MlLLRBOAO ARQIJ1 JANUARY 19 '0
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RDER HOUSE
ii1
a Short Order Rc
dor to the Shutc
JIIOKJ U
I have oucucil
t,ut:iltt HCXt
Hank and have endued a cmnix.
tent Chef.
Oysters in all styles
WIku y" !UC 1,1 ,,,c cu ;
Ust the market aiiurus, i
my lite i,,v - - -
steaks, and excellent service, in
jiln.it orders, drop in and sec us.
for Lollies. Open until
l.OO A.M.
JOS. H. WILLIAMS
Wc
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W .11 M I .
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in Ilillhhnro
HNNION f COkVAim CLOSES
Duffy,
Brakeman
Jlst a Bit Stupid l art that's!
laithtul Intlrely."
llf(iiiio Krpo t I'.iij lime
la lit 1 ton
NEW
Tin-
GROCERY
IC!H(1
i I III'
Building
undersigned has
in w rmery Ktre
- a .
And solicits a share ol your pal
nutate, A splendid assortment v(
Stnple and Fancy
Ou tcries. I buy lliclwst and sell
at t lie closest possible margin.
New Store New Goods
Give Me o Trll
E. W. MOORE, 2nd St.
Hill
Tim ttxt mm ii, K ,, tiw v
A liny' C!uI.h will iiiHt in
IhiMI SM ft rlMl!t of hunting liKltl
Ihs part of the ilillcboro delega
tion which ui.,l tho 12th an
nual tiiwtiiiii held at f'nrvallla tin.
li'fi (if ih wie-. 'n,BrB w.rB 108
Mit'ei in attendance, ami the
llillflxiro c-f iiti(n5Tit was accom
panhd by Kev. K V. Kinher, of (lie
M. K church.
Tiit'rn rc K- VH'tt! (tK)imiit (or
Urn ci iivnitiott, hut a Hillchoro
hfly had thn Knight of Ki f
Arthur c 11 vft iiou I ir nut year p
wan il-iiUii that the Clubs would
hold tteir teion hern.
Ih V M. C A cnvnthn wil
' in' to Furffl drove next llecur
lr. nn'l it haM hwn arrange) that
th HiDnhnrn convention will be
held ah.ut N iv 'LU Ah th. M. K
annual c tif"-fi,t; holds here in
rt. t uilir, YYatthirigtiin C unty
till he a big cjiiveiiti in fiction
thin year
Tualatin Cattle Knights of Kir g
Arthur will hnld a l x and banks
v al at the church on Friday eve
'ling (if thin week Id rain funds fo
'.h gymnasium, let all 1 hi
friend n f the hoys turn out and
help
1EACHKKS' INSTITUTE
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Hiils-
By FRANK
Copyright
H. 8WEET.
Yffi. by Anmrlcmi l'rcaa
J
MAYS (Q. CONOVER
To the People of ScholU and vicinityi
Wc have invoiced utir (Icncral Merchandise Stock
iud fuid that wc arc carrying a heavier stink in some
'.im-s then wc need, and as it is one of our Strong
Points in business to cater to the wants of our ens
ftr.icrs, it is necessary to continually change smne
lines of K'!s, therefore we have decided to make
A Big Reduction Sale
IN SOME LINKS
And A Closing Out Sale
in other lines, to make room for our new,
amhip-todatc spriug stock which will
8(mhi le here. Wc will start this sale
rkbRMARY 1st by KtvinR a 20 jkt
cent discount ou all sluxrs, hats, caps,
ladies' aud gents' furnishing ginnls, fl.ui
ncl ovcrshirts, hosiery, etc.
