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Died.

Robt l. Hunt, the little son of Jas
Hunt. Jr., died of diphtheritic Group at
the home OF his parents at this place
Tuesday, Oct. D., aged about months
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev p. Billups at the residence
Thursday at lOo'clock a. m, after which
the body was buried in Browns Hill
cemetery.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-29
THE HUMAN SIDE.

The most conspicuous article in
Senator Culberson's office is his
hat. a big, broad-brimmed black felt
headpiece lhe hat reminds some of
the older capitol attaches of the
Texas senator's father, Judge David
Culberson. one of the leading figures
in the house for more than twenty
years.
Judge Culberson had a peculiar
gait which he acquired, he said,
from driving steers when he was a
boy.
And that's one fault my boys,
Bob and Charlie, won't have" the
Judge used to say, because | have
given them two precepts that | hope
they will follow. One was to learn
how to walk and the other was to
remember where they put their
hats. By George, I've spent one-third
OF my life looking for my hat, and
! want the boys to save the time"
New York World.
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Patents To Texans,

Schley & Davis, patent attorneys
Of 4O1 Main street, Dallas, Texas,
announce the issuance Of the follow
ing patents to Texans for the week
ending Dec. rs:
j. ~ Anderson, Franklin ma
chine for catching insects.
J. b. Boatright, Del Rio; book
guard.
e. e. Floyd, Celeste; churn.
c. Frberg, ri Paso; door brace.
j. H. Gee, Palestine; ash pan for
locomotives.
c. c. GimbeL San Antonio; bar
rel swing for store counters,
G.. w. Goss, Orla; assignor to c.
H. Acrey, Carlsbad, n. NJ, calcula-
tor.
w E. Nelson, San Antonio; APP
paratus for molding hollow concrete
walls,
f. l.. Taylor, Tyler; clothes clamp
for bed stead
W. l.. Davis. assignor to w. b.
Pruitt, Georges Creek; blacksmith S
tongs.
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Monday evening Miss Mamie Sue
a large number of friends at her
elegant home on West Marvin street
The spacious reception hall, par
Tor and dining room were decorated
artistically in frosted evergreen, mis-
tletoe and Christmas bells. Silver
tinsel was twined in among the
green and red. In the brilliantly
lighted rooms the young people moy-
ed about, receiving introductions
and indulging in merry conversation
and laughter. A number of musical
numbers were rendered
A unique contest, that of making
the largest number of words from
the word Christmas, was won by
Miss Susie Hopson. The dainty score
cards served as souvenirs.
Refreshments consisting of either
hot chocolate or hot coffee, olives
and cheese sandwiches and waters
were served the guests followed by
fruit course.
The young people all expressed
themselves as having a most enjoy
able time as they bade the fair hos
tess farewell Miss Mamie Sue was
assisted during the evening by Mis-
ses Olive Couch and Bulah Erwin in
serving refreshments.
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MURDOCH As AN INSURGENT.

Victor Murdoch is one of the go
through kind. As an insurgent he
seems very set in his ways, Still, he
has the vast advantage of not being
extra loquacious about it. He has
made some speeches on the subject
Of curtailing the power of the speak
err, but not many nor extended ones,
His part has been plugging along
outside and inside, getting people OF
his own mind together and trying to
win. He hasn't succeeded yet, but
that is not saying he will not; for
the trouble Murdoch and his allies
have made for the benignant speak
er doesn't seem to get any less acute,
no matter how much Uncle Joe ram
pages around and tells how impera-
tive it is that the majority must rule.
Murdock's contention is as old as
it is obvious, but that doesn't lessen
other man who has bucked the rules
says-that so long as the speaker
has the sole power to appoint the
so long will the speaker
be the absolute ruler OF the house
Most Of the original insurgent
movements were jokes. They fell TO
pieces before the onslaught of the
speaker. However, the labors of a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-29

