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THE SEATTLE STAR
Okl . JIT UTAH PUIILtaiItNO CO.
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I, BVKIIY Ari'KHNOON BXCMPT BUN DAT.
TUI.KIMIUNUgi
business IVpa. tment-Hiiiisci, Main 14.**, Hub in-ndi-ut IIS*. ™SlmJ^»»*^
I '„' i, .' i... ,i .ni. ;,i :-■,,-■ | ktatn HA-%
Th* HI sre Kaaisrn olllces. UW llaritttid building. I liioagj. I UIOU-U*
bttll.liiis. New Voih. tt. ll IVrteilleij rurvlsn *Ut erllalit*
HAf.t.AIIII UTAH Atir.NC* JUI Uallanl at* Hulisel, Ret 111
*" Una cant per coity, sis vmls per week, or Iwanlv-llvs ceul* p*r ... nit,
Heiim.,t by mall ur cairler*. Nti lr*a tuple*.
'"'Tii M Ml, m'n.sCHlill.UH ll>* da la when your aubaviliillitii isi'ir** is
en in* atttln-M laltd of each p*p*r. When llial dale iiiiui. If >;'.ir auka.tp
llait lisa nul asnlti Iteen pal.t In atlvwnce. vuiir name la lakru limn I lis list.
A than** of rtate ott jh* addrfs Isliel Is a reret|i|a . ..„,._. _ J HI, .
tnler.tl at it.. IMsiulilca m Hiaitle. \\ ii.luualou. as aevtmd-class malt.r,
A BEGGARLY TEN PER CENT
•■* ■ ■ -iiwisswiai ii mmm
While Ihe Yankee* are sluuttlng about the sunesa of th* Amer
ican lm anion, and chuckling our Ihe flow of Pnglllh. tlcrman and
■"ran-- gold Into American pofkrls, there ara .ouia facta thai mtsbl
Berve ta Hurll their evuberance.
Stiuth Ametlia, In a trade way, should belong to this country —
body, soul anil breeches. It sh.ti. not be possible fur any country
on the globe to undersell America, or to poaaaai Hade facilities e^ual
to Ihe \ .11,1.1. -
Hut Kurope does get Into that great market, and With both feet,
at that. Pump* sends cargoes whera the Palled States send ear
loads, ami there doea not seem to be any Immediate prospect of Im
provement.
Out of t350.0W.000 of Imports Into thran markets the Pnlted
Elates gets a beggarly TPN PER CENT. Worse yet. some Ameiltan
foods find their way Into South American clllea through Puropeau
commission housea. We do not seem to have sense or energy enough
to get thl* business direct.
Here Is the trouble, according to trade paper* of national stand
ing
The Yankee wants to HÄ» bus! Ncsa accord Inn to Ms own Idea*.
lie forgets, often, that ba Is a seller, and lhat the purchaser Is In a
position to dictate. He does not study his markrt enough.
The European merchant* and manufacturers hay* dealt all ihelr
Urea wllh people of many tongue*. Tbey are content to humor their
customers; to mike buying as dry •* possible; to give the length Of
credit desired; to pack gootls as they want, no matter how foolish
their Ideas may seem. Europe accommodate. Itaelf to conditions and
environment.
The Putted Stat., haa not yet learned the lesson, and that »«•
plains th< 10 per cent. The buslne-sa Is there, wbeneier Pin le Sam's
bright business men make up their miti'ls that they want It and
MUST HAVE IT.
MAKE EM PAY UP
Its up to tbe taipayera of the <wio\y to tak* their hats off ta
i' i- much-maligned body, the board of rqualltatlon. tf th. >■■-•■!
planted yesterday sprouts and grow-* the burden of tavatlon which
now falls moat heavily upon the manufacturer and small bom* own
er wtll be shifted to tbe proper shoulders and Justly distributed.
There should be no slackening In Ihe pace set. The tai dodginf
of tbe Oreat Northern and other big railroad companies haa long
been notorious. Every business man and manufacturer In lb. city
has suffered tram It High taie. have long retarded the commercial
development of the rlty, especially la the line of manufacturing.
