into the Dll-
nara room, waa Johnson,
CHAPTER XXIX.
IN THE DINING ROOM.
unat was Saturday night, two
. . .... .
w.alr.
-er the wreck. The previous five days
been fuI1 of wlft-followlng events-
,he womn the house next door, the pic-
l"'!,llrr ol man bdoui io leap
,rom tna doome(l train, the dinner at the
DnllMe". nd Rlchey's discovery that All
Bon was the girl In the ease. In quid
the case. In quick
ucceeslon had come our visit to the Car
ter P1' the lnllng of the rest of the
telegram, my seelnr Alison there, and the
,trnOT Interview with Mrs. Conway. The
. .
LrlRinn trln rsA Anl In . M. ... .
r - i
llolcnK,8S producing triumphantly Stuart
a-
1-
lur "-'"van ana nis sunsequont dlscom-
Ilture; McKnlght at. the station with All.
"on' and ,ater the confession that he waa
out of tne running.
AnA 'et- when I thought It all over, the
entire week and its events were two sides
01 a "'ns' tnat was narrowing rapidly
to ,n aDex' Point. And the said apex
wbi at innr mnmpnt in th rip v h aw mu
wa" at that moment ln the drive below my
window, resting his long legs by sitting
on a carriage block, and smoking a pipe
that made the night hideous. The sense
-
that made the night hideous.
of the ridiculous is very close to the sense
of the ridiculous Is very close to the sense
0f tragedy. I opened my screen and whis-
tied, and Johnson looked up and grinned,
We said nothing. I held up a handful of
cigars, he extended his hat, and when I
fl"ay went to sleep, It was td a soothing
bre" that wa,tea ,n ,alt and a t
oma of good tobacco. I was thoroughly
tld. but slept restlessly dreanf of
two detectives with Pih..r. -..r-n,.
.....
"nt rP Rt tn d0r' and- oPen'" . I
found ForbeB , a paIr of trouaer, ftnd a
pylama coat. He was as rjleasn.nt .. mnai
fleshy people are when thev have tn t
cwV.. iui imy nave to gel
up at night, and he said the telephone
,.,,., u ne .iu mo iciepnons
had been ringing for an hour, and he
didn't know whv .mh .i.i i .u.
blankety-blank house couldn't have heard
lt. He wouldn't get to sleep until noon
a. k. .... .-1 l , . .
j-w.h.-'j recJ un inn luci, 1
i.rt i,im 1,11 .j . ... . ..
phone.
It nrnvari lloK ,k.
r " i , KiIV 11a.11
found me by the simplo expedient of tr.o-
in aii.. ... u. ..... -l , , .
.... . . , .,.1 , cum .iw v... juuunni.
"Vou'll have to come hark" h.
said.
ni . r.n..a ..i....i. .1 ...
.-r -on.t '?h I J
I retorted, "but If you'll hold the line l'lt
call out the window to Johnson
He's
tlon. He was still chuckling when I came
baik.
"Train to Richmond at 6:30 a.
said. "What time is it now?"
m.," I
"Four. Listen, Lollle. We've got him.
Do you hear? Through the woman at Fn
timore. Then-the other woman', the lady
of the restaurant" ha w.. nh.-in.i.iv. ...i,t.
lng names-"she Is playing our cards for
us. No-I don't know whv. and i diV
care- But you be at the Incubator tonight
at 8 o'clock. If you can't shake Johnson.
"ring nim, Dless him."
To this day I believe the Sam TTnrh....
have not recoverad from tha .um-i.-
n'y unexpected arrival, my one an Doa ranee
at dinner In fiianirer'a clou,.. a ..
note on my dreser which Informed them
tlie next morning that I had folded my
tent, m,, tms Arabs and BnelUy ,tolen
away. For at 5:30 Johnson ' and T ' ih
'"rnier as uninquisltlve as ever, were on
our way through the dust to the station,
ih... -.li.. ...j .... . ..... ...
1 T "r. , y lni" ""n,lol
we were In Washington. The Journey had
h,'l. ....,......1 ... .......
Mi.r.vinni,, (iiii.uu rciaxea unner
the Influence of my tobacco, and spuke at
""" uie laitat improvements in
nuTirv.ri t -.i.i ... .
nary rai;in crops usual In this section of the
country, wheat, oats, barley, ry. oorn.
potatoes, garden crope, etc. Tame hays ara
being started, alfalfa la the main hay crop,
which Is growing successfully -and makes
the main dependence for winter feed.
