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THE POLITE REToRT.
Royal Return 10 Vulgar snub De-
hvered In smooth hut
reIllns Manner.

IL il my belief that every blessed
one Of us really enjoys the denone.
ment OF melodrama, not so much
because virtue triumphs, but because
yillainy Is crushed Personally. /
know that 1 prefer seeing a rude.
ness properly rebuked, to seeing II
turned aside by a gentle word. aud
play IN which the villain Is dis
armed on the stage Is as nothing to
me says a writer In the Washington
Post. 1 speak OF this because | saw
snub given aud so royalty returned
In the parlor Of a fashionable hotel
here Ia town, that the old Adam
within me had half days inning.
Before the open fire sat richly
dressed woman who was used to
speak often and long Of the ways
things are done "on the other side
-an expression, by the way. that al
ways makes me think OF the way
some people order their eggs fried
though we VOTED well, those Of US
who VOTED about IL at all, that she
WAS from the west and had been
abroad for the last two years. In
corner near the lady sat her dauRh-
ter, learning a new lace-stlteh from
an inofensiye little woman who
doesn't even complain when her
room isn't done mp tin four in the
afternoon. and clean towels are for
gotten for two days running. 4
loud-voiced and rough-maHuefed, but
true-gentleman-at-hcart kind Of
man canc into the room aud shonted
out;
Good morning. everybody" and
then. not finding the friend he
sought, went out again. said the
lady who knows all about the aother
side" IN French, 10 her daughters
ASK madam there who that Inn
possible vulgar person a."
The daughter translated the aues-
tion into English. for neither dangh-
ter nor mother wished to offend the
other woman In case the Impossible
person should prove 20 be friend
Of hers, by speaking Of him as vulgar
IN a tongue she could understand.
"Who L. that gentleman who lust
left the room?" asked the deuehter.
The other woman made her answer
IN French. ~ behtted one who was
wroth and had moreover spent four
years IN Paris.
1T is man from the west" said
he. impossible. perhaps, but good |
of heart, and by no means vulgar
Then. being perfectly human and
mad as wet hen, she added. in The
.ame languages
The trouble with these observing /
people Is. they are liable 10 talk about
their obterganona Atchilon Globe- /
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GRAVES IN WILDERNESS,
A Territorial Cemetery Where Plon.
eers Are Buried.

Following the highway south.
east from FL. Gibson travellers are
surprised suddenly TO see high
above the surrounding forest the
Stars aud Stripes OF the nalio nal
flag hultering from the peak of q
tall flagstaff. Surprise gives way
to the patriotic thrill Of delight
that warns the heart of every
American upon finding the flag Of
his country in strange place.
But no person can enter the high
walled inclosure where the flag
stands without feeling the melan.
cholly peace and quietuds that
dwells therein. The soft blue
grass turf sinks gently beneath the
feet and the dark pines intone
song Of the wind. This is a place
of rest for those who died for
their country, and was established
as a national cemetery in 1868.
In raised letters on iron tablets
are stanzas Of Theodore Hara's
martial poem. This one stands
near the entrance gateway;
The mutiled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
The brave and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solem n round
The oivouac OF the dead.
A quarter Of a century before
Kansas was organized into a ter.
ritory, officers and soldiers who
lie buried were fighting the bat
tie Of civilization in the Southwest
and making safe the way for those
who we're to come after them.
From Ft. Gibson, Fort Towson,
Fort Washita, Fort Arbuokle and
other frontier posts, now almost
lost in the haze Of tradition, were
brought the bodies inferred here.
Many loyal Indians, among them
Billy Bowlegs, and others with
names Of many syllables were
buried in this cemetery.
MANY gAMELEss GRAVES.
OF the 2.464 grayes, 1922 are
the fortunes OF war and
The wreck Of time having made
heir Identification impossible.
The federal government maintains {
he csmelery zsalously and care. /
ully. Il IL surrounded by a heavy !
wall Of brown native stone five 1
ieet high, now overgrown with I
w. Near the massive iron en-. /
rance gates Is stone building oc. |
'upied By tue custodian. At the
'enter Of the grounds is a circular {
Mound from whioh rises the flag I
taf In graves encircling the 4
mound are the bodies Of officers, h
heir wives aad children A green 4
ward slopes from the mound on n
u sides. Grasses, trees and flow. a
Ts grow laxutiantiy and are we'll y
Iep1 BY The custodian. The grave b
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Another stone bears this:
In
Memory
Of
John ?. Decatur,
who died
18th November
1882.
