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frowning and sullen. and flung his
weapons from him.
"Bah!a he grumbled. ! told you
that brute was a sneak. I've chased
clean down to the pool and into the
open, and not a smell Of him. Must
have hiked off into the tail grass the
minute he heard me.
IF only he had gone of fer good"
murmured Miss Leslie.
Maybe he has; though you never
IA count on a sneak. Even you might
be able to shoe him of next time; but,
like as not, he'd come along when we
were all out calling. and clean out
Il commissary. Guess III set to and
run up a barrieade down there where
the gully is narroWest. There're
shoals of dead thorn5hrush to The
right OF the pool
"Ah, yes; / fancy Tie v%ultures will
be so vexed when they find your hedge
in the way remarked Win1hrope.
My! how smart were getting.' re-
torted Blake. Don't worry. though.
Well stow the stuff il Miss Jenny's
DOuuOlr anu / guess me DIIulSS IL De
polite enough to keep out
Il must say, Blake. ] DO bot see why
you should wish to drag US away from
here"
There's lots Of things you don't
see, Win, my by-jokes, for instance.
But what could you expeet?-you're
English. Now. don't get mad. Worst
thing in the world for malaria"
"One would fancy you could see
that l am not angry. I've a splitting
headache, and my back hurts. | am
ill.,"
Blake looked him over critically,
and nodded. That's no lie, old man.
You're entitled to a hospital check all
right. Miss Jenny, Wen appoint you
chief nurse, Make him comfortable as
you can, and give him hot broth when
ever he'll take it. You can do your
sewing on the side. Whenever you
need help, call on me. In going to be-
gin that b~arricade."
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girls brain that she at last fell into a
heavy sleep. The fire burned low, and
shadowy forms began TO creep from
behind the bamboos and the trees and
rocks down the gorge. There was no
sound; but greedy, wolfsh eyes
cleaned in the starlight.
Only the day before Blake had told
Miss Leslie to store the last rack OF
cured meat inside the baobab. The
two s%leepers lay between the fire and
the entrance TO the hollow. Slowly
the embers of the fire died away into
gray ashes. and slowly the night
providers drew nearer. The boldest OF
the pack erept close to Miss Leslie,
and. with teeth barred and back
bristling. shifted at the edge of her
skirt. Whether because of her heavy
breathing or the odor of the leopard
skin, the beast drew away, with an
uneasy whine.
There was a pause; then. backed
by three others, the leader approached
Winthrope. He vas still lying in the
d~eath-like torpor. and he lacked the
protection which, in all likelihood, the
leopard skin had given Miss Leslie.
The coWardly brutes took him for
dead or dying. They shifted at him
from head to foot, and then, with a
ferocious ontburst of snarls and yells.
flung themselves upon him.
Had 1t not CHANGED that Winthrope
was lying upon his side, with one arm
thrown up. he would have been fatally
wounded by the first slashlng bites OF
his assailants, The two which sought
TO tear him were bailed by the thick
folds of Blake's coat, while their lead
er's slash at the victims throat was
barred by the appraised arm With q
savage snap, the beasts jaws closed on
the arm. biting through to the bone. AT
the same instant the fourth jackal
tore %ravenously at n of the out
stretched legs.
With a shrek of agony, Winthrope
started up from his torpor, and struck
out frantically in a fury of pain and
terror. Startled by the violence of
this unexpected resistance, the jack
dis ledptu Ddth-ohly " oplihb IN
again as the remainder of the pack
made a rush TO forestall them.
Winthrope was staggering to his
feet. when the foremost brute leaped
upon him. He fell heavily against
one of the main supports of his bam-
boo canopy. and the entire structure
came down with a crash. Two Of the
jackals, caught beneath the roof,
howled with fear as they sought 10
free themselves. The others, with
brute dread of an unknown danger,
drew away, snarling and gnashing
their teeth.
Weakened by the first ferocious yelps
of Winthrope's assailants, Miss Leslie
had started up and stared about in the
darkness. On all sides she could see
pairs of fiery eyes and dim forms like
the phantom creatures of a nightmare.
Winthrope's shrek, instead of spur
ring her 10 action, only confused her
the more and benumbed her faculties.
She thought it was his death cry, and
stood trembling, transfixed with
horror.
Then came the fall of the canopy.
