The Herald-Sentinel. (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1906 Page: 7 of 8
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CHAPTER XXII Continued.
During this last brief Interval that
llapies Dick haa a chance to ahoot
one (lance upward. The chief en-
fiueer'a houae la back of them, and to
hia alarm he aeea a figure In a win-
dow.
"Pauline, for heaven's Bake, girl,
hide!" he calla, and evidently the one
he addreaaea heara, for the figure no
longer atanda there boldly In the win-
dow, although he la poaitlve Pauline
will remain where ahe can watch the
awful battle for the possession of her
birthright—the El Dorado Mine.
"Let looae!" auddenljr ahouta Dick,
•a he Area hla gun Into one of the on-
ruahlng groups.
A flash of fire runa along the line
Of Intrenchmenta, Just aa wildfire
runa over the prairie, only there la
accompanying thla the rattle of fire-
arms. It muat at auch ahort range be
deadly in Ita nature, and the assail-
anta atagger under the blow. In aome
caaea the Bight of blood makes men
demona, and auch acems to be the ef-
fect now; lnatead of halting they rush
on more rapidly than ever, and their
crlea are enough to curdle the blood
of honeat men. A peculiar change
haa alao been effected In the situation
by that burst of musketry from be-
hind the Intrenchments. Strangely
enough nearly every marksman seems
to have picked out a torch-bearer for
hia target—at leaat every man but one
of those who carry flambeaux 18 down,
and thla aole remaining individual,
finding hlmaelf left as It were, the
focua of all hostile eyes, becomea
panic-stricken, throws hla torch upon
the ground and fliea from it as though
the Inanimate object might be the
moat deadly rattlesnake to be found
In all the Junglea of Mexico.
In the midst of thla weird, ghastly
eight, the followera of the Mexican
hidalgo are dlacerned rushing up to
the breaatworka and engaging the de-
fenders In a terrible hand-to-hand
atruggle.
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Shadow ef the Cuchlllo.
That li the moment when Colonel
Bob brings to bear hla tactlca. He
and hla men have up to now taken no
part In the encounter, for the time
was not ripe, but when the othera
reach the point that they are fighting
tike tigers over the breaatworka to get
to ita work.
At a word from the colonel his men
pour a withering fire upon the foe—
not those who are in the advance, for
that would subject their friend 8 to the
leaden hall, but a contingent of rioters
that hurries up to the assistance of
their companions gets the benefit of
the volley.
Bewildered, panic-stricken, they hard-
ly know what has come upon them, or
in which direction to flee. Enemies to
the right of them, enemies to the left
of them, enemies behind them, volley
and thunder. Some roll over upon the
ground in their despair, while still
others turn and scamped away as
though a legion of fiends pursue—
scamper off without weapons, without
hats, without everything that made
them so bold but a minute before.
J They are lucky, indeed, who are
able thus to save themselves. Some
of their comrades lie upon the field of
battle who will never more lead the
charge or diminish the aguardiente
flask, for they have been met in the
mldBt of a crime-stained career by
Death on a pale horse.
Colonel Bob has made a good be-
ginning, but Colonel Bob is not satis-
fied. He knows his friends are being
hotly beset by the fellows who have
gained the breastworks, and his Idea
now is to descend upon these wor-
thies from the rear, with the fury or
the hurricane that sometimes sweeps
over the Sierra Madres, coming out of
that mystic gulf, the scene of romance
and history.
His first act is to bend down and
seize upon one of the torches; having
grasped this he waves the flambeau
around hla head until the current of
air causes a bright flame to spring up.
Nor Is it the only torch regenerated;
a number of his followers have profit-
ed by his example, and at least half a
iboxen lights are circling through the
air at the same time, describing all
tnanner of parabolic curves, and look-
ing like meteors flying in zigzag fash-
Jon through space.
