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DENTISTS
PHYSICIANS

w. M. SHERIDAN. M. D.
Practice Limited 20
GENtiO-IiliNAHY DISEASES
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DIR. ~ ". HICTsARDsoN--
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suite 20, Armiio buldlnn, eoFnoE
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-, Hours . 10 III a. M, 20 ,. m;
Residence pnone asa; office phone $50
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Residence 6l0 South Walter street.
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Phones once li2i, Residences lS6iW
OsTEOPATHY
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office In the now stern building.
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Telephone Tor appointment $50 or
326.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

doubt no longer this was n trick, a
cowardly. cruel trick! II help had
been coming 1t would have reached me
before this. The day must have passed.
and much OF the night. Grant and his
party would haye marched away long
before this on the road to Philadel.
phia. What could have occurred, then,
TO prevent Peter or the girl from set.
ting me free? Could they have been
forced into accompanying the sol.
'diers? Could they have forgotten?
Gould they deliberately leave me there
no die?
bly, brain whirled with inclpient mad.
ness, as such questions haunted me
Gnooas!Mgly. lost faith In every
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
.U5Ianon5 By MNRY IKlEDH

the right. but ! had to move before
could see the cause Clearly-the
smouldering remains of what must
nave been large barn. advanced in
that direction. sklrting the orchard,
ana Il row Of negro cabins These
We're deserted the doors open, and
two Of them exhibited evidences OF
fire. A storehouse had it's door bat.
tered in, huge timber, evidently used
as ram, lying across the threshold,
and many OF the boxes and barrels
within had been smashed with axes.
The ground all about had been tram
pied by horses hoofs, and only
smouldering fragment of the stables
remained
stared about perpleXcd, unable to
declpher the meaning of such de
struction. Surely Grant would never
dare such a deed with his unarmed
force. Besides Elmhurst was the
property Of l0yalist. ay! the colonel
Of his regiment Not even the mad.
ness of anger would justify so wanton
an act. Whatever the mystery | could
never hope to solve It lettering there:
the house itself would doubtless reveal
the story, and | turned in that direc-
ton, skjrting the fence, yet exercising
care. for there might still remain de.
tenders Within behind those green
blinds, TO mistake me for an enemy.
saw nothing, no sign of life, as |
.f,.. 4.
chard, and came out upon the grass.
plot facing the front porch The sun
was up now, and could perceive each
detail There was smashed window
10 the right green shutter hanging
dejectedly by one hinge the great
front door stood wide open. and the
body of dead man lay across the
threshold. n dark stain of blood ex.
tending across the porch floor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

These came back to memory as |
gazed about those lower rooms, dread.
Ing my next discovery, half crazed to
think that Claire Mortimer might be
helpless in their ruthless grasp Bet.
ter death thousand times than such
a fate.
pushed forward into the rooms of
tho lower floor. more than ever i'm.
pressed by their original magnlflcence,
Now. however, they were all confusion,
furniture broken and flung aside, walls
hacked, dishes smashed into frag.
ments. The scene was sickening in
its evidence OF wanton hate. Yet /
found no more bodies, or proof of
further resistance. In what must have
been Mistress Claires private apart.
ment | stood with beating heart star.
ing about ut the ruin disclosed. The
large closet had been swept clean, gar.
ments slashed with knives, and left
In rags; drawers turned upside down
In search after jewels; the very cur
tains torn from the windows. II was
n scene Of vandalism Of which yaxs.
bonds alone would be guilty.
(ro BE coNTINuEn'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

for a mulatto. with hands. scared and
twisted. Surely the fellow was no
soldier: he appeared more to me like
one who had followed the sea. !
stepped over his body, and glanced the
length OF the hall. The chandelier was
shattered. the glass cleaning under.
foot, the stair rail broken into Jagged
splinter, and u second man. shot
through the eye, rested half upright
propped against the lower step. He
was sandy.bearded fellow, no better
dressed than the one without, but with
belt about him, containing pistol
and knife. His yellow teeth protiud.
Ing gave his CHASTITY features a fiend.
ish look. Beyond him pair OF legs
stuck out from behind the staircase,
clad in long cavalry boots. and above
these. barely showing. the green cloth
OF the Queens Rangers. Then Grant
had not gone when this attack was
made. or else he had left some men
behind? dragged the body out into
the light so | might see tire FACET
was the Irishman who had helped in
my capture.
l stood staring down at him, and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
a DOCTORS SLEEP
Found He Had TO Leave of Coffee.

