Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 39, Plymouth, Marshall County, 1 July 1909 — Page 3

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CHAPTER XIX. At Guildford is a quiet street, eompris;d principally of small, two-storied houses. Et-ither conspicuous amoncst these tenements, as beins a little larger than its fellows, and having a very well-to-do air about it, is a house bearing the terse announcement. "Mrs. Bulger. Laundress. Mangling done here"; and Mrs. Bulger, the tenant, a hale, shrewd, bustling womm, verging on sixty, was reputed to be one of the most prosperous inhabitants of tie street. Mrs. Bulger's front room on the first floor, which formed her parlor, was swept md garnished this November night; and, from the rather elaborate preparations 'made for tea, it looked as if Mrs. Bulger rpected company. There was a knock at the door and Mrs. Bulger bustled out of the room to admit her guest. Mrs. Mattox was a buxom, fresh-looking woman, some ten years younger than her hostess. She had unmistakable remains of good looks, which the smart flowers in her honnet showed she had by no means resigned claim to. Like Mrs. Bulger, she a!.o had been left a widow ; bot not having her friend's energy or business capabilitks, she determined to rely "upon her personal charms, instead of her personal exertions, to furnish her with another home. This all happened some seven or eiffht years ago, and though Terence Finnigan had been excessively anxious to marry the buxom Polly Gibson, as she was then. Polly bad only laughed at her very elderly admirer, and thought it more prudent to accept the hand of Mr. Mattox. a cousin by marriage of Mrs. Bulger's. Mr. Mattox had the advantage of being not only more than twenty years younger than Terence, but also, as the master of Portsmouth workhouse, had, what the prudent Polly valued quite as highly, a comfortable home to offer. -Well, Polly," said Mrs. Bulger, the tea being poured out, and her guest plentifully supplied with the buttered toast and other delicacies, "I was just thinking of writing to you wh?n I got your note. It is so long since I have seen you that I was going to ask if you ever meant coming Guildford way again." Yes: it's a good bit since I have been here," replied Polly ; "but, you s?e, Portsmouth is lively, and Mcttox and me we are popular. lie is always afraid," continued Polly, giggling, "that somebody will run- away with me. "Well, I am sure, I never thought that Mattox would turn jealous," replied Mrs. Bulger meditatively. "If you had taken poor old Terence Finnigan I would not have been surprised at it. By the way, have you seen anything of him lately?" "Yes, I see him at times ; but he is very LnSrm, and very much changed from the Terence Finnigan you last saw." "What, then, he is still alive!" exclaimed Mrs. Bulger. "Oh, yes, he Is alive, so far," replied Mrs. Mattox carelessly, and stealing a somewhat inquisitive gaze at her hostess. "And where is he living now?" asked Mrs. Bulger, with an assumption of indifference no transparent that her guest's suspicions as to her having some object in wishing to know Terence Finnigan's whereabouts were confirmed.. "Oh, I don't know exactly," replied Polly carelessly. "But don't you think," rejoined Mrs. Bulger, "that you could find him if you tried?" "Yes, I dare say I could." "Well, then, I wish you would, and the ooner the better. I have a particular reason for desiring to know where Le is now living. I have had a hint in a roundabout way that some of those Chichester folks have been inquiring after him, and would taJ care of him for the remainder of his life if they could only find him. They have advertised for him." "Quite so," replied Mrs. Mattox, with the most provoking calmness; "and as they have applied to you on the subject, and not to me, you had better give them all the information in your power." "But I tell you. you aggravating thing. I don't know where he is, and that I want you to tell me." "Look here, Emma Bu'ger," replied the other quietly, "it's no us- your flying out in this way with me, you know that very well. If you want to know where Terence Finnigan is to be found, you had better tell me at once who it is are making inquiries for Lim. and all about the whole thing, then I'll help you." "Sliall I tell you what my terms are?" inquired Mrs. Bulger. "Halves." "Well, upon my word. Emma Bulger," exclaimed Polly, "I do think you perfectly audacious in your demands. I am in possession of this information, and naturally entitled to the whole reward; but, in consideration of your nein? an old friend and putting me up to it, I was quite prepared to make you a handsome present say a fourth." After nearly an hour's