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he not again take advantage of his ig-
norance of Russian and act on his
own initiative? While the generals
back was turned, Hardy walked to the
PROV and dropped over the side upon
a bit of hard sand. Then, rifle in
hand, he ran straight toward the Man.
churian shore, FLASHING through the
shallow water that few about him in
spray. Men shouted after him from
the Pushkin. He paid no attention,
but ran ON, his eyes fixed on the cross
and the burden that it bore. Once he
stepped into a channel where the wa
ter was up to his armpits and running
so swiftly that it nearly swept him
from his feet, but he struggled
through and dashed on again.
A dozen or more Chinese came out
of the forest and regarded him in
wonder. Then, raising rifles, they
took deliberate aim and commenced
to shoot, the bullets striking about
him in the water. One, that hit sew
eral rods ahead of him, skipped"
like childs pebble and passed close
to him. And still Hardy ran on, his
eyes fixed on the man on the cross.
He could see the features now, but
could not recognize them, they we're
so distorted with agony. The head
was moving slowly from side to side.
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SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy. fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth, was Tilted
by a girl and sent by friend to take
charge of an American Trading Company
store in Russia. On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed to
go together to Russia. Because of sus--
picious circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless. On a train
he met Aisome Sano, daughter of Jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures of forts, proving him to be a
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Rus
STA on a steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward. He was rescued by
Russian steamer. On reaching Vladi-
vostok he was well treated. He started
Tor Siberia, meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. Hardy boarded a vessel for
Amur. Hardy showed the princess his
experiences as a rifle shot. The steamer
was stranded. The princess and her
maid were attacked by Chinese. Hardy
saved their lives. The princess thanked
Hardy for his heroism. Manchurians
fired upon the craft. Hardy slew their
chief Burning arrows were hurled upon
the Pushkin's decks. An attempt was
made to board the vessel.
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white as ghost, wringing her hands
and staring at the awful object
ooh, why does not the Virgin help
me? Why is not a miracle per-
formed?" she whispered, hoarsely.
Listen, my friend" she cried, grasp
ing Hardy by the arm convulsively,
could you not shoot so far? Could
you not put him out of his misery?"
"This is no place for you," said
Hardy, "come away. Come inside"
Il will go and pray for him." she
murmured, letting the American lead
her toward the cabin door. ~ have a
sacred icon with me. / will promise
the Virgin half my fortune If she will
save him!"
And now aneidea occurred to Hardy,
the application of desperate remedy
for desperate case. He had under
stood nothing Of the words that had
passed between the captain and the
crew, though there was no possibility
of mistaking their import. Why should
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Stenka that we should lose our wits
will kill us one by one. We must be
brave 1t is harder to stand here and
watch a comrade in torture than to
die with him. Do you suppose that If
there were the least chance of saving
him l would hold you back? Is there
here any man who will accuse me of
cowardice? No! If you go, it is who
should lead you. But l tell you we
could do nothing for poor Stenka, ano
that we should all be killed. Let us
rather pray for divine help and that
the Virgin will relieve his sufferings.
The time will surely come, in Gods
good providence, for your revenge,
and 1 promise that you shall feed it
fat"
Even as he spoke, the cross was
heaved on high, and Stenka doomed
upon it, very large and plain, in the
light of the sun, shining on the white
stretch of sand The general was
standing with his back against the
rail, the pistol in his hand. His voice
had been tender, but his eye was
stern and there was that in his man
ner which suggested accustomed COM
mand and the prestige of dozen IA
nous battles.
1t was critical moment, during
which the fate of all on board was at
stake.
For 10, 20 seconds. for half minute,
the men stood, grasping their weap-
ons, their muscles rigid, in various at
titudes of men about to rush into the
fight; and then the general conquered.
Several dropped their rifles Gathering
to the deck, and covered their faces
with their hands, sobbing. Some fell
on their knees and prayed, while 9th
ers, with pale faces and set teeth, re-
sumed the tasks on which they had
been engaged.
The Chinese, having finished what
they had to do, retired into the cover
of the woods, leaving that awful thing
there in the light.
Hardy turned away, his teeth chat
tering, sick, giddy with horror. His
eyes fell on the Princess Romanovna,
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screamed imprecations at those fiends,
engaged there in their horrid work.
One of the crew, mounting coil of
rope, addressed a few impassioned
remarks to his brethren, crying:
Come on, brothers, let us save poor
Stenka or die with him!"
Every member of the little band
shouted:
I'VE will save him or die with
him!"-and in a moment more all
would have been over the rail, had
not the old general drawn his revol-
yer and leaped before them, crying in
voice of thunder:
stop! The first man who attempts
to leave the boat will shoot through
the head!'-and so great was their
habitual respect for authority, that
they paused and regarded him in
dumb amazement.
What, my children" he said,
would we fall into a Chinese trap?
Those fiends there are crucifying poor
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hard Shot.

