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like a fish, and manage beat like a

like a fish, and manage beat like a
sailor.
Finally, towards O'Clock Pauline went
down 10 the lake. She looked irresolutely
at tie balf-dozen rowhoats Floating
from their stakes. The man who hired
them out was not in sight and she did not
wait for him. She stepped into one. un-
moored 1t and pushed off; she should see
the man when she came back.
She was not expert with the oars, but
now she Piled them with energy, perhaps
because with the excitement she could
forget Hetty Paddock. The water Tapped
softly and the gulls sairnmed overhead. I'D
go out To Dugan's Rock II il wasn't so
late" Pauline thought. II believe ] Will
go,''
Dugan's rock was almost d mile out,
stony little isle. Of three rods diameter
Heity lad taken her oct once. and they
had picked barberries on itsrocky summit.
Pauline knew she ought not To attempt IL
alone, for her strength was not the best.
And it was nearly supper-time. But she
was in "E advcnturesome mood. she
rowed as fast as she could Her face grew
warm and damp, but the breeze famed
her. She felt unconmonly strong; and it
was not very long before she was hcaching
her beat at Dugan's Rock and jumping
out, wearied and perspiring, but trium-
phant.
berries" she said, and she climbed the
stony track tothc highest point of the island
and filled her hands with the bright red,
prick ly-stemmed berries growing there.
Turning togo down. she saw son cthing that
made her heart jump hard and then stop
beating.
Shehad beached her boat all toohurriedly,
ard il was floating away, carried by the
light wind. Pauline made an involuntary
rush down the bank. Then she stood still
and wrung her hands. Her boat was al
ready long way off and steadily drifting.
Pauline sank down on a stone aud stared
after it. She looked away at the shadowy
shore and the darkeninG sky. The dusk
was gathering fast What should she do?
What should she do?
She answered that question as soon as
she had aSkedit. She should stay there all
night. She felt horribly certain of IL.
She talked loud, in her fright and despair.
Mother and Aunt Julia VIII never dream
OF my being out here. They'd never think
Of my coming out alone like that. They'll
be frightened to death about me, hut they
Won't think OF sending out here for me.
That man will miss his boat, but he won't
have any idea who took ii or where they
vent with it. l shall be here all night.
1t will be all dark and cold, and haven't
even my jacket. Perhaps shan't be dis
covered tomorrow, either,-nor any time
at all. Perhaps I'll starve and die here"
She did not know Low long she sat there,
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the boat and buried her fearful face in
tf,-fu I.r

the boat and buried her fearful face in
Hetty's lap.
And Hetty patted her head. live got
to get my breath back" she painted. I've
rowed like fun. Oh, dear, how thankful
your mother viii be. She and your Aunt
Julia both came down to our house after
supper to see il l knew anything about
where you Were, and IL had To tell them
that we'd quarreied, md that hadn't seen
you since.
I'VE had the windows opeu, and Just fter
they had gone | thought heard that Hoe
roo of ours, away off. | couldn't believe it,
but when l went out on the steps and
heaTC IT over and over and l knew did
And, OF course, | knew it Couldn't be any,
body but you; and that you were in fix
somehow, and put two and two together
and reasoned about il and gussed, and then
| ran up to the bUathUuse and took boat
without asking
80 did - said Pauline.
And / did the hardest pulling l ever
did-and here l am. And I'd lust like to
know how you came to 90 it Stop crying
Pauline, and take an oar, dear; If you knew
how scared your mother isi''
Pauline took an oar, and they rowed hard
towards the red light. II didn't come 10
do it at ALL she answered. II lust did
It, knew l ouehtn't to-but II wasn't the
first time today that I've done something
ouGhtn't to, Hetty-and felt like It, and
took boat and came ont. And didn
pui, the boat up far enough, and it went off
without me-
Well, thought you must have got over
here i'll a boat" said Hettv, reflectivelv
Il didn't think you had flown ont, or been
dumped down out OF a cloud"
You always were bright, Hetty," Paul.
