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back, a smile on her white

1unge, her head thrown back, smile on her white
lips her eyes daring him. "
Jcssop took no dares. 1t was part Of his creed.
lie was across the room in STEP lhe steel flashed
The same moment he caught her arm with peculiar
upward twist and the knife whried through the air
over his head to clatter the floor half dozen feet
behind him. .
liously observing the rules of the game. She was
free to pick up her sword and have at him again.
But Alma made no move to seize it. There are
other knives she whispered bravey through her
stiff lips land will kill YOU sure If you ever try to
lay finger on me again" Then tacity dscarding
the game at which she predcstined to lose, she
instnctivcly drew from its scabbard her one irwin
chile weapon--she covered her face with her hands
and wept ooh, you devil" she moaned "and
YOU make me one ! would have killed you,
And Jessop was his knees before her. "Alma"
he cried. FORGIVE me. Why, you're as safe here
as in your fathers cabin. You see amt got used
to having you around yet and kind @ forget my
self. 1t won't happen again Why, Alma you can
keep me locked up there in the other room il you
want to, and just pass my food through the door
now and then when you feel like it."
But this circumstance did not serve as thunder
cloud clearing the air Jessop had never been a
favorite with Alma. and she ascrbed the horrd ac-
his cabin. to the malign powers OF evil arrayed
against her and with which she vaguely suspected
him OF being in coluson Also, she resented bitter
ly the time which must eapse before she would
ding dress and she ianccd that her heart, her vain
and tickle heart, pined and ached at the separation
from her handsome, blonde Swede.
But in spite of the electrical atmosphere within
the cabin. without the slow procession of the assng
days was infinitely dreary. The spring thaw which
to melt the mountain OF snow in the ravine, was
no longer presaged but at hand
One day. when she more silent than usual,
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Jessop thought she looked pale and feared for her
health. She had scarcely touched food. he rencm-
whats the matter. Almaf" he asked '"Ain't you
feeling wel:" And Alma, crouching beside the low
burning fire, her eyes sombe1ly unsee1ingly upon it.
had bent her head upon her knees and sobbed.
ITS my wedding day." she said, and wept afresl,.
Jessop made no comment, merely pulled at his
Presently she Frightened. "But we will set new
wedding day." she announced confidently, "as soon
as am out OF TT: hs iosso, c,,v with ,ro+bcr ,ore
draw his pipe.
"what sayng, she cried aAs Nnf in Hon
Bsh She snapped sG dsda'nfn p fingers at
."Jack's big as you are and i tell him to he'll
break every bone in your body"
"He's all right. I've nothing against him. What
mean is that he won't want you ater you've been
Ts u" 4nsns seorn f nsoence Of her aughe
"He'd know that | was safer from you than ever
after looking at your ugly face tor tortnsht.,
"Safc or not safe, you mind me. He nor any other
man won't want you after you've been here all this
"Wouldn't you, il things had happened this way
with me, and it was one OF the other boys?" she
flashed.
ooh, Lord yesw he said carecssly "1'd be glad
diti ss' %" any KIM Oh way al" making con-
BAH" Alma tapped her foot and preened her
SELF looking down at him from heights OF
Everyone knows how you've been running after me
for two years. They know, too, that ! wouldn't
even look at YOU None can blame me tor TINS
1t is an accident sent by your friend the devil
"Do you think that's going to make any differ
ence?" he asked. "l'm telling you straight Alma.
when tell you that there amt thing tor you to 90
but marry me-.
"You!--her hands on either side of her round
waist her eyes looking down at him through her
long black lashes in sparkling rage-"Tve chosen a
good man. Do you think that would marry devil
like YOU"
"Listen!" Alma leaned forward and pounded III
one open palm with the other hand cnched in a INST.
IF lack went back on me- ii my father would drive
into the mountains to die and be eaten or
coyotes: if you were the last the very last man IN
the world, | would not marry you. would go into
convent hrst!'
"You! In convent" He took his pipe from
his mouth and the walls echoed his laughter
This was almost the last conversation between
them for Alma relapsed into one OF her silent
moods and lesson spent much time down by the
mountain OF snow. watching its almost magical
vanishing.
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THE NEW EARTH


