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them. had been a prime support to Mark
through all the trying experiences of the
night. The boys, now realized something
of what Napoelon's army probably felt
when reminded of their spectators at the
battle of Pyramids. The fury of war was
beginning to inspire them Mark observed
their heartened' aspect and hurried to con-
clude:
Now, form in line all of you. Here.
Victor-you guard the rear. Shoot anyone
who starts to run away. Fall in here,
Arthur. Sh-shl Keep perfectly still. Now
| am going to count. When l come to.
well, seven, then / viii rush forward and
we will all holler as loud as we possibly
can. l have got the guns in the front
and the revolvers at the rear. Nobody
must fire unless tell him to- If anybody
does fire before l say, I'll give him a pain
in the neck. Now, one, two
(The beating of the boys hearts, which
went about a hundred times as fast as
Marks counting, might have been heard
by the "counterfeiters' in the house, il
they had been there)
'rhree-four--"
Lyman dropped his gun. but luckily It
did not go off. Everything was still quiet
In the hut, and the candle fiared on in the
draught of the window. The boys could
not see the thick winding sheets" around
tho short tallow shaft)
"Five-six-seven."
With roar which might have walked up
the seven sleepers, Mark gave a wild leap
toward the old quilt in the door. All the
boys Joined in.
with bark and whoop and wild halloo
No rest Benvoirich's echoes knew"
1t seemed as If all Farleigh might have
been aroused by the tumult The boys
kept 1t up until their guns were fairly
pressing against the old qult--and still
hnY-a af.r .t,- hail
lighted the mysterious candle. There was
something rather unnerving I'm this utter
lack Of resistance Mark could not help
thinking OF the Bible verse about the
Prince of the power OF the air.
But he knew that there was no Vine now
for dallying.
Here goes, he cried, and with a hand
which could hardly have written his name,
If he had undertaken II, he grasped the old
quilt gave II mighty jerk. and down It
fell
The boys peered wildly into the DIM
rude little room. There stood their night
mare of a candle, huttering now as though
1t must go out In the breeze which they
had raised. At first that was all they could
see. In an instant more, their vision
sharpened by the increasing light. they
saw on the floor, apparently in a dead
faint, like Percy after his fall into the
deep hole, figure Of tiny, frail old wom-
an, whom Lyman instantly recognized as
that of the lost Wddah Gershom Bassett
In the corner a tumbied heap of rags,
which seemed to form her bed looked as
though she had arisen from 1t hastily. She
had an old shawl wrapped around her and
her gray hair was disordered. She had
doubtless heard their voices. had hurried
to get up and light the candle. in the hope
of soaring them away. and then, hearing
them coming nearer and nearer, and per-
haps supremacy frightened by that last up
roarious sally she had tainted with fear.
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Then ne gave a leap downward. and began
to break his way rapidly through the briers
and underbrush. His trembling little par
~ followed him.
Now they were half way across the
basin StiIl the light burned. In loud
whisper, Victor, who had remarkably Keen
eyesight. declared that he saw Queer
face behind 1t. Mark looked up steadily.
but he could see nothing.
Come ont" was all the reply that he
deigned to give to Nictor's sensational an
nouncement
''H-hadn't we better f-f-fre right INFO
the w-w-window?" stammered Percy. who
had one of the revolvers.
''Yes. cried Arthur. That would he
fine scheme"
But Mark commanded that no shot
should be flred until something definite
should be seen at which to aim,
Don't you know in the revolution" he
reminded them, "the rule was Walt until
you see the whites of their eyes?"
Eyes. that's So" admitted Arthur. But
(his teeth were chattering now so tact
he stammered worse than Percy az it's
counterfeters, II would be pretty sood to
kin two or three before they got a xhack
mt us"
''lf it was counterfeiters," said rk his
voice lowering ~ they drew nearer an ]
nearer to the mysterious light. I'VE shouh
have heard of it, ! believe MS Just some
hermit or crazy man.
This did not serve to reassure his little
army. They We're perhaps even more
afraid OF crazy people than of that vague
and hazy class which they had designated
as ''counterfeters" II was a pale. sheep
ISL looking little band which came strug
CLING after Mark and Lyman, through the
underhrush and over and around the sharp
rocks and houldcrs. nearer, ever nearer
doggedly, inlexibly led on by two tremh-
ling boys. who devoutly wished they were
anywhere else on earth at Just this par
ticuiar minute but who would not have
turned back now for anything less than
an earthquake.
Al last they were within six or eight
rods OF the house and the dawn was max
ing things fairly plain around them. The
light in the window which, as they could
now see. was really candle stuck into a
bottle, still burned Mark stepped them
here for a few final Instructions
"Sae that hOtticF' he WHISPERED. point
ing 60 this primitive canilostiCk. Ghosts
don't have TO set bottles, like that Don't
you be scared now. There's the door, sec
itr It's got an old Quilt haging IN Il. In
about minute We shah know who hung
~ there Now. remember, IL We carry
through this thinE We shall be the biggest
men I'm Farleigh or Clcarpond Cor one
while-and don't you forget IT,
To tell the truth, the glory which their
exploit, II successful, would shed upon
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WITHOUT LOVE.

