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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-03
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TOO often we wait until after death
has come, to show our appreciation
of our associates. Each year brings
to our minds the fact that life is short
From the ranks of the Fremont G. A.
f. we miss the faces of those who
with US last year. In a few years we
will have only the memory of the men
who did so much to defend and pre-
serve our native land. Let us show
which they have obtained for us by
making their last years full of happi-
ness and good will"
AT the conclusion of the exercises,
the following graves Of veterans were
decorated: Captain Sanford East
burn, Capt. w. A. Mcdowell, B. G.
Howell, g. A. Tilson. David McFall,
George Bosley. w. A. Dawson, John
Reynolds, VIM. Williams. Simon Mat
Eill, --- Baxter, Edward Haryer and
Elihu White.
Sunday Services.
Memorial services We're held at the
Baptist church Sunday morning at II
o'clock. Members of the G. A. r. met
at the Alderman building, and marched
to the church, a few minutes before
the services began. Notwithstanding
some rain with indications of more
lhe GlluiCl was reasonably well 1lled.
Rev. A. R. Liverett. pastor of the
Christian church, had been selected to
preach the memorial sermon, and did
1t In a way that was highly satisfac-
tory to all. He took as the basis of
his remarks, What Means These
Stones and after giving the biblical
significance Of the words proceeded to
apply them to the history of our own
country in way that was not only
very pleasing to all, but that was In
tensely interesting and instructive as
well. He extolled the union Of the
states, and showed how New South
had grown up since the war. He paid
the very highest respect to the federal
soldiers and asked permission to pay
one tribute to the confederate soldiery
which he did in a touching way None
realize better than the Union soldiers
the character of the men against whom
they fought. They We're indeed Amer,-
cans"
All who heard Mr.. Liverett, feel that
he is very powerful pulpit orator,
With great prospects in the near flu
ture.
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DUDLEY.

Dudley, June 2. = The majority of
the farmers in this community will
finish planting corn this week
John SWenSon was an Ottumwa Wis.
itor Saturday.
Peterson returned home on No 8, on
Tuesday after short visit in OF.
tumwa
Charles Swanson was Chillicothe
visitor on Monday.
Miss Jennie Stodghill of Ottumwa
spent Saturday and Sunday at her
parental home near here.
The various schools around here
will close their spring terms next Fri
day.
Alexander Anderson and his mother
Mrs. Johannah Anderson and Allie and
Pauline Anderson, visited he home
of Edward Peerson on last Sunday.
Albert Swenson of Munterville was
a Dudley visitor Sunday evening.
Miss Hale Dixson of Pleasant Home
spent Sunday at the home Of D. W
Baker, south of here
John Peterson and family visited al
the home of Gust Burgason near Nun
terville last Sunday.
Henry Shaded of Ottumwa and Mr.
Fuller of Abba were in this vicinity
Wednesday on business.
Miss Maud Stevens spent Wednes
day evening with Alice Peterson.
Several from this vicinity attended
the party given at the home of Johr
Nelson, west of here on Wednesday
evening.
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BONAPARTE.

Bonaparte, June Mrs. Maude
Sherman and son Roland are visiting
in Galesburg, ILL.,
Miss Susan Wehn has gone to Den
Yer, Colo, to make an extended visit.
Ernest Jenkins, Of Pennington, was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Milton Page visited in Farm.
ington Thursday.
Clarence Blackburn was in Keokuk
Tuesday.
Cement walks have been laid in
front of the residence Of Thos. Pen
der and Jacob Wolf.
Miss Georgia Mohler visited in FIT
Madison this week.
Misses Minnie Haynes and Blanche
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IMPORTANT DECISION AT ALBA.
Judge Bars A. r. Barnes From Run.t
ming Printing House.

HlH9 TilHtIuS t1ouSes
Abba, June "A decision of more
than ordinary Importance was made
by Judge vermilion of the MonroeE
county district court yesterday, and
is of special Importance to newspaper
men of this state. In October, 1901,
A. r. Barnes, sold the Abba Union to
j. w. Johnson, Of Bussey, and he
and his sons signed an agreem ent to
remain out of the business for period
OF seven and half years In 1903
A. L. Anderson began to negotiate for
the purchase of the Union, and in Jan.
uary, 1904, the Andersons and E. G.
Sloan secured the plant, and the
Barnes contract was assigned by Mr..
Johnson to the new proprietors.
In October, 1904, Mr.. Barnes started
a job printing Office in violation of the
contract, and Anderson and Sloan
sued out temporary injunction ask
ing that he be permanently enjoined
from again entering the printing bust
ness in Abba. The case was tried at
the May term Of court and yesterday
Judge Vermilion handed down his de-
cision making the Injunction per-
manent. 1t is not likely that the case
Twill be carried to the supreme court. 1
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BEST HORSES FIRM.
'nIy Choice Offerings Hold Steady
Other Kinds Are Unevenlv over.

