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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30

R5TS5SN9 their former footing Word
y4sy by word it came out of the
duke-his admiration for this boy who
had made his own way. Every blow
he had dealt his grandfather's personal
pride had brought the reactionary glow
of appreciation of this scion who could
hit so hard and so surely.
He watched him saddle his horse
after supper. He did not ask where
he was going.
Harlan did not know. His longing
drew him down the long street and
across the big bridge, his horse walk
ing slowly.
The dusk was cool and soft. Below
him the current gurgled against the
piers with sounds as though the rivers
fairies laughed there in the gloom.
Doves. nestled against the rafters Of
the bridge above, stirring with tired
murmurings.
When he came out under the stars
he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kava-
nagh'S house. The sight of them put
the peace of the sky and fields out of
his heart. He spurred his horse and
galloped up the hill
Even as Thelismer Thornton found
true haven on his porch in the summer
evening, so Dennis Kavanagh had his
soIace in his own domain, smoking his
pipe. He sat there when Harlan
swung close to the steps,
MIR. Kavanagh,''s said the young
man sternIy, Il am Harlan Thornton.
Do You know any i'll of me?"
4 know that you're old Land Grab
Der Thornton's grandson! 1 also know
that you have shaken him in politics
until his old teeth ratified And I'm
much obliged to your
I'm not here to talk about politics
or my grandfather. I'm here on my
own account You know where your
own daughter is. I've come to ask
you honorably and fairly where she is.
VIII you tell me?''
Mr.. Kavanagh was silent a long
tine. He seemed to be struggling with
some kind of surprise
mo; I'll not tell you" he declared
at last
Then 1 want to tell you something,
sir. 1 love your daughter. 1 love her
so honestly, 50 devotedly, that I pro-
pose to search for her through this
world And when 1 find her. He
hesitated.
If you find herr"
Il stopped because 1 do not want to
| threaten or boast But I will say, Mr.
| Kavanagh, that when I find her I'll
/ beg of her to be my wife, and if she
consents 1 promise you that no two
sour old men are going to spoil ouI
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Concerning Ancestors.

~ the west wall of the corridor
of kings, in the palace of
Dornlitz, hung the full length
portrait of Henry, third of
the name and tenth of the line. A hun
dred and more years had passed since
he went to his uncertain reward, and
now, in me, his -great-grandson.
were his face and figure come back to
earth.
And the way of it, and how CHANGED
to be of the blood royal of Valeria was
thus:
Henry III-he of the portrait-had
two sons, Frederick and Hugo, and
one daughter, Adela. Frederick, the
elder son, in due time came to the
throne and. dying, passed the title to
his only child, Henry, who in turn was
succeeded by his only child, Frederick,
the present monarch. Adela, the daugh-
ter. married Casimir, king of Titia, and
of her descendants more anon.
Hugo, the younger son, was born
some ten years after his brother-to be
accurate, in 1756-and after the old
king had laid aside his sword and re-
| tired into the quiet of his later years.
| With an honestly inherited love of
| fighting and the Unborn hostility to
| England that even then had existed
| in the Valerians for a hundred years,
| Hugo watched with Quickening inter
est the struggle between the North
American colonies and Great Britain
which began in 1175. When the Mar
| quis de Lafayette threw in his for
tunes with the Americans Hugo had
begged permission to follow the same
course This the old king had sternly
/ refused, pointing out its improperly
/ from both a political and a family as
pect.
But. Hugo was far from satisfied,
| and his desire to have a chance at
| England waxing in proportion as the
colonies fortunes waned he at last de-
termined to brave his fierce old father
| and join the struggling American army
whether his sire willed it -or no. His
mind once formed he would have been
no true son of Henry had he hesitated
The king heard him quietly to the
end, too quietly, indeed, to presa ge well
for Hugo. Then, as recorded in Hugo,s
Journal he answered:
1.-THE day you leave for America viii
see your name stricken from the rolls
| of our house. your title revoked and
your return here prohibited by royal de-
cree. Do / make myself understoodY '
| 1ue JOurHaI says hugo MADE no an
/ swer to his father save a low bow
| Two days later as plain Hugo Dali
| berg he departed for America For
some time he was a volunteer aid to
| General Washington Later congress
commissioned him colonel of a regi-
ment of horse, and as such he served
| to the close of the war. When the
| Continental army was disbanded he
| purchased a Mace uDOD fha eaStarn
| shore of Maryland and. marrying into
| one of the aristocratic families of the
| neighborhood, settled down to the life
| of a simple country gentleman
He never went back to the land of
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PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.


