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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

at least a. dozen times. couldn't for
give him for trying to hold Polly's
hand, not even after the joy I had ex-
perienced at cheating him out of his
dance with her at the fancy dress ball.
"I'm awfully glad to see you," said
Polly, and then glanced slyly at me to
see how l vas taking it. why, L
haven't seen you since the night of
the ball. l was very sorry l didn't get
to dance with you that night. AS it
was l had to dance that number out
with Mr.. Minton."
Again Peters smiled-and he had
reason to smile. began considering
the propriety of throwing him out. He
had no right to smile and be smiled at
In such a fashion-of that there was
no doubt. / glanced at one of the
windows and wondered how a 10-story
fall would affect his constitution. A
little later l found myself raising the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the extreme
measure | felt impelled to take. For
Polly hadn't looked at me since Peters
came in, and was now leaning forward
talking to him as though there was
not another of his kind ON earth. /
understood perfectly that the object Of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
Fun of Auto" Men.

It seems that one of the latest fash
ions Of the automobiles, motocy-
clists and various "chaffeurs" Of the
auto kind in Paris is to tear through
space with escape pipe wide open, emit
ting a succession of explosions that for
frightful noise can discount a switch
engine. They are not obliged to leave
the escape open and make all this
noise, but sit sounds big" and they,
do it. Recently Beconnais on his
tricycle., going at fifty miles per hour
in the heart of Paris, scared a cab
horse into running away, and the cab
by is now in bed. A noise that will
scare a Paris cab horse mus. be some
thing more than the rattle of a boy'i
hoop, or a urs girl with a baby
carriage.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

to do tomorrow night" She paused,
then shook her head slowly. mo, after
all. Mr.. Peters, l really can't CO."
She rose from her chair and started
Peters toward the door by starting
toward it herself-Polly is finished in
the art of dismissing. She waited un-
til the sound of his footsteps had died
away, then marched across the room
and took her stand, determinedly, in
front of me.
Now, who is she?' she demanded.
Who's who?" l asked, putting on an
air of surprise.
You know we'll enough. The girl
you were out with the other night"
Tuesday night?" I hazarded, finding
myself in a close place, and hoping
Polly would not remember.
Polly nodded her head. A most for
midable little body she looked just
then.
"Oh, she's a very good friend of mine
"a very good friend. Pretty, too, and
sweet" l picked up a magazine,
dropped into a chair, and began to
read.
= "You-you like herr" Polly's voice
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her disregard for me and her sudden
regard for Peters was to make me
jealous. But in spite of my under
standing she was thoroughly success
full.
81 dropped in to ask you if you
wouldn't go with me tomorrow night
to see the Chinese curios at Horizons"
/ heard Peters say.
Polly noticed that / was giving at
tention, and her name grew even
more ELUSIVE than ever. Il shall be
delighted to go. I've been wanting to
ever so much, but | have had no oppor-
tunity. suppose it's perfectly proper
tor a lady to go there?"
Perfectly proper-perfectly." Peters
treasured her, with an eloquent wave
of the right hand.
4 saw a chance of playing against
Polly the same little game she was
playing against me, and did not pass
my opportunity. ITS all right, Pol
ly," l said, ~carelessly. You'll enjoy
it,"
Polly looked up quickly, showing a
sudden loss of interest in Peters.
why, how do you know?"
Il was with a young lady there.
Nothing in the least reprehensible
about it. We had a jolly time. You
and Mr.. Peters will like it, too"
There was a short silence; then Pol
ly spoke in a voice hat tried to be
Indifferent: with whom did you
go?"
"A young lady friend of NINE" |
answered, unconcernedly. glanced
at her covertly and saw that she was
not happy. l felt happier.
Since Polly had lost her volubility
Peters began to grow uncomfortable.
l saw him twist about in his chair and
tumble with the band on his hat.
Finally he rose.
II suppose / car call for you tomor-
row evening them" he said.
Polly fingered her chin and looked at
the floor as though in deep study. 81
spoke hastily when | said I'd go. I'm
not so certain now that | think OF it.
There are some things l really ought
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
IN POLLY's STUDIO.

