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my place and rile where his father
ruled am glad!"
.
Meahtlme, beneath in her chamber.
.ne Princess Margaret was making
ner husbands life burden TO him. or
rather first quarreling with him and
.ne next moment throwing her arms
ABOUT his neck in passion of remorse.
ror that is the wont of dainty Princess
Margarets who are sick and know not
what aileth them.
Little one" he said 81 want Won TO
De good. This is a great and a glad
uay. To-day my sister finds the hap
pihess that you and have found. To.
Jay am to sit in my fathers seat
ana nave my own name among men.
iou must help me. Will YOU. little
one! For once let me be your tire.
woman l have often done my own
tiring when, in old days. dared death
IN women's garments for your sweet
SAKE Dearest, do not hurt my hrart
any more, but help me-"
His wife smiled suddenly ..
her tears, and cast her arms ~. ia
neck.
on, l am bad - bad - bad she
cried vehemertly. at were no Won
der II you did not love me. But 60
keep loving me. should die else. |
VIII be better. will will! do not
know why should be so bad. Some
times cannot help It,"
But Maurice kissed her and smiled
as If he knew.
I'VE will live like plain and honest
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(The End.)
He Knew the Subjects.

In a far western canon, near the
Mexican border, are four graves, the
headboards marking them fashioned
from the rough deals of a packing
case. In the graves are buried three
of a little party of seekers after gold.
and one of band of "greasers" from
across the boundary who contested
the American claim to the richuerri
tory in the canon.
The faulty photography of the rude
" carved epitaphs justifles the con-
lecture that the "Padder" on the first
headboard is intended for "Padre"-a
sobriquet sometimes bestowed in the
lawless Southwest upon an ebstemi-
GUS comrade.
That the carver of the epitaphs en-
tertained ideas as to the ultimate des'
tlnation of his fallen companions, and
that of the detested Mexican, is plain
from the direction indicated by the
index finger of the hand above the
name on each board.
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WANTED THE WHOLE HOGS.
Widow Fully Determined to Get Her
Moneys Worth.

tits curious how the people have
turned around within a couple of
years and become SO distrustful,"
said the old farmer, as the matter of
graft and trusts were touched upon.
Il had four hogs to sell and advertised
them In the village paper Half a
dozen people came out to see them.
and among them was widow. She
wanted me to swear to the breed, the
weight and the fact that the hogs
were In good health. She wanted to
be assured of their good eyesight and
hearing. She wanted to be satisfied
that they were good-natured hogs. She
wanted me to sign paper that /
had raised the porkers instead OF
stealing them. When l had done all
this and the sale was about effected
she suddenly turned and walked away.
Hello, now, what's the matter?' call.
ed after her. You've cut their tails
on she replied. Yes that was done
when they were pigs Then you
knock OF so cents apiece for missing
tails. or / don't buy. It's whole hog
or none and no grafti'"
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MRS. PETRA LIEN RIDES THREE
MILES IN NIGHT ROBE TO
SUMMON AID.
BITTER COLD HAS NO TERROR
Woman First Carries Injured Man
from Burning Home--ls Now
Near Death Because Of Her
Awful Experience.

harold, S. D.-South Dakota's new
heroine is Mrs. Petra Lien the bravest
girl in the west. who is lowering be-
tween life and death at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. John Eiseman of this
place, and the title of heroine will re-
main with her whether she lives or
dies.
Petra Peterson, aged 2S, married
Andrew II. Lien three months ago, and
their honeymoon was scarcely over
when the tragedy occurred. They
lived on a farm ten miles south of this
town and their home was a favorite
place for the young people of the CON-
munity to gather. When the young
couple retired a few nights ago, the
hre in the sitting room above was
quite low. About midnight the hus-
band arose to look after it. Fearing
1t would go out he threw in some kero-
sene, or possibly, as some of the
neighbors think, gasoline. An explos.
ion followed. enveloping the man in
fiames. He was terribly burned, his
thin attire being consumed instantly.
His screams brought his young wife
from her bed.
With skirt which she had grabbed
as she ran, she fought the flames and
managed to drag her husband from
their midst. The whole room was
ablaze and she realized the useless.
ness of trying to extinguish the fast
growing fire.
Although much smaller than her
sturdy husband, she practically car
ried him, herself barefoot, through the
snow to the barn. She laid his CULVER
ing form in a pile of hay and returned
to the house for clothing. The whole
building was in flames. She could
neither enter to get wearing apparel
nor to telephone to neighbors. She
knew she must, herself, go for aid
Returning to the barn the brave
young bride took the scorched skirt
with which she had fought the flames
and wrapping it about her now semi
conscious husband, prepared for the
terrible ordeal of riding through snow
and bitter cold wind, almost nude A
bride was hastily put on their feetest
horse. but no saddle, the wife realiz-
ing that the warm body of the animal
must be relied upon to supply needed
heat to keep her own tender flesh
from freezing. And so she began the
notable ride which will be related for
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Gettina Even.

