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ing myself and after moments pause in wonder
she did So
Faith, Lefty said I when the servants were
come / was half persisted with the ride but now
l am comforted Yet that burgundy is so good
rip me! l will try another bottle in tother room
to maintain the treatment
Yes Martin. yes" she assented eagerly. That
you shall brother. Joshua, fetch Wine to my
brother Martin"
This was, it seemed to me, to .overdo it, and
gave her a wink of caution not knowing if these
were the loyal servants of her house And pres
emily, while yet the chief of them, butler fingered
his work, met her gaze, and lifted my eye
brows and thumb at him. To the which she nodded,
reassuring me. l stretched myself.
Joshua, says l, you will take warm bottle
of Burgundy to some coy room, where, with the
evening airs waiting through the windows, we may
spend a cheerful evening"
Yes, sir, says he, turning on me quiet counte-
You understand joshua said my lady.
Il understand It's Mr. Martin my lady" says he.
"Methnks he hath grown a tri1e more robust; and
l am glad" says he, that his taste in Wine is be-
coming good
At that, looking in his demure small face and
mild eyes, slapped him on the shoulder.
"Damme, here's humorist!' | cred. and we
will have a merry time together, you and l, Joshua,
l can promise you'll"
oh, you will be CAREFUL" pleaded the lady.
Mistress said | to her. there was never any
scheme that Dick Ryder brewed but he carried it
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mOtIOned the lady to blde Where She sat, and went
forward to give my to the talk.
It's with your master my errand is" says a
voice, clear and sharp. Tell him Captain Ferrars
would beg interview of him.
My master is in London, sir" says Joshua
humbiy. If it please you, my lady is here"
Nay joshua said l, striding out into the hail.
why trouble my lady when her brother will serve
maybe Sir, your servant, l said to the officer.
who is it that honors u.s."
He seemed little taken aback and then laughed
slightly. Il glad it falls out thus, he said
is it Mr. Martin Poyns?"
1 bowed, keeping. a strait hand on myself and
my demeanor. Its my name, SIR 1 said.
Il am damned glad to learn it," said he heartily
Il did not fancy my errand, and now It's of no
matter. You will understand, Mr. Poyns, SOL
ders must be under orders"
Why yes" l said. ;" But any order that brings
ye here is a welcome one. Come in, sir, come in!
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IeCkOneu llldt IL lllt
Captain was right, |
should not have long
to wait; nor did |.
For presently l was
aware of a horseman
galloping in haste
along the lane, and l
tarried till he was
within twenty PAGES
of me, and then [
moved out to en-
counter him. He
reined in, the way
being narrow, to
avoid the collision;
and | called out.
MIR. Jakyns!"
)" It's l." he said.
Its Captain Fer
rars?"
No." says I in
a rollicking voice.
" It's only a harmless
tobyman that has a
fancy for your purse,
damn you'll"
At that l clapped
a pistol to his head
and tumbled him off
the horse. l seized
him, twisted his ell
bows behind him,
drew his coat down
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through
An, whom said your" she asked
quickly. To whom shall | be in
debted?"
"Oh, WE'LL" said 1, for the name
had slipped me on the spur of the mo-
ment, It's well known l am Martin
Poyns."
She smiled. True, true" she said,
to see me thus confident.
But" says /, there is one thing
gals me- What if there is any to iden-
tify me?"
There is none" she said. The
by an enemy, and he is not here
why, in that case" / said lightly,
twill be as easy as comedy.
Twas little later that we were set
in another chamber, with the candle
light Pickering on the walls, and some
good liquor to hand; but she, poor
creature! was still upon needles, and
jumped at a sound, her handsome face
moving to her emotions. 1t was
pleasant company that kept, talk
ing and drinking, for all the world as
if it were l that was the squire and
Sic my WIG. hllu d ldlC Woilidll sic
was to feast the eyes on! But that
thought put a question into my
mouth.
You should have a husband, mis-
tress," l said in a jocular way, that
would serve as stay to you in stress
like this.
Her face changed MY husband,
Sir John, is absent" said she, and no
word more. Not but what could per-
ceive that there was something behind
her silence. Yet that was of no con-
Germ to me, who was only to figure on
the stage, as it were, for a brief hour,
to the which l looked forward with
expectancy. The event came sooner
than | had looked for. There was a
sound of knocking on the door which
echoed through these big chambers,
and set my lady shaking.
Rest ye," said l, laying hand on
her. III warrant twill go easy with
YOU. Let 'em in!" l called out to the
butler.
The door swung open into the hall,
and | could hear the sound of voices,
also of horses champing without. l
motioned the lady to bide where she S
forward to give my ear to the talk.
IT'S with your master my errant
voice, clear and sharp. Tell him Ca
would beg an interview of him.
My master is in London, Sir"
humbly. IF it please YOU my lady
NAV, Joshua" said |, striding out
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Most Important Work.

