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. t i- 'J t : - .1 t - v rt ! t ' i , ) ' ' i ? 1 i ; j hi i: i V . V 4 .1 1 1 1 . i f i s 1 U How Mr. Harding Conducted ihe rv t ueiense By DTCHT NORWOOD "Mr. Harding." hU Captain Wain Wright, haaJiug ht (lu to bis Brst Mti. "what da you think of that thing over there r 1 think," said llanttog. "that It fe MM of those devilish Chinese ptrste that Infest th Mtffl" Tula dialogue ixvurrvd oa th Auwr Ink tramp steamer North Star lu toe Java art, a rwtoa dreaded by uiarV Mr far th villa uxu character Ski Infest M. "What do ;oi think of our chn v to ran they atUck ua?" aked the rai'Ula. "That depend oa tir tnsenulty. We B't sink them beTur they reach us We'll have to prevent ttwlr Uwrvltns wa U w can. and if they board us we rill have to fight theui f'f our lives." - "Hw ran w prevent their board ing ar -By o nvmutng tb poluts they at ttn4 to climb that thcj csut get oa Vek. One American sailor armed should be attW lo keep !T three 1'hiua tea frwin clluihlng a perpendicular ship's side. Hut eicose ui captain I a that the vtllniiw are poluttng U ; I must go below aud vnlvT up la anna. Hardlu teft th rtsl p-rini at tha Junk. It wa a wnall -l. small tt thaa th North St ir, but Its deck waa Btwraliy swartuiiu: with einf rakwtad tetid ivadr tar K-t atkt imir ' 4ar. It had m unluanrv of miy rail bar; It had eea artufd aud e-tuti'i-! f m arttw kftd ih npwl!il ttieaus to quip It a ad. as Harding .iKi. rrlW taking Mich shlpa ar It iviild ovrr aaiwr by huardln. Sooa aftar tba flrat ultlovr h.nl Kce brtow tba u-u Utcaa to brtug up guus. pistols and cutln.w aud distributvtl ben, with ammuttitioii to fit. alum: the bulwark. "Wberaa Mr. Ilardlosr the eapwlu aVmamli il of one of the uu-n. "What's b doiof betow when we're In ieril fur HIT II TBS T" 0s in tba engine room." waa ttx At tbat Bouetit a diabolical shout eut yp whjca dlTerted the captain s artt'Otion from the delluqumt Mr Banltbg. It was a bloodtblrMtj crj of TUiiapii. The pirates, baviug come car eaott'b to the North Kt;ir to uuike sure that aba had no weans of staking her adfersary, were to a very hilar! us atata. Their Junk was a lolvrablj aad saiier. and the wind was fair to anabla thaiu to lear down on their en- mt Tba .WtU ttur. though a steam er, waa a tub aud vuuld barely do aer m ml I an hour. Uaj came the Jnnk. her uiurdirous crew daw-iiiR and shouting and chat terluff and brandtiUiIng thWr weapons. The captain ut the North Star was so tenMed that be look no action what xer. lnt the second otticer. Mr Melsea. au quietly arrangiug the men In group along' the bulwarks aud giv ing them their orders. There were few hand grenades lu the stock of ex plosives, and Melggs ordered them on to tba forerastMt. where It was expected tba Chinamen w Mild attempt to climb i ha bowsDrtt chains, for the North 8tar waa part steamer and part sailer. Tha crew waa divided Into two sec tlona. the one for'ard, the other aft 'Why are you leaving the ship clear .for rite devils midships. Mr. Meiggar .walled I be captain. "Don't you sup- tpoa they've got sense enough to come a boa raj wfterr laej oave iu fbeigut to climbr "It's Mr. tlsrdlng'a orders, sir.' "Harding'a orders? Whttt'a he doing jglvlng order from the euRiiie room? Airuln the csDtaln's attention was dtotracted by a yell from the pirates. jaho were right under the North Star's tTB. There was a volley from the men posted there, and a grappling boob that waa thrown and caught on the ronwalt was cast off. Then the Chinamen were seen taking . , . . ... . II . t loeir ooais who iub r iucih mn-ii Hop of stringing the fight out so far tbnt the little crew of the North star run Id not be able to keep them off from all point at once A boat load at men well armed and with hooks and rope ladders attneked the stern, anotli a tbe bow. while a bout was sent on writ side. At this time Bardhig. dragging feuse. and the fireman, dragging anoth . came up the conipanlonway. "What are von going to do with bat? aaked the capuiu. Harding bad no time to reply words, but be did reply In