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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

not a girl any longer-I never can be
again. l am a woman. What l was
before | married you | never can be
again, and you have no right to ask
me to be a hypocrite and say l can
love you-for that is what it all comes
to-when have no such thing in nay
heart or life for you. 1t is dead and
gone, and 1 cannot help it."
THAT sounds pretty hard, Marion"
at is only the truth. 1t sounded
fearfully hard to me when you told
me that woman was your friend-that
you knew her before you knew me
and would know her after l was
dead; that she was as good as I, and
that if l didn't entertain her you
would. But 1t was the truth! you told
me the truth, and it was better that
you told it-as it is better now that
tell it to you"
81 was drunk. didn't tell you the
truth. A man is pretty tough animal
sometimes, but you are woman and
a pure one, and l care more for you
than for all the other women in the
world, and it is not your nature to be
unforgiving."
ut is to be honest"
He looked suddenly up at her and
spoke sharply: Marion, know why
you won't &c"
81 have honestly told you"
mo; you have not honestly told me.
The real reason is Gordon Smith"
IF he were should not hesitate to
tell you, Murray; but he is not" she
said, coldly.
Sinclair spoke harshly: "Do you
think you can fool me? Don't you sup
pose 1 know he spends his time loaf
ing around your shop?"
Marion flushed Indignantly. 1T is
not true!"
Don't you suppose know he writes
letters back to Wisconsin to your
folks?"
What have to do with that? Why
shouldn't he write to my mother? Who
has a better right"
Don't drive me too far. By God!
If l go away alone I'll never leave
you here to run off with Whispering
Smith-remember that" She sat in
silence. His rage left her perfectly
quiet, and her unmoved expression
shamed and in part silenced him.
Don't drive me too far" he muttered,
sullenly. IF you do you will be re-
sponsible, Marion"
She did not move her eyes from the
blue hills on the horizon. Il expect
you to kill me sometime; feel sure
you will. And that you may do" Then
she bent her look on him. you may
do it now II you want to-"
His face turned heavy with rage.
Marion" he cried, with an oath, do
you know how close you are to death
at this moment?"
You may do 1t now"
He clinched the bench-rail and rose
slowly to his feet. Marion sat motion
less in the hickory chair; the sun was
shining in her face and her hands
were folded in her lap. Dicksie rocked
on the porch. In the shadow OF the
house the man was mending the
saddle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
"No! | viii Not Go with You'll"

to tell, 1.-THE only story" said Whis'
pering Smith, as the men climbed into
their saddles sis in the one from the
hoofs, and the sooner we get after 1t
the better"
The country around Tower w, which
is itself an operating point on the
western end of the division, mere
speck on the desert, lies high and
rolling. To the south, 60 miles away,
rise the Crosse Terre mountains, and
to the north and west lie the solitudes
of the Heart range, while in the north
east are seen the three white Saddle
peaks of the Missions. The cool,
bright sunshine of a far and lonely
horizon greets the traveller here, and
ten miles away from the railroad, In
any direction, a man on horseback and
unacquainted with the country would
wish himself-mountain men will tell
youth hell, because 1t would be cas-
Ter to ride out Of.
To the railroad men the country
offered no unusual difficulties. The
Youngs were as much at home on
horse as on a hand car. Kennedy,
though large and powerful man, was
Injured to hard riding, and Bob Scott
and Whispering Smith in the saddle
were merely a part-though an i'm
portant part-of their horses; without
killing their mounts, they could get
out of them every mile in their legs.
The five men covered 20 miles on a
trail that read like print. One after
another of the railroad party COM
mented on the carelessness with which
it had been left. But 20 miles south
of the railroad, in an open and COM
paratively easy country, 1t was swal-
lowed completely up in the tracks Of
100 horses. The railroad men circled
far and wide, only to find the herd
tracks everywhere ahead of them.
This is beautiful job" murmured
whispering Smith as the party rode
together along the edge of creek
bottom. Now who is their friend
down in this country? What man
would get out a bunch of horses like
this and work them this hard so early
in the morning? Let's hunt that man
up. 1 like to meet man that is
friend in need"
Bob Scott spoke: 81 saw a man
with some horses in canyon across
the creek a few minutes ago, and l
saw a ranchhouse behind those buttes
when l rode around them"
stop! Here's a man riding right
into our jaws" muttered Kennedy.
Divide up among the rocks" A horse
man from the south came galloping up
the creek, and Kennedy rode out with
an ivory smile to meet him. The two
men parleyed for moment, disputed
each other sharply, and rode together
hack TO the railroad party.
Haven't seen any men looking for
horses this morning, have your" asked
Whispering Smith, eying the strange
a squat, square-jawed fellow
cataract eye.
I'm looking for horses myself
amt seen anybody else. What are
you looking for?"
rs this your bunch of horses that
got loose here?" asked Smith.
mo"
81 thought" said Kennedy, smiling.
you said a minute ago they WERE"
The stranger fixed his cataract on
him like a fiash-light. Il changed my
mind"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
CHAPTER xxi.
The Man ON the Erenchman.


