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M'NOI'SIS 01' l'KIICI!l)IN(l
CIIAI'IHNS.
Jlnrd Km.rton and "Klni.rl.." "r"l
inlrr Kalvtk, AUaaa, amt mrct yuum
iMrhlto woman, Uliarry Malolta, Htwt ill!
tara them
Cli.rrr drarrlbat ttia aalrnnn nariarlai
'lillit Mmah, III" uiiaeiliiuluua limit uf Hit
Knlvlk rantiarlM
J Cli.rry uwm a eannary all", l.mar.on,
oor Hull ti(1 aim no Into .artniralilp,
Uinrrauii riaacrlltaa hi falluia lu "mall
(KhV' III Alaaha.
Kmarawi alaaaa Charrr a-oiMliy Halt,
Kraaar and Kmaraon rioarly loa thalr
llvra III Katliml aaa amt inlaa Ilia attain
r at Katliml on their way out tu grt
capital
Aflrr dreadful prlvatlnna Ihoy rilrli
Ilia Ixmt at Kaillak mi.) Mm iiwii rti ruuta
for CtilraKU. Ilmaiaoii a4ka ittaa XllUIlaO
WAylaltd,
film and Hmrrann ar nar1 llrr fa
thrr. Wa)li. Waytitiid. ta a tiilllliinalta
Altmt t'l)il urr.t IIU.IM) luwniil Ilia culi
nary. Hull nn1 Itnirrann ii-t Marali In rhl
hikii Marali la n ailltiir fur Mllilind a
linnd alnrali tlla Mlldrrtt ntMtiit I'hi-try
Mn lotto llii anil Wano Wnyluori plan a
iwriiirrli-a trim
Mll.tii-I Imriia tliat llHwrann atMl Clirr
ry am iwirtnrr. llflnktr llllllant. Htiltla
H-fil.w, tu litml :mrlMill IHKuo Cllrliy,
iii liaa nrtlu-1 In Hallli airita a itln
r Iniltnttnn fiiwi lt)lllarl
Plirtry itlar.v,-r tiiat Itmcmiti ta In
inariy Mlldrrd .Marali muava annoying
ilfkiya fur Itnioraitn a party lumnu r
fitara KlHMaim a Iimii llyrt. uol
Hint Cliviry van got III loan (rum llll
llar.t ICmrran rnraura Clirrry ty irlllclaltu
lirr frlallitly r-latltia Hltll Milliard L'liar
ry r-a Milliard, Ihi iinfi-H-tr-dly fur
nUlioa the iminy Marali rH a atria,
rii-laylna' Ilia litaitlriK of ItHiat attli'a ma-
cljjHtry
"Ami you tlltln't rceoirntie cither
iM-nlterr"
"No Hut I dUcoven-d tit tti office
tlmt room 010 ntnl MU-ltin milt I rww
Hint iti'lit'tho ruining nut of-nri' occu
pied hy n .Mr Jonra of New Yiirk. lu
Hrrltrd three dnja nc I'll I t tutr
thliik' )uu irni' t tin t ymt'll titftr fnun
llloo Co "Ittiln tHi'iit)- four In u r
mnt Hint Ihf oo'titmiit of Hmw ttaitiM
nt Hit lluii'l llttllir U Wltlli Manor
ItlK (inirnc Im'KNIi Io iuhHit prufnni1
y "It liMlka III,!' tln-jr IiniI tia. Hllil alt
lHHIIf rrawTK lilttutli- la lltltlK In '
mltttllo"
"Alt ttlr Mm. Wi'tl tafftlf II Hit." Midi
:mhii Krlmly "If I mi ralw Unit
HHHti'X In TnriHitn" AhhIh lh IhI'
ilnnic U'll iHlalftl linlally
llo A '." HMtirtl ('Iwrry. Imt
far ! WM W TartlK
"A will trvm 'IViiotMn." M ltoy( tlir
nvr Io hla r: "It wiwi W (liu
K'tHHtHtl NnIIihwI. Tlll'jr WlTf Hill lo let
ihi kwiw till totwimiw " TlinmKli
Hie nwn itwir of I ho mlliiltiliik' room
(ta wonli cftitto ilhtlttftly. wlillo Ilia
OtloTM llall'Hltl III t !!! Nlll'lll-H.