The number of Chinese who
emerged from the forest was surpris-
ing. There must have been 100 of
them, at least 20 of whom were
mounted. There could be no further
doubt as to their purpose in thus tor
turing Stenka, openly and in full sight
of the Pushkin. They hoped that his
comrades, maddened by the sight,
would rush to his aid Immediately, or
would fall into the trap later, believ-
ing that the Chinese had gone away
and left him there to suffer. So
great was their establishment now.
when they realized that only one per
son was coming to Stenka's rescue.
that they ceased shooting and stood
staring in wonder. And still Hardy
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him, when Romanoff kicked him in
the face, knocking him backward,
and, snatching a gun from one of the
Bouriats, pinned the man writhing to
the deck. So firmly was the steel
blade imbedded in the planking that
the combined efforts of two men
were needed to pull it cut again.
The fight was over. There was no
further danger of the Chinese return
ing to the attack that night, If at all.
They had been taught a terrible les
son, though with considerable cost,
it must be confessed, to the defenders.
One of the Bouriats was dead, cleft
deeply at the base of the neck from
blow with two-handed sword,
Smulders was wounded in the head
by cash that caused the blood to
flow over his cheek. His clothing was
copiously stained. Romanof, it was
found, too, had received thrust in
the leg, of which he made light, but
which was bleeding profusely. The
general ordered him below
While the men were washing down
the decks. Hardy went into the
passage leading to the cabins. He
wished to reload his rifle, and pos
sibly get little sleep. He wondered
how the princess had Jared during
these terrible moments of uproar and
carnage.
Her cabin door was open and he
saw her within, comforting her maid
and Smulders' Julia, both of whom
were in Mysteries. The two girls,
clasped in each others arms, were
lying on a berth, with blanket
drawn over their heads, sobbing and
praying,
1--WE have driven them off, madame u
announced Hardy. 81 think there is
no further cause of apprehension at
present" The princess, leaning over
the girls, pulled the blanket from
their heads, and made them under.
stand that the enemy had fed.
81 had no fears of the result" she
said simply, with such heroes on
board" Her face was pale, but it
flushed and her eyes flashed as she
cried: "Oh, why am not man, that
might have helped you?"
you have helped us a thousand
times more by giving us such a cause
to fight for" replied Hardy, earnestly.
You are good at making pretty
speeches to women" said sneering
voice behind him. 81 must tell her
highness of the effect which they
produced in Japan"
Hardy turned and beheld Boris Ro
manoff towering in the passage be-
hind him.
But he is wounded, my brave
Boris!" cried the princess, as Roman
off entered the room, limping painful
ly. AS the princess sprang anxiously
to her cousins side and assisted him
to a couch, Hardy turned away and
went to his cabin.
She had not been able to under.
stand her cousins remark, reflected
Hardy, as he had made it in English.
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a stretch of yellow water, cleaning
like gold in the bright rays of the
early light, and, farther away, the
dark green of the interminable 81
berian forests. 1t was peaceful
scene, with nothing in it suggestive OF
the dreadful conflict of the night. The
corpses of the slain were even now
miles below, floating on and on by
Cossack villages and stretches OF
Manchurian woodland, proclaiming
with mute tongue that another con-
flict had taken place between the
Slav and the Mongol. and with the
usual result. Hardy went on deck and
there beheld solemn and affecting
scene. The dead Bouriat lay on bier
improvised of two benches, with a
cross on his breast. The general, the
princess with her maid, and his COM
rades, with uncovered heads, stood
by, while the captain read the burial
service. All were weeping.
The simple service finished, the
dead soldier, just as he was, in his
hiSu OOObo anu iuuCut bAOOu
uniform, and with the rude wooden
cross tied to his breast, was lifted
and consigned tenderly to the water,
to float on and on in tireless but
vain pursuit of those other corpses,
some of which he himself had sent on
their long, sad journey to the sea.
Hardy saluted the princess gravely.
and would have passed her by, but
she detained him.
Have you noticed" she asked,
that the forests are on fire." He
looked. 1t was true. A dense cloud
of smoke was rolling up from be-
hind a long ridge that ran parallel
with the river, but no flame could be
seen as yet. Half an hour later the
wind shifted and blew directly from
the fire, bringing the acrid smell of
smoke to the nostrils of the people
quarantined on the Pushkin. The fire
columns were evidently advancing up
the hill, for soon trees began to burst
into flame here and there along its
crest
And now the Manchurians appeared
again, on their own side of the river,
as before. They could be plainly seen,
as the distance was in reality not
great, and their dark forms stood out
distinctly against the strip of white
sand that stretched between the
woods and the river. They were ma
king preparations of some kind. The
general brought his field-glass end
studied them carefully. There was
no doubt that they were digging a
hole, but for what purpose, it was i'm
possible to tell.
The Chinese did not leave their in
tentions long in doubt, for they
brought a huge cross out from the
shadows of the forest, and a strug-
Cling prisoner, whom they cast down
on the earth and proceeded to nail tn
the cross. The general turned to
Hardy with white, drawn face.
"Stenka" he groaned.
Yes, there was no doubt of it. The
unfortunate Pugacheff had been cap
tured and was now being crucifed in
plain sight of his comrades. The eff
feet upon the latter, as soon as they
comprehended. was indescribable.
They seized their rifles. they shook
imDotent fists at the shore and
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Figure on the Cross.

