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SUNDAY MORNING. AT THE ROPE’S END By Lillian C. Paschal CopurUlhU 1001, by L C. I'tun hal ' “Look out, girls! Don’t go that way —here’s the trail.” Rattlesnake .lack, the big guide, handed each maid of his convoy over the rocks toward Inspira tion point as if she were a Dresden china shepherdess and might break any moment. “1 do wish you wouldn't be so careful of us,” pouted ono little lady. "I am Unite aide to take care of myself.” And she tossed her pretty bead with Its tumbled mane like a colt restive under the curb. “Miss Spofford desires the dignity of her position to be maintained,” de claimed a normal class ndss from the platform of a bowlder just ahead. “She has been out from parental, high school and eity authority for a whole year, during whieh time she has suc cessfully filled the position of in structor in the Black Tail school, dis trict of Basin, state of Montana. Signed, sealed and delivered by me this 12th day of August, 18P8. Martha E. Nickel.” And she pompously rolled up an imaginary certificate, took from her small, freckled nose a pair of invisible eyeglasses and glanced benignly around upon her giggling audience. “I don’t care.” „_Kllu Spofford’s piij nant face was (lushed, though she smiled with the rest over Martha’s chaffing. “After you’ve done the order Ing yourself, you don't want to l>e always under somebody else’s order. And, besides,” sbe added, “I want to get a snapshot of the lower falls from below' Bed dock, and Jack never lets me go where I want to. I want to have a good time and see everything. What are we in the Yellowstone park for, .anyway?” “To secure valuable information on geological strata,” came in sonorous, didactic tones from the bowlder. “To obtain the latest views in suapshoot- Isreby be qualified den how to shoot ig”— ibbles interrupted descended and -at dignity. The •1r cowboy guide ii. Miss Ella,” he to the rebellious ion he was ernbar cowboy veruaeu ihe thin veneer it as back to a na e “Harvard lan friends termed it. t; ngerous around re shaly and slip •ri more than one CHRISTMAS PRESENTS f'or Ladies and Gentlemen—Both Young and Old. FLEMING & WAFF l ianolo and Qraphophone Concerts Daily from 3 to 6p. m. EVERYBODY INVITED Remington Typewriters, Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens, ColumbiaGraphophones and Records, Eastman Kodacks Fleming & Waff, 216 Newcastle Street, go down lo death just because they did not realize the danger. See that long line of danger rope stretched along down there to keep tourists on (lie up per trail?” She nodded. "That very place,” he continued, “>vherc wanted to take your kodak 1 picture, on the other side of Bed rock, is the spot from which a minister fell to the bottom of the gorge, over 1,000 feet, last year. We could not even get ' down to bring back the remains. It | was awful! He was dashed to pieces. I Flis wife stood here. She almost went , insane over it.” “I know, but he "was probably a ten derfoot fresh from the east” this with nil the western scorn of eastern igno rance of mountain climbing. "I’m a mountain girl.” “Yes. I know,” he assented.eagerly, “and plucky and sure footed as well, but I promised your mothers that I would bring you all back safely from this camping trip through the park, and 1 intend to do so even though it be against your own sweet will.” “There; now will you lie good?" laughed Martha Nickel. “After that touch of masculine masterfulness 'Bogy man ’ll catch you if you don't watch out!”’ she hummed wickedly as she jessed them. “And remember iiow one bogyman changed his title from Geutleinau Jack to Rattlesnake ditto down on bis cattle ranch in Gallatin valley. That was when he was stil! ‘fresh from the east,’ too but that’s another story, as Bud.rant says.” Jack looked sheepish, as lie always did when this piece of his prowess was mentioned. “Oh. tell me about It,” asked Ella, her grievance forgotten. “You lassoed the rattler, didn’t you?” He nodded. “That’s all there was to It,” he said shortly. “Except the trifling detail of (lie child whose life you saved by it and who would have been bitten otherwise,” she answered. “The chief benefit I derived”-—he smiled