VOL. XXXXI.
BICKELS FALL FOOTWEAR.
Largest Stock and most Handsome Styles of Fine
Footwear we Have Ever Shown.
Sorosls Shoes.
Twenty new Fall styles—Dongola, Enamel and Patent-kid,
made in the latest up-to-date styles.
Extremely large stock of Misses' and Children s fine shoes
in many new and pretty styles for fall.
■■ » QI Showing all the latest styles in
men S onues Men's fine shoes, all leathers,
$2.00 to $6.00.
Complete stock of Boys', Youths' and Little Gents' fine shoes.
Prices this Fall will be lower than last season as prices
on stock are lower and consequently will be able to give much
better values for the money. .
A complete stock of Cokey's hand-made box-toe and plain
toe shoes. High-cut copper-toe shoes for boys and good
water-proof school shoes for girls. Large stock of Women s
heavy shoes in Kangaroo-calf and oil-grain for country wear.
RUBBER AND FIU GQ2BI
Our stock of Rubber and Felt Goods is extremely large,
and owing to the large orders which we placed, we were able
to get very close prices and are in a position to offer you the
lowest prices for best grades of Felts and Rubber Goods. An
immense business enables us to name the very lowest prices
for reliable footwear.
When in need of anything in our line give us a call.
Repairing promptly done.
JOHN BICKEL,
BUTLER, PA.
Timely Hints for Everybody. <:
Fair Week Necessities. |]
Children's Wear for School.
THE MODERN STORE-
This store doesn't copy. It aim » to be original Wo don't look to
what othera do. bnt go ahead and supply the want-* of oar customers and
by doing so increase oar trade. For this reason we sold more goods this
A.ngaat than last. We (fire yon genuine value for your money and that
Wonts in (he long run
LITTLE THINGS YOU NEED F0« P AIR WEEK
Xew lot of Ladies' Neckwear ju*t in Turnover Collars. 5c 10c, 18c
25c. Stock Collars in Linen and Silk. 25c and 50c. New Silk and
Kid Belts. 25c and 50c. Ladies' Hand-bags, special values 25c, 50c and
•od 11.00. All the latest novelties in Jewelry, Back and Side Combs, etc.
Latest shades in Hosiery. Parisian Blue, Violet aud White, 50c pair.
The Bast Placa to Fit Out Children for School
Special values in Hosiery, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Boys'
Waists, etc. A big stock to select from.
Still a Few Shirt Waists Left at 1-2 Price.
EISLER-M'ARDORF COMPANY,
I 221 Send in Your Mail Orders.
A Determination Sale
Ever hear of one?
We call it a DETERMINATION SALE because we are
determined to carry over no Spring and Summer goods if cut
prices will remove them. No matter what the loss.
Here are some of our prices:
Choice of a lot of 2 Piece Suits that sold for $lO and sl2
for $5.
Fine Blue Serge and Cheviot Suits regular $lO and sl2
values closing price $6.75,
Balance 0f our line Of $}3.50 and sls suits, comprising,
Cheviots, Cassimeres and Worsteds for SB,
Any suit that formerly sold at $lB and S2O for sl2
Grand bargains in our Children's Department.
Extraordinary values in Men's Pants.
Men's Furnishings at unheard of Low Prices.
schaul & Nast,
LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS,
137 South Main St., Butler.
" T NNA, L. ■ V —I A.—-HI. ■ ■ —-
| Semi-Annual Sale j
/ Wo only run two Sijlea each year, une (luring January and February
J and the other daring Jaly and August. The object of these sales is to rid *
/ np all odds and ends after the season is oyer. f
N We never change the price which i? marked on each ticket in plain /
f figures and when we sav or t off it means something for the customer. I
) We have too many 'goods in our store now but the falling prices will ?
i I soon move it V
j OCA Men's Suits, all sizes in both Sacks and Cutaways go at one-half I
C £J\J former price. \
1 OAA Men's Suits. Many of which are the very newest in style and such '
\ Juv makes as the famous Hamberger & Sons go at £ off former price. J
C OK A Men's Buits at 80 per cent, discount and all the Bal including black \
/ *vf V and all makes at 10 per cent, off former prices. 1
S1 HA l* 01 ** FauU Sqita rupning in price from 00 to |}o.oo. all f
/ iUU go at $3.50 per suit r J
S OAA Boys' Suits ip both Long and Short Pants go at i former price. S
/ «"v All the balance at 10 per cent, discount. C
J Men's, Boys' and Children's Straw Hats all go at one-half price. Also /
C all Wash Suits one-half price. \
# Come early and get a real bargain because we never advertise what f
r we do not have in store for you. " J
j Douthett & Graham. >
|f N INCORPORATED. i
I K E C K ; j
g Merchant Tailor, g
1; Spring & Summer Suitings
n JUST ARRIVED. f<
142 North Main St. V '
j K E C K I j
~THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
PROFESSIONAL CAKUS.
PHYSICIANS,
; Tvlt. JULIA E. FOSTER,
j U OSTEOPATH.
Consultation and examination free.
I Office hours -9t012 A. M., 2to •
I M., daily wept Sunday. Eveuing
i appuiutu-ent.
i Office— Stein Block. Rooms 9-10, But
j ler, Pa People's Phone 478.
