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that foated on the air in delicate and
fragrant steam The Tetrarch smiled.
And last thing Of all Betty poured over
the plate lavish supply Of gravy. and
the Tetrarch reached out his "a ger hands.
As he put in his fork, all the court and
to 500 the Tetrarch take the first taste
One taste-anot her-then an eager finishing
Of the whole platefIl'
All the people stood up and shouted
The Tetrarch waved his hands toward the
prisoners.
You are free, said the interpreter.
The prisoners rushed up and Rugged
Bob and Betty. but the Sailor Man kept
on cutting drumstickl and fishing ONT
giblets for the Tetrarch
After a while the Tetrarch asked a oues-
ton;
What kind Of bird is it," asked the
Interpreter
Its the Great American Bird answered
the Sailor Man. pouring more gravy over
the Tetrarch's plate.
Just then the tai soldier came and stood
AT the Sailor Mans elbow.
Run, run" he said they'll want TO
know where We caught i'm"
So Bob and Betty and the Sailor Man
slipped away and ran to the shore and
climbed into the first boat they found
just as they were pushing Of. the soldier
ran down and handed Betty two beautiful
white turkey wings.
When this you see, remember me-" he
said.
Come with u.s." pleaded Betty.
NO he said Hi like the hexcitement-
over the dancing waves sped the little
boat. away from cocoanut and banana
trees and the palace with the gilded dome.
and soon the three wanderers were well
coined aboard a big white ship above which
foated red and blue and the dazzling white
Of the wonderful Stars and Stripes.
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talked and talked. and when they parted
they winked once again.
All the rest of the way to the hut the
Sailor Man was very quiet, and when at
last the prisoners were in their room, he
sat down on the bench and drew the little
folks near him.
Now, Betty, he said, did you ever see
your ma roast a turkey?'
have" said Bob.
How did she do it," asked the Sailor
Man.
We'll, she put some bread and things
together and stuffed il, put it in the oven
and cooked it brown. and il was good"
But Betty was more explicit.
That really j. one thing that ! can cook "
she said Il helped Aunt Sue last year
the stufling to gravy
The sailor Man jumped TO his feet and
clapped his hands
Then we're as good as free" he said.
We'll send for the interpreter AZ once
But first he had 10 explain TO the eager
children that the people in the whole prov
lnce of the Tetrarch did not know the taste
Of turkey, that the turkeys were sacred
and wer" worshipped, and that the Tetrarch
knew nothing Of the delicious mysteries
Of roast turkey served with proper accom-
panimentS.
we can't expect cranberries." he An
ished. but II there's a potato In the prov
ince, we'll have them mashed
But how are We 10 get the turkey? They
will kill H. il we kill the turkey, and that
will make II worse than ever, said Bob.
You can't have your heads cut Of hut
once" replied the Sailor Man, with a grin
and we'll try cutting of one Of those sacred
heads first
Then the interpreter came and took back
to the Tetrarch this message,
"Oh. Most Wonderful One. the little
strangers and the big stranger In the two
hlpdrpfh no I'M 90
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The soldier nodded a. if he had heard
all about il before, NJ indeed he had, for he
and tho Sailor Man had had several talks
out Of the window.
In the middle of the night the storm RACED
and while they were all shaking with the
cold air that came in through the barred
window they heard a sound
Hist, y said a voice
The Sailor Man was on his feet in a min
ute, Then through the bars there came
a sof, white body. which the Sailor Man
seized
Hit almost gobhled hits hloomin' cad
on, growled tho tall soldier, "but hits a
fine turkey"
The next day the three prisoners were
led To the kitchen They had il all to them
selves, for the Sailor Man had told the In
terpreter that they could not be excited by
having outsiders come in.
How they worked There was very
good oven Betty crumbled bread and
mixed it with the butter and the seasoning
and she stuffed the turkey until he was
round and beautiful
Then she put dahs Of butter and spots
OF pepper over his breast. and into the oven
he went, And every time that she opened
the door TO haste him. there was a de-
licious fragrance like half dozen Christ
masses rolled into one.
Al last II was done. and the gravy was
made, and the potatoes mashed and Il was
y ,
with her checks very rosy from the heat
OF he stove and looking sweet in borrowed
cooks apron and cap, followed the pro-
cession which started for the Tetrarch's
banqueting hall, while the Sailor Man and
Bob came behind with the big platter on
which the turkey rested in circle of mashed
potato.
A. they entered the grand hall they
were joined by many other people. with
AL kinds Of good things, But the Sailor
Man looked at the sweet pastes and the
iced dishes, and thought Of the cold cold
banQueting hall without any fire and then
he thought Of the good hot turkey, and he
smiled
The Tetrarch sat alone AZ table. He
looked very blue, very cross and very cold
One dish after another was set before
him.
Take it away. take it away" he shrieked
as one cold connection after another was
presented. "Br-br-br-hr- br.--"
Last Of all came little Betty with her
dish Of steaming hot gravy, and she knelt
as she set II carefully on the table. Then
came the Sailor Man and Fob with the great
brown bird between tbs m and they set
The platter on the table,
The Tetrarch scowled The Sailor Man
took long, shining, sharp knife and drew
II gently across the breast Of the turkey.
The crisp brown skin cracked, and the
Tetrarch smacked his lips.
After that the Sailor Man laid the slices
Of breast on hot plate and arranged
around them a mound of steaming potato.
Then he reached for big silver spoon and
plunged IL into the turkey.
o. IN" mingled odors of sage and onion