action. Two or three of the Chinamen bad climbed p tba unprotected port side, and one of them bud a leg over tne gunwaia Hurting let drive at hlrn with a half Inch jet of steam from the boiler, and be went back over the side, doubtless Clad to get Into the cold water below At the same time the fireman ptu-1 up on another pnrty about to jump down on to the ! k on the starboard aide. Both Harding aud the fireman, having cleared the gunwale, carried tbt oosslo to the aide and, pointing tbe aires m downward, guve a death scald in werr one In the boats below. The tow tod atern being well protected by legitimate arms of warfare and the aides being Impregnable agaluxt a jet f hot steam, the pirates witnarew. Harding, wbo had saved tbe ship by fcla admirable foresight and rcKource, iMcamo too idol of tbe crew, while all Moect for tbe captain was gone. When the North Star sailed again from am AnMencan port Baaater ;..''' Barling waa her A Change Of Garments By JOHN C LARNED On morning Uta Oluccloli. on itul tan girl aged eighteen, was placed lu a railway data at Napkw l.y her fa ft r- r--, r Hd.j her jjd- ly with many kW. Phe wis going to t;tit to Uit an auiiL Tb coai pc.rtnient stw entered was ocrulel by one p. i i mly niaa. He wa small and U-ui cliaveiw and tbe trata bad u.'l pne rsr Into the nmutry wbe be U cm t n-ti.e Uta. a if taking not f tu-r height and etht rreaeatly be Mid. "SskikwIii. will you pleas take off your ht ait.1 give tt to wel" Uta looked at blra a If she did not wnsprelicud til turaalug. Tbe waa jerked her bat off her bead and pot h wa oa hers. By thht tint abe thonmshly frtghtened and saad n ivsMuu.-iv The man forved fter to Eibsuge her wrter g rosea ts with hPu, and whea this wss dooo bo pull 1 a Vvi dwa er bis faesv "Winn w make a t.rv be said, "I will gvt out- that K unless I see oaa- . ... a att kilt ger. II yvu rtray roe win sin t4r,d.t. I have been making rkh haul In Naples. The poiioo gut on to my Mitfi there, ana l bbs but riwi tut they have permitted mo to g-t ont f the city. Indeed. I aua--t mMiif s-twe en their part and I U,hiUI nt If they were oa tne lookout for we." Ut:t was tlt.tHu:hly wwed. Indeed, was all she could do to keep from 'alntlua. Put h knt up ttu tne train ren .mi tne orst mot. m-t""' " . . . . . k. . .. i .. a K ..h 1 relieved of him. When tb train u hi up at the station the tnaa look out. but drew back tunuedlately. ..I I ft xjw that she wouhl not o rid of hint. The conductor cam to tne tr of the cniartuent and put woman into It. Uta ntkd that she ipHHl htm for nmllug her a seat Tbe ueweomer was a comfort to tne pwr girl, t!Hngh she wished sh bad been nmn. She lu-ticvd. however, that Hi., woman waa Mi aud strong, wnur the tandit was small, though wtry. rite train had can-ely pulled out of the station when the new eaenger U'--nn to look senttluUlugly at Uta As for the man, he leaued back In orner with the veil over bis face, and no one would have bad reuaoa to sua peet t tint he was not a woman. Where are you going, slguorr ask ed the woman of Uta la a coarse Voice, "To Koine, slgnora." The woman looked Intently at tbe clrL evidently being Souiew nut mya tltie.1 at her apixHirswe aud especially at her voice, whkh was thoroughly feminine. When tbe train left Naples," coo tlmiiHt the woman. waa there But a man in this compartment? l.:t:. whose eye wss Bied on tbe bandit, saw his fingers twitching. She ntcrpreted It to ine.in that sh must relr In tbe negative. "There was no one, slgnora, except we who are now nere. There :t a pocket In the woman a dress, and Uta noti-ed that abo kept htr right btind In this pe- Wbea ulie nskeil the question aho looked at the (Jgure leaning back In tho corner, Apparently asieep. SiKtiora, calh-d the new passenger. Vnn vou tell me the hour this train miclies Rome?" The only reply was a snore. Uta would have warned the woman that the ;rn she addrawed wss a man and a bandit and begged her to let him alone, fearing that he would murder them both, bat she dared not do so. The woman made no further attempt to extract Information from the