GEO M BEATTY. M. D ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
' Office in John Richey Building.
! Office Honrs -9-11 A'M., 2:30 5:30 P.
M.. 0:30-8:30 P. M
Sunday -9-10:45 A. M.. 1-3:00 P. M.
Night calls 331 N. Washington St.
People's Phone 739.
OR. EL J. NEEL\,
Rooms 6 and 7. Hughes Bnild'ng,
South Main St.
Chronic disease* of genito urinary
organs and reetutii treated by the mo*
approved methods.
Hemorrhoids ami Chronic I) senses a
Specialty.
\\T H. BROWN, M D
II • Office in Riddle buildinir.Diainond,
next, door to Dr. Bell's old office.
Office Honrs: —9 to ii a us., tto 3 .r.d
6 to ii p m.
T C. BOYLE, M. N.
r) 1 EYH, NOSK AND THROAT,
After April Ist, office in fcrner TJr.
Peters'residence, No. iai E. Cucning
hani St., Butler, Pa., next door to Tiu»ts
printing office.
CI, ARA E. MORROW D 0..
GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF
OSTEOPATHY.
Women's diseases a specialty. Con
sultatian and examination free.
Office Hours, 9to 12 m, 2 to J p m
People's Phone 573.
116 S. Main street, But!er, Pa
P M.ZIMMERMAN
VI. PHYSICIAN AND SUBGKON
At 327 N. Main St.
LR. HAZLETT, *. D.,
> 106 West Lnamouil,
Dr. 3rabam's formtr office.
Special attention g veu to liye, ?ce
and Throat Peocle's Phone 274.
OAJFTUXLK. BIPPDB,
O PHYSICIAN AND SUKGKON
West Cunningham St.
DENTISTS.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON,
SURGEON DENTIST.
Formerly of Bntler,
Has located opposite Lowry Honse,
Main St, Butler, Pa. The fjneit work
a specialty. Expert, painless extractor
of teeth by hia new method, no medi
cine nsed or jabbing a needle into the
Hums; also gas and ether used. Com
inunicafions by mail receive prompt at
tention.
f\R J. WILBERT McKEE,
IJ SURGEON DENTIST.
Office over Leighner's Jewelry store,
Batler, Pa
Peoples Telephone 505.
A specialty made of gold fillings, gold
crown anu bridge work.
~J. HINDIIAN,
• DENTIST.
137} South Main street, (ov Metzer's
shoe store.)
DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS,
DENTIST.
Office in Butler County National Bank
Building, 2nd fl<sbr.
DR. M. D. KOTTRABA,
Successor to Dr. Jolmsion
DENTIST
Office at No 114 K. Jeflersou St., over
O. W. Miller's jtrocery
T J. DONALDSON,
>| j bifWTioT.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialty. Offic* next to postofficr.
ATTORNEYS.
WC. FINDLEY,
• ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND
PENSION ATTORNEY.
Office on South side of Diamond,
Bvitley, P».
RP. SCOTT,
< ArrORNRY-AT-LAW,
Office in Butler County National
Bank building.
AT. SCOTT,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No, 8. Weil Diamond St. But
ler, Ea.
POULTKR & BAKHR,
V ATTORNEYS AI MY,
Ottt'-e in Butler County National
Bank building.
JOHN W. COULTER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office on Diamond, Butler. Pf}.
Special attention given to collections
baa business matters,
JD. McJUNKIN,
• ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in Reiber building, cornei Main
and B. Cunningham Sts, Entrance on
Main street
JB. BKEDIN,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court Hous<
HN. GOU2HER,
• ATTOMNKY AT Lav.
OflJcr 'n V/lie buildlne
EII. NEGLEY,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office In the Negley Building, W'-est
Diamond
MISCELLANEOUS.
n P. L. McQUISTION,
V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR
Office near Court Housf.
BP. WILLI AKD,
• GENERAL SURVEYING.
Mines and Land. County Surveyor.
R. F D. 49, WestSunbury, Pa."
P. WALKER, * 1
• NofAjjv PUBLIC,
BUTLKR,
Office v*Uh Bertmer, next door to P. O
WM. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELVAIN
WALKER & McELVAIN,
807 Butler County National Bank Bldg.
EAL ESTATE.
INSURANCE.
OIL PROPERTIES.
LOANS.
BOTH PHONES.
H. MILLER,
FIRE and LIFE
INSURANCE
and REAL ESTATE.
OFFICE— Koom 508, Butler County
National Bank building.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904.
» CJ
. Nasal Catarrh quietly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the 50c. size; Trial 6ize by mail, 10
j cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
j the treatment
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou
ble.i, the proprietors prepare Cream Halm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Bitim. Price including the
spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of the solid preparation.
: L I
IT'S FOR YOU
to decide how yoa'il apjear to other.".
We're bound to teli yon though, that
BEING WELL DRESSED c rtiinly
helps yon iu your business. We al
ways impress tbia on our customers and
help tbeui select goods that are be
coming.
Our new sto«-k of fall and winter
suitings are the finest and cheapest
we've e>er h id. Stock's ready for in
spection aud you've our invitation to
iospect sauii!.
Come in and give us your measure
before the rush.
