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| ALICE of OLD I
IVINCENNES J
By MAURICE THOMPSON |;
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CHAPTER X.
M. KOl'SSILLON KMt.BTAIM COLONEL
HAMILTON.
A DAY or tws afli'r tin- arrival
of Iliiiiiillon tlio absent Karri
soil of buffalo hunters strait
gled bark to Vlneennes and
Were duly sworn to demean tbeinselvea
as lawful subjects of Great llrltaln.
Itene de ltonvllle was nuioiiK the first
to take the outli. and It promptly fol
lowed that Hamilton ordered lilm
pressed Into service as a woodebopper
and Iok hauler durltiK the erection of a
new blockhouse, la rite barracks and
the makitiK of some extensive repairs '
of the stockade. XothinK could have
been more humlllatiiiK to the proud
younK Frenchman. Every day he had
to report bright and early to a burly j
Irish corporal and be ordered about as
if he had been a slave, cursed at,
threatened and forced to work until his
hands were blistered and his muscles
sore. The bitterest pnrt of It all was
that he had to trudge past both Rotts
slllon place and the Bourcier cablu,
with the eyes of Alice and Adrieuue
upon him.
Hamilton did not forget M. Ronssll
lon in this connection. The giant or
ator soon found himself face to fare
with a greater trial even than ltciie'g.
He was calmly told by the English
commander that he could choose be
tween death and telling who It was
that stole the flag.
"I'll huve you shot, sir, tomorrow
morning If you prevaricate about tills
thing any longer," said Hamilton, with
a right deadly strain In his voice. "You
told me that you knew every man,
woman and child in Vliiceunes at sight. '
I know that you saw that girl take the
flag. I.ylng does not serve your turn.
I give you until this evening to tell me
who she Is. If you fall you die at sun- j
rise toinorrow."
In fact, It may lie that Hamilton <11(1
not really purpose to carry out this
bloodthirsty threat?most prolmbly be
relied upon M. Itoussllloi^g imagination
to torture him successfully but the ef
fect, as time proved, could not be ac
curately foreseen.
Captain Faruswortli had energy'
enough for n dozen ordinary men. Ite
fore be bud lieen in Vlncennes twelve
hours be bad seen every nook and cor
ner of Its surface. Nor was Ids activity
due Altogether to mllltury ardor, al
though be never let pass an opportuni
ty to serve the best Interests of bis
commander. All the while bis mind
was on the strikingly beautiful girl
Whose saucy countenance bad so daz
zled him from the naif top of the fort
what time she wrenched away the reb
el flag.
"I'll find her, higher low," bethought,
"for I never could fall to recognize that
face. She's a trump."
It was not in Alice's nature to hide
from the Kngllsh. They bad held the
town and fort before Helm came, and
she bad not found them troublesome
under Ablxitt. She did not know that
M. Itoussillon was a prisoner, the fam
ily taking it for granted that be bad
gone away to avoid the English. Nor
was she aware that Hamilton felt so
keenly the disappearance of the flag.
What she did know and it gladdened
her greatly was that Beverley bad
been well treated by his captor. With
this in her heart she went about itous
sillon place singing merry snatches of
Creole songs, and when at the gate,
which still hung lopsided on account
of Beverley's force in shutting It, she
came unexpectedly face to face with
Captain Karnswortb, there was no
great surprise 011 her part.
He lifted bis hat and bowed very
politely, but a bold smile broke over
his somewhat ruddy face. lie spoke
In French, but in a drawling tone and
with a bad accent.
now do you no, mademoiselle. i
am right glad to see you again."
Alice drew buck a pace or two. She
was quick to understand his allusion,
and she shrank from him, fearing that
he was going to inquire about the ting.
"Don't be afraid,"die laughed. "I 11111
not so dangerous. I never did hurt a
girl in all my life. In fact, 1 am fond
of them when they're nice."
"1 am not in the least afraid," she re
plied. assuming an air of absolute dis
missal, "and you don't look a hit fero
cious. monsieur. You may pass on if
you please."
