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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
XaflQ LOi\E~ *
sm ummi
ATzonwct or the border^
AUTHOR OF
COTYBOMT. IY MAIWI AND MOTHttS
"Floyd, don't be a fool. , You've
been on the border for ten years but
you never In all that time saw a man
like this ranger. The only way to
get rid of him Is for the gang to
draw on him, all at fence. Then he's
going to drop some of them. To tell
you the truth, I wouldn't care much,
i'm pretty sick of fhls mess."
Lawson cursed In' amazement His
emotions were all out of proportion
to his Intelligence. He was not at
all quick-witted. Duane bad never
seen a vainer or more arrogant man.
"Longstreth, I don't like your talk,"
he said. - > a |
"If you don't like the way I talk you»
know what you can do," replied Long
streth, quickly. He stood up then,
cool and quiet, with flash of eyes and
set of lips that told Duane he was
dangerous.
"Well, after all, that's neither here
nor there," went on Lawson, uncon
sciously cowed by the other. "The
thing Is, do I get the glrlT'
"Not by any means except her con
sent"-
"You'll make her marry me?"
"No. No," replied Longstreth, his
voice still cold, low-pitched.
. "All right. Then I'll make her."
Evidently Longstreth understood
the man before him so well that he
wasted no more words. Duane knew
what Lawson never dreamed of, and
.that was that Longstreth had a gun
somewhere within reach and meant
to use It. Then heavy footsteps
sounded outside tramping upon the
porch. Duane believed those foot
steps saved Lawson's life.
"There they are," said Lawson, and
he opened the door.
Five masked men entered. They
all wore coats hiding any weapons.
A big man with burly shoulders
shook hands with Longstreth, and the
others stood back. ~
The atmosphere of the room had
changed. Lawson might have been a
nonentity for all he counted. Long
streth was another man —a stranger
to Duane. If he had entertained a
hope of freeing himself from this
band, of getting away to a safer
country, he abandoned It at the very
sight of these men. There was power
here, and he was bound.
The big man spoke In low, hoarse
whispers, and at this all the others
gathered around him close to the
table. There were evidently some
signs cf membership not plain to
Dimne. Then all the heads were
bent ovflfthe table. Low voices
spoke, queried, answered, argued.
By utratfuhg his ears Duane caught a
word lW$ and there. They were
planning, anil they were brief. Duane
gathered they were to have a rendez
vous at or near Ord.
Then the big man, who evidently
was the leader of the present con
vention, got up to depart. He went
as swiftly as he had come, and was
followed by his comrades. Longstreth
prepared for a quiet smoke. Lawson
seemed uncommunicative and .un
sociable. He smoked fiercely and
drank continually. All at once he
straightened up as If listening.
"What's that?" he called suddenly.
Dyane's strained ears were pervad
ed by^rflight rustling sound.
"Must be a rat," replied Longstreth.
The rustle became a rattle.
"Sounds like a rattlesnake to me,"
said Lawson.
Longstreth got up from the table
and peered round the room.
Just at that moment Duane felt
an almost Inappreciable movement of
the adobe wall which supported him.
He could scarcely credit his senses.
But the rattle Inside Longstreth'a
room was mingling with little dull
thuds of falling dirt. The adobe wall,
merely dried mud, was crumbling.
Duane distinctly felt a tremor pass
through It. Then the blood gushed
back to bis heart.
"What In the hell P exclaimed
Longstreth.
"I smell dust," said Lawson, sharp-'
>y. •
That was a signal for Duane to
drop down from his perch, yet de
spite his care be made a noise.
"Did you hear a step?" queried
Longstreth.
No one answered. But a heavy
piece of the adobe wall fell with a
thud. Duane heard U crack, felt it
shake.
"There's somebody between the
walls!" thundered Longstreth.
Then a section of the wall fell In
ward with a crash. Duane began to
squeeze his body through the narrow
passage tpward the patio.
"Hear him P yelled Lawson. "This
side!" -
"No, he's going that way," yelled
Longstreth.