wrangling between these two mercenary old women. Mrs. Bulger's terms were at last acceded to, and her guest was then informed that the reward was for no less than a hundred pounds. "And where did you say he wr.s?" inquired Mrs. Bulger. "I don't remember naming the place," rejoined Tolly, with a sly glance at her hostess ; "still nev-r mind, Emma, you have driven a terrible hard bargain with me, but I always stick to what I say; feilves you insisted it should be, and halves It shall be. As for poor old Terence, he is in Portsmouth workhouse." CHAPTER XX. Ringwood presented himself in the Victoria Road the next morning. He was welcomed by Mary, who, having introduced him to Mrs. Lyme Wregis and Beatrice, left the room in qucet of her cloak and headgear. "You must pardon an old woman's curi'wrty; bat this seems to us a most extraordinary errand that you are carrying Miss Chichester off upon. She has told as," said Mrs. Lyme Wregis, "that this is an old servant of her family's, for whym ihey have been long in search ; but now be is discovered, why does he riot come to her, instead of her having to tear down to Portsmouth to see him?" "It must, of course, seem odd to yon; Vut this man Finnigan stands in a somewhat peculiar position to Miss Chichester. She has doubtless told you that .he was by her father's sid when ho feil on the territb field of (iettysburg. and tint he has carried her many a t:nn. whn a child, in Lis aru:s. But what sh cu!d not tell you is, that Finnigan is so infirm in henlth. and has so failed in Lis mental powers, tnnt coming to Lor is impossible. Further, there is a necessity for proving the o!d man's identity, ns there, is a small sum of money coining 1 Miss Chichester that l'pends upon this Finnigan having been alive at a certain date." The journey to Portsmouth Miss Chichester found somewhat monotonous. II r companion n-solutely refused being anything but strictly the man of business. All the particulars of Finnigan's discovery te related to her; told her of the state of health in which ahe must be prepared to find the old man ; .how that they were to pick un two old servant of ber grand

father's at Guildford women who had known Finnigan well in former days, and quite recollected her father, but who had. of course, never seen her; and also did he explain to her, in purposely cloudy fashion, that she came into a small sum money on reversion, the inheriting of which reversion had depended upon Terence Finnigar.'s outliving somebody else. At Guildford they picked up Mrs. P.alger and Mrs. Mattox. I'pon arrival at the famous seaport, Mrs. Mattox at once took command of the party. That bustling matron fIt that she was in her own domain, and that her knowledge of the streets was beyond dispute. In a very short time the party arrived at the door of the workhouse in St. Mary's Road. Miss Chichester could not resist a shudder r - she passed through its uninviting ;r answers to my idea of a gaol," s!i3 whispered to Ringwood. "Poor Terence, I shall feel quite uncomfortable until he is out of this place." Traversing a long, narrow, whitewashed passage, and glancing occasionally on their way through the half-opn doors of wards, where little knots of wizened, decrepit old men cowered in their sad-colored garments over the fire, they at last reached a door at which Mr. Mattox paused. "This is the ward. sir. in which we fhall find Finnigan. Would Miss Chichester prefer to identify him herself, or shall my wife point him out to her?" "Surely." rejoined Mary, "h can scanely have changed so much in this brief time that I can have any didiculty in rc agnizing him." "Oh. dear no I" interrupted Po!;y ; "anybody who has Feen him of 'ate years would kr.ow him in a moment. Rest let Miss Chichester judge for herself. Thomas." Mr. Mattox. thus r.djured. threw open the door without further remark, and one glance round the room sufficed to ehow Mary her father's old servant, sitting very still in a wooden armchair by the side of the fire. A slight, wiry little man, whose face, considering his extreme age, wa.i still wonderfully fresh and fre from wrink'es; the grey hair was thin, no doubt, but the light blue eyes were still wondrous bright, although there was a-i absent look in them, as if for ever peering beyond the grave, upon which their owner was so rapidly verging. "I suppose he talks at time," inquired Ringwood, "although he certainly dins not look like it at present." "No, sir; tie rarely says anything, and sits all day just, as you see him. except when roused up to take his food. Occasionally he will say, in a wandering way, that he must go to London to see Miss Mary ; but who he meant by it we never understood until to-day." "And I presume," ad