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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
CHAPTER XXX.
The Curtain Falls.

Bronzed by months of scouting on
those northern plains, a graver,, older
look upon his face and the bars OFFS
captain gracing the shoulders of his
Few cavalry Jacket, Donald Brant
rtrotted' down theastage road bordering
the Bear Water. his heart alternating
between hope and dread.
The familiar yellow house at the
CROSSROADS appeared 30 unattractive
as to suggest the thought that Nadia
must have been inexpressibly lonely
during those months. of waiting. He
knocked at the =, sun7warped door,
Without delay It was flung open. and
a vision OF flushed face and snowy
drspery esntfontedehtm. ..
why, Lieut.. sBranti / was never
more surprised IN. my life, Do. pray
come, right in, Yes, Nadia is. here,
ana I will have her Sent for at once
/ on, Howard, this Us Lieut.. Brant, Just
back fromahis- awful Indian fighting
How. very nice that he should happen
to arrive Just at. this time. isn't itf'
The young officer silently accepted
Mr.. Wynkoop's extended hand, and
found a convenient chair, as Miss
Spencer 'hastened from the room te
announce his arrival. nhga u
why Just at this timer" he ques
toned.
Mr.. Wynkoop cleared his throat
"Why-why. you see, we are to be
married this evening-Miss Spencer
and myself. We shall be SO deligntet
to have you witness the ceremony. i
is to take place at the church, and
my people insist upon making quite
an affair out Of the occasion-Phoebt
. 80 popular, you know"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
WI Try to Swim Channel.

Miss Lillian Smith, captain of the
Ladies Perseverance Swimming club
Of England, has just declared her in
-tention of trying to swim the English
channel during the present season.
Though she is only IS, she. has already
performed some remarkable feats as
a swimmer: She accompanied Jabez
Wolfe in one of his attempts to swim
the channel and remained, in the water
Az hours. She is not the first woman
to make the attempt. Last year An.
nette Kellerman of Australia made a
"aliant effort to reach Calais, but failed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10

Sheer white goods, IN fact, any fne
wash goods when new, owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in q
manner'to enhance their textile beau.
ty.. Home laundering wouldybe equal.
ly satisfactory. If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to; stiffen, without ,thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly. surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
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30 .s--rr- sN-aHEfAs4tsv4
CHAPTER xAxtNf--continued.

Nor was thong delayed Scarcely
had the troopers recoYeted, reflled
their depleted cartridge belts from
those of their dead comrades, when
the onslaught came The soldiers
waited their ''coping. The short,
brown-barrellSd carbines cleaned at
the level La the sunlight, and then
belched forth their message of fame
into, the very faces ofethoss reckless
horsemen. It was not in, flesh and
blood. to bear such 9 blow. With
screams Of rage, the RED braves
swerved to left and right leaving
many a dark, war-bedecked figure ly-
ing dead Behind them, and many a
riderlessi pony; s~kurrying over the
prairie. Exultant oyer their seeming.
iy successful rspulse, the Inen flung
themselves again Upon the earth
their cheers ringing out above THIS
thud OF retreatings hoofsa@ "a
a' ,sNVe can, hold the1nfferet boys, until
Reno comes" they ~shNouted to each
other. n,s.a.e.%
The skulking red riiemen crept
OWL SiooOi uOhihu tuo IluScS, oaiNlHA
: their deadly fiissiles into those ranks
exposed in the open. To the command
Of the -bugle they discharged TWO
roaring volleys from theft carbines,
hopeful that the combined sound
might reach the ears Of the tagging
Reno They. were hopeful. yet, al
though n troop had only a sergeant
left In command, and the. dead bodies
OF their comrades strewed the plain.
1t was four o'clock; For two long
hours they had been engaged in cease
less struggle. and now barely a hun
dred men. smoke begrfmed, thirsty,
bleeding, half their carbines empty,
they still formed an impenetrable ring
around their chief. The struggle. was
over, and they realized the fact.
When that wave Of savage horsemen
swept forth again 1t would be to ride
them down, to crush them under their
horses pounding hoofs.
Like . vhirlwind those roo demons
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
Grain Markets.

