THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBUfcO, PA.
CHAPTER ;.XIV Continued.
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De, In torn, was bo Intent upon ma
leuverlng to have himself spoken to
by that m oh t genial of hosts, the
president, that he failed to see Marie
until she spoke to him. The first sight
f her bewildered him, and his bow
did not altogether hide the effects 'of
the delicious shock given him by her
duzzllng beauty. But he quickly re
covered his self-possession when he
aw that she 'was with ' Vandervyn.
That young man, though more boyish
(y handsome than ever, bore himself
with rather a sullen air. He met Hnr
ly's clear gaze with a forced smile.
The smile became still more forced
when (he girl transferred her baud
from his arm to Ilardy's.
"Only a very few minutes," she
toothed the disappointed lover.
"Whatever you say I" he deferred to
tier caprice, and he drew back to speak
to a sharp-eyed man near the presl
, dent.
Hardy was gazing Into the wonder
ful blue-black eyes of his companion.
Ihey were as Inscrutable ns when he
tad last looked Into their depths. Ho
tried to speak calmly, but his voice
hook.
"Do you know that you are by far
the most beautiful woman here?"
Her long lashes drooped and rose
igaln to disclose the sumo inscrutable
look.
"So I have neen told several times
already I wished a few moments
with yon, that I might thank you for
four generosity. It has given me the
jreat opportunity of my trip abroad
and this visit In Washington."
"I am saving all the reports of your
toclal triumphs," he said. "They have
made me very happy."
Again the girl's lashes drooped.
"That Is good of you It Is quite nec
essary for me to become the rage If
t am to force a recognition from Reg
gie's relatives. He says that, fortu
nately, his fiancee has become Interest
ed In another man who Is quite as eli
gible as. himself."
Hardy's eyes contracted, yet he did
not falter:
"Since it will bring you happiness, I
wish him good fortune."
"Yon dor The question was al
most an exclamation. But the girl at
once regained her quiet composure.
"I do not understand. If you wish blm
good fortune, why then do you seek
to prevent him from receiving his
compensation as attoruey for the
tribe?"
f "I said good fortune," replied Har
dy. "Any money paid him on that
contract would be tainted."
Marie arched her black eyebrows.
"Is it not true that he will get through
a much larger appropriation than oth
erwise would have been made?"
"The lands are fully worth' the
amount agreed upon," stated Hardy.
"The tribe should receive all the ap
propriation. Honest lobbying would
carry the bill through at a cost of a
few hundred dollars. These supposed
friends of the tribe want millions."
"Do you wish to deprive me of the
share that I would receive through
him?"
"Yes of every dishonest dollar,"
said Hardy, his mouth stern, though
his eyes besought her to forgive his
harshness. "You have enough al
ready." "Are you certain?" she rejoined.
"You may have heard thnt mines often
pinch out or run, into valueless ore
You cun guess why Pere and I have
told no one, least of all Iteggie."
Hardy remuined unshaken. "If he
Is worthy of you, that will make no
difference to him."
"But myself? I am already used to
luxury," pleaded the girl.
"Down In your heart you know the
values In life that are real," he said.
"You do not wish for weulth gulued
through fraud."
"I have not admitted that there Is
any fraud In the contract."
"Perhaps It Is us well," he remarked.
"You should not doubt your future
husband."
She flashed him an odd, quizzical
look. , "No, I cannot doubt my future
husband now, Cuptuln Hardy. I must
believe In blm If I am to be happy,
must I not?"
"Yes," agreed Hardy.
She uttered a gay little trill of
laughter.
"That Is so good of you to sny It,
Captain! It mokes me feel that I
leally must do something for you In
return. May I not offer you a little
loan of, say, three or four thousand
dollars? I understand that, for some
strange reason or unreason you
have refused your pay as captain."
"My resignation has not been with
drawn, and I am engaged In a private
enterprise. I cannot draw pay as an
officer In the service," explained
Hardy.-
"Few would be so quixotic," she ar
gued. "Most would make the excuse
that on attempt to frustrate what they
considered a wrong to others Is not to
be considered a private enterprise."
