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HATTIE c. Thomas Curry Greenwood
ASHLAND Bird n. B. Windsor. Milford
Miss LARABlE. Mr.. HuHenlOek. Milford
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

traordinary intrusion?" she demanded.
You have literally forced your way
into my room while | am dressing. 1t
is utterly outside my understanding"
Il am old enough to be your father"
That is the weakest excuse you
could give me. At your age ones blood
| ought to be cooled to certain discre-
tion. My father. if he had had any
thing important to say, would have re-
mained on the other side of the door.
| am not deaf. Your explanation is in
order"
The duke had never been talked 70
so plainly in all his life For a while
he was without voice. but had plenty
of coloc. 1T is easily explained" 1e
finally bawled out to her. Her high.
ness has elopedl"
The girl stared at him with wide
eyes. 'Eloped?" she breathed family.
Yes. eloped."
Betty wondered If she heard Alright
or il the duke were out of his mind;
and then she recollected her converse.
tion with the princess. Her mouth
opened as If to speak, but instead she
closed her lips tightly. That wilful
girl; whatever would become of her!
Give this letter to your mistress"
said the duke to the maid Il will sta
tion myself in the window while she
reads it."
He strode over to the window and
4 N Anf oh III
the night crowds were wandering
about the streets; the band was play
ing in the Volksgarten; carriages were
rolling to and from the opera; the
fountain in the center of the square
sparkled merrily in the glare of the
arc lights. But the duke saw none of
these things, Rather he saw the tele-
graphic dispatches flying to the four
ends of the globe, telling the peoples
that he. the Grand Duke of Barscheit.
had been outwitted by a girl; that the
Princess Hildegarde had eloped with a
man who was not the chosen one In
other words, he saw himself laughed
at from one end of the continent to
the other. There is something very
| funny in domestic troubles when they
occur in another mans familyi) No,
the duke saw not the beauty of the
night; instead of stars he saw aster-
isks, that abominable astronomy of
the lampoonists. He had never doubt.
ed the girls courage; but to elope!
And who the devil had eloped
with her? He knew the girls natural
pride: whoever the fellow might he,
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
sYNoPals.

Arthur Warrington. American consul
70 hafscheit, tells how reigning Grand
Duke attempts TO force his neicp, Prin-
cess Hildegarde, to marry Prince DOpple-
KIM an old widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight
While riding horseback In the country
night overtakes him ana he seeks accom-
mod1tiOns In a dilapidated castle. Here
ne nnds two women and an old man
servant One woman Is Princess Hide
Eurdc ana the other a friend, Hon Betty
Moore of England. They detain him to
ptancess and a dsgraced army officer
Steinhock, done for the purpose Of foling
the grand duke. Steinbock attempts to
KISS the princess and she Is rescued by
warrington. Stelnbock disappears for
good Max Scharfenstein, an old Ameri-
schett. Warrington tells him of.the prn-
cess Scharfenstein shows Warrington
q lOCket with a picture of a woman in
side.s IL was on his neck when he, as a
boy, was picked up and adopted by his
foster father, whose name he was given.
lie believes IL to be a picture of his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During a morn
lngs ride she plans to escape She meets
Scharlenstein. lie finds a purse she has
dropped but does not discover her lden-
restaurant for number of American
medical students Max arrives late and
relates an interesting bit OF gossip to the
effect that the princess has run away
from Barschcit He unwittingly offends
n native officer and subjects himself to
one of the American students passports
and escape. The grand duke discovers
the escape Of the princess. She leaves
note saying she has eloped.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03