KANSAS CITY-Wheat-No. 2 hard.
99c@$l.01; No. 3, 95c@$1; No. 2 red. ESQ
96c; No. 3, S7@95c. Corn-No. 2 mixed.
73hc; No. 3. 73c; No. 2 white, 791a @S0c;
Nc. 8, 800 79hc. Oats--No. 2 white. 490
501sc, No. 3 mixed, .47@4Sc.
ST. LOUIS.-Wheat-No. 2 red, s9A@
2, 75@76c; No. 9 white 79@S0c;. Oats
mol 2. Bic; No. 2 white, 54s.
CHICAGO-No. . spring wheat, 95c@
@7lNc; NO. 2 yellow. 7sh @74c, No. .
oats, Sic; No. 3 white. sou @53kc. No.
2 rye, ,75@75c. Barley--Fair to choice
mailing. 60@65c. Flaxseed-No. ] North
western, $l.2l%. Prime timothy seed,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
The impractical SILK Ha,.

There are people who would have
yoa believe that a silk hat Is neces.
sary to o business mans attire. and IL
a practical adjunct to his bodily cover.
ing; but how al a hat that rutles up
In the first pun Of wind, or looks like
a drowned rat after q shower of rain,
bs said 70 he pracdcal7-Outattae
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10

8. Here, wake up" cried Subbubs, ap-
pearing on his porch in his pajamas.
you've got a nerve to be sleeping in
our hammock" Yt. Z ~
~, "Nerve?" replied the hobo, sleepily.
"Why I'm a b%enefactor; II 1t wasn't
fur me holdin' dis hammock down de
mosquitoes would "a logged 1t of
long ago" m ~
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10

twisted carbine, his lips smiling eve
in death. was. that soldier whom the
Seventh had dlsowned and cast out,
but who had come back to defend its
chief and to die for its honor-Robert
Hampton Nolan. .
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
SYNQRSiSt

A detachment OF .the Eighteenth in
ifantry from F6frtsR trapped. by
indians in a narrow gorge. Among them
lis a tranger w5esihs PRODUCES himself by
!the name Of Hampton, also ellis thS
Ss0 ma }}G&iaSs' 4 FRI he lsi sos sfSsH 6Pc k fitGS d nma
Ing a three 4dsYs' siege. Hampton and
Che girl only, escape from, the Indians
company of SHE SessntAyeasatry. LIEUT.
lBrant in command, find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home IN
Glencaid, Mrs, Duffy, proprietress; Hamp-
ton talks the future over with Miss Gil
lis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
'sr's picture and- tells him what she can
she shall live with Mrs. Hernden, MAZDA
the Kid-runs away from Mrs Hsrndohs'
so back, and to have nothing more, to do
with him. Hampton plays his last game
OF cards, He ANNOUNCES to, Red s!aStn
icaid. MISS Phoebe spsaser arrivssy in
iGlencald to teach its first school. Mss
Spencer meets MAZDA, RsY' NY, My IHNSa
MAZDA and Lieut.. Brant again meet with
out his known who she is. She informs
s sonOf Of y 5se & s2@iR sp 5sssf]Gsn IL lO K4aR It
q %Ts5s S tlS1o. MI asNtns S4ai mSas ; ;fs9s h
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
clubs ball among the admirers OF. LIS
spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Sps7tt
Ger but she is not his acquaintance of'tfhe'
ehy pe4STe. Sle tens MN ~ Nelaa y
ne acclaentaliy meets hertAgain az ne ~
sseturning 10 the oaliroom Win a iaH hTII
tMtss SpsnSer; BTall ASSSllxn41sS %Sss
nome non me dance On hs way; sue
Informs hum as to who she Is. anu tna t
sne-IS.Io meet Hanlpton. branN any
sass q Sa,9S
over HGf thai 1ustfffes The Esatement.
s sTsnt tells msDb na@Rsep a. Of int the pfs tSa4 ss 81
SiIent hlllpAE, ano OF me iaStatpat it or
Siavin .reSeyY government messages yer
MIN Miss Sfereer called on EaDe tiatip-
ton, TeuS,hin OF a redsiacESs stranger
Nstsk!nG per ter i.aiS2x Hision inter
= ffnds tnat ne'ls ah.eNI
Toerer in1The Seventh eavaLg; II was
s ga.s ,sop a6 "a, T MsrsI snt,t ,sss i, HI Sonvi ehai
C Robert Nolan sheH a caassanta4 the Seq.
.: tgisi 81. SIe, FSlS9aF L.As)Nefent pr.
~ nSttplS IAlushYtA i9?.4efsf ,f&& ohteesipn
IRON Savln, Slassn tihSSlS iiHag MuTphS
ne MEnIs Snandl yhtEfPh{ M9u 49, IN a
:. Pc sraXfna IL &c py,S He tnrust'
rfetNppunt eNr'eHoeFs ,.to.'fo9SS hldsoH'
. marshaL. MOB attempts Ia capture R3n,
g. -Saksun tsti'hsspTnscf estaAes a nnl
"a ee9 .Isd1tieIeseiS n AtS IRE
~. 70 1uro Tam aus etARtrfII&sHu that
ne loves her she teils nun 5Rffe rs an
.AAAgH2uqNose eartIsr oStVf&sh thein;
ort SASf she pofs nr1 flHy s$aaerstand
Y Byant ana Ms troop afaInpton
t'.laRS taas+da-Sff }Hee tPestAet oy the
" MOB Grant carries ~the 1nepnSclQQ
y gambler tnropgl tne ines 81 Ha1np'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam, laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and 1t will be a positive pleasure to
use o Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
SHE ~RAMBoozLEs HIM.

