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The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
CHRISTMAS, 1909.

OvN NuAT about getting through
wv Its all right, I guess.
Drifting some the Lit
tic Cimarron. but that won't do mucn
damage"
Its 80 miles"
"Wel, that amt much. This team ;
good for it. Coin to start right off,
ma ann"
The anxious traveller returned to the
fire in the uninviting office of the Mid
Continental hotel. She was brown
haired, CHEEKY faced, and evidently ac-
customed to looking out for herself. She
was bound for the Indian school at the
other end OF the stage line-a position
awaited her
"All aboard" called the driver, and
the passengers hurried into the three
seated carryal that served for stage.
The woman sat beside John Carlin, the
owner of Circle Bar rancho. He tucked
the robes around her and remarked:
mighty poor day for pleasure ride
"Slightly," remarked his seat-mate.
smiling, "and you know what day it is:'
YES, and we are likely to run over into
Christmas. for the roads may keep US out
until after midnight, ma'am."
Call me Miss Macon-Im the new in
structor."
Better be prepared for whatever hap
pens, Miss Macon; this is tough stretch
CT country across the territory"
"Are the Indians bad!" Her eyes grew
- and wondering.
''Whites are a blamed sight worse than
redskins. We can handle Indians
but some good men go west-very
good men" The eyes grew softer as she
recalled a memory OF the days back east.
"Yes; but, blame 'em, they don't stay
so"
The eyes flashed and she looked out over
the broad prairie, stretching away in
patches of brown and white to the Tar
horizon. Nor did she renew the conversa-
ton, and the handsome ranchman was
sorry.
The day wore on. They stopped at a
cabin for lunch. They climbed long
slopes and toiled through sandy wastes
where in sprngtime would be rushing
rivers. They ratified down the declivi
ties of ravines and more than once the
weary horses were stalled in the drift
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that had been heaped among the dead
suntiowers and ragweeds in the draws. 1t
was a tre.ome, cherries journey, and the
five passengers kept mostly their own i'm
pressions OF it's discomforts.
In the late afternoon Miss Macon broke
the silence, taking up the thread OF the
mornings discussions: An old friend OF
mine is in the west-he was daring
fellow, but brave one.'
..rhen he is fitted for the west. Such
men are its pride-if they have the right
ways." lie added the afterthought and
noticed that she started and studied him
keenly, as if to be certain that he meant
nothing OF direct application. There is
more tnan one kind OF bravery" he went
on, more to keep up the conversation than
because the thought was original.
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md wouldn't have known it from tele-
phone if she had" She paused, with
her hands on her hips, to, admire the re
suit of her labors. Yes, | guess will
light fire in that stove, anyhow, it VIII
serve as text for more remarks about the
cold and few more hints as to how l
do need new set OF furs this Christmas.
josiah is good man, but he is as close
when it comes TO question OF money as
d potato is to its skin
She was bustling about as she talked,
making her preparations to light fire in
the brilliantly polished stove. There. l
declare" she cried, as she opened the
door, IF Josiah hasn't got this stove all
filled up with papers and trash. after all
my talking; it does seem as if you can't
teach man 70 BE- careful about house
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
A Christmas
Comedy of Errors
By ELISA ARMSTRONG BENG0UGH.
OOTnHERE, now. we are all ready

OO TTaHERE, now. we are all ready
for Christmas" said Mrs.
Ii Slickerby, as she climbed stit-
ly down from the chair on
which she had been standing to deck the
chandelier with holly. 'llow surprised
Josiah will be when he comes in, cold and
tired to find the place looking so like
holiday times. declare, | have a good
mind to make a fire in the stove Just TO
please him; he kept asking for it long
though, come to think of it, he hasn't
mentioned it lately, though | always told
him it only made a dirt for me to clean
up and the furnace heated the whole
pace anyhow. lie said his mother used
to have a Iice fire in the stove when they
came in evenings. OF course, she did; his
mother never saw furnace in her lie,
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
A Similar Experiences.

