Pullers met
nu Mu mum on
,mm-u- ‘
mum, Jan. boa-J great
and journalists m’
0! their» impacts here
oi’ tlwopeninxoithe Chi-
..lmlb The German. Ensiiih.
Helen men were We“ no:
A ' licernecrt and Loan
, for Prince chime]:
_ Maltre Alain 01 Pa!-
»PXINCESS L'HIMAY.”
W for the princess, who, of
did not attend.
wmmgs were opened by tho ju-
‘ ”distrust declaring that as no plea
lemon- had been adduced by either
“court admitted the demand {or a
had the president afllrmod that
mild have to examine whether there
.fionnds for granting the decree do
in other Words, at once—or wheth-
, ought to order an investigation.
a. public prosecutor called attention to
idle fact that the public was composed of
jEillailionuln in indiscrction" and added
_ t} thalamus ground to fear that their
narratives to the farther ends of the
, hence, be asked for the sake of the
We! the Chimay family um the also
heard behind clowd doors.
The who'd barristers were accordingly
only allowed to main, and the rest of
a the court was cleared.
,In the mum of the proceedings in ca-
momma dealt with a certain number
(not: concerning the prini-ess‘ private
”conduct, which constitute a grave
Wm demanded by the law to justify
‘ ‘ ‘ ng of a divorce. Counsel took
Danni. .. to explain the relations of
1 ‘t princess with Riga.
» Bound extracts from GiLBins of Paris.
.. Was that the princess was not one
of those women who concealed a flirtation,
And that 'ngo, calling himself Alcaze,
adaptively lived in Villcrs in Tour and
"gm in the Chimay country. in-
deed at one time the burgomustor oi Long
,‘Pmlnmiewod, on special orders from
the chief of lice, and requesttsl him to
allow, his identification papere. The prln.
, ”sometimes drove up in a carriage into
the courtyard of the. inn whore Riga lived
‘ and sent away the vehicle, while at others
mode it wait beiore the front door.
3 ‘ m For Forgiveneu.
'. Before she sloped the princess sent a
. Wto her husband, asking forgiveness
,’ ”alloying tribuio to his gentle and up-
right character and declaring she wished
to live no longer hear her children, whose
all“. Ill. would sully.
, pm for Purl! with Riga, the steward
the chum and his wife. En route
_ . Mord linked it she did .not regret her
ehiidran. The princess answered:
Va, but don't let’s think about it any
more, Lot’s haven good dinner. "
W 00qu by asking that a dc-
Wid divorce-should hepronouncixi will»
wvllminary inquiry, since the facts
“In Allal’h, for the defense, did not
my the mncipal lust, but contended
all!“ the memory evidiium was false or
Mi! 0 If it was necessary
”link the cam for the m-«wntrlc love in
,fihloll Ibo Mmkcd her honor. they
3: ”Mill” found in the weakness of her
f3 , , , , whom. Ihe loved and still loved
, " “biannual-t not to be iuilu»
m by tho“atrociouii iu'l'ilrlltbilil'l that
“WM abandoned her children
without "
WW. deplorable mluvuilnn, so that
the I'll not in the Intuit ilttcd for the life
of the author new situation demanded.
0n the other hand, the prince was not
”fluently obliglng imvard her. He poo
"ed no authority over his wife, whom
he neglected in order to go hunting.
The only request the princes“ had to
be, her counsel stated, was the privilege
o! arcing her children at stun-d intervalii.
,. Finally the aniline storm that hohml
‘flobioctlon to an im cdintc dot-rue oi di-
rm
w...» A:
TELEGRAPHIC ssevmes.
the Italian cabinet decided to dluoivo
atomic of deputies.
Mn! Palmer, the mad anaemia of
k. N. Y.. in utill at large. lilo
W and mm are dmd.
Wit .1. Warren Mmdoi (ii-yum
4- ha been appoinial by Gimm-
‘ at New York warden oi Auburn
' amnion about on Feb. 1.
court at am of the note or New
decided the Foyermnther will cure,
. 08,000,000, in townie! the ml»
hieii used for the maiden pm
, by the will.‘
. alien was llllfl’ltllwed in the hi.-
W’direetlng elemen- Thai-n»
mm in. silver. a mum tho
{HI W
Mammy of
lined the id—
' am...” it...
meant a dlilusion of scandal- .
