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was called down to investigate the caus-
es Of the mortality, and he forwarded
a complete diagnosis to Washington,
with the result that DR.. Salmon, Of the
department of agriculture, pronounced
1t rabies. Then the Gardner boys re-
membered that they had killed q coyote
which had acted very strangely, about
two weeks previous to the death Of the
stock. 1t had secluded itself in va
cant ranch cabin, and was nearly dead
from exhaustion when one Of the cow
boys dispatched it with club.
1t was thought the cattle had been
bitten by the mad coyote.
The great stock region was alive to
the danger by this time, and, besides
the regular $3.50 offered for every wolf
scalp by the state of Colorado, two
|ranchmen offered $40 each for every
wolf captured, and the Eastern Colo
RADIO Live Stock association, as q body,
offered SIS for every animal killed. In
Denver hundreds of sportsmen, with
dogs and guns, are arranging to make
an expedition to the range Of 5andhills
In which the coyotes are breeding, and
letters from Nebraska and Kansas
indicate that hundreds will be on the
ground from neighboring states. Many
Wyoming people are already there. The
sandhills break a monotonously level
prairie, or plain, near the state line
between Colorado and Nebraska, and
it Is here that the little animals breed.
by thousands every year.
Twelve years ago when one Of these
big wolf hunts was held, 1t was believ-
ed that the coyote was thing of the
past because so many Of the animals
had been slaughtered. Eighteen hun
dred were killed at this time, but the
mortality appears to have had little ef-
feet upon the coyotes. While the cow
boys do not fear them, instances have
been known where the children of
ranchmen have been attacked by them
and narrowly escaped death.
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Mr.. Gary has been in the general as.
sembly for 10 or IL years and for 6
part Of that time presided over the
house with conspicuous fairness and
ability. He comes from a large and
influential family. His brothers, who
are upon the bench, are men Of abil-
ity and influence and there Is not q
particle Of doubt but that a part OF
his vote was purely personal one.
"And the same can be said of Mr.
Patterson, whose ability and good pub
lie record cannot be questioned. A
part of his vote know will go to Col
onel Hoyt, and I believe that by far
the greater part of 1t will do so.
"And then we must take into consid-
Grafton the fact that there Is a good
large vote which did not come out last
Tuesday, because 1t was uncertain as
to what chance Hoyt stood. And there
are at least 1000 voters who were out
of the state-in the mountains and else
where. But nearly all Of these votes
will come out in the second primary
"a systematic and organized effort
will now be made by Colonel Hoyt's
friends from this on and there is every
reason to believe that Colonel Hoyt
will be our next governor"
What about the whisky vote In the
state? Whot got it?" the reporter ask
ed.
mo man can look at the Charleston
vote and the mountain vote and doubt
for an instant that Governor McSwee-
ney received it. The talk about Hoyt's
getting the whiskey vote Is nonsense.
His vote came from the prohibitionists,
from dispensaryites who want better
enforcement of the law and from 9TH
ers who know his record in war and in
peace, and who recognize his ability
and purity of character.
"I want my friends in the state to
know that the fight is not lost by a
great deal and that by a strong pull
and a pull altogether we can win.
1--WE fought upon principle and for
the right and have nothing to retract.
We will fight to the last ditch and ex-
pect to win.
1--WE will conduct the work largely
from Columbia, where our friends can
reach us for the next few days."
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Exlley stole apay to solace himself soith
numerous drinks and cigars.
GUS drinks and cigars In the solitude Of
the Pullman.
In order to break the journey for the
ladies Draper had arranged for the
party to sleep at a St. Louis hotel that
night, resuming the journey In the
morning. So thither they went. Filley
regarded this as prime opportunity to
make his escape. He would "acciden-
tally" miss the train In the morning!
But when the morning came there was
great pile of mail to be opened and
answered. and Draper kept him busy
until breakfast. Then after that meal
was over, as If divining the mans in
tention, he took his arm and started
for the Unioh station, telling Chester to
look after the ladies.
Arrived at the Miranda, he plunged
into work again, nor did he cease until
the limited was we'll under way, speed
ing over the Atchison system, on the
last lap Of the journey to Denver.
Filley was livid with chagrin and
rage. Things began to look serious.
However, he must and would escape at
Denver and by travelling night and day
might hope to reach New York in time
to prevent exposure and shipwreck.