The failure of tbe assessor to tat the big corporations owning
and operating public utilities bas kept up tax rates.
Tbe member* of the t.j .c j' - . board have strutk a popular
chord.
mm nm i im ■ ■ B
Chief of Police Delaney may h»v» Ms faults, but lark of the rt»ur-
IT ■>« W. own convlctlona and frankntsa ar* not aiming thetn. In
the language of ihe street, th* chief "mad* aho nol only with his
subordinate*, but with lb* publl--. when be laid the detettlie* who l*t
m prisoner esu a;» from them tn Korih Dakota to either bring back
their wo. or an In farming.
(v STAR. DUST v
Judge Parker didn't abut up any
tea well. They are digging up
speeches made by him four year. I
•**
The story aboat th* goat eating
dyaan, stick, ha. made Its ap
pearance. July. August and Sep
tember comprise tbe open season
for thla tale.
Maybe In '* Joe Cannon won Id
have accepted the v|re i -•-.-'•: •-..!
nomination If he had beard six
month, ago all the nice thing. ESI
-hn Root told Air banks about the
Job. _
A WORD FROM JOSH Wl3-*.
Time file. only
when you've pre. nam
fer It. It loaf* when
v .11 .1 i.
A mirror trust I. to be organized.
Something »l.w to be looked Into.
NOT ON A TYPEWRITER.
A letter from 1.-■:.•• Hill can't
appear for the reason that we ran t
read it—b'nccdvllle (Ttnn.) Tlraca.
AT THE SUMMER HOTEL.
"Thl. 1. a pretty .well place."
"Yea, there's lot. of style here."
"I'm sorry I rarne. for I wanted a
nice, quiet place, where I could do
as I pleaae. 1 suppone everything
here is done it. gruel form." ,
"No. It Isn't. From my evperlcnte
here I i,i-i,i .- lhat If a man did ev
erything In good form here at this
hotel he'd wear a hunting atiit to
breakfast. an outing suit to lunch
eon and a diving suit to dun,
Kotiropatktn—Well. I think we'll
have to fall back on Harbin.
Prime Ilorls—Oh. ye«; Harbin.
Jeffries trained there for a fight
with Monroe. I ..■•■• Iy springs there.
If I had not hfett and talked with
the "Iluttermllti Man.' I would be
tempted to think he was a woman,
ha ha. so completely got the start
ar O. it,. ■ by having the last word.
—Kra/. Krank.
Judge -Parker wilt rial! tb* Rt
t,nuU fair la October. More pub
licity.
RIDING TH' BCMFEB&
Why poke fun at the republicans
for notlflylng Fairbanks of his
nomination? Maybe be didn't know
about IL
(Krsry Krank Is enjoying a larld
Interval and also a vacation In the
country. .-(he has written the 8. li.
M lhat the folUialng Is one of a
series of pastoral poem, tbat she
will contribute from time to lime.
Help' Help! —a I). Ml
AT MEADOW BROOK RANCH.
Th* mow la full of new-cut hay.
And children o'er It playing;
The .pple tree tt. fruitful bough
Right temptingly keeps aaaylag.
*
The cattle crop a second growth
Where "Meadow Ilrook" t* flow
ing.
And squirrels rob Ihe hazel btiab
or ait it. finest showing.
The plga. Ihe i bit kens and the gee*.
Are uasd to highest living;
And I'll make oath that all the row.
Tho sweetest milk are giving.
And, my. Oh. my! they tell me, too.
The aphis* necessary
Among ptilKti ants who run
The ant world and Its dairy.
— KRA/.Y KIIAN'K.
•According to Webster, an aphis
Is a small beast which precipitates
honey-dew, and It Is also classified
a* a "plant-louse." The reader can
figure out which species Krazy
meant ft. 11. M.