His cries as he sought to throw it OF
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wish my aid, you have another way of
escape-that is-at least other women
have done it"
The girl gazed at him, her eyes
dilating with horror as she realized
his meaning.
mo, no; not that" she gasped. 81
want to Twelve a right to live!
Why, I'm only just GIL
"Hush!" cautioned Winthrope. Hes
coming back. Be calm! There will be
time until 1 get over this vile malaria.
1t may be that he himself will have
the fever"
HE will not have the fever" re-
piled the girl, in a hopeless tone, and
she leaned back listlessly against the
baobab, as Blake swung himself up,
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CHAPTER XIV.


~ bed of leaves which Miss
Leslie had heaped beneath his canopy.
Though not delirious, his high tempera-
ture, coupled with the pains which
racked every nerve and bone in his
body, rendered him hght-headed. He
would catch himself up in the midst of
some rambling nonsense to inquire
arMiously whether be had said any
thing silly or strange On being reas-
sured upon this, he would relax again,
and, as likely as net. break into a
babyish wall ave his aches n pains.
Blake shook his head when he
learned that the attack had not been
preceded by a chill.
Guess he's in for a hot time" he
said. There is more'n n kind of
malarial fever. Some are a whole lot
like typhus."
"Typhus? What is that" asked
Miss Leslie.
sort of rapid fire, double action
typhoid. Not that think Wins got 1t
only malaria. What gets me is that
we've only been here these few days,
d1u yet IL " nh6 In . bob 4AC Noh
tinuous, no-chill kind"
"Then you think he will be very ill?'
well, l guess he'll think SO. It
ought to run out in a week or ten
days, though. We've had good water,
and 1t usually takes time fer malaria
to soak in deep. Now, don't worry,
Miss Jenny. TIN do him no good, and
you a lot of harm. Take things easy
as you can, for you've got to keep up
your strength. If you don't you'll be
down yourself before Win is up"
I'll while he is helpless and un-
able Oh, no; that cannot be! |
must not give way TO the fever
until"
Don't worry. You'll likely stave 1t
off for a couple of weeks OF so. You're
lively yet, and that's a good sign. |
knew Win was in for it when he be
gan to crouch and loaf and do the
baby act. l haven't much use for
dudes in general, and English dudes
in particular; but III admit that,
while Wins soft enough in spots, he's
not all mush and milk"
Thank you, Mr.. Blake"
You're welcome. I couldn't say
less, seeing that Win can't speak for
himself. Now you tumble in and get a
good sleep. I'll go on as night nurse,
and work at the barricade same time.
You're not going to do any night
nursing. ! can gather the thorn-brush
in the afternoons, and pile it up at
night"
In the morning Miss Leslie found
that Blake had built a substantial
canopy over the invalid, in place of
the first ~ramshackle structure.
IT'S best for him to be out in the
air." he explained; $50 l fixed this up
TO keep off the dew. But whenever 1t
rains, Wen have to tote him inside"
"Ah. yes; to be sure. How is her"
murmured the girl.
Hes about the same this morning.
But he got a little sleep. Keep him
dosed with all the hot broth he'll take.
And a. roust me out at noon. I've
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showed that he was still alive. In d
flash her b~ewilderment vanished. The
stagnan1 blood surged again through
her arteries in a fiery, stimulating tor
rent. With a cry, to which primeyal
instinct lent a menacing note, she
CROPPED Ter way to the fallen canopy.
and STOPPED to lift up n side.
Continued next week.
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LEFT ON HER DOORSTEP
FOR THIS MOTHER

Mrs. A. 6 Tuson, of Liyermore, Cal,
writes; y picked up from my door
step one day a little book in which |
soon became very much interested.
My little girl of five years of age had
been troubled for a long time with
loss OF appetite, extreme nervousness
and undue fatigue. She was all run
down and in a very delicate condition.
This little book was very compre-
hensiyely written, and told of the new
method of extracting the medicinal ele-
ments Of the Gods liver from the oil,
eliminating the obnoxious oil which Is
SO hard for children to take.
Just the thing said I, for my little
daughter, and ! Immediately went for
a bottle of Vinol. 1t helped her won
derfully. She has gained rapidly in
flesh and strength, and she does not
take cold half SO easily.
