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The Lamar register., 1889-09-14
To Those Who Owe Us.

'Do not COMPEL us to ask you
Tor settlement, but let it be under
stood that your account must be set
tied by cash or note at once.
NJ. L. SWIFT g. Co.
If in our humble way we can ever
lend helping hand to the farmer or
laboring man, we will be glad to do
SO, and if by such assistance we call
down upon our head the abuse of the
chronic Office seeker or the gentle
man of leisure. we simply say, well
done.
The Lamar register., 1889-09-14

There is a republican in Lamar
who has the credit of writing a good
part of what has appeared in the
Sparks the past two weeks.
The Lamar register., 1889-09-14
c9yNss!syEss PROCEEDINGS.
SEPT. 6rH.

Allowed claim of G. c. Hnddleston
for hardware used on bridge 1915.
Allowed claim of J. 7. Hester for
road work $9.4s.
Allowed claim of J. D. Martin for
road work si7.55.
Allowed claim Of w. J. Garyin for
road viewing $4,000.
Allowed claim of John Mcdowell
road work 5000.
Afternoon-Proceedings were read
and approved.
Allowed claim of c. C. Spragg for
transporting pauper sl.55.
Allowed claim OF J. b. TIaxler
depaty district attorney for legal SER
vices two criminal cases $1,000.
Allowed claim OF c. Z. Sexton for
county map sl25.oo.
Allowed claim of A. II. Billow
sheriff fees in case of state VS.. Beutly
Logan s32o.2o.
Allowed claim of l.. +. Blodgett.J.
+. fees IN case of state VS.. Bently
Logan.
Allowed claim of +. Z. Irwin Supt.
OF schools at s09.5o.
Allowed claim of F. W. Burger
for services as Com'r. $500.
Adjourned to Monday.
SEPT. 9rH.
Present Chairman Martin and
Com'r Rogers, Clerk Allen.
On motion of Com'r. Rogers seed
by Chan. Martin the resignation of
Edward Harnig was accepted as Jns-
tice OF the Peace in Albany precinct
No. 0, aud Lewis Elder be appointed
to ill vacancy until first general cleo
ton and successor Is elected and quail
flied.
On motion the road bond of W.
A. Leonard and John Hess was APP
proved aud on motion of Com'r.
Rogers the road petition of John
Hess and others was taken up and
Sept. 23rd set as day to view said
road, J. ID. Martin, ]. A. Downing
aud n. Virgins was appointed road
viewers, and the clerk was ordered
to issue warrants notifying said view
ers to meet at the pestoftioe in Lamar
at eigh, o'clock 4. M, Sept. 23rd and
proceed to view said road.
On motion of Com'r. Rogers sec
onded by Chairman Martin Henry
Kellogg treasurer of Bent county,
Colo, be authorize to tTanscribe the
records Of tax sales Of all property
sold for taxes in Prowers county,
Colo, IN tax sale book furnished by
Prowers county.
On motion the following bills were
allow ed and warrants ordered drawn
for same:
b. L. Brown for office rent months
of July and August $4,000.
WI. Garvin for team one day
road surveying s4,Oo.
Chas. E. Sexton surveying road
No. 3 $3.50.
Chas. L. Sexton surveying road
No. s57.oo.
Chas. Z. Sexton surveying road No.
$500.
F.P. Allen money advanced ss5.22.
IL. Maxwell assessing for Aug.
sl6S.5o.
Adjourned.
| SEPT. 10TH.
Board met pusuant to adjournment
present Com'rs. Martin and Rogers.
In the matter of resignation of w.
IL. Stewart as road overseer, board or
dered continuance until he make
final report.
The following bills were allowed
and warrnts ordered drawn for same:
A. H. Rogers for road viewing
$4,000.
A. H. Rogers services as county
Com'r. $4,000.
I'D. Martin services as county
Com'r. sao.5o.
Goodale Cooper office rent s24.oo.
w. w. Louden drugs S2o.25.
/ Ordered that claim of F. T. Allen
for services as clerk of board be al
lowed at $4,000.
Ordered that clerk negotiate with
secretary of state for supply of fifty
copies of election laws.
Adjourned to Sept. 18th, 80.
The Lamar register., 1889-09-14
LOCAL NEWS.
u Rosecrans had business in


