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them sharply upward. This change wrought so quickly by such few marks crous that. unthinklng, Reggie chuckled aloud, holding the picture off in front of him to get a better view of 1t. Really. his grandmother looked funnler than any thing he had ever seen.
 His mother had just come to the end of seam and stopped the noise of the sew ing machine at the very instant when Reggie chuckled. Quickly. turning around laughter, she beheld the altered coun- tenance of her mothers face on the card. Springing from her chair, she ran toward Keggle, who' h,o seeing seeing her approach, quickly wash his blue pencil marks from hls grandmother's face. "Don't-don't do thatP cried his. mother. grabbing the card from the frightened boys hands. You've almost spoiled your dear grand mammals photograph. Oh, whatever am to do with such childf'
 Then Reggie was led by his ear to the kitchen, where he was locked In and told to remain there till supper time. But Reggie was too restless to sit down and walt till that time He made an inspec- means, of exit; Going into the pantry to see whether he might find the window open through which he could climb to his liberty, his attention was called to the fact that he had a stomach by his seeing q large, whlte-coated cake cooling on the pantry shelf And how his stomach did crave food. iIndeed, when did any little boys stomach not crave food.) Reggie found the cake knife, and after marking off a section of the cake with his eyes-a section which would leave about one third. of the loaf-he raised the blade to cut through the crisp icing. Anticipation made his mouth water and in his happi- ness he did not hear the slippered feet that came behind him, nor did he know that his mother had arrived upon the scene of preparatory carving till her voice rang out; Just as he placed the blade against the cake: Don't you do that!' and in another second the knife was lifted from Reggie's hand and Reggie himself was suddenly led from the pantry to the kitchen, where he was seated be- hind the big range in the corner. Then his mother assumed a helpless look and said; What am l to do with you, Regi- nnld? You fret the very life out of me. If you are out of my sight moment you fall to performing some ugly bit of mls- chief. Now, I'm going to lock the pantry door and leave you here till come in to fix tea. l hope you'll ponder over your bad ways and feel some regret that you are a constant worry to your mother"
 With an injured look on her face, Reg
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ly. Just watch 'em a minute and you'll begin to think they are spooks coming towards you-all creepylike."
 That's because you're a coward, Fred" said Walt.
 "Alnt, neither" asserted Fred. resent ing the accusation.
 "Well, speaking of ghosts" went on Walt, "l say. wouldn't this be just the time and place to tell a few ghost stories7 l know some corkers-genuine articles, and no fooling; stories founded on facts. What you kids say to telling few such2 They'll make us sleep well.' And Walt looked from one to the other of his companions.
 wy, don't care petic'lar about ghost stories," said Tom, not relishng the Idea of going to bed in an open tent after hear ing ''halr-raisers" for m hour or so. He would not have minded so much had his mother been there to have slept in the tent beside hlm--and to have kept light burning till he was sound asleep. But away out here in the lonely woods-Tom shuddered.
 Walt laughed and continued to push the matter of ghosts He saw lot of fun to be had at the expense of these two boys credulity 'Why, I'm surprised that you fellers would stir away from home after night" he said dryly. Would think you'd want to sleep in cribs beside man.  laughl'
 Fred felt the warm blood of shame In his cheeks and hastened to say, with. as. sumed brayndo: "Oh, l ain't afraid of ghosts. l never said I was. But they are like cold water when you first jump Into it-they ain't pleasant. But | aln't afraid of 'em--not bitty. Go on and tell one.
 Sure tell one, Walt" said Tom, in a lukewarm voice as he looked about him, half expecting-it seemed-to. see the shadows take on white spook-like forms. Then he drew himself nearer the smould- ering camp fire and stirred 1t to a blaze with long dry stick of fuel.
 'Don't you boys know anyT asked Walt. of you do I'd like you to tell yours first, for mine Is too good to waste as first course; 1t ought to be kep for the dessert. It'll make the marrow in your knee-jolnts shake to n jelly and the hair on your heads will stlffen so that It will take days and days to get 1t to point downwards again.
 ''Yep, l know one," quickly spoke up Fred, who was willing to talk till day break telling ghost stories, if by doing SO he could side-track Waits tale of ter ror He dreaded the result of 1t on his nerves But he would not dare to plead his fear. Like all boys, he dreaded above all things to be laughed at or have hl5 want of courage turned to rldlcule. And my story Is bone-bleacher,' he brave ly declared.
 why not have hunting and fishing and snake stories?" suggested Tom, as much afraid of Fred's story as Fred was afraid of Waits.
