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n in the darkness.

VII III tu6 udIkubsSs
>I had barely succeeded in hiding the
weapon the best way / could, when
Abe returned.
Nov everything is ready" he said.
''All we have to do now is 10 wait, and
while we are waiting ! will tell you
what ] have planned to do, with your
assistance. As l said before, don't
think that you love Annie as well as
do, but am going to give you chance
to prove that you do, and this will be
the test: The train with your wife on
board will be along here in less than
half an hour. You are lying with your
neck on the rail, and the wheels will
pass over you, and, of course, you are
dead in the twInkling of an eye, and
the train will pass on in safety. But
you can save yourself. if you like.
This rope" (and he hell the end of one
up before my facs) ''is attached to the
end 81 a bar Of iron swinging on
pivot at the other end of the brid ge.
If you pull the rope the iron will
SWING across the track, AMI upon strik-
ing against post right opposite will
tumble off the pivot anil rest squarely
across the rails. The engineer, seeing
the signals all clear ahead, and being
two hours late will me right on with
more than usual speed, and there will
be terrible jar and crash and the
train is wrecked; but you have saved
your neck. Very nicely planned, ism t
i'll?
When he paused to see what eff ct
this speech had upon me, jerked my
arms as if trying to get them free.
"Ap, yesl I'll unfasten your arms
now," he said, and in a moment he cut
the ropes that bound them with a knife.
Then he continued: eyes, l expect
you will want to use your arms be fore
long, and having them stretched out in
that way is APT to make them st # aud
useless.
When my arms were free attempted
once more to rem ovc the gag from my
mouth; but as before he beat me with
n stick until I desistel
/ was helpless. Minute after minute
passed, and knew that the train would
come along presently. Every moment /
l imagined that felt the vibrations of
the wheels along the rail under my
head. Abe was sitting beside me,
listening intently for the first rum mbling
sound 10 reach his ears. When he heard
it knew that be would place the rope
in my hands and give me the choice of
wrecking the train or losing my life.
| shall not attempt to describe the
thoughts and feeling that went through
my brain and body, for that were i'm
possible.
Presently threw out my hand an d it
fell upon the pistol, which had for
gotten all about since Abe's return.
Now, however, my fingers grasped it
firmly and began to think how I could
use it to save myself aud at the same
time avert the danger to the coming
train.
never knew how it happened, but
j moment my hand lifted the weapon
nto the air. Abe saw it, and sprang
his feet, and made an az wpt to
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The Chinese language as the natives
use it has great force, fuency and di-
rection. 1t is practical as the nation
is practical, and those who use it are
too independent to abandon the speech
and writing handed down to them
through so long a line of ancestors.
1t will be made the medium of in
struction in science and is very suita-
BILE for becoming so. They have con-
fractions for all their characters which
foreign students do not trouble them
selves to learn, but the use of which,
in fact, qualities the Chinese to become
shorthand reporters of speeches in their
own language.
They do not practice speechmaking, G,
but if they did and if the native news
papers formed a staff Of shorthand re
porters they would not need to learn
any foreign system. They can report
quite fast enough themselves with a
little practice, and they write the con-
fractions with wonderful quickness.
Their hand muscles are pIiable, their
fingers small, and the writing brush
they employ is an instrument superior
in speed to the steel pen or quill.
The scribes at an imperial audience
probably write all or nearly all that is
said.
Scribes who are paid by the piece
get through large amount of copying
IN very short time. Yet let no one
expect a teacher who is paid by the
month TO wr te fast. He has every
reason to be slow. But copyists paid
so much for a thousand characters try
naturally to transcribe as many thou.
sand in a week as they can. The rapid
work of such copyists, especially if
they are allowed to use contractions,
favors the conclusion that by using
Chinese characters, specialists could
easily write all that good speaker
says. As to whether they could com.
pete with the quickest European stenog-
raphers may perhaps soon be brought
to trial in Japan, where many thou
auds are now learning to write in the
Roman character. The new school will
soon proceed to add shorthand to r.
manizaton, and then it will soon be de-
cided which is the better adapted for
swift and accurate reporting.
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attempted to remove the gag rom my
noF'h he beat me with stout stick
over the arms and hands until de-
SISTED.
Tia, ha, hat he laughed. ''You
see ihad it fl cured out very closely,
eyea to tho providing of this stick for
keeping you in order. You must un r.
der'tand that intend to do all the
laikng and want you to pay strict
attention to all that say. We have
an hour or more TO wait before the train
comes along, 50 that we neel not b9 in
any hurry. Still, l suppose you are
somewhat curious to find out what l
IN tend doing with you; but wait with
patience and you shall know all about
II u good time. have to go and set
out the lights on the bridge now, so
that when the train comes the engineer
can see them and come right along
Without any fear of danger. But be-
fore leave you mist fasten your
hand', SO that you can do yourself no
harm.
He then fastened stout cords around
my wrists and bound my arms to the
ra's also, and in such way that
c1uld not move an inch in any direc-
ton. Then he left me.
lcould see him lighting and placing
the lanterns on the bridge, which he
did in an easy, leisurely way, which
was torture alone for me to behold.
Ny hands aud arms were becomin g
tired aud began to ache, so l bent my
finger tips downward to find something
to rest them upon when they touched
something smooth and cold. l mau-
aged to turn my head far enough
around to sec what it was. 1t was {
pis'ol lying on crosste Just unde
my hand. could not reach it, how
ever, TO grasp it, and knew that ever
If lcould it would be of no service tC
me, bound as l was, hand and foot.
strained my eyes 10 see if l could POS
sibly move it some where where
would be cut of sight of Abe, an
where could reach it again if m
hands were freed once more. Yes,
1t could be made to fall off the tie o
the side nearest to me it would be i
d ness, and within easy reach of m
h,l But could l get it therea
ST ped every muscle to mako my bond
as Sc as possible, then l bent m
hi downward and with a snap Of m
I,s ! sent the pistol spinning roun
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ON THE TRACK.