"Who was that plutocratic gentle
man YOU Just bowed to, Squiggins?"
THAT was the plumber who does all
the work in my house during the win
ter months?"
"But you seem to have quite kindly
feelings toward him, which plumbers
are hardly used TO after the presenta'
tion of their bills But perhaps he has
let you down easy"
"Not at all. He soaked me and his
other customers so hard that he has
been able to buy an automobile out OF
his profits. But, tell you, was
mighty glad to see MIN Just now, Tor
II savored of revenge
an what way"
"That plumber was Just coming out
Of an automobile repair shop. III bet
he got taste Of his own medicine
there. and It will BANKRUPT him Just to
keen the wheels of nls devil wagon
running right If this isn't poetic JUS
tlce. what Isl"
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|1((AN lie 85 SWORD HAND
Copyright, 1898. l9OV. by S. r. Crocko,t,

GOMEZ she said. and led him n,r,
IN tne inner pavilion. A dim l,ebt
s,lted through the open fan nv which
tne men had gone out with their lood
Oh powder Day was breaking and =
broad crimson bar lay across the moth
Oh the yet unrisen run. Theresa and
Irince ivan stood beside the dead He
had been roughly thrown down nm tho
pie OF rough boxes which contained
the powder manufactured by the Nor.
srai alchemists according to the
famous recipe of Bartholdus Schwartz
Inc lid of the largest chest stood
OPEN as If the men were returnine
Tor yet another burden.
Quick" she said. here IN tba nros
ehce OF the dead, will whisper il
mere, here and not elsewhere,
She brought him round with tho
gentle compulsion of her hand till no
stood in little angle where the red
light OF the dawn shone on his dark
handsome face. Then she put an arm
strong as a wrestler's about him
plnioning him where he stood. Yet
the gracious smile on the woman's
lips held him acquiescent and content
She bent her head.
Listen" she said. "this have 7
never done for any man-no, not so
much as this! And for you will do
much more. Prince Ivan, you speak
true-death alone must part you and
me. You ask me for a love pledge.
l Will give it. Ivan of Muscovy, you
nave plotted death and torture-the
death of the innocent. Listenl I am
the wife of Henry of Kernsberg. the
mother of the lad Maurice Won Lynar
whom we would Stay by horrid de.
vices. Prince, truly you and | shall
die together-and the time is now!"
Vehemently for his life struggled
Prince Ivan, twisting like a serpent,
and crying, Help! Help! Treachery!
Witch, let me go, or l will stab you
where you stand"
Then Theresa Won Lynar laughed
aloud as she held him in her grasp.
The password, Prince-do not for
get the password! You will need 1t
tonight. |, Theresa, have not forgot
ten. It is Henry the Lionn 'Remem.
BERT"
And Theresa dropped the naked
candle she had been holding aloft into
the great chest of dull black grains
which stood open at her side.
After that it mattered little that at
the same moment beyond the ALA the
trumpets of Hugo, Prince of Plassen'
burg, blew their first blast.
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YOUNG BRIDE RISKS
LIFE FOR HUSBAND.

