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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

thing, for she is very frightened of him. and
then all hope would be gone. What l shall do is
this: have yacht, the Sea Hawk it is called;
I'll bring my yacht near the island, but so that
it can't be seen--then I'll steal into the bay in
the dead Of night to your boathouse in little
electric launch I'll swim underneath the door
and pin piece of red cloth on to the platform.
When you see that you will know that have
been, and the next night at midnight you must
somehow get your mother and Miss Elliott down
to the beach I'll be there, and we'll make your
mother come with us, and wen all go quietly of
to my yacht Then we'l steam straight to Eng
land and neither your grandfather nor anybody
else will ever know what has become OF you"
Desires eyes shone like stars at this proposal
"Ah. that would be perfect happiness!" she
gasped.
"It is all so easy, so perfectly simple" said
the man.
Except your escape" the girl sighed out, a
sudden despairing cadence in her voice. ITO do
all YOU have said it would be necessary to fly
from the island, for grandfather is so dreadfuly
wise. You see, if you were to take the silver
boat or one of the other two big ones, he would
know at once and he would be alarmed. He has
been often alarmed lately, He would send a
cable for his yacht and then long before you
could return here he would have taken us all
away to some other horrible island, perhaps a
more horrible island than this"
Cressingham saw his fine chateau en- Espagne
fading into thin air. "Ah," he cried, what a
pity the Prince and your father leave to-day"
''But they don't; not till tomorrow morning
said the girl.
"Whath cried the man sharply, ''how is that?"
''Well, father never intended to leave until to-
morrow, and the Prince will not go until he does;
he hates him very much, and he can't even bear
to see mother talking to him."
"Oh see! Desire, with little luck and youI
help | shall be able TO escape" Cressinghan
was shaking with excitement.
"But how, tell me quickly cried the girl
"You must try to steal boat from one of the
yachts. Arrange it that it viii appear as
! though the current had taken it to sea-"
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II | of outside assistance for the space Of
- an hour perhaps completely despaired,
tE%2SRN and even considered the advisabihty of
taking his life at once rather than wait
to have it dragged from his by the
slower process of starvation.
Thereafter he remembered that he was a man,
and with a sharp revulsion of feeling bitterly
chided himself for his unmanly inactivity. Care
fully counting his matches be found he possessed
eleven Well, he determined, and his jaws snap
ped together at the thought, to make those
matches last him until he should have reached
the other exit of the cursed mazes that imprison-
ed him. Then-well, he would leave the rest to
fate, and so strongly had the phoenix hope sprung
TO life from the ashes of despair that his first
care was to regain the jewels which he had alb
stracted from the Count d'Attala's strong-room.
The gold he decided to abondon as being too
weighty and cumbersome, but he put fve-and-
twenty sovereigns in his vest pockets all the same
Lighting number one match he discovered the
nroper exit and hurried through Reaching the
staircase he turned first to the left and made his
way through the darkness to the tunnel door,
not with the hope of finding ii open, but so as
TO leave no means of escape untried. 1t was
securely barred Retracing his steps he kept ON
in the straight path until he reached the sloping
staircase, which he commenced to ascend in the
gloom. After fifty steps came platform and four
branching tunnels, Number two match was ap-
piled TO an examination Of the floor, and by its
aid he discovered the proper path. Twenty more
steps, then another platform and divided road,
Number three match was failure numbers four
five and six were expended and he still remained
undecided for here marks on the floor were few
and faint, the ground being in inch deep in run
ming water, He dared light no more, for he
had still quarter mile to go, so he plunged into
the lefthand tunnel and for a hundred yards en-
oountered no difficulty. Then came another maze.
II think I'll have a resi-" he said aloud, and
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To he Continued Next sunday
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
CHAPTER XVII
ESCAPE.

~7RESSINGHAM having abandoned hope
4 of outside assistance, for the space of
an hour perhaps completely despaired,
S32RB and even considered the advisability of
taking his life at once rather than wait
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22
Didn,t Keen the Appointment.

