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Show L t' who were rapidly drawing near. Sit down by the bed, she commanded; 3i v lady. then she quickly darkened the windows, closed the door, and ran out to the gate, just in time to meet her husband and the men. Dont make any noise, Ern, she called out, baby has been very sick, and the doctor has just got her to Where are these gentlemen sleep. v face Ipon her A thousand dimples smile for me; Of love the work, of love the grace; Beside the rest you cannot see Lpon her face. Her pretty lips Are full of laughter and of mirth. And all her words outwit eclipso; Love makes his palace upon earth Her pretty lips. Her rounded throat Of marble seems that lies beneath; No mortal yet has dared to note Save with the eyes of love and faith Her rounded throat. Her tender voice So sweetly strikes on lover's ear; And when she sings the notes rejoice going? Oh, we thought we were on the trail of a road agent, answered the mar- shal; of course you havent seen any have you? such person pass to-da- y, I have seen and heard nothing but It was a baby, answered the girl. good thing that the doctor was so prompt, Ern! The men after wishing the baby Once more the harmony to hear Of her sweet voice continued good health, rode away to Regnard in New York Tribune. the west. But I didnt see the doctor at all, said the puzzled husband; he was over in Pine Center and would not be back until evening. Ern, the doctor is the man they are hunting the road agent. Lars was drunk; the baby almost dying. 1 mistook him for the doctor, and called him in; but for his prompt measures, our little Amy would now be far beyond the reach of medical aid. Shall we give him up to justice? Husband and wife entered the house to find the stranger still holding the little figure of the smiling, By ROBERT H. BI.OOM sleeping child. Ernest Hardy was a The Author Publishing Company Copyrighted, 1903, by brave man, but his heart stood still as he gazed, as though fascinated, upon the youthful countenance of the Above, a stretch of sapphire blue slope, into the valley, only pausing to most notorious outlaw in the west. flecked with little fringes of fleecy shout back: Ill send the doctor up Gentleman Fred! he gasped. white; here and there tinted with deli- to look at Amy, Puss! Do not be alarmed for your little cate purple and gold, into which the Baby Amy soon entered the land of one, said the outlaw, slowly; once grey heads of the hoary mountains, Nod, and Dorothy Hardy went about upon a time the world knew me as Dr. standing firm and rugged against the her household tasks, thinking how haded peered inquisi- much she had to be thankful for. tively as though seeking to penetrate Husband, child, and the dear home, the vast unknown of the illimitable to say nothing of the rich silver vein discovered on the ranch. Never had pace; below, the peaceful vales, and heavily wooded, the spark- the garden appeared so glorious. The ling ripple of the little brook, bab- golden pilferers hummed drowsily bling in its twisted journey through among the fragrant heliotropes; the the dale the little flashes of gray roses nodded in their color, as the golden arrows of the sleep, and the fuschia bells seemed un struck the shy to tinkle hazily in the dense morning Altogether it was a spot for an ideal maze. home. she cried to Come, sweetheart, So thought Ernest Hardy, as he the little one, who was slumbering dallied at the gate of his cabin, bid- with the kitten by her side; .come, ding farewell for the day to wife and pet, we will call Lars and have dinchild. The light played about his ner. But baby said fretfully: Me powerful face; it flashed back, reflect- dont want no dinner; baby sick. ed the deep, dark eyes and it glided Dorothy was thoroughly terrified lightly over the brawny form, pictur- now. She ran to the stable, to call shirt and vel- Lars and send for the doctor. Alas; esque in the veteen riding breeches. He wore a during the few hours of her husbands black sombrero, tilted back across the absence, I,ars, the sturdy Scandinadark brown cnrly hair. He looked vian servant, a match for any five what he was a son of the plains ordinary men, had succumbed to his the simple, credulous, earnest off- only enemy, and there he lay on the St. Ermund, although that period is i stable floor, an empty jug a short spring of Nature. The girl, for she was but a mere distance from his hand. long gone by. Much troubled. Dorothy was enHolding out his hand. Hardy said, girl,, sepm&d strangely out of place God bless you. And thp midst the craggy surroundings. Slight deavoring to find out what she could huskily: of form, with a dainty, little head, do when she heard the sound of girl added, with tears in her