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and the other in the flowing, artistic
style of the lieutenant. Which should
she accept? She determined to wait
On events and see where fate led. Fate
seemed very undecided at that point
of the affair.
No word passed between the captain
and the lieutenant regarding the in
vitation to Miss Landers, nor was there
any discussion regarding the manner
by which she was to get to the cele-
bration. However, it was the inten-
ton of each to be her personal escort.
But the lieutenant reckoned without a
knowledge of the intensity of the cap
tain's nature; for when he asked for
leave to go outside the post, the re-
ment, Refused" That meant that he
must stay at the fort or be subject to
a period in the guard house
The captain chuckled and patiently
rubbed the brass fittings of his big red
automobile. He looked forward with
much pleasure to the coming ten-mile
trip across the smooth prairie roads in
TIE tLlSp NIuItl tNtHllS. anu lie SIIllIGu
as he thought of the discounted lieu
tenant, compelled to remain at the fort.
At dusk the devil wagon" careened
out of the high-walled parade ground
and swept down the slope to the bot
tom lands that led away up the Smoky
Hill to the Circle Bar ranch, where
Miss Landers was waiting for her es-
cort-wondering all the time which OF
the twain would first appear. The
captain. well bundled against the pierre
ing cold, did not look to the south or
he would have seen a rider on horse
back making almost as good time az
he, but keeping in the lee OF the bluffs
and so out of sight of the casual trav-
eler on the main road. This rider was
dressed in cowboy garments, his wide
brimmed hat was tapping in the wind
and his fringed coat caught the steam
of his horses breath, which CONCEALED
into snow-like foam. He took the
short cut up Wild Horse canyon,
around the head of Oak ranch and
saved a mile where a timber claim
caused a wide turf in the roadway.
But the sturdy automobile fairly ate
I'D the road, swinging down the slopes
like mad and hating neither for the
hills nor culverts. Then, just as the
Circle Bar was in sight, its twinkling
lights telling of the presence of a wait
ing passenger, there came a sudden
"hiss!" and the captain was awakened
from his dream by a quick turn into
the grass alongside the highway and
a short, uncompromising stop. Moth
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his machine 4or miles at a velocity
that would have landed him in jail
in any city in the land.
The captain liked swiftness. That
was why he bought the automobile.
He ran it to the limit of it's speed
whenever he rode. So in love with 1t
was he that beyond the dreary monot-
onous daily routine, he gave little at
tention to the doings of the fort. He
had forgotten the annual club dance
and was for days laval of the COM
ing Christmas Eve celebration. He
was cours1ng up toward Wild Horse
canyon when the arrangements were
made.
On that very afternoon as he round
plump toward a lady riding almost as
swiftly as he, but mounted on a hand
some brown Kentucky saddler. Her
horse yeered far to the right, but she
sat him like a princess and showed no
sign Of fear.
BEG your pardon" exclaimed the
captain, hating his machine and lift
ing LIS IdllSu6 Cdp. OAC CdHlC uSdlcI
and then he knew her-Lieut. Burton
had brought her to the dance-she was
a daughter of a wealthy rancher.
Miss Landers smiled and came as
near as her restless horse would con
SEM to approach. Hero never saw
an auto before" she explained; then
rode on with another irradiating
smile.
The following week the red automo-
bile was at Miss Landers' door and
she went riding over the level plains
with the captain. He was radiant in
his happiness and was certain that he
had, with his advantage of equipment
and rank, outwitted his rival. But
the happiness was short-lived; for,
riding up by the haunted house on the
crest of the divide a few days later,
he saw two figures on horseback, one
of whom was plainly Burton and the
other evidently Miss Landers. After
that the contest became unfriendly,
and it was war to the knife between
the rivals.
So went the varying favors until the
approach of the holidays. The fort, as
q break in the dullness of winter, pro-
posed to have a grand Christmas cele-
bration in the great mess hall, to
which would be invited all the mem
bers of the troops at the station. M
captain and the lieutenant were, OF
course, foremost in the arrangements,
and to them was left the duty OF Is
suing invitations for those outside the
post. Ranchmen and their families,
merchants from the neighboring town,
well-to-do farmers and indeed every
available resident who might contrib
ute to the pleasure of the occasion
were hidden.
To Miss Landert came two invita-
tons, one addressed in the grabbed
back-hand chirography of the captain
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k No Chances.