A reporter recently took a journey
Of considerable length for the lurpose
Of interviewing a rising literary light
as to his next novel. On reaching the
house he discovered the author seated
in his garden engaged in earnest con-
versation with a little boy who fAd a
large towel pinned around his neck.
The author received his visitor cor
daily, but seemed rather absent-mind.
ed. Are you willing to tell me a lit
tie about your next important work.
asked the reporter. The literary man
clicked a pair of shears and patted the
boy or the shoulder. I'VE were just
talking about it as you came up" he
said. willie thinks ] ought to do 1t
with a bowl, but l think l a do ii
without. What would you advise?
You see his mother has always cut ii
before, but she's away just now!"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
BETRAYED by CIumsiness.

I'VE have to constantly keep ON the
lookout for people who, in order to
get trade prices, pretend to be in the
business" said the head of one of the
New York wholesale wall paper
houses. "They are not always easy
to detect, either, for some are pretty
we'll posted on the subject, and are
hard to trip up. But l caught u
the other day. He claimed to be a
paper hanger from the west and he
wanted something bang up in style,
at trade prices. He talked SO know
ingly about wall paper, that had
about made up my mind to give him
the discount when a little thing hap
pened that put me wise He at
tempted to roll up again some paper
he had spread out on the floor to e
anime. The way he did it was a rev
citation. He took hold of 1t and mauled
it about as If he were %kneading bread.
] never saw anything less like the pro
fessional way of doing IL. l gave him
the discount, all right, but up instead
| of down."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
AMERICAN SLANG IN ROME.
Youngsters Expression Touched the
h Hearts of Wanderers.

The universal spread of American
ter meets with ii in the most unex.
pected places. Last October two
Americans wandering about the Plaza
M'Espagna in Rome were %accosted by
n of the numerous small boys who
sell postal card pictures Of the Holy
city. He held out a sheaf of postal
cards and offered them for sale. stat
ing the price in Italian. The Amer
leans did not care to buy, and. like
his guild the continent over, he fol-
lowed them and became a bit of a
nuisance. But he was such a merry
eyed little chap they had not the heart
to speak harshly to him. At last, how
ever, they felt obliged to say mo"
decidedly. 1t was then that he sur
.prised them and gave them a queer
little pull at their American heart
strings, by saying, his black eyes
swapping with fun and the magnitude
of the achievement: "Skeedoo! Skee-
doc! Twanta-thr-r-r-ree!" Then he
vanished with a burst of laughter.
But the sequel was equally interest
ing. Late that same afternoon the
anne couple came from the Cata-
combs into the white glare of the
,Appian way. five miles from the
Piazza d'Espagna. They had hardly
stepped into the street before the
same urchin was at them again,
and when he recognized them
he was as amused as they. This
time he did not offer them any
cards, but simply said: "Skeedoo!
;Skeedoo! Twanty-thr-r-r-ree!" And he
got his generous soldi, as he knew
quite well he would. G
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
NEW YORK cITY's BIG DEBT.
Metropolis of the Nation Is Decidedly
Extravagant.

