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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
miscellaneous; mostly farm ma

miscellaneous; mostly farm ma
chinery."
A searchlight swept us fore and aft,
but finally settled on the little group
of men clustered together on the poop
rail-.
"You're north of your course"
There was an instant of hesitation;
then Dubois explanation:
1--WE ran before the storm Inst night,
monsieur, having been struck by light
ming"
"Ah, I see; that accounts for your
stump of foremast and the temporary
wheel aft. What shape are your boats
inw
'Three of them left, monsieur"
"Send the captain, with the French
man. over with the ships papers. Be
lively about It."
"Oui, monsieur; what Is the name
of the warship?"
"The French cruiser Descartes, on
patrol. Get your boat over"
What would Mccain do? Was he
ready for such an emergency as this?
iiuu he tuhtu tlit pI'tuutiou W uitti
the ships manifest, or even forged a
new one7 There was a moment of ex-
cited talk on the deck above me; then
McCann descended the starboard lad
der, and disappeared through the COM
panior, evidently after the ships pa
pers. Liverpool's voice ordering the
watch to lower number five boat, and
stand by, sung out from ,he poop rail.
IcCann emerged from the coscpanion,
called up to Liverpool. waving his hand
with laugh full of confidence. and
went forward. A moment later no wnr
: Joined by Dubois, and the tsyo mcu
clambered over the rail and dropped
into the lowered boat. His actions, his
easy manner, startled me: those must
be carefully forged papers in his pocket
to enable him to proceed with such con
fidence. Slowly lifted myself until
could peer over the side ~ the darl
expanse Of water between fhe vessels
The searchiight of the warship re%<et
In glare of white on the small boa
bobbing up and down, revealing thu
men AZ the oars. and McCann ana Du
bois In the stern sheets. Neithe
glanced back, but I could see thei
faces clearly, and McCann was smilinl
as though at an excellent Joke.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
A Touch Of Nature,

The scene is crowded bus. A sol
der, back from the trenches. sitting in
a corner near the entrance, put his
hand into his pocket for his fare, and
pulls out shilling and some coppers
The bus jolts violently and, to the sol
dier's dlsmay, the shilling slips from
his fingers just as the lights go out, as
they always do in London, I'm these
days, when bridge is being crossed.
The passengers with one accord begin
to grope for the soldiers shilling.
"'Fraid It rolled off. mnte," says the
conductor. Then lights go up again,
and discover three passengers each
holding out the shilling.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

anything wrong. I was endeavorlng
to sound an alarm when these fellows
seized me, and threw me down the
stairs into the cabin" 81.
But how did you get on deck2 And
where did you procure the revolverf
~ cut my way out; the gun was
taken from White. Don't block the way,
Miss veral must get to the deck
again, or II will be too late"
as McCann out there7"
"No; only Red. and n sailor named
Dugan. White Is knocked out, and
Mccain has gone aboard the cruiser.
He has forged papers with him. Let
me go: can fight my way through
with this gun. Those devils will either
make way or get hurt"
She stepped aside, and with no
other thought but the necessity Cor
action. turned the key in the lock
and flung the door open. The main
deck was deserted; to my surprise.
all three of the men had disappeared.
With revolver gripped In one hand,
stepped forward, searching with suspi-
clous eyes every dark corner. dimly
conscious that the girl followed. had
attained the foot of the stairs, even
advanced n step upward, before my
progress was arrested. Suddenly the
companion G,,or was flung open and Z
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

mob Of meh confronted me. sursing
In through the narrow space from the
deck. ] drew instantly back, stunned
by sight Of McCann In their lead, real4
izing instantly that our effort to A.
tain the open was already too late.
"There he Isl" he cried eagerly. "Gs>
him. you men. Lively now; there's no
danger; IL he lifts that gun, he's .
dead man."
Twas staring straight into the black
muzzle leveled ut my head. but before
I could move, or even determine what
was best to be done, Vera stood b.
tween me and the mob on the stairs.
go back back to my stateroomI
he'll never shoot me. Please. please
go back"
was hot-headed enough to have
fought them all, but to attempt resist
ance then would have endangered hee
life. l retained sense sufficient to
know this, and that only force would
cast her aside. heard McCann NUT
ter an oath, and Red roar out some
order. punctured with profanity, yet
did not truly comprehend what efforts
were being made to block our retreat.
Before hand could grasp either Of
us, we were within the shelter of the
stateroom, and the girl had closed and
locked the door. Fists pounded on the
wood In impotent rage, and heard
voices urging others to bring imple-
ments with which to batter their
way In.
"McCann," ] shouted, "call of your
menl / have six bullets here; and
therell be six Of you dead II you break
in this door,"
There was silence; then a mutter
Of wholesome angry with threat
others seemingly urging compromise.
Whatever the argument, the advocates
of peace seemed In the majority, for
out Of the hubbub McCann spoke loud
enough to be plainly heard.
"There is no use of your threats.
Hollis" he said. rapplng on the door,
1--WE have weapons as wau as you, and
you cannot fight alone against the
whole ships crew. The best thing for
you to do now is to listen to reason"
"Wbat has become of the French
cruiser?"
He laughed, and could hear Liver
pool Join In rather noisiiy.
"Fve miles to leeward, and going
strong. She'll be out of sight In two
hours. There's no hope for you there.
my man."
Cro BE coNTINUED.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

