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young scamp" He turned suddenly
90 Dede. Say. It's only twelve miles
to Santa Rosa. and the horses are
fresh"
She OWNED what was In his mind.
, OK which his twinkling eyes and sheep
ish. boyish grin gave sufficient adver.
tisement. and she smiled and nodded
acquiescense.
Well cut across by Bennett Val
ley" he said. IT'S nearer that way"
There was little difficulty. once In
Santa Rosa. OF finding Slosson. He
and his party had registered at the
Oberlin Hotel, and Daylight encoun-
tered the young hammer.thrower him
self In the Office.
Look here. son." Daylight announc-
ed. as soon as he had introduced Dede.
"Tve come 10 go you another flutter
at that hand game. Here's a likely
place"
Slosson smiled and accepted. The
two men faced each other, the elbows
OF their right arms on the counter. the
hands clasped. Slosson's hand quick
ly forced backward and down
you're the first man that ever sue
ceeded In doing IT," he said. Let's
fr.. - --~n =. "
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around to see II any eye were gazing
upon him. He grinned at his own
foolishness and returned to his exami-
nation Of the chunk A slant of sun
light fell on 1t. and 1t was all aglitter
with tiny specks of unmistakable free
gold.
Prom the grass roots down." he
muttered in an awe-stricken voice. as
he swung his pick into the yielding
surface.
Sometimes he started small slides
Of earth that covered UP his work and
compelled him to dig again. Once
he was swept fifty feet down the can
yon-side; but he floundered and scram-
bled up again without pausing for
breath. He hit upon quartz that was
so rotten that 1t was almost like clay,
and here the gold was richer than
ever. 1t was a veritable treasure
chamber. For a hundred feet up and
down he traced the walls Of the vein.
He even climbed over the canyon-lip
to look along the brow Of the hill for
signs OF the outcrop. But that could
wait. and he hurried back to his find.
He toiled on In the same mad haste,
until exhaustion and an intolerable
ache in his back compelled him to
pause. He Strengthened up with even
a richer piece of gold-laden quartz.
STOPPING the sweat from his forehead
had fallen to the ground. It now ran
into his eyes. binding him. He wiped
1t from him with the back of his hand
and returned to a scrutiny of the gold
IT would run thirty thousand to the
ton. fifty thousand, anything-he knew
that And as he gazed upon the yel-
low lure, and painted for air, and
wiped the sweat away, his quick vision
leaped and set to work. He saw the
spur-track that must run up from the
valley and across the upland pastures.
and he ran the grades and built the
bridge that would span the canyon,
until 1t was real before his eyes.
Across the canyon was the place for
the mill. and there he erected IT; and
he erected, also, the endless chain OF
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"Sure," Daylight answered. "And
don't forget. son. that you're the arst
man that put mine down. That's why
I lit out after you today"
Again they clasped hands, and
again Slosson's hand went down. He
was q broad-shouldsred. heavy-mus-
cled young giant. at least half head
taller than Daylight. and he frankly
expressed his chagrin and asked for q
third trial This time he steeled him
self to the effort. and for q moment
face and set teeth he met the others
strength till his cracking muscles
failed him. The air exploded sharply
from his tensed lungs. as he relaxed
in surrender, and the hand dropped
Imply down.
you're too many for me-" he con-
fessed. II only hope you'll keep out
Of the hammer-throwing game"
Daylight laughed and shook his
head.
I'VE might compromise, and each
stay in his own class. You stick to
hammer-throwing. and III 60 on turn
ing down hands"
But slosson refused to accept de-
feat
Say" he called out, as Daylight
and Dede. astride their horses. were
preparing to depart "Say-do you
mind II I look you up next year? I'd
like to tackle you again."
Sure. son. You're welcome to a
fiutter any time. Though give you
fair warning that you'll have to go
some. You'll have to train up, for I'm
glowing and chopping wood and break
ing colts these days"
Now and again. on the way home.
Dede could hear her big boy-husband
chuckling gleefully. As they halted
their horses on the top Of the divide
out of Bennett Valley. In order to
watch the sunset. he ranged alongside
and slipped his arm around her waist
Little woman" he said. you're
sure responsible for It ALL And I leave
II to you, II all the money I'm creation
n worth as much as one arm like that
when It's got . sweet little woman
like this to go around"
Daylight's steadfast contention was
that his wife should not become cook
waitress. and chambermaid because
she did not happen to possess house
hold OF servants. On the other hand
chafngdish suppers in the big living
room for their camping guests were q
common happening. at which times
Daylight allotted them their chores
and saw that they were performed
For one who stopped only for the
nig.At II was different. Likewise II
was different with her brother, back
from Germany. and again able to sit
q horse. On his vacations he became
the third In the family. and to him
was given the building Of the fires
the sweeping. and the washing OF the
dishes.
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CHAPTER XXI.