"Ilelltil Y.-n! TliU la llojtl Kinrf
rum." 'l'lii'ti folkiwiM n I'hIIm'. ilitrlliK
wlili'h Hit' tlilii. rMNiliiu Milfo of tln
itlttMiil aiHiki'r imirmiirtil tiiiltttolll-
Why not? Can't jhi Hire iw n rtfi-
(Oil) I tllCHKllt MI Mlrtl ry UfJl.
tliMNlliy."
ntmrmtii litiiie tip the rwchiT tbh
fully mill with the atttiK' itolllrritlon
turtjt-il to fm hU coinimiiltiiii I In
limliliil ntnl airvntl hla lintnU utitwnrtl
tu nn itiiiiil'itnkHlilo Ktwlurt'.
"What, nlniiilyl" qurrtiil Ihc irlrl.
Thi'y intiat hnr Un nmcluil by
phono."
"Tlmt flrtrrtlvo tuny have cnllitl
Mnmti up from there."
'Tlmt ini'iiin It won't ilo nny pooil
to try fitrtiirr In Tncotiin. The otlivr
hauki hint' umloiililnlly ltct ilnil, or
thiy iMii m Ik. If I 1'iiti allp nwny
tinillwoviTiil I'll try VntimutiT nrxt.
but I Imwn't much hnpc"
. . "It look briil. dooau't Itr iinlil Cher
i ry.
"An wo atnntl nt prpaotit." Hnyil tie
knowlttlKotl, "wo nri tlio owttora of
n htinttritl thnunrtiii) tlollnra' worth of
imcltiui iiinrhluory nntl utualnblo tip
pllm." "Ami nil," mimttl the girl, "liocnttiio
of n looao toiiKUo nntl a llltlo typo."
CUAPTISII X.
IiYDlt mat tiny UKeP"tPit tlmt
Cht-rry cotiltl provnll on 1 1 ti
ll 1 1 r t io itilviiiioi tin inoni'y.
"Chi'rryy'nakitt llojtl. "How
c
emt hIio hi-lpT"
j "Shu nut ilo miytliliic xho wnutn with
fhlin "
"Wltnl ilo you tnrntiT"
f. "I iniiy be n hi'iivy imtumii frott nn
t llllllliritT. lilt' JiiuiiK' r mini rriiiurn-
il, "but when It roitinn to wtiiiuii I'm
nn wIhk nn n luirf rut. 1'vu been
wnlchliiK her work, uml It'n urmit.
1'i'oplt' linvt' bt'Ktlti to Inlk nbottt It
Ilii'ty nlntit It'n it illnniT nml it lliciilrr
IKitly. Kii'ry tiny orchltlM nml oilier
cxtorlloiiiiii' botitiut'lH, with Ji'wi'l box
ch lliil on with blue ribbons. IIIh mo
tor U nt tier illNpoHitl nt nil Hiiiihi, ntnl
nho trt'itlH hit rhniinVur with open con
tempt. If tlmt dooHii't HlK'nlfy"
"NoiiNfitHol" I'xclnltnitl Iho other
with OlHRiiHt. "Klio In loo nlco n Klrl
for Hint. You hnvo mlKcotiHtruMl Mil-
llnrtl'H pOlllUlll'HH."
rintllnj; his worltlly wliiloiii nt Issue,
Clyilo tlufontltsl bliiiflclf Htotitly. "I
toll you, bo linn gono off hts bloomlnK
tmlanco. I know tho aymptoms. I-cnvo
It to old Dr. Clytlo."
"You any other pooplo hnvo noticed
itr
'l do, .Everybody In town except
tou and tho newsdealer at tho corner
M M
Horde!
Author of Tit SpolUri" iumI 1
Tti Hariw'
II A II P B II r B H 0 T II B It f
he'ii bllllir'
ICmemoti roar from lit chnlr nnd 1
Kim lo pnro nbotii alowly. "If llllllnril
hm tttrnrtl thnt elrl' hr-ntl with hU nt
teniloti I'll
Clyde thri'W hnrk hU hcntl nnd latieti
ril In oimmi ilrrlalon, "Ihin't worry
alxitlt her hi In the one lo br pttlrd
Hlie'a ItiklllK hltu oil n kci'Iok Hvitltli'
trip of tin moat npprori-d mid vx
pnialve rlmrni'ler."
