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MISSOURI'S CAPITOL
BURNS TO GROUND
Jefferson City, Mo.—Tbe Mlasourl
cepltol building wag totally destroyed
by Ire. Tbe total loss, Including thu
building and many records end stale
papers, Is sell mated at 11,000,QUO,
with no Insurance.
Lightning wblcb struck the dome
shortly after 7 o'clock, spread tbe
•asses to the roof. Because of tbe
Inadequate water pressure, tbe Are
could not be reached, and no aid
oould be rendered for some time by
tbe local fire company. Tbs pent
tentlary Are department was called
to the scene and the convicts worked
heroically, seating walls und taking
dangerous chances.
The records of the House of Itepre-
sentatlves were destroyed, while
those of the Benate were saved. Tiie
legislature will determine whether *o
continue Its sessions here or else
where In tbe state The loss of the
House records practically necessltnt-
ed tbe work of tbe present session
being done over.
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lind i ! Ued up am o n g th e E sk im o s
or on e o th e r b en ig h ted pi-ople
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w a s i u th e co u n try situ a te d on th e top
o f a I d ’ l and look ed m ore lik e a C h i
n e s e | goda than an y o th e r stru ctu re
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ty y e a i s old and for h a lf h er life had
PerhaiM so m e o f th e y o u n g fo lk s trat eled d u rin g h a lf o f e a c h y e a r the
h a v e s e e n a R u sslu ii b a la la ik a , but su m m e r s e a s o n —w ith her fa th e r
Ils
SNOW BURIES EAST
th a t Is u n lik e ly . It o n ly re c e n tly c a m e n s llt y and tr a v e l had m a d e her an
to th is c o u n tr y , a u d It w a s brou gh t odd a s lie
Itatlier sh e w u s u n iq u e
Huge Drifts Hide Chicago and Traoks
bore by an o r c h e str a th at bus p layed
S h e w a s o f m ed iu m h eig h t,, lith e, w iry
Can't Be Cleared.
a t tb e o sa r ’s cou rt. T h e b a la la ik a h a s
— Indis-d. a fe m in in e a th le te o f th e
C h ic a g o .— T b e sn o w
sto rm
th a t a tr ia n g u la r tsa ly an d a lon g, sle n d er
fe a th e r w e ig h t typ e. H er h air w a s black
str u c k th is c ity , A lling th e s t r e e ts n eck an d Is p la y ed , lik e a g u ita r , by
s n d stra ig h t n s an In d ia n 's; her e y e s
It Is rela ted to
w ith h u g e d r ifts , d e la y in g railroad p ick in g th e str in g s.
la rg e black o n e s, w ith lu sh e s o f th e
b oth th e z ith e r nnd th e m an d olin , an d
tr a n sp o r ta tio n and te m p o r a r ily ty in g
K pnnlsh tyiie. I w ou d ered If h er m oth
Itn m u sic Is a so rt o f co m b in a tio n o f
e r hud not lieen so m e d u sk y se m h lvl
up s t r e e t car und e le v a te d train s e r
th e tw o . T h e In stru m en t 1» m a d e In
U sed cr e a tu r e h er fa th e r had p ick ed up
v ic e , h a s p a ssed on to th e e a s t.
d ifferen t s iz e s th a t ra n g e from th e
Hut
T h e lo s s t o tr a c tio n , te le p h o n e and stn n ll a n d sh rill In stru m en t d o w n to on th e u n d ersid e o f th e w orld
he told m e Ills w if e hud lieen an A m er
W h ile c la s sic
te le g r a p h c o m p a n ie s Is e s tim a te d at th e b ig d o u b le b ass.
ica n creole.
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t h e s e tw o liv ed w u s a s c u r io u s us th e
ren d erin g th e sim p le r m e lo d ie s o f the
s t ill for se v e r a l h ou rs.
ou tsid e. T h e fu r n itu r e nnd o rn am cn
folk s o n g s o f th e R u ssia n p ea sa n ts.
tnl a r tic le s had ap p aren ty b een g n th
ered from all p o in ts o f th e g lo b e, rang-
Ansodots
of
Washington.
