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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

| strel laid aside his harp for his cup
Snorri Scar-Cheek brought his fist
down in mighty blow upon the earth.
ITO hear such words and know ones
| self doomed to wallow in mast!"
dozen shaggy heads wagged surly
acquiescence. But from the. figure
outstretched upon the splendid bear
skin harsh voice sounded. Now /
see that because you lie In mast you
| have a swine's wit" it said. do you
| want the thrall to stand forth and
| prove for the hundredth time that
| their bins must needs be as empty as
your head?"
Into the den the daughter of Erode
came on her difficult mission. 1t was
the Scar Cheek who offered the first
welcome in jovial shout. The hawk
escaped from the cage! Well done,
champion! Did you batter a way out
with your mighty fists?" A score of
hands were stretched forth to draw
the boy into the circle; a score of
horns were held for his rafreshment
Rothgar sat up on the great skin
V.
Hail to you, Fridtjof Frodesson!" he
said. Your escape is a thing that
gladdens me. l did not like the
thought of starving you, and l hope
your father will overlook the unfriend-
illness of it,"
The Scar-Cheek, who had been scan
ming her critically where she stood
before them, drinking, gave a plying
grunt. by the crooked horn, boy, you
must have had naught but i'll luck
since the time of Scoerstan! No more
meat is on you than a raven could
eat; and the night was in the Eng
lishman's hall, you had the appear
ance of having been under a lash.
Your guardian spirit must have gone
astray."
Though she managed to keep her
eyes upon her cup, RandaIin could not
hinder wave Of burning color from
over-running her face. Seeing it.
Rothgar held up his handless left arm
for silence.
"You act in mannerless way, Snor-
ris Gudbrandsson, when you remind a
high-spirited youth that he has been
disgraced in his mind. Yet do not let
that prevent your Joy, my Bold One.
If it is possible for me to take him
alive and bind him, your own hand
shall be the one to strike Sebert Os-
waldsson his death-blow"
The girls nervousness betrayed her
into burst of hysterical laughter, but
her wits were quick enough to turn
it to good account. She said with
Fridtjofs own petulance, Your boon
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CHAPTER xI--continued.

1t was Sebert who brought the drag
sing pace finally to a halt, throwing
himself upon a stone bench to hold his
mead In his hands. 1--WE cannot drive
them OF; that needs no further proof.
AndI do not see how we can hold out
I'LL the time that chance entices them
away, when but one meal stands be-
tween us and starvation, and already
we are as weak as rabbits. Naught
can profit us save craft"
Il think l could manage it for you,
lord. They think me your unwilling
captive: you remember what the mes
senger said about freeing met If I
should go to Rothgar-" his voice
broke and his eyes sought his friends
eyes as though they were wine-cups
from which he could drink courage
IF l should go to Rothgar, lord,
could declare myself escaped, and he
would be likely to believe any story
told him.
Sebert leaped up and caught the lad
by the shoulders, then hesitated
weighing it in his mind, half fearing
to believe. But are you sure that
your tongue will not trip you? Or
your face, poor mouse?"
The boy seemed to gather strength
from the caressing hands, as Thor
from the touch Of his magic belt. "As
to that, | think he is not wise enough
to guess the truth. l will tell him
that you have thought it revengeful to-
ward him to starve your Danish cap
tive"
Pulling the soft curls with a sug-
gestion of his old lightheardtedness
the Etheling laughed with him. "You
bantling! Who would have dreamed
you to that degree artful? l would not
have you suffer their anger. Are you
capable of so much feigning?"
For an instant the boys eyes were
even audacious; and all the hollow
ness of the cheeks could not hide a
flashing dimple. "Oh, my dear lord,
am capable of so much more feigning
than you guess!" he answered, daring
ly.
May, have I not been wont to call
YOU elf" Sebert returned. Then his
voice deepened with feeling "By the
soul of my father, Fridtjof, if you
bring me out of this snare, me and
mine, declare with truth that there
will be no recompense you can ask at
my hands which l shall not be glad
to grant" He paused in the wonder
of seeing the sparkle in the blue eyes
Zee away with fitting light.
The page turned from him almost
with q sob. pray you, promise me
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"Maarifsh" River.

