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Cooke Another One.

Cookies spirit was displayed when he went
into the game during the last five minutes
of play and made a forty-five-yard run that
won the game. He had been kept out of
the play owing to blood poisoning in his
right foot and the squad physicians had
advised the coach not to let him play until
the Kansas game. The midget quarter sat
on the sidelines crying as he watched the
game which it seemed he would not be
allowed to enter. When, Ames tied the
score, however, making it II to II, king"
Cole consented TO let Cooke go into the
game, In the last two minutes of play the
fleet quarter carried the ball on a run from
the forty-five-yard line to the three-yard
line, where It was put over the goal line
on the next play. He was so exhausted
from this run that had the game Tasted
five minutes longer he would have had to
be carried from the field.
Coach Cole says that Nebraska could
never have had a successful season If there
had not been a strong substitute back
field. He has had nine good players all fall
to put in the back field. When Cooke was
In the hospital he played Bentley at quar-
ter. To relieve the halves and full back
he has had Miner, Temple. Sturtznegger
and Bowers. At Iowa all of these substi-
tutes were used and at Ames three of them
relieved the regulars
There has been some opposition to the
scheduling of an alumni game In place of
the Hastings contest. Coach Cole and some
of the players fear that a clash with the
alumni may cripple some of the varsity
players and put them in bad form for the
Wabash and Carlisle games. The men who
would play or the alumni team are big fell
lows, and even though not in training, are
strong and could tackle hard. In some re-
spects the game would be much harder on
the varsity thar a contest with Hastings.
Manager Eager, however, wants a game 10
take the place of the one that Hastings
cancelled and about the only one he can
arrange is a contest with the alumni. So Il
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WEBSTER sTA.-IbTH q WEBSTER
ChicaEo, st. Paul, Minneapolis a
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WAY Time CARD

N sTATION-IOTH AND MASON
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You can have the evening off.
You might report tomorrow about 10.
l will try you on an easier case
Maize went out of the office with
her head in a whirl. She was con-
WINGED that some one was plotting
kenton's downfall; perhaps the as
slstant cashier. In any event Ned
must be warned. She slipped into a
drug store and called up the bank on
the telephone.
Il want you to take me to dinner"
she said when Ned answered Il
will explain why when l see you
Il am leaving the bank in about
10 minutes he said. 60 over to
the Palace. and l will be right over"
She hung up the receiver and went
over to the restaurant where they
frequently dined. seeking out a retir-
ed corner. kentOn appeared pres
emily and took his place.
Are we celebrating the receipt of
the five hundred?" he asked with a
laugh. Il couldn't ask you at the
bank where you got ii. Whence came
the windfall?"
'Tt wasn't mine." she whispered.
at was trap for you"
For me? What do you mean?" he
asked, quietly.
81 am on the police force" ex-
planned Maize. "They sent me over
to get evidence. They said you were
circulating counterfeit money in the
bills you paid out"
How absurd" he said, with a
laugh. "Of course you found no bad
money"
In answer she held up the four
bills she had removed from the pack
age.
II found these she said, but I
replaced them with some of my own.
There were two other packages they
got that had more in them"
But counted those packages my
self" he insisted. AT the close of
business Dir them up, and then
count them over in the morning to
make certain"
THAT isn't the worst" continued
Maize. her face growing very red II
went to your apartments. They gave
me keys. There was what Mr.. Cory
called a plant there; things to make
the bills with"
What did they say when you told
tbem?" he asked.
II didn't tell them" she con-
fessed, but 1t did no good 1t seems
that there had been a man there and
he reported what he had found. They
think you are going to make some
money tonight, and they are going
to break in and arrest you"
81 suppose in the face of all that
evidence there is no use telling you
thai there is an explanation
You don't have to explain" she
declared. 81 do believe in you. Ned,
or l should never have sent for you.
I want you to go away until the
thing can be cleared up"
at will take a month to clear it
up" he said, gloomingly. 81 can
not go away for that length of time
But you must" she insisted.
Don't you see. Ned, that they will
arrest you tonight and you will have
to go to Jail?'''
I'D rather go to Jail than run
away - unless you will come with
me- he said, determinedly. Il can
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at the Wave house and it was Mrs.
