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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-09-11
A Knave Of Conscience
BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
Copyright, 1900, by Francis Lynde.)

you did be doing me a damn good
turn wan night, and I'mtnot forget
ting it,"
He led the way to his room, found
pair of handouts and key, and
freed the prisoner. After which he
gave him a long-tailed coat, much
the worse for wear, and an old hat.
Take them and be off with you,
before the cops come down to look
for their bits of scrap-iron," he said.
Griswold would have thanked him,
but speech speech-was not
to be had.
Once on the levee again, with all
the improbability of finding the ne
gro and the treasure confronting
him, he had an ill-turn that was
most disquieting. But in the midst
of it he found his man, who had
successfully lodged the officer and
saved the precious bundle.
Griswold promptly doubled the
blacks reward, and went his way to
begin series of metamorphoses
The series began in pawnshop next
door to the saloon which had seduced
the detective. Here he made a
change of clothing from top to toe,
bought handbag much too large to
be filled with the cast-off garments
of the deck hand, and sailed forth
to seek BARRIERS shop of Clearly
promise.
The shop and it's bathroom made
the next step in the series; and from
thence Griswold went uptown to an
out6tting ablishment of the bet
ter sort, and made another complete
change; made it with such ample
provision for the future that he was
obliged to purchase two travelling
cases to hold the overflow. Here he
explained that he was just up from
fever district, and begged the op-
portunity to burn all the cast-off
clothing in the furnace of the steam
heating plant. 1t was given him, and
when cab was called to take him to
the hotel. no one who had known
him in New Orleans, or on the main
deck of the "Belle julie" would have
recognized the clean-shaven, we'll
dressed young man who had tossed
his traveling-cases up to the driver
and gave the terse order: "To the
Marlborough"
No one, I say; and yet it must have
been the very irony of fate which
sent to him the very cabman who
had so lately assisted him in the
hazardous escape on the levee. For,
among all those who were most near
ly concerned, surely none but the
sharp-eyed little Irishman would
have penetrated his disguise-as he
did.
"'Tis the divil's own self he is"
muttered the sharp-eyed one on the
short drive to the hotel. '"There's
nothing left av him but thin eyes,
and that cut on his forrud, and his
manner of sp'akin'. But thin I'd
swear to if I'd live to be as old as
Father McGuiniss-rest his sowl."
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CHAPTER XIII,

Putting this and that together, it
was the Griswold of his earlier New
York days-the days of the slender
patrimony - who presented himself
at the counter of the Hotel Marlbor-
ough. The clerk was graciously af-
fable.
"Glad to have you with US, Mr..
Griswold. Will you have a room?"
Griswold thought not; not in any
case if he could get late train to
his destination. This brought on a
question and answer. There was a
train, and the clerk did know some
thing of Wahaska; knew much, in
fact, since he had lived there.
Griswold pumped the man dry, and
at the end of the pumping process
knew as much about the Minnesota
town as he could have CLEANED from
a six months residence therein. Aft
erward, he went to supper in the
cafe, meaning to go thence to thu
waiting Pullman at the Terminal.
He was scarcely out of sight be-
fore the diminutive Irishman who
had driven him came to the counter
and made cautious inquiries of the
clerk, touching the name, address
and intentions of his late fare; all
this on the pretext that the fare had
overpaid him.
The clerk knew his man and in
dulged him, even going so far as to
write Griswold's name and intended
address on card for him. Where
upon, instead of waiting for Girls
wold's emergence from the cafe, as
he promised to, the cabman disap-
peared.
Griswold had quarter of an hour
of purely philistine contentment
while he was waiting for his supper.
At last the difficulties were all in the
past. He would resume his name
and his plans; and these last took
on all the roseate hues of their
birthday.
He would 60 to Wahaska, settle
down to his work, study the people,
be helpful and generous and brother
loving, using the money he had won
for the bettermeht of his kind. And
in time he would meet Miss Farnham
on her own ground, and she would
see the demonstration of his theory
see and be convinced. But lust
here he remembered that he could
never convince her, because she could
never know; and from this he passed
to many curious questions touching
his own feelings for this young WON
an who had been thrown in his way.
He had been calling her a faultless
authors model; was she only that
to I him? Assuredly she was much
more. and when he had gotten that
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telling you. His mother and sister
have gone out of their way to put
me down.
