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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12
Made n Very Clear.

"uow do you suppose she manages
to keep up appearances on her nus
bands incomeT'
"What Is her husbands incomeT
II don't know: but. Of course. II can't
be as big as It would have TO be II they
could afford 10 live as they do.'-Chi-
cago Record-Icrald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12

The best way TO open new book
without risk Of injuring It Is to place it
on its back upon smooth or covered
table, let down the fore and then the
hind board. hold the leaves III one hand
and open few Of the fore and after
ward the end leaves until you reach
the center of the volume. Do this sew
eral times and you will not break the
back of the book
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12

One thing We New Englanders like
about us Is our all around superiority
to the people OF the rest of this great
and glorious country. Springfield I'm
ion
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12

UUUWt SWIHTF- INWVtf Hans ofsaa11- I.'--I
including many OF tile thousands Of testi-
nionial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. III writing DR.. Kiliner
& Co, Binghamton, n. Y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Dr.
Kiimer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghainton, y. ", Oh every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-02-12

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-slollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also 4
pamphlet telling all
L. Is 80
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20

and Karg leading the horse, the caval-
cade moved slowly down 10 the creek,
where tiny stream purled among
the rocks The water revived the in
jured man for moment; he had even
strength enough, with some help. to
ride again; and. moving in the same
hating order. they took him to Reb
stocks cabin. Rebstock, at the door.
refused to let the sinking man be
brought into the house. He cursed
Du Sang as the cause of all the trou-
BILE. But Du Sang cursed him with
usury. and, while Whispering Smith
listened, told Rebstock with bitter
oaths that If he had given the boy
Barney anything but a scrub horse
they never would have been trailed.
More than this concerning the affair
Du Sang would not say. and never
said. The procession turned from the
door. Seagrue led the way to Reb-
stocks stable. and they laid Du Sang
on some hay
Afterward they got cot under him.
With surprising vitality he talked a
long time to Whispering Smith, but
at last fell into stupor At nine
o'clock that night he sat up Ed Banks
and Kennedy were standing beside the
cot Du Sang became delrious. and
in his delirium called the name of
Whispering Smith: but Smith was at
Bags cabin with Bill Dancing. In
spasm of pain, Du Sang. opening his
eyes. suddenly threw himself back.
The cot broke, and the dying man
rolled under the feet of the frightened
horses. In the light Of the lanterns
they lifted him back. but he was bleed
ing slowly at the mouth, quite dead.
The surgeon, afterward, found two
fatal wounds upon him. The first shot.
passing through the stomach, ex-
planned Du Sang's failure to kin at q
distance in which. uninjured, he could
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20

The Laugh Of a Woman.

Within an hour, Marion, working
over hat in the trimming room, was
startled to hear the cottage door open
and to see Dicksie quie unconcernedly
walk In. To Marion's exclamation OF
surprise she returned only a laugh. Il
have changed my mind, dear. l am
going to stay all night"
Marion kissed her approyingly.
Really, you are getting SO sensible /
shant know you, Dicksie. In fact, l
believe this is the most sensible thing
you were ever guilty Of" 4,
"Glad you think So" returned Dick.
sic, dryly, unpinning her hat; Ger
tainly hope it Is. Mr.. McCloud per-
suaded me 1t wasn't right for me to
ride home alone, and ! knew better
than he what danger there was for
l am. He is coming over for supper,
too, in few minutes"
When McCloud arrived he brought
with him a porterhouse steak, and
Marion was again driven from the
kitchen. At the end of an hour, Dick
sic. engrossed over the broiler, was
putting the finishing touches to the
steak, and McCloud, more engrossed,
was watching her, when diffldent
and surprised-looking person appeared
in the kitchen doorway and put his
hand undecidedly on the casing. While
he stood, Dicksie turned abruptly to
McCloud.
"Oh, by the way, ! have forgotten
something! Will you do me favor?'
Certainly! Do you want money or
a pass?"
mo, not money" said Dicksie, lift
ing the steak on her fork, though
you might give me pass"
"But should hate to have you 20
away anywhere"
Il don't want to go anywhere, but
never had pass, and think 1t would
be kind of nice to have one just to
keep. Don't you?"
why, yes; you might put 1t in the
bank and have 1t drawing interest"
This steak is-Do they give inter.
est on passes?"
We'll, a good deal of interest is felt
in them-on this division at least.
What is the favor?"
yes, what is it? How can think?
Oh, know! If they don't put Jim in
a box stall tonight he will kill some OF
the horses over there. Will you tele-
phone the stables?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20

