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A Little Ingenue ■y BELLE MANIATES Copyright. IWB, by P. G. Eaatmeut Back In the midst of a hundred oak: ttood the rambling old farmhouse. It: Uwn stretching Into gardens, its car dens Into orchards, orchards Into mend ows and meadows Into forest. In thl Meal old country place dwelt Ellhv. Wilkes, a stern, puritanical old man. his timid, docile wife and tlieir or phaned granddaughter. Helene I.n\v fence, who, despite the fact that her upcoming bad been strictly and nor lowly supervised by her grandfather and that she had been allowed uo piny mates, was blooming Into a winsome affectionate maidenhood. The last month had been one of de ll«fat to her. One day an automobile had broken down near the bouse, and Ms occupant, a beautiful young woman from the city, had stayed there while bar chauffeur had returned for re pairs. How It was accomplished was a mys tary, but Mlsa Marshall bad won the aid man's consent to ber becoming r. boarder at The Oaks for a few weeks, as she was In search of Just such r. place for test and quiet after a guy MMOB. The night before her return to her home she took a beautiful stroll through the woods with Helene, whose eyes lasted la wistful meditation upon her companion. "Louise," she said In soft voiced tones, "I am lonely and sad at the thought of your leaving us." "My dear little Ingenue, 1 wish 1 could persuade your grandfather to let yoa accompany me. It Is preposterous to think you have been shut up In one plaoa. no matter how lovely It may be, for the whole of yo»ir life—never to have been to the city,'even, or to have seen any young men save the farmers about hare." "Oh, Louise," said the young girl, with a bright blush, "I went to the little station today, and I saw the MM THEY CAMS TO A PILLIK TRKB HR VUaiD HXH TO BIT DOWN. grocer. He has recently come there. Snob a Bne color aud such beautiful eye*! Hare you seen him?" "Tea," replied Louise, the muscles Of her face rigid la ber effort to main tain composure. "I went to the sta tlon the ether day, and I saw him." "He Is going to came to the places about here every day now to take or ders. be says. Don't yon think him a •as man?" '.j# 7 "Little Hlfsntts, I can see how you think htm handsome, bat In my world Is the city tbere are far handsomer mea than be." The young girl shook hay hi ml In arednlously. The next day Louise Marshall left The Oaks for her home and took Helena with her to tbe station, a distance of three miles through a stretch of cool dark trees. The little Ingenoe gaaed sadly after the train that was bearing •way one who had made life so dif ferent and eo Interesting to ber. She had to leave the horse at the black smith's to be shod, so she returned on foot through the woods. As she walk ed slowly beneath tbe canopy of < the •live tinted lewpa she beard footsteps coming quickly behind her. It was the grocer! "I Jnst drove In from tbe next town and saw yon as you were leaving tbe depot, and I overtook yon to eee If I might not walk with yon." The little Ingenue was vary tired and waa willing at bis bidding to walk more slowly. When they came to a fallen tree he urged her to sit down and test. Knowing well that this was an opportunity that would never come to her again, sbe yielded to the temptation to sit down beside him. The grocer was a qnlet man, hot abe prattled ingenuously of ber life, ber friend and ber home. Once when the turned to look at him his face was slightly turned from her. Sbe contem pts ted with fascination his well shsp ed bead, with Its dark brown hair. Suddenly be turned, bis eyes looking lull into here. She paled, and than the warm color sudused ber (ace and brought a shining look Into her eyes. _"I She manured can . •& "Welt," be urged. "Will you not: tell me your name—your first nameT" "Helene." "Helene. tell me If this hour ws ! have spent here In the woods alon< has been a pleasant one to you." "The plensuntest hour," she said frankly, "that I ever have spent" "Helene. would you like a lifetime of I such hours?" "Oh," she gasped, "no one's life could be that!" "Yours shall be, Helene. Will yor leave home for me—to be my wife?" Helene was very grave now. "Yoi should not talk like that to me," she said reprovingly. "You should not say that. We do not know each other." "Helene," he protested, "I knew you the moment I looked into your eyes. Come to me without knowing rue Take me on trußt." "I must not. They would never let me." "Lenve that to me. Tell me you wl| marry me. and I will win their con sent." Sbe sighed incredulously and looked i at blm wistfully. «**••••< When Louise bad been bome a few days she received a letter which rear as follows: My Dear Louise—l promised you thai If my grandfather should ever relent and consent 1 would pay you a visit. I car now fulflll that promise. I am golnff u marry the