(Copyright, 1902.) CHAPTER IX. Rescued and Lost. The trapper followed along at the foot of the rimrocks occasionally nan-!ne- tn relmlt a traD which he would draw from ltg hiding place from be nonth hn anda or wire eras. He was not Infrequently rewarded by find In e an animal In the Jaws of a trap, cowardly gnawing at its own Impris oned limb and attempting to bkuik away at his approach. These pelts, which were usually carried to a safe, hiding place, added to the luggage on bis back containing fresh baits for big traps and food supplies, made hlJ burden quite a heavy one. but it did not cause him to abandon his Win chester, revolver and knife, which were his constant companions and they were not caried for ornament. Toward night he decided to climb to the top of the rlmrocks and take a survey of the country. Away to the west he saw the moving forms of Fol lett and bis companions, as their horses Jogged along, leaving a cloud of dust behind them. He brought his field glasses to his eyes and surveyed the men for a moment and the thought ran through his mind: "Wonder what kind of deviltry that Dan Follett Is put on for his master this time?" Hammersley had beheld the victim of these two men too long not to sus pect every move they made to be a wicked one. "If you knew how hot your trail Is getting, Dan Follett, you would hunt a colder one, but I hope to see the same rope hang you and your mas ter." said the trapper half audibly. The trapper looked down at his Winchester and shook his head hes itatingly saying, "No, no, let ven geance come in the proper manner." As he turned, in disgust his eyes fell upon another object, far away on the opposite side of the rlmrocks. A great cloud of dust rose behind It and the word "Snakes" escaped his lips. Bringing his glass to play, he was no time In making out the char acter of his party. After surveying it carefully he remarked. "Old Egan has been at work again." Then he ex claimed, ' as he looked through his glasses. "A girl captive, as sure as I live. Ah, Egan stealing horses has become too tame for you, has It? You are not satisfied with providing your stomachea and" means of locomotion, and the hazard of occasionally killing a man who resists you, but now you have gone and taken some Innocent white girl." "I am not the law, neither should I attempt to punish you for your num erous crimes, for I rather like to see you har ss the Lord of The Desert oc casionally he deserves It, but I pro pose to look into this caper of yours." As the trapper watched the course the Indian party was taking he saw at a glance that It was making for the watering place that night, near the picture rocka. He was first to arrive at the place and secrete.! himself In t crevasse of the rocks near the top and watched their approach, having selected a place from which he could observe the camping grounds about the watering place. The reader is familiar with what took place from the time of the ar rival of the Indians until the Inter ference of the trapper, for it was he who assailed Old Egan when the lat ter laid his wicked hands upon the person of Bertha Lyle. Old Egan was strong and firm but the trapper was active and wiry, With the advantage, too, of having taken the Indians by surprise he soon toje him from the girl and hurled him to the ground. But as the cry made by the warriors as they came to the rescue of their chief warned him thnt he had not the time to finish settling accounts with his antagonist. If he so desired, he seized the girl by the hand and led the way Into a crevasse In the rlmrocks with which he was familiar. As they passed Into the recesses of the rocks, he heard exclamations from the Indians which alarmed him as to his Immediate future course with the girl. They had recognized him and knew where he lived, and to approach his home with her would be . difficult should the Indians attempt to guard It. He was not long In doitU on this point, for he heard Egan give directions for them to go Immediately to the trapper's place and guard It until he came. If once hidden In the home In the same room as that occupied by the In valid, he never feared for the danger of her rescue, for the passage to this room was so secret that no one had ever been able to find It, though in his absence his home had been visited by Indians and whites, and ransacked many times. It was easy to discern from the uli outing of the Indians that while a part of the band, headed by Old Egar. were on their way to the trapper's home the others were recklessly try ing to follow his trail, for knowing his marksmanship the man who trifled with him knew the risk he was taking. But the Indians knew that as long ar he could prevent it he would never fire a gun, while the girl was In his company; that this would endanger her life by drawing the fire to her. After going a long distance through the crevasse made by nature's great Mpheavel In the long past. Hammers ley led tho way Into a secluded place j which he