The late Maxwell Sommerville OF
the University Of Pennsylvania spent
nearly forty years Of his life in ORR
entail travel and study.
Prof. Sommerville used sometimes
to narrate the strange error that was
once made by a French explorer he
had known.
This explorer had made a journey
to Kairwan and had drawn a map of
the country he had passed through.
The singular thing about this map
was that the name "Maarifsh" ap-
peared so many times on it. A river
would be the "Maarifsh River; a
mountain would be Mount Maarifsh";
village, lake, valley-each would
be called "Maarifsh."
When Prof. Sommerville saw the
map he laughed.
Don't you know" he said to the
traveller, what 'maarifsh' means in
Arabic?"
NO" said the other. What does
it mean?"
1T means Don't know "-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
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is like the one Canute has in store
for me. l am likely to wait so long
for both that l shall have no teeth
left to chew them with"
The abruptness with which silence
fell over the group was startling.
| Snorri bent forward and plucked her
sternly back as she made a move to.
ward the bread. A dozen voices ques-
| toned her.
What do you mean by that?" .
"Why will it take long," Are
they not short in food?"
T Knowing that she could not achieve
unconcern, she kept to her petulance,
jerking her cloak away from the hand
that detained it. Should be apt to
blame him for starving me If he did
1t because no better cheer was to be
had? Let me by to the bread"
Instead, the ring narrowed around
her; and the chief himself put peremp-
tory questions in his heavy voice.
Has he food? What do you mean I?
The thrall told us they are wont to
keep their provisions in the house we
burned. Did he lie?"
II do not know whether he lied or
not" Randalin answered slowly; but
it seems to me great foolishness that
you did not take the time into con-
sideration. At the end of the harvest,
any English house would be fitted out
for weeks of feasting. You came the
night the larder was fullest; and they
have only spent one meal day since"
Rothgar got upon his feet and tow
cred over her, his Jotun-frame appear
ing to swell with irritation. Tell
shortly what you think of their case;
can they last one day more?"
u Fridtjof the Bold took refuge in sui
lenness. "They can last two weeks
as easily as one. How much longer
are you going to keep me from food"
She was free after that to do any
think she liked, for their excitement
was so great that they forgot her ex-
istence. Those whose fluency was not
hampered by their feelings relieved
their minds by cursing. And the few
who were boldest turned and bearded
the son of Lodbrok himself.
"How much longer must we endure
this?" Think of the game we are
missing!" There is little need to re-
mind me. My naked fists could bat
ter the stones from their places"
"In a week more, it is possible that
England may be wont" What do
you care for their wretched land,
chief" "Chief. how much longer must
we lie here?" ...
When that question was finally out,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
FARM YIELD $4,000, 900, 900.
Product, Not Including the Feeding o.
Stock, Estimated by an Expert.

Stock, Estimated by an Expert.
George K. Holmes, chief of the di
vision of foreign markets, department
of agriculture, says conservative
estimate of the value of the farm
products of the county not fed to
live stock in 1903, on the basis of the
census valuation, places it at $4,000.
100000.
"In varying fractions, parts of many
OF these products, not being wanted
for national consumption, are con.
veyed to foreign countries, but are
stopped at the ports and international
boundaries of this country, where Of
ficers of the customs take account of
them and make a record Of their
values and weight of such of them
as are measured and weighed in com.
mercial practice. The values so as.
certained are not farm values, since
to the original farm value of the prod.
ucts have been added numerous
charges and profits which the prod.
ucts must bear in the course of dis.
tribution that Is often intricate in its
business details.
"The export value of the exported
farm products of this country was
$S7S,479,451 in the fiscal year 1903.
During the preceding five years, 1898.
1902, the annual average value was
1861 ,037,S15 and during the next pre-.
ceding five years, 1S93-1S97, it was
s616,074,047. During the last eleven
years the highest value reached was
1851 ,62S,331 in the year 1901, chiefly
due to cotton"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
Mosaics for Stanford University.