stating briefly, "Thc biscuits are done" Alma; who
through the long hours OF the afternoon had darky
contemplated Starvation hastily renowned the
thought at the tempting sight and odor of the sup
per sci before her. ard sulleny. reluctantly with the
worst possible grace. accepted the chair Jessop
offered, and ate avidy but in silence and with eyes
resolutely downcast.
During the progress of the meal Jessop had SUR.
veyed had more than with speculative and
somewhat quizzical glance, but had made no attempt
to draw her into conversation and at its conclusion
he deity cleared away all traces of the supper,
washing the dishes without requesting even SEEM
ing to expect her assistance Then lighting his pipe
he ensconced himself in an easy chair, and devoted
his attention to a pile of newspapers several days
old. Long ago his isolated life had taught him the
lesson, difficult to one Of his Irish blood OF
silence, lesson which Alma had yet to learn.
At last he rose and knocking the ashes from his
pipe stood azy contemplating his prisoner. who had
retired to her distant corner and sat there in con-
temptuous dsdain. the effect Of which was some
what marred by her appearance OF watchfuness,
which had increased thousandfold.
With humorous twist OF the lip, Jessop turned
and took from nail on the wall large key. This
he threw upon the table near him, where it fell with
rafting clang. 81 got two rooms to this cabin, he
said. "This ones yours the others mine. There 5
the key of it, you lock the door after go in. |
know you'd never trust me to do it, A smile sar-
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HERE was something wrong about the
new machinery in the Little Loo
mine, and Alma's father, who was the
foreman, having no one else to cali
upon for the errand, had sent her after
Jessop. Icssop was an expert mechanic
clan who had recently struck it rich on
his lease in the Lett Over" and there
after worked internationally and at the
promptings OF his hunor, devoting in
stead much time to castle building, and
selecting with peculiar fitness Spanish
Alma as the mistress of his Castilian
domains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
FOOD PRICES LOWER
WAVE OF HIGH PRICES HAS ee.
GUN TO sussIoE.
TURKISH ARMY ON DEFENSE
Allled Balkan Armies Continue TO
Advance - UnlfIcatlon of All
Christian ChurcheO-Hioek.
ade Established.

) Beverly, Mass.-In statement
based upon reports from Secretary Of
Agriculture James Wilson, President
Taft declares that the wave Of high
prices for food throughout the world
has begun to subside in this country,
"The wave Of extremely high prices
for food throughout the civilized
world" read the presidents state,
ment, has reached It's height In the
United States and 10 subsiding. The,
american people have cause to be,
thankful that because of our indus.i
trial prosperity 1t has not been at
tended here with the great hardships
which have prevailed In some Of the
countries where high prices have
combined with low wages to reduce
the working people to point border
ing on starvation"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
HIS MIND UP IN THE CLOUDS
Professor Imagined Appeal Was From
fido, and the Situation Became
Embarrassing.

A great lover CT animals, Professor
Dryasdust was much given to having
his pet dog sitting beside him at meal
times eating tidbits from his own lit
the plate.
The other evening he was at dinner
party. and his partner was q very
great lady. who was proud OF her
title.
But the professor paid absolutely no
attention to her. His mind had
switched OF on to some abstruse point
and he was lost to the world over tho
problem.
The duchess did not approve Of this.
and presently, to attract his attention,
she pulled him gently by the sleeve.
Then the professor woke up. Grab
bing half-picked chicken bone from
his plate, he thrust 1t under her
startled nose.
Don't bother just now, Fido!" he
said curtly. "Here. take this and 60
and eat 1t on tho mat, like good dog.
gie!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Bad Fire At oovernm.n.'. stor.hou..

ead Fire at Governments storehouss.
benecia. Cal.-The Benecla arsenal, :,
the governments storehouse for army:
supplies ON the Pacific coast. was de.
stroyed by fire Friday. The loss is es.,
timated at between three and four mil.
Hon dollars. Spontaneous combustion
or crossed electric wires is assigned
as the origin OF the fire. Sixty thou,
sand stands Of arms and twelve mil,
Hon rounds Of ammunition were de-,
stroyed. Because Of the explosion Of
the cartridges the work Of fighting the
hre was extremely hazardous.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Flfth AnnIv.r.,ry ., Panic.

New York.-In Wall street the fact
was recalled that Tuesday marked the
nth anniversary OF the most serious
money panic In the experience OF the
country. Almost unheralded came the
financial scare Of October IL. 1907. that
made the year black letter In the
memory of American citizens. The
panic was marked by the most stu.
pendoas issue Of unauthorized cur.
rency in the history OF modern nations.
Throughout the country total exceed.
ing s6oo.ooo.ooo Of panic money was
issued.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Has to Work Three shlsta.