eyes: Good-by- , Dr. St. Edmund; ride quicka dreamy, pensive, norses hoofs coming up the road. poised almost babyish face, crowned by a The doctor,., she cried out, joyfully, ly to the east. And Gentleman Fred went forth to great mass of golden-browhair, and and running 'out of the yard she most wonderful blue eyes, innocent called, O, hurry, doctor; the baby a new life, saved both in body and and confiding, with the surprised breathes so strangely. soul, by the hand of a little child. A blond, man alightMADE WHISTLER HIS FRIEND. ed before the house, and tied his restless horse to one of the Mark Twains Experience with the His face was humorous in Irascible Painter. its expression; his eyes were mild Mark Twain described recently his blue, his nose long and thin, and his first meeting with James McNeill sandy hair inclined to waviness. He Whistler. , was and carried an I was introduced to Mr. Whistler, tied to a black silk cord. he eyeglass said, in his studio in London. I He was attired in a navy blue riding had heard was an that the suit; a soft hat, pulled down low incorrigible joker, andpainter I was deterover his forehead, shadowed an in- mined to get the better of him, if postelligent countenance. sible. Sq at once I put on my most He took from the saddle a small air, and I drew near hopelessly emergency case, and followed the the canvas stupid Mr. Whistler was comthat anxious mother .into the inner room, where the baby was tossing feverishly -pleting. That aint bad, I said: It aint upon the bed. bad, and I only here in this corner Did Mr. Hardy tell you what was made as if to rub out a cloud effect the matter? asked Dorothy. with my finger. Id do away with No, answered the man; then in A son of the plains, one glance he saw that the dreaded that cloud if I was you. "Whistler cried nervously: gaze of a little child in them, eyes was making fast headway. Gad, sir, be careful there. Dont that thrilled the man to the very soul, croup some me water and hot sugar, you see the Bring as he drank in her beauty and loving quick, paint is not dry? he cried, drawing a bottle that dont matter, said L looks. She wore a pink gown; her from his case. Oh, The mother on. Ive white hands were devoid of rings, and quietly did his bidding. swiftly got my gloves Hour We on well save the plain gold band. got together after after hour he worked faithfully over The baby, a little bundle of white, the that. to the child; perspiration began nestling in her mothers arms, did not come, the breathing grew more reguMakers of the New Congress. lookas and chatter but usual, prattle A rancher came up to Washington blue eyes opened, and with a the lar, ed out at the vast world, with sad, contented smile, and her fingers from the southwest last session to see helpless eyes the eyes of the girl clasped tightly about the strangers congress at work. Delegate Rodey of who held her. little Amy fell into a calm sleep, New Mexico took him to one of the The man first broke the silence, say- hand, How can I ever repay you, doc- galleries in the lower house. not Puss? Sure afraid, youre ing: tor? began the girl. They sat together for an hour. RodTou know I cant be home till supper-time- , Far away upon the road the man ey pointed out the leaders on the floor and that means nine hours and explained what was going on. heard the thud of hurrying horses alone. There dont seem to be any great hoofs. m He smiled and glanced up Why, Ern," answered the girl, "no a men there. said the rancher. Do big manner. know you quizical one has ever bothered me these three I not," Rodey replied, "but Perhaps am? he asked. 'tr'n years, and I dont see why is a mighty good, fair, average lot it astonishin the I am Why, replied girl should prove an exception; but of legislators. worried about baby. She does not ment, youre the doctor I told Ern "I see, said the rancher, plenty of to town from send this as and up seem to feel well, morning, isnt bright' but no peaks. (Jolliers tableland, arent you? aa usual. Weekly. half he of his fashion the answered, Unfortunately, But Ern, after ex. was not disturbed so easily, and pathetically, I am not the doctor, but Few Get Living from the Sea. s tossing up the dear little child in his an outlaw, a road agent the desperAlthough the sea covers of the earths surface it does arms, he said: Papas baby's all ado, whom the marshal and his posse and his rope not right, isnt she? Why, pshaw. Puss, are even now hunting as provide in the same proportion the horses for mans wants. Only about 3 per her eyes are bright and her cheeks are is at its end, he added, full of color. I guess theres no don galloped around the bend. Call them cent of the people in the world gain ger. Blackly is in prison, and Gentle- in