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he paused. His eyes, unseeine. were
fixcd ON the gliding landscape as 1t
appeared In rectangular spots through
the window In front of them.
Yes. Or" prompted Louise.
softly.
Never mind. 1t is OF no conse.
quence." he said. abruptly. mo fear
OF Judge Dale. Juries are my Water.
loo"
rs 1t. then. such nest OF COW.
ards?" cried Louise. intense scorn in
her clear voice.
Yes" deliberately. Men are
afraid OF retaliation-those who are
not actur'ly blood.guilty. as you
might say. And who can say who is
and who IL not? But he will be sent
over this time. Paul Langford Is on
his trail. Give me two men like Lang.
ford and that anachronism-an hon
est man west OF the river-WillistOn
and you can have the rest, sherir and
ALL"
Mr.. Williston-he has been unfor.
tunate. has he not? He Is such a
gentleman. and n scholar, surely"
Surely. He Is one OF the finest
fellows ] know. A man OF the most
sensitive honor. II such II thing can
be. ! should say he is too honest, for
his own good. A man can be, you
know. There is nothing In the world
that cannot be ovcrdonc."
She looked ut him earnestly. His
eyes did not shift. She was satisfied.
Your work bellies your words" she
said quietly
Dust and cinders drifted in between
the Stats Of the closed blind Putting
her handkerchief to her lips. Louise
looked at the dark strcaks on II with
reproach.
Your South Dakota dirt Is so
black" she said. whimsically
Better black than yellow he re,
torted. 1T looks cleaner. now. doesn't I
it?"
Maybe you think my home a fit
dwelling place for John Chinaman. -
pouted Louise.
"Yes-if that will persuade you that
South Dakota is Infinitely better Are
you open to conviction"
Never, | should die II had Ia
stay here
You will be going back-soon?"
Some day. sure, Soon? Maybe
Oh. | wish | could. That part OF mo
which Is like Uncle Hammond says.
Stay But that other part Of me
which is like the rest of u.s. says.
what's the use? Go back to your
kind. You're happier there Why
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VARIETIES IN HUMAN SPECIES.
Source Of Everything That is Beautiful
and Inter ting.

Each human being has something
distinguishing. in form. proportions.
countenance. gesture. voice-in feel.
ings. thought. and temper, In mental
as well as corporeal physiognomy.
This variety is the source of every
thing beautiful and interesting In the
external world-the foundation Of the
whole moral fabric OF the universe.
Certain external circumstances. as
food, climate. mode of life. have the
power of modifying the animal organi-
zation, so as to make 1t deviate from
that of the parent. But this eject
terminates in the individual Thus. n
fair Englishman. II exposed to the sun.
becomes dark and swarthy In Bengal;
but his offspring. II from an English
woman, are born just as fair as he
himself was originally: and the chill
dren, after any number of generations
that we have yet observed, are still
born equally fair, provided there mas
been no intermlxture Of dark blood.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Attack on the Lazy s.

