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you have put two and two together
and made the sum Of five. Well, per-
haps say your arithmetic is at fault,
and perhaps don't choose to enter
into an argument to enlighten you.''
1--WE shall see." said Locke quietly.
Now, Haddon, don't think that / am
simply amusing myself. I am only
too willing to give you every benefit of
the doubt. You are an American; you
have been at the same university as
myself; you have suffered from an
unpleasant notoriety the past week or
two. l went to your hotel at Lucerne
and offered you my friendship
And you come as a friend now?
Scarcely, you will admit that
81 offered you my friendship. I
showed my sincerity by taking you
more or less into my confidence. I
gave you chance to confide in me in
return. 1 had seen you fascinated by
a woman whom knew to be dan
gerous companion. When I warned
you, you were clever enough to affect
a disingenious innocence"
'''What shrewd observers you news
paper men are!"
"That very evening"" continued
Locke, frowning, "you dine with her
and her accomplishment openly in the
restaurant, but in her own sitting
room. Late that evening, in company
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LEFT 1T TO THE OLD HENS.
Amateur Faneier Thought His Re-
sponsibiIity Had Ended.

An Indiana man tells of the efforts,
Of an author belonging to the Hoosier-
school of historical novelists to put
in his leisure time as hen farm
er" in that state. The literary per-
sons venture afforded his AGRICULTURAL
neighbors no end of amusement.
During the first year the amateur
farmer discovered that all his little.
chickens, which were confiRed In
coops, were languishing at the point
OF death. The novelist went over his.
"hen literature" to locate the cause Of
the trouble. but to no avail.
Finally he called upon an old chap.
named Rawlins, to whom he put the.
question:
What. do you suppose is the mat
ter with those chickens?"
well, dunno" said Rawlins.
what do you feed 'em?"
Feed them!" exclaimed the novel;
ist-farmer. why, don't feed them.
anythingt"
Then, how'd you suppose they
vas a-goin' to live?"
Il presumed replied the, literary
person, that the old hens had milk
enough for them now."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
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KANSAS.

Copyright: 1907: by Byron Williams.
"sweet, Goodnight"
Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And comes like the benediction
That follows after prayer"
How true are the words of Bailey:
"Ah. nothing comes to is so soon az
sorrowi"
Two tiny, motherless children in
South Chicago cannot as yet realize
the cruel ways of fate, but even their
adolescent minds understand some
thing Of that sorrow which comes so
soon.
Every evening they sit on the knee
OF their, heartbroken father and listen
to a monograph as it sings lullaby
In their dead mothers voice.
And then they say their prayers in
Iisping accents, and God giveth his
beloved sleep!"
Three days before the mother died
she sang into the monograph, and the
song was etched into the waxen blank.
Now the grave is her shroud and at
night when drowsiness overtakes
them, the babes, in solemn voices. ask
for mothers song of sweet good
night"
Men die. but sorrow never dies:
The crowding years divide in vain,
And the wide world is knit with ties
OF common brotherhood in pain
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WHATS THE usE7
To Pour in Coffee When 1t Acts as
Vicious Enemy.

