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ing dream Naturally hts mind
turned 10 arts and he thought Of
certain productions i'm the old
World Jhat H. 'VaeJd make an ef-
tort 70 add TO biz crdectiou on this
trip. He WAS entirely obivious
TO his surroundings, and AZ first
did not notice The melancholy
woman who passed his chair
lie avoI1e from his dream 10 a
moment and then perceived her
standing O short distance from
him- leaning ON She ships rail and
looking into tie placid sea. The
moonlight w1z bright, but twas
only a profile view that he got
She was clad I'm black, and widows
weeds adorned her head. She APP
7eared TO be CRYING. and black
hordered handkerchief partially
concealed her face. hut he saw that
she was beautiful. and there was
some iudefnable charm about her
that made this seasoned bachelor
vfctfm 20 Cupid for the first
tme-
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FoIIors Her 10 Paris.

l4e had not seen her again on
shiphoard, and an effort 10 iden-
fifty her had proved fruitless. 9th
rrs had seen her, but no one
seemed 20 know who she was In
London he searched high and low
for his worshiped idol. but never
a glimpse did he get. His mother
and sister Joined him in the British
capital. and a DAY iater he met a
fellow-Passenger 80 hp casually re
marked that rho mysterious lady
in mourning was g Paris.
Harbeson waited for no more.
but the next day saw him. with his
mother and sister. off for the gay
French capital There he learned
that she had gone 70 Venice. and
from there he followed her 10
Naples, and then 20 Re=ze There
he caught up with her, and he
made plans for the much-sought
Introduction.
First he tipped the waiter to give
him table adjoining hers, and
then he ingratiated himself with
the proprietor Of the hotel in pur-
suance Of his plan for an introduc-
ton. Just as matters were aSout
ready for the climax, be found
that she had left Rome and was
sailing across the Mediterranean
for Asia.
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CONTINUED from FIrzt Pase)

Tn doin' a pretty good bust
ness out here on my own hook, but
I think the children. are lonesome
Ike, and then I'm used to heviu a
wife around. and it. don't seem
suite naturaI-Iike to come in from
feedin' the stock at night and
not hev q female boiler at me TO
wipe my feet before I step on her
clean floor.
Every one Of my wives was 9
fine serubber. but they an of them
got up and died. and 7 hey never
been able TO discover that there
is anything especially unhealthy
about this here place.
still as I said to the minister
after he preached Che funeral ser
4nou over poor Mary. the last one,
come before You that is, so be it
ouW have me for better or fnI
worse things cc-tailiy pint 10 the
fact that there must be something
tuhcalthy about his place, f3r I
never seen auoth,r like it for wives
sin as they do oa me-
-But the minister said. It's the
Lord will John. Submit And SO
i submitted.
81 hope you1l sake this letter ia
good part I ann a well-meauiIig-
lind-spolleu man. and the children
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Proposes on same SPOT.


Prom the navigating officer far-
he~on learned that the steamer
would be IN about the same vcfn-
.ty as that on which ne first saw
Mrs Tyler about q o'clock of tha
bird evening ont
ON that night there was once
more a beautiful fuu moon. and
once again the sea WIS smooth and
placid. and when they were at last
on the identical spot, IS near rs
Harbeson could figure Il. he led
Mrs, Hsrbeson TO the railing on
The upper deck. and with only the
moon looking on told her that b.
loved her. and wanted her % be
his wife.
She bIushinglv ssseuted. ana
then even the moon had the grace
10 hide It's FACE behind stray and
passing cloud
Just before they reached Na-r
York. Harbesan learned that she
raS the rassesror % a fortune of
@7.9ooo10. left Eos her late husband.
The multi-mIGonoire manufacture.
tie did not care. He wanted her
whether she was ptun.Irss or rich
er than Croesus.
They landed early in rhe morr-
ing. and she was driven 90 rho
Brodie Duke home ,-Hsre hurried
preparations were made. and tha-
evening Nrs- William P. Tyler be
came AIRS George Is. Harbesou.
and the 25.o00-mie chase for
ar'de was ended.
Harbesou SAYS ir is more thar
worth while
And he ought % know.
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eliuation 80 mix with his fellow
passengers. late Bon the evening
Of the second day, bic stroued 10
the upper deck Of the steamer for a
quiet cigar before turning in. Dc
was a beautiful moonlight night.
The ocean was a. quiet and smooth
as a millpoud. and the big ocean
greyhound reeIed of knot altar
knot in record breaking time
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More Determined Than Ever.

