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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
HER CHOICE.
The Man She Did Not Pick and
What He Discovered.
BY CLARIsSA MAckIE.

[Copyright. 1913, by the Mail and Express
Company.l
Beth Lewis was lost
On every side were sand and crisp
brown vegetation and the hopeless
ness Of the Arizona desert. Overhead
were q c!oudless blue sky and burn
ing sun.
Beth's red lips closed resolutely as
she urged her tired horse along the
family defined trail which had led
her aStray.
We will make for that little can
y0u. LiGhtfoot-thut little break in the
rise beyond" said Beth, stroking the
shiny black name "Perhaps-perhaps-
there will be shade and water for u
there"
When miles Of ,ufning sand had
been traversed she rode down the dry
bed Of a water course and into the
small canyon. Her heart sank, for
there was nothing save an eNpanse Of
shlmmering sand and some tall, spiny
cactus on the steep, rocky sides.
But the large leaved cactuscs might
afford some shelter from the sun. and
she urged Lightfoot to the edge of the
shimmering sand. There he paused
and snorted shrilly. Another step and
his feet sank in the yielding sand
With a scream of terror the beast set
tied back On his launches and then
made an Intellectual leap forward
Beth shot over his head and fell n
crumplcd heap on the ground beyond
the outer circle of shimmering sand.
When she recovered consciousness
Lightfoot vas struggling shoulder
deep in tt quicksand. his strained
eyes turne' in agony upon her face.
She tuI ied away and sobbed her
helplessr ,ss into her hands. When
she loo ed again there was nothing
save the yellow sand undulating in the
sunlight
How horrible it was! If Lghtfoot
had not tossed her over his head into
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
SUSETTE
AND THE SENTRY,
A Spell OF Genuine Joy For the
Royal Baby.
BY HARRY c. CARR.

There was vivid fash In the sun
shine as the sentry by the palace gate
raised his saber in salute to the Prin-
cess Susette.
Her highness had run away from her
nurse and stood peelling out curiously
into the great world beyond the gates.
The children of the lodgekeepcr We're
making mud pies in the creek that
skirted the palace grounds. The Prin-
cess Susettc wished that she, too.
might make mud pies.
The flash from the sentry's saber
caught her eye The Princess Susette
mcditatively sucked one little pink
thumb and surveyed him with round
eyed wonder. He looked big and ter
ri5le on his great gray troop horse.
what makes you do that?" inquired
Princess Susette plaintively, for the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

Bailey was staring with horror strick-
en- eyes at the crawling. beckoning.
shifting PARTICLES of sand at his feet
Death by that slow torture would be-
"Will your mare make it," repeated
Buck impatiently.
Sure to- responded Bailey, tighten
ing his rein with a jerk.
Ready then" said Hayden. "Ill
stand by. Jud-remember that"
With uHttered ejaculation of ter
ror. Judson Bailey wheeled his horse
and spurred toward the canyons
mouth In Il minute he had disap-
peared from view.
III have to come after you any
way Beth" said Buck q, etly.
She watched with bated breath as
the so"re, sprang forward and then
sank on the opposite side with scram-
bling feet.
Again the sorrel lowered over the
quicksand and once more clattered to
a footing, and then slowly, with Beth
before him in the saddle, Buck Hay
den rode out of the canyon with mis-
cradle eyes fixed straight ahead, un-
seeing. uncaring.
The heavens We're thick with stars
when they neared the ranch house,
and then for the first time Buck ad-
dressed the gill sitting rigidly silent
before him. her bright hair so near to
his beating heart.
I'm sorry about what happened,
Beth" he said in low. voice IF ever
catch up with that coyote III
A soft hand covered his lips let
him alone, Buck" whispered Betl
Il am ashamed to tell you how selfish
I am. but chose Judson because
was afraid-I did not want you to
take the risk
She paused. and the rest of the sen
terCe was whispered within Rucl
Uaydens cncircling arms.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Corruded hv Wat.r.

In n German village an underground
'ead water pipe was found greatly cor
roded and perforated Investigation
showed that the soil in which the pio.
had lain was permeated by very iur
pure water and consequently contained
large quantities of ammonia. ammoni
um nitrate and other compounds, wAlcl
had attacked the lead pipe. forming
lead carbonate. nitrate. uitrite and
chloride All Of these lead salts. OK
cept the carbonate. are more or loss
soluble in water The carbonate is iu.
soluble in pure water, but is soluble
in water containing carbon di0xiIc
Iron pipes coated with asphalt should
be employed for underground conduits
II lead pipes are used they should be
imbedded in asphalt Scientific Amer.
lean.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
AN AUTHORS START.
When Marion Crawford Began HE
Career as an Author.

