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companion as they crossed the parade.
The other gave ii start and did not
look pleased. Then he instinctivcy
glanced toward the castle.
The princess is ut the window he
cried, catching Lorry's arm and point
ing back. But the other refused to
turn. walking on blindly. "You ought
not to have acted like that, Gren." said
Anguish a few moments later. "She
saw mo call your attention to her, and
she saw YOU refuse TO look back.
dom think that you should have hurt
her. I.orry did not respond, and
there was no word between them until
they were outside the castle gates.
You may leave tomorrow, Lorry. if
YOU like, but I'm going to stay awhile"
said Harry trife confusedly.
Haven't you had enough of the
place.
Il don't care whoop for the place
You see, its this way: I'm just as hard
hit as you, and it is not a princess that
| have TO contend with"
You mean that you are in love with
the countcsst'
'Emphatically."
I'm sorry for you"
think she'll turn me down."
Unless you buy title Of one of
these miserable counts or dukes"
"Oh. I'm not so sure about that.
These counts and dukes come over and
marry our American girls. don't see
why can't step in and pick out nice
little countess if want to-"
"She is not as avaricious as the
counts and dukes. III wager. She
cares nothing for your money
well. she's AS poor as church
mouse" said the other doggcdly.
THE countess poor! How do you
know
Il asked her ono day, and she told
me all about it, said Anguish.
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sY NoIs1s or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS, Ores


Chapter I-Grenfall Iorry, wealthy
quantancc with a charming foreign girl
The par are left behind when the fier
stops for repairs in West Virginia
Chapter ll-Lorry wires ahead To hold
the train. lie and the unknown girl ride
twenty miles ut tearing pace in II
mountain coach. There is no lovcmaking,
but a near approach to ii as the rolling
stage stumblcs the passenger about
Chapter lll.-Lorry dimes, with the
forcngn party. consisting of Miss Gug-
gcnslocker. Uncle Casper and Aunt
Yvonnc They are natives of Grau-
stark "A country h.orry and never heard
of before.
Chapter 1V.-Lorry shows the foreign
.rs the sights of Washington. They leave
for New York to sail on the Kaiser Will
holm. Miss GugEcnslockcr naivcly calls
Iorry her ideal American aud invites
him to come and see hor mt Edclweiss.
chapter N.-Wildly Infatuated, Lorry
hurries to New York. The name Guggcn-
rloclcr is not on tho stearmer list. llo
secs the steamer OF
Chapter N1.-Lorry joins his old friend
Harry Anguish, Al American artist. IN
Paris. Graustark and Its capital, Edol-
Weiss. are located by a guidebook. The
american set no trace OF the GucgScn-
slocker there,
Chapter NIL-Lorry secs his charmcr
arriving IN a carriage with a beautiful
companion Of her own sex. lie gets n
glance OF recognition, but the carriage
rolls on, leaving the mystery unsolvcd.
Later he receives note at his hotel
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"The detail of wenpons."

