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The Irish standard., 1911-10-21

Your tale is quite interesting and
rather romantic. presume you yet
carry the papers with you as evidence
of its TRUTH"
III you refer to the dispatches, I do
not. sincerely trust they are already
safely deposited In the hands of the
one for whom they we're intended"
A malignant look crept into Bren-
mans face, and his Jaws set ominously.
"You will have to concoct far
better story than that, my friend, be-
fore you face Sheridan" he said in
solently, "or you will be very apt to
learn how q rope feels. He is not
inclined to parley long with such fell
lows as you. Bind his hands, men,
and take him out with you into the
road"
The two soldiers grasped me in.
stantly at the word Of command For
a single moment l braced myself to
resist, but even a. did 30 my eyes
fell upon Slight opening in the wall,
and l caught quick glimpse of Bum
gays face. his finger to his lips. Even
do 8o1cU Ill u6tOulBQIuCnt at Cnl8
sudden apparition. a lighter touch
rested pleadingly on my arm.
do not struggle any longer. Captain
Wayne" spoke Mrs. Brennan's voica.
gently. II will go to General Sheridan
myself. and tell him the entire story
I bowed to her, and held out my
hands to be bound.
Il yield myself your prisons1t
madam" I said meaningly, and not
unconscious that her glance sank be-
fore mine. II even imagine the bonds
may prove not altogether unpleasant
Brennan strobe between us hastily.
and with quick gesture to his men.
Bind the fellow" he said stern1y.
And mind you. sir. one word moro.
and they shall buck you az we'll. II
may be valuable for you to remember
that am in command here, however
I may seem to yield to the wish oe
Mrs. Brennan"
The Irish standard., 1911-10-21

II she doesn't get out Of the way I'll
give her something to jump for" And
he patted the stock of his gun.
Instinctively I drew my revolver,
and pushed it's black muzzle into the
light under Jed's nose.
Shall l give him q dose?' I asked
eagerly.
mot yit; O Lord, not yit!" he ex-
claimed, dancing from one foot to the
other in excitement. Let Their OIL
gal hev show. reckon she's good
fer ther whole three of 'em, less they
shoot"
Bill came up grinning. He evident.
~ anticipated some fun, and as he
reached out a grimy hand for the slab
Of bacon, took occasion to make some
remark. What 1t was could not hear,
but I noted the quick responsive flash
In the woman's eyes. and the next
instant with crash she brought the
iron skillet down with all her strength
on top Of the fellows head. Without
even a groan he went plunging down,
face foremost, in front of the fire. In
another moment she was battling like
a wild fury with the other two.
1t was quick, intense struggle. The
man near the door CHANGED to be the
first In, and he received blow from
the skillet that most assuredly would
have crushed his skull had he not
lodged; as 1t was 1t landed upon his
shoulder and he reeled back sick and
helpless. BY this time the fellow with
the red beard had closed upon her,
and wrested the skillet from her hand.
Struggling fiercely back and forth
across the floor, Maria tripped over
the body Of the dead do; and fell,
but as she did 30 her fingers grasped
the red beard of her antagonist. 1t
yielded to her hand, and bare OF face,
save for dark moustache, the man
stood there, painting for breath. above
her. Then suddenly. almost at my
very ear, a voice cried,
Frank! Frank! / am herei"
The Irish standard., 1911-10-21
CHAPTER TX.
In the Hands of the Enemv.

In the Hands Of the Enemy.
In the first surprise of that unex.
pected joyful cry ringing at my very
ears all my senses seemed confused,
and stood motionless. Then l heard
Bungay utter smothered oath, and
knew he had wheeled about in the
darkness. Unable to distinguish the
slightest outline Of his figure, l was
yet impressed with the thought that
he was endeavoring to muffle the girl,
to prevent her uttering a second cry
Impelled by this intuition flung out
my arm hastily, and by rare good luck
it came in contact with his hand.
None of that, you little curt" l NUT
tered sternly, unmindful of his efforts
to break away. "No hand on her,
mind you! Mrs. Brennan, what does
this mean?"
She made no attempt to answer, but
] could hear her now cropping her way
through the darkness toward the place
OF our entrance. Bungay detected the
movement also, and made violent
effort to break loose from my grip,
that he might hurry after her
You lit go O. me-" he cried ex-
citedly, Ger, by goll', Ill use knife.
She'll give this whole thing away ii
she ever gifts out"
For answer I hurled him backward
with all my strength and sprang after
the fleeing woman. But l was already
too late to stop her. even had that
been my intention. With strength
yielded her by desperation, she thrust
The Irish standard., 1911-10-21
"You have no fer Of them, then, ~