"Suppose that I don't pass on?" he
presently ventured, with Just a suspi
cion of insolence in his attitude, I ut
laughing until he showed teeth of re
markable beauty and whiteness. "Sup
pose that I should wish to have a little
chat with you, mademoiselle'/"
"I have liecn told that there are men
In the world who think themselves
handsome and clever and brilliant
when In iact they are but conceited
simpletons." she remarked rather In
differently. mutlllng herself in her fnr
wrap. "You certainly would be n fairly
good hitching post for our horses If
you never moved." Then she laughed
out of the depth of her hood, a perfect
ly merry laugh, but not In the least
flattering to Captain Farnsworth's van
ity He felt the scorn that it conveyed.
Plie laid a shapely hand on the bro
ken gate and pushed It open.
"I beg your pardon, mademoiselle."
His manner softened as he spoke. "I
beg your pardon, but I came to speak to
you about the flag?the flag you took
hw;iy from tu<> ion.
Blip IiikI lieen half expecting this. bat
she wan quite unprepared, and In spite
of all she could do allowed einliarrass
Went.
"1 tiuve come to net the flag. If you
will kindly bring It to me or tell me
where It ia I"?
She quickly found words to Interrupt
lilui with, and at the same time by a
great effort pulled herself together.
"You have come to the wrong place,"
she ilung in. "1 assure you that I
haven't the ting."
"You took it down, mademoiselle."
"Oh, did I t"
"With bewitching grace you did,
mademoiselle. I saw and admired.
Will you fetch it. please?"
"Indeed I won't."
"More depends upon returning that
flng than you are probably aware of,"
he presently said in a more serious
tone. "In fact, the life of one of your
townsmen and ?i person of some im
portance here, I believe, will surely lis
saved by It. You'd better consider,
mademoiselle. You wouldn't like to
cause the death of a man."
"Who Is It?" she frankly demanded.
"It Is the mayor, the big man of your
town M. ltousslllon, 1 think lie calls
himself. lie's got himself into n tight
place. He'll be shot tomorrow morning
If thai llag Is not produced, t.'overnor
Hamilton has so oril 'red, and what ha
orders Is done."
"You jest, monsieur."
"I assure you that I s;)"ak the plain
truth."
"You will probably catch M. ltoussll
lon before you shool h i." She tos3cd
her head.
"lie is already a prisoner In the
fort."
Alloc turned pale.
"Monsieur, is tills true?" Ilor voire
hud lost its happy tone. "Arc you tell
ing me that to"?
"You can verify it mademoiselle, by
railing upon the commander at the
fort. I am sorry that you doubt my
veracity. If you will go with me I
will show you M. Koussillon u tightly
bound prisoner."
Jean had crept out of the gate and
was standing just behind Alice, with
his feet wide apart, his long chin ele
vated. his head resting far back be
tween his upthrust shoulders, his
hands in his pockets, his uncanny eyes
gazing steadily at Farnswortli. lie
looked like a deformed frog ready to
Jump.
Alice unmistakably saw truth In the
captain's countenance and felt it in
his voice. The reality catue to her
with unhindered effect. M. Itoussil
lon's life depended upon the return of
the flag. She put her hands together
and for n moment covered her eyes
with them.
"I will go now, mademoiselle," said
Famsworth, "but I hope you will he
in great haste about returning the
flag."
Jean took hold of Alice's dress as she
turned to go hack into the house.
"Is he going to take the flag? Can
he find it? What does he want with
It? What did you do with the flag,
Alice?" he whined In his peculiar,
quavering voice. "Where Is It?"
Her skirt dragged him along ns she
walked.
"Where did you put it, Alice?"
"Father Kerot hid it under his floor."
she answered Involuntarily and almost
unconsciously. "I shall have to take
it hack and give it up."
"No?no?I wouldn't," he quavered,
dancing across the veranda as she
quickened her pace and fairly spun
him along. "1 wouldn't let 'em have
it at all."