/ had gone cre-nd to Folly's studio
to ask her to go With me to Horizons
freak museum, where, Ey come mistake
of the management, there was on dis
play a really fine collection of Chinese
curios that had attracted much atten-
ton among the few connoisseurs who
had dared enter the place. But the
door had hardly closed behind me be-
fore we were quarreling about some
thing-I've forgotten what. Five min
utes later Polly was dabbing v%iciously
at a canvas and / was glazing into
the pages of a magazine six months
odd.
A knock sounded at the door-a de-
cided tap followed by two or three
lighter and hesitating ones. Polly's
face wrinkled. THAT sounds just like
Mr.. Peters knock" she said, GROSSLY.
Il wonder what that man can want,
anyhow"
She laid her palette and brush down
and walked to the door, wiping her
hands on the checked apron that en-
veloped her from chin to toes. For an
instant l was happy in thinking Of
eHS lrOSCy reception MI. feIeiS was
about to receive-just the kind he de-
served. Then the door opened.
why, Mr.. Petersi" cried Polly, gra-
ciously-decidedly too graciously, it
seemed to me-holding out a hand to
him. tits you, is it? Come right
int"
Thank you--thank you, Miss Mat
son." he said, bowling repeatedly as he
entered. I'm very pleased to see you.
I've been"
Just then he stopped, for he had
caught sight of me. The look on his
face told me that his pleasure in see
ing Polly did not also include seeing
me-.
"You have met Mr.. Minton, have
your" asked Polly, who noticed his
pause.
Peters mumbled out a few words
and l remarked that l thought | had
met him some place. had met him
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

was mandatory, yet hesitating, as
though fearful of the aIlswe
Very much" l turlied a page.
Who is she? Aren't you going to
tell me?" The voice was yet more
imperative.
| shook my head.
We'll, you needn't, then. / don't
care to know anyhow"
Stiffiy erect, she walked to the win
dow and looked down. She began to
whistle, then she thrummed against
the window pane with her fingers, then
she was silent. Then she moved out
of my range of vision and for several
minutes | heard her stirring about be-
hind me. Suddenly felt a hand come
down softly on either shoulder and a
head nestle close to mine.
Who is she, Tom? There's a good
boy. Now tell me-" Polly coaxed.
She is ugly, isn't she, and her hair is
red? OF course it is"
There was no resisting this new
method of attack. The best | could
do was to>yield in my own way.
I'm afraid she isn't ugly and her
hair isn't red"
And she isn't even freckled?" Pol
ly's disappointment showed in her
voice.
Not even freckled. In fact, she's
very much like you"
why, she isn't so bad, after ALL"
Polly admitted.
| nodded my head. "No, not very.
ITS because shes like you that adj
mire her."
Now, how is she like me?"
She's like you because she is
l turned my head and looked. into the
little eager face above my shoulder
because she is you"
Polly Strengthened up and quickly
moved around in front of me. Whats
that? What do you mean" she cried,
in amazement. She's. like me-she is
me-! Then I'm the girl?"
You are the girl" / smiled up into
her face.
But l wasn't out with you"
Tuesday night?" l suggested.
She studied for an instant. why
that's the evening we went to the
InodLef aIter uncle lett.
She stared at me in silence and a
look of disgust came upon her face.
Then she turned about squarely and
left me gazing at her back. "Oh,
pshaw!" she said.
| bided my time, knowing she would
turn around, and this she did, and
saw on her face the beginning of a
smile.
We'll, I'm glad it wasn't some other
girl" she said.
$50 am l." 1 agreed-and at this the
smile increased.
But the girl you were with at Hor-
ton's?" she spoke up suddenly. "You
said you were there with one."
Il was in there for just a few min
utes, and happened to see Miss Stan
ton. l was with her for about half {
minute
Again Polly stared at me. You're
a fraud" she commented.
81 know it," l admitted, cheerfully
And, what's worse, you caused me
to refuse Mr.. Peters. See here, you've
got to be punished" She was shaking
a forefinger at me. 'Ill just make
you take me up to see the curios.
really want to 60"
Certainly" said 1. Il came around
for the sole purpose of asking you.
And you'd like to take me?" He
eyebrows went up.
"Of course"
well, we won't go, then" said Pol
ly, decidedly. You've got to be pun
ished somehow"
Making Him Whole.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
ExcusnbIe.

