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10 TI1K HKB; OMAILA, MONDAY, MAKCII 13, 1916. 1 ummmm AUTHOR. OF "WHISPERING SMITH," "THE MOUNTAIN DIVIDE," "STRATEGY OF GREAT RAILROADS," ETC. COPYRIOHT. 191." IT HIANK H. SPEARMAN. OTQUUTOVinil VUU Via 5 , WjmiMrMm- t - I n n !! 1! TWELFTH INSTALLMENT. P-TNOrSIS. Lit r If Helen Hnlmfn, dmiiTiter of Gen eral llnlmn. railroad m-in. I rescued from Imminent danger on it scenic rail road by Oeorte Storm, newsboy, flrown to young womanhood, Helen saves Htorm. now fireman, her father, and hit friends Amm Rhlnelander, flounder. and Robert fegrue, promoter, from ft threat fnH collision. ffehreakers employed hv Seajme steal Oenersl Holmes' survey plans of the cut off line for the Tide water, fstallr wound the frrneml nd es cape. Her fathers estate bodly Involved hv ha desth. Helen ea to work on the Tidewater. Helen recover the survey plans from Seagrue and though they re taken from hrr, finds n accidentally made proof of thn survey lu-prlnt. Storm Is employed hy Rhlnelander. Spike, befriended bv Helen, in lit turn snves her and the rlght-of-wsv rontrscla when PeaTue kidnaps her. Helen and Storm win for Rhlnelsnder ft race age Inst Bea grtie for rlght-of-wav. -Helen. Storm and Tthlnelander rescue Spike from Beagrue'a men. Hr-lke steals records to protect Rhinclsnder. and florin and Helen aave Spike from flesth In he burning court house. Vein In Superstition mine pinches oi-t. Seemie salts l lind aella It to Rhlnelander. fOntlnued from Last Monday.) tU'UIKK AI.IV r.. Seegrue'a aale to Rhlnelander of the Superstition mine did not to thro.gh at emoMVIy a hi- hid exacted. Meeting Rhlnelander at the offlre of an attor liry In Lsa Vrgss. the detalla of the trni."er mere arranged without much difficulty. Rhlnelnndrr's only care waa to he a ii re that the conveyance ahould Hive him a clear -title to the valuable property, and bavin satisfied himself on thla point, the minor detalla were eaa lly arranaed. While the attorney waa embodying these Itema In a supplementary agree ment. Tthlnelmder wrote out ft telegram to Helen telllne her that he waa complet ing the tranafer of the mine and would come up on No. i. When the final draft of the rontract had been made In dupli cate:, and algned by the two part leu. In due form, Rhlnelander handed over a second check to Seagrue, and putting the agreement In hie pocket left the office. Seagrue watched him go with aome thing of relief and a street deal of aatla factlon. The whole ar-heme he hod ao auccenafullly rompaaaed looked to him almoat too good to be true, and he had ft hearty laugh with the attorney before they left the office together. But, unexepecledly enough, oppoaltlon developed In an unlooked for nuarter. namely, among minority etockholdera of the mine Itaelf. Rumor flew thick and faat. and at Oceanaide ragrue waa openly accuaed of underhanded work In parting with the property, To afford ft clear understanding of h'a position, meeting of the stockholder of the mine waa called and Peagrue, when the time came, addressed the gathering In explan ation of the aale. "I have understood." he began, "there has been aome crltlc.iam of my action In d'tpoaing of the Stiperetltton mine to the Coppcr Range Tidewater people Some of our stockholder have been unkind enough to hint that there waa treachery In my part of the proceedings. I have called thla meeting to explain without any mincing of word why I waa forced to art as I did on my ewn rrsponslbllity and to act quickly." He related In detail the etorv of the sudden word received from the mine foreman announcing the petering out of the vein. In more veiled language, but as t II making himaeit plain enough to be understood, he disclosed the thought that had come to him of getting the mino ready for ft aale by salting It, and of his aubfiequent auccra In unloading the property on Rhlnelander without aert oua lota to any of the shareholders. In gp'te of hi explanation, protest waa heard almoat at once against hla sum mary action In aelllng " out without authority from the director. Beagrue met the criticisms firmly. "If I had stopped to ask the director for authority r. to what to do, the new of the failure nf our principal, vein would have been all ever Nevada. It would hare been too late to eel! property at any price to anybody." "If the vein could be recovered, what :ifferrnc would that make?" asked one cf the disaffected aharvholilora. "It would make the difference that you would be holding the sack Instead of the other fellow," retorted Reagrue. bluntly. The chairman, one of the larger minor ity atockhol.lera, proved one of the leatt tractable