"You have no fer Of them, then!''
"Whut, me?" The little man sat
bolt upright, and glared fiercely across
the table as though he would resent
an insult. II list tell We. Cap, I
reckon thar amt no guerilla a goin'
ter poke his nose round yere less
he's lookin' fer sudden death; thar's
mighty few O. 'em amt heerd O. Jed
Bungay- Whut in thunder's Their
matter with yer gal?"
He stopped suddenly, and stared at
her; but before could turn about
in my chair one of the great dogs
began to growl savagely, and Maria
sprang forward and cuffed the surly
brute into rebellious silence.
cts hosses," she said harshly.
Likely as not it's Reds gang. Now,
Jed Bungay, yere's two lovely females
fer ye ter perfect"
AS I hastily sprang to my feet I
caught a fleeting glimpse out Of the
partially opened door, Down the steep
Of the hill road there was slowly NOV.
Ing toward US on foot q small party
Of perhaps dozen men, so variously
clothed as to make It evident they
were irregulars. Just ahead of them,
but on horseback, two others were
even then turning into the narrow
path that led to the house, attracted
probably by the smoke which
streamed from the chimney.top.
The Irish standard., 1911-10-21

more to the table, and sat down
beside her.
"You are Confederate, them"
asked. curious to know upon which
side his sympathies were enlisted in
the struggle. g..
He glanced warily at my gray
Jacket, then his shrewd, shifty eyes
wandered to the blue and yellow cav
airy cloak lying on the floor.
oval, jist don't know, Cap" he
said cautiously, continuing to eat as
he talked, las I'm much O. enything
in this yere row. First Their burned
gray-backs they come snoopin' up
yere, an run off all my horgs; then
Their blame blue-bellies come long
an cut down every lick O. my corn
fodder, so tibet I'll be cussed If I amt
bout ready ter fight either side. Any
how amt did no fightin' yit worth
talkin' bout, fer Marian is pow'ful
feared I'd get hurt"
Maria regarded him scornfully.
Hiding out, I suppose?"
oval, t amt very healthful fer
U.s., ter be stayin' ct hum much o.
Their time, long with that thar Red
Lowrie, an Jim Hale, an the rest O.
thet cattle round yere."
"Guerillas pretty thick now In the
mountains?"
Wal. dunno; I heerd as they wus
dom somethin' down by Their brick
church, but thar's no great shakes Of
'em list round yere. reckon as how
they knows 'nough ter keep way from
Jed Bungay-I'd pitch 'em far as
Avar neasant nitnhad a bag"
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

had filled us with bullets. Our only
hope rests. in the fact that | can use
my lungs. That's why l didn't let
them know when my gag became
loose. | had the DEVILS own time
keeping 1t from falling with my chin;
pretty near broke my neck doing 1t.
A little later, when we're sure Jee-
KUN and his men are out of hearing,
I'll begin calling for help. Perhaps
some fisherman or hunter"
He stopped, and chill ran up Ma
thaniel's back as he listened to a
weird howl that came from far behind
them 1t was blood sound
and his face turned a more ghastly
pallor as he gazed inquiringly at Nell.
His companion saw the terrible ques-
tion in his face.
Evolves" he said. They're away
back in the forest. They won't come
down to u.s." For moment he was
silent, his eyes turned to the sea.
Then he added: do you notice any
thing queer about the way you're
bound to that stake, Nat?"
There was thrilling emphasis in
Nathaniel's answer. He nodded hjs
head affirmatively, again and again.
your hands are tied to the post
very loosely, with slack of say six
inches" continued Neil with an ap-
palling precision. There is rawhide
thong about your neck. wet, and SO
tight that 1t chafes your skin when
you move your head But the very
uncomfortable thing Just at this mo-
ment is the way your feet are fasten-
ed. Isn't that so? Your legs are
drawn back. so that you are half rest
ing on your toes. and I'm pretty sure
your knees are aching right now. Eh?
Well, 1t won't be very long before
your legs will give way under you
and the slack about your wrists will
keep you from helping yourself. Do
you know what will happen them"
He paused and Nathaniel stared at
him, partly understanding, yet giving
no sign.
you will hang upon the thong
about your neck until you choke to
death" finished Neil. That's the
Straight Death II the end doesn't
come by morning the sun will finish
the job. 1t will dry out the wet raw
hide until 1t grips your throat like a
hand. POLITICALLY we call it the hand
of Strang Pleasant. isn't it?"
The grim definiteness with which
he described the manner of their end
added to those sensations which had
already become acutely discomforting
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