led Ringwood. "that, though you and Mrs. Mattox knew him before, he takes no notice of you." "Not the slightest, sir. He has never ,been able to give the slightest account of himself since he came, and if it had not been that Polly and I knew him well beforehand, we s-hould not at this present moment have an idea who he was." "Will you Speak to him. Miss Chichester?" said Ringwood. Mary crossed the room juickly, and laying her hand lightly on the old man's shoulder, said: "How do you do, Terence? Don't you remember Miss Mary?" The old man turne! his head towrrds her, and some slight signs of surprise at the fair apparition before him might have been discerned; but of recognition thpre was no symptom. "Surely, Terence, you have not forgotten the child you used to carry in your arms the 'young mi sh tress' as you used to call me! you must remember Miss Mary !" The old man's fare became slightly troubled; for the first time his lips moved, and he muttered "Miss Mr ry" in a low, far-aviy voice; bat it was evident that he in no wise connected the name with the young lady who stood before him.

"Ol course, you have no doubt whatever. Miss Chichester, that this Is Terence Finnigan?" said Ringwood. "It is naturally sad for you to find an old servant in this state, but his physical health is apparently satisfactory. In a business point of view, his having forgotten rue past is, as far as you are concerned, of no consequence. I think now, as soon as I have written a couple of cheques for these ladies in acknowledgment of their services, we must thank Mr. and Mrs. Mattox for their hospitality, and make the best of our way to the railway station." Terence Finnigan was heard to murmur "Miss Mary" in a dazed sort of way to himself twice or thrice as they were leaving the ward. He seemed as if vainly striving to recall somebody in connection with that name, but clearly .did not connect it with Miss Chichester. "You tell me, Mr. Ringwood," said Mary, as she found herself once more in the train on her way to town, "that I come into what for me is something considerable simply from the fact of that poor old man being alive. I trust it is enough to enable me to take care of Terence comfortably for the future." "Ample," rejoined her companion. "We really do not know exactly how much at present, but it is certainly more than sufficient for that purpose." "And now, Mr. Ringwood, I wish you would answer me one other question ; and that is, in what way, pray, have I offended you?" "You offend me!" he replied. "What can have put that into your head?" "Then why do you not ever come and see me now?" inquired Mary curtly. "I have not so many friends but what I can recollect those who have striven to comfort me ia my trouble." "I do not think yoa can fairly accuse me of neglect on that point," returned the barrister, "but first, one hesitated to intrude upon your grief; then you have taken refuge in the Victoria Road." "At Mr. Ringwood's suggestion," interpose Mary quietly; "and I am very much obliged to you for discovering so comfortable a home for me." . "I deserve no credit for that. Miss Chichester.' Carbuckle mentioned your wish to m; I happened to know, through Jack Fhillimore, of his cousin's contemplated marriage, and thought perhaps you would not mind passing a few months with Mrs. Lyme Wregis, whom Jack declared to be the most charming old lady that ever breathed. Jack Phillimore is as goodhearted a fellow as ever stepped. He is a man. Miss Chichester, if you understand what I mean by that, and likely, I should i-ay, to make his mark in his profession if he ever gets the chance. His cousin has dealt very hardly with him. and he is terribly cut up at the idea of the approaching marriage. How any girl could throw over Jack Phillimore for Pegram beats me." "I have never met a girl that I took a greater fancy to than Beatrice Phillimore. I have known her, it is true, but a short time; still I cannot think she would be swayed solely by wealth in her choice of a husband. Even if she had given me her confidence I could not l"t you into the secret; but she certainly shrinks from any riilHon to her wedding in a way that augurs ill for its heirg a happy one." "flood-by. Miss 'hichevter," said Ringwood, as he shook hands after putting her into the cam. "Säould Miss Phillin?ore take yon into her confidence, you can tell her that it is very improbable that !n-r wedding with Mr. Robert Pegram will ever take p!:i"" (To bo continued.) TFto I nkluil Professor. S't'vitvit- So:i .cihii.g is Keying oa my mind. Prüft ss,r It must b very hungry. Xorthwt stern Acadciulan. In Norway hay Is largoly cured by hanging it on wooden and wire racks," much as a worn a a hang out he? wash.

