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The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Talks to Cats.

says that she was an alley cat Just
typical alley cat. Not the kind that
IS fortunate enough 10 br taken into
a home and sheltered behind warm
stove in the winter. fondled by a
kind mistress. and the subject for
friendly comment by well-meaning
visitors Never that
For hers was that wild and noma-
die alley cats life which IS spent in
The Out-Of-way places. gathering food
10 sustain life wherever il may be
found
oh. the horror of that life, Shall
| ever forget it," Mrs. Freeman was
speaking TO a reporter. and as she
half asked the question a shiver rent
her. Then. without waiting for an an,
swer. she related that the existence
she had 10 endure in her former life
has made her especially solicitous Of
cats in this life.
There you have the explanation Of
the twenty-seven cats which make
their home with Mrs Freeman. All
her life she has been a cat lover
If any one will take the trouble 10
go 10 the rear Of this womans home
he will not only find food there for the
stray cats. but he will see also a
shelter made especially for the pur-
pose.
1t is terrible, terrible TO lead the
life OF an alley cat" continued the
woman. No soul can have a Drawer
or a more sordid trial The wild re.
treats which must be made in the
face Of pursuing dogs. clubs. the kicks
and the abuse from human hands. |
might have thought myself the most
tll-treated soul in the world had not
met other cats worse of than |
Well do remember one dusk in my
cat world when had put in most
miserable day. II seemed as though
| couldn't endure the torture. until
finally | came onto another alley cat.
whose leg had been broken that dav
by some heartless boys Then il va.
that she and l pledged that if ever
We got 10 be human beings We would
treat all the cats kindly.
Would you believe me-" Mrs. Free
man spoke with a manifestation of
much interest One day | went to
theosophist meeting in Detroit and
there l met the woman who had been
The alley cat with the broken leg The
-ecognizance was mutual She was
keeping her promise and goodness
knows ! am not being kind 10 the
cats solely because OF that promise.
but for the reason that | enjoy car.
ing for them"
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
DOGS AID IN MAKING ARREST
Animals Win Place on City Payroll
by Helping Police Officers Catch
Fugitive.

Kansas City, Mo. - Queen and
MOOch. two dogs made homeless when
the big North Side market was built.
and which have since made their
home at police headquarters. have be-
come fixtures by making an arrest
Queen and Mooch were walking
beat with Patrolmen Maib and Hens
'ey. Patrick O'Neill a truck gardener,
got into a fight with another man
IN the street and ran when the Off
,ers approached. The dogs ran after
O'Neill and one caught his coat tail
and the other the seat Of his trousers.
This was too much OF a load for
0'Neill TO carry and the officers had
10 trouble getting him. Now the dogs
nave been placed regularly on the
police rolls and allowance is made
,or their food
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

that |. legislation has been attempted
To REQUIRE farmers 10 Kill the gophers
aud 10 use poisOns-
Hu' the bull snake is held 20 be
far superior TO pOisOns for killing
.ophrrs and moles Most farmers
keep dogs and cats but the sna he eX-
perts assert that a herd OF bull snakes
would =. much more valuable. The
farmer is advised TO give the wrig-
Cling protectors of alfalfa as much
car. and consideration as he does the
lclliui lon and the rat terrier that
KEEPS the rodents from undermining
the corn crib and wheat bins
Bright and early every morning the
farmer should gather his bull snakes
about him and hasten TO the alfalfa
FIELD. where the gophers and the moles
are wont 20 Cavort in the dew and al
falfa
'Whoop-la There he goes. After
him. Jimmy Bull, Right down that
hole. Bill Bull. Wriggle along there.
now. you old sinner. After EN-. ole
snake. Sic EN-. Bull Swaller EN-
whole"
These and similar cries the farmer
boy would give as his trained bull
snakes go wriggling through the al
falfa and into the gophsrs' holes. 1t
ought 10 be lots OF fun.
Then the bad boys of the farms will
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Petticoat Lane.

