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PAGE 2 it was sandy hair. Ills face was hand— not bail looking- and thnre whs a sort of good look about him.” "And born 1’ ike was like that in those days?” asked l<cm, watching D L. WOOD * SON. her with fascinuted eves. Publisher*. Sho nodded. “ He waa like that, and he was more.*He was fastidious I i . i h H aa srroad-claaa mall at tka pasMMK# at I .iüa City. Pal» l'ooaty. or*»aa. aoiar tta about his dress; he never drank a Art >>f Oeuf r*** of March t. 1ST*. 1 drop— he did not care for it; he had A New Year’s Story Tel*>h*»e— Ntwt onice. S3. lots of self tespect and lie was as GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON brave as a lion. But he went away, Suhscrtptâw* lU t**: Onayear, *1.00; hU month*. 10c * n t h r * * months. 25 cents; ainsi* copy. 5 ctt. Washington, Dec. 27. (Special j By CLARISSA MACK1E and he will never come back.” “ You don’t believe m* when I sav Ail ortU int Rate*; D u p li* . I» r e n t »in Inch. Corrc8iMiider.ce) lion. Henry I. Bu- M Notici# 5 c«nt# i Un#. Fot S il«. Ren«, Emerson of Ohio hue a plan, j “ Who is that?” asked Lem Pike that I am Lem Pike?” he demand ig# Want »n d P iy Int#rtiln m #nt No Ri lazily as the girl's tall, slender form ed, with a queer look in his eves. tlWS eti a Une. Card otTtaanka SO curue*» which, if adopted by Congress, he "How ran I when you are so dif swept past. No*. N . », legal nt*#. thinks would be a long step iu the Dick Wakehaiti turned a fishy ferent?” Her little nose wrinkled disdainfully, anti he was conscious Co; - (or n«w ad#. andchangeaahoulii b# #«nt directitu of reducing the high cost blue eye on his companion “ Mean toTl, Nawa not latar th in W edneidi*. that the aroma of Wakehain’s sa I of living, especially to residents of to say you don't know?” he aaked loon still clung to him. He shift Off rial Vawapayar a( tka City at Falla Cm j cities. Mr. Emerson proposes that incredulously. ed awkwardly in his saddle as he "Of course I don't know,” was surveyed her from under his hat I ssued E very S aturday M orning the Postmaster General shall abol ish parcel post zones jn so far us Lem’s irritated rejoinder. ‘ Maybe brim. they affect the transmission of food if you’d remember that I’ve been “ Would you recognize him if he OUR GENERAL’S ADVISE. products, reduce the parcel post away from Little Creek for the last was to come hack looking as he Generals Wood and Scott want twelve years you wouldn’t ask me to i rates on articles of food, and in* recognize every man. woman and was ?” he asked. a great army and navy for the A warm light filled her eves and ; crease the limit of weight on parcel child 1 meet on the street.” her lip trembled. “ Yes, I would United States. From a military i post packages containing food. “ I didn’t suppose you’d forget Ma know him anywhere then—but he view that is altogether natural Congressman Emerson has embod bel Danvers,” said Wakeham coolly, j will never come hack.” and wise, and trying to peer into “ Oh, you didn’t, eh?” Lem's voice “ I bet you!” ejaculated Lem em ied his propositions in a resolution the future through the light that was snarling now. and the face he phatieally. “ Will you watch out directing the Postmaster General turned to his companion was con the past sheds upon the world, for him, say New Year’s dav? That to investigate their advisability, vulsed with what might have ap will make a new beginning for congress should respond to the hut inasmuch as that official is peared to an onlooker as unreason him.” demand. subordinating every other consider able anger at Wakeham’s apparent “ I wonder if he knows that I It will not do to lull ourselves ation in au attempt to make his ly innocent question. “ You didn’t, j married five years ago," remarked into the belief that war between eh?” he repeated warningly, and the girl irrelevantly. department self-sustaining, it is then without another word he slip our country and Great Britain Lem Pike did not go back to not probable that Mr. Emerson’ s ped around the corner and disap is unthinkable. Great Britain has Wakeham’s saloon. He turned his ideas will receive much attei.tion peared from Wakeham’s view. back on the tow n and w ont away. made her money in trade and by Once around the corner his eagle at his hands. “ I don’t care if you are married; the conquest o f the unoccupied glance scanned the street closely, I’ll make good yet,” he muttered. lands o f the earth and o f India, hoping to recognize the sorrel horse "You won’t look at me like that she- has been in alliance with and its rider, but save for a few again!” A NEW LIQUOR PROBLEM • • • • • • • loungers like himself the main Japan since the Japanese-Russian Senator Martine of New Jersey, street of the prairie town was de On New Year’s dav the aky was war. N othing is plainer than that stanch defender of the liquor serted. like an inverted blue bowl. A light that Russia and Japan have be ‘ She’ll be going out home before fall of snow covered the ground, interests whenever prohibition is gun the absorption o f eastern the topic o f di cussion i:i the Sen long,” he muttered as he went back and it was so freezing cold that the Asia. They already control Man ate, indignantly