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high backed chair sat old Henry Breed
the richly jewelcd crown upon his Jerk.
ily nOdding head the robe of ermine
and carnline upon his emaciated form,
the diamond tipped scepter in his hand
At one end of the table sat Jens Mel.
son and at the other end Or. Zelphnn,
peering through his thick spectncles
at Rollins and grinning through his
buslD red beard while Mrs. Rens-
selaer sat aloof In u corner. thinking
her own thoughts.
welcome to our court" cackled
Breed Welcome to our court! What
plcnipotentiary have we here?" and
his head nodded SO violently that the
heavy crown Ierked off and fell upon
the table
DR. Ielphan calmly caught II as IL
was about to roll to the floor carefully
pushed out dent that had been made
in the soft gold and restored the crown
TO Breed, who. after many bobbing nj.
tempts. placed IL again upon his head
81 shall examine the envoy's creden
tials and present him 10 your majesty
in due time and form" sonorously nn-
nounced Ielphnn. with an evident en-.
ioyment of the mockpry thar Rollins.
in his shocked adherence. could not
understand
"Qnte right" agreed Breed quite
right Let all things be done in due
form" and, apparently resolved not
10 Interfere with proper observances.
Breed drew his old. well worn Bible
- him ANA hegnn 10 humble to him
self garb'ed quotations. of which ven
geance was the chief burden.
~ am the prime minister" Zephnn
stated with burlcsque gra witty. arising
and shaking hands with Rollins. "Our
friend Jens. here. Is the lord high
chamberlain Mrs Rensselaer, is tho
first lady in waiting II you behave
Yourself Rollins. wen make you
duke or m earl or something Pick
out your tltle-anything you please"
Rollins smiled thinly. but he could
not take his eyes nor his mind from
the appalling wreck OF Henry Breed.
the richest man the world had ever
known or perhaps ever would know,
the man who, starting without a dol.
lar, had In the course of an ordinary
lifetime compassed half the wealth of
nation TO his own use and through
that half controlled the balance OF 1t.
Asd he was come TO this end!
Nelson reused Rollins to immediate
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LightningiROds.

We sell and place on buildings the
best Steel tar Rods Of the Franklin
type with secure couplings and copper
covered rods, with lock seams and
galvanized centers. Also cables with
or without insulators. Without in
sulators is not correct. The ornaments
are substantial and vanes with star
and crescent finish. Gables and 10
cents a foot.
L. G. MARooNNET.
Phone Mowrystown, o.
Address, Hillsboro or Sardinia, o.
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Notice of First Meeting of Credi.
tors.

United States of America
Southern District of Ohio SIS
In the United States District Court. in and
for said District, Western Division
In the matter of o. ~. ,ooo
CHARLES PARRETT NaSe NJ. foVe
Bankrupt In Bankruptcy
To the creditors of Charles Parrett. of
Greenfield in the county of Highland
bankrupt;
Notice Is hereby given at on the i2th
day OF August A ID. 1911 the said Charles
Parrett was duly adjudicated bankrupt and
that the first meeting of the creditors will
he held at the office of the referee in Hills
boro, Ohio. on the Both day of August A. d.
1911, at 10 o'clt OK in the forenoon at which
time the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims. appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other business
as may properly come be fore said meeting.
GEORGE II. GARDNER.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
August I2, 1911.
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CHAPTER XIV

yE had scarcely finished speak
r. ing when a bell in some stee-
pie near them tolled out a
~ IL lOnD afpfHant ,ata ,A... -.
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CHATTER XIV.

