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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08

II had a fright" she admitted but
I don't see how you could know. I'm
very sure l didn't cry out"
mo, l heard nothing, no sound at
all. l Just knew, and so l came to
you as fast as l could. What was It
J that frightened you?"
Nothing at all, l imagine. was
sitting here on the ledge, looking at
that wonderful sky, and all at once
l found I was growing afraid. l didn't
know what 1t was about, at all, l sup
pose it was just because l was a little
tired and had begun to realize that l
was a long way from-from home. I
had come around the headland, not
really to look for more flrewood, but
in the hope that l might happen to
find a clue to where the stores are hid
den; and, as I said, suddenly 1t
seemed a long way back and began
to find myself afraid. And then, be-
ing afraid, well, l thought l saw
something moving up there behind the
rocks-something big, bigger than a
man, and whitish-yellow."
His eyes followed the direction In
which she had pointed, but could
make out nothing in the deep, vibrant
blue shadows.
That's likely enough" he told her
1T was probably a bear. II It was
we're in luck. I'll come back by ant
by and go cunning for him. But first
I'm going to take you-home."
She had used the word before, bu
, in what sense he was not entirel!
sure; and she had undoubtedly uset
1t not more than half consciously. A
any rate, when he said it now sh,
flushed a little, and 80 did he, an
their eyes, meeting, frightened SUD
, denly.
Silently he turned away from he
. and began furling up his wings, an
Q she helped him, as she had helpe
+ him that other time when he had trie
t to convince her that he was not
dream.
When 1t was done, they set OF
n slowly, in the deepening twilight, fC
d the hut.
e Its very good of you to walk dow
here with me-" she said, you VII
vt could fly"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER XIV.
The Red Bound Book.

By the time they had reached the
headland, the whole beach before
them was %enveloped in the sapphire
shadow of the cliff, and the little clus-
ter Of huts toward which they were
trudging was hardly distinguishable.
It was not until they had halved the
distance that the girl made out the
little plume Of r~ose-colored smoke that
floated above Philips newly construct
ed chimney.
But the next instant he laid a hand
upon her arm and, with the other,
pointed ~imperatively down the beach
toward the hut. whether you saw
him before, or not" he said, with &
short grim laugh, you can see him
now"
Looking where he pointed, she saw
a big, yellowish-white, ungalnly thing
come numbering round the corner o.
the hut, upon all fours.
"a BEAR" he said, "and a good BIZ
one. You're not to be afraid. This Il
really unmerited coed luck"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER XIll.-continued,

Suddenly he was flying downward,
as fast as gravity and his great wings
would take him. Drenched with the
sweat of a sudden terror, cleaving the
air 80 fast that the sound Of its whin-
ing rose to a scream through his taut
rigging. Down he slanted, seward
a little, past the end of the great head
land. Then, with the sudden exertion
Of all his strength, upon n lowered
wing, the other flashing high like the
stroke of a scimitar, in the curve Of
the shortest possible arc, he shot
landward, bounced, checked, and
alighted not far from the girl.
She had been seated upon a broken
ledge of rock when he had first caught
sight Of her. She was in act Of
getting to her feet when he alighted
not a half dozen PAGES away.
She had been pale, but her color
had come back now in a sudden surge
She was breathing unsteadily and hel
hands were clasped against heI
breast. "You-you mustn't fly likt
that" she said. IF you had been al
eagle, the way you wheeled and CAM
rushing down out Of the sky woult
have terrified me. l shut my eyes il
order not to see you killed"
He did not answer her at once, an
she, looking intently into his face
went on. you know it was danger
GUS. You thought yourself that 20
were going to be killed. I can Sc
the horror of It in your eyes,"
Then he got his breath. Your
safer" he questioned %unsteadily. "Yo
we're in danger, sudden danger, and |
terror at IL. That was what frightel
ed me-, that sudden knowledge. cam
down. fearing / should be too late"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
0YNoPsIs.

