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garet's beauty l saw scant trace, l
own, but in those days my eyes were
blinded by the signs of overwork and
insufficient nourishment that marred
her young features, by the hopeless
dowdiness of her garments.
Abruptly she moved swiftly to her
fathers side and slipped her hand into
his. What is it. father" she repeat
ed, eying Colonel Bohun coldly.
why, Betty" he said, tremulous--
why, Betty, your grandfather here
has been kind enough to offer to take
you and educate you and make a lady
of you, and-and we were just talking
it over, dear-just talking it over"
DO you mean that" she flung at
Bohun.
He Strengthened up and held himself
well in hand. rs it the first you have
heard of it?"
Yes" She looked inquiringly at
her father
"Whv didn't YOU tell her." Bohun
persisted harshly Were you afraid?'
No" Sam shook his head slowly.
"I wasn't afraid, but it was unneces-
sary. You see, Betty, Colonel Bohun
is willing to do all this for you on sew
eral conditions. You must leave me
and never see me again. You mustn't
even recognize me should we meet up
on the street. You must change your
name to Bohun and never permit
yourself to be known as Betty Graham.
Then you must
Never mind, daddy, dear" said the
girl. That is enough. l know now
l understand why you never told me-
It's impossible. Colonel Bohun knew
that when he made the offer, of course.
He made it simply to harass you, dad
dy. It's his revenge"
And that's your answer, MISS
snapped the colonel, livid with wrath.
"I would not" she told him slowly,
accept favor from you, sir, if l were
starving"
Bohun drew himself up. Then
starve," he told her and walked out
of the shop.
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run by an electric motor, can be made
to serve for the simultaneous instruc-
tion of so to 100 birds.
Cockatoos, a species Of parrot ex-
clusively Australian. are not usually
good conversationalists, but now and
then one Of them Is first-class talker.
The writer as boy used frequently to
go to see a cockatoo in Philadelphia
which was quite celebrated. His
grandmother often visited the same
bird when she was little girl, fact
Interestingly illustrative Of the longev-
ity Of parrots. which undoubtedly live
In some instances for century, being
among the longest lived Of all animals.
writer's boyhood Of an instrument
dealer named Madeira on Tenth
street, New York, called itself Crocky.
and would say "How-do-do?" and
"Good-by" and a good many other
things, some of which at all events
1t seemed to understand the meaning
Of very we'll
Ingenious reed organs are used for
teaching bulfinches, starlings and
canaries. Whole books Of music, in
fact, have been written for this ex-
elusive purpose. The musical instruc-
ton Of birds by such methods Is con-
Hartz mountains Of Germany. A
well-trained bulfinch can whistle sew
eral such songs as "a Life on the
Ocean Wave" clear through, and II in
terrupted 1t will take up the tune
where it left off. But this obviously
Is matter very different from the ut
terances or imitation of words.
Nelson r. Wood, of the Smithsonian
institution, Washington, who is doubt
less the foremost authority on this
subject In the United States, asserts
that chickens and turkeys have more
to sly for themselves than any other
known birds-not because they have
been so long domesticated, but for the
reason that they are exceptionally
gifted in the conversational line. This,
of course. has to do with their own
native language, and Is an affair al
together different from the imita-
ton Of human speech.
The ROSTERS crow at night says:
I'm on guard. All Is WE'LL" A IA
vorite remark of his is: Here's a
worm. Come and get It," Who is
there that is not familiar with the
manner and intonation Of that barn.
yard remark?
AS takers parrots have q much
higher reputation than chickens, simp-
ly because they are imitators. Barn.
yard fowls. though such close COM
panions Of man, do not mimic his
speech. Ducks are inferior CONVEX
sationalists, but turkeys possess a vo-
cabulary hardly less extensive than
that Of chanticleer and his wife
New York World.
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Bessie's response is inaudible.