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slnvering in the increasing cold, SICK with
alarm for herself and for her mother and
aunt. They would be wild with anxiety.
1t was her own fault Why had she done
such a crazy thing? She wondered miser-
ably what would become of her.
When she lifted her white face the black
ness she had dreaded had settled own.
Around her she could see nothing, but
she saw the lights on the shore and she
could identify them. That red one was the
boathouse; the bright one was Col. Rem
shaw's; that small one that seemed to
twinkle must be the little house down near
the lake where Hetty Paddock and her
mother lived.
Pauline bounded to her feet. Something
had come to her-a strange idea with a
faint spark of hope in 1t. She fixed Ter
dilated eyes on the glimmering light; then
She drew in her breath, made a tube with
her hands and sent into the gloomy night
a piercing cry-"Hooroo, hooroo!'
She had not much hope, but it was her
onlychance. Hetty was as likely as not to be
out of-doors. watering her geraniums, or
taking in the washing ,orsomething. 1t was
very still, and sound carried far over the
water. She called again and again-''Hoo-
roo, hooroo!' And she kept ii up.
Nobody but Hetty would think anything
ABOUT IL IL tney ulu near ueE. JtiJ Ii hettS
heard her she would know who it was, and
for the rest she felt desperate. blind con-
dence. for Hetty always knew what to do
and how to do 1t.
The queer shout was echoed back to her,
and for a long time that was all. ''I'1l yell
till my voice gives out, anyhow said Pau
line. ''Oh! There it isr'
''Hooroo, hooroo." was coming back to
her, and it was not an echo. but q far Voice.
. 'She has heard me-" said Pauline, land
If keep on. she'll know where I am by
the sound" The call came again, and she
answered. Thus for several minutes. 'she
does know" said Pauline. ut sounds
nearer. She must becoming. oh, that dear
girl''
She sat down again and hugged her knees
in a joyful tremble. At intervals she
answered that welcome call, which grew
louder as it came nearer, till at last she
could make out plainly enough the familiar
tones Of Hetty Paddock voice.
'Herel' Pauline shouted, to guide the
rescuer through the dark.
ION Dugan's Rock!' Hetty shouted back
"Well. IL ever, Pauline Briggsy' The next
moment her boat crunched against the
stones.
Pauline got aboard. "Oh, Hetty, Eetty,"
she whispered. and then she began to cry
passionately. She sat downin the bottomof
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dirt-spattered regimentals and the rough
faces of the cavaliers.
The moment one OF the fellows spied
Perry he covered with his gloved hand
That's the boy" he cried. Come,
you little jackanapes What were you
doing in the wood today?'
Hunting sir,'' said the widows son.
II shot a gray squirrel in the forest, as
mother here can testify, for We had it for
supper and ="
who crept across the lane with you
after dark"
Master Preston did not quail. The crisis
had come and the ordeal was before him.
Some one with me?' he exclaimed. II
went into the forest quite alone and came
home in like manner, sir.''
But there are tracks OF two parties in
the soft mud of the old lane down yonder.
Come, boy. You can't deceive the riders
OF the king and ii is high treason to shelter
this contumacious rebel, Monmouth
"A good many people cross the lane,''
said he, at last. II don't doubt that there
be footprints in the ground there"
And one of the prints shows the elegant
foot-track of the rebel whom We broke
at Sedgemoor.''
Wen wiring the little chicks neck but
what Wen make him tell where the rebel
is said the captain of the detachment.
The king will have no nonsense, and,
boy or man, the person who refuses to
betray the hiding place of the arch-rebel,
Monmouth, shall feel his maiesty's dis
pleasure
With this the little troop wheeled, and
Master Preston. held firmly to the saddle,
was carried away.
A few yards from the house the men
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Dancing Turtles.

The spectacle of an old bearded man,
with long tangled locks, dressed in a fam
tastic costume, attracted the attention Of
passersby one day in one of the large sea-
ports OF Japan. Some said he was an Aino,
pointing to his long hair and beard, and
thathewasabearw worshiper from Magasaki.