So, with all Its freight Of human
hopes and fears, loves and hates, the
Denver express sped westward, the
Miranda and Its satellite Pullman
again coupled on at the rear.
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MAKING WHISKY IN PRISON.
Miniature Stills That VIII Turn Out q Pint of
LIQUOR In q Day.

L
Acting on the principle that no whis-
ky Is bad whisky, and refusing even
to acknowledge that some whisky is
better than other whisky, certain pris-
oners in the Tower have, according to
the statement Of man just released,
erected miniature distilleries and have
made the oh-be-joyful tanglefoot right
under the eyes of the jailers. This
condition Of affairs is denied by the Of
flcials Of the Tower.
Matt Hardee, an "old man Of the
mountains" with penchant for vio-
lating the law in SO far as 1t endeav-
ors to restrict his making mountain
dew" is authority for the statement
that tiny distilleries are in operation
in the Tower.
Hardee was discharged from the
Tower on Friday, after having serv-
ed 12O days for "moonshining." He
lives near Dallas, in Walton county,
and on Friday night on his way home
told an interesting story to a reporter.
as to how 1t was possible to make
liquor in the Jail. Here is the story:
"Yes, Bud, we have 'em In full
swing right in the Jail. We can't do
without our liquor, 1t makes no differ
|ence where we are. When I was sent
up for the first time, four years ago,
made whisky in the JAIL, and when I
came back sometime ago rugged me
|up a moonshine factory at once.
II took two coffee pots for boilers
and after trading and scheming with
other prisoners I managed to get
rubber tube to make worm. Then
was fixed so far as apparatus went,
but the next thing that bothered me
was getting the meal. You see we
government prisoners are allowed
many privileges that the others are
not. We can stroll about the d, and
into the Jail Office, the kitchen, and In
fact, anywhere else we want to except
the street. 1t was G. small matter to
get meal from the cooks on the excuse
that I wanted 1t to parch or had the
heat and wanted it to rub on my back.
After getting the meal 1t was
small matter to make the real thing.
You see, the plant is small, but we
could turn out about a pint every day.
There were other fellows who had stills
also, and after making an all night
run, using common tin lamps to get
up heat, we had a right good lot next
morning. Then we would proceed to
|get drunk. I made enough money in
Jail to pay my fare home just by SELL
ling NV stuff to other prisoners" AT
llanta Journal.
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THIRD DAY.
SOLID COMFORT.

When Reuben Filley entered the door
Of the Miranda after enjoying q soil.
tary smoke in the 'emigrant car" as
Madge Hurst dubbed the Pullman, he
beheld the following tableau:
Mrs. Hurst. following the example Of
all good chaperons, was fast asleep on
a dvan. soothed to slumber by the
rocking and humming Of the train.
Behind her couch sat Chester and
Madge. she making desperate pretense
of accomplishing some slight fancy
work. but not making much progress
owing to the fact that even the most
skillful of needlewomen cannot work
with one hand. Chester Ives had pos
sessed himself of the other and at the
moment when Filley entered was muir.
muring some words that brought q
roster color to Madge's cheeks and a
softer glamour to her usually bright
and dancing eyes.
Draper and Florence were at the far
ther end, she reclining In the easiest
chair to be found. and he at her side,
conversing earnestly In q low tone.
Her gracefully poised head. the ear
nest eyes looking full into his. the man
Ting color In her checks and the half
smile on her parted lips indicated that
she was an interested listener. even as
Desdemona hearkened to Othello Of
old. And yet all the world might have
heard the burden Of John Draper's
speech. He was only telling her some
of the adventures Of days long gone
by. when he and her father-the father
she had never seen-were boys and
young men together. From this start.
ing point he went on to speak Of their
early struggles. when the foundations
were laid of the great fortune Florence
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BIG COYOTE HUNT.
Thousands of the Pests May Be Killed at the
Colorado Roundup.


Denver, (Col.) Cor. New York Sun.
