H!LUKku alol'i. Mki
"GfieRoseo Eden"
A Drro in four cu. will b staged
by ihm Senior Class f th
Hillsboro High School
t the Crcnt Theatre. ! ft,15 p. M.
THURSDAY. MAY 7
Under the direction of . L. Moor.
For benefit of the graduating tUat.
Tina j)lay albumin iu uuijue litiutiuus, aud
is a gcuerat favorite.
POPULAR PRICES
Tukcta will be ou sale at KkCortuuVa Store.
PARTISAN
liiiirtd llficUtrrtsl IVrrh-on Stallion. Hiack Finely
Built ami On of the Sire in tht? County, will make the
Ml S'am. a follow-:
At Wm. Hathorn place, Uurvl. Mumiay evenintr. until
Tuesday uuon.
At iVinnuvrr Start, Scholia. TuraJay rvenintr, until 9:30
WfJnpHlay;
At L 8. Uierly Ranch. Kinton, Wednesday noon, until
2 00 p. m.
At iU-averton Livery itarn. Wednesday evening, until
flmrnday noon;
At Mild St lived Farm.
until Friday noon:
At mlltiboro. Friday afternoon until Saturday evening.
it Second Street Livery Uarn.
Terms. Sinirle servit'e. LV
fl. $15. with $2. 50 in advance; To insure a live colt, $20,
payment of 12 GO at time of service. Service must be mid at
once where mare ia aold, transferred or removed from (ounty.
Care to prevent but not
Home duly licensed.
(Copy)
Stallion Registration Board, State of Oregon.
License Certificate of i'ure Umi SUllion No. 1379.
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon. March 10, 1913.
The pedigree of the stallion .'artisan. No 42019 (GUU08)
roistered in the atudbook of The American Fercheron Horse
orwders and Importers Association. Ow ned by Joe Otto, of
illaburo. Waahinirtfto (bounty, Oregon. Bred by M. Barbe,
"('Nrttlll'tlt lit Karlku I.Van.. IUurriu.. si f.dlllU. Hlui'k
sl. Fediirree: Itrutu mT.'ttl
Cermanicus 17826J Sire of Sire; Lisette I'JStXRi) Dam of Sire;
Wtan 1KX) Sire of Dam; Suzon 15774 Dam of Dam.
d. l'ercheron; Foaled in the year 11103, on May 8. and has
Unexamined by the Stallion Registration Board of Oregon,
in It is herein; urlirt.i that I til uui.l utulliiirt- of I'UPB
p ' vw. 1 1 vvfl Biw
ne associations named in Section nine of an Act of the Legis
've Assembly of the State of Oregon providing for the
"censing of stallions, etc., (lied in the offlce of the Secretary of
Nate rebruary 23. 1911. and that the above named stallion
been examined by the veterinarian appointed by the
awmon Kcgistration Board nd is hereby reported free from
If l ' pntflriou or transmissible diseases or unsoundness
m is hereby licensed to stand for public service in the State
I Urpircm
Ermine L Potter.
Secretary SUllion Registration Board
Note: Thin liconan must ha rofnnl.'d in the office Of the
'raer of Conveyances of the
1 W be ua,i tn r...t.i:
Q Jjjg vi juuiit; Dviyivc,
Scholls Roller Uills
Wm. HANSON, Prop.
Plour and Feed, Aetna Brand of Spray, Custom
Chopping a Specialty, Poultry Supplies,
Manufacturer of Whole Wheat Flour,
and Wheat Heart Flour, Graham etc.
Our Prices always Reasonable
TRY US the Next Time
F. D. 2, Hillsboro, Or.
Resent Spirella corsels
W in stores. Will call at
C On-irl,eBt- nd d0 thB
K tpach how to adjust
W cor8et' Our tailor
C!v measure corsets, in
Ine latent f pnn I. ...ui.
Keedville. Thumdav evening
Snkn III)' Tn insure ul it h
remonaible for accident.
Jos. Otto, Owner.
Hir- Ku.m 12:1041) Dam:
tsJ um w .w - -
County in which such stallion
... i kn runauori March
iiu must i"""--
an experienced corsetier service,
cost no more than hiirh class cor
sets purchased in stores. Mrs.
M. E. Caudle, Hillsboro, Fifth
and Jackson Streets, Phone No.
