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THE BMUY JvUKNAL, MUM, REtf, SATURDAY, OCTODER 31, 1903.
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ftsubcd Trail. It was a bare. nusfalitlr.
clammy room. A rude bed on ono side.
a shelf for tabid And two or tfiret
wooden etools constituting th tatbl
tare, while the unerfn puncheons of
the floor wabbled and clattorcd under
tho prlcst'B feet
It hod been ninny yeare Blnco n letter
from homo Mad eotno to Father Beret.
The last before tlio ono now In hnnd
had mnde him 111 of nostalgia, fold;
shaking his Iron determination never
to quit for a moment bin life worlc as a
mlwdonnry. Ever plnco that day he
find found It harder to meet the ninny
and etern demand of a tnoflt dllllrult
and exacting duty. Now the mere
totieh of the pnper In his bund gave
him n sense of returning weakness,
dissatisfaction nnd longing. The homo
of hi boyhood, the rushing of the
Ithone, n sent In a shady nook of the
garden, Madeline, his sister, prattling
beside lilm and his tnothor Ringing
Bomewhore about tho house It all
came back and wont over him nnd
through him, making his lionrt sink
strangely, whllo another voice, the
sweeteHt over heard but Bhe wob In
effnbln and her memory n forbidden
fragrance
Father llerct tottered across the for
lorn llttlo room and knelt before tho
crucifix, holding his clasped hands
high, tho letter pressed between them.
Ilia lips moved In prayer, but made
no sound; his whole frame shook vio
lently. It would bo unpardouablo desecra
tion to enter the chamber of Father
Beret's Hotll and look upon his sacred
nnd secret trouble, nor must wo even
npeculate on to Its particulars. Tho
good old man writhed and wrestled
before tlio cross for a long time, until
at last ho Heemed to recelro the calm
ness and strength ho prayed for so
fervently. Then ho rose, tore tho let
ter Into pieces so smull that not a
word remained whole nnd squeezed
them no firmly together that they wPro
compressed Into a tiny, solid ball
which he let fall through u crack be
tween tho floor puncheons. After wait
ing twenty yearn for that letter, hun
gry as his heart wafl, ho did not oven
open It when at Inst It urrlvcd. Ho
would nover know what message It
bore. The link between him nnd tho
old sweot days was broken forever.
Now, with Cnd'H help, ho could do his
work to the ami.
He went uud Htood In tho doorway,
leaning agalimt the Hide. lie looked
Inward tho "river house," ns the In
habitants had named a largo shanty
which stood on the bluff of tho Wnbnsli
not fur from where tho roud brldgo
nt pronont cronsos, and saw men gath
ering ihoro..
Meantime Henc do Itonvllle had de
livered Mum. Bousslllon's letter with
duo promptness. Of course Htich a
service demanded pte nnd cjnret. What
Btlll bolter pleased him, Alice chose to
bo more amlublq tlmn was usually her
custom when ho called. They Hat to
gether in tlio main room of Uiu house,
where It. BoiihhIIIou kept his books, his
curiosities of Indian manufacture col
lected horo and there, and his HUrplus
firearms, swords, pistols nnd knives,
ranged not unpleastugly around tho
walls,
Of course, along with the lottcr, Ueuo
bore tho news, so Interesting to him
milf, of tho bout' tempting cargo Just
discharged at tho river house. Allco
understood her frlend'B danger felt It
in tho Intense enthusiasm of his voice
nnd manner. Hho had once wen the
'men carousing on u similar occasion
when h)io was but u child, and tho Im
pression then made still remained In
her memory. Instinctively dto resolved
to hold Iteno by one means or miothor
nwuy from the river houso If possible.
80 Mho managed to kuep him occupied
rating pie, sipping watered claret nnd
chatting .until ulght cume on and Mum.
llousslllon brought In n lamp. Then
he hurriedly Biiutuhed his cup from the '
Door beside him and gat tip to go.
"Come nnd look at my huudlwork,"
Alice uulcklr said: "my shelf of Dins.
I mean." 8ho led him to the pantry,
where a dozen or more of the cherry
.pates were ranged In order. "I made
every ono of thum this morning uud
baked themi hud thorn nil out of the
ovvon liuforo the ruin eumo up. Don't .
you think mo u wonder of cleverness
nnd Industry? Vutlutr Beret wuh pollto '
enough to Hatter me; but you you Just
rat what you want uud say nothing! :
You are not polite, M. Iteno do Hon-1
vllle," I
"1'vo been nhowlug you what 1
thought ot your goodle." ald Bona.
"Hiding's butter than talking, you
know, w I'll Just take one more," nud
ho helped hliuseir "Ixu't that t-umpll
mont enough!"
"A few Hiii'h wou.d make meuuothet
hot dtiy's work," nhe replied, laughing.
