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Show (0 O 0 O 0 O O O & O O O & O Hi & & i& & -SJ $ b - ? & I Judith of the I P ..n,- 1 A 1 fl MAIl,E MANNING, A. Ji J A J& - AutKor o( "Lord Allinjham, Dankrupl" V CopyrKht. 1903. by ll.rptr nr.lK.r. & ::: & & a ? & ij $ & o & a o o & $ & s & & CIIAI'i'Elt I IT was Jtinp mid n little past sunrise, sun-rise, but there was no hint of curly cur-ly summer freshness In the nox Ions air of the sleeping car ns It tolled like a Hiiall oer the lullulty of prairie. Prom behind the grieu strlMHl curtutns of the berths now the sound of restless turning and now 11 long drawn sigh signified the uneasy slum ber due to stilling nlr and discomfort. The onlj paswnvrer stirring uas n girl whose youth drooped under the unfavorable Influences of foul air, fatigue fa-tigue and a strained anxiety to come to the end of this fateful Journey Sho had born up hll U w ns yet ilarlt. and ,-r z?r .- .- r. -.1 IiVm iisnn luggage, locked, srrnppel and as pitifully lieu at tho art of traveling as the girl herself, clustered about tho hem of her blue sorgo skirt ltko chicks about a !in. The engine shrieked, but Its voleo sounded weak nud fur off in that still ocean of space; the girl tightened tight-ened her grasp on the largest of the satchels and looked at the approaching porter tentatively. "We're late twenty-fl' minutes," he reassured her, nlUt tho hopeless patience pa-tience of one who haa lost heart in curbing traelern' enthusiasms. Bhe turned toward the window a pair of shoulders plainly significant of the burdenbome last straw. "Four days and nights lu this train" they were slow er In those days "and now this extra twenty-fivo minutes!" "My dearl My dear" a head lu crimpers was thrust from between tho curtains of the section opposite "I've been awake half the night. I was so afraid I wouldn't see you beforo you got oft." The head was followed almost In stluctlvely by a liMid traveling furtlvo-ly furtlvo-ly to the crimpers that gripped the lady's la-dy's brow like barnacleti clinging to a keel. Mnry epreised a grieved apjreclH tioit at tho Ions of rest in behalf of her early departure nnd conspicuously forbore for-bore to glance lu the direction of the barnacles, that being n ilrst principle as between woman and woman. Again tho locomotive nhilcked, again the girl mechanically clutched the suit case, as presenting Uie most dllUcult Item lu tho problem of transportation, and this time the shriek was not un Idle formallt The train slowed down; the utieasj sleepers belli ml the green striped cm talus stirred restlessly with the lessening motion of their uncouth cradle. Tho porter came to help her with the (hastened mleu of one whoso hopes of largess are small, Uie lady with the barnacles called after her redundant re-dundant farewells, and 11 moment later Miss Carmlchael was standing on the Million platfoim looking helplesslj after aft-er the train that tolled and puffed, jet seemed, In that crystalline atiuoph-re, still within aim's leuch. She watched It till Its Uo.iting putiuuul of smoko was nothing hut a gray feather blow lng fat ther and farther out of sight 011 the Hat prairie 'I he town It would be unkind to mention Its name had made merry tho night before at tho comprehensive Invitation In-vitation of a sheepman who had Just disposed of his wool clip and who bald, bj waj of general summon?, "W atM tlie use of temptlu' the luiiikV ' 'Tv 1." therefore, when Muij Cnrinlclmel ilrst made Its acquaintance, w r sul. s ee,i lug the sleep of tho unlii.t 'llio.e anions last night's lolstercrs who had had to make an earlv -turt foi 1' elr rumps were well Into the footh.lis by this lime nud would remember with e lill.iratlon the ciaeked tinkle of the dance hall piano us Inspiring music when the loiiesomeuess of tho deert inclined mid tho jotitig blood ng'iln clamored for Its own. "Tow 11" it contained lu nil some two do7en buildings -was vei.v unlovely lu slumber. It sprawled lu tho lap of tho ptulrles, n grlmj faced urchin, with (ho lines, of dismal sophistication writ deep