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BURGLAR 112
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J 1 | UM df Imprisonment Is to 11
do_i.. like the brand
„■« . i 11. a use It leaves up
' 1 s cr*oti a peculiar nian
, • which is indelible.
>p. tinll> is this true when the cou
- 11 , oi high strung tempera
-1 ui rlu Iro. ih'iu of the outer
<i to tie dim stone or iron liound
with it- -ii-c! incased lock, id a
k even to the stoutest
of n-nes An imaginative
l. ! If. the bitterest possession a pris
-1 . 1 bav«- Such a mind the silence
tl 111 t. 1 hopeles- Ill's* mad
1 , .oluie nothing terrifies.
y us ago a young man was
. n Sing Sing and happened to be
1 r. . ite corridor. Through
. ' • 1 ouid siv nothing but the
all of the buil.ting. Not even a
relieved the monotony from
t las.'! of an hour the
1 . - ■ 1.1 i was p.i.lng his evil nerv
, tud guards came in the even
- ; i .ah in the far end of the
1 to play checkers. The youilg
. uld h. .1 tin ill talking In low
1 . tin- pi. 1 - ou the
rd ut could see nothing, lie called
i..> thr. .t. ii.-d with the straitjack
IT stvun-d that he wanted to lie
* ~ a u'll where he could See
dj piss. Alter the menace of
e strait jacket the young prisoner ut
cd no -oiind I wo hours later he
aid l.vl; i. in the bottom of his
1 . i: Ine and almost
1 It was his nerves which
K<d t.i> mind and would not lot
hi- ithe And tin- same young man
1 t a p. < ullar daring and
iltrv i iitsiil. He nswered fully
teru ard.
A term of imprisonment thoroughly
Mates 1 man Ihe cell may not
\ - rent cowardice, but It iuvarla
f induce* caution In the majority of
s, * it am rows a man's mind, debases
- u. 1!»!«. awaj tils spirit ami de-
las dividuality. If a convict
- • • 112 i.ft true of suicidal mad
hi- I . "d. confinement will en
ad< 1 It Into a pafbion, and such a
>- preys with deadly Bcal and sub
v. up n his rea«oii and his morality.
• ',:»r • daring young lawbrenk
i - a | !»>oii to Heive two years.
■ time over. In emerges a pallid, ilab
-111 d. evil eyed fellow, full of
t in: rual craft and evil plans ma-
I.lit" a' .lute perfection. Long
t th great outdoors have brushed
..j tl • | dlor of the prison you can
an .'i onv tbi his eyes. Ex
ardeu.
A tl Jackie M Ilrlde, who had a
ir t serve for attempting to enter
. 1 tiiNioii nn West Sixty street.
iitions did not prevail. A cen
-1 ..re : rie the great Morlari
•M jalhsi In London many of his
> :.dnn?s fi , Mclti 1 les, dieil In pris
-111 p-ri.-ds of captivity these hard
.. l.e.d -.chiHil.il themsel\i s to vast
*..-i 4 ,,. arid a sort of stoic philosophy.
«*ir aiwattsa, neif made, became a
.• to Jackie Meltride of our day.
\ • : - 111.1 1 Is-'iiinent meant to him
.. 1•• p r. setback 1 here would
. I" n a certain element of dls
• ■ attii.•!.. 1 had he be«>n captured
. attemj ting to git away, but he
s Taken for his first Job simply be
• h« had stuck to old I'ete I UVSSer,
was wounded unto death.
k 1 '1 n- ;;m •to bro.i.l over his
112 Inn tiy ufter his cell door
xrd he Imar the bu-iest man In
• 1 -..ii lSeiii_ young and small, he
4 Kl\cii a el.anee in the tailor de*
ti: ent, but he refuseil it. preferring
s;• ak stone So Ids muscles were
* nod In the ' v iiings he read and
proved his Blind Beyond the toll
1 th*; reading there were only two
«r possible t 1 in., in the terrible
itt - eating and sleeping and Jack
did both with a will.
.t length the day of days came. At
n Jackie was brought into the prls
t'iNot a -«>ul h td couie to meet
Ooodby. Mr. Wilford. You've been
>d to Ule." the little fellow said. HIS
id CtMoWnd fron hard lat»or. was
upon mine.
1 Hslhy, Jack ••," sjiid I. "I.et me
ie to ne»> you next time."
ot l aig after that the happy young
r to me from the rear plat
.. of a train pulling down toward
city Even then I teareil that it
I'd not t»> I who would seek Jackie
.* were to meet again,
he socond event of significance In
Ht le"« life I ippeied a long time
but It Is new c»cn now In police
112 In the years which followed
■ »o trust me, and so I pos
« the details of his doings. A mnn
. st s xty street was en
s t 1 burglar Jewelry to
if >»i was taken Mr.
