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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

in. for the Wahaskan shore. For a
few lengths the s'Sprite" shot ahead,
and then dead calm, the iul1 before
the approaching storm, came and sat
upon the face of the waters, and the
boat merely rose and fell with flap
ping sail. 1t was too late to retreat.
Griswold measured the possibilities
in a swift backward glance at the
darkened sky. put the tiller into
Charlotte's hands and went to double
reef the mainsail. He would have
scorned to do it had he been alone,
but he was tender of Charlotte-ten-
der of her fears.
When the last reef-point was tied,
he took his place at the helm again.
and they waited in silence while the
black cloud climbed the sky-arch and
plotted out the sun. Still the breeze
did not come, and Griswold watched
with growing anxiety, always with
charlotte's fears in mind.
While they waited, the Grierson
launch came around the southern end
of the island, gliding shoreward with
a curling feather of spray under its
cutwater and a broad wake of foam
in it's track. In midfight, however,
the engines were stopped, and when
they were set in motion again, the
launch was made to sweep short
half circle to meet the coming storm,
bows on. Griswold saw and shook
his head.
whoever is responsible for that
is a fool" he said, bluntly. And
then, with sudden emphasis: Hold
hard. and don't be afraid; here it
comes!"
Almost as he spoke, the surface of
the lake blackened and went fat I'M
der the broom-sweep of the squat,
and a moment later the "Sprite" was
buried in a smother of fierce-fying
foam. The gallant little boat shook
herself free in stwinkling, and was
up and at it, thrashing through AMI
over the seas which seemed to. spring
up out of the foam reek as if b.
magic. Griswold took the end of the
sheet-hne in his teeth, and SO had an
arm for the tiller and one for Char
lotte; and in the thick of it the cat
boat shot away for the bay and safe
ty. As beitted him, Griswold had
eyes for nothing save the seas and
the straining sail, and it was little
shrek from his companion that made
him glance aside.
1.-The launch!" she cried. Its go
ing to capsize!"
Whoever was responsible for the
steering of the. launch had done a
thing to be repented of, and not now,
by any means, to be repaired. He
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
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She CouIdn't Understand.

Il can't see what makes that lenon-
ade taste so funny" said the unsophis-
Heated damsel.
what did you tell him you wanted p
asked her escort
Why, I wanted to be up to date
she explained, land I notice nobody
asks for a straw by that name these
lays"
What do they call it?''
"a stick I told him I wanted G
lemonade with stick in it. but Il
tastes awfully funny."-Chicago Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
IHEeoLp SPlNEI.a

In the dusk Of the dim old attic. under the
lowabrown caves.
Where the @panes of the dormer-window
peer through the ivy-leaves.
Where the timorous light of day on the
knobs O. the hign-boy CLEANS,
With the distaff arc wheel beside at, silent
y the spinet dreams.
For the chords in its heart are dumb, await
ORG the fingers white
That we're pressed on its shining keys In
athe hush of a moOnlit night,
Or that gathered the sweets OF ALTO chime
with voice that sung
IN theastately colonial days when the spinet
was glad and young.
Then tt stooe on the oaken floor, waxed
smooth as robins breast,
In the Light of a hundred candles. each In
its silver rest,
From the branches of shining sconces far
ing the radiance shone 60
On the tapestry wrought with scenes OF
times that were rot theie own.
And the breeze as it softly shook the folds
osthes hangings rare
Gave a glimpse Of armored knight, the
face of a lady fair.
Or FALCON perched on the wrist, or crest
with a rose thrust through
They were, f1eeting shadows Of life that
moved as the keen winds blew.
EI6w tlfapvoic of the violin rose. pathetic
and glad and sweet.
TO the music of money musk, andfthe tap
ping of merry feett
In the joy OF her youth the girl. with rustic
of rich brocade.
TEith9 the light on her powdered hair her
way through the dances made. ooo"e
AHd5the lace on her bosom swayed and her
cheeks as rose grew red
at the touch of hand on hers, at words
that were softly said.
q demure little beauty-patch! o smiles
that were treasured so!
efIave you slipped since the spinet knew you
aSinto the Long Ago?
Where are now the low laughter and talk.
q the blush and the downcast glance
When the spindle-leg eyed chairs were
brought for rest from the happy
o. dancer? Co S %
Is II night-wind that rattles the leaves
where twinkling the stars look through,
Ce sword that has touched spur or the
jeweled clasp of a shoe?
at9is only aiight-foot mouse at play In the
attic old: oe
IN the stead of the ancient grace are lone
Hness. dread and cold.
With the thoughts of its heart untold. asleep
in the moons pale beams.
with remembered delights around 1t. silent
The spinet dreams.
Curtis May. in Youths Companion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
CHAPTER xxx.

