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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
She Was Leading an Old Lady.

upon her face. She was leading an
old lady, gray-haired, austere-faced,
Somber and sad. His mother! She
was feeble, but she walked erect. She
was pale, shaking, yet maintained her
dignity.
low cry and knelt by Duane's bed.
His mother flung wide her arms with
a strange gesture.
"This mani They've not brought
back my boy. This mans his father
Where is my son? My son-oh, my
son"
When Duane grew stronger it was
a pleasure to lie by the west window
and watch Uncle Jim white his stick
and listen to his talk. The old man
was broken now. He told many in
teresting things about people Duane
had known-people who had grown up
and married, failed, succeeded, gone
away, and died. But it was hard to
keep Uncle Jim off the subject of
guns, outlaws, fights. He could not
seem to divine how mention of these
things hurt Duane. Uncle Jim was
childish now, and he had great pride
in his nephew. He wanted to hear
of all of Duane's exile. And if there
was one thing more than another that
pleased him it was to talk about the
! bullets which Duane carried in his
body.
give bullets, amt it?" he asked,
for the hundredth time. give in that
last scrap! By gum! And you had
six before?"
eyes, uncle" replied Duane.
give and six. That makes eleven.
By gum! A mans a man, to carry
all that lead. But, Buck, you would
carry more. There's that niger Ed
wards, right here in Wellston. He's
got a ton of bullets in him. Doesn't
seem to mind them none. And there's
bad man in his day. They say he
packs twenty-three bullets. But he's
bigger than you-got more flesh. .
Funny wasn't it Buck, about the
doctor only bein' able to cut one bullet
out of you-the one in your breast
bone? 1t was a forty-one caliber, an
unusual cartridge. I saw it, and /
wanted it, but Miss Longstreth
wouldn't part with it. Buck, there
was a bullet left in one of Poggin's
guns, and that bullet was the same
kind as the one cut out Of you. By
gumI Boy, it d have killed you if
| it d stayed there"
"It would indeed, uncle" replied
Duane, and the old, haunting, somber
mood returned.
But Duane was not often at the
mercy of childish old hero-worshiping
Uncle Jim. Miss Longstreth was the
only person who seemed to divine
Duane's gloomy mood, and when she
was with him she warded off all sug-
gestion.
One afternoon while she was there
aft the west window, a message came
for him. They read it together.
You have saved the ranger service to
| the Lone Star State.
'-o 80 MacNelly.
| Ray knelt beside him at the window,
and he believed she meant to speak
then of the thing they had stunned.
Her face was still white, but sweeter
now warm with rich life beneath the
marble; and her dark eyes were still
intent. still haunted by shadows, but
no longer tragic.
I'm glad for MacNelly's sske as
we'll as the states" said Duane.
She made no reply to that and
seemed to be thinking deeply. Duane
shrank a little.
"The paints it any worse tOday?"
she asked, instantly.
NO; it's the same. 1t will always
he the same. I'm full of lead, you
know. But don't mind little pain
"TEen-it's the old mood-the
fear?'' she whispered. Tell me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Shall the Court Rule on Religion?

The woolly-headed Uncle Rasmus
was accused of disturbing the peace.
Officer Mort Rudolph explained it as
follows:
"Your honor, this man was running
I'm and down the Mill River road, wav-
ing his arms and yelling at the top of
his voice, and otherwise raising the
mischief, at half past one in the morn
ing. The people of that district COM
nlained, and they had perfect right
to-"
The Judge frowned at Rasmus, who
didn't seem to be particularly worried.
"What do you mean by such unbe-
coming conduct" his honor demanded.
"Religion, jedge," was the response.
"Religion! Are you a Holy Roller,
or something like that? l have relig-
ion. Rasmus, but l don't get up at
midnight and tell everybody about it."
"Dat's des' de diffunce, judge. l
oin,t ashamed OBJ mine. Case and
Comment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

