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Yet it might be preUense on his part,
and not until fully ten minutes passed
without an opening of his eyes did
suspect he was really unconscious.
With the utmost care | shifted my
pose so as to gain glimpse of tho
bearded face against the door. All there
was no slumber there. His twinkling
gray eyes were as wide open as ever and
watching me like cat. He was vet
cran Of the war and knew how to keep
awake when the necessity existed.
But sleep is too insidious an enemy
to be fought off when the body yearns
for the rest which it brings. The sight
of the younger man unconscious gave
me hope that by and by the elder would
succumb, and then would come the des-
perate effort on my part, for l was 1e-
solved to do something if the slightest
opportunity presented itself.
l feigned sleep, but with my eyes
partly closed and my breathing heavy
and regular did not allow anything to
escape me. The lamp burned brighter
than would have been expected, and l
needed 10 better illumination.
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CHAPTER vi.


1t need not be said that, though did
little, thought hard. Assuming an in,
different manner l let nothing escape
me.
The massive Cy Walters, like rusty
old Roman, deliberately picked up the
strongest chair i'll the room, set it in
front of the door and tipped it back sc
that the front was elevated six or eight
inches. Seated upon this, with his beam
like legs crossed and his Winchester
resting ON his lap, he showed back his
slouch hat from his forehead and bent
his keen eyes upon me.
"There's no hope Of passing through
that door,, was my reflection, $50 long
as he is one of my guardians.
"Archie. set down in front Of that
winder and the first move he makes to.
ward it let him have it plumb in the
center--that is" he added grimly, "it
don't get ahead of you. If it wasn't
for robbing the boys of their fun tomor-
rer, I'd wind up this infarnal busne
afore you could wink both eyes.
Don't worry bout me, dad. I'm as
anxious fur an excuse as you,' replied
the son, placing his chair close to the
window, but slightly to one side. His
posture was much the same as his par.
ent's, the noticeable difference being
that he held a big revolver instead Of a
rifle in his lap. Jim DUNCAN had re.
tanned my weapon.
placed myself close to the fireplac.
midway between the two and almost
directly under the lamp. Expecting sew
eral hours of the most dismal sort OF
waiting, ! accommodated myself as best
l could to the wooden chair, which could
not have been more uncomfortable.
The situation was this: l was with.
out single firearm with which to de-
fend myself and was guarded by two
fully armed and desperate men, both Of
whom were my deadly enemies. rec
OgniZed that it was utterly out Of the
question to bribe them. A million dol
lars would not tempt them to let me 60.
1t was equally hopeless to appeal to
their sense of fairness and justice. Nei-
ther had the slightest doubt of my iden-
tity and would have been glad to help
hang mo for one tenth of the crimes l
was believed to have committed. 1t was
equally preposterous to think of over
coming them by sudden dash that
would give me possession of one of their
weapons. That shaggy ex-guerrilla had
the strength of a lion and could crush
me like an eggshell in his grasp.
Naturally the first thought that comes
to persons placed i'll a situation resem-
bling mine is that of escaping through
the aid of slumber-that is to say, by
pretending to be unconscious himself he
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II il not what you really are that men give
YOU crr,itt for,
when peace Is assured, sally out with your
luins gir,lod mp tor war,
And, though you ne "a slave
To the demon Fear,
Men will think you are brave;
When you pass they viii cheer
II isn't the thing that man 0, worth
Which brings HIM Importance down here on
this earth
What YOU really are matters not AZ ALL
The outward show must make ur mar.
You are measured upon this whirlug Lall
BY what you can make men think you are.
It's not alone by the things you own that l."o-
pie fix your worth,
You are rated by the showing that you can
make upon this earth.
Though II mans IN debt,
Ho still may sail
With the upper set
Before the gale.
If he only puts on "a front that IL bold
And acts if he walluwed in gold,
He may smile as his creditors come and 60
For the money IA man has matters not:
He is always rated here below
BY what he can make men think he's got,
It's not for what you really know that people
bow to you
Perhaps you don't read Latin, but make them
think you do;
Pretend to he WlSt,
It's easy cnuughS
Anybody who tries
May scale the bluff.
There are few to discover the risk viii bs
small,
For the same little game Is play'', by us all.
Look solemn, pretend that you know "A lot,
For, as things upon this old earth 20,
Men are measured not by the knowledge
they We got,
But by what they can make folks think they
know,
S. L. Kisrr.
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"He ,Cdnts q chance to giUe yOu the slip"
been balked so long of their prey. In
many portions of the southwest the most
heinous crime a person can commit is
to steal horse. Beside that offense
murder sinks into insignifcance.
1t will be conceded that the circum-
stantial evidence against me was of the
strongest character. My marvellous re-
semblance to the real criminal was ir-
resistibly convincing, and if anything
was lacking it had been furnished by
my idiocy. Had resented the mistake
from the first it might have raised a
possible question which would have
caused postponement Of my execution.
Nc. man knows precisely how his own
voice sounds, but there must have been
similarity between mine and Hank
Beyer's or the difference was not mark
ed, since it seemed to attract the atten-
ton of no one.
Only one hope remained-I must So
cure ''stay of proceedings" if but for
limited time. But how was that to be
done? | had already made the attempt
and been rebuffed
At this apparently hopeless juncture,
when | stood mute, not knowing what
to say, but ready to go down with col.
ors flying, the unexpected occurred. The
good angel appeared in the last person
to whom | looked for support. He was
Jim DUNCAN, the leader of the yigi-
lanteS
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Books Rather Than Food.