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New York for noted pinochle player. in
tending to take the Swede down the line
by this method. What was the RESULT
Wallin simply cleaned up $4,000 Of Martins
money
Martin then tried another tack He
played 'coon-ca with the result that he
lost another good sized roll. reported TO
have been S25.oOO.
Still deterniled 10 win back his money,
Mart in again sent East for an expert crib
hage player, whom he backed against
Swede Sam, only to lose another 81 900.
sam gave his opponent two holes for the
privilege Of dealing, and while at one time
he was considerably TO the bad he made
Martin lay down.
~ was probably the most remarkable
series of games ever played in Montana;
and because the Swede won all Of them
and from experts at that, / think him the
hes, in the bunch, and predict that he will
vet win out from Martin. despite his vicis-
STUDIES
The vicssitudes referred 10 do not fall 70
the lot Of every man. Three years ago
Swede Sam did not have a dollar to his
name. A year later he was on a trip around
the world with bank account Of a quarter
of a million dollars
He was taking journey that he had had
in contemplation for years-a trip back
to his old Sws dish home to give his father
and mother home and money enough to
meet their every want
Sam left Helena for Butte and. with a
shoestIing stake. made a start which
landed him on Easy street Within a few
weeks he had won enough to start a faro
game Of his own, The faro bank prospered
and he soon purchased an interest in the
largest poolroom in Butte, and, fortune
still smiling upon him. he secured control
Of the largest Helena gambling house.
He Is now estimated to br worth $500 900.
From his attire one would not Judge him
to be worth one-tenth Of that sum. In
deed. whether In affluence or poverty, Sam
Is always the same. And that he IL not
ashamed Of his prof ssion may b. ad-
judged from a remark he made to Senator
Clark in reference To the latter's immense
fortune,
Il would not give continental for your
money IL l couldn't gamble with it, he
said.
Only last week a well-known mining
man Of Salt Lake City paid Butte visit.
After attending to his business he sought
out sam E faro game and asked for an open
limit, which was given. That is. he was
not to be limited In the amount Of his
wagers. He quit the game $50 900 loser.
1t il a rule in Sans establishments that
the player may name his limit before he
begins TO play, the only exception being
that he will not permit his when the on, :
slider Is playing velvet" or. in other words.
playing money that has been won during
the gaming
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and had session with the tiger not alto
gether to his liking. In fact, his short
stay there served to enrich the faro game
some $4,000.
And las winter he made a book at the
San Francisco track which resulted dis
astrously. Along with two other Butte
men, he lost a roll said to have contained
$50 900.
Now that his parents have been provided
for. sam declares himself 70 be the happest
man on earth. Twice before he had es-
sayed to visit Sweden for this purpose.
The first time he went broke at New Orleans
playing he races while on the way and tho
second time he lost his all playing faro
before he got outside the city limits,
Martin and Wallin are good friends. but
each ia determined to be "it." with the
result that almost unprecedented stakes
are wagered by them on almost every
COncelNable prnnosition.
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looked around cautiously, then he whis-
pered
Can YOU cook" he inquired
Rob shook his head dejectedly and Betty
shook hers. but the sailor man Strengthened
his shoulders
"Sure. | can" he said
Then, said the Interpreter softly, send
word to the Most Wonderful One that if he
will let you 60 free YOU will cook him such
dish as he has never tasted"
Then the Interpreter went out. and the
three Americans looked al each other.
What can We cook" asked Bob.
The Sailor Man grinnei
We'll. ! never cooked anything but salt
pork but wasn't telling that. It's our
only chance"
Pretty soon the Interpreter returned
THE Most Wonderful One, who eats
forever. is pleased" he said. He waits
with longing the new dish"
Then the Interpreter told them tn at
they might walk out under guard If they
Man and the children passed several other
similar huts.
AN prisoners" explained the Inter-
prefer, who will also cook for the Won
derful One, If. on the dav appointed
there IL one dish that shall satisfy Him
Who Eats Forever, all the prisoners shall
go free
Under guard they went around the pal
ace grounds. There were flowers and
vegetables such ~ the children had never
seen and beasts and birds of all kinds,
but the most beautiful thing that the children
saw was a flock of wild turkeys In a won
derful yard surrounded by gold fence
Their houses were Of white marble and
there were two men TO attend to them.
well, they have all the turkey they can
just then tall soldier, who had kept
winked back
As the rest Of the guard moved on, the
soldier and the Sailor Man managed to
drop behind
-They don't eat EN-" said the soldier
pointing to the white turkcys,---they
worship EN-"
As he saw the Sailor Mans look Of won
ner, he explained:
I'm English. We got caught in a
boomin storm, and I was the honly one
left, and they took me hin the guard him
stead of cu'tin' me bloornin' cad of"
The Sailor Man returned to the subject
of the turkeys
$50 they don't cat them" he said. "Don I
they know the taste o roast turkey, wit h
stuffin' oozing out, and gravy with giblets
in ~"
The soldier shook his head.
They're sacred" he said. A man
what kills turkey will lose his bloomn'
cad"
Then he and the Sailor Man talked and
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THE TURKEY
l AND THE TETRARCH.
Bob and Betty and the Sailor Man
Tickle the Palate Of the Ty.
rant and Gain Their Freedom.

