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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-05
Northwest l.eaaue.

AT Vancouver Butte s, Vancouver 8.
Coast League.
AT Los Angeles--Los Angeles s.
Oakland 8.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
Mist Hid
Oahu From
ArizOnan
All FREIGHTER ARRIVES FROM
TACOMA WITH 1000 TONS OF
FREIGHT FOR IsLAsD PORTS.

Not until she was within five miles
of oahu did the American Hawaiian
s. S. Arizonan, which arrived off port
last evening and entered the harbor
this morning, sight these islands.
There was a very heavy mist on at the
time and, about 3 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon, the veil suddenly lifted and
the beauties of Oahu were discovered.
The Arizonan lay off port last night,
docking at the railway wharf about
8 o'clock this morning and at once
commencing the work of discharge.
She sailed from Tacoma at 10 a. m.
on March %, making the run to port
in about days She brings about 1000
tons of general freight, 1000 of which
is for Honolulu and the rest, about 1000
tons each for Kahului and Hilo. She
will load sugar probably at Kahului,
Kaanapali and Hilo for Salina Cruz,
leaving here Sunday next for the 9TH
er islands.
Included in her cargo are 200 tons Of
flour and feed from the Puget Sound
FIGURING Mills. She took to Tacoma
from Salina Cruz considerable general
cargo from New York which was taxi
en- to Salina Cruz by way of the Tehu-
antepec railroad.
The Arizonan brings the first freight
shipped from New York via Tehuan-
tepec for these islands. he is not the
first Of the fleet to bring New York
freight here via Tehuantepec, but she
carries the first of the freight out of
New York for Hawaii via Tehuante-
pee.
The Arizonan is the first of the fleet
to bring san Diego freight to Homo
lulu. From Salina Cruz she went to
San Diego. thence north and so here,
There is one change to be noted in
the personnel of the Arlzonan For
mer Chief Engineer Parg goes to the
new S. S. Columbia, of the same line.
launched last Saturday, and the new
chief of the Arizonan was formerly the
first assistant engineer, H. Trippense.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
HIGH SCORE BOWLERS

The March tourney ended at the Ho
tel Baths last evening with some good
high scores after a very hard con.
test.
7. G. Mcclure led with a score of
253, o. C. Swain rolled 245, R. w. Ro
binson 242, P. o. Schmidt, 236, p. c..
Hall 232, Dick Young led the Duck-pin
players with lis.
$500 pair shoes Mfg. Shoe Co.
$500 hat, Kash Clothing Co.
$500 sweater, e. o. Hall & Son.
$500 pipe Myrtle Cigar Store.
$500 razor, r. H. Davies & Co.
$500 box cigars Bowling alleys.
Some time this week the team tour
nament starts with the following
teams:
Olohu-R. w. Robinson, J. M. Riggs
E. A. R. Ross, H. B. Giffard, A. Water
house, Capt.
Diamond Heads-R. Rietow, G. Oss
E. f, Schmidt, P.O. Schmidt, Captain
| w. L. Castle.
University Club-Wm. Williamson
Capt; o. Sorenson, w, H, Babitt, ]
II. Rowland, w. w. Thayer
Wela ka Mott, c. Mcclure, Capt,
Bill Dickson, P. c, Hall, c. Sprinks
o. G. Swain.
The captains will meet at the al
legs this evening at $3.50 and arrange
a schedule.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

formation. His father was an English
schoolmaster, and the funds necessary
for the payment Of his musical educa-
by a lady who admired his unusual
talent
There were the brothers stainer the
one celebrated German violin maxi
err, the other Tyrolene violin maker
who hourished about the year 100, but
it is improbable that Sir John Stainer
could be drawn from either.
Yours faithfully,
r. IRELAND BODE.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
TO MRS. PRESCOTT.

Dear Mrs. Prescott.
I regret I have been unable to an
swer your letter printed through the
courtesy of the Editor of The Hawaii
an Star in Thursdays issue Of that
paper.
With you, do not see any great OBJ
lection to the rendering of sacred
music in buildings such as you mem
ton, but 1t is not always convenient
to do so, and there are particular diff
culties of such presentation in the case
of Stainer's 1.-THE Crueihxion."
of = -,---s. oedents of Sir John Stain
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
DOlic From Coast
With 8 Days Mail
SAILS FOR ORIENT FROM CHAN
MEL WHARF AT II A. NJ. TOMOR-
ROW.

