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SIR" he protested. seemingly anxious
to shield his officer from adverse
criticism. you see it's a double par
lor, with q wall an foldin' doors
atween. an the women are all in the
rear room. OF course, it's almighty
dark back there. an they has to lie
pretty close. but blamed IL I know OF
any better place for them. This
house hain't got no cellar"
A man CROPPED his way in from the
lighted hall, but halted close beside
the door. unable to perceive us in the
darkness.
rs Captain Wayne here?" he asked.
Eyes; what is it,"
Major Brennan has had two of his
men hit. sir. and wishes you to spare
him three Of yours. unless you are hot
ly pressed"
L"All right; there's nothing doing
here" l answered. instantly determin-
ing upon my ourse Corporal,
shall leave you in command Of this
side for q few minutes. I believe
can be Of more immediate value else
where. Bungay. you and Elliott come
with me-"
The lower hall, having no windows
In 1t, was the only safe place In the
building, and here a light had been
kept burning. The door which, az |
judged, must lead into the back par.
lor, was closed, and fastened upon
the inside. At least 1t refused to yield
to my hand when tried. Another in
front stood very slightly ajar.
Report to Brennan" l whispered
into Jed's ear, and forget to mention
I am with you. l desire to investigate
matters for myself a few moments"
He nodded to intimate that he un.
derstood, and then we crept, one at a
time. into the front apartment, hug.
ging the floor closely to keep beneath
the range of the bullets which swept
every now and then through the
broken windows, and chugged into the
wall behind us. l was the last to
wriggle in through the narrow open
ing, and rolling instantly out of the
tiny bar of light, l lay silent for a
moment, endeavoring to get my bear
ings. I was determined upon just one
thing-to obtain speech with the won
en-. learn, If possible, their exact sit
uation, and, If l found it necessary
insist upon their better protection. Al
insane jealousy of me should not con
tinue to expose them to unnecessary
peril.
Brennan was directly across the
room from where l lay. I could hear
his voice issuing low. stern orders.
IF you'll only keep down you're
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search. as the flame Of the discharging
rifles did not penetrate here. Once |
he ID the rustic of q skirt, while a
faint sound of whispering reached me
from the rea Of the room. Then my
hand. cropping blindly along the wall.
touched the lower fold of a dress. 1t
felt like coarse calico to my fingers.
Mrs. Bungay," l whispered eau
tiously, sis this you?"
The woman started at sound of my
voice, but replied in the same low
tone: "Thet's my name; who mought
We be?"
"A friend of yours, and of your hus-
band" l answered. for l doubted If
she would recall my name. Did you
know Jed was here?"
MY man? Hiven be praised! But
I'll knock Their head off Their little devil
If ever l git my hand on him, l will
tibet. Whar's Their little imp bin all
Their timer"
Hunting for you. and crying his
eyes out" l answered, smiling to my
self in the darkness. Where Is Mrs.
Brennan?"
"Jist beyond me. thar in Their cor.
ner."
AS she spoke a bullet whizzed past
us. having missed the obstruction OF
the piano. could feel the wind
stirred by it's passage, while its pc
culiar hum told me it was a MIME
ball.
You are too far out from the wall"
protested. you are in range"
Cant help 1t If l be. I'm yere ter
take Their guns from Their sojer. an
pass 'em back"
l crept slowly along beyond her,
keeping close to the wall, but had
progressed hardly more than a couple
of yards, when l felt a hand lightly
touch me.
II recognize your voice." said a soft
whisper. land am so glad you are
here"
Who can guess the motives that in
spfre a woman? This was my vel.
come. where I had anticipated cold
ness and repellant pride.
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RI. WILLIAMSON
AoDo

