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window. 1t sounded, low, faint whine, close to
the opening. Through the darkness she seemed to
see the fierce blazing eyes of the young Indian who
had seized her bride reins.
Seldom in her life had Beta cried; but the white
blood quailed in the Indian veins; and she crouched
beside the snakes box, crossed her long and
laid her head upon them and sobbed until morning.
When the sun had risen clear above the straight
eastern horizon, Beta saddled her pony and took
and Beta, looking up, saw the young Indian stand
ing before her. She not frightened, and looked
him calmly in the face. 1T was you," she said
it was you heard all last night"
Eyes, 1 call my squaw, call her all night
He little nearer, and she refined her pony
backward. With her free hand she shifted her belt.
and he saw the pistol pocket on its side.
Il call you all night, the Indian said some
times like bird sometimes like horse sometimes like
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wolf more times like coyote. You know it me?"
She held fixed stare the Indian, alert as a
fencer, her hand ready the rein her free hand
near the belt pocket IF 60 with you" she said,
will you let them take me away if they come for
me? Will you hide me? Will you they cannot
get me?"
II keep my squaw!" he said, and laughed defantly,
only an Indian laugh scorn or defiance.
Beta felt the weakness of her white blood, but
only for a moment. He had seen the quailing of
her eyes, with an impulse to spring forward; but
the next instant Beta pulled her pony backward
with firm rein and her free hand had sought the
belt pocket. The Indian stopped short
Her face was now wholly Indian. Il not
squaw like your squaws," she said coldy. my
father IS white man; he is great white man. He
is Senator in Washington"
But he no want your mother" the Indian in
terrupted He SEN her way. Pretty soon quick
he get all white squaw White men So no Indian
wife when white woman she come"
1t l am your squaw,' Beta said, and you ever
beat me" she raised the whip with angry gesture
ii you beat me, will kill you"
No, no, the Indian said gently, Il no beat my
squaw; go to white man school, cvilize.'
He called her " nice Squaw" and pretty squaw"
and made movement forward; but Beta gave her
pony sharp cut, and in another moment speed
ing down the gulch road.
After supper Beta locked herself in her room
From the porch she could hear the chatter of
Alice's voice; sometimes the strains of waltz
came from the library; the broken-strnged guitar
sounded internationally from behind the bunk
house; and coyotes howl came from the gulch
and laid it her bed. She lay down and watched
its beady eyes. She was like the rattlesnake, she
told herself: everything dead within her,
fear. Her dread of the Indian in the deep black
gulch bowling to her in coyote yelps gone;
everything gone but hate. Burning and eating,
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grind and stretch of the coffin straps make the
mourners realize the fnality of death.
Doane had kissed her, he had made her love him !;
and now she was cast off, and she must bear with
it. Beta gripped her hands in frenzy. Then she saw
something wrggling in the sand, rattlesnake. Its
sides were torn in recent encounter, but its
small black eyes looked out bright and defiant They
fixed on Beta, and were shrewd and knowing
like her own had become. Two helpless, wounded
things they were, filled with bitterness and potential
harm. The girl leaned forward intent upon the wrg-
Cling thing; it lay there small manned, sticking
its forked tongue barring its deathdealing fangs
take life from the big and strong; it could take
beauty from the beautiful it could make pale cheeks
pale and put soft lips beyond the reach of kisses
and grasped the snake close behind its head She
took it home and concealed it in her room.
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out and took it with fierce eagerness. She slipped
it within the bosom of her dress. She watched
Alice lying upon her pillow the night lamp flicker
ing upon her soft face and snowy night frock She
the pouting lips and the tilted nose; the long
1ashes of the closed eyes lying the round pink
was soft and perfumed, and Doane had kissed it !!
Betas lips curled-she could love little, she could
hate little, that woman lying there; she could be
vindictive in small things, kind in petty ways; but
a passion had never burned in her soft, white
breast-there was no depth, no strength no feeling
stronger and more lasting than life.
With gliding step Beta the bed.
The snakes neck was between her thumb and fore
finger. She gently laid it down with its head within
inch of Alices breast.
Out in the hall she stood waiting with her hands
pressed against her heart. From the branches of
the sunac brushing the window screen, the Indian
called, chirpng twt. At last it came, a cry of
pain and fear from Alice, and CONFUSION of mad
shrieks.
Beta ran from the house For minute she lin
gered under the NAPLES. 1t there Doane had
kissed her against her struggles, and she knelt and
laid her cheek against the COOL soft grass. The In
dian came from the and touched her
She followed him. She felt Doanes hair scratch her
bosom. She put her hand if to press it into her
in her Cheyenne body, a came through her
closepressed lips The Indian led her to the scrub
willows where their ponies were tethered; and she
followed without fear realization She only
knew that each step was taking her farther from
Doane and forever Her hand pressed harder against
the lock of hair and if the before her had turned
grasp her throat to strangle her, she would not
brought two ponies from the clump of willows.
Without word he put his squaw upon one, and up
the lonely gulch road Beta went on her bridal
journey.
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this feeling possessed her; everything was dead,
and hate had burned up what was dead, and now
could feed upon itself AS Beta watched the snake,
it seemed to her they understood each other, they