Hot Springs. Ark.--When q Jury se.
lected here to pass on the case OF d.
J. Foley. charged with receiving stolen
goods. happened to be made up entire
~ OF union men, the court was con-
fronted with an unexpected situation.
The jurors found Foley guilty and sen.
fenced him 10 one day In jail. specify.
ing. however. that their idea OF q day
was eight hours. The Judge. Jury and
the prisoner Joined In o debate ON the
question. but the court finally ruled
that twenty'four hours was what the
law intended -
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Colonel Suffers Exhaustion.

Chicago.-The advisability Of per-
mitting Colonel Roosevelt to depart;
Monday for Oyster Bay was debated
at length. and not until after his ply.
sicians had held consultation did
they decide definitely that he might
40 30. Although Colonel Roosevelt's 8
condition was described 40 normal
throughout the day It was learned
that his wound had bled considerably y
and that he was suffering from ner1
vous exhaustion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Indianapolis. lnd.-Lines which the
defense will follow in the dynamite
conspiracy" trial were developed In
the examination Of Miss Mary C. Dye.
iPittsburg. Pa. and Miss Nora Haley.
Chicago. former stenographers for the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. Their
Testimony was devoted entirely to the
identification OF letters which John ].
IMcNamara, secretary of the union.
kept In files and which the govern
ment charges implicate the forty-nve
men on trial In conspiracy for the
illegal transportation Of explosives on
passenger trains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Christian Churches 70 Unite.

Louisville, Ky.-Unification Of all
the missionaries. benevolent and
philanthropic activities Of the Chris.
tian churches In this country and
Canada and administration of these
movements by one central organiza-
tions. was decided upon here by dele.
gates to the international convention
OF Disciples Of Christ. Having once
decided a question that has been de.
bated for nearly half century, the
delegates lost no time in beginning
TO make that decision effective. A
tentative constitution was adopted
and eight members OF committee
OF fifteen named to look after the
preliminary work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
SOON HIMSELF AGAIN
COLONEL ON ROAD TO COMPLETE
RECOVERY.
SHRANk HAS MADE A WILL
Roosevelt Permitted 20 sN UP
AsssIlant Claims Bullet In
coIonsts Body and
ssqueaths u.
ARANK HAS MADE A WILL

Chicago. first vivid impress.
sions Of Colonel Roosevelt on the night
ON which he was shot down In Milwau.
kee were related Friday from the col.
onel's own lips. Apparently we'll on
the way toward recovery, he was per.
.mitted to enjoy greater degree Of
freedom and for the first time he
gave an account Of the happenings in
the first few hours after the bullet
found It's mark. The colonel said that
on Monday he expected to leave for
Oyster Bay and hoped to be back in
the campaign making speeches again
the week after. II feel az lively a.
q bull dog" said the colonel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
TRY TO RE-ESTABLISH PEACE
Acted on Request Of Best Element
Much Alarm Over Situation In
Mexico-South Omaha 10
Second.
NO RELAXATION IN THE STRICT
REGIME.

cago.-Throughout q day of un.
broken calm Colonel Roosevelt lay In
his bed In Mercy hospital Thursday
with virtually no variation Of his con.
dition. 1t was a day OF waiting, with
the ever-present possibility of compli.
cations. but with lessened fears on the
part of those who were on watch over
tie wounded man. Colonel Roosevelt
appeared to have recovered from the
shock Of the bullet. which for a time
drained his vitality. and. so far as q
casual observer could detect. he was
In his normal condition, but there was
no relaxation In the strict regime, and
his physicians, said he was by no
means out Of danger. S..,tt,
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Hlt Dy Stray Bullet,

Lincoln.-J. Miller. q Cotner uniyer-
sity medical student. was shot and
seriously hurt while riding in an auto,
mobile near the Antelope park road
Friday afternoon at o'clock He mar,
sowly escaped with his life when ball
from 22-caliber rifle fred by q girl
who was shooting by the roadside,
pierced his cap and Clipped q small
piece OF bone from his skull. Miller
was driving the car at the time. He
was rendered unconscious q few mo.
ments after the ball bad struck him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Turks on the pefsnslxs.

