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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13

@snn bic Sfenf9pdr
itatt nit Gaher, nit Giiis unseribrt
tpirb, 10 erSislt man in tur5er 3eit
einen tiefi4paraen Slana.
Seppi9ce{en bduerbdft
su m a Of Wenn man Sepptf<
beien pD6entlih einmal nur 5pei
g1inuten lana in fo9enbes unb eleih
barauf in gang faltss Wafsr tau9t,
10 tperben lie 10 feii unb bauerhaft,
bab lie boppelt 10 lanse ausbalten,
als bic ni&t in bieier Weiie beban<
belten. Oaneben febren fte better unb
bei9Gbisen bic aeppi4e peniser.
SIede aus Steppbtden
tperbsn beisittgt, inbem man bic De-
den 5rerft tn lauparmer1 Seifen<
tpaHer tpdidt, barouf in taltes, fpets
Dies 8aKer Iegt unb fe iiber Nadi
barin belGbt. Dim nd9ften Sage rtnst
man bic Oeten mfgli9ft troden unb
bGnst lie auf. 9ie Gnben, IN benen
mod lanse Seudttgteit suridsublet>
ben pflest, miiFen fpieberbolt bon !3eit
gu .3ett ausserungen perbem Sebr
pi6tig aber TT Dor aQem, baB man
bic Deden, tpdbrenb fie 70 aamdblid
trodnsn, oft NIT einem elutten Stpd
ober Brett tii9tis flopft. 4uf biefe
Weiie beptrtt man nGmli9, bab bic
Watte aufquint unb fid ni9t per<
fil3t. Serner fo1en bic Oeden mebr>
mals bon re9ts nod linfs, unb eben>
10 BON oben na9 unten getpenbei
perben. 9enn babur9 berbtnbert
man, bdb mad Der WGf4e iene bGb>
lt6en. lie 70 oft entfteIenben Wdf4e-
ftreifen auriidblstben.
8efefigen BON Weffers
flingen. Gum 8efefttgen bon Mefz
i%erflineen made man aus fein pull
perifirter 8leigldtte unb seretnigtem
@lbcerin einer Bret, ben man aui
ben losselDften She'll f9miert; biefen
itedt man nun fdnea In ben @riff,
ba Der &itt raid erbdrtet unb nur tn
pei9em 3ufanbe binbet. Mus BEN
slei6en @runbe muB mar aud ben
iiberfliiifigen Bret, Der oben berauss
quilt, fofort abpiIden-
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
GibiloisnF.Y rafnassa.

am 10. Cftober wiro elm gramer
fur 9epuip Shipping glert uno Com
miNar abaebaltsn, Sas Saldr bariirt
suifden $3.50 uno 5000 per Sabr.
Dos gramen bsftsbt In Bu6fabirer,
&e6nsn, Briefi9reiben, S4bni4rst-
ben, abi9reibsn, praftii9e Jragsn
unb ben Mnfangsgrttnoen Der Gu4'
fabruns unb gontOfabruns. fOpis er'
fabrung. Sa bic 9fi&ten msifsns
auf SaiHsn uno a~nterpldbsu aur Jus
fabruns sslanssn, if es bon 9ubsn.
tusna a~pplifantsn Sraubenarbsit dbn'
li9sr Art gsruobnt fnb.
Mm ielbsn Sage wiro audi gramsn
fir panbpsrtsr (eiuer, Der In allen
J14ern bspanbsrt if) abgebalten
Saldr 5000. Die Steae TT tn bsr
@eHern Napaio Aasntur, ari8ona.
Rein piKsnidaftli&es eramsn wirt
psrlanat. Wsitsrs SnfOrmation II
our9 8. &. Wilbouie. ben bisfgsr
Sstrstdr, sn erbalten. Griitsr Stod
i'm pofOfiee.@ ebduoe.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13