KM 60tf
a!:XERS OF GROUP ONE
III HILLSBORO SATURDAY
ItaaiKlcrs Will ve tui,,M
and Kh J.nk. I Clly
ilL bi' shown rich tikkihikv
rlolj Tkcir i, ,he Cm.
Mrriial ClMk Iimmi
Tbe bankers of Croup No. 1,
wreicon Ute lUmkers' AastM-ia-tion.
will hold their annual meet
jng in this city. Saturday. May
'J. the iHttHion to I called to or
der at ten o'clock in the morning,
in the parlors of the Hillsboro
Commercial Club. Hie meeting
will be called to order by W. S.
Wharton, president of the First
National, of New berg, after
prayer by R.-v. Harris. Mayor
H. T. Bagley will welcome the
viHiting financiers and Mr. Whar
ton will respond. At the busi
neaa aession. whieh i-irM..u .
noon, officers will Ut elected, and
routine buxiness takttri care of.
At one o clock the meeting will
be open to the public, and there
will be addresses by Mr. Frost
of R. C. Dunn & Co.; I.ydell Ra
ker, of the Racilic Ranker; and
J. L Hartman, of Hartnian &
lhompwjn. Cortland bankers.
John Wortman, of the Mc
Minnville First National, will
give a talk on "Ranking and
Financiering in a Country Rank."
A general discussion will fol
low, and many questions will 1m
asked. Farmers are requested
to attend the afternoon meeting,
aa it w ill be open to the general
public. '
The visitors will be taken to
the country in autos at 4::H. and
will return to the city at six.
when they will U entertained at
the Hotel Washington t.v thx
Commercial Club.
1 he celebrated Ait f'luli minr.
tet, of Portland, w ill Im in at
tendance, and will r.-rul.T until it
of thejr famous numbers, in
terspersed with local lion mots.
The Commercial Club has ;is.
sured Messrs. A. C. Shute and
W, H. Wehrung. on the commit
tee, that they will do everything
possible to make the entertain
ment of the bankers one long to
be remembered.
CARD 01 THANKS
Mrs. Folly Butler and family de
sire to thank the people of Hills
boro and elsewhere for their
many acts of kindness and ex
pressions of sympathy extended
them in the illness and death of
their son and brother, the late
Mark Butler, and they return
especial thanks to those w ho as
sisted in the song service, and
for the many beautiful Moral
tributes.
Hillsboro, Ore.. May C. 1914.
In looking over some old a-
Prs the other day Dr. and Mrs.
A. Bailey found an old com
mission from the county of
Washington, dated April 1C,
1855, conferring the appoint
ment of road supervisor to P. W.
Chambers, of West Union. Mr.
Chambers was the fatherof Mrs.
Bailey, and the old relic was of
more than usual interest. It
was signed by W. S. Caldwell, as
auditor. Caldwell was the first
county clerk here, and although
the old instrument is 59 years
old, the chirography is as clear
as a June sky. The road district
above noted embraced the terri
tory from West Union to the
Baseline, and from there east
clear to "Baker's Landing," now
known as Linton. Linton was
then in this county.
Last Saturday Champoog cele
brated the event of Oregon going
into the union. This was voted
at the historic place May 2, 1843.
Col. Jos. Meek, of this county,
long since gathered to his fa
thers, was the chief factor at
the meeting, having ridden for
several days to get Tualatin
Plains settlers to go to the meet
ing. Meek himself forced the
vote, and it is due to Meek, more
tharfany one other individual
that this is today American ter
ritory, instead of British.
John D. Koch, of above Bloom
ing, was a city caller yesterday.
Me nays that a team, working on
the road in his district, and
driven hv Chas. UrantTaw. ran
away Tuesday, while attached to
a wheel scraper, and one of the
horses was so badly cut that it
will be out of harness for several
weeks.
Dr. C. L. Large, who has prac
ticed at Forest Grove tor over a
quarter of a century, was down
to the county seat yesterday af
ternoon. J. J. Shevlin, of Beaverton.
was in town yesterday. He says
his district will do but little per
manent road work his year.
J. T. Fletcher, pioneer survey
or and school teacher; was down
from Forest Grove, yesterday,
greeting his many - county seat
friends.