Yet where In all tho "health re sorts" of the east did air sweep from tho clean hill country with such ro-vlvlfjlng ro-vlvlfjlng power? It M'uinetl u glad world of abiding j outh. Surely "Town" was but 11 drear j Illusion, n mlrigo that hung In Uie unmapped spaces of this new world that (od hud made and culled good, nu omen of tho 11 bom Inatlons that men would male whets the grew blind to the beant.v of (Jo l'n world Mury Carmlchael, with much the feelings of 11 cat In u strange garret, wandered about tho sluggard town, and presently the blue nnd white sign of u telegraph olllce, with the mythological mytho-logical figure of a hastening messenger, messen-ger, suggests to her that u reassuring reassur-ing telegram was only Aunt Adelaide's due. Whereupon sho began to rap on j tho door of tho 0IIU0 a scared planlsst I mo, which naturally hnd little effect I on tho operator, who was at homo nnd 1 asleep some three blocks dlstaut. Hut I tho west Is the place for woman If she I would bo waited upon. No 7 to 1 ! ratio of tho sexes has tenvpered the I chivalry of her sons of the saddle A loitering something In a sombrero snw rather than heard the rapping, and, at the sight, went In quest of the dreaming dream-ing operator without so much as embarrassing em-barrassing Miss Carmlchael with an offer of his services And presently tho operator, w hoso olllclal day did not I begin for some two hours yet, appeared, ap-peared, much disheveled from running sc - rr, - ami the cursory nature ot tils toilet, prvpared to receive a message of llfo and death. The wire to Aunt Adelaide ran: rnietleully at end of Journey Takii aUKe to I.ot Trail this mornlnff Am well Don't worry about me MAUV And the telegraph operator, dimly remembering that ho had heard Ixst Trull was n "plzen mean country" and that It was tucked some 1MJO miles back lu the foothills, did not llnd It very hard to forgive the girl who was "prac tlcally ot end of Journey," parttcuhuly as tho dimple had come out of hiding and he had never beon called upon to telegraph the word "practically" before be-fore Ho was a progressive man and liked to extend his experiences. After sending the telegram, Miss Carmlchael drew from her pocket n squore envelope of heavy Irish linen, n little worn from much reading, but primarily au envelope that bespoke ele-gunce ele-gunce of taste on the part of her correspondent, cor-respondent, and read Loit Trail, V)o My Dear MIa Carmlchncl Pray let me insure ou of m) Kratldcntlon that the preliminaries have been so natlsfactorll) ni ranged and that we rc to have ou with ui by the end of June The children ore profiting- from the very anticipation of It, nnd It in he most refreshing to nil ua Isolated onea to be able to welcome an eastern girl aa a member of our family Although the long Journey across the continent Is trying, particularly to one who has not mads It beforo, I hopt you mi) not find It utterly fatiguing. Please remember trmt after leaving the train tt will be aereanry to take a stogo to Loat Trail If It Is possible, I shall moet you with the backboard at one of tho stage statlona; otherwise, keep to the stage route, being careful to change at Dux's ranch Unfortunate!) the children vnr so In their accomplishments that I fear I can make no auggeasions aa to what ou may need to bring with you In the way of text books, but I think ou will find them fairly well grounded. I had a charming letter from Mrs. Klrkland, who said the pleasanteat thing possible of you I am glad tho wife of our senator was uble conscientiously to commend us With our mott cordial good wishes for a safe Journey, bellevo mc, denr Mis Carmlchael, Car-mlchael, sincerely jours, HARAH YELLETT In the meantime "Town" enme yawn lng to breakfast. It was not so prank lsh ns It bad been the night before, when It accepted Uie sheepman's broad gauge hospitality nnd made meiry till the sun winked from behind the mountains. moun-tains. It made Its way to the low, shedllko eating house with 11 pie brenkfust solemnity borderli)g 011 sulk InesB. Not a petticoat