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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER Xxx.
By Passion Swayed.

Driven rapidly in his carriage to-
ward Paris, Milton Lennox for the first
time remembered note that had been
handed to him as he was about TO
leave for the scene of the contest.
He now. drew 1t forth, and by the
light afforded by the carriage lamps,
read these lines, in handwriting he
knew but too well. They were from
Avice:
Milton: I hear you and Richard
are to fight For my sake desist from
your intention. / know how greatly
wronged you, but spare me the
wretchedness of robbing me of my
lover. ! deceived you all. Forgive me
and forget me. --Avice.'
Lennox groaned. The note had come
too late. He was perhaps her lovers
murderer.
Obeying sudden impulse, he d.
rected the driver to take him to the
house OF Nine. Meredith, as Barbara
publicly had avowed herself After all,
the position had awakened but ten
days scandal; then her beauty, her
wealth, her luxurious apartments, her
husbands silence, had CLOSED it over,
and she could have thrown open her
doors to have had society at her feet,
had she so willed It,
But for a time she preferred soil
tude; SO it was that she sat alone in
her drawing room when Milton Len
nox was announced.
A wave of crimson surging over her
cheeks and brow was the only evi.
dence of the agitation she otherwise
so successfully concealed.
What had he come TO tell her? Had
he and Dr. Hayes met, or had the note,
to which she had forged Avice's sig.
nature, done its worls2 Suppose ne
had killed Richard? What could she
do without Richards strong arm 20
help her?
All this flashed through her miDd as
lightning Eliminates the dark storm
cloud, yet she stood whiting for NH.
ton 10 break the silence, little, cour.
| teous, ironical smile about her mouth
Barbara, have you no welcome for
me?"
Had the cloud burst and the thun.
ders swallowed her up? She had hum,
bled herself for the last time In ap
peal, in effort, to win him back! Sc
she had sworn. Coui1 1t be that some
whirlpool had borne him back in its
returning eddy to his allegiance?
1t was like the delicious strain OF
some long-forgotten music. She had
stood so long in her attitude of Meme
sis, that suddenly the ground seemed
giving way beneath her feet. A thou
sand tender memories swept over her
She forgot the man who had goae
forth perhaps to die for her sake. She
remembered only him who had
scorned and rcpulsed her-who nov
asked her the question, "Have you nc
welcome for me?"
With all others she was the actress
With him she was the woman.
"a welcome. Miltonp she muir
INJURED. "CaE It be that you plead for
my welcome?"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

F.. Norton Goddard. the conqueror
of New York's policy evil, told at 'ns
recent dinner given in his honor ..
the Savoy hotel an odd story OF a maiu
servant.
This maid" he said, had JuSs
come over from the old country, ana
she was very green. Everything sno
did proclaimed her greenness. ou'
of her habits was always to com'
down stairs backward.
IL assure you it was a funny slgn'
to see her descending a staircase
slowly in that way. Her hand graSpeu
the balustrade for safety and every
little while she looked around 70 81
how much further she had to 60
why do you come down s'ans
backward, Kathleen some one asAeu
her. a..
Sure, SIR she answered, tna'
the way we always came down staa,
in the ship comm over. Isn't y Wv
fashion in America? "-Poston Posi-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

20 her own room, that anxiety had BAN
ished sleep, and so she had come to
hear the worst. 1t might be that she
needed him yet little while, although
Milton Lennox's words had merged
.the present into the delicious bliss OF
an almost forgotten past.
II was ms Marie had prophesied. Bar
bara's passion blinded her-no doubt
crossed her mind. And. looking on
the helpless form outstretched before
her. the long. faithful years Of his
service were obliterated, the very fact
that the life blood the surgeons In at
tendance struggled so valiantly to
stanch In it's death-bearing flow was
poured out for her sake she ignored.
She saw in him only tool, valuable
in the past, perhaps useful In the fu-
ture.
AT that moment his eyes opened for
the first time since his hurt, and rest
ed with wistful entreaty upon her face.
II was the glance dumb animal might
send to the soul of the master whose
hand had slain II.
IKE recognized you, madame" said
one of the surgeons. at is favorable
symptom. With great care and watch
tul nursing he may recover
The next morning, before she had
left the room, Feline requested admit,
lance at her door. He held a newspa-
per open in his hand.
"There is some news here thought
might be of interest to madame" he
began, respectfully, "if she will per-
nit cn allusion to the past"
What is 1t, Feline?" she asked.
He placed the newspaper on the ia.
BILE before which she was seated and
pointed with his finger to a column ex.
tending down the page.
II was fattering obituary notice Of
tire Earl of Bertram.
She glanced at 1t indifferently, and
from il with an air of surprise at the
impervious face of the valet.
How does this interest me, Feline?"
she asked.
More closely, perhaps, than you
imagine. The Earl of Bertram was
once known by another title, before by
the death of his father he came into
possession of the earldom"
A dim perception of his meaning
stole into her brain.
And that title was?" she questioned
breathlessly.
ITO Be Continued.)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
SHAKESPEARE IN SCOTCH.
How the Master Would Sound In the
kailyard Dialect.

