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sisted upon returmn to one Dunn; uuuu uu , possessed a. key wit which hegained ad- hmittence, and that ehe followed him there, shot `him and then ed`. There was another, which was that Der- ` rington was there when the Old man re- o..m..A, fnllnwad bv the dauszhter; that rington more wnen um um luau ..~ , turned, followed by the daughter; father and daughter quarrelled until she ` shot him, and that Derrington concealed V M her. Another, thet the old man` returned to the bank for some reason; that Derrin - ten killed him and spirited ayray the dung -. L-- --L- ...'... 4. uyil-nnnn I-1: lm: nrima- T4011 `lllau nlm Ill lpuluuu awn vuv u ` ter,,who was 9. witness to tlie crime. Ell-Alumna? -_--_ . 4 When I arrived in Denver 1 went at M once to the room keft by J ack Derrington. it]. was evening pad found the game -in full ast. ` - > It was not the mile in those days for the gambling-house: in that section to run be- \ ind closed doors. Usual] `_every one who wished to beadmitted only to walk in; but at Derting__oh'd" if} wagsdifferenb. `He preferred -to-run` :adoori" with a. wicket`, for he only &t'e1'jod`to a. cettaf olden. of {>13 on `bad waned`7n & ob el-3;, _e V ' I app ' _ ~ --1-xu--A.~.-.5 :n.:.... nhonncer. Derrinzbon no for um wuuwu. uv vqu admit,ta.iiie,`being 30313331`. ADVANCE-. Winn II WIUAVU, sun. 1:8 ,erl nets.-V on I ie for" u.~` stranger, Dergingtbn j ', I` ` _ , WIlU_II|N 1lilIl`Ill`liUl V&IUII, 5` 3,.-. -, 9s.'R3FIg,- _9_|i, 7, `Km , _ J thaw '*Ihf1?`d.9tIinto t!i`*"3 1-em? o 1 1 "`7I hp.t%:=abaut` ;;pai-. ; I`raf:liod, * `I wspft b).';I!8k-- eiI 1'."' I ' f-' *Ai: ,whgtaihig11t*y611- n:m`re`ebe2* ` - _ . . `Iti11i'x5t`be,Si1:ith*'o`1' `it might be Joues, [ but it isu tL I say, you going to let me . in or not!- Life : tooahort to, `stand here ."_pa.la.ver_i_ng. - ? I - Got any dust? `Yee, and I wantimore; but I see that - I've struck the wrong hotel. Good night. r turned to go, but Derrington calledme | `Ho1d on, pard, he said. `We always , welcome stranger: here. - Come in. W111 . you introduce yourself You know me, 1 . suppose. - . g `Can t say that I do, I replied, `unless I coon. nun TM. rn_nA\7i` .1-k nnrrinvtnn_ . V `I am. - ; `Sha'ke, I said; making a. little bln`. ' `I ve been waiting to make vosr acquaint- lance for the past two years. My name : 9 William Alexander and I register from Mon- L_-_I -`|A.L....'~L :I- a n nnnn-I ninna I THE two, RIDGE ; "'U&n'l3 say Dill!-D .1 uu, J. rcpucu, I you are Dare-Devll J ack Derrington. `"1 am, treal, e1thongh`it s a- iood while since 1'wa.e 1 there. I ve just struc Denver for the first _ ` time. V - Derrington at once led the way to a ehowily appointed `sideboard upon which were arran ed all kinds of liquore. `What 0 your drink? he aeked'Jack. `Water, pard. I know it : rather loft forrthiaregion, but then `I never`. did nee any hard stuff, and I reckon I won t begin | now. You ll excuaeme 2 . ` `Sure ! Do you care to play 2 b ` `Just a yer or two to pay my wa , I said. `That nigger . ll do for me. ere, Moeee, just ski over to the table and let me know how I: e ace in running. - ; The negro was absent but an instant. ] `Lost once and three ob `em lef in d I n 1. _ _-:.`l ._L....' 1... mg! no-n!` A L "' '.l.l0'V OHOC IIIU. IIIIIIUU In! win :12; an uu box, he said, when he returned. } T. `Thanks. Tell the dealer to put a ` | coppered marker for ve hundred on it for me while I count out the cash. , 1: 117 _ . _ _ -- 'I\..........-tan t nriant` `T njn mo Wnne .l. uouuu uuu vuv u #150 `You see, Derrington, I added, `I am one of those who believe in a. system and in luck. I never make but three bet: in one evening, at faro, and I never go near the table till I m through. `Ace loses an you win, boss, cried the negro, running up breebhlessly at that moment. 4: LflL.....1-.. 9 T -4-.311 e-nf}|AI\ rnnnn '.l'Id momenu. M \ `Thanks, I said, ratherpleaaed, `and ` when the negro brought me the money I oifered him a. double eagle for trouble. as `l2\.......... vvsn navy} unit` narrinotnn. in- 01181380. l1lIIl I uuuuu: uuosnv LI}; ~uuu Utvuvavo Excuse me, pard, sand Derrmgton, in- I terrupting, `but it s against rules no fee the waiters here. I prefer to give them all the pay -they get myself. Now, will you tell me why you have for two years wished to make my ac uaintance ? _ u r`_nrt.n1n v I wanted to nick a. quarrel wibhv ou} L(l.L0) with on. ' T ` b? What? Quarrel with me ? `I nodded, and Darrin ton for once in his life was utterly takena. ack. Presently he threw back his head and laughed ` heartily. ` _ c I -+. ma can, what do thev call vou for hea.m1y. `Let me see, what do they you } short, stranger? Billy '2. All ri ht. _Well, Billy, I him you. You re a. ten erfoot, but you ve got sand. `Thanks. Just call that nigger, will you}? I ll take another yer on that for 11--.. ...... 