We'll" Josie continues, I'm simply
not going to send them out until
meet him. Father said l could give
it a week from Saturday, but l won't
unless
Bessie interrupts again inaudibly.
"Of course I could do that, but If
just said Miss Carpenter and guests
that nosey old Homer Littlejohn d
think l meant him, too, and if l only
said guest it'd look too pointed. Don't
you think so?"
To my relief they pass from hearing,
and l feel for my pipe for comfort.
Anyway, l never did like Josie Lock-
wood. Smoking, l mediate on the
astonishing power of personality. Here
is Mr. Nathaniel Duncan no more than
a fortnight in our midst (the phrase Is
used callously as something sacred to
country journalism), and, behold, not
yet has the town ceased to discuss him.
The control he has over the local mind
and imagination is certainly wonder
full. the more so since he has appar-
emily made no effort 20 attract atten-
tion-rather, should say, to the con-
trary. Quiet and unassuming he
goes his way, minding his own busi-
ness as carefully as we would mind
it for him, with all the good will in the
world, if only we could find out what
it is. But we can't leave him alone.
Tracey Tanner interrupts my mus
ings.
Hello" he twangs, like a tuneless
banjo.
"'Lo. Tracey" This lofty and blase
greeting can come from none other
than Roland Barnette.
Where you goin'?"
over to the railway station"
What for?"
"To give you something to talk
about I'm going to send a telegram
to a friend of mine in Moo York"
Jaw, you amt the only one can send
kilograms. Sam Graham sent one just
now"
He did"
"Uh-huh. l was sort of hangin
round when he came in, and I seen
him send it myself
Sam Graham telegraphing! Do you
know who to, Tracey?" ROland's su-
periority is wearing thin under contact
with his curiosity. This surprising bit
of news makes him distinctly more
affable and inclined to lower himself to
the socal level of the son Of the livery
stable keeper.
AS for myself, am inclined to lean
out of the window and call Tracey up
lest he get out of hearing before I
hear the rest of it. Fortunately I am
not thus obliged to compromise my
dignity. The two are at pause.
Gimme a cigarette and I'll tell you."
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CHAPTER N-COlllllluSu.
l looked to Graham. and he followed
the direction of my gaze to the work
bench, where Sam stood with his back
to it, his worn hands folded quietly
before him. He seemed a little whittier
than usual, thought, and perhaps it
was only my fancy that made him ap-
pear to tremble ever so slightly, for ne
was quite calm and self possessed-so
much so that l realized for the first
time there was another man in Rad
Vile besides myself who did not fear
old Colonel Bohun.
I'm here, colonel" he said quietly.
What is it you wish?"
The colonel swung on him, shaking
with passion. But he held his tongue
until he had mastered himself some
what. a feat of self restraint on his
part over which marvel to this day.
You know well, Graham" he said
presently. You got my letter-the let
ter 1 wrote you a week ago?'
Yes" said Sam, with start of COM
prehension. Yes, got it."
Then why the devil man, don't
you answer it?"
Sans apologetic smile sweetened his
face. Why" he said haltingly, I'm
sure meant no offense; but, you see,
I'm a very busy man. l forgot it"
The devil you forgot it! Dye eX-
pect me to believe that, man."
I'm afraid you'll have to-"
Bohun was speechless for a moment,
stricken dumb by a second seizure of
fury. But again he calmed himself.
Very we'll; I'll swallow that inso-
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a team and the expense of the team,
were $13,495.11, a sum much greater
that Mr.. Hampton supposed. OF that
amount about $3.250 was for rent,
maintenance and building of rifle
ranges. You close the shooting year
with $1,47S.59 of that fund in your pos
session. There is, therefore, no lack
of money even when you drew pay for
rank at every rife practice camp, when
Gen. Boyd did the same thing at two
camps, Col. Brock at two camps, when
at least two other officers, a major and
a captain, I believe, were paid for at
tendance at two camps, and when two
weeks were consumed at Yorkville in
allowing less than hundred men and
officers to practice.
The pay of the 10 or 90 men on the
Camp Perry team aggregated $2,O75.36,
of which Gen. Boyd, Col. Brock and
yourself drew down about $3.50. l as
sert without hesitation that a compe-
tent coach-and one is readily employ
ed from among experienced rifemen In
the north-to work with the rihemen
in this state and accompany the team
to Camp Perry would add more points
to the score than the requirement for
the team Of the two finest shots IN
America. In occupying the post OF
stand in the teams way, you contri-
butte toward holding it down. Col.
Brock had as little warrant to be
"spotter." In attending the shoot. for
s1667 a day, Gen. Boyd deprived the
fund of that much money, but was not
a figurehead where an expert was sore
ly needed.
In your statement to the Record you
say you have vouchers for every cent
expended and authority for every act.
None that know Of has questioned the
correctness of your accounts; as for
the authority" according to Gen.
Boyds recently published statement,
you have more than once got retrOac-
tive orders from Col. Brock.
Colonel, since you make point or
mentioning $437.50 as your pay this
year as United States disbursing off,
Ger, lin connection with rife practice,
Is it pertinent to inquire the total
value of the post Of disbursinS officer
when he is a lieutenant colonel and
attends all encampments? Was 1t this
year more than three times, or as much
as five times, $437.50?
Yours very truly,
William E. Gonzales.
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lence for the present.

