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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
With the Security of a.
Strong State Bank 4

Account of'st. Louis Exposition,
am: authorised tc sell round tip
tickets as follows: \
Season tickets. May Let to Nov. 18th
1904 inclusive, $8o.76.
Sixty day ticket May 1st to Nov. 90
$26 66
+ Seventeen day ticket May 1st TO
Nov. 30th, $23.
Continuous passage in each direc-
ton. Children ofEthe half fare age ono
half of the above rates.
For the season round trip.tickets 10
Grey Eagle and Birch Lake have been
authorized as follows: Daily. one and
one third fare good for 80 days. Sell
Saturday :: limited: following Monday
oneifare for the round trip. One half
rates for children Of the half fare age.
= :" d ,'-'''9 IT. w. Mann. Agent
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
LOUISIANA LAUNCHED.

New 0rleans Girl chrIstens Our New.
est 7attleship.
Newport News Va, Aug. 27.-The
battleship Louisiana, sister ship, to the
Connecticut being built at the Brook
Ign navyyaxd was successfully
launched at the Newport News ship
building yards during the day. Miss
Juniata La Lande of New Orleans was
the sponsor and broke a bottle o. wine
across the PROV Of the new fighter.
Louisiana was represented by the lieu
tenant governor, J. Y. Sanders, Gov.
ernor Blanchard being unable, to at
tend: Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Darling represented the navy depart
ment. Governor Montague was also
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
FIRE DESTROYS / \; i ;(:@ TOWN
#3:
ONE HUNDRED FlLlPlNos PERISH
AND FIVE THOUSAND ARE
HOMELESS.

MANILA Aug! 30.--The city Of B1.
nang. in Laguna province. island of
Luzon. has been destroyed by fire.
One hundred persons: persisted in the
flames and 5000 we're rendered home
less. The loss ;;is' estimated. at: $780,
000:s% The government isgsGafuruishing
shelter and oodz!to>-the people made
destitute by the fire.
According to. the census Of. 1899 b.
nang had a popu|ationzof 1858.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
CHOUkARD EXECUTED.
Wife Murderer Pays the Penalty at
Walker, MINI.

Walker, MINI.
Duluth, Mtnn., Aug. S0.-William
Chounard, who murdered his wife at
Cass Lake, MIMI, in; . fit Of jealous
rage. paid the penalty for bis crime
at Walker, Mimi. at 1:07 Tuesday
morning. >.+~l. ...,
The prisoner was escorted to, the
scahold by priest and two deputy
sheriffs and when asked, whether he
wished to say anything replied, mo,
nothing" The priest then offered up
the LORDS prayers which Chounard
repeated. While the black cap; was
being adjusted the condemned aided
the deputies IN every way. be could,
and his nerve never ,fa4tered.
The trap was sprung at LOT g. m.
and at lila a. m. he was pronounced
dead. At :28 his body was Gut down
and conveyed to the y undertakers.
from which place the funeral will b
held Tuesday afternoon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
FOUR PlckNIckERs, KILLED.
- +" 49, 5'E'
Tornado Causes Havoc In Chautauql1o
County, D. Y. f

Buffalo, Aug. pa special to the
News from Dunkirk, N. Y, describes
the tornado which swept across Chau-
tauQua county as have been terrifying
in the extreme and most destructive
in it's result. The worst havoc was
wrought in the town of Stockton,
where about 5000 persons had assem-
bled at the annual town picnic in
Parkhurst's grove. It was here that
four persons lost their lives and q
number Of others were injured. Orrin
Dalrymple, aged sixty years, Of Cassa-
daga; Mrs. Orrin Dalrymple, Ina
Scott, fifteen years, of Shumoa, and
Austin Pierce, aged nineteen, of Glas.
gov, we're killed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
FARMERS CUE RAILROADS.

