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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-30
.THE WILD GEESEA@
* BY Stanley j. Meyman.

would rather never cross this threshold
again. he cried; never, ay, believe
me, l would rather never see you again
than give you this pain! 1 go, lear
lady, l go! And do not let n thought
of me trouble or distress you! Let this
gentleman have his way. 1 do not ask
to understand how he holds you but
shall be silent"
He seemed to the onlookers as much
raised above himself as Colonel John
seemed depressed below himself. There
could be no doubt with whom the vic
tory lay, with whom the magnanimity.
But as Asgill turned on his heel Fla
via found her voice. do not goi" she
cried. There must be an end of this!"
But Asgill insisted. He saw that to
go was to commend himself to her a
hundred times more seriously than II
he stayed. NO" he said; permit me
to GO He stepped forward and, with
a grace borrowed for the occasion, and
with lips that trembled at his daring,
he raised and kissed her hand. Permit
me to go, dear lady. / would rather
Danish myself a hundred times than
bring Ill into this house or differences
into this family"
"Flavia,' Colonel Sullivan said, find
ing his voice at last, hear first, 1 am
begging you, What I have to say! Hear
it, since against my will the matter has
been brought to your knowledge"
That last l can believed" she cried,
spitefully. But for hearing, I choose
the part this gentleman has chosen-to
go from your presence. What" looking
at the Colonel with white cheeks and
flaming eyes. has 1t come to this?"
That we must seek your leave to live,
to breathe. to have a guest, to eat and
sleep. and perhaps to die? Then l say
then | say, If this be so, we have no
choice but to go. This is no place
for us!"
"Flavia!"
"Ah. do not call me that!!" she re-
torted. MY hope, joy, honor. are in
this house, and you have disgraced it!
My brother is a McMurrough, and what
I've you made of him? He covers
before your eye! He has no will but
yours! You fog us like children, but
you forget that we are grown and that
1t is more than the body that smarts.
1t is shame that we feel-shame so
bitter that If a look could lay you dead
at my feet, though it cost us all. though |
it left us beggared, / would look it joy
fully-were I alone! But you, a
schemer living on our impotence, walk
on and trample upon us'-
Enough Colonel Sullivan cried, in
tolerable pain III his voice. You win!
You have a heart harder than the
milestone. more set thai ice! 1 call
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-30
how the Duel Ended.

TT1L - EHTFE
duel as arranged was between John
sEsgan, q county judge. n Roger Barrett,
master Of the rolls. Both men were hu-
rnorous. and the meeting. upon the fair
ground Of Dcnnybrook. was characteristic
Upon the combatants taking their ground
6arett. who was the challenger. promptly
fired without waiting for the sirnal Ia BE-
given snd t~henswalked coolly away cali
ing outsNow. Egan. my honor is salts
NED! b Judge. however, was ~ no
means ~contented, and shouted: Halo
atops Roger. till / III d shot 1t YOUR
honor Barett thereupon came back ana
gn ! himself " his former station said
Egans presented his pistol 4 taking most
e9noerate aim. nrst Il one part 81
Messerso q thesr0sis Anat0myaend then ~
as1aolner seemed deteEfnined to snniah him,
S9sra9ns As last however. hs cried OH:
s* @sAss stea + ICY 4 wont b bothered
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Copyright, 1909, by Stanley ]. weyman.)
CHAPTER xvu-continued.

