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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07
CHAPTER VII.

/ went to my bed early that night,
but not to sleep for long. At about
12 o'clock I was sent for very hur-
riedly. Miss Elizabeth had been
taken suddenly ill. I remained with
her all that night and the next day,
sending word to my house that Glori-
anna must attend to the wants of
Aunt Jane Mary and my boarders.
In the early afternoon I went into
the little sitting room, where Amar-
anthe, who had regained her calm
some days ago, was lying on the
couch. Her foot was almost well
now, but still she humored 1T. She
was reading, and as she laid her book
down, saw her eyes glance up
ward. Mine followed them. She was
lying just under that mantelpieee.
I saw that she was looking at the
paper with which Miss Elizabeth kept
the upright slab in place.
She. said nothing, and neither did
I. I felt then that if Miss Elizabeth
intended the jewels for her niece, it
would be better for her to take her
into her confidence, show them to
her, and then send them to a bank
or some place of safe deposit. I de-
termined to speak to Miss Elizabeth
as soon as she could bear it. She
had suffered great pain all day, and
was forced to lie in her bed, and what
worried me greatly was the fact that
| Miss Evelyn had also been attacked
and in the same manner
what do you think is the matter
with my aunts?'' asked Amaranthe.
| when I went into the little sitting
room to get cup of tea.
s'I'm sure I can't tell" said I. sT
am somewhat anxious, as DIR. Will
| liams is far away at his fathers bed
side, and this young man from the
village does not seem to know much"
Amaranthe now got up with my help
and walked about the room and along
the corridor. I was SO glad of this
| that I begged her to go in to see
Aunt Elizabeth.
| Her face flushed scarlet, ALWAYS
a sign of agitation with her. Don't
ask me-" said she, earnestly. 81 cam
not bear a sick room. I am afraid
that you think me very heartless,
but am SO constitutionally. Dear
daddy was just so. It -nortifies me
dreadfully, but so it is. L had to do
it to earn my living, but always
hated it. I think we should have
a nurse, don't your
/ "Yes," said /, ST think we should"
Il wish you would speak to the
DOCTOR" said she.
I went back to Miss Elizabeth and
sat with her until nine o'clock. Then
when she had fallen quietly asleep
I returned to the little sitting room
again. To my surprise stranger
arose and greeted me. It was a wo-
man in the dress of those pious sis.
tiers who go about among the sick
and sorrowful. She bowe6 and left
the room by farther door. sal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

pictured little Johnny Allibone hax-
ing had the assurance to even step
foot inside OF Darlington Han. "Bus
the regular doctor, always called In
by the family, is away, and we had
to take this young man or nothing.
From where did he obtain your"
SAT the sisterhood just outside OF
the town." said she.sSsI shall feel
very much mortified, naturally, to re-
turn there SO late at night. Can
not stay until the morning? They
Will think that the blame lies with
me, that Il have committed some
breach OF etiquitte, or have made
some mistake in the case; really, it
is very mortify-"
''No one can be more sorry about
it than am, and than Miss Darling
ton herself isl said I. ''She has COM
missioned me to offer you- I
began to open the pocket-book.
"Does Miss Darlington think that
she can soothe my wounded honor
with money!" It seemed to me that
the subject did not cali for so much
dignifed anger. mo! kindly tell Miss
Darlington that I could not accept
a penny at her hands. Good even
ingi I shall reckon with DIR. ALI
bone for this" and she swept out
of the room.
It was all very unpleasant, extreme
ly SO! What unpleasant things do
happen in this world! There was
Aunt Jane Mary, always considered
the soul OF truth and probity, getting
out of her bed and wandering round
the house at night. There was that
ho6
come very weary of Bob Jennings
and his double personality, showing
me things that he said he had found
secreted in my cellar, Heaven knows
when. perhaps by those men who
had ch1oroformed Amaranthe; and
between Badly Towner, and Bills be-
ing dead, and my almost wishing
that Glorianna was, felt that life
had become a pretty problem.
sat me down upon the sofa, which
always stood against the fireplace
don't know why, but on those hot
days and nights there was a pleasant
draught across and under it up the
chimney. I lay my head back upon
the pillow. I was tired, tired! Should
I sleep? I raised my eyes and en-
countered the under side of the mar
BILE slab that rested upon the two up
right slabs, and as looked my glance
fell upon the 1oosened one which Miss
Elizabeth had said, which in fact
knew, concealed the case of rubies.
The paper which had held it in place
was gone, the least touch would
loosen it. I shook the slab. It fell
forward against the sofa. I arose
in tremulous haste, and, pushing
away the sofa, lowered the slab upon
the floor. There was nothing behind
it. The cavity was empty!
ITO Be Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07
VALUABLE LAND.
asne.teaaer ~RsnI.- 1s.If ms cI.s-
on an "Inn0cents for Good
Hzeazure.--z