thought was unknown to any icept himself. As he and his companion seated themselves the shouts of the Indians came to their ears from the distance. The girl was the first to break the si lence. "Do you live In this country, my dear preserver?" she Inquired. When he Informed her that he did. she said: "I have an nncle some where on the desert: his name is Lyle. Martin Lyle. Do you know him?" The trapper nodded In the af firmative. "Oh, If we could convey word to him." she said, "he would come Im mediately to our rescue." Strong as was the trapper's bon and steady as was his nerve, he felt hlg whole frame yield, with a shudder when he learned that his companion was Bertha Lyle. and" 'of the narrow escape she had had. When she had hurriedly told him her history and the Incident of her capture by the In diana he felt relieved that she hal fallen Into no worse handg than Old Egan'g. To take her to his home that night through the Indian searching partv would be too hazardous. He could mske It alone, but he doubted the rtrl'i ability to climb among the rim rockf and keep her tooting In the crevasses, although she had shown ft wonderful spirit of coolness and strength during their recent adven ture. The trapper was quick to come to a conclusion. He decided to go and get his rifle and secrete his lug gage, and steal Into his home witn the girl the following day, making as much of the way that night as pos sible. So leaving her in the cavern he went on his mission, at the same time avoiding the savages who were skulking among the rlmrocks and making a diligent search of every nook and corner. ' The trapper was not gone more than two hours, though his course was a round-a-bout one, and to his surprise and dismay on his return the girl wag not to be found. CHAPTER X. A Surprise and a Fight. Egan rose from the stunning btow given him by the trapper and quickly comprehended the situation. When he ascertained that his late antagon ist had escaped with the captive, he knew that he had a difficult task be fore him. The Indians knew of Ham mersley from one end of the desert to the other and his prowess struck them more forcibly than any other characteristic of the man. While they had never come In contact with him before In cunning they knew that he was familiar with every trail of the desert and with every crevasse and cavern among tho rimrocks. And now that they were In the vicinity of his home they knew that he was still more familiar here than they, and that It would take quick work to res cue the captive before he reached his home among the rimrocks. If once there he could stand out against a larger band of Indians than Egan's present detachment, and Indian sa gacity suggested proper tactics in stantly. Egan ordered four of his best scouts to attempt to follow the fu gitives while he and seven of his war riors made straight for the trapper's quarters to get possession, Intending when the trapper arrived with his prize, In case they were not appre hended by the trusty scouts, to cap ture the two. Egan had left his horses In care of a warrior, and the chief and his com panions had proceeded on foot. He knew that the trapper cared nothing for the horses, and that he and his men could make better time on foot, and, besides, they had to cross the wall of rlmrocks In order to reacn the trapper's place of abode. They moved oft In a trot, traveling In this way until a late hour In the morning. It was almost daybreak when they ascended the rimrocks, surveyed the horizon and descended to the oppo site .side. They saw the rocks that overhung the trapper's home and placed themselves as sentinels at a safe distance from the entrance and guarded every path that led to the place. Indian courage was not great enough to Induce them to enter this place by night. While they had made a quick trip from the scene of the previous night they knew that It was possible that the trapper had made a quicker one. They had, from a lack of knowledge of the country, been compelled to take a round-about way, while the trapper could have come a etralghter course, doubtless, and ar rived first. They doubted this, how ever, as he was burdened with his companion, provided the Indian scouts had not overtaken them, and they had great hopes of finding the place vacant on the following morning, and either take the two prisoners before or after they should enter the place. It ' was Egan's Intention to enter the nlace If It proved to be unoccupied the following morning, provided the trap ner did not fall into their hands before that time, and then surprise him upon his arrival. If his scouts should suc ceed in capturing the girl, for this was all they desired, they were to signal the chief's detachment at the earliest opportunity. Thus Egan and his men concealed themselves among the rocks In front of the trapper's cave and waited for developments. Daylight comes on the Oregon des ert almost as quickly as darkness. As soon as the sun sinks behind the distant