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o%vERTURNs LOAD.
Horses Become Frightened and Graf
ts Thrown Over Ground.

Horses ecom Frightened and Grain
ts Thrown Over Ground.
Huntsville. N. D.. Sept. s.-Merle
Cook had a very close call at one Of
came frightened at the train and up-
|est the. load Of grain. He had four
horses shitched to q wagon containing
he, Aushels.o OF wheat. Tho lead tsaih
bNcame, ffightenod and turned around
byssthes side Of the wagon, brsaking
the pole Of the wagon and also broke
the reach and turned the load Of grain
over on to one of the team. Merle
was thrown under one Of the horses
but did not receive any serious In
jury. losing only a finger nail and had
a few fingers bruised up a little. :
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FAINTs ON sIDEWAIK.

Minot, N. D.. Sept. 8.-R. H. Emer-
erson received q nor severe shock
than was first expected when he fell
In a faint on, Main street. DR.. ]. T.
Newlove conducted a thorough exam
inatfon and while there are no seri-
BUS injuries his head is bruised and
there are other bruises on the body.
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EnKs TO CELEBRATE.

position a Big One.
Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. s.-The Bis
marck B.. p. O.. e. are planning to
make October 10 one long to be re.
membered as n Of the big days Of
the third annual industrial exposition.
which will be held here. Special ef-
forts are. being made to entertain the
visiting Elks and their. ladies, and
the large new hall will be dedicated at
that time. Special trains will be run
and large numbers of Elks from all
over the state will attend.
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BISMARCK HUNTER
IS FIRST VICTIM
George Garrett Accidentally
Killed Sunday - Jolt
Explodes Charge.
Times special service,

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. s.-George
Garrett. local hack driver. shot and
instantly killed himself yesterday
while riding in a hunting rig.
Garrett was driving and had the
loaded and cooked gun between his
legs, with the muzzle Of the gun point
ing towards his head. The Jolt Of the
wagon exploded the gun and both
charges took effect in the victims
head, blowing his entire face of.
Two companions were witnesses at
the coroner's inquest, where a verdict
OF accidental death was returned.
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HuRr IN Ry1NAwAv

Wyndmere, N. D.. Sept. SIN q
runaway accident az he was returning
home from town Steve Howard was
thrown from the buggy when his
became unmanaseable. ana Gus.
tanned . broken arm ana minor
bruises.
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A visitor with a grip ten inchel
long frequently overstays one with
trunk.
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CHAPTER X.

wv lONI-SFIEF,
Inc Dell In the unseen chapel ceased
ringing as we cam out on the cliffs Of
Paradise, where, on the horizon the
sur hung low, belted with a single
ribbon of violet cloud.
Below the cliffs, on a crescent Of fat
sand from which sluggish, osy rivu.
Iets crawled seward, a man stood
looking out across the water. And
tne mayor stopped and called down TO
MIN; "Ohe, the Lizard! l want some.
body to drum and read a proclamation
Where's Jacqueline?"
AT this instant a young girl a mere
child, appeared on the beach, dragging
a sea-rake over the ground behind her
She was a 1.-the creature, bare-limbed
and ragged, with the sea-tan on throat
and knee. The girl caught sight of
the mayor and gave him a laughing
greeting which he returned with a
shrug.
III you want a ~town-crier," she
called up, in a deliciously fresh voice.
AEA NAAARN
scarcely tinged with the accent. 4Tll
cry your edicts and I'll drum for you,
tool"
The girl threw her rake into a boat
and leaped upon the rocks at the base
of the cliff.
"%Jacquelinel Don't come up that
wayl" bawled the mayor, horrihed.
'Heyl Robert Ohell Lizardl Stop
her or she'll break her neck"
%Breathless, hot, and laughing, the
girl pulled herself up over the edge OF
the cliff. held out my hand to aid
her, but she pushed It away, crying,
Thank you all the same, but here
am"
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By
Robert w. Chambers