The trade In old clothes In London
Is almost entirely in the hands OF
Jews. whose great market Is Petit.
coat lane in Houndsditch. The crook.
ed. narrow streets are crowded with
pedestrians buying and selling bundles
OF clothing. with great rows Of tick.
eted garments hanging along the store
fronts above the congested crowds.
Some articles are sold just as they
are, others are mended and patched.
The skirts of a coat are easily made
into children's clothes. France takes
all the old black cloth Of the lane too
far gone for children's clothes. max.
ing It into caps. while Russia and Po-
land take the parts still more worn
and threadbare. Black velvet waist.
coats are converted into skull caps
for German and Polish Jews. The
bulk Of England's old clothes goes to
Holland and Ireland. but the vast ma.
1ority of the scarlet coats worn BY
ohacers In the British army find their
way to the annual fair at Leipzig. Ger.
many. Smart liveries. robes OF office
and similar snowy garments are great
ly coveted by the natives on the west
coast Of Africa and most of them are
sent thither TO be exchanged for ivory
and other things Of value
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
THEY KNOW HE SELLS PEPPER
Undesirable Acquaintance and Train
Porters Do Not Annoy PeddIer
Of That Spice.

after a man has learned tc control
his own organs Of sneezing selling
pepper for a living has its advan.
tages." said the blond young man
For one thing. II keeps undesirable
acquaintance at q distance When
ever feel desire to commune with
my own soul all have to do TO secure
the necessary privacy is to mention
my occupation and people fee from
me as if had the plague.
And have got II. in one sense II
is impossible TO handle ground pepper
all day long without carrying home An
ounce or two on my clothes. and q
vigorous whack on my coat sleeve
sends enough pepper flying to set q
dozen people sneezing For that rea,
son q pepper salesman 10 immune
from many OF the annoyances that
unprotected persons have to endure
No man who knows my occupation
greets me with that familiar slap on
the back that makes the most amiabls
man alive feel like fighting. and there
isn't a porter on a train running into
New York who posters me with whisk-
broom attentions. They all know that
sell pepper"
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

sneak away on Saturday night with
dads favorite bull snake and they will
me, under the railroad bridge and
have a snake fight.
Cool nights drive bull snakes into
winter quarters. where they remain
until late spring. while the gophers
and moles work q much longer season
To guard against this the farmer could
gather his snakes every evening Just
as he does the cows. only place them
in lined baskets and keep them be-
hind the kitchen stove.
Sometimes the snakes might escape
from the basket and decide that on
the farmers bed was a much warmer
place and they would crawl over and
cuddle down on the farmers manly
bosom. But one wouldn't mind that
when he got used &c It.
The bull snake Is a light yellow,
spotted with brown. They often grow
to be six 10 eight feet long and are
very powerful. They are not poison
Gus. but in fighting they bite very
hard and cause ugly wounds
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Catching Floating Collins.

II lodged on a sandbar but later was
fiOated away. W. W. Matthews and
James HeltOn were with Green at the
time but the sight was too grewSome
for them and they did not make an eff
fort 10 catch il.
Word OF the floating collins was con
veyed TO those who have relatives
buried in cemeteries along the banks
of the Arkansas within the limits Of
Conway. Relatives visited other
graveya;ds 10 find their fears realized
Rewards We're offered for the recov-
cry of bodies. Several fishermen
abandoned their usua! diversion to
watch for the floating collins. but not
50 with the negro fishermen.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
cows IN A JEWELRY STORE
Break Into Shop in a Massachusetts
Town and Cause GisI Clerk
to Hike.

Cambridge. Mass.-Niss May Rich
ardson. photographer in a iewelry
store was busily engaged in trans
scribing notes when she heard
'Mo-o-o' behind her The girl glanced
up and beheld COW In the main aisle
ot the store. leaning carelessly against
show case filled with diamonds.
with another just ready to come into
the door Grasping her puffs in one
hand and her hobble skirt in the 9th
er. Miss Richardson left the shop by
the back door in leaps. and sprinted
toward Memorial hall
The COW made her entrance TO the
store attracted by the damp side
walks which had just been flushed.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
PROBATE NOTICE

In The Co.-;y Court al Platte. county. Ne
hr;I>na.
IL the uatt-r "t The estate ~ NillnIo Ra>-
tich. deceased. Notice % unal settlement
and account
To the creditors. heirs. lrEatee> and Others
Interested ~ the estate ~ NlholO Ra>tIch de
ceased Tane notice that Henry Iia>>. IT. has
fled III the Co-utr Court a report ~ hi GoiIlE>
Adm. a.>tratrr ~ the. estate of NikOlo Ra~-
Itch. deceased. and il ! ordered that the same
stand Tor hearing on the llth day OF Noveu-
Der. 1911. before the court ~ the hour OF 10
q clock a II. ~ which time any person inter-
e>ted may appear and except 10 and contest
the SAINT
This notice : ordered -iven n the Columbus
TrlbEn"-I oGrIldl three consecutive - e1 ~ prior
TO the lIth GaN OF November 1911.
Witness nv hand and the seal OF the County
Court At Columbus this cath DAY of October.
1911 JOHN EATTE.RMAN.
COUNTY JuGge.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