4-L... nn nnw Minus: 9, \ lost. Q99 5` u u` ' WJUUU, L Icnlu. Luv vans-I V-.. V..-` to lose out. ,`Luck was with me for the ace did lone i out, and I won the second bet. 1T\_.__:..'..L.... `haunt: nut-;nnn1t1 11'. mn - II T out, and 1 me seoona Den. Darrin t,onl<&!:ed.curious1y at me as I. pocketd t 0 winmn 5, and said carelessly : i `Will you try a. male game of draw `2 `Thanks, no. Fact is I don b care to ` | play much to-night. I d rather look `on. unr- .........;...a {M An hour or more. en- ` PLIJ Iuuvu uvmnnbuvu - _ -..-___ _- , We remained for an hour or more, gaged in conversatlon. Then Derrm ton was called awa to join in a. game of po er. urm....... .: J. nnntv who made untho You? 1 ll take another nyer on bnuu sun; uck. How are the ace: now, Moses 2 `It : do call-turn, boss, an dare : one ace lf in do box. De oder three all done 081186 I40 10111 In an guunc uz. yvpul. Three of t as party who made up th game had entered the room together about a. half hour before, and at the time Der- rin ton called my attention to one of them wit the remark : . `Here come: a. fellow who : been on so still hunt-for my gore for the peat three years, and he ha.en t 01: it et. It : .3 year since I new him an I e on1dn t be |ur- I prised if he tried to wing the to-night. 'l`hn` mm indicated was nearly as large . Pl'iI6d 11 I10 EH00 W wmg [III hU'uIuU- The men H indicated nearly large as Derrington. He had black, beedy eyes, and wote ong, pointed beard of the same raven hue .2 . `Looks ugly, I commented. `-I'I,? repl1ed_ Derrington. ` The stranger approached the spot. where we were convex-tin `Hallo, Ja.ck,"l;e seid_ gruly, `want ft ; leetle ame o drew? , ll 1 -.. JAII--a new `All itl` HP- ' ' 7` `Certain y. I wanted to pick quarrel ,!LI_ ___. leetle arawr ` or dollars or for blood? asked Der- ` rington coolly, leaning back and placing his hand in his pocket. `Dollarn-now. `Yes, -I ll-join you. V V ' They adjourned to the other end of the 1 room and the game began. __--:..-.I _..-d-AJ unknown nnnr:nnfnn B1!` 3 Bob. con.seo.-speauung. t ' 7 `Thoterms that I propose air then, he continued. '_ `It : my deal, on I ll- chuck out ', tl;o;c`;rda as usual; We 1l discard an draw, . an .then;we .ll,:.mako a, slowdown. l'T,h.e.f_el- I Ian-that wins, will have the right tolqt day- hht rla.mp1ight into the `cuss that loses, t, out his mgkin 5 move to defend himself. II-HIM ; lgin enough: It : his luck .ag in ---:-v-- 1 nnvhndv kiclrin ? - . l'0Oln mm but: gums: nu`:-u. I remained seated where Derrington had left me; but kept my eyes fixed upon the `poker-pla. ere. There had been an ugly ..nu.s.-in ln.c'k Bob`: eves when he had vvvvu UV, Ed: _v_. .77, poker pla. 1 1 glitter in lo.c'k Bob`: eyes made the request for the game which fore- i told trouble of some kind. ---__-_`I _._.J LL.`-u. nnrnn n -111`- DUIU Iu'uuu:.u Us 3 vvvvv ... An hour paged and there came . a. den lull in the game. Several of us and approached the table. Black Bob_ raised hia_ _Yoice `go >55. . `Good, I said. `Put this 500 `chip on A, 1-___ ___`_ ) and approacnea me uuuu. Bob hie voice so that evegybody in the room could `hear him, and sex : A - ` `Them as a.in t engaged a.-makin or a.-loein their fortunes, please step thin way. . ' ` Then,ea.e the throng : gathered around the fable, he continued: u am1....... no Jnmum man, known T m sonar. the tame, ne conuuuuu; `Them as knows me, know: I m 3 uar. Some of you knows, moreover, that a.re-- .Devil n me hev had up leetle rile in` our pdrinkfur a. few years, an I propose to settle ` it now by a.-squat deal 0 : poker. I make L him this proposition in the presence of ye , :11, on that is that we stake our lives on } the next deal. T . ' u A _:... 1..-`.1141 Innun hnnn HA2?!` tn drnn. I0 UHU IIUAU uvwu A pin could have been heard to die , I0 silent was every one in the room as B k -n -L ..-....-A .nnnA`riI|a .lln`I WISH UVULJ Uuv u Bob. caused speaking. it (TL- Gnu-Inn that T 1| Ianb `nun Ilnpugu-bz no a um nu... .-.5 ... mine. 3 anybody kickixf! Nobody kicked, and he turned to Der- . tington. `What,_,d ye.,ga,y Jack?` `Will you see m0- . ; .: `. V . .`Den1 the e-r<.i.s :: was. the .c.91, reply- `I ne.ver_wuJ `p1u`g_d,_qu. of_a. good_ hand 2 yeti" tabl 8.5 hhan .f,-`Black. Bob Eickgj th.o;;a,:dpV11_p-from the _ Vbi:.,ck;..int.o the. chair ufroni whighhe hgd _riao'n,tao xn&k_e hi": ` remarks. Inhseaung, himself hi: itumblegi as though heh had; ~m1scg1cq}abd~ thev poaitxon of` Q - chiir. un1|.