lence for the present.
1T wasn't meant as such, l assure
Don't interrupt me. D'you hear?
I've come for my answer. Yes, I've
come down to that, Graham. If you
can't accord me the common courtesy
from your mouth"
Sam nodded thoughtfully. "Mebbe,"
he said, you forget you have failed
to accord me the common courtesy of
any sort of communication whatever
for twenty years, Colonel Bohun.
Even when my wife, your daughter,
died you ignored my message asking
you to her funeral"
BE SILENT" screamed the colonel
DO you think I'm here to handy words
with you, fool? l demand my an
swer.'
And as for that" continued Sam as
evenly as if he had not been inter-
rupted. your proposition was so pre-
pOsterous that it could have come only
from you and deserved no answer.
But since you want it formally, sir,
it's no."
For a moment feared Bohun would
have a stroke. The back of the chair
| had Just vacated and his stick alone
supported him through that dumb, ter
rible transport. He shook so violently
that | looked momentarily to see the
chair break beneath him. There was
insanity in his eyes. When finally he
was able to articulate it was in broken
gasps.
Il don't believe it," he stammered.
It's a lie. don't believe it. It's
madness. The girl wouldn't be so mad"
What is it, father?'
/ don't know which of us three was
the most startled by that simple ques-
tion in Betty Grahams voice. Sam.
at all events, showed the least sur
prise. The old colonel wheeled toward
the back of the store, his jaw drop
ping and his eyes protruding as though
he were confronted with a ghost-as. in
a way. he was Even had been struck
by that strange. heartrending similar
ity TO her mothers tone. and even l
trembled a little to hear that voice, as
it seemed. from beyond the grave.
Betty stood at the foot of the stair
case. Alarmed by the noise of the
colonel's raging. she had stolen down,
unh"ard by any of us. And in that
moment l realized as never before that
the girl had more of her mother in
her than lay in that marvellous repro
duCtiOn of Margaret Grahams voice.
As she waited there one detected in
her pose something of her mothers
quiet dignity. i'm her eyes more than a
little of Margaret's tragedy. OF Mar
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ITO be Continued. O..
The Ameer Was Ihorouuh.-

ne HfneeT was lnOrOu9n.-l mere
were some interesting episodes in the
life of Sir Charles Euan-Smith.
One" in the market place of an Af-
ghanistan town he was fired at by a
native. He lodged complaint with
the ameer who appeared to take no
notice of the incident. merely remark
ing. "ThatS all right" Sir Charles
complained again and met with the
same reply. He still thought that the
ameer WAS treating a serious matter
with less consideration than ii de-
served. hut thought it advisable to
say no more on the subject. About a
week afterward he was invited by the
amcer To ride with him. They rode
for some distance outside the town,
and they passed gibbet after gibbet.
At length Sir Charles said, Your high
ness has been busy of late" "Oh.
no. replied the ameer: they are
your little lot" He had seized the
members of the would-be assassin's
family and hanged every one of them.
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CHAPTER VI.