What is it?" asked the minister.
"A clew?"
Nothing nothing Be gone; you
are wasting time"
The minister of police dashed out of
the room as if pursued by a thousand
devils. He knew the dukes mood; it
was not one to cross or irritate. No
sooner was he gone than the duke left
his apartments and sought those of his
niece. 1t might be joke; it would do
no harm to find out positively. But
the beautiful suite was empty; even
her highness' maid was gone. He then
knocked on the door which led into
i'etty's boudoir, not very gently either
"Open!' he beloved
Who is it?" demanded a maids
frightened voice.
THE dpke! Open Instantly"
1T is quite impossible" said another
voice from within. 1t was calm and
firm. 81 am dressing"
Il must see you this instant. Open
or | shall force the door!"
rs your serene highness mad?"
"Will you open this door,"
you command it?"
"A hundred times, yes!"
Since you command it," The voice
was no longer calm; it was sharp and
angry.
The wait seemed an hour to his Sc.
rene highness, serene no longer. At
length the bolt slipped and the irate
duke shouldered his way in. The TAB.
leau which met his gaze embarrassed
him for space He was even ashamed!
The Honorable Betty stood behind
tall-backed chair, an opera cloak
thrown hastily over her bare shoulders.
Her hair was partly down. A beautiful
woman in rage is a fascinating sight.
The duke stared at her irresolutely.
"Will your highness explain this ex.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

he could be no less than a gentleman
But who, who?
Your highness?" called a quiet Il
might say deceptive) voice.
The duke came forth
Your highness will do me the honor
to make out my passports tonight.
desire to leave the palace immediate.
ly The affront you have put upon me,
even under the circumstances, is who'll
ly objectionable. You imply that
have had something to do with her
highness' act. You will excuse me to
her serene highness, whom l love and
respect. My dignity demands that
leave at once"
A flicker-but only a flicker-of ad.
miration lighted the dukes eyes. =.
was plucky little baggage.
Il will issue your passports upon
one condition" he said
And that condition ?"-proudly.
Tell me everything: Where has
she gone, and with whom?"
Il know absolutely nothing"
Silence. The duke gnawed his mus
tache, while his eyes strove in vain
to beat down hers.
Thank you, I believe you" Then,
giving way to his wrath You Eng.
lish people, you are all the same! You
never understand. | have brought up
this girl and surrounded her with every
luxury; against my will and reason |
have let her become educated In for.
eign lands; | have given her the utmost
freedom; this is how | am repaid"
You forgot one important thing
your highness"
What? t?"-haughtily.
Affection. You have never given
her that"
The duke felt himself beaten into
silence, and this did not add to his
amiability.
"Your passports shall be made out
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
An Ancient aTwopennx ruh. .

A great tunnel which has lately
been found at Gezer, in the land OF
the Phllistines, in Palestine. was de
Soribed at the annual meeting OF the
Palestine Exploration Fund. Prof.
Macalister, whose son has been max
ang the excavations, said that the tun.
mel, which was made about 1000 b. c..
IS as high as the "Twopenny Tube"
and half as wide II descends by 80
steps. the lowest OF which is 1870 feet
below ground In II is a well. The
tunnel is the greatest engineering
work that has been found In Palestine,
and has astonished every one who
has seen it.-St James Gazette.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
A sIn7LE cAFEGUARD IN BUYING
PAINT.

Everybody should know how simple
and easy il is to avoid all uncertainty
in buying paint materials. There are
many so-called white leads on the
market. which contain chalk, zinc,
barytes. and other cheap adulterants.
Unless the property owner takes ad-
vantage of the simple means Of pro
lection afforded him by reliable white
lead manufacturers, he runs great risk
of getting an inferior and adulterated
white lead.
1t is to protect the paint-buyer
against fraud and adulteration that
National Lead Company, the largest
makers of genuine Pure White Lead,
place their famous Dutch Boy Paint.
er" trademark on every keg of their
product, an absolute guarantee of its
purity and quality Anyone who wants
to make a practical test of white lead.
and who wants a valuable free book
about painting, should address Ma
tional Lead Company, Woodbridge
Bldg, New York, and ask for test
equipment.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells of Her Brothers Terrible
Suffering-Two Babies Also Cured
-cuticura Invaluable.

"My brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back, and he said his suffering
was terrible. When it came on the
third summer, he bought a box of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely of &C.
zema with Cuticura. A lady in In
diana heard of how my daughter,
Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema so badly that they thought
they would lose it. She used Cuti-
cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never
came back. Mrs. Sarah E, Lusk, Cold
water, Mich, Aug. Is and Sept. 2, 1907"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
No AutomohiIes There.

