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den by any footsteps but their own.
Mason had begun to speak. asking
some further questions about bis
brother, when Coch Tai. who was now
walking by his side, called out In .
warning voice:
"Take care. sir"
And then Mason turned sick and a.
most giddy, a. he fell back step.
For not many inches from his feet no
suddenly perceived a narrow chasm,
not more than five or six feet across at
the top, but some 30 or go feet deep. 1t
was followed out and half choked
with snow. And at the bottom, foam
ing and swirling among sharp pointed
green and gray rocks, ran a mountain
stream, milk white with froth and
foam.
Here's one place." went on Coch
Tai energetically, where a stranger
might come by his death without a mo.
ment's warning. And can show you
a dozen such. There's been four men
lost In these hills since I've lived here,
that's seven years. And only one Of
them's ever been found. And II you
want to know where they're lying you
must dredge Llyn Foel. And that's bot
tomless, 80 they say"
And, grimly struggling his shoulderh
Coch Tai turned away, and Mason,
shuddering with ugly fears, followed
him,
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They stood steadily measuring each other.
eye to eye.
shortly. "And for the matter OF that
you have no way Of proving was his
guide, only my own word. He LETT
Trecoed before me-"
"But you own you caught him up
and came on with him%
Coch Tai nodded.
"Yes, | do own that. came on with
him, up into the valley, and there he
left me-"
HE came up here to see the ruins.
You know that"
Coch Tai stared at him with the
same steady, defiant gaze.
"Did he? Tregaron must have told
you that. He didn't come up with
me-"
What do you meant You must
have known he came? You must have
talked the matter over with Mr.. IRE
garon|
"What does 1t matter to you what l
talked about to Tregaron?" retorted
Coch Tai sullenly. "a mans words In
private are his own. as much as his
thoughts are. All you can ask about Ii
what | did and what he did while he
was with me. And that I'm ready to
tell you"
Still. In spite Of his sullenly defiant
attitude, Of his rough and aggressive
tone. Mason felt an instructive liking
TO the man. 1t was all based upon
what he saw. upon something indeh-
mite In the mountaineer's personality
which fascinated and charmed him.
This man whom he had pursued as
wild beast, a brutal savage. from
whom a guilty secret must be wrung
at all costs, now exercised over him.
In spite Of his doubts. a mysterious
charm.
For a few seconds they stood again
eye to eye, each examining attentively
the face Of the other.
every well. then." said Mason at
last, noting even as he uttered the
words the change which had come Into
his own tones. "Tell me just what
happened while you were together"
'In the first place." said Coch Tai
81 caught up with him about a mile
from Trecoed on this side, making fol-
the hills here"
/ "He had engaged you beforehand"
interrupted Mason. The man gave
him q quick, inQuiring glance. On
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PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons Interested In either of the estates
hereinafter named:
Alta Probate Court held at Paris, In anu Ior tue
County OF oxford. on the 3rd ruesuay oi jan
10 the year OF our Lord one thousand nine nun
dred and one, the following matter having osen
presented for the action thereupon nereinai'ei
Indicated, it Is hereby ORDERED: ,
That notice thereof be given To all persons III, M
terested, by causing copy OF this oruer W oo
published three weeks successiveIy IN tne "a, "a
ford Democrat, a newspaper puonsneo AZ oou.n =
Paris, In said County, that they may appear a. q q
Probate Court to be held At SAID faris, on tl .he
third Tuesday OF Feb, A. ID. 1901, ~ y ol tns y
clock In the forenoon, and be heard tnereon u
they see cause.
OLIVE 5. BAILEY. late Of Brownneld, de,
ceased win and petition for probate thereoI
presented by Ferdinand K Bailey the executor
therein named.
HULDAH J. CUMMINGS, late OF Paris. de,
ceased. VIII and petition Tor prooate tne.so'
presented by Hattie Nj. Scott, the eAecu'rn'
therein named.
MARY j. wOODMAN, late OF Paris. ue
ceased. Final account presente Tor anowanSSe =,
also petition for distribution OF balance remn n
ing In his hands presented by \. Dayton boissei
administrator.
HOLMAN W. and JOSEPHINE b. NOM q, .
Buckded, minors. First account presenteu io
allowance by Lucius q. Bates, guardian.
ADDISON e. HERRICK. Judge of said Court
A true copy-Attest: ,v p..,.,.r
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NUMBER s.
ROYAL ss*Sts s:*'.s
~ ABScIUrEN PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
glrl with soft hands and wavy hair.
(BSCIUTELY PURE