was mostly broken, and there were
other evidences that the firing had
been both heavy and continuous.
found two soldiers of Brennan's party
within, both lying upon the floor, and
peering cautiously through the aper-
lures OF the blinds. They glanced up
at US with undisguised amazement.
It's all right. lads" l said heartily.
Never mind our colors tonight; we
are all fighting the same way"
l Ia taken with me Bungay, to-
gether with three of my troopers, and
after placing them as advantageously
as possible, stretched myself out on
the floor. and applying an eye to a
convenient opening took careful sur
vey Of the situation without. This
present cessation of activity was, l
felt convinced, only temporary. l did
not expect, from all l could now see,
that the final assault would take place
upon my side Of the building. The
massing of the main body of the be.
siegers before the front entrance, to-
gether with the presence there of
their leaders, was sufficient to con.
vince me that this was to prove the
principal point of attack, and from my
knowledge of such affairs l decided
that probably the first signs of return.
ing daylight would be the signal for q
determined assault. The dark interior
of such a house as this offered too
many defensive advantages which the
daylight would largely overcome.
"Have you had some hard fghting?'
l asked of the mar lying next me, a
manipulating fellow, wearing the vel
low chevrons of a corporal Of cavalry.
"They pitched In mighty strong at
first. SIR" he answered civilly. AN
we had SO few men they pretty nearly
rushed us. fer sure. It was our re-
peatin' rifles tibet drove 'em back"
We relapsed into silence, each in
tent upon the uncertainty without. AS
l lay there. gazing anxiously into the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

try Peruna, and after using four bottle,
can say I was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
Mr.. Gustav Himmelreich, Hochheim,
Texas, writes:
"For a number of years I suffered when.
ever l took cold, with severe attacks Of
asthma, which usually yielded to the com.
mon home remedies.
"Last year, however, I suffered for eight
months without interruption so that I
could not do any work at all. The va.
rious medicines that were prescribed
brought mo no relief.
"After taking six bottles of Peruna,
two of Lacupia and two of Manalin, l
am free Of my trouble so that l can do
all my farm work again. I can heart.
lily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they will
obtain good results"
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darkness, l could not forbear wonder
ing where Brennan had concealed the
women to keep them from harm.
Would he inform them of u arrival?
He could scarcely hope to keep the
fact long hidden, for they would GER
tainly see some of my g~ray-jackets,
and ask questions.
They seem to be peckin' away pref
ty lively out in 'front.'" said the cor
poral, i%nterrupting my reverie.
"Yes," l admitted. In my judg-
ment that will prove the main point of
attack. How many men did the Ma
jor have there before we came?"
Same as here, sir"
And four of mine; that makes sew
en- altogether, counting himself, and
two of these ought to be posted in the
upper story. He's bound to need more;
that firing is very steady"
He's got the women loadin' for
him, and that helps some."
The women?" l asked, staring at
him in amazement. do you mean to
say Mrs. Brennan and Celia Minor are
there in that front room?"
Don't know who they are, sir
two nightly fine lookin' young ladies.
an old lady with white hair, an a big,
rough-lookin' female, sir. The last one
wus handlin' a gun to beat the band
just afore you came" .-
: And he keeps them there. exposed
to all this heavy fire? What can the
man mean? Why. Corporal. that con
slant shooting must have completely
shattered the windows. There could
be no safety for any n except lying
fat upon the floor"
We'll, faint quite so bad as that.
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Xxx.
A Union Of Yank and Ken

A Union Of Yank and kep.
AS the heavy door changed behind
us some one upon the outside began
pounding upon 1t. while with deadly
Ichug a bullet crashed into the oaken
panel.
"Donnerwetter!" shouted a deep
voice, wildly. Captain. l am yet out
NIT der bullets"
With a crash l flung aside the thick
iron bar which answered as a lock,
and drew in the Sergeant. yet painting
heavily from his hard run.
by Chiminy, dot vas a narrow
squeak" he exclaimed, as l released
my grasp upon him and hurled the
door back into its place.
: A dim light swinging suspended
from the ceiling of the great wide hall
revealed clearly the scene within. AS
I turned l beheld Brennan for the first
time, and his face remains a memory.
Standing with his back to the STAIR
railing, a revolver grasped tightly In
either hand. his syes burning, his
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~llltAN(

