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Dunstan-I can get across the valley IN
half an hour by d cut / know. But you
are not to wait for trouble. You light il
do you hear?-any time you get the
least uneasy. At night l shall watch; in
the day you watch and signal"
So it was a compact, and Dunstan hid
his horse i'll the tules and counted the
watches after the last light had been put
out. And all night her window curtain
blew softly and the ripening meadow lay
like d golden floor under the moon, the
rin-rock to the east, jagged iron III the
shadow. The solitary house, with its
wstful flower garden inside Of the clean
white fence, stood appallngly alone in
vast land that knew no human history,
whose face turned expressonless to the
blank heavens. Beyond the rim-rock and
beyond, lay leagues of tumbled hills and
plains that had never trembled under
locomotive or heard the whisper of
tclesraph-the one spot in the United
States where, for radius of 800 miles,
progress is but a rumor.
In the lonely nights he told his beads
of memory. He recalled when he had
first begun to dream at all. 1t was on
day d year ago, when he had been riding
along the river at a point where their
two places adjoined, and suddenly beyond
the tule tops he heard like Siegfried,
bird which sang with words-.'Venite
Adoremus. IL was a hymn that took
him back to Pars-Inidnight mass at the
Madeleine, and afterward the Babyloniau
splendor of the cafes. She was so recent
conner that at first he did not connect
her with tie bird and plunged. dazed, in
the direction of the voice
Il thought | had had vision he
gasped
"Oh, I'm so glad 10 see some one NV
saddle is turned and ! don't know how
to tighten 1t. The man puts his foot
against the poor horse, but | am not tall
enough"
I'm tighten the Sirth when you've
sung TO again." he had said be-
Nitched.
"Oh, I'll sing. What will you have?''
She sat on the ground, her visor cap
shadowing her dancing eyes her blue fan-
mel habit showing slimpses of smart little
boots; and with the most feminine of
gestures she pulled off her saunteis and
began fastening the loose pins of her hair.
Ii was long since he had seen anythin-
but the unfinished rawness of the from
tier that he could have kissed her fee,
And then, not asking him his choice, she
had sung with audacious mischief,
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then when winter came, sometimes in
stead of book he used to ride over with
an armful of mountain laurel.
he next bead was rough between his
fingers.
IT was a day in February when the
snow lay in their lands glitterns level
sheet, the solitary white house scarcely
distingushable but for the jets of blue
smoke that curled straight upward in the
still icy air. The thermometer was regis
tering unbelievable degrees below freez-
ing, and he found her before the roaring
stove in the living room playing check
ers with her father. her great eyes filed
like trimming wells with WEAKNESS
that the old man, with the merciless dull
ness Oh age to youth, translated only in
terms of filial duty and feminine insic-
hihcance was it Dunstan's Impotence
with parental eSotism or with the com
placence of age toward that waste of
the precious splendor of lifes morning
that had struck up the spark of antas-
onlsin between the two men? Somehow
the guest had been made to understand
that his calls were too frequent, that as
a friend he was dangerous; as a wooer in
eligible
Il M afraid you don't find much to do
over there, Dunstan, in this weather."
oh, Yes, there are the foaling mares
that need attention; we've got a hospital
of invalids"
Gordon must do the lions share
bunstan had looked al him. His mean
ing was so unmstakable that the girl
flushed.
So Dunstan's visits pe anne rare ana
more or less surreptitious. and the girl
who could tell about a woman? He sud
denly remembered John Alden and Pris-
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The Sea and the Heart,

