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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
By Motor TO
Showdown
BY Owen Oliver
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowlos,)

We are Flint & StoLe, solicitors, OF
Millbank. Local wits call MS the Mill
stones; but this is jest
Stone, said |, Il have been think
ing | rubh d my hands. that An.
drew Mckenzie did rot behave well il
the matter OF chat land His last let
ter was scarcely polite"
Almost offensive He insinuated
we were lacking in truth and homes
tyr
The offer that we made him was
liberal
Almost reckless"
"The price he asked was exces
siye.'
"A barefaced attempt at eXtortion
| said warmly. II would like tc
make him an offel-shall we say So
00O?"
Ten thousand, five hundred dol
lars" said Stone quietly. | looked al
him in amaZement.
1T is barely worth 10000 Stone
held up his finger.
IF the Showdown and Golightly rail
way should propose to build a goods
station there?"
All" | said.
a little bird" he remarked play
fully, has whispered to me that they
do | fear toy will have to give at
least 1880
He passed me over a letter from the
little bird"
went over to Slow >wn by the
11:15 train. Mckenzie became civil
as soon as | explained the object OF
my visit
Well deal with the matter in a
generous spirit on both sides, he
said. viii you make it $10SO0?" lie
is man with no science what
ever
Stone would never agree to pen
ny mcra than 10000" | declared
Its out of the question.
Yen make it free conveyance"
NO, no. By we'll do it cheaply;
and quickly
by the new year?'
by Christmas, | pron ised. So we
closed the bargain
Stone rubbed his hands when | told
him
we will take it over for signature
on Tuesday he pronounced.
We had investigated Il : title during
the previous negotiate :. | saw to
the matter myself. as St1le was busy
trying a new motor-a form of con-
veyance of which | do not approve.
was reading ,ae docume for the last
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as a woman's when he spoke.

as woman's when ne spoke.
Il think he does know Dolores.
believe he does know. To whom
much is given much shall be required
Therefore. to whom less Is given less
shall be required. | believe he does
know and has foreiyen you-and me"
How can he know" she cried, and
Dora's hand went out to the strong
hand near her for strength. watching
the lifted icy face before her, never
thinking of her eavesdropping, forget
ting everything but the agony of the
girl. How can lie know when he is
dead? When he died before l could
tell him-before he could forgive me?
Don't you know that my father is
dead?"
Yes. he said gently. 81 know he Is
dead, Dolores. but after death all
Things are made straight He knows
now better than he ever could have
known from your telling, and know
he has forgotten u.s."
There were sweetness and solemn
ity in the young mans voice as he
bent above the beautiful cold face that
caused Dora to catch her breath In
sudden compromising of the depth
of the kindly heart. as he slowly re-
peated. the touch on the girls hands
very tender, the light in the loving
eyes entering into her very soul:
" There is no death. What seems 80 u
transition:
This life of mortal breath
Is hut a suburb of the life elysian,
Whose portal we call death
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CHAPTER XXI.
But Life Went on.

Her father was dead; she knew it;
she accepted it in silence after the
first wild return to the realization OF
what had come upon her. Only once,
when she was alone with young Green
while they We're making preparations
to convey the body home, did she
show any sign of emotion. She was
standing at the little window IN their
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CHAPTER XIII.
THAT Girl of Johnson's."