glrI with soft hands and wavy hair.
Miss Bremmil walked slowly back,
thinking placidly of their little rO-
nance. Suddenly she heard footsteps
at her side. Some one had come out
from TIE trees and was pacing with
her. She turned hurriedly toward the
sound. A man was walking by her
with a peculiarly gliding, springy step.
He was very tall, with dark and rath-
er sinister face. He was dressed In
the uniform Of the asylum, only with
one difference-on his head he wore
yellow cap and round his arm was
broad band Of yellow cloth.
She shrank back with sick terror
flowing round and round her heart like
Icy water. The man was one Of the
with him at nightfall, too far away to
scream for aid. She was paralyzed
with fear. Suddenly he turned on her
with a swift snarl, like treacherous
animal. He caught her by the arms
and carried her to the nearest tree,
leaning her against II.
"Ive wanted something like this for
a long time" he said. She observed he
had the voice and accents of a gentle
man. He took long strip Of cloth
from his pocket and made her fast to
the trunk Of the fir tree with 1t.
He drew table knife from his pock-
ct. The avenue was now almost dark.
AS he came up to her sound Of
singing came from among the trees,
foolish. wayward singing, in a broad
Gloucestershire accent. They distin-
guished the words:
81 be the ightful king
OF England, merry England"
Early in the afternoon the rightful
king had been digging in plantation
of larches. He had left his spade and
was now coming to fetch 1t.
Miss Bremmil heard the voice and
gave one cry for help. The knife was
dangerously near her. The rightful
king came shambling up. He saw the
girl tied to the tree and the man with
the knife. He flung himself upon the
mailman with great cry Of pity and
anger.
They rolled over and over on the
ground, struggling fiercely. but at last
the old man was mastered. He was no
match for the others demOniac
strength. The girl saw the knife rise
and fall, and then the air was suddenly
full Of whistles and red dancing lights.
There were crowds Of people pressing
round her, and she tainted in her IA.
ther's arms.
The body Of the righttul king lay
upon the sward. There was nothing
poetic about it. In death 1t was even
more foolish than in life.
Poor old rightful king" said one Of
the keepers. "He died for missy.
Who'd have thought it? He's gone
from his kingdom now."
This is his coronation day." said the
chaplain gently.-Mainly About Peo-
Dle.
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The Doctor She Wanted.
1ntel,ioent women are always doing