There are no automobiles on the
golden streets of heaven" says the
Whitsett Courier, but they're CIV
ing lots of folks chance to walk
those golden streets. One of the
contraptions arrived in town last week
and during the first spin the owner
took in it it pitched a blind mule on
top of the town hall, with the man
that was ridin' the mule. The mule
was so mad it kicked the town clock
to pieces, likewise kickin' a hole in
the roof an fallin' on the mayor, just
as he had took his seat an called
council 10 order Having landed in
the midst Of them, the mule walked
slow and digniied to the front door
an then took to the woods"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
MOTHER AND CHILD
Both Fully Nourshed on Grape-Nuts,

The value of this famous food is
shown in many ways, in addition to
what might be expected from its chem
ical analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made of whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients in these ce-
reals.
1t contains also the phosphate of
potash grown in the grains. which Ma
ture uses to build up brain and nerve
cells.
Young children require proportion
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
grows so rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value of
Grape-Nuts in not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time. She writes
After my baby came l did not re-
cover health and strength, and the
doctor said l could not nurse the babv
as did not have nourishment for her
besides | was too weak.
He said | might try a change Of
diet and see what that would do and
recommended Grape-Nuts food. 7
bought pkg. and used it regularly.
a marked change came over both
baby and I.
My baby is now four months old
IS in fine condition, am nursing her
ana doing all my work and never felt
oetter IN my life. !" There's a Reason"
Name siven by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Wen
VILE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. Thew
are genuine, true, and full of human
1t.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

Immediately; but l beg of you to re.
consider your determination, and to re-
main here as long as you please. For
the sake of appearances. desire your
presence at the dinner table"
Il shall leave as soon as the dinner
is over" This girls mind seemed i'm
movable.
The duke shrugged. There was no
use in beating against this wall. II
wish you knew whittier she has gone" :"
Frankly, if | knew l should not tell
your highness. My father taught me
never to betray a confidence"
AS you will. beg your pardon for
the abruptness of my entrance" he
said, choking down his wrath. He
could not allow himself to be outdone
in the matter of GOODNESS by this chit
of an English girl.
Il grant it you"
The duke then retired, or | should
say, retreated. He wandered aimlessly
about the palace, waiting for news and
making wretched all those with whom
he came in contact The duchess was
not feeling we'll; wrangle with her
was out of question: besides, he would
make himself hoarse. So he waited
and waited, and re-read the princess
letter. At dinner he ate nothing: his
replies were curt and surly. The Hon
orable Betty also ate nothing. She sat,
wondering If her maid could pack five
trunks in two hours.
had quite a time of it myself that
night. AS | predicted, l received a
visit from the police in regard to Mr..
Scharfenstein. | explained the matter
the best l knew how, and confessed
that he had hurriedly left the city for
parts unknown. | did not consider it
absolutely essential that / should de-
clare that l had seen him enter rail.
way carriage for Dresden. Besides
this, | had to stand sponsor for the
other boys and explain at length that
they were in no wise concerned with
Mr.. Scharfensteins great offense. The
police We're courteous and deferential
admitting that Max was the culprit.
He had drNwn revolver in a public
restaurant. he had broken a grave law.
The inspector wrote dozen telegrams
and dispatched them from the con.
sulate. | had, at his request, offered
him the blanks
Cro BE CONTINUED)
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
Very Tempting.

A man was brought before justice
Of the peace charged with the offense
of kissing a young woman by force
and violence, and against her will,
The young lady, who was very hand
some, gave her testimony in a modest
and straightforward manner, after
which his honor gave the following de-
cision THE court in this case sym
pathizes with the defendant, and will
therefore discharge him without fine,
Imprisonment or reprimand, because
the court while this case has been in
progress has been obliged to hold on
TO both arms of his chair to keep
from kissing the complainant himself"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
AND SHE LEFT HIM GUESSING.
Womans Directions of Little Help to
travelling Lawyer.