J. +. Parker. 2O2l No. 10th ST. :.
Fl. Smith. Arkansas. says that he had
taken many kinds of kidney medicine.
hut did not get better until he took
Foley Kidney Pills. No matter how
long you have had kidney trouble, you
will find quick and permanent benefit
by the use of Foley Kidney Pills.
Start taking them now. For sale by
all druggists.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
FLOODS FLOAT COFFINS
FROM OLD CEMETERIES
Fishermen Reap Reward for
Catching Boxes as They Drift
Down the River.

Little Rock, Ark.-The recent rise
of the Arkansas river brought a new
kind Of drift down the stream and
the river rats" instead of pulling in
stray saw-logs. have been catching
collins. Reports from Conway and
other points state that fishermen along
the Arkansas river have caught and
tied up several collins which contain
ed the bodies of persons evidently
dead for some time
Robert l.. Gregg of Conway first no.
tied q coffin floating down the river
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Lighted Cigar Stump Fatal.

Raleigh. ~ C.-Miss Maggie SuEgs,
daughter of a prominent farmer. was
burned to death while returning home
in a buggy from church. 1t is be-
lieved that some one carelessly threw
a lighted cigar stump into the vehicle
just before she started for home.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

Supply just the ingredients needed to
build up. strengthen and restore the
natural action of the kidneys and blad-
der. Specially prepared for backache.
headache, nervousness. rheumatism and
all kidney. bladder and urinary irreg-
ularities. For sale by all druggists.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Bass Catches Itself.

Allentown. Ps-While members OF
a club were fishing. Pinch bass
Jumped into the boat. II is supposed
the bass broke water in play.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Coughing At Night

Means loss of sleep which is bad for
everyone. Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound stops the cough at once.
relieves the tickling and dryness in
the throat and heals the intiamed
membranes. Prevents a cold de-
veloping into bronchitis or pneumonia.
Keep always in the house. Refuse
substitutes For sale by all druggists.
Highest grade of fire and tornado.
life. accident and health insurance.
Chas. L. Dickey. State Bank Bldg.
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
BURLINGTON
TINE IkRlf

No %. Pass daily .K. SUM lv-1:25 a. IN
No. 81. Frt & Ac. td'y-n SAT- " 500 p. n
NJ = Pass daily ~ sun, ar 600 p. IN
No 81 Frr s Ac Gdy eN SUM ar6 :4o & III
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

Two COWS make a crowd in a jewelry
store. Two young men elected the in
truders
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09
Ea.t-I;Ound Trains.
BR NCH TR Ms

f @. BROWN.
Ticket Agent
A K. NIX ZEN.
Assistant Ticket Agent
The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

Pea Orchard
bang pad V1 A.sdy one raSoa d
eaed there sod hd nd
FAMOUS IMPERIAL. IRRIGATION PROJECT NOW COMP ETEn
Water N rnde nhusa,id eunv.sn now
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

9mrd sic piel belpro@ene &epolu=
tom Ser @in5er miro, mie aus Earts
gel9rieben mfrs, Dem @eltbon6el nit
@bampag,1er Elm i6merer Mbbrud &C.
tbon. Sic befonnteiten 6irmen in
Neins, gpernap, Gbalons, Mp, Mpice
G.no Marceuil, lpie gum 8eiipiel sic
Iirmen Mumm. Moet & G%ba,roon,
Sergnet, 8l1miiQer, Gliql,ot, @eiolicd,
Saquelen, Gbanoine uno &0oerer, sic
int aGgemeinen SEN @al1ptbanoel nit
G%bampagner %beitreiten, fabri5ierten
aaiabrlid so MiQionen 6loi9en. Ser
@onlum in 6ranfreid betragt 8 @il<
lionen, in England 1900, 900, in
MuBlano 100000, III Geutidlan0
100000, in Nmerifa 100000
I(oi6en. Die anberen Staaten lino
nit aeringeren 3aIen an 6em geiam=
ten @bampagnerfonium betbeiligt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