Reeder docking up from his newspaper)
Great Scott! Here is yarn about a
man who spent night in pit with
Bengal tiger Just imagine how he must
lave suffered!
Iennypeck-I nn easily do that
know all about it. For two weeks before
the holidays | was Obliged to face the uni.
ted demands OF my wife and seven grown
daughters for Christmas money.-judgs.
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NAV tonight, driver?"
WV Its all right, I guess.
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B8IEzs2z;a= BB8Iza ===--=-=== RS,gEEEI
@a1aHsg 1 A CHRISTMAS HoLD-Up NEEYS
SLsM3ESEY lW YTSI ESAfSSNY
NUW#
BY
CHARLES MoREAU EARGER

She did not answer, and the stage hur-
ried on through the gathering darkness.
Once there was coyote yell IN the dis
tance, and Carlin felt n glow OF salts
faction as the graceful form beside him
leaned closer to his ulster, as ii for pro-
lection.
Suddenly, as they went rattling down a
slope, the horses on the canter, the dead
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All Provided For.

Clara (arranging the Christmas pres
cnts)-Well put mammals pearl neck
lace here.
Dora-And Mabel's diamond earrings
here.
Cora-And Georges gold watch here.
Dora-And Ediths diamond bracelets
what shall we do with them:
Clara-Lay them on the piano alongside
OF papa's Christmas card.-N. Y. Weekly
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Economy OF Labor.

"He is one OF the u,ost resourceful lazy
men | ever knew"
"Why do you say that:'
because, instead OF writing out his
good resolutions, he cut the page for jan
uary !, 1902, from his old diary and pasted
it in under 1903 Chicago Post.
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Holiday Sacrifices.

oh, Christmas-tlde. Thy discipline quite
moves my soul to weep;
We give away such lovely things we macty
yearn to keep.
Chicago Record.
The Lamar register., 1902-12-24
The Genuine Article.

He-Darling, l love you!
She-And have you never told other
girls the same.
He-Well-er-yes; but not so pear
Chris tmas.-Puck.
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A Pleasant Prospect Ahead.

'Tis Christmas eve. oh. gentle sleep,
Ger Johnnie's parents softly creep.
And wrap them in n slumber deep;
For early in the morn Will come
The sounG of Johnnie's Christmas drum
Harlem Life,
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A Sight for ,he Gods.

The gir. ,ou d give the world to win.
To show you how she holds You Gear.
Now fondly ties beneath ycG- hin
a recktie you can never wear.
N Z. World
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How Ermlne Are Captured.

Perfect fur, of the delicate ermine,
at least, would be marred by the or
binary snare, so the trapper devises as
cunning a death for the ermine as the
ermine devises when II darts up
through the snow with its spear-teeth
clutched in the throat of a poor rabbit.
Smearing mis- hunting knife with
grease, he lays it across the track. The
little erDine comes trotting in dots
and dashes and gallops and dives to
the knife. That greasy smell of meat
1t knows, but that frost-silvered bit of
steel is something new. The knife is
frosted with ice. Ice the ermine has
licked. so he ticks the knife. But alas
for the resemblance between Knife and
steel! Ice turns to water under the
warm tongue; steel turns to fire that
blisters and holds that foolish little
stoat by his inquisitive tongue, a hope
less prisoner until tne trapper comes.
And. lest marauding wolverine tor
lynx should come first and go5ble up
the priceless ermine, the trapper
comes soon. And that Is the end OF
the ermine.-Agnes G. Laut, In Leslie's
Monthly.
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that Won will not fear that ! shall
sneak of my love" he repeated.
aCertainly we can be friendly" she
ra.,srned holding out her hand, which
ba took and dropped directly. ~ am
Glad Won have come to such conclu-
sion You will find some one whom
yon will love much better, n you
viii laugh at the thought you could
aver have spoken such words to me.
aWe will say nothing of that he
responded. quickly. $50 its all right
now. is It? And you are not going TO
be afraid Of mel"
She shook her head smilingiy.
and he began helping her gather drift
wood, congratulating himself on the
fact that he could now watch her
closely and know CaryPs game, as
we'll as the way in which that sick
man would behave when getting we'll.
Yes. he had made a good move, he
thought. -,
II had happened that Purcell did
not know of his daughters misad-
venture on the rocks, and when
ralph Caryl appeared on the evening
Of the second day, he was at a loss
to know to know why the young man
had come. !,
Kate FASTENED to explain, AID Caryl
assisted her in his easy way. But he
did not mention his name, and Kate
said, apologetically:
81 am ashamed to have forgotten
| the ~gentleman's name,
Caryl was inwardly chagrined at
this. but did not betray that feeling
as he said: My name is Ralph Caryl,"
| looking sharply at her father, and !
am very glad to make your acquaint-
ance."
Kate looked at her father in amaze
ment as he heard those words. He
| started back, staring hard at the
guest.
Ralph Caryl!" he exclaimed. "You
| are not one of the Caryls of Caryl-
Vile? That is impossiblei"
mo, not impossible" was the ans
wer, 'since | am n of that family
the last member in the direct line.
| am happy to know that my name is
| not unfamiliar to you, and proud to
think it is an honorable one"
He did not choose to say how he
had disgraced his honorable name.
Yes, yes" half murmured Purcell,
ut is In honorable name"
Then ne reused himself to say:
tits very strange, when M comes
to know what a wandering life | have
led" said Caryl, with an intonation of
sadness.
do you not. then, inherit the Caryl
property?"s asked Purcell.
Ralph dill not give a direct answer.
He said:
CTo he Continued.l
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CHAPTER ".
Kate Makes a New Acquaintance.


