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growing ausky unaer the surrounding
cnftnnwnnds

growing OuSky uuueI inc SURROUNDING
cottonwoods.
Williston thought he recognized in
one of the men-the one who seemed
to be directing the procedure Of this
little affair, whose wide and dirty hat.
rim was so tantalizingly drawn over
his eyes-the solitary rider whoseSun.
expected appearance had so startled
him short time before. Both he and
his companion were dressed after the
rough, nondescript manner of cattle
men, both were gay, laughing and
talkative, and seemingly as oblivious
most innocent and legitimate business.
A little to the left and standing
alone was an odd creature of most
striking appearances large, spotted
steer with long, peculiar-looking horns
1t was quite impossible to mistake such
a possession if it had once been yours
Its right side was turned full toward
Williston and in the center OF the MP
stood out distinctly the cleanly eau
terized three perpendicular lines that
were the Identifying mark of the
Three Bars ranch, one of those same
big, opulent, self-centered outfits whose
astonishingly multiplying sign was be-
coming such veritable and prophetic
writing on the wall for Willistoh and
his kind
Who, then, had dared to drive before
him an animal so branded? The bold
ness of the transgression and the inso-
lent indifference to the enormity Of at
tendant consequences held him for the
moment breathless. His attention was
once more called to the movements
of the men, The steers with which
| they had been working was led away
still moaning with surprise and pain,
and another brought forward from
the reserve bunch. The branded hip,
| if it was brand, was turned away
from Williston. The bewildered ami
NAL was cleverly roped and thrown to
the ground. The man who was plain
| ly directing the affair. he of the droop-
ing hat and lazy shoulders, stepped to
the fire. Williston held his breath
| with the intensity of his interest. The
/
! the fire. 1t was the endgate rod of a
wagon and it was red-hot. In the act
| of Strengthening himself from his
STOPPING position, the glowing iron
stick in his right hand, he flung from
his head with an easy swing the flop
ping hat that interfered with the nicely
of sight requisite in the work he was
about to do, and faced squarely thai
quiet, innocent looking spot which
held the watching man in its brush;
and in the moment in which Willisto1
i drew hastily back, the fear of discov
! cry, beating tattoo Of cold chills dow
Els spine recognition of She man am
/ to him in a clarifying burst of con
prehension.
But the man evidently saw nothin
and snsnected nothing. His casua
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picking his way easily, though may
hap bit warily, across the waste of
sand. He seemed to have sprung from
the very bowels of the bluff. Whence
else? Many rod beyond and above
the ghostly figure frowned the tawny,
wicked cut-away Path for neither
horse nor man appeared so far as eye
could reach. 1t must be the sun. But
1t was not the sun.
Motionless, intent, figure cast in
bronze as the sun went down, the lean
ranchman gazed steadfastly down
upon the miniature man and horse
creeping along SO far below. Not un
til the object of his fixed gaze had
been swallowed by the trees and un-
derbrush did his muscles relax. This
man had ridden as if unafraid.
What man has done, man can dc"
ran swiftly through Williston's brain,
and with no idea of abandoning his
search until he had probed the mys
terry, he mounted and rode northward,
closely examining the edge of the
precipice as he went along for any
evidence of possible descent. Pres.
emily he came upon cross ravine, de-
void of shrubbery, too steep for a
horse, but presenting possibilities for
a man. With unerring instinct he fol.
lowed the cross-cut westward. Soon
scattering of scrub oaks began to.
appear, and sumach already streaked.
with crimson A little farther and the
trees began to show spiral wreaths of
woodbine and wild grape. Yet little
farther, and doubtless there would be
outlet for horse as we'll as man.
But WilNston was growing impa-
tient. Besides, the thought came to
him that he had best not risk his
buckskin to the unknown dangers of
an untried trail. What if he should go
lame? Accordingly he was left behind
in slight depression where he
would be pretty we'll hidden, and Viii.
liston scrambled down the steep in,
cline alone. When foothold or hand
hold was lacking, he simply let him
self go and slid, grasping the first root
or branch that presented itself in his
daredevil course.
Arrived at the bottom, he found his
clothes torn and his hands bleeding;
but that was nothing. With grim de
termination he made his way through
the ravine and struck across the sanf
trail with a sure realization of his
danger, but without the least abate
! ment of his resolution The sand wa:
firm under his feet The water hat
receded sufficient length OF time be
fore to make the thought of quick
sands an idle fear. No puff of cloud,
smoke leaped from rifle barrel. II
as he more than half suspected. tn
island was rendezvous for cattl
| thieves, a place, surely admirably fl,
ted by nature for such unlawful opel
ations, the rustlers were either over
confident of the inaccessibility of thei
] retreat and kept no lookout. or the
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THREE ,B4kSHI
BY KATE AND VIRGIL D. BON.ESAS,,

