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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

Wha would round all right
1t was hours later when McWha began to recover
consciousness; and just then, as it happened, there
was him but Rosy-Lly Smitten with
pity. the child standing beside the bunk muir
muring Poor! Poor | so sorryl" and slowly shak-
ing her head and lightly patting the big, limp hand
where 1t lay outside the blanket McWha half opened
his eyes. and their faint glance fell the top of Rosy
Llys head as it bent ovcr-his hand With WY
smile he shut them again But to his surprise he
felt rather gratied At last he opened his eyes WIDE
felt his bandaged head and called for drink OF water
To his surprise he answered by Rosy-Lilly, so
promptly that it seemed if she had been listening
for his voice She carrying the tin of water in
both little hands, and lifting very carefully she tried
to hold his lips While they were fumbing over
it Jimmy Bracket hurried IN, followed by the boss
and Rosy-Liy's nursing superseded The boss
had to hold him up that he could drink and when
he had fevershly gulpcd about quart he Law back
his pillow with huge sigh, declaring weakly that
he was all right.
"Ye got oft mighty easy. Red" said the boss cheer
fully 'consdern' the het o the knot at hit ye. But
you McWhas always hard to kill"
McWhas hand dropping loosely the edge
OF tho bunk He felt the chids tiny fingers brushing
II again. softly and tendcrly. And the sensation was
so novel that he quite forgot to reply the bosss
pleasantly
During the two days McWha kept prisoner
he had nothing to do but smoke and whittle. He
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

If Rosy-Lilly felt rcbuffed for the moment by Nc
Wha's rudcness she seemed always to forget the
next time she saw him But on one occasion the dis
comfturc was McWhas, She had elected the Gus
tomary rough demand well, YaIlcr-Top what dyou
want7' But this time she held her ground though
with quivcrng lips.
"Yacr-Top amt my tall" she explained with
baby poitcness ITS Rosy-Lilly; N | les thought
you might want to sit on yer knee little tecny
mint"
Much taken back. McWha glanced about the room
with 4 outish grin. Then he flushed angrily he
felt the demand of the sudden silence Locking down
again. with scow at the expcctant little face of
Rosy-Lilly. he growlcd;
well not as | knows off, and rose to his feet,
thrusung her brusquey aside To cloak his cmbar-
rassmcnt he sIouchcd across the 10 the
bucket and gupcd a oopious draught from the long
handled tin dippcr Then with furious glance at the
child--who was forgetting her wounded pride with
the help Of Jimmy Bracket and molasscs cookey-
he climbed into his bunk and settled himself for sleep
Amt he ugly" murmurcd Bird" Pidgcon 10 Wal
ley Johnson splitting Indignantly the soye-eg He'd
"a cucd the kid CT he dast he glarcd her that ugyN
Like to see i'm try it J" responded Johnson through
his teeth
After this for some days the pathetic little comedy
halted McWha would climb into the safe retreat of
his bunk right after supper. and smoke there beyond
danger Of surprise escaladc And Rosy-Lilly, for
the moment appeared 10 have dismissed him from her
thoughts Only the single piercing eye of Valley
Johnson noted that she allowed herself and then.
a swift but wistful glance toward McWha's bunk,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

Godding han't kith nor KIN in the world, savin an
cxceptin only the kid" began Johnson.
McWha nodded indifcrcntly.
"Wel" went Johnson, we can't do nawthin' but
take her to the camp now! Mebbc the bossll let
The hands keep her, kinder clipper up the camp
when things gifts dull reckon when the boys secs
her sweet face they'll all be wann' to be guaTdecns
TO her"
McWha spat accurately into the crack OF the crate
Il amt got fancy for young uns IN camp, but yc
kin do CT yc like VALLEY Johnson" he answered grudg
ingly Only want it understood. right now. | amt
no guardccn an won't be to nawthin that walks in
pctticoatsw
wen tell the kid" Johnson OF, "as how her
daddy had TO be took away in the night because he
was so sick, an couldn't speak to nobody, an
goin take kecr O her I'LL he gifts baok-an that's
the truth" he added with sudden passion OF tend
erncss and pity in his tone.
At this hint of emotion MeWha laughed sarcasti
cay Then knocking out his pipe he proceeded to
fill the stove for the night and spread his blanket
the floor beside 1t. IF ye want TO make the camp
baby farm he growlcd. don't mind mer'
We'll every mothers o us be guardccn TO herr
he declared Every in camp asscnted noisily,
saving only Red AlcWha, He, expected OF him,
sat back and grlnned.
From the first, Rosy-Lilly made herself at home in
the camp For few days she fretted after her
father. but Jimmy Bracket on hand to
divert her mind with astounding fairy-tacS. during
the hours when the Of the hands away chop
ping and hauling. Happily baby's is shorter
than its remembrance. and Rosy-Liy soon learned to
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