"Hhe Unl that kind." Cinernnii twtly
dftiled
"Now. don't be n boy until your
trmnl trip you up. Thnt Klrl I uhout
lo brenk Into Illllliirit'a mult, mid
whlli" alio'a In thi-ri', with thr una lluht
-) ntnl n anil iiimo to ItlK off Ihf blink
IKiti-a, Mil)' lint toll hrr to loan III n fnu
bilinllfa for tl" r
"If I rnn'l iri'l nlniiK wllhont tnUtiic
tiiuiiey from n iwiimtii I'll throw tip tint
nholn ilrnl "
Tho rtirlotiw look uhlr-h llo.ti) hnit
llilli'il Hiiro Ix'fnri' riimi' Into I 'I) lb-a
o)ex, nml I hi" llino. to jtiihri- b) Hit
joiiiii: fflloM'N iiiiiiinrr. he tnlKhi hnw
IrtitiHlntril II Into uoriU bill fur I In
fill rn tiro hi Hint tiHiiiinil of t'lnrri
herni'lf, ntroltlMlilnl by 'TlliKerltW
Crnaor.
"Wlint lurk In Vtiin'otivi-r" iho In
itilnil
"None whnlnvrr. Tho tinnkn won't
llati'it to tni, uml I en n't liili-rmt nuy
prlvnlo iHirtlea'."
"He- heri'," lollinleerrd Irner. "why
don't )ou let mo n-ll aotiio of your
attH'k? I'm thrr- with Hie hie talk."
Ktueraoii ttiriiiil on lit ill auddeiily.
"You hnvo demoiiNtrnliM thnt. If you
had kept your mouth abut we'd hnro
iM-eli nt aen by now."
The fellow'a fnro pnled allchlly n ho
replied, "I t 'il j on once tlmt I didn't
tip )otir mitt "
"Don't kiip Hint up!" rrled Iloyd. hi
iHitrh irleil letHper remly to Khe wny
"I run put up with miythliiK but n
lie."
NollnK the alKtia of n rtlnic atnrin.
Pljile rwrnHlbbil oMI of Ilia elmlr. any
In. "Welt. I think I'll be eollitt" He
I'IiI.ihI up hi" lint nml cllrk mid hur
rtiill) left Kit raiin folkmed In every
iiiiiii'ttirul ty the mitiry rye of I-'r
t-er. who twemiil on tin- "lnt of mi ex
pliralou
"Von Hre tlreil and oTfrwMtinht."
hl C'lurry inileily to llo)d "The tme
rew of thl" outervrlav, with Mtiy bap
plnnM It limy brittle you. In I worth h
Immaii II ff. nor In It worth, ubat yoti
art runerlMK"
"rerham toil, from tHir alnt of
view." ho "alii rouxfily. then atnti-U
hU palm with hta eloeil liit. "What
an Idiot I wan to IhIii all thl to
think I rotild win with no wtiin
mid no aid except n half mad tUher
iiwii, mi athlle bralliial ItulHVlle. n rou
tldeiH-e limn"
"And n woman." atippleiiienled Cher
ry. "I'm the one to blame."
"No: I blame no one but myatlf.
Whatever jou'ro ra"maUle fur there'
only ouo pernoii jou'ie bnrmeil -jour.
elf"
"Wlt do )ou inoanT" nkil Cherry
Iter atirprUe left him tinlmproaacil.
la-fa la frrtnk." he anld. "It U beit
In hit re audi thine out. I trndiil my
frletidahlp for tnouey. mil I nin ruined.
You aro atnktiiK ynur nonor ntjnlint
llllllnrd' banknote" Her alienee
only innd- liltn the more flercely deter
mined to force an explanation. "Uh,
I'm lu no iiknh! to apenk m-ntly," ho
.tl.l; then mlded. with it 111111: of con.
tempt In hU tout'. "1 didn't think jnu
would pny quite thnt prlio for your
copHr mine."
Cherry Mnlolte puled to her IIh
"Kindly be moro expllt-lt; I don't know
what you nru tnlkltu; ubotit."