Duane backed down the middle of the
vestibule, up the steps, and halted
in the center of the wide doorway.
There seemed to be rustling in his
ears through which pierced sharp
ringing clip-clop Of iron hoofs. He
could see only the corner of the street
But suddenly into that shot lean,
limbed dusty bay horses. There was
gathering of nervous hoofs pulled
| to a halt.
Duane saw the tawny Poggin speak to
his companions. He dismOunted quickly
They followed suit. They had the man
ner of ranchers about to conduct some
business. No guns showed. Poggin
started leisurely for the bank door,
quickening step a little. The others
close together, came behind him
Blossom Kane had bag in his left
| hand. Jim Fletcher was left at the
curb, and he had already gathered UP
the brides.
POggin entered the veStibule first
with Kane on one side, BOldt on the
other, a little in the rear.
AS he strobe in he saw Duane.
"Hell's Fire!' he cried.
Something inside Duane burst, pierre
ing all of him with cold. Was it that
fear?
"Buck Duane!" echoed Kane.
One instant Poggin looked up and
Duane looked down.
Like a striking jaguar Poggin NOV
ed Almost as quickly Duane threw
his arm.
The guns doomed almost together.
Duane felt a blow just before he
pulled trigger. His thoughts came
fast, like the strange dots before his
eyes. His raising gun had loosened
in his hand. Poggin had drawn quick
err! A tearing agony encompassed his
breast. He pulled-pulled-at ran
dom. Thunder of booming shots all
about him! Red flashes, jets OF
smoke, shrill yells! He was sinking
The end; yes, the end! With fading
sight he saw Kane go down, then
Boldt. But supreme torture, bitterer
than death, Poggin stood, name like a
lions, back to the wall, bloody-faced
grand, with his guns spouting red!
All faded, darkened. The thunder
deadened. Duane fell, seemed float.
ing. There it drifted-Ray Long
streth's sweet face, white, with dark
tragic eyes, fading from his sight
fading fading
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

the iron grating before the desks.
The safe was closed. There was no
money in sight. A customer came in,
spoke to the cashier, and was told to
come tomorrow.
Duane returned to the door. He
could see far down the street, out
into the country. There he waited,
and minutes were eternities. He saw
no person near him; he heard no
sound. He was insulated in his I'M
natural strain.
At a few minutes before half past
two a dark. compact body of horsemen
appeared far down, turning into the
road. They came at sharp trot-
group that would have attracted
attention anywhere at any time. They
came a little faster as they entered
town; then faster still; now they were
four blocks away, now three, now two.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
SWAMP ROOT STOPS
SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered, re-
member it is needless to suffer-go to your
nearest drug store and get bottle of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. 1t is a physicians
prescription for diseases of the kidneys
and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
q reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This prescription was used by DR.. Kill
mer in his private practice and was Sc
very effective that it has been placed on
sale everywhere. Get a bottle, SOC and
el00, at your nearest druggist. -,
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.--Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Beware Deadly Nightshade Berries.

The berries of the deadly nightshade
(atropa belladonna), now ripe, are
such tempting fruit for children that
they and their parents ought to know
the plant and the terrible danger of
eating it's berries. These are the
source from which the poisons afro
nine and belladonna are made.
The deadly nightshade grows from
three to five feet high on strong,
branched, purple-colored stems. It's
pointed, oval leaves vary liz size and
stand in pairs on short foot stalks.
The flowers are purple, pendent and
bell-shaped. These appear in June
and July, and give place TO shining
black berries in August and Septem-
Der.
This poisonous herb is of the same
family as the tomato and potato.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

was an uplifting of many hands.
Duane was being welcomed home to
the town from which he had fled. A
deafness within him broke. This well
come hurt him somehow, quickened
him; and through his cold being, his
weary mind, passed a change. His
sight dimmed.
Then there was a white house, his
old home. How strange, yet how real
His heart beat fast. Had so many,
many years passed? Familiar yet
strange it was, and all seemed magni-
fed.
They carried him in, these ranger
comrades, and laid him down, and
lifted his head upon pillows. The
house was still, though full of people.
Duane's gaze sought the open door.
Someone entered-a tall girl in
white, with dark wet eyes and light
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
A Barbarian.