-.... ........ ..`..a . nnrann in the room` u `mm J.-U C a kwkm ! u1\T-smAu lri:-hurl. and ha chair. I I . There was not a person in the room except myself who deemed the movement intentional; but I did- I had a position in front `of the group, near the table, and had I `watched every.mov6 that the desparado made` with the closest scrutin . "When Black Bob's'tumb1 - I saw that . it was no accident. More, I `saw tthatfwhen the man fell he"heldthe' cards in his right hand, andthat when here `ained his equili- brium they` were in his,` oft hand. Not .moro than a igegeond had elapnd. and t'1?aKe;iunu cl1.o%,wIl<`> :I-... um: mmrv one in the as sud- other. . i There was only one conclusion. By A b deft sleight-of-hand the man had substitut- oid Incthervpack for the due with which they had been playing. ` _ u'l`lm an] lmmun- and each" man held hi! they mm been playing. ` The deal began, and each` man `held first five c$rds_whdn I calmly laid my hand upon Black Bob s shoulder. `\.Vn.it., `hm-rinaton: don t look at Your upon DIIIOK DD!) :5 Isuuunucx. `VVa.it, Derringtou: don t your "bards yet, I said slowly, while the dos- perado turned to me with an ugly frown upon his face and let. his hmid drop upon the butt of his revolver. . . \--"- J--- 1 --:1` `T Lana f."In :11-an t.no`n.ut.r. 01 ms revmvur. . `Don t draw, I said. `I have the drop on you throu '11 my pocket. Where is the, I: you den 5 with last? Black Bob turned lived. with rage. Sev- M oral started forward to interfere, but a. word * from Derrin ton stopped them. I (('l`lun. I... nun onv nnn l`Dn`i7,Rl] nr]'u1f.T W!!! Just a ittls too Irom uerrm B011 swppeu uuuui. Then begore any one realized vwhatl was about to do, before an instant. had passed, Ithrust my hand deep into the only pocket in which Black Bob could have laced the discarcledpackand I drew forth t e missing cards. As Ithrew them upon the table every man present saw through the trick the desperado ' would have played, and the Eixllain himself realized that he was in a bad `.`With an oath he leaped to his feet and nick for him. I seized Blac Bob around his body and raised him from the floor. It was done so l attem ted to draw his weapon, but I was ` quickly that he had no chance to defend ' himself, and, besides, he was not accus- ` tomed to that kind of ghting. There was a window ri ht behind him, and `before he knew what ad happened he went head first hrough it, carry ing sash and glass and cur- . tain with him as he went. I It was all done so quickly that the ' spectators looked amazed. Every idea. had been so centred upon the events at the } poker-table that no one had seen a. half 1 dozen stran ers enter the room at the last 1 moment. ut with the crash of breskmg \ glass came the reports of several rearms, and instantly the room was enveloped in ` inky darkness. . I felt my arm seized in a. vice-Iike grasp and-the voice of Derrington whispered in my ear: "`Come with me! He led me away through the darkness and the confusion of voices and men around us. We traversed the length of the room ` and passed through a. narrow doorway, M while a sharp click from behind assured me that we had left the gambling-room. 4:1`? . m . . ...1 7 uni.-I 11m-rinatnnd. `hefnre that had Len. me gnu:-nun;-muu_.. ` A . `Now, arrl, saidv Derrington, `before we go any urther I want to say one thin : You saved my life out there, and it may ne that I ve saved yours by bringing you here. You re the only man living besides myself \ whoever set foot in here, and if you ever ` give away the existence of this thin or an - thing that on see in here in this p ace I ll kill `you if cm. See? -..... ......`l um nu-nnnn(`or` rm mu` wgv 3. Klll 011 11 1. 0311. Dec; saw, and we preceeded on_ eur way a. hundred feet or more, nally emerging into a room, where the gambler quickly struck a. light and invited `me to be seated. mm-inotnn : love of luxury was appar- 118111": IIIQ mviwu luv uv uv -uuwvu. Derrmgton : love luxury appar- ent on every hand. Soft rugs covered the oor, the wall: were hung with pictures, while the richly upholstered furniture in- i vited comfort and ease. urn- ......... ......m.1u umhnrl in nnr chnirg V1360 00111101`! uuu Univ. We were scarcely seated in our chairs and had exchen ed but a. few sentences of conversation, en a. wild, shrill scream ` rang out, seemingly from the room above ending in a frantic repetition of the wor `hel ! uttered in a. woman s voice. ft thrilled me like an electric shock and I Iprenito In feet in amazement. ` at : t at? Iiasked quickly. \ But Darrin ton did not move other than toproceed eieurely to light hie cigar. - u gm. nwn, Rillv- he nid. coollv: `that than UOPPOOOOO. lelaureuy LU uguu ula I.u`uu. 1 `Sit down, Billy, he said, coolly; is one of the things you hear in this place. `Ah! I dropped back into my chair ap- parently as nonchalant. an the gambler. 