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course. shall not tell her now; IL
would only fret her
Anita tried c0nscientiousiy to listen
az the surgeon reassured Alice. and
denounced the subterfuge which had
caused such uneasiness. Yet her ears
and eyes wandered persistently to the
three men who gathered around Joe
Balfour at the window. They deluged
him with questions, all at once. Joe
was still very angry. but he had worn
the wire edge on his temper in those
few remarks hurled at Jimmy Fitz.
THAT dyed-mustache devil La
bouisse started It I'm going down
there after awhile to tell him what 1
think of him"
mo, Mrs. Ashton will be well in
a few days." Duke interrupted, dryly;
leave him to her, she'll attend to his
case better than you can
Eyes, yes, that's so. 1t seems that
Mrs. Ashton was taken i'll during the
night The two girls slept soundly
and did not hear her when she called.
Arthemise came-she has nursed a
good deal of smallpox-and they sent
for a 1antern-jawed doctor who lives
across the street He's some kind of
an officer in the board of health.
I'll have to pay my respects to him
before go home. He promptly dag
nosed the case as smallpox. Labouisse
was afraid that his guests woUld leave
the house-you know he never makes
red cent except at Mardi Gras. So
he bundled Mrs. Ashton off in. hur-
ry, cleared everything out of that
room, and refurnished it before morn
ing-even put new paper on the walls.
Pretty slick trick, wasn't it?'
to carry the thing so far. But he
kept getting deeper and deeper in the
mud until he couldn't back out. He
just had to go on.
when the police came, Labouisse
tipped them off the first thing. OF
course, they were dead anxious to
prevent smallpox scare right in the
face of Mardi Gras, with the town
full of strangers. They took every
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----- into a smile Then the fellow,
perfectly incapable OF harboring NAL
ice. stuck out his hand, and the other
took it. He could do nothing else
while Anita was standing beside him.
Even after Mrs. Chaudron and the
others had come into the room, crowd
ing it with discussion, once in awhile
he would catch Vance looking sidewise
at him. 1t irritated Duke to see the
other man smile. OF course Vance
had the best of it, he thought. And
Vance could not keep from smiling at
their absurd adventure in Pedro's
"reSter-raw."
Chaudron and Vance had drifted
over to the window with Noel Duke.
None of them could understand exact
ly what had happened. They knew
that Victor Labouisse had sent Mrs
Ashton to the hospital, and that the
police had conspired together to mis-
lead them. But for the life of him
Chaudron could not see how the thing
had been kept so quiet. And then it
suddenly dawned upon him that the
newspapers had never even men
toned the occurrence. 'Fhey must
have known, too.'' he thought
'How did Joe manage to stumble
on it?" Chaudron asked of Vance.
Vance did not know; and Duke vol
unteered no information.
Anyway it's damned outrage"
Chaudron said, land I'm going to
make 'em sweat for it-after the Car
nival. Joe will be here in a minute;
he knows"
Duke said little or nothing; he only
watched his chance to get away. But
glancing again at Anita, he waited.
He stood there, half listening to the
discussion between Chaudron and
Vance, half-looking at Anita. The
tense anxiety of these last few days
had only made her forehead seem
paler and purer, had only deepened
the violet mystery of her eyes. had
only touched the firmness of her lips
with tremor of pathetic sweetness.
He shuddered to imagine her being
brought into the polluted atmosphere
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Stuck Out His Hand.