some little standing in the world OF
COW ponies. You haven't, of surety,
but you might make an effort. All
things are possible to him who tries,
you know, which Is tremendous lie,
of course. But perhaps it doesn't ap-
ply to poor devils like us who are
has beens.' Here we are. Ah!"
There were no more hills. Almost
directly at his feet was one of those
precipitous cut-aways that character
ize the border bluffs o. the Missouri
river. A few more steps. in the dark,
and horse and rider would have plung
ed over a sheer wall of nearly 200
feet. As it was, Williston gave gasp
of involuntary horror which almost
simultaneously gave place to one OF
wonder and astonishment. He had
struck the river at point absolutely
new to him. 1t was the time of low
water, and the river, in most of its
phases muddy and sullen-looking,
cleaned silver and gold with the gilt
ter of the setting sun, making a royal
highway to the dwelling place of
Phoebus. A little to the north of this
sparkling highroad lay what would
have been an island in high water,
thickly wooded with willows and cot
tonwoods. Now long stretch of sand
reached between bluff and island.
Dismounting, with the quick thought
that yonder island might hold the Sc
cret of his lost cattle, he crept as
close to the edge as he dared. The
cut was sheer and tawny, entirely de-
void of shrubbery by means of which
one might hazard a descent. The sand
bed began Immediately at the foot of
the yellow wall Even though one
! managed to gain the bottom. one
would hardly dare risk the deceitful
sands, ever shifting, fair and treach-
erous Baffled, he was on the point OF
| remounting to retrace his steps when
he dropped his foot from the stirrur
amazed. Was the day of miracles not
yet passed?
1t was the sun, OF course. Twelve
hours of sun in the eyes could play
strange tricks and might even cause
dancing black speck to assume the
semblance of man on horseback
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DWIGHT eYAcMfclUl7o s co. 1901
CHAPTER I.

The Island With a Mystery.
He said positively to Battle AK, his
scraggy buckskin COW pony, that they
bluff, and that it should be the last.
But he had said the same thing many
times since striking the barren hill re-
gion thanking both sides OF the river.
Hump after hump had been surmount
ed since the sound of the first prom
Use had tickled the ears of the tired
broncho, humps as alike as the two
humps of a Bactrian camel, the monot-
onous continuity of which might very
well have confused the mind of one
less at home on these ranges than
George Williston. Even he, riding
blind trail since sun-up, sitting his
saddle with heavy indifference born
Of heat and fatigue, began to think it
might be that they were describing a
circle and the sun was playing them
strange tricks. Still, he urged his pony
to one more effort; just so much
farther and they would retrace their.
steps, giving up for this day at least
the locating of small bunch of cat
tie, branded lazy S, missing these
three days.
Had not untoward circumstances
intervened, he might still have gone
blindly on; for, laying aside the gam
bling fever that was on him, he could
ill afford to lose the ten or twelve
steers somewhere wandering the wide
range or huddled into some safe place,
there to abide the time when daring
rustler might conveniently play at
witchcraft with the brand or other
wise dispose of them with profit to
himself and with credit to his craft.
Moreover, what might possibly never
have been missed from the vast herds
of Langford, his neighbor of the plains
country, was of most serious import
to Williston.
Devil take you, Battle AK, but
you're SLOW" muttered Williston. "rd
give good deal to sit down this min
ute to some of my little girls flap
jacks and coffee. But nothing for us
lazy bones, till midnight-or morning
more likelv- Do walk un as if Won haG
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Turned and Faced Squareiy the Spot
Which Held the Watching Man.
was tnere man In the catule country
who did not? They were impossible
of Identification without the aid Of
their brand, and it happened that
they We're SO punched as to completely
battle Williston in his eager efforts
to decipher the stamp that would dis,
close their ownership. That they We're
the illegitimate prey of cattle rust
ieGss-he never for one moment doubt
ed. The situation was conclusive. A
bed of glowing embers constantly re-
plenished and kept at white heat
served to tighten up the weird scene
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CHAPTER IL.
"On the Trail"

