THE MONROE JOURNAI
VOLUME XIV. NO. 31
MONROE, N.O, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12. 1907.
One Dollar a Year
The Spoilers.
By REX E. BEACH.
Coprrlfht. IM. hjr R' E. Duel).
rilAPTKK XIV.
Y dear Hi-k-u. n't j re
allie thiit my "-III" 111 lwl
I I tkn carrlc with It cer
1 1 tain social obllKatloa winch
It I our duty tu dl bnrc"
"I iukim Hi. I'ncle Arthur; but 1
would much rather stay t boiuc."
"Tut, tut! I mi anil bar a good thue "
"Paurluic dieu't a-al tu m auj
wore. I toft that sort of thin; ktk
home. Now, If jrou would only coin
along"
"No; I'm too busy. 1 must work to
ulxht. and I'm not In a mood tor audi
thine, anyhow."
You're not well." hi uicce Mid.
"I have noticed It for wk. Is It
hard work or utv you truly III? You're
uervou: you dou't a': you're irnw
liur mltlvely Kaunt. Why. you're cd
tine wrinkles like un old man"' S!ic
Mw from her scat at the lin-ukfust ta
ble and weut lo him. inithini; bis
allvenil bead with affection.
He took her cool hand nud preieosl
It to bin cheek, while the wony I hut
hniinted hlui haliilually of lute pive
way tu a miille.
"H'a work, little itlrl-hsrd nnd
thnnklcsa work, that' all. Tills coun
try Ik Intended foryiuitnt nu n, and I'm
too far alone." Ilia eyes crew crave
attain, and be sipnvxcd her tliwrs
uerroualy as thouch nt the tbuiulit.
"If a terrilile country this. I -I-w
lsh we bad never wen it."
"Ihiu't my that." Helen cried spirit
eilly. "Why, It's glorious. Think of
the honor. You're a I'nlted Stales
Judce and the llrst one to come here.
You're making history; you're ImlMlnit
a state; opk will rend nl-oiit you."
Klie stHiied and klsvd li i in. hut he
Deemed to flinch beneath her caress.
"Of course I'll go If you think I'd
tietter," she wild, "thouch I'm not fond
of Alaskan society. Some of the worn
en are ulce, but the others"-- She
ahnigged her dainty shoulder. "Tliey
talk acaudal ull the time. One would
think that a great, clean, fresh, vlcw
oiis country like this would hroadcu
the women n It broaden the ineii
but It doesn't."
"I'll tell McNantnrn to cull for ynnnt
il o'clock," said the Judge as he arose.
Ho, later In the day, she prepared her
long unused tlncry to mi. li good pur
tose that when her escort called for
her that evclilng he Is'lleved her I he
loveliest of women.
I'pou their arrival at the hotel be re
garded her with a fndi arivss of
pride, for the function prov. d to lieur
little resemlilauce to a tultiiuiz :nn;
party. The women wore handsome
gowns, nud every mini was In evening
dress. The wide hall run the length
of the hotel und was flunked wlili
boles, while Its fl'sir was like polished
glass and Its walls cfTiitlvely ihvo
rnted. "Oh. how lovely!" exclaimed Helen
as ah first caught sight of It. "It's
just like home."
"I've seen quick rising clllea W'
fore," he sulil. "but nothing like tills
Still. If these northerners can build a
railroad In a month and a city In u
summer why shouldn't they he sj-n-phony
orchestras and Inils (Juiuze
ballrooms?"
"I know you're a splendid dancer,"
ahe said.
"You shall Is? my Judge and Jury.
I'll sign this card ns often as I dare
without the certainty of violence at
the hands of these young men. and the
rest of the time I'll smoke In the lobby.
I don't care to dunce with any one but
you."
After the first walta be left her sur
rounded by partners und made his way
out of the ballr sun. This was his lint
relaxation since landing In the north.
It was well not to Is-oonie n dull hoy.
he mused, and ns he chewed his cigar
be pictured, with an odd thrill, quite
unusual with hliu, that slender, gray
eyed girl, with her coiled mass of hair,
her Ivory shoulder and merry smile
He saw her float past to the measure
of a two-slep and caught himself re
senting the thought of another n un's
enjoyment of the girl' charms even
for an Instant.
"Ilnld on. Alec." he muttered
"You're too old a bird to lose your
bead." However, he wna waiting for
her before the time for their next
dance. She teemed to have lost a part
of her gayety.
"What'a the matter? Aren't you en
joying yourself?"
"Oh. yes," ihe returned brightly.
"I'm having a delightful time"
When he came for bia third dance
he was mora distrait than ever. As
he led her to a aeat they passed a
group of women, among whom were
Mrs. Chitnipnln and othera whom he
knew to be wives of men prominent In
the town. He had seen aome of thetn
at tea In Judge Btlllman'a house and
therefore waa astonished when they re
turned bla greeting, but Ignored Helen,
(the shrank slightly, and he realized
that there was aomethlng wrong. He
could uut giieoa what AT.iirs of nic"!
be could cope with, but the suutlelir
of women were out of bis realm.