LONDON 13 REVOLUTIONIST
Ing from t h e so u th sea Islan d s to
In th e fa ll o f ITTfi G en era l W a sh in g G reen lan d .
T h er e w n s a m ill for
Novelist
Reported
In Mexico at ton an d Ida sta ff v is ite d C h elsea, near g r in d in g from th e H oly L aud sim ila r
B o sto n , to stu d y th e lan d th e rea b o u ts. to th o se used In B ib le tim es, a w h eel
Head of a Band of Rebels.
T h e y stop p ia] for rest n nd r e fr e sh
from India to apiu flax o n . an d th e
P h o e n ix , A ria.— T h a t Jack Ixin d on ,
m e n ts at th e h om e o f Mr. Joh n D ex ter.
t h e fa m o u s n o v e lis t and s o c la lls t o T h e h o u se sa t back fifte e n rod s from b a th tu b had lieen th e sa r c o p h a g u s o f
an E g y p tia n u iu n u n y.
le a d e r . Is h ea d in g a p a rticu la r ly ug
th e street an d had m a n y s t a t e ly e lm s
T h e reason fo r m y m u k ln g th e Spitz,
g r e s a lv e band o f lu su r r e c to s In M ex
g r o w in g In a reg u la r park In f r o n t b u rgers' a c q u a in ta n c e w a s th is : I w a s
W hen W a sh in g to n und h is su it a lig h t ta k in g a p o stg r a d u a te c o u r s e nt the
tc o Is th e sta r tlin g In te llig e n c e con
v e y e d to O o v ern o r S lo a n o f A rizon a ed th e h o rses w ere h R ched to th e tim e , stu d y in g th e c u s to m s o f d iffer
trees w h ile th e ir rid ers partook o f th e
en t ra ces o f m en , th e c a u s e s und e f
by tb e M exican g o v e r n m e n t
lu n ch eon Inside. W h en t h e p arty ca m e
f e c t s w h ich sliH|>e th e m am i th e ir re
T h e M exican g o v e r n m e n t. Im m ed i
ou t to rem o u n t th e ir h o rse s o n e o f th e
D e sir in g so m e Inform «
a te ly upon le a r n in g th e Id en tity ot m en a c c id e n ta lly k n o ck ed a sto n e la tlo n sh lp .
tion u s to th e p eo p le o f T ib et, a laud
an A m erica n w h o w a s ta k in g a par from a w a ll w h ich ran from th e b o u se
forb id d en to fo r e ig n e r s a n d th e refo re
t ic u la r ly p ro m in en t p a r. In th e up to th e s t r e e t o u ts id e th e row o f trees.
litt le k n o w n . I w a s recom m en d ed to
W a sh in g to n rem a rk ed to him Hint he
r is in g a g a in st P r e sid e n t Dlax, at o n c e
B p ltzh u rger a s o n e w h o had («enetrnt
p r o te ste d , It Is u n d ersto o d , to th e had b e tte r re p la c e t h e sto n e. T h e offi ed to th e In terior o f th a t cou n try. I
c e r , h a v in g rem o u n ted , rep lied . "N o: 1
w e n t to s e e him . nnd m y v isit led to
U n ite d S ta t e s g o v e r n m e n t us w e ll as
w ill le a v e th a t fo r so m eb o d y e ls e to
m y s tu d y in g w ith him .
to O o v ern o r S lo a n .
do."
