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life had anything been SO grateful as
these repeated applications of hot wa
ter. After a while he applied heal
ing lotion of some kind, then he took
his long roll of bandage and wound
| 1t dexterously around her foot, not
drawing it too close to prevent circu-
lation, but just tight enough for sup
port, then as he finished she drew it
back beneath the cover.
Now" said he, there is nothing
more 1 can do for you tonight, is
there?"
Nothing"
Il want you to go to sleep now, you
will be perfectly safe here. Lam go
ing down the canon to search"
NO" said the girl apprehensively.
81 dare not be left alone here; be-
sides I know how dangerous it would
be for you to try to descend the canon
in this rain; you have risked enough
tor me, you must wait until the morn
ing; l shall feel better then"
But think of the anxiety of your
friends
81 can't help it, was the nervous
reply. Il am afraid to be left alone
here at night"
Her voice trembled; he was fearful
she would have nervous breakdown.
Very WE'LL" he said soothingly, 81
will not leave you till the morning"
Where will you stay?"
'Pll make a shakedown for myself
in the store ROOM" he answered 81
shall be right within call at any time.
1t had grown dark outside by this
time and the two in the log hut could
! barely see each other
II think l shall light the fire." con-
tinued the man, sit will be sort of
company for you and it gets cold up
here nights at this season. / shouldn't
wonder If this rain turned into snow.
Besides, it will dry Jour clothes for
you"
Then he went over to the fireplace,
struck a match, touched it to the
kindling under the huge logs already
| prepared, and in moment cheerful
blaze was roaring up through the
chimney. Then he picked up from the
floor where she had cast them in a
heap her bedraggled garments. He
\ Strengthened them out as best he
could, hung them over the backs Of
chairs and the table, which he drew
as near to the fire as was safe. Hav-
ing completed this unwonted task he
turned to the woman who had watch
ed him curiously and nervously the
! while.
Us there anything more that I can
do for your"
Nothing. You have been as kind
and as gentle as you were strong and
| brave"
He threw his hand out with depre-
eating gesture.
Are you quite comfortable?"
"Yes."
"And your foot?"
Seems very much better"
Good night, then. 1 will call you
in the morning"
Good night" said the girl CRATE
fully, land God bless YOU for true
and noble man"
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SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland, a frank, free and I'M
spoiled young Philadelphia girl, is taken
to the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
Robert Maitland James Armstrong.
Maitland's protege, falls n love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl, but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer
Enid hears the story of mining engi-
neer, Newbold. whose wife fell off a cliff
and was so seriously hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her be-
ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help Kirkby, the old guide who tells the
story. gives Enid a package of letters
which he says were found on the dead
woman's body. She reads the letters and
at Kirk bys request keeps them. While
bathing in mountaing stream Enid Is at
tackled by bear, which is mysteriously
shot. storm adds to the girls terror.
sudden deluge transform brook into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she is rescued by a noun
tain hermit after a thrilling experience.
Campers in great confusion upon discOv-
ing Ends absence when the storm
breaks Maitland and Old Kirkby go in
search Of the girl. Enid discovers that
her ankle is sprained and that she is I'M
able to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp.
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one. izdeed the only one. How was it
TO be carried out? The man easily
OWNED her thoughts.
There is another room in this
house, a store room. l cook in there"
he said. Il am going in there now to
get you something to eat; meanwhile
you must undress yourself and go to
bed"
He went to a rude set of box-like
shelves draped with a curtain, appar-
emily his own handiwork. against the
wall, and brought from 1t a long and
somewhat shapeless wooden gown.
You can wear this to sleep in" he
continued First of all. though, | am
going to have look at that foot"
He bent down to where her wound
ed foot lay extended on the bed.
Wait" said the girl. lifting herself
on her arm. and as she did so he lift
ed his head and answered her direct
gaze with his own. Il am a woman,
absolutely alone, entirely at your
mercy; you are stronger than l. /
have no choice but to do what you
bid me. And in addition to the nat.
ural weakness of my sex l am the
more helpless from this foot. What
do you intend to do with me? How
do you mean to treat me?"
1t was a bold, a splendid question,
and L evoked the answer il merited.
AS God is my Judge" said the man
quietly Just as you ought TO be
! treated, as | would want another TO
| treat my mother, or my sister. or my
wifs"-she noticed Low curiously his
sips suddenly frightened at that word
If | had one. l never harmed won.
an in my life" he continued more
earnestly. only one. that is" he cor.
rected himself. and once again she
marked that peculiar contraction OF
the lips, And l could not help that"
he added.
Il trust you" said the girl at last,
after gazing at him long and hard as
If to search out the secrets Of his very
soul, You have saved my life and
things dearer will be safe with you.
| have 10 trust you"
Il hope" came the quick comment,
that it is net only for that. / don't
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the situation; indeed, she thought
swiftly. there was nothing else to do,
she had no choice. she could not have
been left alone there in the rocks in
that rain, she could not walk. He
was doing the only thing possible. The
compulsion of the inevitable was upon
them both.
They went slowly, the man often
stopped for rest, at which times he
would seat her tenderly upon some
PROSTATE tree, or some rounded boul-
der, until he was ready to resume his
task. He did not bother her with ex-
PLANTATION, discussion or other CONVEX
sation, for which she was most thank
full. Once or twice during the slow
progress she tried to walk. but the
slightest pressure on her wounded
foot nearly caused her to faint He
made no complaint about his burden
and she found il, after all. pleasant to
be upheld by such powerful arms;
she was so sick so tired, so worn out.
and there was such assurance Of
strength and safety in his firm hold of
her.
BY and by, in the last stage of their
Journey, her head dropped on his
shoulder and she actually fell into an
uneasy troubled sleep. He did not
know whether she slumbered or
whether she had tainted AGAIN. He
did not dare 70 stop to find out. his
strength was almost spent; in this last
effort the strain upon his muscles
was almost as great as it had beer in
the whirlpool For the second time
that day the sweat stood out on his
forehead. his legs trembled under him,
How he made the last five hundred
feet up the steep wall TO certain
broad shelf perhaps an acre in extent
where he had built his hut among the
mountains. he never knew; but the
last remnant of his force was spent
when he finally opened the Unattached
door with his foot carried her in the
log hut and laid her upon the bed or
bunk built against one wall of the
cabin.
Yet the way he put her down was
characteristic of the man. That LAST
vestige OF strength had served him
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CHAPTER TX Continued .

