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CHAPTER n.

Sally clambered lightly over the
fence and started on the last stage OF
her journey, the climb across the
young corn rows. II was a field stood
on end, and the hoed ground was un.
even; but with no seeming OF wearI.
ness her red dress flashed s'eadfastly
across the greer spears, and her voice
was raised 10 shout: Hello, Samson!"
The Young man looked up and waved
n languid greeting lie did not rcmoye
his hat or descend from his Mace OF
rest, and Sally. who expected ma such
attention, came smilingly on. Samson
VAS her hero, SLOW Of uttcrance and
ditident with the stranger. words now
came fast and fuently az she told her
story OF the man who lay hurt al the
foot OF the rock.
Tit haln't long now tell sundown,"
she urged. Hurry, Samson, an cit
yore mule. I've done giye him my
promise ter fotch 20 right straight
back
Samson took of his hat. and tossed
the heavy lock upward from his fore
head His brow wrinkled with doubts.
what sort OF lookin' Teller air hep"
While Sally sketched a description.
the young mans doubt grew grayer
This hain't no III time ter be takin'
In folks what we Lain't acquainted
with" he objected. In the mountains
any time is the time TO take In strang.
ers unless there are secrets to be
guarded from outside eyes,
why hain't IT," demanded the girl
Hes hurt, We KANT leave him layin'
thar, kin we?"
Suddenly her eyes caught sight OF
the rife leaning near by, and straight.
way they filled with apprehension,
Her militant love would have turned
10 hate for Samson. should he have
proved recreant 10 the mission OF re,
prisal In which he was hiding his time.
yet the coming OF the day when the
truce must end haunted her thoughts.
She came close. and her voice sank
with her sinking heart.
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Hens His Application.

Here's a Swiss named Egg who
lives in New York petltloning to have
his name changed"
sort Of an egg shake, eh! What's
the trouble?"
"He and his wife have four chill
dren, and his family Is constantly re-
ferred to as the %half.dozen Eggs
lie claims his yolk Is too heavy to
be borne"
why doesn't he lay for his tor.
mentors?'
1T appears that he did once and
got beaten. whipped TO a froth. Poor
Egg could bare scramble home."-Bos.
ton Transcript.
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They Won't Burn.

Campaigning in Kentucky mea .
variety OF experiences. Representa-.
tive Stanley Is authority for this
81 atement. When he was stumpip,S
the state no long ago Stanley was
pointing u the manifold uses of steeS
and iron In American industries.
There Is steel in your cradle" he
said, and when you go on your last
journey you will find steel nails In
your coffin"
There came an inquiring voice from
the crowd.
kin ] ask n question:"
Certainly" said Stanley.
Then" said the voice. I'D like to
know how you expect US to worry
about steel nails after we get into
u collins"
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U. S. GOV. LAND FREE

