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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
She Threw Him Over Twice.

From Success Magazine
 why have you thrown over MT. Pit coe?"
 "Oh, I could never marry man with a crooked leg"
 'hWat made his leg crooked?" q ran over it with my motor car"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Sale Begins Today

boards to hunt out such property as this and bring it onto the tax books. That is why equalizing boards are unpopular and why the legislature may not vote them.
 But when confronted by the fact that there is no money with which to meet appropriations, or rather not enough to meet all necessary appropriations, it will have to do something. The problem will soon be pressing for solution, but what the solution will be time must tell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
SMITH. DEFENDS
 LAWS OF GEORGIA Governor Challenges Critics to
 Show Injury GREAT WAREHOUSE PLAN President Charles S. Barrett of the Farmers Union Has Gone to Oklahoma to Work on Ware
 house Extension Scheme.
GREAT WAREHOUSE PLAN

Atlanta, February 19.-(SpeciaL) )-Gov. Hoke Smiths recent statement, issued undoubtedly in defense of his adminis- tration and policies against the implica- tion in Edward H. Harrimans statement made in Augusta that if Georgia would lift the embargo" he would spend $1O,- 0O0,000 in improving the Central of Geor gia railway, has provoked considerable interest and comment.
 There Is no doubt of the facts con- tained in the governors statement. The railroads of Georgia have made an ex- ceptionally good showing, both for the year just preceding and that following the panic, as compared with what the railroads of the rest of the country have done. Their business keeps up fairly well and the figures show clearly that they are not losing anything.
 The governor challenges his critics to point to any single state law or any act of his administration which has ham pered or injured the railroads in their legitimate business.
 In reply they practically admit the truth of all the governor says and then ask what would have happened if the governor had done all he promised to do when he was on the stump in his first campaign. What would have happened, they ask if the governor had proceeded to cut down the Georgia freight rates some $4000,000 or more; if he had estab- lished the much discussed bort rates" If he had insisted upon an occupation tax upon the gross incomes of all cor porations and the legislature had en- acted it.
 The trouble seems to have been what the railroads feared more than what act ually happened to them. The things they feared were not done and will not be done; hence there need be no further worry about them.
 But the governors statement of which MT. Harrlman's remarks were the oc- casion, is considered of more than pass ing significance. There is a general be- lief that it will cut some figure in the future politics of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Farmers Warehouse Scheme.

National President Charles S. Barrett of the Farmers union has gone to Okla homa, where he is at work upon a plan similar to that which recently came to a head in Georgia, the consolidation under one management of all the Farmers union warehouses in the state. As the result of a meeting recently held in Atlanta plans have been practically perfected for such a combination of all the union warehouses in Georgia It is designed to extend this scheme to all the cotton growing states, and President Bar rett proposes to take them up one by one
 until organization has been perfected. The combined warehouses in each state
 are to be in complete control of board
 1 of trustees, and one of the chief objects
 l is to provide for the issuance of a negoti- 1 able warehouse receipt and one in which the banks will have full confidence. This Is decidedly the most ambitious
 plan which the Farmers union has yet
 undertaken, but 1t Is attempting to show
 by its works that 1t does not propose to be classed merely as a kind words" | organization.
 When the cotton planters prove their l strength, through their warehouse sys- | tenn, they will no doubt have more offers
 of capital and backing than they will then have any need for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20

Consign your horses and mules to our big auction sale, Wednesday, February 25.
 FEES & SONS.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10

parafii, togo dnia rozpocze}a
sic tez misya i czterdziesto
godzinne nabozehstwo, kt6'e
trwafo do 80 maja. Podczas
tych uroczyetosci przystapi-
10 265 dzieci do ~pierwszych
S~akrameut6w sw.
Misya odby}a sic pod kie-
rownictwem wiel. Ojc6w Je-
zuit6w Boci j Bajgert; takze,
ma to uroczystoSc przyby}
Najprzew. ks. biskup Rich
ter z Grand Rapids, Mich.
i nasz polski biskup ks. P.
Rohde z Chicago. W dniu
uroczysto6ci jubileuszu, t. j.
% Maja, Najprzew. ks. BIZ
skup Richter odprawi} su.
me, a ks. biskup P. Rhode,
powledzia} piekna nauke, tax
re kazdy by} do }ez wzru-
SONY, a kt6ra nam ma zaw-
SEE pozostanie " pamieci jak i
to piekne naboze6stwo. Ko-
sci6l by} tego dnia cd rama
az do wieczoru nape]niony
wiernymi. Dziekujemy ma
szemu pclskiemu biskupowi
ks. Paw}owi Rhode j wszyst-
kim ksiezom z r~ozmaitych
parefii, re tn przybyli j sic
przyczynili do uswietnienia
tel uroczystosci, a osobliwie
dziekujemy naszemu wie1.
ks. proboszczowi w. Z. i
w1iel. ks. wikaremu "a urza-
d zenie tel uczty d%uchownej.
S. 2.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10
Ma sprzedah

