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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1902-09-27
.Wiefo Al, fbdt?"

sd fir9te febr, bdB bic GrGfin bic
mabrbeit eerebet, als Ite perfi9erte,
tire 8erlegenbetten tpiirben balb duss
| gegliden fetn, benn i9 afpeifle ni9t,
bab bic arme @ertrub bic Soften bie1es
Muselei9es nit ibrem 2ebensaliid
ipirb be5ablen miifen," berfeBte Der
Doftor febr erni.
o9obo!"
Hbeber er5dblte nun bon benz ru1iis
f4en 5iirften, ben er am lebten Mbeno
an Der 9eite Der @rdfin eetrpffen, unb
BON feinen pdbrenb bes aonaertes gez
ma9ten 8eoba6tltneen. Gr CLAUDE
gang betimmt, baB Sruu BON 9oliten
! @bii9ten auf i6n babe unb slpsifIe au9
ni4t, bab Sf6ernoipsfb febr geneigt
fei, auf tire Wiinfde einaueehen, iebte
er binau.
.Das fiebt ibr dbnli9, unb sic
perben jebenfalls re9t baben nit
Sbren @etmutbnnaen. @runb CUR
8eforanib bieten fR aber ni9t, bsna
@ertrub ftebt unter meinem S9ube
nnb i9 tperbe fie bor iebnebem 3tpanq
gu betpahren tpf7en,0 erfldrte Neumann
entf9ieben.
uG0nnen Sic iie aber dua bpr 1ih
felber f9iiben9-Ni9t spabr, 10 fpeit
rei4t Sbre Madt ni9t, unb @ertrub
tpirb fi9 opfern, fobaIo iie iiebt, bab bic
Ufutter anbernfals perloren ipdre.-
Wpaen mir bic Ronlteiie retten, 10
bleibt feine Mabl, als bic 8e5ablnng
ber bringenbiten S9ulben, ipe1isftens
berienigen, bic gu unaneenebmen Som
fequen5en-Sie beriteben ni9-fiibren
tDnnten. unb Der Wiebererperb BON
Molbbetm fir @ertrnb."
Ser Sufti3ratb ptegte ben fdon ftarf
ersranten 3opf bebadtis bir unb fer,
er mar mod INNER nidt iiber5eugt linb
mad ldnserem S9neisen sab er ietnen
Mni4auungen au9 unberboblenen Mus=
brnd. uWdre es mDelid, Die Jrau
@rdfin fir 2ebens5ett in Elm Srrenbdus
gu fperren, bann liebe i9 mir biefen
plan fdon eber gefanen."
rOas .gebt allerbings ni9t, inbefen
tpdre @ertrnbs @erfiisungsre6t iber
Walbbeim bod tpobl 70 gu befdrdnfen,
bab Der Mutter berbdngnibboae g1eiz
! snngsn ibr penis gu fdaben berm09s
! ten."
(ssortiebuna folat)s
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1902-09-27
Inter Der spibmarfe /.

