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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-10
(Ciag dalszy.)

(Ciag dalszy.)
Mrok Jul zapadat, gdy do
przechadzajaceSo sic szybkim,
kroKam' kasztelana, wprowa.
demo Woiciecha.
Uczynek wasci = rzekt
surowo pan Klemens- ME
godny Jest cbrzescianlna i
szlachcica. Wstyd to Ola me-
go domu, re ]edenz mych
w~ychowsnc6w popeini1 czyu
mlkczemny, zabi]ajac bezbron-
nego czlowieka. Wstylem
tel okryles swego k~ewnego !,
lego szlachetna babke, me.
pomny dobrodz'ejstw cd NE,
otrzymanych; l bad7 pewny,
Re 2 GAIA surowoscia pos>apil-
bym q toba, gdyby ME pros,
by Przeclawa Subistawa,; a
nareszcle wstawlenle sic
starego Miko}a)a, kt6ry gdy
pierwsza bolesc pokonat, pro-
Sit "a toba zaxllnat mnle,
abym eli tax odpuscif, jak on
to z serca uczyml. 70 prze-
cle2 zrozum1esz vase, lie
ma divorce zostac ME mozesz;
dare ci vice do wyboru: albo
odpokntujesz twoj9 wine
W klasztorze. albo we krwl
poganskiej zmyjesz plane
kaiaJaca twoie nazwisSo.
Ma ustach Wo1ciecha za1gra1
tryumfu]acy usmlech; tylko ma
Wspomnlenle t~owarzyszy, kt6-
ryan zawdzleczat uwoln,enie
Cd surowej kary, zamlgota1y
lego oczy z}owrogo. Przyt}umi-
wszy przeciez miotajace MIN
uczucia l padlszy IA koIaua,
mowit z udana pokora | ia.
lem:
Jasnle wieimozny kasz-
telanle na]faskawszy MOI
opleSunie i dobroczynco!
SERGE mole rozrywa &aI srogi,
Re przyrodzona zywos6 moia
popchneta mic do zbrodnl i
pozbawifa twei 1aski; zem
sic stat niegodny dobroci
twe) | donu twego. Je2eli
za5 wiellSie mlfoslerdzie two
je, panic, dozwala mi wy
blerac rodzaj pokuty, tedy
prosze, ably mi dozwolone
by}o odbyc pleIgrzymke 90
Rzymu j tam ]ednym z
klasztorow pokutowaG.
kasztelan myslaf dlugo,
przechadzajqc sic pc komna-
Gle.
= Dobrze-rzek1 nareszcie
: idz do Rzymu odpoku.
tu] vine. przezacna PAM
Agazya Mlrosfawowa a opie-
kunka | dobrodziejka wasci,
ME dowie sic o twoim wystep-
ku. Pragneia ona. abys razem
z Przecta"em wrocl1 w dom
]ej | obra} sobie stan. W kt6-
rym cheese Bogu ojczyznle
stuzyc, napisze tedy, 10 prosl-
les sic ma pie]grzymke do
RzYmu j wroclwszy z niego,
dopiero stawisz sic przed mia.
-Jeszcze 0 jedne taske
smiem prosic Jasnie We'll
moznego pano kasztelana ii
szc2ego}nego mego dobrodzie-
ia, czybym wziasc ME m6gf
z soba J6zka, mego pachof
ka?
TAX, bedzle naj!epiej. gdv
z toba po)dzie -odpart pan
hlemens pc chwill namyslu-
wszakcl to on by1 pierwsza
przyczYna nies2czescia, MECH
ze tel pokutuj e- Ale czy wler-
nego bed@iesz miat W nim
sluge?
Me znalde lepszego, polk
zycia.
U'lec idz- m6wli Saszte
Ian j przedegnal k~leczacego
Wojc.echa. Nastepuic daws2y
M, nrnn, c,>,l,,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-10
Alsksandra Ohod4ki dokladny .4
Slow u TX
pOLSKO-AAGIELSK
ANGIELSKO-POLSKI
ANGIELSKO-POLSKI