Who travels alone with his eve the heights
Tho he laughs ia the day time, oft weeps through
the nights
For courage goes down with the set Of the sun.
When the toll Of the Journey Is all borne hs one.
He speeds but TO grief, tho fun gayly he ride
Who travels alone without love at his side.
Who travels alone, without lover friend,
Bot hurries from nothing to naHght at the end
Though great he his winnings. and high he his goal
lie is bankrupt ia wisdom and brsgated in soul.
Lifes one gift ut value to him Is denied
who travels alone without love At his side.
It is easy enough in this world 10 make haste
n live for that purpose bat think of the waste
For life h poem 20 leisurfly read,
And the joy II the journey lies not in the speed
On vain his achievement and petty his pride.
Who travels alone without lore AZ his side.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox IN New York Journal
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Degenerate Descendants.
By PRUDENCE WINTERGPEEN.

HERE Is a woman living in New
n Brunswick, n. J., who is 10f years
old. When you think how many
snags the average woman strikes
in 1865 days of existence. you are
..~,,ned to wonder how 1t comes
.s.t ANYBODY can possibly have endured
~ whole years of living, and you are
,.r,ned to pity rather than to congratu-
,.,s her. ones appetite for life must be
ven indeed to make one willing to sit
= long as that at the table.
ono Of the New York papers got Mrs.
ps,tow--for that Is her name-to write
: few Of her recollections for them, and
\ ID interesting to notice that she thinks
.he old days were the best.
awhen | was a young girl" she says,
VI was an expert spinner and needle
voman--no one ever dreamed of such a
sh,ng as a sewing machine then. / helped
n spin all the family linen and most of
~ 61othes we wore. Besides spinning.
~ nther taught me to be a good house
r.ey{a@. and 1t was the thing in those
1svs FOR girls to go out and learn what
eycould by helping the neighbors when
nav were not needed at home. 1t was
N ~ way that / went to work for the
vsnAerbilts, who were friends and neigh
mn OF ours--ali coming from the same
art Of Holland.
.sfhe vanderbilts kept tavern In those
Aave. the Bellonia was the name OF 1t.
sud II stood at the end OF the Philadel-
an post-road. Mrs. Vanderbilt managed
everything herself-she was the busiest
vonnsn you ever saw. here, there and
everywhere in minute-and her thrift
and frugality helped to lay away no
email portion OF the beginning of the
vanderbilt millions. She could bake the
~hitest loaf OF bread. and the daintiest
,uaf of cake and she knew how to make
: suceess of everything she undertook.
some{lmes thought she was cleverer
n sSbargain and knew more about maxi
Ing money than her husband
y " "
You see. it's always a case of Cher
ehss Ia femme and even more so when
rood Is an outcome than evil-though l
DON'T know that a fortune measured by
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IF YOU travel. FISH, hunt or play golf
your constant eompanioa should DC Jesse
Mora
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NE GOLD III gee.