It was fortunte for all concerned
that the rescue of the members of
the launch party did not hang Who'll
ly upon the upcoming of the -Sprite."
The distance to- be covered was not
great, but with a bowling gale fairly
abeam the catboat steered like
sand-flat, and Griswold had his hands
full to lay the course and hold to it.
Recalling it afterward, he. liked to
think that it you'd have been i'm
possible but for Charlotte's help.
For 'terror-stricken moment she
crouehed beside him, as helplessly
frightened as. any woman could be.
But at the critical instant she sat up
very straight and relieved him of the
tller..
..You manage the. sail: I can steeri'
She cried: and she did it like sailor.
braeing herself and easing the labor
ing catBoat through the seas as skill.
fully as any skipper of them all.
Yet it was lucky that not all the
lives spilled overheard by the capsiz:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

had put the little vessels head to the
storm instead of running before it,
which was the better chance, and
now, when the waves were breaking
over the low bows, it was too late
to take the alternative. Any. attempt
to turn tail and run before it must
inevitably put the narrow-beamed
launch into the trough of the seas,
and yet this was. what the foolish
steersman was evidently trying to do.
/ Griswold luffed a little from the
mere life savers instinct, but, he re-
membered his own responsibility and
let the .catboat fall off again.
Don't look" he said, shortly.
There will be. another tragedy over
there in a minute or two
':Oh, go to them, Mr.. Griswold!
Please don't mind mel" she pleaded.
''Give me the sheet to manage; !
know how, and I'm not afraid now
He looked into her eyes and saw
the heroine there; the heroine that
he had known was in her from that
first seeing of her in the far-away
southern city. It made his love for
her fill his heart to bursting, and at
the moment he could have. met death
at her side with smile.
With that look to steady him, he
put the tiller down, crouching with
her to keep the launch in sight. But
.as the catboat came. around to
thrash sidewise through the reek
and spume on her errand of rescue
the launch 1urched to it's TANNED
,, helm, swung into the trough, rolled
heavily once or twice and disap-
peared.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
And Keither Wnn

Determined to outstay each other.
the two young men remained until
some time after midnight.
Good graeiousi" exclaimed one OF
them at last, looking at the cloeIe
Ibid you know 1t was as late as that ?''
why. no." replied the young wom-
an. Seems to be two after one doesn't
it?"
Whereupon they turned red stimuli
taneously and withdrew in Ike man
ner.-Chicago Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
A Reasonable Inference.

81 have been everywhere" said
Diogenes. as he YEARLY set his lantern
down, land haven't been able to find
an honest man. What do you think Of
that?"
1T merely. indicates" answered the
plain, everyday citizen, that you
have an undesirable circle Of aequain-
tances. "-Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
An Embryo JournaIiet.

"Your boys" said the editor of the
Bowersville Clarion, has the making
of real editor in him."
Think sop said the pleased father.
''SZre. Why, hehas handed in half a
dozen accounts of parties this season,
and in every one of them he stated
that "a delightful time was had -
Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
Uncle Reuben says,

Hope am one o. de mile-stones on
LIES journey, but it amt 'spected dat
anybody will run it into de ground
Fur instance, de man who sits on de
fence and hopes dat his ticket will
draw de grand prize in lottery, am
gwine to be powerful shy on meat and
taters arter dat DRAWN comes off, and
he won't find nobody to pity. him.
Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
A X Of
Con Science
By FRANCIS LYNDE.
tCopyright 1900. ~ Francis Lynde.)
CHAPTER xxx.

