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possible effort to act unlike royal parsonage pos
Sibe. Oh you could do it, my dear, If that our
desire. But at most have only suggested the
ment of maintaining absolute secrecy mystery as to
who and what you are and permitting clever
quaintances do the rest for themselves. You will do
this much to please me, am sure
Thurley regarded her sobe1ly. "You desire it very
much?"
new interest in life
Thurley silent for moment, her face flushed and
paler by turns Slowly the brightest sparkle of smile
and flash of jewel brightness came to her eyes. 1T
would be ark-goOd fun.
You'll do it, Dearf" Alice was far more eager than
accent or movement could possibly Indicate
Thurley was instantly reflective. What would the
role involve? How should have to begin? You see,
don't in the least know what should have to do
"Let people make fools of hemselvesf that is their
whim. It's so much more complete: We shall simply
evade and parry all questions, make no claims, and
rather avoid the subject than court it. All require of
you, my dear is that you make disclaimers to any
that you reveal nothing at all from the past; and
that you spend money regally, continue lovely, and
know asked that before and received your acceptance
of the condition You free, of course to conduct all
the mild f1irtations you please | really wish you to
oh Lordy! said Thurley girlishly, her face fairly
beaning with dimpling smiles. Its comical! Do
you really think I'm worth it, think sla mt make
failure of it alp"
She had risen in her new excitement of spirit and
Alice to take her two warm hands.
Dear child, she said, L don believe there an
of failure in your composition. If you wish to
know. think it rather your natural right to be an
American Princess. She kissed her honestly adding,
IL have always felt I'd like to make my way.
Thurley smiled with tender wistfulness.' I'm
afraid may have to wake up! l never loyal to
fairy queen before. It's odd to have to believe in
fairies now!''
But you do. It's bargain, then, my harsh con-
ditons and a?
"Why-I suppose So 1t could do no harm to any
in the world. But suppose that some one-anyone
used to knOW-ShOuld find and explode the lit
tie ficton?'
What flction?" said Alice. "You see, my dear,
putting forth no fiction. We must both remember
that Besides you rather far removed from all your
older life and associations. Let's consider the agree
settled and begin to enjoy the play.
II couldn't help enjoying the situation Thurey adj
mitted. I'm afraid I'm hopelessly human
Thank Heaven' said Alice. Lets go down.
hear the phone"
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Chapter XII. Confirming a Rumor

