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iilllOIG i i a Lam- in t-'-'t in U.e ojrki.o-s. f'XfS- yng terns hyar ti'll Us a Say tt ktnv.1" Sfofe Succiactly To'J by Our IT''': 'fl Wir 5-eit Srr A CHAPTER VI. NOTED EDUCATOR IS- DEMENTED OFFERS WIFE'S CRAVE FOR SALE I ACTION CF MYS si Loses Reason a Second Time and la A Neighborly Gift "Et hev been so dry I 'lowed mehby ioM 1,111) Waukesan b'an Has Feeling TSU Brother Neooa Him. Circuit Court Clerk O. jirockway of was Informed by telepathy, ca premonition, that was wrong with his brother Jauv-s ia Oklahoma, and was about to s'art for that place when he received a telegram stating that his brother been stricken with paralysis.

Ho left at once for the wesf. The impression tbat his brother needed him had grown on Mr. Brockway ot late that he could not forget.it, even when busy with official duties. He Informed a friend that he believed he would go and see his brother as soon as cer Chicago Bsker Has Wedded a Second Time and Is Happy. "I will sell at a bargain the tombstone, with the lot in which my first wife Is burled, at Saint Mary's cemetery.

One hundred and twenty-five dollars takes them both. Here is a god chance for speculation. The shaft and cost JC73. MjS second wife and I are as Iiappy as big sunflowers, and we do not fear this talk of boycotting my business over the proposed sale." In these words Roman Schmltt, a baker at 4530 Ashland" avenue Iterated a plan that has created a furore among the relatives of his first wife and their friends, as well as' bis neighbors. Back of Schmltt's unusual and sensational, proposal la declared to be the remarkable jealously ot a second wife, which la declared by neighbors to Include even the love her husband bore for his dead wife.

l'y uni' youijij. Green left him it ui to Uie house for a drink. on was not the only silent one fi it day. Ilia daughter listened mute- to (he young man's conversation. If inmliitig she was even more list-li than usual, though a strange rolor tinr-ed her cheeks aa he talked.

He left the promised book with her; he had not forgotten it. he said, but had been unable to take it before. For a moment her face plowed with pleasure and the silken lashes lifted swiftly. b'U fell ere their eyes could meet. She thanked him In a few simple words in her lov, sweet voice; then her wat.dered awy to the bary mountain top in the distance.

He left In a few deeply disappointed in her, and yet strangely Interested and puz.led. Had he mistaken her? Was she incapable of the thought he believed she, possessed? Had-'rfie not, after all, the ambition to be more than an unttnght village pirl? Did her thought end wlft the blue line of the mountains and the i ei 1 N.l.riS- Hel thst hi; it ji.T iit v.i.e. Yii Gfen a so In I I I Isa-i aa 4 where She girl ol.tained hf-r afion, therefore she- have an edti'-atiuu. be was Ji II' I of this. ll! Md.el the 1nwk ami his laath, an '() apainst young If ever he came thor? apain it wotsid be a sorry for him.

Dolore-i ii! A swirtcn frenzy oi hita. He 'onrd ami sr.a'Ci''-.! fie Icok from the ground. It was an o' astronomy, i-he had ticf'ti readsr? the bank, for she preferred it to any of her mother's and whej yourg Green paw it the day be was there ho was mm piirpred, and profiled to take a volume on the the next lie went that, way. She tlsanV o-l tiim. ard it was the first tlmo she bad thanked any one since- KHfy Gfnn died, flat was ro w'ks and ho bad r.ot nine as he sai.l he would; hut jhe aulx'd for him.

feellrg t-nre tlat he bt.uM lis promise to tor, feel-fin strait My glad whn Jhe thought of him. She hart perfect In him. Her father's fa-9 was lurid as he na'ched the Uivk f'om the ground Hi antuU' eyes. rkfi set, were f.iil fif brute the veins of his forehead m-re n. In his fcfinds.

csrd wieldipg tc.hoavy hainiiier, tbe book a toy: (irpera kg4 over it, and in an ins'taiit it lay In shreds at her fret. For a mcn-ent she diJ not romnr. hend wiat had been done; she looked from the book to httn and hark asain. Then she arose: her fa.ee was while, and her eyes nathed. She looked at him, and he cowered beforj her.

Plie was tail ard state'y; he had never before appretiaied her disrity. Now he appreriated it to the full. Tie hook waa the dearest thing in the worid to tier; he have wouuJed her In uo other way. Meehanlc aliy he patheref the satfer-'d and as he held her hand for them he, gave them it her without a word, without even f'anciBg at her. For the time she was more than hfa daughter; her yes were on his fare, and her spirit ruled hU.

