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Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

denly in passion tnar wallace started
back. "It's war! And let me tell you
this, young man-you're new concern,
and we're an old one. Well crush you
like thaty" He crisped an envelope vim
dictively and threw it in the waste
basket.
"Crush ahead" replied Thorpe, with
great good humor. "Goodby, Mr.. Nor
rison." And the two went out.
Wallace was sputtering and trem-
bling with nervous excitement. His
was one Of those temperaments which
required action to relieve the stress of a
stormy interview. He wanted to do
something at once. Hadn't we better
see lawyerT" he asked. "Oughtn't
we to look out that they don't take
some Of our pine? Oughtn't we''-
"You just leave all that to me-" re-
piled Thorpe. "The first thing we want
to do is to rustic some money"
"And you can leave that to me" !"
echoed Wallace. II know a little Of
such things, and have business con-
nections who know more. You just
get the camp running"
"Tll start for Bay City tonight" sub
mitted Thorpe. "There ought to be q
good lot of lumber jacks lying around
idle at this time of year, and it's a
good place to outfit from. because we
can probably get freight rates direct by
boat. Well be little late in starting,
but We'll get in some logs this winter.
anyway"
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

traIlstg gDed.
At length the task was finished. It
became necessary to type duplicate
lists of the descriptions. While the
somnolent youth finished his task
Thorpe listened for the messenger boy
on the stairs.
A faint slam was heard outside the
rickety old building. Hasty steps
sounded along the corridor. The land
locker merely stopped the drumming
Of his fingers on the broad arm of the
chair. The door few open, and Wal
lace Carpenter walked quickly to him.
Thorpe's face lighted UP as he rose
to greet his partner. The boy had not
forgotten their compact after all.
'"rhen it's all right?" queried the lat
ter breathlessly.
"Sure" answered Thorpe heartily.
''Got 'em in good shape"
At the same time he was drawing the
youth beyond the vigilant watchfulness
Of Mr.. Morrison.
"You're just in time." he said in an
undertone. "Never had so close a
0AuSNN. = ouHPOoS yVu ut1NS SOoA VI -
certified check. That's all they'll take
here"
"what do you mean7" asked Carpen-
ter blankly.
"Haven't you that money?" returned
Thorpe quick as hawk.
"For heavens sake, isn't it here p
cried Wallace in CONSERVATION. II
wired Duncan, my banker. here last
night and received a reply from him.
He answered that he'd see to it.
Haven't you seen him?"
NO." repeated Thorpe in his turn.
"What can we do?"
"Can you get your check certified
here near at hand?"
EYES,"
swell, go do it. And get move on
you. You have precisely until that boy
there finishes ticking that machine-not
second longer"
Cant you get them to wait few
minutes?"
wallace" said Thorpe. do you see
that white whiskered old lynx in the
corner? That's Morrison. the man who
wants to get our land. If fail to
plank down the cash the very instant I.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
N. Dakota,

The old man peered at Thorpe.
Don't you know meT inquired
Thorpe.
"Know you? You bet 1 do. How
are you, Harry? Where have you been
keepin' yourself7 You look about a.
fat as a stall fed knittin' needle"
1--WE been land looking in the upper
peninsula" explained Thorpe, "on tho
Ossawinamakee, up in the Marquetts
country"
"Shov' commented Jackson in wop
der. "way up there where the moon
changesw
"It's a fine country" went on Thorpe
90 every one could hear, with great
cutting Of white pine. 1t runs as high
as twelve hundred thousand to the
forty sometimes"
''Trees clean an free Of limbs?' ask
ed Jackson.
They're as good as the stuff over on
seventeen You remember that"
"Clean as a baby's leg." agreed Jack.
son.
"Have glass of beer!" asked
Thorpe.
"Dry as tobacco box" confessed
Jackson.
So they all drank.
On a sudden inspiration Thorpe re-
solved to ask the old mans advice as
to crew and horses. 1t might not be
good for much, but it would do no
harm.
Jackson listened attentively to the
others brief recital.
"Why don't you see Tim Shearer!
He amt doin' nothin' since the Jam
came down." was his comment.
"Isn't he with the NJ. & D. peopleT
asked Thorpe.
"Nope. Quit"
"How's that?"
"'Count of Morrison. He's been MN
his teeth for NJ. & D. right. along
somethin' behind it all, / reckon"
"Where'll find him?" asked Thorpe;
Jackson gave the name of sman
boarding house. Shortly after Thorpe
left him to amuse the others win I'D
unique conversation and hunted W
Shearer's stopping place.
The boarding house proved 10 w "
the typical lumber Jack class-a nai
row stoop, hallway and stair III ,.... -.
center and an Office and bar on el.ps.
side. Shearer and a half dozen o,ns. u.
men about his own age sat- en tnes
chairs on two legs and their "eolk
boots on the rounds of the cnaas
smoking placidly in the tepid esenus
air. He approached and ATTEMPTED o,;,n ~
identifying scrutiny. The men, "fss 4ss
the taciturnity Of their class ~ ~
presence of stranger, said notnlns. ;,.
"well, bub." finally drawled ..ss ,U,ss
from the corner, "blowed tnat s''''
you made out offRadway yetr ,,ea
''That you, shearer? lnaun m.n
Thorpe. advancing. "You're tne '''D
I'm looking for"
E fro B6 Continued
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
tcoNr1NuED.l