Fasters have gone without food for
many days at time but 70 one can go
without sleep. For long time have
not been sleeping well, often lying
awake for two or three hours during.
the night but now l sleep sound every
night and wake up refreshed and Wig
orous.'' says Calf. woman.
DO you know why? It's because I
used to drink coffee but finally cut 1t
out and began using Postum Twice
since then / have drank coffee and
both times 1 passed a sleepless night.
and so am doubly convinced coffee
caused the trouble and Postum re-
moved it.
my brother was in the habit OF
drinking coffee three times day. He
was troubled with sour stomach and
would often notice him getting soda
from the can to relieve the distress in
his stomach; lately hardly day
passed without a dose of soda for re-
lief.
Finally he tried cup Of Postum
and liked it so well he gave up coffee
and since then has been drinking
Postum in its place and, says he has
not once been troubled with sour stom-
ach."
Even after this lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not suspect
for time that coffee was causing his
sour stomach, but easily proved it.
Coffee is not suspected in thousands
of cases just like this but it's easily
proved. A ten days trial works wos.
ders. There's Reason"
Read the famous little book, .Tk.
Road to MELVILLE" in ikss.
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of DR.. Starva, you take the boat for
Vitznau. You install yourself with
him in the suite of Sir Mortimer Brett.
You assume his character; more than
that, you don his very cloak and hat.
AS Sir Mortimer, then, you have access
to his rooms"
Let me compliment you on the adj
mirable manner in which you have
played the spy. You traced me, then,
from the hotel to the boat, and thence
to the hotel?"
mot at all. 1 preferred to keep an
eye on the big fish in the puddle. It
was Madame de WARMER, alias the
Countess Sarahoff, whom I was watch
ing. l knew that the moth would fol-
low the flame. When / had assured
myself that our beautiful adventures
had retired to her room across the
corridor from Sir Mortimer's suite, /
had nothing to do but await the ar
rival of the poor little moth, en-
sconced in comfortable chair with
my cigarette. Allow me to return the
compliment and congratulate you on
ONA FSiAOSI o0SSOoo III MISUNDERSTANDING
as the sick Sir Mortimer. 1t was de
lightful little bit of comedy
Had Locke taken the boat in the
company of DR.. Starva and myself he
would doubtless have observed the
episode of the brandy, and drawn his
conclusions. His attitude toward me
would then have been very different.
He would have seen for himself that
the comedy enacted was for the
benefit of DIR. Starva If / ignored
,, Aocke's suspicious of me even now. If
gave to him my confidence at this
late date. would he believe that? I'M
possible!
I ragged at the network of chance
that enmeshed me, but / did not at
tempt to extricate myself had lain
passive too long. 1 was trusting
blindly to fortune. More than ever I
was determined to wait my own time
before / made my position clear. II
carried my plans to a successful
conclusion. the result would JUSTIFY
my actions; If failed, should at
least have held to my purpose.
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"Having seen DR.. Starva and your
self safely landed in Sir Mortimer's
rooms" continued Locke, II am free
to join my. acquaintance, Captain
Forbes. in the garden. meanwhile
keeping an inquisitiye eye cooked to-
ward the shutters of Sir Mortimer's
salon. And Captain Forbes, as well
as myself, has his own interests in
the missing Sir Mortimer. Presently
he sees the light shining through
those shutters. He is overjoyed to
observe that Sir Mortimer is returned,
and more than overjoyed that he can
at last rid himself of the burden of
his dispatches. You know how he Gid
that, even better than myself"
"And you are waiting for me to en-.
tighten your"
"All in good time, my dear Mr.. Had
don. But have not yet shown you
all my hand. Were to call your
game now, you might think had a
couple of aces at the most. am go
flush"
1t is hard to beat royal hush,
admit" said lightly.
81 await developments, then, in the
garden. My vigilance is soon reward
ed Shutters are thrown stealthily
back; my classmate Haddon tiptoes
onto the balcony; he listens outside
the shutters of the salon."
"And does it not seem to you strange
that the partner of Madame de Var.
nier's intrigues should distrust her to
the extent of spying on her move.
ments?"
Locke pulled at his cigar thought
fully. I awaited his answer not with
out interest
1T did indeed raise the faint hope
in my breast" he returned cynically,
that my friend Haddon perhaps was
not so guilty as the circumstances had
proved him to be. But when remem-
Der that Captain Forbes was insisting
on his right to see Sir Mortimer, ]
could understand that my Quondam
friend Haddon was anxious for his
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Her Secret Sorrow.