Grierson's laugh was a guffaw.
THAT won't work a little bit,
Maggie"
why won't it?''
Because he amt the man to go to
his women when he gets into trou-
BILE. They'll go on blufing you just
the same"
She looked at him through mar
rowing eyelids. "You know a good
deal, poppa mine, but you don't
know everything. Mr.. Raymer's in
terest in the iron works is only one
fourth. The other three-fourths be-
long to Mrs. Raymer and Gertrude"
The magnate nodded intelligence,
and made a memorandum. Il savez;
I'll break the syndicate for you.''
"You will do nothing Of the kind.
You'll let Mr.. Raymer get into deep
water, and then, when I say the
word, you'll pull him out" l..
1.-THE mischief I will! Do you
know how much he wants to bor-
row?"
mo, and 1 don't care. The more
the better"
Jasper Grierson thought about it
for a moment. Then he made q
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CHAPTER XIV.

When Margery entered her IA
theirs private Office after her small
triumph at Raymer's expense, her
plan of campaign had taken a more
definite shape. The president was
busy at his desk, but he turned to
say: Want to see me, Maggie?"
And when she nodded, he reached for
his check-book.
mo, it isn't money this time. Has
Mr.. Raymer an account with you?"
"Yes.''
us it an accommodation to you?"
Grierson's laugh was of contempt.
Hardly. The shoes on the other
FOOT
"You mean that he has borrowed
from you?"
"Not yet, but he wants to-"
what for?"
ITO enlarge his plant. He's like
all the other fools; amt content to
grow with his capital''
Are you going to stake him?"
Margery waged relentless war with
her inclination to lapse into the
speech of the mining camps, but she
still stumbled now and then.
Il guess not; I've never had much
use for him.
"Why haven't you?''
"Oh, I don't know; it's a stand
off. He hasn't much use for me. I
offered to incorporate his outfit for
him six months ago, and told him
I'd take 81 per cent. of the stock my
self; but he wouldn't talk about it,
Margery's laugh might have meant
anything from applause to derision.
"How singular! But now he is
willing to let you help him?"
Not that way. He wants to bor-
row money of the bank and give a
mortgage on the plant. It's safe
enough, but don't believe I'll do it,"
"But I want you to do it,"
"The dickens you do! Say, little
girl, do you know you're carrying
things with pretty high hand?"
II haven't made you lose any
money yet, have -"
mo, guess not"
well, I'm not going to begin now.
Lend him what he wants; you say
the security is good"
'"I'll be hanged if I can see what
you're driving att
you don't have to see," she said,
imperturbably. But I don't mind
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CHAPTER XIV.

In the day of it's beginnings, Wa
haska was a trading post on the In
dian frontier. Later it became the
market town of a wheat growing re-
gion, and it was of the wheat grow
ing era that Jasper Grierson was a
product. He was a young man when
he went overland to Colorado in the
wake of the Pixies Peak excitement,
and his townsmen saw him no more
till he returned in the vigorous prime
of age, wealthy, and the father of a
daughter who presently began to re-
construct the social fabric of Wa
haska upon model of her own de-
vising.
In this charitable undertaking JAS
per Grierson abetted his daughter as
the magnate of a small town may.
He built a mansion at the lake-edge
and called it Mereside; and when it
was done gave house-warming to
which the biddings were in a certain
sense mandatory, since by that time
he had a fiduciary finger in nearly
every industrial pie in Wahaska.
After the house-warming, Margery
Grierson's leadership was tacitly ac-
knowledged, though the women still
discussed her with more or less
frankness in the sewing circles.
Crystallized into accusation, there
was little to be said against her, save
that she was pretty and rich, and
that her leaning toward modernity
was sometimes a trifle startling. But
the charitable seamstresses made the
most of these drawbacks, edging
them now and then with curious
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woman in a thousand who would
have had the courage to do it,
"Or the impudence," added Mrs.
Raymer, when her son had left the
room. II do hope Edward isn't go
ing to let that girl come between
him and Charlotte.'
Gertrude laughed. 81 should saw
there was room for a regiment to
march between them as it is. Char
lotte has been home a week now,
and he hasn't been over yet'
but he is going over to dinner
with us Tomorrow" amended Mrs.