sleei-er; Instead she began to look Uta over, tier attention being riveted on the girl's figure that looked differ ent from a man's. "You're not a man." she said; "you're woman." Uta made no reply. Tbe man In tbe corner snored on. The woman turneo her attention to Ihe sleeper. "SiguoraT The man stirred, then asked what was wanted In a feigned voice. At what hour does this train reach Rome" , I do not know." Whist's the mutter with your volea? Huve jut got a cold? Pardon me. I am sleepy. I navt been im verr late every night for Week." "Was there a man In this compart men! W hen the train left Naples?" Ye; the young gentleman oposlto you. "She's not a man; shes a woman.' "Well. 1 have nothing to do with that, nor do I cure what she Is," This was said angrily, and the bandit losing control of tils voice, betrayed his ex. Suddenly the woman's band mine out of her pocket and with It cocked revolver, with which abe cot ered the bandit "Throw uu your bunds, Andrea Carpi r The hands went tip et once. The woman leaned forward and snatched sway the veil. "You are very smart, Rlgnor Carpi, lint you can't fool us carabineer all the time. I thought that by changing ux I could ling yon and bare succeed ed. I see that you have changed clothes wllh this young lady." lie threw off his cloak and displayed the uniform of the national police. Uta breathed a breath of relief. She regained her clothes, and tbe bandit eturned with his captrr by tbe next train to Nunles. THE MAN UP A TREE By M QUAD CopyrlKlit by ANSoclated I'rem. Literary I m something of a reformer not only in theory, but In practice, and when I discovered the man up a tree I determined to try my hand at el vatlng lib nniriil standard. 1 had extended Hjtnputliy and more or less flnancLiI old to this man up a tree. In a burst of confidence be bad confessed to tne that ho bad been a swindler, a gambler, a confidence man and n great deal more. lie had come to tne nn a ninn who had at least seen the error of his ways and sighed to take Another track and be counted with the grwid and respectable. Ha bad given me tbe name of H. Jones Jones. When be threw himself upon my mercy, ns It were-wben be made a rleoti breast of but Wicked career and biM-4 V"t U e-o weoH f Vim bo would tra InW boaest patba aad travel oa ait boot a limp-1 agreed to take kirn la band I gav him a ey fur a week's vacation frow crime wbea tb vac t too was over wa to ae what further could b dvute. I aak at week off at th saaio time aa4 brought ap amid tb fresh butter- Batik and do kissed goldoarod of tt coMrf. n tb Bscoad aurht or aay stay, a I aat by my open window at attdntght to Oaaih th Ust of mj ilgar and wot- If my JoaeodoBo ha hett atretght durtog tb hut rorty-oigot boara, I sttddealy raugllt sight or urn aa tho around bektw. It waa a rarut- hoaao botwi at whk h I was stopping. I had a corner room, and at that cor ner of th houao stood o lnr IH tree, I had oborrd that a buy limb branctwd out bo clo to my window that 1 could bao descended by It What yoa caa doocond by you can bmo aocotid by. I had ao sooner raugnt sight of Jooea-Jooea at th foot of the tre at aa hour wbea everybody waa auprooed to bo la bad thaa I utKWr stood that ho intended lo pay m aacret visit Ur, Jonee-Joa had no aoooor begun to climb that appl tre thaa I mad ready to receive hint with all du hospitality. There waa bo dub In th room, but tb water pitcher had been tilled for tb ttUiht and mad a good weapon. 1 walled with nattenco until b bad bed particular posltlou aud then hnunhi the idtcber dowa uim nw head. Tb Idea wa to administer on anitMlhetk. aud It WSS B UCCS. II pitched forward Into tb room with kuut drawn sigh. Then I torcou ira dy between hi teeth ana notneu nia fac with water, and In th course or a quarter of aa hour my uiklulgbt vUltor bad ao far recovered hi bhiumw that I ventured to remark: Well. Joneo-Jooe. why didn't jou tell m that vou were coming, that I mutbt be oa tb lookout for your " ... a, "air. my pauie U rtruwo urown, ami I don't r tartly uwlerstand tb altua ttou. Am I In your room, or are you ta iulttr bellev It'a my room," I replied. Now. then. Mr. Aabmere, as to tb bualueas la hand." aald Brown llrown torn. "If you think you can ad vane mo $500 I am but I ran tuak a go of It" It took m a little wbll to catch on. but by and by I discovered that Jones J one had been knocked out and Brown Drown had taken b place. Jones Jones waa a crook wbo wanted ta reform. Brown waa a poor but hon est man wbo wanted to go Into tb taking of shirts. I had turned JoneoJonea tbe crook back Into Brown Brown tbe honest man by knock on tb bead. 