Posiad}o6t WV Arcade W
powiecie Trempleau, Wis. sa-
Ion i budynek po}ozony PREY
najlepszym narozniku. Blu
dynek /. jest murowanY ma
diva pietra, o6iem stancyi
mieszkalnych ma g6rza. Staj-
MIA ma cztery konie, szopal
do powozu j do drzewa,
wszystko W bcbrym stanie.
Kup ujacy noze objac posia,
diosc Cd p%ierwezego lipca,
1909. Jest tt dobra farmer
ska okolica, Arcadia jest tax
ze dobrem miejscem ma tar
81, 1900 mieszka6c6w. Blu
dynek jest ~ < 81. Zglosic
sic do wiasciciela. !.
Mich. Stelmach
Arcadia, Wis.
Trempleau Go.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10
MANISTEE, Mich.

Przez przesz}o siedem ty-
godni p%racowano mad wew-
netrznem odrestaurowaniem
W kosciele sw. J6zefa, kt6ry
dis przedstawia sig wspa-
male. Wprawiono do Swiaty-
III diva nowe okna, a vice
ma ch6rze, tax re obecnie
liczy Is pieknych okien
sprawionych przez parafian
kosztem $1,000. - Zmienio-
40 tel ogrz ewanie, o5wietle-
ME i upiekszenie oltarzy
wspania'ym lukiem i swia-
t1ami, wszystko razem kosz-
tenn $4,000. Najartystyczniej-
sza jest dekoracya malar-
ska P. R. i obrazy pred
sta wiajace Narodzenie i u
cieczka do Egiptu, wykona-
ne przez. artyste r. Roch-
"
becka z Milwaukee, Wis.
P. R. i sciany ozdabiaja pick
ne stacye, q 6licznie wYko-
none kolumny ~sprawiaja i'm
ponujacy widok, jake tez law
ki i kazdy zakatek 6wiatyni,
kt6ra dis jest najpiekniejsza
W mie6cie.
Dnia 1890 Maja obchodzi-
|lismy wspaniala uroczystos6
|25 letniego jubileuszu tel
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10
BREMOND, Tex.
3.go czerwca, 1909 r,

eSO OGOA WA 1--we -
Szanowna Redakcyo!
G. ct up to Europe" tax to
sobje nieraz, a nawet bar
do czesto zartobliwie pow
tarza} p. Franciszek Kotulak,
kt6ry pc o5mnastu latach
pobytu swego ma ziemi anne
rykahskiej W Texas, W dniu
20 z. m. opu5cif nasza osade
i uda1 sic 2 iona do swej
rodzin nej wioski, a pod
wzgledem politycznym mai
szczesliwszego zakatka ziemi
polskiej, Galicyi.
.Pa6stwo Katulaki przyby
Ii tn ma te ziemie amerykah-
ska jak wyzej ~wspomnia}em,
oSmnascie lat temu w sobo-
te pred Zielonemi Swiatka-
mi i r6wniez W taxa sama
sobote z tad odjechali do
swej rodzinnej wioski Tarci-
nlcy, W powiecie Jasiel-
skiem.
Prey wyrobieniu karty o.
kretowej i odsy}aniu picnic
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10