We have heard from one Of our cor
respondents abroad = somewhere In
darkest England, says an exchange.
And he relates that an American SOL
der accompanied him to a shop In
London, where he wished to purchase
book. And while the soldier was
waiting. he, too, saw book he thought
he'd like, and asked the young wom-
an Its price.
'"Three and six, sir" answered the
shop assistant.
(which Is the three and which Is the
ski" asked the soldier.
"There aren't two sorts, sir-this
book is three and six"
swell, that makes nine." said the
soldier. "Can't you add? TIL take It.
Nine what-pennles or poundsr
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remained desolate, the horizon unbro-
ken by a CLEAN Of sail. or smudge Of
smoke. No echo Of cry reached me
from any lookout aloft. The vessel
proceeded quietly, no effort being
made, apparently, to achieve speed. l
judged our rate would not exceed eight
knots, and decided there was either
scarcity of men in the stokehole, or
else they were conserving fuel to at
tain greater speed during the hours
Of darkness. The bright sunlight be-
gan to fade into purple dusk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Cruiser Leaves Us.

I was still clirging to the rail, and
staring down at the light / heard moth
Ing, felt no premonition of alarm, when
suddenly hand gripped my throat, the
great fingers sitting every effort to cry
out. Before I could resist. or even
brace myself. another hand was
clapped over my mouth and I was
fairly hurled back below the shelter of
the rail, dragged across the black deck.
and thrown through the opened door
of the companion. This was accom-
plished so quickly, and with so little
evidence of struggle, as to attract no
notice from the Frenchman, from
whose deck no doubt every eye was
fastened upon the approaching boat.
Half hurled. half dragged, plunged
into the dlmly lit cabin, and 1t was not
until I struck the lower deck that
even realized clearly what had oc-
Cured, or who were my assailants.
fell sprawling on one shoulder, but was
as instantly on my feet, bruised, but
otherwise uninjured, maddened by a
rage beyond all control. White, emerg-
ing from the stateroom, through the
port Of which he had been viewing the
scene alongside. startled by the sudden
uproar, revolver gripped In his hand,
was the first face / saw.
"What the" he exclaimed in be-
wilderment, but before he could say
more my fist jammed into his jaw. and
the fellow went over full length on the
deck. the gun flying from his opening
fingers. I had possession Of It before
he could stop me, and was backed
against the door Of stateroom oppo-
site, murder In my heart as ! con-
fronted +he two who had flung me from
the top of the steps. recognized them
now for the first time-Liverpool Red
and Tom Dugan. But one thought
seethed in my braln7-to kill.
"Curse you BOTH" cried. covering
them as they shrank back. "well end
this thing right here"
Red gripped Rugan. holding the
Irishman in front of him as shield
NY revolver covered them both, my
fingers nervous on the trigger. Sud.
denly the door behind me yielded and
staggered back, unable to regain my
balance until fairly within the state.
room. With crash the door closed
instantly shutting out the surprised
faces Of the two men in the cabin; a
key creaked in the lock. and Vera Car.
rington fronted me, her back against
the wood.
"were-were they trying to kill
your" she painted.
"They certainly did their best"
answered, "but 1t was my turn wher
you dropped me in here"
"You-you mean that I made mis-
take-that you were in no danger"
4 "I had the upper hand. l took thi:
revolver away from White, and do no
believe either OF the others were armed
In another second I should have fired
Our only hope OF rescue lies in creating
an alarm; there Is French cruiser
lying just or our port quarter"
"A French cruiserl We have beer
captured"
"No; merely halted and questioned
1.-The Fre2chman does not eveR<suspec
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
Senatorial Procedure.

'I am now beginning to understand
about senatorial procedure"
"IIuh?"
'If It's poker game it's meeting.
A request for small loan Is an inter-
view. If few senators gather to sam
pie some prime old stuff It's confer
ence."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Of hair. If yours Is streaked with
gray. or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using "La Creole" Hair Dresv-
Ing. Price $1.00.--Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

"what Is to be done with all tho'e
bills on hnndT"
"Why. foot EN-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

The Ouinine That Does Not Effect Head
Because OF It's tonic and laxative effect, Larhtive
Brumo Ouinins be taken by anyone wiih5et
causine nervousness or rinsins N the head; Ihsrs
10 only "Bromo Qui.ine." u. w. 0RONhb
signature ia on box. 00c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03
Answering Specifications.