''S NNhdSN VI k'V lazy
II was late. The August night was
cool and sweet after n weary day II
intense heat The door was thrown
wide open. II was good to feel the
night air creeping into the sitting
room. There was no light within: and
without. nothing but the brilliant stars
In the quiet. brooding sky. Williston
was sitting just within the doorway.
Mary. her hands claspcd idly around
her knees. sat ON the doorstep.
ihouGhtfully staring out into the still
darkness. There was Il stir.
bedtime. little GIRL said Willis
ton.
Just a minute more. daddy. Must
we have light? Think how the
mosquitoes will swarm. Let's go to
bed in the dark
We will shut the door. and next
summer. little girl you shall have
your screens. promise that. always
providing. of course. Jesse Black
leaves us alone,
Had IL not been SO dark Mary could
have seen the wistful smile on the
thin scholarly face. But though she
could not see 1t. she knew II was
there. There had been fairer hopes
and more generous promises In the
past few years. They had all gone
the drcary way Of impotent striving.
OF bitter disappointment. There was
little need of light for Mary TO read
her fathers thoughts.
Sure daddy" she answered. cheer.
lis. And III sec that you don't for
get AS for Jesse Black. he wouldn't
dare with the Three BARS on his trail.
Well. II you must have light. you
must" rising and stretching her firm
iieshed young arms far over her head.
You can't forget you were born In
civilization. can you, daddy? ] am
sure | could be your man In the dark.
Il you'd lc, me. and | always turn
your night shir, right side out before
hanging 1t ON your bedpost. and your
sheet aud spread are turned down.
and water right at hand. You funny.
funny little father. who cant go to bed
in the dark" She was rummaging
around shelf In search OF matches.
Now. | have forgotten long since that
wasn't born on the plains. 1t
wouldn't hurt me II ! had mispla%ed
my nightdress. I've done IL. with gay
little laugh He must be cheered up
at all costs. this buffetcd and disap.
pointed but fine.mindcd. high.strung
and lovablc father of hers. An!
haven't taken my hair down nights
siuce-oh. since months ago. till-oh.
well-so you see it's easy enough for
me to go to bed in the dark
ITO Be Continued.)
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On st. Patrick's day. with tender
heart and moist eye. we set before
ourselves the far form Of Ireland, gar
landed with the deeds Of the past, and
bedecked with the colors Of bygone
days. The pages Of Irish history arc.
without doubt, familiar to all. The
brilliant lights and deep shadows. the
intense joys and keen sorrows. tho
failm es and triumphs which mark the
annals Of Erin are an old and familiar
story.
Her very early history contains an
air Of romance, and has, running
through 1t, . depth Of color which In.
vests It with Z peculiar charm. In IT.
primal days Druidf worship held the
hsarts q IL people and The cult o.
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sylvan deities formed its religion. The
beauty and richness Of legend, in
whose lap ireland then slept, are RI
vailed by none perhaps, save those Of
classic Greece herself. Tradition sup.
plies an endless number Of crags, hill.
sides and valleys. which were the sub.
1ects of legendary lore, and which cap.
tivated the feelings Of the Celt with
an irresistible spell. The history Of
those times 10 obscured by the many
myths and fables interviewer with the
facts handed down to us. Amid all this
vagueness, however, II is plain that,
in the early stages Of Ireland's career,
she left upon the world the impress
of = most excellent civilization and
that her people possessed much merit
and many virtues. :,
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should you want to be different?
What does II all amount to-? ! am
afraid shall be weak enough and
foolish enough to go back and-stay.
There was stir in the forward
part of the car. a man. hitherto sit
ting quietly by the side of an alert
wiry little fellow who sat next the
aisle. had attempted to bolt the car
by springing over the empty seat In
front OF him and making dash for
the door. II was daring. but In vain.
His companion. as agile as he. had
seized him and forced him again into
his place before the rest of the pas
sengers fully understood that the at
tempt had really been made.
rs he crazy? Are they taking him
to Yankton?" asked Louise. the pretty
color all gone from her face. Did he
think to jump or the train?'
That's John Yellow Wolf. a young
half.breed. He's wanted up In the
Hills for ttle.rustling-United States
court case That's johnson with him.
deputy United States marshal
Poor fellow" said Louise, pityingly.
Don't waste your sympathy on such
rs he. They are degenerates-many
of these half.breeds. They will swear
to anything. They inherit all the
evils OF the two races. Good never
mixes. Yellow Wolf would swear him
self into everlasting torment for pint
Of whiskey. You see my cause oi
complaint? But never think. Miss
Dale, that these poor chaps of half.
breeds, who are hardly responsible.
are the only ones who are willing to