of the disa&llafled. lie rose to reply to Rcagrue'a address. "You are telling us." he said coldly, "that you dis posed of one of the best quarts proper ties in the Superstition mountains for a aong because your foreman told you the vein had pinched out. And you say our exlwil corroborated liia aUtlement. Hut what right did you go ahead in thla fashion without calling us together to decide whether we did not want further expert advice on the possibility of locat Ing the vein?" "That part of the matter has been threshed out already," said Seagrue angrily. "No. It hasn t," retorted the chairman, - "Not to our satisfaction. Where the In vestment la ao large our interests ahould have been given the most careful con siders! Ion before you disposed of them.' "You wouldn't have got 10 cents out of your interest," exclaimed eagrue. "if ou tad tried what you now propose . "Even that wouldn t have been ft se rlous matter," persisted th chairman, "a compared to what you have done. None of ua here are dependent on dividends from the Superstition mines for our bread and butter. We feel, as business men. that we ere entitled to consideration. You haven't given us that. By your own con- fewlii you have disposed of thla prop erty under falae pretenses. You have, by your conduct toward your competitors, justified tb suspicion that haa arisen among your own gsaocifttea. Mr. Pea rrue." "I don't want to make any unfair in- slnuatlona or to nssert what I cannot prove, but. interposed ft second ahare- boldor from the foot of th table. want to call forth your attention and th attention of every roan In this meet Ing to the fact tbftt tb moment It Is discovered by the Tidewater people that this mine was aalted, w aha.il be called on to refund every dollar of the money P.id to us." "If that Is the case." sneered Beagrue, I should aay you fellows had bttter sto talking. Your greatest saiety," h added, without much display of symp,tby fur :HJX-'t i -iV" -;viV" -r-r'- f-n.xMV:! ..ie:f v- .-' -1 i. . r -s'.A A Hie ImpriMinetl Men Were) Pnasexl Out and Turned Ovrr to the Burgeon. the uneasy ones, "lies In keeping your mouths shut." "It la a. matter of no moment what ever," declared the stubborn chairman, "how much the thing ia discussed. You know the men In thla room, Mr. Beftgme. well enough- to know that we ahould till take the same position concerning what you confeaa you, yourself, have done In thla matter. No matter what happened, we should never approve such proceed ing." "As things stand, I don't know what else you can do," said Seagrue, sullenly. "You tlk here a If you owned thla rnlrro, I want you to understand that I hold the control of It, and you will do as I say." "No," declared one stockholder, jump ing up. "I won't do any such thing." "Then you may do as you wish," re plied Kcagrue, loftily, "but I am through 1th the Superstition mine." The hented dlscurslon continued. Al most every ons In the room took dB gainst Pcafiiue. Finally, at bsy him self., and realising the trouble the mi nority stockholders could put him to, he made ft further conciliatory proposal. As w cannot agree," he said, "I am willing to buy your ahsres In the mine t their par value. " This seemed to pour a little oil upon tho troubled water. After some further wrangling, details were Actually arranged then and there for the tranafer of the minority shares, and ths meeting closei In ft better feeling than It hsd opened. At the mine, Helen and George Htorm were talking together when the foremnn joined them. Helen asked him about the work. "If you'll come thla way," he sug gested, "I'll show you - exactly whrrs we're going to drill today." A messenger handed Helen dispatch It was from Rhlnelander, announcing the completion of the tranafer and advising her he would arrive on No. I. "First, we'll go down and meet Mr. Jlhtnelender," said Storm to the foreman. When we come back we'll aee where you're working." Rhlnelander returned well pleased with the result of the trip. He explained to Helen and Btorm the particulars of the transfer, showing them the agreement at he did to, and Helen told him about the incident of the atolen quarts. They walked over to the mine together and entered it. Wtille they were talking, a man came to Mr. Rhlnelander, aaylng that the foreman hs,d asked to see him, Accomaiiled by Helen and Btorm, Rhlne lander walked down tho tunnel to where the men were working. The foreman turned from his work, "How are things looking?" demanded Rhtnelandrr. Why, to tell the truth," answered the man reluctantly, "they are not look ing as good this morning ss they were yesterday." "What do you mean?" "We had trouble