Success gives an interesting anecdOte
told by Agassiz of his visit when
Young man to the great German nat
uralist, Professor LOrenz Oxen.
The professor received his guest with
warm enthusiasm, but apparent embar-
rassment He showed his visitor the
laboratory and the students at work,
also his cabinet, and lastly his splendid
library of books pertaining to geological
science, Il collection worth some 81, 900,
and well deserving tie glow of pride
which the owner manifested as he eX-
plated ON its excellence. The dinner
hour came, and then the embarrassment
of the great German reached its maxi.
mum point M Agassiz," he said,
with perturbation, ito gather and keep
up this library eXacts the utmost hus-
bandry of my pecuniary means. To ac-
cOmplish this | allow myself no luxury
whatever Hence my table is restricted
To the plaincst fare. Thrice week our
table boasts of meat, the other days we
have only potatoes and salt. | very
much regret that your visit has occurred
upon potato day" And so the splcn-
did Switzcr and the great German, with
his students. dincd together on potatoes
and salt. And what must those students
have enjoyed i'll the conversation of
those remarkable men!
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CHAPTER V.

Turning toward the men who had
swarmed around him, DUNCAN spoke in
a loud voice and an earnestness of man,
ner that commanded attention:
"You all know me we'll enough tC
know haven't grain of pity for horse
thieves. This part of the state has suf-
fered so much from that sort of people
during the last ten years and the courts
have been so slow i'll getting hold of
them that we formed ourselves into a
vigilance committee of the whole to
regulate things, and l fiatter myself
we've had tolerable success in the bus
ness
He "paused for reply" and received
a thunderous one. There were general
nodding of heads and exclamations of
approval.
"And we intend that the good work
shall go on" he resumed. "A rope and
the limb of the nearest tree is our medi
cine for men that have an itching for
other folks property in the shape of
horsefesh, But, boys, we all believe in
fair play. Now, while you and me are
satisfied that the man standing on t'other
side of the table Is Hank Boyer, and no
one else, there's one chance in million
that he amt. That chap over there by
the door calls himself Dick Early. He's
a stranger to us, and there amt any
denying that he looks like Hank. If he
had a mustache, he would look more
like him than Hank does himself"
He laughed at his own righteousness,
and the forbidding countenances were
lit up with approving grins.
"Once or twice when he stood there
talking" added DUNCAN, alluding to
me, "Ive noticed something that was q
little odd-that is, that didn't seem to
be quite like Hank. l can't tell what il
is, but mebbo some of you have observed
the same. "
He looked around again for signs OF
assent but unfortunately there was
none. No one shared his doubt, and
Squire Guger spoiled the possible effect
of his appeal by a sad swaying of his
head and the remark:
"Hank has been away long 'nough to
pick up some differences of speech, if
that is what you mean, Jim, but your
way off,"
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FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JANUARY IA, 1899.