'Wbea nay week waa up we went back to town together, and i gave Brown- Brown money enough to aet up In shirt making. My man prospered wonderfully well People said ha waa t tittle eccentric, but he waa honest and a hard worker. la on year be bad paid me back half my money and built up a good bual- i One day a detective entered tbe store to make a purchase. He bad known Jonee-Jonea as a crook. lie knew that Joneo-Jone bad a crooked Duger on bts right band and a mole oa his left cheek. When be discovered that Brown-Brown had tbe aaino Identification mark be began to look at him more closely, and by and by bo made np hi mind that tba old crook stood before bim. He waa ao sure of it that be set out to make an arrest Brown Brown was in honest man, but la his surprise he started to make bolt of It Aa be ran out of bw shop and down tba street pursued by tbe de tective he encountered a policeman, who tapped blra on tbe bead with but club. Brown-Brown went down like a log and was carted off to tbe station. I was present when bts senses return, ed. and you can Imagine my feelings ben he aat up and said: "Well, you've got me at last but I gave you a run for it Too fellers ain't half snarpr Too are Jones Jones tbe crook," aald tbe sergeant "Of course I am and tbe slickest crook In tho country. Is It that bank business you want me for this time?" Mr. Brown-Brown"- I began as I stepped forward, but tbe crook stopped with: "Who In blank bt Brown-Brown?" Then I realized tmw It was I bad amasbed Jones-Jones the crook over tbe bead with a water pitcher and changed htm Info Brown Brown the honest shirt constructor. Tb police- man bad smashed Bmwn Brown with few club and changed hi in back into Jones-Jones the crook A REUNION A LABOR DAY STORY By ARTHUR PRICE Tbe Labor day procession waa com ing down the street. The first man In It was sit feet four Inches tall, with a bearsklu but on bis beud that raised him to seven feet tie was tbe drum major of tbe band and was twirling bu big silver beaded staff Mid throw ing It Into tbo air with One jugglery Behind blm came tbe band and tben tbe man of most real Importance, tbe grand marshal, followed by bis aids. Tben came tbo different unions march ing In line, every man looking happy on this clear September day that be could lay aside bis hammer or but trowel or whatever tool beat represent ed bis trade and step out to tbo In spiriting strains of martial music. Among those wbo lined tbe side walks, occupied tbe step of tbe build Ing and climbed tbe lampposts along tbe line of march was a certain Mrs. O'Toole, wbo had recently come over from Ireland. With her waa her son. Daniel, six years old. Tbe mother waa standing with the crowd on the curb but Danny was perched with a leg on each aid of a horlsontal piece of Iron under tba lamp, straining bis eyes to catch tho flret glimpse of sunlight that would strike tbe brass horns of the band. "They're comln', mother!" he shoot ed, wild with excltemeut Every eye within hearing of tbe boy's voice waa BBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBi B - - anB - sJ True enough, a Itn f swui.tiM l Ik- wheeled around a corner. d la aaotber aiooteot tb strains or atfc were beard la th dutaoe. l"T kept bt mother Informed of each pea ranee bb It waa revealed to hlta and wa at a Ittt! proud to tn ther wmrw th.w la th crowd direct It benoath bint wbo were benetfUug by hi lu(ortuatka. "lib. mother, there's a glsnt with a woolly dog oa hi head throw la' up a big stkk. Itevkoa bee runnla m who! busiMeaa. "Oh, mother, you'd