gpnnersbtIIe. Grau gnis
5unf aus Waisrloo &owni6ip tuuroe
bsute iofort astbbtet, ibr 8atte iisat In
iGpsr psrlebtem 3ufanae barnieoer.
8eioe tparen nod Der Staot gemeien,
als untsrwsss bic pferoe Dor einigsn
@aefabrern f9sutsn. bur9brannten.
unb ben Wasen cine tiefe g6f9ung
binabi9leuoerten.
6artforb gttp. Die Ger
eulss Sorpebo Company, tusl4s ibre
Anlagen in Der Ndhe unferer Stabi
bat, ssosntt oieielbsn bur4 anbau
elmer Spnamitfabrtf 3u p~ergr6bern.
gins srobe An3a6l 2sute uerben ge.
i8dftigung finoen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13

Som Wegop, Elm frtiberer 8antier
aus 3enHelnsr, arbsitet I'm 3u4tbaufs
3u Wi6tsan @itp I'm ginoer9arn'
Sspartsment, mo er Sdde subinoet.
9abib Sberrif arbeitet auf Der 6arm
b%erielbsn S%trafanfalt; er boHt, bat
oas Supreme. Gsri1t ieiner JaG um'
itoben piro.
Yeibe Wdnner Ruo laut Nusla9en
Der 3u9tbausbsamter CUTE @sfangens,
tpsl9e ME 4nIaB CUR alaee geben uni
bic aud ME irg:nb uel4e gorre4te
%perlan9en.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
Gutter Grebit.

guter grebit tpiro 6fters erbaIten burd genubune
bon einer1 ipenig g~eborgten @eloes, iutlhes sic letft
tn elm paar Mpnaten 5uriidbe5ablen %fonnen, phne
Sbnen bas eeIb sur MISUNDERSTANDING Sbres CREDITS
uno Hieuiano brauht 5u tpiieH, oaB sic es eeborg.
haben, beun uniere @eihdftsbdnoluugen fine ftreng
&ertrauensiahen. BON $40 biz $500 Ieiben mir an
W6beIn, .Bianos, 6uhriperfe, ginrittnngsn, Eager
pbne oafielbe tuegdnnebu1en. Sbre SabIungen iperoen
70 flein iein, baB sic ~bieielben nibt ipiiren. $1.2o 1T
bic tu1chentlife Sablung on elmer Nnleibe BON $50
fur 90 gSpdeH. Anoere Setrdge in einem aleihen
gsrbdItnib.. anIsihsn ipsrssn IN allen fhsi!sn
greenfeIb, auisbtstpipn, SronfIin, Columbus, Rar=
tinspine, lebanon, Rpblespine, Greeucaftle uno alien
anoeren Srten BON Jnterurban Babnen btribrt. Bon
pber Telephone Slpplifationen erhaIten. prempte Be
adhtuug. @enu Sic @eIo beu1tbieen 10 fnnen sic
bal unten ~foIseuoe GOrmuIar aus, ianeioen Sic es
aus unb ididen Sic es per Bet, elmer unierer NgeHten
uiro bel Sbnen rprfpreden.
Rameu.
.................... d.
6ottiu Rame.
StraBe unb:: hummer.
Staot.
$1,000
Betras sepinidt.
gtau iprehe ppr poer idreibe on
Subiana Rurtsase 9uan. Co.,
(gtablirt 1877
Simner 4 2pnbaro @ebdube,
24h OF &aibinstpu StrnBe,
Beibe Telephone $3.50.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
Neme Sueorporattouea.

Julssnbe 8eIeai9aften eruirttsn
beim Stats efrstdr i6re Sncorpora.
tionspapiere:
,@spier Oil $ant @%ompanp". Sort
Wnpne; capital $50, 900; SirsetOren.
aueutus Bonner, 9enrp u. Wieie
rnb Charles g. 6atr.
.&ice 6arbtpars gompanp". 60.
%aanspOri; capital $12, 900; Sirecto.
rem, Charles 3d.. @sf, So6n Us.
@uarb uno 6enrp Or. Welton.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
@aaren.A bIiefernng.

