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could have followed the signs almost as un-
erringly as the Indians, for each had had
long years of experience all over the west;
burt, despite the steadily falling snow. the
traces of hoofs and, for time, of travels
poles could be readily seen and followed in
the dim gray light of the banketed skies.
Somewhere aloft, above the film of cloud,
the silvery moon was shining, and that was
illumination more than enough for men OF
their years on the trail
For over an hour Blake followed the
windings Of a ravine that grew closer and
sleeper as 1t burrowed into the hills. Old
game trails are as good as turnpfkes In the
eyes Of the plainsman. 1t was when the
ravine began to split into branches that the
problem might have puzzled them had not
the white fleece lain two inches deep on the
level when "Lo'' made his dash to escape.
Now the rough edges of the original i'm
preston were merely rounded over by the
and depressionS led on from one deep cleft
into another and by midnight Blake felt
sure the quarry could be but few miles
ahead and Bear Cliff barely five hours
'Halt!' went rearward down the long.
dark, sinuous column of twos. and every
man slipped out OF saddle. some of them
stamping, so numb were their feet. With
every mile the air had grown keener and
colder. They were glad when the next
word whispered was, Lead on!' instead of
Mount
BY this time they were far up among the
pine-fringed heights, with the broad valley
Of the Big Horn lying outspread to the
west, invisible as the stars above, and
neither by ringing shot nor winged arrow
had the leaders known the faintest check.
1t seemed as though the Indians, in their
desperate effort to carry of the most I'M
portant or valued OF their charges, were
bending all their energies to expediting the
retreat. Time enough to turn on the pur-
suers when once the rocks had closed about
them-when the wounded were safe in the
Businesses. and the pursuers far from sup
ports. But. at the foot of a steep ascent,
the two leading scouts-rival sergeants of
rival troops, but devoted friends for nearly
twenty years-were seen by the next in
column, a single corporal following them
at thirty yards distance, to halt and begin
poking at some dark object by the wayside.
Then they pushed on again. A dead pony,
under quarter-inch coverlet OF snow, was
what met the eyes OF the silently trudging
command as 1t followed. The high-peaked
wooden saddle tree was still "cinched" to
the stinening carcass. Either the Indians
were pushed for time or overstocked with
saddlery. Presently there came q low whis-
tie from the military "middieman" between
the scouts and a little advance guard. run
ahead" growled the sergeant commanding
to his boy trunpeter. .'Give me your
reins" And, leaving his horse, the young
ster stumbled along up the winding trail.
got his message and waited. Give this to
the captain" was the word sent back by
Schneider, and "this' was q mitten OF In
dian tanned buckslfn, soft and warm, II un-
slightly. q mitten too small for warriors
hand, ever wa<risr deigned to wear one
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extensive, q glorious sweep of highland
scenery, Of boldly tossing ridges east and
trees all tipped with natures ermine and
studded now with myriad gems, taking fire
at the first touch of the day gods mes
senger. as the mighty king himself burst
his halo OF circling cloud and came peering
over the low curtain far at the eastward
horizon. Chill and darkness and shrouding
vapDr vanished all in a breath as he rose,
dominant over countless leagues Of wild.
unbroken, yet magnificent mountain land
Worth every hour of watch and mile OF
cltmb! muttered Blake. But it's Indians,
not scenery, we're after. What are we here
famous right bower.
III the major got there first, sir-and I
believe he did-they have to send the pris-
Then we've got emf broke in Schneider.
| low-toned, but exultant. Look, SIR" he
| added, as he pointed along the range. They
are signaling now"
From the wooded height ten hundred
| yards away. curious little puffs Of smoke.
one following another. were sailing straight
for the zenith. and Blake, screwing his
the mountain side toward the fve-mile dis
| tant cliff. and presently the muscles about
| his mouth began to twitch-sure sign with
Blake of gathering excitement.
You're right, sergeant" he presently
spoke, REFRESHING the desire to shout and
| striving. lest Winsor should be moved to
| invidious comparisons. to seem as nom
chalant as Billy Ray himself. They're
coming back already" Then down the
| mountain side he dove to plan and prepare
appropriate welcome. leaving Winsor and