WM. COOPER,;
LEADING TAILOR,
Cor. Diamond, Butler, Pa.
B. 15.
25cSuitings,15c
Jnst think of it—pretty Dr<-f>s Goods
for fifteen cents* a yard.
It's one of the most extraordinary
values we have offered our mail ordtr
customers in many years.
We overbought—they were so iccfod—
and in consequence have to sacrifice
ami are going t(j give the mail order
trade the advantage.
Nobty mixtures in small indistinct
check effects-Grey, Green, Blue and
Tan—double fold— jo»t what an/ wo
man can us*> for a serviceable dress.
Lot 450 all wool Suiting*. 23c—when
we say forty-five cents we mean that
was our small profit price—soc is
for these nice goods elsewhere -Tan,
Grey and Blije Mixtures
Lot two-tone, half wool American
Brocade Novelties, 8 1-3 a yard.
We don't recommend these as high j
class dressy goods, but many women ;
will lirid tLem tine for wrappers and I
children's dressei.
Red, Bine, Green and Garnet grounds
with Brocade effects in Black—also
other 3t>lea,
People who want some of these under -
price goods send for samples and see
what's to be saved.
Bog'gs & Huh!
ALLEGHENY PA
PIANOS AT YOUR PRICE.
W. R. Newton,
Piano Man,
317 S naln Street.
1 S!S7S at $275 Cash.
1 $375 at $250 Cash.
1 $340 at $245 Cash.
Re-posessed and you get the Uenent of
what the other fglk.w paid. You would
npj, kuow ltlf 1 didn't tell you. They
look as good as new. Other pianos from
SSO upwards. Everything in music.
Call and see. You know in the ?y[nsic
Store your credit is good
Do You buy Medicines!
Certainly You Do.
Then yuu want the best for the
least money. That is our motto.
Come and sec us when in need of
anything in the Drug Line and
we Hie sure you will call again.
Wc carry a full line of Drugs,
Toilet Articles. etQ,
Purvis Pharmacy
S. G. PURVIS, PU. G
Both Phones.
9188 M-iki *>< Htitler Pa.
Pearson B. Nace's
Livery Feed and SaleStabie
Rear of
Wick House Sutler ?enr»'a
T'»< brst of horses and first class rigs al
wavs on hand and for hire.
Best accommrdatlons In town for perma
nent boarding and transient trade. Spec! !
al care guaranteed.
Stable Room For 65 Horsea
A good c ass Qf horses, both drivers and
draft horses always on hand and for sale
U--dor a full guarantee; and horses bouvh
pon proper notification b?
PEARSON B. NACE.
Ten*tninc Ko.Bl ■
til M.\ v V. STUART
MAY & STUART,
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables
Best Accommodations in town
For Transient Custom.
PHONES: People's 125; Bell 59 {
Rear of Bickel Building, g. Mian St <
Butler, Pa.
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CHAPTER XXI.
SOME TRANSACTIONS I.N SCALPS.
HISTORY would be a very order
ly affair could the dry as dust
historians have their way. and
doubtless it would lie tlirilliug
ly romantic at every turn if the novel
ists were able to control its current.
Fortunately neither one nor the other
has much influence, and the result in
the long run is that most novels are
shockingly tame, while the large body
of history is loaded down with pictur
esque incidents which if used in fiction
would be thought absurdly romantic
and improbable.
Were our simple story of old Vln
cenncs a mere fiction we should hesi
tate to bring in the explosion of a mag
azine at the fort with a view to sud
den confusion and by that means dis
tracting attention from our heroine
while she betakes herself out of a sit
uation which, although delightful
enough for a blessed minute, has quick
ly become an embarrassment quite un
endurable. But we simply adhere to
the established facts in history. Ow
ing to some carelessness there was In
deed an explosion of twenty-six 6
pound cartridges, which made a mighty
roar and struck the newly installed
garrison into a heap, so to say, scatter
ing things terribly and wounding six
men, among them Captains Bowman
and Worthington.
After the thunderous crash came a
momentary silence, which embraced
both the people within the fort and the
Wild crowd outside. Then the rush
and noise were indescribable. Even
Clark gave way to excitement, losing
command of himself and of course of
his men. There was a stampede to
ward the main gate by one wing of the
troops in the hollow square. They lit
erally ran over Beverley and Alice,
flinging them apart and jostling them
jilther and yonder without mercy. Of
course the turmoil quickly subsided.
Clark and Beverley got hold of them
selves and sang out their peremptory
orders with excellent effect. It was
like oil on raging water. The men
obeyed In a straggling way, getting
back into ranks as best they could.
"Yentrebleu!" squeaked Oncle Jazon.
"Ef I didn't think the ole world had
busted into a million pieces!"
He was jumping up and down not
three feet from Beverley's toes, waving
his eap excitedly.
"But wasn't I skeert! Ya, ya, ya!
Vive la banniere d'Alice Roussillon!
Vive Zhorzh Yasinton!"
Hearing Alice's name caused Bever
ley to look around. Where was she?
In the distance he saw Father Beret
hurrying to the spot where some of the
men burned and wounded by the ex
plosion were being stripped and cared
for. Hamilton still stood like a statue,
He appeared to be the only coo! person
In the fqrt..
'"Where Is Alice —Miss Roussillon?
