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CHAPTER v.
folio ne-Sevehteen--Paee Forty

folio e-Sevehteen--Page Forty
Dick Denver makes TO mistake
when he believes the two ladies wait
ing in the anteroom are Miss Paul
inc and Dora.
He and his comrade have hardly
set foot upon the street, when stout,
very gentlemanly official bows before
the taller of the ladies and requests
her to follow-that the prefect is
ready to receive her.
Upon entering the room where the
prefect sits, surrounded by papers,
because of his greatness and the pow
er he wields; but she soon overcomes
this. The man himself looks kindly
at her. Instead of large. pompous
individual, she sees a rather small
man, with face that is inclined to-
ward roundness, with something OF
Napoleon's look about il, though the
prefect wears glasses.
"Ah, be seated, Miss Westerly" he
says. in the best of English.
"You know me?" she stammers.
THAT is a small thing for us 70
know. Ii is our business TO find on,
all we can of our own people, and the
strangers within our gates"
II have come TO seek your aid"
Certainly. You have been sub
jected to a rough experience. But fol
the coming of the youns American
last night | do not Snow what tn,
men who attacked your carriage
/ would not have done-possibly they
were after your diamonds-possibly
/ another motive prompted the attack
/ | am inclined to think Senor Lopez
4 has something TO do with II, especially
since his attempt 10 secure the pa
/ per your maid so cleverly recapur
! ed"
Miss Pauline is amazed at the ex
/ tent of his knowledge that this same
young American" occupied the very
chair in which she now sits, not more
than five minutes before, and gave
this shrewd leader of the Partisan
/ police an outline sketch of the man
ner in which the Mexican hidalgc
plays his game to get possession ot
the mine.
Monsieur, what you have said 4:
all very true. but | have not com,
here TO ask your protection. an
woman. but my father taught m,
how TO defend myself Although q
New York girl, accustomed to the fol
lies and gayeties of the great city
have travelled much. and feel nc
fear II is on another account seel
you Ionight-to solicit your assis
tance in finding a certain person"
"Ah! yes. Richard Danvers. tn,
missing owner Of the ten share ,,
pursnes monster, glibly.
"Senor Lopez has looked and failet
to find him. how much better success
could J have? Blu, II is not Monsieur
Danvers ] am seeking now. but ;
girl"
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Much Ado About Nothlna.

While the commanderin-chief OF
the British fleet was experimenting
battle practice recently on board one
of the cruisers of the Mediterranean
feet. one of the guns missed fire.
Mindful of recent accidents, the
crew preferred to wait half an hour
before opening the breech. AS an
extra precaution Lord Charles Beres-
ford ordered the gun TO be we'll Sc
cured and waited an hour. AT the
end OF that time. with great care and
numerous orders as to caution. the
breech was opened. Then it was dis
covered that the men had forgotten
to put in TIE ammunition.
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woman's Idea of Success.