Sinclair's place on the Frenchman
backed up on a sharp rise against the
foothills of the Bridger range, and the
ranch buildings we're strung along the
creek. The ranchhouse stood on ground
high enough to command the country
for miles I'D and down the valley.
Only two roads lead from Medicine
Bend and the south into the French
man country; one wagon ROAD lol-
lowing Smoky creek and running
through Dale canyon; the other
pack road, known as the Gridley trail,
crossing the Topaz Topaz hills and
making a short cut from the Dunnlng
ranch on the Crawling Stone to the
Frenchman. The entire valley is, IN
.act so dificult Of access. save by the
long and roundabout wagon road, that
he sight OF a complete outfit OF build
lngs such as that put up by Sinclair
always came as a surprise to the trav-
-eler, who. reaclsng the crest OF the
hills, looked suddenly down 1000 feet
on his well-ordered sheds and barns
and corrals.
Over the Gridley trail from the
Crawling Stone Marion and Dicksie
Dunning rode early In the morning the
day after McCloud and his men left
the Stone ranch with their work done.
The trail is good three hours long,
and they reached Sinclair's place at
about ten o'clock. He was waiting for
Marion-she had sent word she should
-come-and he came out OF the front
door into the sunshine with smile OF
welcome when he saw Dicksie with
I1er. Dicksie, long an admirer OF Sin
clair's, as women usually were, had
recast somewhat violently her opin-
ions of him. She faced him now with
a criminal consciousness that she
knew too much. The weight of the
dreadful secret weighed on her, and
her responsibility in the issue of the
day ahead did not help to make her
greeting an easy one. One thing only
was fixed In her mind and reflected
in the tension of her lips and her
eyes: The resolve to keep at every
cost the promise she had given. For
Dicksie had fallen under the spell of
man even more compelling than Sin
clair, and felt strangely bounden to
what she had said.
Sinclair, however, had spirit enough
to smooth quite away every embarrass-
ment. Bachelors quarters he ex-
planned roughly and pleasantly, as he
led the two women toward the house.
"Cowmen make poor housekeepers.
but YOU must feel at home" And
when Dicksie. looking at his Indian
rugs on the floors, the walls, and the
.couches, said she thought he had little
to apologize for, Sinclair looked graft
fed and took OF his hat again. gust
a moment" he said. standing at the
side of the door. I've never been
abls to get Marion over here before,
so II happens that a woman's foot has
never entered the new house. | want
10 watch one of you cross the thresh-
old for the frst time"
Dicksie, moving ahead, rstreated
with laugh. You first then.
Marion"
NO. Dicksie. you"
"Neverl you first" So Marion,
quite red and wrstchedly i'll at ease
walked inte The rAnchhouss ar1t
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
CHAPTER XIV.
Pursuit.

