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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06

"Go to bed! Go to bedw
Harkless set him out of the way
with one arm. ITO bed" he cried.
I'm going to Plattyille!'
Meredith wrung his hands. "The
DOCTOR
Doctor be hangedw
"What in the name OF all that's ter
rible is the matter, John?"
His companion slung light overcoat,
unfolded. on the overhOwing, mis-
shapen bundle Of clothes that lay in
the trunk, then he jumped on the lid
with both feet and kicked the hasp into
the lock, while a very elegantly laun.
dered cuff and shirt sleeve dangled out
from under the fastened lid. Il haven't
one second TO talk, Tom; ! have eight,
cen minutes to catch the express. It's
more than mile to the station. and
the train leaves here at 902. | get
there at 10:47. Telephone a cab for
me, please. or tell me the number.
don't want to stop TO hunt II up"
Meredith looked him In the eyes. In
the pupils Of Harkless tlared fierce
light. His cheeks were reddened with
an angry, healthy glow, and his teeth
were clinched till the line OF his jaw
stood out like that of an embattled
athlete. His brow was dark, his chest
was thrown out, aud he took deep,
quick breaths. His shoulders were
squared, and in spite of his thinness
they looked massy. Lethargy or ma
larla, or both-whatever his ailment-
It was gone, He was six feet Of hot
wrath aud cold resolution.
Tom said. "You are golng?"
"Yes," he answered quietly, Il am
going"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06

Hdrkless, fully dressed. tCds standing In
the middle Of the floor.
and every minute lessons our chances
to beat McCune, and have to begin by
wasting time on tusSle with a traitor
There's another train at 1855; don't
take any chances on missing that one"
"Well, WELL" laughed his friend, push
ing him good humoredly toward door
by red and white striped pillar,
'we'll wait here IL you like. But at
least go In there and get shave; it's
clean shop. You want to look your best
If you are going down to fight Fl. Fis-
bee"
"Take these, then, and you will un-
derstand" said HAIRLESS, and he thrust
his three kilograms of the morning
into Toms hand and disappeared into
the barber shop. When he was gone
Meredith went to the telegraph office
in the station and sent line over the
wires to Helen: Keep your delegation
at home. He's coming on the 1855"
Then he read the three kilograms
Harkless had given him. They were
all from Plattville.
Sorry cannot oblige. Present incumbent
tenacious. Delicate matter. No hope for
X. II. But don't worry. Everything all
right. WARREN SMITH.
Harkless, IL you have the strength to
walk, come down before the convention,
Get here by lO:41. Looks bad. Come II It
kills you. h. II.
You intrusted me with sole responsible
ity for all matters pertaining to Herald.
Declared yourself mere spectator, Does
this permit your interfering with my pol
icy for the paper2 Decline to consider
any proposition to relieve me of my du-
ties without proper warning and allow
ance OF time. Forced to disregard all sug-
gestions as to policy, which. by your own
Instructions. is entirely my AFFAIR and
must be carried out as direct.
III. FISBEE
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We pad and threw the sheets to Mere
titl. "Oet those kilograms to tie West.
srn Ur;aaen Office In a rush. please. Read
them first"
With wide eyes Tom read them. One
was TO Warren Smith:
Take possession Herald This is your
authority. Publish Mccune papers. 30
labeled. which II. Fisbes viii hand you.
Beat Mccune. JOHN HARMLESS.
The second was addressed to II. Els
bee:
You are relieved from the cares Of ed.
itorship. You will turn over the manage.
ment Of the Herald 10 Warren Smith
You will give him the Mccune papers. II
you do not or II you destroy them you
cannot hide where shall not find you.
JOHN HARkLESS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06