He did not make any apology for
his next action, he just stopped down
and, disregarding her faint protests
and objections, picked her up in his
arms. She was by no means light
burden, and he did not run away with
her as the heroes of romances do
But he was g man far beyond the
average in strength, and with stout
heart and a resolute courage that had
always carried him successfully
through whatever he attempted, and
he had need of all his qualities. physi-
cal and mental, before he finished
that awful journey
The woman struggled little at
first, then finally resigned herself to
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well. He did not drop her as a less
thoughtful and less determined man
might have done, he laid her there as
gently and as tenderly as if she
weighed nothing, and as IL he had car
ried her nowhere. So quiet and easy
was his handling of her that she did
not wake up at once.
So soon as she was out of his arms
he stood up and stared at her in great
alarm, which soon gave way to reas-
surance She had not tainted, there
was little tinge of color in her cheek
that had rubbed up against his rough
hunting coat; she was asleep, her reg
ular breathing told him that Sleep
was Of course the very best of medi-
cines for her, and yet she should not
be allowed to sleep until she had got
rid of her wet clothing and until
something had been done for her
wounded foot. 1t was indeed an EN-,
barrassing situation.
He surveyed her for a few moments
wondering how best to begin. Then
realizing the necessity for immediate
action, he bent over her and woke her
up. Again she stared at him in be
wilderment until he spoke.
This is my house." he said, 1--WE
are home"
"Homel" sobbed the girl.
Under shelter, then" said the man
You are very tired and very sleepy
but there is something to be done (;
you must take off those wet clothes
at once, you must have something to
eat, and / must have look at that
foot, and then you can have your
sleep out"
The girl stared at him, his program,
If radical one under the circum-
stances, was nevertheless a rational
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Apparatus for Finding Water.

