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Eyes. in truth; by Father Ingulph's
book!' the maid cried, wringing her hands
The page made her magnanimous ges-
ture. In that case l will not be so mean
as to refuse you" he consented. And he
sat smiling to himself in SLY content after
she had hurried away.
Emboldened by that smile, the dog sud
denly laid aside his soberness of de-
meanor. Pouncing upon a fagot which had
fallen from one Of the loads he brought II
in his teeth, with shining eyes and much
frantic tail-wagging. and rubbed 1t against
his friends knee. He had not miscalcu-
lated. The boys smile deepened easily into
a laugh, and he leaped to his feet to accept
the challenge. Selling the stick he put all
the strength of his lithesome body into an
effort to make off with It, while the great
mound braced himself. with rapture OF
rumbling growls and short delighted banks
So they tussled, back and FORTH this way
and that, amid merry tumult of barking
and laughter-such a tumult that neither
heard the steps that both were waiting for
when at last those steps came briskly
through the archway. The first they knew
of 1t. the Lord of Ivarsdale was standing
under the Intel. chatting with those who
came behind him.
With his lips yet parted by their breath
less laughter the lad straightened quickly
from his sport. and stood shaking back his
tumbiing curls and hopping his hot face
IN which the rich color glosred Through the
. .aI5a SKIN IKE the velvety red on a
slant. they encountered Keen glance from
the young lord, the color deepeYfed. and the
lrlS-Dlue eyes suddenly brifhTAe,d over with
mischievous sparkles: then the Black lashes
were lowered demurely, aid the page, re-
treating to his place beside the step, signi-
fed only Difference and docoru1n.
Followed by old Morcard tand the fat
monk monk. the Etheling descended from the
doorway and stood on the broad step, shad-
Ing his eyes from the glars Of brilliant
light when he looked abottt hirn with evil
dent pleasure in the fairness OF the day,
Now Is the time to lay byoa store OF
sweet memories against the Stress of win
ter weather." he said. ..Whfffer do YOU
go to harvest the sunshine. fathgrr'
The monk pulled his round red face to q
devout length. why, there is q good
woman at the other end of the dale, my
son, that !abors under weakness of her
limbs; and have bethought me that II
would be Christian act to fetch her this
holy reliQue wear about my neck, that she
may lay it upon the afflicted members and
perhaps, aided by my exhortations, ex-
perience some relief"
1T the question may be permitted me,
whittier do you betake yourself. my lord7'
the old cniht asked.
With the light wand he carried. the
young man made a gesture quito around
the horizon. Everywhere and nowhere.
After I have been to see what they are
doing with that portion Of tho palisade
which bade them repair al soon as they
had finished the barrier, I am"
That is something that had clean fallen
out OF my mind to tell you, Lord Sebert,"
Morcard spoke up hastily. Yesterday,
before you had got In from hunting, Ken
dred OF Hazelford came. as spokesman for
tho rest, to say that tnasmuch a. the Barn
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head, then drew back and Strengthened
himself stiffly as strapping serving lass.
hagon-laden, came out OF the door Dehlnd
him. She saw the motion and looked down
with a teasing laugh. AHA, young Fridt-
jofi How do you like being sent to cool
your heels On the doorstep while your mas
ter eats? What 1 think that the next
time you thrust your foot out to trip me
up as 1 hand my lord his ale you will at
tend to keeping it under your stool"
Young Fridtjof regarded her with kind
of righteous Indignation And I think
that the next time you will look where you
are going, even If 1t happen that 1t is Lord
Sebert's ale you are bearing. Silly jades
that cannot come nigh him without biting
your lips or sparkling your eyes! wonder
he does not clap masks over your faces"
"And 1 wonder he does not clap rods to
your back" the lass retorted with sudden
spite. She f1ounced past him down the
step. on her way to the great lead-roofed
storehouse that flanked the forest side of
the Tower.
The boy looked after her sternly. at is
likely that you will be less pert of tongue
after tell what / found out in the corn
bins yesterday" he said.
The maid whirled. What did you find
out. you mischef-full brat?"
He continued to stroke the dogs head in
dignihed silence.
beggar. let me inform you that that is
naught."
Busying himself with pulling burrs from
the hounds ears, the page began to hum
softly.
She came step nearer and her voice
wheedled. cit was only that he was dis
tressed for want Of drink, poor fellow and
followed me into the storehouse when he
saw me go in to fill the masters fiagon.
1t was naught but a swallow. My lord
would be the last to grudge a harmless
body"
"HarmlessY' the page said, sternly.
Did not hear him tell you the
same as that he was an English spy?'
The girl abandoned the last shred Of her
dignity, to come and stand before him, ner-
vously lingering her apron. FOR the dear
saints sake. let no one hear you say that.
good Fridtjof! Alas. how you have got 1t
twisted! He Is an Englishman who bent his
head for food in the evil days, And now
| they that bought him will not set him
loose, so he has cast or their yoke and
fled to the Danes to get freedom and for.
tune. He was on his way to join your peo-
pie when he stopped to beg food I could
not be SO hard of heart as to refuse though
Hildelitha's hand would be hot about nv
ears did she suspect 1t. Say that you will
| hold your tongue, sweet lad and I will
make boot with anything you like"
pursuing his rosy mouth into any number OF
judicial Fuckers; but at last he conceded,
Now, since You know for certain that he
| Is not one Of Edmund's spies-and you are 40
penitent, as IL right."-pausing he regarded
her severely-"if do promise. win you
make bargain to put an end to your silly
behavior toward my lord? VIII you UNDER
take to deliver his dishes into my hands.