When Hardy awoke in the morning,
the sun was shining against his open
cabin window. He looked out and saw
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-09-01
got His Goat"

Sitting at a table in a Broadway
cafe, a well known turfman a few
nights ago told how the phrase "got
your goat" originated. He said it
was borrowed from the race track
stable. He said that it had been the
custom of many trainers to place a
goat with a thoroughbred in train
ing for a race. The diversion that
the goat furnished the horse was
supposed to play a great part in
balancing the animals tempera-
ment. When the time for the race
was near at hand great care was ex-
ercised TO prevent the horses friend
from being stolen by hangers-on
who figured thus to unnerve the
racer. The loss of the goat has been
known to worry a thoroughbred
enough to make him lose a race,
and SO it came to be said that when
a horse failed to perform up to ex-
pectations somebody had got his
goat.-New York Sun.
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The Gesture LANGUAGE.

Gesture, or sign, language was
beyond doubt the earliest form of
the communication of ideas. Long
before there we're such things as
words men talked to each other by
means of well understood signs.
There are still tribes of men in
Australia and the islands of the
southern seas, as well as in dark
est Africa, who when they wish to
exchange ideas at night are obliged
to build a fire so as to see by its
light the gestures that are their
only means of mental intercom-
munication. To this day the sign
language is found useful even
among highly advanced peoples.
When you cannot make a man un-
derstand your words you can often
times get along with him fairly
well by making motions. New
York American.
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How Il Came There.

