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The Glenwood post., 1911-12-16
CHAPTER XXI.
The Marshal Of Sheridan.

1t was called depot merely through
courtesy, consisting of layer of Gin
ders. scattered promiscuously SO as to
partially conceal the underlying mud.
and a dismantled box car. in which
presided ticket agent and telegrapher.
A hundred yards below was the big
shack where the railroad officials
lodged. Across the tracks blazed in
vitingly the First Chance" saloon.
All Intervening space was crowded
with men. surging aimlessly about in
the glare of a locomotive head light.
and greeting the alighting passengers
with free and easy badinage. Stranger
or Acquaintance made no difference.
the welcome to Sheridan was noisily
extended, while rough play and hoarse
laughter ehara cterized the mass.
Hope paused on the step. even as
DR.. Fairbain grasped her hand. dinned
by the medley of discordant sounds.
and confused by the vociferous jam
Of humanity. A band came footing
down the street In q hack. 4 fellow.
with voice like fog horn. bowling
on the front seat. The fellows at the
side Of the car surged aside to get
glimpse of this new attraction. ana
Falrbain. taking quick advantage OF
the opportunity thus presented. SWUNG
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PITY tho Chinese Student.

new map of China was recently
published by German house which
undertakes to transcribe the chief
names in the exact forms which they
assume In the dialects of the respec-
tive provinces as well as the common
ly accepted form. In this way the fif-
teen chief dialects are represented.
says the National Review. The com
monty accepted form is printed in
dark green. the dialect forms in black.
Thus such unfamiliar forms appear
as Taetsiu for Taichow. Fupe for HUI
pei. Fulan for Human. Hokkiong for Flu.
kien. Ssjutchon for Suchow. etc.
Other features which make the map
valuable are the thoroughness with
which it treats Mongolia and the Ko-
konor country north of Szechuan-
regions which in most maps are left
more or less blank spaces.
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DR.. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery

BEING Medical
notably
Dr. Pe Common Sense Medical Adviser
R.V. PIERCE No Mai Street, Buffalo, Y.
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SYNOPSIS.

lack Keith a VirEinian now bor-
dsr piainsman is looking for roaming war
oart1es of savages. He sees wagon team
Al fI,iI gallop pursued by men on ponies
When Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ara have massacred two men and de-
parted He searches the victims finding
napers and a locket with a woman's por-
fralt Keith Is arrested at Carson City
charged with the murder. his accuser be-
fng a ruffian named Black Bart. A negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths in Virginia. Neb
says one OF the murdered men was John
Sibley, the other Gen. Willis Waite. former
ly n Confederate officer The plainsman
and Neb escape, and later the fugitives
come upon a cabin and find its occupant
TO be young girl. whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she is in search of brother, who
had deserted from the army and that a
Mr. Hawley induced her to come to the
ley appears. and Keith in hiding recog-
nizes him as Black Bart. There is ter
rife battle in the darkened room in which
Keith is victor. Horses are appropriated
and the girl who says that her name is
Hope, joins in the escape. Keith explains
his situation and the fuHitlves make for
Fort Larned. where the girl is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that
she is the daughter of General Waite
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan. where
Keith meets an old friend. DIR. Fairbain.
Keith meets the brother of Hope Waite,
under the assumed name of Fred Will
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two. Hope learns that Gen Waite, who
was thought murdered. is at Sheridan.
and goes there.
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his charge to the cinders below. Bend
ing before her. and butting his great
shoulders into the surging crowd. he
succeeded in pushing passage
through. thus finally bringing her
forth to the edge of the street
Hey. there" he said shortly, grab
bling shirt-sleeved individual by the
arm. Where's Charlie?"
The fellow looked at him wonder
ingly.
Charlie? Oh, you mean the 'Kid?'
Well, he amt here ter-night; had a
weddin', an is totin' the bridal
couple round"
Fairbain swore discreetly under his
breath. and cast an uncertain glance
at the slender figure shrinking beside
him. The streets of Sheridan were
not over pleasant at night.
Only hack in town is somewhere
else, Miss" he explained briefly. II
reckon you and will have to hoof It."
He felt the grip of her fingers on his
sleeve.
THE boys are little noisy, but it's
just their way-don't mean anything
you hang on to me. an keep the veil
down-weIl be there in the shake of a
dogs tall
He helped her over the muddy
crossing. and as they reached stretch
of board walk. began expatiat1ng on
the various places lining the way.
That's the Mammoth over there
dance hall back of it-biggest thing
west of the Missouri-three men killed
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O. 8a5zsasszzzS [zzzzs ssgasg 20
O. sS5A5Gea5 9 Sss&Ss5sszsga -
He Made an Army.