to Nathaniel. Had he possessed the
use of his voice when the Mormons
were leaving he would have called
upon them to return and lengthen the
thongs about his ankles by an inch
or two. Now. with almost brutal
frankness, Neil had explained to him
the meaning OF his strange posture
His knees began to ache. An oc-
casional sharp pain shot up from them
to his hips, and the thong about his
neck, which at first he had used as
support for his chin. began to irritate
him. At times he found himself rest
ing upon 1t so heavily that It short
ened his breath. and he was compelled
to straighten himself. putting his
whole weight on his twisted feet 1t
seemed an hour before Neil broke the
terrible silence again. Perhaps 1t was
ten minutes.
I'm going to begin," he said
Listen. If you hear an answer nod
your head"
He drew deep breath. turned his
face as far as he could toward the
shore. and shouted.
"Help-help-hel
Again and again the thrilling words
burst from his throat. and as their
echoes floated back to them from the
forest. like n thousand mocking voices,
Nathaniel grew hot with the sweat of
horror II he could only have added
his own voice to those cries. shrieked
out the words with Neil-joined even
unavailingly in this last fight for life,
It would not have been so bad. But
he was helpless. He watched the des-
peration grow in his companions face
as there came no response save the
taunting echoes; even in the light of
the stars he saw that face darken with
its effort. the eyes fill with mad
light, and the throat strain against Its
choking thong Gradually Neil's voice
became weaker. When he stopped to
rest and listen his painting breath
came to Nathaniel like the kissing OF
steam. Soon the echoes failed to come
back from the forest. and Nathaniel
fought like crazed man to free him
self, jerking at the thongs that held
him until his wrists were bleeding and
the rawhide about his neck choked
him.
mo use!" he heard Neil say. Bet
ter take 1t easy for while. Natl"
Marions brother had turned toward
him, his head thrown back against
the stake. his face lifted to the sky.
Nathaniel raised his own head. and
found that he could breathe easier. For
long time his companion did not
break the silence. Mentally he began
counting of the seconds. II was past
midnight-probably one o'clock. Dawn
came at half past two. the sun rose
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
ALFALFA CLOVER.

salzsr's strain Of hardy, lu1uriant .Alfal-
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from two to Ave -rouslng crops annually.
N's the vigorous. healthy hind planted by
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a big package famous French bean coffeel
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Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Critics.

"only competent critics can give
competent criticisms" said Admiral
Mahan, at the Immortals' recent recep-
ton in New York. The ignobler the
critic the ignobler the criticism-even
Of the very finest things-that he will
pronounce. '--
-. "A man In bar was praising IA
nous American journalist. a Justly
famous journalist, a journalist who
gets out really fine paper.
"'Yes.' the bartender agreed. his
paper is good one. 1t picked two win.
ners dast week."
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
. Copyright 1908 by Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum OF the sloop Ty-
phoon. lands secretly on Beaver island
stronghold OF the Mormons. Obadiah
Price, Mormon councillor confronts him.
tells him he is expected. and bargains for
the ammunition aboard the sloop. He
package to Franklin pierce. president of
the United States Near Prices cabin
Nat sees the frightened face of a young
leaving an odor OF iilncs. 1t develops that
Mats visit to the island is to demand set
,lement Of the king; strang for the loot
Nat the kings palace. and through a
window he sees the lady. of the, lilacs.
h9 pr'se ssss sss Is ene 1s G wfs
by a young woman that his life Is in dan
ger; strang processes indignation, when
punish the guilty Nat rescues, Nell, who
Is being publicly whipped. and the king
orders the sheriff. Arbor Croche. to pur-
that Marion, the girl of the lilacs. is
Neifs sister. The two men plan to escape
on Mats sloop and take Marion and
and sweetheart of Neil. Nat discovers
that the sloop is gone Marion tells him
mons She begs him to leave the island,
telling him that nothing can save her
from Strang. whom she is doomed to mar
ry. Plum finds Price raving mad. Recov-
ering. he tells Nat that Strang is doomed,
that armed men are descending on. the
summoned to the castle by Strang. Nat
Kills Arbor Croche. and after desperate
fight with the king. leaves him for dead.
The avensing host from the mainland de- de-
a part In the battle and the latter is
wounded Strang. whom Nat thought he
seon' geo N'iH He % inds Nei a fellow up prisoner.
They overhear the Mormon jury deciding
their fate: 4 brtbed tailer brings the
prisoners word OF Winnsome and Marion.
Bound and gagged the two men are taken
out to sea In boat.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
The subtIetv Of Him.