Maaren obgebpIt uno abseIiefert. RdSioe Brei{e
80 Shneue Beoienung. liz Sno BeuuipIoauia SIR
Reu 6l2s; Glt, Nain 1889. G.. Gufin, Gig.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
uMlBiegamg lit aler Cater Mn>

fang" Gin bieies Spri6wort biirfte
Der preubii9e 8Onis Trieorid Wil@
bslm [. Bel Dem grlahe seOadt baben,
bur9 ben er i'm sunni 1923 alien
r8iirgerstD9tern, 9anoperterfrauen
un6 9Oferpeibern," Die auf Dffentli9en
Md-tten ibre @auren feilbielten. be-
fabl, Die unbef6Gftiste 3eit naum
WoIe= ober Sla4sfpinnen. NGben ooer
Striden" gu bertpenoen. Gin Gpnoere
erlab fir ods m9Otertpeiberpolf" Be-
fdgte, oaB es in Der Wp6e elm pfunb
Wone gu fpinnen, piorisenfaus jeoo1
oas boppeIte Marftselb gu aablen
babe-Man iiebt, auf fpelde ginsel<
beiten fi9 Die psiie Siiriorse bes Col
oatenfOnigs erftredte.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13

MPtfiett q GuIper, Sei1eubeffatter, 21s 81. Sniupis
~ Ctr. Selepton Rtu 664; Vii, 9RaiH $3.50.
0chnfon, 3aBIer & George, s67 R~ofa9uistts Npe,
~ Tslepbones: gsu ses; III, Eaiu 1850. Rtr
ipreaeu beuti9.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
mur,.n. rr nn ,.nd1 fraut?

Grem6er (au einem boriibers
e;lenben 1~4idbrisen Strabeniunsen):
r8f, 5rtb = Su, Grib, tommt bier
aud Die Glettrifde bon @oblis por<
bsi9" -Sunge: rWober wifen
Gle Senn. bab i9 Srtbe beeBe9" =
S remoer nOas babe id erras
tben!" -Sunge: Stun, 10 Tenn
Sc ood rathen, oh bier be @obliHer
Gleftrifhe borbeifommtS
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
. 2in1itee.

~
Der Bug UNI 11:3O Absnbs Der Snbians'
n,sis-apeansport sOipiiion sebt mad geru
uRrtatt 2osansport.
seeue ~ipesiene 8ebienuns mad st. 8apne.
- Bulge perIaHsn indianapolis UNI 700 urc
II:oO rbr gormittass unb 800 uno TOO
MIR Ra9mittass, MAIDEN bic Sabrt mao
1T. 1apme in 4 etunbsn unS 40 Ninntsn.
Rsasr Sus - Rarion SIpsr gerldst
Rarion 7:55 gormittass unS 1:56 Ra4'
xittass gerIdbt indianapolis HOO SOr'
ntttaas unb 800 Ra9ulittass; bait bios N
anberion unb Meranbria on.
Eni&Iiebenbe 2iniea errei4en OaptoH,
pbio, st. Bapne, Suntinston, Babai5,
safontaine, epapsss, 9reentotpn, Sartforo
sitp, R~entpelisr, glufton, B'n3eftsr,
Union Gitp, @reenpiae, D.. unS Swtl4er''
hationen.
Sra&ts unb gaFasisrsOffe - Tsrr'iaa
Nartaimmer. SeIepbon Or 17o.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13

mtr Ittben gtIb ouf NibbeIn unb gianos, obue BITE
20 fabeu Dessuusbmeu. ebeufo auf ubren nnh
Siamauten.
Central soan Co.. EOS etate 2ift BIba.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
Smtermrban 3eitzS Isabelle.
Z. II. e. Spfem.

