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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
QNie lit bieHl

Sir bieten einbunbert Dollars Selohnnne
fir iebeu San BON Ratarrb, ber niAt burd
Gtnpebmen bon San's 2atarrb : Sur gebeiIi
iperben fdnn.
s. 8. S.gbenet & Co., gisentb., Eolebo, d
Sir, bic l1ntersei@neteu, baben S. s. ete'
neb felt ben Iesten 10 Sabren aefannt uns
baiten ibn fir bplfommen ebrenbatt in allen
observation-disclosures unb finan3ieI befa'
biet, ale bon ietner Sirma einsegangenen
gerbinbIihteiten au erfiiilen.
@eft & Truar, @robbanbeIss sDrcsutiten,
3olebc, ..
0aIbinG ainnan 6 Marpin, @rob'
banbeIss sOrosuiiteR, Tolebo, 8.
San's &atarrhs8ur ipirb innerliG genpn,'
men nnb ipirft bireft auf has Slut nnb bic
I1Ieimisen Oberfd9en bes Sritenls. 3eug'
niiie feel perfanbt. Preis 10 @ts. fur bic
SIaidbe. 9ertauft bon alien Ipothetern.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

@saeu OispepFe unt 2eberIeibeu
babe s}hr bic gebrudte Garantie on ie'
Ser Tlaf9e Don Gbilob's 9italiser.
Gs beilt INNER. Gum Uerfauf bel
aolteper & @9u6arb. Sames @Iastn,
s. 8. epeaeKp, O. @Obn 8 Co., g.
6teiu. @entraI Grug Store, VI.
E6meppe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

DaS unfeblbare Mittel.
gsor ben lesten Oiterfeiertagen Der.
Sffentli6te elm finoiser 6uiie in ben
ruilii1en 3eitlinsen eine glntiinSisung
bes Snbalts, baB er elm unfeblbares
unb babel einfades Mittel entSedt
babe, um iaule Gier BON friiden Sn
interi6eiben uno baB er 9esen Giniens
buns uon brei ;3ebnfopefenmarfen be-
reit iei, bieies W}ittel 9ebermann mits
3utbeilen. Tieienisen, Die auf Die
slnnonce reusirten, erbielten bann fol.
senbe Wfittbeiluns lin faule Gier
BON friiden 3i unterldeiben, i6lase
man Die Gier ent3fpei uno riede
baran. @er aber an S9nupfen leioet.
braadt n;At IN riehen. neil bel ibm
Der @eru6sliun abseiiumpft tif."
8auienbe bon Rbeumatismus isdl,
len fnb bur9 Gimer nmb 9lmenS's
8e3ept 0fu. 1881. gebeilt uorben.
Nne 2eibenben fpllten eine 6laf6e ho'
BON berfuden.
6. 90. preiinn & Co..
@albefOn, 9eraS,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
Semti6e @ebanoInns.