THAT woman over there has some
hidden sorrow" declared the SYM
pathetic one, as she came in and took
her seat at table not far away. II
have often noticed her. See. Her
companion orders everything she
could possibly want, and yet she sits
there silent with face like mask.
I am awfully sorry for her,
Don't you worry" advised her pes
simistic friend. That's her husband
with her. She's bored, that's all
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own neck. I guessed that he was lis
tening to the futile attempts of the
Adventures to deny Captain Forbes
admission to the bedchamber of the
psuedo Sir Mortimer
you have an answer for every
question"
81 can put two and two together
and make four" returned Locke com
placently.
"But if one of those numbers is K,
the unknown quantity? The addition
is then not quite so simple"
"And the American tourist, Mr.. Had
don, is the great unknown quantity, /
suppose"
He looked at me with cool, level
eyes. A big man, in body, brain and
heart Locke had both the virtues of
bigness and its faults. To crush OBJ
stacles-that was his method. Finesse
he despised. He went to the end in
view in direct line, ruthlessly throw
ing aside any obstruction, physical or
moral, that hindered.
Such man arrives invariably. He
is not to be denied. But he blunders
often. He arouses in some natures an
instructive antagonism-a latent OBJ
stinacy-that arrays itself against him
quietly but determinedly. He makes
an enemy when he might have made
a friend.
For example, Locke has made up his
mind that an American. man of his
own university, could not in the nature
Of things be coward. Very well. he
offers him his friendship in blind
faith. But presently this man inter
feres with his plans-goe his way
without consulting the newly acquired
friend. When, therefore, circumstances
place this acquaintance in an ugly
light he is quite as ready to believe
the bad as he had been ready to be
lieve the good.
In word, Locke imagined that he
had done more than his duty in Offer
ing his friendship and confidence.
When he made up his mind that this
friendship and confidence was not re
turned, his friendship turned to in.
tense dislike. There was no middle
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
CHAPTER XXI.
| Am Trusted Until Midnight.

| Am Trusted Until Midnight.
''Now, Haddon, what is the gamer"
Locke had seated himself. He had
selected with care a cigar from his
case (Which he did not offer to me),
and was regarding me with the brutal
amusement of one who has come
across a snake summing in the white
road, and who heads off it's desperate
attempt to escape with a walking
stick
/ was silent. I refused to be cate
chised like schoolboy. Had / met
Locke, his mind still unprejudiced
against me, should gladly have told
him everything, even at the risk of
making myself ridiculous in his eyes.
But his mind was so evidently made
up regarding me, his interference had
been so fatally ill-timed, that could
not bring myself to the humiliating
position of one who beseeches-.of one
who explains, only to be doubted after
all.
The episode in the porter's lodge
was even now far from clear. have
already said that knew that Helena's
escape was not due to any heroism of
mine.
DR.. Starva had concealed himself be-
hind the glass partition of the porter's
lodge in the landing Unobserved, I
had stood fiat against the wall, watch
| ing him.
1 had seen Helena coming up the
stairs; l had seen DR.. Starva level his
revolver at her; I had heard the crash
of glass and the report of revolver.
had supposed that Starva had fired
| and missed.
| Now it appeared that Locke's shot
had shattered the glass of the lodge,
while Starva had not fired at ALL But
why Locke should have been in the
| stairway-why he should have been
concealed there-was not so clear.
Certainly l had no intention of humil-
iating myself further by asking for an
| explanation
Come; I'm waiting" he cried
sharply.
"You are waiting-for what?" l de-
manded with an assurance l did not
feel. l was playing for time. Should
/. or should l not, try to make all
clear to Locke? That was the cues
ton 1 was asking myself over and
l over.
You remember l warned you. I
told you you were a pawn in the
clever hands of Countess Sarahoff. I
j prefer to think that you are her tool
rather than her accomplice. But If
you have been fool enough to allow
yourself to be caught in the net of her
intrigue. if you have made your inter
ests at one with hers, you must expect
to pay the piper as well as she.''
Il see. You are Nemesis logging
me to justice?"
| I had decided. No matter what hap
pened I would keep my own counsel
for the present. / was not to be bull
lied into a confession
$50 you admit that the law has its
terrors for you," cried Locke quickly.
'And are you Justice or the Law IN
disguise? BY heaven, you are assum-
ing rather high-handed manner.
What the devil is your right to play
! the part of inquisitor?''
Gently gently said nothing about
my right"
Then I might ask what is your
gamer"
Il make no pretense to any right.
happen to hold the cards. That's
ALL"
by that you mean, I-supross. that
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
The Crack in His Armor.

