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Without, the wind screamed around
the corners and whipped the falling
enow in gusts against the window panes.
In spots where a plank or a barrel or the
wall of the gutter offered obstruction, ehe said, "he doesn't give a word of ex
little drifti were bu Idine. But the planation."
dinner table that evening. She had al
ready dressed for the party (a little way
she had of pleasing her father and the
boys) and when she read the note, there
were tears stealing into her eyes.
"I wonder what can be the matter,"
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pavement was still bare enough for the
rattle of hurrying carriages to be heard
distinctly. The engine whistles down in
the yards, screamed shrilly in the frozen
air. Shutters and loose boards and the
beer signs or the door po:ts rattled fitful
ly in the wild wind of the night.
Within the little saloon, a few men
with unshaven faces and rough over
coats, sat about the stove in which the
tire roared up the loDg rusty pipe so
furiously that the metal was a fiery red
about and below the damper. The
tablee and the wine rooms at the side
were all deserted. The keeper mopped
off his bar and counted the cash sale3.
It was about eleven o.clock then.
The door opened end a woman entered.
She was not young, nor was she old.
She wore an old, blue wool skirt and a
faded pink Bilk waist. A pair of dirty
dance slippers were on her feet, and as
she walked across the room, the skirt
flapping back and forth, revealed her
bare ankles. Her face was deeply rouged,
and her hair done high, was covered
by a ragged scarf. Her eyes were un
naturally brilliant and cinstantly
wandering in every direction.
"Hello, Nan!' said one of the men.
"Good evening, gentlemen yes. Milt,
bring me a small drop over here in the
corner whiskey. Xo, Bill, I drink alone
tonight."
When Silas Cbapin came out of his
front gate early oce spring morning, he
saw his friend Homer Marlitt also turn
ing into the street. The two were past
fifty, had been friends from boyhood,
and for over thirty years had walked
the street of the little town to business
in this way. Chapin was of medium
height with iron gray hair, sharp black
eyes and fierce Napoleons. Marlitt was
The bar keeper served her and came of large frame with bald head and clear
back to bis accouute. The men about blue eves
the stove melted away. Others came in
for a drink and went out again. The
bar keeper was busy and quite forgot
the woman in the corner.
At midnight the storm had increased
to a gale. The snow covered the street
and was piling in great drifts at the cor
ner. The electric lights blinked hazdy
and were ciught acd swung about by
the wind. The cold was so intense that
the last few men who came into the
saloon found their faces frozen in little
white spots, and their Angers and ear
tips icy cald, even within the heaviest
covering.
Toe bar keeper finished bis counting
and locked the money in the little iron
safe under the bar. Taen he began clos
ing up his place for the night. He bank
ed the fire and drew down the shades.
Then he locked the rear door and started
to turn out the lights. As he turned to
ona of the side lights the figure of the
woman caught his eye. He went over
and found her asleep. Her limbs were
stretched out under the table and her
bead rested upon her folded arms. He
touched her roughly on the shoulder.
"Come get out of this!"
She stared and looked up at him be
wildered. Something in her attitude
touched the man
"Come, Nan,'' he said more kindly, "it's
time to go home." She arose and fol
lowed him still half dazed to the door.
"What'd you say," she asked stupie'ly.
"It's midnight time to go home," he
repealed.
"Home home," ehe answered vacant
ly, and then with a terrible laugh "oh,
of course home.of course home home
my God!"
And the wind howled on unceasingly,
beating the snow against the panes, and
tsa'ing and tugging at the signs and the
roof-; and racing and plunging along the
streets and around tbo corners with
fiendish glee.
He was a queer sort of a fellow and it
was just like him to send her a note the
day of the Junior Promenade saying, "it
was impossible to take her" and vouch
safing no reason for his action.
Her father had given it to her at the
"Mornin, Homer."
"Mornin', Si."
"I heard a rumor last night, Homer,
that you were going to run agin me this
election."
'Yes, Si, you heard correct. Some of
the boys said you'd been mayor of this
town fifteen years and it was time to
have a change. I didn't want it, but
they kept talking so much of my being
the only man who could down you, and
that it was duty to the town, and the
like that I gave in to get rid of 'em.'
"Well. I'm glad it's you. I'm about
tired of the place and was goin' to re
sign. I'll keep in the race just to please
my friends, but you'll win sure. And
I'll be glad of it."
"But Si. 1 know I won't win. I'll just
bet you a new hat I won't."
"Well, I'll just bet you a hat you do,'
replied Chapin.
And the two old men shook hands on
the wager and parted.
