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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

l happen to know the sheriff; he's a
man that couldn't be turned from his
duty-good friend Of mine too"
els, eh? Then you'd better advise
with him for his good"
"Think Of Lahoma. If you killed a
man-whether the sheriff OF this Red
Kimball-Lahoma could never feel
toward you as she does today"
"And how would she feel toward me
If 1 was hanged, uh? | guess she'd
druther l laid my man low than that
I swung high" Wilcox started up
impatiently. Were wasting words"
he said, roughly. '"There Is but the
two alternatives. I'm one Of 'em, and
Red Kimball Is the other. It's simply
a question Of which gets which. l
tries to make 1t plain, for there's no
going back. Now are you with m or
not? II not III fight 1t out along as !
always done In times past and gone
and bedinged to 'em. I'm sorry my
young days was MS they was. and for
Lahoma's sake ia cut Off this right
arni"- he held ii out, %rigidly-"if that'd
change the past, But the past-apd
beJingel 10 IT, emit be changed"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Come along. Wilfred."

three men who had once beer desper-
ate h~ighwaymen might not look for
lawful excuses On Il dark night in 4
dreary desert.
In their wide detour they had en-
deavored to escape detection from the
stage station, but. sheltered by no ap-
probable inequalities of land and de-
MED the refuge that even a small grove
might have furnished. they had. as it
were been held up to view on the
prairie, and. though so far away, their
horses had been as distinctly outlined
as two ants scurrying across a white
page.
Wilfred reflected. IF Kimball, when
he came out of that restaurant, hap
pened to look in this direction he must
have seen us, and the first inquiry at
the barn would inform him who're on
the horses" But he said nothing until,
from the rear, came the sound long
dreaded, telling, though far away, of
bounding horses and groaning wheels.
"Lahoma!"
"Yes-I hear them"
"My horse is about used up. Wei
have to side trail or they'll ride us
down."
81 could go on" Lahoma answered
as she drew hard on the bit, but J
wouldn't like to leave you here by
yourself"
"9ou couldn't travel that distance by
yourself. And good as your horse is il
wouldn't last. But thank you fol
thinking Of me- he added, smiling il
the darkness, as he dismounted. "Le
me lead your horse as well as my own
"No," said Lahoma, eff leading is tt
be done, I'll do my part" She leapet
lightly to the ground and seized he
bride. Side by side they slowly ven
tured from the trail into the invisibl,
country on the left. They found them
selves treading short dead mesquite
that did not greatly obstruct thei
progress.
keep going" Wilfred said, whe1
she paused for breath. cit wouldn't d,
for u horses to whinny, for thos,
fellows would hear them if it wa!
laundering. Give me your hand"
"Here it is" Lahoma felt about il
the darkness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.
To Be Well Dressed Means to Be At.
tired In Good Taste.

kISo III SSo0 tdSkcs
Dress is a subject frequently in the
minds of many. Some think too much
about it and some not enough. No one,
however brilliant in ability, even q
genius" can afford to be careless in
this matter. "He is best dressed" says
Trollope, whose dress no one OBJ
serves" Little touches of individuality
in ones clothing are we'll, but it is not
in the best taste to adopt any peculiar
striking style that will make people in
the street turn their heads for further
observation.
One should beware of extremes in
fashion. Means and occupation should
be considered in choosing what to wear.
Even the poorest garments, if clean, In
order and properly worn, give a good
impression Of the wearer. Women
should give sufficient attention to dress
to decide what is suitable for the time
and occasion and that it is rightly ad-
justed and no further attention.
TO be we'll dressed is q passport,
opening doors otherwise closed.
70 be lavishly dressed betokens a
shallow mind. 1t would appear that one
thought his clothes the better part of
him. Even children's dress should be
thought of with care. Their clothing
should not prevent. free action in their
! play. Nor should it be so rich as to
give them an idea of superiority to chill
dren less extensively dressed and SO
make snobs of them.
The carefully dressed man shows.
more self respect than the sloven.-
Milwaukee Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
A Consolation.