"Wbst ails those people? Have they
offended yon?"
"I don't know what It I. I hare
spoken to them, but tbey rut nic"
"i 'lit your he exclnlmed.
"Yes." Her voice trembled, but she
held her head high. "It mvnw a
though all the woiuen In Nome were
here and In fc-ngue to Iguore me. It
dazast lo. I do not undcrstaud."
Ila anybody aald anything to you?"
he Inquired Hercely. "Any man. I
mean':"
"No. no! The men are kind. It's the
women."
t'oine. we'll go home."
lmhcd. we will not," shesnid proud.
v. " nhall stay and face It out. I
have done nothing to rim away from,
and I intend to And out what la the
matter."
When he bad surrendered her. at the
beginning of the next dance. ll. Na
mnra sought for some acquaintance
whom he might question. Most of the
men In Nome either hated or feared
him, but he espied one that he thought
suited his purpose and led him luto
corner.
"I want yon to auswer a question.
Xi hctitlng about the bush. I'nder
stand? I'm blunt, and I want yon to
be"
"All right."
"Yonr w Ife has been entertained at
Miss t'hoster'a house. I've seen her
thenv Tonight she refuse to seak
to the girl. She rut her dead, and I
WHnt to know what It'a about"
"How should I knowT
"If you don't know, I'll ask you to
And out."
The other shook hi hemt amusedly,
at which McNiuiinru tlar nl up.
"I say yoii will, and you'll make
your wife apologize lieforo she leave
this ball. t". or you'll answer lo Ine.
man to man. I won't stand to have a
gill like Misa t'bestcr cold decked by
a bunch of mining camp swilN, and
that gss as it tics." In bis excitement
McNiiiuura reverted to his western
Idiom.
The other did not reply nt once, for It
Is cnibiirritxiiiir to deal with x person
who disregards the conventions utterly,
and at the same time ha the Inclina
tion and fori'e to compel olM-dii'iii-e.
'J'lic lss" reputation had gone abroad.
"Well-er I know nlsmt It in a pin
cral w ay, but of course I don't go much
on stub tilings. You'd better let it
drop."
"!o on."
"There has been a lot of talk oninng
the ladles about-well, er -the fact Is,
It's that young OlonMcr. Mrs. Cham
plan hail the next stateroom to them
er him-I should say-on the way up
from the Slates, and she saw thln.-s
Now, as far ns I'm conivnnsl. a girl
rim do as she pleases, but Mrs. Cham
plan has her own Ideas of propriety.
From what my wife could learn,
there's some truth In the story, ton, so
you can't blne her."
With a word M.N'amarn could have
explained the gossip ami made this
li in 1 1 put his wife right, forcing through
her an elucidation of the silly ailalr
In such a way ns to spare Helm's
feelings ami cover the busy t mguisl
magpies Willi confusion. Yet he hesl
tntitl It Is a wise skiqsr who trims
his sails to every hnsw. He thanked
his informant ami left linn. Entering
the lobby, lie saw the girl hurr.ilng
towiiril him.
"Take me away, quick! I want to go
home."
"You've changed your mind?"
"Yes, let ns go," she panted, and
w hen they wen' outside she walked so
rapidly that be had dlllleulty In ktvp
Ing pace w ith her. She was silent, and
be knew better than to question, but
when they arrived lit her house he
entered, took oft" his oveniiat and
tin ne. I up the light in the tiny pnrlor.
She Hung her wrap over n chair,
storming back and forth like a little
fury, lier eye were slurry with tears
of nnircr. lier face was Unfiled, her
hands worked nervously. He leanisl
against the mantel, watching her
through his cigar smoke.
"You needu't tell me." he said nl
length. "I know nil about It."
"I inn glad you do. I never could
repeat what they said. Oh, It was
brutal"' Her voh-e caucht, and she
bit her lip. "What made me nk
them? Why didn't 1 keep still? After
you left 1 went to those women ami
faced them. Oh, but they were bru
tal! Yet. why should I care?" She
stamped h T slippered foot.
"I shall hare to kill that man some
day," be f:i!d, flecking bis cigar ashes
Into the grate.
"What man?" She stood still and
looked nt him.
"(.Jlenlster, of course. If I had
thought tiie story would ever reach
you I'd have shut hlui up long ngo."
"It didn't come from blin," she cried,
hot with Indignation. "He's a gcnllc
nian. It'a that cut, Mr. Chaniplau."
lie ahragged bis shoulders the slight
est hit. but II was eloquent, nud she
Hotel It. "Oh. 1 don't menu that he
did It liitcntlonally-he's too decent a
chap for that- but nnybody'a tongue
will wag to a beautiful girl! My lady
Malotte I a Jealous trick."