quietly, but dont wake the child; their living directly from the sea. man Fred hasnt been round this sec- this sleep is worth tons of medicine. I wont make a disturbance, but will Three New England Veterans. tion lately. A Middleboro. Mass., barber recentAnd besides, , Ern, I have giant surrender without a row. Good-by- , baby! and with this he bent over ly shaved three men whose ages agLars, whom nothing is able to and kissed the golden head. gregated 277 years. One was Capt. S. said the girl. B. him confronted Gibbs, aged 92, another. Rev. H. with But the the girl whisky bottle, Except her' husband, as throwing flashing eyes as he was about to step C. Coombs. aged 93, and Sidney1 Tuckkisses in farewell, he. rode down the forth info the, clutch''! rf tb men. er. aged 92. THE HAND OF A LITTLE CHILD back-groun- turf-grow- n heavy-heade- d wild-flower- blue-flann- bird-lik- n boyish-lookin- g fence-paling- s. smooth-shaven- to-da- y three-fourth- , over-oom- an-wer- e, COLORS CF THE SKY. ANOTHER Scientist Explains How Glorious i LIFE SAVED. Mrs. G. w. Fooks of Salisbury, Md wife W. G. of Fooks, sheriff of Wicomico county. says; Sun- sets Are Formed. Prof. T. J. J. See of the United States navy has observed the color of the sky in various altitudes in high mountains, and in dry and moist countries, such as Egypt and Greece, and Arizona and the Mississippi valley. His conclusion is that the beautiful red colors of sunsets and sunrises so much spoken of by Greek and Roman writers, and so often illustrated in I 'A? suffered with kidney complaint for eight years. It came on me t I gradually. felt tired and weak, was short of breath and was troubled with bloating after eating, and my limbs were badly swollen. One doctor told me it would finally turn to Brights disease. I was laid up at one time for three weeks. I had not taken Doans Kidney Pills more than three days when the distressing aching across my back disappeared and later all the other symptoms left me. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. Co., try uJ landscape painting, arise from uater vapor in the lower layers of our atmosphere, absorbing the blue and transmitting the red light. According to Dr. See, the reddish colors come from that part of our air within five miles of the earths surface, while the deep blue of the sky arises from reflections of minute particles in the higher parts of our atmosphere. The water vapor does not extend very high, clouds never rising higher than ten miles above the earth. The blue streaks cast by clouds at sunset show that the red arises near the earth, Buffalo, N. Y. while the blue has its seat very high WRITING OF LALLA ROOKH." up. Above our atmosphere the sky has all the blackness of the darkest How Famous Irish Poet Was Given night Chance to Do His Best. Well Remembered. has often been charged that pubIt Valley City, N. Dak., Dec. 14. Two lishing houses are blind to the promyears ago Mrs. Matilda M. Boucher of ise of genius in writers. That thii this place suffered a great deal with a was not so in the case of Thomas dizziness in her head. She was cured Moore, the noted Irish poet, is well of this by a remedy called Dodds Kid- known. Moore was an ney Pills, and has not been troubled unknown man whencomparatively a publishing since. the vast possibili house, Shortly afterwards she had a bad ties thatdetecting lay dormant in the man an bilious attack, and for this she used anxious to get something better oui Diamond Dinner Pills and was comof him than the stuff he was at th pletely cured in a short time. time turning out, offered him 15,00( In January, 1903, she had an attack for a lengthy poem, the subject to b of Sciatica, of which she says: chosen by himself. Moore was then I was almost helpless with the Scia poor man, and the sum mentioned atica, but remembering what Dodds meant for him comparative wealth Pills Diamond Pills and Dinner Kidney He shook the dust of London off hii had done for me before, I commenced feet, buried himself among the Derby a treatment of these medicines and in three weeks I was completely restored shire dales and set to work assiduous to health I have great faith in these ly to saturate his mind with Oriental facts and The result wai medicines, for they have been of so seen later imagery. on in Lalla Rookh, i much benefit to me. so true to nature that it wai work Dodds Kidney Pills are very popular in Barnes County, having made a translated into Persian and sung as i native production in thf great many splendid cures of Sciatica, genuine Rheumatism and Kidney Troubles. streets and cafes of Ispahan Many families use no other medicine. Rural Telephones. It is estimated that during the last Couldnt Be Harder. five years telephones have been put