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Show AotBar il "MnUrtwi Mr. Hmrt, TB Oar Straecer," -- Cfcartla tUoodale ( Dukk." WIM. un. - Ail br Etc. Imut taniri toil, ricks marred. CHAPTER X. (Continued.) Course e might hang him up by the neck until he as'dead an he wouldn't tell. What would a man are for bein' killed himself? It's when you begin an attack on his flesh an blood he trembles Well, d'ye reckon thats certain? asked Pailget. i bl ing his bullet head to get the iiie iriugh. Know it " Why didn't we light on that afore? Be ause the youngster goes under a nickname. He's Crack lash here an Paul Miller in Fresno. That's the whole long and short o It." Well, sail in on the eapen an' see what ye kin do with him," growled Ned seating himself on a stone and I twirling his stick iu his hand. leave it all t you; take it an' see how ye'll come out." Then followed another long among the other tnree. It was not until late that night they proceeded to carry put their plan. The old hermit whom they called the cap-laiwas taken apart from his fellow prisoner and seated on a stone. Pen Allen then proceeded to Interrogate him. You are Captain Joseph Miller of the schooner 'Eleanor, ain't ye?" he asked. "Those two rogues told you that. They know it, and its no use to deny n It You left a wife at home a wife and child? Yes. Your wife was named Mollie and your boy baby's name Paul? I dont admit or dejy. After you sailed away so many years your., wife gave you up for dead, and with her child removed to Fresno, where she lives now. She never told her son the sad, uncertain fate of his father, fearing when he grew up he would start in seart h of him, and she always had a superstitious dread o the forests o' Alaska." The sea captain sat unmoved throughout the narrative. Ben went on; But when Paul Miller grew to be he heard of the fabulous riches n Alaska and came to find It. He had amassed quite a fortune, when he was robbed, followed the robbers to the woods and was captured by them. Now, the young man yonder Is Paul Killer, your son. The stern old captain was unmoved a man ruled, and after some more deliberation it was decided to try the effect of the rope on the young prisoner. I tell you he is the son of the old man; watch him closely when we go to bang him up and see if his eye does not grow moist. They had a rope made of seal hide, and, cutting a pole with their hasd axes, stretched it across the narrow end of the cavern and placed a rope about Pauls neck. "Now old man, confess that you have lied, and swear that you will take us to the gold, or this joung fellow will die. Paul, who had not heard the conversation between the hermit and his captors, was unable to explain their conduct to his own satisfaction. He believed his last hour had come and determined to meet his fate like a hero. When told to prepare for death, he rose, made no resistance, sail his arms were tied behind his b&ck. The noose was adjusted about his neck, and he took his position under the cros3-bar- , and, closing his eyes, murmured a short prayer. All eyes were on the other captive, but he sat with face averted and said not a word. There was no change in his expression no more indication of grief than might have been expected at the death of a stranger. When the miserable farce was over Paul had been released, and the four rascals retired again to confer with each each other. Tom Ambrose said; Well, its my opinion that weve lost our last chance of ever getting his buried millions. At this Padgett again proposed his knotted stick and swore he would brain both with it, but he was prevented by Morris and Allen, who declared there should be no real violence. The two prisoners were given a meagre supper of dried beef and a little meal gruel, and driven to the far end of the cavern for the night. When they were apart from the guard Paul asked; What was meant by their extraor? dinary course They labor under the mistaken Idea that we are related and both have some knowledge of the buried treasure. As they are mistaken they will succeed in getting nothing from us. I have been mystified at their strange conduct all along, said Paul, and I would not be surprised at any time at their taking our lives. His companion shook his grizzled head and answered; No, no; they wont harm us so long as we have the secret in our own breasts. If we should tell them and they should find the treasure, then we would be killed In short order. Paul shuddered, was silent for a while and asked: Then you dont believe we have any hope of mercy at their hands? The sea captain answered: No. Captain, lets make our escape, Shi Speak lower; you may- -' be save a slight twitching si the corners of his mouth, but' he made no answer. Ben continued: "Though ycu may have lost the heard. I will, bat I am in earnest. walrus hide on which the map to the So sm