Every morning as they walked down,
the two chaffed each other good natured
Iy about the coming election and their
bets became known through all the
town. As the election approached it
became evident that the Marlitt opposi
tion to Mayor Chapin was assuming
threatening proporti. ns so much so
that Chapin was as happy as a boy,
while Marlitt became greatly agitated
for fear he would really receive the office
which his friend had held so long.
The night of election, Chapin went
homo in a tranquil mind and went to
bed. But Marlitt was so afraid that he
would be elected that he remained at the
polls until all the ballots had been count
ed. It did not take long in the little
town to reach the result. At ten o'clock
it was determined that Silas Chapin had
been reelected by a majority of eight
votes.
Chapin had just retired when be was
suddenly aroused by some one running
hurriedly up the walk and ringing the
bell violently. He raised an upper win
dow and asked who was below.
"It's me -Marlitt!''
"Marlitt! Have you won? Have you
come for jour hat?'
"No Si. I've lo3t the bet. Get into
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"Perhaps he was called out of town
unexpectedly,' suggested her father.
"Or, he didn't have the cash for a
carriage," said one of the boys.
"No, he thinks Helen's too little for
him."
"I'll bet he's got another girl too
bad."
"Yes, just as Helen's got a new dress
and has been fixing all the afterncon."
She was accostumed to this teasing,
but was in no mood for it just then.
Her lips trembled uneasily and her
lashes were wet. She halt rose to leave
thp dinner table. Just then, Fred, the
youngest boy of the family, who had
listened gravely to all the talk broke in.
"Well, he's a darn fool, whatever the
reason is, to give up taking the best and
prettiest girl in town to the party. I'd
like to pound his face."
"And at that she sat down again with
a smile upon her lips.
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In ten minutes the two old men were
walking down the street, aim in arm,
talking and laughing and singing as
boys of twenty.
"Say Si, I was darn 'fraid you weren't
going to be elected."
"So was I. I even bought a hat thiB
morning to give you. Well, I'll have
two now."
A silence fell on the two for a moment
which was broken by Chapin.
"Homer, old man, I guess I might as
well admit I'm rather glad after all that
the election turned out as it did. After
fifteen years it'd be pretty hard to step
out. Yes, I'm glad."
"So am I. Si-damn glad!"
And the two passed into the hat store
which was still open.
H. G. Shedd.
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(First Publication January 29.)
MASTER'S SALE,
Docket R No. 348.
In the Circuit Court of the United
States for the District of Nebraska.
The National Life Insur-)
ance Company or Alont-
pelier, Vermont, com
plainant, J-In Chancery.
vs. ;
Margaret A. Fedawa, et. j
al., defendants. J
FORECLOSURE OP MORTGAGE.
Public notice is hereby given that in
pursuance and by virtue of a decree en
tered in the above cause on the 20th day
of December, 1897, I, Samuel S. Curtis,
Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court
of the United Statee, for the District of
Nebraska, will, on the first day of March,
1893, at the hour of two o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the east door of
the county court house building, in the
city of Lincoln, Lancaster county, state
and district of Nebriska, sell at auction,
for cash, the following described prop
erty, to wit: All of Iota number three
(3) and nine (9) and the west half of lot
number ten (10), in block number thirty
two (32) in the city of Lincoln. Lancas
ter county .Nebraska.
The ato ve described real estate will
be offered in parcels as follows: Lot
number three (3) as one parcel, the north
thirty-two (32) feet of lot nine (9) and the
north thirty two (3l) feet of the west
half of lot ten (10), as one parcel; and
the south one hundredand ten (110) feet
of lot nine (9) and tho Eouth one hundred
and ten (110) feet of the west half of lot
ten (10), as one parcel.
Samuel S. Curtis,
Master in Chancery.
S. L. Geisthakdt,
Solicitor for Complainant,
Gueet Waiter, bring me a dozen
fried oysters.
Waiter Sorry, sab, but we's all out o
she'ln'sb, 'ceptin' eggs, sah.
H. W. BROWN
Druggist and
Bookseller.
WtUtlnsi
Fine Stationery
and
Calling Cards.
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C 127 S. Eleventh Street. 6 Gobang, -How do
C PHONE 68 "Well," said her
A recent caller at a handsome home
was asked, "Can you tell me the style of
this room, so many people want to
know."
"I think it is Colonial.'
"I don't think so," was the prompt re
joinder, "we've been in Cologne and did
not see anything like it there."
hat myself," said Mrs.
you like it?"
her candid friend, "I hope
it is 09 cheap as it looks.
