THE COURIER.
V
With the Aid of a Prince
Too Supervisor is tho greatest man in
nit tto lintl. Tbero is no one bo
great as he, except the Goveraent at
home; that is, those who nre the Govor
ruent. He is a man of many powers, and
many names. Of the former, the giviig
away of positions is chief; of tho latter,
V. C. R. B. out here we drop it all acd
(imply call him tho Head.
Now, not eo very long ago there was
n certain Head named Laughlin wIioeo
powers were greater than any other of
his class who had proceeded him; and
who signed his wholo V. C. R. B. in full.
He knew his powers and made it a
special point to increase them in every
direction.
It is said that all the Departments got
so they feared him and each respective
sub head trembled when summoned in
to his presence There was the Gover
nmental, War, Interior and all the rest
who once a month, indivdually and col
lectively, were given a rubbing down!
Those who knew the Supervisor said his
little 'rubbing downs' were things to be
prayed against by evea tho mo3t reck
less or daring;
Ono hot day in July tho ther
mometer stood 101 in the shade and
the palm trees were trembling as if
above a 6tovo tho Head waB swajing
softly at nothing in particular, while
trying to untanglo some voluminous re
ports. His collar was clinging to his
neck in a sort of starcy past?, drop3 of
which running down his neck did not
improve his already irritate! frame of
mind.
It was not such a timo as ono would
choose to make a request o! the Head.
But it happened that jutt at this time
Armsley walked into the Head's office
and uninvited took a seat by tho Head.
"Who aro you? ' said the Supervisor
at once.
"Armsley," be replied promptly, toss
ing his card in front of Laughlin.
"Hm!" muttered tho latter, " never
heard of you, what do you want?"'
"The Director-ship of tho Hahur dis
trict. I understand the position is
vacant."
Tho Supervisor tried to say something
but tho audacity of the young man
overcame him and he simply wiped of!
the sweat and stared.
"Do you know that is one of the best
paid positions here?" he finally re
marked. "Certainly," answered Armsley.
"Well of all nerve;" said the Head.
"You may go."
"When shall I have my answer?" said
the other rising.
All tlrs time Laughlin was too aston
ished to get mad. He made no answer
to the last question but only s'ared at
Armsley. Indeed, ho 6tij ed so long that,
Armsley himself thought he. had better
go, aid went out muttering "sulky
beast."
By the next morning, the Supervisor
had forgotten the whole atFdir in ono a
great deal more important.
Two hours before dawn, a cannon
boomed across from the fort and to'.d of
another prisioner who nad escaped. An
orderly dished up to tho Head's Bung
alow and gave him what few particulars
were to ba known.
By dawn the soldiers and police were
guarding and examining the roads in
every direction, acd the native quarter
of tho city was being thoroughly turned
upside down in the hunt for the escaped
prisoner.
The person who was causing so much
anxiety among the Sub-Heads and
Head was no other than tho Prince
Mohammed II. Ali, who a year before
had led fifty thousand of tho na'ives
to revolt against the Govemmt in tho
Poohlar, and Hahur districte.
He had destroyed a great many vil
lages, one or two little c'ties while a
number of English who were in bis
track bad disappeared.
Now this prisoner was not confided to
tho care of tho State alone, nor to
tho Army alone, nor to the Police;
but to all of them, and Supervisor
Laughlin, V. C. R. B. wa3 held responsi
ble for his person, and ho only.
It is easily seen then that tho escape
of this man who had cost the Gover
ment a million or so, and who would bo
only too glad to make it as costly again,
meant much to tho Head.
The People at Homo have such a
queer way of looking at theso things,
too. I know of two Heads who went
back for less than this. One needed a
change of air, his health was failing
Tho other was appointed to China; ho
understood the Chinese temperament
better. So their bulletins read.
All day tho search went on and ho
waited in his oflico for news of his re
capture, and sweated and swore.
The second morning it was tho same.
He was getting nervous now, and taking
bracers. He did not like to think what
might happen when ho reported back
Homo.
His condition was steadily growing
worje, when Armsley entered as he had
dona two mornings' before.
"I came to seo what has been dono
about my appointment," ho said.
"Appointment? I haven't cot any ap
pointment for jou," said the Supervisor
testily.
"Did you consider it fully? ' impertur
tably went on Armsley.
"Consider consider," then sudden re
collection coming to him, "you get out
of this room at once."
"Well if it must bo, it must be," said
Armsley resignoJly, "I had other news
for you, too. Something about Moham
med H. Ali, but never mind, I shall
go." And ho arose an J started for the
door.
He had not gone four steps, bsforo
tho Head was dragging him by the arm,
and begging and pleading with him to
tell him all he knew.
"You see," said the young fellow, "it
happened this way. I heard thecinnon
boom last night, but did not think much
about it. However, it had awakened
me, and I couldn't sleep, and so I lay
trjing to get cool. Suddenly, I heard a
little sound, and saw at my window in
the dim light of coming dawn on9 of the
ugliest faces it has ever been my mis
fortune to seo. I kept perfectly quiet
and after a little pause, the fellow sprung
'ightly upon the bamboo sill and drop-
ped down into the room. You may be
sure I did not feel particularly at easo,
for at any moment, he might try to run
a Inn? knife into me.
