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Show ' v t. tV 4P CHAPTER VII. T do not know." But we must find - He him. The Strayed Cow. frowned sternly;, hla face and voice Dolores sat in the doorway wait- were authoritative. "He la summoned In the Green ing for her fathers re.urr ft v n tee to appear In court tavern. He had been to the house cse, the law cannot wait. Can you while she was over the mountain, ard gtTe us no tdea where we can find had his supper. She ber.elf I ad ea en k.m? "No. nothing, for she had no a,toU e In He returned to his companions and spite of her walk over the in .unta.3. She was quite idle, her hr ids in reported that Johnson was not there; their old Ustlecs attitude In her lao. Ms daughter did not know where he her dark bead resting against the was They held a consultation. If It unpainted door pest, her giave (ace were possible Johnson must be found and thoughtful ejes relsd to Ue and brought to court that day; law hesTena. The moonlight falling across and right must not be delayed. Riding and ported down the mountain they halted at the her face dedred It r as marble; upon the clean bare door i tavern The tavern-keeper- s wife came behind her lay her shadow lrg slJ out to meet themt dark. for water; she said They The night was silent; the di.iaut wuur was scarce on the mountain. sound of rude singing frmu 1 i uv-erdied away, the lights ut out one after another In the Iols iow Dolores beean to wo. nor houses. vaguely why her father did not come. Midnight had passed, the hours inked c away one by one on the big clock N. in the corner, the moon hurg round 'end golden above the moon. air po. la the west; in the ea-.- t a Mink of whiter light appeared, broe'ieriwl and -The girls shadow disapdeepened. peared from the floor; it lay In friut of her on the door stoue The cow was cropping the grata on the roadside, her breaihlig dcp a..d r contented. Lodle, the next noig1came up the road with a bucket Ilia well was low In this dry weathwi , Johnson's well was public propuity at such times. A sheer day," he said apologeii. ally, looking at the brio die Dolores ronsed herself, a stow thought eomlng to her mind. I have been waiting for my father," she said. Is he still at the tavern?" But we must find him." Lodle held the hdoket suspend.. but she could give them cider if that half way down the well; a dull sur- would do. prise was the leading expression on They replied that cider would do his fac& very well In fact, much better than "Dont y know where he went. water for tbelr purpose, for they had DToreaT Warn't ye hyar when be a rough time before them. kem up fer hla gun an' started ter Aa they drank they asked for the hunt ther cow ower y&nder on ther host He was away, ahe said, gone Ther cow ia hyar; over the mountain to the town; a mounting? wheres yer feyther?" trial mas being held there, had they A sudden sharp fear woke in her heard of it? Nearly every one had .mind; ahe arose and faced Lodle, the heard of It; it was making a stir. sunlight on her head. Folks were excited about it; there "If he went over on the opposite was to be a trial there, and Johnson mountain to hunt Brlndle and has not had they ever heard of Johnson? returned he must have lost his road, waa all they were waiting for to lay or gotten hurt, or something to keep the guilt where It belonged; be knew him." more about It than moat folks; some Tee," said Lodle, slowly. "An thoughttheys want him et ther court tertlay;' - Did Johnson go? No, not that she ef be aint thy&r theyll kem fer him; knew of. and she would know. He they sweared theyd her him, fer went over to the opposite mountain ther thing kyant be settled tell he last night to hunt bis cow. goes." In what direction did Johnson go? , He swung the bucket up on the She was not sure; ahe believed he edge of the well and passed down the went yight down the road across the road in alienee, hla slouching figure There was a bridge, across like a blot on the exquisite landscape. valley. the river If one followed the road Breakfast was ready, and Dolores the foot of the mountain a bit went in and set the potatoes and ba- along Jenkins had seen her there, and be con at one aide of the hearth; the told Johnson so at the taverfi ; John coffee was ready to make; she never son over to bunt her; he right weijt mads that till it was resdy to he took his gun in case ha came across drank. When all was ready within game, but that was useless unless he she went out to the bank under the were luckier than usual, for Johnson pines. The sun was high and warm, was too shiftless to have luck. but under the pines the shadows were Yes, the cow came back; ahe' had cool and dark; and there she waited lost her bell; he would expect to find for her father. her by that; doubtless he would keep By and by the men of the settle- on hunting; he hadnt sense enough ment