I, bat we must be cunning burled treasure Is, yet you know the spot, and can take tis there. You as the fox to escape from those rasshall do itj or I swear that your son cals. I am willing to trust you implicshall die before your face. Again Ben Allen was disappointed. itly." Then say nothing. The old man was wholly unmoved, as Though night and day were the if he had been talking to stone. The same in that dungeon, the captors had captors waited about him with their sleeping and waking hours. Paul breathing, hoping that something would occur to break his and his companion threw themselves imperturbability, but they were dis- on their miserable pallet of straw, but not to sleep. They lay so they could appointed. The threat of Morris had only been watch their captors. At last, one after another, they beto intimidate the prisoner. He was willing to make any sort of threats, gan to grow drowsy. One rose and but not being the hardened criminal went toward the pile of straw, and Ned Padgett was he called a halt at stretching himself upon It, was soon snoring. A short quarrel followed on the line of murder. the subject of guarding the prisoners. "I continued haven't Morris, Boys, given up all hope yet We may be Padgett was the man selected and able to do somethin with him. Lets he swore he had done more than his share at that business and he wouldnt keep up the scare. do any more of it, but Morris, who "Agreed. We can even get a rope and go seemed the person in command, deo the clared he must take his turn of two pretense through bangin hoars, and left him on duty while youngster." Thats it; go through anything to the others went to bed. The whole matter could not have make the old rascal tell us where it been better planned for Paul, for Padla With this resolution more firmly gett was careless and yawned sleepfixed In their minds t Ley once more ily before his companions had closed returned to where the old captain sat their eyes. For a long time he made a fight against the wiles of Morpheas, as unmoved-a- s when they left him. Well, Captain Miller, have yon de- bnt at last his head dropped forward cided to tell us where you cached the on his chest Paul raised his own head treasure?" asked Ben Alien. and shoulders from his pallet of straw No, was the immediate answer. Do you want to see your son hang and surveyed the entire cavern at a "before your eyes? sweeping glance. .There was a fire I have no son. burning in the center which threw out Dont you know that young man a dull, ruddy glow, dimly lighting the scene. Where the fire had been built Is your son?" The prisoner fixed his great bine the cavern was wide, and from the orbs on the speaker and in a firm, un- lofty ceiling ages ago great fragments of stone had been torn loose and lay moved tone answered: He is not my son. I may have a In a heap on the floor, a little to one son living. I once did. but he is not side of the fire, leaving a dark path my son. I like the young man, for he in the shadow. Paul could also see Is noble, brave and honest, but he is that their captors had placed their rifles in a. corner farthest from them. no relation to me. They" were wholly unprepared for The three men steeping on the straw this answer. The sincerity with which were between the prisoners and ths It was given took everyone aback and rifles, which were on the right of the for several moments they stood sleeping sentry. All ths advantages of the position captain, and disadvantages aghsst and silent The were taken Into consideration at a after a brief silence, continued: Even if 1 had the walrus hide I glance.' Pauls companion arose and would not give it to you. Even if I gave their surroundings n quick surcould now go and nnearth that burled vey, and then they exchanged glsnceq. The look was sufficient. They undertreasure I would not do it. stood each other as well as if they Why?" For two reasons. First I will sot had spoken volumes. Paul was to look compromise with crime. Second, even after the guard and the captain to tarn over seise the rifles. The young man Jf J did decide toto do soit and would be the nodded assent to the request exyon the treasure signal tor our own destruction. Ton pressed by the captains eyes, and bewould never dare let us go after what gan to act They rolled np the blankets and left them on the straw, with bare done. e their caps stack over them, giving oh Allen and Morris and the abashed. They fell back them, in the uncertain light, the appearance of two sleeping men. Paul ire the piercing glance of the whom they bad mutined. went first on hands and knees, creephe baffled rascals f wore like troop-ad- ing around the little mound, of atone Ned Padgett made an appeal and earth and over the loose stones his knotted stick, Tint was over with all ths caution possible. He ex-se- a , sall-wer- st d wss closely followed by the