rocks night is upon the des ert as if a light had baen extinguished In a room; and daylight comes with a flash, as it were. The sun rose above the level horizon as if it had popped out of the sands, and soon peeped over the rlmrocks. Old Egnn and his war riors, cold and still as the rocks mong which they lay, were eagerly peering through the sage brush to discover If there was any life about the trapper's home. For some mo ments everything was quiet and the old chief was planning for a more de finite reconnoiter. It was still shad owy about the entrance of the cave and nothing could be but dimly seen. The door at the entrance was closed and the marauders were coming to the conclusion that they had out traveled the owner. They were soon surprised, however. The door opened suddenly and a stalwart man of. the desert walked out carelessly, and uncovered, as if he had never thought of danger. A hist, passed down the line of war riors, unconsciously, but almost loud enough to be heard by the frontiers man. But not suspecting danger he strolled out Into the sage brush, sur veying the country about him. One common thought took possession of the Indians. Quickly every man reached to his quiver, drew an arrow and placed It to the string of his bow. Carelessly the white man strolled on. Nearer and nearer he came. Indians In the bitterest warfare pos sess some policy and some sense of reason. The first thought of all was to shoot the man down and then rush Into the cave-house, secure the girl and proceed on their Journey. But Old Egan reasoned. To kill the tiapper, who wag the friend of every body, and had not an enemy on the desert, and who had never crossed his path before, did not seem to him exactly right To rush upon him and capture him by force and then bind and leave him ro he could not pur sue them after they had retaken their captive was the plan that suggested Itself to him. But wise plans are often thwarted, whea the frontiersman had ap proached a little nearer to the left there wag a "swish," and he fell to the ground pierced through the heart by an arrow. A young warrior near whom he had approached could rot resist the temptation and fired the latal shot; ana quick as he had fled the shot he rushed upon his victim with scalping knife In hand. A loud "Ugh" rose from the Indians and they rose from behind the rocks and rushed to the scene of death, some exulting and some showing signs of disapproval, while old Egan's face wore a sign of disappointment. But before they had "reached his si le the young murderer clinched his vic tim's hair and was already twining a scalping lock about his fingers. Before the knife had touched tho scalp, however, a rifle rang out a sharp track, and then another and another. The young warrior and a companion fell full length for their last tall, and In the midst of crackling shots the others sought refuge be hind the nearest rocks. The shots had come from the loop holes In front of the trapper's home, and the Indians could plainly see the dark muzzles of rifles still in the small openings, and every time that the slightest exposure was made on the part of the red men, a puff of smoke, a sharp crack and a whistling bullet warned them to keep under cover. , It had continued thus for more than an hour when a keen whistle was heard from the summit of the rim rocks In the rear. The dim form cf a man was seen upon the topniobt rock, rifle in hand. He could see the skulking forms of the Indians among the rocks beneath him, and at the same time observe the en trance to the cave. He signaled the beseiged to cease firing and mo tioned the Indians to depart. The white men withdrew their rifles and the Indians gladly accepted the armistice. CHAPTER XI. Two Villains and a New Plot All Is astir at the stone house. The employes have returned from the an nual round-up and the place, which had borne a deserted appearance for the past few weeks. Is now all bustle, and men are seen here and there feeding the horses, mending bridles, saddles and harness, shoeing horses and doing everything that Is required about, a great stock ranch. Night comes on and finds them still busy, but they change their work to the finishing touches preparatory for the night and one by one they come and prepare for supper. The Lord of The Desert Is alone In his accustomed place. None enter his quarters except on business and only his foreman and superintendents have business with him, for all busi ness is transacted through these. His glass sits upon the broad arm of the old chair, and now and then his hand goes mechanically to It, and brings It mechanically to his Hps, and he swallows draughts therefrom me chanically. With mechanical regu larity his face grows redder and his countenance sterner, while his eyes take on a wilder glare. A knock at the door and to the re sponse of welcome, Dan Follett en ters. "How Is It?" Inquires hla Lordship. "All Is completed," replied the Frenchman. "Get a glass there and fill It