The Tetrlrch glared at Bob and Betty
and the Sailor Man. and growled q,es-
tion to the Interpreter Then the Inter-
prefer A. swered
"Oh. M,-' Wonderful One. Ruler Of the
Universe, there lies near the shore ship
with a strange flag. all red and white bars.
with a blue corner covered with white dots
From this ship came these three strangers
What Is your pleasure?"
Then he bowed very low
The Tetrarch glared some more
Cut off their heads,- no ordered, with
a grin
Bob and Betty smiled back az him until
the Interpreter explained, and then they
fell on their knees and pleaded for mercy.
But the Tetrarch waved them away, and
In few minutes they were all three shut
M in hut outside of the Palace. with n
window that overlooked the gardens
Well, they ware in for t-Bob and Bett v
and the Sailor Man. When the ship had
anchored for repairs of the white. sandy
coast, Capt Merritt, the childrens father
had given orders.
NO one is to 60 ashore" he had said
'The people are ferocous and fanatic II
isn't safe, and we sail shortly"
But Bob and Betty had talked to the
Sailor Man. who loved them.
Take US ashore. There are banana
trees and cocoanuts, and we saw the gold
dome of palace. Please, please, good
kind Sailor Man"
The Sailor Man. who was very soft.
hearted, had consented. and here they
we're. prisoners. They had left the shir
In the dark Of the early morning, and whcr
their boat scraped the sandy shore a halt
dozen soldiers, wearing red caps and loose
trousers, had sprung out Of the bushes
and three venture,ome Americans had
been carried past banana and cocoanut
trees into the palace with the gold dome.
When the door of the hut shut on the three
prisoners the Sailor Man vas the first tc
speak,
Sheer up, cheer up" he said TO Betty
who had sunk down In a corner and was
weeping we amt dead yet. miss.
just then the Interpreter entered. HI
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moss GAMBLER or BUTTE.
"swede Sam" WaIlin's Title Established
by Three Mighty Games.