With eight days later mail the S. S.
Doric, Captain Gaukrogear, arrived this
afternoon from San Francisco, docking
at the channel wharf at PIP o'clock,
nila at IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
She left San Francisco on March &c.
Three stop-over passengers land here,
The cabin list through is large In
the steerage are 81 Chinese and 20 Jap
anese.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
THE WEATHER.
Local Office, L. S. Weather Bureau
Young Building.
Honolulu. T. H. June 1, 1907.

Temperatures am, 50; sam, 20;
10 am. 70: noon, "A; morning mini
mum, g..
Barometer, s am, 3O.14; absolute hui
midity, am, 5.S57 grains per cubic
foot; relative humidity, am, 81 per
cent; dew point, s am, SO.
Wind: velocity, am, 3, northeast;
S am, 4, east; 10 am, 9, northeast;
noon, 10. east
Rainfall during "a hours ended a,
m. .O2 inch.
Total wind movement during "a
hours ended at noon, 271 miles.
WILLIAM B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
REALTY TRANSACTIONS.

Entered for record March 27, 1907
From a. m to p. m.
Cora e Townsend and hsb by Atty
to William R Castle. ...............Dl
D H Hitchcock and VT to w r Cas-
Tie '.'.'.'..'............. I'D
M Keolo to Nettie L Scott. Rel Dow
Wing Chong Cop D
Bishop & Co to A Harrison. Par Rel
Antoine Fortes to w H Harbottle. M
Allen & Robinson, Ltd, to Kekail1ui-
hala Mahaulu ct al .............Rel
Sarah R Kay to Stephen Mahaulu M
stephen Mahaulu and wife ct al to
San Antonio Port Ben Soc of Haw. NJ
w K Mahaulu and VT by mtgee to
Tr of See Dali Do Soc.............D
See Dali Soc by Tr to See Dai Co
society ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
See Dol Do Soc by Tr to Western &
Hawn Investmt Co Ltd..........M
M Grinbaum to Kaeleku S COIL
70 Todd and VT to A e w Todd D
K Kaiaikawaha (w) to F. Strauch. ID
Entered for record March %, 1907.
M R Lucas and VT to A Pavao. ID
A Pavao and VT to Manoel Soares. d
! c G White to MHorita ct al........L
M Tavares and VT to A M Pires. .. ID
Makua and hsb to Lila Poohina. O.. D
p Goodness to G S Goodness ct al. Rel
Palu (k) to Aana Wharton.
Mrs N Nakamura to X Kadowaki.AL
S McLain to TT of Mrs w Y Iorner. NJ
Lihue Plan Co Ltd to d P r Isen-
DeIB. '''.'...'.'.''... ..'s... II
Henry Peters by Regr. Notice
] Botelho to M f AIedeiros. ........D
Arthur Harrison and WI to Homo
lulu Brew & Malt co Ltd.........L
] B Castle and WI to n r Rice. ....I
TTeeia Agr Co Ltd to N r Bice...I
c Bolte Tr to N r Rlce...,........I
H Hackfeld & Co Ltd ct al to Ka-
neohe Rice Mill Co Ltd.....A grmt
Entered for Record March 81, 1907.
From 9 a. m. to p. m.
First Bank of Hilo Ltd to p C Beamer
, ! ....''.''''''''' ''''''''. .'.'.''''s' Al
Jas n K Keola to First Natl Bank Of
Waikiki ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ida B Castle and hsb to Mary e Fos-
ter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. i
Nalaea (w) to L L McCandless...".
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
Ohio Excursion
Reaches San Pedro
PROMOTION COMMITTEE sECRr-
TARY RECEIVES CABLE FROM
Los ANGELES VISITORS.

Secretary H. p Wood of the Hawaii
Promotion committee this morning re-.
ceiVed a cablegram from Secretary
Virgins of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce who was one of the chief
among the Los Angeles excursionists
recenetly here, to the effect that the S.
S. Ohio arrived at San Pedro from Ho-
nolulu this morning with everybody
aboard safe and well.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
DEPARTING.