rlgnt to ask that before executing me
you make sure that l am really Hank
Boyer, the horse thief"
(Which the same is what we have
done with the help You have given us, !"
replied Jim DUNCAN. with "a significant
grin i'll which the others joined.
1T looks that way, but you are in
error. Now, it is easy for you to tele-
graph to certain parties whom l will
name in New York and by whom l can
establish my identity. You will do me
that justice. If fail to convince you
that am what l claim, then do with
me as you wish"
THAT request sounds fair" inter-
posed the squire, "but I'm sorry to say
that the nearest telegraph station is at
Southficld and with our bad roads it
back I'm afraid" he added, looking
round at the savage countenances.
THAT my friends will not be willing to
wait that long"
"No, non' came from nearly every
one in the room. "a good deal might
happen in that time" "
HE wants chance to give you the
slip" added the real Hank Boyer from
his station by the door. "Why not let
him have a chance for his life?"
At that moment nothing was more
evident than that every man crowded
into the room was my enemy. i looked
around into the Implying faces and
braced myself for the final struggle,
which believed could not be deferred.
The mob were impatient that they had
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weighed considerably over 200 pounds,
while Archie was hardly one half of
that. He had no rifle, but while he
stood talking with his parent his right
hand rested on revolver at his hip. 1t
was evident that DUNCAN could not have
selected two men better fitted for the
work from the crowd that had sur
rounded and clamored for my life.
The leader, having announced my
transfer to another room, nodded to the
landlord to conduct us thithcr. | had &c
push my way among the men, who sui
lenly moved aside. looked around foI
the real Hank Boyer, but did not see
him. 1t was but few steps along the
old fashioned hall to the place that had
been fixed upon as my prison. The
landlord had taken the lamp. from the
table in the dining room, and, pushing
open the door, set the light on the man
telpiece, where it cast its rays over the
apartment, which was Is or 20 feet in
width and length, with fireplace at
one side, no carpet on the floor or pic
lures on the walls, five or six rickety
chairs and dilapidated bench which
looked too weak to bear the weight Of
child.
This was the place where the public
gatherings of the neighborhood were
held when the weather was too cold OF
stormy to meet outdoors. 1t had been
packed to suffoCatiOn many time i'll its
history.
The room was at the rear of tho inn
and had but single window and the
door opening from the hall. Landlord
Bulfnch, having placed the lamp on the
mantel, looked around the apartment
as if to assure himself that nothing
necessary was lacking. Apparently salts
fed with the survey, he passed out, clos.
ing the door behind him without
word, and l was left with my jailers.
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fro BE Continued

OIL and pepper are the two things
th2t especially characterize the Castilian
cuisine. One of the favOrite dishes in
Cuba is "taSaio." which is simply dried
meat, cooked with tomatoes, red pep
pers and onions. "Tripa la AndaluZa"
Is another preparation frequently seen.
As the name indicates, the basis is
boiled tripe, which is cooked with beans
and potatoes, and always served with
the small red Spanish sausage known
as "Butafarra Catalina. a similar
sausage, only black, is known as "Buta-
farra Astoriana.
"Chile con Carne, " which everybody
eats, is nothing more than thick stew
of beef (carnc) and beans seasoned with
chiles Spanish "tortillas'' are corn
cakes favored with red peppers. and
differ from the Mexican tOrtilla in that
the latter, when properly made, are
rolled i'll chopped vegetables. a salad
la ESpanola is prepared Of lettuce
and celery, with few sliced tomatoes
and peppers. Served with French dress
ing it is very good.
The Spanish soups are as rule "a lit
tie too heavy for the American taste,
which runs more toward the consomme.
They are thick decoctions, full CT vege
tables, and look frightfully greasy.
Soup, however, does not have the i'm
portant role among the Spaniards that
it plays i'll French domestic economy,
and is an article of secondary impor-
tance The dishes named are pretty apt
to appear ere long on home menus, and
it is interesting to know in advance
what they are composed of,-New Or
leans Times Democrat
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hopes 20 induce his enemies 10 give
themselves up to sleep This trick has
probably been related ten times oftener,
especially Of captives in the hands OF
Indians. than il has ever occurred.
All tho fame, could think of moth
ing rlso and straightway began turning
it over in my mind.
The single window To which | have
alluded had no curtain, and if il pos
soss, d shutters they were fastened open.
II was If the old fashioned kind, and, SO
far as could judge from "a visual in
spcction, the lower sash was not fasten-
ed in place IL would have been relief
20 raise IL and admit air. but l dared
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With the utmost care Shittcd my pose.
thing unusual in the act. Peering into
the deep gloom Of the outside l saw the
twinkle of single star, low in the sky.
1t sent a strange thrill through mo, for
it seemed to whisper of hope.
, At some distance from the window
was a tree one of whose branches OBJ
truded in front of the panes. The soft
night wind stirred it gently and at first
thought the slight swaying was the
movement of some person, but minute
later the explanation was manifest. The
stiffness grew SO profound that the
rustling of the branches occasionally
reached NE, sad, mournful and hope
less. Now and then tho riclsety sash
Jared slightly, but hardly enough to
break the silence
Suddenly l shot glance into the
face Of Archie Hunter to learn whether
he was studying me as closely as be-
fore. Was it possible? His eyes were
closed as if he were sunk in profound
slnmber.
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\ chime made Of Is bronze tubes ar
ranged in two parallel rows and struck
by hammers working from keyboard
has been set up in the town hall Of Lee
valluis- Perrct. near Paris. The tubes
vary III length from az To . feet. and
ir weight from 81 to 100 pounds
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Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