More Determined Than Ever.
Many an ardent wooer would
have given up the pursuit after all
these obstacles, but not Harbeson-
He was more determined than
ever. With his mother and sister,
he Immediately left for the same
destination. and then followed a
long chase across the Arabian des-
ert. Finally the chase brought
them both into Egypt Little did
she dream one day as she came
sailing down the Nile that on the
boat they passed in midstream was
her future husband. She was seek
ing 10 forget her sorrow in chang
ing scenes, which accounted for
her sudden moves and continued
travelling, as he afterward learned.
From Egypt she went through
the Holy Land and Siam, with the
Harbeson party in close pursuit
The more difficult the cherished
meeting became, the more deter
mined was Harbeson The next
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Price of Paper


Z HLRTY Years from now vhir-
paper VII command such
price that the size or reu-srar.-,
viii be reduced no a rrfn,7,,,--
and cotton fiber VIII be usas 49,
eiveiv in It's manufacture TIE 49,.
Niu disappear IS well az the ,-sr---
Journal while cheap literature and
fsEume musical compositions. vrr-i,
ave oeuoralized tho uusouhfstIcs-a-
"l-I - limited 70 a narrow -irC1a
THIS IS the view expressed by vri-r
IAN LANCE. the well-inown T5se,
translator, who also enjoys the s{s-
tincrion OF having introduced 1rsri.
Twain. Tolstoy. President Poosava1-
and other notablsz TO the German ouh-
Eo
Herr LANCE made the above state
ment 10 New York Herald rauortar
after having received notice from his
publisher that paper had advanced n
psr cent in price In Germany Tor The
second time IN eighteen months.
II DO not understand you Amsri-
cans" he continued. You have Ga
your Northern and western States
hundreds OF millions OF scres Of 5d'-
soil where at one time stood uaEaff-
cent forests. equaled BY none On the
world. This land. apparently. is not
adapted 20 agriculture. Why do 70
not make 1t useful to you before the
fertile SOL s. washed away into The
rivers ard gulf2
7 am informed that the land can be
had for from SIS 70 $50 an acre With
soft wood forest covering Il an acre
would bring 1850 70 $500 sixty years
from now OF course. the Govern
nent. 10 aid the forests, could exemp5
them from taxation. Forests vvo,lII
not only improve the climate sr.I
value Of the surrounding sgriculturaI
districts. but woulp protect valleys
and tha rivers against foods
Talking OF protesting the river banks
against foods. Herr LANCE expresset
surprise that the Governmsnt was uo.
planting alders instead OF WILLOW
along he places where natural 1etts
ara desired. The alder. ne axplainco
is not damaged By high water. ana
collects sand and gravel for f7rr
strengthening Of the shores
Sweden, he continued when.
Germany imports great quantities ~
paper and pulp, has begun 70 repIarI
its forests They are learning fror.
Germany, which has the most mas
nihcent system OF forest culture Ia
tie world. not q tree being permitted
80 be felled before there is assurance
that another viii be put ia is place
January II, 1908
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Riding Elephants,
They Meet in jungle
of Parkway India,
Just Because the Man
Wouldn't Give Up
in Face of Obstacles.
ROUND the world for bride!

4 ROUND the world for bride.
~ That means 25OOOme pursuit for a wife.
n Is it worth whe7
IF you love her, it IS declares George ". Har-
beson, New York art connoisseur
He ought to know because he has just done this very
thing.
Then besides. this bride has a snug little fortune Of
100000, but he did not know it until day before
they were married.
Think of a sitting the deck of Atlantic liner
late at night enjoying the moonlight and then seeing the
profile view Of in MORNINGS seeing her lean
the rails into the angry ocean while her tears added to IFS
quantity drop by drop. Then imagine this fall
ing Immediately in love with her. and without knowing her
anything about her, follow her through Europe
the Mediterranean, Asia jungles of Africa and finally
overtake her while both riding elephants back
This IS precisely what Mr.. Harbeson did, and the
woman he formerly Mrs. William P. Tyler widow
of the multmillonare manufacturer This is truly
ti.nIh rnnanna
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IN century romance.