Philip Cayley. accused Of a crime OF
which he is not guilty, resigns from the
axmy in Disgrace and his affection for
bis friend, Lieut.. Perry Hunter, turns to
perfeots a flying machine. While soaring
over the Arctic regions, he picks up a
curiously shaped stick he had seen IN me
assassin's hand. Mounting again, he dis
covers q yacht anchored in the bay. De-
Scending near the steamer, he meets q
girl on an Ice foe. He learns that the
girls name Is Jeanne Fielding and mat
the yacht haS come north to seek signs
Of her father, Captain Fielding, an arctlc
explorer. A party from the yacht Is ma
king search ashore. After Cayley departs
Jeanne finds that he had dropped a Gu
rtously-shaped stick. Captain Planck ana
are in hiding on the coast. A giant ruff
man namedRoscoe, had murdered Fielding
ana his two companions, after the ex-
plorer had revealed the location Of an
took command Of the party, It develops
that the ruf1an had committed the muir
der witnessed by Cayley: Roscoe plans
70 capture the yacht and escape with a
owner of the yacht, about the visit Of the
eky.man and shows him the stick left BY
Cayley. Fanshaw declares that 1t Is an
Eskimo. throwing stick, used to shoot
darts; Tom Fanshaw returns from the
searohing party with q sprained ankle
Perry Hunter is found murdered and
Cayley is accused Of the crime but Jeanne
believes him innocent. A relief party goes
TO find the searchers. Tom processes his
love for Jeanne. She row ashore ant
enters an abandoned hut, and there finds
her fathers diary, which discloses the ex
plorer's suspicion of Roscoe. The ruff
nan returns to the hut and sees Jeanne
He is intent on murder, when the sky
man swoops down and the ruflan fees
Jeanne gives Cayley her fathers diar!
to read. The yacht disappears and RIOS
GOES plans to capture 1t are revealed
Jeanne's only hope is In Cayley. TIL
seriousness Of their situation becomes ap
parent to Jeanne and the sky-man,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
aMiDdIa ehe ecboed. aDid yon q

"Mindl" she echoed. ibid you g
/ wanted to do embroidery"
He showed her how the work va
be done, and in five minutes she
busily engaged at 1t. She had mo
to another bunk, a little further #
the fire, and he, with innocent artifl
had contrived that the big soft sic
ing-bag should be spread out unt
her.
Meanwhile he plunged into a 8
tematic search, through journal 9
maps. for the thing that was to ~
either life or death for them.
At the end Of an hour he looked
suddenly, an exclamation Of triuni
on his lips. But at the sight Of her
died out In a smile. She had slipT
down on the sleeping-bag, her he
Graded in the crook Of n arm. A
she was fast asleep.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER XIV.
.,a es" C j
Discoveries.

-aMdL@ ' g. &AAf TIA
Discoveries.
The sunlight Of another crystallip
day had made a path Of gold acros
the floor and half way up the wal
when Philip reused himself from whas
he had intended to make the merest
cat-nap on one of the hunks, and with
difficulty rubbed his eyes open. Tbs
SAVIOUR of something good to eat was
already In his nostrils.
Jeanne, with her back to him, was
bending over the fire, busy with the
breakfast. She heard him stirring.
and looked around.
"Oh, I'm sorry" she said. Il didn't
mean to bang that pan down that way.
l meant you to go on sleeping for
hours and hours"
Looking fairly at him as be sat
there on the bunk she saw his hands
clutch tightly over the edge Of IL;
saw the color go ebb.ng out Of hts
face and then come surging back
again. She had seen him do that once
before.
"Why-what's the matter, Philip
she asked.
TITS Just the wonder Of you" he
said slowly; "of waking UP to find you
here, busy about this home Of our
as if-as If 1t were all true. I've been
very deep asleep"
You'd better get ready for break
fast" she said, in a tone whose mat
ter-of-fact infection was a little exaG
gerated. It's nearly ready"
When they had finished, and while
they still sat face to face across the
board plank which had served them
for a table, Cayley leaned forward q
little and, smiling, asked a question.
Whats the secret, Jeanne? Your
eyes have been shining with mystery
ever since we sat down here"
She laughed. You're much too pen.
etrating. l didn't mean you ven to
dream there was a mystery to pene'
trate. But-well, it's time to tell you
now. any way"
She, too, leaned forward a little and
shook her head at him with a tanta'
LIKING air Of triumph.
you didn't find the thing you were
looking for last night IN fathers jour
nal-the place whore they hid the
stores, / mean"
"Oh, but l did," he cried. II only
: waited to give you time to eat a nee
, essary and sensible breakfast befor'
l spoke Of 1t. l had It on the tip o
, my tongue to suggest that we se
about finding It in good earnest, whel
= I saw in your eyes, that you had
mystery of your own"
1t was evident from the look il
Q those eyes now that she was both SUI
= prised and puzzled.
"You found 1t last night" she 81
y claimed. Found 1t in the journal
and then never went to look at It'll"
q (To BE CoNTINUED)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
Valuable Asset.