Only. Choice Offerings Hold Steady
Other Kinds Are Uneveny Lower.
Chicago, June 2.-The movement of
trade commences to feel the impress
sion of slower summer demand and
only the best offerings of all CONNER
clal classes are holding steady, with
common and medium kinds unevenly
lever. Choice and fancy heavy draft
ers are nominally steady under the
stimulus of broad eastern demand, a
few sales Of fancy stall-fed offerings
having changed hands at the extreme
range Of the year. Good drafters are
easier In sympathy with general de-
cline Of medium offerings of all COM
mercial classes bulk of receipts chang
Ing hands at $16o@19O, with range at
s125@220. A New York dealer paid
S40o@550 for ton show draft animals.
the top prices of the year for single
offerings. But medium and good kinds
show weakness and tendency to lower
values, the bulk of sales being closed
at 5000 decline for the week. Elk
pressers, eastern chunks and southern
classes are in more Indifferent demand
and Of slow sale at the early summer
decline All classes except best Offer
fngs are going at the following scale
of prices:
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ALL SORTS OF DEALS

in the real estate line or merchandise.
Anything you would like to sell or
trade for something else, or anything
you'd like to buy, correspond with me
or come in and tell me your troubles.
Owing to the thousands of people who
read advertisements no doubt get
you what you want, if you will only
tell me what it is. I will advertise
without expense to you, and in case
get you a satisfactory deal you pay
the usual commission.
Anyhow, write me Of your wants, it
costs you but two cents to do that.
Town property, farms, merchandise,
anything of value. And don't forget
to ask about the Canadian proposition.
MORRIS WILLIAMS
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Coolidge were Pennington visitors
Thursday.
Miss Edith Wilcoxon of Keohlk,
visited friends here Thursday.
Mrs. L. Shafer and daughter, Of Ft
Madison are visiting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Thomas Robb, Of Pennington
was a Bonaparte visitor Thursday.
The Y. L. A. society met at the homo
OF Miss Bertha Meredith Thursday ev-
ching.
Mrs. Nelly visited in Pennington
Thursday.
Miss Nellie Bales, of Bentonsport,
was visitor here Thursday.
A social dance will be given at the
whitley opera house Saturday.
Joe Roberts, of Eldon, was in town
Thursday evening.
The Memphis ball team will play
here Sunday, June 4.
Miss June cheney, of Douds, visited
friends here Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-03
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, June 2.-Wheat, No. red
slo7; No. 8 red, s1,O4; No. 2 hard,
$L01; No. 8 hard, 97@9S; July opened
sS@@SSR; highest, S9ss; lowest. SSss !:
closing, SO; Sept. S2A @s2%.
Corn-No. 2, 52A@53: No. 8, 52h q
SPY; No. 2 white, 53@54; No. white
52% @531a; No. 2 yellow, 531a@54:
No. 8 yellow, 53k @53%; Sept. 491a;
July old, 51A; July, new, opened, sos
@50&; highest, SOS; lowest. 5oA !;
closing, sos.
oats-No. 2, so1a@s1; No. 3, sou a
Sok; No. white, S3@33A; No. 8
white, 31%@32h; Sept. 29@29M; July
opened 3O%; highest, 30B; lowest
S0k; closing, 3O&.
Pork-July, s12.65; Sept. 1922.
Lard-July, $7.35; Sept. $752@7.55.
Ribs-July, 1882; Sept, $757.
Rye-July, SO.
Timothy-June, Sass.
Clover-June, S11.75@12.25.
Barley-Cash, 42@50.
Flax-Cash, S1.30@1.47.
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Rapids doing cement construction
work for the c. M. & ST. P. Ry.
Sigourney now has second ball
team organized and they believe them
selves to be ready to play ball. c.. H
Runion Is captain of this team called
the Sigourney Nationals.
June Wheeler left Thursday morn
ing for Oskaloosa, where she expects
to make an extended visit among rela-
tiyes and friends
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Shipments of Horses.
Carloads of horses shipped from
Horse Gossip,