"Then, for jour own cood. you'd bet
ter tinderalnnd. AeconllntJ to neceitiil
atnndardi, there U ono thltiK no wo
man Khould trntlu Umiii. You huie et
yourself lo trnp llllllnril. nnd from
what 1 heir you tiro auceovdlnK. He In
n tunrrled mnii. lie I utitorlon. nnd
yet you hnve dellbernlely yleldiil your
elf lo him for n price."
Hiiiltlenly he found Iho Klrl ntnudlni;
over him with bttrnltiK eyes nnd iulv
erliic iKMly.
"Whnt rlKht hnvo you to sny nueli
thliiK to mo)'' she cried. "A luomeut
sko you nckiiou'liHlKiil yournelf 11 inur-derer-nt
leo"t In thoiiKht. You nnltl
jou would Mflerlllee nnytlilnB or every
thltiK to Kit In tour ends. Do you think
I'm like that tool Are. my methods to
he culled nhnmefiil hcciiuxo ,otir own
nro er I till mil T And suppoHc they werel
Do jou ililuli tlmt you nnd jour loe
for Hint tiiifeelliitf wontitn, who Kent
win out to loll nnd Hiiffer nntl Hwent
your soul dry In the solitude of Unit
horrible country, nru the only Isiiie.
In the world V"
"Wo won't spenlt of her," lie broke In
slutrply.
"Oh, yes, wo will. You sny I hnvo
sot n price on myself. Well, she emi
set 11 price on herself, but you cuti't
see It Her price wnu your honor, Hint
tuiH crumbled; your conscience, thnt
tins rotted. You hnvo pnld It, nnd you
would pny double If she exuded It
Hut ono thltiK you shall not do; you
shall not judge of my bnrualus nor do
cldo wlmt I havo pnld to any man."
Never before had Iloyd seen a wouv
an ao transformed by tho passion of
encer. Bho wns the plcturo of defiant
fury, -The mask had slipped, ,and be
c-uitlit a iillniusa of J lie jiuked, pas
slomtie souT, tipTienved lo lis rtepfis
"I Im-k your pnrdon," he snld "Ynu
nro your own mistress, nml you hiire
the right to make any burg-Ill )oii
choose."
He saw Hint her eyra were rnlsty
with te-nra. "I wnnt you to know,"
she said, "thnt I understand your por
tion jM-rfectly. If you ilon'l atu-eevd
you not only lone the girl, bill ruin
yourself, fur you can never repny the
men who trusted you. That Is n very
big thing to a man, I know, yet there
must bo a way out there nlwnys la
I'erhnpa It will presenl Itself when you
lenst expect It" Hhe gme htm n tired
Utile smile before lowering her veil
Ho roe nntl Inld his Imnd on her
arm, "I'orglio my brutal blutiliiena.
'11
'atur IIIOIIT llvr Tit TO BAT MJCII
TlllMin Tii lit' '
I'm not eleier nt atii-li ihltiKs. but 1
would lime atild us much to my alater
If 1 hnd one"
It was 1111 ho neat attempt to com
fort her. but It felled, "doodby," sho
snld: "you muatu'l give up."
All tho way hnrk to her hotel her
mind dwelt bitterly upon hi" pnrtlng
words. "Ilia alater! Ilia alater'" ahe
kept repealing. "Hod! Cnn'l he aee!"
Dunk wt" falling when the girl, with
net, delimit fare, went to the lelephono'
I to eall up llllllnrd nt the llululer club.
"I hnve thought over your proK
I slllun, nnd I hnvo chnnged my mind,"
, sho atild. "Ye. )ou limy nentl tho
I car for me nt 7." Then. In reply
I to wiiiiii nipteM. ahe ImiKlifd Imek
I through while III. "Very well. If oti
j wlah It. the bltto dreaa-yi-i, the bluu
dei-olleie dreaa." Hhe hung up the re
ceiver, then oIimmI with liHIlil" rllnrheit
while a ahlier ran through Iht "litnb-r
laaly. Hhe atepxil to 11 elinel and
llung open the iltHir to "tare at the ar
! my of gown.
I "lo till" la the end of my gtaitl n
Intlona." ahe taugh-ii ami tmlcln"l h
partiH-nt reekb-Kaly from It" hook
, "Now for all the ml-wrable trtcks of
Ike trade!"