Thelismer Thornton, locally known
as Duke of Canibas," for fifty years
boss of his district, plans to retire and
send his grandson, Harlan, to the leg
islature as his successor. The reform
ers in his district, who are called
Ramrodders,'' endeavor to defeat
Harlan for the nomination They are
led by Ivus Niles, Evangelist Dudley
and others. Harlan is unwilling to be
candidate, but his grandfather in
sists- Harlan and Miss Glare Kava
nagh are very much interested in each
other, and Thornton and Clare's ia
Their try to break up this intimacy.
The reformers are in control of the
caucus, but Thornton's followers STAN
pede them by starting forest fire and
during their absence nominate Harlan
for the legislature. Harlan helps sub
I due the fire, learns of his nomination
and tells his grandfather that he will
decline it because it was dishonesty
procured
However, the duke gets him to run
for the office, settles with farmers who
lost by the forest fire and practically
assumes management of the whole
state campaign. Harlan meets Glare,
who, gowned and gloved, looks more
mature Thornton and Harlan pay n
secret visit to Ex-Governor Weymouth
and get him to accept the nomination
for governor in order to beat Arba
Spinney. Harlan meets pretty Made
leine Presson. Weymouth startles
Thornton and other leaders by insist
ing upon writing his own platform
and upon a rigid enforcement of the
prohibitory law. They refuse to NOM
mate him. Harlan deserts his grand
father and supports Weymouth, who
learns that Spinney has been bribed to
ers. Weymouth compels them to NOM
mate him, and Harlan shares in his
victory. Weymouth declares he will
enforce the prohibitory law, but he
rebuffs the "Ramrodders.' He makes
Harlan his chief of staff for the cam
paign. Glare reveals her love for Har-
Ian, then goes away to be educated
Weymouth compels his party leaders
to more actively support him, and
Madeleine Presson tells Harlan he's
foolish to have such high political
ideals. Weymouth is elected. Harlan
proposes marriage to Madeleine, but
gets no reply. Governor Weymouth
makes Harlan sponsor for a drastic
prohibition law. Linton, one of Made
leine's suitors, insists that Harlan cease
being her escort because Spinney has
circulated a scandalous story about
Harlan and Clare. Harlan thrashes
Linton in Clares presence and declares
that he will marry Clare Madeleine
does not love him. Glare disappears.
Harlan introduces the drastic prohibit
ton bill.
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The RamrodderS
By HOLMAN DAY.
[copyrisht, 1910, by Harper q Rroshers.]

