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The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

Ter tate-a-tate. he got up, and
peered through his glasses across the
room. Here Moike; damn thet slapy
head. VIII one O. yer gents wake the
lad-that's it. Now come here, Moike.
You run over to the Palace an tell
Mrs. Dupont the feller is here waitin'
Hold on now. not so fast; wait till
Dim done tellin' yer. Say thet to her
alone-do yer moind thet, ye sap-head;
nobody else is to hear whut yer say;
stay there till yer git chance ter
whisper it to her. Now skip
Hamlin hesitated, watching the boy
disappear.
"At the Palace-the dance hall
across the street," he asked incredu-
lousy.
Sure" indifferently, relighting his
pipe. Officers ball; couldn't break in
with can-opener unless you had in
vite. Guards at both ends, sergeant
taking tickets. an Third Regiment
Band maxim music. He'll of swell af-
fair; got guests from Leavenworth.
Wallace, and all around. Every room
got is full an runin' over-say, there
are fellars over thar in them fool swal-
ler-tail coats; damned if there amt.
If the b'ys ever git sight of 'em on the
street therell be hot time. Say,
ain that the limit? Injuns out thar
thick as f1eas on a dog, an them
swells dancin' here in swaller-tails
like this yere was Boston"
He was still talking when Hamlin
crossed the narrow hall and entered
the dimly-lighted, unoccupied parlor.
The side window was open, a slight
breeze rustled the heavy curtain, and
the Sergeant stepped outside on to the
dark porch. There was a bench close
to the rail and he sat down to wait. A
CLEAN of light from the Palace fell
across the western end, but the re-
mainder of the porch lay in shadow,
although he could look up the street,
and see the people jostling back and
forth in front of the Poodle Dog. The
sound of mingled voices was continu-
Gus, occasionally punctuated by laugh
ter, or an unrestrained outburst of
profanity. Once shots echoed from out
the din, but created no apparent ex-
citement, and a little later a dozen
horsemen spurred recklessly through
the street, scattering the crowd, their
revolvers sputtering. Some alteration
arose opposite and voice called loud
ly for the guard, but the trouble soon
ceased with the clump of hoofs, dying
away in the distance, the regimental
band noisily blaring out waltz. Ham
lin, immersed in his own thoughts,
scarcely observed the turmoil, but
leaned, arms on railing, gazing out in
to the darkness. Something mysteri-
Gus from out the past had gripped
him; he was wondering how he should
greet her when she came; speculating
on her purpose in sending for him.
1t seemed as though he waited
long time before the curtain at the
window was thrust aside and the lady
emerged, the slight rustling of her
dress apprising him of her presence
The curtain still held slightly back by
her hand permitted the light from
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SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks a man to
intercept his daughter, Molly, who is
headed for the post. An Indian outbreak
is threatened. Brick Hamlin, ser
geant who has Just arrived with mes
sageS to Mcdonald, volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead of schedule She decides
TO push on to Fort Dodge by stage in
company with "Sutler Bill'' Moylan. Con
gales. a gambler, is also passenger.
Hamlin meets the stage with stories of
depredations committed by the Indians.
The driver deserts the stage when Indi-
ans appear. The Indians are twice re-
pulsed. Hamlin and Molly escape In the
darkness. Molly is wounded. Hamlin is
marked c. S. A. He explains to Molly
that he was in the Confederate service
and dismissed in disgrace under charges
or cowardice. At the close Of the war he
enlisted in the regular service. He says
the haversack was the property of one
capt LeFevre, who he suspects of being
responsible for his disgrace. Troops ap-
pear and under escort of Lieut.. Gaskins
Molly starts to join her father. Hamlin
leaves to rejoin his regiment. He re-
turns to Fort Dodge after summer of
Mght1ng Indians, and finds Molly there.
Shots are heard in the night. Hamlin
rushes out, sees what he believes is the
figure. Of Molly hiding in the darkness
'Gask1ns, who accuses Hamlin of shoot
Ing him. The sergeant Is proven inno-
cent. He sees Molly In company with Mrs.
Dupont, whom he recognizes as a for
mer sweetheart, who threw him over for
LAFeVre
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
CHAPTER XVII.
At Cross-Purposes.

