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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23

I was going to say precious head
but my mouth became suddenly dry
and my heart made violent leaps.
was stage struck love-frightened. I
had sort of buck-ague. I took
courage and found my tongue.
"Allce." said gently, placing my dis
engaged hand on her own, IL want
to tell you something that has-that
has been-has been on my mind
for
l think she understood what was
coming, but | got no further. In the
darkness, at the roadside, huge
black bulk doomed, like an enormous
dog. \ sudden terror shot through
me. The machine sweryed sharply,
and l was compelled TO use both
hands to steady 1t. turned up the
speed trltie. and then instinctlvely
looked behind. A glance was enough.
The bulk had moved out into the
road and was directly behind us.
What could it he? A dog! A
my heart sank, L thought of the
chorus of unusual bowls and roars
heard shortly before. looked back
again. There was no doubt about II.
behind us, looping easily with tail
switching In grace, came Il huge
male lion. l recognized the great
shaggy head. 1t had escaped from
the Zoo, and was probably mad with
fright from the attempts Of the
keepers to capture it.
A little faster, and still little
faster. did not want 10 turn on
full speed at once. Alice might UNI
dcrstand Probably We could slip
away from the pursuer, and run into
town without her knowing the risk.
But as turned my head few hun.
drcd yards further | saw that my
speed was of no avail. The lion was
Just as close rs before, bounding like
giant cat, ms easily and as quietly
as n phantom.
But you can not keep a secret from
4 woman. Alice turned her eyes IL
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23

made a prOdigious leap, and had we
been a tribe less swift would have
landed on top of US. But we shot
from under him, and "a he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
Seatback and wiped OF half of the
leather covering. God. those claws
we would be done for.
The automobile in front was now
almost Upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded warning. At that instant
| decided on a new course. We
were approaching a road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly swerve,l
sharp across the track. just grazing
the big car In front, and darted down
the side road. But | had miScalcu-
lated, or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side Of the road and
came TO short stop in the midst of
Il dense clump Of laurel. crouchcd
and awaited the descent OF the lion.
| could feel him in the air behind me.
| waited with prayer on my lips.
Instead | heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices The machine was at n stop.
for l could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was In dead faint, and
seeing that l could not help her at
that moment and that the beast bad
disappeared l jumped out aud ran 10
the roadside, There stood Fred VIII
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed In; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there. in the
middle of the road. lay the lion. Ny
plan was successful. Following us
closely he had no time TO dodge tile
heavy car. He met 1t head on.
There could he only one result.
My runabout was not hurt, and af-
ter time, with Alice beside me, re-
covered, though trcmulous, we rode
slowly home. The supper was
abandoned. But in the quiet Of Al.
ices dainty parlor. with no fear Of
pursuers or intrudcrS, ! went on with
my interrupted story. And later,
with both arms around her, and her
dear face very close 10 mine, we
planned our honeymoon,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
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1t mattered not that the runabout
was second hand, and purchased at
auction. though at a ridiculously low
price. Ii mattered nof that had but
nine-horse power while Fred Wilson,
In his fine new touring car. had for
ty. I was as happy as king, for my
new possession set aside, TO some ex-
tent, at least, Fred's advantage over
me in the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart. He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive. and l had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy.
until along came my wonderful op-
portunity. bought the machine,
though Ii was really beyond my
means. I simply couldn't help il.
When q man is in love, you know, he
Is all kinds Of a fool.
And didn't my breast swell with
pride when whirled up to Alice's
house that evening, the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
fve-mile stretch of perfect road?
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been i'm my
heart for so many apprehcnsive
hours-that loved her. that
wanted her for my very own-in fact,
that she was the only glr1 In all the
world for me.
Oh. it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love and spin through the night
In silent, smooth-runnlng machine.
| drank in the full Joy Of it. A dozen
times | was on the point Of speak
Ing. | had been practicing steadily
at the steering, endeayorlng to he
able TO manage the machine with one
hand, in order to have the other free
for Alice's waist. l pictured it all
OUTFLOW. she would listen in silence,
then look at me with sparkling eyes
and let her pretty head fall on my
shoulder; and how would then put
my arm around her, very tenderly,
and draw her close and kiss her,
But il did not turn out that way ut
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
Uncomfortable English Hotels.
W. D. Howells, in Harper's.