66 Rm. :1 nodof liqht hud burst; upon me Lrenbly EU HUHUIIGLGIIV ac uuv billllll u.. ` But. a ood'of light upon ; when I heard that scream. I believed that it was the voice ofRubh Huntcon that I had ` heard, and, if she were a. prisoner there, I \ felLuxJy work was already nearly accom- felt ax; plished. I 6 on plished. `Do you keep a menagerie? I asked, carelessly. `Yes, 'said Derrington, `in the shape of a poor girl who has gone mad. She shot her I father through the heart in my bank about a month ago. He was a friend of mine, and I don't want to see his girl in either a prison or a mad-house, see? She has disappeared, and nobod can nd her. `Ah! said, but I thought: `I believe, friend Derrington, that be- fore we are much older I will prove that you are a liar. ' - I did not hear the woman s voice a sin \ [that ni ht, and I wondered what ad silenced er, since the man who was doubt- less her jailor had paid no attention what- - ever to her cry. u 4!: Hum -oi"-`mu-n Anti those cries for IJOID to her cry_. `If that scream and those cries heal? came from the lips of Ruth Huntoon, thought, `there are two foregone conclu- ` nione to be deducted: Fitlb, the girl is a prieoner; second, she is guarded by a. third - reon who was near by to quiet. her. ` umph! _thst third person is of c'ourse a. woman, and I d rather tackle three men than `one.det'ermined woman. T (NHL- ..-_t nnanl-`nu `II 11711` Ih `then one cxeuermxneu woman. 3 The next question is, whv did she` scream out at that moment? Derrington would-not ermit. her to be o.bused,and con- sequently I e_ was eimply screaming to at- i tract attention and thus bring somebody to her rescue. ; AI `ll'.'. (.24-"3 1953:` nnrlrennfnn illh `OW "(Ion-mm, her rescue. b _ - `My friend, said Derrington in} low tone it thgt moment, `we have been sitting here Iilently. for several moments, indulg- ing `over our own reectione. At 9. shrewd I guess I ll'attempt to read your thoughts. ` `Fire avfny, pertner, I said. . `Yonjwere `wondering why I cared to bring on `here on so short an acquaintance. 11' II _.._.. `7 bring` 3315;; `V rung. u` nxn.~`.V+. Hm ll'Don t"bi1 yous dress goods before you iegtoe splexi d assortment st Fraser, Clark i ;\'??;::t`25t:hen? _ `My thoughts were on the person who `uttered that scream. Ddi'rington f1'owpd; \ " ` When I hear a woman cry for help, I ' continued, `my natural impulse is to -grant the request, and I \'re been wonder-in if I hadn t. better tackle you, down you if can, __J' .....L.. OLA nnannsin CBO vuv : |&C_}o. I nun In uuuvvl.` uuunnv Jvu, uvwuivu .- - -.._, and (H20 the rescue. 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STRONGEST: BEST. p....n- on. nun in mm nunntltv. 111831111 39.` INDIAN PURE POWDERED },9QZ=`FE;% SOLE AGENT FOR BAIIIIIE. Farm For Sale. "Parity `and Flavor. PRICES LOW. {N711 nrrlo B899 Ullgllh LU nave, niluunu. LIAIII euvv uwuavs . But on came the black cha.rger-nea;rer, L111 nearer. With a. quick swing she was ` aught and lifted to the saddle, and the none : head was turned toward the Ihelber - iehind. With his body bent to rotectitho clinging gure, Ernst rode for li e, expect- inglevery moment a. volley from the woods or as shall from the battery on the height. ' ilnstead, there came down u` on the breeze the faint sound of a. far-offc ` eer. rni - L..___. _.z. L-) L--- ..-.... Lu 4-kn me Ialm. iounu 01 as nu`-uu uuucr. - ` The breve act had been seen b the French. The guns were eilenced, an for a.` moment. the mists of war lifted from the souls of these men. As an answering shout rolled from the German lines, the hearts of ` both people beat in sympathy. Y`n khan nrnunhna trnnnl Mihn COW. ust asvshe rose, the air we: . rent by 3 htful sound. Throu h the peaceful e of the heavens rushe e shrieking hob-. t, which fell `beyond the road, on the ther side of the meadow, and burnt. It wed the earth in great furrows. The ,1- ........ lnozl cnnlznr Hal` terried DOM! puuple Dual; 1!! JlllllIIIll_Vo y To the crowding troops Mignon told of the ambush in the woods beyond. Her strength was gone, now the strain was re- I moved, and Rothenstein trgneforred her to Holz for safe delivery to the frantic mother at the eld-hospital. But before he lifted her from the saddle he gave into her hands a. little package. She ugderltood the 1111-` spoken message, and lifted swimming eye: as the ofcer moved away. | mkn -Claw-snot` null: }-n1rnI>. Aanin AH rwed the earth In great. lurruwa. ;uv ench guns had s oken! Her terried Fe turned toward he hill. This, theti, ......:..,. nf ilnn alnnm which "8118. eantime, hidden in_ the depihi Ofmufgg" `1 t, heedless of _t-lme, _M1gnon knew `ll ing of the gathering danger. Suddenly, ;' n a. long forest glade, she saw 3 gleam lor, and her ear caught the dubent kle of underbrueh. . . e drew closer behind a thicket end 9. on fear seized her heart. The french! ` t did _it mean? Was the danger of ; h the captain hed spoken at their very ts? And who would warn theGermanI, _. -.,. um mmahf. m1a.Wa.l`el? WHO, 1 .1 1 And would mleuanuunu, l must not be caught unawaxes? `Who me:-self ! She peeped again. Little by , they were advu.ncing'upon her hiding- . No time was to be lost. ` e began to creep through the under- h, dimly feeling that, if she were seen, I ight involve dreadful` conuquendi. ithe and quiet were her movements that` reached the forest edge unperceived. here stood the patient cow. "1 think iiwillt go home alone," Mignon `laid to i-self, loosening the tether and urging on 1 3.8 LHU UIUUUI HIUVUU GWIJ ` The silenced guns burnt forth again. An ' Hunswering roar swept from the German battery, and through smoke of battle ashed the lon lance: of the Uh1a.nain erce advance. ` mm the wood: sounded- ! the sharp rattle of musketrzn ` . | T\nw1rI1-an kn}. II `\.f.f.1 I'.UAd_ E the warp r8.W1__e OI muelwhr . ? Darkness fell, but still 1: e battle raged. i From the hospital tents the mother and E daughter, shuddering with horror, watched F the white cloud: of smoke oat above the ' L distant; woodeand elds, blotting out the 3 stars above, and rent, at intervals, r_by ' bursts of flame. The sad train of wounded began to arrive, and all hands were bueied. Madame Despeaux prepared bandages, with trembling fingers, and Mignon was here and there, wherever a child might aid. To ....... ......... Aninve `ulna-n ailnnnn fall nut` E M ayes Mignon watche the returning troops ; It was near dawn when silence fell, and fragments of regiments toiled back, leaving surgeons and nursesto gather the and hor- vest on the fields be ond. With anxious new $110 M18115, wHel'cVc1' uruuuu uuguu uuu. ! but when a handful of Uhlans used she` i Could hardly believe this was 3.1 that re- 5 r maimed of the gallant company on. the` forests edge. Hope died. The captain % was not among them ! . I LN... pl... lnmnionl uni!-.I\`I1in;nmn in A iarfch 3' 1892 V\ {I5 HUD HJHUUK UHUIII I . . . ` From the hospital, w1th`h1s`~arm 1: s_ . Holz. From him she learr;od'| that the captain had fallen in a charge upon the battery. With a. nurse, both; started in the sad search for the bzmie face among the hosts of slain. ' ' m1,_ 1, j____ _-u... -:__i,._ -: 1:...'L4 [vELS}| LHC IIUHUB U1 B1311! ` The lantern threw dim circles of light upon the great mess of fallen horses, uon white faces turned to the pitying sky. he air was laden with the cries of the, safer: ing, while all over the eld .glimmered the little lightn--tokens of approaching aid. It, was ageary, horrible search, but the child would not turn back. At last, with head pillewed i11ion 110` (nnf. hlnnlr nan-Ir A` nnnlt Vintm-, nu IIBII, wuu neuu puqvwvu uyvur -uv tfguiet, black neck of poor Victor, -the , ound him. The fair ho.ir`wua matted -W-it ' blood, the blue eyes closed s. "the zhco gleamed gliastly white. There was `no movement. Had they come too la.t9_! ~ II: (In I\V\, lIl\I1 run an no: IIA IDIIV JIIUVCHIULIU. Ill UIICJ UUIIIU IIUU {CUP} V Mignon : courage ave way. {The aortas? of loss entered thdc ild heart and, with 5 wild cry, she sank by-t'h.e.cn.pJ;n.in3Lnidc. Tho urn!-1:` annual` nsrnv `(IF A. tif- and wuu cry, I119 B3-BK Dy'VU..GIp.L'Illl-I..I.l1II.--.. - The world slipped away fog Q t,im9_.__,I-11 she knew nothing of the hasty exeminltibl ' by the soldier and nurse, or of the admin-` istered stimulant ; `but when the sounds of life returned, and her zlifted eyelid: opened to the first traces of down, they `saw, I-I'M well, a faint welcoming smile on who {$99 that she thou ht was quiet forey.er, o.ndjt.1_1e; blue eyes of t e officer ,gezed, not e.t.deI.th, but at life and hope. ` T A - " \>r A Consumption In Animals} " V Now that the cow, upon which we depend for milk, is being condemned as subjects to 1_un disease, and the sheep and hog`. also Mb 8. it may be stated that-the hen is more ' biect to such diseases than the ' a.n`ime.lI'.v The disease known as roup, whichAis7con-l t38l98. is really a form` of _V:_qnsu3xx;;'[)!ifqiOl_!;`.