A little girl who lives out in Lake
wood went to visit her aunty the othts
day, and when she couldn't think 81
anything else to say, she asked: Say.
aunty, has Alvira written to Sant1
Claus yet?" YES" her aunty replied;
she sent her letter away nearly q
week ago. Have you written to tell
Santa Claus what you would like for
Christmas?" NO." the little girl
said; I'm afraid he won't be ready
to take orders till after Thanksgiving
and I don't want him to put my lets
ter in his pocket and forget it,
Cleveland Leader.
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A VICTIM OF LA GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A.. 8. Marsh, 100 w.
10th ST., Los Angeles, Cal, President
Woman's Benevolent Assn, writes
al suffered with ia grippe for
weeks, and nothing Icouid do Orfake
helped me until I tried Peruna.
81 felt at once that / had at last
secured the right medicine and | kept
steadily improving. Within three weeks
| was fully restored, and l am glad that
l gave that truly great remedy a trial.
l will never be without it again"
In a letter dated August 81, 1904, Mrs.
Marsh says: 81 have never yet heard
the efficacy of Peruna questioned. We
still use it. I travelled through Ken
lucky and Tennessee three years ago.
where / found Peruna doing its good
work. Much of it is being used here
also .'-Henrietta A. S. Marsh.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Ask your Druggist for a free Peruna
Almanac for 1905.
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Knew Something About Boys.

Have you decided what you will
give Tommy for Christmas?"
Eyes. I have been making some.
thing of a study of him and l think
/ have discovered what will please hiM
most"
WHAT"
"a great big piece of sheet iron"
Heavens! What can he do with
that?"
Make more noise than is possible
with anything else."-Chicago Evening
Post.
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GOWN lne center OF the mess NALL, ne
stately form held proudly erect ant
her eyes shining with a new light
Before the captain she curtsied witt
old-fashioned ceremony. The whole
company waited to hear her words.
1T used to be the CUSTOM" she be
gan, 'for the king to grant on Christ
mas eve a favor to his subjects
have one to ask"
Your pleasure, Miss Landers,'
laughed the captain. He was feeling
very good-natured just now.
:The release of Lieut.. Burton-ant
his presence here" came the quick re
ply.
There was nothing for it but ODE
dience, and the captain gave the signal
In a moment there came an orderly
with a young man in cowboy suit
Lieut.. Burton-and the crowd cheered
as he bowed low to them all.
"But-but-" began the captain
wonderingly, "are you-are YOU"
Yes" interrupted Miss Landers
you brought him here yourself, and We
thank you so much. 1t was very kind
Lieut.. Burton bowed low again anC
then took Miss Landers' hand. Il, tOo
thank you," he added; then in a loN
tone, the words being audible only tt
the captain: Don't fuss so long or
the way with your auto next tines
horse is swifter. And, say" in almost
a whisper, come to our wedding, wiz
you-it's the last Of January"
The orchestra began a waltz; tbs
lieutenant went whirling away on the
floor amid the maze of white dresses
and uniforms; the huge clock in the
fort tower struck 12-it was Christmal
morning!
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A Harbinrer.

Mrs. Motherhas-See what a beau
tiful Christmas present mother has
sent you, Henry!
Henry (sourly)-I suppose it means
she is coming to stay about q month
Brooklyn Life.
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RANDOM YARNLETs.

Sir Arthur Sullivan once wanted to
direct Alexander Mackenzie to a house
Of which he knew the approximate To-
cation, but had forgotten the number.
He said the foot-scraper In front OF
the door was In E fiat. Sir Alexander
kicked several scrapers until he heard
the note.
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A Christmas Favor
BY Charles M. Harger.

wv YHEN the captain brought to
M the fort a vicious looking red
automobile, there was much
interest among the members of his
command.
Wonder if he expects to use it in
drill? ?" suggested Adjt. Quilting.
We might hitch a gun on behind
and save one team" added the quar-
termaster. He can sure make time
over the prairie roads"
The captain did make time. During
the long autumn. when the plain was
dry and the roads smooth, he sped on
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He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford.
He had come from Germany and vas re-
ceiving his first lessons In rowing.
Back water" said the coach. The Ger
man did not understand. The coach ex-
planned that it means to use his oar
lin the opposite way" and the Rhodes
man followed instructions to the letter,
as nearly as he understood. He lifted
his oar from the rowlock and put the
handle into the water.
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Among the many applicants for the
part the late Dan Leno was to have
played in the Christmas pantomime at
the Drury Lane theater was a 14-year-
old boy, who came in haste, hoping the
job wasn't gone" The manager liked
his ~impudence, and so finally engaged
him to p%ersonate q lizard in the piece.
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A worthy dame of Dundee, Scotland,
in order to keep down her gas account.
was in the habit of blowing down the
pipes, thus reversing the hands of the
registering dial of the meter. All went
we'll until a new inspector came. After
examining the meter, he ciphered long
and earnestly. At length the old lady
~anxiously exclaimed: Am no tae haze a
big accoont this time, am II" No,
men," said the inspector, it's the other
way ABBOTT. The company's OWN you
tuppence. You have surely ben blaw-
ing vera hard this time"
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A well-known New York clergyman
recently about the evils OF cigarette
smoking. To bring out his point. he
asked what the youngsters would think
If they should meet al angel wandering
along the street with 4 cigarette in
his mouth. One Of the gathering thought
a moment. and then asked the minister
what he would think II he met an angel
in a frock coat, with patent leather
shoes and an umbrella.
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name. but the partition is so thorough
ly impervious to sound that he was
not heard, although ucaly's tall desk
is directly upon the other side Of 1t.
I'll go out and get him." said Carl,
'or you tell him when you go out
Bunn,"- he added to the old cashier
who ut that moment opened my door
Tel Donald that we want to see
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MS Ierr nand upon the wall. "He put
IL.