"I must beg to differ with you, Miss
Dupont."
"Then let It pass. But the little
loan?"
"Very good of you to offer. How
ever, I believe I have enough left to
last me through. And in any event, I
could not Impose on your generosity.
The money would be used agulnst blm
which, you see, would hardly do."
"Then you refuse any lonn?"
"It was most kind of you to make
the offer."
"Don Quixote de la Manchal" she
murmured.
"Tilting at machine windmills I" he
replied.
Though there was no trace of bitter
less or satire In his wit, her chin 11ft
d to the angle f offended pride.
"That Is sufficient. Captain 1 Hard?.
May I ask you to take me back to
him?"
Vandervyn was waiting for her near
the president As they approached
him, she gave Hurdy a look of hnlf
relentment. "You must understand,
Captain, that I must do as my heart
dictates, though I confess that lobby
ing Is fur from agreeable to me. I
liavo already met his excellency, and
he has been so kind as to promise mo
a hearing."
"I cannot wish you success," he re
plied. She gnve him a quizzical glance and
turned away with Vundervyu.
Standing In the eager, Jostling
crowd that waited for a word or even
a nod from the president, he fully ap
preciated the ease with which, In the
midst of so great a crush, she man
aged to obtain several moments' con
versation spurt with the nation's chief
magistrate.
She was still beside the president
when the sliurp-eyed man to whom
Vandervyn hud spoken .came around
beside Hardy and murmured a few
words In his enr. Hurdy looked him
in the eye, bowed, and quietly started
to move away. The man followed him
until he hud left the White House.
CHAPTER XXV.
Condemned.
The court-martial begun Its session
at nine In the morning, and the trial
of Hardy wbs over before three In the
afternoon. Vandervyn testified to the
suppression by the accused of the ex
istence of the developed mine and of
Redbear's misconduct.
Hardy's statements In explanation
of his actions were as brief as they
were cold and dry. Acting as a civil
officer, he had considered the question
of withholding any mention of the
mine as a matter within his discretion.
When Interrogated whether he had not
taken advantage of this suppression
to enter the contest and win the mine
for himself, bis bald" admission of the
fact, unaccompanied by any explana
tion of his motives, was received by
his officer Judges with marked gravity.
The other charges were fur more
serious, and he opposed them with
vigor. He denied emphatically uny In
tention to desert or to remain perma
nently absent from his proper duties
without leave, and showed the tele
gram from a high official In the war
department thut led him to believe his
resignation und application for leave
of absence would be at once favorably
acted upon by his commanding officer
at Vancouver barracks. This, In some
circumstances, might have been con
sidered sufficient excuse for his con
duct. But his refusal to explain his
reason for taking advantage of his se
cret knowledge of the mine perceptibly
Influenced the members of the court
to doubt the stutement of his purpose
In coming to Washington.
Though the court-martial adjourned
without rendering Its findings, he left
the courtroom ten years older In ap
pearance than when he entered. The
regretful, commiserating glance of the
most friendly of his Judges seemed
plainly to Indicate what would be the
findings. The thought of voluntnrlly
resigning from the service had been
hard. To be cashiered was almost un
endurable. Yet he walked out with his back
strulght and his head well up. He
went directly to the White House and
sent in a written application for an
Interview with the president. It was
refused. He went to his lodgings and
spent the remainder of the ilny and
half the night drafting and redrafting
"I Could Not Impose on Your Gene
rosity." a concise statement of his argument
against Vnndervyn's contract. This he
addressed to the president und
stumped for mailing. He wrote noth
ing with regurd to his own case. .
' When, near morning, he at last fell
asleep, he was so near exhaustion that
ho did not waken until lute. The hour
set for the reconvening of the court-
martial had already come. He sprang
Into his uniform with a celerity thut
might huve reminded a fellow officer
of reveille In cadet barracks at west
Point.
The worn soles of his highly pol
ished shoes beat a tattoo on the car
petless old stairs by which he descend
ed to the street. lie did not turn to
go In for a belated breakfast at the
meager table of his landlady. He
.hastened along the few feet of narrow
hnil to the street door. As ho drew
It open, another man in uniform
termed Into the doorway and cott
fronted him. The other ofilcer saluted.