I-ondon.-Along the mountainous
front OF 200 miles from Kirk.Kilisseh.
In the east, to Uskup. in the west,
the advance Of the allied armies into
Turkey continues. The Turkish army
appears to be acting on the defensive.
Its outposts are slowly withdrawing
and are attempting only to screen
the way for. mobilization while the,
main forces are marching toward thel
frontier Only small engagements
which give no idea OF the mettle Of
the combatants have occurred thus
far.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

amounting to $5.OO0.000 was done In
the island Of Cebu. The typhoon was
Of hurricane force and leveled thou.
sands Of houses. Vessels were swept
ashore or sunk and their crews
drowned. Many Americans and Fiji
pinos are homeless.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Athens.-A Greek feet has estab.
lished blockade Of Prevesa. on the
porth side OF the Gulf of Arta. the
entrance to which Greek ships ran
carlier IN the week under firc from
the Turkish shore forts. The govern.
mont 10 about to introduce bill into
parliament suspending the duty on
food supplies during the war. Cafes
nave been ordered closed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Stands second Laroest.

South Omaha.-This place closed the
summer packing season the second
largest pork packing center in the
Uniter States. For q number OF years
this position has been occupied by
Kansas City. Chicago being the larg.
est. A gain Of $4,000 at the South ON.
aha packing houses and loss of &C.,
900 at Kansas City, however. shoves
the local market into second place.
South Omaha slaughtered 1.47O.000
hogs during the season. as against
100000 last year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Fear For Captured Americans.

d VosF For captured NmeTteah6.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. here are thor.
oughly alarmed over the imminent
danger to Americans in Vera Cruz,
Mexico. captured Wednesday by rebels.
and Beekman. Winthrop. acting secre-
tary Of the navy, has ordered the
cruiser Des Moines. now making tour
Of Mexican ports. to return to Vera
Cruz. Commander Hughes will have full
power to exercise his own discretion
In safeguarding Americans In the be-
leagured city and without further In.
structions can land a party II condi.
tions warrant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Omaha.-The leaders among the
Omaha Greeks. while encouraging and
urging their countrymen to enlist for
service against Turkey. are trying to-
have those who have enlisted remain
together, but their efforts In that line
do not meet with success and the
eager warriors are 5eavins on nearly
every train for the east. without wait.
This makes It impossible to toll how
many are going each day. but tho opin.'
Ion of George 6tamos. interpreter for
Consul Latenser. 10 that about $50
have gone from Omaha W to the pres.
ont time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Chicago.--In the postofilce here
clerks discovered what 10 believed to
De a dynamite bomb done up in card.
BOARD and addressed to . man whose
identity was not disclosed. A fuse.
10 which was attached q paper filled
with matches, protruded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Typhoon Destroys 400 Llvss.

Manila.--The typhoon which swept
several Of the islands Of the Philip.
pine group October 16, caused many
deaths and heavy damage to property.
A telegram received here by the mill.
tary authorities estimates that 400 per.
sons were killed and that damage
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Honors 70 Dead Hero.

Gary. lnd.-"Billy" Rugh. the Grip.
pied newsboy who laid down his life
that young girl whom he had never
seen. high live. will be buried with
al the honor the citizens Of this city
can pay to his memory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
says No 10 . pynamlter.

Chicago. that he assisted
in dynamiting the Los Angeles Times,
and was guilty OF other bomb outrages.
John Cook appeared before ofiicials In
the department OF justice here. and
begged to be taken to indianapolis for
trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Cedar Rapids. Ia.--Advices from
.Clermont state that the condition of
Ex-Governor William Larrabee. who
has been III for several months, has
become very critical. He 10 In a
lstupor most OF the time. He Ia 81
years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
YOUNG olAz' STATEMENT.

Says He Has Acted on Request Of
Best Element In Army.
Mexico City.-In statement issued
Felix Diaz declares that he has placed
himself at the head Of the revolutions
lists ut the request Of "the best ele.
ments in the army and almost all the
revolutionary party"
my program Is to re.establish
peace" says DlaS. II shall deliver the
government OF Mexico into the hands
Of the men whom the Mexican people
really want to rule their destinies."
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
schRANK HAS MADE A WILL.

claIns Bullet In Rooseveit's Breast,
and eequsaths Il.
Milwaukee,, Wis. - John Schrank.
who tried to take the life Of Theodore
Roosevelt, has decided upon . will.
and using his own statements to the
police. rs willing to take what is
handed him." One Of the provisions
of his will will be that the missile
(which might have killed Roosevelt but
for the double manuscript and metallic
spectacle case. be given to . New
York historical society and placed
upon exhibition with the gun In the
rotunda Of the capitol building in Al.
bany.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
INDICATIONS FAVOR A SPEEDY
RECOVERY.
Doctors Hopeful But Danger Point
Will Not be Fully Passed
For Several
Days.