Wickwire-From superficial notice, 1
should say you had a holy terror of wa
ter. Am | right?
Hungry H~iggins-You are. And If
you had a wife that made you carry all
the wotter for the washin' she's done
for five years, an KEEP you so busy at
1t you didn't have time to run away,
you'd hate the stuff, too, you would
indianapolis Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
Nearing the Limit.

He-Do you know, darling, 1 think 1t
makes me a better man every time I
kiss you?
SEe-Well, at the pace you're going
now there will soon be no more room
for Observation-Disclosures News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

There are few wild beasts more to
be dreaded than a talking man having
nothing to say.-Swift.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my house.-D. g.
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ness.
Waggle-Pardon me; madness gets,
three square meals a day.-Life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

The uncertainty Of sure things al
ways auses a lot of worry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22
un.to-Da4e Portraiture.

Up-to-Date POrtraiture. .
III have been working ON this woman
now for fvewceks,"
"And yet not sdccessful?'
'sNo. She still complains that the
picture looks like her."-Life. =
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-22

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
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the cause that produces La Grippe. e. w.
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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Land for Iandless.

One OF the last bills which passed
Congress opens to settlement the XII
owa, Comanche, and Apache Indian
reservation In southeastern Oklahoma.
The government is to pay the Indians.
$4,000, 900, %one-fourth In cash, the
other three-fourths to remain in the
Treasury drawing s per cent interest.
The number OF acres open to settlers
will be over 1000, 900. which will give
space for about 10000 farms OF 100
acres each, though not all the land is
OF value for farming purposes. The
opening OF this reservation is another
step toward inducing the Creeks, Cher
okees. Seminoles, Choctaws and Chick
asaws to take up lands In severalty.
When this is done the old Indian Ter
ritory can be united to Oklahoma and
become a prosperous state.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
A MURDER MYSTERY.
TWO ARRESTS MADE AFTER
THREE YEARS
In Connection with the Brutal killing
of Money Lender Reed and Ills sister
at North Adams, Mass. History of
the Crime,

After q lapse OF almost three years
a strenuous effort IL being made to
solve the mystery OF the brutal killing
Of Henry +. Reed and his sister,
Blanche NJ. Reed. who were found
murdered In their home in North
Adams. Mass, on August 7, 1897. Two
arrests have been made and the cases
of the prisoners are Alexander Grant
and David King, both OF C~larksburg.
will soon come up for a hearing.
The murder OF the Reeds was a
most cold-blooded AFFAIR and the mo-
tives for II, so far as the public Is
concerned. are still unknown.
Reed came to that place nearly thir-
~ years ago. and engaged In the musi-
cal instrument business. In which nc
made considerable money. Eight years
before his tragic end he bought "A
house on a lane leading of Holden
street. near the center Of the city. Here
he conducted a regular pawnbrokers
business. He would advance money
on any kind OF an article brought to
him, and after a time he began taking
| up mortgages in the country districts
He was close and exacting. and nat
urally his business made him enemies,
His sister, who kept house for him
had his characteristics. With both
gold was their god. Their lives
were centered In their business, for the
sister could make as sharp a lea, as
her brother and was equally interested
In the conduct Of affairs.
Their home wat a regular curio shop
wherein was stored a vast variety o'
articles, and 1t was always open. PEG
pie called their at all hours OF the da,
and night and Reed was ever Willing
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

