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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19

ment, and reasoned that the officers
of the Belle Julie would not yet
have had time to individualiZe the
members of the crew.
But. apart from this, he was not
unwilling to add another chapter to
his experience among the toilers; and
as to this, he Immediately found him
self in fair way to acquire the COW
his enlistment. it was heaped upon
him unstintingly. Without having
specialized himself in any way to the
bullying chief mate, he fancied he
was made to bear the brunt of the
mans wrath. Curses. tongue-lash-
ings without mercy; contumely and
abuse, with now and then at the
night landings, when no passengers
were looking on. blows.
All these buffetings. or at least
his share of them, Griswold endured
as became man who had volun-
tarily put himself in the way of such
things. And. fortunately, he was not
hopelessly unequal to the physical
trial. Physically, as intellectually,
the material in him was of the fine
grained sort in which quality counts
for more than quantity. None the
less, the first night with it's uncount-
ed plantation landings. tried him
sorely, and he was thankful when
the second day brought fewer stop
ping-places and more time for rest.
1t was in one of the restful inter
walls that he had been sent aft to
readjust the tackle of the suspended
yawl. He had come upon Miss Farm
ham and her aunt unexpectedly. and
so was of his guard: and he made
sure the young woman had recog-
nized him. If so. what would she
do? He recalled his written sum
| mary of her character. and decided
that she would be sexless and just
before she would be womanly and
l merciful. At least he hoped she
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
KNEW HE WAS FROM TEXAS.
New Man In an Office Makes n Break
That Marks Him Lone
Star Product.

can unusually quiet sort of chap
was the new man in the office" salS
a railroad man recently, relates the
Chicago Chronicle, land, as he didn't
seem disposed to take any of US into
his confidence, we didn't question him
much. A slight southern flavor in what
little he had to say led US to believe
that he was from down that way som E.
where, but we curbed our curiosity
as to where he came from, at least as
far as he was concerned, and took it
out in specializing on it among our
selves. One day, when we were all dig
ging into things on our desks, the
tire on a bicycle in the rack outside
burst with the report most of US were
familiar with. Up jumps the new man,
and, rushing toward the door excited
ly, shouts:
'Somebody's shot!"
When we told him what it was, and
Quoted him down, l walked over to
his desk and asked:
"'What part of Texas did you come
from. STRIP
"sBelmont,' he said. What made
YOU think I came from Texas"
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would. Ideals are much too pre-
cious to be shattered by mere con-
siderations of personal safety.
But while he theorized upon the
probabilities, he was fully alive to
the Necessity for prompt action. If
Miss Farnham' had discovered him,
she would doubtless lose no time in
giving the alarm. She might even
now be in conference with the cap
tain, he thought.
At this he had his first shock of
genuine terror. Up to that moment
he had suffered none of the pains of
the hunted fugitive; but now he
knew that he had fairly entered the
gates of the outlaws inferno; that
he should never again know what it
was to be wholly free from the ter
ror of the arrow that f1ieth by day
The force of the Scriptural simile
came to him with startling emphasis.
bringing on return of the prickling
paralysis of fear; but he shook it
off and ran aft to rummage under
the cargo for his precious bundle.
For the whistle was sounding for
landing, and it was high time that
he was afoot and fleeing. But when
his hand reached the place where the
bundle should have been. the blood
surged to his brain and set up
c1amorous DINING in his ears. The
niche under the coffee sacks was
empty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
A X ave Of
Con science
By FRANCIS LYNDE.
Copyright 100, By Francis Lynde.)
CHAPTER V.-CoNr1NUED.