4 most a confirmed bachelor,
"A and sought By scores Of de
4 4 signing mothers, who did
not sspire 70 dukes snd lords for
tbeir manageable daughters. Har-
bosom decided early last summer
TO take a pleasure trip TO Europe,
and a few days later embarked on
one Of the big transatlantic liners,
little dreaming that on this fateful
trip he was to get bis first glimpse
IF the one woman for him, and
that f. was the beginning of a
a5.0C0-mile chase for a bride.
For the FIRST two days Harbeson
kept to himself, and showed no In
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country was India. and the scene
Of Harbeson's triumph over the
countless obstacles that were
strewn In his path by an uurelent-
ing fate, and no novelist could have
pictured q more romantic meeting
than theirs.
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few hundred yards in advance, In
il there was an elephant with a
woman ON lis back As his ele-
plant drew ctow,. Harbeson recog-
nized her.
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Harbesuu selected comfortable
steamer chair. lighted his cigar.
and Iistlessly INDUCED himself in a
day-or, 90 loo more correct, cveu-
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profile as be had seen IT,. aud uu
reaching England mailed 10 20 81
friend IN New York. with com
mauds that every effort be made
20 identify her
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And SO they 90. Everywhere
where the glad news has pene-
trated that the little clerk IN the
printing office has fallen heir to
millions, there have arisen lovers
70 put forth claims, and avow con
staner
Bur the little woman is not
thinking of getting married She
IS wondering what excuse she can
make 10 stay in the office she loves,
when the estate is finally settled.
and the millions hers.
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GOVERNMENT CLERK An HIEIRESS

20 me, and 7 would try and make
your life a happy one.
81 am very fond Of society, and
when t got home from the bank I
would not make you SIT at home.
while I read the paper and toasted
my Sims by the fire; I would take
YOU out and give you as good a
lime as though you were the belle
of the next town come on n visit
To- my best girl. I should make
your life Que long honeymoon.
II smoke cigarettes. though not
TO excess. and I sing in the Epis-
coPal choir. In short, 7 am con
sidered a model young man, and. If
7 do say it myself, you won't be
doing So badly to take me.
Hoping 1 may be IGNORED by a
prompt reply, 7 am etc.
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January IL. 1908
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CHATTER XIV.

Captain jeremiah Tuggles Is lnsulted.
1t was a moment Of splendid tri-
umph for the heroine Of this mad es-
capade when she drew under the lee
of the great ship tremendously above
her. Her eyes were as keen as Car
rington's. She had recognized, or di-
vined, that the tall figure standing on
the rail of the larger boat staring at
her was her husband. She knew that
in some way they had concluded that
she would try to escape on the mer-
chairman and that they we're trying
to catch that ship. She was expert
enced enough, also, to know that their
efforts would be futile and their
trouble in vain. There was only one
possible contingency which could pre-
vent the accomplishment of her de-
sires now, and that would be the re-
fusal of the captain of the ship to
stop for her when she ran him down.
Ellen had a welLhlled purse and she
hoped to persuade him with that. At
any rate, she kept ~recklessly on, al
though the little boat came near to
swapping and Deborah, between ter
ror and disappointment, was in a state
Of collapse. Ellen boldly ran down
under the lee of the big ship. BY
skillful handling she brought her boat
within hailing distance of the mer-
chairman.
A man stepped on the rail to lee
ward and stared hard at her.
What ship is this?' asked Ellen.
THE Flying Star Of Boston"
Ellen's heart sank,
Il thought it was the New Eagle
Of Philadelphia" she cried.
"She sailed yesterday"
Where are you bound?' asked e.
len, fighting against the sinking Of
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his maiesty's land forces. Seton, this
is the Honorable Archibald Beatty,
my flag captain. Beatty, will you get
the Britannia under way at once?"
Yes, SIR returned the captain.
Are the rest of the feet to follow
us?"
NO" answered the admiral, sig
nal TO the rest of them to disregard
the movements of the COMMANDMENTS
chief. Then signal to the Renown for
Lascelles to take command until we
return"
Very good, sir" returned the cap
tain. "And what course shall we lay?"
THAT which win get US into the
channel quickest and then as due
east as the wind will let US. I'll be on
deck, however, before you're ready for
that"
There are several boat parties
ashore, admiral, do you wish me to
wait for them?"
mo, sir, you will weigh at once"
Very good sir" returned the cap
tain, saluting and turning away.
And Beatty" the admiral called af-
ter him, "a drop of navy sherry with
me before you 60"
THANK you, admiral" said Beatty,
filing his glass.
IN give you a toast, Sir Charles
said the admiral.
yes" returned the soldier.
"a short cruise and the women at
the end of it,"
u drink to that with all my heartl'
returned Sir Charles.
"And / also" said Captain Beatty
greatly m~ystifed, although 1 DOM
understand exactly"
Were going to chase a Yankee
merchant ship, Beatty, and take &
couple of ladies' in whom Sir Charles
is interested off Of it."
"a coupled" cried Beatty.
I'm only interested in one Of them,
said Sir Charles warmly.
It's a runaway sweetheart and
runaway wife, Beatty" continued thu
admiral, Lady Darlington and Mis-
tress Deborah Slocum."
And which one is Sir Charles inter
ested in?" asked the sailor, smiling.
In Mistress Slocum, of course,
laughed the admiral. Now, captain,
he continued, assuming his quarter
deck manner, 81 want you to get tn
ship under way in the quickest pos
sible time. Let's show this Ian
lubber here what his mapesty's nav.
can do when it's in dead earnest
Imagine there are a dozen Frenchme
out there, all boiling for a fight, an
bear a hand!"
"Ay, ay, sir" said Beatty, salutin
and withdrawing from the cabin.
A moment later there came faintl
through the bulkheads the shri
: whistling of the boatswain and hi
mates, followed by a deep cry:
"All hands up anchorl"
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cHAPTER XIV.