and buggy Monday.
F.P. Allen went to Denver Mon
a,v night on business.
Nelson Demorest left Monday
evening for eastern Kansas.
Geo. L. HINES has moved his law
Nee to the Biodgett block.
Mr.. Harry Petty of Hollys was in
the city several days this week.
Mrs. Judge Chadoayne went to
Kansas City last night on visit.
We. Curry and A. Snowden of
Granada was in the city Tuesday.
: Usrrel has hauled several wagon
Lad, of melons to Granada this sea-
son.
Register c. D. Ford has rented
the d. Igo residence one of the best
in town.
Fred Schmidt has moved his fam
ay 10 the rooms over his place of
business.
&C. Coussnt spent Tuesday in
town on his return to Denver from
Garden City
G. A. Watson of Mulvane was in
the capitol of Prowers cosnty several
days this week.
The democrats postponed the CALL
ing Of their convention. They should
have more nerve.
III. Holmes was at Las Animas
As, Saturday. He should not give
Lamar the go-by tha; way.
The old awning was taken down
.ad new one put up in from. of
John Hess saloon this week
Judge Frybarger was in town
Tuesday willing TO back Carlton
.gains, the field for county scat.
J.B. Slusser representing the Den
yer Daily Times was in town Mon
day in The interest of his paper.
4 company of L. S. Infantry from
Fort LyoD, were eamped at the bridge
Wednesday afternoon aud night
The ice men and liquor dealers
continue TO make liberal shipments
daily to Granada. Lamar is a whole
sale lown.
Melvin Smith and Miss May c.
wapamaker Of Minneapolis were
za-ried by Judge Doughty in this
city Tuesday.
Mrs. S. ID. Rail aud Mrs. ii. ii.
uoluberg expect to leave Monday
to join their husbands At Montrose
FOR the winter.
4 ball was gwen al Spnndeld as
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Lea, who were married in this city
las, week.
1t is suspicious for the Pueblo
Opinion to suggest the dark of the
moon aud late in the evening, as the
best time TO pick watermelous.
c. L. Mcpherson resident of this
state for the past seventeen years, one
Of the most prominent men of eastern
Colorado, was in Lamar Monday.
A lecture in the interest of the
schools of Prowers county will be
delivered IN Granada Monday even
Ing, Sept. 10th, by Supt. F. K. IRWIN.
The Sunday-School concert has
been postponed, aud Rev. Gilcbrist
Presbyterian minister of La Junta
will preach at the NJ. E. church both
morning and evening.
Lamar sent fifty.two excursionIsts
20 Rocky Ford Watermelon Day.
Granada sent eight, that is fair IL
lustration of the two towns IN all
things Ffty-two to eight. Good
enough.
A. (. Bent informs US that he is
not candiduie for any office and
reyer expects to be. He says he
does not expect to convince a few
people who persist in saying he is,
OF the fact.
One of our society young men in
forms us, that the fall and coming
The Lamar register., 1889-09-14

Land Contests Decided.
The names of the successful par
ties are printed In capital letters
GEO. L. HARPHAM VS.. AIonzo
c. Ham.
ROBERT C. BURGESS VS.. Ed
ward Hayer.
FRANCIS NJ. EVANS VS.. Howard
C. Munsell.
THOMAS w. THOMPSON VS..
Edward E. Ely.
JOEL FERGUSON VS.. Heirs of
Edw. McRae.
JOSEPH McCLOY VS.. Carroll E.
Hughes.
GEORGE w. JENKINS VS.. VIM.
w. Lowry.
EMMA DENNEY VS.. Mary Bar
Der.
The following contests have been
filed at the U. S. Land Office this
city thls.WeeH up TO yesterday morn
ing:
James X. Doughty VS.. Eldert F.
Bassett for n. e. / 5. "a t. % r. At
ASA NJ. Wood VS.. Charles w. Nc
Gan lots 8 and 4 and $. ] n. W. sec.
t. 10 r. As.
Joseph c. Merrioo VS.. Henry
kleopper n. ] 8. e. + and ] 5. W. /
sec. 2s-2344.
Frederick Goglln vs. William J.
Farwell 5. W. / 3I-ls-47.
ASA NJ. Wood VS.. IRWIN Harrison
lot / and $. e. / n. e. I sec. 2-19-4s.
John D. Hopper VS.. Hector NJ.
Workman $. e. / 30-23-47.
The Lamar register., 1889-09-14
Land Contests Deoided.