"Mulottc! Who In she?" Helen ques
tioned curiously.
He seemed surprised. "I thought ev
ery one knew who she Is. It's Just ns
well that yon dou'tj
, ""! nn tn'v Mr. Uleio-ter would not
i talk of n:e" Tlfc-re waa a au
"Wli I Mi- Mab.lle?"
He studied for a moment, wh'le she
wan-h -d him. Wbt a splendid tb-ure
' b n.rde In hi ev-ili:g clothe' The
oy p.m with II shub-l bs'tts en
Ih.-.n.-el his ite and innirth and rug
g.-d oii'l.nes. In hi eye s that ad-
1 iiCriti'in which woinea live for. He
I f'.d heboid, haudsotue face and met
her gtie.
J had r.it!T leave tl.at for y.n to
flu I out. for I'm not inn.li at scambil
I have s.'lm'lhi.ig i.iore lr.qairt.iiit tJ
tell inn. It's the tiHn. l:ii;-rtai:t thing
I have ever sa'd to yon. llcl-n." Il
was the f.rt time he hid use.l that
mine, and she l-g.-n to tremble, while
her ere souc-it tin door In a panic.
She had c--td this moment, aud
yet was not ready.
"Not tonight. Iu't say It uow,"
she managed to articulate.
"Ye, this I a g l lime. If you
can't answer. I'll come back tomorrow
I want you to !c my wife. I want to
give ou everything the w.irld olTers,
and I want to make y hi happy. grl
llicreil lie n. g'nslp hereafter-I'll
shield you from everything unpleasant,
ami If there Is anything you want la
life. I'll lay It nt your feet I can do
it." He lifted bis massive amis, and In
the set of his strong, square face was
fie promise that she should have what
evi-r she craved if mortal man could
glie it to her-love, pritcctioH. ioal
tion, adoration.
She stammered uncertainly till the
limaillation aud chagrin she had suf
fered this night swept over her again
This town this crude, half lm uiln
lug eani h:id turned against ber, nils
Judged her cruelly. The women were
envious, clacking acandal mongers, all
of them, who would ostracise her and
make her life lu the uorthlund a lula
cry. niake her nn outcast with nothing
to sustain her but ber own solitary
pride. She could picture her future
clearly, pitilessly, and see herself
standing ulone, vlllfled. harassed In a
thousand cuttlug nays, yet nimble to
run n. ay or to explain. She would
have to stay nnd fav It. for her life
was iKiund up here during the next few
years or so, or us long as her uncle
remained a Judge. Tills man would
free ber. He loved her; he offered her
everything. He wn bigger thau all
the rest combined. They were Ills play
things, and they knew It. hue was not
sure that she loved hlui. but his mag
nelism was ovcrpoweiing and her ad
miration Intense. No other man she
had ever known compared with him.
except lib-Ulster Hah! The beast! He
hail Insulted her at first; he wronged
her now.
"Will you be nir wife, Helen':" the
man related softly.
She dropped her lead, and he strode
forward to t.e her lu his arms, then
topped IMci.ig. Some one ran up on
the porch and hammered loiullv at the
tloor. McNuiiuiru scowled, walked Into
the hall and flung the portal open, ills
closing Stnive.
"Hello, McN'nninra! Itccu looking all
over for you. There' Uie ilcuce lo
"Ivi I'ncle Arthur know about J Th- e tlin.g. an- a u rt of every
tt.lT she continued. ' new country. Thoy were about all we ,
"No: dont let htm know anythini ' bad till tb'.renr Hut It U women'
4
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But the strongest point about Scott' J
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It keeps up the athlete's strength, puts fat
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brings color to a pale girl's cheeks, and pre
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Food in concentrated form for sick and
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And it contains no drugs and no alcohoL
ALL DRUCOISTSl BOo. AND tl.OO.
".Woh.ttc.' iriio i siuf"
pay!" Helen sighed with n'llef and
gathcnil up her clonk, while Ihe hum
of their voice reached her ludistinctly
She was given plenty of time to regain
her composure before tliey appeared.
When they did, the politician spoke
aourly:
"I've been called to Hie mines, and 1
tint it go nt once."
"You ls.'t! It may be tot late now.
The new cntne nu hour ago, but I
couldn't find you," anld Struve. "Your
horse Is saddled nt the otllee. Itcttcr
not wnlt to change your clothes."
"You nay Voorheea has gone Willi
twenty deputies, ch? That's good. Yon
stay here und liud out n'l you can."
"I tclcphonisl out to Vie creek for
the Irivs to arm tbemselies nud throw
out plckcti. If you hurry, you can get
there In time. It's only midnight now."