The tramp of heavy boots lent
Duane the strength of desperation,
ne was not shirking a fight, but to
be cornered like a trapped coyote was
another matter. He almost tore bis
clothes off In that passage. The dust
nearly stifled him. When he burst In
to the patio It was not an Instant too
soon. But one deep gasp of breath
revived him and he was up, gun In
band, running for the outlet into the 1
court. Thumping footsteps turned him
back. Whllfe there was a chance to
get away be did not want to fight
He thought he heard someone run
ning Into the patio from the other end.
He stole along, and coming to a door,
without any Idea of where It might
lead, he softly pushed It open a little
way and slipped In.
GEAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -22, 1917 V
CHAPTER XXI.
A low cry greeted Dunne. The
room was light. He saw Kny Long
streth sitting on her bed In her dress
ing-gown. With a warning gesture to
her to be silent he turned to close the
door. It was a heavy door without
bolt or bar, and when Duane had shut
It he felt safe only for the moment.
Then he gazed around the room.
There was one window wKh blind
closely drawn. He listened and seem
ed to hear footsteps retreating, dying
away.
Then Duane turned to Miss Long
streth. She .had slipped off the bed,
half to her knees, and was holding out
A Low Cry Greeted Duane.
trembling hands. She was as white
as the pillow of her bed. She was
terribly frightened. Again with warn
ing band commanding alienee, Duane
stepped softly forward, meaning to
reassure her.
"Oh!" she whispered wildly; and
Duane thought she was going to faint
When he got close and looked Into
her eyes he underntool the strange,
dark expression In them. She was
terrified because she believed he
meant to kill her, or do worse, prob
ably worse. Duane realized he must
have looked pretty hard and fierce
bursting into her room with that big
gun in hand.
The way she searched Dmme's face
with doubtful, fearful eyes hurt him.
"Listen. I didn't know this wus
your room. I came here to get away
—to save my life. I wus pursued. I
was spying on ynnr father and his
men. They heard me, but did not see
me. They don't know who wus listen
ing. after me now."
Her eyes changed from blank gulfs
to dilating, shadowing, quickening
windows of thought
Then she stood up and faced Duane
with the fire and Intelligence of a
woman In her eyes.
"Tell me now. You were spying on
my father?"
Briefly Duane told her what had
happened before he entered her room,
not omitting a terse word as to the
character of the men he had watched.
"My God! So It's that? I knew
something was terribly wrong here—
with him—with the place—the people.
And right off I hated Floyd Lawson.
Ob, It 'II kill me it —If— It's so much
worse than I dreamed. What shall
1 dor
The sound of soft steps somewhere
near distracted Duane's attention,
reminded him of her peril, and now,
what counted more with him, made
clear the probability of being discover
ed In her room.
t "I'll have to get out of here,"
whixpered Duane.
"Walt," she replied. "Didn't you
suy tbey were hunting for you?"
"They sure are," he returned, grlm
1/.
"Oh, then yon mustn't go. They
might shoot you. Stay. If! we hear
them you can hide. I'll turn out the
llght i I'll meet them at the door.
trust roe. Walt till all quiets
ing. Then you can slip out"
"I oughtn't to stay. I don't want
to—l won't," Dunne replied, perplex
ed and stubborn.
"But you must. It's the only safe
wny. They won't come here."
"Suppose they should? It's an even
chance Longstreth 'II search every
room and corner In this old house. If
they found me here I couldn't start
a fight. Too (night be hurt. Then—
the fact of my being here —"
Duane did not finish what he meant,
but Instead made a step toward the
door. White of faee and dark of eye,
she took hold' of hhn to detain blm.
She was as strong and supple as a
panther. But she need not have been
either resolute or strong, for ,the clasp
of her hand was enough 'to make
Duane weak.
"Up yet, Ray?" came Longstreth's
clear voice, too strained, too eager to
be natural.
"No. I'm In bed reading. Good
night" instantly replied Miss Long
streth, so calmly and naturally that
Duane marvelad'at the difference be
tween man and woman. Then she
motioned for Dnane to hide In the
closet He slipped In, bat the door
would not close altogether. -
"Are you alone?" went on Long
streth's penetrating voice.