TITS good thing for man to be-
q little bald" said the girl as they
walked along in the rear of one be-
meath whose hat showed a small bare
half moon. ut takes the conceit out
of them. Now there's John. He has
a bald spot that he has spent about a
hundred dollars on to no effect When
he gets too smart all l have to do is to
glance carelessly toward that vulner-
able spot and he subsidies immedi-
ately."
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Found Wantinn

Demosthenes may have been bril-.
liant as an orator. but there isnothing
on record to show that his oratory
ever saved him from paying a fine for
exceeding the speed limit with his
automobile. One by one, the great
men OF yesterday fail to pass tho
strenuous muster of to-day.
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A Country Marvel.

The little fresh air boy was COM
fortably Quartered in farm house
near the salt water for his summers
outing The first day he strolled down
the road to the marshes and he stared
in establishment at the cat-taiIs grow
ing there. Then turning around to a
native of the place who was accom-
panying him he said: Gosh; didn't
know that sausages grow on sticks"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Squibs.

When girl says she will be sister
to you, accept her proposition. A man
doesn't need to spend much money OF
his sister
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Rounding Out HIS Lie.

He wanted dear little. sweet little wife
TO pet him and soothe him and round
out his lifei
He met her and won her-the name wa.
Pauline.
Ne happier king ever welded hts queen.
But now that she has hini-alas! what q
sin!
She rounds out his life with = big oil
tng-pin!
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below. There Is a click as the trigger
is cooked am averse to bloodshed
even the killing of would-be muir
derer / fire, not at him, but to shat
ter the pane of glass and divert Lis
aim.
"Now for my last surprise. The as
sassin, rather tardily l must say, has
been grappled with by the man who
had concealed himself against the
wall and was apparently awaiting de-
velopments. But the would-be assas.
sin has succeeded in freeing himself
from this very faint-hearted assailant.
1 pursue the assassin; he eludes cap
ture; return ruefully to the hotel to
fnd-my friend Haddon receiving the
warm thanks of the heroine for saving
her life"
"a great deal of this Is ancient his
tory" I said, my voice trembling with
shame and rage, such of it as is not
fiction. You return, then, TO unmaska
the would-be hero. And now, what?"
and now" said Locke in a deep
voice, his face thrust close to mine,
Il want to know this: Why were you
hiding In that stairway? Why did you
stand there passively while the man
was committing the act OF murder be-
fore your eyes? Why did you pretend
to struggle with the assassin, pretend
to struggle, say?"
Even coward viii fight, suppose.
when he is cornered. said bitterly.
! (To BE coNTlNuEDl
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
KILLED A WOMAN

Jonesboro, Nov. 10.-Etta Gynne, a
young woman of about 20 years of
age, lies dead in the undertaking
establishment of J. B. Gregg, and NJ.
L. Bentley and Clara Dickweller are
in jail, held for investigation. The
Dickweller woman states that Bentley
came to her house and fused with her
because she would not GO to the coun-
try with him, and during the fuss he
attempted to shoot her, the pistol
swapping several times. She lodged
just before the shot, and the bullet,
missing her, passed through door,
striking the Gynne woman in the back
OF the head, killing her instantly.
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE

There must be some life in the boy,
or he will not rise under any circum-
stances until the day appointed for the
resurrection of the dead. If he starts
out in life as failure he will end as
one unless he gets thoroughly waken-
ed up in some way. Give every boy
and girl a fair chance and reasonable
encouragement, and do not condemn
them even because of a large degree
of downright stupidity; for many So
called good-for-nothing boys, block
heads, numskulls, dullard, or ounces,
were only boys out of their places,
round boys forced into square holes.
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
BETHESDA BRIEFS