Many persons do not realize that q
bad stomach will cause insomnia
Coffee and tea drinking being such
an ancient and respectable form OF
habit, few realize that the drug-caf.
feine--contained in coffee and tea, Ia
one OF the principal causes OF dys-
pepsia and nervous troubles.
Without their usual portion of cof
fee or tea. the caffeine topers are
nervous, irritable and fretful. That's
the way with a whisky 1rinker. He
has got to have his dram ito settle his
nerves"-habt.
To leave off coffee or tea is an easy
matter II you want to try it, because
Postum gives gentle but natural
support to the nerves and does not
contain any drug-nothing but food.
Physicians know this to be true, as
one from Ga. writes:
Il have cured myself OF a long
standing case OF Nervous Dyspepsia
by leaving off coffee and using Post
um." says the doctor.
Il also enjoy refreshing sleep. to
which I've been an utter stranger for
20 years.
In treating dyspepsia in its varioup
types. find little trouble when | can
induce patients to quit coffee and
adopt Postum"
The DR.. is right and there's a
reason" Read the little book, THE
Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in concentrated,
powder form, called Instant Postum.
1t Is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful In cup Of hot water. adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient:
there's no waste; and the favour is
always uniform. Sold by grocers--50-
cup tin 20 cts, 100-cup tin so cts.
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for postage.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek.
Mich.-Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
CHAPTER xV.-Continued.

The silence and loneliness caused
me to become restless. | could not
entirely throw of the sense OF being
buried alive In this dismal hol"
wondered If there was any way Of cs
cape. If that secret door was not
locked aud unlocked only from with.
out A desire TO ascertain led me to
take candle in hand and climb the
circular staircase. examining the wall
as ! passed upward The interior Of
The chimney revealed nothing While
felt convinced there must also be a
false fireplace on the first floor so as
10 carry out the deception. the dim
candle light made no royoalmcnt Of It's
position ! could judge very nearly
where II should appear, and | sound
ed the wall thorcabOut carefully both
above and below without result Nor
thiun'ss OF partition
Convinced OF the solidty Of the wall
at this spot | continued hisher until
came Do the end of the passage To
my surprise the conditions here were
practically III" same Had ! not on
tered at this point could never have
been convinced that there was an
opening From within it dciicd dis.
Covcry for nothing confronted my
eyes but mortarcd stone was sealed
IN hclpl"ssly but for the assistance
of friends without no cnort on my
part could ever bring release
Vet ! went over the rough surface
again before rctrncing my steps down
20 the room below All this must
have taken fully an hour Of time. and
Che strain Of disappointment left me
tired. as though ! had done days
work ! can hardly conceive that
slept and yet ! certainly lost con
sciuusnrss for when aroused myself
] WAS in pitch darkness
! felt dn2cd hc~iIdcrpd, but as my
hand felt the edge Of the table com
pretended where I Was. and what had
occurred Cropping about, ! found flint
and steel. and that last candle, which
] forced into III" caudlcstlck. The tiny
yellow ilam" was like a message from
The gods How ! watched II, every
nerve tingluG, as It burned lower and
lower. Would it last until help came.
or was destined 10 remain pinned up
I'm the darkness OF this ghastly grave?
Why, ! must have been there for
hours hours Tho burning out of the
candles proved that. Surely | could
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