.•11 I! udrn the gentleman of the
v is awakened by a cry from
■ I iiichter Following the cry Mr.
la rd soiie one descending
bok stairway swiftly and softly,
k.• a wa- an expert pistol
t iti air v. ay. He grabbed
1 fi ia tl dresser drawer
ran to one of the rear windows,
buitlar was crossing the back
I Mr liendri. en |itie<l «|x clinm
-at tie th 1 g figure He was sure
t te or 1110: of the nhots took ef
but fie- tan glu was not dropped
II nli was all the newspapers or
■ e ever learned.
******
a ill dimly lighted room over
r tl ! sit of Itleeeker
t the following **oi,versatli>ll took
a•• Jt about two months
-• fi iin > iig Sing:
«* 1 • n lltth r•• 1 ' sn , 1 ted tha
■ i P
\.I 1 . t did," Jackie answered,
t I got the hunch."
I'. Ie I «s.-r was kdl»v| on that
ft. r 1 ■ id quared it for two
U .11 • ' tie father in a low,
« Ye 1 ;'.it a year for b«-
l.iu, and you'd go back
I i I:le. sm.ling, "toinor
.!it aml w hat's more. Fin goln'
hpof a rl with pnle s]<hi and
.• i_i y ■ approached the boy.
w.-re suft'-rmg and dread, but
♦slii.M t«a rn«"-s withal, In the
sh*> gave him.
'ou'll b«? careful. Jack," she plend
"be awful cai-efui for me eh,
112 112
d be anything for you, Nell," he
very g«iitly, and, catching her
1, he pr*»ie<d it Color came to the
cheeks of the girl The elder Mc
e swore softlj to relieve the pres
of the moment and said other
ti things of which he meant not a
1 Indeed the elder MclSride was
half so bad as he seamed, and,
nh he 1 oiicfsled It like a 1 rime, his
I heart was overwhelmed with pride for
the boy who dared togo back to the
place where he had been caught once.
Fntil late that June nip lit In Nell's
roein the boy and the girl sat together,
young lovers attune with each other,
whispering, and the eldet MclSride sat
In the dark behind them, growling oc
casionally. harmlessly and consuming
great quantities of tobacco.
"Why don't you pick out another
place?" the latter asked at length.
"That ain't the only house in town."
"I've sized that place up for two
months, dad." Jackie replied. "I've fig
ured how she's laid out, what's In her
and who's in her, and I'm goln' to
bring back some weddin' jools for Noll.
We're goin" to I>e married."
"More likely hung," muttered the fa
ther. and, seeing that Jackie was pre
paring to leave, he beat a retreat has
tily, not desiring to be in at the finish.
"I don't care for any jools. Jackie —
not now," Nell whispered. They were
standing by the door. Across the dark,
ill smelling hallway was the room of
the Mcltrides. From the street below
ascended faintly the voices and the
solids of Italy, and between the two
misguided children standing together
tit the doorway there was no falsity, no
sordid doubts, only that old and beau
tiful mystery which has survived all
defeneration to sweeten and sadden
the lives of men and maids.
At 1 o'clock the following night Jack
ie concealed himself in the same shrub
bery where l'ete IM'esser had tallcu the
preceding summer. His plans, being
absolutely his own, were of necessity
daring and original. In rear of the
Bleecker street saloon, over which the
Mcltrides and Nell lived, there was a
small barn where a hack driver named
I'd I»rover kept his horses and vehicle.
I >rover was accustomed to drive into
the barn between and 4 each morn
ing, after his night's work. He had a
rar faculty of keeping out of trouble
and was considered square by both cop
per and crook, which denotes remark
able versatility 011 the hack driver's
part. Fpon 11 iis man I trover depended
in great measure the success or failure
of Jackie's attempt upon the Sixty
street mansion. The plan was as fol
lows:
Jackie was to conceal himself in the
shrubbery at 1 o'clock. For a half hour
Ifyll
j 'll
"I'iiu'll lii can ttil. Jack?" she jiletu/cd.
he would wait, listening. If at 1:30 he
had heard no sound in the house, he
was to begin operations 011 the window.
He allowed himself ten minutes to
make an entrance and twenty minutes
in the house. He would leave by the
back door and hurry up the alley two
blocks, where the hack was to be in
readiness. Once in the hack, I'rover
might drive back to the barn, an usual.
As 011 tnat other night when the
three waited In the shrubbery, there
was not a sound to be heard inside the
great house. On the minute Jackie
climbed to the ledge of the window,
and swiftly, silently, like the master
he already was, this youngster of
twenty concentrated his energy upon
the window lock. It proved to be an
old fashioned affair, "a cinch," as
Jackie expressed It afterward. Before
half the allotted time had passed the
burglar was within the rear drawing
room of the mansion, and he had en
ti red through the same window that
had been shattered a vear before by 1
the bullets which ended the career of
old I'etts pressor.
After reaching the Interior Jackie
stood motionless for several minutes
to assure himself that no one had been
disturbed by bis entrance. The house
w.is ns silent as a deserted castle.
I Irst of all, the housebreaker sought
his way through the dark to the kitch
en door, and, having located It care
fully without even the aid of a match,
he did a strange thing. It was bolted
us W' ll us locked. Jackie sprung the
holt and lock, operations which cost
a moment apiece, but neither a click
nor a rattle, for his (Ingres wore deft
and strong and steady. Then he re
placed the key of the kitchen door
from the inside to the outside.