to the brim," exclaimed Martin Lyle. Partially emptiylng the glass Fol lett seats himself and relates the par ticulars of the transaction with Old Egan, drawing forth the woman's Rcalp from his pocket and passing it over to the Lord of The Desert. "Did you see the corpse?" inquired Lyle. "No, but I deemed this evidence sufficient," replied , Follett. "Old Egan Is a treacherous old scoundrel and would deceive us if he could, but the evidence seems straight enough." "Oh, you needn't doubt that," re plied Follett, "the old scoundrel would never lose an opportunity to commit murder, especially when so many ponies and mules were to be gained." "But they will never do him much good," replied Lyle, as he placed the glass to his lips. "I have a plan, Follett, and you are the man to car ry It out. My men report Egan and his men camped at the foot of Ash Butte. You are a pretty fair looking Indian anyway, and I want you to leave tomorow morning for the camp of the Warm Springs tribe, lead the warriors on Old Egan's trail, and take every animal In his possession." "What about the deed," inquired Follett, "remember this is dangerous work and it has been a long time Rince our accounts have been ad justed." "Tut, tut, man. don't worry about that. I'll have all that arranged for you by the time you return. Take a drink, order an early bearkfaat and he off with the rising sun. I shall depend upon you, Dan, I shall depend upon you." Dan Follett rose and left the room, hut as he passed out of the door hg turned and cast a look at the Lord of The Desert mingled with scorn and contempt. Martin Lyle sat and drank and thought. For many hours he was In riop meditation. "With my brother and his daughter dead and out of my way, nothing can ever disturb my rights here," ran through his mind. His lips barely quivered as the train of his thoughts continued. "But what ever became of that brother to whom tho property properly belonged? It Is strange that the old man should have disinherited Jim and myself for him. He was never considered a fa vorite by the connection, and we had done nothing at the time of his death to merit such treatment. But my lit tle sharp work and false swearing and the little forrery combined turned the property this way and. as they used to charee in the old world that one crime led to another, I have carried out the scheme by making way with my brother and his daught er and securing their whole fortune after using Jim as an Innocent cat's paw to obtain it. "But this elder brother, the right ful heir, wonder what ever became of him? He came to America when. I was quite young. We heard lie whs rrarriod once and had a child; and then we heard no more of him. Yet mr father, after eivlng my brother and I barely enouch to reach America to engace In business upon, willed the majority of his estate to this eld er hoy whose whereabouts are un known." "WY11. well. I know he Is dead aid the others are out of the way, go why should 'Martin Lyle ever fear of los ing his fortune or big title as Lord of The Desert?" Thus mused the arch criminal of the Oregon desert between drinks rntil his conscience became so be numbed witll the Intoxicant thnt he retired half-dazed; half unconsdoue to hlg bed. Dan Foil tt left with the morning sun to perform his mission. (To b eonanotd.) I FKONTIER RIDERS. THEY PUT DOWN SMUGGLING AND SMUGGLERS. Fureult of Lawbreaker Often At tended with Great Danger-Mexico and the United State Unite to 1'un ikh 6muKitlera and Cattle Thieve. Opportunity has much to do with smuggling. There Is no doubt that thousands of people who would ordi narily resent with deepest Indignation the Insinuation that tbey are thieves, are nothing more nor less when It conies to. dealings with Curie Sam. It has been said that the traveler return ing from Europe who declares every MEXICAN CHURCH AT TIA JLNA. thing dutiable which lie has In his possession, either in bis trunks or ou his pcrsou, Is the exception rather than the rule. There seems to be a sort of fascination In smuggling which tempts people when everything else fulls. It has Just enough of danger about it to lend It zest and, If it Is successful, to give the occasional TfMmYiii in -fi i ll i -f1'i i -- rA juaw g IP ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER. smuggler something to boast about among his friends for many moons. Yet the smuggler is no less a swindler than the person who forges the name of another, and Is no less a thief than the man who breaks into your house at night. The United States statutes defines smuggling as intent to defraud, and fixes severe penalties. The smug gler may be assessed a fine of $3,000, or Imprisoned not more than two years, or both; the goods be tries to enter may be confiscated; the vessel they are brought in, If they come by water, may be seized and sold, if It can be proven that the owner or cap tain knows of or is party to the offense; any conveyance in which goods are fraudulently brought In by land may