Thus what is akin to darkness falls
upon the acene, where men rush for-
ward to grapple with their fellows in
a death-dntch. It is saved from being
absolute gloom by three things—in
the first place some of the torches con-
tinue to flicker even while lying upon
the ground, then the occasional
flashes of lightning send a white light
over El Dorado, that comes and goes
with a dazzling Intensity—last of all
the blaze from the guns of the Ameri-
cans is really a factor In bringing
some illumination to the scene.
i All this has occupied but a fraction
Of a minute, and then the torch-bear-
lers leap toward the line where the
desperate hand-to-hand strugglo goes
on—leap that way, bearing the blaz-
ling light in one hand and a revolver
En the other, for they are determined,
hese men who flght for Miss Pauline,
[that tbs right shall triumph on this
inlght.
I The crash, when Colonel Bob and
Ibis toea corns in contact with their ^ The stricken girl attfgera and
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enemies, is like a sharp and distinct
clap of thunder, only more disastrous.
Men are seen running In all directions,
fire arma rattle, and that terrible
shouting continues, as though the
Americans would add terror to the
flight of their defeated foes.
Ah! the field Is won—the victory
theirs!
Gradually the sounds of battle die
away; the men of the New Mexican
sheriff cease fighting because they can
no longer find enemlea against whom
they may launch themaelves.
Colonel Bob suddenly awakens to
a startling fact that gives him much
uneasiness. He cannot find hla com-
rade, Dick.
He rages around, aeeking Informa-
tion, and at last strikes a clew. Dick
was seen heading for the house of the
chief engineer Just when the last line
of the Mexicans broke and fled, so it
looks as though he might be there.
Without waiting longer Bob Harlan
rushes away, and a minute later en-
tera the house.
Once Inside the doorway he pauses
to listen and hears sounds that Indi-
cate a desperate engagement of some
sort. That arouses Colonel Bob, who
cannot stand by when there Is any
fighting going on; he rushes headlong
for the scene of the disturbance, for
a wonder holding his tongue. As a
general thing, under similar circum-
stances, he would be shouting as he
ran, telling those who fought not to
bring the little affair to a finish until
he came, but something momentarily
palsies his tongue now. Perhaps the
thought has struck him that the mis-
erable Professor John, that bulldog of
a naturalist, may be In the house with
the intention of running off with Dora,
and the Idea is so staggering that it
has actually taken his breath away.
At any rate, It has not deprived Bob
of his powers of locomotion, for he
gets over the ground in a way that is
surprising, and in a few moments
bursts upon the scene.
It is essentially and peculiarly
dramatic, for the characters engaged
form a complete company. That trag-
edy haa also entered into it can be
seen at a glance, nor is the comic
side missing—Dora attends to that.
The combatants are those old-time
bitter foes, Barcelona and the man
agalnat whom he holds such a bitter
grudge, the man for whom he has
waited bo long, the man who has on
several occaaions done him up hand-
somely—Dick Denver.
Stretched upon the floor is Senor
Lopez, with the blood oozing from a
wound in the breast. The pistol that
did the awful work Is not three feet
away from his hand—it belongs to
Barcelona, and the Mexican has by
some terrible accident shot his em-
ployer just as the man the bullet was
Intended for leaped upon him.
Bending over the fallen Mexican are
two female forms, one being an old
woman, the other a young girl whose
face and figure betray the beautiful
Juanlta. Where they have come from
1b a mystery; but, perhaps, knowing
something of the mission of the senor,
thpy have entered the house looking
for him; some other motive may have
stirred Juanlta to action, some deep
feeling of the heart, for she is a girl
of singular impulses.
Colonel Bob's gaze does not stop
here; he looks for something beyond.
Dora—where is the only and delight-
ful Dora? A cry reaches his ear in a
voice he knows, and turning his head
Bob sees a sight that causes a broad
grin to spread over his face—a sight
that is certainly humorous enough to
cause a hearty laugh, although serious
for one poor individual.
Dora is there, very much there; she
holds in her hand a revolver which
this same Colonel Bob gave her re-
cently with which to defend herself.