pclskie loelbuzy kradna GLOW
mieM. Czemuz vice te wy
rostki ME mialYby sic odwa.
zyc ma take swietokradztwo,
byleby tylko ukra6c z}ota
pus7ke? Zanik WARY, strasz-
ME sze1zaca sic Memorial
nose, z}e towarzystwa, podej-
rzane szynki, ksiazki i z1e
gazety, brak dozoru W domu,
- OTTO 6rodkj, jake dopro~
wadzaja do podobnych 5wie-
tokradztw ]. zbrodni!
Bye mole, il tego ohydne-
go czynu.dopu6ciia sic ia sa =
ma szajka opryszk6w, kt6ra
cd pewnego czasu systematy-
cznie rozbija iokrada skarbon-
XII pc r6znych koscio}ach.
Ktokolwiek sic dopusci1
tel zbrodni, powlnien bye su-
rowo i przyk}adnie ukarany.
Niewatpimy tez re nasi de-
tektywi i po]icya wkr6tce
wradna la trop zbrodnja.
rzY. ......
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10

dzY, po6redniczyf pahstwu
Kotulakom nasz miejscoWy
proboszcz Wiel. ks. Ign. sly
ma6ski. Karte okretowa
kolejowa az ma miejsce, wy
sttawii tutejszy agent niemiec-
kiej kompanii, r6wniez ME-
mice, lecz dobry przyjaciel po-
lak6w p. Hermann Schmidt.
Pa6stwo :Katulaki jest to
ma}zehstwo bezdzietne, tru-
dnili sic tn przez ten ca}y
czas r6lni ctwem; pieniedzy
tuteiszych uciu}ali lyle, II
zmieniwszy je ma austryac-
kie, %otrzymaja okolo dziesiec
tysiecy koron.
Tesknota "a rodzinna zie-
mia %przemog}a. re zostawili
tuteisza tax hojna ameryka6-
ska ziemie, kt6ra i'm tax
piekny maiateczek przyspo-
rzy}a, a uda]i sic tam zkad
przvbyli, ably tam miedzy
swymi pc trudach tego 6wia-
ia, odpoczywac.
Katulaki jakkolwiek ME-
byli to ludzie o kt6rych by
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10
''GRYF"

w Koscierzynie ma Kasz u
bach wydaje DR.. Majkowski,
znany outor kilku dziel
mniejszych W narzeczu ka-
szubskim, miesiec znik
"Gryf." Jestto pisemko bar
do zajmujace szczeg6lnie 2
tego powodu, IL nietylko pi-
see ola kaszub6w pc koszub-
eku lecz tez pc polsku ola
innych o kaszubach. Kosz-
tuie ma ca}y rok $500
Adres: "Gryf" Ko5cierzyna
Berent, West Preussen
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10

daleko rozg1os obiega}, ]ecz
by1a to familia skromna, ci-
cha, us1uzna, do swego kos
cio1ka i zarazem do swego
duszpasterza majaca zawsze
szczere i s%ynowskie przywia-
zanie.
Ola tego nasz Wiel. ks.
proboszcz widzac, re z jego
parafii odjezdzaja dobre je-
go dzieci, a chcac i'm PREY
naimniej W tenn %dopomodz
ably dobrze i szczesliwie "a
jechali ma miejsce swego
przeznaczenia i ME byli mig
die przez niesumien nych a.
gent6w okradzeni, o kt6rych
to nawet i W naszem pol
skiem sp6iecze6stwie trud-
no ME jest, posredniczy1 i'm
PREY odsy}aniu pieniedzy ia
ko tez iprzy %kupowaniu kar-
ty o%kretowej, kt6ra tez PREY
pomocy ks. proboszcza dos.
tall O wiele taniej jak to cd
Mich inni agenci %pierwotnie
zadali.
So ieszcze Polacy, kt6rzy
prawdziwie kochaja swych
braci polak6w i swa ukocha-
ma Ojczyzne-P olske tax, jak
togo cd mich zada Bog i Oh
czyza wymaga; lecz ME tru-
dino i o takich g}o6nych pa
tryot6w, ze kochaja swych
braci polak6w, kochaja swa
Oiczyzne Polske, ale i ty]ko
W ten czas, jezeli W tenn WI
dza: slave osobista swego ho-
noru i marne korzysci ma
jake sic nieraz sromotnie
narazaja.
Dalej, co sic tyczy tutej'
szych uaszych urodzaj6w to
wszystko sic pred
stawia bardzo zadawalniaja
co. Poprzednie, <,Miosennne
darzy}y mas tn ta@
wichrami lakich> lu-
die cd dawna niepamieta ala,
a ubiegly miesiac skapif nam
deszczu lecz: ma So
mym ostatku, W Zielone
kiedy to Paa Jezus
zes}a} Ducha swietego ma
aposto}6w r6wnoczesnie spus
i nam rose niebieska, cd
zt6rej sic nasze urodzaje la
zazieleni1y.
Informer.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-06-10
CZy pOca ci sic nOgi?

