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driven a bullet through his oppO-
nent's body; a twist the other way
and he moaned and ground his teeth
and frenziedly strove to regain what
he had lost Suddenly he let go,
snatched his left hand clear, and
throttled Gregory against the wall.
Gregory, suffocating, his eyes staring
from their sockets, his mouth drib-
bling blood and froth, struggled with
supreme desperation for the pistol.
Getting it in the very nick Of time,
and eluding Horble's right hand, he
fired twice through the armpit down.
Horrible sank at the first shot, and
received the second kneeling. Then
he toppled backward, and lay in a
twitching heap against the drawers
below the bunk, groaning and cough
ing. Gregory, with averted face,
gave him another shot behind the ear,
and another through the mouth, and
then went out, sick and faint, shut
ting the stateroom door behind him.
He sat for a long time beside the
table, absolutely spent, and still hold
ing the revolver in his hand. He was
shaking in a chill, though the temper
ature was over so, and the cabin.
when he had first entered it, had
seemed to him overpoweringly hot
and sitting. He warmed himself
| with nip OF gin. He looked over his
clothes for a trace of blood, and
was thankful to find none He took
Off I,:c ooo+. Nc ava,,,iDa5 +bo sofas IF
his shoes. No blood! Thank God, no
blood!
He went on deck and cast the re-
volver overheard. standing at the taft
rail and watching it sink. Even in
| the time he had been below the wind
had risen; it was blowing great guns
to seward. the lagoon itself was
white and broken as far as the eye
could reach. Aboard his own schoon-
er they were busy housing the top
masts, and the yeo-heave-yeo of
straining voices warned him that
Cracroft was hosting in the boats
and making everything snug.
Gregory leaned against the wheel
and tried to think. To throw Hor-
ble's body overheard would be to &C
complish nothing. The blood, the
shot holes. the disordered caDin,
would all betray him. To scuttle the
schooner with a stick of dynamite was
better plan, but that involved re
turning to the Northern Light, with
the possibility of Madge coming off
in the interval and discovering the
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ing both elbows on the table, there's
something you ought to know; l love
Madge, and Madge loves mel"
Horrible gasped.
She's mine!" said Gregory.
Horrible helped himself to more gin
and then slowly wiped his mouth with
the back of his hand.
You're forgetting she's my wife"
he said.
I'll give you a thousand pounds
for her, cash and bills" said Greg
ory
You can't sell white women" said
Horrible. 'She amt labor"
"A thousand poundsi" repeated
Gregory.
4 won't sell my wife to no man. =
said Horrible.
The pair looked at each other. Hor.
ble's hand felt for the gin again. His
speech had grown little thick. He
was angry and austered, and a dull
resentment was mantling his heavy
face
III go the schooner" cried Greg
DRY. THE Northern Light, as she
lies there this minute, not a dollar
owing on her bottom, with $500 of
specie in her safe. Lock, stock and
barrel, she's yours,"
Horrible shook his head
"Madge amt for sale,' he said.
please yourself" said Gregory.
You'll end by losing her for moth
ing"
Capt. Cole" said Horrible, ''Madge
. has told me how near it was a so
between you and her, and how, if you
hadn't cleared out so sudden the way
you did, she would have married you
in spite of old Blanchard. But when
you went away like that you left the
field clear, and you mustn't bear me
no malice for having stepped in and
taken your leavings. What's done's
done, and it's a sorry game to come
| back too late and insult a man who
never did you no harm"
"Oh." said Gregory.
If you choose" continued Horrible
in his tone of wounded reasonable
ness, you can make a power of mis-
chief between me and Madge. 1 don't
think it comes very well from you to
| do it; / don't think anything that
! calls himself a man would do it.;
least of all genelman like yourself,
whom we all respect and look up to.
Capt Cole, if you've lost Madge, you
know you can only blame yourself. z
Il don't call her lost" said Gregory.
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out. I'm his, Greg. / will not be-
tray my husband for any man..
Again he besought her to go with
him. But the moraent of her mad
ness had passed.
He sat down on the rail instead, his
eyes defying hers.
She stepped aft, and his heart stood
still as she seemed on the point Of
descending the companion. But she
had another purpose in mind. Throw
ing aside the gaskets, she stripped
the sail covers off the mainmast and
began with practiced hands to reef
down to the third reef Then she
went forward and did the same to the
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again, and saw old Maka taking his
place in the stem sheets and ass;at-
ing a woman in beside him. Tue
woman! 1t needed no second glance
to tell him it was Madge. He hsd
never counted on her coming off 50
company. Fool that he was, he had
taken it for granted that she would
be alone. Everything, in fact, turned
on her being alone. Then, with !
start, he remembered his own dinghy,