John DEAR" said Mabel, a. her lord
and master entered the house. 1--WE
Just had q letter from mother, and
she II coming to visit US. It Is q pfet
ty expensiye trip for little Muddy, and
I wondered II We couldn't help her out
a little"
"Of course we can," said John, Civ
ing his wife a generous kiss. "Just
you write and tell her that I'll be only
too glad to pay for her railroad ticket
back home again as soon as she do
cides to go."-Hsrper's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
CHAPTER xI.-contInued.

After time dark rim loomed
slowly up out of the sea. 1t was land,
half mile or so away. Nathaniel sat
up with fresh interest. and as they
drew nearer Jeekum rose to his feet
and gazed long and steadily in both
directions along the coast. When he
returned to his seat the boats course
was changed A few minutes later
the bow grated upon sand. Still voice
less as specters the guards leaped
ashore and Neil reused himself to fol-
low them. climbing over the gun
vale like a sick man. Nathaniel was
close at his heels. With a growing
sense OF horror he saw two ghostly
stakes thrusting themselves out of the
beach dozen PAGES away. He looked
beyond them. AS far as he could see
there was sand-nothing but sand. as
white as paper. scintillating in bill
lion flashing needle-points in the star
light Instinctively he guessed what
the stakes were for. and walked to-
ward them with the blood turning cold
in his veins. Neil was before him and
stopped at the first stake, making no
effort to lift his eyes as Nathaniel
strobe past him. At the second,
dozen feet beyond. Nathaniels two
guards halted, and placed him with
his back to the post. Two minutes
later bound hand and foot to the
stake. he shifted his head so that he
could look at his companion.
Neil was similarly fastened, with
his face turned partly toward him.
.,l,a tv. ht att
His head hung weakly upon his chest.
as II he had tainted.
What did 1t mean?
Suddenly every nerve In Nathaniers
body leaped into excited action.
The guards were entering their
boatl The last man was showing 1t
of-they were rowing away! His
throbbing muscles seemed ready to
burst their bonds. The boat became
indistfnct in the starry gloom-a
mere shadow-and faded in the dis
tance The sound of oars became
fainter and fainter. Then. after lit;
tie. there was waited back to him
from far out IN the lake mans voice
the wild snatch of a song The Nor
mons were gone! They were not to
be shot! They were not
A voice spoke to him. startling him
so that he would have cried out II 1t
had not been for the cloth that gagged
him. II was Neil. speaking coolly.
iaughingly,
How are you. Nat?"
Nathaniels staring eyes revealed
his astonishment. He could see Neil
laughing at him as though It was an
unusually humorous joke In which
they were playing part.
Lord. but this is funny mess!"
he chuckled. Here am I, able and
willing to falkland there you are. as
dumb as mummy. and looking for
all the world as II you'd seen a ghost!
what's the matter? Aren't you glad
we're not going to be shot?"
Nathaniel nodded.
The others voice became suddenly
3ber. tf.
This is worse than the other. Nat.
IT'S what we call the Straight Death
Unless something turns up between
low and tomorrow morning or little
nter. we'll be as dead as though they
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
pIsTEM PER

In All its forms among all ages of horses,
as well a. dogs, cured and Others In same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
bottles sold last year $50 and 81 90. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Letter u
M Ellnsr = O.
Mssksston, =. =

Prove What Swamp Root WIN Do For You
Send to Dr.. Kilmer q Co, Bingham
ton, n. Y, for . sample bottle. It will
convince anyone. You win also receive
. booklet Of valuable information, telling
N about tho kidneys and bladder. When
writing, bs sure and mention this paper.
For sale at al drug stores. Price fifty.
ssmts and ous-dollsr.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE ANY.
0NE---THE GREAT KIDNEY REM
EDY never DISAPP0INTS