Maurizio Camerino, an artist from
Venice, has begun work on several
more elaborate mosaic designs on the
exterior of the Stanford Memorial
church at Stanford university, Cali
fornia. The new mosaics will repre-
sent biblical scenes and will be placed
over the entire side walls of the organ
loft and the east and west transept
wings. At present those walls are sur
faced with smooth-faced stone, orna-
mented with artistically carved de-
signs, but these will be hewn out and
the mosaic work substituted. When
the proposed work is completed the
entire interior wall surface of the edi-
fee will be covered with mosaic. The
work will require eight months for
completion.
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every man heaved sigh of reltM
Strengthening in his place like a dol
that Is pricking his ears, and there
was pause. H.
A fell look came into the Jotun'l
face as he gazed back at them; ant
for a time 1t seemed that he voult
either answer with his fist or not a,
all. But at length he began to speal
in a voice as keen and hard as his
sword. .zt
You know my temper, and that
must have my win. Always l have
thought 1t shame that my kinsman's
odal should lie in English hands, and
now have made up my mind to pu,
an end to it. You know that l am In
no way greedy for property. When
obtain the victory, you shall have
every acre and every stick on it to
burn or plumber or keep, as bes'
pleases YOU" He interrupted himself
to bend forward, shading his eyes with
his hands. IF / am not much mis-
TAKEN" he said in quite another voice
"yonder is Brass Borgar at last! Yon
der, near those oak-trees." --....
In an instant they had all turned t.
scan the moon-lit open. And now tina
they were silent, the thud of hoofs be
came distinct. Shouting their wei
come, some hurried to heap fresl
fuel on the fire. and some ran afte!
more ale-skins; while others rushed
forward to meet the messenger ant
run beside his horse, Kidding will
questions.
When the man finally stood befor,
him, Rothgar said sternly, at is time
you were here! Ten days have gone
over your head since l sent you out
You must do one of two things-eithel
tell great tidings or submit to sharl
words"
The Brass One laughed as he salut
ed. Il should have been liable t.
sharp steel had l come sooner, chief
Would you have taken it well if
had left without knowing how it Wen
with the battle?"
"Battle!" three-score mouths CRIED
as with one voice. who were vic
torious?"
The man laughed again. Should
come to you with noisy voice and my
chin held high, if other than one
thing had happened? Honor to the
Thunderer the Raven possessed the
field"
Such a clamor arose as though the
wolf-pack had tasted blood. Three
times, through the trumpet of his
hands, Rothgar bawled command fol-
silence.
THE battle! Where was it? And
how long since? Yet, before any OF
these, how goes it with my royal fos
ter-brothers? And how do his traitors
carry SAIL Odin's curse upon them!
Speak! How fares he?"
(To be continued)
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nothing!" he said hastily. "If ever |
see you again, and you have more to
give me than pity Nay, shall lose
my courage if I think of that part.
Get me out quickly while the heart is
firm within me-"
Certainly it would be best for you
to come to them while they are in
such a state of feasting that their
good-humor is keenest and their wits
dullest," Sebert assented.
TT would show no more than friend
ship If you said that you were sorry
to have me CO." she told him with
quivering lips. Are you so eager in
getting me off that you cannot say you
will miss me?"
But the young lord only laughed
spontaneously. What child you
are! Do you not know those things
without my telling you? And as for
missing you, am not likely to have
time. The first chance you get, you
will slip back to me-if you do not,
will come after you and fog you into
the bargain; be there no forgetting!"
She could not laugh as she would
once have done instead she choked in
the cup and pushed 1t from her. A
passionate yearning came over her for
one such word, one such look, as he
would give the dream-lady when she
should come. T..
81 wish l had not thought of it! l
wish I had not told you!" she sobbed
into the soft muffling. "Only to be
near you thought heaven; and now
the Fates have cheated me even out
of that"
The Etheling put his hand under the
bent head to raise it that he might
hear what the lips were saying; and
she covered his palm with kisses.
Then slipping away, like the elf he
had called her, she glided through the
narrow space of the half-open door
and was gone, sobbing, out into the
night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
NOT HIS FIRST TIME.
Witness Evidently Had Been on the
Stand Before.