Where did Miss Roussillon go?" Bev
erley exclaimed, staring around like a
lost man. "Where is she?"
•D'know," said Oncle Jazon, resum
ing his habitual expression of droll dig
nity. "She shot ap?,st TO® Jes' as thet
thing busted loose, an' she went like er
Uutumin' bird, skitch —jes' thet way—
an' I didn't see 'er no more, 'cause I
was skeert mighty nigh inter seven fits;
'spect that 'splosion blowed her clean
away? Yentrebleu! Never was so
plum outer, breath an' dead crazy weak
o' beln' afeard!"
•'Lieutenant Beverley," roared Clark
In his most commanding tone, "go to
the gate and settle things there! That
mob outside is trying to break ill!"'
The order was, instantly obeyed, but
ha»i relapsed. Once more his
soul groped in darkness while the
whole of his life seemed unreal, a wav
ering. misty, hollow dreaut. And yet
his military duty was all real enough.
H<> knew just what to do when he
reached the gate.
"Back there at once!" lie command
ed. not loudly, but with intense force,
"back there!" This to the inward
ing wedge of excited outsiders. Then
to the guard:
''Shoot the first man who crosses the
line!"
"Ziff! me voici! Moi! Gaspard Rous
silion. Laissez-moi passer, messieurs,' 1
A great body hurled frantically
past Beverley and the guard, going out
through the gateway against the wall
of the crowd, bearing everything be
fore it and shouting:
"Back, fools! You'll all be killed. Tho
powder is on flre< Ztff! Itun!"
\Vild as a March hare, he bristled
With terror and foamed at the mouth.
He stampeded the entire mass. There
was a wild howl, a rush in the other
direction followed, f\vui ««t>n enough
the esplanade hud all the space back to
tfou barricades and beyond were quite
deserted.
Alice was not aware that a serious
accident had happened. Naturally she
thought ths great, rattling, crashing
noise of the explosion a mere part of
the spectacular show. When the rush
followed, separating her and Beverley,
it was a great relief to her in some
way, for a midden recognition of the
t>o|(tiieS3 of her action in the little scene
Just ended came over her and bewil
dered her. An impulse sent her run
ning away from the spot where. It
seemed to her. she had invited public
derision. The terrible noises all around
hor were, she now fancied, but the
Jeering and hooting of rude men who
had seen her unmaidenly forwardness.
With a burning face she flew to the
postern and slipped out, ouee more tak
ing the course which had become so fa
miliar to her feet. She did not slacken
her speed until she reached the Bour
clc-r cabin, where she had made her
home since the night when Hamilton's
pistol ball struck her. The little domi
cile was quite empty of its household,
but Alice entered and flung herself into
a chair, where she sat quivering and
breathless when Adrienne, also much
excited, came in, preceded by a stream
of patois that sparkled continuously.
"The fort is blown up!" she cried,
gesticulating In every direction at once,
her petite figure comically dilated with
the Importance of her statement. "A
hundred men are killed, and the pow
der is on fire!"
She pounced into Alice's arms, still
talking as fast as her tongue could vi
brate, changing from subject to sub
ject without rhyme or reason, her prat
tle making its way by skips and shies
until what was really uppermost in her
sweet little heart disclosed Itself.
"And, O Alice, Rene has not come
yet!"
She plunged ber dusky face between
Alice's cheek and shoulder. Alice hug
ged her sympathetically and said:
"But Rene will come, I know he will,
dear."
"Oh, but do you know It? Is It tme?
Who told you? When will he come?
Where is he? Tell me about him!"
Her head popped up from her friend's
neck and she smiled brilliantly through
the tears that were still sparkling on
her long black lashes.
"I didn't mean that I had heard from
him. and I don't know where he is.
But—but they always come back."
"You say that because your man—be
cause Lieutenant Beverley has return
ed. It Is always so. You have every
thing to make you happy, while I—I"
Again her eyes spilled their shower,
and she hid her face in her hands,
which Alice tried In vain to remove.
"Don't cry, Adrienne. You didn't see
me crying"—
"No, of course not; you didn't have a
thing to cry about. Lieutenant Bev
erley told you just where he was going
and just what"—
"But think. Adrienne, only think of
the awful story they told—that be was
killed, that Governor Hamilton had
paid Long Hair for killing him and
bringing back his scalp! Oh, dear, just
think! And I thought it was true."
"Well, I'd be willing to think and be
lieve anything In the world if Rene
would come back," said Adrienne, her
face, now uncovered, showing pitiful
lines of suffering. "Oh, Alice, Alice,
and he never, never will come!"
Alice exhausted every device to cheer,
encourage and comfort her. Adrienne
had been so good to her when she lay
recovering from the shock of Hamil
ton's pistol bullet, which, although It
came near killing her, made no serious
wound—only a bruise, in fact. It was
one of those fortunate accidents or
providentially ordered interferences
which once in awhile save a life. The
stone disk worn by Alice chanced to lie
exactly in the missile's way, and.
while It was not broken, the ball, al
ready somewhat checked by passing
through several folds of Father Beret's
garments, flattened itself upon it with
a shock which somehow struck Alice
senseless.