Then they etrayed away to the mountain tcp veiled in haze. The fire died out of her eyes; her Iianda, ineonanlrally the torn h- r.t of her bok. fe.U listlessly at 1- s'Je: her shadow Ia.y long and tiebiitd her," There was a aer.se of mystery about which her father r. 1 1 under- he shrack from it from h-r, at -J passf.4 aiy vp tie dark 1 A' ther gyarding hyar deiht't 'mount ter much, bein' as ye air up so high, so I bringed ye some strawb'rles outen our gyarding. Dolores." "Thank jou; our garden didn't amount to much, Dolores said, gravely.

Ebe looked at her neighbor without a sign of Interest in her face; she spoke in her usual listless manner; but under the Hstnessaess and apparent carelessness was the consciousness, like a sharp sword, that the gift was the forerunner of some thing to follow else than her pleasure. She emptied the berries out of the basket into a dish and stood regarding them. Mrs. Smith said afterward she looked as though she were trying Dolores Watched Him. to discover If they might be "tetch In reality the girl did not even see them.

-She wa3 wondering vaguely, what the woman would say about the mare. That she had come for some purpose outside of bring. ng the fruit was clear to her. She waited with a sinking heart and strained ears for what the woman wculd say. She knew well that something must follow.

That it was In regard to- the mare of young Green she 4.ad not a doubt Perhaps the suspicion In regard to the guilty party bad become a fact Perhaps this. woman had come to tell her perhaps (To be continued.) HABIT IN READING PAPERS. Almost Every Person Has One Part He Turna to First "Very old persons," said an pbserv er, "nearly always, on unfolding their newspaper, turn to the column of "Deatbs. This Is because, In the first place, they are most likely to find news of their friends thera than In the column of or any other fart of the paper, and because. In t' second place, they are Interest ed la "i they have It much.

In turn first to the soci- o7 i i i wtiUinM, acd after tliat to tie Yojiis men of the cir sort, turn first to the srortrc news, while boys universally i i i TI 3 arte of cMu'i VI -1 a X' i mi Committed to Asylum. Professor Nicholas, one of the most prominent educators of Washington and fit "Clair counties, and for many years instructor-in the parochial school board of St Libory, has been examined by medical board and found of unsound mind, and ordered committed to the southern Illinois hospital at Anna, This ia the second time Prof. Mayer has been confined in the Anna institution, having been sent there In 1502, but was released after several months' confinement as cured. The school of which he has been In structor Is Just at the Intersecting line of Washington and St Clair counties. SUCCESSFUL LAWYER.

Earl D. Eeynolds of Rockford, who has been appointed assistant attorney general for Illinois, bas been a member of the Winnebago county bar for the last seven years, and is one of the most successful lawyers In that part of the state, Mr. Reynolds was born In Hancock county, Ohio. His early life was spent on the farm. Af ter graduating from Hinsdale college tniiSK wi EAEL D.

CEY7CLD3 he became superintendent of schools for North Adams, Mich, and for four years was a member ot the board of examiners for teachers In Hinsdale county. His ambition had been to become a lawyer, and he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, where be. graduated with high honors in 1S96. Mr. Reynolds has been an active Republican and prominent ia Winnebago county politics.

i Fifty Years a Priest A large reception was tendered Father J. F. Davis ot St Luke's Catholic church at Virginia in honor of the SOth anniversary of his birth. A purse containing fifty silver dollars was pre sented by Rev, George C. Lemlngton of the First Presbyterian church, and other gifts were numerous, as Father Davis is a favorite with Protestants and Catholics alike.

Hold on to Their Corn. Macon county farmers will not part with their old corn. They are hold ing it on the theory that much of the late crop will be caught by the freeze, and there are others who figure that without a freeze the crop will be short The cereal mills here exper ience difficulty la getting corn to oper ate the plants Miners to Celebrate Labor Day. Labor day be celebrated in Ereese under the auspices of the min ers local union, No. 67.

The orators of the day will be TL-xas Reynolds, IMwara John anj Frank state and dkfrict th-3 t. M. W. A. A f-.

of the 1 a s'rcvt 1 ia tie Z. 1 9 o. i i 1 1 1 ft i 1 1 tain work was done. Then came the telegram, rounding out a stranse incidence, If nothing else. STATE'S OLDEST MILLER.

Modestly claiming the title of "old est miller of Illinois," William' Mayers of Bloomington la dally found at his post of duty at a flour milL He is 80 years of age and was born In Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, In 1823. in 1846 Mr. Mayers moved to Bloom ington and has lived there almost con tinuously since. He has been connected with the flour mills ot central Ak K-9 II Illinois for fifty-five years and ba watched the development of the Industry from the crude proec of ti. pioneer era to the modern.

Mayers was an Intimate friend of a aha Lincoln and swapped stories with ti. martyred president on many oceaslo: i on the front porch of the old Amen i house, one of the pioneer hotels cf Bloomington, and where both boarded. Although still vigorous, he feels that he has earned a rest and expects to retire shortly. Jail Delivery Is Frustrated. An attempt at wholesale jail delivery was frustrated at the Jackson jail In Murphysboro.