and leave It for me to pass his cupf'
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Month is well begun 1t will not be possible
for them to labor more upon the building
and, by your leave. they will put off this,
which Is not pressing, until after the time
of the harvest"
It was several moments before the Ethel
ing spoke, and then his voice was notice
ably deliberate. "Oh!' he said. 80 they
ask my leave, but stop at their pleasure?' p
in surprise-"they act only according to
custom. Surely you would not have them
neglect the harvest, which waits no man.
leisure. to put to their hands as laborers
when there Is no present need, now that
they have completed the barriers by the
stream7 What present harm because the
drain off the hill has rotted the palisade
All OF that part Is toward the forest. How?
DO you expect some Grendel of the March
to fall upon us from that direction?
The Etheling smiled against his will "our
foe would needs be a Grendel to reach us
from that side" He struck the wand
sharply against his riding boots. "Oh. 1t
Is not that think the work so pressing"
In the Fiend's name. what then is the
cause of your distemper?" Father Ingulph
inquired. impatiently. as he finished the
girding-up of his robes and picked up his
staff preparatory to setting forth.
After moment. the young noble began to
laugh. why. to tell 1t frankly, methinks
1t is more temper than distemper. That
they should take 1t upon them to decide
how much OF my order Is necessary" He
let pause finish for him, and suddenly
he turned with flourish of gay de-
hance: Il will tell you how I am
going to spend my morning. Morcard. I
am going to ride over every acre that is
under my hand and see how much can
spare for loan-land. And when have found
out, will rent every furlong to Doors who
shall be bound to pay me service. not when
1t best pleases them. but whatsoever I stand
in need of it,
Rubbing his chin the monk heard him in
silence: but the old warrior grew momen-
tarily grave. Take care that you seem not
over proud. young lord 1t Is in such a
mood that Edmund creates thames"
It may be that the Ethelings eyes widen
ed for an instant but directly after he
laughed with gay perverseness. us lit" he
see that the Ironside Is cunning in
thought"
Shaking his head. Father Ingulph moved
down the step. May. IL you are in that
humor. my son. waste no breath. Speed
you well, and may you wax in wisdom!'
With gesture, half paternal half respect
fui. he betook himself across the grass to
the gate.
Old Morcard turned and stepped up into
the doorway, from which he looked down
tndulgently upon his laughing master. ut
happened formerly. Lord Sebert, that
knew how to command your earnestness,
and that speedily: but that time has long
gone by. Methinks can accomplish more
among the watchmen upon the platform
By your leave. my l0rd!' Bowling, he dis
appeared In the dark tunnel Of the archway.
and the Etheling was left alone save for the
graceful figure awaiting him beside the
step. The instant he moved. It sprang for
ward,
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| to take 1t away from him." the Etheling
leased.
But the boy shook back his long tresses
in airy defiance. Then will Canute be fore
most in wisdom. for soon he will get IL back.
together with all England. Remember who
got the victory last week at Brentford.
lord"
In the midst of his exulting cloud came
over the young Englishman's smile. II
would | knew the truth concerning that"
he said slowly. 1.-THE man who passes to-
day says one thing; whose comes tomorrow
tells another story. Yet since Canute Is
once more free to beset London" He did
not finish. and for a while 1t appeared as
though he did not see the sunlit fields his
eyes were resting on.
But suddenly the boy broke in upon him
with a burst of stified laughter. Look.
lord! In yonder field behind the third hay
cockr
The moment that he had complied. laugh
ter banished the Ethelings meditations.
Cozily ensconced In the soft side of hay
cock was Father Ingulph. couple Of jovial
harvesters sprawled beside him. fat skin of
ale In his hands on its way to his mouth
AS the pair on the hilltop looked down one
of the trio began to below out a song that
bore no resemblance whatever to a hymn
Keeping under cover Of the bushes. the
eavesdroppers laughed with malicious en-
joyment.
"But I will make him squirm for thatr
the Etheling vowed. 81 will tell him that
your paganism has made spells over me so
that l cannot tell a holy relique from an
ale skin: and a bedridden woman looks to
me like two strapping yeoman. | will.
swear it,
"And I shall be able to hold it against
him as shield. the next time he is DESTROYS
to fret me about taking a new belief" the
boy rejoiced.
But presently Sebert's remarks began to
take new tone. "They have the appear
ance of relishing what they have In that
skim he observed first. And then. IL
should not mind putting my own teeth into
that bread and cheese" And at last BY
Saint Swithin. lad. think they have moro
sense than we. that linger a half-hours ride
from food with a MONDAY sun standing In
the sky! 1t is borne In upon me that am
starving"
Backing his horse out of the brush. he
was putting him about in great haste. when
the boy leaped in his stirrups and clapped
his hands.
Lord, we need not be a half-hour from
food! Yonder, across the stubble, Is a farm
house. If you would consent that might
use your name, then would I ride thither
and get their best. and serve It to you here
in the elves own feast hail."
The answer was slap on the green
shoulders that nearly tumbled their owner
from the saddle. Now, was right to call
you elf, for you have more than human
clevernessi' the Etheling cried gayly. DO
90, by all means, dear lad; and promise In
return that will tell every puffed-up dolt
at home that you are the biithest comrade
who ever fitted himself to mans moods.
There. II that contents you. give wings 70
your heelsr'
CTo be continued tomorroU.l
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REPORT APPROVED.
Amount Of Bill Retained to Cover Pos
sible Loss,