Dora has taken a few lessons with this
weapon, but she is woefully at sea re-
garding Its use, and although she
swings It around in a truly dramatic
style she has neglected to draw back
the hammer.
Crouching before her is the little
bug-hunter, who dodges his head In
great alarm every time that weapon
comes In line with her eyes, all the
while keeping up a jargon of beseech-
ing exc!amatlons. calling upon all the
gods to witness the fervency of his de-
votion, and anon begging the adora-
ble, the charming Dora, not to murder
him in cold blood, he whose only fault
Is in loving her not wisely but too
well.
Quite a strange scene, taken all In
all—tragedy and comedy combined.
Colonel Bob hardly knows whether to
laugh or look serious. He Bees that
his comrade Is In rather a bad predic-
ament. and makes one step toward
helping him, when he hears Dick say:
"Stand back, Bob; I want to manage
this chap alone If I can. Stand back,
old fellow."
The two men struggle with the pow-
er of giants, and Barcelona, seeing a
companion near by, ready to give his
antagonist assistance If necessary,
realizes how desperate his case Is.
A scream thrills Bob; he turns his
head Just In time to see a figure flash
before him, and realizes that It Is the
malrf of Mexico—lovely Juanlta. He
sees her spring between Barcelona and
Dick Denver Just In time to receive In
her bosom the murderous cuchlllo that
Is launched forward, Intended for the
American.
A cry of horror rings out—even the
bull fighter appears half stupefied at
what he has done—at the persistency
with which fate steps In between him-
self and Dick Denver.
across the form of the Mexican. Thea
a human figure flies st the bull fighter
like a crazy thing; it is Dick, who has
been more than ever aroused by the
sight of Juanita sent bleeding and dy-
ing to the floor at the hands of this
fellow—Dick, who now assaults him
with irresistible power, who dazes the
Mexican by the brilliancy of his ac-
tions, and presently crushes him to ths
floor with several sledge-hammer
blows that render the humiliated snd
doomed athlete almost senseless.
One figure Colonel Bob has not no-
ticed before—it is that of Miss Paul-
ine, who has been standing Just be-
yond a table. She now darts forward,
and when Dick turns after so quickly
disposing of Barcelona, he discovert
her bending over the fallen girl, en
deavoring with trembling hands tc
stanch the flow of blood.
"Was—he—hurt?" the Mexican girt
gasps.
"Dick? No, no—you saved blm.
dearest Juanita."
"For you. I ought to hate you, Paul-
ine Westerly, for you have stolen what
I thought belonged to me, but I cannot
do it; where I would hate I love—I
know not why," gasps the stricken
girl.
Dick reaches her side—upon bit
face is the deepest concern, but Juan-
its smiles.
"It is Just as well—I could never
have lived and been happy, knowing
y ou loved her. Now I have saved you
for your Pauline. I gave my life—
'twas all I had. This is fate—it was
my destiny to suffer."
A groan is heard, but It does not
proceed from the dying girl. Senor
Lopez struggles to raise himself, snd
manages to gain a position where he
can look upon the face of his child—
his lips move, and they hear him utter
Btrange words:
"It is the decree of fate! 8he saves
him for the other. Come closer, you
against whom Manuel Lopez has
fought so bitterly—come to my side
and hear the news I would tell you."
The old Mexican's strength Is fast
leaving him, and It is only a question
of time when he must yield up the
ghost. He realizes this himself, and
musters all his powers to aid him.
"Pauline Westerly, before I die I
would hear you say you forgive me.
The fierce desire to see my family re-
gain its old time prestige must be my
only excuse for doing what I have
done. With the El Dorado in my
hands I could have stirred up all Mex-
ico, and perhaps placed myself In the
chair the usurper Diaz holds. I am
proud, but when death hovers near all
pride is leveled. I beg that you will
forgive—it Is easier to do so because
ail of my plans have proven failures."