HELENA, Mon, Nov. 20.--Beyond doubt
the best card player in the ntire North
west, was the description given by another
gambler of "Swede Sam" as he entered his
well-known Helena resort last evening.
This remark was made in the course OF
a discussion as to whether Sam Martin or
sam Wallin. otherwise known as "Swede
SAM" would ultimately oe the boss gambler
Of Butte. Both are well-known bookmakers
and gaming house proprietors in the great
mining camp, and the rivalry between them
has been intense.
Il will stake my lot with Swede SAM"
continued the speaker. He is the most
skilful card player in the West. This is
shown by the fact that Martin. finding he
could not best the Swede at faro. no matter
which side OF thn table he was on sent TO
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An extraordinary thing recently Ia opened
In the studio of Pygmalion Jones. a rising
young artist.
MIR Jones had just completed a pen and
Ink sketch OF "a beautiful Young woman and
handsome young man walking toward each
other. SO li,elike wer" the figures that each
thought tie other WIS real and they straight
way fell In love with each other
So ardent was their love that they could
not Wait for the Ink Of which they were made
to dry before expressing their emotions
The result OF their haste Is printed herewith.
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THE WEST APPROVES.
Glad We're GoinE 10 stop lsinE Parior
Matches In New York

The news that New Workers. may b. COM
PEELED TO get along without parlor matches
because of the number of fires laid to them
will he hailed by the Westerners beyond
Chicago as piece Of rare good sense
There is nothing that the out -of-doors
Westerner thinks less ~ than the parlor
match
He carries matches Of the plain. noee-
disturbing sulphur variety, ard the usual
form in which they come Is in Punches"
or cubes. whose tops are about an inch and
a half square. They are not the kind which
but they will choke an unacc,istomed tender
foot lust as quickly
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-Ez war about to remark in the last issue
OF the Punch Bort. said Uncle Xeke:
Never use "A RI zor with an edge on"
-'He IL as honest as the day l. long l.
bum phrase. Most burlars ar. that.
"A soft answer turneti away wrath. and
wrath usually turneth away soft answer"
If a man would do one-half as much as
he's going TO do he d be doing four times az
much as he could do
Birds Of feather may flock together. but
Il often takes u heap OF time for them to do IL ."
Why it's nigh onto a fortnight since the bur
glars robbed tie bank. and the police amt
caught them yet Pom Punch Boui
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Hale, on Days TOR Laundrymen.

The soft coal that New York Ia burning
has been good for one industry at least :.
The laundries were never 80 busy before.
The reason isn't hard to figure out One
laundry proprietor in the city said yester-
day that he had been obliged TO increase
his working force 30 per cent in the last
month in order to keep up with the demands
made upon him
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buck Cigar Holders.

A curious little contrvance for smokers'
Use. intended to save the desk OF table
from being scorched by lighted cigars laid
upon II, is n cigar rest of brass made In
the form of sawbuck. The cigar rest
can be folded fiat and so conveniently
carriad IN thp pockp'
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Things and Thin g.

Troubles never come singly Whoever
received one bad new. or had one delirium
tremen. or took course In one mathematic?
When IN. / considershimself hated without
reason he usually starts in to make some
reason why he should be hated,
Some people are small that II they ever
found themselves In tight places they'd
fall through.
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First and Last.