Rear stairways, being usually with
out carpets, are creaky and unsafe.
Except in ease of an emergency, few
burglars trust themselves upon them.
Jackie retraced his steps to tl:e front
r>f the house parsing through the din
ing room, where there were cabinets
containing rich and heavy silverware.
These thing did not tempt htm now.
They might do in a pinch. He reached
the thickly padd «d and carpeted front
stairway, tinv ji . a peculiar satisfaction
In the thought that o much had been
accomplished without a sound. The
preliminaries were passed; the crucial
moment had come No one but a bur
glar knows the fierce strain of such an
Instant, when a single misstep will
turn the whole haling world upon the
invader, w hen fine's mind Is a veritable
hotbed oft. rrilile Imii; inlngs, when an
almost overwhelming temptation comes
to s, ream and end the suspense.
Jackie was alone It was his first
single bunded "operat >n.' The eiisis
now at hand would bring him achieve
ment or defeat, and what a hideous
meaning that last word embodies to a
burglar years of life at best, life Itself
perhaps' I often wonder if thero were
any oth< r thoughts than those of
achievement In that cool young heart at
the foot of the stairway.
Fp. up, through the dark, and still his
savim - diem ■ and darkness, stood by
him. He reached the upper hallway
and revealed that rare caution which
is a part of count; • > in thoroughly lo
cating the rear st; irway before going
farther. Jackie wore rubber soled
shoes, which were light, (lcxlblo and
noiseless, lie pan- d at the doorway of
II sld" room, his 1 irs straining like a
coyob and his eyes, long accustomed
How to t' e <Io rk grouped tile objects 111
the apartment. It was unoccupied, at
least for the night. The boy would not
haved irod to light a match lu the room
of a sleeper for matches are danger
ous, both on account of the odor and
the po- ble sound. He took the chance
in tl.is man 1 nplcd room, however.
There were several small articles of
value on the dresser, and in one of tho
upper drawers the young burglar's
hand 110 d I.pon two tiny plush cases
of exc.-i'i : promise. These latter he
pocketed Will'Oilt openil g.
The in ■ 111 across the hall contained a
sleeping man unmistakably. There was
that faint, -iwoctish odor of Honor
combined with a tobacco scent in the
air A low hanging street lamp ->liot a
pallid, slanting ray into this room, and
Jackie did well indeed, procuring a
watch, a wallet and a "roll" from the
man's clothing and other articles from
the dresse] And he made no Mound,
nor did the sleeper stir
The great front room, the third and
last, startled MclSride in three ways—
first, because the door creaked slightly
as he shoved It gently open; second, be
cause there was a dull red light shin
ing above a niagnlficeut set of mirrors,
nn uncanny lamp of wrought iron,
shaded by a deep red glohe not unlike
the lamps which a traveler tiiuls haul
ing in the ancient palaces of the Moors;
third, because the perfume and the fur
nishings of the beautiful apartment
were not those of a man. From the dim
alcove came soft, steady breathing. In
such a place Jackie frit like taking off
his cap. If there was anything in
thought transference, the strenuous ac
tivities in the boy's mind that moment
would have aroused the household. On
a mahogany table In the miilst of the
mirrors and under the red lamp there
were jewels, many Jewels —
The steady, soft breathing from the
alcove ceased. Jackie turned his hend
suddenly. The woman was silting up
right, and in her eyes was horror unut
terable. The burglar raised his hand.
"Not a sound," he whispered, "and I
wouldn't harm you l'or tho world."
His task was tlnished. He moved
slowly, silently toward the door, and
bis eyes never moved from those of the
woman. He slipped out. No sooner was
the door between the two than the wo
man screamed.
A« Jackie passed the door of the
room occupied by tho man he heard
the latter spring from his bed. It may
have required ton seconds for the fugi
tive to run down the back stairwuy,
hasten out the back door and lock it
on the outside, yet before he reached
the middle of the yard firing began
from the window above. Three of the
six shots struck Jackie—one In tho
right thigh, another in the right calf
and a third grazed his hip on the same
side. The locked back door alone saved
him. In spite of these wounds, the boy
scrambled over a wall into the alley
and ran for the hack, keeping In the
dense shadow of the barns. When he
had almost reached the second street
where the hack was to be, a policeman
loomed up ahead, running toward tho
round of liring. Jackie dropped behind
it telegraph pole, dazed and weak from
the loss of blood. The olllcer plunged
by. Not long after that a hack rum
itded leisurely by close to tho curb, its
left door swinging to and fro. It did
not have to stop, but the man who
gained it fainted promptly 011 the cush
ions.
*******
"What did you do with your gun?"
The elder Mcßride asked the ques
tion. Morning was in the room of tho
Bleecker street place. The father and
Nell were bending over the boy.
"I didn't take a gun. I had other
things to carry," Jackie answered,
grinning.
The father swore in his Joy. Tho girl
bent lower. Outside the newsboys
were shouting about a robbery.
1 nt rntl ve.