9eWtidbe 0eb1n0InnG.
Das @5ebdube, eisens fir ben 5tued bergetent, bat
grpBe R6umid]feiter, ipelde nit ben muoerniten 8erz
6eiierungen berleben nh, lnb bietet babur benz 8as
tienten MnnehuIfidbfeten uno 8ortbee, nelde ct In
antern berartiseu, bon Nmerfanern geleiteten Snft
tlteu nidt finbeH iuiro.
Se gr6Bte Braris unb bas npltdnbeite sSnifitut In
ben Ser. ct. &ein stDetes Snnitut ber Belt bot 70
peIe iDunberbpne peiInngen 5u Deraeidnen. 9aielbe
Spipital= =grfabrnna in Gmerifa nno europa beifben.
Gpe5ielle Mbtbelungen fur ipe5iene Rranf6eiten.
Ori9naImetboben fir 8ehanSlnn9 TN Sauie. @rpBes
9aboratoriu, peeetabiliide SeiImitte gBir furiren
uner poftiper @arartie ale 4ronijden unb bersueif
felten Qun9err, SaIs<, Gbreu=, @aet<, Magen>, @es
bdrnl, 2eber=, 6er5=, Rieren=, Blafen rduen=, @es
brr=, Nerbeu-, Saut= Blut=, Bripat un6 @eibledtBe
4rdnfbeiten. gbirursiid1e Rranfbeiten 6pe5ieIe
@ebanblung fir S@ntnojuHt, &atarrb, 9pipepfe,
&beiniatisinns, &rebs, 8anotpurm 5emorrbpibm
unb 5aniud9t.
Yribats nno 8eI1le1tS@ &ranfbeiten.
Serlurene Mannesfrait, gamenfIns, gamenidiudde
sFoIaen i9enolider llnbeionnenbeifen unb eefaleht
Iidber Musf1peiinngen, Rerbenihmde, 8erlieren bes
9ebd6tniies lnb oer gnergie, Smpotena uiip. ifneu
uo bletbeno aelelt burh ME ebiihngenbe Sriginals
bebanblune. Syphilis, Gtrtctur uno @ehleftsz
sranfbeiten eSer Mrt perben in ber tir5eit mbglien
Belt furirt airen garuntrt. fte dnoeren miBlurs
gen fino. Hiebri9e @ebihren un0 @Drrefponoen5
freng bertrGulid1. Stunben bon Qbr MorgenS big
libr Mbenos; an Sonn= uno Seiertagen, bis 12 utr
Wcrgens. @uswdrtiGe Datienfen nit uufetl=
udrem grfDlae trieflidl bebanbelt. nnterfuhunGez
Seiter) ipcrben frei 5ngeihtdt. Aorefiirt
GERMAN HEALTH INSTITUTE,
&6e 0aStfon mno Grie st.. SoIeoo. ..
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

Sauieabe Sale bon 6GwiuDin&t.
afibu,a, 6uFen, @rtdltuus unb Dxatllil
uerben tdeli9 sebeilt bur& Gbtlsb's
Sure. Bum Bertauf BEL 9elteper 9
e@u@arb, Sames Glasin, :. J. spell
IefIp, &. gobn & &c., q. Stein. ests'
trail Drug Store, U. 6&weppe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
Wfatthtes 8rpthere,

GIeif9er. sos gaft 9oufon 5trabe,
2iefern bas por;lisli6fe &inbs, Sd)afs
unb @9neinefeii9. 6 pe3ialitdt.
Sunses aaIbfleif d. aae Sor'
ten BON Wurit.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

Sn 9erbinbung biermit tn ein
Tii1s mno u u tern ~ arft.
9dsIi9 frii6e Slide, auiiern, @ilb.
@eahgel aller Nrt. 8 eIepbon 399.
8efelluugen tuerben in irgeub elmer
8beiIe Der Stabt frei abgelieferi.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

Sc bbber bu beine gafe trdat,
nm 70 Isi9ter taun mon bid bran
berumftibren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
ALAMO COLD STORAGE MARK1
@de 0oulion. unb spIebab sirabe.

Aae Snrten 6leii6 in better DUO
litdt bireft aus benz Refrigerator.
Gpe3ialitdi: Before Wuri. .Sorten
aerduderte 3uneen, Ruu4feiid &C.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
GTcuriiOnSraten iiber bic Snte,ma'
fipn0ls8ahu.