CoLoRADo-LAMAR.
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GUIDE.
AHRINE

IENINr AfkklNt
no go \. the south. East aui N.>t-
leaves Butte ~ $40 4. NJ, CONNECTS at silver
Bow o:A a. NJ. with the Utah & Northern
Al ;BJ y. Fro the North and East Leaves
Garrison iO:i5. Deer Lodge iO::a;. Warm
Springs II ar. tonne'ts ri Garrison with the
Northern Pacific frnin Helena. MisSoula aud
the Bitter Root Railway.
= :sO =. M.-From the ~auth-pir, from
Finite +;n. silver Bow I:++. t;reg>on 5Ni. ~"
change at stuart.
s;sn 2. M..from the north: Fast, south and
West Butte .:p,. silver How . "a. Gr,..~on
500. Harrison G:io. Deer Laiy. ,i:;,. Wf.rIn
Springs $50. CONNECTS AT Garrison with
Northern Pacific from san Francisco. Port
land. Tacoma. Seattle: FhilliTsburg. Misso,tia.
Helena. 81. Paul and Eastern states.
TRAINS DEPART.
y n. M.-For south and North-Arri.ss ut
Gregson at s:sy. silver Row = "a, Butte S.s,,
Warm springs - 90, Deer 1<stgs. ?:S., Harrison
loHD. connects at Garrison with Northern
Pacific for Helena. Druninond. Mis~snila.
thiilil,sburg. and all ipints an the Bitter Root
1880 \. M.-For the ~nuth-Chan ears nj
stuart for t'regs"n n ~, silver Bow u -, and
$40 y. M.-for North and ~SmIth-Arriyes nj
s:regs1n 3.Ss. silver Bow J:S.. Butte 4 ss.
Warm springs J SO, deer L<slg.. 40 and Gar
riSon AT ~ J.. ". Connects az Garrison with
The Northern Pacific East to ~. Paul and
Eastern states; AMI West tai Tacoma. Portland
and San Francisco.
8:lo Nor the S~outh Arrives at Grcg~nn
CONNECTS at silver How with Utah 4 Northern
Tor Denver. Kansas City, Omaha and tl,.
Eastern states. and for the MIST To- Portland
and san Francisco.
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DEATH or A WOMAN PIRATE.

sPaassh Dslse. Ons OF she Wsrus ss Wsmsa.
Dead ~ the ASS ~ ~.
Prusn the ~. L0iis Globe Democrat.
PORrLAND, Ore, Aug. GA notorsous
woman, known all over the Pacific coast
- ''Spanish Belle" died mt Elmore. Idaho,
last Sunday, aged 81 years. There is
scarcely q mining camp on this coast that
this woman did not visit during it's pros
perity since the days OF 1slS. Her history,
IL correctly told, would mn q large volume;
and Il would he a volume of had deeds
only, for mo- good deeds have over been
attributed 70 her In the knowledge OF those
few who have known her history for the
past forty years. 1t seems thai she Rloried
i'm the crimes committed. and during
her convivial moments would relate some
of her past life.
From this source il H. gathered that at
an early aRe i'm her native land Of Central
n~ted sea pirate named valxai, whose ves-
ssi was a terror To the merchants ships
plying Ne waters of the PACIFIC ocean.
ship anchored at n port OF prominence,
IN decoy rich men aboard the vessel,
m"rsiered: She soiio~sd this criminal
career until the discovery of gold i'm Cali
fornia, when she left her pirate paramount,
mcr OF is4S. She soon drifted to the gold
mines and followed every excitement
from that date until the time of her death,
In the community in which she happened
10 cast her lot. II is said Spanish Belle
boasted Of having murdered four men her.
s ss,s ~"%sn ." Of I own 80 sort, who were s. SO
unfortunate as to excite her tcaI-
ousy. II In claimed that she war
E%.' to on ~'i her anfortaSa.e Victims. the
men whom she had cnt almost to death i'm
Boise Basin, Atlantic, Rocky Bar, Idaho,
Eureka and Virginia City, New, are too
numerous tn mention.
Yet, ina her long career of crime this
woman, by her devilisli cunning. man.
In her young days sine was doubtless a
handsome woman. and at her death did
not look to be over % years OF She
Was quietly buried Sunday evening about
. O'Clock, with hut one solitary person fol-
lowing the remains tn the grave.
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ODD BITS OF r

