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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-18

China is greater than Russia, Great Bri.
tain, Germany, France, Japan and the
United States combined.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-18
wish An a Merry Chrlstmas,

The best opportunities are those we
make for ourselves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-18

.::s .':S';;;: .;:.: III: -: rhompssns Fys Water
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

do all, tell the master. and put up a basket
for you az well. twill be best to 20 to
your chamber early. I will see to the
Squire"
Dorothy kissed her and hurried back to
her father. whom she found alone and sore
ly srieving about his faithful servant but
Dorothy said not a word as to her plans.
and. after q light supper. she said good
night to him. and retired to her own room.
Her bedroom was a corner one. situated
below the picture gallery. whilst the closet
in which Diggory was confined had a slop-
ing roof that met the end Of hers. and q
parapet about three feet wide ran under the
window. guarded by an iron rail.
There was a trap door In the closet. and
by it she would. with Gods help. save her
faithful servant
She could climb like a cat. ana the only
LANCER lay in creeping along the parapet to
the end OF the roof; no one would see her.
as a thick %shrubbery. grew close to the
house. and there was no entrance that side.
Her preparations. consisting of q coil of
rope and a strong knife. were soon made.
and then she waited quietly until the house
was stu for the night
The clock in the hall struck Il before she
heard the soldiers retiring. but soon all
sounds died away.
Knesling down. she prayed earnestly for
Gods help and blessing. and then. taking
the rope and knife. she stepped out Of her
window on to the narrow path.
Fortunately. It was moonlight. and hold
Ing fast to the rough points in tho carving.
Dorothy made her way safely to the end
and climbed the roof on her hands and
knees till she reached the trap door. which
she opened with her knife; fastening tho
rope securely. she swung down into tho
darkness beneath.
A glimmcr of moonlight through the trap
door showed her poor Disgory. bound hands
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to do II. Do whatever you can for her IN
return"
I'D give my life for her." said the
woman, with tears In her eyes. "She has
saved your life. and mine is at her service:
I will see her as soon as I can"
DO, and now good-by. jean You know
where to find me. and when you come to
the bank give q cry like a peewit. which IL
the signal that all is safe: should these be
danger boot like an owl; now once more.
goodnight"
God be with you" replied Jean. a. shs
warmly returned her brothers kiss. then
shut the cottage door.
Diggory disappeared over the moor. and.
after a quick run. turned into the little lane
through which We nave passed before. and
climbed the bank. uttering the ~peew1t's cr~
AZ he did so; then. carefully pushing aside
the bushes, he gained the entrance to the
ave.
The passage was quite dark as he CROPPED
his way along 1t. until he reached the heavy
curtain. which he drew back. and entered
the outer ave. A light shone from the In
ner one. and in another moment Diggory
of In after days.
Stretched n beds Of hay. covered with
rugs. lay the four fugitives; . bright little
ire slowed cheerfully: Ralph IAveilis was
busily talking to his friend. Colonel Hop
ton. whilst the other two lay asleep. Ralph
sprang up AZ Digsory entered. waking the
sieepers. WHIT lay their hands on their pick
a1ea, which were in the corner.
mo need for that. sirs." said the gar
dener. Can you make room for one morsr
Like yourselves, j am in danger OF my life:
and methinks you will have to lie as close
a. possible for awhile. for the R~oundheads
ara at the Manor. Colonel"
And my father and sister, asked
Colonel Leveliis. what of them?'
CT0 BE Concluded Next week.)
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inc Vic Spring..
A path that leads from the kitchen door
Through a little garden plot,
Down past the cherry and apple trees
nat grow In the pasture lot.
Thence on through a beechen avenue
Till you hear the waters trtll
Upon the pebbles and over the stones
BY - old spring under the hill.
The old spring under the hill is cool.
With blotches and riffs Of sum-:
Its air Is grateful and fresh and sweet
As the air of summer dawn.
The song OF a bird In the trees above,
Below the song Of q rill.
Are the only sounds that are heard around
The old spring under the hill.
How often we have trudged in other days.
When boys and girls at o.- play.
To the shade and stiffness Of that Oh spring
Remote from the garish day.
How oft by its sparkling waters clear
We have knelt and quaffed our hl.
And never a draught was go sweet as hat
From the old spring under the hill.
The years are many. the years are long,
Between US and that fair time:
We hear no more the tinkling song
Nor the waters silver chime;
But oft in the mirror OF memory
We can see the image still
OF the winding pathway. the shadows deep.
And the old spring under the hill.
The Illustrated Home Journal
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