6dr bic Sniernntionale aonpention
Der D. g. g. 6. 6. in Waibineton
.. 6. bonn Z. bis l3. 5uIi Elm 5abrs
preis fhr bic Runbreiie.
s5iir bic Nationale gr3ieber aonpen.
tion In Buffalo, u. g., bonn Z. bis 10.
Suli elm Gabrpreis Plus $500, Wiit
gliebers@ebtbr.
Meseu gerfauf8baten unb ndberer
Snformaiion beiude man bic @iiens
babna9entsn.
3. s. priee u. 9. 3. u.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

Sfumensuat i'm @roBen.
auf Der Suiel ct. Warp Der 9rDbten
Der Seillp. 9nfeln, finb in bieiem
Sabre 900, ,OoO,0 900 Nar3iifen GEE
pflan5t> Dorben. 3n Sollanb uuroen
nur 80, 900 SnOllen in bic Grbe 9ele9t.
Dabei mibt ct. @larD nur neun eng
lii9e Wleilen i'm umfaus unb, elm gutter
2beil Der 9niel Wtrb als @eibe be,
urtt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12
@dier mumberbares @lad


S6ier muuberbareS @Iad
bate elm 2uftidiffer neultd In Ghts
caso. 8et einem aufities f9ruupfte
leiu Dallon In elmer S6be bon 900
sSnb an Der eineu Sette plGslid 3u5anl>
men uu6 iaufte, nod ebe Der 9uftf6if'
fer ben 6allldirm losrna4en founte,
in bie 9iefe. gu aller Grftaunen aber
ipurbe Der Mlann sdn3lif uuperfebrt
aufeefunbeu. Gm ielbeu Na1u,ittdge
lieb Ct iid5 aus einer06be DON 500 GuB
NIT ieiuern Galli6irm berab. Dies
NAL fiel er auf ben boben S9oruiiein
einer 6abrif unb itiir3te Johann auf bas
Dad bes @ebdubes, nobel er nur
einise unbebeutenbe Sdrammen oauous
trug.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

- Grid meltenbe SerieD Stiibe
itets preismtirbig au baben bel
Or. %. Nlbini.
Woring. aenbal &c.. Seras
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

2rinft 6oaano's sfaifee ieosn
Gag frifh gebrannt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-06-12

@lasidrge tperben tn 8dl6e In
aotoino, 9ub., ansefertist lperben.
3fpet Mldnner babeu sie Grfinbung,
mel1e bereitS patentirt lift, sema9t
unb CUR Deritelluns folder Sdrse elm
Gpnbifat in's 0ebeu serufeu. Der
Boben unb bic Geiten bes Sarses be-
fteben aus roben, ,inseidliffenen Glas~
ienitern, pabrenb Der Dedel aus ge+
ifliffenen @lasplatten berseitellt TT.
Die Grfinber elauben, bab ibre Grfin'
bune linen 8srse bon @elo einbrinsen
tntrA .
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30

jacob Klein, Evan Williams, H. III.
Gorhan, Charles e. Mack, Ri.hard
Kirman.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
Reducing Stock.

john G, Fox is now reducing his
stock and IL order to make room for
Fall goods, will sell at greatly reduced
figures. for the balance II the month.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30

Just received full supply Of Frey's
g. ographes at Introductory prices, Com
plete Geography price 81 IS, Allowance for
old Biographies 50 cents. Frey's Prim-
ary Geography 90 cents Allowance for
old books 20 cents.
John G. Fox.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
DemonetiZed Silver 1873
Defeated Coinage Bill 1875
Defeated Free Coinage 1878
13s Recapitulatlon

The above figures tell the story Of
Republican treachery to the cause Of
silver, during the last quarter OF a
century. The figures are taken from
the Congressional Record and cannot
be disputed. The crowning act Of
their drama of hyprocracy, was at st.
Louis, where chey were forced TO come
out of the bush and openly declare
for the gold standard.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
Pasturage, Pasturage.

Persons wishing to secure fest class
pasturage for horses and cat le can
fad it by applying at DE. Be- tons
Livery Stable. If.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
ICE iCE!lcE!