"I had tho advantage for he was be
tween tho light: and waiting my chance,
I sprang up and threw my arms
around his waist and held his arms
tight. Then I began yelling. You see 1
could not hold the fellow that way all
night. So I yelled.
"I used to think I was a match for
any holy. I pulled an oar when at home
for awhile anc was pretty good. But
that follow tossed me around as if I had
been a child. Then he was so slippery I
could not get a firm hold anywhere. My
arms slipped from his waistdown around
hi3 feet. I got a good lock upon his
ankles and held on until I thought my
wrists would crack; he slapping around
on the floor, pounding mo on the bed
and walls till I thought, Billy O.
"All tho time I kept up ray yelling and
pretty soon he joined in and thero was a
pair of us. It was a beautiful chorus.
"However, it had not gone on long be
fore my man' Yazzar, came in with his
beard sticking out in terror and bis
eyes shining white in the dark.
"Get a rope!" I shouted and be darted
away, and in a moment came back with
my bridle, straps. The pair of us man
aged to truss the fellow up together and
put him in the cellar, where I heard him
calling on all bis Gods for aid.
"I was away yesterday on business
but when I came back Iato at night bo
was still there. This morning I hauled
him out and no sooner was he in tho
light than Ynzzar began shrieking.
"Finally ho managed after much gib
bering around to make it kuo.vn to mo
that it was Mahammcd II. Ali.
'So whenever you want him, como
over to my buDgalow and you will find
him in the cellar.
The Supervisor was silent for tho timo
a man could walk around HI Nuiat.
"Man," ho said and his voico sounded
deep, "have something." And ho reach
ed for tho bottle.
It was an hour later when Armsley
rose to go.
"But to recur to to tho previous queB
tion," ho said smiling, "can you no', con
sider a little longer my application to
Hahur?"
"I filled Hahur's vacancy yesterday,
but hero is ono to Toopcor, forty-two
hundred a year; how would that do?"
"Ob," said Armsley bitinsr olT tho end
of a cigar, "I'm not particular as to any
special one."
- GEO. C. SHEDD.
CHEAP KATES TO TENNESSEE
CENTENNIAL AND EXPOSITION
At Nashville, Tenn., May 1st to
October SO. Beginning May 1 and on
each subsequent Tuesday the Missouri
Pacific will sell tickets from Lincoln to
Nashvillo and return at $35.15, good 20
days from date of sale.
The Kansas and Nebraska limited,
leaving Lincoln at 2CV) p. m.t makes
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each way than any other lino.
Maps, time tables and further infor
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F. D. CORNELL.
C. P. &. T. A.
First Publication, July, 24th.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company, v. Burr, 1G-118.
To the Northwestern Mutual Life In
Etiranco Company, S. A. Maxuell and
Company, David B. Welch, Jane E
Chamberlain, Abbie M. Chamberlain.
Mary S. Jacobs, Jane D. Dowdall. the
Sullivan Savings Institution of Clare
mont. New Hampshire, the Citizen'b
National Bank of Des Moines, Iowa,
Louis Hax and James Porter:
You and each of you are hereby noli
tied that in the case pending in tho dis
trict court of I-aneasier county,
Nebraska, number 10-118, wherein the
said Northwestern Mutual Life Icbj
ranee Company is plaintiff, and you acd
iithpra arft ilpfpnflnntq thf Vjtinnal T,if
Insurance Company, of MontpHier.
Vermont, on the 2.'Jrd day of July, 181)7,
tiled its petit on against you and the
other defendants in said cause
the object and prayer whereof are
to 8djudgo that the petitioner,
the National Life Insurance, Com
pany has a valid and first lien on a cer
tain frame dwelling house now standing
on a part of the land in controversy in
this cause, to-wit: Lots number 10 and
11 in block number 02 in the city of Lin
coin in said county, which house former
ly fctod on lots number I at d 2 in block
number ISO in said city, ami on which
said petitioner claims acd prajs a lien
by virtue of a certain mortinge execute i
by the defendants. Carlos C. Burr and
Mary E-Burr, on July 11, 1887, for the
sum of 311.000. recirded on July 12.
1837. in book 11 of mortgages, pige i302
of tho mortgage records of said county,
and covering the last above described
land; that the decree in said cause maj
be so modified and corrected as to ex
elude in express terms from the prop
erty to be sold for tho payment of the
liens thereby established the house
aforesaid; that said house with all its
appurtenances may be sold for the pay
ment of your petitioners lisp; and that
you and all the defendants herein mav
be excluded from all interest therein or
lien thereon.and enjoined and restrained '
from in any manner interfering with the 1
petitioner and all persons claiming '
ing
through or under the same from
moval thereof.
the re
You are required to answer said peti
tion of tb.3 National Life Insuraccj
Company on or before the T.O.'h day of
August, 1897.
The National L'fe Icsuranre Company,
oi aiompeiier, Vermont.
By S. L. Geisthakdt, Attorney.
Aug 14.
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north and south, tho Bur
lington has well equipped
and unparalleled service.
Gourit W. Itoimoll,
AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK.
LINCOLN. NE11.
S. II. ISUKNIIAM,
President.
D. G. Wi.nc,
A. J. Sawvki:,
Vice president
Cashier.
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