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years I remembered you. and for the
other three forgot. You know all that;
Ii is the other part-the later part-that
you do not know" She paused and
pushed back her hair.
Johann's shoulders stirred very slight
ly. otherwise he was Quiet
Two months ago. Johann, I met a
man-an American named Maurice
Strode-" She watched him and saw
him lay his arm more heavily on the
cheap chimney-board. I'VE became
friends. 1 went 10 Cornwall with Mrs
Maxtead and he was there. Before
left Cornwall we were engaged to be
married.
Johann's arm dropped and he moved
round: his face had the blush tinge that
It had worn on the night of his rescue;
the scar on his temple showed darker
and deeper than usual.
Did you love him. he asked
Anna put up her hand. Waltz" she
said. wait! It's all got to be told"
She stepped to the bed. arranging the
quilt with unsteady hands, then walked
back again.
Until then, JOhann-up to the time
left Cornwall-he didn't know my
name, didn't know who 1 vast was a
whim Of mine to make him care for me,
| just for myself. And on the night be-
| fore / left he told me a story-the story
Of girl who had left her home and
| forgotten her people. whose father had
gone mad at the loss of her. and whose
Oldest friend was shaving day after day
! In the place that ought to have been
! hers
Johann's head was lifted, his dull eyes
| devoured her face, he had the look of
an animal that stands with ears alert.
He told me the story word for word.
bitterly and harshly. He, who is so
| loyal himself could find no excuse could
find no loophole-not one-not even a
tiny one He said that such a woman Is
branded-brandcd. Johann. Say that
slowly over to yourself"
Johann moistened his lips. Did Won
love him?" he asked again.
Love him? ] cared for him with ev-
| cry scrap OF feeling. Every word he
said cut deep down. like a red-hot knife.
wonder lived through that night
At her first words Johann stepped
! back; as she went on he came forward
| again. looking stupidity on the floor.
You never told him? He never knew -
Not till afterward. II you had
heard him speak that night. IL you had
seen his face, you wouldn't ask l
couldn't have told him. Johann: no
woman could have told him. then" She
stopped and turned to the window. In
ner absorption she had almost forgotten
that she had listener; in the new free
dom of speech she had overlooked the
pain that her words might have for him.
Presently she turned back into the room
and spoke afresh. her voice wavering In
her effort TO keep it low.
do you wonder that I'm the most
wretched girl on earth?" she asked. II
knew that he would hate me and de-
spise me once he understood: but | am
woman and I hoped. oh. Johann. |
have hoped and prayed. and prayed and
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past week. He turned abruptly to the
fireplace, and took pipe from the
pipe-rack that hung above It.
Johann moved forward cautiously.
Once more he was the creature Strobe
had known-reticent. subdued. full of
hidden depths
Strobe stretched his hand to the to
bacco jar and began to fill his pipe He
scracely saw what he was doing, he
cared a good deal less; but such man,
in such a moment. must be occupied.
The other moved into the room and
stood by the table; the yellow glow
from the lamp threw a trying light. ac-
centlating all that was meagre and
unprepossessing in his face.
STROBE struck a match and held il sus-
pended in the air. 'WeH?" he said
quietly. "wen?"
Johann steadied himself, passing his
tongue over his lips.
Il led he said plainly; "she was
there all along"
Strobe said nothing It is as hard-tn
some natures IL is harder-to take good
news strongly than to take bad; possi-
bly, he reached the highest point in lis
control when he stood quiet and speech
less, letting Johann's words sink into
paled a little; once or twice his fingers
twitched: beyond that he made no sign.
The match burnt down, scorchine his
hand: he dropped it into the CRATE. then.
with his involuntary gesture, he slcwly-
smoothed his hair
"Well?' he said again ''WeuP"
Johann shook slightly.
We'll. what have YOU to sav2" He
struck another match. lighted his nine
and began to smoke fie-ceIy.
The other picked up n book and +ovad
with 1t. when you came 10 the CHOW
today you said that she loved YOU: 7
dldnt believe it then-I wouldn't be-
leVe it. She had come back to us of
her own will. How could 1 believe It-?''
his tone was thin and sharp
Strode turned abruptly; he leant
against the mantelpiece and smoked
harder than before
but after you went l got afraid. |
waited long time-thinking: then /
went upstairs" Johann broke off and
dropped the book.
Strode's head was bent: he was en-
veloped in a cloud of smoke
Il went upstairs and 1 asked her quite
plainly If she was content" He spoke
with an effort. she cried-she cried un-
I'll she could no longer pretend: and
then suddenly / found that all along |
had known-that all along l had known.
only | would not let myself know
knew that she was miserable with US:
that she no more belonged to Us than
the stars in the sky belong, though we
can see their light" He broke off
again.
Strobe put down his pipe. did you
tell her about me?"
No Johann looked round "She
had told me that she loves you
Strobe said nothing; he, too, was
thinking hard
The other mistook his silence "It
is for her that l come here-not for
YOU.
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Solny stirred little at this point.
Anna moved to the bed, bending over
it in quick solicitude
Johann made no effort to move. Deep
in his mind he felt numbed-too numbed
ever to move again. After a long dreary
silence he spoke
"why did you come back at all?" he
asked
Anna raised her head; she was still
standing by the bed. She tried to reply
but no rational sentence formed itself.
She felt crushed by the enormity of her
act.
What made you think of coming
back? | want to know"
She moved a little toward the window.
then stopped. She felt like the prisoner
arraigned and already condemned.
With desperate wish to antici-
pate her judgment. she went sudden
y forward to where Johann stood
I'll tell you everything. Johann-from
the very first TO the last Let me tell
you everything. l have craved to tell II
all along, only WANTED to be brave
His shoulders were hunched; he Ieant
heavily on the mantel-board.
Johann, can you hear what say?''
Yes. ! can hear" His tone was dull
and strange.
IT told you the other night why l
went away long ago-how I was lured
away through my fear for you-how i
was not to blame in that; told you how
Mrs. Maxtead kept her word and APP
peased Golstock-though the jewels were
never found; / told you how for three
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PART III-CHAPTER x.