The hazel twig as a water finder has
been supplanted by remarkable in
vention, consisting of simple APP
paratus. The principle on which the
instrument works is the measuring of
the strength Of electric currents
between the earth and the atmos-
phere. These are always strongest in
the vicinity of subterranean water
courses, the flowing waters of which
are charged with electricity to GER
tain degree. The apparatus takes
the form of box-shaped instrument
fixed on a tripod. with a dial on which
a needle is used to indicate the pres
ence of water. II the needle remains
stationary 1t may be taken for grant
ed that no subterranean spring ex-
lists; the spot where the greatest
movement of the needle is obtained is
that where well boring operations
should be made -
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CHAPTER K.
On the Two Sides of the Door

On the Two Sides of the Door.
The cabin contained a large and
small room. In the wall between
them there was doorway closed by
an ordinary batten door with a wood
en- latch and no lock. Closed it served
to hide the occupant of one room
from the view of the other, otherwise
1t was but feeble protection. Even
had it possessed lock, vigorous
man could have burst it through in
moment
These thoughts did not come very
clearly to Enid Maitland. Few
thoughts of any kind came to her.
Where she lay she could see plainly
the dancing light of the glorious fire.
She was warm, the deity wrapped
bandage, the healing lotion upon her
foot, had greatly relieved the pain in
that wounded member. The bed was
hard but comfortable, much more so
than the sleeping bags to which OF
late she had been accustomed.
Few women had gone through such
experiences, mental and physical as
had befallen her within the last few
hours and lived to tell the story. Had
1t not been for the exhaustive strains
of body and spirit to which she had
been subjected, her mental faculties
would have been on the alert and the
strangeness of her unique position
would have made her so nervous that
she could not have slept
For the time being, however, the
physical demands upon her entity
were paramount; she was dry, she
was warm, she was fed she was free
from anxiety and she was absolutely
unutterably weary. Her thoughts
were vague, inchoate, unconcentrated.
/ The fire wayered before her eyes, she
closed them in Few moments and
did not open them.
Without a thought, without a care,
she fell asleep. Her repose was COM
| plete. not a dream even disturbed the
profound slumber into which she
sank. Pretty picture she made; her
head thrown backward, her golden
hair roughly dried and quickly piait-
| ed in long Sraids. one of which fell
along the pillow while the other
curled !1vingly around her neck. Her
| face in the natural light would have
looked pallid from what she had gone
| through, but the fire cast red glows
upon il; the fitful light fickered
across her countenance and some
times deep shadows unrelieved &C
centuated the paieness born of her
/ sufferings.
There is no light that plays so
many tricks with the imagination. or
| that so stimulates the fancy as the
light of an open fire. In its sudden
outbursts it sometimes seems to add
life touches to the sleeping and the
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could live TO himself alone with but a
memory to bear him company, and
from that dream he had been thun-
derously awakened. Everything was
changed. What had once been easy
had now become impossible He
might send her away, but though he
swore her to secrecy she would have
to tell her story and something of his;
the world would learn some of 1t and
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dead. Had there been any eye to see
this girl, she would have made a de-
lisnGnl picture in the warm glow
from ta- stone hearth. There were
no eyes to look, however, save those
which belonged to the man on the
other side Of the door.
. On the hither side of that door in
the room where the fire burned on the
hearth, there was rest in the heart of
the occupant; on the farther side
where the fire only burned in the
heart, there was tumult Not outward
and visible, but inward and spiritual,
and yet there was no lack of apparent
manifestation OF the turmoil in the
mans soul.
Albeit the room was smaller than
the other, 1t was still Of a good size.
He walked nervously up and down
from one end to the other as cease
lessly as a wild animal impatient of
captivity stalks the narrow limits of
his contracted cage. The even tenor
of his life had suddenly been diverted.
The ordinary sequence of his days
had been abruptly changed. The pri-
yacy of five years which he had hoped
and dreamed might exist as long as
he, had been rudely broken in upon.
Humanity, which he had avoided,
from which he had fed, which he had
cast away forever, had found him.
Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit! And, 10.
his departures were all In vain! The
world with all its grandeur and it's in
significance, with all its powers and
its weaknesses, with all it's opportu-
mites and its obligations, with all it's
joys and its sorrows, had knocked at
his door; and that the knocking hand
was that of a woman, but added to
his perplexity and to his dismay.
He had cherished dream that he
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recently. There were only two bids,
and the book was finally bought In at
$4,000. The vendors were the trus-
tees of the Bedford Literary institute.
The book was to have been sold in
London last May. the institute being
in financial difficulties II was expect
ed to realize from $4,000 TO $4,000.
AT the last moment, however, the at
ascertain whether the trustees were
empowered with the right TO sell the
took. and it was withdrawn from the
sale. After Investigation the attorney
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21