Alida added that Mrs. Ward gave her
' mm by the militia?! lemma)
trapped " into ,_
flotilla!" turned out to ,
prietary medicine udvertlflmcnls id»
discover the baud. some with impav
won't be fooled again. Qihcr readers
who are honestly searching for a reins
cdyadveriiscd in their dad paper drop
omit: one. and invariably the first qucs—‘
lion asked is. Can it be depended upon?
Following the first Question come-so
more iinporiant’one. Why don't they
publish local testimony instead of lor-
evcr asking us to believe statements
of some one whom we are not sure
even exists? Carefully read the follow-
ing, and see if it does not fill the bill:
Mr. Thomas Wood. who resides on
llill street. a carpenter by trade, and
an employee at Arch's bat factory. says:
"For the past three years my kidneys
have troubled an: a great deal. When
i straightened up i had severe pain in
the small of my back. From time to
time I have had iiiuscuizir rheumatism.
and it became so irksomi‘. both at iny‘
work and when off duty. that i thought
it high time to check it before it be-
come more serious. 1 got a box of
Domi's Kidney l’ills zit I‘laisted's phar-
macy. l‘was greatly benefited. I have
no backache. and the soreness in my
muscles has not troubled me since tak-
ing the pill‘szf'
Doan's Kidney Pills, for sale by all
dealers. Price 50 cents. Sent bv mail.
Foster—Millnirn Co, lliifialo, N. Y.
sole agents for (lie U. S.
the nnine~—Dozr.'t—~aiid take no
dilute.
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sub.
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Pr’omptiy as the red sun touched the
all": lino Old Derringer knocked all work.
He _, done this” regularly nucleoli
work 1in lilacs the lastof March,
and now it was the middle of Septem-
ber. He threw his mining tools aside
and straightened up, with a sigh of re-
lief. He was a tail, elderly man. with a
rugged, weather beaten face, in which
honesty and kindness of heart were not
lacking. He looked the typicnl'westeru
miner in his faded red shirt and greasy
slouch hilt. with the iron gray heard
that reached almost to his waist.
He glanced up at his dug out on the
hillside, at the sparkling stream at his
feet, at the gigantic peaks, hundreds of
feet high, which that in the narrow Da-
kota ravine on both sides. Then his eyes
strayed down the gully, where a tiny
footpath followed the winding course of
the stream through scrub and timber,
and an exclamation of wonder burst
from his lips. _
A Ilcndoriigure bad suddenly appear-
ed in the path aboutbl) feet distant, and
as it came slowly nearer it proved to be
that of a lad of 16 or 17. He was empty
handed. and his clothes and «been worn
much the worse for wear. He paused
within acouplo of feet of the minor
and looked at him tiinidly onto! a pair
of frank brown eyes.
"By the Great falls of Missouril
Where did you come from, youngster?"
demanded Old Derringer. “And how
ever did you find your wuyberc? You’re
the first human creature I’ve seen in
months. Any more 00min behind?" he
added sharply and suspiciously. -
“I'm all alone. " replied the lad. ”I
was chucked oil a Northern Pacific
freight train back here this morning,
and I followed a sort of a road in this
direction, thinking it would lead me to
a mining camp. I lost it after awhile
and wandered around in the mountains
till I struck the path that brought me
here. If you can give me some supper
and a place toslcep, I'll go away in the
morning."
”What’s your name?" demanded Old
Derringer. .
“Tom Mollish," was the hesitation
reply. “I’m from the cast.”
“It ain't hard to see that, young tcu<
deri‘oot. Got in'a comma and run oil,
ch?”
”It was sort of that way," the lad
answered sadly. "1 final in Pennsyl-
vania, and when my parents died a year
ago they didn’t leave anything, and]
couldn't get a place to work—you see,
the times were so hard. They were go-
ing to send me to tho poorhouso, and as
I couldn't stand that I ran away. I had
a little money, but it’s all gone now. i
got here mostly on freight trains. "
"And where are you bound?" asked
the minor.