Eastern Colorado ranchmen value ar
ordinary coyote at $3.50. This seem.
ingly extravagant price will result ir
another great hunt this fall, in which II
Is expected that thousands Of the little
animals will fall victims to the AS OF
the cowboys or the hounds Of the
sports of the East. The plains country
in Eastern Colorado, which was once
the breeding ground and home of thou
sands of buffaloes, is now populated by
thousands Of coyotes, and so destruct-
i've have they become to stock that the
state and the cattle barons, working
together, are offering $3.50 for every
coyote scalp presented. This offer will
result in attracting hundreds OF hunt
ers from Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming,
and Western Colorado, and even now,
in the big region infested, many hunt
ers are making big money.
For the past five years the ranchmen
have admitted their inability to cope
with the increasing numbers Of wolves,
but they have waited patiently in the
hope that the animals might be killed
by poison. The wolves, however, have
been so we'll fed on veal and lambs
from the herds that piece Of beef ly-
Ing on the prairie has no attraction for
their cultivated tastes, and they pass it
by.
About a month ago, Gardner Bros,
of Yuma county, lost 36 head
of cattle, and for many days they could
not account for the mortality. Large
and small stock were suddenly attack
ed by a mad frenzy, and would contin-
ue in that condition until death. The
cattle would paw the earth and attempt
to bite and hook everything in sight,
whether animate or inanimate. Froth
from the mouths Of the beasts was
scattered over the range. Ranchmen
were alarmed, and did not dare to at
tempt to quiet or corral the cattle eith-
er on foot or on horseback. After
three days three dozen cattle were
found dead.
Former State Veterinarian Greswell
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|
her my aDtte."
was a gambler from choice, not from
necessity, and scrupled not to avail
| himself of the inside" information
which 1t was so easy for one In his po-
sition to obtain and to use surrepti.
tiously. But he longed for larger
sphere where he could handle and
gamble with millions instead Of with
thousands.
About six months before this story
opens what Filley vulgarly called q
"snap" presented itself. A quarter In.
terest In a stockbrokerage house was
going begging. being offered for sale
very cheaply. Yet the sum required
was greatly beyond his means. but he
resolved to make bluff" and capture
the prize. Falsely representing to the
members Of the firm In question that
John Draper was his 'backer," he pur.
chased the retiring partners Interest,
paying $4,000 down. raising the mon.
ey with notes for the amount at six
months, drawn by himself and pur-
porting to bear the Endorsement of
John Draper. With the name Of the
great flnancier on their backs these
notes were regarded on 1.-The street" as
"gilt edged paper" and Filley had no
trouble in getting them discounted.
But the Endorsements were skillfully
forged, and Reuben K. Filley was the
forger!
No announcement Of his partnership
In the new firm was to be made. at FIJI
ley's request. for six months. Every
thing was booming in the stock mar
ket, and by the end Of the term he con-
fidently hoped that his half yearly
share Of the profits would be enough
or nearly enough to enable him to take
up the notes when they fell due. Fall
ing this they would be presented to
their indorser for payment, and the
forgery would be discovered. OF course
1t was imperative that he be on the
spot to keep the wires from sagging.'
Judge then of his dismay when In
formed by John Draper that be was to
accompany him to Denver! In one way
the trip was fortultous. as 1t would
take his employer out Of New York at
critical time. In six days the forged
paper would mature and, even allow
ing for the usual three days Of grace
customary at that time. would be pre-
sented for payment before the date set
| for his return. But there was also the
general risk of something going wrong
at such ticklish time. Hence Ftlley's
determination to quit the car party on
the first plausible pretext so as to has.
ten back to New York. take up his
profits. redeem. destroy or renew the
forged notes and thus protect his i'm
periled interests.
Once over this stile. he told himself,
he could snap his fingers at John Dra-
per and as q member of an old and hon.
ored firm enter the lists with him for
the hand and fortune Of Miss Gran.
Mss.
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HOW LONG MEN MAY LIVE.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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now possessed. Modest John never
once alluded to the part borne by him.
self in adding to that fortune until now
it needed seven figures to express It.
But the girl OWNED all this, and when
he ceased speaking she laid her hand
caressingly on the back Of bis as 1t
rested on the arm of her chair and
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which the delighted magnate proceeded
to atfix In his scarf.


to atfix In his scarf.
"You have always brought me luck,
my GIRL" be said as he took her hand,
and then, before them all, he drew her
to him and kissed her on the brow, as
he had often kissed her before, only
now there was q new meaning and
new conservation In that caress, which
both felt and recognized.