Now, in the beginning Justice was
vide awake and kept a strict eye on
everybody, the result being that no
evildoer escaped punishment.
One day, however, she said to
Mercy:
Sister, | am weary, but l cannot
sleep. Will you tie a soft bandsge
yer my eyes so | can keep them
closed? ! want to take a nap"
Il WILL" replied Mercy, "on con-
dition that you promise to let it re-
main there till ] take it off,"
Il promise" said Justice.
Then Mercy tied the bandage
yer her eyes. as requested, and JUS
tice lay down and went to sleep.
The next day she awoke and said
Sister, | have finished my nap.
| think | will take off this band
age"
"Nay," said Mercy. did you not
promise to let it stay until | took it
Of"
Il did"
Swell, YOU wait awhile"
And Justice is still waiting.
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HEAT AND COLD.
The MoleeuIe In Motion and the Mole
cuIe at Absolute Rest.

Though all know that heat is en-
ergy and can be converted into me-
chanical energy, the conception as
to the nature of heat is not so gen.
eral. Just what happens to a body
when it becomes hotter or colder ?
Most people are content in saying
hat the body gains heat or loses it.
1t is a well established fact that
bodies are made up of very small
particles called molecules. For all
temperatures we are able to pro-
duce these molecules are found to
be in a state of very rapid motion.
If a piece of iron is heated we see
hat it expands, but no weight is
added to it. How, then, can it pos
sibly get larger? The conception is
that the molecules are made to 90
faster than before, consequently
striking one another with greater
force and showing the outermost
molecules away; so finally all of
them are at greater distances apart
and the body is measurably larger.
This can be proved, for, although
we cannot see the spaces between
the molecules, we can force certain
gases through a hot body that will
not go through the body cold. If
when "A body becomes hot the mole
cuIcs go faster, and that is the only
change we can see, we are justified
in concluding that heat is nothing
but the energy of a moving mole
cule-in other words, simple me-
chanical energy of the molecule.
Just as we can turn a wheel by
means of our mechanical energy we
can make a body hot by means of
molecular mechanical energy.
When is "A body absolutely cold,
then: When, and only when, the
moIccule is not moving at all. This
state of affairs takes place at what
is known at absolute zero of tenn
pcrature. which is 273 degrees be-
low zero centigrade or 459 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit. Nothing
can get colder than this tempera-
tire, for GOODNESS is simply an alb
scnce of heat, and, as heat is merely
the energy of a moving molecule,
if the molecule is at rest it contains
no energy.-St. Louis Republic.
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vENTRIL0oUlsM.
Il 10 Not q Gift, but Simply . Matter
Of STEADY Practice.

Ventriloquism is q curious illu-
sion. There are two erroneous pop
ular notions regarding it. One is
that it is a special gift ~unattainable
by ordinary mortals and the other
that the ve~ntriloquist produces the
sounds he utters from his stomach,
as the word appears to signify, and
throws" them this way and that as
he pleases.
As to the first point, any one can
learn to ventriloquize who is willing
to work at it hard and long enough,
and regarding the second point the
fact is that no man a produce yo-
cal sounds otherwise than with his
larynx. 1t is simply a matter of
cheating the ear. The performer
needs only a facility in speaking
without moving his lips and a little
skill in misdirecting the, attention
of the spectators in order to sue
cessfully mislead.
Ventriloquism was known to the
Egyptians more than 5000 years
ago and is said to have been much
used by priests of old to make the
oracles talk and for other miracu-
lous purposes. The simplest ventri-
loquial trick for the beginner to try
is performed by going to the door
of a room full of people and, open
ing it slightly, thereupon conduct
ing a conversation with an imagi-
nary person in the hallway. The
deception can be made effective if
well carried out.
One day upon entering a room in
a big office building l found a red
faced man conducting a violent
quarrel through a speaking tube
with somebody five floors higher.
His own remarks we're loud and
fierce, and the replies were family
audible. | was not a little surprised
to find such a thing going on, and
it was not until afterward that I
learned that the red faced man was
doing the whole conversation
Philadelphia Ledger.
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OF the quaint marriage customs
still surviving in old English and
Scottish families one concerns the
Dukes of Atholl and their heirs.
The duke always carries his bride
across the threshold of Blair castle,
it being in accord with an ancient
tradition that it is unlucky for a
bride to enter in the ordinary way.
But this is only one Of the many
quaint old feudal customs that are
observed upon this estate, which
the Duke of AtholI holds from the
crown by a strange tenure. Upon
fear of forfeiture the owner has to
present his sovereign with a white
rose whenever he or she visits the
castle.
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Wanted More.