zosts' juA ukeno7ony odesfany sym, kt6r:y przys1al ma dzieh:
TO prenumerate. Dzdo to jest W dobrej, mocne oprawle 70 soconemi
tytnnkam,: zavieraj2oy s24 stronnio wyraanego drukp ma dobrym pa
Iakowi W Ameryce, kt6cy tn obraf sobie ten kraj "a druga olzyzne.
Jezykiern urzedowym biznesowym W Ameryce Jest jezyk angieski I
by znajomcsci teo jezyka ME MONA tn prowadN6 zadnego Interest,"
ami aa1mowad possd " urzedach, biurach it'd. Tu W Ameryoe opr6ea
oIczystcgo jezyka angie]sk'ego znajomosd innych jezyk6w 1s. zgola
niepotrzebn4. Ko opr6cz swego jezyka, umie pc argelSku, ~S1%dnev
oa{ej d}ugej szerokiej A1neryce roznowi sic interes oa"~w1 Ko
um'e pc angiekku, chocia1 ME l1ynn;e, sHo zna]dzie l,acs p-
SADIE }atwo wybranym bye moze ma jk Rad " hA Zach bes
jszyka angiebkiego najbardMej wykszta Aony cziowiek pozostIe v
tNa zaem W wasnym interesie kazdege tu m;eszkajacegc Poaka
Jest !ak naiprsdzej nauczyc sic jezyka angeskieeo. Poczatkowa ksla2ks
ala nieam,ejasyoh 20 anlg,esku jest "Posrednk1 Posko 1ngieski eens
ak "a n g ielski Angels h%9-Polski, albowiem W tynso
ssowniku 4atwo znale3t CO znaczy polskie siowo W lezyku angielskim
ssowo anghskie c snaczy " ieayku polskim. ;Kaady ]eden, ktory tn
W Arneryce cce pozostac, pr "inlen mice S}ownik ten W swoim iomu;
u kazdego, cry on robotnik, rzemieslnik, farmer, blznesta, handIarz Tub
urzednik, powinno to dzie4o znaldowa6 sig pod reka. Cy ko chce list
nspisat po angelsku lub chce co przet}unnaczy6 z ksiazki Tub gazety
angiekkNj ma jezyk polski, mis- noze obyc sic bez Sfownika Polsko
przystepna, ze najubozszy cz}owlek noze je kupt.
P~rayse}ajcia ma moe rece pc 4 dolary a ka3demu sfownih
uatyrhu3iast wyse.
4. DERDOWSKI
a30r. end 81 Garimoma st.
WENONA. WENN.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-10

Polecam Wielebnemu Ducho-
wiehstwu jaki Szanownym iowa.
rzystwomPolskim MOI Sk}ad i Prs.
cownie roznego gatunku ChOrQ-
gwa. SZnrf Oznak, ROGET,
BercI, Pafek nlarszafkO.
wsElch ftp. pc jak najtahszej
Genie, Wykonuje wszystkie Obsta-
lunki jak najpunktualniej i najsu.
mienniej, DO przez siedmnascie
lat praktyki nabra}am wprawy W
powyzszych wyrobach. Take VIE
lebnym Siostrom polecam moi
ak 'ad i wielki wyb5r Koron,
~ eiom6w. BuAiet6w ola
Dziewczat i Chiopc6w, przystepu-
jscych do pierwszej Komunii swie
tej-Tak samo mann zawsze na
skfadzie KOromy. Welsny
ola mlodycb Panien do Sluhu,
wszystko pc jaknajtahszej Genie.
H%- Prosze przybyc i przrkn
mac sig W polskim Handful, za"'n:
sic udacie do Skladu l4ar~.]ov">r
obcej.
Q Z szacMnkiem
g. SEOMISSyAA
679 Milwaukee Avs. Cs..":o -.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
Mrs. III. Il. WeIl,nan.

No. 2 LINN street, GAINESVILLE, Wis,
under date of June 10, writes the fol-
lowing: Kenyon & Thomas, Sirs: [
was confined to my bed four months
with Inflammation of tho right ovary,
had good physician and tried almost
everything, but got very little help
until tried your DR.. Hale's Household
Ointment about four months ago. 1t
has done wonders for me. 1 can do
qfite good days work. have every
reason to blieve that it will cure me. /
am also using your DR.. Hale's House.
hold Tea with good results. Sincerely
yours, Mrs. II. e Wellman. This
great medicine is for sale at Massie &
Martins drug store, corner Commerce
street and Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
p-PAsnA" to.nigh t.
His Arm Broken,