with thia vein once or twice before." began the foreman, guardedly, 'but it didn't turn out very serious. This time it looks as If the vein had pinched out on u. Just come over this way." Rhlnelander stood as if rooted to the ground, looking significantly the while from Heleu to Slorm. "HeU-n," he sld qutsslcally, "hst does that sound like to you?" Helen looked at him evenly. "I sounds," she replied, "very much like Mr. Earl 8eagrua." "What do you think, George?" de manded Rhlnelander. Btorm shook his head. "It may be, he admitted, "that he's slipped ne over on you. . Rhlnelander st-emed not seriously dis turbed, "it wouldn't be the first time. If he bad." he observed quMly. "Hut I'm going to have look Into th thing, and if that vein 1 really gone, iv "x, V-s- -v. rV"; ' I ri P. s.,"; rr' ' " -"TX ,1 11 know why before I get through with the aubject.' Followed by his companions he Jolntd the foreman. They examined the rock in turn and held a long discussion, nn. foreman suggested calling in an expert mm,, ..it Rhlnelander. stubbornly; I lust bought this mine on the recommenu tldw of an expert; ftll 1 want Is ft little k..jk..i.d common sense here, ana l am going to have It. Ths best authorities in the mining world told uenerni h. huH nronerty her .that wouia iv as long ss these mountains lasieu. all But Seagrue must nave 11.1. inuriwiuul Helen. 111... . .. . I "He thought It time to unioau. AmM answered Rhlnelander. "Helen. he exclaimed. "1 know seagrue than you do. I know how full hi head i. ...hemes and all that. But I wa.nl to tell you It Is a fact tnat Jri i. ,v miltter. He gives up too quick ftna starts a new scheme. Now, I am not ni.. i null on the superstition ........ until I've made a thorough investigation. .hi. trnuhla. I am not ft minor, no said, speaking to the foreman; ni j. plain, everyday railroad man. cut. ve heard that things can be done even when a vein pinches out. now, , i... v.. ..id tn the listening lorcmnu. "and tell me. now and here, first thing to do to try to pick this vein Yu micht lck It up," reponuou i foreman, "for a song, If you're lucky. It all deuends. Tou might spend ft mimon dollars ana never pick it up." Well, we don't have to spend the mil lion sll at once, do wr The foreman admitted they did not. "Very well," continued Rhlnelander, sharply. "How s the first psrt or inai money to be spent? The foreman scratched his Head ana looked up and down the wall. He acleoted a place that looked to him like ft possi bility. Pointing. he said: "Crosscut through "there and we might pick up th vein." Rhlnelander nsked further questions; the hardheaded miner seemed to have, he thought, some good Idea. "All right.'' aald Rhlnelander, at . length, "crosscut right there, Just as you say. Wsll so how we eom out. If w get beat, we ll try something else." Vnder the Impetus of new hope, the work went rapidly forward. Every man In the mine took courage. Bo long as there was possibllty of doing anything they were glad to work to ssve their own Jobs. The crew at hand went vigor ously to work under the foreman's dlteo tlons. In a short time ft hole had been primed for blast, the fuse lighted and the men rushed out. The explosion fol lowed and they went back. Work was proceeding In this fsshlon when something occurred that drew Helen's attention, fche was looking into the tunnel when she noticed that one w&U near the roof seemed to be week enlng. A large piece of rock had dropped from It. The men were called out and Helen, with Rhlnelander, Btorm and the foreman, went over to examine the break All waited on the old miner for ft verdict aa to the condition of th roof. He mad a pretty careful examination and seemed satisfied there wss no danger. "That roof." he declared, "will never cave In." "If that la ao." aald Rhlnelander, "and you ought to know. It anybody knows send the men back to work." Hlsstlng their way Into th wall where the foreman had Indicated, the men, busied with their work, failed to notice the gradual weakening of th tunnel roof. Helen, outside the mine and occupied altii other matters, heard the blasting within, but gave the subject no further lhrtug-ht. It wss not until a moment fol io lug one of the heavy explosions that she heard a great crash behind her, and, looking back, was horrified tn see mass of rock crashing through the roof of the tunnel. ?!ie ran forward In dismay. The disss' er was complete. Where the tun nel had opened a great cave-In now raised a solid barrier. Men on the outside ran up white-faced to where ahe stood. Qjcs t!ons flew back and forth. A round-up wss hastily made to determine who hud been caught on the Inside. Rhlnelander