When his friend left him, Burt stood
for some moments with a perpIexed
expression upon his face. He did not
half like Caryl's coming, though the
man had suggested a plan to assist
him. He did not wholly believe In the
truth Of Ralph CaryIs agreements,
and he did not precisely want the
man to e Kate.
He kicked viciously at the pebbles
as he stood rejecting on this new
phase of affairs.
"A handsome fellow sick there for
the girl to take care Of; and o this
other one, who always makes love to
all the women, and seems to have
heard OF Kate before. Decidedly, I'm
not in luckl"
Thus he thought as he watched the
tell and 1.-THE figure OF Caryl vending
its way across the sands in the direc-
ton OF Purcell's house.
However" said Burt, shaking him.
self, Il believe I'm enough for them
all. Dick Burt never did give up beat.
n l don't he shall now. / can keep
an eye on Caryl-the old man IS under
my thumb, and that stranger who has
a f~eyer-well, he says he's going to be
married next week. Perhaps he Is.
but the fact may not prevent him from
flirting with Kate, and he's just the
Fellow TO take a girls fancy-blast
hint"
Having muttered these words, Dick
walked rapidly away in the opposite
direction from that taken by Caryl.
AS for the last-named gentlemen. he
went on gayly, whistling as he walked.
He had struck the right vein in oming
here; he could make this thing ray
And to find the Pureell--the thought
made him grave again.
But he would reap a good harvest
he had that to- tell them for which
they ought to pay wen; but he would
be in no hurry to tell it.
He had q little capital now, and per-
haps Kate was really pretty: If she
was, It would a great pity for her to 60
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-27
A Parthlan Shot.

Mr.. Beasley j., Robertson was for
long editor Of the Battleaxe. He Al.
ways stroye for accuracy, and when he
ala make a mistake he was not above
acknowledging it, as witness the foI.
owing, which he mi week printed:
we deem a word of exnlanat,on
y our readers with regard 10 an item
winch appeared in the last Battleave.
IN which We stated that Mr.. Henry p
Brown OF Long Prairie township had
Deen brought before Justice az the
reace James Hargrare and bound over
LOT stealing chickens and resisting an
onlcer. 1t appears that Hargraye was
me man guilty of the crimes. and Mr.
brown was the official before whom he
was a~rraigned. Mr.. Brown has NOT
Weekly. per
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-27
wedding Gifts in CORN Box

A young married woman Y y
the neighboring towns must q !
credit for originality ~
means for transporting her MI ~
gifts. Her new home IS u
CITY. and she recently returned !
cid home to pack her preseI'e "a
nroblem presented itself q ~ \
something Of sufficient SIZE y
them. 4 boxmaker was sus1 I
and IT was found that u w. !
about IS to make a box 70 CIV. I
al she desired. Finally i v. J.
gested that a common con- I,
might answer the purpose, Tas {, Y
woman jumped at the sugss 81. /
invested $3.50 in a long, Plan !, 7
box. The neighbors q W j
woman's mother we're startled ~ y
the undertaken drive up An
big. long box into the house, N
Der Of hurried calls were ne rss 4
the mystery was solv1t- Ins I I
saws she win make good ~ .
c cs hox after she returns .s \
home by utilizing It as s.,Ie,S.
Springfield (Mass.) hep
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-27
LUCK A DlAMoHI
Found by Its Owner In Street w
She Lost IL Five Years Ago

WIN W TO SNfbS' '"
She Lost 1t Five Years Ago
The luckiest woman in the EaI
Mrs. Anna NJ. Scott Of Denver
Five years ago, in returning ing
party, she lost a diamond esrI
worth 5000. In looking for sons
else a few days ago she found ias
mond in the street where she
dropped 1t SO long before,
Hundreds of persons had pa
over the spot in the meantime.
and snow had buried the jewel ~
sand, and at just the night tine
rain again washed the diAmond 4
for Mrs. Scott to find Il. 0ther
sons had looked in vain, WAen y
lost years ago. +.
81 was not looking for It, saa
owner, Il was looking for NIUE
that my daughter thought SIC
lost. AS l could not find the ll'
went over the ground rather carer
suddenly something spail
caught my eye and then CRED 1
out loud, why, there's my oiAl'@
81 was so surprised to see !
/ could really hardly believe =
was awake, or that y was ~
stead of 1897"
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His Fond Hopes RIahtsd.