Intelligent women are always doing
bright things, and Mrs. A. A. Libby, .
competent nurse, at Pownal, Me-, did
q bright thing, and did it in bright
way, when she sent for the doctor she
wanted.
1t all came about in this wise:
Early last winter she was stricken
down with the grip, which left her very
weak and without appetite.
The sight of food nauseated her.
A lady with whom she was stopping,
realizing that it is almost as hazardous,
to neglect the effects OF the grip as the
disease itself, the effects commonly
being a low, vitiatsd condition of the
blood, impaired digestion, loss OF ap-
petite and strength and increased sus-
ceptibility to disease, said she must
have q doctor.
81 asked the LADY,, said Mrs. Libby,
March 7th, 1900, "if she would get the
doctor 1 wanted. She said she would, +,
and l asked her to 60 and get q bottle OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla. She laughed at
such an unexpected turn; but got the
medicine and l began taking it. My
appetite came back, began to grow
strong, and now 1 am well and have
not had.a bad cold this winter"
But there is more to be said.
Some time previously, Mrs. Libby
had taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for CO.
tarrh and headache, by which she had
been greatly troubled, and 1t quickly
relieved her and, to use her own words,
did her . world Of good.
Hoods Sarsapsrilla IL the medicine
that acts directly and peculiarly on the
blood, ridding It of oil impurities and
making It rich and abundant, and ID
positively unequalled for renovating
and building up the whole system, cur
ing all scrofulous diseases, catarrh,
| dyspepsia, kidney complaint, and re-
storing health and strength after the
grip, pneumonia, and all prostrating
or debilitating sicknessss, also after
scarlet fever, diphtheria, and other
blood poisoning diseases.
Don't fail to take Hoods sarsapa.
rilla. It viii surely do you geod.
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he turned at this point IN hts thoughts
abruptly to Coch Tai.
find out something, In gratitude for
what you've done for me and mine,
sir. And If you'll write me down your
address, I'll send to you II l hear any
thing or II find anything"
With this promise Mason was fain
to be content. He began to feel as
anxious to 60 away as Gwyn was that
he should 60. For he saw that. what
ever was to be discovered, he would
have to get outside help, and ne pro-
posed to put the matter without delay
into the hands Of the police.
Gwyn would not hear Of his sitting
up that night, so he lay on one Of the
beds in the front room, while the farm
er slept in the other. But the fact that
he had slept through the day, and per-
haps q certain vague, but justifiable.
feeling Of insecurity, prevented his
closing his eyes.
When the farmer rose. at o'clock In
the morning, and went softly down
stairs without disturbing his guest,
Mason sprang up and looked out Of
the window.
And with deep misgiving he saw that
the snow was falling faster than ever.
When he got down stairs in his turn,
he found the lad Tom In the kitchen,
looking as sulky as ever and rubbing
his hands before the fire.
you'll have to put of your journey
back, sir" said he with an unprepos-
sessing grin, as Mason went quickly
to the window, which was almost
blocked up from the outside. "We're
showed up"
The doctor uttered an exclamation Of
dismay.
Upon bis spirits there fell like a
leaden weight the conviction that he
was In a prison from which he would
never get out alive.
fro RI ooNrryuxp.I
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A POST NUPTIAL ODE.

We used to walk together in the twilight,
He whispering tender words so sweet and low,
A. down the green lanes when the dew was fall.
ing.
And through the woodlands where the birds were
calling
We wandered in those hours so long ago;
But now no more we walk in purple cleaning
Adown the lanes, my love and I-ah, me;
The time has passed for such romantic roaming
He holds the baby while I'm getting tea.
We used to sit-with lamp turned low-together
And talk OF love and its divine effects,
When nights were long and wintry was the
weather;
Far nobler he than knight with knightly feather
And to him the loveliest Of my SEX
Now, oft when wintry winds howl round the ga
Bile,
Immersed In smoke, he pores Ger gold and
stocks,
The fact ignored that just across the table
The loyeliest Of her sex sits darning socks.
Anon.
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A Long Separation.

"Home again at last, darling"
John, dearest. you don't look a day
older"
81 must. Centuries can't roll over
mans head without leaving traces"
It was ages and ages. wasn't it7
And, oh. John. how lonesome I have
been"
"You poor little wifey! II ever !
have to 60 away again, you shall 90
with me. But you're more beautiful
than ever, sweet one. What haze you
been doing with yourself all the time
l was awayT
thinking Of you, darling, and long.
ing and longing for you to come home"
"If that is the secret Of beauty.
ought to have grown perfect Adonis.
And you're sure you recognized me
straight Off without thinking at least
@ minuteW
"Of course. you old dear. Do you
suppose l could ever forget you"
"Good gracious! 1t doesn't seem pos
sible that I've been away only since
the day before yesterday. does It,
sweetheart"
"Not q bit more, husband mine. than
that we have actually been married .
whole month tomorrow."-Pearson's
Weekly,
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Scotch Medicine.