Inter Der spibmarfe Sin
Stubenten ut" ihreibt man Der
ssranffurter r8l. Breiie" aus &reu5=
nab an Der Wabe: Stuoenten in
Bonn batten geuettet, als Gtrpmer
oem Babe &reu5nab einen 8eiub
abauitatten. Im Sonnabeno fatnen
Die brei, bic Die @ette oussuflbren
batten, in &reusnab in einem ent=
iprebeno v5erlumpten" 9lnsug an
uno beeaben iib oireft gum 9ur.
part. tpD Iie @intritt perlangten unb
einen 9auienbmarfibein binlesten,
on benz bas gintrittsaelo abeesogen
tuerben lollte. Man fam ii9 Die
Nugen oeS &alfiererS oenfen, ais
linn Die 5erlumpten &erle einen Der
befannten braunen 9appen binleg@
ten. Gaib par Die Bolisei benab.
rihtigt. uno ebe iie iib's nerlaben,
tparen Die orei Stron,er aefaBt uno
in Siberbeit. Iuf bem Wege gum
8oliseiamt mabte li1 elmer BON if.
men ben S9er5, einen Der transppr=
tierenben 8Dlisilten gu einem Sbup=
pen einsulaben - er ipn aber nicht
libel ab9efabren lein. Die 8olisei
glaubte natiirlid), einen euten Sang
eemaht su boben. 6alb 8reusnab
mar bInter Dem Transport ber. gluf
Dem .BDliSeiamt muroe balo &lar=
belt in Die Sede gebra6t uno Die
aneebliben 2anolirelber nah sselt=
itellune ibrer Berionalien tpieoer
freigelaHen. 9pffentlib bleibt es
BEL Dem Sbers unb Der @robeun=
,fugsparaerapb nit ieinen 5ofeen
fommt nibt nod binterber.
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Inter bem Titel Cine mabre
@ei1ihte" tpiro aus Dresden ge=
rnelbet:: Muf Der Briibllben 1erraile
in Dresden fiben 5pei ibneioiee
BDnblut @ertnanen, ani1eineno
Heferenoare, an einem giI1, als 1ib
ibnen elm polniider Sube i'm jibiibz
pDlniiben &oitiim danger Satan,
lange Stiefel unb nit ben unper=
meibliben Beies geaiert) nit Der
Grage, Db es erlaubt iei, Blab gu
nebmen, ndbert uno. obne Nnttport
ab3utuarten, iih nieoerlebt. ueber
bic ger9r6Berung Der 9iibrunbe
tuenig erfreut, penbet iif Der cine
ber 6erren an ben Suoen nit ben
Worten: nWifien Sic niht, oaB Sic
bier unter Gntiiemiten iiben?" $50
rauf ibm bic perbliiffenoe glnttuort
wirb: .gntibuloigen Sc. meme
6erren, 70 lange Sc fib bier
anitdnoig betraeen. tDn=
men sc rubia fiben b1ei=
ben.
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Gtne gmredensuarf,t.

nNagemeine 8elorgniB erreate Der
8ultano Der Witttpe Des tapferen
Generals Burnbam BON Mnnbias,
Me., als Die Merate erfldrten, 1ie
piiroe nod pDr Taeesanbruh an
2ungenent5iinbung iterben" ibreibt
6rau 8. $. 2incoln, Die mabrenb
iener Sbredensnabt bel ibr &ran=
tenoienft, leiitete, naber iie perlangte
nab DR.. Kings New Discovery,
bas ibr ihon mebrnals suuDr oas
2eben gerettet bat, un6 AUDI oieles
Wtal bate es Die ertpiini1te Wir=
tune. Naboem fie es genDmmen
batte, ihlief iie ndbrenb Der aansen
@adt. Gin fortaeiebter @ebraud
beilte lie ppllitdnoig. Dieie tuunz
oerbare Meoi5in BELT ale Soils,
8ruit> uno 2ungen &ranfbeiten.
Breis 80 Gents nnb $1.00 per syla=
lhe. - Brobe 5lalben frei BEL s.
&alteper & SDbn. @ep. S. s.
6hmitt, @igentbiimer, uno 90.
DreiB, Die es garantiren poer oas
@elo auruderitatten.
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Dieier Gage tam cine ib6ne, eles
gante Dame in Bee(eitune zines
dlteren 6errn in Die Spielbanf BON
Wonte Carlo. Die Dame tpar bic
Warquiie 2a 8eiie gpupiere, Der
6err ibr Ontel, Der 8icpmte be @ba=
teau 8ioet. Beioe ipielten nit gro=
Ben, gifer ytrente ct quorante". Sn
furaer Belt getpannen lie 10000
Jrancs uno aoeen iib aus benz
Spiellaa(e suriif. @eltern 9(beno
eribien Die Warquile alIein unb be-
tbeiligte iid, ourb ibren lebten @e=
mimi ertnutbigt, abermals an benz
Spiel. Sic iebte ieoeSnal ben bDdz
iten bel rtrente ct quarente" auldili=
gen @iniab nDn 10000 sSrancs.
9as @liif batte lie ieoob perlaiien,
uno in einigen Witnuten batte 1te
ibre 9anae Gaari6aft BON $50, 900
Jrancs perlDren. Nus Nneft por
ibren Onfel, Der BON Dem Spiel
leiner Nihte nibts tpuBte, fubr Die
Warquiie IN einem @aeen nab benz
8abnbuf BON Wonaco uno nit Der
8abn na6 2a 8eoule. 8Dn bier
aus ienbete iie bem Onfel elm Eele=
eramm, in tueldem tie ibm ibren
Spielperluit unb ibren gntlb(uB,
aus oem 2eben gu ibeioen, NIT
theilte. gbatidhlih fiibrte bic W1ar=
quite ibren @ntibluB aus unb itiir5te
itb bel MorigliDni in's Wteer.
Slider sogen Die 2eibe Der War=
quite, bic elm Opfer bes Spielteufels
uuroe, aus oem @alier.
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- 3alt, cement, Sanb. Bod.
iteine, feuerfeite Steine unb gbons
Ebeer unb Gspbaltpapier, Dabpappes
Ebeer unb NSpbalt, Del, gerpentin,
Sarben, @laS &c. &c. itets DDrrdtbi9
bel S. 6. 9ielmamn, 306 Oits
gommercezSiraBe. geiebrige Breiie,
quite Waare iDuie quite unb reelIe
Beoienung tDeroen earantirt. :
Telepbpn 410j
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81 II 8 | q II b.