about me into the dismantied room,
endeaVoring to clear my brain and
figure all this out. 1t was not 80 din.
cult to conceive what had occurred,
every bit OF evidence pointing to a
single conclusion. Grant had searched
the house for Eric, and discovered no
signs Of his presence; whatever hao
subsequently happened between the
girl and himself, she had not felt JUS
tilted In releasing me while he and
his men remained. They must have
departed soon after dark well pro-
visioned. upon their long march toward
the Delaware, leaving Elmhurst unoc-
cupied except for its mistress and her
servants. The fact that neither the
lady nor Peter had opened the en-.
trance to the secret staircase would
seem TO show that the attack on the
house must have followed swiftly. 1t
had been surprise. giving those
within no chance to seek for refuge
There had been a struggle at the front
door; some of the assailants had
achieved entrance through the win.
dow, and that had practically ended
the affair
But what had become OF Peter? or
the girl? Who composed the attack
ing party? The Indian had been de
spatChCd to Valley Forge with my
memoranda; probably Peter, the Irish.
man, and a negro or two were alone
left to defend the house. As to the
identity Of the marauGers, had small
doubt their handiwogk was too plain
ly revealed, and those two dead men
remained as evidence. Rough as were
British and Hcssian foraEers. they
were seldom guilty Of such wanton de-
struction as this. Besides this was
the home Of prominent loyalist. pro-
tccted from despoliation by high au-
thority. The hClllsh work must have
been accomplished by one or more
bands Of those pine Robbers" who in.
Tested Monmouth county, infamous
devils, hiding in caves among sand
hills, and coming forth 20 plumber and
rob. Pretending to be Tories, their
only purpose of organization was pill
lage Even in the army the names
Of their more prominent leaders we're
known, such as Red FaEin Debow,
West and Carter, and many tale OF
horror regarding their dcpredatlons
had | heard told around the campfire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
SYNOPSIS.

Major Lawrence, son of Judge Law
renee OF virginia, whose vile was IA Lee.
u sent Oh "a perilous mission by Gen.
washington just after IN, winter nt Val
Icy Forge. Disguised iu a british uni
FORM lHwrun"" arrives within iiIp curmy's
Hines III" Major attends u great frte
aud caves tho Lady ~ the Blended
N'hc' from mob lie later meets IN" CIR
at brilliant bali TrOr5.c b. started
over whitz. ana Lawrence IL urged by
his phEiu"f. Mistress Mortimer 'rhr Lady
or th" Blended RpsuI. To- make his Csuupm.
Lawrence IL detected az "a spy by Captain
GRANT Of tho British Army, who IErcrS
U a duel The duel IS 'tHUp'l hy GlantS
friends ana the sly IuHH"s IL dash iui
hb"riy. swimming rl"'r following mar
row Cs'tp" Th" Major arrives ui the
shop ~ blacksmith. who BE- friendly, and
Knows tue Lady OF tho blended Rose.
captain Grant and rangers search black
smith shop IN vain Cor tn" rpE Law
renee Joins the miugl" m"u. Grant and
IBIS train are captured hy the w.uut, men
I.HwTrH." iH made prisoner hN uH Indian
strong cell Peter advise. Inwrcu." not
80 attempt 10 DErIp" Ua "spIu" on"
would send for HIN Granite APP .nrhnr'
hdds mystery To- tho combination - cur
'uUSluurrs Iuwfcur" again meets tho
InIy ~ li" Bl,riid Rose. who informs
him that be- Is In her house. ana that hh"
wis IN command Of the party that cap
turod him Tho cuptiN" Us thrust into %
dHrI, underground ounwhnr when captain
Grnnt begins search OF the prrW"cs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
Reason for Inquiry.

The following after.dinner story
was related by DR., Henry Churchill
King president Of Oberlln college. be-
fore the Chicago Congregational club
banquet:
81 was standing out in front OF one
OF the big exposition buildings at the
st. Eouis Fair when n man came out
OF the building much the worse for
liquor
What's the name OF thish here
buildng?' he asked. as he reeled away.
u told him the name OF the build
ing.
Thanks he said, I was just in
IT, and wanted to check It on"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
COPYRIGHT ACrrCSRG g CO. 1911

thing, even her, and cursed aloud, hat.
Ing the echoes Of my own voice. II
seemed as though those walls. that
low roof were crushing me. as II the
close. foul air was sufiCating. | recall
tearing open the front OF my shirt
to gain easier breath / walked about
beating with bare hands the rough
stone, muttcrinG 10 myself words with
out meaning The candle had burned
down until barely an inch remained.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
CHAPTER XVII.
The Queens RANGERS.