aNaturalnle, 70 sic poc&'' ~ cd
powiesx. Jeteli cheese dozna6 sxyb-
kiej trwaleJ ulgi v p .alenlu, b6lu,
obr1zmieniu i.poceniu..sie n6g, to ~
.5tywaj severa Pro ssku do n6g ped
ing przepisu Zwykia wielkoS & ko-
sstuje 25 oentdw q ws1ysjkich ap-
tlekarzy.. Je4eli choesz, t. naplaz
po pr6bke, zalacsajac marke 2-oen-
towa. = We. Sewers Co., Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12

Hes having fun with them. He's
just rafting them to warm himself up.
the little beggar. ! didn't know 1t was
in him"
Back went Oscar toward the two
horsemen he had passed less than a
minute before, still yelling, and this
time he discharged his revolver with
seeming for the value of
ammunition, and as he again dashed
between them and back through the
gray curtain Armitage gave the word,
and he and Claiborne swept on at q
gallop.
Durand was out Of sight, and Chau-
venet turned and looked behind him
uneasily; then he spoke sharply to
Zmai. Oscars wild ride back and forth
had demoralized the horses, which
were snorting and plunging wildly. AS
Armitage and Claiborne advanced
Chauvenet spoke again to Zmai and
drew his own revolver.
"Oh, for a saber now!" growled Clai-
borne.
But 1t was no a moment for specula-
lawn - ASehSN VI Mtlt DtlltCL
ly silent as Claiborne, leading slightly,
with Armitage pressing close at his
left, galloped toward the two men who
faced them at the gray wall Of mist.
They bore to the left with a view of
crowding the two horsemen of the
road and into the preserve. and as they
neared them they heard cries through
the mist and rapid hoof beats, and
Durand's horse leaped the ditch at the
roadside just before it reached Chau-
tenet and Zmai. and ran away through
the rough underbrush into the wood.
oscar close behind and silent now,
grimly intent on his business.
The revolvers of Zmai and Chauve-
net cracked together, and they, too.
turned their horses into the wood. and
away they all went, leaving the road
clear.
my horse got it that timer shouted
Claiborne.
$50 did l." replied Armitage. "But
never you mind, old man. we've got
them cornered now"
Claiborne glanced at Armitage and
tuW LIS ilBht hanu, Sthi uOiullS HAS
revolver, go to his shoulder.
Much damage?'
at struck a hard place, but 1 am still
fit"
The blood streamed from the neck of
Claiborne's horse, which threw up its
head and snorted in pain, but kept
bravely on at the trot in which Armi-
tage had set the pace.
Poor devil! Well have a reckoning
pretty soon." cried Armitage cheerily.
mo kingdom is worth a good horse"
They advanced at a trot toward the
Port.
you'll be afoot any minute now, but
we're in good shape and IN III own
soil, with those carrion between us
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
AID d e d Life.

| was Intercepted by a man 81 years
of age, as to what were the leading fea-
lures of old age; what cause will lead to
the addition of years to the human life.
Evenness of temper-let this be our
theme to the end. | attribute long life
TO a harmony of action and events with
energy, a constant stepping up the lad
der. We need some object to work for
some aim, a standard, a constant reach
ing out for something higher than our
selves.
In my life | have maintained an even
temper-never got mad" In all nv
sorrows and disappointments land the
world knows there are many | have held
the same tenor; at the same time being
on the qui uice. We must seek to gather
fruit from u lives, looking constantly
to the higher Source for knowledge, hav-
ing our loins grit about with the truth,
and our feet shod with the preparation
of the Gospel.
| still read and write; half OF nv
nights are spent in thought and prepa-
ration of subjects. "The mind moves the
body
s. w. BIDwELL.
N9 years old.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
tTo BE C~oNTINUEp.1
MONA.
Relieves Stomach Misery Aim cst
Immediately.

