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Garfield County Press
ENID.
OKLAHOMA
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It Is fully ns painful to be ahot on
the border as elsewhere.
What has become of the old fash-
ioned Balkan war cloud'
Relief at last! Boston reports that
"the lobster famine is broken."
The man that tended the furnace
will not be expected to push the lawn
mower.
The ex|x rt who finds germs In the
cat's whiskers would do well to look
to his own.
That New York man who wants to
exterminate trout will find plenty of
volunteer assistants.
Another Chinese cabinet smashed,
but then It must be remembered that
China cabinets smash easily.
They have found n diamond weigh
lng 244 carats in South Africa. Who
will be the lucky hotel clerk?
It Is a t>ad but unmistakable fact
that the average constituent prefers
garden seeds to copies of speeches.
Whether the world Is seventy or tea
.nllllon years old makes little differ-
ence to us. it Is a nice old world,
anyway.
The only trouble now In ordering
four dinner at the restaurant la to de-
cide what to eat with the asparagu?
on toast.
In New Mexico a vomer subdued a
wildcat by Jumping on its back. Per
hnpa she had been practicing on her
husband.
Germany's Iden of a universal lan
guage probably consists of words of
several syllables spoken with a Teu
tonic accent.
A Pennsylvania man filled his pipe
with gunpowder thinking It was to-
bacco We presume he got one good
puff, anyhow.
After the housefly, the rat and the
common drinking cup ha*e been abol
lahed something ought to be done
about the atreet car hog.
A tunnel nine miles long through
the Alpa wns hurled up out of the fear
that the airships will soon take all of
the transportation business
The government. In plague research,
haa examined 8ft.000 California squlr
rels. The odd part of It is that It has
been done since last summer.
"Money," says Hanker Vanderllp of
New York, "Is distressingly easy."
Money is a good deal like the painless
dentist. He doesn't suffer any.
A Maryland surgeon Informs us that
.ransplantlng human kidneys Is as easy
as a plumber's Job. We presume, al-
so. that It Is as costly as a plumber's
Job.
The Interest of Chicago coeds In
matrimony is only academic. But two
per cent, of them signify their Inten-
tion of becoming brides upon gradua
Uon.
An eastern physician says that tho
/eason some men are fat Is because
they don't get enough to eat. The silly
season seems to be opening early this
fear.
Since an aviation school has been
established In Spain students will be
enabled to get to those castles In the
air for which Spain has long been
noted.
8YNOP6IS.
At th«
Orme
touring c
on Stat«
p of a aolled hut Robert
i arrest a iflrl In n black
lias caused a traffic Jain
buys a new hat
Manuel de Zamacona e Inclan has
been appointed ambassador to the
ITnlted States from Mexico The rub
fcer stamp must be a handy thing In
this case
An aviator has succeeded In flying
In four hours from London to Paris
without bumping Into anybody. Travel
still is comparatively light in the up-
per reaches.
A fashionable tailor Is advising his
customers to select their clothes to
match their hair. Probably he will
let the bald headed ones wait until the
weather Is warmer.
A lady who walked from New York
.o Florida lost 40 pounds on the way.
Still, a good many of the stout ladles
will prefer to roll on bedroom floors
for the purpose of reducing their
weight
A pretty St. Louts girl has been
sent to Cincinnati to cure her of an In-
fatuation for a young man in her home
town Which Is or is not compliment
ary to Cincinnati. It depeuds upon
the point of view.
The new helmet hat for women
needs little hair, says a fashion note
And since the . va of puff and braids
and such have left little In many
cases. It may bo a caRe of tempterlng
the wind to the shorn lamb
A Chios go Judge has decided that
girls who Jilt their sweethearts must
give the latter back their engagement
rings The Judge Is evidently a fair
sample of the class of n en who do
not want poor women to get any en-
joyment out of life Such a proviso
would surely take all the pleasure out
of Jilting a man.
A London editor has advised his
readers that "high-brow" Is an Amer-
ican term used to indicate a bald
headed man. Somehow or other our
slang never really becomes funny un
til an Englishman starts to trans-
late It.