reminiscently “was my promo tion In the estimation of the cowboys from a mere college tenderfoot to a genuine cowboy, a long stride in evolu tion.” By this time they had come up with (lie rest of the party, who were at the Castle ruins, gazing out, awestruck, over the Grand Canyon of the Yellow stone. Only the roar of the river j|jo() feet below, bushed by distance info a whisper, mingled with the cries of the young eagles in their eyries on the crags. Three miles away to Hie right ‘ the white flake of tile Upper falls could be seen, but the greater Lower falls were Invisible from their foothold on the topmost turret of the castfeiike rocks which give the ruins their name. Across the great chasm and on every side shone the wonderful, rugged, rocky steeps, whose many marvelous hues have defied the skill of genera tions of artists. "Just ns If Nature had made in her j underground laboratory a solution of : crystallized sunsets and splintered rain bows and poured It down over the cliffs,” breathed Ella in an ecstasy of delight. “Yes, it’s a night to dream about.’’ assented Jack, hut lie was not looking a i her. “Dili lint I do want to get a full front view of the Lower falls for my collec tion.” And she turned the finder of her camera up Hie gorge. “There’s always a rock or some pines in the way here. I wish 1 could get down there.’’ “Time to go hitch to camp.’’, was Jack's prosaic ‘interruption to their schoolgirl flights of rapture, and they turned regretfully away. "Whim's Miss SpolTord?” he Inquired suddenly In the midst of a story about the glacial rock upon which their ko daks wire focused. “You nil stay right here. Don't any of you dare to stir from this rock!” Ilis voice was firm, but his tanned taco went ash color. The command was not to lie di obeyed, and they knew It. Like an arrow he shot back down the trail through the pines to the canyon side, ills bravo heart jumped and stood still for one suffocating instant There on the steep slope below he saw her. She had wound up her kodak film in triumph and, half reclining, was twisting up her flying hair. His keen eye saw what she had not noticed— that the treat herons shale, loosened by her hurried steps, hud started to tnovo down. One jarring movement on her part and a whole rock lido would vanish over the precipice, a thousand feet below, carrying the precious loir den with it. He must not startle her. lie began to whistle, starting leisurely down the slope. His stiff lips almost refused to pucker to the old college refrain, “it's a way we have at old Harvard.” and his’ lingers shook as he felt for his oinsp knife to cut the danger rope for a lasso. The girl, hearing the whistle, looked up and smiled mischievously. “You see, I did get it,” she began and stopped. Poor Jack could not control the color of his blanched face. Grasp ing the camera, she started to rise, but her footing slid with her weight she felt herself slowly gliding down the cliff. Now thoroughly frightened, she turned and tried to clamber up the Steep bed of shale. “Don't move, or I'll shoot you!” Jack shouted in a delirium of horror, while visions of her body dashed to pieces ou the cruel rocks flashed before liis sight. After one instant, during which she lived centuries, she felt a circling rope settle about her waist, and of a sudden the rocks and trees and sky-ail danced drunkenly together around the boiling crater of the sun, then fell into ft and put it out. When she saw the light again, it was in a pair of very tender and thankful blue eyes quite near to her face, and she was held in a man’s strbng hut trembling arms. She did not move, feeling somehow strangely contented there, r .? THB BRUNSWICK DAILY NBWI. AT IHE CHURCHES lODAY. Catholic Church. Corner Newscasts ana Howe streets Rev. i’. P, Luckto, priest. Mass at, lu a. m. Sun,l|ay school at 9 a. in. First Baptist Church. Preaching II a. in. and 7:SO p. m. by the pastor. Young people’s meet ing 10:15 p. m. Hunday school 3:30 ]). m. All are cordially invited. Presbyterian Church. The usual services ot public worship will ue conducted today at the Pres byterian church at 11 a. m. and" 7:30 p. m. A1 the morning service the pas tor will preach ou “What we Believe Concerning the Holy Scriptures”. Sub ject for evening service, "The Lord's Standard of Greatness”. Strangers and visitors cordially invited to all services. Seamen's Bethel. Dartlimoutn street corner Ogie tnorpe. Suuuay senooi at xp. m. Sex vites conducted by C. D. Ogg every Friday evening at 7,30 and twice • montn on suuuay evenings ai. me same hour. St. Marks. St. Mark’s church, Gloucester and Bgmont streets, tno Kev. Wyllyu itode, D. U., rector. Services every j Sunday as follows: The Holy Com- - muniou at 8:30 a. in. Morning sex vice and sermon at 11. Evening service and sermon at 7:30. Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. Bible class every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in me Parish house. Strangers cordially in vited. | . McKendre* Methodist Church. Hev. M. C. Austin, pastor. Morn ing servico 11 a. ra., Kpworth League! meeting 1 p. m., night service 7 p. j in. First Methodist Church. Corner Monk and Norwich streets.' Hev. J. W. Malone, D I), pastor. Breaching at 11 a. m. by the pastor. Evening service at 7:30. ; St. Jude’s P. E. Church. Corner E & J streets, Rev. C. (I.H Bradley vicar. Fourth hunday in Ad- ! vent. 11:0 a. m, morning piayer, lit ai y and sermon; 3:30 p. m., Sunday school; 7:30 p. m., evening prayer and sermon. Wednesday—l :o0 p. m, meeting of Ladies' Guild. Christmas day—11:00 a. ni, holy communion and sermon. Btrangers cordially in vited. Notice. This is to certify that I will not he responsible for any debts contracted by Bailie Wilcner. J. L. Wilcher Our cooks are the best that can lie employed. Try their cooking, at Wil son's. We are headquarters for Imported Brandy. Also best California Brandy. The best brands of whiskeys aim gins on the market ,or sale at seasonable prices at B.g. Levison s 310 Bay street. Telephone 130. THAT OLD OVERCOAT Neds a new collar, anew lining or a thorough cleaning, so take it to Jim Carter’s or ring 'phone 253-E. LIEUTENANT HINDS By Will A. PAGE Oipj;r':dit, !'/, bjf If. A. I'aye flie well groomed and picturesque young gil l who had just ascended the j imposing flight of stone steps leading to Hie northern entrance of the state, j war and huvy department building In [ Washington paused at the watchman's I desk just, inside the massive doorway. "1 wish to send a card to Lieutenant John Hinds or the navy department.” she said, with just it tinge of tlie aris tocratic arrogance ofteu to lie found within the exclusive circles of army and navy official sociely. The watchman pondered. “Don't re member the name, miss.” he said, ; scratching liis head. “Are you sure it’s the navy mid not the army?” | “Of course I am-the navy.” “Well, take a chair, miss, and I'll look through the navy register. I thought 1 knew most of ’em. but some times an xv • •n-s iY i china or the Philippic . ■>. "‘s won a com mission, without ever entering this , here department bundin' I “Lieutenant Hinds has not kr< ii away from Washington in four years,” said the yo'ing lady “It seems strange you do not Kim'- him." “NO suet) mi ne.” declar 'd tlr- guard ian of the door, shimming the naval register shut. "And let me til! you. miss, you must'have the name wrong, since if lie' iriil’t in the naval register be ain’t any nontenant in the navy of your Uncle Rani ltd.” The young lady became visibly an noyed. "Kindly direct me to yqiir' superior,’ she said decidedly, “I have imide no mistake in the name. It is Lieutenant John Hinds of the navy. He told me so himself.” "Well, if you are so sure, it ain’t for me to say you're wrong,” was the kind ly gnawer. “You might see the elilef clerk down that **orridor to the left.” “Thunk you," was the reply, and the young lady, evidently relieved, started in the direction indicated. She turned the corner into the long and dimly illu minated, corridor on the'navy depart ment side and run phyn i*jt<> ji'young man who JVM^jPfing'a? the motive pow.ej'f^ 1 a Vtliiber wheeled truck load ed with several stacks of hooks, “I—l assure you - ! beg your par don"— he began. . “Oh—forgive me—it Is so dark”— she began. Then— “ Why. Jack, here yon are!” The man uttered an exclamation of surprise and annoyance. “Thedeuce”— he began. “Why, Hettie, what n{e you doing here?” “T wanted