With the aid of the two candles
which l lighted / discovered the CRATE
in the wall near the head of the bed,
and on examining it closely perceived
that there was a fire in it, The CRATE
would have held quite a double hand
full of coal If carefully put on; the fire
which seemed to be tlickerins so feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth of the chamber up the
chimney, and l stood shivering in the
temperature of subterranoan dun
geon. The place instantly gave evil
dence of being haunted, and the testi-
mony of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play Of the
freight on the ceiling when blew out
my candles. In the middle of the night
woke to the sense Of something creep
ing with a rustling noise over the floor.
rejected the hypothesis of my bed
curtain falling into place, though | re-
membered putting it back that l might
have light to read myself drowsy. I
knew at once that it was ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly it ceased, and l knew
why. 1t had been frozen out.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
QUEER DANISH SITU4TIOY.
European and Diplomatic Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. of Alder
ley, England. entertained abSO-
lutely- fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society in
London was holding its annual
dinner on Independence Day, and In
vited Lord Stanley TO the feast. His
reply, typical OF his dislike OF every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments to the see
rotary of the American Society. but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked 10 banquet To celebrate
an unatoned rebellion"
Countess Rahen Levetzau, Wife Of
the Danish Minister for Foreign AZ
fairs, is American horn. as Is her mo
thcr. wife of the Danish Minister at
Berlin. BY the bye SO much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian Of Denmark,
that most people will probably lr
surprised 10 learn that for twenty
years. until not many years ago,
there has been deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma.
tional legislature. The Liberals ha''
continuously held a majority in the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
DeEahffuI-FOr The Guests.

There We're many visitors that sum
mer.at his suburban home. lie was Il
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend OF Il hundred dollars,
but of course the guests were not cog
INFANT of the extent Of his Income
nor did that question appear to enter
their minds.
He waS anxious TO do every.
thing in reason To make life IN tAr
country cndurahlc 10 his wife who
hated housekeeping under the hr>t
OF circumstances, especially IN the
country, while the breath Of fresh air
and communion with nature were
-prnXinG his salvation from exhaustive
daily brain work, hy which the cur
rent funds were supplied.
SO he made these guests welcome
in every way, giving up his room ut
times, changing his former easy hab-
its, thut not his hest clothes. as had
been his wont when he reached homo
ut EVENING" returning company calls
and thereby ncglecting necessary
* on his place, ct c1trra. OF
&C rise there were many extra ex-
pcnSes. \ drive now and then, extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost Of the table, the milk bill. tho
butchers bill. the bill for fuel and the
general wastaSe all of which would
have been of small moment to IL
man with large income, but were Ia
him very diSheartenng as week :
passed by and the guests made no
sign of departure.
But all things must come to an end.
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, but in
deed, we surely must return to the
city We have staid months where
We expected to remain weeks"
And so they gave their host n for
NAL handshakG aud perfunctory
GOOD bye. while they kissed and en-
braccd the hostess ana to her said.
Never have we been more char
mingly entertained; you have done cv-
erything in your power to make this
a summer long to he remembered.
And the poor clerk returned to his
desk and work. the house resumed its
normal condition. hut as each pay day
rolled around he added his debts aud
his credits, only tO find that extra
hundred dollars Professionally remain
ing on the wrong side of the ledger.
Whether it Is ample compensation
for him TO hear, when he occasionally
meets one of his summer friends, Of
the cha rming hospitality shown by
his WIFE" is known only to himself.
Doubtless so, since husband and wife
are one.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.

From the Automobile Advocate.)
Under the spreading chestnut trees the
village smithy stands
The smith, lordly man is he, with vast
and fertile lands.
NO more his brawny back he bends be-
meath the horses weight:
NO more his ringing sledge he swings in
giant strength eiate.
No more his face is covered DER with
blazing FORCES smut.
Nor beaded with his honest sweat, its
channels there to cut
Adown the street he sits at ease before
the wayside inn,
And Jlngies in his broadcloth pants his
stacks OF easy tin.
For wise was he within his day and seized
the chance that came
BY charging fourteen prices when the
motor cars went lame.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23

the rear, then with a piercing shrek
threw beth ariHS- around H4e-aHd
clutched me in most delicious en-
brace, though ] would willingly have
forcgone the occasion.
Yes, my DEAR / said quietly. 81
know all about it. | think we can
run away from him, though"
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch We We're at our
limit, with Il good two miles ahead
Of us before any possibility of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily, with 4 straight road for half a
mile, and | let my left arm steal
around Alice's waist anu held her in
a protecting clasp. l thought no
more about love and soft declara-
tons. | knew only that here was
the sweetest girl in the world. in i'm
minent danger of being torn to
shreds by a ferocious lion, and that
only miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even a ghost of a chance.
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards. separated us from that
relentless, bl0od-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice had sunk i'm heap on
my lap. l leaned forward, hoping to
reduce the wind pressure and. add to
our speed, and prayed to heaven for
succor.
On and on we went. What if we
should burst tire or blow out a
cylinder? The thought was heart
rending. Even ut our speed the lion
was gaining. &. He was only ten
yards behind. lie had increased his
speed with mine, making twenty feet
at a leap. The uncanny part of 1t
was that he did not make a sound,
except now and then a low grumb-
ling growl, as though resenting the
trouble he was put to In obtaining a
supper.
Far ahead I saw three lights set in
the shape of triangle. The top
light was brilliant and threw its rays
directly into my eyes. Thank God,
an automobile, approaching from the
opposite direction. opened my
mouth and made ready to shout. But
what good would that be. The other
machine would 60 whizxing by, and
we would be no better on than be-
fore. Then l flinched and almost
fell into the road, for right In the air
behind me appeared the cleaning
eyes, the foam-aecked jaws, the mas
sive-chwed feet Of the lion, He had
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
Has Many Diseases.