Under special act OF Congress the
agricultural land in the u. $. Forest
Reserve OF Arkansas can o be
h~omcsteaded in tracts OF 100 acres
To each person. free of cost. 100000
acres free pasturage range where cat.
tic, hogs and sheep fatten eight
months In year without grain. No
overflow lands. Country very healthy
and we'll watered with running
streams. We select these a%gricultur.
al lands, take applicant TO lands and
locate you. Send 25 cents for state
map showing location OF Reserve and
copy OF Special Act TO
a. v. Alexander, Locating Engineer.
Little Rock. Ark.-Adv.
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upstream in silence. Flnany Samson
spoke slowly ana dimdently.
stranger" no ventured. "e: m
hain't askin' too much, will ye le' tho
see we paint one of them thlngs?"
GLADLY" was the prompt reply.
Then the boy added covertly:
Don't say nothln' erbout hit ter
none OF these folks. They'd devil me-"
The dusk was falling now. and the
hollows choking with murk.
Were nigh home now" said Sam.
son nj the end Of some minutes silent
plodding. Hits right beyond tibet
thar bend"
Then they rounded n point OF tim.
Der aud came upon a small party OF
men whose attitudes even In the dim.
ming light conveyed n subtle sugges.
ton of portent.
Tibet you, Samson" called an old
mans voice. which was still very deep
and powerful.
Hello, Unc' s%pencer!" replied the
boy.
Then followed a silence unbroken
until the mule reached the group, re-
vealing that besides the boy another
man-and n strange man-had Joined
their number.
"Evenin'. stranger" they greeted
him. g%ravely; then again they fell
silent, and In their silence was evi.
dent constralnt.
This hyar mans a f%urriner." an
nounced Samson, briefly. He fell
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from the woods. She lifted her skirts
creek water. wadlng persistently .ut
and down. Her shyness was forgotten
The groan was a groan of a human
creature In distress. and she must find
and succor the person from whom I,
came.
Certain sounds are battling as to di'
rection. A voice from overhead or
broken by echoing obstacles does not
readily betray its source. Finally she
stood up and listened once more In.
tently-her attitude full OF tense ear
nestness.
I'm shore a fool" she announced,
half aloud. I'm shore a plumb fool"
Then she turned and disappeared In
the deep cleft between the gigantic
bowlder upon which she had been sit.
ting and another-small only by com
parison. There, ten feet down. in a
narrow alley Uttered with ragged
stones, lay the crumpled body Of a
man. II lay with the left arm doubled
under II, and from a cash in the fore
head trickled a thin stream OF blood.
Also. II was the body OF such a man
as she had not seen before.
Although from the man came a low
groan mingled with his breathing. II
was not such a sound as comes from
fully conscious lips. but rather that
OF a brain dulled into coma.
Freed from her lettering excess OF
shyness by his condition. the girl
stepped surely from foothold to foot
hold until she reached his side. She
the dripping walls OF rock. looking
down while her hair fell about her
face. Then. dropping 10 her knees,
she shifted the doubled body into a
leaning posture. Strengthened the
limbs, Rnd began exploring with Ell.
cient fingers for broken bones.
She had found the left arm limp
above tho wrist, and her fingers had
diagnosed a broken bone. But uncon.
seriousness must have come from the
blow on the mead. where a bruise vas
already blackening, and a cash still
trickled blood.
She lifted her skirt and tore n long
strip OF cotton from her single petit.
coat. Then she picked her bare.footed
way swiftly to the creek bed. where
she d%renched the cloth for bathing and
b~andaging the wound. When she had
done what she could by way OF first
aid she sat supporting the mans
shoulders and shook her head dubi.
ously.
Finally the mans lids fiuttered and
his lips moved. Then he opened his
eyes.
"Hello!" said the stranger, vaguely.
II seem TO have" He broke OF, and
his lips smiled. II uas a friendly. un.
~derstanding smile. and the girl. fight,
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FOR SKIN. TORTURED BABIES.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol.
lowed by n light application OF Cutt
cura Ointment, gently rubbed on the
surface. afford immediate relief and
point to speedy healment OF ~sleep.de-
.stroying eczemas. rashes. feelings.
burnings, scalings and crustings Of
the skin and scalp OF infants and chill.
dren, bringing rest to WORKOUT, anx.
ious mothers and peace TO distracted
households, For free sample each with
80 p. Skin Book, address postcard Gu.
%ticura, Dept. X. Boston. Sold every.
where.-Adv.
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dragging sensation across my lolns
difficulty In collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
hess OF breath. Dodds Kidney PillS
have cured me OF these complaints.v
podds Kidney Pills have done their \
work and done II well. You are al
liberty to publish this letter for the
benefit OF any sufferer who doubts the
merit of Dodds Kidney Pills"