was in sight to offset tho spins and sombreros that tiled lu to breakfast from ever.v point of tho compass, prepared to eat primitively, primitive-ly, Joke broadl) and quarrel speodllj If that sensitive and often Inconsistent something they culled honor should bo brushed however lightly. Hut the eternal feminine was with-lu, with-lu, and. discovering it, the tempsr of "Town" was changed It nte self con selously, made Jokes meet for the ears of ladles and was moie Interested In the girl In tho siillor hat than it was In remembering old feuds or laving the fouudaUous of new. In Its In 1 1 rlor aspect the eating house conveyed no siriitle luvitutlou to eat, drink and be uiunj On the contiao, Its mission seemed to be that of eon founding appetite at uver.v tuin A long, shedllke room it wns, with wa'U of unpnliitcd pine still sweating fioiu tho ax. l'estoiMis of scalloped papci lu conlllcting shades hung from the celling, n menace to the taller of the guests On the rough walls some one. 1 either prompted b.v 11 latent spirit of ' iiesUietlclsm or with nn Idea ol uliet ting tho town toward inorr making nn encoutngoment It hardly requited had tnd.ed posters of show , miunl.v ' lepre-ontln,' the tank nnd sawiniin hchool of drama Mlsi Carmlchael sat at tho cittern, end of the long, oilcloth covered table, on which a straggling iirmj of salt and pepper shukers, catchup bottles and divers commercial condiments seemed 1 to piuiso In a discouraged niarih A plague of tiles wus on ever.v thing, mid tho food was a tin eat to the hardiest appetite One man summed up the steak with, "You got to work .vour Jaw no hard to eat It thut It ain't fair to the next meal " His neighbor heaved a sigh "This licio formation, whatever it bo" and he turned the meat over for better lu- spectlou "do shore remind me of an ondestructlblo doll that an old mnld utint of mine glv in sister when wo was kids Thut doll sort of challenged me, nn' ono day I nps an' has a chaw nt her She war ondeitruulble, all right Kore I concluded my sperl incnts I had left n couplo of teeth In her." "Well, I dlscyurds the steak nn' draw to a pair of aces." And tho first mau helped himself to a couple of biscuits bis-cuits Miss Cannlclmcl knew, by the con tlnu.il scraping of chairs across the gritty floor, thut tho places nt tho tablo must bo nearly all taken, and, vvhllo sho nntlclpati-d, with an utterly unreasonable terror, any further Invasion In-vasion of her seclusion at tho end of tho table, still sho could not peisuado herself to ralso her eves to detect tho progress of the enemy, even In the lulerest of tho dlnry she hud Ktpt so conscientiously for tho past threo days, which wns something of a loss to the dlarj as those untamed, itrinly faces weie well worth looking at. Itecklesg the) weie In many Instances and sometimes some-times the lines of hardship were cruelly cruel-ly writ across .voting faces that had not jet lost the down of adolescence, but there were humor and endurance and the courage that knows how to make a crony of death and get right good spoit from the comradeship lhclr faults were the faults of lusty, red blooded jouth, and their virtues the open handed generosity, the ready sympathy of those uncertain filters at life who ride or fall In the tourney of a new country. At present "the j calling," drinking her execrable coffee in uu agony of embarrassment, Weighed heavily on their minds. They, would have liked to rise ns a man and ask If them was anything they could tlo for her. Hut as a glance toward the end of the table seemed to Increase her discomfiture discom-fiture tenfold, they did the kindest and for them the most dlfllctilt tldng nnd looked lu every direction but Miss Car-mlchnel's. Car-mlchnel's. With 11 delicacy of percep-Uon percep-Uon that the casual observer might not have given them credit for they had refrained from taking seats directly opposite her or those Immediately oil her right, which, as she occupied the last seat at the table, gave her at least a small degree of seclusion. As one after another of them