When Anguish announced that his
principal chose pistols, strange CLEAN
crept into the eyes of the Axphainians,
and they seemed satisfied. Colonel At
tobawn acted as interpreter during this
short but very important interview,
which was carried on in the Axphain
language. Lorry sat OH the window sill
steadfastly gazing into the night The
visitors departed soon. and it was UNI
derstood that Prince Lorenz would con-
descend to meet Mr.. Lorry at 8 o'clock
on the next morning in the valley be-
yond the castle, two miles from town.
There was no law prohibiting duels in
Graustark.
"Well, you're in for it, old man." said
Anguish gloomily. his chin in his hands
as he fastened melancholy eyes upon
his friend.
"Don't worry about me, Harry.
There's only one way for this thing to
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princes wedding gift TO Graustark is
to be document favoring us with n
ten years extension" she said scorn-
fully.
and where is she TO livc?"
Here, Of course. She is Graustark' q
ruler, and here she insists on abiding.
Just contemplate our court. Overrun
with those Axphain dogs All, she has
wounded Graustark more than she has
helped her"
There was nothing more to be said
or done, so after few moments the
Americans took their departure. The
countess babe them farewell, saying
that she must return TO the princess.
"I'll see you tomorrow" said An
gush. with rare assurance and the air
of an old and indispensable friend.
"And you, Mr.. Lorry?" she said curl.
ously.
II am very much occupied" he mum.
bled.
you do wrong in seeking TO deceive
me-" she whispered as Anguish passed
through the door ahead of them. Il
know why you do not come"
Has she told youW
81 have guessed. Would that it
could have been you and not the 9TH
err"
zone cannot he man and a prince
at the same time, l fancy" he said
bitterly.
"Nor can one be a princess and a
woman"
I.orry recalled the conversation in
the sickroOm two weeks before and
smiled ironically. The friendly girl
left them at the door, and they passed
out of the castle.
81 shall leave Edelweiss tomorrow"
said one, more to himself than to his
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A CLASH AND IT'S RESULT.
"E FEEL like spending the rest Of
~ my days in that monastery up
u there" said Lorry after dinner
that evening. They were stroll
ing about the town. one was deter
mined TO leave the city, the other firm
in his resolve to stay. The latter won
the day when he shrewdly if explosive
~ reminded the former that it was
their duty as mon to stay and protect
the princess from the machnati tons of
Gabriel, that knave of purgatory. Lor-
ry, ut last recognizing the hopelessness
of his suit, was ready to throw down
his arms and abandon the field to supe-
rior odds. His presumption in aspiring
for the hand of princess began to
touch his sense Of humor, and he
laughed, not very merrily, ii is true. but
long and Loudly, mt his folly. At first
he cursed the world and every one in
it, giving up in despair, but later he
cursed only himself. Yet as he de-
SPARED and scoffed he felt within him
self an ever present hope that luck
might turn the tide of battle.
This puny ray grew perceptibly when
Anguish brought him to feel that she
needed his protection from the man
who had once sought to despoil and
who might reasonably be expected to
persevere. He agreed to linger in Edc-
weiss, knowing that each day would
add pain to the torture he was already
suffering, his sole object being, he con-
WINGED himself, to Illustrate Gabriel's
evil plans.
Returning lare In the evening from
their stroll, they entered cafe cee-
brated in Edelweiss. In all his life
Lorry had never known the loneliness
that makes death welcome.
The cafe was crowded with men and
women. In far corner sat party of
AXphain mobiles, their prince. most
democratic fellow, at the head of a
long table. There were songs, jests and
boisterous laughter. The celebration
grew wilder, and Lorry and Anguish
crossed the room and, taking seats at a
table, ordered wine and cigars, both
eager for closer view Of the prince.
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Our Remaining Forests

An official estimate made of the for
est area of the United States puts it Al
1OO,OOO,OOO acres. Had the forests beer
lntelligently managed the amount OF,
understandable timber In them would
he ten times as great The science Of
forestry is now taught in more thar
forty schools. Yale and Cornell uni
versities and the special college
Biltmore, n, c., have advanced elias
and give degrees in forestry.
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TO re CONTINUED.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

A man begins To want to get married
to a woman when she begins to want him
to want to.
Give man nothing and he will he
thankful it was not less; give him some
thing and he will rage because it was
not more.
Women could never make good burglars
because they would waste all their time
looking under all the beds of every house
they broke into from force of habit,
Generally when YOU say something to
woman that doesn't mean anything you
eat make her believe IT was awfullN
wicked If YOU act as if YOU were afraid
somebody else might have heard it
New Work lre-A
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Old Even Then.

81 tell you, tellow-citizens," shout.
ed Demosthenes, the rich are con.
tinually getting richer and the poor
are getting poorer"
"Oh. chestnut" cired Plato. II
have read that in books on political
economy published centuries ago.
Town Topics.
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Pleasant Country NeiShbors.

Mrs. Waldo (of Boston)-I have a
letter from your Uncle James, PEN
elope, who wants us to spend the
summer on his farm.
Penelope (dubiously)-1s there any
society in the neighborhood?
Mrs. Waldo--I've heard him sneak
of the Holstcins and Gucrnseys. I
presume they are pleasant people,
Boston Christian Register.
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A HeRrtlcas SuRResfInn.