passenger in the smoker who found
the stops at these wayside hamIets In
ter.wnable. He got up and paced the
aisle now and then. and his companion
reminded him that this was not GER
tain TO hasten the hour Of their arrival
at their destination. II know that"
answered he, "but I've got to beat
McCune."
by the way" observed Meredith.
you left your stick behind"
You don't think | need a club to
face
Tom choked. "Oh. no: / wasn't think
Ing of your giving Fl. Fisbee beating.
meant to lean on"
II don't want ii. I've got to walk
lame all my life, but I'm not going to
bobble on stick"
Tom looked at him sadly for a mo-
ment. II was true. and the Crossroad-
ers might hug themselves In their
cells over the thought For the rest Of
his life John HarkIess was to walk
with just the limp they themselves
would have had II. as In former days.
their sentence had been to the ball and
chain.
"Sit down. boy. sit down." said
Meredith, and his friend obeyeds
The window was open beside the two
young men. and the breeze that blew
In sOothed like balm, yet heA tang
and spice in IL, hint OF walnuts and
Of coming frost. There was a newness
In the atmosphere that day, bright
snvIgoration. that set the blood tin
Cling. The hot months were done with.
languor was routed. Autumn spoke to
industry, told Of the sowing Of another
harvest. of the tawny shock, OF the
purple grape. OF the red apple, and cali
ed upon muscle and laughter, breath.
ing gayety into mems hearts. The little
stations hummed with hustle and noise.
big farm wagons ratified OF up the VII
lage streets and raced with 'cut under
or omnibus; people walked with quick
steps; the baggagemasters called
cheerily to the trainmen, and the
brakemen laughed goodbys to rollick-
| ing girls. At times the train ran be-
tween shadowy groves, and delicate
landscape vistas. framed in branches.
opened. closed and succeeded each 9th
| er. and then the travellers were carried
beyond into the level open again and
looked out to where the intensely blue
| September skies ran down to the low
/ horizon, meeting the boundless aisles
OF corn. 1t takeg long time for the
/ full bea aty OF the fat lands to reach a
| mans soul. Once there, nor hills, nor
sea, nor growing fan leaves OF palm
shall suffice him. 1t Is like the beauty
/ In the word Indiana. 1t may be that
/ there are people who do not consider
/ Indiana a beautiful word, but let 1t
/ ring true in your ears, and 1t has
richer sound than yallombrosa.
All at once the anger ran out Of John
Harkless. He was hard man for
anger to tarry with. And in place Of II
a strong sense Of home coming began
to take possession of him. He was go
ing home. Back to Plattville. where
belong" be said to himself without bit
terness, and it was the truth. Every
man cometh to his own place In the
end"
ITO be continued
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" messenger boy stumbled up
1 the front steps Of Mere.
lgszfeJ dith's house and handed
the colored servant four yellow en-.
veIopes. night messages. To- man
carried them upstairs. left three with
his masters guest. then knocked on
Mereditb's door till response as
sured him that the occupant was
awake and slid the fourth envelope
under the door. Meredith lay quite
without motion for several minutes,
sleepily watching the yellow rhomboid
In the creylce II was hateful looking
thing TO mix itself in with pleasant
dream and Insist on being read. but
after q while he climbed groaningly ont
OF bed and perused the message with
heavy eyes. still half asleep. He read II
twice before II penetrated.
Suppress all newspapers today. Con-
yention meets at II. IL we succeed. q
delegation will come 10 Rouen this after.
noon. They will come. HELEN.
Tom rubbed his sticky eyellds and
shook his head violently In Spartan
effort TO rouse himself. but what more
effectively performed the task for him
were certain sounds that issued from
Harkiess' room across the hall. For
some minutes Meredith had been duly
conscious OF rustic and stir In th6
lnvalid's chamber. aud he began &c
realize that no mere tossing upon .
bed would account for noise that
reached him across a wide hall an[
through two closed doors Of thick wal
nut. Suddenly he heard u quick. heavy
tread, shod. In Harkless room, and a
resounding bang as some heavy object
struck the door. The doctor was not
to come Till evening. The servant had
gone downstairs. Who In the sick
mans room wore shoes? He rushed
across the hall In his paJamas and
threw open the unlocked door
The bed was disarraBged and va.
cant. Harkless. fully dressed, was
standing In the middle OF the floor
hurling garments at small trunk.
The horrified Meredith stood for a sec
ond bleached and speechless; then be
rushed upon his friend and seized him
with both hands.
MAD. by heayenl Mad!'
''Let 20 Of me. Toni"
"Lunatic. Lunatlc!'
Don't stop me one Instant"
Meredith tried to force him toward
the bed. mo; get back TO bed. You're
dellrious. boy"
"Delirious nothing! I'm a well
man"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06
THE EILLINoIs CENTRAL.
ITO be continued.l