A stranger came to provincial
Scotch town one day. He looked some
what of an invalid, and he asked one
Of the inhabitants to direct him to the
chemists shop.
"The what, sir?"
"The chemists shop"
"Aye. an what kim O shops that
nap
"why. the place where you can buy
medicine"
"Eh. sir. we've nae sic shop as that
here"
"No? What do you do. then. when
any one falls Ill? Do you take no medi.
cine"
Deed, no: not a drap. We've just
whisky for the folk an tar for the
sheep. an that's a. the fessick We deal
in."-London Answers.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United states for
the District OF Maine In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
EDWARD WESTON, of In Bankruptcy
Fryeburg. BANKRUPT. A.
To the creditors OF edward Weston, In the
County OF oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the l2th day OF
Ian, \. ID. l"ll. the said Edward weston
was duly adiudicated bankrupt, and that the
first meeting OF his creditors will be held at the
Court House. In South Paris, on the Slst day OF
Jan. A. ID. 1901. at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
al which time the said creditors may attehu,
proye their claims, appoint a trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such other ousiness
as NAV properly come before said meeting.
South Paris, Jan. "a, 1901.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee I'm Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States for
the District Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
RumfOrd, Bankrupt. y
To the creditors of Fred +. Sanborn, In the
County OF oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the l2th usy OF
Jan. A ID 1901, the said Fred +. Sanborn
was 'luly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the hrst
meeting OF his creditors will be held at the Go9i
House. in South Paris, on the 18th day freo;,
4. D. 1901, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, at wnlcn
lime the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the OanXrup'
aud transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting.
south Paris, Jan. Is, 1901.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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His College Days.

mike" said Flooding Pete, do you
t'ink 1t does q man much good to 60
troo collegeT
mot much" replied Meanderins
Mike. II went troo a college once,
an all got was two dictionaries an Q
suit Of football clothes. De swag wasn't
wort de risk" Washington Star.
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CHAPTER XII.
a -rayA~ nm nrAryY

The sight Of the chasm. sprung upon
his vision SO Unexpectedly. had had 80
great an effect upon Mason that at
first he was inclined to take the view
suggested by Coch Tai and to believe
that his brother had met with his
death in some rash exploration, under.
taken at his own risk and against the
advice of his guide.
Granville, though frail Of physique,
had been stubborn Of purpose. difficult
to advise or to lead. But then. on the
other hand, there had never been In
bis character any taste for wild or rash
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that ne
mas been duly appointed administrator VIII tne
will annexed, of the estate OF
MARTHA l.. MCKEES, late OF Paris,
In the County of oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons naVlns
desired 10 present the same for settlement, anu
ali indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. ,-,,,,>,
Jan. 10, 1901. GEOkGE III. MVhEhS'
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that she mas
Of
HENRY +. MORTON, late of Paris,
In the County of oxford, deceased, ana given
bonds as the law directs. All persons naslns
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired 10 present the same for settlement, anu
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately. >.onro>,
Jan. Is, 1901. LUCELlA Z. MOhiON'
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1t is also pleasant to be able to say
that never in the history Of the Board
of Agriculture has it stood higher 10 the
estimation Of the farmers OF the state
than it does at present, never was Its
work more fully appreciated or It's
chances for future good service so great
as at the present.-Maine Farmer.
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CHAPTER XI.
nAnu nAr,r anonv