Career as an Author.
Marion Crawford had known since
he was a lad Of fourteen years /, too,
was a youngSter in those days We
We're living in a New Jersey town
and he came there to visit his aunt.
Mrs. Adoiphe MaiIard. a sister of Mrs
Julia Ward Howe Although he came
from Italy he dressed as an English
lad, with high hat, Eton jacket, wide
collar and long trousers. You can i'm.
agine the sensation that he made in
that quiet New Jersey town. We had
had kings ana princes as our neigh
borS. but young boy in a high hat
was unknown to us and therefore much
more Of a novelty. From those days
which We're filed with youthful esca.
pades, did not see Frank Crawford
as he was then called. until he was
fun grown man and had knocked
about the world a bit. His uncle. the
well known sam Ward. brought him
to the office of the Critic. then consist
ing Of a single small room over Dan
ieil's dry goods store in Broadway,
writer" said his Uncle Sam. Il wish
that you would give him n chance tp
learn the business" We gave him the
chance. not only for old times sake.
but because we liked his looks. THAT
fellow can do anything he cares to"
remarked after he left the office. So
we let him write He wrote book r..
views, editorials and even poetry, ami
after that he wrote Mr. Isaacs." Yen
know the rest From that on 1t WAS
easy enough. He won out and We
knew that. though we had given him
the chance he wanted at the time that
he wanted it, he would have found i.
quick enough anywhere else. Bu, b.,
never forgot what be chose to regard
rs "a tavor.-Jcannette l. Glider iu
putnam's.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

who Informed him the Grays had
his own alertness they had lost weir
case. Hills grinned and was relieved
that the matter was settled.
Some weeks later he strolled down
to the mooted grove He was sitting
on stump when he heard n strange
sound to the left-the sound as OF
some one sobbing. lie arose and
moved softly in that direction. There.
seated on a fallen pine. her face COW
cred with her hands, was Miss Gray.
OH she said. looking up in en-
bGrrassment. "Oh!"
She jumped to her feet and started
to move away.
Miss Gray. Just a moment, please"
said Hills, stepping quickly to her
side.
Something in his voice made her
halt her footsteps, even against her
will.
She faced h,l- defartly. You'll
pardon my trespassing, I trust" she
said slowly. But this grove is very
much to me-and-and since we lost
it,
Il didn't understand about it," Hills
said contritely, but the girl was gone.
Next evening, after a busy day Mt the
county seat. Hills drove over TO the
Grays',
He had a tactful little speech all pre-
pared. but somehow. face to face with
the girl the speech took sudden wings.
Il have brought you the deed to that
grove" he broke out awkwardly. land
now you must take it and put your
fence where it was originally" he hur-
ried on.
Indeed not" said she. q couldn't
possibly do that The grove is yours.
We are quite wrong in the matter"
Long did Hills argue. but the girl
was obdurate. He walked homeward
feeling decidedly like a cad
However. Hills was q persistent
mortal, and thereafter he went daily to
the Grays', ostensibly to argue with
the girl about accepting the grove. but
in reality be knew it was something
utterly different that took him on his
daily errand
Nov. why" said the eirl one even
ing after some two weeks of this
'why should you be SO anxious to give
up that grove when YOU were so anx-
ious to keep it in the first placer
well" said Hills. with an uneasy
laugh there's Scriptural injunction.
you know. about loving your ucighbor
l believe we are instructed to love our
neighbor rs ourself Now l have gone
that injunction one better. Il love
my neighbor certain one OF my
neighbors, very much better than do
myself or anything else in tie world.
I-I-hang tim rather awkward
about saying things, but perhaps YOU
understand"
Her hand rested lightly on his arm,
and she was smiling up at him radl-
antly.
IN take the grove now" she laugh
ed softly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

The lecturer at the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an anecdote
The eighteenth century baker" she
said, was pipe cleaner as wen. just
as the barber little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody in those days
smoked clay pipes, provided, the same
as cups or spoons, by the coffee houses.
Well, each morning a waiter carried
his masters stock of pipes-some hun
dred perhaps-to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them out, then
dip them in liquid lime, then bake
them dry. They came out of the oven
as sweet and white as new."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Etiauette.