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Chnr tiling Military Model. The majority of military model 3 are built on similar lines peach basket shape, and our illustration is no ex ception to this popular shape. It is soft green straw braid, with hands of narrow velvet ribbon a few shades darker, arranged in stripe fashion on top of the brim and continuing underneath to head band. Around the high crown is draped a green scarf, and on right Bide is a huge American Beauty rose, with foliage.. Care of (lie Teeth. For the care o: the teeth have a good bristle brush, a box of tooth soap, paste and mouth wash and a spool of dental floss, says a writer. A little pumice can be used with the soap once in a while to clean tartar from the teeth. Gold teeth shouM be cleaned with powder at least enca a week. A good mouth wash is listtrine or rose water diluted with water. Ordinary baking soda is good to use. especially if the teeth are decayed. By all means Lave 'teeth filled as soon as they show signs' of decay. A set of bad teeth, even one's own. If properly cared for and patched up. are better thaa artificlal ones. Fine salt and weak vinegar water will cleanse yellow teeth. Medicine stains can be removed with acids. In severe cases, dip a pointed stick into muriatic acid, rub the stick over the tooth, without touching the gum, and immediately wash the teeth with soda water. This is not dangerous, but it must be used with great care. It whitens the teeth. Health nnd Ilruuty Hint. Carbolized vaselinn has soothing qualities for chapped hands. To prevent stiffness of the muscles and joints they should be frequently rubbed with oil.It is said that brushing burns so soon as they have become painless with essence of peppermint will prevent unsightly scars. Hair dressers say that the hair must be worn flat on top and very broad at the sides and back. The low, broad forehead is the effect which must be attained to be fashionable. For red hands a good lotion, consisting of honey, one ounce; lemon juice, one ounce; eau de cologne, one ounce, will both soften and whiten the hands, and may be applied with benefit at night, just before going to bed. For the hot, galled tender feet of pedestrians few things are more soothing than a cold poultice made by chopping and bruising a fresh lettuce, placing It In a handkerchief and wrapping it about the feet. The pulp should come next to the skin. It may be left on for as long as convenient. Chic ricture Hat. Summer usually brings forth the picture hat in all its glory. It is broad, flat, unconventional, always. The girl in the illustration wears one of white Neapolitan braid, ftued with rose-colored satin. The top is massed with large white roses with delicate pink hearts. She wears, too, a jumper dress of rose-colored satin foulard, with yoke of white net, a string of rose coral beads and roses In her cheeks. Natural or artificial? Well, either. For rouge is much used these days and she's nothing if not artistic, thi3 summer girl of OUT3. rillln? for t'nnliiona. An inexpensive filling for sofa cushions may be made of a dime's worth of cotton batting. Cut the cotton into small squares and put in a baking oven. One must be careful not to let them scorch. After being In the j

oven twenty-five to thirty minute3 each little square will puff up light and fluffy like a feather. Use this for a filling for your pillows and they will feel as soft and downy to the touch as any feathers or down that you could buy.

