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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Oct 2e-Higher
prices for hogs at the yards i'm
parted strength to provisions at the
start with lard still the leader. Som
mission houses and brokers were the best buy
ers. january pork opened 10c higher at $15.75.
January lard 21a to &c higher at 1885 to $957 u
and ribs were &c higher at $3.50.
Close: Pork-October, $16.6O: January,
$15.57 1a May, $14.77h. Lard-ctober, $11 20;
November, $1O.S5; December, $9.92h; January,
$9.32h; May, $3.50. Ribs-January, $S.22h
Nav. ST so.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT BY ROADS.

Observation-Disclosures 20; Omaha, 81 !;
st. Louis, So; Great Northern, 143; 500, 49,;
Northern Pacific, 80.
shipped-Ca rs-Milwaukee, %; Omaha, 8; St..
Louis, 10; Great Northern, 2; Northern Pacific
6; Chicago Great Western, /.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS HEAVY-DEMAND G,

PRICES HELD STEADY
Shipments continue very heavy showing 80 O61
barrels for the day. Demand Is fair but there
is some hesitation noticed on the part of large
buyers Millers holding prices Arm on the
higher level established by yesterdays advance
although the general tendency to-day was
slightly easier.
First patents are now quoted s4@4.1o; second
patents, So 90@4; first clears, $3@31O; second
clears $3.50.
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads follows:
Chicago Great Western, 8; Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul, 3; Minneapolis & st. Louis, Z; Chi
ccago, st. Paul Minneapolis s. Omaha, I; Great
Northern, 81 Northern Pacific, a. WISCONSIN
Central, l; 500 Line,t1; total, 30
UiSpOsitiQp Of stock TueSdaY Oct. %:
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. NEW YORK PRODUCE, Oct. 29.-Butter re-
extra creamery 25c: common to choice. 1910
24kc Cheese, receipts 2.96s pkss: market quer
and firm: new state full cream small colored
12Ibc: new, 12l4c; large colored old, l2Ac; new.
Zee; large white DID, 12Ac; new new az a2c ,o EggS
vania average best, 24a125c: western candled %
@24c; refrigerator, 1919 @21c.
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TONE OF STRENGTH
The Better Quality Cattle Firmer
and in Better Demand at
South St. Paul.
Hogs Recover in Part and Sheep
Prices Hold Steady and
Unchanged. E...

South st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 20.-Estimated re-
ceipts at the union stockyards to-day: Cattle.
900; calves, 100; hogs, $500; sheep 1000;
p The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1902 to date, compared with the
same period in 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves Hogs Sheep. Horses. Cars.
1902 23O, 1884 81 1913 469,Oz7 419,7S1 1924 II S4S
1901 127 426 3O,992 427 800 PIG s6s 1880 IL 49G
Inc. 1885, 6,2O1 Al ,223 2O4,321 80. 1852
Dec ...... ..... ...... ...... {, $40 '....
The following table shows the receipts thus far
in October compared with the same period in
Year. Cattle Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars
1902 5l,052 2,754 44,225 1857 966 $40:
1901 21,SSS 1872 54,G3O 50, 46S 2,179 2,O67
Inc. 29,169 lisp ...... 57,1O9 1,33s
Dec ..... 80. 1O,4O5 ...... 1918 80.
Official receipts for the past week are as fol-
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Oct. 2e.-Butter easy;
| creamery, 1917 @24Ac diaries, 15@21c. Eggs
| Steady, loss off cases returned &c. Cheese
steady twins 1912 @11c; daisies, 111ac; Young
| Americas II 1A@11Ac. Iced poultry firm; tur-
! keys 1U@131hc chickens, 10M11c.
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Get your estimates In early and win the
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Oct. 2a.-Beef
! steady; packed. $14.5r@15. Pork, firm. Lard
| firm; prime western steam, $11.7O.
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Fairly active, lower; cash, 76c; December
THO; May, THO. Corn--Du11, lower; Deem
ber,. 4Sc May 421ac. Oats--Dull, lower; De-
| cember, 32c; May, 33c. Rye-No. 2, SIC. Seed
Dull higher October. $6.S5 bid; January,
$e.97h bid: Timothy-Prime, $1.s5. Alsike-
Prime, $3.50.