Tne ,uiprnent of thln farm and ,ls
educational work la quite modern and up-
to-date. There are eighteen buildings In all.
ugod for the various purposes and demands
0f tha school. The present capacity for
handling atudents Is 300 boya and girls,
Mrs. Klopton received me with dignified
reserve. The very tone In which she ashed
me when I would dine told me that eomo-
thing was wrong.
"Now-what is it. Mrs. Klopton?" I de-
manded finally, when she had Informed
me. In a patient and long suffering tone.
that she felt worn out and thought she
nded a rest.
When I lived with Mr. Justice
Springer," the began acidly, her merdlny
ak.t In her hands. "It was an orderly,
well conducted household. You can aslt
ny of the neighbors. Meals were cooked
,a wnat s more, they were eaten; the
ere
one
WM none of this 'here one day and gone
th r't' business."
"Nonsense," I observed. "You're tired,
that's all, Mrs. Klopton. And I wish you
would go out; I want to bathe."
Z ,t 2 ' 8SR d th dlSnlty-
from the doorway. "Women coming and
coins here, women t
fit I mean, Vomen who are riot
fit to
as you please, and asking for you."
"Goo heavens!" I exclaimed. "What did
you tell them her. whichever II uimmV
"Told her you were sick In a hospital
out for a year!" she said
ycBr
th p f- . ' n
, door on her "
she said she
slammed the door on her."
"What time was she here?"
"Late last night. And she had a light-
nttlre an.. croM the street. If she
wbjsi. wu i mm, biio uoii i Know
me." Then ihe closed the door and loft
m. in mu K.IK mnA I
.
At five minutes before 8 I was at the
Iriilllh.tnr mh.r. T Jk l!.t.t.i.. . .
. .v..i nviviiMDi im
na an old cavalry saber.
"Draw up a chair and' help yourself to
Pie." he said, pointing to the arsenal "This
i .h. k...i. ' . .
Is for the benefit of our friend Hotchkli-s
here, who says he Is
small man and
fond of llfe"
Hotchklss, who had been trying to get
01 a cartridge into the bar-
rel or on ot the revolvers, straightened
auu moDnea nis rara.
nimseit and mopped his face.
"We hv desporate people to handle,"
he ald Pompously, v'and we may need
desperate means."
"Hotchklss is like the small hov uhm.
"Hotchklss is like the small hov uhm.
one ambition Is to have people grow ashen
end tremble at the mention of his name "
McKnlght Jibed. But they were serious
enough, both of them, under lt all. and
when they had told me what they planned,
I was serlo-. too." '
"YnT. am,Hi- . .. t
jZl?'J;nyiL
.. ' . ?ni.
Put by
notes in cx-
them you
'.n'a ....
know," McKnight remonstrated, "and we
won't have, if we don't start. Come alone
Fldo," to Hotchklss.
The plan was simplicity itself. Accord-
. . ... '
'n ,0 Hotchklss, Sullivan, was to meet
. --
Ercnson at Mrs- Conway's apartment, at
8:30 tht night, with tho notes. He was
0 8 pa d thorc and tne destroyed.
"But Ju8t befor ,hat Interesting finale,"
McKnight ended, "we will walk in. take
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" p eiau ouiuvan, ano give the
J- i Ul pui mem OUI OC Uie
nn 1 Ina a. U a. .lit . . .1 ...
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.
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a suDDOse nor one or 11a rv n ...,.a
nm. i .h 7"
;7:: "V. w V" lne
faintest doubt that wa wera nn th.
track, or that fate, scurvy enough before.
lailllCBL (JII1JIJI I I . M I w. WAT. r " TK. .1.1.
wa" PIaj'ln lnt "r hn1 '' Utile
Hotchk1"8 was in a state of fever; he ;
produced and dilated on the scrap of pll
low slip from the wreck, and showed me
the stiletto, with Its point In cotton bat
ting for safekeeping. And In the Intervals
he Implored Richey not to make such fine
calculations at the corners.
We were all
were all grave enough and very
quiet, however, when we reached the large
bullclng where .Mrs. Conway hud her apart
ment McKnlght left the cower on In
we niisht want to make a quick get-away,
and Hotchklss gave a final look at his re-
voiver. I had no weapon. Somehow it
seemed melodramatic to the verge of farce.
in tne doorway Hotchklss waa a hair
doien feet ahead; Richey fell back be.lda
' " .. . II. IL
me. He dropped his affectation of gayetv,
and I thought he looked tired. "Same old
Sam, I suppose?" he asked.