Argus and Oregonian $2.25
DAMid AMD DAUHfCRl '
MM l.lMniir 1. lmiW Um mmii
-rrn rnnH r1w 0Tvr lag
lUh rbauut-L
Catlirrlua Ix-Umu of I'hUadalphla
hn itt wlMtxl a Sunday actuMt
l'a In Ira Jtmrn
Mnw. Ha rah li.-rnluriit TTtJ3j aV
'iiu'-m that h lutMwla to
t-Mr of th. rut.! Htau, Aoatralta.
a ltd Eniciab4, openloc la Nv
York In (M-toU-r.
Ij'lr Huilt Iui!aa, (laWr-tn-taw of
ll ManjuU of Ui-ttrrj, ) 4o
altuK l"r two aoua fh.tn ar wnlofa
on ttw ataifH, wbt, ) appart xh
ti tianM of triia f -nll.
r am, Crwibjr. tlw blind ionf writer.
b ri-MiHy reU-Uattxl ler Utaty
f'mrth Ur1lilaj aiiiilvwury, baa wrtt
S ri n.ora than ,) Ljruiua. Hka has
ii I.MikI ln r aim wia all waaka of
aic lu tmwn tlw Jtmn i47 a aha
a a twirliw i.f Ki.glNh grammar and
Ainerb an liUlury u ttia Saw Jock, lo
atliuto I'ur li llltiid
Flippant Flings.
Kauita bm aiia-tl a pur atko law.
Till la a ral uplift of tli aul. BalU
uxirv Auii-rli-aa.
"KtutUtlr abow that marrlad men
are iimra or'lrly tbaa unnarrled
'lira." Ouljr 0110 Kuma la pmulttad aa
tu tint tniwrr. 4'lev.laud leader.
'1 tin uirraKi-ttt-a ho bcutn ao an
tfiimltU; alwut Mulljr riti-U abould
rtiiifUiUr tliat I tier waa ala a Mar
tin YVftHbluKtua- BLe let (ieorf a do It
- Ilnrtr.r Tiua.
Tlio prwlilcbt taa namad a mloUU-r
t iuutt'iuala. Tbra la no aed to
nirntluu bin naiua, aa nobody would
knuw it. H baa u-r written a book
and ohIt purta vt a platforu-I'blla-delpbla
Lfdtfer.
Current Comment,
Our old friend, th bui aror. look
)u-t a liBtura) aa erer.-Cblcafo later
Oc-au.
Htarboard, larboard and aldaboard
have all Iwn jettloued.-rbiladalpbla
It-ord.
It U rrm inor Important to awat th
apltter than to awat th By. Tacotna
.flk'l:r.
ll.-r.-'a to tb Itesuluta, Deflaar and
Vaiiltl,-! May tbo bwt on wia aud
wi on wlimluK. IlofltoD Herald.
Tliu I.omluii Time baa been rvducad
lo 2 rputa. Lota better papers bar
bm-n prluted at that prlca for ear.
Itttaburgb DtapaUu.
Pert Personals.
Now be U Governor Goetbala, bat
whatever bl tltl b la bos.-8L Loul
Ht-publlc
A f 3,0ii0 a night Caruao will bar do
uuortalu rule In lb Ouauc) of tb
couulry Atlanta CoustltuUon.
If Auiljr Caruegle's pear momenta
don't uiuk uiur rapid headway h
uiay roui'lude to build a nary of bla
own Wahltife-toQ I'oaL
If It In true that Mr. Edlaon floda It
liniHwaible lo pujur bla holidays h la
not balf as rlever a mau aa w had
lupponvd. Char lea ton News an4 Cou
rier. Wireless Whispers.
Over the different aaa of tb glob
1.200 tuervantlle Veaaela proTlded with
wircUns li'legniphy are navigating.
The Kovernuient of Ecuador will ea
tabllHli aeveu wlreleaa atatlona and
wjulp three war vessel with Wtraseae.
IIIkIi aiieed wlruleaa testa rtecnUr
belli at CIIMi'ii (England) station ar
suUI to have resulted lu 145 worda pr
uilnutu.
Air men flying many hundred of ft
iu the air ran now eommuulcat with
olwervers ou terra Bruia by masuta of
wireless.
Fashion Frills.
Moat present day Jokea being1 about
clothes, they ar very thin. Columbia
Htnte.
The new fashlnns In gowus aad hata
are adding to the aensatlona and hor
rors of the day. Baltimore American.
