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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER v.
Whose Was the peed7

Dolores was waiting for something
to happen. A vague terror possessed
her. she could not have defined Il
had she tried: she did not try. Young
Green's face seemed to haunt her
She watched her father continually
while he was IN the house, for n sort
Of fascination was upon her, and she
could not keep her eyes from his face
She could not explain the terror
that possessed her, but her whole
lstlcss nature was aroused, She was
different, and her life was somehow
different, she knew not how.
The slow days passed, II seemed to
her. with even more slowness than
was their wont. Every morning the
red sun arose out Of veil OF haze
from the mountain beyond the val.
ley; every evening he sank behind
the gray peaks IN The west,
Nothing happened after all; life
was stagnant the sun arose and set I;
the haze hung more dense and thick
over the mountain peaks. No rain
fell: nothing happened. Nothing hap.
pencd until
One day the rumOr iloated across
the mountain that young Greens
mare. one Of the choicest breed In the
country, valued AT what seemed Ia
| the simple villagers a fabulous sum
| had gone lame And this was discOv
| cred the morning after she was shud
by Johnson.
TO most Of the villagers this fact
meant nothing. That the one had
anything 10 do with the other never
entered their heads. They had nc
cause for suspicion. Hut to Dolores
the rumor came like blow. Il seem
ed to her In strange. far-away fash
ion that this was what she had bees
expecting This was why the kind,
blue eyes were always looking int
hers. and the pleasant face was for
ever In her thoughts.
Her eyes were ON her father whei
the news was told by one Of th'
neighbors. A nail was driven int
the mares hoof and she was dea,
lame. The hostler had found Il whei
he examined her hoOf, which was no
until the morning following the da
Green was at the settlement. II wa
q hard blow TO the young man, III
speaker said. for he had thought a
much OF her AS though she were
woman. Conjecture was ufe as !
who had done the deed. suspleio
: rested particularly In one direction
} and the suspicion was pretty we
founded. but thc young man woul
j wait until there could be no doub
And here the story ended.
II Dolores had lis(sned silently. {
! wa her hablt. no one noticins Ne
u The uneu>rry II her folher'e Woy(
~ o(sor 1ny fe(urhsd 70 her M
} : n6svo ~ eoalf sno< oeccunt %
oS6y ~ sx>s 1lprlet vitn n
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
ABOUT coMPlExIoNA.
Food Makes Them Good or sas

FCou MAKES INem Soou Or pdus
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and IL will In time show
In the complexion Of the coffee
drinker.
This Is caused by the action OF
coffee on the liver. thus throwing part
OF the bile into the blood. Coffee
complexions are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee Is
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is TO quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee which makes red
blood. IL had been for more shan 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and II Is absolutely true that had
so completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and hbre In me was
affected by the drugs In coffee.
For days at time ] had been
compelled to keep 10 my bed on nc.
count OF nervous headache and stom-
ache trouble and medicines did not
give me any relief. had never con-
suited a physician in regard TO my
headaches and terrible complexion
and | only found out. the cause OF
them after commenced the use OF
Postum which became known to me
through Grspe-Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape-Nu and II helped us 80
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
II. We found II SO delicious that We
continued the use altogether although
I never expected II 20 help my health
After few months my headaches
were all gone and my compiexion had
cleared wonderfully then | knew that
my troubles had been caused by cof
fee and had been cured when ! left
oR coffee and drank Rnstum In ~
ploeSC't Name given bt Postum Co.
nal1lo Cresk. Mich.
puI(un VIII change the blood ol
any ceGee driahsr aad rosy cheski
.anl hsoith lahe ~ D,acs q . yslIov
shin ard 1lsoeee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER IIl--Contlnued.