"I'retty talk would bo cheaper nud
more satisfactory In tho long run.
Mvon tho flour In these pat I grouivd
with my own hand In nu Indian mor
tar. Thut was hard work too."
Hy this time Ueuo had furgotton tho
river house and the liquor. With sof
tuning uyPH ho gnxed at A I lee's rouudid
uhoek and sheouy hair, over which tho
light from the curious earthen lump
t-liu lmr In her hand dickered mont et
fectlvely. Ho lavod her madly, but hU
fear of her was more powerful than
UN love. She gave him uo oiiiwrtuulij
lo MMttk what ho felt, having ever read
n quick, bright change of mood aim
uwuuwr when she wiw hltu plucking up
imurauM to sddreas her In a sentimental 1
,xy rnetr remtwus ma long oew
xuuitfwttAt fHUttllar, which was but nat
ural. MMHdtleriiu; their youth ami tlw
elivuuintamtH of tholr dally life, hu
Allco wnnoliow had kept a certain dU
tmuv im between thorn, so that vor.
www friemUuip could not suddenly re
solve Uneif Into n troublesome passion
(Hi Bene' part.
Wo need not attempt to analyse a
young girl's feelings and uoUv In
ruft,h 11 (WW. Wha,t she does nud what
she thinks nru mysteries even to hr
ovn undewtamjjug. vThp lnuueni moat
pateut lu shaping .tho rudlturutary,
character of, Alice Tarletoa (coflcJ lag t crisscrosV pattcrtt".o flashing
liouBslllon) had been only sttch as aj lines close to the young man's head
( lonely frontier post could generate.
Hor associations with men nnd women
had, with few exceptions, been unprof
itable In an educational way, while her
reading In M. Bousslllon's little library
could not have given her any practical
knowledge of manners and life.
Her n erection for Hone was Interfered
with by hT large admiration for ths
heroic, masterful nnd magnetic knights
whllo Alice, In tho enjoymont of her
exerclxo, seemed to concentrate all the
glowing rays of hor beauty In her face,
her ryes dancing merrily.
"Quit now, Alice," he begged, half
In fun ahd half In abject fear. "Pleas
quit I BUrrcndcrl"
8I10 thrust to tho wall 'on cither side
of him, then springing lightly back
wanl a pace, stood at guard. Hectlilck
IfiE STRANGE 7OTNTyISl
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of the i-j--i
iJjf 'fcj ya QTrrir
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who charged through tho romnnces of 1 yellow hair hod fallen over her neek
!ho rtoilSHllInn rnllorllnn. For nllhniitrh I n,,i .li,,iiUri In n Innan mnw mna
Iteno wnB unquestionably brave nnd
tuoro than passably handsome, he bad
no armor, uo wur horse, no shining
lanco nnd embossed shield the differ
ence, Indeed, was great.
Perhaps It was the light and heat of
Imagination shining out through Allco'a
face which gnvo her beauty such a fan
cnittlng power. Ileuc saw It and felt
Ub electrical stroke send a sweet shiver
through his heart while he stood before
her.
"You are very beautiful tonight,
Alice," be presently said, with a sud
denness which took even hor nlortnesi
by surprise. A Hush rose to his dark
face and Immediately gave way to a
grayish pallor. Ills heart came near
stopping on tho Instant, ho was bo
shocked by his own daring, but ho laid
a hand on her hair, stroking It Koftly. I
Just a moment she was at a loss,
looking a trifle embarrassed; then,
With 11 merry laugh, she stepped aside
and said:
"That sounds better, M. Bono do
Bonvlllc; much bettor. You will bo na
polite as Father Beret after a llttlo
more training." (
filio slipped past him whllo speak
ing nnd made her way back again to
tho main room, whence alio called to
him:
"Come here. I've something to show
you."
He obeyed, a sheepish trnco on his
countenance betraying his self con
sciousness. When he came near Alice, she was
taking from Its buckhorn hook on the
wall 11 ropier, ono of n beautiful pair
banging side by side.
"I'npa Housslllon gave me these," she
said, with great animation. "He bought
them of an Indian who had kept them
a long time. Where ho came across
thorn he would not tell. But look, how
beautiful! Did you ever seo anything
bo lino?"
Guard and hilt were of silver; the
blade, although somewhat corroded,
Btlll sjiowed tho line, wavy linos of
Damascus steel and traces of delicate
engraving, whllo In the end of tho
hilt wna sot a Iqrgo ovul turquoise.
"A very queer present to give a
girl," Bald Bone. "What can you do
with them?"
A captivating Hash of playfulness
enmo Into her fnce nnd sho sprang
bnckwnrd, giving the sword u soml
circular turn with her wrist. The
blado Rent forth a keen hiss as It cut
tho air close, very close to Bone's noso.
He Jerked his head nud Hung up his
hand.