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. ga
steady rain, which in parts of south
west Texas lasted over a week, has
put the ground in excellent condi'
ton for crops The concensu3 OF
opinion is that a bumper crop OF
cotton may be looked for next year
A heavy fall of sleet lasting nearly
two days is said to have practically
exterminated the boil weevil in these
parts.
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San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 20
Work has been commenced on the
San Antonio and Fredericksburg
railroad The line will be some 80
miles in length, and will open up a
very rich territory. Several deep
cuts aud tunnels will make the
building of the road rather eXpen-
sive. The road is to be in operation
in less than a year.
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Does This Suit TOUR

Curtin Drug Co., the enterprisint
druggists of Waxahachie, Texas. are
having such large run on "HlNDI-
PO," the new Kidney Cure an
Nerve Tonic, and hear 1t so highly
praised that they now offer to guar
antee 1t in every case to cure all
forms OF Kidney Troubles and Ner-
vous Disorders.
They pay for 1t If 1t does not give
you entire satisfaction.
II you use 1t, 1t Is their risk, moi
yours. A 50-cent box sent by mail
under positive guarantee. wit
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Hy virtue OF authority vested iu
me- cas- chairman of The city executive
committee. hereby give notice as
hartman OF said committee that
Their, will bo held iu the city Of
WaNaha-nie. 1,las. on Tuesday, Feb.
.. 1910. white mans primary for
the purpose OF selecting candidates
for the following city offices for
WaXahachie Texas.
one Alderman for Ward No ]
one Alderman for Ward No. .
One Alderman for Ward No 3.
A city secretary
A city tax assessor aud collector.
A city attorney.
A city marshal
A city treasurer
The following parties shall be
presiding officers at the following
boxes.
Ward Election will be held al
John F. Wyatt's office on Main
street, with John F. Wyatt, presid-
ing officer
Ward ELECTION shall be held
at No. 116 College street, with T. o,
Cheatham, presiding officer
Ward 3-Election shall be held
at the city hall, with J. NJ. Lancaster,
presiding officer.
Dated this 29th day of December,
1909. Waxahachie, Texas.
H. n. PETERS,
Chairman City Executive Committee,
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For Fayerishnesss and Aching

Whether from Mala1ous conditions,
Colds or overheating, try Hicks
CAPUDINE, II reduces the fever and
relieves the aching. It's Liquid-10,
% and soc at Drug Stores. alt
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The family medicine In thousands q
bones for 50 years-Dr, rhac era Laves
md Blood Ss~'n.
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|N| VI SNJ[I[,||1
~ y By ANKHSpEARMAN * 8
esSAAg@o ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE BoEIES g~s&zs Ss
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE BOWLES
~ CHS ScRNSAER5 S0NS

