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state. To date it has not taken an i'm
portant part in our agriculture, this
being due principally to the superior
productivity of the new soils just be-
ing brought under the plow. Labor
conditions and extreme specializa-
tion in the production of small grains,
and low profits in livestock also have
been important factors in affecting
the acreage of this crop. But the
principal factor has been that farm
ers generally have not been we'll ac-
quainted with the methods that should
be used in the production of the crop,
Those conditions are rapidly changing
and soon corn and other cultivated
crops will assume an important part
in our agriculture. This is particular
ly true in Dickey county.
Factors in the Production of the Corr
Crop.
The requirements for the production
of a corn crop are very few. These
requirements all exist in splendid
form in the southeastern counties o1
the state. The principal factors re-
quired in the production of good corr
crop are, first: fertile and wei
drained soil, the soil should be friablt
and easily titled. Second: good till
age methods. This means that tn,
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Oh! that l may apprehend that for
which Thou hast apprehended me-"
In very graphic and touching way
the speaker referred to President
James Garfield, saying: "a widow
was left with an eighteen months old
baby boy. Hardships and privations
she underwent to keep the wolf from
the door. How that boy did spend his
early years chopping wood and till
ing the clearing about the home. One
day he was asked what he intended to
be and he said: "First of all l must
be a man." At the age of sixteen he
was driving mules on the canal. At
eighteen he was sweeping the floor
and ringing the bell to work his way
through the Academy, at twenty-one
he entered Williams College, at the
age of twenty-six he was in the state
senate and at thirty-three IN a seat
in congress. Twenty-seven years af-
ter the time that he had applied to
ring the bell at Williams College he
was taking the oath of Office as Pres
ident of the United States" Coming
to a great thought the speaker said:
| '"There is more pleasure in self con-
troll than thousand years in self in
dulgences. The Indian thought that
the power Of every conquered individ-
ual entered into his own self, SO in
reality does the conquest do to the
conquerors powers"
Coils of The Python Two Nights
The great physiological and physi-
calogical address was in itself mas
terpiece of construction and study.
The python or snake was of tremen-
dous size for the speaker took two
evenings to get it uncoiled, the sec
ond night speaking two hours and
twenty minutes before he dismissed
his congregation. To have witnessed
the intensity of interest that was dis
played on the faces of the two large
congregations would have impressed
the observer of the Importance of the
lvitriolic attack the speaker gave IT
dealing with the little pythons OF
/ snakes Of sin that are Of such men
ace to the community. - ''~"A@As
The following bit of doggerel woule
we'll have formed the findamenta
structure Of the address: "Sow /,
THOUGHT, and reap a WORD, Sow
ia WORD, and reap an ACT, Sow al
lACT, you reap a HABIT, Sow HA
BIT, you reap CHARACTER, Sow
a Character, you reap DESTINY
| At the very opening Of the addres:
the speaker stated that he was going
to attack certain evils and that he wa.
going to do so regardless Of the crit
icism or attitude some may take t,
him at the conclusion Of same. "I die
mot come out here to North Dakota t.
become popular, ! came to give thu
truth Of God as 1 know and see IT,
At the outset the speaker gave thu
irdieation he had something of per
sona1 knowledge and first-hand infor
nation for hardly had he described the
python as great destructive snake
than he said: II know of no towr
during the last twelve months trave
where it seems to me the python Of
destruction is at work as in this you,
city of Oakes."
II wish that mothers Of this cit,
knew more about their daughters anc
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land must be we'll plowed and that
proper cultivation must be given to
the soil before a crop is sown. Third:
good cultivation. This is absolutely
essential to the production of super
ior crops of corn. Fourth: we'll select
ed seed. 1t must be of high germina-
tion and necessarily of type suited
to the climatic conditions. Fifth:
there must be a seasonable rainfall, in
sufficient quantities for crop produc-
tion. A period of from 80 to 105 days
free from killing frosts and accom-
panied by temperatures high enough
to induce rapid growth is necessary
These natural conditions are met in
the greater number of counties in the
state of North Dakota. The condi-
tions as to cultural methods can be
met by any farmer in the state.
Yields in North Dakota.
The average yield Of ear corn in the
state of North Dakota has been low
only 23.4 bushels to the acre. This
however, is only "a bushels below the
average of the United States. Dick
ey County has averaged 6 bushel:
over the yield of the state. 1t woule
be comparatively easy by proper
methods of cultivation for Dicke!
County to increase the yield to a
bushels to the acre. This yield is a
high as is obtained by many of tn
counties in northern Iowa, Illinois ant
Wisconsin. Since corn as a farm cro]
must be considered entirely from tn
standpoint of it's value as a feed, j
is we'll to compare these yields will
those obtained from our most impor
tant feed crop at the present time
namely, oats. The average yield o
oats in the state has been 3O.7 bushel
to the acre. Dickey County in 100
averaged 30.5 bushels to the acre.
Comparative Yields of Corn and Oat
From the feeders standpoint,
comparison of these two crops on
basis Of bushels of yield per acre i
unfair, because of the difference i
the number Of pounds per bushels, an
also because of the fact that corn a
a feed is worth more pound for poun
than is oats. Converting the averag
yield of corn in the county, 29.5 bush
els, to pounds, we have 1852 pound
of corn per acre. Applying the sam
nj thod to the oats yield Of so.7 basa
els to the acre, we have a productio
Of. 976 pounds of feed per acre, or
difference of GIG pounds of feed i
favor of the average yield Of corr
At ordinary farm prices Of feed, thi
means a difference of nearly $4.5
per acre in favor of the corn crop a
a feed. .>..
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Inc0rpOrated.