Hnrdv responded mechanically. For
all bit cool look, he was astonished.
The mini before hlin wus the presi
dent's military aide. ;
'Captain Floyd Hardy?" ' ,
"At your service."
"You should now be In attendance
upon the court-murtlul," stated the
aide with cold severity.
"I shall explain to the court," re
plied Hardy. "If not delayed, I shall
be only a few "
"You will come with me," Interrupt
ed the aide, still more severely. "Your
conduct has been brought to the at
tention of the president. It Is to be
seen, sir, whether you will continue to
refuse to answer the Inquiries of your
superiors."
Hardy went white, but his Jaw set
firm with grim resolution. He stepped
out beside the aide, and crossed the
sidewalk to the waiting motor. As
they were whirled uway over the Sleety
asphalt, the ulde sat with mora than
military stiffness, his head und body
half averted from his companion us if
to avoid contamination. Hurdy sat
as stiffly at tho other extreme of the
scat
The rldo was short. The car made
a sudden turn, and curved around to
tho executive offices of the president
Hardy looked at his companion, per
plexed. The fuce of the aldo showed
only the stern watchfulness of one
who hus a reputedly dangerous pris
oner under arrest. At the entrance he
stepped behind, as If apprehensive that
Hardy might nttempt to escape. A
doorkeeper conducted them along o
corridor Into a small waiting room.
He passed Into the room beyond, but
reappeared In a few moments and
signed to Hardy to enter.
Hurdy stepped Into the room, and
the door wus closed behind him. The
aldo and the doorkeeper hud remained
outside. Hurdy looked around with a
flown of perplexity. Across the room
a man sut writing at a businesslike
desk. There was no one else pres
ent The man turned In his swivel chair
and abruptly made a beckoning ges
ture. Ilardy's hand went up In sulute
as he stepped forward. He was In the
presence of the commander In chief of
the army and navy.
The president looked him op and
down with a severe glance.
"You are Captain Floyd nardy?"
"Yes, sir."
"The same who suppressed the late
insurrection In the Sulus?"
"I huppened to be In command at
the time, sir."
"After that you obtained a detnll,
your conduct In discharge of which
has resulted In your trlul by ourt
martial on serious charges. I have be
fore me the fludlngs of the court. The
circumstances are exceptional. Be
cause of your record and of certain
statements that have been presented
to mo, I huve been persuaded to give
you an opportunity to explain your
conduct."
Hardy saluted. "Permit me, sir, to
first present for your consideration a
mntter relating to the Interests of the
tribe which"
"Stop!" ordered tho president.
"Others are wultlng for Interviews. I
can give you only ten minutes. If you
expend them on this other matter, you
will have no further opportunity to
state your own case."
"The evidence before the court-mar-tlal
covered the facts, sir. If those
facts sustain the ch urges against me,
then I am guilty, and desire no clem
ency. That Is all I have to say on my
own case, sir. With regard to the mat
ter which I desire to present" .
"Sit down!" ordered tho president
"You bnve nine minutes. Be brief."
Hardy seated himself and proceeded
to present his argument against the
Vandervyn coutrnct He spoke delib
erately, but with a conciseness thnt
covered what he had to say fully and
cleurly, In words as forceful as they
were few. The president listened at
tentively, but with no change In bis ex
pression. At the end of eight minutes
Hardy stopped.
The president showed a trace of sur
prise. "Is that all you have to say?
There Is still a minute."
"That Is all, sir," replied Hardy, ris
ing. The president touched a call button,
but rulsed his finger. "Ono moment.
What If I should confront you with
witnesses?"
"As I hnve stated, sir, my only re
quest Is thut all the, witnesses In the
cuse be examined."
"There nre some already at hand.
You shall see what they havo to suy
about your charges."
The aide appeared und Immediately
went out again at a sign from the
president. He returned with Vander
vyn and Marie. At sight of Hardy the
young man stopped short, but, meet
ing the president's cordial smile, came
forward with easy assurance. Marie
did not look at Hardy, as she fol
lowed.