Mrs. Caller-You surely don't al.
ways give your husband a necktie on
his birthday?
Mrs. Automobiles, l do, and the
poor dear doesn't even know IT'S the
same one each time! , 7"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10
Sounds Dubious.

Sounds Dubious.
Citizen (proudly)-This is . city
without graft.
Visitor unquiringly)-Honestf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

managed 20 keep 20 the mountain
paths. and their riders werc spared
fall Of a thousand feet down some
beetling cliff. but they found no
shelter.
Az last. Miss Kern realized that
10 keep on meant exhaustion aud
death. and ahe halted her compan.
Ions beside a bis howlder behind
this they cruuched. sheltered In a
measure from the fury OF the storm
Their clothing had been drenched
and frozen. aud soon the sleep Of
death threatened the little party.
Hus Miss Kern forced the sium.
her from hcr eyes. and kept her
companions from kuccumbinE 20 u.
She compelled them TO keep NOV.
ing their halffroxcn limbo IN order
10 keep their blood circulating. and
when dawn came. bringing with II
rescue party. all we're still alive.
II was a close call. and that they
live 70 tell the story "a duo 10 the
hcfolsm OF the Girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
SAYS COAL OIL is
SURE CURE FOR
DIPHTHERIA

Editor Star ~ regret 20 observe
there are some very bad cases Of
dlphthorla IN our city. l would very
much like 20 tell all tho afflicted
ones that they need not fear the
disease II they viii only use coal
oil IA n gargle. or. II the case IL
too far advanced 20 admit OF using
the oil this WAY, make a awah OF
absorbent cotton on q stick and
uac the OF freely. a. often as the
patient can stand H. Coal oil. when
used this way. IL an absolute cure
for this dread disease. and any per.
son nursing a patient 10 afflicted
viii be immune II the oil r. gaFgied
twice a day. Il rciaxes the throat.
but when the disease IL conquered
have The throat sprayed with iron
and Il vii become normal AZ once
Yours for health.
MABEL EARLE
so Warren az. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
ADVANCE RATES
80 PERCENT

SAN FRANCISCO. Nor. 2o.--An
advance Of % per cent "a rates on
merchandise shipped between east
ern and Pacific Coast points Ia lots
Of 500 pounds or more BY Wells
Fargo 4 Go. IL announced In notifies
posted today IN the local offices
% The express company on one
side and the merchants and other
shippers On the other side Those
who believe themselves Injured BY
the advance viii appear before
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane ot
the Interstate Commerce. Commits.
sion on December 6.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
MASKED BURGLAR
ScARES WOMAN