Black—White's a terribly quarrel
some fellow. He'd rather fight than
eat.
Stout —So'd I If had his dyspepsia -
Chicago News.
(LOST IN HOTELS.
Qncer Yhi»K9 Tlint Alturnlinlndrd
Gnmt.il Foritft •<> Take A ivii)-.
Every hotel in New York has a store
room for articles left behind by guests.
It is one of tho Important departments
of the establishment and ol'tr earns
the gratitude of travelers v.
fortunate habit of forget t in;; leads
them to look for things that are mis
lng. In hotels a book is kept 111 which
are jotted down descriptions of arti
cles forgotten. When a feotel doe.-, a
large transient business, iMs frequent
ly with dilllculty that lost articles are
arranged for identification.
The Integrity of servants must In
relied upon to a large extent. The
chambermaid takes immediate posse
sion of a room upon the gue-i's do
part tire. She picks up anything tint
appears to have been left uninte,,tion
ally. A note describing the art ieand
giving the name of the guest, the room
number and the time of departure is
taken to the elerk. The property is
turned over to the liousekeep -rand by
her to the "lost" department.
Said the clerk of one fashionable ho
tel: "I remember a singular case < 112 a
man who didn't respond at once to
the hall boy's call for an early tr in.
The result was that when lie
up he had to run. From the
we got a call on the telephone:
" 'Hurry to my room,' he shouted,
'and on the table you'll find a very val
uable package. It's my eyes. Send
them to the station.'
"Sure enough, we found two glass
eyes 011 the dressing table in a plush
case. One was for daily use and the
other for an emergency. (Siiests often
forget their false teeth, but that was
tho only case I ever knew of a man
leaving his eyes."
Kings and pins are often found on
the washstnnd. Valuable p'::s are
found everywhere, the window cur
tains being a favorite depository.
Watches and rev hers bob out from
under pillows. ' >t" course when the
owner's address is ! nown and any
thing valuable is left he is notified
and the article sent to him. It' not
called for In a fc. months, the forgot
ten article usually I "nines the per
quislte of employees. New York
Times.
,\<>t I'lii t an!>niil>!e.
There liv< sin a Ma; aohUKotts town
a young woman whose courtesy never
deserts her. < > n in the ni ist Irving;
moments. Not i' ng Iv She si ..id
swaying back and forth, h- 1 ling to a
strap in a crowded electric car on a
rainy day.
Ay 1 iig I■. 11 e I next her had
a drippii u 1 :i .. v.illi which he
emphasized h's remarks t.» a friend.
As I: I It!!:' 1 d ii dov. : oil tile floor of
the car an • v] : - i :i >■( anxiety gradn
all'. de pom.! 011 the young woman's
faee, and at I ' "■ h 11 the umbrella
had 1 'iii' 1 I for a moment she
sp
"Ib g •• ■ : i:i'on." she said in a
el r. calm 11 "I am sorry to trou
ble yet bll e. I ! yen kindly change
yo <r umbi Itomy 1 tlu r foot for a
moment so t 1 l may empty the water
out '•(' in 1 i - shin which the
llle 11 eii'l , . low fa:.; ii- 1 '.' '
[;i',.iKnl lij R«'€-v.
A striking im-ld nt ef the reli -f of
<' iv tpoi v t' : ni' 112 tin Ninth
lai 'i by a warm of !i" \ village
In the line of ii.areh v. found to bo
dele (ied by a hastiiy improvised
stoe! ;il o'i the top of which a num
ber oi hives v. <re ;tia i. Into one of
thee a youn tt'.Vu-t rja ' d his s\vi rd,
wilh a r< uit that in fai !■ < time than
it takes t.• 1 11 it the hole advance
guard wa 1 i"! -lng for deai life to the
r >r, and Sir II pe < Saint hastily
formed line < battle, believing it re
pulsed by the mutineers in force.
yi
Hold X/p
By ROSS FRAME
Cnftjiri'iht. IM*, h)j T. ('■ Mrthirf
The Overland Limited was speeding
enst across New Mexico toward the
Texas boundary line. The tine alkali
j dust of the high plains sifted through
every crevice iu the car, smarting and
Irritat the throats and noses of pas
sengers Miss Mar} Applcton was one
<if the few who had not grumbled at the
1 dust. heat, lack of mirages or slowness
of the service. Presumably her time
was too fully occupied. The Mayne
children, her three nephews, demanded
her complete attention.
When Major Mayne of the United
States arm* was ordered to the I'hil
! ippines, his wife elected togo with
i liiiu. The children were easily dis
posed of by their little butterfly of a
mother. "We'll send them east. I'll
! telegraph Mary to come out and take
I them back. It will be a nice trip for
i her, p or thing!"
So the "poor thing," who was Mrs.
! May lie's elder half sister, the Cinder
ella of the household, age reversed, left
her Invalid stepmother behind and Jour
neyed to Sun Francisco for her
! charges.
"We'll try and make it pleasant for
you while you are with us," Mrs.
