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Curtis ON Jopa
2ifrr Statcu apSt, men iInSer Sril
uco 6~uucuitnSrn les Ruines.
Saar ieln 2frub.

Zen betienSte aorreiporSerrt B4-
liam &. Curtis par ! 9es Rotnes
ur0er RcpltbIifntsrres Stdtsforoert-
tton, o. i lit greo Serom 9riber BAN
AuIeouper ri al ifrtoe ON StrteIt
Soma o. 0ens SooeOitaO. @per Gcs
0hpires Itfer han fife, forot oen ipnes
at mauaIe Soretogioutbeo % life eu-
qa1W fIn boISe SmtSs o. uretIigteh
ira fig; men han er begetitret ouer
Eoma ol iirSer. at set itbtager en-
boi 8arm,
Roma" Tiger Fan. "ftaar I Tcre
SeriernSrr ircrit bldnit llrtms,ts
40 Stater. 9rtS &usSpr bGr en-
@rrot Al $27741O..4 O4. boiTtet er
$65,OOO.0OO mere END rogen anSer
Stat ton opoiic. Rap gort er go. 2.
"iSoDa Hlr 1.044,570 Seite, fror-
cf bper enfet gietrpntirrttIig o9rS-
fTtteS iii 500. Get bItoer / oct belle
6 976O.O61. Ger er Herc SeTte I
5rroS; men Sercs GGrbI or pr1 I1tgt
nor life ion tor.
"215otpu ituor heicre erS ale arSre
Strter iom Wdi$itat. GUfirgelt huc-
Se tfior en- @GrS cf $365.OOO.O 900
- en- RilIior FOR beer Tug / a1rcr.
",Iorpu bor Sobbet ian mdrrge Sotr
iom hoilferiombeIit orSct Stt Z
llttorctt. antdllet beIsber itg bill L.
43S,656, % Srr gismrmiritIiqe @pr-
81 er SS.97. SrtaIcRroten aftaa
6 6,724736.
Soma itnar soerit at alIe elmer I
FierfrP. Ser er | Sotpo oper 90
Qfiuiorer Ssrts. iorr aariiG Ipgge-
oUcr 1900 0tiatoner 9Gg og irrSbrtp-
ger beltoe0 ~ 0ttIioncr Dollars.
= EiIotrtrtr8 of Smsr isonr
Soma nm tiIbage for 9Sep Dorf, Sn
set bar t.39O,912 ReEfetisr. @pr-
Sen al Sisfe or giennewritIig $50.
% SotoIiumnefr biber aItiau SAL
769,Os7.
Soma fo6rtfrrer Here SorSbrias-
reGitrber et6 rogert mroer Gtut.
Totpa or her $t3, 100000 iontS for
9tabGitnten Slltrois. Reiu gort cr
gto, 2, PemrinlUnria go. 3. q De
itoite ire Hur bar Sonia sget 8rroter
al line 6arRnditiner me5 $4,000
600 - set er 3 WtiliotRr mere. erS
ri gdo for belle 2UriiurrG erritpriei.
"iSabrifSrifrut bar itreSet ruitr
rem / Soma / De itSite 10 aar. Der
err MI tl,Si9 Nabrtfer / Stater. og
0Trbieu Of bercs 4roMtftipn / Iur-
rige Nor bel& iiN iii 1854
&otua bar al auIe6rtrg iii at bIipe
et Eabrititnt. Set oar uutbtsnunc.
ltEe IOrruao At altI, % BETS Serrbu-
ner. iom Tor 5iScn bar ct 2qrgoe ar
$500 YHl. icrer iii Oe bcSfte Rurte.
Der / GERBER"
Rr. Curtis firSrr. at 1uSerpurt,
TubuQue, burlington. acosltt, I1tcr-
loo o. lH6rc 0mr / Soma islgcr
MED Il0eM % ot fun SooeSitaSer
les Ei0ine5 itIrr tiL5aFe. SfSit.
nG2ntc &p3 Avicr brotcitercr oca qua
Set oucrfraftilitt moo set SfuSs-
uuul, tcr 3iotr Rucn. o. flyer. AZ
huT OcN lime SfrtOcr:cr run bar gnSt.
liort. at BAN trr03 i'm 5000 itorc
con II "RecorS. 5es1lS" life CT arSet
cro n alninoeIi9 GIitn,S ounaITt
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
CHICAGO porer.