and how it would betray him. He hid
made it fast on the schooner's sta2-
board quarter, near the little ar
commodation ladder. Going on his
hands and knees, lest his head shoul.t
be seen above the shallow rail, he uf,-
loosed the painter, worked the bof.t
astern, and drew it again to port.
way and waited.
A few minutes later and the whaSer
was humping against the schooner's
side. It might have been humping
against Gregory's heart, so agonizsng
was the suspense as he lay GREATNESS
anu VI cAhPCo OtalUOOh bhO NOAA1uAiEAC
width of the house and rail-
1T was kind of you to bring me
off, Maka," said Madge.
The old Hawaiian laughed mu-
sically in denial mo, MOI" he cried.
you must come below and see the
captain said Madge.
Gregory was in cold sweat OF ap-
prehension.
TOO much Storm" said Maka,
doubtfully. Il go home now, and put
rocks on the church roof"
Five minutes won't matter" said
Madge.
Again Gregory trembled.
More better / go home quick, F"
said Maka. mo rocks, no roof"
The boat showed off, the crew strik-
ing up a song. Msdge seemed to re-
main standing at the gangway where
they had left her. Gregory felt by
instinct that she was gazing at the
Northern Light, and that as she gazed
she sighed; that she was lost in rev.
erie and was loath to go below.
He rose stif15 from his hiding
place. Even az he did so it came
over him that he was extraordinarily
tired-so tired that he swayed as he
stood and looked at her.
'Madge!" he sad in almost a whis-
per- 'Madge!'
She turned instantly, paling as she
saw who confronted her.
Greg" she cried
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murder FOR herself. No, the risk OF
that appalled, him. Besides, what
ever happened, he had another rea-
son for keeping the truth from Madge.
The fact Of Horble's death, even II
she thought it accidental, would
shock her to the core. 1t was in
conceivable that she would feel any
thing but horror stricken, whether
she judged her former lover innocent
or not. She might even undergo
terrible remorSe At such a moment
how little likely she would be to give
way to him! or course she would re-
fuse. Any woman would refuse
Every restraining influence would be
masSed against him. No, his only
hope lay in getting her aboard his
schooner and out of the lagoon be-
fore the least suspicion could dawn
upon her. Once away, and it might
be two years before she might even
hear of Horble's death. Once away,
and the empty seas would keep his
secret. Once away
He studied the weather with new
and consuming anxiety. how could
he manage to get out at all, or pick
3 course through the middle channel!
1t was thick with coral rocks, and in
day SO overcast the keenest eye
aloft would be at fault And out
side, what then? Already it was
working up a hurricane To run be-
fore it would be counting death.
But to stake Madge's life! Madge,
whom he loved so dearly! Madge,
for whom he would have died!
And yet there was something sub
lime in the thought Of taking her in
his arms and driving before the gale,
the storm sails treble reefed on the
bending yards, the decks awash from
end to end, Madge beside him, the
pitchy night in front, the engulfing
seas behind; to swim or sink, to ride
or smother, accepting their fate to-
gether, and, if need be, drowning at
the last in each others arms.
He looked toward the settlement
and saw a crowd of natives pushing
whaleboat into the water; looked
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"Capt Cole" said Horrible, calmly,
but with CULVER of his lip, wei
take another drink, and then we'll
say good-by."
I'm not going till 1 see Madge, "
said Gregory.
Horrible began to tremble.
Its for Madge to decide" added
Gregory.
Decide what?" demanded Horrible
in husky stutter.
Between you and me, old fellow"
said Gregory.
"And you've the gall to say that on
my ship, at my table, about my wife, =
exclaimed Horrible, punctuating the
sentence with the possessive.
Yes" said Gregory.
Horrible sat awhile silent. He was
obviously turning the matter over in
his head He said at last he would
go on deck and take another look to
windward.
There's power CT dirt to wind
ward!" he said.
Gregory was conscious of a be-
laying pin being whipped out Of
sight, and in an instant he was
reused and tense, his nostrils vibrat-
ing with a sense of danger. The
two men stared at each other, and
then Horrible backed into the state
room, remarking with furtive insincer-
ity: There's a power Of dirt to
windward!" This said, the door went
shut behind him Gregory sprang to
his feet and burst it open with his
powerful shoulders, crushing Horrible
against the bunk, who, pistol in hand,
fired at him point blank The bullet
went wide, and there was @ sound of
shattering glass. Gregory's hands
clenched themselves on Horbles, and
the revolver twisted this way and
that under the double grasp. Horrible
was painting like steam engine; his
lower jaw hung open, and he cried as
he fought, the tears streaking his red
face; there was an agonized light in
his eyes, for his foref1nger was break
ing in the trigger guard. A hairs
breadth more and he could have
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Force of Habit