hermit, who seemed to possess the wonderful faculty of moving without noise. The sentry Btirred In his ileP when Paul wss within ten or fifteen paces of him. The determined youtn seized s atone and leaped toward him. Ned Padgett suddenly started up wit a yell and had half raised Tils rtfis, when the stone, hurled with great fr" cision and force, struck him on ths shoulder. Down he went under the foot. blow, dropping the rifle at Pauls To seize the gun and turn at bay Inon the others wss the work of an from up were stant. starting They their sleep and Ben Allen shouted: "The prisoners! They are making their escape!" TO FIT THE CRIME. SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN INDICTED FOR LAND FRAUDS CHAPTER XI. The Dog Courier. Paul Miller drew his rifle to hi shoulder. and let drive two or three shots in quick succession, - sending their late captors flying helter skelter to the rear of the cavern. , Whether any of them were wounded by his bullets or not he did not stop to learn. He then seized, the rifles, blankets and caps and the two matt hastened away from the cavern, taking the precaution to secure not only the rifles, but three pistols and althe belts of cartridges they could find. Both of them had filled their capacious pockets with dried moose meat until they stuck out like stuffed tup keys., . , They broke two of the rifles because they could not carry them and strapped the others on their backs. Professor Evidently Approved of Com- - ( Ing Execution. Ths daughter of the house was pounding away at the piano Ilka ,a human pllodriver, and ths faces of the assembled guests bore traces of scute mental anguish. Suddenly the music" cessed, and ths company. In order to remove all possibility of Its resumption, burst out into e salvo of applause. The proud and happy mother of the performer approached the guest of the vening.pl4 Herr Zwillbier, who wss stamping his feet and clapping his hands like an unemployed cabman on And what do you frosty morning. think of my daughters execution, Herr . Zwillbier V she inquired, smiling sweetly upon the old gentleman. Your dorders vot, matam! hs cried. Her execution, replied the somewhat astonished lady. Er egsecntlon! shouted the professor, " er egsecntlon! Matam, I congradulade you! Ven vos ee to he? Ven vos ee gomlng off? I to be breaend vlll efery efford makq! And In his excitement he shook bis hostess violently by the band, and almost burst Into tears. Liverpool . . (Eng.) Mercury.. Especially for Woman. Champion, Mich., Jan. Ith. (Sp. dal) A ease of especial Interest to women Is that of Mrs. A. Wellatt, wife of a well known photographer, hers.' It Is best given In her own , .... Long they traveled In a western words di- rection. guided by the stars. They had given up all hope of finding their Metlakahlan friends, who no doutyt supposing them lost, had returned to their home on the Island. After wandering three or four hours into ths forest and being completely exMfflEZZ hausted. the two fugitives rolled Senator dismissed from office or compelled to John H. Mitchell and Conthemselves in their blankets and gressman, Hermann of Oregon, resign. United States Senators have Blnger slept. They dared not build a fire, have been Indicted hy the Federal been involved and indictments have for it might attract the attention of grind Jury at Portland, Ore., for al- been obtained by the department of their pursuers. When day dawned they made -- a leged land frauds. Both national legis- justice. Millions of acres, and probbreakfast on some of the dried moose lators returned from Washington to ably more than (50.000,000 have been before the grand jury In their involved. they had brought with them and pre- appear When it is considered that the total but their evidence wss not pared to resume their journey. They detente, discovered that they were gradually taken. Senator Mitchell In a native of unappropriated and unreserved public Pennsylvania, but held many public domain amounts to 893,955,476 acres ascending a mountain side. On all offices In Oregon before he was elect- one-haof the entire extent of the sides of them were forests of scraggy to the United States Senate for one United ed States and that this great over spruce, the trees seldom being In 1873. He wan again chosen territory is worth; at the lowest estifive or six inches in diameter, and tern ferns and other forms of plant Ufa In 1885, and his present term expiree mated value of (1.25 an sere, at least In 1307. He la s noted corporation (1,016,444,345, the reason for the fraudwere occasionally noted. At last they came to a great cleft lawyer. Congressman Hermann wss ulent efforts of the land grabbers Is moun- forcerly Commissioner of the General made apparent To be sure, the best between gigantic snow-robe- d Land Office of the United States. of the land has been taken up, but