3iGIge en- rtmeIiJ 9eregnira al Sc
RPnS, iom bar iamIet RatcrioIe iii
en- Sim Dircctorn for 1903. 5lr Gbi.
easo MI 2231 900 SnS5pIgep. Zen
rne gitp Girectorp uSsisr 21SO 81
Ser. os oca hper SiSe er Ser gicrrem.
iritlig 800 Rapne. 5eraf ices. al Ser
/ gpen er 654,000 Nerfoner. iom
sriUer en- eller arrSer Sorrstnins sler
CT ScoeSet for en- 5nmilie. en- Gam
meriisning meS 1902 piier. at Ser M
rr $500 flere Rapne enc for ct aar
iiSen.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
Slide b%ei1aelaete.

Zen dmerifdnlfe 8ciart | 8elp5lte.
Ia, ". ". HuSIeIl, bar m~n0crrettet
Observation-Disclosures / @uihinGtolt
on, at 3 amerifanifc Sfibe tilbsrer.
Sc Srinoco 9anpittbSieIifob, er be-
iIoglagte. TO al Erpivoelrt GnitroS
GrrbeSSmPro / Sdn 8crnmrSo og ire
al Reodutioniiter / golinur. IRA.
riremintiter Roobp gao Serior i Ot$.
SdBS aarorban0er Bancroft" Sr6re
I'll at goo ira Son Si,ar paa gcrto
Ric iii e rdonte Sdon ooa anitc.
al Gere3uclu og BERT 0c bcTGoqIngtc
Sttbe, ont set erto it,dSe ife mro
WoGt.
Der er otter Sprer I 8ercsueTo. oQ
Triuraertrrne hol6er EoItoar. Prr.
itOcrt Gnitro iertote / iorrtge llae ont.
frtI4 5000 Mant0 Seraen Tor at
taae @pcr o. urScrtruffc Sprera
NnIurgcntcrne IeSeS al Sen. RoIun0O
on fol m6gisre 1000 Wur0. 9aus
DC ErriiSctrt Goitro oQ Gen. RoIar.
70 bar 8eboo FOR Sfibe; men bour
ihlIbc Sc toac 6en no? Get anteri.
tnnite Griroco.S eIifub bar aooe eli.
be. % sen enc tunfte, at bon uilhe
fomme Sen orSen / if~ortisbct oco al
bciIlHG9ac iuu mur,gc al Sem Tom
multi, Nen llrdc Snn beIrnttcr
lime Porqcre, % Gan Tiger iii bcQlc:
Clip Ioget!"
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14

isateS al ct ShJbrub ON aftenen ben
SSe SuIi. aarsg,soer IeN meget. %
9pnet giorSe lere lllpffcr. Sdbniou
Gointp bar ltoeirets Centrum. )
9~a9rbeoen Of @heeIing u~SooifeoeS
Here biutbreoe Soo a. RTItpnrfee.
Sarerrs Spor. On GeI At 8pen @po.
ming idttes uutSer gar6. og mango
al Srobpggerle madtte fIngte fro fine
gp4iger. Ranae Ssrie to8 Staoe;
men irttet 2to gif tabt.
ct noIoiont TorSeroeir etf coer
0ltblaire ON Gftenet Ser se. 2nnet
hog neo / TO Sure COS 3eieriit 0ido.
las BmlIp cs orGbte fIere $efte %
8ieer.
en- SogIitorm biernis8te SEN 9Se
@tite Rod / SpS 9afota o. neobIp.
tie SirotnsIIer % Sforitcne.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14

er ogiaa nleset e~fteripurgt % Rrilei
er ira 81 til So bsiere. 8irf CT
liee6on itilet. @fteripsrgielen &c
Irplig, % Briien er 50 hsiere eub for
ct aor itoer. 0fsrf aIf er Der lioet
al, og oen BIZ fanSIpnltgois life fom'
me iii at ipiIle nogen &oue mere. gsg
er iti1et Tom Son % 9irf, cg SEN er
iaa efterip1rgt, at 8riien bar itcgeE
meo . q 3 Collars.
s Get bele er Sfcoior6oIoene /
Widigon meaet qltnitiae. Ger en- en-
RigSom al peroifuIo 9soIfop.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
u~behaeeliee minoer.