.Nt ALLAH I
(Hnl'ouii Al il.. Li.l springs t
new nun today. We'll lake his tturd
for It llial It's a slialght pniapbrase
from the Isnd of tenia, whirling
tli-l t l.liea. sand aim ins tint horse
tlili>\cs. —H. 11. M.|
(Again)
"An rinpty wagon make* I tit
most iinisti on ihe ,nbblaatonaa,"
(And 111.v ■«• lii.lii
(JHURCHES
Orn.f M, t:. Itev, 11. I', iltas*. At
I9UI a. in., 'i'aln -Hplllt ami the
t'lillst Hpltlt," S p. 111, llilrtl and
lust st'ttiioti un siilijet t \l I, ,! „ -
Iltsl .M.Hi.i.list I'lulesttinl llet.
T, P. Ilevelle. At 11 a. In, llt<v, 11.
J. Ilartaal of Taxaa win piemh on
Ihe subject, "Th* Dlvln* Iletiulrv
liient,"
Pretiiunt <'hi lal Inn-J. at. kfarrla.
At .11 a. in., "I'tulal'a lilurluus
l.'hunh;" evening sen be, "choosing
a M.l.i.i
St Milks ll.v J P. D. t.lwyd,
Al II a. in. "Th* titiaprl Accord.
Ing lv Ut. Puul;" I p. m.. 'The
Pharisee uu,) tli«» Itepiiltlli an.
Ninth Itiptlsl—At 11 a. tn, Itev,
11 11. • "tillhm Hill preach nil the aub
|eci ' I'rrvtilllug Pruyer," alt p. m,
m Ptilun Young I'eiiple'a meeting
will lie held. Al Ip. 111. there »111 b*
a t'nliiii 11. V. P. M. convention. It*v.
Ituliiul ijmni of \ H,--,ut., |i. p.
litn* MitH-l Ptesbylerlan — Itar. V,
la Forbes. |i. IK At II a. Nt,, "Bom*
I'lMitlderatluiis About Church
Wuik." 7 30 p. in. "The Usu* of
ihe Doctrine uf Ih* Divinity of
i'hi Ist."
Trinity Parish Itev H, 11. flow,
en. At 11 a. m., "Tweti* Hour* in
tba Day." ?;!• p. m., "Muught Out."
Pvangfll. al Asauclatlon—H. IT,
llnmsthtit h. Al 11 a. tn, "nnlna;*
l p. in. "Th* Value of Works In tha
Plan nf Hiilintlon."
Plrst Presbyterian Church— Psa
lor. Itev M. A. Matthew*, D. D Itev,
tiit in June*, tit* assistant pastur,
will preach. At II a. m, aub|a.t,
"Th* Word of tlod," a p. ni, Thl
Might of Hod'a Power."
Itev B It Hut tan will preach at
the hill nf Ih* Volunteer* on Mali,
bath evening, subject. "What 11*.
t-anie of Th»*» Who Palled tv tl*t
Into Ih* Ark.*
Rarwsn CalHall* M**ting*
Bl Mary a Parish-He* W. J Mil*
Church corner at Twentieth avenu*
anl J>, ks.Mi itretl I.arte Hiss* , 1
•erm.'tt trhllilr.it • mini. • »> a re
('|i»*i..tr! I 5 9 p it* Instruction
and t>*ft*dit-ll..>ii. T re p at
Church if Qaf ' - t ■ el Climmmt tlatp-
Thlrd ateti >• aed VVaahlnglen «tr..t
•unj., Imp mm at I a m and t
* Bt . high onus UK i m tkttidsr
».!..-•( » a a ■ .*»•**. ll i» at
Week tttt. msa* 7 S 111
Hatred lI'SH church- R.v clew A
il. • 111 lan and „..., i .
mas*, tap. sa. Vesper*. • ">,.-. sod
b*nedlcttnn.
Church ef Ih* Immaruta'e C itii f
t. . I- . A- Ssrevra t- 7J» srd I I
a *■ . I - m maa*: earn, high una,
aad aerenen. ]at . as, raaary aw*
a.. . .......
M-eattl* 1.-ivt s . of |h* Theoanphlcal
Motlety wUI meet at 111 l Third ay.
*nue, Sunday at I p nt. Ther* win
be a let-turw on |he subject "C«*mi*
i-niit. luuttirM,- by Thomas A.
turn*..