A young American student at Prague
fell deeply in love with a pretty Ger
man girl and sent her a note propos-
ing place of meeting. He wrote:
THAT my darling may make no mis-
take, remember, will wear a light
pair of trousers and a dark. cutaway
coat. In my right hand / will carry
cane and in the left cigar. Yours
ever, Jake" The girls father got hold
of the note and sent this answer:
dot mine future son make no mis-
take, | will be dreshed in mine shirt
sleeves. / will year in mine right hand
a club, and in mine left hand | will
grasph six-shooter. You will recognize
me by de way l bats you on de heat a
goaple time twice NIT mine club. Wait
for me at de corner, as have some
dings important to inform you NIT,
Your trent, Heinrich Muller"
Query-Did the young man keep the
appointment?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22
RED RUN.
A Temperance lesson.

tCupyrightrd BY "hucoEsa'l
We were standing at the counter of
a sumptuOus barroOm In San Antonio
where Barclay and the two English
men In the party had met by appoint
ment Barclay had ranch 10 sell
which the Englishmen, two heavy-set,
redfaced, high booted fellows were
about to purchase. l had acted as
broker In the transaction and was
we'll pleased with the price settled up
on and anxious that no hitch" oc.
cur to delay the immediate closing Of
the bargain
The bartender put out four glasses
and a bottle Of liquor in anticipation
Of our order and the two Englishmen
and myself poured a good three ing.
ers" into our glasses, but Barclay hesi'
tated a moment and then said, 81
think I'll take sarsaparilla."
The Englishmen glanced at each
other significantly. We're not buying
soft drinks today, partner" said one
Barclay besltatingly poured out a
good sized drink and raised II to his
lips and turned toward the English
men who smiled their approval.
A strange thing then occurred Bar
clay took of his hat and looked into
the crown Of it for a minute and then
set the untouched liquor on the bar
again. Gentlemen" he said, You'll
have to excuse me, but I cannot drink
liquor" Todd, one of the Englishmen,
banged his fist down on the bar and
exclaimed :-"If you can't drink with
us, you can't trade with us-that's
ALL"
Barclay turned to him, his face
very white, and said slowly:-"Then
the deal is off gentlemen"
Presently Barclay said, "I'll admit ]
should like to trade with you, gentle
men, but the trade can go to the devil
IL have to drink whiskey in order to
make It. will tell you why can't
drink liquor If you will listen a nom
ment. You may think it took courage
to refuse to drink, but tell you II
would have taken more courage tC
have accepted It," He drew a news
paper clipping from his pocket bool
and laid 1t down where we could al
see it. "That's exhibit No. l." he re
marked.
For a moment we started in amaze
ment at the great black letters which
spelled the word GUILTY. The arti
Gle following said that John Barcla!
was convicted of murder in the frs
degree. but that sentence was post
poned through respect to the prison
er's mother who dropped dead in thu
courtroom upon hearing the verdict.
That's nice stuff for a man to reat
about himself, eh?" said Barclay, Will
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

that department is doing to stimulate
an interest in agriculture and the pros
perity of those engaged in it.
You see it in the awakening inter-
est in cooperation everywhere, in TIE
cooperative associations that are being
formed, in the rapid growth of CO.
operative creameries and cooperative
producers associations of all kinds.
TRIUMPH OF THE RURAL LIFE.
And the one thing which will make
it more easily possible, which will tend
the most to draw the city dweller to
the country and relieve the lonesome
ness and isolation of the farm life, are
the good roads, for which great move
ment is now gathering force, and the
electric railway systems which are
threading the rural districts in every
thickly settled farming section Of our
country.
All these are forerunners of the final
triumph of the rural life and of new
era in this country when "Men-mak-
ing' and not Money making will be
our national slogan.
"a time like this demands strong men.
Great hearts, true faith and ready han9s
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill
Men whom the spells Of Office cannot buy
Men who possess opinion and a will,
Men who have honor, men who VIII MOI
lie,
Men who can stand before a demagogue,
And damn his treacher0us batteries Win
out winking:
Tall men sun-crowned. who live above thu
fog,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