THROUGH the dark woods at
Forest Lakes there came hur.
rying from the northern boun.
u dary of the estate an active
figure, making his way steadily to.
ward the big graystone house. Oc.
casionally in the denser shadows he
stopped TO listen. He knew that a
dozen or so of picked mountalneers
had been left on guard. fiintlike men,
who would much rather shoot first
and Inquire afterward In these trou.
bled times. He was congratulating
himself upon his good fortune in es-
Gaping these men when as he rounded
the corner of the house two Of them
stepped forward with leveled guns.
Throw up your hands. Come in
the light! commanded the one near
est him and dashed the glow Of an
electric pocket lantern in his direction.
"Are you Sumner RollinsT
"Yes," replied Rollins, relieved. and
began to lower his hands.
Hold up your hands! Wait a min
pte! ----.-. .--s.-.~ ..r--
Rollins Instantly raised his hands
again, feeling rather ridiculous, while
the guard stepped to the door and
rang the bell. He had no more than
rung 1t when the door opened and
Elsie White stood revealed In the
food Of light.
"Come in. Mr.. Rollins" she cheerlly
invited, II have been waiting for you
these three nights"
Waiting for mel" he exclaimed as
he strode up and took both her hands
In his own. 81 don't see how that
could be- have been trying for a
week to get word to you. but could
find no way. | knew that with the
telegraph control Ia the hands of
Blagg no message was safe. How
did you find out that was comlng"
II don't know" replied Elsie Drop
ping her eyes as she gently olsen
gagged her hands and closed the door.
81 Just seemed to know It. You see'-
and now she looked up at him frank
ly-"l knew that you were aware of
our danger"
Ihe nght or JOY leaped into his
eyes. Once more he caught at her
hands. and she blushed as she drew
them behind her.
"rhey are waiting for you" she
said. II think that the danger is
growing very near. There are armed
soldiers just about mile south of the
gate"
II thought ! heard a murmur OF
voices as came through the woods
from the north" said Rollins, puzzled
again, "but the sound seemed to come
from the east. and 1t seemed to me
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- THE -
CASH
INTRIGUE
BY
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
Copyright 1909. by the Bobbs-Meriii Co

II doubt II he was able to do so !" re-
turned Rensselaer,. "Ue left here. upon
the day of your proclamation, appar-
emily In state of almost complete
paralysis, attended by Or. Zelphan. my
aunt, Jens Nelson and Elsie White"
by Elsie WhiteT' Phillip repeated
ITS queer that she went along"
Herbert shrugged his shoulders.
Breed always liked her. and when
Lillian left. with the threat to Join
George Blagg, Breed turned to Elsie
like child and insisted that she should
not leave him"
Kelvin WINGED, and great longing
came over him. He. too. would have
liked to have turned to Elsie White
like child" but he was forever too
late. His time for that was past.
Everything seems dead" Rensselaer,
suddenly exclaimed It's getting ou
my nerves, this thing of waiting and
waiting. Seven days ago. at exactly
IL O'Clock noon. George Blaggs army
of a million was suddenly to pour
out Of the ground, from New York
10 San Francisco and from Duluth
TO New Orleans, wild. ferocious
horde that, frothing at the mouth. was
TO sweep all law and all order before
ii, to grind IL into dust aud to leave IL
but red memory. We were prepared
at that hour. Every regiment of our
army stood at arms and ready. For a
hundred and eighty hours the army
and you and have been waiting.
waiting. waiting, all at that high ten.
sion. and nothing has happened
ing!"
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STATE OF OHIO,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS. March 1.