the glasses to keep double powered watch
on the situation.
Six-flfty Of q glorious, keen November
morning. and sixty troopers of the old resi-
ment were distributed along a spur that
crossed, almost at right angles, the line Of
the Indian trail. Sixty fur-capped, rough
coated fellows, with their short brown car
bines in hand, crouching behind rocks and
fallen trees. keeping close to cover and
warned to utter silence. Behind them. two
hundred yards away, their horses were
huddled under charge Of their disguised
guards. envious OF their fellows at the front
and cursfng hard their luck in counting of
as number four. Schneider had Just come
sliding, stumbling down from Winsor's
perch to say they could hear faint sound Of
sharp volleying far out to the eastward
where the warriors. evidently, were trying
to "stand-on'' Wehbss skirmish Hne until
the travels with the wounded and the escort
OF the possible prisoners should succeed In
getting back out of harms way and taking
surer and higher trail into the thick Of the
wilderness back Of Bear CHI. Some Of 'em
must come in sight here in a minute, sir,"
painted the veteran sergeant. I'VE could see
them plainly up there-a mule litter ana
four travois. and there must be a dozen In
saddle"
A dozen there were, for along the line OF
crouching men went sudden thrill Of exc
citement. Shoulders began to heave; ner-
vous thumbs bore down on hsAyy caxbine
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hammers, and there was sound of ire
pressible stir and murmur. Out among the
pines, five hundred yards away, two mount
ed Indians popped suddenly into view. two
others speedily following. their well-nigh
exhausted ponies feebly shaking their shay
gy, protesting heads, as their riders piled
the singing quirt or jabbed with cruel
lance; only in painful jog trot could they zig
gag through the trees. Then came two war
riors, leading the pony of a crippled COM
rade. Don't f1re-Don't harm them! Fall
back from the trail there and let them in.
tracksl Get 'em alive. II possiblel' were
Blake's rapid orders, for his eyes were
eagerly hxed on other objects beyond these
detected leaders-upon stumbling mules.
dashed fore and aft between long, spliced
saplings and bearing thus rude litter
Hays pet wheelers turned to hospital use.
An Indian boy. mounted. led the foremost
mule: another watched the second; WHILE
on each side of the occupant Of this Sioux
palanquin, logged blanketed rider on
jaded pony. Here was a parsonage of con-
sequence-luckier much than these others
following, dragged along on travels whose
trailing poles came jolting over stone or
hummock along the rugged path. 1t was
on these that Blakes giittering eyes were
fastened. "Pounce on the leaders. you
that are nearestr' he ordered. in low. tell
ing tones. the men at his left; then turned
to Schneider, crouching close beside him,
the fringe Of his buckskin hunting shirt
quivering over his bounding heart. There's
the prize want, ne muttereQ low. wv nat
ever you do. let no shot reach that litter.
Charge with me the moment the leaders
yell. You men to the right he added.
slightly raising his voice. "be ready to
jump with me. Don't shoot anybody that
doesn't show fight Nab everything in
sight,
.Whoo-oopr All in a second the mount
ain woke, the wellkin rang, to a yell of
warning from the lips Of the leading Sioux.
All in q second they Whirled their ponies
about and darted back. All in that second
Blake and his nearmost sprang to their
feet and flung themselves forward straight
for the startled convoy. In vain the few
warriors bravely rallied about their fore
most wounded. the unwieldy litter could
not turn about: the frantic mules. crazed
by the instant pandemonium Of shouts aud
shots-the onward rush Of charging men
the awful screams Of a brace Of squaws.
broke from their leading reins; crashed
with their litter against the trees. hurting
the luckless occupant to earth. Back drove
the unhit warriors before the dash Of the
cheering line. Down went first one pony,
then q second, In his bloody tracks. One
after another. litter. travels, wounded and
prisoner. was clutched and seized by stall
wart hands, and Blake. painting not a lit
Tie. found himself bending staring over
thu PROSTATE form hung from the spiin-
tered wreck OF the litter. form writing
In painthat forced no sound. whatever from
between grinaly cafnching teeth. yet that
haf1ed EFFORT, almost superb. to rise and
battle still-a form magnificent In its pro-
portions. yet helpless through wounds and
wsakness- Not the form Blake thought to
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Care of the Statue of Liberty.