TOW tne MASTER Would Sound IN the
kailyard Dialect.
In the August Reader, Bert Lesion
Taylor makes a suggestion for a yer.
sion of Shakespeare In Scots, and
gives up portions of Hamlet Just to
show how delightful it would sound
in this "lilting language"
ACT I.-SCENE v.
Mar.-Laird Hamlet!
Hor.-Heeyen be WI himI
Ham.--Aweel.
Mar.-Hoots, toots, ma laird!
Ham.-Hoots, tooss, Gallant! Coon
hurdle, COON.
Hor.-Whit news, ma laird?
Ham.--Och, uncos.
Hor.-Gude, ma laird, teilt.
Ham.-Nae, yen let bug, IL ah tellt.
Hor.-Ah'll nae let bug, ma laird.
Mar.-Ah'm doom, ma laird.
Ham.-Cros syer bert?
Mar.-Ay, cross ma bert, ma laird.
Ham.-Aweel, aweel. Wlsht! There's
There's nae nae veelain In a. Den
mark but he's a leean knave. Dye
ken that?
Hor.-Ay Ito Marcellus)-He's daft
ah'm thinkin'.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Ito Be Continued.)
REGARDING SCHOOL BOOKS.
Farmer Children Need Farmer Studies,
II Is Claimed.

Farmer Children Need Farmer Studies,
II is Claimed.
Our educational system has been
made by city people, and the country
school finds It secondhand, ill.fitting
and unattractive. To this fact more
than any other, perhaps. is due the
backwardness OF education In agri-
cultural states The school has not
taken hold on farm life. Plants, soils,
animals, insects, flowers, the weather,
the forests and the sky, from ali these
things it has stood apart, while II has
babbled OF subjects unfamiliar and I'M
interesting to the country-bred child.
All rural education has been hacked
and hewed TO fit the Procrustean bed
of the city model.
This is a severe Indictment OF our
present methods. but 1t is not whit
too severe. To find proof you have
only to examine the textbooks In use
in our rural schools. Apparently they
have been written solely for city chill
dren, sons and daughters of clerks,
merchants. bankers and traders. They
do not even suggest to the farmers
child the possibilities of science and
training in agricultural work On The
contrary, the natural and logical infer
ence from our general scheme OF rural
indispensable to the farmer, but Is In
tended chiefly for the commercial and
professional classes.-World's Work.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Barbara BreGGon's
.e.eAmbit,ion~~