COLUMBUS, March l, 1911.
i, CHARLES q. LEMBRr Superintendent Of
Insurance OF the state of Ohio, do hereby
cert1fy that the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
located at New York, in tue state of New
YORK, has complied In all respects with the
laws OF this state. applicable to II, and is
authorized to transact in this State its
against loss or damage by fire and lightning
aud tornadoes, ano making all kinds OF
insurance on goods and other property in
course OF transportation on land and water
and on any vessel or boat as prescribed in
section ablO paragraph first. General Code
OF Ohto during the current year. Its condi-
ton and business. on the thirty-frst day Of
December OF the year next preceding the
date hereof Is shown by the statement nm
der oath. required by law, to be as follows,
Aggregate amount of available
assets $50, i7s,eises
Aggregate amount of liabilities
except capitaD including re-
insurance -. ..... ................ 1895 300 Is
Net assets.. SIS 32e GIBBS
Amount of actual paid-up capt.
tal..""."""....'.... ...~.... 100000 90
Surplus; ;..."..... .....".... si2, ,32e. .eis .is
Amount of income for the year
in cash......" ...,.......,.... 1000, ,403. A
Amounto of Expenditures for the
year IN CASH.. ........ ........ ILL l42, rs
In WITNESS NHIREoF. / have bereunto
subscribed nv name and caused my Oficial
Seal to be affixed, the date and year first
above written.
CHARLES c. LEMERT,
Superintendent of Insurance
j. NJ. SCARBOROUGH. Agt., Hillsboro, Ohio.
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uhhOl Dut N0Nh man CdhAhtu VNSh
his shoulder his rife or his shotgun
Some had belts for ammunition. and
others carried their pockets full. They
were grim, stern men. sane human be.
ings Of the country districts whose
eyes and whose minds were clear to
see the right and the wrong of things,
and their ranks constantly grew. As
voice called: Halt! Who comes p
And then into listening ear was
whispered by each new adherent of
the ranks, Liberty and the repub-
licr
Nearer, upon the road from the east,
far different army, like giant. nerv.
Gus snake, came jerking along the
dark road at much greater speed. II
was composed Of understood men for
the most part, ranging from bloated
faced and blear eyed youths to bloated
faced aud blear eyed middle age, and
there were bedraggled women far more
fiendish Df visage than the men. They
danced many OF them. us they march.
ed. and always they sang. sang the
blood maddening song of the "Marseil.
laise," and never, even in the days
when the tricolor received its baptism
of blood. was the "Marseillaise" q more
terrible song than on this night. They
broke open bakeries and meat shops,
groceries and saloons, gorging them
selves with what they wanted and
wasting what they did not. offsetting
expostulation with blows and resist
ance with murder Men in their beds
heard and paled and women and chill.
dren whimpered in fear. and woe be-
tide any who came IN their path. for
by and by they MANNED and killed in
mere wantOn sport.
In a carriage drawn by two gray
horses taken by force from a bewl.
dered farmer there rode tall, gaunt
George Blagg. and by his side sat Lii.
lian Breed. her gown once rich ere.
alton of red silk. soiled and tattered.
the jaunty hat she had once worn re.
placed by n gay colorcd silk kerchief
that she had knotted about her black
hair. Beautiful even IN her dishevel.
ment. she was the incarnation of the
riotous spirit that had maddened all
their following. and she II was who
when any period of silence fell for
moment upon the twisting serpent of
humanity behind her raised her voice
in the wild song of the "Alarseilaise"
Each time as that hymn of destruc.
ton was caught up by those directly
about her she would laugh aloud in
hyste1i ical glee and. sinking once more
beside her consort, would clasp him In
wild embrace and shower kisses
upon him.
Nearer still upon the road from the
south. but waiting. there bivouacked
a grim company in khaki. men who
rested upon a hillside with their guns
close by them in orderly formation.
ready on the word to spring TO their
feet at attention. In the road silent
sentries patrolled. Farther back.
half mile, smaller detachment biv
ouacked; at a half mile farther still
another. and so clear to Washington
These. too. were men OF the city type.
but they werc the more stalwart ones
the sturdier class Of the unemployed
workmen.
And so these three sorts ~ humanit,
centered toward Forest IH,;cs the VII
ile workmen Of the cities the ratlllic
undermen. the grim and stern s'al
warts of the farms and villages the,
in whom still lived the spirit Of the
constitution. of the Revolution. OF the
Union.
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too, that an orderly night march OF
disciplined men would not betray IT.
self in that way"
Elsie had opened the door OF the IL
brary, and the tableau that met Rollins
gaze was so startling that be stopped
transfxed. Behind the long library ta-
Bile at the far end of the room In
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Salmon Brown, eldest son OF the
second marriage Of John Brown, the
famous abolitionist, will celebrate his
seventy-fifth birthday In October. He
lives at Portland, Ore, and is an en-
thusiastic gardener
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toInobiles, while at the ends of the
block, upon the cross streets. there
surged masses OF people. frantic and
bowling. not yet formed into the ter.
rible unity OF purpose that was to
come Kelvin stepped into a closed
automobile with Rensselaer, and Sam
and two Of his most dependa BILE
guards. Peayy. ashen gray and pro.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
EIoN.

The political situation In Portugal
Is taking a serious turn. The Repub-
lican party is completely divided
Lieteuant Zolotnehin. Russian mil
ita.y aviator. fell with his aeroplane
while making flight at st. Peters
burg and was killed.
From all parts OF Canada reports
show the intensity OF the election
struggle which is now under full head
way. and they reflect also the position
and progress Of the various elements
on the main issue. reciprocity between
Canada and the United States.
With no dissenting voice. Francisco
l. Madero was nominated by the Pro
-essive party for president OF Mex.
70. Francisco vasquez Gomez. his
old running made and ertswhile agent
of the revolution at Washington. was
grilled by partisians of three other
candidates for the vice presidency.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
Particularly the Ladies.