“I thought I’d like to be a sailor and
travel to foreign countries," the lad :ui-
swurud, “but as I wanted to see the west
first I come this way. thinking I might
get on a vessel at Portland. "
“Well, this lierocortainly beats llll‘, "
declared ()ld Derringer, and his face
purplcd with suppressed laughter.
“You’ve got pluck, anyhow, and that
counts for a heap. Any relatives livin?"
"I don't know, sir. [had an uncle
sonicwlicrus, but be may be dead."
Uld Derringer contiunplutcii the lad
for a moment and pulled his board rc—
ilectivoly. “I'm from the east myself,"
be said, “but I aiu'tniiiiu iti‘or :10 years.
It breeds good stark, lad, and you‘re
one of them. i like your face, and if
you care about stayin iii‘l‘U and chum-
niin it with me you're xvi-iconic."
"it's a bargain.“ the lad gladly ru‘
plied. “I'm tired of freight trains and
trampling and of being starved.
A little liili‘l'lllli WOWerIH-ziiiilg aup~
per on tho billsido, and (lid llvrringer,
with a trust and muiildeui'c iliat WITH 1'!“
lilarkalllc for him, Willi telling his now
chum how ho bailsiuinbled on this loan.
ly. gold bearing stream and Willi slowly
authoring a store of precious nuggets
and dual. Till‘ll be sliowoilbim iiiiidug-
out, which wan a room excavated in the
suit part of tho oliil and repaid the toil
orm-ndod upon it by its magnum; mid
drynoiia.
"Bimidmi." the minor explained. "it
won ’t uttruoi attention if any allay prm‘
mature happen to pimp into the valley.
l'm about what don‘t like to be med-
dled with, and i reckon that's why i won
called ()ld lliirriliger. "
'l‘hmi 'l‘om Mollinb'u new life began.
and from the tint he liked it and WM
happy and contacted. After his wander»
lugs it was pleasant to have regular and
qulitl'l) meals and a unit had every night,
and. au im- the work. why, it was a never
ending delight to dig and cradle the
yellow gold that the rides and bed of
the stream yielded.
Tom and Old Derringer ware coon
lust friends, and their mutual lilting
ripened an the days went by. The minor
no imigcr unaltered from oppresidvo spoils
of loneliness, and he neonatal to regard
the lad as a living representative of the
faraway cast. toward which his thoughts
had turned yeamiiigly of late. Neither
spoke much of the pant, howei‘cr, and
the whit-ct was one that they tacitly
avoided. The bag of gold under the
floor of the dugout grow larger and
barrier as October dwindled away. and
at the end of the month awmderful
thing happened. A ntroko of Old Der-
ringer‘ii pick opened a pocket of big
nuggets, and also dimloaed a rich vein
oi gold that seemed to l’tlh deeply into
the Dido of the hill. '0? three am they
writable-art imam. claim for»
wholemeal. which is
We! at. I hate to leave at
game’s scarce here;
, p : ,tlive on that any
way. I replied stgrt right now, resin
it‘spntiy curly yet. ' You ain’t almid
to stay "until. I pom back, youngster?"
“Not , a bit, a! it." replied Tom.
‘Thm'ii nothing, to te afraid 0!. I’ll
just lmp‘ou working; ” *
- {What’s Lthc my :tovtalk. ” Old Derrino
Dir exclaimed approviugly. “I’d stake
all I’ve got on your honesty. lad, and
that's why I’m goin to leave the pile of
gold in our carol I'll try my level best
to get pelt tomorrow night, but don't
worry it I ain’t on hand. As there
hasn't been any one along this Way since
spring, exceptin yourself, it ain't likely
you'll have any visitors. This is a lone- '
ly spot and party for oil the beaten
track. If anybody should happen along,
just keep you eyes open and don't let
’em in the dugout. "
A few minutes later Old Derringer
Was striding down the ravine, rifle in
hand. and Tom watched him until he
vanished around a curve in the path.
The lad felt proud oi’ the confidence re-
miied in him, and ‘a‘deeirc to show his
gratitude kept him working hard all
day long. He did not disturb the newly
‘opcnrsi vein, which the minor bad pur-
posely covered over with bushes, but
cradled the sand and pebbles from the
bed of the stream. ‘
When he returned to the dugout at
sundown. he had quite a respectable pile
of nuggets. He put them into a separate
bag, so that he could show what ho had
done, and be put the bag into the hole
with the others under the miner's bunk.