Ask $4,000 Of st: Paul and North
''4', western Roade. -
La Crosse, Wis, Aug: ~ ~! Gut has
been commented. agalnst the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul and Chf3ago
and Northwestern railroads for $780,.
900 by fifteen fafme&fss who live*alone
the nhes Of the railroads near here
for damages alleged to hare hbeen
caused by the chad fhg4 Of the ch4nnel
of the La Crosse river. The atntitfs
in the case claim that the changing of
the channel OF, the river by1th4 rail-
roads CAUSED their hay alaaHI t. be
flooded, entailink aa*heavyi loss, the
crops being totally destroyed each year.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
DEPORTED MEN RETURN,
Intend to Remain In Cripple Greet
Despite Mob.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Aug. 27.-Eu-
gene Engley, former attorney general
Of Colorado, one Of the men deported
last Saturday by a mob, returned to
this city during the day. He had
walked over the hills from Cameron
carrying gun and said he would
protect himself to the best of his abil-
ity. He has not been molested. Frank
J. Hangs. attorney for the Western
Federation of Miners, who also was
run out Of the camp a week ago, has
announced his intention OF coming
back. Sheriff Edward Bell says that
he will endeavor to prevent any more
deDOrtatiOns.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
BIG LOSS AT ANP1NG
CASUALTIES ON AUG. Is
= -,
AND Is Three THOUSAND
KILLED OR wouNDEp.


Hardin, .Manchuria, Aug 29.-The
Russian losses in the fighting OF Aug.
Is and 26, east and south of Liaoyang.
were 5000 killed or wounded. The
great majority of the casualties were
sustained Eat&Anpins 81 The withdrawal
Of the Russians from their front at
Anshanshan and from their eastern
position was made simultaneously for
strategic 1easons.u1;s. Vi?v>t-z
In the lighting Of Aug. ;26 the One
Hundred and Thirty !nfnth 5saraisk
regiment, =witp sebattsu, executed a
%e5t 81 tbg s yabaasI5 9asrs%s rishe.
The>'Russ3anss unher&etved,r got lin the
rear of the Japanese, whole columns Of
whom were mQwedSdown Sbefore they
were able to .ext1oate themselves.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Aug. 29-Cattle- Good to
choice steers, $5.00@5.50; common to
fair, $3.00@4.25; good to choice West
ern, $3.50@4.25; good to choice; cows
and heifers. $2.75@3.50; veals. $4,000
5.25. Hogs-$4.80@5.50. Sheep-Good
to choice wethers and yearlings,!$3.35
@375; goot to choice lambs, $4.76@
51O, l.. -:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Cattle- Good to
prime steers, $550@6.10; poor to me"
dunn, $3.30@5.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.0Q@3.90; COWS, $1.25@4.60;
heifers, $1.75@4.75; calves, $4,000
$50 Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $5.25
@565; good to choice heavy, $4,000
$50: rough heavy, $365@5.20; light,
$5.40@5.72lb. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, s3.50@4.25; Western sheep,
$250@4.25; native lambs, $4.25@6.40;
Western, $4.00@5.90.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
GENERAL RoUTKovskx KILLED.

Russian officer Loses His LIE In En-.
gagement.
st.: Petersburg, Aug. 29.-An Official
dispatch from Liaoyang to the general
staff, reporting the continued Japan.
csc advance on Sunday, confirms the
report that General Routkovsky was
killed during the rearguard engage
ments and adds that Colonel Won Raa-
ben was also killed.
The total of the Russian losses on
Sunday is not known, but 400 wound
ed have passed through the first aid
stations. The losses of the Japanese
we're considerable,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02

Duluth. Aug. -Wheat-To arrive
NO: 1 Northern, $ll6; No. 2 North
ern. $1.12h~ On track-No. l NRrth-
.ern, Sill; No. 2 Northern. A.13h.
To arrfve-New No. Northern: $1,15;
No. 2 Northern, SILL; Sept, r$1.14;
Dec, $1.103e. Flax-Sept, $1.26A;
Oct, A.25&;. Nov, $1.25R; Dec.
Q1 OLA =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Wheat-Sept.,
41.o75b: old, $1.093s; Dec, $1.09%;
May, $1.l1&. Corn-Aug., 521@c;
Sept, 52%c; Dec, 51%c; May, 49% q
soc. Oats-Sept, 32c; Dec, 33Ac;
May, 35hc. Pork-sept:, $11.40; Oct.,
$11.47h; JAM, $12.62h. Flax-Cash,
Northwestern, $1.25; Southwestern,
$1.1S; Augr $1.18: Sept, $1.18; Dec,
$1.201a. Butter - Crean1eries, lao
18hc;; diaries, l2@16c. Eggs-14a@
1890. Poultry--Turkeys, 12c; chick
ems, Tic; springs, 1910.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
RUSSIAN OUTER DEFENSE g COM.
PEELED TO WITHDRAW De-
FORE JAP ADVANCE.
latter ATTACK WITH FANATl.
! GAL BRAVERY At The POINT
OF THE eAYoNET.
RUSSIANS SUSTAIN THREE THOU.
~eAND CASUALTIES IN vlclH-
lTY OF ANPINo.