Maintains unexcelled service from the
west to the east and south. Making
close connections with trains Of all
lines, passengers are
given their choice Of routes to Chicago.
Louisville. Memphis and New Orleans.
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation as to the lowest rates and best
routes are invited to correspond with
the following representatives:
B. H. TRUMBULL. Commercial. Agent.
il2 Third ST.. Portland. Ore.
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"Then I will so with you."
''Thank you. Tom." said Harkless
simply.
Meredith ran into his room, pressed
an electric button and began to dive
into his clothes with painting rapldity
astonishlngly foreign TO his desire. The
coiored man appeared In the doorway.
"The cart, Jimg' shouted his master.
I'VE want II like lightning, Tell the
cook to give Mr.. Harkiess his breakfast
In hurry. Set cup Of coffee on the
table by the front door for me. Run!
We've got to catch train. That will
be quicker than any cab" be explained
TO HarkIess. "We'll break the ordi-
nance against fast driving getting
down there"
Ten minutes later the cart swept
away from the house at gait that
panied the respectable neighJorhood.
The big horse plunged through the air.
his ears laid fat toward his tail. The
cart careened sickenlngly. and the face
of the servant clutching at the rail in
The rear was smeared with pallor as
they pirouetted around curves on one
wheel. To him It seemed they skirted
the corners and death simultaneously,
and the speed Of their going made a
strong wind In their faces.
HarkIess leaned forward. "Can yeu
make II little faster, TomT he said
They dashed up to the station amIt
the cries Of people flying to the walls
for safety. The two gentlemen leaDed
from the cart, bore down upon tbs
ticket Office. stormed at the agent ard
ran madly at the gates. aourishine
their passports. The official on duty
eyed them YEARLY. "Been gone tive
minutes" be remarked with peace
able yawn.
Harkless stamped his foot on the ce
ment flags: then he stood STOCK still
gazing at the empty tracks, but Mere
dith turned to him, smiling. wont i
keepJ' he asked.
Yes. 1t will keep" John answered
part of 1t may have to keep till elec
ton day, but some OF ii | will settl'
before night. And that" he cried be
tween his teeth, "and that is the par
OF It In regard to young Fisbee!"
"Oh, it's about ii. Fisbee. Is it?"
"Yes. it's II. Fisbee."
"Well, we might as well go up ant
see what the doctor thinks Of you
there's no train"
II don't want to see doctor agail
ever-as long as live. Ina as well a
anybody"
Tom burst out laughing and clappet
his companion lightly on the shoulder
his eyes dancing with pleasure. "Upol
my soul" he cried, II believe you are
A miracle wrought by the witch wan'
of Indignation. That's rather agains
I tradition, isn't II? Well. let's take
1 drive"
Meredith" said the other. turning
him gravely. you may think me
fool II you viii. and it's likely | an
; but don't leave this station except b
train. I've only two days to work il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06

When you feel sense Of weight and
oppression after meals, It means iHdi.
gestiou. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea positively cures indigestion, consti.
patton and stomach troubles. 50 cents,
Tea or Tablets at Frank Hart's drug
store.
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CHAPTER XIV.

f~1HE accommodation train wan
dered down through the aft.
lszyzSsI ernoon sunshine stopping at
every village and every eoun-
try postoffice on the line. There was a
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The AstOrian, rs cents a month.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-06
CHAPTER XIII.

Jerry early 10 the morning a
" ! messenger boy stumbled up
|.zs1 the front steps OF Mere.
g1zfHI dltlfa house and handed
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24
THE MATuRED FAMILY.

In these days when women do not
seek to marry, and when men find
single bleasedness most desirable, Gays
an exchange, the question OF how to
preserve harmony in the maiured fam.
lily il important. IL 10 q far easier
matter to preserve happiness in a grow
ing family which 10 elastic and buoy
Rnt and busy with its own diversions.
But with maturity and age each char.
acter hardens, the personal tastes and
opinions become fixed, and federation
for others is often lacking because
each member OF the family feels with.
out admitting il that the very exist.
epce Of the other members limits HE
or her possibilities. Not only do the
members feel this, bot it il actually
true. AZ case in point, one most at
tractive woman literally and uneons-
ciously Loot touch with her friends by
surrenderinR herself TO her family.
Those who found her most congeniAl
could not find her sisters 90, and while
year after year, she struggled TO retain
her friends Ne we'll % her family, she
could not fail 60 zee the breach widen
ing, when, II she had chosen TO live
a. part from her family. the success she
90 we'll deserved would have surely
been hers. Her less charming sisters
dragged her down, depriving hes Of
the happiness Of companionship they
could not enjoy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24
TEACHERS SCARCE.