up. followed by the buxom landlady Of the
Gray Mare"
The good dame was painting for breath.
and Mr.. Levellis. with his usual courtesy.
made her sit down on the bench before
speaking.
81 am right emo. your honor" she said.
but four miles at most a run has some
what breathed me-. The troopers be COM
ing. sir. twenty of 'em. and Legh of Pen
zance at their head. I got the start OF 'em
by an hour. as I wanted to warn We. and to
say that should We be in need Of help. Joe
and Bridget Tarrant will do anything in
their power. BE the young masters safe.
sir? Do not hide them in the house"
"Hark." said Mr.. Levellis. raising his
head. as a dull sound came from beyond the
park wall. They are coming"
"Only just I'm time. sir. they won't see
me-" and she hurried of. whilst Dorothy
and her father returned TO the Manor.
They had not long to wait. for In a short
time the troopers. head by Stelfax. and &C.
companied by Mr.. Leigh, who wore an
orange-colored scarf. came up the avenue
and drew rein at the terrace steps.
Halt and dismount," was the order, as
Harris. with a triumphant smile on his cun-
ming face. threw open the front door.
Mr.. Levellis with Dorothy leaning on his
arm. entered the hall to meet the unwel-
come visitors.
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CHAPTER VII.
Safety.

We will follow Disgory in hi. midnight
Journey TO the secret cave. and visit its
other occupants In their stony abode.
He reached the ground safely. ard Dor
othy pulled UP the rope. which had been
fastened to the railing.
With one backward look. the gardener
tracked his way through tho copse. and.
when outside the park. started in the d.
rection Of the cave: he stopped at q small
brown cottage. scarcely to be distinguished
from the trees in the dim light. but a glim-
mer from the window showed the occupant
TO be still astir: Disgory's low whistle
brought his only sister to the door.
"Oh. Ia IT yourself. Them she cried. Il
heard news that made me nigh mad; they
said at the house that you were to die In
the morning: how have you escaped? Come
IN and bide a bit."
Nay; I am not safe till I reach the cave.
Jean. II was our Mistress Dolly saved me,
bless her: and put her own life in jeopardy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04
Pegasus Up to Date.

Ascend, My Love. and take your place
With Queenly air n matches grace.
And up to legal limit pace.
Wen speed our course afar
Along the highway straight and clear;
OF peril entertain no fear,
While by you stately side I steer
Ny ~brand-new motor car.
No monarch e'er vas half 80 proud
As !. when through the gaping crowd
i thread my way with hootings loud
An automobile star!
At lessened pace the hill We scale.
Then madly dash adowp the dale.
A cloud Of dust denotes the trail
Where whiszed my motor car.
The engine throbs beneath my feet.
And just A. fast my heart doth beat;
My Joy IL perfect n complete
But why this sudden Jar?
I beg you. dear one. not to frown;
By rail we must return to town;
Alas. My muse has broken down.
80 has my motor car.
Motor NewA
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Squire Levellis. a stanch Royalist and wealthy
Cornwall landowner. induced his two sons TO
3oin the Duke OF Harilton's forces. which naa
ass mbled in Sou,ts m Scotland to fight for Ming
Charles. then the prisoner Of the Commonwealth
His daughter. Dorothy. wa. also an ardent Roy
.llst. Mr.. Leigh. the Levellis fsmily's nearest
neighbor in Cornwall. deserted the King for the
protection afforded by Oliver Cromwell. He Sc
cretly loved Dorothy. but wanted to humble her
"a Il or by obtaining a share Of the cid squlre's
estate. which was in danger Of being connscaied.
Tire Euke Of HsmiltoE's forces were defeated and
Squire Levellis's sens fed toward England 10
seek a hiding place in a secret cave beneath their
fathers manor.
At the Grey Mare. a small inn In England.
they we're over,aken by a company OF Cromweils
Iron sides under Captain stelfsx. They hide In a
loft overrun With rats. The troopers under Cap
tain Stelfax refuse to enter the rat loft unless
he leads them. and this he decides to do.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

ner.
Placing her hand over his mouth. she cut
the cords and helped him to his feet. point
ing to him TO climb up the rope.
He did so. and soon the brave girl was by
his side and. closing the trap door. they
made their way along the parapet TO Dor
othy's room.
Now you are safe" she said. do not
delay an instant: tax this basket which
Dame Trot has prepared and get to the
cave: ! could not let you perish without an
effort TO save you"
Dfsgory's heart was too full for speech.
He could only kiss her hand. whilst tears
OF gratitude filled his eyes: then. slipping
down the rope which they lowered from her
window, he was lost to sight.
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p ".
~Unwelcone visitors.