happiness. want a fair understand
ing with you"
Queer notions you have of fair
understanding retorted Mr.. Kava-
nagh. You'd call it a fair under
standing, would you, to come here and
tell me to get of my own doorstep be-
cause you claimed the place"
Il mean that no man has the rtSssa
to refuse happiness to his own or 10
others simply to curry his own per-
sonal spite. That's all, sir
He whirled his horse and galloped
away He halted at the church. threw
the reins over the animals head and
went and sat on the steps. He wanted
to think. He wanted to calm himself.
He hoped that the place would console
him with its memories, afford him
some hope, some suggestion.
He wondered now why he had allow
ed anything to delay that search. Yet
he understood vaguely that she had
hidden herself from him by her own
choice. She had fled with wounded
heart. He had not dared to seek her
too eagerly.
The red eyes of Kayanagh's house
Knocked him.
Suddenly he started up. A figure,
fitting and wraith-like, was coming
toward him from those eyes It was
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Farewell, princess, till we meet again"
ship? 1 was sorely tempted Then 1
saw what a mistake. it would be-she
would not believe it-and answered:
John Smith. your royal highness,
and your most obedient servant"
She must have noticed my hesitation,
for she studied my face an instant,
then said, with a pause between each
word and a peculiar stress on the
name: =,
"General-Smith?"
Simple captain I answered 1--WE
do not climb as rapidly in our army"
Just then from the barracks three
miles away came the boom of the even
ing gun
"Oh'' she exclaimed, 81 am late /
must hasten. Goodby, mon capitaine.
You have beea very kind"
She drew off her gauntlet and extend
ed her hand 1 bent and kissed-pos-
sibly too lingeringly-the little fingers
Farewell, princess" l said And
then half under my breath / added,
..Till we meet again"
She heard, and again that smile
".Auf Wiedersehen' be it, she an
swered-
Then she rode away.
ITO be continued-1
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"DoneY' said I.
''All stipulate is that you do moth
ing to avoid King Frederick's invita-
ton"
'And the princess?" I asked
'Tm counting on her to win me the
bet" he laughed.
/ picked up the picture and studied
it again. The longer 1 looked the
more willing I was to give Courtney
chance to eat my dinner,
"If the opportunity comes I'll dance
with her. said. But I'm not going
to Valeria to decide a dinner bet"
You're not You're going as the
representative of our army to observe
the Valerian-Titian war"
wrong" said Courtney. I'm play
ing only war. 1 have the secretary
and the princess has you"
Just then one of the buttons" hand
ed me telegram. / tore open the
yellow envelope and read the sheet,
still damp from the copy press. 1t ran:
Titia declares war. Detail attache
open If desired report at headquarters
Immediately. Hennecker relieves you in
HENDERSON, A. A G.
1 tossed it over to Courtney. 'You
are that much nearer the dinner" l
said.
"And the princess Also" he added
"Then you're actually going?' ask
ed.
my dear major, did you ever doubt
it?'
"Your vagaries are past doubling"
answered
And yoursf
Il am going under orders of the war
| department"
"Of course" he answered; "of course.
And that being so you won't mind my
confessing that Pm going largely on
account ola woman"
81 won't mind anything that gives
! me your companionship."
$50 it's settled he said Then we
went in to dinner.
| Courtney is a good fellow, one of the
| best friends a man can have; well
born, rich, with powerful political con-
nections in both parties and having no
| profession or necessary occupation to
| tie him down. His tastes ran to di-
| plomacy, and secretaries of state know
ing this fact and being further advised
| of it at various times by certain prom
| inent senators, had given. him numer-
Gus secret missions to both Europe and
| South America. --.rl-' =
| 1t happened that General Russell, our
representative at the court OF Valeria,
was home on vacation.
rs General Russell crossing. with
us?'' I asked carelessly.
| Courtney shook his head HE is not
going back to yaleria.'
-.Ohr' said 1, realizing suddenly my
mistake. Il didn't appreciate 1 was
| dining with an ambassador"
Its not yet announced
How many times have you been to
| Valeria 2" he asked suddenly
"Some half Dozen" 1 replied, sur
prised-
Ever been in the private apartments
| of the palace of DornlitZg"
mo, 1 think not"
81 mean, particularly, the corridor
where hang the portraits of the kings ~
q don't recall them"
He laughed shortly. Believe me,
you would recall them WELL" he said
what are you driving at?" 1 asked.
'T'I show you the night you dance
with the princess"
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al heard foIIowedl" she easped.