podds Kidney Pills, soc. per box al
your dealer or DoCds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for HOUSEHOLDS
Hints. Dainty Recipes; also music OF
National Anthem. AL 3 sent free
Adv.
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ing hard the shy impulse 10 drop his
shoulders and flee into the kind mask.
ing OF the bushes. was Ia a measure
treasured.
You must hev fell onen the rock"
she enlightened.
II think | might have fallen into
worse circumstances" replied the un.
known.
Il reckon you kin set up after a
little"
Yes, OF course" The man suddenly
realized that although he was quite
comfortable az he was he could
scarcely expect TO remain permanently
In the support OF her bent arm. He
attempted to prop himself on his hurt
hand and relaxed with a twinge OF ex.
treme pain. The color, which had be.
gun to creep back into his cheeks, left
them again. and his lips compressed
themselves tightly to bite on an ex.
clamation OF suffering.
Tibet air left arm air busted" an.
nounced the young woman, quietly.
we've got ter be heedful."
Had n OF her own men hurt him.
self and behaved stoically II would
have been mere matter OF course; but
her eyes mirrored a pleased surprise
at the strangers good.natured nod and
his quiet refusal to give expression
TO pain. II relieved her OF the neces.
sity for contempt.
I'm afraid" ~apologized the painter,
that I've been q great deal Of trouble
TO you"
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replied.
Il reckon thet's all right"
"And what's worse, I've got TO be
more trouble. Did you see anything
of n brown mule?"
She shook her head.
"He must have wandered on. May
! ask to whom | am indebted for this
first aid to the injured?"
II don't know what we means"
She had propped him against the
rocks and sat heal by. looking into his
face with almost d%lsconcerting steadi.
ness; her solemn.pupiled eyes were
u~nblinking. unsmiling.
why. | mean who are your" he
laughed.
81 hain't nobody much. | Jest lives
over yon.'
But" insisted the man. surely you
have n name"
She nodded.
"Hit's Sally"
Then. Miss Sally. I want TO thank
you"
Once mor she nodded. and. for the
first time, let her eyes drop, while she
sat nursing her knees. Finally she
glanced up and asked with plucked.up
courage:
stranger. what mout yore name
be-"
"Lescott-George Lescott."
How'd ye git hurt?"
He shook his head.
u was palntlng-up there" he said:
and ] guess | got too absorbed Ii the
work. I stepped backward to look at
the canvas and forgot where the edge
n ] stepped too far"
The man rose to his feet, but he tot.
tered aud reeled against the wall OF
ragged stone. The blow on his head
had left him faint and dizzy. He sat
down again.
Tn afraid" he ruefully admitted,
"that I'm not quite ready for discharge
from your hospital"
You jest set where yer at" The
girl rose and pointed up the mountain
side. IN light out across the hill and
fotch Samson an his mule"
Who and where is Samson" he
Inquired. He realized that the bot.
tom OF the valley would shortly thick.
en- into darkness. and that the way
cut. unguidcd. would become impos.
sible. 1T sounds like the name OF a
strong man"
Il means Samson SOUTH she en-.
lightened, as though further descrip.
ton OF one so celebrated would be re.
dundant. He's over thar bout three.
quarters"
"Three-quarters OF a miller"
She nodded. What else could three
quarters mean?
How long will II take your" he
asked.
She deliberated. "Samson's hoein'
corn In the fur hill field. He'll hev
ter cotch his mule. Hit mout tex a
half.hour."
you can't do It in n h%alf.hour, n
you?"
III jest take my foot in my hand,
an light out" She turned, and with
a nod was gone.
Al last h came to n point where
a clearing rose on the m%ountainside
above her. The forest blanket was
stripped OF to make way for a fenced.
in and orally fitting field of young
corn. High up and beyond. close to
the bald shoulders OF sandstone which
threw themselves against the sky, was
the figure OF a a As the girl halted
at the foot OF the field. at, last, painting
from her eSertions. he was sitting on
the rail fence. looking absently down
on tie outstretched panorama below
him.
Samson South was not, strictly
speaking. a man. His age was per.
haps twenty. He sat loose. jointed and
indolent on the top rail OF the fence,
his hands hanging over his knees. his
hoe forgotten. Near by, propped
against the rails, rested a repeating
rife. though the people would have
told you that the truce In the South.
Holman war" had beer unbroken for
two years. and that NJ clansman need
In these halcyon days go al med aneld.
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refreshing. fell
heavy and sleepy
after meals. was
always
and tired. had Q
bitter taste In my
mouth. was dizzy
had foatins
specks before my
eyes. was always
thirsty, had Q
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GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Mr.. F. c. Case OF Welcome Lake,
Pa, writes: Il suffered with Back
ache and Kidney Trouble. My head
ached. my sleep was broken and UNI
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INelnht Of Luz {.