Tad andjahek' Cherries and plums, in all states of greenness, ripeness and decay, have again become popular. The quaint poke bonnet, silk handbag, scarfs end shawls, overskirts and sashes point to the past with precision. Colored foulards, with small black designs In place of white dots, etc., are seen in advance showings of this fabric. The new band Is rounded and then made into soft, loose little curls that are just visible under the drooping hat brim. Spanish lace scarfs, scarcely seen since the days of their popularity twenty years ago, have again made an appearance. The cotton materials have been pushed somewhat into the background for tht present by the new silks and serges. Silk and wool fishnet is another of the new mixtures to be had in wellstocked departments. Foremost among bags is the bronze bag. which comes' in logically enough with the craze for bronze shoes and bronze belts. Bands of velvet, heavily embroidered, either in the metal tinsels or colors, are worn with many of the Grecian coiffures. Suede or glace leather is used for trimming smart traveling coats. Up-to-date tailors call these garments voj--aging wraps. A great many odd shoulder bands and straps are being introduced, particularly as a finish for Jumper gowns worn over gulmpes. White linens are less worn than formerly, but gray, tan khaki, and een the darker shades, are the desirable colors. lUnti About the Home. Equal parts of tea and lukewarm water is a good solution for sponging plants. When you have occasion to use plaster of parls mix it with vinegar instead of water. Use a small piece of softened white soap with whiting or silver polish to greatly expedite the process of cleaning silver or paint. To prevent tinware rusting rub over with fresh lard and place in a hot oven for a few minutes. If new tins are treated like this they will seldom rust. To whiten a doorstep, wash the steps clean and let them dry. Then mix a little quicklime with some milk and wipe the steps over with it. They will be beautifully white. Carpets and rugs can be thoroughly cleaned by being hung over a clothesline and having the garden hose turned upon them. This will do no harm to any carpet. Dry in a shady place. Windows, mirrors or picture glass may be easily polished by using a muslin bag filled with whiting. Dampen the glass slightly, then rub with the bag and polish with newspapers. To keep moth and buffalo bugs from rugs or carpets sprinkle well with salt, then wipe with a cloth dampened with warm water having spirits of turpentine added in the proportion of a spoonful to every quart of water. The Gonpel of llapplneaa. The gospel of happiness is one that every woman should lay to heart. What It means to a man to come home at night to a cheerful wife no one but he who has had to fight the hard battle of life knows. If he is prosperous It is an added joy; but it 13 in misfortune that it shines like a star in the darkness. A complaining wife can kill the last bit of hope and courage in a sorely troubled heart, while a cheerful one gives new courage to begin the fight over again. The Cheerful Womnu. A cheerful woman is like a ray of punshine wherever she goes, declares an exchange. She not only üj;ü good to others by example, but she helps discontented and gloomy people to throw off some of their native melancholy, and to emulate a litUe of her own cheeriness. The cheerfulness that persists in seeing the bright siJe of everything, and discover "the silver lining" where others perceln no

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break In the gray cloud, must not be confounded with selfishness and carelessness. They are totally different attributes, quite antagonistic to one another. A purely selfish and careless woman would be thinking so continually about herself that she would have no reserve force left in which to practice the hundred and one little thoughtful actions which comes within the ken of the woman who has "cheerfulness" as her watchword, and who endeavors to make her sisters more happy by imparting some of it to them.