- `ld1deBroys more foyvli .evje';`;7!Ai3?;e'qt;, s!_IfliI!`, ..\ i By Ila:-Ion Dlouh|;i. Ill OHIO!` GIIUOIC uvluuxuvu. ` than can do,--a_|ot._pccur in all nch, Such bird! 9r`0.;\19i1all =d0i_ll'syjn7d it once by oxperionoad-farmers, at sitompt. tb cure the diiculty, which results more in h the spread of the discus: than in its abate- Dmont. ..~. K. in other disuIia"'combind. It I! seldom` LL-.. --.... A- maul. nnnnll hi A IA:-an ank; 4- Pointer boot T1l(IiannVro. . A ditch around the .manuro heap will drain it of the aurpln-u.p`wa!fbr. but 3 la`:el_ proportion of the Tcrtiliziiag ..mI.tTter;-.14 be carried awoypb wthywstor, ond on-. pecially the solu lo portions. The proper mode of arresting loss is to an ply Hm hnnn with n xmiciencv /at absor nt` PIUYVL III the hen. mater . nothing. nnngll, Lovage for the Grip. That s a. bad cold .you ve got, said a be~ nevolent-looking old gentleman to a young fellow he had met casually. M Worst. I ever had, anaweredv the youhg Hill. F Try a pinch of this, urged the other, \ shing in his vest. pocket for is little box. | There was a. fine powder` in it,`s nd`he offered 1 it invitingly. It is` no `kill-or-o'nV1`e"_thing._ See how it goes. . I , T ` A " The young man snned `a tiny pinch up hisvnose, In five minn_tes he A_felt'1;sM1yie_ved. '1`ha.t. s wondex:f\;I, has said. If y_on ve got a monopoly it s the some as a fortune to , _.'... 9) _ . u." 1L JUN: The old man smiledindnlgently. "This is one of the commonest of '.herba, said he. T `_`It is socheap that `it can be bo:1ght{by the ton if you want that much. It cured:me.of : .u,_ .._z._ .....A `I knlimm it in the heat thina the grip, and I believe it is the best thing I going. , . ' :_ . i ` What do you call it 2 T ` ` I German lovage. All the-druggistb have 3 it. ' For a dime you can. get a box ofdit | powdered, large enough to cure a. whole" famil of the grip.__ `It-is so common that its value has been overlooked. You try t" and you tell all your friends. Germain 1ov`- age is a. sure cure forthe grip.-New York Times. ' `Sir Edwin Arnold s Way. Although a. newspnpetman by profession, Sir Edwin Arnold has declined to be inter- viewed by newspaper men since his arrival in New York. He is uniformly courteous 1 to the fraternity and gracefully excuses himself from talking nbout himself on the i plea. of modesty or lack of time. A young literary man who was doing his best to earn 5 a livelihood by that 1}n`cert_a.in means known to the newspaper business as free-ln.ncing ca.lled_on Sir Edwin the other day and asked for an interview about Japan, saying that it would mean money tohim o.nd`t.ha.t -4L-__--.. -....L `Ian-u `noun nnf. an Ullll IV vvuuuu Invuna ufv-`J -- -...-_- ..__-_ _ , his circumstances just then were not prosperous as they might. be. T ..........+. hr-Auk through mv inexil PPOSPEYUUS U43 Lucy llllsuu uvo I cannot break through my inexible rule about interviews," replied Sir Edwin, ` but. 1 cannot send you away ennpty-handa ed. Here are a-few verses I have just writ- ten. Make whatever use of them you F please. V ` _ T ' , Thereupon the author of The Light of Asia. handed his visitor a. short manuscript poem on a. religious subject, which the free-lance promptly sold to 9. religious 1 weekly for.,$50.--New York Herald. Crossing the Feet. __` _ The way people cross their feet is often indicative of character. Neat people us uelly put-their right foot over the left; 1 while disorderly people generally put the left foot over the right. Everybody knows lhow much character: is expressed in the I wearingof the hat, and why should it be `thought surprising if a. man should tell ' what he is by the way he places his feet! \ _ ATBII of Nautical Lore. Do you know what a pea-pod is. in ma.- rine parlance ? It is a. [boat `much in de- -mand among the Maine lobster shermen, being alike at both ends and about fourteen feet long on top, `built. of cedar with oak `K timbers. V Beating the Butchers, There is a. man at Catasaxtqua who roasts cats and eats them ; not because he wants to. rid the town of the cats. but because 1 they are good eating, and. when steak is 20 cents a. pound, cheap, toc.