I lo w lon g I rem a in ed th e r e d o esn 't
W a sh in g to n th e n w e n t q u ie tly nnd
m a tter, b u t It w a s su ffic ien t for m y
Sevan Arrested In Powder Inquiry. rep laced th e s to n e h im s e lf, sa y in g ns
e u th r a llm e n t by th a t “little sa v a g e ."
he did so , "I a lw a y s m a k e It m y ru le
N ew Y ork ,— S e v e n o ffic ia is and em
a s I c a lle d h is d a u g h ter. Irene. N ot
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th a t th ere w n s a n y o u tw a r d Intim a
In n s good order ns I And th e m .”
p an y o f N ew J e r s e y and th e D upont
tion on m y p art th n t I w a s c o m in g u n
d e r a s|>eH. s n d . n s for t h e girl. I had
d e N e m o u r s P o w d e r C om p n n y, and
Etiquette of Washington.
! n o Idea th a t 1 w a s a n y m ore to her
C a p tu ln J a m e s H e a lin g , of th e Kath-
It b ein g n e c e ssa r y to a d v ise or rep
In d eed . I so m e
e r ln e W ., th e d e str o y e d p o w d er b oat, reh en d a n y o n e. c o n sid e r w h e th e r It thu n a n o tl e r m an.
tim e s fancier) th a t sh e m ig h t h a v e left
w e r e a r r e ste d on a c h a r g e o f m a n o u g h t to Is* d o n e In p u b lic or p riv a te,
her heart In N ew Z ealan d . K am ch a tk a
s la u g h te r In c o n n e c tio n w ith th e d is p r esen tly or at so m e o th e r tim e, a lso or so m e o th e r b arb arou s land. W h e th
a s tr o u s d y n a m ite e x p lo sio n at Coin- In w h a t te r m s to d o It.
er B p ltzh u rger su sp e c te d th e d rift o f
In rep ro v in g a n y o n e do It w ith no m y in c lin a tio n s I d on 't k n o w , but on e
m u n lp u w la st W ed n esd a y that k illed
sig n o f eh o ler, but w ith s w e e tn e s s nnd
d ay he took o cca sio n to m en tion w ith
30 p e r s o n s and In d icted a p rop erty
m ild n ess.
ap p rob ation th e m nrrin ge c u sto m s lu
lo s s o f »1,000,000
Mock not nor Jest n t a n y th in g o f Im
L ap lan d , w h e r e o n e w h o m arries a
p ortan ce.
girl w ith o u t her p aren ts' c o n se n t Is
B reak no J ests th a t a re sh a rp nnd
GAMBLERS BR BE POLICE
a d ju d g ed g u ilty o f a cr im e n ex t b elow
biting.
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W h erein y o u rep ro v e a n o th e r b e u n I th o u g h t th a t lie look ed nt u ie very
to g a C lub, of San F ra n cisco .
b la m a b le y o u r se lf, fo r e x a m p le Is m ore hard, hut "a g u ilty c o n sc ie n c e n eed s
no a ccu ser." nnd I m ay h a v e a tta ch ed
S a n F r a n c isc o .— T h e c a s h book ol Im p ressiv e than p re-ep t.
I 's e no v itu p e r a tiv e la n g u a g e a g a in st m ore m ea n in g to h is w o rd s than th ey
t h e S a r a to g a Club sh o w in g th e p a y
covered.
m e n ts m a d e to s e r g e a n ts and p a tr o l a n y one.
T h e o n ly th in g to In d ica te th a t Irene
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m en h a s b een u n ea rth e d by C ap tain
B e not h a sty to lie lle v e d isp a r a g in g anil I w ere d r iftin g to g e th e r a s lovers
o f P o lic e T h o m a s H uke.
T h e book
w a s th a t w e took lon g w a lk s to g e th e r
rep orts a g a in st nny one.
w a s t h e o n e k ep t by th e p ro p rieto rs
I m a d e nn e x c u s e for t h is th a t in her
A void all g o ss ip a n d scan d al.
co m p a n y I cou ld laitb e x e r c is e and
o f th e den d u rin g th e n o to r io u s reg im e
stu d y
T h is w u s tru e
I cou ld get
o f ex -C h lef o f P o lic e Joh n M artin.