The following shippers arrived with
Princeton, ILL.,; O'Brien & Hayden
Chicago; ]. Schnair & Son, Joliet, ILL.,.
j. McPhillips, Chicago; S. Love, Maz-
on, ILL.,; w. G.. Snyder Wyoming, ILL.,:
T. Dunbar, c. w. Jones, Blandinsville
Ill; ]. c. Neiman, Earlville, Iowa;
Harrison Bros. Gibson City, ILL.,; N. a.
Gault Princeton.
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Norton 6 Smith

6 40; poor to medium, s4o0@5.4o;
stockers, s2.75@5.OO; cows, $26O@ 500.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000, steady; mix
ed butchers, $5.20@5.371s; good choice
heavy, s5.30@5.371a; rough heavy,
81 50@5.25; light, $5.20@5.4O bulk
sales, S5.30@5.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady, $3.50
@ 500; lambs, S4.50@7.25.
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ToDAY's MARKET.

This market Is furnished by the Cas-
sidy Commission company, members
Chicago Board Of Trade. local office,
rooms % and 80 Holman block. e. c,
French local mana ger
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Roth Bros. Real Estate Co.
Corner Second and Market Streets, Ground Floor.
Telephone 900.
e x CHI NC e 8


onmw exchange for city property farm This good clean
legitimate that will closest inspection
is rolling
thing
elegant 80 prairie lab
choicest Wapeo
raising stock. Price $4,000
of merchandise pay
Unmpved OF 160 free from
handle
don't
Iowa..
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FOR SALE-TWO FARMS, z MILES
from South Haven, two miles from
Lacota; 120 acres; good buildings;
beautiful inland lake which can
be converted into summer resort;
5000 peach trees that will yield 81
900 bushels this year if not damaged
in any way; two large apple ORCH
ards of 400 trees; all loaded; price of
farm SIS per acre; another farm of
80 acres, with beautiful lake cottage
house, small barn, ~ miles from de-
pot, 500 peach trees loaded with
fruit, soil black loan, price $4,000;
must be sold this spring. Address
Thomas Cross, Bangor, Mich.
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80
=
90
90,
LOCAL MARKETS.

: Choice hogs dropped ten cents this
morning In the local markets, The re-
tail markets are also changed.
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WANTED = TO BUY A SECOND
hand binder; state price and condi
ton of machine. Address VIM. F..
Cole, r. F. D. No. g. Agency, Iowa.
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New York pouI+rv Marke+

New York, June Poultry, fowls
10@14;. spring chickens, 22@24; broil-
ers, a0@35; turkeys, 12@17.
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New York Butter and Eqa

New York. June 2.-Butter, factory,
15@17.
Eggs-Fancy selected, 171a; frsts,
~
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago. June 2.-Cattle, receipts,
5000; steady; good to prime, $500
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, June Poultry, steady;
chickens, 13; spring chickens. s2.50@
$50; turkeys, 14@15.
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wANTED-LADIES MAKE MONEY
selling our hose supporters. Sample
free. Norumbega Mfg. Co., Waltz
am, Mass.
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New York Produce Market.
New York, June 2. Wheat, July.
9SM.
Corn-July, 561s.
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FOR SALE-CHEAP. WELL I'M
proved 100 acre farm; good soil
we'll fenced; IS acres cultivation:
good s room house, good barn;
young, bearing apple orchard; price
$4,000 with crops. Edward Stadler.
Xenia. III.
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ST. Louis Produce Market.
st. Louis, June 2. = Wheat, July,
S11a @S5.
Corn--July 49ss.
Oats-July, 28h.
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FOR SAID = CHOICE BUSINESS
property, centrally located on Main
Street, Ot.umwa. Great bargain II
taken soon. Address Mrs. o. E. Nc
Nair, DaTei,. Nort, Iowa, general de-
livery
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Chicago Butter and Eggs.
Chicago, June 2.-Butter, steady;
creameries, 16@20h; dairies, 16@19.
Eggs-Easy, 1874 @14A.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-4oo
acre improved farm; all tillable, good
land, good buildings; want smaller
place. E. H. Stephens, Ortonville,
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WANTED-A NURSE GIRL APPLY
to Mrs. j. A. Phillips, 715 Court ST..
or to Phillips Big Store.
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stated by Assessor H. B. Moore, is
4009. There has been thirty-seven
births since January /.
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This Week
CANADA---LISTEN