Iobor's intention to land him for a
son-in-law before the season closed.
Elsie and Phelps were good
friends, and Mrs Tabor made the
best of a bad situation by hopine
that Vance's attentions might spur
Phelps on to greater enterprise. So
far the young millionaire had seemed
content to idle along with Elsie as
the companion of his sailing and mo-
toring trips.
With the arrival of Vance and of
Alva Wynn, however, the duo he
came quartet and quartet that
Burilla particularly despised. They
frankly showed that they had no de-
sire for further additions TO the If
tie company and Miss Bischo- raved
inwardly while her outward demon
STATIONS of friendship were as pro-
fuse as they were insincere.
Alva Wynn was designer. a
wage Garner, just as Vance Edmon-
ston was the manager of one of the
branches OF the Sixteenth national
bank. Taylor Phelps was Z multi
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When he had been finished of
Peter went for the sewing machine
man. He was not to be found, how
ever. He was man who could see
through a hole in a grindstone, and
he had taken time by the forelock
and was raising a cloud of dust half
a mile down the road.
Peter. what is it?" asked the In
nocent widow.
you put on your Sunday clothes
while | harness the horse. I'll have
time to change mine before you ara
ready"
But what tor:"
Were going to drive over ia
Squar' Johnson's to be married"
But, Peter, IL"
Never mind that, but hurry up
or I'll turn to and lick every man
who passes along the road for a week
to come"
Squar' J"hnson tied tie kpot in
slipshape md Bristol fashion, AMI a
week later Aunt Mary called. She
was all smiles and winks, and she
whispered into Susan's ear how glad
she was that the plot had worked,
and what do you suppose the u1-
grateful Mrs Susan replied? She put
on a look of establishment and said:
"PIot? pIoI? Why, Aunt Mary, I
can't understand Peter and l have
long loved each other, and when he
asked me to marry him l said yes,
though I suppose I ought to hare
made him wait year or so longer!"
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tain help from the uniformed force
Now, here is your first case" he
added, as a man stepped into the
room. 'Mr. Cory will put you in
possession of the facts. He is in
charge of the NATTER
I'm glad you've come into the
case" said Cory, with a pleasant
hand-shake as he led the way into
the next room. Gust take this chair
and I'll tell you what want"
rs it going to be hard one?" she
asked, her courage commencing to
disappear.
at should be ver:- easy" he cid.
N"I have the ground facts in. All I
want is the direct evidence. Now the
facts are these: William Judson,
alias Pen Trevor, alias Courtleigh
Haines, alias Edwin Kenton, is at his
old tricks again. He was a famous
counterfeiter once, but for some four
or five years he has been doing very
we'll He has been a cashier in the
Burnham bank, and ! suppose the
temp alton has been too great for
him %
He is short I'm his accounts?"
Maize wondered at the strangeness
of her own voice. Cory shook his
head.
THAT would be case for the bank
officers; not the detective bureau. He
Is counterfeiting. He can pass a cou-
pie of bad bills out in each package
and no one would suspect bank
clerk He prints a very good article
of paper and in the course of a day
he can get $500 or S400 in good bills
in exchange for his queer. The secret
service has requested our assistance
in the matter"
CT think I would rather have some
other case" stammered Maize.
Cory stared You can't pick your
cases." he reminded. "Of course you
don't have to work on this If you
don't want to. You can turn in your
badge
Maize shook her head. It would
never do to confess failure without
trying. Besides, she might be able
to prove Ned's innocence. 1t was a
ridiculous story
I'll take it." she said. chokingly.
What shall do?''
First of all, take this check over
to the bank and get it cashed. Ask
for a package of f1ves. Make certain
that there are some bills in the pack
age that look like this, and then seal
the whole thing in this envelope"
He handed her an envelope and n
bill and pointed out the difference
between it and the regular fives.
Maize shuddered as she handled
the bit of paper with its ominous
stamp of Counterfeit" in red ink
across the face.
Now, get some one for a witness
to the transaction" said Cory, and
report here at 2 o'clocI
He showed her how to slip in and
out of the offices without going
through the formality of sending her
| name in, and left her standing in
the corridor.