"What Is the trouble?" Miss fhcstci
Inquired anxiously.
"There's a plot 11 to attack the mini's
tonight," answered the lawyer. "The
other side arc trying to seize them, anil
there's apt to be n light."
"You mustn't go out there." she cried,
aghast. "There will be blissMied."
"That's Just why I must gt," said
McNauinra. "I'll come back lu the
morning, though, and I'd like to sec
you alone, ibssl night!" There was
a atrange, new light In bis eye as be
ItTt ber. For one unversed In woman's
ways he played the game surprisingly
well, nnd a be hurried toward his of
flee he smiled grimly luto the darkness.
"She'll answer me tomorrow-. Thank
you, Mr. Glenlster," he said to blm
self.
Helen questioned Struve at length,
but gained nothing more than that se
cret service men bad been at work for
weeks and bad today unearthi-d the
fact thnt vigilante hnd lieen formed.
They had heard enough to make them
think the mine would lie jumped again
tonight aud so bad given the alarm.
"Have you hired spies?" she asked
Incredulously.
'Sure. We had to. The other people
shadowed us, an I It's come to a point
where it's life or death to one side or
the other. I told McNsmnra we'd have
bloodshed before we ere through,
when he first outlined The acbenie I
mean when the trouble began."
She wrung her hands. "That's what
uncle feared Is'fore we left Seattle.
That's why I t..k the tifks I did In
bringing ymi thnee paiers. I thought
you got them In time to avoid all tbla."
Struve laughed a bit, eying ber cu
ore than necessary. He's not a strong
man."
"Yea. ye. He'a Dot well." Again
the lawyer smiled. "Who la behind
this vigilante movement?"
"We think It b (JlenUter and his
New Meik-aa bandit partner. At kst
I tier git the crowd together." She
vu silent for a time.
"I upi they really think they
own tlsNte mine."
"1'nduuUedly."
"Itut tbey dou't. do tliey?" Somehow
thl question had recurred to her In
sistently of late, for thing were con
stantly hapivnttif which snowed there
wa more back of this great ncrce
struggle than she knew. It was hu
slble that lujuatk bad len done the
mine owuer. and yet scattered talk
reached her whkh wa puttllng.
When she strove to follow It up, her
acqiialiitam-e adroitly changed the
subject She waa liafflcd on every
aide. The three bs-al newwpera up
held the court. She read thetn care
fully and waa more at sea than ever.
There wa a disturbing undercurrent
of alarm and unrest that caused ber to
feel Insecure, as though standing on
hollow ground.
"Yes, thl whole disturbance Is raits.
ed by those two. Only for them we'd
be all right "
Who I Ml Malotte?"
He answered promptly. "The hnnd
anmest woman In the north and the
most dangvmua"
"lo what way? Who Is she?"
"It's hard to sny who or what she
Is. She's different from other women
She came to Iiawsoti In the early days
Just came-we didn't know how.
whence or why, and we never found
out. We woke up otic morning, niul
there she wns. Ity night we were all
Jealous, and 111 a week we were most
of it driveling Idiots. It might have
!en the mystoiy or s-rhaps the com
K-;;tlou. That was Die day when n
dance ball girl could make a bain
stake In a winter or marry a million
aire In a month, but she never hotter
ed. She tolled not. neither did she spin
on the waxed floors, yet Solomon In ill'
bl glory would have looked like a
tramp llde her."
"You say she Is dangerous?"
"Well, there wns a young nobleman.
In the winter of 'IN. luiue. I think
flue family and all that big jvllou
haired Isiv. He wanted to marry her.
but a faro dealer shot blm. Then 1'iere
was Hock of the mounted isiliec, the
flin-st oilbvr in the service, lie was
cashiered. She knew be w as going tu
pot for her, but she didn't sisun to
care nnd there were others. Yet. with
It all, she Is tin' most generous person
aud the most tender hearted. Why
she ha fed every 'stew bum' on tile
Yukon, and there Isn't a busted pros
pector In the country who wouldn't
swear by her, for she has grubstaked
dozens of them. I w as horribly lu love
with her myself. Yi1. she's dangerous
all right - to everylKsly but Olenlster."
"What do you menu."
"She h:id lieen across the Yukon to
nurse a man with scurvy, and couiiug
back she was caught In the spring
breakup. I wasn't then', but It sts'tm
this Olenlster got her ashore somehow
when nobody else would tneklc the Job.
They were carried Ave mile down
stream In the Ice pack In-fore he sue
ceeded."
"What hnp-ned then?"
"She fell In love with him, of course."
"And he worshiped her a madly ns
all the nst of you, 1 suppoae," she said
scornfully.
"That's the peculiar part. She hyp
notlacd him at flrst, but he ran away,
and I didn't bear of blm iwuln till I
came to Nome. She followed him llnnl
ly and last week evoiied up her srore.