swear to damnable lies" There was
a tang Of bitterness in his voice. per
jury, Miss Dale, perjury through fear
of bribery or self-interest. God knows
what, 1t is there I must break. l sup
pose. until the day of Judgment un-
less-I run away"
Louise, through all the working OF
his smart and sting. felt the quiet re-
serve strength of this man beside her'
and, with q quick rush Of longing to
do her part, her woman's part OF COM
forting and healing. she put her hand
small. ungloved, on his rough coat
sleeve.
us that what you meant . while
ago? But you don't mean It, do you!
II Il bitter and you do not mean 1t.
Tell me that you do not mean It. Mr..
Gordon. please, !, she said, impulsively'
Dmothering ! Wild impulIs to keep
fh9 hand where II had lam such =
Itj 151xplks s&lh6 Whiles Gordon re'''
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malned silent. God only knows what
human longing he crushed down. what
intehse discouragement. what sick de.
sire to lay down his thankless task
ana hee to the uttermost parts of the
world to bo away from the CRYING
heed he yet could not still. Then he
answered simply. 81 did not mean It.
Miss Dale"
ANA then there did not seem to be
anything to say between them for a
long while. The half.breed had set.
tied down with stolid Indifference.
feopie mad resumed their newspapers
ana magazines and day dreams after
the heeting excitement. 1t was yery
warm. Louise tried to create a little
breeze by filcking her somewhat be.
grimed handkerchief in front OF her
face. Gordon took n newspaper from
MS pocket. folded 1t and famed her
gently. He was not used to the little
sraces of life, perhaps. but he did this
well. An honest man and kindly
never goes far wrong In any direction.
You must not think. Miss Dale" he
said. seriously. that 1t is all bad up
here. ! am only selfish. have been
hnrping on my own little corner of
wickcdness all the while. 1t Is Il good
land. 1t will be better before long"
When" asked Louise
When We convict Jesse Black and
when our Indian neighbors get over
their mania for divorce" he answered,
laughing softly.
Louise laughed merrily. and so tho
journey ended as it had begun. with a
laugh and n Jest.
In the judges runabout. Louise held
out her hand
I'm almost homcsick." she cried,
smiling.
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old Erin. he wears the best imitation
hc can find. and II he can get no
shamrock. real or counterfeit. he
wears green necktie or a strip OF
green in his coat lapel.
1t was not many years ago that the
more enthusiastic OF the sons OF Ire.
land on the say when they bedecked
themselves With green would decline
to tolerate the sight OF yellow EN-
blem. Vendors of oranges and ba.
nanas did well to keep their carts on
the street. Even a belief In the same
religion was not always sufficient to
save orange sellers: that fruit was Ell.
tirely too suggestive OF the Orange.
mems association.
In these days OF increasing tolera.
tion there Is less and less friction OF
this sort. The custom OF giving Saint
Patrick's day parades is gradually dy-
ing out In this country. Many years
ago the New York city council passed
an ordinance imposing n penalty on
anyone who abused an eiligy OF Saint
Patrick. but no such law is now neces.
sary. Patriotic Irish societies observe
!
in the Catholic churches. especially In
those edifices named after the saint
Even in Ireland there is less and less
OF bitterness between the wearers OF
the green and the yellow. and the
crack of the shillalah is not so often
heard as formerly to the accompani.
ment of the strains OF st. PatrIck's
Day in the Mornin'." The attitude Of
Queen Victoria had much to do with
bringing about this change Of feeling.
1t was the duchess OF buckingham
and Chandos who. In voicing her ma.
jesty's sentiments, wrote these lines.
which on each recurring Saint Pat
rick's day find warm response in the
hearts of the Irish soldiery:
We're the most upiiftcd regiment.
Ecdad we're mortal keen:
The shamrock's In our forage caps
by order OF the quecn
This song bears date 1900. for It was
In the last year of her reign that Vic
toria. Just before her memorable visit
to Ireland. gave orders that her Irish
regiments were to wear the shamrock
In their hcadgear on Saint Patrick's
day. That raised the national emblem
of the island officially to the heart
high position 1t had ever held in senti.
ment. 1t was small and easy thing
to do. but 1t made the tiny three.leaved
plant popular as 1t never was before.
In spite of all ingenious attempts to
discredit the beautiful story which
represents the patron saint Of the EN-
erald Isle as using the shamrock for
an illustration of the Holy Trinity. in
spite OF the learned debates and nca.
demic differences Of such scholars as
Bentham and Britten. Colgan and
Cook, your true Irishman the world
over will ever cling to the chosen leaf
which grows In the moss, the moor
and the mireland" OF his old home,
and the public Endorsement Of queen
surely did not weaken that affection.
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OLD GENTLEMAN NOT pLzAssp.
Letters Inscription Certainly the Re.
verse Of Fiattsrins.