Brill Young picked up trail Sunday
morning at Tower w before the spe-
cial from Medicine Bend reached
there. The wrecked express car,
which had been set out. had no story
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14

The half of the world that gets
along is unable to understand Why the
other half il alw q short.
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Stealing away from bad company ID
justifiable larceny.
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Lewis Single Binder straight &c cic.r u
Lewis Factory, Peoria, III. -
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a CURE ron FITS.
The Troatnsene ID % Aeeemplleh
!. Whist Schemes He Dee6 1uvo-
glln1 70 Attain Tor contbglQs. /,

The intense interest that has peen uanl
tested throughout the country BY the Won
derful cures that arc being .ccomplished
daily By epilepticide sti1 continues. Il i
really surprising the vast number Of peo-.
pie Who have already been cured of its
and nervousness. In order that everybody
large trial bottles, vainable literatuae, His-
tory Of Epilepsy and testimomah, winshe
sent By mail absolutely free to al who
write to the Dr.. May Laboratory, 5l0.
Pearl Street, New York City.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14
AFTER
SUFFERING
Ten YEARS
.l,:5 nk:

p; Aa.5s4 e 49, ss..slssesx =:
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Pettit's Eye salye for &c . 81
relieves tired, overworked eyes, stops eye
aches, cougested, infiamed or sore eyes. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14

- -
Yoox! 60 0g9eO
'1emo)e 4!e1ho.9 h
1nminAf3o0, UoW.
!a9o4. hMle600k
.A10
eo1A not 0eep-
Doctors 91ve No
M 0Aey A6 ~
tI0ubto0.V 9o
chronic I 80 II
despair, an66d not
a
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For Strength o. Character.

81, For Strength % Character.
Strength Of character consists, Of
two things-power Of viii. and power
Of self-restraint. 1t requires two
things. therefore. for its existence
strong feelings and strong command
over them.-Ffederick w. Robertson.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14

Homestead and 100 at 500 Per acre.
A vast rich country and . eontented pses-
pefoes ople."-ErfSSef /ysEs esryeys~Ses-S
81 q INsfi5Asi Editor. sskose yinf s~ sssssss
CsssdS. IN -4sxHsf 1905. vss 80 inssiSssiSU.
Many have paid the entire cost Of their
hrms and had q balance of.fIoE $1,000 10
5000 per acre n q result of ore crop.
Spring wheat, winter wheat. oats, barley,
6ax and peas are the principal crops, Wide
the Wild grasses bring to perfection the
best cattle that have ever been cold on
the Chicago market
Splendid climate, schools and churches
n IN Localities Railways touch most Of
the settled districts, and prices for produce
are always good Lands may also be psr-
shased from railway and hand companies.
For pamD01ees, mape and ja5armatjon Sc
garding low railway rates. aOply to SupeSm-
tendent ofImmigration, OttaWa, Canada. o.
the outhosized Canadian 00veruasent AGENT.
w. DlHNE11.
90 Nsv 1sA LII D.o1sG onsaa. NsAs.sas.
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0oesn't Entertain

Decent Entertain.
Did you say he was . lecturer and
entertainer" -
NO; merely said he was lee
fupep0 - 49, - p
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14

A 000e1t3e Eye A0OeAy
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and DruGs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
Tine In Your Eyes You VIII Like Murine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14