Through the hot, dusty roads of Kansas
- Woaid-be homesteader was pursuing his
way to the Cherokee strip in search OF one
lily and goods IN a shaky wagon, which was
drawn by two feeble horses near dissolution,
says the Kansas City Journal
whose house he stopped for Ts e sss -
Fer hundred am sixty acres Q, govern.
ment,land IN tn STRIP responded the tray-
eier, bomba stically.
again at the Kansas farmers for water, this
time travelling north.
Watcher done with yer hundred an sixty
aeres! asked the farmer, with>a note of
suspicion.
See them mules thar" queried the home
steader, pointing to a fine pair of animals
which were harnessed to the prairie schoon-
er. Il traded so acres o my claim fer 'em -
Watcher do with tn other sou
Don't give it away till ! get farther off,
Tn teller was an innocent, an run tn 9th,
er 30 acres In on Inn without his KNOWN 1t. !"
What Was Its
Frairpoint. Miss Aug. 3rd.-One of the
strangest eases ever reported occurred here
recently The SON of Mr. G. L. Butler was
very ill. The doctor said he had some dis
two months, but he grew v orse all the time.
and finally. the doctor told Mi. Butler that
he did not know what was the trouble
The boy would wake ug in the n1ght and
Gus and trembling and want to run out of
the house, saying he saw ugly things which
frightened him.
His father was very much discouraged till
one day he saw a new remedy called Dodd's
Kidney Pills advertised, and he at once
bought some and began to give them to his
boy.
He used altogether eight boxes before he
was entirely -cured.<-H He has not been
troubled since. Mr.. Butler says:
81 feel it my duty to tell what Dodd's Kid
ney Pills have done for my boy. All this
remedy needs is a fair chance and it will
speak for itself -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07
A Fish story from India.

This happened in India. A CORE
sDondent of the Asian, the leading
sporting paper of the east, is re-
sponsible for. it:
81 was tempting fortune right un-
der a bridge with beautiful fat
worms. when I was taken hold of.
T commenced to wind in very eau.
tiously, but all of sudden felt the
resistance to be dead Weight-no
pull, no struggle, no kick, no rush.
and vet the strain on the line was
.fshy' in the extreme. And what
do you think I had caPtured2 An
old boot, in which was a large eel
firmly hooked, and inside the toe o1
the boot were 13 fat little cells"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