were friends. From the lilac bushes there a
poplar tree-he was coming nearer At last from
the scrub willows at the head of the guch road he
called to Beta, and it sounded like VOLTS howl
in the distance
When day came, Beta did not leave her room
No one came to ask for her, and she knew she was
not missed. She lstlessly watched the sunlight
slowly creep the floor When it fell straight
bar from the western window she grew alert The
room darkened slowly, and she stole out into the
hall 1t was she expected, her father beside the
and Doane and Alice on the porch behind the vines
of the trellis From the scrub willows the Indian
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is great privilege to come so near to them and
their lives"
Beta turned away without a word She saddled
her pony She rode up the gulch road until she
dams encamped The men lay stretched upon the
ground, papooses running about, and over
smoking fires the women were stirring black potts.
In half disgust Beta surveyed the camp; she watched
the wrnkled old squaws who young
women. Yet, something stirred within her; there
among them to call her Indian in scorn
no one to despise her for the copper in her cheeks
to find discord in her music.
Beta too absorbed in her thoughts to notice
the steathy approach of young man of the band
In moment he had taken the pony's reins in his
grasp; and he called her nice squaw and pretty
Squaw. He seemed so strong, she seemed weak
and the band looked with shouts and laughing
cries of encouragement. With her riding whip
Beta lashed the Indian across the face. He neither
again with all her strength and his flesh weted under
each cut of the rawhde.
Will you let go?" Beta said and she struck
again.
No." said the Indian, without twitch of nerve
muscle.
when will you let go?" she asked little help
1essly.
When you say please to me-" he answered
Then, please let goi' she said and the iron
grip upon the reins relaxed Beta turned her pony
head, and without backward look fled down the
gulch road toward home.
She went to her room Her face was set as with
some hard resolution. She took out the box that
held the snake, and looked into its black wicked
eyes. coyote raised its dismal howl in the distance
She lifted her head quickly, and sprang her feet.
The cry, lower and nearer, sounded again. The
girl trembled and waited A long time passed, it
seemed before the thing again whined She watched
with fear the space of blackness before the open
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tween each wall, he was crying like a
coyote. Beta crept again to the library
door; she saw her father raise Mrs.
Stevens small white hand to his lips
The par1or was dark, and she tiptoed
into the room. From the baywindow
she could see Doane and Alice on the
bench. The slight rim of the new
moon still fingered in the pink west
ern sky, and she smiled to realize
she had seen it over her left shoulder
She watched through the dim light and
saw the dark of Doane's sleeve against
the white of Alice's frock. A shrill cry,
like the neigh of a horse, came through
the still air; it was the Indian hidden
in the cedars near the bridge over the
cut. Beta kept her eyes on Doane and
Alice, and laid her ear against the
windows screen to listen. when
you are my wife" she caught his
words. The girl crept from the room
and down the hall; at the library door
she paused. Before Mrs. Stevens her
father was kneeling He was speaking
in broken voice, making confession
of an 'entanglement" his marriage to
her mother.
Beta silently entered her room.
She put the snake upon the floor and
crouched before it, resting her face
upon her upturned palms. Like cat,
the Indian called from the grape arbor
behind the house.
For long time Beta waited. When
everything was silent, she cautiously
opened her door and listened No one
was stirring in the house. She crept
down the hall and put her ear to Alice's
door; faint light was burning within,
but she heard the soft painting of the
sleeping girl. She went to her room
and returned with the snakes neck
within her grasp. Without a sound
she opened Alice's door and crept into
the room. Something had dropped
from the relaxed hand of the sleeper,
a lock of Doane's hair. Beta reached
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W1Cn SCOl1u SucIlCe OllS WOulu SlI SUI
lenly at her fathers table, and Alice
and Mrs. Stevens had learned to avoid
her eyes and their calm, fierce glare. 1t
was the morning after she had hidden
the snake in her room that Beta came
face to face with Doane and Alice in the
grape arbor behind the house. They had
been riding, and the young man was on
his knees picking off the sand burs that
had fastened their needles in her skirt.
1t was the first meeting between
Doane and Beta, and he rose with
abrupt discomfort and shook her hand
with a forced air. Twice his eyes
shifted to Alice, and he avoided Beta S
gaze.
Alice had taken off her little stiff
hat, and stood absently drawing the
pin in and out through the felt.
"Doane and l have been riding"
she said I'VE rode up the gu1ch
road to an Indian encam pment; quite
a band of them out on their yearly
hunt.
Doane was again kneeling, picking
out the sand burs. He had said
nothing
"Doane has been telling me about
YOU, Beta" Alice said, and there was
quick lightness in her tone. Alice
brought her blue eyes from their focus
upon her hat and held them in
gentle, dropping lidded gaze against
the black penetration of Betas stare.
At last Beta slowly turned her eyes
to Doane. Alice's unexpected speech
had embarrassed him, and he had
tried to smile, but he found himself
gazing into an Indian face, the hard,
cruel mouth, the burning, hating eyes,
her eyes shifted at Beta gaze.
You know we are awfully senti-
mental about Indians in New Eng
land" Alice said little breathlessly.
I'VE dress them in poetry and wrap
them in romance; and l really think it
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO JEWEL
RY STORE ROBBERY.
At Arrangement in the District Court
This Morning Frank Carol De-
mands a Trial.