EckNARF wHoLEsALEHAENDLER, SAN ANToNIo TEXAS
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cans Nbeber unb Suitiaratb gleuz
mann faben fhon felt elmer seraumen
@eile in erniter 1lnterbaltung beiiams
men. Griterer bafte benz alien yreunb,
ibm bis auf einen einaisen punft DolIes
Wertruuen fdenfenb, foeben ben gnt>
f@IuB funbgegeben, @rGfin 0olitens
DerbGltnfHe irenigftens fotpeit 3u re-
gtln. oIs nSthis fei, I'm fie bor Notb au
t9uten unb ihrer Eohter 3ufunft
ii@er3uiielIen. Oie Domen 5pIlten dber
ni9t erfabren, tper bic baan erforbers
li9en Gelbbetrdge hersegeben babe,
benn ber Dottor fiihlte fi9 iiber5eugt,
bab gertrub ein iolhes Opfer entf1ies
ben 3urHdtpeiien, iid eber bic barteiten
4efmr6nfnngen duferltger,, als Elm @es
f9enf dnntbmen ipiirbe, unb ber SUI
itiarotb follte ibm betfteheu, bisien plan
In aipedeutjprenenber meife a1s3ufiib<
ren.
6ierau fbien Der alte 6err porerft
iebO9 nod febr ipenis senetst, Mbebers
groBmiitbiges Worbnben fanb feinen
Heifdn niht, unb er ma9te tein 9ebl
baraus. Der grGfin In ibrer felbfts
per51uIbeten 4ebrdngnib Beiftanb 3u
leiiten, tpGre offenbarer 1Inifnn, fdgte
e, iie fei cine unpsrbeTerli9e Wers
f4meuberin, cine Gsoiftin unb. tpie uns
ter unberem aud bic Mcceptgelhthte
beirtife, 10 tief 9efunten, bag ffe ieber
96etlnobme untpiirbig iei. 3ubem laife
fi9 Der i1mfang ibrer Werpfli1tungen
nod gar niht iiberfehen, bsnn iie babe
ibm teine umfoHenben MuffnliiiIe geges
ben, nint mebr sefasi, als iie inn In
fetner Gigenfhdft als @ertrubs Wor<
numb fdgen mubte, unb Ct fei getpib,
bob felbt biefes Menise ridt burdaus
Der Wobrbeit entfprGne. sic gefdlIe
ii@ nod INNER in ldderlider Grob,
fpre9erei unb beboupte, es banble fif
bios um boriibersebenbe Werlegenbei<
ten, fiir bic fie talb Mbbilfe fhaffen
iperbs. rGeben sic bieien Gebanten
auf unb bebalten sic Sbr @elb, lieber
1ons, Sic iSnnen Is nhbli9er Eertpen.
ben. G9abs ssnug nm bic ieasunb.
breibig Toufenb, bic ouf gtimmertpies
beriebtn fort fnb, bod tpiu Id baseser
ut@ts fagen, benn Sbre Grobmutb Be.
ipabrt bie arme gertrub Dor fhperel
.suberbienter G9mah. msbr an tbun
fann id ieboh NIT gutem GepiHer
ni4t ratben,A f4loB Der Suftisratb.
Wbeber botte ibn obne nnterbredune
5u gnbe rebsn laFen, jeBt fagte CT BET
nabe bortpnrfsDolI: rlieber Der Mutte1
pergsRsn Sie bic SCOOTER, Suiiiarotb,
Wollen mir bie cine retten, fonnen pi,
bie onbere ni4t finfen lafTen, tpenig.
tens nt4t sGn3lid."
xSobalb Der Gturm losbriht, nebm,
ib bie Romtei7e in mein aaus; tpas
tueiter gu sefhehen bat, tpirb iid fin.
ben, es bltibt Sbnsn aud bann nod
unbencmmen, 5n banbeln. ipie es Sbner
eefGut.4
LIMB tpenn es bann au fpdt pGrs2"
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g}orbbeatide Mopo 9ampferz9iuie.