Then he ate half of the few crackers and
dried beef that remained and went to
bed. By sunrise the following morning
he was at Work again at a spot about
20 yards below the dugout. Ho stop-
ped long enough for a lunch at neon
and then went ahead with his cradling.
Ho had expected the minor back that
night, and he wanted to accomplish as
much as pausiblo.
About an hour before sundown he put
the cradle on a rock, and was transfor-
ring some small nuggets from it to a bag
in lllH hand, when he heard a stone
splash into the stream some distance be-
hind bini. lie glanced down the ruvino
and was Ntill'til‘ll to see two men stand-
ing in the path about 30 foot away.
They had evidently been inking an
observation, and the stone dislodged by
one of them had betrayed their presence,
T on: had good cause to feel alarmed, for
the strangers were the most disreputable
looking men be had ever seen. line was
short and dwarlisb, the other tall and
stout. Both had bloated fili'l‘h‘ and black
boards and were roughly dressed. They
carried riilos, but no prospecting tools
or iiiiplviuenis. Tom realized that the
visitors would not hesitate to commit
murder or robbery and had probably
come for the latter purpose. His first
impulse was to make sum of his life by
flight, but on siimiiil (bought ill! nu
Illlllllill'l'l‘il his duty to (lid Derringer
and resolved in do his best to save. the
gold. Just how that mold be done was
not a matter for present consideration,
though a partial plan came into his
mind as he stood iii‘fillllllllg.
pod the cradle, Hum-d the bag into his
pocket and started up lllI! ravine.
"Not suiast, kid," ('illllllil gruff voim
after him; “hold on that. "
Tom quickenqd bis stops and then
broke into a run. ‘ A4 bu Numbered up
the hillside a title marked, and the ball
\vliistli-il close over his lli‘zlll. lio iii-pt
bravely on, and a few more steps brought
illlll to the little plateau in front of (be
dugout. Iin dam-d inside, and his lint
art was to seize Uiil liurringer‘s revolv-
er from the shelf lll'llillli the bunk.
Then he threw iiimsvli lint behind ilm
lililll‘l‘flilrilll of tlwdwrway. 'l‘iiiiriiwus
a stone iiidgo u foot high in front of
him, and from this point of vantage ill!
bad a slunliuu view of it good bit of the
lower part of tho ravine.
lie fl‘lb rather more cheerful now, for
bu Was in a safe pmiiion mid l‘uliiil yet
ltllliilllilllli ilw only :lMiruzu‘ll io lilll dug.“
out. All liiU l‘illllillll’l‘ri of tho l'i'l‘nll‘ll'
Wi‘l’li loaded, and “id Dorringvr had
taught him how to iisniliowmipon. 'l'lii»
mun, bowuvrr. \l'rit' in no hurry map-
lil‘lllll‘ll. Alli‘l‘ slicing: ibu lad disappear
in the dugout they sliintl {lil'llilVl l'iil min-
utes ill ounu‘w'imuvvisidinll. 'i‘bvii iluy
i'aiuo wry nlowly up the ravine, Mops
pin“ to look i'lim-ly iilmut wherever
them “'4‘?" signs of digging or cradling.
'l‘mn Willl'iil‘ll iiii-iu sharply and with
growing uneasiness. 'l‘iii-ir careless nimi~
Iml‘ liliUWl'll plainly that. they iniliuvui
the laid to be alone», and what they saw
along lilo ravine must luwo salisiii-d
them that the dugout contained rich
plunder. it \vziii iivi‘ii {kisslblu that they
had been wailing tide i‘lillili'u for Weeks
and knowibat llld Derringer was ab.
sent at the solili'mvul. i'liwiramlclusur
they Giulio. changing their «bumbling
“(lit in a brink, ill‘l'lllllll li'vml. Now
they were nearly uppimiio the dugout
and had pliiiiimi their feet on the path
that led up the Hope.
“Slop right llli'l’l‘, " crivd 'l'om, ahow'
lag the tip of bin nose. "Don't name
any nearer. "
The men halted, and (be larger one
called out: ”We want to sue the boss
of these dingin‘s. Whom iii ho?"