cainti filing In, bronzed, rugged, radiating 11 beauty of jouth nnd health that 110 sketchy exigence of apparel could ob-scute, ob-scute, some one already sealed at the table would put n foot on 11 chair opposite op-posite him nud send It spinning out Into In-to the middle of the Moor as n hint to the newcomer that tlint was his reserved re-served seat, and the tow puncher, sheep herder, prospector or man about town, as the case might he. would take the hint and the chair, leaving the petticoat separated from the sombreros som-breros by n tableland of oilcloth and a range of four chairs. Hut now entered 11 mnn who failed to take tho hint of the spinning chair. In fact, he entered tho eating houso with the air of one who has dropped In casually to look for a friend and Incidentally In-cidentally to eat his breokfost. He stopped in the doorwaj, scanned the table with deliberation and started to make his way toward Mary Carmlchael Carml-chael with something of a swagger. Some one kicked n chair toward him at the head of the table. Some one else ncurly upset him with oue before be reached the middle. Hut the man made his way to the end of tho tableind drew out the chair opposite Mtos Carmlchael with' a degree de-gree of assurance that precipitated the rest of the table into a pretty pother. Suppose she should countenance his audacity? Tho fair have been known to succumb to tho headlong force of a chargo wheu Uie persistence of a long siege lias failed slgnall.v. What figures they would cut If she did! And Hlmp son, of nil men! A growing tension had crept Into tho atmosphere of the eating house. Knives nnd forks played but Intermittent!, and Mary, sitting at the end of the oilcloth covered table, felt intuitively that she wus the center of the brewing storm. 'Krom tho look of the yearling's chin I think ho'll get all that's coming to him," whispered tlie man who had nearly upset him with the second chair. The man 8luipo wns not a pletisant vis-a-vls. He wore the same picturesque pictur-esque rullianllness of apjtarel as his fellows, but the resemblance stopped there. He lacked their dusky bloom, their clearness of eye, the suppleness and easy flow of muele Uiut Is the ball mark of the--e frontiersmen. Ho was fat und squut and hud ndt U10 rich bronzing of wind, sun and rain. His smnJI black eyes twinkled fiom Ills puffy white faco'llke raisins In n dough pudding. Ho was ogling Mur.v nmlahl.v when, ttie woman who kepi the eating house k - J "from the emt, I tnhc U " brought him his brenkfast Mrs Clark wos a potent antidote for tho prevull lng spirit W romunco even in this worn nn forsaken country A good creature, all limp calico, Itoman nose nnd slnrp elbows, Bhe brought him his breakfast with an III graco that sho had not shown to tho others The men about the table gavo hlin scant greeting, but the absence of withlislasin didn't em-barrnss em-barrnss Simpson He lomigod expunslvel) on the tu ble, regarding Miss Carmlchael utteu lively meanwhile, then favored her with Uie result of his observations, "Vrom tho east, I tuke It " And tho dumpling fnco screwed Into 11 smile whose mission wos pacillc. Ever) knlfo and fork In the room sti":- E !l pemleil action In mi 1 1 11 know ltow the "yearling won. I tike It. Would '.heir thlutlij, whltli stntineil at a punt, ho eompelliMl to iwallow xutli n uoiispli'iiotii camel as the sueeit of' Simpson? j Hut Miss Cntnililittel merely ontlii ' tied her liit-nkfnst, ami If ln he inl tlni, amiable dishirtlons of Himpsou regnrtl lug her she kiim no sign lttll n te litifT to him was In the mitme of mi np petlrer, n lllllp to press the iteiUiilut time He eiieronihetl a hit ftutlier 011 the narrow limits of the table and ton Untied, "N'lee weathei we're lmvlng" Miss CHimlehtiel gave her undivided attention to her colTec 'I he Hpms an I sombieros, Unit bud mil ichtxed a musele in their strnlned tibservittlon of the little ihamn, breathe I tellet lively ' lie sboie Is showing hlxself to be a fi le ndly native" comment! tl the man who hail sacillkcd milk teeth Invest! gating