Mayne had cooed to her upon her ar
rival, but the irresponsible little lady
| had left all packing and house clearing
| arrangements until the last minute,
and It took all of Mary's time and
I sound sense to evolve order out of con
' fusion. Finally all the boxes were
I corded, the major and his wife off to
the transport, and Miss Applcton, with
her three rebellious charges, seated In
the train fur their long ride to the At
lantic coast.
One section had been provided for
her and tin* three boys, Bobbie, Tom
aid Crover, lads of twelve, nine and
six. They were hearty, healthy young
aiilmv.K who regarded the commands
of their gentle, mild tempered aunt In
the li-lit of a perpetual Joke. The Pull
man was crowded, and their fellow
traveler locked with manifest disfavor
upon th • ■ noisy, ill behaved boys.
Their section was nearest the draw
ing room. iin*l Miss Applcton occasion
ally caught glimpses of the tall, stern
looking man with iron gray hair. He
seemed to be always busy, either read
ing or writing, and her tend-er con
science prompted the hope that he
might lie too much absorbed in his
work to b*' disturbed by the proximity
of her ii* phews. She had noticed his
critical, disapproving glances nt her
flock iu the dining car, and once she
detected a smile on his face when she
had made ineffectual efforts to curb
them.
It was the fourth day of the journey
and a particularly hard one. Bob und
Tom had joined forces and teased dro
ver, who was *piick tempered, into
such a fury of passion that he had
sobbed himself asleep on his aunt's
knee. She sat in a cramped, uncom
fortable p* i ion, holding the little tear
stained face against her shoulder.
The man in the drawing room looked
at her for a moment, then stepped out
anil said quietly: "Let me take your
little boy lie can rest very comforta
bly on my s fa." Suiting the action to
the words, he carried the sleeping child
to the couch and set the door ajar.
Mis-; Appl' ion's lips trembled, anil it
was with diflieulty that she kept back
the tears. It was almost the lirst kind
ly words spoken in those hard and ills
agr* * able days. There had been ad
monitions In regard to the boys being
left behind nt stations and tanks or
breaking their necks from windows
and platforms There had been many
complaints In respect to their noise
and requests that they be kept strictly
to their own seats, but this was the
first kindly Interest manifested. The
weary, nervous woman looked out
steadily over the uninviting landscape
so that t).i• t*-ars that hung heavy on
her lashes might remain undetected.
The occupant of the drawing room
missed nothing of what was going on.
Ilis Inart gave an unaccustomed throb
as he remembered the mute gratitude
expressed by her dark eyes when ho
carried off the sleeping boy. It was a
strum.:*- and by no means unpleasant
sensation
Bob and Tom sat In u virtuous armed
truce. Bob's black eyes snapped as ho
related to Tom In subdued tones the
"Adventures of Snake Eyed Sol, the
Terror *if the Western Plains." "If wo
could only g* t off this blamed train, we
would be sure to find lots of Indians
and gold and wild horses. We'd have
a great time. But there's no use In
trying. Aunt Mary has the porter on
to us." The boy looked decidedly wick
ed as he thought of his lost opportuni
ties. The man within caught the look
and a \ Isloti of the aunt's sweet face
at the same time. "If I had the man
agement of you, my lad, I would bring
you up with a round turn," he thought.
Miss Applcton smothered a sigh and
leaned hack on the luxurious cushions,
llcr few days of more Intimate ac
quaintance with Master Bob hud made
her fully aware of the consequences
likely t*i follow from an Interruption
nf the narrative. The comparative
peace and repose were provocative of
Flecp. She wns awakened from a doze
by a brisk official voice demanding,
"Your papers, please?"
"Do you mean our tickets?"
'■ Xe ma da iii. I have nothing to do
tvllli the ti• kits. I want your quaran
tine pa -iports. We are near the Texas
boundary line."
i-ut but we have no papers except
ing *. ir tickets. We have no passports."
"V* i sorry, madam; very sorry, but
.. /: . .*• li> get off before you come
to Hie Texas boundary."
"Oct otT why?" she gasped.
"Orders, madam. The state of Texas
orders that no passengers from San
i Francisco cross th*' boundary line
without a quarantine passport. You're
right /r*ini there, and you've surely
heard of the report that bubonic
plague is iu Chinatown."
"1 In ard nothing of it," she rejoined.
"Wi 11, that may be. However, I um
here to m that the Texas quarantine
law are obeved." The conductor came
; up and iohed in the conversation. "It's
a great pi Iv that you didn't look after
I tlii when you bought your tickets.
. liii' railway odicials In San Francisco
would have i>su«(l your certificate.
It's a wonder that they didn't speak to
' you about it."
Mr Mayne hail bought the tickets,
and Mary inn ml * n*l with a sinking
heart that her sister had carelessly
tossed Msid* a package of papers when
i i>* took the tickets from the envelope.
Ihe conductor went on. "This bu
bonic plague scare is a confounded nul
raiie. !•• tin traveling public. There is
J oi " way out of it; you can make oath
1 i uit y>'*u have not been in Chinatown
i or the precincts within fifteen days."
"Wo . in easily do that."
