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The Chanute times., 1900-03-16
CHAPTER XII.


When his task was finished Rob
was very nervous. He did not know
how these letters were going to reach
the post. There was no station near.
Elvin came riding in-he had been
to Buenos Ayres-about supper time'
and came in where Rob was, still
wearing his high boots and carrying
his whip. Rob shuddered as he thought
of what that whip would do If Elvin
discovered the letter to his uncle.
"Finished?" asked the Englishman,
looking at the neat rows of letters Rob
had arranged.
Eyes, sir"
Elvin took up some of the last ones,
and looked them over. He nodded,
and went to his own room. He had
not touched the letters among which
was hidden the one to David Horton.
Now, if it only gets into the post
safely" said Rob to himself. But
how is it going to be done?"
No more was said about the letters
that night, and Rob did not dare put
his plan to escape into execution. He
was so eager to have that letter of
safely that he resolved to remain an
other day and watch events. And he
knew that if he escaped before the let
ters were mailed Elvin would suspect
something and examine them all. So
he slept that night again in the little
room off the Office.
The next morning at breakfast Ell
win called a man who was working in
the stables. He was a short, ugly fell
low, almost black.
"Govino," said Elvin, ''you see those
letters in there on the desk?"
me see plenty" he said. Many
letters
Saddle horse and ride to Dolores.
Go to the postoffice and see Negora.
Negora is with us, and will send the
letters without allowing the fact to
become known. Do you understand?
Govino went out and saddled a
horse, and then came in and got the
letters. Rob breathed freely when he
saw the man ride off, for even If he
did read the names on the envelopes
1t was not likely that he would know
that Horton was not to receive one
And perhaps he could not read any
thing.
Elvin remained all that day around
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tainly thought the fellow was all right.
How did you get this letter."

tainly thought the fellow was all right
How did you get this letter."
"Why, since it became known-or
supposed as this indicates-that Rob
Cleverdale was lost overheard and
drowned, old Horton has been so
broken in spirits that he can scarcely
attend to business. He had to have
someone near him whom he could
trust-and that someone was myself.
More and more have l worked into his
confidence. OF late he has not been
feeling well, and l have attended to
all his correspondence. In the last
mail yesterday this letter came. l
opened it with many others. You can
imagine my feelings when l read IT..
Of course l said nothing to Horton
about it, but came directly here to
find that cub and finish him. But now,
with the same stupidity that has
marked your course in the matter from
the first, you have let him escape"
Perhaps no harm has been done.
You got the letter and no one else has
seen it,"
"But il he sent one to Horton, why
not to the president or anyone else!'
asked Starne.
Il don't think so. He wrote that to
his uncle to bring him to the rescue.
No, 1 think we are still safe. l was
blind, that admit. But Torrevo
swore he was his nephew. Torrevo,
then, must be a traitor"
Where did Torrevo find him? 1
am sure there was no craft near when
I threw him overheard. Still, might
have been mistaken. The Black Cat
sails swiftly. and it was a dark night.
She would have no lights showing"
II don't understand it." said Elvin.
"Torrevo brought him hereto the
Ray-and he wore a picturesque Span
ish garb. He seemed to look upon Tor
rsvo as his uncle. Torrevo certainly
treated him like a nephew. for he beat
him numerically with a ropes end.
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be n,,ce and Rob found no oppor-

