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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21

JANE" HE CRIED. HOLDING OUT
BOTH HANDS.
the trees of the avenue; a katydid
beside him; in the dark depths of the
woods an owl was hooting. The 81
lence of night was falling, and with
it had come the night-sounds
= Gabriel hurried up to James room
to announce Godfrey's arrival, and
not finding her there, FASTENED with
the utmost confidencelto Mr.. lEllerys
sitting room, for at this time in the
evening Jane and her stepmother
were likely to be with the invalid
Gabriel did not know, as the older
servants of the David Ellery house.
hold knew, that young Worthington
was not in favor with Mrs. Ellery.
Jane, who had been reading to her
father, let fall the book into her
lap at his announcement of Worth
ington's arrival: while Mrs. Ellery
dropped her embroidery. An in
stant's uneasy silence pervaded the
apartment.
''The insolence!" said Mrs. EIlery
at last. ''How dare he come here in
this high-handed manner? And how
has he escaped the British? When
last we knew of him, he was their
captive, only saved by Col Besse-
mer's great clemency from being a
corpse. No doubt he is now a fugi-
tive, fleeing from them, and relies
upon you, Jane, to aid his escape or
to hide him here. Wes there ever
such audactiy? Gabriel, tell the man
to be gone; that under no considera-
ton will Miss Jane see him."
Up rose Jane, and laid her book
upon the nearby table with an en-
phatic slap. '.You must permit me-
she said, looking coldly at her step
mother and for once blind to the
nervous frown which had gathered
upon her fathers brow and to the
wistful look which ever came into
his eyes at sign of disagreement be-
tweeh her and his wife. you must
permit me- to deal with my visitors
| oo = SOC ~ ooOA4SAs SOu uldG HO.
She swept from the room, out into
the hall, and halfway dowa the
stairs; and then she stoned
stopped to collect her thoughts; to
still the futter of her heart; to plan
| her mode of procedure.
Godfrey, sitting upon the portico
gazing into the peaceful night, was
thinking of the beauty of the sur.
roundings; of the luxurioushess Oh
JaneS home. 1t required Nc little
courage, no small amount OF self
confidence, to ask her to leave it fol-
him; and that she could think
enough of him to do it-ah, that was
the wonderful thing.
| Yet, if all went well, when this wal
was over, when American success
was assured, as he never doubted il
would be, he could offer her home
scarcely less beautiful. for he woule
accept his grandfather's offer t.
manage for him his estates In yir
ginia. Settled in the great whit,
house under the Virginia oaks ana
wainuts, Jane would miss but it'll,
of the luxury of her present abode
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21

GIL DrED N1I Co,-n..

such a source was too unexpected to
be received without reservation, yet
he was not to be outdOne in courtesy.
'Ah, madam" he said, as he bent to
kiss her hand, you little know what
n pleasure it is to me to receive so
kind a welcome at your hands. "Tis
doubly precious; first, because it
comes from your sweet self and,
second, because it leads me to believe
that you will extend the welcome to
embrace me not only as your guest
but as your nephew. Doubtless your
niece, who 1 see by her horse without
the gate is now with you, has already
acquainted you with the happiness
she has bestowed upon me in consent
ing to become my wife. / am here to
claim the contamination of that
promise Advices from nay general,
CORVALLIS, tell me that our army is
so move and that my detachment may
be sent into North Carolina. fear,
therefore, it may be many days, nay,
months, before the fortunes of war
permit me to return hither, and l
cannot leave without knowing that
your niece is under the protection of
my name. My good chaplain is with
out, prepared to make us one, and l
have but to crave the hospitality of
your roof and the boon of your bless
ing for the completion of our happi-
ness"
"You cannot mean" Mrs. Ellery
cried, chat you expect to marry Jane
here-now? My good man, you are
out of your senses"
NAY, my dear madam, never more
in them, assure you. Love is n great
sharpener of wits"
Maybe SO, when it has any to work
on" his hostess retorted with
asperity. flinging aside her role of
affability, "but you will find yourself
upon a fools errand. Jane is III no
mood for marrying, l trow."
Eve will allow Mistress Jane to
decide that for herself. May / trouble
you to call HERO
''Yes. right gladly will / call her
and let her rebuke your insolence
as it deserves" She stepped to the
hall door. ''Jane. child, come here.
Col. Bessemer wishes to speak with
you"
Jane was astonished that her aunt
should summon her, but she pre-
sumed there must be some urgent
cause-a message from her father
and mother or her brother, for she
bad seen through the window that
Edward was not with the officers;
therefore she stepped from the room
into the hall. Catching sight of her,
Bessemer went swiftly forward and
took her hand.
II have come" he said, bending his
head and speaking in low tone, Ito
claim the promise you made me. My
chaplain is without, prepared to
marry us. Dispatches FROM my gem
cral, CORVALLIS. as ! have explained
10 your aunt, necessitate my i1nmedi-
ate departure. L cannot leave with
out knowing that you are surely
mine, bound to me by the sacred
ties of matrimony''
Jane recoiled You cannot mean
she exclaimed, that you have come
to marry me now"
"And why not? Was it not TO be
when / chCSe?"
True; bras surely you will give me
more time. My father. my mother
even my bI other. are not here. You
would not have me marry without
eheir presenter No; / am confident
you have but said this to test my 10y,
atty to my promise"
And if I had" he sneered, 'sii
would seem the test has proven Z
severe strain; that the tension has
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21
You are mo niece Iof mime"