New York city is the master bill
contractor in the world, and the in
dividual citizen owes more as a citi-
zen of New York than he does as a
citizen of the United States. Next to
New York the rs larger cities of the
United States, in the order of their
population, are as follows: Chicago,
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Boston, Balti-
more, Cleveland, Buffalo, San Francis
co, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, New Or
leans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washing
ton, Newark, Jersey City, Louisville,
Minneapolis, Providence, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, St. Paul, Rochester,
Denver and Toledo. Their population,
accc ""g to the census of 1900, was
alb $780, OO, against 3,4a7, 900 for
c : New York. 1t is not likely
TIL this proportion has changed
much. Now, the total bonded indebt-
edness of these rs cities is about
$417, 900, 900, almost 500, 000, 600 less
than that of the metropolis This
means that the per capita debt of the
citizens of New York lis $145.35,
against $43.45 for those of the other
large cities. Boston with SIG and
Cincinnati with STA come the nearer
to approaching New York's record,
while Chicago and San Francisco, ow-
ing only $12 per capita each, make the
best MISUNDERSTANDING Magazine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
PUSHING A "GooD THING"
Almost Too Much %Eaeerness for Re-
ward of Virtue.

The general manager of a traction
system of a western city recently re-
ceived the following communication,
together with a fve-cent piece: Il
beg to advise you that a week or two
ago l rode home on car No. 1899, of
your Main street line. The car was
very crowded, and the conductor,
through no fault of his own, failed to
reach me. When | left the car he was
too far to the front to enable me to
get to him. I, therefore, now remit
you the amount of my fare, and beg to
say that l would have done so sooner
had 1t not been that / was out OF
town" This unusual occurrence was
reported by the general manager to
the roads board of directors, with the
result that, by their instruction, an
annual pass was sent to the honest
patron, together with a letter couched
In complimentary terms. The recip'
sent must have recounted his expert
ence to his neighbors, for in a little
while the manager received a letter
from another patron, reading: III
view of the fact that yesterday l neg
lected to pay my fare on your line,
herewith inclose a five-cent piece
Kindly forward pass to address be
now"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
BLAINE AND THE BORE.
Statesman Had Method in Making
Strict Appointment.

A notorious bore came to see James
G. Blaine when he was secretary Of
state. MI. elaine was busy. Still, he
was polite. He vas extremely sorry
his engagements made 1t impossible
to talk to the visitor, but he would be
glad to see him next day, says the
Saturday Evening Post. What timer"
asked the bore: MT. Blaine made an
elaborate consultation of his Engage
ment book. Come at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning" he said; II shall
be glad to see you then. You under
stand the hour, do you not? Ten
o'clock, precisely" 81 shall be here"
said the bore. Mark you" cautioned
Mr.. Blaine, when l say 10 o'clock I
mean 10 o'clock. You must be here
on the exact minute. Promptly at 10,
then" All right" replied the bore,
and went away jubilant. Blaine"
asked William E. Chandler, who was
present, why did you make such a
precise appointment with that man?
You do not want to see him." II know
It," replied Blaine, "but I fixed the
hour with exactness and impressed II
on him 80 I shall know when to be
out"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
A New Pipe Fad.

The portrait pipe is a fad with Ger
Aain wealthy young men,. avs a Lon
don paper. One of the most beautiful
bs owned by a well-known peer who
was married to an American beauty
a few years ago. He wished to have
n pipe made bearing the likeness OF
his wife, and left several photographs
and a statuette of her with the carver.
A month later he received the pipe
and a bill for $500. A number OF
pieces of meerschaum had been tried,
only to prove defective, and the last
tdece, which measured eight inches
high, seven inches broad and IL
inches deep, was reduced to a pipe
three inches high and 2k inches at Its
widest part. When completed the
pipe had passed through the hands OF
g8F workmen.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Wax Models of Shlps.

Parafin wax models Of all proposed
British battleships are used by the adj
miralty for tests before the keels of
the ships are laid down, the m~ipiature
ships being tied in a great tank. The
models are from ~ to "a feet long, the
tank being 400 feet long and 20 feet
wide. The models are made Of wax
because 1t Is a material which does
not absorb water or change it's weight.
Alterations are easy and the parafap
can DO melted up and used again.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Motor Lifeboats.

In place of IA strong arms, pulling
seven oars, with another pair at the
steering oar, now a four-cylinder, four
cycle gasoline engine pushes the craft
along at ten miles an hour. A solid
1S-inch propeller, with a reversing
clutch, propels the 34-fo6t boat. Two
gasoline tanks, one with a capacity Of
rs, the other with rs gallons Of the
colorless fluid in which is locked up
so much effort, admits, according to
Popular Mechanics, a radius of 200
miles.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
MAN IN HIS HOME
MR.. GRIsTLEToN PHILOSOPHERS
ON SUBJECT.
Thinks There Are Few Who Are
Sweet Abroad and Sour When
In the Bosom Of Their
Family.