AS it happened, the launch party
I'm which Dir. Andrew Galbraith was
TO be a guest had TO be postponed,
after all, on account of the wea ther.
Though there was no storm during
the afternoon, there was good
promise of one; so Margery went
about to- ask the invited ones to save
the afternoon of the following day
for her.
While she was doing this, the good
results of her mornings work among
the wives of the strikers eliminated.
first in meeting, of the men in Labor
Hall. and little later in a visit of
a deputation of the strikers to the
office of the iron works. Griswold7
9 and ERaymer were both, there, and
when Othe trouble came to be dis
cussed without heat, and with a 1nu-
tuaf disposition to give and take, it
was wonderful how the difficulties
1yere surmounted each in its turn.
The 'upshots Of the conference was
a compromise duly acceded to by all
concerned: and the following morn
ing the hi1eous steam siren of the
iron works announced to all and sun
dry within a radius of half a dozen
miles that the long strike was ended.
1t was characteristic of the two
partners that the relaxing of the
strain affected them in DRAMATICALLY
opposite ways. Raymer flung himself
into the work of the office with all
$Lhe joyous abandon of ,ao sclfoolboy
whose vacation has been aover-long:
Hut Griswold took a holiday, rioting
in his release from the strain, and
siseaning TO spend the better part Of
the day alone on the lake in hisecat-
Ssnat o y
oddly enough, he was diverted from
this. plan not once, but a dozen times
durihg the forenoon. First he had to
go with Kaymer to be present at the
opening of the firms account ats the
Faffners' and Mechanics bank. Then
he CHANGED to meet Griffin, and when
he would have made mere greeting
of that. was drawn aside to smoke a
social cigar with the defective in the
lobby of the st. James.
A chat about everything in general
and nothing in particular went with
the cigar burning, and it was at the
n most astonishing change come
upon HIS CildngC SO
marked that he thought Griffin was
taken suddenly nl-thought 1T and
said so.
Griffin shookohis head in denial.
81 guess it must have been sugges-
sion." he said. evasively. .'YouS have
avery vivid way of describing things,
Mr.. Griswolds and your telling me
about that attack of typhoid gave. me
5he sympathetic qualms." 90
This was what he said.Gbut it was
no more than half of the truth. 1t
was not the fact of The fever. but
some mention of the tinfeeo It that
had moved him; and when Griswold
was gone. he sauntcred cover t0 the
ererk's desk to ask a questions
You told me oonce, awhile, ago,
that Mr.. Griswold @vas Sscix heres IN
the house." he began. "Nas that last
spring. or was it late in the ,Sinter?''
81 don't remembers but I'll look
and sce," said the clerk And he
looked and saw, and this time gave
his questioner the correct date of
Griswold's arrival in Wahaska.
Griffin moved away with his hands
deep in his pockets and his lips drawn
into thin. straight line This was
che last broken link in the chain Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
An Advantage ALI Around

Colonel" said the beautiful grass
widow, do you believe women ought
to have the privilege of coming right
out and proposing marriage?"
YES" the old warrior answered;
then, of course, it would no longer be
considered discourteous for 4 man to
refuse if he didn't feel like running
the risk."-Chicago Record-Herald. g
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

Mose-What did the colonel say
when he found all his chickens stolen2s
Rastus-He only done say dat he'd
have to recoup his losses.
Mose-Golly! I don't see how he's
going to do dat, unless he puts all de
niggers dat ate 'em in a coop.@St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
The .Wddow,s ADVANTAGES.

(Which would you rather be If you
were 81 and could have your choice, a
widow or just a girl?"
"oh. widow, by all means. A widow
always Las a big advantage. She can
try an entirely different kind the next
time. 'AC1icago- Record.HeFald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
where the DIafcuIty Lay.

Boggs (facetiously)-Fourth> daugh-
ter to be married, Ell? I fancy. you've
had considerabl BILE difficulty in getting
so large a number of girls off your
hands.
Noggs (earnestly)-No, my dear
Boggs. the difficulty is in keeping such
a large number { f husbands on their
feet.-Town Topics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
. A Ofhers See u.

Pat-Did yez liver motifs how thin
Oytalians are afther wayin' their
hands. an shakin' ave their heads
whin they're talkin'?
MIke-Faiths an Oh hove. Thot do
be til only way tn jabberin' fur
riners can make aich other under
sthand pwhat they're talking about,
b'gory, L dunno. = Chicago Daily
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
George was sIanderea.