She met friend on her way to the
bank and impressed her as a wit
| ness. The check was made to
| Bearer" and with testing aIIusion
| to her sudden affiuence Kenton maid
out the money, taking a package of
| bills from the drawer.
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was only five months thrown away
in counting. Susan RansOmc, has
Peter Smith proposed within the
past week? l want a straight an
swer"
why, of course not" replied the
embarrassed widow, as her face got
red again.
Then why hasn't he? Answer me
that
why, because-because-
at amt right for a man to be
shocking around so long. If it wasn't
for him you might be married inside
of six months. l know a lightning
rod man who wears a diamond pin
and can change a $40 bill any min
ute who'd come counting if Peter
was out of the way"
Cant we've talk about some
thing else?' asked the widow in
tone that showed she was anxious to
hear more.
No, ma'am, we can't-not until
this thing is settled. Peter has got
to propose even if we have to give
him a shock that will lift him over
the fence. You were bit by a black
snake last spring and Peter killed
the reptile. When he saw you ready
to faint away and fall down, didn't
he whisper his love?"
Mercy, noI'
You were kicked by cow one
night in April while you were milk
ing, and for five minutes you could
mt get your breath. Didn't he put
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his arm around you and say that he
was your slave?"
Aunt Mary, you know he didn't"
"Um, we'll see about that. =
wasn't three weeks ago that you
started down cellar one evening
with a candle IN your hand, and you
tripped and went rolling to the bot
tom. As you lay there, not knowing
how many bones were fatally broken,
did Peter Smith come rushing down
and declare that if you were dead
he'd commit suicide?"
"NO-o-o."
Then you've given him rope
enough You've given him four diff
ferent chances to declare his love and
ne hasn't done t. We must jog him,
Susan-we must JIG him.
Three days later, as Peter was hoe
ing corn down in the field, he hap
pened to look up just as a team drove
up TO the house and a man went in.
The outfit was recognized as belong
Ing to lightning rod man.
Ten minutes later the horse and
wagon of a sewing machine man
drove up and he entered.
Ten minutes later it was the we'll
pump man with 90 blue painted
pumps on his vehicle.
Peter became curious Then he
became uneasy After hoein., up sew
eral hills of corn instead of the SUR
rounding weeds he hung his hoe on
the fence and started for the house.
The widow did Il need a sewing
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The rooms were simply furnished,
an enlarged photograph of herself
forming the principal decoration of
the sitting room. If KentOn was
making dishonest profits 1t was clear
that he was not squandering his
gains on his place of abode. He was
comfortably installed but there was
no evidence of magnificance.
Nervously she slipped into the bed
room. A trunk lid was open and with
a shuddering cry Maize dropped to
her knees beside it, fascinated by the
contents. There were cans of ink,
oilers, small press, slips of paper
just the size of bills and some heavy
cuts.
She rosesto her feet and staggered
out sick at heart Even in the face
of the evidence che could not believe
that Kenton was guilty. 1t was so
utterly unlike Ned.
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Maize slipped them into ALI en-
velope, but she did not seal it, and
with an agony of suspense she sought
a place where she could inspect the
package.
Her heart sank as Sc found four
of the counterfeit bills in the bundle.
She had $50 left of her monthly al
lowance. She had two tens changed
into fives with which she replaced the
bad bills and then, sealing the pack
age, she hurried to headquarters.
Cory was waiting for her md
smiled as she appeared. His face took
on perpleXed look as he ran over
the bills. Maize watched him fear
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to evade her schemes Burilla could
not realize, and she was convinced
that Elsie Tabor had cut her out.
When Vance added to the score by
his apt description, she gave herself
no rest in her search for vengeance.
But three weeks passed before the
opportunity came. 1t would not be
polite to say that BuTilla deliberate
~ spied upon the quartet, but it was
certain that she almost Invariably
found herself in th--r vicinity with
out making her presence unduly pro-
minent. She was soft of movement
and she wore dresses of the soft,
clinging kind that did not rustic
Burilla was always called upon
for parlor entertainment at the
weekly hops and other functions, and
now she planned TO put to use her
mimic gifts
Some of the leaders of the fash
ionable set were getting up an en-
tertainment for the benefit of a pet
charity, and Burilla was to be made
the star.