Incorporated.
Andrus Farm & Elevator Co., Glover
Dickey County. Capital stock, $4,000
NJ. R. Andrus, Glover and Frank Ell
liott, Oakes, N. D. Filed Sept. 5th.
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NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
United Lutheran.

United Lutheran.
Services in Oakes, October 18th, ut
II o'clock and in Straubvile at 3
o'clock. Sunday school in Oakes at IL
m. You are cordially invited.
". H. Lindland, Pastor.
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Feeding Values

To make a fair comparison of the
feeding values of the two crops, it is
necessary to compare them with a
standard feed that is somewhat stable
in price. Bran is usually used for
this purpose. When bran is worth
$4,000 per ton, the price that prevails
at the present time, corn is worth as
a feed, $21.75 per ton. Oats on the
same basis, is worth $18.73 per ton.
These are the comparative feeding
values that may be secured through
feeding to livestock. The average
acre yield of oats on this basis then
is worth 1920 as feed. The aver
age acre yield of corn per acre, 1852
pounds, is worth $17.99, giving a diff
ference of $8.79 per acre in favor of
the average corn crop based on the
feeding value of the two grains. The
feed values of corn, oats and bran as
given, only prevail when these feeds
are fed in balanced ration. { They
represent the digestible nutrients that
each contains. If the ration fed con-
sisted principally of prairie hay, of
timothy or of corn stalks, the COM
parative value of oats or bran would
then be higher, because of the high
percentage of protein that they con-
tain. Given, however, a ration in
which the roughage consists of a
considerable proportion of alfalfa or
of clover hay, and corn Immediately
becomes more valuable as a feed, and
is the cheapest grain that can be
produced when considered from its
feeding stand point.
Labor Required in Production
The statement is often made that
production of the corn crop is greater
than that required in the production of
tie small grains. This IS true. It
must be remembered, however, that at
the same time tn labor is better dis
tributed throughout the year and that
tie principal labor requirement Of the
corn crop is during the the summer
time when but little labor is required
in the grain fields. On the average
farm, II hours Of manlabor and 25h
hours of horse labor are required in
producing an acre of the email grains,
such as oats. An acre of corn requires
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Concluded on p.ss Four.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
Ola sfabYch ]. nerwo-
WyCh.

Zmeozenl, s}abl, nerwowi mez-
csyzni i kobiety, beda ozud ambl~
cya, energ,a pe}na zycia | zawsse
miec dobry apetyt, skoro beda
b,at odpowiednie rzeczy ku zdro"
win = wescle Electric Blt'ers.
Mic lepszego ma zo}adek, watrobe
i uerk'. Tys,aoe m6wi ze zawdzie-
r,aja zycie swe temu doskona}emu
domowemu lekarstwu. Fani o.
Rh,neyault, Z Vestal Center, N.
Y, m6wi: ,,Powa1am Electric
Buffers jake uajwiekszY dar. Nig-
dy ME moge zalomnlcc co ono ola
mnie xrobi}o." Wezcie butelke ola
siebie co "a r51nice gro l Y wa
seem zdrowlu. Tylko soc 81 0
Polecana przez M. j. Kowalew-
skiego, aptekarza. (Adv.)
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
sic pc angielsku !