George Washington-The papers
are saying that never told lie.
Mrs. George Washington-Oh, well,
don't worry about it; all sorts of
stories are circulated when a man Is
running for office.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
Had Her BfuRed.

..How. does the new cook strike yos
my dear?'' asked the head of the
house as he sat down to dinner.
.She hasn't struck me yet" replied
the weary. other half, ~but believe
she would If I gave her any back
talk.-Chicago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
Removed the Cause.

Miss Ugliface-I could really never
be .contented and happy in the room
you've given me.
Hotel Clerk-Oh, I'll fix that. all
right. (To the bell boy)-Go up and
remove the mirror from the tadyss
room.-Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
A other. See Ia.

Ayer-You may make some people
believe that story, but I'm not such .
fool as look.
Gyer-Wel, why don't you stop trsv-
cling around in disguise then?-Chica-
90 Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
Harder tn ELI.

He has six little mouths to feed
Which fact to labor hurries him;
But it's another hungry mouth
The furnace's-that worries him.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
Getting Old

''She used to say. no girl should mar
~ until she got an excellent proposal"
s.And now?"
. eNow she's dropped the excellent
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
RlEaIET.

the most corrupt city In the union
Chicago Man feontemptuousiy} lit
doesn't compare with Chics go,-N. u
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

Chusch-There is waiter over ia
our place named Scales
Gotham-Ahl Expects every oneeio
tip him. 1 suppose ?-Yonkers States
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
An Awful Jolt.

He (bashfuliy)-Aay Eer-kiss
your baby sister?
She Tin disgust)-Oh, suppose So
Ii you're too cowardly to tackle girl
nearer your own size.-Chicsgo Daily
News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
PIagla riAm.

A musical pirate was he
a terrible criminal, arch,
But a.. he had done you see
Was simply to steal a march.
Columbia Jester.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
ITO Be Continued
NIoo-s Indifferent to Life.


Of all oriental races there are none
more callous and Indifferent to hui
man life than the Moors. A trayele1
who has recently returned from Mo-
rocco related the following anecdote
in proof of this fact. The GRANDPA
Their of the present sultan was one
day boating on the lake in the gar
dens of the palace, the boat. by the
way. being a small steam launch
given him by Queen Victoria. By
some accident the vessel capsized, and
the sultan and two of his wives, by
whom he was accompanied, were
thrown into the water. A soldier on
guard in part of the palace out of
view heard the cries, and, running up.
sprang into the water and rescued
the sultan's favorite wife, the ruler
himself scrambling out unaided.
Later in the day the soldier was sent
for and presented himself joyfully be-
fore his monarch, convinced that his
reward would be great. "You are the
soldier who rescued the delight Of
my .eyes2" quoth the sultan. The sol
der bowed. did you dare to look
at her?' ''I did, your highness," re-
piled the soldier, taken off his guard.
The sultan turned to an officer, MUIR
INJURED a few words, and a moment
later the soldier was on his way to
the headsman. That was his reward!
Family Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
PunIshmenf to ala.

To fit his thieving hardihood.
HIS meanuess small and rank.
The man who jumps his board blu should
Be made to walk the plank
-PhiJadelthfa Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

"But, you see, only want the teapot
and the sugar basin Don't you break
these sets?"
mo, madam We generally leave
that to the servants Of eur custom
ers."-Punch
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27
A scarce ArffcIe.

Bunker see they are thinking of
starting a club in opposition to the
Authors club. It's 10 be composed en-
tirely of those who haven't written a
book.
Hill-Umph. They'll. have hard
work to get any members.-N. 7. Her
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

. She-Tom. dear, before I get you
your birthday present I want you to
tell me how much you can afford pay
for it.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