From the Chicaeo Times.
When the Wal Of the rebellion broke osst
Gen. Robert G.. Schenck had been Nd long
I'm public life and away from Ohio thas he
didn' know even by sight half of the
numerous nephews WIN were the sons of
his ha~lf@lozen brothcrs. He was APP
pointed brigadier7general and II 80 hap
pened that one of the regiments assigned
Second Ohio, Commanded Ivy Col. Alex
ander Mcdowell McCook
Several OF the companies Of this rcgi-
mcnt were raised in and around Dayton,
~ the family was loyal all through, there
was a Roodly number of Schencks i'm conn
pany b and II Of that regiment.
Ii 80 happened that the Schenck contin-
geo.. .hr the regiment was thoroughly i'm
S 6IsS 9Th was g love ";so OF ~, isn' s sna whs" x .ay
sure to have a hand In Il; II n party WAS
hauled up for discipline one or more
The fact was very annoying % the gem
eral, as might have been expected, and he
lid not try To conceal his annoyance.
House strict orders against ~foraging were
issued; ] believe IL was even tilrcotenetl tn
have foraRers shot. One morning a party
OF five fos5aGers captured the night before
WA brought before Cen. Schcnck for ex-
ami, ton. The general looked at the
then asked the Hrs. man:
what is your name and reaimsnt:"
ssPcter Brown, Second Ohio, sir"
ssOh!' tin N relieved tone Of voice., ~
was afraid that you might be one of those
blank Schencks."
"What is your name:" he inquired Of
the next.
The youth looked the general straight in
the eye and answered chccrfully, "Why,
general, I'm, one of those blank
Schcncks."
The officers standing by did not try to
restrain their lDoistcrous mirth, while Gem
eral Sclicnck glared ~furiously at the una
hnslSssl Es,s.kssvn yctap,uStar- I'm N rnnrilaIt
he shouted 10 the officer of the guard:
flake these scoundrels away; l will at
tend to them another time,"
The culprits were marched OF, and the
general had time tn just get into his tent
before he broke out in "a prolonged fit of
laughter.
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Feminine slsarp.hootcr-.

FrOnl The memphis NNiIitl'ht.
ON Saturday several ladies belonging TAI
the Fort Pickering Shooting Club engaged
i'm a shooting contest at the jackson
Mound Park gallery. A priz. of "a silver
making the hest score oit of ~ possible ~.
Several of the ladies displayed consid-
cradle skill with the. rifle. and the match
was watched with much interest. as il Was
something new in the way Of local sport.
Mrs. Seat proved to he the hest shot aud
was awarded the prize.
The is the score: Mrs. Seat.5s:
Miss Scott. h: Miss Jones. ~: Miss Johns
ton. 10; Miss Rosa Blung. Is.
Miss Belle Reward offers a. pair of gold
earrings tn the lady making the bc>t scors.
i'm six shots during Thursday. Friday. and
Saturday of this week.
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-Lovc Ne Little. Low. Ne. Long.-

III u INtNIT0SFVT TsfffE0F.
~ love YOU, Emilinc, with all the fcrvor
ut my coinmand." he said, AS they strollcti
ont East avenue. "Ies. George she rs.-
piled, ~ know il. and yet l would that yotI
had told me of your love i'm some other
terms. 1 nave been loved with fcrvor, OH
40 many times, and l do want this match
tai amount to something's"
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LOST HIS GRIP.

a Man whosn The Elixir Could Not
Help.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A middl aged man with u troubled look
OH his face stood on the corner near tlb,
Central depot and attracted the attention
of "a passer by wllo inquired:
"I'an l do anything for yoi. sir:
~"Stranger," said the man, 'I'vc lost my
grip"
"Oh, brace up" said thu. other in n
cherry voice, ''you1l get hold again il yon
push il. IL happens to Ms all some time
or other"
"I'm afraid I'll never get il again" said
the other sadly.
"Nonsensc. man. Don't give up now
when they've just discovered the elixir of
life.' advised his friend. "Tak" hold
again like ~ man."
"What are You talking about asked
the other. ~ lost my grip with four new
shirts, "a new waistcoat, "a pair of s,ispen-
tiers and my wife's p~hotygraft. just give
mc a chance. and you'll see whether l take
a suspicious look at his late adviser.
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SeekInK NnOwIedEe, Not HO.lSftMity.
Payson Tucker was i'm his younger days
II companion of ArtcInus Ward. and tells
many u good story about him, says he
Lewiston ,Me.) Journal. Here IL one that
the railroad manager related tn c~x-(iov.
Plaistetl at the Twin Mountain house Inc
other day: Artcmus was ont very late one
night and came home i'm a driving snow
storm. The family had retired. Artemus
went around the house and threw SHOW
balls at his brother t'yrus's window.
shouting for him to come down quickly.
Cyrus appeared In haste and stood shivs.r-
ing i'm his night-clothcs. "Why don't You
come i'm Charles? Tho door is open"
'tDli." replied Artemus. Il could have got
ten i'm all right. called You down be-
catIse I wanted to- ask You if You really
thought il wrong tn keep slaves"
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Pretty Nearly CLONE