Our shoe stock consists of the famous
Stillson, Kellogg, Cajxiu, Gotcan and
various other brands, while our under
wear line is mainly Mnnsin', Cooler's,
aud the reliable Morris Mills hhIs, all
of these goods arc clean cimkIs, 110 dead
STOCK IN OUR STORE
V.VvwU also iiu hide in this sale alxmt Rallous of
A ;, hai ness oil, rcnuhir mice It.ootKr gallon, as long
it lasts it goes for 7sc, less sale discount, 2 jht cent.
mis saie win continue until our aim is accouipuaiieu.
WATCH this SPACE for wc will add other lines
om week to week. Remenilwr we save vou one-fifth
"'T regular price ou all Roods placed on sale this week.
We make one price to all. We ami to please.
MAYS (& CONOVER. Scholls, Ore.
UK AND SEE US
N" 1 tiai h'r who rMciv- wagee nuf
lii 'u nt tu warrant uiokii r the tr i j
to Korcal drove next Hatur'y
nhiiuld mi the oiK)rtunity of
hraruiK lhrcla of I'urtland pupil',
uiiiicr th charge of Mivi Madden,
ih-ir lcarhr, r'ite iu phonic,
t ) ct'TM White and Buiith, mem
h'i of thn Statu Board of limit!
(iv itiHtruction in .School Hy
i ne. Other ahle inetructor hive
(H-f 11 employed. Kveryone interent
i in education in cordially invited
to lie irecrnt.
j .ach (iragK.thi week, leceived
I the r-ad iiHrllixHire announcing
j the d. ath of hi father, John dra
! aKd T-'t year, al Moline, KaH Tb
; cau-e ( f dfath wan (jer"l dehilily
j lln acnt to Kanca in 1851. and
' resided there almoet conlinuouely
j until hid death.
We do not have the new Utah
laud piaster, hul we have the
N'phi," tie origiiial I'tah land
plnHirr, the kin I yi.u have alway
ued,ll.'l per ton C. B. Buchanan
X- ().. Coriielius. Or. -ilj-'J
F. I.. Krwio, win) has been t
-hcridan for eeveral inorith. ha
oid out up there nd returned
!lil!(.boro, rnd i occupyiii hi
property on Kat-t Oak HtreH He
(ave ho i pleaeed to get hack to old
Hillnboro.
tieo. Alexander, of thin city, wh
irt running a transit for the Hard
man road up in the Madras dec
lion, wriioi tint Jew days ago
mercury reached 27 below And
vet there are people who complain
of the cold in the Willamette al
ley! Elliniiham Schiell'elin. of Centar-
ville, watt in Tuemlay, and reporU
hie mother, Mr. Jano SehiiHVlio,
a Red S7 yeare, as very much indie-
p.;BMi. Mr MohietleiKi in a pio
neer of the coant, coming West in
.851.
Thin heB been a long drawn cut
term of circuit court, and caetB
have b -en eel away into February
Home of the jurors are getting
inigh'y tired of town life, and are
anxious to jet hack to the soil.
3
Men
$3 ro
1
75
Hoys'
50
a ro
150
heavy shoes per pair
"work " "
heavv " " " 2 00
Ladies' shoes per pair 50c to 3
" patent leather Hamilton
bnnvn shoes per pair
I'iue selection men's work pants
2 00, $2 25.
' 1
We curry a complete line
of Men's Underwear includ
ing Union Suits.
I
Ladies' and Children's
Stylesjaud Sizes
Hosiery all
w,'ite Wool Blankets, per pair $1.25
A WATT cSs, CO.
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OufTy, lirnki-niiiii on No. X nnt In
the rou ml lioumt wlili lilx hciol In hln
liiuiiln.
Katlo liml Im-cii w-rfplliix .McAnlle'H
attiMitiona with iialeululliiuit favor of
lull, mid Ihu evening Murw NtartliiK
out. In lila inwnre. Hhe liml turiit-il
to McAnlle unci ax,kfii of Hie iIHIuIHm
of trulhiy rldlnif. It liud n-Miiiiiil in a
prompt Invitation, nhilu hu hIimmI
! !Uly hy nml lUii-mi.