years to come to the children Of this
community and state.
Through the dark, moonless night
she urged her horse. her stiffening
fingers and limbs from the biting cold
being forgotten in the mental anxiety
for her suffering husband. The thin
night gown offered but meager protec.
ton from the nearzero weather and
the snow flung from the hoofs OF the
running horse struck her continually
But she conquered where failure
would have been more logical. Three
miles were traversed and wall from
the freezing wife brought quick re-
Spouse from neighbors. When helped
from her horse she seemed on the
verge of collapse, but rallied quickly
and insisted upon going back to her
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Little one, want you to be good"
country folk. you and L." he said. Let
Anna and Martha follow their war.
captains. Now smile on me, little oneI
All, that's better"
In Margaret's April eyes the sun
shone out again, and she chung low.
ingly to her husband moment before
she would let him go.
Not in a vast and solemn cathedral
was Joan married, but in the old
church of Kernsberg, which had so
often raised the protest of the Church
against the exactions of her ancestors.
The bridal escort was of her own
tried soldiery, now to be hers no
more and all of them were a little
sad for that. Hugo and Helene OF
Plassenburg had come-Hugo because
he was the representative of the EN-
peror, and Helene because she was a
sweet and loving woman who delight.
ed to rejoice in another's joy.
When at last they came down the
aisle, and the sweet-yoiced choristers
sang, and the white-robed maidens
scattered flowers for their feet to walk
upon, the bride found opportunity to
whisper to her husband, Il shall never
be Joan of the Sword Hand any
more!"
He smiled back at her as they came
out upon the tears and laughter and
acclaim of the many-colored throng
that filled the little square.
Fear not, beloved" he said, and his
eyes were very glad and proud, "be
Joan to me. and l will be your Sword
Hand!"
IN.,d 4
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WHY MARK DIDN'T TALK.
August Parsonage at the Table Had
Monopoly OF II.

A couple of days ago a gentleman
the German emperor). The word
ing of the message was:
Convey to Mr.. Clemens my kind
est regards. Ask him II he remem-
bers that dinner. and ask him why he
didn't do any talking"
Why, how could | talk when he
was talking? He held the age" as
the poker-clergy say, and two can't
talk at the same time with good eff
feet. II reminds me of the man who
was reproaching friend. who said:
II think 1t shame that you have
not spoken to your wife for 10 years.
How do you justify III"
Il didn't want to interrupt her"
IL the emperor had been at my table
he would not have suffered from my
silence, he would only have suffered
from the sorrows of his own solitude
II were not too old to travel would
60 to Berlin and introduce the ETH
ouette Of my own table, which tallies
with the etiquette observable at other
royal tables | would say: Invite me
again. your majesty, and give me q
chance" then l would courteously
waive rank and do all the talking my
self. thank his majesty for his kind
message. and am proud to have 1t and
glad to express my sincere reciprocal
ton of its sentiments. From Mark
Twaln's Autobiography In the North
American Review.
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Hens Laid for IS Years.

Pennsburg, Pa.-Twelve dollars was
the price realized for pair of hens
at the public sale of William Stengal's
property at Baily. Mr.. Stengal said
that he had owned The fowls for 35
years, and that during all that time
they had attended strictly to business.
Mr.. Stengel's farm is located near
camp.meeting ground of colored
folks, and he did not lose sight of the
fact, for whenever gatherings were
on he would double-lock and bar his
chicken-coop.
The visit of the local preacher to
the Stengel farm always resulted in
hurry call for secretion of the fav-
orite hens. Young chickens were has
tily slaughtered and conspicuously dis
played.
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husband at once She would wait for
nothing but to be hurriedly dressed in
clothing of her neighbor, and then
astride her painting horse she again
covered the three miles at top speed.
Friends came and medical aid. All
effort to save the life of Mr.. Lien was
futile, however, and he died at day.
break, in the barn where his young
wife had placed him. knowledge of
his death was the signal for Mrs. Lien
to collapse and she was taken to the
home of a friend.
Burned and frozen and suffering
from nervous shock the bereaved
bride is still in precarious state at
her sisters home here. Her hands
and face were scorched terribly by the
fire. Their home and all its contents
were destroyed. The funeral of Mr..
Lien was one of the largest ever held
in this (Hughes) county.
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The Ghosts Appeared on Every Side.
is not quite convinced that the white

is not quite convinced that the white
CARRIED figures were not ghosts.
Late at night, about half-past ten
o'clock, the Baden firemen were arous-
ed by an alarm turned in from box
at Calvary and Florissant avenues
Their shortest route to the fire was
through Calvary cemetery. At the
big iron gates on the Broadway side
of the cemetery Capt. Ammon and
Fireman Carpenter left the hose reel.
Ammon opened the gates and then
sprang to his post on the wagon. Car
penter was left behind to close the
gates after the engine.
When he had closed the gates the
hose reel and engine were hundred
feet ahead of him, dashing rapidly up
the Hill. Carpenter ran after the
wager, shouting loudly.
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He saw the lights of the engine dis.