Williston himself came to the door.
His thin, scholarly face looked drawn
and worn in the midday glare. A
tiredness in the eyes told graphically
of a sleepless night.
I'm glad to see you. Langford, he
said. 1T was good of you to come.
Continued on page 3.
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Linens!

line of table damasl is complete. Anything you
your table found in stock.
Table damask 36 inches wide 60c per yard
Heavy damas ga inches wide 6Oc yard This
a very good value. Napkins TO match 81 so per Dozen
showing greatest values in hand
linens that have been offered in Denson Lunch cloths,
beautiful designs worth fifty cent more, 50 each.
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We offering this week very Special
Bargains i'm some Of our lines that have never
before been equalled Investigate. =
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visit from her mother, Mrs. Lar

a visit from her mother, Mrs, Lar
son Of Chicago.
Rev. Moody preached to large con.
gregations Sunday, Aug. I'll. He will
preach again at the Swedish Luth-
seran church next Sunday at n:30
a. m, and 4 p. M also on Sunday,
Sept. ].
Rev. Aug. Anderson, Of Union col
slege, Co1legevieW, Neb., who has
been the leading speaker at the "a d
yentists' camp meetings neld here,
was called away Monday by news
of the death Of brother at Valley
City.
Some way or other our young
folks had imbibed the idea that a
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have struck two veins OF coal neal az
Arena. s. feet by IL feet respectiv ely,
AS a consequence land Is on the
boom The farmers would like to
locate the coal to draw their winter F
fuel from. /;
Peter Swanson had very alnfo ol
tuate accident last aturday by hslv-
ing one Of his boys set fire to his
barn while playing with matches,
burning up IS barn, two Ga Ives and l1
so tons Of hay. The loss was q q
one as II leaves him. without hay OF
barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Weynnoi
Suna aged at the Mutchlees.
Nj Jacobson left Sunday fol
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EIGHT
u. l--I.-- Z ~ =
Slaughter

Harvest will commence in earnest
this week. u 5s3s
cold wave is passing over us.
Yesterday people wore their fur
coats. It seems as if dog days can
he either warm or cold.
Peter Olson fell from the roof of
a building and hurt a leg badly
some time ago. .sss: 3 nj.
Oscar Anderson. who is employed
as brakeman, is visiting with his
parents here.
Mrs. }Axel Hedstrom is enjoying
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q g. Holley. Of Driscoll, was trans
aching some official business Id town
last Friday s8s
NJ. Jacobso j. n. and M. Y
jacobson. ST., We're taking the Capt.
tai City last Thursday, also consuiss
ing q doctor for N. G. Jacobson. ST.. IS
eyes.
The wind Wednesday did con.
siderable damage to hay stacks, etc,
and blowing down Mrs. NJ. ]. Thorn
asco' barn.
The real estate agents claim they
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bingham Special
Toile-du-Nord French dinghan,s

During this sale we offer you your selec-
ton of about Is pieces of the well known
Toll du-Nord French ginghams. We show
them il checks, stripes, plaids and novelty
patterns ID full range Of colors, also Id the
plain chambray finish. The most satisfac-
tory popula ar priced material ever offered for
shirt waists, shirt waist suits, dresses Of for
ssls psf d $ ea''as =. lOc
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Mayville to take charge Of ais ele- \
vator again.
Engould Edie made, 81 business
trip To Bowden 3 salnda
school begins az No. Monday
with Clark Palmer as teacher
Z The frost Monday light did con
siderable damage to- gard lens arr
vest is in full blass Grops are igiss
on account Of dry weather Of last
three weeks
sSs
Dade's Ljtfle Liver Yiass weep the
system Clean, the s5atnachA sweet
prompt felief f9r skzda6ise Id bili-
business. AGood for alll
Sold b enhart Drsg s'6 &
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most respected neignbor widower,
had committed matrimony and set
forth Saturday evening to give the.
customary serenade at his house
This they did Tor dear life and for
"a while the quiet, steasIysgo going at
,mosphere Of Slaughter was all blue
ablazes. Not being made welcome
the boys piled all available farm
implements and vehicles against
the door and departed
Slaughter, * g. 20. az
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FdA fruit japsA cheap fssn ney ars
Just assgeed, goS te esohn CAY s4nour's
BroadwaM - s 49,
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Ribbon Special