She paid blm back for saving her."
"I haven't heard alsiut It."
He detailed the story of the gam
tiling episode nt the Northern saloon
nnd concluded: "I'd like to hnve wen
thnt turn, for they sny the excitement
wn terrific. She wna keeping cases
and at the finish slninined her rase
keeper shut and declared the bet o!T
because she bad made a mistake. Of
course they couldn't dispute her, nnd
she stuck to It. One of the bystanders
told nie she lied, though."
"So, In addition to hi other vices.
Mr. Olenlster I a ns-kles gambler. Is
be?" said Helen with heat. "I nm
proud to be Indebted to such a diame
ter. Truly this country breeds wonder
ful species."
"There's where you're wrong," Struve
chuckled. "He'a never lieen kuowu to
bet before."
"Oh. I'm tired of thisie contradic
tions:" she cried angrily. "Salisuis,
gambling halls, scandal, adveiitur
esse! t'gb! I hate It! I hate It!
Why did I ever come here?"
A Lazy Liver
If ay be only a tired liver, or a itarvnd
liver. It would be a stupid as well as
savage thing to beat a weary or surv.il
man hecausti ha lagged In his work. So
In treating the lugging, torpid liver It If
(trout mistake to lash It with slniiig
drastic drugs. A torpid liver Is but an
Indication o( an lll-uurishod, endvll.l
body whose urgsns ara weary with ovot
work. Start with th sUinwh and allied
organs of digestion and nutrition. Till
them In working order and ace hnw
quickly your liver will become artlve.
ht. Fierce' Golden Medical Discovery
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trouble " by Its wonderful control of the
organs of digestion and nutrition. It re
stores th normal activity of the stomach,
Increases the secretions of the blood-mtk-Inf
glands, cleanses th system from poi
sonous accumulations, and so relieves Uie
liver of tha burdens Imposed upon It by
the defection of other org ans.
If Fon bar bill" or bad taste In lb morn
ing, poor orirVtsM appstll coated tooris.
tool bresih. cokitlpsiisi or Irmrolsr bowdt,
leel weak, sslll Urad,Vtondeol, frsqu.nl
httritrbM, palaV dIMrwaiii "small of back.
cnsUi( or dt,rSfj?; auansra,
perhaps wse.TWjsrWwf ritlno" In
throat sfwt thn. and klniXl armptomt
( weak stomach ead torpid llA no Bintj-
Cine will ine vo mnrs promptl! yi
l-Vp-re MfglWillf ftm li)u 1'
C.IJtn Medics! lUwT.rr. Pcrhai
J4J
,!Jfn Medical I'lwori, rcrnaii unif
l part of lb abut a upUiois will bs present
st un II n and yet polot to torpid llvtror
blllraisne and weak stomach. Avoid all
be bread and biscuit, frtddl rakes and
other Indlmtlbl food and take the "Golden
Hedk-al Discovery " recularlr and stirk to lu
ase until vow srs vigorous and alrong.
Th "Ulsroverr nea-secret, iioa-alen-bollc.
Is s fljTrte itrvl of native medlrl
nal nu llh full M of Its Infmllenu
printed o each bottle-wrapper and aticuled
ander oath, lu Insrtdlents are witioned
and n lolled by lb most eminent merilral
viler of the tee and ar recommendnl to
curs Ihe dlseaset for which It Is advised.
Don't accept a substitute, of unknown
composition for this non-secral atauicuti
01 mow ooatroarrioa.
like you that we feiiow nerd. Mi-s ,
H.h-ii You can help us a Int." She.
did U-t I ke the way be wa kxkillg It
her ami r.oi:cr.i'-rcd tlut her uwl
wa Ui't.urs nnd a-lei-p.
"I n.ust a-k vu to cx-mse me uow,
for It's late and I am very tired."
The c!.-k -!... e I half past li so,
after b t'lnj blin tt. she extinguished
tlie light and dragged b-r-lf wearily
up to ber ro-ou. Slie n-:uoed b--r
outer garment and threw over lier
bare shoulders a negligee of many
flounce and bewildering, cllngtug
kMWsenc4. .4 she took dow n ber heavy
Imilds the t..ry of t 'berry Malitte re
lumed to her torineniiiigly. So Olen
lster bail save.1 her life nl at the
ri.-k of Ins ow n. W loit a ery gallant
cavalier be was, to lie sure! He should
hear n out of anus a dritgou, an
arntel knight and a fainting maiden.