tE -
But at that the young man exploded
rNo?" he cried. MOP And why no:
Confusion, sir. it's a too far o are
driving us" he continued, passionate
~. is 1t at your bidding / must stand
IN a mob of beggars at my W gate
], The M~cMurrough? And he telling
ind taking for all the gossoons in the
country to hear? No? But It's yes, l
say, There's bounds to it all, and If
you must be falling to words with
my friends, quarrel like gentlemen
within doors and not in a parcel OF
looms at the gate"
He turned without waiting for q
reply and strobe into the court yard.
Colonel John hesitated a moment, then
he stood aside, and, with a stern face,
he invited Asgill to precede him. The
justice did SO, smiling. He had won
the first bout, and now, if he was not
much mistaken, his opponent had made
q false move.
That opponent, following with a
sombe face, began to be of the same
opinion. In his simplicity he had sup
posed that 1t would be easy to bell
the cat. But the cat had teeth and
claws and the cunning of the cat and
was not, II now appeared, an animal
easy to bell.
They passed into the house. There
were two or three buckeens in the hall.
Law ~ ol viz
heel servants were laying the eve
ming meal. You'll be getting out
James said CURLY.
W. will" replied one of the men.
And they troope6 out at the back.
Now, what is it?' The McMurrough
asked, turning on his followers and
speaking in a one hardly more civil.
Its what you're saying-Get out!'
Asgill answered, smiling, only it's
the Colonel here's for saying 1t, and
1t seems I'm the one to get out"
What do o mean?" James growled.
"sorra bit of your fun am / wishing at
this present. He wanted no trouble.
and he saw that here was trouble.
Il can tell you in a few words" Col
onel sullivan answered. you know on
What terms we are here. / wish to do
nothing uncivily and / was looking for
this gentleman to take a hint and go
hastily. He will not, it seems, and so
] must say plainly what l mean. / OBJ
Ject to his presence here"
James stared. He did not understand.
why, man, he's no Jacobite.' he cried.
Hls surprise was genuine.
Il Will say nothing as to that" Col
ona1 John answered, precisely.
Then. faith, what are you saying?"
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James asked Asg4iI stood by. smiling.
Hware that silence would best fight his
battle.
sT'hise Colonel John returned. THAT
7 kanE these things OF him that make
hssra ln1t company here"
The deuce o dol"
But James patience was at an end.
Cnfst company for whom7" he cried.
En-. Is il Darby he'll be spelling? Or
Thaddy the Lax? or"-resentrnent grad
saally overcoming ~irony--.is 1t Pheiim
or Morly Ell be tainting The souls
Of. and he a Protestant, like yourself?
Colonel Sullivan, it's clean out of pa
thence you put me Are we boys at
school, TO be scolded f1outed and
put right by you? Unfit company? For
whom? For whom. sir?"
For your sister" Colonel John re-
piled. Without saying more, Mr.. AS
gill Is not of the class with whom your
grandchildren
MY grandfather-be hanged. cried
the angry young man. You said you'd
be master here, and faith HI con-
ttnned with bitterness, ITS master you
mean to be. But there's a limit! BY
heaven. there's a limit
James, there Is a limit" a
voice struck ina voice as angry as
The McMurroughss, but vibrating to q
purer note of passion: SO that the in
dignation which " expressed seemed to
raise the opposition to Colonel Johns
action 10 a higher plane.
There is q limit, Colonel Sullivan!..
Flavia repeated. stepping from the foot
OF the stairs. in the upper flight OF
which. drawn from her room by the
first ~outbursts, she had heard the
whole. And 1t has been reachedl
when8the head 81 The McMurromghs 81
Morristown is told OF his own hearth
whom he shall receive and whom he
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shooting you: So now you may go your
own way or come and shake hands with
me-, whichever you like best Barrett
|cnose to shake hands and amid Tia
plaudits Of the crowd the antagonists de-
partsd from the Held in much good humor
the bestsof friends.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A COUNTERPTnT

Luke Asgill rode slowly from the
gates. 2 McMurrough walked by his
stlrrup, talking .rapidly-he, too, with
ftirtiye backward glances. In Ave min
utes he had explained the situation ana
the colonel's vantage ground. AT the
end OF those minutes. II see.. Asgill
said, thoughtfully. Easy to put him
under the sod! But you're thinking him
worse dead than alive,
.Sorra a doubt OF it,"
Yet the boys are Deep Ascill re-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-30
A Bad Reeor,