LITTLE TALES
| TERSELY TOLD
MRS. N. I. I Til, an old resident
of Wilbur, died yesterday at her
horn* there. • be a* a native of
litomuk- __
THBCO.NOEEOATIONAL.ocIny
of t.i i- i ta building a new par
sonage on tterond stre»-t. The
building wtll be a modern two-story I
frame.
THE SPORTSMEN and farmer*
of I'ierte itointy are <v canning lo
[aecqre a provision for a bounty oa
| coyote at alpa. aa the animala are
destroying Ihe wild game and do
meatlc animal, at a ruinous rale,
IJEIT. W. V. COaiETT. of tha
artillery mrpe. haa been transferred
! from Fort Flagler to Fort Casey,
[ where be will relieve I . .- ft, 11.
I Raymond. LleuL Raymond gnea la
I Flagler to become ordnance officer.
JCI.IAN UACHKLX. .n Inmate of
i the Insane asylum at Medical iaka,
[axed :•'.. died Thursday. It la un-
I -derstood that he cornea of wealthy
English parentage and that while
traveling In New Zealand his mind
became affected tbri-ugh rtposiire.
Cable* have been sent to hi* rela
tive*
PROSPF.f TOILS and woodsmen are
fleeing before the fierce forest f ■■ •
thai are raging In the Kontenay
mountains. It C. A large section ol
Hume and a number of t shins have
been destroyed.
FOnF„ST FIR Kit are burning near
Dothell. at Month Prairie, and in the
neighborhood of Ikmlder, on the
Monte Crlsto line.
Theodore Maganas offered as a
defense for selling salmon 1*«« than
10 Inrhes In length that Ihe fish
were deatt and had no objection lo
being wild. Thl. did not satisfy
Jostle* Cordon, who fined htm 123
and cost*.
Itecsuse J. E. Martlno wa. not ar
reted until prosecution for assault
' and battery, wllh which he was
charged, wa. barred by th* statute
of limitations, he wa. discharged by
Justlr* Our.lnn yesterday.
Officer W. 11. Chlpman arrested
O. C Herndon and F. 11, Btttart at
Port Oamble yesterday for robbing
tb* cash gas meter In the People's
cafe last week. Ktuart admitted his
guilt, but Herndon denied any part
In the crime, except to help spend
Ihe money.
Men's I. 00 Hats et %IM.
To t lute out broken lines snd
make room fur fall dock Is the why
i:. N. Ilrooks A Co.. 1131 fed Ay. •••
New SI- Star*
A Hurl Patkard "Knrrerl Shape"
alio* slur* fur men haa been opened
at 111 l First avenue. •••
Till: SKATTMS STIAH^SA TURDAY. AUGUST 13. 104.
j Phoebe of the Three
Pigeons
04.1 11,11,. 1 , •.,,, 1,
in SKWPI.I, 'itli
Copyright, 111112. by Prank l.r*!l*
I'liMi -ii.i-i. 11.,.i .
The landlord Ol the Three Pigeons
m 111 ni in ti,.. doorway watchlag tin*
I ill litiow till hll unit kid the recent
tetrest of a June shower. The heal
of hoofs drew his gam from lb*
• astern sky .ml he turned to look
tliiwn lite high road v In. li stretched
uway to the south As Ihe Hilar
approached a fioan appeared on
the landlord's florid fare.
"Hood dsy to you, Neighbor Tun
sten," wss the i beery salutation of
Ihe young mvii as lm alighted under
ih* swinging sign.
"Hugh," grunted ths landlord,
' you • 1.1.- *« If good horses were a.
plenty aa worthies* dragoons."
'Neither horse nor msn Is spared
In Hi* service •if Hie Continental
gove*Rment." returned the rider, a
"in. li of auger In hi* tone. "Hut
•WHAT!" TIIPNHEHEti TH V. ASTONISHED LAKDLORO.
Iba beast I. well blown," he con
tinned more pleaaantty. "I counted
on en hanging her hero for a fresh
mount."
"to' Then yon mad* a miscount
of It, Master Wad* "
"Rut my buslnesa pre***-*. Yon
well know Ihla quarter la not safe
fur such a* I these daya""
"Then such aa yon should stay
away. If rem had. my stable would
not now be empty."