Casper-AmonR the ancient doctors bleed
ing the patient was the first operation In
treating a case.
Lam poon.
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4 Future MilliOna ire.

Tommy after he has been to church for
the first time What did you get out OF the
tnnny silver plate mammiS | only got a
dime HGrrurd Lam noon
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y went 20 New York the other day,
Ny wife went not with me;
Some gals said pertly. on the street.
Can he a masher be?'"
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FUN or THE COLLEGE BOYS.

FUN or THE COLLEGE boys.
4 Dumb One.
lam a crow,
The birding cried
am crow b'gee!
And yet" the stranger sadly mused.
You have no ca VS. t'be.
-Harrnrd Ldmpoon.
Query.
II you take a picture Of a sick dog will II
come out wcll?-C oiumbid Jester.
Descended 10 FOrcible Prose.
4 certain old maid of Cohocs.
In despair. taught her bird TO propose;
But the parrot. detected
At bcilR accepted.
Shriekcd words too profane to disclose.
cornell Widow.
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together with restoration Of the picture a.
Mr.. Jones originally drew it.
ms Is not the first time that Mr.. Jones
'as mad trouble with his pictures Last
year he did Harlem goat In oils which so
'ppaied 10 him that he decided to put 1t
on exhibition.
During the night the picture mysteriop.,v
disappeared. The goat was 40 life like.
MI Jones held. that It had eaten it's own
portrait. canvas. frame and all
In view of the artists latest experience
'hiS explanation seems highly proba BILE.
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we are coming over to spend Christmas
with you"
THAT slwhat Charlie and thousht We would
do; We had decided to spend the day at your
home"
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Different From . Linguist.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
That deaf and dumb woman Is quite a
I'm Rnist"
"a WHAT"
'finguist; She speaks four languages on
her fingers
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-Good-by. my son! Remember me. and
always lead moral life!"
The Son--Good.by. father! The same to
you"
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Fish Line Absorbs Learning.

Fish Line Absorbs Learning.
Extract from a Columbia students letter:
Il had a remarkable experience while out
fishing yesterday. l dropped line into a
school Of fish and 1t Immediately became
taut "--C oiumbi1 Jester
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Won BY Q Hair.

Won by . Hair.
First Fusser-What do you see attractive
In that girl anyhow
Second pitto-Why man; her hair
First Ditto-Oh! ] see Just capillary
attraction.-fdie Record
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Tickle.

How Is your friend the carpet cleaner"
asked the mat
Alas" cried the Persian rug. all IL over,
lie shook ne for girl with money e. Prince.
ton Tioer
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Old Lady. whom the Rev. Dr. Dryleieh has
helped M the church steps.--Can you tell
me who is TO preach to-day"
"Dr. Dryleigh. madam"
Old Lady Please help me- downstairs
again"
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An Ounce al pre-, entiOn.
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Barring a Possible Emergency.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-17

l.. R Stockwell, the popular actor,
says that some years ago in Chicago
when Peter Jackson, the colored pugi-
list, was feature in Uncle Toms
Cabin ''Bilp' Nye was to have lee
ured at the Baldwin theatre, but was
greeted by so small an audience that
he excused himself and went over to
hear Jackson talking of the pearly
gates TO Little Eva. After the per-
Torrance Stockwell met Nye in the
lobby of the theatre, and exclaimed:
Hello, Nye! WHAT did you think Of
Peter?" "Well," responded the humor-
list, dryly, automatically he was
great, but Uncle Ironically he is the
worst ever saw"
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Rosettl Resented Intrusion.

Toward the latter part Of Dante Ga
briel Rossetti,s life he rarely left his
house and garden and preferred to see
his friends and acquaintance by ap-
pointment. Woe betide the too intru-
sive stranger. 1t is said that one day
an enterprising man called, duly
armed with letter Of Introduction,
and the servant was nearly yielding
to the impulsive stranger. whereupon
the painter of 'Dante's Dream" leaned
over. the banister and said, in firm,
mellihuous voice, Tell the gentle
man that I am not at home"