4 masked burglar appeared at
the home 81 Mrs Annie VospeF. ia
Jefferson st. shortly before 8
o'clock last night while she was
preparing dinner With a scream
Mrs Vosper seized her baby and
fan from the house 10 the home OF
her sister. Mrs. fiunie 81 az JET.
ferson st. II wae nearly two hours
later before detective WIS de-
tailed % investigate the case. Moth
Ing was taken from Mrs. voapcr's
home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

DENVER. Nov 20 The sheer
grit OF Olive Kern. society girl.
saved her own life and two other
lives In one OF the flerccst storms
that ever swept the Rocky noun
taina
4 vas bright. sunny afternoon
when Miss Kern and her mother
LETT Denver recently for North
Cheyenne canyon. above Colorado
Springs. @ attend bungalow house
party. They were lightly clad. for
the temperature WAS that OF a
spring day.
AZ bruin Inn they we're met by a
male escort. and the three started
on up the mountain. mounted on
burros late in the afternoon the
storm swooped down on them a
white. roaring blizzard. Nth pelt.
ing hail and driving anow Utterly
unable To see their WAY. the three
gave rein 20 the buFros. These
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

dentaIiy Reid says he hopes 70 be
able 10 live on that amount that
is-he. Mrs Reid and the little
Relda On his present trip he IL
keeping bis eyes open for color
for his plays
Seattle people Who heard his last
lecture said Il was not a lecture.
bat a heaft.to heart talk. with
which he brought both laughter
and tears
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
RIE REED COMES
FoRLAsT LECTURE

~ keld. ; fcrmer newspaper
ahd one Of the foremost of
1919 humofists. will on next
: !, s.kAFing night lecture at the
y A. auditorium.
~ says hat bis present trip
~ 'ast o. the lecture platform.
: ''1s signed a theatrical contract
....' nl,e one play a year for the
. s.,.s decade For this he ls ~
-.e $4,000 per year. and inci
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 --
Packy Mcfarland OF Chicago and
Tommy Murphy OF New York fought
SIX Pounds before the National Aih
lotic club last night Tho bout Mas
a disappointment, BOTHER fighter
ghQNlng 70 hla best advantage.
Both mon repeatedly missed swings.
but a the cfose OF the bout Metar
land had a ahade the better OF the
Argument
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

A revised franchise. embracing
the routes over which the Seattle.
ReniOn q Southern has expresse j
a desire 20 extend lts service. will
be submitted 10 the company BY
A. " Bonillon, superfnt endont ~
public utilities Instead Of the five
lines asked Il will be suggested
that the franchise cover only two
routes. reaching most Of the terri,
tory embraced In the five branches
proposed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
SEATTLE FIREMEH
TO GIVE A BALL

The 18th annual bail Of the Sc
attic Fire Department Relief aano.
citation will be given NJ Dream.
land hall. Wednesday. November
% Tho proceeds OF the ball viii
b devoted % the relief Of the
widows and orphans Of firemen
Killed In the discharge Of their
duty. A committee OF arrange
menss. headed b. W. J. Carr. has
been appointed. % which Mayor
John y. Miller. DE- =. 4. Bourua
Dr. John W Crooks aud Chief
Harry w BringhuFHt are honorary
members
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

BOSTON. Nov. zo.--The leading
10 teams ia tbs ain DAY bicycle race
Al the Park Square coliseum ~ere
tied ~ $50 miles and laps when
the days racinE concluded last
night The eleventh team. com.
posed Of Dcvonoviteh and HAliisan.
IL one lap behind The leading
teams are some 30 miles ahead Of
the track record
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
DOBlE NOT
Reelected