She sat for a moment silent, gazing
up the street, but breathing heavily.
This was not the reception she had an
ticipated, and it was difficult to deter
mine swiftly what course she had best
pursue. Realizing the hold she had
once had upon this man, it had never
occurred to her mind that her inf1u-
ence had altogether departed. Her
beauty had never failed before to win
such victory, and she had trusted now
in reviving the old smouldering pas
sion into sudden flame Yet already
she comprehended the utter useless
ness of such an eXpectation-there
was no smouldering passion to be
famed; his Indifference was not as
sumed. The discovery angered her,
but long experience had brought con-
troll; it required only a moment to re-
adjust her faculties, to keep the bitter
ness out of her voice. When she again
faced him it was to speak quietly,
with convincing earnestness.
Eyes, l realize it is too late for ex-
plantations" she acknowledged, 80
Will dII6mpL uOuS. L WloA0u JOu W
know, however, that 1 did not desert
you for that man. This was my prin~
cipal purpose in sending for you"
do you know where he is?"
She hesitated ever SO slightly, yet
he, watching her closely, noted it.
mo; at the close of the war he
came home, commanding the regiment
which should have been yours. Within
three months he had converted all the
family property into cash and depart
ed. There was a rumor that he was
engaged in the cattle business"
"You actually expect me to believe
all this-that you knew nothing of his
plans-were not, indeed, a part of
them?"
81 am Indifferent as to what you be-
lieve," she replied coldly. "But you are
ungentlemanly to express yourself SO
freely. Why should you say that?"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
TEACHES HIPPO TO
Do FUNNY TRICKS
Keeper Gets on Big River Horses
Back.
THEY ALSO PLAY TAG.
Jim" Crowley of New York's Central
Park Menagerie and Caliph H.
Daily Entertain Children and
GroWn-ups of the Metropolis.

New York.-Any one can teach q
lion to jump through a hoop and it
doesn't take much experience as an
animal trainer to make a tiger roll
over and play dead; but when it comes
to giving lessons in singing to hip
popotamus and teaching him to play
tag and then act as a steeplechaser,
the man who does the instructing has
to have lot of patience
Jim" Crowley of the Central Park
menagerie has managed it, however,
and now he is about the proudest
trainer in the world, because he can
give daily exhibitions with Caliph IL,
the son of Miss Murphy.
Caliph II. is nearly eight years old
and is already larger than his mother.
He is also better natured and has
proved that by being born in captivity
he has assimilated a lot of civilization,
docility and intelligence.
Crowley, however, is the only man
in the employ Of the park department
who has the nerve to show what the
big river horse can do and he has no
fear of any one ever trying to take
his place as ringmaster with Caliph
II.
First the keeper started to teach
Caliph to play tag. This was the best
ever, and the animal enjoys the game
every day. He chases Crowley around
the cage, out of doors, until his nose
touches the keeper, and when Crowley
is "it" he tries to get out of his way.
The only way Caliph can evade the
in the outdoor cage, where he is now
quartered with Miss Murphy. Then
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Let His Keeper Get on His Back.