 Nav they don't thrill,'' sneered Walt. ''Say, Tom, If you're a baby we'll sing you to sleep and then Fred and l will
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gie's mother locked the pantry door, put the key in her pocket and returned to the sitting room. leaving the disconsoiate prisoner In the corner with a very big aid d his H mt mother asre pursue pursue him with that everlasting word Don't" so persistenty. And why did she never give him any req sons for this endless persecution Of "dont'sr
 While Reggie thus pondered his mother was likewise engaged in asking herself mental questions. Why was Reggie such a mischievous child, and how was she to train him Into better waysf She felt sure for she kept him in school during the en- tire school session.; and she kept him bet ter dressed than any of the neighbors' children. He had plenty of pretty toys. whenever he wished to; but of these things Reggie seemed to grow tired. Just as she was on the point of concluding that Reggie had been "born incorrigible' a tap came on the door, and Mrs. Avery, a nelghbor, raised the latch of the screen door and came in. She had placed her dripping umbrella against the porch post. relieved herself of her rubber over shoes, and came in smiling through the rain-mist that stood over her face.
 Well. fwell!" exclaimed Reggie's man. ma, rising and smiling welcome. Aren't you about drowned2 Here. sit down I'm so glad to see. you. l was getting so
 "Oh, my dear, mustn't stop mnute," declared Mrs. Avery. I've come over to ask your permission to take Reggie home Harold. tHarroId was Mrs. Averys lit tie son, about Reggies age). The poor child, she went on, "s so lost for some sort of amusement, you know, on day like this. Why, I've simply exhausted my power to keep him happily engaged. First l read fairy stories to him, which he enjoyed very much for a little while. Then he wanted something else. You when in a house alone with grown.up At last, after playing games a while, thought of Reggie. who, like Harold, was m ouly child. and I knew he must be like q fish out of water while this rain kept him indoors. Now. I'm sure you can trust me to take him through the rain to my house. where he will have a jolly time with my boy for tue remainder of the aft
 Reggie's mamma felt little twinge of conscience. Why had she not understood this matter better, tool Through her mind. flew the. question of whether it>had not been better for her to have spent more time entertaining and teaching her little boy than to have used up so much energy in reprimandlng him for his mis- chievousnessf Now she saw of sudden and so plainly-her duty towards Reg
 "I thank you more than can tell you, Mrs. Avery" Reggie's mother said fer vently. Yes, you may take Reggie hume with you for the rest of the day. I'll go fetch him.
 sOh, Tm so glad!. exclaimed Mrs. Avery ''You know children must have young companions and youthful games Otherwise they find plenty of mischief 10 do--not realizing, of course. that they are doing anything they oughtn't to do But, where Is ReggieY And Mrs Avery looked around the room. noting the little boys absence.
 I'm ashamed to tell you, dear friend. that I've shut my little son in the Kitchen to punish him for my own short t-comingS" admitted Reggie's mother. with | tremor
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tell our stories in whisper SOS not to wake you up. Ha. ha, ham And Wait rolled over on hls back and tossed his heels in the air In his merriment.
 I'm not afraid of your old ghost stories" vowed Tom, feeling humiliated. nevertheless. Il know they an't true, and that's why ain't got no use for em. But If you an Fred wants that sort of stuff.--lettcr ogal1a-ger I'll tell one, maybe, myself"
 All right, kid You shall tell the second one--Fred shall telI-the first. I'll come in with the rebuttal, as the wise guys say in court" laughed Walt. "Ready, EredY'
 We'll" said Fred, drawing himself closer to the tent, as If for protection from the scarey darkness. my story Is of haunted house. where ghost a thousand years old has been wandering ever since 1t was murdered" "A slight pause
 Tom put his hands on his knees to hold them still. He imagined he could feel the roots of his hair beginning to twist. |, Once upon time," began Fred, there lived an old rich man in castle on the top Of high mountain. He kept great bags of gold hidden under a flat stone in the floor of his secret chamber where no one but himself was ever allowed to en- ter. Many times bold robbers tried to get
 
 many cannons pointing over the moat and drawbrldge, so that when any ner. sons attempted the gates the old man vbhsrs w9a.d order ea his s slaves to ire and the one. dark night, when storm was raging furiously, a couple of wayfarers ap, preached the gate to the drawbrldge and begged protection from the storm. As one of the persons was a woman, the old man ordered the slaves to admit them. saying that he would never turn a woman from the door.
 When the couple entered 1t was seen that the woman was. wrapped closely in 2 long crimson mantle, but the old man did not know that the color of this man. an also wore q thick veil over her head and face Her male companion ex- plained that they were eloping lovers and must leave the castle as soon as the were full of robbers who had threatened to storm the castle that night, be begged the old man to permit him to hide In wbsh he earrsd ace under 0af b. of a old man consented and told the stranger that he might accompany. him to his se- cret chamber and deposit his bag of treas- own bags of gold The old man hoped to get possession of the travellers valu- ables in this way, intending to place the peags Of, Of treasure ln the place under the nis bride were In the guests chamber he would steal what the bag contained. But chamber with the old man. saying Lest you might fear l had thus arranged to TOD you l will not go thither with thee. put Will send In my place my young bride, who has not he physical strength to kill a ny Then he handed the bag of treas ure to the woman and she took 1t in her arms and followed the old man to his enter, then he shut and locked the great, hss" door, through which no sound could
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everything that had passed during the last hour and wondered what his mother meant by her strange words. Do you want to go and play with Harold Avery for while?' his mamma asked, as the two rose to their feet. Mrs. Avery Is waiting for you.''