"Yes," she replied. "Ruth went to
bed."
The door swung Inward with a swift
scrape and Jar. Longstreth half en
tered, haggard, flaming-eyed. Behind
him Duane saw Lawson, and Indis
tinctly another man.
Longstreth barred Lawson from en
tering, which action showed control as
well as distrust. Ho see
Into the room. When he had glanced
around he went out and closed the
door.
Then what seemed a long Interval
ensued. The house grew silent once
more. Duane could not see Mlrs
Longstreth, but he heatd her quick
breathing.
Presently be pushed open the closet
door and stepped forth. Miss Long
streth had her head lowered upon her
arms and appeared to be In distress.
At his touch she raised a quivering
face.
"I think I can go now—safely," he
whispered.
"Go then. If you must, but you may
stay till you're safe," she replied.
"I—l couldn't thank you enough.
It's been hard on me —this finding
out—and you his* daughter. I feel
strange. I don't understand myself
well. But I want you to know —If I
were not an outlaw—a ranger—l'd lay
my life at your feet."
"Oh! You have seen so—so little
of me," she faltered.
"All the same It's true. And that
makes me fe?l more the trouble my
coming caused you."
"You will not fight my father?"
"Not If I can help It. I'm trying
to get out of the way." .
"But yon spied upon him."
"I am a ranger. Miss Longstreth."
"And oh 11 am a rustler's daughter,"
she cried. "That's so much more ter
rible than I'd suspected. It was
tricky cattle deals I Imagined he was
engaged In. But only to-night I had
strong suspicions aroused."
"How? Tell me."
"I overheard Floyd say that men
were coming to-night to arrange a
meeting for my father at a rendezvous
near Ord. Fnther did not want to go.
Floyd taunted him wlth«s name,"
"What name?" queried Duane.
"It was Cheseldlne."
"Cheseldlne! My God! Miss Long
streth, why did you tell me that?"
"What difference does thnt make?"
- "Your father and Cheseldlne are one
and the same," whispered Duane,
hoarsely.
"I gathered so much myself," she re
plied, miserably. "But Longstreth Is
father's real name."
Duane felt so stunned that he could
not speak at once. It was the girl's
part In this tragedy that weakened
htm. The Instant she betrayed the
secret Duane realized perfectly thnt
he loved her. The emotion was like
a great flood.
"Miss Longstreth, all this seems so
unbelievable," he whispered. "Chesel
dlne is a rustler chief I've come out
here to get He's only a name. Your
father Is the real man. I've sworn
to get him. I'm hound by more thnn
law or oaths. I can't brenk what
binds me. And I must disgrace you—
wreck your' life! Why, Miss Long
streth, I believe I—l love you. It's
all come In a rush. I'd die for yon
If I fatal—terrible —this
la! How things work out!"
She slipped to her knees, with her
hands on his.
"You won't klU;hlm?" she Implored.
"If you care for me—you won't kill
him."
"No. Thnt I promise you."
With a low moan she dropped her
head upon the bed.
Duane opened the door and stealth
ily stole out through the corridor to
the court But long after he had
tramped out Into the open there was
a lump In his throat and an ache In
his breast
CHAPTER XXII,
Duane had decided to go to Ord
and try to find the rendezvous where
Longstreth was to meet bis men.
These men Duane wanted even more
than their leader. It wijs Paggln who
needed to be found -Urnl sws(Hied.
Poggln and his right-hand men! xj\
The night of the day before he
reached Bradford, No. 6, the mall and
express train going east, was held up
by traln-robberles, the Wells-Fargo
messenger killed over his safe, the
mall-clerk wounded, the bags carried
away. The engine No. 0 came Into
town minus even a tender, and en
gineer and fireman told conflicting
stories. A posse of railroad men and
citizens, led by a sheriff Duane st|s
pected was crooked, was made dp lie
fore the engine steemeJV ha£k-t6 pick
up the rest of the tralnVj Dunne had
the sudden Inspiration that he had
been cudgeling his mind to find; and,
acting upon It, he mounted his horse
again and left Bradford unobserved.