Admiral Kephard Joins the Pursuit.
We left Sir Charles Seton hard and
fast in his boat on the shoal. Sir
Charles had nothing to do but study
the ocean and observe that which
transpired upon it, for a few moments
of hard work convinced worthy Master
whitley that only the rising tide
would float his vessel. Sir Charles
saw the whole drama enacted before
him. He saw Ellen run down the
Flying Star; he saw that vessels way
checked; he could see Deborah fol-
lowed by Ellen Chamber aboard. He
marked the other two boats chasing
down the channel and made a shrewd
guess that one carried Darlington and
the other %Strathgate. He saw the
collision, although of course he was
too far away to know who was re-
sponsible or what was happening. He
even saw the smoke from the two pis-
tolls which were discharged by the
belligerents on the boat and after a
time detected the report family, but
other than that he knew nothing.
1t was some time before the rising
tide coupled with their W tremen-
dous exertion got the boat off the
shoal. Sir Charles had had plenty Of
time to mature his plans. He knew
that Ellen was on that ship. He
guessed that Darlington and strath-
gate had gone back to Portsmouth,
If one or the other, or both Of them
had not been killed in hat inter
change of pistol shots, and he sur
missed that the first duty to which
they would devote themselves would
be to see which one could kill the
other.
He therefore determined to chase
the ship. Not in his own boat, oh, mol
He had a better plan than that A
ready and resourceful man was Sir
Charles Seton. And while he was deep
ly in love with Mistress Debbie. the
more in love because through Ellen's
persistence his sweetheart had been
as 1t were, dragged out Of his arms
and therefore added the value Of the
unattainable to his pursuit OF her. vel
he was not in addition blinded BY
passion, jealousy and hatred as were
Darlington and Strathgate. He knew
that Mistress Debbie despised men Of
the strathgate stamp, and although
everything in petticoats was fair game
for S~trathgate, he also knew that the
earl was on this occasion bent toward
Lady Ellen. Therefore, he was in
Inc and brighter mood than the
other two.
Not far away lay the great ships o
Admiral Kephard The admiral hat
announced his intention Of posting
down to Portsmouth by coach. TIT
arst thing he would do when he ar
rived would be to board his flagship
which lay at the head Of the line o
a dozen little ships several mile
away from the place where 81
Charles bad taken ground. 81
Charles reasoned that the admira
would be in a hurry to get to Ports
mouth and that even 81 he did no
press the post boys, he would prob
ably have reached his ship by the tim
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-THE Escapade opens, not
In the romance preceding the marriage
or Ellen Slocum, a Puritan miss, and Lord
Darlington OF England, but in their life
after settling In England. The scene Is
placed, just following the revolution. in
Cdrrington castle In England. The Car
ringtons, after a house party, Engaged
IN a family tit, caused by Jealousy.
CHAPTER H.-Lord Darlington and
his wife each made charges OF faithless-
ness against the other in continuation OF
he quarrel.
CHAPTER III.-First objecting against
playing cards with the guests, Lady Car
rlngton agreed to cut cards with Lord
~Strathgate, whose attentions to Ellen
had become a sore point with Darlington.
The loss OF $4,000 failed to perturb her.
and her husband then cut for his wife's
/, 0. U. and his honor, Darlington win
ming. The incident closed except that
a liking for each other apparently arose
between Lady Darlington and Lord
Strathgete.
CHAPTER Iv-Additional attention OF
Lord Darlington to Lady Cecil y and Lord
Stratbgate to Lady Darlington compelled
the latter to vow that she would leave the
castle.
CHAPTER v,-Preparing to fee, Lady
harrington and her chum Deborah. an
American girl, met Lord Strathgate at
W. a. m, ne agreeing to see them safely
CHAPTER vI.-EIen fed, s~trathgate
driving. He attempted to take her to
MS castle, but she left him stunned in
the road when the carriage meets with
an accident. She and Debbie then
struck out for Portsmouth, where she In
tended to sail for America
CHAPTER VII-Hearing news OF Ellen's
light, Lords Darlington Seton set out 10
pursuit.
CHAPTER vIII.-seton. locating a
nshing village, hit the trail Of Ellen and
Debbie. He then rented a fast vessel
and started In pursuit, Darlington pur-
suing Strathgate.
CHAPTER Ix.-strathgate. bleeding
from fall. dashed on to Portsmouth for
which Darlington. Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes.
CHAPTER X.-Strathgate arrived in
Portsmouth in advance OF the others.
nnding that Ellen's ship had sailed be-
fore hee.
CHAPTER XI.-Strathgate and Car
rtngton each hired a small yacht to pur-
5ue the wrong vessel, upon which each
supposed Ellen a sailed.
CHAPTER XII.-seton overlook the fu
gitives near Portsmouth, but his Graf
ran aground, just as capture was imminent
CHAPTER XnI.-Ellen won the chase
by boarding American vessel and toiling
rington. Darlington and S~trathgateI
thrown together by formers wrecking Of
latter's vessel, engaged In an impromptu
duel. neither being hurt
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heart caused by this news.
For Bordeaux and then to Boston,"
Take me aboard Of you"
Were not shorthanded,7 replied
the other.
Il mea as a passenger
Can you pay your ~passage?" came
from the ship.
For reply Ellen held up a well-hlled
purse.
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So Charles could led there.