The president addressed Vandervyn :
"Captain Hardy has declined to ask
for clemency. I hnve decided to sus-
tuln the findings of the court-martlul.
In the face of all this, he has had the
temerity to muke a charge of fruud
against your Indian contract"
Vandervyn nodded: "Captain Hardy
Is too skilled a strategist not to realize
that the best way to shield himself Is
to rulse the cry of 'stop thief P against
others. Does he allege that the signa
tures to my contract are forged?"
"The signatures are genuine. They
were obtuined by fruud," bluntly
charged Hardy.
"My word Is ns good or perhaps
somewhat better than that of a cash
iered Qtilcer," rejoined Vandervyn.
"You deny the charge," the president
stated rather than Inquired.
"Most emphatically," pleasantly
agreed Vandervyn. He looked signifi
cantly from Hardy to Marie. "As a sol
dier until recently the gallant enp
tnln probably believes In the saying
that all Is fulr In war and love."
Marie lowered her eyes. The presi
dent looked thoughtful. "Of course,
Mr. Vandervyn, there can be no ques
tion, when It Is a matter of your word
against his. Yet were there any other
witnesses than yourjelves and the In
dians?"
"Your excellency evidently has not
seen the contract," said Vandervyn. "It
Is duly witnessed by Charlie Redbear,
the official Interpreter, and by his sis
ter."
"Ah, the Interpreter, you sny? This
mutter may be rumored In the house
and even' In the senate. It wll! be
well for you to send for the inuu."
Vundervyti shrugged, "t'uu't do It,
even to oblige you, Mr. President. The
fellow bus gone to the place where
cold storage Is unknown. My uncle
told you about the affulr. The fellow
was drunk; he aimed his 'gun at me.
I supposed It loaded, and shot him In
self-defense. Hurdy was present He
can't deny what I say, without for
sweurlng himself."
Hardy met the president's look of
Inquiry, and bowed In confirmation of
the statement The president again
looked thoughtful. "That leaves the
man's sister as the only witness to the
contract It would be well If she could
be produced."
The ulde left the room. Vandervyn
nguln shrugged. "Scorch has been
made for her, Mr. President All thnt
could be learned from her Indian rela
tives was thut she hud been very sick
and had gone away. Of course thut
meant to the happy hunting grounds.
There was no other place thut she
could have gone."
The aide returned to the room lead
ing a tall young woman who was
dressed In a Parisian tailored suit
thut Vandervyn hnd lust seen on
Marie. She was gloved und heavily
veiled, and site entered the room with
perceptible timidity. , Marie went to
tnke her arm In a reassuring clasp nnd
rulse the veil. At no time since their
"My Word's as Good or Better Than a
Cashiered Officer's.''
coming to Washington hnd Vandervyn
been given so much as a glimpse of
Miss Dupont's reputed Hindu maid.
This undoubtedly was the woman, and
ho looked at her with sharp curiosity
as Murlo raised the veil. Marie step
ped aside und gave him a full view of
the girl's fuce. .
"Oluna!" he exclaimed.
"Yes. Is It not a happy surprise?"
said Marie.
She smiled at the shrinking girl,
nnd drew her about to the president
"My dear, this Is the great White Fa
ther of all Indians and of our tribe
he Is our father your excellency, this
Is Mrs. Iteglnald Vundervyn."
The blow wus given with merciless
force. As Vundervyn guped at Murlc,
her eyes flamed with a sudden up
leaping of fierce exultance.
lie gasped and choked out : "You
you! All these months this you
Indian !"
"Yes, Indian to you, even as she
wus Indlun to you I" cried the girl.
"You have been so eager to marry a
'breed girl here is one, already your
wife!"
"It's a He n black He !" denied Van
dervyn. "I never married her!"
"You took her by tribal custom, and
you told her that you were tnklng her
legally according to the common law."
"She cannot prove I lived with her
openly as her husband," rejoined Vun
dervyn. Tho president looked at the shrink
ing Olnnn with kindly grnvity. "Do
you wish him to acknowledge you ns
his wife?"
"No, no, sir!" she disclaimed. "I
don't want him any more."