shock like that. 1t really Is your pin ?"
"Oh, don't know whose pin 1t Isl"
why, what is the matter?"
Give me the pint" She put her
hands unsteadily up under her hat.
Here, for heavens sake. II you must
have something, take this comb" She
slipped from her head the shell that
held her knotted hair. He caught her
hand and kissed 1t. and she could not
get 1t away.
You are DEAR" murmured Dicksie,
IF you are silly. The reason I
wouldn't let you ride home with me il
because l was afraid you might get
shot. How do you suppose / should
feel If you we're killed? Or, don't you
think | have any feeling?"
But, Dicksie, is 1t all right?"
How do / know? What do you
mean? I will not let you ride home
with me. and you will not let me ride
home alone. Tie Jim again. / am
going to stay with Marion all night"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20

have placed five shots within the COM
pass of a silver dollar. Firing for
Whispering Smiths heart. he had, de-
spite the fearful shock, put four bull.
let's through his coat before the rifle
ball from the ground, tearing at right
angles across the path of the first but
let, had cut down his life to a question
of hours.
Bill Dancing, who had been hit In
the head and stunned, had been
moved back to the cabin at Mission
Springs, and lay in the little bedroom
A doctor at Oroville had been sent
for, but had not come At midnight
of the second day, Smith, who was be-
side his bed, saw him rouse up, and
noted the brightness of his eyes as he
looked around. Bill" he declared
hopefully. as he sat beside the bed,
you are better, hang it! | know you
are. How do you feel?"
Amt that blamed doctor here yet ?
Then give me my boots. I'm going
back to Medicine Bend to Doc Torpy"
In the morning Whispering Smith,
who had cleansed and dressed the
wound and felt sure the bullet had not
penetrated the skull, offered no objec-
ton to the proposal beyond caution
ing him to ride slowly. You can go
down part way with the prisoners,
BILL suggested Whispering Smith.
Brill Young is going to take them
to Oroville, and you can act as chair
man of the guard"
Before the party started, Smith
called Seagrue to him. George, you
saved my life once. Do you remember
in the Pan Handle? Well, / gave
you yours twice in the Cache day be-
fore yesterday l don't know how
badly you are into this thing. If you
kept clear of the killing at Tower w
| will do what l can for you. Don t
talk to anybody"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
CHAPTER xxVII-Continued.

1t was not the first time the Will
liams Cache gang had sworn to get
him and had worked together to do it,
ut for the first time it looked as if
tAey might do it. A single chance was
left to Whispering Smith for his life,
and with his coat slashed with bullets,
took 1t. For an instant his life
hung on the success of trick so ap-
pallingly awkward that a clever man
might have failed in turning it. If his
rifle should play free in the scabbard
as he reached for it, he could fall to
the ground, releasing it as he plunged
from the saddle, and make a fight on
his feet. If the rifle failed to release
he was dead man. To so narrow an
issue are the cleverest combinations
sometimes brought by chance. He
dropped his empty revolver, ducked
like mud-hen on his horses neck,
threw back his leg, and, with all the
precision he could summon, caught
the grip of his muley in both hands
He made his fall heavily to the
ground, landing on his shoulder But
as he keeled from the saddle the last
thing that rolled over the saddle, like
the fiashof porpoise fin, was the barrel
of the rife, secure in his hands Karg,
on horseback, was already bending
over him, revolver in hand, but the
shot was never fired. A 5000 bullet
from the ground knocked the gun into
the air and tore every knuckle from
Karg's hand. Du Sang spurred in
from the right. A rifle-slug like an ak
at the root caught him through the
middle. His fingers stiffened. His
six-shoOter fell to the ground and he
clutched his side. Seagrue, duckins
low, put spurs to his horse, and Wits
pering Smith, covered with dust, rose
on the battlefield alone.
Hats. revolvers and coats lay about
him. Face downward, the huge bulk
OF Bill Dancing was stretched motion
less In the road. Karg, crouching be-
side his fallen horse, held up the
bloody stump of his gun hand, and Du
Sans, 80 yards away, Keeling like a
drunken man in his saddle, spurred
his horse in an aimless circle. Whis-
perinG Smith, running softly to the
side OF his own trembling animal,
threw himself into the saddle, and, ad-
5usting his rifle sights as the beast
p1unged down the draw, gave chase to
8oGrfue,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
81 CHS SCRI6WfPS S0W,S