Iaoyang, Aug. 29.-The japanese
artillery resumed the battle at a. M,
the point of pressure again being the
Russian south front.
At 8 a. m. the Japanese infantry I'D.
'vanced to attack, the regiments de.
ployed in open order.
The Russian army has effected its
retirement with transport and artil-
lery on Liaoyang and is in position
awaiting the advancing Japanese. The
passage Of, the latter had been rapid
and determined: sparing Of no sacri.
fee. In the attack on the Siaolindxy
position one japanese battalion lost oil
Its officers.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 2s.-General
Kuropatkin has been drawing in all
his forces from his eastern and south
ern fronts toward Liaoyang. Anping,
'Tsegow, Liandiansian and Anshan-
shan, constituting the main positions
Of the outer defense line otrLiaoyang,
have been abandoned. The heaviest
fighting occurred on the extreme left,
where the Japanese advanced to the
assault again and again with bayonets.
The positions at Tsegow and Anping
were held by the Tenth European
corps. The attacks were delivered
with fanatical bravery. The Russians
lost a large proportion of officers, ten
guns and from 1880 to 1000 men, but
the Russians had been generally sue
cessful in beating of the assaults all
along the long line and the Russians
declare7that the order to retire came
as a surpr{se Just when they were ex-
pecting orders for q general advance.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
CHINESE MAY KILL FOREIGNERS.

Province Of Shantung Placarded With
Threatening ORDERS: ,s'
London, Aug. 27.-Thes Tients1n cor.
respondent Of the Standard says that
placards have been discovered at
Tsinanfu lin the province of Shan
tung) urging the massacre Of "foreign
devils after the seventh MOON" and
that the native Christians are fleeing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
COMMUNICATIONS INTACT.

Telegraph Line Working Direct to
Liaoyan9.
st. Petersburg, Aug 29.-The de-.
partment Of ltelegraphs informs the
Associated Press that the lines are
working direct to .Liaoyaag, thus re-
futing definitely the report that Gen
eral Kuroh had cut the railroad.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
7oER TREASURE IS FOUND.

Had Been Removed From Pretoria Be-
fore Roberts Entered the City.
johannesburg, Aug. 30.-Mr. Kemp,
a cousin of General Kemp, the Boer
commander, has discovered beyond
Spelonket, in the Northern Transvaal.
the treasure removed from Pretoria
before the entry of Field Marshal
Lord Roberts. The value of the treas
ure is estimated at $1,250,000, of which
the government will receive half
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. 20 Wheat
Sept, $1.115s; Dec, $1.11%; May.
$1.13%. On track-No. / hard, ST.
1873; No. l Northern, $1.14B; No. 2
Northern, $1,12%,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
SNOW IN MINNESOTA.
First Fall Damages Garden Produce
Around VirQin;a,

Duluth, Aug. 30.-A fall of snow, the
first of the fall, occurred at Virginia
early Monday morning. It lasted but
short time after the sun rose. CroDs.
flowers and garden produce were dam
aged in the country Immediately sur
rounding Virginia and heavy frosts
are reported from other western Me.
saba range points.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02

.sgokio.i aug s2c-The, RuesiAns. are
tho Intention ofaglRiqg a. general: bat
tlelor .retirtnG., They were, beaten at
sh GA. zRR end AnpIins: A4pe fhfq
Possessed: !end !; It's loss renders defense
that General K%fopetk@ eah@ now
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-02
IVANOFF is DEFEATED
RUSSIAN FORCE PURSUED TEN
MILES az GENERAL KuRo.
KRIS SOLDIERS.

Toxic. Aug. sQ.-All the Japanese
forces; moving on General Kuropat-
,hn's fast narrowing position in and
abott Llaoyang& Monday renewed the
attack on: the Russian southesns and
eastern fronts, drtvingn the enemy
from two to ten niles nearer the city
end indicting severe losses. General
Kuroki'@ central column, - in. one On
1A&ement alone, T. trimming fight from
{Ahpin& over ten miles to plain Just
east Of the city, captured sixi&uns and
demoralized the Third, Tenth and Sew
.enteenth4 corps, under General. IYHnoff,
who Is, in scommaadi4of ,Kurepatkin's
forces east OF the main position
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

tation. They do not Gull quite as
closely as they did previously, and as
a result they begin to lose the prestige
which they have been enjoying.
There is only one remedy for this
careless state of affairs, and that is to
Gull your stock carefully, castrate all
undesirable males, and dispose of your
undesirable stock to the butcher.
How often have we seen high aver
age in a swine sale cut down one-half
by running in lot of inferior males
at the end of the sale. And how
often have we heard the remark:
well, l always thought that fellow
raised only good stuff, but I have
changed my mind after seeing those
males"
How much better it would have been
for the breeder had he culled his stock
more carefully. By not doing so,
he has cut down the average OF his sale
and lost a good share of his reputation
as a first class breeder.-Farmers'
Guide.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Alfalfa for Hoo Pasture.