"I am pleased to hear you say that,"
replied the president He turned to
Vundervyn. "I understand this witness
Is prepared to testify that tho signa
tures to your contract were obtuined
on tho false reprosecution that It was
a second copy of the minutes of the
trlhnl council."
"It's a He!" hoarsely replied tho
young man. "Hardy knows nothing
about It There's only her word
against mine."
"We enn send for the Indian wit
nesses, If necessary. Another matter
at the Inquest you testified under
oath that a certain Indian killed Agent
Nogen. and thnt you and Kedbenr then
killed tho murderer. When you shot
Kedbenr,- you rode off, certain that he
was dead. He lived long enough to
confess himself the murderer of Agent
Nogen. Why did you perjure yourself
ut the Inquest?"
"You can't prove It," defiantly chal
lenged Vandervyn. "I stand by my
testimony. This squaw and Hardy
have hutched up tho He between them.
Even If Redbear made such a confes
sion, It Is only hearsay und not legul
evidence."
"Your friend Redbear seems to havo
enjoyed shooting nt agents," remarked
the president. "He also confessed to
having made the two attempts on tho
life of Captain Hardy. In view of your
perjured testimony at the Nogen In
quest, one Is led to Infer a not Im
probable connection between those at
tempts and your enmity to Cuptuln
Hardy. But the point at present Is
whether you still Insist upon tho vnl
Idity of your contruct Do you wish
on ofllelul lnvestlgutlon thut will tnke
the evidence of the Indlun witnesses?"
A cold sweat was gutheslng on Vnn
dervyn's forehead. He looked at Mnrle.
She turned from him, afraid that he
might misconstrue tho womanly soft
ness Into which her fierce resentment
hnd melted. Ho wheeled about, and left
the room, sullen, unrepentnnt, defiant
"A very great pity," commented the
president "Young nnd clever, hand
some, well educatod, good social stona
Ing Vet all wasted I Courage mlsdl
rected; no sense of shame; unmoral,
rather than Immoral. He will ride
hard to still harder falls than this
on, or else to what the world calls
' success. But I am too busy a man to
moralize. If you will pardon me,
ladles, there Is to be a cabluet meet
ing." He bowed to them, and then con
fronted Hurdy. "Sir, I warned you
thut If you did not speak la your own
defense, you would have no other op
portunity. I shall not reverse my ap
proval of the findings of the court
martial." Hardy had stood an amazed and
dumfounded spectator to the rejection
and disgrace of his rival. But through
out it all Marie bad never once looked
at him. If her scornful casting off of
Vandervyn hnd roused any hopes for
himself, they must have been dashed
when she led Olnna away without fa
voring him with so much as a glunce
of recognition. There was a slight
stoop In his shoulders as he saluted
the president
"If the sentence approved by your
excellency does not mnko association
with me scnudalous," ho said, "I beg
leave to express my thunks for the
Intimation thut you will Invuliduto the
fraudulent contract"
Without replying, the president
abruptly faced about to his desk.
Hurdy again saluted, and marched
from the room as If on dress parade.
CHAPTER XXVI.
The 8entenee.
In the anteroom the doorkeeper
waved Hardy to a door on the right
It led him Into a stenographers' room.
He saw the flounce of a woman's skirt
behind a revolving bookcase near the
far end of the room, nnd paused.
Someone stepped Into tho room after
him, and touched him authoritatively
on tho shoulder.
"One moment, Captain Hardy
your sentence."
He turned and faced the president's
aide with tho clear, unflinching guze
of a brave man about to be shot The
aide saluted with punctilious formal
ity. Hardy responded with equal for
mality. The aide presented an official
document, suluted, and withdrew from
the room.
For a long moment Hardy stood with
the decree of his fate slowly crumpling
In his band. Ills eyes were fixed on
vacancy. Doubtless he was seeing the
years of soldierly comradeship and
duty that now lay In the past and the
vision of the career to which be was
to huve given the utmost of his pow
ers. He had always loved bis profes
sion and now
The woman whose skirt he hnd seen
was In front of him before he beenme
aware of her preseucc. He found him
self looking Into the cool, half-mocking
face of Murle.
