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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-29

\ few moments later a large object
could be seen in the distance slowly
advancing toward them. Owing to-
the dim. uncertain light all at first
we're of the opinion IL was a bear.
and one or two cooked their guns
and stepped out a short distance from
the light to get a better shot at the
animal. The guide suddenly called.
Hold It's a man"
"COu 81 it is" growlcd a voice in
the distance. What did ye think it
was-a walrus?"
A man clothed in furs. holding a
rifle in his hand, came forward and
advanced toward the fire.
Ethel rose trembling with fright at
the appearance of this strange appa-
rition. and chung to the arm of her
husband.
who is hc?" she whispered.
Where did that terrible man come
FROM
Though the question vas not in
tended for the ears of this strange
man, he heard them, and in a voice
like the deep tones of faroff thunder
he answered:
Il am from the klondyke. where
you seem to be going; a place where
gold can be raked up by the handful
who are you? What is your
name?" Berry asked, advancing
toward the Klondyker and extending
his hand toward him.
Il am called Glum Ralston," he an
swered.
What are you doing here?'
Hunting for a friend"
BY this time Clarence Berry had
clasped his hand and brought him
near the camp fire. where he bade
him be'seated and tell his troubles.
II hain't much at spinning yarns,
the cx.sailor answered. My friend
was robbed on the Klondyke a fe"
months ago. an at the same time
laid up for REPAIRS"
Ethel grasped her husbands hand
and mentally calculated, ut was
Paul"
She listened with the keenest In
terest to the story of Glum Ralston
and tears gathered in her eyes. She
knew the missing companion was
none other than Paul Miller, whose
fate would perhaps new be known
"Oh. heaven. poor Laura! how shall
we break this terrible news to her
Clarence?" she sobbed.
The young husband made no an
swer, and Glum Ralston. lighting his
pipe, proceeded to smoke in silence.
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A Green Room Romance.
BY DEAN.

Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
when Herbert HOLSTER wrote tho
exceedingly clever interview with the
reigning queen of the stage. Grace de
MOntfort, the latter did not dream
what a lot of trouble II was destined 20
cost her. II was a good Interview and
pregnant with that subtle quality
known in the newspaper and magazine
world as atmosphere" and II not only
had pleased the manager-one David
Schlossenberg-but had accorded SD
strongly with the great actresses no.
ton of the eternal fitness of things
that she had thanked Herbert warmly
~-effusively, ~indeed-and had admitted
him into the circle of her close per.
sonal friends.
All Of which was very bad for
Bert" as his friends knew him. He
was % a keen. experienced and wary
old dramatic critic. but an enthusiastic
and ridiculous young reporter loaded
with much Information regarding tho
drama" and redolent with much en-
thusiasm and ideality regarding tho
stage. 1t was a sort OF mistake that
he caught the assignment, but Gregory,
the dramatic critic, vas sick and his
understudy, Chester Howard. was away
on his vacation, and the managing edt.
tor. admitting in a grumbling fashion
that something must be done for the
dramatic column, "drat It," had felt
around among the stan until he had
found HOLSTER with some sort OF a
vague reputation for knowledge and
taste in that direction. And 1t was
necessary to put some n on the de-
partment. for the appearance OF Grace
de Montfort was supposed to be some
thing of an event In the dramatic
world. And so 1t happened that
Bert got his chance and how well he
did it was attested by the furore his
interview created. The managing edi.
tor quite plumed himself upon 1t and
admitted that he had discovered a
new one HOLSTER quite overtopped
Howard and for a few weeks filled
even Gregory with anxiety and cha
grin.
He was a high card with the man.
agement at the Academy and all doors
opened before him at will. And he
persistcntly haunted the dressing
room of Grace de Montfort. At first
she invited It, not only because his
story had pleased her so much. but
also because she liked the handsome
care-free audaciOus young journalist.
who paid her such sincere complt'
ments In so naive a way and failed al
together to pay her the conventional
tributes which she had learned
to expect.
mo, Madam" he remarked gravely.
81 cannot, in honor, say that you are
the most beautiful woman In the world
in fact l do not know II you are
beautiful at all. But you are more
than beautiful-you are talented and
interesting and attractive. A sculptor
can create q face and figure endowed
with beauty and symmetry. but no.
body but the Almighty can endow mat
ter with the charm and grace and In
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Jumped Into Engine Stack.