by Jovei but she is a magnificent
fy strong type" he unused, lying fat
on his back and staring absently at
the differing shadows among the
deck beams overhead. "Her face is
rs readable as only the face of a
woman instinctively good and pure
in heart can be. Any man who can
put her between the covers of a
book may put anything else he
pieases in it and snap his fingers at
the world. If I am going to live
jim the same town with her l ought
to ;jot her down in words before
Jose the keen edge of the first i'm
preston"
fIe considered it for moment,
and then got up and went in quest of
. a pencil and scrap of paper. The
doing night clerk gave him both,
with a sleepy malediction thrown in;
and he went back to his engine-room
and scrubbed his word-picture by
the light of the swinging lantern,
thus:
''Character-study: Young woman
OF the type Western-Creole-not the
daughter of aliens, but born in the
West of parents who have migrated
from one of the older States. (I'll
hazard that much as a guess.) De-
tails: Titan blonde, with hair like
spun bronze; the complexion that
neither freckles nor tans; cool, gray
eyes with an under-depth in them
that no man but her lover may ever
Quite fathom; a figure which would
BE statuesque if it were not alto
4,ether human and womanly; fea-
lures cast in the Puritan mold, with
the lines of character we'll empha-
sized; lips that would be passionate
but for-no, lips that will be pas
>eionate when the hour and the man
arrive. A soul strong in the strength
of purity. which would send her to
the stake for a principle. or to the
isle of Lepers with her lover. A
typical heroine for story in which
the hero is man who might need to
borrow a conscience"
=. lie read it over thoughtfully when
1t was finished, changing a word here
land phrase there with crafts
mans fidelity to the eXactnesses.
Then he shook his head regretfully
and tore the scrap of paper into tiny
squares, scattering them upon the
brown food surging past the engine
Fosm Gangway.
$'}t won't do" he confessed. reluc-
family, as one who sacrifices good
literary material to an overweening
sense of the fitness of things. Its
nothing less than cold-blooded sac
riiece. i can't make copy out of her
if | write no more while the world
stands"
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-DeAR oLD MOTHER AND ME-"

I'VE lived in a cottage, years ago,
A cottage Town by the sea,
There were only two of us living there.
Just dear old mother and me.
Daddy had gone on his last long cruise.
Ana Bu60ie was off at sea,
<-SiS' was married, and so there were left
Just dear old mother and me.
The home was plain. but then it was
/: home
And living we got from the sea:
We were happy together. I want you to
know.
Jr,t dear old mother and me-
SBut, an end must come to sorrow or joy,
And so. like storm the sea,
a shadow passed over the house where
lived
lust dear old mother and me.
"A beautiful boat appeared, one night,
And anchored off shore, at sea;
At 6awned 1t sailed, and carried away
My dear old mother from me.
And now. lone watch each night keep.
Looking out toward the sea;
Hoping. some day that boat will return
With dear old mother, for me.
But no,<a boat must prepare,
Fora cruise on the Crystal sea,
beautiful trip. to last Away
For dear old mother and me.
William r. Savage, in Sailors Magazine.
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ing, she had overlooked the fact that
an outraged conscience fights best
In the night watches.
That was why she had to get up at
midnight and dress. and go out to
have the dreadful thing over with be-
fore ever sleep would come. If haply
it might come then.
But once again fate interviewed.
While she was hurriedly dressing,
the whistle sounded for landing;
and when she reached the Office, it
was again closed. As before, she
stepped out on the saloon deck to
wait. The great electric searchlight
just over her head made the landing
as light as day, and when she reached
the rail the landing-stage was just
coming aboard for the departure.
Two men whose duty it was to cast
off ran out on the fitting platform
and dropped to the ground. One o.
them fell clumsily; but the other ran
up the bank and loosened the moor
ing line. The steamer began to
swing off. and the man ran back to
his companion. who seemed to be
unable to rise.
"Get a move on youse!" beloved
the mate.
Then Charlotte saw that the fallen
man was disabled in some way. and
that the other was trying to lift him.
The mate swore out of a full heart.
"Come aboard. or/I'n skin We alive,
We skulkin'-"
Charlotte put her fingers in her
ears to shut out the clamor of pro-
family; but the man on the bank
was deaf to it. Running to the
mooring- post. he took a turn of the
line around it, and snubbed the
steamers bow back to the bank.
Then, casting off. he darted back to
the disabled one. lifted him bodily
to the guard. and climbed aboard
himself.
Charlotte held her breath while it
was doing. and was near crying out
in sheer enthusiasm when it was
done. Then she saw the face of the
chief actor in the red furnace glow;
it was the face of the man she was
constrained to denounce.
She turned away at the sight. but
the harsh voice of the mate called
her back. There was trouble afoot
for the rescuer, who was facing the
mate and trying to explain.
ITO Be Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
The Compositer.