On my way back from my walk l
came across Duncan sitting on the
wall of the bridge. l introduced my
self to him, and we walked along to-
gether. Finally l asked him the rea-
son for his presence in the town.
I'm reading law, Mr.. Littlejohn,
that shall continue. In the meantime
shall keep my eyes open for job.
he answered AT any day, at any
amount, the opportunity may present
itself, the opportunity I'm looking for"
Probably you're right" l assented.
impressed as we turned a corner.
A young woman in a very attractive
linen gown was strolling toward us,
quite prettily engaged with a book
which she read as she walked, her falr
young head bowed beneath a sunshade
which tinted her face becomingly. She
gave me a shy smile and low voiced
greeting as we passed. Only my
knowledge of the young woman pre-
vented me from being blinded by her
engaging appearance.
That" said l when we were out OF
earshot. shows you what a furore
good looking young man can create in
a town like this. Josie Lockwood has
put on her best bib and tucker to go
walking in this afternoon on the off
chance of meeting you, Mr.. Duncan"
"Flattery note" he commented.
Who's Josie LOCKWOOD"
Daughter of Blinky Lockwood, the
richest man in Radville."
Ali" he said graphically.
l managed to hear much of Mir. Dun
can while myself was engaged in for
mulating an estimate of the young
man. He left the hotel and took mod
est accommodations at the house of
Hetty Carpenter. He engaged the
popular imagination no less than mine
own, although l was more intimately
associated with him as a fellow resi-
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l was enabled to keep pretty close
line upon his habits and movements
during the first fortnight of his stay
in Radvllle.
At home l saw him with unvarying
regularity at mealtimes and less fire.
quently after supper. Between whiles
he seemed to observe a fairly regular
routine. In the morning after break
fast he walked abroad for his health's
sake. In the afternoon and evening he
sequestered himself in his room Tor
the pursuit of his legal studies. About
the genuineness of these latter l was
long without a question. Having been
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bargains Tracey shrewdly. Lew Par
ker told me after Sam d gone"
The deal is put through promptly.
He was telegraphin' to- Got a
match?"
For once am in sympathy with Ro-
land, whose tone betrays his desire to
wiring Traceys eXasperating neck.
"Aw, he was only telegraphin' to
Gresham & Jones for some sody wa
ter sirups."
"Where'd he get the money!" There's
fine scOrn in Roland's comment.
Il dunno. but he handed Lew a five
dollar bill to pay for the message"
We'll, if Sam Grahams got any
money he'd better hold on To it instead
of buying sody water sirups. / guess
Blinky Lockwood II get after him
when he finds il out. He owes Blinky
a note at the bank, and it's coming due
in a day or two, and Blinky amt going
to renew, neither"
Sam seemed cheerful 'nough Any
how, it amt my funeral"
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Iured Into Bathinq.-In a railway

Lured Into Bathing.-In a railway
carriage chat the other day London
medical man told a good story which
had come within his own experience.
mother was frequently bringing
her child to him for treatment. but
the doctor could discover nothing
amiss except its need of a good wash.
She was certain the infant was suffer-
ing from some terrible complaint and
begged the doctor to do his best. He
prescribed a daily wash with the wa
ter i'm which potatoes had been peeled.
Never suspecting that this was merely
a ruse to get the child washed. the
mother followed the instructions to
the letter. Rosy cheeks appeared,
and a clean. healthy looking child
gladdened the mothers heart. She
sounded the doctors praises every
where and advised other mothers to
test the efficacy of potato water 1t
never occurred her that precisely
the same result would have followed
the daily application of soap and
water.
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dent at Hctty Carpenters. My pro-
fessional duties making their habitual
demands upon my time, | saw. it may
be. less of him than many of our pco-
pie. Certainly | learned less of his
ways from first hand knowledge. But
from my desk-its the nearest to the
window right above the postottiCe door
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COIumDla STATE, wednesday,.
The following letter furnishes an
other chapter in the Military Mud
die" in this state:
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-. T H E -.
FORTUNE HUNTER.
Novelized by Louis Joseph Vance
From the Play of the Same Name
by Winchel Smith -
CHAPTER V-Continued.

Copyrish 1910 by Louis Joseph Vance 9
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Well" Josie continues, I'm simply
not going to send them out until l
meet him. Father said l could give
it a week from Saturday, but l won't
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19

her crotcheting. This led to half an
hour of pleasant conversation. What
rays of sunshine such cultured wo-
man as this can shed over home
or even over a public house like this.
But she is one of thousand. Most
women when entering hotel or a
hotel parlor or dining room act as
though they must withhold all express
sions of cordiality unless In the pre-
sence of some known person or per-
sons. But what a dreary world this
would be If every one acted in this
way. Such conduct is not natural. 1t
is constrained. 1t is not christian. 1t
is not human. When two Americans
meet in Europe after an absence OF
months from their native land they
almost feel like embracing each other
they are SO glad to see an American,
though a stranger. IL We were cross
ing a desert alone, or a great forest,
and should meet a kindly person,
would we go by without word OF
recognition? Far from 1t. We would
at once begin to converse and would
consider ourselves NOSE fortunate thus
% meet.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19