Here, again, history in the form of
in ancient family document (a letter
written in 1821 by Alice herself) gives
as the curious brace of incidents —to
wit, the breaking of the miniature on
Beverley's breast by a British musket
ball and the stopping of Hamilton's
bullet over Alice's heart by the Indian
charm stone.
"Which shows the goodness of God,"
the letter goes on, "and also seems to
sustain the Indian legend concerning
the stone thai whoever might wear It
could uot be killed. Unquestionable
(sic) Mr. Hamilton's shot, which was
aimed at poor, dear old Father Beret,
would have pierced my heart but for
that charm stone. As for my locket, It
did not, as some have reported, save
Fitzliugh's life when the musket ball
was Stopped. The ball was so spent
that the blow was only hard enough to
spoil temporary (sic) the face of the
miniature, which was afterward re
stored fairly well by an artist In I'aris.
When it did actually save Fitzliugh's
life was out on the Illinois plain. The
savage Long Hair, peace to his mem
ory, worked the 1111 rude of restoring to
me" — Here a fold in the paper has de
stroyed a line of the writing.
The letter is a sacred family paper,
and there is not Justification for going
farther Into its faded and, in some
parts, almost obliterated writing. But
so much may pass into these pages as
a pleasant authentication of what oth
erwise might be altogtlier too sweet a
double nut for the critic's teeth to
crack.
While Adrienne and Alice were still
discussing the probability of Rene de
Ronville's return M, Roussillon came to
the door. Ho was in search of madame,
his wife, whom he had not yet seen.
He gathered the two girls in hi 9
mighty arms, tousling them with rough
tenderness. Alice returned his affec
tionate embrace and told him where to
find Mine. Roussillon, who was with
I>amo ftodere, probably at her house.
"Nobody killed," he said, in answer
to Alice's inquiry about the catastro
phe at the fort. "Some of 'era hurt and
burnt a little. Great btg scare about
nearly nothing. Stiff! my children, you
should have seen me quiet things. I
put out my hands this way—couime ca
—pouf! It was all over. The people
went home."
His gestures indicated that he had
boruo back an army with open hands.
Then he chucked Adrienne under the
chin with his finger and added in his
softest voico:
"I saw somebody's lover the other
day over yonder in the Indian village.
He spoke to me about somebody— eh,
ma petite, que voulez-vous dire?"
"Oh, Papa Roussillon, we were Just
talking about Rene!" cried Alice.
"Have you seen him?"
"I saw you, you little minx, jumping
into a man's arms right under the eyes
of a whole garrison! Bah! I could not
believe it was my little Alice!"
Ho let go a grand guffaw which
seemed to shake the cabin's walls. Al
ice blushed cherry red. Adrienne, too
bashful to inquire about Rene, was
trembling with anxiety. The truth
was not in Gaspard Roussillon just
then, or if it was it stayed in him, for
he had not seen Rene de ltonville. It
was his generous desire to please and
to appear opulent of knowledge and
sympathy that made him speak. He
knew what would please Adrienne, so
why not give her at least a delicious
foretaste? Surely, when a thing was
so cheap one need not be so parsimoni
ous as to withhold a mere anticipation,
lie was off 1 icfore the girls could press
him Into details, for indeed he had
none.
"There, now, what did I tell you?"
cried Alice when the big man was gone.
"I told you Rene would come. They
always come back."
Father Beret came in a little later.
As soon as he saw Alice he frowned
and began to shake his head, but she
only laughed and, Imitating Ills hypo
critical scowl, yet fringing it with a
twinkle of merry lines and dimples,
pointed a taper finger at him and ex
claimed:
"You bad. bad niau! Why did you
pretend to me that Lieutenant Bever
ley was dead? What sinister ecclesias
tical motive prompted you to describe
how Long Hair scalped him? Ah, fa
ther"—
The priest laid a broad hand over her
saucy mouth.
•'Something or other seems to have
excited you mightily, ma fille. You
are a trifle impulsively inclined today."
"Yes, Father Beret; yes, 1 know, and
I am ashamed. My heart shrinks when
I think of what I did. Hut I was so
glad, such a grand joy came all o*er
me when I saw him so strong and
brave and l>eautiful coming toward me,
smiling that warm, glad smile and
holding out his arms—ah. when I saw
all that—when I knew for sure that he
was not dead. I, why, father—l just
had to. I couldn't help It."
Father Beret laughed in spite of him
self, but quickly managed to resume
his severe countenance.
"Ta, ta!" he exclaimed. "It was a
bold thing for a little girl to do."
"So it was, so it was. But it was also
a bold thing for him to do—to come
back after he was dead and scalped
and look so handsome and grand! I'm
ashamed and sorry, father, but but
I'm afraid I might do it again if—well,
I don't care if I did! So there, now!"
"But what in the world are you talk
ing about?" Interposed Adrienne. Evi
dently they were discussing a most in
teresting matter of which she knew
nothing and that did not suit her fem
inine curiosity. "Tell me." She pulied
Father Beret's sleeve. "Tell uie, I
«ay!"
It Is probable that Fath»r Beret
would have pretended to betray Alice's
source of mingled delight and embar
rassment had not the rest of the Bour
cier household returned lu time to
break up the conversation. A little
later Alice gave Adrienne a vividly
dramatic account of the whole scene.