But there came the day, one year,
IN early April. when Dede sat In an
easy chair on the porch, sewing on
certain small garments. while Day
light read aloud 10 her. Ii was in
the afternoon. and a bright sun was
shining down on world of new green.
Along the irrigation channels of the
vegetable garden streams of water
were flowing. and now and again Day
light broke OF from his reading to run
out end change the flow OF water.
Also. he was teasingly interested in
f,ie certain small garments on which
Dede worked. while she was radiant.
iy happy over them. though at times,
when his tender fun was too insistent.
she was rosily confused or affection
ately resentful. II was a few minutes
later that Daylight. breaking of from
MS reading to change the streams Of
irrigation. found that the water had
ceased flowing. He shoulder red a pick
and shovel. took hammer and a pipe
wrench from The Toulouse. and re-
turned TO Dede on the porch.
Il reckon I'll have to 60 down and
dig the pipe out" he told her. ITS
that slide that's threatened all winter.
l guess she's come down at last"
Don't you read ahead, now" he
warned, as he passed around the
house and took the trail that led down
the wall Of the canyon.
Halfway down the trail, he came
upon the sliie. II was q small affair,
only few tons Of earth and crum-
bling rock; but. starting from fifty
feet above. 1t had struck the water
pipe with force sufficient to break 1t
at connection. Before proceeding
to work. he glanced up the path Of
the slide. and he saw what made his
eyes startle and cease for the mo-
ment from questing farther.
Hello" he communed aloud, "look
who's here"
His glance moved on up the steep
broken surface. and across II from
side to side. Here and there. In
places. small twisted manzanitas were
rooted precariously, but In the main,
save for weeds and grass. that portion
OF the canyon was bare. There were
signs OF surface that had shifted
often as the rain poured a flow of rich
eroded soil from above over the lip of
the canyon.
A true fissure vein. or I never saw
one'' he proclaimed softly.
Dropping the hammer and pine
wrench. but retaining pick and shovel.
ne climbed up the slide TO where q
vague line OF out-jutting but mostly
soil-covered rock could be seen. It
was all but indiscernible. but his prac-
iced eye had sketched the hidden in
formation which It sgnified. Here
and there. along this wall Of the vein.
ne attacked the crumbling rock with
the pick and shoveled the encurnber.
ing soil away. Several times he ex-
amined this rock. So soft WAS some
OF II that he could break II I'm his fin.
gers. Shifting dozen feet higher up,
ne again attacked with pick and
shovel And this time, when he rub.
bed the soil from chunk of rock and
looked, he Strengthened up suddenly,
gasping with delight. And then, like
deer at drinking pool I'm fear of it's
CrC~~'"G ho nurc q uuick plancc
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buckets. suspended from a cable and
operated by gravity, that would cross
the canyon to the Quartz-crusher.
Likewise, the whole mine grew before
him and beneath him-tunnels, shafts,
and galleries, and hoisting plants The
blasts Of the miners were In his ears,
and from across the canyon he could
hear the roar of the stamps. The
hand that held the lump of quartz
was trembling, and there was q tired,
nervous palpitation apparently in the
pit OF his stomach. 1t came to him
abruptly that what he wanted was
drink-whisky, cocktails, anything, a
drink. And even then, with this new
hot yearning for the alcohol upon
him. he heard. faint and far, drifting
down the green abyss of the canyon,
Dede's voice. crying:-
Here, chick, chick, chick, chick,
chick! Here. chick, chick, chick!"
He was astounded at the lapse of
time. She had left her sewing on the
porch and was feeding the chickens
preparatory to getting supper. The
afternoon was gone. He could not
conceive that he had been away that
long.
Again came the call: "Here. chick.
chick, chick, chick, chick! Here, chick.
chick, chick!"
1t was the way she always called
first five, and then three. He had long
since noticed 1t. And from these
thoughts Of her arose other thoughts
that caused a great fear slowly
TO grow In his face. For 1t
seemed to him that he had almost lost
her. Not once had he thought Of her
In those frenzied hours, and for that
much, at least, had she truly been lost
to him. He dropped the piece Of
quartz, slid down the slide, and start
ed up the trail, running heavily. At
the edge Of the clearing he eased
down and almost crept to a point Of
vantage whence he could peer out.
himself unseen. She was feeding the
chickens, tossing to them handfuls Of
grain and laughing at their antics.
The sight Of her seemed to relieve
the panic fear into which he had been
flung, and he turned and ran back
down the trail. Again he climbed the
slide, but this time he climbed higher
carrying the pick and shovel with
him. And again he toiled frenziedly,
but this time with different purpo,e
He worked artfully, loosing slide after
slide of the red soil and sending It
streaming down and covering up all
he had uncovered. hiding from the
light OF day the treasure he had dis
covered He even went into the woods
and scooped armfuls o. last years
fallen leaves. which he scattered over
the slide. But this he gave I'D as a
vain task. and he sent more slides OF
soil down upon the scene Of his labor.
until no sign remained Of the out tut
ting walls Of the vein. Next he re
naired the broken pipe, gathered his
tools together. and started up the
trail. He walked slowly feeling q
great weariness, as of man who had
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Substantial progress is being made
on the work of securing titles for the
rights of way for the South Carolina
Western Railroad, but no definite
time has been fixed for the work to
until there is a clear title to right of
way between here and Bishopville.
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Teddy says big Business trembles
when / speak," 1t is afraid he will
put his foot in it and give away the
Star.
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Horse-lovinq Xenophon.