Compositors on newspapers have to
run up against fearful and wonder
full photography that will slip into
their domain despite the argus eyes
of the editors; and chirographies
blunt and chunky. fine Italian" and
the slow Dutch and all the grada-
lions between, make them tired lot.
Sometimes they are provoking
instance, when it was reported in the
press dispatches some time ago that
a train ran into cow and ''cut it
into calves William j. Bryan was
once described as the spout" of his
party when spirit" had been the
compliment intended. AS these errors
have some wit in them, one naturally
concludes that the willy compositor
knew better, but couldn't resist the
fun and a chuckle in his own sleeve.
But it was too, too much, when
New York paper announced recently
that Miss wore, in addition, of
course, to other apparel, mag
nificent job lot of sable" talbot"
was the feature meant-Detroit Free
Press.
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Natural tn Him.

"Your husband said Mrs. Oldcas-
tie, as she again availed herself of
the privilege of inspecting the splen-
did library of the new neighbors,
seems to have a particularly fine
taste for articles of virtu-"
'Yes," her hostess repE 81 know
it. But then it's only natural he
should have. Josiah's one of the
virtuousest persons = for a man
that I ever seen-"-Chicago Record,
Harald.
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Gave Them Their Names.

Some years ago good story was
told, in which Prince Munster was
concerned. He (then only COUNTY,
together with Count Beust and Count
Schouvaloff, was attending a foreign
Office reception in London. Their
names afforded no slight difficulty to
the thoroughly English footman, who
announced the guests by shouting
their names up the great staircase.
Count Schouvaloff arrived first, and
the footman duly announced him as
Count Shuffleoff.'' Then came Count
Beust, whose name in the servitor's
mouth became "Count Beast" Last
", Count Munster appeared, and the
footman, evidently feeling that a SUI
preme effort was required. finished
off by calling out 'Count Monster"
London Globe.
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.What if they could ?''


Don't you see! You'd be dragged
into court to identity the robber.
And that would be simply dreadful"
81 shouldn't want to be dragged.
It would be simple duty to go will
lingly. More than that, 1 think
I ought to write to Mr.. Galbraith and
give him my name and address"
But at this the invalid protested
her, and Charlotte agreed finally to
wait until the matter of duty bad
been submitted to her father.
Here the subject was dropped, and
Charlotte went to her stateroom to
get a book for herself and a maya
zine for the invalid. It was a full
hour later, and Miss Gilman was deep
in the last installment of the maya
zine serial. when Charlotte gave up
the struggle with the book. Do what
she could. the scene in the bank
would thrust itself between; and at
length she let the thought have it's
will of her.
From where she was sitting she
could see the steamers yawl swing
ing from it's tackle on the stern
staff. In the midst of the reminis-
cent thought. she saw that the ropes
were working loose; that the yawl
would presently fall. When she rose
to go and tell some one, man came
aft to make the tackle fast, and she
stepped aside to let him pass.
1t was Griswold. She saw his face
as he passed. and there was some
thing strangely familiar in it. When
he had fastened the rope and was
returning, she had a fair look at him
and for an instant was fain to grip
the back of her chair to keep from
crying out. For in that instant she
recognized him.
Now. this young woman was wise
beyond her years. and she knew
what she had to do. None the less,
she was true woman. with a heart
full of tenderness and pity. So it is
not wonderful that for moment
conscience turned traitor. and was
dumb. But it was only for a mo-
ment. The simple and obvious thing
to do was to go at once and tell
the ca, tain what she had discovered;
and she was deferred from so doing
only by the reflection that less ter
rible alternative would be the send
ing of letter to the New Orleans
bank people.
This she determined upon. telling
her aunt nothing of her discovery,
but merely saying that upon second
thought she felt that she must write
to Mr.. Galbraith at once. Miss Gil
man withdrew her objections reluc-
family.
eff you must, Charlotte But it
seems like very dreadful thing for
you to have to do"
1T is very dreadful" said Char
lotte. with a sob in her voice. New
ertheless, she went away quickly to
write the letter which should set the
machinery of the law in motion.
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Had No Use for It.