3. u. z. Spfeni.
So araft Sonntas, ben 20. Rai 1905.
8ase SerIafen S~nbianapoIts.
Runeie & Marion Diptfton
aatprsncs, SortuiIe, genbIeton, anSerion,
pcrttotpn, Runeie, RibbIetorun, G~Ieyanbria.
eumnitpiue, Sairmount, Sas Gttp, Sones'
soro unb Wariou.
90 gm. II % 9m.
70 05 gm. 2 90 ytr1.
90 BIN. 70 o. Sim.
~ o. s,r,. 4 90 Sim.
90 gm. *5 90 Sim.
% o. Sim. 50 % Sim.
10 90 gm. 6 90 Sim.
s11 90 8m. " % 9tr1.
*11 % gr. 8 % YIN.
IL 90 Tttss. *9 % Nnt.
IL 80 9frI.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-09-13
indianapolis & Gafern.

x.mtteb SIse fur. Ri@monS nno allen
Duniten IN Dbio, tpeI4e perbunoerl ttno NIT
ceftrti&sn 2inien, .ur1 8:10 uno 11:1O Sor'
uuttaas, 2:10 unb $40 Na9mittass unb
$40 4benbs. 2ocaIe 3ise fir Ri&mons
snb 8pii9snfationen pon 800 uhr Sor'
utttass an unb bann iebe Stunbe, ausss'
sommen bic 9imiteb Seit, Bis 800 Abenbs
C:OO ubr gbenbs ausseIaHen). Setter 8ns
sad Greenfield UNI 11:8O ubr Abenbs.
indianapolis & NtartiHspiae.
erfe RorsensGar UNI 5:10 ubr Rorsens.
Damn pom $50 nbr gaOrssns ieSe stunbs
pis 11:3O rbr Abenbs; aussencmrner BITE
etunben $50 unb 1870 ubr Abenbs.
5mhianapplis Goal Srattten so.
snse laufen ftinbIi9 pon indianapolis
aa& gIainfislb Don 300 1br Rorsens BIB
Hoo nbr abenbs /; aussenommea bic Stur'
ben 500 unb 1000 ubr Mbenbs.
indianapolis q ENCOURAGEMENT.
Sass Iaufen ftiinbIi4 pom 800 ubr Ror'
gems Bis 900 nbr Absnbs. ani4Iub tn
2ebanon fir 9borntown uni. grawforbsbiqe.
Der Sus I'm 1000 nbr .abenbs fd4rt bios
BIS mad 2ebanon.
Der 8us UNI 11:30 rbr AbenSs fdbrt BIB
rad Granffort, Ani4Iub IN 2sbanon fir
gratpforbspiue; berisIbe fdbrt IN Der Sonr'
tag Nadt Bios Bis mad 2afapette.
2imiteb 8ise fir 2afabette fa9ren ab urs
$40 unb lilo ubr Rorsens, uns 2:10,
6:10 Ra9mittass unb ITO Abenbs. Sar
erauforbspine UNI 10:45 gormittass unS
l:25 Ra9uittags.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

their fists, these yere forensic discussions
ginnully wound up in a fight, leavn'
em both right peartly bunged up, but
ready to resoom them academic discus
sions the next day.
zone day Bunk surged over to the still
house and onbuckles hissef with a new
theory reegardin' the power of the hui
man eye. He was exultln' in his new dis
covery and arin' his Views mighty per-
miscus, sorter keepin' the corner of one
eye on Tucker while he talked, as If
DARN him to canter in with a denial
of his position. 'Cording to Bunk a Llun
could be deprived of all power to harm
a human, If gent only looked him
straight in the eye; and the same way
with elefunts. Kangaroos, and Man Eat
In Behemoths, and sich critters as is
usually found IN deserts and in shows
All Teller had to do was to bore one
of 'em with his good eye, and that ven
emous reptile. or animile, or deadly quad
ruped became as gentle as a Female
Academy.
For a long time Tucker didn't seem
to be lavishin no unreasonable notice
on Battles and his theory; but Jest dis
tributed a grown pusson's dose of lkker
among his innards at iudielous inter-
walls, and examined the sky for signs of
rain with camp-meeting gravity.
Bunk continues to maintain his sass
waxin more emphatic every few minits
on the subiict of the might Of the hoom-
an optic, and fnully he concludes that
his own individual peppers is equal to
the task of subdooin the most feeroshus
beast. Tharfoar he declars hissef, fiat, as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Making Goo=Goo Eyes at the Goat.