F. G. Norris of Ohio. in a recent
article on this subject, says:
Although alfalfa is considered most
valuable as hay, it is undoubtedly
valuable for pasture, especially for
hogs. The hogs should not be put
on the pasture until the second year.
and better wait until the third Under
no circumstances should they be
turned on the first year They are
likely to root it up badly and eat it
too closely By the third year it has
enough root so they cannot pull it
up. If enough range and little grain
is given they will root but little.
IF forty or forty-five hogs are put on
a fairly good stand of alfalfa, at the
rate of ten or twelve head per acre.
they should make gain, in three
months, of seventy-fve TO ninety
pounds. Better feed a little grain.
You can easily figure that if a hog
makes for instance, eighty pounds
gain, and allowing ten hogs per acre,
you would have gain of eight hun
dred pounds. At $3.50 per hundred
WCiShI you WOulu nave ptOt1l Ot S9t
net to an acre of land, with the eXcep-
ton of the little gram that was fed.
IF farmers can put a few acres
each year to better use than alfalfa
hog pasture would like to know what
it is. The hogs do the harvesting at
no expense to you, but, instead, at
gain. You have but little cultivating
TO do-with some farmers none.
ut is better to NOV the pasture
once or twice each year, after which
disk and harrow lightly, thus pre-
serving the moisture and cutting the
growth of the alfalfa to make more
plants. The disking followed by the
harrow will also smooth the field
where it has been slightly rooted by
the hogs. While the hogs are in the
pasture putting on the pounds the mas
ters eye may be elsewhere, and at
! the same time the alfalfa is storing
in the soil that most needed element
nitrogen. Thus your farm is being
! built richer and, consequently, you are
also growing richer"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Danish Butter Sailing.

In Danish diaries, as soon as the
butter milk has been removed, the but
ter is weighed so as to calculate the
amount of salt required, andthe salt is
worked in at this time, usually on the
butter worker. Sometimes it is all in
corporated at one working, but in
many places it is preferred to add it
in two workings.
The amount of salt used is adapted
to the taste of the market where it is
to be sold, but it varies between 4 and
per cent. of the weight of the butter
The salt is worked into the butter
with just as little handling as possible,
and it is then put aside for awhile be-
fore the next working takes place.
In warm weather the butter is put
in butter coolers, which are a sort of
icebox. In winter it is laid in large
rolls in the butter trough or on
table.
1t lies here for a couple of hours in
the cold season, but when the weather
is warm, it is allowed to remain for
eight or ten hours, or until the cool
of the following morning, before it re-
ceives the final working
The object is not only to cool the
butter and allow it to become firmer.
but also to allow the salt to dissolve
and to penetrate the whoe mass.
When the butter has attained the
proper degree of firmness, it is again
put through the worker. and most Ct
the brine formed from the salt is work
ed out.-Journal of Agriculture.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Gull Closer.

Many breeders of pure bred stock
have vet to learn the important lessen
of Culling their live stock closer.
Especially is this true in the case of
those who make a practice of holding
pubic sales. A reputation for breed
ing stock. exeelliBg in individuality
sL5 81 Cd lines. Is the ambition OF
every breeder of pure Stock, but this
reputation is not made at a single
bound. The feeder has long and
tiresome apprenticeship to serve be
fore he reaches the goal OF his ambi
ton. After he has made his reputation
IT is. CT course. his endeavor to main
tain that reputation. but many breed
ers grow lax in their efforts. They
depead too much upon their past repu
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
The Farm Telephone.