A fol there was ana away be HE'D
Even as r1u ard O..
To where Fish fiscf mcets Golavin's tide
Men called hs quests ctic-t gllied sfide
Rat the isll be cailri % bis sajleu guide
Even 700 ant D..
Oh fhe months that spert So a. icc-coh teat,
And the ffesyirg NJ had and hiBi
All fer ar object that ucrer there
Ard as-s wr know hat IL ncysr Vas thr7r
Ana that hy us % could nfvg De PANIED.
A feol there was sn5 more nionoy he found
Eyeu ss Y1l and /
Tho What he 81 out BE- sunk the ground.
He tack oct a rfuny aud put IN pss5nd.
But sod .erAssd men rscknu rottaa ice sound
oh. al that We last And all tha, il, cost
Add ehat didn't turn ont CLAIMED
An for au obieet that never WIS there.
Ana now ne knQw that it never there,
And that b. as IS could ueter be banned
TIE fol WAS st.iVpd e his very skin
Ereu SIS ,cu and L.
A. she rar be bis 11ims wancd very thin
For ulu8 upon a1rd Nere worth lin.
- q hItlc earov oat-t at most remained iH
tEson fo4r aud my mine.
Aua Is isn't the isst on the foal-erFaud quest
That sting. Ike a rcd hut brand
Il the coming 60 kaoW that 1t never vas there
r. the seeing az last That u never vas there
And that by il could never be panued
IF YOU travel. FISH, hunt or play gol
your constant companion should DC Jess,
Mora
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| Wagran
==Verse
A PRAYER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A PRAYER.
Lord. God, thou lettest the green things start
life every year;
Out Of their sunken selves they rise,
Erect, and sweet and clear
Behold the lilies pure white leaves
Unfolding by each mere
Again the sap mounts In the Ar
Thro' every swelling vein:
Again the clover stirs and thrills.
Responsive to the rain
Again the tender grass makes green
The lone breast Of the plain.
Hear the new. golden food Of song
The lsrks pours TO the bluei
Behold the strong. undaunted shoot
Pushing its brave front through
The fallen treei Lord God, Lord God,
Let me begin anewl
Out Of my own self let me risei
For God II II can he.
A new and noble growth may spring
From yon deeaying tree.
Surely a stTosg. pure life may mount
Out Of this life Of me.
Ella Hgginson,
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Copyrighted. 1900, by Kate Epson Clark.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GHOST

THE GHOST
Marks watch told them, when they
a uAde their fresh start, that IL was
.qo'clock. The moon was near setting. They
we're glad that they had brought along
hntern. 1t was Lyman's and they had all
taken turns in carrying II. The three guns
N the party had also been handed around
for transportation. Two boys had revov-
en- Arthurs only weapon was sharp
difk knife. IT had belonged to Harold.
and Arthur had found II among Harold's
things He felt very uneasy at carrying
II, for he knew that Harold would never
. fore1ve him II anything untoward should
happen to that knife.
The way grew constantly rougher. TWO
Or three times they lost their bearings,
and Lyman, who was really the pilot. had
70 climb trees In order to get their route
straightened out again. But at last they
reached a knoll overlooking little basin.
on the other side OF which, though stand
ins considerably higher than the Knoll.
was the tumble-down little hut OF whlch
thew had been in search. They had lighted
the lantern by this time, but streaks OF
bright color In the sky began To Indicate
that daylight would arrive before very
long. This renewed their courage, bur II
Also worried them little, for 1t suggestion
the fact that they had long and weary
burney to take before they could get any
BREAKFAST and what would their various
4 PARENTS and guardians say II the boys uio
not appear before their absence was ais-
severed
Az the location of their Mecca was de-
.tfrmined In the gray and sickiy hght Win
all these diversified considerations press
Ink upon them. they felt KIND OF awe
a. they paused and gazed upon II Mafn
and LYMAN directed them, in hushed
Il
word
I'm 20 first" said Mark, tsagicaiAy fie
had IA his mind images OF Marco Bo11aiis'
Arnold Winkelried and various othel
heroes. Certainly, It took all the Courage
he could muster to carry out the %hei4e
which ne thus outlined: Lyman must com"
next We viii have cur gums ready TO uFe-
II Is going to be an awful tug 10 get across
this basin Look out for holes fdn OF
dead stuff There's dry brooh-le lhe'1
hat Lyman says will hinder us. hut you
come right along after us. the rest Of YOU,
as close as YOU can-ereat guns ne ctltd'
exrloslvely He had lust turned IL take
W his march. and the gaze OF every one
Of them was nxed upon the dim little hu,
opposite, when suddenly AT the Wi"oW ~
that mysterious abode appeared "A lighted
candle Mark stood there. uaasnAod
When he turned TO look behind MIN, every
one Of hls companions had vanisa'd
To say that Mark was angry. but family
expressed The situation. He was simply
Wild with rage His fear Of 'he ghoSt Was
quite swallowed up I'm his wrath. lie plung
81 after his little army. whosf trah m
had no difficulty In following Susded ny
The nols, of cracking bushes ana 'oosenSi
rocks. Presently he cought up Vita them
Arthur was thc FIRST ono upon whom nus
Mnd was laid Mark bad not o3to' ="
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SAVED.

ripid's ihicviug rascal. they say,
There's no mistake atost g.
That he's thirf is my frm belief.
whether rastal doubt H.
For he's al excellent fricud q mine,
Whatever way | vlrw ",
For Dorothy meant 20 say me nay.
Rui Cupld had stolen her heart assy.
Sc sho hadnt The heart 90 DO H.
LII
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SAD ON EItsiGHI.