A Kansas woman. Mrs. A. ]. Stan
ley of Lincoln. has been awarded a
prize of $3.50 by a Boston firm for
the best answer to the question.
What constitutes success" She
wrote: He has achieved success
who has lived well, laughed often and
loved much; who has gained the re-
spect of intelligent men and the love
of little children; who has filled his
niche and accomplished his task; who
has left the world better than he
found 1t, whether by an improved pop
py, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; /;
who has never lacked appreciation of
earth's beauty or failed to express it,;
who has always looked for the best
in others and given the best he had; /;
whose life was an inspiration; whose
memory benediction. kansas City
Star.
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about herr" Oh, yes! Very sensible
my dear madame. Sensible enough
to ensnare the virgin affections of
young blockhead like me!
$50 different from other girls of
her age" Very. very different,
grant you-you fond, foolish mother.
Lily" oh. grossest satire OF all!
Evergreen" Aloe" Hardy An
nual"-anythin but Lily"
Had this sweet maiden discovered
the Elixir Vitae?-or what was the
secret of her perpetual youth?
When | reached the office on my
return TO the west, ! found Fred busy
poring over pile of musty docu'
ments.
Glad to see you back, Don," he
said, I'm just looking over some In
teresting family papers. Father is
at work on our genealogical history.
the Mayfiower?"
Il wasn't aware of it." | replied;
but you wouldn't surprise me If you
told me you came over in the ark.
How did your sister stand the voy
age?"
What the deuce is the matter with
you, Fairchild?" Marsden asked, col.
oring.
Nothing" | answered.
Are you trying to be funny or Of
fensive?"
1T all depends how you like to take
it, | replied.
"Oh, that's II, eh?"
"Yes. Tell me, Marsden. how old
is your sister?"
"D--n you," shouted Marsden,
don't you know that gentlemen
doesn't talk with other men about his
sister,"
II know more about the habits OF
gentlemen than you can tell me, Mr..
Fred Marsden," | answered. Per
haps, you would like to add this to
your collection of family documents.
It's very interesting, | assure you,
| and ! flung at him a copy of Lilian's
certificate of birth.
We'll, what of it?" Marsden asked.
with puzzled look, as he glanced
/ from the paper to me.
/ What of it?" | almost screamed.
do you remember the day came
here.
II do"
"And that your mother told me
Lillian vas twenty years old that
day?"
"Yes?"
"Well-don't you see-this paper
proves she is thirty-six?"
Marsden whistled, and then he
| laughed
Look here. Don," he said: 81 think
I ought to break your neck, instead OF
laughing at you;-but it's too absurd
/ My parents first child was a girl. who
/ was christened Lillian Agnes. was
/ born nine years later; and five years
after that came another girl. Lillian
was favorite name with my father;
and the first child having died in in.
| fancy, they decided TO revive the
name. Accordingly, the second daugh.
ter was christened Lillian as the first
had been christened Lillian Agnes
Now-what are you going TO do about
II, before | punch your head?"
Punch my head first. please"
/ pleaded.
mo; | won't do IT," Fred replied
TITS pretty dangerous thing to talk
to a fellow about his sister you know
the~%ay you talked to me. Just now
3ut I'm glad you saw me, before any
Of the folks; and I'll keep mum aboui
the whole business, for everybody's
sake"
"And you won't punch my head?"
"No-Ill see you hanged first"
"Theu, III do it myself"
and l gave my head two or thre,
good bangs against the wall. Ate,
which. I felt better.
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PARLoR MAID TOO ECONOMICAL.
Had No Idea of Wasting Fresh Water
on Fish.