The great street car strike at st.
Louis made conspicuous no more strik-
ing personality than that of Charles II.
Fox, n Of the men who stuck to his
car through it all and was blown up
once by dynamite because OF his ad-
herence to the company's side OF the
dispute. Fox has been through no less
than seven memorable strikes, and
may be aptly termed a professional
"anti-striker," for he has invariably
been opposed to the men who were
out.
In the course OF his career Fox has
been employed in various capacities,
and probably takes the palm as a poly
glot workman. He has served as mill
tiaman. telegraph operator, locomotive
engineer. detective, motorman and con-
ductor through successive labor wars,
and in addition he has worked as
printer and painter. The other day
after he had been blown up in st.
Louis he told the story OF his check
cred life as an employe.
Il was a militiaman the first time l
was ever called upon to do strike duty
"a sergeant in Company F, Ninth
Pennsylvania" he said. That was
back in the early COS, when the Home
stead strike was on. l got shot at a
number Of times. but did not have
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

l., eleven years ago and there mes
King. who had been In this country six
years. Both became inseparable COM
panions and four years q they To-
Gated In North Adams. Grant purchas-
ed a farm at Clarksburg from Reed for
81 800 and on this there was a mort
gage for 8 1880. Grant was to pay for
the property In small sums. At the
time OF the murder Grant. who was Q
baker by trade, wal employed In =
shop and King, who made his homo
with Grant. was employed in the Ar
mold print works. They drove togeth-
or 10 the city every morning and
Grant stabbed his horse in Reeds
barn. At the time OF the murder the
print works were running until 10 p.
IN. so that Grant, who quit work at =
p. m. and then drove to his farm.
usually returned at a late hour to con
vey King home. On the evening pre-
ceding the discovery OF the murder
Grant says that he did not return to
North Adams for King; that the latter
walked home and that he (Grant) did
not leave his house after supper, so
that he could not have committed the
murder. The state. however. claims to
have many witnesses who will swear
that they saw both King and Grant
In the city late that night. The state
will also show that the object OF the
crime al robbery, as Grant, the
prosecution will claim. was aware that
Reed had money In his house. There
is one thing that the friends OF Grant
adduce in his favor. The mortgage on
the property he had purchased from
Reed was not recorded and nothing
was known OF 1t until Grant, unasked.
stepped forward and gave information
about II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
FRANK CONLIN.

his head for his gallantry a few nights
& and are raising a purse for him. 1t
all seems incomprehensible to him. He
fails to realize how his simple en-
deavors at preventing the stampede
OF a frightened multitude In inky dark
ness should call forth so much praise.
All this happened at the istic con-
test between Terry McGovern and
Tommy White at the Seaside Sporting
club. The preliminary bout had just
concluded when the great electric
lights fickered, then went out, leaving
It's great arena In darkness. A hush
fell on the crowd. Every n expected
the lamps would soon relight, and
there was little excitement. But as the
seconds passed and there was no sign
of the expected illumination fear and a
n OF impending disaster spread fear
owe all. Murmurs OF dread we're heard
on every side. A thousand excited
spectators struck matches In an effort
to find the exit.
A panic was near. From a dark cor
rer OF the big auditorium came the
notes OF a popular air whistled by an
adept. There were a thousand persons
in that assembly who at C recog-
nized that whistle. They had heard
those some shrill but pleasant notes at
all of the big sporting event ever held
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