"THE sea-. said Clyde Fitch, in the
salon of La Lorraine, "has an in
toXicating effect on the heart. Love af-
fa,rs conducted on shipboard or on the
beach are apt to be very passionate. also
very trans.tory.
Hence. whether at sea or at the shor.
when l hear of some engagement tb.,
seems lii-advlsed. ] console myself with
the story of Charlie and his aunt.
Charlie was a dasiling college hoy lilo
mad three motors. and he WAS heir IN
-FOUR millions. When he got engaged al
BaShead to penniless artists daughter.
ms aunt was very much shocked
:" Charlie she sa II, + cant nret.,t to
DC pleased with your engagement Ouite
Inc contrary, In fact I;a sure she
Wouldn't make good wife
- On I'm sure she wouldn't. too
I 'hari:e heartily agreed. hut yo,I:ye M
iuea. aunt how perfectly delicious she
Is as tiancee.
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Willingly enough, with his slmmerins
white apron removed. 10 a knoll of rim
rock beyond the wood pile. They arranged
the wood innocently in tall, narrow
heap. slender sticks and barrel slaves
around q core Of stone. and in the center
a can OF Kerosene and box of matches
Dunstan had sighted the spot carefully
through the field glasses and in the moon
hShi Il stood lear Of all intervening oh
Stacies across the miles Of meadow
re put weight of silver In the coolies
Aand, VINO looked at him: lie was !
TREND then. NO fees except the unlimited
Soid Of Miss Beiiingers consideration had
Sei conSoled him in this Siberian exile.
! not tell, neber-not Miss Bellnger,
roboi1v''
In The daytime / shall be at Mount
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never tell. Every one VINO got the chance
froze.. The beacon was burning. 1t was
not the sunset light, it was burning, blaz-
ing. He dug in the spurs and flung HIM
self prone on the horses neck The ami
NAL understood; she was no broncho, but
Il blooded rabian mare, who broke into
a long, level stride, the blood streaming
from her tanks. her nostrils wide eyes
steady. ears back; she sped low along
the ground and swan the ford without
seeming TO break pace. AS they came up
the other side Dunstan lifted set face
and wiped his damp forehead. \ woman
in white was sitting-it was sheen the
Neranda and there was another woman
near. and two, three children; and the
beacon was burning on the rim-rock All
at once he drew in his horse and relaxe
his tension: st. Cecilia was feeding a
papoose and a squaw. squatting on the
veranda, was feeding two others
He stopped at the gate and the Girl
looked up with sudden blush. The hop
vine made frame for the incongrous pic
ture-the golden haired madonna with the
very earthly baby in her lap and the
travel-worn Indian women at her feet,
the ragged, fat-faced children eating on
the floor.
I'm holding Il reception she laughed
Won't you come and meet my visitors?"
'I-eh-had any trouble"'' he stammered,
wildly.
I've had the trouble OF solitude" was
her answer.
as II meant as a reproach"
Il didn't think
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- The Emerald Ring q
&y HI a. coughl<n

ella. 40 doubt he was like that chap.
ana his eyes told her every time he went
near her what he kept his tongue from
spea king. The thought wasn't sweet If
she cared. why didn't she give sign like
that sirt" Say the word herself since
she saw he decentIy couldn't?
He kept his vigil for three weeks. tast-
ing ne Aeart-Hringing misery of the loN-
er'S debate She loves me-she loves me
not And at dawn, like good night
faithful and sore spent, he rode home and
slept And Gordon told the necessary fihs
70 keep his watch from others
When lie rode down il was generally
sunset in a translucent sky, and he heat
The pa th-NeIl worn now through the vel
lowing grass-Nondering for the FIVE hun
dreth time if she cared \ man could
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WeI|man and Andre.
tsyY7ALTER wELLMAN is bound

SS[YIALTER WELLMAN is bound 10
" fail said a Chicago aeronaut.
discussing on the Atlantic City Board
walk the destruction of the explorer
airship shed at SpitZbersen. He'll never
reach the pole in his balloon.
The balloon. a prey to every wind that
blows, is no vehicle to brave the boreaI
horrors In. Andree's fate proved that
And if Weliman ever floats poleward-I
don't believe he ever will-people will
aftarward tell the same story about him
that he once told about .Andree.
According to Wellman's story, there
was certain German private soldier
named Andree This was snort time
after the real Andrees sensational de-
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Very Severe.