PASSENGER SCHEDULE.
Eastward-Read even NOS" downward.
Westward odd "No.'s' upward.
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THE UNDOING OF A DOUBLE.
By HUGO ST. FINISTERRE, NJ. D.
downright. 1895, by American Press Asso-
ciationl
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commissioners Proceedings
Continued from page S.

amount of $40 be appropriated foI the re-
lief of said INDECENT person.
In the matter of the petition of Patrick
Scully ct al, for the opening of a county
road i'll road district No. 81, county OF
Nez Perez, the PRAYER of said petition is
granted, and said road is hereby ordered
opened, surveyed and plated.
In the matter of the surveying and es-
tablishing the boundary line on the west
side of the court house block, it appear
ing to the board. that on Nav II, 1895,
the then acting board of county commits
siouers OF Nez Perez county made an or
der authorizing the exchange of GER
tain parcel of land owned and controlled
by Nez Perez county. for certain parcel
Of land owned and controlled by said J.
N. Lindsay and Thomas Lunn, the pur-
pose OF said exchange being to cause the
lines bounding the court house block to
conform to each other; and it appearing
that the survey of said tracts of land so
surveyed had been irregularly surveyed
and that no deeds had been placed of
record conveying said parcels OF land it
is therefore ordered that the county sur
veyor he and he is hereby directed to
survey and locate the line and make field
notes thereof oil the west boundary line
court house block, locating said line as
now marked by the court house fence on
said west side of said court house lot
And the county surveyor is further di-
rected TO survey and make field notes
OF the tracts Of land so exchanged and
file same with the clerk of this board.
Claims against Nez Perez county, Ida
lio, were examined and allowed as fol-
lows:
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
G.. K. Schtanch, railroad fare for
INDECENT. .........................{ 7 60
]. w. Rozen, map for Office. ....... s 90
Bert Warren, fees as constable 10 os
j. b. Morris, commission as coun-
ty treasurer................ aga 70
COUNTY ROAD FUND.
IL Jackson, supplies for road. 8 IS
L. w. Hilton. supplies for road. 9I5
Now at this tIri- the board adjourned
TO meet at o'clock on the 22d inst.
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TENTH DAY.
L au,.nton A..