Ue rode at an easy trot most of
the night, selected an exceedingly
rough, roundabout, and difficult course
to Ord, hid his tracks with the skill
of a long-hunted fugitive, and arrived
there with his horse winded and cov
ered with lather. It added consider
able to his arrival that the man
Duane remembered as Fletcher and
several others saw him come In the
back- way through the lots and jump
a fence Into tho road.
Duane led Bullet up to the porch
where Fletcher stood wiping his
beard. He was hatless, vestless, and
evidently had Just enjoyed a morning
drink. *
"Howdy,, Dodge," said Fletcher,
laconically.
Duane replied, and tho other man
returned the greeting with Interest.
"Jim, my boss '« done up. 1 want
to hide him from any chance tourists
as might happen to ride up curlous-
Uke."
"Haw! haw! haw!"
Duane gathered encouragement
from that chorus of coarse laughter.
"Wal, If them tourists ain't t"0
durned snooky the boas 'll be safe
In the 'dobe shack back of Bill's hw.
Feed thar, too, but you'll bev to ru*-
Fletcher and Otheri Saw Him.
tie water."
Dunne led Bullet to the place Indi
cated, had care of Ills welfare, and
left him there. Upon returning to
the tavern porch Dunne saw the group
of men had been added to hy other*,
some of whom he hail seen before.
Without comment Dunne walked
along the edge of the road, and wher
ever one of the track* of his horse
showed he carefully obliterated It
This procedure wui attentively
watched by Fletcher and his com
panions.
"Wal, Dodge," remarked Fletcher,
ns Duane returned, "thet's sufer 'n
prayln' fer rain."
Duane's reply was a remark ns
loquacious ns Fletcher's, to the effect
that a long, slow,' mondtonohs ride
was conducive to thirst. They all
Joined him, unmistakably friendly.
But Knell was not there, and most
assuredly not Poggln. Fletcher was
no common outlaw, but, whatever his
ability, It probobly lay In execution
of orders. Apparently jit tfiut time
these men hud nothing to do but
drink nnd lounge nround the tavern.
Dunne set out to make himself agree
able nnd succeeded. All morning men
came and went, until, all told. Dunne
calculated he hnd seen at least fifty.
Toward the middle of thf afternoon
a young fellow burst Into the saloon
and yelled one word:
"Posse!"
From the scramble to get outdoors
Dunne judged that word and the en
suing action was rnre In Ord,
"What's all this?" muttered Fletch
er, ns he gazed down the road at 0
dark, compact bunch of horses and
riders. "Fust time I ever seen thet
In Ord! Wish Phil was here or I'oggy.
Now all you gents keep quiet. I'll do
the talkln'."
The posse entered the town, trotted
up on the dusty horses, nnd halted
In a bunch before the tavern. The
party consisted about twenty men, nil
heavily armed, nnd evidently In
chnrge of a clean-cut, lean-limbed
cowboy. Dunne experienced consider
able satisfaction at the ntisenco of the
sheriff who he hnd understood was
to lead the posse. PcrhniQi lie was
out In another direction with u differ
ent force.
"Hello, Jim Fletcher," culled the
cowboy,
"Howdy," replied Fletcher.
At this short, dry response anil the
way he strode leisurely out before the
posso Duane found himself modifying
| his contempt for Fletcher. The out
law was different now.
! "Fletcher, we've tracked n man to
all but three miles of this place.
Trncks ns plnlti ns the ri"«e on your
face. Found his camp. Then be hit
Into the brush, an' we lost the trail.
Didn't have no tracker with ns. Think
ho went Into the mountains. lint
We took n chance an' rid over the rest
nt the wny, seeln' Ord wns so close.
Anybody come In here late Inst night
or enrly this mornlnT'
"Nope," replied I-'leVher.
His response- was whnt Dunne hnd
expected from his mnnner, nnd evi
dently the cowboy took It ns a matter
'ht course. He turned to the others
of the |>os*e, entering Into a low con
sultation. Evidently there wns differ
ence of opinion. If not real dissension.
