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An Episode of
Silver Bow
By WALTER M. APPEL
(Copyright.)
T UK light was burning late In the
Hank of Sliver How. At Ills deak
Mil the hook keeper, marshaling the col
-sunns of figures i hut danced before bis
<-j?h in an Interminable procea>lon.
V/lth the new month ciime the usual
( harden of discounted time-check* from
flbe men who worked In the big mines
above the camp. Mel Allen repressed
*'ya?n as he glanced wearily at the
in front of hltn. "Ten o'clock,
-aad not half done," he muttered.
As he bent once more to his books,
?*he noise <?f a key In the latch Inler
-cnjtfed his labor. In the dim light he
made out the features of IMck Barker,
?t!? Junior member of the firm of Smith
A Barker, his employers, the proprie
tors of the bunk. "Hullo?still at It?"
'??as i he greeting of the newcomer.
?"Yes", there's a lot of them," quietly
-answered the younger. "It will tuke
till midnight at least."
lie resumed his work while Barker
dUppcd lato a chair and watched him.
Tlie older man was restless and lin
kway. and at Intervals cleared his
throat us though about to si>euk.
"Say, Mel." he flnully ejaculated. A
.grunt from the bookkeeper showed
-Chat he was listening. "I've got my
tarlc with me tonight," Barker re
named. "I could make a big winning
i it I had the money."
"You let the wheel alone," muttered
'tfie man at the desk. "You'll lose like
-its* rest of them."
"No, but I'm lucky tonight," perslst
?ed the elder. Then he went on: "Now
!o*k here, Mel. Tomorrow Is the first,
. and 1 know that you've got plenty of
money In the safe. I'm going to take
a couple of thousand, double It be
Uwm n now and midnight, and have It
'bock here long before you quit work.
T9*rw don't tell me what Bob Smith
?waald say. Of course he'd object. But
iTBi going to do It, and Bob will never
'?he the wiser, unless you tell him?
wfclrh of course you won't. I'll have
-it hack by midnight sure, so you
needn't bother about it." The other
-?wmtched him sleepily. "Be sure you
flhut the front door," he said as he
>teent over his books again.
The Interruption had disturbed his
thoughts. The figures would not stand
fdlll before his eyes. "I wonder If he
'dosed the door," he thought, as he
..?peered out Into the semi-darkness of
fi?e outer office. In the shadows his
i 'bonghts ran riot. He wondered what
trtiey were doing at home?his father
-cod mother and "the kid," as he affee
?tkmately termed his younger brother.
And I.u?he hadn't heard from her for
? a week. Was she trying to forget him,
t*> break olT their engagement? He
(pictured that last evening when he had
' tald good-hy and she bad promised to
wait for hlni. Mel's heud drooped
! U?wer and lower till It rested on his
t book. The neglected lamp sputtered
< feebly and went out, but Mel never
?tirred.
A rustling uolse awoke the sleeper,
r if? realized in an Instant thot he had
? ieen asleep on duty, and a cold breeze
? warned him that the door was open.
IH? was fully awake now and every
a?rve was si rained to catch some
fcckllng of a possible Intruder's where
?bouts. Not daring to make a sound,
!*e reached for his revolver, ulways
bandy on the desk before him. In the
ftarkncss he missed It, but as he drew
(tits hand away, he felt the weapon.
Quickly turning Ills wrist to grasp It,
l.\?B 'knocked It farther away from him
: tcad it Hlljyicd through his fingers over
edge of the desk. At the same mo
winent came the bark of a pistol shot.
:wtrf Mel pitched forward to the lloor
: vVlh n low, choking irtpnn.
"The Silver How Evening Times of
.^runJst 1 made the following reference
m- -tfhe affair:
"Unable to face tlie punishment that
..xT.nfted him for embezzling two thou
. dollars of his employers' funds,
Mdhnofte It. Allen, the bookkeeper of
??ftr* Silver Bow hank, shot and In
-aLanC'v killed himself Inst night while
v??rking In the ofllce of the hank.
found this morning Allen was
yfjng on the floor behind his desk with
.t tikullet wound behind the right ear.
Jtfenlrie him lay his revolver, with one
??ai*inl>er empty. The body was fast
k**romli)K rigid and life had evidently
ttooM extinct for some hours. An .ex
amination of the dead man's b#' b C\?
a shortage of about two thou
?uul dollars and it was undoubtedly
?itw unavoidable discovery of his crime
led the young man to bis rash act.