In Bellevue Hospital, in New York.
there is man who should be the OBJ
ject Of everyone's sympathy. His name
is Job Kelley and his occupation is
that Of q painter. A short time ago
he fell from a low scaffold and sus.
tanned such injuries as necessitated his
being taken to the hospital for treat.
ment. There the surgeon found that he
had slight fracture of the base of the
skull. After further examination IT
was found that he had tuberculosis of
the lungs complicated with bronchitis
His occupation as a painter had given
him painters collie. He is not a young
man and his age had hardened his ar
teries - arteriosclerosis - also "old
mans eyes"-presbyopia--the opposite
Of nearsightedness; he also has water
on the brain and his skin is pulled up
by air which has escaped under It,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23

Folkcthnc, tho Danish House Of
on choosing his cabinet ministers
from the other party, the Conscrfa-
tlycS.
The Representations nj lie
minority have conducted the routine
business uf the guycrarl,rL hnt
whenever thcv have had to ask the
Folkething for special funds, that
body, which controls tnt u!l"iAl
purse. has thwart"d ,h,m. III" royal
residence in Copenhagen, the old
palace Of ChristianShorg, was de-
stroycd ny fire in 1881, and the feel
iYg between the Crown ana TIE legs
la'urc had been so bitter that money
had never been appropriated to re-
store it. For almost twenty years
King Christian lived in comparative
~ small and shabby quarters 1T the
Amailcnhorg palace until finally. the
long standing dispute was ended by
the Kings recognition Of the major
ity party.
1t may not hn surprising that the
expatriatcd William Waldorf AstOr
should claim for the first American
AStOr-and infrrcntialv, Of course,
for himself-an ancient and distin.
guishcd lineage. The distinguished
ancestor to whom his descent is
traced Is bon Pedro GAsjurgl. Il
Spanish grandcc of the eleventh! CEN
fury, who settled in France, where
his Surcc:Sors-a long line Of sig
neurs and marquiScs--changcd their
name t. .AStorg. At the revocation
Of the Edict of Nantes, Jean IaClurE
fAStorg. who was a Iuguonot. fled
across the Rhine; Johann Jacob As
tor, the Waldorf butcher, was his
grandson This informal ion will. no
doubt. I've Of interest to American
antiquarianS. It is we'll known that
John Jacob Astor came 10 this coun-
try an almost pcnnileSS immigrant.
hailing from the village of Waldorf
in Baden. His descendant of today
speaks of him as a peasant" hut as
a matter of fact he WAS the son of
the village butcher, ami began his
career by working in his fathers
shop Il fact which it is not recorded
that r. ever sought To conceal
King Leopold Of Belgirm has con.
fcrrcd upon. Mrs. Ellen NJ. iErnrotin,
-v-fttt'~ttrSsfrr1t rrTt HCttTE DT02TdCnt
of the Woman's Auxiliary Congress
Of Tie Worlds Columbian EVpoSition
the ord'r of tho Knighthond of Leo
pold. IT is believed that Mrs. Hen
rotin is the. only wonan in this
country who has received this deco
ration. She was ut one time national
president Of the Federation of WO-
mans Clubs. and is prominent in So
cicty. She is the wife Of Charles
lIenrotin, Belgian Consul In Chicago.
The Order Of Leopold was founded
in 1892 by Leopold /; there are five
classes.
In selecting 4 wife, Serge de- Wittc
the great Russian statesman. chose
a JcwesS, one of the race which has
been treated so cruelty in his cOun-
try. Nine. dc Witte was formerly
the wife of subordinate official. but
she secured Il divorce and has been
very happy in her second marriage
in spite of the fact that she has never
been received at court She also has
been ignored by the leading society
women OF St Petersburg. notwith-
standing the high positions her hus-
band has held.
Van Calava.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
all. 1t seldom does turn out just as