This lot contains about 50 pieces Of fancy
ribbons il taffeta. satin and nessa1ine finish
il plaid, stripes and figured designs, to 6
inches wide, worth up to 60c per I'd. m
Sale Price, per I'D 6. I. 3. .. ~
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w ash Goods

wv &ASka AQOSJ&AS
. LOT Consisting Of about 20 pieces of
fancy printed lawns, dirnities, plain cham
sbrays, etc, worth up to Is c. per I'd.
Sale price, per I'd 3. 8. OCz
. LOT ii About 40 pieces Of fancy printed
and embroidered lawns, batistes, difnities in
novelty checks, stripes and plaid designs,
worth up to 1ec per I'D. Sale price I'd % s.
LOT lit Comprised of our remaining
stock of various fancy and novelty fabrics,
such as silk mulls, mercerized dress and
wasting novelties in stripes, checks, plaids-
and shadoWy designs, worth up to II 9r=
35c per I'd. Sale Price per yd.. 80. OS
LOT Nv This lot contains our remaining
stock of the choicest materials we have
n shown this season. Novelty silk mu1ls and
organdies, mercerized fabrics of various
weights suitable for dresses, shirt waists
and children's wear. No piece in this LOT
worth less than 45c; most of them 50
worth from SOC to Csc. Sale Price. EyC
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
NATIONALS BEAT
THE LOCAL TEAM
81. Louis Defeated Whining
ion Through Errors in
the Fourth
BOYS GET SOME DESSERT

BY the narrow margin Of i to o the 81.
Louis Nationals defeated the Wilmington
team at South Side Park yesterday af-
ternoon. Although the locals had but two
errors both were costly.
ST. Louis scored its one run in the fourth
inning Hawley. the first man up, sent the
ball down to Arndt at second but he let fl
drop and the runner landed safe on first.
Hawloy went to second on Murray's out at
first. then stole third VOTERS the next
man sent the bah down to r.. Lynch, and
Eddie threw st TO the plate to catch Haw-
ley who was on his way home. Sullivan
caught IL, and Hawley started back to
third sullivan threw the bail TO E. Lynch
to catch tha runner. but Lynch dropped 1t,
and Hawloy landed home.
Johnnie Barihold was on the mound for
wilmington and despite the fact that he
has been playing in the outheld he'd the
Nationals down TO seven well scattered
hits The score:
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
American LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Athletics, G; New York. g.
Boston, 4; Washington. 3
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
BIG OYSTER CROP ASSURED
Season for 5ivalves and Game Birds
Nearly Here.

September win be here tomorrow
ana with it win arrive once moro the
oyster who has been allowed to rest
undisturbed in his bed since May.
According TO the reports from tho
Delaware Bay the king of bivalvcs
win be unusually prolific this season
and the early reports of an oyster
famine are now completely discounted.
The Delaware crop is to be enor-
nous. according 10 reliable reports.
and Southern oystermen have been
drawing on the Delaware Bay for
plants. IL has been the almost invari-
able custom in past years for the
Northern oystormen TO call on the
southerners for plants, but this year
the order is to be reversed.
Along with the oyster viii come the
other concomitants Of the first "r'
month reed and rail birds. The
'reedies" are said to he present i'm
great Numbers all along the Delaware
on both sides OF the river from Wood
land Beach to Gloucester.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS.

10 fEHUAN'e oLDHES.
phladelph n, &; Brooklyn. 3.
Piusburg, .; Chicago, I.
Chicago, 8; pittshurg. 0.
Boston, g. New York, 1.
SCHEDULED FOR 20. DAY
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York az Boston.
Chicago agClncinnau.
st. LouisAt Pittshurg.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31

On Labor Day the Wilson Line
Steamers will run extra late trips
Leaving Wilmington and Philadelphia
nt $50 p. m, and Washington Park at
h0 p. ms
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
eamn Laee

In making bobbin lace. 1t is con-
venient 70 know that. after the initial
stitches are known. the simple lace
can be copied by making a blue print
from small piece of lace desired.
picking the holes in IT, using it as n
pattern for a scallop or two and then
constructing a complete pattern from
il.
ANY Of the lace paper patterns
should have a piece. Of parchment of
the same width wound about the loom
spool beneath them.
The parchment is very tough, and
keeps the paper from tearing with
the repeated pinnings, and thus draw
ing the lace out Of shape.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
ACADEMY BOWLING
LEAGUE FORMED

A meeting Of the bowlers was held at
me Academy alleys last night and ar
rangements made for the coming season.
The organization this year viii be known
as the Academy Bowling League and will
be composed of eight teams. There will he
sl00 in prize money. Manager Mcfarland
donating $50 and the players the other so
James II. Pennington was elected pre5i-
dent. "Ben" Houston. vice-president, and
Claud Guyer secretary and treasurer
Two new teams in the league this year
will be the Eagles and the Good Times, the
latter being managed by "Bilie" Kirk.
The meeting was very harmonious and
from the enthusiasm displayed u is safe
10 predict that this win be the best season
bowling ever had in Wilmington. The
opening night viii be September 49,
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is A HOMIE ENTERPRISE
IRON THE NORTH AMERIcAT. AUc
UST go, 1907.
BELLS NIGHT PHONE
RATES ARE DOUBLED
Companies Announce a 100 Per
Cent. Increase for Sep
tember /.