I'm about ten minuts Tucker returned
leadin' as malignant a William H. Goat
as was ever foaled on Peckerwood. That
animle was camly chawn' away, wag-
gin his whiskurs and emittin' a odor on
which saddle-bags could be hung. His
hawns was thick as your wrist and at
short intervals that bloodthirsty goat
would let out blart indicatin' that he
was organized fer war. The boys on the
erik had pestered. and be-devilled that
short-tailed ruminant, allowing him plenty
of practice in buttn.' until he had passed
the amateur stage, and could be looked
on a a rale professional ready to onbosom
hissef of fight at the drap of a hat
THE Old Billy didn't seem to be a
bit reluctant at facin up for carnage,
but worked his Populite Whiskers, sniff
fin mighty horty over towards the Liun
Tanner, and 1t was evident to casual
observer that the animile had ernuff de-
vilment in him to start a French revo-
luton.
Now, Uncle Bunk said Tucker, I
don't want to onsettle the regular pro-
gramme, but you jess fix your eye on
Beecher, which is Old Billy's nom de
ploom, and restrain his wild ferocty,
while l climbs this yere saplin Beech
is all but the best country butter in this
we're vicinity, and If he quails before
your orbs the dollars yourn.'
so that sneerlng outcast fixed hissef
comfortable out on a limb. waved his
hat and yels All you inebriates had
better hunt places of safety, while the
Liun Tanner works his racket on this
Wllum II. Goat Bust him, Beecher.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
MOONSEHINE I'm ALABAMA

I dewey eve, from "a" to lizard from Dan
to Beersheba, from the church door to
the cow-pen from Hades to breakfast.
from the horizon to the ho-settin, and
lots of us old ROSTERS with moth-eaten
mustach and no hair to speak of envles
that boy his job
THE class of jokes we works on each
other may be lettle moth-eaten and
slightly frayed at the edges but they
suits MS Just as well as them brought
direct from the markets of the east. We
meets at the crossroads store as a sorter
club room. and thar we settles questions
as has puzzled Chrstendom all these
centuries; or we convenes at the still
house and debates burnin' themes like
wrastlin, hoss-racin', chicken disputes
and whose gwine to be 'iected govnur.
"Od Tucker Breedlove was alters mix
in up with his nayber, Bunk Battles, In
a argument. These two old galoots would
saw off abstract metaflsicks on each other
by the hour Jess for the love of disputin
Whenever one of EN- allowed that a thing
was SO, the other one. nd fatty contradict
It, and propose to fetch witnesses to prove
his side of the controversy. Eff Tucker
asserted that the sky was blue imme-
Jelly Bunk would proclaim that she was
a pale yaller, and that It had been that
color ever since he was boy. Eff Bunk
announced that the ten commandments
was writ by Moses, then Tuck d nd lay
down the proposition that the original
handwritin of them precepts was penned
by Gawdge Wash'untun.
LAS both of EN- was poorly vehement,
and expressed their views mostly with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

That besotted goat blarted an un-
yearthly blart. rared up and come at
Bunk like drunk Switch Engine. Bunk
bawled out that it warnt a far trial of
his skill, nohow, as that Goat was about
eight feet bigger'n a well regulated goat
ort to be, and that he hadn't more'n half
got ready to pin him with his magnetic
eye before the murderous quadruped
welted him in the watch-rob, and butted
his Waterbury, into doll-rags And then
before he could ketch his breath that
rantankerous old fend surged around on
his south side and started an earthquake
in his suburbs.
Bunk lit our for refuge toards a nigh
persmmon tree but Beecher caught him
before he got thar and spread him out
fiat as hoe-cake in mud hole. All this
time that old sot of Tucker was adm
and abettin' the goat from his seat on
the limb, and yellin' to Bunk Fix your
eye on him, Bunk. Bat him ergin,
Beecherr and SIGH like remarks, tendin'
to prolong the fray. 1t took three men
and two hound dogs to tear Beecher away
from his prey. and when we sorter got
Bunk on his feet ergin washed the dirt
often him, and give him some lil1ker
his face loked like the closin' out display
of one of these yeer retail dry good
stores. He was about the maddest man
in the tropic of Capricorn, and even to
this day if a Teller is jess actually honin'
for a fight he can easily git one sawed
off on him by settin' around old Bunk
Battles and bringin up the subject of
the power of the human eye on brute
critters, or askin' how it feels TO make
100000 eyes at a goat"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
BY WELLINGTON VANDHVER


