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outen him." Pap said. Then, turning
to Sim, he added. "She kind of hit you
pooty hard, didn't she, SimW
mo harder'n l deserved, guess"
Sim replied dryly. 81 did act the mis-
cradle coward, IN it amt no wonder
she was ashamed Of me-"
Say, by granny. but that's one way
to talk, amt itY Jason said after a
short silence. you amt a bit like Eb-
enezer, Sim. He done more cowardly
than you, but you won't ketch him
ownin of it. nary time"
II can't help nothin bout what Eb-
enezer Does" Sim replied. ut don't
do no good to deny the truth when ev-
er'body knows what 1 DONE"
you're right thar, Sim," Pap Samp-
son said heartily. "Addin vinegar to a
sound puddin amt goin to make 1t no
sweeter, an addin lie to another fault
amt goin to make the other fault no
less. Them is gospel truths II thar
ever was one outside of the Holy Writ,
an it'd be good thing for you, Ebene-
ger Sparks, to take 'em into your craw
an digest 'em along at odd SPELLS"
Pap Sampson" Ebenezer exclaim-
ed, bristling up, do you low to insinu-
ate that been a-lyin?'
Lord, no, Ebenezer! amt no hand
to insinuate, but when u coward makes
out like he's brave IL he amt lyin he's
gittin right slap next door to It."
You better be keerful, Pap" Jim
Thorn said, cor first thing you know
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Pap Sampson and the rest tntc7fercd.
you'll have Ebenezer's old woman
down on you. Can't nobody make her
think he amt brave, you bet!"
"She amt much like Sims wife, is
she" Jason asked. Then he added:
by links, l think Sims wife cut up too
rough with him. tell you right now
I'd like to see my woman try any SIGH
capers us them on me. especially right
afore folks. Lord. I'd leave 'er SO quick
that it'd make her head SWIM"
You all hearn what Mary Mann said,
1 guess" Jim Thorn remarked. II been
thinkin bout that. an don't know If
the word she spoke want true word.
Sims woman did pear to be right
smart struck with the looks of that
stranger, am
Jim Thorn, you are liar!'
They all looked up in establishment,
and there was Sim Banks standing
among them, his eyes ablaze with an
ger md his form trembling with sup
pressed rage.
Jim Thorn" he repeated. 'you are
a liar, a dirty, cowardly, miserable,
sneakin liar, an you'll take back them
words or I'll knock your head clean
down your throat"
Thorn sprang to his feet and started
to run, but in an instant Sim had hold
of his collar with one hand and with
the other had given him blow on the
side of the head that sent him to the
floor as limp as rag. Sim would have
followed up his advantage and pound
ed Thorn numerically, but Pap Samp-
son and the rest Interfered, and Ave or
six of them held him while the others
got Thorn away.
After 1t was all over and Sim had
been released they stood about him for
some time, looking at him in silence
and with kind of awe. To them he
had suddenly become a new man, and
they felt that they did not know him.
1t was Hicks who broke the pause.
"Why, Sim," he said, whats come
over you? Who'd "a ever dreamed of
you dom sich thing as thatT'
LET him keep his mouth shet an
quit a-lyin bout Loueesy. them" Sim
ASpAASNS AAOS CAdSIy III Aluc Will 11lCh6
questions. an hit him ag'in IL he
dast to say SIGH another thing, an I'll
hit anybody else that does 1t, an I'll hit
to KILL"
"Well, that's all right, Sim, but you
Jest cool down now. Jim Thorn was
the only one that said anything, IN
you've done hit him, so thar amt no
more to do, an you'd Jest as well gil
quiet.''
''Aiy land, Sim, you shore hit him a
good uni" Jason said. II never see q
purifier lick struck in all-my life"
"An 1t was all done so quick" an.
other observed. "Why. them words
wasn't much more'n outen Jim Thorn's
mouth till Sim was a-standin up here
an sayin. Tim Thorn. you are liar!'