oughter th man oa a horo with a who! M o' other Ben wa horw. Ttury v ail B broad whit thtug over their shoulder aud bold round stkka la their handt with rtbbous round 'eta." Tb big borus grew hoarser, th bsss drum pounded louder, th piccolo shrill ed harder, as th column advaucea When ttiouuted polio tiding abreast ram a man oa tbe sidewalk Interest ed la Iteunj's deavrtptloa aud bts ea gerness thot his toother should It all handed her a aoap box on which be had beea standing and bad her mount It. So thanked him and, step ping up, bad a flu vWw of thoo t big In tb street much to Danny's aat- Wf action. Tb drum major passed, th band passed, th grand marshal and his akt passed Then cam tb Carpentcra" uud-u. tb Plumbers' uukn and th Musoua' unku. "lh, Danny." cried Mr. OToole, "there "s your fatherT Now. iHinny OToul had known ever alnc ho was old enough to know a ay thing that hi father h id left hl'u and his mother lu Irelaud w hen Danny waa a baby to cuius to An erica. It wa to Bend money bom and when h got cough together to send for hi wlf and boy b would do so. I'or a wbll letter had come from him; tlwa they had ceased, lit wife hid toa lu America to li4 for him. "Wbhbr crle.1 Ifcnny. "Th man on ihe far lde. him with th red beud Call him " Inutty. know ng ..ii') ne mt t si tract hb wrvnt mi-'ii-". h.a.i "Red besdr with all the - . of hi Utile lung. Tbe iuhu It." "I ! n tuoi turulug bis lM-.nl, mm a ki t n .t t-i "i post waving UU lint ill M.H Tli i. kiWertlig libt evert, he Ids ' looking lu hit illrtstl-oi l.i i vliiij tli rank, be catue m-run t!ie trel. e. bowed bis Way thrtmgtt lU- crowd to hut wife, mid she fell ln!o liU nrui. Meanwhile I'nniiv. firing that b was But getting his inure lu Hit f mil ly reunloiu droied do n on t bis f llker with one leg uu each shoulder Ills father pulled him dou Into his arm. "Th chlldr asked OTool. "Yes. If Iteuny." Danny got a bug that mad him cry out and, drawing off a far as be could, ho punched bl bugger with his little fist "Don't you hurt m that way agin" he said fiercely. "Oh. Danny." aald Mrs. OTool, laughing through her tears, "your fa titer's so glad to ae you." That ended th OTool family's lo teres! In tb Ijibor day procosakin OTool went with his wife and boy to their rooms, uberu he explained bis king silence, lie had been suddenly taken III an.) attacked with losa of memory. It bad partially returned to l.lm. mid he had written bts wife, but she h id already left Ireland for Amer ica. OToote was getting on his feet again when his wife mil Nty were restored to him. mid tt ws not long before be wa nlde to nmke iti-m comfortable. Thill wi n n.im!-r of years ago. "lure i'i.h ti.iiu.v tiTisile ha grown to l e UnriMi! still ,;e'i l-it voiiiig fellow, has tr-iV mid ran swing 'ih any man. And when I i r- diiw march do the ! I t t ifii ii.linlrlnj crowd 1 le Miuoiig them. And he t:-l i beiiiiiMc it first llteetll nvr Interi-it In the day Mi,- ninth ersiiry of bis w Hi. inn fui!ier In Amer- Ira and of tin- tmli reunion. .assuring In) or mot in Forthcoming In a Montnl et Suspense. m WON mention the lime, lb I place or the girl," says a busy correspondent, with whom wt now get even by taking a loaf from bis own book sn I not mentioning him either. "But I dropiied Into a cer tain dump fur my supper tb other night and ordered For aid dlahes 1 was allowed two with tbe meat I took string bonus find fresh peas. The waitress came In with tba grub, but the beans were missing. I knew they'd bo along on the next tray, ao I said nothing about It But I bad eaten tbe meat before the waitresa appeared again. Ehe leaned against tbo table and said In a stage whisper: 1 wnnim tell ya about them bean. We ain't got uo benna. The chef aayi they ain't fit ter eat The cat badda fit an' fell In the pot where tbe beans an' peas was cookln together. Scalded her so much shn lost all her ban-.' 