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HRivermanl
Riverman
tBy t STEWART
I EDWARD WHITE
C pjrilht 1908 by the McClure Com
p ny Copyrilhl 1907 1908 by
Stewart Edward While
IS I
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER ITack Orde lumber i I
man baa Ma drive of logs held up i I
agr a dam built by on Irascible mill I I
earner nQrde declares war on i I
mad tho mil owner IIIA strang < r
waned Newmnrk joins Ordes river I I
crew IV V and VITho drive goes I
nhrwn river having many adventures I
mil Orde invades a gambling house i
sL Redding and outwits the sharp
ew VII and VIII Newmark suggests
ta Orde that they found a log driv
iaj company IX Ordo meets Carroll
Bfahop a beautiful New York girl X
ai XI The log driving company Isi i
Stormed by Orde and Newmark and be
Xlns business XII XIII and XIV
XlvICkiJlt I I
Ceda seeks the companionship of Car
roIL Bishop who returns to New York
7Cl7 Ordo makes Improvements along I
tfca river to facilitate log driving
7CVI Orde visits the Bishop family
Si New York XVII Orde is deeply I
Si love with Carroll but the girls
rather objects to him XVIII XIX I
nsd XX Carroll confesses her love
fortt2 I
ftui west XXIThe couple go to live 1 1
at Monrovia and Orde iesuiree lum
ping
Chapter
19
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IiDBfcuHd n note at tile ° botel
ORDI I next day asking him to be f
t In Washington square at half
past 2 Carroll met him with a I
ltigbt smile
things arent quite right at home I
eta said It is a great shock to poor > i
aether at llrst and she feels very
fleoagly Oh It Isnt you dear ItRI I i
tte notion that I can care for anybody I i I
Sot her You sn shes been used to
etc other idea wi long that I suppose j
fStwemed a part of the universe to her
FlU get used to it after a little but
t lakes time butI I I
Crde examined her face anxiously
f bright red spots burned on her
RJwlrt her eyes Hashed with a nerv
tins animation I I
all smiled up at him I i
Wo havo to pay for the good things
a01fe dont we dear And they are
lCtb it We must not be too Impaj j
CIt Now lets enjoy the day I
it 5 oclock Orde took her back to I
Ms doorstop
doorstellI I I
> Me saw that the strain was be
Baaing to tell Carrolls worried ex
t15Blol1 grew from day to day
atom Gerald at his club Orde sought I
rare luthiiate news of what was going
nc
IEl
Uttld by little Ordes eager ques
ftias drew out the truth of the sltua
Son Mrs BIshop had shut herself
j in a blind and Incredible obstinacy I
mtencc she sallied with floods of com
jjSints tears accusations despairs comI I
aracchcs vows hysterics all the bat
< Ctzj of the woman misunderstood If
Ctrroll undertook to say anything tho
flfirsl word would start her mother off
lIt one It her long and hysterical I
Ondea Hrr child had disobeyed her I
autns irvUmax she had assumed the
SSwxcgnable position of a complete
Tjtmrtrutloii wherein she demanded the
aihute care of an Invalid In the crisis
U 3 disorder The mere mention otI I
JSfct subject nearest Carrolls heart
i Kiuglft I tne feeble cuniplalut
JS iyou want to kill meV j I
rl a July scrap of victory to be
atctit jli from this stricken Held wasI I
Ola fact that Carroll Insisted on going
1w miot her lover every ufteruuou
flj IJ uh Jit fretted under the tyranny
Imtr could see nothing which could
xilfic the situation Have his own
tkdrawal He had already long
jrrmtaycd his visit Important affairs
1nlulIlI ted with his work demanded i
I fjffi attention Hu had the comfort of i
yCPlTs love aS 11ledI j I
A morning after he had reached
gds conclusion he again met Gerald
sttbu rymuusium
Grdesaid Gerald suddenly Im
Mother has
sjt > 0xlid about Carroll
eaiuniiiccd bothering her again It
fumt so bad us long as she stuck to
Ajtllnei but now shes taken to prowl
tic m a dozen times a night I Ilrowl1
tftofe voices for an hour or so at a
tfcn Im afraid Its beginning to wear
a Carroll more than you realize i I
sank you said Ordo briefly and I
tetrtrd JU his hotel Ordo found a telegram
CHijiM not open it until he had reached
to own room It was from home
aitJre his Immediate return for the
jKatptunco of some contracted work