Shc-Wc arc getting up some tab
leaux for the benefit of the church,
and our pastor is to be the Chris
tan martyr, and we want You to be-
the heather executioner-will you?
Please, do!
Hc-Why not get one of the trus-
tees?
Shc-Oh. it would never do to have
it too realistic. Brooklyn Life.
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SO AprOpoS!

DR.. Smiley (who has been presented
with a iountain-pen by his Sunday
school class THANK you, my dean
young ladies; l I'm sure shall be able
to write a great deal better sermons
now.
Feminine Chorus-Oh, am sure you
will.-Judge
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"Why did you select that man as .
candidate?' asked the henchman
He doesn't know anything about
politics"
That's why | selected him." an.
swered the boss. He'll be a great
deal easier to put out of Office if he
doesn't be d."-Washington Star.
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Quite Another Matter

"A man may be able to carry him.
self straight" remarked the observer
ofs events and things; but when he
comes to carry a baby, that's another
matter. y onkers Statesman.
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A Good EOnnda ION.

Foreign Nisitor-Your Americ; so
cieIy has no old castles with haunted
rooms.
American Girl-N-o, we haven't, !
admit; but (brightening) we have
plenty of scandals.-N. y. Weekly.
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Not Exactly the Snme.

"And she isn't married yet? Gra-
cious. She's well preserved! She is
the same Birdie Hoppindyke she was
Is years ago"
"No, she's not the same. She spells
it Byrdye now."-Chicago Tribune.
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HE doesn't seem able to get rid OF
his loose habits, does hep"
"No; how paradoxical that is"
"What?"
THAT loose habits stick tighter &c
a man than any other kind. "-Philadel.
nhin Press
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The Gators Motto,

Washington 49, What's the matter
with your clock? It's stopped.
Tailor never wind it up. / use
it as motto.
"What do you mean?"
40 tick here. "-Tit-Bits.
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No sitting.

Ascum-Mr Bragley claims to be q
man of standing in your church.
Rev. Mr., Goodley-Well, he should
be. He doesn't rent pew.-Philadel-
phia Press
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Som ewhat Different.

Your wealthy uncle who is dead
Has left you all, I've heard"
"Well, not exactly all, he said.
Entirely Is the word"
--Philadelphia Press.
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Student-Tell me, colonel. can man
be thoroughly honest and still succeed
as a lawyer?
Veteran Attorney-l presume so;
but-ah.-it isn't cessary!-Puck.
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Going Bnck ward.

This year progressive seems to view,
But ere its course Is run
The youth and maid Of 1902
VIII doubtless be made Of.
-puck
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The Worm Turns,

He-Iour cooking never equals my
mothers.
She-Quite likely. I have heard she
used to roast your father pretty well.
N Y. sun
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At n Woman's Club.

Miss Homely-As for myself, !
should prefer to be kissed 10 death.
An lnkind Member-But where
could you get an executioner? Smart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25

Gladys-They say champagne drink.
ing gives the eye a peculiar look.
Hobart-Well, | know it makes q
V look like 90 cents.-Judge.
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CHAPTER XVI.

A CLASH AND IT'S RESULT.
"E FEEL like spending the rest of
~ my days in that monastery up
n there" said Lorry after dinner
M ,,,4,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
Lease AIIotmeuts To As Many Ten
derfeet As They Can Corral.
MINING LEASES A SPECIALITY.
Man Who Beats Poor Lo Must Be Past
master In The Gift of Grating.

Kansas City, Oct. 5.-A special from
Muskogee, l. T., to the Journal says:
This fact regarding conditions in
Indian Territory was well illustrated
by a case heard before Indian Agent
]. Blair Shoenfelt About the time
of the oil excitement in the Bartlesville
district there was a great demand for
leases on oil land in that vicinity, and
these oil lenses were sought both by
experienced men and tenderfeet. The
case referred to was that of an Indian
who had entered into six different
leases for the oil rights on his allot-
ment, each one of whom paid him
money and thought himself secure in
the possession of fortune. But one
day the six lcssees happened to meet
and discovered from each other that
they had been buncoed by the ''poor
Indian" and it was to be q contest to
see who would be the winner and who
the loser. Each made application to
Colonel Shoenfeit to have his lease
approved, and when they were all in a
hearing was ordered, and each sub
mitted the evidence obtainable to prove
that his was the only reliable and
valid lease In existence on that piece
of land. Tho attorneys for the Stand
ard Oil company held one of the leases
and put up stiff fight TO sustain their
fair reputation with their clients.
Others just as astute, however, also
held leases, and when the evidence
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
another colony OF Negroes.