A Bad Record.
buttons? 2"
"Only one"
How many did you maker
Less than two"
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vivals he has come in contact with
women of every walk of life, and it
was judged from his wide experience
he would be able to make compari-
son, with sharply drawn lines. Such
proved 10 be the case. He did not
hesitate a second in saying:
Il do not think women less honest
than men. Woman, when she is good.
is an angel. Just as the highest noun
tains have the deepest valleys, SO the
greatest possibilities for good may
become the greatest possibilities for
evil. =
Woman is differently constituted
from man. Her emotions are more
easily aroused. and at times, when un-
der their control, she does things that
later she may regret. AS to her hon
esty, as compared with that of man,
there can be no question.
The manager of a department store
did not show the same faith. He de-
clared women made a practice of tell
ing deliberate falsehoCds with no other
idea in view than perhaps making
good bargain 1t was a common oc
currence, he said, for woman to ask
to be shown goods and when Informed
of the price have her say: Why,
can get exactly the same thing at
Blank & Blanks for half the price"
when she was well aware that such q
thing was impossible. He stated that
much of the shrewdness attributed to
women in making a bargain was due
in large part TO their ability to sub
serve the truth.
He said he did not draw his conclu-
sions from his experience with men,
as he fully reali. d that his own sex
in department store were as much
out OF place as the proverbial bull in
china shop" and in the struggle to
get out would buy at any price. In de-
tecting thieves, whose operations make
constant vigilance necessary in a large
store, he declared he would rather deal
with six men than one woman. Their
guile, even when caught red-handed,
he declared, was often the means Of
their escaping punishment.
Says Women Are More Honest.
"As a rule" said Chief Smith, 1.-THE
women that sto6p to the minor crimes
are not in the professional class, and
when confronted with proof of their
wrongdoing readily admit their guilt.
The same can be said Of men. though
to a lesser degree. It is my opinion
that under ordinary circumstances
women are much more honest than
men
when it comes to professional Grim
iDals, however, women far outdistance
men in their dishonesty. They are
more shrewd and crafty and exceed
ingly hard to handle. They summon
to their aid every artifice to squirm
out of a hole. Twisting and turning,
watching every loophole, it is almost
impossible to trap them. They make
a travesty of truth, and it is only by
constant vigilance and the surmount-
ing of overwhelming odds that they
are ait last brought to bay"
Have Not Will Power of Men.
1t is generally acknowledged that
man has a better control of his feel
ings in time of trouble or excitement,
allowing always for the invariable ex-
ceDtion, than has woman. Two men
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NentriIoquist's Good Joke.

"A small negro boy was going along
the street carrying a turtle by the
tail. when a ventriloquist standing
near seemed to make it say: Where
is you-all goin' with me?" The little
negro heard the question and looked
around with establishment, but not be-
ing entirely satisfied as to where the
voice came FROM walked on. Again
the wentriloquist said: Il say, where
is you-all talxin' me?" This time the
boy was satisfied that the turtle had
been gifted with miraculous power
of speech, and instantly dropped it on
the sidewalk in CONSERVATION, ex-
claiming: Il isn't a-takin' you-all no.
whar. I has done dropped yon!"
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FOUND NO GOLD; ENDED LIFE.
Organizer of Expedition Commits Sui
eide When Project Fails.