In our republican atmosphere Old
fashioned etiquette has ceased to br
necessary, hut the word etiquette" +
suggested whenever one hears the
phrase that's the ticket" for "cu.
quette' is French for ticket" and its
present English sign.Gcation sprang
from the old custom of distributin.
tickets or ctiquettes which containnG
the ceremonies, etc, to be obscryra
at any formal event exactly like our
word program"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19


long sabcr at present arms" was glim.
mering with little hot flashes Of light
"Becauso Won ara rrfnccss " ss,d
tbe sentry brfaav
4 wave Of discomfort swent over the
Il don't want to be a princess" she
walled ..Th,v won't LOT ynu Il, nossin,
when YOU are n princess"
The sentry sat in frozen silence.
The eve of the princoss wandered
bacl, 10 the lodrrRacper's rbjldra,
making mud Mics Inv the crook
u wish could made mud n ,s." said
net. bi-bD,.s vI.rfluv
The Princess Su~etr. cama tfmi.i,v
ont from III. gateway ana tauc5aJ tha
scutry's hussar boor with q tirv dim.
Mod hand
"lrr SoIdf,r". sba s4fl g,rtlr .-
wish could r,,,.a mud Mos 80
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

d
RARRAssNIENT, ''oH'
idea you're an easy mark, and they'll
encroach on you right and left"
Hills Strengthened himself, and his
eyes flashed.
If it's a matter of PRECEDENT he
began.
1T is" said the lawyer laconically.
Il know the crowd round here"
Very well. then" said Hills: "I'n
have the gardener and some Of the
men fix this matter up in short order.
Back goes the fence where it belongs.
Two hundred yards to the south, YOU
say? Good! III see it goes there"
"A man may just as well stand up
for his rights the lawyer remarked.
and in this vicinity l know perfectly
well what I'm saying when I advise
you to keep 'em OF your toes at the
outset"
Hills turned on his heel ana made
MS way back toward the house. the
lawyer following
Twenty minutes later Tim. the gar
dencr, was tearing down the offending
fence, whi!o two helpers he had in
veiglNd into service were digging post
holes for its resetting on the other side
OF the grove
But next morning Tim with a lugu-
brious expression on his homaIy face.
appeared before Hills. who was louug.
ing in the library Of the house he had
recently purchased
The fence is back, sir" he began
"back just where it was before we
tore it down"
Then take it down once more and
set it the other side of the grove"
Hills commanded
All the morning Tim labored again
with his helpers, but at dusk Hills.
walking down to inspect the Job,
found the fence in its original position.
II M l." muscd Wen take
hand in this thing personally, l think.
II0. Tin"
Tim, who was coming through the
bushes, FASTENED his steps
You soc how it is" said Hills to
his gardener "Can the men and
move it once more. shall keep an
eve on # after Won ,,oya ft tais time ,,
Once again the fence came down and
went up AGAIN farther fn .na south
Darkness came on ana Tin, ANA +ha
mon worked Inv tb, li,rt ,.r l,,,.g..,..
When the work was done 7irIis enid
CURLY;
Il stay mere now until this mat
ter rs se'Ileu one way or the other
'',..l- ,r, ine Gown o''e 10 eat Inn
III ~ g"-nl 'He IuI'h from the
i',, t'ouSe' Ino 'i.uIS S'''eu HIulsel WIN
-, I,9 "a n "-'l''S' " pune I" Keep ms
''S'i ". 'ue -elet'
II was nearing II o'clock when he
l'e''iN Io0'S'eps ana ~" voices. lie
,'Ios' '"u S'ioue t" 'he renee. Two
-. - :, ~ Nl'n sloVelS ana saws
otT ~ ''a'eaus starting IN on It,
.,.,- .',.1 ., - says Just WheFe II Is
''.1 I'm ,i'l't, .id, Sllu liiI'lS quietly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Learn 70 LannIn.