there wondering who had sent for
her. I had not seen the doctor since
an hour earlier. In = few moments
Amaranthe came in.
"Who is that woman 2" she asked
'tYou- mean the sister," said I. "I
thought that you had sent for her"
For Amaranthe was assuming now
the role Of mistress OF the Hall, az
the ladies wished and urged her to
do.
s.sNo," she said, 81 never sent for
her. Probably it was that little doc
tor. Well, don't know but it's .
sensible thing, after all, only T
should not have let him send for q
sister of charity I don't like them.
Dear old Wildly, you must go home
now, and let that woman-ugh! I
don't ike her looks-that sister, take
the care off your hands"
promised her, because I saw
that she was determined, that
but I had no intention OF keeping
my promise.
every well,' said l. "Good-by,
then; I will come over tomorrow"
II went back to Miss Elizabeth's
room. There she lay in the middle
OF the great bed where, the squire
had breathed his last. She was
awake again, and as, came in she
raised herself up in the bed in a very
excited state, her lips trembling
nervous1y.
"What is this?" she asked, sabout
a nurse having come into the house?
I told that little doctor-you know
who he is, .Sophronia, old Allibone
the butchers son; of course, he
knows nothing but anatomy
smiled faintly-'I told him that I
would not have nurse. I positively
forbade him to send a nurse to this
house, and yet what does he do but
GO right off and get one"
.It's too bad" said I. eff you
don't want her, you needn't have
her. I will go and dismiss her, if I
can find her. Perhaps she has gone
down to the kitchen" I went to-
wards the door, but remembered as
I touched the knob that there was
yet something that I ought to say.
ssI want to tell you," I said, "that
Amaranthe is greatly distressed at
your illness"
beth with fervor.
'sShe said that had her foot and
ankle been all right, she should have
come in here and taken the entire
care of you. She referred to her call
ing as trained nurse"
mo child of Eugene Darlington's
should ever haze worked for her iv-
ing, Sophronia," said Miss Elizabeth,
sternly. "Te1l the child SO, and tell
her that should not allow her, weak
as she must be, to stand over me
and nurse me. When I am better,
please God! tomorrow, I shall be
glad to have her come in.''
"She has been to see Miss Evelyn"
said I, for Amaranthe had told me
so, ''and sat with her for a haH
hour
"Dear little girl! So sweet! so
unselfsh! What a treasure we have
found, Sophronia. What a treasure!
Now, Sophronia, do you go and dis
miss that woman and then come
back here If there is anything to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

b Another club woman, Mrs. g
HauIe, of Edgerton, Wis, tells
how she was cured of irreguIari-
ties and uterine trouble, terrible
pains and backache by Lydia E.
Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound.
: ga while ago my health began to
fail because of female troubles. The
doctor did not help me. / remembered
that my mother had used Lydia E,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
on many occasions for Irregularities
and uterine troubles, and felt sure
that it could not. harm me at any rats
to give it a trial.
at was certainly glad to find that
within q week felt much better, the
terrible pains in my back and side
were beginning to cease. and at the
time OF menstruation / did not have
nearly as serious a time as hereto
fore, so / continued its use for two
months, and at the end of that time I
was like new woman. I really have
never felt better in my life, have not
had a sick headache since, and weigh
20 pounds more than ever did, SOL
unhesitatingly recommend Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. MAY UAULE, Ed
gerton, Wis, President Household
Economics Club. $1,000 forfei. If original of
0ooce letter proving 9enaneneSs cannot Be produced
Women should remember there
is one tried and true remedy for
all female ills, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Re-
fuse to buy any other medicine.
you need the best.
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am sure that President Smith would
never haye--',zsszzss
"Oh, yes, yes, he would = said the
old man in his weak voice.
& 'How do you know all this, Elder
Wynne?'' I asked.
Just the way know. all the other
things. the way that I know
about the Lost Tribes He smiled.
"But I forgot, that subject is ta-
booed. learn by study, and inter
est in my work, and various expert
ments. Do you suppose that the
faint ereaHngs that are heard at
night all have their origin in the
meanderings of rats or denizens Of
the spirit world? No, Mrs. Brath-
waite, have walked about your
house and grounds for many an hour
after you are in bed"
81 never hear your cough" I said.
"No, I manage at such times to
SUPPRESS my cough. 1t has it's uses,
but not at midnight. AS I have said,
I walk about your house and grounds
when all the world is wrapped in
sleep, and I have never mel with
rats or mythical spirits as yet" g
'sHave you ever met with any
any-thing-one?" asked, nerv-
ous1y. y ~ ~
"Never met with them. They know
nothing of my being about, but there
is great deal going on in your
house at night, dear Mrs. Brathwaite.
while you are sleeping your weary.
tired sleep, that you do not see, even
in Dreams"
It gave me an eerie feeling to
think of people being about the
house, our own home, being wide
awake, and passing up and down the
stairs or through the halls, when
was away in the land of oblivion.
''Be comforted, dear lady," con-
tinued Elder Wynne. "While I am
here they shall not harm you or
yours, and I shall not go until they
CO."
He gave me comfort, as he always
did when he spoke seriously to me.
"But about Aunt Jane Mary?"
'There is not much that I can tell
you," replied Elder Wynne. ST have
discovered that she is night
walker, but not a sleep-wa1ker.
should not jump and run so fast on
those poor tired legs of yours, if I
were you, dear Mrs. Brathwaite,
when her damned little bell rings,
and I should not wind that electrical
machine for an hour or two every
night just to give her fat old legs
a tickling sensation"
I was shocked at Elder Wynne's
profanity and vulgarity. Tt seemed
impossible that that dreadful word,
which I had heard but once in my
life, and that from man whose
horse had run away and thrown him
out in the road by our gate, could
have been spoken by this, gentle ap-
pearing old man. An elder of the
church. All! There! I had forgot
ten Bob Jennings again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07
On the High Seas.