There WAS yoUng man who wrote dramas.
WHO went 10 explore the BahAulss
hut turned tn his track.
And came hastily back
He'd forgotten 20 take his paiamas
-Chicago Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20

month. with his once at the new Tre-
mont Hotel parlofs. He treats all
forms of chronic md acute diseases
without the use of drugs or the knife,
using only nature gown remedy for the
elimination of disease. He has prac.
sticed for some time in Des Moines and
has q long list of testimonials from per-
sons who have been cured by him of
diseases of long standing which had
stubbornly resisted the efforts Of all
most every school of physicians. These
Testimonials are not from strangers,
but from people who live In Des
2AIoines and other towns in this state.
Their names and address will gladly be
furnished on application, SO that those
who desire may write them and hear
from them personally of the blessed re-
lief from years of suffering that they
have received from this wonderfully
gifted man.
Come and consult Professor Peyton
and see what he can do for YOU. His
charges are reasonable and if he can
not cure you he will tell You 50. Com
sultatior and examination are abso-
lutely tree. Office hours from to - a.
M and from 1870 to . p. m.
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THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

Work on City Wells Progressing
sewage Pump suggestions.
The recent high water has not inter-
fcrred with putting down the Wells for
the permanent water supply and this
end of the work is progressing nicely.
As soon as the ground is free from
some of the excess water caused by the
rains the work on the pipe line will be
as viii also the construc-
ton of the big cistern or receiving we'll,
to be built at the pumping station. The
new pump recently purchased VIII be
placed in this cistern ali a point level
with the water line and will be used To
force the water from the wells north
of the river to the station. BY this
plan no additional help #will be required,
the engineers at the station being able
TO operate the pump in addition to
their present duties. 1t is thought that
this pump will not have to be operated
all the time, as it is believed that
syphon arrangement can be constructed
that will carry the water from the
gravel beds to the big assembling we'll.
Councilman II. J. Benson while at
Ames last week visited Professor Mars
ton, the consulting engineer on the
sewage disposal plant, and made 1t
point to OBSCURE his views on the prac-
ticability of purchasing a dynamo and
furnishing electric power for the sew
age pump from the water works
pumping station. Mr.. Marston says
that Is the best plan by far. as in that
way the services OF one Of the two men
necessary to look after the plant can
be dispensed With. and q saving can b |
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FORMER RESIDENTS MARRIED.
MIR. w. w. Miller Takes Miss Emma
Ackley ns His Bride.

Friends in Marshalltown will be
pleased to learn of the recent marriage
of Mr.. w. w. Miller and Miss Emma
Ackley, both former residents of Mar
shalltown. The wedding was solem-
nized at the home of the bride at
Spring Hill, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter are now in the west on their honey
moon, being at present on a visit to
Mr.. Milier's brother, Mr.. Kent Miller
at Dies Moines. Mr.. Miller was a for
mer attorney of Marshalltown and for
four years prior to his removal from
the city was county attorney. His bride
also resided in this city for several
years and was a music teacher. She
was also organist at the First Baptist
church for number of years. Mr..
Miller is now resident of Beaumont.
Tex, where he is engaged in the ABB
stract business with 8. A. Emery, ex-
county treasurer of this county, and
will take his bride to that city to reside
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller expect to arrive in
Marshalltown this week and their pres
ence will be the signal for family re-
union. to be enjoyed at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Emerson Irwin.
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ON[SHAS GONE BAC0
Did So at the Request Of and in.
Company With an Officer Of
the Law.
Former Marshalltown Contractor
Who Left Creditors in the Lurch
Is Arrested.
Has Been Wanted Since Last No.
vember on q Charge Of Forgery
Captured at Eldora.