The matter OF re.elocting Gilmore
Doble as coach OF the University
% Washington football team for
iaph vas laid upon the table for
action az the next meeting by sho
varsity board OF control.
AaHager MaHmunsen made no
recommendation for the position,
which IL formality provided for
IN the constitution OF the Associated
Students, II II thought at the uni.
yereity that Doble will be retained
for the coming year because Of his
success this season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

y Chicago Journal. IN com.
snaz On the recent national As.
Hn4ea. says.
Z uazdale. who used 10 pitch
WASHINGTON. and Il nov Pa.
- nszi magnate. Waddied pom.
A around the lobby with
's'N f7e pounds 10 lug 4 vas
- = ezichef said Dug 10 an
<,si1 maxnate whom he had Just
What I'D you catch. whales
-. :. Ne eaateFner. and then there
~ ne soand d ElnKllng drink Z
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

ST. LOUIS. Nov. a0--Thomas
Huestun won the worlds eontnu.
Gus pool championship. COO 10 iSe,
defeating Alfred Dc orc,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Lois Theatre

Phones. Sunset Main 1904, Ind. Q3t
This week. curtain rises az ? and
sharp Last 9hroo Times Of
the Great Play
"IN THE PALACE OF THE KING"
Next Week First Production OF
mo Mans Land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

And then there are quite a lot
81 corporation faces which will be
seen again. Our old friend. Gum
shoe Hlil stone Of Missouri seems
az present writing 20 have been
plucked as a brand from the burn.
ms. In other words. 20 have skinned
through BY a narrow margin. Which
Is sad for Missouri. aud for the
country.
And others who viii be In our
midst" are Albert J Hopkins Of n
huois tcorporAtionl. Weldon ~.
Hepburn % Idaho (corporationl .
Frank u. Brandixee % Connecticut
lcorporationl W r Dlillngham %
Vermont gcorporasionl. Jacob IA
Gaillng~r OK New Hampshire lcor.
poFationl. Botac renrose OF Penn.
syivania lcorporatlonl. and Reed
smoot Of Utah lcorpoTationl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

n NoFth Dakota another corpo.
$500 senator was turned down.
rsrrv & Hsnshrough-- IN his
,I.es II was at first expected that
s.sr,sentaiive Thos. r Marshall
49, h chosen. but lhe recent
.,srsrses Indicate the probable
..,r,.s lhere az NJ \. Johnson. a
49, msmber Of congress Lit.
= ~ y said Of Johnson except
$500 Scandinavian. having
~ "a kssn elected on that plat.
hfm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
THIRD AVENuF IHEAIRr

Russell, Drew a French Manage
mont Phone bb90.
Tonight. An Week, Mat Saturday,
s'rHE TEXAS 4tANGBR."
Next Week. starting sunday Mat.
"tn che shadow 81 che GniloWs,"
Introducing Five New Players.
IrigCH as usual
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

From Indiana there viii he a new
man m place Of Jim Hcmenway
Whether e Is John Kern. late vice
presidential candidate with Bryan.
or some other democrat the sac.
cession cannot be worse than Hem.
enway. and Il win probably be bet.
ter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

=. q Newlands sin be returned
from Nevada NewlandH u not u
bad senator. he Il a man 81 large
wealth. and while he ~ far from DO.
inE the ahiest man IN the senate
his face to generally set IN the right
direction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

There are some other members of
the senate who will not do the PEG.
pie much good Prom Colorado. for
instance. comes a democrat. ChaR.
10 Hughes. a man lust as badly cor.
poratlon.tainted as Foraker himself
Hughes has for years been the az.
t0rnoy and handy man for W. q.
Evans the bipartisan boss Of Den.
erthe man who tried 60 NIL OFF
judge Ben Il. Lindsey and his ia.
venile court Hughea has been IN
the traction franchise steals Of Den.
yer ever since there were steals. and
being now rich. aud being necessary
70 the corporation Interests % Colo.
RADIO. be comes 20 Washington al a
worthy side partner OF Simon Gng,
genhclm Both bought their seata.
and both will use them 10 serve cor.
poration interests to the detriment
Of the people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
SlS.5U 81 $40 So Suits S Sl8.5U
CORSETS