as there was some trouble that had to
be fretted out at Buffalo. After I had
finished that work | came on here and
went to work as a motorman.
Things have been pretty easy In st
Louis. or course | was blown up
once. but what did 1t amount to? ]
got a small cut on the back OF my left
hand, and that is all. Nobody else got
even that much. ,
"Of course the man who takes the
company's side in a strike is in dan.
ger, and he has to be very wide awake
But that is something | have been dc.
Ing since l was IL years old. When ]
was IL | went to work In a country
printing Office and served a full APP
premiership. l learned to set type and
all that sort of thing. But I didn't
like the business. Painting struck my
fancy, and | took 1t up. l Joined the
union and worked at the trade Tor
some time. Then a little deal came
up between the master painter OF my
union and myself. did not think
was treated right and gave MIN my
card. | haven't worked at painting
since. l took up ~telegraphing next and
made pretty good progress. got o
job on the Lackawanna, meantime be-
coming a member Of the militia and a
sergeant Of my company. got mar
ried, but my wife died a few years
later. when our daughter was quite G
child.
81 haven't got through all these
strikes without having scraps. J
have had my share Of them. you car
bet. And 1t was such a big share that
| would feel pretty easy II ! a
dollar for each Of them. But there
are things for me to learn yet. and one
of them Is to see that my hand ism
where 1t can be bumped against a mo-
tor controller the text time my car Il
blown up"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Cured His Habit.

A young theological student who
supplied the pulpit In a Vermont vii
lage one summer, had a habit OF en-
phasizing pronouns which his instruc-
tor in elocution had e~ndeavored In
vain to correct. The involuntary smiles
of his rural congregation one Sunday,
however, worked the change for which
his friends and professors had longed.
lie was reading the thirteenth chapter
of First Kings, and on coming to the
twenty-seventh verse, he said distinct
ly: "And he spake to his sons, saying
Saddle me the ass, And they saddled
aim"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
HOLY WAR IN ILLINOIS TOWN,
A~ntl-Saioon Fight In Girard Dividing
Families and Making Other Trouble.

Anti-saloon Fight In Girard Dividing
Families and Making Other Trouble.
An anti-saloon fight at Girard, ILL.,, IL
dividing families and has precipitatet
a holy war" with two evangelist.
leading the hosts. In the spring cleo.
tons the church people managed to
elect an anti-license ticket. having q
majority OF two In the council. When
the night for the vote on the question
Of granting the saloon licenses arrived
one OF the anti-license aldermen wal
called from the city, leaving but ONT
majority for the dry" side. w. o
Horton, to the establishment OF ever,
one, voted in favor Of license. The
wife of one of the aldermen who hat
voted against the saloon left him be
cause he would not resign from thu
council, after they had failed to keer
the saloons out. She has since resided
with her father. The ministers OF the
town secured two evangelists. and Q
series OF revivals have been held. The
alderman has been boycotted and ha'
sold out his business at a great loss
Several damage suits will be instituted
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
EXCITED.
Girl Holds Converse with Apparitlon of
Virgin.

Girl ltOlus sOnNerse with ~hppnritiOu OF
Virgin.
A trivial event In the little village
Of Alice Bellecole. near Acqui. In
southeastern Piedmont. has recently
been the cause Of great excitement
among the co%ntadini OF the district.
The fourteen-year-old daughter OF a
poor widow was sent by her mother to
gather clover on a vineyard slope.
The girl soon returned with q pale
face and the news that while she was
gathering the clover the Virgin APP
peared to her and kissed her lightly
on the mouth like a breath OF wind.
The peasants at once believed the girl.
and from that moment the little VII
lage has been besieged by thousands
OF blind. crippled and consumpttve
people. At an early hour every morn
ing the young girl goes to the vine
yard and, apparently In a state OF I'M
| conscious ecstasy, holds converse with
| the Madonna, whose wishes and com
mands she then In q quiet
voice to the kneeling throngs around
her. A small chapel IL now being
built where the nrst appearance 10 said
to have occurred. Some OF the peas
ants, who dared to doubt the truth
OF the girls statement. have been NAL
treated, while their houses were de-
stroyed and then RACED to the ground.
The excitement among the country
people grows more and more: only q
few nights ago nearly 10000 people
passed the night on the hills round
the village, and their singing could be
heard for miles. The prosaic prefect
has ordered a battalion OF infantry to
proceed to the scene OF the reported
appartion.-Ex.