may reorganize and take advantage of
guarantee law or may take advantage
of same when allowed to by act of
congress or decision of federal court.
I. by Evans-Railroad companies
must supply good cars for transports
ten of grain and must load same
without discrimination.
IS, by Bushee-Appropriate $1,000
for an agricultural experiment station
west of the 102d meridian.
19. by Stoecker-One member of the
Omaha school board to be elected
from each ward.
IA, by Taylor of Hitchcock-Dor-
mant judgments cannot be revived af-
ter ten years.
179. by Bushee.State board of ir-
tendent to measure water and sup
ply those entitled to same to their
pro rata share.
246, by COnnolly-Firemen in metro
politan and first class cities who have
served twenty-one years to receive
pension equal to Orc-half Of salary
at time of retirement, not less than
$50 per month.
S.4, by C.ark-Trains on main lines
must carry engineer. fireman. con-
ductor and flasman: trains having less
than five cars may run with a crew of
four. Main line trains running 100
miles or more shall carry three brake
men.
391. by Clark-Provides that the
permanent school fund may be invest
ed in Nebraska municipal bonds.
Sc. by Leidigh-Supreme court shall
pay the treasury all fees collected. He
shall receive a salary of $4,000 per
year and the deputy clerk and deputy
reporter shall receive $500 per year
each.
1876. by Bowman-Hogs dying of
cholera must be burned at once. Pen
atty, $40 fine.
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" vOVVs
IS, by King-District clerk shall re
turn divorce statistics to state board
of health annually.
66, by King-County Judge shall re.
turn marriage statistics to state board
Of health annually.
120, by Miller-Applicant for. di.
vorcc must have lived in state ut
least one year unless marriage &C.
CURED in Nebraska and residence has
been continuous since. Where cause
Of action arose outside of state two
years residence are required before
petition can be filed. Decree not to
becomes final until six months after
being entered.
13. by Tibbets-Acknowledg
OF deeds in other states must be In
accord with the law of such state or
of Nebraska
149. by Cites of the second
class having more than $500 inhabi-
tants may adopt village form of gov.
eminent by majority vote, the ques-
ton to be submitted when petitioned
for by one-fourth. of the legal voters.
1. by Howell-Omaha charter bill.
315, by Howel-Provides a retiring
pension fund for teachers in Omaha
public schools.
is. by Tanner-City treasurer of
South Omaha to be ex oflicio county
treasurer to collect taxes.
241. by committee of drainage
Drainage districts may borrow money
for five years when authorized by the
board of directors; they may dissolve
upon a three-fifth vote of the men,
bers: may enlarge when petitioned by
of the land owners in the
new territory and upon majority vote
of those in the district; may overlap
and the land be assessed in both
districts. They may 60 beyond their
bonds for an outlet which may be
purchased or condemned.
So. by Oliis-Trains carrying live
stock must have caboose which must
be supplied with toilet closets.
IS. by Wiltse- Freight damage
claims against railroads must be set
tied within sixty days. or if the
shipment was an interstate one. with
in ninety days. Otherwise claimant
may collect per cent interest, PEN
atty of $50 and attorney fee.
Ell, by -Quieting title to
lots sold by Howard county more than
ten years ago.
II, by acknowledgement demur-
rage act. Freight must be moved at
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ings shall be held on the first Tues.
day in March.
27:. by Hospodsky-Changes the Ne.
braska institute for Deaf and Dumb
to Nebraska School for the Deaf.
So. by Taylor Of Custer School dis.
tricts unable to maintain nine months
school. need not pay tuition of resi-
dent pupils attending high school in
another district.
SO. by w. J. Taylor-Damages
caused by laying out, disseminating or
opening county road shall be paid
from the general fund.
100, by Krous-Providcs for uni
form warehouse receipts. The Ma
tional Bankers Association uniform
warehouse bill.
163, by Eettleton-rhe attorney gen.
eral shall consult and advise with
county attorneys in criminal matters
arising in their counties and shall
give advice to state ofncials. He may
request the assistance of county at
torneys in district and supreme court
In matters arising in their counties.
III, by Gerdes-The state auditor
may refuse to issue or may revoke
license for insurance agent.
224. by NOyes-Buffalo. carp and
catfish may be seined with two-inch
mash net from June l to November l.
seiner to pay deputy game warden 81
for license and give bond for 800.
Open season for squirrels from Octo-
Der to November 80. No open season
for quail. Ducks and geese, Septem-
bers Is to ADril :.
2S4, by Henry-Prohibits the sale
of liquor to indians, whole or mixed
blood
35S. by Wilson-Maximum rates for
transportation of crude petroleum and
fuel oil.
463. by Clark-Current expense ap-
preparation bill
465, by Clark-Salary appropriation
bill.
464. by Wilson-Creates a board of
for puDfic accountants, con-
sisting of the state auditor and two
to be appointed by the governor. Those
passing the examination to be known
as certified public accountants.
1858, by Observation-Disclosures $50
for a building at the school for the
deaf in Omaha.
474. by Connelly-The board of dem
tai secretaries shall issue license to
from other states upon pay
ment Of a fee of $25.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-14
Western Canada
MORE Mo Crops IN feoe