appear In the distance and started to
find his way out of the cemetery.
II kept on running" he said to re.
porter, in telling of his experience.
wishing every minute could get out
"All around me were white tomb.
stones. heard a noise in another di.
rection and then / saw white thing
1t seemed to rise out of the ground
My hair went up, too, / think.
"Then / did run. I'll admit was
dead afraid. / just wanted to get out
of that place of horrors. think
prayed. was damp all over with a
cold, clammy sort of sweat"
Carpenter wiped his ;orehead with
his handkerchief in memory Of the
event before he went on.
II thought all the tine that | was
heading for Calvary avenue. After
time ! saw the light o. street car
in the distance and 1t sort of kept me
company. | followed The light, and
the next thing | knew ! had stumbled
and fallen. and there looking at me
was another white thing. II wasn't
as bad as the first, .hough. | was
getting used TO the spooks little.
Il got up again anc ran until | came
to barb wire fence. l got over the
fence without a scratch, and found l
was in Walnut Pnrk, north of the
cemetery. All the line | had thought
| was going south.
"A policeman told me where | was,
and how to get btck to the engine
house. He said we had made a run
on a false alarm. had been In the
cemetery an hour"
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FIREMAN FLEES FROM
GRAVEYARD GHOSTS
ALONE IN A CEMETERY AT MID.
NIGHT HE SEES WEIRD SPEC
TIERS AND RUNS AWAY.

st. Louis.-Lost for an hour among
the tombstones of Calvary cemetery
at midnight, fleeing till out of breath
from mysterious white figures that
seemed to rise UP from among the
graves, William Carpenter. a fireman.
had an experience which he hopes will
never be repeated.
Members of his fire company, still
talking about Carpenters experience,
look on the whole affair as a joke He
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xxxII.--continued.

nv o,ber revenge / have which
!! ~ s.Sn to the last. 1t shall be as
SsVr mo as yours to you. shall
~ ont lingeringly that may
N ne sweetness. 1t is the up
4 ~ snrIngald whom the Princess
{s,ret had the bad taste TO p, prefer
~ Not that cared a jot for the
~, NV taste is far other" (here
Dss ssi M tenderly); but the Prin.
0oA s'nst wed. as maid or widow l
-, take her provinces, not
/ y. and these must be mine by
~ :, sef and succession as well as
~, If conquest. The way is
,'' That piece of carrion which
allied by a princes name was
~ out A while ago. Conrad, the
!. - Who is a man, shall die like a
I And I. Ivan, and Holy Russia
.nter in. BY the right OF Mar
/, sole heir of CORTLAND, city and
- shall be mine; Kernsberg
!, be mine; Hohenstein shall be
Then mayhap I will try a fall
p,.ssenburg and the Mark with
p,ecutioner's Son and his little
l.svife But sweeter than all shall
|mv revenge upon the man hate
[ou him who took his betrothed
| from Ivan of Muscovy."
[hn said Theresa Won Lynar, cit
indeed be sweet! And what shall
[our worthy and terrible revenge"
have thought of 1t long-I have
M Il over, this and that / have
Igbt of-the smearing with honey
the anthill, or trepanning and
|ms on the brain-but l have
Han at last of something that will
L the ears of the world tingle-"
4 leaned forward and whispered
I the ear of Theresa Won Lynar the
|ble death prepared for her only
She nodded calmly as she lis.
N but a wonderful JOY lit up the
bans face.
am glad came hither," she muir.
led, at is worth 1t ALL"
hlpce Ivan took her hand in both
Us and pressed it fondly.
Ind you shall be gladder yet" he
!, my Lady Theresa. have some
Ig to say. / had not thought that
Fe lived In the world any woman
bike minded, even as l knew not
there lived any woman so beau.
D Together you and l might rule
world. Shall it be together"
But Prince Ivan" she interposed
fkly, but still smiling, what is
|, | thought you were set on wed.
) the Princess Margaret. You
h to make her first widow and then
l.
Theresa" he said, looking amor.
y up at her. II wed for a king.
!. But marry the woman who is
mate. 1t is our custom. must
the left hand. it is true, but with
be heart, my Theresa"
e was on his knees before her
|, still clasping her hand.
you consent?" he said, with tri.
Ph already in his tone
did not say nay!" she answered,
sigh.
T kissed her hand and rose to his
He would have taken her in his
+, but a noise in the pavilion dis.
pea him. He went quickly to the
'aln and peeped through.
\ is nothing" he said, "only the
come to fetch the powder for the
'srsrs cannon. But the night
Fds apace. In an hour we ASSAULT
'llh an eager look on his face he
Z nearer to her.
laeresa," he said, "a soldiers WOO
must needs be brisk and speedy.
~ and mine yet swifter. Our re-
y oeckons us. Do you abide here
return-with those goods friends
" names we have mentioned.
now ere l go forth. pledge me
love. This is our true betrothal.
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There is fashion in most things
and medicine during the last ten years
has appeared to me to be as much
under its sway as dress or charity
Half ones duties as medical man is
devoted to explaining away the dag.
nosis of the fashionable physician.
which, however, credtable to the
diagnostician. is particularly unfor-
tunate for the patient who readily
makes a pet of the maladie IL mode.
ID. w. Samways. In British Medical
Journal.
$50 California g. Ret. Salt Lake Route.
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Such Innocence!