repeat her phrasc-"Poor Daddy had to go way off,"
without the quYcring lips and wistfu look which
made the big woodsmcns hearts tighten SO painfully
beneath their homespun shirts
Rosy-Llly had not been the camp a week before
McWhas "uglincss' 10 her had aroused even the
bosss resentment and the boss was a Just man OF
course, 1t was generally recognized that McWha was
not bound, by any known law or obligation. to take
any notice OF the child still less to make fuss over
her with the rest Of the camp There was absolutely
nothing to be done about it, for Rcd McWha was
utterly within his rights
The evening meal, supper" in Conroy's Camp was
the time OF relaxation. with only pipe and bunk to
como after. AS the rough banter bounded bolster
ously this way and that above tho hcapcd tin plates
and steamng tin cups, RosyLills big blue eyes would
roam gTayey from ono face to another if trying
TO understand what was Ill about But at last her
eyes would come always to the face OF Red McWha
and rest there in wistfu admiration
When supper was over and pipes filled and lighted
some ono would strike up ohantey, ono OF those
intermnablc monotonous ballad-songs which arc ne
ouliar to the lumber camps
heSc chanteys always sung in plaintiye minor.
some are sentimental religious to the last degree
while others arc amazingly vulgar. But from the hour
oi Rosy-LiyS arrival in camp, all the vulgar chan
teys were dropped. without a word said by anyone
from the woodmcns repertoire
During the songs the smoking and the law f,,
Rosy-Lily would slip from big woodsman to an
other, an inconspcuous little figure in the smoke
goomed light OF the oil lamps Man after rn.n u,oujd
snatch ner up to his knee, lay by his pipe twist her
silky yellow curls about his great blunt fingers and
whisper voolfolk tales baby nonsense into her nn
little car She would listen solemny for minute or
two, then wrigglc down and move on to another OF
her admirers But before long she would be stand
ing by the bench on which sat Red McWha with one
org knee usually hooked high above the other. and
his broad back reclincd against the edge OF bunk.
tor few moments the chid would stand there sm-
ing ing "ith perennial confidence waiting to be noticed
men she would come me, closer and look up coaxingly
INTO his face If McWha not engrossed in song.
II would soon become impossible for him to ignore her
lie would suddenly look down at her with his fierce
eyes, knit his shaggy red brows and demand b,r.bv
We'll Yaler-Iop, an what dye want7"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

where his big form lounged in gloom OF smoke
For time now Rosy-Lilly left McWha alone so
markedly that 1t looked if Valley Johnson or Jimmy
Bracket had admonshcd her the subject She con-
tnucd, indeed to cast at HIM eyes of pleading
proach but always from distance, and such appeals
rolled off McWha's crude perception like water off
muskrats fur. He had nothing "agin her." as he
would have put it. only she would keep out OF his
way.
Nearly week went by before Rosy-Lly saw an
other chance TO assail McWhas forblddng dcfenccs
This time she made what her innocent heart con-
Cured TO be tremendous bid for the bad-tcmpcred
woodsmanS favor. Incidcntay too. she revealed
secret which the boss and Valley Johnson had been
guarding with guilty socitudc ever since her coming
to the camp. 1t CHANGED that the boss and Johnson
together kept away from camp one night, till
near morning. laying out landing over on
Forks Brook. When 1t time for Rosy-Lilly 10
be put to bed the honor fell. as a matter of course
TO Jimmy Bracket. Rosy-Liy went with him will
ton in which her eyes wandered involuntarIly to the
broad red face of MoWha behind its cloud Of smoke
AS nurse-mad Jimmy Brackett fattcrcd himself
that he success, till the moment came when
RoSy-LHly TO be tucked into her bunk Then she
stood and eyed him with solemn question
What's wrong, me Honey eybug?" asked Bracket
anNously
You haint heard me my prayersw replied Rosy
Lilly. with touch of severity in her voice
EhS What's that? Stommercd Bracket startled
quite out of his wontcd oomposurc
Don't you know little girls has to saw their nravcrs
aforc they goes to bcd?" she demanded
mol" admitted Bracket truthfuly wondering how
he was going to get out of the unexpected situation
VALLEY johnson hears mine =" continued tbe
child her eyes very wide open she weighed Brack
cop,.25cer ,.,,
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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21
Shirt Waist Specials