In that posse.
"Didn't I tell ye this Wns a wild
goose chase, cotnln' wny out here?"
protested »n olil hawk-faced rancher.
"Them hoss trucks wo follored ain't
like nny of them we seen nt the
water-tank where the train was held
op."
"Pro not aure of that," replied the
leader.
"Wal, Outhrle, Pve follored trncks
all my life—"
"But you couldn't keep to the trnll
this feller made In the brush."
"Olmme time, an' I could. Thet
takes time. An' h-ah you g > hell-bent
for election! But It's a wrong lend
out this way. If you're right, this
rond-agent. after In- killed tils pnls,
would hev rid back right through town.
An' with them • mnllbitgs! Supp-wdn'
they wns grensi rs? Some greasers
has sense, an' when It comes to thler-
In' they're shore cute."
"But we ain't got any reason to be
lieve this robber who murdered the
greasers I* a greaser himself. I tell
you It was a sllek Job, done by no
ordlnnry sneak. Didn't you hear the
facts? One greaser hopped the engine
an' covered the engineer an' fireman.
Another greaser kept rtashln' his gun
outside th» train. The big man who
shoved back the car door an' did tho
klllln'—he was the real gent, an' don't
you forgef It."
Rome of the posse sided with the
cowboy leader and soino with the old
cattleman. Finally the young leader
disgustedly gathered up his bridle.
"Aw, hell! Thet slier!lT shoved you
off this trail. Mebbe he bed reason!
Savvy thet? If I bed a bunch of cow
boys with me—l tell you what, Pd t»ko
Hi chance and clean up this hole I"
''" All tho wlillo Jim Fletcher stood*]
quietly with his hum!* In bis pockets.
"Guthrie, Tm shore trensurln' up
your -friendly talk," he said. The
menace was In tho tone, not the con
tent of his speech.
"You can—an' be damned to you,
Fletcher!" called Outhrle, ns the
horses started.
Fletcher, standing out alone before
the others of his clan, watched the
po»e out of sight.
"Luck fer ymi-iill thet Poggy wasn't
here," he said, us they disappeared.
Then with a thoughtful mien ho
strode up on the porch nnd led Duwe
away from the others Into tho bar
room. When he looked Into Dunne's
face It wns somehow au entirely
chnnged scrutiny.
"Dodge, wher'd you hide the stuff?
I reckon I git In on this deal, seeln*
I staved off Outhrle."
Duane played bis pnrt. Here WHS
his opportunity, nnd like n tiger after
prey he seized It. First he coolly
eyed, tho outlaw and then disclaimed
nny knowledge whatever of the trnln
robbery other than Fletcher hnd heard
hltfiself. Then nt Fletcher's persist
ence nnd ndmlrntlon and Increnslng
show of friendliness he laughed oc
casionally nnd allowed hlinself to
swell with pride, though still deuylng.
Later, when Dunne started up an
nouncing Ills Intention to get his horse
and njuke for camp out In the brush,
Fletcher seemed grievously offended.
"Why don't you stay with me? I've
1 got n comfortable 'dobo over here.
Didn't I stick hy you when Outhrle
an' Ills hunch come up? Supposln' I
hedn't showed down n cool hand to
him? You'd bo swlngln' somcwheres
now. I> tell you. Dodge, It Ain't
squnre."
"I'll square It. I pay my debts,"
replied Dunne. "But I can't put up
here nil night. If I belonged to tho
gnng It 'd be different."
"Whnt gnng?" asked Fletcher, blunt
ly-
"Why. riiesel(Jlne's." /■
Fletcher's beard nodded ns his Jnw
dropped.
| D.usne laughed. "I run Into him
the other day. Knoned lilin on sight.
Sure, he's the king-pin rustler. When
he seen me nil' nslced me whnt reason
I hnd for belli' on earth or some such
like—why, I up an' told him."
Fletcher appeared staggered.
"Who In nll-hrd hell air you tnlkln'
about ?"
"Didn't I tell you once? f'hesclillne.
He calls himself Longstreth over
there."