lie negotiated briefly with the cap
tain, paid $50 more for speed and the
privilege of landing at Mackinaw City.
Then he slept for eight hours on end
and was awakened in time to drop into
small boat, which deposited him on
the broad sand beach of the lower pen
insula.
The train was just leisurely making
up for departure. Thorpe, dressed as
he was in old pepper and salt" gar
ments patched with buckskin. his hat
Hopping travesty on headgear, his
moccasins Worn and dirty, his face
bearded and bronzed, tried as much
as possible to avoid attention. He sent
an instant telegram to Wallace Carpen-
ter conceived as follows:
Wire thirty thousand my order care land
Office, Detroit, before 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Do 1t If you have to rustic all
night. Important.
Then he took seat in the baggage
car on a pile of boxes and philosoph-
ically waited for the train to start He
knew that sooner or later the man, pro-
vided he were on the train, would stroll
through the car, and he wanted to be
out Of the way. The baggage man
proved friendly, SO Thorpe chatted
with him till after bedtime. Then he
entered the smoking car and waited
patiently for morning.
At the last thought Thorpe decided
to send second message from the
next station. He did so. 1t read:
Another buyer Of timber on same train
with me. Must have money at o'clock
or lose land.
He paid day rates on it to insure i'm
mediate delivery. Suppose the boy
should be away from home!
Everything depended on Wallace
Carpenter, and Thorpe could not but
confess the chance slender. One other
thought made the night seem long.
Thorpe had but $50 left.
Morning came at last, and the train
drew in and stopped. Thorpe, being
in the smoking car, dropped off first
and stationed himself near the exit
where he could look over the passen-
gers without being seen. They fled
DASls 4O lWO Ouly NC SOu1u dCSOlu lAS
role of master lumbermen, and in these
two Thorpe recognized DAILY and Nor
rison themselves. They passed within
ten feet of him, talking earnestly to-
gether. At the curb they hailed cab
and drove away. Thorpe with satis-
faction heard them call the name of a
hotel.
1t was still two hours before the land
Office would be open.
Thorpe repaired at once to boarding
house off Fort street, where he had
''outftted" three months before. There
he reclaimed his valise, shaved, clothed
himself in linen and cheviot once more
and sauntered slowly to the land Office
to await its opening.
At 8 o'clock neither of the partners
had appeared. Thorpe entered the Of
fee and approached the desk.
"Is there telegram here for Harry
Thorpe?" he inquired.
The clerk to whom he addressed him
self merely motioned with his head to-
ward young fellow behind the railing
in corner. The latter shifted COM
fortably and replied "No"
At the same instant steps We're heard
In the corridor. the door opened. and
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26