Dear aunt Jane answered
YEARLY, sit is the keeping of a
promise. You would not have me
break ito"
''Tush!" the other woman ex-
claimed; there are worse things
than broken promises. / have seen
the Ellerys make fools of themselves
many time to keep their word, and
regret it bitterly afterwards. Thank
God, have no silly Ellery traditions
back of me. am Morgan, and a
Morgan is not afraid to break a
promise if by SO doing greater crimes
can be prevented; and what greater
crime could there be, Jane, than the
perjury of swearing to love and honor
this man when you know that you
do neither? Think you," she con
tinued, that l will permit my house
to be the scene of such farce
Never! You must find some other
spot"
Bessemer turned with lifted brows
TO Jane. "If," she said, in answer to
his look, my aunt will not permit us
to be married under her roof, she
will not, am sure, drive us from her
garden"
She descended the steps as she
spoke, glad to get into the open, for
even the well-ventilated hall was
choking her. Her pride forbade her
to make another protest against the
keeping of her promise. and she was
anxious to have the ordeal over.
Bessemer summoned the chaplain
and the higher officers, and with a
brief but adroit explanation request
ed the reverend gentleman to per-
form the ceremony. That holy man
began a hasty search for his book,
not being prepared for SO startling
a demand. Bessemer's brows con
tracted as the search heightened.
While they all stood thus, they were
startled by shouts coming from the
hill where the Ellery mansion had
once stood. The shouts were followed
by some scattering shots which fell
far short, as they were meant to do,
of the waiting group. Upon the hill
could be seen a gathering of many
horsemen.
Officers and men turned eager eyes
upon Bessemer. Would he respond to
this challenge sent him from that
distant point, or would he proceed
with his marriage? But Bessemer
had been soldier before he was lover,
and to do aught but respond was not
his nature. With a hasty word to
Jane, a ringing command to his men,
hO int fc
towards the eminence. The horsemeu
whirled about. Their mission was
acomplished--to draw him from the
Ellery place. Neatly lodging Edward
with his pursuing force, they had
galloped towards the Elijah Ellcry
plantation, only to find Bessemer
there before them. Worthington
remembering Bessemer's hand in
burning Mrs. Ellery's other home and
too far off to recognize Jane, had not
known but that Bessemer's present
mission was marauding one. TIC
draw Bessemer's attention from the
unprotected mistress of the house tc
themselves was the quick scheme OF
his companions and himself.
Then began long chase and {
hot one. Bessemer's force was near
~ quadruple his opponents, ano
could he have cornered them it woulc
have meant their exterminatieD; bu-
with their wirier> steeds, their knowl
edge of every hollow and rdvine
every rock and crevice, he hsd onl,
| the excitement of the race For hi,
pains; yet it was not in him ~ Civ,
up so long as his willy foes stE hin
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21