Topeka, Sept. BOD. S. Griffin, of
Denver, land agent of the Union Pa
ciic road, is on deal with an Afro
American club at Galena, Kans., to
locate colony of negroes in Wallace
county. The railroad has agreed to
sell big tract of land there at low
figure on easy payments, providing the
negroes will settle there, start town
and work tho land. There is u big
negro colony at Nicodemus, Graham
county. 1t is thriving and it's members
are we'll satisfied. The colony in Wal.
lace county will devote it's attention
mostly to wheat raising and cattle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
YELLOW FEVER IN TEXAS.
Laredo Seems To Be The Central Point
OF Attack.

Laredo, Sept 2o.-The yellow fever
seems to be on tine Increase in this city,
despite the rigorous efforts that are
being taken 20 stamp out the scourge.
Two deaths and twelve new cases are
reported.
This city nov presents dead ap.
pearance, all those who could get
away having departed for points north
of the state of Texas and for points
south. 1t is estimated by the authori-
ties that nearly 1000 people have fed
from here since the beginning of the
yellow fever scare.
Some Texas counties have establish
ed shotgun quarantine and are turn
ing all back, who are endeayoring to
get away in coaches, buggics and carts
The quarantine applies to all persons,
freight, baggage, express, mail or 9TH
err matter originating in the city of
Laredo OK points south, the only per-
sons having authority to leave the
corporation limits being the health
officers of the state of Texas and of the
United States.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08

Ardmorc, /. T., Sept 3o.-S. NJ. Bro
sins, agen: for the Indian Rights Asso-
citation, has discovered new graft in
the Choctaw nation. A dozen mar
riage brokers are making Il good thing
out of finding white husbands for
Choctaw maidens and Choctaw maidens
for the white fortune hunters. Every
girl in the nation will receive 800 acres
of land wien tie allotment is made,
and in addition is entitled to about
So, 500 cash as one share in the tribal
funds on deposit in the United States
treasury. The brokers contract to find
white husbands for fee of from SIS
to 500. The brokers then advertise
in eastern papers and collect from S25
to $3.50 from each white man for whom
they find on Indian bride.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
HITCHCOCK TO FERGUSON.
Letter Relating To Indictments Returned
In Kiowa County.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 3o.-Govcrnor 7.
B. Ferguson is in receipt of letter
from Secretary A. Hitchcock rela-
tive to the numerous indictments re-
turned in Kiowa county against public
officials, and in reply to communica-
ton received from Governor Ferguson.
Secretary Hitchcocl's letter is rs
follows:
my sole purpose and duty has been
to protect the people from the rascality
of very small number of the officials
of the territory, who sought to dis
grace 1t by corrupt methods, which
have been suitably disposed of by the
indictment recently returned by the
grand jury of Kiowa county, with,
trust, more to follow.
sit is especially gratifying to me to
learn in your letter that the right
thinking and right feeling people are
with the department in it's effort to
secure an absolutely clean administra-
ton and honest use of the funds APP
propriatcd by congress for public
improvements in the three counties,
Kiowa, Comanche and Caddo, and You
may depend upon it that the course
hitherto observed will be pursued in
the interest of all the people of the
territory"
The members of the Kiowa county
jury recently sent letter to Secretary
Hitchcock commencing him for his
action in caring for the funds for Kio-
wa county against alleged corrupt
officials.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
cru.ade Against aIedium.

Berlin, Sept. 3o.-A regular cam
paign against mediums has begun in
Germany at the direct instigation of
Emperor William. who is annoyed at
the spread of spiritualism among the
aristocracy. a famous Saxon medium
has been sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment, while her husband is held
for perjury. Similar prosecutions are
proceeding in other cities. and q panic
has seized the Spiritualists, for they
are convicted US swindIers, even when
when high-placed friends testify In
ttsiy belisH
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
A GIRL STATESMAN RULES,
Performs the Duties of Mayor aad other
City Omcials.