81 am extremely grateful for the
good 1t has done her, and l hope other
mothers who havo weak, delicate or
ailing children will be benefited by my
experience and just give Vinol a trial"
A. 4. MANNER. Falls Civ. Neb.
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= Continued next week.
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ton and It's duties are not defined,
but it Is to take over the following:
State board of health.
State board of medical examiners.
State board of pharmacy.
Board of dental' examiners.
State veterinary.
Board Of veterinary examiners.
Food and dairy commission.
Examiners for optometry.
State sanaiorium for tuberculosis.
The only qualification for this board
is that the appointee must be an
''elector of the state" and there is
not the usual provision for having at
least one Of the minority party, and
no restraint upon the political activi-
ties of the members, such as that at
tached to the board of control The
governor shall have the absolute
power of removal and the appointment
to fill The vacancy at any time. The
board is thus intimately attached to
the governor. The commission shall
have an Office in the state house and
secretary at $4,000 a year, and the
board shall elect state veterinarian
and state pharmacist, each at 81, 800
a year, and to appoint the boards of
examiners and other bodies TO conduct
the examinations authorized under the
laws of the state. The expenses OF
the members of the board while trav.
cling are to be paid by the state and
also the expenses Of persons employed
| Not least of the things taken over
by this new board would be the tuber
culosis sanitarium and the lecture
work which has been going on fol-
several years under direction of the
| board of control.
While the new board is to have ar
Office in the capitol, all the detail work
Is to be delegated to the snbcom
missions elected and to bureau heads
and the secretary and the board will
be engaged largely in travelling abou
the state. 1t is not provided an!
member shall be a doctor of any par
ticular school. The presentation o
the bill has been held back pendins
various Investigations which it wa:
supposed would furnish justification
for it's adoption. Some of the member!
are already talking of burying the
measure under reference to com
mittee to report two years hence.
Ora Williams.
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sewing buttons the best would receive
a carnation. After the contestants
had sewed on all the buttons the
judges could not tell which had done
the best job and a carnation was giv-M
en- to each guest.
church will hold their regular meeting
at the home of Mrs. W. F. Shannon
next Tuesday afternoon, Special busi-
ness to be attended to.
W. F. Shannon went to Emportaa
Kansas, Wednesday to attend the 50tn
wedding anniversary of his father ana
mother.
Mr.. Lucas of Genwood, Mo-, was in
the city this week and bought several
head of thoroughbred cattle from Gu
w. Pierce
The spicer brothers shipped two car
loads of household goods to Canada
Tuesday evening. They expect to To-
cate there.
The Grant boys started to Sulley
county South Dakota Tuesday even
ing, where they have taken up home-
steads.
Miss Serena Baumgarten left Tues
dav for New Mexica to accept position
as clerk. Her brother. Frank Baum
garten, has located at that place.
Miss Pearl Latirner and Mrs. S. =,
I,atimer and children returned Tues-
dav evening from Creston, Ia.
Mrs. Rhoda Collier and daughter
Miss Maurice spent Tuesday in Ot-
tumwa visiting relatives
Mrs. Frank Hutchings of Bloomfield
has returned from Charlton after
| few days visit.
Mrs. Carl Shaw is the guest of Mrs.
Row Swinney at Troy.
| A baby girl was born to DR.. and Mrs.
Row Swinney at Troy Tuesday
Miss Marguerite Shaw of Ottmnwa
is the guest of Bloomfield relatives
| this week.
L. E. Vawter conducting the sale
at Hills store spent Sunday and Mon.
day at his home at Monmouth, Ill.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Christian church gave box supper in
the church parlors Wednesday,.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfeld-FTiday March 26 is par
ents' day at the public schools and
preparations are made to observe the
day.
Carl Bond of La Crosse Wis. is in
the city, called here by the illness of
his mother Mrs. J. G. Bond.
A marriage license was issued on
Tuesday to Peter Kinsinger, aged SO,
of Pulaski. and Miss Bertha Nordmier
81. of Case County, MINI.
The Brotherhood of the Methodist
home the End Tuesday in April.
Rev. Fred B. Tucker Is spending the
week in Des Mones attending the lay
mems convention.
0. Harris, who was operated on last
Sunday for appendicitis, is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Lille Faith of Kansas City ar
rived in the city considerably bruised
up. She was in a wreck which happen
ed about o'clock Tuesday evening at
Moulton A collision occurred between
the north bound passenger and a
freight.