Don't Dorrow Trouble. Don't borrow trouble, If you must borrow, why then borrow joy, and be sure to loan it to others. The crossing of bridges, which are far in the distance, has ruined the prospects and made cowards of too many good minds. The sooner one kills out fear of what may happen under circumstances not at present evident, the more self-confidence will he develop. Learn self-reliance above all else. Seek to solve your own problems. A leaning nature is full of fear, 'because it has not yet learned its own strength. You can only develop your own strength through self-reliance. To be self-reliant is to be free from many forms of fear. God Kirf of Files. The housefly, the dirty fly. the typhoid and cholera infantum fly, during the summer will swarm in thousands and millions unless precautions ar-3 taken. The housefly, whom we wero taught in our childhood to treat with kindness, has been exposed. Its habits are filthy. It breeds in stable3 and garbage pails and carries the filth it revels in and tracks it across the sugar, the butter and the beefsteak. It paddles its horrid feet, gummed with the vilest rotting matter, In the baby'f milk. The doctors have declared war on the housefly. It probably disseminates every disease. It is a nuisance. It must be exterminated. It can be driven out of every home. In an age of knowledge, screens and cheap disinfectants there is no excuse for flie3 in any household. Clean up your premises. Get rid of breeding places of flies and you will get richof flies. The battle is half won if begun early. ABl The next time baby screams with colic, instead of dosing it with soothing sirups, or old nurse remedies, such as catnip tea and other decoctions to which our grandmothers pinned their faith, try what hot water sipped from a spoon or taken through a bottle will do to relieve the pain. The water should be fresh and boiled, but not boiling. Care must be taken that it Is not hot enough to burn the delicate tongue and gums. This will usually give relief and can be repeated frequently with no danger to the child. White of I'MTHT for Ilurns. For burns and scalds there is nothing more soothing than the white of an egg, which should be poured over the wound. It is softer than collodion as a varnish for a burn and, being always at. hand, can be applied Immediately. 1? is the contact with the air which gives the extreme pain. White of egg excludes the air and prevents inflammation. Ilara III Hat. Women's hats more than thirty-one and a half inches in diameter are classified as wheels by the traffic manager of the Swiss street railways. He has issued an order that women who wear hats exceeding that diameter must ride in the baggage car or leave their hats in that car and enter the passenger car bareheaded. Save the Net. Do not destroy any net from old discarded lace curtains. Cut to squares of desired size and stitch together. They make excellent washcloths and they are remarkably durable. Sew them around the edge on the sewing machine. A Million Widow. Among the C.000,000 working women In thi3 country there are nearly a million widows and nearly S00.000 married women whose husbands have failed to provide for them. Nearly 100,000 divorced women are among the wage earners. Often tht Heal fiooil. The washtub heroine may not look so romantic, but frequently she's the real goods. Secret It Out. It is suggested that the higher duty on stockings is doubtless advocated by the safety deposit companies. lloiiftcholtl Hint. To mark table linen Leave the baby and some jam alone at the table for five minutes. Judge.

Sbcas Ten little firecrackers, looking fit and fine ; One dropped off the bunch then there were nine. Nine little firecrackers, awaiting their fate ; One became a squizzer, then there were eight. Eight little firecrackers (three shy of eleven). One losj its fuse, and there remained seven. Seven little firecrackers lying on the bricks, A goat swallowed one and overlooked six. t f Six little firecrackers glad to be alive. Water wetted one but never touched five. Five ttle firecrackers in readiness to roar; One proved noiseless, reducing them to four. Four little firecrackers waiting lit to be; One's still waiting, so there only were three. i Three little firecrackers not knowing what to do, j One did nothing and loft more work for two. Two little firecrackers their task almos begun ; Half of them got stepped upon, leaving just one. One little firecracker, bound to make srood, Blew off baby's finrers as well as it could. Winning aGoddess "Celebrate? .Of course we can't celebrate In this town. We can't do nothing until we get together." Postmaster Haston threw away his cigar impatiently and turned to the group of villagers. "Maybe that's so, but It ought not to be. Just because the cattlemen live in the north end and the land owners hi the south they ought not to quarrel." replied Harry Morse, son of Banker Morse, and just home from college, j "We'll get up our own then,"' suggested somebody, "and let's meet tomorrow