The Commissioners have approved a re-
port of Auditor Garrison relative to a COM
plant recently received by the District au-
thorities from Blum Brothers. contractors
to the District for window shades and other
supplies. The firm claimed that the auditor
is Withholding payment on several vouchers
due them.
Auditor Garrison states that the amount
being held up. about $1.630.53. Is intended
to cover possible loss to the District for
non-performance of contract. The auditor
cites an instance where Blum Brothers
furnished only forty-nine window shade
rollers of a certain brand specified out of
a contract for 1,128 The remaining 1.O79.
he states, were of a cheaper grade. The
auditor says, however, that the total cost
of these 1,O79 inferior rollers would be COW
cred by the retention Of about 5000. and he
recommends the vouchers be paid for the
balance of the amount due.
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CONDITION OF CROPS
CORN Is REPORTED ABOVE THE
TEN-YEAR AVERAGE.
Buckwheat, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Hay;
Tobacco and Rice Are In Crafty
ing Condition.

Preliminary returns to the chief Of the
bureau of statistics Of the Department of
Agriculture on the production of corn in
1903 indicate total yield of about 2.313.-
100000 bushels, or an average of 25.6
bushels per acre. as compared with an
average yield Of 26S bushels one year ago,
1877 bushels in 1901, and ten-year average
of 239 bushels.
The following table shows for the twenty
principal corn states the preliminary esti-
mates of average yield per acre. in bushels,
In 1903, with the final estimates for 1902 and
1901 and the mean Of the averages for the
last ten years:
The general average as to quality is 49,
per cent. as compared with sO.7 last year.
1871 in 1901. and $50 in 1900. It Is estimated
that about 90 per cent Of the corn crop of
1902 was still in the hands of farmers on
November 1. 1903. as compared with 10 per
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-HAVAMAI-
II was August when Mother Earth had
caar,v COMPLETED her task of providing for
bar children and the excitement or a
mighty work drawing to It's close was In
{he air: when the sun-warmed stiffness was
a-ouIver with the pulse Of growing things
Coming TO their strength. and every cloud
less day held in its golden heart a song OF
exultation The grassy space around the
Tower which was wont to be thronged with
Joyous tdiers was today almost deserted.
A single groom lounged in the shade OF the
wIde-spreading trees as he kept lazy eye
on the Groupings OF two saddled horses, and
an endless chain Of fagotladen serfs plod-
ded joylessly across the OPEN On one side
of the great entrance arch a half-dozen OF
the manor poor gabbled and basked In the
BUN while they waited to receive their daily
dole of food: on the other. a dark-locked
foreign page sat on the messy step abiding
the coming OF his master.
Leaning back with one arm bent care
1essly behind his head and one hand caress-
ing a shaggy hound that pressed against
his knee, the boys far-away gaze was de-
signed to intimate his naughty oblivion to
the castle-world In general and the move
ments Of the almsfolk in particular. See
ing which. the people on the other side of
the step had laid aside any reserve they
might have felt and were INDUCING their
curiosity with cheerful freedom.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh of % Isabella street.
Boston, Mass, owes her present good health 10
Blood Wine" though she almost died before
she got hold Of the medicine. She says:
II suffered for years with a general rundown
system, due to a bad condition of the blood.
which produced a type Of dyspepsia. / bad at
times pains that almost drove me Wild, and
that left me with scarcely strength enough to
get around. friend. one day. TO whom I was
telling my story. asked me to try Blood Wine,'
as 1t had done her SO much good. SO did. be-
gan with small doses and increased as I i'm
proved. 1 got l could eat bread and
milk / continued with the medicine until had
taken several bottles and entirely cured.
Now / eat anything. strong. healthy and
happy and attribute 1t all TO Blood Wine q"
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for another selection, after which the
entire audience joined in singing Amer
ica," and the meeting was adjourned.
Coffee and cake were served all the men,
bers and guests of the Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11
Case Set for Trial.