In the district court this morning
at the arraignment of Frank Carol
who has been indicted on a charge of
burglary in connection with the loot
ing of the Eeagle Drug and Jewelry
Company's store, he plead not guilty
of the offense.
Carol was unattended by counsel
and in his own behalf made demand
for. trial. His attorney, f. 8. Gcdney
is quite busy at Elko and was unable
to be present at the arraignment this
morning
Judge s. ]. Bonniield set the time
for naming the date of the trial for
next Monday at 10 o'clock.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
MUCH INTEREST MANIFEST IN
SANTA CLAUS PRESENTS.

The beautiful doll and the automo-
bile to be given away by Santa Claus
at e. Reinhardt & Co. IS store is caus-
ing great interest among the patrons
of that merchandise emporium. A num-
bered coupon is given at the store
with every so cent purchase, the cor
responding ticket is placed in a large
box and on the night Santa Claus
comes to give away the doll and the
automobile, little child, blindfolded,
will draw two tickets from this box
and the old man of the holidays will
confer upon the holder of the cores
ponding tickets the two beautiful and
expensive gifts.
The original order placed with the
printers for tickets for this sale has
been exhausted and 5000 more tickets
have been ordered. The large amount
of tickets needed for this sale is indie
ative of the vast business done by the
firm of E. Reinhart & Co., and of the
interest taken in this novel sale in
lueer by the buying public.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
THREE MASSES ON
same DAY
ONLY ONE DAY IN YEAR PRIEST
MAY CELEBRATE TWICE.
Character of Services Christmas Day
First of It's Kind in the History
of st. Paul's Church.

Reverend ather Meehan will hold
special services in ST. Paul g church
on Christmas day Three masses will be
celebrated and a prominent feature of
the service will be the now famous
Gregorian music, sung by male choir
OF special interest in connection
with these services is the fact that
there is only one day in the year the
pri, st is allowed to celebrate three
masses on the same day, and that day
is the anniversary of the birth of the
Savior. Another interesting feature
Is that il will be the first time in the
history of st. Paul's church that sim
lar services were held.
Midnight mass will be held at IL
clock Christmas eve.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
ROAD OVER WINNEMUCCA NOUN
TAIN IN BAD SHAPE.