The scarcity OF school teachers iS
what might be expected. The young
ladies and gentlemen who study for
years 70 fit themselves to teach q pri-
mary school, and become proficient, are
getting exceedingly weary Of devotinR
their time 60 a profession that has
mighty little glory and poor pay. With
half the effort they take up book
keeping and stenography, become mod :
erately proficient, starting out to draw
a salary Of $50 a month. with q chance
of q raise as they progress, while they
teach in a primary school for $50 TO
$50 a month. and spend a fourth Of
their years salary to keep posted IN
the new methods OF teaching that bob
up every gear.
Besides all this, the examinations are
simply fierce, and how can you expect
young lady Of Is or 20 years
10 know as much as Philadelphia law
yer for 125 or $50 a month for seven or
eight months in a year and board
themselves?
Raise the salary Of teachers so they
will have a chance to get back q por-
tion OF the money they have paid out
during the eight or ten years they have
been fitting themselves for their work,
have a list of questions for examina.
tions that apply to schools and teach
ing, and not TO matters that will never
come before the ablest lawyers and
judges Of the land in the Affairs OF this
country, and you will have all the
teachers you want for the country
schools.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24
COVER THE SUBJECTS.

The following concerning one Of our
former citizens, coming a. Il does from
A. NJ. G. Russell. county superintend-
ent OF the HeFnAndo schools, and who
10 also editor Of The Southern Argue,
may be considered 3 high tribute to
the ability OF State Superintendent
Holloway:
THE southern Argus Acknowledges
with pleasure the reception Of . full
set Of questions recently submitted In
the examination at Gainesville Of Sp-
plicants for State certificates. We
have examined them carefully and Ind
them 20 BE- perfectly fair and sum
GENTLY covering the subjects. supsrin'
tendent Holloway IL cond stinE HE
Office In an able manner, compelling
the praise Of opponents ~ sell 40
friends 4"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24
SuNSTROkES.

The sensible young woman ShoulC
marry the man who loves her, and no.
the one she loves.
In Cores the officials buy theft
places, the same as they do in civ
ilized America in many instances.
The woman who never sees any good
in her husband always gets angry al
another woman who can never see any
bad in hers
President Mccall, who let the in
suTance money 60 without keeping q
record OF it, is what they called q
sound money man in the last National
campaign,
Some men have compassion on the
opposite sex aud marry them, not just
because they are rich, bat because
they dislike to see them become rich
old maids.
IL IL quite evident that something
has not been buried deep enough. iudg.
ing from the odoF that permeateS the
atmosphere ~ Que pAsses along one Of
our leading thoroughiares.
An Italian Count has declined . leg.
Scy ptqueAthed by an American wo.
man in Florence. That explains the
my sterious sAbleRtsm about = great
convulsion Of nature" aud yindicAtes
Nrsuvius.
ChAs Fogle, who stole q watch IN
New York, aud who WAs tried. the
jury failing To agree. was allowed to
40 free II he would quit New York and
90 10 Chicago. i Chicago 20 become
New YOrkt Siberia
An old minstrel man has made the
statement that new Joke IL dau.
gcrous thing To spring on the stage.
lle -Ays II may not take How the
mischief most Of them can tell 10 what
the people would like tu hnoW IL 10
seldom tried.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

'.'as the prominent visitors to this
' '''lrdsy wAs Hon. 4. s. Grill Of
''.'s president Of she East FloridG
''.lR' and Trust Company, and one
Too mott conservative finsneisFs and
-'' men in the State. DR.. Grill
p" '''a'1rsr Of the State for one term
' 80 aaAirs Of the treasury was kept
I-'.n"ss-liks manner. He has no.
20 ''i"ods here vho would like 70
I'D 'ccuPy the INTERNATIONAL chair,
man 10 the state 10 better quail.
.lf povernor.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24
THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS.