Island OF Lysoen. near Bergen Ole
Bull owned this island. which is said
to be one OF the most beautiful In the
world II is in a ford about twenty
two miles from Bergen, and consists
Of about seven hundred acres OF land.
largely forest Ole Bull In his life
time developed two fresh water lakes
and cave AID laid out twenty miles
Of paths on the island.
Lysoen was left by Mrs. Vaughan to
the little Swiss girl. Sylvia. Thom she
adopted q couple Of years 1go. but on
Sylvia's death Lysosn Is 10 be pre-
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case. Civilization advances by ex-
tending the number of important oper-
atoms which we can perform without
thinking about them. Operations of
thought are like cavalry charges in a
battle-they are strictly limited in
number, they require fresh horses. and
must only be made at decisive mo-
ments.-From IAN Introduction to
Mathematics, by A. M. Whitehead.
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file Mrs. Vaughan's win at Bergen,
Norway, the New York Herald's Bos
ton correspondent says.
Mr.. Bartlett Is executor for the viii
or Mrs. Vaughan. and he and Miss
Amelia Shapleigh OF West Lebanon.
Me. are co-trustees for Sylvia
Vaughan. the adopted daughter of Mrs.
Vaughan and the principal beneficiary
under Mrs. Vaughan's will
The reason that the viii of Mrs.
Vaughan is to be offered for record in
Bergen is that the only foreign real
estate which she possessed is the
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CLAIMS OLE BULLS ISLAND
Estate Was 5equesthed to Swiss
Child by the Famous vlolinist's
Daughter.

Ralph S. Bartlett. who was counsel
for Mrs. Olea Bull Vaughan. only
child of the late Ole Bull. the famous
violinist, successfully contested the
will OF Mrs. Bull in the probate court
OF York county. Maine. last summer,
recently left on board the steamship
Franconia for Liverpool on his way to
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served by the Norwegian government
as a memorial TO Ole BuIl.
The exact procedure which win be
followed In Norway with respect 10
the case is matter of uncertainty, be
cause under the Norwegian law no
foreigner can own real estate IL that
country without the written consent OF
the king.
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general came to the conclusion that
the sals could not be withdrawn, and
consequently the book came under the
hammer. A first edition Of walton's
Complete Angler" published in 1853
at IS cents. fetched s3,750
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In Disbursement of Thinking.

1t is a pronouncedly erroneous tru-
ism, repeated by all copybooks and by
eminent people when they are max
ing speeches. that we should cultivate
the habit of thinking of what we are
doing. The precise opposite is the
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Glad 70 Lauuh-

Il don't see how you could laugh so
heartily at that stale joke"
Gee, ] was glad to laugh. When he
started in with his yarn I thought Il
was going to be a hard lack story
and a touch"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Lark of British Duchess

You see it was all perfectly limo
cent" she said. land done just for a
lark. You really should get down on
your knees to me for stirring Up such
a fuss"
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DO you, my sisters" demanded the
exhorter. draw the line between the
clean AMI the soiled il Hte?"
Il do, rarliaA ono member OF the
flock. timidly; every Monday morn
ing"
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old Volume Sold.