Robert Lewis, q colored hoy OF about
fourteen, endeavored yesterday shortly
afternoon to steal a ride on the Salem
freight as it was shifting cars. When
nearly opposite the wagon works, he
fell off over cattle guard and was
struck by the cowcatcher of the engine,
badly decorating his left arm. He was
carried to his home on Water street,
swhere DR.. Kil!ian dressed his arm
Temporarily. though it is quite possible
fst may have 10 be amputated. No
shlauie could be attached TO anybody bat
the boy, who ought not 10 have been on
ssAs lfain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
rs Your Nerve >tendv

OR no you tremble and feel that you are
breaking; that your nervous system is
giving way? If you have weak nervous
system the very best thing you can do
is to begin TO-DAY using DIR Hale's
Household Tea. 1t Is the finest Nerve
Tonic known and will restore you to
health and vigor. Don't delay. Get a
free sample today at Massie & Mar
tins drug store, corner Commerce street
and S%iess avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
vINToN.

Miss Marguerite Buchanan, teacher
in the public schools of Salem, is visit
ing her brother, Rev. G. I'll. Buchanan.
She will leave some time during the
present week for her home in Romeo
verte, w. Va.
Ruth, tho youngest child of John w.
Mason, has been quite sick for several
days.
J. w. Neighbors is visiting in Bed
ford City.
DR.. S. II. Price, prominent physi-
clan of Montvale, was on our streets
yesterday.
B. P. Semones received telegram
yesterday, from his brother, DIR. j. w.
Semones, of Union Hall, Franklin
county, calling him to the bedside of
his father, who is extremely i'll. Mr..
Semones has only been back from
Franklin few days, where he went to
attend the funeral Of his mother.
CASTOR Gray is attending Bedford
county court.
j. II. Pedigo wears a sweet smile.
lie has another fine and flourishing
daughter.
Miss Ada Blackwell, Of Fincastle, is
visiting Mrs. Anna NJ. Jones.
Miss Jennie Patterson is quite sick
j. p. Kelly will move into his new
residence on Second street some time
during the present week.
Sale Scott is improving.
The tax tickets for tho town have
been made out and the collector will
start on his rounds very soon.
Miss Jennie Smith left Cloverdale
Monday morning.
Frank A. Gish has gone to Clifton
Forge to attend the the annual meeting
of the West Clifton Forge Land Com
pany, in which he is interested. He iss
expected to return to-day.
Mr.. George Rieley, prominent
farmer from the neighborhood Of Blue
Ridge Springs, was in Vinton yesterday.
w. p. Burkholder, who had his foot
mashed at the machine shops last week,
is able to get around again.
Mrs. Murray, Of Bonsack, mother of
Mrs. DIR. Foster, of this place, is reported
as very sick.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
The Jail Matter

The public property committee will
hold meeting at 9 o'clock this after
noon at the city engineers Office for
the purpose OF further considering the
bids for building the Jail. 1t is prob
able that they will be ready to report to
special meeting of Council tomorrow
evening.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
Are You In 1t?

If not. why not? Why don't you
always keep on hand bottle of DR..
Hale's Household Cough Cure to allay
the first irritation caused by sudden
cold? This is the finest remedy in the
world for every kind of cough. You
feel tho good effect of tho first dose,
and by thorough using your cough is soon
cured. 25 and soc. bottles. Massie &
Martins drug store, corner Commerce
street and Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
Investigating Committee No. /.

At the last regular meeting of CouD.
Gil committee, consisting of Messrs.
Welsh, Watts and Engleby, was APP
pointed to investigate the charge made
by colored woman that money had
been taken from her at the station
house and that she was unable to re-
cover it. The committee will hold q
meeting Thursday evening at 7:3O
o'clock at tho courthouse, and have
summoned six witnesses to appear be-
fore it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
SpeclaIties.

THIS is day of speciaties with every
successful house. Hobbie Music Co
will in the future, as they have in the
past, devote their entire time to pianos
and organs. They will not even handle
small musical goods. All small goods
now on hand will be sold at cost. Call
at once if you want bargains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
Roanoke Artificial Stone Works

Guarantee all their pavements for five
years or longer. See pavements that
passed through winter in front of Bell
Printing Co. g Office, front of Catogni's
grocery and elsewhere. Also dealers
in curb stone, steps, platforms. dimen-
sion stone, &c. Address,
WILLIAM MCCARTHY.
sanIs-iY Raannka. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
tomorrow night.
STRONG Iindorsement.

