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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
The Object Of Life Insurance

Life insurance, unlike any other form OF investment, has
for its primary object protection in event of death during the
productive period of life. 1t is therefore of the greatest i'm
portance that every known means should be adopted which
will safeguard such investment from fluctuations and dangers
which beset the usual business transactions.
The important question is not which company has the
greatest amount of insurance in force or the largest showing
Of assets, but which company under any and all conditions,
by its own peculiar system, affords to the insured the greatest
security.
Policies Secured
The St. Louis National Life Insurance Company as oper-
ated under the laws of the State of Missouri, affords security
as near absolute as it is possible to devise. Every policy is
sued by the St. Louis National Life Insurance Company bears
upon its face a certificate under seal and signed by the Insur-
ance Commissioner in the following language
"STATE OF MISSOURI Insurance Department
This Policy is registered and secured by a pledge of
bonds or deeds of trust on real estate deposited with this
Department"
Thus the State Of Missouri becomes the Trustee and Gus
todian of the funds of the Policy Holders equal to the full net,
cash value of each and every Policy. Thus at every stage OF
the contract, the insured is fully protected; somewhat analog-
Gus to a national banknote, being secured by a deposit with
the Government of the United States, so a Policy in the St.
Louis National Life Insurance Company is secured to the
extent of its full net cash value by a deposit Of approved,
interest bearing securities with the State of Missouri, the
Company being compelled to keep on deposit with the State
insurance Department a sufficient amount to cover all its liza
biities by reason OF its outstanding policy contracts. and can
not withdraw its deposit down below its liabilities, but must
at all times keep with tie State of Missouri an amount suffc-
lent to cover such liabilities hence the truth, Not how big,
but how good"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06

Canaan ..... Nov. IS
Owensville. NOV. 10 20 & 81 till noon
Morrison. Nov. % afternoon & "a all day
Thereafter at the Court House in Her
mann,
Those who fail to pay their taxes before
January /. 1909, are by law required to
pay int crest at the rate of 1 per cent per
month. After February fees and costs will
be added.
Please bring last years lax Receipt for
reference.
Merchants and Manufacturers are re-
quested to renew their licenses.
Respectfully.
r. A.,BREUER,
Collector.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06

q e bub &eser 1T bier
iebr n6tbia oa bas 8ieb am 8afer.
mansel leioet.
Die 5rauen Samuel Sabiu unb
Senuni Sappinstun bon Sobnipn
County unb Grau 4. Smitb BON 8eb
Btro tuaren bier bel Der Samilie
Squire gabia gu 8eiud.
8apne Naupin 1T nis gnitbote
an STEELE beS peritprbenen
SUbn 8. GaDlpe ernannt tppr.
ben unb trat am lesten RDniaa feline
Stele an.
Sn benz Mbleben hes 9r. S. B.
Sobnion unb bes Serrn @m. Mc-
Cane tueldeS an 16. unb reip. 80.
Cttober itattfanb bat biefes She'll bes
Gpuntp's ben 8erluit stpeier tiiftiser
Manner unb betannten 8dreer su
betlasen. Or. Sobnion NOR nett
tino brett befannt tueeen ieiner lieb-
ensuarbi1 teit unb bebiesenen &ennt.
nifen; Serr McGane mar in &irbeu.
treiien prominent rnb gefleibete our
Belt 5eine8 TDbeS bns glntt eiueS
Deacon in Der Saptifen air6e.
8eibe tpurben in yletp Galem Srieb.
buie~ beerbist.
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@uter @eiuuobeits . &atb.