"I auccor holm lu distress ba idsouie
ones.' sh oil I Is the motto on his
shield. "The handsomest woman In
the north." Struve had said. She
raised h.-r eyes to the glass and made
a mouth at the petulant, find reflec
tion titer,'. She pictured Olenlster
leupiiiu from floe to floe with the hun
gry riier surging nud snapping at his
feet, w hile the cheer of the crowd on
shore gave heart to the girl crouching
out there. She could see hliu snatch
her up and tight his way back to
safety over th pluui:iug Ice cake with
death dragging at bis heels. Wbat a
stning einiiittce lie had! At thirt site
Mushed niul n nli.ed with a sles k that
while she was mooning that very man
might be lighting hand to hand III the
darkness of n mountain gorge with the
man she was going to marry.
A mono-tit later some one mounted
Uii frout steps Itelow and kms-ked
sharp')'- Truly this was a night of
alarms Would teople never cense
coming'; She was voru out, but nt
the thought of the tragedy abroad and
the sh k old man sleeping near by she
lit a candle ami slipicd dow ustatrs to
avoid disturbing him. I huibtlesa It
was some message from McNamara,
she thought, ns she unchulncd the
diT.
As she iqicucd It she fell back amai
ed while It swung wide nnd the tun
die flame flickered nnd sputtered 111 the
night air. lioy Olenlster sttmd there,
grim ntnl determined, bis soft, white
Stetson pulled low, his trousers tucked
luto tan half buits, lu his hand a
Wlni hostel- rltie. llouciith his cordu
mv coat she saw a Itsise cartridge Mr,
yellow with shells, ami the nickeled
flash of a revolver, Without Invita
tion be strode across the threshold,
closing the door behind him.
"Mis Chester, you and th Judge
must dress quickly nud come with
me."
"I don't understand."
"The vigilantes arc ou their way
here to hang lilin I'oitie with tlie to
my house, where I can protect you."
She laid a trembling linn. I on her
bosom mi l tlie color tlle.l out of her
face, then at a slight noise above they
liolh In.-ked up to see Judge Stillman
leaning far over the banister. He had
wrapped himself In n dressing gown
and now gripped the rail convulsively,
while his features were Munched ttt
the color of putty and his eyes were
wide with terror, though puffed and
swollen from sleep. His lips moved II'
n vain endeavor to speak.
TO hk ttiM'lM T.D.
A Reliable Remedy fur Croup.
Mrs. S. KoHiiitli.il ol Turner, Mich.,
says: "We have useJ v-iiaintieriain f
Cough Medicine for ourselves and
children for several years and like it
very much. I Hunk it is the only rem
edy for croup and can highly recom
mend it . " Kor sale by hngJiKli Drug Lo.
Mialaading Nam.
rvrhnps the most misleading name
on the limp Is that of Tierra del t'uego,
the "Land of Kite." The unmc would
Imply that It was a Innd of volcanoes
In constant activity. The fact Is, how
ever, that It contains no volcanoes and
Is a country of perpetual wet and cold.
It got It name from the fact that It
was sighted by Magellan at night In
cousequeiico of a large fire having
Is-cn Ignited by the native on shore.
Tlie same discoverer hnpeticd to hnve
very line weather after be bail round
ed the Horn mid so gave the name
"rnclflc" to n pnrt of the ocenn which
la exceptionally subject to storms.
Again, Hoothla Felix, a peninsula In
arctic America, In which the magnetic
pole I located, li anything but "hap
py" or "pleasant," as Its nnme would
Imply. It wns mimed after Sir Felix
Booth, who provided funds for the ex
pedition which discovered It. In anoth
er sense the name of America Is whol
ly misleading, since It Is derived from
that of Amerigo Ycspuccl, who did
not discover the new world.
From Personsl EKprinc.
I'ncle r.ll felt he kuew the metrop
olis pretty well. Had be not lsen
there Hire" times In four years? And
twice he hail ridden on the elevated.
So when be brought Aunt Susau with
him (ou the fourth trip) be naturally
assumed the role of guide.
She marveled at everything until
they silt down for luncheon. They
had gone into the Hotel Astor for that
meal, but nil Its other marvels seemed
lost on the visiting country hostess as
she looked open eyed nt the crowds
thnt tilled not only the corridors, but
the restaurants. Scarcely bad they
found seats w hen thl amazement took
definite shiis'.
"i:il," sit lil she In a stage whisper,
"I can't sot here nn' cut peaceably. 1
Jos' must go downstair an' help wre
Missus Aslor with the cooklu' and
illsboE."- Bohemian.
What Th.y Wanted.
"You fellows don't know exactly
what you want." snld a politician to a
committee that called on him. "You
remind me of a schoolteacher who
once bad a tiiutluous class of pupils on
his bands.
"That portion of the school who at
tempted this miniature relwlllon sent a
committee to state their grievance In
the nnmc of the rest
"Rut the prlncipa, would have no
word with them. He almply locked
them In hi room and weut down to
parley w Kh the rank and file.
"'Well,' aald he, 'and what la it yon
want 7"
"'We want the same aa the other
boys upstairs.'