be seized, unless It Is a common carrier aud it can be proven that Its owner or operator knew nothing of the offense; the masters or owners of vessels may be fined if they hinder or obstruct the customs officers in any way lu ' the search for suspected goods. Customs officers are clothed with very large powers. They may board and search without warrant any vessel Iy iug In port, and may search all trunks, boxes, baggage, papers, envelopes, all conveyances and means of transport, stores, warehouse, and other buildings In which there Is any reason to believe dutiable property is stored. They may even Inspect the bi.okg and accounts of merchnntg who are under suspicion of receiving smuggled goods. The pro ceeds of the property discovered, con demned and sold, go part to the govern ment and part to the principal customs officers of the district, and part to the Informer, If he happen to be a person outside the government service. The southwestern and northwestern borders of the United States are good fields fur the professional smuggler. From the north Chinamen are helped Into the United States, in addition to many articles of Canadian manufac ture, beside large amount of opium. From the aouth many Mexican product are smuggled In, with such Jewels as opals and pearls. It 19 to the men who. with the rustler, that run huge drove of cattle across the border. Infest the Mexican frontier, that this article re lates. A Rouble Patrol, Along the boundary line between the United State California and the Cal ifornia of Mcieo rides day and night a double patrol, the one in the employ I 1 BORDER CUSTOM HOUSE. of the United States and the other In the pay of the Mexican government. Those riders are picturesque, Individ ually and severully, hardy, skilled In horsemanship, marvelous In the accu racy of their marksmanship, experts with the lusso, inured to hardship and danger, fearless aud often reckless in their daring, a class unto themselves a cIubs interesting to. meet and study. The duties of these riders are to pro tect their respective governments front imposition at the hands of that class of unscrupulous men known as smugglers, and to prevent cattle thieves from run ning their ill-gotten plunder across he border. ' From the coast to the Colorado desert, along the boundary Hue between thp two nations, the country. Is rough in the extreme and very arid. It is a region sparsely settled, and some of the tough est characters of both nations hover In the locality for the double purpose of i breaking the laws of the country and ! of thwarting the officers who may un dertake their arrest by dodging across the line,-, one .way or another. It is this lawless element with which the border rldws have -to do. Some of j these lawbreakers are tame persons, ! too cowardly to make. trouble for the riders If caught-In their petty smug gling of cigars, curios, small articles of manufacture and the like, r but those who play for big stakes and engage in the smuggling of Jewels and costly goods In large quantities, braving se vere penalties, and the "rustlers," as the cattle .thieves are termed these men are Uaiigerous customers, and the riders tuke their lives in their hands when they interfere with their under takings. The seats of customs for the two countries at the coast end of the line are at Tia Juana. There are two TIa Junuas. The American town, If town it mny be called, Is at the terminal of the National City and Otay railway, Just at the boundary Hue. The Mexican TIa Juana is a couple of miles away. This latter town consists of the Mexi can custom house, a long, low, one story wooden building, containing an olllee about sixteen feet square, fur nished with a table, a desk, two or three chairs and a gun rack with a doz en stand of arms therein, a consultation room or private office, and a long back room with bunks for the aceemmoda tlon of the riders when off dnty; then there is the little one-story shack which serves as the home of the customs offi cer who Is none other than Lieutenant Governor. Terrazas, of Lower Califor nia;' there are the old adobe church, built nearly 150 years ago by the Jesuit priests, three or four little stores and shops and half a dozen dwellings this is the Mexican Tia Juana. The Amer ican town of that name Is even smaller, the little box0used as a custom house one or two dwellings and the depot of the narrow gauge railroad being all the buildings the town boasts. Right here let mo say that the Lieu tenant Governor of Lower California is an important personage In the eyes of the people and In his own. Before he will consent to talk with you through an interpreter, If you do not speak Span ishyou must remove your hat, be the meeting indoors or out. It Is an homage which his exalted position entitles him to, according to the custom of his coun try, and he docs not Intend that the of fice shall lose prestige during bis In cumbency. , The riders have some strange experi ences and not a few thrilling