It Is th*' iinexpected that happens,
'and Bob's opportunity had come. "1
was in Chinatown last week witf
Mik.-," h<» s;iii 1 loudly.
Miss Applcton looked at him in
amu/< Hunt. Miki' was the major's old
and trusted servant, the last person to
tak<> tin 1 boy into a place of danger.
'l'lie story was incredible.
Hob looked iinhlushingiy at his aunt.
To Hul> at that moment there were
things better than truth. The otllcer
looked down sternly at the little shrink
ing woman. "You'll have to be ready,
to get off at the next siding. You'll lind
a box car there. The local freight will
pick you up later and take you to Dcm
lng. There you will find out what it Is
l>est to do."
The sympathetic excitement of their
fellow passengers was subdued by the
thought of relief from the troublesome
boys and by nervous fear of Journeying
with a plague suspect. The friendly
gentleman lent 'i hand in strapping va
lises and in gathering up the various
impedimenta of an overland Journey.
There was evidently on his part no in
tention of questioning the wisdom of
the laws of Texas.
Miss Appleton's patience received its
crowning stroke when she mounted her
trunk as a step and was dragged by a
not overelean employee into the box
car. She had hardly until then realized
the signiilcance of their movements.
She hail lmt a confused idea of the
goodbys of iheir fellow passengers gen
erally. bul the syinpathetic tones of the
friendly man persisted in her mind.
Hob serainbled up beside her and an
nounced his freedom In a hilarious
whoop. It was adding insult to injury,
and, as much to her own amazement
as to Hob's, she seized the offender by
the shoulders and shook him soundly.
The crestfallen appearance of their
ringleader as lie sulked on a box in the
corner of the car, a new, stern aunt
who certainly held the whip hand, and
strong desires for something to eat
were conditions not conducive to free
and easy romance In the desert. It
was a very weary and subdued trio of
boys iliat the local freight brought into
I )emlng.
Miss Ap| leton's apprehensions that
the whole party would be subject to
an unpleasant quarantine were speed
ily removed, lief ore she had recovered
from the surprise at the courtesy
shown them by tin- railway officials,
their fellow traveler of the Overland
step Ji ii fioni the caboose of the
freight.
"I telegraphed t > see that you were
prop rly 1 oked after, and 1 have come
to see that it is done," he said with a
smile. "1 know this place very well,
as 1 happen to be in the railroad busi
ness myself. You will be very com
fortable here for a few days, until you
get your passports."
Much to Miss Appleton's relief he
assumed, with a matter of fact air, the
entire management of their affairs, lie
did the telegraphing, the planning and
the thousand and one duties demand
ed bv their quarantine hold up. Once
she ventured an apologetic reuion
~-tr.ii e about taking mi his time, but h«
had answered gayly that he was "off
on a holiday," and that he was enjoy
ing it immensely (which was strictly
trin i.
Hob ws the only unhappy member
of the party. ITide forbade tin ac
knowledgment of his falsehood, and he
grimly a* • -e| ted his punishment. He
tasted the way of the transgressor in a
loin ly <|'i iraiitine, and :ilso realized the
power ■ i the government of Texas to
punish not only visitors to Chinatown,
but those who inadvertently stray
In the paths of Ananias.
A number < 112 cablegrams were await
ing the May lies on their arrival at
Manila. Mrs. Mayne nearly fainted
with astonishment at the contents of
one which I *t husband read aloud:
"Mai married yesterday to Hubert
Head, general manager < J rent Western
railri >ad."
Nolliliiis %«»u.
A gentleman telegraphist "called" n
young lady operator in another office
repeatedly without response. At last
the "click, click, click" came, and lie
telegraph* d back vehemently:
"I have been trying to catch you for
the I; st half hour! *
The maiden wired back:
"That's nothing! There is a young
man here who's been trying to do the
same thing for two years, ami he
hasn't cau 111 me yet!"
Triutlile lit tin* /.no.
"The nc t time any fellow plays rag
time In bet - he'll be lynched."
"\\ hat's t ii*' matter?"
"Matt* r > imiigh! The giraffe nn*l the
flamingo started to waltz to a synco
pated tune of that kind, and we pretty
mar had to syncopate their two
blamed head 4 off to get them untan
gled." Wa hfngton Times
Your Tongue
If it's coated, your stomach
is bad, your liver is out of
order. Aycr's Pills will clean
your tongue, cure your dys
pepsia, make your liver right.
Easy to take, easy to operate.
25c. All druggists.
Want y«»nr ni'Mistui In .>r \» ml a beautiful
brown <»r rich Mark Then us©
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE Whiskers I
i PM", •" ■- Rr Mi • r * N _ H J
lion Wnuo Hamilton I s< *l < lmir*.
Wade Hampton never smoked elgart
In a rational way like the rest of man
kind. Insiea.d he took the cigars as he
bought them and crushed them to pow
der between the palms of his hands
and made use of the fragments as the
old regime use snuff. The coarse bits
were thrown away, and In the military
committee room, of which he was so
long an occupant, there was always a
pile of cigar shavings on the floor be
side his chair. The finest cigars In the
market were none too good to be treat
ed this way, and more than one genu
ine cigar smoker has been moved to ex
postulation as h*' has seen Hampton
dispose of a 11 r* weed in such an uncer
emonious way.