mo man that has ever played me
dirt can stay here while ! stay" Sin
clair, with hand on the portiere, was
moving from the doorway into the
nected through a curtained door with
the shop, McCloud sat one day alone
eating his dinner. Marion was In
front serving a customer. McCloud
heard voices In the shop. bat gave no
heed till a man walked through the
curtained doorway and he saw Murray
Sinclair standing before him. A
stormy interview with Callahan and
Blood at the Wickiup had taken place
just q week before, and McCloud after
what Sinclair had then threatened,
though not prepared, felt as he saw
him that anything might occur. Nc
Cloud being in possession Of the little
room, however, the initiative fell on
Sinclair, who. looking his best,
snatched his hat from his head and
bowed ironically. my mistake" he
said blandly.
Come right in" returned McCloud,
not knowing whether Marion had a
possible hand in her husbands unex-
pected appearance. DO you want to
see me?"
81 don't" smiled Sinclair; "and to
be perfectly frank" he added with
studied consideration, 81 wish 10 God
l never had seen you. Well-you'ye
thrown me, McCloud."
You've thrown yourself, haven't
you, Murray"
From your point of view, of course.
But, McCloud, this is small country
for two points Of view. Do you want
to get out Of it, or do you want
me to-"
"The country suits me, Sinclair"
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Crawling Stone line. But McCloud
felt 1t useless to disguise the fact to
himself that he now had a second
Keen interest in the Crawling Stone
country-not alone a dream of a line
but dream OF girl. Sitting moodily
in his Office, with his ieet on the desk
e few nights after his encounter with
S'nclair, he recalled ner nod as she
said good-by. II had seemed the least
bit encouraging, and he meditated
anew on the only 20 minutes Of real
pleasurable excitement he had ever
felt in his life, the 20 minutes with
Dieksie Cunning at Smoky creek. Her
lDhmates, he had heard, called her
Dicksie, and he was vaguely envyine
csr intimates wheL the hight dispatch.
er, Rooney Lee, opened the. door and
disturbed his reflections.
How is Number One, Rooney?''
called McCleud, as II nothing but the
thought OF train movement ever en-,
tered his head.
Rooney Lee paused. In his he7d he
held a message, and he faced McCloud
with evident uneasiness. Holy smoke
Mr.. McCloud, here's a ripper! We've
lost Smoky Creek bridge"
Lost Smoky Creek bridge?" echoed
McCloud, rising in anazement.
Burned tonight. Seventy-seyer
was tagged by the man at the pumr
station"
That's tle-up for your life!" ex
claimed AoCloud. reaching for the
message. How could It catch FIRE,
Is it burned up?"
Il can't get anything on that vet;
this came from Candy. I'll Asxe a gooc
wire In q Dew minutes and get II al
for you"
Have Phi HALEY and Hyds nOti
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fed. Rooney. and Reed and Brill
Young. and get up train. Smoky
Creek bridge! BY heavens, We are
ripped up the back now! What can
we do there, Rooney" He was talk
Ing to himself. There isn't a thing
for II on Gods earth but switchbacks
and fiveper-cent. grades down to the
bottom Of the creek and cribbing
across II till the new line Is ready.
Wire Callahan and Morris Blood. and
get everything you can for me before
we start"
Ten hours later and many hundreds
OF miles from the mountain division.
President Bucks and q companion
we're riding In the peace Of June
morning down thu beautiful Mohawk
valley with an earlier end illustrious
railroad man, William G. Brown. The
three men were at breakfast In
Browns car. A message was brought
in for Bucks. He read 1t and passed
II to his companion, Whispering
Smith, who sat at Browns left hand.
The message was from Callahan with
the news Of the burning ofSmoky Creek
bridge. Details were few, because no
one on the west end could suggest a
plausible cause for the FIRE.
what do you think of 1t, Gordon!"
demanded Bucks, blunt!y.
Whispering Smith seemed at all
times bordering on good-natured sur.
prise, and in that normal condition he
read Galatians message.
He was laughing under Bucks scru-
tiny when he handed the message
back. why, / don't know a thing
about It, not a thing; but taxing a
long shot and speaking by and far,
| should say 1t looks something like
first blood for Sinclair" he suggested,
and TO change the subject lifted his
cup Of coffee.
Then it looks like you for the
Mountains tonight instead Of for
Weber and Fields" retorted Bucks,
reaching for a cigar. Brown, why
have you never learned to smoker"
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"Here Is the silk, NJ Sinclair"

room. McCloud in a leisurely way
rose, though with a slightly flushed
face, and at that juncture Marion ran
into the room and spoke abruptly.
Here is the silk, Mr.. Sinclair" she
exclaimed, handing to him a. package
she had net finished wrapping. %
meant you to wait in the other room"
1T was an accidental intrusion" re-
turned Sinclair, maintaining his irony.
Il have apologized, and Mr.. McCloud
and | understand one another better
than ever"
Please say to Miss Dunning," con.
tinued Marion, nervous and inSistent,
that the band for her riding.hat
hasn't come yet, but II should be here
tomorrow"
AS she spoke McCloud leaned across
the table, resolved to take advantage
of the opening, If 1t cost him his life.
And by the way, MI. Sinclair, Miss
Dunning wished me to say to you that
the. lovely bay colt you sent her had
sprung his shoulder badly, the hind
shoulder, l think. but they are doing
everything possible for it and they
think it will make a great horse"
Sinclair's snort at the information
was marvel Of indecision. Was he
being made fun Of? Should he draw
and end It: But Marion faced him
resolutely as he stood, and talking
in the INST business rke way she
backed him out Of the room and to
the shop door. Baked Of his oppor.
'tunity, he retreated stubbornly but
with the utmost politeness, and left
With a grin, lashing his tail, 50 to
speak.
Coming back, Marion tried to hide
her Hneasiness under even tones to
Nee iud. I'm sorry be disturbed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