Diggory's FIRST thought as he plodded over
the moor was to make straight to his home.
n wait until the morning TO break the
news Of the arrival to Dorothy. But Sec
ond thoughts are sometimes best, and he
knew the supply of food In the cave was
not very large for four hungry men. He
would be able to carry provisions there to-
night safely. whereas tomorrow the house
might be closely watched n guarded. So
he decided to let Dorothy NOW at once.
She had arranged. should anything occur.
that Dtggory should arouse her by two taps
at her window a. Q signal that her broth
ers were In safety.
Not a sound SAVE the signing OF the wind
could be heard round the Manor. but be-
fore calling his young mistress. the man
took precaution Of going all round the
house to make sure no spies were abroad.
Seeing and hearing nothing. he cut . long
branch from q willow close by and with It
gave two distinct taps on the window.
In q moment the curtain was drawn back
and Dorothy. who had been half-expecting
the summons. appeared dressed. and with a
quiet. resolute look on her young face.
One minute and I will join you in the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04
SOCIETY FUNCTIONS OF THE sTAYATHoME CLUE THE SWIMMING PARTY.

Little hoy.
Little boy. whose great round eye
Hath the ~tincture OF the sky.
Answer now and tell me true.
Whence and what and why are you?
And he answered. Mothers boy"
Yes. yes. I know,
But twas no. 90
Six years ago.
You are mothers anxious Joy
Mothers pet,
But yet
A trouble came within the eve
Tina had some ~tiDcture OF the sky.
I looked again: within that eye
There was a question. not reply.
l only shaded back his hair,
And kissed him there;
But from that day
There was more thinking and less play:
And that round eye.
That had q tincture OF the sky,
Was somewhat shaded In It's sheen;
1t looked and listened far away.
As II for what cannot be seen
Then I turned about and cried,
But who am I.
Prompting thus the dawnins SOUR
1 cannot hide
The want OF a reply.
Though travelling nearer to the goal
Where We take no note Of time;
can only say l AM
A phrase. a word. that hath no rhyme
name God called himself the best
To answer the weak patriarch's quest.
'.Why talk nonsense to a child?
Asks the mother from the fire.
Listening through both back and ears,
Listening with a mothers fears;
he is something wild,
Says that he can ny downstair.
do desire
You questioning men Mould have q care
He is my child, my only one
You'll make him try to touch the SUM-"
William Bell Scott
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