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Oct. 2s.-Cattle-
Receipts, 5000; steady; beef steers, So 20;
stockers and feeders, $3@4.25; cows and heifers.
S. 25@5. 80: Texans, $2.20@5.20.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; &c higher pigs $6S5 a
6.55; packers, $6.45@6.65; butchers, Sc. so
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; steady to strong;
sheep, So 25@4; lambs, s4.5O@5.60.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Oct 2s:-cattle-
Receipts, 800. Hogs-Receipts 5000. Hogs,
to Sc higher s Sal S. g. e. 2i Il lbs 9aE
24o l6s 49,; S; 1oz ips bse eeo' lbs lbs
$ $S75; cows, SO lbs, $3.50; is cows, $50
So; s COWS. '1.02O lbs, $3.50; ! stockers, I4o
| ers $50 lbs, 81; yearlings. $50 lbs. $3.50; is
yearlings $40 lbs, ST. yearlings, $50 lbs, 1919
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Oct. 2e.-close-
cash. No. hard, Csc; No red, 67@67hc. Corn
October, 54c: December, s75s OBJ Nc; May,
36A g36Rc; cash No. mixed, 47@4Sc. No.
white, 42hc
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, Oct o.
Coffee futures opened steady with first prices net
unchanged to points higher the advance was
principally due to covering by Wall street shorts
probably induced by rather unexpected advance
in the French markets. The receipts at the
primary points were just about such as to JUS
tify current crop estimates.
At midday the market was quiet, with prices
on the opening basis and the total sales footing
up about 5000 bags, including November at
5.1Oc, March at 5.45c and May at 5000.
Rio-Steady; No. Rio, T. $6.25; exchange
IL 1920.
Receipts, $4,000 bags; cleared for the United
States, 10000 cleared for Europe, 9,OOO stock,
$4,000 g
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 3 1-16c; CEN
trifugal SO test, 39sc; molasses sugar, p Bloc;
refined firm; crushed, 0.15c; powdered, 4.75c;
graduated, 4.65c.
Cofee-Quiet; No. Rio, 5asc.
Molasses-Steady; New Orleans, 3O6l4Oc.
NEW YORK COTTON oct 29-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady with Wall street buying
and weather reports the principal factors Buy
ers into the market, however, the re-
port Of frost spread. Speculation fairly
active all the forenoon.
| At the market was dull and barely steady
with prices to points net higher.
Spot ruled dull; middling uplands, S.7Oc; mid
ding gulf, S.95c.
Estimated receipts at the ports: To-day, 50, 900
bales, compared with sc, 093 last week and 49,
500 the corresponding day last year.
ST. LOUIS LEAD, Oct. 29.-Lead-Steady; 81
hid Sne1ter--Stpady. So 20.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Oct. 29.-Cattle re-
ceipts 81 O0oincluding 500 Texans; 5000 westerns
good grades active. others slow Geod 70
prime steers S7@S5O, poor to medium $3:15@
6.75 stockers and feeders 81 25@4. IS: cows 81 40
@4.5o heifers s2@5; Gamers 81 4o@2: 90 bulls
$2M4.4O; western steers $3.75@6.50
Hogs-Recepts to-day $4,000; tomorrow
%, 900; left over 3,16o. Market ogloe
higher: mixed and butchers $6.35@6.75i good
to choice heavy Sc. 6o@eso; rough heavy $3.50
$50 light bulk Of sales ood
to choice wethers So. 5O@415; fair to choice
mixed $2.50@35o; western sheep, S275@3:12 3;
native lambs $3.5O@5.50; western lambs S9.Io@
500. .-oo
Official yesterday: Receipts-Cattle LOO;
hogs u AIS sheep %, $50. Shipments-Cattle
1853; hogs /, 643; sheep 5,4O3.