Learn to say mo" 1t will be Of
more use to you than to learn to read
Latin.-Spurgeon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
A Delayed Execution.

An eighteenth century execution on Remington common was stopped for a time owing to strange cause. On Aug. 19. 1763. two days fbefore the date of the execution, a heavy fog came over London. accompanied by thunder and lightning and torrents of rain. These conditions lasted for near ly forty-eight hours. and many people believed that the last day had arrived When the time fixed for the execution arrived the assembled crowd cried shame on the sheriff for hanging a man when the world was coming to an end. As he persisted in his prepara- lions they burst through the barriers and stopped the proceedings. shout ing that the culprit might as we'll wait a few minutes. when the grand sum- mons would come to all The sheriff had to obtain the assistance of force of soldiers before the execution could be carried out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
E. H. DILLON & co.


 Have you never felt the marvellous power of beauty in nature? If not yor have missed one of the most exquisite joys in life, says Orison Swett Marder in Success Magazine. was once go ing through the Yosemite valley. and after riding 100 miles in a stagecoach over rough mountain roads l was SC completely exhausted that it did noi seem as though 1 could keep my seat while we travelled over the ten more miles which would bring us to our des tnation. But on looking down from the top of the mountain caught glimpse of the celebrated Yosemite falls and the surrounding scenery just as the sun broke through the clouds. and there was revealed a picture of such rare beauty and marvellous pic. turesqueness that every particle of ia. tigue. brain flag and muscle weariness departed in an instant. My whole soul thrilled with a winged sense of sub nmity. grandeur and beauty which l had never experienced before and which 1 can never forget felt a spiritual uplift which brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Identity of Owners of
 Bridgeport & Danbury
 Railroad is Disclosed
(Contiued from Page 1.)

Rep. Bent said that might be so but it was an old gag for promoters of street railways to carry few loads of rails and railroad ties, dump them alongside roadway, for the purpose of giving the impression they intended to construct a street rail- way Judge Walsh explained that one reason that start had not been made on the Bridgeport & Danbury railway before this was because of the owners of that charter had been negotiating for the purchase of the Danbury & Bethel railway which com- pany has recently passed into it's pos session.
 He said the company has already spent $25,00O for material and the lay ing out of the right of way from Bridgeport to Danbury.
 Representative Lester O. Peck of Bedding, said he was heartily in fla vor of the route which the people of Bethel stood for
 He said the people of that town had been buncoed before by a rail- road, the New York and New Haven road, and they probably did not care to have that dose repeated. How ever he favored encouraging the pro- moters and was willing that the life of the charter should be extended provided they would agree to do a certain amount of work this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
DIED.

AUSTIN.-In Noroton, Ct, March 30, Jonathan Austin, aged so years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his son, William Ausrln, Stratford, Conn. on Sunday, April ?, at 2 pm. -Interment at Union cemetery.
 s 31 b KEATING.-In Newtown. Conn.,, Mar garet Keating, aged 21 years, II months, 27 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence at Hanover District, Newtown, Conn, on Saturday morning.
 S 30 b KIERNAN-In this city, March 2S, 1911, Thomas F. Kiernan, aged 40 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. $50 Lenox avenue, on Saturday, April 1, at S:30 a. m., and from St. Peters church at a. m.
 -Interment at St. MichaePs s cemetery. S29 s*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Bags and belts of suede leather.

'Tis a sensible as we'll as pretty fashion to have bag and belt of matching suede leather. The harmony that is secured is effective. There is something satisfying to the wearer in such a combl- nation.
 Suede leather belts, 3 inches wide, fitted with met al or self-covered buckle. Gray green navy brown and black,-5Oc to $1.
 Suede bags with oval gilt frames and long double han dies. Fitted with purse. Black brown gray green and blue, $1.5O to $3.
 Left of Main street door.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Mixed Emotions.