"Same, only more of him."
"I suppose Alison was there? How Is
she?" he lnquirtd irrelevantly.
' " . "c eayauie or
" notcngiss was waiting near the ele-
- vator. McKnlght out hla hand on mu
..v.... ..... . .. .. . ' -'
iow. iook nere. oia man. ' ha "i'.-.
'I've
8ot two arms and a revolver, and vous .
got one arm and a splint. If Hotchklss Is
and through, the open window we oould
Additional Improvements and Increased
capacity ara planned for the near future,
Boys' and girls' dormatorlna ara provided,
and every attention la given that perfect
order and system ba observed In each de-
partment of the work. The main principle
In discipline exercised la to keep the child
Duay at all timet, but not tire It at any
one thing. Part of the day la devoted to
tudy. a part to work and a part to play,
by this means the rhlnd la kept alive, the
physical condition healthy and the child
happy.
Boys are taught farming by
tual labor
with teams and machinery, blaiksmlihlng.
carpenter work, tiie manual training de-
partment teaches the use of tools of ail
kinds. Engineering, the operation of steam
engines. In fact all manner of mechanics
and trades are taught. There are twenty-
eight instructors, busy all the time In
(raining and teichlnK. dairying Is taught
wun an us improved nuuioas and ap
pliances for successfully carrying on this
Industry. There are 130 milk rows kept on
the farm, a large barn for housing them
and a separate creamery building for tak
ing care of the milk, butler and cheese
products which are manufactured, and
used mainly on the farm In feeding the
students and operating force of the school.
The girls' departments are fully and com-
pletely provided with every convenience for
their Instruction. They are taught sewing,
mending and the making of garments,
Washing, Ironing, cooking, housekeeping,
dairying for family; in fact, everything
that could be classed as domestic science
or household economics. The girls are at
all times required to observe neatness,
cleanliness and general tidiness In their
areas and person. When the girl lcavea
thia school she la equipped In every ac-
quired qualification for making a good
home.
The live atock on the farm consists of
cattle, mainly the milk cows, mentioned.
hear or feel the throb of the Cannon-
ball's engine.
"Well, Sherlock." McKnlght said, "what's
the next move In the game? Is It our
jump, or theirs? Tou brought us here."
None of UB knew Jugt what , do ntxt
No ,ound of conversatlon penMrated the
heavy ,,oorB w, waited uneasily for some
minutes, and Hotchklss looked at his
walcn Tnen j,. put lt to nlB targ.
.,.,.,.,.. v.. .vi.m. m. h..rf
d '',! a t.Zv. ?t has
" . " mrl , T,
mlFPea- 1 m arr,ua we re 'le-
w wer ,tlle- MX wtch and Hotchklss'
Sreed at 9 o'clock, and, with the discovery
that our man might have come and gone,
our test In the adventure- began to flag.
McKnlght motioned us away from the door
and rang the bell. There was no response,
no sound within. He rang lt twice, the
tlm n """1 vigorous, without re
suit. Then he turned and looked at us.
"I don't half like this," he said.
"That
m. ,. ... ..,. v, , ,v,.
" 7 . . . .
The door
I had seen It when he did.
was ajar about an Inch, and a narrow.
W6Jr9. 5 roM-colre1 h
Ight showed
"efona: pusn .aoor m
little and
listened.
Then, with both men at my heels,
t ttpptd nto tha private corridor of the
apartment and looked around. It was a
square reception hall, with rugs on the
f loor, a tall mahogany rack for hats, and a
couple of chairs. A lantern of rose-colored
glass and a desk light over a writing Uble
across made the room bright and cheerful,
It was empty.
m, ,
was full of feminine trlflea that made us
- -
w h m run or ipmm IM
f.,
Some
such Instinct made McKnlght suggest di-
vision.
"We look like an invading army," he
eald' Bhe'' here a,one' w" wl" tartle
her lnto a Bpasm' 0n of UB cou,1 take a
look around and"
look around and
"What was that? Didn't you hear some
thing?"
1 he sound, whatever lt had been, waa
not repeated, we went awkwardly out
Into the hall, very uncomfortable,
q
. .