and Storm were .nowhere to be found they had almost certainly been caught with the crew in the tunnel. (Spasmodic efforts were made to clear the opening. Men. losing their neaas. rushed hither and thither, accomplishing nothing and add:ng to the panic that posaessed everyone at the thought of the tragedy within the closed tunnel. Helen was first to regain her senses. Bidding a man to stop his useless efforts to tear away th fallen rock, she gave him direc tions a to what to do. "Teiepnone ior doctors." she aald hurriedly, "while I go over to the Neighbor mine for help." Tloth hastened away. Helen, reaching the edge of th cliff, where the aerial railway ran from the mountainside down to the valley below, stopped. It would take her fifteen precious minute to run down the trsll and those moment might mean life to the men Imprisoned in the tunnel. She errasped the hook of the frail aerial carriage with both hands pulled the re lease. Like a bird on wing Helen shot far out from the mountainside nd drop in.r st a aharr angle down the line sped sUBpended between heaven and earth. As tho dashed at dlixy apeed along the spider-web cable she caught confused rltmDses of rock and stunted cedars shooting past underneath. It seemed s if the solid esrth were flying in one man film way from her In her flight. A great wind roared In fury at her ears and tore the breath from her frightened lips. At a distance on th deert, the Shay engine of the Neighbor mine was tolling slowly along when the engineer saw the figure of ft woman clinging to the aerial carriage of the Superstition mine as It shot throngh the air down to the vauey. Breathless, he watched the wild flight, meeting every Instant to see tiie sien der creature let go. to fall, crushed, to the rock below her. Unt Helen did not let go. Hanging on with ft desperation born or tne reauaawun that ahe must save the Imprisoned men, she shot across the dangerous declivity from ton to bottom and without mishap lumped In ssfety to the foot of the aerial and dashed awsy for help. She ren toward th little railroad, flagged the en gine, got Into th cab, and, atruggllng for breath, apprised the crew or tne acci dent. Th engineer hurriedly started the engine back for their own mine. Forcing all the aueed that he could get. and with Helen urging him to epar no effort, he made the engine bump along over the lolnts as It never had done before. doxen times, before they reached their destination. It seemed as If the sturdy lltUo machine must turn turtle. Never In Its history had It been called on to make uch an effort, and when ftt length they pproched help, Helen wa o ex cited she sounded the alarm whistle her self. By the time the engine had reachd the works, men were looking from all ai rectlons to learn what th excitement waa. Jumping from th cab the moment the Shay engine atopped. Helen told of the disaster. Men ran In from all quartera. and their foreman an active fellow cave directions about getting the stuff they should need to work at the cave-In. With the least possible los of time, these necessaries were assembled and the train loaded with men started back. In the Interval, the news telephoned to Imm Vegaa had stirred tho town. At the hospitsl a motor car was placed In wait ing, and doctor answering the hurry-up call Jumped Into the machine with their emergency bags and headed for tho mine. One of the surgeons recalled that Earl i Seagrue wti the owner of the Supersti tion. Halting on th way. he dashed up into BoHSrue s room and told him what had happened. -Th main tunnel of th Superstition mine ha collapsed," he cried. "We'r on th way out In ft car. Rhlnelander, Btorm and ft crew of the men are caught Inside." "8orry to hear that." said Seagrue, shortly, "do on. Don't lose any time. I'll follow." He called to hla servant for his coat and hat aa the doctor ran out Put ting on the coat he hesitated, changed his mind, and decided not to go. In the tunnel the men had been caught like rata in trap. Without the altghtat warniitg a great !ody of rock had ahot through the roof, cutting them off in an Instant from the outer world. Serious as their aituation was, none of them lost their heads, and Rhlnelander and Ptorm, In particular neither of them unused to great peril were calm. But what to do In circumstances so strange to them, the two could not tell. A hurrteJ examination of the cave-In ahowed thel' exit completely cut off. This mlsfo-rtupe. 