Another stone bears this:
A BRorHER oT pEcAruR.

A BROTHER OF DECATUR.
In the official records of th
cemetery is a notation that Deca
tur, a sutler at Fort Gibson, know
personally to Lieutenant Colone
Rucker, was brother OF Commo
dore Stephen Decatur, famous il
American history for his recaptur,
Of the irigate Philadelphia In the
barbor OF Tripoli, and his success
compelling the dey OF Algiers tC
release Christian prisoners.
Since General Custer's campaign
in 1858 the Cheyenne, Arapahoe,
kiowa and Comanche Indians In
Oklahoma never dared again to "a
on the warpath. Their defeat was
so overwhelming that they never
recovered their courage. One Of
the most valiant officers in that
campaign was Major Joel II. Ell.
lott OF the seventh cavalry, who
lost his life at the battle OF the
Washits, near the present town OF
Cheyenne, 10 Roger Mills county.
Elliott, seeing fugitive Indians
skulking In the timber near the
battlefield, was joined BY fourteen
troopers in an attempt to capture
the Indiana. They encountered
superior nu mber Of Indians and
were killed to man, their bodies
being horribly mulilaied. Upon
his return to the battle ground q
week later, Custer found the naked
and frozen bodies Of Elliott and
his troopers. Elliott's body was
taken to Fort Arbnckle for burial.
A person interested Ia frontier
history had been seeking for sew.
eral years TO find Elllott's grave,
believing that possibly it had been
moved to bis former home In the
states. Elliott's grave vas discoy.
cred lately 10 the officers "circle"
at Fort Gibson. A simple stone
the spot and bears only
these words "2233 ]. II. Elliott
Msj. U. s. A.
MAJOR ELLIoTT's BODY MOVED.
The records snow that bis body |
VAS moved from Fort Arbuokle TO |
Fort Gibson. His memory il wor.
'hy the respect Of every citizen OF
Oklahoma, and a proper recogni.
ion Of his bravery aud devotion
o duty would cause the erection
II a more fitting monument over
lis grave. Many an Indian now
living in Western 0klshoma dane.
ID around bis mangled boiy.
VIVA" This one word on
'rumbling stone 10 tbs circle is
he only visible relic Of woman
Vhoee history belongs TO the 70.
nance Of old Fort Gibson. A man
Who knew fragments Of her story
altered IN speaking Of her saying:
Why should do IL STE ls
lead these many years. aud gone
0 judgment which | dare not
question. Il sbe siaaed, she was
doubtless wraneed. AZ tradition
nns, Visis vas 4 daughter II
be regimsnt,n whe came 20 the
Toniier post Of Fori Gib-ng 10 its
arly days, possibly frnm ST.
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markable beauty, with a power
OF fascination that brought many
men TO her feet. Sne committed
suicide, 80 the story runs, alter
Jealousy had led her to kill her
sweetheart. Whatever she may
have been, she lies un disturbed
among the distinguished dead 10
the melery careless of scorn
and the sorrow of the living
The difficulty Of transportation
between the West and the East
in the early 30s was q sufficient
reason, possibly, for the failure to
carry to their Eastern homes the
bodies Of officers who died In the
West, Men shrink from dying in
a strange land, aud one of the deep
est longings Of the heart is to die
at home. rhe fear of being for.
gotten by those they love may be
a reason. Captain John Stuart,
whoever he was, felt this appeal
ofnature and the demand Of friend
ship, Two stones bear respect.
lively these inscriptions; lit.
John w. Murray, Of Co. G 6 U. s.
Inf. died Feb. IA, 1881, 2i years.
Erected by John Stuart, Capt. y.
s. Army ,""Lt. Thomss @. Crock
way, Co. CT Inf, died Sept. %,
1881, 25 years. Erected by John
Stuart, Capt. U S. Army" John
Stuart, Capt. U. s, Army" has
soldiery sound and his remem
braLce Of the youthful lieutenants
remains as a monument for him.
self as we'll as for those be honor.
ed.
A vIRGtNIAH's TOMB.
Here is another: "Saered to
the memory of Charles L. O. |
Minor, 1t. Of the Sd Regiment U.
S. Infantry and assistant quarter.
master on the staff of the army, a
native Of Fredericksburg, Virginia, |
who died at Fort Towson 0otober
8lst, 1888, aged 2S years. As
testimony OF respect tor his many /
this stone is dedicated to
his memory by the command to
which be was attached
La a single vault lie these two
officers; "Lt. A. q. Baldwin Of
.he 3rd Regiment of Inf, who
lied at Fort Towson July 25, 1885.