were really there, or my spirit had
come back to haunt the place.
presently the head jaileF came to
me and told me that fire had taken
place in the neighborhood the night
before, in which two strange men were
so badly burned that death was but
a matter of hours with them. One Of
the men, when he was told that he
could not live, sent for the minister
and confessed to having committed the
murder I had been convicted Of His
story, which was subsequently confirm
ed by the other burglar, was, substan-
TALLY, that they had come to our
town In quest of proper prey. They
had learned that Miss G had many
well-to-do boarders in her house, some
of whom carried money with them in
large amounts, and they had determin-
ed to rob the house. The hour was
late, and the night very tempestuous
and black, the very elements seeming
to favor the wicked purpose Of those
men. Their plan was to go to Miss C's
room and secure the keys OF the
house, after which they could loot at
leisure. Accidently, however, they
awakened the landlady, who immedi'
ately set up such an unearthly scream
ing that 1t was found necessary to
despatch her without more ado. One
shot was enough for the dastardly
purpose, and the poor old creature,
who had never done any other harm
than to ask for her just dues, went
quickly over the river The robbers
then paused for moment to ascertain
II anyone in the house had been arous-
ed by the shot. Concluding finally
that the storm had drowned the re-
port of the pistol, they determined to
leave at once, as the murder had so
unnerved them that they had no
thought Of theft, but cared only to
get away. AS they were going out,
however, they discovered a man lying
in the hall at the landing, near Miss
C's door, in drunken stupor. Then 1t
occurred to them to drag the man noise
lessly into her room, and leave him
there with a pistol on the floor near
his hand. Their motive in doing this
was to divert suspicion from them
| selves, as they were strangers in the
place. When they discovered that l
had a pistol in my pocket similar to
their own, they exchanged cartridges;
hence the empty shell in mine.
Gentlemen. that is my story"
Presently he said:
II know there's one question you
all want to ask. You want to know
what I've got in my hat that had such
a startling effect upon me. will
tell you what it is,--it's picture
it's not that of mother, nor my sweet
heart. but."-and he held his hat with
the inside turned toward US.
There was a picture there, one that
caused us all to shudder. It was the
picture of gallows.
Todd extended his hand.
'The deal is on" he said.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

feeble smile He folded the slip,
put it back in his pocket-book and
produced another which read Bar
clay to be hanged on the twenty-tirst
instant"
Gentlemen" he said, 'the immedi-
ate cause Of those two notices was
murder. The prime cause was-well,
what is murder spelled backwards"
without waiting for an answer he
traced the letters of. the word with his
pencil in the order suggested: RED
RUM"
An embarrassed silence followed.
Gentlemen, the rum that i drank
murdered my mother. At that time
continued Barclay, my mother and
were living in boarding house kept
by an old maid of uncertain means and
temper. l had Just returned from a
cattle-trading trip and was regaline
| the boys with a little up-eouhtry gos
sip and some hot rum. remember Il
was eleven o'clock at night. The
whole scene comes back to me now: the
hot rum-and-water laden air; the greai
stove, red with rage and energy. There
my remembrance of the scene ends
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22
Ifyour grocer does not sell AR1osA
let us send you a
Family Boz.

aa
On receipt of $3.50, express or postal
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Address our nearest Office,
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

If he win not sell Arbuckles'
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under any other name. He cannot sell
Arbuciles' ARIoSA loose, by the
pound out of a bin or bag, because we
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you can identify every time. which pro
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purities that loose coffee absorbs-and
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the air loses its flavor, strength and
purity. You cannot tell where it came
from-neither can the grocer-he may
think he knows-but he doesn't, and
all you can ever know is the price
ticket. 1t is worth remembering that
outward appearance is no indication of
cup" quality.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

Grocers as a rule are honest, trust
worthy men who would not consciously
mislead you. Whenever one of them
advises you to take loose grocery store
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

United States soldiers drink more cof-
fee than the soldiers of any other ma
ton.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

coffee, instead Of Arbuckles' ARIosA,
he doubtless believes he is doing you
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you of the most wholesome and deli
cious beverage that you can buy, some
thing better than anything else he can
sell you for the price. The sales of
Arbuckles' ARIOSA Coffee exceed the
sales of all other package ooHees in the
United States combined, and the bust
ness of Arbuckle Bros. exceeds that Of
the four next largest concerns in the
world, simply because the public ae-
tually receives better coffee for their
money in Arbuckles' ARIoSA than
they can buy in any other way.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

Arbuckles' ARIoSA Coffee is good
to drink-it quenches the thirst and
tastes good. Most people need it. 1t
aids digestion, increases the power and
to work and it makes one feel
ike doing things-no after depression.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-22