started over the mountain In to know she would most likely come twoa of and threes Dolores home groups herself. But if be did not watched them go, scarce taking her wish tobyreturn for reasons best known them from till their slouching to himself Johnson was shiftless, but eyes figures faded and blended with the he was no fool about somo things. yellow road and the rugged paths. As His girl now had about as little asked for her father. sense as was they passed they possible. She did not even know when she was well off; she was like her mother for all the world, only worse. As for Dolores, she seemed to like him to talk to her; ahe was not In the habit of talking much; ahe never talked with her neighbors, ahe felt above them; he was the Judge's son, and, no doubt, she felt flattered that he took notice of her. Their men never said much to her, for they did not like her. Maybe ahe went over the mountain. Well, maybe she went because she wished to go. How could she answer for her? Perhaps Could they find Johftson If they tried? She did noi Know. The opposite mountain was a dangerous place; there were sharp ledges and turns and deep chasms;, folks seldom ventured over there except for hunting; they bad no cause to go. Did they want Johnson? He was not In the habit of goats off; he never went butting except on their owa mountain r he had no gx ahead in him; She arose and faced Lodle. be was shiftless and so was his daughter-every one receiving the same reply, worse. . Later, as Dolores watched, a yellow only .elnnd of dust arose where the road TkeyhadftccomnllBhed their errand and the eky seemed to meet She and paid her liberally as they arose watched It mechanically. As the cloud to go, more determined than ever to appeared and drew nearer out of it find Johnson were It a possible thing appeared a body of horsemen riding CHAPTER VIII. at a sharp pace down the rough road. They slackened their pace as they came np. The girl was plainly disTha Search. The deputies rode slowly down the cernible in her print gown under the The road was hard for pines. They halted at the rickety mountain. gate, and one of them dismounted and their horses and uncertain, besides it went up the walk. He removed bis was strange to them and strange hat aa he drew near Dolores. ground waa unsafe. They talked ittle. On leaving the tavern one of "Miss Johnson? She hesitated a moment; the name them remarked that; the woman knew was unfamiliar to her save as need wL t she was talking about, and now by young Green.' Then she bent her they Would find Johnson If such a head In reply. thing were possible, for they bad more , reason than ever to find him. Your fatter?". "He Is cot here," she said, slowly, They rode along the foot or the "Where can we find him?" mrntala iu search of the path of to-da- y cl-'s- n ' a ; - nt - V -- -l- w which the woman spoke.-The- ra no road hero ns along thn other mo tain; a narrow line half hidden I? long grass and tangled bushes str gled In and out capriciously, as thou! to puzzle Its followers, now up mounUtn side, again straying out 1 the salley meadows nearer the rtvefs moaning. Above, among the pines, tpe bite haze was tangled, hiding all & yond; the dread mystery of the mountain clung like a garment about It. The men rode on in silence; thfi was a solemnity around them bushed all light words. The enormity of their "undertaking dawned. mF and more upon them; to search fof I man In that wilderness with the mountain's haert for his hiding place ah I Ha robe of haze for his shield was b turd. There were chasms and places, sharp turnings apt winding paths, ledges hidden by bzt that would swallow a man aa ci pletely as a sepulcher, and leave p trace, nr sive rocks overhead tha t tremor of the mountain would hid upon them. No wonder the men gr silent and allowed the horses to hwe their way; man could. pot follow fie dangerous, hidden paths; only brite instinct could jBl the safe places. t to the path pp They came the mountain, and the horses refund to take it until urged by whip abd spur. It was a path that shielded pll beyond It, as though the mountain had made a fastness that none coqld break. The horses toiled up slowly, slipping now and again on the treacherous ground; the tangled bushes and low bougha swept them as they passed; above the pine bougha parted enough for a mans bead to pass untouched beneath. Now and again the busbea and ferns; great rocks loomed path seemed lost In the wilderness of ahead and the path that seemed cut off turned sharply and wound up the mountain; again and again the horse-hoof- s paused on the edge of a chasm half hidden by haze, and the men with white faces held them up main force from the ghastly depths beneath their very feet Their voices, as they shouted in hopes of s reply had Johnson lost his way, sounded gruesome In the loneliness. Half way up the mountain they