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The finest line of Sewing Machines on the market, JJ
)j' the "Domestic" and "Eldredge". All drop heads and VY
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tJv A fine line of Dishes, common grade and China, in
$ sets and by the piece. $
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CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904.
■i^'iwiMiiimnwTWiPtaafcL
I THE WIDOW j
I THOMAS B. MONTFORT 9
T*TI MHHW 111 uti iiniiii iiniwiiiiar
(Copyr IKbt, l'Wi, by L>aily Btory I'ub. Co.)
THK widow was neither pretty, nor
particularly attractive, and back
10 a ft, where women were plentiful, she
would have considered herself fortunate
in the possession of a single lover. Yet,
before she had been in Pigeon flat a.
month she had a dozen admirers at her
feet, and had received at least half that
many proposals of marriage. In the
flat, woman was a rare article, and the
men could not afford to be over-exacting
in their tastes regarding/emale charms.
Among the widow's admirers was Blue
Thompson. He was a big, burly chap,
who ha«! made his advent into the camp
with a hurrah and a flourish. He was
r.ot at all averse to having the impres
sion go abroad that he was a bad man
from away back, and when it. began to
be whispered about that he had a record
as a slayer of men he did not trouble
himself to make a denial.
It was not long after Thompson's ar
rival at the tiat until he had things pretty
much his own way in the matter of mak
ing love to the widow. His rivals were
only ordinary every-day citizens, who
valued their lives as something worthy
of preservation, and who, therefore,
were inclined to be more or less timid
in the face of danger. None of them pos
sessed a desire to run counter to a man
who had acquired the unpleasant habit
of shooting his fellow-men on the slight
est provocation. Moreover, the widow
was rather taken with Thompson's big
ness and boldness, and she showed a
decided preference for his company. So
the others reluctantly held aloof from
her, giving Thompson a clear field.
In the saloons and gambling halls at
the flat there had, from the first, been
much betting on the result of the free
for-all contest for the widow's hand.
Up to the time of Thompson's arrival
the betting had been at even money,
with nobody aide to score as a favorite.
After he came, however, there was a
decided change. He soon became a fa
vorite, and after a time bets were offered
on him at odds of five to one, with no
takers.
Then, one day. there was a new ar
rival in thecamp. It was a little, sparely
built man, who answered to the name
of Bol) George. He had a soft voice, a
smiling face, and manners so gentle that
they were almost childlike. He had the
appearance of a harmless, inoffensive
sort, of being, who could be run over and
trampled under foot with impunity. In
the flat he was considered too insig
nificant to merit more than a passing
notice.
Before Bob had been in the camp many
days it became apparent to every one
that lie had been smitten by the widow's
charms, and had joined her galaxy of
admirers. Like the others, however, he
evinced a wholesome regard for Blue
Thompson's claims, and worshipped at
a safe distance. He never presumed to
seek her society, and if he ever addressed
her at all, it was in the most distant
manner. But the way his eyes followed
her, and the way he spoke of her to
others, was proof positive that he loved
aer.
Bob's admiration of the widow wa»
the source of much amusement in the
flat. People laughed at his presumption
in daring to worship, even at a distance,
i woman who had h#lf the camp at her
feet, and who could have Blue Thomp
son any day. by simply saying the word.
Many jokes, regarding his love, were
cracked at Bob's expense by the witty
ones at. the flat. Bob. himself, was not
unaware of all these things, but he qui
etly went his way. keeping his own coun
sel, and saying nothing.
One night, about a month after Bob's
arrival at the flat, there was a large
crowd collected down at "Joe's Place."
Bob was there, and so was Blue Thomp
son. There was a good deal of betting
going on, in one way and another, and a
good deal of drinking, too. Thompson
was in the thick of it all, but Bob sat
in a corner, taking no part in any of it.
After awhile, some one turned to Joe
and said:
"How is the betting on the widow,
now?"
"Nothing doing," Joe replied.