We may breed different tyres of
horses, and we may harness and use
them differently; but the points Of
excellence that combine to form the
most perfect horse are no different in
one age than another Xenophon, It
Is true, attached some Importance to
points that We care much less about
now-as, for instance, a smooth,
round back that Is easy to sit upon,
which was owing to the fact that the
Greeks did not use saddles, but only
a cloth, fastened to the horses body
by surcingle but these are minor
matters. He knew the points of a
good horse, and he knew horse ma
ture. And he had, too, that delight
IN horses that is found only in the
true horseman. the man who loves as
we'll as knows them. 1T is upon
horses" says he, that gods and
heroes are painted riding and men
who are able to manage them skill.
fully are regarded as deserving of ad-
miratioL. So extremely beautiful and
admirable and noble sight Is a
horse that bears himself superbly
that he fills the gaze Of all who see
him. both young and old; no one, in
deed, leaves him or is tired Of CON
templating him as long as he contin-
ues to display his magnificent atti-
tudes. From the Atlantic.
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ShipbuiIding in China.
According to a Shanghai telegram,
the Chinese government pccented the
BID OF tie '[iangnar arsenal FOR the
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AZ s learned that every day one
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or two more persons come out as ap-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-21
DUMAS AND HIS BARBER.
Origin Of tho Practice Of Specializing
In Theater Tickets.

Origin Of tho Practice Of Specializing
In Theater Tickets.
The practice of Specializing in thea
ter tickets, strange as 1t may appear,
was started by the elder Dumas. He
patronizckl Paris barber named por-
cher. and one day this worthy while
shaving the novelist asked him why
he did not sell the tickets given him
by the managers Of the theaters where
his plays were produced.
ITO whom could sell them!" asked
the author OF the 'srhrec sIusketeers."
why. to NE. ii you like" replied Pov-
cher. "Anl what would you do with
thcm:" asked Dumas. That's my
business" replied the barber, coEtin.
uing to lather the bron2ed face Of the
famous story teller.
But give you tickets whenever
you ask for them." said Dumas. 'Ah!
One or two are not sufficient for my
purpose" responded Porcher. II must
hive all your tickets. and every day
too" "And you will pay for theM:"
said the dramatist. "Cash." wis tho
simple yet practical reply.
dumas Mt that moment was verS
badly III need Of money. SO he at OH =
concluded the bargain. Porcher. wis,
shortly after this gave up shaving and
cutting hair. made similar bargains
with other authors and quickly be-
came rich.
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The seread Of Species.