he will swim within three feet of the
edge Of the pool and keep just out of
the reach of his keepers arm and roar
with delight when Crowley tries to
touch him.
Caliph is now so tame that Crowley
can put his head in the hippopotamus'
mouth, and Caliph will close it just
far enough to have his jaws touch the
back of the mans neck, but he never
has even scratched the keepers neck.
In the morning the children are
waiting at the rail to watch for Crow
ley's appearance and In the afternoon
the grown ups are with them when 1t
is time for the keeper to appear with
the hay for Miss Murphy and her son,
and at the same time to give Caliph
his daily lesson. Many circus men
have tried to buy Caliph, as a result
of his high school training, but he Is
not for sale.
About two years ago Crowley be-
gan Caliph's lessons. He was an apt
pupil and 1t was not more than
month before the animal would let
his keeper get on his back and ride
around the cage inside the lion house.
Miss Murphy would never allow this.
Every time the keepers tried to use
her as a steed she would dive into the
tank. Some of the men had few
plunges with her and after a while
the attempts to train her were aban-
doned.
Caliph, though, seemed to enjoy his
tuition. Not only did he like to have
Crowley sit on his shoulders, but he
also enjoyed running around the cage
and would grunt and roar when Crow
lev dismounted. Next Crowley started
to teach Caliph to sing. Miss Murphy
enjoyed this and would watch with
pride when the keeper opened her
sons mouth about five feet so that
his bass notes could come out with
full resonance. Crowley still has to
hold the animals mouth open when he
wants him to sing his Song of the
Nile" which Miss Murphy aided in
teaching him.
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within to reflect over her figure, re-
vealing in softened outline the beauty
Of her features, the f1ossy brightness
of her hair. She was in evening dress,
light shawl draping her shoulders.
An instant she paused in uncertainty,
striving to distinguish his face; then
stepped impulsively forward, and held
out her hands.
Il have kept you waiting, but you
must forgive that, as l came as soon
as 1 could manufacture an excuse
Won't you even shake hands with
me-"
"Is it necessary" he asked, almost
YEARLY "You have come to me for
some purpose surely, but it can hardly
be friendship"
proachfully. 81 have deserted a rath-
er brilliant party to meet you here"
THAT, perhaps, is why 1 say it, Mrs.
Dupont If my memory serves. you
would not be inclined to leave such
| friends as you have yonder to rendez-
vous with common soldier, unless
you had some special object in view.
If you will inform me what it is. we
can very quickly terminate the inter
view"
She laughed, little touch of nerv-
BUSINESS in the voice, but drew her
skirts aside, and sat down on the
| bench.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

DO you think you can deceive me-
by such play-acting?" she asked eager
ly. you are no man of wood Tell
me, is there nothing you care to ask
me, after-after all these years?"
Hamlin lifted his eyes and looked at
her, stirred into sudden interest by
the almost caressing sound Of the soft
voice.
Yes" he said slowly, there are
some things l should like to know, IL !
thought you would answer frankly"
'Try me and see."
Then why ale you Mrs. Dupont, In
stead of Mrs. LIE Fevre?"
Then my guess is true, and you are
not so devoid Of curiosity" she
laughed. MY answer? Why, it is
simplicity itself-because was never
Mrs. LIE Fevre, but am rightfully Mrs.
Dupont"
DO you mean you were never mar
ried to LIE Fevre?"
What else could l mean?"
Then he lied"
She shrugged her white shoulders.
THAT would not surprise me in the
least. Twas characteristic of the
man you lad ample reason to know.
How came you to believe so easily?"
Believe? What else could 1 be-
lieve? Everything served to substan-
tiate his boast. l was in disgrace,
practically drummed out of camp.
There was nothing left for me to live
for, or strive for. l was practically
dead. Then your letter confessing
came"
Wait" she interrupted, that letter
was untrue, false; it was penned un-
der compulsion. 1 wrote you again.
later, but you had gone, disappeared
utterly. l wanted to explain, but your
own people even did not know where
you were-do not know yet"
He leaned his body against the rail,
and looked at her in the dim light.
Her face retained much of its giflish
attractiveness, yet it's undoubted
charms no longer held the man cap
tive. He smiled coldly.
''The explanation comes somewhat
late" he replied deliberately. When
it might have served me it was not
offered-indeed, you had convenient
ly disappeared. But l am not here to
criticise; that is all over with, prac-
tically forgotten. 1 came at your re-
quest, and presume you had reason.
May 1 again ask what 1t was?"
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
CHAPTER xv.-continued.

