aL You know. ure of the beauty, lakes . sore, I reckon, at my of Sack. + x the luckiest Maher he had 8 I'll go Again next week if 1 cB ~ the Ume; trip was elegant— the weath ! sublime. i MR WHITE $ 1 went out fer trout about si! from the jump: Black didn't nd a show ; Speckicd Teawzles sixteen! font a few? 4 ck, be ramped all day and] a (1S i ns 5 E pleture of a corker; two gounds | he weighed Ahat | wou & lose him, though, ng fiz: Le made “BRd | west cut for trout about a | gO. from the jump, Black dda t kid a show &% THE URCHIN aswell guys came cut for trout about © & Week ago, delr tackie it was real, and gee’ dey pad the dougt this paper dollar well, dem feliers gave =e two fer givin’ dem sue trout | caught la ‘Mason's slough of dem wah nigh: y fresh; he called me "tte brat” a same 1 gut Lis dough. so let it go “At dat . F tackle it was great, and gee’ dey of Time the east branch of the Saco, up under the shadow of Dou- peed the work of clearing about it consisted of a wife and children, a boy and a girl ir was five and the latter three d late the ploneer worked at and one alter another of the ®es went thundering to the Bg in the golden sunlight had reigned before th the summer he labored ingly, only quitting his work to care for the little patch ‘which be had planted in the and to keep themselves well th'game, with which the for- i. or with delicious speckled BRUTE PREPARED SPRING ' pg the trees and taking his ig tackle he started off up the mm In pursuit of a mess of trou! | boy begged hard to accompany as be was going some distance 8d that the tramp would be too ivr Bim. and so bate bim remaln b with bis mother fg fo be home Ly sunset he down 10 the stream. and was soon i dn taking the trout therefrom Dearly always had good luck in BE. But Bow it was bet er than usual Pht that pever before had he B to bite 50 well. 80 he went BE the sport, and filling up his 3 y: i a mile above his clearing ention Was attracted Ly soe ints Io the sand. Another glance Blin that they were the tracks of a panther that had here crozsed the l, They bad been recently made, ) Et hot more than an hour Lefore ‘sould mot resist gazing furtively 5 d 8 though he half expected 10 see animal peering down upon him POD Amid the foliage on the bank But BOthing. aud as he went onward ent Was soon forgottey Still continued to be taken | 30 much engaged was be f-Uttle note of how fast the when the sun could po i ran, he suddenly be tif that It was time for hin homeward. 8d out of the stream, and i Hahing tackle, he started Stream down. [t made’ Which. by cutting across, | horten ihe distance : along as fast as he was | 1 thi ky shadows of svenine | 10 around before he ge of bis clebring 8 be had thought hat be | calling. and now he “¥olce of his wife. She but down by (he 1 their absence. He hastened toward the cabin, calif gloom he saw her hurrying ip the samo Came nearer “The children are gone and | cannot find them,” she answered. * | have gone here. | have called to them over and Over again, bul received no answer ex- cept the echoes until | heard your Where can they have gone *” | know pot, but | fear some harm has come to them When did you see them last *” “It must have been more than an hour a0. | was so busy a: work that [ did not miss them until a short time ago.” “What can have become of them ™ “I don’t kvow, but | am almost afraid that they have tried to follow you ™ He gave a great start at these words of his wife for he suddenly remembered the tracks he had seen in the sand. What if they had wandered up along the stredm, and the panther should discover them?