II was after eight; Strobe was pacing
to and fro between the door and the
windows of the sittingroom. The win
dows were open, but the curtains were
drawn; the small round table was set
for dinner; the high lamp by the desk
had a soft-colOred shade. Everything
on the surface suggested comfort and
ease; the only uncongenial note in the
harmony of the whole being the occu-
pant himself. He was neatly and care
fully dressed, but long and unrelieved
suspense tells in outward signs on even
the strongest man. To the most cas-
uSi observer Strobe was changed.
As he walked his hands were clasped
loosely behind his back; his head. US
ually so sharply alert, was bent; a
great detection, reaching almost TO de-
spair was apparent in his face Near
ly four hours ago he had played his
last card and had lost; now he faced
Fate bankrupt
He paced the floor hurriediy, with the
speed of a man who tries to outrun
himself. Once the evening paper was
swept from the desk by his hasty
movements. and he pushed It aside
with his foot; then. pausing on the
impulse. he picked IL up, and. smooth
ing il. carried il to the lamp Then.
with set face, he scanned the latest
announcements-the accidents; strange
discoveries; deaths. suicidal and other
wise. The survey was rapid; as he
finished. the harassed line between his
eyebrows smoothed itself momentarily.
and with n short exclamation Of relief
he dropped the paper again and recon-
menced his pacing o. the room.
Twice he walked backward and for
ward; then he stopped by the desk, sat
down abruptly. and drew the inkstand
forward. Then again he paused; he was
I'm the mood to be distracted by the
slightest sound. and downstairs he had
heard the door-bell ring. He listened
for a second. then, Struggling his shoul-
ders, took up a pen. But he could not
write. He began the heading of let
ter, then paused once more; he was
certain he had heard step on the
stairs. He laughed angrily. People had
passed up and down those stairs before
he was born; there was no reason Ia
suppose the stairs would be deserted
even after he was dead He laughed
again Then suddenly he threw the pen
aside and rose; the steps had stopped
outside his door.
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PART III-CHAPTER TX.