2uneener Grperten ipraden fiir5-
lid Sic Mnii6t aus, oaB iomie Sic
@l1mmipreiie auf einen balben Sol
lar pro 8fl1n6 iinfe11, oas ~3eitalter
ser gerauidlolen staot" anbreden
miro. @Gbreno Ser 2on0oner &ro=
nlrngstage mir0 man als cine ser
9ouptottraftionen ser Sbemie=Metr
pole sic Commissioning beiidti=
gen f0rnen un0 Sic gan5e ~Mgricul=
turaI &ou" entlang NIT @ummt aus
qelegte @ege fin6en. Gin bereits i'm
&ofroum oes 0ortigen 5opop=@otels
onaeltel(ter geriu6 nit Sieiem 0eo=
terial beudbrt iid glan5eno. Sci Ser
oermefrten &l1ltllr ser @ummibdun1e
miro erpartet, oaB in ipdteitens 5ebn
Sabren iiberaa 6as @ummi=StraBen=
pflalter eingefiibrt uno bas Nspbalt=
pflaiter %perordngt ieir miro. Nn sen
mioermdrtigen @erud miro man iid)
9ep0bnen miiilen, mic on Sen oes
@en5ins ser Mutos.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

gebt miieoer4 nod Salrie, obne aud
mr. einen @ebortem, Elm @ort NIT.
genommen gu baben, oas ben @eiit
erfreut uno geitarft, ser Seele nel1e
|5bmungfraft perlieben fat.
Gas lit 0as llebel:: uniere 8elt
fat li6 einanoer nidts mebr 81 iagel1
alS Mittigteiten unb Neuigteiten.
Son sen itilen 1reuoen nno fleine,
N0tben, sic oas Streben nod geiiti<
ger uno iittlid)er @erpolfommnung
uns bringt, reoet nielnan0 mebr, unO
sod bringt Sic 6reunoe nibts ein-
anner 10 nabe oils gerabe sic gegen>
leitige &ilfe in inneren 5dmierig-
fciten. M0gen Sic gr5ieber, Sic es
in @1neen baben, oas tiinftige Sc
ldledt b%eran5ubiloen, es iid ernitlid)
angelegen iein lalien, oen Sinn uno
sic Mntbeilnabme Ser .SSugeno bon oem
Sberflddliden, Sem rein Meuber=
lid)en entldieOen ab5lllenfen.
Mebr Sn%nenleben! Gas lit Ser
9ebrplam ieglider gr5iebung. @abre,
oouerbafte, erbebenoe 6%reunoldatt
mirb mieoer u11tcr sen Weniden mog=
lih meroen, soa feltc &ertrauen uno
Ser mel jfltterlide @lals6e an eInetl
eblen wabrcn 6reune miro ben Oh ser
9totb 0es 2ebens Ser5meifelnoen im>
uter mieoer oufriGten 1a1o sic @un-
Gen oes @emiitbs pfIegen ufo beifen.
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@ad,oem 6alldmiin5er @engen 20!

@adbem 6alidmi1l5er Mengen bon
Giertel-, @al6- u,,0 Collar : Stiiden
in llmlauf geiett, lit es en0li@ Ser
8ebei,mpoli5ei gellrngen, oie @efltat=
ten auf5uit0bern uno sic 6alidmiin5er
5u uerboften. @ieoer fins cs Stalie=
ner. Sic ba6en ibr &anomerf Der
iton0en, 0enn fire bergeitelten @elo-
itiide fins 10 gut geratben, oaB tic
ielbit BON SEN 8onfelt llnbean ltanbet
:1%nger1omunen ml1roen. Grit I'M llnterz
;datomt in Seem Dorf mrtr6e Sic Sal
|hung entoedt, uno ieitoem lit Sic
8un5e5= @ebeimpoli5ei tbatig semeien,
big ibr iett Sic Gcrbaftung ser 6alld=
1niin5er gelungel1 lit. @ie piel BON
Sem gefdlidten @elo, oa5 SEM edter1
10 abnlid;, I'M llmlauf lit, miro mob!
ME ermittel meroen.
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MACH FlETCHER'S
RIA
]SmtereKanteS Muerlti