Ths Kaiser’s Toy Warship.
from her certa in In fo rm a tio n o f the
In th e book a p p ea r th e n a m e s of
W h en th e em p ero r o f G erm a n y w n s
d o m e stic h a b its o f th e p e o p le sh e hud
e ig h t p o lic e m e n , w h o w e r e p a ‘d »10 a boy bo had a to y w h ich a fford ed him
v isite d th a t I cou ld not g e t from her
e a c h for Im m u n ity from m o le sta tio n i and b is b rother great p leasu re. Il w a s
fa th er
O ne d a y w h ile w e w ere on
g r a n te d th e g a m b lin g h o u se w h ere : a fu ll rig g ed th r ee m a sted w a rsh ip , o n e o f th e se w a lk s I sa id to her:
fifty five fl-et lon g, w h ich d rew fou r
G u sta v P o s tle r w a s sh o t to d ea th b e
"Y our fa th e r te l's m e thn t In Lap
feet o f w a te r an d had a c a p a c ity o f
c a u s e h e tried to reco u p h is h eavy th ir ty tons. T b e R oyal L ou ise, n s th e land to m arry a girl w ith o u t her p ar
l o s s e s by h o ld in g up th e p la ce at th e little fr ig a te w n s c a lle d , n am ed a fte r en ts' c o n se n t Is p u n ish ed a s a crim e
n iu zx le o f a gun.
tbe P r u ssia n Q u een L ou ise, w a s g iv e n I’len se tell m e h ow a m au In th n t c o u n
T h e d isc o v e r y o f th is la t e s t s e n s a to th e p resen t em p ero r's g r e a t-g ra n d try d o es h is c o u rtin g "
“ H e d o esn 't do nny c o u r tiu g .”
tio n a l e v id e n c e h a s op en ed a field for fa th er, F red erick W illia m III., by W il
" T h en h ow d o e s he proceed?"
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n w h o le s a le nnd rigid in v e s tig a tio n of
" H e g o e s to her p a r e n ts nnd a sk s
b u ilt on tb e T h a m e s river nt W o o l
g r a ft In th e p o lic e d ep a rtm en t.
If he Is re fu se d th e r e Is no
w ich . E n gla n d . In 1832 and to w ed bv for h er
ste a m e r to H am b u rg.
T h en It w a s hope for him . If th ey a p p ro v e o f h is
tak en to I’n tsd am , w h e r e It h a s been su it th ey tell th e girl o f It. S h e m ay
Bailey Must Quit.
or m ay not h a v e se en th e lover, hut
S a le m , O re.— Im m ed ia te r e s ig n a tio n ev e r sin ce . T h e em p eror an d h is b ro th
er H en ry u sed to h a v e n Hue tim e on th e p ro cess Is th e sa m e In e ith e r case.
o f D nlry and Food C o m m issio n e r Hal
I th is tin y m a n -o f-w a r nnd g a in ed on H er p a ren ts g iv e a fe a s t nt w h ich
le y w ill be reco m m en d ed by th e Joint It th e ir first t a s t e o f life on th e w a v e. th e y , th e girl, h er su ito r n n d m u tu al
le g is la t iv e In v e s tig a tin g c o m m itte e In T b e sb lii Is an h eirloom In th e Im perial fr ie n d s a re p resen t. T h e t w o p rin ci
p a ls a re p ln eed o p p o site e a c h o th e r at
Its rep o rt to th e le g isla tu r e . Incom - fa m ily o f G erm an y.
ta b le , w h ere th e y ca n o b se r v e and
p e te n c y , n e g le c t o f d u ty, p a r tia lly In
talk w ith ea ch o th e r a ll th e y like."
e n fo r c in g th e la w , and m isa p p ro p ria
Conundrums.
“ W ell, th en w h a t?
I su p p o se th e
tio n o f fu n d s a re th e gro u n d s on ! W h at Is th e k e y n o te to good m a n
girl h as so m e th in g to sa y In tb e m a t
w h ich th e c o m m itte e d em an d s H alley's n ers? H n atu ral.