Sopor6 County | Tisiouri boI0t /
oen sobe gamIe 5tb flere SIaper END
noset anoet go1lntn l stoten, og on
ct omreieroe "Sbop" selIfdb fom
otS / forrise llse pg forepiite Uncle
Som's Cabin, oafte Set ubeoogeLioe
Rinber. Gen Soc IliIi giorbe Som,
or0 Gountp Court fort 8roces neb at
faitIrtte, at GirfltIer ca "S1otp8" ifal
betoIe en- Sfnt al 5000 ON 0ngen.
Gette blen en- Tor tlirQ 9proe Tor llnde
Som's Cabin SGifub, og Oct moattc
fortrGffe.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14

aao Scnr Ell hei Gang. De bar i'm.
portcret hoIlonSite % beIgjfe 2Grrc
% bar Of Dem IGrt 8liuiter. 5 1890
irb6ragte 0iamIrtiIi5rina / bette
2oro life iltIat 100000; men aae.
reoe / 1900 bar Torineitrn iteact III
100000, "a / set ms iorIsbre
Hegrifab&aar par sen bstpoci,g itSrre.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
en- protef.
ssSlige 8iseoniin 9ntber SpGcsc
Glnb taler Sinlanos gag.
0il 0ustano bore?

Ct tort MsSe al 9orgere BET ipo'
liae 8isconIin bolotes BEN 4oe Suit
un6er 9eSelie al 2utbcr College GLIB
poa set gamle gEbion IcaOenrps
@r1nb, % poa 6oriIng al 8agens Ia
Ter, Oscar 81. Sorriion, peStoges fe('
eenoe Reiolutiou:
rs ariiten0omnens % Gtpiliiatio'
rrers Ropn proteIterer ri bsiti6eltg
MOB 6en ruSiiifc aetiers oa Regie'
rings SpbGoelie al set finIfe Soils
9amTe Sriteoer % &ettig9e6er, iom
gorantereOes at RuslonS beo Ben
Sraftat, boproeO oct erboeroeSe 6tr'
lonb, % iom ligeleoeS err garantereSe
oeS BEN &~roning8eb, Tom en6uer rus
fiif aefier bar oflagt iiOcn 1909.
"8i fin6er, at Sen rusitife Sellers
og bans &egieringS SptrpSen / Sim
Ianb er en- mere ifiebneipan9er og
bibtrPffenoe 9rsSe ems ieloe Wpr6es
rierre / aiJbeneo og inbebrrcr en
Sr,riel MOB 8erSenS Sri6eo, % ri op.
forSrer bore Webborgere ale 8e9ne
til at inbafpe en- ligrerbe Iroteit.
"Si beiIlltter, at bette We0eS Sor.
mani ronppner en- &omtte, Tom fan
foreIpgae benne Sag for BET an1eri.
fnnife Soft.
"gi ienber bar SiIIen meb 9epioneIie
al Snmpatbi til 6en 3omitc, iom bar
Sp0rog at fretrbere en- Yroteit moo
Wproerierne / Giibenep."
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
Oanif REGATTA.

Sra aisberfupn teIe1rricreS Sen
lite Suli: Store BorbereoeIier er
aiort ior SEN forgelige oorffe Dadt'
fllb& Regatto. Ser tnacr i'm 9egpn.
belle i Iorgen. Ga SeiIcre cr mo
meIOt. 6oruSen De ifonoin1oiife Gam
De, oil ogiao Grgian5, 3piflono oa
anterifa bli repreienteret. Set iiSite
2oro reprrisnteres Dog fin al e.,
Seller, &obert 8oeIets "Span".
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
5ieeler.G rpeottionen.

Sra goros t~eIegrafcveS Sen 1Ooe
SllIi. at 3iegIers RorbYoIaiftb "Ime.
RIGA" otter er aufominct BERTH, efter
at baoe pGret / IrfatucI ca taget ON.
boro enbeI itbiriife Si1nSe % Bonpcr.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14
Derard-ggska
NaAaf&
usfsmmer xisssas % ssssss Rsssss.
assrtniensniss

uuaa i~nsisvess 'sneH h,sr Nanoas % zursoaa Nns
str. GpertisIemeufrr i~nstaass iffs ! to paa . saxbeu
'asezss Razsrs msamiaere bet uctr7ffata frtsrb
lsa pvis ct aSsrttsfsusat, Der fsra ismnr tab
ItrsosssnuHerst (. qr.. ~'srlduscs iusrrffst 3 oasss
III Get isntur tust S itrssassuunsTe. SrsSe. Der tube
asIseI a5crttsisssu;I, Isa BET hefn nsh, bsr n11rs
lee a5srttsisnsut I bet nesrt SiSruf pas aSr
~polEiea.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-14