I tleorge Halt. Clyde and I'niser
1 furim-il n glum trio nt tlH-y oat lu a
1 nook of the hotel enfe, alpplng mood
II.V at their glNaaea, When on the
following afteriHMin ICmersnti Jolueil
Ihelii. Hut they wiiil mime uulowanl I
I hapiH'iiliig i-ioii before he aHike. for
Ma fare worn n liKik of dnyed Inenilti '
, Illy, mid hi" innnner wn no extrnor- 1
illimr.v ilmt I hey iuotloited In clioni": '
'What' the mnllerl Are you slek'f"
"No." aald he. "but 1-1 liiuat haiu j
lnt my mind "
"What l Itr 1
"The trick Is turned." I
The trick"' 1
"I hale raNiil the money."
With n about thnt ntnriled the other
occupnntn of the room Unit nntl Clyde
Jumped to ihelr feet and begun to
enMT nliout In frenxy. Kven "F1n
prliss" rruscr'H exprvMlonlewi fnc
crncknl lu 11 wldo grin of the blankest
ainnyement.
"A Unit noon I wna rnlled on the
phone by llllllnril. He rukeil mo to
come down to the ImiiiIc nt once, nnd I
went, lie mild he hnd rtvotiMldcrcd
mid wntited 10 put up the money. It's
up. He'll Imek uh. I'to got It In writ
ing. If a ull clnchctl-$tOO.(X.i, nnd
more If we need It"
"You must luvo mndo n great talk,"
declnretl 01 ile.
"I snld nolhlng. He offeml It him
self iin it pvrsoitnl lonii. It tins nothing
lo ilo with thu bunk. I'm going to tell
Cherry now."
Alton Cljtle tittered. "I told you she
could pull It off." he sold.
Till wn I 111 I bird's own notion,"
Itojtl returned eoltlly. "He merely re
considered hit decision, nntl".
Turn uer! You're on your bnck."
"It wits only yeHtonhiy nfternoon
Hint I lulkeil wlilClierry. 1 dure nay
she liHsu't in hltll hIiico."
"Well, 1 happen to know thnt she
Iin, A I ciiiue home hist night I wuv
t hem together. They enme out of Unit
l-'rench enfe nenw the slnt't nnd got
Into llllllnnra cnr. Hhe wns dressed
up llko 11 puny."
"WlmfH Unit got to do with Itr tie
intiiiiled "I'litKerless" l'rnser.
"She pulled the old fellow's leg,
Hint'" nil." explained Alton.
"If I thought she hnd done Hint,"
snld l.iuersoii elowly, "1 wouldn't
touch a penny of the money."
"I don't cure where the money etiine
from or how It got there." rumbled
Halt. "U'h here; tliiifa enough."
Hut Hojd clung to his point with n
stubbornness which ho himself found
It dllllcult to explain, Tho arguments
of tho others only annoyed him, The
walk to Cherry'H hotel afforded hltu
time for rcllectlon, which, whllo It
deepened his doubt, somewhat lessen
ed his Impatience, nnd when he was
shown Into her presenco ho did not be
gin In tho Impetuous mnnuer ha had
designed.
"What makes you think I had any
thing to do with Itl" she asked after
ho Jvatl spoken,
1
Tttitrv V
"You were with llllllnrd Inst night"
Hhe nodded slightly "We cloned our
negotiation for the copper mine last
night."
"How did you come out 1"
"Ilo tnkea It over nnd does tho de
velopment work," sho miawered.
"Thnt menu Hint you are Indeiieud
cut! Hint you enu leave the north coun
try 11 nd do nil the things you want to
dor Thl time her smile wna pus--ling.
"You don't seem very glnd,"
".Not Itenllxntloti discount anticipa
tion about DO per cent. Hut don't let's
tnlk ubout me. I I'm unstrung to
day." "I'm sorry you nren't going hnrk to
Knlvlk." he snld, with genuine regret
"Hut I mn," she doclnred ulckly.
"I'm going buck with you mid George
If you will let me. I wnnt tu see the
finish of our enterprise."
