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Miss Patricia Holbrook and Bliss Helen
Holbrook. her niece, were entrusted to
the care Of Laurance Donovan, a writer.
Eummering near Port Annandale. Miss
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined BY
bank failure had constantly threatened
her. Donovan discovered and captured
an intruder, who proved to be Reginald
gillespie, sutton for the hand of Helen
donovan saw Miss Holbrook and her ia
tn n,s,, meet on friendly terms. Donovan
man he supposed was Holbrook, but who
said he was Hartridge, canoe maker.
Miss Mis- Pat announced her intention OF
another hiding place. Donovan met Helen
IN garden at night. Duplicity. OF. Helen
was was, confessed by the young lady At
from the house. She met Reginald Gill
lespie, who told her his love. Gillespie
was confronted by Donovan. At the town
van, slipped q draft for her father into
the hand Of the Italian sailor. A young
lady resembling Miss Helen Hoibrook
Helen was thought to have been at home.
Gillespie admitted giving Helen $4,000 for
her father, who had then left to spend it.
night. She told him Gillespie was nothing
to her. He confessed his love for her:
Donovan found Gillespie gagged and
famous Italian and Hoibrook. He released
united love Tor Helen. Calling herself
Rosalind a voice" appealed to Donovan
for help. She told him to go to the canoe
makers home and see that no injury be-
fell him. He went to Red Gate
At the canoe-maleer's home, Donovan
found the Notwithstanding and Henry
Holbrook-who had fought each other, in
consultation. "Rosalind" appeared Ar
thur averted a murder Donovan return
ing. met Gillespie alone in the dead of
night On investigation he found Henry
Holbrook, the sailor, and Miss Helen en-
gagged in an argument. 1t was settled
and they departed. Donovan met the
real Eosalind. who by night he had sup
posed to be Miss Helen Holbrook. She
revealed the mix-up. Her father, Arthur
Holbrook, was the canoe-maker, while
Helen's father was Henry Holbrook, the
erring brother. The cousins, Helen and
Rosalind, were as much alike as twins.
Thus Helen's supposed duplicity was ex-
planned. Helen visited Donovan, asking
his assistance in bringing Miss Patricia
Holbrook and Henry Holbrook together
for settlement of their money affairs,
which had kept them apart for many
Gillespie and planned a coup. By making
Gillespie give number Of forged notes
to Rosalind, who he supposed was
Helen, SO closely did they resemble each
other, Donovan cleared the way for q
settlement Of the Holbrools troubles. Gill
lespie had possessed the only evidences
of the TIolbrooks disgrace. The evidence
Is securely hidden.
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Reach Mott September I.

Mott.-The advance towards Mot.
from the south on the Milwaukee line
was commenced in earnest Monday
May IL, when the steel crew laid it's
hrst rail which will eventually connec.
Mott from the south with the main
line OF the Milwaukee railway to the
coast. Right Of Way Agent Webster
makes the statement that the grading
and the bridges along the line is far
enough advanced so that the steel can
be laid without any hindrance to the
other construction crews, and will also
assist them in making better progress
with their work and thus assures US
that the road will be in Mott by the
first OF September at the very latest
and possibly before.
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moment looking out on the lake We
saw, far away toward the northern
shore. the Stiletto, that seemed just
to have slipped out from the lower
lake. The humor of the situation
pleased me; Helen was of there in
the sloop playing at being kidnapped to
harass her aunt into coming to terms
with Henry Holbrook, and she was
doubtless rejoicing in the fact that she
had effected a combination of events
that would make her fathers case IL.
resistible.
But there was no time to lose.
made Gillespie comfortable indoors
and sent lima to get the bag I had
asked for; and a few minutes later the
launch was skimming over the water
toward the canoe-maker's house al
Red Gate.
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FOR GOOD ROADS.
Program Has Been Issued for Meeting
Of State Association.