"What's the odds on Thompson?"
"The same old thing- five toone —but
ao takers."
"Thompson seems to have a sure
cinch. Guess if it was ten to one there
wouldn't be anybody fool enough togo
against him."
Thompson, who had been standing
with his back to the speakers, turned
around and brought his list down on the
bar.
"Of course, I've got a sure cinch," be
said, "and to prove that I know what
I'm talking about, I'll tell you what I'll
do. I've got 55,000 that says I'll marry
the widow, and I stand ready to put it
up against any man's s.">oo who says I
won't."
He glared around on the crowd, as if
inviting somebody to take him up, if any
one dared. But everybody was silent.
A minute passed, than Bob George arose
and walked over to the bar.
"That's pretty big odds you're offer
ing," he said to Thompson, "and it
seems like somebody ought to take your
bet."
"Why don't you take it. then?"
Thompson asked, and a laugh went
around the room.
"Me? Oh. I never gamble," Bob re
plied, in his soft, gentle voice. •'Still, it
seems like a shame to let a bet like that
go by."
"Then, you'd better take it. Nobody
else seems to want it."
Bob was silent and thoughtful for a
minute, then he said, quietly:
"Well, maybe I'd better. I happen to
have s'loo. Put up your money."
Whi e the bet was beiug arranged
•iome of the spectators stood about, mak
ing remarks. None oi these were at ail
complimentary to Bob. One man went
so lar as to say:
"Nobody but a denied fool would bet
against a sure thing, no matter how
great the odds in his favor. Any man
of ordinary sense wouldn't take that bet
at odds of 100 to one."
"Any man with a particle of sense
at ail wouldn't," another added.
Bob heard these remarks, but appar- j
ently, they did not disturb him in the j
least. He was as calm a- a summer |
breeze, and on his face was that bland, |
pleasant smile. He wus so childlike |
and trusting that it seemed almost like
stealing milk from a baby to accept his
offer to bet. A man more honorable
than Blue Thompson would have hesi
tated to take advantage of his unsophis
ticated innocence.
When the bet was all arranged, and
the stakes properly deposited, Joe said:
"Now, how and when is this thing to
be decided?"
Bob looked up at Thompson, trust
ingly, as if inviting him to answer. The
latter, assuming an important, swag
gering, arrogant air, and ignoring Bob
entirely, said:
"A week is all the time I want for
marrying the widow. You can prepare
to hand over the stakes to me by that
time."
"And if you don't marry her," Bob
said, questioningly, "1 get the money."
"Of course." Thompson answered,
condescendingly. "But, if I were you,
I would not lay awake of nights, plan
ning out how to invest it."
"Oh. I won't," Bob replied, "1 never
lose sleep over things like that. But,
why should we wait a week to decide this
thing? Why not decide it right now?"
Thompson laughed and the crowd
joined in. Bob was certainly very
funny.
"Do you think a man can decide a
thing like this in two niinistes?" Thomp
son asked.
"I can," Bob replied.
"You can? How?"
"I'll show you."
In a flash Bob had pulled his gun and :
held it pointed at Blue Thompson's bead.
The latter started back, with surprise,
and the crowd began to move restlessly.
"Be quiet, gentlemen, everybody,"
Bob said, and the softness and gentle
ness was all gone out of his voice, and
the smile had left his face. "This is a
little matter of business, and it is all
quite regular, I assure you."
"But. there shall be no murder here,"
Joe interposed. "You shall not resort
to that to win your bet. Men, disarm
him."
Several of the spectators started to
ward Bob, but before they could- lay
their hands on him he threw back the j
lappei of his coat and revealed a de
tective's badge. Those who had started
to interfere fell back.
"There will be nobody hurt," Bob said,
"unless some of you try to interfere with
me in the discharge of my duty. As I
said, this thing is all proper and reg
ular."