on Fish.
Mrs NJ. w Swift, the president OF
the National Council of American
Women, was making brief address
on the subject of Christmas gifts.
Don't give presents" she said,
that demand on their recipients part
a certain special kind of knowledge.
Don't, for instance. give a Japanese
toy dog to a woman who scarcely un.
derstands fox terriers. Don't give
white Persian monkey to a woman
who can't keep a cat. Don't give an
aquarium of Ceylonese gold fish to-"
Mrs Swift bit her lip to hide
smile.
"A friend of mine in Santa Barbara
got from her husband last Christians
superb aquarium of goldfish she
said. "The fish did well till my friend
changed her parlor maid. Then they
began to thin and to weaken.
"One morning, finding two of the
fish afioat on their backs at the sur
face of the aquarium. my friend called
the new maid to her.
Harriet, she said. have youigiven
the fish any fresh water lately?
"No, ma'am,' Harriet answered.
They haven't finished the water J
gave them last month yet
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After had been admitted to the
bar, my father considering it best
that | should have the opportunity OF
gaining experience in large city be-
fore entering his own office, | went
west, where | became associated
with a law firm, the head of which
was an old college friend of fathers.
Though they had lost sight of each
other for some years. they had al
ways retained the most pleasant and
kindly recollections of each other.
1t was drawing on toward evening
when | arrived at Dr. Marsdens
house on Madison avenue, in the city
where ! located
Mr.. Marsden impressed me at first
as my beau ideal of a man; while
Mrs. Marsden was one of those ma
tronly ladies', with certain old-world
courtliness of manner, sweet and en-
dearlng. There was a son, named
Fred, about two years older than !,
who appeared to be jolly good fell
low.
Lillian" said Mrs. Marsden, as
young lady entered the room, this is
Mr.. Donald Fairchild. My daughter,
Donald"
Miss Marsden and | shook hands.
am not a lady's man, but up to
this time | had never met girl who
caused me to be other than self
possessed and natural in my mGner
Now was at loss for something
to say.
There was nothing naughty, or even
| stately about Lillian Marsden-just
bright. fresh, plump girl, year or
two younger than l, as l judged, but
with something about her that i'm
mediately convinced me of my own
inferiority.
She moved with ~ase, grace and dis
tinction. Without boldness or any
suggestion of coquetry, she had way
of looking direct into fellows eyes;
and. in a musical voice she spoke
with a frankness and direction-free
| from self-consciousness or affectation
that took the starch out of fellow.
making him feel limp and fatuous.
This is Lilian's twentieth birth
| day." Mrs Marsden observed, evident
ly for the purpose of relieving my en-
barrassment. she is our only daugh-
ter, Mr. Fairchild."
IL am sure, Miss Marsden,' | said,
/ finding my tongue at last, Il wish you
many very happy returns of your
birthday"
1t would be impossible to convey
any adequate idea of the unalloyed
delight of my first few days in the
city. At the end of week had ac-
complished three things: | had Sc
cured nice room for NV private quar-
ters; been assigned a place in the
Offices of the firm, to which | was ad
mitted as a junior partner, and fallen
head over ears in love with the head
of that firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden must have
known how things were going, but
the knowledge appeared to cause
them no uneasiness. Indeed there
was nothing that Mrs. Marsden better
ter.
Lillian is so different from most
girls Of her age" she remarked one
day. "She is light-hearted and full
Of fun, but there is no giddiness about
her"
had been here about six
months, when | was entrusted with
commission that took me to Massa
chusetts-which. by the way. was the
place where Mr.. Marsden first be
came acquainted with his wife. II
was there that they were married.
My business was to look up the
title to certain real estate in Boston
and to obtain authenticated records
proving the validity of clients claim
thereto; which work in addition tC
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ters of fire borrowed from the neither
regions, found this entry in the rec
ord of births in Boston.
December IA, 1SG0-Lilian Agnes,
daughter of John and Katherine Mars.
den"
And this was January, 1896!
My afiianced, who had been intro
duced to me on her twentieth birth
day. six months ago, was a charming
damsel of thirty
She was old enough to judge for
herself had been her fathers naive
concession, when first | spoke to him
Of my love for his daughter.
Lillian is so sensible-no giddlness
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details TO transfer. involved a search
Of vital statistics.
Before starting on my journey. |
declared my passion to Lillian. and
became her accepted suitor. with tine
approval of her parents.
At the end OF three days had fin-
ished my search IN Boston and armed
myself with certified copies of the
entries discovered.
But-alas, for my success, | had
found something else-something for
which | was not looking-something
that took all the interest out of my
mission and made life seem a hide
Gus mockery and burden.
( Standing out, as If written In let
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Delicate Thermometer.

Prof. Nichols, the astronomer, made
delicate instrument some time ago
to measure extremely faint heat
waves, and it will register the warmth
that emanates from a mans face
1000 feet away, or more than a third
of "a mile
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A ead Break.

u hear that English nobleman has
discontinued his attentions to Miss
Nuritch."
Yes, he queered himself with old
Nuritch; the chump asked the old fel-
low IL he ever followed the hounds"
"Yell?'
well, Nuritch was a dogcatcher be-
fore he made his pile. e."-Catholio
Standard and Times.
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ANEMIA CAN BE CURED
Or. Williams Pink Pills Make New
Blood and Strike Straight at the
Root Of Disease,

Anmmia is Just the doctors name for
bloodlessness. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
actuollv mako new blood They cure
,,,,,,,,,io ;nst as f,od orros hrroar trho,,
-,i ''n' NJ rr, nInGn - !,
Iuio" ~ A'. ~, o"' ~ oi
Lincoln Flace, flaliilieid' Nd = ana they
can do as much Tor any other pale, weak
ailing, bloodless person.
- In the spring of 1903 did my usual
house cleaning" says Mrs. McGann,
"and soon afterward began to have the
most terrible headaches. My heart
would beat so irregularly that it was
painful and there came morning when
l could not get up. My doctor said / had
anamia and he was surprised that had
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PopuIcus Paris.