Haml1n stood moment silent, half
inclined to ask another question, but
crushing back the inclination. Then
he walked down the hall to the quar-
ters assigned "M" troop, and across to
his bed in the far corner. There were
only few of the men present. most
OF whom were busily engaged at a
&ame Of cards, and he sat down where
he could gaze out the window and
think. Here was new complication,
a fresh puzzle to be unraveled. He
had never expected this woman to
come into his life again; she had be-
come blurred, unpleasant memory, a
bit of his past which he had supposed
was blotted out forever. Mrs. Dupont
then she had not married LIE Fevre
after all! He duly wondered why,
yet was not altogether surprised. Even
as he turned this fact over and over
In his mind, speculating upon it, he
became aware of a man leaving the
rear door of McDonald's quarters, and
advancing back of officers row to-
wards the barracks. as the fellow
0AOW ACdAJ A1dulllA ICCOSulZGu Tie SUI
der who had been driving the car
riage. A moment later the man en-
tered the room, spoke to the group of
card players, and then came straight
across toward him.
Sergeant Hamlin?'
"Yes."
II was asked to hand you this note;
there Is no answer"
Hamlin held it unopened until the
fellow disappeared, hesitating between
hope and dread. Which of the two
women had ventured to write him
What could be the unexpected mes
sage? At last his eyes scanned the
three short lines:
"You recognized me, and we must
understand each other. At ten to-
night ask the Clerk of the Occidental.
""
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Fire Without Flame.

An English engineer named Bode
has invented a way to have fire with
out flame. His apparatus consists of
a porous plate or mass of fire-resist-
ing fragments, within which he mixes
infiammable gas and air in the right
proportions.
When the gas is first turned on and
lighted it burns with flame at the
surface of the plate. When the air Is
turned on the flame disappears. but
the heat increases. A temperature of
5000 degrees is claimed
Just what use of this invention can
be made is yet a question.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

But a step, and we are at the Coli
scum, pressed in between the Celian
and Palatine hills, the Arch of Con-
stantine and the Temple of Venus.
AS we enter, the moon has risen.
giving a weird appearance to the
scene, as we see it's shadows fit, dis
solve and lose themselves amid the
arches of this mighty ruin. Amid
broken arch and column and vaulted
corridor, terrace rises upon terrace
till the blood curdles and the hair
stands on end. Memory is busy and
hurries US back 20 when Christian
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
CHAPTER XVI.
The MEETING.

VOCttI9s
Hamlin's first impulse was to ignore
the note, trusting his position in the
ranks would be sufficient barrier to
prevent any chance meeting, and be-
lieving his stay at that garrison would
be only brief one. Sheridan was evi-
IDENTIFY preparing for an early offensive
campaign, and it was rumored on all
sides that the Seventh Cavalry had
been selected for active field service.
Indeed, the urgent orders for the con-
eolidation Of the regiment from scat
tered posts must mean this Any day
might bring orders, and he could
easily avoid this Mrs. Dupont until
then. Except for faint curiosity, the
Sergeant felt no inclination to meet
the woman. Whatever influence she
might have once exercised over him
had been thoroughly overcome by
years and absence. Even the unex-
pected sight of her again-seemingly
as beautiful as ever-had failed to
awaken the spell of the past. 1t was
almost with a thrill of delight that
Hamlin realized this-that he was in
truth utterly free of her influence.
There had been times when he had
anticipated such a possible meeting
with dread; when he had doubted his
own heart, the strength of his will to
resist. But now he knew he stood abb
solutely independent and could laugh
at her wiles. She who had once been
All-trusted, loved, worshipped with
all the mad fervor of youth-had be-
come only dead memory. Between
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

martyr and gentle maid stood within
the vast arena to die for Christ.
The emperor is there: the nobility
of Rome is there; tier upon tier is
densely packed; the wild beasts paw
their cages. impatient for the feast;
one hundred thousand voices shout,
The Christians to the lions!" A
spring, a growl. CULVER and another
hero has gone to God. Every brick,
and stone, and grain of sand in this
mighty ruin has been sanctified by the
blood shed there. Here a Felicitas
and Perpetua, Cyriacus and Pancras
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
SIZE
Those UItra-sensitive People,