All, of Fletcher's face not covered
by hnlr turned u white.
" Longstreth !" he
whispered, hoarsely. "Ood Almighty I
I You braced the—" Then a remarkable
I transformation came over the outlaw.
He gulped; he straightened his face;
I lie controlled his agitation. Put ho
I cont'd not send the healthy brown
buck to Ills face. Dunne, watching this
rude man, marveled nt the change In
him, the sudden checking movement,
the proof of u wonderful fear nnd
loynlt.v. It nil meunt Clieseldine, u
master of men!*,
"Who air yon?" queried Fletcher, In
a queer, strained voice.
"You "gave mo a handle, didn't you?
Dodge. Thet's ns good as any. Shore
It hits me hard. Jim. I've been pretty
lonely for yenrs, an' Pin gettln' In
need of pnls. Think It over, will you?
See you munanu."
The outlaw watched Duane go off
after MB horse, watched him ns lie re
turned to the tavern, wntcbed hl>a
ride out In the darkness—ull without
a word.
Dunne left the town, thrended n
quiet passage through cactus and mos
quito to a spot lie bad marked
and passed the night. Ills mind wns
i so full til lit he found sleep .lijof.
Luck nt last was playing hit game.
He sensed the tlrst slow heave of n
mighty crisis. The end. always haunt
ing. had to be sternly blotted from
thought. It wns the upproach that
needed all his mind.
Late In the morning he returned to
Ord. If Jim Fletcher Iriisl to disguise
his I urprlse, the effort was a failure.
Certainly he ha l not expected to see
Dunne again. Dunne allowed himself
a little freedom with Fletcher, uii at
titude hitherto, lacking.
That nfternoon a horseman rode tn
frjHu Bradford, an ontkiw evidently
well known slid liked by his fellows,
j and I>ll nne heard him say, before ho
could possibly have hoen told the'
train-rot,her was In Ord, that the loss
of money In the holl-up was slight.
I.ike a Hash Dunne saw the luck of
this report, lie pretended not to have
heard.
In tho early twilight at an optwrtune
moment he culled Fletcher to him.
and, linking his arm within the out
law's. lie drew hi in off iu a Wfoll to
"God Almifjhty! You Braced the—"
j a log bridge spanning a little gully.
Here after gazing a round, he took out
a roll of bills, spread It out, split It
equally, and V'lthout u word handed
•one half to Fletcher. W"li cluaiyy
fingers Fletcher ran through tho roll,
"Kivo hundred!" ho exclaimed.
"Itodge, thet's damn handsome of you.
conslderln' the Job wnsn't—"
"Conalderlu' nothln'," Interrupted
Dunne. "I'm nmkhi' no reference to
a Job here or there. You did me a
good turn. I split my pile. If thet
doesn't make us pnnjs, good turns
an' money ain't no use in this coun
try."
Metcher was won.
The- two men spend much time to
gether. Dunne made up a short ficti
tious story about himself that satls-
Ilcil the outlaw, only It drew forth a
laughing Jest upon Dunne's modesty.
For Fletcher did not hide his belief
that this new partner was a man of
achievements. Knell and I'oggln, and
; then Cbesehllne himself, would be
of this fact, so Fletcher
boasted, lie had Influence. lie would
use it. He thought he pulled a stroke
with Knell. lint nobody \»n earth,
not even tl»' boss, had any'influence
on Poggin. I'oggln was concentrated
Ice part of the time; all the rest he
was bursting hell. Hut I'oggln loved
n horse. He never loved anything
else. lie could be won with that
Irtack horse ISullet. Chcseldlne wlr*
already won by Dunne's monumental
nerve; otherwise he would have killed
Dunne.
I.itlle by little the next few days
Dunne learned the points lie longed
to know; and how Indelibly they etch
ed themselves In his memory! Chesel
dlne's hiding-place was on the fat
| slope of Mount Ord, in a deep, high
| walled valley. He always went there
I Just before a contemplated
he met and planned with his lieuten
! nut*. Then white they executed he
I basked In the sunshine before one or
I another of the public places he owned.
| He wus there In the Ord den now,
getting ready to plan the biggest Job
yet. It was a bank-robbery; but
where, Flefcft'fcf had not as yet been
advised.