safe enough" he said gruf1y. There
hasn't a shot come within a foot of
the sill. The ground slopes out yon-
der, and those. fellows can't fire low.
Put the new men at the central win
dow, and let them shoot at every flash
they see Bradley will pass back their
empty guns"
l wondered how long our supply of
ammunition would hold out with such
a fusillade kept up. but ventured upon
no protest, for l vas already cropping
my way through the darkness along
the inner wall. Furniture lay v
turned in every direction, and | ex-
%perienced considerable difficulty in
making progress through the debris
without attracting attention. A great
square piano stood directly across the
entrance to the back parlor, left by
the drawing nearly together of the
sliding doors. waited until Bradley
had crawled through with an arm
full of loaded guns, and then entered
also, creeping silently between the
piano legs. As did so a bullet struck
the case above, and the whole instru-
ment trembled to the impact, giving
forth a strange moan, as II in pain.
Some n was groaning in the cor
ner at my left, and surprising the
wounded to- be lying there, l turned
nor toward the right, keeping as
close as possible to the wall. hopeful
l might come in contact with one of
the women. I do not honestly know
why did this-really l had no excuse,
except my natural distrust of Brennan,
coupled with an eager desire to be of
service to the woman of my heart.
There was little to guide me in the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08
THE CARELESS GROCER
and Great Good Came Of It,

A careless grocer left the wrong
package at a Michigan home one day
and thereby brought a great blessing
to the household.
1.-TWO years ago I was a sufferer from
stomach troubles, so acute that the
effort to digest ordinary food gave me
great pain, and brought on a condition
OF such extreme nervousness that l
could not be left alone. thought l
should certainly become insane. l was
SO reduced in flesh that l was little bet.
ter than a living skeleton. The doc
tors failed to give me relief and | de-
SPARED Of recovery.
Zone day our groceryman left a
package Of Grape-Nuts food by mis-
take, SC i tried some for dinner. I was
surprised to find that it satisfied my
appetite and gave me no distress what
ever. The next meal l ate of it again,
and to be brief, I have lived for the
past year almost exclusively on Grape
Nuts. 1t has proved to be a most
healthful and appetizing food, per.
fectly adapted to the requirements Of
my system.
"Grape-Nuts is not only easily d.
gested and assimilated, but l find that
since l have been using it I am able
to eat anything else my appetite fan.
cies, without trouble from indiges-
tion. The stomach trouble and ner-
vousness have left me, 1 have regain
ed my plumpness and my views Of
life are no longer Respondent and
gloomy.
"Other members of my family, espe-
cially my husband, (whose OLD enemy,
the heartburn has been vanquished)
have also derived great benefit from
the use of Grape-Nuts food and we
think no morning meal complete with.
out it." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and It is ex-
planned in the little book, 1.-THE Road
to Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are %trenuine, true, \ full Of human
interest.
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CHAPTER XXI.

~ conversation III the OdCks
In my extreme surprise at the in
innate cordially expressed by he1
words and manner l failed in utter
ance. Anticipating GOODNESS, indiffer
ence, possibly even resentment at my
presumlng to approach her, l was in
stead greeted by an unstudied warmth
of welcome that made my heart beat
fercely.
Surely l am not mistaken" she
questioned, rendered doubtful by my
silence. us not this Captain Wayne?'
There is no mistake" l fastened te
assure her, "but l had anticipated
from our last meeting a far less cor
dial greeting"
oh" she exclaimed, with a light
laugh, land is that all? Yet surely, II
| was to believe my WI eyes l was
perfectly justified in my actions then
However, Captain, l have been forced
to realize the truth of that situation
and am now disposed to make up to
you in kindness for all my unjust
suspicious"
Il am more than delighted to learn
that cloud is no longer to overshadow
us. Miss Minor has made a full ex'
PLANTATION, them"
"You have been completely exon
Grated, and restored to my good
graces.'
AS she spoke. l became aware that
she was busily engaged upon some
task. and when she ended felt the
steel of a gun-barrel touch my hand.
please pass this to Maria" she
said calmly, land hand me back the
one she has"
You are loading, then?" I asked, as
l complied with her request.
I'VE have all been busy. Isn't 1t
terrible? l was so frightened at first,
but now they tell me that you and
your men have come, there is no Ion
ger danger of those horrible creatures
getting in here"
You knew. then, that l was in the
house?"
81 was told some noble Confederates
had accompanied Lieutenant Cation
back to aid. us, but your name was
not mentioned" .
Then my appearance must have
proven a complete surprise"
Eyes, and no." she answered frank
ly. II was not sure it was you, ol
course, and l did not venture to ask,
but l knew you we're in the neighbor
hood, and that such an act would be
in a way characteristic. l was GER
tain you would come If you knew, and
Il, we'll really, l hoped it was"
In spite of a slight effort at restraint
l cropped in the darkness until !
l touched her hand. For the moment
she permitted me to retain 1t, as II
unconsciously. within my grasp.
"Why?" l questioned, scarcely rely.
ing upon me- own voice.
"Oh, one always trusts friends more
readily than strangers, and l have
seen you in danger before, and pos.
sess such confidence in your courage
and resource"
But Miss Minor took particular
care to inform me you felt little or no
interest in me-that you never even
spoke OF me except as she compelled
you to do So"
For a moment she did not answer.
How constant the firing continues"
she said at last, as l sat struggling
dumbly with temptation.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Death Preferred.