U8. snn r nrmd a. nnm. Th fhnir rn tr-
us, and flipped a coin. The choice fell to
me, which was right enough, for the affair
was mine, primarily.
..Walt lust lnsld. the door." I ulreri.
"and If Sullivan comes or .nvhortv h.r
"and if Sullivan comes or anvhortv h.t
enswers his description, grab him without
ceremony and ask him questions after-
wards:"
Th. .Mrime, t h. h.n. . ..
unllghted By one of those freaks of ar-
rangt voJZ only a modern flat
rangernt possible only in a modern flat,
I i! "lL"'
- - .-w 7 a -w.ng-
ing aoor. 1 carnea a nanotui or matches,
and by the time I had passed through a
butler's pantry and the refrigerator room I
was completely lost In the darkness. Until
then the situation had been merely un-
then the situation had been merely, un
comfortable; suddenly It became grisly.
From somewhere near came a long-sus-
tained groan, followed almost Instantly by
tha crash of something elan, or eh(n.r,n
J"8 ot 80metmn la" w chlna-on
lh fin-.
18 1 '
1 'truck a
frMh n.lr.Vi a n A tniir A m...1
ln narrow rear nauway. Behind me waa
,he door by which I must have com: with
a keen dlre to get back to the pla'io I
h.a ......a . I .., .1,. j ...
..w..., - u ... ., .,m
gtiamniail f r t-n StSI Via. XkSim T ihAimh
'K- w - .ww.a.. .
I hu UArwr mV Angi ff llrant ir.r, K.i 1
T .k.'i l'", ,1.'
the resulting Jangle, was - the dining
- ' ......
table, nrobablv laid for dinner. I eura.d
- -
my "tupldl.ty elt,n' ,nto ",Jch a lt"a"
U"' a"Q 1 CU"ed my nrve for mtki"K
N OLD colored woman at Brazil,
Ind. the word old Is used ad-
vlscdly, for she Is 98 attributes
her long life and good health
to the fact that she h as, as she
expresses It, "alwaya done Jest
A
what 1 wants to." the la the oldest resident
of town and county, and no one disputes
her claim to that often elusive title
"the oldest Inhabitant." According to
a correspondent of the Indianapolis
. ' .....
f . strong and robust, has per
(eel bearing, guoo eyesight, and a clear,
bright mind." She has chewed and
smoked since she was a child and finds
tobacco "de great comfort" of her du
clinlng vears.
The public is not advised as to how
not many miles she is able to walk in a
milking before breakfast, or how many
h.H-r.,i.. .i.. ... ..." ...... . ...
ill 111, BUC
ctsdlun. It Is probable she can do all
.....ut... i t ...u..v., u
. hi.,.- ...h
many other
feats besides. Including the ponular cen
day s dinner, the distance Xrom barn to
Go It as You Please
twenty heart of work horse, swlno and
poultry, all of which become an educational
asset to the farm and nchmil, as evrry-
thing becomes a feature of etudy In some
relation. The study of aialn. need, their
lowing, planting, cultivation, harvesting,
storage, etc., ara all given attention from
an educational view point.
One of the main feature of Improvement
for this year Is the cuimtructton of a water
system to Irrigate the tillable lands and
aupply the buildings and grounds with' all
tho needed water. This will ba Installed In
view of getting the best and moot up-to-
date equipment now In use. It Is plain to
the visitor that this institution Is located
right, and has now the evidence of Its
rrsults that are to make It one of the
greatest educational institutions for the
Indian boy and girl that the country has
founded,
. ,
From Whence tonic These Children f
Who aro theso boys and girls and where
do they come from? This question natur- .
ally arises In the mind of the observer and
his own answer would be, "They are all of
one tribe or nation, so like In feature, man
ner and general characteristics." This Is
practically true, they are the descendants
t,f t'" Woux warriors, possibly the "strong-
est br"t nation of red men that America
' v' known, and In times of early set-
foment tne most dangerous and cruel In
their conflicts with the white settler or
other warring tribea of Indians.