2s h with the contracted work
fte muttered savagely and calling a
Scltoy sent an answer very much to
tttaa effect
Ms was Interrupted by a knock on
aaritoor
tome in I he called without turning
3d and
2B heard the door open and shut
ifrton fI moment he looked around
VrlC1t Bishop stood watching him
1110 looked at him curiously himj j
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J + Iit
that hI Wall ai lferluu 14 oow I
excitement His
frame trembled
convulsively his
Ups were white
his face went red
and palo by turns
Youve got toI I
let my mother
alone he man I
aged to say final
ly Youve
brought her to
the point of
death Youre
hounding her to
her grave toI I
Orde thought to
catch the echo of
quotation in
these wordslie bUrst from tile
room
What do ourooln
want me to do asked Orde after a
moment of thought
Go away cried Kendrick
1 cannot do that
Kendricks face assumed a livid pal
lor and his eyes seemed to turn black
with excitement Trembling In every
limb but without hesitation he ad
vanced on Orde drew a short riding
whip from beneath his coat and slash
ed the young man across the face
Orde looked steadily at the boy Onco
again Kendrick hit raised his arm for
the third time hesitated Ills lips
writhed and then with a sob he cast
the little whip from him and burst
burstI
Poor youngster Orde murmured
The next day Carroll came to him
with hurried nervous steps her usual
ly pale cheeks mounting danger sig
nals of flaming red her eyes swim
ming
Orde did not attempt as yet to draw
from her the cause of this unusual
agitation A park bench stood be
tween two dense bushes screened
from all directions save one To this
he led her
herI
This thing has got to quit said be
grimlyA
A carriage rolled near and discharg
ed Its single passenger on the pave
ment Its Gerald cried Carroll
The young man catching sight of
them picked his way daintily and
leisurely toward them
1 have brought aJIheJ Il car
rlage and 1 wish you would both do
me the favor to accompany me on a
short excursion
The three Carroll and Orde some
what bewildered took their scats
After an Interval the carriage drew
up opposite n brownstone dwelling
The throe were ushered by n discreet
and elderly maid Into a little square
squareI
reception room
I have brought you here among
other purposes to hear from me n lit
tic brief wisdom drawn from experi
once and the observation of life Ger
old began addressing his expectant
wad curious guests That wisdom
Is briefly this There conies a time In
the affairs of every household when a
man must assert himself as the ruler
In all the details he may depend on
tho womans judgment experience and
knowledge but when It comes to the
big crises where life Is deflected Into
tne channel or the other then unless
the man docs the deciding he is lost
forever and his happiness and the
happiness of those who depend on
him This Is abstruse but I come to
the particular application shortly
This may be all very true Gerald
said Orde but I fall to see why you
have brought us to this strange house
to tell It
In a moment replied Gerald
Have patience Believing that thor
oughly I have come In the last twen
tyfour hours to a decision
lIe produced a paper and a package
from his Inside pocket
I have here he went on suddenly
marriage papers duly made out In
this package Is a plain gold ring In
the next room is waiting by prear
rangemcnt a verj good friend of mine
in the clergy Personally I am at your
disposal
Lie looked nt them prppctantly
The very thing
Oh no cried Orde and Carroll In
unison
Ten minutes later the three passed
through the door into the back apart
meat
They found waiting n young clergy
man with two young girls At tho
sight of Carroll these latter mailed for
ward and overwhilmcd her with en
lea ruouts
dearmentsIn
In fifteen minutes the little party
separated amid a chatter of congratu
lations Mr nnd Mrs Urdu drovo
Keay
Chapter
20
II Y sweetheart said Orde
My Poor mother 1 wonder
how shell take it
jn the hallway of the
UNhop house Ordo kissed her
He brave sweetheart said he but
remember that now youre buy wife
Orde sat In the dim parlor for what
seemed to be an Interminable period