"Are you afraid to read your sen
tence?" she taunted. "Hud It not been
for you, he would have had the mine
nnd a million from his contruct und
me. The president conferred with Sen
ator Clemmcr an hour ago. The treaty
appropriation bill will bo passed with
u clause thut no commission Is to be
paid for the services of any tribal
agent or representative. He has lost
everything. And now I am waiting
to see you read that paper."
Hurdy drew himself up, opened the
envelope, took out the document and
read.
As Marie saw the look of blank In
credulity that came Into his fuce, her
eyes flushed under the lowering veil of
their long lashes. lie stared up at her,
but was too duzed to perceive the
change In her expression.
"Acquitted honorably on nil
charges!" he murmured. "On all
churges 1 Honorable mention recom
mended Approved the President."
Marie smiled with cool condescen
sion.
"Merely a question of doing justice
to you, Captain Hardy. When a man
has done his duty, however harshly.
It Is the duty of others to see that he
receives just compensation. I take
credit for having helped to bring this
about."
"You?" ho exclaimed. "Of course,
though, If you really did not love
blm"
"That does not follow. You must
know I did love him. But to find thut
I had for rival another 'breed girl
one not half so beautiful as I I could
not endure the thought. You hnve
seen the proof that there Is a good deal
of my mother's red grandfather In my
blood. No, I had to give him up, und
I hnve decided to marry uuother uinu."
"Another!" echoed Hurdy.
"Will you not congratulate me?"
she' asked.
He rallied. "I congratulate him.
After what hus happened, I feel confi
dent thnt you must hnve chosen some
one more worthy of you."
"lie is!" declared tho girl, her glo
rious eyes melting with tenderness.
"He Is far more worthy of me thau I
am of him!"
With nn effort she recovered her cool
composure.
"But now, before going, I wish to
take this opportunity to discharge In
a way the obligation that as a member
of the tribe, I owe to you for your
services. I shall therefore return the
mine to you."
She held out a document. He
stepped buck.
"No, Miss Dupont," he said. "I can
not accept It"
"You must. I took It from you.
Though I hnve used the Income from
It not altogether for personul gratifi
cation, you must realize that my pride
will not permit mo to keep It any
longer. Let me add thut It hus not
pinched out, as you may have Inferred
from what I suld ut the bull. It Is a
bonunzu."
"I regret thnt I cannot accept It" he
replied. "A captain's puy Is quite suf
ficient for a bachelor."
Marie gave him a mocking glance.
"Reully now, Cnptuin Hardy, you do
not expect me to believe you will long
remain unmarried?"
He tried his best to conceal how her
frivolity tortured him. "You may not
believe It Miss Dupont Yet It Is
true."
"It Is not," she contradicted. "When
we were abroad, Pere and I went to
Monte Curio. I fancy the gambling
spirit Infected me. Let us settle the
ownership of the mine with a wager.
If you do not marry this year, I agree
to keep It But If you marry within
that time, you will accept it back from
me on jour wedding day."
"It Is not fulr for me to bet on a cer
tnlnty; hut if you Insist, I ugree to the
wager." suld Hurdy.
"Then bo prepared to take the mlno
a week from today," she bantered.
He tore his guze away from the
lovely face whose gay smile appeared
so heartlessly mocking.
"You cannot realize how this"
She handed him another sealed en
velope. "Here Is the order detailing you to
special service with the generut staff
for the winter. You will then be re
quired to return to the reservation and
carry out all the plans recommended
by you for the civilizing of the tribe.
Your mare Is In the snme stable as the
thoroughbred that I have bought to
use as her riding mate."
The changed tone In the girl's voice
compelled Hardy to look up. In her
rudlunt eyes he saw a look that could
not ho mistaken. The smile that had
seemed so mocking was now tenderly
tensing.
"Marie you" he stammered. "Are
you certain it Is love not a passing
feeling of pity?"
"Pity I For you?" she cried. "Do
you think I could dnre pity you? u
man tlko you ! I could not huve been
so presumptuous even hud those
treacherous conspirators succeeded In
crushing you. Do you think It was
pity thut made me live a He all this
time that forced ine to flout you and
accept his detestuble attentions?"