| That the American farmers are the
most progressive tillers of the soil is a
well known fact. When one comes To
look up the statistics of the telephone
world, however, he becomes doubly
assured of this fact when he finds
that such large per cent of our farm
ers are enjoying the benefits accru-
ing from the rural phones.
The establishment of telephone lines
in the rural districts began only few
years ago, and it is estimated that at
the present rate of increase in ten
years from now every prosperous farm
er will be able to talk to any one hun
dreds of miles from his home who is
similarly equipped
The rural telephone is not only a
comfort to the farmer and his family
but it is a great protection in case of
sickness. There are already many in
stances on record where lives have
been saved or large doctor bills avoid
ed on account of the farm telephones.
To the farmers wives who are too
often so far away from her neighbors
that it is impossible for her to find
time to visit them during the week it is
great boon. By means of the tele-
phones they call up any of their neigh
bors for miles around and indulge in a
pleasant little chat which will cheer
them up, robbing farm life of its for
mer lonesomeness. The coming gem
GRAFTON, ten or twenty years hence.
will wonder how it was possible for
their parents to get along without
rural telephones.
The telephone is not only comfort
to the farmer, but by means of it he
can keep in touch with the markets
and thus become closer seller and
buyer, and often save the cost of his
phone several times over
The rural telephone will have a
tendency to make the farmer a keen
err business man as it will enable him
to come in closer touch with many
more business men than he has here
tofore been able to communicate WIN
In many sections the farmers build
their own lines, and thus have no
monthly rentals to pay beyond the cost
of keeping the lines in repair, for
which only a nominal charge is made
While telephones are going into the
country at rapid rate, they would
be used to a much greater extent if
it were possible to build the single
lines in such manner as to make it
impossible for eavesdroppers to listen
to the conversation on the line
Farmers Tribune.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
The Year for the English Farmer.

In this country agriculture has en-
joyed fairly prosperous year. Crop
yields have not been of the best, but
there is failure nowhere and prices
of farm products are at satisfactory
can farmer when he balances accounts
for the twelve months leaves him
plenty of room for hearty thanksgiv-
ing. His brothers of the old world
are in less fortunate position, as may
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

Nephews of Pope Leo seem de,
termined TO appeal TO the law courts
for their inheritance in the estate of
Cardinal Giuseppe Pecci. brother of
Leo.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

man will run as fast as he can tc
cross railroad track in front of q
train. Then he will watch it till il
goes out of sight. Then he will ~
leisurely away. He seems to be
right, and probably is. That is a =
woman in a street car will Gu
satchel and take out purse, tai
dime. and close the purse, ope
satchel, put in the purse. close
satchel, and lock both ends Then
Will give the dime to the cond
who will give her a nickel back,
Then she will open the satcha
take out the purse. put in the
close the purse, open the sat
put in the purse, close the sd
lock both ends. Then she y
the buckle at the back of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

Stars who can make
speech before an auC
tremely rare. Maude
speaks because her II
ers her. Julia Marlo
repeatedly and wavs
gracefully with I'D
Barrymore leans aga
and murmurs Than
Elliott, who declir
speech countless @
New York run in /"
broke her rule and m
tain speech last week
pearance in New Yori$
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
gricd'tdral Lore

used in the manufacture of the coars-
est gloves and morocco leather.
Aside from money value there are
many farms where goats can be used
to advantage. The tendency Of the
animal to browse upon brush, briers,
and weeds makes them of the greatest
value in land clearing operations or
in Kidding foul land of weeds. If they
can do this work as thoroughly and at
no other outlay than their own cost
and the cost of a good fence and shell
ter shed for winter it is more economi-
cal to employ them than to depend
upon the laborious glubbing hoe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

the getting into trouble and leave you
to the hard work of getting out again.
But as partner I'm going to insist on
your having a salary" etc.
The news aroused all Thorpes mar
tial spirit. Now at last the mystery
surrounding Morrison s Days unnat-
ural complaisance was riven. 1t had
come to grapples again. He was glad
of it. He thrust the letter in his pocket
and walked buoyantly to the pines.
The two lovers sat there all the after
noon drinking in half sadly the JOY OF
the forest and of being near each other.
In week the camping party would be
breaking up, and Hilda must return to
the city. 1t was uncertain when they
would be able to see each other again.
Suddenly the girl broke off and put
her fingers to her lips. For some time
dimly an intermittent and faint sound
had been felt rather than actually
heard, like the irregular muftled beat
ing of heart. Gradually it had insist
ed OH the attention.
"What is it?' she asked.
Thorpe listened. Then his face lit
nightly with the joy Of battle.
"Aly axmen," he cried. 'They are
cutting the road"
A faint call echoed. Then without
warning nearer at hand, and the SHARP
| ring Of an ak sounded through the for