"Rest in peace. Senor Lopez. I can-
not comprehend how a man of honor
can war upon a girl for the sake of
power; but Heaven has seen fit to baf-
fle your purposes, and far be it from
Pauline Westerly to cherish feelings
of malice against a defeated eliemy. I
only grieve because this wicked
scheming has brought one you love to
pain and sorrow, perhaps death. Poor
Juanita!" and she strokes the luxur-
iant hair of the Mexican maid tenderly
as she speaks, while over the face of
the dying girl there passes a look that
Is akin to holy love.
The old senor experiences a new
sensation—tears flow from his eyes-
he weeps.
"Strange, mysterious decree of
Providence, that one should die to
make the other happy. Who can say
the hand of Fate la not in it all," he
mutters
Dick and Bob exchange glances^
Surely the old sencfr must be feeling
the cold hand of approaching dissolu-
tion; he raves! They continue to lis-
ten, and hear more strange things.
"Senorlta Pauline, I am about to
make a disclosure that will give you
joy and yet bring perhaps the keenest
pain. I solemnly assert that I did not
myself suspect the truth until very re-
cently. and It waB my intention to util-
ize the fact if the plans which culmin-
ated so disastrously this night failed
to place me in possession of the
mine."
Pauline hears and holds her breath
In suspense. What news can he Im-
part that will bring to her the greatest
of joy and the keenest of suffering?
"I learned In Paris what your mis-
sion was. and having already an Ink-
ling of the truth I set about discover-
ing facts. Years ago, for revenge upon
your father, I hired a woman to steal
away your little sister Beulah; it was
believed she was drowned; I myself
never doubted It, for the woman swore
to the fact when I paid her. Years
later this same woman entered my
employ again—she brought with har a
child to whom I took a Btrange fancy
—I adopted her."
"Merciful heaven!" cries Pauline,
bending upon the dying Juanlta a look
of startled eagerness and supreme
anguish—"that child—Juanlta "
"I have since discovered Is tbe Beu-
lah stolen from your father in the
past. Antoinette Duval, stand forward
and testify to the truth of my wordB."
"What Senor Lopez has stated is
the truth, every word. Mon Dleu! I
hope I may be pardoned for the part I
took in the wicked business. I swear
by all that I hold sacred that this girl
Is none other than Beulah whom I
carried away years ago from the West-
erly home, where l was employed as a
nurse. Look upon her. Mamselle Paul
Ine— for she Is your slstsr."
(To Be Continued.)
ITS NEW POLICY
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AP-
POINTS AGENT THACKERY
FOR KICKAPOOS.
CUTS OFF StllUC OF MCKAPOO LANDS
Indian Territory Guardians* Arrested
for Not Filing Reports and a Gen-
eral Shaking Up in Indian Affairs
Is in Progress.
GUTHRIE: In carrying out Its
policy of making the Indian agtn: tho
guardian for each tribe, the interior
department haa announced the ap-
pointment of Frank Thackery, agent
mits, as guardian for seventy Kkka-
poo Indians, who are declared incom-
petent to manage their own affair*
for the Klckapoos and Pottawato-
in so far as their land allotments are
concerned.
The appointment of Thackery was
hastened by the fact that many of the
Klckapoog have been taken to Mexico
and that white paries have been ne-
gotiating for deeds to Klckapoo lands
in Oklahoma. Recently the government
ordered Thackery and George Outcelt,
assistant United 8tates district attor-
ney, to Investigate the Klckapoo land
matters, and as a result the Immediate
appointment of Thackery as guardian
is made.
In the meantime several deeds,
whereby Indian allotments were trans-
ferred to white persons, have reached
Tecumseh to be registered. The ap-
pointment of Thackery as guardian,
however, absolutely cuts off the sell-
ing of Klckapoo lands unless further
steps ore taken to prove the compe-
tency of the Indian to protest and con-
serve his rights. Only one of these
deeds has been registered, then It
was clearly shown that the Indian was
fully competent.