Wyuczymy Was listownie,
" " aszym volnym czasie, "
trzech m~ies,acach, nietylko md.
|wid, czytad ! pisa6 pc angicl-
skn, lecz W c;agu nauki przez py..
tania j odpow:edzi kt6re twicze
MA Preparowane ola kazdego
ucznia Z osobna) z%awieraia, pozna-
jenny wssze zdolnosci / stan ! dora
dzamy / instruktujemy Was sto-
#sownie. Przez co jestesmy " moz-'
.nosoi pokazaG Wam najssyDsza j
najpswnieJsza droge do powodzenia
a prawdsiwa ohet jak l ~zaufanie
do naszej melody w}a6nie " ciagu
nauki SIG pokazuia.
Plszcie iprzekonsjcie sic o naszei
nlczr6wnanej prawnle zastrze1onej
metodzie. Przedwstepne -ekcye
.wysy}amy kazdemu zupelnie bez.
p{at1,e. w razie gdyby6cie tako-
We "snali niezadawalniajaca to
:przynaimniej ME bedziecie AMI je-
.dnego centa stratni. Adresujcie:
NarOdOWa SzkOfa Jezyk6w
1176 Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO. ILL
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
Ma sprzedaz.

50 800 .##H--g 49,. $50 IL E=SEEH 1890. 70 rs f
100 akrowa farma " Lee
ma, Wis.,, 70 akr6w apraw-
nych, 5 ARROW budulcowego
twardego drzewa a reszta
pastwiska. Wszystko obsia-
ne. Sad, W kt6rym sic znaj.
DUE oko}o Is drew owoco.
wych i okolo 40 zagon6w
truskawek strawberry po-
Iowa sadu zasadzona innemi
krzami rozmaitych jagged.
Wielki dom mieszkalny-
jedna Geese 1926 druga
18x28 stop; duza piwnica pod
.caiym domem, stodoia do
zboza 4Ox6O stop spichrz
2lx2S stop stajnia 21x56
stop; So to wszystko dobre
MOVIE budynki. Opr6cz tych
inne budynki jak chlew ma
kukurydze, kurnik j t. p.
Studnia z dobra zr6dlana wo-
da. = Nastepujace osobiste
w1asnosci: 3 doskona1e ko-
nie--para do zaprzegu i ie-
den n~adzwyczajny ko6. 2
zaprzegi robocze do wy
jazdu Is sztuk byd}a, 5 cie-
lat, 6 swl1 100. kur 6 ko-
seek pszcz6l 1 SAME farmer
skie, 1 cutter, l. bryczka, l
w6z mleczarski, l w6z far
merski, 1 separator do Smile
tanki 4 wjelkie bIaszanne
naczynia do mleka, l bin
der, / mower, 1 ciezka dra-
ga, / lekka draga, 1000 stop
drzewa, 1 ~wy}upywacz do
kukurydzy, l kamieh do to-
czenia, l zgrabiacz do siana,
1 wiatrak, plugi, l wielka
waga, 2 kosiarki i wiele in
nych rzeczy do gospodarstwa
farmerskiego aIpotrzebnych
iak, d}uta, pli}k:i i t. P. Ob ''s
Jest fabryka sera; do pol
skiego kosclofa' W Spruce.
81 mill, do angielskiego kat.
W Lena 3 mile, szko}a / mill
cd fanny.
Cena "a farme jest Z ty-
siecy dolar6w z wyzej wy
mienionemi 1iarzedziami
6 tysiecy got5wka
reszta ma 1ipoteke. Spree
dam z powodu podesz}ego
wieku i braku sill do piracy.
WAL. KOWALCZYK,
Lena, Wis. (Adv.).
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
"Olej NoWaka"