bird caroled forth it3 song upon the
trees, whose branches saw their re-
fected images in its clear waters.
Through the leaves cane the CLINT
ing rainbow tints OF the dying sun.
Tonight 1t seemed dipped IN blood,
and cast its red embrace upon all ma
ture, as though prophetic Of the com
ing struggle, when stern, fesolute and
silent, two fellow creatures moved to
their appointed places on the daisy
strewn sod.
No attempt at reconciliation was
made by either second. One had the
casual expression of an Indifferent on
locker; the other the set, white look
which showed him equally interested
with his principal.
The distance was marked. A hush
as of death followed Even the brook
sang less loudly, and the birds notes
ceased.
zone, two three!" rang out upon the
stiffness. Two shots, binding fash,
followed, and one man fell to the
earth. A bullet had pierced Richard
Hayes lung, while Milton Lennox
stood unhurt
Have | killed him?" Milton in
quired of the surgeon in attendance.
He is not yet dead, but there Is a
very narrow chance Of life. Your aim
was deadly, and would advise you to
leave Paris without delay"
mo, sir, l will face my action, II 1t
comes 10 the knowledge of the law;
but unless DIR. Hayes dies / think 1t
will hardly do So and even then
fear nothing. My ection was justlfia-
BILE, in the eyes of men, at least. In
that of higher power, am content
to stand alone at his tribunal"
The wounded man moved and
groaned feebly, as the surgeon probed
for the ball.
Answer me. Richard, burying for
the moment our aninosity," Lennox
said, almost gently, STOPPING beside
the PROSTATE form OF the man whose
moments had perhaps been cut very
short by his hand-"answer me before
death seals your lips. Where is Av.
ice?"
"She is"
Milton bent closer, but the red life
blood gurgled up, flowing in crimson
stream from the white lips, and the
sentence remained all unfinished as
the speaker relapsed into unconscious
ness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER XXX.

81 did not know YOU" Avice repeat
ed, gazing at the woman. who seemed
to have sprung from the very ground
at her feet.
Poor girl! For days she had been
delirious, and the mist had as yet
scarcely lifted from the clouded brain.
She remembered only that she was a
prisoner and unhappy, and she knew
that she longed for the sunlight and
for freedom.
"You do not know me, mademoi-
selle? Watt" and the woman disap-
peared in the adjoining room.
In a moment she returned, but so
changed that Avice could scarcely be-
lieve her the same.
A red wig, surmounted by an ugly
cap, with huge pair of spectacles, al
most concealing the piercing black
eyes, and few lines carefully and
skillfully inserted about the cheeks
and mouth, rendered the transforma.
ton complete. She recalled to the
girls mind some half forgotten dream.
Surely you kpow me now, made
moiselle?"
"Yes, yes, SNOW you!" cried Avice,
with gladness in her voice. ut is my
good, my faithful Marie! oh, Marie,
save me-take me from this place!
How came you here?"
Hush, mademoiselle! Not so loud
I am in madame's service. I will aid
you, if you will be patient yet little
while"
81 am very patient" Avice answered,
passing her slender hand across her
forehead with a bewildered air; "be-
sides. where could | go? have no
home Travis has cast me off. Milton
has deserted me. All, | remember!
Florence will receive me. She was to
have been Travis wife, you know.
will write her a little note. oh, will
you see that she receives it?'
give 1t to me, mademoiselle. She
shall have it. And now" Marie con-
tinued, when the note had been penned
and confded to her keeping, good
night Try TO sleep and regain your
strength. Before many days you may
have need of it,"
"Ah, madame" the maid murmured
to herself as she slowly and cautious
ly descended the stairs, her disguise
once more removed, "the web is beng
woven about you, cunning though you
be, and through this girl, whom you
have such reason to hate. shall the
last blow be struck Pierre, Pierre,"
she added, in an awestruck tone, as
though addressing some visible pres
ence, Marie has not forgotten. Sleep
quietly in your grave my friend. You
shall be avenged"
A moment she stood without the
threshold OF that one room in all the
house where sleep had not entered,
then she softly opened the door and
stole in on tip-toe.
Two surgeons stood by the bed, one
with his fingers resting on the pulse of
the unconscious Richard Hayes. Bar.
bara knelt at the foot of the bed, her
eyes resting with an anxious expI es-
sion upon the faces OF the men VINO
were to render verdict Of life or
death.
She had not meant to see Richar d
tonight. but she had found, on going
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
A SOUND REASON.
He Was Thrown of the Porch l.,
Was Sure He kne.., a., y" ne