"You know" said Mr.. Gristleton,
he's good as pie to everybody else,
but you ought to see how he treats
mis- folks, | don't set it down right
away that the man so described must
be necessarily a brute or a sneak.
You see, if he is going to show peev-
ishness anywhere, home is the proper
place for it; there it can do his family
and himself the least harm. 1t is es-
sential to his success in life that he
should put up a good front and show
a smiling face to the world.
las a matter of fact the terms are
contradictory, for a man can scarcely
be permanently i'll tempered at home
and yet present even a veneer of
grace sufficient to deceive abroad. A
man ia likely to reveal himself at all
times for what he really is; to be,
in the main, either good or bad every
where; but if he have a streak of
weakness in him. why, that | would
prefer he should keep for home, and
so. | think would his family.
They want him to make a good
impression in the world, to appear
everywhere to advantage, and they
are ready to put up with his shortcom-
ings, TO make allowances, and after all
they don't have to make so many,
and they know his ways and they
can charm away his ~crossness easily
enough.
The truth is that while there may
be men who are saints abroad and
savages at home there are not many
such: most men are pretty decent,
and these stories we hear about men
who are so good to other people and
so mean to their own are likely to be
without any real foundation or great
ly exaggerated or born out of a
chance disclosure.
Jones family, for instance, know
him for what he is, a strong, vigorous,
able man who keeps his temper and
behaves himself admirably in the
world, though there he has much to
contend with; and they are willing,
more than willing, that he should for
get his troubles and even lose his
temper occasionally at home if he
wants to-. 1t gives them an opportuni'
ty to soothe and comfort him and be
good to him and strengthen him. They
not only don't mind, but they really
like him to be natural and human;
they are not disturbed because he has
some failings like the rest of us, and
they know he'll be serene and strong
again in a minute.
so / take little stock in the stories
we hear occasionally of this man OF
that who is said to be good as pie tc
strangers but a soul chap with his
own. You can set it down for a fact
that the man who has the strength
and courage and s%elf-control to beal
himself like a mar abroad through
the day is, as a rule, and despite any
transient pettinesses that he may
there reveal, pretty sure to be a mai
whom they are right glad to see a
night at home"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
All In the Picture.

TITS a queer proposition photograph
dng the average foreigner" said a
Euclid avenue photographer. II you
take a picture Of a foreigner and get
only a side view it's no go. He has to
have both eyes and both ears show
ing, and even both hands. I had to
take an entire family group over the
other day because two or three OF
them didn't have both hands showing.
sThey told me that they wouldn't think
ICf sending the picture to their friends
across the water If there was a hand
or an a missing in the picture, as
their friends. might think something
had happened to them."-Cleyeland
plain Dealer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
WeIford's Deduction,

Dallas Welford in an interview just
previous to his sailing to spend his
vacation at home, was asked: What
makes a COMEDIAN" With an ex-
preston that was a cross between
pity and annoyance Mr.. Wexford an
swered: Comedians are born, not
made; if they were made there would
be no unfunny comedians" Which
goes to show that aside from being a
comedian Mr.. Wexford is a good imi-
tation philosopher.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Medical Civil service,

Medicine has as it's object the treat
ment Of disease and the relief of SUI
fering irrespective of the social stat
us or financial position Of the patient,
says the London Hospital. Existing
conditions of practice make well-nigh
impossible the attainment Of this OBJ
ject, and it is desirable alike in the In
terests of the public and of the rank
and file of the profession that some
more satisfactory organization of the
conditions of practice should be
found. Nothing short Of a civil serv-
ice will meet the requirements Of the
situation. There is a growing feel
ing, II we mistake not, inside as well
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
on the Big Jobs.