"Ah, mon Dieu!" exclaimed the pe
tite brunette after she had heard the
exciting story. "That was Jnst like
jrou, Alice. You always do superb
things. You were born to do them.
You shoot Captain Farnsworth, you
wound Lieutenant Barlow, you climb
jn to the fort and set up your flag; you
take it down again and run away with
it, you get shot and you Co not die, you
kiss your lover rij;ht before a whole
garrison! Bon Dieu! If I could but do
nil those things!" She clasped her tiny
hands before her and added rather de
jectedly:
"But I couldn't, I couldn't. I couldn't
kiss a man in that way!"
Late in the evening news came to
Roussillon place, where Gaspard Rous
sillon was once more happy in the
midst of his little family, that the In
dian Long Hair had just been brought
to the fort and would be shot on the
following day. A scouting party cap
tured him as he approached the town
bearing at his belt the fresh scalp of a
white man. He would have been killed
forthwith, but Clark, who wished to
avoid a repetition of the savage venge
ance meted out to the Indians on the
previous day, had given strict orders
that all prisoners should be brought in
to the fort, where they were to have a
fair trial by court martial.
Both Helm and Beverley were at
Roussillon place, the former sipping
wino and chatting with Gaspard, the
latter, of course, hovering around Al
ice after the manner of a hungry bee
around a particularly sweet and deli
ciously refractory flower. It was rain
ing slowly, the flue drops coming
straight down through the cold, still
February air, but the two young peo
ple found it pleasant enough for them
on the veranda, where they -walked
back anil forth, making fair exchange
of the exciting experiences which had
befallen them during their long separa
tion. Between the lines of these mutu
al recitals sweet, fresh echoes of the
old, old story went from heart to heart,
an amoebsean love bout like that of
spring birds calling tenderly back and
forth in the blooming Maytime woods.
Both Captain Helm and M. Roussll
lou were delighted to hear of Long
Hair's capture and certain fate, but
neither of them regarded the news as
of sufficient importance to need much
comment. They did not think of telling
Beverley and Alice. Jean, however,
lying awake in his little bed, overheard
the conversation, which he repeated to
Alice next morning with great circum
stantiality.
Having the quick Insight bred of
frontier experience, Alice Instantly
caught the terrible significance of the
dilemma In which she and Beverley
would be placed by Long Hair's situa
tion. Moreover, something in her heart
arose with irresistible power demand
ing the final, the absolute humau sym
pathy and gratitude. No matter what
deeds Long Ilair had committed that
were evil beyond forgiveness, he had
done for her the all atoning thing. He
had saved Beverley and sent him back
to her.
"With a start and a chill of dread, she
thought, "What If it Is already too
late?"
But her nature could not hesitate. To
feel the demand of an exigency was
to act. She snatched a wrap from Its
peg on the wall and ran as fast as she
could to the fort. People who met her
flying along wondered, staring after
her, what could be urging her so that
she saw nobody, checked herself for
nothing, ran splashing through the pud
"X7ie fort Is blown up!"
dies in the street, gazing ahead of her
as if pursuing some flying object from
which she dared not turn her eyes.
And there was indeed a call for her
utmost power of flight if she would be
of any assistance to Long Hair, who
even then stood bound to a stake in the
fort's area, while a platoon of riflemen,
those unerring shots from Kentucky
and Virginia, were ready to make a
target of him at a range of but twenty
yards.
Beverley, greatly handicapped by the
fact that tjie fresh scalp of a white
man hung at Long Hair's belt, had ex
hausted every possible argument to
avert or mitigate the sentence promptly
spoken by the court martial of which
Colonel Clark was the ruling spirit. He
had succeeded lmrely to the extent of
turning the mode of execution from
tomahawking to shooting. All the offi
cers In the fort approved killing the
prisoner, an<l it was difficult for Colo
nel Clark to prevent the men from
making outrageous assaults upon him,
so exasperated were they at sight of
the scalp.
Oncle Ja7. on proved to be one of the
most refractory among those who de
manded tomahawking and scalping as
the only treatment due Long Hair. The
repulsive savage stood up before them
stolid, resolute, defiant, proudly flaunt
ing the badge which testified to his
horrible efficiency as an emissary of
Hamilton. It had been left in hla
belt by Clark's order as the best Justi
fication of his doom.
"L' me hack 'is head I" Oncle Jazon
pleaded. "I jes" hankers to chop n
bole inter It An', besides, I want 'is
scelp to hang up wl' mine an' that 'n
.1 the lojun what scalped uae. Ha
kicked me In the rlba, the varmint."
Beverley pleaded eloquently and well,
but even the genial Major Helm laugh
ed at his seutiment of gratitude to a
savage who at best but relented at the
last moment for Alice's flake and con
cluded not to sell him to Hamilton. It
is due to the British commander to
record here that he most positively and
with what appeared to be high sincer
ity denied the charge of having offered
rewards for the taking of human
scalps. lie declared that his purposes
and practices were humane, and that,
while he did use the Indians as milita
ry allies, his orders to them were that
they must forego cruel modes of war
fare and refrain from savage outrage
upon prisoners. Certainly the weight
Of contemporary testimony seems over
whelmingly against him, but we enter
his denial. Long Hair himself, how
ever, taunted him with accusations of
unfaithfulness in carrying out some
very inhuman contracts, and, to add a
terrible sting, volunteered the state
ment that poor Barlow's scalp had
served in his turn in the place of Bev
erley's.