'How* Have th* raldera paid you
a 11.if I am 111 planned lo hear 11.
Neighbor Tunsten. but I fear some
of our patrtota have little respect
for f ■ - wbo bold Tory senti
ments."
"I am neither Tory nor rebel."
growled Tunsten.
"Well, well." replied W.de. "be
It »>. I shall have to risk an hour.
atay with you. There', grain la
yon bin. y»t. I hop*?"
"Help yourself, that's what the
other* do."
When the dragoon returned from
the stab!* be *ank with a sigh of
satisfaction In a rhalr by a table
and asked: "And how la It wllh
Mlsstrraa Phoebe?"
"You need not concern ymtr-self
with Mlstre*. Phoebe. Master Wade
Her Interest* are not with roving
rebela."
"Perhapa not; but I'll wager
there*, one she", not forgotten."
' Think yoti so* We »l!h>-e In,
yon Intend to sup?"
"Why. yea. I think my purse ran
affording something tnodeat "
"Phoebe! Phoebe." i ailed the
landlord.
The young womsn'camo" in with
downcast ryes and flushed checks
"Well. well. Mlstreaa I'hAehe. It
Is gootl to see yuti .gain,"aald Wade
ni he rose and strt-ul, heil out his
band. ,
"There »re cakea arid ruld meat
pie." sir." salt) li, ■ •without look
ing up. '„ «
For a moment W*de! I -■'- ■ l
blankly from father to daughter and
then gave hla order In sullen tOBBB.
Thn landlord, who bad watched
tbem I-.th keenly, smiled grimly.
From lime to lime as he ste. ibe
• u-.-.-ti glanced nervously at Ibe
door. When be had finished he left
the landlord silently smoking hla
pipe in the rear of the tup-room ami
went outside where, from the grem
lin vtc red doorway, he could com
mand a view nf the Imad for a quar
ter of a mile to the south. He bail
■ tood there but a few minutes when
he heard a rustling on the other r.lde
nf Ihe In lis
"Nathan!" whlspcre-l a volte al
must In his cur.
"What! Phoebe?" he eirtalmed
mid mad* v liinveineiil lo gii iirotlltd
the stleeli of vines.
"Sit h h," whispered ihe volte.
"Slay where you are. Here- here's
my band," mi 11 plump pink hand
was poshed through the Iriilea
Wade giaapett uml i„ ..i 11.
"Htop. stop. Nullum, and listen.
Why ar* you here?''
"Pliat tell me why you are there?"
"Ilecatise I am dtaohttylug my
father."
"Then let me disobey him, too,
snd come around with yon,"
"Nn, no. He 11.mi.1 un -i you and
suspect me. Stay there and an
ewer." .
"Then he lm* nol wholly mad* a
Tory of you yet?"
"Nathan, I am going If you do nol
answer. Why are you here?"
"Heruus* I ration! go on UtlHI my
bors* Is rested."
"lio on where?"
'To Tappan."
"Then you rode from lb* couth?"
"Yea. would you have tide to the
south"
"llut you did. Why?"
"Ilccauae I waa sent. Phoebe."*
"Into the Hiltlah linear*
"Yea."
'Oh. Nathan, what If yon bad
been caught?"
"llut 1 waa not. Phoebe."
"No. but If you had? Oh, I wish
I knew when or how—"
The „. .. „, „ died unfinished on
her !.„■• In the distance, far down
the road where the evening shad
ow, merged Into darkneaa. they
could hear the approaching clatter
of horees hard ridden.
"Oh. they are coming! They will
find >ou! Run!"
"Perhapa they'll paaa," said Wad*
coolly.
"No, no, they'll aurely .top. tuns
quickly now." and, stepping out{
from ber biding place, aba drew Ibe j
dragoon after her and softly opened
Ihe door whlrh led Into the big
front room adjoining tbe tap room.
"Now yon must hide until after
they are gone." she said, half la
command, half pleadingly.
"Walt until I see from whom I am
hiding." aald Wade,
'No. no. Come now," she Insist
*d.