Raymer, complacently. "He prom
ised me yesterday
Gertrude was arranging the center
piece for the dinner table, and when
she spoke again it was of another
matter.
"Did you know Mrs. Holcomb has
found a boarder at last?"
mo: who is hep
IA young man who has been sick
at the St. James for two or three
weeks. He is from New York, I be-
lieve she said; but she didn't have
time to find out much about him.
He had relapse last night; and to-
day, when she sent for DIR. Farnham,
he was delirious''
Dear me! That will be hard for
Martha. What is his name?"
"Kenneth Griswold. She saws he
is an author, but don't recall the
name in any of our reading"
Nor t. said Mrs. Raymer. "Poor
MARTHA! We must go over and see
if there is anything we can do"
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speculations about Margery's mother,
whom neither Jasper Grierson nor
his daughter ever mentioned.
None the less, the big house by the
lake continued to set the social pace.
Afternoon teas began to supersede
the sewing circles; not few of the
farmers wives attained to the for
NAL dignity of visiting cards with
wednesdays" or Thursdays" print
ed in neat script in the lower left
hand corner; and in some of the less
conservative households the principal
meal of the day drifted from it's
noontime anchorage to unwonted
moorings among the evening hours.
For these innovations Miss Grier-
son was responsible. She had ambil
tions, but she was wise enough to
make the most of present opportuni-
ties. It was better to be a leader in
Wahaska than to be an humble fol-
lower in great city; but she admit
ted this without prejudice to fixed
determination to revolve in the larger
orbit when the time should come.
She was content to wait, but she
aimed high. Unquestioned social rec
ignition, won or compelled; that and
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lar, it was only a step to the admis-
sion that he was frankly in love with
her. The admission opened up
prospect for which there was no word
save grievous. For since he could
never stoop to win her under false
pretenses, she might never be won.
He knew well enough that all the
good deeds he could ever do with
the stolen money would not atone;
that in the moment of fruition her
conscience would condemn him and
cast him out.
Perhaps it was this thought, as
much as the threat of coming ILL
ness, that made him lose his appetite
as soon as his supper appeared. But
lose it he did, and nothing the wait
er could bring suficed to tempt him.
He forced himself to eat little in
sheer desperation, and afterward
went to the great rotunda to smoke
a cigar. To his great disgust, the
tobacco brought on a return of the
vertigo which had assailed him on
the levee; whereupon he paid his
score and took a cab for the train,
meaning to go to bed and try the
effect of forgetfulness.
The experiment was success, tenn
porarily, at least, and he was asleep
before the Pullman porter came to
adjust the screen in the window at
his feet.
The train was made up ready to
leave when a hawk-faced man saun-
tered up to the steps of the Pullman
and pecked at the porter.
much of load tonight, George?"
''No, sab; mighty light. Nobody
yet but de genl'man from the MARI
borough"
"A gentleman from the Marlbor-
ough? When did he come DOWN."
The porter knew the hawk-faced
one only by intuition; but Griswold's
tip was warming in his pocket, and
he lied at random and on general
principles.
"Been heah all de evenin'; come
down right soon after supper and
went to bald like he was tarr'd."
''What sort of looking man is
hep"
"'Little, smooth-faced, narr'-chisted
gen'lman; looks like he might be-
But the wheels began to move, and
the hawk-faced one had turned away.
Whereupon the porter cut his simili-
tude in the midst, picked up his car
pet-covered step, and climbed aboard.
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CHAPTER XI-Continued
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

There was time when quail In con
siderable number were taken In thi,
state. but the number OF state quail
brought TO this market has now dwin
died 20 almost nothing. More comes
from Pennsylvania, bot not nearly NC
many ma were formerly received irom
that state. The great bulk Of the sup
ply now comes from the west. We gel
quail from, among other states, Ohio
Indiana aud Michigan, and from M
nois. We get large numberE from Mis-
Rouri. morr, perhaps, than from anJ
other Etntc, and from Kansas and from
the Indian territory. While the suppl,
depends somewhat upon the season. Il
is generally ample for all demands. and
at prices no higher than formerly.--N
Y. sun
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WHAT AN ALMANAC DID.

Matthews, Ark. Aug. 25th.-hrA
Lee S. Sanders Of this place, tells how
an almanac saved her life.