Rts M SO DauiiOn BON 9D. 379
@iffOrb Gue, San Sole, Gal, iaat:
Scr 8ertb oes Glefric Bitters als
eln o~leemelreS o%ausmittel fiir aOpi,
meb, Der Sober
uuo 9drme 1T 10 martnnt, Dab lt)
mid aeOrunaen fuble elm @Ort 80
%ielnen @uuiten ein5uteeen gum Selten
Gerieniaen ruelte abbllie pOn Oieien
8~rantbelten iuhen IS II mebr @e.
lunobett in elmer NIulde electric
Bitters pie in lraeuo einem auoern
mie 5etannten Seilmittef. Inter
@arantie uertauit in Bdlfer BROS
Npotbete. 30 ceniS.
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Stallion for Sale |

Sam Wilkes, the Roadster sired by Wag.
ner Wilkes, he by Simmons, he by Geo.
Wilkes dam a large bay mare 16 hands
high, her dam an imported English mare.
Sam Wilkes traces directly back to Geo,
Wilkes. one of the greatest sires Kentucky
ever produced. He is a beautiful hay 16N
hands high, well nodded and in every res.
pecte a model horse.
He has won 3 first prizes at the JoneSburc
fair. :
He is for sale at a reasonable price.
For futher particulars call or write.
JOHN WHITE,
.RFD JonSeburg, Mo
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NnftIn n.

Der rlnierSeidneie wirb auf Ieiner Sorn
7 wleilen peitl, o Sermann. am
9onneritas, ben 10. @opember 'O8
iolsen6es %periobniihs Gisentbum aui Sffent
lidler Muftion ~pertanfen;
3 GIel elmer 2a Sabre alt; 4 aiibe. Elm,
friidmeItenb; l Rtno, tridtis; 1 SeTier; /
ginber; 1 Srasmaber; 2 Sarm,paaeu; /
Surrn; / Sprin9rpasen; / Sdbmaidine; j
Sadieimaiftne; l S;dbIesse; i-3-Ipdtre,
uno 2 ipinner plii9e; 2 aoimDHiiae
1-1'alierb S~uttipoior. 2 Get, pierbeaeidirr
Q Saitel 'opie etpas Qans. mi 8iiGen
eeraib unb piele anbere gIrtiteI.
9eoinsuneen. ollie GUNNER bon S. tnf
fpeni9er goar, iiir 6rcBere Summen g $40
note areoit seeen ylpte nit gutter giderheit
Collie eS am %eenannien Gage reanen
Fnoet Der Serfaui am i~olsenbsn ,Saat
fat.
stmon @ranbi
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
8piibeu oimmel unb @rbe

aiede es ear manhe 8inpe, BON
oenen Cure ShulmeiSbeit lidb nichta
traumen laBt; unb su oieitn 9inaen,
melde ourh hire OHenbaruua bias
ar6Bie @ritaunen erreaen, eeb6ren be
allbemabrten st. Bernard &rauter.
p .uer. Snuienoe uuo Nbertaulenoe
baben beretts oieie @rfabruup ae.
matt. Srlenc etne unuOrfntietett
in Der 9ebensfabrune le3te ben
@runbpein su ihrueren 2eioen. Damn
tcmen befien erite Gnseiteu, ME zip
petitlpiiateit. ihIehter @ei9mad i'm
URunbe:, ROpifHmersenS a.,r - :.
ten Wattiatelt, QerstlLt ;sr, ~ .rln.
oelanidIle, Obnmat,ten. ~=e1nGrana.
en-. @aaennergiftune uno Sulest t5ot.
lihe Gebers In. Observation-Disclosures,
b. b t6ct:,t ,.nu niht gu red1ter
Belt sutlae @ei6id bic armen
Pa.entsn, bic pon Der drstlideu
Sdulmeisbeit ieine Sulfe mebr su
erlaeen uermohteu, ben beiltrditiaen
ct. Bernard &rduterpiuen suaefhhrt
batten. uno oann lam bic number.
pole Ofenbarung, bob iene Biuen,
pelte aus ben retnften Bhansenidf.
ten Der Ratur Dhne iealihe dsenbe,
metauiiHe 8eimiihuna bersefteui
peroen { Desbalb ite aud teiner lber
5nderten Saae bebhrfen), aud In
ben ihlimmiteu 6auen nod uuuitdn,
otee 5eiluna perihaffen. Su aner
Gpotbefen ftno oleie Billen fur nu,
rs Gents su baben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
Nuttipn.
nnter3ei dDnete pi,o am