Hut Wad- was ohstlaste and stood
looking out of the window unlit he
saw a squad of redcoated trooper,
drow rein before the tavern.
"Quick, follow me!" raid Phoebe,
and she led the way to Ihe big,
kitchen In the rear as the landlord
withdrew hla long stemmed pipe
from his tips lo move reliutantly to
tbe door of the tap room.
"Htap here until I see what Is
their errand." she said, ami went to
•land behind her father.
"Did a lelnl dragoon pass by but
now*" asked one of the Iroper*.
"None such passed here," an
swered Tunsten.
"Then he .topped?"
"I keep a public tavern; he
might."
"He Is here now, yoti say?"
"That I said not. You have eyes
nf your own."
"Hearth the house," ordered Ihe
spokesman.
While Ihe troopers were securing
their horeaa Phoaba sped to tb*
kltt hen.
"They're going to search the
house. They're coming' You're
loal!"
"What I* Ihelr number?" asked
he.
"There'll be two less In t moment
Ouutlliy, Phoebe," ami he gently
pushed her Inward tho door.
"No. 80, yon must not, I have It.
tjiilek —tha oven-you'll l*» ««fe
there," uml she swung open tin* I'll
door of tlie itiveilitius lulik oven
vi hit h flunked Hie grnif rirepliit c.
"No, Phoebe, I nm no ml to run
to my bole."
"Then give mo a pistol, too. 1*
Wmle nnd .i.i.it...!..-""- In the
clear eyes ni-1 pale, lightly shut
lips.
"No." lie aald. Then putting up
his pistols, he silently clliiiltetl llitti
Ihe oven, tha door of which Phoebe
left slightly .ii"
Two of the troopers were guard
ing Ihe tap room door with drawn
plain!., two Went t-splorlng Ihe
front room, nii'l lha other two could
be heard tramping about ahoy*
stairs, Ihelr spurs Jingling men
1. in, 1 as Ihey stamped around.
She found her father sitting In his
in customed place, smoking hi. pipe
ss stolidly as If nothing oul of the
oidlnnry were occurring.
"Pather." she begun, tremblingly.
If Ihey should find hlra, what ——"
"Stop"' said Tunslen, sternly,
"Hie 11 if.. 11 Is not otira. What were
fin tlolug In Hi* kitchen a moment
ago?"
"I -I was putting something In
the oven."
The landlord fastened hi* eharp
eyes on her, leaned forward and
asked meaningly:
'To bake?"
"Yea-.-ee,"
"Then attend well to your fire,"
Phoebe rt'timed to the kitchen,
took the i'loili rover from a large
tin of dough lhat had been put by
Ihe seltl* to rise for Ihe n*«t day".
j baking, ami plated It In tbe front
1 part uf the ovrn. A* ahe did ao she
whispered:
"I must stir up the fire, but Ih*
j flue damper Is turned ao thst Illtle
; beat will reach you. Can you
In ml In- a Ith Ihe door thus?"
"Oh, yes. I am very comfortable."
said Wade. "I needed a Utile beat
! anyway lo dty my riot hen."
Then Phoebe lighted the candles
snd sat down with her knitting. A
j moment Liter two trooper, came In.
looked a 1 uu ml the bare room, peered
i up Ihe wide-moot lied fireplace and
j went back Into the tap-room. The
[others bad been equally untunes*
!fu! The .li held a rmini il of war
snd then Hi* .pokesman nddreM*4
Ihe landlord:
"Ixxik you. Master Innkeeper, yon
lave a rebel dragoon bidden about
your premises "
"I have hidden no one," returned
Tunsten. 'If he be here he baa hid
den himself."
"Il* that aa 11 may, you Biuit find
him for us. If yoti fall. M .hail
[bum him out whether you . * loy
allat or ao."
•'Have you made your e*arch thor
ough?"
"Aye. that we have."
"Then you looked in the bake
oven*''
"Oh. ho* the clever raacal.'* eg.
t tainted one of the trooper, who
had visited the kltrben. as b* start
ed again In that direction,
"Hold, rotne back," ordered the
. 1 tt'.i In of the squad.