A romantic story of a vain search
for a treasure island in the Solomon
group was brought from the anti
podes by the Aorangi, which reached
port here recently, Victoria, (B CO.
dispatch to the New York Herald
says.
The expedition in search OF this
new treasure-trove left Sidney in the
schooner Wheatsheaf, and the story
reads like one of the romances of Rob
ert Louis Stevenson. with its main
character a white man who had be-
come blood brother TO an island
king, its tons of hidden treasure, all
lost when, twenty years after. search
was again made for it, and finally of
dissensions. murders and suicide
among the treasure hunters.
The Wheatsheaf, which had re-
turned to Sydney. was chartered by
Mr.. Mason. who organized a syndi-
cate to finance the undertaking, one
of the conditions being that Mason
was to have as captain the white man
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ment and considering the
&%@M question totally without re-
gard to the position woman
occupies by reason of her
sex. can it be said she is
less honest than man? It's a subject
calling for rare diplomacy.
Several years ago a st. Louis law
yer, at the time holding Office, made so
bold as to publish statement in the
affirmative. He made a cold, dispas-
sionate analysis of the character of
woman and gave what purported to be
proofs in substantiation of his asser-
ton He was buried under a storm
of protest and finally receded from his
position.
More recently a Cleveland Judge
sought to show that men possessed
more inherent honesty than women.
Forthwith he was swept from his feet
by wave of popular indignation. De-
nunciations were heaped upon him in
every section of the country and at
last, in despair, he denied in toto all
he had said.
The question of woman's honesty
as compared to that of a man is one
which has puzzled philosophers for
ages. In every civilized country it has
been argued pro and con and never
has any definite conclusion been
reached. The agitation started by the
Cleveland judge eliminated in Paris,
where. after devoting columns to the
subject, it was decided by one of the
papers that women were not less hon
est. An English publication in passing
judgment declared man was the more
honest of the two sexes Opinion is
widely diversified. And so, too, is the
every angle, declares a writer in the
st. Louis Republic.
1t would be utter foolishness to ques-
ton the honesty of a woman of culture
and refinement, in comparative
sense, with sot whose few remaining
faculties were occupied with the sole
idea of how to get the next drink.
And the same would apply between
woman who had reached the bottom
of the social scale and a man known
to he of sterling honesty and integ-
rity.
Test Must Be a Fair One.
To render an opinion which would
stand dissection it would be necessary
to choose with great care two sub
jects whose mental and social qualifi-
cations are on a par. Then, with due
allowance for the constitutional differ
enoes between the two sexes. they
should be studied, and, unknown to
themselves. put to the test. Such
proceeding would entail much time
and even then might be fruitless, so,
in an endeavor to get some idea of
how the question is regarded in ST.
Louis, number of men whose daily
life brings them in contact with both
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NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.

1t doesn't pay to stick too closely to
old notions of things. New ideas often
lead to better health, success and hap.
piness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
TO them and stepped up several rounds
ON the health ladder. The husband
writes:
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless,
nervous. saIlow, weak and irritable.
My wife and / both loved coffee and
thought it was bracer." (delusion.9
Finally, after years Of suffering, we
read of Postum and the harmfulnesg
OF coffee. and believing that to grow
we should give some attention TO new
ideas, we decided to test Postum
When we made it right we liked it
and were relieved of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the change
-fresher skin, steadier nerves, better
temper, etc.
These changes were not sudden.
but relief increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
MANY of our friends did not like
Postum at first. because they did not
make it right. But when they boiled
Postum according to directions on
pkg, until it was dark and rich, they
liked it better than coffee and were
benefited by the change" There's
a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full OF human
INTEREST
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can engage in a bitter argument and
fay each other with biting sarcasm
and yet on the surface display not the
least emotion. Curbed by such an ex-
ercise of will power, they are less like
ly to veer very far from the truth.
On the other hand, let two women be-
come involved in a controversy, and
ofttimes at the termination of the dis
pute both parties are in tears, cut to
the quick by the merciless lash of one
another's tongues. Many of the cruel
insinuations uttered are probably in
vented on the spur of the moment,
with the sole object of hitting tender
spot in the armor of the other.
Men as a rule will come to blows
when the insult is passed. 1t is not
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who twenty years before, had aided a
chief named Malaita to power. By
cutting each others arm and trans
fusing blood they had become what the
natives called blood brothers This
man was to direct the expedition to
a large amount of hidden gold, and I'm
his capacity as the sovereign'g blood
brother obtain the sole right OF trad
ing throughout the islands.
After cruising from place to place
in the Solomon islands, conferences
being held with the native chiefs, the
captain finally said that the sovereign
his blood brother had been blown
up with dynamite during his white
brothers absence, end the expedition.
after putting the captain ashore and
leaving him among the natives. re.
turned to Sydney. Mason. the organ.
izer. committed suicide during the
voyage homeward.
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Added a Saving Clause.