The old man stood on the deck of q house
boat, quite as disreputable as he himself ap-
peared, and gave an exhibition that was in
every respect remarkable. He held an old
brass drum, upon which he beat with sew
eral sticks, keeping time with his foot,
and in obedience to this strange summons
number OF common high-backed river tor
toises of various sizes crawled out of
box, and, forming themselves in line, be.
gan to march, one after the other, to the
slow, discordant music.
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They are quite near u.s. said Master
Preston. There is a chance for you"
What sort of chance, boy?'
1.-The old mllkhouse."
Yours"
Yes II is an old affair, but it has a
false floor, put down by its builder long
ago. But you cannot go TO 1t while iiss
light
Then back to my bed of leaves l must
CO. said Monmouth, with a smile. If
l escape, boy, you may some day be
duke yOurself."-
A few minutes later Master Preston
trudged homeward with his squirrel and
dressed il in tie cramped front yard by
the humble home.
Away he went to the woods and like
keen trailer found the log and the fugitive
behind it.
the milkhousc by a circuitous path and
Master Perry concealed the great duke
under the old boards
AS Monmouth pressed the boys hand in
parting he looked up into the youthful face
and said:
May you be duke some day whether
] become king or not, and then Perry put
the boards over him and went away.
Hardly had the boy reached home when
six men rode up to the house and called
the widow out.
They were members OF Faversham's army
the general who lad defeated Monmouth's
forces-and they Were looking for the
fugitive Master Preston came out of
the house and looked at the gaudy, but
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probably, and leave her ou;---when it was
she who had planned ii in the first place
Hetty rose, and there was proud flash
in her dark, pretty eyes. II went trouble
You any longer, them" she said, with a
chilly dignity, which outstripped Paulinc's,
If anything. 'And I'm just sorry that
ever did, Pauline Briggs. l won't tooroo'
to you very soon again, You needn't worry
yourself about that!''
You're so quick-tempered," said Pau
line, e,considerably aghast. But tHet.y arched
off stiffly, and shut the gate with Lang,
and went down the street without turn
ing her head.
Pauline tried very hard tc stop think
ing. Somehow, She could not She roamed
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The warm summer sunlight that siited
through the leaves of the sturdy English
OAKS in Somerset Wood, one day yea.
ago, fell upon boy lying at full length
Oh The mosSy ground
He was stout. good-looking lad, with
fair features and chestnut-colored locks,
inclined TO curl. Beside him lay a cross
bow, WITH feathered shaft i'll the groove,
and the boys hand could have picked up
the weapon at Il moment $ notice.
For some tine he had been watching
the farbols of two squirrels just beyond
buw-shCt, and in hopes that they might
come a trifle nearer and give him a
chance 10 bring one down.
The spot occupied hy the young marks
man, whose name was Perry Preston, waa
the summit of a gentle rise which com
manGed fair view OF the surrounding
forest.
wnllc Master PrcStonlay V there he thought
of the great hattie fought n few days
prevrusat Sedgdnuor between King James
men and the rebclliUus Duke of Monmouth,
then fugitive, with a kinely price upon
his head.
The boy had heard of the battle: indeed,
his uncle, a Mendip miner, had fought
there for the lost cause, and at that very
moment WAS hiding somewhere out of reach
OF the king hunters.
No one seemed To know where Mon
1llpuln WIS, anu lIle hliIS : SpltleIs W ere
securing the countrywide for him.
In short time it would be night, and
the CLEANS of sunlight which lit up the
forest would give way TO shadows.
Presently the hoy put out his hand and
picked up the croSs-5ow, but all the time
he kept looking at the squirrels.
One of the little animals had frisked to
within bow-Shot, and Master Preston did
not want the game to escape.
Tie English lDE uulisilV raised hirnS.Jf
upon one knee and took deliberate aim at
The squirrel, then liberated the how-string
aud watched the arrow i'll It's flight
The shaft went true to its mark, for
the squirrel tumbled from the log upon
which il had perched itself, and Master
Preston. with an exclamation OF triumph
ran forward.