Not only pleasant and refeihng -
the taste. but gently cleansing .nd swsss-
enns to the syssem. Syrup q Fip I'D
Elixir d Senna ) pas6caahy sdapssd
10 ladis and Children. and beoe6c;A =
II cases n which Wholesome. sreastA-
eains and deceive Laxative shouh Be
usd. h . pefecay ,sfs Il Il 6mss nd
6pek ecid. hsadaehes and he pais
eassd By n6sess;oa and enalGps6na %
pronpdy snd eGsc6vely thas i : be o.
psrtsa fan1y lax.6vs which Givss .ks-
laeina 10 Il snd : rsenaasadsd b
n1Soas q lanSes who have ussd / -
who have psnoa.l hew'sdss q i -
es1enee.
h wo.dsfd popslsray. howsv~. -
I'D unserp3oss dsaIas 10 o6a 1i.-
6oas which "a u.ssefaesns1y. Thas-
lors. whn buyns. 70 - b boa6e;A
sGeesA always noss De III .aas q -
Coapeay-C.1osna F1 Synp Ca
pAnly pr.asd On De ke.a q sw
psekass q DE s..sins Syssp q Fi0
I'D Ef1 q Ss.na.
Fa as.sby Il le.das dusssA. Pins
50 eens pa bosls.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Packey Mcfarland and Ad Wolgast
will fight ten rounds at Milwaukee
September Is.
The price of ringside seats for the
Wolgast-McFarland fight at Milwau-
kee on September 15, has been fixed
at $40.
Sheriff Frazer of Laramie. Wyo..
wired to Denver to cause the arrest of
Herbert c. Harris. manager Of the
Laramie Cowboy baseball team,
charged with embelzzling more than
500 raised in Laramie to support the
ball team for the season.
Carl Morris. the Oklahoma white
Hope" with his wife. and his trainer.
Con Riley. have gone to New Ycrs
city to Join his manager. F. B. Ufer
who ia there making final prepara-
tions for Morris bout with Jim Flynn.
the Pueblo fireman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
WARRINGTON.

The new battleship authorized by
the last navy act will be Of 2s.50O tons
displacement. the biggest in the world.
1t is unequivocally denied that the
United States comtemplates selling
any of its warships to Turkey.
George Won L. Meyer. secretary OF
the United States navy. after \ visit
of several days In Paris. left for Aus
tria.
General business OF the country Is
In good condition. as reflected by the
official report OF the American Rail
way Association.
An order that will eliminate from
the mails absolutely the Red Cross
stamps and the Mcnamara defense
fund stamps. because on their faces
they are called stamps" has been
issued by Postmaster Hitchcock.
Four hundred dollars an acre is the
maximum government price placed on
Western coal lands under the policy Of
per ton valuation. Until the new plan
OF selling coal lands was adopted.
these areas were purchasable at SO
to $50 an acre.
A new six-pounder gun. equipped
with specially adapted high explosive
projectiles and shrapnels shells to de-
molish aeroplanes and balloons in bat
tie. has ben perfected by the United
States army. 1t can be elevated at
any angle and possesses n maximum
effective range of seven miles. The
construction OF the new rifle has just
been completed at the Rock Island,
Ill. arsenal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
POLITICAL.

That President Taft considers the
issues OF the campaign OF 1912 already
laid down WAS made apparent when
he told callers at the summer cottage
at Beverly OF five subjects which will
form the basis Of his six weeks speak
ing tour in the West. Where local
do not dictate his address.
the President expects to discuss one OF
these five questions: The tariff. the
treaties, Canadian reciproc-
ity. conservation. which includes the
national policy in Alaska. and reform
OF the currency system.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
Low COLONIsT RATES
via
THE DENVER Z RIO oRANDE


THE Scenic Line of the World
September 18th to October 18th. 1911.
lncluslve-e1S.00
eblo, Canon City. Leadville. Glenwood
Springs. Delta. Grand Junction, Gunni-
son. Montrose and all intermediate
points: Reduced rate. are also author;
New Mexico to San Francisco. Los An
geles. Sacramento. San Diego. Bakers
field, Fresno. San Jose, Santa Barbara,
Redding. Marysville and all points on
main line of Western Pacific. Southern
Pacific and San Pedro RYE. and to
vancouver. Victoris, 8. C.. and other
stopoyers of five days will be al.
lowed ON the b. & r. d. r. r. at and
west OF Canon City and at Elko. Reno.
Las Vegas. Lovelock, Shaftsr. Winne-
mucca. New. and All points in Call:
NsSs At ana al s5sSs.n gas. .cs hs S .ns
weat of Billings. at all points on the
and west, and at all points on South
erp Pacific between Portland. Ore. and
p.iis line. Of Pullman rouri:. IL
Denver Il Rio Grande. running through
to San Francisco and Los Angeles with
out change.
Electric -lighted Tourist Sleeping
Cars to San Francisco via Salt Lake
city and Western Pacific Raiiway:
the oanons: seats free.
For Information regarding. train ser:
vice. re9ervattons. etc, call on local
Rio drindo Agent or address Frank A.
WAd1eigh, General Passenger Agent,
Denver. cole.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
GEN ERAl.