At 1.-THE bow of the steamer sit the two happy
young people.
How sweet it seems tonight" signs
the girl. How sweetly solemn is the view
spread before US! Even the sea seems to be
sleeping placidly ahead of the boat"
Yes, love-" agrees the young man. ct
is asleep in front of the boat, but it is wake
behind. Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

We wish to secure young men to learn
telegraphy and railroad office work. If in
.terested, write to J. P. Tighe, care Santa
Fe Railway, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

The trouble with some people IL that the
allow themselves to be discouraged by crit
cism, and the trouble with Others is that the
do not.-Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

Woman is weak. Oh, pshawi A four
foot woman can look at a six-foot spouse and
make him shrink until you could hardly SCI
him with microscope.-Philadelph Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken o
a Ave Ne N Minneanoiis MINI LA. Ian g. 1900 10
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Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

Estelle-"Ah! His proposal was just like
dream" Agnes-"Well, you ought to
know, dear; you've been dreaming of that
proposal for years!"-Town and Country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

To Cure Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

Seneca-f you would fear nothing think
that ali things are to be feared
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

A woman's mirror is her safest confidant
Philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

Beauty is only skin deep-and some folk
are thick skinned.-Chicag Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-08-07

dered why he had asked the. question.
She knows perfectly that she has
nothing the matter with her but fat
pure, unadulterated fat-and lazi-
ness, the one caused by the other. -
II will not have you speak SO of my
relatives, Elder Wynne," I said.
am sure that President Smith would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
Quay Stops Out.
PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD:
GOES TO PENITENTIARY

Bedford, Ind, May 2T.-ThOrnton
Carrothers. for years Il leading busi-
ness man of this city, pleaded guilty
to obtaining funds from banks by fraud
and was sentenced to an indefinite
term of two to fourteen years in the
penitentiary. He was arrested Satur-
day night i'll Chicago and brought to
this city Sunday He was charged
with securing $1,000 froIa the Citizens
National bank and 81, 400 from the Bed
ford National bank.
CarrOtherS was recently truSteee of
Mitchell Tree township. He owns a
large flour mill at Indian Springs. He
used the names of his father, Rev.
Isaac Carrothers, wealthy minister,
and of his brother John, Il business
man, as securities on his notes and
renewed them from time to time to
avoid suspicion. Since he was SEN
fenced Mrs. Caroline Parks. an aged
widow, alleges she loaned Carrothers
$1,000, her savings for years, and new
er got it back. She is heartbrOken over
the loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
PEONAGE IN ALABAMA
IS To BE INVESTIGATED

Washington, May 2I.-At the request
of the department of justice the Unit
ed States secret service has undertaken
the work of investigating the charge
of peOnage. or holding another in servi-
tude to work out a debt, which has
been made against persons living in
the vicinity of Montgomery, Ala.
The punishment provided by the
statute for this crime is fine of not
less than $1,000 nor more than $1,000,
or imprisonment of not less than one
year nor more than five. One named
Robert y. Franklin has already been
indicted for keeping a negro in servi-
tude for at least a year. Information
in the hands of Chief Wilkie tends to
show that a regular system has been
practiced fer Il long time between GER
tain magistrates and persons who want
negro labOrers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
WILD WESTERN CONDUCT
People in Idaho Wake Up the President
and Insist on Hearing Him,
but Don't.