running. He could hear the swift pat
ter of feet. She came straight to him
where he stood. He had not dared to
run toward her.
81 heard-I followedr' she gasped
and the next moment was sobbing in
his arms.
All his talk to her for long time
was incoherent, babbling of love and
remorse. Then he held her close.
Little girl he said, 1--WE learned in
the world outside. I've learned many
things But this-this I've learned Bit
terly and forever. There's love of
fame and of power and of mere beau
ty, but there's only one love after all.
That's the love that gives all, is all.
That's my love for you and the love
think you have for me. 1t is ours
that love. Oh, my sweetheart, how we
will cherish it all the years through
After time he drew her down on
the steps, and they sat in silence
through long minutes, listening to the
muted calling of the crickets in the
grasses, the rustic of the river current,
all the soft noises of the summer night.
Then he bethought himself and drew
Madeleine Presson's letter from his
pocket He gave it to her with a word
of explanation.
Looking into his eyes, her own eyes
brilliant as stars, she slowly tore the
letter to bits and scattered the snowy
fragments upon the grass.
"a woman does know" she said;
knows without reading what some
other woman writes. I do not need
her words, big boy. I know of my
own heart I knew long ago. lis
tened too readily to others. 1 have lis,
tened to my own love since. 1 have
been waiting for you to Gomez
After another silence which needed
no words to interpret it he rose and
lifted her to her feet With his arm
about her he walked to his horse. He
mounted and drew her up, and she
chung to him as maid to knight
$50 to your father now" he told her.
But not to speak to him harshly,"
she said, a ripple of merriment in her
voice, "for I'll tell you a secret. He
did not try to stop me when, I ran
away. He even called after me, Hes
turned in at the church, you wild ban
sheer They have told him things that
have given him new respect for Har-
Ian Thornton But your grandfather?''
HE has learned that my love is my
I
LET me do my part, Harlan" she
said proudly Love will light the
waiting, and it will not seem waiting.
When take my place at your side he
shall not be able to say that am not
the wife for you"
Its enough for me tonight that l
love you and you love me. The years
must take care of themselves. Love
will mark OFF the calendar for us, lit
tie sweetheart, not In months or in
years, but in one dear summer of wait
ing that will make work worth while
and life worth living"
He patted the horses neck, and they
went slowly up the road toward the
Kayanagh house, their arms about each
other, the gracious dusk hiding them.
Life's future hid it's problem Loves
/ present was enough.
| THE END.
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L
- engineer officer in charge of
the Pittsburgh harbor and "the
- navigable rivers thereunto be-
longing" as my friend the district
judge, across the hall, would say, and
my relief was due next week. Nor was
/ sorry. was tired Of dams and
bridges and jobs, of levels and blue
prints and mathematics. I wanted my
sword and pistols, horse between my
legs, the smell Of gunpowder in the air.
craved action.
The half dozen regulars lounging
on the big leather chairs before the
fireplace in the club reception room
waiting for the dinner hour gave me
the usual familiar yet half Indifferent
greeting as 1 took my place among
them and lit a cigar.
Looks rather sQually in Europe"
Courtney observed as the dice were de-
Gliding the privilege of signing the
check.
1T will blow over, I fancy" I an
swered
"Have you seen the afternoon pa
persT'
"No."
"Then you don't know the Titan
ambassador has been recalled"
Indeed Well, 1 still doubt if it
means fight The powers would have
a word to say
Yes; they are rather ready to speak
out on such OCCASIONS; but, unless I'm
much mistaken, if the Titians and the
Valerians get their armies moving it
will take more than talk from the
powers to stop Them
land it's all over a woman" I OBJ
served carelessly
Courtney gave me a sharp glance.
Il thought that was rather a secret, -
he replied
1 laughed. Its one at least that the
newspapers have not discovered yet"
Ever been to Valeria ~ Courtney
asked
nodded. about six years ago.
What are you driving at?''
He answered with another question,
"Seen the last number of the London
Illustrated News?''
NO" 1 answered
He struck the bell. Bring me the
London News he said to the boy
Opening it at the frontispiece, he push
ed it across to me.
HAS she changed much since you
saw herr" he asked, and smiled
1t was a woman's face that looked
at me from the page, and, though it
was six years since had seen it last,
1 recognized it instantly. There was,
however, certain GOODNESS in the
eyes and a firm set of the lip and jaw
that were new to me- But as 1 look
ed they seemed to soften, and / could
have sworn that for an instant the
Princess Dehra of valeria smiled at
me most sweetly, even as once she
herself had done.
you seem uncommonly well pleased
with the lady," Courtney observed
Look here, Courtney" I said, lit
seems to me you are Internally inquis-
tive tonight"
Maybe 1 am, only 1 wanted to know
something" And he laughted softly.
did you?" retorted
WANT to make a bet?' he asked
Here's the wager-a dinner for TWEEN
ty that you and 1 are in Valeria thirty
days from tonight and have dined
with the king and danced with the
princess"
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''A poor army officer doesn't usually
have such honorS.'
mo. not if he be only poor army
officer. But if he chance to be-
WELL 1 said, ''be what?''
''I'll tell you in the picture gallery"
he answered.
And not another word would he say
in the matter.
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One Problem Solved.

