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s THE C0V1.J.I. afternoon," ho remarked contontodly. "A fellow needs company bad enough any time, but when ono of these big blizzards comos Bcally-hoolin'ncroBs tho ptnirio, its enough to drivo a miin crazy to eit hoie alono and listen to it ecroamin' nt him liko u puck of cut throat Sioux." Alex hold tho bowl of hie pipa in his big, rod flat, and looked rolloctivo. "Right you aro!'' ho Baid emphat ically, adding with a half shamo fncod laugh: "1 romombor mighty well, tho llrat ono I put through all by my loon samo over thoro in my littlo SDddy. I wouldn't own it to ovory ono, but I don'c mind tollin you. I wbb bo cuss:;d homo pick, shut in thoro with that ,torm bowlln' round mo and no ono to Bay a word to, that 1 eat thoro ono wholo hies ed afternoon and cried liko a baby That was tho big wbizzor wo had tho year before you struck this country. Lasted three days I swear I never was Eogawd glad to got out doora in my life, as I was tho day tho eun camo out af trr that storm. I dug out and waded waist deep two miles and a half, over to Johnny Jenkins' place. Ho was that crazy 10 boo Bomo body that bo actually hugged mo. Yes sir! ho hugged mo till I thought I'd" what tho dickens is that?" what a woman would do," ho added oar an hoBtopped to tako breath, rollectivoly. "Cry, I supporo, and want Bradley shook hiii head, to go homo to hor ma." Thon Buddonly, so near that both mon 'Ruth wouldn't!" Haid Bradloy, Btarted, Bounded a loud, joyouB barking, shortly. 'Sho'd sot hor tooth and stand and a big, Bhaggy St. Ilornard Hung it, BHino as tho rest of ub. Iluth in grit himself upon them, clean through. But I didn't boo any Alox stooped over him, and put a "so in nor nnvin to Btiow it IhiB yenr. hand on tho big, tawny head. Tho doif faco of a stranger. Then tho truth buret upon him. "Well I'll bo blowcd," ho said. and Bradley suddenly broucht his feot down from tho stove and the legs of his chair to tho floor with a crash. "I've heard it twice." "I didn't hear a thing except tho wind." "I did! I'd swear I heard somo body calling my name; Bounded liko a wo man's voice." Alex threw back his bead with a big jolly roar that would have bhakon any ... . . , .. .. .. , iune wnicn sounaea a thing Ies3 a part of tho earth than a Bod -,. . T T ,. , . , , " Girl I Left Behind me UUUDQ "Any body'd think this was your first blizzard Bradley. Haven't you been on tho prairie long enough yet to know that when a blizzard takes tho trouble to shut jou up it briogB along with it all the voices you over hoard in jour life or dreamed of hearin'. Ain't I listened to 'em till I thought I'd Iobo my mind? Voices? Woll I gues3 bo! Wo.nen's voices? Yes. and men's too and child- And that twenty-nino milo drivo from the railroad, with only two places whoro a person can stop to got warm's po fool of an itom in winter woather. So I wroto her to wnit until tho first of May. J can wait n littlo longer I guess! Iluth is worth waiting for." "Go on, old man. I'm listonin'. Tho twenty-ninth timo I've lUtonod to tho praises of Ruth, this weok. I'vo not been your chum for nothing Binco you wont back oast last Bummor and mar ried that woman. Firo away Jim, I know how it goes. Boon thoro raysolf. Boon in lovoofT and on evor sinco I wbb big onough to wear knee pantp. And when you'vo found tho only perfect woman in tho world, and got a dead cinch on hor, you'vo got to toll Eomo bodv, huh? Fire awaj! Don't bo bashful." Ho got up, stretched his brawny arms over hiB head, with a prodigous yawn, and camo over to tho window. Bradloy laughed and clappud his arm about bis friend's broad Bhouldors. Tho afternoon had darkened toward evening, and tho storm lulled a trillo. "Scorns as though tho wind's gono down a little," oaid Alex. "But tho storm ain't over, not much Mary Ann! Wo'll got Bomo more beforo dark I guee6." Ho hummed lightly and airily with syllables of his own manufacture, a tune which sounded a littlo like. "Tho hiu wninou ana looked back over shoulder, then up into Alex's faco. "Ho a got folks boii'o whoio hero Bradloy shouted. "Como on!" The dog wnitod whining, until thoy strugglod forward, thon uttoring a suc cession of short barkB ho plunged on through tho drifts, running back now and thon to mako euro of his now found frionds. Stumbling