A hvpochondriac friend of a Nan
tasket man. who was visiting the
latter's place on the coast of Massa-
chusetts. imagined that he was de-
irving some benefit by reason of the
sea water he was drinking. One
dav as the two strolled along the
beach the hypochondriac said to his
friend:
.'Dick, this sea water is really
helping my dyspepsia. I've already
taken two glasses of it this morn
ing. Do you think | might take a
third?"
WELL; returned the friend, with
a gravity equal to that of his friend,
IL don't think a third would be
missed, Tom.'-Lippincott's.
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A Great Painter Surprised.

Meissonier. the great French art
ist, used to relate the following in
cident with great gusto:
One day, while walking in a pro-
vincial town where he was un-
known, he entered a coach builders
establishment and began negotia-
tions for the purchase of a dogcart
which had taken his fancy.
at is elegant enough" said the
artist, ''but it is very badly painted
Judge of his surprise when he re-
ceived the following answer deliv-
cred in a contemptuous tone:
eff you don't like it paint il
yourself and then it will be sure to
look NICE"
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A Lost p.tIent.

The old family physician being
away an a much needed vacation,
his practice was intrusted to his
son, a recent medical graduate.
When the old man returned the
scrHasterr otssli -'Kf I'LL. Smons other
things, that he had cured Miss Fer.
guson, an aged and wealthy spin
ster, of her chronic Indigestion.
&%-+Esei -the-yd-dUcfut,
sI,n pscad ek-ysa: but Miss Fergu-
sons indigestion is what put you
through college" -Everybody's.
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was done.

Clint Crattree and family and the
Misses StraCton arrived home this
week from their automobile tip
through Minnesota. While gone,
they VISITED both Minneapolis, and
Duluth,
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The summer vacation comes to a
close this week and Monhay morn
ing the old school bell will summon
the youngsters for another nne
months. With the corps of teachers
engaged for this year, the Miller
schools ale certain of a succe ssiu
years work.
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Additional Local

Harry G.. Ruckle has opened up a
pantatorium UPSTAIRS. four doors
rorth of Henshaw Hotel. Give him
Il call.
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The well crew have now reached d
depth of about 1850 feet in the new
city well. The contractors are dig
ging at their own expense, as the
city ordered the work stopped when
at about 1900 feet. but the romnany
hopes to strike a better flow by go
ing on deeper.
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For Supt. OF Schools

| hereby announce myself d candi-
date for Supt. of Sch OILS on the In
dependent ticket. Please vote for
me at the November election
Juniatta Watson, Miller, S. D..
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Z. l.. Miller has sold his photo
graph gallery to MIR G. w. Cross, of
Can ION Falls, MINI. Mr. Cross will
take immediate possession OF the
business. Mr. Miller and wife ex-
pect To 90 to California in October.
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Mrs Irene Parke wishes to an
nounce her Millinery Opening on
Sept -2.3-191O at the Millinery Par
lor. Over Gazette Big.
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Mrs J. D. CasserIy and family ar
rived TUESDAY, from VayIand and
have located in one Of the Crabtree
houses. Mr. Casserly has taken
possession Of the A. c. knudston
store which he purchased last week
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MISS Nellie Potter came down
from Pierre last week to spend a
few days with her sist r.. Mrs VIM.
Spain. Miss Potter has severed her
connection with the Pierre store and
will begin work again in Huron.
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A fire alarm was sent in Monday
afternoon from CT. Fl. Bottcher's ice
house and barn, west of McCarl's
livery barn but the blaze was put
out before any material damage
was done.
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Seth Wilcox and family departed
Monday for TrIpp county to visit
with his brother, Mark, going over
land in their auto. From there,
Seth and Mark expect to go on down
to Arizona on a business triD.
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A V. Vinegar is receiving a visit
from his father, from Fayette Co,
Iowa. Mr. Vinegar has not been
here before for twenty years and Of
course notes many renarkah q
changes in the development of the
county.