With sickening slowness the day wore
on; three times between noon and four
Johann crept upstairs. but each time
Anna's rigid face kept him dumb or
sent him despairing. Questioned on
any point, she answered in monosylla-
blcs; haltingly sympathiZed with, she
seemed not TO hear. AT the given times
she zealously administered the medi-
cines and nourishment 10 her father;
in the intervals she knelt quite mo-
fionless by the bed
At four the doctor came again. He
stayed in the sick mans room for nearly
an hour; but what he was doing there
whether attending upon Solny or try
ing TO break through Annals chilled
quiet, Johann never knew, having an
affair OF his own on hand.
AS the doctor, having finished his
visit, passed through The parlor into the
shop. he saw slight tall man leave
by the street door: the man was well
dressed and walked quickly, almost
agitatedly, il seemed. II struck him as
an odd episode; but odd episodes become
casual in a doctors life. He turned to
Johann. huddled behind the counter.
''Wen." he said. you havn't done
much. She's still ice.''
Johann didn't speak; he seemed curl
ously upset. His face had a scared look.
his lips were unsteady.
''Well?" said the other. Didn't you
do anything?'
II tried-I tried, but she wouldn't
speak TO me-"
The doctor pursed his lips. "Tush.
man! / told you to speak to her." Then
ne looked at his watch. II must be get
ting on
Johann moved uneasily; some secret
agitation was working IA his face
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SIN strode was silent.

Still Strobe was silent
Johann's pain ficl1ered up in a tinge
OF defiance Il lied to you" he said.
and | would lie again-if il could do
any good. wanted her; 1 had waited
for her and wanted her for eight years
l. who have nothing. And you-you,
who have everything. you came to rob
her back from me on the first day
the very first day. IL is no wonder
that I led He moved TO the desk; he
was wlhte and excited for almost the
first time in his life he was speaking
out his heart. ard the expression ex-
altcd him in an ecstasy OF pain "Oh,
yes he said, 81 would lie again;
would lie to all the world II IL could
keep hcr-but 1t can't-it can't She be-
longs to you-she has always belonged
|, to you Once she pitied me. nov she
will despise me: it is very plain that
there is no place in the world for one
like me His face contracted; he
glanced hopelcssly at Strobe with his
silence. his averted face. his suggestion
of inevitablencss: then his false
strength gave way
'She saved ne" ne said. '-and 1 re-
paid her with pain: you were kind to
me. and lied to you; now. even God
forgets me" He turned to the wall.
AS he finished. Strobe moved slowly
round; his face had the look of one
who wholly understands; his eyes were
steady and clear. Without a word he
held out his hand.
At his movement Johann looked back
into the room; as he turned, depreciation
and alarm gave place slowly to blank
surprise. He glanced at the out
stretched hand. then upward. in be-
wildered way. to Strode's face.
But | lied 10 you
Strobe said nothing; his hand did not
move.
DazedIy and automatically Johann
came forward; at last he extended his
own.
Their hands met; then STROBE released
his and walked TO the door.
You know where I'm iioing," he said
Wait here till I come back"
Johann returned no answer; he had
dropped into a chair by the desk
On the threshold Strobe stopped and
looked back: quite quietly he re-crossed
the room and put his hand on the
others shoulder.
I'D have done the same myself" he
said. I'm about sure I'd have done the
same myself Just remember that"
Johann's head was buried in his arm; !;
he raised il for an instant. and then
ler il droop again. In the instant Strobe
saw that his face was marked with
tears.
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hoped that he might grow to understand
and TO forgive; you don't Know what
/ have suffered in these last days. l
have tried to live for my father, and
now ne is going: I shall be alone, fear
fully, utterly alone She sank down
again on the window-seat.
Johann lowered his head, and, after
minute. raised 1t again. There was a pc
culiar look in his face; the immature
rerplexity that had always possessed IT
was gone, giving place to a great COM
prehension: his eyes looked infinitely
pained. but his weak mouth had ceased
10 tremble.
You have me. Anna he said.
Annals ACE was covered: she laughed
q little, wildly. Poor Johanni" she
said below her breath and without look
ing UP.
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He stood up--very straight and stiff
Some one knocked on the door: to his
overstrained ears II sounded timid
knock
Come in.'' he called.
1t was several seconds before the door
oponed; then it only opened partly. al
lowing face to be seen in the aperture.
The face was pinched and pale, with
eyes that looked unnaturally large.
Strobe wanted to come forward, want
ed hard to say something. but he stood
silent and still. He was uncertain of
what. he expected; he was uncertain
whether the exciteruent that galvanized
HIM through and through was the ex-
citement OF hope or of fear. he only
knew that IL was excitement. as op-
posed TO the CHASTITY inaction of the
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Ohann WINGED.

