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The Washington times., 1904-12-06
Plans of Two Men.

Near the corner Of Tenth Street /
saw two men standing near the curb.
They looked like Black ARROW seekers.
I walked close 10 them and heard them
mapping out their plans as 10 the best
way 90 capture n-With-the-dark-
suit-and-the-Blacl acl-Arrow-enyelOpe One
Of them said TO- his companion, Now
I'll stay on this side OF the street and
you watch the other. Don't let any
man pass. whether he wears a dark suit
or a tight suit. without asking him for
the ATrOW They separated. The man
who was 10 watch the side J was walk
ing on. the north, passed me He was
looking straight ahead toward Ninth
Street. ] looked back and saw him stop
several men,
There was nothing abOut nay appear
anCe or actions TO indicate that 1 had
the envelope, and 10 ward OF suspicion
1 swung my umbrella constantly and
walked ON, passing several persons who
inquired, What did you DO with that
Black Arrow Come fork up that en-
velope, / need the money Pardon me
old man, but have you got thc Black
ArrOWT' ana other expressions With
which the money could not Rave been
lotion fruuu m "A wear.
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
Man With Umbrella.

"As / neared Twelfth and G Streets
on the south side Of the last named
thorOughfare, ! looked ahead and saw
man in a black overcOat. swinging
an umbrella, coming east. lie accost-
ed two persons and passed a few
words with them before he reached me.
was near the small grocery store
on the corner, walking as briskIy as
ever. lie passed me. but after going
a foot or more west OF the spot where
We passed each other. he turned around
and said to me. Have you the Black
Arrow ] felt quite confident that he
had given the correct sentence, but /
wanted 10 be sure.
"Craning my neck toward him. 1
placed my hand 10 my ear and said.
The Washington times., 1904-12-06

| HOw's that2' He blushed like a girl
/ OF sixteen, and as the boys say, lost
his nerve. He explained 10 me that
/ The Washington Times was hiding
money around the city and a man
about my size and dressed in dark
clothes was walking along the streets
Z OF the city with d Black Arrow en-
VelOpe In his pocket. He said there
were over thousand persons hunting
tie man. ard that he had been accost-
! ed several times by those who would
have Christmas money on The Times.
lie begged thousand pardOns Tor
the street, but hoped / would take no
Omense, as everyone was after the
Black Arrow man and he had been
! stopped several times and was OF the
opinion that / would be held up q
feW more times before l reached home.
Repeated His Query.
LAS he was about TO tear himself
away. evidently despairing OF having
the right man, 1 asked him TO repeat
what he said 10 me. and he repeated the
sentence word for word as it was printed
I'm The Sunday Times, Have YOU the
Black Arrow ! replied. 4 guess i
have, and drew forth the long yellow
envelope with the Black Arrow on il
from the breast pocket of my coat. j
rever saw such "a surprised and over
JOye0 man in my life. He blushed some
more reached out and took the en-
VeiOpe, and then said.
Wen / had given up the hunt /
just struck YOU by accident, and 1 had
decided TO let the Arrow go II the next
man / tackled did not have il. You had
me buHaloed alright. for you looked SO
inn0cenE and guileless that never would
have suspected YOU OF having it. There
wasn't anything about your actions To
tend 10 indicate that YOU had IT.. but 1
made up my mind 10 tackle one more
man before j reached Fourteenth Street
ana you were that man..
News Spread Fast.
HE placed the envelope IN his pocket
and before ne could get away about
twenty-five or thirty men, women. boys
and girls, white ana black. rushed mp
90 us tc inquire if the man with the
Black Arrow had been found. The news
spread fast. evidently because the crowd
dispersed 10 the four winds Of the uni-
verse, and each person i'm il told others
In spite Of that fact / was held up by
others after I turned ia my tracks ON
q Street and started west toward my
home. I was informed by others that
they had been held up and asked for
The arrow even several hours after /
had given IL mp 10 the first man who
gave me TIE proper signal
Mr. Shaw says he never saw Mr..
Angelo before in his life. Mr.. Angelo
saws he never saw Mr. Shaw. Mr.. Shaw
IS a prapOssesslug young man, with
curly Iiight hair and of medium height.
He was selected TO carry the envelope
because ne was considered Intelligent,
honest. and worthy of every confidence.
He fs married and has no "chums with
whom he would have entered INTO
a..a To fr4I fFrF tn
the hands OF anyone except the person
who, by mere chance, as Mr. Angelo
happened 10 do. asked him "Have you
the Black ArrOWt'
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
Story of the Bearer.