tains. Simultaneously with the return of there are still millions of acres of It The first night after they began on the the Indictments came the Information consisting of the choicest agricultural their wascent they camped mountain side near a spring and from Washington that President soil to be found In the world. Roosevelt had removed from office spread their blankets under the lee of John H. Bay Mitchell Changed Name. Hall, United States district a large bowlder, is stated at Washington by PennIt attorney, who baa been assisting In been In revived had breast the Hope eases the fraud that Senator Mitchells real the ol by sylvanians prosecution of Psnl Miller, but his companldn, who name Is John Mitchell Hippie and that had been deceived and cheateid so the government. a he changed it to John Mitchell often by outrageous fortune, evinced: I Congressman Btnger Hermann . when he went west. Just before the statement: written Jittle or none of. bis spirits. lndletfnetit Yetiirned PgalnKt civil fer.$le 'was born in .YashlT, We arealongwxy from civilizaei he cays, la the result of the ton county,' Pennsylvania, where he tion yet. he said to one of Pauls pi eat of consplrsctes and mslfcious lived till he went west, and wss there remarks about their being safe. So secutlon. I have been a resident known sa John M. Hippie. He is often, my friend, have I had my hopes Ipi Oregon since boyhood and have said to have had Borne family trouble, raised only to be blighted that I alwhich involved a divorce just before k n trusted with many transactions low myself to believe nothing good and with he went west can come to me. A terrible fate d ctlng the public Interests men-anIn all of them my seems to have taken possession of my 1: fellow Sensations! Developments , Expected. ii gle endeavor hat been to discharge I doomed. seem The old being gray 1: Mora sensational developments lu honor. and my preserve duty on head was bent his hands, and hs with the public land were If upon the connection frauds practiced was silent, while darkness came over if ce the Imposition was ns grossly frauds In the west are expected shortthe scene. upon me as commissioner ly. Fresh Indictments are being preThe next days travel over this un- perpetrated m upon others In the office. pared In Portland, Ore., and persons known region wss but a repetition of H my vindication before prominent In public life other than upon rely the experiences of the day before. t prial Jury, before which, as a citizen, those whose names already hare been Higher they climbed, up, up and up, tihall be protected against mere In- implicated are Involved. approaching on the mountain side ths tonations, base persecution and perAn Investigation of alt alleged line of eternal snow. A tew hundred frauds in Idaho baa been brought jured testimony, yards more of climbing brought them that John about by affidavits addressed to PresiThe lndictmenfc-tharge- s to the summit of the divide, 'where 3. Mitchell and Blnger Hermann did dent Roosevelt by Fred Culver of Lewthere was a pile of stonea which In January, 1902, unlawfully and iston, Idaho, candidate for attorney seemed (b have been placed there by feloniously together and with general of his state on the Demohuman hands. No life of any kind 8. A. D. conspire Horsce Q. McKinley, cratic ticket two years ago. The afPuter. wss visible, unless that white speck N. W. Emma L. Watson, Sal- fidavits charged frauds against W. F. on the distant ledge be a dog or s mon Tarpley, B. Ormsby, Clark E. Loomis, Wil- Kettenbach, president of a trust comgoat. liam H. Davis and others to defraud pany; George H. Kester, cashier of (To be continued.) a bank, and Clarence Robnett, all of the government Lewiston. BIBLICAL TALE OF POWER. The charges are made In connection Land Frauds. Gigantic The Indictments of Senator Mitchell with the entry of white pine valued Jexebet," by Mies Lafayette tod Congressman Hermann of Oregon at (1,000,000 through J, B. West, regHas Won Fever. In connection with puhlle land frauds ister of the land office at Lewiston. Miss Lafayette McLawS Mr. Culver sent the affidavits to SenaWhes tor Dubois, who, without comment, the Lead Was Young instantly transmitted them to ' the ' president sprang Into popular favor, and far a first book was a pronounced sue Secretary Hitchcock instituted the Incess. The promise la her first book vestigation. has been more than realised ia Third Senator Indicted. a work of singular power and Senator Mitchell is the third senaInsight It is a Biblical tale of ths tor to be Indicted within the last two days when Omrl and Ahab were years. The first wss Senator Dietrich kings of Israel and Elijah was s of Nebraska, who was Indicted on a prophet of Jehovsh. Ahab, the Ischarge of receiving money for securraelite, takes to wife Jezebel, the and for ing federal appointments worshiper of BaaL When , Ahak comes to the throne and Jezebel sets renting bis property for government purposes.