Sho laughed merrily, standing beauti
fully poised before him, the rapier's
point slightly nlovuted. Her short skirt
left her feet and ankles free to show
their graceful proportions and tho per
fect pose In which they held her uupple
body.
"You boo what I can do with tho
colechcmnrde, eh, M. Bono do Bon
vlllc!" she exclaimed, giving him a
biuIIq which fairly blinded hlui. "No
tice how very near to your nqck I can
thrust and yot not touch It. Now I"
Rho darted tho keen point upder his
chin nnd drew It nway ho quickly that
tho stroko was Ilko a glint of sun
light "What do you think of that ns a nlco
nud accurato piece of skill?"
Sho n'galn resumed her poe. tho
right foot advanced, tho left arm well
back, her lissome, finely developed
body loaning slightly forward.
Bono's hands wero up boforo his face
In u defensive position, palms outward.
Just then a chorus of men's voices
sounded In tho distance. Tho river
nnd shoulders In n looso wavy mom,
out of which her face beamed with s
bewitching effect upon her captive.
Bene, glad enough to have a ccssa
Hon of his peril, stood laughing dryly,
but the singing down at tho river
houso was swelling louder nnd he
made another movement to go.
"Your Hurrendered, you remember,"
cried Allco, renewing the word play
"Sit down on the chulr there nnd make
yourself coinfortnble. You are not go
ing down yonder tonight; you are golns
to stay here nud talk with me p.ai
Mother Bousslllou. We aro lonesome
nnd you are good company."
A shot rang out keen nnd clear, there
was n sudden tumult that broke up the
singing, nud presently more firing at
vnrylng Intervals cut the night nlr from
the direction of tho river.
Jean, the hunchback, came In to say
thnt there was n row of Bomo BOrt. Ho
had seen men running across the com
mon ns If In pursuit of a fugitive, but
I tho moonlight was so dim that ho could
not bo sure what It all meant.
Bene picked up his cap and bolted
out of the house.
(To Bo Continued.)
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LUCIA
SAVED
CAB FARE
A Short Tale That Illustrates
the Force of Early
Training
H9BBY
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prats?
and the
7?i ropier uxw tnaMnau crlMcroi put
tern itiftliiu line..
how was beginning Mb carousal wlii
a song. Allco let full her sword's poliu
aud listened.
Bone looked about for hla cap.
"I mint bo going," ho Bald.
Another and louder swlah of th
rapier made him 4rouotto and dodge
again with gAwt energy.
"Don't," U rlod, "that's ilangerotu.
You'll put out my oyoa. I never aw
uch n glrlT
She luughvd nt hltu aud kept on whtp
plug tho air dangerously near hla oycx
until alio had driven him baokwurd
1 far us he could squeoio himself into
a corner of the room.
Mmo. Bowulllon canio to the dooi
from the klwhen nnd stood looking In
and laugblwr. with her hands on tr
tdps. By tfel time the rapier was uukz-
(Chicago Nows.)
There are lots of people In tho world
who got gray and wrinkled w6rrylng
so hard over how to keep young. They
are the kind who buy 13-cont coffee
to economize and then pay $113 doc
tor bills in consequence. In short,
their 8onso of proportion Is out of or
dor. That has always boon tho trouble
with Lucia Harding. From childhood
to womanhood Lucia never had a dol
lar lu sight when thoro wcro not
things to tho valuo of Ave. times that
dollar which rho really nocded. Tho
worst of bolng poor In a genteel way
Is that ono eternally has to pretond
thnt ono 1b not poor instead of being
ablo to bf comfortably nnd openly
ponnlloss, llko tho beggars and tramps
who novor havo to bother about keep
ing up appearances.
Money grow coaler In hor fathor's
housohohl when Lucia attained young
Indyhoou, but hor old hnblts stuck.
Sho continued to have guilty thrusts
of cousclonco if sho Indulged in 10
cents' worth of candy nnd tho dull, 111
dotlned ngqny sho suffered over fash-lonably-mado
gowns and tholr attend
ant fashionably figured bills was har
rowing It useless.
Thoro Is no branding Iron whose ef
fect Is moro lasting than tho habit
of painfully nnd nocossnry economy.
It took Dick Harding a whole year
qftor he married hor to understand
Just whnt was tho trouble with Lucia.
Thou he bogan to cducato hor Into
tho stnto of mind wheroln sho might
be nblo to dlsburso money without a
Hlckoring eyolash nnd a contraction
of the heart.
'Thero's always moro coming, you
know." Harding would Bay to tills ah
normal young wife of his. "Wo aron't
going to the poorhouse noxt week. I
still collect my dividends, and tho
landlord can't turn us out, bocauso
we own tho house, you recolloct. If
I could aeo your recklessly spend $10
at n bargain salo on something you
didn't need nnd nevor could use, It
would cheer me up, Lucia. I'd know
ymi wero n real, human woman then."