the place, and Rob found no oppor-
tunity to get away. He feared every
moment that Lemuel Starne would re-
turn and recognize him. And now
when there was such hope OF rescue,
he did not want Starne to know who
he was-and to be killed when every
thing was going along so well. lie
was glad when night came and ne re-
tired to his room. 1t was warm
night, and while his door was open
and the lights still burning, and while
Richard Elvin sat just outside smoK-
ing, he opened his window. Elvin
heard it, but suspected nothing.
Then Rob put out his light, shut his
door and pretended to go to bed.
That night about twelve o'clock the
furious hoof-beats of a rapidly ridden
horse sounded near the house. Some
one leaped from him and thundered at
the door. A moment later Lemuel
Starne, with white face and painting
bosom, stood before the astonished
Richard Elvin.
'W0eT6 is ne. WhCAC 10 hOs ~
gasped, seizing Elvin's arm.
Where is who? What's the mat
ter with you? What's happened?"
where's this fine penman OF yours!
Where's that lovely nephew of Torrevo
who was educated in New York;"
'In bed. What the mischief has got
into you? Are you mad?"
mo. but you are. Do you know
what you've done?"
81 generally know pretty well. To
what special act do you refer?"
ct refer to your excellent private
secretary" gasped Starne. almost chok-
ing with rage. THAT cub! That-that
where is he?"
"In bed, 1 tell youl" roared Elvin-
what about him?"
He is no more the nephew OF Tor
revo than l am. He is the nephew OF
David Horton. He is the very CUP
threw overheard from the Royal Mall.
He was a good private secretary. He
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A correspondent noticing my stories
of "Daxies" (who make believe" in
order to draw of each others atten-
ton from desirable things. and to oust
each other from comfortable arm
chairs, promising burrows. and so
forth, makes the following remarks:
'" Paddy and the retriever pretend at
rabbit holes, Just like your dog friends.
When one dog is at the hole that the
other thinks likeliest, the dog who is
out in the cold.' as 1t were. gets up a
scene, and thus humbugs the dog in
possession. and then slips into his
place."-London News.
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ceram.. Big Earthquake.

The earthquake which has occurred
on the island of Ceram must. II the
accounts OF II be correct. have been one
OF the most terrible Of which we have
any record. since no fewer than 1000
people are said to have been. destroyed.
ceram lies a little to the northeast OF
Java, and is. therefore, presumably
well within the sphere Of that volcanic
activity which showed itself in the
amazing eruption Of Krakotoa-the
greatest known in history-in 1883. lt.
is to be hoped that the earthquake
which has desolated the island Is mt
the precursor Of a new outbreak on the
part Of that tremendous volcano. II
will be remembered that the great
eruption was preceded By Just such a
shock-Tit-Bits
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nave III. GOu kuOWh Hti tiiaio aio Inv
severest. BY her acuter constituencies
to misfortune. by her hour OF anguish.
| demand that no one hedge up her
pathway to a livelihood. Oh, the
meanness. the despicability OF men
who begrudge woman the right TO
work anywhere in any honrable call
ing!
The Source of Strength.
Poets are fond of talking about man
as an oak and woman the vine that
climbs it, but have seen many tree
fall that not only went down itself. but
Took all the vines with it. / can tell
you of something stronger than an oak
for an ivy to climb on, and that is the
throne of the great Jehovah. Single
or affianced, that woman is strong who
leans on God and does her best. Many
of you will go single handed through
life, and you Will have to choose be-
tween two characters. Young woman.
am sure you will turn your back
upon the useless, giggling, irresponsi-
BILE nonentity which society ignomin-
iously acknowledges to be woman
and ask God to make you a humble.
active, earnest Christian. What Will
become of that womanly disciple OF
the world? She is more thoughtful OF
the attitude she strikes upon the car
pet than how she will look in the
judgment; more worried about her
freckles than her sins; more interested
in her apparel than in her redemption.
The dying actress whose life had been
the curtain" Generally the tragedy
comes first and the farce afterward.
but in her life it was first the farce OF
useless life, and then the tragedy
Of wretched eternity.
Compare the life an death Of such
a one with that of some Christian aunt
that was once blessing to your
household. l do not know that she
was ever asked to give her hand In
marriage. She lived single, that, un-
trammeled, she might be everybody's
blessing. Whenever the sick were to
be visited or the poor to be provided
with bread she went with blessing.
She could pray or sing Rock of Ages
for any sick pauper who asked her.
AS she got older there were days when
she was little sharp, but for the most
part auntie was sunbeam, just the
one for Christmas eve. She knew
better than any one else how to fix
things. Her every prayer, as God
heard it, was full of everybody who
had trouble. The brightest things In
all the house dropped from her fingers.
She had peculiar notions, but the
grandest notion she ever had was to
make you happy. She dressed we'll
auntie always dressed well-but her
highest adornment was that Of meek
and quiet spirit, which, in the sight or
God, is of great price. When she died,
you all gathered lovingly about her.
and as you carried her out to rest the
| Sunday school class almost covered
her coffin with japonicas, and the poor
people stood at the end of the alley,
with their aprons to their eyes, sob
bling bitterly, and the man Of the
world said, with Solomon, "Her price
was above rubies," and Jesus, as unto
the maiden in Judea, commanded, Il
say unto thee, arise!'
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The superior man is satisfied and
composed: the mean man is always
full of distress"
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out, broken shoe that she wears is the
lineal descendant of the $12 gaiter In
which her mother walked, and that
torn and faded calico had ancestry OF
magnificent brocade that swept Penn
sylvsnia avenue and Broadway clean
without any expense to the street COM
missioners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05