paused and faced about It waa useless, they said, and foolish to folio the path up higher; no man would wander up there of hla own free will; facing the law were preferable; one knew what to expect-froIt Here death laid hla traps In secret sad lured hla .victim on; he waited at every comer and lurked near every rock; he was above, below, and before them; he reigned in the mountain! If Johnson heart there he might stay there; their Uvea were of more value than hla; they would return to the town and report the utter hopelessness of the search. It would be wiser to search for him nearer home; to hide from the law shoved that he waa cowardly, and a coward would never come there. They would atop at the tavern apd speak woman again; her words jnightTbe wiser than they thought And they would apeak again to that girl of Johnsons; ahe might be more wllllnf to talk, and ahe waa no fool. S CTo jbe continued.! J f tl( dta-gerou- -- GERMAN SOLDIERS HAVING SHARP FIGHTING IN AFRICA. P&SDp. . INMSNrnoNL Special' dispatches to the Berltn Jhe artillery action was brilliant Incandescent Lamp Reflector. ne!?er rom correspondent The Germans suffered from want of How far would it have been possiIn German South est Africa describe serviceable horses, having only ble tothe encounter of Major Von twenty-onanimals capable of scout- wardto advance business methods their and standard, present high column and a force of Hereros ing. The enemy withdrew In a northwhat would be the volume of busiat Oksharu, while the German column easterly direction. ness transacted this year, were we was on tbe way to Onlatu Major Von Glasenapp marched on still hampered with the candles or The road traverses the thorn thickto make an atGlase-napp- a e Otilkuara, Intending tack. ,An official account of the engagement with the Hereros says ninety-twof the enemy's dead were counted. Col. Leutwein, governor of German Southwest Africa, announces that the German main force left Okasandja, April T for Otjosafu. The Southwest African correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, Dr. has went his paper a graphic ets. Early in tbe morning the Hereros attempted to surround and cut off the roar guard of .laj Von Glasenapps force, consisting of Fishers company, which was numerous, well armed and partly mounted. The enemy opened a vigorous fire lasting three and a half houra, the rear guard having been reinforced by Count Brockdorffs company, and First Lieut. Mansholds artillery. The, enemy were pursued for an o Moel-lenho- wt-'las- pottaL But even thla little glass bulb, with Its rays of light streaming out all around, la open to Improvement , In almost every ose to which this lamp Is put there Is no necessity for the rays which Illuminate the space abeve the carbon film, and thla Inventor proposes not only to abut them out, but to reflect them downward again, where they will Increase the brilliancy of the vertical rays. This la accomplished by the use of the little metal reflector shown in conjunction with the Incandescent electric light In the picture. The under surface of thin tf 8HIRT8 GROW ON TREES THERE That, at Least, la tha Statement ef tn Old .Sailor. ( Shirts grow on trees where I came from said the old sailor. "How ao, shlpmut? a, pale clerk asked. The sailor emptied hla glass and wiped bla mouth with the back of his hand. Tm he said, of the South seas. You know them s over there? "Sure," said the clerk, "Well, thats where I mean that skirts grow on trees. Theres a kind of a willow tree on them Islands with a soft, flexible bark. A native selects a tree with a trunk thats Just a little bigger round than beta. He makes a ring with hla knife around the trunk through the bark, and he makes another ring four foot below. Then, with a slit of tbe knife, he draws the bark off, the same as a boy does in makln a willow whistle, and hes got fine, durable sulrt. All hi needs to do Is to dry It out, make two holes for the arms, and put a lacin In the back to draw It together. "In the spring of the year the shirts are gathered. Men and women both go out at that time to look for trees that fit them. These bark shirt! er treated so as to be soK and flexible. They dont look bad. Gosh hanged If they look bad at all, for shirts that grow on trees." Philadelphia Record. Knew the Major, "I hear the major la coming spend a week with you." np to Yes, and I am fitting up a roots for him to entertain his friends I put In ten chairs and a sideboard." s "Where Is the major from?" "South Carolina." Then yon had ' better put In tot sideboards and a chair." Out of Season, , "Why are yer so sad? asked Dusty " Dennis. Why, growled Sandy Pikes, "dat lady said if Pd spilt do wood shed give me an old pair of shoes sh promised me last winter." "An did she? "Yes, she give me a pair of MAP or SCENE or UPRISING letter describing the relief of Oms ( r xiL,7ma)axiU7mm