Fargo.-The official programme for
the North Dakota State Good Roads
association convention to be held in
this city Wednesday and Thursday,
June % and %, has been issued and is
being sent out over the state in great
numbers.
1t is expected that this meeting will
bring one of the largest crowds to
Fargo ever seen in the city. From all
parts of the state come letters of in
quiry showing that the people are TAX
ing great interest in the subjects to
be discussed. A. I. Hunter Of Grand
Forks is the president of the associa-
ton and Edward Litton of Devils Lake
its secretary.
The meetings will all be held at the
Fargo agricultural college armory,
which can accommodate an immense
crowd.
There will be continuation Of the
meeting by the grain growers depart
ment Of American Society of Equity Of
North Dakota, South Dakota and Min
nesota the next day, Friday, June "a,
and at this meeting matters pertaining
to the terminal elevator, better prices
for durum wheat, and the handling Of
the 1910 crops will be discussed by able
speakers.
The grain growers Of Canada are
now marketing their products cooper
atively and have consented to be rep
resented on the programme which will
be an elaborate one. All who attend
the good roads convention are earnest
ly invited to attend the grain growers
meeting.
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Survey Is Completed.

Burns.-The Northern Pacific Ry.
survey running from Edgeley, and
through Burnstad in Logan county and
Linton and Emmonsburg in Emmons
county, has been completed This line
VIII connect with the line now under
construction running west Of the river
from Cannon Ball through Mott in
Hettinger county and thence to con-
meet with the main line of the N. p.
at Forsyth, Mont. This will make an
important line and shortens the pres
ent main line by at least ninety miles
from the coast to the twin cities. Il
will have low grades and good roadbed.
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Identity 1. . Mystery,

Sherwood.-The authorities Of Ward
county are making an effort to locate
the relatives Of an eccentric bachelor,
who had been a resident of this section
for 20 years, but whose true name was
not known. He died recently appar-
emily without enough to pay for his
burial. but It develops that an estate
Of $1,000 was left The man before his
death spoke Of relatives in Iowa, and
the authorities are trying to find them.
The man told q strange tale OF run.
ming away from home at the age Of 1e
years. touring the west with gambler
who was shot and then Of coming to
North Dakota.
During his long residence in this Sec
ton he went under the name Of Daniel
Watts. He signed al legal papers with
Q sign, being unable to read OF write.
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VITAL STATISTICS
OF THE STATE FOR MONTH OF
MAY SHOW sToRK WITH
A SAFE LEAD.
BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS
eouiation Increasing Slowly and Surely
From Natural causes-Ward
County Leads With Eighty.
five Births.

Bismarck.-The North Dakota stork
made big gain over the grim reaper
during the month. of April. according
to the vital statistics gathered by the
North Dakota aboard of health.
OF the contagious diseases, there
were fifteen cases Of tuberculosis with
two deaths; eighteen cases of smallpox
no deaths; nine cases of typhoid fever,
with no death; twenty-one cases of
diphtheria, two deaths; 2S4 cases of
scarlet fever, three deaths; 2S4 cases
of measles, 70 deaths; sixtyt three cases
Of whooping cough, no deaths; eight
cen cases Of other infectious diseases
with three deaths.
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Gasoline Sale. are LARGE.

Beach.-M. H. Heath, agent for tho
Standard Oil company at this place.
sold 600 gallons Of kerosene and raso-
line to operators of power plow rigs
IN this territory in one day. And this
does not mean that this sale will be
his last sale for the season as daily
sales will run around the 1000 mark.
About fair average for oil per acre
through a seasons run will be four
gallons. so there ought to be turned
over in the neighborhood of 1900 from
this days sale.
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Insane Man Uses GUN.

r Minot -Jeorge w. Watson. trayei--
ing salesman from Mason City. lows,
in At Of insanity Sunday morning.
shot the colored porter in the Great
Northern depot q tWilliston and after
examination by the board Of Insanity
Of Williams county. was adjudsed In
sane and ordered taken back to his
home ct Mason City and turned over
to the authorities. The wound sus-
tanned by the colored man u not %.
ious.
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Another Farmers Elevator Burned.