The new "shark flu" hat by any other
ua mo could rut Just aa large a alle
from the pooketbook. WaahlagtOD
Tout
Actual creations by tb dressmakers
linvo become so striking that no ru
mors as to future styles can crsat
much alarm. Washington Star.
Town Topics.
Oh, well, even If we didnt get a
federal reserve bank we've got a Fed
eral league baseball team. Baltimore
American.
A rertHtn New York city department
whs addressed as th "department of
corruption," which was elthr a case
of bad spelling or of unusual lnalgbt
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Not only will Chicago be easier to
look nt with Its new railroad station,
its boulevard link aud Its proper shars
of lake commerce, but It will bs aalr
to live In. Chicago News.
Facts From France.
France has 20,994 mutual ben lit so
cieties, with an aggregate membership
of S.040,735 and annual receipts of
$18,000,000.
Iu France the government reimburses
n fixed percentage of th amount ex
pended by the labor union for th sup
port of tbo unemployed.
The French system of awarding
medals of honor to employee for thir
ty years' continuous aervice has been
made to include servants of twenty
years' fldelltv.
Full many vary trying '
I'm abla to recall.
But having to pratend to b
In lov la worat of alb
Judg.
Gabe What doea your friend do for
a living?
Steve lie draw from real life.
GabeOu, he's sn artist!
Steve No, he's a dentist Cincin
nati Enquirer.
Of Biblical eelabiitl.
It well may b aurmiaad.
Th good old faithful DasM ma
Tbo"
By AMBROSE NEFF
"Too tan't go on this roach." aaid tb
agent.
"1'v got to go oa this roach. ThaaVs
ao otht-r till tonvirrow a. and
got tu b In U. lu twelv hours'
"Nevertbelew, yott ras't gr
IU turned away from m reaotutaty
sad atalked Into the onW. Tb coach
waa ataiwliug at the door, with ats
bora atUi hwl. I asked S lounger
when it would start, and b said it
would probably not get off for aa hour.
1 oWteruilnnl to go on that coach. I
struck out on th road In th direction
th tag would pursue. Intendlns to
do a few miles, then wait till it cam
along, trusting to a e dollar biU for
tb driver to tak tu on. I carried
out this resolution, and when tb coach
reached m asked tb driver to pull up.
Paaaengers within put their head out
of tb windows, ss though they thought
th stop waa a holdup. I asked th
driver to tak in on. To my surprise
a said I might get on If 1 liked, but
be would advln m not to sine it
waa very probable th roach would
be attacked by road agents.
I waa somewhat aet back by thla in
formation, but I waa bound to be la
D. tb next morning and bad no other
way of getting titer. I'mliug open
tb door, I climbed luto tb coach, th
paaaetiger looklug at m aa If they
thought I waa going through them for
their valuablea. There wer two men
aud two women, one of tb men wear
ing tb whit cravat of a clergyman.
the other being a quiet, meek looking
imie cnap. with a hlgb keyed vote.
This waa lu contrast with the women,
who were tb queerest looking persons
I ever saw, both of them having vole
rough enough for the driver of aa oi
team.
"Air y' armed, stranger r aaked one
of the women.
"No," I replied. "I am not"
"I've got two guua. X' kin have eae
on 'em if y' like.'
"No, no!" said the clergyman. "Dont
give hint a gun. If w have a tight
he'd start lu before we're ready."
"1 don't want a gun," I said. "Iv
lived In these parte flv years and nev
er bar been In a holdup yet I don't
believe there's going to be any hold
up. When road agents com down on
a coach they don't tell peopl before
hand. "
"Like enough," grunted on of th
women.
I had been traveling night and waa
tired out; ao, resting my head against
the cushion, 1 Ml asleep. I waa awak
ened by th stopplug of the coach and
the tllugiug open of both doors. A
mau stood at each door with a abort
rifle, and one of them told us to atay
where we were, not niak any fuse
and no one would be hurt They didn't
want our valuable, but they did want
th treasure box. Notwithstanding
thla assurance th passengers seemed
to be beside themselves with terror.
Th clergyman begged them not to kill
him, the squeaky voiced man aaked
them to couslder bis wife and children,
aud both the women shrieked hoarsely.