what made that life worth the saw
ing was the belief that YOU glorified
it by your love? Tell me. Jane. were
you betrothed to Col Bessemer
then?" He laid his hand upon her
arm.
She shrank back. "No-since."
''Since? And with the memory OF
that night before you? No, I will
not believe it. You are playing with
me; but seeking to test my loye-my
faith in you. Know, then. that there
is no test you can bring to bear
which it will not stand l believe
in you, in your faithfulness. as L be.
lieve i'll God"
The girl threw out her hand in a
gesture of despair. How hard, how
bitterly hard, he was making it.
He came still closer. ''Speak to
me, beloved" he said. ''Tell me WIN
you thought it necessary to put me
to this test?''
She clasped her hands in front of
her. Temptation was pressing her
close; pressing her to throw herself
into his arms; to tell him all; to ac,
quaint him with that wretched bar
Gain she had made; but if she should
yield-if she should tell him? What
then? 1t would mean the forfeit of
his life or Bessemer's. She knew that
he would never rest until one life or
the other had paid the penalty.
No, TO; honor, duty, everything de-
Inanded that she herself, no other,
should pay the price. It was she who
had done the bargaining; she had
bought with her eyes open; and was
the price too great to pay for that
which she had bought? With the
living man beside her. could she re-
greet her purchase? If she had it to
do over, would she not again do what
she had done? Just to Know that he
was i'll the world, was that not
enough to pay any price for?
She turned to the figure beside
her. In stress of excitement, Capt.
Worthington," she said. ''we oft do
that which our cooler Judgment does
not approve. You and / have been
friends from childhood. 1 have long
looked upon you as brother. Your
life is nearly as precious to me as
my own brothers. That night, when
l had devised a way to save it and
You We're so laggard in availing your
self OF the opportunity /"
''You?" He bent his dark head to,
wards her.
a soft-footed, dusky figure had d
minute before lighted the tree OF
candles which stood upon the carved
al, hn ho1I loH =
shone through the broad entrance
and spread across the portico, but
Jane resolutely kept her face turned
towards the twilight, which was
deepening into night, and the bril-
liant glow at her back served rather
to throw her features into shadow
than 20 betray their emotions.
"And you-what, Jane?" Godfrey
prodded gently. \
She clasped and unclasped her
hands nervously. The task she had
set herself was decorating one, but
she went on with it bravely, if falter-
ingly. And it may be that lin my
anxiety that my old-time friend. that
Mary's brother, should not reclxlessly
throw the chance of saving his life
away, il may be that in the furry
of the moment, in the press of
crowding events, lied you to be.
lieve-my feelings''-sbe stopped, and
then She gathered her determination
and continued-"we of a different
-character-''
"Jane!" The cry was that of a
wounded animal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02
Suicide at
Albuquerque

A Santa Fe passenger, Carl Myer.
committed suicide at albuquerque
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. While
the private car Of Arthur Lowell, as
sistant superintendent Or machinery
Of the Santa Fe, was being switched
In the local yards Myer grabbed the
brake beam Of the car and threw him
self underneath the wheels. His head
was severed from his body. Search
ing his papers. his last will and tesla.
ment was found In which he bequeath.
cd all his property. In Pueblo, Colo,
to John Stommel OF that city. A bank
book Of the Germanic Security bank
OF San Francisco, Cal, showed that he
had SIZE In that institution. He also
carried q receipt for SIS for rooms at
215 ~ South Main street, San Fran,
cisco, signed by William M. d. Co.
and q Harvey baggage room check
dated Los Angeles. April as, 1904.
His last well and testament was
dated San Francisco, Jan. 8, 1903, and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02
Higher
Criticism

NEW YORK. May ALARMED by
the growing Iggrnssivcness OF the
'.higher criticism movement, which
Is described as assaults upon the
Bible as the inspired word Of God, :
the recently formed American Bible
League began a three DAYS confer.
ence In the Marble Collegiate Church
today, the announced purpose OF
which Is TO concentrate popular at.
tention upon the mastery of the Bible
and what lis 10 II. The convention
will undertake 10 describe the pres.
ent assault on the Bible and It's claims
and to show that II Is causing de-
moralization In conduct and education
and living a bad influence on the
ministry and on missions. II will un.
dartake to show that the present
claims OF higher critics contain moth.
Ing that y new, and that the real
purpose Of these critics Is not 10 clear
certain disputed matters in the old
Testament story, but eventually TO at.
tack and throw out the gospels.
The convention Is noteworthy be.
Of the prominence OF the parti.
cipants. William Phillips Hall, pres.
ident Of the league, Is the presiding
officer. Among the speakers viii
be President Francis L. Patton. OF
Princeton Theological Seminary, the
Rev. DR.. wayland Hoyt. Of Philadcl.
phia, and willis u. Lougee, o. The In.
association.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