With conditions so hideous to con
tend against, Beverley, of course, had
no possible means of succoring the con
demned savage.
"Him a-klckin' yer ribs clean Inter
ye, an" a-makin' ye run the gantlet, an'
here ye air a-tryln' to save 'is lifel"
whined Oncle Jazon. "Wy man, I
thought ye hed some senterments! Dast
'ls Injin liver, I kin feel them kicks
what he guv me till yit. Ventrebleu!
Que dinble voulez-vous?"
Clark simply pushed Beverley's
pleadings aside as not worth a mo
ment's consideration. He easily felt
the fine bit of gfatitude at the bottom
of it all, but there was too much in
the other side of the balance. Justice,
the discipline and confidence of his lit
tle army and the claim of the women
and children on the frontier demanded
firmness in dealing with a case like
Long Hair's.
"No, no," he said to Beverley, "I
would do anything in the world for
you. Fits, except to swerve an inch
from duty to my country and the de
fenseless people down yonder in Ken
tucky. I can't do it There's no use to
press the matter further. The die is
cast. That brute's got to be killed and
killed dead. Look at him—look at that
scalp! I'd have him killed if I dropped
dead for it the next instant."
Beverley shuddered. The argument
was horribly convincing, and yet, some
how, the desire to save Long Hair
overbore everything else in his mind.
He could not cease his efforts. It seem
ed to him as if he were pleading for
Alice herself. Captain Farnsworth,
strange to say, was the only man in the
fort who lcuucJ to Bovcrley'a side, but
he was reticent, doubtless feeling that
his position as a British prisoner gave
him no right to speak, especially when
every lip around him was muttering
something about "Infamous scalp buy
ers and Indian partisans," with whom
he was prominently counted by the
speakers.
As Clark had said, the die was cast.
Long Hair, bound to a stake, the scalp
still dangling at his side, grimly faced
bis executioners, who were eager to
fire. He appeared to be proud of the
fact that he was going to be killed.
"One thing I can say of him," Helm
remarked to Beverley—"he's the grand
est specimen of the animal —I might
say the brute —man that I ever saw,
red, white or black. Just look at his
body and limbs! Those muscles are
perfectly marvelous."
"He saved my life, and I must stand
here and see him murdered," the young
man replied with intense bitterness.
It was all that he could think, all that
he could say. He felt inefficient and
dejected, almost desperate.
Clark himself, not willing to cast re
sponsibility upon a subordinate, made
ready to give the fatal order. Turning
to Long Hair first, he demanded of
him as well as he could in the Indian
dialect, of which he had a smattering,
what he had to say at his last moment.
The Indian straightened his already
upright form and by a strong bulging
of his muscles snapped the thongs that
bound him. Evidently he had not tried
thus to free himself. It was rather a
spasmodic expression of savage digni
ty and pride. One arm and both his
legs still were partially confined by the
bonds, but his right hand he lifted,
with a gesture of Immense self satis
faction, and pointed at Hamilton.
"Indian brave; white man coward,"
he said, scowling scornfully. "Long
Hair tell truth; white man lie!"
Hamilton's countenance did not
change its calm, cold expression. Long
Hair gazed at him fixedly for a long
moment, his eyes flashing most concen
trated hate and contempt. Then he
tore the scalp from his belt and flung
it with great force straight toward the
captive governor's face. It fell short,
but the look that went with it did not,
nnd Hamilton recoiled.
At that moment Alice arrived. Her
voniing was just in time to interrupt
Clark, who had turned to the waiting
platoon with the order of death on his
lips. She made no noise, save the flut
tering of her skirts and her loud and
rapid panting on account of her long,
hard run. She sprang before Long
Hair and faced the platoon.
"You csnnot, you shall not kill this
man!" she cried in a voice loaded with
excitement. "Put away those guns!"
Woman never looked more thrllllngly
beautiful to man than she did just
then to all those rough, stern back
woodsmen. During her flight her hair
had fallen down, and it glimmered like
soft sunlight around her face. Some
thing compelling flashed out of her
eyes, an expression between a trium
phant stnile and a ray of irresistible
beseechinent. It took Colonel Clark's
breath when he turned and saw her
standing there and heard her words.
"This man saved Lieutenant Bever
ley's life," she presently added, getting
.letter control of lier voice and sending
itito it a thrilling timbre. "You shall
tot harm him; you giust not do it!"
Beverley was astounded when he
saw her, the thing tffls so unexpected,
so daring and done with such high, im
perious force. Still it was but a real
ization of what he had Imagined she
would be upon occasion. He stood gaz
ing at her, as did all the rest, while she
faced Clark and the platoon of rifle
men. To hear his own name pass her
quivering Hps In that tone and In that
connection seemed to him a consecra
tion.
"Would you be more savage than
four Indian prisoner?" she went on;
"ivsa grateful titan tie fur a life gavefl?
No. 33
I did him a small—a very small—serv
ice once, and in memory of that he
saved Lieutenant Beverley's life, be
cause—because"—she faltered for a sin
gle breath, then added clearly and with
magnetic sweetness—"because Lieuten
ant Beverley loved me and becanse I
loved him. This Indian Long Hair
showed a gratitude that could over
come his strongest passion. You white
men should be ashamed to fall below
his standard."