ones. Not long ago a Mexican rider was passing through a lonely canyon in the night time. Suddenly, without a single warn ing to Indicate the presence of an en emy, there dropped over his shoulders a cord, which was swiftly drawn, tight, and then he found himself flying through the air. lie had been lassoed In the midst of darkness almost equal to that of the tomb. He dropped to the earth with a thud (hat paralyzed his senses for a moment, and when he regained them be was bound hand and foot. Beside him stood his horse he could tell by Its breathing and an occa sional neigh, but there was no sign of the presence of any other living being. The man lay there a time which seemed like eternity, but which prob ably was not over two or three hour; then he felt a hand laid upon him, a knife severed bis bonds, there wag a swift rustle as of gome one hastening away, and he wag again alone. He arose and walked about a bit to take the stiffness from hi body, and then be mounted hi horse and rode back to the end of his beat and notified the rider on the other beat of what bad happened. Word was thus psssod from beat to heat till It reached headquarter, and at daylight a posse waa on band to in-1 a", 1 1 restl-ate. They found the sta ' couple of mile rurther on, tx a trrove ot cattle where they bad crossed the bor der. Later there came one with a story of having been robbed of his stock. Ef- forts were made to trace the cattle and the thieves, but they were never dis covered. Word came to the American custom house one day that certain parties were making heavy purchases of Mexican opals, and that the presumption wag that they were for export to the United States. A very careful description of the parties making the purchase was appended to the report and the officers began watching for the appearance of the persons described. One day individuals answering per fectly to the description entered the custom house and stated that they wished to pay duty on certain purchases which they had made. They presented a quantity of opals and the duty was appraised and duly paid. So far so good, but the amount of gems presented for Inspection was less than one-tenth of the purchase which had been reported. When asked If those were all the gems or dutiable goods they possessed they replied that It was. "We will have to search you and your effects," said the customs officer, and he proceeded to do so, but nothing fur ther was found. He was puzzled and unsatisfied, but there was nothing to do but to pass the parties. That night the explanation was forthcoming. Three Mexicans wjiose reputations for law less daring were widespread undertook to put through the bulk of the Jewels. Notwithstanding their shrewdness and experience in that line of work they chanced to run into two of the riders that night When halted they replied with their guns. One of the riders went down with a bullet through his lung. His companion, however, was good on the gun play, and he goon put two of the Mexicans hors du combat, and the third, under his aim, threw up his hands and surrendered. The opals were found in their possession and were confiscated by the government The duty on the lot would have amounted to nearly 15,000. Despite all precautions a great many goods get over the line duty free. Fancy articles, Mexican drawn work, and the like, made extensively south of the bor der, have a way of appearing mystrl ously In the ghops of the American towns. WONDERFUL SULTAN OF PERAK. He Ha Been Wildnes and Ignorance Give Way to Prosperity. A man of 63 yearg of age; he has passed almost exactly half hlg life under Malay rule and half under the new regime inaugurated by Great Brit ain. A man with eyes wherewith to see and a mind wherewith to Judge, compare and think, he Is probably among the most enlightened rulers of the native slates of the East, and a convincing apostle of British rule. lie has seen in his own time his country pass from a mere wilderness of forest threaded sparsely by sorry footpaths, Into a land surprisingly wealthy aud prosperous, over the face of which roads and railways run crisscross like the meshes of a net He has seen law lessness, brigandage, rapine and con stant Internecine strife vanish and be replaced by a peacefulness unequaled In Faccadllly, says Blackwood's Mag azine. He hag seen the spear and the krls, which once ruled the world, laid aside In the glass case of museums, or brought only on state occasions to deck courtly ceremonials. Moreover, he has seen his own ancestral lands, which of old lay fallow under dense Jungle, opened up and made to produce rich revenues; blackest Ignorance replaced by education; lack of sanitation by a wise respect for the laws of hygiene, and dire poverty by wealth and com fort. Though the sentimentalist may mourn the disappearance of much that was picturesque, of much that was at tractive, yet these be wonderful changes for any man to have wit nessed, still more to have had a big hand In bringing