Alice s minu wax worsing wun ngtu
ning speed. Her imagination took
strong grip on the situation so briefly
and effectively sketched by Captain
?Farnsworth. Her decision formed it
self quickly.
"Stay here, Jean. I am going to the
fort. Don't tell Mamma Houssillon a
tiling. Be a good boy."
She was gone before .Tear could say
a word. She meant to face Hamilton
at once and lie sure what danger men
aced M. Houssillon. Of course, the
flag must he given up if that would
save her foster father any pain, and
if his life were in question there could
not he too great haste on her part.
She ran directly to the stockade gate
and breathlessly informed a sentinel
that she must see Governor Hamilton,
into whose presence she was soon led.
Captain Farnsworth had preceded her
but a minute or two, and was present
when she entered t lie miserable shed
room where the commander was hav
ing another talk with M. Houssillon.
The meeting was a tableau which
would have lieen comical but for the
pressure of its tragic possibilities.
Hamilton, stern and sententious, stood
frowning upon M. Houssillon, who sat
upon the ground, his feet nnd hands
tightly bound, a colossal statue of in
jured innocence.
Alice, as soon as she saw M. Houssil
lon. uttered a cry of sympathetic en
dearment and flung herself toward him
with open arms. She could not reach
(round his great shoulders, hut (be
did her best to include the whole bulk.
"Papa! Papa Houssillon!" she chir
ruped between the kisses that she
showered upon his weather beaten
face.
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Hamilton and Farnsworth regarded
the scene with curious and surprised
interest. M. Itoussillon began speak
ing rapidly, but being a Krem bin. 11
be euuld not get on well with his
tongue while liis hnnds were tied. He
could shrug his shoulders; that helped
hint some.
'-I uiu to be shot, ma petite." he pa
thetically growled in his deep baas
voice; "shot like a dog at sunrise to
morrow."
Alice kissed M. Hottssillon's rough
cheek oijce more and sprang to her
feet facing Hamilton.
"You are not such a tlend and brute
as to kill I'apa Itoussillon." she cried
"Why do you want to injure my |>oor.
good papu?" ,
"1 believe you are the poung lady
that stole the Hag?" Hamilton remark
ed, smiling contemptuously.
Kite looked at him with a swift tlnsb
of indignation as be uttered these
words.
"I um not a thief. I could not steal
what was my own. I helped to make
that llag. It was named after me. 1
took it because it was mine. You
midcratund me, monsieur."
"Tell where it is and your father's
life ,v111 l>c spared."
She glanced at M. KotisslUon.
"No, Alice," said he with a pathetic
lily futile effort to make a tine ges
ture, "don't do it. 1 am brave enough
to die. You would not have me act
the coward."
No onlooker would have even remote
ly suspected the fact that M. Itoussil
lon hud chanced to overhear a conver
, nation between Hamilton and Farns
worth, in which Hamilton stated that
he really did not intend to hurt M.
Itoussillon in any event; he merely pur
j posed to humiliate the "big wind bag!"
"All, no; let me die bravely for lion
! or's sake. I fear death far less than
j dishonor! They can shoot me. my little
I one, but they cannot break my proud
I spirit." lie tried to slrike his brea t
j over his heart.
"Perhaps it would lie Just as well to
: lot him be shot," said Ilnmil! ju gru.'lly,
' and with dry Indifference. "1 don't
1 fancy that lie's of mttc'i valve to the
community at best. He'll make a good
(argot for a squad, mid we need an ex
ample."
"l)o you mean it? You ugly Knglish
brute. Would you murder him?" She
stamped licr foot.
"Not if I get that flag between now
and sundown. Otliorw ise I shall eer
"IVliy do you mini to injure my poor, j
good pupa."'
tainly have him shot. It is all in your i
hands, mademoiselle. You can tell me !
I where the flag is." Hamilton smiled
| again with exquisite cruelty.
Farnsworth stood by gazing upon
Alice in open admiration. Iler pres
ence had power in it to which he was
very susceptible.
"You look like a low, dishonorable,
I soulless tyrant," she said to Hamilton,
"and if you get my flag how shall !
know that you will keep your promise
and let I'apa Itoussillon go free?"