Then When Dunne had pumped the
now amenable outlaw of all details
pertaining to the present he gathered
diitn and facts and places covering a
period of ten years Fletcher had been
with Cheseldlne. And herewith was
unfolded n history so dark In Its
' j bloody regime, so Incredible In Its
brazen daring, so appalling In Its proof
of the outlaw's sweep and grasp of
the country from Pecos to Itlo Grande,
that Duane was stunned. Compared
to tUs Chcseldlne of the Big Bend,
to tMs rancher, stock-buyer, cattle
j speculator, property-holder, all the
outlaws Dunne had ever known sank
Into Insignificance. The power of the
limn stunned Duane; the strange
, fidelity given him stunned Duane; the
j Intricate Inside working of his great
system was equally stunning. But
when Duane recovered from that the
I old terrible [miu>lon to kill consumed
him, and It raged fiercely and It could
not be checked. If that red-handed
I'oggln. If that Cold-eyed, dead-faced
Knell had only been at Ord! But
I they were not. and Duane with help
of time got what he hoped was the
upper hand of himself.
TO BF. CONTINUED.
As an Encore.
My little nephew, Howard, two ant!
a half years old. had Just been taught
| the evening prayer. "Now I lay me
down to sleep, etc." On coming to the
end of It he said, "Now, mamma, let't
have another little piece, "Little Fishes
In the ISrouk.' " —Cleveland Leader.
Chance to See a Thrill.
| Hotel Attendant —"Get your head
. out of the elevator shaft. What's the
i mat tit with you?" Uncle Eben —"Just
ja minute, son. There's a fellow Just
made au ascension In that durn thing.
| and I'm going to watch him make the
j parachute drop."—Puck.
Tagore's Philosophy.
j My heart Is full and I feel that hap
j pi riei.i is simple like a meadow flower,
f . . . I look around me »nd see the
silent sky and flowing water and feel
that happiness Is spread abroad a:
■ simply as a smile on a child's face.—
I Tagore.
Everything Complete.
"Well, Henry." I said to my neigh
; bor's little t«.y. "I supf* l ** you will
! s>T«n be running the new- automobile?"
'] "no." he said. "My pepa N>u*hl
a chauffeur »iih the car." —Exchange.
Yeu Neve.- Can Judje.
There «•:,?» was 3 man named
O'l.eary who remarked, "Though a
face may he cheery. I ftiid with alarm
that despite its great charm, it mav
" make me quite w«uj."
Blessing to M»iv
The tele; hi de U a gruat thing. It
saves many a lovesick juaag mau
froui putting do»a on papvr that
v* oul'l U»se him a trvach-uf-proouse
suit.
Immense Damage by Rata.
There is said to be one rat to ev
ery acre of laud iu Kiutand aud Watea.
causing an aauuai luss to farmers tiu(*
is estimated at WAX
Uncle Eben.
"Ilapplncs»." juiJ L'oele Kbeo, "Is
what 'uu*t everybody thinks he'd be tn-
Joyin' if he had somebody vise's chaaee
at it."
One Way to Be Safe.
"May we have some more cruller*,
grandma? I'm sure they won't hurt
us l( we re careful not to enjoy them."
—Life.
Trrat Virtue With Honor.
The greatest offe«*e against virtue
t* to speak ill against It.—llaalitL
You Can Cure That Backache.
I P*m sious the baek, beatlaehv
•ml bitmm«r. lirl • |«ckk|V o/
iirn> » Au*tmli *l.s-*r. thv pMiiiut
root •ml h« rb cun» for Kklnojr. Hltihter
•Ml l'rlu«r) trouble*. W !»•?»* TOU ftnel ail
run uiml, wi-*k iikl witboul eoervy
U»f »h»s r» m*rlmbU' c«>uit>:nati«'a f
h**rh» ttii'i rvmim A« • r**ulai>r It bis no
Moth Or«y'« Au*tr*n«u-Uwf l»
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