"Of course, you mustn't miss that
celebrated Violinist," said Mrs. Cum
rOX.
81 suppose not" replied her husband,
"as long as you and the girls say he
has such reputation. But wish that
instead of listening to his kind Of mu-
sic | could see him in the moving pic
lures"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
BAD COMPLEXION MADE GOOD
When All Else Fails, by cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

II you are troubled with pimples,
blackheads, redness, roughness, itching
and burning, which disfigure your COM
plexion and skin, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment will do much to help you.
The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
CHAPTER XVII.

Light shone before Duane's eyes
thick, strange light that came and
went. For a long time dull booming
sounds rushed by, filling all. 1t was a
dream in which there was nothing
a drifting under a burden; darkness,
light, sound, movement; and vague,
obscure sense of time-time that was
very long. There was fire-creeping,
consuming fire. A dark cloud of flame
enveloped him, rolled him away.
He saw then, dimly, a room that was
strange, strange people moving about
over him, with faint voices, far away,
things in a dream. He saw again,
clearly, and consciousness returned,
still unreal, still strange, full of those
vague and far-away things. Then he
was not dead. He lay stiff, like a
stone, with weight ponderous as a
mountain upon him and all his bound
body racked in slow, dull-beating
agony.
A woman's face lowered over him,
white and tragic-eyed, like one of his
old haunting phantoms, yet sweet
and eloquent. Then mans face bent
over him. looked deep into his eyes,
and seemed to whisper from a dis
lance: "Duane-Duane! All, he
knew mel"
After that there was another long
interval of darkness. When the light
came again, clearer this time, the
same earnest-faced man bent over him.
1t was MacNelly. And with recogni-
ton the past flooded back.
Duane tried to speak. His lips were
weak, and he could scarcely move
them.
"Poggin!" he whispered. His first
real conscious thought was for Poggin.
Ruling passion-eternal instinct!
"Poggin is dead, Duane; shot to
pieces" replied MacNelly, solemnly.
what a fight he made! He killed two
of my men, wounded others. God he
was a tiger. He used up three guns
before we downed him."
"Who-got-away?"
"Fletcher, the man with the horses.
We downed all the others. Duane, the
jobs done-it's done! Why, man,
you're"
"What Of-of-her"
Miss Longstreth has been almost
constantly at your bedside. She help
ed the doctor. She watched your
wounds. And, Duane, the other night,
when you sank low-so low-I think
it was her spirit that held yours
back. Oh, she's a wonderful girl.
Duane, she never gave up, never lost
her nerve for moment. Well, we're
going to take you home, and she'll go
with US. Colonel Longstreth left for
Louisiana right after the fight. i
advised it. There was great excite
ment. 1t was best for him to leave
"Have I-a-chance-to recover?"
Chance? Why man." exclaimed the
captain, you'll get well! You'll pack
sight of lead all your life But you
can stand that. Duane, the whole
Southwest knows your story. You
need never again be ashamed of the
name Buck Duane. The brand out
law is washed out. Texas believes
you've been a secret ranger all the
time. You're a hero. And now think
of home, your mother, of this noble
girl-of your future"
The rangers took Duane home to
Wellston.
A railroad had been built since
Duane had gone into exile Wellston
had grown. A noisy crowd surround
ed the station, but it stilled as Duane
was carried from the train.
A sea of faces pressed close. Some
we're faces he remembered-school-
mates, friends, old neighbors. There
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Had a Rest Coming.

An Irishman had just got a job in
munition factory which promised well,
but he was distinctly annoyed to see
the manager watching him fiXedly for
an hour at a time. The surveillance
seemed insulting to Pat and after a
little he could stand it no longer.
81 say" he asked, as watching me
all We have to dow
eyes," answered the manager, curt
ly.
"Bedad, thin," said Pat, "if 1t Is yell
be idle tomorrow"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Out of 1t.

"Deed no, sab, can't jine no army"
"Rut YOUR country needs you, Ras-
tus."
.Can't help dat. It's onpossib:e."
"Why impossible, Rastus?"
"Well. you see, my OF woman has
boon ovah to de police cot an put me
INNER bonds to keep de peace. No,
sab. l can't do no fighting nohow.-
Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
PeriIous Game.