= HEY ate supper together in
the old mess hall, back on
n their former footing. Word
sYs nv word If Gonna ont of tho
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A Picture and q Wager.

TOR three years I had been the
l. engineer officer in charge of
the Pittsburgh harbor and 1.-THE
- naviDa hla r.iuarS tharnnnfo he
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-16
STATES SHOULD
BUILD OWN ROADS

President William II. Taft, at the
annual dinner of the A. C. A., in New
York City, December 20, made the
following statement
Il admit that the general govern.
ment has the power for the purpose
of promoting interstate commerce to
build National roads. 1t has done it
already, but l question the wisdom
of opening that method of spending
Federal government money. | think
II is better to have the neighborhood
and the State as large unit expend
its money in the construction OF
roads across the State, and aiding
the counties to keep the roads in re-
pair, because If you once set out upon
plan of National roads in addition
to the plan of National waterways, |
do not know how great the expendi-
ture will amount to
IF we could confine it to two or
three roads / would not object, but
we have forty-eight States, and every
state is as anxious to share in
common funds at Washington as ev.
cry other State. And it is a danger.
Gus experiment. / would suggest
great delay and elaboration before
you undertake so great an expendi.
ture, the stopping of which will have
no end. We have had some exper.
fence in that in Washington, and we
are looking forward now to large
expenditures, and If we are going 10
add roads. and If you are going to run
automobiles through them and over
them and into them and promote the
cost of them, as you will, increasing
of course, the intercourse between
all the people creating a benefit winch
do not minimize, nevertheless ray
to you that II you can reach that
benefit without opening the National
treasury, l think it will be the wiser
and more statesmanlike course"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-16
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
REcEDING SLOWLY
Dancer Of Break at Baton Rouge
Passes-Generai Situation
Improved.

New Orleans, May 13.-With the ex-
ception of Conrad's Point, six miles
below Baton Rouge. where sand boiis
have developed, only encouraging re-
ports were received by the United
States engineers. The weather bureau
reported the river at standstill at
Baton Rogue this morning, while 9th
er points reported falling stages.
A hurry call was sent from Con.
RAIDS Point to Baton Rogue for work
men and material. Chief Clerk
Schmidt of the engineers office said
laborers and government employees
had been at that place several days
and that he was of the opinion that
they were fully prepared to take
care of any situation that might
arise.
Reports from Baton Rogue said the
situation there had improved and tine
Janger of break in front OF that city
was passing rapidly.
Water from Torras now is sur
rounding New Roads, La, but 1t is
rearly at a standstill.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-16
MOTHER OF VICTIM
WILL GET EFFECTS

Salt Lake City, May 13.-Mrs. Lee
Hayter Chamberlain, 40S Fourth East
street, mother of A. Hayter, one OF
the victims of the Titanic disaster,
thi smorning received letter from
the White Star Line company an
nouncing that an overcoat bearing his
name had been recovered, but that II
was in such condition it would be
destroyed at Halifax. The letter also
announced that the following effects,
believed to belong to Mr.. Hayter, had
been recovered: Gold watch and
chain, plain gold seal ring, silver
match box engraved "A. H." gold pen
Gil case, gold stud, keys, knife, pipe
and papers marked "A. Hayter."
Mrs Chamberlain said this morning
that there is no longer any question
in her mind but that her son was one
OF the victims of the disaster and she
will make an effort to have the effects
which were recovered forwarded to
her here.
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