The average number of residents 10
the acre in Paris is no less than 12S.
There are nearly 100000 apartments
or lodgings in the French metropolis
which rent for less than $100 a year.
About 1000 bring $500 or more.
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and frequent, and very bad in appear
ance. 1t was in 1908 that Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me so quickly and
cured me of those troubles and I've
been well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-M Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
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The world is full of men whose in.
tentions are good.
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can be obtained only by using De-
flance Starch, besides getting 4 OF.
more for same money-no cooking re-
quired.
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Laziness isn't exactly crime-but
II is the next thing to It,
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The fellow who is looking for trou.
bile often gets black eye.
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/ know. | had
eye trouble, back
ache. ca C h @ 3
wnen lying abed
or when bending
over, was languid
and often dizzy
-and had sick
headaches nd
bearing dow n
pains. The kid
n ey secretions
were to cODious
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queer little chuckle, as they alight in
front of their lodging-house. pay the
driver, and retire.
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Do Your Clothes Look Yeilow7
Then use Defiance Starch, II will
keep them white-16 OF. for 10 cents.
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Any married man knows the differ.
ence between a reason and an excuse.
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Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens tho gums reduces m,
namuaton, allays pain, cures wind colio 25c bottle
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1t is quite natural that skeptic
should rhyme with dyspeptic.
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Opportunities are never advertised
In tie Lost and Found column.
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TIE Garden

The sky OF her eyes is passing deep,
rhe snow OF her smile Is fair.
Blu, the red Of her inmost heart of hearts
Is the color OF my love therel
And that glance OF bending blue
And that oven smile Of white,
Give to that red. red heart of hearts
The odor of loves delight
Tho white is the hue OF Innocence.
The blue Is tie tint OF Truth;
But the red led stain OF her heart-of-
hearts
Is the blood OF pas4ionate youth
And the blue OF her azure eyes.
And the white of her smile outspread.
Are the flowers abloom In her heart-of-
hearts
To parnish that garden OF red
Post Wheeler. in New York Press.
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DEATH SEEMED NEAR.
How a Chicago Woman Found Help
When Hope Was Fast Fading

Mrs. e. t. Gould. 914 w. Lake
Street, Chicago. H.. says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills are all that saved me
from death Of Brlght's Disease. that
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FOR SALE+Fine registered Berkshire
boar pigs, old enough for service; pedi-
grees furnished; prices reasonable. Mrs.
A. M. Jones, Edmonds, Wash.
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New Free cataIog of Wall Papers.

An exceptional opportunity to secure
wall papers at low prices is offered by
the Muhl Wall Paper Co., PIG Pike
street, Seattle, whose advertisement
appears regularly in The Ranch. This
concern caters to the mail order bust
ness extensively. They are the larg-
est buyers of wall papers in the north
west and sell at most reasonable fig
ures. Most wall paper concerns are
represented on the road by several
statesmen, whose business it is to have
the small country represent his goods.
The merchant is supplied with line
of wall papers which have gone out of
date and which the wall paper house
desires to dispose of. He cannot sell
these in the city and so tries to dis
pose of them to the farmer. Such con-
Germs are running under big expense
and in order to make a profit must sell
their wall papers at high figure. The
Muhl Wall Paper house keeps no sales
men on the road, nor does the country
merchant represent their goods, which
are only sold direct to the consumer
at wholesale rates They issue, free
of charge, handsome catalogue of all
of the latest designs in wall papers
and send it direct to the buyer, so he
can look over the samples at home.
Then, if you decide to use some of
these papers for your house, the Muhl
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CHESTER WHITE Pigs from regis
tered mature stock for sale. Address
Chas. A. Hagen, Sprague, Wash.
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SPECIAL WANT COLUMN
SOUTHERN ALBERTA LANDS.

FOR SALE-Five choice fresh mich
cows, $40 EACH Edward King, O1alla,
Wash
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Post Graduate Shorthand School.


