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the exciting experiences OF my profess
sion. During this time I had grown
somewhat stouter, and my counte-
nance had begun to assume a kindly,
benevolent, well fed appearance Nee
essarily 1 had grown q tribe lazier.
kSeveral times had almost decided to
I'return to my old methods OF life, but
certain inertia, undoubtedly bred and
nourished by my new existence of casa
always prevented I would keep de-
ferring the time until c more eonyeu-
!. lent period.
A genuine fear thGt I would lose my
eskill through lack OF practice occasion
ally tormentsd me, but each time
put It aside with the thought that my
profession was no leAgsr an absolute
necessity. 1t did net mean bread and
butter to me as 1t did at enc time.
was . full nsdged butler. and could
secure q good Recommendation from
/ my master any time chose to leave.
Warned by nay own sxperienceG I
never let an opportunity pass to help
young man Just starting on the
downward road to get back to the
main highway. never entertained
any serious thoughts of getting back
there myself. but I hate to see others
stray1ng from It.
5 Nevertheless now found myself
slowly drifting back to an honest life
This had been accomplished through
no choosing OF my own. Circumstances
again were responsible for this change.
did not make any resolves to remain
thus for any length OF time-in fact
rather expected that the time would be
brief.
AS I just remarked, never liked to
see another, especially a young man,
taking the downward road, and IL was
this strange feeling that gave me u
little worry and anxiety In my Idle life
as butler for Mr.. Goddard. / realized
that my master was leading double
life; that he was pursuing his burglary
II
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tendencies systematically and Shit be
was committing crime even while be
was making love to Miss Stetson. This
: Circumstances at first puzzled zs: then
; It worried and irritated and nnaily dis
gusted me. could not fsthom its
( meaning. I saw my own crime. illus
! trated In him. In its true light. and II
, positively made me ashamed OF my
record longsd to speak or the mat
ter to him, but our peculiar relation
chip prevented IL
1 While l sympathiEed with him for
the incursble disease which had al
ways cast blight over his young life.
l soon learned to condemn him for bis
rash folly. No man OF his position. In
telligence and opportunities In the
world had any business TO stoop to
, crime. In some cases necessity may
drive a man to the commission OF a
theft and habit may later Geaden his
conscience, but no such excuse could
be held out for my master
He was either bad at heart. Grim
inal by instinct, or he had a weak will
that had been perverted by others
when young and Uniformed In every
thing else he seemed a model OF
strength, self command and intelli-
gence. Why should he be so helpless
In this respect7
Since that first memorable meeting
at the dead OF night In the Stetson
mansion no word or sign had ever
passed between us which Indicated
that we knew anything OF the others
criminal tendencies Out OF a sense of
honor l kept my part OF the agreement,
and for some reason he remained I'M
communicative about the subject. New
ertheless longed to break the ice be-
tween us II 1 could once more meet
him when robbing house, l would
have the liberty TO speak. and would
not again bind myself to silence.
Admiration for his skill, love for
him as man when not engaged In his
professional work and a certain dis
gust at his deceptive, double existence
produced strangely conflicting emo
tons In me. At times felt that his
crime should be atoned for and that IL
he should ever attempt to marry Miss
Stetson / would reveal all / knew to
her. Gradually his moral disease
seemed more terrible 60 me than his
physical AS leper he was suffering
for the sins OF another, but as a crimi-
nal he was pursuing dangers and
pleasures OF his own free will which
In time would entail suffering upon
others
A wave of moral reform swept over
me Tor time and possessed me so
completely that 1 decided TO make
amends for my past deeds by trying
TO convert my master from his evil
ways. II / could accomplish this. I
should feel that my life had not been
spent In vain.
Meanwhile lived in the fear that he
would be discovered. l knew from the
| reports that somebody was conducting
| systematic series OF burglaries in the
neighborhood, and l did not hesitate
to attach the blame to my master De.
, tectives were constantly prowling
! around at night 20 capture the rob.
bers, but all their skill seemed TO be
without avail. A better Testimony 60
the ability of my master could not be
given.
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for my master" answered IT gava
him something which cured the erup-
tion."
"You7 What did you know about the
matterT'
Not very much. ma'am, except that
had been poisoned once, and / re-
membered what helped zoe, / asked
my master to let me get him a bottle"
"A bottle OF whatf'
witch hazel 1t was one of my
mothers cures for poison from ivy or
sum2c."
"And that cured himT'
Her face frightened wonderfully.
She began to realize that she had been
victim OF her Imagination.
Completely" l answered.
Then 1t was not-nothing more seri-
Gus than ordinary poison" she added.
with sigh of relief.