Many tales have been told Of how
human beings have been devoured by
the fish that is known as the ''man
eater" Although many Of these have
been greatly exaggerated, they are to
a certain extent true. 1t is also true
that sharks have been known to follow
a ship for days, picking up and eating
that which had been thrown overheard
as waste.
Notwithstanding all this the coward
liness of sharks is well known among
men who have been much to sea in
southern waters. The fiercest shark
will get out of the way of a swimmer
If the latter sets up a noisy splashing.
A shark fears anything that splashes
in the water Among the south sea Is
lands the natives never go bathing
alone. but always in parties of half a
dozen or so, In order that they may
make great hubbub in the water and
thus frighten away the sharks. Once
In awhile too venturesome swimmer
among these natives foolishly detaehes
himself from his party and forgets to
keep up his splashing Then there is a
swish. and the man eater comes up
from under him like a fash, and he is
gone
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
A Human Hiss Cowed the Lion.

At Cape Town a lion tanner was go
ing through a performance in a cage
with a full grown lion lately caught.
Suddenly it was seen that the brute
was putting the trainer through his
PAGES rather than being put through it.
self. Softly, crouching and creeping,
the big cat edged itself between the
thoroughly unnerved man and the door
of the den, fixing its victim with two
rolling yellow orbs of flaming ferocity
and saving the empty air with its tuft-
ed tail as it crouched preparatory to
springing.
Many men among the audience, used
to the ways of wild beasts, saw and
comprehended, but only one man pos
sessed the knowledge and the presence
Of mind to avert the apparently inevi-
table. Pursing up his lips as though
he were going to whistle, he emitted a
horse, low, rasping hiss.
The beast heard and understood, for
the sound was an exact imitation of
the noise made by the giant constructor
when its huge body is coiled for the
throw that never misses, that never re-
lakes and that no beast of the field is
strong enough to withstand. Again
and yet again the raucous sound rasp.
ed the stiffness, and the angry brute
drew back its head, its great eyes grew
small and dull, the hackles rose and
stiffened on its back, and it covered,
whining on the floor of the cage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05

quickly as possible to relieve the anx-
iety Of his parents. He had no money,
but went to the railway station to see
If he could not steal ride home on a
freight train. While waiting the Black
Diamond steamed into the station.
As soon as he saw it his resolution
was made. Getting on the far side Of
the train, he managed to climb up on
the top of a car unobseryed. Throwing
himself fiat, he clung TO ventllator.
The road winds along the river bank
with many sharp curves. Exposed as
he was, he received dust, smoke and
cinders full in the face. The burning
cinders from the smokestack cut and
blistered him, and the wind came near
sweeping him off.
At Towanda he could have left his
perilous position, but he set his teeth
and held on. At Tunkhannock he was
almost exhausted, but he was only 20
miles from home. When the junction
was reached, he was so weak and
crnmped that for a time he was COM
PEELED to rest, Then he tramped the
five miles TO his home, where he was
received with open arms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
Curing Glover For Poultry.

Clover seems to be the plant that
poultry delight most to indulge in. 1t
contains elements for the growth of
bone, feathers and muscle in young
stock, and production Of eggs with
hens. 1t is excellent for hens during
molting, making them more able to
stand the strain on their system. Care
and attention should be given to the
curing of clover; too much exposure
to the sun should be avoided. The
object in view is to keep the leaf green
and in its natural state as long as
possible. Glover or clover rowen
should be cut when just beginning to
bloom, or just before this time, when
there is profusion of tender, green
leaves. In curing the clover, l would
put it up in piles or good sized punches.
and allow it to so through a curing or
sweating process, opening it a little
each day, and turning the whole pile
completely over, so as to dry the bot
tom, which gathers moisture from the
ground | would cover at night and
Curing any rainstorm. Clover that is
erred in the shade will best retain its
navor. 1t may require several days
or week to put it in condition to go
to the barn; this depends much on the
weather.-V NJ. Crouch in Poultry
Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
Whit "Yours sincereIrn Means