Johann WINGED.
Would you be afraid II I went out
for a little? 1 have been indoors these
five days.
She glanced up miserably.
'Of course not; only don't be longer
than you need" She looked toward the
bed. then let her head droop again
He followed the direction of her eyes.
NO" he said thOughtfully; mot
longer than I need
After that there was silence in the
room. n silence so long that at last
Anna looked up. She looked up hastily.
then she rose hastily. The room was
hare. johann had gone.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09

~ A.. 'SAhAfFU,
Louie Olsen has Withdrawn from
school.
Mise dg0ckman visited school on
Tuesday.
Lottie Malmburg is a new pupil
in Miss Mellen's room
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson visited all
the rooms last Tuesday.
Anna Comes Is again in school
after visiting several DAYS an the
Bruneau
Eddie Patterson and frankie Tur-
ner were enrolled in Miss Tanner's
Dom this week.
Miss Harris received some kinder
garten supplies and the little tots
are doing some beautiful work for
exhibition at the Portland fair
Miss Tina Lyon Of the eighth
grade took the teachers examina
ton last week and secured third
grade certificate aud only lacked
four per cent of obtaining fourth
grade
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Cold Springs

Mrs. c, F Ross visited Mountain
Home Saturday.
Victor Walker is visiting Noun.
tain Home this week.
Everybody reported a jolly good
time at Walkers last dance.
William Rubery spent Sunday
with G. w. Ross aud family.
A. NJ Hall of Bennett creek was
In Mountain Home Saturday.
Pete Turner and Mrs B WINS
visited Mountain Home this week
The Walker boys have purchased
fine piano and phonograph for
their home.
Ex-Sheriff Fountain and wife
were in Mountain Home the first of
the v eek on business.
Mrs. W. K. Wilson, accompanied
by her sister-in-law. Mrs. Everett,
returned from Boise Sunday. She
reports Mr.. Clark getting along
nicely and has hopes Of his ultimate
recovery.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09
w. G. T. L.

Press and Local Legislative Superintendent

The eighth session of the Idaho
legislature has adjourned sine die
When the house met for a fina
closing there was scarce quorum
present. Many Of the member
had not sufficiently recovered from
the effects of the banquet given u,
the Idanha the night before to put
III a respectable appearance Two
hundred and thirty-nine bills, nine
ljoint resolutions and four house me
MORALS were introduced at this
session, About half we're passed
the others fell by the wayside
Among those who met this untimely
death were the local option and
cigarette bills The local option
bill died in the house by the very
small majority of six. This bill
was introduced by Donaldson and
those who heard Mr. Donaldson :
speech in favor of this bill say it
was earnest and inspiring. A large
bouquet of carnations was placed
OH his desk, gift of the friends of
the measure
Representative France followed
and was the first TO raise his oppo.
sition to the measure Represents.
tive Aulbaeh was next. who said
among other things that he had
been in Boise two months, where
the saloon doors were never closed.
and had seen only one drunken
man What was the matter with
Mr., Aulbach's visions Perhaps
he, too, was too busy taking care of
himself to make close observations.
We assure Mr.. Aulbach that the
hill has not been conveyed to that
bourne from which no traveller re-
turns. for it will return. Mr.. Pow
ers followed in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Thomas said he opposed local
option because it did not prohibit
We often wonder when those op-
posed to prohibition will tire of
singing that old song? AS we have
asked before, What law does pro.
hiblt?" Do those against murder,
against stealing2 of course not
Shall We do away with these laws
because they do not prohibit? Smith
OF Neg PeFce spoke in favor of the
blk Arney followed. When the
final vote was cast it stood 81 to AZ.
Although we are disappointed that
the measure did not go through, it
only means to us renewed effort
We are beaten, but in the words of
the poet we take up the fight:
You are beaten TO earthY Well, we'll what's that i,
Come up with smiling face.
It's nothing against you to.tall down fiat:
But 10 lie there-thatsa disgrace
The harder you're thrown why the hi,ber you
bounce H''' you
BE proud Of your blaekaRed exc
u isn't the fact that your licked that eoupts
but how did you hght-and why.
And shouah you be done to the desth-what then
II yen hattied the best you could
" you played your part In the world OF men
Why, the Master will call IL good
Death comes with a seraWl or comes ,ritb = -
And whether he's slow cr spry,
II isn't the tact that you're dead that c,,,,,,,
sBnt oni5-how did you de1
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Congregational Church.