Nothing. ma'am"
She gave expression to her relieved
feelings in short laugh The sweet
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other. and both doors were standing
on the Jar.
This gave me the two upper stories
all to myself. and began my inyestS-
cation with an easier mind. The firsf
ro~m | entered wac empty, with ths
exception Of a few old clothes. blnn-
kets AID discarded furniture. The SEQ
ond was furnished as for a bedroom.
but very little furniture was In It The
third and fourth were disposed OF In n
few minutes because OF their barren
appearance
The large back bedroom which over
looked the woods was securely locker
and the key missing. With fingers aiE
OF tremble In anticipation OF a great
discovery l proceeded to pick the lock
Fortunately 1t was a common lock-
which required but little real skin Do.
open. The spring was n little stiff and
rusty. but otherwise It worked easily.
and l threw the lock back In its sock
ct without causing anything more than
a slight grating noise.
Then entered the room and closed
the door behind me. L flashed the light;
from my lantern on every side. taking
in the whole room in one circular
sweep. and for 4 moment / was disap-
pointed There was nothing visible in
the room except pies OF old furniture
covering. II looked as II furniture had
been stored in the room and then COW
cred over with the cloth to keep the
dust from accommodating on the arti-
cles.
But why should the doctor have
such fine furniture stored away In this
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pursue. FIRST would
have 20 meet him at night under cir
cumstances similar to our first meet
ing, and then would have the liberty
TO speak TO him. To accomplish this
watched him every night. often sitting
up until nearly daybreak TO see II he
left the house. For nearly week
followed this course. and could swear
that he had not left his bed after mid
night
On the seventh night he had an
agreement to meet DR. Squires at his
office, and, feeling worn out with my
unsuccessful vigils, retired early and
enjoyed a sound nights sleep
That night big robbery was COM
mitted not five miles from the house,
and the following morning everybody
was talking about It. When I heard
the news. a terrible suspicion seized
me. My master was using his alleged
appointments with the doctor as a
means to throw me or tho track. 1
tried to trace back the dates OF the
various robberies. and I imagined that
I could establish coincidence be-
tween them and AR. Goddard's visits
to DR.. Squires
All that day my master was fndo-
lent and worn out, as usual and in
SANITY attributed IL now to bis work
of the preceding night and not to any
poison which the doctor was admins
tering to him.
When this light dawned clearly upon
my mind, knew exactly what to do.
I slept soundly and peacefully during
the next few nights, but about ten
days later when my master announced
that he had another appointment with
Dr. Squires prepared to spend the
hight following him
He left the house about o'clock.
To my surprise, he did not take his
road toward the old haunted mansion
that the doctor had - long occupied.
II followed him at 4 respectful dis
lance, but he did not seem nervous or
ut all suspicious. he walked careless
ly along, without once looking behind
him.
he reached his destination about
half past s and walked lightly up to-
ward the house and entered. This did
not aStonish me, for I supposed that
he really did go to the doctors and
probably submitted to some sort OF
treatment. His midnight marauding
would begin after he left to go home.
cautiously approached the house
and tried to get a glimpse of the In
terror, but the blinds and shades were
so closely drawn that 1 failed to get
a glimpse OF even the light / con-
tented myself with examining the bur
glar alarm, for at some future time
| might find 1t useful to unfasten 1t from
window without giving an alarm.
The minutes passed slowly. Not a
sound or movement from inside could
be heard. Accustomed to waiting in
patience for long time, did not find
1 my vigil so difficult. entertained my
self In various ways to keep from fall
king asleep. A few moments Of sleep
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ySee these red spots ON the back %
~ hand. Are they not the result Of
Ngfoni And over my eyes and foro-
lad They seem TO be breaking out
"a over"
: cpFe5abiy, Charles. I will investt-
Ste after lunch" the doctor said hur-
hsnly, glancing toward Miss Stetson.
Tor the first time Ar. Goddard turned
his eyes toward her. Feeling that she
was attracting attention, her over
wrought nerves could stand the strain
no longer. She had been thinking as
] had-that the brown spots were the
first and earliest symptoms Of leprosy.
We both knew just enough to be car
ried away by any symptoms that re-
SAMPLED those which indicate the be-
ginning Of the dread disease.
Belle, what Is the matter2 Are you
mr.
Mr.. Goddard had hardly spoken these
words before she dropped her hands
and tainted She would have fallen
to the hoor had not caught her IN
time.
They deposited her on q couch and
rubbed her hands and moistened her
brow with water. She slowly recov-
cred consciousness.
''You should not have mentioned be
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ire ne oUETIEUED.J
Plenty of ExercIse.