serious-mindesaid the Young man, into nearly half a million rural homes. citizen, you ought to be ashamed farmer finds that with the teleof yourself. me tell They that your The he can keep in touch with the phone mother is supporting the selling his produce or live family, notwithstanding the fact that market, when stock quotations are the most are well able to work. Why dont you you do something to give her a little favorable. comfort in this .life? Do someFeet Comfortable Ever Since. thing? repeated the young man, 1 suffered for years with my feet. A friend I a I maybe aint doing lot, mister! As recommended ALLENS soon as I smoke up 8,000 more boxes used two boxes of the powder, and my feet have been entirely comfortable ever since. of these cigarettes. Ill have enough ALLENS is certainly a godto rock- send to me. Win. L. Swormstedt, Washingcoupons git her a ing chair and thats what I intend to ton, D. G. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. do, too. Cincinnati Times-StaVarying Depths of Ocean. It is calculated that in the Bay of Hows This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any cast Bengal the water lies at a level exof Catarrh thit cannot be curea by Hall's CattarU F. J. Cll ENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. ceeding that of the Indian ocean by Cure. We, the undersigned, have known F. J Cheney for fully 300 feet, and that of the Paciflo the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to ocean along the coast of South Amercarry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. 0. ica may be heaped up as much as 2, 000 feet higher than the waters in Walding, Kinnajt & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. 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Dashed from their crests into the troughs between, we say the waves ran mountains high; but the highest waves in British seas probably never exceed fifteen or twenty feet, and the greatest height observed by Scoresby in the waves of the Atlantic was but feet. This is, of course, the height of the wave from trough to crest, and has nothing to do with the height to which spray, water or stones may be hurled when the waves break on shore. Any one can dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYE; no experience required. SINGING OF THE ANTHEM. Elderly Philadelphian Was Little Impressed by It. The Messiah was sung recently in Philadelphia, and one of the anthems rendered by the chorus had as its theme, We have turned everyone to As anthems go this his own way. sounded somewhat as follows: We have turned, turned, turned we have turned every one, every one to his own way to his, to his own way, own way every one to his own way. The anthem involved several pages of music, and every time the chorus sang we have turned, turned, turned. they proceeded to turn over to the next page, and then burst out again CARED LITTLE FOR DRESS. A with we have turned, turned! William E. Gladstone Never a Leader certain plain citizen, rather elderly, who sat well in the rear, not appreof Fashion. Of Gladstone a recent writer says: ciating the delicate sentiment, was "No premier in the last half century heard to mutter, disgustedly, Well, paid less attention to his clothes than when you get through turnin, turndid Mr. Gladstone. His hats were in them pages, suppose particularly shabby, his frock coats you shet up about it! of uncertain age and his nether gar-- , Piss's Cure is the best medicine we ever used ments much bagged at the knee with for all affections of the throat and lungs. Wu. at a This desk. sitting disregard, O. Endslet, Vanburen, Iud., Feb. 10, 1900. however, extend only to periods when " he was out of ofllce. When in DownJarring Voice of Youth. ing street he dressed almost smartly Some time ago a superintendent of for a man of his age. How many years a Sunday school had occasion to adservice Mr. Gladstone extracted from dress a class of young boys. He his famous Inverness cape we do not said : I am glad to see so many new know. Anyhow, he started with it oh faces with us bright, eager, full his first Midlothian campaign and he of promise and full of interest in the was still wearing it after the general Sunday school. And before we close election of 1892. In Edinburgh he ap- this little talk about the lesson, I peared to wear the same hat year af- will wait a minute and' see if anything ter year, but it may have been fetched has been overlooked. Has anyone a north for the occasion as a mascot, as question he .wishes to ask? Several he generally drove about bareheaded of the new boys responded at once: and very few of his constituents ever Going to havet Sunday school plcnlV . aw him with his head covered thisNyear? r forty-thre- e d to-da- j |