precaution, and there was really no
danger. These Carnival visitors would
have lit out from here like a flock of
cartridges, and hit the ground run
ming So the police threw dust in
our eyes, told US any old thing, sent
us off on false anything to keep
us amused until after the Carnival
That's the truth of it. Then it got
so hot for them that they couldn't
tell"
But what about that room7" Chau-
dron asked-"the door that had the
broken knob2 1 can't get that straight
in my head?'
sLabouisse cleaned it out: changed
the furniture, pictures. everything;
the girls got excited and confused;
that helped Labouisse.'
Duke was beginning to understand.
II began to penetrate his head that
he had been made a scapegoat, mere
dummy for the purpose of diverting
suspicion 1t dawned upon him grad
ualy. almost imperceptibly, that his
arrest had no connection whatever
with the affair at vicksburg. And all
the while he had had no other thought
except that he was being held pend
ing the arrival of extradition papers
from Mississippi
1t took him quite little while to
fully comprehend Great God, to
what depths had he descended, he,
Noel. Duke, to be picked up on the
streets like a common vagrant, cast
into prison, suspected of numbering
a woman, And he dared not open his
lips. Anita heard it. she saw him
there; perhaps she suspected She
heard that iuSoleut creature asking
him questions. What could she think?
What could Joe think? Oh. wen. he
could not help it now 1T doesn't
matter anyway" He turned on with
shrug, and went to another window.
ITO BE CONTINuEpl
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crime. My God!' he thought, pun
ishment reaches out like the tentacles
of devil-fsh, and clutches every
thing you love. Here comes Joe," he
spoke aloud. pointing out two men
who were crossing the yard.
And DR.. Anderson. Chaudron
added.
Dr. Anderson hurried along with
the tread of a man who has no apollo
gies to make; the tall gaunt old sur
geon strobe ahead of Joe, swinging his
arms and shaking his head angrily.
His decided steps rang through the
hall, then. white-haired and indignant
he burst into the room
Mrs Chaudron. this is an outrage.
an Internal outrage
Alice sprang up, ran to him, and
caught his hands But, my
mother"
The old doctor took her into his big
comforting arms. Shell be well
again pretty soon, and she wants you
to enjoy Mardi Gras- Now, my child,
don't be worried any more. Your
mother is doing nicely, and in the
| very best place that she could possibly
be. Mrs. Chaudron, this is an out
rage; I never suspected the trick
That fellow Labouisse telephoned for
our ambulance and brought Mrs. Ash
ton here about daylight Friday morn
ing. He said nothing about her hav-
ing relatives who might be uneasy
She supposed that the girls under
stood. and did not want them exposed
to Infection Labouisse has been COM
ing here twice day, bringing flowers
and messages which he said were
from the young ladies' Mrs Ashton
knew that you had taken them to
your house. and sent her thanks by
Labouisse- She is quite contented.
and has not the faintest idea how
anxious this poor girl has been OF
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ROOM Oh, how my heart sunk. then!
I don't want to hold out any false
hopes to you people, he says, but
think with proper care from now on,
your little girl is goin't' git WELL
Elsie, it seemed jest like ton of
hay had been lifted off my chest right
there. AS fer your ma, why she jest
busted down an cried as hard as she
could. After Doc. was gone we went
out to the kitchen an kneeled down
right there an thanked God fer the
most glorious New Years gift he ever
give t. anybody in tn world-the
health of our baby girl. You know
your pa amt no ranter er shouter;
yer ma bein' a Baptist has furnished
most of tn r'ligion fer our house, but
jest then 1 seen how it was that they
comes times in peoples lives when
they've jest got to have somethin'
bigger an greater than anything hui
man t. turn to with a great joy er a
great sorrer.
well, it was long time yet before
you was strong enough t. play out
doors, an it was a hard winter. I
burned every post of the fence around
the south eighty fer firewood afore
it was over. But it seemed like we
we was strong t. care fer any any of
tn smaller troubles that we come
acrost.
ct really hain't so bad to look back
at it now after tn trouble is over, but
them hard years in Kansas drove
nearly all our neighbors- t. give up
their land an move away, broke in
hopes an pocketbook. Them of us as
stayed is purity well fixed now, but
we fit fer everything we got, an fit
hard, too. AM, o, yes, about tn caty-
logs. Well after you. was well an
things begun t. take a turn fer tn
better, one night ma brought out that
Chicago book an laid it on the kitch-
en- table an says: tEzry, what do you
want t. do with this?' An I SEE: Les
burn it. An your ma SEE: Jest what
1 was thinkin', too An so we did
burn it, an what's more, we amt
never had one in tn house since, an
we never send away fer anything We
can git at any OF the stores in Huston.
cause we want to deal with them as
has an int'rest in the country We live
in, an in us people that live clost by
why, you needn't of put yours in
tn stove, too, Elsie; ! didn't mean
yes, don't know but what it's jest as
well y done it after ALL
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Folk penounces MaiI.order Idea.