Secretary Root has received a letter from
the commission having charge of the Bar
tholdi statue Of Liberty Enlightening
the World on Bedloe's Island, New
York, suggesting the advisability of
congressional legislation providing for the
transfer Of the statue to the government,
and saying that II that Is done the COM
mission will cover into the United States
tt easury the fund Of $4,000 now in its
custody Since the abandonment Of the
beacon In the statue by the light house
board of the Treasury Department last
spring the light has been maintained by
the quartermasters department Of the
army. The statue itself. however, remains
in the custody of the statue commission, of
which Colonel Pinchot is president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-30
Gun Contract Awarded.

The award of contract for a rapid-fire
six-inch type gun has been made to the
trustees of the Brown segmental wire tube
gun by Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance of
the army, under an allotment of S41. 900
provided by the board of ordnance and
fertilization. The gun must give a muzzle
velocity of $500 foot-seconds, which is an
advance of 800 foot-seconds over the We
locity given by any gun in the army.
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Admiral Glass Relieves Casey

Rear Admiral Henry Glass has been de-
from duty as commandant of the
naval training station, San Francisco, and
ordered to the cruiser New York as COM
mander- in-chief of the Pacific station, re-
lieving Rear Admiral Silas Casey, who is
placed on waiting orders. These changes
were predicted in The Star several weeks
ago
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Snow Storms in Galicia.

Vienna dispatch says: Severe snow
storms. accompanied by thunder and light
ming, are reported throughout Galicia. At
Skowina Sunday lightning struck a church
and killed one person. Many people were
injured at Saybusch, where lightning set
fire to church. Trains are showed up and
traffic Is practically suspended.
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Trustees Sale of Brick
House No. 1851 o
Street Northwest.

By virtue Of deed Of trust duly recorded in
records for the District Of Columbia. and at the
request Of the party secured thereby, the under
signed trustees will offer for sale By public ane,
tion In front Of the premises, on MONDAY, THE
HALF-PAsT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the follow.
ing described real estate, situate in the city Of
Washington: District. Of Columbia. to wit: The
west four t4 inches front. by the full depth of lot
ten no, and the east six and one-half go inches
front, by the full depth thereof Of lot thirteen 49,
and all Of lots eleven uD and twelve 90, in
John B. TurtOn, executor and others subdivision
Of square numbered one hundred and seventy-nine
u1e, as said SUBDIVISION is recorded IN the ONCE
book W. F.. page 1903. together with all the i'm
royements. rights, etc
Terms: One,third cash the balance in one and
two years, with interest from the day Of sale at
per cent per annum. secured by deed Of trust
the purchaser -, deposit Of $500 required upon
complied with in fifteen days from the day of
sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property ut the risk and cost Of the defaulting
purchaser. after five days advertisement Of such
resale in some newspaper published in Washing
ton, d. G. All conveyancfng stamps, ETC.. at cost
Of the purchaser.
SAMUEL CROSS
FREDERICK w. PRATT,
de24-d&ds Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
WHO'S. J. OWEN s soN. AUcrs.. g1s ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO VALUABLE ORIG
NAL LOTS ON "E'' STREET BETWEEN
SOUTHEAST
By virtue of two certain deeds Of trust, duly re-
corded In Liber 2043, folios $40 and 1872 ct seq.
respectively. Of the land records for the Dis
trict of Columbia and at the request Of the parties
secured thereby We the undersigned, trustees Will
sell, public auction in front OF the premises. on
SATURDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY,
original lot numbered II, in square 1880. and at
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, same day.
city Of Washington, District Of Columbia.
Terms: One third of the purchase money to be
paid in cash. and the balance In and two years,
with interest. payable mi-annually, and to be
secured by deed of trust upon the property Sold Or
all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. deposit
of 800 required upon each lot at time Of sale
Sale to be closed within ten days from day OF sale
the trustees the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of the defaulting pur-
chaser Conveyancing, recording. etc., at cost OF
purchaser.
J. ROBERT FOULK. Trustee.
de3O-d&ds J. BARTON TOWNSEND, Trustee.
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de26-d&ds
G. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUCTs., 14O7 ST.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIAiPROVED
REAL ESTATE ON TWELFTH STREET BE
TWEEN MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AND III
STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue Of a deed of trust, recorded in Lber
1882 folio 1885, of the land records of the District
Of Columbia. and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, will offer for sale at public auc,
SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1903. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real estate,
situate in the city of Washington, in said Dis
trct: Lot 10, in square 2S2. of the heirs Of John
Davidson's subdivision recorded in Liber N b..
District
Terms: One-third cash. balance in equal install.
ments, at one and two years. with interest at so
per annum, payable semi-annually, from day Of
SALE and secured by deed Of trust upon the prop
erty sold or all cash, at the option Of the pur-
chaser. deposit Of $500 will lie required at time
Of sale. and all conveyancng and recording will be
at the purchasers cost. Terms to be complied with
within ten days. otherwise the trustee reserves the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost Of
the purchaser in default.
E. QUINCY SMITH,
de23-d&ds Surviving Trustee.
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Coaling Stations on Isle of Pines.