MS IeTr nand upon the wall. ''He put
II there"
We all ran forward and examined
the paneled wall, which seemed to be
perfectly solid. but Reedy sounded it
in the place indicated by Donald and
declared that it was suspiciously hol-
low. After perhaps ten minutes work.
which showed him to be very expert
in such matters, the detective found a
spring controlling panel which open
ed outward. revealing n recess contain.
ing the dust Of many old papers and
some parchments well enough preserv.
ed. There was also the right hand Of
a man long dead. and the bony fingers
still clasped that deed of trdnsfar
which Norman Westcott had bought Of
Ezra Walmsley, the miser.
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F!uttcr>Budoet,

Fiutter-budget flies 26out through the
parlor to the h0us back and forth and
in and out. bounding like n rubber bali.
chasing both her kittens round papa's
chair while papa smokes. making kitty
leap and bound to evade her clever
strokes
flutter-budget doesn't care whether kitty
likes the play: papa, reading in the
chair, Is invited to go way IL he
doesn't like the fun she is having
with the kits; he is told she'll soon be
done: just be patient where he sits.
Fapa takes the little girl with the kittens
in her arm, gives her such n sudden
whirl Flutter cries out I'm alarm finds
herself outside the door, where she
and the kittens choke: "Oh, dear.
pussens what a bore! Papa cannot
take "a joke"
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hand upon the lCdll.
he did so he lowered his pistol, and the
next second 1t went spinning across
the room. Walmslcy gave cry like
some wild animal. He seemed to lose
his wits. Meanwhile Westcott had ris-
Ell to his feet, his right hand being be-
hind him. The document lay between
them on the table just there"
And Donald laid his finger upon n
certain spot.
81 cannot understand what insane
impulse moved Walmsley, but he
reached forward to snatch the deed
think he must have meant to get IT
anyway, protected by his pistol; to get
the money, display tho document and
then trcacherously take it again in or.
der 10 have Il hold upon the other.
and his mind was so set upon this act
that he performed it mechanically in
his terror. forgetting the loss Of his
weapon.
''WeStcOtt made Il sudden sweep with
his right arm, incredibly rapid. | can
hear the whiStling sound Of his sword
III the air. He had Eccn holding cav
airy sabCr under the table. Walmslcys
fingers were closed upon the deed and
lie was drawing it toward hm. Those
fingers, long and yellow, remained
ciaspcd about that bit OF paper even
after the hand fell away from the
arm, severed clean by the strongest
blow l ever saw or dreamed Of" y
There was pause during whiG IL
was aware that every one breathed
rather hard, including myself.
"Walmslcy screamed, but not very
loudly" continued Donald. at was the
quick cry of horror and surprise. He
stared ut his own hand, lying there
| upon the table. In an instant WestcOtt
caught him and ripped his right shoul-
der and arm bare. He had everything
ready, and he worked with great skill.
He put tight bandage around the arm
above the elbow; then he did some
thing to the wrist, tying up the severed
arteries, | suppose. When this was
done and the stump wrapped In cloths,
he picked Walmslcy up in his arms.
for the man had tainted, and carried
him out through that window"
"To the doctors, of course" said
Bum.
II have not followed him." responded
Donald. 81 have seen nothing that
happened outside this room. Wait"
he cried suddenly. "WcstcOtt is com
ing back. He takes the hand from the
table, the deed still in 1t. BY the Eter.
nal"
lie sprang toward the wall and pull
ed away movable bookcase that had
been put in since the Kelvins' advent.
How he could have swung it away
from the wall really do not know, for
the thing with its load OF books must
have been great weight.
Right there!' he cried. striking with
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Erin@ them Gown .,rC "ad u;it thv,l II,
th:* saf". When :au have done 50.
change -" c"..',,.",'-a."
H",d"' siT = wanted mr 20 have
thl m - " place where | cn",d SCI thum
h@H!,!% AMI IT -" h"2r Of ~, du" .,ct
II u '"n@. r'!!.cil c,,.'v! at ! III II, aft
crn"0n. anil il = lnv %hrh :,ui'rGy
iTt Ii" father, tAnn ',om,0Ily lhvrat.
cn"d with an illness, could pen.
Ext what "'&S the r&i"v ot IA" pa
r"I"? IS naW kn0w That it WA, :u. IA.
!3';, | vii! u"t enlarge UNJu T.. !'."S.
ten. !hN"':h i i";h"rCG -" =; tie tine.
~" only i"Htc"i2n cDUi 81 was
That lSaa" Th"""Gy!:" !2d been en-.