5000 Meilen @eile fiir tpeniger
als $1.75 per xae i'm 8tpiibenbed
BradtpDue Dampfer BON @alpeiton
nab Bremen, auseeaeibnete @in-
ribtunsen, eutes @iien uno freier
drstliber 8eiItano. Der iiiblibe
&urs reouairt Die @efabr Der See
franfbeit auf elm Wtinimum.
Man tpenoe fi1 tpegen Snforma.
tipn an Us. @. Willon,
General Naent, @alpeftDn. Ger.
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SeridlnugeHe @ege.
&oman non Garcia bon Gsnatten.
(Sortlebung).

tSuIIleBuHgJ.
glls iie banah f1panfenben @aritz
tes, obne Elm ipetteres Wort has 3imz
mer perIieb, leu9tete in ben Musen Der
grdfin ein triumpbirenber Greubens
Frabl. Wobl lieb fie ber Sohter Dual
ni9t unberiibrt, aber iie trDitete iin NIT
benz @ebanfen, oaB Der Sag ni9t aus,
bleiben t0nne, tpo iie etnfeben Siirbe,
fpie gut iie es nit ibr gemeint, isr0snl fie
ibr Sfdernonsfp aufgesiDnnsen bate.
ifnh beinabe boIl{taabig beruhiat, briidte
jie ouf ben anOpf Der neben ibr itebens
ben 9ifdslode.
2ptte eri9ien unb erbielt ben Mufz
trag, otter nod ber RomteiIe au feber,
pie iid nidt san5 tpobl fiible nnb einen
Mnfall bon Weinfralnpf sebabt babe.
rGoIlte es i9limmer tperben, rufen Sic
mim.-Sft Der @Grtner unten9"
sd CLAUDE
Damn f9iden sic ibn berauf."
Qotte aog fin auriid, ibrer @ebieterin
etnert ipenig IiebebolIen Bid autperfenb,
biefe aber ftbte 5!1 an ben Sdreibtifh,
nm Giirit Si4ernopsfp fir ben Mbenb
gum 9bee gu bitten unb inn mitsutbeis
len. hab gertrub auf feline Merbung
pprbereitet iet. nWarten Sic aber nod
etnise Sage, bamit ihr 3eit bleibt, iid
bon ibrer lleberrofduns gu erbolen unb
NIT biefem Gebanfen bertraut au mas
@eu.1 febte iie binau.
Die Greube tptrb benz alien Narren
boffentli1 nidt fhaben!-Hnb tpte uns
ber5eiblid BON mir, Bios bunberttaus
fenb Nubel nnb cine Nente bon aebnz
taufenb fiir mid 80 berlunsen-er bate
bas Doppelte unb Dreifade segeben!4
tliferte fie Dor fih BIN, ben Brief NIT
her Mbreffe Derfehenb.
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9lm 9aamse eines albarmnses

