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An Episode of
Silver Bow
By WALTER M. APPEL
(Copyright.)
*T*HK light was burning lute In the
Bank of Silver Bow. At his de*k
**t the bookkeeper, marshaling tbe col
umn? of figures Hint iluneed before his
?V*a In an Interminable proces: Ion.
with the new month ennie the usual
iMjnb'n of discounted time-checks from
the men who worked In the bi? mines
above the camp. Mel Allen repressed
* yawn as be glauced wearily at the
dork I,, front of him. "Ten o'clock.
And not half done," he muttered.
As be l?ent once more to his book?.
Hie noise of n key In the latch Inter
rupted his labor. In the dim light he
Miade out the features of Dick Barker.
fti?> Junior member of the firm of Smith
? Iiarker, i,is employers, the proprie
tors of the bank. "Hullo?still at It?"
wn* the greeting of the newcomer.
"Yes. there's a lot of them." quietly
answered the younger. "It will take
till midnight at least."
He resumed bis work while Marker
*|ipped Into a chulr and watched him.
The older man was restless and un
?asy, ami at Intervals cleared his
throat as though about to speak.
Say, Mel," lie finally ejaculated. A
?runi from the bookkeeper showed
5 ' he UUH listening. "I've got my
luck with me tonight," Barker re
?imed "i could make a big winning
I" I had the money."
"You let the wheel alone." muttered
the man at the desk. "You'll lose like
the rest of them."
''"t Im ''"'ky tonight." perslst
T11 pN,er- ??*n he went on: "Now
look I vere, Mel Tomorrow Is the first,
and I know that you've got plenty of
inoney In the safe. I'm going to fake
* couple of thousand, double it be
tween now and midnight, and have It
ack here long before you quit work.
Now don t tell me what Bob Smith
vould say. Of course he'd object. But
rm going to do It. and Bob will never
t* the wiser, unless you tell him
Jblch of course you won't. I'll have
JLi u , V n,idnlKht ?"re, so you
" ' Hnf,'er about It." The other
shnr n? 'I'"1 8'Wplly- "ne ?"re you
I KOIlt ',00r'" he suld as he
bent over his books again.
The Interruption had disturbed his
I mtf8- V? ngUtea W?U,d not "tand
closed Hi , T8" "l wond^ " he
closed the door,' he thought, as he
lnt" t,,e seml-darkness of
!i!n?" er I" ?'e shadows his
thoughts ran riot. He wondered what
la7mn,r il0l",K 0t ,,0,?e-hl8 father
* mother and "the kid," as he afTec
!\nd?Lu Z0"."6? .,,,S y?UnRer bro,her
a week ir* I 1 l,0nrd from h*r for
break off ??7ry,n* lo f?>r^t 1,1,n.
?i ? .. engagement? He
iald ? ! i"' l,,S< eVenlng when he had
xvalt 1? !y and 8he Ua(' Promised to
^?lt for bin,. Mel's head drooped
'""'T"" " re",wl on >??
**?'. I f 1?"'P sputtered
wTrrml. b?' Mel never
A rustling noise awoke tJ,e sleeper
le realized In an instant that he had
Inrn "? m" ?n nn<J 0 co,d breeze
yarned him that the door was open
We was fully awake now and eveTy
!*7?.e w?s ??rained to catch some
?NavPr!ble Intruder's where
abouts. Not daring to make a sound
?.e reached for his revolver. nS
handy on the desk before him. In the
Jarkness he missed It, bat as he drew
tils band away, he felt the weapon
?.lekly turning his wrist to grasp it|
anri iTV'1 " far|,,er away from him
?ho i 8 ,Te<1 ,hrou?fh ?'is fingers over
?ho edge of the desk. At the same mo
\zi,\ur !)ark ?f n p"??1
witi I forward to the floor
vith a low, choking moan.
Tilt* Silver Bow Evening Times of
.August l mode tlie following reference
fo the ulTalr:
"Unable to face the punishment that
.?waited him f??r embezzling two thou
?ind dollars of his employers' funds,
ileirose It. Allen, the bookkeeper of
the Silver Bow bank, shot and in
stantly killed himself last night while
'ivorkim: in the ofHce of the bank.
When fonnd this morning Allen was
lying on the floor behind Ids desk with
a bullet wound behind the riglit ear.
ltes'.de hlin lay hjs revolver, with one
chamber empty. The body was fast
tnM-oniing rigid and life had evidently
?>cen extinct for gome hours. An ex
amination of the dead man's books re
veals a shortage of about two thou
sand dollars and it was undoubtedly
the unavoidable discovery of his crime
that led the young man to his rash act.
He was twenty-four years of age and
unmarried.
f. "Mr. IMek Bnrker of the firm of
Smith h Barker, by whom Allen was
employed, speaks In the highest terms
?vf the dead man. His honest/ has been
hitherto unquestioned and It is doe to
?his fact that h? has had entire con
*rol over the funds in the bank's
-?salts. Mr. Barker telegruphed par
Cfteviar* of the soa's death to the seed
Tattler in MantCuciiusett?, asking for
instruction? as to the ?!(??(>??sltion of
the remain?. The father, evidently
overcome by the disgrace to his fam
ily, in reply merely directed Mr. liur
ker to bury the body In the potter's
Held at Sliver Bow. Mr. Itarker, how
ever, who Is well known for Ids many
acts of puhlic charity, will at his own
expense have the remains decently In
terred. The funeral will probably be
held tomorrow."