Jest that Away. Then Jim starts to
run. an afore knowed 1t Sim had
gathered him by the collar an give him
that lick"
"An wasn't 1t lick, thought Jason
said. "Why, say, 1t Jest keeled Jim
over thar so quick that bet he never
knowed what done It."
ITO BE CONTINUED
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
AND THE
Pan-American Exposition.

In none of the new Industries of the
last decade has there been greater pro-
gress than In the art of preparing and
managing great expeditions. Is was
often SAID after the Worlds Fair closed
Its gates that this country would not
see its equal in fifty years. That pre-.
dlctton Will be disproved in the present
year Of 1901; for In all but the space oc.
cupied, the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo will excel the great show Of
1888. This means that more can be-
seen in the same length of time at the
Pan American, with less of the fatigue
and WEAKNESS that was unavoidable at
the Worlds Fair. The exhibits will be
as varid, interesting and instructive as
1T is possible to make them; and In the
matter of entertainment features. the
Buffalo show will surpass all former ex.
positions.
An artistic booklet, of sixteen pages.
beautifully illustrated, and giving
concise description Of what this great
exposition is to be, will be mailed free
on application to the undersigned,
The Illinois Central is prepared to
handle very large business to Buffalo
this season, and is in position to offer
unsurpassed service to the Exposition
City. The excursion rates have not
been announced as yet, but 80 soon as
they are, all those who have sent for
copy of the Exposition Booklet will be
promptly notified.
j. F. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent,
twill Dubuque, lows.
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but with ali them soluiers an armies
a-goin about the way they are Teller
can't be much shore about nothin no
more. Mebby.now, you've come down
yere to-
"Great Scott! 1t doesn't matter in
the least to you what came down here
for. but as you seem determined to
know I'll tell you and be done with it.
/ represent a company of capitalists
who believe there are rich deposits Of
mineral in this section, and my busi-
ness here is to investigate and learn
whether or not their surmises are cor
rect. Now you know why am here,
and l hope you'll tell me without any
further delay whether you are going to
give me shelter for the night"
why. yes, stree. I'll shore do that. I
amt no reason on earth for not tellin
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you, as can see, nary speck. But 1
wonder, now, what kind of mineral
them fellers thinks they're a-goin to
find down yere?"
Great Caesar, man! Let me have
some supper and place to rest, and
I'll tell you everything know. I've
been in the saddle all day, and Pm
dreadfully hungry and tired"
"Why, to be shore you must be. It
STAINS to reason a Teller would be
hungry an tired after ridin oil day.
Yes. stree. Guess them fellers hain't
no notion that they're a-goin to find
gold around here, have they?"
mo. Say, Pm tired Of all this fooling,
and I'm just going to dismount and
spend the night with you, anyhow"
"Why. shorely. Lord a-massy, man,
you mought jest rs well "a done that
long ago stead Of settin thar chewin
the rag all this time"
why didn't you tell me long ago
that l might stop?"
II was amin to; but, as said while
ago, my mind got to runnin on some
thin else, an forgot 1t. Wonder II
them fellcrs are 'lowin to find silver in
these parts?"
mo. Where shall put my horse?"
"Jest leave him thar at the fence.
I'll tote him to the stable direckly.
Reckon II them fellers hain't calculatin
to find gold nor silver bout yere they
must be a-figgerin on findin somethin
else"
Naturally"
"Gness mebby 1t moughtn't be iron,
now, mought it?'
In spite of the fact that he was tired,
hungry and annoyed, Melvin burst into
n roar of laughter. Turner's question
ing was SO persistent and ridiculous
that 1t had become amusing. Presently
Melvin said:
"Now. Mr.. Turner, / am positively
not going to answer another question
until have had supper, SO you need
not put yourself to the trouble Of ask.
ing me another thing. Do you under.
; stand?"