4 bullet had struck the hand rail.
SCATTERING one Of the supports. and the
broad steps were SCARED and splin-
tered. The man lay face upward. his
feet inside the hallway, one side Of
his head crushed in. He was roughly
dressed in wooden shirt and patched
smallclotheSand wore gold hoops In
his ears. his complexion dark enough
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
CHAPTER XVI.
The Remains Of Tragedy.

The Remains OF Tragedy.
II must have been the shock OF thus
realizing suddenly how short time
remained In which | should ha," Hight
which restored my senses. know
stared M the dim yellow flicker duly
al first and then with swift return
inr consciousness which spurred my
brain into activity In that instant !
hated, dcspiscd myself, rcbelled at my
weakness Faith in Claire Mortimer
came back to mo in n flood Of regret.
II she had failed, Il was through no
fault of hers and ! was no coward TO
lie there and rot without making a
stern fight for life When I was found,
those who came upon my body would
know that | died struggling, died as a
man should, facing fate with a smile,
with hands grippcd in the contest.
The resolution served II was Il spur
To my pride, instantly driving away
every haunting shadow Of evil Vet
where should ! turn To what end
should devote my energies? II vas
useless TO climb those stairs again.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

Your first name is June, is It, III.
tie Eirl?"
Yes. sir; only l don't spell It tho
way most folks do"
How do you spell IT,"
"J-u.c.n"
Why is that, little girl?"
DO you s'posc I'm goln to let the
Macs get ahead of me when it comes
TO spellln' names different"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

Constipation causes and seriously aggra-
Yates many diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured
by DIR. Plerco's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coatod
granules Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05
Kind to Watch.

"Dibbs apparently has no bad hab.
It's"
Beware OF that man"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

About the only things some fellows
seem able to keep are late hours.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-05

We are most apt to realize that time
is money when the interest comes due.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-28
Stories and Letters.
CHRISTMAS WITH JACK
FROST.

It was the night before Christmas.
All the world was still. Even the river
had seemed to hush its roaring sound
It was lust o'clock and Jack Frost
was coming around.
The moon was shining brightly
over the snow and made 1t sparkle
like a thousand diamonds.
I went in the house little thinking
what was to come next. nttle
thought that I would be invited to
Jack Frost's for Christmas.
I sat down by the warm fire and
listened to my father and mother
talking over the events Of the day un,
til bedtime. then kissed mamma and
papa good night, hung up my stocking
and went upstairs to bed.
About II o'clock l was aroused by a
light tap on the shoulder. woke up
dreamingly and said, whats want
ed?"
"Hush!" said a voice which | in
stantly recognized as Jack Frost's'
Come" he said. ri have little aero
plane to take us in. Come and go and
have Christmas with the king, Jack
Frost"
LET me go and ask mamma
mo, no." he said, "she will not
care"
So dressed myself up warm and
we got into the little aeroplane and
set off.
"Sit down on the bottom and hold
on tight or you are liable to fall off, .
said Jack
We started off flying in the air and
we went so swiftly l could hardly
stay in the aeroplane.
! Pretty soon we gradually went
down to the ground and got out.
AS far as I could see there was
nothing but hills covered with snow
Jack went up to one Of them, which
appeared to be larger than the rest,
! and tapped on a little door. 1t opened
and we went in, Jack leading the way
Pretty soon we came to little room
which Jack said was to be my bed
| room.
Jack told me to hang up my stock
ing and I did so.
go to sleep" he said "and we'll
wake you up at three"
81 would like to send a note to my
mother and tell her where I am"
said.
mo, no." said Jack, 81 will take
YOU back in time. Go to bed now he
said, and left the room.
l was very tired and soon was
asleep, but it was not long before
was awakened by Jack Frost calling
out, Come, come, and dine with the
hing lack Frost :"
l sat up in bed and came face to
face with the king. He had crown
on covered with diamonds, and his
clothes seemed more beautiful than
had ever seen before. | looked down
at myself and 10, my clothes were
lust as beautiful; all colors you could
! think Of.
Come" said Jack, dinner u