In the northern Judicial district of
Indian Territory there are many guar-
dians of Indian children who, as yet,
have not obeyed the orders sent out
several weeks ago by A .M. Etchen,
mastery in chancery, asking guardian-
ship matters. As a result one guardian
was arrested, during the past week,
but later released under $500 bond to
appear this fall 1n court and show
cause why he should not be committed
for contempt of court In not filnlg
the reports. The minors for whom the
arrested man is guardian are his own
children. Mr. Ecthen announces that
all delinquents will be arrested.
LUMBER TRUST INVESTIGATION
MUSKOGEE: The lumber trust In-
vestigators believed they struck pay
dirt here when they put William Rust,
s contractor and builder, on the stand.
Rust formerly owned a lumber yard
here. He testified In a number of in-
stances that he had ordered in car-
load lots lumber, cement, and other
building material and that he had re-
ceived bills of lading for his goods,
but that later he would be notified that
he was not in tho "association" at
Muskogee and that unless he "Joined"
he could not get material shlpi>ed to
him. This occurred a number of
times, Rust giving the names and
dates of the orders and calculations.
Rust testified that he finally concluded
that he could not do business unless
he went into the pool, so he sold out
rather than Join. When he made the
sale he forced tho pool to pay him in-
voice prico for all his material plus
the freight and an additional $300.
When the material was received by
the pool It was distributed to the yards
In the combine, each one taking a part
of the stock on hand.
The attorneys pushing the trust
prosecution have decided that they
will make It more than a local matter.
A letter was written to Commissioner
Garfield concerning the lumber trust
alleged to exist in the southwest, and
he was asked to send a representa-
tive here to attend the hearings in
the present case. He is also offered a
copy of all the evidence that has been
taken in the case up to date.
That the investigation is taking on
more Importance than was at first ex-
pected, is shown in tho fact that the
pool has commenced to cut the price
of lumber to the yards In this dis-
trict, or at least they are making a
lower quotation to them. The attor-
neys state that they have a complete
case against the local lumbermen and
that they will push the prosecution aa
an unlawful restraint of trade as soon
as the present case is completed.
Census Not 8o Large
CHICKASHA: The census of the
Ninth recording district, taken by the
committee appointed by Judge Clayton,
has been completed and shows a pop-
ulation of 21,763. While it Is not sup-
posed that this is exact it is prob-
ably approximately correct. The tables
were tabulated by the central com-
mittee and forwarded to Muskogee to
Delicate Measuring Instrument.
An apparatus that makes It possible
to measure the seventy-millionth part
of an inch has been Invented by Dr.
Shaw, of University college, of Not-
tingham, England. It Is so dellcato
thst It cannot be used where there la
traffic in the street. Even the bussing
of a fly has made It necessary to re-
peat an experiment.
the board.
Big Wheat Check.
MEDFORD: Probably the largest
check for single wheat crop delivery
during the past season was given to
John Kucera, a Bohemian, of ofant
county, by the Miller Grain company,
of Wauklta. Mr. Kucera delivered
5,231 bushels of wheat to the mill
before he drew a cent for It, prefer*
ring to get the check all at once. When
he took the load In ho received
a check for $3,043.48. Mr. Kucera still
has 1,500 bushels of wheat In his
granary, which he will hold. v
NEW SEED EXPERIMENT.
Early Plowing for Wheat Overcomes
Lack of Moisture in Fsll,
HOBART: Many farmers in ths
southwestern portion of Oklahoma
where the experiment with new teed
wheat was made last year, are begin-
ning early to plow their land prepara-
tory to putting in the new crop as
early this fall as possible. Although
fully two months before time for
sowing the whest tbe ground 1b be-
ing listed, snd will be gone over sgsin
Just before the grain is sown. The
ground now Is quite full of moisture.
In some portions of Oklahoma much
difficulty Is experienced in getting
wheat started to growing In the fall
owing to the absence of moisture. The
effort is being made to overcome thla
by the methods of soil culture em-
ployed In Irrigated districts. At pres-
ent, where the moisture is best, ths
ground Is being plowed and harrowed
down fine, forming a dust mulch. This
moisture will be retained until seed-
ing time even without any moro rain
fall, and form a perfect seed bed.