Reports received here, concerning
that the road over the Winnemucca
mountain is in a very bad shape. The
thaw of the first OF the week and the
subsequent zero weather, has made
this section of the road very slippery
Homer Trogaskis, who left Winnemuc-
ca last Wednesday noon with the Mil
'er & Lux teams, was forced to UNI
couple to ascend the mountain. When
he reached the top with the lead wag-
on it was dark and he was forced to
return to Winnemucca with the horses
The next morning he started out again
and continued with no further diff
cultieS
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
ENJOYING VISIT IN SUNNY CAL
IFORNIA.

Contractor r. F. Hoy received let
ter from his wife and daughter, RS. G
B. Williams, who are visiting in Cal
ifornia. Accompanying the letter was
a picture postal card of the ostrich
farm and the birds whose wing feath-
ers enrapture the ladies. Mrs. Hoy
states she and Mrs Williams arrived
in time to witness the wedding of the
ron, Frank, and a LOS Angeles lady
It is the intention of Mrs. Hoy AMI
Mrs. Williams to rent cottage at
Pasadena and reside there for month.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
FREIGHT COMING IN CARLOAD
LOTS.

Large amounts of freight have been
received at the local freight office in
the past week and the office force
has been kept busy night and day.
Yesterday and today the following
was received: One carload corn, Havi-
land & Pitt; / carload of wood. F. N
Muller; / carload of soap, Z. Reinhart
& Co.; i carload officur, f. r. inhart &
Co.; carload of oil, E. Reinhardt &
Co.; l carload of posts, C. f. Haviland;
carload of hay, F. Pedroli.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
DEAL WILL PROBABLY BE MADE
AT JACKSON CREEK.

MAJOR Alers, who has been stopping
at the home of Dan LeBaron of Jack
son Creek, for several weeks, making
an examination of several Jackson
Creek mining properties, returned last
evening. He will depart for Reno on
No. 3 today to make short visit to
his sister in Reno, after which he viii
take the train to New York to meet
the board of directors of the compa-
ny in whose interest he was out here
Sometime since Major Alers sent
report of several Jackson Creek prop
critics to the company and the reply
received indicated that purchase
vas being considered. 1--WE will prob
lbly make deal out at Jackson
Creek stated the Major at his hotel
last evening.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
WEATHER REPORT.

Local Office u. s. Weather Bureau of
the Department of Agriculture, Win
nemucca, for twenty-four hours end
ing 5 a. m, December IA, 1906:
Maximum temperature, 35 degrees.
Minimum temperature, 81 degrees.
Mean temperature, 81 degrees.
Prevailing wind direction, northeast.
Precipitation, none.
Forecast for Winnemucca and vicin-
ity for twenty-four hours ending ) p
m December Is, issued from San
Francisco, CAL: Cloudy tonight and
Sunday; warmer Sunday.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
PERSONAL MENTION,

Miss Lucia Robins, who has been in
Reno under the care of an eye spe-
eialist, returned on No. 6 yesterday.
Dr. P. J. Mangan returned from
Reno this morning, where he attended
the funeral of j. w. Archibald The
family will remain in Reno for a few
days.
Thomas Nelson of Stone House, af-
ter spending several days in Reno, do
parted from there for San Francisco
yesterday. Mr.. Nelson will take much
needed vacation of several weeks.
The Barber ten-horse teams depart
ed for the north this morning.
J. P. Anderson, who has been i'll at
his ranch at Golconda with pleuresy
arrived this morning. He is still quite
i'll and is contemplating trip to Cal
ifornia for medical treatment.
Charles Recanzone and Eddie Knieke
arrived today with a load of fourteen
hogs, which were delivered to the
Railroad meat market. The hogs were
from the William Blattner ranch in
Paradise Vslley.
GOLD AND SILVER IN WASHOE
c. II. Vaughan, an engineer at the
Adelaide mines, arrived this morning
He is on his way to Reno, to visit his
fathe4 who Is quite i'll.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB
ENTERTAINS
ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE COUPLE IN
ATTENDANCE
Evening Spent in Whist and Dancing.
Music Rendered BY Messrs. Hill
and Fitzgerald.