'But my goodness,' said L yoo brought the ieus, aud 1 ate them Surely If the (was didn't suffer the'- " 'Oh, thu iietta Is all right Tbe chef run them through a aleve. But the beans le mined "-Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dsmsnds of the Inner Man. The military maneuvered. All after noon tbe attackers had attneked and tbe defenders defended with conspicu ous lack of Incident or bravery. Op eratlou were beginning to drag borti bly when tbe white flag went up. Thu officers In command of tho at tackers started In auuueinenb "A flag of truce!" be exclaimed "What do they want?" The sergeant major endeavored to cover up a smile. "They say, sir, be reported, "that as It's tea time, they'd Ilka to exchange a couple of privates for can of con densed milk-If you can afford It1 London Answers. Clever Wives, "Every time Bllllnger goes In Ing be gcta cramps." bath "I abould think It would worry his wife." "It did, but ahe'a fixed blm all right Rb made a bathing suit for blm and declared be tuuat wear It every time goes In." ?Well?" "And now be won't go near the wa tat ."-Clevi land Plain Deakw. - - Ther la a towa m lb Rocky mono tain region somewhere between I Wo ver and fan l'ran. lw-0 wbh h I cow pU tety isolated. It h not on of thus rough mtutug town that a ieo reaiuttcstly do-rlld by Bret llirte and his follower, but a quiet ntwr dc, wiia HO Bghtlng. uo gam bliug. no borne stealing, no tytKhtug Th only objection to the towa -so said Mb Virginia Keating- that nothing ever happened ther. No new Invention er pvnettste to brryltle. Tbvr I neither g electricity, the tU;lit 01 Urtng vu lamps aud caudles. Tb fuel ued la wood, of wht. h there Is an anond- lu tho neighboring forest. No shriek vf k-otoU or bonk of automobile heard Occasionally BB OX tvl u wander slowly through the town, of the wound of a trotting breaks the sttillies. Nturrthele- Cherry till I a slMt'lo ton. itvcr is one . . h main Plrrrt ttU iwuir. rnw at i . st right angito ny a uuwoer wt UinirtAUt one. On day a nn a cm Into to a wtue Hruv trtk tb h-thargy thai wvvrhuug the phuw. H mi nus a a arm, llictn a ar on bw forebvod. and a numtwr of hi teeth were mlMlttg. tneir uisp iru m- Ing c-iiitcd f'-r t-y a ns w on rheck. lie gate his naui a KrwlH Clarke, but snli c-d dUlUvlloed lo fur bWh any furtrur so-ount of binwelf. If any one k,4 hlw atiout th Vm of hi arm oc olber ik-Ov lewte o kA.kvd scared s id turned y out reply. Wher ther i no solution or a my tcry oil I very soon Invented, Tbr wss but one opinion In I berry vine about Mr. Clarke. uw enemy aw mulllaUil blm. Her th wain vte of hi raw branched, On W fe't uro that b bad swindled sum one. the other that lis bad alleuatnl th f fi-ctlous of a wife from br husband and that that husband bad mautart bin. But never a word of explana tion could be vltci eil from Clark. Mis Keating b d all tb corttwlty that b ua.mdy attrtl uled by Bntem- fid iMichclors to her set and resolved to find out !! nif U ry envelotitog Mr, ftark If she hud to marry blm to do Xll Ke.il en walking down th u.i- in-.-t of t tw-try vtlir tivtdnd Mr. l.i r.e toolecd Hint hcti b ram , n , f t -! rr, t lie ttouM top, look i r.i ti-'st mot tiu u t i'h- U-ft bo- - i t....tu This lie retMrabnt at nn nr., U Keating, being ;n- ii i ii.t ill I ihi ninke np her Hi.- . ..i i. .. no to I lie ruo of hi i.n, th .. i t "he u itumlly assign l ii .. n - I t nut he was on tb ini.ii t..r .in i-iniii). f lis msil nn id t i:., i. m.i ..! -lu of the fai-t, but n-.iUin ; i:. il rt irtkc wouUI not et plain (I nmttcr, rvtialoed from ash Ing l-lni t do w until sh bad pro- pa re'd the . Ilowetrr. ri-ilnii'-e wss nt on of Ml Keatltiii's tnilts, ami ah talked Shout this peculiarity of Mr. (talk. rom thiit lltne benevef b waa sera 00 tb street he followed dUtance by curious persons who were anxious o be on hand to are tb fight for they were ow sure that Clark bad come to Cherry vlll to escape an enemy and was rih-ctlug that enemy to apis-ar at any time to batter blm urn more. Miss Keating umde but poor auceoaa In getting up su affair of tho heart be tween bcrwlf nrt't Mr. Clarke. Tb trouble wa ttmt be seemed to have bad the spirit of a man knocked out of bim Hlio smiieil on blm aympatbet k-nll). but could "t for long draw blm away from ilia dread