Bishop Newman, who himself is one
of the finest orators in the country, says
that what others have labored all
through life's journey to acquire. Ralph
Bingham, the boy orator, has caught up
by tho wayside on the morn of that
journey. His voice is clear and musical,
his gesticulations graceful and impress.
sive, and he can move his hearers to
merriment and turn them to tears. No
extra charge is made for reserved seats
at Thompson e. Co.'s book store, on
Commerce street. Ralph will be at
Trinity Tabernacle next Saturday even
ing.
"SAID PAsHA" tonight at the Opera
House. THE Gondoliers" will be pre-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations of Roanoke
and Southwest Virginia stocks are fur
nished by Won Hemert 81 Co., bond and
stock brokers. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
The Elk, at nristol.

A large number of the members of
the Roanoke Lodge Of Elks will go to
Bristol to-day to participate in tho SER
vices of the incorpora of a lodge in
that city. The new lodge will be in the
Tennessee division.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27

Mr.. FRANCIS GAILLARD, Mr.. Stanley
Felch, Miss Alice Gaillard and Edith
Mason were in the original production
OF "Said Pasha" at the Star Theatre in
New York.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27
BANK AND TRUST CONPANIEs.

and Southwest Virgi
nished by Won Hem
stock brokers. Roam,
BANK AND TRU
Bucna Vista L. Il r Co..
Commercial Nat. Bank.
Farmrs' N. Bank, salem
Fidelity Loan and True
Co., Roanoke...... -.
First Nat. Bank, Buch..
First Nat. Bank, Is Vista
First N. Bank, Roanoke
Radford Trust Company
Roanoke Savings Bauk.
Roanoke Trust, Loan ~
Safe Deposit Co. $500.
State Savings Bank, Ro
Traders l.. IL II. Co. 80.
LAND, IMPROVEMENT Al
MI
Basic City NJ. NJ. & l.. Co
Bedford City l.. & I. Co.
Blucilcld Water Works
" Improvement Co.,. ]
Bucna Vista Co. ........
Chamouni Land Co. b..
Central Inv. Co, RolSe...
Central Leo, Buchanan
Cleveland l. & Imp. Co..
Clovcrdalc /. IL l. Co...
Colona l. Co., Mix.
Craig City Imp. Co.. ...
Creston Land Co Salem
Crcwc l.. ~ l. Co. .......
Crystal Spring Land Co.,
Roanoke ..............
Flat TIP g. l.. An, pr.
Flat Top &. l.. Assn, pr.
inc. co. amt. com -.
Flat Top g. l.. An CON-.
Front Royal ~ Rivcrtop
Land Co.
Glen Fails Land Co., Ro.
Glcnnorc T.. Co., Salem.
Goshen Land IL Imp. Co.
Graham Land d I'm. Co.
Grottocs Co., Shendun..
Guyandot G. l.. Assn,
pfd., inc. ca. amt. com.
Hockman l.. Co., Salem
Home Bog ~ Con. Co.
Hyde Park Land Co. -.
Iron.Bolt B'dg ~ Loan
Association .,..... 80.
Ironton Association. 49,.
Ivauhoc Land IL Imp. Co
Janettc l.. Co., Roanoke
Keuova A Association. -.
Lake Spring Land Co.,
Salem (pfd. l...........
Lake Spring l. Co. (com.)
Landsdowne Imp. Co..
Roanoke .......... :.
Linwood l.. Co. .........
Mclrose Leo. F, Roanoke.
Midvalc l.. Co, Pulaski. .
Mountain View l.. Co.,
Roanoke.
National Invt.Co. :.
New Castle L. Imp. Co.
New Landsdowne l.. Co.
Norfolk Company (pfd)
Norfolk Co. (pf. incl.
equal amt. com. 49,.
Norton Land l. Co. -.
Otter View l.. Co.. Bed
ford City..:...........
Pierce Inv. Co., Pulaski
Pleasant Valley l.. Co. 4.
Pulaski l.. " l. Co. 49,.
Radford Devel. Co.
Radford H.. leo.
Radford w. End Loo.
Rivcrmont Co., Lynch.
Riverside Go, Kcnova
Rivcrvicw Leo, Rad. :.
Roanoke Bldng AssO'n II
Inv. Co .. =.
Roanoke Devel. Co.
Roanoke Dcvcl. and
Guarantee Co. ........
Roanoke l.. ~ Imp. Co..
Salem Bldg. ~ Inv. Co.
Salem Devcl. Co. 5000.
Salem Improvement Co.
Shenandoah l.. " 1. Co..
Shenandoah Inv. Co. -.
South Salem l.. Co.
Steelton Land Co., Salem
(prefcrrcd). ........... =
Stcelton Land Co., Salem
(c0mmon).
Traders Inv. Co.
Ninton l.. ~ !. Co.
Virginia City ASS. Z.
Virginia Devcl.Co., 6p. C,
pfd., cum.
VirginiaDcvcl. Co. (com)
Virginia Fin. Co., Rnkc.
Virginia Inv. ASS. @ D.
CT. pref; inc. co. amt.
com.
Virginia Inv. Co., Bait.
Virginia l.. Co, 8p.ct. pfd
Inc. eq. am. com. -.
Virginia Mining Co.
Va. X. Z. ~ l. Ass. q p. C.
pref. inc. co. amt.
com Observation-Disclosures.
Va. and Tenn. Coal and
Iron Co.
Wall Street Inv. Co. 49,.
West Graham l.. & I, Co.
w. Lynchbnrg Lid Co.
w. Radford l.. " I Co.
w. Salem l.. Co. (Class C)
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27