The night was dark, AMI dr'zzIing
rain was fal ing when | arrived al the
little railroad station at r INNS Pral-
ric. and the first man ] met there was
Abe Wilder, the drawbndge tender J
tlismounted and fastened my horse ana
The one | had teen leading to tree on
the sheltered side of the station building
had come TO the station fuli Of
eagerness TO meet my wife, VINO hau
been away on visit of a couple ol
days to her sister in H. we hao
been married only few months, so that
her short absence from out~pretty home
on the prairie had been greatly felt by
me, and lover like, | was full OF long
ing and anxiety for her safe return. 20
my disappointment was all the greater
when Abe told me the train on which
she was coming back TO me was two
hours late. But, to while away the
time, Abe proposed that l should go
with him to the bridge, only short
distance down the track from the sta
ton. To this | consented, the more
readily because Abe had been my rival
for Aunie's love before we were mar
ried, and my winning her heart and
hand seemed to make him very unhap
py and down hearted for tine; but
for all that he had shown me no Ill
will. On the contrary, hi' had ap'
parently been the most sincere and
heartfelt congratulations AMI we'll
wishes for our future happiness and
welfare. So when he asked me to go will
him to the bridge, ! did not hesitate to
accept the invitation.
We walked down the track side b!
side. | did most of the talking, for h
seemed uneasy aud nervous, and
thought that in this way | could bes
calm him, and make him feel less EN-
barass sed.
The distance from the station to th
bridge was only about ten minutes
walk, aud we arrived uo without an,
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Hisiorr Of Finger Rings.

.Nobody seems TO be able to tell
exactly when finger rings were worn
first, said dea'or 10 a reporter for the
New York Mil and Express recently.
''The wearing Of finger rings has been
almost universal and The custom began
at very early period Of the worlPs
history. Some traditions say that Tu-
bal Cain was III" first one to decorate
his fingers with dainty piece Of
metal The old Latin legend sreaSing
of the wedding rin; says; 'The form
of the ring being circular-.hat is to
say, round and without en1-imparted
this much; that mutual love and hearty
affection should roua lily flow from one
to the other as in the circle, and that
continually and forever
The first authentic reference to finger
rings occurs in the Old Testament,
where Judah signet ring is mentioned.
II is also evident that they were in use
among the Egyptians at that tim2, for
Pharoah is said 10 have taken the ring
off his own finger and put it on JOS
! oph's hand when he mlie him ruler
over Egypt.
Tho Egyptians were evidently very
fond Of rings for the hands of female
mummies that have been found havo
been profusely decorated with rings,
many Of them having very costly ones
on each finger. The poorer class seem
to have worn rings, too, but of cheaper
material, such as bronz,, glass or pot
terry. The ancient Chaldeaus and Per.
slams used tQ wear rings
In those d9gs rings seem to have
been worn not SO much for ornament
as for practich purposes. They were
used for sealiIng The Romans used to
wear signet lings Of iron aud every free
man had the night to wear one. Am
bassadors in the early days used to wear
gold rings ID Iart Of their official
dress. This privilege Of wearing rings
was afterwar extended to chief magis,
trates and s. iators. The emperors used
to confer tfIi Figat upon those whom
fbov wished Mto favor Nowadavs tht
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Nothing Like a Change!