Mrs Laura Miligan of Pulaski and
Mrs. Chas. Heath and daughter of st.
Louis spent Tuesday in Bloomfield en-
route to St. Louis.
w 1873 fauet Iole"tT Is cC1lIlnCQ TO l6I
home in this city from Rheumatism.
The R. N. A. initiated Mr.. and Mrs.
O. Shields into the order Tuesday eve
ming and served. a splendid luncheon
,, after the work.
DR.. H. G. Young made a professional
call at West Grove Wednesday.
Walter johnson is on the sick list
this week.
! birthday dinner was served We'd
nesday in honor of the third anniver-
sary of William WEIGH. son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Arthur WEIGH. The event took
place at the home Of Mrs. A. D. Glib
bons.
Mrs. E. A. Young of Hutchinson,
| Kansas. arrived today for an extended
visit with relatives in this city.
| At the last regular meeting of the
Masonic lodge A. w. Gaumer was in
itiated into the first degree of the
order
The city council is contemplating
placing a dairy inspector in Bloomfield
soon. Inspection principally to pre-
vent tuberculosis in cows.
w. II. McAchran left Wednesday fol
| Des Moines.
Miss Ellen Taylor entertained quite
a number of her little friends at 6
birthday party Monday afternoon.
unique contest was a pleasant feature
of the afternoon in which the one Of
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Farm MIN GTON.

Farmington-Mrs. C. Hassler pleas
antly entertained the bridge whist
club on Saturday evening.
Miss Mae Medaris visited over Sun
day with relatives in Ottumwa
Miss Pearl Cassidy was Bonaparte
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. E. c. Therme left Friday for
Cedar Rapids to visit her husband.
Mrs. George Kouns and Miss Winnie
Therme accompanied her as far as
Eldon.
Misses Jennie and Amanda Jones,
who spent the winter in Chicago, have
returned home.
A. w. Beeson left Wednesday for
Chicago on business trip.
Rev. Walter Barber of Salem visit
cd Friday with his many Pennington
friends.
DR.. ]. E. Musgrave of Excelsior
Springs, Mo. is the guest of his moth
er Mrs. jamie Musgrave.
Mrs. j. G. Ships, who has been Wis
iting her parent sin Minonk, ILL.,, for
the past two weeks, returned home
Saturday.
Chris Wendt of FIT Madison is the
guest of relatives.
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MINERS TO STAY AT WORK.
Resolution Adopted After Heated
Debate to Have President APP
point Arbitration Board

Scranton, Pa, March 26.-Reafirm.
ing the demands already presented to
the operators, the anthracite miners
last night voted to remain at work
after April /. allowing the district exs
ecutive boards Of the hard coal fields
of Pennsylvania to continue its efforts
to get an agreement satisfactory TO
the men.
The miners were instructed by the
convention to continue at work until
such time as they are otherwise noti-
fed by the official representatives of
the three anthracite districts and the
executive boards were instructed to
negotiate an agreement upon such
basis as the boards in their judgment
believe the conditions warrant.
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The Matt Mier Case.

Then again, if they enforce the law
why did not Matt Mier, the night
captain Of police, stop the revelry
which was going on in his premises
in the East End or the premises for
which he is notoriohsly responsible, in
stead of it being necessary for the
Law and Order league to take hold of
that matter? The history of this l
will not go into, as it is so recently
known, through the columns Of the
Courier, to the people of Ottumwa
The Democrats charge that expense
has been made to enforce the law out
side of the executive officers of the
city. | would call their atten ton to the
numerous DRINKS that we find every
month, running away up pretty nearly
to 100, in the police court of our city
before the revocation petition was
filed; since that revocation petition
was filed these DRINKS have run down
to almost nothing.
If the police force of our city, under
the direction of the executive officers
| have named, are enforcing the law, |
would ask them why they do not shut
up the notorious houses Of prostitll.
Ottumwa?
Emery Should be Elected.
Does any intelligent man believe
and | call the especial attention of my
fellow-laborers to the matter-that if
the law enforcement ticket is elected
there will be any doubt about the en-
forcement of law? Does any one OF
my fellow laborers believe that it
would not be best for his family, and
my family, and for the general pros
perity Of our city to elect the ticket
headed by Capt. Emery? Do we not
know, as laboring men in this city
what is for our good? Do we not
know that the present mayor, chief OF
police, and captain of police: and ex
ecutive officers of the city could clean
up Ottumwa-clean out all the gam.