GOfZ ZfiOP-CBUBM- C hour, but escaped, leaving their n&mber dead. fifty-tw- o of the head of the In the meantime column, under Lieber, had n sharp fight lasting an hour. Tbe German losses were Lieut Noerr, four noncommissioned officers - and twenty-eigprivates killed and LleuL Hildeofficers brand, four and eleven men wounded. ht THE YOUTHS SOFT SNAP. ruru on Feb. the garrlsoi of Omeruru heard the firing of th artillery of the relief corps twenty five of the beleaguered force made i sortie against the enemy, who held patural fortification consisting of i line of clifflike, projecting rocks. . "After being driven from this posl tion the Hereoe took up a new on contesting the ground Inch by Inch and leaving n number of dead a every rallyingiolnt. "The Hereros lost about a hundred killed or wounded, of their approx! mete total, 600 men. "The German loss was eight met killed atfd ten wounded. CASE OF RELATIVE VALUES. Indorsement Seemed a Trifle Unkind. Mason of Illinois, waa seated with a, party of friends In a Washington cafe one evening, when the circle was joined by tbe aon of a big western capitalist, whose main aim la life seemed to be a continuous He was of that class IneleJubilee. as "butters In" and It known gantly was soon evident that his presence was distasteful to the senator. My old man doesnt-p- ut up a cent for me," said the young man, displaying Im on my a fat roll of greenbacks. own resources. "How do you manage It?" asked 'one of the party. You must have some sort of a snap." "This Is my snap." said tbe gay spendthrift, impressively touching his And theres not a softer head, snap In the world," assented Sena- Apt Reply Earnsd Rsnomlnstlon foi Robert Toombs. Frequent complaint has been mad of late because members of congress have absented themselves from se slons. This reminded Congressmar Hardwick of Georgia of an occurrence many years ago. Robert Toombs wai a candidate to succeed himself, bui was accused by an apponent of absent a great deal Tbe matterbelnj wai brought up by hla rival for the nomi nation at a Joint debate and this wai Bobs repliy; Fellow citizens, foi the sake of argument we will admit that the charge brought by my oppo nent Is true and that I have been ab sent from the sessions of the house Admitting, as I say, for the sake o! tbe argument, that It la true, 1 wll! ask you this question. Which can yon better afford, to have me In and absent from the sessions, corgresi tor Mason. or hav this man in congress and have him Famous War Correspondent present at the sessions? The con Sir William HWrl Russell, who test was settled-on-begp- ot, foi without hi knighthood would still Jie Toombs was elected by bla usual hug Dr. Russell, la eighty-fou- r years of age. majority. He la a war correspondent who won Flan Monument te Bjorn son. his spurs In tbe Crimea, giving some letThe Norwegians of the Red rivei most remarkable of the ters ever written, He was also valley will hold a festival la Fargc present at the siege of Lucknow, an- on May 17, the Norwegian natlora'. other grand opportunity that he did holiday, when a monument In bonot not fail to make the most .of. The of BJornstjerne BJornsou will be unItalian campaign of 1859, the Ameri- veiled there. Tbe movement to erect can civil war, the Danish war, the this monument was Btarted some time Fracco-Prussiastruggle and many ago by the Norwegians in Abercrombie. N. D., and waa later taken campaigns in Africa, he also witnessed, and he made firm friend of King up by the Norsemen throughout the Edward, whom be accompanied as state. . The granite block which will honorary private secretary on his be used as the monument waa pro. cured in Norway recently by Dr eastern tour iu 1875-Flelde of Abercrombie. Tbe govern ora of Wisconsin and 8outh Dakou College President In Dilemma. When President Nlcholaa Murray have signified their Intention of atButler was at college certain fresh- tending tbe festivities. men of his time made no scruple of Amtrlcan Medical Association. stealing a pall of milk which a dairyAtlantlo City, N. 3., the famous reman placed outside the door of Mr. Butler's room while tbe occupant was sort, is to be the scene, June of in class. In order to foil the maraudthe annual meeting of the American ers the future president of Columbia Medical Association the great nacomposed one day a formidable leg- tional organization of physicians, surend, which he printed in very deep geons and specialists. A half fare letters and placed over the pail It. rate faaa been granted by the T "I have poisoned this milk Lines association, and will probably read: with arsenic. Upon his return he be granted in other sections of tbe found the milk luUct, but added to country. Physicians of the country his notice were these appalling words: are much elated over the prospects for the largest meeting ever held. "So have we." . Increases