Oregon'a Pheaaant*
During t lie last two years Oregon
has set free nearly twenty-two thou
sand pheasants on her game farms.
Value of a Deed
The value of n deed depends upon
its meaning, and its meaning depends
upon Its motive nnd the spirit and
purpose that prompt it. The widow's
nilte is really worth more than the
spare cash of the rich, because It
means more.?Nuthunlel Mlcklem.
Never "Out" Is Man
Who Keeps His Head
Take it from ye pastor: Some gTeat
thlffgs may have been accomplished by
excitement or desperation, or wild Im
pulse, but you needn't be particularly
1 wise or observing to know that most is
' accomplished by the man who retains
Ids mental poise; "keeps his head." I
once saw a weak swimmer become ex
hausted while beyond his depths, and
law a strong swimmer go readily to his
rescue. The drowning man forgot what
lie knew, that it is easy to carry an
other in water. If the one carried sub
mits willingly and Intelligently. There
fore a struggle followed when the two
met, In which a double tragedy was
averted only by the fact that the
Strong swimmer kept his head, fought
better und knocked out his opponent,
after which he cnrried him to shore.
Had both been cool, it would have been
easy and had both become excited, It
would have been impossible. And the
rule applies as well to the other than
physical trouble. The fate which seems
to have you down and out can be
thwarted If you "keep your head." If
you do the best you know, Instead of
merely wasting time in useless worry
nnd anger. And this trait or habit will
stand cultivation which will bring It
within the range of possibilities even
tyr impulsive, nervous or weakkneed
persons.?Arkansas Thomas Cut.
Evolution of Horse
Proved by Skeleton?
Scientists of a recent geological ex
pedition sent to Texas by the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History (New
York) have discovered In rocks more
than 1,000,000 years old the fossil skel
eton of a horse in one of Its ancestral
stages of evolution.
In the evolution of the horse the
newly found specimen represents an
intermediate stage between the type
called IMiohippus and the early Ice-age
Iiorse called Kquus. It Is smaller than
the modern horse.
While the fossil horse discovered Is
almost the earliest one-toed horse,
long before the day of IMiohippus
there had existed quite a number of
more primitive or less evolved forms
of the horse.
For example, If we go back to the
Kocene epoch, when the ancestor of
the horse was no larger than a cat,
we discover that he had four toes on
his fore feet and three on his hind
feet. The subsequent evolution of the
horse Is most clearly marked by the
gradual loss of all of these toes, ex
cept the single toe on which our mod
ern horses walk.
American Colony
American Samoa, comprising the
Islands of Tutila, Aunuu and others,
has an area of 57.1) square miles;
population of 8,324, including 2<W
Americans. The capital is Pago
Pago on the island of Tutila. This
town is the most valuable harbor in
the South Pacific. It was ceded in
1872 by the native king to the United
States as a naval and coaling station.
American Samoa Is 4,1C?0 miles from
Sun Francisco. The natives are Chris
tians and are regurded as the highest
type of the Polynesian race. All of
the land of the islands is privately
owned. The chief product is coco
nuts. Fruits are also grown, but not
exported.
Fable Worth Remembering
A crow, half-dead with thirst, came
upon a pitcher which had once been
full of wnter; hut when the crow put
its beak Into the mouth of the pitcher
he found that only very little water
was left In It, and that be could not
reach far enough down to get at It.
(le tried, and he tried, but at last
had to give up In despair. Then a
thought camf to him, and he started
dropping pebbtes. one T>y one, into
the pitcher. At last, he saw the water
mount up near him; and after casting
In a few more pebbles he was able to
luench his thirst and sav? his life.
Little by little gets results.?Aesop's
Fables.
The Pe.inled Windsor
IN all the furniture wdrld painted'
furniture is the most interesting.
It offers splendid opportunities
for expressing individuality in the
choice of color and finish and its
use in every part of the liouse is
advocated hy the best decorators.
Painted lurniiure may he used to
furnish an entire room, or a piece
or two like the Windsor chair and
table in I he illustration will provide
a relief note v.*l:ore the color scheme
threatens to be too sombre. These
picces may ho purchased in the na
tural woo! arid p,:intcd in any desired
color. They may h<* stenciled or
dccoratcd witn decalromania trans
fers. The latter should lie varnished
or shellacked to make snrr of their
permanent rdh?""1"
Increase ihe Beauty
and Value of Your
Farm andHome 20%
(Average Increase due to flanting,
reported by real estate dealers.)
The planting of a few fruit and ornamental
trees will quickly increase the value of your
home in accordance with the percentage quoted.
At small cost you may have pecan, persimmon
?nd fir tre*? that will soon yield a profit.
Roses, flowering: shrubs and vines are inex
rensive. They' add beauty and value to tho
o me and pleasure to the owner.
Everything needed to beautify your homo
{rounds and garden is listed in our new il>
fustrated catalogue. It will be mailed frea
on revest. Write for it today.
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INTERSTATE NURSERIES .>
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