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THE COURIER. 10 fr LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE HILLS THE PARTITION OK MR. HYKES. II. llV AlABTllA 1'IKKUK. For The Courier Alfred came out of the hills at a reck less pace, and struck into the road that led down the valley at a swinging gal lop. A queer, even outlandish little fig ure his tnufit have seemed to a stranger. Ho wore a cap, made after his own de sign, of wild-cat skin with the fur out and artistically decorated with turkey feathers. His coat, three sizes too large streamed tatters in the wind. A pair of over-alls that had once been blue wen thrust into a pair of shoes, improvised from some ranchman's cast-on" rubber boots, by the simple device of cutting away the tops. The little brown horse was appropriately shaggy and wild eyed, but sn small and thin that the heavy chain bridle he wore, was absurd. Alfred peering eagerly down the long Talley road, descried, coming, a man on a bony white horse, leading a pack-pony The boy's round, greasy, cheerful face, grew even more cheerful. He Btood in his stirrups and waved his hand. "Hullo! Daddy!" he cried as the man approached. "What luck?" The trap per who was also this child's father made no reply. When they met he merely grunted. But Alfred remained happy. They understood each other these two. The trapper was more repulsive than his son. He had all the boy's ragged ness and dirtiness and semi-ferocity, without the saving salt of youth and its concomitants, buoyancy and irresponsi bility. All decent men who lived in houses and reared their childred like unto other men's, hated him, because he chose to live like the animals he hunted, and trained his child as if he bad been a dog, to hunt well, and to love the out-of-doors. They camped this evening under a steep westward rising slope, with a con venient gulch at the bottom, for the raw wind was east, and a drizzle of rain tell as daylight went. Because of the drizzle they attempted no fire, but ate for supper the thick slices of bread and butter and the pieces of pie, a warm hearted ranch woman had given to Al fred, at arm's length to be sure, with the fence between them, and with ad monitions upon the evil of carrying live snakes in one's pockets. For Alfred's father among Mb other eccentricities cherished a fondness for pet BDakes, and Alfred followed in his footsteps, and thereby lost many a warm meal in a clean kitchen. After supper the trapper smoked and Alfred stole away, returning presently with his latest acquisition, a small, vicious-looking young coyote. A strong collar and chain bespoke the eternal vigilance nt Alfred. Strange to say, the wild thing seemed to feel his kinship with the wild child, and nestled in his arms, though snarl ing savagely at any attempt of the old trapper to lay so much as a finger upon its Eoft, fuzzy, gray fur. Alfred amus ed himself until darkness completely closed down, in a vain effort to teach the little wild creature to sit upon its hind feet, as ho had once seen Jamie Dorr's dog do, at the Dorr ranch. Then when it was dark, he put him in his own place, rolled himself in his blanket, close under the hill and slept sweetly until the day. He never knew that the silly woman who had given him the bread, sighed over a certain motherless, and as eho thought, woree than father lees boy, while she tucked her own children into their white beds. And if he bad dreams they were not of a moth er's tender hands, or a house home, but of the hunting and of wild '-ee gallops among the wind swept hills. Delia, our Southern importation, was at her duties when I went into the kitchen. A married friend, living in New York, at what Delia called "One-Hundied-abd-Fifty-seventh Avenue," had invited our cook to pay her a visit. She accosted me with a shake of her woolly head: "MiB8 Kufe, w'ilo ah'iu in Noo Yawk, Ma'y she wants ah should go t' a doc tah 'bout mad toef." "Well, Delia," said I, "why not? You've been planning to have them pulled." Suddenly a gloomy black face was turned upon me: "Ah don' know." She gazed across the table, uncertain as to whether she should proceed: "Ah don' know. Ye Bee Miss Kufe" an other pause and appealing glance "they's doc'ahs V they's studiums. Ah might eel int' a studium'e oilice." "A studium?" I repeated dully. "Yaas, m. Donche know? Ye has t' be a studium 'fore ye kin bo a doctab." "Oh,"IaEsented. "An' ye cain't tell 'em. Looks jes like doctahs. Acts jes like doc talis. GotB bottleB round, V chairs 'n' tables, jes like doctahs. But Miss Kufe" in a burst of horror " thofs studiums, they kills ye." "Oh no!" I feebly gasped. "Yaas, m. Down t' my home, down t' 'Gusta, they cut Mr. William Hykes all up." "Well." I urged, "wasn't Mr. William Hykes dead?" "Yaas, 'ra," Bomewhat reluctantly. "An,' othah times, they kills 'em. Once they was a studium, an' he was fixin' t' kill a man 'at was goin' ovah a bridge. An' th man he says" (in a sepulchral chant:) "'Be suah yc kill vie dead. lie suah ye kill me dead.1 An' th" studium he was scairt, 'n' he run away. Mob' times" (in a brisker tone) "they kills em.' "Oh no," I foolishly insisted. "Why, no. If they did Delia, they would be hanged." "Mot down t my home; not down t' 'Gusta," said she. "It's this way, Miss Rufe: they has V kill 'em, orless they cain't be a doctab. They kills "em 'n' cuts 'em up." So was revealed to me the medical test of courage. If they cannot "cut 'em up," they show too poor a spirit for a future physician. "Against ignorance the gods tight in vain." I cast about in my mind for arguments that should convince. "But, Delia," 1 finally