Bunyan's copy OF Foxes Book OF
Martyrs" was offered at auction at
Messrs. Sotheby's rooms in London
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NEAL BROWN L. A. PRADT C. S. GILBERT
ABSTRACTS

W. have thc only abstract Of Narratives
county. We have thoroughly qualified
abstracior. and make abstracts al reason-
able prices. We are responsible for all
abstracts made by us and guarantee tbs:
they show the condition Of the tile proper
ly as il appears on record.
An abstract Of title is useful Il you de-
sire TO sell or mortgage your property. and
is very valuable In ascertainins detects is
your title that can be easily remedied. and
yet might be sufficient to spoil ssle. II
you desire an abstract a the title 10 yocs
property. call and see U.s.
Wausau Law & Land Association
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-02
Trustees Sale.

whereas. on the 18th day Of September, 1909
G. C. Thompson . single man, OF the County
Of St. Louis and State OF Missouri. by his Ger
tain deed Of trust OF said date which is recorded
In Book 2N Page 200 In the ONCE u the Re-
corder Of Deeds Of Bates County Missouri,
conveyed to Frank r. Mexican 40 trustee the
following real estate sing and being In the
The south l-2 OF the north. east IA OF Section
II; the southeast IL Of Section II and the
fractional south part Of the west l.2 OF the
north. west IA Of Section 81, containing 4S
acres, all of which 10 situated In Township s.,
Range 20, to secure pr0mtssorv note payable
to Cynthia Pohl, the sum OF $4,000 90, and
Whereas. said deed Of trust provided that II
default was made in the payment Of said note
or any interest thereon when due and payable,
then the whole Of said note would become due
and payable and that the real estate might be
sold by the said Frank P. Mexican, trustee. or
In case Of the absence, death, refueal to act or
disability in any wise Of the said Frank p Nc.
Kean, then the acting sheriff Of Bates County,
Missouri, Ut the request Of the legal holder OF
said note may proceed to sell the real estate
Aforesaid ct public vendue to the highest bid
OF Bates County for cash. and whereas. de-
fault has been made in the payment Of the
interest ON said note, and
whereas, the said Frank p. McKean 10 alb
sent from the State Of Missouri, and has re-
fused to sell said real estate, now therefore. l.
". Bullock. the acting sheriff Of Bates
County, will. Ut the request Of the legal holder
yendue to the highest bidder. At the Court
House door ct Butler. Bates County Missouri,
for cash, on Saturday, May 18TH 1872 ,cv
26.td Sheriff Of Bates County
and acting trustee
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-02
WOrland.

Milo Miller is building two new
rooms on L. S. Miller's house.
George Bendevie is visiting with
his cousin, Elridge Bendevie.
Fishing is "all the CO. on the river
now.
Mrs. Myrtle Mullis returned home
Friday from Western Kansas, where
she has been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rankin.
There was big storm Sunday
evening and night. Bridges are
washed out and about 100 feet of the
railroad is gone. Some of the boys
were glad of the chance to stay until
morning with their girls.
There was no preaching Sunday
night on account of the storm.
Mrs. Leu Stanton and little son
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Tegarden.
Mrs. Emma Bendevie of Fl. Scott,
is here taking care of her mother.
Mr.. Reefs received his telegraphy
outfit Saturday night, and we don't
think it will be long till the wireless
messages will be flying.
O. H. Sellers is down from Kansas
CITY on business. AUNTIE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-02
D Mrs. Estella Gillispie
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

st. Anne, Ill.-"I was passing
through the change of life and l
was perfect wreck from female
troubles. l had a displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. l was irregular and had
so much backache and headache,
was nervous, irritable and was
Respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and l could walk
only short distance.
Il Saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I was helped from the first. At
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, I was re-
lieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. l continued with the
medicine and now / do almost all
my Homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and l am willing for you to
publish anything I write to you,
for the good Of others."-Mns.
EsTELLA G1LL1sP1H, RID. No. 4
Box "a. st. Anne, nlinoiA