"In gotn' moo for fresh patl of ,oatter. I"
Mr.. Morrison appeared on the sill.
Then Thorpe showed the stuf Of which
be was made.
''Is this the desk for buying govern
ment lands?' he asked hurriedly.
EYES," replied the clerk.
II have some descriptions wish to
buy in"
every WELL" replied the clerk. "what
township?''
(, Thorpe detailed the figures. which he
knew BY heart The clerk took from a
sabinet the three books containing
them ana spread them out on the coun-
1ef. At this moment the bland voice Of
a(n Morrison made itself heard at
1hoepe'e elbow.
'40ood moEains, Nr. smithers." II
md with the dslibsfat3on Of tha anR-
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
CHAPTER XIV.
EXT day the articles Of partne
shin were drawn. and Carne

IEXT day the articles Of partner
Ih ship were drawn, and Carpen.
ter gave his note for the neces.
saIy expenses. Then, in an
swer to penciled card which Mr..
Morrison had evidently left at Thorpe's
hotel In person, both young men called
ct the lumberman's place Of business.
They were ushered Immediately into
he private once.
Ar. Morrison was smart little man,
With IN ingEatiating manner ana .
lGhy 90. He sssstsd Thorpe With
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
II II II
The Sympathetic Woman
BY Beatrice Fairfax

HEN describes the quality he most admres in woman
he paints vivid word picture Of particular woman anu
puts in impressionst background of women IN general
He very often becomes of the quality only after he
has learned to and love the woman and he is quite
likely to love other woman for totally diherent
quality.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

John 4, Parish, of the Holland coun'
try, says he has a dog that can catch
more fish and better fish than any
man. He says that when he arises
in the morning, il he feels that be
would relish a fish for breakfast he
makes his wants known to his dog
and in very short time nice fish
is in the frying pan.
Mr. Parish lives near the river and
he says he has erected a little plat
form on the edge Of the water For lis
dogs use ana benefit. He says the
dog will perch himself OH this plat
form and watch for his game. When
a nice fish that he likes the looks OF
comes near enough he dives from
his perch and never fails to make a
catch During shoallng time be ire'
quently catches two fish at time.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
THE OLE DINNER BELL.

There's music SIC in the lowin' Of the cattle on
An in the lazy laughter of the waterfalls
an rills
In the sngin Of the bluebird an the hum
min Of the bee,
An the, ole woodpecker peckin' on the
,r, holicr sugar tree
There's music in the blossom an the clear
blue OF the sky,
In the screamn' Of the chicken hawk
acirclin' way up high;
But the sweetest songs OF June time amt
nowheres near a smell
10 the music long at noontime Of the ole
dinner bell.
When p.own' in the distant fields, clean
out O. sight o. home,
A-wishin', too, with all your heart that
dinner time would come,
You w9tch, the iurries stretch away aroun'
49,. the lower bend,
An potter 'rolnd bit before you start for
t'Cther end,
An you bend your head an listen to ketch
the welcome sound,
An c0,c'iate it's purt nigh noon by shad.
Gers on the ground,
When through the hazy atmosphere, your
longin to dispel,
Comes, the fur-olf slv'ry music OF the ole
dinner bell.
When the harvest day is over an the toll.
ers' work is done
Over wayin' corn an clover tinted by the
settin' sun,
Low an sweet the distant music of the
ole bell floats along;
Borne upon the evenin' hreezes, mingled
with the reapers' song,
An you look acrost the medder, past the
ole. crick wndin' through,
Where the ringer sweet is waitin' with a
welcome there for you.
oh, there amt no Joys OF summer that can
strike YOU quite so well,
AS the ringin', when you're hungry, OF the
ole dinner bell.
Edwin c. Davis, in the indianapolis
News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

Mouth breathing is more tEan a haD'
1t; it is an evidence Of deformlty or dis
ease in the upper air passages. A
child never breathes through bis
mouth from choice. He does so either
because the passages of the nose are
oDstructed or because his tonslls are
enlarged, and he cannot he taught 10
breathe naturally so long as the OBJ
structlon remains, In some instances
the interference with respiration IS
due to deformity Of the chambers OF
the nose, but in majority of cases u
is caused by the presence Of adenolds
In the pharynx. Enlargement OF the
tonsils may be associated with either
OF these conditions, or 1t may exist
alone.-Youth's Companion.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
The Art of Asking Questions
BY Bernard Shaw