A. Stirling Calder. the Philadelphia
sculptor, was reminded at the Frank
lin Inn club, apropos of the Fourth OF
July and Liberty. o: a story about the
great Bartholdi statue in New York
bay.
IAN eminent English critic" be
said, sailing into New York bay fol
the first time, saw B%artholdi's colossal
work and said:
is that Liberty?
Yes a friend replied.
Then said the critic. give me
DEATH"
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CHAPTER xxvIII.-contInued.

alAl that occurred next was but the
Impulse Of a second. stood with
hand resting lightly upon the mules
neck, his long head dropping sleepily
beside my shoulder. saw Red Low
RE throw up his gun, all his evil ma
ture written in his face, his cruel eyes
instantly afame with anger, and, in
spired by the desperation of our case,
I stopped suddenly, and blew with all
my force into that long, pendant ear.
Beelzebub gave vent to one snort of
mingled rage and terror. and then let
drive, backing into that cluster OF
choice rascals like a very thunderbolt
OF wrath, cleaving his way by every
lightning blow of those nimble legs,
and tumbling men to right and left.
There was a yell of fright, a wild
scramble for safety, a perfect volley
of cursing-I saw Red Lowrie go
tumbling backward, a heel planted
fairly tn the pit Of his stomach, and
the next instant Craig, swearing like
q pirate, was damned down on top of
him, a red cash across his forehead.
1t was all accomplished so speedily,
that 1t seemed but a medley of heels,
OF wildly cavortins mule, of scram-
bling, falling men.
"Fre!" l cried excitedly. "sock IT
Into them, lads, and follow mel"
There was a quick outburst of
flame, a thunderous report, and, with.
out waiting to see or hear more, ]
sprang forward through the dense
smoke, and raced madly toward the
front door. Cation painted at my side,
and l could hear the heavy feet of
a score of men pounding the turf be.
h1nd us. The rush was so rapid, the
noise so great and confusing, l could
not distinguish whether we were even
fired upon from the ear, but 1 marked
a red flash at one of the windows in
our front, and heard behind me q
sharp wall of agony.
IF any man drops, pick him up!'
l called, and at that moment we
sprang up the steps, and began pound.
ing loudly against the door.
open up!" shouted the Lieutenant
anxiously. Brennan, open up, quick!
It's Cation with help"
l though it lever would open. A
volley crashed into us, and Sands
pitched down upon his face, clutch1ng
at the man next him as he fell. |
glanced back anxiously-a dark, con-
fused mass of men, without military
formation, were running across the
open space toward US.
"'Bout facet" I shouted. Load at
will-1re!"
We poured one scattering volley
into them. It halted their movement
for a moment, and then the door
opened a scant crack.
lis this you, Caton?"
Yes; for Gods sake, open up!"
The heavy door swung slowly in.
ward. and with a wild rush to be first.
I'VE surged headlong into the hall.
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Doctors Said
Health Gone
Suffered witt, Throat Trouble