Her voice sunk, to a note of deep
humility.
"I know how very unworthy of you
I am. Yet I hope I am . not so un
worthy as that ftrsr day at tho coulee,
when I scorned you, and you. 'with
your skill and courage nnd moderation,
saved us without banning those whose
attack he hod wantonly brought upon
us. I was a coquette a coquetto In
futuatcd with the kind of man with
whom a coquette deserves to be Infnt
uutcd. But I was not altogether friv
olous. I Soon perceived your Immeas
urable superiority over him. Only my
heud could not overcome the fascina
tion thut hnd bound my heart My
soul sought to free Itself from the
spell I struggled nnd prayed Yet
not until there at the mine, when you
showed yourself the bravest, the most
generous "
She flung out her arms to him in
piteous appeal. "Captain I My cup
tain I Sny thut you do not think roe
ultogether what he thought me!"
Hardy drew her hands together, and
bent to kiss them with reverent pas
sion. "Dearest," he replied, "you forget
thut other dny In the coulee that day
when you thought me dying. I gazed
up Into your eyes, and I saw the look
of my mother."
(THE END.)
ALL VICTIMS OF DISCONTENT
Absolutely Satisfied Percon Is Hard
Indeed to Find, and Perhaps It
Is Well It Is So.
Nearly every fellow Is In hopes thut
some day he will be able to quit the
kind of work he Is doing.
If it Is hard work, be wants to do
something easy, und If It Is easy he
wants a position that Isn't so confining.
If he has a job where he works In an
office purt of the time and on the street
pnrt of the time, he wants to get Into
something where ho won't ulways huve
to be running In und out
The clerk in a store thinks he would
like a place where he wouldn't have to
work regular hours, . und the man
whose time belongs to himself thinks
he would like to be a clerki "When
you nre through with the dny's work,'
he says to the clerk, "you're thtough.
but I huve always got something to
worry me."
Husband thinks that doing the house
work and tulklng to the neighbors !
a snup, and wife feels that she would
he perfectly happy If she could go out
und work like a man does.
Almost everybody Is dissatisfied with
his Job, and Is determined thnt his son
shall not do that kind of work. Even
the fellow who draws nn enormous sal
ary Isn't contented he feels that he
ought to bo doing something. Fort
Worth Stnr-Telegium.
Proper View of Life.
Why is It, 1 wonder, thut the, little
boy almost always Imagines thut out
side of home Is to be found tho larger
liberty? Why do young men fondly
dream that yonder, always yonder, Is
to be found business opportunity?
Why does the dissolute mun conclude
that, outsldo the common virtues of
society, he Is to find the lurger life?
For you, my son, will sometime find
that your lnrgest liberty was In the
old home, where, If there was author
ity, there was ulso deep und abiding
love; nnd you, my friend, will find
that others succeeded In your home
town, while you fulled la the world;
and you, my llberty-lovlng man, will
most surely realize, that in the com
mon virtues of the simply good life
Is to bo found what you seek In the
by-pnths of the world. Find the wealth
thnt lies everywhere about you. Prac
tice the virtues that you know. Cher
ish the love thnt Is yours now. Value
the friends that you have known ; nnd
In the superficial you will find the
profound, and In the simple things
tho things eternal. St. John's Bulle
tin. Sailor's Duties Made Lighter.
Jack' Tar knows what It means to
tote heavy shells around ship, but Jack
Tur will not need to worry about this
duty longer, according to the Populnt
Science Monthly. Ammunition Is now
loaded by pneumatic tube straight
from the magazine to the firing
turret An Intricate mechanism pre
vents the shells from entering the
breeches of the guns at great speed
and also prevents any mistake In
firing. s
Rely on Parcel Post. .
Since the outbreak of the' war prac
tically the only means by which a
large variety of articles can be Import
ed Into Persia Is the purcel post, ac
cording to a report from Commercial
Attache Baker at Petrograd. It is the
practice to ship goods of many sorts
destined for Persia to Norway, whence
they are reshlpped In smaller packages
from Russia to Peril.