Learn to laugh, \ good laugh il,
better than medicine Learn to tell a
story. \ well told story is as wei
come as sunbeam in a sickroom.
Learn to keep your own troubles L.
yourself. The world is too busy to
care fog ya.r ills and sorrows. Learn
to do something for others. Even If
you are a hcdriIden invalid there is
always something thar you can do TO
make others happier and that is the
surest way to attain happiness for
rSelf.-Exchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
FOLENTA.
: Woman Tells OF Her introduction to
the italian Dish

" woman ! els OF Her lntroa'2t'on to
tne Italian DISH
bid you ever eat poIenta: Hear
What one woman has to tell you be
fore you say no.
Just let me tell you about my in.
PRODUCTION To this Italian fish. Last
summer, after ! had closed our camp
in the mountains. | was invited 10
spend the night with an acquaintance
who had the next camp.
She is "a charming woman, one who
has lived abroad more than in this
country. She is devoted to Italy and
things Italian, and her cook from
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
IN A MOOTED GROVE
A TangIe That Was Settled In
Court and Then Out of Court.

BY RICHARD BARKER SHELTON.
Copyright, 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.
well" said Hills shortly to the
gray haired lawyer, who seemed rath-
er bored with the whole matter, what
do you advise
The attorney grinncd unpleasantly.
rip up this fence and set it where
It belongs-2O0 yards to the SOUTH"
said he. Your deed reads perfectly
clear This fence belongs the other
side of the grove. The grove is yours.
You've paid for it,
Hills frowned. Il hate trouble" he
observed. I'm a newcomer here. l
don't want to start on my career as
owner of this place by antagonizing
people"
"Then let it 60" said the other dis
yustedly. Let EN- put their fences
on to your land as much rs you please
In a little while let EN- once get the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

80 you are nlnety-four years oldl
To what do you attribute your long
life?"
"A good many things have contrib.
uted to IL, the most important think
being the care which / have always
taken not 10 get into a fight with a
bigger man than myself. ."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Sliohtly Different

Ten years ago that fellow borrowed
the passage money to come to this
country"
And now he's worth millions. eh?"
NO. He seems sort of thrlftless.
owes for his passage money yet
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

Your glasses" she said. "havc
made great difference in your ap
pearance"
"Do you think so:" he asked.
Yes. You look so intelligent with
them n."-Chicago Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Eindlrr His n,el.

~ man allus finds his level, son g"
said Uncle Eben. 'an' yous lucky to
be let down easy by experience in.
stead of arrivin' VIII a jolt."-Wasn,
ingtOn Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

down the road ana shyly made her
way into the bakery business with the
lodgekeepor5 children. The sentry
glanced out of the corner of his eye to
the right Of him, TO the left of him.
No one was nigh.
Then he called cautiously after the
Princess Susette: "Rufd u dam across
the creek. That's more fun than max
ing mud pies" "
When the pony cart came dashing
up in hot haste, with a groom and
frightened nurse, the sentry, without
trace Of expression in his face, was
staring at the gatcp1st opposite
"Whero is the Princess Susette?"
gasped the white faced nurse
The sentry sat in stern silence. II
was against his orders to talk.
"Where is the Princess Susette?" de,
manded the nurse in sudden terror.
The sentry stared on at the gatepost
opposite but beyond the gate came a
childish treble that the nurse knew
The Princess Susettc was shrieking
with delight over her first mud pie
The nurse grabbed the lines from the
groom ana urged the pony forward by
jerking the lines backward after the
manner Of women. The seutry's horse
moved moie-tioallv out from the gate.
post and blocked the way.
Get out of the way" ordered the
/ nurse furiously
You cannot pass" said the sentry
coldly.
- want the Princess Susctta"' cried
the nurse wildly
She jerIed the pony's head and tried
to turn nv frc soa+,, nrt a., ,-r,ot
gauntlet caught the pory's birdie and
held it in wise The Donv. he.
wilderad Lv the whip behind began to
plunge. ana the groom lgd 4, rur tc
his head
The distracted nurse scrambled from
the cart and ran with fvfno skirts to.
ward the cate. but tho gray rr,or
horse felt the dir Of sharp ,grrs end
plunged desperately ont I'm head hnr
off. Crowded into n corner l~ fha mol.
ace gate, the nurse called fn th, Groom
to drive on ana get the Princess S-,.
settle
The trooD horse wheeled. ana the
sentry whipped ont glelmfpr pistoI
from his saddle holster.
"Hatr' he thuDdcrnd and tho ,rJat
rang in the ears Of the groom like -
pistol shot Thc~piStol looked bir and
black. ana the gaunt soldier by the
gate with his hrarskin bussar con and
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
The Retort unkind