changed III nnroadins. h-vvat nsyy
Mr.. Sinclair vas over Just the otheg
night and he said II they kept usino
this new coal in the engines thsy
would burn up everything on the a.
vision. Do you know. have been Wait
Ing In town three or four hours nov
for Cousin Lance? feel almost like
a tramp. He is coming from the west
with the stock train. It was due here
hours ago, but they never seem To-,
know when anything is to get here the
way things are run on the railroad
now. ! want to give Cousin Lance
some mail before he goes through"
The passenger trains crossed the
creek over the switchbacks hours ago
and they say the emergency grades
are first-rate," said Marion Sinclair, on
the defensive. "The stock trains must
have followed right along. Your cousin
Is sure to be here pretty soon. Prob
ably Mr.. McCloud will know which
train be is on, and Mr.. Lee telephonsd
that Mr.. McCloud would be over here
at three o'clock for his diDner He
ought to be here now"
"oh, dear, then | must go!"
But he can probably tell you iuss
when your cousin will be in"
Il wouldn't meet him tJr worldsl".
You wouldn't? Why, Mr.. McClouG
Is delightful" o.
"oh. not for worlds, Marion! Yoa
know he IL discharging all the bert q
the older men, the men that Lave
made the road everything It is, and Of
course We can't help sympathbins
with them over our way. For m, ut
| think 1t is terrible, after a MN has
given all OF his life to building up q.
railroad, that he should be thrown out
to starve in that way by new. man
ayers, Marion" % ,
McCloud felt himself shrinking
within his weary clothes. Resentment
seemed to have died. He Felt too VIZ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
CHAPTER VII.
Smoky Creek Bridge.

Smoky Creek Bridge.
II was net alone that defiance
makes a bad dinner sauce; there was
more than this for McCloud to feed
on. He was forced 10 confess to him.
self as he walked back to the Wickiup
that the most annoying feature Of the
incident was the least important,
namely, that his only enemy In the
country should be intrusted with COM
missions from the Stone ranch and be
carrying packages for Dicksie Run.
ming. 1t was Sinclair's trick to do
things for people, and to make himself
so useful that they must like first his
obligingness and afterward himself.
Sinclair, McCloud knew, was close in
many ways to Lance Dunning. 1t was
said to have been his influence that
won Dunning's consent to sell a right
OF way across the ranch for the new
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you. was attending to q customer
and had to ask him to wait q mo
ment."
Don't apologize for having q Gus
TONER"
He lives over beyond the Stone
ranch, you know. and is taking some
things out for the Cummings to-day. He
likes an excuse TO come In here be-
cause 1t annoys me. Finish your din
ner, Mr.. McCloud."
Thank you, I'm DONE"
But you haven't eaten anything
Isn't your steak rightl"
ITS ane, but that maxwell, you
know how like him and how be likes
me. I'll content myself with digestlnG
my temper" ..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
'scHAPTER VI.
In Marion's Shop.