"A Bostonian tells of a clean. we'll set up young Irishman who formerly saw service in the British navy, but who is now engaged in business at the Hub.
 "When are you going to get freedom in Ireland, Johnr the Bostonian once idly asked.
 "The only way that we'll get free dom fin ould Ireland" said the Celt. will be if France an Russia an Ger many an Austria an maybe Italy-if they would all join together to give those blackguards of English a rare ould batin'. That's the only way, sir. we'll get home rule"
 Then as he looked cautiously about a twinkle of cunning was added to his expression. "An' the whole lot of 'em together couldn't do 1t. sir. Oh. it's the grand navy we've gotv'-Iippin- cott's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Qu,cn -,.. ~neap Lesal Work.

Quicn -i. ~n~ap LeSai Work.
 The French tribunal of commerce is presided over by a judge without jury. The plaintiffs lawyer argues his own case before the judge. simply to show that he has a case and the nature of it. The defendant does not plead. but if be can disputes the facts If the judge considers there Is no cast he dismisses the plaintiff. In the con trary case he appoints an assessor out of dozen chosen yearly of the towns reputed merchants to decide upon 1t The following day the assessor calls the parties to his room in the court. He hears each of them separately without any lawyers. Within fifteen minutes he gathers their documents and dis misses them Two or three days later he communicates his Judgment to the solicitors through the court. and the business is ended. The costs of law yers and the court fees come to about f6 side. The same case in England would take six months at least and cost no less than E15O for a claim of f5O.-London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Two t1.sIo.,c Dr,nks.

Sir Philip Sidney received his death wound before the walls of Zutphen op Sept. p. 1886. Parched with thirst be called for a drink. As he was putting the bottle to his mouth his eyes fell upon a desperately wounded soldier who as he was being carried past threw him longing glances (which Sir Philip perceiving took the bottle from his lips before he drank and delivered to the poor man with these words: Thy necessity is greater than mine.
 At the battle of Ravenna in 1512. when the allied Spanish and papal forces were defeated by the renowned Gaston de Folk. Dumolard. one of his captains. played a conspicuous part After a gallant charge. by which he bad driven back the enemy. he deter mined to publicly drink the health of his enemy's brave ally. Jacob von Empser. the leader of the 5000 Ger, man laSquenets. Wine was brought upon the field. and. having sat down. each hero filled his goblet. At that moment. while they were in the very act of pledging each others health. a cannon ball from the enemy's lines killed thePa both.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Soft clinging new pett1coats.

Splendid for wear meath the stylish close-fitting skirts are these new petit coats of Halcyon messaline. Both in fabric, and lines,a ,and style they are thoroughly in accord with the skirts they are to be worn with.
 Halcyon messaline is a soft fine fabric made of cot ton but so treated that it looks like messaline silk. Its colors are rich and it has a delightful luster; Is so soft and fine that it wins wom- ans favor in an instant.
 This fabric is made up in- to skirts with deep accorde- on-pleated hounce. Midway of that hounce is handsome embroidered band in soft tints.
 Foundation colors are gray rose tan navy green black and Copenhagen. Elm, broidery is just enough in contrast to be tasteful, $2 $$2 and $3.
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
DON'T
 WANT BARNUM
 AVENUE WIDENED

Several residents of Barnum ave nue from Noble avenue to East Main street, appeared at a hearing before the streets and sidewalks committee of the Common Council to voice pro- test against the proposed widening of the street. J. s. Wooster, A. J. Bo- dine, William Garrity, Fire Chief Mooney and w. T. Howes were among those in opposition. President Geo. M. Flames of the park commission informed the committee that trees on the north side of Washington park were dying and should be removed. Jerome Orcutt for the U. M. c. Co.,, said his company had no objection to the plan if it's fence could remain as it is. There was no opposition to widening the street from East Main street to Seaview avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Wear Resisting
 hosiery 25c.

Boys and girls may choose from three weights of Wear Resisting stockings at 9 cents. Whichever is chosen, that pair of stockings will give longer-than-usual ser vice.
 Wear Resisting stockings are knitted from yarns of special strength and suffi- cient yarn is put into each pair to insure their durabil- ity. The store specifics this gets what 1t specifies.
 Light medium or heavy weight. Spliced heel and toe. Deep pure black ,-25c.
 Silk-lisle stockings for children. Light and fine. Black tan and white. Knit ted with fine rib-25c.
 Left aisle. rear
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Value gloves.