Following a plan for retrenchment.
railroads OF the country in the last
year have laid off 81 $50 men.
Latest reports from the Charleston.
S. c.. hurricane place the number OF
dead at fifteen and the property dam
age at two millions.
Elmhurt. Wis. was almost wiped out
by fire which destroyed sawmill.
100000 worth Of timber, six stores
and fourteen residences.
Efforts to sell a few hundred bales
OF August cotton in the market in
New York sent the price down to
1920. or rs points lower.
Creations modelled after thoughts
suggested by Chicago's aviation meet
will be the basis for designs for wo-
mems headwear this winter.
A half hour each day for two weeks
in the beer cooler of a st. Louis brew
cry has cured Warren d. Feurst, a re-
tired financier. of hay fever.
At Minneapolis all cold records for
August for twenty years. with the ex-
ception of one day were broken when
the thermometer registered forty-six
degrees above zero.
For the first time in thirty-fivo
years the people of Mississippi wit
messed a public hanging and it was
one of the biggest days in the history
OF Louisville, where the execution
took place.
Shortly before John w. Gates died
j,, Do = 10
in which he left $1.0OO,00O in cash to
his son, Charles G. Gates. together
with trust fund OF 100000. Mrs.
Gates gets $37.0O0.00O.
Behind the arrest of John Prin, an
opener and packer in the government
appraisers stores. in New York. on
the specific charge Of stealing $50
worth Of merchandise consigned to an
importer, Is the story Of the robbery
of Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan of a valu
able ring and a series of gigantic
swindles operated by government en-
ployes and outsiders. which have al
ready cost importers several Kindred
thousand dollars.
w. L. Park. vice president o. the
Illinois Central road says that the Of
ficials OF that road have determined
not to deal with the Federated Shop
Employees. representatives OF whom
now in Chicago from the South.
A deficit of $4,000. 900 on ordinary
accounts for August already 10 shown
in the government finances. in COM
parison with a deficit of $14.G0O.000
last year. Customs receipts show q de-
crease of $4.000,O00 as compared with
a year ago. The governments total
expenditures for the same period are
more than 100000 greater.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07

hams Vegetable Compound was roc
commended, and after taking three bot
ties she has regained her health. thanks
TO your medicine. I can recommend it
for all female troubles. Mrs. L. A.
CoRKRAN, 110S Rutland Street, Balt-
more, Md.
Hundreds Of such letters from moth.
ers expressing their gratitude for what
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable CON-
pound has accomplished for them have
been received by the Lydia E. PinkhAm
Medicine Company, Lynn. Mass.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who arc troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging-downs sensations, faint
ing spells or Indigestion, should take
Immediate action and be restored to
health by Lydia 2. Fnkham's Vego-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health BY its use.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn,
MAss., for advice, free,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
gmsrsen's Story Of or..rtud.

Gmsrson's story Of Gratitude.
There II q beautiful little story in
Emerson's recently published Jour
nsls." Of which his son. the editor.
o.. Edward w. Emerson. said the poet
vas very proud.
A certain widow was 10 poor that
The eked out the one thin bed cover
Ing by laying an old door over herself
and her children.
Mamma" one Of the children said
sne bitter night. what do those poor
little children do who haven't got .
3oor to cover them?'-Youth's Com
pAalOa.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
hoME6EEkERs ExcURe o N
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points In New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
25 days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information,
rates, etc. call on your nearest Colo
RADIO and Southern agent or address T.
E. Fisher. General Passenger Agent.
Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
aalf.aacrlStelna.

SHES awfully self-sacrificipg.-
How do you make that out?"
We'll. she stayed home from church.
Sunday. TO ait up with . sick woman"
Huh! She isn't regular church
goer. don't see anything self-sacri.
fictng in that"
You don't? But. my dear. she had
q new gown and = new hat that bad
Just arrived Saturday night"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07

Didn't Embrace the Opportunity
We'll. how are you getting on with
youf admirer, Alice?"
''Oh. i have given up all hope now.
We got stuck In . lift for three hours
yesterday. and even that didn't make
him propose. Blasttsr.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-07
THE TRUTH ABOUT sLuuNo.
Talk No. 2.

Avoid liquid blunE. Don't buy
water for bluing. All the water
contained Is 80 much adulteratiou.
Glass bottles make an expensive pack
age: add nothing to value to con.
sumer.
Always ask for RED CROSS BAG
BLUE. the blue that's all blue. Makes
the laundress smile OFT loud. Large
package cents AT ALL GOOD
0ROCERS.