llnter3eidnete ipito am
Samitas, hen 7ten NOuember, 1908
bc9inneno um 8 nbr, IN ibrer @obnuns in
Sermann, ioIeenee Sauss uno aiid)en'
DISQUALIFICATION, n6mlih 9 @ei5Dfeu, i 8iid,'
enoien / auid Dieal 6asolinsS Diem, ! nab,
moidinC, peritiehene Stidnte, l Gbanoe'
lier, l nad Jtad l SGreibiiid1, 9cttiteIlen.
SiId,e, StiibIe uno piele anoere fleinere Cir
titeI, oHenttid) periteisern.
9~eoinsunsen 9aar.
Srau " atiIoa 80 q If r.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
acbtmno former.

Sebt 1T Die bette ;Seit Sbitbaume 5u pFon,
3cn Wiodt iebt cure peitellun9en bel mir
pber tommt nad1 meiuer 8aumIdIuIe unb
ipdbIt Ielbit. 2Ile SbitbGume Iino bier se.
3o9en uno aeoeiten oeSbaIb better oils fol-
de bic ibr bon auSpdrts beoiebt. epredi
fir preiie.
W m. 2Iaeser,
gIanb uurSerp,
8Ianb, no.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
Neue 4n5etgen.
SaeoperbDt.

QDir bic rlnter5eidneten perbieieu sSaob
unb Sauenite0en auI u~nieren aGnbereier
oh Iestere einasIcuSt ober nidt, unb per.
ben 5utpieberbanoeInoe seribtIit) belaueen.
Satberina Saeffner, Sirit Greet.
(yiame unb Dobuort uuter obtger ausei'
se toitet 20 @enis; gln5ei9e Iauit bis Reu.
iabr.l
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
u,pas bajt Su tiir Sein DOLE eetan7"

IT. y
Bon 6 o n b @ttet (g8ien)
Gin Guf ersebt in erniter Belt
Gn iebem beuti9en 0tann: }
Dem beutIaeu 8olte lei seiueibt.
@as beine &rait uur Tam.
Gin G9uit, trer aud iein 8olt oereiBtl
Sebeni' bab bu Elm 9eutifer biitl
2aR' tdetid Dir bic 5rase nab'n;
,@aSbafb d Z D tn 8plfgetan?G
Den 9eutiden treibt iein @asemut
DIT in bic Sern' binous,
Gr baut nit beiBer ShaIfenselut
Su aler Selt iein Saus.
llnb ihaut ~sufriebeu er 5uriid
Guf zines Sabres @unit unb Slid,
Damn ihlei4t bic Srase audi beran:
rB a a bu Il rbetn GpItgetan? p"
Die 9reue birpt bes @lides &eim,
9as 8eutidsefhbt gibt aern;
Drum in Der 5remoe. pie babeint,
3enf' beiues Bottles germ!
Sci inn nit Sipis Elm trener SoEn,
9aB nibt bid eint oes Sremben Sobn
geihaneuo frase anf benz Glan:
SO a 8 3 a i b II Irbetn 8DIf aetan? A
On frnge bid gu inotder 5rift
t1nb treib' nidt Jrenbenfuftl
gu febit ais 9eutiher, Der bu bif,
SH beines Bottles 9 bulb.
g8enn bnnn bic lnnse &ube mint
Limb beine Seele 5rieben trintt,
g8Ubl BIZ, fanuft Du Den &ubm emp'ab'n:
.gief bat Z ir etn8Dlt getanls
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-06
NOTICE TO
TAX PAYERS,

Notice IS hereby given, that the under
signed will meet the Tax Payers Of Gasco.
made County on the following dates and
places to collect the taxes for the year
1908 and prior thereto.
Potsdam ......Noy.5 o.
Bay .........Nov. 6.
Mt. Sterling Nov. z.
Wollam..... Nov. o.
Buddemeyers ), 10 till 2 P. NJ.
Drake..---Nov. II
Stony Hill NOV. IL
Swiss ..-...Nov. Is till 3 Pm
Gasconade.. Nov. "a
Bland. -....Noy. 16 afternoon IL all day
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
RAILROAD NOTES.