A LII evening the telephone was iangng and the wire
\ with invitations declarations of friend
ship and socitude for the nerves of the royal little
rider who had been all but thrown the park Through
out all swelldom the svery alarms tnkling,
as bald warnings to beware of sham, in sheer
trepation of spirit, and some relief to beings
hopeessly burdencd with ennui.
On the following day. which AliCe's afternoon at
home the stir and the test began. Fifty of
Gothams elect, including delegates from the shrpest
the weathest and the most inquistve clques, remem
bered that attentions had long been due to Alice Van
Kirk and arrived to their obligations.
Stuyverant at four only to find himself help
lessly isolated from the Princess by others
prompt than himself. He had never thought her
regaly dainty, altogether irresistible and exquisite.
as he found her to-day when she gave him her hand
She introduced merely as Miss Thurley, and not
by the slightest sign hint the claim to royalty
admitted No vision more glrlishly lovely sincere,
dsarng than she presented there by Alces side had
been known in all Manhattan To those of the
keenly astute frame of mind who addressed her in
French German she replied in their chosen tongue
with piquancy and ease that almost invariably shamed
their somewhat puny and unpractised accomplishments
in Continental languages.
The very evasons and faint denials by which Alice
parted the holder assertions that Thurey had been
stantly recognized and might we'll be confessed only
served to strengthen the conviction to hurley royal
origin. 1t all adroit, taCtu, insidous and it
its just reward Those who had come surcharged with
doubt and ready prick the bubble of Alice Van Kinks
latest triumph the first to be self deluded and
hence the wonder grew.
A MEAGER five minutes was the utmost that Stuy-
\ verant and Thurey could manage to deaCh in
which to be approximately alone. He simply
to her side than anyone else she sat in
of the
He moved trife closer and lowered his voice. Did
you think shouldn't find you yesterday, Miss Thur
ley, when you gave permission to try?'
She met the ardor of his gaze with candid interest,
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Kemp who's engaged to the Marquis of Raven
split"
She didn't mention it to me-, says l. "but
"Well, well! says Piddc, turnin to gaze at
the door where he saw EN- last Think OF it! s.
| wonder what they want?'
"Maybe she's to leave your invite to the
wcddn', Piddic says l. Who knows?"
And by the ,chesty way he goes struttin'
around spreadin' the about what swcls .
had with us. you'd almost think he'd swallowed
the Josh Why, he had the whole force of type
writer girls twtn their necis off for peek and hittn
wrong keys at the rate of forty a minute
His next think up for buttn'
in himself. and know he's found it when see him go
urkeyn off with bunch of documents. He couldn't
have got in Very far; tor IN minute he back 1ntorrnn
me important that Mr.. Robert wants
ooh, tush." says l. This bein dragged in to meet
strangers is gctin to be bore
Which only brings snort out OF Pdlie. Why amt
fired about twice week, struck by llghtnin for good
and ALL puzzles he never can figure out. But when
reports the carpet to Mr. Robert, salutcs polite
carriage opener in front of department store.
It's clear this amt any casual droppin i'll of society
friends talk last nights dinner dance make
serious for that, specially this Mr. Pembroke Kemp.
He's frosty stiff necked proposition anyway one of
these gloomy proved gents with deep set eyes and a
that juts prominent from his face like the Flat
iron Bul1in does into 2:}d-st. He's dom the statue
side of Mr. Roberts rolop, while Sister is
over by the window pacin' up and down restless.
TORCIIY," says Mr.: Robert, do you know if there
is such firm as the Artotfc Construction Com
pany in the building"
Yep" says l. eleventh floor, leven eighty -nine
and ninety south tier elevators.
New concern, isn't it, says he But | suppose
you could tell us its officers amount of stock issued and
all about it. couldn't youo
It's string, all right but don't take that for any
to get gay. Nope says |. "A know is what
the elevator starter gvin me about of our
typewriter queens blossonn private secretary.
"Ah! says Mr.. Robert, gancin' significant at Penn
broke. That may be of interest to You recall her
name, pcrhaps?"
"Sure," says I. miss Shannon"
That's the na1ne!' breaks in Pembroke
'Shannon?" says Mr.. Robert, wrnklin his eyebrows.
You know says l. 1.-The classy dresser with the
copper coored hair and the freckles the Mr.
Piddie for wantin a raise every month
She could work rings around any of the rest too"
"Oh yes" says Mr.. Robert. Rather attractive
young person.
But typst, nothing but typist" groans
copyr-l.. by SIEVE Ford rights served.
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Towing Penny to a Smear
By Sewe11 Ford

E, I'll admit we don't have
couples like that floatin' up to
the brass gate every forenoon;
but it takes more'n a gent with
a Persian lamb collar to his
overcoat, or a young lady all
done up in real sable, to get me
google eyed. But with Piddic
it's diff rent.
"Who was that" he wllis-
pers as | come back from town
'em into Mr.. Roberts private
room.
members Of the near nobil-
ity." says |, "Pcmbroke Kemp
and his sister"
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Talkind Canaries.

Talking canaries are great rarity,
but several authenticated instances are
on record. At Norwood. England, in
1858 lady had a canary bird which
began by repeating a word which its
mistress had often used to it-"Kissie,
kissie"-and by following the word up
by an imitation of the sound of Il kiss.
After time the bird repeated other
words until it had a large vocabulary
Of phrases, one of which consisted Of
five words. Again, in 1868, a talking
canary was exhibited in Bath, with
vocabulary such as is generally taught
to parrots, and another talking canary
was exhibited for a few weeks in this
country, but it unfortunately caught
cold and died. In Germany and the
Tyrol canaries are taught to initiate
the notes of other birds and whistle
simple tunes, and the words which it
initiates may be regarded as a mere
development or variant Of its musical
notes.
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M l n street to SHE TOUCHED HER
find us out and GLASS RIM TO NINE
gossip us to housekeeping. I'll stake
my LIE and Bob's," the metallic echo
OF my voice ran ON, that death will
find US yet dumb. If l win you hose.
maybe. If you win l lose ALL
The party around the table listened
breathlessly as one waits the denoue-
ment Of the third act 1t came as Sues
voice replied clearly and deliberately
and withal a trihe brassily, IF Bob
swears, too, I'll accept the wager"
Mrs. Jack broke the spell. THAT will
do, Syd," she gurgled. Hold up your
hands, Sue. Last Friday l went to
the Reef and while Mrs. Percy sang to
Bob I secured the key of the church
and searched the register" Then,
spr1nging to her feet, glass high in air,
i toast" she cried ''the bride of the
Reef, the loser of the wager, my dear
est friend-Mrs. Ted MooreW Sue
touched her glass rim to mine and
gracefully, gloriously surrendered.
YES" she nodded comprehensively,
and SO In response I toasted, 1.-THE
ubiquitous, the all pervading, the ever
blessed Main street and it's presiding
genius, true son Of his mother-Syd
Copita.'
But whatever made you think Of the
blank record, Syd?" asked Sue.
well" replied her youngest adorer
"there was such a racket when mum
had one Of her tea fights on l thought
it would be fun to get it and let her
hear it some time for a surprise-may-
be her birthday. But guess got too
close to you and Mr.. Moore there, and
of course If he wouldn't split on you l
wasn't a-going to. Only for mum I'd
died and KEEP it dark too. But it
wasn't bad surprise for your party,
was it, Sue?"
Later, in the recess afforded by that
ever blessed alcove, Sue assured me
that If would but loosen my arms
enough to permit her to breathe she
would tell me what she thought of it
the surprise, she meant, of course.
"And as small asset to start house
keeping on" whispered, would 1 do
for a Christmas box without the holly
ribbonF'
I'm afraid her answer frightened my
arms again, but the memory of its
thrilling sweetness will ever be to me
the most exquisite music of all the
bells of all the Christmastides.
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The Lerot and the Snake.