"Heo here, Cherry; I hope you didn't
lufliietir-f llllllnrd In this affair"
"Why probe tho matter''
"HccnUHc I haven't hmt nil my man
hood." he answered roughly. "Ycater
dny you nnxumed the bin rue for Hit
trouble nnd iike of aaerllli-pa, mid
well, I don't know iihkIi nbout wom
en, but for nil I know you may have
aotne rldleulutt. quixotic atrulti In your
makeup, I hue jou didn't"-
"Whntr
"Well, do mi) thing you mny bo norry
for." At lust he detccti-d 11 gleam of
Mplrlt In her eie".
"Ktipiswi- I dlil. Whnt difference to
jou would that mtiki-'r" lie nhlfti-d
tiuroiiiforfiibly under Hie girl a acru
Utiy
'Huppo!' that Mr. llllllnrd hnd cnll
cd on me for rome great Hin-rlllce be
fore he gate uti that iii'Uiej Would
jou allow II in nffi" l .louf"
"Of coumo." he miHweriil Then,
tlinibli' lo all k'.III under her ix-archlug
guse. he aneo' with llii'ii"l furij tu
tni-i-t furthi-r tllv uiiillture a ahe con-tllitn-il:
"Hieti If It meant jottrowu ruin, the
lo of thu fortune you hnvo raised
ninong your frtetids-money thnt Is In
trusted to jou-und-und the relln
iUlahment of ills WnylnntlT Iloueat
ly. now" her voice hnd aofteneil nnd
dropped tu n lower key "would It
make nuy dl(Teruncc"f"
"Certainly!"
"I low much dlfferencer
"I'm lu a very etnbrrniHinK tal
Hon," he said slowly. "You must re
nlle that with others deH.'inllng on me
I'm nut free to follow my own Inclina
tion." Hhe uttered a little mocking laugh.
"I'anlon me. It wa nut a fair quel
thin. hihI I Nhouldn't hale sakiil It. but
jour hesitation was nulllcleut nuawer"
Then at he broke Into n hvateil dental
alio went 011.
"I.Ike imwt men, jou think a wntnan
hriH but one aaet iimhi whk-li to trade
I low el er. If I felt ruionlble fur jour
illttlciiltl-" that was my affair, and If I
determined to help extrleate you that
alxi eoneerueil me alone." Ilestepi-ml
forward as If to protit. but r-lie hllelic
til his cHfi with an ImperloiM little
(lamp of her foot.
In plt of llw elieerlug tnrn hit for
tunes bad taken. It wa lu no ery ami
ablf hmmmI that he left her at last no
whit the w-lter for all hi questioning
In tho hotel lobby Ik'Iow he encounter
ed the iiewaipT i(Mirter wl had
fallen under I'rftser's ajiell uon their
llrst arrival fnun the north. The man
greeted hint eagerly.
"How d' j' do. Mr. Kmorson) Can
yntl give tilt- any nuws about the flsb
erlesr "No."
"I thought there might le something
new hearing n my story "
"Indeed! Ho you are the chap who
wrote that article some time ago. ehr
"Yos. sir. Hood, wasn't ItT'
"Doubtless, from Hie newspaper
point of view. Where did you get Itr'
"IVim Mr. Clyde."
CHAITRIl XI.
C I.YDH! You mean Trnser
Frublslier. I should say,"
CasK-d Hojd to the reHirter.
1 "No. lr. Allou Chile! He
whh pietty titlkiitlrc the night I saw
hltu." The reHirter Itiughed iiUHHilng-
iy-
"Drunk, do you mean!"
"Uh. not extictly drunk, but pretty
wet. He knew wlmt he wna anylng,
however. Citn't jou give me hoiue
thlng more?"
"Nothing." Iloyd It u rrled to hi hotel.
11 prey tu uilugliil auger and contrition
Ho Prnser hnd told the truth, after all,
nnd with n kind of milieu loyally hnd
chosen lo remain under n cloud hlmxclf
rather ttinu Inform on a friend. It was
quite In keeping with the fellow's pe
culiar temperament. As It happened,
Hojd found the two men together nnd
loot 110 time In iu-qonlutlng them with
hi" dlwoverj".
"I've come to nologUe to you," he
snld to I'niser, who grinned broadly
mid wna nclacd with 11 sudden nlmsh
nient which milled bin tongue, l.tuer
win turned to Chile. "Why did you
penult ii)i lo do this Injustice?"