-Allentown (Pm) Critic. ' Remember that Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral has no e 1131 asses cic` for colds; coughs, `and all a actions 0 the throat and lungs; "For nearly halfa century it has been injgreater complaints. A1 druggists have it or sale. demand thanen other remedy for ulmonary - Reno; ;1:";:;c;1pedia Britan- nica. Revised and Amended 18 preferable the original Encyclo aedia Britannica : n 1 rm... on. Al` ..+m+. mlinn of the the oriqmai mnoycio seam Drlwuuiuu ; 4 1. The 9th or e atest edition of the Encyclopaedia -Brita.nnica.-the greater portion of it-ia from eight to `sixteen years old, and is entirely behind vthej itimes. - T _ n Inn- `!.V...`....-`|.u.m.l3n 'RrH-.n.nninn. gt}! mes. 2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th edition is too voluminous as well -as too classical for any bod `excepting col1e'e ` Arofessors and scienti c men, an entirety ` e ond the reach of the ordinary indi- `viua1..'= ' i 3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th edition contains ~volun'1inous articles on hundreds of subjects in which the public has no_interest;" ` ' " n . .-1 r 1\-l;: :_,-!;-.'1)__.!__,i .and.Aiheii!e1j`oo`tin11. :1 lu[ul'lIIEUMIIl VIIWIIITIIIV, Iuuu: -av--_-_--v- of every A country, city or _ in the world VW91`th .m9n.ti.0I.Iin8 to .1891- % 6. The Encyclopedia. ;. ., 49 up gs .o .the.lfving men 0 .our times not = cpntutied -' in -the goriginal Encyclopedia . Biitannioaa ` Thge, ozth#.l,"EzI.y1p8e&Iw Britnnicnidoes n`ot poiztdip f the hi_56Phies of . sqli men. N; Gladstone, Bismam. , Sir-John~MoD9.n&ld, Gen."Sh9'1'm`an ,` Gen._`G6rejd, __Hon, "Gan. .n........ `...a\..- haul: bf mum. bec`auh.th_ey nus I10, lnwruuu. \ 4. The "En c1qpadia:Bi{i{a\.nnica ReviaedA ` and Amanda contains levy:-y gu-ntinclof that in contained, in 'th_e._ .'or__iginal' .Encyc1ojgaeilia. Britannica 9th e`dit'oi,o`n. but? volummbus articlesnreferred tpnhtv` been abridgad. `an`d sun set in a tint-shell 911. 1;hat.is_ ,con-. `hm lain: nu-hhn.` iinrk.` | ' BUuuuu.\vv su {three uuuqu, l|_ mu Us A5uupa -vvvn `; 5.` The-Enc elopaediq `1Britgmn,ica Revised and Amends hep been written; and _c,or-T .1'.ected u to`da'te and cbntaihu not only the test. in `ormetion obtainable, but atat.iptio'c ` -2 --_-.._' .........a..... 'nIeI7' mu hswnin the ` Brown, `andxa host of -others, becauiethe Whappened to Beiving. at the time the boo .wa.s ublished. v - V7. eEnoyc1opaedia. Britannica Revised and Amended is in price within the reach -4 LL- .........a. man. nf` -mmhla. while the V At Delray, Mio_h., the. other day Perry Materson, 30 ears of sg:I,V_fe1lvint;o,.a.Avat of an! hurig _an`d, boim} fwutegr ;and was s dedfto death.` `He been marrioabut {"4-lu-an An.`vi_ . . . wusn B sumclency OI IU3Ul'.'UUuI_ Evan dry;a.rthia better than T1006 01 Il'l`UIIuu.1Ulu In W nu rt; nwith suciency ot abao `Du--. `n Anni}-n . in `-\AI'.f.AI| H nmumm mam. 7 of `the big I .?..`i' V V t9r;-,W.uiiamt 't-..' which It will never %PP'n.9dr . . ` _ _ _n' cimumstantisl evidence. `I saw John orissey the hardest `fight to capture my man that I ever enjgrienced. - The pector was requested to tell the story, and after some hesitation, consented, A man was murdered in a second story back room on, Lorimer street in Denver, he began. The room was used for the pur- posesof a faro bank; and, _.as such, plaees go, it was a` respectable resort. The game |...I'+_h. mnn`mt.mn` nfhaina fair and onen. I i `!I~T=..` i o the I501ie9.f.-nee. -aide. , - _ mi 9. oonxersaticn at, P011539. the..oth'er day. When _ i an; _1nc_ident.r _ * forget. |_A`~gi_rI was a-caused of having mur- dered het-.owjn `father 11 I i 1 _ b _ make one _- - gent winnings of his life and I had M j IUVWBC 8 TOIPOCQIDLO l'80l'l:. Luv sumo hud:h 1_`8 uta.t.1'on` `fair and open, and was p yed without a. 1mit. L . 'I`kn` nrnril-inf.nI-,1 nnma was Jack D8]?- and WIS pwyeu _w1uuu,uu u uuuu. ` The'proprietor s_name ._vjva.s`_ Jack Der: I A rip , II, but the ne.me_ 'bo'ceme abbreviated ; to eck During, and nally` to Dare-Dev1l' ; Jack. Well named he was, t.oo,,for a M greater dare-devil or 3 more desperate character never lived than Derrington. utl - -4.--) A t-..L 1 h. 1.5:. -+1-mlrinnn urnrhn cnamcter DOVBI` llveuvnuuu 1lUl'l.'lu5UUu He stood 6 feet Lin his ltockinge,weigh- `ed:over._tw.o hun1red=p_ounde, and had nqt` amaunoe. of superuous` eahfon him. Hus et1;engt_h' we.eou\e.t1_Iin%].enornxoue, -which 1 beok.ed\by,th9.,f&ot that eknew t-horough- ` lyghow to utilize it to the greatest advan- tage, gendered `him 9. dangerous customer to Ann] with V s pect that he 1? CIOII. WW!) - Theci'ime that committed had at ' th;t~time never beencleated up. No evi-p denceihadsbeen found by whiohit could- be fixed pon De1`rix_aJton.vand4 yet many sus- , t e criminal. Derrin - n new every etective west of t. e issouri River, and a good many that were east ot it, `too. He -was `cunning as well as daring-, keen as well as dangerous, and wise even in his recklessness. It was considered worse thanfolly` to send a known detective after him, which exp detailed to the job, without obliging me to gosinto useless details; At all events, I went to Denver for the purpose of arresting Jack Derrington, if I could bring the crime home to him. u A _._x_1.11.. .......J ......... -5 nminsmf. rnnnnx-_l'.. lainsin part why I was I .