1t. James II. Taylor Of the srd
of Int, who was dro wu.
ID in the Cossitot river, Arkansas,
Oct. II, 1885"
The wives OF soldiers who went
With their husbands into ths vii.
ierness encountered hardships
which many were unabls to sur
rive. Homesickness, levers and
taxed the strength of
wen men. Pathetic In its simpli.
ity is tbis inscription
FLORA,
Wife Of
LIEUT., ID. II. RUCKER,
First Dragons,
Died at Fort Gibson,
Goth June, 1916,
Aged p years and months. !
Other graves in the circle are s
larked: "Mrs. Virginia L. Bacon. I
life Of 1t. j. d. Bacon, L. 5.
.rmy, and eldest daughter of Maj s
J. L. Beall, U S. Army, died t
'oy. IA, 1874 aged IS years aud '
/ months" :
"Charles B. Wsleh, Assistant c
'ngineer U s. A., died Aug. 2,
1884," .
Lieutenant Richard II. Long, r
iiIh U. s. Infantry. Died Jan. a
B, ls49." 9
"Charles 0. Collins, Assistant Il
uarler Master U. 5. A. Born 10 n
ew York, A. D. 1907. Died At o.
ori Gibson, c n, August II, Fl
SAG. Aged 80 years.-K c. Star. s,
A TEXAS WONDER. .
Hairs Great Discovery. =,
One small bottle Of the Texas Wonder, !.
alPs Great Discovery, cures all kidney !
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s. Louis, 40, Dec 4. Isgl--Dr. v Z
Hall Dear Sir have used one bottle ii
the Texas Wonder. HALLS Great Disco.
very, ior kidney aud bladder trouble. /
weighed i6o pounis when began usine
iii today weigh 40 pounds. and I feel
better than have in twenty years. and
eheeriully recommend # 10 The public
Respectfully, 7 " SMITH. 27gl olive
street Sold BY ail druggists and shana.
han & Mitchell.
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Tue McGunlu- pafruuah AID atbets
vel ls dpwn near 400 feet yef, far
progress lsncw bfiee m4ne
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stones are mostly Of native mater.
lal and many are stained and
weathered with time. Occasion.
ally friends, who sought more en-,
during monuments for their dead
built vaults.
The inscriptions on the otones
above the graves in the officers
"cirole," as 1t is called, tell pa
thetic stories, and recall the days
when it was popular to inscribe a
stanza Of poetry on gravestones
Here is one:
Beneath this tablet
is deposited
all that was mortal
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The trouble with these observing
people Is, they are liable to talk about
their obterganona. Atchilon Globe.
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HoH HHHH-H HzaEs Hz9aaFtas E-ftIo ~ss
All dealers handle, or send 10 DIR.
HAnrEB MEDICINE Co. Dayton, Ohio.
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!.
Grip
Shattered My Nervous
System.
to nm q c IN Der m &c d,
Liver Dormant.
DIR. Miles NerVine Cured
Tie Completely.

A slight cold in the winter. with fever head
ache, backache; when the and the eyes
water and tt soreness to pcrmcate the mar
Of the bones this is the beginning Of Grips
deadly grasp. The danger follows In the shattered
nervous system and the arrangement Of the heart
the digestive organs, in the following
The last week in January l contracted La
Grippe and confined 10 my bed for five weeks
My nervous system completely shattered
stomach badly deranged and liver in almost
dormant condition. / took treatment daily from
my family physician, but could get relief. My
condition continued TO grow worse and as had
often heard OF DR.. Miles medicines decided to
try them. l purchased bottle OF Or. Miles
Restorative Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills.
When l began taking the medicine l had appe
tile. couldn't sleep and scarcely able to get
around My weight at this time hundred
end twenty four pounds. At the end Of the second
week changed man, my appetite was be-
yond control, my sleep refreshing, my strength
renewed and N.Y. weight was one hundred and forty
two pounds. | never felt better in my life than
do at this writing. l take great pleasure In
ommending DR. Miles Remedies to the afflicted.
IL any doubts the above statement am ready
to confirm It'd. C. WALKER, U. 8. Treasury
Dept, Washington. d. G.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle DR.
Miles Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous
and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical
Co.. Elkhsrt. Ind.