. pewnosci9 doznasz szybkiego wyle-
czenia, podobnie jak donald JUL "a
pomoca tego srodka tysiace ludzi, cier-
piacych nj Stawy.
Przez IS lat Srodek ten, dobry ma wszel-
kie cierpienia stale Tub przypadkowe,
~uzywanym Jest przez tysiace rwych Ro-
dak6w z wielkiem powodzeniem i czas
Jest, abyS / ~ dozna} bsogich skutk6w
tego lekarstwa.
Spr1edawany we wszystkich aptetsch 1
q agent6w, hub tel posy}any pocztan
nadeslaniem a5c hub soc do: Jan Nowak
Co., IS III. Ashland Ave-. Chicago, N.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
wyleczone latwod szybko

iaj przytem pilnie, a'spostrzezesz, jak ma
piete blonki chciwie beda wciagac ten
"o1ej." 1czyz Dol jest jeszcze talk silny7
Porusz troche stawy, a ku Twemu zado.
woleniu przekonasz sig, il teraz beda one
wolniejsze gietsze. O1ej bowiem usunal
ten dotk1iwy Dol, jaki odczuwalo sic
pred tenn, przy poruszaniu staw6w, kt6re
tenn samem byly " bezruchu. Postepuj
v ten p6s6b ~jeszcze Gas jakis wcierajec
ten znakomity 6rodek ma bole, a mia
uoWicie
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
robotnik6w potrzebuja.

Tysiac robotnik6w potrzebuja dwie
kompanie W Mellen, Wis, W powiecle
Ashland, do Scinan'a drzewa " boracb,
do }adowania drzewa W wagony kole-
jowe / do zdzieranla korvAz drzewa.
Many dwanaScie oboz6w " okolicy,
kt6re zatrudniamy przez ca}y rok W D
ko}o. Mozecle takze kazdego czasu do
STAG zatrudnienie W nahzych pifach i
lumberyardach przy rznleciu desek.
Piszcie po i%lustrowane katalogi, kt6-
re za,wieraja kompletne %objaSnienia o
sposobnoSci dostania zatrudnienia sta
lego, i ~okazyach u%rzadzenia ,soble Q
wego domu tanim sposobem ma ma
szych> gruntach. Adresujcie tax:
Mellen Lumber Company
F'oster---Latlmer Lumber Company
-. MEILEN, Ashland Co., Wisconsin.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29

prawda i jeszcze nieco papie-
.ru nagprzebitki wziasc trzeba.
Ma to odezwala sic Jad
vista, zaprzatnieta przygoto,
waniem %zywnosci ma droge
Edla mlodych ~,wojownik6w:
Uwazam, braciszku, re
wystarczy papier, W kt6ry
owijam ola was nieco bu}ecz-
XII z pieczenia j troche kisz.
Xxi ma droge. A tn macie kaz.
dy pc buteleczce wegrzyna
abyscie mieli co popl6knac
pc przekasce i rozgrzac
skrzep}e cd zimna cz}onki.
= >Prawde masz siOs'
trzyczko. Ma poczatek wy
starcza patrony, a p6zniej
mozemy zuzv6 zaw,jki. Lecz
wilma ME op}aci sic pewnie
zabierac, DO }atwo st}ucze sic
butelka col wtedy bedzie-
my mieli "a pozytek? =
- 0! ME st}ucze sic, bra
ciszku, byle6cie tylko W
pr6zna kiesze6 wlo5yli; wy.
szukalam najmocniejsze bu-
telzi, a ola %pewnosci owine
je jeszcze podw6jnym papie-
rem.
Wojciech spojrza} IA Jad-
wige i naraz jako6 bardzo
posmutnia}, zmarszczy} brwi
l. kiwajac glowa %zadumany
~odpewiedzia} p6}g}osem: -
Jak cheese, Jadwisiu mai
drozsza.
Niezwyk}e wzruszenie, ia.
kie W tel chwili ogarne}o
Wojciecha, pomimo ze .gwa}.
tenn starsl sic opanowa6, ME
aszlo hacznego Okla Macieja.
Ola lego. zapyta} sic nieco
Jakto, moi synu! czy
mic tylko wzr9k myli, czy
tel W rzeczy samej mocnos
mi p%osmutnial? Czy Gle W
stanowczej chwili odbzieza
meztwo j zapa} po6wiecenia
ola naj6wletszej sprawy?
Ojcze kochany odpo-
wiedzia} Wojciech z zwilzo
mem okiem, istotnie sam ME
wiem, co sic 20 nina dzieje.
Wbrew mojej wolf jakaz
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
o BOHATER o
czyli
Prawdziwa mi}osc ojezyzpy
Posissc Z czaAdS napsleohk'eh .Neien.>
Napisaf4
Ks. zgnacy ZiielSaski.
(Ciag dalszY.)
Wiecie, }askawi Pan.