[XD be coirmrcrED.l
WORLD'S FAIR
SPECIAL DAYS
■vests of Worldwide Importance Crowd
One the Season's Pro*
framrae—Many Congresses and
Conventions to Meet
Each of the remaining daya of the
World's Fair season has a programme
filled with special events that offer ad
ditional attractions for late visitors.
National and state governments, mu
nicipalities, secret societies, trade or
ganizations and college fraternities
have arranged to participate In the
special days allotted to them, and
thousands of persons will be drawn to
the World's Fair upon these occasions.
Missouri is to have an entire week at
the Exposition, and the Lumbermen
of America will be present for six
days. St. Louis day Sept 15, will be
SOUTH SXTBAKCB PALACE OF MANUFAO
TUBEB, WORLD'S FAIB.
one of the big days of the Exposition
In point of attendance. Some of the
largest events, including the great air
ship races, have not yet been sched
uled, and they are not included in the
list of attractions given here:
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER.
I—Tennessee and Indiana day.
Dumbbell competition and hurdle
races In Olympic games.
•—Jewelers' and Silversmiths' day.
I—Sons and Daughters of Justice.
International team race In Olympto
games.
I —Labor day and beginning of Lumber
men's week.
•—Oklahoma day.
T— Convention of postofflce clerks and
Brigham family reunion.
t Modern Woodmen day.
California, Odd Fellows' and House O t
Hoo-Hoo day.
10—Reunion of Spanish War Veterans.
11—Maryland day.
World's amateur cricket contest.
Cattle show opens In Live Stock sec
tion; closes Sept. 24.
U— Catholic Knights of America.
14 —Woodmen of the World and Stat* of
Louisiana day.
16—St. Louis day.
JS— Mexico day and Oermanlc congress.
IT—Massachusetts and Colorado day.
!•—Congress of arta and science and Ari
zona day.
Olympic golf championship tourna
ment.
*►— Nevada day.
Archery contests.
ll—lllinois day.
it—Arkansas day.
a— Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition
day and Virginia day.
M—ldaho day.
*—Fraternal day.
Military athletic carnival.
H— North Dakota and Apple day.
K— lnternational congress of lawyers and
Justices and Utah day.
»—Knights and Ladles of Security day.
10—Kansas day.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER.
I—lndian Territory day.
Equestrian polo championship con
tests,
g—New York day.
Sheep and swine exhibition in Llyi
Stock section; closes Oct. 15.
4— New York State and Advertising
Men's day.
•—Rhode Island day.
•—Maine, Ohio, New Jersey and German
day.
T—W. C. T. U. and Daughters of Con
federacy day.
•—Chicago Press day.
10—Cuba's national day.
11—Missouri day.
11—Italian and Michigan day.
U—Connecticut and City of Detroit day.
14—A. A. U. Wrestling Championship day.
16— Mystic Toilers' day.
17—American Library Association day.
|3—Alaska, Nebraska and Helen Keller
day.
I# Jefferson day.
to—Meeting of Colonial Dames of America.
a—Congregational day.
12—Fraternal Mystic Circle.
14—Bankers of the World day and Nation
al Council of Women.
Poultry, pigeons and pet stock exhibi
tion in Live Stock section; closes
Nov. 6.
•—Clergyman day.
Dog and cat exhibition In Live Btock
section; closes Oct. 28.
(•—Nut growers, dairymen and silk cul
turlsts' congress.
tl— Farmers' mass exhibition.
Turners' mass exhibition.
15—A. A. U. gymnastics championship.
2»—Home missionary convention.
A. A. U. gymnastic championships.
fPECIAL EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER.
I— Convention Kings Daughters and
Sons and National Humane society.
•—Collegiate Alumni association.
|—Missouri University day.
J—lnterscholastic football games.
Southern breeding cattle exhibit In
Live Stock section; closes Nov. IS.
10— College relay racing.
I>—College football.
15—Brooklyn day.
la—Association football.
M—Cross country championship.
U—Association football.
M-Inter«cholaatlc football.
Von Billow's Advice to a Girl.
It is to Dr. von Bulow that is debit
ed the curt criticism of a young and
very pretty girl's effort on the piano
forte. When she had struggled through
one of Bach's fugues after the fashion
of the ambitious maiden aspirant and
asked the great master what he would
advise her to do, "Go and get mar
ried." he answered as he turned away
and left her.
Fortune Through Failure.
"I owe my success In life to politics."
"Why. I didn't know that you had
ever held office."
"I never have, but I ran for office
once and got so badly beaten that I
turned from politics in disgust and
took up the line that has brought me a
fortune." —Chicago Itecord-Herald.
She Drew the Line.
Magistrate—Will you take this man
to be your lawful husband, to love,
honor and obey him? Miranda—Look
byar, Jedge, I'll 'gree to wash an' iron
fer dis nigger, but 1 ain't gwlne ter
'low him ter boss me! —Butte Inter
Mountain.
Wcver Hits It.
Gadsby—That fellow Noscads is a
regular fortune hunter. Kaynor—Wall,
be'■ a mighty poor shot—Judge.