SEE Brooks aa. on third page for
cheap photographs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27

THE George Steck. Weber, Chase,
Jacob Bros, Everett and Cornet pianos
arc well and favorably known in the
music world. The Smith Music Com
pany have them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27

"SAID PAsHA" tonight at the Opera
House. ''The Gondoliers" will be pre-
scented tomorrow night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-27

Mems Shirts, 25c. Black Satteen
Shirts, Soc. Spring style Ties just re-
ceived. extra quality, % and 45c; come
and look at them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
CHAPTER III.
THE STORY OF THE THIRD PIKE.


After another libation poured to the
"rosy god," the third Pike, who was
called 'Lige, said: Il never had no ad-
venturs, bein alters engaged in trade
and speculation, but Bud Growers ac-
count of his performin turtles naturally
brings to mind my great tarrapin spec
erlation. Hearin of the big prices that
was bein paid for tarrapin stews in
Washoe and California in the airly and
flush times of the silver mines by min
ing superintenders, big lawyers, sports
and highfiers in gineral, concluded to
make bold stroke for fortin.
81 collected all the tarrapin 1 could
find in Missouri; then had brought to me
all that the niggers and white trash in
Kaintucky, Tennessee and Arkansaw
could skeer up. When all the tarrapin
had come in they covered four sections
of land as thick as the cobblestones in
an old St. Louis pavement. All the peo-
pie for fifty miles around come to see
the sight. Every son Of a gun of 'em
tried to pump me to find out what / was
goin to do with them four sections OF
tarrapin. kept mum or told eh lies.
Not a soul suspected that was preparin
to make great tarrapin drive acrost the
plains to Washoe and California.
"When got ready to start my drove
found l couldn't do the fust thing
toards gittin EN- in line. When I'd start
quarter section or so of 'em ahead the
rest would begin movin out sideways,
and would soon be SO scattered that ]
had to raise all the niggers in the county,
big and little, to go round 'em, whip 'em
in and get 'em massed agin.
CATER three or four attempts at start
in the drove an ole niger came into my
camp one night bout midnight. His har
was white as wool and he looked more'n
hundred year old He wore a sort of
breechclout made of 'possum skins, but
nary another stitch of buds. The ole
Teller stood over six feet high and was
straight as an arrer. He looked bout
the same as any other ole niger, except
his head and face, which made me think
OF big snappin turtle. en- 81
SPY rattle the ole Teller had IN his
hand, and by the string Of snake heads
and things herhad round his neck, seed
that the ole Teller was hoodoo DOCTOR
The ole man told me there was only one
~ CONTINUED ON ELEVENTH PAGE.J
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
CHAPTER II.