night. Fourth of July will be here in a week." Harry on his wheel met Led Xorton, the son of the owner of Hat Six ranch, on horseback a day later and the two young men rode side by side across the level plain for a time. Harry told his companion of the arrangement. "That's aH right," was. the reply. "The north end Is goinr to perform. too. These old fogies may fightdf they want to, but we won't be so foolish We can't help. It, of course, but, let's go in for some fun out of It anyhow." "I'm with you. We are to have a goddess of liberty in a flag dress and a golden crown. You can't guess who it is to be." "That homely Miss Lyons, of course She always forces herself to the front." "Wrong Miss Dorine Vandele." "Why, her father is worth half a million." "Well, she will do anything for me.' with a satisfied air. "Oh. ho, that's it, is it?" and the cat tie king-to-be rode away. In his heart was a little bitterness, for Dorine was to him something better than the rest of the girls of the town, north or south, and he did not like at all the tone of his companion's expression. So North Mayville prepared for Its parade and speeches, and South May vilie did the same. Harry and Led met often and exchanged notes a3 to the progress of the work. It was to be a very bitter rivalry. For days the two sections of the town wero excited. The tales of the doings of "the other side" were related with great exaggeration. Dorine heard them and wondered if her party was to be so very much outshone. "They tell me that they are getting up a ct.ricature of me," she said to Harry.- . "They would not dare. was the eager re&ponse. "If they did I would punish the author myself." "Who is In charge of the other side?" "Led Norton, of course." Dorlne's color heightened, but Harry did not notice it. He was at last rewarded by securing her promise that she would act the principal part In the parade. He went away wondering how he could arrange it so that he might be near her on the glorious occasion. On the eve of the Important day there wa3 a gathering In the back room of the Cattlemen's Club. Around the table sat six of the largest owners of stock on the range. They talked of the morrow. "I am in favor of knocking them out once for all," Colonel Norton was saying. "That side of the town has got to be wiped out eventually or our property will be worthless. Let's scare their old parade out of sight and let them see that we are running the town." Some objection was raised, but in the end the worthies were all satisfied with a plan that promised dire trouble for the neighboring burg. But only the six cattle barons knew of it when the morning dawned. The rivalry of Western towns does not permit of much confidence or exchange of courtesies. There was another conference that uight, but the cattlemen did not know of it. Only two were in It Harry and Led. When they parted It was with a laugh and a merry call from the former: "It will be fun for all of 'em." Independence Day dawned with the beauty of the prairie skies shining over the town. It was a day for the young to rejoice in find for the old to be thankful for. Mayville was astir early and there wa3 not a resident who did not feel that he was Interested In the celebration, both for the pur pose of making for his side the best showing possible and to outdo the opposition. The rival parades started at 10 o'clock. The two young men were the re spective marshals of the day and each guided his troop3 as best he could through the crowds that filled the streets. The south enders were gorgeous In their finery from the stores. The Goddess of Liberty rodt on a float all by herself and the horses were gayIy fitted out for the occasion with rib bons and bunting. The north end had ft more sedate, but more expensive ag-

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This is no time for The cold grey dawn gregation. It had in line all the cowboys of the ranch owners and there were some fancy riders among them who could and did make the onlookers wonder at their sk'll. As the bands played and drowned out the noise of each opposition company the two marshals of the day led the lines toward a tree-lined avenue and then with a quick turn brought them out plump against each other in the broad street! It was the most exciting time of the town's history. The men were mad and the women indignant the children alone were happy. They saw two parades instead of one. But suddenly something else happened. Out of th( grove that hid a stable sprang a number of men with guns. They leaped into the road and fired them with deafening reports. It was intended to frighten the south enders and it did. It also frightened the others, for the parades were there together. "My stars, what a panic," exclaimed Colonel Norton. "I wish we had not done it." Well he might. The teams went here and there, out of the control of the drivers. Then one was seen running down the street It was the one with the Goddess of Liberty. Behind it went two riders Harry and Led. It was a