Dora was standing Mt the we'll at
Dolores old home with her husband,
waiting for Dolores and Charlie Green,
who had gone at the girls request to
the opposite mountain. 1t was
strange freak of Dolores, but with the
usual simple acquiescence in any wish
of hers they had gone, and here Dora
and her husband were waiting for their
return at the girls old home.
But ii was not the home of the
girls remembrance. The garden was
in fine order and the fence we'll built;
no longer did the gate swing on its
rusty, rickety hinges. The enterpris-
ing chickens were scratching among
the shrubs at the back of the house.
but not chicken dared show its face
at the front of the neat little house
where jim Lode and Cinthy lived
the two young pepole who had always
had a kindly thought for its former
mistress.
Dora was standing at the well
watching her husband as he swung
the bucket down among the cool
shadows. her sweet face, grown more
womanly and holding a deeper mean
ing in every delicate line She stood
on tiptoe to look down and follow the
flight of the bucket, but even standing
so she scarcely reached to his shout
der. She turned her pretty head on
one side as bird might do, and said.
with an air that convulsed her hus-
band, though there was deeper and
more tender meaning to her words
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| amt a-goin' ter low sech tri1in'
words ter KEN atween we. Hyars my
hand on t. amt mebby so onfrienl
to'rd Dnores es We pear ter thenl1.
Yves all say thengs t ives don't mean,
an mebby thet's Their way of us Eth,
Sadler?"
Sadler nodder his grisly head slow.
ly. He wasn't so frank spoken as
Smith nor perhaps SO kind-hearted I'M.
der his rough speech. Smith said
many rough things but he would have
done much also
And young Green, holding Dolores
warm hand closely in his to assist her
up the rough. seldom trodden path un.
der the bending boughs and ghastly
mists, was thinking of the many years
she had lived there in the stolid set
Element with not one friend in all the
world save, it might be. the rough, un.
spoken kindness of Jim Lode and
Cinthy. And with his kindly eyes up
on the grave. beautiful face he could
but wonder how such a life could yield
such marvel of womanliness and
tenderness.
1t was a strange freak of hers, no
doubt this wish to once again stand
upon the brink of her fathers death,
but how could he loving her dlssuade
her from a desire so intense as this
was shown by the pleading of the dark
eyes? And so they had come. and,
standing In the very place where she
stood years before. with the misty,
mysterious gulf at her feet and the
broken gli,npses of blue heaven
through the floating mist a touch of
grief and pleading and tenderness
came over the pure, pale lace that
caused this man, loving her, to bow his
head as one involunt9fHy bows the
head before the chaucel with the
touch of an indescribable holiness
brooding above. And he removed his
hat, standing so. with his hand upon
her round arm as she stood immoya-
BILE searching the terrible death below
her, as though for the solving OF the
bitterness OF her life. ~ though for
the solving of her own harsh heart
lessncss in accusing her father when
uOHt t.Htl save lut man at 'iti sluG
and others with wicked intent. charged
him with crime And there was an
agony dawning over the pallid face
and wide eyes that hushed all other
thought for the time in the heart of
her friend-all thought save an intense
desire and longing to take her into
his arms and soothe this agony of bit
terness and shield her all her life
long from any touch of pain, any touch
of life's harshness. But he waited 81.
lently with bent head. his hand upon
her arm, while she foueht-and won
perhaps a struggle that few are called
upon to fight. that few would con
quer Then the eyes, widened with
agony. were lifted from the depths of
horror and mystery seeking the brok
en- bits of blue heaven through the
mist of the tangled pines upon the
height and an Understandable grandeur
and beauty gradually grew upon the
lifted face and in the depths of the
grave eyes as thouah the peace sought
had been won, Gad the bitterness of
years was buried never again to be
resurrected in all the life before her
never again to shadow. as it had done
the love and life of this friend beside
her. And he, guessing in part the
thoughts in her heart. made no move
ment save a more tender hold upon
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you would be hsnag after a wniIe.
Charlie Time heals everything"
Not everything Lorie."
Yes. everything" she said. decid.
eddy. You know that time heals ev.
erything, Charlie-even the old paie
of unforgiveness."
Hush" he said. swiftly. and his
hands on both her arms as he held
her facing him. were trembling with
the wish to hold her free from pain.
You are never to say such things
again. dearest. Let those things pass.
You have suffered enough for them,
and God will lay His great tenderness
over them"
She was silent a moment as though
reading his inmost thought. the lifted
eyes grave and searching and tender.
Then she turned from the gruesome
chasm buried at her feet in its treach.
erous shroud of mist and said, softly.
with a tenderness that touched him
deeply:
God is very good, Charlie. can.
not doubt his tenderness All my life
l will leave in his hands as you say
all my life. past as we'll as future"
Then presently she added
LET us go, Charlie. | leave here
buried in the heart of His mountains
the bitterness that has Swallowed not
only my life but the lives of those
who love me. The mountains are His
and my life is His"
But as they paused for an instant
on the rotten bridge with the waters
sobbing at their feet. black with the
slime and smoke of the town. she laid
her hand earnestly upon his arm. and
lifting her grave face to his, flushing
with its new tenderness, she added
softly:
You have been so good to me al
ways. Charlie! Are you sure-sure
you % want nobody but that girl of
Ioknsor's? | come with empty hands,
you knn@'
He sm 4 into the quivering face
and wide. searching eyes and he an
swered her, taking her two hands In
his closely as though he would never
again let them go from him:
II am sure, sure that | want you,
Dolores Johnson. more than any wom-
an in Gods beautiful world. Your
hands may be empty hands. but they
are beautiful in the work they do and
have done for others, for even these
cruel people here who would have
ruined your sweet life. and the woman
who, now your uncle's wife, would
have stained her hands forever for the
darkening of your heart"
And what -. she say? And the
lights of the unset were very tender
over them as they crossed the bridge
and passed Gp along the road through
the settlement where the changes of
her working had given an air Of neat.
ness and home life and widening of
view. with its school and church and
kindly touch OF ,neighborliness; and as
they passed the tavern We're Jones
and his comrades still cat with their
pipes in lazy enjoyment. the NOV ave
greeting with a new touch q 'ndli-
ness that went to the heart az flla
girl who had lived her twenty ye4rs
among them uncared for and unoVcd.
And the eyes of her lover were bril-.
liant with the depth of his thought
for her, and his arm was strong to
guide and guard her through any pain
the future might bring, and never
again could this pale, beautiful girl of
Johnson's suffer alone or bear her
life's burdens outside of the pale of
tenderest love.
(Tbp End
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
TACT OF THE sEeoAR.
One Man Who Uses Brains in His
Business.