With the Introduction of new seed
wheat last summer, Secretary C. V.
Topping, of the Oklahoma Mlllera' as-
sociation. urged the Oklahoma wheat
growers to try the early and frequent
plowing before seeding. In a num-
ber of places this was done, and ths
result has been so satisfactory that
many will try it this season.
IS LEFT ON BEACH
ill SCANT KM
MODEST BOY'S ALL-VIOHT VIGIL
IV BATHING TXUVXS.
HIS CLOTHES ARE STOLEN
HARPSTER DECISION WITHHELD
District Judge Hainer Postpones An-
nouncement Until Next Term.
NEW YORK: Judge Bayard T.
Hainer has announced that no decision
will be rendered on the application for
a new trial for A1 Harpster until the
next regular term of court Harpster
Is serving a long penitentiary sen-
tence for the murder of Martin Julian,
a bartender, near Ponca City, In the
summer of 1905. A few weeks ago By-
ron Ward, a desperate character, was
killed by officers while resisting ar-
rest near Lahoma, and made a dying
confession, In which he stated that
he killed Julian and also admitted
his responsibility for two or three
other murders.
On the strength of thla confession.
Harpater's attorneys applied for a re-
hearing in his case. Judge Hainer
heard their arguments, but is still r
serving his decision.
DEPLORABLE TRAGEDY
Unfortunate Killing of Boy by His
Father In Dsy County
CHEYENNE: A moat deplorable
and sad tragedy took place at ths
residence of J. E. Wallace, In Day
county, seventeen miles northeast of
Cheyenne. All had retired, threw of
the Wallace children, ranging froa
eight to fourteen years weie sleeping
on the floor In front of an opsa
window. During the night, a vag-
rant dog strayed into the house,
awakening a hired man, who called
Mr. Wallace and told him that he
had better kill the dog. Mr. Wallace
aroused from a heavy slumber, arose
and secured his shot gun; not being
fully awakened he discharged the
gun Into the midst of the Bleeping
children, killing one boy aged about
ten years, instantly, and seriously
wounding the other two children.
Young Messenger Takes Dip in Surf
at Coney Island, Loses WMuring
Apparel, snd Is Too Bashful
to Tell ths Police.
New York.—John B. Dixon, a tela*
(graph messenger boy who lives in
Brooklyn, went to Coney Island the
)ther night for a swim. He decided
ie would have his bath under the old
iron pier, and forthwith planted his
clothes In a aandhole, having in mem-
| 3ry stories of "heath-combers" who
took away garments under such clr-
| cumstances.
Apparently he was spied upon, for
when he came out of the water two
hours later his clothes were gone. Ha
i *1 leges that st this pqint of his ad-
, ventures he took things philosophical-
ly and reflected upon the Btsrs.
Finally he took to walking up and
down the beach, still reflecting. About
tan p. m. a man met him and said:
"Say, sonny, Is It aa hot aa all that?"
"Naw," said John B. Dixon, messea-
rer boy. "It's as* frozen as a tall
bulldin' in March.
"Why don't you go to headquar-
ters?" asked the man when he heard
the details of the case.
"Hate to," said John B. Dixon, "ilka
this!"
But finally the chill drors him up
Surf avenue attired In trunks to n
charity tent beside police headquarters.
Here his pride prevented him from
telling what the trouble waa. He ad-
mitted that he didn't have a cent in
hlB pockets, but the manager of the
relief tent had no sense of humor, dud
failed to see the delicately conveyed
point
So the boy, after a cup of coffee, ask
forth again on hla weary way. It waa
now one o'clock in tbe morning, and
?nllly at that He had another awim,
and that jrarmed him up n little, or
rather left his temperature at the de-
gree required for comfort
About three a. m., according to
Dlxon'a own story, he met a man who
had been all night at Brighton Beach.