noteworthy example of patience In
small things is to be seen In the re-
cent acquisition of the lnvalides Of
some eight thousand little soldiers
made of cardboard and mounted on
little wooden stands. says the London
Globe. 1t is the work Of M. Paul
Schmidt. 4 Strasburger. and repre-
sents the troops stationed In the IA
nous cathedral city in 1848. Infantry,
cavalry. artillery. voltigeurs. xouaves
and barracks firemen are represented.
and these had taken part in the con-
quest Of Algiers. For the most part
at any rate as far as the officers are
concerned. the faces are true portraits
and at the back Of each figure the
name and rank of the party IL to bs
found.
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EN- play? All right, Just thought I'd
ask you-it's early anyhow, and things
wouldn't be goin' very lively yet. Say.
there, you red head, what are you try
ing to do?"
The fellow had lurched out of the
crowd in such a manner as to brush
partially aside the girls veil. per
mitting the glare Of "Sheeny Mikes"
lights to fall full upon her revealed
face. 1t was accomplished SO openly
as to appear planned, but before he
could reel away again, Fairbain struck
out, and the man went down. With
an oatn he was on his feet, and Hope
covered back against her protector.
Each man had weapons drawn. the
crowd scurrying madly to keep out OF
the line Of fire. when, with a stride. 4
new figure stepped quietly in between
them. Straight as an arrow, broad
shouldered, yet small wasted as a
woman. his hair hanging low over his
coat-collar, his face smooth shaven
except for a long moustache, and
emotionless, the revolvers in his belt
untouched he simply looked at the
two. and then struck the revolver out
Of the drunken mans hand It fell
harmless to the ground.
"And don't you pick 1t up until
tell you. Scott" he said quietly. III
you do you've got to fight me-"
Without apparently giving tbe fel-
low another thought. he wheeled and
faced the others.
"Oh, it's you, is 1t, Doctor7 The
drunken fool won't make any more
trouble Where were you taking the
lady?"
ITO the hotel, Bill"
I'll walk along with you. reckon
the boys will give us plenty of room"
He glanced over the crowd. and then
more directly at Scott.
Pick up your gum" the brief words
swapping out. This is the second time
I've caught you hunting trouble. The
next time you are going to find 1t. 1
saw you run into this lady-what did
you do it for!"
81 only wanted to see who she was.
Bill"
trot in your class. My name Is
flckOCR TO you. was IL any OF your
affair who she was?"
81 reckoned l know'd her, and l
did.
The marshal turned his eyes toward
Hope, and then back upon Scott, evil
IDENTIFY slightly interested.
so? Recognized an old friend. 1
suppose?"
The slight sneer in wild Bill's"
soft voice caused Scott to flame up in
sudden passion.
NO, l didn't! but called the turn
just the same-shes Christie Mac
laire."
The marshal smiled.
"All right, little boy" he said sober
ly Now you trot straight along to
bed. Don't let me catch you on the
street again tonight. and I'd advise
you not to pull another gun-you're
too slow on the trigger for this town.
Come along, Doctor, and we'll get
Miss Maclaire to her hotel"
CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
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him-no nerve-mighty poor stun
most Of the riff-raff out here-balI
wasn't In much below the skin-In-
dian must have plugged him from the
top of the bluff-blame good shot too
ragged looking slug-like to see it,"
She shook her head energetically.
Don't blame you-nothing very un-
common-get dozen cases like 1t q
day sometimes-stay in Sheridan,
show you something worth while
very pretty surgical operation to-mor-
row-come round and get you If you
care to see it-got to open the stom-
ach-don't know what I'll find-like to
go?"
oh, no! I'm sure you mean 1t all
kindly, but-but would rather not"
Hardly supposed you would-only
knew one woman who cared for that
sort of thing much-she was nursing
for me during the war-had a hair
lip and an eye like dagger-good
nurse though-rather have your kind
round me-ever nurse any? Could
get you dozen jobs in Sheridan
new prospects every night-fifty dol
lars week-what do you say?"
But I'm not seeking work. Doctor" !"
smiling In spite of her bewilderment.
Il have money enough with me-
We'll, | didn't know-thought may
be you wanted job, and didn't like
to ask for it-have known 'em like
that-no harm done-if you ever do
want anything like that, Just come to
me-my names Fairban-everybody
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Ants Plague English District.