Rates for night telephone messages
have been doubled, the increase taking
effect Sunday, September !.
"Night rates'-usually one-half the
day charges-are to be abolished by the
Bell Telephone Company Of Philadelphia,
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and the Delaware and Atlon-
tic Telegraph and Telephone Company.
An official announcement sent out
from the Offices Of the Bell company
here yesterday stated that owing TO
the congestion Of traffic which occurs
when night rates take effect, it has been
decided to cancel the night rates and
charge day rates on all messages pass
ing over the lines Of the companies
named.
This order means that whereas you
could telephone to Harrisburg after 6
o'clock in the evening for 80 cents, you
must now pay the full day rate Of 90
cents. The night rate to Pittsburg was
81. After September ! IL viii be So
Tho night rate to Erie was Sl25. On
and after Sunday IL will be $3.50.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
Probable odds

u vas eVluent curly Today that there
will be a record breaking crowd in
attendance. The track is in excellent
condition and if Colin is pushed out
a new record for the course will be
hung out by Timer Barretto. The
Coney Island Jockey Club has made
preparations for caring for more than
fifty thousand people and the advance
sale of badges indicates that number
will be present
The running Of the futurity marks
the beginning of Fall racing about New
York. There viii be thirteen days rae
ing there and then the scene win shift
TO Gravesend
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
Life Everlasting.

The ardent Cuban patriot had raised an
army Of seventeen men ana started a rev.
olution.
But what do you expect to achieve by
itF asked one OF the newspaper cores
p0ndents
Immortality he exclaimed. "Did you
ever hear Of one OF us empire builders
getting killeds Not on your machetel"
Thereupon. TO avoid peng run IN by tha
police, he took his devoted pano and
hiked for the mountain Chi
cago Record HERALD.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Wilmington ..... &c. ......0 o o DO OO 90
ST. Louis. ..... 3. ...,....O o ! 90 OO u
Bases stolen, Murray, .; Konetcby' Haw-
ley Fromme; two-base hit Byrne; double
plays Grady unassisted; Kone,chy to
Hawley TO Konetchy; bases on balls, off
Barthold, /; Off Fromme, .; struck out by
Barthold. i; by Fromme, @ left on bases,
wilmington, 8; st. Louis, z, umpire,
Brown; time, 113
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
COLIN SCARES Off
OTHER HORSES
Small Field Of Starters at
Sheepshead Bay in
Futarity Races
TRACK IS IN FINE SHAPE

SHEEDPSHEAD BAY RACE TRACK
Aug 31-The smallest field ever card
ed will face the starter in the rich
fturity race here today, there being but
eight horses whose owners are will
ing to pay the final starting fee despite
the fact that this is the big prize of
the two year-old horse world
The reason for this is not hard to
ascertain as all are afraid of Colin, the
unbeaten son of Commander Pastorella,
who viii carry the white with blue
polka dots of the veteran fnancier and
turlnan James r. Keene He, on paper
seems to have the race already won, but
horsemen here are asking whether his
tory may not repeat itself and some
other racy piece of horse flesh lead
home the betting favorite. The Keene
stable has been unfortunate in the past
ia the futurity. Sysonby, the best horse
that ever carried the Keene colors was
beaten i'm his year by Artful, a maiden
from the Whitney stable, while last
year it will be remembered the Keene
entry favorite in the betting took place
money behind Electioneer.
The entries, jocks and probable odds
..II.
Evening journal., 1907-08-31
LAST OF THE SEASON.

Atlantic City Exeursion.-s1.5O Round
Trip.
Thursday September 8, via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Special train through
via Delaware River Bridge leaves will
mington ZOO a. m., Chester, 7.25 a. IN.
only S1.50 for the round trip Re
turning. leaves Atlantic City Georgia
for this Excursion viii be Limited.s
avenue) ESQ p. M. THE Sale of Tick
cts for this Excursion will be Limited"