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29.-Flax-Cash northwestern, $1.219s; south
western, $l.19; October, $1.2O; December, Sill
@1.1SH; May, $1.HH. Rye-December, Sic;
May, 52A @52Hc. Barley-Cash, IS q SIC, Tim
othy-October, $4.12k; January, s4.25. Clover
-OctOber. S11 15.
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MORE MONEY PAID OUT.
New York, Oct. 29.-The subtreasury paid out
i to-day 1920, 600 for gold recently received at
San Francisco, the bulk of which came from
Australia.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Oct 2s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 5000; steady; Texans, $2,75@4.40; can
s StHkers ana stssdy HeaSS
Sc 4ome. 30: pigs, S57566.25. Sheep-Receipts
5000; steady; yearlings, sa.5o@3s5; lambs
So 5O05
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Oct. 2s.-Cattle,
Receipts 10 600; steady to strong; beef steers
s4@7.o5; Texans. $2@4.25; COWS and heifers
$5o@45o; stockers and feeders o6 s. e54 40 &C.
Hogs-steady Recepts--6 oo0; packers S s:oS
sheepSReceipts 5000; firm; sheep s3@41o.
Lambs S46I5.25
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MONEY REPORTS

WASHINGTON Oct. 29.-To-day's statement
OF the treasury balances In the general fund.- ex-
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, Oct. &c.
Lead and copper dull and unchanged.
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ST. LOUIS LEAD, Oct. 29.-Lead-Steady; 81
bid Spelter--Steady: $500.
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CATTLE-Better quality butcher cattle sell a
little stronger. but common stuff shows no I'M
provement Good quality stockers and feeders
moving little better. but common kinds con
tinue slow and weak. Bulls and veals stead y;
good quality milch cows strong others steady sa
20 Westerns 1,1S0 lbs, 81. rs; westerns, 80
lbs, $3.50; western, 1920 lbs $3.50; l. 1'o0o
Butcher Cows and Helfers-5, 1,o2o lbs. sa25;
3, 900 lbs SO; 2, 7eo lbs, $2.e5; is westerns.
| 1,O16 lbs, sS.10; 1, lilo lbs, $2s5.
lbs, 1925; ?, 1850 lbs So; s, e1a lbs, $3.50; 4,
B st R si6 ~ otS i0s $685. l. 100 lbs
2, 80 lbs. s4.75 2 POI lbs, s..
Stock and Feeding Steers-S 9ss lbs. So: 3b;
s5 lbs: S i5s s? s1s ibs S. ~
lbs, 50. so; 1, 400 lbs 81.
Steer cs1ge5 r. 52s 10s' $3.50; l. $50 lbs
Stock Cows and Heifers-s es7 lbs $3.50; 2,
Clio lbs, s225; 2, 100 lbs, $3.50; I, $50 lbs, 81.
Teifer Calves-1, $50 lbs, 1925; 2, 80 lbs.
Stock and Feeding BULLS: 1850 lbs, s27o;
/, $50 lbs, $3.50; I. 500 lbs, 1926.
Mich Cows and springers-2 COWS and calf
HoGs-Prices &c higher. Receipts fairly
adsty quite hs ea0fs little sofs %
s eoSgS so rtess 5esss ''A
80, lis lbs $3.50; =, 2sl lis $50: y. ss5 i6s
Sc; 80. 265 lbs. $e:15; a. 2s5 lbs: se25; 81, 27@
lbs S. 80: rs, 242 lbs $3.50: 10, 31e lbs. SCI
Pigs and Underweights- 112 lbs, Sc; "a, liz
| lbs. $685.: 5. 100 lbs, 1919.