During all this pretty scene Reuben
Filley writhed as the serpent In old
Eden must have contorted himself
when he witnessed the bliss of the first
pair of lovers. At the earliest oppor-
tunity be stole away unnoticed and un-
missed to solace himself with numer-
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PROHIBITION IN MAINE.-When con-
gress, at the last session, was adopting
laws for the government Of Hawaii, an
amendment, nor shall saloons for the
sale Of intoxicating drinks be allowed"
was adopted in the house Of represen-
tatives by a vote of 66 to 60. During
the discussion Of this amendment,
which was offered by Mr.. Gillett, Of
Massachusetts, 1t was stated by Con-
gresham Fitzgerald that the enforce
ment Of the prohibition law in Maine
was a farce, which utterance called
forth the following reply from Con-
gressman Littlefield, Of Maine:
II will not waste any time in talking
about the prohibition law Of the state
of Maine today. I will say that the
gentleman cannot put his finger on a
spot or place in the state Of Maine
where liquor is sold openly. Now,
make this statement, and I am from
that state. What I mean and what I
wish to say in talking about the en-
forcement of the prohibition law in
Maine, Is that the people in Maine,
four to one, are satisfied with the pro-
hibitory law in Maine and believe in
it. There Is not an open saloon-a
place where your attention would be di-
rected to it's sale If you were not look
ing for it-in the state Of Maine any
where. Now, I come from that state
and know what I am talking about"
READY WIT OF Mr.. BRYAN.-The
ready wit of Mr.. Bryan was put to the
test at the Irish meeting in Chicago.
An enthusiastic Irishman interrupted
the Nebraskan's address by shouting:
Your name ought to be O'Brien."
My friend has tried to ingratiate
me into your favor by suggesting that
my name is 'O'Brien' and not Bryan"
instantly replied the speaker. IF the
gentleman knew as much about it as
do he would know that Bryan Is
the original name and 'O'Bryan' a de-
rivation. When Bryan was made
king he put on the o. and the
'O'Briens' are the descendants of the
kings, while the 'Bryans' are the COM
mon people who never got stuck up
about a relative being king"
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ward. in " CiHwer of the big desk in
the corner
I'll tell 20 all about it, Harry" said
he, facing a6 mt and sitting on the leaf
Of the desk. I've had an experience
one OF those strange, sudden flashes of
instructive common sense that some
times light up the shadows cast ON a
mans path by loves moonshinc. l
didn't mcaa to he poetical, but | got
that sentence started and had to finish
it somehow.
"This is the fact OF the matter: When
Mile and | quarrcled, a month ago.
we parted with Il promise to meet again
today"
"And you've broken it," said l.
"Wait bit" said he. eve were to
meet and speak the exact truth to each
other"
"Well, If an outsider may venture to
inquire, what had you been speaking
up to that timc?"
"Hcavcn knows" he replied. I'VE
were always accusing each other of de-
NSl''N'i" A'h hllbh ~ u ' IbtlA say )
that Mile used to be engaged to IIar-
old Norris, though it was never an
bounced OF course that's nothing to
be ashamed of, and it's no reason why
l shouldn't love her just as much, but
she always persisted in saying that she
never was engaged to him and didn't
care two straWS about him. Now, if
ehnS1 4,II "a, ;..l,4
in love with Norris and had got over it
l wouldn't have cared. But | can't
stand deception. And we used to fight
and fight over that silly little falschood
until our happiness was ruined by it,"
81 don't see how you could have
made much of rumpus, Jack" said |.
You're in the same boat. You were
engaged to Julia Wallace"
''But Mile doesn't know anything
about that" Jack protested. "Shc nov
er heard Of it. There aren't three pco-
pie alive. except ourselves. who know.
Mile never suspected such thing
Julia was 4 nice girl and as pretty as
child angel. hut I never loved her. I
only imagined that did"
at was the same With began.
whats the use of going over ali
those old rolies" Jack interrupted,
idle dreams, all Of them! ! never
loved anybody but Millic, and I've told
her so a million times"
every we'll said /. Lets get down
to recent events. Let's get down to to-
day"
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uoud to YOU" | answer
cd, with this understanding, which
Shall 90 for Il bet: If the thing is obvi-
ously true or can he proved to be true,
you agree to 90 and see her and apollo
gizc. If not, I'll take you to bermuda
for month and pay all the expenses"
"lf the story can't be proved, you
iose?" he inquired.