~ ia not questions" piece Of social ADVICE m ali
A asks questions Is
0 N D had better ask 100 many nun
On ~ &9 ourselves against CURIOSITY out ~
@AM0 resign ourselves 10 NC ou
to 1000
Of interrogation? Putting aside quick sS
of believe the most Essential
quality dnes The art OF asAns
influence is not the ART
bush Questions and silence are the qu
motive 1t foundout scheme WHICH
of our - we
time; suspicion kls
The man does not us
be he interferd wtn
betrayed questions which are not asked Win s
intention
the asker wants 10 know"
while osnb directed to ma out
opinion really intended reflect his character some men
nghbors order put difficulties IN heT way
believe the conclusion of the matter be this The ART OF
the Welasked questions are OF the essence
mood will not JUSTIFY an pe
matter of pore
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

A story is going the rounds regarding
a farmer who is greatly troubled win
absent mindedness. On the way home
from town, so the story goes, the
thought came to him that be had for
gotten something. He took out DIS
notebook, went over every item ana
checked 1t or. He saw that be haa
made all the purchases that he had ID
tended But as he drove on he corlu
not put the feeling aside. When pc ar'
rived home ana drove up TO thc house
his daughter came 10 meet him, apu
with lookof surprise asked; why
where Il mar
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
A HARP OWNED BY QUEEN MlVy'
It Was Given as a Prize Ia Conpetlti.,
Between Bards.

There was dispersed by auction a.
Edinburg on Saturday a family col
lection of Stuart and JacobIn relics !,
great historic interest and value. rhs
early death Of j, n. Durrant.Steuort
the twelfth and last Laird Of Dalgulso
in Perthshire, brought this UNIQUE col
lection to the hammer. ...
Interest centred mainly on two an.
cient harps, one known as Queen
Mary's harp, and the other as the Ia.
mont or Caledonlan harp. For the
last twenty years they have reposeA
in the National Museum of Antloui.
ties, and are well known to Scottish
antiquaries,
The story Of Queen Mary's harm Is
that during a hunting "trip into the
highlands of Perthshire, in the year
1868, she offered her own harp as A
prize in a bardic competition. 1t was
awarded to Miss Beatrice Gurdyn. Of
Banchory. 1t closely resembles the
famous harp Of Brian Boru, and a cen.
fury ago it was st"iu%cl and found 10
possess a sweet and delicate tone,
Competition for it was very keen,
Theodore Napier, the well known ia.
cobite enthusiast. remained in the bid.
ding until GS40 was reached. and
finally at f9S2 los. it was secured by
the authorities OF the Edinburgh AMI.
quarian Museum,
The Lamont harp, which dates from
the eleventh or twelfth century, was
sold at f52J.
A lock Of hair from Prince Charles
head, and another from that of bis
wife, Princess Louise, of Stohberg,
went for f33 lbs. A sword which be
had worn was sold for f7s. Highland
dirks went at from Ell to f15 each, an
Andrea Ferrara sword at f2j, and two
genuine old Highland targets at f5S
les and $50 1Ss.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
When an OH Lamp Was a Curiosity.

c, NJ. Shackelford, a Shelby County
pioneer, was the first man to introduce
oil In the county. Some time in the
sos he listed st, Louis and brought to
Shelbyvllle two lamps aud a couple Of
gallons of oil.
When the citizens of the village
learned it there was considerable ex-
citement-much more than when the
electric lights were turned on a few
years ago, About 400 people gathered
at the store to watch Mr.. Shackelford
take his life in his hands. He loaded
up the lamp, turned the wick and pre-
pared for illumination by fastening
paper lighter on the end of a stick.
The crowd looked uneasy, but didn't
run, and the new lighting works was
an entire success. Oil cost SO per gal
Ion. Mr.. Shackelford bought some to
introduce the improvement among his
fellow citizens, but he only disposed Of
a gallon the following year. Clarence
MOI Courier.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