RsOetS Sormaro bar GuItor u.
greOeien, JONI iooleSes bIeo bempnbi.
get til at uOfoare MeSIemmer al be,
r1el6te aomite; 0isies Iapne bill ie.
mere blioe offentligsiort. aboofat
Sorriion err 5ormanb pda &omiteen.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24

Jane grew from day to day. until the
neighbors talked about it. Wherever
Jennie went Dorothy Jane was with
her.
Bright Eyes, on the other hand, had
hard time of il. When she arrived at
the house she found that there were
many other presents costlier than her
self. and. moreover, little old rubber
doll was the favorite Of her mistress.
All her visions Of coming out into
fashionable society faded away before
a week had passed. She never went
out of doors. but lay tucked away in
a closet. One day Jip, little fox
terrier, mistook her for something else.
Before he was through tie bloom was
gone from her cheeks and her hair
and one arm were chewcd off. SO the
next day Bright Eyes was just look
ing over the top Of the ASH barrel in
the basement areaway when Jennie
Reed. with Dorothy Jane in her arms,
rang the basement bell. She had come
to get the washing. Bright Eyes rec
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
BRIGHT. .EIYYEE3S:AND. f re TIT JANE
CHRIST CCHEIRIISIErrfAS'SToRSY:oF.TWo::DoLLsG

Il am going to little Jennie Reed.
whose mother does washing for liv-
ing. l am so anxious to see her, be-
cause her mother. when she bought me.
told the clerk that Jennie had not been
very we'll since ler papa died, and
she hoped that l would cheer her up on
Christmas Day. If Jennie is like her
mothep am going to love ber."
Bright Eyes was laughing by this
time. and interrupted to say. You
must be missionary rag baby then.
How funny"
That's what l am" cried Dorothy.
"and unless Jennie expects too much
of a rag baby. l believe that will
make her happy. Do you think that
the little girl where you are going will
love you:"
Bright Eyes moyed uneasily in the
box and was slow 50 answer. Finally
she said: Il don't know whether she
will love ne or not. l don't care. l
am pretty and they will show me to
everybody. 1 like the idea Of moving
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
in high society. and won't worry about
their loving me-"

in high society, and won't worry about
their loving me-"
Dorothy Jane knew nothing about
society, and did not fully understand
Bright Eyes idea Of life. All she
could think about was Jennie Reed,
and whether or not they would be
happy together. Get that big French
doll out, Bill" said the driverd to his
assistant, as the wagon suddenly
stopped. 1t startled Dorothy Jane, as
she had about made up her mind to tel
Bright Eyes that she had missed ell
tirely the object Of life when she made
love secondary. All she had time to
say. as she put an unshapely rag hand
in one Of Bright Eyes. was. Make
that little girl love you" But Bright
EYES tossed her head scornfully as Bill
ran with her up the brownstone steps.
IF you ever get up into high society
call on me-" were her parting words.
Bill complained bitterly to the driver
about being overworked after he had
handed Dorothy Jane over to Mrs.
Reed. on the fifth floor Of the East Side
tenement house. Mrs. Reed took the
rag baby and quietly sat her in the
fireplace. facing Jennie's little bed.
When MrA. Reed had kissed the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
] PALMETTO GLEAE|NGS. /
q rlinor Events Of the Week In q Il
3 Brief Form. 3
Z. - yc1cES, SEEx
.E;S Observation-Disclosures
The DiSpenSary.

The figures from the report o:
Chairman L. J. Williams, Of the board
Of directors of the State dispensary
for the fiscal year 1903. show that the
business done amounted to the enor-
nous sum of s2,S17,992.77 Follow
ing are comparative figures: 1903
gross sales s2,S1799S.77; 1902 gross
figures S2,406,621. The net profits to
towns and counties for 1903 was $512,-
21G.35, and the net profits for the
school fund for 1903 was $126,266. In
crease Of net profits in 1903 over in
crease 1902 is S71,514.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24

traditions. In Sweden the little peo-
pie are known as gnomes, and are
weird. misShapen little men, commonly
seen as miners with pick and other
utensils for delying into the earth S
fastnesses. These gnomes are benev-
olent or malicious, according to condi-
tons apparently, and bewitch or en-
rich as fancy. or a sort of fairy justice,
prompts. They are supposed to Ge
guardians OF mineral treasureS--G"id'
silver ard precious stones. Unlike
the lite men, the gnomideS or lady
fairies" are beautiful little creatures.
In fact. the gnomes seem to like femi-
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as mapy as 10000 to 1900 tons, lam