ITO be shore l do, an you'll find
amt the man to so on askin Teller
questions when see he don't want to
be bothered with 'em. Nary time 1
amt. But, by gravy, stranger, 1t puz-
zles me to figger out what kind Of min
eral them men are countin on findin
yere-lt does shore! Reckon they can't
be spectin to find copper nor lead, cur
they"
Melvin rushed into the house, leav-
ing Turner outside to put away the
horse and ponder all alone the ques-
! lions that, though they did not affect
him in the least. interested him deeply.
And MS Turner pondered an idea came
10 him, for he lacked great deal of be-
ing as much OF a fool as he seemed.
He stopped on his way to the stable
with the horse and, nodding his head
knowingly, muttered to himself these
words:
Come down yere to smell roun' for
mineral! Powerful likely story, that
Is, when thar ain't as much mineral In
this hull blame section us Teller could
put In a flea's ear. Come down yere
for some rich fellers Jest to loaf about
an see what he can scent In the ground!
That thar's all moughty reasonable
an Of course believe tin a pigs
eye! You are slick I'm, young Teller,
but you amt quite slick enough to
slide down your Uncle Jonathan Tur-
ners throat, not quite. Your Uncle
Jonathan mayn't beamuch to look at,
but he. lacks hull passed. of tein a
derned idiot asylum, with no more
sense than a gatepost, an his opinion is
that you are allyn an that thar's a
good deal back of you that you hain't
wantin knowed."
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CHAPTER y.

YOUR UNCLE JONATHAN TURNER.
Melvin was more fortunate than he
had dared hope. for he had gone but a
short distance when he came into
road and after following that q little
way ran on to q house.
It is true 1t was not much Of q house,
being merely small log cabin. and Its
surroundings were meager and unin-
wiling, promising little In the way Of
comforts; but, for all that, It would af-
ford shelter and food. and that was q
great deal under the circumstances.
He rode up to the tumble down rail
fence that stood between the yard and
the road and was preparing to call to
let his presence be known when q man
came around a corner Of the house.
He was II little, wlry. weather beaten
old chap. almost hidden under NAM
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CHAPTER VI.

SIN SURPRISES HIS NEIGTTBORS.
Sim Banks did not go home at once;
but passed on down the street in the d.
rection of Hicks store. 1t had been
his custom to go there every night to-
join the little group of men who al
ways congregated around the store
stove in the winter and on the platform
In front Of the door In the summer to
loaf away their idle hours.
He had long been one of the leading
spirits in these meetings, and hereto
fore he had come to them boldly, and
in the talks that followed his voice had
been heard taking an important part.
But tonight he approached with halt
Ing step und shamed face and sat down
quietly on the edge of the platform on
the very outskirts Of the group. He
hoped no one would notice his pres
ence, and he was careful to do nothing
to attract attention to 1t.
Pap Sampson was there and Jason
Roberts and Jim Thorn and u number
of others, and most prominent among
them all and most in evidence in the
conversation was Ebenezer Sparks.
Very naturally. the subject under dis
cussion was the war and the battle
that had. that day been fought in their
hearing. Ebenezer, with wonderful eff
frontery, seized the first opportunity to
begin rehash of the oft told stories Of
brave deeds performed by him in the
Mexican war and to reannounce his
consuming desire to again take uD a
soldiers life and join in the fight and
experience the dangers and hardships
of war as he had done in days gone by.
Sim listened to Ebenezer In astonish-
ment. twas mystery to him how a
man could have the assurance to boast
Of his bravery when only few hours
ago he had shown the very men to
whom he was talking that he was an
arrant coward. Sim knew that he had
acted the part Of a coward, and he
knew that every man there knew 1t,
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and. he was resolved that sc mo ono
mentioned that event until he didtit
would never be mentioned.
Ebenezer talked on for some time be-
fore Pap Sampson brought his cane
down with thump and said:
Thar, Ebenezer Sparks, thatl do.