race for a life. The two young men were well mounted but thej had swift horses to catch. At the end of the road was a hill and down at the bottom a bridge. Their time was short On one side rode one and on the other his rival. Now both realized that they were to test the love of the woman they both admired. Dorine clung to the wagon, which pitched and wavered, alone on the vehicle. "Here," shouted Irarry, "jump to me and I will hold you!" "Here," put in Led, in that strong tone of his, "let me catch you! I'll come alongside." She looked from one to the other. Even in the terror of the position she saw something of the situation and wished for an Instant that she could escape making a choice before the crowd. But a look ahead told her that that was impossible now was her time. The hill was nearer and nearer. The people were wondering why she did not leap, for they saw it was impossible for the riders to stop the team. Suddenly she. satisfied them. With an abandon that showed how strong was her faith, she threw herself far from the wagon toward Led Norton. The young cattleman was ready for the duty of the minute. He reached out his strong right arm and a3 she came to him threw it around her waist. With a quick motion he brought her to the saddle and then turned his horse back toward the center of the crowd. "She jumped Into the arras of a north ender!" exclaimed a dozen of her friends, "for shame!" But Dorine seemed not to care. She smiled at them when she' rode back with Led's arm around her, and Harry was glad that he went on to catch the team and was not there to see. "That was a smart trick of yours," said Mr. Norton to his son, a day or two after. "Not so smart as that of yours and the rest In trying to frighten and break up the south enders' parade," v&s the reply. "It did good in two ways; it won me a wife and put the two towns on a friendly basis." "What do you mean, sir? A wife and friends!" "Miss Vandele promed me to man" me as we rode back from the runaway and the people were so thoroughly mixed by the fright that they will quarrel no more. A marriage between the two leading families will help straighten things, too, don't you think?"

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mirth or laughter of the morning after. Mr. Norton did not say what ha thought perhaps he did not thinK anything fit for expression. As for, his son he was more than satisfied. Ha had won a goddess, as he put it, and had healed a neighborhood quarrel, and that was glory enough for one Fourth of July. enerI DUrkmar'i Drill Story. The late Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar once told how be had overheard a British corporal drilling his squad in thia fashion: "Now, then. No. 7," the corporal said, "We'll make another start that is, if you've quite finished feelin' If your back hair happens to be on straight this morn ing. It' you I'm talkin' to, third man from left on front rank. I haven't ti pleasure of knowin' your name, but I eir pect to be writin it down for an hour'g extra work pretty soon. Now, then, look to your front. 4quad, 'tchun! Left dress t Turn your eyes to the left without squintin' like Chinese dun.mies, If you can. Stand up in tae ranks, too. like soldiers, not like a measly row of lopsided, spindle shanked, cockney shopboys! Stick yourchests out and put your stumniicks somewhere out of sijjht altogether. There's 'arf of you with fingers like bags of potatoes. Strike me crimson if I ever saw such a mob! Hi, you, in the center the ginger headed mt a, I mean don't grin like that ! This m at no perishin beauty competition, not by no manner of means T Boston GJobe. ---r r;r - John Brlitht'a I'rophecy. I believe that in the centuries which ara to come it will be the greatest pride (and the highest renown ot Kngland that from her loins have sfrmng 100,M,000 it may be 2X),O0O,0Ot) men who dwell and prosper on that continent which the old Genoese gave to Europe. John Bright in the House of Commons. March 13, 1S.". Hath Heady for the Ponrlh. A Fourth of Jul- Game. The new Fourth of July game of "abbreviated states" calls forth lively competition. A prize is given for the first correct list of the following questions: What state reminds you of a great rainfall? Ark. What State can be often multl plied? Tenn. What State commences the dome tic week? Wash. What State is mightier than the sword? Pena. What State is always sure of itself? Kan. What State has a medical degree t Md. What State Is a chronic Invalid! 111. What State is a maiden? Miss. What State suggests a sheltered spot? Del. What State Is a woman's namat Minn. Washington Star. 1 Charles Carroll of Carroll ton. When Charles Carroll of Maryland was about to Eign the Declaration Independence he was warned that he, was Jeopardizing his immense propeiH ty.and rome one else said: "Oh, Ming George will never hang Carroll. There are too many of them, His majesty can't identify him." "True," said Carroll and promptly: wrote after his name "of Carrolltox k ur., v.7 Wp;sW1 -