In the English club at Hongkong
white-haired old gentleman. who had
come down from some northern port.
was seated at dinner when he sudden.
ly became very excited. He had been
brought a letter by solemn.faced Chi
nese butler. and he saw something on
the outside of this letter which sent
him downstairs two steps at a time
to interview the hall porter. When
he came back he told US what was the
matter. The hall porter had inscribed
in the envelope. in Chinese. for the In.
formation OF the butler:
This Is for the old baboon with
white fur"
Unfortunately for the hall porter.
the old gentleman was a first-class
scholar in the Chinese language.
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aIow 10 Medicine cranks.

"There is one good thing about the
nassing of the boarding house, said
tbe sad.eyed man. "and that is. 1t has
done away with the man who ostenta'
t,o,,sly takes his medicine at the table.
II is Impossible for q man to DO .
th,nu like that at a cafe. He would
ha I ianominiously ousted. II not by
me outraged guests, by the waiter In
sttendance or by the watchful proprie
tar, WHO usually has the feelinga ol
M guests at heart" 4. r:
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, by A. q. McCiurv a Co.. IsU1.l
SYNOPSIS.

fiiliston, u poor ranchmun.
and cultured, searches for
hg from his ranch-thc Lacy
Doded spot In the rivers bed
have been an island had the
I'M at high water. he discovers
prse thieves engaged In work.
nnds on cattle. He crccps
TO note the changing OF the
!" brand on one steer to the
Ind. Paul I.angford. the rich
q Three Bars ranch In sent
1ston and IL Informed of the
bf the gang OF cattle thicves-
litlaws headed by Jesse Blnck.
I'VE dciicd the law and author
kmah county. South Dakota.
Sity, hut who. heretofore. had
b modest any OF the property
Three Bars" ranch. Willis-
dis rrluctnncy In opposing II
powerful In politics and No
all the community. l.angford
flliston his friendship n he
In bringing Jesse Black" and
10 Justice. I.angford is struck
fbcauty OF Mary, commonly
P'Wiliiston's little girl" Louise
kpcrt court St.nographcr. who
kd her uncle. Judge Hammond
the east To the "DRkotahs."
living with him nj Wind City.
ed by the county attorney.
brion. To com. To kcmnh and
hony In the preliminary hear
bc Black. She accepts the invi-
makes her first trip into the
country. Arriving at Veipcn
river from E.innh. she In met
bnson. "A hot headed cowboy Of
Bars" ranch. In waiting for
liunsun looks at some cattle In
p-n. In the herd being shipped
tity by iiill Brown he detects
u we'll known "onsry" Steer
b. his employer Of the Three
Ich MunSon and Louise start
]. They tax. lunch at the Bon
nrnnt. conducted by Mrs. ilig-
'nt admirer Of Richard Gordon.
/ attorney. Louis. is told OF n
ming plot which resulted In the
Willlston. i.angford and other
Tor th" state In the cattle thief
,at jess" Black. a blackboard
Dck tn" way Of Munson's team
fnnc. to pnntoon bridge across
Munsnn crowds past the buck
i'm wrccking the buck board.
vc at Williston's. Crowds as-
Justic" James II. McAllistcr's
III" preliminary hearing. Jesse
ings the first Of many great
examination. Through
lersnu. member OF the out
b" had learned that the steer
j been recovered and thus saw
sn"ss Of lighting against being
r. Richard Gordon. the county
who Is unpopular because Of
failures To secure convictions
wins the admiration OF Louise.
County Attorney Cor
'pnnics Louise Dale on her re-
Ind city.
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One thousand.
four hundred and
forty-two years
ago. on March II,
according to the
most trustworthy
q C c o un I 8. the
death and beati-
hcatiOn OF Saint
Patrick took place.
That is why, on
the anniversary OF
that event. the
shamrock Is worn
by every loyal
lrishman. II he
cannot obtain a
genuine leaf from
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kPTER viil.-Continued.