"I am sorry to say that you will
have to trust me, unless you'll take
Captain Farnsworth for security. The
captain is a gentleman, I assure you.
Will you stand good for my veracity
and sincerity. Captain Farnsworth?"
The young man smiled and bowed.
$ Alice felt the Irony, and her perfectly
frank nature preferred to trust rather
than distrust the sincerity of others.
She looked at Farnsworth, who smiled
encouragingly.
"The flag is under Father Bent's
floor," she said.
"Under the church floor?"
"No. under the floor of his house."
"Where is his house?"
She gave full directions how to reach
It
"Untie the prisoner." Hamilton or
dered. and it was quickly done. "M.
Itoussillon, I congratulate you upon
your narrow escape. Go to the priest's
house, monsieur, ant, bring me that
flag. It would be well, I assure you,
not to be very long about it. Captain
Farnsworth, you will send a guard
with M. Itoussillon, a guard of honor,
fitting his official dignity, a corporal
and two men. The honorable mayor
of this Important city should not go
alone upon so important an errand, lie
must linve his attendants."
"Permit tue to go myself and get
It" said Alice. "I enn do it quickly.
May I. please, monsieur?"
Hamilton looked sharply at her.
"Why, certainly, mademoiselle, cer
tainly. Captain Farnsworth, you will
escort the young lady."
"It is not necessary, monsieur."
"Oh, yes, it is necessary, my dear
young lady, very necessary; so let's
not have further words. I'll try to
entertnin his honor, the mayor, while
you go and get the flag. I feel sure,
mndemoisellc, that you'll return with
It in a few minutes. But you must
not go alone."
Alice set forth Immediately, and
r a rim won u. try as naro as ue wou.u
could never reach her aide, so swift
was tier gait.
Wlien they arrived at Father Beret's
caliiu. she Turned and said with Im
perious severity:
"Iion't you mine lu. Von atay out
her*. "I'll iret It in a minute."
Karnswortb obeyed tier couimand.
The door waa wide o|?-n, but Father
Beret was ig>t inside; he had gone to
see a siek ehlld in the outskirts of the
village. Aliee looked ubout and hesi
tated. She knew tile very puncheon
that covered tlie Mas', but site shrank
from lifting it. Tin-re seemed nothing
else to do. however; so. after some
trouble with herself, sin- knelt U|hiii the
tloor and turned the heavy slab over
with a great thump. The tlag did not
appear. She pee[>ed under the other
puncheons. It was not there. The
only tiling visible was a little ball or 1
paper fragments not larger than an
egg.
Farnswordi heard her utter a low
cry of surprise or dismay, and was on
the point of going in when Father
Beret, coming around the corner of the
cabin, confronted him. The meeting
was so sudden and unexpected that
both men recoiled slightly, und then,
with a mutual start, saluti-d.
"I came with a young lady to get the
flag," said Farnsworth. "She is in
side. I hope there is no serious in
trusion. She says the tlag Is hidden
under your floor."
Father Beret said nothing, but frown
ing as if much annoyed, stepped
througli the doorway to Alice's side,
and stooping where she knelt, laid a
hand on her shoulder as she glanced
up and recognized him.
"What are you doing, niy child?"
"Oh, father, where is the flag?" It
was all that she could say. "Where is
the flag?"
"Why, isn't it there?"
"A'o, you see it isn't there! Where
is It?"
The priest stood as if dumfotjnded,
gazing into the vacant space uncovered
by the puncheon.
"Is it gone? lias some one taken It
awuy?"
They turned up all the floor to no
avail." I.a banniere d'AIice Uoussillon
had disappeared and Captain Furns
worth went forthwith to report the
fact to his commander. When he
reached the shod at the angle of the
fort he found Governor Hamilton sit
ting stupid and dazed on the ground.
One jaw was inflamed and swollen ]
and an eye was half closed and blood- j
shot. He turned his head with a pain
ful. Irregular motion 'and his chin
sagged.