- - Ha was discharged on a np the worship of Baal, the prophets and believers of Israel are incensed technicality, but later a select senate him and decommittee Investigated against the queen, and Jezebel be; clared him Innocent of any wronggins a fierce persecution of her eae doing. miss. This contest la the chief moSenator" Burton of Kansas was tive of the story. 7 for receiving- - money" from a Miss McLawt has endeavored t concern in 8L Louis revived Interest In the steals throw new light upon the character of Jezebel, and, while she does not Wch are said to have beta practiced for influencing the postofflee department in favor of the concern. He depart from ths Biblical account abe or Tears, through which the govern-surelhas suffered s loss of msny mil was convicted and sentenced to six ) presents this strong-willebeautiful queen In s somewhat novel Utos of dollars. Wholesale frauda months Imprisonment and pay a fine and striking manner. We get Irnve been unearthed In the last few of (10,000. His case was recently glimpses of Jezebel the woman as yars, and many prominent politicians, argued on appeal before the United States supreme court and a decision well as Jezebel the queen, and it is occupying positions as land commiIs expected within a short time. ssioners been have In western with a and warm states, is woman. passions jealous instincts that Jezebel is most and best portrayed.: Frogs Thrived In ths Cold. Boilers Hava Fita of Sulks. The book la replete with dramatis When J. P. Whipple visited his cotAccording to' an engineer, though situations, the action is rapid and there may be every reason , present tage at Lake. Cobbosseecontee .In stirring, and the denoument is orig- why a steam boiler should steam there Maine, De3. 11, he opened a hole about inal and startling. Altogether it is Are occasions when it simply will not three feet deep which he had Covered one of the books of tho day sad a it refuses duty and sulks without some time last summer with a barrel distinct - contribution to tho detected. On head. In the hole he found sixty ny cause that can-b- e of Biblical days. uch occasions every one takes s hand small green frogs, some of which were At the fires, bnt the result is the same in a torpid state, while others were Keenness of Elephant At the time Scent no steam or only enough to keep as lively as in summer Aa elephants sense of smell is' as stasnow on wss of Inches three there and Marins speed. delicate that the animal can scent tionary boilers are both thus afflicted. the ground, the thermometer stood at a human being at a distaaee of L0S There are "good days and bad days five degrees below zero, and the lake waa frozen to g. depth of eight inches. in the performance of each yards. v'OrxkW lf it la-pi- s, Jet-ebe- - Un y d, "1 could not sleep, my feet were Mrs. cold and my limbs cramped, I had an awful hard Well at states. pain across my kidneys. I bad to get up three or tour times In the night I wss very nervous and fearfully despondent. I had been troubled in this way, for five years when I commenced to use Dodds Kidney Pills, and what they caused to come from my kidneys will hardly stand description. ' By ths. time l had finished one box of Dodds Kidney Pills I wss cured. Now I can sleep well, my limbs do not cramp, 1 do not get up la the night and I feel better than I have ia years. I owe my health to Dodda Kidney Pills. Womens Ills are caused by Diseased Kidney)- - thats why Dodds kidney Pills always cure them. Steel Fishing Rede. Steel fishing rods have been brought to such a stats of perfection that they are now being sold extensively In ths place of those of bamboo. It Is said that they are handler to carry, and are better balanced. BABYS TERRIBLE SORE Body told Raw With Humor Caused UnDoctor Did No Good Agon Cutlcura Cured at Ones- - ,, V --. T delicate "My child was a frrlbla sore or 1 Vt V"ny,-siu' causing the. .a untold My physician preev.IheJ edies, none of which helped at AIL I became discouraged and took the matter Into my wn bands, and tried Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura Oiptment with almost Immediate success. Before the second week bad passed the soreness waa gone, not leaving a trace of anything. Mrs. Jeannette H. Block, 281 Rosedale St., Rochester, N. Y. A 1 v!. Copper Mining Ones Irish Industry. Copper mining once flourished In Ireland, .The Bsllymurtsgh ipins, la Wicklow county averaged 6,000 tens of copper pyrlte per annum between 1(40 and 1(43. Desultory prospecting Is going on at the present day in several localities. TEA We dont want you to pick our pockets; we want ; you to have your money if you dont find Schillings? Best satisfactory. hM(i OMMtr.et Frtlwt. 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