Tommy wish l was orn lucky.
Eddie My dad says there amt no
SIGH thing as luck.
Tommy-liuh! What do you call
n Teller who lives in a town THAT'S.
the winter quarters of a clrcus.-Puck :
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Drivers OF Moscow are not allowed
TO carry whips.
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Makes the ~laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Ball Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes. All good groccrs. Adv.
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STAR COURSE PROGRAMS
ARE DISTRIBUTED

The program booklets Of the Y. NJ
c. A. Star Course entertainments arr
ready for distribution and are being
placed in the homes OF the people
OF Canon City and its environs. Tick
cts will be placed on sale at m
early date. Steps have been taken
this season TO prevent an overcrowd
ing Of the seats at the church where
the entertainments will be given in
order that a., pats ons may have pien-
~ OF elbow room The FIRST Of the
series will be by The Killarney Girls
and pita Pich.- which is scheduled
for the evening of October Is. The
course this reason will be a very su.
perior one; the best in fact. ever Civ
en- here.
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.C0nVICTS SAVE EFFECTS
FROM BURhInG HOUSE

The home Of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Yarebrry At Avondale was burEed to
the ground Wednesday morning. I'll,
fire. which was caused by a defective
fiue. was blazing through the roof be
fore anyons noticed It. 1t start,
about ESQ o'clock while Mrs. Yarberry
was preparing breakfast
About twnnty-ave convicts from ths
prison road making camp nearby
rushed to the scene of the nre as
soon as the alarm was given and car
ried out some OF the moro valuable
Affects OF the Yarberry family but tho
house. upon which there was small
insurance. was totally destroyed. Ths
building had been occupied as homo
by the Yarberry family during the
past ten ye1rs.-- Pueblo Star-Journal
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HILLSIDE To CElE-
8RATe HALLOWEEN

The church people OF Hillside. un.
der the leadership OF their pastor. the
Rev. S. n sperry. are preparing for
one OF the most unique Halloween
celebrations and Harvest Home fes
tivals ever held In the Wet Mountain
valley The hall at Hillside will be
decorated with cornstaiks. grail
sheaves. AMI other products of Aelf
and forest ,or the harvest ingather-
ing. Bailed hay will AFFORD seats and
the iiiuminations will be from Jack.
o-lanterns made from pumpkins
Booths will be created from corn
stalks and Srain sheaves.
Coffee. d,ughnuts and pumpkin pie
will be served for supper and there
win be an entertainment program OF
harvest sons. recitations and short
addresses. The men are expected to
wear overa'is and jumpers with hats
best suited TO their complexions.
while the ladies' viii be requested TO
don their house dresses OF homespun
or ginghams. and wear house caps
The harvest Home festival will be
held Friday evening. octover soth.
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there is any market at all for our
fruit they will know where they are.
and assist Is in reaching 1t. To my
mind the Lest thing to do is to stop
agitating thu question and go to the
business men OF the country for help.
for in that course lies our only sal
vation. OBSERVER.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ELECT OFFICERS

Last Sunday the knights OF Coium-
bus OF Council No. 1925 met in Flor
encc and held their annual election
Of officers. William Dollar was made
Grand knight to succeed James Don
nelly. corneiious Conway was made
Deputy Grand Knight and the other
officers are as follows; Elmer Bower
Financial Secretary. Carl zenglo Re
cording Secretary. T. II. Morrissey
Treasurer. Father Edmond Chanceil-
or. Peter Sterling Inner Guard. Clyde
Emard Outer Guard. Peter Esser
Trustee.
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u. S. OFFICIALS WILL IN
SPECT CONVICT BUILT ROADS