An extraordinary plague Of ants 10
causing alarm in the Durham, Eng
land. colliery village Of Ryhope. One
hundred and twenty miners houses
are infested with myriads of the pests.
which swarm in the living rooms. caus-
ing serious discomfort and damage.
The ants spread rapidly. and swarm
about the cupboards and on the food
In the houses. They are Of 4 foreign
species. and we're brought to the will.
age in consignments Of Egyptian hay.
The colliery owners nave engaged ex-
perts to exterminate the pests. The
infested houses are dealt with in turn.
the ants being dug out in colonies and
their nests destroyed.
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The Human Heart

J" | ! ]" ! !
j q wonderful double
which blood i n
round and round through the body 81
j
will stand the of overwork without food,
y without oh.'' After of study the N
practice of medi R. v. Pierce ound n
that when tho stomach OF order, the blood
impure and there of General break ,ur,l
down. tonic made of tho slyceio of certain m
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knows me here-operated on most OF
'em-rest expect to be Damn that
engineer, don't believe he knows
whether he's going ahead or backing
up" He peered out Of the window.
pressing his face hard against the
glass. 81 reckon that's Sheridan he's
whistling for now-don't be nervous
I'll seq you make the hotel all right"
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there last week-what for? Oh, they
got too fresh-that's the Casino and
the one beyond is Pony Joe's Place
cut mis- leg off since I've been here
fight over girl. Amt there any
stores?-sure; they're farther back
you see the saloons got in first-that's
'Sheeny Mikes gambling join you're
looking at-like to go over and see
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companlon, In AmIetIan.

I'm sorry. Mr.. Wilson. to see this
splendid field Of potatoes SO seriously
diseased" said sympathizing inspec-
tor. "Ah! we'll. it's a great pity"
replied the farmer but there's .
great comfort-Jack Tomson's IL oct
bit bettert-
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We are apt to speak of a man as
being lucky when he has succeeded
where we have failed.
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On the Warshlp.

First Omcer-Things look threaten
ing on shore. We will have to land .
force.
Second Of1icer-Go tell thai to the
marines.
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Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the aundress. All grocers.
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Too many "eye openers will close
q mans eyes.
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by f1ARY ROBFRDc RINEfEART