of that mya. terkiua something for which be seemed to be looking. On day she nn-t Mr. Clarke In tore, and they walked out on to the street together. Huddenly from the other end of the town there came the bonk of an automobile, the first that had ever been heard In CherryTltl. Mr. Clarke trembled and turned Dale. Vtifi bonk wa repeated nearer and louder. Mr. Clarke ran back Into the store. Mix Keating followed blm and found blm crouching Milud a counter. "Has It gotier he gasped. "IJoiie? What gone'i" "Tim nulo." Mis Keating looked at blm wonder- Ingty; then a beam of light burst In upon her. "Do you mean to any that all this terror has been caused by aa automobile?" she asked. Mr. Clarkit, stiffened by the contemn- tuoiis look she gave him, came out from billing mid confessed. 1 came from a large city, where there are thousand of auto. I never rodo In one myself, so 1 was not Injur ed thnt woy. My only bop wns not to get killed w b le crossing a street. Once I was knocked down. My arm wa crnidied, nml It wu amputated, A second time I received tills scar on my forehead. A third I got this bole In my check nml Iohi all the tenth on bet side nf my face, a fourth gave ine three broken rllm. A fifth "Never mind tho ft ft l, My father Is mncor of this town, and I'm going to get him to prohibit any automobile from filtering tin- limits. I don't won. dor nt your looking nn and down a street before rrimslng or having been terrorized and having come to tbt quiet place to escape further Injury.' That Is tho only auto that over yet entered Cherryvllle, Not H.r Fault. An old gentleman, alwaya pollt to women, was assorting one day that be hud borer seen a really ugly woman. A woman with a flat nose, overbearing him, aald: "Mr, look at me and confess that I'm truly ugly." "Madam," he replied, "like tho rest of your act, you are an angel fallen from tbe sides, but tt Waa v.mr mi.. be fortune, rather than your fault The Haunted j yok Stranger yT j I p r. a. MrmtSL j j that wu uappeueo 10 aught ea yeag "Stampede" , AND INTERSTATE FAIR rw-turlnrf Oridttiffal Chvynn Wild We., Vancouver Wash., Sept. 7-12 Ud'hiuc Celebration of 90th Anniversary t,f fltaoo l-ort Vancouver. Kxcurttiou Tare via OREGON ELECTRIC RY- SPOItANE. PORTLAND IhSKATTLE y J O Bound Trip from ItilUboro to Pit9 Vancouver. TlcKvtn oltl DaQy 6 to r?i Return Limit MtH. a M. gsMMa, at. . V ST. MARY'S INSTITUTE ., 0gM Thu popsUr liMiiiatloa, fo-Wis 1 by th tiuti rf M. Mt. i4 suprllot .IwrsltoMuit advsBlag, ftiBd Hh Ibe lflu.B.-. of Ntr4 botu It M dltgbl'nll H"led la 0 helthfl TUtie V.ll, Mr u Wl r ftont rld OO tb tthta IVtW cat Hw fall l il.. bse). ninliai. titmwt aa.1 High Us hoot Ci. H-p.nU .'us-.i hi litlts gill. T- who wish lo prpa Io the lewhtng prfM Ul lb Ttwbei Ttltg Coats satpty e.4uiHl p"p.t ! wwk. A gtlsi Immo this roots ear Tt-bi. ot VmCttifcrui tlbuut sMiMlU. p trepllaMl ofpoMBBllles 4 h,,m(h Misrttjs I M.w. An ! f.(itMtoa A aal o,inin t t .ril 1bn cove. tlt U la yi Bad l bi B mHm i4 .. . .i..i.rt. f fumber iBtoioa, of pci. Uw (' 5u0Hf WASHINGTON COUNTY FAH TAIR GROUNDS, FOREST GROVE. ORE.. SEPT. 23-24-'25. 1914 A Great Showing of Live stock, Poultry and all the Pro ducts of Farm and Houss hold. A Complete Ju venib Fair. tlonster School Parade Fine CUtt of Entertainments. Send to exhibit! early, end come with the foUU II Three day. I Cash Prizes to EachExhibitcr For Premium Lltt end other lnformtla address ' J. S. Dunton, Secy.f Forest Grove, Oregon. Help MaKe Oregon tho Cleanest State the Union Unclean ides In regsid tows sralleied broadcast y l' i'1 " Immorality, diwsae and ante ring among lb Innocent. Ttue, wlmlr.nin, Infonustlott help lo proiluee elrsn, hwUhfal el rspahie nf richer and more useful live, Be f.lnrsllon should be proviiled wbea possible lu U,M' fyt will he srnl fro fiw mea and women, boyi and girl f " i cent stamp and slat definitely age and r of chlbVa and suiii fur aliotn psmplets are wanted. Address THE OREGON SOCIAL HYGIENE SOCffN Oewf.r. Scholls Roller Dills Wo. HANCON, Prop. 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