as many as 10000 to 1900 tons, Ian
terms and flags. Perched on the top
Of the tree, just under the glass roof
is an artistic statue Of Father Christ
mas, dressed in an appropriate cloak,
and carrying two Union Jack flags.
Up to two years ago the Christmas
trees. which have formed one Of the
prominent features during Christmas
week at the Palace, were presented to
the company by the Archbishop of
Canterbury. 1t has been the custom
of the Crystal Palace authorities to
distribute the toys with which the
trees are decorated to hospitals and
to the poor children Of the neighbor-
hood.
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News Items.

A company Of United States marine.
landed at Colon, Colombia, and pro-
ceeded inland.
The Russian reply to Japan was COM
municated by the latter power to the
British Government and is regarded as
a distinct. step toward peace.
Emperor William, in receiving Off
GERS of the Reichstag, advised strict at
tention to oversee politics.
President Loubet, Of France, VIII
visit Italy from April to II.
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nine beauty, and there are hair-rais-
ing. shudder-provoking tales about the
theft of this AMI that little girl to De
made a queen of the cnome woriu.
Also, however, there are the usual
moral stories OF the good little girls
who were rewarded by these tiny min
ing engineers.
The red or gray or even elfn green
of their long garments and their belts
and buckles seem to make them al
most natural attendants upon Santa
Claus or st. Nicholas, name him as
YOU will.-Commercial Advertiser.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24

SfNrS[S.S(NH& 1klNIll l. A 1-hN ALANA A'OAN'Ns
Nm Xxx Jane met for the first time
q y E on Christmas Eve. They
were being hurried over
Exxx8x the city streets in a deliv-
cry wagon, and their init
mate association with each other in
q big wicker basket naturally led to
conversation. They were dolls-Doro-
thy Jane big rag baby. homely and
poorly dressed; Bright Eyes a finely
clothed young lady, whose bright tints
of cheek and hair were the work OF
French artists. Dorothy Jane was go
Ing to meet a little mother" in an East
Side tenement house on the morrow,
and Bright Eyes was on her way to the
big brownstone house on the West
Side, there to open and close her eyes
and say Mamma" to the only daughter
of a rich merchant.
Bright Eyes did not deign TO notice
roor Dorothy when she remarked that
the noisy animals in the Noah's ark
at the other end Of the box, were worse
than those in the Zoo, and rather rude
" crowded the poor little rag baby in
the corner as she turned away in Gis-
gust. At the next corner the driver
removed the ark. with its noisy AMI
mails, and there was more room in the
basket. Dorothy lifted her head ard
put her painted face close TO the ea: OF
Bright Eyes and whispered: You are
prettier than l am. l know; but can't
we be friends, anyway? never talked
to a foreigner befo>e. We had some
dolls from China in our department
several weeks ago, but / couldn't un-
derstand what they said. How do
you shut your eyes that way when you
lie down? How nice it is" Bright
Eyes sat up and looked at the fat
little painted face of Dorothy Jane
with evident amusement.
"You don't pretend to call yourself
a Christmas present. hope? she said.
"You must have been put together In
the dark. 1 don't see what pleasure
you can find in existence"
Il believe that am happier than you
re tonight" said Dorothy Jane. but
her lip quivered.
'Why?" asked Bright Eyes. Don't
you know that am going to live in one
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A Toll Christmas Tree.
It. Towers Sixty Feet and Contains
10000 Toys.

Probably the largest Christmas tree
to be seen in London nowadays, says
Golden Penny, is that which is erected
annually at the Crystal Palace. Our
photograph conveys a very good idea
of this interesting monster. The one
seen in the photograph is sixty feet
high. After the tree is securely lashed
into an upright position three or four
days are occupied in trimming it with
numerous toss. 1t is estimated that
some Of the bigger trees have carried
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
Christmas Gnorres