repudiates the and mounted his own horse. “ I’ll film of snow on the roof of Danvers’ churia and Mongolia, and since -u^gestion thit foreigners have a ride out Gopher Springs wav, and ranch house did not melt in the sun. Down at the corral there were the great present war began greater capacity for intoxicants likely she will catch up with me. I didn't dare ask after her. 1 was life and motion, but up here in the Japan has wrung from China than Americans. In the recent airaui shed^be married and out ol | big# living room of the house it concessions which virtually make discussion on the pending prohibi reach by now. She looked awful very quiet. Old Bill Danvers had her a subject nation to Japan. heen dead for several years past, tion legislation tor the District of thin. I wonder if she— cared.” For the first time in twelve years nud so had his frail little wife. But( We should be blind to imagine Columbia it developed tnnt a pro Lem Pike asked himself this ques- i there was a sister of Bill’s who* that, if China is to be partition vision had been iuserted in the hill tion, which had dinned at his ears managed the household with a tirin ed. Great Britain will not insist exempting membeis of foreign leg in spite of his efforts to drown all and kindly hand. Aunt Su-an was upon her portion o f it. Japan ations from its effect because they thoughts of Mabel Danvers in dissi sitting upstairs in her room now, affects warm friendship for t h e , are more accustomed to its use at pation. Now he could give these writing letters to all of her friends thoughts free rein. It was Oetober, in Ohio. Mabel sat in the big rock United States, but w henever any home. This aroused Martine who and the fresh breeze was blowing ing chair at the front window of o f her public men give expression vehemently declared that citizens over the plains as he galloped out the living room and watched the o f that friendship they couple of this country could absorb as of the town and struck the narrow trail with strained eyes. » with it the hope that the United much of ihe tirey fluid as visitors trail that led to Gopher Springs “ He said on New Year's day, and States will soon extend to Japan to our shores. Other h’enators He pushed the shabby hat back the day is almost gone. I might the perfect equality which we from his forehead and drank in the have known that it would not hap joined in the discussion until Sen cool air. give to the European nations pen. He couldn’t help it. It’s ator Weeks of Massachusetts sug He waited for her not far from man’s weakness. I might have when they land our shores, which gested serious international com the springs that gave their name to helped him to be strong,” she ac means absolute social equality; plications might arise unless the the section where the Danvers cused herself bitterly. “ He needed the opening o f our schools to her debate were continued in executive ranch was situated. A( last he saw help and encouragement not sneore children, the giving title to our her. Her face went quite white at from me' And all the years will be session behind cloned doors. sight of him, and her eyes narrowed blank and dreary without him God lands to any o f her subjects who into a queer searching glance that forgive me—I cannot help it!” may declare their intention to seemed to ferret out all the mad She did not see a horseman come NOT TOO OLD TO FIGHT become American citizens. That ness and dissipation of his absent slowly up the trail; she did not see would in thirty years give the Although his labors during the years. the dainty tracks pricked by his title to vast areas in California. last session.of. Cjngre98 eompelled The wor^t of it w£g that her look black horse. She heard no sound Oregon and Washington to Jap him to rest from active’ participa changed to one of blank unrecogni of approaching footsteps on the anese. S io o * h e r war with Rus tion in thç recent campaign. Sen tion, and she was about to pass him v**ranoa, and when his knock came by when he spoke and halted her sharply on the door she sprang to sia, Japan has grown a mighty ator J. H. GaJlingerof New Hamp progress. her feet with a colorless face. army o f trained soldiers; she has shire has served notice that he will “ Mabel!” he cried sharply. She pulled the door wide open, a navy nearly as great as our take a hand iu the campaign two She surveyed him coolly front and he came in It was the Lem own and is now building battle years hence, and do what he can head to foot, from the peak of his Pike of old— tall and fair haired, ships more form idable than any to displace hiS Democratic collea shabby broad brimmed hat to the with full, clear blue eyes and frank rusty toes of his high heeled boots. features, bow shadowed by some we possess. She is nearly ready gue and e]#ct a Republican Sen Her piercing glance seemed to take bitter experience. He was straight to assert herself in any direction ator who will correctly represent in the lines of dissipation on his un and strong looking, and he carried that she may please and she is in the great majority of the voters of shaven face. himself with the old time swing of “ Well, who are you?” she asked the shoulders that marked him out close