DR.. Knowall-My good sir, wha
you want is thorough alteration Of eli
mate. The only thing to cure you is a
long sea voyagel
Patient-That's rather inconvenient.
You see l m only just home from sea
voyage round the world. - London
Punch.
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every moment, and was about to ask
what troubled him, when he turned
upon me suddenly, his eyes ablazs with
the light Of madness.
Course you!" he Kissed, grinding his
teeth and bending his face close to
mine. "You have robbed me of all that
makes life worth living. Tonight you
shall prove to me if you are worthy Of
that love-"
We were standing in front of the lit
tie house at the end of the bridge, and
the light from the open door fell straight
upon his face.
''What do you meant" cried in hor-
ror, for l could see that a mad Imam,
bent upon some fiendish purpose, was
standing before me. His face was
flushed and swollen; the veins upon his
neck and forehead stood out like
cords and pulsed feverish.y; his gilt
tering eyes were red and bloodshot,
! @--..sss.- h;s lips we're drawn and pale, and
boodlcss.
"What do l meln2" he mocked
"Just this: / would give my life for a
smile-for only smile from the woman
love. Now l want to see what you
S.;1 o.;,,, for bar f;fa
"Abe, you are crazy" 1 cried with
as steady a voice as l could command.
"Right you are. Crazy, mad, in
sane, and you have helped to make me
SO. Only for you l might have been
the happiest man on earth today II
you prove tonight, however, that you
are worthy of the love of which you
cheated me, I'll forgive you, and die
with you"
"Well, - l said, 'If l had thought
that it was to listen to this nonsense
that you nv.ted me to come with you, ]
would certainly have refused. So l will
bid you good night" E"
turned to walk away; but in a mo-
ment he sprang upon me and with a
blow from a coupling pin he was hold
ing in his hand, he felled me to the
ground, insensible.
When returned TO consciousness
found myself gagged, and bound with
chains to the iron rails, and so securely
that could not move my feet or body,
bat my hands were free.
looked up and saw Abe standing
above me, watching me closely with a
demons leer upon his face.
When he saw that recognized him,
he sat down on the ground beside me,
and rubbed his hands in glee.
81 had it all planned so nicely" he
said in exultant tones. 1T could not
fail to catch you. have been planning
and planning, and waiting and waiting,
ever since the night you and Annie
were married. From that night, some.
how, ] could not believe that ou loved
her as dearly and deeply as did, and ]
could find no rest night or day for that
thought. Tonight, however, i shall
satisfy myself, and if l find my sus-
pieions were false, and you love her
better than your life, ! will die sith
you; if, on the other hand, they arc
true, ! shall not hesitate to kill you as
one usurping place that belongs to
another"
could not answer him, and when
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Look Up.

BY night the heavens cradle me, the while l
dream my dreams,
And when I wnken, ah how small my lit
tie chamber seems.
II On your soul the changeful world casts
daily doubt and terror,
Look up to the eternal skies where never
star makes error.
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A Reasonable Objection.

Boarder-We are raising subscrip-
tion to get a rocking chair for that
poor lodger. Won't you give some
thingl
Landlady-Not much. His room
is right over mine. .-Ep9cb
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Eat cold food slowly, is warning
from the wise, aud eat sparingly of it,
TOO. Ifyou do eat cold food don't
uash it down with ice water.
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A Snre SIGN.

Merritt--You are getting quite a
man. Little Johnnie-Yes. Ma has
stopped cutting down pas clothes for
me.--Epoeh.
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d ness, and within easy reach of my
b But could l get it therea
stl led every muscle to make my bonds
as Sc as possible, then / bent my
ha downward and with snap Of my
o. ] sent the pistol spinning round
, 1890-06-06

Now and then the explorer among
primitive people happens upon n find"
which strikingly illustrates that necessity
is not only the mother Of invention, but
that there is n strong family likeness
among the inventions. An English nat
u%ralist, while visiting Great Sangir,
one OF those islands of the Indian ocean
known as the Celebes, or SPICE Islands,
lodged at the house Of a rajah.
In front of the house was a veranda,
in the corner OF which stood a sentry,
whose business 1t was to keep the time
for the village. by the mid Of Il primitive
sandglass.
Two bottles were firmly dashed to-
gether mouth to mouth, and liked in a
wooden frame. made TO stand upright in
reversible positions. \ quantity of black
sand nj from bottle into the Other
in just half an hour, and when the upper
bottle was empty the frame was re
versed.
Twelve short sticks, marked witt
notches from ore to twelve, were hun,
upon n string. A hook was placed be
tween the stick bearing the number o
notohes corresp )nding to the hour las
struck and the one to le struck next
The sentry announced the time by strfk
ing the hours on a large gong. -Montrpa
Star,
, 1890-06-06