Chicago.-After a day OF ceaseless
vigil. Colonel Roosevelt's physicians
Wednesday night could say no more
than that his condition was virtually
unchanged. Indications, they said,
favored the speedy recovery Of the
ex.president from the effects OF the
bullet which struck him down In MIL
waukee on Monday night. A decrease
in temperature and pulse late in the
day, however. made his condition for
the time being somewhat less favora-
BILE. The fact that rib was fractured,
which was not disclosed until Wednes.
day and that the probable location Of
the bullet has not yet been developed
added to the feeling of uncertainty.
Not until the end of the week, II all
goes we'll, win the physicians be pre-.
pared to say that their patient IL tut
of danger. The Intervening period will
be required to determine whether
blood poisoning or other complications
are to be feared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Mines Are Being Operated.
Bingham. Utah.-Nearly a thousand
men worked in the mines here Thurs.
DAY and more strikebreakers are said
TO be en- route to the camp.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Have Rluht on Ballot.

Jefferson City. Mo.-The supreme
court has upheld the right OF the pro.
gressive party to have its state and
presidential elect0r tickets placed upon
the oiilcial ballot In this state.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Chicago.-Theodore Roosevelt was
not merely specifically wounded by
the bullet fred into his breast In Mil
waukee by John Schrank. After an
examination and consultation the ply.
sicians definitely described the injury
as "a serious wound in the chest" and
not "a mere flesh wound"
The physicians asserted. however,
that It is not now necessary to probe
for or move the bullet Even this
action was thought undesirable and
the patient will be kept as calm az
his nature will allow for few days.
The bullet. as shown by the X-ray
photographs brought from Milwaukee
by DR.. ]. d. Jannsen and corroborateu
by others taken in Mercy hospital.
lies not far from the breast bone on
the right side. and probably Ave inches
below the collar bone. The missile
did not get inside the ribs. but
ploughed upward and inward for q
distance Of some FIVE inches from
where It entered.
The c0lonel's concern 10 not appar.
emily for himself. but for those whom
he feared might be too fearful for his
condition. He read few Of the hun
dreds Of kilograms that poured into his
room. and was particularly delighted
with several from men Of note whom
he met while abroad.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Nsbraskans Much Concerned.

Observation-Disclosures are much con,
cerned over the condition of Theo.
dore Roosevelt, now In the hospital
the victim OF an assassin's bullet. Calls
were made upon the newspapers by
telephone from many Nebraska COM
munities, while in Lincoln the tele-
phone calls were numerous. coming
from people Of all shades OF political
belief.
Without an exception comment
heard In Lincoln on the attempted as.
sassination OF Theodore Roosevelt was
that Of vigorous disapproval.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Accelerated Brain Activity.

In the early days of Wisconsin, two
Of the most prominent lawyers Of the
state were George B. Smith and !. 8.
Sloan, the latter Of whom had habit
Of injecting into his remarks to the
court the expression, your honor. I
have IN idea." A certain case had
been dragging along through . hot
summer day when Sloan sprang to his
feet, with his remark, your honor, I
have an idea."
Smith immediately bounded up. A.
sumed an impressive attitude. and In
Great solemnity said:
MAY It please the court. I move
that q writ Of habeas corpus be 10
sued by this court Immediately to take
the learned gentleman's idea out Of
solitary confinement" Maya.
zine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Lincoln.-Extensive preparations are
being made by the local chapters Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
for the entertainment OF the state con.
ference which meets here October
1924.
General Eugeniolis, federal com.
mander In the state of Yucatan. IL re-
ported to be heading an uprising IN
favor OF young Diaz.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

Suspicion continues to snoop around
until It finds what It 10 looking for.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

A fool and her money frequently
marry into the nobility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

While thou livest. keep . GOOD
tongue in thy head.-Shakespeare.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24
Accounted For,

Accounted For.
II will not let my wife 60 to these
fashionable bridge parties"
I'm glad you take that stand. So
you think It is immoral to gambler"
"No. but she's such . wretcheo
player"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-24

The Only Way.
mo use to WOO that girl. She has
. heart Of marble"
"Then leave It In statu quo"