What "HOurs Sincerely" Means.
Perhaps the jerry builders of London
who construct ceilings part of which
tumble into ones soup and floors
which unexpectedly drop into the eel
lar would not be so glib to subscribe
themselves Yours sincerely" if they
knew the origin of the phrase. The
Stone Trades Journal waxing classic
and Nitruviuslike, gives the source of
the thing which to students is old, but
which may be new to the gentry who
profess to provide shelter for a great
part of the community:
THE extent to which marble is en-
tering into the decoration of modern
buildings is but repetition of the his
tory of Roman architecture. The fact
is that the old Roman jerry builders
used defective slabs of marble in erect
ing residences to sell at reduced rates
and covered up the defects with a ce-
ment of which white wax formed the
chief ingredient They looked just as
stately as the others till an exception
ally hot sun melted the wax and re-
vealed the fraud; hence perfect build
ing was said to be sine cera' or with
out wax and a friendship perfected
by the trial of adversely was said to
be without wax The signature sine
cera,' as a symbol of genuine affection
and probity, has been used ever since
and is perpetuated in the English word
tSincaritv -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
A Mite of n Golfer.

The youngest golfer in the country 10
V. Ardsley Flood, the 4-year-old son OF
Mr.. Val Flood who now has charge of
the Van Cortlandt park golf links.
Master Ardsley Flood was born on
July %, 1896, at the Ardsley casino and
has been playing golf for the last three
summers-in fact, since he has been
able to walk. He has a special set Of
clubs, made expressly for him.
Despite his size and youth, he swings
his driver with the grace of veteran
and plays his iron clubs equally well.
In fact, he rarely misses the ball.
Master Flood drives on an average
about 30 yards, but he has a record of
driving q ball 100 yards at the Pitts
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
Couldu't To7low yvehater.
Lie Saving Pigs.

The Australian coasting steamer Ka-
meruka, while going from Eden to Sgd
ney, travelling at full speed, struck on
a reef at Moruya head. There being no
rockets on the ship, the captain tied a
life line to some pigs which formed part
Of the cargo and had the animals put
overheard. The pigs swan to the shore.
taking the line with them, and by es-
tablishing communication every soul
on board was rescued,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
SHvelled Head.

The common complaint against tur-
keys this season has been that they
have been affected with swelled heads
and eyes, This is due 70 the damp
ness and cold winds at night, and. as
turkeys seek the tree limbs, they are
exposed. If the trees are protected by
a barn, house or wind break of some
kind, turkeys win usually suffer but
little, but where 0ot thus protected the
roup will surely make its appearance
at some time during the winter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
Returnn Were Not Adenunte.

A minister in Glasgow, says The Scot
tlsh-American, asked an urchin who
was standing looking in at one Of The
Sabbath school windows how he would
like to join the Sunday school and
grow up good man.
What sort O. Sunday schule is'tq
'StablishedY
"Yes," said the clergyman. at is
connected with the Established church.
Are you not coming inT
"Na," replied the boy. 'T tried the
Established Kirk Sunday schule last
year, an only got twa fardin oranges
an pock O sweeties at the Christmas
tree, sac Pm gaun tae gle the Free
Si-i- A-f-' 49,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
The EnrIv Rjra.