Was Sure He Knew whv !" NJ
At rural watering place tbs
were sitting on the front plaza s .ss'
overlooked the street. 'liea
A rustic. who was greatly ma.
influence of liquor, found bjs ~. ne
there aud became Extensively az. y
able Being admonished IN 49, 49,
from his attempts many times ~ ass4
sisted, and at last approached ona ~ !.
the ladies and commenced IN 80.
her with crude attempts at smar,aa'
A gentleman who had been v,,as
ing him closely but saying notb,s.
now swiftly approached and tos.p.
him over into the wet sand below
He got up, pulled a much.son.,
handkerchief from his pocket VIM
the sand from his eyes and mouth a.
then, looking up as he swayed haos
and forth, addressed the man who A.
the deed: &
ives, - you! | suppose Won
think you're smart, but | don't 7 o,
pect you think don't konw what W..
done that fer: but I'll let you Know
that ! do. Blank your buttonsl tbs
reason why you throwed me oevr Them
banisters was that you don't want ma
up there, - you!"-Llppinco,r,
Magazine
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
A MIsnomen.

very pompous woman attempted
to leave car while 1t was In motion
and the little conductor detained her
with the usual
WYATT until the car sthops. Ieddyi /.
Don't address me as lady siri"
she said. haughtilv.
Il beg your pardon, ma am, but We
are all liable to mex mistakes" was
the immediate reply.--Lippincott n
Magazine
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
How to Be Successful

"And wat asked the Lexins'o.
street father, would you advise Nv
to teach my boy that he may De ~. ~
and prosperous in his wiser Gays =.
We'll" said the sage OF franNn na
square, "lf you want him to get uille mr..
sonably rich, I'd suggest a cou,ss
either in running an ice plant OF s''
teel bank robbing. Exchange
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Regular Paydays.

Young maa," said the earnest min
lister, "yoa are hard worker. You
serve this corporation faithfully. You
give 1t your time and labor and thought
to the exclusion of higher and better
things. Reflect moment. Does Il
pay?"
Sure" replied the young man brisk
ly. II get my money every Saturday
night"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
a sickly Joke.

what is, your husbands OCCUR
allopath or homeopathic" n.
II don't know. My husband cans
him his biographer." -,
What does he mean by that
well the doctor is at work upO'
his life. Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Arr.stsh DEVELOPMENT.

Richard--Are these good apples v
your trees? ,Ob.
Robert--We don't know. Our hv
boris two boys never let any OF INV
get ripe" "a
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

Physicians are not the only men who
follow the medical profession; the un.
dertakers are not far behind.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
The

Fly with me,
". "there is onl
us-we must fly
But he as n
yeloped. When
few moments !;
her.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
FUN WI
Elks From I

Elks From (
City
There was
from the Bal
week, and hun
yet. A part,
them were sN
waIg the other
Stoy, Atlantic
constitutional.
The Elks k
Of them stepI
politely raised
and said to hi
Beg pardo
here?"
why, yes
mayor, Z
"Then-wh,
bawled the d
larious basso
The mayor
moment and
in conversatit
well, rem
the mayor, a
move on" the
got here tn
West"
w nat Is
quired the mi
"The East,
in a thunderi
the mayor &
up and resur
Sun.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
"Guit Wron

An Illinois
the mill say
bad with inc
even soft CO
| must eat
scribed Graz
better befor
eating 1t thu
my imp
food was
cluded to u.
In place of
story short
Grape-Nuts
present he
wisdom in
have got 8
and l owe
and Postul
tum Co., 3
In the z
all the in
grain are I.
Every part.
ible in the
clanS nav
too weak
It.
Look in
the famous
MELVILLE"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

"Their engaS
mantle, was II ]
yes, rather.
ing, got beyond
completely carr
other. Puck.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
MANY CHILD

MANY NTlGN
Mother Gray's Sw
used by Mother G
Home, New York.
Feverishness, Hea
Teething Disorder
all Druggists, Za'
Address Allen 5.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

81 see that I
cooking school
count of her h,
What is the
Dyspepsia"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-18
ABOUT MINES
AND MINERS
First and Second Hand News of
An Important Nevada
Industry