When the deputy opened the door for the purpose cf securing a broom a negro nam" Wood sprang upon him and a s'n ensued. The other prisoners ia. 1 for the combatants. Wood esccjeJ through the door and jumped a pe.r-ond-story window, wUlla oi' prisoners were fighting the fie 'y. Wood was captured after a mile through towu and n-turaei Jail.

1 Young Thrasher Is Kiih: J. Harry Ellison, 19 8oa of a prominent farmer near Vermont, died from ties i of an accident. The young i assisting In thrashing n-r and was pitching bmidk-s 1 -ara'or when he slippe r. -1 s. lug his stomach on the the tines i v.

1 i body. ti II i i I 1 i (. a i 1 1 I I 1 www 0 -eXv www SAY3 PRAYER BRINGS HEALTH Marvelous Cure la Reported In Case of a Church Member. Mrs. Daisy Berry of Carlinvllle has experienced a most marvelous- cure by faith ia prayer.

She has been HI for two years with tuberculosis of the spine. She was operateo upon three times, and came' home nine month's ago to die. She had not walked for two years. She Is a church member, and after the prayer meeting of thirty minutes in her behalf by co-religionbts she got up from her bed and walked. The case has caused the greatest sensation, owing to the prominence of the parties and the fact that all knew of her condition.

Coal Route to St Louis. The Illinois Southern railroad management announced from the general office at Sparta that they have commenced the operation of regular freight and passenger trains through to Bismarck, Mo. The Missouri end of the road has only been recently completed, and It Is expected that a large amount of coal will be shipped via the route to Bismarck and thence over the Iron Mountain to St Louis, thus avoiding the bridge arbitrary at East St. Louis. Dead Near His Home.

George McXail, a prominent young stock buyer and member of one of the foremost families, was found dead within 130 yards of his father's home near Ashley. There was a deep gash In the forehead and other bruises about the head and body. McN'all had driven to Ashley the previous evening. His team was found near his home, and the supposition Is that the horses be came frightened and ran away, throw ing the young man from the wagon. Bystander Is Stabbed.

Frank Hockle of Pana, who went to Taylorville to be present at the initia tion meeting of the Haymakers' lodge there returned home badly bruised and stabbed. He was standing nt ar a merry-go-round in Taylorville when a fight started and some one struck him on the head, knocking hirn to the ground. He was then jumped upon and stabbtid In the thlsh. luxkle was an innocent bystander and had no art la the fight. Seek Glass Plant The SpHnE.To!d business men's association is now ne.fTiir.iatinsrwHh Mrs.

Martin ot St. Lotus awl Mains of Sw.tr-!-' for the removal to that ci.tr from Swara-e of a g'ass factory bet v'1) and i men. A site las two o'ercd- Ly F. Tracy and Leu; an Hay. I 1 1 1 1 .1 tl a I i -i 1 1 hamlets scattered along their sides? Dolores disappointed him; he thought her so much better than she ad proved herself, and yet under It taere was a sting In the thought which he did not understand, student of character as he was.

"She was positively stupid." he said regrei(ttlly. "Yet her face shows such possibilities." lie was walklrg, slowly down the narrow path to the 'shr fcls hands clasped behind him, his fair head beet slightly forward. Dolores was watching him, but he did not kuow It He never guessed of the wUtful brown eyes following him down the stubbly path. Eexs whinnied shrilly when he came in siht. She was restless and snappish, but when he mounted and rode out of the shop she grew gentle avain.

As he rode away Johnson called after him that she have gone some distance without her shoe, for her foot was tender. Dolores watched him with ber far seeing eyes as he rode up the moun tain, then her gaze went down to the shop. Her father was standing in the doorway also watching the rider. He hud forgotten hlc pipe; his face in the hazy sunlight was full of sullen hatred, and he looked capable of committing almost any act. His mut tered threat ot the previous evening returned to her clearly and distinctly.

Her eyes widened with nameless fear, She looked up the mountain again to where the black mare was bearing her rider proudly along the yellow thread of road; she was no longer listleKs; her face was white, ber lips quivering with excitement. CHAPTER V. Whose Was tha Deed? Dolores wis waiting for something to harden. A vague terror possessed her; she could -not hava defined it had sue tried; she did not try. Young u's face scorned to haunt her.

Sh her father continually while he as In the house, for a sort of f. Ination was upon her, and she cm ''I r.ot k'p her eyes from his fuce i-'he could not exp'aln the terror thai pi.si-.'ssvd her, but hr whole nature was aroused. She as i nt, aud her life was somehow ii --rent, the knew cot how. Tha s'ow days passed, it seemed to h- r. wlta even more slowueis than was their wont, Every mornm? th i o't(I' lill i 1 1 no' i i i ii c.

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