DEPARTING.
Tuesday, April 2.
o. & o. S. S. Doric, Gaukroger, for
Orient from channel wharf, II am.
PASSENGERS BOOKED.
Per S. S. Kinau, for Hilo and way
ports April ?: James Dougherty, Miss
Olympia Osorio, L. c. Lyman, J. r.
Paris, Mrs. George Robinson, ]. F.
Wood, e. P. Low, j. L. Coke Miss
Wickstrom, Miss NJ. Rogers, ]. w.
Dunbar and wife, Mrs. Walgamat,
Miss ]. S. Sparkle, ]. D. White, wife
and child.
Per S. S. w. G. Hall, for Kauai, APP
ril 2: Miss Shaw, Miss Weber, Miss
De Brewville.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
From San Francisco, per S. S. Do
ric, April l. For Honolulu: Charles
Petit, c. B. Myers, Mrs. L. ]. Myers.
For Yokohama: ]. K. Oil, Miss Ada
Hodgins, j. Melczer, c. X Mari, f. p.
Salisbury, j. j. Crotty, T. Christy, T..
Shimosaka, Mrs. G.. c. Phinney and
maid, Miss NJ. P. KieAsel, X Kitada,
w. Kohrs, Miss Constance Hodgins,
w. Foster, j. j. Carter, c. Stewart, c.
b, Wallace, Jr., Walter Groves, H. P.
Bowie, Mrs. ]. L. Franken, Miss Mar
garet Pack, c. H. McCready. For Ma
gasah, A. Kantor For Manila: H.
Kraft, F. j. Torras, Rev. P. c. Jones,
Miss G. Henley, J. A. Pottoroff, Mrs.
c. w. Keith, A. C. Mining, w. M.
Brown, Mrs. p. c. Jones and child, ].
r. Mcguire, c. w. Keitr. For Hong
kong; M. S. Silverstone, Miss A. Det-
rick, A. S. Macdonald, ]. ]. Rubon,
Miss A. L. Broome, Arthur silverstone,
Chock Chong, Miss B. Macdonald. w.
Bessem.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
BANGALoRE IS CHARTERED.

Among the charters made public in
San Francisco on March 20 was that
of the American ship Bangalore for SUI
gar from Honolulu to Delaware Break
water for orders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

Will LAM D. . ~ ~ r>-.L1A1''
0'io" III
-u,,,o. - ~, 1,r,o,,,na 1,o,,or,,
t. ,,oI,r se,,,l,,, no.obine needs renajr-
ing nbone Penney &, Co. Main ass
Regular meeting of Harmony Lodge
this evening.
Enamel ware. the right kind at the
right price at w w. Dimond & co.
Benson, smith & CO. have the larg-
est stool, of rubber goods in the Ter
ritory.
Hawaiian Lodge will hold their regu-
lar meeting this evening. Transaction
of busfnass
Sweet Violet Creamery Butter, the |
butter without peer, at c. G. Yee
Hop & Co.
The choice household furniture Of A.
3. Arleigh will be sold at auction on |
Wednesday,.
The Pacific Picture Framing co. re-
ceived 4 cases of moulding by the S.
. ->eoIasNa"'
y soou Sl1eu crowd visited Ihe
5ioui'us VI the country Clup yeSuer-
Jay, MANY people pIayed soI
,a,.o~at,a n.,,, tn,. ~ ~ Gie''ell' .
mo :, t,,o n,,.,ar, 80 - ', a,7,s.,-
! -. oI,ta,.,1,,l -.
IN ",'9 sI'e''
sion ,,,,ta, ,'' - l-''i,'''l'lo i''''
The S. S. Doric from San francisco
with s davs later mail was sigb+ad off
Kolo Head at 11.53 o,cIocl, This MORN
! ing.
A oood healthy, d,.i,,1, = -, 49,,
Book Beer which has just been placed
on the market by the Honolulu Brew
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Thurston are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Shinman
The will be here about a weel, longer
Hawaii Herald.
There will be an important meeting
of the Auto Club at the offices of the
Promotion Committee, tomorrow even
ing at 1880 O'Clock.
The Pythian sisters will have initia-
ton this evening and afterwards an
entertainment to which each member
is entitled to invite a friend.
Upon examination Won will be I'm
mediateIy convinced of +ba srnario,.i+1,
of the Leonard CIeanahIe Rafrigara-
tor H. Hackfeld e. Co. T,td have
a new stock.
A fair IN aid of dis+r,o+ ,,,,,.,, 81
the work of tba pa1aroo cottIaroo,+
will be held on Sa+rrd,,, ,o,4 90 .t,,o
Settlement building oornor H.. "a
Iiliha streets
.rrs MI, WI,
toa,,o co. ~ 1''''''0 eNpeo's 70
to- 4,,,a ne '''l-u sumo t''iie uuI-
5a'..,,t 49, -l0,''I'' accompaniment ny her
b 80 ,,.,I, - 'Loie ie'ui nine
'7'. Germany
Jun" l. DaAer WIZ
'lSi' ~ MS
~, - ''ll''' i'eioie ie'uii IL
- $3.50 ~ 'i9.' '''i
- 9' ''''''' ''iio
Tue ies uI"I IiioHUHly IheeIlhg OF th'
Iloouiu anu Iloola I-aIiul VIII De hel'
" euiieSu"S Aprll O. l9O' at III o'cioci
a. ~ an ii'oli'Oe,S are iequeSteu 20 a'
- a. inc IA i0i''i'i mater MY NOM
IDSlSLelHld SIlNtN'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
Recorded March 20, 1907.