Hi vtlien Hit) wurnliiK toot of the
i.iiou re-ii I ifd tin uieu from tliflr
luii . h iu!Ty roiti- ltli ;tll I In- little
rlaluii gone fruiu hit kcu' eyea aud
iUiiro rliln.
An liitrfttnliiK rumtile wtia vlhrntliij;
the rulla to the went. AuolliiT few
inliititea ant the expreiw would a weep
In, inuklut; lla tlireu inliitiicit' atop untl
then tear oh Into the en at. A Ita rear
car paaatKl the rnlla of the hIiIIiik the
awluh tender would connect the rnlla
and allow the freight to roll out.
Duffy clluihed to the top of the hint
box car and grimped the limit o wheel.
then turiit-d toward the engine and
waited for the algnnl. Ilia nice wua
white, hut liiHexlhle. Ilia fii.e Kttidy
The vlhtntlon liecaine a rotir, end the
expreaa routiiled the curve mid rushtnl
down uiion them, pant I lie aldlni;. 'l'lieu
came the algnal. the Prnkea were lixm
ed and the long freight atralghteued
out upon the main truck like a huge
anake allpplng from Ita lulr.
It had U-eu allowing for an hour.
aoft and all ky nml clinging to wlmt
ever It touched, rreaently the snow
became ruin, and a Utile Inter the
weather dropped 'JO degrifa and the
Oozy niUK froRe Into a ainootli, aolld
coating over the top of the curs.
Old brakemen know what that
nieana the wornt f-rll In the Uvea of
mcu who walk freight. Uaunlly there
la anow In the Ice or the Ice Is frozen
with enough roiighnewH to allow foot
hold. Hut when It Ih ierfectly emooth
and ao hard that a heavy boot can
make uo Indentatltm then the brnke
man kuowa that with nil precautions
he la very, very near to death. With
the cam motionless It la a fent to walk
the narrow olauka of their tops; with
tbetn Jerking aud bumping and away
lug on aide grades and n round curves
It U a (cut thiit well ulgh becomes
miracle.
lmffy was naturally alow and me
thodical and. though daring all, careful
to a degree. Kortnniitely there were
few stops or grades that called, for
extra braking, and for the most part
he was able to siay at the rear car
brake and even occasionally Uurlug
lonir runs to alio down iuto the ca
botwe.
Hut as the afternoon grayed into
evening and the evening blacked Into
night hla face grew more troubled aud
anxious. lWyond Klton was a wild
country, with Bhnrp up and down
grades where brakes would have to
be frequently changed. Ou that part
of the road lu the darkness a careful
mail ou top of the freight would tie lu
such danger as the soldier facing bat
terlea
Duffy had been thinking of the hills
and of the almost certain fate of reck
leas, luexperienced Mc.Vrdle ou tho
night trip through them. Ills square
chlu and white face meant the extend
lug of the right hand of friendship to
his successful rival and the giving up
of any personal matter or advantage
that would tend to the rival's help, for
that would tie the best way to help
Katie. There wis u scarcity of brake
meu iu the paaseuger service, and be
fore long one of them would be sure of
promotion. Ills name would come be
fore McArdle's ou the freight promo
tion. Now he must tlnd some way to
lower his record so that McArdle's
name should rank llrst. The passenger
service meant comparative safety aud
better remuneration.
But those hills'. Ho hd been thluk
inn of them since the melted snow be-
miM Held, glassy Ice. and now tho
words of the experienced brakeman
couflrmed bis worst fears. If McArdlo
took the hill trip there would be no use
nlanulnc help for Katie through him,
As for plaunlng help without, if such
thnntrhts occurred to Duffy they were
nnrniwl unceremoniously aside. Katie
nil... n 1 Pl.nainul PnllllTA fl FW1 I t .1 . I 4 h.1 In lt,,t wh.lt fVMllll llPlllt?