oII OHdIIts CUuIu get tnere.
Therefore, he possessed bis soul in
such patience as he could until his
W boat once more got under way.
He had hidden Master whitley to
mark we'll the course of the merchant
man upon which Ellen and Deborah
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CHAPTER IX.-Strathgate, bleeding
from fall, dashed on to Portsmouth, for
which Darlington. Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes.
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CHAPTER vIII.-Seton, locating a
fishing village, hit the trail OF Ellen and
Debbie. He then rented a fast vessel
and started In pursuit, Darlington pur-
suing Strathgate.
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CHAPTER u.-Lord Darlington and
his wife each made charges of faithless-
ness against the other in continuation OF
the quarrel.
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no be continued }
The Delta independent., 1908-02-07
Sons of India.

A program entitled "Sons of India, ="
given in the interests of the Orphanage
Work at Damon, India, will be rem
dered by the Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. of the Christian church, next Sun
day evening at 7:30. The special
features of the program are:
Song Send Out Thy Light and
Truth Quartet
A Message from Mr.. and Mrs. Benlehr
Overseers of Orphanage.
Solo--"India Waiting" Alma Williams
Recitation-"T 1.-The Cry of the Pill
grims'' ......... Alice Marcum
Song India Sunset Song
................ Ladies' Quartet
Violin Solo. o............... Lester Shock
Solo India's Famine Cry ......
..............., Kathryn Kieffer
Recitatiou-"G:ve Them to Eat
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. EStner GURUS
Seven letters from boys at Orphanage.
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BOOSTER DAY" TOMORROW
LIVELY TIMES AT DELTA
SOME OF THE pplzES YOU NAY DRAW

7. ]. Wyatt will give s2.50 cuff but
tons to the tallest man.
First National Bank offers S5 cash to
the Oldest man present.
Turner & Huntley will give 100 lb.
Velvet flour to the homliest man.
The Delta National Bank will give
S. cash to the oldest lady present.
Ault says he will give S. to the win
ner in the rs yard race, free for all.
The Grand Mesa Lumber Co. will
give 81. so cash to the shortest man.
F. C. Helt will give 50. so gold ring
to the fattest baby under year of age.
l. NJ. Conklin will give s2 box cigars
to person showing the best dray team.
G. w. Ridley will give ladies' Col
lege hand bag to the most handsome
lady
Gale Bros. will give to the man bring
ing the largest family a So so pair of
pants.
Ramsay Dry Goods Co. will give one
pair of shoes each to the oldest married
couple.
F. P. Hunt & Co. will give s5 lap
robe to the person showing the best
draft team.
Spot Cash Mer. Co. will give hat to
the winner in the old mems race, age
50 or over.
A. L. Gosch will give an express
wagon to the winner in the potato race,
boys under II.
Geo. C. Wilson will give SIS bride
to the person showing the best saddle
horse and outfit.
Mrs. E. A. Jeffers will give ladies'
hat to the winner in the girls race,
under l6 years old.