to pass; and without disparaging the wisdom and self-devotion of his European advisers, it must be admitted that Ferak owes a large share of its prosperity to the personal efforts of Its present Sultan. Living Is Cheaper Abroad. What charm, one asks onself In won der, makes people remain for long yearg wandering firesldcless from Cairo to Cornhlil? It cannot be the climate, for our own Is quite as good. Historical associations, we are assured, compensate many of those people for the absence of kith and kin. Experi ence, however, has taught me that the majority of them are as splendidly In different to history and art too, for the matter of that unless It Is applied to the decoration of the human form as they are to the Rosetta Stone. The families that one findg residing In Italy, for Instance, long since aban doned guch foolishness as slghseeing, writes Eliot Gregory In the Century. That useless fatigue is left to the new comers; the habitues I have met no more dream of visiting the Vatican gal leries or of reading in the library of Lorenzo the Magnificent than they do of settling down seriously to study Italian. One hears, especially In the less ex pensive little cities, some twaddle about culture; but you may take thy word for It In nine cases out of ten the real attraction of the place lies in the fact that a victoria can be had for $S0 a month and a good cook for oue-tenth that sum. Seemed to Have' Got Out. A Chicago man on Ue summer vaca tion went to a Wisconsin lake resort and one day became engaged in conver sation with the proprietor. He com mented on the attractiveness of the surrounding, and finally asked the hotelketper how many acreg there were In the property. "About forty," replied the proprie tor. "I ee there 1 another resort a short distance north of you. Who own that?" The Wldder Simmons." "Yon and she Join, do you not?" "The landlord's aunburned face tnrn- ed a shade or two redder. j "We're expecting to next October."! ne gam, uui i uiuu i mint anyooay a found H out yet" Any man who take thlngg a they come lacks push. GEO. P. GftOWELL, Successor to K. L. Smith, Oldest Established House in lii alley. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. Thig old-established house will con tinue to pay cash lor all its goods; it pave no rent; it employs a clerk, but doeg not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customer in the way of reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Cull and get prices anil leave orders, which will be promptly filled. Regulator Line STEAMERS Regulator and Dalles City Between The Dalles and Portland Daily Except Sunday. Leave Dalles 7 A. M. Arrive Portland 4 P. M. Ixave Portland 7 A. M. Arrive DalU g 5 P. M. I-ave Hood River (down) at 8 :30 A. M. Arrive Hood ttiver (up) at 3:30 P. M. W. C ALLAWAY, General Agent. White Collar Line Portland -Astoria Route Str. "BAILEY GATZERT." Dally round trips except Bundav. T1MK CARD. Lenve Portland Leavet Anuria ....T:00A. M .. .7:00 P. M ThrmiKh Portland connection with Steamer Nahcotta from llwaco and Ixjng Beach pointa. White Collar Line tickets interchangeable with U. K. Si N. Co. and V. T. Co. llckela. TheDalles-Portland Route STEAMERS "TAHOMA" and "METLAKO" Daily trips except Sunday, Sir. "TAHOMA." team Portland, Mon., Wed., Fri 7:00 A. M Leave The Dallen, lues., Thurs. 8aL,7:U0 A. M Str. "METLAKO." Leaves Portland, Tues., Thu., Sat 7:00 A. M. Leaves The Dalles Mon., Wed., Fri 7:o0 A. M. Landing and otllce: Foot Alder Street. Both bones Main bol. Portlaud, Oregon, AGENTS. J. W. CRICIITON The Dalles, Ore. A. K. Fri.LF.R Hood River. Ore. WOI.FOR1) & W VERS..,. While Salmon. Wash. HENRY OLMSTEAD Canon. Wash. JOHN T. TiiTTKN Stevennoii, Wash. J. C. WYATT Vancouver, Wash. A. J. TAYLOR Astoria, Ore. E. W. CRICHTON, Portland, Oregon Oregon Sjiot Line and Union Pacific Chlcaito Porthind Hpecial Suns. m. via Huntington. At'antlo Kx press S:oU p.m. via Huntington. Fait Ijike, Denver, Ft. Worih.Oinalia, Kansas Cltr, Ht. I.oiiis.riik'agoand Last. 4:30 p.m. Walla Walla Uwls- ton .Spokane, Min neapolis, St. Paul, Dulntli, Milwau kce.Chicaiio&Kast 1: 10 a. m. Ft. Paul Fast Mail :)a p. m. via Bpokan. Salt take, Denver, Ft. Worth. Omaha, Kansas City, St. Ioiiig,CiilcaKoaud LaaL 7:00a. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE MIOM fOKTLANO. t.-OU p.m. AH tailing dates 4:00 p. B. subject to change For Pan Francisco bail avery day Daily Cehinkla Mr 4 00 p.m. Fl.Moi.lay slaaaws. Kx. Bundaf :Ul. m. ' ' Saturday To Astoria and Way Ki ou p. in. Landings. :4.',a m maawtt tlm. 4 B.m. lion., Vied. Weier permitting. Kx Huadar aud FrL Orriou City, Naif. brr. Haleia, Inde pendence, Corval lis aud May Laud- inxa. ? O0a m. Wlllaatett M Taaa. I n Tut-e.. 1 hur. h(H Rirars. Woo W id. aud Bat Water permitting. and" FrL Orrcun city, " un.A Hay Lau lug. LJrirJ' ,Mk if"- Lv U-UW, '" ". ). . Dt..r except Rlpa.rU to Uvtstoo D.j,T.IH T- ) Mouday. A. L. CRAIO, Central Paawoger Agent, roniaa4,0 aV . HOAR. Jge.t, He RJver.