Eleven tables at whist-about TWEEN.
ty-fve eouple-music by Hill and Fitz
gerald, and three hours card playing
and dancing, were the features of the
regular meeting of the Friday nighs
club in the Silver State hall last even
ing.
There were four prizes given at the
tables. The ladies' first prize was wol;
by Miss Hazel Bell. The gent s first
prize was won by DR.. j. w. Olds, and
the gents second prize by J. Sheehan
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEET
ING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
will be held at its banking office on
Thursday, January 10, 1907, for the
urose of eleeting a board of directors
OF serve for the ensuing year, and for
the Transaction Of such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing. j. SHEEHAN,
Cashier.
winnemueca, Nevada, Friday, Decem-
Der IA 1906.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
TO LOOK AFTER HORSES FEEDING
FOR SPRING MARKET.

James Edison, who recently acquir-
ed the ]. v Button horse interests in
Paradise valley, arrived from there
yesterday and continued on to Love-
lock today to look after 600 head Of
horses, which he has feeding for the
spring market. Mr.. Edison also is
feeding 125 head in paradise Valley.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
Shoplifters.

Shoplifters, .as usual, will make their
appearance this year as they have in
the past. 1t behooves any merchant in
Winnemucca, to have their clerks on
the lookout If the opportunity Offers
itself, let the law take its full course
and act at once.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
DEAL IN REAL ES-
TATE
$475 PAID FOR THREE LOTS ON
FIRST STREET.
j. p. Grandel Purchases Recall Estate
From rs. Robinson Through the
McElroy Firm.

-Four hundred and seveaty-fve dol
lars was the price paid by J. P. Gran
del for rs feet on First street between
Garrison and Pavilion. The lots were
purchased from RS. Robinson through
the McElroy real estate firm.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
SALE OF M'COLLEY
CATTLE
McCOLLEY CATTLE ARE SOLD TO
F. G. WILKINSON.

The sale of the cattle belonging to
the estate of the late w. j. McColley
was made today by II. II. McColley to
F. G. Wilkinson. The price paid for the
cattle could not be ascertained.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
STARTING SALOON AND FEEDING
CORRALS.

Andrew l.. Pringer of Unionville ar
rived on No g. last evening and de-
parted on No. g. Mr.. Springer has
made arrangements to start saloon
and feeding corral at Rosebud.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
Notice OF Dissolution of Co.
partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretof re existing under the
firm name of Evans 4 Savornin, and
conducted by r. 7. Evans and Germain
Savornin, has been dissolved by mutual
consent of the parties THE Fourth (4th
day of December A. d. 1906.
r. 7. EVANS,
GERMAN SAVORNIN.
Dated Winnemucca, Nevada, the 4fh da
of December, A. ID. 1906.
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Job Painting at the silver HtAta.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
M. O. CLALBoURN

Has opened a bootblack stand at the
Robinson Tonsorial parlors. Will call
for and deliver ladies' shoes. Special
attention given to mining mems shoes
Oiling done in frst-class shape.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15
Daughter is Coming.

A letter received by J. w. Dunn of
the New Reception, states that his
daughter will arrive in Winnemucca
shortly on a visit.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15

p. +. Molinary departed via this
mornings stage for Kennedy.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-15

Job Painting at the silver atata
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-30
DEFENDS GOLD INPoRTATIoNs.
shaw says They Were Effected to Meet
Business Demands

MINNEAPOLIS Oct ss--Secretzry
shaw arrived IN Minnesota today TO
make several campaign speeches in the
Second Congressional District where
Congressman McCleaTy is a candidate
for re-eltE1ion- The SecretaTy's first
address was at Mankato this afternoon
Tonight he spoke 81 Winnebago-
When asked about his recent facili-
tz1ion OF gold imports and deposits Of
public money without the payment Of
interest Shaw said
II is surprising that any one should
complain OF the Importation Of this
gold More than ten carloads. sloO.-
e0o.000. were brought from Europe and
Australia without expense TO the Gov
ernmen1. and IL ali entered into the
channels OF trade IN the United States
! deposited S2s- GOO 600 OF this ]
gave New York City S3.oee-0 -0G0- Chi
cago 50 -0G8. COO ST Louis 81 GOO -eaa. New
Orleans $4,000 zoe. Minneapolis $780,
o0a and distributed THE rest in ST Paul.
Kansas City. Omaha. Milwaukee. Des
Nosnes and all over the country II is
due TO say. however. that no effort was
made 10 relieve the situation until the
business men-mangfactrre 1ner-
chants. builders and Others-began TO
complain that they were compelled 10
pay excessive rates of interest