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orders to keep off and use Lorient
when we want a port"
You believe the cruiser out at sea
yonder is going to bring you evil?"
She has brought 1t. But it's all the
same to me. | am mayor, and exempt,
and l have cider and tobacco and
boudin for a few months yet"
At that moment we both caught
sight Of a peasant running and waving
a packet of blue papers in the air.
Monsieur the mayor! Monsieur the
mayor!" he called, while still far
away.
Gre cochon de malheur!" muttered
the mayor, turning pale. He's got a
telegram"
He turned to me, almost bursting
with suppressed prophecy.
ut has come-the evil that the black
cruiser brings us! You laughed!
Tenez, monsieur; there's your bad
luck in these blue morsels of paper!"
And he snatched the telegram from
the breathless messenger, reading it
with dilating eyes.
When at length the magistrate had
mastered the contents of his telegram.
he looked up with a stupid stare.
Il want my drummer. Where's the
town-crier?" he demanded, as though
dazed.
He has gone to Lorient, m'sieu the
mayor" ventured the messenger.
TO get drunk. | remember. In
oecile! Why did he go today? Are
there not six other days in this cursed
week? Who is there to drum? No.
body. Nobody knows how in Para.
disc. seigneur, Dieu! the ignorance
of this town."
"M'sieu the mayor" ventured tho
messenger, there's J~acqueline.-
"Ho! Vrai. The Lizards young onel
She can drum, they say"
The little witch can drum them
awake in Ker-Is," muttered the mes.
senger.
The mayor rose, looked around the
square, frowned. Then he raised his
voice in a below: ~"Jacqueline! lac.
queline! Thou Jacqueline!"
A far voice answered, family break.
Ing across the square from the bridge:
She is on the rocks with her sea.
Inc mayor thrust the blue telegram
MO his pocket and waddled out of his
garden across the square, and I'D the
to the cliffs.
UNLIMITED, went with him.
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nc MAYOR glanced al me.

The mayor glanced at me.
Paris still holds out?" he asked,
with a yawn.
"Oh yes" | replied.
And the warts it still going badly
for us2"
There is always hope" l answered.
Hope" he grumbled; ooh yes. we
know what hope is-we Of the coast
live on it when there's no bread: but
hope eve yet filed my belly for me.
Why, not a keel has passed out Of the
port since August. Where is the fish
ing fleet? Where are the sardine
sloops that ought to have sailed from
Algiers? Where are the Icelanders ?"
Have the German cruisers fright
ened all your craft from the scar" |
asked, astonished.
Yes, partly. Then there's an ugly
French cruiser lying off Groix, yonder,
and her black stacks are drlbbling
smoke all day and all night. We have
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O.lrwIN Myers

hea0s since the crucifiX robbery, to
suspect everybody and anybody short
OF the Emperor. Mornac came smelling
around here the day you left. He's
: the bottom of all this-a nice bust.
ness to cast suspicion on our division
because we're foreigners. Cad, he
looks like a %pickpocket himself-he's
rot the oblique trick of the y e and
the restless finger movement"
Perhaps he is" ! said.
Speed looked at me sharply.
If were in the service now I'd
arrest Mornac-if l dared"
Then a soldier appeared to summon
us both, and we followed to the tenn
pOrary bureau.
At a careless nod from Mornac I
muttered the formal 81 have to report,
sir" and began mumbling a per
functory account of my movements
since leaving Paris.
| told the truth as far as | went.
which brought me to my capture by
uhlans and the natural escape Of my
prisoner, Buckhurst. / merely added
that had secured the diamonds and
had managed to reach Paris via Stras-
bourg.
He listened very quietly while I told
Of my encounter with Buckhurst in
M%orsbronn, of journey to Sayerne,
to Strasbourg, and finally by own ar
rival in Paris.
Where is Buckhurst?" he asked.
i do not know" l replied, doggedly.
That is to say that you had him
in your power within the French lines
yet did not secure him?"
Yes. There was something more
important to do than to arrest Buck.
hurst. l had every reason to believe
that an important conspiracy was be-
ing ripened somewhere near Paradise.
| had every reason to believe that the
robbery Of the crown jewels might fur
nish funds for the plotters.
THE arrest Of inc man could not
break up the conspiracy; l desired to
trap the leaders; and to that end |
deliberately liberated this man Buck
hurst as a stool-pigeon. If my judg-
ment has been at fault, / accept the
blame"
Mornac examined his carefully kept
finger-tips in detail.
You say he bribed your"
Il said he attempted to do So"
replied, sharply.
With the diamonds?"
yes"
You have them?"
u deposited them as usual"
Bring them"
Angry as l was, l saluted, wheeled.
and fastened off to the safe deposit.
The jewel-bag was delivered when I
presented my printed slip; picked
1t up and marched back, savagely bit
ing my mustache and striving to con-
my increasing evaporation.
Never before had | endured insolence
from a superior officer.
Mornac was questioning Speed as l
entered, and he lolled in his chair with
an absent-minded expression like the
expression Of a cat who pretends to
forget the mousse between her paws.
The shock came almost immediate.
ly' for, without a word, he suddenly
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PART SECOND.
CHAPTER TX.
The Road to Paradlss