repeated, "don't you know that would be murder? And murderers woula be hanged." She extended a pitying eniile to my inexperience. "Not down t' my home," the soft drawl persisted; "Not down t' 'Gusta. They cut Mr. William Hykes all up." I was dumb. I had no powers of per suasion to controvert that fact of the dismemberment of Mr. William Hykes. Ruth Hall, in Harpers Monthly. The COURIER And any One Dollar Woman's dub Magazine iflJQ Williamson Barker was a poor man when he entered the senate. Henderson I didn't know that. "Yes; it took every cent he had to get elected." Town Topics. To clubs of ten taking The Courier the annual subscription price is seventy five cents (75 cents). Regular subscription price one dollar per year Do you get your Courier regularly ? Do you get yur Courier regularly ? Please compare address. If incorrect. -Please compare address. Tf ;,.. please eend right address to Courier pleaso send right address tn p,: ' office. Do this this week. nffi r.,.:L. .eBS t0 Cou"r THEATRIGAfo. THE OLIVER. Several features of more than ordin ary interest combine to make the at traction coming to the Oliver Theatre this eveniDg of mare than ordinary in terest. Two novel plas will be pre sented; they are by David Belascn, and they signalize the reappearance of Chas. E. Evans on our local etage. The eve ning's entertainment will open with "Madam Butterfly" the beautiful little Jupaneeo play which was the talk of New York and London last season. In the second play Mr. Evans is the title character, "Naughty Anthony," and is even funnier than in the days of "A Parlor Match." office. THE FUNKE. Everybody who enjoys seeing the od dities of life clearly depictod and its deeper passions carefully portrayed, in short, all who enjoy a thoroughly good play and who does not will be glad to learn that "Blue Jeans," Joseph Arth ur's world famous comedy drama of rural Indiana life, will be at the Funke Opera House this afternojn and eve ning. Its first production in New York marked an epoch in the American stage, and to this da. the dramatists and stage mechanics have not between them, evolved a piece of realism to equal its famouB saw mill scene. So carefully was this worked out that it bears no sign of staginess or feeble imitation, but looks and is the real thing, true to life in every detail. The play is entertain ing throughout, the company a good one and the scenic effects elaborate. First Pub. Jau. 193. Notice of Probate. Iu the county court of Lancaster county Nt-. braska E 1517. The state of Nebraska, to the heirs at la children and next of kin, of Stew aril Sapiwii lielU deceased and to his devisees and legate -and to any other persons Interested in sai.i matter or in his estate. You arc hereby notified, that sui instrument purporting to be the last will and testament am. codicil thereto of Steward SapjenHeId deceasnt is. on tile iu said court, and al-o a ltetitioi praying for the probate of said instrument, an.i for the appointment of Mary SapienfleUl In widow as executrix. That on the loth day . February 1!UI, at ten o'clock A.M.. said i'ti tion and the proof of the execution of said in strument will be heard, and that if you do in. then appear and content, said court may piobaii and record said will and codicil and grant ail ministration of the estate to Mary SapiieiitlcM as executrix. Notice whereof is ordered pub lished for three weeks successively in The ("our ier of Lincoln, Nebraska, prior to said hearing Witness my hand and the seal lbth day if January. l'l. SEAL. FllANK K.VtATEILs. County Judge. Uy Walter A. LeksE, Clerk County Court First Pub. Jau. IW 3 Notice of Petition for Letters. In the county court of Lancaster county, Ne braska E 1515 In re estate of George P.Uotterill, deceased. The State of Nebraska, to the children, heirs at law and next of kin of George P. Hotterill deceased (sometime known as and calks! George P. Botterrell late of Santa Ana. Cali fornia: and of William Hugh Hotterill. deceas ed and to all other persons interesteu in then estates. Take notice that a petition signed by Sarah Botterill, widow of of said George P. Hotterill praying said court to grant letters of adminis tration of said estate of George P- Hotterill de eased, to O.P.Polk.has been tiled in said court that the same is setfor hearing on the I'Jth da of February, 1901, at ten o'clock A. M anil that if you do not then appear and contest, saul court may grant administration of the saiil ehtate as prayed for. Notice of this proceeding has been ordered published three weeks successively in Tin Courier of Lincoln, Nebraska, prior to sanl hearing. Witness mv hand and the seal of said court this ISth day of Januaiy A. D. 1901. (seal.) Frank R. Waters. County Judge Hy Walter A. Leesc Clerk County Court. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 0.URJW0RD5 F. C. ZEHRUNG Corner 13th and P. Phone 351 OPOKIGMOV-A Great Double Bill. Announces the favorite comedian, In his farcical comedy, HUVtap'TN ftHTH0ft I 4 months at Herald Sq. theatre. Preceded by David Belasco's dramatization of John Luther Long's charming Japanese story, MADAME BUTTERFLY. 3 months at Duke of York theatre, London. Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50. FXXIVKK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 0 J. WRD JMD F. C. ZEHRURG COR. O AND TWELFTH. PHONE W Friday and Saturday, January 18 and 19 SATURDAY MATJISEJ. JOSEPH ARTHUR'S comedy-drama, -BlvXTE JEA1VS A perfect production-new scenery and effects-a saw mill in operation Great barbacue scene The Hoosier Band. Prices: Matinee, 10c and 25c; night, 15c, 25c, 35c and 50c ju mis mis week. &.