Fred McCreary and Fay Phelps are
representing the Garments union at a
meeting with railroad officials in Lou
isville this week. The purpose of the
meeting not made public.
Mrs. John Street, wife of the well
known car repairer, has returned
from Fairplay, H., where she visited
her cousin. Miss Carrie Lou Atkins.
NJ. G. Sale, of the car repairing
received a letter from
his old home in Allensville. Todd
county, this morning stating that
smallpox was raging at that place and
great excitement prevails. Several
of the shop men are from near that
place.
Jerry Bridges, colored fagman
of the Illinois Central. was badly
burned last night by the premature
explosion of torpedo. He was taken
to the hospital for treatment.
Harry Osburn. of the machine
shops. S the proud father OF boy,
born last night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
JUDICIAL PRIMARY
IN MARSH AL AND MCRtCkEN
NEXT NOVEMBER.
Election Day Probably VIII Witness
Fight for CommonN ealth's
Attorney.

Should the McCracken county
Democratic committee decide b. call
a primary for county officers this fall
il is probable that the executive com
mittee of the judicial district vii
also order nominations for circuit
Judge and commonwealth attorney
to be made at :he same time. A
county primary has already been
called for the regular November cleo
ton day in Marshall county and the
probabilities are that the McCracken
county committee will take a ike
action tomorrow morning. II Is be-
lieved the time would be opportune
for the judicial primary, as a full
vote would be polled and the expense
made lighter.
Although Judge Reeds health has
been bad several months It is under
stood he will stand for reelection
and there Is no talk OF any opposh
ton. but a lively contest Is expected
In the race for commemorative at
torney between j. s. Ross and prob
ably Alben Barley, OF Paducah, and
John G. Lovett, who will stand for
reelection.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
BREAKING OLD TIES.

Goodbye and good luck" says
the Kentucky State Journal to a well
known Paducahan. II continues:
"Mr. Edward o. Leigh, who has
been with the State Journal since the
exigencies of politics caused him to
retire from the position OF private
secretary to the governor, which he
has filled for every Democrat, since
the days of Governor Brown, besides
being assistant secretary OF state.
clerk of the house, etc, will leave to-
day for Bowling Green, where he will
edit the new paper. about to be
launched by Judge Henry B. Hines.
Mr.. Leigh is born newspaper man
and was brought up in printing
office. consequently he is an all
around help and most ever present
one in time of trouble. He has made
we give him up with sincere regret.
which is somewhat assuaged by the
hope that in going he is lettering
his future chances, which he regardS
as flatterlng, and which an offer OF a
largely increased salary would not
turn him from.
1--WE have known Ed Leigh for
over a quarter of century, and have
grown to love him as a brother. He
is as true as steel and unlike the
Irishman's flea, you can always put
your finger on him and know that
he is there and ready TO aid and de-
fend a friend with his money or his
life.
Frankfort people, with whom he
has been associated for so many
years, will give him up with genuine
reluctance, and will join with us in
the hope that his lines will fall in
pleasant places and that he will find
both friends and money in his new
location. He can never, however,
find better friends than those he
leaves in Frankfort, for whom we
speak when We say goodbye, and
good luck to him"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS


Palmer-W. +. Hayes, Chicago:
w. II. Pace, Minneapolis; T. NJ. Sui
Ivan, Sanford, Fla; II. A. Atkins,
Cairo: n. S. Bullitt, Louisville; Jack
|Greenberger, New York: Conn Linn.
Murray; w. n. Erskine, Evansville;
Is. X. Maxwell. Dayton. o.
Belvedere-J. b. Honningford. Gin
|cinnati; ]. ]. Millett, Louisville: G.
lC. Cole, Cincinnati, II. c. Richards,
IHopkinsville; r. NJ. Lilly, Fulton; r.
J. Patton, Lexington: c. $. Neel. st.
Louis; r. ID. Cooney, Davenport Ia.
New Harry Pinkerton
Commerce, Mo-: Mayritt Jones. May
field; G. X. Dodd. New Columbia, H.:
X. A. London. Henderson; ID. ID. Hub
bard. Grand Rapids, Mich; j. A.
Zones, Clifton, Tenn: X. w. Bsale,
Paris. Tenn; G. w. Rappolee. Smith
land.
st. Nicho.as-W. ". Hudson, Lou
lisyille: +. ]. LeGear, Dallas, Tex.
NJ. Bushfield, f. NJ. oyler. r. w,
Coldeway. Louisville; Mrs. Roxie
Portwood and children, Success, Ark;
f. Lake, Los Angelec, Cal: J. p.
Robertson, st. Louis; l.. w. Charter,
Joplin, Mo-; f. c. Carlisle, Monroyia,
Ala.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05