"The jury in my case were a lot Of
fools"
THAT couldn't be helped. The law
requires a man to be tried BY bis
peers"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

You can't grow very great yourself
by basking always In the shade Qe =
fne old family treA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

Of McCann's swift threat hissed into
his ear; then the frightened French
man stammered out an answer.
"Oui. monsieur. Je parle Francais."
'"Then talk up; what ship Is that?"
could hear McCann prompting, and
Dubois echoing the words put In his
mouth.
"The Indian Chief, Boston, McCann,
master, from st. Johns to Liverpool,
two days out"
"With what cargoT
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of Ohio, City of Toledo,

State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas Connty.--ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner Of the
firm Of +. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE FRANKIE CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9th
day of December, A.. d., 1886.
(Scal) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is TAX.
EN- internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Send for testi.
mOnials, free.
FJ.CHENEY e. CO, Tole1o, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton. advertisement.
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An Easy Way
to Reduce Flesh

Drink Hot Water and Take Tassco
Haven't you often wished for a med
icine to reduce your flesh? SomethinS
that does not require dieting or calls
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canse no restrictions. of habit or eating,
and reduce the flesh, little by little, until
you are down to the number OF pounds
you wish to weigh. Too much flesh is
undesirable, as lsost quite stout people
will readily admit, and it detracts from
ones good appearance: makes one
clumsy and short OF breath.
There isn't any reason why anyone
should be too stout, when there's this
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dy at your Druggist Tassco tablets
don't forget the name) are recommend
ed by physicians and are guaranteed to
be perfectly harmless. Refuse substi-
tntes If you can not come to our store,
We will mail tassco to you.-adv.
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THE
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Nature has provided a remedy in the
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Farm Loans

At lowest prevailing rates. No
delay adv. GEO. Il. FREEMAN.
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Lodge Resolutions

Whereas, the Advise Father
has sac tit in his infinite god
ness TO cali from this Lodge TO
the Grand Lodge above Bro. G.
Koch.
Therefore, be it resolved that
this Lodge has | ,st a worthy me
mber. and that we deeply dep!ore
his loss, and be it futher re ov
Ell thit our Charter be dr. ped
in mourning for a period II ~
days and tina: a copy OF these
resolutions be- S mt to the bereay.
ed family and TO the Mansfield
Mirror for publication.
w. A. Black, X. K. Wright, }
ID. II ynold-, mittee for
Manstie Id Lodge. No. SAB, A. f.
L. AN.
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Is Your Name Here?

~~A
The following have our thanks for
cash on subscription since u last re-
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J Lon Dennis, Mansfield
Joseph Bub>e-,O Oklahoma City.
Okla
Il A Alcorn Hardware Co ,
Mansfield
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station, TT. Mills, CorregidOr, P.1
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r. J. Strong, Mansfield.
Ray Johnson. Mansfield
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Mining News

W. {. Carter reports activity
out at his mining leases north
west IF Seymour. On the Prince
Lease 4 drill is at work. the wire
line having been taken out there
a few days ago, and a shaft is
being sunk on the Childress Il as
Messrs. Benson and H~ollibarger
OF Okmulgee were here last week
viewing the excellent prospects
Oh the Ca ter leases. Seymour
Citiz n.
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Weather Forecast

Rising temperatures are indi
Gated for Sunday and Monday
with snow br Monday or Tues,
day, and fair W. a;herthe,eafter;
probably somewhat lower TEN
peratures will prevail after the
middle of. the week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-17

TIE liver loses lis activity al
times aud needs help HERBlNk
is an effective liver >timulant. II
also purities the bowels, streng
th~nS digestion and restores
strength, yigor and cheerful splr'
its. Price 60c. Sold by all deal.
er, in medicine. adv.
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Obituary

The Lods Of Maynard Box. a
member of the Army, who died
IF the m-asles at Fl, Sill, Okla ,
arrived ut Seymour yesterday;
intermen, in the Newton GENE.
Try.
John Brasher of Gasco1ade
township died Sunday of tuber-
culosiS of the lungS.age 32yearS,
) months and 1 days. He Was
born near Mansfield, JuneS, 1856
and was unmarried. lntermrnt
Z ok Lace Snndav in tho "
-rYrrey-urvnS mr. mduSnpru 1Or-fH
or' oSHseSI-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-17

F. r. Ellington Of Mountain
Grove CONDUCTED a civil service
examination here Saturday fO'
the posi- mastersllip at Hammond
The two Hammond merchants
taking the examination.
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- -
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factory. This feature of our ser
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could give no such liberal g%uiaran-
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uncertainty Of correct grinding
where the %prescriber is not pres.
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this is the principal reason we
have to reiit so many people after
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where. SO don't be too severe
with the person who has to mail
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lie is not to blame Tor his mistils
he is.-not, cannot be present
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At the NJ. E.. Church

Rev. W. d. Sidman of Spring
field. district superintendent,
breaches at the NJ. E. church
Sunday.
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