The further side OF the log was well
banked UP with leaves and into these the
game had fallen
When the little marksnan reached the
log he looked over and then drew back.
To his astonishment he was locking at
a man half buried in the leaves. a man
dressed in peasant costume, but with a
The morning times., 1896-12-06

There Is really very little Santa Claus
can add this Christmas in the W ny of genuine
nome ecomfortsand lux uries, to the approved
dolls house. The doll house was nearlv
perfected last year, with its inIaid furnf
ture and dumb W alters, but the doll families
WHO dwell In these delectabIe mansions
where the carpets can be taken up and
beaten every season. and the electric bells
orine the front door and top floor into COM
inunicatlon, VIII breathe a sigh Of relief
To see charming and ornamental fire es-
cape attached to the back windows.
This consists OF an admirable arranpe-
ment OF really decorative black iron bal.
comics and iron ladders, reaching from
roof TO the nursery floor. Itis also a com.
fort to observe that there rests a good
sized, watertight tank on the roof of we'll
built doll houses this season. ard nv riIlinu,
thls with water, ,evcryfauce. inthe bedrooms.
bathrooms, and even the kitchen sink WIN
respond with generous flow Ultimately
this water desCends into bucket in tho
cellar, for the model dolls dwelling liz no
longer set flat and uncouiprorniipg on the
carpet in the playroom.
Perhaps, however, there are ingenious.
energetic young people. WHO, in place or a
house already built and sarnished and
peopled, would prefer TO erect and decorate
their own Coll mansion with their own
nimble fingers If this be the case Santa
Claus viii undoubtedly, If properly ap-
preached, bring them that new, less ex-
pensiye, and more amusing tOx, called
the Nursery Architect 1t is first
Cousin 20 the Kindergarten games and
holds all the prepared luIHter Tor building
dwelling. Along with the lumber tones
ret OF tools, and then took, showing
just now the house can be put together
and how II should appear when finished
To kindergarten graduates another strong
temptation is offered in the form of mod
cling outfits Only the simplest forms, Of
COURSE, are used, and where some ambitious
design is offered, rightly enough, the best
Standards from the classics are given.
Big square cakes OF sculptOr's wax are pro-
yided, and well-written book OF instruc-
tons goes with the material and appliances
Quite as worthy of approval are the cases
holding tools and blocks for ship carving
Willie to little girls-or older ones as well
for that natter-a special appeal Is made
in the name OF art. This takes the form OF
china tea sets to be painted. The simplest
outline patterns OF flowers, butterflies, bees,
etc are traced on a pref ared tissue paper,
cut out, and pasted onto the cups and
plates.
The end of wonderful mechanical toysfs
not reached yet. for somebody this Christmas
will be sure TO find charming pink pigip
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inc rejoined and they laughed in chorus
Hetty-' Pauline began.
Never mind,n said Hetty hastily, warned
ofwhat was coming blythe shiver in Pauline's
voice.
But do Inind,'' said Pauline ''I mind
big lot, Hetty> I've been worrying over it
every minute ali day. How abominabIe
was, and rude, and
IF hadn't been so peppery it might not
have happened" said Hetty, generously.
But Pauline would not have 1t so. Il wa
the only one to blame" she asserted "Oh.
Heity, If you knew how luvel Y that war
cry of Tours sc unded when you whoOpcd back
to me! Better than anything Ia ever heard
Better than the grand opera or Paderewski
And afterl'd been sticking upniy nose about
using it. Wen Hoorooright along after this.
Hetty. / believe it saved my life" said
Pauline, with all seriousness, "you and it
together
''Pshaw,' ~ said Hetty.
But Paulinc's mother and her aunt W ere
inclined 10 her belief. A least, they Were
convinced that if Pauline had STAYED all
the dark night through on Dugan's Rock.
cold and frightened, the result might have
been most serious. If it had not caused an
illness, it would have sapped the strength
that her healthful summer had given her
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Pauline went on smiling, after languid
fashion.