If the food you ate at Your last meal
did not digest, but laid for a long time
like lead on your stomach, then you
have indigestion and must act quickly.
OF course there are man other symp-
toms of indigestion, such as belching up
of sour food, heartburn, dizziness, short
ness of breath and foul breath, and if
you have any of them, your stomach is
out of order and should be corrected.
Mi.o-na tablets have cured thousands
of cases of indigestion and stomach
trouble. If you have any stomach dis
tress, Mi.o-na will relieve Instantly.
But Mona unlike most so-called dys-
pepsia remedies, does more than relieve ;
it permanently cures dyspepsia or any
stomach trouble by putting energy and
strength into the walls of the stomach.
A large box of Mi o-na tablets costs
but 80 cents at w. II. Sheldon's and are
guaranteed to cure or money back.
When others fail, Mi-O-na cures. 1t is a
producer of flesh when the body is thin;
1t cleanses the stomach and bowels;
purifies the blood and makes rich red
blood.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12

wall and awaited the onslaught. Then
they grew still and lay low out of
sight as the silent riders approached.
The hoofs of the onrushing horses
rang now and hen on the harsh out
cropping rock and here and there
struck fire. Armitage sat erect and
steady in his saddle, his horse speed
ing on in great bounds toward the bar
ricade. His lips moved in a curious
stiff fashion, as though he were i'll,
muttering:
For Austria. For Austrial He
babe me do something for the empire!'
Beyond the cedars the trio held their
fire, watching with fascinated eyes the
two riders, every instant drawing clos
er, and the runner who followed them.
"They can't jump this! They'll veer
off before they get herer' shouted
Chauvenet to his comrades. wait
till they check their horses for the
turn"
trapped" And Durand's hands shook
as he restlessly fingered a revolver.
The big Servian crouched on his knees
near by, his finger OF the trigger of
his rifle. All three were hatless and
unkempt. The wound in Zmai's scalp
had broken out afresh, and he had
twisted q colored handkerchief about it
to stay the bleeding. A hundred yards
away the waterfall splashed down the
defle, and its faint murmur reached
them. A wild dove rose ahead OF Ar
mitage and few straight before him
over the barricade. The silence grew
tense as the horses galloped nearer.
The men behind the cedar lined wall
heard only the hollow thump of hoofs
and Claiborne's voice calling to Armi-
tage and Oscar to warn them of his
whereabouts.
But the eyes Of the three ~conspira.
Tors were fixed on Armitage. 1t was
his life they sought. The others did
not greatly matter. And so John Ar
mitage rode across the little plain where
the lost legion had camped for a year
at the end of a great war, and as he
rod on the defenders of the bowlder
barricade saw his white face and noted
the useless arm hanging and swaying
and felt in spite of themselves the
strength of his tall, erect figure.
Chauvenet. watching the silent rider.
said aloud, speaking in German. so
that Zmai understood:
1T is in the blood. He is like &
king"
But they could not heal the words
that John Armitage kept saying over
and over again as he crossed the field:
He babe me do something for Aus
TRAITOR AUSTRIA"
He is brave, but he is a great fool.
When he turns his horse we will fire
on him." said Zmai.
Their eyes were upon Armitage, and
in their intontness they failed to note
the increasing pace of Oscars horse.
which was squirting slowly ahead.
When they saw that he would trst
make the sweep which they assumed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
miooleburv Register
EDWARD P. SEYMOUR. Nc. EDITOR.