1 UO IlOjO I lijoi,ii . joveu MWHUif. WU. ..v .
n;i.' Snide (Muh of the Christian Nothing presented itself uuUI they
..111 ,!. at tho church reached Marshall Junction, where the
next atur,lay, at 2:00 o'clock. All conductor found a telegram statUig
invited, l'ray er meeting " , - ( 7r
Llt'Ulllu uu . '
h..P tiu.ro thev would hurry ou and
Imva are
""J . . . . . . w-:
nd teachers' training maeung rn
day night.
Iear yt ! Hear yel The ladies of
thn Chiiataiii Churoh will terve a
HtimptotiH chicken nipper at the
wait at Norwood, ten miles boyoud El
too. This would bring them to Eltou
twelve minutes lu advance of schedule
and Instead of reuialuiug the usual
fweuty minutes they would only stop
"" "',, .... . uvk a fV.m fweuty minuies um-j
tlrangfl HU. Friday, ttb. fouror flve, Just long enough to change
I
II.
Trivial wttfa .
i i u, .
Forest
r'el)th.T RBtBrd,,y. ealltid
R. Linton and wife, of eat of
the city, were In town yesterday
Their daughter, Beryl, aged but i
years, nuooeflsfuUy patwid the re
cent oounty eighth grade examination.
it to .8 n. m. ho p luis aaie u
mind, and come.
Mrs. J. W. Copelaml, of below
Witch Hazel, was in town yester
day. Mrs. Copeland runs a email
dairy and was the champion kale
grower of that seouon, iasi year4
Adnl oh SchmBcher.of near Off n
co, was in yesterday, getting ready
for the Saugeber sale oi peiBonm
properly, which takes placo next
Tuesday.
L. F. Carstons, who has oleaned
up the Brown Lumber Co 's lum
ber yard as referee, wan down from
(irpenville, luesaay
tndn. Usually the new shirt were
lounging about the station, smoking
aud exchauglug experiences, but Duffy
remembered that McArdlo, with his
customary recklessness, was lu the
habit of hurrying across the station at
the last moment and swinging himself
imnn the train after It had started.
With the remembrance came a sudden
desperate plan.
Almost before the train stopped he
was upon the platform. i were the
conductor and other brakemen.
"Rush tho Dew men out here, quick!"
the conductor shouted. "Wo must
make Norwood ou time, nd the icy
rnlla will make It stiff work. Oh, nere
you are"-ti8 the new shift hurried for-ward-"rill
but McArdle. Duffy, 1
the fur xlO'v lu two iuliiut-a tie a
ahiiidlng ou top of a car, with bla hat
tilli-d mkl.thly to one hPIu Id the man
ner Mint M'-Ardle wor hla. The con
ductor, hurrying back from the tele
graph window where he bud gone to
ki'c If there were Inter orders, saw Iba
figure with lla fuce turned away.
"Oh. tin-re you are. McArdle!" he
railed. "All right." '1 ben he shouted.
All aboard!" and bla hand made a
quick half rlrcte In the air, and the
engineer, looking back, saw and open
ed hla throttle.
It was a night that Duffy aud all
others who walked freight trains oo
hat road never forgot. Ad hour out.
nd the wind became a hurricane.
sharp as needles aud bitter as death.
No bnikemau thought of sucn a thing
aa attempting to walk upright on bis
cars. When It was necessary to croaa
from one brake to another they went
lu the only way possible, upou bands
and knees, eveu crawling wltb linger a
gripping the edges of tbe plank to keep
from being swept away by the wind.
Duffy was vigilant aud careful that
night as he had never been before.
Every movement of a foot, every grip
of hla lingers, was made wltb tbe
thought that it might be the one which
was to hold hlui back from death. But
all his care, hla vigilance, bis tense
muscles, were without avail. There
was a sharp grade where the car
wheels slipped on the Icy rails and
where the help of every braka became
necessary. Uutry baa set dis sua was
ediilng across a car to assist a chilled
neighbor when his foot slipped the
fraction an lucn. But it was euough
for the wind and a sudden lurch to
wrench him loose and send him slip
ping and rolling off tbe car top Into the
darkness.