CORSETS
DO not fan to visit our Corset Depart
meut and interview Madame Van
den Wyur. an expert corsetiere. d.
rect from New York who ia demon
strating the Augustine Corset. for
which we are the exclusive Seattle
agents We have u complete line Of
these Corsets IN all the new hipiesr
models also d. medium Icngfh
stylea f4.o0 Augustine c9 TX
cofHets +tssstt .-4t.ss..s % GsR1
We have a few numbers that We wiah
20 close out. medium hip ana low
bust styles, made ~ Il fine silk bn.
tiHte. in pink blue or white hose
supporters attached. regu- CT Tx
lar tf.0o Special Saturday 0EsfJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20

IS u hard headed hcalthy.minded.
promising young man.
II the Oregon legislature does ita
duty, the senate will secure another
good man ia Chamberlain. lately
governor Of that state. The pri.
marlca resulted In instructions for
Chamberlain. but the fact that he
Is democrat while the complex.
ion or the legislature Il nominally
republican. has been seized upon by
corporate interests 90 defeat. II pos,
alhle the carrying out OF the popu.
lar viii. The result remains to be
seen,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-20
az eIlsoN GARDINER

~,e,gvNGroN. d G.. Nov ao-
"a n new senators COMING
i's ,,'.'e,as,oa a. a result OF the
= N.,ssslons. some % them vii
~ s.ss''' man that is, peoples
= So va some viii represent tho
nss. .ss,ens In Senator Allison g
aipe' ,sere will be n good man. A.
~ S...s,,lns lately governor OF
J .'s ssa me victor ot lonF
RNA ssssle between tho progress
"a and the reaesionary forces In
lAAl state
- a,oepssives Ia the senate
l. lSs .snengtncned by the com
w - pr.slow. az Kansas. The
= y. a.ee not have 90 be remlnd.
80 nrls,ow n the man Who
= sleuthhOund In The post.
go 4 mxestisation several years
GO 4 Aad been third assistant
" $50 general and was dele
49, A. work OF cleaning out
~ s.snsrs After he was done
I. = Il alnseli let cut and went
- & Kansas aud ran for The
...ss, Hs dlsplaces a bad cor
$500 senator. c. ! Ions.
!. - a Albert y. Klttridge.
= = years represented the
nIeasa Milwaukee q - faui
- sons other roads w no sen
= ne people q North Dakota
~, ! new man. Coe Crawford
s.siorai 81 ned ~ with The right
- A. governor he has been
.neIssed With the progressive
~,sv and Il the corporations
81 a., him he win b a welcome
..kIaon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24

eyes in which the beacons were nlu-
mined-the beacons that are never
lighted save TO guide a man 20 his
home.
Allan" she said in a faint, sweet
Voice-"Allan. wat are goa sayIng?'
You knew g. dear" he answered.
1T had to be- love you so much I
can't seem 70 care for anything else. I
know it's folly. I know it isn't even
fair-but God and YOU are stronger
than I. and love has got the best Of
me. III go aWBy-I've got 10 go. but
Sylvia, tell me-do you think there is
just a little hOpe?"
She knew he was thinking Of her
promise TO Jerry Kirk He made no
attempt TO blur the facts or even 10
confuse her sense Of right. She loved
him the more for his honest facing
of the truth.
How can I tell you. Allan7' she
replied. How can I know?"
Throughout IL all he had held az
least his hand IN check. but now it
went quickly to hers. still graSping the
paling, and covered it in a fond caress
that gave her yet another infinite
thrill Of emotion
She made no effort - disturb the
clasp tn which he held her fingers.
You can tell me one little thing"
he said excitedly. do you care for
me, Sylvia-just a little?'
She dared not trust herself TO speak.
but she laid her other hand on his
and that was answer sufficient
The door Of the house was suddenly
shut. with unnecessary noise. The
pair at the gate were warned and
startled by the sound.
'Hullo," called Jerry from the porch.
HAS Kennedy gone without good-by
10 Dummy, and Mrs, Hank-and me?"
NO. Just getting ready tc start"
Allan stammered. as calmly as he
could. Il hope little Dummy hasn't
gone 10 sleep"
He and Sylvia came up the path at
once. They could not see the CLINT In
Jerry's eyes; they did not know that
he had seen enough 20 kindle the pas
sion in bis heart to a fierce. consum-
ing fame.