on fifty yards further, thoy camo suddenly upon that which thoy Bought. Half buriod in tho snow, a man Btood at tho head of a big toam whli'h Btood tails to tho wind with discouraged heads hung low. Tho slack tracoa lod back to a low homo-mada sled, in which was a bundle of roboB and shawls. Tho dog scratched and toro at thorn aB Bradley and Alox rushed forward shouting. Tho bundle movod, and something within tho innumerable 4,ISev5fi,SS848,V8.i,AS (i) 2T .. - 'i ( ) Merchants Dining Hall. 1042 P Street ,! First lass Meals 10c. s c ) ( ) c ( ) ) ) ( ) ( Funishecl Rooms In Connection. ( Oppom'tc Capital Hotel ) (m ) ) ) ( LINCOLN, NEBK. ( DR. 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The whon ,ou'vo sized up all the sounds eome folkp, though I hope to gwad no- dog shook himself free of snow sending you've ever heard there ain't any much body in tr-is part of tho country was a million little drops over the bare fbor. worse than that," ho addod thought- fool enough to 6tart to go any place The woman unwound the shawl from fuMy. "Many's tho timo I've wakened this afternoon. I'm fool enough, the her head. Bradley was struggling in the night and listened to the pitiful Lord knowB, but I am t fool onough for against the wind to shut the door. hutulln' nf enmn littlu nnlf nllt nn ih that." Wknn I,. I...n,l U ...II . wrappings Bat up and poorod out. "Thank tho Lord!" shouted tho driver Tho Rock Island playing cards aro as thoy camo up. '! thought wo was tho slickoBt you over handlod. One dono for. Hope the womau nin't frozs!" pack will bo Bont by mail on roceipt of "Got in tho sled!" yollod Bradloy. I'll 15 conts in Btampe. A money order or load tho team."' draft for GO cents or Bame in stamps will Ho turned tho horses carefully, and eecuro 4 packs. They will bo sent by calling to Alox to tako tho compass and express, charges prepaid. Address, "break a way," he tramped stubbornly John Skuahtian, G . P. A., ' back to-vard home, guiding them partly Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y, by tho compass, but mostly by his owu Chlcgao. sure instinct trained 'y long years on the prairio. Alex hold a straight course and they cime after a numbing strug gle of a halt hour, back to the low, storm encompassed bouse. "You goon in with them," said Alex. "I'll take the team to the barn." Tho driver lifted tho woman from the elod ub Bradley throw opon the door, and thoy steppad into the warm, cozy room whoro the Btove glowed with tho firo Bradloy had made beforo they loft. VHKtent Four-footed Hwlmraor. Tho otter is tho faBteat Hwimmlng quadruped known. In tho water It ex hibits an antonlHhlng agility; swim ming In a nearly horizontal position with tho greatest eano, diving and darting nlotsg hencnth tho surface with n speed equal If not miporlor to that of many fishes. bawlin' of 6ome little calf out on the range and the horrid hair raisin' howl o' them damned coyotes, till I was scared stiff. Voices? Well I should say. I'vo heard a few myeolf. If tho blizzard that. Whon ha filrnnrl ha aanr a tull ntnm n .... MW VM.MWM J UUT. c IBM WW V LU U Alex was struggling into his coat, as standing with her back toward him and . nll.n.l ..1l! US- .. i ...... ... the door. A big coil of yellow hair bat. He gave a great start, ttuna the snow from his eyes, and stood motion less, scarcely breathing. The other man was talking in a low, ho talked, pulling on his fur cap and as ho finished his speech ho tied a hand kerchief over his mouth and nickod un wasn't eo cussed fond of lettin' loose his big fur mittans. these voices on a fellow, I could stand Bradloy fixed the firo, shut off tho it pretty well. But I don't mind tollin' draughts, with tho remark, "Wo'll most .. .. i i. ..... ... - .-....- .- you tnoy gei mo uown. nuoiy dc preny com wnen wo como in." monotonous voice as ha took off his Bradley got up and walked restlessly This dono he hurried into his furs, over coat and wiped tho snow from his about, stopping at last at tho wirdow. dropped a compass into his pocket and Jong, black whiskers with hie big, red He picked a withered leaf from tho thoy plunged outsido into tho snow. cotton handkerchief, geranium and crumpled it in bis hand. Onco outsido in tho swirl and stress "I told ye we'd get lost," he was say- "I'm glad I wrote to my wife not to of the storm thoy stopped and stood ing. 