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taken by doctors is to reduce the amount
of the dose by sliding scale. The victim
deprived of the drug is often in state of
mania. and without relief would frequently
lose his reason. 1t is a well-recognized
fact by all the leading authorities that In
asmuch as inebriety can be dealt with by
suggestion. SO the same applies to the drug
habit. That is the only effective treatment
for what is really an incurable disease"
How do these people manage to get hold
of the drugs?" They make all sorts Of
excuses. OF course. they have to get
Doctors order. but they reveal very great
cunning and resourcefulness in securing
their ends
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her a cry Of rage burst from the FOOLS lips
and he sprang toward his aggressors. The
young girl became yet whittier: a moment
she chung to the baluster; then started to
before her eyes.
She drew in her breath sharply, when as
II by some magic the anger faded from the
face OF the dukes fool: the hand he had
raised to his breast fell to his side; his
blade remained sheathed
Your pardon. my lord" he said to the
commandment II have no intention of re-
sfsting the authority of the law, but If you
dience In this room promise to convince
you the Duke OF Friedwald never signed
that writ
Let him convince the council that exam.
ines heretics." laughed Triboulet. I'm war
rant they'll make short work Of his argu.
ments."
Il will give you my sword. SIR" went or
the jester. Afterward II you are satisfied
on my word as a man of honor I will 90
with you without more ado"
"A Caivinist. jester. man Of honorv
cried the dwarf.
But narrowly the vicomte regarded the
speaker. "Pardieu!'' he exclaimed grufdy
Keep your sword! I promise you I car
look to my own safety" And in spite OF
Iribouiets remonstrance. he waved back
the troopers and closed the door upon the
PLEASANT and himself
Outside the dwarf stormed and stamped
The Jester Is desperate. It Is the noble
count who Is nonny. Open. fool-soldiers!
ms command not being obeyed by the
began to abuse them. A considerable in.
terval elapsed: the hunchback, who dared
not go into the room himself, compromised
by kneeling before the keyhole; at the foo,
of the stairs stood the girl, her strained
gaze fastened upon the door.
They must be near the window" NUT
tered Triboulet in a disappointed Tone ris-
ing. What can they be about? Surely he
will try to kill the commandment
But even as he spoke the door was sud
denly thrown open. and the vicomte ap-
peared on the threshould.
Clear the hall!'' he commanded sharply
to the surprised soldiers. IF 1 mistake
not" he went on addressing the dukes 1es.
ter. your horses are at the door,"
You are going to let them go?" burst
forth Trtboulet.
II trust you and this fair lady''-turnins
to the wondering girl. who now stood ex-
pectantly at the side of the foreign fool
will not harbor this incident against our
hospitality, went on the vicomte. without
needing the dwarf.
1.-THE king will hang you!" exclaimed Tri-
boulet his face black with disappointment
and rage. as he witnessed the plaisant and
the 5estress leave the tavern together. Let
them go and you must answer to the king.
One Is a hereto, who threw down a cross
the other / charge with being q sorceress."
A terrible arraignment In those days, yet
the vicomte was apparently deaf. Hat in
hand. he waved them adieu; the steeds
sprang forward. past the soldiers and down
the street.
AFTER themi" cried the dwarf to the
troopers. "Doltsi Joltheadsr
Whereupon one Of the men. fingered at
this batting. reaching out with his iron
boot. caught the drawf such sharp blow
he staggered and fell. striking his head 90
violently he lay motionlsss on the walk. At
the same time. far above. p body Of troop
err might haYa heen seen Issuing fcom thu
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duker' he repeated enthusiastically. "Tribou-
let could not be so unkind."
Enough Of this buffooneryr' said a de-
cfsive voice, and the dwarf drew back, not
without grimace. to make room for a per-
son OF soldierly mien. who now pushed his
way to the front. Over his doublet this
gentleman wore somewhat frayed. but
embroidered cloak: his broad hat was
fringed with gold that had lost its luster;
his cOuntenance. deeply burned, seemed
that of an old campaigner. He regarded
the fool courteously. yet haughtily.
Your sword. sir!" he commanded. in q
tone of one accustomed to being obeyed.
TO whom should 1 give it," asked the
ITO the Vicomte de Cruise. commandant
OF the town I have a writ for your arrest
as a hereto" .,.-.
Who has lodged this Information against
mer"
"Triboulet. That ID. he procured the
dukes signature to the writ"
And you think the duke a party to this
farce. my Lord?' said the fool. with as
you that before the day Is over all the vii
iase Will be laughing at the spectacle of
their commandant-pardOn me-being led
by the nose by jester?''
The officers sun-burned face became red
der; he frowned. then glanced suspiciously
wide.