In the first moment Of surprise and
alarm, on finding himself thus i'm
prisoned by the man whose antago-
nism he had so much reason to dread,
Reginald Mason instinctively glanced
round him Tor some available weapon
Of defense.
The loft In which they both stood
was long and wide and very bare, the
rough stone walls being much In the
same state as in the time Of the
monks occupation, and the roof being
of the rudest and most primitive sort.
In one corner was small bedstead,
in another was an iron washstand.
This was all the furniture which could
be distinguished from mere lumber.
But as Mason looked, the setting
sun, which had been obscured by
heavy snow clouds, struggled through
the mist ana shining in through the
small west window Of the loft threw
into strong relief the face and figure
of the angry and menacing Coch Tai.
For the first time the doctor was able
to see him perfectly, and as his eyes
met those of the mountaineer his fears
died away.
For this wild son Of the hills was no
dull. british creature, such as he had
expected to see. True 1t was that the
animal was strong in him, betrayed In
heavy jaw and full Tipped mouth; true
that the expression Of his face at that
moment was fierce, threatening. But
in his blue eyes there was light, there
was fire; they looked out upon the
world with a steady. open gaze. the
gaze, so 1t seemed to Mason, Of an
honest man.
All the fear Of the savage mountain
eer which he might have momentarily
felt melted away at once as he looked
at him and recognized the charm
which this rugged face must have had
for his i'll fated brother. 1t was strange
that this very first look he was able to
give straight into the eyes Of the man
he had longed so ardently to meet
gave him his first doubt as to the
mans guilt.
81 am glad to meet you," he said at
last, after a pause, during which they
had stood steadily measuring each
other, eye to eye.
Coch Tai never moved.
WELL" said he sullenly. "and what
have you to sayT"
He spoke In rough voice, with q
strong Welsh accent. but his tones
had in them something Of the strange
charm Of his look and manner. His
defiarce seemed manly. not coarsely
aggressive. and his eyes still looked
out steadily as an honest mans should.
There was another short pause.
81 want" said Mason at last, ITO
know all you have to tell about my
brother"
Coch Tai frowned.
"You have heard" said he shortly.
from Tregaron all there Is to tell"
Not all" returned Mason firmly. In
a tone which showed that he did not
mean to be put off. II have heard his
version, but | want to know yours.
You accompanied him from Trecoed
as his guide. remember that"
At this reminder COch Tails face
flushed. and he turned angrily upon his
questiOner.
What can a guide do when a man
chooses to 20 his own way" asked he
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fro AZ ooNrryuD.l

You can't convince q man who has
dyspepsia that crime Is not on the In
crease.-Philadelphi Record.
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Since the opening ofthe South African
war England has bought over lOO,OO
horses and mules 10 this country. An
agent of the English government Is now
at Kansas City who wants $4,000 more.
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STATEMENT OF THE
PHOENIX INSURANCE CO.,
OF HARTFORD. CONN,
ON the lst day OF January, 1901

Dw.C. SKILTON, President
EDWARD MILLIGAN, Secretary.
STATE OF COSSECrICUT,
COUNTY OF HARTFORD,
HARTFORD. January Bird, l. u.
Personally appeared. u. W. Z. Sktton, Pres,
fent. nd Edward Milligan, Secretary, OF sald
Phpulx In-urance Company. and made ostn 10
the truth of the foregoing statement, by them
subscribed, according to their bet knowledge
and belief. ..l,
Before me. EDWARD u. COOK,
Notary Public.
FREELAND HOWE, Norway, Me-, ARTHUR T..
MORRISON, Rumford Falls, Me-, Agents.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
" sPEED THE PLov =

on practical agricultural topics 8
Ia solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID. HAM
MoSD, Agricultural Editor Oxford Democrat
Paris. Me.
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FEEDING SKIM MILK TO PIGS AND
CALVES.

AN EXPERIMENT STATION SUMMARIZES
ITS RECENT INVESTIGATION OF THE
VALUE OF SKIM MILK FOR FEEDING.
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STATE OF MAINE.
IN House OF REPRESENTATIVE,
January sth, lf)l.
ORDERED, That the time for the reception
of pstltions and bills for private and special
e,l.l tion be limited 70 Thursday, January 81,
lSIl. and that all petitions and bills presented
after that date, be referred TO the next legisla-
ture and that the Clerk of the House cause this
orier 20 be published In all the daily and weekly
papers printed In the State.
House of Representatives,
Jan. :, 1901.
Real and passed, sent up for concurrence.
W ;. COTTON, Clerk.
In Senate, January. 9. 1901.
Read and passed. In concurrence
Kendall VI DUNBAR. Secretary.
A true copy, Attest Wv. :. COTTON. Clerk.
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WANTED.

Plain sewing, children's dresses, and aprons
az reasonable prices,
No. 90 Main &C., South Paris.
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1, F.SMITH,
Attorney at Law,
NORWAY, MAINE
Horne Block. .. Collections specially.
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LBERT d. PARK.
Licensed Auctioneer,
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE
Terms Moderate.
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GEORGE p. JONES s son.
Dentists,
N-opwAY MAINE.
JOS Main 81.