 May l?' Reggie asked, his face be coming radiant with happy anticipation.
 ''Yes, dearie, you may" his mamma an swered. And when you come home this evening mamma has so much to explain 10 you about her past conduct-and so much to talk over with you,. dear little man. From this day we shall become the great est chums, shan't we?"
 And won't you holler 'Don'tr at me any more?'' Reggie dared to question.
 Mot without giving you good reason first for doing so," she answered.
 A few minutes later, as Reggie, V .apped against the rain, went across the street under shelter of Mrs. Avery's umbrella. he turned to look back and smile at his mother, who was watching him. and who threw him a kiss from her fingers.
 And Reggies mother said aloud to her self as she re-entered her house: "Ahl how few of us mothers understand our little ones and know what our duties are toward them."
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this Irish joker was almost too much for boastful Walt who posed as fellow that nothing could frighten.
 No you won't fog me- sonny" said Finny in most exasperatlng way. But you may call Tom before he reaches home"
 From! !! yelled Walt at the top of his voice. Come back Do you h-e-a-rf There's no s-p-o-o-k It's only that fool Finn Maloney Come back and help Lick him within an inch of his l-i-f-e'
 Tom heard and came back to camp, rather pale of face and weak of leg. Fred met him before he got near the tent and ex- plained the whole matter.
 Nav, we won't lick him." declared Tom. Its only joke and it was a good thing 1t happened, for it showed you and me that Mister Walt ain't so all-flred brave and courageous as he has always pre- tended to be. 1 aint mad at Finuy. think him peach to put up such a dandy joke on us kids"
 Sure I ain't in for pumm'ling him, elther," said Fred. Like you I'm glad 1t
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ID her voice.
 She hurried to the kitchen to find Reg gie, with the pout still on Is lips, sitting on the floor behind the range fast asleep. Perhaps the monotonous rain, together with his own gloomy thoughts, had set tied over him In drowsiness and the Sand Man had found him an easy victim.
 For a moment the mother stood look Ing at the little figure, and the thick mist gathered in her eyes and a lump came in her throat. Getting on her knees beside the child, she gathered him to her breast and woke him with a gentle kiss. Come, baby she said, lovingly; "come. open your pretty blue eyes and tell mamma that you forgive her for not understand ing her little boy and his needs better"
 Reggie opened his eyes, remembered
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much to Waits discontinue. for that worthy was listening to the boys conver- satlon although Tom and Fred were not aware that they spoke loudly enough to be heard by Walt and Finny at the tent.
 But boys difficulties soon adjust them selves, and before the time for turning in'' came the four were seated around the dead campfire telling the most hair-raising ghost-storles, for all felt that now nothing could frighten them again. And one of the principal tale-tellers was jolly, Irish Einny who made their blood freeze in their veins by twisting about, and adding to, the story of poor Tam o'Shanter.
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them ''Ha, ha, ha, ha, hal" roared boys voice; and looking up from his place in the grass Walt beheld Finny Maloney, the boy trickster of the town. There he stood, almost dying of his convulsive laughter. As soon as he could speak he said: Before you do anything else you'd better call Tom. I'm afraid he'll get clean to town before he stops unless something checks him. Ha ha, hal" And again Finny doubled up with mirth.
 "Ill call Tom and then I'll fog the life most out of your exclaimed Walt, jump ing to his feet, both angry and ashamed To be caught thus and made butt of by
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escape. Stopping down the old man lifted the Hat stone In the floor and the woman could see deep chest sunken beneath it. In this chest she also saw numerous leathern bags of gold As the old man leant over. holding the stone away from the chest, and telling the woman to place therein her bag of treasure, she quickly thrust her hand in the bag she carried and drew forth long, sharp dagger and thrust 1t to the hilt in the old mans heart, saying, as she did so: Dead men tell no tales D
 Just as Fred paused to take breath and 10 feel the effect of his story on his com
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cussing the adventures of the day, which consisted of the shooting of one squirrel and the catching of three fishes After ex- hausting the subjects Of ish and squirrel the three lapsed into silence. which was broken by Fred. who raised himself on hia elbow and watched the shadows from the trees that grew near the camp. 'Say, kids" he yentured, those shadows make me feel sort of crawlly in the back; they make a feller think of ghosts the way they move about on the grass 50 noiseless-
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The Ghost Story.