Mrs. Stubb-Land's sakes, John,
there must be great many barber
shops In Wall street!
Mr.. stubb-What causes you to
think so, Maria?
Mrs. Stubb-Why, the papers say
hundreds of men are trimmed there
every day.-Chicago Daily News.
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cIvIno the Mani : sendoH.

Over in the little town OF Wildcat
negro postmaster each day carries
the mail from the post office to the
train. Slowly he places the mail
pouch on a crane. AS the fast train
Is approaching and the arm on the
mail car extends to sweep the bag
from midair, the old man shouts:
Hear We! Hear ye! Hear ye! The
honorable mail of these United States
is about to CO."
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The troopship of to-day reveIs in
luxuries compared with its compeer
of other days, and II the soldier now
adays grumbles to himself at his
cramped accommodation and his ships
fare, he can take comfort In the
thought that he enjoys advantages
that his brother-in-arms OF the sailing
ship period never even dreamed Of
The Captain.
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EpiIooue of Exploitation.

II was the morning of white day.
The princely banner flew from every
tower in Castle Kernsberg, for that day
II was TO lose a duchess and gain u
duke. It was Joan's second wedding
day--the day of her first marriage
Never had the little hill town seen
On brave n gathering since the North
ern princes laid Henry the Lion III ms
grave. In the great vault where ne
slept there was new tomb a pam
marble slab with the inscription
THERESA, WIFE OF HENRY
Duke OF KERNSBERG AND HUH
ENSTEIN,"
And underneath. and in Latin the
words Cr,,,.
For strangely enough. by the wonder
90 providence or some freak of the eS'
ploding powder. they found lhe'esa ,
fallen where she stood, blackened pu'
scarce marred in face or figure %
from that burnt-out hell tney hau
brought her here that at the last sne
might rest near the man whom he'
soul had loved. ,.s only
1ut ON this morning of gladness only
loan thought of the dead woman
"To.day | will do the thing sue
wished" the Duchess thought as sn sue
looked from the window TOWARDS l n.'
sother,s tomb "she would take noun
inc for herself. yet shall her son SIT IN
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w itSt tOi w.
the password"
4 !, rove you, Ivan!' that may
III my heart till my return!"
\ would have taken her in his
4, out Theresa turned quickly,
|bras w ZIP. She looked anxiously
doa a Tue back of the tent where lay
4 rl@ NV prince. Hush! | hear some.
raa sne smiled upon him-a sud.
oIo u,ahce like sunshine through
Ia" with mel am afraid of the
pro sue said, almost like a child.
N ', ba Is the guile of a woman
|herea,. all Is at stake.
N ., a Won Lynar opened the
/ no,o morn lanter which dangled
Sho and took the candle in her
Ian que gave her right hand with a
!. ''S'ure of surrender to Prince
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$50 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route.
Ever Have TO Listen 70 ,em.

Ever Have to listen to EN-.
The Conversation Gas 1t sounds)--
And ! says to him. says-O, he says
well, IL you think, / says-says-
then he says he-he-I-just wait.
says-Sadie says she never-maybe
you didn't. l says. butt know. I
says--I don't care what anybody says
If he say SO he says / said--he--he
ys-says--says--' -
Puck.
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Keep Mum.

Women. as women, are pretty much
alike. They have the same hair, diff
fering slightly only as to color and
length; same features. same thoughts.
When we love one of them, therefore.
we are In reality loving them all But
1t is as well not to mention this
Life