Business.
One of the oldest of the downtown
beggars is an extremely old man
whose beat extends along Michigan
avenue and Jackson boulevard. He
is tall, shutting, good-natured look.
ing man, who does not look his busi.
ness, despite his shabby clothes. His
oddity is in his manner of approach.
ing people He usually waits for n
man who is accompanied bv one OF.
two women. He never stops a person
who is moving. When man stops 20
look i'll at window or for any Other
reason the old fellow walks ND. TITS
his hat in the most polite manner. and
whispers; ITS a mighty fine even
ing, sir"
This generally throws a man off his
guard. and while he is trying to find
an answer for the polite beggar. the
old man goes on: Il was Just about
to ask-but don't let me bother YOU.
sir"
Il didn't hear you," says the intend
ed victim,
Il was just about to ask the old
man repeats If YOU could tell me If
| might expect to borrow little
change from you this evening.
won't interrupt you. though. sir. for
| see you're occupied. | beg your par
don, sir, and-oh, thank you, sir.
thank you, sirl"
This is the finish OF his speech. for
he generally gets the ehange.-Chica-
go Inter Ocean.
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By JEAN KA
Anthor of".4t a q
Entered According to Act OF Congress
In the Olllee of the Librarian OF

But | cannot sleep cannot rest
until | have seen my father, DR.. Dun
widdie May l not at least speak to
him?"
No. | must say no, Miss johnson.
Your father is quiet and in a half
doze; should you see him now he
would be too weak to talk to you and
it would be worse than useless"
Dolores did not think of resting or
sleeping with the great weight of her
injustice to her father upon her mind.
but the woman who entered with
them at the orders of the doctor to
see that the girl should rest quietly,
removed her things and induced her
to lie down for moment any way
and she slept until light tapping on
her door awoke her.
She answered the rap, tremor in
her voice, her thoughts confused and
unable at first to comprehend where
she was or why she was there, until
the voice on the other side of the door
told her to go to room 81 as soon as
she was ready, and she realized what
had come.
When she entered No 81. Dr. Dun
widdie turned to her. as she approach
ed with quiet greeting.
I'VE think he wishes to see you,
Miss Johnson" he said. Speak to
him. please
Father" she said. Father"
He muttered something unintellig-
IDLE without opening his eyes, her
voice seeming to reach him even in
his stupor. Then suddenly he started
up and opened wide his eyes-brilliant
they were with swift, false light
and looked past the girl and those at
the bedside, to where young Green
was standing near the window away
from the others.
Then, his voice rising above the
hoarse, weak whisper, he called clear.
ly with new tone in it the name Do
lores had never before heard from
him-the name of her mother.
I'm rough ole Teller, Mary" the
weak, broken voice lan tered family
Il dedn't mean ter make ye cry.
told ye l warn't good nough fer ye."
DR.. Dunwiddie was standing beside
Dolores. and unconscously his eyes
were fastened upon hcr face, spell
bound, as were the tender eyes>of her
friend at the window-as were the
eyes of every one for the time in the
room
'Et's gall" he muttered, weakly,
his voice falling. Il sed most likely
et'd be gal. Jest my luck. Eft he'd
been boy. now. But eff ever tibet
young Teller icp:s around @hyar a.put-5
tin notions inter her head-yes. she's
purity 'nough, Mary. an | don't blame
We, so don't cry only cts my cursed
luck tibet she-wa'n't a boy"
The muttering ceased; the weak
voice sank into silence; faint gasp
stirred the white lips, and the hollow
eyes opened for an instant, all the
light gone from them, and rested on
the face above him; then strange,
half-livid pallor spread over his face
and DR.. Dunwiddie drew the girl
gently from the bedside over to the
open window. He poured out some
wine from a glass on stand near,
and pressed it to her lips.
Drink it," he said sternly, and she
obeyed him mechanically.
Young Green came and stood at the
back of her chair, as though to shield
her from any more of life's strain, any
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more of the sadness that had followed
her nay, even to death. His friend,
seeing the expression of his face, laid
his hand gently on his arm in sudden
comforting. But Dolores hands lay
in her lap like two hands of ice. She
herself seemed turning into ice with
no power of feeling or thought or
wish. She seemed to herself in a
strange half sense to have died when
her father died.
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Boot Eortv.three Years Old

Boot Forty-three Years Old.
r. d. Beals of Rutland, VT has the
boot worn by his brother, the late
Arthur Beals, forty three years ago. 1t
is what was known as "the good calf
skin boot" by people of that time and
was worn by Mr. Beals when about
four wears old
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wearing away her very life. Dr. Dun
widdie said that she must be aroused;
she must be brought out of this state;
she must be moved to tears or TO
some utterance of her grief. She
could not go on like this. For Il wear
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Pocketbo0k Los .