Geraid--A gentleman is defined as
one who never gives pain. Geraldine
Then you're no gentleman; you give
me a pain every time you call.-New
York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Al,vays After Us

"No matte" what we d., there Is one,
class uG po pie who w.,l always ba
after U.S." declared q funny man.
"Who are thoyE"
"postoriry"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
MU1AI H4Em, SULTAN OF MOROCCO.

whole district became much disturbed.
SO that it was not till last June that
the miners were able to resume work.
Under the treaty of 1860 between
Morocco and Spain the sultan is under
obligation TO furnish regular troops for
the protection of the Spanish possess
sions of Ceuta and Me!iila against the
always more or less unruly iir tribes.
But he has never done this, and when
spain recently sent Minister Merry del
\al to tez to call Muiai Haid's att'u-
ton to this fact the sultan not only
refused To listen, but lasuited the mia
IStcF lie refused la acknowledge the
mining concessions at Nel!lla also
demanded that the SuauturdS WITH
raw from points where they had
posted troops prevent contrahaud
tFalhc ~ arms as condition prior TO
any discussion Of the matter. Then
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

Says the woman. "Oh. that mine
enemy would let nae trim hat for
hec'-Cleveaud Leader
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Plain Talk

i think she's double faced"
"Oh, don't say that. One face liks
hers Is bad enoughr'-Comic Cuts.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

When is a piece Of wood like a mon
arch? When it is converted into a
ruler.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
MOROCCO WAR
Cause of the Trouble With Moors
at MeIilla.
KABYLE TRIBES TO BLAME.
Their Attack on Sone Spanish Msnes
Near MeIiIa Before the Spanards
Were Ready Precipitated the Crisis.
Spains Foes Are Born Soldiers.

Near MeIiIIa Before the Spaniards
Were Ready Precipitated the Crisis.
Spain's Foes Are Born Soldiers.
The immediate cause of the trouble
at Melilla, Morocco, which has cost
Spain so dear, occurred on July :.
when some Moors laid an ambush at
the Spanish mines on the railroad near
,MelilIa for the purpose of making some
prisoners In order to exchange them
for MoorS who had recently been ar
rested for an assault on policeman.
-Four of the miners were killed. There
upon detachment of the Melilla gar
rison went out under General Marina
and routed the Moors, though not
without difficulty, as the bayonet had
to be used, and the Spaniards lost
twenty-nine killed and wounded.
Spanish Mines Raided
The remote cause of the Melilia trou-
bic dates back about a year and n half.
when two Spanish mining companies.
one Of them operated with French cap
ital, began work at a point about ff-
teen miles from Melilla under the pro
lection of Roghi Kaid, who then was
supreme In that region. In October Of
last year the tribes revolted, defeated
Roghi and raided the mines. which
then ceased work. The Spanish gov
ernmeut proceeded to protect them:
but, although some of the tribes did
not object. others We're hostile, and the
The Washington herald., 1909-10-14
PUNTS AND PASSES.

The Yale freshmen's 1870 victory over
Andover booms their stock for the Prince
ton and Harvard 1913 games.
Jumping from a 1e5-pound 20 a 245-
pound center rush is a radical step for
Yale to make. yet it was made recently.
Fordham's next game will be with Cor
nell and already the Ithacans are deeply
worried as they may we'll be after the
fine showing that the New Workers made
against Princeton
Though no change is iminent in the Car
Isle lineup. Coach Wagner feels the ne
cessity OF Strengthening the ends and
may make several shifts before the SYRIA
cuse game Saturday.
Carlisle may take steps to sever rela-
tons with Penn state. In holding the In
dams TO a tie score Saturday, Penn State
IS said to have been guilty OF much rough
work TO which the officials closed their
eyes.
Cornel's policy this year is to develop
team work gradually, 10 teach the men
the rudiments Of the game. and to use
only the simplest plays until they have
been mastered. Il is TO be a make-haste
slowly policy this fall
Bamman and MacFadyen are having a
hot fight for center at Princeton. Il is a
contest OF speed against weight An en-
forced lay-off Of MacFadyen has enabled
the lighter man to get 10 all the games
So far, where he shows up extremely wen.