When they picked blra np and
brought him back tbe trainmen said be
was the luckiest man who bad ever
fallen from a car top under full speed,
for he bad struck upon a steep em
bankment and slid a hundred yards
down the snow with only a broken leg
aud some bruises to show for the fall.
As he had uo people to notify, they
took blm straight to the Eltou hospital.
where be would be cared for by tbe
railroad, though Duffy Insisted that he
should pay his own expenses. There
was an odd look of content on bis face
as tho surgeou made the examination.
It was a small price to pay for McAr
dle's life aud Katie's happiness.
Ue was not much surprised the next
dav to see Katie herself coming down
betweeu the cots, her face pale and Der
eyes full of tears, or to have ber sink
on her knees beside him aud press her
face down close to his. Katie was
nnd Imoulslve. and of course
she was grateful for what he had done
But there was a warm glow Id nis
hi.nrt neverthe ess. eveu tor IQIB re-
membrauce.
'Duffy, me own sweetheart." she
whispered tenderly. "Is It that you are
not much hurt? Tell me for true,
darlln'. They said It was Jist a oroaeu
leg an' some bruises, but maybe tbey
was trylu' to make It atsy ror me.
Tell me true, an' how was It that ye
was ou McArdle's run? The meo say
the conductor told ye to tell him. an
McArdle says ye never come for mm
at all. at all."
Duffy had raised himself to an el
Imw N'ow 1m sank Dae. taue was
excited, and she was loving aud lm
miiRive and they had always been
good friends.
"There wa'n't much time, ne an
awered evasively. "Tbe conaucior
said onlv a few minutes an It was
h.ui tiitrht euilrelv. an' they would be
ueedlu' some one, so I wlnt"
Kn tip's tear dimmed eyes were
studying hlui suspiciously.
"Was it for McArdle ye wlnt,' sne
,l,,in,l.wl amlilenlv. "him that Is uo
friend to ye? It was a bad night en
tlrely. as many a brakeman could tell
if be was here, an" everybody know
that McArdle wld hla foollan ways
would have been one o" thlm had be
troiie. Was It for him, Duffy?"
No. it wasn t for hlnv ue answereu
almost savagely, "it was ior you,
Katie, darl"-
Ills lios closed upou tbe word sharp
ly, so sharply that the teeth met tbew,
and a dark red Hue oozed along the
grimly shut moutb. Theu tne tuoutn
quivered, relaxed, and the gray eyes
flung wide their lids witn amazeu in
quiry. Two arms were arouud his
neck, a fair, sweet face was pressed
penitently against his, and tears, not
from his own eyes, were wetting bis
cheeks.
" 'Tis a bad cratbure 1 am. acushla!"
the girl sobbed. "But we've been
sweotbeartlu' ever since we were chll
der In school. Duffy, an" ye ought to
have knowu. Only ye was so so slow
that I got tired wld the waltln'. an'
whin McArdle come along 1 thought 1
could make ye a bit jealous so maybe
ye'd spake. An' au' ye wlnt off to
kill yoursllf for a light bead that Isn't
worth your little linger. Tis a hero
ve are. Duffy, au" I'm proud of ye, not
i onnidn't love ve a bit more. 11"
The sobbing grew less, sad the face
was raised so that sudden reproach
flashed upou him through misty eyes.
"Tis shame for a girl whin man
Is that slow an' stupid she has to do
both the seekin' an' tbe speakln'," she
said with pitying scorn. "1 take back
the words I Jist spoke. Tis no nero
ve are. Duffy, but a big. stupid lad
fiat's faithful intlrely."
1 I . ...(u.ll.. I.....H.IaH Wil
(joo. dibson, well niwn nere you know wnere iciuih .