Life: Father: "williuIn. you are. run
ming up enormous debts around town.
Yoi must remember your uncle il not
dead yet" His unclc's heir: "Ycs. hut
he has discharged his doctors and is now
undergoing treatment by "a Christian
sx.ieut;st."
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Edwin Isooth'. Superstition.

Some years ago Edwin Bootl, was filling
an engagement AT u theatcr with which
the writer was connected. says IN New
York letter to the st. Louis GLob~s-
and every night he remarked that just
prior to the rise, of the curtain Oh the first
act of the play, the great actor would ap-
pear i'm the space Immediately behind the
scenes, wearing an ancient cardigan jacket
and vigorously smoking the b~lackened
stump of an old clay pipe. Booth would
then produce the book of the play and
something indistiuCtly. The writer has
watched him curiously for several nights.
and each night the singular scene was re-
peated. NV hat on earth is Booth doing 49,
the writer at last demanded of AN old
stage hand. 'Don't you really know -"
was the reply. "Why. he always puts ON
that Jacket. smokes that pipe, and reads
his first speech back ward every EVENING""
s.W-lat does he do il for" '\thy. luck of
course. He is firmly convinced that il he
throughout the whole performance"
New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
IN HOPE OF SPRING.


Above his rest deft autumn softly weaves
A coverlct 10 wrap tho new grave IN;
And brOders IL with gold and scarlet leaves,
While springs sweet mysteries OF bloom begin
Beneath the mould DER which the sore heart grieVeS
For hopes that perished, like hover IN rost-
A symbol that each passing season leaves,
To saw, That Is not dead which soemeth lost
Cold silent lips, which our warm lips have kissed,
Dear hands, whose touch can never be forgot,
FIiendshps that vanish like summer mist
We have you. and behold, we have YOU not
A lonesome shadow falls across the hoor
From each low grave they heap beneath tho 500
Where sleep the ones we miss but everm0re
we have them safe in Paradise, with God.
To NO It often seems that death must DO
Like going on a journey, very far,
Across the mountain and the solemn sea-
To dwell in a new land where strangers arc.
But If friend Is there we loved OF old.
Our eager thoughts fly faster than our feet,
And when in ours their loving hands We hold,
The strangerland seems full OF welcome sweet
How fair his grave viii be when spring comes bacK'
And from the mould, that hides his face away,
The vioets grow and every robins track
Is covered by the creeping things OF May
How fair his face will be when dreams come true,
And we stand fare 10 face with him, and SEQ
The rapture of Joy we never Knew
Break In the eyes miss so constantly.
Sleep well warm heart brief time EARTH
Eeneath the dead leaves AMI the autumn rain
That which mon count death, in heaven IS birth
Flowers die. say. but bloom in spring again.
The violet above you in the mould,
Awaits the resurrection OF the year.
And when its leaves, in April days, unfold.
Wen say, He lives with God, who once was with
US here"
New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
CUT GLASS AND KER4MICSs
N Ic,rolIeplj NouthI,-