There was a long and death-like si
lence. Bob. calm and cool, looked at
Thompson, and the latter, gloomy and
cowering, looked at Bob. The specta
tors. their faces pictures of astonish
ment, looked enquiringly from one to
the other. Finally. Joe broke the silence
by saying:
"What does it all mean?"
"It means, simply," Bob replied, "that
Blue Thompson is not Blue Thompson
at all, and that, instead of being a brave,
'bad man,' he is only a common mur
derer. He killed an old man, stole that
15,000, and then ran away and changed
his name. I have been looking for him
for about a year, for he is badly wanted."
In the hearts of some of those who
were admirers of the widow a glad feel
ing began to creep up. It would not be
such a bad thing to have so formidable
a rival as Blue Thompson out of the
way. Some of them, who had felt their
chances of winning the woman as hope
less, took fresh courage, and resolved
to re-enter the content. On the morrow,
they told themselves, they would lay
fresh siege to her heart.
Presently, the door opened and a man
came in. Without a word he walked
over to Blue Thompson, snapped a pair
of handcuffs on him, and relieved him
of his pistols.
To the men in the saloon there was
something familiar looking about this
man, although they could not remember
ever having seen him. He was a
stranger in the flat, beyond a doubt, yet
somehow, they felt that it had not been
fong since they had looked on his fea
tures. "But, where?" they asked them
selves, "and when?"
The man looked around on the crowd
«nd saw the puzzled look on the faces.
He understood and burst into a loud,
hearty laugh.
"For shame, for shame!" he cried.
"I'm disappointed in you all. To think
that not one of you recognizes me, when
you have seen me every day for weeks,
and some of you have professed to ad
mire me greatly! It seems cruel and
disappointing that men should so soon
forget the loved features of the one they
profess to adore!"
There was a long and awkward pause,
then some one said:
"It is the widow."
The man looked up with a smile.
"Yes," he said, "I was the widow, but,
now. I am a detective. I'm sorry if any
of you feel disappointed, and I trust
that 1 shall leave no broken hearts, here,
when I go away. You have all made it
Very pleasant for me. and to show that
I am not ungrateful I want you all to
come up and have one with me."
At first there was some hesitation.for
the disappointed lovers felt sore, but,
presently, they thought better of it.and,
treating the matter as a good joke, lined
up at the bar and had. not only one, but
several.
Steel is slowly but surely displacing
hemp as the material of which all haw
sers and ropes are made in the ships of
the Britsh fleet.
RuHluesn Card*.
8. W. GREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Emporium, Pa.
A buMnessrelatin* to estate,collections, real
mtaten. Orphan's Court and generallaw busineM
VfHlr6ciiT6 prom ptftttentiou . 4'2-iy.
/.C.Johnson. J. P. McNarniy '
lOHNbON & McNARNKV,
ATTOUNEY3-AT-LAW j
Emporium, PA.
Will (five prompt attention to all businet* en)
rosted to them. 16-Iy.
I£ZCHAEI.BRENNAN,
ATTORN?:V AT-LAW
, OollecMonM promptly attended to. Heal
1 and pension claim agent,
1 85-ty. Emporium. Pa.
| THOMAS WADDINOTON,
Emporium, Pa.,
CONTRACTOR FOB MASONRY AND
STONE-CUTTING.
All orders in my line promptly executed. Al!
kinds of building and cut-stone, suppled at low
price* Agent for morale or granite monuments.
Lettering neatly done.
AMERICAN HOUSE-
East Emporium, Pa..
JOHN L.JOHNSON, Prop'r.
Hating resumed proprietorship of this old and
well established House 1 invite ine patronage ol 1
the public. House newly furnished and thor
oughly renovated. 48!y
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ATTOitNKY- AT-LAW and INSURANCE AOT,
EMPORIUM, PA
T>» land Owners and Othkrh in Camicron and
Adjoining Countikh.
I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard*
w6od timber lands, also stum page Ac., and parties
desiring either to buy or seJJ do well to call
! en me. P. D. LEET.
THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT,
(Opposite Post Office,)
Emporium, Pa.
William McDonald, Proprietor. j
I take pleasure in informing the public that ] !
have purchased the old and popular Novelty
Restaurant, located on Fourth street. It will b«
my endeavor to serve the public In a niannei
that shall meet with their approbation. Give m«
a call. Meals and luncheon nerved at all houra
n027-iyr Wm. McDONALD.
ST.CHARLES HOTEL,
THOS. J. LYSETT, Psopribtob
Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa.
This new and commodious hotel is now openei
forthe accommodation of the public. Newinal j
| Its appointments, every attention will be pai' to !
| the guests patronizing this notel 27-17-ly
MAY GOULD,
TEACHER OP
PTANO, HARMONY AND TIIEORY
Also dealer in all the Popular .-sheet Muuc,
Emporium, Pa.
j Schoiarstaught aitner at my home on Sixth !
j street or at the homes of the pupils. Outoftowc
j scholars will be given at njy rooms in tlilt
' place.
W. 0. RIECK, D. D. S.,
DENTIST.;
Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa
jyajay Gas and other local anaesthetics &<!' j
mffiJS ministered for the painless extractlos
SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth,l»
aluding Crown auii Bridge Work.
NEW CAMERONHOU9E.
Cameron, I'a.,
Opposite P. & E. Depot,
HARRY McGEE, Proprietor.
Having taken possession of this house and i
thoroughly remodeled and enlarged the building ,
by erecting an addition of eighteen rooms, I am j
well prepared to meet the demands of the public. '
Guests conveyed to any part of the county. Good \
fishing and hunting in the immediate vicinity.
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Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
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POPULAR SCENIC ROUTE.
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Company.
Official Condensed Time Table in Effect June 23, 1902.
j Bun
day Week Days. Daily Week Days.
| Only
P.M. P.M.! P. M. A. M. A.M.i STATIONS. j A.M.; P.M.I P.M. P.M. 1 P.M.
610 ! 5 10:1110,' 7IS Lv Addison.., Ar 10 18 4 43; I
541 541 11 41 801 Elkland. 941 411
546 ; 54# 11 4ti 806 Osceola 936 406
555 5 .55 11 55 822 Knoiville 926 356
611 611 12 II 840 Westfleld 913 343
647 647 12 47 925 Gaines Junction ; 836 306
700 5 00 | 700100 t » «j Ar. | Galeton,. jjj;. 8 23 2 5,3 535
740 540 p. M. p. M. , 10 58 Ar Cross Fork Junction Lv 739 209 423
540 210 11 00 Lv. Cross Fork Junction Ar. 7in t, oo 355
635 300 i 11 50 Ar. Cross Fork, Pa. Lv. 615 100 305
824 624 P.M. A.M. 11 39 Ar Wharton . I.v. 653 126 310
8 05 11 40 Lv Wharton Ar 10 53 3 00 }
A. M. 858 100 Ar Sinnamahoning Lv: 955 | 140
845 643 800 11 58 Lv Austin Ar 635 105 950 800
7 101 845 12 25 Ar Keating Summit Lv 12 40 9 101 7 30;
P. M. p. M. A. M. 1 A. M I P. M. 1 A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M.
P. M. A. M.
• . . . A. M. P. M.
820 935 Lv .Ansonia Ar 1, 21 7 i*,
8 3.5 949 .Manbatten ; 905 644
839 953 South Gaines. 90 , 640
842 955 V Gaines Junction 859 g 3S
855 10 09 Ar Galeton Lv 8 4f) 6 25
P.M. A.M.J A.M. P.M.
P. M. A. M. - _ , , P. M.
105 630 Galeton Ar 1010 455
124 647 • V. a t . O, I 1 951 139
150 : "i New-hem Junction () 17 jls
206 730 Wc * l . Bingham 9 ofl 101
218 7 II Genesee sSB 3 52 1
224 716 V 853 547
218 806 Wellsvtlle . Lv g 3fl 330
■ i i ' A. M.i P. M.