A citizen of Hazleton. Pa who died
the other day at the ago of one hun-
dred years, la said to have gone to
bed every night wlih a chew of to-
lowed
l« given In change a Ave dollar bill with:
"Remember tho person you pay this to,"
written on It A second time he helps the
lady In the black car. and learns that In
Tom and Bessie Walllngham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further bint
of her Identity.
Benor I'orltol of Bouth America and
Senor Alcatrante. minister from the same
country, and some Japs try to get pos-
session of the bill. Two of the latter over-
power Orni" and effect a forcible #•*-
change of the marked bill for another
Orme find* the girl of the black car
waiting for him. She also wants the bill
Orme tells Ids Mtory She recognize* one
of the Japs as her father's butler, Maku.
A second Inscription on the bill Is the
key to the hiding place of Important pr
per* stolen from her father. Orme
nnd the "Olrl" start out In the black car
In quest of the papers In the unlversltv
grounds In Kvnn«ton tbe h'dlng nlace Is
located Maku and another Jan are there
Orme fells Maku and the other .lap es-
capes Orme finds In Maku*s pocket a
folded slip of paper lie takes the girt,
whose name Is still unknown to him. to
the home of a friend In Kvanston. Re
turning to the university grounds Orme
fjetn In conversation with a guard at the
Ife saving station. They hear a motor
boat In trouble In the darkness on the
lake They find the crippled boat In it
are the Jop with the papers and ''Olrl
flhe lumps Into Orme's boat, but the Jiip
eludes pursuit. Orme finds on the paper
be took from Maku the address. '"341 N.
Parker street " Be goes there and finds
Arlma. teacher of Jlu-Jltsu, is on the third
floor Be calls on Alia, clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the Are
escape and conceals himself under a table
in Arlma's room. Alcatrante. Porltol and
the Jup minister enter Orme finds the
papers In a drawer, under the table and
substitutes mining prospectuses for them.
Ife learns that the papers are of Interna-
tional Importance with a time limit for
slgnstures of ti •« n'ebt midnight The
substitution Is discovered. The elrl ap-
pears and leaves again after he'ng told
that the American has the papers. Orme
attempts to get away. Is discovered and
pet upon by Arlma and Maku Be eludes
them and Is hidden In a closet bv the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes during a
seance given by Alia On the sidewalk
he encounters Alcatrante Orme goes to
find Tom Walllngham Alcatrante har^Ts
on and tries to get the papers. During
the excitement caused bv one of Alca-
trante's triors to delav Orme. the latter
sees the girl and follows her back to
Walllngham's office. Tie and the girl are
locked In a giant specimen refrigerator
bv Alcatrante.
Thev confess their love and when thev
bad almost abandoned hope of escape
Orme breaks the thermometer colls and
attracts the attention of a late-going
clerk Thev are liberated.
Alcatrante Is on watch Thev ret away
In a hired motor car to Kvanston The
chauffeur turns out to be Maku. Be runs
them to a quiet spot where thev meet
another motor. Orme pretends to conceal
the pspers under the seat, but drops them
In the road Orme fights Arlma, Maku
and two other .Taps.
A policeman Intervenes. The girl drives
away in one car with what Orme deceives
her Into thinking are the real papers.
Arlma finds the real papers, eludes the
policeman and drives awiv In snother
car Orme. unnoticed, climbs In behind,
throttles the Jap. recovers the stolen
fiapers and goes to Nrradale Bessie Wal-
Ingham introduces him to the club mem-
bers and the Japanese minister.
CHAPTER XVII.—Continued.
"He thought himself safe." contin-
ued Orme, "but my friend had caught
the back of the motor car Just as It
started. He climbed silently Into the
tonneau. and throwing his arm around
the neck of the thief, pulled him back-
ward from his seat.
"The car was ditched, and my friend
and the thief were both thrown out.
My frlenu was not hurt. The thief,
however, had his leg broken "
"What happened then?" inquired
the minister; for Orme had paused.
"Oh, my friend took the proxies
from the thief's pocket and walked
away He stopped at the nearest
farmhouse and sent help back."
"Even in America," commented the
minister, "the frlen's of the Injured
man might see that his hurt was
avenge. The man who caused the ac-
cident should be made to suffer "
"Oh. no," said Orme "If the matter
were pressed at all. the correct thing
to do would be to arrest the man
with the broken leg. He had stolen
the papers In the first place. Harm
came to him, when he tried to escape
with the papers after stealing them.