Der ii1 plbblib por gutb auftbut, tretet
SIR eribroden 5uriid. &enn a6er ihtpere
Stranfbeitsipmptpme. tpie Magen., 2eber.
nno gderenbeichrueroen, aopfi6mer5en,
Sdtpinoel, 5ersftopfen, Riidenihpdcbe,
II. /. no. gub an ben nabenben Sob NAB.
men, ihreitet Sbr rubis tueiter big btnab
in bos @rab. g8arum mollet SIR uiebt
bel 3eiten h5ren? g9arum niht tuieber
9eiuno peroen, oa es ooh elm lieberes
Seilnittel aeaeu alle jene Spmptpme
unb beren 6ol9en giebt? Gs Iinb bic be.
riibmten, aus ben reinlten BflausenlaI.
ten bereeftellteu st. Bernard strdiiter,
ptllen. % Gents. Vile Npo tbeten,
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Narrte ben Sob.

0err 6. g. Wunoap, Elm 8ehts.
anwalt BON 9enrietta, geras, narrte
einitens einen Tootengraber. gr
ia9t: ,Mein Bruoer tpar ourb Wa=
laria uno @elblubt eeiunobeitlib
iebr beruntergefommen. Sd iiber=
reoete i'm, Electric Bitters gu per=
inhen uno balo oarauf be1erte iih
iein 8ultano aub 5uiebenos; aber
er iebte Den @ebraub oieier Weoi8in
fort, biz er pollitdnbie tpieoerberge=
itellt mar. Sb bin felt baoon iibers
5euet, baB Electric 8itters" i'm pom
9ooe errettet bat. 9ieles Wiittel
treibt Walarta uno Jieber aus benz
Spitem, tDotet &ranfbeits Seine
uno reiniet oas Blut; f0rbert Die
Beroauung, regulirt Die 2eber unb
Die 0isren; beilt 8eritppfung, Dps=
peplie, Neroolitdt, 9eieren.s 2eioen
uno 5rauen= &ranfbeiten uno frdftiot
ben gansen &6rper. Breis 25 gts.
3u baben BEL S. 9alteper & Sobn,
@eo. s. Sbmitt. gieentbiimer, unb
Ib. DreiB.
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&. Sdeuermeper's Jauiliensarteu

erfrent ltW We9en leIner au89e3e1d]s
reten &ii6e oes beiten &ufes bel
6ieiigeu uno Sretnben uno miro
bementipreheno nDn ssreunoen elmer
guten beutiben &Dit itarf patronis
Iirt. Delifateiier Der Sailpn ents
lpreheno. Wtilhereiprpbufte aller
Nrt. SIN Saloon finoet man itets
friibes 8ier, CUTE 8eine, 2iau0re
uno gigarren, Sbeuerineper's Sas
miliengarten iit Elm @rbolunasplab
eriter 8laiie.
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BILLIARDS IN Sd]ols 6artem rur
30 Gents pro Stunoe BON nun an.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
CRAIG AND THE PRESIDENT.
Points of Similarity Between TIVE
Strenuous Men.

A typical soldier of fortune was
big Bill" Craig. the secret service
man who was killed near Pittsfeld
while riding in the coach with the
President and party, that met with 50
serious an accident. 1t is told that
Craig was the only secret service man
that the President in his innate dis.
taste of dependence of any kind would
tolerate about him.
Theodore Roosevelt liked Craig, not
alone because he was a physical giant,
not because he had served in the
Household Guards of Englands Queen,
nor yet because he Was of the famous
Black Watch" in the Soudan and
went to the relief OF Gordon. All these
things were incidents to the fact that
Craig was man after Roosevelt's own
heart, bent upon doing, and doing as
well and as hard as nature allowed.
An incident of the Presidents trip
may be recalled here. 1t was during
a reception in a Vermont town. In
the middle OF the reception the Lights
went out. With the rush of darkness
a big form seemed to envelop Presf
dent Roosevelt and two strong arms
thrust back the people in a manner
that led to but one conclusion-that no
one would come near, except after
passing Bill Craig. And no one passed
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