Ethel-Do you like Mr.. Eames, nam.
ma?
Mamma Ia young widow)-Why, yes,
darling.
Ethel-And Mr.. Webster?
Mamma-Yes, dear.
Ethel-And Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Dixon
and Mr.. Sheldon?
Mammal like them cfA, PCT
Ethel-Which one are you going 70
marry, then?
Mamma-The one who proposes first,
darling.-Harlem Life.
Couldn't Fellow yyebater.
Whenever Daniel Webster had a great
Oratorical effort 90 make, he always used
a stimulant, and on one occasion this
habit Of his led 10 a funny incident he
was speaking on the compromise meas
ure in 1850 and at intervals helped him
self from a small ice water pitcher
When he had finished. Senator Walker
Of Iowa got ZIP TO reply and reaching
over to Webster's desk took a portion Of
the contents Of the pitcher and attempted
to drink it, supposing it to be water. In
truth, however it was gin, and the hon
orable gentleman nearly had a fit, vio-
lently sputtering and choking. -Ex-
change
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
J.. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5 1900

and suppleness given by this
method, and to demonstrate its
scientific character. She desires
also to spread the cultivation of
grace and strength. Strength
gives health, and on the other
hand, exterior grace is reflected
on the humor, the attitude reacts
on the feeling, the gesture on the
brain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
Likewise Mistaken.

A small boy was fishing on Sunday
morning. He had a basket Of fish
alongside of him. A clergyman hap
pened to see him, and, going over to
where he was busily watching the bob.
said:
"You naughty, cruel boy! Don't you
know that it is a sin to fish on the Sab
bath? Besides the sin, think of the
cruelty Of it-taking the poor little
worm out of the ground and sticking
thar nasty sharp hook through its
BODY
'That amt no worm. That's an ar
tifciaI flyv' answered the boy.
"Ah. was Mistaken" said the
preacher.
$50 were these fish," said the boy
picking up the basket and showing
them to the clergyman.-New York
Sun.
Pigs and Savings Banks.
It is rather surprising fact, consid-
cring how enormously they have grown,
that at the beginning of the nineteenth
century there was not a savings bank
III the world The Rev. Henry Duncan,
rector Of very poor English parish,
noticed that when the people wished to
lay BY little money they would buy
o pig Or cow with 1t, having no other
way to fnd Investment for small sums.
He founded the first real savings bank
Ii 1870 Two or three which had ex-
|aied before that time were practically
charitable foundations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05

field Country club, Pittsdeld, Mass.
and ON another occasion q fller from
his driver went over coach and four
which was crossing the green.
Little Ardsley was quite an attrac-
tion at the Pittsfield club. When visit
ors called, he would frequently give an
exhibition, playing the first four holes
Of the course, which lie around the
clubhouse. Master Ardsley can be
seen at the Van Cortlandt links most
any afternoon, and he never seems to
get tired following the ball and carry
ing his caddy bag.-New York Heraia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A BOYS WILD RIDE.
EInety-nve Miles on Top of the Black
Diamond ENpress.

kinety-nVe Miles on Top of the Black
Diamond Express.
Clinging 10 a ventilator on top of one
Of the passenger coaches of the Lehigh
Valleys Black Diamond express, 16-
year-old John Neumis rode 95 miles in
05 minutes the other day and arrived
safely at his home in Wilkesbarre.
Pa. He was black with dust from
head to foot cut and blistered by fly
ing bits of coal. and his arms ached
with the task Of holding on. He took
the dangerous ride TO let his parents
know that he was still alive. The boy
left his home in North Scranton sew
eral weeks ago. and as time passed and
his parents heard no word from him
they became alarmed. Finally some
one started the rumor that he had
been drowned.
The boy was in Sayre when he saw
In the papers his reported death and
at once determined to get home as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
BE Drevy the Line.

"This is dangerous criminal" ex-
planned the jailer, who was showing a
party Of visitors through the dollhouse.
He has broken into everything in Chi
cago."
Everything except society,"" protest
ed the dangerous criminal. Baltimore
American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
SATISFIED.

Love wore threadbare dress Of gray
And toiled upon the road all day.
Love welded pick and carried pack
And bent to heavy loads the back.
Though meager fed and sorely tasked,
Only one wage Love ever asked
child's white face to kiss at night,
woman's smile by candlelight.
Margaret sangster in Lippincott'a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05

what is the shape of ship going
to pieces on stern and rockbound
coastT asked Gaswell of Dukane.
Every bad shape, l should say. What
shape would you call it?'
"a wreck tangle." ."-Pittsburg Chron-
icla-Tainuran nh
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-05
TUESDAY.

The Federal party in Porto
Rico has allied itself with the
Democrats in the United States.
According to Filipino reports,
Captain Devereaux Shields was
killed in the recent fight with
natives in Martinique.