On the 9rd Of November Byram's
American circus, travelling slowly over
land toward the Spanish frontier. drew
up for an hours rest at Quimperle. 1
however, as usual, prepared to ride
forward to select a proper place for
our encampment, and to procure the
necessary license.
We We're in seedy circumstances .
an endless chain of bad luck had fol.
lowed us from Chartres.
The fortune that Byram had made in
the previous year was already gone.
we no longer travelled by rail: we no
longer slept at inns; we could barely
pay for the food for our animals.
Got enough cash for the ~llcense?"
asked Byram, uneasily.
Plenty, governor; don't worry" I
replied, and set my horse at a gallon
over the old stone bridge.
l passed a stone house, another.
then the white road curved under the
trees and rode straight into the heart
OF Paradise, my horses hoofs awaking
echoes in the silent, stone.paveS
square.
A young girl with a face like the
Madonna stole across the square IN
her felt shoes.
Can you tell me where the mayor
IlVesT" ! asked, looking down % ~.
from my horse.
"Hol Ia; Out, monsieur, sill fault bIen
The mayor is at breakfast in his kitcb.
en- yonder."
Thank you, my child"
! turned my horse across the shady
square to a stone house banked nm
with bed on bed Of scarlet geranirms
The windows were open; a fat man
with very small eyes sat inside eating
omelet.
told him that | wanted a rosnsa
for a circus to camp for one night.
that also desired permission to mitch
camp somewhere in the vicinity. Ha
made out the license, stamped it hama.
ca 1t to me, and | paid him the usual
fee. u'u
how much win 1t cost to have your
.oWn'crier announce the coming of the
.'ircus?" / inquired.
That will cost ten sous II he drums
IND reads the announcement from
lere to the chatham
gave the mayor ten copper pen
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emptied the jewel,bag on the desk
before him. The bag contained little
pebbles wrapped in tiseue-paper.
Suppose you explain this farce?'
Mornac suggested, unmoved.
Suppose you explain I'll" l STAN
mered.
He raised his ~delicately arched eye
brows. What do you mean?"
Il mean that an hour ago that bag
contained the diamonds from the cru
cifx Of Louis XII l mean that 1
handed them over to you on my arri-
val at this %bureaui"
Doubtless you can prove what you
say" he observed. 1T seems to me
that 1t is high time we abolished the
Foreign Division, Imperial Military Po-
lice"
Il refuse to be discharged" / said.
hoarsely, 1T is your word against
mine; demand an Investigations"
Certainly" he replied, almost wear
lily, and touched a bell. Bring that
Witness" he added to the soldier who
appeared in answer to the silvery sum.
mons.
Somebody entered the room behind
me, passed me; there was an odor OF
violets in the air, a faint rustic Of silk.
and | saw Mornac rise and bow to his
guest and conduct her to a chair.
His guest was the young Countess
de Vassart.
Mornac turned directly on me.
Madame, do you know this of1cer?"
Yes" said the countess. smiling.
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Continued from last week
1YNoPsIs.

CHAPTER I-scarlett, an American
soldier Of fortune in the employ OF the
French Imperial Police at the outbreak
OF the trancO-Prussian war. is ordered Ia
arrest John Buckhurst, a leader OF the
communists, who is suspected Of having
stolen the French crown Jewels. While
searching for B%uckhurst Scarlet is or
dered to arrest Countess de Vassart and
her group of socialists and escort them
TO the Belgian border.
CHAPTER n-scarlett finds Sylvia
hIven OF the Odeon disguised as a peas
ami and carries her TO La Trappe, where
bled.
CHAPTER HAL are arrested. The
countess saves Scarlet from a fatal ran
from the roof of the house. lie d%cnounces
b~uCkhurst as the eader of the Reds and
tne countess conducts him to where Buck.
hurst Is seCreted.
CHAPIER Waterman Uhleus descend
on the place and BucEnurst escapes dur
ing the melee. Scarlett is wounded.
CHAPTER Vile RECEIVERS conscious
ness IN the countess l.-e 90 Nlursuronn.
where me is cared ,or p" f"9 countess
A fierce battle 81 ..t-a. Hl tIe slIeet
between trCgt sod ers.
CHAPTER r-aC re
p%entence and retHts .Ne D0.vu Wal tu
Scarlet lie 4e, Ht. 54sc ..
up % TIE u ItIitiy- Scarlet ClT ITS his
sincerity. B%ucshugs. urges tine countess
TO go 90 Paradise.
CHAPTER VII II admits that
he receives pay irra f!a irus inns for
Information which 'a docs not give. lie
secures TasspuEt. l..U.h lines tyg
Scarlet the COW Hh95cif.
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The November American Maya
zine.