DR.. Newstyle-Iave you followed
my advice and left your sedentaFy
occupation for something a little
more Aetive2
MIR. Ailing-Well, not exactly. IL
doesnt seem necessary just at pTeS-
en+.
DR.. Newstyls-IShi Is it possihle1
Mr.. Ailing-Yes; we have q baby
at our house now.-Tit-Bits
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CHAPTER XIII.

Had now been In my
position about six
months The interest
Ing events which l
b a We recorded had
kept me from any
longing to return TO
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CHAPTER STv

len I reached the con
cluslon that some
thing ought to be
done 10 save Nh.
Goddard from him.
self. / began planning
the best course 10
pursIIe First 7 womb
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Chapter w

Z opinion Of DR.. Squires
did not improve any
after the disclosures
just related, and 1
was naturally inclined
to lay all the blame
upon him. arguing that
ha had p,icIad nv
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CHAPTER XII.

WAS probably as much
troubled as my master
over this sad state of
affairs. Miss Stetson's
treatment hurt him
more than he cared to
confess. He seemed SO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-12

WANTED-To bug q good driving horse.
So Z. Douslas, upstairs. Of evenings.
st-JIN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-12
HoIisEs EnR sEIE
REAL ESTATE ron SALE.

l.
$4,000
FOR SALE
You win have 20 hurry. One hundred
ard sixty acres Of land for $3.50 half
cash, half in FIVE years. per cent in
terest- Green. 5I3 Whine block fs-ltx
FOR SALE-Two nice. vacant lots. 50
feet south Of 12t0 y. Topeka avenue.
These lets have elegant shade trees IN
front and arc located i'm a frst-class
neishhorhood. and must be sold at once.
Cau on Reese * Co. ll2 7. First street,
FOR price. i5-U
FOR SALE-15o acres Of fne bottom land.
1 miles south; fine orchards. S-room
house, an coed land. This is bargain
AZ SO per acre
So acres of bottom land, 5 miles north; ?
good orchards, 5-room house, So per
80 acres Of bottom land. finely i'm
proved. Ss5eo.
1-room house. barn. Windmill, tank.
chicken corTa3. SHADE. 9 lots. on south
NaIa. fer SI.h5a
l3-room bric1. house and barn, with LOO
feet. east front shade. This house ;
unclv finished inside anG situated n
good lity. within one miles of court
house. FOR only 81 go
I have 2 large list of farms. city I'M
proved property and choice building lets
at bargain. JOHN fEEtRiLEsIs
s5-tf IL " Main.
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CLAS SIFIED

FOR RENT-Three nice rooms and one
brick store room. az 213 s. water street
j. @. Williams, 10S Z. Second street,
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The Direct Line West

Round trip 1850 TO Pueblo. Colorado
Springs ard Denver. Tickets on sale
June Ind 20 2sth inclusive, July 1st TO
18th inclusive, august ist 70 18th inclu-
sive. August 2ssd and 2zth and august
10Th 10 September 10Th Inclusive
on ali other dates, June 1st 10 Saptcrn-
Der l5th. rate 10 above points VII be one
fare plus 500 Cor round trip-
Return Ina.t CT al tickets, october 2.
$50
For corresoonaingly low rates to Glen
weed springs. Colo. ogden and Sal: Lake
City. Utah. call or address
I R sHERwIN. p < 7. A.
No. Pacific Railway. Wichita. Hsn-
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BOYS WANTED.
AGENTS WANTED.
s8LEsMEM WANT 81.