* The thought sent a thrill of terror to his heart, and his mbs trembled from the agitation that shook his frame. But it lasted only for a moment, and then he recovered his self-possession Rushiug Into the cabin, he tdok down his rifle and was out again beside his wife in almost a moment's time “Which way shall we go?” she said “Up the branch; they must have gone that way. Robert wanted to go with me when | started out ‘Ang he wanted to follow you some | time alter you had started. It must be | that they bave gone that way.” They hurried away toward the bank of the stream, where the darkness lay | thick beneath the thick branches of the i overhanging trees There upon the sand they sought for the footprints ot | the missing ones. but the gloom was so great that they could distinguish noth- ing. In alittle time, however, the moon | would be shining brightly, for it was already rising abo® the tree tops. They called aloud, but the echoes were | the only answer that came back saye the | sound of the dashing water On they hurried along the rough, ub- | even way. At [ast they saw before them | a patch of bright moonlight Iving on the sand. where it came down through | a rift in the foliage i Here, alongside of his own, the father saw the footzteps of his children in the sand They were on the right trail thea, Would Heaven save thém from danger till they could clasp them in their arms? | Only a moment did they stop to exam- ine the footprints, and then they hurried | onward be watching them. catlike, or feasting off their flesh The thought filled them bering over huge bowlders or hurrying. along the sand, seeking eagerly for the lost ones More than once they cast a troubled look toward some dark pool, as though | they half expected they might be bried in Its waiers Al last they were close upon the spot where he had seen the tracks of the panther Before them was a ledge of granite, which canie down ‘close to the water's edge. The moonlight lay along (is! face and rested at its foo!, where was! heaped a pile of dead forest trees, Both the parents uttered a cry of joy, for here. nestled In cach other's arms, | they beheld thelr Jost ones i Calling them by name, the mother sprang forward, but suddenly arrested her steps, with a cry of terror upon her lips. The flerce growl of a pan- ther fell upon their cars Glancing toward the summit of the cliff, they saw the huge brute prepared | to spring upon the helpless children. ' There was not an instant to lose. | With the rapidity of thought Elias Towle brought his rifle to his shoulder | and fired | There was a wild shriek, and the | panther sprang high In the alr and fell at their feet. There was a fierce struggle for a moment. and then he | lay outstretebed — dead With a glad ery the mother sprang | forward and clasped her children in| her arms, with grateful thanks to! Heaven that they were saved | The panther was skinned and its! hide stuffed, and ever kept after as ag | heirloom in the family —N. Y Weekly, AUTOMOBILE PRIDE.’ It Enables a Woman to Maintain Dignity in Her Ugly * Garb : | { } | i Whether automobile dressing for! women is beautiful or pot is no longer regarded as important. I 1s now! thought all but impossible, says the New York Sun, to make it becoming. At the same time there is satisfaction | 1 its Leng sO unmistakable Wherever we go, whether It be to Manhattan beach or as far as Atlantic Cy,” a woman sald “there is no mis- takiog the fact that we arrived in au tomobliies “Even if it Le only a pair of BOgRles that a woman puts on the top of her bal when he gets out of the car, there | is nu doubt of the fact that she came! io an auto “And with 0 many other compelled te come in trains, trolleys | or boats. there Is a satisfaction to any | WOWan io this superiority.” i women Card-Sharpers Beaten i English card sharpers are tn a bad! way. One of them Jiarks as to three card monte Even the soldiers are | getting too smart for us Wise Old Hand “I smell cheese!’ aniffed the mouse “So do 1” sald the rat, “bu! I'm sus pliclons of cheese. it smells rADPS Detroit Free Press May Warm Up Aguin. It misses, and childrens coats er heid in the northern part ¢ emphasize this one fact that COATS 3.75 4.98 6.98 8.98 FURS 7 1.35 2.25 816.00 coats 4 “ 5 i“ 8 > 398 12 -% 498 SKIRTS 1.25 1.98 2.98 3.98 4.98 1200 15.00 * 2000 Dress Suit Cases £3.00 dress suit 00 98 00 dees suit 1.98 38.00 deen suit 2.98 3.98 $8.00 dress suit CARES $2.50 skirts 3.50 5.00 7.00 SWEATERS $1.00 all wool sweaters for Boys 39 65 09 25 2:19 $2.98 05 03 100 dozen of ladies hemstitched linette handkerchiefs 2.04 Mens $2.00 self opening umbre las Ladies 25¢, 85¢ and 50c¢ handkerchiefs at Mens black sateen shirts, regular price 500, sale price Alens gloves and mittens, worth Ge, sale price $10 and $12 