Addressing meeting of retail mer-
chants in Jefferson city recently, Gov
ernor Folk, of Missouri, said:
1--WE are proud of our splendid
cities. and we want TO increase wealth
and population, and we also want our
country towns to grow We wish the
city merchants to build up, but we
also desire the country merchants to
prosper. / dc not believe in the mail
order citizen. II a place is good
enough for man to I've in and to
make his money in, its good enough
for him to spend his money in
mo merchant can succeed without
advertising in one way or another.
Patronize your town papers, build
them up, and they win build the town
I'D in increased trade and greater op-
portunities. Do not be afraid that
business is geing to be hurt by the re-
cent exposures of wrong-doing in the
commercial world"
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Historical.

Alexander the Great paused In his
weeping.
''I'm glad to hear of this man F,t1ns-
ton," he remarked. 81 thought I had
licked everything in my GLASS;
Them they explained to him gently
knowing that he was melancholy from
fear of going stale, that Funston had
not happened yet.
Calling for a fresh handkerchief.
Alexander resumed his weeping
PhiaasTeIphia Ledger.
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The Reaeon.

SrufggI don't see why you refer
. to Beatem as a taifor- made man. I'm
szre he's not extraordinarily we'll
dressed.
old Ships, the tailor, made him pay
for suit of clothes. which was the.
first thing he has ever been known to
pay for.
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in theeend. have faith In tn coun-
try. an in the people that live here
an nobodJ's sick baby IL =. Eoins to
suffer IL kin help any.
Well. it was the same thing at
Harlow's grocery, an tn coal yard.
everywhere in tn town. 'Cert'nlee,
Mr.. Williams, wen see y through on
this 1t made me feel mean an small
some way, though 1 don't know why.
An often when they'd put in a few
oranges or somethin' like that, sayin'
in 'pologizin' sort of way, little
somethin' fer tn sick baby, Williams
why somehow it made a hard lump
come up in my throat, an I had a
queer feelin' in my eyes, kinder achy
like, v know.
well, to be short about it, fer eight
weeks you KEEP a gittin' weaker an
weaker, an we KEEP a feelin' more n
more hopeless. 1t was a sad Christ
mas in our home that year. Your ma
was jest wore out with watchin' an
tryin' to do her work between times.
an 1 was so nigh sick with trouble an
Encouragement t 1 ust to go around
by the barn an jest cry like a baby.
But never let on to your ma though.
ner she t. me. We tried t encourage
each other though we knowed in our
hearts t all our cheerful words was
lies, an each one knowed the other
knowed it too.
well, jest tn night before New
Years Doc called US outside your
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for We hadn't been tradin' much
with the stores in Huston, buyin'
mostly from the catylog folks y know,
an so we didn't have any credit there
to speak of. But went { Foster, tn
druggist, an 1 told him how things
was 1 didn't have no money pay
fer tn medicine an things, an the
prospects fer the next year was as
poor er poorer than tn last
why cert'nlee. Mr. Williams. he
says, jest let us know what you want
an wen carry you along till times
come better fer you We're all in q
tigr. piach now. but If we hang t'geth-
things is all goin' to CONE out right
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Rainy Day Money.

as your husband putting by any.
thing for rainy day." asked the
prudent relative.
Il thf2k So. answered youeg Mrs.
Torkirs. ~ heard hixl nentio. sov-
erai horse yestcTccy that h said
alWay1 run -e-t IN : muddy tr..c.s-. =
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Mixture of Many Nations.

Louis n Parker, the dramatist. was
born in France; his father was an
American, his mother an English
woman: his first language was Italian
and he was educated IN Germany.
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QUARTERLY REPORT