CONNECTION'S.
1 At Keating Summit with B. & A. V. Div. of Pennsylvania R. R. •
At Ansonia with N.Y.C.& H R. R. for all points north and south.
At Newfleld Junction with C. & P. A. Ry„ Union Station.
At Genesee with N. Y & Pa., Ry. Union Station.
At Addison with Erie R. R., Union Station.
At Wellsville with Erie R. R. for points east and west.
At Sinnamahoning with P. R. R.—P. &E. Div.
H. H. GARDINER, Gen'l Pass'r Agt. Buflalo, N.Y.| W. C. PARK. Gen'i Supt., Galeton. Pa.
M.J. MCMAHON, Div. Pass Ag't., Galeton, Pa.
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TIME TABLE No. ST.
COUQERSPORT & PORT ALLEGANY R. R.,
Taking effect Ma y 27th. _____
EASTWARD.
10 8 4 * IS
STATIONS. ,
P. M P. M. A. M.' A.M.
Port Allegany,.. Lv. 315 .... 705 11 3#
Coleman, *3 23 .... or *ll 41
Burtvillc ,»3 30 ... 7!6 11 47
Roulette, 3 40 1 7 25 11 56
Knovvlton'is »3 45 .. . ' 03 *ll
Minn 3 59 7 85 12 05
Olmsted *4 05 # 7 38 *l2 09
Hammonds °° °° *l2 13
Coudersnort ! AR ' 120 a.M. 715 1215
North Coudersport *8 15 *1 05
Frlnk's B 25 »fi 10 »1 12
Colesburg, *. <-6 40 *G I? 1 120
Seven Bridges, ... *8 45 .... »R 21 *1 24
Raymouds's, *7 00 .. *6 30 135
Gold 7 0". . .. 636 141
Newfleld ' oy 1 45
Newfiold Junction 737 .. . 0 45, 150
Perkins »7 40 .. .. *6 48 *1 53
Carpenter's 746 00 *1 57
Crowell's 7 50 *6 53 "2 01
Ulysses, Ar 805 705 219
A. M.l , P. M.
WBBTWABD.
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STATIONS.
A. M. P. M. A. M
Ulysses Lv. 720 225 910
Crowell's *7 27 *2 32 • 0 19
Carpenter's 00 *2 31 •9 22
Perkins, »7 32 *2 37 * 9 28
NewfleldlJunction, 737 242 932
Newfield, «7 41 2 48
Gold, 741 '2 49 940
Raymond's. »7 19 2 54 * 947
Seven Bridges, »8 01 "3 08 *lO 02
Colesburg. *8 04 309 *lO 10
Krink's. »K 12 *3 17 *lO 20
North Coudersport, 00 *3 26 *lO 35 ....
I Ar. 8 25 3 30 10 45:
Coudersport, < P.M
( Lv. 8 '2B 600 120
Hammonds 00 00 00
Olmsted, »8 33 *6 05 *1 31
Mina 837 810 137
Knowlton'3 00 »fi 17 00
Rc llette 847 621 151
Burtville 854 628 201
Coleman 00 *6 31 00
Port Allegany, I 9 08 5 _ 25i
(*) Flag stations. (°°) Trains do not stop
♦ Telegraph offices. Train Nos. 3 and 10 wilt
carry passengers. Tains 8 anil 10 do.
Trains run on Eastern Standard Time.
Connections—At Ulysses with Fall Brook R'7
for points north and south, At B. &8. June
-1 tion with Buffalo & Susquehanna R. R. north for
Wellsville, south for Oaleton and Ansonia. At
Port Allegany with W. N. Y.&P. R. R., north
for Buffalo, Olean, Bradford and Smethport;
south for Keating Summit, Austin, Emporium
and Penn'a It. R., points.
B.A.McCLURE Gen'lSupt.
Coudersport, Pa.
The Plate to Buy Cheap S
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