Harding r.evar dared tell his friends
about his wife's falling he knew thoy
wouldn't believe him.
To do her Justice, Lucia tried. She
was pretty and she loved pretty
thing, but she could not rid her soul
;of Its blight and did not enjoy buy
ing them. Sho struggled faithfully,
because she knew It would please
Dick. Her modeat prhU when she got
to he point where she bought two
mat In o tickets and took a friend out
to luncheon the same day was roun
tTlttlnctKl by her iwperiHg the house
whk cheap neper when she really
wanted Imported stuff at $S a roll
The coat appalled her nnd she econ
omised, was scolded hy her husband,
and hated the rooms fervntly. as did
overy one otoe. That teemed to be a
turning point with Mrs. Hnrdlug, and
foi some months she behaved like
any normal woman with plenty of
money and not a soul to object to
her spending lb Harding thought she
had soon light at last.
Then came a day when she went
to the north side to luncheon with an
important personage, Luola cele
brated by wearing jb. now .$100 visiting
costume and a French hat, with nu
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Listen all and straight I '11 tell
Of strange adventures that once befell.
One night when the house was dark and still, '.
These adventures did. begin,
Of the hobby-horse and the woolly dog,
And the trumpeter made of tin :
What time they went a-hunting,
For to see what they could win.
Slyly through the door went they,
Slyly through the house,
Hoping they might find a deer;
But found, instead, a mouse.
"Now let us hunt!" the dog he barked;
The hobby-horse ran fast;
The trumpeter raised up his horn,
And blew a merry blast.
The dog he barked; the horse
he ran ;
The trumpeter blew his horn;
And over the house they hunted the mouse
From midnight until morn.
Through kitchen and through dining-room,
For woods they had the chairs,
Through parlor and through hall they chased,
' And down the cellar stairs.
' The hobby-horse knocked down
a chair;
The clog fell in a pail ;
The trumpeter reached for the
mouse,
But only touched its tail I
They hunted the mouse all over the house,
Until they nearly drepped:
They thought at last they had it fast,
When in a hole it popped!
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Then back to the nursery they crept,
As the day was coming in
The hobby-horse and the woolly dog
And the trumpeter made of tin.
This is the tale I heard them tell
Of a strange adventure that once befell.
Kproducel from " lUby Day" by Courte.y of Tb Century Co. Copyright, 1905, Tho Century Co. All Rlghu RewveA
morons othor costly gewgaws. Whon
sho started homo sho got as far as
downtown whan It bogan to rain. It
poured buckotfuls nnd It blew In all
directions. Sho ran Into a sheltering
door and waited whllo tho gust spray
ed hor with wet till sho was limp,
molted, dronched, rulnod as to toilet.
Finally she succeeded In getting a
stroot car, and tho brutal occupants
made hor sit In an outsldo scat. When
sho finally got homo hor hUBband was
thoro. Ho looked at the wreck and
exploded.
"Why undor creation didn't you got
a cab half a dczeu cabs?" ho shouted
Lucia looked mildly shocked. "A
oftb clear out there?" she nskad in
tho scandalised, oconomlcnl volco of
hor" girlhood days. "Why, think what
It would have cost! It was only 5
cents on the car I would have been
a goose to take n cab." Sho swept
upstairs, swooty Ignoring tho $300
worth ot clothing sha had ruined by 1
saving $1
Then Harding knew It was no use
Bed Time
I take a pleasant herb drink, the next
morning I feel bright and my com
plexion la hotter. My doctor says It
acta gently on the StOmache, liver and
kidneys, and Is a pleasant laxative. It
la made of herbs, and Is prepared as
easily as tea. It Is called Lano'a med
icine. All druggist! sell it at 25c and
50 cents. Lane's Famhy Medicines
moves tho bowela each day. It you
cannot get It, aend for free samples.
Address, .Orator Woodward, LoBoy,
N.Y.
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For Good Groceries
Go to Branson k, Bagan'a, and after
onoo trying their groceries you will
use them all tho time.
Question AnavVered.
Yeo, August Flowtc still has the
largpot ealo of any medicine in Mio
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for IndlgnaUon or bit
lousneea. Doctors voru Bcarce, and
they seldom heard of appondlclUs,
nervous prostration or heart failure,
otc, Thoy used Augurx Flower to
mentation of undigested food, r
lato tho action of tho liver, BtlmoUU
tho norroua and orcvJc action of tit
system, nnd ttat la all thoy took wkffl
fooling dull and bad with hcaascsea
and othor achco. You only nood
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In liquid form, to mako yon satlflflw
thoro Is nothing carious the msttof
with you. Yoa can got this reUito
remedy at Dr. Soao'o drur store.
cloan out tho system and atop for- Brlco 25c and 75a
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Has come to the conclusion that all pretension of the healing art out
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