Shirt Waist Specials
No doubt we are showing the larg-
est and finest line Of shirt waists in Ken
newick. Our special sale prices will
make them less than you can buy the
same material. Over 100 new white
or colored waists, every one less than
80 days from the New York maker,not
one worth less than $1.00 some kOr
worth much more wv
Very fine new waists, beautifully trim
med, reg. price LIS to So, sale $l.39
$50 to SO, our finest white waists 1913
Choice; any silk net waists in our store,
over 50, worth up to $50, choice 1913
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-05-21

Hand Tailored Suits and Skirts
If any customer finds a garment in
this department that is out Of date they
may have it wrapped up ABSOLUTELY FREE
Will any other Kennewick store do the
same? Choice, any suit in the store,
values $3.50 to ESQ, only $3.50
Good selection Of new Panama skirts,
every one made by the Beverly Co.,
values up to So, will go for $500
Fine chiffon, Panamas, voiles, etc., up
to $3.50 values, 60 at $3.50
Up to $40 values, no other merchant
can show such splendid qualities 1850
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04

gone great improvements will be Sc
cured.
Postmaster l.. f. Grain of Villa
Ridge died at his home in that vii
lage Monday evening. He had been
in feeble health for long time but
is friends did not expect the ned to
come so suddenly. He was an old pio'
neer citizen of Pulaski county who
could count his relatives and frineds
by the thousands. He was civil war
veteran and had been postmaster at
Villa Ridge for years. He leaves a
wife and a large family of children
who will miss his fatherly love. Fun
eral took place in the NJ. e. church
and interment in the Villa Ridge Gem
etery Wednesday,.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04

Every time | give a party" cried
the discouraged hostess, Il vow I'll
never give another, but I've decide
this time. No more for me. It's the
red-cheeked man. | don't mind their
taking up the rugs and dancing at two
after midnight and getting dispossess
notices served on me the next morn
ing. or leaving punch glasses and Gig
arctic ash all over the place for me
to clean mp, or scattering the Welsh
rarebit from one end of the fat to the
other. but when the red-cheeked man
sits on my piano keys when he gives
an imitation of something or some
body, and / have to pay four dollars to
have my piano tuned the next day
that'll be about ALL
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04

AS II creaked on It's rusty hinges
saw, by the light of the candle which
held in my hand, a mass of cobwebs,
heavily weighted with the dust OF
years. and, through these, woman's
figure.
It was clad-for obeyed the eyes.
~ ! commanded me to examine II,
thoush ,o heart was cold with terror
lin what | made out 10 be white
silk gown, above which was the face.
withered and awfuly livid, as ! had
heard the faces of embalmed corpses
appear years after death. Still, II WAS
recognizable as real human face, and
was surrounded by masses of yellow
hair. which. even - ough the dust and
cobwcbs. cleaned with the brightness
of gold The hands held something in
! their shruuken flngers-a white rib
| bon, with the date of her marriage and
death upon 1T. her husbands name
and her own, and these words, which.
under the compelling eyes of the pic
ture, laboriously studied out:
q have been able TO keep you near
me. even in death. | have never been
separated from you. or from what was
/ sou to me once. But when death shall
come TO me you will have no power
over my body. and they viii take mo
from YOU. That | am unable to help.
! | think only of this; You cannot sui
! fer for it. since YOU have so long
ceased to he. and by that time my
suffering also will be over. shall put
my spirit into the eyes OF my picture,
which will watch over you still"
| looked from the paper to the pic
| ure. II seemed dull and inexpensive
mere canvas and paint. The power
If the eyes was gone Their spell over
me was broken.
Suddenly ] felt within me. long
absent ycarniug for human compan-
ionshh-for If and love. had como
70 this place implied by morbid and
unhealthy desire fur solitude, and my
sxperiences here had made me more
morbid and unhesltl Y stil They had
eliminated nov in tGis awful reyela-
lion of disappointment aud death.
which threw into brilliant contrast
he bright possibilities Which still re-
mainel 20 me. and resolved to go
back into The world and do my best to
deserve aud vim these.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04
Ladder Superstition EXPLAINED.