We all know how brave you are. SO
thar amt grain Of use In the world
for you to waste your breath a-tellin us
about it. Lord, you made that all
plumb plain to US today, you an Sim
Banks BOTH"
"sim don't seem to be doin much
talkin bout the way he DONE" Jason
observed, with laugh. "Guess he be-
lieves in lettin his actions speak for
themselves"
Lord, Jason, reckon the way Sims
=
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David City, Neb., April 1, 1900.
Genessee Pure Food Co, Leroy, N. Y:
Gentlemen:-I must say in regard to
Grains that there is nothing better or
healthier. We nave used it for years,
Ny brother was great coffee drinker.
He was taken sick and the doctor said
coffee was the cause of it, and told us
to use Grain-O. We got q package but
did not like it at first, but now would
not be without it. My brother has been
well ever since we started to use it.
Yours Truly,
Lille Sochor.
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CHAPTER ".
THE TENDER PASSION.

There were three very thoughtful and
serious people at Becketts Mill that
night. They we're Mr.. and Mrs. Banks
and Mrs. Mann. The rest of the popu-
lation, both men and women. collected
in little groups, either at neighbours
house or on the street, and discussed
the war and the events Of that day.
But those three remained aloof. their
thoughts centered on things Of far
more interest to themselves.
Mrs. Banks had never felt at home
among the people of Postum Ridge. at
least never since she had spent year
away at college. She knew that as a
class they were good people and well
meaning, but for all that she did not
like them, and 1t was not because she
did not wish to like them, but because
she could not. The whole trouble was
that she and they were not congenial
spirits and there was nothing In com.
mon between them.
Unfortunately she felt toward her
husband as she felt toward the rest.
He was like them, and try as she
would she could not separate him from
them. She found between herself and
him that same feeling Of restraint not
to say antagonism. which held her
aloof from the others. Instead of his
presence affording her that feeling Of
sweet companionship which wife
should find in the company Of her
husband. 1t annoyed and irritated her
and made her restless and unhappy.
She had married Sim when she was
a mere child. She had liked him then.
and she had believed that she loved
him. She had attended school with
him, and In his rough way he had
always been kind to her. treating her
with more consideration than she had
ever received from any one else.
At the age Of is she received an offer
Of marriage from Sim, and, urged on BY
her parents. she had accepted him.
Then came the year at college and q
few months later the wedding.
Then there came an awakening Of
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~ have been troubled with indiges-
ton for ten years, have tried many
things and spent much money to no
purpose until l tried Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. l have taken two bottles and
gotten more relief from them than all
other medicine taken. I feel more like
q boy than l have felt in twenty years"
Riggs, of Sunny Lane, Tex.
Thousands have testified as did Mr..
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you with my whole heart and despise
Won 40 long as live"

you Win my Wn0ie neart ana Oesplse
you 30 long as live"
She arose and swept out Of the room,
leaving Sim dumb with establishment.
It was the first time in her life that she
had ever shown such spirit as that, and
he did not know what to make Of 1t.
Still, he was more rejoiced than anger
ed by her words, for he reasoned that
they proved conclusively that she had
not been struck by Melvin's:appearance
and that there was no probability Of
Mrs. Mann's prediction coming true.
Almost light hearted he went out ON
the street and walked up and down in
the cool night air. He had been walk
ing SO for quarter of an hour when in
passing house he heard his name call
ed softly. He stopped and looked
around, and a woman stepped out Of
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For Rent,
The first building northlof the Globe hotel.
BRONSON & CARR.
For Rent.