Mr.. B. W
D.. B mes,
ex Sheriff
of Warren
G o u n t y,
T e nnessee,
in a letter
o m Nc
M j nnville,
I e nnessee,
writes:
81 b a d
h o a {
trou b Q
a n d h a d
t h r ee doc
tors treating
m e. A IL
failed to do
m 9 q n y
e o o d, and
d r onounced
my health
gone. I con-
il L.
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1t is very apt to make a young
widow indignant If a man doesn't pre-
tend to use force the first time he at.
tempts Il kiss her.
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An Interruption,

young America's Reply.
"Why did Shylock want a pound of
flesh?
9" suppose he knew that the price
of meat was going up"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-13
TROOPS CAMP At
WARREN LAST NIGHT

Lieutenant Lighter. commander Of
patrol from the Douglas camp, who
passed through Bisbee Monday Ell
route 10 Hereford, returned TO the
district Yesterday and went into camp
at Warren. He will leave early this
morning for Douglas. At the CONNER
cial club he learned that a part Oi
the Fourth. stationed at Fl Paso viii
arrive here about June 30.
Our marching on the scouting trips
has not been arduous as we travel ID
the early morning hours. hut the trip
overland from FL PasO will be warm
one" he said. We left Hereford this
morning at O'Clock and arrived at
Warren about 7:30, both the men and
horses standing the trip all right.
When we marched overland from FL
PasO the trip was a hard one and thar
was In January. II took US thirteen
days to come from FL Paso to Bishee.'
The lieutenant is interested 10
know that an effort will be made 10
keep the soldiers here through 1uiy
6 and said that he hoped that it could
be. arranged. The officers and men
are all Interested in any diversion
from camp life, which is becoming
! monotonOus after fifteen months in
tents They nave investigated many
! lingo alarms in that time but not one
/ has ever assayed a trace of excite
ment.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-13
DON'T PULL OUT
THE GRAY HAIRS
A Few Applications of a
Simple Remedy Will Bring
Back the Natural Color.

Pull out one gray hair and a dozen
win take it's place" is an old saying.
which is, to a great extent. true. If
no steps are taken to stop the cause.
When gray hairs appear it is a sign
that Nature needs assistance. II is
Natures call for help Gray hair,
dun. lif"less hair, or hair that is
falling ont. is not necessarily sign
OF advancing age. for there are thou
sands OF elderly people with perfect
heads OF hair without single streak
OF gray
When gray hairs come, or when
the hair seems to be lifeless or dead,
some good. reliable hair-restoring
treatment should be resOrted 10 at
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fashioned sage tea which our
grandparents used, The best prep
aration of this kind is Wveth's Sage
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the whole mixture being carefully
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Wyeth'S Sage and Sulphur is clear
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removes dandruff and gradually re
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Don't delay another minute Star
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| once and see what a difference a fey
| days treatment win make in you
| hair.
This preparation is offered to ia
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recommended and sold by all drui
gists. IL
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-13
ELI AND CRIMSON
WORK FOR RACES

GALES FERRY, Conn. June p
Encamped in training quarters on the.
banks of the Thames less than mile
apart, the Yale and Harvard rowing
squads are in the thick of their annual
preparations for their reeetta which
begins on June 20. with two minor
races and which closes on June p,
with the three men main events.
Haryard's oarsmen, who have swept
1he Thames for four years have again
come here the fayOrites in every event
except the freshmen eight race, but
the Yale crews under the impetus pi
a reOrganized rowing system. which
has restored 10 power the veteran
Bob Cook and the graduate coaching
system have steadily improved.
Only remarkable progress can, how.
ever. hiring the Yale varsity crew ..
Iongside the regulars 81 the Harvard
SQUAD in forecasts Of the main event
of the program. The varsity rOwers
from Cambridge are easily one OF the
smoothest combinations Of organized
workmanship that have been seer
on the river and only an unexpected
slump on their part can set them back
Since Harvard's arrival here coach
Jim Wray has given much attention
closely to the Improvement Of the I'm
ssh. The horizontal pull through o
the stroke and the elimination Of han;
between strokes These imperfectiOn'
are the result OF first coaching crew
for a two mile race such as the an
uual event with Cornell. and the LAT
or development OF four mile stroke
Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-13

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