Linares, Mex, Oct. Miss Mannela
Gomez, the pretty 1s-year-old daughter
of Colonel Morano Gomez, mayor of
this city, by her heroic actions has at
tracted the attention of President Diaz,
and the Mexican congress will vote her
a medal This honor will be conferred
upon Miss Manucla for her services
to the people of this city during the
yellow fever epidemic.
Surrounded by the dying victims of
the disease and with her father, the
mayor, stricken with the malady, she
assumed the duties of mayor with an
ability that has won the commentator
of President Diaz Ali the city Off
Gals were stricken with the disease and
died. Miss Manucla took up their
duties and is now performing the
duties of other officials as we'll as that
of mayor. She is we'll educated and
her official acts show she has splendid
executive ability.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
Many Farms Saved.

Appleton, Mimi, Sept. 29.-Judge
Quale has announced that he will de-
eide in favor of the settlers in their
litigation with Russell Sage. His de-
cision will confirm the title of home-
stead settlers to about 5000 acres of
choicest land in three counties and
holds that Russell Sage, as trustee of
the old Hastings and Dakota Railroad
company, has no claim whatever there
to. The litigation involves the title to
fully 81 900, 900 worth of property, rep
resenting the homes and fortunes of
$50 settlers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
INDIANS EXPERT GRAFTERS

was all submitted about the only point
That had been clearly established was
the fact that Poor Lo bad entered into
six leases where he should have made
but one, and had cotton nice piece
of money from the 'boys" who are
among the smarte st and sinoothest in
the Southwest No decision has been
rendered.
There are many cases similar to this
one, and it is pretty generally admit
periencc that the man who gets the
best of an Indian or Creek negro must
be a postmaster in the art of grating,
if he doesn't get the worst of deal
pretty often. There are many would
be grafters who have come to grief,
and have invested in experience many
thousands of dollars. One well known
banker OF Kansas who has weakness
for speculation OH the side is said to be
in SEQ, 600, and would be glad to cash
out at so cents on the dollar. He made
a speciality of agricultural leases One
company here, in which Governor
Porter is said to be largely interested,
is reported to be sin the hole" about
$50, oOo on minor leases alone, if Judge
Raymond's decision is finally affirmed.
1t is no secret that practically every
man here who dabbled in agricultural
leases on Indian lands did SO with the
expectation of grating on the Indians
and making easy riches, but experience
has shown that it is wise one, indeed,
who has not paid for lot of expert
eIce. The same thing is true of the
so-callcd trust" companies that are
so numerous. tbs probably true that
some of them were incorporated to
transact n legitimate business, but so
many were s;arted only to pursue a
grating policy that the very name has
become byword and almost synonym
for graft and disrepute.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08
IT'S A MISTAKE.
To Attribute Coffee Ills to Poor
Grades of Coffee.

To Attribute Coffee Ills to Poor
Grades Of Coffee.
Many people lay all the blame for
the diseases caused by coffee upon
the poorer grades of coffee but this is
an error as the following proves: II
have used every kind of the best
grade of tea and coffee that can be
got from q first class grocer but never
found one that would not upset my
nervous system and it was not until I
began to drink Postum Food Coffee
in place of coffee ana tea that l had
relief from the terrific attacks of
nervous sick headache from which
lad suffered for 80 years.
81 had tried all kinds of medicines
but none helped me.
Soon after stopped drinking cof-
fee and began to drink Postum the
headaches grew less and it was not
long until l was entirely cured and
l have never had return of this dis
tressing trouble for nowadays I never
drink coffee but stick to Postum.
AS soon as my wife saw what Pos
tum had done for me sha gave up
coffee, which she had drank all her
life. This was six weeks ago and
she is changed woman. for her ner-
vousness has all disappeared and her
face has become smooth and her
cheeks have good rosy red color
She sleeps well, too. something she
could never do while she drank cot
fee. We consider Postum a house
hold necessity in my house and have
induced many friends to try this
wonderful food drink in place of cof-
fee" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Look in each package for copy Of
the famous little book, "rhe Road to
We1jvills"