A few facts not generally of
WINNIPEG is the
Western Canada
come off the section
The soil the richest found
producing from 20 to rs
VALUE
ket facilities and land
OPPORTUNITY Soon knock unbiddn
sleeping Wake II feastng before of
-
with you wish to learn
OF this wonderful
DUKE & McMULLEN LAND co. Ottl4mwa, la.
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We will Set Tires, Repair ~Ruegiee.
Shoe Horses or Repair your PIows, aa
Reasonable as you ever had 1t done
anywhere. We have EXPERT Work.
men who are general Backsmiths.
NELSON & KALEN,
213 w, Main st.
New Phone 1897.
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3eceipts and Shipments,

Following Is the movement of horses
at the Chicago Stock Yards for dates
mentione.. Yesterdays figures are
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When lid will not stay down Of it's
own weight big stick is convenient.
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MORRIS WILLIAMS.
Look Here.

I have a number Of farms, city props
critics, stocks of merchandise to sell
and exchange In Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas. may have just what you
want, so write me before you forget it.
Delays are dangerous, state what you
have; state what you want I will do
the rest.
JOHN C. FOSTER,
HedrickIowa,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-03

LET THE STAND
privileges for the Fourth Of July
celebration at Agency. Address,
Milo Reno, Agency, Iowa.
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WANTED-YoU TO USE zHANTI
facial cream, an improver Of the
complexion, removes and prevents
freckles, tan and blackheads; also
use Zhanti hair tonic. preserver Of
the hair; sure cure for dandruff
and restores gray or faded hair to Its
original color. For sale by Mrs. L.
Garfield. 210 North Davis street,
South OttumMa
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DECORATION DAY AT FREMONT.

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, June Corn No. 8, 51A.
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WANTED.

WANTED-PosITIo AS BAKER
expert man, II years experience
Germany. Address or inquire at
Henry w. Suechting, Third street
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE LEVEL PRAIRIE
farms in Barton county, Mo-, $50 to
$40 an acre. Address M. Wight
Iantha, Mo.
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FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-F1NE FARMS IN MIS-
souri,; all sizes from 40 to 400 acres.
at from SIS to $50 per acre. Send for
circular of prices and description. l,
G. Miller & Co., Wright City, Mo.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Doing Great Work.

Ward, Ark, March 6th.-(Special.)
From all over the: West reports
come of cures of different forms of
Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and this place is not without
evidence of the great work the Great
American Kidney Remedy is doing.
Among the cured, here is Mr.. ]. V.
Waggoner, we'll known citizen. who,
in an interview, says: "Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done wonders for me. My
kidneys and bladder were badly out
of order. I used many medicines, but
got nothing to cure me till l tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Two boxes OF
them fixed me up so that have been
we'll ever since.
"Tell the poor kidney and bladder
diseased people to take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and get well.'
No case Of kidney complaint is too
far gone for Dodd's Kidney Pills to
cure. They are the only remedy that
has ever cured Bright's Disease.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
him down before he should be able "a
use the HweanOn l,5fs.3

him down before he should Sc able 10
use the weapon. s Nj. s5@s 81
.t# But the table was between them and
Sosia. and before either of the assail-
ants could reach him volumes and Jets
of flame and black smoke darted to-
ward them, instantlyaenveloping the
doctor. ard making them reel back,
amazed and half stihed. T.. :
Martha. terrified by the suddenness
with which Sosia enveloped himself in
glittering. kissing fame and black
smoke. wonderful insvolume and pow
er Of diffusion, shrieked, as she drew
her shawl tightly over her head:
ut is all DEVILS work and he is
Satan himself"
ave. or Satan aids him!" gasped
Lord Genlis. half stifled by the strange
and sickening odor, and sinking to the
floor
'Sdeath!"- cried Capt. Osred, as he
reeled back. suddenly weak in every
muscle and joint. "This is sorcery! l
stifle! die!"
And with muttered curse, and
staggering to the wall behind him
hlind!v. he also sank down, overcome
nv a deathly languor like that of sea-
sickness.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
METAL HEELS FOR HOUSE WEAR.
Madame to Rival Marquises Of Grand
Monarch's Day.