"Bet that lady has been to the mil
linery opening" whispered the big
waiter N the white apron.
What makes you think SOP" asked
the cashier.
why, l said: Madam, what kind
of trimmings do you like with your
steak?' and she says: Why make 1t
black lace and two lunches of red
cherries with wire leaves"
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Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

90 mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely dcrange the whole system when
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
lions from reputable physicians, as the damage they
will do Is ton fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by +. j. Cheney e. Co., Toledo o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made ir Toledo
Ohio, by f. J. Cheney a Co. Testimonials froe.
Sold by Druggists Price 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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You Would Not Accept Counterfeit
Money, Why Accept Counterfeit


Good money is made by the Govern.
ment in which you have implicit faith
and confidence. Good goods are made
by manufacturers who are willing to
stake their regulations on the quality
of the material offered to you through
the medium of their advertisements in
this paper. Counterfeit goods are not
advertised. The reason for it is they
will not bear the close scrutiny to
which genuine advertised goods are
subjected. Counterfeit money pays
more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun-
terfeit goods are offered to you for the
same reason.
Insist on the Genuine-Reject the
Counterfeit.
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forestaysail A minute later, hardly
knowing why or how, except that he
was helping Madge, Gregory, like q
maa in dream, was pulling with her
on the halyards Of both sails. The
wind Numbered in them as they rose;
the main boom jerked violently at
the sheet and dashed to and fro the
width of the deck; the anchor chain
fretted and sawed In the hawse hole;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-14
The prettiest Kind

"The'young heiress who has just
made her debut has very pretty good
figure to her credit"
That's nothing. Her father has six
pretty good figures to his"
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
hammaton. aays pain. cures wind colo. 25c bottle
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A well-informed physician Is fire.
quently Uniformed.
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This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1855 Lawrence
ST., Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
Il was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles.
/ underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months /
was worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as / have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
/ did with baclkache, bearing-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
COmpound."
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lnnnortant to Mothers.

It is dishonor TIC think what 1t is
dishonor to do.-Pulsford.
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FACTS FOR SICK VOVlE Rd.