"Don't you play bridge whist at
Crimson Gulch"
"Not any MORE" replied Broncho
Bob. ut upsets all the rules. When
you lose at poker, you can keep your
troubles to yourself and not talk about
the hand. But when one of us loses at
bridge whist he doesn't know what
minute his partner is goin' to draw
gun an rely on a verdict of justifi-
able homicide"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Holds the Record.

A dramatic writer says Joybana
Rowland is the original model for the
Gibson girl. Solomon had 700 wives,
more than that many original Gibson
charlottesville Courier-J Journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
- Ask for and Get -n9v
SINNERS
THE HIGHEST QUALITY
SPAGH ETH
IS ASr Recipe Book free
SKINNER MFG. CO.. OMAHA, uS.A
iAAkE1 kdAcAAOAi EAcfnAY IN AMxalCA
Iha6fE nAoAAoNl FACTORY IN AMSaIcA
That Was the Rule.

That Was the HUIe.
A veteran car conductor IN Boston
recently lost his Job and was obliged
to take the next best thing he could
find, the position Of sexton in church.
He presented the collection box to
pillar Of the church one Sunday and
In fishing out some change from his
vest pocket the man brought to light
two cigars.
The ex-conductor leaned over him
and in the most solemn Of tones said:
"Smokin' In the three rear seats
only"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
PAYER and PaYee.

George w. Perkins was talking about
a multimillionaire.
"Hes honest" said Mr.. Perkins, du-
biously. ooh, yes; he's as honest as
the day is long. OF course, the days
are shortening now, aren't they?
"Anyhow, he said to me once: Per-
kins, I'm one of those old-fashioned
codgers who firmly believe that hon
esty pays
"Then he gave me an enigmatic
nudge with his elbow and said:
"'And 1 believe just as firmly, Per-
kins, that dishonesty gets paid"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Signs.

81 am positive Clarence loves me
and intends to make me his wife"
"Why? Has ne proposed yet"
NO; but he dislikes mother more
every time he sees her."-Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Safe.

Black-I want to put my money into
something safei
White-Try a fireproof vault
Lamb.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong, sick women well, no
alcohol. Sold in tablets or hquid.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

The United States has 10000 post
Offices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

The night police of Seville carry
spears as of old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

Plenty of Those Everywhere.
"Any cheap sites about your subur-
ban place"
"Lots of cheap parasites"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

Greenville. The board Of Mississip-
pi levee commissioners met in special
session and authorized the chief engi-
neer to advertise for bids for new
levee it Princeton aggregating $1,000
cubic var
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

neutrality-suspicious. declare that
the cotton crop in this section will not
average over 10 pounds of seed cot
ton to an acre. They say that while
the storm did great damage, they
would make so per cent of normal
crop IL it wasn't for the boil weevil
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
AGREE ON THE NAVAL BILL
The Appropriation Amounts To Over
Three Hundred and Thirteen
Million Dollars.

sshington IS the naval appropria-
lion bill finally wac perfected by Sen
ate and House conferees August II,
the navy yards at Norfolk, Charleston,
New Orleans, Puget Sound, Boston,
Portsmouth and Philadelphia will be
equipped to build warships. The ST.
$50, 900 for additional Improvements
for the Charleston yard, including a
dry dock, was stricken out, leaving the
total of the perfected bill 1891, S43.
All the disputed points now are
cleared up and the bill with the big
building programme, the greatest in
the history of the United States al
ready perfected, is ready for the presi-
dents signature.
Provision for the equipping of the
seven navy yards was contained in the
original bill and hard fight on it was
made, but the conferees finally decided
to retain them.
Senator Tillman, chairman of the
naval committee, consented to have
the special Charleston appropriation
eliminated after Chairman Padgett OF
the House committee had promised
that he would support similar appro-
priation next year provided a commits
sion authorized to investigate the adj
VISIBILITY of such a project reported ia
vorahIy
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
SECOND LARGEST IN WORLD
Congress Completes the National De-
Tense Program BY Approving In
creases In Naval Construction