A New York lawyer was called re,
Gently to u hamlet in Berks county,
Pennsylvania, in the interest of a
large coal corporation, and now he is
telling this story on himself:
He was driving along country road
and feared he might have lost his
bearings The village he wanted 10
reach seemed elusive, SO he halted in
front of a farmhouse to make in.
quiries.
Madam" he called out to a broad
German woman, who stood looking at
him from beneath a poke" bonnet,
can you tell me how far it is to the
next village?"
"Oh, yust a leedle ways" came the
response.
But, my good woman, how far is
it? Is it two, four, six or eight miles?
That's what | want to know"
Yah, | thinks so.
And the Wall street lawyer drove
on a wiser man.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
On Trial

A Scotchman stood beside the bed
of his dying wife, and in fearful ac-
cents asked was there anything he
could do for her.
Yes, Sandie," she said I'm hop
ing you'll bury me in Craeburn kirk
yard"
But, my lass" he cried, "only think
Of the awful expense! Would We
40 be comfortable here in Aber-
deen?"
mo, Sandie; I'd no rest in my
grave unless l were buried in Crae-
burn
It's too much you're askin'," said
the loving husband, "and l cannot
promise ye ony such thing"
Then, Sandie, I'll no give you ony
peace until my bones are at rest in
my native parish"
"Ah, weel, Maggie" said he, 'Pn
just gio ye three-month trial in
Aberdeen, an see how ye get along"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

In the Industrial world Il has be.
come accepted that a man is too old
az 40. and the London county council
works department decided last year
not 10 engage men above So How Is
Il In the intellectual world? Despite
all the evidences OF precocity, Mir Dor.
land arrives at a conclusion which
gives an average OF so for the master
work OF great men,-T. P.s Weekly.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
CHAPTER Vlll.-contlnued.

The valet hurried to the dresser and
returned with the dukes state eye
! glasses, These the duke perched de-
liberately upon the end of his noble
nose. He opened the letter and read
! Its contents. The valet, watching him
slyly, saw him grow pale, then red, and
finally purple,-wrath has its rainbow
His hands shook, the glasses slipped
from his palpitating nose And grieve
to relate that his serene highness
swore something marvellous to hear.
"Damnation!" he said, or some such
word THE little fool" Then, sud-
tenly remembering his dignity and the
phrase that no man is a hero to his
valet, he pointed to his glasses. at the
same time returning the letter to it's
| envelope. this letter which had caused
this momentary perturbation. Call
the minister of police. You will find
him in the smoklng-room off the con-
servatory. Make all haste!"
The valet flew out of the door, while
the duke began pacing up and down
the room, muttering and growing, and
balling his fists, and jingling his shin
Ing medals He kicked over an inof-
fensive hassock and his favorite hound.
and | don't know how many long wind
ed German oaths he let go. (It's a
mighty hard language to swear in,
especially when a mans under high
pressure.)
THE silly little fool And on
night like this Curse 1t! This is
what comes of mixing Spanish blood
with German, of letting her aunt's
wishes overrule mine in the matter of
education. But she shall be brought
back, even II have to ask the assist
ance of every sovereign in Europe.
This is the end. And | had planned
such pleasant evening at cards!"
The duke was not wholly unselish.
In less than ten minutes time the
valet returned with the minister of
police, The duke Immediately dis
missed the valet.
Your serene highness sent for me?"
asked the minister shaking in his
boots, There had been four ministers
of police in three years,
Yes. Read this"
The minister took the letter, He
Sead It with bulging eyes Good heav-
ems. It must be one of her highness'
joSes!"
1T will be sorry joke for you if
she crosses any of the frontiers"
But"
Butt" roared the duke. Don't you
dare bring up that word scandal!
Seek her. Turn everybody out,-the
army, the police, everybody When
you locate her. telegraph, and have a
special engine awaiting me at the sta
ton And II you play a poor game of
cards tonight I'll take away your port
folio Remember. If she passes the
frontier, OFF goes your Official head."
And the fellow. who is he?"
The good Lord only knows! That
girl! Witness these gray hairs.
Put the rascal in irons; I'll attend to
his case when l arrive. Where is
Steinbock?"
He was arrested this morning in
Berlin; have already applied for his
extradition."
Good Now. be off with you! Leave
no stone unturned, The expense is
nothing; l will gladly pay 1t out of my
| private purse"
IN find her." said the minister
grimly. His portfolio hung in the bal
ance.
All at onca :ae duke struck his hands
together jubilantly,
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
ARE MASTERS OF EvAslvsNEss
sedouin's Answer Typical Of the Peo
Pile Of the East