One Of the problems that confront
the naturalist Is that of accounting for
the distribution OF identical forms or
life through widely separated localities.
Investigation frequently shows that
this has been accomplished In many
ways that appear quite simple when
once discovered. although one would
hardly have thought Of them. Some
interesting facts have been Cleaned
concerning the dispersion Of fresh WI
ter mollusks. accounting for their APP
pearance in remote and isolated ponds.
Waterfowl play an important part II.
this work. Ducks have been known t,
carry mussels attached to their feel
hundred miles or more. Bivalve mol
lusks not infreQuently cling to the toes
Of wadlng birds and are thus trans
ported for considerable distances. Even
aquatic insects lave been known to
carry small fresh water Mollusks at :
tached to their legs. Harper's Weekly.
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POEMS We MISS.
9eies Of che Great Events In Our Ne.
ttonal History.

8pies Of che Great Events In Our Ne.
tienal History.
3 We have many volumes Of commem-
Grafton odes OF quite respectable liter
airy quality. but we look in vain for ar
epic Of the war Of the Revolution,
which might oil each one Of us with
the heroic spirit and bind us all in
that living union Of great hearted hui
mllfty which Is the supreme national
pride We look in vain for III epic
gu tue great rivlI war. with Ole uf he
greatest OF all l!fe'S soldiers as It's
hero. nor do we find immortnlized in
sAeneids those wonderful expeditions
ncross this conference.-the travels of
Lewis and Clark. the settlement Of
the forty miners the opening up of
ALASKA. the reclamation of the deserts
and the founding Of Texas. How other
wise than through poetry IRE our chill
dren to possess the beauty aud the
glory and the spiritual grandeur OF the
snga figures who founded this marvel
Gus union OF states. Of those heroes
WIN .h!yhly resolved" and SO highly
achieved? 1. Is true Walt Whitman
chanted tire song of democracy. but
his chant is a magnificent prophecy of
an idcal-it is an exhortation. not a
poetic manifestation. The spirit that
strove and Is striving toward realiza-
ton OF this democracy is best caught
when cxcmplinei in the lives and
deeds OF the mon who lived and fought.
who conquered and died lighting. NOV.
ed BY this spirit This ia the creative
work Of the poet we swait.-Templs
Scott in Forum.
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INVISIBLE LIGHT.
Only When IL Strikes the Ret;na Of shv
Eve Can lt 81 saan.


Eye Can lt Be sses.
What is the simplest denonsera tiun
O. the feet tia! light is Invisible!
The blackness of a midnight sky
demonstrates tLis fact most readily.
We may see the planets brilliantly illu.
minated by the SUMS rays, but the sur
rounding space is dark, although we
know that light must be passing there.
The passage Ct beam &C light
though s Garkesiel room Is only ,lsi
BIZ on the dust In the air. aEd the conc
of light seen when the sun shines
through n small hole In shutter IL
not visible. but only light reflected
from the notes in the beam. This can
be easily and simply demonstrated by
placing in the beam q glas., vessel
from which the dust has been careful.
~ removed. The beam then may be
seen before and behind the vessel. but
is invtsifje within. A bunsen burner
or redhot poker held so as to destroy
the notes will also render the beam
invisible at that spot.
Light is only visible when 1t strikes
on the retina CT the eye, and 1t can
only do SO when /. reaches it In d.
rect line or Is turned l,y "A reflection on
rGfraction into Il direct line. Just a.
the bullets from a gun do man no
harm unless aimct! or turned In their
course toward his body. SO light is
without effect unless 1t Is aimed CT
turned toward the retina.-Pearson's
Weekly,
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Surprise Party

ItSbeing Miss Vearl Purcell'a
Eighteenth birthday a crowd Of
her young friends came and
pleasantly surprised her at her
home on Second street. A
very enjoyable evening was
spent in playing games. Beau
tiful selections were played on
the piano by the Misses Hazel
Boulder and Helen Culivan.
AT a late hour refreshments
were served and all departed
for their homes after spending
a very pleasant evening. All
wishing Vearl many more hap.
|py birthdays. Those being
present were the Misses Hazel
Boulder, Pearl Stewart, Vera
Broo khouser, Alice Beebee, Ma
RE O'Brien, Helen Culivan,
Vearl Purcell, Jeanette Pur-
cell, Messrs. George Culivan,
Jack Kitteringham, George
Connors, Fred Brinker, Sam
Paulson, Fred Osborne, Walter
Hauff. -
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CITIES HARD TO KILL.
What Rome. Paris. constantinopls and
london hava Suffarsd