73m was twenty-four years of age and
'uamarrled.
C ~Mr. Dick Barker of the firm of
:Nitolth & Barker, by whom Adlen was
< **?fflt>jred, spenks lp the highest terms
?it. the deed man. His ftonesty has been
Mifherto unquestioned and it is dne to
Ma fact that h? bas bad entire ron
i-tirrt over the funds In the bank's
?'?Bltii Mr. Barker telegraphed par
.'IMtfars of the son's death to the aged
rather in Muife'acliusetts, asking for
Instructions us to the disposition of
the retnulns. The father, evidently
overcome by the disgrace to his fam
ily, in reply merely directed Mr. Bar
ker (o hury the body in the potter's
field at Sliver How. Mr. Barker, how
ever, who Is well known for his 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 Pheasant a
During the last two years Oregon
has set free nearly twenty-two thou
sand pheasants on her gume farms.
Value of a Deed
The value of a deed depends upon
118 meaning, and Its meaning depends
upon Its motive and the spirit and
purpose tliot prompt It. The widow's
mite is really worth more than the
spare cash of the rich, because it
means more.?Nathaniel Mlcklem.
Never "Out?' Is Man
Who Keeps His Head
Take It froiu ye pastor: Some {Treat
things may have b*en accomplished by
excitement or desperation, or wild Im
pulse, but you needn't be particularly
wise or observing to know that most la
accomplished by the man who retains
his mental poise; "keeps his heafl." 1
once saw a weak swimmer become ex
hausted while beyond his depths, and
law a strong sw Unmet go readily to his
rescue. The drowning man forgot what
he knew, that it Is eusy 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
ptrong swimmer kept his head, fought
better and knocked out his opponent,
after which he carried 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 fat? which seems
to have you down and out can be
thwarted If you "keep your head." If
you do the best you know, inutead of
merely wasting time In useless worry
and anger. And this trait or habit will
stand cultivation which will bring it
within the range of possibilities even
for Impulsive, nervous or weukkneed
persons.?Arkansas Thomas Cat.
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 Pllohlppus and the early Ice-uge
horse 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 Pllohlppus
I there had existed quite a number of
more primitive or less evolved forms
of the horse.
For example, If we go back to the
Eocene epoch, when the ancestor of
the horse was no Jarger 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 Tutlla, Aunuu and others,
has an area of 57.0 square miles;
population of 8,324, including 260
Americuns. The capital Is Pago
Pago on the Island of Tutlla. This
town Is the most valuable harbor in
the South Pacific. It was ceded in
1872 by the native kln? to the United
States as a naval and coaling station.
American Samoa Is 4,1(30 miles from
San Francisco. The natives are Chris
tians And are regarded 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 onoe been
full of water; but when the crow put
its beak Into the mouth of the pitcher
he found that only very little water
whs left In It, and that he could not
reach far enough down to get at It.
He tried, and he tried, but at last
had t? give up In despair. Then n
thought cam^ to him, and' he started
dropping pebbles, one by 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 t'?
luench his thirst and save his life.
Little by little gets results.?Aesop's
Fables.
The Painted Windsor
IN all the furniture world 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 house is
advocated by the best decorators.
Pointed furniture may be used to
furnish an entire roo-n, or a piece
or two like the Windsor chair and
table in ihe illustration will provide
a relief note \vh?*re the color scheme
threatens to be too so?nbre. These
pieccs may be purchased in the na
tural woo l and painted in any desired
color. They may be stenciled or
decorated w in decalcomania trans
fers. The latter should he varnished
or shellacked to make s?ire of their
wrmanent adhr?-;'
The planting' of a few fruit and ornamental
trees will quickly increase the value of your
home in accordance with the percentage quoted.
At unall cost yon may hare pecan, persimmon
and fig: treat that will soon yield a profit.
Roses, flowering shrubs and vines are incx
Eenaive. They add beauty and value to tha
o me and pleasure to the owner.
Everything needed to beautify your homa
(rounds and garden is listed in our new il
lustrated catalogue. It will be mailed frea
on request. Write for it today.
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INTERSTATE NURSERIE9 %
Jaeitsoavilla, Florid?
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Those who are In a "run-down" condi
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much more than when they are In good
health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, it Is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HAM/8 CATARRH MEDICINE iS S
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ternal, an$ has been successful In the
treatment of Catarrh for over forty years.
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