Higgins. ut the Bon Ami" she
q. smiling. IL was 30 hungry
got to Velpen. though l had
tremendous breakfast at the
But o'clock Is an unholy
which to eat ones breakfast.
and | Just couldn't help get.
cry all over again. So ! per.
Mary TO stop for another cup
II Is ridiculous the way !
pnr county"
a good country" he said. sob.
list be-if you can say So"
use | have failed. shall / cry
law cannot be enforced in
county? Sometimes-may It
there will come man big
TO make the law triumphant.
not be L.
vas still smarting from his
etbacks. He had worked hard
accomplished nothing. At
term OF court. though many
ere tried. he had not secured
lviction.
snail see," said Louise, softly.
X straight into his eyes, was a
sunshine In dark places. Then
shed.
higgins said to me: Jimmie
mt got the sense he was born
u little. drled.up brain d rattle
a mustard seed and he's get.
. mat little SO fast 1t makes
SWIM She was telling about
Fnen he hadn't acted Just fair
| am glad-from all I hear
u was taken out Of his hands"
count my friends, the real
Rn one hand. I'm afraid" said
with a good.humored smile:
|ars' Higgins surely is the
4 glad you smiled" said Louise.
would have sounded 10 bitter
|had not"
,sa, uIant help smiling. You-you
pch a way, Miss Dale"
y blunt but it rang true,
.rae' though, about my friends.
!" ou'd convict-Jesse Black. for
-. ia million friends would cali
'ssed' '.,,' But can't do It alone.
~ ~. not do 1t; they will not helm
! -, :, .hey despise me because /.
A.. ~ :. ana swear, at me because /
W .,,,,. land there you have the
situation In a nutshell. Miss
! sun struck across her face. He
~. User and lowered the blind,
'1a ! you. But 1t IL .vsntaRe IN,
,,n,,a !. not' I, You win ct Justice
uncle Hammond 4
'iana9 'iase,ously his .shouldsrs
: M Miss Dale, It Il .'vaatses ,n.t
~. ~ tninss viii eons q sbSS;iS !.
ssnd gsssss RIss
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On the Hiah Trap.

Broker-Are you going to try K Y.
& z. again?
p. Lunger (who has dropped his
margin three times In succession
Yep.
Broker-Well. II I were you I'd try
and arrange to do 1t over q net
Puck.
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Multiplying her words seldom adds
10 a woman's popularity.
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FOR IRELAND

fierce hame within
Impassoned motherand.
Her goes gilt waking oercast
And the
There's not little bell that Irelands glens
There's not shagan shakes above
There's a Of
But this fond with overhowing
Oh Ireland! for holy joyful
To your high
II life and strife avail
Then. crowning unworthy
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The Ace index.

Ella-You shouldn't look gift
morse In the mouth.
Stella-But how are you going to
tell whether the present is new or
not?-Harper's Weekly.
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Every Lover Of Good Music

should take advantage of the offer the
Jerome II. Remick Co. of New York make
in the advertising columns of this paper
to send for 25 cents the words and music
OF nine of the best pieces of the Merry
Widow Opera. all the rage at present ia
London. Paris and New York.
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The average woman is vain enough
to believe that she isn't.
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II Cure. While You Walk.

Aliens Foot. Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating. callous, and swollen. aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
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WHAT CAUSES HI

WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE.
From October to May, Colds are the most fire.
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The Detroit times., 1908-09-30

Pesches-Yeilow. bushels. IA. t225
G260. A. si.76Q2; Il. Si.2501. so.
Pears-kiefer's. bOc Der bu: s2.260
ATS per Dbl; Bartietts. u.sS9i.so per
Blu.
rlsm.-Idaho. si@i,Io per crate.
Pop Corn-Ears. IN a 81 per To-
Observation-Disclosures. 70G75c per bu;
car lots TO. b. Detroit. $50 Toe per bu.
Peuitry-Hens. ION Ollie; springl
,sGi1s; geese; SC; ducks. s0iOc: tar-
Provi,ion.-Messp pork. $1,000; family
pork. sis.5o@is: light. clear. $500:
Dry sailed briskets, 10% Ollie: shout
ders. shc: picnic hama. SIC: bacon.
l34l3hc. lard In tierces. 10hc; kettle
rendered. 1lLc per Id,
sweet Potatoes-Ntrginias, III per
bu; Jerseys. si.25 per bu. s3.25 per Dbl.
Sugar-Crystal dominoes. $50; Eagle
tablets 37.05; cut loaf. e6.56; cubes.
selo: xxx powdered. 70; granuiated.
1855; graduated In 7e-lb cotton bags.
$3.50: Michigan graduated, 80. As; con-
fectioners' A. $3.50; No. 1. 1888: No. 2.
ssssSS:: No. No. 3. ssssss No. No. l. sssS No.
S525. No. 0, $500; No. 10. ysis; No. II.
1910: No. ~, s5.05: No. IS. IS; No. IL.
IS; No. Is. So per 100 lbs.