The cross-examiner had kept the
witness on the stand for some time,
and the witness naturally was getting
weary. .#'.
"If you would only answer my ques.
tons properly" said the cross-exam-
iner, I'VE would have no trouble. II
could only get you to understand
that all | want to know is what you
6now, We" M.a- 49,
1T would take a lifetime to acquire
that" interrupted the witness. Hip.
What mean Is that merely want
to learn what you know about this
affair."" the lawyer said, frowning. 81
don't care anything about your alb
stract knowledge of law or your in
s"rmation in regard to theosophy, but
What you know about this case"
oh, that isn't what you want" said
the witness in an off-hand way. 1--WE
been trying to give you that for some
time and"
The lawyer got in an objection and
the witness had to stop.
"If I don't want to know what you
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO BID.
Inebriate at an Auction Finally Said
Good-Niuht !

It was near closing time in one of
the numerous Boardwalk auction
stores at Atlantic City, and the auc-
tioneer was making a last attempt to
sell vase. Going at five! Going at
five! Who bids five and a half?" he
droned, sleepily. A man started up
in one corner of the store, where he
had been mapping, and 1t was very
evident from his demeanor that he
had been dallying with the flowing
bowl.
"'Scuse me one minute, Mr.. Aucl
tioneer," he said. II should like to
have a little information. Lesh I'M
nerstan' each other. Did you shay--I
mean say-did you say you wanted a
bid?" .a-'
Eyes, sir" replied the auctioneer,
indulgently. Il am bid IS for this
beautiful vase. What do you bid?"
II bid you goodnight. sir" ex-
claimed the inebriate, bowling with,
exaggerated politeness, and with that
he made his way unsteadily to the,
door Philadelphia Record.
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know about this particular case and
nothing else," inquired the lawyer
later, what do you think l do want
to known"
That seemed so easy that the wit
ness laughed as he said:
at isn't what know that you want
to know; it's what you think l know
that you're after, and you're trying
to make me know 1t or prove me a
liar"
Then it was that every one in the
cosrt room knew that he had been on
the witness stand before.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
CHAPTER XII.
How Fridtjof Cheated the Jo,un

II trust my sword: trust my steed;
Bat most / trust myself at need
the fair-haired scald sang exultingly to
the Danishmen sprawled around the
campfire. 1t was to no graceful love-
song that his harp lent it's swelling
chords, but to a stern chant of mighty
deeds, whose ringing notes sped
through the forest like the bearers of
war-arrows, knocking at the door of
each sleeping echo until it awoke and
carried on the summons.
Echoes awoke as well in the breasts
of those who listened. When the min
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
To Preserve Old CapjtoI.

A movement has been started at
Colorado Springs, Colo. to preserve
the old territorial Capitol building, in
that city, which is now occupied by
Chinese laundry. The FL Paso
County Historical Society is consider
ing plans for keeping the old log
building intact and suitably marking
the struc .ure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

Dashawa~-"You say your sister
will he down hi a minute. Willior
That's good news. thought perhaps
she wanted to be exchsed, as she aid
the other day" W'i,lie-"Not this
time. played a trick on her" Dash
away-"what did you do?" Willie
II said you were another fellow
London Tit-Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

Sunday School Superintendent
$50 you are the little man that won
the prize books, The Lives OF Saints
for good behavior. Now, what are
you going to do with the books, my
little mann" Johnny Miggs-"Gunner
change 'em, SIR fer Billy der Black
Pirat' and How Jimmy Raised der
Ranch. Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
Practical Definition,

What is your idea of a strong
minded woman" she asked.
zone who can pass three days in
another city and return home without
purchasing souvenir spoon" he re-
piled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

I'm trying To lind the idea In your
poem" said the editor OF the Squintu
airy Magazine. "Oh, don't worry about
that" said the anxious young poet:
there isn't any. You can use 1t with.
out the slightest fear."-Chicago Re
cord. Herald. @"f@&
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Couldn't Think of IL.