Occasionally the sounds of distant
voices rose to his car and died away
again Finally he heard the rustle of
the portieres and turned to see the
dim form of the general
Dad business Dad business mut
tered the old man its very hard on
I mo Perhaps you did the right thing
I You must be good to her but 1 cannot
I countenance this affair It was most
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Finally alter anothe interval Car
roll returned She was sobbing vio
lently She came to him and for the
moment bid her face against hisI
breast After a littlo she controlled I
herselfI
berselJack we must go tonight She sbo I I
has ordered mo out of the house nUll
says she never wants to see my face
again She broko down for a second
Oh Jack she cant mean that And
shes very bitter against Gerald Oh Ii i
told her It wasnt his fault but she I i
wont listen She sent for that odious I
Mr Merritther rector you know j I
and ho supported her I believe hes
angry because we did not go to him I
Cant you just pack n bag nnd leave
the rest until tomorrow Its about
hungry limeJ j I I
She says I must take every stitch
belonging to me tonight I
They packed trunks until Into that
night Carroll and Orde walked to 1
gether to the hotel Next morning nnI I
Interview with Gerald confirmed them
I
in their resolution of Immediate dp
parture She Is set in her opposition now j
and at present she believes firmly that
her influence will separate you thntI I
Gerald smiled his One smile
Goodby said he Going to a train
Is useless and n bore to everybody
Carroll threw herself on his neck In
an excess of passionate weeping
At the station the general appeared
There there he fussed It your
mother should hear of my being hero
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And write jour daddy Carroll
It would be a very bad business And
you sir be good to her And write
your daddy Carroll Hell be lonesome
for you He blew his nose very loud
ly Here my dear open this envel
ope when you are well started It may
help cheer the journey
He hurried them through the gate
Carroll opened the envelope It con I
tained a check for 1000
Dear old daddy she murmured
Our only wedding presentlI
Chapter
21
HI3 winter months were spent at
T Monrovia where Ordo and his
wife lived for a time at the ho
tel
Carrpll soon became acquainted with
the life of the place Monrovia con
sisted of an upper stratum of mill
owners and lumber operators possess
ed of considerable wealth and some
cultivation a gawky middle estate of
storekeepers and the lumber mill op
eratives The class first mentioned
comprised n small coterie among
whom Carroll soon found two or three
congenlals Edith Fuller wife of the
bank cashier Valerie Catbcurt wboee
husband bad been killed In the civil
war Clara Taylor wife of the lead
Ing lawyer of the village and strange
ly enough Mimi Uelnzuiiin the six
teon year eld daughter of old Heinz
man the lumberman Though later
the old German and Orde locked In
serious struggle on the river they
continued to unor socially quite as
usual and the daughter of one and
the wife of the other never suspected
anything out of tho ordinary
Newmark received tin news of his
partners marriage wituuut surprise
but with n sardonic gleam In Ills eye
lie called promptly conversed polite
ly for u half hour and then took his
leaveHow
How do you like him asked Orde
lets ii very shrewd man
Orde laughed
I dont dislike him said Carroll
Ive not n thing against him But
we could never be In tbe slightest de
gree sympathetic He and I dont
dontDont
Dont jibe Orde finished for her
I didnt think < you would Joes not
much of a society hug
Newmark had rented n small one
story house situated just off Main
street Into this he retired as a snail
into its shell At first he took his
meals ut tho hotel but later he Im
ported an Impassive secretive man
servant who took charge of him com
plctcly Neither master nor man made
any friends Carroll and Orde out tor
n walk passed this quaint little place
Jack she begged Oil want a little
house like that for our very own i
We cant afford It sweetheart i
Not to own she explained Justito I
rent It will be next best to bavlngn