removed keep in tight pit or vault,
so flies can not breed in it. Lye,
chloride of lime, or blue vitriol water,
crude carbolic acid, or any kind of
disinfectant may be used.
ITO clear rooms of flies carbolic
acid may be used as follows: Heat
shovel or any similar article and drop
thereon twenty drops of carbolic acid
The vapor kills the flies.
"a cheap and perfectly reliable fly
poison one which is not dangerous
to human life, is bichromate of potash
in solution. Dissolve one dram,
which can be bought at any drugstore,
in two ounces of water, and add a
little sugar. Put some of this solu-
ton in shallow dishes and distribute
them about the house.
"a spoonful of formalin or formal
dehyde in water, put into a quarter
of a pint of water and exposed in the
room, will be enough to kill all the
flies.
ITO quickly clear the room where
there are many flies, burn pyrethrum
powder in the room. This stupefies
the flies and they may be swept up
and burned"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19
TO SHAKE
OR NOT TO SHAKE.
Paris Agitated Over the Ques-
tion Of Clasping
Hands.

In Paris they have been seriously
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of forming
an misunderstanding society. Its
members, so it Is suggested should
only be pleaded to avoid this form
of salution during the summer months
But when once it is started it is be-
lieved, says the Londay Lady's Pic
torial, and sincerely hoped, that the
practice of grasping all and sundry
by the hand will be permanently dis
couraged.
There is a good deal to be said on
both sides. To have a hot and moist
hand clasp ones own on a day when
one is already suffering all that seems
possible from the heat is distinctly
trying to say the least. Even when
granted it is far from pleasant, when
the gloves appear to have melted on
the hands to come in contact with
others who are in similar condition.
Furthermore, there are many people
whose handshake leaves one with a
feeling of having touched a fish or
something creepy-crawly. One looks
forward to their clasp, if it can so be
described, with a positive sense Of
horror, and it is almost with difficult,
that one refrains from covertly WHIP
ing the hand after the operation.
1t would be a great relief in all
these circumstances to be able to avty
ciety, and to adopt the salute, which
it is proposed should take the form
of graceful wave of the hand in the
direction of the person introduced or
addressed. But there is this other
view of the matter to take into con-
sideration, that We should also lose
a great deal if We never experienced
the magnetism that can undoubtedly
be felt when one grasps the hands
of certain folks. The very way this
or that man or woman holds out the
hand is almost an index to his or
her character, and certainly the hands
can be made to speak Volumes" even
to strangers, if their owners are pleas
ant people. 1t would be regretable,
therefore, if the Antihandshake So
ciety got it all their own way. What
is to be wished is that We need never
salute in this fashion unless we so de-
sire.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19
Food Values in Vegetables.

The miligned onion belongs to the
lily family and contains priceless ele-
ments of health and nourishment, es-
pecially to nerves and blood. The
turnip also has medicinal and food
virtue, though it is not so nourishing,
containing, like cabbage, over 80 per
cent of water The yellow turnip is
considered a mild nervine. The UNI
popular carrot is almost midaculous
as blood purifier, and French wome
consider it as important as any cos
metic. 1t has, also, undreamed-of pos
sibilities of preparation. Calling thing
by other names sometimes helps mat
tiers, or make fashionable by favor of
the famous. In Ceylon they term okra
ladies fingers the vegetable mar
row of Europe is virtually the same
as our summer squash, but is used
to us, in unheard-of ways. Mr.. Luther
Burbank has improved the "pieplant."
and his new crimson winter rhubarb
is a wonderful thing. But in the or
binary type of these stalks there are
riches of oxalic and malic acids, the
value of which the physicians of the
world have always recogniZed.-The
Delineator.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19
One Chance to Lose.

Now that the Democrats are crow
ing over their prospects of winning the
congressional elections" said Repre-
sentative Butler of Pennsylvania, the
other day, according to the Popular
Magazine. 81 am reminded of what
good old Ike Hill, assistant sergeant
alarms of the House used to say on
the eve of an election. He was Demo-
crat through and through, but he was
philosophical Democrat.
When anybody asked him how he
thought the vote would go, he would
invaribly reply.
BY gosh | think we've got 'en.
II they don't buy us Off"