While every country has ~ store OF
little NEUROLOGICAL pcrsonaGcs, faTles'
pixies. Pucks and other eldritch spir-
its. Sweden. which somehow seems as
nuch Hans AuGcrSen's country as
Denmark. is peculiarly rich in such
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24

sleeping child and tiptoed out Of the
room, Dorothy looked around for other
Christmas arrivals At first she saw
no one else, and began to feel the re-
sronsibility which had been thrust
upon her of being little Jennie's whole
Christmas. Finally. however she
sDiod little pink candy dog, and he
told her that he, too. was there for
Jennie.
The next morning Mrs. Reed peeDed
into the room in time to see Jennie
jump around in an ecstacy of joy. with
Dorothy Jane clasped close to her
breast and the pink candy dog in her
hand
The affection of the child for Dorothy
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" RIGHT EYES and Dorothy
x Jane met for the first time
& on Christmas Eve. They
y were being hurried over
Z the city streets in a deliy-
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ognized Dorothy at once and called out
with all her former haughtiness
crushed and broken: "Oh. you dear
old rag baby; you We're right after ALL
Then Jennie went away, and the dolls
never met again.--New York Mail and
Express.
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Dress Made of Dogs Fur.

Mrs. Harry Willoushby Of St
Johnsbury, VT. has unique piece Of
cloth, from which she Is soon to make
a dress. The material consists of q
two years clip of the hair of her pet
dog, a white and brown spaniel. The
hair was cleaned, prepared and woven
at the mill. 1t was colored brown and
makes a handsome piece Of clotn.
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of the finest houses in the city, and be
shown to members Of the 400""
What do you mean by the 400: !"
lueried Dorothy Jane.
"You poor, neglected, uneduSated lit
tie thing" said Bright Eyes. ''rell ne.
where are you going. any wayT
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-07-30
The Two Captains
by w. CLARK RUSSELL.
coDydah. byP p. Copyright 1897 by podd Mead & Co
iBy W. CLARK RUSSELL.

up you get" said Madison, hoist
ing her on to her legs. "You must,
and If you don't and at once, l know
where that knife's kept which"
On this, with a flingirg carriage
and awful air Of distress, the unhap'
by woman moved down the staircase
in CHASTITY silence, Pope and the sea-
men following closely. She opened
the door Of room that might have
been the parlor, and pointing to a
great cupboard that stood out from
the wall like that article or furniture
they call wardrobe, she said in a
whisper, You'll find 1t there" and In
stantly sank speeches. upon the floor
in kind Of fit.
Pope rushed to the cupboard. 1t
was locked, Of course; they pried the
door open in a minuate, and there on
three shelves, was arranged a guam
kty of handsome, massive plate,
mostly of old pattern. They found
tableclothes and quilts and very rap
idly they made up the plate into three
weighty loads, none, however, too
heavy for stout fellow to carry with
ease, and Pope took care not to leave
a mustard-spoon behind him.
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row path Of gravel; so that their
footballs were as cats.
A bar was thrust into the keyhole,
all three stormed and sweated, and
Immediately, amid great noise OF the
rendlng of bolts and the splintering
OF wood, the door few open. There
was no light in the night to flow In
through the doorway, and the passage
was In pitch darkness. Pope, though
not a professional burglar, had pro
vided for this. He pulled out OF his
pocket a little engine whose invention
belonged to that age. 1t consisted OF
a trigger and a flint, and when the
trigger leaped q clear fame sprang.
At this fame the Captain lighted a
piece of candle.
He then sprang up a narrow stair
case. Pope could not err In deciding
which of the two doors that stood be-
fore him belonged to his aunts room;
he entered, and by his ca"dlelight saw
the figure Of the poor old lady
stretched In a At upon her back on
the floor. Alas, poor old Miss Horn
byl her seyenty-one years could not
support the shock Of burglary, and
she lay as dead in a swoon In her
nightgown and nightcap.
Pope dragged down the window
blind and. lighted candle In a stick,
then, casting a glance at the lean
high perched nose that shot out be-
twixt the closed eyes and the disor-
dered frills Of the nightcap. he seized
the candlestlck and ran to the door.
Voices were to be heard upstairs.
Now come you down quietly and
we won't hurt you. Put on a putt
coat and bear a hand"
Bring her down." roared Pope.
He held high his candlestick and
there descended a narrow, wooden I'M
carpeted staircase the shape Of fe-
male in a flannel pettlcoat, the rest OF
her apparel being that OF the bed.
She was a middle-aged female, and
was indeed the only servant Miss
Horribly kept, or perhaps could AFFORD
10 keep. She was Of dreadful white
ness and har eyes shone like fire.
I'VE don't want your life," ratified
out Captain Pope, speaking behind
his mask. where does your mis-.
tress keep her plate? Take US to IT,"
~he wretched woman fell upon her
knees.
"oh, don't ask mel" she shrieked.
Must II" abe yelped Historically.