and would probably expect her to
run the house and dress herself, too
on about FIVE dollars a week Ruth
| say" breaking Off suddenly with 8
pathetic appeal in his voice, "what de-
you suppose made her talk so?"
Il haven't the least idea. I've not
seen Clarice for three or four days, but
| cannot see how she could have al
tered so radically in so short a time
| am going to see her, though, before
am an hour older and find out the
truth"
Il don't suppose that there is any.
thing to find out. She seemed to know
her own mind" Jim returned gloomily.
Nov that is just what she didn't
do. 1t is no use for us to argue, jim,
but If can lind a grain Of comfort
for you, will. The whole thing is
beyond my comprehension"
When Ruth Rutherford ian allitera-
tive name which the girl detested)
was putting on her wraps preparatory
to a belllgerent call on her friend, she
heard Clarce's voice in the hall below.
She went down hurriedly to meet her.
"Come into the library" she said
hastily, knowing perfectly well that
Jim was in the room just beyond.
Now, want you TO give an account
Of yourself. What have you been do.
ing to Jim? He is just about broken.
hearted, for he believes all the non.
sense you were talking to him yester-
day. What did you mean by IT, Clar-
ice? You know that you think that
Jim is kind and lovable and bril-.
liant"
81 don't" Clarice flashed indig.
nantly although her voice trembled
n little, "he is not brilliant at all! He
is the most stupid man that ever
llvedw
Perhaps you will kindly explain"
Ruth said colby.
But this Clarice stubbornly refused
to do and It was not until Ruth put off
her dignity and descended to tender
coaxing that she drew the truth out of
her friend.
"He-he came around yesterday
morning-and | had been suffering for
three days with an liberated TOOTH
didn't have a wink Of sleep during all
of that time, and l was too great
coward to 60 to dentist ut first. Well.
Jim came then, and of course my
nerves were all on edge and the world
looked blue and I was all unstrung.
and | couldn't see anything in its
proper perspective. Everything was
distorted and out Of proportlon-ob,
you understand how | felt"
Perfectly" said Ruth, with sympa.
thetic comprehension.
you called him brilliant Just now,
but it seems to me that even a man
might have known better than TO make
n proposal of marriage at such a time.
I thought at once of all the skeletons
I had seen in married lives, and of
every warning l had ever received
from any one on the subject and-well
of course / would&lot listen"
IL should think not. indeed" Ruth
said promptly. II do not wonder that
you called him stupid. / hope that
tooth is all right now, Clarice, it has
done mischief enough should say
"The tooth has been pulled and
have had nights sleep, thanks"
"Then perhaps you would not object
to hearing the story over-Jlm," rails.
ing her voice, 81 think that you may
come in now"
Jime came, obedlent to the summons,
and Ruth. after a murmured "Bless
YOU, my children" had the good taste
to leave the room hastily.-Waverley
\ n crn nina
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
Insect Resembles a Beautiful Flower,

Living specimens Of a queer insect
have lately been shown in Cambridge,
England. They were brought from
Rangoon by Captain c. E. Williams.
The insect is a species of mantis, and
its body and legs are both shaped and
colOred to resemble beautiful flower.
1t feeds on butterflies, and while 1t is
lying in wait for them under a spray of
leaves it looks exactly like blue bios
som with black spot In the centre re-
sembllng the tube Of carola. The
black part Of the body is Drawn out
into long green stalk The resem.
blance to flower is perfect, and but
terhies and other insects light on 1t
in search os nectar and are Immediate
ly seized by its fatal claws.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

People Of Sicily are vastly superstl.
tious. The Slcilian believes, TO give
a few examples, in the existence Of a
double-tailed lizard which condescends
to take In It's mouth the winning nun.
bers of the lottery. He believes 1t is
unlucky to marry or begin a journey
Tuesday or Friday. He believes
in the power Of maledlctions and Of
the evil eye, and attempts to defend
himself against them by wearing anu.
lets, such rs the corno, a coral imlta.
ton Of the horn OF the goat, by spit
ting three times on the ground while
pronOunclng II magic formula, or, In
certain districts, by invoking tn" name
of Virgil who somehow acquired, dur.
ing the middle ages, a bizarre reputa'
ton as a magician. He believes In
sorcerers, Of whom n goodly number
practice prof sslonally on the island,
selling to him, among 9th + wonder
working charms, grotesque colored im-
ages Of st. Paul TO be ttached to bar
rem fruit trees aud barrels in which
wine has sOured. He believes that a
person born onE Friday is able to pre-
dict the future and that person born
on June 20, The fete of st. Paul, who
was unframed by the viper which en-
clrcled his hand, is able TO do both
these these things and 10 charm SER
penis besides,