'Right-supposing that it needs any
proof"
Il take the bet" said lie.
The envelope, crisp with the heat, al
most opened itself in my hands And
this is what read:
Dear jack shall not 20 to the old seat in the
park tomorrow. 1t would be useless. For my
own part ! care nothing for the pledge we made.
! have never doubted word that you have said
to me. loved you, and cared not a penny for
any fact in nature except that you loved me. The
notion that | distrusted you was wholly in your
own mind.
As to my PROMISE ii is Of no consequence !
could say only what | have said many times. /
have nothing TO alter rctract. But you would
not believe. There is no human creature SO pal
pably sincere, there is no pledge nor vow so SOL
cmn, rs to convince man who has the cause and
essence OF distru-t in his nature. You would
doubt because YOU are doubtcr, not because the
matter is dclatah.c.
When YOU have gained different mode OF
thought, as ! most certainly believe you will,
come to mo- shall be just the same, but per
haps | shall seem to you To be more nearly the
woman whom you could love and trust Come
soon, yet not until you are sure. MILE.
Heaven gave me the grace to read
those words almost MS they deserved tO
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last meeting, and the months interval
was to clear our heads from the smoke
of our quarrel. so to speak, and our
hearts from jealousy. At the end of
the month VIZ wouldn't love each other
any more. That was the idea of it, and
So it wouldn't make any difference
what we said. We could afford to
speak the exact truth"
"A beautiful scheme said l, land
full of childlillc simplicity. Yours,
suppose"
Yes" he replied, "mostly mine, but
she liked it. And | actually believed
that she would be frank with me and
that we should see the end Of all our
troubles. But rs | walked up the ave
nue. 1 began to reflect upon my own
part of the performance"
'Trying to remember all your old
love affairs" said |. 81 don't think you
allowed yourself enough time"
'Thats nonsensc!" he replied impa-
tiently. "Why should | annoy her by
raking up my past? What | was en-
deayoring to do was to fix up n story
tHaL SllOulu give Hef just ana SUM
cicnt idea of me. If man tells the
rigid truth about himself, he always
seems to be worse than he is. To give
her such an impression would be equiv
alent to falschood. What | wished to
do was TO show her that l had never
loved anybody else and never could
That is the truth, and whatever |
might say in support of that contention
would be true, in effect, even if the de-
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When mans eyes are focused on
something that isn't there, when he en-
tiers the room with IN air of gloomy de-
termination and then doesn't do any
thing in particular, when he losses
down his hat ana gloves rs if he were
never to need such articles again. above
all when he fails to say How are YOU?
to the very best brother he's got in the
world, why, then, if you're that broth
er, you'll guess that something has
gone wrong.
'IIello, Jack" said 1. you're back
sooner than l expected"
"What in thunder led you to expect
me back ut one time more than anoth-
er?' he demanded. "You didn't know
where l was going"
''But 1 knew whom you were going
to see" said |.
ooh, you did," he reioined. "Well, l
didn't see her"
"Why notT'
because l didn't so where she was"
he replied, crossing to the mantelpiece
and taking her picture from the little
easel.
He glowcrcd at the portrait for half
q minute and then laid it, face down.
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I've looked forward to it with great
aaticiDation," said Jack. "Thc month
has seemed Ike 4 thousand years. We
agreed to meet at Il foolish little place
I'm the part, where we've sat together
just Ills" Mary Ann and the policeman.
But love tine place, confomd it.
'Wb2n woke up this morning and
saw the Sky so blue and the sun so
bright | took the weather for an omen.
Nou may have noticed that | got up
rather early
Yes" said |, and that you were out
of your head in other respects. That
was one Of my reasons for guessing
whom You We're going to meet"
81 left here Mt 10 O'clock" said Jack.
"Thc time appointed was II. l strollcd
IN the avrHUr And then n curious
thing happened. Would you believe it,
I've been thinking and thinking and
thinking ai these interminablc days
about what she would say to me, anG
upon my w""l. | had never considered
what wor.',i ~ny to her.
well, thai was odd, wasn't it? Here
was this Ii hour that was to be the
most impu@aat in my life, and | had
not prcpar,l tor it. You see, we had
not arranged for any renewal of our
engagement 1t was merely to be our