Washington. Congress virtually
completed the national defense pro.
gram by finally approving the great
increases in naval construction and
personnel written into the naval bill
and urgently supported by the admin.
istration.
The house accepted the building pro-
gram, to which it's conferees on the
measure had refused to agree, by
vote of 2S3 to 81, with seven Of the
members present not voting. The per-
sonnet increases, on which there also
was a disagreement IN conference.
were approved without a record vote.
The personnel and construction Sec
lions, which already have the approval
of the senate, authorize an increase in
enlisted men to 74,700 and the build
ing Of 157 war vessels within the next
three years, with four battle cruisers
and four battleships included among
the ships for 1917. Previously the
house had refused to adopt a continu-
ing building program, had authorized
only five capital ships, all of them bat
tie cruisers, and had provided for a
personnel of only $4,000.
On several less important questions,
including appropriation for improve
mentof navy yards, the house insisted
on its disagreement to senate In
creases and voted to send the bill
back to conference for settlement OF
these points. An early agreement is
expected, however, and the measure
may be sent to the president for his
signature within week.
Secretary Daniels issued a state
ment pointing out that the building au-
thorizations in the bills were the great
est ever passed in any country and
would give the United States, in the
opinion of naval authorities, the sec
ond largest navy in the world. He
declared the measure $50 complete
and nearly perfect that it will stand
as model for all navy bills for future
legislators"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Train Hits Party Out For Moonlight
Ride Near jackson, Mlss.-Four
Are Dead.

Jackson.--Four well-known men are
dead here and another is seriously
injured but may recover, as a result
of an automobile accident which oc-
Cured on the night of Aug. IL. The
dead are:
Herbert Lee Harris, st. Louis, in
stantly killed; Charles Saunders, Bos-
ton; Thomas Evans, R. L. Thompson.
Badly injured:
The five men were out for moon
light ride in an automobile, driving
along one of the suburban roads which
is crossed below the city by the /. G..
When the car approached the tracks, a.
northbound passenger train appeared.
The locomotive hit the car just as 1t
was starting across the track. The
five occupants were hurled in differ
ent directions. Harris and Thompson
were picked up dead, and Evans and
Saunders were taken to private hos.
pitfalls, where they died at midnight.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
BOND ISSUE FOR
MEXICAN SITUATION
SENATE FINANCE RECOMMENDS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
MILLION DOLLARS.
$S6,OOO,OOO MORE NEEDED
Bond Issue viii Meet Mexican Eek
penses Only Until End of ealen-
dar Year-GeneraI Treasury
Statement.

westinghouse bond issue of $780,.
100000 to meet extraordinary govern
ment expenditures due to the Mexican
situation was Unexpectedly recon-
mended to congress by majority mem
bers of the senate finance committee
with the concurrence of the treasury
department.
The bond issue is urged in the re.
port of the finance committee filed in
the senate on the $25,0OO,000 revenue
bill In addition to the proposed issue
and the revenue bill the finance com.
mittee asserts that further appropria-
ton of $S6,000,000 will be necessary to
defray the expense operations in the
Mexican emergency If conditions on
the border continue as they are now
after Dec. 81, 1916. The $130000,00O
to be provided by the proposed bond
issue, the report says, will meet Mex
lean expenditures only until the end
of this calendar year.
Accompanying the finance commit
tee majority report submitted by Sen
ator Simmons was general Statement
from the treasury department estimat-
ing disbursements for the fiscal year
1917 at $1,126, 900 and receipts at
$762,000,0OO.
1.-The total appropriations for the
fiscal year 1917, exclusive of those car
ried in the so-called shipping bill,
which is to be betrayed by the issu-
ance of Panama bonds, will exceed the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1915
by about $4O9, 100000, says the report.
This increase is represented princi-
pally by $167,000,OO0 additional
amount appropriated for the navy,
$166,000,000 additional amount appro-
priated for the army, $20,O00,000 addi-
tional amount appropriated for fortifi-
cations, $41,000,000 for deficiency ap-
preparations about 35,000,000 of
which is due to the Mexican situation
and increased requirements of the
army and navy-and $20,000,000 for a
nitrate plant, which is a preparedness
appropriation"