Stays and Roars-,-1: $50 lbs; $3.50; 8, 1853 lbs
1918; l. 400 lbs. $50; /, 4sO lbs, 50.
sHEEP-Receipts of western stuff very lib
eral, natives moderate. No quotable change il
| prices. Demand good for all kinds. Sales:
Killing Sheep and Lambs--9e lambs, 81 lbs
Sc ia%Ss 1Ss S s%s' 10 lbs
S.; 20 ewes 1876 lbs. S.: -
| Stock and Feeding Sheep and Lambs-1S
lambs, 60 lbs 1925; 40 ewes, "a lbs 1925; 81
Among the shippers on the market were: NJ. Fl
Rude fleming; NJ l. Randall; Ridgeland; Hal al
| Bros Foley; q. W. Richter. ELLSWORTH: e. Marx
Livestock Co., Princeton; Upurka LAWRENCE
Silver Lake; II. Schwartz, Lester Prairie; n
Shatz, New Germany; c. NJ. Woodland, Perham
J. Norris, Jamestown; ". .: Anderson g., Co.
| Lake Park: T. Mccullough. Hnrdsfeld; l.. Griffin
W. Campbell, Steele; II. T. Hogy, Guam 4 Sig
nalness. Starbuck; P. Lee, Cyrus: F. 3: Davis
| St. Cloud r. A.. Holman Harris; Schneider
Bros. s: Co., Delano: H. Nelson Atwater; Mohn
| & Donaldson, Morristown; r. It. Trench. Dennl-
| SON. D. Brown, Madison Lake; T. Peterson, Hay
! field.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Oct. 29.-Gran suffered a
considerable decline under active trading, espe-
c1ally In flax, which sold immense scale
Wheat opened Nc up at 1880 for May. It ad.
yanced another We to 741sc and then started
decline, selling off 1c and all futures closed
about ne under yesterday. Flax opened &c or
at 81 2Sh for May and 1ae off at $1.1s for De.
a little and then fell of to a close at $1.16H,
a net decline of sac. May showed a net de-
cline of 3Ac: Receipts-Wheat, 34S cars; oats,
10; rye, 8; barley, SO; flax, 22S Shipments
Wheat, 235,775 blu; oats, 2,466 fax. 1s6,6s3
Close-No: l hard, cash, 74hc; No. 1 north
e S cash; h2c neeembsr 7o&s; May. saHe
cember. 30c. Rye, cash, 49c; barley, 85c to soc.
Flax, cash, SILT; December, $1.16K; May,
$1.2Oh; January. Sill.
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MILWAUKEE GRAIN, Oct 29.-Flour-
Steady. Wheat-Higher close, No. northern.
75A @751ac; No. northern 73@74c; DecembtH,
72Ac; puts 72%c; calls 73hc Rye-F1rm;
No. l, SIC. Barley-Higher; No. 2 66!ac; sam
pie, 32@57c. Oats-Steady; standard, 33Ac.
Corn-December, 501sc; puts, Bc; calls, 5O9sc.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN Oct. 2o.-C1ose Wheat
Weak: No red cash, ele, ator, 69hc; Decem-
yer. ssss @es15 May: Ise: 10. haEd: sa@71e:
| May, soc. Oats-Steady; No. 2. cash, 2915c;
December, 2sAc; May, 2sAc; No. white 800
;}311c
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BOSTON MINING STOCK, Oct 29.-Co
GENERAL PRODUCE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS OF THE MINNEAPo,
LIS PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Wednesday, Oct. 2o.-Extra creamery but
rm
veal, steady. Live poultry, steady. Green
fruits steady. New apples, steady. Pote-
toes, firm. Cheese, firm,
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Flour, receipts, 23, 6s5 brls: sales, 1850 pkgs
firmly held and quiet; winter stratghts, $3.4OG
$50; buckwheat -four, dull, $2-25G 2: 80. spot and
to arrive Wheat, receipts, so,2oo bu; sales
a t6e snd st
Louis; December, 10 7-16@79Ac; May, 7SB q
79Ac. Rye, firm; state, 54GD541Ac c. 1. f. New
$40 1sc track Corn receipts, 1880 bu; sales
10000 bu; dull and easier because of the fine
weather all through the west; December, 55M a
$3.50; January, 81 u 0I51 sc. Oats, receipts. 49,
500 bu; dull and barely steady; track white, 81
@35c.
Close: Wheat-December, 79Ac; May, 7Shc
Corn-December, $3.50; May, 477sc.
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT, OCT. 20.