These children are brought to the school
by their parenta and aro clothed, fed and
educated by the government. They repre-
sent the following tribes or present-day
Indian reservations: Pine Ridge. Rose
Buds and Yanktons of South Dakota;
Cheyenne River. Tongue River. The Crows,
Port Peck and Fort Bellknap of Montana,
and the Santee Sioux of nortli Nebraska,
O. W. HERVKY.
my hknd shake when I tried to strike a
match. The groan had not been repeated,
I braced myself against tho table and
struck the match sharply against the sole
of my' shoe. It fllckored fraintly and went
out And then, without the slightest warn-
In, another dish went off tho table. It
with a thousand splinterings; the very
seemed broken into crashing waves of
sound. I stood still, braced against the
table, holding the red end of the dying
iH " long t
wait; the groan came again, and I recog-
nled ltj the cry of a d0(f ln Btralu. I
brc.athed an.
Come, old fellow," I said. "Come on.
ola mn' 8 nav Iook l yu"
I CU11 bear the thud of his tall on the
floor, but he did not move. He only whim-
Prea. 'mere is something companionable
in the presence of a dog, and I fancied
this dog In trouble. Slowly I began to
work my way around the table toward
him.
"Good boy," I said, as he whimpered.
"We'll find the light, which ought to be
somewhere or othr around here, and
tnen
I stumbled over something, and I drew
back my foot almost Instantly. "Did I
step on you. old man?" I exclaimed, and
bent to pat him. I remember stralghtenlnf
suddenly and hearing the dog pad softly to-
ward me around the table. I recall eyem that
I had put the matches down and could not
find them. Then, with a bursting horror
of the room and Its contents, pf the gib-
berlng dark around me, I turned and made
Inr Ih. Ann V.W wht.h T h. .ntnl
I could not find It I felt along the end-
less wainscoting, past miles of wall. Tha
dog was beside me, I think, but h was
part and parcel now, to my excited mind,
with the thing under the table. And when,
?T " "Ch' I.If0U"d Rn'1
lumbled into the reception hall, I was aa
nearly ln a panic as any man could be.
' I was myself again in a second, and by tha
light from the hall I led the way bark to
the tragedy I had stumbled on. Bronson
still sat at the table, his elbows propped
vii it- iua i;iku Biui iiiiicu, uuruuiy a
hnl In th ninth Pn t tl v tindAF 4 H a tahU
"-v .
,ay Mrs' Conway, face down. The dog
",ooa over her ana wagged his tail,
McKnlght pointed silently to a large
copper ash tray, filled with ashes and
copper ash tray, filled
cnarred blt" cf PPer-
"The notes, probably." he said ruefully,
"He got them after all. and burned them
before her. It was more than she could
stand.
Stabbed him first and then her-
self."
Hotchklss got up and took off his hat.
"They are dead," he announced solemnly,
and took his note book out of his hat
band.
McKnlght and I did the only things we
could thlnk of-drove Hotcnklss and the
dc, out f the room. nd closed and locked
the door. "It's a matter for the police,"
McKnlght asserted. "I suppose you've got
an offlcer tied to you, somewhere, Law
rence; you usuauy nave.
We left Hotchklss In charge and went
downstairs. It was McKnlght who first
... .wi.ii.w,,, ivmiiiiH KKuuiBi a, pmK rail
ing Borons the street, and called him over.
We told him In a few words what we had
found, and ho grinned at me cheerfully.
"After while, In a few weeks or months,
Mr. Blakeley." he said, "when you get tired
of monkeying around with the blood-stain
. "
come 10 me' 1 vo naa lhat " V-U
..... . . 1 . ......... 1 1 I . . . . .
want under surveillance for ten days!'
(To be Continued )
"T
tobacco bag, and the Inadequacy of latn
dry revenues to meet the increased ex
pense of chicken and chttllngs.
Brazil's oldest Inhabitant wouldn":
recognize a rule of health If she mei
It in the road, tjlie wouldn't know a san-
Nation bulletin from a Sunday school
tract. The English alphabet la as un-
Intelligible to her as Hanskrlt. She has
practiced no scheme of physical culture
more elaborate than is involved In mani
curing a pair of black hands on the
seamy side of a washboard. Doubtless
she has consumed cffee In large quanti
ties and has indulged in something
stronger at times, ln short, she prob
ably has vltflated every regulation ol
right living that has been formulated
from the days of Hippocrates to the
(lulu of In. W6ud3-IluUtlnaou'H latent
magaxlne article. IShe has always "dona
Jest what she uanta to" and Rh I. n-
and "that la coin .nine
Henator Jacob Ual linger of New
Hampshire, said recently that hTs ob-
congreasinan, "Where are we at?"