Il can't go nutting with you next Sat
urday, after all, Hetty," SHE said 1--WE
a friend coming from New York TO stay a
month, AMI then so home with us-Isabel
Lane. She's just back from Europe
"0h'' said poor He'ty, again. A hot
wave of Indignation swept over her. That
was it, was 1T? Pauline's rich friend,
Isabel Lane, was coming, and Pauline was
ashamed Of her, Hetty. She dida't intend
that her friend should meet her at all
She would go nutting with Isabel Lane,
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Several at Large.

Aren't You late ia getting home from
Sunday scao0l, Bobby"
We'll. guest. There was man there
who made an Gll-day speech, and l thought
we would never get out"
who was hep
"Aw, forgot his name; but he was an es-
capped siOnary."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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portance took place.
The Somerset hoy sprang toward the
horse and caught the rein as he left the
ground.
His moveme mt was as agile as the leap OF
a squirrel, and before the astonished caval-
rymancould interfere he was on the horse S
back. tearing up the hill like one mad.
Throughthe moo oonlight like an arrow from
his owr crossbow, went the boy, and in a
little while five steeds were tearing after
him, amid the clanfine of heavy sabers and
the shouting of vile epithets.
1t was a race in favor of the boy, who
knew every foot of the road, and at GER
tain spot he turned aside where some bars
were down, and galloped across meadow.
Fatigued and in no good humOr, the five
horsemen came back after a long ct sc.
compelled to admit that boy had beaten
them, while several miles from the spot
Master Preston, hidden In a safe retreat,
congratulated himself upon his escape.
All that night did the TROOPERS watch
the widows house in hopes that the boy
would ride back and fall into their clutches,
but he did not oblige them, and at day.
light they went away.
All the next day tn e hunt ed man remained
under the floor of the old milkhouse, and
at night he was piloted away by his little
rescuer, who, upon parting with him, re-
ceived as keepsake the dukes ring.
1t was Monmouth's last escape from the
snares of his persistent pursusr, for the
following day he was taken and carried
to London.
During his imprisonment there he did
not forget the boy who had saved his life
In the Somerset forest, for he was permitted
to address Master Preston a letter, and
there is little doubt that had Monmouth
reached the throne he would have kept his
promise and made Master Preston the
youngest duke in England.
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around for the rest Of the day. vexed and
restless. Everything reminded her of
Hetty. Hetty had helped her make that
heart-shaped bed of nasturtiums; she had
taught her how TO devalop her Kodak
pictures Hetty was surprisingly smart,
abe could do anything She could swtm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-10

Some noted alleged perjury eases
have been on trial in the district court
at Pawnee for the past week A year
ago the United States grand jury in.
dicted Charles NJ. Hin, county clerk;
z. j Menec Pawnee Indian lawyer,
and Others on q charge Of making false
pension affidavits. Two hundred bogus
pension papers are said 10 have been
issued by some one. Many ot the al
legged bogus pensions were issued "a
Pawnee Indians and il is reported that
the judge OF the court is having much
trouble Ia getting them % testify
Later reports say the cases were dis
missed for want Of jurisdiction
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How.s Your Neck

No, the neckband on your shirt. II
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dry you can have new necSband
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We will keep your underwear in re-
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are not a customer, become one al
once. Drop a postal card TO the Guth-
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1Ot3 Manage-.
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A month ago number Of prospec'
tors who had begun TO open up the
mines in the Wichita mountains, were
arrested and brought before United
States commissioner at Anadarko.
The commissioner has just rendered
his decision, declaring that there was
no law under which they could be held
ard therefore discharging them. The
men have returned 10 their work with
supplies aud tools. They now have a
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ing out ore assaying 81, geo TO the ton,
-Ardmore Herald
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Olin w. Kennedy, the bright young
editor Of the Norman Transcrlpt was
10 the city yesterday aud called 90 the
Leader Dir. Kennedy assumed a mid
le.of-the-road attitude during the late
campaign and Is now hurrahing both
ways from the middle. This St Louis
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highly.
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MIDDLE.OF.THE.ROAD.

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Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped
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