Another Farmers Elevator Burned.
Ayr.-The Farmers elevator at this
place was burned Wednesday. The
building, contents and adjoining coal
sheds are a total loss The estimated
loss is about $4,000 more than the in
surance, which was slightly in excess
Of $4,000.
The fire started from mysterious
explosion in the building at midnight.
It might have been caused from dust.
There was high wind at the time,
and owing to the fact that the town
has no fire department. the citizens had
strenuous time to save the town.
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one Of the canoes for a morning pad
die; or, we will assume that she has
borrowed one of the Glenarm horses
as she has every right to do, for q
morning gallop, and that she has lost
her way or gone farther than she in.
tended. There are thousand expla
nations!"
But they hardly touch the fact that
she was gone all night; or that q
strange man brought note addressed
in Helen's handwriting to her aunt
only an hour ago."
"Kidnaped!"-and laughed aloud
as the meaning of her disappearance
flashed upon me!
Il don't like your way of treating
this matter!" said Sister Margaret lei
ly. "The girl may die before she can
be brought back"
mo, she won't-my word for It. Sis
ter Margaret. Please give me the
letter."
But It is not for you!"
"Oh, yes, 1t is! You wouldn't have
Miss Pat subjected to the shock of a
demand for ransom. Worse than that.
Miss Pat has little enough faith, in
Helen as it is; and such q move as
this would be final. This kidnapping is
partly designed as a punishment for
me. and I propose to take care of it
without letting Miss Pat know. She
shall never know!"
Sister Margaret, only half convinced.
drew an envelope from her girdle and
gave it to me doubtfully. I glanced
at the superscription and then tore It
across, repeating the process until it
was mass of tiny particles, which I
poured into Sister Margaret's hands.
Burn them! Now Miss Pat will un-
doubtedly ask for her niece at once.
I suggest that you take care that she
Is not distressed by Helen's absence.
It 1t is necessary to reward your
house-maid for her discretion" I said
with hesitation.
"Oh, disarranged He1en,s bed 40
that the maid wouldn't know!"-and
Sister Margaret blushed.
Splendid! can teach you nothing.
Sister Margaret! Please help me this
much further: get one of Miss Helen's
dresses-that blue one she plays ten
mis- in, perhaps-and put it in q bag
OF some kind and give 1t to my Jap
when he calls for it in ten minutes.
Now listen to me carefully, Sister Mar
garet: shall meet you here at IL
o'clock with girl who shall be, to all
intents and purposes. Helen Holbrook.
In fact, she will be some one else. Now
expect you to carry of the situation
through luncheon and until nightfall.
when ! expect to bring Helen-the
real Helen back here. Meanwhile.
tell Miss Pat anything you like. quot.
Ing me! Goodbye"
left her abruptly and was running
toward Glenarm House to rouse lima.
when bumped into Gillespie, who had
been told ct the house that I # was
somewhere In the grounds.
What's doing. Irishman?" he de-
Nothing, Buttons; I'm just exercis-
Ing. 7l3ss '77
His white dannels were g fresh a.
The morning, and he wore little biue
ZAP perched saucily on the side 81 his
head.
sl linked my arm In his ana ia tie
way toward Glenar1h House. Thera
40 much To 10 done before end
bring together tho varrinr me ,luu 800
81 thA house az Fi0lhrne,lr nmA fSiyi.s ssa;sS
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II want to see her-I've got to SCI
her!"
"Who-Helen? Then you'll have tt
wait a while, for she's gone for a pad
die or a gallop, I'm not sure which
and won't be back for couple O
hours. But you have grown too dar
ing. Miss Pat is still here, and YOU
can't expect me to arrange meetings
for you every day In the year."
1--WE got to see her." he repeated
and his tone was utterly joyless. 81
don't understand her, Donovan"
"Man Is not expected to understand
woman, my dear Buttons. At the ca
sino last night everything was as gay
as an octogenarian's birthday cake"
He stopped in the shadow of the
house and seized my arm.
"You told her something about me
last night. She was all right until you
took her away and talked with her at
the casino. On the way home she was
moody and queer-a different girl al
together. You are not on the square;
you are playing on too many sides OF
this game"
you're in love, that's all. These
suspicious and apprehensions are lead.
ing symptoms. Up there at the casino
with the water washing beneath and
the stars overhead and the band play.
ing waltzes, a spell was upon you both
Even a hardened old sinner like me
could feel it. I've had palpitations all
day! Cheer up! In your own happy
phrase. everything points to plus
II tell you she turned on me, and
that, you are responsible for it!"-and
he glared at me, angrily.
"Now, Buttons! You're not going
to take that attitude toward me, after
all I have done for you! I really took
some trouble to arrange that little
meeting last night; and here you come
with sad eye and mournful voice and
rebuke met"
I tell you she was different. She
had never been SO kind to me as she
was there at the casino; but as we
came back she changed, and was
ready to fling me aside. I asked her
to leave this place and marry me to-
day. and she only laughed at mel"
Now. Buttons, you are letting your
imagination get the better Of your
common sense. II you're going to take
your lady's moods so hard you'd better
give up trying to understand the ways
OF woman. It's wholly possible that
Helen was tired and didn't want to be
made love to. It seems to me that
you are singularly lacking In consider.
alton. But I can't talk to you all
morning; I have other things to do:
but II you will find a cool corner Of
the house and look at picture.books
until I'm free I'll promise to. be best
man for you when you're married; and
! predict your marriage before Christ.
mas happy. union Of the ancient
houses Of Holbrook and Gillespie. Run
along like a&good boy and don't let
Miss Pat catch sight Of ,you.''
Do ;you keep = goat. donkey or 4.
mule any Of themore ruminative AMI.
mails? he asked. with his saddest In:
tonation. Arr 81
he cook keeps 81 parrot, and
there's = donkey IN ono Of the pas-
tures. Z.
81 3 =. ood. Are his powers IS yocalixa-
ton nnilnpairo ~
First rate. sionally hear hiss
veaper hymn He's n good yoics ~
hen nay spas Is 70 him soul Sfo
c1l. Is & 4 I. lnd Tint 4 bors, lnyssl u, =.
sss climbed ts Il ttsps :tos u cool@
J i " IN 800
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CHAPTER xxll-contlnued.