FRUIT LAXATIVE!
royi Cg
! M - .. itJl
''California Syrup of Figs" 10
, harm tender stomach, ijj
liver and bowels, he
Every mother realizes, after jJ Pr
her children "California Syrtn r th'
Figs" that this la their Ideal la , '
because they love Its pleasant u m
and it thoroughly cleanses the u-j tu
little stomach, liver and bowelit dll
out griping. "jini
When cross, Irritable,- feverliubu
breath la bad, stomach sour, li co1
the tongue, mother! If coated, n!
teaspoonful of this harmless v dw
laxative," and In a few hours allied
foul, constipated waste, sour bil(j
undigested food passes out of the V '
els, and you have a well, playful
again. When its little system li I
of cold; throat sore, has stomach '
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic ret?
ber, a good "Inside cleaning" I
always be the first treatment giJe.v
Millions of mothers keep "Calltcj'
Syrup of Figs" handy; they lmti'ii '
teaspoonful today saves a sick a
tomorrow. Ask at the store fori
cent bottle of "California Syrt;;
Figs," which has directions forbid
children of all ages and gror'
C
4
printed on the bottle. Adv,
Canada has 528 wnterworki
terns, costing 1 23,000,000.
ani
jwit
CLEAR YOUR COMPLEX!
S
While You Sleep With Cuticunt
Cm
and Ointment Trial Free,
Dl
On retiring, gently smear the uf t,
with Cutlcura Ointment, wash o: M
five minutes with Cutlcura Simp?
hot water, and continue bathing i n j
minutes with the Soap. The lr,B-,t 4
of this treatment on the pores ere f;
through the night (VDi
Free sample each by mall with E' or 1
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dq.onl;
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adi, jllli;
: j'Cas
Warm friends are more plenill. fctT
Summer thnn winter. lr0n
'Con
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The 11
Take the Old Standard GRQ:W7
TASTELESS chill TONIC. Yon btati;
what you are taking, at the fort:.-"
printed on every label, showing:! Qc
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form 'then
Quinine drives out malaria, the :rtr
builds np the system. 50 centi t
Credulous people, like niuslivgatc
ments, ore frequently played a; ,
fiort'EvH. Blood-Rhot Evea. WttmK
Sticky Eyes, all healed promptly wulb'
Ijr application! of Roman fcye Balua ,
TIME TO PAY FOREIGN DE!
Coins of Most of European Court I
Are Worth Much Less No? a
Than Before the War. I'
In pence days a Uusslaa rtf-Lut-:
worth a trifle more thau 51 w eh
American money. Now It Is worti M0'1
thnn 28 cents. J
Before the war an Italian lira 4
worth a shade under 20 cents of to
lean money, nnd now It Is worth
than 14 cents.
If you owe a debt In Russia orl
now is the time to pny It Tlirw:
ago n thousand dollars would on!;
off a debt of 1,04! rubles in IVt'the t
but today It will wipe off a dri'sof
8,542 rubles. b4 t
At the same time a thousand i
In 1912 would cancel n debt l "J
6,254 lire In Komo, whereas to,,ft
will liquidate 7,2.15 lire. do.
Our daddies suffered n similar bo:
alty for Indulging In war mwXv
years ago, when our American i
was worth only 50 cents In EimT
Olrard, In Philadelphia Ledger.
Strona Proof.
She They must be engaged. T-
her fourth dance with him t'll!
Ding.
He Thnt's no sign.
She Isn't It? You don't kno
he dunces.
In Cuba tobacco Is planted, F
and gathered In 00 days.
Tim TTnlt..il Rtntea In 1013 PK-
650,055 tons of lead. (
Have You Ever
Suspect!
that the cause of vario
annoying ills might M
the daily cup of teaorcofte
A sure and easy way 4
is to shift to
Instant
PostP,
There's no caffeine
nnvVkinrv harm fill in "
deliffhtful. pure food-di11;
just the nourishing g00!
ness of wheat
Postum has put &
sands of former tea !j
coffee drinkers on
Road to wellville.
"There's a Reason
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