, bad way. Not jury in the country
would stand out against the stains,
the stiletto, and the murdered mans
pocket-book in your possession"
Then you think Sullivan did it?'
asked.
"Of course" said Mcknight con-
fidently. unless you did it in your
sleep Look at the stains on his pill
low, and the dirk stuck into it. And
didn't he have the man Harrington's
pocket book?"
"But why did he go off without the
money!" | persisted And where
does the bronze-haired girl come imp
Search me-" Mcknight retorted flip
PANTY. Inflammation of the imagi-
nation on your part"
Then there is the piece of tele-
gram It said lower ten, car seven.
It's extremely likely that she had it..
That telegram was about me, Rlchey.'
I'm getting a headache he said,
putting out his cigarette against the
sole of his shoe. "All I'm certain of
just now is that if there hadn't been
a wreck, by this time you'd be sitting
in an eight by ten cell, and feeling like
the rhyme for it,"
"But listen to this" l commended as
he picked up his hat, this fellow Sui
Ivan is a fugitive, and he's lot more
likely to make advances to Bronson
than to u.s. We could have the case
continued, release Bronson on bail
and set a watch on him."
Not my watch Mcknight protest
ed Its a family heirloom
You'd better go home" l said firm
ly. Go home and so to bed. You're
sleepy. You can have Sullivan's red
necktie to dream over if you think it
will help any"
Mrs Klopton's voice came drowsily
from the next room, punctuated by a
yawn ooh, forgot to tell you," she
called, with the suspicious lisp which
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SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition of
John Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
house he is attracted by the picture of
\ girl whom Gilmore explains is his
granddaughter, Alison West. He says
her father is a rascal and a friend of
the forger. A lady requests Blakeley to
buy her Pullman ticket. He gives her
lower eleven and retains lower ten. He
finds man in drunken stupor in lower
ten and goes to bed in lower nine. He
awakens in lower seven and finds that
his bag and clothes are missing. The
man in lower ten is found murdered. His
aame, 1t develops, is Simon Harrington
The man who disappeared with Blake
ley's clothes is suspected. Blakeley be-
somes interested in a girl in blue. Cir
cumstantial evidence places Blakeley UNI
der suspicion of murder. The train is
wrecked. Blakeley IL rescued from the
burning car by the sfh in blue His arm
In broken. Together they go to the Car
ter farm for breakfast. The girl proves
TO be Alison West, his partners sweet
heart. Alison's peculiar actions mystify
the lawyer. She drops her gold bag and
Blakeley, unnoticed, puts it in his pocket
He returns home and learns from his
landlady of strange happenings.
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and / fancy i sroaned. There is no
use expatiating on the friendship be-
tween two men who have gone to.
gether through college. have quar-
relied and made it up, fused together
over politics and debated creeds for
years; men don't need to be told, and
women cannot understand. Neverthe-
less, / groaned. If it had been any
one but Rich!
Some things were mine, however,
and / would hold them: The halcyon
breakfast, the queer hat, the pebble in
her small shoe, the gold bag with the
broken chain-the bag! Why, it was
in my pocket at that moment.
l got up painfully and found my
coat Yes, there was the purse, bull
ging with an opulent suggestion of
wealth inside I went back to bed
again, somewhat dizzy, between effort
and the touch of the trinket, so lately
hers. held it up by its broken chain
and gloated over it. BY careful atten-
ton to orders, | ought to be out in a
day or So Them could return it to
her. really ought to do that; it was
valuable, and | wouldn't care to trust
it to the mail could run down to
Richmond, and see her once-there
was no disloyalty to Rich in that
/ had no intention of opening the
little bag. | put it under my pillow
which was my reason for refusing to
have the linen slips changed, to Mrs.
Klopton's dismay. And sometimes dur
ing the morning, while lay under a
virgin field of white, ornamented with
strange flowers, my cigarettes hidden
beyond -<.scovery, and Science and
Health on table by my elbow, as if
by the merest accident, slip my hand
under my pillow and touch it rev.
erently.
Mcknight came in about II. heard
his car at the curb, followed almost
Immediately by his slam at the front
door, and his usual clamor on the
stairs. He had bottle under his
arm, rightly surmising that had been
forbidden stimulant, and a large box
Ol ClSdISIIcS III LIS pOChcI, SuSpCCllA6
my deprivation.
WELL" he said cheerfully. How
did you sleep after keeping me UP half
the night?"
slipped my hand around; the purse
was we'll covered.
Have it now, or wait till l get the
cork out?" he ratified on.
81 don't want anything" protested.
81 wish you wouldn't be SO darned
cheerful, Richey" He stopped whit
ting to stare at me.
"T am saddest when | singn" he
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quoted unctuously. TITS pure reac-
ton, Lollie. Yesterday the sky was
low; was digging for my best friend.
To-day-he lies before me, his peevish
self. Yesterday I thought the notes
were burned; to-day look forward
to good cross-country chase, and
with luck we will draw" His voice
changed suddenly. "Yesterday-she
was in Seal Harbor -o-day-she is
here"
"Here in Washington" asked, as
naturally as | could.
Eyes. Going to stay week or two
"Oh. I had a little hen and she had a
wooden leg
And nearly every morning she used
to lay an egg
"Will you stop that racket, Rich!
It's the real thing this time, | sup
pose?"
"Well," he said judicially, since
you drag it from me, / think perhaps
it is. You-you're such confirmed
woman-hater that hardly knew how
you would take it"
Nothing of the sort" denied testi-
w. Because man reaches the age
of 80 without making maudlin love to
every"
eve taken to long country rides,
he went on renectively, without listen
ing to me, "and yesterday ran over
sheep; nearly went into the ditch.
But there's Providence that watches
over fools and lovers, and just now !
know darned we'll that I'm one, and
have sneaking idea I'm both.
"Yoa are BOTH" said with disgust.
"ff you can be rational for one mo-
ment, wish you would tell me Why
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CHAPTER XII.
The Gold Bag.