THE STORY OF THE SECOND PIKE.
This Pike was called Bud. He
opened by saying: Scents, can't tell
you fish story, for I never keered a
durn bout fishin might tell you some
stories of gator shootin in Florida, cock
fghtin in Cuba, rattlesnake and porker-
pine fights in Mobile and SIGH like things,
for was alters a dry land sport and
better at gittin up dog and peccary
fights and them kind of games than any
thing elst. / made mighty well for a
good while travelin with two fightin
peccaries that picked up in Texas. l
had fightin coon to ketch the colored
brother, a fghtin armadiller from Hon
duras and other SIGH rackets, but my
greatest show ventur was made down in
Orleans.
"Gents all, though l don't look it now,
was onct in a fair way to be bigger
man in the show business than old Bar
mum. My great exerbition was the
edercated turtles. For nigh onto six
weeks my show drawed powerful-was
all the rage. All over New Orleans was
seen in big letters, sThe Edercated Tur-
ties; the Greatest Livin Wonder of the
Age
81 had my hall crammed every day
and every night. Larned professors
wrote long articles bout the almost
human intelligence of the giant soft
shelled turtle I was making money
hand over fist when an accident hap
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS,


TT yOII WANT to increase your annual in
i come. you can do so by becoming a stock
holder in a corporation to be organized at once
in this city. for the purpose of pushing certain
nrotected specialties, some of which are already
In use and have the very highest Endorsement,
while others have been shown by sample, only
and orders taken for del. delivery on completion.
fits. Ii YOU desire to invest should the above
facts be proved to your satisfaction, write me
at once stating the amount, and due notice shall
be sent you of meeting to be held at an early
day for organizing the corporation, at which
meeting full particulars will be given of the
business proposed and the profits expected,
and then regular subscriptions will be received.
We believe that better opportunity for small
investments was never offered in Portland. Ad-
dress A. B. c., Press Office. 21-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

word was spoken and the faces of all
three showed signs of intense excite
ment. ~
Soon Bucks eyes again began to ex-
pand, the muscles Of his face worked
and at last his whole body was con-
vulsed. Turning to his companions he
held up his hand and waved them back
toward the end of the line.
The men understood the signal, and
moving back some twenty feet they
took up the wire and, placing it over
their shoulders, braced themselves and
stood awaiting further orders.
Soon Buck gave wicked twitch at
his line, uttered wild whoop and,
springing to his feet, ran to where his
pards, bent nearly double, were scratch
ing gravel in vain endeavor to climb
the sloping bank and haul in the line.
On reaching his men Buck gave sew
eral bull teamster yells, bestowed few
vigorous kicks on each and then, seeing
that no progress was made, he himself
fell in and took the line over his shoulder.
After much hauling and whooping
the line began to move, but a moment
after something gave way and the three
Pixies fell fat upon their faces. Soon
they arose and stood gazing at one an
other, their faces the picture of disap-
pointment and modification. At last
Bucks face frightened somewhat, and
signing to his men to hold onto the line
he went to the edge of the lake to inves
tigate. He hauled in his plank float;
then getting into the edge of the water
he pulled in the remainder of the line.
Holding it aloft he showed the hook
Strengthened out and the bait gone.
The other Pixies went down to the
waters edge and each in turn examined
what had been on the. hook. One of
them then made mark on the beach
with his foot, stepped off about six
PAGES and made another mark. All
three stood looking at the marks for a
time, when the second of Bucks pards
marked about two feet farther. With
a sneering expression on his face Buck
took up two cobblestones, and placing
them some twenty five feet apart turned
to his companions, who gazed first at
tho two stones and then at Buck in the
greatest establishment. Buck gave an
affirmative nod, and apparently that
settled it; the faces of his companions
cleared up at once.
The Pixies came up to where we were
seated, when Buck broke the silence by
saying: .sGents, own that Pm aston
ished. Thare air catfish in that lake
that it would be with any mans while
to ketch. He's almost like one of the
ole Mississippi cats. He's got a wagon
load of meat in him."
Altogether. it was very creditable
piece of pantomime, and there was no
saying that the actors had not earned
another, treat.
Meantime sauntered down to where
Buck had been seated and saw the piece
of flannel shirt that had been on the
hook lying just under the water In
hauling in the wire Buck had cunningly
planted his foot on it, thus Strengthening
out his hook and stripping off the bait