I'm an Entirely New Offering was
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THEY BOTH KNEW

Therefore, and because I sent you
crazy quilt for a marriage present
and am your best friend, / am going
To talk with you Cd a certain sub
ject.
1--WE all know that Peter Smith,
your hired man, IS in love with you.
Now, don't put on such a surprised
look and begin to protest, for we
know what we know
You have been a widow almost
three years. Your husband died Just
exactly two years, eleven months.
five hours and twenty minutes ago,
as we all remember. After a year,
Peter began to snook up to you, and
he is still shocking.
HE thinks you are the incest
woman in America, and he's going
10 ask You to marry him some day.
When he does ask you will consent,
for he's steady, sensible man and
knows how 10 run a farm and will
make a good husband
Aunt Mary, how can you talk
this way?" protested the blushing
widow as she hung her head.
Because l feel it a duty to. Be
cause l think. you need advice
was just such a humble, innocent
critter as you be when lost my first
husband, and if had had anyone to
sit down and advise me as I'm going
ried a year before l was. When /
married for the third time I knew
how things ought to go, and there
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feiting plant in that gray trunk of
which you speak. If you had tried
to force the lid you could have seen
for yourself. There are skeleton keys
on that ring that would have fitted
any trunk"
I'm sorry that I did not do any
better" she said simply 1T guess
that perhaps I'd better resign"
"Stay on and try one more case"
he suggested. There is no great
harm done in this instance, for we
have the evidence sufficiently strong
to make the arrest. We find that he
is running short and is likely to
print some of the bills tonight A
little raid will catch him red -handed
and Judson, alias Kenton, will sleep
behind bars
You won't need me. will you?"
she asked, startled. Cory shook his
head.
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fully.
Perhaps there is a mistake" she
suggested, as Cory announced that
he could find no bad money
mo chance for a mistake he said
with a shake of his head. 1.-TWO of our
men had checks cashed and found bad
bills in their bundles. There were
$35 in bad bills in those two bun
dies.
Now, want you to go to Ken
tons house. Here is the address.
Here are the keys. If anyone should
stop you in the halls you can explain
that you are his sister, and that you
have come to get something for him
Slip in and see what you can find
Look particularly for the press
Maize took the keys gingerly. For
moment she was tempted to ask to
be relieved of this task and explain
her friendship for Kenton. but there
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the announcement upon the hand
painted posters that advertised the
event upon the piazza, and SO mys-
FERROUS was Burilld Wnen questioned
regarding her new offering that ex-
element was wrought up to the
highest pitch.
1t does not require much TO ex-
cite a group of bored summer So
journers, and when at last Burilla
tripped out upon the improvised
stage, hush fell over the crowd fol-
lowing the buzz of whispering that
preceded her entrance.
Il will offer an original monologue
entitled On the Porch, announced
BuriIIa, and forthwith she plunged
into little monologue in which, de-
spite the substitution of other names.
the entire summer colony recognized
the quartet
BuriIla was really clever mimic,
and so closely did she copy the voices
of the four that names were unneces-
sary. For the first tire the rest of
the colonists realized that Phelps
loved Alva Wynn ana that Vance
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Edmonston was determined to marry
Elsie.
All eyes were turned upon Mrs.
Tabor, but that woman wrested tri-
umph from defeat
Miss Bischoff spoiled the little
surprise I had in store for YOU" she
said as the guests crowded into thu
supper room. Il think il a most
suitable match, and / am almost az
much pleased over Mr.. Phelps ems
gagement. He has been almost like
a son 10 me since his mother died"
She swept on, leaving the quartet
shocked by a cross current of won-
der and Joy. For a moment they
stared into each others faces, then
with one accord they turned to seek
Burilla, to whom them owed this
sudden solution of their difficulties,
but Burilla was not TO be found.
In her little room up under the
caves the girl was sobbing her heart
out in passionate grief, for she, too,
had heard Mrs. Tapor's speech. Her
neatly planned revenge had proved
a boomerang and she had lost.
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millionaire and Elsie supposed her.
self to be in the same class
No one save Mrs. Tabor and her
legal adviser knew how little was
left of the gigantic fortune that
Robert Tabor had piled up only to
see 1t vanish in his declining days.