You see the movement at work IN
the increased interest in country life,
in nature study in the school, In the
establishment of such institutions as
the Doylestown Farm Training School
i'm Pennsylvania; in the Pingree po-
tato patch idea; and the vacant lot
farm associations which are working
it out in many cities.
You see it in the school gardens
which are being established in so
many places and in the increased inter
est In agricultural training as a part
of our public school system.
You see it in the great upbuilding
of the Department Of Agriculture as
one of the component parts Of our
ional government, and IN the work
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel PARED A. Beekman, Elk
City; H. McBogne, Elk City; Nick Bow
man, Sites; S. S. Snider, Chico, Cali
fornia; J. r. Harrington, Lewiston; ].
N. Harmon, Umatilla; F. A. Davis,
Champion; Bert Maxwell, Thunder
Mountain; B. B. Swarts, Dixie; j. c.
Yandell, Mountain House; Dave Patter-
son, Dixie; d. Miller, Spokane; James
Tyra, Spokane; Chas. Schofield, Dixie;
S. Franklyn, Mud Springs; Bert Harsh,
Alberta; John Woods; Jack Harsh, AL
berta Lee QeMcss, Grangeville; Jas.
P. Hawk, Orogrande; Miles Rice and
Roy Sapp, Kirk S Fork; A. H. New
man, Clearwater; N. B. Pettibone,
Sites; Rev. York, Clearwater; F. NJ.
Ogle, Grants Pass, Oregon; A. Blom-
berg, Lewiston; Jos. F. Powers, Oro-
grande; John Wells and c.. Ketcham,
Hot Springs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08

Brundige this summer will leave shortly
to assist in harvesting the big wheat
crop which, it is said, has grown so
prolific this year that it is choking the
city limits of number of towns out
side and crowding elevators and other
buildings off their foundations.
Mr.. Butler left Wednesday evening
for Orogrande where he will look over
the roads and bridges and appoint over
seers. Mr.. Butler says the people in
the various districts are greatly re-
sponsible for the poor condition of the
roads, because they do not have an
overseer appointed, as the method of
handling the road problem requires they
should do. This appointment should be
made by the citizens of the district pc
titioning the county commissioners and
naming the man they want to serve in
that position.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08
NEWSOME LOOKS GOOD.
J. c. Yanden Says Big Rush This Way
is Expected Soon.

J. C. Yandell, the genial and
good looking "ramrod" at Noun
tain House, was in Elk City last
Saturday night and Sunday. He
brought an urgent message which
reached Mountain House from
Sites, but which could not be de-
livered to Elk City by wire be-
cause the wire was down. Mr..
Yandell says we can talk all we
want to about the Elk City camp
being the best there is, but he
knows that Newsome is going to
make some Of them go some when
it gets started. Newsome, he
says, is the liveliest it has ever
been, and there are several good
properties in sight, and three
sales have been made there this
summer. Fred Bradley's expert
recently sampled and examined &
prospect there.
Mr.. Yandell says he will lay ir
a great supply of grain and feec
at Mountain House soon in antici
patton of a big rush to the Elk
City and Newsome districts this
fall or next spring.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08
IN THE NEW HOTEL
Landlord and Hrs. Strong Occupy
Their New Building.
MOVED OVER SATURDAY
Served First Meal to the Public Sunday
Noon---The Building.

The Elk hoteb and the Ex-
change saloon, which have oc-
cupied quarters in a double build
ing on the west side of Main
street near the meat market since
the big fire last May, are now
nicely situated in the fine new
building that has just been COM
pleted on the ground where the
old buildings stood. The finish
ing touches on the interior Of the
building were added Saturday by
Contractor VIM. Johnson and his
men, and the removal of the sa-
loon was accomplished that even
ing. Some of the hotel fixtures
and furniture were also moved to
the new building Saturday, but
the first meal served in the new
location was Sunday dinner. Mrs.
Strong made special preparation
for the first spread. 1t was a big
dinner and was thoroughly en-
joyed by Mrs. Strong's many
boarders and number of guests
for the occasion.
The new building is a monu-
ment to the thrift, industry and
public spirit of Landlord and Mrs.
Strong, as well as a fine speci-
men of the builders art as inter-
preted by Contractor Johnson.
and executed by the carpenters
in his employ. 1t is said to be
one of the most modern and best
appointed hotel buildings in the
interior of Idaho. Everything is
arranged for the convenience and
comfort Of the guests. There
are fourteen bed rooms and a
parlor on the second floor. The
first floor is devoted to Office,
lavatory, dining room, kitchen,
bath room, three living rooms,
and the bar in the south front
half.
The building was started on
June 21. 1t is 30x60 feet with a
lean-to for kitchen on the rear.
For extra precaution against fire
every fiue in the building is pro-
vided with a double pipe.
The porch on the front was
completed this week. Later the
public rooms viii be lighted by
a gravity system gasoline light.