huvlngolbomo
homo of our own ty I
Wed have to have a girl dear
sand Orde and we cant even afford
tb fet f < T
A girl she cried Indignantly f
You couldnt do the houjigwork jfnd
r w
the cooking said Ore Youre nev
er done such a thing In your life nnd
I wont have my little girl staring
It wont be slaving It will bi file
just like playing housekeeping pro
tested Carroll And Ive got to learn
mostI
absurdly nnd I realize it now
Well see said Orde vaguely
Later Carroll brought the subject up
again armed with sheets of paper
covered with figures showing how
much cheaper It would bo to keep
houso than to board
You certainly make out n strong
case on paper laughed Orde strongI I I
you buy a rooster nnd n hen and she
raises two broods nt the end of a year
youll have twentysix and if they all I
breed even allowing halt roosters
youll have over 300 and It they all
breed youll have about 3500 and If
Stop stop cried Carroll covering
her cars
carsAll
equablyI
but thats the way It figures Funny
the earth Isnt overrun with chickens 1
Isnt ItI
Two days later Ordo took her one
block up the street to look at n tiny
little house tucked on u fifty foot lot
beneath the shadow of the churchI
Its mlgby little said be Ill have
to go out in the hall to change my col I i
lar 1
tarThey
They ended by renting the little I
house and Carroll took charge of It
delightedly What difficult les she overc c
came und what laughable and cryable
mistakes she made only those who
have encountered a like situation could
realize
Kind of fun being married Isnt
It said he
Kind of she admitted nodding j 1
gravely
The business of the firm was now In i
shape Boom arrangements bad been
made the tugs were In the water sup c
plies and equipments were stored I
away tbe foremen of the crews en j I
gaged and the crews themselves pretty
well picked out Almost before they
knew It January nnd February hndI I
110wnI
flownWo
Wo must pack up sweetheart said I i
Orde I I
OrdeIts
Its only yesterday that we came 1 I
ihe cried regretfully
At Ilcddlng they explored together
for three days the delights of the old
fashioned house Their Orde nssumecl 1
his woods clothes and marched off
down the street carrying his bag onI I 1
his back I 1
He looks like a conqueror of wll 1
dernesses cried Carroll straining her 1
eyes after his vanishing figure RlldI
denly she darted after him She ChIRPt
t t
cd him by till shoulders
Goodby she said Youll take
better care of my sweetheart than you
ever did of Jack Ordo wont you I 1
dear i
To bo ContinuedI
Us
t
Is This a Menace for Congressmen
A very drastic law for tho preven
tlon of drunkenness in Washington I
and the District of Columbia bus been
presented by Senator Galllnger of New 1
Hampshire It makes drunkenness in 1
the capital city a misdemeanor and
provides for the establishment of a
hospital for drunkards where commit
ments shall be for nut more than two
1
years and the District nuthorltles
will bave power to establish such lt1I
4
Institution as an adjunct to the great
Insane Asylum above the Eastern I
branch of the Potomac The lnmaVs
will be required to work
Irk
Joe Miller Was Not a Joker
Joe Miller who is generally believed I
to have been the soul of wit never
made a single Joke in his life He was I
nn actor and so grave In manner as 1
to become the butt of other peoples
hilarity When any witticism went
1
the round Miller was accused of Its
authorship and ho would never deny I
it He lived art exemplary life and J
died universally respected Hut no
sooner was he dead than appeared
Joe Millers Jests or The Wits Vndo
Mecum > compiled by Elijah JenkInsI
Esqthllt Is to say forged by John I
Mottle y the Jacobite Just as years be I
fore Ilobsons Polly Peucnum and
Ben Johnsons Jests bad been forged
J
The Miieullne Wig J
Civilization has to thank the French J
revolution and the subsequent wars
for masculine emancipation from tbeI I
wig It was partly the scarcity of
flour and the war tax on hair powder
that banished the powdered wig but I
partly also the leveling Influence of
Jacobinism I do not know the pres I
ent generation by sight wrote Will
pole lu 1701 complaining that the