double lines OF wire entering and
emerging from them. ones tele-
graph and telephone, and the others
this freak thing that shows mems pho
tographs. Yes" he concluded, your
picture taken in five different posi-
tons has been in there since you first
tried to cross the line today, and
anyway II you'd got past us fellows,
you'd have been picked up before you
got very far into the interior"
Hitler sat stupefied. Has anybody
ever really got across this liner
Yes, three or four OF them, here
and there. mostly out west where the
hills is rougher; but they all got gath
cred in sooner or later. One OF EN-
who tried II was Jap, and the boys
accidentally shot him. Another fell
low was an Englishrnan who made II
over from Canada into Detroit. so I've
heard"
ITO be continued In next issue.)
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
ICE?

Chattanooga, Tenn, citizens are
complaining bitterly because they
have TO pay 40 cents hundred for
ice. Listen to the Chattanooga Times:
"If the summer is hot and prolong-
ed number of the hOuseholders OF
the city and suburbs are expecting
the ice barons to move into million
aires row before the season is ended
at the present price obtained by all
of the companies in the city. They
are. expecting the dealers to reach
this much desired goal as the result
of their contributions, unless the deal.
ers lost heavily last season by selling
the ice too cheap. They claim that
the price of ice has advanced nearly
a hundred per cent. since this time
last year. Several of the dealers who
were asked yesterday regarding tia
price of ice stated that their resi-
dence rate was $3.50 THOUSAND
pounds where tickets were purchased
which Is at the rate of 35 cents a
hundred. Their rate where tickets
We're not purchased was 40 cents a
hundred
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
MRS. JENNIE NANCE
DIES OF HEART TROUBLE, COM.
FLOATING TYPHOID FEVER.
Funeral Will Take Place at Fancy
Farm Sunday-Burial.
There.

Mrs. Jennie Nance, so years old,
died at her home, 1906 Jackson
street, at I o'clock this morning after
an illness of three weeks of typhoid
fever. The immediate cause of her
death was heart trouble. Mrs. Nance
was the wife of Mr. John l.. Nance
and had been a resident of Paducah
for IS years. Mrs. Nance is survived
by her husband and two daughters
Mrs. w. l.. Cash, of Fancy Farm
and Mrs. ]. w. Warren, 1892 Jack
son street. Her father and mother
and several brothers and sisters reside
at Fancy Farm, the birth place OF
Mrs. Nance. Mrs. Nance will be taken
to Fancy Farm tomorrow morning
and the funeral will be held at the
Catholic church Sunday morning at
3 o'clock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05