Vermont is proud of her history
proud of the achievement of her fore
bears.
She would honor next July the name
of the'man whose discoveries had so much
to do with the shaping of the history of
North America-the name of Samuel
Champlain.
When the program of pageants, pa
rades, speeches, poems and all that will
form component parts of the celebration
to honor the name of the French explorer
have passed, something enduring as
stone itself should remain to recall the
endeavor of all who participate in OBJ
serving the Booth anniversary of Cham
plains discovery of the water which now
bears his name.
Vermont has made an appropriation of
$4,000 for the celebration that will take
place from July 4 to 10. A liberal
amount of this appropriation-$12 500
has been designated as a memorial fund.
1t is expected that the State of New
York will participate in the memorial
feature of the celebration, and it is hoped
to a liberal amount 1t is further hoped
the United States government may also
become interested.
But the greater the sum of money for
this purpose, the greater, the more heroic
and the more commanding will be the
memorial. Therefore, this appeal for
private contributions and no matter how
small the individual contribution may lie
it will be welcome.
The school children of Vermont will
become contributors to the Champlain
memorial through the purchase Of Cham
plain medals, and the children will he
given credit for this part in the under
taking by the placing of a tablet in the
memorial.
Tablets likewise will be placed in the
memorial giving credit to all contribu-
tors.
1t is hoped that contributions may
reach a liberal amount. Such cOntri-
buttons essentially foster an ideal senti.
ment of reverence for a heroic past and
the raising of a permanent memorial by
the two states, the nation and individ-
uals will help to develop a sentiment es-
sentially for a happy future,
We believe it will be a pleasure fol
you to becomes cont ibutor and as the
time is now brief for decision as to the
form the memorial will take, we hope
you will make prompt reply to this APP
peal.
Every contributor will be mailed g
handsome souvenir medal of Champlain
Contributions should be sent to Frank
i. Fish, Treasurer, Vergennes Vermont
Sincerely hoping you will respond
without delay, we remain,
Very truly yours,
GEO. II. PRoUTY,
Governor of. Vermont, Chairman, New
mort
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
Chapter XIV
THE ATTACK IN THE ROAD.

HERE'S an abandoned
lumber camp down
here il I'm not mistak-
en-, and If we've made
the right turns we
ought to be south of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
Doctors

undoubtedly mean SCOTS
Emulsion.
It would be just as sensible
for them to prescribe Quinine
in its crude form as to pre-
scribe Cod Liver Oil in its
natural state. In
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12

slipping away through the underbrush
a hundred yards ahead OF him. He
threw up his rife and fired after the
retreating figure, jerked the lever spite
fully and waited. In a few minutes
his left.
1T was better for US a dead horse
than a dead ~man-yesT" was the little
sergeant's comment. I'VE shall come
back for the saddle and Bride"
"Humph! Where do you think those
men are?"
Behind some rocks near the edge of
the gap. 1t is a poor position"
s"I'm 70 sure of that. They'll escape
across the old bridge"
"Nein. A sparrow would shake it
down. Three men at once-that would
not need our bullets!"
Far away to the right two reports in
quick succession gave news of Armi-
tage.
It's the signal that he's got between
them and the gate. Swing around TO
the left, and ] will go straight to the
big clearing and meet you"
you will have my horse-yesT' Os-
, car began to dismount.
mo. | do well enough this way.
Forward! The word is to keep them
between us and the gap until we can
sit on them"
The mist was fast disappearing and
swirling away under a sharp wind,
and the sunlight broke warmly upon
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his horse at o
walk, ride slow.
ly out of the
w d q t his
right. Claiborne
jumped up and
waved his hat,
and a rife ball
hicked his coat
collar as lightly
as though an un-
seen hand had
tried to brush q
bit of dust from
it. AS he turned
I q w n I'd I n Q
marksman be.
hind the cedars
three shots. fired
in a volley. hum.
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the drenched world. Claiborne started
through the wet underground at a dog
trot. Armitage, he judged, was about
half a mile away. and to make their
line complete Oscar should traverse an
equal distance. The soldier blood in
Claiborne warmed at the prospect of a
definite contest. He grinned as it oc-
Cured to him that he had won the dis
tinction of having a horse shot under
him in an open road fight almost with
in sight of the dome of the capitol.
The brush grew thinner and the trees
fewer, and he dropped down and
crawled presently to the shelter of a
bowlder. from which he could look out
upon the open and fairly level field
known as the Port of Missing Men.
As he looked about he saw Armitage,
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and a gap they won't care to drop into.
I'm off for the gate. You wait here.
answer"
Armitage galloped off to the right
and Claiborne jumped from his horse
just as the wounded animal trembled
for a moment, sank to its knees and
rolled over dead.
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ChapterXXV
THE PORT OF MISSING MEN.

climbed upon
a rock to get his bear
ings, and as he gazed off
through the wood a bull
let sang close to his
head, and he saw a man