Another Co. 900 SET
tiers from the Unise6
States. New dig
tricts opened for ST.
0ement. SD acIe1
ofland to esC3ss
eP.-160 free
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
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The government has obtained control of the patent on an automatic weigh Ing machine designed to prevent frauds against the custom service.
 Of no tons of sausage offered for sale at recent fair in Paris, nine tons were made of horse meat and seventeen from mule or donkey flesh.
 The first electric smelling plant in the world in which pig iron will be produced on a commercial scale Is about to be installed in Norway.
 A big railroad fill in New Jersey Is being made by dumping earth from cars which are run out on track sus- pended by cables from two towers.
 A tube, containing incandescent lamps at one end to heat the air, to dry a woman's hair after bathing, has been patented by a New York man.
 Two Swedish engineers have perfect ed new microphone which is said to double the distance over which tele- phone communication now is possible
 In discussing the possibility of wire less communications up to distance of 5000 miles. which he believes to be possible, MT. Marconi recently called attention to very interesting theoret- ical point, namely, that when the equa- tor Is passed, the waves may begin to converge, following the outline of the globe, and thus it may happen that at the antipodes messages can be re ceived much more easily than halfway to the antipodes.
 The United States Forest Service will begin this year the experimental intro duction of eastern hardwoods in Cali fornia. The trees selected for the first essay are hickory, red oak. chestnut and yellow poplar. They will be plant
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

ed near the rangers cabins Tn the na- tional forests, and If they succeed. larger plantations will be made. AL though California has great variety of native broad-leaved trees. there is said to be none ranking in commercial importance with the best Eastern hard woods. The absence of such trees Is ascribed not to climatic conditions. but mostly to unfavorable seed distribution.
 An interesting instance of how a difficulty may sometimes be turned into an advantage Is furnished by the aluminum-welding machine recently invented by S. Cowper-Coles. The trouble in soldering aluminium has al ways been that a film of oxid persist ently forms on the surface of the metal while the operation is going on, and prevents permanent adhesion. Cowper-Coles turns this to advantage by putting the ends to be joined to- gether, and then heating the joint in a blowpipe. The film of oxid retains the molten metal like skin, and when the proper moment arrives the ends of the rod are instantly pressed together by releasing a spring. The oxid skin bursts at the point of contact and Is driven out, and the clean metal imme- diately unites, and makes a perfect iodnt
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

become an obsession, fed by the lottery method the government sees fit tc utilize in distributing those lands. IL is the old story of taking a chance, and the individual pays railroad fare and living expenses, which amount tc no inconsiderable sum, in the hope of being one of the lucky ones in Uncle Sam's lottery. If plot of ground is drawn. no doubt 1t will be scorned as something undesirable-for even the most productive western land Is not enticing in It's sagebrush form. IL means hard work to bring productive farm out of raw western land, and most of those who take part in such speculative rushes are not of the sort to carry the game through to its fin ish and to make actual ranchers ot themselves.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

A law has recently gone into effect in New Jersey which compels all ve- hicles-not only automobiles. as Is the custom everywhere, but all teams using the public highways at night to carry two lights. one in front and one in the rear. Such law, faith fully enforced. Is a cheap and practi- cal method of safeguarding highway trafhc. not only from collisions. but also from the numerous accidents which result from bad places in roads and bridges.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

first permanent settlement of. New Hampshire, says the Boston Globe
 Tradition says that the tree came over from England in washtub I. Is not known who brought it, nor in precisely what year 1t arrived, but in view of the fact that 1t Is on land originally owned by the Hilton family, there Is every reason to suppose that 1t voyaged with the first shipload of settlers, in the spring of 1923. when. according to the earliest record. "the Hiltons set up their stages at Dover" others of the company having re- mained for a time at the first land ing near the mouth of the PiscataQua river
 The old tree is called the Millet apple tree, because Captain Thomas Millet. a noted sea captain. whose grandparents settled in Dorchester. Mass. in 1885. went to Dover with his young wife in 1721 and settled on the acres at Dover Neck, where the tree stood For many years he was the leading man of the Dover settlement
 To-day the apple tree, as an exam pie of tenacity of life and fruitfulness, probably is without peer in America. Although the trunk Is nothing but a shell, 1t bears fruit in great abun- dance from branches far more vigor- ous than those of many a younger tree. This year about two barrels of apples were produced. all perfect and luscious, many weighing nearly pound apiece.
 The trunk is about four feet in di- ameter. One side is routed away, so that anyone can walk into the shell. which is so roomy that two men could easily conceal themselves in it. The living walls of the shell are from two to six inches thick. The trunk Is about seven feet tall, and Is surmounted by one large branch, which has been sawed off fifteen feet from the ground From this main branch the smaller fruit-bearing branches radiate.
 MT. Coleman. who Is 75 years old,