Tb treasure bos was' taken off th
boot and laid beside the road. Two
men attended to that, and One of them
was trying to get th cover off to make
sure they were getting what they want
ed. The door guard on that side turned
to see what they were doing when the
man with the squeaky voice cried:
"Shootr
Quick as a flash one of the women
raised a cocked revolver she had con
cealed under a fold of her dress and
shot th door guard on her aid dead.
There waa a simultaneous crack, and
th other guard fell at th hands of
tb other woman. Before the men
who were trying to open the treasure
box could get their guns to bear both
fell one ahot by th clergyman, th
other by the squeaky voiced man.
then both th men Jumped out of
the coach and finished those who were
only wounded.
While they were doing thla the wom
en wer tearing off their dresses and
flinging their ribbon bedecked bats on
the floor, both appearing aa stalwart
men. Having divested themselves of
their tawdry finery, they, too, left the
coach and stood looking down upon
their victim. I asked the clergyman
what It all meant.
"It means," be said, "that thla Is
Dill Owens' gang. That's Bill over
there. They have been terrorising
thla yere country for months. The
sheriff that's him over there" point
ing to the squeaky voiced man "be
organised this party to get rid of 'em.
The express company arranged to send
a big lot o' gold over the road and let
It leak out that it would go by thla
coach. But that box hain't got no
gold In It It'a full o" sand. In order
to trap 'em we traveled aa ordinary
folks, two of our men making tbelr
selvee line ladles."
I aaw It all except the fine ladies,
who did not play the parts of women
orerwell. I failed to get to D. on that
coach because It waa not Intended to
go any farther than the meeting with
th robbers and waa now needed to
take their bodies back to the starting
point So I said goodby to all and,
when I saw them lumbering out of
sight, started off to continue my Jour
ney on foot
About sunset I found a house by the
road, where I got some supper and
succeeded In hiring the owner to drive
me Into D. the next morning. The
news of tbe trapping of the robbers
had preceded me, and my coming waa
looked upon with surprise. I told the
story to gaping audiences.
Mother (to ber boy, who has Just
struck bis little sister with kla Teddy
bar Why did you bit your sister la
tb face, John?
John 'Cos It was the only part of
her I could see. Punch.
Kan's quest Is still for ram at dross,
His aeal he ne'er rslaaea
In arguing aa to who la boss
And who ahall pay the taxes.
-Waahmgte ttar.
Jon My wlf la going to Join a
Hhut In" club.
' bit) SONS.
. lrealer Asquith of England baa die-
caxoea in -plug- for tb oft k.t
William Necj of Milwaukee dances
sad boil, though h U ninety four
years of age.
Dr. WW-kluT Beae, secretary of the
Bocseraier aanitary comuilsaton. aaa
Started for Egypt, Ceylon and the Ma
lay states ea a campaign against th
boo worm.
John L. d 8a alien, who will repre
sent this country aa envov ttrx.n
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
i mauay. is a natlv of Pennsylvania
and a Tal graduate who In bla v.n.
aaya waa noted aa an athlete.
Vlr Admiral Tsurutaro Uatana J.iv
nee Inspector general of th reserve,
who was rc-enUy arrested charged
with complicity la alleged graft In ns
val ei pease. Is flfty year of age and
S graduate of th naineera' rt.
ment of Tokyo university In 1885.
Captain Charles Tolack who rw.
ly completed 100 round trine on ttiA At.
lantlc aa a captain, haa established a
record which I gained by few men of
bla rank. II Is In command of the
Kronprlnaeaain Cecille of it,.
German Lloyd line and ha been In
that company'a service alnce 1;,
when be becan his a Ufa aa i.rf ..t
fifteen.
The Writers.
Jennette Lee beatdea tin th. .n
thor of several novels and professor of
English literature In Smith college. Is
the wlf of Gerald Stanley Lee, the
sutbor.
Reweil Ford, the author Hr in
Florida In tbe winter. In far h.
owna a place down there. Also he
owns a summer Dlace In Main iu
tween times he playa golf at Hacken
cg, where he also owna a house.
Professor Karl Florena. after ann!.
Ing a quarter of a century tn Japan. Is
returning to Germany. He has long
been connected with the Itnnerlal nnl.
verslty and la one of the recognized
autnonue on Japan, having written
extensively on reilaious and dramatic
subjects, ne was created a doctor In
Japanese literature fifteen years ago.
Four Reels.