Every one has heard of the remarka-
BILE combats Of the Indian mongoose
with venomous snakes, in which little
rikki-tikki-tavi comes off victor. The
fact that the mongoose invariably sur
wives has led to the suggestion that it
is immune to snake poison. Other ami
mails said TO be immune are the pig
and the hedgehog. The experiments
of British naturalists show that an
animal of the dormouse family must
be added to the list of the immune.
This animal is known as the lerot and
is said to fight fercely with vipers.
Large doses Of viper's poison were in
jected into one lerot, from which in
lection no i'll effects followed On one
occasion a lerot was bitten badly In
the eye by viper, and no signs Of
poisoning occurred. There can, 1t is
thought, be no doubt that the lerot Is
immune to snake poison.
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Se,yinu His Country.

A certain public Office has been the
object of much satire because Of the
passive nature Of the incumbent's du-
hes-except when he Is called by tragic
occurrence into the thick of action. So
very negative. indeed. is the work of
this public servant that he sometimes
serves his country most efficiently by
being absent, as appears in this extract
from Moses Colt Tyler's journal. writ
ten in Washington years ago:
President Grant never starts a con-
versation, but when 1t is started he
often says a neat thing Last year
there was an excursion down the Po-
tomac. He was on board, with his cabi-
net and quorum of both houses.
"'Mr. President said Mrs. Judd,
who sat near him. 1t would be a pretty
bad thing to have great accident hap
pen to this party. Nearly the whole
government would be destroyed
"'Yes, Mrs. judd assented the pres
ident, but you observe that the vice
president has very prudently stayed at
home.'"
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ears 10 near-came out until It seemed
as though a cursed fate slew all the
iittle birds that tell things on Main
slreet. sue preserved a silence which
l doggedly forbore to break Week
after week, day after day, brought no
sign nor the faintest breath Of rumor
I'LL three days before Christmas. when
tnere came a note from Mrs Jack
winch read: II am having a surprise
party for Sue Christmas eve. Fail mo
at your PERIL
HAD Mrs. Jack met me with q fri
umphant air as Of zone who knows.
was prepared to have Rugged her on
the spot, but her bubbling mirth. can.
did and unsophisticated, struck chill to
my heart as she proceeded to enioy
the surprise" she was giving Sue.
Sues back was toward the door as
Mrs. Jack announced me. She turned
and for an instant l fancied her face
paled. Perhaps 1t was but the reflection
Of my own. Then the dear, resolute
chin lifted, and she calmly babe me
welcome. The only other members
OF the party were Jack Copita, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy and the Rev. Robert
Clemmons. AS l grasped Bob's hand
| fairly pierced him with my question
Ing gaze. But his face was unrespon-
s1ve, l fancied bit plying. 1 turned
hopelessly away. "Here," said 1 to
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penchant for secrecy. At school IL
amounted to genius. I'll die, but not
( divulge,' was Bob's motto. Then"
continued l, with the airy unconcern
Of true sport, SAY Bob marries U.S."
Sue IL so uniformly master of herself
she scarce lifted an eyebrow, and Of
course it may have been a CLINT Of the
westering sun that shone in her eyes,
but can swear to the shine in them.
"Say Bob marries us at the Reef
repeated, with nonchaIance, ''sOme
time between now and Monday a. m.
Why, I'll give you month-two, three
any time you say for Main street to
find us out and gossip us to house
keeping. I'll stake my life and Bob's
that death will find US yet dumb. II
win you lose, maybe. II you win
| lose ALL" whispered.
If" said Sue slowly, celebrating,
chin on hand, Bob swears, too, I'll
accept the wager. It's as good as lost
to you, though. I have, and still do
hold, matters of more or less moment
and less strenuously guarded than this
will be, which have never reached the
ears Of Main street."
This is the 3d." said I. 1.-TWO
months from tomorrow will be Christ