Two well-known officials, one OF the
state and the other of the city, WINE
warm friends, occasionally get into
arguments as to the proper pronour
citation of words. The other night the
word isolate" was used by the city
man, who pronounced 1t with the ac'
cent on the "i'' as isolate" where
upon the state man Immediately out
ted in" with "Oh, no, not isolate, put
isolate" why, you're bughouse, TO
joined the 81 man. Common sehse
ought to teach you that you are
wrong. Just look at what the worn
means--ice. that is frozen, which %
to be a dead one, that is OF no ac'
count | mean out of commission OF
put away back, see?" mo, III Dc
hanged il do. nor anyone else
shouted the state man. Then palneu
lock came over the face OF the CITY
man, and with gentle pity he saiu.
You ought not to need a pile-drlSel
or an axe. I'll spen 1t for you phone,,
ically. ice-o-late. Ice, do you eaten
ong Frozen put away, eh?"
"Oh, rats" yelled Bowen, Jet ,
have some vichy and milk" and WIZ
lam acquiesced.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
HE SHOT THE HAT.
A Custom In Oklahoma That Saw,
Time in a Sandstone.

Time In a Sandstone.
"A whole lot of ideas with which va
grow up change when we get into an.
other country" said New York man
who has just come back from a three
months trip in the Southwest. NOV
one of the things we have heard Of
all our lives is that II a mans hat
blows off he Is a fool to run after Il
for there is always somebody around
polite enough to pick it up and hand
1t to the owner, If he has to walk a
block to do IL.
Il have seen 1t done. I have read
about 1t more times than | have had
hats.
But 1t is not the custom at Reno,
Oklahoma. | was sitting on the yeran.
da OF the hotel in that town, watching
the various articles which one of those
sandstorms whirled through the air.
The hat of a citizen was raised
and carried against place on the 9th
er side of the street. A strapping feE
low, who had been picking his teeth
with a match, whipped out navy re
volver and fired a shot at the hat
mailing 1t to the fence.
THE owner came up, pulled the hal
from it's implement, waved his hand
at the man on the veranda and pro
ceeded on his way.
1t saves time runnin' after IT, said
the man on the veranda, and 1t don't
hurt the hat"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Opium Amona Thieves.

After gun (crook) has grated for
some time his nervous system becomes
affected and he needs a stimulant.
Most of grow addicted either to opium,
choloral, morphine or whiskey. Even
at this early period l began to take a
little opium, and when a CRATER is
doped he is very reckless. / will say
one thing for opium, however. That
drug never makes a man careless of
his personal appearance. A CRATER
who drinks will do down and out as a
bum, but an opium fiend never forgets
to dress well.-Leslie's Monthly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
INTO HIS NeIoHeoR's YARD.

Why Amos Bronson Aleott Had No
Potato Bues-Threw Them Over
Fence.
The older inhabitants of Concord,
Mass, are very fond of telling stories
about the great men who have made
their town famous, and its dreamy
philosopher, Amos Bronson Alcott, is
the hero of many of their reminis-
ences.
He always preached the doctrine of
love to all creatures and was never
known to harm any living thing; thus
ii was great source of wonder to his
neighbor that, while his potatoes were
overrun with bugs, Alcott's were re-
markably free.
One way the mystery was solved, for
the philosopher was detected carefully
removing the bugs from his plants and
throwing them over the fence.-New
York Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