`1~Cei'i..`_ 6 ("PL .. Ann- name no mm. T A middle-aged man of `eminent respect- ability and great. wealth was murdered in the room.t.ha.t..I have described. He was a `I frequenter of the bank, layed high and um nhr` Innt. Inmaa an-ms. hen murdered I19 I vvann - vuu-v --.~ . frequenter grayed ` won and lost large sums. ; he had just won aevorel thousand dollars of ` Dotrington, and the money was found in- tact upon his dead body. _ um. um nlahf. in auastion the 'ola.v was 158.01 : upon Inn ueuu. uuuy. On the night in uestion the pla. very high, and Hugh untoon was 9. envy winner. He be an pla. ing o.t'll o clock and continued unti ~~2~ in t e morning. Doubt- less he would have played longer but for an ` ; unusual incident which hup ned. Huntoon 3 had a. very beautiful dnug tentwenty-two year: of 9. e. She was a typical Western mi.-I gfmi. nf nnthina. accustomed to riding OI 506 Will I layplulal Iv cnuuu girl, afrai of nothing, accustomed ridin around her father e, herds, and a. sure an `-quick shot with her revolver. She was greetty opposed to her father s love of ambling, and had often endeavored to keep :.... ......... from thn hanks- On this narticu- amnung, auu nuu uuuu uuuwu-uuuu uv .......t. im away from the banks. On this particu- lar night.-or morning, ra.ther-a.t 2 o clock she made her a.ppea.ru.nce at the door, and when the attendent pushed aside the wicket - V be found himself staring into the muzzle of s nix-shooter. E)pen!" demanded the girl. If you attempt. to disobey 'me I will kill you through the`door! _ um... urn: .dmmm1. and at once made IDIIUIUPIJ mt uuavuv. unv .. u --. _. the `door? V She was edmitted, `end at once her way straight to the fero-table at which Derriu ton was dealing. H,er,fa.ther sat at --J-_. vone en `with several piles of chips before him, and she did not pause until within a. fewfeetof him. Then she pointed her re- volver straight _at the old ma.n s head and w1tn_me:' The old manstarted and half rose to his feet. Then he settled back into his chair ` again. `Certainly, my dear, certainly, he said, and began to count his winnin s. A few moments later they left t e bank together, and the "game proceeded. `At noon the following do. a. negro women went into the rooms to c eon them, and she found Hu h Huntoon in the very chair where he h been seated on the pre- ceding night. His head was reetin upon his arms and they upon the faro-tab e, and he was apparently sleeping. All efforts fsiled to rouse him; and it was iscpvered that he was dea._d--shot through t e heart. uA._.I LL-"---v.1vgn I-I-gal-. Irina!` lint? s_a.1_a coouy: - - , - VA`Ca.sh in your chips, dad, and come with_me!' ' uVI'|L- -1: ........ ..L....4-A and half mum in In taht [18 C0351-IDQD cnrougn uuu uqntu. And the ' revolver that killed -him`! asked. Sergt. Williams. \ un....IA .m~.+. kn fmmd. There was not 8. BIKQQ. B81330. .VV uuuulu. Could `not be found. There was wet. on in the room except a six-shooter in untoon s ocket, every chamber of } which was 10 ed. Suicide was not con- _!j,,,, HIUI-I W :iderod. ` ' ll"1I_ - `I gldered. V ` , The body was conveyed to his home and there it was diucovered that the daughter I; --.1 .1:.-.....-.......1 IIIIIIII ID was uuwu had disappeared. ("li`nbLn'r nnrl 4 had. alelppenreu. wFa.the'r and den hber were known to leave the bank toget er at 2 o clock a.m.; ` ` they were seen and recognized upon the street; few minutes later, and that was all that was known. The ame broke up be- tween 2 and 3, shortly a te_r Huntoon went awe. Jvith his daughter; V u ..el.. Ilnnnnn was 1 air] nf snotlena By Wijlitamg is} Juan ma ululgnwr. e - uth Huntoon was a. `r1 of spotless character. Eearleia and we] able to take i care of herself, she was known to have but one weakness, if it can be so ca.lled-i. e_., her love for her father. She was beautiful, accomplished, somewhat masculine in her habits, though not at all in her'r`nenner.- There was a theory that her father had in- sisted returning to the bank ; that he 1-snnanntl n. `(RV