store consciousness were unavailing
He turned to where two of the cow
boys had dragged Karg to the ground
and three others had their old com
panion Seagrue in hand. While two
held huge revolvers within six inches
OF his head, third was adjusting q
rope-knot under his ear.
Whispering Smith became inter.
ested. Hold ont" said he. mildly
what is loose? What are you going
to do?"
We're going to hang these fellows, -
answered Stormy, with volley of
hair-raising imprecations.
"Oh, no! Just put them on horses
under guard"
That's what we're going to do"
exclaimed the foreman only we're
going to run 'em over to those cotton
woods and drive the horses out from
under 'em. Stand still, you tow-headed
cow thief" he cried, slipping the
moose up tight on George Seagrue's
neck.
See here" returned Whispering
Smith, showing some annoyance, you
may be joking, but | am not. Either
do as | tell you or release those men"
We'll, | guess we are not joking
very much. You heard me, didn't
your demanded Stormy, angrily I'VE
are going to string these damned crit
tiers up right here in the draw on the
first tree"
Whispering Smith drew pocket
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20

put his hand on Du Sang's hand. Tell
me where you are hit. Du Sang. Put
your hand to 1t. Is it the stomach
Let me turn you on your side. Easy.
Does your belt hurt? Just a minute.
now; l can loosen that"
Il know you," muttered Du Sang.
thickly. Then his eyes-terrible,
rolling, pink eyes-brightened and he
swore violently.
"Du Sang, you are not bleeding
much, but I'm afraid you are badly
hurt, said Whispering Smith. is there
anything I can do for your"
Get me some water"
A creek flowed at no great distance
below the hill, but the cowboys re-
fused to go for water Whispering
Smith would have gone with Seagrue
and Karg, but Du Sang begged him
not to leave him alone lest German
should kill him. Smith canvassed the
situation moment 'Ill put you on
my horse" said he at length, land
take you down to the creek"
He turned to the cowboys and asked
them to help, but they refused to
touch Du Sang.
Whispering Smith kept his patience
"Karg, take that horses head" said
he. Come here, Seagrue; help me
lift Du Sang on the horse. The boys
seem to be afraid of getting blood on
their hands"
With Whispering Smith and Sea-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
His Revolver Dropped to the Ground.

knife and walked to Flat Nose, slit the
rope around his neck, pushed him out
of the circle, and stood in front of him.
You can't play horse with my pris-
oners," he said, CURLY. Get over
here, Karg. Come, now, who is going
to walk in first? You act like school
boy, German"
Hard words and wrangle followed,
but Smith did not change expression,
and there was back-down. Have you
fellows let Du Sang get away while
you were playing fool here?" he asked.
'Du Sang's over the hill there on his
horse, and full of fight yet" exclaimed
one.
Then we will look him up" sug-
gested Smith. Come. Seagrue."
Don't go over there. He'll get you
if you do" cried German.
Let us see about that. Seagrue.
you and Karg walk ahead. Don't duck
or run, either of you. Go on
Just over the brow of the hill near
which the fight had taken place. a
man lay below ledge of granite. The
horse from which he had fallen was
grazing close by. but the man had
dragged himself out of the binding
sun to the shade of the sagebrush
above the rock-the trail of it all lay
very plain on the hard ground Watch
ing him narrowly, Smith. with his
prisoners ahead and the cowboys
riding in circle behind. approached
"Du Sang?"
The man in the sagebrush turned
his head.
Smith walked to him and bent
down. Are you suffering much, Du
Sang?'
The wounded man, sinking with
shock and internal hemorrhage, ut
tered a string OF oaths.
Smith listened quietly till he had
done; then he knelt beside him and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Death of Du Sano.