Dearest! Say yes"
She hung her head and was silent.
Say yes he %entreated.
The maiden raised a cold. deter.
mined face and looked him squarely in
the eye.
"Perciyal, I cannot"
But why?' he persisted. Surely,
you do not hate me?"
Hate your" her voice broke as she
spoke. Hate you? / love YOU more
than words can tell. But-but--ef-'
But what?" he demanded, almost
hercely.
"Percival, do not pain me by asking
me again. Do not cast temptation IN
my path. Once for all, 1 cannot. Your
station is too far above mine"
AT Fourteenth street she arose and
ieft the car, while he, crestfallcn and
heartsick, continued on to One Hun
dred and Forty.ifth street.-New York
Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-27
CHAPTER VI.
Rothesay Recognizes a Voice.

StNOs III.
Ralph Caryl did not present himself
at Charles Purcells house until he
haa becs to Boston and spent Richard
Burt's money in the purchase of the
best clothes he could get for the sum.
1T VIII do her no harm to allow her
to expect me a little, providing she
hasn't forgotten me entirely, and that
depends wholly on the amount of in
terest that unknown stranger has
awakened. When | have seen him
with her, ! shall know my graund."
Thus Caryl thought has he stood on
board the steamer from Boston the
next day.
Meanwhile, within PurceIPs humble
home, in the little chamber under the
roof, the stranger was lighting the
battle with the fever. 1t was no a
fierce and raging illness, but one that
babe fair to continue for some time.
HE is booked for 1t now" said the
doctor, but the fever will no run
very high. Miss Purcell, / must get
some good woman to come as nurse.
You can't take charge of the patient
and OF the house also. | will SEM
some one tomorrow"
Thus the quiet OF the little house
woman came to take the place of
nurse, and now Purcell, whose mind
had been occupied with other things
again reverted to the topic which alb,
sorbed him most, and Kate knew II
instantly by the look on his face. but
sne dared not say anything more to
MIN about 1t. She must wait.
Dick Burt, after bordering upon his
course or action. He could not afford
10 go away and leave Kate Purcell
HAD h been there alone, as she had
Deen accustomed to being, he shot;ld
cave LETT the place for awhile. But
circumstances were different now.
3 AIetr a few days. having watched
ms opportunity, when he saw Kate 90.
ihg out with her basket to pick nm
drlltwood, he Joined her, and he hast,
ened TO reassare her, and he acted his
part well.
Let's us be friends again" he said
I've been very unhappy since onr
last talk together. OF course cant
promise not to love you. hut fine
dream that was so dear tome Re over
All expect now is to have matters
as tney We're before. can promise
not 70 annoy you again"
ne was SO humble and seemed so
sincere that Kate looked at him in
surprise: He met her gaze with an
paTent frankness. Though she dis
trusted him, she r~eproached herself
Tor doing SO, and that very self-re-
preach made her more cordial.
say we may be friends again. and
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cnApTER '. tcontinued.,