The Rio Tinto mine in Spain is
the oldest copper producer known to
civilization. 1t was worked by the
ancients and still ranks as one Of
the worlds heaviest producing copper
mines. This fact in itself Is an ex-
cellent object lesson Of the life Of
copper mines.
The shaft of the Emma mine, near
Luning, is down 80 feet. The bottom
shows three and one-half feet of high
grade ore. The hanging wall has not
yet been encountered. On the sur
face the ledge is from Is to 20 feet
wide. The Emma mine is one Of a
group belonging to Fermina Serrias.
Walker Lake Bulletin.
Locators are taking up all vacant
ground around the point four miles
west of town where Henry Welland
and Clifford have recently made such
a good showing on lead ore. The
ground Whereabouts has been located
and abandoned a dozen times by as
many different parties in the past
thirty years.-Pioche Record. :
A company has been formed at To-
nopah with 500, 900 capital to build a
mill to treat Tonopah ores. The prin-
cipal stockholders in the new COM
pany are James l.. Butler, c.. E.
Knox, George S. Nixon, Frank Gold
en-, H. C. Cutting, Brougher Bros. and
others. 1t is proposed to put up at
once a big mill on the ground of the
Midway Mining company.
In the metal market yesterday cop
per made another advance and ruled
at figures not touched by it since the
memorable days of 1900, when it
brought II cents. The gain Of three
quarters of a cent per pound means
not a little to the producers Of this
commonwealth, and while they are
grateful, not one but who is ready
to bet a ton or two of the metal that
it will reach IA cents OF better within
the next 80 days.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-18
More Riots

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual dis
order of the system. Overwork, loss
Of sleep, nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by utter collapse, unless a reli-
able remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing so efficient to cure dis
orders of the Liver or Kidneys as
Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful
tonic, and effective nervine and the
greatest all around medicine for run
down people. 1t dispels nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia and expels
malaria germs. Only soc, and salts
guaranteed by Brown Bros.
-S-
A corps of surveyors are at work
in Tonopah running lines for a pro-
posed railroad.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-18
The New Postage Stamps

The new series of two cents stamps
now in preparation will have the
American flag as one of its designs,
~supplanting the photograph of Wash
ington which has appeared for SO
many years, and with which we have
all become so familiar. Another
stamp that has become very important
is the Private Die Stamp placed over
the neck of each bottle Of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, as a preventative
against INSCRIPTIONS dealers palming
off counterfeit remedies for the genu-
inc. claiming that they are lust as
good as Hostetters." Don't accept any
imitation, especially if you value you
health. The genuine Bitters will posi-
lively cure loss of appetite nausea,
indigestion. belching, headache, dys-
pepsia and constipation. Fifty years
os such cures are back Of it. Then
don't fail to try it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10
THE INDIANoLA POST OFFICE.
It is Denied That Mrs. Cox Was
Force to Resign.

The Postmaster General received infor-
nation this morning to the effect that the
resignation of Minnie NJ. Cox as postmaster
at Indianoia. Miss was entirely voluntary
and not the result OF coercion; that she
left Indanola voluntarily and that when
she returned she would be amply protected
from violence. Senator McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi called at the Post Office Depart
ment this morning to endeavor to have the
post Office at Indianola opened soon. He
told the Postmaster General that he did
not care whether the resignation Of the
postmaster was accepted or not. What he
desired was to have the post office opened
as soon as possible. He said that business
had been seriously injured through the
closing OF the office and that the citizens
of the town were anxious that something
should be done forthwith toward securing
the delivery of the mails and that the ques-
tion OF the postmaster might be considered
afterward. The main thing in point is
the opening Of the post Office.
Senator McLaurin showed Postmaster
General Payne a dispatch from Mr.. P. G.
Chapman of Indianoia in which some new
statements regarding the post office dis
pute were made. Mr.. Chapman Is promi-
nent attorney OF Mississippi and was at
one time member of the lower house OF
the state, legislature He stated in his dis
patch that the postmaster resigned her Of
flee voluntarily and that she had left town
voluntarily. She would return in short
time and would be afforded ample protec-
ton. Her action in closing the post office
was a voluntary one, said Mr.. Chapman.
and the town should not be made to suf-
fer Mr.. Chapman also urged Senator Nc
Laurin to- have the post Office opened i'm
mediately and promised that it made no
d1nerence who was appointed to fill the
vacancy. protection would be- afforded The
people are anxious. that the office should
be reopened. Mr.. Chapman asked that the
dispatch and it's contents be made known
to the Postmaster General and that he be
| urged to act The Postmaster General told
Senator McLaurin that the matter would
have his earliest attention. He referred to
the fact that the President had decided to
refuse to accept the resignation of the
postmaster and said that he was hopeful
of an early solution OF the question