VAOO401 4N0AbVx L 0x1s
stwo, re kocham Ksawerego
iak wiasnego syna. Ola tego
chetnie podja}em sic wyko-
mac proSbe jego, tenn chet-
niej ze W niej sic tax deli.
katna mi}osc synowska pre-
bija. A teraz wywiazawszy
sic z pierwszej po}owy mego
zadania, zegnam Pania Do
brodziejke i Was, mify sasie
die, a jeS]i %pozwolicie, to
.wieczorem z Gala ma druzy-
ma znowu zswitam, ably tenn
latwiej nan. przysz}o rozstac
sic z dziecmi naszemi. -
Me tylko pozwalamy,
)ecz owszem z ca}ego serca
prosimy, ~odpowiedzia}a pani
S...., gwa}tem t}umiac roz-
c:ulenie; jake ma, nowo jej.
SERGE ow1adn9c chcia}o.
Il ma pewno sic spodzie-
wamv, doda} p. Antoni, kon-
tent ze Syn jego ME gorszy
cd syna Macieja; a ten po-.
zegnawszy oboje poszed} do
domu.
ROZDZIAK ~.
POzegnanie.
Wr6ciwszy cd Pahstwa S..
do domu, zasta} Maciej tylko.
Wojciecha z Jadwiga, Ksawe-.
ry z Piotrem wyszli kr6tko
poprzednio ia miasto.
Wojciech by} w}asnie "a
jety przesypaniem prochu W
r6zki. Prey MIN ma }6zku le.
za@y try piekne dwururne
sztucce, q prey kazdym pu.
de}eczko kapiszon6w ", kilka-
nascie kul go}ych i paczka.
%gotowych juz patron. Nape}
niwszy trzeci rock prochem
po}ozy} PREY kazdym sztuccu
jedon, - przejrzal jeszcze
raz wszystkie przybory i
przebaknal sam do siebie; a
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-29
tesknota ow}adnela

tesknota owiadneia
ma dusze i gwa}tem Ivy nj
do oczu sic .cisna. Wszelako
MECH Oic,iet'ce ME sad1i, il to
|cbWila rozstania tax przy
Ekra mi sic stale, lub &e os.
W wojennym zapale.
Przeciwnle zareczyc moge
smialo, ze coraz to wjeksza
niecierpIiwo6cia licze chwile,
le, rych}o przez Whsle sic
p~rzeprawiwbzy polacze sic 2
lima bracia spieszaca ma po-
le walki i chwa1y. Me! Ojcze
kochany, ME lekam sic
niczego i ME zal mi wcale O.
pusciG domu, hos sam mic
nauczy}, il pc Bogu najwie.
cej Ojczyzne kochac trzeba.
Lecz jezeli mann szczera wyz-
nae prawda, to mi Jadwisia
W tel chwili tax zYwo przy-
pomnia]a S. p. najdrozsza
make, ze zdalo mi sic, ia.
kohym ia sama Widz'a}
pred SODA. W jednyn mo-
mencie przenios}a mie ps-
mice ma nasza wioske pod
Krakowem ! m}odszy o Gale
lat dwanascie oglada}em ME.
bozczke make, lax W 6w
czas czerstwa silna wy.
prawiaia OLGA ma woine.
Nastepnie W tel jednej, kr6t'
kiej jak b1yskawica cbwili
przezy{em jeszcze raz wszyst.
ko, co6my " nieobecnosci
czteroletniej OLGA, juz tn W
Chelmnie zamieszkawszY, do.
swiadczyli, a kiedym W du-
chu us}ysza} ma nowo, jak
matka najdrozsza przeczy~
tawszy 6w list nieszczesnY 2
Rzymu, wykrzykne}a z nieo-
pisana bole6cia jeszcze pc
dis dzie6 niezrozumiale ola
mnie s1owa: ,,Boze zmifuj sic
= pad{ = i to W swieto-
kradzkiej walce!" - kiedym
ma nowo ogladal, jak potem
cza1na melancholia trapiona,
schla prawie W oczach z
dniem kazdym, az wreszcie
%powalona ma loze niemocy,
zasn7}a w}asnie W chwili,
nam OLGA Naidrozszego
Bog dobrotliwy tax nieslo.
dzianie ~powr6cit raczy},
wtedy tax samo jak wow
czas, sprzeczne uczucia mai.
wyzszego smutku 2 r6znie
wielka rado6cia rwa]y mi
serce,i ME wien doprawdy, !
sic 20 NINA hv}o zroh;.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-28