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EL.E:CATES WILL /
HAVE GOOD time
STATE FEDERATION OF WoMEN's
CLUBS CONVENTION BEING
PLANNED AT DAVENPORT.
PROGRAM IS VARIED
State President Has Issued Circular
Letter About PIans-Business WA
Vie With Pleasure During
Four Days.

Pleasure, social festivities and
business will vie with each other at Il
the eighth biennial meeting of the v
Iowa Federation of Women's clubs 4
which will be held in Davenport May i
49, 10, 20 and 81 and the delegates
chosen from the respective local clubs
affiliated in the federation will each
one be regarded a guest of honor of !
the Davenport committee.
Mrs. Gertrude Nash president Of the
Federation, has issued circular lett
ter appraising the member of the
clubs of what arrangements have
been completed thus far.
In this circular letter Mrs. Nash
speaks in detail of the program ar
rangements that have SO far been per-
fected The first day of the conyen-
fition, May 1s, will be given over toi
the revision of the constitution and&
bylaws. Important changes, affecting
taxation and representation, are to bSs
discussed on this day and return tcS
the congressional form of districts
will be advised.
Prominent Women to Speak.
Among the prominent club women
who have been secured for the occas-l
ion of the biennial meeting are Mrs.
Moore of. ST. Louis, president of the
general federation, and Mrs. Sherman,
vice president Of the general fedora
ton of Chicago. Mrs. Sherman will
in all probability act as parliament
tartan.
The citizens of Davenport and club
women who are the hostesses to thel
biennial representatives are doing
everything in their power to make the!
| four days session an enjoyable one.
Instead Of the usual formal reception
in honor of the visiting women they
will tender a luncheon at the Outing
club followed by an automobile or
steamboat ride, the latter to be pro-
vided by the citizens of Davenport.
1t has been further announced that
Mrs. Mary G. Chassell of Wyoming, Ia,
corresponding secretary, will mail, on
May 1, credential cards to the presi-
dents of the different federated
clubs. Mrs. Chassell is to be notified
Of any change in club presidents dur
ing the past year to avoid confusion in
mailing the credential cards.
Reserve Hotel Early.
Retail grocers are planning to hold
convention in Davenport on the same
dates of the club biennial. For this
reason Mrs. M. P. Peck of Daven-
port, chairman Of the Davenport BIZ
ennial board, urges all club women
who are planning to attend the BIZ
ennial sessions to make advance res
/ ervations at Davenport hotels,
The president has made a special
request in her circular letter for the
visiting club women to remain for the
closing session of the biennial, Friday
evening, May 81. Both owing to
courtesy to the hostesses and to the
fact that several prominent speakers
; are to appear that evening this res
quest has been made.
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A W ELI. KNOWN
DEMOCRATS VIEW
L. G. HILDEBRAND IN STRONG IN
TERvIEW ARRAlGNs CITY
ADMINISTRATION.
OPEN TOWN REGRETTABLE
Sixth Ward Resident, Who is Work
ing Man, Sees Plenty of Bad in
the Powers Ruling Ottumwa
Today

Six years residence in the city Of
.Ottumwa has convinced L. G. Hide
brand, Democrat, employed ats the
BRICK plant mines, that the open town
policy is not only a great deteriment
to the welfare of the city but forcibly
interferes with its progress. In an
interview this morning. this gentleman
of the sixth ward, scathingly condemns
the present city administration and
backs up his attitude by strong argu-
ments. -
am laboring man; | am a
Democrat true Democrat as | I'M
derstand the true meaning of that
term; and that has been the ticket l
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bling houses and all the houses of i'll
fame, and stop the contemplate boot
Logging that is being permitted by
certain interests of this city by bring
ing beer by the barrel into this city,
and whisky too, in five days, if they
would do their duty as they are
sworn to do under the laws Of the
state Of Iowa?
I have been al temperance
man all my life, never having
been in a saloon; but l know of the
evils that arise where the officials do
not enforce the law, but on the con-
trary encourage the wide open town.
The mayor of this city has stated open
ly that he was elected on the wide
open town policy-he has certainly
given it to us. Will the voter of OF
tumwa permit this to continue any
longer7
L. G. Hildebrand.