the lndestrtu llble doll "Seems to me Unit the system he's pltivlug links a heap of seletite My money V on the y em ling" And tin mini who had "ttlstntileil the steak nml ill n nit to the lilseiilts" lenitetl a little forw'itiil tint he might boiler wtttdi developments Simpson by this time fully renllrotl his en or. hut fallilie before till litest baiiteilug youngsters was a iimtlu geney not to lie tieiepted lightly As he phrased It to himself, It was vvoith "another thiow." "Seems kind o loue sjtite not having any one to talk tu while ,vtm'it eatlu', don't II V" Miss Carmlih tel's air of pel feet torn postue seemttl a ti lilt' out of time with Iter Ktiiiotmdltigs The nice elevation of eyebtovv, the slightly tpiesllonllig curl of the lip ns xhe foi the Hist time apparently , bet lime aw me of the man opposite seemed to ilemiiltd a pilm drawing loom rather than the at mosphere of the slouching fitting house I "Well, leally, I've hatdly had a Ultimo of lluillng out" Anil her eyes were again 011 her toffee cup, and there was Joy among the men at table thai they had not rushed In aftei the mint tier of those who have a gt eater eour age than the nngeli. "No ollensu meant " deprecated Simpson, wllh an uneasy glance toward the other end of the table, where the men sat with necks tinned fotwaitl lu an attitude liiKomfortnlily suggestive of hounds htraliilitg at the leash Simp sou felt rather tlinn saw that Home thing was afoot among the sombieios Thete was a et on ding togethei lu wills pcretl eolloipiy, and lu a Hash some half doen of them weie on their feet as a mail Descending upon Simpson, they I lifted him, ilmlf and all, to the other 1 end of the table, as far 1 emoted as possible from Miss Citrmli Intel I 'J he man who thought Simpson's sys tern linked science tubbed his hands lu delight 'She took the tllck all right, swept hit haiiil lIi'iui orf the j bmrit!" J en u-mt 11 SIMPSON, fiom the seat to width he bad been so lapld'y It. ills planted, looked about li 1 lit wllh , blinking anxiety. It wuh more than piobahle that the boys Intended "to have fun with him," though his . talking, or, lather, trying to talk, to a girl that sal opposite him at an eat-! eat-! Ing house table was, according to his I elides, plainly none of their business I lie knew he wasn't popular since he had djite toi ,Ilm Kodney's sheep, though tl tilme had never been laid ' at his do if olllelally He hail his way to make, the same as the next one, and, all sahl and done, the cattlemen were glad to get .lim Rodney's sheep off the 1 nngo, even If they tteatiil him as a felon for the part he bud played lu their extermination. Thus reasoned Simpson, while he marked with 1111 uneasy eye that the teiucr of the company had giown de cldedly prankish with the exit of the girl, who, after having caused all the trouble, hml, with an lirltatlng quality' peculiar to her sex, vanished through the kitchen door Some three or four of the boys now ran to Simpson's former seat at the table and rushed towartl him with his half eaten breakfast, as If the eirand, had been one of life mid death. They1 hhovveieil him with mock nMcutlons, ' waiting on him with an exaggerated defeteiiee, and the pale, fnt man, re memberlng the hlileotisness of some of their mniilfestntlous of humor, breathed hard ami felt a falling off of appetite Cohtlgau, the uiltleimiu, a strapping Iilsh giant, was clearing his throat with ominous sounds that suggested the tuning up of a bass tlddle "Sine, Simpson, me lad, If ye happen to have a matUier av $.10, 'tis niesllf that can tell ye av an llleglnt Invist-1 mint" 1 Simpson looked up warily, but Cos tlgan'H broad countenance did not harbor har-bor the wraith of a smile "What kin I git for llfty chips? "1'nln't much," mused the pariah, with the prompt Inclination In-clination to spend that stumps the com paratlve stranger to ready money "Ye can git a parrnr, man a grime parnit to kape ye coompauy while je'10 altln' "- Simpson Interrupted with an oath "Don't he hard 011 old Simmy, lte member he's studied for the mlnlstryl