"Whnt I that r
" 'We don't know.' "-Bucresa U inline.
OTTERS AS ANGLERS. j
Clever at Catching Thir fmny Prey !
and Dainty In Eating It. j
llutit.-r- ami trut-rs have so de-plete-1
fur Uarmo atiiniaU that few .
are left who cat. li and eat lili, and '
it is fortunate the utter is now com- j
paratively scarce in our northeast-1
itii stales, for he is a terrible ami
pcripverinji foe to fih. lie is so1
dainty that lie will frequently kill '
several lnre b-h in a day, devour
ing only tiiose tortious which le-t
please his palate, leaving; the re
mainder on the water side to 1
conie the prey of other lUh loving
creatures.
For the pursuit of his finny prey
the otter is admirably adapted by
nature. The Isnly is lithe and ser
pentine, the feet are furnished with
a hroad web that connects the toes,
which arc of infinite service in pro
pelling the annual through the wa
ter; the tail is lopo, broad and flat,
ami the short, siwerful les are ao
loosely jointed that it can turn
them in almost any direction. The
hair nf the IkmIv is of two kinds
one a close, line, soft fur, which
lies next to the skin, protecting it
from extreme heat or fold, and the
other composed of long, shining,
course hair, which jhtiuUs the ani
mal to clitic easily through water.
The teeth arc sharp and xiwerful,
preventing the slippery prey from
escaping, so (hat the quick and
wary ti-h fall eay victims to the
otter's superior aquatic (Miners. So
eiifily does it glide into the water
scarcely a ripple is scon to mark
the tunc and place of its entrance,
and on emerging upon the shore its
body is withdrawn from the stream
wilh the same noiseless ease.
When the otter is engaged in eat
ing the fish captured, it holds the
slippery prey lietween its furepaw
nnd begins with the buck of the
noi k, eating away the fine, flaky
meat of the shoulders and rejecting
the head, tail nnd other parts. The
average daily fond is alsiut four
fi.-h, weighing two or three pounds,
not necessarily nil trout, but trout
and young salmon arc preferred to
other course li-h. Inuis lilicad in
Eecrout ion.
A Oood Liniment.
When you need a good reliable liui
meut try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It
has no superior for sprains and swell
ings. A piece of flannel slightly dam
pened with I'alm Halm is superior to
a plaster for lame back or paina in the
side or chest. It also relieves rheu
uistic pains aud makes sleep aud rest
possible. Kor sale by English Drug Co.
Remember this, in after years,
Tho' msn and grief be kin.
If you put your heart in what you do,
You're simply bound to win.
You rau't be well if you have a weak,
unhealthy, tired out stomach, Neither
can you feel good if by some little ir
regularity in eating you have caused
the stomach to get out of order. These
little stomach troubles are signs of in
digestion, which may and very often
does turn into a very bad case of dys
pepsia. Don't allow this to go on a
single day without doing something to
overcome it. Take some good reliable
and safe digestant like Kodol For Dys
pepsia. Kodul is the best remedy
known today for heartburn, belching
aud all troubles arising front a disord
ered digestion. It is pleasant to take
and affords relief promptly. Sold by
S. I. Welsh ami C. N. Simpson, Jr.
Contributor Has that por-many
merit?
Editor Oh, yes. If it hadn't 1
would throw you out of the window.
Hut it is good enough to permit you
to steal quietly down the back
stairs.
He Fought at Gettysburg.
David Parker of Fayette, N. Y.,
who lost a foot at Gettysburg,
writes: "Electric Hitters have doue
me more good than any medicine I
ever took. For several years I had
stomach trouble and paid out much
money for medicine to little pur
pose, until 1 began taking Electric
Hitters. 1 would uot take f.VH) for
what they have done for mo."
Grand tonic for the aged and for
female weaknesses. Great altera
live and body builder; sure cure
for lame back and weak kidneys.
Guaranteed by English Drug Com
pany. "Oo.
Pa-Wellf
Tommy Does an inheritance tax
punish a n ati for being dead or bis
heir for being alive!
Biliousness and Constipation.
Kor years I was troubled with bilious
nrss and constipation which made life
miserable fur me. My appetite tailed
me. I lost my usual force and vitah
ty. Pepsin preparations aud cathartics
ouly made aiatters worse. I do not
know where I should have been today
had I not tried Chamberlain's Stoin
ach and Liver Tablets. The tablets
relieve the ill feeling at once, strength
ens the digestive functions, helping
the system to do its work naturally,
Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birmingham, Ala.
These tablet Ire for sale by English
Drug Company.
"Your little boy seems very qui
et. He's fond of aiithmetic isn't
het I notice that he's counting on
bia fltipcrs."
"Yes. He spends most of bis
time counting the days to Christ
mas."