\ The Death Of Du Sang.
fhispering Smith, with his horse in
1ther, rode slowly back 20 minutes
n with Seagrue disarmed ahead of
u The deserted battle-ground was
- with men. Stormy German, hot
blood, had come back, captured
and begun swearing all over
and Smith listened with ami
surprise while he explained that
3 Dancing killed, and not being
ITO tell from Whispering Smith S
iar tactics which side he was
ting at, German and his compan-
i had gone for help. While they
lily surrounded Karg and Seagrue.
a slipped from his horse where
Dancing lay, lifted the huge head
the dust, and tried to turn the
over. A groan greeted the at
It.
III, open your eyes! Why would
not do as / wanted you to-" he
mured bitterly to himself. A sec.
groan answered him. Smith
"a tor water, and from a canteen
ched the pallid forehead. talking
~ meanwhile; but his efforts to re.
Il
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
SYNOPSIS.

Sinclair and his gang of wreck
called out to clear the railroad
At Smoky Creek. McCloud, a
PAD superintendent, caught Sin
"a his men in the act of lOOting
cked train. Sinclair pleaded in
declaring 1t only amounted to a
ma treat for the men. McCloud
ed the whole outfit and ordered
ckage burned. McCloud became
~zed with Dicksie Dunning. a girl
vest. who came to look at the
w hispering' Gordon Smith told
cent Bucks Of the railroad, of Nc
101 brave fight against q gang of
gM1ed miners and that was the reason
& the superintendent appointment to
once McCloud arranged board at
40 boarding house of Mrs. Sinclair, the
ing was the daughter of the late Rich
rds Cumming. who had died of broken
cart shortly after his wife's demise,
vhich occurred after one year of mar
led life. Smoky Creek bridge was mys-
eriously burned. President Bucks mott
ed Smith that he had work ahead. A
took train was wrecked by an open
witch. Later passenger train was held
|, posse pursuing the bandits were
illed. Whispering Smith approached
He tried to buy him off. but
allied He warned McCloud that his life
vas IN danger. McCloud was carried
orcibly into Lance Cummings presence.
cunning refused the railroad right-of-
ray. he had already signed for. Dicksie
1terfered to prevent a shooting ARRAY.
)icksie met McCloud on a lonely trail to
1arn him his life was in danger On his
ray home q shot passed through his hat.
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone riv-
( created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
lon appealed to McCloud for help Whis-
ering Smith Soined the group McCloud
o0k his men to fight the river. Lance
cunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
loud succeeded in hating the flood.
>icksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
anch. He tried to persuade his deserted
vife to return to him. She refused. He
ccused Whispering Smith of having
tolen her love from him. A train was
ED up and robbed, the bandits escap-
1g. Smith and McCloud started in pur-
uit. At Bags ranch Du Sang killed old
lagos. Whispering Smith befriended his
son. They came to Williams
ache. Smith was certain the bandits
yere there. He importuned Rebstock,
king OF the cache" to give up Du Sang.
Lebstock refused. Smith declared he
yould clean out the whole gang inclu-
ing Rebstock. Smith came upon the
andits. Du Sang among them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
Affinity Defined.

A man who has penchant for
phrase-making and whose wife has 4
vivid imagination got into difficulties
the other day. The lady was reading
an account OF the latest divorce and
CHANGED to run across the affinity"
bromide. Such senseless words.
she exclaimed; then, turning to her
husband. What is an affinity, any
how?" Affinity? Oh, accommoda-
ton train" he defined with conscious
aptness. And ever since he's been
using all his cleverness In the effort
to explain how he knew.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
CHAPTER xxx.
McCloud and Dicksie.