But as a matter of fact, the average
American would consider the affair at
an end."
"Your story and mine are dlsslin
liar," remarked the minister.
"Perhaps. But theyMnvolve a simi-
lar question: Whether a man should
yield passively to a power that ap-
pears to be stronger than his own. In
America we do not yield passively
unless we understand all the beatings
of the case, and see that It Is right
to yield "
At this moment a motor car came
lip the drive "There's our car, Bob."
said Bessie. "Walt a moment, while
1 get my wraps, 1 know that you are
Impatient to go "
"1 know that you are a good friend,"
he whispered, as she arose
He did not care to remain with the
group in Bessie's absence. With a
bow, he turned to stroll by himself
down the veranda. But the minister
Jumped to his feet and called:
Mr Orme'"
Orme looked back. "Please be so
good ns to return." continued the min-
ister
With mere politeness, Orme halted,
and took a step back toward his chair.
An air of startled expectancy was
manifest In the position taken by the
different members of the group. The
minister's voice had sounded sharp
and authoritative, and he now stepped
forward a pace or two, stopping at a
point where the light from one of the
clubhouse windows fell full on his
face. Clearly he was laboring under
great excitement.
"You have something to say to me?"
Inquired Oruie. He foresaw uu effort
to detain him.
"I am compelled t<> ask the ladles
to leave us for a few minutes," sa^d
the minister, seriously. "There is
a matter of utmoa' importance."
He bowed The women, hesitating
In their embarrassment, rose and
walked away, leaving tho half-doxen
men standing In a circle.
"1 And myself In an awkward pa
sltlon," began the minister, slowly. "I
am a guest of your club, and 1 should
never dream of saying what 1 mus'
say, were my own personal affairs
alone Involved Let me urge that
uo one leave until I have done."
together here, I had Itf my pocket
certain papers of great Importance
to my country. In the last few min-
utes they have disappeared. 1 regret
to say It—but, gentlemen, some one
has taken them."
There was a gasp of astonishment
"1 mus' even open myself to the
charge of abusing your hospitality
rather than let the matter pass If I
could only make you understand how
grave It is' he was brilliantly impres-
sive. Just tho right shade of re-
luctance colored his earnestness.
"1 have every reason to think." he
continued, "that tho iKtsaesslon of
those papers would be of Immense per-
sonal advantage to the man who has
been sitting at my right—Mr. Orme."
"This is a serious charge, excel-
lency," exclaimed one of the men.
"1 am aware of that. But 1 am
obliged to ask you not to dismiss it
hastily. My position and standing are
known to you. When I tell you that
theso papers are of importance to my
country, you can only in part realize
how great that importance It. Gen-
tlemen. 1 mus' ask Mr. Orme whether
he has the papers."
Orme saw that the minister's bold
stroke was having Its effect. He de-
cided quickly to meet it with frank
ness. "The papers to which his ex-
cellency refers," he said quietly, "are
In my pocket."
Several of the men exclaimed.
"But," Orme went on, "I did not
take them from his excellency. On
the contrary, his agents have for some
time been using every device to steal
them from me. They have failed, and
now he Is making a last attempt by
trying to persuade you that they be-
long to him."
"I submit that this smart answer
does not satisfy ray charge," cried the
minister.
"Do you really wish to go further?"
demanded Orme. "Would you like me
to explain to these men what those
papers really mean?"
"If you do that, you betray my coun-
try's secrets."
Orme turned to the others. "His
excellency and 1 are both guests here."
he said. "Leaving his official position
out of the question, my word must go
as far as his. I assure you that he
has no claim at all upon the papers
In my pocket."
"That Is not true!"
The minister's words exploded In a
sharp staccato.
"In this country," said Orme, calm-
ly, "we knock men down for words
like that. In Japan, perhaps, the lie
can be passed with rmpunrty."
"Gentlemen, I ask that Mr. Orme
be detained," exclaimed the minister*
furiously.
"I will not be detained," said Orme.
The other men were whispering
among themselves, and at last one of
them stepped forward as spokesman.