cAMUEL GOMPERS was talking in the
~ smokeroom of the Baltic about a
recent newspaper attack on d rich cor
poration.
1T was d cruel attack, Mr.. Gompers
chuckled. 1T was as cruel as the Jones
vile Clarion's paragraph about old Dea-
con Hiram Ludlow.
This paragraph headed the Clarion's
obituary column. 1t said:
Deacon Hiram Ludlow of Frisbie
township aged eighty-two, passed peace
fully away on Thursday last from single
blessedness 10 matrimonial bliss, after d
short but severe attack of Maria Hig-
gins a blooming widow of thrty-seven
summers.
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breros on their black heads. We're sitting
in motionless row against the dining
room wall
''Hooray for the Eden Musee.' cried
one OF the men. ~anderer from the ends
OF the earth and another. looking in over
his shoulder. gave low whistle.
Instantly the Indians stood up with
CHANGING eyes. watching through the orer
door
Better have gun" Two OF the men
had already gone back to the hail for
pistols. and they loaded in the garden.
quiet but juhilant with excitement.
''There'l be no fight. of course Dun
stan cautioned but they must he made
to understand that they can't stop moro
than fifteen minutes TO eat. You men
will please serve them: stuff EN- full and
make haste"
He faced about and went in the dining
room. where the Indians stood carved n
wood. only their eyes movins-they had
made up their minds 10 fight
Are YOU on Your way to klammath?'
said Dunstan haughtily.
Yes said the fellow involuntarily
We'll, YOU are welcome to good food
here. then YOU must come along.
And he walked through the house to the
front veranda. Miss Bellinger looked UP
contentedly.
Her name is Dolores" she said. "a
trace of the California missions Isn't 1t
interesting"
Very Dolores, your husband wants
you 10 go and get IN the wagon again
The girl looked at him. Shes my
guest, she said. quietly.
1T isn't expedient To discuss ii in her
presence he said shortly. If youll al
low me. III fetch her wagon down." He
was off while he spoke
Allow you" II was only a murmur
but il followed him and cut
Then a shot came from the dining room
Behind the Indians Dunstan opened the
door quietly and took in the situation at a
glance.
File out he said. standing back and
drawing The first man who moves
hand will be shot through the back
They fell over each other obediently.
Dolores and the children were covering
IN the wagon at the front gate. and Dun
stan, with an order to Jan TO get in and
drive. went back TO the house
He took off his sombrero I'm Sd
sorry, he said; Il was afraid Of that"
anu rebellion smoldering in her eyes
II wanted a playmate So she said
1T is very lonely for you lie answered
perfunctorily, as IS the Enslishmans
wont, while his heart beat with misery
OH
The sound esca ped against her win. the
dumb appeal shook his heart out Of con-
troll and sent him pleading 10 her
Il can't bear it love YOU desperately.
misera bly,. day and night. What is il YOU
WANT"
She had turned away at his first step
forward. and now, still turned. she
ansWe cred in a strained voice
You might speak To me
''F'lorrie,''
And comfort ME il you had any sense"
1t was murmur that had the familiar
echo of her maddening coquetry His
arms were around her.
''Ho, no. voices outside called 10 the
horses: steady there
She pushed him away, laughing
He took off Il curious deep-set emerald
that he wore on his little finger and put
it on her finger
Now you belong 10 me- he said
An hour later he diSmounted his caNal-
cade at the bungalow steps and the as
tonshed Gordon took out his pipe
Holly Willie Is Il Buffalo Bill?'
Some of my friends, come 10 spend the
night answered Dunstan dreamiy
Copyright. 1908
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A Poor Motto.

AARON TAkAHIRA was talking 10 a
= reporter in Ann Arbor about the
japanese character.
ITO say that the japanese is only a
living piece of commercialism is all
wrong he declared. The Japanese are
chivalrous and kind. But too often men
accuse them of living up literally to
the Yorkshire motto.
The selfish and despicahe motto
adopted by d certain hard. narrow type
of Yorkshireman is. you know:
See all hear all and say mont:
Eat all. sup all and pay newt:
And il tia does oNt for Dowt
no il for thysen.
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Comm thro' the rye' When il Was
over she said very sobeIiy:
Do YOU prefer classical music
Il like the words he answered
That isn't Very cultured.
NO, I'm not
Its disadvantage
What lashes she had
Do YOU think 50" Ii allows i man /"
concentrate his mind on tie main enjoy
ment" She looked up.
'The main enjoyment? % what"
We'll, Of an enchanting song and her
eyes warned him" Kind singer.
The lashes went down again. He was
satisfactory.
Il wish | could give you q real pleas
ure. But ] can do better on my violin. :
And then. soiemnly sweet, she had lifted
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Almost Too Cruel.