Wallace. Ida, May 27.-President
Roosevelt's rest was disturbed by a
noisy demonstration at Starbuck, when
his train pulled into that place at 1890
o'clock n. IN. The president and all
the members of his party had retired.
but they were awakened by the dis
charge of firearms OF various sizes. the
blowing of horns and the shouting of
people
The secret service officer on duty did
all he could 10 stop the racket. but
the people refused to he quiet, even
going to the length of knocking OH the
windows of the cars. The demonStra-
ton was kept up until the train left.
The president did not show himself.
Helena. Mont, May 27.-President
Roosevelt made an hours stop here.
and left for Butte at noon. He made
= 30-minute speech at the capitol to
an immense crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
A LONG DISPUTE
OVER SMALL ESTATE
Results in the Distribution of So
Among Three
Heirs.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 27.-The
three heirs of George Hirst, of Byron
township, will receive from their ia
theirs estate 50, to be divided among
them. Such is the result of a long
contest over claims that has just
reached a close III the probate court.
Almost half of the charges through
which the estate has been diSSipated
consists of the expenses of admins
tration and the settling of claims.
The fight over claims presented
against the estate has been so long
and bitter, and the expenses for at
tOrneys and administrator have
amounted to so much that the case
nearly parallels "Jarndyce VS.. Jarn-
dyce," excepting that unlike the un-
happy victim of Dickens famous suit
the Hirst heirs were not in court to
listen to the story of their blighted
hopes.
The estate was worth $1,03S.77. The
claims finally allowed amounted to
$634.92. after being much reduced by
the commissioners. The administration
expenses were $4O1.SJ. $16O going to
the commissioners. $3.50 to the ad-
ministra torand $115 to attorneys. With
out n contest the total expenses would
have been $12.37.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
Late Superintendent of
Free Delivery Taken
in Charge.
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
Which Aggregates $780,
OOO---NeW Assist
ant Attorney.

Washington, May 27.-A. W. Mach
en-, superintendent OF free delivery,
who was relieved from duty some
time ago. was arrested today at the
instigation of the pustofiice depart
ment, charged with receiving bribes
from contractors. These bribes are
supposed to aggregate 100000.
Machen was taken before United
States commissioner and prelimi-
nary hearing set for June 5. The
bond was fixed at $4,000.
The postmaster general this af-
ternobn. dismissed Machen for mall
feasance in office.
New Assistant Attorney.
Edwin w. Lawrence. of Rutland.
Vt. Ntas today appointed assistant at
torneN in the office of the assistant
attorney general for the postoffice
depaI: :tment to succeed Daniel V. Mil
Ter, recently removed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-27
Head is Severed.
TESTIMONY TELLS
OF A BUCKET SHOP
Run by Van Wormer in the Noted
EmbeZZlement Proceed
ings.

Lacrosse. Wis, May 3T.-Thcre was
considerable sensational. testimony in
troduced in the trial of ]. L. Van
Wormer, who is charged with embez-
zling 900 of Finley. Barrell * Co..
the Chicago brokers wlIqm he repre-
sented in this city. Mama ger !. ThOmp-
son. of Finley. BaIrell 6 Co. - tastitied
that after he had been CALLED to this
city TO make an effort TO settle the
shortage of Van WormerYthe latter ad-
mitted to him that he Had been run
ming n bucket shop in connection with
his legitimate brokerage business: that
he was short about S11.0Q0; could make
no settlement, and the firm could send
him to the penitentiary if it wished.
Thompson further stated that Van
WOrmer kept two sets of books, and
while examining those containing a
record of the bucket shop trades he ran
across an account which showed that
Van WOrmer had been bucket shopping
his brother-in-law'S trades instead of
sending them in to Chicago to he eX-
ecuted on the floor of the board of
trade. Attorney Edward Everett, of
Chicago, also testified that Van Worm
er had admitted his guilt to him.