Und around the Hlenooe country, can t spare many u......,
was in the oity from Arleta, Tues
day.
Born, Jan. 2C 1010 at Lisy
ville, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hinton,
of Bake Oven, Oregon, a daughter.
n.,. Tn 2fi. 1910. to Jas. S.
vu.tuon nf 1 miles norrhwest of
llillsboro, a daughter.
"Yes, sir; he has a room Just across
the street. He's likely rentiy, out
doesn't know we're here ahead of
time."
"Well, let him know quicker than
lightning. The rest of you swing up
to your places."
Duffy rau across the station, through
the opposite door, then circled round
to the rear of the truln, coming up on
O0O00OOOO0OOK0
The Mystery of
Black Mountain
2 By
00400
How the Perpetrator of
a Murder Was Discovered.
JOHN LOUIS
BERRY.
Press
Copyright, 1909, by American
Association.
The llghtuiug Hashed, Illuminating
the dark forest vividly.
"This is the place," said Clare
breathlessly after her long run, and
she pointed to tbe ground.
At Jack's feet lay a sinister black
heap with Its face turned up toward
the stormy sky. There was a wide
gash In the head. Beside tbe body lay
the brutal Implement of tbe hideous
deed-au ax. -
rhnr cried Jack In horror stricken
tones, bending down and feeling tne
heart. "My Ood. be Is dead!"
'Dead." repeated Clare, "and you
killed him."
I? Wby. Mlaa Fleming, you must
be mad. I swear"
Bbe held up ber band. "Not another
word. lieaae see me to tbe edge or ttie
wood."
Jack Lawrence was held for tbe mur
der.
One afternoon a week before the day
of the trial Jack was surorlaed by a
visit from Clare Fleming.
"I'm going sway," she explained,
and I didn't want to leave without
saying goodby."
"Thank you." he answered quietly.
"Do you still believe me guilty?"
"Don't sak me. please."
Ha sighed beavUy.
"Is there anything I can do for
yon?" she asked eagerly.
"Yes. Try to believe that I'm Inno
cent. Will you try. Clare?"
"Yes. Jack; I'll try-with all my
souL"
"Thank yon. You didn't see me strike
blm with tbe ax, did you?'
"No." Sbe was silent a moment, gaz
ing at him steadily. "Tell me, are you
Innocent or guilty?'
"Innocent, so help me God."
8be beld out ber baud. "1 believe
yon," sbe said. then, ashamed of ber
tears, hurriedly left blm.
Out iu tbe street she met ber uncle,
Judge Llugbes.
I'm ou my way to reserve your
berth, my dear," be said. "Tbe train
has changed time, and"
But I'm not going away-Just yet,"
she Interrupted.
You don't say so: Well. If you're
not the most notionate young lady"
Rut sbe laughed and baatened past blm.
Beaching Dizzy Lodge, tbe Uugbea
home, she ordered ber pony saauiea
and soon was galloping up Black
mountain. Bbe did not draw rein nnul
rrlvlua at Iiney Bill's cabin. The old
man was hard at work chopping wood.
"Good afternoon," she said graeious
. "I've heard that you're the only
person In the county who believes Jack
unocent of the murder.
Bill did not respond with much alac
rity. Because of this hauusome. oasu-
youug woman one of uls coys was
dead and the other was virtually con-
lemned to die.
Well. Mr. Bill, that's a mistake,
she couUuued good humoreaiy, ior
here's another wbo believes blm Innocent"
Bill gave bis ax a rest. "Your be
meried incredulously.
Come, uow." she said bristly, ais-
raountlng. "Let's go to the place wnere
poor Phil met his death and talk It
over. Maybe we can reach some conclusion."
Do you remember the exact spotr
BUI asked doubtfully.
"Yes. Tbe tree was struck by light
ning."
P'raps Phil was struck too!" be
hazarded, with sublime hope.
She shook ber bead. "No; it was
that horrible ax. Somebody killed mm
with that, and you aud 1 must nnd
out wbo it was."