This man was the dukes fool" screamed
the dwarf. and was imprisoned by order
OF the king. His companion who is here
with him was formerly jestress to the
princess. She IL a snreeress and bewitched
the monarch. Then har fancy seized upon
the hereto. and. by 1Iep dark art she open
co the door OF the CELL Dor him.. Together
tney he'd; she from.Oth0 court, he from
prison." nod. e..
The commandant looked curiously from
the hunchback to the:aeoased If this were
acting. the dwarf wax the master Of the
art. II III,
Besides. his haste ITO leave the village. +"
eagerly went on Trfboufbr. why was he
dressed at this hour3 Ask the landlord IL
he did not seem unduly fhurried?"
At this appeal the lHhkeeper, who had
been an interested spectator, now became a
not unwilling witness.
1T Is true he seemed hurried" he an
swered. When he first came down he
ordered breakfast. HAPPENED to mention
the duke was at the chateau. whereupon he
lost his appetite with suspicious sudden
ness, called for his horses, and was for
riding Off with all haste"
From the commandments expression this
testimony apparently removed any doubts
heads of the troopers massed in the door
way the dukes PLEASANT saw Jacqueline,
standing on the stairs, with wide-open.
dark eyes fastened upon him. Involuntar-
lily he lifted his hand to his heart: across
the brief space glance melted into glance.
Prosecuted Calvin maid-had not her fate
been untoward enough without this new
disaster? Had not the king wrought
sufficient Ill to her and hers in the
pastf Would she be sent back to the court.
the monarch? For himself he had no
thought but for her, who was nobler even
than her birthright. He had been thrice q
fooi who had not needed portentous, warn,
ings-the sight Of Triboulet. the clamor Of
the trOopers-and had failed to fee during
the night. AS he realised the penalty Of
his negligence would fall 80 heavily upon
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CHAPTER XIV,
An Encounter at the Bridge.

Some part of the interview with the COM
mandant which had resulted in their re-
| lease the jester told his companion as they
sped down the sloping plain in the early
silvery light which transformed the dew
drops and grassy moisture into wells OF
| mist. Behind them the chateau was slowly
fading from view; the town had already
disappeared. Around them the singing of
the birds. the cooning of the cushat doves
and the buzzing Of the bees mingled In
dreamy cadence. On each side stretched
the plain. which. washed by recent heavy
rains. was now spangled with new-grown
flowers; here. far apart in sequestered
beauty: there clustering companionably in
mass Of color.
Upon the strength of the letter from
the emperor the vicOmte took the RESPONSE
bility Of allowing us to depart" explained
the fool. I'm 1t his majesty referred to his
message to the king. to the part played by
him who took the place of the duke. and
what he was pleased to term my services to
Francis and himself"
So much the PLEASANT related. but he did
not add that the commandant. with Trfbou-
let's words IN mind. had at first demurred
about permitting the jestress to go. "Vrai
Dieu!" that person had exclaimed. IF
what the dwarf said be true? To cross the
king!-and yet" he had added. cynically,
1T sounds most unlike. Did Aladdin flee
from the GENT OF the lamp? Such a magi-
ciOn Is Francis Chateau. gardenS-'tis
clearly an invention Of Triboulet's!' And
the fallacy of this conclusion the duke
PLEASANT had not sought to demonstrate.
Without question the young girl listened,
but when he had finished her features hard
ened. Intuitfvely she OWNED a gap in the
narrative-herself. From the dwarf's slur
to Caillettes gentle look Of surprise con-
stituted natural span for reflection And
the dukes fool. seeing her face turn cold
attributed 1t. perhaps. to another reason.
Her story required to him. She was no
longer nameless testress. An immeasur-
able distance separated a mere PLEASANT
from the survivor of one of the noblest, If
most unfortunate, families of France. She
had not answered the night before when he
had addressed her as the daughter Of the
constable. Motionless as a statue had she
gazed after him, and. remembering the
manner of their parting, he now looked at
her curiOusly.
"Alrs well that ends WE'LL" he said. but
I must crave indulgence. Lady JacQueline
for having brought you into such peril"
She flushed. do you persist in that fool
ishness?" she returned. quickly.
DO you deny the right to be SO called?'
did not tell yOu-the cOnstable's daugh-
ter Is deadr'
ITO the world! But to the fool-may he
not serve herr"
His face was expectant; his voice. light
yet earnest. Her answer was half sad,
half bright, as though her tragedy, like
those acted dramas. had its less somber
lines. And in the stage versions OF those
dark. m0urnful pieces were not the softer
bits introduced with cap and bell? The
fools stick and the solemn march OF TIRE
oistible and lowering destiny went hand In