Changed me?" he repeated, impet-
uo,ssiy. Yes; ! am changed, because
/ have to work so hard that you may
have moheg It's for you-all for you.
Every day ! think | may come to YOU
and say: No more hard, %scrubbing
work for you;! you were born to be a
lad y,and now you have the money to
surround yourself with the Injuries of
one. Ii is for that / am working, Kate.
Can't you trust me-"
The eager utterance, the unusual
light in her fathers eyes alarmed Kate
more and more.
I'VE are poorer than ever, father"
she said How can l believe in ar
understanding that changes you and
that makes us lack the necessaries of
life? Give 1t up, whatever II is; 1t
changes you for the worse. / feel that
1t will succeed
Purcell rose and walked hurriedly
around the room.
mo, mol" he cried. Don't ask me
that. Wealth is just within my reach,
and | must grasp it. We will talk no
more on the subject, and you need
think no more of it-not until I bring
you gold"
His eyes giittered again, but he re-
strained himself.
Are you sure you can not bring
yourself to think fa%orably of Burt's
suit?" he asked.
"Yes-sure. Don't let us talk Of 1t"
Kate felt weary and discouraged.
She knew not which way to turn for
comfort, and there was an inextin-
~guishable alarm in her heart concern
ing her fathers condition.
AS she looked at him, she saw that
the transient excitement had died out,
and he was standing by the window,
absently gazing out, seeing nothing, his
eyes full of that intent expression that
had become habitual to him of late.
And, In truth, he was again engaged in
making another calculation as to the
sret Ia which that treasure must have
been buried.
His daughter called him to the Ia
BILE, and he ate of the frugal, almost
scanty. breakfast.
Kate left him to carry to the strang-
er q cup of Cruel she had made, and
when she came down her father had
gone out. and the whole care of the
sick ma devolved upon her.
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s,ranos New Herbs

The gardens and felds %Sseeias
are filed with succu ns,'rovn 70
and odorous herbs ~n.,,r,yatsa 81
outer world. In the CUR ara sr'
at the proper seasons o.rs' squsss
classes Of Indian corn, De - hsss
never seen or heard !, The fore
the Pittsburg Dlspatcn .its ihat, sss
aud jungles contain iI tate. cs
lent even in their wilo .seiac este q
s9ls VIVA fralt. that tns, eas [, ns SItt' Fl !
almond. the proseniFor
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The words were uttered in a tone OF
the utmost establishment and wonder,
and then the two men stood staring at
each other for a moment, each with a
question muttered in his mind.
"You know herr" at length said
Dick, suspiciously.
"I have never seen her" was the
prompt answer, spoken with apparent
truth. "But, possibly, I've heard of
her; still it's very improbable, But
the name is certain the same. Is she
Charles P%urcells d~aughter?"
Yes
Dicks wonder and curiosity were
getting very strong. but Caryl did not
seem likely to crafty them.
He had turned from his companion
and was standing a few yards away,
violently striking the sand with his
switch, while his face was paler, his
eyes flied with a light hard to inter
pref.
AT length Dick became impatient,
and approached his friend.
Aren't you doing a little of the
theatricals now, Caryl? What's the
muss, anyway? | don't e anything
out of the way in Kate Purcell being
Charles Purcelfs daughter. | hope
| she's not an old sweetheart of yours"
81 told you | had eve seen herr"
shortly answered Caryl.
what do you know about her,
them" c~uriously.
Never mind now, Dick" resuming
his usual manner. "It's nothing that
concerns you, be sure of that. Some
time, perhaps, I'll tell you. Did you
say you were not prospecting in your
wooing?"
Decidedly not" grimly.
And you give il up"
"Noi" iercely. did you ever know
me to give anything up? And / never
fancied a girl half as much as l do her.
/ shall have her"
"Pretty?"
"Distractingly So"
"Ah, how Interestingly And with
the manners of a lady? Is the name
they have given her well bestowed?"
She would be a lady in a queens
court-a lady anywhere" was the en-
thusiastic reply.
Hard hit, aren't you, rey boy? But
pardon me-, Dick-how came you to
select such a girl? Should have said
you'd have chosen some red-cheeked
lass
mo matter: I've chosen her, and /
mean to get her" was the answer.
"All right. Can / help you any? I
want to Q these Purcells."
You'll go and try to fiirt with her
yourself, You are not to be trusted"
II a be trusted In that direction"
answered Caryl, seriously, "and you'd
better retain one in your seryice-I
can tell you that"
Caryl spoke in such a manner that
Dick checked the refusal that rose
to his lips. He had great respect for
CaryPs powers of intrigue when the
skillful fellow chose to exert them,
do you mean it? Do you think o
can help me2" he asked.
Instead of replying directly, CaryI
asked:
"How is her father disposed toward
you?
I'm faver Of me. He has reason to
be-"
You are a fool to despair then.
Yes, | will help you You'll have
cause to thank me in three months
time"
Then the two men entered into a
low-spoken and earnest talk, at the
end OF which Caryl said:
And now the beginning of the bat
tie Is all arranged, I should be crate
full If you could spare me ten dollars
for my immediate wants. It's too hu.
initiating not to have more in ones
pocket than I have had Of late"
Dick rather slowly handed him the
money, and Caryl thrust it into his
vest pocket, and said, gayly:
Now for a peep at Kate Purcell! I
hope she may be out on the beach"