Wencralitabsdef @ooo eeb0rt ni@t
51 sen internationalen Srieoens-
idjm1rmern. @r glaubt me0er an sic
Mogli9feit zines emigen 6rieoens>
nod an sic Dl,rhfiibrbarfeit Ser Ib=
riiltlrngsiSee, un0 felt iid auf Sen
Stan0prnft, SAB oie Ser. Staaten fir
irgeno melden &riegSfaa genugeno
geriiitet iein iouten. 9ebbalb mil1 er
aus Sen entlallenen Soloaten Ser
8unoesarntee cine itan6ige, ieoer5eit
perfiigbare &eleroe gebiloet baben.
Muf oieie @eiie, 10 meint ct, muroe
es gu erm0gli6en iein, na@ uno nad)
100000 tiidtige Soloaten fir ben
&riegsfaG ~perfugbar gu MAIDEN. Sb
uno mie SOS bur65ufibren more,
niiBte Sen Sa9peritdn0igen uberlaf'
len mer0en.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

Bic l1ngebeure 8iloungsfabigfeit
uno sic groBe 8egabung Ser @6ineien
miro bur6 sic Sbatia6e inS re@te
9idt geriidt, oaB Elm iunger @bineie
aus 5btangbai in Gale sen %eritell
Preis bon $500 fir &eoefunlt errnn-
gen bat. @ie bur6a1s fosmopolt=
tild iein @eien l,n0 feline @e0anfen=
melt %getporoen lino, lebrt oas Sbemo,
oas ct beba11oelte, namli6 "Dales
@eiIt." Sc gibt %iibrigens cine gan5e
An3abI gbineien, sic @roouierte bon
gale jino, uno bon 6enen piele iebr
hobe Steuunge,1 in ibrer @eimotb BE-
fleioen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

Sic gr6Bten 5diffabrtsidleuien
Ser @elt befommt nad ieiner Grmei=
terl1ng ser Safer @ilbelm=&anal (oer
Noro=S ltleefonal). Sic mer6en nod
Jr0Ber ais sic S6leuien am Eanama=
sana( uno reiGen poral1s lidtli6 audi
Sci itGrfer arrmadlenoen S6iffsab=
%uellu1aen nod al1f lange Sabre bin-
nus. Nod) STRENGTHENING meroen iie
cine 2a11ge pom $50 Metern, cine Ste
fe bon IA Metern un6 cine 8reite
pon 45 Mei(en baber, gegeniiber
33O5, 12 mno 33,5 Metern fir sic emit
ipredenoen MaBe ser S@leuien am
Eanamafnnal.
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ermeilen m1B. Mit Ser Muflage ser
erlteu Stanpi- uno Sdmel5ruerfe
iiou celmladjlt tegolmen meroen, uno
Iiibomingo ridtet li6 oarauf Elm, fir
O%flobonla ST. meroen, mas Cripple
Greef bellte fir COLORADO lit. 8as
sur Tolge babeu mdir0e, oab ein Bit
benoer6armoiitrift iid IN einen ebenio
oliibencen @rllbenoiltritt perman0elte.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

Ser 5taat Oflaboma i4eint @r1s.
litt gu baben, cine be0eutenoe @olo.
proouftion beraus5ubringen. 8ertb.
poQes golobaltiges @eitein lit in iiing.
tier 3eit in un6 Bel sen Srti4aften
Iiibomingo, Napia, MannspiQe un6
1rop gefunoen moroen. Sn Eil@o-
mingo beionoers iino sic 6un6e Be
merfenspertb. Die amtli9e 8riifl1ne
oes @ologebaltes bat ergeben, oaB ser
Mbbau Ser Sel6er iib als febr lobneno
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@ic ser ioeben eridienenen Gier=
teljabrsidrift our Statiitif 0es Geut=
lden @eide5 ent,1ommen lit, fat iid
Sic 3abl ser Selbitmoroe I'M 2el1t=
den @eid)e .ieit Dem Sabre 1898 Biz
gum Sabre 1900 BON 10,7So (oarm=
ter 1854 meiblide) auf 1925 1926
meiblide) geboren. Die Selbitmoroe
baten ii@ nidt MIR abiolut entipre=
d;eno ser neutrality-suspicious., ion=
Germ aud relatip permebrt. Aui
100000 ginmobner fommen 1898
insgeiammt PIP selbmoroe, 1908
ldon 1928 Selbitmoroe. SSn Ser
Staot Berlin murben 1909 a1ein III
Selbitmor6e begangen, in Dresden
begingen i'm glei6en Sabre nad oen1
Mngaben oes Statiitii6en Mmtes us
&erionen Q36 mdnnli9e un6 43
meiblife) Selbitmoro.
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: Triebe in @idjt.