"I I didn't menu to give out any
secrets I don't remember doing It"
Alton nioloKicd lamely "You know
I can't drink much. 1 don't remember
II thing nlHittt It. hoiuwtly." Iloyd re
Kiirdcd hltu coldly, but the young
mini's penitence seemed so genuine, lie
looked no weak, ho pitifully Incompe
tent, that the other lacked heart to
Mmatlae him. II rcqulron rcnUtnuco to
develop beat, nnd ngnlnst the alwence
of character It Is Impossible to create
nuy sort of emotion.
"When yotl got drunk thnt night you
not only worked n great hardship on
all of us, but afterward you allowed
mo to misjudge n very faithful man,"
declnretl Hoyd. "If you can't keep a
;lose mouth and do as you aro told
you'd better go back, to Chicago,"
"Dou't climb nny higher," ndmon.
Ished "Klngerless" Frnser, "no'a all
fluffed up new. I'll lay you 8 to 1 ho
dou't make another break of tt)o kind."
(To bo continued.)
SEEDS
It is time to plant Garden Seeds, Flower
Seeds and Onion Sets. We arc again oll'er
iiitf for sale the long tried and dependable
C. C. Morse (Mb Co. Seeds.
In our stock you will find every known va
variety of seeds obtainable. Reduce the cost
or your living by planting seeds that will in
sure you a crop. The best Is always the
cheapest. Poor seeds are dear at any price.
iJwUsolLj!
Drsss-koks
If yeu wi.h to Improve the appear.
tr - of iur nrmCTt and avoid the
triiTr rnci.t of an unite kcl and
r , ing ikirt r walit, don't fad Li try
Vn.tMi Dmi-ln'iki.
We iKomawnd tbrm, thrr cui'l
c i. ur.lolil acciaVnUllr, are fiat and
in 1L1. an J i.l wilaear k rrl i-irmtnti,
C tot roil or crath la lb liaodrr.
.Not :..cl.AknoJrjnfcr loaplaitrom.
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QUALITY
F. V. Silvertooth Silver Lake, Oregon.
J. B. Montague
Contractor-Builder
Plans and Estimates Cheerfully Furnished.
See me before building.
Residence south of baseball field Bend, Oregon
O'NEIL BROTHERS COMPANY, Inc.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS
nnd JOBBERS IN WINGS, LIQUORS nnd CIOARS
COLE AGENTS for Stonewall and McCoy
Whiskies, and The Nupn Soda Springs Min
eral Water. Distributers for Edol Brau, Schlitz
and Rainier Beors. We also carry a largo line
of Glassware, Bar Towols, Playing Cards, etc.,
osiwcinlly adapted to the saloon trade. Orders
by phono or mail will receive prompt and
careful attention. Madras, Oregon
TEVENS
The STEVENS No, 33S
Double llarrcl llammerless
Shotgun In ftrouitit whero
other gmiu nro wilf . The Iwr-it-ls
and Iuks are drop-forgiil In
(inepleee of lilKhiiresurtktivl,
choke hvred for nltro powder
with matted rib.
I'l, k V tltla mm iohI fivl tti UiUikv
of tt einuu thi veraiug Ivnta
cliw It initl M-etlu Am' cure uml llni.li
of tlt-t.iil -(ml w ill Ml il'a u wiMNrr,
It hta ill only 920.00 and will Iw
exitriMt-! trtiii.iiirtt mun tlic
laiiury 01 ni" i'Mninnir K-i-rnt1
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WE would again
call your atten
tion to the fact that
The Cash Store is
putting in a larger
.stock of Dry Goods,
Furnishing Go o d s,
Notions, etc., than
ever before. Our line
of Spring Goods will
I'xccll anything ever
shown in Northern
Lake county, a n d
THE
PRICES ARE
RIGHT.
Give us a trial and
save yourself money.
Store
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60 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
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DCIQNS
COPYRIOHTS AC.
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luiiitalri tiri lOJenllal HaNdBOQK iml'aianta
.dm ttmA. HT 111 aalirv fur aiKUrlltir latllll.
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GAZETTEER
A natlneM nlrctory of eaeh City,
m Town and MlUxa la Orraoa and
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