How did I savey Unit Simpson aimed to bo a sharp 011 doctrlneV" A cow puncher with a squint aUdrcssi the table lu general. "I scents tbo aroma of dogma about .Simpson In the way ho throw ed bit conversational lariat nt thu yearling He urhaiics at her, and then comes his 'firstly,' It being a speculation as to her late grazing ground, which he concludes to be the east His 'secondly' ain't nothing star tllttg, words familiar to us all fiom our mother's kneo-'nlco weather' the co grcgatlon ain't visibly moved If i 'thirdly' Is Insinuating In It he hi its that It ain't good for man to bo alonn at meals" "'Twas the congregation that add ed the 'folnolly,' though, bofaro hastily leaving by the htek doir' nd Coi tlgaii slapped his thigh "The gentleman in question don't seem to be mnkln' ninth use of his present conversational opportunities I'm feellu' kinder tut nisi down my-elf." my-elf." And the Texan began to look over his six shootei The liinn with the sipilnt looked up ami down the hoard "tlentlemeii. I believe the foiegolug expresses the sentiment of this coin pmy, vvhhh, while It Ineloodcs many foreign and ficqueut warring elements, Is at piesciil held together by the liatehral tie or eating" Thmup,iig with knife anil foik ban dies, stamping of feet, n les ot Hear, heai!" with at least tlnee cowboy yells, aigued well for a lesmnptlon of last nights festivities Simpson glow eietl, but saltt nothing "Seems to me you all gain' Ihe wroni. way 'bout draw lu' Mlstu Simps m out He Is shy 1111' has to be plaved fo like a tiollt, an' heah you all come at Mm like a cattle stampede ' Ihe big Tex an leaned towartl Simpson Now. you all wall It mv methods Mlstu Simpson, Mill, what do vou think of the prospects of rain?" 'I bete was a geueial reeommeiidatlon fiom Simpson that the entire loinpanv go to a locality below the tain bell A boy, plainly "fiom the east and looking as If the Ink 011 his giatluatlun thesis hail static hail lime to diy wa on Ids feet swaggering lie would not have swapped his newly acqulictl cam aradeile with these luoiietl western ets for the piesldeuey ' Gentlemen, you have all heaiil Simp sou say It Is lonesome having no out to talk to timing meals We sympa thbed with him and offend him a choice of subjects He greets out re marks by a eonsplnioiis silence, vailed by profanity This, gentlemen, reilocts 011 us ami Is a matter demanding pub He sallsfai tloti All who leel that their imivm'IN as coiiveisatlomillsts have been Impugned by the silence ot Simpson please say 'Aye.' " "Aye'" was howled, sung ami routed hi every note of the gamut "If me young fil'nd heie an me lolght" and Cos II git 11 Jeiketl a shoul der towaid the boy "will be afther closlu' that ttilf feeding automatic die tlonarv av his foi a moment, I shtid be glad to call the attlutlou av the coomp'uy to somethlu' In the nntme av 1111 Ixtluililtlii' clrt'ooiiisthmif e in the case av Simpson " "Heai, hear!' thev shouted 'the blond countt mime ol Costlgau beamed with Joy at what he was about to say "(illitlemtu, the Rllenee av Ml Simpson Is Jew lu all piobabllltee to a ceitaln hint leealled by mnuv bete prlslnt an' mote that's absent, an" amlcablee settled out av eooit " Up to this time the unit ippy Simpson bad shown an almost supt 1 human eu dmaute Now he bristled, and after looking up ami down the lioanl foi a sympathetic face ami not llmlliig one he declined loudly and generally " 'Taln't sol ' "Ye may have noticed that 1'ilnd Simpson do be t'leatemd wld lockjaw lu the Hoeletee av mill, but In the pils-luee pils-luee av a female ye tan I count 011 him Now, talk wld a female Is an ngiee able If not a piolltable way av passm' the tolme, but, sure, ye nlvei know vvbeie It will bid as wltmss Simpson 'this lady I in leeallln' Us a matlher av two j cms ago followed the nut lent and honorable prollsslou av blsi tilt bhootln' not fill fiom t'aspar SI Simpson lo the lady some sue It passlu' clvllltie as 'Good uiainln', pllsent wenthci we'ii bavin',' wheieiipon the lady tilt a damage to her atlletlons an' sued I1I111 for breath