A correspondent of the Boston
Globe gives this explanation Of the old
superstition against walking under q
ladder: In former days. when hang
ing was done after a more primitive
and simple fashion than II is today,
the victim had generally 10 pass I'M
der the ladder which stood against
the gallows. and he passed under that
ladder with The fair certainty Of be-
ing Immediately hanged What the
unhappy criminal could not avoid the
average pedestrian avoids to-day. even
at the expense of his polished boots.
BY turning into the roadway.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04

The Secret Of the
White Castle
;7yvyysy TsvFVgsvP FvvvyEVvvv;
BY JULIA r1AGRuDER


When ] became the occupant of the
Chateau Blanc, in the neighborhood
OF Fontainebleau. | found that my
wish for place of complete seclusion
was likely to be realized to the full,
was not in a state Of mind for So
myself three months in which to fight
out certain battle with myself, for
which needed solitude and reflection.
When the old woman who acted as
keeper and caretaker of the place took
me though it, on q tour of inspection,
there were two things which, in spite
of my preoccuption with my own at
fairs, struck ME very forcibly. The
first was a certain picture which hung
in the bedroom Of the late owner, and
which | was informed was his own
portrait, painted by himself.
1t was wretched piece of work
that picture, representing a man
dressed in some sort of court dress OF
the last century. and it would have
seemed Intellectual and amateurish tC
the last degree but for the truly mar
yelOus expression of the eyes, which
were fixed on a certain spot in tbs
wall opposite with an earnestness ant
intensity which made me feel that
there was some hidden significance IL
this look. The man not only looked a
the spot himself, but he compelled me
to do the same, and forced me, by the
insistent command of his eyes, to lool
again and again.
And yet there was nothing to see
The wall was perfectly bare in that
place and covered with a meaningless
sort of wallpaper which gave me nc
announcement whatever.
Another thing that noticed special
ly, with feeling of being impcriously
directed TO do SO. was a large rusty
key that hung on the wall directly un
der the picture. When | inquired OF
the old woman what this key belonged
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04
The First Expressnnan.

The express business Is commonly
believed 10 have had its origin in 1899.
when William =. Harnden. valise in
hand. made four trips weekly between
New York and Boston Carrying valu-
ables and small packages for his Gus
toners. One company. which is still
in operation. Davenport & Mason. re-
ports. however. that IL dates back TO
1896. when on the opening of the rail-
road between Taunton and Boston in
July. Charles Davenport and y. s,
Mason engaged in the business. cov
ering the line between the points
named.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04
MOUNDS,
M arch 9.

Frank Otto of Centralia was in the
city Monday on business
Mrs +. ]. Anterior returned from
Vienna Monday where she had been
visiting relatives and friends.
Seth Armstrong returned from Hot
& Springs the first of the week.
Our public schools closed Wednes.
acsday on account of the small poy
scare.
II. l.. Robertson Of this city and j.
B. McDonaldd of Anna had business
in Mound City Tuesday.
The campaign for city officers is
getting interesting
Burton Wallace died at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Silver,
near Villa Ridge Monday night The
decedent was 80 years old and had
been an invalid for some time. He
leaves four daughters TO mourn his
loss, Funeral al villa Ridge Wcdnes.
day.
G. II. Walbridge of South Mounds
vas a legal caller today
The high water is over the Merid-
m road and the only way to get to
Mound City is to come to Mounds
and take the government road.
The road election at Villa Ridge
was closely contested Tuesday. r.
:. S2aulding was reelected to the Of
ice OF district clerk by only one ma
iority. u. W. Prindle, Jr., was re
elected commissioner by four ma
GRITTY The split in the ticket was
caused by The difference of opinion
in regard 10 the hard roads tax prop
csii!on. The tax was knocked out
by a large majority. The subject of
bard roads is heartily Endorsed by ev-
ryone. but the mode of bringing them
about is what is puzzling the voters
II s. hoped that the new board viii
~r1sccuie the case with rev vigor AMI
iat before the next three years are
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04