A dispatch from joplin, Mo-, says:
Owen Greelish, Of Leavenworth, Kas..
was killed between Lebanon and
Springfield by jumping into the fun.
mel of the locomotive smoke stack on
the west bound st. Louis and San
Francisco passenger train. The dis
patch says the young man committed
suicide. He climbed to the top OF
the water tank and when the train
stopped jumped into the smoke stack
whooping as be leaped. He was
pulled out by the train crew horribly
burned and died in a few moments.
His body was taken to Lebanon. Gree
lish's brother, In this city, knows moth,
ing of the details, but denies that the
death was suicidal. He says that ha
received a postal the day before and
that his brother did not seem detected
or liable TO kill himself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-29

mystic region behind the scenes ana
particularly Grace de Montfort's dress
ing rooms night after night and to
pass to her upon all occasions the
most honest and sincere n discrim.
irating compliments. He really had
no business there. as his assign
ment to dramatic work had ceased
long since. but there he was every
night and Grace began to be annoyed.
Marie" she exclaimed sharply one
night after they had reached the seclu-
sion of their apartments at the hotel.
81 don't want that big overgrown boy
of a journalist haunting my dressing
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-29
CHAPTER ~,

Meeting a Friend With Bad News.
1t Is necessary at this point in our
story to return to Clarence Berry's
party, which we left on the top of the
Chilkoot Pass in a raging storm. All
through that terrible night Clarence
Berry lay thinking of his young wife,
whom he had packed away as COM
Portable as possible In that terrible
height in the frigid INT Day dawned
bright and clear and he arose early
and called to his wife:
Ethel, Ethel, are you alive?"
There came no answer until he had
pulled away some OF the packages
that formed her apartment: then he
heard her voice answering:
IL am all right, Clarence
Thank Cod" calculated the hus.
band. 81 feared you had persisted dur
ing that terrible storm"
Dick and "Hemstitch." the Esqui.
maux, we're self-constituted cooks. and
prepared a breakfast of a pot Of boiled
beans and a little coffee. which froze
on the slightest provocation.
Wnen DTeahIdSt was over tWO SleuS
were loaded with supplies. and with
out dogs or any n to draw them,
started down the mountain. Two
weeks were consumed in reaching
Lake Linderman. Here they were de-
tanned another week. completing a
boat with which they could make their
way down the river.
One night. after a day of arduous
toll, they camped at the foot of a
mountain protected from the north
wind by a steep precipice. The dogs
had been embarrassed. fed and lay
sleeping about the sleds. The tired
Indians, having had supper, were
stretched before the fire. Ethel, at
tired in furs, sat OF a sled which had
been dr., up before the blazing logs
Her prslHy Husband declared she look
ed like aSSSngelic Esquimaux queen.
Dick r,,ained on the skin of a musk
OK telling a story in which there was
blended Bowery slang and western
dialect. Suddenly one of he dogs
started up and gave vent to a low
growl. cutting the story short. The
guide gave a sharp whistle and seizet
his rifle. The others at once laic
their hands on their guns and stooC
on the defensive.
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DRINK CAUSED HIS DEATH.
Too Much Water Blamed For De-.
mise Of Eben Waters.