"This Is a serious matter for the
club," he said. "I suggest, Mr Orme,
that we go to the library"—he glanced
significantly at the other groups on
the verauda—"where no one can over-
hear us, and talk the matter over
quietly."
"kJut that will exactly fit In with his
sfbrme," exclaimed Orme, heatedly.
"H«i knows that. In the Interests of
ciu* own country"—he hazarded this—
"I must be at a certain place before
midnight. He will use every means
to delay me—even to charging me
with theft."
"What la that?" Bessie Walling
ham's voice broke In upon them, is
any one daring to accuse Bob Orme?"
In her long, gray silk motor cloak,
with the fllmv chiffon veil bound
about her hat, she startled them, like
an apparition
The spokesman explained. "His ex-
cellency says that Mr. Orme has
stolen some papers from him "
"Then his excellency Is at fault,"
said Bessie, promptly. "I vouch for
Mr. Orme. He Is Tom's best friend,
and Tom Is one of the governors of
the club Come, Bob."
She turned away decisively, and
Orme recognized the advantage she
had given him. and strode after her.
From noises behind him he gathered
that the men were holding the min-
ister back by main force.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Goal.
The chauffeur was opening the door
of the waiting car It was a black car
—a car with strangely familiar lines.
Orme started. "Where did that come
from?" he demanded
Bessie smiled at him. "That Is my
surprise for you. My very dear friend,
whom you so much desire to see. tele-
phoned tne here this evening and
asked me to spend the night with her
instead of returning to Chicago. She
promised to send her car for me. It
was long enough coming, goodness
knows, but If It had appeared sooner, I
j should have gone before you arrived."
Orme understood The girl had
telephoned to Bessie while he waited
there on l*a Salle street. She had
planned a meeting that would satisfy
him with full knowledge of her name
and place. And the lateness of the
ear In reaching Arradale was Unques-
tionably owing to the fact that It had
not set out on Its errand until after
the girl reached home and gave her
! chauffeur the order. Orme welcomed
this evidence that she had got home
j safely.
Bessie Jumped lightly Into the ton-
' neau, and Onus followed. The car
gilded from the grounds Eastward
It went, through the pleasant, rolling
farming country, that was wrapped in
the beauty of the starry night. They
crossed a bridge over a narrow creek.
"You would hardly think," said Bes-
sie, "that this Is so-called north branch
of the Chicago river."
"1 would bolleve anything about that
river," he replied.
IS
O/jJ/c&'rj
"What Happened Then?** Inquired the Minister.
nessed on the veranda; yet, of course,
she was expecting some explanation.
"Bessie," he said, "1 am sorry to
have got Into such a muss there at
the club. The Japanese minister was
he last man I wanted to see."
She did not answer.
"Perhaps your friend—whom we are
now going to visit—will explain things
a little," he went on. "7 can tell you
only that I had In my pocket certain
papers which the Jap would have
given much to get hold of He tried It
by accusing me of stealing them from
him. #It was very awkward."
"I understand better than you
think," she said, suddenly. "Don't you
see, you big stupid, that 1 know where
we are going? That tells me some-
thing. I can put two and two to-
gether.**
"Then I needn't try to do any more
explaining of things I can't explain."
"Of course not. You are forgiven
all. Just think, Bob, It's nearly a year
since you stood up with Tom and
me."
"That's so!"
"How time does go! See"—as the
car turned at a crossing—"we are go-
ing northward. We are bound for
the village of Wlnnetka. Does that
tell you anything?"
"Nothing at all," said Orme, striving
vainly to give the Indian name a place
In his mind.
On they sped. Orme looked at bds
watch. It waa half-past ten.
"We must be nearly there," he said.
"Yes, It's only a little way. now."
They were going eastward again,
following a narrow dirt road. Sud-
denly the chauffeur threw the brakes
on hard. Orme and IJessle, thrown
forward by the sudden stopping,
clutched the sides of the car. There
waa a crash, and they found them-
selves In the bottom of the tonneau.
Orme was unharmed. "Are you all
right, Bessie?" he asked.
"All right." Her voice was cheery.
He leaped to the road. The chauf-
feur had descended and was hurrying
to the front of the car.
"What was it?" asked Orme.
"Some one pushed a wheelbarrow
Into the road just as we were com-
ing."
"A wheelbarrow!"