'Ivn"l IN Tie c""ri".":,..""r,. - .::HS.
ton. though how the ra", C,U!l ic
E%'% - Influence ~ v,'r - tic cyw
..:.I II .''>h".i,.;"' uUv;.u.. EGs uuI'l"
to understand. ..,"c":r. / G:h i'"o.
cis>lT as Donald haI @:,.cl me- u do.
and hy in II" aftc.:!".n ;h' papers
rcUC"Cd in NV "Hfc. tie G@~r OF wniu,,
Wo".i answer OHiy - v,CIcncc or t.
ny own hanG.
Il"t evening D."al2 "%iCA me very
particularly whether ! EAd f&!l0wcd
his instructions. =" seemed 10 rc.~ari
III" matter rs extremely impgr,Iat,
and lie took nc into the library TO
speak the NOR" privately, thOuIh there
was no ono about, for Donaldson had
gone to his room and Dorothy and
Carl to neighbours house.
We sat together in wiHdow looking
out at the moonlight which was Gocd.
ing over III" roof Of the long. low
house and pouring down the slope OF the
lawn beyond in great white stream.
suddenly | heard steps upon the
path that ran in the shadows below
the window, and voice cried, "Doro-
thy! 1he tone was strange, and some
now II went 10 my heart.
carl and my little mother" said
Donald; They're coming back
lie lclt the Wihu0W ana walked out
OF the room. was vaguely glad that
he should so ana WAS, indeed, prompt
eu 10 IoiioW MN, Dut somehow | could
not 90 so.
Carr ana Dorothy had stopped below
inc WihuoW. AS the room was dark,
they couid not nave suspected that any
one was within hearing of their voices.
Ai'er inc single W":l winch had
pNerHearu there was silence Tor nearly
minute.
carl SAID Dorothy, speaking as
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I temple 10 me. Hc sane ana honest,
Carl How can YOU deliberately sacri-
flee the friendship OF my husband and
OF Mr.. harrington, to say nothing Of
mineE"
ms for you. Dorothy" he replied
with an emotion Of which | would not
have thought Him capable, 81 cannot
hc Your friend. God knows that rhaye
tried"
IF God had known it." said she, you
would not have failed. He would have
&ivcn You tic strength to succeed. No;
you have not tried"
Il cannot he your friend" insisted
Carl AS for the friendship of the
others. 40 YOU fancy that shall tell
thCm:'
DO you fancy That shan't?" rctort-
ed Dorothy, almost in tears from shame
and RAGE. How dare you hint that /
would share secret with you and OK
ciudc NJ husband? | wouldn't do it il
it were about 4 pint Of peanuts, and
you *Eon!d have found that out by this
time"
had glimpse OF Carl at this mo-
meat, ana his face was so white that it
seemed TO shine.
You will tell him." said he slowly.
at is honorable" But upon the other
hand | was equally bound in honor to
tell YOU"
"Iou were bound in honor not to
have any such thing to tell" replied
Dorothy with spirit.
"Wc will not quarrel" said he sadly.
81 have only one word more to say.
The time must soon come when shall
| offer YOU the deepest sympathy of my
heart. ] cannot offer it to you in the
name of friendship. | won't lie to you.
That is why l tell you now that love
you"
at seems to me that if you foresee
trouble coming to me you have now
put it out OF your power 10 help me.
But what 90 You mean? DO you ex-
pect harm TO come to my husband?"
"Will YOU keep the sccrct?"
mot from him. she answered firm
ly. "lf there is good reason, l will
keep it from everybody else"
Il cannot speak on such terms" said
Carl. Indeed, l would better not speak
on any terms. | have lost your cs-
tccm. cannot count upon your help.
You would distrUst me- But, Dorothy,
remember this: There is some one very
near and dear to you-much dcarer
than he has any right to bc-whom /
have honestly tried to save, but have.
failed"
Dorothy was more bewildcrcd than,
alarmed.
Il know that my husband has lost
money" she said. "Mr. Bum has led
him into very foolish investment. He
may suffer heavily. but it will be no,
such catastrophe as you imagine"
This, by the way, was the first hint Z
had received that Donaldson had gone
with Bum into 4 certain wild dream,
Of finance Which l will here describe
simply as The Iarbrook Land COM
pany. had earnestly advised Donald
son against it, and l supposI that he
had needed my warning. AS for Bum,
l understood that he had drawn out
with Il marvelouSly small loss. My con-
science had been dragging me away
from that window; now it dragged me-
back again.
"That is but n small part of the
trouble" said Carl. And then sudden
ly: Dorothy, don't disclose this. You
will regret it, l have spoken to you
from really good motives, even though
they may seem to lie mistaken. and in
the strictest confidence"
Trrn NM
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lTO BE Continued
MAY Have Been Either.