A young woman who was in the
habit of visiting in a New England vii
lage encountered a rural neighbor in a
city store.
Flows your wife, MI. Green?" in
quired the young woman graciously.
"Why, don't you know said Mr..
Green, II lost her three months ago."
oh" said the shocked young wo-
man, 81 didn't know! l beg your par
don, Mr.. Green, for my inquiry"
"Well," said the disconsolate widow
er, sit amt as bad as it might have
been. I've got good help.'-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Go Be Continued)
First Justice to Wear Gown.


"Few people, l venture to say. even
in high official positions. know what
justice first wore the gown in the su
preme court of the United States" said
an authority on the subject recently.
"When Justice John Jay took the of
fee he thought the members of the SUI
preme bench should wear gowns of
some sort. Accordingly. he appeared
in his w academic gown, which he
wore by virtue of having received a
degree from the University Of Dublin,
or, as it was then known, Trinity col
lege. 1t was II tricolored gown too.
Such a garment would look peculiar
now. since the black gown has been
adopted"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

My DEAR said Mr.. Hawkins to his
better half the other evening, do you
know that you have one of the best
voices in the world?"
"Indeed?' replied the delighted Mrs.
H., with a flush Of pride at the compli-
ment. do you really think SOP"
~ certainly do" continued the heart
less husband; "otherwise it would have
been worn out long ago!'-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

5 soon as Wilfred had finished the
IA letter, not without a wry smile
over tile query concerning him
- self. Bill Atkins exclaimed:
Then! Ho! And so she's no more
Kin to you, Brick, than to me; and her
names no more Wilcox than Atkins
ana, being but a ~stepdaughter to old
Sneak, neither is it Gledware. Yet you
nave everlastingly had your own say
ABOUT Lahoma. from claiming to be a
cousin! want you to know from this
on that claim as big a share in Laho-
ma as anybody else on this green and
living earth. What about Red Kim
balPs charge? Did you belong to his
gang? Are you a highwayman:"
Brick waved impatiently toward the
letter that still cleaned in the young
mans hand. 1--WE goes on document-ry
evidence" he said. 81 takes q bold and
open stand on the general plea Of Not
guilty to nothing. That's technical, and
it's arbitrary. Should you be asked had
l ever expressed an opinion as to being
a h~lghwayman, or a lowwayman, you
a report me as saying Not guilty.
according"
Brick" interposed Wilfred, return
ing him the letter, you're making a
mistake not to trust us with the whole
truth. If you wait for Lahoma's Letters
and only admit what she discovers Bill
and l can't form any plan Of protecting
you. While her information is coming,
bit by bit, the man who wants Won
hanged is liable to show up
"Let i'm comet" growled Brick. "He
can't get no closer to me than I'll be to
him. I'm not going to air my past his
tory. What Lahoma finds out, l admits
rank and open; otherwise 1 stands
firm as not guilty, being on safe ground,
technical and arbitrary"
"But if Red Kimball brings the sher-
lifts only Il matter Of time-your
plea Of not guilty won't save you from
arrest. And he'll have any number Of
rascals to prove what he pleases,
whether it's the truth or not. If Gled-
ware as a witness his position
will give him great influence against
you, and the fact that he'd testify after
you'd saved his life would make a
pretty hard hit with the jury"
Jury nothing!!" retorted Brick. This
case amt never going to a jury. Such
things is settled man to man, in these
parts"
But as surely as the sheriff serves
his writ, you'll be landed in Jail. And
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

speed
Doing my BEST" be called. "but |
made a bad bargain when | got this
beast. This is his best lick. and 1t
doesn't promise to last long. However.
1t was the only one left at the barn"
Lahoma slightly checked her animal.
That's n good thing. anywuy-if
there's none left those horrible men
can't follow"
Wilfred did not answer. He was
sure the stage would be driven In pur-
suit at breakncck speed. and from the
breathing of his horse he feared it
could not long endure the contest. To
be sure, Red kimball and his men had
20 lawful excuse to offer the stage
driver for an attempt to stop them. but
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Can't Be Done.

The Wife-This paper says hat New
York doctors have formed a society to
study methods for staying the advances
Of old age. The Husband-Well, tell
EN- you've tried prevarication and re-
ducing the number of candles in your
birthday cakes. and neither will do it.
-YonkerS Statesman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Work is the best thing to make us
love life.-Ernest Renan.
Hypatia.