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Those famous little pills, DeWitt's
Little Early Rlsers will remove all i'm
purities from your system, cleanse
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1901, BY THOMAS P. MoNTFoRT
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~
Are you wantn to be larruped
around here among these saplin's till
your hides wore plumb into fiddle
strings an thar amt piece left Of
you big enough to bait fishhookY
Certainly not. What do you mean
by asking such thingsY
Are you pinin for me to take you by
the heels an thrash the bushes of Of q
couple of acres of ground with your
mo. But why
Then what you mean by comm
a-foolin around me this a-way7 Think
I'm derned fool an don't know moth
inf Reckon don't know it's a nice
day? Reckon don't know,it's rough
I countryI Reckon it's anybody's bust
ness whether I'm deaf or notY'
Melvin was 30 surprised at, the old
mans words and manner that 1t was a
full minute before he recovered suffi-
ciently to make reply. At last, how
i ever, he said:
Il am sorry II have offended you,
and I beg your pardon. I meant no
harm. assure you. II have lost the
road"
"waal. s'pose you have. 1 amt
found It. !"
~ thought you might be able and
z willing to direct me so that can find
{ IT.
did l cause you to lose itY'
Certainly not"
Am anywise responsible for your
4 losin itT,
mo-
"Then It hain't none Of my duty to
help you to find 1t, I reckon"
Don't you ever do anything to &c.
commodate people?"
7 tend to my own business"
And you won't even 80 much as d.
rect me to the road?"
The old man was silent for mo-
ment. Then. Strengthening himself up.
& he said:
II see Jest how 1t are, stranger. You
are gwine to keep on a-foolin around
here an chawin on the rag till my
danderll begin to rise. an then I'll Jest
naturally light in on you an give you
the allfredest wust lickin ever any
body got In all this world.'
Melvin drew back from the old man
and eyed him curiously. He didn't
Know what to make of such strange
conduct. and he thought the man must
: be crazy. Had his situation been less
desperate he would have passed ON
without waiting to exchange another
word. but Under the circumstances he
felt that he must gain some informa-
tion from the old man IL possible. even
at the risk Of getting a fight on his
hands. So he made one more effort
aSayn he began. "1arkness Ia cnm.
ing ON. and can't think of spending
the night here In this wood.n
Cant your" the other said. "Waal.
In that case why don't YOU cit out of
Z It, then7''
II would II you'd direct me"
The native remained silent Melvin
waited moment. then added:
II say, won't you open your heart
Just little and tell me where / can
! md 4 Auaser' .s,ss Z, +,
'.Eindsi 1t anywhere You blame please
for ali Of me. Fust I knowed any
house had been lost"
.'You know what / mean"
Reckon you mean what you say"
II mean can't Won direct me to a
house where / can spend the nightY'
shelby 1 could"
swell, why don't youY'
.Don't have to-"
mo, but you certainly ought to be
accommodating enough to do that
much for stranger"
.Mebby I ought, but the fact is 1
amt keerin u Ourn Wnar you Spen0 lne
night. The whole. worlds aforc you,
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Washington, D. G.
Genessee Pure Food Co., Leroy, N. VI:
Gentlemen:-Our family realize so
much from the use of Grain-O that I
feel I must say word to induce others
to use it. If people are interested in
their health and the welfare of their
children they will use no other bever-
age. l have used them all, but Grain. .
1 have found superior to any, for the
reason that 1t is solid grain.
Yours for health,
g. Meyers.
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STATE
Retail Grocers Convention
WATERLOO. IOWA.

For this meeting the Illinois Central
will sell excursions Tickets at an open
rate of one and Une-third fare from
points in Iowa within one hundred
miles Of Waterloo, tickets on sale April
2l-25 inclusive, limited to the 9th for
return. From other points in Iowa,
outside of the one hundred mile radius,
q fare and one-third on the certificate
plsn has been named.
J.F. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent,
13w5 Dubuque, Iowa.
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Residence Property for Sale.
A good house, barn and large lot in
Manchester for sale at bargain.
Long time given on half of purchase
money If desired.
Inquire of BRONSON & CARR
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HORSES FOR SALE

HORSES FOR SALE.
Having rented our south farm will sell num-
Der of good wook and delivery horses, also a
number of colts. This stock will be sold right
and on good notes. Apply to
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON,
7-tf Manchester, la.