~ have been troubled a great deaI
with my kidneys all my life and was
constantly growing worse.
81 CHANGED to get a copy Of Dodd',
Almanac for 1902 and In IL read some
stories Of how Dodd's Kidney Pills had
cured maay very bad case- Of Kidney
Trouble.
my husband bought box and be.
gan to use them and in a short time We
were surprised and delighted at the
wonderful improvement in my cAsc.
II am now IN we'll a. any body aud
can not say too much for Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. II was lucky day for mt
when ] picked up that almanac.
II believe Dodd's Kidney Pills will
cure any one who suffers with Kidney
Trouble"
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The shadows Of evening were slow.
" falling as the little party Of which
kitwater. Codd and Haylc. with two
Burmen servants, were members, Oh.
tanned their FIRST view Of the gigantic
ruins Of which they had come 20 far
in search. For many days they had
been iOurncyinR through the Jungle,
now the prey Of hope, now Of despair.
They had experienced adventures by
the score, though mono Of them were
Of sufficient Importance to be mar,
rated here. and more than once they
had come within hairs breadth Of
being compelled TO retrace their
steps They rode upon the small,
wiry ponies Of the country. their scry-
ants clearing a way before them with
their paraugs AZ they advanced. Their
route, for the most part. lay through
Jungle. IN places 30 dense that IL was
well.nirh impossible for them TO
force way through Il. II wac as II
nature were doing her hest to save
the ancient city from the hand Of the
spoiler, At last, and 80 suddenly that
1t came upon them like q shock, they
found themselves emerging from the
jungle, Ilelnw them, in the valley,
peering up out Of the forest. was all
that remained of great city. upon
the ruined temples Of which the set
ting sun shone with weird effect.
AT last" said Hayle, bringing his
pony to a standstill and looking down
upon the ruins. Let us hope we shall
have penetrated their secret before
we ARE compelled to say good-hy TO
them again"
Hear. hear to that said Kit
water: Septimus Gold, however, never
said a weird; the magic hand Of the
past was upon his heart, and was
holding him spclIbound.
They descended the hill, and. when
they had selected a suitable spot, de-
cided to camp upon IL for the night
Next morning they were up be-
times; the excitement of the treasure
hunt was upon each mao. and would
not let him tarry. Ii would not be
long now, they hoped, before they
would he able to satisfy themselves
a. to the truth of the story they had
been told. and Of the value OF the
hopes in which they had put their
trust. Having eaten their morning
meal. they took counsel together ex-
amiued the plan for the thousandth
time, collected their weapons and
tools, babe their servants keep a
sharp lookout, and then set of for
the city. The morning sun sparkled
upon the dew, the birds and monkeys
shattered a; :hem from the jungle,
while above them lowered the myriad
domes and sculptured spires of the
ancient city. IL was n picture that
once seen would never he forgotten.
So far, however. not sign Of human
life had they been able TO discover;
indeed, for all they knew Ia the con
trary, they might be the only men
within so miles of the place.
TIN He Gnnttnu~A
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Rosewood Is 80 called because Il ex.
hnIcs the fragrance Of roses when
freshly cut.
In 40 irourlnd ~ 10000 tons the hull
weighs 5,40O tons and the machinery
1900 tons.
4 reasonable allowance ~ water for
a town is 80 gallons per head Of popu.
lation daily, for all purposes.
Since the close u the civil war the
state Of Louisiana has spent more
than s3o. 900. O00 on Mississippi lcyecs.
The commission appointed to reap
portion Oklahoma has announced the
total population NJ the territory tu he
900. 600, with one representative for
every $4,000 people. and one senator
for every $1,000.
year ago, in haying time, William
Sale. OF Arcade, y. v, lost a pocket
book containing $3.50. 4 few days ago
be sold a load ~ hay 20 Ira Parker, "
that town. who found the money in
the middle Of the load.
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piled. slowly. ''lt put me 70 los Of
Inconvenience, and came just at the
time when was moat anxioaa ia
leave. Besides, IL might have meant
trouble" He paused for a momcnt.
As matter OF fact. they brought II
In suicide during temporary insanity,
brought on by excessive drinking
and that got me out OF the difficulty.