alliance with both England, that State. In an open letter to and Russia. The foregoing gives the Republicans of New Hamp with cool insolence. from otheT and smaller men. “ I know you are trying to kid me, , “ I am beghTWing all over again,” the reasons why Generals Wood shire Senator Gallinger says that Mabel,” he retorted quietly he said quietly, “ and I’ve come to and Scott want our country to be he has been a Republican since the course you remember me.” you first so you could see the be ready for a great war in case it is days of Fremont and Dayton, and, “ You will have to tell me. You ginning, and I ’m coming the first of sprung upon us and as a preven he continues, " I am not too old to certainly do not resemble any friend every year to show you that I’ ve tative against having it sprung. continue to advocate the principles I ever had.” She spoke with labor kept it up. I owe it to you to be ed carelessness, but her breath w hat you thought I was.” He was And certainly it is wise advice, which Lincoln stood for, and which came swiftly and her bosom panted. holding her hands in hi*, though unless in the settlement o f the Republican Presidents since that She looked beautiful, but very thin neither of them seemed to be aware present awful war it can be ar day to the present have champion and careworn. of the fact. “ Perhaps you have forgotten ranged to make it unlawful for ed and advocattd, and I now give He looked at her appealingly and nations to league together in o f notice that in the campaign two Lem Pike,” he said bitterly. then closed his eves an instant. “ I “ Lem Pike. Yon are not T,em suppose I better see —your husband fensive and defensive alliances, years from now I shall advocate Pike,” she said, her face white as before I go,” he added. which can but have the effect to those principles before the peopie paper. The sunset glow' was on her hair prolong wars indefinitely. of the State.” Look at me, Mabel, and see.” and in her eyes and face as she Japan is the most dangerous o f She stared at him and slowlv looked up at him. “ Nobody told shook her head. “ Lem Pike— nev- you I was married, and so there powers, Russia has land enough, TRIBUTE TO COAST GUARD er-A-looked—as you do,” she panted, •was nobody to tell you that Frank so has Great Britain, but Japan Tne Coast Guard of the United gathering up her bridle rein. lived only a year and that— that” has the ambition to become the “ What’s the matter with me? I — she faltered, for Lem Pike waa States w as the subject of an address modern Rome o f the world, to which Hon. Frederick C. Hicks of haven’t changed so much as all tiiat. holding her in his strong arms and acquire all the land she w-ants Everybody else knew me when 1 looking down into her glorious eyes. New York recently delivered in came back yeaterdav.” and the rule o f the trade o f all “ Yes ?” he whispered breathlessly. the House. Mr. Hicks reviewed “ You can’t be Lem.. Pike,” »he “ I would rather have you spend the seas. ; . the entire history of the J^ife Sav insisted. “ I used to know him, and fhe years with me, and each New This fact is so apparent that ing Service and the Revenue Cut ,he didn’t look at all like you.” Year will be the beginning of an England and Russia might con “ What did he look like?” de other year of joy for us and—and I ter Service, which today form the sent to an international law fo r manded Lem sullenly. need a man to run the place, Lem, Coast Guard, giving in detail the The girl’s eyes left his face and indeed I do!” she ended. bidding such alliances and plac work of each branch o f the ser were focused on the distant horizon ing all nations in alliance to pro vice. One of the most exposed line. Against its blue gray mist E v e n Up. tect the world against future coasts of the United States is the she seemed to see a picture of the “ Do you think it is ever going to wars- It is the only way. clear up?” said the talkative man shore of Long Island, practically past. When peace is declared the “ Lem Pike was tall and straight on the front platform. the whole of which is embraced in and strong,” said Mabel Danvers critical time will come for our “ I do, sir,” gruffly replied the Congressman Hicks’ district. Per dreamily, and Lem unconsciously man addressed. “ And as I’m a law nation and the ablest statesman sonal obsefvaMon of the work of lost his lazy, stoop shouldered air yer that opinion will cost you a ship possible will he n o^ n d , and the twenty-eight life saving sta and stiffened in the saddle. “ His fee.” the heads o f our war and navy “ My friend,” returned the first tions which protect that shore has eyes were a clear, clean blue, and his hair was light— golden,” she ex man promptly, “ your liveT is out of departm ents should be the very made Mr. llicka an authority ou plained, almost shyly, and then, forem ost men that can be found order. Better take a pill. And as in not only statesm anship, but in the duties a n d ' dangers o f the catching herself up with a bitter I’m a doctor that squares us.”— little laugh, she added: ‘1 suppose Boston Transcript. the m echanics and chem istry o f Coast Guard. JFailö (£tîi| Nruiu S A T l'H IM Y . 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