"Yes, sir. There It Is "
Orme looked at the wheelbarrow.
It was wedged under the front of the
car He peered off Into the field at
the left. Dimly he could see a run-
ning figure, and he hastily climbed the
rail fence and started in pursuit.
It was a hard sprint. The running
than was fast on his feet, but his
speed did not long serve him, for he
stumbled and fell. He did not rise,
and Orme, coming up, for the moment
supposed him to be stunned.
Bending over, he discovered that
the prostrate man was panting hard,
and digging his hands into the turf.
"Get up." commanded Orme.
The man got to his knees and, turn-
ing, raised supplicating hands.
"Porltol!" exclaimed Orme.
"On, Mr. Orme, spare me. It was
an accident." His face worked con-
vulsively. "I—1—" Something like a
sob escaped him. and Orme again
found himself divided between con-
tempt and pity.
"What were you doing with that
wheelbarrow?"
PorltoL kept his frightened eyes on
Orme's face, but h*e said nothing.
"Well, I will explain It. You fol-
loweu the car when It started for Ar-
radale. You waited here, found a
wheelbarrow, and tried to wreck us.
It Is further evidence of your comic
equipment that you should use a
wheelbarrow."
Porltol got to his feet "You are
mfc taken, dear Mr. Orme. I—I—"
Orme smiled grimly. "Stop," he
said. "Don't explain. Now I want
you to stay right here in this field for
a half hour. Don't budge. If I catch
yo\i outside, I'll take you to the near-
est Jail."-
Porltol drew himself up. "As an
attache I am exempt," he said, with
a pitiful attempt at dignity.
"You are not exempt from the con-
sequences of a crime like this. Now,
get on your knees."
Whimpering, Porltol kneeled.
"Stay In that position."
"Oh, sir—oh, my very dear sir. I—"
"Stay there!" thundered Orme.
Porltol was still, but his lips moved,
and his Interlaced fingers worked con-
vulsively.
As Orme walked away, he stopped
now and then to look back. Porltol
did not move, and Orme long carried
the picture of that kneeling figure.
"Who was It?" asked Bessie Wal-
llngham, as he climbed back over the
fence.
"A puppy with sharp teeth," he re-
plied, thinking of what the girl had
said. "We might as well forget him."
She studied him in silence, then
pointed to the chauffeur, who was
down at the side of the car.
"Anything damaged?" Orme quer-
ied.
"Yes, sir."
"Much?"
"Two hours' work, sir."
"Pshaw!" Orme shut his teeth down
hard; Porltol, had he known It, might
have felt thankful that he was not
near at hand. He turned to Bessie.
"How much farther Is It?"
"The chauffeur answered. "About
three miles, sir."
Three miles over dark country roads
—and It was nearly 11 o'clock. He
glanced ahead. In the distance a
light twinkled.
"Bessie," he said, -come with me to
that farmhouse. We must go on. Or,
if you prefer to wait here—"
"I'll go with you, of course."
They walked along the road to the
farm gate. A cur yelped at their feet
as they .approached the house, and an
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old man, coatless and slippered, opened
the door, holding an oil lamp high
above his head. "Down. Rover! What
do you want?" he shouted.
"We've got to have a rig to take us
to Wlnnetka," said Orme. "Our car
broke down."
The old man reflected. "Can't do
It," he said, at last "All shet up fer
the night Can't leave the missus
alone."
A head protruded from a dark upper
window. "Yes, you can, Simeon,"
growled a woman's guttural voice.
"Wall—I don't know—"
"Yes, you can." She turned to
Orme. "He'll take ye fer five dollars
cash. Ye can pay me."
Orme turned to Bessie. "Have you
any money?" he whispered.
"Heavens! I left my hand bag in
my locker at the clubhouse. How stu-
pid!"
"Never mind." Orme saw that he
must lose the marked bill after all.
Regretfully he took It from his pocket.
The woman had disappeared from the
window, and now she came to the
door and stood behind her husband.
Wrapped In an old blanket, she made
a gaunt figure, not unlike a squaw. As
Orme walked up the two or three
Eteps, she stretched her hand over her
husband's shoulder and. snatched the
bill, examining it closely by the lamp-
light.
"What's this wrltln' on It?" she de-
manded, fiercely.