av promise" "Twan't that way at all," mi inmcd Simpson '"Sail a lie!" "Yu ought er said 'flood evenln" to the lady, Mlstu' Simpson, hit make a dlrfunce," drawled the mini from Texas pleasantly "Hut 'twas 'Good marillu" Simpson made chyce av." usiuneil t'ostlgnu "An' the lady repllid 'Uiuve luoke my heart ' Whereupon Simpson, bavin' a matlher av free thousand dollars to pay for his pissln' elvllltte, learned (hot hlllnce was gooltleu " 'I hey all leiiiembeieil the lilt Ideut 111 question ami thundered applause at Uio reappeaiante of an old favorite ' Without winning, a shadow fell at ross the sunlight Hooded room ami as one 1 after another of the men glameil up from the table they miw standing lu the doorway a man of such malignant aspet t that his look fell across the company like a menace 1 he swing of their banter sowisl suddenly It was as If the cokl of a new tnrmd giave had Hit lick across the .lime siiiihlilue t becking theli roughshod fun None of them had the hardihood to Joke with a man that stootl lu the shadow of deith, and hale and niurdit looked from the eyes of the man In the door way inn look is 1 towaid Simpson One by one they perceived the man of the shadow, ali but Simpson, eating steak drowned lu Worcestershire The man lu the dooiway was tall mid lean, and the pilsou blenih upon his face was lu unpleasant contrast to the iiuldy tnn of the faces about the table. His somhreto was tipped back mid the hair hung dank about the pale, sweating fort head, siiggeMlie of sickness, hut weak health did not Im ply weak purpobc. Kvery feat tit o In that hawklike face was sharp with hatred, and lu the nai rowing eye wan vengeance that Is swec' He stood still Theici was lu his hatred 11 something hypnotic that grew Imperceptibly and Imperceptibly communicated com-municated itself to the men at table lie gloated over the eating fat man as If ho had dwolt much lu Imagination Imagina-tion on the sight and was lu no huiry to curtail Ida Joy at tho reality Not 0110 In all that company, even the cat tlemen whoso Interests were opposed to Kodney's, but felt tho Justice of hi errand "When did they let him out?" wills-To wills-To be cont In jcd. Judge Maughan held court In Brig- nam on Monday. John Worston, of tho Fifth ward, I leaves for a mission to Switzerland I next month. H See the forty-live cent underwent I for sale at the window of Joseph New- 9 bold, North Main Street. t At Hie tabernaclo Sunday afternoon B.G.Thatcher and Dr. H. K. Merrill were the speakers. A. J. Boverldge, Depot street, Smithfield. All kinds of plumbing work attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. guar-anteed. David Stone, of the Fifth ward, will take unto himself Miss Emma Crowther, of the Sixth ward, next Wednesday. Fred Scholes went to Salt Lake on Tuesday to attend tho funeral or Mrs. N. Carter, one of the gentleman's converts con-verts In England. GRAND OPENING SALE-Atthe Hyrum Co-op; commencing Friday, Dec. loth. One-third on" on Gent's clothing, hats and caps, shoes, gloves, hosiery, crockery and clilnaware.ctc t Tho first chapters of "Judith of t lie Plains," an exceedingly Interesting serial story, appear In this Issue. Non-subscribers Non-subscribers who may wish the remaining remain-ing chapters can secure Tun Iticrun-LtCAN Iticrun-LtCAN three mouths for 75c, six months for si 2,1. Prof. A. E. Williams, of the forge department at the A. C. of V. was rather badly burned about the hands Monday by the explosion of some metal that was being handled. The molten metal fiow in all dhcctlon and but for the fact that Mr. Williams wears glasses It Is possible that his eyes might have been seriously damaged. dam-aged. As it was, the glasses were covered cov-ered with the metal. Lieutenant McAllstcr and wife, here from the Presedlo at Mon- t tercy, California, on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McAllstcr, left this morning for Salt Lake city. They will go to New York city and other eastern points, returning to Montcroy about January 1st. Mr. McAllstcr Mc-Allstcr Is In lino health and