Lewiston, April ~, 1899
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members present as heretofore.
Minutes Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
In the matter of the T. y. Hanlon ct al
petition for change in the Courtney
Mack road in road district No. rs, Nez
Perez county, Idaho.
1t is hereby ordered that s. l.. Perrine,
X. l.. Rolston aud Edison Briggs be and
they are hereby appointed viewers TO
meet at such time and place as the county
surveyor may select, and that he notify
the said 5. l.. Perrine and X. l.. Ralston
to meet.
II is hereby ordered that the clerk Of
this board notify the road overseer OF
each road district in this county to report
to the board of county commissioners, at
their adjourned meeting. June Ist, 1899,
all the roads in their respective districts.
that have been viewed and surveyed or
have been travelled for period of five
years by the public, and are NOT now
open for travel
In the matter of the j. NJ. Ross ct al
petition for public road in road district
No. I9, Nez Perez county, Idaho
1t is hereby ordered that W. Il. Markell
Frank Hart and Edison Briggs be and
they are hereby appointed viewers to
meet at such time and place as may be
designated by the county surveyor and
that he notify said viewers OF the same.
IN the matter of repairing the county
Jail.
The sheriff, !. w. Rozen is hereby or
dered to accept bid from f. T. Barnun
Co. Detroit, Mich, for material for re-
pairing said county Jail at cost not to
exceed eight hundred dollars.
In the matter Of official report Of S. O.
Tannahill, ev county clerk and ex-officio
auditor and recorder of Nez Perez county.
Idaho. Said report having been exam
ined was approved:
1t is hereby ordered that when this
board adjourns it meets in adjourned SEES
sion June 1. 1899, at 10 O'Clock a. M. at
which time the board will proceed to fix
the salary of clerk of the district court
and ex-ofiicio auditor and recorder, and
to receive and pass upon all reports
heretofore called for from overseers of the
several road districts of this county; and
TO con ;rler and pass upon petitions for
division .. road districts Nos Ia. IL and
Is, Nez Perez county, Idaho.
Claims against Nez Perez county Ida
no, were examined and allowed as fol-
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For Sale.

-Four hundred and eighty acres of land
four miles from Lewiston, with running
water. Adapted to fruit, grain and stock
raising. Price fa,aso Inquire of ]. n.
Stacy, or 7. CA, Maple ave, Evans
ton LII
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Redemption Of County Warrants.

| will redeem all warranss on the
Current Expense Fund registered he
tween Jan. list and a9th, 1899 excepting
warrants I42, las, 1913 aud 2o2. Same war
rants excepting said numbers will be paid
at my Office Jan. 20 or within 90 days from
that date. Interest ceases April 40.
c. A. HASTINGS,
Treas. Nez Perez Co Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho, April rs, 1899.
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Redemption OF County Warrants.

| will redeem all warrants on the cur
rent expense fund registered between
October 18th and December ,Ist 1895.
Same will be paid if presented at my
Office April 18th or within sixty days
thereafter. Interest ceases April I2th.
{. A. HASTINGS,
Treasurer Nez Perez County, Idaho.
Lewiston, April 10th, 1899.
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III the matter OIL hxing salaries of
county officers under provisions of house
bill No. 2os, passed by fifth session Of
The legislature of Idaho, and approved
by the governor on the 9TH day of
March.
Now at this time the board proceeded
tofix salaries ofthe several county officers
Us provided for in an act emitted San
act to provide for the payment of the sal
aries of county officers; to provide the
maximum and minimum salaries to he
allowed, and authorizing the boards of
county commissioners to fix and deter
mine the amounts of such salaries" and
the board after due deliberation and care
Jul consideration has determined and it
is hereby ordered that the salaries Of
county officers for the county of Nez
perce state of Idaho, shall be as follows
to-wit:
The sheriff shall receive a salary of
$4,000 per annum.
The assessor shall receive a salary of
$1,000 per annuni.
The probate judge shall receive salary
Of 1880 per annum.
The county treasurer shall receive
salary of 1 200 per annun.
The county superintendent of public
instruction shall receive a salary of
II 900 per annum.
The county surveyor shall receive
salary of $500 per aunum
The county coroner shall receive sal
AIRY of 5000 per annum.
The county commissioners shall each
receive salary of $500 per annum
And it is further ordered that the fix
ing of the salary of the clerk of the dis |
trict court and ex-ofiicio auditor and re-
I
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Strayed.

Game to the Pointing Place. i'll Tam
many, about March 2oth. one small bay
driving team Of horses. Brands not
plain. Owner please pay charges and
take them away
T. G. JOHNSTON.
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Black Langshan cOckerels

81 and 81 each.
Also a few pullets at 81 each.
Eggs for Matching 81. so for IS.
Mas. J. y. WELpIN.
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--Wildenthaler delivers fresh bread
twice day all over the city. Leave
orders with the delivery man for
groceries.