The obtaining of business educa-
ton is the step for every young man or
woman to take In order that every
days work will be rung in the ladder
of success in a business career, the
Post Graduate Shorthand School has
made it's work so thorough and so
practical that few months of work in
this school will prepare student to
make a start in the business world.
The calls are coming fast every day
for stenographers and bookkeepers and
there are positions awaiting those who
are prepared with the necessary train
ing.
The Post Graduate school is located
at the beginning of Westlake Boule-
ward, corner Fourth and Pike, and ow-
ing to the rapid growth of the city
westward will soon be in the heart Of
the business district. The school has
earned it's reputation as "Best in the
West" by conscientious endeavor to
meet every demand of both student
and employer.
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Mr.. FARM Err

We have just received
our line of fall samples
of wall paper. This line
includes every up-to-date
and attractive design in
wall papers. If you in
tend to use any wall
paper this fall let us send
you our catalogue. It's
free, and shows a fine
lot of samples of wall
papers to choose from.
When you buy from us
you not only get the lat
est designs, the best
quality for the money,
but you pay less. Write
Dept. A for catalog.
f. r. B r Y d L e,
THE PAINT and WALL PAPER MAN
906-908 Sprague Ave-. Spokane
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matchmaking, engraving and optics:
big demand for jewelers. at big wages,
only about six months to graduate, prac-
teal work from the start. Money made
learning; we assist graduates to posi-
lions. Seattle Matchmaking, Engraving
and Optical School, Room l. 1925 Fourth
Ave. Seattle.
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HOMESTEAD REIMBURSEMENT for sale
Black soil, near timber, every foot
pillow land; adjoining land raised 35 bu.
wheat per acre last year; mild winters,
snap for some renter. Address Home
stead, The Ranch, Seattle
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FOR SALE-Dairy farm consisting Of
about 100 acres fine bottom land; 27
COWS, horses, hogs, and farm machinery.
For particulars address owner, Box
1884, MonteSanO, Wash.
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MEN WANTED.-To learn the barber
trade in weeks. First class set OF
tools free. Only reliable Colleges in the
u S. Position waiting, SIS to $40 per
week. Illustrated Catalogue free. Call
or write Moler Barber College, 215 Occi-
dental Ave. Seattle, Wash.
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TEN MEN for GOV. RAILWAY MAIL
CLERKS, under 35 of good physique.
Positions permanent; excellent future.
Starting salary about $40 per month.
Write Mr. Hosburgh relative to prepare
ton and fling applications, 1922 Alaska
Bldg, Seattle.
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The slow methods that generally
characterize the officials in the inte-
rior department and in the reclama-
ton service were changed to quick &C
ton a few days ago by Seattle gen
tleman, who called on the secretary of
the interior This was e. F. Blaine,
president of the Sunnyside Canal Co.
He notified the secretary of the in
terror that unless the government
bought the Sunnyside canal that same
day his company would withdraw its
offer to SELL Should the government
fail to buy the canal it would be I'M
able to build the Sunnyside and Tieton
projects and all government irrigation
work in Washington state would come
to a standstill. There was hurried
conference of officials, with the result
that Acting Secretary Ryan promised
to sign a contract that evening, buy
ing the Sunnyside canal for the sum
of $250,O00.
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Wall Paper Company agrees to deliver
ali orders of five dollars or over at
your station at their own expense. The
Ranch recommends the Muhl Wall Pa
per House to be thoroughly reliable,
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rate. The total cost of the canal may
exceed $6O0,000 The cost of the work
on the entire Tieton project will be
about $1,250,000.
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Clair Hunt, of Colville, Wash, re-
ceived a communication from DR.. FL
wood Mead, chief of drainage investi-
CATION of the reclamation bureau, stat
ing that he would come to the Colville
valley within short time to investi-
gate the feasibility of draining the
marsh lands. He is endeavoring to
time his arrival to the period when
the water will be the lowest and
therefore interfere the least with the
it converted into vinegar. 1t should
work of the engineers.
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The bid of Zindorf & Co., for the
construction of the Okanogan irriga-
ton project, was about twice as high
as the estimate of the government en-
gineers, and for that reason was not
accepted. There were no other bidders
for the work. The engineer in charge
is said to have suggested to the in
terror department that the work be
cut up into smaller sections, in order
to enable small concerns to undertake
the work of one or two sections, in
stead of having to take the whole sys-
tenn or none.