"What do you think Of that fellow?
Hc has actually gone to work"
"Tou don't say! Wen have to cut
his acquaintance, for we would be dis
gracCd if we were seen with him"
Now guess whether the above con-
vcrsation took place between two
tramps or two society dudes.
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=
Donald, with something like a groan.
"This takes the life out of me, but I'll
have to so through with it somehow.
It's rs If I saw this room, but good
deal different, of course. This table is
here, and there is single candle burn
ing upon it. Beside the table is n man
sitting in a chair. He seems to have
q sort Of light sack coat on over part
Of military uniform. lie Is very
broad in the shoulders. Hes one of
the strongest looking men that ever l
saw, though not very tall, / should
judge. lie has little black mustachc
that is too small for his face. 1t looks
ridiculous on Il man with such n heavy
Jaw"
That's Westcott - Norman West
cott!" gaspcd Bum. "Whcn 1 was n
boy
Donald went on without seeming TO
hear this interruption.
II never saw Il man sit 50 STILL said
he. at startled ne ut first. thought
he was dead. After quite long time
another man comes into the room-thc
man when | described to you this
morning. He looks scared; he has
pistol in his hand. He comes in
by that window, and the other man
seems to see him without looking that
way.
"'Havc you brought itT he asks
without Il movement except OF his lips.
The other seems to go into Il sort Of
panic. lie walks up TO the table like n
crab, the pistol in his left hand and
that side of him coming foremost.
eyes; I've got it, he says, and then
he breaks into a sort of haranguc. NO
tricks" he cries over and over again.
You'll do as you say-WcstcOttr
"Thrt's the officers name - West
cott."
"And the others Walmsley" excaim-
ed Bum.
Donald looked up drcamily.
"Waimslcy?" he repeated. "What
was l sayingY
Keep quiet. everybody" said Recdy.
"Don't break in. This is too big n
thing to be fooled with. NO tricks
that's what you said. lie was afraid
the other fellow would do him out of
something"
lDOIldI lOOINeu uO"ll ul tnc tlDlC
put his fingers lightly upon the scar in
IT before he proceeded.
"'You shall have your price, Walms-
ley said WCstcott, and you shall leave
this room with it in your pocket, and
will not put the law upon you for this
crime. give you my word rs an Off
Ger and n gentleman. Put the deed on
the table
"'The money first said Walmslcy.
"Westcott had had both his hands
under the table. He withdrew the left
hand and threw down n little bag.
Walmsley, still holding his pistol, man
aged to open the string that fastened
the mouth of the bag, and he poured
out the gold coins upon the table. Thon
he counted them off with his right
hand, putting each into his pocket.
"Tts right he said, 'and here's the
deed
"He took it from the breast Of his
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He stood by the end of the table.
and weTfell into sort of group around
it. The light was above, and it showed
our inverted images in the black and
polished surface.
ut was all in the past" said Donald.
~ feared that 1t might be so. cannot
help you, Mr.. Kelvin. further than to
assure. you that the deed of transfer
once existed and that it came into the
possession Of the rightful owner of
this property after having been in the
hands ofsa rascal. This judge by the
scene itself. Is know nothing of the
people.
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OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

Tires Cotton Mills, one Knitting
Mill. another building, Gold Min
ing, Famous Mineral Springs,
Taxable value in and ont of to- WI
$5,OOO,ooo.
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-lMTHE TOWN OF UNION

STHE TOWN OF UNION
= large Cotton Mills, one Knitting
Mill AID Dye Plant, one Oil Mill,
two Furniture Manufacturing Con-
Germs, Female Sci
Graded Schools, Wal Clerk of Court
electric Lights, PophIarIoH 1000.