Elizabeth Renjes and as TT and hsb
CID to w M Giffard, D; int in kul H.
215, ap 2, bldgs, etc, Kalawahine, Ho-
nolulu, oahu. 81. B 292, 10. Dated
Jan 30, 1907.
Annie L Rego and hsb u P) to Joa-
quin S Mello, M; premises Beretania
st, Honolulu, Oahu; $1,000. B 2S9, p 462'
Dated Mar H. 1907.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
REsI1MED PItACTICE.

DR.. McLennan after a long absence
has returned. and resumed practice.
Royal Hawaiian Hotel grounds corner
Beretania and Richards streets. Phone
Main 229.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
A SPLENDID INVESTMENT

Buy a meal ticket from scotty, and
you will be drawing dividends of good
health, morning, noon and night. Re-
member Scotty's Royal Annex Cafe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
BARK CURTIS SAILS

The American bark George Curtis
sailed from San Francisco for Homo
lulu on March 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

The best cup of Hawaiian Coffee IN
the city. New England Bakery and
Cafe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

1t will pay you to make your
wants known. You can do this
cheaply and most effectively by
using the Want AID column of
The Star. Want Ads inserted
three times for % cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
w. R. PATTERSON & co.

General Contracting and Jobbing.
Asusepainting, Paperhanging, Grain
nE. Kalsomlning, Brick, Cement and
Ftone Work. Shop with " hittle, the
slEn painter, 1853 Union street. Phone
Main 324
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
ARRIVING.
Monday, April 1.

Monday, April 1.
O. e o. S. S. Doric, Kaukroger, from
San Francisco, March &c, locked at
channel wharf 2:12 p. m, with s days
mail.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

Fine job. Printing, Star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
SO AmvEmrIsamMNr..
NEWS ~ A NUTSHELL

Paragraphs That Give COndel Sed
News Of the Day.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

Jas N X Keola to First Natl Bank Of
Waikiki .......................
Ida B Castle and hsb to Mary e Fos-
ter ''',..'.'.'.'.''''''''' ''''''''D
Malaea (w) to L L McCandless. I'D
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01
THE WEATHER.

--s.v~..~e~-sss~*-~-'-'-"e-"+-'"-"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

Successor to
LORI & BELSER,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR!
sWOrs, Dredging, Grading, Paving,
Teaming, Crushed Rock.
Back and White Sand and Ii
For Sal
ONCE and Yard, South and KawaiahaO
Streets.
1.-THE ROWING GIRLs!"
A new Regatta Postal. Mats Fans
Baskets, Teco Pottery and Russian
Brasses.
HAWAII & SOUTH SEA CURIO CO.,
Alexander Young Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-01

Telephone lain 1913. 20. Box 1872.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-10-31