Power ef End Rays. bade Is nickel-plateand highly polished. serving to deflect the light rays which have an upward trend. To attach It to the lamp, the bulb must be unscrewed and inserted between tbe adjustable wings above the reflector! proper. A. J. Pardrldge of Chicago Is the inventor. d Wind's Mystery. The meteorologist ts gradually divesting the wind of its mystery and is able to explain convincingly how and when It originates. The study of a great number of observations taken simultaneously all over the country, and in fact all over two continents, has enabled the expert to foresee just when at night the layers of air near the earth become cooled, and aa cool air la heavier than warm air, a law of physics that Is generally appreciated theoretically, but usually overlooked practically, this heavy sir tends to move down the hillside. Tbo tendency becomes after a time sufficiently pronounced to produce a general downhill movement, eventually resulting a perceptible breeze. That is what Is commonly designated locally as "the mountain breeze," and which from its origin is practically Is one constant direction, though the Intervention of powerful storms may temporarily reverse the customary, movement Vice versa during the day the presence of warmer and therefore lighter air near the earth causes a movement of the atmosphere with an upward tendency, creating tbe valley breezes. In certain favorably situated localities the appearance of the mountain or the valley breeze la aa regular as clockwork, the transitional period being marked by a calm. Philadelphia Record. - - n 4. Manufacture of Oxone. engineer la said to have found a process for manufacturing ozone that Is much simpler than those used hertofore and permits of a Making Macaroni, Macaroni Is made in forty different larger deduction. Ozone Is by him shapes and sizes. A special kind of produced In an apparatus Into which very hard wheat la usdd In this man- atmospheric air is forced by means of ufacture. an air pump. An electric alternating current of 130 volta in three amperes, Lighthouse Service changed through s transformer to The United States lighthouse 1,100 is . then Introduced. volts, Tice costs 14,500,000 a year. Through , electric discharge ltt tbe apparatus ozone is engendered. snow-shoes- ." pine fagots of our forefathers aa a mean of lighting stores, offices and residences? It Is the conveniences of the age which have aided most In In- creasing the volume of dally transactions In the commercial world to their present enormous amount, and no greater convenience has come to tbe business man than the method of lighting the desk, office and manufacturing plant. Wbat would our ancestors of less than 100 years back have thought of tapping a pair of wires at any point and Inserting a little glasa bulb, turning a button and obtaining a light belter than a dozen of tbelr candles could afford them? Today it has become such a common affair that we seldom pause to think of the improvement, but simply take it for granted, aa we have learned to do the thousand and one other things which the Inventor has placed at our die- - An English Mesopotamia Is fertile. The soil of Mesopotamia la one ol the most tortile In the world, and the climate would readily permit of two crops annually. Oil springs are frequent, and there Ts every probability that the subterranean wealth of the province could easily make It a rival of Baku or Pennsylvania. There are abundant quarries of grpsum, sandstone, and the finest white marble, while the mountains contain deposits of Iron, copper, lead and gold. Consular Report - r A Alloy That Defies Temperature. Consul Guenther of Frankfort reports the invention by Dr. Gtilllaune of an alloy of steel and nickel which has tbe useful property of not expanding with Increase of beat, retaining practically the same volume under all changes of temperature. By altering the proportions of the constituents, a metal la obtained which contracts when heated. Tbe utility of an alloy which maintains an unchanged volume, despite changes of temperature, ! very great la making accurate measuring Instruments, clocki and watches. The new alloy called "Invar" has already been used for pendulums and instruments for tropical surveys Science and Health, of all deaths during last winter were from pneumonia It is estimated that In all about 730 tons of ore have been used to produce h of an ounce of radium. about When lightning strikes a tree tbe heat generated la sometimes so great that all the sap Is converted Into superheated steam, which explodes, tearing the tree to splinters. If we ask a person to estimate the number of stars risible on a clear night," says Honzeau, ire shall have an exaggerated answer, the actual number being a little over 3,000." One-fift- h one-fift- Remember tH, thet very little is needed to make a life happ. |