In New York city alone the great
works of tunnels under city and river,
railway terminals and depots, water
supply and other similar enterprises
now In progress aggregate the enor-
nous sum of $685., 600, 900, or more
than four Panama canals, says Popu-
lar Mechanics. while three of the un-
dertakings amount to $10O. 900. 900
each.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06

rs OUTSIDE the i.t-:53-a -: iavur Vi
this solution of the problem, and there
is no question that this feeling will
continue to grow as there is more full
appreciation of the truth that, apart
from humanitarian considerations, thu
economic advantages arc vastly in its
favor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Something to Regret.

Are you happier now that you own
your own homer" asked the solicitous
friend. "Of course" answered Mr..
Meekton, there is a proud satisfac-
ton in having my W place. But oc-
casionally can't help longing for the
time when my wife kicked to the land
lord for repairs instead of coming to
me-"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06

$50 your fiancee deceived your"
Eyes; she told me her father was a
dealer In stocks" isn't he?" "Oh,
yes; he makes these dinky little WON
ems collarA."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
II Makes Little Difference.

Batcheller.--I suppose it's mighty
expensive to have your child sick in
bed so long?
Pharmley.-Yes, but then If he ere
well and hearty he'd be wearing out
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
BEGAN az Senate Page.

Edward B. Moore, assistant com
missioner of patents, was a page in
the United States senate when he was
a boy. He is a former newspaper man
OF Washington. y. G.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Safe.

II don't know whether I'll be able to
keep my place or not; the missus
likes me, but the master don't"
"Then you're all right; but If the
master liked you It would be all off,"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
Advertised Letters.

Following is a list of letters re-
naming unclaimed in the post
Office at Montgomery City, Mo-,
Aug. 81, 1907, and if not called for
within two weeks will be sent to
the dead letter Office:
Mrs. Mollie Britt; Harry S.
jerks; (2) Ed McCofferty.
g, E. NUNS, p. M.
THE TRIBUNE is 81 d year in adj
vance. It's worth the money.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06
OEFlCIAC,STATEMENT

OF the financial condition of the Montgomery
County Bank. No. s73, Mt Montgomery City,
State OF Missouri. at the close of business on
the'22 day Of August, 1907, published In the
Montgomery Tribune, a newspaper printed
and Published ut Montgomery City, State OF
Missouri, on the 9Th day of September, 1907.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-06

We, James d. Barnett as president, and
Saml Sharp as cashier OF said bank, each of
us, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our knowledge and
belief. ]. ID. BARNETT, President
SAM'L SHARP, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2sth
day of August, A. ID. 1907.
Witness my hand and notarial seal on the
date last aforesaid. Commissioned and quail
[sEALl fed for a term expiring Febru-
airy Q, 1910. W. b. M. Cook, Notary Public.
W. O. HUGHES,
b. X. HENsLEY, SDirectors.
DAVID NOwLIN,
, 1907-11-21
WYoM INC NOTES.
.ide Dudley in Denver Post.

Bide Dudley in Denver Post.
Greybull has a practical commercial
club. About twenty of it's members
went out recently and rebuilt a bridge
that had been washed out.
The windows in the office of the
Evanston Press were cleaned the other
day n the editor received many COM
pliments on the Improvement.
The Cheyenne Leader calls Bryan
the noblest work of God-an honest
man." That ought to be worth a post
Office at least, if the Commoner is ever
elected president.
A Wyoming musician received a bad
fall down stairs a few days ago and
was seriously injured. Investigation
might reveal the fact that somebody
upstairs pushed him.
! A would-be bad man from Missouri
started out to t~errorize Saratoga the
other day with a .32-caliber revolver.
After the marshal got through laugh
ing, he threw the mar in Jail. 1t cost
the Missourian S. and costs.
The Cody Enterprises Burlington
correspondent warns his readers to
look out for a home talent show to be
given soon. A correspondent should
always do all in his power to further
the welfare of those who read his
writings.
Students of the Evanston high school
who are seen smoking, making or hold
ing a cigarette, will O be permitted
to wear high school cadet uniforms.
1t looks as though the cadet COM
pany's first battle is to be with the
demon tobacco.
The Laramie papers never really
brag on their town, but once in a while
they pa. it On the back. Thursday
The Republican said: Laramie IS
the best town on the map-fnancially,
mentally, morally and physically. Keep
this written in your hat"