II have been shot at In three Ian.
guages, and half drowned in others
and rewards have been offered for me-
Do you think I'm going down before q
mere matter of beaux yeux! Think
better of me than that"
But she is treacherous; she will de-
liver you to the Philistines without
losing a heartbeat"
"She could, Miss Patricia, but she
won't!"
"She has every intention Of marry
ing Gillespie; he's the richest man she
: knows!"
Il swear to you that she shall not
marry Gillespie!"
''She would do it to annoy me If for
nothing else."
took both her hands-they were
like rose-leaves, those dear slightly
tremulous hands!
'Now, Miss Pat-I'm going to call
you Miss Pat because we're such old
friends, and we're just contemporaries,
anyhow-now, Miss Pat, Helen is not
half so wicked as she thinks she Is.
Gillespie and I are on the best of
terms. He's thoroughly good fellow
and not half the fool he looks. And
he will never marry Helen!"
Il should like to know what's going
to prevent her from marrying him!"
she demanded as stepped back and
turned to go.
"Oh, I am, If you must know!
have every intention of marrying her
myself"
ran away from the protest that
was faltering upon her lips, and strobe
through the garden. I had just
reached Glenarm gate on my way back
to the boathouse when woman's
voice called softly and Sister Marga-
ret hurried round a turn of the garden
path.
"Mr. Donovan!"
There was anxiety In the voice, and
more anxious still was Sister Marga-
ret's face as she came toward me in
her brown habit her hands clasped
tensely before her. She had evidently
been watching for me, and drew back
from the gate into q quiet recess Of
the garden. Her usual repose was
gone and her face, under its white
colt. showed plainly her DISTRESS.
II have bad news Miss Helen has
gone! I'm afraid something has hap
pened to her." 81,
"She can't have gone far, Sister
Margaret. When did you miss her?''
! asked, quietly; but / confess that I
was hadlv ohakan NV cnnAdont +o1l,'
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Rocket SIGNAL.

Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in
the garden where they climbed high
upon filmy net, humming softly to
herself.
"A penny for your thoughts!"
challenged.
She shipped an imaginary flower
from the air in my direction.
Keep your money! l was not think.
ing of you! You wear, sir, an intent
commercial air; have you thread and
needles in your pack?"
1T is ordained that we continue the
game of last night. To-day you are to
invade the very citadel and deceive
your aunt. Your cousin has left with.
out notice and the situation demands
prompt action"
was already carrying the suitcase
toward the house, explaining as We
walked along together.
But was so successful last night
Was he really deceived, or did he Just
play that he was?"
He's madly in love with you. You
stole away all his senses. But he
thought you changed toward him un.
accountably on the way home"
But why didn't she tell him?-she
must have told him."
"Oh, I took care of that! rattle,
warned her against betraying us. And
now she's trying to punish me by be
ing kidnapped"
Rosalind paused at the threshold
gathering the stems of the sweet pea,
in her hands.
DO you think" she began, edo You
think he really liked mel mean the
real me?"
Like you! That is not the RICH,
word for it. He's gloomily dreaming
of you-the real you-at this very mo.
ment over at Glenarm. But do hasten
into these things that Sister Margaret
picked out for you. 1 must see you,
father before carry you of. We've
no time to waste, can tell you!"
The canoe-maker heard my story in
silence and shook his head. '
1T Is impossible; we should onl,
get into deeper trouble. I have no
great faith in this resemblance. II
may have worked once on young Gil
lespie, but women have sharper eyes. !"
But 1t must be tried!" I pleaded.
I'VE are approaching the end Of these
troubles, and nothing must be allowed
to interfere. Your sister wishes to see
you; this is her birthday"
so 1t is! So it Isl" exclaimed the
canoe-maker with feeling.
Helen must be saved from her own
folly. Her aunt must not know of
this latest exploit; it would ruin every.
thing"
AS we debated Rosalind Joined her
persuasions to mine.
Aunt Pat must not know what
Helen has done If we can help it." she
said.
While she changed her clothes |
talked on at the house.boat with her
father.
my sister has asked for meg"
Yes; your sister is ready to settle
with Henry; but she wishes to see you
hrst. She has begged me to find you:
but Helen must go back to her aunt,
This fraudulent kidnapping must never
be known to Miss Pat. And on the
other hand, ! hope 1t may not be nee
essary for Helen to know the truth
about her father"
Il dare say she would sacrifice nv
own daughter quickly enough" he
said.
No; you are wrong; do not be.
|ieve It! She is making no war on
you. or on her aunt! It's against me!
She enjoys contest; she's trying to
beat me-"
(To BE coNTINuED.)
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years. and also a. an alderman on tho
council OF the city OF Grafton. Dir.
Olson has also held numerous other
positions Of trust as member of diff
ferent boards Of trustees, being a
member of the board Of directors OF
the Grafton hospital, and one of the
trustees Of the blind asylum at Bath
gate; these matters are referred to
as evidence of the confidence which
his neighbors bestow and always have
bestowed on Gunder Olson.
In politics Gunder's independence OF
thought has prevented him from ever
being acceptable to the state machine
and therefore he has never been want
ed by the gang as candidate, though
ne has frequently been urged by his
friends and political associates to be-
come candidate for governor and
other state offices.
Mr. Olson has wide acquaintance
all over the state, and his personal
friends are legion; he is interested in
horse and cattle ranch in Mckenzie
county, and this and his other BUSH
neks interests keep him constantly
on the road; this has made him a
close friend Of the commercial travel
ers who are making it a point to
espouse his candidacy in every part
of the state. II Mr.. Olson is elected
state treasurer, there will be no Jug
Cling with the state funds, as at pres
ent, but every section of the state will
get "a square deal"