”He'll be born pretty in on, " replied
Tenn, “and W.» Hill orders but to lot any
one in till be i‘miiiifl. "
The limit hovered iiivir riilos from
their aboiildi-rn and whispered iociwh
other for a moment. Tili'll they glanced
up lmvard Tom in a wry ”ironic-hing
manner. "It‘s no mm in foul any longer,
kid. " mid tho llWflfllFll mmi. “ We want
your gold, and, wlim'ii mom we’re goiii
tor have it. 1i you furl: over decent.
We'll give you a abate and lot you go; if
youdmi’t, we‘ll into it anyway: and
slit your throat in lil" bargain, "
"l’il about you it you try to come up
here.” Tom «moored oluckiiy, but the
”a
lie drop .
‘ Men Will Have
honest tobacco-“they
will not be‘buncoed
into buying sham
goods. Men know the
name B. L. means best
leaf tobacco, finest
fiaVOr and most for
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will. Show most chew-
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"My daughter, when recovering from
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i rom pain in the back and hips," writes
Landon Grover, of Sardis, Ky. “After
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out any benefit she tried one bottle of
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Pain Balm is also a certain cure for
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The old way of delivering messages
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with their almost instantaneous care by
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and E. P. ,Weod.
Mothers whose children are troubled
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E. Robey, of (inloy, Mo., says on this
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always keep it in the house It is re-
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To care all old sores, to heal an indo-
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magic-like action will surprise you.
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The old lady was right when she said,
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I. E. OORHAM,
10 FIRST AVENUE.
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hem-pretty . Jail“ in.-
ing moment. He till“ ml turbid ,
Mood, wdhfillml vwhoyeeimr
lag the men back 1) lllllloling over their ,
beads as he leveled the revolver Milli
that intention. ’
Three times be mapped the trigger in -
rapid succession, Mine of the report!
failed to check the radiant. At the third ,
shot the little machined aband‘to‘llil
right arm with a yell pi pain and spun ‘
around. He fell than his companion, j
knocking him oil’ bi; (wt, and both roll- .
ed together to the foot of tho slope.
They were up instanfii, and'i‘cm wiec- l
iy ducked his head behind the intone. i.
He heard half a dozen riiiu shots, and t
the balls passed over him and flattened ,3.
against the wall oi, the dugout. Then '_
all was quiet, and who'll be ventured to
peep out he could faintly see the rnlliuns ‘
moving down the ravine. In a moment
theyware hidden by the duckytwiiigbt. l’
The situation wesncw a perplexing “
one. Night was at band, and the men
would ccrtainlymaiio an attempt to get
the gold under covey of darkucsu. It Wail
doubtful if ()id Derringer would be back
before the next day. and his timely re-
turn was not to be depended upon. Tom
pondered deeply as he lay at his pout.
keeping eyes and ours on the alert for,
his foes. He did not glare plight a fire, '
for that would have expelled him to cer-
tain death. Alll‘l' waiting half an hour
without «lulu-ting any danger it flashed
upon him that the ruilians probably
hoped he would fall asleep offer a time
from a sense of {also security and wore
deferring their approach until then. Iio ,
felt so sure of this that be conceived a
plan to take as much of tho gold as he
could carry, hide the rest and thou (lil-
capo to the upper part at the ravine.
(iuco safely away from the dugout he
could easily hide until the miner‘s re-
turn. '
[Io set about his pn-parationswithnut
delay. Quickly and fluidly lw'iiiicd a
large bag with tho mociOus'~motal and
hid what was left under the embers of
the fireplace, carefully raking the ashes
over the spot again. He purposely loft
tbo liolo under the bunk uncovered, no
that the ruiiians would be sure to nice
that the treasure was gone.
Now he was ready. and after stand-
l ing in a listi-iiingiittituilo for a few lit'll‘
x owls. llrfl‘l'l'pl» lollllil'lltl‘lllltfe of the (lug. 3;
nut, tiio revolver iii-id in one hand and ‘
the bag of gold in the other. He was
barely outside when be heard ascrnplng
noise straight ovrrbeuil. and quick-
ly two dark figures dropped lightly bo-
iiiud iiiiu. Tho tricky ruiiiaiis bail made
a iii-tour above ”in dugout and crept
down our tho rocky hillside that form:
Ni its roof. No doubt it was their inten-
iioii to rush in and ovi‘rpiiwi-r the lad
bigi'uru he could shoot lliem, and hail
tin-y dropped a moment sooner they
might have boon successful. But Tom
discovrml llll‘lll below they saw him,
and instantly be wait plunging down
”in slope at in“ spa: d. rh‘i tho coasthis
now clear, in: turned southward along
the narrow path, hearing shouts and
rapid strides iiaziiiiiil him.