Ii must have been insanity. | thsnk,
for he had no reason for doing away
with himself. 4. was proved that he
had plenty OF money left. What was
more. Coddy gave evidence that, only
the day before. he had told him he
was tired Of life"
Hayle looked az both with, evident
admiration.
We'll, you two, taken together,
beat cock-hEhting," he said. enthusi.
asiicaily Then he added; But
what about the secret? What did you
get out OF him?"
Here II is, said KiiwateT, taking
an old leather case from his pocket,
and producing from IL small piece
of parchment. There's no writing
upon II. bat we have compared II with
another plan that we happen to have,
and find that Il squares exactly"
He leaned over Hayes shoulder
and pointed 10 certain portion Of
| the sketch.
That's the great temple" he said;
land what the red do, means NC are
going to find out"
well. suppose II h.. what makes
You send Tor me?" Haylc inquired.
susBiciously.
because we must have another
good man with us." Eitwatcr replied.
I'm very well. but you're better.
Codd's head piece is all right, bat II
II comes to hgnting, he might just as
well be ia Kehkai Green. Isn't that
so. little mani"
Mr.. Codd nodded his head.
II said. send for Hayle," he re.
marked in his quiet little voice. Kit
sent, and now you're here, and it's
all right"
"Codd spesks the truth" said Xii.
water. Nov. what we have g. do Is
TO arrange the business part Of the
matter. and then to get away as
quickly as possible"
The business portion of the matter
was soon settled, and Haylr was
thereupon admitted member Of the
syndicate for the exploration Of the
ancient town of Sengkor-wat In the
hinterlHnd Of Burmah.
For the remainder Of the day lIayle
was somewhat more silent than usual
~ there's anything In their yarn
IL might be managed" he said 10 him
self that night, when he was alone In
his bedroom "Kitwater Is clever. III
admit that, and Coddy Is by no man.
ncr Of means the fool he prctcnds 10
be. Hut I'm Gideon IIaylc, and that
counts for something. Yes, / think
il might he managed"
What Il wss he supposed might he
| effected he did rot say, hut from the
smile upon hir face, II was evident
that the thought caused him consid.
/ cradle satisfaction.
Next day they set sail for Rangoon
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SEA LESSONS.

On the surface hcaye and roll The waves.
Deep. the waters Ne untrou6ied. still.
Blow the wild winds here. the tempest
rayeH.
There secure rtiEns Oceans mighty Will
Fnther--G 20 be # with Thy child
ON thu surface play iife's forces free!
Come the storms Of sorrow. Horth-blaAte
wild,
Doubt aud care and grave anxiety.
Vet within be- calm, unrufiad peace;
strcngth--the rule 81 Thine alI-perfcct
Vill:
Joy, born OF Thy love. dull cares release;
Faith that good e'cr turks within the III.
IL
Hrsring on tbs bosom broad and kind
Burdens OF the toiiing worlds Request,
Rcrvcu there. O sea. thy master, mind,
Knowing not fatigue nor moments racst.
Patiently 10 al thy appointed place,
Welcome 10 thy hosum human care,
Serve. nnL be- served. self cftRre--
May In thy faithful spirit share.
Vet what time thou raistth up thy might,
Fllnrcst fury, mounting heAven.high.
who but fears thee, Ocean innHitcT
who can brook thy wrath, thy will dsfyS
Symbol thou Of thy Crcator-iord.
God Of hOundlcss might and majesty.
Terrible tho Judgments Of Hie sword.
BrookinE no resistance Hts decree.
Yet. like thee. His majesty lie bows.
asrYaut % HI pervanis 10 become.
Bear within HI heart their sins ard Nget,
Bungs thUm on Mes voyage safey home.
--Luther Dawn. In n, r. Observer.
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She had offered her KIondlke outfli
for sale.
''But you seemed to he &C dcierminct
10 Co." they exclaimed.
II WIS.," she admitted.
"You said that nothing could turn
you from your purpose"
"That'n what thought"
"And now you've backed out entlrel,
and positively refuse % stir a step. w
can't undcrstand II"
We'll, you would " YOU once raw
what fright I am In a Klondikc cos
tune"
Then she fixed mp her bangs a little
gave herself q sudden twist to make hel
dress set just right. and u was evident
To even the most unQhscrvinR that Tho
world had lost the service OF another
great prospcctor--ChicaRo Post.