What Rome, Paris, constantinopis and
London Have Suffered.
II Is difficult thing to kill city.
and there are some we'll known places
that havo SO much vitality that they
will survive any number Of disasters.
Take Rome as first example. No
fewer than ten times has she been
swept by Iestilencc. She has been
burned twice and starved out on six
occasions. Seven times she hns been
besieged or bombarded Hut She still
fourishes. Perhaps that IL why she
Is called the Eternal City.
Paris has had eight sieges. ten fam
ines. two plaques and ono fire which
devastated Il. We make no reference
to the number of revolutions. as they
are too numerous to mention. But
PARTS still 0ourishcs.
Constantinoplc has becn burned out
nine times and has suffered from four
rlagmes and dve sieges. There are
some people who think that many VI
the nultnns hive been AZ tad for the
city as any pestilenrc. And yet sh.
goes on.
LASTLY there IL the English metropo-
lis. London began nx a kind Of mound
In swamp. In her early history she
was sucked. burned and all her inh0b.
itants butcherpd. She has been de,,i
mated by plague eve times. exclusive
of typhus. cholera and such mnindieS.
She has been more or less burned sew
en- times. She is thriving in spite Of
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A Wonderful lnstruetor.

Over door leading to one of the
smaller lecture halls in the Sorbonne
at Paris n notice was posted recently,
which rcnd: Here the instructor does
not pause when feet are shuftied. does
not smile when l,o Is app!audcd and
does not single out the one who knows
the least for the hardest work. Here
the instructor never comes too late or
too early, and one may say unparlia-
mentary things without fenr Of Offend
ing. This wonderful instructor never
sleeps. eats or drinks and. icing abso-
lutely bloodless and brninless aud
blind. must DO carried to the rostrunl
from which the voice reaches the stu
dent" The door leads to room where
French officers receive instruction in
the German language by means Of a
talking machine.
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FOR AGED PEOPLE
Old Fol S Should Be Careful
in Their Selection of
Regulative Medicine

We have a safe, dependable,
and altogether ideal remedy
that is particularly adapted to
the requirements Of aged peo-
pile and persons of weak consti.
buttons who suffer from consti-
patton or other bowel disorders.
We are so certain that it will
relieve these complaints and
give absolute satisfaction in
every particular that we offer
it with our personal guarantee
that it shall cost the user MOTH
ing if it fails to substantiate
our claims. This remedy is
called Rexall Orderlies.
Rexall Orderlies are eaten
just like candy, are particular
ly prompt and agreeable in &C.
ton, may be taken at any time,
day or night; do not cause diar-
rhoea, nausea, gripping, excess
sive looseness, or other unde-
sirable effects. They have q
very mild but positive action
upon the organs with which
they come in contact, apparent.
ly acting as a regulative tonic
upon the relaxed muscular coat
of the bowel, thus overcoming
weakness, and aiding to restore
the bowels to more vigorous
and healthy activity. Three
sizes, 10c, Csc, and Soc. Sold
only at our store-The Rexall
Store. Robt. w. Harvey.
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oriain Of Panic.

30 word has moved with IL .:.nes
more than "lnnic." Long a.. III an
.ient Greece 1t WAS mild fear i'll
spired by mysterious sights and sounds
among tho mountains and ynlleys by
night. which were attributed to tho
god Pan. Nowadays it has n by no
means supernatural significance on the
stock exchange. Panic fcur' was tho
original expression. aud in shortening
It to .'panic" we have all really been
as slipshod as the small boy who calls
his ''comic paper a comic" Shaftes
bury 200 years ago would have used
the word for any contagious feeling
that seized upon masses Of men.
There arc many l'annicks in Man
kind besides merely TINT Of Fcar. And
thus Is Religion also Pnnn!ck." Lon
don Mail
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-21

The directors of the Harrison
County Fair met at the First
National Bank in this city at
10 q. m. and elected the follow
ing officers for the year 1912:
j. E. Jones-President
John s. Hall-Vice Pres.
A. B. Hosbrook- Sec.
H. F. Foss- Treasurer
Chas. Harder-Marshal
w. A. Jones-Supt. of privi-
lege.
E. F. James Supt. Of speed.
F. w. Myers Supt. Of Hall
and agriculture.
Mrs. G. H. Longman-Supt
of Textill Fabrics
Thos. Kenyon--Supt of horses
G. w. Huff Supt. of hogs
and cattle.
Frank Rainier Supt. Of
e'i K. I. Price-supt. of poultry
D. Seabury Supt. Of the me-
chanical Dept.
E. M. Reed Supt. of enter
tainment
The meeting was very en-.
thusiastic one, and adjourned
to meet the first week in June,
to make final arrangements fol
the fair.