That night his comrades at the tav-
cru had told him Of this; they taunt.
ed him with II: they laughed at the
girl. They did not like her--not one
OF them. Narrow natures dislike and
distrust that which they cannot under.
stand Young Green also had aroused
his fears Green had an education;
ne had asked where the girl obtained
her education. therefore she must
have an education. Tonight he was
assured Of this.
He kicked the hook contemptuous.
| ly. and muttcrcd. under his breath. an
| oath against young Green. II ever no
came there again It would be a sorry
day for him.
Dolores said nothing.
A sudden frenzy seized him, lie
stopped and snatchcd the book from
the ground. 1t was an old astronomy.
She had been reading the book. for
she preferred II TO any Of her moth
ers books. aud whcl young Green
saw Il the day he was there he was
| much surprised. and promised TO take
volume ON the subject the next time
he went that way.
She thanked him. and II was the
first time she had thanked any one
since Betsy Glenn died, That was
| two weeks before. and he had not
come again as he said he would, but
she watched for him, feeling sure that
| he would keep his promise tn her. feel.
ing strangely glad when she thought
OF him She had perfect faith In him.
| Her fathers face was lurid as he
snatched the book from the ground.
His small eyes close set. were full
OF brute cruelty. the veins Of his
forehead were swollen. In his hands,
used to welding the heavy hammer,
the book was a toy; his fingers
closed over II. and In an instant II
lay In shreds at her feet.
| For moment she did not cumprc.
hend what had been done; she looked
from the book to him and back again.
Then she arose; her face was white.
and her eyes flashed. She looked at
him, and he covered before her. She
was tall ard stately: he had never be.
fore appreciated her dignity. Now he
appreciated II to the full. The book
was the dearest thing In the world to
her: he could have wounded her In
no other way.
| Mechanically he gatherel mp the
scattered fragments and as she held
out her hand for them he gave them
TO her without a word, without even
glancing at her. For the time she
was more than his daughter; her
eyes were on his face. and her spirit
ruled his. Then they strayed away
to the mountain top veiled in haze.
The fire died out Of her eyes; her
hands. mechanically holding the torn
leaves Of her book, fell listlessly at
her side; her shadow lay long and
dark behind her.
There was sense of mystery about
her which her father could not under.
stand; he shrank from II and from
her and passed away up the darl,
bank heavy with the shadows of the
pines that swayed In the faint breeze
and again silence fell around her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER VI.
A NelahborlY Gift.


"Et hev been so dry ! lowed mebby
ther guarding hyar dedn't mount ter
much. bein' as ye air up so high. so I
bringed ye some strawb'ries outen
our guarding. Dolores"
Thank you our garden didn't
amount to much" Dolores said,
graveiy. She looked at her neighbor
without sign of interest in her face; (;
she spoke in her usual listless man.
ncr; but under the listncssness and
apparent tarelessness was the con-
sciousness like sharp sword, that
the gift was the forerunner of some
thing to follow else than her pleasure.
She cmpticd the berries out of the
basket into n dish and stood regard.
Ing them. Mrs. Smith said afterward
she looked as though she were trying
to discover II they might be fetch.
ed" In reality the girl did not even
see them.
She was wondering vaguely what
the woman would say about the mare.
That she had come for some purpose
outside of bring. ng the fruit was
clear to her. She waited with sink.
ing heart and strained ears for what
the woman would say. She knew well
that something must follow That 1t
was In regard to the mare Of young
Green she nd not n doubt Perhaps
the suspicion In regard To the guilty
party had become fact. Perhaps
this woman had come to tell her
perhaps
ITO he continued.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
HABIT IN READING PAPERS.
Almost Every Person Has One Part
He Turns to First.