Gypsy Lullaby.
Rest. my little 6edglinG. close-cradled on
my arm
Nothing near the greenwood tree breathes
to do thee harm.
Weary of the messy bank. weary NJ the
sun.
Droop thy tangled head and sleep laugh
ing lucky one.
For the wind a dream will bring.
While the brook sings ever low,
And the fairy bells shall ring,
And the rainbow fountains fiow,
Bylo. my baby. brown. bylo.
I Sleep. my brier rosebud: all the west soes
gray.
In the fold the sheep are penned: now the
shepherds play
On their pipes a merry tune for the lassies'
From the staritt pasture land Outing echoes
Prompt the wind a dream to bring.
While the brook sings ever low.
Now the fairy bells snail ring,
Now the rainbow fountains flow,
Byio. my baby. brown. bylo.
slumber in thy scarlet cloak. for the night
Hush! F'our-footed forest friends browsing
pass. Lie still;
Love for thee the stars forecast. love and
gold and ease.
Shut thine eyes unique one, thou art hard
to pleased
TIL the wind a dream shall bring.
While the brook sings ever low,
Til the fairy bells shall ring,
I'LL the rainbow fountains now,
Bylo, my baby. brown, bylo.
Sleep. to be abroad At dawn. with the bird
and bee.
kindred by thy birthday bond-Freedom's
ecstasy.
Nursing Of the open Glade. hedee-born- xav
and wild,
Round the world I'll follow thee; DO then
sleep. my child
That the wind Il dream may bring.
While the brook sings ever low,
And the fairy bells shall rins.
And the rainbow fountains now.
bylo. my baby brown, by-io.
Century.
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AI8SU
A fish sat him down with 4 blink IN think
And dipped his IN thoughtfuliy into the
Ink;
Then anned this short note:
Dear Tommy" he wrote,
In response to your line Of the other day
l hasten to thank you without delay.
But. had not that squirming. delicious
young worm
Shown q set In his curves too su.pic;ous,v
arm.
] might not be here
To write you. my dear
CWhat you may not believe. 'tis 10 mon
sarously aueerl
That the vriggler you sent
With most kindly intent
Had swallowed . ptn that was frightfully
bent!
You ses. II rd srssdily taken a bite.
The pain and the shock would have finished
me quite:
%, the next time you send.
My juvenile friend,
Just mark II the worm hes q natural bend
Ere you dansis him tsmptingly down here
The death Of some innocent young thing
And he grinnsd y hs ussd some dry sand
for q blottsr
dnk Dire, rather'slev you know. under
Then signed Il in haste
And sealed It with paste.
II was growing quite dark and he's no
time to waste.
70 ne posted II slyly. without wasting more
on tne crest Of . ripple hat ran Onward
shore:
Tnen. snak1ng his scales in a satisfied glow.
All snintns and shinmsrins. sank down be-
Where he soon fell asleep
In an oyster bed deep,
win the green sheets Of water his slumber
ST. Nicholas.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

DaHodu Song.
m shadows fall by the churchyard wall
But the sun is on the hill.
And the dancing waves they leap and call
To the lingering dafYodn.
Wake in the morning.
Child Of the sun:
Sorrow is over,
Joy is begun.
The shadows fail by the churchysrd wall:
But hark.-a robins trill-
A silvery lay Of an April day
To the lingering danodil.
Wake from the dreaming.
Petals unfold;
Lift to his singing
Your harp of gold.
The shadows fall by the churchyard wall;
But a lover hath his will:
Though the sun grow pale and the bird
song fail.
And the dancing wave be still,
With a true-love song he'll touch the heart
of the lingering daffodil.
Wake to his longing.
Happiness TO tell:
Ring. o Natures
Wedding-belli
-Harper's Bazaar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

Sir" said the drug clerk In . prohibition
town. 4 MAJ not sell you whisky except
for medical or mechanical purposes and
you do not look I'LL"
No" replied the customer. II am not III.
but 1 come within the law all right. for /
drink mechanicslly.'-Ptttsbur Chornicle-
Teiegraph,
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Undetermined.
Conversation failing at this point. the
landlady volunteered a little m
on the subject of marketing for
ries- The table wit interrupted to remark
that OF course the bottom of the basket IS
further from the bottom than it was last
year.
The gay grass widow fell In line with .
suggestion that the small berries are. of
course. found at the bottom. as in previous
years.
But the landlady contradicted them and
said that at the bottom OF a generous quart
As strawberry quarts go-she had found
three large berries.
Then they all looked at their portions of
shortcaxe. and could not decide within
themselves whether the landlady was a liar
or a grabal Buffalo Express.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

A nsh sat him down with . blink to think.
And dipped his IN thoughtfuliy into the
ink:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-24

In city where children above the
age Of five years have to pay full fare
on the tramcars while those who are
younger 90 free the passengers In a
car saw one day rather large boy
looking seven years old at least, held in
his mothers lap as though he were a
baby. The big child seemed restless
about something.
Presently he cried: Mamma! Nam,
ma"
The mother. AS II with n premonition
of something wrong, tried TO hush him,
but he still kept saying: Mamma!
Mamma"
"Wcll. whar is IT," she asked at last
Mamma, when do have 10 say I'm
only i've"
Then the passengers some of them
laughed and the mother turned very
red. London Answers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
There IS only one way 20 cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube gets inflamed you have a rumb-
ling sound of imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result. and unless the inlamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of deafness (caused
by catarrh) that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circu-
lars. free.
f. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-24

A publishing firm which makes a spC
cialty of expensive editions Of standard
authors has recently published an edl-
tion of the works OF Dickens. The set
is in thirty volumes and literally il
lustrated and illumlned. An eccentric
buyer decided he would like TO have n
set composed Of the proof sheets of the
edition. These were. Of course, much
marked, corrected, noted aud otherwise
marred. but they were collected and
bound in an exquisite binding and sent
to the collector of original books. He
paid 81 400 for the privilege of owning
probably the most unique reprint OF Il
set Of Dickens works in existence -
New York Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-24
The Old Darkie's Reason.