mas eve. Merry Christmas l MUIR
INJURED anticipatively. Won't I look
sweet all done up in tissue paper and
Santa Claus seals and holly ribbon?
But supposing l shouldn't. Suppose l
loser"
THAT is the end" said Sue tersely.
/ tried to read in her inscrutable
eyes ever so small a hint Of interest
in Main street gossip. She smiled
slightly and repeated her creed. ''Se-
rene fold my hands and wait. nor
care"- A sound as of muff1ed scrap
ing and sharp click caused US to turn
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LESsL1. sound as Of
"sweet bells tangled out of tune"
but it wasn't. Sue had evidently
heard 1t also. Her little hand uncon-
sciously touched my sleeve. In the
alcove near the portierres Sgd, the ir-
repressible ten-year-old Copita. stood
near table which held big talking
machine. Its a little surprise sgd
has been saving for Sues party" ex-
planned Mrs. Jack. 1T was a surprise
to me also till week ago, when was
hunting for the last blank record.
Would you like to hear it," The Choir
used response was all in the aff1rma-
tive. Cali right, son." and she nodded
to Sgd to proceed.
A sharp click, a preliminary mufled
scraping as sgd adjusted the record
Sue shot at me one look Of startled ap-
prehension as
from the braZen
mout b of The
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Will do. she
laughed. There ~, IT
is Mrs Fish NOV I'm
ing doOrward. and MN
| have something Il r. TSS
Of Importance to NaI %GV
say to her Wait wv tx
here awhile" said gN1Es@Y N<L\
Mrs. Jack as she In II All. q
futtered way, N VMS y
leaving Sue and w HEM IBIR
me tOg re h er. WV
!" !. :: !: !. !.
wing my chair Il
ever such trif1e III AA
closer, so that | ~ | N%
might the better I'm Nv
feast my eyes on
that adorable face / AM
whose allurement 49, NS
for me neither
time nor change ~ ~
nor any other '0'
creature cOuld "sAv non ,.App1rs
ever lessen, l said, US AT THE REEF"
81 dote on teas" 1 REPEATED.
Il judge you came for that reason"
Sue replied.
'DO you remember
81 seldom or never do" she inter-
rupted.
that little thing" 1 continued cas-
ually, concerning the uselessness Of
trying to queer ones proportioned
oncoming cargo Of fate and how the
little stars and tidal waves and other
natural impediments are greatly in
error, imagining that they can butt in
between us and our natural belong
ings?"
''Your translation into the vernac-
ular is not at all SMART Sue com.
mented
And has nothing whatever to do
with the subject l had in mind?' said
l. For what | was wondering is, Are
you going with the Percys and yours
everlaStingly. for the week end, at the
Reef?'
Eyes. | believe we're all to go to-
gether in he big car. We're to be
there in time for dinner at 8. The
Reef is raggeder and lovelier than
ever"
Dear Reef" said [. Its rather a
coincidence that l first saw you there
Heavens, it was at a picnic Of the
Percys, come to think Of it."
Yes, but the coincidenceY' Sue
queried.'
Merely it may be the last place
shall see you" That this was my mo-
ment I knew. Yet but for my past
experience of miserable wadings in
shadows and through miseries and my
knowledge Of some Of the strong
points of Sues philosophy l might
have heIt,ied and forever have lost
.uy venture. 80 I'm going to take
Ynur wager" said l. You remember
Eoly Bob"" Sue nodded. HE did
/ :.e ordeis and is curate this year at
@ Reef You may not remember his
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myself, ''endeth
the first lesson"
At dinner l found
myself at Mrs.
Jacks left. Sue
was next me and
Bob directly op-
posite. The gar
tshly diminutive
Christmas tire 9
seemed mocking
me from its icy
lake In the GEN.
ter Of the table.
Everywhere were
holly and nistle-
toe, but across
the happy hum
Of voices t b e re
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horn came an In
distinct murmur
OF dice 5 and
clatter. then my
voice, low. but
unmis ia ka BILE:
Say Bob mar
+ l e s US at t b g
Reef some time
between now and
M o n d a y a. m.
Why, III give
you a m on t h
two. three any
time you say for
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| Win the Wager
A CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY
By GENEVIEVE KENNEDY