There is nothing better for stomach
troubles than Kodol, which contains
the same juices found in a healthy
stomach. Kodol la offered on a guar
anteed plan for the relief of heartburn,
flatulence, sour stomach, belchk of
gas, nausea and all stomach troubles.
I So at times when yon don't feel just
right, when you are drowsy after meals
I and your head ache or when you have
no ambition and yon are croas and ir
ritable, take a little Kodol. It digeats
wbat you eat. It will make yon heal
thy. Sold by S. J. Welsh and C. N.
Simpson, Jr,
WHEN IT
COMES TO
The ACTUAL
fa
No tobaccos
re- f, . 7f
".:.ivi w- i m
h..V! . , iiW t
ever ma.ie
can surpass our Piu, Twist and Pmo'-intr. Wherever ex
hibited in competition With the won,!, tin y hnve never failed
to win the (fold meiul forlneirr1 m-rul excellence, hints quality
oef fttr their itrcubd su;tcrooV - ocr r.U io,h m tiny front's.
"SHOW DOWN" is one ,f tiiceomine; brands of America,
Only a few years old, it unriviie iii ialHicji.avema Je it one
of the leailinfr sellers over n I o'r.vr tiuc-cund pla-i. It
thoroughly satisfies and ierfoctiy i-uit.s fvcrybouy and ail
classes. Sold at Ine and l"ic ; r plu or cuts.
Always buy "SHOW OOW.V," ar.d save the taps. There
Is many an article you need f.r your cotf..rt or titteruun
ment which these tags get for you without cost.
A weyef our 117 erfwinni eatfiW-uc vth :i i . .f ll-tt bm-t and
fnutllrIlvvrrrStMfMO l.v Il-lwr,, Titir.it ,rt-iT w'l It,- n.id
tOSnjr ItiillfU in lht l'liit,t Su.iT .at Lii-ic. V. ul 1 V in
stamp or S at the Ufa ar tvJc-1-mu.g.
Hancock Bros. & Co.,
Lynchtirg, Va.
shod in Gtoarlottc and Have
TH6 Little - Looq GomDanu
Fan Railroad Fare.
It's the hub of the surroundino; country and Tlie Little
Long Company's store is the emporium for merchandise
that's up to the minute. There you'll find every thinsr that's
new, and the largest stock of the Carolina to select from.
The millinery and coat suit showings are far beyond anything
ever seen in their stores. Ilesides, you will find every want
can be supplied in the way of line dress goods, silks and trim
mings, Hour coverings, china, bric-a-brac, men's and boys'
high-class clothes, ladies', men's and children's fine shoes,
men's and ladies' furnishings, as well as an up-to-date jew
elry department containing sterling silver and plated table
ware, silver novelties, solid and gold filled jewelry, watches,
fobs, bracelets, diamonds, rings, etc. If you purchase $-10.00
or more, railroad fare will be refunded within a radius of
fifty miles, and freight prepaid on all purchases of $5.00 or
more. Ask where's the biggest store in the Carolinas, and
you'll be told it's in Chorlotte, and it's
The Little-Long Company
Ihe Bank of Union,
ISHWHIIK, N.C..
Five years ago The Bank of Union opened for business. At that
time there was only one bank in Union county, with assets of about
$200,000.00 or less, while now there are live banks in the county
with assets aggregating about .l.(HK),(HMl.(K). What a wonderful
change for so short a time! What is the reason? The principal
cause lies in the enhanced values of farm products, but along with
this there has been a great awakening in the way of doing business.
People who were dead in financial matters have come to life, and
they see the dawn of a better day- People are more thrifty than
five years ago. They are more ambitious to succeed, and they do
succeed. The banks have contributed no little to this revolution in
financial matters.
The Bank of Union Has labored Steadily to Promote
Prosperity in Union and Adjoining Counties.
It has spent much money to safeguard the interests of its custo
mers. JNo bank coulu do more under the circumstances. Absolute
safety and good service are guaranteed. The people should recog
nize these facts and appreciate them. They could not do this in a
more welcome way than by using this bank as a depository. A
private room for the accommodation of customers has been provid
ed. There they will find a desk, patter, etc., for their convenience.
Welcome.
S LIER I
Tlie lightest running
ball liearitik
shuttle lmicliine
ou the uiui kct.
Price S20,casn
MauufiM'turetl for and
guaranteed by
Tho
ni.
W.J.RudOGGO.,
MOXIIOK, N. C.
1,M)V-1 t Nl lt r W 7 1 I
1
Don't Experiment with Paints-It don't pay
When you use "paint, use
Best Prepared Paint
The Best Paint that it is Possible to Make
Tha Heath ft Mllllgan Bet Prepared Taint will look better anil pn
tect your house longer than than any other paint, hecaue It ia mail
with a thorough knowledge oi th requirements of a paint. Oct a
sample card today.
C. N. Simpson, Jr., Druggist.