ne IuEVb W FHst.
Very old persons" said an obscrv-
or. nearly always. on unfolding their
newspaper, turn To the column of
Deaths This Is because in the first
place they are most likely to find
news of their friends there than In
the column of Marriages. ar any
other part of the paper, and because.
in the second place. they are interest
"a in dcath-thcy have it much In
thclr minds.
Young girls turn first to the soci-
ETY. news and weddings, and after that
10 the fashions. Young men OF the
healthy. upcn.air sort. turn first to the
sporting news. while boys universally
turn Ia this page first. The actor. oi
course reads the dramatic columns
and the writer the book reviews, but
neither of these departments. ! fancy
does any part of the disinterCstcd
public consult first of all
"'rhe elderly gentleman of pom
pous appearance reads the editorials
first, while his corpulent. Cheerful
wife reads the recipes on the house
hold page. Some clergymen reat
the Wills of the dead. to see wha
charities have been remembered with
bequests. There are many people VIII,
shocking accidents first. Poets, as 1
rule. will not read the Newspapers a
alp Philadelphia Record.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

her gaze wandered away to the hazy
mountain top In the distance. He
left In few minutes, deeply disap.
pointed In her, and yet strangely In.
terested and puzzled. Had he mis-.
taken her? Was she incapable Of the
thought he believed she possessed? =?
Had she nots after all, the ambition
to be more than an untaught village
girl? Did her thought end with the
blue line of the mountains and the
hamlcts scattered along their sides?
Dolores disappointed him; he
thought her SO much better than she
had proved herself, and yet under II
all there was sting in the thought
which he did not understand, student
OF character as he was
she was positively stupid he said
rcgretfully. Yet her face shows such
possibilities"
He was walking slowly down the
narrow path 20 the shop his hands
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER ".
The Mare.


II have come again." said young
Green, laughing.
He stood in the doorway OF the
shop. holding the black mare by the
bride.
Johnson had been sitting on a
bench outside OF the shop. smoking a
clay pipe. As the young man spoke
he arose and advanced toward the
mare.
Another shoe so SOON" he
Queried, shortly.
Yes" said the young man, lightly.
"IIer right shoe this time. Come,
Bess; come, my girl"
There was sudden, sullcn glow ON
Johnsons face as he took the bellows
and blew the fire into Z fierce blaze,
lie laid the iron on the fire and rails,
ed the hammer.
Young Green began tO talk. lie
spoke OF the dry weather and the hard
roads: he told the news uf the town
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Bears Steal Stock at Will.

Bears are becoming so numerous
aud such nuisance In and near the
National park that the ranchers
around Gardiner, Mont. are mp In arms
and are threatening t0 put In bill for
damages to the government.
Bears. as every one knows, are al.
most human when II comes to intel.
ligence, but the bears in the park are
far more shrewd than the average
person. They know as well as can he
that they are safe in the National
park. where all rifles but those of the
soldiers are officially sealed when a
man enters the place.
The ranch of Van Dyke a. Deever.
at the edge OF the park, has met with
heavy losses of late, and the owners
Of the pigs and the calves they have
carried away are more than Indignant.
II the government Is going to raise
bears TO eat them out of house and
home, they want To know u.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Advantages Of Early Christians.

Bishop Potter is telling story of
IA dear old lady who recently asked
him how IL was that Solomon was
allowed 10 have so many wives-not
To mention the other ladies.
He explained that the manners and
customs of Solomon's days were diff.
fcrent TO those Of the present era,
whereupon she replied earnestly, "Oh,
don't you think those early Christians
enjoyed great privileges'"--New York
Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Giant Monkey.

The biggest monkey ever exhibited
is n gorilla six feet ten inches high.
with an arm.spread OF nine feet three
inches, from the CamaroOns. West
Africa. He stands with his skeleton
beside him In the museum OF Ham
burg. The crowds at the museum
have been enormous. and the com
ments upon its marked resemblance
to the human species have been gen
aral
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

memory Of the bIaok mare and her
rider, the words were driven in duly.
as though by the strokes Of ham.
mer--even. distinct. deafening. most
terrible TO the girl In the darkness.
"Ef ever thet young feller kems
hyar agen eth be sorry day fer
hem!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Out In the swamps near Brookline,
Mass, there Is machine initiating
the call of the female mosquito. And
every mosquito which answers II is
mrcd to its death. The current that
sings this siren song Kills the pasts
II was a practical application OF the
discovery that certain musical note
raised to great number oi vibrations
second will cause the insects to
plunge directly towards the spot
whence the sound issues. Once hav.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Woman'a Field.