On March 1 ) | lost long pool.-
etbook containing letters and pape' :
addressed to S. j. McDill, The fine
er will kindly leave the White Pic2
News office. u.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-06

his desk running his fingers through
his tusseled hair, devising means 10
bring together in one grand assem-
blage the individual members OF our
fraternity in Honolulu on the 22nd OF
October. 1907. for the purpose OF q $
serninating the fraternal spirit lncu--
Gated by our noble order. Brother "a
checo. who wears the crown as the fFt-
ternal magnate, has always IN ms
originality been successful in accom-
plishing his ends.
Dear editor. l shall not weary you
further. but as it has been my expert
ence in walking through this great Tor
est of life that in promoting men ana
the institutions which they regard
ardently, it becomes a revival IN the
course of their existence to panegyrlze
their traits and good deeds. In con-
clusion I wish to extend you an apol-
ogv for this intrusion and to thank
YOU for the courtesy shown In the
past. Fraternally yours,
A K. V1ERRA.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-06
RED CROSS SOCIETY
HOLDS FIRST MEETING

The first annual meeting of the Ho-
nolulu branch of the Red Cross Society
was held yesterday afternoon in Judge
Dole's chambers. The permanent or
ganization of the society in this Ter
ritorv was effected with the following
officers: President, Judge Sanford b.
Dole: vice president, Mrs. B. F. Dill
bingham; secretary, Mrs. w. w. Hall;
treasurer, c. H. Cooke; auditor, ]. r.
Calf: executive committee, DR.. Brinck-
erhoff chairman, Mrs. c. B. Cooper,
Mrs. Walbridge, H. NJ. Won Holt and
A. F. Griffiths.
The appointment of committee on
finance was made by President Dole,
consisting of c. H. Cooke, w. E.
Brown and w. w. Hall. The bylaws,
which were reported on at the last
meeting, were brought up by the COM
rnittee having them in charge, and
after a few minor amendments were
adopted.
Mrs. w. w. Hall read letter to the
National Red Cross Society, asking
| that such amendments be made to the
| bylaws as would admit to membership
others than actual citizens of the Unit
ed states. There are many in this
| city who desire to join the society
| which Has been formed, but who will
| be ineligible on account of being
aliens, unless some special understand
| ing on this point is reached. The let
ter was approved of by the committee
and VIII be forwarded at once, with
an endorsement by President Dole.
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LETTER FROM CANOES.
(The Ancient Forester, Ukiah, Cal, f
October.)

(The Ancient Forester, Ukiah. Cal, for
October)
Editor Ancient Forester: While sit
ting at a table the other day where
four brother Foresters congregated to
partake of sustenance, to invigorate
to glance at the article published in
the last issue of the Ancient Forester
in reference to Honolulu" Evidently
his optical conspectuities were not inn
paired, as his manifestation of joy and
appreciation of little joke was read
lily noted by his voluntary subscrip-
ton to our official organ: the amount
for one years subscription was imme-
diately handed over and which l take
great pleasure in forwarding you. This
brother of which 1 have made mention
is Brother Joseph Leal; he is the
right-hand man of the chief of detec-
tives of the island and has tracked
and succeeded in placing behind the
bars, many persons of questionable
character. The local paper commented
on how people on the island can go to
rest at night and not fear being dis
turbed by thieves. This speaks well
for Brother Leal; he is also a great
baseball fan. being captain of one of
our local teams that knows not defeat.
We have lost the services of our
Junior Past c. r., Brother NJ. A.
Silva: that is, our loss is only transit
tory. as he will return in about a
month from Europe, where he has
gone. Brother Silva and a former dep
uty sheriff were delegated by our i'm
migration board to take charge of
some immigrants that We're not quail
fed to remain here for various reasons,
and were ordered returned, by way of
Uncle Sans territory instead of
around the Horn. Our good and faith
full brother is most deserving and we
rejoice at seeing him chosen. Bon
voyage. mon frere."
Let us come down TO Court Canoes,
and peep through the portieres and see
what is doing" There You will ses
our ingenious brother ". c. Pacheco at