Seventeen persons received the
hand of fellowship last Sabbat hand
several moee are TO follow
Next Sabbath worship and SER
mon at "A u IN. aud I:30 p m; sub
pet Ut evening sermon, "W. L.
sstead's conversion and his idea of
the revival in Wales"
Special music both morning and
evening.
Sunday school at IL
Junior Endeavor at 4 pm
Young Peoples Endeavor at Gas.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7:30 p. M.
Ladies' Aid this afternoon at the
vestry to guilt.
Monthly Endeavor business meet
ing at the parsonage on Friday
evening at 1880. Juniors held their
business meeting yesterday in the
vestry.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09

Frank Williams was murdered
on a ranch near HALEY Thursday
bv stranger named Nelson, who
stopped at his place. The two be-
came engaged in a game OF cards
when Nelson accused Williams of
cheating and called him liar and
left the room. Williams followed
him in the adjoining room where
the shooting was done. Williams
was about thirty years of age and
leaves a wife.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09

For the corresponding month last
year the total enrolment was 301
and the average daily attendance
was 22l.
g. A. RuRINa, Snpt.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09

Inc rural mail delivery Is now in
operation at Nampa with its two
carriers for routes Nos. j and 2.
The Nampa waterworks bonds
have been sold to Morris Bros. q,
Christensen of Portland. The Issue
was for $1,000 and they sold at a
premium of $5A8.
Martin Nelson, the Swede who
murdered Frank Williams last
week at Wiley's place, gave him
self up to the officers at Arco; in the
neighborhood Of which he had been
hiding until hunger drove him
forth. He was taken to HALEY
and given preliminary hearing
Fred Stocton, an engineer in the
reclamation service working under
D. w. Ross at Boise, committed
suicide Thursday By shooting him
self through the temple at his board
ing house. He was a young man,
q graduate of the Oregon Univer.
sity and no cause is known for the
deed.
The fortunes of the Emmett
Pearl Record have been entrusted
to the keeping of Will F. Bemster,
late editor If the Silver City Ava
lanche, the latter paper having been
absorbed by IT'S more fortunate and
prosperous contemporary, the Mug
get Mr.. Brewster is making a
live paper out Of the Record.
Ten miles Of steel have already
been laid on the Minidoka d South
western railway from the point of
junction with the Short Line. The
track will have reached the Snake
river by the end Of the month and
grading beyond is being pushed go
that tracklaying will be continued
with out delay. The bridge SPAN
ming the river will be erected at
once.
Chas. H. Casper and Frank Lark
who were arrested at Nampa last
week on the charge Of trying to
wreck the idaho Northern train at
Summit, were given a preliminary
hearing Tuesday night OF last week
in thejustice court at the junction
city and bound over to the district
court in the sum of $500 each, in
default of which they were taken to
the county Jail at Caldwell.
A gentleman of Spain has writ
ten gentleman of Pocatello real
nice letter. The don rebelled
against the Spanish government
when Weyler was captain general
in Cuba, came to America and hid
$4,000 in the vicinity of Pocatello,
q fourth of which he wants to give
the man in the railroad metropolis
All he wants the Pocatello man to
do is to advance" him a few.
A Shoshone despatch of March 2
oays: Harry Wilson, a half breed
Indian who cameihere about three
weeks ago from oklahoma, today
in the presence Of about 100 people
jumped from a rock Just below the
point known as Lovers Leap on
the brink of the falls, landing in
the pool below. Except for a
slight flesh wound in his leg he es.
capped uninjured. The point from
which he leaped is said to be 235
feet above the water and the fall is
sheer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09
March Z, 1904.

The sorrowful tidings has reached
the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il
Miller of the recent death of theil
babies--Bessie, three wears old
aud Theodore, aged one--at their
home in Murphysbore, I'll. The
little girls death was due TO typhoid
while the baby boy suoeumbed t.
pneumonia Mr.. and Mrs Miller
conducted the Miller hotel during
the best part of 1904 at Pine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09
o. s. IL. TIMETABLE.
Effective. Sunday, June 10th, 1904.
At Mountain Home, Ida.
STATE NEWS.

The rural mail delivery is now in
operation at Nampa with its two
carriers for routes Nos. j and 2.
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To Lease.

For two years--two dwelling
houses and one large barn, situated
on two acres of orchard in north
western part of town. Ten minutes
walk from depot. Apply to
Mrs CONES.
March z, 1904.
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