Every woman should think and act
for herself. and express her real opin-
ions. individuality. when combined
with tact and good manners. Is always
attractive. A woman's happy. hearty
laugh is better than medicine. and her
CHEEKY presence is as welcome as the
sunshine in n sickroom and Is as
fruitful Of Exchange.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

ing made the plunge. they run into
the electrically charged machine and
there is n dead mosquito.
The apparatus which the electrician
sets up consists of large lamp shade
hung from socket a few feet above
the pool or swamp. Attached to this
will be a pair Of ordinary magnetic
coils of about 1000 ohms resistance.
with an attuned and delicately adjust.
ed vibrator placed between the poles
of the coils.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

and OF the trial that WAS to come on
of notorious horse thief who had
been caught attempting to steal Bess.
The blacksmith listened In suilen
silence between the blows Of the ham
mer.
BY and by young Green left him
and went UP to the house for drink.
Johnson was not the only silent one
that day. His daughter listened mute.
ly 10 the young mans conversation,
N anything she was even more list
less than usual. though strange
color tinged her cheeks as he talked
He lett thu promiped book with her;
- Ma eot forGoltsn u, 10 said, hnl
ia npod oaable a. THE & Dsfore. Fos
%. : n nsI Y \! y sss9 I e ] w 49, :s.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Gentlemen at Arms.

The English bodyguard Of gentle
men.at.arms. which is the nearest
guard" TO his majesty. is limited In
numbers. and composed OF officers who
have seen active service. who are OF
certain height and under hfty years
OF age at the date Of appointment.
His majesty personally selects the ofii-
GERS who form his English guard. and
the appointment is looked upon as
great prize. The sentlemen-at arms
receive pay.
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Admitted His Guilt.

DO you not At times have soulful
yoarnings which you long to express
In words but cannot?" asked the fair
maid who had leaning toward the
sentimental,
"Yes. was up against something
like that once" admitted the youth
with the noisy tie. Il wanted to tel.
egraph home for money and didn't
have the price of Marconi.'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Athletics Are Intellectual.

The London Lancet says that ath'
lctlcs In England have developed too
much into gladitorial displays by pick
ed competitors struggling to win
prizes or to earn wages before huge
crowds Of spectators, and can hardly
be regarded as effective agents In the
development of the physical strength
and physical activity of the people,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Elements Have Common orioin.

Dr. S. NJ. Babcock, Of the chair of
agricultural chemistry of the Univer'
sity of Wisconsin for twenty-five years,
has been AT work upon experiments tn
prove that the elements all have a
common origin, and that their differ
encc In atomic weight Is due Ia n diff
ference In the amount and kind OF
energy they possess.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Slavery in Central Africa.

Ninety per cent of the inhabitants
oi Western and Central Africa are Mo
hammedans, and every man OF note In
Central Africa owns slaves, his station
In life being rated by the number OF
slaves he owns and the wives he pos
sesscs. when the girls reach the age
of thirteen, they are, as rule, we'd
dpd
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Easy Way to Get sheli6sh

Many Long Island housewife. when
she wants oysters or clans for din
ner. puts on her hat. stroils down 10
the shore that marks the boundary
of her husbands property and thew
gathers the shellfsh with her own
hands. Then, again. she frequently
takes one OF the hired help" along
to do the actual work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Ignorant Father-in-law.