In a few tuoiueuts tbey were stand
ing on tbe fatal spot Tbe tree bad
been struck by lightning, as Clare had
said, and was now a partly burned and
shriveled semblance of its former
kingly self. Tbe two frleuds of the
accused examined the surroundings
carefully, but found nothing that led
to a clew. There seemed to be only
hopelessness ahead.
Tbe day of tbe trial came. The pros
ecution theu called Its first and only
witness, Clare Fleming. She told a
simple and straightforward story of
bow on tbe afternoon of tbe picnic she
and the murdered man bad met the
accused and of bow when she and
Phil were hurrying home in tbe rain
and darkness Phil bud been struck on
the head with au ax, thereby killing
him.
The defense began tbe cross exam
ination.
"You were wltb Mr. Hastings at tbe
time be met his death?"
"Yes."
"Did be cry out?"
"He simply fell to the ground."
"Did you see the murderer do the
deed?"
No."
Did you see the accused anywbere
near?
"No."
"Did you suspect him then ot the
murder?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because"-she hesitated-"of their
quarrel In the afternoon."
"And you left the body and went to
hunt for blm?"
"Not for him simply for help. I lost
my way and happened to meet him,
then returned with him to the corpse."
"You are excused."
The prosecuting attorney then began
his argument
Judge Hughes followed for Jack.
But his eloquence was futile. Only
two uf bis points made anytblug of an
Impression tbe fact that no footprints
had been discovered under tbe tree
other than those of Miss Fleming and
the dead man aud tbe further fact that
the ax was a very old oue of German
manufacture, tbe duplicate of which
could not be found for miles around.
Certainly no one bad ever Been tbe ax
In Jack's possession.
The prosecuting attorney quietly
called attention to thn relative insig
nificance of the defense's two points,
Then the court gave the charge to the
Jury. The twelve good men and true
retired. They had been gone Just
half an hour when tbey tiled In and
tbe foreman handed In the verdict,
"Guilty of murder In the llrst degree."
It was the shortest murder trial ever
beld In the state.
The defense's motion for a new trial
was not granted. Accordingly Jack
was taken to tbe state penitentiary.
The governor, a rather rigid man, saw
no extenuating circumstances in tho
case, and the first week lu October was
set as the time for tbe execution. So
Jack's fate was sealed. Two months,
and be would Buffer an ignominious
death on the gallows.
A cloud of gloom settled over the
village, where Jack bad always been
a general favorite. Judge Hughes aud
bis niece went to a watering place to
spend the rest of tbe autumn. Clare
wrote oue letter to Jack a long, long
one. What was In It nobody bnt them
selves ever knew.
.Time ..flew. On the twenty -eighth day
of SeptemWr Clare received 1b W
lowing telegram:
I'wm at once. Big naws. BIUU
Bright and early the next morning
she gallocl up Black mountain. A
usual Kill was chopping wood.
"You m us scuse me. miss," be apol
ogize!, "bnt as you an me wni the
only ones wot didn't b'lleve blm guilty
I thought I'd hev ye come an' share
the glor'us news. But we'mua be .
quick about It. as you'll be to ate
the guv'nor."
He went Into the cabin and brought
out the ax which had been found OB
tbe ground beside the body. "It'a ft
quar one, aln t it. missr au ao
recollect it didn't her no handle? I
wonder wot liecome of it?" He laugh
ed slyly. "I guess Jack must ha
buried it But, do you know, mlaa, X
suspicion that this here ax be half
as old as 1 am? Come, I wanter show
yoo tbo tree. Ever since poor PtUTi
death I've cussed an' swore at thai
tree. Time an' agin I've gone out
thar to chop the critter down, an' time
an' agin I couldn't. Sutbln' alius
seemed to hold me back. I'm might
glad now that suthln" did."