grocer very soon, and I write to see if I may come to you while I make my simple preparations. My grandfather thought you might advise me what to purchase. Once more I sign myself thr name you gave me, THE LITTLE INGENUE. Dismay at the thought of the beau tlful yoovt girl wedding the grocei made Louise oblivious to the entrance of her favorite cousin, Itoger Crofton 1 until be spoke. She handed him tb< letter. "I recall that grocer perfectly," she said, with a sigh—"good looking, 1 admit, and rather well educated. bu< not her equal! It shall not be!" "How can you prevent It, I/rnlse?" "I'll introduce her to the world wben sbe comes, and then by contrast sh< will see her mistake." Sbe began ordering some simple bui elegant evening gowns for the debut ot the youug girl. When she arrived Lou Ise saw in the transcendent beauty thai radiated from ever;- feature that shi had no passing fuuey to overthrow The days that followed brought t round of gayety, and Helene was pleas ad and Interested In this new Hfe, bm one day she ctune to LoqiSe with spar kllng eyes. "He Is coming Tuesday to take m» aooncement. But sbe re-enforced her courage. Tuesday night sbe waa tc give a brilliant evening. ' The grocer would appear In the midst of the ele gant cultured men. and Helene would see the contrast. The fateful night arrived, and Helene ! moved among the guests radiant and j expectant. Late In the evening she saw the grocer enter the big hall. Lou isa, noting the sudden disappearance of her little friend, divined the reason, and when the guests had departed sbe went In search of the girl and ber grocer lover. As she approached a little screened retreat Helene stepped forth, her eyes like stars. "Louise, here he Is!" Louise entered the dimly lighted room. A tall form came forward, and sbe looked Into the eyes of ber cousin Roger. "I don't understand!" she exclaimed, taking his outstretched hand. "The grocer!" "I went to the little station near The Oaks one day," he explained, "to rec onnolter and see what held so great an attraction for you there. I found It an elegant place to fish and loaf and ' concluded to remain and have Cather by Join me. I found the grocer, to whom I applied for lodging, In despair because his clerk had left. I took charge of his store while he want to look up some help, and my first cus tomer was our little friend here. Well, it was a case of love at first sight with me, and I wooed her In the role of gro cer from a whim. I revealed my true position to her grandfather, and be found my credentials acceptable, but I did not let Helene know my Identity until tonight. I came here to confide In you the other day. and from another whim resolved to let you try your skill at effecting a change of heart. I thought It a good opportunity to show my worldly wise cousin the power of love." i The Chlnpasice. Liberia Is the home of the cblmpan see. of the benutlful monkey known . as Dandy Jack, of the water chev 1 retains and such strange beasts as the manatee and the armadillo. The chim panzee Is said to bear a near relation to man. and people who do not enter tain that view will be able to gange ! the sagacity of the animal from the following Interesting anecdote: "I saw a young female chimpanzee from tha Cavalla river In the possession of tht 1 German consul at Cape Palmas. It would have been difficult to meet with a more hnman creature not ac- ' tually of the genus homo. This chlm- ' panzee lived In ber owner's bousa as ' a child might have done, with a negro ' nurse to look after ber. She was gen- 1 erally allowed complete liberty and ' Aid not abuse this freedom by break- ' Ing or siiolllng anything within her ' reach and, strange to say, was won- ' derfully dean In her habits, a virtue ' too ofter wanting In chimpanzees. ' Puppe would come when bar name * was colled and fling herself Into her ' master's arms. I'uppe's sympathy ' with strangers was discriminating. If ' she liked the person Introduced she ' would climb on his knee and tender 1 charming caresses, pushing out tha ' long lips la a pout to be kissed." ' AUCTION SALE will sell at Public Auction on the ranch of Jacob Oestreich, deceased, 5 miles northwest of Paha and 10 miles southwest of Ritz ville, the following described property, on TUESDAY £- 1 NOVEMBER O Beginning at lO o'clock Sharp 14 Head work mules 7 Head of horses 2 Two-year-old mules 1 Yearling mule 2 Suckling mule colts 1 Suckling horse colt 1 Two-year-old horse colt 1 Yearling horse colt 1 Saddle horse 3 Milch cows 2 Calves 10 Head hogs 4 Dozen chickens 3 Wheat racks 1 Top buggy " uu 1 Superior 20 disc drill 1 Monitor 20 hoe drill TFRMS* All sums of 10 and under ' cash - Al *sums over $10 time will 1 - ,IXITI,J# be given to the 1-st of October, 1908, on bankable notes with approved security, bearing 10 per cent per annum, interest from date of sale. A discount of 