young men lu their dirty shirts and
shaggy hair have leveled nobility as
much as the nobility in France have
Unfair
hazel aged seven while feeding the
cat at the dinner table was reproved
by her father who told her that the
cat must wait until later whereupon
tho small girl wept and said
I think it Is u shame just because
site ti a poor dumb animal to treat her
like n hired girl Harpers Magazine
But Did She
OIMy bend aches awfully she sigh
ed If you werent hero Id take my
hair off and rest It
What he cried
Oil mean down she correctid New
York Press
The corruption of tho best becomes
the worst Latin Proverb
Hartford Herald Only 1 Year
4M rYlai a
COMMENCEMENT
GREAT SUCCESS
Large Audiences Enjoy
Closing Exercises
FAMOUS HARTFORD COLLEGE
Reaches Thirtieth Event of
the Kind Display of
Local Talent
The thirtieth annual Commence
mend exercises of Hartford College
and county High School were held in i
DrBeans commodious opera house last
voekbeglnning with the baccalaureate
sermon delivered by Rev Virgil El
gin nt the Christian church Tho
sermon was one of the best ever
heard in Hartford and contained much
food for the minds of the students
who had marched In a body from the
college building to the church
On the first evening at the Open
Hat se the children of the first
aceind third and fourth grades under
Misses Alta Likens and Mattle
Moseley furnished an excellent en
tertalnmentconsistlng of songs drills
recitations and dialogues The pupils
in these grades gave the highest evi
dence of thorough training and close
personal attention upon the part of
the teachers during the school year
On Tuesday evening students in the
ffth8ixtb seventh and eighth grades
under Profs W R Hedrick
and A E Ellis entertained
in a manner entirely satisfactory to
tho largo audience which greeted ithom
The evening was spent with a number
of good dialogues and a drill by tho
Ehls each orwhom rarrloda
Japanese lantern and n clown drill
by tho boys both of which were es
pecially enjoyed Profs Ellis and
Hedrick have been very successful
with their pupils and they gave evi
dence of thorough training during
the exercises
Wednesday evening the girls of the
ninth grade gave a play entitled The
Ralnbo Kimono The play consisted
of two acts and was full of laugha
ble and interosJng incidents Follow
ing were the cast of characters
Nellie Van Tassel President of the
Rainbow Klmona Society Leila
Glenn Ruth Ashton the Vice Priest
dent Daisy Wedding Alice Marlon
the Treasurer Fiona Taylor Isabel
Sutro tae Secretary Esle Hudson
Beat Ice Courtney the Class PoetMary
Elizabeth Felix Olive MercerPiesldent
of till Basket Ball Team Ama Riley
Winifred Turner Student Corlane
Woodward Edith Jones the Now
Senior Catherine Pendloton Rose
Jackson Miss Penelopes Impish little
colored mrld Mildred Elgin All 01
the girls did well and the char
acterization of the VII lacs parts was
exceedingly well done
Thursday evening the i eye and girls
of the tenth and eleventh grades
gave a play In three acts entitled
the Professor This was also Well
presented and enjoyed by a large audi
once Cast of characters Professor
John Grlndem Principal of Rafton
High School a man who does the
work of ten Rhea Hatcher Mrs
Martha Morton Grlndem his wife
who knows very little about the school
rosy Alice Taylor Mrs William
Morton his motherinlaw who has
never visited Dear John before
Beatrice Haynea Professor Markam
Wright his assistant who Is scholar
ly nnd absentminded Harry Glenn
Galllger Gurdy a blacksheep Estill
Barnett Margaret Woodward other
wise Babe a Freshman Lela Magan
Mr Frank Sawyer president of the
graduating class Devert Moseley
Bessie Tappan class historian Myrtlo
Williams Miss Millicent Cameron
from Philadelphia a favorte pupil
Annie Allen ElglnMlss Sophia Spald
Ing teacher of elocutlonllattio Glenn
J P Thompson Esq president of
tho Board of Education Herbert
Felix Mary tho maId Beatrice
Haynes fame Hensel leading lady
In She Stoops to Conquer Bessie
V Taylor Carpenters Messengers
Florists and Attendants
The graduating exerclseswhlch were
free to all took place Friday evening
with the following program
March Hollaendor Incovntlon Rev