ing of the launch depended upon the
heroic endeavors of these two in the
''Sprite." Other help was at hand and
nearer. The launch was no more
than fairly helpless when the flag
boat of the Wahaska Yacht club
rounded the southern point of the
island, close-reefed, but driving at
railway speed before the squal. Her
skipper saw the accident and was
happily man for an emergency:
Moreover, he had a trained yachts
crew aboard, ready to spring to
quarters at his yelled command. So
it came about that the Diana" was
the first on the scene, and her crew
was picking up the shipwrecl1ed ones
when the ''Sprite" came up, head to
the wind, in the thrashing seas.
Notwithstanding, the ''Sprite" had
its mission, and for all the quick
work of the big sloop's trained crew,
one life would have gone out in the
smothering pillows but for the up
coming of the catboat. In all the
fierce excitement of the moment, it
was Charlotte who kept cool. and it
was she who caught a glimpse of q
white head upthrust for a moment;
of that and of a hand flung out to
grasp hopelessly at nothing. In n
fash she gave Griswold his cue and
jammed the tiller down to utilize the
last forging rush of the catboat's
momentum. The reefed sail had
spilled and would draw no more, but
the quick sweep. of the big .rudder
.suficed; and Griswold,. leaning far
over the side, clutched the despairing
hand just as, it was disappearing.
This. was how it came about that
an old man whose span OF years had
weH-nigh bridged the little rift Of
Time which lies between the two
shores of Eternity. was helped to
make that rift little wider. For all
his years, and the fierce struggle in
the foam-smother, Andrew Galbraith
was yet conscious. when Griswold
dragged him over the gunwale of the
catboat; and his first gasped-out
word was characteristic of the man.
Il told that gandering loon of
an ingineer he'd lose Mr.. Grierson's
boat, and he's done it the moo! And
rs warrant she cost a pretty. penny,
too"
With the lake still dashed into fury
BY the squal1, which was now spend
ing itself in spiteful catspaws, Girls
void had his hands full with the
.lSprite;" and yet in all the distrac-
ton of it he saw the shadow of a
smile in Charlotte's eyes. and found
time to answer it. Found time for
this, and. for. the thought; which
welled up in sudden ecstacy at this
little lovers proof of the. consanguin-
ity of kindred souls. But after that
he became the cool and intrepid
sailor-man again.
Taking the tiller, he let the catboat
fall off until he could. speak the
yacht.
''Sloop ahoy!" he called; ''have you
got them ALP"
.'All but one,' was the answer,
blown back on the gale.
'sAll right; we have that one"
shouted Griswo1d; and at the word,
the two boats shot apart, each to
make it's laboring way towards the
WahasSan haven.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-27

We2 ther. sOu IN the west q little
cloud was mounting, and she pointed
| it cut.
:. Does that mean more wind?"' she
I qneried. =.
| 81 think mott said 'Griswold. "sBut
If it, does, I'll run in at once.'s :.
J 81 am afraid you think am q
sorry coward of wind and water
she ventured' after a little. 81 used
not to be- 1 used TO chaSe.a boat of
I my own. and go out in almost any
weather. But since the capsizing OF
the Mysie-'s
e..Were you here then?" asked Girls
| void: The sinking :aof the steam
yacht .Mysie with all on board in one
bof the sudden summer squalls some
years before was the major tragedy
of the lake. and itshad had "a full col
emn i'm the New York papers
Il was. here. and-and / saw 1t.
It happened just a little way out
from our pier. Oh. it was dreadful, =
she shuddered. sTo see them drown
ing and not to DE able to do one lit
tie thing to- help them"
Griswold nodded in sympathy. So
I'can understand. Shall we GO about?'
The cloud in the west, which had
BEEN no bigger than the 'Sprite's'
mainsail had suddenly grown to half
the width of the horizon. and cool
little puffs of wind were coming
bacross the lake.
do as you would If you were
alone" she said 81 ana not afraid
with you"
None the less. Gfiswold put the
helm of the catboat down and. stood
The Coconino sun., 1903-12-12
Toy Department

Toys, Steam Engines, Metal Railroad Trains, Auto mobiles, Fire Engines, Express Wagons, Rocking Horses, Doll Cabs, Doll Houses, Doll Furniture, Granite Cooking Outfits, Humpty Dumpty's Great Show Punch and Judy Show We wish you to the many articles shown here. Space will not permit us to mention all.
The Coconino sun., 1903-12-12
nnerchandies.
Our DIl Goods Department

for presents Toilet Sets, Handkerchief Boxes, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Work Boxes-n Austrian Court finish, Shaving Sets, Bric-a-Brac and Bronze Figures Sterl ing Silver Souvenir Spoons of the Peaks and the Cliffs Sterling Silver Tableware Beautiful Cut-Gass, and host of other useful and ornamental articles what you are looking for
The Coconino sun., 1903-12-12

In this new department we have everything to please the little folks. All kinds of Mechanical