A cablegram from Havana says: United
States Minister Squiers has formally begun
negotiations in the matter of securing a
coaling station on the Isle of Pines. 1t is
understood that the United States asks for
one naval and three coaling stations.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
O. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTYONEERS 1407 G ST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE MODERN
THREE. STORY CELLAR RRlCK

THREE-STORy AND CELLAR BHlCh
DWELLING BEING NO. "a Q ST. NV.
By virtue of certain deed Of trust. dated No
vember 10. 1890. and duly recorded In Llber No:
2444. folio 247 ct seQ.. one Of the land records OF
the District OF Columbia, and at the request OF
the parties secured thereby. will sell. at public
auction. in front of the premises, on THURSDAY;
THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1908. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following described
ton District of Columbia, known and distinguished
and being all of lot numbered two hundred ana
nineteen (2l9). In Chas. H. Davidsons subdivision
of lots in square numbered six hundred and fifteen
$780, per plat recorded in the office OF the sur
veyor Of the District OF Columbia Iiber q. folio
g. improved by a modern and valuable three-stoFy
and cellar brick dwelling No. 81 Q street NV.
Terms: One-third cash. balance in one and two
years, with interest Mt per cent per annum. pay
able semi annually. and secured by deed Of trust
the property sold, all cash, at the option OF
the purchaser. A deposit Of $500 will be required
at time of sale All conveyancing. recording: no
tarIal fees, etc. at the cost OF the purchaser.
II terms OF sale not complied with in fifteen
days from the day Of sale the trustees reserve the
right to readvertise and resell at the risk and cost
of the defaulting purchaser after due notice pub
lished In some Washington newspaper
DAVID MOORE,
OSCAR LUCKETT.
de20-dGds Trustees.
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JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AUCT.

TRUSTEES SALE OF ONE-TH!RD INTEREST esq. II
THREE-sTORY BRICK DWELLING HOUSE.
NUMBERED 1912 NEW YORK AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
dated March IT, 1902, and recorded In Liber 263l
at folio 2l6 Of the land records of the District or
Columbia and at the request OF the holder or the
note secured thereby, the undersigned Will sci! at
public auction in front OF the premises e on NM
BER, 4 d. 1902, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
following described premises, situate In the city
Of Washington. District of Columbia. to wit:
An undivided third interest. subject to a
life estate. in part of lot two (2), in Davidsons
subdivision Of square two hundred and eighty
seven. as per plat recorded In Liber n h folio
S. Of the records Of the surveyors office OF SAID
District beginning for the same at the northeast
corner OF said lot and running thence southwest,
inches thence southeasterly at right angles to the
line Of New York avenue 80 feet; thence south
westerly parallel to the line Of New York avenue
feet to the west line Of said lot, thence south IA
east line of said lot, thence north along the east
line Of said "a feet. thence northwestery still
along the east line Of said lot 30 feet to the BE-
ginning.
Qured at time Of sale. Terms Of sale to be COM
piled with within fifteen days from date Of sale,
or trustees will resell at risk and cost OF default
ing purchaser. All conveyancing and recording at
purchasers cost.
HARVEY T. WINFIELD.
WALTER I. HOPKINS.
de1s-d&ds Trustee.
OrTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED. on &C
count of the Indictment weather. until WEDNES-
DAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER,
AID 1902 at the same hour and place.
sHARVEY 7. WINFIELD,
WALTER l. HOPKINS.
IT Trustees.
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Brown & FOLSOM, Aucts.,
l4O@=l1 N. ". Ave.
Bankrupt Sale

Trustees sale of electrical sup
plies, fixtures, office furniture and
materials of every kind owned by
the Nicely Electric Company, Bank
rt1nt
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TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT NUMBERED %. IN
SQUARE 904, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 1877

WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. Aucts.
deo9d&ds
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-14
Irish Blue Eyes.