II IL n mistaken idea that bird
sings directly 10 and for the ear OF his
mate alone, wooing her with his music.
Most Of the finest songs are sung to
other males after the stress OF rivalry
II past and each little lady's love Sc
cured II the motive OF the singing
were TO attract the female the best
songs would be heard during the first
stage Of love making. But birds go
very slyly about their mating, and
when male bursts out In song on
can be pretty sure that the demuro
wife Is very busy over important az
fairs OF her own. Every close observer
OF birds must notice that the female is
often indifferent 10 the singing Of her
mate. An the love season comes on
bird naturally oyernows into song
II may bc 10 attract some female near
er, though every bird has n distinct
significant love call, which carries M
far M his song. The moment she ap.
sical WAYS Of counting her. Should he
go on singing some more strenuous
sultor would surely get abead Of him.
lie VIII tight for her, feed her, coax
her with low, guarding notes. But if
he II singing loud aud clear II IL IN trf-
nmph. She Is won-is his-nnd, like
all truly loving mates. gives him his
freedom 10 go back 70 the springs OF
mis- being for rest and inspiration
Virginia Garland In Out West
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-10-31
W.C.LandOn &CO.
Evelyn Street.
pufIaud VI
Rutland, Vt.

"Jove," cried man at Fanshaw's 81.
bow. 81 thought that Miss Van Rem
syn was at Newport
Fansbaw stared, There, coming to-
ward him, was princess Of curds and
cream the cream Of white gllstening
satin, the ciirds Of bIllowing lace.
oh he groaned beneath his breath.
'what an unmitigated fool I've been
more stupid than the dullest dullard.'
Yes said MISS Van Itemsyn. nod
ding, dull enough to prefer the socie-
ty Of n poor little country girl-dull
enough TO be chlvalrous, 10 ignore hen
incxperiencc. her ridiculous attempts
Mt dressw
Dull enough 10 be madly In love
with her" cried Fnnshaw In half sav.
age hopelcssness.
Il shouldn't call that dull" murmur-
ed Miss Van Remsyn, with humor.
GUS upward glance.
"Do you mean that there'd be a
ghost OF chance for meT stammered
Fanshaw. suddenly joyful,
"0h, Holister, are you quite, quito
blindT' said Esmeralda the second.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-10-31
ROSS-HLntreSS Co.
Corner West and Grove Streets.
Rutland, Vermont

before him, and he could go no farther
unless he swan. Drawing her arm
about his neck, he took her sleeve be
tween his teeth and plunged ln The
sleeve gave way, and he closed his
teeth upon her wrist The Ice they al
last reached proved rotten, breaking
under his weight again and again. FL
nally he rolled out like a log and, hook
Ing his manacled wrist about hub,
drew her after bin.
Shaking from his Icy bath like one In
an ague fit, he was STOPPING TO pick up
his burden for the final dash, when sud
denly he paused and looked across the
clashing grinding blocks TO the shore.
Yes, 1t was Bob Peterson running along
the headland to meet him He looked
about him like a hunted animal brought
to bay. Bob Peterson would have no
mercy on him, even If he had saved his
wife's life TO go on meant ball and
chain and that horrible stone trap,
Yonder was the precipice, All he had
to do was to sit still and let the swift
current have its way. To allow her to
drift over with him before her hus-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-10-31


bands very eyes would be crownIne
revenge upon the man who had hunted
him 40 mercllessly. All. II was just
past that headland there where she had
cried to him in her childish voice from
the drifting boat For a moment he
listened again TO that cry as II rang In
his ears across the years. Then, with
set face, he snatched her up apd hur.
ried on, at length sinking, exhausted,
with his burden upon the bank not ten
rods above the brink OF the falls.
THANK God" exclaimed the sheriff
fervently as be bent above his still
unconscious wife. Then his eyes en-
copntered those Of the man who had
rescued her.
aWell, put on the irons. There's no
more fight left In me-" gasped the
prostrate man dehantly, holding out
his lacerated hands.
For answer the sheriff produced q
long blue envelope. pity didn't get
II yesterday. II would n saved me
ul bEit bsaA pNtt tit hfti AZ VIZ
smi.e, handlag the envelope 10 hls
companion.
Al, with ever increasing amazeIDent
written upon hts haggarl face. ex-
amlned the document TIL be compre-
henced that II was his pardon. duly
signed by the lieutenant governor Of
the province. then slowly folded II
Ike man la dream Whose work
Il this, Bobf" at length with shaky
voice.
Hers replied the sEerin, n00ding
toward his wife. 'Tile wosldn't rest
plight ~ dry iill she got H."
Fer a time Al sat quite still. the
muscles u his face working painfully,
qhen hs n se slowly 10 hls battered
knees aud, bending over The sheriffs
wife. eobhed a. can only d esfnng man
broken ppoa the wheel Of reinorse.
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~ BRADFORD x. DANIELS,