Lamps Mens linen collars, regular price lie, at Mens and ladies heavy fleeced cotton gloves at IF PRICES TALK THERE'LL BE LOUD CLAMORINGS AT H KAUFMAN'S ON THE OPENING DAY. READ, CONSIDER AND BE CONVINCED SENSATIONAL BARGAINS IN MEN'S, BOYS! AND CHILDREN'S CLOTH- ING AND SHOES. A Fine Suit of Men's Clothes, all fo Match, $2.98 This Sait is positively worth $5.00 or your money refunded at any time during this sale, A fine suit of Men's Clothes, all to match ....., $3.98 This suit is positively worth $8.50, or your money refunded at apy time during this sale, Men's fine suits in cheviots and Scotch plaids. . .. $4.98 Worth $10.00 or your money refunded at any time during this sale if you are not satisfied, Nea SPlesitia Edita in Velour finished Quine S. 8 5 This is positively worth $12.00 or your money back. Men's fine Black Suit, neatly Trimmed, well worth $18.50, Sale Price $6.98 Mea's Fine Worsted Saits, all colors, price rang- ing from $14, to $16, Don’t fail to see this suit. $7.98 At $9.98 each, you {ree to choose a Suit or Overcoat, worth $15.00, from lots of as finely made and as elegantl Rnished Saits and Overcoats as the most fas- ous r could désire, ine home and foreign suit- ings and overcoatings 3 fie and tone, and ina great variety of effects—tailo into garments of (faultless fashion—kersey, melton and whipcord overcoats, black, blue, brown, aud dsab diagonal, cheviots, vicuna, homespun, tweed and cassimere suits, single and double breasted... ...... ye pn $9.98 At $12.08 and $14.85 these represent the product of the world's celebrated looms and the world's most skillful tailors. They equal and are guaranteed to excel any $40.00 tailor- made-to-order garment in the world, or we will cheerfully refund your money. Men's extra fine dress suits, in all the latest styles and shades, beavy silk and satin lined, equal to the r $12.48 finest $20.00 tailor made-to-order suit fo Don't fail to ask to see this suit. Mens fine dress pants worth $1.75, Sale Price. : 98c Mens Fine Trousers for Sunday wear, in worsted and fancy stripes, Sale Price | 1.69 Positively worth $3.00 or your money refunded, Men's fine Pants fo the latest styles, all colors, well worth $5.00, will be sold at this sale for 2.89 SHOES any store in the U. S, sale price $1.98 SHOES SHOES 250 pairs Ladies’ Shoes, all shapes and styles, Regu- lar price $2.00, male price. ............0.......... 98c Fine line Ladies’ Shoes. = Regular price $5.00 at Also full line Shoes for Me), Women aad Children, price ranging from 89: to $349. Every pair worth doable, ounce more, - Every state- Fall OVERGOATS Winter RICH IN STYLE. HIGHEST QUALITY. An elegant black or oxford frieze overcoat, cut in good length and trimmed with the best materials, well 5308 worth $8.00, antes rir A fine ) Overcoat, in all ular shades, $12 00, Sale Price,..... hop - $4.98 Fine Kersoy and lton Overcoats, in all wool, with extra fine ligings, positively worth $12.00. $6.98 100 O rercoats to pick and choose from in fancy and plain materigls, worth $15.00, Sale Price . .. $8.69 100 Overcoats to pitk and choose from in fancy and plain materials, worth $20.00, Sale Price . $10.49 Boys’ Clothing] Boys’ Saits, worth $2.00, Sale Price Thirty distinct effocts in Boys’ ultra-fashionable Knee Pants Suits in all the swellest of novelty and staple styles. Worth $8.00, Sale Price $3.98 500 pairs Boys’ Knee Pants, worth 25c, Sale Price . ..09¢c 500 pairs Boys’ Knee Pants worth 7c, Sale Price A few hundred Boys Hats and Caps, worth 50c, Sale rice . Fees ea . re Men's Furnishings Good heavy Work Shirts, worth 50c, Sale Price Fine Dress Shirts, worth 76¢, sale Price Men's Hats, the latest Danlap and Knox shapes, $3.50 and none less than $2.50, Sale Price Men's fine suspenders, worth 25¢, Sale Price Good heavy Bocks, worth 10¢, Sale Price Men's 75c Overalls, Sale Price Men's heavy fleece lined Underwear, shirts and drawers, worth 50¢, Sale Price 25¢c 19¢ Asbestos Glovea and Mitts, worth 35¢, Sale Price . 19¢ Men's fine Yacht Caps, worth 50c; Sale Price $10 and $12 Lam x 250 doz Rabber Collars, all shapes and styles, lar price 25¢, sale price Prices are cut right
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