W h at v e s se l Is It th a t no w om an o b ter, e ls e th is lo o k in g o v e r her su ito r
r e s ig n a tio n .
w ou ld lie u se le s s "
j e c ts to em b ark In? C ou rtsh ip .
“ Y es, sh e h as a good d eal to sa y
W hy Is an old c o a t lik e Iron? B e
ab ou t It, but sh e d oesn 't y e t m a k e It
c a u se It Is a sp e c im e n o f h ard w are.
Lum ber King Dies.
S h e In d ica tes her d ecision
W h at Is th e d iffe r e n c e b e tw e e n nn k n o w n
T a c o m a , W n.— R ob ert L aird
Mc
old lad y o f n in e ty nnd n m iss o f n in e- Inter A fte r th e fe a st all g o to an open
C o rm ick , s e c r e ta r y of th e W ey er teen ? O ne Is h a ir le ss an d e a p p y ; th e sp ace s u ita b le for ru n n in g a race. A
h a e u s e r T im b er C om p any and p resi Other Is c u r e le ss an d hap p y.
co u rse la m ark ed o ff— a quarter o f a
d e n t o f b a n k s and p ro m in e n t busl
W h ich ta b le tins n o le g s to sta n d tulle u su a lly —an d th e g irl Is g iv e n a
h an d icap o f a third o f th e d ista n c e .
n e s s c o m p a n ie s in T n com a and W e s t upon? T h e m u ltip lic a tio n tab le.
W hy Is th e root o f th e to n g u e lik e a T h e h a n d ic a p Is In ten d ed to e n a b le her
ern W a sh in g to n , d ied In S a c r a m e n to
to w in th e race en glly If sh e w ish es,
e a r ly S u n d a y m o rn in g fa llo w in g tw o d ejected m an ? B e c a u se It Is d o w n In
nnd If sh e w in s th a t In d ica tes h er r e
th e m outh.
d a y s o f su fferin g from an a c u te a t
W h at Is th a t w h ic h w e o fte n retu rn , fu s a l o f th e offer. B u t if. on th e c o n
ta c k o f B r ig h t's d ise a s e .
trary. s h e DurnoaeLv la g s a n d h er su ito r
b u t n ev er b orrow ? T h a n k s.
H IL L
N K W H
“What are y on th in k in g o t T she
a sk ed
"I am th in k in g h o w pop n lar th is
m eth od w ou ld be at our u n iv e r sitie s,
w h ere a th le tic s a re so m uch In v o g u e
E very u n d erg ra d u a te w ou ld lie m ar
ried la-fore th e en d o f h is cou rse."
It w a s a m o u th a fte r th is H ist, bar
lug got all out o f B p ltzh u rg er iu the
llu e o f m y stu d ie s th a t I d esired . I be
gnu to th in k o f lea v in g .
A sin g u la r
so m e th in g th e r e w a s In Irene had c o n
tin u ed to g ro w u|H>n m e, an d —w ell I
w a n ted her
R em efflb erin g w h a t her
fa th er had sa id on th e su b je c t, I w ent
to him and a sk e d him for b is d a u g h ter
“ I w ill Inform h er o f th e bouor y ou
do her," be said .
I w u ltcd a d a y fo r a rep ly , und a s I
receiv ed n on e tb e s u s p e n s e th r ew m e
Into an a w f u l fret. At th e en d o f th e
se co n d d a y . tb e situ a tio n b ein g tb e
sa m e, I whs a lm o st d em en ted . O n tb e
m orn ing o f tb e third, d eterm in ed to
h a v e Hie m a tte r ont w ith Iren e, I
a sk ed her to g o fo r a w a lk w ith m e.
th e last w e w ould ta k e to g eth er b efo re
m y d ep artu re. S h e u sse n te d a n d w en t
u p to her room fo r h er w raiis.
Kbe
w a s so m e tim e g e ttin g th em , and w h en
s h e c a m e d o w n w h a t w a s m y su rp rise
to se e th a t sh e bad put on a sk irt
rea ch in g hut little b elo w th e k n ees, sn d
In stead o f a hat sh e had w rap p ed a
v eil ab ou t h er head.