OF the County Superintendent of Public In
StrpGtion to the State Superintendent OF
Quarter beginsM archl31, 1906. ends June 2.
This report In required by, section ls.
school Laws of 1901 1t should be transmit
cember.
The board of county commissioners is for
hidden to order warrant for county superin-
tendent's salary until this report has been
coonsy CLERK ana the aboTs fact se certified bs
the county superintendent to the board of
l. Number of district schools visited this
quarter, giving number Of each district:
g Average length of time spent in actual
school inspection. hour
it's made to the district boards. 6.
4. Number of consultations with district
5. Number of days once has been kept
open at the county seat; %;
clerks records. One Give numbers of
districts in which records are not kept ac-
!. Number of examinations OF distric.
districts in Which records are not Kept ac-
8. Number Of teachers meetings attended.
9, Number Of lectures delivered. None.
10 Is this once h supplied With suitable re-
IL: Number of Certificates granted, g:
Professional. none; first grade. none; second
1s- Number Of certificates renewed; l.
s ssrucsion. Topeia. Kans.s: Oh o0''c IN
hereby certify the above 70 be a correct
nasss9s nersin rspofsed tor the guar END.
Dated AZ wa-Keeney this s4th day of
MRS. C. D. SMITH.
hereby certify the above 80 be . true and
correct copy of the report submitted this
County supt
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RHfUNtHe TOtESi
Are You Snre Your Kidneys Are
We1l7

Many rheumatic attacks are due uric acid
in the blood. But the duty of the kidneys is
to remove all uric acid from the blood Its
presence there shows the kidneys are mac
tive Don't daily with uric acid solvents"
You might go on till doomsday with them,
but until you cure the kidneys you will
never get WELL Doan's Kidney Pills not
only remove uric acid, but cure the kidneys
and then all danger from uric acid is ended.
Here is Wa-Keeney testimony to prove it.
J. w. Davidson, living at Trego
House. Wa-Keeney, Kan, says:
Il tried Doan's Kidney Pills and
found them very satisfactory. I
have had occasional spells of
rheumatism in the last few years
when my-back would pain me a
good deal. Doan's Kidney Pills
which I got at w. w. Gibson's
drug store relieved the lameness
and they are, in my estimation, a
good medicine for such cases.
For sale by all dealers. Price
80 cents. Folter- Milburn Co.,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name Doans
and take no other.
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For good sales, good service:
prompt returns, ship your
stock to
GEORGE r. BARSE
Live Stock Commission Co.,
Kansas City, Mo-, National Stock
Yards, ILL.,, Fort Worth, Texas.
Our business has increased 80
per cent the past year in Kansas
City. We make no loans. Merit,
not money, has made this in
crease. Send US a trial ship
ment and we know you will come
again. Write us for market in
formation. Describe your stock,
we will tell you what it's worth
here. Ship us your stock, we
will get you it's worth.
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Kansas City Market Report.

Kansas City Stock Yards, July
8. 1907.
Receipts of native cattle are
light this week, and the market
is about steady. The anticipated
big supply of cows and heifers,
following the settlement between
commission men and packers,
did not matterialize yesterday Or
today, and she stuff remains
steady this week. There was an
extraordinary supply of quaran
tine cattle yesterday, but these
were easily absorbed without
much decline Total run is 5000
cattle to day, including fifty loads
of guarantees. Southern cattle
usually come in on Mondays,
there being a small run of these
later in the week. The season
for guarantees is now at its
height, and when stuff from Ma
tive territory moves freely above
q month hence, run of southern
cattle will rapidly diminish
fortunate for the shippers
from both sections. Trading in
cows is now conducted practi-
cally on the same basis as before
he late agitation, and sellers are
we'll satisfied with the arrange
ments the packers experiencing
almost total defeat in the late
controversy. Dry lot steers are
getting scarce and sell today at
1925 to $685.. Steers that show
grass sell unevenly, at $475 to
5000, COWS 50. so to $3.50 heifers
$500 to So. 40, bull $275 to $4.75,
veals $500 to $500, stockers s.
so to S4.75, feeders 81. so to SIS. 90.
Up to noon today not a single
sale Of COWS or heifers had been
made subject to post mortem in
spection
Hog supplies are moderate
lately, but the market lacks
strength, and is easily dominated
by the buyers. Run is 10000 to-
day market ) lower, top S.. 95,
bulk 1886 to $500. Packers act
more Independently each week,
that they have good stocks of
products on hand, and while
receipts are diminishing, that is
but natural at this season, and
present supplies are still running
ahead of those of a year ago. Hot
weather is against consumption of
fresh meats, also.
Mutton markets have shown
strength since touching the low
point ten days ago market strong
er today, supply 1000. Lambs
sold at $7.75 today yearlings $50,
wethers 1878, ewes $500 goats
1925 to $3.65. Arizona furnishes
bulk of the supply. a few Texas
muttons included, but Utah not
fairly started yet. only one ship
ment from Utah in the last week.
Firm markets on the present
basis may be expected, but no
great advance is looked for now.
J. A. RICKART,
L. S. Correspondents.
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FAIRY HARNEN
FOR FARM WORK