Go to Fred Wilder for the fnes Of ice
Frozen from artrsian well water. Deliv-
cred tc any part OF the CITY at lowest rates
mag
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30

Wanted-A situation as general
housekeeper or cook. Apply Of G. H,
Ormsby House, Nv
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30

Heavy Vienna underwear ali WOO
at Joe Platt's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
What is

Castoria is samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
Children 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
substance. 1t is harmless substitute
Paregoric, Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil
Pleasant guarantee is thirty years use by
CastOria is the Chi1drenS Ianacea
the Mothers Friend.
Castoria Castoria.
wenadape
I er TO a p
me. H D
So OxfoNS yn,N Y.
thouti injurious smetca
The Of astoria IS s.
families Go not Keep easora
reach"
I. F.. MI
New YrkCi Sreeta In Ave wYokCf
- :
ErwYoRH
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30

WANTED A stru,ti N asa J:onk in
private family, No objection 70 the
country lw
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-09-30
ST ATE FAIR

Of 1896 E|eveafn Annual Exhibition
RENO, NEVADA, September 2lSt to 26th, pcluSiVe
RUNNING. TROTrING AND PAGING RA'S
Five Races Daily. Purses Aggregating s6,OOO
Indian Foot Ball Gam es, War Dances, Pony Race.
There side; also a
fashion;
will make the mile dash
Bicycle Races and Novelties.
Races
of of Reno comprising
"a Night the Truckee. y
Electrical and Carnival Display on the
Club House
Low Rates all Railroads
More Attractions this Year Than Ever
For Catalg gn address j. F. EMMf r. Secretary
c. 6. POWNiN@, President.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
THE ODD NUMBER

The short November afternoon was
d~arkening, and the snow, falling stead
lily. melted as it fell. making the slush
still deeper.
On one Of the street corners of an
Eastern city stood a girl playing a vio-
I'm; the wild, sweet notes pierced the
air and died away, and the girl held
her chilled hands out to receive the
pennies offered her. Then she walked
on, only pausing to look through the
brilliantly lighted show windows at the
rich furs.
Fol- some moments she stood, then,
drawing her old shawl closer, hurried
On. Over the bridge she passed and up
the dark street, entering one Of the
houses In a long row Of tenements.
The great bare room. dimly lighted by
a lamp; the rusty stove, and the fumes
OF oil struck the girl u%npleasantly as
h threw open the door. BY the win
dow sat a man busily mending an old
violin, while near him was a bench
strewn with tools.
Here. father" she said. coming over
and throwing some pennies on the
bench; Il stayed out until I was chilled
through, and that is all l could get"
you hussy! It's because you won't
work that you can't get it. You're as
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
m.,AckED" az A BICYCLE.
= wheelnsun's Adventure with a.
Adirondack Deer.

wheelmun's Adventure with a.
Adirondack Deer.
roung woodslnan had a curious ad.
.~.ent,,re the other night In the wild
GOODS OF Morehcuseville. in the Adj.
:rondacks. He was riding along the
.oad on q bicycle. His lamp was lit.
and the light 1t threw was powerful.
suddenly, in the road ahead, a form
loaned up in the light thrown by the
lamp. Two turns Of the pedals showed
that 1t was a deer, which, hearing no
hound and seeing nothing but the
l,sht. had been literally lacked, as
much as ever a deer was lacked from
: boat along a backwoods stream. The
sieht fabbergnsted the young man, and
then, before he thought to jump of, he
nit the deer fair In the side and doubled
It up in a heap.
OF what followed the young woods
Ian has no distinct recollection. He
rot mixed up In some way with some
thing. For a brief instant he felt deer
hide under his hands. then something
hit him in the side and he went over
into a ditch among the briars.
BY and by he got up and examined
his wheel. The handle bars were bent,
and some spokes needed strengthening.
The lamp was denied in several places.
but would still show a light, the glass
having been untouched. When he got
things somewhat Strengthened out he
began to examine the road. There
was a place that looked like a deer's
rolling place, with the imprints of a
mans hand in the middle. A long
mark showed where the deer's hoofs
had slipped in the dirt. The deer was
not to be seen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
SONG OF THE LIONESS.
The Lullaby She Has to Calm Her
Noisy Little Cubs.