A dispatch from Salem, Mass. con-
veys the insormation that Eben
Waters (prophetic name), 80 years
old. died last week from excessive
water drinking. He did not indulge
in alcoholic drinks Of any kind. and
he Is said to have been temperate In
all things except his appetite for
water. II was his habit to drink
three quarts of water every day, and
this. his doctors say, resulted In com.
plications that proved fatal" At any
rate. he died. It Is a sad Ease TO con.
template. Here was a man cut OF
In the prime of life. at the perihelion
Of his usefulness. SO to speak, and
all because of the lack OF a little
wholesome restraint. It Is charitable
to believe that he was not wholly re-
was an only son. and that his dotlng
parents spoiled him, allowed him to
have his own way too often, and did
not point out strongly enough that
self-indulgence Is the shortest path
to the grave. or course, they see
their error now that II Is too late.
which is the cause OF fully one.third
of the tragedies of life. Scientists
aver that the average of life Is great
err now than at any other period In
the history of man. and hat more In.
terest Is taken in the subject Of long
evity. II this be so, there Is a moral
in the untimely demise of Mr.. Waters.
II is. Don't go to the pump toe often"
Rochester Post-Express.
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Il am to be married tomorrow week."
rooms. He was there nearly all the
evening. Please stop it,"
IL, Madam" replied Marie with the
most evident surprise. How can !
stop him? Is he not your warm per-
sonal friend-and more than that, Is
he not a great %favorite of the man
ager? I fear, Madam. that | would cut
a sorry figure trying to exclude Mon
sieur Herbert"
well, well. then I will have to dis.
miss him." replied the star.
But she did not. and as the days and
nights passed she came more and
more to look for him and to listen
more and more to the sharp and dis
eliminating criticism upon the per-
Torrance passed from night to night
by the keen young fellow who was not
afraid. And there were delightful
little Bohemian lunches after the play
at which only Herbert and she AMI
Marie were present. And so h came
to tolerate him. But finally she came
to pity him. The eason was drawing
to a close and she was planning to go
away-a very long way-to rest. It
was really too bad to lead the boy on
and then drop him like an old shoe
Then a sharp pang came to her as
she thought 1t all over. 1t came to her
that 1t would cost her something to
exclude this bright and bouyant at
mosphere from her life. Really he was
the most original and entertaining man
who had come into her lfe-yes. and
the freshest and most honest. She
would miss him-yes, she would miss
him sorely. The arguments over the
midnight rarebits and chop sueys, the
fascination of that frank and laughing
face, the tonic OF that honest criticism.
the honey Of that perfect and sincere
admiratiOn-Or was 1t alteration? All
these things she would miss. anu
Grace had not been trained In the
school Of going without. Why miss
all these good things that she liked?
He was by far the best man, all things
considered. she had ever met. Why
not marry him and have him always
with her. The idea was ridiculous or
course--he was a mere boy and she
had had proposals from the richest
and the most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. she
liked him and she didn't need money
or position-that she had acquired and
could acquire. and she liked the boy
and wanted him to be with her. Be-
sides she had encouraged him to =
certain extent and she felt 1t would be
brutal to break his heart. Yes. she
would yield to n humane and kindly
impulse-she could well AFFORD 1t now
that she was On the top wave and
managers bidding for her. She would
give the boy an opportunity to propose
and she would accept him and then
and her thoughts went out along a
rosy highway Of day-dreams. which
left her cheeks flushed and her yes
soft and moist.
Madam" repeated Marie for the
fifth time clearing her throat loudly a.
she had done several times before.
Madam"
"Well Marie, what Is It," replied
Madam. coming to with a start
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Madam" repeated Marie for the
fifth time clearing her throat loudly a.
she had done several times before.
Madam"
well. Marie, what Is It," replied
Madam. coming to with a start
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v.
THE HIDE.