"Now, here is a showcase" said the
dealer. pointing to peculiar-looking
specimen of his wares, that is bound
to become popular. 1t magnifies
everything put in it to double its ma
tural size"
Cant use it in my business" replied
the prospective customer. What L
want is a case that viii seemingly re-
duce the actual size of its contents
fully one-half"
what is your hne?" asked the
dealer.
MY speciality is ladies' shoes" re-
piled the other, with haH-suppressed
grin.-Tit-Bits.
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Hf. One weakness.

81 see, by the Weekly Plaindealer."
said old Uncle Timrod, triffe acid
~, "that the absconding cashier of
the AIlegash bank had always been
model of propriety and rectitude.
He didn't drink, smoke or gamble;
never used profanity, or wore y
shirt waist. or played golf, or adj
mired grass-widders. or was the
least bit frisky in any way. And
Waal in fact. he don't seem to have
but one fault, and that was that he
would steal."-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
Hi. Bitter Experience.

II tell you, my friend, people can't
be too careful about the care of the
eyes"
you speak as if you had had
some experience along that line"
you bet I've had my experience!
If my Aunt Jane had worn glasses
for her nearsighteGness she wouldn't
have married a designing fellow who
dyed his hair. And if she hadn't
married him 1 wouldn't be knocking
round here with nothin' to do and
less to eat."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
CHAPTER vi.

o Charlotte Farnham's friends were
won't to say of her that she was as
sensible as she was beautiful. She
was, as Griswold had guessed, of New
England lineage. Her parents had
migrated for the health of the wife,
but the migration had been post
poned too long. The mother died in
the early Minnesota days, but the
daughter lived to grow up unspoiled
and beautiful.
She had been spending the winter
at Pass Christian with her aunt, who
was an invalid; and, for the invalid's
sake the return passage was taken
on the Belle Julie" On the morning
of the second day out. when the New
Orleans papers came aboard. the two
of them were sitting in the shade
of the hurricane deck aft. Charlotte
bought a paper and read the account
of the bank robbery with a little
gasp of belated horror.
What is it, Charlotte?" asked the
invalid.
. Charlotte read the reporters story.
-sDear mel How shockingly bold!''
commented Miss Gilman.
ayes; but that wasn't what made
me gasp. The paper says: "A young
lady was at the teller's window
Aunt Fanny. was the young LADY, "
..You2 Horrors!" CALCULATED the
invalid.
Its true. And I had no more
fdea--why. it seems Incredible"
ST should think it would"
..There wasn't anything about it to
suggest a robbery" Charlotte went
ON. 'The man was smiling, and he
mad a good face-a face that one
would trust almost intuitively."
aCharlottei' exclaimed her aunt
81 do. hope they can't trace you by
gour fathers draft"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
A CompIicated Transaction.

Did Billings borrow five dollars
from your"
YES"
That's too badi"
Don't you think he will be able to
pay me?''
''Oh, yes. He'll be able to pay. ]
bet him ten dollars that he couldn't
coax the loan out of you."-Washing-
ton Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
The Facetiou. one.

81 notice." remarked the facetious
one to the man whose face bore evil
dences of a poor BARRIERS work, that
you've had close shave recently"
The victim glared. Not as close as
yours" he finally remarked; you're
the tenth man who's fired the same
joke at me, and the rest are in the
hospital" = Cincinnati. Commercial
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
The Hog.

Mrs. Gushington, who called uPoE
me recently" began the conceited ane
boorish author, twas pleased to say
she thought there was no pen more
artistically delightful in all the woric
than mine"
''She told me-" replied Sinnickson
that she had admired your house
but don't you think it was unkind OF
her to call it penn "-Philadelphis
Press
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CHAPTER VII.