"A good old deacon in Connecticut
was very pious and very fond of
CLANS. When once upon a time he at
tended a Rhode Island clam-bake he
.overtaxed his capacity and was sore
Nv distressed. But his faith in prayer
was unabated. Leaving the party and
going down on his knees behind a
tree, he was heard to supplicate:
Forgive me, o Lord, this great sin
of gluttony. Restore my health, and
will never eat any more clans"
Then after a judicious pause: Very
few, if any Amen"
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the nature Of women to engage III fisti-
cuffs, and, by way of getting repaTa-
ton, the soiling of an enemy's reputa-
ton is often the modus operandi. Such
a practice is much TO be deplored, and
many women, in fact, the majority,
scorn to use such tactics. Little hest
tation is shown. however, by those of
the female persuasion in giving vent
to their spleen by cutting remarks and
unjust criticisms which might just as
we'll remain unsaid.
Of course, the same is true 10 ali
extent among men, but it cannot be
said to be as prevalent. Men are re-
luctant to undermine another's stand
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Pills, which he said had made a bad
back well, enabled him to sleep bet
ter nights and feel more fit for work.
The treatment also cleared up the
urine. On January 5, 1909, Judge Law
confirmed his previous testimony. II
have recommended this remedy to
many people since l first used it,"
said he.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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Polar Shakespeare.

The Eskimo Romeo climbed the
giant icicle that reached TO the bal
cony OF his Juliets home.
Dearest" he whispered, rapturous-
". my burning love for you can"
There was mighty crash.
Now you have done it," gasped the
startled Juliet. Your burning love
has melted the snow balcony
And the next moment the Eskimo
Romeo was retreating over the ice
closely pursued by six Eskimo dogs
and an angry pa with a walrus tusk.
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sexes were asked for their views.
The majority of the men approached
proved ardent champions of the weak
er sex and were inclined to look upon
digressions more in the light of in
constituencies and vagaries rather than
anything having to do with their hon
esty. It was acknowledged that they
were prone to draw upon their mag
nations and probably in the course of
day told many what are known in
common parlance as fibs or white lies
But, it was pointed out, they did SO in
many instances in order to spare the
feelings of friends Stress was laid
on the fact that the plain, unvarniShed
truth between women in. their inter
course with one another would lead to
much unhappiness and i'll feeling.
1t is little to be wondered at that
men in st. Louis throw up their hands
at the idea of their opinions being ex-
plotted. Even when assured they
would nots be quoted, several judges,
inclining to the stand taken by the
Cleveland jurist, were most guarded
in their statements Said one: -
Woman's Superior Imagination.
''The average woman is a bundle of
nerves and full of latent enthusiasm.
She has great powers of imagination,
and when the occasion demands does
not hesitate to draw upon them. Love
also has much to do with her relegat-
ing the truth to the rear With liberty
or welfare of the object of her affec-
tons at stake, there is no sacrifice she
will not make, and the perverting of
the truth becomes a petty matter
Why" he exclaimed, 81 have heard
women make statements on the wit
ness stand which to my own certain
knowledge | knew to be false. Of
course, the same is true of men, to
some extent, but is confined to a class,
as rule, of which nothing better
could be expected. With women, how
ever, it applies to the sex as a whole.
Education, breeding and refinement
make little difference Swayed by
love, affection or her emotions. a WON
an will stop at nothing. When under
control of her feelings she takes little
likely to ensue as a result of her ac-
tons.
mo man" he said in conclusion,
has higher respect for women than
myself. Upon her, in large measure.
rests the welfare of the nation and
each day her influence in business,
politics and the affairs of the country
is making itself more apparent. That
such is the case is a matter for con-
graduation. But her temperament in
matters wherein her heart and affec-
tons play part will ever preclude her
having the same degree of honesty as
man"
Opinion of RevivaIist.
The next man Souo ht for an oninion
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A Surprise.

Little Evelyn, not yet three years
old, had learned to spell cat. cat"
In the first flush OF excitement she
exclaimed: Won't the cats be sur.
sed.'-Harper' Monthly.