nE LANCEY NICOLL, the brilliant
New York lawyer, said at dinner.
apropos of certain legal decision:
1T was cruel blow, as cruel as that
which a Bayside cook served on a tramp
This filthy tramp, knocking at the
kitchen door, whined:
I'm turrible- hungry. lady. Could ye
gimme a small wedge o. fresh pie?'
'Were just out of pie. said the cook,
but here's a cake for YOU.
And she handed the tramp cake Of
soa2.'
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10 Gordon with shamefaCel anguish. And
Gordon had said
Fight il with work. young I'm. It
nearly drove me mad the first year ont
here. think should have given in bat
Tor forty years of memories 10 feed on"
Md he-he had had no memories only
work. TO fight II with: but she had neither
memories nor Work With which 10 con
qUer Ter loneliness.
viii YOU LEI me bring yon something
sayer: ne had yentured.
i don't want gay things. they make
me miserable by contrast. | like strong
drink thank Nou,' and the light came
bach laughing 10 her eyes and The Tilt 10
her voice.
But he brought her his happest books
aud had carried away some of hers: and
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COnce1hinn
Well-knOWn pe0DIp

parture in his airship Well the kaiser
reviewing some troops one DAY asked a
number of men their names, and Andree
was among this number The kaiser
smiled at him good-humoredIy
so your name is Andree eho' the
kaiser said. Do You know you've got a
very famous uamesake?
Yes, your majesty the soldier an.
And who told YOU that? said the
ka User. ~ ''ie
MY captain. Your majesty said Tn.
soldier "u ''ie
Ana your captain. Ell? And what did
your captain tell you about Andree?'
ne sald. your majesty, that he only
wished Andree had taken me with bir, Z
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spectful they won't even SIT on their own
veranda and listen 10 my violin. They go
indoors and PLAY cards. and the other da y
the mail remained all afternoon at the
barn because the man who brought 1t
couldn't find Jan To come and hand II 10
me. Mon Dieu, Gentlemen, YOU give me
TOO much majesty she quoted whim-
s;callv Il almost fell on the neck of this
lady" She was contemplating her dirty
comrade The Young had been fed and
the tired mother ate hunsrily. She
came with her husband and children an
hour ago. and | was so glad to see some
one its proper for me to speak to-"
He looked down al her lazily. The very
sight of her always filled him with con
tent She was so pIucky with that bright
irony that had no malice, but vas ike
tine woven armor to resist the cruelty OF
life. And underneath il, what golden
tenderness and depth of feeling. All bnt
was there" Was she really tender OF
really hard straight through"
Have YOU missed me- he asked. de
liberately.
She flushed, but did not turn
You're very irrelevant and unex-
pected.'
Unexpected maybe. but irrelevant
That question is behind everything | say
or do
She laughed, bIushing and beUitchins,
born coquette.
He studied the squaw. What was The
use? 1t was TO Florence Bellngers isola-
ton that he was indebted for Whatever
kindness and friendiiness she had shown
him. He merely means of keeping
bright her weapons Of coquetrl. He
looked of YEARLY and the girl. who
fenced i'm spite of her lonely heart and
against her will. glanced up at his ST..
ence. but he was staring intently over her
head.
Some more callers coming there. |
should think
A train of horsemen in Indian file were
riding along outside the fence, picking a
way of their own to the north gate.
The sauaw turned and srinned.
Come stay here one night" she sug-
gested tentatively, looking al Miss Bel
lineer.
Il don't think So, said Dunstan: Il
don't think SO. I'm going to see Wing
if you don't mind
The beacon had died down or been put
out, but there was all the width of the
Pacific between Wings immobiity and
that of the squaW. He had pile of
plates in his arm, putting them around for
supper, and he did not lift his eyes
mo like Inlian-tink YOU heller come
Got one famby-four more come far ur
road. Been hunting-sot guns-shoot some
holly may be-
He did not stop one moment dealing out
his plates. even while he was talking
The Indians, who had dismounted at the
barn. were filing over toward the house.
and Dunstan went across the open space
10 meet them.
Got EN- SUPPER the first one asked.
placatingly.
Yes. Vel give YOU supper: then you
water your horses and come along You
can't stay here, but you can put up at
my place across the valley The leader
looked sullen.
Stay here he said, doggedly
Through the opposite door the COW boy $
could be seen coming over for supper,
four Of them also, and he wondered If
they had pistols. He went back through
the house as they reached the garden
We got company for supper said Jan,
with grin.
bucks like that. | dare say they're peace
full enough"
Five. Dere vass only one" he stop
ped suddenly.
The Indians. in fringed buskins, SOM
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\ dear man, she ;
down there on that
vast ranch with :
Chinese cook III
the kitchen and
four laborins men
what do you call
en-" NaqueroS
playing cards IN
the Hall House.
Gordon took of
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
THE hENRYLYN STOCKHOLDERS
HELD ELECTION SATURDAY
WILL SPEND $3,o0O,Oeo
Providing for Construction of bitches
AMI Reservoirs, and the Driving
OF Three.Mile Tunnel q"
Through Continental
Divide.