For thirty years Lydia 70. INK.
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera.
ton, f1broid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges'
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it :?
Mrs. PinlSham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address. Lynn, Mass.
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the whole schooner strained and
creaked and shook to the keelson.
Gregory, in amazement, asked Madge
what she was doing.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17

some way the safe was opened
and cash to the amount Of about
$40 was taken, nothing else Of
value being missed.
There was nothing indicating
who the guilty parties were, but
about noon today Saturday
some boys offered to pay SILL for
n pair Of goats belonging to r. M
Carter's boy, and Mr.. Carter,
suspecting that the boys had
some knowledge Of the theft, en-
couragod tho trade, which was
made, tho money being paid,
consisting Of ton dollar bill and
O one. Mr., Carter reported the
matter to Mar8hal DoCQmp, who
undertook an investigation, ac'
companied by u reporter, with
the result that Richard Jones, 10
years old, and residing on the
West Side, ana Tobe and Win
fred Mcclure, aged 8 and II, were
arrested, They at once &C.
knowlcdged their guilt and turn.
ed over all Of the money except
d dollar or 80, which they had
spont, The boys declare they
will never be guilty Of such con-
duet again. Batesville Guard.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
BRYAN AND KERN.
Indiana Man Placed On The Ticket As A
Running Mate For Bryan.

AS was expected by almost
everybody the democratic nation-
al convention at Denver nomi-
mated William j, Bryan for presi-
dent. The nomination Of Mr..
Bryan was made on the first BAL
lot By a most overwhelming ma
jority. The names Of Gov, john
son Of Minnesota and Gray Of
Delaware were placed before the
convention, but the votes they
received were few and far be-
tween. Mr.. Bryan has declared
that in the event he IL defeated
no will not again consent to be
the nominee Of his party for
president, and in the event Of his
election no will not consent TO
become the nominee for second
term,
John Kern, tho nominee for
vice president, Is an Indiana man
and q prominent democrat in his
state, II IL thought he will add
strength to the ticket in a section
Of the country where The demo-
Gratis have proven weakest in
previous campaigns.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
SALEM NEWS ITEMS.
(From The Bannor)


A good rain fell in this section
last Friday and another on Mon
day,
Rats! While peacefully sleep-
ing Wednesday night Tom AL"
derson was bitten through the
left ear by a rat.
Chicken thieves seem to be
doing q thriving business around
town just now. A dozen or two
were stolen from J, l.. Peter In
one night recently,
Claude Brown has accepted II
position as travelling salesman
for the Woodson Smith Hat Co.,
OF Kansas City, He left Monday
evening on his first trip.
The assessor has completed his
visits to the various townships OF
the county and may now be
found at the sheri'l's Office in
Salem. In his rounds he made
out about l,700 lists.
Will Beaver killed u wolf last
Monday few miles west Of town
Ho was plowing and tho wolf en-
tered o thiokot near him, when
he got his gun and shot II. The
animal was q largo one, moasur'
ing five feet from tho tip OF the
tail to the end Of itJ nose,
While the family were away
from home last Saturday some
one entered Uncle Bill Woods
residence, a few miles west ol
town, and tumbled things around
considerably. II is supposed the
parties were looking for money,
as nothing was missing from the
house.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
HN XPPEHZ~
TO The Citizens
of Sharp
County

The Sharp County Cattle Tick
Association was organized at
Evening Shade on July II, 1908.
The purpose of this organiza-
ton is to commence at once a
movement to exterminate the
parasite known as the Texas
Fever Tick, which is now infest-
ing various localities in the
county and is spreading at a
rapid rate, causing great fatality
among cattle.
1t is the desire of the organi-
zation TO enlist our entire citizen
ship to an extent that every one
who possesses cattle will at once
institute measures to rid them of
this destructive pest. A COM
mittee of three citizens of each
township in the county has been
appointed by authority of this
organization, who will give any
instructions which may be nec-
essary to begin to carry out the
objects Of this organization.
Two government inspectors,
together with two inspectors EN-.
ployed by the organization, are
to make a thorough canvas Of
the county to acertain the locali-
ties which may now be infected
and to give specific advice as to
necessary procedures, and also
as to the law touching the mat
ter Of quarantine regulations.
The committee in your town
ship is authorized and requested
to solicit contributions for the
purpose Of defraying necessary
expenses.
Yoa are earnestly requested to
think and act at once, and to
contribute literally to this most
important enterprise.
Thos, j. Woods,
Jasper Justus,
G. j. Wilson,
Committee.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
That's Bad Enough,