I have always smiled at those cases
81 spontaneous combustion which, like
fusing the component parts of seid-
lftz powder, unite two people. in bub-
bling ephermeral ecstasy. But sure
surely there is possible, with but
single meeting, an attraction so great,
a community of mind and interest SO
strong, that between that first meet
ing and the next the bond may grow
into something stronger. This is es-
pecially true, fancy, of people with
temperament, the modern substitute
for imagination. 1t is a nice ques-
ton whether lovers begin to love
when they are together, or when they
are apart.
Not that / followed any such line
of reasoning at the time. would not
even admit my folly to myself. But
during the restless hours Of that first
night after the accident, when my
back ached with lying on it, and any
other position was torture, found my
thoughts constantly going back to Ali
son West. / dropped into doze, to
dream of touching her fingers again
to comfort her, and awoke to find
had patted a teaspOonful of medicine
out of Mrs. Klopton's indignant hand.
What was 1t Mcknight had said about
making an egregious ass of myself?
And that brought me back to Richey.
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THEY GROW
Good Humor and CheerfuIness From
Right Food and Drink.

Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex-
pected to live long. My nervous sys-
tenn was in bad condition.
But I was young and did not want
to die so began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. l used to
have nervous spells which would ex-
haust me and after each spell it would
take me days before could sit up in a
chair
81 became convinced my trouble was
caused by coffee. decided to stop it
and bought some Postum.
1.-The first cup, which I made accord
ing to directions, had soothing eff
feet on my nerves and liked the taste.
For a time / nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. I am today
q healthy woman.
MY 1amlly ana reIaIlVeS wonder III
am the same person was four years
ago, when | could do no work on &C.
count of nervousness. Now | am do
ing my own homework, take care of
two babies-one twenty the other two
months old. am so busy that hard
" get time to write a letter, yet do
1t all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
Il tell my friends 1t is to Postum /
owe my life today"
Read "The Road to Wellyille,' In
pkgs. There's Reason"
liver read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. trues and full OF human
Interest.
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tO*
an.zn@ulnuazzrlgrnnsas.Hpa
AISLE

You think he changed the tags on
seven and nine, so that when you
went back to bed you thought you
were crawling into nine, when it was
really seven, eh?"
"Probably-yes.
Then toward morning. when every
body was asleep, your theory is that
he changed the numbers again and
left the train"
Il can't think Of any thing else !
replied YEARLY.
"Jove, what a game of bridge, that
fellow would play! It was like finess-
Ing an eight-spot and winning cut.
They would scarcely have doubted
you had the tags been reversed In
the mc,ripg He certainly left you IN
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In PerpIexity.

Michael Dolan, an is it yourself?"
yes; sure it is"
We'll, ye know thot bletherin' spal-
peen, Wildly Castigan's second hus-
band?"
"That do"
HE bet me bob to pint l
couldn't swally an egg without break
in the shell Nv it."
IAN We did it?"
IT did,"
'Then phwat's ailin' YEP"
TITS doom there" laying his hand
on the lower part of his waistcoat- IF
I jump about I'll break it and cut me
stomach wild the shell, an If kape
quiet it'll hatch and I'll have Shang-
hal rooster scratchin' me inside"
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Triumph of Optimism.

How are you feeling today, uncle?"
asked the robust nephew Of his aged
and feeble kinsman.
Pretty well, pretty WE'LL" quavered
that incurable optimist, my rheuma-
ti2 is bothering me a good deal and
my erisipilis is worse than 1t was yes
terday, I've got slight headache and
went down to the dentist today and
had all but two of my teeth pulled,
but thank heaven those two are op-
posite each other!"
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