Farnsworth sprang to him and lifted
hint to his feet, but he could scarcely
stand. He licked his lips clumsily.
"What is the matter? What hurts i
yo \f!"
The governor rubbed his forehead,
trying to recollect.
lie struck me," he presently said
with difficulty, "lie lilt 1:10 with Ids
list. Where?where is lie?"
"Who?"
"That big French Idiot?that Ilous
sillon. Go after him, take him, shoot
hiui?quick! I have been stunned. I
don't know how long he's been gone.
Give the alarm?do something!"
Hamilton, as lie gathered his wits
together, began to foam with rage, and
his passion gave his bruised and swoll
en face a terrible look.
The story was short and may be
quickly told. Ji. Itousslllon had taken
advantage of the first moment when
he and Hamilton were left alone. One
herculean buffet, a swinging smash of
his enormous list 011 the point of the
governor's jaw, and then he walked out
of the fort unchallenged, doubtless on
account of his lordly and masterful air.
"Ziff!" lie exclaimed, shaking himself
and lifting his shoulders when he had
passed beyond hearing of the sentinel j
at the state. "Ziff! I can punch a )
good stiff stroke yet, M. le Gotiverneur. |
All, ziff!" and he blew like a porpoise.
Every effort was promptly made to j
recapture M. ltoiissillou, but his dis- |
appearance was absolute. Even the
reward offered for his scalp by Ham- |
ilton-only gave the Indians great trou
ble; they could not tiiid the man.
Such 11 beginning of his administra
tion of affairs at Vincennes did not put j
Hamilton iqto u good humor. He was i
overbearing and irascible at best, and j
under the irritation of small but ex
i ceedingly unpleasant experiences he
made life well nigh unendurable to
those upon whom his dislike chanced to
fall. Beverley quickly felt that it was
going to be very difficult for him and
Hamilton to get along agreeably. With
Helm it was quite different; smoking,
drinking, playing cards, telling good
stories?In a word, rude and not infre
quently boisterous conviviality drew
him nnd the commandant together.
Under Captain Farnswortli's imme
diate supervision the fort was soon In
excellent repair and n large blockhouse
and comfortable quarters for the men
were built. Every day added to the
strength of the works nnd to the im
portance of the post as n strategic po
sition for the advance guard of the
I British army.
| Hamilton was ambitious to prove
himself conspicuously valuable to his
country. He was dreaming vast dreams 1
and laying large plans. The Indians I
were soon anxious to gain his favor,
and to bind them securely to him he
offered liberal pay in rum and fire- i
arms, blankets, trinkets nnd atnmttnl- I
tion for the scalps of rebels. He kept
this as secret as possible from his pris
oners, but Beverley soon suspected that
a "traffic in hair." as the terrible busi
ness had been named, was going on.
Savages came In from far away with
scnlps yet scarcely dry dangling at
their belts. It made the young Vir
ginian's blond chlil in his heart, and
he regretted that he hud given Hamil
ton his parole of honor not to attempt
to escape.
Among the Indians occasionally re
porting to Hamilton with their ghastly
imt raiminie imputes *?? tmug Hair. '
who *ilp|?sl Into the fort ami out again
rather warily, not haring much conti
deiu" in those Frenchmen w ho hail
once u|m>ii a time giveu hiin a mem
orable run for his life.
Winter shut down, not cold, but
damp, changeable, raw. The work on
the fort was nearly completed, and
Rene de Bonville would have aoon hecn
relieved of his servile and exasperat
ing employment under the Irish cor
poral, but just at the [loint of time
when only a few days' work remain d
for him he became furions. on account
of an Insulting remark, and struck the
corporal o-er the head with a hand
spike. This happenisl in a wood some
miles from town, where he was loading
logs upon a sled. There chanced to
be no third person present when the
deixl was done, and some hours passed
before they found the oitieer quite cold
and stiff beside the sled. 11 ia head
wits crushed to a pulp.
namilton, now thoioughly exasper
ated. began to look upon the French
inhabitants of Ylnccnncs as all like
XI. Rousslllon and Ueue?but waiting
for an opportunity to strike him una
wares. He increased his military vig
ilance, ordered the town patrolled day
and night, and forbade public gather
ings of the citizens, while at the same
time he forced them to furnish him a
large amount of provisions.