Bill showed Clare his "find." Fif
teen minutes later tbe overjoyed young
woman rode down to the village, s-'
cured a camera; then, returning to the
fores', took a picture of the tree, or,
rather, of one particular part of tt
That afternoon sbe stood In the pres
ence of his excelleucy the governor of
the state.
"Governor," she began quleUy. "next
week ia the time set for John Law
rence's execuliou. I'm here to ask
you for a pardon."
"You don't ask much," his excellency
answered dryly.
Governor.'' she continued, smiling,
"you are familiar with the detail ot
Mr. Hastings death. I as yon w
keep In mind now four points especial
ly there was a thunderstorm raging
at the time, be was standing under a
tree, the tree was struck by lightning,
and he was struck with an ax."
His excellency looked bored. "Goon."
She opened her satchel and took out
the photograph plate and tbe ax.
There, sir, la the ax. As you see. If
a very fine steel one ot an odd abap
and size, and If yon look down In tbla
corner you'll tind It was made in Ger
many as long ago as IWjD. The ax,
then, is thirty-nine years old. Tbe tree
is a uunilxT of years older. Now, this
plate shows the part of the tree that
was struck by ligbtuing-tbe forks.' so
called, or the point where the upper .
part of the trunk divides Into two '
limbs. The lightning struck the forks. '
and they split oieu. Look closely at
tbe plate and you'll see a depression
in the wood where tbe lightning
struck, a depression of tbe exact shape
of this ax. And right here is the ex
planation of the mystery of Philip Has
tings' death. This ax was stuck Into
the tree between twenty and twenty
five years ago by some woodman. He
might have done it for several reason
-to mark the tree, to put the ax In a"
safe and convenient place, or It might
have been merely an act of careless
ness. Be that as it may. woodmen oftea
do such tbiugs. The ax was tnrust
iuto this tree, the han lie loosening and
coming off. The man who did It must
have forgotteu It or gone away unex
pectedly, as It was left in the tree.
How do 1 know that this happened be
tween twenty and twenty-five years
ago? I simply compare the age of the
ax with the probable age of the tree.
The ax was thrust into the tree, and tt
remained there. As tbe tree grew the
bark gradually covered the ax. and the
ax rose higher aud higher . with the,"'
tree." She looked at the governor ;
a-itii miiet assurance. "Now, sir, thee
facts speak for themselves. Tbe light
ning struck the forks of the tree, the
tree split open, and the ax fell out.
Uufortunately Philip Hastings happen
ed to be standing directly under It and
It struck him. crushing In hla head. .
Your excelleucy. 1 ask at least a re
prieve." The reprieve was granted. The next
day the governor weut to Black mono- '
tain to make a personal Investigation.
There stood the spilt tree, and there In
the forks was a distinct depress to
Into which the ax fitted perfectly.
Poor Showing.
"How la your boy getting on With
his studies?"
"Oh. not at all."
"Too bad."
"Yes, it is. Poor boy, he expected to
make center rush, and tbey kept hln
on tbe second team."
Experience.
A man perhaps may be as shrewA
And quite as bright aa otner men
And still, in spite of all of that,
May buy a gold brick now and than.
1
it at
Might Draw the
Infaranca.
"Did you say be
Is poor?"
"I said he !
honest"
PERT PARAGRAPHS. ' '
Those things of which we are most
proud are oftcu the things that make
our friends feel sorry for us.
There are people wbo not only Insist
that their bread be buttered on botn,
sides, but ask for Jam also. j
A woman who likes the sound of ber
own voice sometimes finds It hard
work to find congenial company.
There are people who are smarter
than tbey look.Tind, as a geueral thing,
it must be confessed that It la well for
them that they are.
Honesty Is the best policy In any lav
su ranee.
If a knock id a boost then shouldn't
you say that a boost must be two?
It Is easy to Imagine we were bappjr.
In the past and not Impossible to think
that we may be beatific In some tlma
' to come, but Just now-oh, cracky I ..
jmruay anernoon.