The case of George Howard. indicted for
the murder of Buck Allston, by striking
him on the head with q brickbat. July Ii
last, has been set for trial next Monday
in Criminal Court No. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11

Mrs. Bertha Sanborn of so Germaine street.
Boston. will testify to that. Her experiences
follows:
'Your Blood Wine has done more for
than I could express in letter. 1 have been
subject to womb trouble all my life, and have
taken all sorts Of treatment for 1t without
getting permanent relief until 1 took Blood
Wine I am only too glad to recommend It,"
At have used Blood Wine for both myself and
my mother, who is now quite old. and have
found 1t an invaluable remedy for colds and
coughs as well as a phenomenal stimulant for
the blood end nerves. 1t quickly overcomes any
irritation Of the throat lungs. and seems to
be the ideal medicine for aged people"
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Complication of Diseases
Cured.

Dear Sir-'I have been in Ill health for more
than year; have suffered with stomach and
liver trouble, with and then violent at
tacks of rheumatism tried several remedies
and physicians but of them have given
me the remarkable benefit have derived from
Blood Wine 1 am like different person.
Very truly,
Mrs. c. L. JAMES,
1907 Adams.
This shows the far-rcachIng power of Blood
Wine" 1t also proves that great mary dis
cases can be cured only by first removing the
disease from the blood. There many other
women suffering just Mrs. James did be-
cause they don't know that Blood Wine"
would cure them.
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CHAPTER XII.
The Foreign Page.

Early should rise
lie who has few workers,
And go his work to see to;
Greatly Is he retarded
Who sleeps the morn away;
Wealth half depends on enert
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
THE ONE Thing TO DO.