"Oh, that's Just somebody's Joke. It
doesn't hurt anything."
"Well, I don't know." She looked at
It doubtfully, then crumpled It tight
In her fist. "I guess It'll pass. Glt
a move on you, Simeon."
The old man departed, grumbling,
to the barn, and the woman drew back
Into the house, shutting the door care-
fully. Orme and Bessie heard the
bolts click as she shot them home.
"Hospitable!" exclaimed Bessie,
seating herself on the doorstep.
After a wait that seemed Intermi-
nable, the old man came driving around
the house. To a ramshackle buggy
he had hitched a decrepit horse. They
wedged In as best they could, ttie old
man between them, and at a shuffling
amble the nag proceeded through the
gate and turned eastward.
In the course of 20 minutes they
crossed railroad tracks and entered
the shady streets of the village, Bessie he remembered,
directing the old man where to drive
Presently they came to the entrance
of what appeared to be an extensive
estate. Back among the trees glim-
mered the lights of a house. "Turn
In," said Bessie.
A thought struck Orme. If Porltol,
why not the Japanese? Maku and his
friends might easily have got back to
this place. And if the minister had
been able to telephone to his allies
from Arradale, they would be expect-
ing him.
"Stop!" he whispered. "Let me out.
You drive on to the door and wait
there for me."
Bessie nodded. She did not com-
prehend, but she accepted the sltua
tion unhesitatingly.
Orme noted, by the light of the lamp
at the gate, the shimmer of the veil
that was wound around her hat
"Give me your veil," he said.
She withdrew the pins and unwound
the piece of gossamer. He took It and
WAS ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND
"There's Lots of Horses. But There
Is Only One Judge Kinne,"
Says Judge.
stepped to the ground, concealing him
self among the trees that lined tb*
drive.
The buggy proceeded slowly. Orme
followed afoot, on a parallel course,
keeping well back among the trees.
At a certain point, after the buggy
passed, a figure stepped out Into the
drive, and stood looking after it. From
his build and the peculiar agility of
his motions, he was recognized as
Maku. Orme hunted about till he
found a bush from which he could
quietly break a wand about six feet
long. Stripping It of leaves, he
fastened the veil to one end of it and
tiptoed toward the drive. ,
The Japanese was still looking aft-
er the buggy, which had drawn up be-
fore the house.
Suddenly, out of the darkness a
sinuous gray form came floating to-
ward him. It wavered, advanced,
halted, then seemed to rush The
seance of the afternoon was fresh In
the mind of the Japanese. With
screams of terror, he turned and fled
down the drive, while Orme, removing
the veil from the stick, moved on to-
ward the house. Madam Alla's game
certainly was effective in dealing with
Orientals.
A moment later Orme and Bessie
had crossed the roomy veranda and
weie at the door, while the old man,
still grumbling, swung around the cir-
cle of the drive and rattled away.
Orme's heart was pounding. When th*
servant answered the bell, he drew
back and he did not hear the words
which Bessie spoke In a low voice.
They were ushered Into a wide re-
ception hall, and the servant went to
announce them.
"You wish to see her alone," said
Bessie. "Go in there and I will ar-
range It"
He went as she directed, into a lit-
tle reception room, and there he wait-
ed while subdued feminine greetings
were exchanged In the hall without
Then, at last, through the doorway
came the gracious, lovely figure of the
girl.
"Oh,7 she whispered, "I knew you.
would come, dear—I knew."
He took her hands and drew her
to him. Hut with a glance at the
doorway she held herself away from
him.
In his delight at seeing her he had
almost forgotten his mission. But now
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service,
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tries, etc.
of 13,779
During the second Cleveland cam-
paign, Col John P. Irish, the golden-
tongued orator, and Judge Klnne of
Waterloo, la., the man with lungs of
brass, were stumping Iowa In behalf
of the Democratic candidate.
They were driving In a buggy on
the road to Sidney, a young city In the
southwestern part of the state, when
they came to a fork of the road where
there waa no sign board. Which turn
to take was a question, as they had
barely time to make the town any-
way.