Sic beiten Musiidten fir boloigen
6riebensidIuB 3tDiiden Ser merifani'
i9en @egieruug un6 sen Sniurgenten
fins porbanoett u1o es miro it@ Der.
lelbe als Elm Seger fir oas 2an6 er'
meiien. &Iei@fans 1T fir bic gauge
Gommunitdt uro fiir ie6en gi%n3elnen,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-05-25

ser es genieBt, 6as ALT &ei6elberger"
elm Segen, 6enn eS gibt Dem Starten
nod mebr @t1rfe un0 permin6ert beim
Sdppo4en 6eiien Sdtp1de. es pirft
glei4 pobltbueno alf @eiit un6 4or.
per uno fdn1 ais Elm ~geiuubes Habr-
mittI nidt ~ibertroffen meroen. gu
be3ieben aurtb lie 3re;t E 8immer
Brauuefeuf4oft.
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Sc iette sic BeIt in Gritaanen,

als sic betGubenoen Mniprii4e fir
8uflens Mrnica galbe gum eriten
Male erboben muroen; ober 40 Sabre
munoerboller. @eilungen baben 6ieieI<
ben aIs pabr erprobt, uno ibcran lit
iie ictt befannt als Sic bette 5aIbe
auf gr6e1 fir 8ranomunoen, Beulen,
59irfuneen, @eben, Sdnitte, Duet
idungen, 8errenfungen, @eidmilite,
eczema, geiprungene 8dn6e, Gieber<
lpeben urro &amorrboioen. Sur 25f
in Molitors Mpotbefe.
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Sic rieiigen 9imeniionen oes
Staates Eeras fin0en einen treffliden
Musorl,d in sen flimatilben @reig=
uiilen ser letten Gage, NO in elmer
gde oes Staates Sic gabn5uge I'M
5Gnee iteden blieben, ma6reno mal'
in &ouiton reife @rbbeeren fir fiini
Sents oas Quart farfte. Die patrio=
tide Ereiie 6es Staates, 0elien @ms
blem ser ei1iame Stern lit, riibmt iid
,oenn al16 oes @~orfommniiies u1b
madt oarauf aufmerfi jam, sob es fet=
men Staat in ser Union gebe. Ser
5dnee un0 @r0beeren, Sis n1o Gis=
crealn, 59litti6ube uno Mint= Suleps
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one | stammered a little In my
confusion. Can you tell me
| heard an impatient exclamation
behind me, and faint rusrie. |
turned sharply, but only the curtain
ed window met my gaze. ! saw 10
one. faint, gray stain, cold and
chill, was beginning to tighten the
eastern window where the curtain
was drawn back. Some one knock
ed imperatively at the door.
Il saw the light under your doof,'
said Areana's voice, so | knew that
you were still up. The messenger
has Just returned from Ridgely and
your message has been safely deliy-
cred have had some coffee made
Come down to the library and get
some"
| tucked the papers safely away
in an inner pocket and opened the
door ! thought that Areana looked
paler and more haggard than Usual
in the light of the candle which he
carried.
1T is past six O'clock" he said
looking at his watcA. you can
see that it is growing light outside.
think that we will both De the
better for a little hot breakfas:.."
The house was very quiet down.
stairs. Two or three of the ser
wants moved about like ghosts, out
noticed that i never saw one Of
them alone. They did their work in
little groups of twos and three
starting nervously at every sound
and whispering a great deal to each
other.
They have given warning to the
most of them" said Areana, moodily
as he noticed my gances. Il shall
have to fill the house with for
eigners soon if the mystery is not
solved. The cook will stay, and one
of the men. The others have asked
leave to go next week, and are will.
ing to sacrifice a months wages
rather than stay in the house any
longer He looked at me a little
oddly. Il have asked them to re-
frain giving warning until after
tomorrow" he continued in a lower
voice. 1T may be that the presence
of the police in the house will re-
assure them"
| did not answer. | drank a cup
OF scalding black coffee without su-
gar or milk, and stared through the
dininG-room windows at the dripping
trees on the lawn looming up in
the CHASTITY, grayish light of win
ter morning, and beyond that at the
faint tracery of cypress fringes that
marked the boundary of the slug
gish, half-frozen Terre Rouge.
DO you care to eat anything?"
| shivered a little. Il could not
swallow food,' / said, with a sick
revulsion of feeling.
Nor l. We will go back to the
library, then. 1t is warmer there"
So we trailed back to the library
again. and there l broke my record