There is only one sensible thing
for the republicans of Minnesota to
do in the next convention and that
is to make their wants and wishes
known, to see that platform is
adopted expressing their sentiments
and that men are nominated whom
they know believe in them. A
mere promise to stand on the plat
form is not enough. If tariff re,
vision is declared for and ssstand
patters' are nominated it is pros
porous to suppose they will use
their influence in favor of revision.
If the convent ton is anti merger
and permits the merger influence to
name the men, it is simply indie
scribe folly to suppose that they
will fight merger interests, should
occasion arise for them to do so.
Unless the past record of candidates
jibe with the platform its adoption
is a bowling farce. Corporate in
terests are always willing to let the
people make the platforms if they
are permitted to make the nomina-
tions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Brutality Tortured.

A case came to light that for. per-
sistent and unmerciful torture has per-
haps never been equaled. Joe Colo
bick. OF Colusa, Calf. writes, ''For
Is years I endured insu fferable pain
from Rheumatism and nothing re-
lieved me though I tried everything
known. Icame across Electric Bitters
and its the greatest med clne on earth
for that trouble. A few bottles of it
completely relieved and cured me. I"
just as good for liver and Kidney
troubles and general debility. Only
Soc. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Fiesler & McNeice druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Night Was Her Terror.

~ would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind, land could hard
ly get any sleep. had consumption
so bad that if I walked block would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
$l.00 bottles DR.. Kings New Dis
covery wholly cured me and I gained
So pounds " It's absolutely guaran-
teed to cure Coughs, Colds, LA
Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and
Lung Troubles. Price SOC and $l.00.
Trial bottles free at Fiesler & Nc
Neice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
Wanted Another Boot.

Elwood, aged four, had stepped into
candy store to talk to the girl behind
the counter. "What is your name?''
he asked. ,:
"Mary Howe, was the answer, "and
II you will remember it I'll give YOU a
candy boot for your DOLL" After talk
ing a few minutes the girl asked,
"What is my name?" :,
"Mary Howe" he said. )
THAT is right, and here is the boot
for your doll.'
"Thank you." said Elwood sweetly.
And then, after moments thought,
added, 'But my doll has two fee5.'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
REPRESENTATION IN STATE CON-
VENTION.

The Minneapolis Journal, has
started a movement to base their
delegates to the next republican
state convention on the republican
vote cast. We do not always agree
with the Journal but it occasionally
takes a correct position on public
questions either by accident or de-
sign. Its position on this question
is 80 manifestly just that those pa
pers that oppose it merely subje
themselves to the ridicule of fair
minded men.
How the unrepublican system of
allowing five delegates at large to
each county ever was allowed to be-
come the policy of the Republican
party of Minnesota we cannot un-
derstand. 1t does not prevail in
any other state in the union, and
the sooner we get rid of it the bet
ter.
Every republican voter in the
state ought to have an equal power
in selecting the candidates of the
party and in formulating its plat
form, but under the absurd system
now in vogue such is not the case.
Cook county which cast 1913
votes for Van SAINT will have five
delegates. One for about every 25
votes cast.
Pope county which cast 1854 re-
publican votes will have IL dele
gates, one for every 1877 votes.
Hennepin county which cast 2l,-
9O5 votes will have 80, one for
every 246 votes.
A republican voter of Cook
county has five times as much re-
presentation in the state convention
as a voter in Pope, and nine times
as much as one in Hennepin.
The only just, fair and equitable
way to base representation is on the
votes cast.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-03
The Golden Chain of Duty.

A little story is told of that great,
good man Bishop Phillips Brooks that
is worth passing along. He was visit
ing at a friends house. and holding a
little daughter of the family on his
knee. After awhile she looked up into
his face aud said, "Bishop Brooks, you
ought to see my dollie".
For moment he sald nothings Th at
simple speech seemed to set him to
thinking. Then he answered slowly:
II ought -to-see- your-dollie!
Well, if ought, I must, and will. "
Three great words linked together by
conference.-the chain of duty.
What a good motto for an A merican
boy to wear!
I ought, 1 must, I will!-American
Boy.