"There's a farmhouse over there a
bit. You sit still and I'll go over and
ask questions," said Irish, and climb-
ing out he started for the desired in-
formation. He got It, and on his re-
turn saw the horse, evidently fright-
ened at something, tearing down the
road at runaway speed. Inetead of
trying to stop the horse. Judge Kinne
dropped the reins, climbed over tho
seat and dropped off the back of tho
buggy into the road.
When Irish caught up to him, the
Judge was busily dusting himself off
after his roll In the roadway, not In
the least disfigured by his acrobatic
stunt.
"You're on the right fork of the
road, all right, Judge, but why didn't
you hang on to the horse?" asked
as well a$ Ir,sh- lauRhlng heartily
"Why didn't 1 hang on to him?"
Cfease Dl r,,m^^e^ Klnne in his deep sub-cellar
H voice. "I'll tell you why t didn't, my
1 .• f . Christian friend. There's lots of
laUOn Ol t horses In this world, but there is but
one Judge Kinne."
An Exploded Theory.
"Children*" said the Sunday school
teacher, "there is one thing that I
wish to especially impress upon your
minds. Always be kind to your
parents. Make It as pleasant for them
as you can. Remember that none of
you can ever have another mother
after the one you posses is gone. You
can never—"
"Oh. yea, we can," Interrupted a lit-
tle boy who had lost most of his but
tons. "I lost mine last week and pa
brought me a new one home the same
day he got back from the court*
house."
Note Your Exceptions.
One of the philosophers says that
everything Is sweetened by risk, but
its.—Loila
"I have the papers,** he said, taking
them from his pocket.
"I was sure you had them. I was.
sure that you would come."
He laid them In her hands. "For
give me, Girl, for fooling you with
that blank contract.'*
She laughed happily. "I didn't look
at It until I got home. Then I waa
so disappointed that I almost cried.
But when I thought It over, I under-
stood. Oh, my dear, I believed in you
so strongly that even then 1 went to
my father and told him that the pa-
pern were on the way—that they
would be here in time. I just simply
knew you Would come."
Regardless of the open doorway he
clasped her closely, and she burled
her face In his coat with a little laugh
that was almost a sob. Then, sudden-
ly, she left him standing there and.
holding th« papers tight, went from
the room.
(TO BE CONTINUED.
Well Worth the Effort.
The rind Is bitter, but the core is
sweet The memorizing of Latin
grammar lind the thumbing of a Latin
dictionary are the rind The riches of
a great literature are the core The
irksome tasks of the school hoy and
the collegian are the small price he
pays for something that can be the-
recreation of his mature years, the
constant companion and solace of old
age. says a writer in the Cbicago
Tribune. But the price does not seem
small while it «s being paid The stu-
ent who kaevs only English, an al-
most grammarless tongue which has-
freed Itself from the trammels of con-
jugations, declensions and genders. Is
appalled by the Intricacies and com-
plexities of a highly Inflected lan-
guage The enthusiasm with which
he may have begun its study Is lihelv
to be converted Into dlsguust. But
there could be no greater mistake
than [or one who has got nearly-
through the drudgery to lose the re-
ward by letting all that he has la
borlously learned slip away from hlir
when ho becomes hla own master.
Up In the Air.
Glenn H. Curtlss was describing In
New York his flight down the Hud
son.
"The intelligent interest of the pub
lie In my aeroplane and Its operation."
he said, "shows rerv plainly that peo-
ple nowadays have a good general
knowledge of aeronautics. It wasn't
always sff. When 1 think of the stupid
and useless questions about my ma
chine that used to exasperate tne to
the point of rudeness, I am reminded
of Smith.
"Smith, meeting Jones one day, ex
claimed:
"'Hallo, Jones! You wearing glass
es? What's that for°*
"Jones, annoyed at the foolishness,
of the question, answered Irritably
Corns!' "
Weary of Boating.
"Oh. what a lovely, quiet spot this
?st" she exclaimed when they had
reached the summer resort. Tin no
glad we came here Instead of going
to the seashore. How peaceful tho
lake Is, and what a cute little Inland
thst Is over there! Get a boat, dear,
and let's r tw over."
"Oh," he replied as he tipped his
chair back and bit off the en,I of a
cigar *1 don't feel Ilka rowing Just
now."
"You used to be craiy to get me to
go out In boats with you."
"Craiy Is hardly a strong enough
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