some punkins hissef on this line. and able
to make the fiersest Gus skootus that
ever made track quail before his slight
est glance; then he walked about stiff
legged with his chest pokef cut, and
glarn' at old Tucker, awful.
THAT old party begun to get some hec-
tic and swell up like toad. fHuhr says
he. plenty scornful Battles. your thee'ry
amt with whoop in Hades Your prem
Uses is wrong; your logic is efemeral
your rhetoric is turgid, your syntaX is
damnable, and your practice is imper-
feet. cos with them grapefruit. rum
soaked war-map eyes of yours, you
couldn't subdue sick tumble-bug much
less a wild beast Why, you couldn't
chain the attention of a goat, with them
optics. Them gimlet-holes in your head
that you compliment with the name of
eyes, is all squ-geed, and cut bias, and
antegodlin', and is totally lackin' in mag
netic power. A nannygoat would scorn
EN-. and a billy goat would take EN-
for dead muscadlnes in ball of dough!
'Aw! that's nothin' but blind, jarn-
diced prejudice, replied Bunk. Wish l
had Liun here, so as to convince you
of your thick-headed lgnuranee. Fetch on
goat, and r. hypnotic him quicker'n
scat I'll convince you of thef wonderful
power of the hoomun eye Bet you a
dollar l subdue him in thirty secunds by
the watch'
- III jest kiver that bet, altho' I'm
church member said Tucker Some fell
Ter act as stakeholder while l go after
my billy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

/ cially if its got a leetle fightn' or love-
| maxim mixed erong In it. We amt got
no theeaters, nor fun maxim places but
we have fun here in the hills, Jess bushels
and lashn's of fun, and that of the
healthiest kind. We are powerful quiet
and steady and not a leetle bit inclined
to be fppant, but we shore know a
joke or a good peice of pleasantly when
we meet II In the road; also the mountain
man is prone to occasionally manufacture
homemade humor, jess as he compounds
the sperit of Gavin, and both artlkkles
suits his tastes right down to the ground,
and him not givin a continental whether
the other Teller likes 1t or not He will
squander more time and go to more
trouble workin off Joke on nayber
than most men spend In startin' a bank.
There's anuther thing a Hlllbilly is
awful industrious in dom, and that is In
courtin' From early morn till dewey eve
a yearlin' mountain boy Will put in every
mint of time in the hardest sort OF
courtin and never sag down a Bit never
show no signs of quittin', or lettln' go, nor
through mud, and rain and anarchy and
desoaton and dog fights. and dinner
horns, and various distractions of that
kind
When once he gets his hand In as an
amateur worker In the spoonin business
the naybers has to burn him with IL
chunk of fire TO make him turn loose
He grows more fervid and frequent as the
gal gifts cokettish and he pervades her
locality like mud around a hoss-lot He
courts from rosy morn till twilight s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