Paul Miller ran two or three hun
dred PAGES into the cavern until it
grew so dark he had to grope his way
and he came To a halt.
From around a projecting stone he
turned his gaze back to the chamber
which was lighted by the lamp.
He saw the hermit come at a run
toward the inner chamber, three men
pursuing him. They were SO close
on him that he halted by the side OF
the couch and turned at bay. A third
man at this moment appeared on the
scene and seized his arms from be-
hind and hurled him to the cavern
floor.
Paul Miller had all along watched
the exciting contest. He started
toward the chamber, where they were
tying the hermits's hands with strips
of walrus skin, and was almost near
enough to call out when he suddenly
halted and gave them a stare.
They are the robbers themselves"
he gasped in a whisper. What in
heaven does this meant" He quickly
skunk away behind some masses of
rock. broken from the side OF the
tavern.
Completely concealed from the act
Ors in this singular drama, Paul was
enabled to observe all that went on.
There seemed to be only violence
enough on the part of the captOrs to
effect the capture of the hermit.
When this was effected they began
pleading with him to do something. or
make some revelation. After a few
words. the captive became silent and
sullen. His captors piled him with
many questions and he refused to an
swe any Of them. At last. leaving
him in charge of n man, the other
two began to search the cavern.
When they came lear Paul he
crouched in the smallest possible
space and scarce dared to breathe.
One Of the two searchers was the
very man whom he had chased up the
mountain side.
As they passed one Of them men
toned a name which caused him to
start so violently as to almost dis.
cover himself to them. 1t was Lack.
land.
Lakeland was the wealthy banker
and Spectator of his own town. who
had been a rival for the heart and
hand of Laura Bush. What did these
mysterious men of the Klondyke
know about him, or what had he to
do with them?
Almost maddened by despair Paul
fell upon his knees and f%uriously
beat his breast with his hands while
the captors led the prisoner away.
They had taken up the oil lamp
and carried it with them. and Paul
was soon In total darkness. In his
MT OF desperation he rose and fol
lowed them. At the entrance of the
cavern he halted and gazed off after
the captors and prisoner. A thousand
heart, and again in despair he beat
his breast with his hands.
ooh, cruel, cruel fate! Why did
not know he was my friend and de
fend him!"
He gazed helplessly at the little
party until they had disappeared from
his view and then threw himself upon
the floor Of the caver in despair
But his better judgment came to his
relief and starting up he seized the
lamp and started back toward the fire
to ,bzht it. II seemed an G before
the faint glow from the dying embers
told him where the fire He a
last reached the spot, and with a pine
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-29
.e k01dyke Gold Mystery.
By JOHN z. MuSiCK,
Author Of Mysterious Mr.. Howard" THE
Ozark - ~ ::' i;:: '''''''''''
Copyright, lET, BY RoBRRr BoSSsI's sous.
Copyright, lsy', BY RoBERr BoSSsr's soss.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER Ill.-(continued1

!. He closed his eyes and in a few
= moments was unconscious. When he
awoke he found the strange hermit at
his side bending over him and gazing
eagerly into his face. He turned
slowly away and went back to the
fire.
A moment later he brought him
some meat and said.
You had better eat; you are weak
This was quite a long sentence for
the hermit, and he paused after speak.
ing to rest. Paul took the broiled steak
and ate %sparingly. II vas very juicy
and nutritious, and he began to feel
4 stronger in a few moments after he
had finished. The hermit meanwhile
had resumed his seat ON a large stone
in front of the fire.
There was now another expression
on his face. 1t was an expression of
sadness. The more Paul studied the
features OF this strange man the more
mysterious they seemed. He lay for
a long time looking at him and ask.
ing himself a thousand questions.
.''h nv Si'" veal vi SdbiuS oiih
thinking and closed his eyes. con.
seriousness had almost slipped away
when a movement In the cavern
caused him to again open his eyes.
The hermit was preparing to leave.
He took up the rude lamp. in which
burned some kind Of oil. and went to
the opposite side of the cavern. He
cot tha aVn ., .n IN dat gtA,n arl ,.,,t
ting his hand into a sort of crevice in
the rocky wall pulled forth something.
II was in a roll. He unrOlled it and
gazed at it intently.
From where he lay Paul saw that
the object when unrolled vas part Of
n tanned hide of some sort of an ami
NAL.
Il hope he will leave It," thought
Paul. IF he Ices Twill examine ii.
There is writing IN 1t. and 1t may con.
tain some clew to this Klondyke mys.
terry that so nearly drives me mad
All the movements Of the hermit
were slow and deliberate. He went
carefully toward the entrance of the
cavern. Long Paul lay on the couch
listening for the slight tread Of the
maccasined feet. but he came not
back.
He has gone" said Paul.
He rose to a sitting position and
gazed about the cavern.
After a few moments he rose to his
feet. With a wildly beating heart he
began his tour OF exploration. The
oil lamp had been left burning on a
square stone. and he picked 1t up and
went along the great natural corridor
for some distance until he came upon
q great chamber with lofty ceilings.
He began to search for the crevice
In the rock where he had seen the
man place the skin on which was the
writing. Paul found the roll and drew
il out.
1t proved to be a piece Of walrus
hide covered all over with strange pic
lures and hieroglyphics such as the
Indian picture writer's use. 1t was
almost round, and he could find no
beginning nor end to 1t.
The report of a gun near the mouth
of the cavern caused him to thrust the
walrus hide into the crack n hasten
into the deeper recesses Of the cav
ern.
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terest you have" and he bowed low
and kissed her hand with all the de.
ference of a knight OF the Chivalric
age. And Grace did not quite know
whether to be vexed at him for his
exceeding f%rankness regarding her
personal attraction or TO thank him
for his compliment. which, truth to
tell. she did not quite understand.
And so he continued to haunt that
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-29

The smartest man is often a wa,
dummy in the hands OF a cleve,
woman.
The Lamar register., 1902-05-21
Government by Injunction.