TIE Henrylyn irrigation district
held an election Saturday at three
different polling places within the
district, for the purpose of ratifying
or rejecting the contract entered in
to between the district commission
ers and the S. r. Fl. Robinson &
Son contracting company of st.
Louis. Advices received last night
are 10 the effect that the action of
the commissioners was unanimously
ratified
The contract involved calls for the
expenditure of $3,OO0,O0O for the
construction of bitches and reservoirs,
and the driving of three-mile tun-
mel through the continental divide
west OF Empire, through which will
be brought to this side the waters
OF Williams Fork.
TIE area to be covered by this
system is 10000 acres, most OF
which lies northeast OF Deliver, and
extending along the Burlington ii
far ~ Roggen. About 10000 acre,
lies west OF Denver. north of Little
ton and south of Golden.
TIE extreme limit Of the distric
ID but little more than an hour
ride from uenver, and comprises tn
best land in the southern part o
Weld county.
This is one of the biggest enter
prises of the kind ever launched Il
Colorado, and will be of more benefi
to Denver than any irrigation sys
tenn so far constructed. The sue
cess of the enterprise lies largel
with the commissioners, Mesrs. {
Nj. Ireland, Newton Bowles, F. 4
Hensley and their attorney, Charlie
TeW OF Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
A Common Cold.

We claim that II catching cold
could be avoided some Of the most
dangerous and most fatal diseases
would never be heard Of. A cold
often forms a culture bed for germs
of infectious diseases. Consump-
ton. pneumonia. diphtheria and
scarlet fever, four of the most dan
gerous and fatal diseases, are OF this
class. The culture bed formed by
the cold favors the development OF
the germs Of these diseases, that
would not otherwise find lodgment.
There is little danger. however. ot
apy of these diseases being contract
ed when a good eXpectorant cough
medicine like Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is used. 1t cleans out these
culture beds that favor the develop
ment of the germs of these diseases.
That is why this remedy has proved
so universally successful In prevent
ing pneumonia. 1t not only cures
YOUR cold quickly. but minimizes the
risk of contracting these dangerous
diseases. FOR sale by all druggists
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Grandma NanAkcn Dead
(Eyans Specially

Word has been received here OF
the death OF "Grandma" VanAken
at the home of her son in Loveland,
The death occurred Sunday and it
is likely that the body will be brought
to Evans for burial
For years Mrs. VanAken was
familiar figure in Evans ana while
blind and very infirm. had innum-
erable friends among the townspeo-
nle. She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Jack. at Evans, with whom she maue
her home part of the time, the rest
of the time being spent with her
son at Loveland.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
Chnmfcrlain's Cough Krmedy '"'
Most Popular Because II
Is the Best.

T have sold Chamberlain Cough
Remedy for the past eight years ana
find it to be one of the best seil'"s
medicines on the market For pa
bies and young children there IS no
thing better in the line OF co"sh
syrups," says Paul Allen, pam Dear
ing. La. This remedy not only cures
the coughs, colds and Group SO com
mon among young children, but Is
p,oasant and safe for them to tak''
For sale by all druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-24
BAKING POWDER
WASN'T WHISKY
THIEVES BREAK INTO BOX CAR
Took Small Box, Evidently Thinking
1t Contained Whisky.

Thieves broke into a car OF mer-
chandise at the local freight house
Saturday evening and made away
with box Of goods. They were evil
IDENTIFY after whisky, as they picked
out small box which looked like
there might be Jug inside. They
took 1t to an alley near by and
opened it only to find that 1t was a
box OF baking powder.
1t was discovered soon after by
the police and returned to the com.
pany. The police feel confident they
know the guilty party and an arrest
may follow today. There are sever.
al hundred strange workmen in the
city and from now on all cars will
he fastened with padlocks over night
The strangers, however, are moi
blamed for the theft Saturday night
as the job was done by local party