The eye is what the soul makes it and
like true indicator it records the char
acter of its possessor. The Irish eye
most eloquently bespeaks the character
of Ireland's people.
Deep and blue as the great waves OF
the ocean, tender and sparkling as the
light of the stars, brave and fearless as
the heart of the steel clad warrior peer
less eyes of blue THE undying patriotism
of generations, the continuous struggle
for freedom, the faith in their holy re-
ligion, and the matchless wit and hui
NOR, the bright optimism, which, how
ever dark the clouds may be, can al
ways see the silver lining-all these are
beautifully blended in the azure
orbs Of Erin's children-ideal eyes OF
blue.
The laughing eyes of Frances daugh.
ters are charming indeed, luminous are
the midnight orbs of the snnny Italian
maidens, mild and blue are the light
browed children of the Rhine, soft and
sweet the eye of the golden haired Eng
lish lassie and the hazel brown of faiI
Columbia's child, but for beauty and
depth of meaning give to US the true,
honest blue of the Shamrock land
"Sweet eyes of heavens own hue"
For in their limpid depths see
Sweet eyes of Irish blue.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-14
A Magazine Thirty Years Old.

The Christmas (December) number OF
the Delineator is also the thirtieth ami
versary number To do justice to this num-
Der, which for beauty and utility touches
the highest mark, it would be necessary
to print the entire list Of contents. 1t is
sufficient to say that in it the best mod
ern writer's and artists are generously
represented The book contains over
230 pages, with "a full-page illustrations,
of which 20 are in two or more colors.
The magnitude Of this December num-
ber, for which 72S tons of paper and six
tons of ink have been used, may be un-
derstood from the fact that 81 presses
running IA hours day, have been re-
quired to print it; the binding alone OF
the edition of 915, 900 copies represent
ing over 100000 sections which had
to be gathered individually by human
hands.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-14
A Nigger,s Confession.

Editor Glacier: | noticed in your las
issue an interesting problem relative II
the stealing of some apples by some
"niggers." You seem to think they
were not stolen in Hood River valley.
desire to confess and tell the whole
truth. They were stolen quite recently
from prominent fruit growers orchard
on the East Side, and they were OF the
Ben Davis variety. We made a great
mistake, owing to the reputation oil
the grower. We didn't suppose that we
could find such worthless apples in q
first-class orchard. l have disposed OF
my share of the apples stolen to sole
leather manufacturer in Portland. ]
didn't know my pals had given me away
SO badly until ] read the account in
your paper, but since our actions have
been published, and | confess to the low
act Of helping to steal sack of Ben
Davis apples, ] will now tell just how
many we stole:
When we hid the sack in the barn, it
contained just 70 apples. The first mig
ger threw one away and took "a of the
remainder, which was 26, leaving 81
apples in the sack. The second nigger
found 50 apples, threw one away and
took a of the remainder, which was IL,
leaving "a in the sack. The third niger
myself found "a apples, / threw one
away and took OF the remainder,
which was IL, leaving % in the sack.
The next morning when a three of us
met to disguise our distrust of the other
follows, we found % apples; we threw
one away and each took seven.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / feel awful bad
over the publicity Of this whole affair I;
more on account OF us getting fooled in
the dark and going to SO much trouble
to get nothing but Ben Davis apples, I'll
confess my mistake and will never visit
any more orchards after dark.
Say, Mr.. Editor, since / commenced
to write you / have heard from the sale
of my Ben Davis apples. The tannery
company says that they are just what
they want, the fungus and brown rust
on them make the skin very desirable
for leather, and the pulp will be ground
up and compressed into patent shoe
heels. I am lucky after all to find such
an easy market for my Ben Davis. Now
don't expose me for confessing to you, |
have a kind heart and clear conscience
and could not bear this burden any
longer. Your friend,
ONE oP THE NIGGERs.