say she en-Joys en-Joys Uncle Sam's service very much. His fattier and brother Will accompanied ac-companied him to Salt Lake City. Samuel Roskelley Jr , the genial barber bar-ber of Smithfield, was In Logan Tuesday. Tues-day. Mr. Roskelley lias recently removed from his old stand to a nicely refitted building adjoining the new bank. II" respectfully suggests sug-gests that about the best Christmas present many in that vicinity could give themselves would be a first class Shave and hair cut at his shop. Ho says the people at Smithfield apprcci-atctho apprcci-atctho coming of the waterworks, but feel the burden considerably. A new line of Ladles Empire coats just received at II. G. Hayball's. Tho stockholders of tho Danielson Manufacturing company held their annual an-nual meeting a few das ago.Tlio report I of the manager was read, showing the business to be In a nourishing condition. con-dition. A cash dividend of eight per te cent was declared. Tho following f named gentlemen wore elected oillc- w ers for tho ensuing year: William 1 G. Danielson, President; Geo. C. 1 Rlgby, vice-president; Frederick K Scholes, sccietary and treasurer These V with George L. Farrell, and W. W I Roundy, form the directorate If J. II.Stodard.of Albion, Idaho, came n to Logan on Monday. He says there i arc about sixty buildings in Burley, R and In appearance It is ahead of illn- adoka. Considerable land Jumping n has been going on, the result princip- V ally, of poor men being compelled to i leave their holdings to procure a liv- ) ing for their families. Considerable i Indignation has been exhibited by Die H settlers, who held a meeting rcmon- I stratlng against some methods that J had been used along these lines, and 1 since that time land grabbing has fl occn less frequent. II Charley Grcenwcll, of Ogden, was In B Logan Monday. This is the gentle- i man whom the Ogden Standard re- J ported as having found a gold mlno in tin gizzard of a duck lie bought In f Cache Valley, and In speaking of the II matter Mr. Grecnwell said that if fc anybody doubted ills find they may ( call In at Buswell's Jewelry store and U sec tho nugget, which Is on exhibition there. Creenwell says he bought tiie i ducks of John Wyatt, or Wcllsvllle, f and that he doubts not that the row! v gathered up the gold from John's 1 farm. If, when spring comes, Mr Wyatt doesn't go over every Inch or his farm with a magnifying glass he almost deserves to lose the possible millions to which his duck's find sjiould point. 1 The basketball magnates or the stato I met at Salt Lake city the latter part i of last w cck and formed a state league. In tills Icaguo are the three church i schools, Weber Stako Academy and the A. C. of U. In the election of or-Hccrs, or-Hccrs, Pres. Geddcs, or the IS. Y. C. athletic organization, was mado president pre-sident or the slate league. A schedule or games Is being arranged and It is confidently expected that some ex- I ccllent sport will be seen here this winter. Tho A. C. has never beroro had a team in the tiold and Is not expected that tho boys rrom there will cut any great Ico this season. It Is considered that tho B. Y. 0. has an excellent chanco to win tho cham- , plonshlpand all hope ttiey can cap- i turo the scalps or the southern brethren. breth-ren. ' ' Tho Logan Ico Rink opened up with a grand nourish Monday night, and much to the gratification or the management a good-sized crowd or cL-inra wna nrpepnt. Tim T.frrnn CItV Band was on hand and mane some very good music, and under the glare or a myriad of incandescents tho skaters enjoyed the evening immensely. immense-ly. The ico Is very tine, smooth and even, and with a surrace OOxKO there is ample room for all tho exercise one cares to tako. From now on through ttio winter tho rink will be open each afternoon and evening. To all appearance ap-pearance this rink Is a perfect success so far as ico is concerned, none or last year's difficulties having been encountered. en-countered. The rink is out on North Main street, ono half block from the court house. |