The fame Of colorado's system Of
conyict-built highways having extend
ed all over the country has At last
attracted the attention OF the Fede-
raj government and It has decided to
send experts to this state to inspect
the work that has been done and re-
port upon the method by which II has
been accomplished.
Warden lyman OF the penitentiary.
is in receipt of e letter from l.. W.
Page. director of the Department NJ
Agriculture. stating that II. S. Fair
hank. an eminent highway engineer.
and Or. W. F. Draper. past assistant
surgeon OF the bureau OF public
health. have been commissioned 10
visit Colorado IS representatives Of
the government and take such notes
on road construction in this state as
may be of use to the public in carry
ing on similar work in other sections
OF the country.
Messrs Fairbank and Draper. who
are at present in St Paul Mime
sofa. attending the annual sessions OF
the National Prison congress. will ar
rive in this state on October Sth.
They will be met in Denver by War
den lyman. who will take them by
automobile over the convict-built
roads in Boulder and I.arimer eoun-
ties. Later they viii be brought TO
Canon City for an inspection OF the
Parkdale- -Co.opaxi cutoff; the road 20
the top of the Royal Gorge: the sky
line drive and other Highways made
by prison labor in the Arkansas val
Icy and in the pixies Peak district
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COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
ENDORSES JUDGE JOHN CAMPBELL
FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT

bers Of the legal profession than are
citizens eng aged in other occupations.
In naming candidate, the lawyers
are not seeking to dictate the choice
which it is the prerogative OF the peo-
pie to make; the lawyers are merely
making a recommendation which they
earnestly hope the people of Colora-
do will heed and accept.
As a result OF a non-partisan prim-
ary among the practicing lawyers of
Denver two years ago. five candidates
for the district bench Of Denver were
presented to the voters at the cleo
ton in November, 1912. The people
elected four out of these ave candi-
dates; and II may safely be said that.
never in its history, has the District
Court Of Denver. and the Judges
thereof been more highly regarded
or been accorded greater confidence
by all classes of citizens than since
the present Judges. suggested by the
lawyers and chosen by the people.
have assumed office.
II is the earnest desire of all good
citizens OF Colorado TO take our Su-
preme Court out Of partisan politics.
To that end. the lawyers. who. for
the reasons already mentioned. know
better than other people can what
men In the state possess In the highest
degree the qualifications essential to
a Judge. have made an honest and
non-partisan effort to assist the peo-
pie in choosing Z candidate for jus
iice OF the Supreme Court. They
have very strongly recommended Hon
orable John Campbell He is a man
OF judicial experience. of learning. Of
high personal integrity and character.
and Of und pnhied courage. II this
matter is properly and fairly pres
onted to the voters Of Colorado. II
Is fair 10 assume that the voters
viii adopt :he lswyers' suggestion.
coming as Il does from those who Ger.
talniy ought to be best fitted to make
such recommendation.
EDWARD C. sTIMsoS.
President. Colorado Bar Association.
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POOR OLO NEWS
Boulder Herald

boulder Herald
1t is somewhat pitiful to see the
fioundering 20 which the Denver News
is resorting of late. It may be re-
membered hat its editor was OF the
original com. nittee which formulated
a plan on which the strike could
have been settled. The plan was
the best ever suggested. 1t beats
the Wilson one-sided impossible plan
all hollow" Not long after this
that paper took a position opposed
to the very plan its editor had sug-
gested and became the mouthpiece
the vilest agitators and anarchists, OF
cut-throats and murderers in the
state. II more than earned the forty
thousand dollars paid it by the unions
and which 'orty thousand dollars was
raised by levy on the union miners.
1t sold its editorial policy to the agi-
tators and its news columns were cen
sored into THAT II now calls rum
ors" by men who were in sympathy
with the men who shot down mem
bers OF the state militia.
1t looks row as If it had squared
accounts with the agitators ani
wanted to gst back among decent peo-
pie again. Certain it is that It lost
more in the way of discontinuances
to subscriptions than it made by the
deal with those who encourage ar
son and rnarder. On Thursday {;
threatened % get into the Republican
ranks. to the dismay OF all those
who want - see the Republican party
win on the law and order platform.
To have the endo-s ement OF the paper
with its pas. history looks bad, for
people wouli bes.E to ask who
bought it?' Fridsy II hops and says
it will support no party. but will ad-
vocate the election OF men and then
It endorses Judge Campbell for the su-
preme court Whether or not he will
be able to stand up under this load
remains to te seen. on whom else
its bIighting support viii fall is not
yet known. The fact is. the News
has become sicksnins. without stand
ing anywhere. without any influence.
weak and wsshy. washy. Among
those who paid it the forty thousand
dollars it can have no influence be
cause they i.now its reputation. Poor
Old News, How have the mighty fall
len,