In yielding to the impulse of the
moment which prompted him to bor-
row the identity of John Gavitt, Girls
void was not without some forecast
ings of the event. He knew that the
river steamers were manned by pick
up crews assembled at the last mo-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
The End of the World

Little Dot know something my
teacher doesn't know.
Mamma-Indeedi What is that?
Il know when the world is coming
to an end, and she doesn't. / asked
her, and she said she didn't know"
''Oh, well, who told your"
NUncle John. He said the world
would co1se to an end when children
stopped asking questions that nobody
could answer"-Tit-Bits
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
Gnine nj Ii RIuht

Subbub-I'm sick and tired of Wis
iting the employment agencies in
search of cooks. SO I'm going to ad-
vertise; THERE'S the ad.
Want-ad- Man (of daily newspaper)
Yes. sir; how many insertions?
Subbub-Why. about twice a week
for a yeari What's your rock-bottom
trice?-BrookIyn Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
ReciprOcity.

Wife-I've been thinking, dear, eve,
since you gave me Hugo's works foi
my birthday, which you said you't
been longing to read, what present
would make you on your birthday
Now what do you say to pair of opers
glasses, like Maud's? They are
heavenly, and you know how 1 Ions
for them every time 1 go to the thea
ter.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
His Case Defined.

PA, what's a man of the hour?"
Generally some chap who is being
condemned by one-haf of the popula-
ton for not doing something that he
knows the other half will condemn
him for if he does it."-Chicago Rec
orf3-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
CHAPTER TX.

In any conflict between duty and
inclination it is only the final step
which is irrevocable; and in Char
lotte's case this step was the mailing
of her letter. All through the long
afternoon she had tried vainly to
screw her courage to the sticking
point, and had failed. But when she
went to bed with the thought that
she would surely do it in the morn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
A Bargafn at $3.50.

When it comes to singing. ex-
claimed the nightingale, sneeringly.
you're of no use. You couldn't
touch high note in your life"
In my life? No." replied the bird
of paradise, ''but I'll be embalmed
upon a bonnet some days, and then
III make $50 note look like 30
tS."-Philadelphia Press
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r u ~ ~ "
p DIX =


''That is what 1 cali downright hu
initiating" said Mrs Bliggins-
what has occurred?" inquired her
husband.
THE neighbors who recently 1noves
next door are going to have com
pany, so they sent over to borrow
our parlor rug. 1 let them take it
and in a little while they came bach
and said they didn't think 1t wal
handsome enough to go with their
furniture, and would I lend then
the money to buy. q new ore
Washington Star.
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Appropriate

Mrs. Winks-When is Miss Hardcash
to marry the count?
Mrs. Binks-On Monday.
Mrs Winks-Oh, of course I might
have known. Monday is bargain day.
IN. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
A Queer Thing.

Oh trouble is thing which many people
borrow,
And the flight of time gives other folks
some sorrow.
Anoj it is fact, my dear.
Which to me seems very clear,
That to-day will be yesterday, tomorrow.
Lotus F'rizeiIe, in ST. Nicholas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
Why 1t Was All Right.

You needn't be at all afraid to speak
to papa, George 1 am sure it viii be
ell right"
What makes you think sop
He asked me last night what your
business is, and when / said you were
retired coal dealer he smiled and
said he guessed that settled it.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
Averse..
Tribune.

o. may write a verse to you,
The ardent loveIcried-
No need; am averse to you.
The maiden proud replied
st. Paul Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
rhe PhiIo.ophic Crow.

A crow is not a pretty bird,
Yet he's all right, because
He never Quarrels with his fate
Or fortune. without caws.
N Y. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19

Edith Hintz-You must not play
with Mr.. Borem's new hat, Willie.
Willie-Why not?
Edith Hintz-You might hurt it or
lose it, and he'll want it in q few
nninutes.-Chicago journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19

"She told me what she thought OF
me, right to my face"
land you took it in good part?"
"Oh, yes; I'm used to it. She's my
wife.'-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
L.aVishneRa.

He Is a modern Croesus;
Cost never daunts his soulf
His son is burning money,
And his cook is burning coal
-WaSbiuRtOn Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-19
softeninU the Gr,ef

Wilson, lost that fine sink UNI
brelia that 1 carried in town to
day.
Mrs Wilson-Oh, what a pityl
Wiison-Stiii. there is one ooasoIa
ton 1t wasn't mine.-SonerYiti
Journal