The following are the receipts and shipments
t the principal primary wheat markets:
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Oct. 29.-Close: Wheat
Steady; No. 2 western winter, 5s I'd; No. 1
| northern spring. IS 61ad; No. 1 California, 81
Cd; futures, quiet, December, 5s 1o1sd; March,
| IS 1lAd. Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed
| 90. 1Od; futures steady; October, nominal; Jan
| uary, As Sd; May, As Ad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-09
THE RAILROADS.
IRON MOUNTAIN.

Special summer rates to Colorado
and Utah. The St. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern railway will sell
special Westbound tourist excursion
tickets to Colorado points and Salt
Lake City, season of 1902. Call on
agent for full particulars.
Annual Grand Lodge Benevolent Or
der of Elks, Salt Lake City, Aug. T.
IA. On Aug. 7-S-9 and 10 the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain Railway company will
sell round-trip tickets to Salt Lake
City at rate of $35 Return limit Sept.
30th.
Sloan Springs, Ark. May IA, 1902
On May Hip and 18th the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
company will sell round-trip tickets to
Sloan Springs at rate of $87C Final
return limit, May 20tn.
National Baptist Anniversar,e2., st.
Paul. Mimi, May, 2O-28-On May IS
and 19 the st. L., l. M. and S. Ry. Co.
will sell round trip tickets to St. Paul
at rate of $27.85 Return limits May
goth, with privilege of having limit
extended until June 80.
General Assembly Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Mo-,
May 15-23-On May 13 and IA the St.
L., I. M. and S. will sell round trip
tickets to Springfield, Mo-, at rate of
$11.70. Return limit May 26.
Annual Meeting National Educa.
ticnaI Association, MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi.
July to 11.-On July 5, 6 and 7 the
st. L., l. NJ. and S. Ry will sell round
trip tickets to Minneapolis at the rate
of $27.S5. Return limit July IA; ex-
cert that ticket may be extended until
September l by depositing same and
paying so cents to the joint agent.
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COTTON BELT.

On August to 10, inclusive. the
Cotton Belt route will sell tickets to
Salt Lake City. Utah. and return at
the rate of s35 limited to Sept. 30, re.
turning. on account of Annual Meeting
Grand Lodge Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks Some stop over and
diverse routes are obtainable.
On August I'd to 8th. inclusive, the
Cotton Belt route will sell tickets to
San Francisco. Cal. and return at the
rate of $3.50, .mited until Septem ber
80. returning, on account biennial
meeting Knights OF Pythias.
For National Baptist Anniversaries
to be held at ST. Paul. Mimi. the Get.
ton Belt Route will sell round trip
tickets on May 18 and 10 at rate Of
one fare, plus two dollars, limited IN
til May 30; but extensions nay be had
by depositing ticket.
For General Assembly Presbyterian
Church to be held at Springfield, Mo,
the Cotton Belt Route on May II, 12
and 13 will sell round trip tickets at
rate of one fare plus one dollar, limit
ed until May q returning.
On May 27 to June the Cotton
Belt will sell round trip tickets to
Portland. Oregon, Los Angeles or San
Francisco Cal. at rate of $47.50, limit
ed sixty days for return, account of
Travellers Protective association.
On August 2 to round trip tickets
will be sold to San Francisco, Cal.
at $47.50, limited until September 80,
on account of biennial meeting oi
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TnHE DEVELOPMENT
1 OF A SOLDIER

IOriginal
There are men physically ard moral
" brave, there are men physically
men physical cowaras and morally
brave. This is a story of one who be-
longed to neither Of these classes
Willie Higgins WAS a delicate child.
He shraEk from frecrac!ers on the
Fourth of July. and sharp report
close to his ear always made him
man rs he had been a chllu-ti1nid, shy
| reserved.