1 didn't d ream for a w h ile w h a t th is
m ea n t, but w h en sh e led m e a lo n g a
p a th an d a cr o ss a s t ile to a sp a c e u sed
In sea so n fo r p a stu re I su sp ected at
or.ee th a t sh e p rop osed to s a t is f y a
w h im by g iv in g m e an a n s w e r to m y
proposal a f te r th e L ap lan d cu sto m . I
w a s to o h u n gry fo r It to o b je c t to the
term s aud w u s q u ite read y to run for
m y a n sw e r. In d eed , s o Im p a tien t w a s
I Hint I oiten ed tb e s u b je c t m y self.
•'A good p la ce fo r a race," I re
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It isn ’t a question alone ot w hether you
w ant a b e tte r salary— it's a hard condition
of life th a t you m u st face to protect your
self and those dependent upon you.
You can't stand still— if you d o n ’t w ant
to go backw ard, you m u st go forw ard—
th a t is, you've got to earn more.
E arning m ore m eans holding a b e tte r
position—indej>endence, happiness, and a
chance to provide for th e future.
T housands upon thousands w ho once held low,
poorly p aid positions now earn high salaries as a
result of le ttin g th e I nternational C orrespond
ence S chools show them how to accom plish the
change. D uring la st year ab o u t 4.000 stu d en ts vol
u n tarily reported increases in salary am ounting to
over two m illion dollarsl L '. cry m onth an average of 300 men voluntarily
report to us advancem ent in position an d earnings. W hy not m ake
YOUR s ta rt t' is m onth?
"Bplendld."
"And u d u e m o rn in g fo r it too. T h e
a ir Is c risp und fu ll o f o z o n e.”
“ I lo v e to sn u ff It In a n d g e t the
od or.”
“ D o you s e e th n t tr e e yonder?"
“T h e oak sp lit Into t w o tr u n k s n ear
th e grou n d ?”
"Y es. I h a v e a m in d to ra ce y o u for
| it."
“ I lo w m u ch a d v a n ta g e w ill y o u g iv e
m e?"
“ W h a t y o u like."
S h e p u lled off a fu r J a ck et a n d th r ew
It on th e g rou n d , und I sa w a t o n ce
th a t sh e had d iv e ste d h e r s e lf o f her
c o r s e t s - I n d e e d , th e r e w u s u o tb ln g to
In terfere w ith a n y m o v e m e n t
H er
sh o r t sk ir t, a tig h t fittin g J ersey and
th o v eil a b o u t h er heud m a d e a n ex
c e lle n t ra cin g co stu m e.
B ut th e se p rep a ra tio n s a p p a lle d m e
W hat co u ld th e y m ean but th a t sh e
d esired e v e r / a d v a n ta g e th a t a h e m ig h t
su rely lient m e hi th e ra ce?
“ 1 w ish no h a n d ica p ," sh e sa id . “ I
th in k 1 can b eat y o u on e q u a l term s.
I w ill g o o v e r to th a t stu m p , w h ich is
a b o u t th e s a m e d is ta n c e fro m th e tree
a s w e a re here. O n e ra ce w o u ld be
litt le fu n . L et u s m a k e It tb e b e st tw o
lu th ree. You g iv e th e s ig n a l.”
" A greed ." I sa id , a n d s h e w e n t o ff to
| th e stu m p .
“O ne. tw o th r e e —go!" I cried .
S h e run lik e a d eer; b u t. sp u rred by
lo v e, I k ep t a n eq u a l p a c e w ith her
I w on th a t race.
T h e se co n d ra ce w n s v ery d ifferen t
Ir en e p erm itted m e at first to g a in a
few y a rd s on her. but b e fo re w e had
tr a v ersed tw o -th ir d s o f th e d ista n ce
sh e fo rg ed a h eu d a n d rea ch ed th e tree
fu ll ten feet a h ea d o f m e.