The man Invited him to ahoot tn a
gallery. John B. Dixon, msseangar
toy, said:
"Well, boas, I ain't fit to to la pub-
lic places."
"Aw, shucks!" ssld the man.
They went to a shooting gnllery and
Goes to the Csnal
LAWTON: Hugh Crabtree, a young
man of this city and son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Crabtree, recently received
an appointment at the hands of the
Panama Canal commission as machin-
ist on the Isthmus. The appoint-
ment was accepted and he departed
last week for New York City to sail
for the south. He is the fourth young
man of Lawton to secure a govern-
ment position on the Isthmua.
Copper ore of fine quality is said
to have been discovered In paying
quantities In the vicinity of Wilburton.
PREDICTS PROHIBITION.
Judge Blerer and Other Political Lead-
ers Look for "Dry" State
GUtHRIE: Judge A. 0. C. Blerer,
former associate justice of the Okla-
homa supreme court ,and one of the
most prominent democrats In Oklaho-
ma, has added his prediction to those
made by Former Governor C. M.
Barnes and other Oklahoma political
leaders, that the new state will declare
for prohibition over its entire area.
Judge Blerer has recently returned
from a trip through the extreme south-
ern part of the territory, along the
Texas border, and says that ths
strength of the prohibition sentiment
there Is surprising. Local opinion has
been voted by most of the counties
in north Texas, and the anti-saloon
sentiment there seems to have spread
across the line Into the new state.
There are still unsold 3,911 lots scat-
tered around In a number of towns In
Indian Territory. They will be dis-
posed of at public auction, beginning
October 1.
Additional Clerk Hire.
Owing to the rapid growth in pos-
tal receipts the postmaster at Musko-
gee has been allowed three new clerks
at $800 per year and two at $700. Other
additional clrek hire has been allowed
a9 follows: Ardmore, one at $800,
and one at $700; Chickasha, Durant
nnd Vinita, each one at $700, and at
Tulaa four at $500. There Is not bet-
ter business barometer than the postal
receipts and In no section of the union
has such marked Increase In busi-
ness occurred as In Indian Territory.
JOHN B. WENT BA8HFULLT INTO
THE RELIEF TENT.
spent an hour, which resulted disas-
trously for the man, John B. Dixon in
his bathing trunks being rather ex-
pert at the rifle game.
As the gray dawn crept on apaca
John B. bade farewell to his enthusias-
tic friend and took to the beach again,
this time marveling about the wonder
nf the sunrise. The sun came up, and
people began to take to the water, but
John B. Dixon, messenger boy, who
had been under the shroud of dark-
ness all night, felt sensitive, and fan-
cied that all the people in the world
were looking at him.
About nine o'clock a man came along
and learned his story. He laid he waa
Mr. Tompkins, an engineer, and ad-
vised Dixon to go back to the relief
tent and ask them if they couldn't do
a little better.
John B. went bashfully, and when
this time he told the whole truth and
nothing but the truth everybody
laughed except the women attendants,
who felt maternally sympathetic and
called him a "poor little fellow."
"But I was all to de merry," aald
John B. Dixon.
The relief tent looked np a suit of
overalls, and the messenger bay ap-
peared before his anxious mother and
friends and told the whole tale.
"Dere*s some men," said he, "dab
gets mean because dey're down on den
shoes, but a man wot steals a kid's
does mast Jia' bin born that way."
On the whole, John B. Dixon said
he thought the loss of his clothes waa
worth the Insight he had obtained Into
the wonders of nature, human and
otherwise.
Had All Eternity.
An old citizen, who had been hen-
pecked all his life, was about to dle„
His wife felt It her duty to offer hint
I such consolation aa she might, and
mild: "John, you are about to go, but
I will follow you." "I suppose so,
I Manda," said the old man, weakly,
; "but so fur as I am concerned you
don't need to be in any blamed hurry
about It!" J
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