Nasal
CATARRH J|®
In alt its etau'es there 'offi
#HAY rEVER y}^y
Ely's Cream Halm
J) b V
away a c*ml id the head
quickly.
Cream Balm is j.laccj luto the nostrils, spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed, lielicf is im
mediate and a cure follow ■<. ft ie not drying—docs
not produce BiH iv.iii.r. I.arf»c Si.:e, 50 oents at Driif;-
j;ists or by mail; Trial Si/.*', 10 emits by mail.
ELY BUOTIIKUS, r»; Warren Street, New York.
J, J. RRQWN,
THE EYE A SPtCIALTY
Lyes tested, treated, lifted with
t . Mid artiiicial eyes supplied.
Market Street, Hloonisburg, I'a.
Hours—in a in.to f> p. m.
SPECIAL SUNDAY EXCURSIONS TO
THE SEASHORE.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad low-rate
Sunday excursions for the pri st nt sea
son from Lock Haven, Lewishurg,
W'illiamsport, Moeanaqua, Sunbury,
Dauphin, and principal intermediate
stations to Atlantic City, ('ape May,
Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
Anglesea, Wildwood. or Holly Beach
will he run on Sundays, .luiy yti, Au
gust and 2^.
Excursion tickets, good going and
returning on regular t rains within five
days, will ho sold at very low rates.
Tickets to Atlantic City will be sold
via the Delaware River Bridge Route,
the only all-rail line, or via Alaikct
Street Wharf, Philadelphia.
Stop-over can be had at Philadel
phia, either going or returning, with
in limit of ticket.
For information in regard to spe
cific rates and time of trains consult
hand bills, or apply to agents, or K.
S. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent,
W'illiamsport, Pa.
REDUCED RATES TO ASIIEVILLE.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Meet
ing National Dental Association.
For the hi nelit of Ihos attending
the meeting of the National Deutal
Association, at Asheville, N. C., July
24 to 31, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell round-trip tickets
to Asheville and return, good going
July 21 and 22, and good returning to
reach original starting point not later
than August 2, inclusive, from all
stations on its lines, at reduced rates.
For rates and conditions of tickets
consult Ticket Agents.
A Word on the Subject of 1000 Mile Tick
ets.
"O* all inventions the Alphabet and
the Printing Press alone excepted,
those inventions which abridge dis
tance have done the most for civiliza
tion. "—Macau lay.
The Reading Railway interchange
able mileage ticket would no doubt In
classed by the writer of the above as
one of the greatest of THOSE INVEN
TIONS, they can be bought for £20.00
at all principal ticket offices of the
Reading system, are good for anybody
to use, for himself, family,neighbors,
friends or whoever he cares to take
along, and will be honored for one
year from date on lines of the Read
ing system, Central R. R. of New
Jersey, New York Central, West Shore
& Buffalo, Rochester & Pitt-burg
Roads. They are of course good,
through to New York from Philadel
phia, where the Reading operate hour
ly fast express service, leaving each
terminal on the hour, another very
important invention to abridge dis
tance which does away with the an
noyance the average traveler usually
feels towards time tables.
Welsh Brothers' Show for Sale.
The current number of the New
York "Clipper" advertises that Welsh
Brothers' show is for sale. The rea
son given is that the showmen wish to
build a hotel and theatre at Lancaster.
The show is a well-known one here,
having exhibited in Danville a few
Weeks ago.
Orphan's Court Sale
—OF—
Valuable Real Estate!
Estate of John R. Kimerer, M. I).,
Deceased.
By virtue of an order of the Or
phan's Court of Montour County
granted to him for such purpose, the
undersigned Administrator of said de
cedent will expose to public sale (free
and discharged from all liens and cii
euhrauccs whatsoever) upon tin prem
ises situate in the Third Ward of the
Borough of Danville, in the County
of Montour, anil State of P* ntisvlvan
ia on
FRIDAY, August Jist, 1903.
at ten o'clock in the forenoon ot the
said day, the folllowing d* scribed
real estate of the said decedent, to
wit:
All that certain messuage, tenement
and town lot of land situate in the
Third Ward of the Borough of Dan
ville, in the County of Montour, and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows, viz: Fronting
on Bloom street on the Northwatd,
lot formerly of Mrs. Mary Ann Arms,
now of William K. Holloway, on tin
Eastward, an alley on the Southward,
and a certain other alley on the West
ward, containing in width on Bloom
street fifty-four feet and eight inches,
and iu depth along the said lot of the
said William K. Holloway and tin
last mentioned alley, respectively,
ninety feet, more or less; and where
upon are erected a
Modern Three Story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE.
a frame stable and ot her outhui Id ings
Said house has all modern improve
ments and appointments, is elegantly
finished throughout, is nearly new,
and all which together with it l - loca
tion make it
One ot the Most Desirable
Residences in Danville.