when he discovers he has been de-
ceived. Mind youths Is only a the
DRY of mine, but | feel certain that Il
will prove correct. Henson's last hope
Is snatched away from him. But he
does not 20 straight to Van Sneck and
accuse him of his duplicity. He knows
that Van Sneck stole the ring for
sheer love of the gem, and that he
would not part with IL. He assumes
that the ring is in Van Snecks posses
sion. And when Van Sneck threat
ened TO expose part OF the business to
Mr.. Steel. Henson makes no attempt
to soothe him. Why? Because he
sees cunning way OF getting back the
ring. He himself lures Van Sneck to
Mr.. Steel's house. and there he almost
murders him for the sake OF the ring.
OF course. he meant to kill Van Sneck
in such way that the blame could not
possibly fall upon him"
Can you prove that he knew any
thing about it?"
81 can prove that he knew who Van
Sneck was at the time when the hos
pital people were doing their best TO
identify the man. And | know how
fearfully uneasy he was when he got
to know that some of us were aware
who Van Sneck was. II has been a
pretty tangle for long time, but the
skein is all coming out smoothly at
last. And IL we could get the ring
which Henson forced by violence from
Van Sneck-"
Excuse me. He did nothing of the
kind"
Chris looked up eagerly.
oh" she cried, have you more to
tell me, them"
Nothing authentic" RawIins said:
merely surmise. Van Sneck is go,
ing to recover. If he does IL will be
hard for Henson. who ought to get
away with the plumber at once. Why
doesn't he go and blackmail Lord Lit
timer and sell him the ring and clear
out Of the country? He doesn't do so
because the ring is not in his posses
sion"
Then you imagine that Van
Sneck-"
Still has the ring probably in his
possession at the present moment. II
you only knew where Van Sneck hap
pened to be-"
81 do know" she exclaimed. "He
is in the house where he was half
murdered. And Mr.. Steel shall know
all this before he sleeps tonight"
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THIS IS HARD TO sr.-
Mr.. Duncan Of kentucky Va. J.
That Has Laid a p.,.,a ~

Mr.. Duncan Of kentucky H.. , ~
mat Has Laid a Petrified q,
William Mckee Duncan q, Wv wv
has a hen that has reaches -, Mssnsc0t
age. She lays petrlned eggs 4s s'Ols
II would seem that the a..
ike the second childhood co,".. ass
unexpectedly. In fact, the si. %
eccentricity in this part,cnIa llas
Queer OF eggs developed onlvtn .a p'e
ago. Up to that time her scbear,. uss,
been one a day and they set the INA ~
by her. Then. FIVE days ago ~ "eu
frst time. she was late. The ,.,S ~
missed his car and the whole ho,''
went wrong. 'e uoass
After noon the 8 o'clock egg ar,,,.,
me hen cackled as though shs y,
really done something to be prouS y us'
something that no OTTER hen hsa
done before. So she had bu, !, ~
did not discover it until later w
The egg was intended for no. !.
supper. Then the egg was broken !.
least the outer shell was knocked !,
me inner part did not break. TNs,
worked on it with spoon, knife ,
chisel; some suggested a hatchet =.
an axe but still the oval lump nj,
solid. 1t was petrifed.
Mr.. Duncan is watching his cbo,o,
bird solicitously. He expects in 4.
course OF the next few days to h,v,
the feathered wonder carefully evan
ined, for he is sure that he can prov,
by any number of scientists that M,
is the only and original descepd,,,
ana miniature reproduction Of Ii,
ancient roc. His Kentucky friends an
advising the lawyer to start Quarr
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
The Astute Salesman.

An astute salesman was enjoined by
his employer to be strictly honest
but to sell goods.
Next day the salesman displayed
some new fabrics, saying to the lady
shoppers:
Here is some calico that looks just
like silk" but they turned up their
noses scornfully.
same shoppers:
Here is some silk that is made to
look like calico" And they bought
every yard of it.
This shows us that we should use
due judgment as TO which end of a
truth is first presented.-Judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
~And now, do not let me detaIn you,

"And now, do not let me detain you.
as you have business" he smiled. IL
shall be quite comfortable here IL you
place a glass Of water by my side. The
pain makes me thirsty. No, you need
not have any further consideration for
me-"
az fancy we can leave him now
Bell said, with deep sarcasm. I'VE
need have no further anxiety. Perfect
rest Is all that he requires"
Henson nodded, In a sleepy fashion |:
his eyes were closed now until the
others had left the room. Once he
was alone, he was alert and vigorous
again.
Ten minutes" he muttered, Say, a
quarter of an hour. A touch, spot of
water, and the thing is done. And I
can never be found out"
Ito be ContinuedJ
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Counter Condolences.

Liz" confided the girl at the rib.
bon counter, you know told you /
got engaged to German count at the
summer hotel?"
Eyes"
well, he isn't count at all. He's
cashier in dairy lunch room down
street"
Amt that nice, though? You'll get
to see him this winter again. | was
lucky, too. The millionaire's son fell
in love with drives a delivery wagon
for this store. Judge.