1 however, did not paralyxe their activ ities. With the two railroad men encouraging them, the men worked hard to . get through the obstruction In front of them. They tolled unremittingly, knowing how every hour within their prison would les sen their chance for life. One of the men, exhausted by the labor, picked up water canteen. It was broken. A can vass waa made of the situation and il was found they had no water. Gloom settled for a time on them. Thereaftot, questioning the foreman carefully. Rhlne lander picked a place where the ex perienced miner thought they might, with a little work, get through and turned to the men. "Dynamite through thla wall." he said. The men began. The moment the blast was ready. It was aet off and they were back again at their drills preparing for the next. Working . thus with frenxled energy, they tore great holes Into the tunnel's side, but seeminly with no hope ful result. And the work wa beginning to tell on them. By the time they had gotfm what they hoped might be the final shot ready, Rhlnelander and the miner all in the tunnel except Storm were on the verge of collapse. Nerved to ft final effort by the hope of life, the shot was fired. No ry of day light greeted their straining eye as the smoke thinned away. The air, now foul, had so overcome them that few could crawl forward to examine the shattered wall. One grlxtled fellow, sturdier than his mates, staggered to it. He looked for a moment at the rock and cried out. The blast had not given them the hoped-for avenue of escape. But broadly lined across the jagged surface now dli lodged, they saw staring at them as if in mockery ot their state, the lost vein. Th lead of preclou quarts again before them. Untold rtche confronted them. Seagrue, tn hi room, had heard th dis tant report of the explosion, but he had been drinking of late and his nerve were on edge. He trode up and down the room re volving In hi mind the aituation of th men imprisoned within th big tunnel, He knew enough of the mine to under stand perfectly the peril of their position and the necessity of ft quick rescue if their lives were to b saved. Further than this, he charged hi mind with nothing of responsibility; Indeed, he would hardly have wlked across the street to save one of the Imperiled men. Yet, a strangely persistent curiosity moved him to want to know mor of th fate of those who were thus struggling for their Uve. A decanter stood on th buffet and he turned to It. While he poured brandy Into ft glass, he heard ft strange noise In an adjoining room a sound as If of a miner's doublejack. It startled him un pleasantly. He callod to hla servant and the man, thu abruptly ummoned, came quickly, carrying an ice pick. "What1 that noise? What are you do ing?" demanded Seagru. harshly. The man In ft hftlf-frlghtened way began to laugh. "Only picking little Ice, lr, ha aald apologetically. - Seagrue, without answering, snatched the ice tlck from his hand. "Olve m my hat and coat." he exclaimed with anger. And as the man hurriedly produced them he added curtly: "Clet out." And serving himself, he made ready to start for tho mine. Attempt after attempt on th part of Rhlnelander, Storm and the miner to open ft way of freedom was falling, ana, overcome by the foul air. the men, one after another, had sunk down from ex hau8tlon. Outside, the engine nd llttl train had brought Helen and th relief and the men were running up th slope. In the distance th machine bringing th doctor tor ftcroaa th desert, ft great cloud of dust streaming after It. Th few men ftttracktng th fac of th cave-In, now greatly re -enforced, worked with desperate energy at the fallen rock. In the tunnel where Rhlnelander an I hi stupefied companions' Isy in varying stages of distress and despair, Storm heard at length th ound of th work on th other side of the walL He shouted feebly to his companions. "They're com ing!" he cried. "Hang on. boys. Get your head close up her. There's a llttl air seeping In." Rhlnelander In spit of th fact that he was among th oldest of those cftug.it In th horrible trap, waa standing th strain better than most of them. He, In turn, encouraged the others not to glv up and vii th flrat to hear call coming through th cave-in. He answered It with all th strength he could summon. Encouraged o tb outside by tb word that th Imprisoned men were atlll alive. the rescuer redoubled their efforts. To the prisoners the sound of the plcic and the dislodgment of rock was comliu so close that Storm and Rhlnlinder al most felt they could see the work. In another Instant a shaft of light, glea'n Ing like ft stsr, greeted the staring eyes of the two men and they cried out to gether to greet the man on the other side. "Water." cried Rhlnelander. "For Qod sake, boys, push In a canteen." Helen heard the cry. Half-doren will ing men ran for the precious fluid. A bottle of water wss pushed Into Storm't hand and the next moment the half-conscious men were being revived by him. Nerved, tlesi.ite exhaustion, to s final spurt of energy, the rescuers rnpldly en Inraed the hole until He.e-. easer st the foremen's elbow, snid she could get through, und against his protestations of dungrr crawled first through Die cave In. closely followed hy the chief surgeon v.