The Lullaby She Has to Calm Her
Noisy Little Cubs.
Fanny Locke Mackenzie has a Rus
sian story, 1.-The Little Duchess and the
Lion Tanner" in st. Nicholas. Here is
the tamer's account of one Of his pets:
'oThe lioness Is Puska," he said,
"Leo's wife; and she Is a great scold.
She growls and worries at Leo all the
time. Sometimes she even slaps him
with her paw, and snarls at him; but to
the baby lions Puska is very gentle
and kind. She sings to them softly, and
licks their smooth little heads with her
warm tongue, and they snuggle up to
her and listen, until they fall fast
asleep. She always sings the same
lullaby song"
He closed his eyes and dropped his
head lower over his hand.
PUSKA'S SONG.
When Kiva, the big snake, swallows the
sun,
Then, o my cubkin, the long day is done.
Yellow and burning, so the day dies,
Drowsy lids, drowsy lids, close over eyes
Sleep, sleep, while mother purrs,
Sleep, sleep, cubkin of hers.
Lie low, cuddle and rest,
Sleep, now, mother knows best.
THAT Is Puska's song" he saiA.
"Sing it again." begged little Ouch.
ess. her eyelids dropping down over
her brown eyes, and Ivan sakg:
Hear my heart beat for you, small whelp
of mine,
| All the love in it surely is thine;
| Hear Mana, the n~ight-hawk, call a. he
flies,
| Drowsy lids, drowsy lids, close over eyea
Sleep, sleep, etc.
"Once more, please" she said dream.
| lily; her head rested against the white
bearskin, and her dark lashes touched
her cheek. Half under his breath, soft
ly, sleepily he murmured It:
When the night falls, come the stars on,
by one;
Fire-fies fit, and the little mice run.
As Bursa, the beetle, passes, he cries,
Drowsy lids, drowsy lids, close over eyes
Sleep, sleep, etc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
A Pair of Robins.

A pretty little ~inciaent Is that told
by Miss Edgeworth, In her recently
published correspondence, of an old
peasant of her acquaintance, Robin
Woods, who was very sick, very old,
and fast approaching the end. She
Went to see him and found him in bed,
CHEEKY and accomplishing, enjoying
the society Of his pet bird, a robin
redhreast. which fluttered contentedly
about the room, entirely at liberty and
entirely Mt home.
The old man was about to have a
meal, and as he took his bowl Of milk
and potatoes the bird, which had perch
ed on the foot Of the bed, hoped eager
" along it's masters body from his foot
upward, sure of a share In the feast.
She thought the sight a pretty one, and
said to the invalid, looking from one
ROBIN to the other:
"lou eem very happy together"
YES" was the quaint answer, as the
old fellow smiled gratefully at his COM
parionable little namesake, I'VE was
that, yer since we was married"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01

packet through the partly opened win
dow and heard it fall On the floor, then
Went on.
sae had walked a long distance when
she entered a lodging house and paid
the price of q bed. The adjoining room
wac well filled with cots, and Sal Gar
rick looked cautiously about at the
sleepers before taking a paper from
her pocket. 1t was a pawn ticket. BY
the light Of the candle she read:
International Loan Office,
"No. 205. Nov. IL, 'o3.
Received the following goods, the
person Of Sal Garrick, who will be SUBJ
ject to conditions herein contained as
security for twelve dollars ($12).
ITO be paid In one month from this
datc with 10 per cent per month addi-
ton for interest, and In default Of pay
meat thereof, the undersigned IL au-
tAsrised to cell the same ct any public
auoGeA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01