II she could land Phelps, his mil
lions might enable her to save what
was left of the estate; otherwise the
heavy taxes of the lands which
Tabor had purchased in anticipation
of the tardy rise, would wipe out the
holdings utterly.
The rest of the permanent board
ers at the Wave house looked on in
glee at the maneuvers of Mrs. Tabor.
with the possible exception of some
half dozen mamas with eligible
daughters who wanted Phelps for
their own son-in-law.
To their number was added Blu
rilla, who had enjoyed a monopoly
of Phelps company before the ar
rival of the Tabors.
That this was largely due TO the
fact that Phelps was too lazy to seek
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- HAT the girls at the Wave
house did not like Burilla
Bischoff was due almost en-
tirely TO Burilla herself.
AUNT Mary, how can you talk the
Vance Edmonston epitomized the sit
uation when he declared that she
had polar temperament and an
equatorial temper, = remark which
indirectly reached Burilla's ears and
caused that young woman to VOW
vengeance upon Vance.
Vance had been at the Wave house
only two weeks He had given up his
vacation the previous year because
Elsie Tabor was in Europe. What
was vacation without Elsie?
This season he had four weeks at
the shore. The Wave house was an
ultra fashionable hotel, adopting the
more quiet designation througL os-
tentatious modesty. Vance hated the
place. but Mrs. Tabor had settled
herself there toc the summer and
.hithe- he Went.
TIC chance arc tha: Mrs. Taoo-
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go to London or Paris and star.
fresh. Will you come. dearq',
For moment Maize nausea uncer-
talnIy- IF I marry YOU. will vo,,
promise TO keep out of the wav until
this can be cleared up?" she asked
dear" "i II up
can clear II up. Will you marry
me and forget all that nonsense
ABOUT the right to vote?"
l shall have to-" she said. with a
w1Stful little smile when I see how
have betrayed my trust I can nm
derstand why women can't be police
men"
We've neither of us any homs
ties" he said, as he took possession
of her hand. We'll be married to-
night, dear, before you change your
mind"
Mazie's face lost its smile and shs
stared fascinatedly at the door.
Don't turn around" she said, In
low tone. THE chief and Mr.. Cory
| have just come in. If they see me
with you they will know that l have
told you and will arrest you now.
What shall we do?"
Let's face the music.'' suggested
4
hand to the chief
The two men approached the table
and Maize covered her face with her
hands. When she did look up again
the chief was shaking hands with
kenton, and Cory stood behind him
with a broad grin on his face.
1T looks like treason here" said
the chief as he offered his hand to
Maize. 'I am afraid that | shall
| have to take your badge away"
Il should have told you," she Sob
bed, but 1 wanted to try and save
him"
You can do that best by marrying
him." declared the chief, as he tuck
ed the badge into his pocket. II
will give him into your custody and
if he does not behave. you bring him
around to headquarters and we'll lock
him up"
But you are going to lock him up
nowl" she cried. The chief smiled
broadly.
1--WE will forgive him If you WILL
he offered. You see IL was a. part
of plan to convince you that wom-
en- are not deserving of equal rights.
That press was part of a policy out
fit"
But the counterfeit bills?" she
asked.
Those are the new treasury issue.
They are enough unlike the old bills
to be under suspicion. 1t was the
appearance of the bills that suggest
ed the plot Ned and used to go to-
school together and we fixed up the
scheme together with Cory's help"
81 think it was mean," said Maize.
Indignantly.
THE end justifes the means"
pleaded Ned. ''I had to do something
to shake your determination"
1T would serve you right If I did
not marry YOU" said Maize, severely.
II know it would" said Ned. peni-
tently, but you will, won't you,
dear"
THE chief told me to keep you
under surveillance, she said, de-
murely. You are my prisoner-for
life
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1t was true that she had known
him only since she came to town to
study at the art school Then they
had boarded at the same place until
kentOn was advanced 10 be cashier
and could afford a better home.
OF his antecedents she knew moth
ing and had never asked, but she was
certain that he must be the victim
of some plot, and she sped back to
headquarters to report that she had
found nothing. y
Cory smiled softly as she made her
report. 81 am afraid that you will
never make a good detective" he
said. There is a complete counter