In the recent teaehera' eyami-
nation In Randolph county sixty.
five applicants for license failed
entirely,--Sharp County Record,
You have Il wrong Bro. Coger,
There were only sixty-hve appli.
eants In all, and only twenty.
four Of them failed entirely
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
Can Live In White House.

John W. Kern objected to
being nominated for vice presi.
dent on the ground that If elected
he Is too poor to reside in Wash.
ington. Mr.. Bryan ssys II tho
ticket 10 successful Mr., Kern and
his family shall occupy tho White
House with The presidents fam
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17
Unique Liquor Law.

An entirely now feature seems
TO have come 10 tho front In the
fight on booze drinking out In
Oregon, Instead Of making the
saloon. .beeper pay all the license,
the drinker Is compelled TO take
out u license which he must have
renewed every ok months. So
loon men are compelled by law
10 eonflne their sales exclusively
TO persons holding llconse TO
buy, under penalty OF o heavy
fine, for selling TO unauthorized
persons and q feature Of the law
Ia that oyory ok months q CON.
plote list of tho licensed drinkers
IL published, --Ex.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-17


and sold $3.50 worth of ice cream
on July 3.
The Seventh Day Adventists
are holding a meeting in a tent
at Imboden,
The Texas fever tick is killing
many cattle in the vicinity of
Walnut Ridge.
The Melbourne Times says
lizard county should have coun-
ty fair this fall.
! The town marshal at Cotter
was fined S25 recently for being
drunk and disorderly.
Tho collector Of Independence
county collected as taxes this
year the sum Of S106, ,566.
Alvin Irby of Black Rock is
building $4,000 club house on
Clear Lake, in Lawrence county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, one
of the oldest residents Of Walnut
Ridge, died last week, aged SO
years.
The Guard says the anti
cigarette law passed by the last
legislature is not enforced at
Batesvile.
Tobe Davis, a Newport negro,
was stabbed nine times with q
knife in the hands Of another
negro q few nights ago.
There arc probably 100000 Ell
berta peach trees bearing this
year within five miles Of Black
Rock, says the Democrat.
Elder J. II. Whisnant of the
Christian church recently con-
Quoted a meeting at Sycamore
which resulted in AZ baptisms.
Rural Route No. has been
ordered established October lat
at Gassville, Baxter county,
serving 600 people and 10S fami-
lies.
James Robertson, who lives
near Mountain Home, was bitten
by a spider recently, and was
quite sick for several days as a
result.
A meeting Of farmers will be
held at BatesviIle on tho 23rd for
the purpose Of organizing n fruit,
berry and vegetable growers
association,
The annual ex-Confedorate re-
union of lizard county will be
held this year at tho Shell spring,
four miles east Of Lacrosse,
August 9Th, 9th and 7th.
Tho 2-yeal-oId child Of Mr.
and Mrs. G. j. Jackson Of Bates
Vile drank somo coal oil one day
last week and was in o danger
Gus condition for time,
AT Melbourne several days age
two small children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. jeff John were severely
scalded by the accidental over.
turning OF u pot Of coffee.
G.. A. Dale assaulted Patterson
Head two miles from Melbourne
a few days ago because Of Tho
fact that Head objected to his
hauling logs across his land.
Walter Wells Of Imboden, the
republican candidate for county
judge Of Lawrence county, says
Il he is elected he will run thu
county on levy Of three mills
tax,
G, =, Cloyes, a young business
man Of P0eahontae, was drowned
In an accidental manner In Blael
river one day last week while II
bathing. The body was recov-
cred.
Henry Hartaell Of Portla ha'
twenty acres Of w0termelon'