Bethesda, Nov. 12.-W. M. Kirk
land and family who were raised here,
but have for the past five years resid-
ed in Little River county are back
here looking for location. Mr..
Kirkland is very much pleased with
our school and says this section has
otherwise improved since he left here.
Our Bethesda High School is a most
excellent institution. Anyone wanting
to know more about this school should
write Prof. w. II. Coffindaffer for a
personal letter and big new catalogue.
New students are entering every week.
w. w. McSpadden bought Z. A.
Anderson's farm Monday. Mr.. An
derson expects to move to Texola,
Okla, soon.
Aunt Nelly Brooks and daughters,
Misses Ida and Matte, visited rel
atives at Batesville Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Hall filled his regular appoint
ment Sunday and stayed for prayer
meeting that night.
Mrs. Brightwell and Mrs. Lee Col
lum visited in Stone county Friday
and Saturday.
/ DR.. A. A. Evans and Dave Norman
are on a hunt in Poinsett county this
week.
Rufus Johnson of Jackson is here
and will euker school soon.
Weather frosty and cool; good pos
sum weather.
Health good; never better, so say
the doctors.
T. A. and Geo. McSpadden are still
butchering.
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS

The announcement of Hon. w. A.
Oldfield, of Batesville, as candidate
for congress from this, the second
congressional district, appears in to-
days paper.
Mr.. Oldfeld is we'll known to the peo-
pie of the district, having made the
race two years ago, and made a most
creditable showing. He served this
judicial district for four years as
prosecuting attorney, and his record
as such marked him as man of abili-
ty and keen foresight. AS a lawyer,
Mr.. Oldfeld is recognized as one of
the ablest and most successful barris-
tiers practicing in the courts of North
Arkansas.
His large law practice has brought
him in direct contact with all classes
of people and he has thus had oppor-
tunity to see the needs of the people.
Mr.. Oldfeld is pre-eMinently self
made man, having been born and
raised on the i'd pm and is a man of
and for the people, and should he sue
coed in his laudable ambition to rep
resent this district in congress, the
masses would have a champion in
Billie Oldfeld in whom they could
place the utmost confidence in all mat
tiers pertaining to the common good.
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
PEARCE FOR COUNTY JUDGE

Cul. l.. Pearce announces in today's
paper as candidate for county and
probate judge.
Mr.. Pearce was born and raised in
Christian township, this county. He.
is young man of marked energy and
ability. At the age of p he was ap-
pointed justice of the peace in his
township and at % was elected to the
position. He made the race for county
clerk at "a and made a remarkably
good race. AT % he was appointed
deputy assessor and at 26 was elected
to the circuit clerks Office, which he
has as ably and satisfactorily filled as
any man, young or old, who ever oc-
cupied the position. He is a man Of
mature judgment and keen executive
ability, and in the event of his cleo
ton, the people are assured of the
same careful and painstaking attention.
being given the many important duties
of the Office that have characterized
his faithful and efficient Service rem
dered them by him in all former posi-
tons of public trust.
The Newark journal., 1907-11-15
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Synopsis of the Cases Disposed of up
to Wednesday Night

The case of the State VS. G. F. Chas-
tain, charged with perjury, consumed
the attention of the circuit court We'd
nesday and yesterday. The case was
decided yesterday afternoon O'Clock,
the jury returning a verdict of not
guilty.
Other cases disposed of this week
were as follows:
State VS. Walter Pascoe, dismissed.
State VS. Red Smith, not guilty.
State VS. Andy Minard, not guilty.
William Magness, a young negro,
was convicted of the killing of F. M.
Holland, a white man, and his punish
ment was fixed at five years in the
penitentiary. Magness, while in a.
state of intoxication, met the old man
on December 23, 1906, near the latter's
residence in East Batesville, and
struck him on the head with rock,
inficting injuries from which he died
on the 10Th of the following month.
Magaess was arrested and placed in
jail to await the action of the grand
jury, which returned an indictment for
murder in the first degree. The case
was given to the jury at 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and a verdict was
reached an hour later.
The trial of Don j. Casey on the
the charge of embezzlement, which was
begun Thursday, ended Saturday by the
jury bringing in a verdict of acquittal.
The case went to the jury Friday even
ing and the jury returned its verdict
Saturday morning. The case has
been pending in the court for the last
four years, but at each term was con-
tinued until it was called on Thursday,
when the state and defense announced
their readiness for trial. The indict-
ment of Casey was returned by the
grand jury at the fall term Of 1903. He
was charged with embezzling 81 800
from the Casey Drug Company at
Batesville, of which concern he was
secretary and general manager.