: = " 7--y-'------------------
So LESAfAN WANTED-To carry side
line of dry goods and blankets direc.
from looms 20 call on general store
trade. Good line for competent man.
The Lakewood Company, Box 4i4 Phil
aaeIphia. "a e 12-2t
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07

WASrED-To buy some pigs. A. G.
Cornforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Green visited in
Colorado Springs over Sunday.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security. LEE RAMSEY, sl2 Cooper build
ing, Denver.
Mrs. Mary Schillinger came in from
Colorado Springs yesterday to attend the
funeral OF her little granddaughter.
A Mr.. Porter, from Arkansas, has pur-
chased and moved onto the Coleman
quarter section lying Just north of town.
The union gospel meetings closed last
evening. Mrs. LaRoette goes from here
to Leadville to conduct series Of meet
ngs in the Cloud City.
Grand encampment /. o. o. +. will be
held at Denver August 10-14. One fare
for the round trip via the Colorado &
Southern. Ask your local ticket agent
for particulars.
Chamberlain 's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy has world wide reputa-
ton for its cures. 1t never fails and is
safe and pleasant to take. For sale by
H. II. Denney.
Flower carnival at Colorado Springs
August 20 and 81. The Colorado a.
Southern will sell tickets at one fare for
the round trip on August 20, good re-
turning until August %.
The Ebert barber shop has been re-
opened for business on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. First-class work at popular
prices-l0 and % cents. Razors honed.
Painting, paper hanging, etc. E. b.
Childs, proprietor.
Even though the law allows it the
killing OF the harmless doves in Colorado
comes very near being crime. The
birds are in no manner nuisance on
the contrary they do much good by help
ing rid the fields of grasshoppers. When
killed there is so little meat that it hard
ly pays for the shot expended that a
sportsman might Just as well shoot at a
target for practice as at the doves Sen
sible item from an exchange.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
New Trnln 10 Texns.

On July LIST the Colorado lS Southern
railway made further improvements in
their service between Colorado and Tex
as by putting an another daily fast train
carrying standard Pullman sleepers, cafe
cars and first class coaches between Den
yer and Fort Worth; also Pullman sleep
ma Il Gulf railway, offering the only ser
vice between Colorado and the Oklahoma
and Indian Territories without change
of cars. Ask any G. & S. ticket agent
for folder, or write L. f. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent, Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
sALE uNpER FoREcLosuRE pEcREE.

whcrenr. In an action pending In tho county
court OF Elbert county. Colorado, wherein Albert
l. Moore was plnintin. and Augusta NJ. Rothwell
was defendant II was adJudRcd that the defend
ant was indebted to the plaintiff In the sum OF
tlu32.7 TO- together with the costs of the suit and
the further sum OF 500 attorneys fee, and said
Judgment was decreed to be n lien upon the prem
ises hereinafter described; and Whereas, IN pur-
sunnce of such Judgment an order OF sale was. on
the Sth day OF July, A. u. 1907, by said court. is
pued to the undersigned, directing the sale of the
premises hereinafter described aforeraid, ae
upon execution, for the purpose OF pay ing said
indie btedness, attorneys fee, interest and costs.
Now, therefore, !, Adm q. Putnam sheriff Of
Elbert county, Colorado, VIII on saturday. the
sixteenth day of August. A ID. 1902, at the hour
of one o'clock p. on aid day. at the front door
OF the county court room Of the court house iu
Klowa county of Elbert and state OF Colorado.
sell at public yendue, for cash ln hand. TO the
highest and best bidder, the premises particularly
described in the eaid decree and order of sale
herein, situate lying and being In the county OF
Elbert aud rtitc of Colorado. to-wit:
The south half OF the southeast quarter OF sec
ton twenty two fg2l. and the north half OF the
northeast quarter OF section twcnty--ovcn co,
all In township eight, south OF range -ixty-hve
west. Also nm undivided one-half interest in the
north half of the northwest quarter aud the north
west quarter of the northeast quarter Of section
twenty three. township eight, south OF range six
ty-fve west.
Dated at Kiowa, Colorado, this 18th day of July,
A. ID. 1909.
Adm q. PUTNAM,
Sheriff OF Elbcrt County. Colorado.
d. G. billiard, Denver. Colorado. Attorney for
Plaintiff. July 2t-Aug. II
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
A Cure for Cholera iuf.ntum.

Last May says Mrs. Curtis Baker, of
Bookwalter, Ohio, IAN infant child Of our
neighbor's was suffering from cholera in
fantum. The doctor had given up all
hopes Of recovery. / took a bottle OF
Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy to the house, telling them
/ felt sure it would do good il used ac-
cording to directions. In two days time
the child had fully recovered, and is now
NEARLY year sinceD vigorous, healthy
girl. l have recommended this remedy
frequently and have never known it to
fail in any single instance" For sale by
H. III. Denney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
4 YOUNG LADY's LIFE SAVED
AZ Panama. Colombia. by chamberiain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.