'Nd I was a blame fool to lot como till later," he said. "You know with thoir backs to tho wind, listening. you come it over mo that-a-way and set nho intended to como yesterday and I Tho nlain was wranncd in n wlilrlincr ..i ...:.u . : .u .i. .. i.u i f . !. T .. 'H 4. . .. I. .. ! ! ...I a WBB gOin over tu uuuu irou iu mrui uur. But I wbb afraid ot this. March camo in too much on tho lamb ordoi Be sides, I'vo got to tbinkin' it over and I . i-.i Tt.i i.i i. . i i. : Gnvttrnnieiit by Hi Hour. An IngenioiiB Englishman has fig ured out tho coHt of an hour of gov ernment Hlnco the beginning of tho century. In Prance tho figures ''Bhow an alarming tendency to Increase. Un der Nnpoleon an hour of government cost 115,000 francs; under LouIb Phil ippe, 150,000; under the second repub lic, 103,000; under Napoleon III., 249, 000; from 1870 to 1880, 307,000, oh ac count of tho raising of tho average by the cost of the war with Germany, but from 1880 to 1890 tho cost was 403,000 francs an hour. A French paper re- marKB that this seems to nrovn thn glowed like gold under her soft Alpine undeslra' 'llty of paying n government by tho hour or by tho day; payment by me piece, according to tho work dono, is tho only way, it thinks. . GOING ANYWHERE THIS SUM MER? Bolow wo take pleasure in recommend ing to you some spocial money saving round trip railroad rides, initially via tho Groat North-Westorn Line. Why not patronize this lino this year, whether on tneee excursions or other tripe? Be- . " -- ...... , ... ... .... -. .. ..., uu iuced DiuuiDiuuB ur umsr inner He- maze of zigzagging white, and the roar Howsoever, all's well that ends well, as sides the abovo we have reduced rat nf Hm wind in thoir njra ivaa lfLA U .. . vu iai-oo or tne wma in tneir ears was likn th .v, ,..,: :oi -"" VUD BtJ IU Di roar of the eea. They Bhouted to each "Ruth!" nt.hnr. nnil thn irnln tnin thnir unin.. l i . . . --i - -n- -- a ....... i.cc ii was a greut, auurbu cry, irwm mo conciuueu xu iui ouov4 k " " uwny, au iuh. mc vu.uo ui oacn 10 oaco, doptliB of Bradley s soul, troductlon to the country in the suti- cime faintly as from afar. The woman had turned her face to- mer, when it doesn't look quito bo gawd- Suddenly, faint, scarcely to bo heard ward him. forsaken." through tho tumult of tho storm, yot When Alex camo in a few minutes "Right onougl!" said Alex. "This uniulstakablo camo tho long drawn howl lator.Ruth was comfortably ensconced in country's all right when you get utod of tt dog Bradley's one wooden rocker, before the a., ti- Vint luSntap So a ni ftmn frk tiarrin n i i niti .... . . iu iv, uui .... - - - -" 11 Bounuou a nine io me westward. tire with tne dog at tier feet, uradley Rate to man) tourist points, Columbus, O., June 1, 2, and 4. $22.1!. limited Juno 14. Hot Springe, 8. D., June G and 20 Rate 915.50, limit 30 days. Buffalo, N. Y.. Judp 1 1 and 12. Rate $27.80, final limit July 2. Los Angeles, N. E. A.. June 25 to July 8. Rate 152.00, limit September 4. Detioit, July 3, 4, and 5, (U. S. C. E.) .u .., -. .. - - - -" i. ouuuuuu u iibuu iu iuh weeiwaru. tire wim tne aog hi. aer leei. uraaioy Uetiolt, July 3, 4, and 5 (U S It's apt to be rather monotonous at lirst, piUDgjDg j that direction across the stood beside her with one hand on her Rate $23.05, final limit AugustV do ibe best you can. But if you ve wiDd. which buffeted them with mnroi. tuir hA. Thn driver with hia ft in pi,.hmn,i . n v n ft v t! uu m- - -- - -- - wiuu, huiuu uuiioicu iuu'ii witn mnrn . ruir nnnn. idr urivbrwiiu iiih real in known tho prairiee In summer you can eBB blows, thoy wallowed through the theovon, and eatlsfactlon in his soul, forgive them for being so beastly dull drifts, for what was really a short way beamed upon them a smilo both com- and ugly iu winter. However with though it seemed an interraiuablo dis- prohonslve and comprehending, nothing to remember, a man would cuss tanC6i A,ex fltarod ftt Bradey.fl face a9 lt the thing and chuck it. I don't know Glvo it up?.. ye,eU A,ex in uradIoy,fl wap turDed toward hlm, lt wa8 a8 the Richmond, Va., (B. Y. P. U.) Julv 10. 11, and 12. Rate J34.10, limit August 15, Indianapolis, July 18, 10, and 20. Rate 920.00, limit August 20. A, 8. Fielding, C. T. A., 2-G' ' 1 SrflOStr. -L-.V'n'SfaiJbiMM-mftSiE