In the far east when men converse
together an evasion is equal to an
t~iwer. Riding down to Egypt over
the old caravan route from Jerusalem
TO Cairo, Norman Duncan and a party
pitched their tents outside Bedouln
village and by so doing offended
against the laws OF hospitality which
the people so relgiously maintain.
Mr. Duncan. writing in Harpers Mag.
azine, says that he was Obliged to turn
aside their reproaches-and avoid the
abominahle quarters which were still
being offered Turning to his guide.
he said: "The man must be diverted.
Ask him II the world Is round or
Nat The reply was a pure phlloso.
piers jewel of the east, III the world
Is fiat came the response. after
heavy pondering. Il am content: If It
Is round, II Is by Gods wisaom." And
the men softly applauded. in their
pleasure forgetting their injury. for
getting everything except the joyous
native craft OF words
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

YES" said Mai Bragg, 'Tve been in
many engagements in my time, but
/ never lost my headl"
How odd!" exclaimed the summer
girl. NOW, I've been in many en-.
gagements. too. and never lost my
heart"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

Vital as is the physical side OF con.
serving youth, its true fountain is In
our brain. II we maintain activity OF
its cells II quickens the circulation OF
the blood. the vital organs. gives light
20 the eyes, preserves the suppleness
Of the body. removes to distance III.
ness. age. death itself
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
Tin In stars Atmoanhsrs

Observations of the spectrum OF
Alpha Scorpil. made at the Cape Of
Good Hope, have shown puzzliug
line that an English astronomer has
attributed to tin. IL this proves to be
correct, it is the first discovery of
tin ever made in the atmosphere of a
star
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

ago l suffered mis-
cry with lumbago.
L very movement
was one of pain.
Doan's Kidney Pills
removed the whole
difficulty after only
a short time. AL
though l do not
like to have my
name used publicly,
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
How Hammer of Death Struck James.

How Hammer OF Death Struck James.
The old parish church of Plumstead,
which has just been reopened, is prob
ably at least 1000 years old The pic
turesque churchyard, a cherished
haunt of the poet Bloomfield during
his visits to Shooters Hill, contains
delightfully."- choice arrangement of
epitaphs." One of these, on Master
James Darling, aged ten," teaches
lesson of moderation during the pres.
ent cherry season to the youth of other
places besides Plumstead. Speaking
from his tombstone, Master Darling
exclaims:
Tine hammer of Death was give to me
For eating the cherries off the tree"
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

l make an exception in this case, so
that other sufferers from kidney trou-
BILE may profit by my experience"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
Midalr Peril.

Mother Bird-Run along and play
now; but be careful you don't get run
over by any of those flying machines.
metropolitan Magazine.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
EXACTLY So

ENdCIIy 50.
Pa" said little Willie, who had
oeen reading a cigar store advertise.
ment, what's imported and domes.
tic?"
"A hired girl" replied Pa promntIv
Philadelphia Press.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

Jonson's Tribute to Religion.
The strength OF empire is In rell
gion.-Ben Jonson.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

The new law offices of State Repre-
sentative Harry j. ROBINSON are in
rooms lO2,103 Mercantile Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah. TO whom all who
are in need OF legal advice are re.
serred.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
There's a Difference.

Patch by patch is good housewiferv,
bus patch upon patch is plain beggary.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out for the Benefit of Suffering
Thousands.

Rev. G. NJ. Gray, Baptist Clergyman,
Of Whitesboro, Tex. saws: "Four wears
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes
neeessity.-St. Augustine.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03
COFFEE

Schilling's Best is a busi-
ness-Ike name; you know
what it means; and it
means what you want.
Your grocer returns your money if you don't
like it; we pay him.
The silver messenger., 1908-11-03

Copyright, 1905, Bobbs- Merrill Cos
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-26

Mrs. R. L. Arnold and children o
-.uAasha and Mrs. w. A. Roddy O
st. Louis, who spent the week her
the guests OF Mrs. C. B. Kellogg. 1
West Ninth street. will leave toda,
for their homes. s.-Oklahoman.