He--So you're going to take the dog
with you, and leave the baby home
with the girl?
She-Certainly! I'd be afraid to
leave poor little Edo with that grill
Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

o., Bookcase y'see. II the 'orse starts
at 10 to you get Is quid, 10 to yos
get 10 quid, to /. Ave. Dy'seer'
The innocent-"Oh. yes. see per
fectly. But. what do get II the horse
starts at ORR o'clock exactly?"-Illu&
trated Bits
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER.
Policy of the Republican
Party Defended by
Its Leader.
>ys Democrats Are Lack.
ing in Settled Con-
victionS.
National Welfare Demands
Continuance of Party
In Power.

ong Document Addressed to Speak
er Cannon Deals Exclusively With
the Great Questions Before the
country-PubIic Duties Ably Per-
formed by Republioans-Democrats
Not Worthy to Be Placed In Charge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

Wiseman--"To look at that English
man you'd think he was a tramp,
wouldn't your" Jokeley-"Well.
know for fact that he hasn't a place
that he can call home" Wiseman-,
Nonsense! Why. his mansion In Lon.
don is--" neutrality-suspicious.
yes; but he calls 1t ''ome. "-Catho
lie Standard-Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

Neutrality-suspicious. money or your
life!" Sorry, old chap; but
I'm just back from my vacation, and
-" Highwayman-"Shake. old man:
so am |. or wouldn't be doing this
Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

Gabber-"You ought to meet Dye.
Awfully clever imitator. He can take
OFF anybody" Miss Duncan (wearllyD
II wish he was here now."-Tit
Bits.
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Insist on Gcttlnu II.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have n
stock In hand Of IL OF. brands. which
they know cannot be sold to a custo-
mer who has once used the IS OF.
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

An author may be wrong, even
when he Is all write.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

This Is the way take my morn
ing dip" said Judge Parker to Charley
Murphy, while the Tammany man was
at Esopus. "Oh, well, wait until you
get to New York." said Charley; I'm
show you some entirely different
dives. "--Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

' Farmer Greene-"so thar warns
when ye got It home, hey!" Farmer
Medders-"Why, tn Internal bunko-
man didn't even have tn decency to
put In sawdust! He had 1t filled up
with breakfast-food, b'gosh Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-15

did you ever make any money on
the board OF trader" yes, made
one hundred and seventy-five dollars
there one day In less than twenty
minutes" "Whew! What did you do
with IT." "Oh, they got 1t back be-
fore got chance to see it."-Cb
co Record Herald
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-29
AFTER THE ENEMY
SpruiII in Hartford Talks
on the Tariff and Fill
Pine Wrongs.

Especial to News and Observer
Winton, Oct. PA splendid SUI
lience greeted Hon. f. S. Spruili.
Democratic elector at large, Congress-
man Small, District Eelector Bond ana
Judge WinbOrn, candidate for the
Legislature from Hartford at the meet
ing on Monday.
The appointment here was for Mr..
Spruill and the large audience was
delighted with him. He made n
strong and vigorous speech. dealing
almost entirely with the questions OF
the tariff and imperialism. 1t was p
magnificent address. a convincing one
and Mr.. Spruill caught the crowd 70
a man, as i'm burning words he told
the story of the wrongs and cruelties
under which the Filippinos suffer.
No better presentation of the sub
iect is possible and Mr.. Spruill sus-
tains and exceeds the high reputation
as a speaker he has secured. Many
compliments have been paid him by
his hearers.
Congressman Small made stirring
address, that reused the people and
Mr. Bond made s"lendid shorl
speech. the meeting ending with the
able speech of Judee Winborn.
Democracy has been aroused anc
strengthened by the speeches made tV
Spruill ana the other gentlemen ant
these will aid to roll up big ma
jOrity here.