of GrOcers

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May D.
The seventh annual convention OF the
National Retail Grocers' association,
which opened In San Francisco to
day for a weeks session, Is the lar
gest meeting eve held by the asso.
citation. The opening session vas
held this afternoon In the Mechanics
Pavilion, Charles Il. Lott, of Chicago,
president Of the association presiding.
Large delegations were In attend ancc
from Illinois, New York, Ohio. Penn
~sylyania, Georgia, Minnecota, Mich.
gan, Missouri, Tennessee. Texas and
numerous other states.
The business sessions Of the con
yention will be devoted 70 the dis.
eussion Of various questions affecting
The retail grocery trade, including
matters Of legislation on pure food
and other subjects. The entertain
ment program prepared by the local
association Is an elaborate one. The
visitors will be taken on a trip to the
sw~issItallan vineyards. to Oakland,
Alameda, and The University OF Gail,
fornia and other points Of interest
in the vicinity Of San Francisco.
Atlanta and Niagara Falls are in d
spirited fight for the next convention
of the association.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02
lane WILL
CONTEST
Attenpt t. Be Made To Shsw
Maker Of will d URssund
Mind
DIED IN OCTOBER
Document Comprises Twelve
Lines or Own Hand Writing
Witnessed BY Butler

WASHINGTON. May 2-The suit
over the estate o. Thomas +. Lane,
who died here III October. 1900, was
called to trial today before Judge
Wright In the district court. That
the case will prove rather sensation
al seems certain from the nature Of
the evidence that Is presented, and
the ablesf lawyers In Washington
have been retained on each side. The
contest is over the will left by Mr..
Lane. In which he bequeathed prop
erty amounting to about 10000 To
his mother, brothers and sister, all
residents OF Summit N. j., and pro
vided that his estate. In excess Of
that amount. should be divided equal
Iy between his wife and mother.
Mr.. Lanes wife was q daughter Of
Senator Blackburn. or Kentucky, and
the letter containing the foregoing
disposition OF Mr.. Lanes property,
was found In MI. Lanes effects and
taken possession Of by his widow al.
ter his death. She placed II I'M a
safe deposit vault, refused to have It
opened OF disposed Of, and II was not
until after her death in July, 1902,
that the lawyers representing Mr..
Lanes brother. who had been fighting
to secure possession Of the letter, or
knowledge OF It's contents, succeed.
cd In having II opened. After her
death Senator Blackburn was ap-
pointed executor or her estate. and
when he visited the safe deposit
vaults. accompanied by two represen.
tatives of the court, this letter was
found among the contents, After a
long and bitter fight the effort 10
have the will admitted to probate
was successful. and Senator Black.
burns application 10 be appointed adj
ministrator Of Mr.. Lanes estate was
denied.
Senator Blackburn Is now contest.
ing the viii on behalf Of the daught-
or Of Thomas II Lane. and Is making
the contest on the ground that Mr..
Lane was OF unsonnd mind when IL
was written, The Will is very brief,
comprising only about a dozen lines.
entirely In Mr.. Lanes handwriting.
but properly witnessed by Edward
Tucker. who vas a butler In Mr..
lanes house, and In form and phraes.
Geology Is admitted TO be legal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

Fort Myer. infantry from Governors
Island, the New York National Guard
and Naval militia. and the famous
'Kilties.s otherwise known as the
Forty.Eighth Highlanders, from otta-
wa, Ontario.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

was witnessed by ]. Harris Of No.
S21 California street.A card was found
In his pocket saying to notify John
Stommel, Pueblo, Colo, and Il. G.
Kanein. San Francisco. They have
been notified. The man no doubt was
temporarily insane.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02
MILITARY SHOW IN
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

NEW YORK, May Bigger and
better than ever before the Military
Athletic league opens lis eighth annu
al tournament tonight in Madison
Square Garden and VII continue
through the week. The participants
in the program this year include the
f,eld artillery and the cavalry from
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

During the absence Of DR.. G. N.
Lord from Santa Fe for a week or
more. DR.. Leonard. q graduate OF the
Harvard Dental School Of Boston,
will be in the office to attend TO DR..
Lords patients.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02
Made Youno AGAIN.