Hypatia.
Among the great scientists of the
A~leXandrian school. or, rather, mathe-
maticians, were Pappus, one Of the
greatest Of ancient mathematicians;
Theon and his unfortunate daughter,
the famous Hypatia-who appears to
have been a better mathematician than
her father-the story Of whose life and
tragic death is familiar through Kings
ley's novel. Unfortunately none of
her works is eXtant. She was the last
Of the Alexandrian philosophers who
415 A. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30

Like Lovers.
~ N reaching Chickasha Wilfred
Compton telegraphed to Kan
W. sas City asking his brother If
Lahoma was still at Mr.. Gled-
wares house in the country. In the
course Of a few hours the reply came
that she had already started home to
Greer county, Tex. After reading the
message Wilfred haunted the station,
not willing to let even the most IN
promising freight train escape observa-
ton.
In a crowd Wilfred was standing
when he first caught sight Of Lahoma
among those descending to the jostling
platform from a train. He had not
known how she would look, and GER
tainly she was much changed from the
girl Of fifteen. but lie made his way to
her side without the slightest hesita-
ton.
"Lahoma!"
She turned sharply with a certain
ease Of movement suggesting fearless
freedom. Her eyes looked straight into
the young mans with penetrating keen
ness which instantly softened to pleas
ure. why, how glad 1 am to see
your she cried, giving him her hand
as they withdrew from the rush "3ur
how did you know me?"
How did you know?' he returned,
pleased and thrilled by her glowing
brown hair, her eloquent eyes,, her
warm tinted cheeks, her form, as erect
as Of yore, but not SO thin-as pleased
and thrilled as if all these belonged to
him. "How did you know me?" he re-
peated.
"Oh," said Lahoma, when l looked
into your face l saw myself as a girl
sitting under the cedar trees in the
cove with Brick and Bill"
Gust you three?' demanded Wilfred
wistfully, also smilingly.
"Oho!" exclaimed Lahoma, showing
her perfect little teeth as if about to
bite, in a way that filled him with
fearful joy. "And SO they showed you
that letter."
Gust you three?' repeated Wilfred.
"Just room enough in the cove for you
and Brick-and Bill?"
Listen to me, Wilfred, and l will
do the talking"
"WeIl?"
She lowered her voice to a whisper,
Lean your head Closer"
Wilfred put down his head. us this
close enough?" he whispered, feeling
exalted. Men, women and children
circled about them; the air vibrated
with the shock Of trunks and mail
bags hurled upon the platform.
NO." said Lahoma, rising on tiptoe.
Wilfred took off his hat and got un-
der hers.
She whispered in his ear: "Red Kim
ball came on this train. There he is.
He hasn't seer me yet-was in another
coach.'
well, go on talking. Lahoma. I'd
get closer If l could"
"S-h-h! He knows me, for he was q
porter in our hotel. When he sees us
he'll know I've come home to warn
Brick. S-h-h! Then he'll try to keep
me from doing it. Look. Some of his
gang are speaking to him. They've
been waiting here to meet him. They'll
SO with him. ! expect. Wen all be In
the ~stagecoach together"
What do you want me to do to 'em,
LahomaW
II want you to pretend that you
don't know me-and they mustn't find
out your name Is Compton, or they'll
think Mr.. Edgerton got word to you to
Join me here. DO a stranger TIL we're
safe In the cove"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Close Attachment.

"Chiggs is always seeking new at
tachments for his motorcar."
He has one now that will hold him
for awhile"
What kind is t."
Zone furnished by the sheriff."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
EIicht of a Ra:ndrop

The velocity with which a raindrop
falls depends on it's size and the height
from which it started, but ordinarily
it travels q rate somewhere between
three yards and six yards q second.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
Some Consolation.

There's one consolation about being
in Jail, num-"
What is it, my poor MANI"
after l once go to bed nobody here
makes me get up and go down to be
sure that the back doors locked."-De-
troit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
YACHTING Ethics.

In yacht racing every yacht is bound
by rules to abandon the race and go to
the assistance Of any yacht or person
in peril.