J W Bruner Vocal SoloDreaming
Welllngs Oration Aviation McHenry
Holbrook Instrumental SoloHark
Hark tho Ltark Schubert Liszt Ora
tion Silent Influences Emma Alice
Keown Vocal Solo Doris Norm Ora
tion Pannran Canal Hattie T
Glenn Vocal 8010Hls Eyes Met
Mine Crunfeld 0 ration Success
Bessie V Taylor Instrumental Solo
loszkowekl Oration Enfanchlee
meat of Woman Nellie Eo Smith
Vocal Solo Conzonetta Alycr Hel
arlnd OratIonrModerinlzatlon of Ja
pan Levi Oscar Coleman Music
Each member of the graduating
class handled his subject in a man >
ncr that olrewell for himself nndS
the faculty
The diplomas wero Boardti ti w f
J S Glenn chairman of the Board
cf Education in his usual happy man
liar >
Among those who deserve special
mention for assistance in preparing
and rendering the various programs
are Mrs J S Glenn and Mrs Halley
E Brown who helped materially in I
coaching the young people In the two
plays and Miss Margaret Nail Mrs J
Virgil Elgin Miss Thompson nnd
ethers who assisted In furnishing the
m
a s
To Rural Route Patrons
I tie the desire of the Postal De
partment that patrons of rural de
livery paint their boxes and the s
paste to which they are attached a
pure white color This course if
pursued will not only result In a
benefit to the patron in serving to
protect his box and post from dam
age by the weather but will give to
all boxes a uniform color and servo
to fix their identity In all parts i
of the country as United States niull
boxes and will give them a much
renter and slghtller appearance than
they now possess It Is also desir
i ed that patrons be Induced to im
print their names and box numbers
on boxes In black block letters about
two Inches high
It is also desired that you en
deavor to Induce road officials to
paint upon the posts of boxes which
are located at crossroads but not +
attach signs thereto the names of
the towns or villages to which the
crossroads lead with an indicator
showing the direction
directiona
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PLANS ARE COMPLETE
For the Dedication of Kentuckys
New Staje Capitol on
June 2d
Frankfort Ky May GTho ox
ecutive committee for the Capitol
dedication ceremonies met Wednes
day afternoon but took no positive
action owing to the unavoidable ab
sence of the secretary J M Van
Derveer Another meeting will be
hold Thursday afternoon at which
some of the final plans will be ir
on foot It has been decided to
make the whole affair a most digni
tied one and to that end invitations
will be sent to all tho former Govern
ors of the State and to n number of
other noted men of the State asking
them to come and take part In the
ceremonies Tnere will be no parade
as was first supposed but carriages
will be provided for the Invited guests
Invitations will also be sent to all
the commercial clubs of the various
tier of the State asking them to
send representatives and to stir up
interest in the matter
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sweeten the breath and create a heal
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of gastric juice thereby inducing good
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Our Tobacco Exports
The United States leads the world a
In exporter of tobacco having sup
plied over 41000000 worth of tobacco k
and manufactures of tobacco which
entered international markets last
year
yearIn
In the exportation of manufactured
tobacco Cuba Is ut the head of the
list with a total cf 513000000 com
pared with C000000 in the United
Kingdom 47CO000 for the United
States 2500000 for the Netherlands
2160000 for Egypt 1000000 each for
Germany and Brazil 1250000 for
France 1000000 for Japan Of the
tobacco exported from the United
States about 11 per cent Is in tho
manufactured form nid from Cuba
about 45 per cent
rIo tobacco crop of the United
I
I States in 3908 was 718000000 pounds
valued nt 74000000 the value of
domestic manufactures according to
tho census of 1905 311000000 tho
revenue derived from domestic tobac
co In 1908 JfiO000000 and the total ft
duties collected on Imported tobacco
In the fiscal year 1900 23250000 f
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