Who has heard those reverherat-
ing and window, rattling denuncia-
tions Of government by injunction"
now that that arm of the law has
been stretched out to hit the trusts ?
Yes, who? Now that capital has
been conspiring and violating the
law and that beneficent legal pro-
cess has been invoked to put a stop
to the wrong, not whisper breaks
the silence about the CELEBRITIES Of the
people" and the arbitrary courts. ,"
It appears that circumstances do
sometimes alter cases, and that it
makes differsnce whose OK is gored.
The truth of the whole business is
that the writ of injunction is one of
the most salutary and essential pro
cesses known to the law and that the
authority to issue it and compel its
observance is one Of the most vnlu
able features of our courts. Nobody
is opposed to the use of theriniunc-
tions but those who are determined
to abuse their own privileges and in
wade the rights of somebody else.
The phrase government by injunc-
tion" is senseless clatter and means
nothing. A court without authority
to issue injunctions and enforced
obedience to them would be an
effeminate thing and government
which undertook by means of police
and militia to do what learned courts
and bonded officers can do and now
do, would be dangerously near an
Imperialism, though critics of the in l..
junction and the courts seem to
know it not. Since the federal courts
have been appealed to for the pur-
pose of restraining the predatory
operations of capt. al there should be
less abuse of courts and law. But
will there be?-Pueblo Mail.
The Lamar register., 1902-05-21
Whooplng Cough.

A woman who has had experience with
this disease, tells how to prevent any
dangerous consequences from it. She
says: Our three children took whoop-
ing cough last summer, our baby boy
being only three months old, and owing
to our giving them Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, they lost none of their plump
ness and came out in much better health
than other children whose parents did
not use the remedy. Our Oldest little
girl would call Justify for cough syrup
between whoops.-Jessie Pinkley Hall,
Springville, Ala. This remedy is for
sale by l. II. Myers, druggist.
The Lamar register., 1902-05-21
sII2 500 for a prescrIptIo n.

The largest sum ever paid for a pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug. 80, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock S112, 10000 and
was paid by party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
cation of the specific Nov. 10, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on it's merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicans to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. %, eighty seven
per cent of the test cases were either
we'll or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. I he proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap-
plication. Address JOHN ]. FULTON
COMPANY, 420 Montgomery st. San Fran
cisco, Cal.
The Lamar register., 1902-05-21
New Time Gard Changes.

The Santa Fe division superin-
tendents and trainmasters have been
in session this week, and have prsc-
tically completed the arrangements
for the time card which goes into
effect June LIST. The important
change is the new Colorado train,
which will be known as the "Colo-
RADIO Flyer" on the westward trip,
and the mississippi River Flyer"
eastbound.
The westbound train will be offici-
ally designated as No. 8, the east
bound as No. 10. Going west it will
leave Kansas City at 6:55 p. M, ar
irving in La Junta about 500 the
following morning, and in Denver
3:15 p. m. Returning the train will
leave Denver about noon and arrive
in La Junta about $50 p. m. The
putting on of this new train will be
especially convenient for residents Of
the Arkansas Valley living east Of
La Junta, and will save about four
hours time in making an afternoon
trip to Rocky Ford.
The regular equipment Of the
train will be composite car, chair
car, standard sleeper and observation
car. On the west bound train break
fast will be taken at La Junta and
lunch on cafe car between Pueblo
and Denver. The train will have
the very best of equipment through
out, and will be run on a very fast
schedule, greatly reducing the time
to Denver.
Aside from the new train there
are few changes. Nos. 3 and 4, the
California limited, will hereafter run
only semi weekly, but on the same
time as at present. The times of
Nos. 5 and 6 may vary slightly from
the present schedule, but that is
about the only change that will be
made.-La Junta Tribune.