all. 1t seldom does turn out just as
you ptHn it,
1--WE will go clear to the end of the
Beach Drive" | said, as we slipped
away down Main street and turned
into the Boulevard. "Then we will
come back by the Wood Road, skirt
ing the Zoo and ending up at Al
phonse's for little supper. How
will you like that?' And she smiled
up at me so appreciatively that l
felt perfectly sure. for full half a
minute, that she was just as much in
love with me as | with her.
1t was so open Oh the Drive, and
there was such a stream Of av.orIo-
biles and carriages that | deferred
speaking to her of my secret. 1t
would be better in the seclusion of
the Wood Road. SO we talked gen.
orally, and looked out over the water
at the vessels in the Sound, and ad-
mired the beauty of the glorious
moonlight on the dancing waves.
Then, at the end Of the beautiful
path along the water we turned abb
ruptIy and entered the quiet and Sc
clusion of the. great pine woods.
The road was rather narrow here,
and wound intricately through the
forest for several miles emerging
upon a broad plaza ut the front ell
trance to the Zoo. This road was not
much frequented at night, and / felt
that would have ample opportunity
to express myself. trembled in
wardly. The time was very near.
must speak soon.
1t was very quiet In the woods. At
intervals we could-hear distantly the
Mying and bowling of the animals
in the Zoo. OCCASIONALLY an ele-
plant trumpeted. or a jaguar
screamed. We were used to these
sounds, but Alice was just little
frightened when there came a per-
feet babel Of sounds from the enclo-
sure. She drew closer to me. and I,
relying on my skin, took my left
hand from the steering bar and slip
ped 1t gently bahind her, though
dared not take. the liberty of en-
bracing her. She looked up at me in
some alarm. Suppose one Of those
terrible beasts should get out and
come after usf" she asked timidly.
1 laughed at her fears. "Why 1t
would be easy to run away with this
machine" said. And anyhow, you
don't uuppose I would let anything
harn . ansie hair Of uur, yOur-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23
Chinese Tie First Paper Makers,

The first real paper was made b. the
Chinese. The papyrus of the Greeks.
Romans and Egyptians was not paper
at all, but simply the piths OF the stem
OF plant cut into strips, placed side
by side and across each other and
pressed into a sheet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-23

The Oldest applejack distillery In the
United States IL at Warwick, N. ]. The
worm still IN use was brought from
England before the Revolutionary war.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
TIFFANY AND CHADWICK IN FINALS.

The second day OF the Hudson River Golf As
socation championship, at Kingston. devoted
entirely 70 match play In addition TO the second
round and semi-f1nals for the championship. con-
ISOLATION and third sixteen cups, The first round
and semi-hnals were played in the three beaten
eights.
All the final rounds to-day viii be at thrty-six
holes, and there will he an eighteen hole hand-
cap The summary follows:
Chamrlonship (second roundlG. P. Tiffany. Powelton.
beat r A kenworthy, Duchess, up: W. K Gillett,
Columbia. beat l. z Van Etten Twaaefslil by and
20 play; J. Chadwick. jr.. Powelton. beat J. G Van
FTtten. Twaaefski. by up and play; ". A. AdFi-
ance rutchess. beat H G. Phillips Saegkill. by up
senni-fnal round-Tifany beat Gillet by and TO
play Chadwick beat Adriance, by up and TO play
Consolation Cup (second round)-L. A. Hamilton.
Duchess. beat n. KenwoThy Dutchess by and TO
play: II c Jordan Powelton. beat F B. seeley. Twaaefs
kill by up T r Chadwick. Poweiton beat J. L
Iratehess by up and TO play; W C. Harris saeskill.
beat W 7. Hilton. PoHelton, by up and TO play.
semi-fnal round-Haniiton beat Jordan. by up and
20 play Chadwick beat Harris. by up and to play.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-24
WOODMEN FOR TEMPERANCE.
Makers and Handlers of Liquor Not Admit
ted to Membership

Milwaukee. Wis, June 23.-The head camp of the
Modern Woodmen OF America to-day Endorsed the
plan for a fraternal congress. TO be held in
New-York City. for the purpose Of calling public
attention to the advantages of fraternal insurance
over old line insurance The bylaws were amended
TO admit to membership metal miners and rail-
road upon payment OF special hazardous
rates.
A resolution on the liquor question came up in
a modified form to-day, and was concurred in
Under the modified law. bookkeepers, mechanics
and others employed by breweres and distiIleries
who do not in any way handle liquor are not
barred from membership. The resolution also
excerpts proprietors Of department stores who sell
liquor in unbroken packages. No employe en-
gagged directly in the manufacture or handling OF
LIQUOR will be admitted. The law remains as here
tofore relating stockholders and proprietors of
liquor manufacturing establishments They are
not eligible TO membership
After a contest, during which there was much
switching Of votes, Peoria. Ill., selected as the
place for holding the next meeting of the head
camp. The convention voted that the per capita
tax to meet the general expenses remain unchanged
81 a year. automobile flower parade and a
carnival pageant were features Of to-day's snter-
tairInent.