instructed 10 present the envelope
which carried, TO the irst person who
asked. Have YOU the Black Arrow o.
l started from Ninth ana u Streets
northwest, promptly at I.38 yesterday
afternoon, said Shaw. II was of The
belief that 1 would have the envelope
for some time and be IN the slush for
several hours. The man who got the
envelope was no more surprised than
!, for it was wholly chance. and / was
taken aback as much as he.
clad I'm a dark suit. q black derby
hat, black tie. and black shoes /
went 10 my starting point on a street
car. walked briskly from Ninth and
+ west on the last named street Be
fore / had gone a block a mulaUt0 negro
woman accoSted me in a sort of half
hearted way and said. 'MistaL, is Won
got dat Black Arrow? This was not
the person l was 10 give II TO for She
did not say Have you the Black Ar
TowE A number OF newsbOys walked
boldly up 10 me and said. Come on
buddle, how bout that Black Arrow
The envelope which contained an
amount unknown 10 me, was not for
them because they did not give me the
magic sentence.
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
Some Fun Ahead.

when ] neared Fourteenth Street
heean TO think there was some fun in
store. l saw hundreds of seekers in
ouirlng of persons ahead OF me, but they
lot me pass unmolested. 1 was going
west. but I saw a number of persons
coming east acc,sted by newsboys
Young women. department clerks. and
others. believe numerous Cliqurs
worked i'm coliusiOn, one person in the
partv taking a stand at each corner so
as 10 make the escape Of the Black Ar
row man an impossibillty They either
failed 10 hail me at all or did not give
me the proper sentence.
"Tp Fourteenth Street 90 q Street ]
went and turned the corner after stand
ing near the curb for a second or two
to pretend as though ! was waiting Tor
a car. ] did this because / thought
perchance some person or persons had
followed me and would determine by
coming west on J. and going east Ou
q street that / was the much wanted
man. Along q Street I walked at the
same gait. I was met by several small
boys who hailed me with. Hey, mis-
tor, gimme the Black ALTON
The Washington times., 1904-12-06
ONE BLACK ARROW
STILL IN HIDING
Envelope in Brigh;wOOd
Still Bsffi : Hunters.
GREAT FUN ON THE STREETS
Bearer of Thirty-Five Dollars Walks
Through F and Partly Through G
Before Query Comes.

Only one Of the five Black Arrows dis
tributed by The Times this week re-
mains in hiding. This arrow contains an
order for cash, and IS hidden i'm Bright
wood. Crowds Of seekers are continually
passing within arms length of it. but
by some strange freak Of fortune nobody
has yet looked in the exact place Of its
cOncealment.
The hunt for the arrow on + and q
Streets yesterday afternoon. after caus-
ing great fun and merTiment along those
thoroughfares resulted I'm the arrow
which called for $50 being located by
IL. Is. Angelo. a steam-pipe insulator,
living at 2120 II Street northwest Men.
women, and even children were held up
az every step by the throng of searchers
with the query Have you the Black
Arrow or something to that effect.
To stranger in The city who was
not aware that the query, if put 10 the
right person, would bring him money.
the scene must have been astounding
everybody was asking everybody else
II he or she had the Black Arrow. and IN
was impossible for a man answering The
description OF the bearer of the arrow
10 take a single step without being ac-
costed by some anxious seeker.
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Angelo Gets Money

The commissioner OF The Times. who
started 10 walk + and Streets at ABA
o'clock. with Instructions TO give the
arrow 10 the frst making the simple in
qulry, Have you the Black Arrow"
had not made complete circuit OF The
district outlined before the query had
been put 10 him in the right manner. He
had started at Ninth and r Streets. and
was on his way back on G Street when
ne was accosted by Angelo.
1he story or the experiences of the
bearer OF the arrow is best told bv him
seI. lie Is James NJ Shaw, of IT5g
ehAsyINanla Avenue northwest. and
was commissioned By The Zines To ,s-r-
form the duty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
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The germs that bring fertility are
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Seeds Of clover, peas, alfalfa or other
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
CHAPTER XXI.
EDITH,S