Some years ago gentleman was
riding along a highway and cam up
with an old darky who was driving
two yoke of oxen drawing a heavy
loaded wagon, and every now and
then the old darkey would say Whoa
dar ole Methods; whoa haw. ole Bap-
It's. gee, old Presbyterian; get mp dar,
ole Camelite." and such other queer
talk Finally he stopped his team under
the shade OF tree to rest The travel
er asked him why he called his oxen
such queer names, when he rel lied
well boss; III tell you why ! does
it. | call dat ole bobtail steer ole Meth
odis kase he paws mp de groun' ana
below an moan an make a heap O
noise bout nufinl call his mate Pres
byterian kase he's moughty proul an
won't get his feet in de watah ef he
can hep it an ef you go bout him on
Sunday he'll kick you outen the pas
ter. call dat ole flea-bitten rascal
Baptis.' kase he'd starve plum TO def,
fore he'd eat or drink from de same
tron wild any oder cattle. | call dat
one-eyed. crook-nosed steer ole Camel
ite. kase he's ies dis way-when h see
a hole of watah on de road, you jes' as
well onhitch .kase he's gwine in or
bust. an stan dar an slash his tail an
splash watah till he's satisfied; fore
God he will, boss.-EX.
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GOT $4,000 VERY EASILY.
ST r. Was Vouched for by Kan
sas City Bank.

Beaumont, Tex, Nov. PA smooth
stranger. whose name is withheld by
the banl, officials, secured $4,000 in
cash yesterday from the Beaumont
National bank on letter Of credit
that was fraudulently obtained The
swindle was perpetrated yesterday. but
the details were not given out until
today. A man called at the bank with a
letter of credit issued by a San An
tonic bank and signed by the presi.
dent and cashier. Mr., Cunningham, the
assistant cashier had worked in the
San Antonio bank from which the let
ter of credit came and knew the sig
nature 10 be genuine. The money was
paid to the holder of the letter in $2O
notes, done up in packages of $1,000
each He made these into one pack
age and left the bank, carrying the
money in his hand Soon after the
Beaumont National bank received in
formation that the letter of credit was
procured by fraud, and that the man
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-24
sKYsCRAPeR FOR LONDON.
Scheme to Erect One on American
Lines to Cost Ten Millions.

London. Nov. 23.-The action ON an
Anglo-American syndicate in applying
TO the London County Council for a
999-year lease of a site ON the north
side Of the Strand for the erection OF
an Office building on American lines
to cost S1o.ooO00O has caused much
interest and comment and is discuss
ed from various points of view.
Many people share William wal
dori Astor's view as expressed in to.
Gays issue OF the Pail Mall Gazette
throwing cold water on the proposed
addition OF that conglomeratlon Of
architectural chaos which is modern
London. The Pail Mall Gazette fears
the mammoth building will daform
the new thoroughfarc The majority
OF tine business community, however.
shares the views of the London Times.
which says:
We arc far too slow i'm meeting
The wants oi enormous population.
wc are far too much given TO mud.
ding along with umid extensions OF
methods essentially antiquatcd The
stay-at-home Englisnman has a great
deal to learn and as his hno. usular
superiority prevents him from learn
ing by inspection what others are do
, ing the best thing possible tor him
is that others should come here and
do things under his nose.
Resides the American owe MS a
good turn of this sort. We built many
OF their railroads and lost no small
amount of money in the operation It
is only fair that they SHOULD euerg'ze
our operations a little. though we have
no desire that their experience here
should be as unpleasant as that of
many a British investor in wildcat
lines over the water.
It is said that the new building will
have thirty elevators operating day
and night, will contain 5000 Offices
and will have huge rotunda under
the lofty dome The London building
laws at present do not permit sky.
scrapers.