5 per cent for cash on all sums over $10. MRS. NELLIE OESTREICH COL. Wm. F. YOHNKA, Auctioneer. TREE GROWING. An Inquiry comes to us from a read er who Is undoubtedly Interested In the tree planting gospel Inquiring whether spring or fall Is the best time for planting the needs of the soft and hard maple and box elder. These seeds of the latter two varieties, which are matured In the fall, may be sown any time In the fall before It freezes up or In the apring. In the latter case they should be put In the ground as early as possible. With the soft maple, whose seeds ripen iu June, the snvlng may be done In the fall, provided rare has been taken lu saving the seed, which Is likely to spoil unless It is thoroughly dry when put away. If a good stand cannot be got from soft maple seed carried over. It Is better to make a sowing as soon as possible after the seed falls In June, when It Is strong and vigorous and there has been no opportunity for It to spoil. NERVOI'S HORSES. That sklttishness in horses Is not al ways due to unadulterated meanness and pure cussedness, as many are wont to think, but rather to real fright, was Illustrated in an Incident noted the oth er day in which a horse standing near a railway depot was literally scared to death. The mogul engine of a through freight which had stop|»ed at the sta tion for coal and water gave a prolong-; ed, loud and shrill whistle. The horse la question, a three-year-old colt, show ed great fright, fell to Its knees and expired in a few seconds, its nervous organism having been so affected as to cause Its heart to stop beating. While instances of this kind are rare, they re veal a condition that should be taken I into account by all teamsters and drlv an. Other house hold goods too numerous to mention Free Lunch at Noon VALVE OF TESTED SEED. The difference in yield between an average of two aud of three stalks in each hill through a Held, however large or small, is approximately the differ ence betweeu fifty and seventy-flve bushels per acre, or 50 per ceut of the smaller yield. Yet In spite of an ob ject lesson so plain there are tena of thousands of farmers all through the corn belt who are this year complacent ly husking an average of thlrty-flve or forty I ushels per acre who might Just as well be gettlug double or nearly double the yield If they would exercise care In the one point of a proper se lection and testing of their seed corn. There Is no more work Involved In preparing the ground for and In plant ing good seed than In planting that which is poor, nor In tilling a good rather than a poor stand of corn; hence the quality of seed used Is resiK>nstble to greater degree than any other factor for the miserably low average yield of corn re|>orted by crop statisticians for the country as a whole. MEANNESS. A man was In a hardware store the other day buying some articles, among them a steel trap. When the articles were wrap|>ed he told the clerk that he would have to throw the trap in, and as he was quite Insistent In bis de mand the clerk, for the sake of policy and of keeping the man's patronage, took no pay for the trap. What doe* this me in? Simply that the farmei had a mean, niggardly spirit and would beat down a price every time he got a chance, not that he himself intended tu be v. ore g»:icroos In turn to his cus tomers. Not so! Tin* general public has little sympathy with this'kind of u; :u. they have no tears tp shed when lie g?»ts taken dowu a notch 1 Four bottom disc plow 1 Three bottom disc plow 1 Two bottom disc plow 1 16 inch walking plow 1 10 foot sod cutter I 24 foot wood harrow I 14 foot iron harrow I 16 foot weeder I 5 foot Standard mower I Deering rake nearly new I 14 ft. McCormick header 3 Header boxes I Chatham fanning mill and sacker BXAukLoLwood _ I Set buggy shafts 9 Sets work harness I Man's saddle I Boy's saddle 1 Iron bed stead 2 Wooden bed steads 1 Bed lounge 2 Center stands 2 Sewing machines 2 Rocking chairs 7 Chairs 1 Extention table 1 Wash stand 1 Coal heater 1 Range stove 1 Small rocker 1 Kitchen cabinet .'-vr • < 1 Brooder TI»PIONEER NATIONAL BANK ItiifuilU, Wit a el). Capital $75,000.00 Surplus $25,000.00 O. H. Green*, President. C. E. Shipmc n, Vice-Preiideut. W. H. Martin, Cashier. Safety Depotit Vault Separate for Customers. Saving* Departwent. First National Bank RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON Capital and Surplus, 9150,000 Is the oldest, largest National Bank in Adams county. Offers its customers every facility consistent with conservative banking. Places loans for term of years on farm and city property under especially favorable i ontracts. Pays interest on time deposits: Its officers are experienced and courteous and its directors are among the most substantial business men in the county. J. D. BASSCTT, President U. K. LOOSE. Vice President A. T. KENDRICK, Cashier