the very strongest kind of har-
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such work
WE HAVE FARM HARNESS
that is as strong as it is possible
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Portable for the horse too. Every
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service you could ask of it.
Cheap, too, especially when the
quality is considered.
For Sale by A. B. JONES.
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L. S. Correspondents.

Thousands of people are daily
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ments that should be checked
promptly. DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills are the best remedy
for back aches, weak kidneys,
Inflammation of the bladder.
Their action is prompt and sure.
A weeks treatment for % cents.
Sold by w. w. Gibson.
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Bad sick headaches, bilious
ness or constipation are quickly
relieved by DeWitt's Little Early
Hisers. Small pill, sure pill, safe
pill-prompt and pleasant in ac-
ton. Sold by w. w. Gigbson.
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Nearly all old fashioned Cough
Syrup are constipating, especial
ly those that contain opiates.
They don't act just right. Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
contains no opiates. It drives the
cold out of the system by gentle
moving the bowels. Contains
Honey and Tar and tastes nearly
as good as maple syrup. Children
like it. Sold by w. W. Gibson.
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A cleansing, clean, cooling,
soothing, healing household
remedy is DeWitt's Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve. For burns,
cuts, scratches, bruises, insect
bites, and sore feet it is unequal
ed. Good for Piles. Beware of
limitations. Get DeWitt's. It is
the best. Sold by w. w. Gibson
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State of Kansas, -
TregO County,

State of Kansas,
TregO County,
/. L. C. Gleason. Treasurer of Trego coun-
ty. kansas, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true and correct, to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
l.. G. GLEASON,
County Treasurer.
/ HEREBY CERTIFY. that the foregoing
statement was subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me, and in my presence. by the above
named this 1st day of July. 1907.
Attest: w. N LA RABEE
ISEAL.l County Clerk.
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LANDS WANTED.

L have customers for few unim-
proved cheap tracts of land; some we'll
improved farms; some small ranches,
and two large ranches.
If you want to sell now is the time.
Come, list what you have, or send me
descriptions, prices. etc.
For Sa1e-LandS-
A few bargains in lands-farm and
nch lands
Irrigated Lands.
am agent for tire Arkansas Valley
Su ar Beet s. Irrigated Land Co IS
lanes in Southeast Colorado, where
farm ing pays.
Ca lon or write, -----
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Quick Relief For Asthma suffsrsrs

During the summer Kidney
Irregularities are often cause by
excessive drinking or being over
heated. Attend to the kidneys at
once by using Foley's Kidney
Cure. w. w. Gibson.
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WA KEENEY, KANS.

Had dyspepsia or indigestion
for years. No appetite. and what
I did eat distressed me terrible.
Burdock Blood Bitters cured
me. j. H. Walker, Sunbury,
Ohio.
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Notice to Contractors.

The board of School District
No. "a in Collyer township, Trego
county, Kansas, will receive bids
for the erection of a school build
ing 2Ox36, one story, cement
block foundation, in said district,
building to be built at once. I
will receive bids from June
% to July Is. Said bids will be
opened July 18th. We will also
receive bids for the old building
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Plans
can be seen by addressing the
clerk, Lee Spitsnaugle, Collyer
Kan,
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$500 Reward I!

I will pay 5000 for information
leading to the conviction of par
ties who stole cattle from my
pasture.
JAMES WALSH,
COllyer, Kansas.
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= De. you want ioanp Do you
want to sell your land? Do you
want to buy land at bargain !?
Call on John A. Nelson, Wa
Keeney, KanS.
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Wanted-Immediately

Several quarters of raw and i'm
proved land. r. II. BURNS.
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