Madame to Rival Marquises Of Grand
Monarch's Day.
Heels must not match the spring
times slippers-for house wear, at
any rate. She who encases her tril-
bies in scarlet leather will balance her
fairy weight on Louis Quatorze affairs
of cleaning gold. Gold slippers, on
the other hand. are to have red heels.
Green will be offset with brown, and
pale blue with silver. Madame and
her friends, when they foregather in
the boudoir for a morning chat, will
look like a bevy of directoire danes or
a flock of marquises from the court of
the grand monarch. Everything in
the pedal line is to be strikingly
French. Those who talked against
high heels years ago will have anoth-
er opportunity to wax eloquent, for it
is foretold heels will be higher than
ever in this year of grace and graceful
ness-may it not be added, gracious.
ness?. Certainly of goodness-gracious-
ness, Judging from the astonishing
daring of the advance glimpses vouch-
safed to those who may be trusted
with the secrets of the gay capital. 1t
is whispered certain portly veterans
of ball room and salon will practice
furtively on stills ere they essay the
feats to be required of them by the ex-
tremely high heels of the early future.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
MADE HIS ALIBi GOOD.
Tardy Student Had Been in Hands o
Police.

Tardy Student Had Been in Hands OF
Police.
Always be truthful, my son. Let me
tell you the story of veracious col
lege student.
He was in the engineering depart.
ment of the university of Michigan.
though Mexico was the land that gave
him birth. On the occasion of big
football game in Detroit he came down
with the rest of the boys to see the
contest, 1t was late Monday after.
noon before he reappeared at the uni.
versity, and, having missed several
classes, it became necessary to call
upon the dean in order to procure a
written excuse.
The dean-he was Prof. Green, who
died not long ago, looked at him Sc.
verely.
What was the matter, Mr.. -?
Why didn't you get back in timer"
II missed da train, senor."
"Well, why didn't you come home
on the electric line? The trolley cars
run every half hour up to half-past 10,
you know"
The Mexican never blinked.
"Senor," he said, "dat is true. But
at half-past 10 I was in da hands of
da police magistrate"
For one moment Dean Green, who
was exceedingly strict in matters of
this sort, gazed at the young man.
Then, in silence, he picked up a blank
and wrote out the required excuse
Detroit Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
CHAPTER VI.
The Entrance Of Bashfort.

As Helen Beauclair was already in
a recumbent posture, the odor of the
smoke from the sorcerer's weapon had
not; had that effect upon her which it
had upon Lord Genlis and his son; but
rs she tried to spring to her feet, terri
fed into rapid action by what she saw,
her first inhalation of the fume caused
her to fall back upon her couch gasp
ing for breath, sick and faint.
Martha Bashfort. who had enveloped
her head in her shawl. for time es-
capped breathing the strange and sick
ening odor; but as soon as she cast
aside the folds to peer about. and in
tending to escape from the room by
the door, she, too, inhaled the murky
air, and with a low cry of dismay and
nausea sank down as camels do when
the blasts Of the simeon sweep over
them.
Those thus affected knew not how
long they remained under the influ-
ence of the sorcerers potent gas, for
each of the four quickly sank into a
swoon from it's effect.
passed in dead silence ere she became
conscious that some one was rapping
furiously somewhere not far from her.
At first she could not locate the di-
rection of this furious rapping, the
first effect of which was to rouse her
to consciousness simply.
She opened her eyes, and it seemed
to her as if the effort to do so simple
thing as to unclose her lids required
all the strength in her body.
The air of the apartment was now
perfectly clear, and the lamps we're
burning as brightly as before. Turning
her head upon her pillow with great
effort, for all her muscles seemed limp
and lax, she saw three motionless
forms PROSTATE on the floor.
The two Osreds lay upon their backs.
their pale and rigid faces turned up
wards, and looking fearfully like the
faces of dead men.
Martha lay in a crOuchlng posture,
her forehead upon the carpet, and her
hands stiffly clutching her shawl about
her head.
The hands of the woman were
corpse-like in their hue and Helen
thought Martha was dead.
The potent gas which had produced
these remarkable effects was no long
er perceptible to Helen's sight or
smell.
The furious rapping, which had
ceased for moment, as if he who had
made it were pausing to listen, began
again as Helen's glances roved over
cerer.
ITO Be Continued.)