= SLEIGH dashed up to the iittie
~ country station. and gaunt
"a dishrEeied prisoner. heavily
hafadsrffpd and despatched
with the slusby snow Of ihawing
MArvh day, stepped upon the platform,
closely followed by sheriff Peterson.
He dropped down upon the baggage
truck iB the stopping posture necessitat-
ei by the irons and hooked duly out
across the whltened pastures 10 the rly-
er, whose wet Ice rlistened In the sun.
\ The Officer stood a few feet behind
him whtehfng his slightest movement
Z "Gee, They've caught Al Brock A
score ~ collarless Ioafers came pouring
on, of The waiting room from about the
I lepr0us stove and stared 10 open mouth
( cd wonder at the man on the truck
Had the redoubtahle sheriff appeared
with a chained lion they could not have
been more fascinated. more awed
1T was them bloodhounds that done
Il. They tracked him forty mile through
the woods
They venturcd little nearer.
"IIe was Ia our barn for more an
week and lived on milk and pulped tur-
nlps. but we didn't know nothing about
II till afterward. Geer'
The figure on the truck stirred, and
the crowd fell back.
Come on up nearer. He's handcuff-
ed. He can't burt ycu,'
Not much. He smashed Joe Porter
TO a Jelly with the handouts on the last
time they took him"
A whistle screeched somewhere be-
hind nn orchard, the escaping steam
shot up above the trees, and as the
station master hurried out with a
mail sack and red flag the prisoner
rose stifly and the sheriff led him
down the platform,
The train wheezed and clankcd to
standstlll. and the two men climbed
on at the rear. Then, like n fash,
Al Brock jerked his narrowed left
hand 1.-TWO fingers and n strip OF the
hand had been blown away by the
explosion Of n gum from its manacle |
and dealt the sheriff a terrific blow |
upon the head with the dangling iron,
Telling him TO the floor, and before the
rear platform moved up In sight OF |
the loafers leaped with the senseless
man down the embankment at the
farther side OF the track.
As the train moved away Al looked
cautiously about him The station mas
ter had removed the flag from the
edge of the platform and was enS.lng
the waiting room The loafers were
hurrying away toward the corner gro
up the bank the sheriff lay sprawling
upon his face. At the siding three
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men were loading lumber upon fat
car. He erept cautiously along until
screened by Intervening box ears.
then yaulted the fence and ran to-
ward the river. On the other side lay
the United States and freedom-unless
his confederate smugglers failed him.
Reaching the river he sprang out
upon the ice. splashlng straight on
with head down, through the puddles
that the sun bad melted upon its sur
facc. Suddenly he stopped short, arrest
cd by the rhythmic crunch OF Ice under
tie feet OF sharp calked horse, and,
looking up. he saw a sleigh heading
straight toward him. Al first he
thought II wns a revenue officer and
stood ready TO fight TIL he died rather
than be captured. Then he saw a
black plume past the horses head
and a moment later recognized Sher'
lff Peierson's wife For moment
be stared. dumfounded, then looked
desperately about him for hiding
place. Why. of all the women In the
world. must ho meet her and have her
look upon HIS shamci suddenly he
lau. led an ugly laugh. and moved
with head down straight toward the
approaching horse. aud as the animal
came opposite sprang and caught the
bride.
"Al Brock For long moment the
sherlff's wife sat moiionlcss. paralyzed
with establishment and fear. Then she
snaiched the whip and struck the
horse across the flank. I, lcaped for,
ward. with a snort. but With one hand
gripping It's nostrils Al threw !, back
upon Its haunches.
Get oai,"
she looked AZ h.4 face aud then
stfpled out upon The ice without
word
lie icalcd into the sleigh aud, whir..
las the horse abolt started at gal,
leg toward the American side You'd
ieiler irot along home and patch ap
Ilabs head Il nes-ds iiF' he called
over his shoulder, Then as escape De-
eame aimost cartnla he laughed his
old det.l nay carr iansh AMI began
% es,otbe lhe fine t,iaek roadster that
uadeF happier circumstances had once
ipva bis Fifty rods Rase aud he
would ~ GA Ameslcan soil and within
a half hours drive ~ Ned I'ieieher's
Then Bob reters9a and the eriradl.
,ios treaty Dc hanged.