 OR. The Thrilling Experience of Fred, Walt and Tom,
tA STORY FOR BoYs.I By William Wallace, Jr.

Fred, Walt and Tom had gone to the country to camp out for q few days hunt ing and fishing. The first evening of their outing they had finished eating their sup per which they had cooked over a camp fire-and then had thrown themselves down about the front of the little tent to watch the darkness gather and count the stars as they came out.
 Thus they lay in the gathering night dis
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s ''THE HUB E

getting into a position where he could
make stacks of money.
The invention which Gait had patented
is said to be simple enough. He dredges
on large scale. 1t is estimated that in
his work he has saved sIoo, 900, 900 for the
United Estates government alone. This
has been done by reducing the expense of
dredging out streams and harbors He
dredged the harbor at Port Arthur, at
Boston and did millions of dollars worth
of work in Galveston bay and near the
city of Savannah, Ga. All this work was
done for about IS per cent of what it
would have cost without Cats patented
machinery. In Manila bay Gait had
Sc, 900, 900 contract. The beauty of his
invention is that while it dredges, it also
builds up. He could pump sands out of
the sea and build islands with them
mile or more away One of his largest
contracts was the strengthening of the
Mississippi river at Vicksburg several
years ago.
All CT the large, contracts which Gait
has had have been carried out under the
name of the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific
company, of which he was the vice pres
ident. The company has an entire floor
in Park Row building in New York city.
Body Requeathed to Science.
1t was the request of George Gait that
his remains be given to physicians and
scientists for whatever dissection they
deemed necessary to gain knowledge from.
his case. MIR. Gait has been receiving
treatment for many diseases. all of which
the doctors now say existed in his system.
1t has been discovered that the pancreas
was so atrophied that it could not have
performed its proper functions for
months. Those who were present said
that it was an unprecedented condition SO
far as they knew and expressed surprise
that the patient could have lived so long
in such state.
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SOMETHING NEW.

Joe Christensen whose barber shop or
Broadway is such favorite resort has
something new to offer his customers ir
the shape Of an electric face massage
machine. 1t is an expensive little affair
but it does its work finely. Joe turned it
loose on us the other night and we came
out feeling five years younger and so good
looking that our wife came near falling in
love With US. Mr.. Christensen certainly
shows that he means to keep his shop up
to-date and he does it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-18
PROGRESSIVE suMERsET.

On Friday evening Miss Ollie Town en-
tertained number of young ladies with
progressive sumerset. Seven tables
were filled and the game proved most en-
tertaining.
Miss Town is decided addition to Den.
ison society and most charming hostess
Refreshments were served during the
evening and the game was then resumed
and played until late hour. Miss Falk
ner and Miss Lttell were the out OF
town guests.
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Henry Hoefer of Charter Oak spent
Friday in benson.
Husking mitts at Menagh's.
Mr.. R. A. Romans spent Sunday with
his son Warren in Sioux City.
Mr.. David Hemphill Of Buck Grove
was DeDison trader on Friday
Principal Hyde of the Dow City schools
was Denison visitor on Sunday.
Husking mitts at Menaghs.
Mr.. Lew Romans made business trip
to Mapleton and Sioux City last week.
Mrs. T. ]. Garrison returned on Friday
morning from six weeks Colorado visit.
Mrs. N. ]. Wheeler is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. N. E. Wescott in Dss
Moines this week.
Husking mitts at Menaghs.
Friday. Oct. 27th is the date set for 81 he
Oaks" quartette to appear in Denison. 1t
WILDE first class. Do not miss it.
Have you noticed the advertisement of
Mr.. ]. P. Jones. If you are interested in
real estate bargains you should look him
up.
On account of the rain last Saturday
was the poorest trading day Of any Satur-
day Denison has known this season The
seasonable weather will help trade greatly
however as soon as the roads get good.
II you need . heater look Aenagh's line
Mr.. Gaylord Weeks writes us to change
his REVIEW to Bay City, Texas. His firm
the Weaver-Weeks Construction 20. has
just received big contract At Bay City to
build bridge over the La Vaca river
which is very wide and deep at that point.
Mrs. Grace Temple Lockhard of Mason
City is expected in Denison this week for
visit with her parents. Mr.. Lockhard
has been transferred to Green Bay, Wis.
move which Mr.. and Mrs. Temple re-
greet as it will take their daughter farther
from them.
Owing to the illness of Rev. w. E.
Bryce the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church was occupied on Sunday morning
by Rev. ]. G. Roberts. There were no
evening services. The REVIEW is greatly
concerned at these reports of Mr.. Bryce's
i'll health. We believe him to be one of
the best men, spiritually, Intellectually.
morally and socially who ever occupied a
Denison pulpit. We believe that he has a
mission here far beyond that of the ordi-
nary pastor of an ordinary church, and
our regret would be sincere if his health
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