News of the fight in Williams Cache
reached Medicine Bend in the night.
Horsemen. filling in the gaps between
telephones leading to the north coun-
try, made the circuit complete, but the
accounts, confused and colored in the
repeating, came in cloud of con-
fiicting rumors. In the streets, little
groups of men discussed the frag-
mentary reports as they came from
the railroad Offices. Toward morning,
Sleepy Cat, nearer the scene of the
fight, began sending in telegraphic re-
ports in which truth and rumor were
strangely mixed. McCloud waited at
the wires all night, hoping for trust
worthy advices as to the result, but re-
ceived none. Even during the morn
ing nothing came, and the silence
seemed more ominous than the bad
news of the early night Routine bust
ness was almost suspended and Nc
Cloud and Rooney Lee kept the wires
warm with inquiries.
At the noon hour McCloud was sign
ing letters when Dicksie Dunning
walked hurriedly up the hall and hest
tated in the passageway before the
open door of his office He gave an
exclamation as he pushed back his
chair. She was in her riding suit just
as she had slipped from her saddle.
"Oh, Mr.. McCloud, have you heard the
awful news? Whispering Smith was
killed yesterday in Williams Cache by
Du Sang"
McCloud stiffened a little Il hope
that can't be true. We have had
nothing here but rumors; perhaps it is
these that you have heard"
No. no! Blake, one of our men,
was in the fight and got back at the
ranch at nine o'clock this morning.
| heard the story myself, and / rode
right in toto see Marion, and my
courage failed mel came here first.
Does she know, do you think? Blake
saw him fall from the saddle after he
was shot, and everybody ran away,
and Du Sang and two other men we're
firing at him as he lay on the ground.
He could not possibly have escaped
with his life, Blake said; he must
have been riddled with bullets. Isn't
1t terrible?" She sobbed suddenly, and
McCloud, stunned at her words, led
her to his chair and bent over her.
IF his death means this to you,
think OF what 1T means to mel"
A flood of sympathy bore them to-
gether. The moment was hardly one
for interruption, but the Dispatcher
door opened and Rooney Lee halted,
thunderstruck, on the threshold.
Dicksie's hand disappeared In her
handkerchief. McCloud had been in
wrecks before. and gathered himself
together unmoved. What is it,
Rooney"
The very calmness of the two at
the table disconnected the dispatcher.
He held the message in his hand and
shufled his feet. Give me your dis
patch" said McCloud. impatiently.
Quite unable to take his hollow
eyes off Dicksie, poor Rooney ad-
vanced, handed the telegram to Nc
Cloud, and beat an awkward retreat
McCloud devoured the words of the
message at a glance.
| = "Ah." he cried, this is from Cor.
don himself, sent from Sleepy Cat.
He must be safe and unhurt. Listen:
Three OF the Tower w men trailed into
Williams Cache. In resisting arrest This
morning. Du Sang was wounded and il
dying tonight. Two prisoners, Karg and
Seagrue. G. s.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-20
kettledrum a Perfect instrument.


The kettledrum, Mr.. Gabriel Cleath.
er contended. was perfectly compe-
tent to produce atmosphere as well
as rhythm. Even to tune the instru.
ment three things were required-a
perfect musical ear, fine sense OF
touch and Ave years experience. Aft.
er playing over kettledrum melody
written 80 years ago from Meyerbeer's
Robert lie Diable." Mr.. Cleather con.
tinued: II venture to say that outside
OF the musical profession not one per.
son in hundred of those who listen
to an orchestra to-day knows that tim
PAM have notes and can give out a
melody" No instrument. he added.
had greater range of power than the
kettledrum, for none could be played
more softly and none had greater pen.
etrating power.
Cañon City record., 1910-11-24
YARD FOREMAN NEARLY
KILLED At FLORENCE

Florence, Nov. 1s.-D. W. Johnson.
conductor on the local Rio Grande
switch crew. can thank his lucky stars
that he is not minus one or two limbs,
or for that matter. tina; he is alive
Mr.. Johnson while attempting to
board the rear end of the switch en-
gine as it was pulling through the
yards at a lively gait this morning.
slipped and fell between the platform
OF the station and the track. Two
box cars. attached to the engine pass
ed over johnson and number OF
people who witnessed the accident. ex-
pected to see him ground to pieces.
but he had the presence of mind to
move his body from the rail and lay
perfectly stin until the train passed
He sustained severe bruises on the
back Of both hands in falling. but
aside from this was uninjured. It
was a narrow escape and no one is
more convinced of the fact than Mt
Johnson himself
Cañon City record., 1910-11-24
UNUSUAL LARGE NUMBER
OF PRISONERS IN JAIL

There are eighteen prisoners in the
county Jail at preesnt, the largest
number for several months All but
two or three OF them are being held
for trial at the current term of the
district court and most or the cells
they are occupying are expected to be
vacant before the middle Of Decem-
ber. Among the prisoners In the jail
Is one murderer. retro Salvo. who Is
charged with killins Tony Battista at
Coal Creek on tho second OF last Aug
ust Louis cerrutti. against whom In
formation has been filed for the nur-
der of Nick Millcarni at RociSvale
more than year ago. Is out on bond
for appearance In tho district court
for trial next Monday The lates, ac-
quIsitlon 10 tho jail population Ia
Frank wehr. OF Portland. who was
brought here last aisht and locked up
on tho charge OF adultery. The rre-
mont county jail has q capacity for
eighty prisoners.