81 do not love thee as of yore, "
sings a Milwaukee poetess. All right,
Maud, that makes one thing less to
explain to my wife.
It's funny what one little letter will
do sometimes. \ Missouri newspaper
said last week; Everybody seems to
have the Christmas spirits."
4 4 u
A Nebraska editor tells of woman
who got an automobile in her Christ
mas stocking, What a shockingly large
le-er, stocking that woman must
have.
Don't rock the baby to sleep" says
womans magazine An Iowa editor
says he didn't. but he will give 81 to
know who spilled those lacks on the
stairs.
A man will sit in the rosy light of a
colored shade and lose his head com
pletely over some fragile, dainty bit
of femininity stunning idly on a
guitar string while her mother is out
in the kitchen working like time over
the supper dishes. That's one reason
why the demand for hired girls is
greater than the supply.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
IS az

I favored the audience with one OF
tel favorte selections, Parting
words were now spoken and the mem
bers of the Aid and others who en-
licyed tie affair We're endless in their
Eraien and thanks to Mr. and Mrs
Martin. Who are at the height of en-
rtainers. for the Use of their lovely
homa for the occasion Following Is
list Of those who enjoyed this most
tleasant evening: Messrs. and Mes
danes John Reed, VIM. Painter, d.
II. Mills, w I. Seifert, Ben Blanken-
ship. w. D. Margrave, John A
Waugh, l., c. Perks, w A. Dougherty.
II. c. Parker, w T. Parker, c. E
Richey, Clip Hughes, Ed Keller, Geo
Parker, Harry Neadstine, A. l.. Comp
len. Geo. f. Martin; Mesdames w
IC. futile, John Dishinger J. L.
randi. l.. e. Stophlet, Chas Nchren-
berg, ST., Kate Robards, A. Murphy
u. NJ. Smith w, II. Wilson, VIII
Reed, Claude Rue, r H. Hawley and
I. w. Reed; Misses Edith Drake Ruth
Wilson. Edith Davis Jessie ard Bar
the Srhuler and Hattie b. HawIey;
llitt'c Misses l2la Marie BlanEenship,
j Christine Siefert. Grace Robards
l3cu!rh Brandt Parker, and Esther
Tuttlc; Messr James Finley, Z, w
paikman and Master Russell Reed
Martin.
] Mr.. and Mrs VIM, Mccoy who had
long been residents of Holloway, KY.
have for the past year resided at
FISHER, Ark, which was recently
swept by most destructive cyclone
when only two houses in the town
were left standing. Mrs. Mccoy is a
sister Of Mr., A. Murphy of this city
hut all wires being down no informal
lion can be obtained regarding Their
eafety
Miss Kent who came recently to
accept the position of trimmer at
Miss Ida Iohnson's up to date mil
llnery, returned to ST, Louis Tues
day
Mr.. Floyd suoed OF Harrisburg is
IN the city. lie vii be the guest Of
W. T. Parker and family Wednesday.
Word was received Monday that
John Ashworth, an old citizen Of this
place but now Of Rodney Mo, was
very seriously i'll AMI bis son Elisha
aud wife of this city and son George
II Cairo left Tuesday to be at his
/ bedside.
Mrs John CooF and daughter Miss
Alice Check of Olmstcd were in the
city Tuesday Miss Cheek will rel
, main here about two weeks to be un.
der the care of DR.. j. r. Motley for
, her hearing.
( Mrs. c. j. Brady and children re-
termed home Monday from visit
with relatives at Wickline.
| G. Murphy and Y, MI Ford left
GUes lay for Metropolis in the inter.
est of the ice plant