copyright, 1911. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
IN ETURNING ever and anon to
~ the town which held the one
~ thing desirable to me, | was
feted in the usual manner 1t
was Mrs. Jack Copita's o'clock that
was responsible for the wager which
won me the wedding. a function l had
grown to despair of ever arriving at.
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One fine sum-
mer day, boorish-
ly enough, | was
b e r a t in G the
stupid habit of
Main street a
primeval and in
alienable habit Of
blazoning abroad
misStatements and
woefully garbled
versions Of 1.-The
truth concerning
the matter" what
ever the matter
might be. How
ever, they spoke
truly enough who
said of Sue and
me, "She's re-
fused him every
summer for the
1-1s1 49, ~
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toward the por-
TERED alcove.
Then some one
Joined us.
! have but O
pipe dream Of
the whirl into
the r e e f that
night; a memory
of q delicious
sense of having
to sit gloriously
close to Sue in
the we'll filed
car; a sunlit Sab
bath spent in
hazy DC t o b e r
woods and at
midnight a SOL
emn ceremony in
a dim lit church,
minus music or
HO"nrc on foooc
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ENGAGED BEFORE 80 - ,,
WE REACH THE Loo' 'on Jo"A0'
END OF THE Perhaps, because
STREET. O the precision of
the guess in this instance, my re-
marks were more than usually scathing
concerning gossip in smaller towns
generally and the title tattle Of Main
street, Hilton, particularly
"Pll wager" said l to Sue as we
passed the postoffice on our way to
Mrs. Jacks tea, that they'll have US
engaged before we reach the end of the
street" Sues hatred of gossip is as
pronounced as her love for her native
town, and what the board walk is to
Atlantic City even so is Main street
to Hilton.
'I'll wager" Sue challenged, ignoring
my remark, "that can have and hold
necessary, any matter which you may
care to intrust to me, provided you
swear to keep faith also"
"You for accomplishing that" said L,
warily reviewing the weak points Of a
plot had in mind. Sues capacity for
silence was the poser in my little
scheme.
Arriving at Mrs. Jacks, it was very
near the end of the allotted hour of
''gobble and gabble' that found my
self unexpectedly in retreat in an al
"nvn near the Dortierred entrance to
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the exchange of written compact
and farewell. l did not see Sue again.
for l had to leave the Reef at dawn
to make my train.
According to agreement, we ex-
changed no letters. The days followed
each other with uneventful regularity
NeWs-that Is, the news | strained my
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the dining room. l had blundered
her inseparable ally. Mrs. Jack Copita.
"a thousand pardons," l murmured
meekly. my eyes on Sue "a few less
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THEY'LL HAVE Us
ENGAGED BEFORE
WE REACH THE
e N D OF T H e
STREET"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-16

There's a difference in Wire.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-16

In fact we have everything in the Hardware
and Implement Line from Threshing Machines to
half-inch Brads. We handle only Reliable Goods
The Harrison times., 1911-01-14
SHOES! SHOESi

One Lot Mems $50 and 100 Shoes, Brokea sizes,
an Lezthers, dean up proce only Sl.gA
Mems Heavy Nangroo Calf Blucher, strictly an all
Leather Shoe only Sl.6i
One S-,an Dot Bows SHOES. Sares , to ) - values
up to s. dean mp Pcoce N.4S
We have placed On Tables q good many lots OF
Shoes ur5oes have been made less than -a2nutzctur
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-13
Small Republics,

Kiein.Alp Is q diminutivo republic
tucked away between Switzerland and
France. Only In summer Is the re.
public inhabited. and then by miners
and cowgirls. There Is one hotel.
closed during the winter. Another lit.
Tie republic Is in Tyrol, between Aus.
trie and Italy. and in long gone years
was under the Jurisdiction Of first a
king and then an emperor. But In the
adjustment Of frontier lines the state
of Val di Ventino was In some way
overlooked. and 1t promptly organized
itself into q Lililputian republic. 1t
has now about 1000 Inhabitants. liv.
ing in six villages. Neither Val di
ventino or Klein-Alp have any taxes.
There are no officials or compulsory
military service. The only industry
OF Val di Ventino, aside from the
farming OF small fields. is charcoal
burning,