Didn't they start at once on their
Wedding journey?" mo. There was
a mistake about the railway tickets" "
what sort OF IA mistake?" why, II
seems that her father didn't under
stand that the bridegroom expected
him To pay for them. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Crusade AGAINST Docking"

The New Jersey Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Is
carrying on a crusade against the
practice OF docking" horses taiis.
Several wealthy owners Of horses
have been arrested charged with hav-
ing had their horses tails docked.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

II may be true, as an expert dc.
cinres. that the devil turks In soda
fountains, but people are not 20 much
afraid OF the devil nowadays as they
used to be In the days Of Cotton
Mather.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

he does not have Defiance starch. you
may be sure he Is afraid To keep II
until his stock of 1" oz. packages are
sold. Defiance Starch is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water starch,
but contains 10 OF. to the package and
selIs for same money as l.. oZ. brands.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Who shall say that the duke of Mari.
borough Is not fitted for the post In
the diplomatic service TO which he Is
likely to be appointedg He showed his
akill IN diplomacy when he got himself
engaged to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Tesla's prediction that It will be pos.
sible to send photographs by u system
of wireless electrical transmlssions
may be regarded as one of the most
brilliant things that he has done thus
far.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

y nr, Stiles discovery of the germ
which produces laziness may be inter.
estine. but II would have been great
deal more useful to have discovered
the germ which produces the desire
for hard work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

ITS lucky I'm a dentist" chuckled
the tall student
why so?" asked the friend.
well, last night every time kissed
Clara she screamed. When the old
map came down i'told him was mere
ly trying to pull = TOOTH
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

There Is some talk In Russia now Of
expelling the Jews from that country
altogether II they don't quit complain.
INK about being oppressed. What the
Russiana like ia man who win pa.
>lentiy let himself be nayed and pre-.
tensls he lIkes II while the operation
ls u progress.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

EnglIshmen have bowed courteously
To the Americans who carried OF tho
marksmanship trophy. A former gen.
erailon once bowed very precipitately
to Yankee straight shooting.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Possibly the officials ordered the
Kcarsarge to make that rapid trip In
order that the toillng officers might
get into form again after their
sumptuous fare In Europe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

The man In London who has jus,
sold thirteen apostle spoons for the
record price OF $4,000 cannot be per.
suaded that thirteen is an unlucky
number.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Tiny DESTROYER.

In France the phynoxera. tiny in
sect with luxurious tastes. cost the
vineyard owners G132.O0o. 900 a few
years ago. that being the value Of the
royal feast they had enjoyed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
Good Ma,srchusetts Law.

Massachusetts Ia free from the re-
peated murder trial farces OF New
York There Is only one appeal pos
sible there-from the jury's verdict
strnight TO the highest court.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

An English Judge has declared that
South Dakota divorces are no good.
There are plenty OF other people, how.
ever. who will never be happy TIL they
get them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

" ffof Marinski OF New York finds
that the strains OF the bagpipes are
sure death to mosquitoes. Very likely:
but n more humane way OF killing
them should be invented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24
To Mine Coal Under Water.

Tho new mines pumping scheme
for South Staffordshire, England. is
designed TO release and render avail
able for mining 40,O0O.o0O tons OF coal
now under water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Irish women can boast Of having
twins more frequently than any other
women in the world. Twins are born
in Dublin about once In every dfty.two
births. as against a general world av-
erage OF one In eighty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Angus Mcfarland. an aged resident
of Maiden. a small town near Lewis.
ton. Mont. wants to sell his life to
science for the sum of 500.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

The public men who complain
about cartoons Of themselves may
some day be subjected to the awful
condition OF not having their pictures
In the papers al all.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

A New York paper reports the
catching Of mackerel weighing l0S
pounds. A decimal mark must have
been dropped out Of the original
item.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

A onerarmcd convict has escaped
(1oou TIE l4ea,enworth penItentiary
ccnllnE ! twenis.five-foot wall II
r(1npte that this enserprisinE per
>ic< have two arms or he
r taken the prison with him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-09-24

Grand Duke Vladimir. the czar's
uncle. declares that the Russian Jews
are happy. Glad they are still alive
perhaps.