Ho run faster and faster through the
night, sticking to llll‘. path by blind in-
stinct and intent only on escaping with
tho gold. Suddenly he felt ialippixry
rocks under his flirt and know that. ho
had iiilllilil‘l'i‘ll astray. Then a niio
l‘I'lll'iii'll, illiii at the same instant ho foil
forward. Ilu i‘rlt a stinging pain along
his ill‘illi, a stunning blow over one eye,
and fli‘ll‘l‘ that ho ruiiienibizreil nothing.
“”1““ Tom came back to cmlficiousi-
boss, iil‘. was lying on ()1d flurringer’s
bunk iu tlivilugour, and lilii miner bim-
si-ii' was sitting near him on a stool.
The sun was shining in the doorway,
and the kcllii' was boiling over the lite.
Iic suddenly l‘illiltllllbl'l'l‘ll all that liilli
lllllilliilll‘ll, lilili be tried to sit up in spin:
of his Wiizikiiess and headache.
"bio still, youngster, " said (lid Dor-
ringi-r in a :iirangt'ly tender tone.
"You'll be all right after a bit. "
“'l'lio gold!" cried Tom. "liziwi you
gilt ll’.‘H
“livery nugget," tho miner replied.
“The bag; was in your band, mull awn
. li1-' l'I st lll‘i‘liill i'l'uiil Him :15. s. H
g "ilxzr limv (lid ij’il luv, and what
I l"i';lliu' i' l lib“ l‘lillllifi-“iu
“i iii-lion i shut “in," answ- rvtl (lid
in ii 1'.,.;i i'. "1.. ;'. iv. iwi (in I'(' was blood
M11 lili“i'illl ~1. You rlti'll'illlil‘ diving leHt
‘V .i: lb: 5' “Mil zit yuié, and then they has-
1 ii. .1 up the gorge a» quick z..; tbuyitoulil
1 en. The lull only iingu ii yourbeail, but
fi'ull bad an ugly knock from tnmblin on
lli'il'li"l{1‘v. I curried you up born, and
(ill iiiuiil lulu: you kept talkin Wililliko
:iboutuuiil :iiiil rniiwm and—and about
your liuiuo at ( 'iuiisli', alvuyoil’ in I’cnw
syivaiiia. That was my .liomo, loo,
youngster. Hay, if you don't mind, is
Ml iiisb your real imam?"
"No, “ said Tom. “My real name ill
Woodrull’. "
(lid Derringer turned pale. "Not the
son of John Woodruii'?”
"lie was my father," ’I’om animated.
The mat instant Uld Derringer wan
kneeling by the bank and had bi» mum
around tho aiiiami lad. "I'm your Un‘
uli' .i'iiii, " he cried humanly, “what run
away from boom 20 years ago. John
Woodrufl wmniy brother. Thmnk lied,
We've found each other, lull. I'm gain
to soil the claim to a pm” at the lettin-
meiit far a big price; and {ill soon as ho
l'llllll‘ii upio Hl'i'. it you pull me?” goback
to i’l'lillbyil‘lilllll “Barfly the old homer
simul. And as for foreign lands—why,
llil'l’li ain‘t one you'than't me if you
want to. We'll take a trip together."
(lid Derringer aimed for Want at
brmtb, and presently ho and Tom (lino
closed more calmly the wonderful things
that had happened. It wail better than
nmlii'im-s for the bid, and by evening
he was on bio feet, unsound and well u
ever,
A few «loyal later the two ware travel»
iiiiz cast as last an atrium r Ill carry
limb), and Tom hold: that hisdayso!
trimming and privaiinn Were over. in
the strangelydimovoflvlielalivo be bad
fnuml a lifelong irii ad and moiertor.~
William Murray HraydimJn Philadel-
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Norwalk Chronicler