Then he drew them Into a corner
r,f tbe room A low-toned ron.nl
tsl Inn wa* beltl which ended In a
roar of laughter from th* troop.
"We wti.tiir.il you. Master Inn
keeper," aald the captain when they
had ended their confab. "You are
a worthy subject of King Heorg*
and w* would have you drink wltb
ua to bis majesty. Hive u» your
beat li.i.i.!.'
Afler drinking the loasl Tun.ten
went to tbe klttben and ordered
I Phoebe lo go to ber chamber, Hhe
had taken up ber candle to obey
when her father stopped her.
"He here, young mUtresa, la this
th* manner In which yoa leave your
riampera for baking?"
"I — I forgot." ah* faltered.
'Then turn ihem aa they should
be turned "
The hsnd In which Phoebe held
the isndle tremhled for an Instant.
Then It steadied and she turned to
her father.
"I will not."
"What!" thundered the ns'nti
iibed landlord.
Without making reply Pbo*b* left
the room and ascended tb* stairs
Muttering an oath under hi.
breath. Tunsten turned Ihe lam
pera himself, threw a freah log on
tha fire and returned to Ibe lap
room, where the troopers, pistol In
hand, sat In a semicircle facing the
kitchen door. From their position
they could see plainly th* big door
of ihe oven behind which lay the
dragoon. Their perfect command of
Ibe situation moved them to coarse
}e»ts. They spoke of "baked Yan
kee" and "roast rebel," and roared
rr. they apoke.
"About what length of time doe*
If require to bHng your oven to tbe
baking point. Master Innkeeper?"
asked Ihe captain of the squad after
Ihey had sat thus for some 10 min
ute..
"A full Ihree-quarter. of an hour,
nt least, aald Tunaten.
"Then the fox must »oon leave his
hole, eh?"
"Think you he", a salamander?"
»nd the landlord grinned grimly.
Thus with cheerful handtage the
time slipped on. Hut th* oven door
moved not.
"These cursed - .els are a. grpen
as swamp saplings," aald a trooper.
'Btlr up your fire man, we cannot
spend a night roasting one dra
goon."
"Why nol shut the oven door?"
suggested another a. Tunsten
moved lo nliey the order.
"No. that would f-.tu ih him too
quickly nnd spoil (he sport," said
lha captain "He will soon lie
trawling out and licggtng tor quar
ter."
"Heard you that noise?" sudden
ly asked a trooper.
The group listened Intently.
"II was the burses stamping with
out," said the captain.
Hut soldiers illallke to play at a
waiting game.
"I'm for taking the rebel half
baked." aald one.
"And I." said another.
"Well, haul him out." agreed the
captain, "hut beware or you will
burn your finger.."
Leaving Tuiisii'ii In the lap room
Hie sis formed a group around lin
oven door,
"Come now, Master Ilehel Think
you've rooked enough *" Called one
'I|ii-i«• »iib no answer,
"Whiit, you'd rather bake Ihnti
flKlil ? Wall, we'll lake ytitl hnir
dun*," uml be filing opi-ti the tloor.
"How iiow, landlord! Here*
treachery! The mwni's gtmn;-'
1 iitiiiieti 11 trooper,
"done?" echoed the rest,
"(Jinn-'" etrlalmed Tunsten In a
toll* tif fVltlciil aslttiilnlinient. "If.
out of raaaon,
"Out of Ireawiii, more likely,"
euarletl tba captain. '"I hen-'* a hole
In (he renr of your oven, you old
blockhead I can art 1 the stars
through II."
Nnl until be had stutk his bead
Into the oven could Tunsten be con
llm dl.
"Hy tho Mng'a crown, gentlemen,
bill this puixli-a nut sore." lie said,
turning to Hi* angry troopers with
a bewildered air.
"Aye, anil well It may," put In the
inpiuln.
"I helped lay the tut for that
oven rnyoalf," continued the land
lord. "It waa a wore of year, ago,
nntl there were three course, of the
beat brt-CkJ made In New Ilsrbsdoes
I'll swear no man could put Ills boot
through that wall."