When little Adriemie Itourcier heard
of Rene's terrible act, followed by his
successful escape to the woods and of
the tempting reward offered by Hamil
ton for his sculp, she ran to Roussillon
place well nigh erased with excitement
She had always depended upon Alice
for advice, encouragement and eomfort
In her troubles, but in the present case
there was not much that her friend
could do to cheer her. W ith XI. Rous
sillon and Itene both fugitives, tracked
by wiiy savages, a price on their heads,
while every day added new dangers to
the French inhabitants of Ylncennes,
no rosy view could possibly be taken
of tlie situation. Alice dill licr best
however, to strengthen her little
friend's faith In a happy outcome. She
quoted what she considered unimpeach
able authority to support her optimistic
argument.
"Lieutenant Beverley says that the
Americans will be sure to drive Hamil
ton out of Vincennes or capture him.
Probably they are not so very far
away now, and Rene may Join them
and come back to help punish these
brutal Englishmen. Don't you wish he
would, Adrienue? Wouldn't it be ro
mantic?"
"He's armed; I know that," said
Adrienne. brightening a little, "and
he's brave, Alice; brave as can be. He
came right back into town the other
night and got his gun and pistols. He
was at our house, too, and, oh"?
She burst outcrying again. Adrienne's
simple heart could not grasp the ro
mantic criterion with which Alice was
wont to measure action. Her mind
was single, impulsive, narrow and di
rect in all its movements. She loved,
hated, desired, caressed, repulsed not
for any assignable reason more solid
or more luminous than "because." She
adored Rene a Ad wanted him near her.
"Why couldn't he be quiet and (Jo U3
your man, Lieutenant Beverley, did?"
she cried in a sudden change of mood,
the tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Lieutenant Beverley surrendered and
took the consequences. He didn't kill
somebody and run off to be hunted like
a bear. No wonder you're happy,
Alice. I'd be happy, too. if Bene were
here and came to spend half of every
day with me. I"?
"Why, what a silly girl you are!"
Alice exclaimed, her face reddening
prettily. "How foolish you prattle!
I'm sure I don't trouble myself about
Lieutenant Beverley. What" put such
nbsuril nonsense into jour head.
Adrienne?"
"Because, that's what, and you know
It's so too. You love him just as much
as I love Itene, and that's just all the
love in the world, and you needn't
deny It, Alice Roussillon!"
Alice laughed and hugged the wee,
brown faced mite of u girl until she
almost smothered her.
It was growing dusk when Adrienne
left Roussillon place to go home. The
wind cut icily across the commons and
moaned us it whirled around the cabins
and cattle sheds. She ran briskly.
"Oh, Father licretl Uelp met"
muffled in n wrnp, partly through fear
and partly to keep warm, and liad gone
two-tlilrds of her Way when she was
brought to an abrupt stop by the arms
of n man. She screamed sharply, and
Father Beret, who wns coming out of
it cabin not far away, heard and knew
the voice.
Ho, ho, my little lady I" cried
Adrlenne's captor In a breecy, Jocund
tone. "You wouldn't run over a fellow,
would you?" The words were French,
but the voice was that of Captain
Farnsworth, who laughed while he
spoxe. "tou juuip like a raomt, my
darling! Why, what a lively little
chick of a girl It is!"
Adrienne screamed and struggled
recklessly.
"Now, don't rouse up the town."
coaxed the captain. He was Just drunk
enough to be ijuite a fool, yet sufll
flently sober to imagine himself the
most proper person In the world. "I
don't moan you uny harm, made
moiselle. I'll Just set- you safe home,
you know: 'soort you to your residence.
Come on. now?that's a good girl."