Chicago haa about 000 movlna- nlc
ture theaters, with a dally attendance
of 500,000 persona.
The moving picture era re haa soread
almost over tbe entire world. The Chi
nese are eager for the pictures.
Motion picture Dhotoersuhers from
tbe United States hav proved that It
la possible to produce clear fllma In
regions In England where It had been
thought Impossible because of foggy
atmosphere.
In tbe first year of their existence
the British board of film censors dealt
with 7.628.913 feet of film, which In
eluded 7,488 subjects. Only twenty-two
fllma were entirety rejected aa unfit for
public exhibition.
A Few Questions.
"Marry a bright woman for success
sad a pretty woman for happiness,"
aaya s Kausaa editor. But who want
to go to Jail for bigamy, we would Ilk
to anowr Aw Orleana Eta tea.
Th kaiser baa made a rule that din
ners shall not laat lonaer than fortv-
flve minutes. Why can't thla banquet
address cursed country have an em.
peror? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Would yen rather be the man who
pent live years coloring s meerschaum
Dice and then lost It or tha chin whn
smoked one brand of cigarettes until
hs got enough coupons to wtn s grand
piano and then had them stolen J
Washington Herald.
Aviation Notes.
A nsw type of tailless aeroplane
which la meeting with success in
franc was Invented by a British army
officer and rejected by his government
offlciale aa Impractical.
For signaling between aeroplanes
there has been Invented apparatus for
blowing line black dust from a reser
voir by the exhaust from tbe motor In
inch a way as to form dots and dashes.
In a French aeroplane factory wings
are tested by turning machines upside
down and loading them with sand.
evenly distributed, until s weight ex
ceeding tbe pressure the wrings must
withstand Is reached.
Aerial Flights.
A new altitude mark haa been set by
a German aviator. An aerial Columbus
will yet penetrate to distant ihorea.
Portland Oregonian.
Aviation haa coat the life of another
British army officer. Military Hying Is
now recognised aa the one branch of
the service which Is on a war footing
in ami or peace. New York World.
In the light of the fact that thirty-
eight aviators were killed In the first
quarter of thla year we suggest to Mr.
Wright that he work night shifts per
fecting his foolproof machine. 8t
Louis BepubUc.
Science Sittings."
In the electric furnace eold holla at
1,400 degress C. twenty-four times the
temperature or boiling water.
A Process Of harden! nir ataat .-mWh
compressed sir Is said to be In success-
iui us ny a uerinan nrm in cases
where only certain t.art of tha nutii
require hardening.
Although there ar no Inafrnmanta
CSDsble of measnrlne It he aclanHfln
calculation of the effect It has been
estimated that the wind has blown as
rapidly as wo miles an hour.
N Csoape.
Teaeber told me at achool todays
"Tou forst svarythlng, Tommy day.
Whatever I tall you, aomahow or other,
Qoaa tn ana aa anA n.it th aiIim
ao I've atuffad on ar with eotton tlaht
i guess ininga u atop in my haad, all right
muaoaipwa Record.
I xpert Testimony.
GlbbsWoat do you think of this
Msa of counting ten before you speak
waea angry?
Ubbav-WsU. I know this that count-
AM Honorable
Burglar
By M QUAD
Corrlht. int. by Aaaoetatad LM
rary lraa.
Mr. Cleushaw should hav taken the
d oYL. k suburban train to hie sea
shore cottnif. but be missed It Be
should have taken tbe train an hour
later, but a hutim-a matter detained
bliu. Tbe la-it train down waa at 9
o'clock. II was waiting f.r It when
be em ountrreil a neighbor, who said:
"If I were juu I'd run up and take
a look thMUlth tha huuw Thn .
them ou our block hav been robbed
wlthiu a week."
Mr. (ilenxliAW decided to go. H
would see that the bonne waa all rhtbt
awl then go to a hotel for the night
ii- walked np they step as raretosaly
is If the house bad been open, un
to" kel the door and lighted the hall
-). ami the firit thing be aaw was an
! window. The ueit waa a man
w ho td la careless attitude beside
th w rltlng desk w Ith a revolver In hia
hand. Ho was not a bad or rough
looking man. He bud lately been clean
hnved, and a fashionable hat helped
hi in to look liae a gentleman. If he
had been taken by surprise he didn't
betray the fact There waa a halt
null on his fare as be looked ateadlly,
at Mr. Cleuihaw. and bis voice was
oft and pleasant as he finally aaM-
I-t's nit down, please. We will-
hav to consult together, and I hope
to find you a reasonable, sensible man.