"Hut he has, you are. and follow
ed It. Tome, let's view ll from the
rear. Ilrlng a lantern," and the
. .■!.' nn led Ih* wsy,
"Ho! Ho! ll* bad help from
Without." said a trooper. "Bee
tber*!" lie pointed to n four-pound
sbiliia snd a short crowbar which
lay beneath the breach In the rear
wall, the oven being fashioned In
Ibe style of the day aa a aort of
projecting addition to the chimney.
"And petticoat help at that,"
added the captain, holding the Un
let tt 1 lose tn the ground. "The foot
thai left those tracks waa no
man*,"
pboeba'a deaarted chamber told
lb* rest of Ibe tale.
"To horse, men. and after them,"
cried the captain.
llm of the six horae. wbbh at
dusk hail l>een tlel l»ftire the stable
Ihey found only a trail of boof
!■: lnls These, which could b* fol
lowed plainly by the eye, led out to
Ihe highroad snd then turned to
wards tbe north—toward. Tappen
— where Light Horse Harry and his
gallant drigonna kept camp.
Thua It wa. lhat as evening drew
on sll pillage laden out surly troop
er, skulked ...•'.*: and tn tbe
night toward Paulua Hook where
the llrltlsh lay In ramp, while In
tbe ct»y ihlmaey iorn*r of Tbe |
Tin** I'lgeona a wreuhed Tory aat j
—bound and gagged-glowerlng
Into the aah*. of tbe flrepl.te.
which were .till brightly smoulder
ing.
Hi'w'l Thh?
Ws offer On* It • ,1,, d fioilars R»
wanl tat *nr rear of Catarrh thai
cannot be turet by 11*11» Catarrh
U'V. 1- I'IIKNKT A «*O. Toledo, O
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J l-h.tiry t<mr Ih* laal it rrmt*. *nd
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1.--i.!t,..a It mill tl.'t.i st.l lllia-ii 1111 l
able lo cany out any vbUfatl-Mta otad*
by his foin
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"Hall • t'aiarrh I'm. I* taken Intee
t a":, acllp. directly »|wn Ih" b'.i-*--d
and muittti* eurtarea ut Ih* sy*!rm
1 ..tiintit tslt s»til fre» Plk* Sc |irr
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Tak* Italia I amlly l',:.a tar cunsll
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If You are Interested in
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and hear for yourself the many su
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I'rlte $2.*io. including on* year's sub
scription lo the circulating library.
The Simplex can be bought on cas^
terms when desired.
JOHNSTON CO
903 leconrf Ay*.. Burk* Bdg.
Both Phone*—.J6-3.
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IV at, li. Cut ... t Jawtlrv al
t -flees that wtll pat tttii t ■• ttiv.i'laat*
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Louis Klotlt Jewelry Co.
Maw LtM-alloa mm •>• • onil -Asanas
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417 Pike St.
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fj" L 'I urban Hallways. Carnr
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iv Tin: auwntion i-ourt o»
the Htale af Washington. In sal
for King County— In th* MatMf
of Ihe Itecelverahlp of Ihe Inter
bsy Lumber Company. No. «JS»t
Notice la hereby given thst ft*
underslgnej has been appointed re
celver t,f the Intertiay Lumber ■'•••
pany, a ror|toratlon, and has duty
I qualified aa such, and that sn or*.
v -- on July S. I*o4. made by -ta
court snd duly entered, requiring sl
perrons Indebted to Sold rorporatlsa
to pay the aime lo th* underslgas*
leielver. and requiring all 1-ersSfß]
having t-laime asralnut said rorpw
stlon to present th* suirne duly VSf
Ifled, within sixty .!•>« from the *••
try of avl.l order lo th* undersign** I
lecelver at tb* former place of bull-1
ness of said corporation, the aatfl k
l<lng situated ties Ihe North***?
Pacific ILillway truck, near V&
kt.it; 1 boulevard al Interbay, Bttt-
He. or to Roasman A Johnson, st
torneys for receiver. Sit Pacini
block. He.ittle. or be forever barrel
from the collection ot aald . uin-.s
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1:..--1 .:t 4k John-son. Attorneys Mr
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