soldier stood. and crawled out upon
the beach. seating himself until he
could fully recover from his effort
and regain his breath. A tall, lean
man, whose color emblems showed
him to be from Missouri, stood above
him, while farther back and at a
higher point the buzzing OF the cal
ciums and the long restless ray of
light showed the location OF this
searcher of the night. Beneath IT he
could dimly discern the towerlike
structure on which 1t was mounted.
You'd better get your clothes on"
suggested the sentry; ''or. II you want
to, III call one OF the other boys and
get him to lend you a few dry buds
Sorry we couldn't have used the lights
little sooner and saved you the
trouble of swimming up this far and
gettin' all wet; but the boss Is little
shy on carbons now. SO he thought
he'd make the moon work tor an houI
or two this evening"
Hitler discounted, started to don
his wet clothing; but the guard in
sisted in homely phrase that he'd be a
heap sight better of and run no risk
Of catching his death Of cold IL he
would just let one of the boys loan
him some clothes for a little while,
and to this he finally assented This
infinite politeness and good humor,
coating infiexibility, was little try.
ing eel.
You seem to keep a pretty good
watch along this border" he growled
"Yes. fair to middlin'," the sentry
said, with chuckle. We've been
expecting you all day long. In fact,
suppose you're being expected from
here clear through to Vancouver
You're the Englishman that's banker
ing TO 20 to Washington"
Hitler turned toward him in amaze.
ment What perfection of espionage
was this? For Heavens sake, mani"
he asked his captor In surprise, how
do you do it?"
Watch that streak OF light for q
minute" the sentry answered, and
as Ii leveled its ray along the line he
saw here and there field booths with
a. 1880
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
TAFT'S SPEECH.

Falrer to him than many papers OF
his own party, the Louisville Times
says OF T'aft's memorial day speech:
On Decoration day Mr.. Taft made
a speech at Grant tomb, in the
course of which he said:
at is true that Grant received an
education at West Point, but certain
ly nothing was developed there in him
to Indicate his fitness or ability to
meet great responsibilities.
HE did well in the Mexican war,
as did other lieutenants. He mani
tested as regimental quartermasteI
energy and familiarity with his du-
ties. But in 1854 he resigned from
the army because he had to. He had
yielded to the weakness of a taste for
strong drink, and rather than be
court-martialed he left the army. He
returned from Vancouver, on the Pa
cific coast, to his family in st. Louis
without money, without property
disheartened man. He accepted from
his father-in-law a loan of seventy
HFc vi ulIoI Nufu ne Gull
structed a house for his family to live
In, and there he carried on farming
operations. His chief business seem
ed to be that of selling wood. of cut
ting it, and piling 1t in the back yards
OF the well-to-do people of st. Louis
"After six years Of this life he gave
up farming because of ill-health and
wentainto the real estate business fol-
a year. He failed in this. His asso.
ciates dissolved the partnership. Then
at last his father offered him 5000
as a clerk in his leather store al
Galena. H.. and then he moved from
st. Louis. He worked here for a
year also. During these seven years
though everything looked dark he
overcame in great measure his
weakness for strong drink. But he
was so constituted that II seemed i'm
possible for him to earn hyelihAod
even when he had given hostages u
a. y
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-05
CONTINUED from last Issue.)

Cautiously he proceeded along the
river bank. gaining position In as
close proximity TO the moving sentries
as he dared, then slipped of his CLOTH
ing. secured it into a bundle. aud
awaited the moment of darkness.
At the very instant when the edge
Of the cloud began creeping across the
moon he lowered himself quietly into
the water and began swimming to-
ward the boundary line. In his days
at Oxford he had been an athlete Of
note. and in all his later years had
maintained excellent physical condi.
ton, and was thoroughly at home In
the water. He swan with a low
stroke, catching breath from the cor
ner of his mouth as he turned his face
sidewise, and exposing as little OF
himself to view as possible. The bun
die of clothing dashed to his shoulders
proved something of an impeachment.
but not sufficient to stay his progress.
throwing him out of his course. and
when he discovered this to be the case
he was almost against a bank. There
after he lifted his head at intervals.
in order that he might remain in the
center of the stream. He surmised
that he was nearing the line of sen
tries, and elevated his chin for an
other glance. when sudden binding
fash of light smote him In the eyes.
causing him instinctively TO duck his
head. When he came up for air after
swimming for some distance under
water, the light was still on him, and
a drawing voice hailed him from the
shore. -.-
stranger, when you get tired of
swimming you might come in. l guess
you'd better, because there's four or
five men up beyond me might take
you for a duck. and they're all pot
hunters"
His chance was lost. He wondered
why he had not thought of search
lights, and realized that nothing but
the brilliance of the night had pre-
vented their employment at an earlier
hour. Fairly gritting his teeth in
anger. he swan to the point where the