3 .1ne Boney street. Medicine Bend,
stands an, early-day row Of one-story
bsildings;y they once made up a pros.
Porous block. which has long since
fallen into the decay Of painless days.
There 10 In Boney street a livery
; stable, secondhand store, laundry,
q bakery. mcribund grocery. and a
Bicycle shop, and at the time Of this
story there was also Marion Sinclair's
millinery Shop; but the better class Of
Medicine Bend business, such as the
gambling houses, saloons. pawnshops,
. restaurants, barber shops, and those
sensitive, clean-shavenI and alert es.
adjustments known as gents stores"
had deserted Boney street for many
years. Bats fly in the dark of Boney
street while Front street at the same
hour is a blaze Of electricity and from.
tier hilarity. The millinery store
stood next to the corner Of Fert
street The, lot lay in an al" and at
the rear of the store the first owner
had built a small connecting cottage
TO live in. gsis faced on Fort street,
20 hat Marion had her shop and liv-
ine rooms communicating, and yet
apart The store building is still
pointed oul as the former shop of
Marion Sinclair, where George Nc.
Cloud boarded when the Crawling
Stone line was built, where Whisper
ing Smith might often have been seen,
where Sinclair himself was last seen
alive in Medicine Bend, where Dicksie
Cummings horse dragged her senseless
one wild mountain night. apd where,
indeed. for a time the affairs Of the
whole mountain division seemed to
taagle in very hard knots.o
n her dining room. which CA
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SYNOPSIS.


Murray Sinclair and his gang Of wreck
81 were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud, a
young road superintendent. caught SIN
clair and his men IN the act Of looting
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring It emily amounted. to a
small Sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreekages burned McCloud became
acquainted with Diehsie Dunning, girl
u the west. who came to look at the
cI s ss says % oT %e2'ag Smith tGr s tod
President Buckgs Of the railroad. Of Nc
Clouds brave Aght against a gang Of
0Azed miners and that was the reason
ftP the superintendent appointment to
EI high ot!ice. McCloud arranged to
ard Al the boarding. house Of Mrs. Sin
I Hr, the ex-fereman's deserted wife.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
CHAPTER v.-contindsd.

Betty came with only her celored
maid, old Puss Dunning, who had
taken her from the nurses arms when
she WIS born and taken care Of her
ever since. The two--the tall Ken
lucky girl and the bent mammy-ar-
rived at the Stone ranch one day in
JAnA and Richard, done then with
bridges and looking after his ranch
interests, had already fallen violently
in love with Betty. She was delicate,
but, II those in Medicine Bend who re-
membered her said true, a lovely
Creature, Remaining in the mountains
was the last thing Betty had ever
thought of, but no one, man or woman,
could Withstand Dick Dunning. She
fell quite in love with him the first
zine she set eyes on him in Medicine
Bend, for he was very handsome In
the saddle and Betty was fairly wild
Abont5 horses So Dick Dunning
wooed a fond mistress and married
her and buried her, and all within
hardly more than a year.
. But in that year they were very
happy; never two happier, and when
che slept away her suffering she left
him, as legacy, tiny baby girl. Puss
brought the mite Of a creature in It's
Gwaddling clothes to the sick mother
very, very sick then-and poor Bet
.ty turned her dark eyes on 1t, kissed
It, looked at her husband and whis-
pered "Dicksie," and died. Dicksie
had been Betty's pet name for her
mountain lover, so the father said the
'child's name should be Dicksie and
nothing else; and his heart broke and
soon he died. Nothing else, storm or
food, death or disaster, had ever
moved Dick Dunning; then a sin
gle blow killed him. He rode
once in while over the ranch, a
great tract by that time of 10000
acres, all in one body, all under fence,
10 and down both sides of the big
rivef. in part irrigated, swarming with
cattle-none Of it stirred Dick! and
With little Dicksie in his arms he
8eiept:away his suffering.
So Dicksie was left, as her mother
yad been, to Puss, while Lance looked
otter the ranch, swore at the price of
6Rttle, and played cards at Medicine
Bend. At ten, Dicksie, as thoroughly
spoiled as a pet baby. could be by a
fool nanny, fond cousin, and a
galaxy Of devoted cowboys, was sent,
in spite Of crying and flinging, to a
far-away o convent-her father had
planned .eVerything-where in many
tears she learned that there were 9th
or things in the world besides cattle
and mountains and sunshine and tall
broad-hatted horsemen to swing from
their stirrups and pick her hat from
The ground-just to see little Dicksie
laugh-when they swooped rast the
house to 4he corrals. When she came
back from Kentucky, her grandmother
dead and her schooldays finished, all
the. land she could see IN the valley
q ~as hers.