It is a great misfortune that so
many people think it mark Of saint
illness to be easily shocked, whereas
the greatest saints of all are the peo-
pie who are never shocked; they may
be distressed; they may wish things
different; but to be shocked is often
nothing but mark of vanity, self
conscious desire that others should
know how high ones standard, how
sensitive ones conscience, is.-"Joy-
GUS Gard" by A. G. Benson.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

This gown is one of the more dressy
models, which is yet simple Of con-
struction. The waist has body and
sleeves in one and is provided with
vest in front, while the back is slight
ly full, with the closing in the center.
The skirt is a one-piece design, with
high or normal waistline, and is per-
forated for the addition of the band of
ribbon and the lace flounce.
The dress pattern (6307) is cut in
sizes "a to AZ inches bust measure
Medium size requires 51a yards of So
inch material.
TO Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Didn't Come Back.

Farmland, Ind.-Because Loretta
Boyd admired the long tail her cat
had she placed her mothers diamond
ring on it Just then the cat gave
chase to sparrow and as far as Lor-
eta knows is still chasing it.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
SAW FALL OF PAGAN ROME
Stones Of the Coliseum immortaIize
Today the Triumphs of Chris
tlanity That Lives.

Christianity is crystallized in the
Coliseum and st. Peters. In the
former by the triumphs of the
martyrs; in the latter, by the dedica-
ton of art to the worship Of God,
writes Bishop Gilmour.
Come with me along the Via Sacra.
cast the Forum and the Arch of Titus,
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

Flounce effects are very popular at
present and in this skirt each 1ounce
is joined to the other under a hem
which produces a tuck effect. The up
per part of the skirt is gathered. This
style is good for lawn, ratine, challie.
cotton, crepe, and other soft materials.
The pattern (63O3) is cut in sizes %
to 80 inches waist measure Medium
size requires 51s yards of 27-inch mate
rial.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Wedding Ring Worn by Men.

Customs slip in and almost before
we are aware of them they are there
the wearing of the wedding ring by
men, for instance. Twenty years ago
this was almost unknown in England,
but now it is quite an ordinary thing.
It has it's advantages for men, as
for women; it is a sign, as it were, OF
ownership, of not being on the mar
ket.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Voice of Experience.

$50 you've decided to build house?
How soon is it to be finished?"
"The contractor says it will be ready
Tor US in the fall. We are giving up
this place in October"
"And where do you expect to live
next winter?"
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30

died; here Rome brutalized herself,
and within these walls strove to crush
out truth.
Here Pagan Rome fell and Chris
tian Rome rose. The blood of the mar.
tyrs was the seed of the church.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Has Quit WorklnQ.

"He used to be rather radical in
his opinions concerning government
ownership and such things, didn't he?"
Eyes, but he married a girl whose
father has taken him into business"
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-30
Plants That Resemble Stones.

In South Africa there is found a
plant of the genus Mesemgryanthe-
mum, growing on stony ground,
which so closely resembles a pebble
that it is invariably taken By tAe
strange for a stone
Arizona republican., 1913-11-02
Kind Cotton

October the New York market 1@.75. Since then it has reached 1425 the highest point since August 1911, when q record of 20 cents made. the opinion O the New York ton brokers, heavy rains the past three the districts of the South mean short and inferior quality As a result the strong indications are favorable for still higher prices.
 Our local interest in these is relative, for the genuine long-stapIe Egyptian that to bring wealth and fame the Salt River valley is product vastly superior that the South. quoted above, usually for about twice price However, prices ordinary cotton affect those offered for the higher grades, only reasonable to suppose that will bring a higher price account of the estimated shortage the South
 According to the preliminary report of the De- partment Of Commerce, issued Washington on October 25th practically of the cotton crop of the United States had been ginned prior o tober 1Sth the figures being 6.95G583 bales. com pared with 6S74,206 the period season. The 1912 total 13,696.OOO India's produc- tion last year 351SO0O bales; Egypts 1929 900: China, Io74,0oo; Russia. 95o0oO; Brazil O00 all other countries 736O0O The governments esti- mate of the worlds cotton consumption the year ending August 31, 1912, is 21S92Ooo bales of 500 pounds