Tennis players In white and gold, represented In
bisque figures, are aud pretty, and Will please
lhe lover of thc polite game.
Quite among the inkstandS Is a Dresden china
one in the form Of Louis XVI sofa; the cut glass
Ink wells on either end arr silver mounted
Carlsbad ivory ware resembles Royal Worcester
in sAa.es and more each season A line OF
small seen was decorated with beautiful little
ViOcls and leaves IN natural colOTs
y decorative vase In Royal Worcester * c0lOred
In imitation Of oil ivory and has pierced handles The
designs the panels represent peacock worked
out 10 raised gold and surrounded by floral arabcsque
scroll IN gold and metallic colOrs.
Very beautiful effects are now produced on crystal
glass and choice beramics by the electro deposit
process. This artistic combination OF silver and
glass and silver and fine pOrceains Is especially
happy IN toilet articles vases and perfume bottles
pretty dinner table ornament Just received from
the other side IS IN bohemian ware, and represents
jersey Hly The shape, size anu c0lor-sof garnellsh
aAallng Into crcam-arc accurately reproduced. This
piece Is designed simply for decoration, but 1t answers
us purpose well.
representing large rhnOceros tlisk, and having a
dfagOon for the handle. II stands about fifteen
inches I'm height, and rests on irs broad end. The
shape Is last seasons, but the decoration Is entirely
new The handle Is tho noticeable feature. The
dragon which Is In gold, trails rs tall about the
base Of the vase and It's head with mouth agap
stands out In full relief at the neck. ono would
think that the combination Of the tlBk AID dragon
would create a feeling OF repuse on the part of the
observer. but the effect Ia contrary.
New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
"Geof nm going to try and fix Inkosc Mum

"Geof, nm going to try and fix Inkosc Mum
mis- head on again' ,,,.,
such another shrek as she had given IN the hlgh,
came from her lips followed immediateiy oy
ringing, merry laugh and the words; :. ,
"Oh Geofi I've found out all ABOUT ~,
mouse has done the whole business and look mere
il there isn't a whole family-one, Two, three, ioui
oh goodness, what lotl' III. .Lor,
And sure enough, when | got up to look, tnsrC .l
was a nest Of young mice in the interior OF tny m
skull The parent mouse no doubt had played
the headsmans part and given Moran the scarf VI
the previous night The mice met the ihc oI
mice without murmur lhls oiao Sct tI tbe skull Of
its odd assortment OF grass, hair, ana otneI IA
which formed the nest Having done so, looked
through the mousehole behind the ear anu bv The
mouth and which ratified whenever SIOUX 'ne
skull, IL,
Whatever can It be ?" said my wife: .
"Oh / suppose it is some charm or feuch pun ~
the fellows mouth TO keep away bad Splits. p1
mean TO have it out, though; at least ~ WI" ~
curio." IT., xho,
the charm fell out into my hand. II was wraPPeu
up in what looked like piece OF skin upon re
moving this another covering was dlscloseu anu
again another and another, each piece OF shin a
being thinner and softer than the preceding one,
4 Chinese puzzle is fool TO what that ~ chhllh
appeared TO then, but at last got the lLlle :, :
most covering off and found the so-caled charm /"
lump of gum. a., .,a
6h what SELL Geof after all that careful fold-
ing too; bit of dirty-looking brown gum "ei''
| neverl" u-.
Over our next meal that day we sat 8Iking
about the mummy and the charm, both OF Will Will
were rapidly depreciating in value IN our cyl W.
Personally If / had spoken what was In my niiilu,
I think should have confessed 70 desire 10 geo e
rid Of my veteran passenger. For shames SAX So
/ hesitated before giving Norah reason 10 ti'nh
she had good cause for chah
After lighting my pipe CHANGED to pull OUT Oh
my wallet the bit of gum.
" wonder if ii will burn" said. I'll break
off bit and try" Suting the action TO lnc
word, hit the gum with n small piece OF IRON
stone that lay near, when 10 my great surprise tne
gum split in two pieces, discovering magnificent
diamond q stone OF the first water, Of perlecb
shape and weighing considerably over hundred
carats.
Here was a godsend with vengeance.
Norah with woman's quick eye to business,
at once asked
:" How much is it worth, Geof?'
T." Can't quite say, dear, but think five figures
will bring about change OF propr1etorshp
Some three months after sold the diamond 70
a Kimberley merchant for 1000 pounds. u vi
course the Colonel had his share of the spoil Inc
mummy came to an untimely end when, on cross,
ing a swollen stream, my wagons came 70 grIel
and the contents, bar several punches OF feathers
which managed 70 save were swept away.
Fablcd lore tells us how once mouse released
a lion from the tolls Of hunter-once again then.
o mouse did yeoman service In releasing me from
the distresses Of impecuniosity;
-(FeliX Eliot In Belgravs.