In the November American
Magazine, Maravene Thompson
begins a new serial story en-
titled "The WOman's Law 1t
is a story of double identity
time, the present; scene, New
York. 1t starts out with the
proposition made by a judge who
said he could find his double in
New York City inside of a half
hour-his double, as regards
height, weight, shape of the
head, color Of eyes and hair, his
double in these and all of the
characteristics that can be con
veyed by a description. In the
story, a woman, in order to pro
tect her child, acts on this opin-
ION expressed at a dinner party
by a Judge, and substitutes an
innocent man for a murder I'M
der circumstances that make an
interesting and thrilling story.
Ray Stannard Baker writes an
article entitled ''The GLORY Of
Panama. in which he shows how
The Big Ditch, dug on honor, is
a fine example of the new ideal
ism in business. He cOmmends
Uncle Sans work highly and
says that as am example of eff
.ficiency it would be worth all it
has cost if it should be totally
destroyed at the time of its open
Peter Clark Macfarlanc goes on
with his series entitled '"Those
Who Have Come Baek"-true
stories of men, who, disgraced
or failures at forty, have re-
gained their powers and made a
81 ccess. This month he tells
about the story of a bank robber
who has reformed. George
i itch writes another Homeburg
sketch; Ida NJ, Tarbell describes
a trip in a flying machine a
theatrical manager
tells how actors, authors and
producers divide the peoples
money and James Montgomery
and Stephen Leacock con
tribute humorous sketches. EN-
teresting People, and "The In
terpreter's House" are full of
good reading, five or six fiction
writers tell stories, and the prize
winning letters in the contest
entitled What / am Most
Thankful For" are included.
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Oiu yOu see aim receive a small
sack of diamonds in Morsbronn?"
The countess gave me a quick glance
of surprise. YES" she said, wonGer,
ingly.
Thank you, madame; that is sufh.
cient," he replied; and before l could
understand what he was about he had
conducted the countess to the next
room and had closed the door behind
him.
Quick" muttered Speed at my ell.
bow; Tets back out of this trap.
There's no use; he's one of them, and
he means to ruin you"
But he's got those diamonds! Do
you think l can stand that?"
Il think you've got to-" muttered
Speed, savagely. DO you want to rot
in Cayenne? If you do, stay here and
bawl for a court-martial."
He seized me with a growl of
Idiot! come on" and fairly showed
me through the colonnades of the insti-
tute, along the quay, down the river
wall, to a dock where presently a
swift river boat swung in for passen.
gers. And when the bateau mouche
shot out again into mid-stream, Speed
and stood silently on deck, watching
the ~silver-gray facades of Paris fy
past above us under the blue sky.
We sat far forward, quite alone. and
separated from the few passengers by
the p%ilothouse and joined funnel.
waited; Speed chewed his cigar
grimly.
Look here, Scarlet" he said. DO
you know what has become Of the
crown jewels of France?"
NO. l said.
We'll, I'll tell you. You know. of
course, that the government is anxious.
But you don't know what a pitiable
fright the authorities are in. The
crow jewels, the bars of gold Of the
reserve, the great pictures from the
Louvre, the antiques of value, includ-
ing the Venus of Milo, have been
packed in cases and loaded on trains
under heavy guard.
Twelve of these trains have already
left Paris for the par-port OF Lorient.
The others are to follow, one every
twenty-four hours at midnight. A swift
cruiser-the Fer-de-Lance-is lying off
Paradise with steam up night and day.
ready to receive the treasures of the
government at the first alarm and run
for the French possessions in Cochin.
China.
And now, perhaps, you may guess
why Buckhurst is so anxious to hang
around Paradise"
Of course l was startled. Speeds
muttered information gave me the
keys to many doors. And behind each
were millions and millions and
OF francs worth Of plumber.
Our eyes met in mute interrogation;
Speed smiled.
DO you remember an application
for license from the manager Of a
travelling American show-a Yankee
"Byram's Imperial American cir.
l said.
That's it. They went through Nor.
mandy last summer. Well, Byram's
agent is going to rect us at Saint.
Cloud. We're engaged; Pm to do bal,
looning-you know l worked one of
the military balloons before Peters
burg. You are to do sensational rid.
ing. You were riding-master in the
Spahis-were you not?"
Il tanned three lions for my regi.
ment at Constantinople," l said.
Good lad! Then you can play with
Byram's lions, too. Oh, what the
he cried, recklessly; its all
in a lifetime"
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA Q RIA

Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Kirkpatrick
Of Kansas City spent Sunday
here with the family of John
Morrison.
Mrs. Edith Writer'S returned to
her home in Kansas City Sunday
evening after a visit here with
the family Of D.. o. Heathman.
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(To be continued)

Miss Maud Hagood spent Sun
day in Higginsville.
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Miss Anna Sailing of Sweet
Springs arrived Monday to
visit homefolks.
Mrs, ]. M. Poage left Monday
norning Cor a visit in Nevada,
Missouri.
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THE Dansant" Given by Mrs. Camp

1.-THE Dansant" Given by Mrs. Camp
No afternoon social affair OF the
winter has been characterized by
more gracious spirit Of cordially or
has brought together a more charm
ing assemblage of beautiful girls and
handsome young men than The
Dansant'' at which Mrs. Clifton
Camp entertained Saturday after
noon at the OcaIa Country Club in
compliment to her brothers, Messrs.
Robert and Leslie Anderson. who are
home from Washington and Lee Uni
versity for the holidays.
The pronounced success of the oc-
casion evidenced the popularity OF
1.-The Dansant," which was introduce
ed for the first time in Ocala Satur-
day. 1t was in paris only a short
while ago that 1.-The dansant" mad its
origin and that it has filled a long
felt want in dancing circles is proven
by the tremendous ovation it has re-
ceived by society throughout the two
continents. In the South, where
American society reaches its height,
it is becoming very popular and
nearly every city and town enjoying
it on Saturday afternoons.
The handsome club house was
scene of beauty: and cheer, the latter
being added to by cheerful fires
burning in all the CRATES. All the
decorations were symbolic of the
yuletide, with branches of holly
heavy with scarlet berries, sprays of
mistletoe and dozens of red bells and
garlands of green. The whole made
a beautiful background for the
i've costumes.
In the dining room, which was I'M
usually pretty, buffet supper was
served at o'clock, consisting of
creamed chicken with mushrooms,
sandwiches and olives.
Mrs. Camp received her guests in
the tea room informally, wearing a
stunning evening gown Of cereis
crepe de chene with a black picture
hat. While the guests were arriy-
ing the hostess mother and sister.
Mrs. R. L. Anderson and Mrs. VI. j.
Roess, poured tea, which afforded an
opportunity fer all to meet IN a hap
by manner over the tea cups. in the
smoking room Mrs. Clifford Ander-
son served refreshing punch through
out the hours Of dancing.
Mrs. Camps invitation list in
cluded the young dancing contingent
as we'll as a few older people. The
presence of so many lovely visiting
girls added mirth to the occasion.
There was a very interesting pro-
gram of music. played by a three
piece orchestra and dancing was en-
joyed almost without a break from
4:30 to Z o'clock The dancers did
not confine themselves to the ball
room for many couples used the
balcony.
Those present on this delightful
occasion were Misses Lola Mcclure
of Shelbyville, Ky, Ethel Harrell of
Roanoke, Va, Aylmer and Mabel
Pearce of Columbus, Ga, Ethel
Beasely of Atlanta. Marie Won Engel-
ken, Stella, Nina, Nettie ami Clarita
Camp. Minnie Stovall, Hope Robin
son, Ethel Haycraft, Rosebud Robin
son, Dorothy Schneider, Mary Bur-
ford, Marguerite Porter, Hester
Dewey, Gladys Drake, Mrs. Violet
Powers. Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. VI. J. Roess, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Camp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Camp, Mr. Clifton Camp.
Messrs. Robert, Leslie and Pat An
derson, Clarence Meffert, Earl Hall.
W. V. Newsom, Jr., Wallace Stovall.
Whit Palmer, Tom Harris. Wiley