When Willie Euglr:ns was twenty
he WAS still called Willie instead OF
Nill-he fell desperately in love WITT
Helena Ganter. He was captivated ly
Ielena's flashing dark eyes and regu.
lar fV;.ts:!es. cf Il Commonplace type
it is true, but the KIND likely Ia a1tra ct
a Very Young 4elloW With plenty ur
INA gina ion to make them appear beau.
tifui He woced Helena by ONE very
.elcate compliments in verse. They
had no effect upon her. One Of his
schoolmates Mary Crane. with whom
he had always lcen friends, was VIII.
lies cOnt:dant in the matter. Nary ad-
vised him either to let Helena alone or
WOO her in Il more practical way. since
she world not know the difference be-
tween poetic fervor and doGgerel.
About that time war broke out. and
Willie was given to understand that
Helena would not bestow her favor on
any but soldier
Willie did not wish to be soldier
but he wanted Helena: so he enlisted.
His friend Mary to1d him that it was
we'll enough for him to serve lis cOun-
try. but to take up arms for Helena
Gunter or any other girl was. to say
the least. unwise. This remark i'm
pressed him. and he resolved that he
would do his duty ON principle as we'll
as for love.
When Willie heard that the enemy
was iiltrenched twenty miles away and
the command was going to dislodge 1t,
he fell into violent tremble During
the march he recovered somewhat. and
when the men began to deploy for an
attack he experienced a mild excite
ment which he mistook for bravery.
The illusion was dispelled when bull
let's began to cut the twigs above his
head singing their spiteful little songs.
His legs. over which he had no control,
turned him around and were carrying
him in the opposite direction when he
ran up against the point of a sword in
TIE hands of an officer and was forced
to turn about and face the enemy.
Willie had gone to the war for love
and had decided to be brave from
sense Of duty as we'll. Neither of these
availed to induce bravery. In vain he
0xed his mind or Helena: in vain he
thought of his duty to his country. His
legs still took him in the wrong d1rec.
linn
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arst engaged We're uninportant at
fairs ard seen ended If he was 50
frightened in a skilln:sh what would
he his condition in Il battle? He began
to dread the terrible disgrace that he
was sure was in store for him more
than the battle itself. When it came.
be neTved himself to 60 through it
without tlinching He did better tha ~
before because he had become a vet
eran. though there was the same cow
ardly heart. His regiment was drawn
up behind a hill the men resting op
their arms in reserve. They could not
see the enemy. but shells coming over
the hill wee dropping among them.
Then they were advanced into an open
plain. Willie felt somewhat relieved
He found he did not dread al enemy
he could see so much as one he could
not see.
The men We're ordered to lie down
and FIRE from behind Il low breastwo.k
y bullet came along and graZed his el-
bow. hurting him. He felt momenta
ry desire to hit the man who sent it,
gan to be irritated. BY this time he
had suffered so much from fear that he
had lest some Of the dread of being
killed. The next tap he got was OF
the shoulder. and it made him very an
CRY \ soldier beside him gave Il groall
and rolled over on his back Willie
began to boil. A man crawled out of
hole dozen yards in advance. got
up on his feet. tottered short distance
back toward cover and was knocke
down by Il fragment of a shell. Willie
felt that he would like to head Il regi.
ment and take the battery that fired
that shell. The wounded man was ly.
ing in an exposed position. and Willie.
heedless Of the terrific fire. got up.
went out to the man and dragged him
back to cover. \ shout went up along
the line Of those who saw the act. Will
lie. unconscious that such q coward as
himself had done anything remarkable.
did not suppose they were cheering
him for an act Of bravery.
All the officers of his company hav-
ing been killed in the battle. Willie
was made captain. Having found it so
hard to take himself into action. he
dreaded attempting to lead others.
Strangely enough. the responsibility
caused him to forget his danger and
he made very good officer. He rose
to- be major. which Office he was pro
NOTED to just before the close Of the
war;
When he got home he found tha,
Helena Gunter had martded a ladies'
tailor. Mary Crane had heard of the
majors final success as soldier anu
though she had believed there was
sufficient pride in him not to disgrace
himself. she was somewhat surprised
and much gratf1ed at the reSu!
Meeting Helena. he was surprised al
her commonplace appearance. He wns
as much surprised that he had not. III
stead. fallen in love with Mary. who
had always had secret fancy for hi1n
but he made up for lost time by M
early, proposal.
MARTIN c.. WINSTON.