-ho, once Inside, benr-n to treat the most helpless of the suffering men. The condition of the uncertain entrance called for tho greatest care on the part of the rescuers. Great musses of rock, sus pended by not more, it would seem, thsn a thresd, hung threateningly over th ragged passage. But time was too pre cious to wait for further safety and the moment the men could be passed out, they were turned over to the hospital staff. Rhlnelander had refused to leave until the last of the miners had been taken out to safety. Storm followed him. Helen was the last to come through. A crowd had gathered about the mine and as the Imprisoned men were revived. and the chief surgeon, covered with dust and debris, announced that no Uvea would be lost, cheers went up again. Seagrue, elbowing hla way through the bystanders, came up to Rhlnelander, con gratulating him on his escape. Student's "Fool Column" J Hy J. P. GREKXK, President William Jewell College. I Liberty. Mo. The neceasary expenses of a college education . are small. Luxuries snd unnecessary things make college life ex pensive. r'or years I have advised our men to ketp books with themselves to write down In one column all they receive from home and all they earn, and In another all they spend. In addition to those columns, or pages,' I have urged them to have another column. The Fool Column, and to write down In this one all unnecessary expenditures. I fear that very few have followed my advice. It would require courage In any man to keep an honest Fool Column, and I do not expect most student to "rise to the emergency." One young man did keep this account for two years, junior and senior years, and had the courage to ahow it to me. He was poor. He earned every dollar he spent. I gave htm work through which he earned hla tuition and board. He was a fine fellow and ft fine student clean, Industrious.' capable but a poor finan cier. The results of his bookkeeping? , .t the end of the first year The Fool Col umn footed up I34.&0. I ran over the items: Carriage hire. Ice cream, chewing gum, eto., etc. He did not use tobacco. I said: "Isn't that a good deal of fool Isnness for a poor, hard-working fellow Ilk you?" He "acknowledge the corn," and declared that he would "buck the line" harder next year! He did. With evident aatisfactlon, ft year ; later, he showed me his book: "Fool Column, 12.40." I congratulated him, and told him that It was not neceasary and hardly possible to do away with all foolishness but that every fellow should try hard to be a, reasonable foot. Then I pointed out to him that one's desires are the measure of one's happi ness. "Have simple desires. Cultivate plaina tastes. . Cast out all extravagant desires. They will mske you unhappy. There 1 not enough money In the world to buy all that a man may desire! Poor people with simple desires can be happy. Rich people with extravant desires can not satisfy them. Now, what must be the misery of a poor man with extravagant desires? Keep ft bridle on your desires. and use the severest bit, and hold them In the plain, level road, or they will run away with you and spill you out Into the ditch!" He learned the lesson. Soon after his graduation he got ft good position with ft good railroad. And he saved hla money! Within three or four years he married a fine, cultivated woman. Her father of fered to give them a house, but the young man would not accept u. He built his own house and paid for It. It la his firm conviction that the food column made man of him. A young man should spend no more tn Do You Know That An old sponge which Is almost worn out snd falling to pieces rsn be made to last almost as long again if a bag ia crocheted of some soft, white knitting cotton and the sponge placed tn it, the ends being fastened. It haa long been ft belief that marriage should take place when the moon '.s waxing and not waning. The wedding ring Is pre-Christian in origin. Its shape symbolises the unend ing constancy of love. In Greece the bridegroom Is lightly sprinkled with water before leaving the home for the ceremony. If ft bride breaks th heel of her shoe In going to be ' married It portend stormy married life. Wedding ptvsent were once placed in a "bason' or other receptacle in the church. Wednesdsy and Thursdsy are ac counted the most lucky day In Bul garia for weddltuis. No living specimen of th Great Auk has been seen for more than sixty year. Rhlnelander smiled grimly. "That wa a close squeak, Seagrue. Helen," he ex claimed, addressing his words to her, "we came near loidng out. girl, but w didn't -quite. I'm all right and so is Oeorg Storm, here." He laid his hand on hi ' stalwart foreman's shoulder. "The rest of the men," he added, "will be as good -cs ever by tomorrow. But that Isn't all. Seagrue. We've relocated the vein!" Seagrue started. "What do you mean?" he cried. "I mean, we have found the vein again," exclaimed Rhlnelander, "nd that we're going to take ft million dollars In quarts out of the Superstition In the next three months." Scogrue refused to credit hlg hearing. He started for the tunnnel and. despite the warnings of those about him, crawled through the opening and made his way to where the final blast had disclosed the glistening vein. He picked up th ore thoughtfully and looked from It back to the rock wall. It was a vision to dazxle the sUht of a prospector. Untold wealth was symbolired In that great deposit. The stormy scene with his shareholders In the directors' room rose In the semi darkness before his eyes. He stood ft moment in deep study. At the mine entrance the men were get ting on their feet and telling listentnr comrades their experiences. Storm wss dismissing the men for the day and released from further toll, they slowly filed away. Turning from them, he Joined Helen and Rhlnelander. To gether the three discussed their great new fortune. Within the gloom of the tunnel stood Seagrue. II had takn out his contract and was looking intently at it. Some thing it suggested seemed to appeal to him; aome hopeful Idea, perhaps, oc" curred to his mind, for he smiled. (Continued Next Monday. college than he could earn. If thrown upon his own resources, from $35 to IV) month. Shalt the four year In col-' lege accustom him to a manner of life that he cannot follow after his grad uation? I knew a young fellow that spent $125 a month In an eastern college. When he returned home and went Into business his salary was So a month, all he was worth1. He and his mother In sisted that th father should give htm an allowance of Vi ft month! "He wa used to $125 a month and could not live" decently on leas!" A Urg food column became a fixture In that young fel low life. . Who was to blame, the father or the college? Mtoney will "buy ft great many things that a boy does not need, and with plenty of money It is easy for ft sen sible "chap" to become extremely fool ish. Parent and colleges ahould at least discourage the student foolish expendi ture of money, for the student' sake! Statistics are Interesting ' even If they do He occasionally. I should like for all our colleges to make an exhibit of th fool columns of, their students. I do not know how wo should go about getting the figures, but if we could get them they, would ahow ua thing or two! W should be amased at the sum total and go on as we are now going! It is almost Impossible to be a reasonable fool, in college or out of it! -621 ' residents of Nebraska registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. SingU Room, without baths S2.00 10 3.00 Doubt S3.00 to S4-00 Singla Rooms, with 'bath, Sj.00 to f6.oo Doubl 4-00 to 7-00 Parlor, Bedroom and bath 10.00 tp 14-00 TIMES SQUARE At Broadway, 44th to 4;th Streets th cants of New York s social ana! busincst acttvitiei. In closs proximity to all railway terminals. . H!iniii;!:iiU!i!m!!!i::i:jr.H2r.-r3 Resinol Stops Itching At Once It Is ft positive fact that th moment resinol ointment touches any itching skin, the itching usually stops and lieaJlng begins. Un less the trouble Is duo to some serious Internal condition, it quickly clea.ro away all trace of ecxema, ringworm, pimples, or similar torment ing, unsightly erup tion. Leaving th skin clear and healthy. And th best of it la you need navel healtat to us resinol soap and resinol ointment. There is nothing In them U Injur the tenderest surface. Realnol 1 a. doctor's prescription which foi over twenty years has been used by carerut physicians In treating skin af- treating akin af- I ! the resinol freely thing, healing a. 1 1 by medication aoSjfr. o be suited to t" f , listed skin ven 4 .ections. They prescribe resinol freelj no ing mm its sootr lion iu.brouKht about I u and and guntle aa to most delicate or irrll it a tiny baby. Every druggist ftells -eainol soap and resinol olnUnenX aniplea free. Deft. I-R. Raatnol. Be tliuore, Md. 1 J ) Y ) r t