Default having occurred in certain of
the conditions Of a certain mortgage deed
dated the 18th day Of April. A. d. 1887,
made and executed by Margaret G.
Henne to Charles C.. Morrison, which
said mortgage deed was duly filed for
record in the office OF the county clerk and
ex-ofhcio register Of deeds in the county
Of Laramie in the Territory OF Wyoming,
on the..l2th day OF April, A. d. 1887, at
5 O'Clock y. m. and was duly recorded in
said office in book 40, on pages 80. 81, 50
and SO, and upon which said mortgage
there is claimed to be due on the date OF
this notice the sun OF 1891. so. and $3.50
for attorney aud counsel fees, provided in
and by the terms OF said mortgage; and
no suit or proceeding having been insti-
tuted by law to recover the debt remain
ing secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof. Notice is therefore hereby given
that by virtue of the power Of sale In said
mortgage contained, and of the statute IN
such cases made and provided, said
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the
mortgaged premises, and for that purpose
on Saturday the 2lst day of July, A. ID.
1890. at IL o'clock in the forenoon at the
front door of the Capitol building. in the
city of Cheyenne, in the county of Lara
ME, in the Territory Of Wyoming, said
Capitol building being the place of hold
ing the district court of Laramie
county, there will be sold at public
auction and vendue to the highest
bidder, the premises described in said
mortgage. or 80 much thereof as shall be
necessary to satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage at the date of this notice,
with interest, said attorney and counsel
fees and the costs and expenses allowed
by law, which said premises so to be sold
as aforesaid are described in said mort
gage, to-wit: All that piece or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in the coun-
ty of Laramie and Territory of Wyoming,
and more particularly known and de.
scribed rs follows. to wit: Lot one "a in
block three hundred and ninety five 1881
in the city of Cheyenne in said county,
and Territory OF Wyoming, as said lot is
laid down and described on the plat of
said city on file in the office of the county
clerk and ex-oficio register Of deeds for
said comfy, together with all the rights,
privileges, Entertainments and appurten-
ances thereunto appertaining or belonging
and all the estate interest, benefit and
equity Of redemption of the said Mar
Raret G. Henne, her teirs and assigns
therein and thereto.
Dated May 29. 1890
CHARLES c. MORRISON, Mortgage.
Z. N POTTER, Attorney Tor Mortgage.
, 1890-06-06

DOES TIE ASSURANCE AS
SURE

We can readily conceive that Delegate
Carey, anxious to personally secure the
political prestige which would come
from the admission of Wyoming and un-
willingly to share the honors with other
workers, might be carried away by his
own enthusiasm and self confidence. The
man 10 the midst of a melee is often
times not so well qualified to judge of its
consequences as is the interested ~onlooker
who weighs all the circumstances and
impartiAlly guages their possible effect.
But in this connection it is a some
what remarkable fact that the Wyo-
ming bill has been drifting into gradual
obscurity for the past three weeks. Hay
ing been assigned a place on the senate
calendar Immediately following the silver
bill it there rests securely while more
favored measures are almost daily taken
up and disposed Of. A Washington spe-
cial to the Omaha Bee, reprinted in the
Sun last SUNDAY, made the statement that
friends OF the bills admitting Idaho and
Wyoming to statehood are losing both
interest and hope" The correspondent
who sent this telegram is hand and glove
with Judge Carey. He is one
Of his most enthusiastic political boosters
and is in constant communication with
the delegate upon all subjects In relation
to Wyoming. In addition to this it is
positively known here that several promi-
nent Republican senators are lukewarm
toward the Wyoming bill, if not agrees
lively opposed to it.
Taking these facts into consideration it
is only natural that the people of Wyom-
ing who have carefully watched the coupe
of events should have become alarmed
over the possible outcome. They had al
ready noticed that politics had been de-
Iberately i~nterjected into the question
when it might and should have gone
through entirely on its merits.
The question which now remains to be
considered is whether Judge Carey will
be able to deliver the goods. Under his
original programme We were to have
been admitted BY May |, but on June l
there was less prospect than ever before.
THE LEADER is still strongly of the opin-
ion that Judge Carey s assurance OF state
hood would be rendered doubly sure with
the aid of delegations sent from here to
Washington.
, 1890-06-06

Little Kate was one Of those children
who furnish thor parents with interest
ing and amusing anecdotes. One Sunday
afternoon she came to her mother and
begged for a Bible story. Her mother
was reading, but Katie begged hard, and
at last said: "If you will tell me a Bible
story fint, mamma, then l will tell you
n real good one, too"
Her mother related the story of Sam
son and the Hon, and Of the bees which
came and stored their honey la the lions
carcass.
And now what is the Rble story you
are going to tell me?'' she essked.
With perfect gravity Katie began Mt
the beginning md repeated the story
which had Just been told to her, using
almost the same words. Her mother lot
her &c through it. and then said:
But that is the very story | told you.
Do you think that is fairrs'
20, mammal the child answered
quickly. 'this isn't the same story at all,
for my bees were humble bees."-Youth',
Companion.