"one OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for TWO weeks has put
in my teens again" writes d. II.
Turner Of Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best In the world for Liver, Stom-
ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never grippe. Only 25c at all drug
gists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

A little life may be sacrificed to a
sudden attack or Group, II you don't
have DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil on
hand for 1.-THE emergency.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

list WEEK.
Bad blood and indigestion are dead,
ly enemies to good health. Burdock
Blood Bitters destroys them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

A hundred years ahead Of its
time-Schilling's Best-w will
trade and goods improve So
much in 100 years?
a, your srOcsr's moneybaeh.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-02

East Bound.
No. . (daily)-Arrives LAS p. M;
departs 2:10 p. n.
No. 8 (dailyl-Arrives 1870 q. M;
departs 1:4o .. n.
No. 4 (daily)-Arrives 4:35 q. M;
departs 4:40 a. m.
West Bound.
No. / (daily)-Arriyes 1:35 p. M;
departs 900 p. 10.
No. z (dailyl-Arriyes 5:15 p. a.;
departs $40 b. N.
No. 3 daily)-Arrives $40 =. M
departs 5:45 q. m.
Nos. 3 and 4-California Limiteds;
solid Pullman trains, with dining com
partment and observation cars.
No. 2-Has Pullman and tourist
cars to Chicago and Kansas City. and
q Pullman q for Denver is added at
Trinidad. Arrives at La Junta 1920
p. m, connecting with No. s. leaving
La Junta at $40 q. M: arriving at
Pueblo 500 a. M; Colorado Springs
6:35 q. M, Denver $3.50 L n.
No. 8-Has Pullman and tourist
ears to Chicago and Kansas City. Ar.
rives ct La Junta 10:30 q. M, connect
Ing with No. 603--leaving La Junts
1910 p. N, arriving at Denver at 600
p. m.
No. HAS Pullman and touris,
cars for Southern California points.
No. HAS Pullman and tourist
cars for Northern California point and
Pullman car for Ell Paso and City o
Mexico. Connection for Ell Paso. Dem
ing. Silver City and all points IN Mex
leo and Southern New Mexico and
Arizona.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-26
Vital Weakness,
Blood Poison and
Reflex Diseases.
Dr. Hathawys Skill In Curing Diseases Of Men Is Far.
Famed. Where Others Would Use the Knife He Cures
by Mlder Means and In Half the Time.
No Man Can Honestly Say He Has Done His Best to
Be Cured Until He Has Consulted DIR. Hatfa-
way, and This is Absolutely Free.


be
o
with complications and all win then
in nyp
ed
will my
succe in his community should be OF
Let me consult m 1t
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-26

cry has such an aggregation and when
the two taiI-enders get together some
thing will be doing. 1t will be ike
a war between two diminutive Central
American republics where the soldiers
Know nothing about tactics and are
armed with every sort of weapon
from a pitch-fork to a rife. THOSE
soldiers can do everything except
fight. That's about the way with the
birmingham and Montgomery teams
at this stage of the proceedings. OF
course, this. city cannot be disgraceu
by its ball club. If such thing were
possible that Identical event happened
several seasons ago and the disgrace
has been kept up with clock-like regu-
larity. But l am anxious to see the
two tail-end teams fight 1t out. TO
my mind that is far more interesting
than the contest for the paltry pen
nant"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-26

Judge ]. NJ. Carmichael said yester-
day:
I'm the paragraph, in this morning
Advertiser, in relation to the Masonic
ceremonies on yesterday at Ramer, you
failed to mention one very important
feature of what occurred there.
Mr.. Rushton was not the Master of
Ceremonies but he delivered a pleas
ant address to the Masons assembled
there.
"Mr. Louis Block of this city, to
whom much is due for the resuscitation
of the Masonic lodge at Ramer, was
the Master of Ceremonies, and right
well did he discharge every duty in
cumbent upon him. His installation
of the officers of the lodge. was i'm
pressive, and as efficiently done as /
ever remember to have observed.
The refreshments on the occasion
could not, in my opinion. be surpassed.
and too much cannot be said in COM
mendation of the kindness and cour-
tesies of the people there"