Dr. Chas. II. Utter, prominent ply
sician, of Panama, Colombia, in a recent
letter states; Last March / had as a
patient young lady sixteen years of age
who had very bad attack of dysentery.
Everything prescribed for her proved
Intellectual and she was growing worse
every. hour. Her parents were sure she
would die. She had become so weak
that she could not turn over in bed.
What to do at this critical moment was
study for me, but thought of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and as last resort prescribed
it. The most wonderful result was effect
ed. Within eight hours she was feeling
much better; inside of three days she
was upon her feet and at the end of one
week was entirely we'll" For sale by
ii. II. Denney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
His Sight Threatened.

while picnicking last month my IL
year-old boy was poisoned by some weed
or plant" says W. II. Dibble, of Sioux
City, Iowa. "He rubbed the poison off
his hand into his eyes and for awhile we
were afraid he would lose his sight. Fin
ally neighbor recommended DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The first applica-
ton helped him and in few days he
was as well as ever For skin diseases,
cuts, burns, scalds, wounds, insect bites,
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure.
Relieves piles at once. Beware Of coun-
terfeits. II. II. Denney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
To MY FrIends.

1t is with JOY tell you what Kodol did
for me. was troubled with my stomach
for several months. Upon being advised
to use Kodol, 1 did so, and words cannot
tell the good it has done me. A neighbor
had dyspepsia so that he had tried most
everything. 1 told him to use Kodol.
Words of gratitude have come to me
from him because 1 recommended it,
Geo. W. Fry, Viola, Iowa. Health and
strength of mind and body depend on
the stomach, and normal activity of the
digestive organs. Kodol, the great re-
constructive tonic, cures all stomach and
bowel troull les, indigestion, dyspepsia.
Kodol digests any good food you eat.
Take dose after meals. III. ii. Denney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
: BKIGHT's DISEASE.

The largest sum ever paid for pre-
scription changed hands in San Francis.
co August 30, 1901. The transfer involved
in coin and stock sl12,5O0 and was paid
by party OF business men for specific
for Bright's Disease and Diabetes, hith-
erto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
cation of tine specific Nov. 10, 1900. They
interviewed scores of the cured and tried
IL out on its merits by putting over three
dozen cases on the treatment and watch
ing them. They also got physicians to
name chronic, incurable cases, and ad-
ministercd it with the physicians for
judges. Up to Aug. %, 81 per cent Of
the test cases were either well or pro-
crossing favorably.
There being but 13 per cent OF failures,
the parties were satisfied and closed the
transaction. The proceedings of the in
vcstigating committee and the clinical
report of the test cases were published
and will be mailed free on application.
Address John ]. Fulton Company, 400
Montgomery st., San Francisco, Cal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office al Denver. Colo,
July 2. lsu2
Notice IL hereby given that the following
nnmed settler has filed notice OF her Intention 10
make nral proof In support OF her claim, and that
said proof viii he INSIDE before the Clerk Of the
county court Of Elbert county at ki0wa. Coo, on
August i6, 1He- viz;
ELIZA II. CORLEw.
Homestead Application No. 1850, for the eouth
half pouthrest quarter section 10. north half
northwest quarter section 81, township ., sonth
range 62 west.
She names the following Witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz:
l.. II. Tanner, Jennie May Petit, Thomas Us
tick, Harrison Collins, all 81 Ponds. Colo.
July iU-Aug IL c. d. FORD, Register.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
Natice 10 Teachers.

The next regular examination of teach
ers will be held in the school house at
Kiowa Friday and Saturday, August 10
and IS. The regular fee of s1.00 will be
charged. The state bar examination
will be given at the same time, also the
examination to conditioned eighth grade
pupils. Work to commence Mt . o'clock
a. m. MAY ATcHEsoN GEORGIA,
County Superintendent of Schools.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-07
Il Needs a Tonic.

There are many times when your liver
needs tonic. Don't give purgatives
that grippe and weaken. DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risers expel all poison from the
system and act as tonic to the liver.
W. Scott, 531 Highland ave, Milton, Pa,
says: ~ have carried DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risers with me for several years
and easy to take. Purely vegetable. They
never gripe or distress. II. ii. Denney.