willing then as she would a year from
now. Shall we go aheadY"
Then they laughed together and
shook hands. Sal strained her ears,
but could hear nothing more but the
click Of glasses.
"Oh, how cold it is," she half moan
ed. "1nside-inside I am freezing-my
heart Is turning to stone and my blood
Is like cold water; but my brain is not
yet numb--I can think"
She heard the door open and Bill
Bradden 60 out. Creeping noiselessly
down the stairs, she laid the bundle
down and put on her bonnet and shawl,
then walked over and looked long at
the unconscious face of her father as
he sat in a heavy stupor in his chair
vito head fallen on his breast.
II have done the best l could by
you, father. l have tried and failed.
l won't stay and be made to marry
that man. No! not even to save the
roof oyer your head"
The girl opened the window a trile,
picked up her bundle and violin, and,
blowing out the light, left the house.
Paul Oldfeld sat reading before the
fire in his little back parlor. The blaze
lighted and Swallowed the walls lined
with bookshelf, musty books which
hal lain for years waiting to be claim
ed; the little room was oddly furnished
in quaint pieces, also waiting to be
claimed, for Paul Oldield "a a pawn
broker, as his father had been before
him.
The door opened, jirgling the bell on
its wire. The pawner drew aside the
chintz curtain and entered the shop.
Before the counter stood Sal Garrick.
"You can sell my things" she said.
II can't redeem them, and you needn't
a Y them any longer" AS she spoke
she looked at a bracelet and a bunch Of
brown curls in the cas-
81 can keep them a while longer, Miss
Ga-rick. Just to-day a woman wanted
the curls, but l told her the time was
not up. lift you could pay the inter-
est"
lie watched the girls face as she
gazed steadily at her treasures. She
slowly raised her eyes; they were glis-
ten'ng with tears.
"It's no use, Mr.. O.dfeld. I can't do
it. Mother will know l tried to keep
them, but couldn't.
anything a do for you, Miss Gar
rick"
'Well-yes. don't suppose you ever
loan money on people do your"
The broker was surprised and puz-
zled
at is this" she went on. II must
have money to keep father from being
turned into the street. ! can't make
enorgh by playing to pay up the back
rent, and-I thought I could pawn my
SELF
why, yes, l could loan money on
you, though l have never done it be
fore. How much do you need:'
Twelve dollars. oh. Mr.. Oldfield, !
will play on the streets night and day
to bay the interest and redeem my.
SELF
Take your time about it, Miss Gar
rick ! am not in any hurry" he said
making out the ticket and handing it t.
her.
1t was midnight when he locked the
sh ,p and put out the lights. after frs
taking n bracelet and a bunch Of curl!
frolr the case. and laying them care
fully in a box.
Sal Garrick grasped the money in ont
hand and her violin and bundle in tn,
other. as she almost ran along TIN
streets. Going home, she slipped thu
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01

PAUL OLDFIELD, 6 Penn Street."
NO. 2O5," she murmured. always
the odd number. All my life l have
been the odd one. The world didn't
want me and has no place for me"
I. was Christmas night. Paul Ola.
field sat by his fire. IDLY watching the
bright Goals and thinking, thinking, al
ways thinking. He was thinking Of the
wistful, earnest face OF Sal Garrick. Of
the poverty end unhappiness crowded
into that young life. He was thinking
Of luis own life: solitary. lonely, almost
melancholy in the monotony Of It's days.
Just then the bell t:nkled. He went
into the shop and found Sal Garrick
gazing intently into the case.
"You have sold them, them" Her
voice trembled in spite of her effort to
hid. her disappointment.
"Afiss Garrick, l couldn't"
mi. Oldheld," she interrupted, "the
loan Is due-overdue. l have sent the
little l could pick up to father, and
there is none left for interest. Take
this-take IT." she demanded, showing
the violin on the counter. II won't
need 1t any more"
The broker started as he saw the ex-
pr .ssion in her eyes-wild, desperate,
determined. He took the girls hand
and drew her toward him.
The loan Is up" he said slowly. In
default Of payment thereof, the broker
is authorized to take into his possession
that which is deposited, to protect and