Princess Victoria gloves are greatest value we know at their price. They sell for a dollar. By every stand ard, they are worth more.
 Fine firm soft strong lambskin. Tanned and dyed by folks who are among Frances most-expert. Gut by specialists. Carefully stitched and finished. AL ways to be counted upon for ease and good appearance. Two clasps overseam finish, in all the wanted colors, $1.
 Fine long gloves for even- ing wear:-
 12-button length.-$2.25.
 16-button length, ,-$2.75.
 Silk gloves of 16-button length have double-tip fin gers that add to their dura- bility and are finished with three rows of stitching upon back. White, pink, light blue, pongee, navy blue, champagne ,-69c.
 Chamoisette gloves; a fab- Tic that looks very like cha mois. Washable and dura- ble. 2-clasp or 16-button length,-50c.
 Center aisle, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

o'clock that night until after midnight he would not take water in any cir cumstances from glass. 1t was an ancient tradition in the chanceIlor's family that any one who set the legend at defiance would pass through seri Ous illness. If another tradition is true the observance of the family legend must have been a sofe trouble to the iron chancellor. for the Paris contem porary from which we take the fore going says that Bismarck not only loved war. but beer and wines, espe cially French wines. He was not averse to punch and grog, but on New
 Years eve grog was under the ban, for it contains water.-LondOn Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
The Tstmud,

The Talmud is the compendium of an. cient Jewish oral. or unwritten. law as distinguished from the Pentateuch. or written. law. Its origin is coevaI with the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonian captivity. 536 B c. Its compilation in Hebrew was be- gun by the scribes. and by their sue cessOrs the work was carried on till 220 B. c. The Talmud is a combina- ton of prose and poetry and contains two elements. legal and legendary. It's morality resembles that of the New Testament. and its philosophy reminds us very forcibly of that of the great Plato.-New York American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Good shoes for young folks at close profit.

We prefer selling a lot of shoes for young folks. There is no enjoyment in small volume of sales. A big quantity is the thing that counts. To insure tive are content with small profits. That position makes it pos sible to sell better shoes for boys and girls than are usu- ally sold at the price. And we are doing it.
 Into every shoe for young folks that is sold in this store, we put full value of material and skilled labor. Each one is for that reason, a good money's-worth.
 New ones for spring wear are ready now-and weath- ,er is very inviting for their immediate wearing. For girls, shoes of black and of tan leather. some in fancy styles, all of durabili- ty,-$1 to $2.5O.
 For children of ? to 8, many styles of fancy shoes as we'll as the sturdy black kidskin. Tan kidskin are finished with black or brown velvet tops. Some have white kid tops. And there are attractive little shoes of Russia calfskin, ,-$1 to $2.
 For boys, fine shoes of Russia calfskin in excellent lace shape. Splendid ex- amples of both style and comfort as well as good shoe-making,- -$2.50 to $3.5O
 Fine button shoes of pat ent leather for dress occa- sions, $2.5O and S3.
 Laced shoes of patent leather, several styles $1.75 to $3.5O.
 Calfskin button shoes, ex- ceptionallv dressy, = $2.5O and $3.
 Laced shoes, calfskin,- -$1 to $3.50.
 Wear Resisting shoes for boys. Special shoes of stout leather with soles of leather tanned by special process. Wonderful resist CTS of the strain a live boy puts on a shoe,-$2.5O.
 Main floor. rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Gamblino In Wood.

'"To most people my business would seem to be devoid of chances" said a dealer in fine woods. yet as matter of fact I know of nothing that is more of gamble On every log of wood we buy we take a chance that the inside is as good as the outside At recent auction of fine woods in London my partner and paid 5000 for mahog
 any log that looked all right so far as we could tell. If the inside was sound we stood to make a good profit, but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
Wells for new hats:

Delightful lot of veilings for wear with the new hats, Square and round mesh. Black, white, black-and> white,-25c to $1.
 White Shetland veilings, now very much sought,plain and fancy mesh,-5Oc to $1.
 Right aisle, front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
DARIE1N HAS TOWN
 ACCOUNTS SEARCHED
Especial from United Presso

Especial from United Press.)
 Darien, March 31-After three weeks work on the town books, expert &C., countants stated, today, that they would not finish their examination un- til April 10. Rumors of shortages and incompetency of the selectmen be- came so numerous, recently that the electors in town meeting decided to appoint an Investigating committee to go over the books.