Manuelo. in the old rigid manner "But
we are not afraidv'
you are brave man." commented
Don Q. politely; 'but because you are not
afraid now, 1t does not follow that you
will not be afraid before we have done
with one another"
what does 1t matter?" answered Man
uelo. my brother and | took an oath
TO kill you. We have failed. Nothing
remains but to make an end of us"
Not so fast. Manuelo," put in the
chief. ~ have lust been thinking how
full of romance is your situation. You
and Gregorio are twins. You were born
together you have lived and worked to-
gether. and now in the fitness of things
you are to die together"
And" resumed the brigand. "beleve
me, | should not interfere witch so artistic
conclusion had only ourselves TO think
of. But 7 cannot afford TO forget that
YOU have both belonged to that estimable
force. to whose kind interest in my life
| owe so deep a debt. 1t is incumbent
upon me to send them information by a
reliable hand-say by one OF you-how a
civil guard dies. who has failed In a duel
with Don @. / trust you follow me?"
The two men stared at him stolidly.
1T is clear that you do There are, to
return to my subject. many channels by
which the whole story will find its way
down to the plains. But that is not suffi-
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o. S. Marden in Success Magazine.
oOK around the world today, and see
what some of the men who have
- long passed the dead line arc
doing. and what tney have accomplished
Look at the young old military leaders in
little Japan who conquered great Russia.
Oyama was 20 years past this fatal line
when he won his great victories, and all
of his commanders were past fifty. The
Marquis Ito, the grand old man of Japan.
her greatest statesman and the one who
has done more than any other to make
Japan what 1t is today. is still active in
the service of his country,
Look at Diaz president of the Mexican
Republic. Much of his best work has
been done since he was sixty The EN-
peror of Austria, one of the greatest
statesmen on the continent of Europe, is
about seventy-seven. Clement Armand
Fallieres, recently elected president of
a rance. is sixty-flve.
The leaders, the men of the greatest
influence in our United States Senate.
have worn gray hairs for a quarter of a
century Senator Morgan of Alabama, "a
years old, recently made one of the
strongest and most vigorous speeches
on the Panama canal question. that he
has ever made. Joseph Chamberlain, near
ly 10 years of age, is still the most bril-
liant statesman In England He was 81
when he Initiated his plan for fiscal re-
form
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may surprise him a little, but in this
world 1t is never wise to count upon re-
suits"
The progress of the mule. regulated by
the pace of the terrible man who walked
so dellcately behind 1t. was slow, and
before the spread of water with the moon
shining upon 1t came into view, Manu-
clio had plenty of time to realize his po-
sition.
i. Not far ahead Gregorio was waiting,
with his rife on his knee. ready to hre'
not dreaming that the munled nsure on
the mule was not Don Q. but his own
brother.
If only he could make some sign OF
warning whereby Gregorio might escape
the cruel vengeance of the chief! For
himself, he could rely on the accuracy
OF his brothers Workmanship.
The earth seemed suddenly TO reel and
give way beneath him and he knew no
more. After he had fallen. the bark OF
Gregorios rife reached Don O.
The chief stood back In the shadow
OF rock and watched the active figure
OF Gregorio leaping down the slope.
Where are you, brother? Is he stun
ned? shot the mule under him when |
saw you alone were with him. said Gre
gorio, STOPPING over the fallen animal and
his rider.
The dim shape by the rock lauBneu anu
sprang at the same instant. Beneath the
iron bound musket-butt, which descend
ed on his head, Gregorio went down KICK
ing feebly on the sand. Don Q's delicate
little hands pinioned him with rapid
and scientific completeness. Then he
turned to Manuelo tore the gag from his
mouth and with strength surprising In
so fragile body, pulled him free of the
deal mule He rolled the brothers into a
sitting posture against moonlit rock-face.
dashed wather over them and finally sat
down in front OF them to watch their re-
turn to consciousness breaking now and
then into shakings of sibilant laughter.
We will wait untn our excellent
Gregoro, whose shooting is so admirable,
has reganed his senses sufficiently to
Join in our conversation Don q. began.
as Gregorio with groan shifted his head
from one bump, on the rock to another.
and blinked up dizzly at the moon. HE
is already better, trust, Gregorio, that
your thoughts are quite clear?'
The man shvered, then scowled. Rec
objection had come TO him also.
Il wish you both to listen to me very
carefully" the chief pursued. I'VE have
played very interesting game together.
Manuelo, for yours Is the brain behind
IT, But ! do not think ! natter myself
when I say that the honors rest with
me?"
Eyes. we have lost the game" said