A few years ago I was troubled with .
complication Of kidney and stomach al
nsnts. and although I tried two or three
different doctors, was unable to obtain
2 cure. Having heard . great deal about
ewpmp-Root, I decided to give II . trial
and purchased one dollar bottlsaof Mr..
Alexander, tho druggist. From the begin
ming could notice change for the better
and after taking eight bottles Of your
medicine, felt entirely cured and have
not had any trouble since.
Had begun using Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root sooner I would have been few hun.
dred dollars to the good and saved my.
set q lot Of suffering.
You may use my testimonial any time
you wish.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES q. HARRIS,
l6o Sixth st.,
Marion, la.
certify that Charles E. Harris dgnsd
the above testimonial In my presence, be-
ing first duly sworn to the truth thereof
this the 18th day Of July, 1909.
";-..--..7 D. R. EINLEY, j. p,
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
True Humility,

'I suppose you are tempted to put
II should say not" replied Mr..
Chuggins. "a man with a motor car
puts in most of his life apologizing
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Impure Blood Is common In the
spring. because Of the unhealthful
modes Of living during the winter,
and It II the cause Of the loss Of
appetite and that tired feeling a.
well a. the sores and eruptions that
occur at this time.
Be sure to take Hoods this spring.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Iha Final Settlement,

Tho Final Settlement.
"A verdict for $4,000 isn't 10 bad"
said the Junior partner. How much
shall We give our clientf"
"Oh, give him $780," answered the
senior partner. But holdl"
"Well?"
Don't be hasty. Promise to give
him $50"
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
ADVANTAGES.

You must have found the arctic cir
Gle very unpleasant"
YES" replied the arctic explorer,
but 1t has its advantages. The cl-
mate is disagreeable, but the people
aren't always worrying you about
proofs"
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
A RELIGIOUS Innovation,

A certain well-brought-up little girl
yawned at the breakfast table last
Sunday morning and ventured polite
proposition to her mother.
"I really don't feel at all like going
to church this morning." she remark.
ed. Cant We Just send cards?"
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Between oetoaenarlan..

81 understand they sentenced him
to life imprisonment"
We'll. no; 1t wasn't as bad as that.
He got only 90 yearsl"-Puck.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

The Chicago Fire could have been pre-
vented with one pail of water, but the
water was not handy. Keep bottle OF
Hamlins Wizard Oil handy and prevent
the fiery pains of inflammation
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Latest Quotations.

How would you like a game picture
for your dining room? A brace of can
vasbacks, say?"
mo cheap stuff for me. Paint me
a picture Of a dozen eggs"
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Druggists everywhere sell Garfield Tea,
the Herb laxative. 1t acts as gentle aid
to Nature.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
Not Boastlno Of Il

Theatrical ManAger-1 understand
that you played with Booth, Miss
6ereleaff
The Actress with much spirit)-
Well, I don't think it's anybodyb
business how old I ami
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

The ocean is crossed in lovely
number of bridal parties.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

II It's Your Ego Use PettIt's Eye saIvs
for Inflammation, stys, itching lids, eye
aches, defects Of vision and sensitivity to
strong lights. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
USE ALurN,S uoor.uasu

the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
ehos.. IT makes your feet feel easy and com.
Portable and makes walking . delight. Sold
package, addrsss Allen g Ohm lead, Leroy N. y.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets reaulat,
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowSIS
sugarcoated, tiny. granules, easy to takA
Do not grippe.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

And many . man never realizes tA1
value of his homo until he has oceA
sion to collect the IRE insurance.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Intervention in love 10 equivalent to
q declaration of war.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

rs,, oNLX . 0ME "BRoao QgININE."
u: The, .sp.ssurs S .n 2f =, W GRovs. Used the World
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Sympathy sometimes means sitting
in car and passing out soft words to
lame folk.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Mrs. winsiow.s Soothing Syrup for CAldrsa
testhing, softens the gums, reduces inaAnna-
tion. sllays pain. ourAs vtAd colo, 2bs bst1lA
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
The Only Way.

Her Brother-What is the best vi
to win woman's love?
His Sister-Her way, of course
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

j., Better health IL sure to follow the use Of
the natural Herb laxative. Garfield Tea.
All druggists.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
hIa lIoht

Ella-He says that I am the Light
Of his life.
Stella-That's gas
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

Inconsistency often means those
deeds in another which I only half
understand.
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02
pring Medicine
Needed Now, and the Best Is
Hoods Sarsapari|Ia

Which pures enriches and revitalizes the blood
other does 49, 366 testimonials Of cures in years.
Get in usual liquid form tablets called Sarsatabs
Gilpin observer., 1911-03-02

What women feel II more oonviz
cling to them than what men know.