AS they reached the last Of the wide
granite steps of the hall door, Max was
drawn aside by Doctor Hopkins that
they might be out OF hearing Of the
driver seated on the trap awaiting him.
Max watched his companion in silence,
wondering what he had to communi-
cate, and fearing from the serious ex-
preston OF his face that it was moth
ing pleasant.
Il hardly know what to say or think"
the medical nan began, hesitating as
he spoke and glancing at Max, "but
of this l am sure; Miss Cowley is no
more suffering from Indigestion than
| you or l."
But you said-
What I said was meant to pacify
naturally nervous about her; and it's
because they are that 1 wish to have
a word or two with yoV."
Max looked at him with growing ap-
prehensfon. Tell me-" he said, what
is the matter with herr"
Tina puzzles me-"
but surely you-"
Il suspect"
Some internal ccmplaintw sug,
gested Max, who became more and
more uneasy.
Il hardly like to say"
Its dangerous?"
decidedly dangerous answered the
doctor.
Great heavens, what's to be done?,
exclaimed Max, in evident consterna-
ton.
That's waht I want to talk about.
If she has no return Of This illness
there Will be nothing to fear; but If
she has, I should like to consult some
eminent London man like Sir William
Taxworth. l don't like to take 1t on
myself to send for him without the
permission of some Of the family, and
the suggestion would only brighten
the count II Lady Bysshe-perhaps
uselessly. What do you say?"
Send for him at once" said Max.
IT'S not necessary that l should do
so now-hut if she gets a RELAPSE
Would it be then too late?"
II trust not"
But If there's a doubt2"
Il think" replied Doctor Hopkins
after a moments consideration, Il will
take 1t upon myself to wait. After all,
I may have been mistaken. It's not
mans notice every day"
rs it so bad?" Max asked, his fears
increasing.
Il will come up again early in the
afternoon" Doctor Hopkins stated,
without answering the question put to
him, n in another he was
in the trap, driving through the park.
homeward.
Max, standing where he was left,
watched the vehicle disappear round a
bend Of the carriage drive, his small,
blue eyes expressing p~erpiexity, aus
pense and fear, an ahsorbedllook cloud
ing his face. He remained so long In
the same spot hat the chill east wind
seemed to strike through him, for he
s~huddered from head to foot.
Continued Next Week.)
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29

Longman's Magazine: One need not.
overlook the enormous shortcomings of
Louis XIV as a man INC as u king toI
admit that is some important respects
he tried to do his duty" He was a
hardworking sovereign, both in the
sphere Of administration and in that
social sphere which was, to his mind,
no less important. So courteous that
he never passed the poorest woman
about .Nn palace without lifting his
hat, ne carried polite consideration to
the level of a fine art. In the way of
courteous speech there are few things
nobler than his remark to the great
Condo as the ole hero a slowly as
cending the great marble staircase at
Versailles. Condo apologized for being
60 long in mounting the steps, at the
top Of which the king stood waiting.
@Ah, cousin" Louis replied. "one moves
slowly when one is laden with laurels."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
CHAPTER Xxx.
II GREAT ONE

It was a midday late in January, the
date on which Edith had been taken
Ill. and the Angelus bells. ringing with
sonorous and sleepy rhythm all over
Pisa, We're carried by a fresh breeze
through the clear air to a gloomy, old
massive-walled palace situated half a
mile beyond the Porta Nuova.
Here. in the small room communi-
eating with his laboratory, DR.. ZoffanI
stood by one of the deep recessed win
dows, whose light fell on a letter writ
ten in his own language by the young
English girl who had been his patient
some weeks before.
With spectacles on nose, a gratified
smile lighting his wriakled face, he
read the lines in which she Thanked
him for his attention and care. and
told him that a threatened danger to
the man she was engaged to marry had
caused a relapse OF her nervous condi
ton; but that, owing to the medicines
he had given her when leaving, she
had almost recovered once more. She
asked most kindly about his health,
and she added that her future JUS
band was as anxious as herself to ex-
press his gratitude personally to one
whose skill had so greatly benefited
her, and to whom she ventured to send
most affectionate remembrances.
The girls simple words went straight
" IA IN ItA ~ AiA"kS - tAiANA 40 "a
languor he san into a chair. his
skull cap resting against the faded vel
vet of its high back, his eyes closed
the better to recall the image of her
fresh beauty with its smiling frank
ness and gracious air.
From her, his emo glided almost
imperceDtibly to another girl of like
age, whom he had known and loved in
years so far back that they seemed
part of some past existence. Like him
sell. she was of italian birth, but un-
like him she professed the Christian
faith.
And to his young heart none IN the
wide world was her equal. Beauti-
full was she beyond all others he had
seen; her eyes like stars, her lips a
flower, her hair a shower of wavy silk,
and her voice music-tlle music OF
nightingales singing in the olive
groves in the valley Of the Arno.
And she whose heart owned him as
master was bartered to one whose sole
recommendation was his wealth.
Her soul cried out rebelliously
against her uncomfortable fate; her body
withered and twelve months later was
In her grave, where over sixty years
she had ain
In his dream he thought the girl he
had loved was beside him. looking
Young and beautiful as when first he
say her, her mana resting III ms. LS
had cast off his load Of years, the
strain Of his labors, and was himself
voutkful and the hunger of his starved
heart was satisfied at last. 1t needed
no words of hers to assure him that
henceforth they would be with each
other, never more to part; and beside
this ineffable all p~ervading joy the
world seemed as dross.
He opened his eyes to see a figure
standing before him, then with a deer
drawn sigh he closed them once more,
h,1t again he opened them to realize
that Count sasari was silently watch
ing him. -
Won dear MASTER" he said; II had nc
idea when I came IN that you slept"
INV dear friend. why don't you
marry?' Zoffano asked him abruptly;
aasari was taken by surprise. put NE
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
GREAT DISTRESS
,,,1rrue SPELLS LONG RESISTED
EVERY EFFORT TO Greek.
49,. brooks Became So Weak She Thinks
che would Have Died But for
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a.. Sarah L. Brooks, of No. As Lin.
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,.assinc spells of vomiting:
For five years off and on I was
coated in vain by different doctors for
..I;af from q stomach trouble which
tbaved itself in frequent and trying
oils Of vomiting. Part of the time I
Fss HE to work and again I would be
a"Dsned to bed for three or four days in
succession.
"Mv stomach was at times SO delicate
tbatit would not retain even plain water.
Tbe SMELLS would sometimes occur at in
.orvals Of half an hour, and would leave
me so weak that l would be compelled
N lie down between them. I would
have several Of them during the night
following q day of such attacks. Finally
became so weakened that l had to give
M working altogether. I weighed only
nipety-four pounds.
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Of the Chicago daily papers and bought
a box and began to use them. After I
had used half a box I found that T could
keep on my stomach the food I ato. I
was encouraged by this and kept on
using the pills for four months. At the
end of that time the vomiting spells had
ceased altogether and my weight went
up to 142 pounds and is still growing.
~ think / surely would have died If
it had not been for DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for / sometimes vomited clear
blood, and for three or four days at a
time l could not eat a bite of anything.
One doctor said I had chronic inflamma-
hon Of the stomach, and another said
my difficulty was a cancer but none of
their medicines did me any good at all.
Finally j concluded that / did not have
blood enough to digest my food and I
began the treatment that has cured me.
! can eat anything now, and have
strength for all kinds Of work. l always
keep DIR. Williams Pink Pills on hand,
and | recommend them to my friends
because / know they cured me-"
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29