I k n ew n ow th a t sh e co u ld b ea t m e
If sh e w ish e d
N e v e r th e le s s I d eem ed
It m y proper part to do th e b est I
cou ld In th e third nnd d e cid in g race
H urtling to k n ow m y fa te . I w ish e d to
sta rt at o n c e
B ut s h e d eclin ed to go
u n til sh e g o t h er b reath .
W h ile w e
w a ile d I e n d ea v o red to se e so m e th in g
eu< m i r a g in g In her e y e s —s o m e th in g to
In d ica te th a t th e se ra ces w e r e th e an
sw e r I w a s ex p ei-tlu g
Hut th e r e w a s
n o th in g In her e x p r e ssio n to In d ica te
that w e w ere r u n n in g for an y p u rp o se
ex c e p t p a stim e
S h e stu d io u sly ig
n or,si ev ery o th e r c o n sid er a tio n
F in a lly , w h en m y p a tie n c e w a s n ear
ly e x h a u s te d , sh e sig n ified a w illin g
n e ss to sta r t. 1 g a v e th e s ig n a l, und
for th e first h a lf th e d ista n c e sh e
se e m e d d e te r m in e d to w in S u rely sh e
co u ld n ot h a v e put fo rth g r e a te r e f
fort
I s a w her g la n c e a sid e to se e
w h ere I w a s. and sh e d a sh ed on . seem
Ingly b ou n d to reach th e goal b efo re
me. Hut w h en w ith in ten y a r d s o f It.
m y d ista n c e b ein g tw e n ty , sh e tripped
and fell. I ran o n to th e tree, to u ch ed
It an d th en back to her. R a isin g her
I sa id Im p a tie n tly :
"I su p p o s e w e m u st try th is one
o v er.”
“No,” s h e sa id ; “ 1 c o u ld n ’t ruu
again ."
I still h eld h er In m y arm s. nnd.
ta k in g tills fo r th e a n s w e r I cra v ed , I
w o u n d th em a b o u t her. c o v e r in g her
fa c e w ith k iss e s.
S u p p o sin g th a t m y lo v e h ad b een
Injured by her fa ll. 1 p rop osed to ca r
ry h er h o m e, b u t sh e step p ed o u t q u ite
read ily.
" H o w a b o u t th a t trip p in g ? " I a sk ed
S h e lo o k ed nt th e g rou n d , but m a d e
no rep ly, a n d I k n e w s h e had trip p ed
on p u rp ose.
W h en w e retu rn ed to th e h o u se S p itz
b u rger lo o k ed a t u s b o th c u r io u sly . I
k n ew a t o n c e th a t h e w a s a w a r e th a t
h is d n u g h te r had g iv e n m e m y a n sw e r
anil th a t s h e hud g iv e n It In a cco rd a n ce
w ith th e L a p la n d c u sto m .
H e first
sc a n n e d h er fa c e , b u t r e c e iv in g no sa t
c a tc h e s ner. tu iit in d ic a te s s h e a c c e p ts
him fo r her h u sb a n d .”
W h en Ir en e fin ish ed g iv in g m e th is
b it o f a le c tu r e on Ijtp ln n d c u sto m s 1
w a lk ed fo r so m e d ista n c e w ith o u t
sp ea k in g .
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m ine
H e did mil req u ire a lo n g e x a m in a
tio n o f m y fe a tu r e s to k n o w th a t I had
b een m a d e very h a p p y , an d th e c a u se
w a s e v id e n t. 1 took Iren e by th e hand
a n d . len d in g her to h er fa th e r , to ld him
th e sto ry .
When I came to the part where Irene
atumbled and fell he burst Into a laugh,
saying that she could run for hoars
without a stumble or a mlssstep.
The Beet the Machet
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Stray Notice
Eatray at Turtle Rock ranch, a
red and white yearling bull calf,
with square cron right ear; no other
brand. Owner mav have same by
paying for feed and ad.
Boil the drinking water.
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