I am golnx to lay this weapon aside
aud chat with you on even terms. Tou
lu t look like a man who'd do any
thing foolish."
'Lok here, now." began Mr. Olen-
haw, with a note of anger In his
voice; "I don't quite understand this
thing. You are aa cool aa If yon were
really a rubber, or la It eome Joke put
up by some of the fellows at tbe club?"
'I am cool." replied tbe man. "be-
oaus nerve U a part of my profession.
I aui by profession a burglar. Aa to
tbe Joke-no. Mr. Glenahaw, thla Is
straight goods."
'You you know my name?"
'Why not? Let me ask you about
that safe. Was It warranted burglar
proof?
"No.".
"Tha t'a better. The combination waa
set ou two numbers. I had It open In
teu uiiuutr. It U needless to add than
I was disappointed lu tbe contents.'
'I I can't make out this burglar
tu.siuem," replied Mr. Glenahaw, with
a troubled look on bis face. "Tou ar
here to rob my bouse. Instead of alt
ting here talkiug to you I ought to bs
hunting for a policeman. Do you sup
pose I'm going to tamely submit to
be plundered? Wby, hang it I ought
to go for you slambang!"
'There is a situation here," replied
the burglar. "It la one for argument
intteud of force. I'm willing to meet
you halfway, and you couldn't ask
unytbiug fairer than that I bare a
lot of plunder packed up when you
walk in on me. It seems to me that
aa bouorahle compromise la the best
way out of It for both of ua.
"Well?"
"Well, suppose we say $200 for the
plunder? You save at least S300 and
I an decently paid for three hours'
work."
"I haven't got that much cash."
"I shouldn't object to the caah, but
you can draw me a check for the
amount and certify to my signature."
'You are not afraid I'll have de
tectlve at the bank to nab you?
Not iu the least Tou wouldn't
have this thing get out for any $200.
lies ides, you look upon me as an hon
orable man. I see a check book hers
on tbe desk, and perhaps we'd better
close the deal."
Mr. Uleushaw aat down and wrote
tbe check. The burglar then wrote the
name of "Ueury Saunders" across the
back of it and Mr. Uleushaw certified
to the correctness of tbe signature.
'Perfectly safe and correct," said
the burglar as he looked at the paper.
aud It w ill be paid on sight It is an
honorable deal, honorably consummat
ed, aud I am ready to go. Just a word,
however a sort of brotherly word.
Don't spend money trying to keep bur
glars out They can beat any sort of
lock or catch. Better deal squarely
with them. Will you accompany me
to tbe front door? I always prefer to
come and go that way when possible."
"I I didn't know that burglars wars
gentlemen!" stammered Mr. Qlen
shnw as be rose from his chair.
"No? Well, all burglars are) not,
more' s the pity, though there Is no
good renson for It I have met law
yers and doctors who were not gentle
men. Ours is a gentle profession, and
the Al burglar does nothing to dis
grace himself. If I were a common
thief or robber I should leave by the
back wiudow."
Mr. Gleushaw followed him down
the ball to the door and stood with him
on the steps for a moment before say
ing: "Well, you are not such a bad lot
after all."
"Thank you," replied the burglar
with a bow and smile, "and the com
pliment Is returned. Two men of hon
or anil horse sense can always do busi
ness to their mutual advantage."
"I I can't really say that I hope we
shall meet again," laughed Mr. Glen
shaw. "No, of course not, and I cant aay
I'll call around occasionally and see
how you get along. We'll have tot
leave that an open question. Well,
good night to you, Mr. Olenshsw."
"Good uight, Honorable Burglsrf i
And each waved his hand and aardt-!
ed and bowed and went his way.
Strang.
H wtshes h war th other eS)
And had another' work to do. ,
Re knew If h had such a snap
He could be rich and famous to.
He wished that It had been Ma lot ' t
To nil th nation held by Brows. ,
Especially aa Brown Is not
Entitled to ao much ranowa.
And had It been his luck to b
Appointed to the place of Oresn
His vary marked abUlty
Would vary quickly hav bean msbV
And do It not seem atraa-e to y .