Father Beret hurried to the sjsit, and
when In the deepening gloom lie saw
Adrienne flinging herself violently this
way and tl at, helplessly trying to es
cape from the clasp of a man, he did
to perfection what a priest Is supposed
to be the least fitted to do. Indeed,
considering his age and leaving his vo
cutipn out of the reckoning, his per
formance was amazing. It is not cer
tain that the blow dealt uis>n Govern
or Hamilton's Jaw by M. Roussillon
was a stiller one than that sent
straight from tho priest's shoulder
right into the short ribs of Captain
Farnsworth, who thereupon released a
mighty grunt and doubled himself up.
Adrienne recognized her assailant at
the first and used his name freely dur
ing the struggle. When Fa^Jier Iteret
appeared she cried out to liiCT".
"Oh, Father- Father ihiot! Help me!
Help me!"
When Farnsworth recovered from the
breath expelling shock of the jab in his
side and got himself once more in a
vertical position, botli girl and priest
were gone. He looked this way and
that, rapidly becoming sober end be
ginning to wonder how the thing --oiild
have happened so easily. His ribs felt
as if they had been hit with a heavy
hammer.
"By Jove!" he muttered all to him
self. "The old prayer singing heathen!
By Jove!" And with this very brilliant
and relevant observation he rubbed his
sore side and went his way to the fort.
(To be Continued Next Week.)
Things.
Every woman knows a thing
or two; a thing being another
woman who looks better in a hat
trimmed the same way.
Women are all things to each
other, if not to all men.
Women know all things in dif
ferent wars. Thus we have the
kissing acquaintance, the speak
ing acquaintance, and the glar
ing acquaintance amongst
women.
Herbert Spencer maintained
things are unknowable. But the
horizon of one who was not
only a philosopher, but lived 83
years without marrying, was
j necessarily limited.?Ex.
Nothing: Equal to Chamberlain's
i Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy tor Bowel Com
plaints in Children.
i "We have used Chamberlain's Colic,
I Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our
I family for years," says Mrs. J. B. Cooke,
j of Nederlands, Texas "We have given
i It to all of our ehildren. We have used
other medicines for the same purpose,
j but never found anything to < qual
' Chsmberlain's If you will use it as
! directed it will always cure." t'orsale hy
Hood Bros. Selmn Drug Co. Bens, o
j Drug Co.
Send by Inclosed Girl.
An Kant Side druggist in pre
paring a unique scrap book. It
contains the written orders are
both curious and amusing. Here
I are some that are copied from
the originals
"I have a cute pain in my
rhild's diagram. I'lease give mv
son something to release it."
" 1 (ear Doceher, pleasegif bearer
five sense worse of Auntie Toxyu
for baby's throat and obleage!"
"My little baby has eat up its
father's parristi plaster send an
ancedote quick as possible by
inclosed girl."
"This child is my litttle girl. 1
send you five cent to buy two
siteless powders for a groan up
adult who is sike."
"You will please give the lettle
boi five cents worth of epicac for
to throw up in a five months old
babe. N. 15.?The babe has a
sore stummicK."
"I haf a hot time in my inside
and which I wood like it to be ex
tinguished. What is good for to
extinguish it? The inclosed
money is the price of the extin
guisher. Hurry please "?Ex.
"DO IT TODAY."
The time-worn injunction, "Never put
off'til tomorrow what you can do to
day," is now generally presented in this
form: 'Do it today!" That is the torse
advice we want to give you about that
hacking cough ordemoralizingcold with
which you have been struggling for sev
eral days, perhaps weeks. Take some
reliable remedy for it today?and let
that remedy lie Dr. Boschee's German
Syrup, which has lieen in use for over
thirty-five years. A few doses oi it will
undoubtedly relieve your1 cough or cold,
and its continued use for a few daps will
cure you completely. No matter how
deep-seated your cough, even if dread
consumption has attacked yonr lungs,
German Syrup will surely effect a cure?
as it has done before in thousandsof ap
parently hopeless cases of lung trouble.
New trinl bottles, 25c; regular size; 75c.
At Hood Bros., druggists.
FOLEYSHOKEWCAR
Cure* Cold si Prevent* Pneumonia