John A. Mccall cannot justify IN,
New York Life Insurance Company,
contributions TO the Republican cam
paigu fund by saying that Judge Par
ker, when chairman Of the Democratic
State committee, accepted all the mon.
sy offered him from whatever source
sRys The New York World.
Neither can Mr.. Mccall justify hi.
political use Of the policy holders
money by telling how the Democratic
campaign managers logged his steps
in 1904 and made HE life weary by go
letting contributions, His testimony
10 disputed in detail.
Judge Parker says that In 1904, when
he was n candidate for President, no
money was asked OF these insurance
companies for the Democratic cam.
paign fund, and 10 is pretty generally
known all over the land that they did
not expect it. Although Mr.. Roosevelt
denied the Republicans receiving any
funds from this source, and many in
nocent voters believed him, il was
known at the time OF the controversy
between Roosevelt and Parker that
there wac something in Il.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

Tie railroad companies make mil.
.'n' Of dollars' worth OF improvements
'''rJ year and We hear Of no gratis by
contractors or others in connection
VIII The work. The railroads employ
ZOO Tor their ability, not because they
.'.- political pull. The question
''@' Would the railroads be ~ we'll
'aas"d II they were under the gov.
''ru-rts coutrol3
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

Smith day At the Georgia State Fair
to be held in Macon will be . hummer,
i only one representative Of the family
from every town in the State is preS.
tnt But when competition 10 open to
The world, there will sure be q crowd
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

The readers OF this paper uili be
pleased to learn that there - At leAst
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 10 cure In ell iis stages. aud
thst 10 eatarrh. Halle CaiArh Cure
10 the only positive cure nov kno~n TO
the medical frstsTnity. CAtarrh er-
ing q constitutional disssss. requires q
eonstitutl oasl treatment. Halle Ca
tarrh Cure h taken internally. ac'isG
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the systsm, thereby De-
stFoying the Foundation OF ths disesse
and giving The patieDt siFsng'h BY
boIIding up the constitution snd a.
sisgine nature In doiaE 80 uoFk. The
prop Fistors have 20 mush iaiih IN 's'
eurn tive poUsrs that thsJ oder one
hundsod dollars i0F any ease that &c
falls % curs. send for Let Of t~sii-
mualaiH
1SdISss ?. J. ChsnsJ a Co. To-
le9a. o.
scif - "a ssuxSisis, %.
Iatt 1il't fEniN PAS tpF eee,t''
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

H'ihOds % the New York Late
..'" Company wOaId seem 20 b.
-r'e puzzle 10 many people.
sing qosstioa 10 propouBdsd
the leading Eastern papsp
''''nE Americas pOIIey-boldeFs
fased Ia the var with spals 20
' ''i1 premium. while exempt
aash policies from tkls addi.
-, 'ayment, did the Ssw York Life
'b'' aSoui the qoslisy 0f Amer.
- @a'ssAAnships OF dA a nnsrsly
-, - sEanpl- u khs unsnaaas-
-. rsesslls his slssi rsEls an6 sss.
- @asaiaeH aAsrpsn y fss gnrslaa
90 g IA 1aNN q.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

The Madison Recorder says: "Gil-
chri'ts okrs recipe is all right. And
that leads us to the conclusion that the
D-Soto county statesman would make
better cook than Governor"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

There may yet be a war on trusts.
One Of the Presidents best friends has
been pot ont Of business by the tobacco
trust
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

The premium lists Of the Florida
>'Ate Fair are being distributed in
me county and they show up some ex.
ce..en' prizes to exhibitors. We hope
10 see this county well represented 4,
an every county in the State should
irY and get there.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

Chicago is about to send her most
nearly perfect man aud woman to New
York In telegrsphing their generous
measurements it was probably On over.
nght that caused the omission Of those
concerning the feet.-N. Y. American.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

1t is stated that Luther Burbank has
produced 4 white blackberry. Nature
produced them years ago, as they grew
wild in some States for many years.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

The shotgun quarantine lie being
abandoned and reliance is being placed
10 the health certificate.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

A careful guess places tie grange
crop this season at about 100000
LoIes
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

Al advertising biAs become due after 6rst
sc,esrance Of advertisement, unless otherwise
SIMULATED in contract. Parties not known to Us
,l he required to pay for advertising in ad-
uscs. address, THE DAILY SUN,
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

N, Twicea-week sun is an eightpage, forty
,o,pnp paper, published every Monday and
ms. day. aud contains all the news OF the
vr,s local. state and general, aud will be
mailed POSTAGE free, to any part OF the United
sat-. or Canada. for s.. 90 a year-in advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-24

p,,5ipg notices in local column 10 cents line
-, insertion. and cents for each additional
Insertion.
pate. for display advertising made known on
spyiation.