and insulted. In his agitation he tore
at his neck cloth. "'Twould be your
word against mine. and
For the matter Of that, my word
will not be uncorroborated." 1 inter-
rupted swiftly.
what do you mean?"
This gentleman
"By gad," said Lord Luftdon, you
are right to appeal to me and you
were right to strike Arcester I'm
sorry for the girl and for Sir Geof-
frey and ashamed for my friend'
Would you turn against me in
this?" cried the duke.
Il certainly would"
"God." whispered his grace holly,
fumbling at the empty sheath. Il wish
I had my sword" -.-.
There is Sir Geoffrey's sword" said
Lord Luftdon. who did not lack coar-
age, clutching his own blade as he
spoke and making as If to draw it
NO" said |, master Of the situation
as meant to be, there will be no
more fighting over the dead body of
Sir Godfrey. You and Lord Luftdon
can settle your differences elsewhere"
ION SECOND thought. there will be no
further settlement" said Luftdon, re
gaining his GOODNESS and .thrusting
back into It's scabbard his half drawn
blade. Ills grace and are IN too
many things to make permanent dif-
ference between US possible
II Thought So" | replied
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-28
PROLOGUE.

! Here's a tale of the sea ana
the treasure isle, Of long hid
gems and bad mems guile, of
perils on land and wave well
met, spite storm, and nutiny's
awful threat.
/ The way Of a man with maid
is told as they voyage the seas
in quest of gold-the man so
brave and the maid so fair. For
her sake naught he will not dare.
j From English fields TO south
sea shore their path they follow
while pillows roar, but it leads
them safe to their goal at last,
with their love and their treas
ure tightly czasped.
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his companions. Summon the servants
to bring my fathers body to the cas-
tie. suppose the crowner will have
to be notified" %#.
Eyes" said I; II will attend to that"
"Of all my friends" said she pite--
ously, you seem to be the only one
left, Master Hampton" t
Il have been your faithful servant
always, Mistress Lucy" l answered a.
I ushered her into the hall.
l delivered my little mistress to her
woman. who came at my call. and then
/ summoned the butler and steward
and told them what had happened. In
a moment all was confusion. They
brought the body Of Sir Godfrey back
to the castle. which was no longer bis.
AS the duke had said. it was mort
gagged to its full value. Everything
that he could get his hands on had
been sacrificed to his passion for play.
After the inquest and after due in
terval for decent respect for the dead
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CHAPTER II.
Wherein ! Break the News,

"1F ASTER HAMPDON." said
" Mistress Lucy at last. ''since
W. nobody else seems to be
about, suppose you attempt
the task"
She loosed her little foot from the
stirrup and thrust it out toward me.
l am nothing Of horseman. | was
very early sent to sea. and | have u
sailors awk wardness with horses
Naturally. did not know how a lady
should be dismounted. l stepped over
to her, seized her about the waist with
both hands, lifted her bodily from the
saddle and set her down gently on the
gravel She looked at me very queerly
and gave faint shrek as her weight
came upon my arms. Indeed. ! nave
no doubt that held her tightly.
II dare say there is not man
among my fathers friends or mine
who could have done that. Master
Hampton" said she smiling a little
and looking flushed and excited.
'''Tis no great feat" said stupidity
enough II have lifted bigger
''Womenw flashed out Mistress Lucy.
slightly frowning up at me.
Things" replied.
1T amaZes me-" she said. II have
never been dismounted that way be-
fore. However. you always were
stronger than most men, even as a
boy. There seems to be no groom
about The place is wretchedly serv-
ed. Will you take my horse to the sta
bles?" she asked me.
There was certain fattery to me
in that request. II had not shown
her how strong was in all probability
she would have thrown me the bride
and, with a nod toward the stables to
indicate her wishes. would have left
me without word.
Have you seen my father this morn
ing?" she asked as ! paused before
her.
AS luck would have 1t, while she
spoke sleepy groom came round the
house. flung the reins to him. babe
him take the horse away and turned
to my lady. b. @
Madam" said I. my voice thick
ening and choking. Il have seen your
noble father this morning, I.
There was something IN my Voice
and manner, great stupid fool that 4
was, that instantly apprised her tAati