By a special order of the aforesaid
court the said premises with the ap
purtenances are to be sold freed and
discharegd from all liens ami eneum
bra)ices whatsoever.
TERMS OF SALE:—Twenty-live
per cent, of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash upon the striking
down of the property, and the bal
ance thereof shall be paid upon the
Confirmation absolute of such -ale.
Deed to he delivered to the purchaser
or purchasers tl creof upon the confir
mation absolute of the said sale, and
the costs of writing the same shall be
paid by such purchaser or purchasers.
AMoS VASTINE, Administrator
of John R Kimerer, Deceased.
EDWARD SAYRE OEARHART,
Counsel
Danville, Pa , July '&nd,
NIAGARA irALLS EXOUBSIONS
Low-Kate Vacation Trips via I ylvania
Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Jiaili' il (Com
pany lias solorted thf lollovvinji <lat• -
fur itpopular ton-day ev .1 Mi. to
Niagara h'ail> from Washington and
Haltiniori July 24, August . and .'I
September land is, and October 2
and Hi. On these date- tlr -jn-cial
train will leave Washington at > :<Ki
a. in., Haltimore :U. r , a ni.,Y< rl. I<> !.">
a. in., llarrislmrg 11:40 a m Millers
burg 12 :"2<» p. in., Hunhnry 1J :S."> p.
in., VVilliamsport 2 :H0 p. m , Lurk
Haven 3:08 p. in., Kenovo 15 ".5 p. ni
Emporium Junction :o."> pin., iri iv
iiiH at Niagara Falls at '.1:15 ] . m.
Kxcursion tickets, good lor return
passage on any regular train, exclus
ive nt' limited express trains, within
ten days, will he -nld at -Hi 00 from
Washington and Baltimore s;i from
York ; SIO.OO from Litth stown : -lo
from Oxford, Pa. ; iio from Columbia
i58..")0 from llarrisliurg; .*i().()0 from
Winchester, Va. ; -^7.HO from Mtoona;
$7.40 from Tyrone; .*•«;. l."> from Belle
fonte; ■<> . lo from Kidgway; .?i>.l»o
from Sunbury and W'ilkesharre; 7. r >
from Williamspor; and at proportion
ate rates from principal points A
stop-over will he allowed at Buffalo
within limit of ticlo t returning.
The special trains of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will he run with
each excursion running through to
Niagara Falls. Ail extra charge will
be made for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and
chaperon will accompany each vur
sion.
For deswriptive pamphlet, time of
connecting trains, and further inti
mation apply to nearest ticket agent,
or address (ioo. W. Boyd, (reueral
Passenger Agent, Broad Stri • t Sta
tion, Philadelphia.
A Business Change.
H. Karlip, the Mill street shoemak
er has accepted a lucrative position in
a shoe tactorv in I'hiladelphia. He
has sold out his establishment to M.
Steinman of Baltimore who will move
his family to thi< city in the near fut
ure.
evsokl Livt:: ■>R; ; [ .
...u> SINC...
Dr, King's New 0
....! OR..
Consiiinpiio?', CW:>. : - '• : *.
Than Ey All Oi.l £hr
Lung Rema' Cot .b.n< •.
This wonderful m< di<,
cures Comumi ion Cou • I
Bronchitis, Asthma, P • ■
Fever, Lr.Grip; . . i .
Sore Thro.it, Croup in : Wi .
Cough. NO PAY.
Prico 5Cc. ksl. ft .. . Bottl j :
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
TIME T4BLF
In Effect Mny 21th, 1
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ruliman I'arlnr l Sleeping i >r< run «n
through tralni l between Sv.^bury. W 11li:ius s-j»,.rt
and l.ri<\ between Suahvry hi,: Philadelphia
ami Waslilnsjtun aii'l bet ween II irri 'i. ■ I'm
imrit ami I lie West.
Knr lurtlier inlorraatli.n abply t«> I'i< net Awentf
IV. W \ I IK Kill HV I K W'• m M»,
I>i ul Mann t i \l (ni, |':i i. '
J A< KAWANNA RAILROAD.
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W EHT.
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*l>nily, fltally eswpt Sunday.
.fSti»|is on slanal or on not lee moiinduifr.
T. K I I. UHU r. W. LJUC,
<«en. Huperi nilent. bun. Paw * ent
uiioes Shoes
St3riis]n.!
C:iiea.p !
XSelia cie I
Sicycle, Cymnaslum and
Tennis Shoes.
THK rhI.KffKATKD
( nrlisli' SliiM's
AM) THK
Miaa; I'poof
IJiilllki- I tools
A SPECIALTY.
A. S( 'MAT/.
EOMETHIKG NEW!
A. Rollatoi©
TIW SHOP
Tor all kind of Tin Hoofing
Spoutlne and C*n«ral
Job Work.
Stovos, He««tors. PVan«*s,
Furnaces, sto.
PRICES THE LOWEST!
QliLITf TUE BEST!
JOHN IIIXSON
NO. 118 E. FRONT BT.
PEGG
The Coal Dealer
SELLS
WOOD
ANI >
COAL
-AT
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