III. r. Jones, contractor, builder and
alleged swind!er is back in MARSHALL
town, after an absence Of nine months
to a day. He did not come alone, but in
the company of Sheriff Mitterer Of Har-
din county, who saw to 1t that Mr..
Jones did not get lost between this city
and Eldora, where the contractor wass
arrested today. The officer and prisoner
arrived late this afternoon.
Word was received i'll the city this
forenoon that Mr.. Jones was in Eldora
at that moment and could be had for.
the asking. Sheriff Shoemaker, who had
in his possession warrant that was
getting yellow with age, sent word to
Sheriff Mitterer to arrest him. and as
Mr.. Jones Wassmaking all kinds@ of de-
mands for an immediate hearing and
for the privilege of giving bonds, the.
Hardin county officer was req aessed to.
bring him to this city, which request
was compiled with. The charge under
which the arrest was made is that of
forgery, the specific transaction being
the alleged raising of a $500 bond to ST.,
900, the bond having been given to DR..
u. "A. tNilllaHH TO sSGcuIEa the 1uIIlliINelt
of the contract for building his new
residence. The bond was signed by DR..
C. a. Billings and MIR. L.. e. Abbott,
While it is possible that nothing Will
be made out of the charge of forgery
Mr. Jones presence in the city has been
desired for some time. and efforts will
be made to have him untangie some of
his business affairs that We're left in a
chaotic state when he departed unex-
pectedly from the city. Jones, it will
be recalled, made extensive contracts
for the building Of new homes for Mar
shalltoWn citizens. Before many of the
jobs We're completed he drew money on
them, Issued checks that We're worth
less, and suddenly disappeared, leaving
lumber bills and help unpaid, jobs un-
4 fnishedand the creditors all at sea. The
l.date of his departure Vas Nov. 90, 1899.
| Lawsuits galore ensued and in inost in
stances the people Who Mere building
homes We're the losers, az the lumber
and milling bills We're protected by liens
Ion their houses. DR.. kinnan vas one of
the heaviest losers. III developed that
\ the men who signed Jones bond on his
contract supposed 1t was in the sum of
$500 and not $1,000. and DR. kinnan al
ionce secured a warrant charging the
contractor with forgery. Where the lat-
tier has been since last. November no one
hut Jones knows, bu. he was at least
unWise 10 appear at f.ldora, Where he is
lweil known.
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Thru TO Des Moines.

In order to accommodate the people
residing along its lines north of Mar
shalitoWn and Of the northern part Of
the state and TO give thsm an oppor-
tunity Of attending the great Iowa
state fair at Des Mcines August "A TO
September \, inclusive, the Iowa Gem
tral railway has arranged 70 run thru
cars from Mason ity on Monday. .Aag.
~ Tuesday Aug. IS. and Wednesday.
Aug. %. leaving Mason City at =; 20 a..
m. afdsarriving at Des MONIES ats1l:3o
a. m. The gate 70 Des Moines on ac
eounto the state fair is one fare for
the round trip, and tickets Will be on
sale Aag. % to Sept. |, inclusive. ASK
ticket agents for further Information
or address George $. Batty, G. Z. and
A.
You will never find any other pills so
prompt and SO pleasant as DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. All druggists.
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LOAN ASSOCIATION SUED.
Action TO Recover Money Alleged i,
Have Bcen Extortcd

n. w. Lundy. of this city, has com-
menced action in the district court to
recover a sum of money from the Iowa
Business Mems Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, claiming that the money was
secured by extortion and undue adj
vantage. Mr.. Lundy alleges in his PEE
tition that in 1891 he gave the associa-
ton a non negotiable note for $500. and
was issued five shares of stock. the
stock being retained by the company
as collateral security for the payment
of the note; that for 100 months he paid
the regular rate of interest and in adj
dition thereto So monthly as prem
ium; that thru extortion and undue adj
vantage he was compelled to pay the
premium in excess of eighty-four
months, the time required by the con-
tract. 1t is this alleged excess,
amounting to s279.2s. that Mr.. Lundy is
seeking to recover.
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OBITUARY.
I;cimer.

Mrs. Elsabe Reimer,s aged IS years,
died sunday morning al T.3o O'clock, of
dNsentry. Deceased was the mother of
Mr.. Christ +. Rainier, of No. los North
Third avenue, and it was al his home
that she died. Mrs. Reimer was widely
came to this city ten years ago from
Germany and since that time has made
her home with her son. She is also sur
5vived by a daughter. who resides in
Germany.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at so clock from the Relmer home, con-
Quoted by Rev. Quader. pastor Of the
German lsvangellca church.