Closely questioned by him, She tolC
the doctor She had gone to bed quite
well; she had suffered no pain the pre-
Vious day; she had not eaten anything
after dinner, nor had she drank any
thing save the medicine given her by
Zoffani to be taken whenever she WOKE
at night, and the exact complement OF
which, as prescribed for her, she
placed IN a glass on the table by he1
bedside when retiring. This she had
taken continually since her return from
Italy. so that her illness could not be
ascribed to 1t.
The doctor was mystfied, but to con-
ceal this feeling and soothe his hearers,
he spoke of the severe pain frequently
set UP by dyspepsia, recommended his
patient to remain in bed all day, and
promised to see her again in the after
noon.
Lady Bysshe's eyes questioned him
as they went downstairs together; but
he avoided them, while he told her
there was no cause for alarm, begged
OF her to keep the patient cheerful, and
suggested Strengthening diet.
In the great hall, whose massive
oak and faded tapestries gave it a
gloomy air on this dull morning. they
found Max and his father. the former
somewhat pale and startled, the latter
suffering from distress and agitation
that baftied concealment. Both had
been silent, until the count heard the
doctors footsteps, when, starting from
his chair. and hurrying toward the
stairs. he said, Its the doctor; I'm sure
It's the doctor at last. Tell me what
Is the matter with the dear child. Is
she seriously ill?'
Doctor Hopkins strove to calm and
reassure him by references to dyspep-
sia n its painful effects, but the
count was not satisfied by his words.
Are you saying this to soothe me,
Or is it really the truth. Please, oh,
tell my the truth ct once" he implored,
his vacant eyes full of doubt and
trouble, his voice shaking from anxi-
ETY..
She Is quite free from pain, and
there is no danger" Lady Bysshe said,
plying him and striving for his sake
to appear more unconcerned han she
really felt.
You would not deceive me, Marger-
ct? It would be cruel"
Il assure you she is not suffering in
the least"
Thank God" he murmured. IT new
CT had a daughter Of my own, but she
has been all and nor than any daugh-
ter could be to me. May l see her?
May l convince myself she Is well ?"
Il will take you to her at once" re-
Piled his sister-in-law.
The doctor, who was touched by the
counts distress, declared tina Edith
had quite recovered, and then saying
good-morning, went toward the door,
followed my Max. who had remained
perfectly silent.
AS Doctor Hopkins was about to
cross the threshold, he said in an I'M
dertone, Can you come out with me
a moment? l should like to have q
word with you"
Something Of apprehension in his
eyes. as we'll as the gravity Of his
voice, suddenly struck Max, and a fear
fell on him, which blanched his face.
You will Gomez" said the medical
man, laying his hand upon Max's arm.
Yes, yes, l will come with you" he
Huttered, as they went out together.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
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e not true l
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ommend t b e m.
1t W 4 s b g
strain of lifting
that brought on
k / d n e Y trouble
and weakened my
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