to see you,” she com menced, “and I couldn't wait until aft er office hours. You see”— “But. confound it,” began ttie man— "l mean, forgive me. Only you know I always snld t hated to receive visit ors at the oiliee.” “I know. Jack, but mother is 111. You left the house before I came down to breakfast. Mother was worried about the hoarders and was afraid they'd all leave when they heard she was siek. If you stay, they will all remain, tie cause they all like you. Besides”— “Besides what. Hettie?” “Well. I've been thinking about last night-and the future—and—well, you know. 1 just couldn’t stay away from you.” [ "The dearest little woman in the i world.” he rescinded tenderly. “I was : a brute to apeak so to you, but I was surprised at seeing you here the first time, and, besides, these books must ha taken Immediately to the secreta ry.” "Why. John,” said the girl, "are you carrying books ami pulling that truck? I always thought lieutenants and naval officers had men to do things for them. And do you know tlmt horrid man at the door didn't know you am! said there wasn’t any Lieutenant Hinds.” “My dear girl.” hurriedly ejaculated the young mail, "do you menu to say you have been asking in this build ing for me? Why in the world”— “Oh, I'm sorry I came now,” mur mured the girl, with a suggestion of a sob. “1 thought that my own lieuten ant of the navy would he glad to see me.” “Of course I am,” said the man tenderly, yet anxiously. “There, for give me. and I’ll explain this evening why I must not have any one calling here at the office. The secretary lie comes simply furious if any of the clerks—l mean aiiy one- receives com pany. Even now 1 am late, and the secretary wants these books, lioudby, dear, until this evening." The girl turned to go. A resonant footstep on the marble floor of the a i most deserted corridor interrupted them. A tall and dignified man strode by them in the semidarkness By the feeble electric light lie saw the two people and tiie truck of books. “Hinds,” broke in a stern and com manding voice, “take those books at once to the ottlce. When you have done so. I wish to see you." And the sec retary of the navy continued on his way. “Oh. I.urd!” cried the man. “I'm done for now! That was the secretary. Unit along, quick. 1 must go.” “If you go. so will I. And 1 shall tell this secretory what I think of him for being so rude to you. 1 see noth ing wrong In your speaking to me.” The man turned “Walt for trie here. I might as well face the music at once." And. grabbing tiie handle of the truck, lie strode rapidly after the vanishing figure of the secretary. lie reached the outer office of that official without once looking behind blm. Then nwmoiKn 21. ho entered the secretary’s private of fice. The secretary had just seated himself. , “Iliads,” he commenced, “1 ain sorry to see that you are entertaining ladies in the department during office hours. Are you married?” “No. sir.” i “Then there isn’t even the excuse tlmt you are receiving a visit from your wife. But I must have you dis tinctly understand that i do not ap- - prove of strange ladles or any kind of ladies visiting men In office; i don't care wtm the lady is. and I dou’t wish to know. ! just want you to under si and”— i "But you skull know who tlie lady * is,” broke in an Indignant voice. “I; am Miss llettie Ne\! !e, and I am the ' fiancee of Lieutenant John Hinds of, ttie United States navy.” I The secretary seemed puzzled. Ilimls sank into a chair. The secretary was tile first to speak. j "My dear young lady, I do not know how you enti red here or. why you are so indignant toward me. Ido not wish to seem to criticise your conduct, but Hinds here lias always been one of my most faithful aids, and 1 do not wish him to set a bad example to the others in the office.” ' “ I 'Do yon call getting married a bad example?” cried ilettie. “Why should you find fault with Lieutenant Hinds if liis affianced wife wishes to speak to him for a few moments?” “Lieutenant Hinds?” repeated the' secretary politely. “I do not know any such lieutenant.” “No such lieutenant!” was the amazed ejaculation'. “Why, here, is ; Lieutenant Hinds before you.” The secretary leaned back- iu his ] chair, laughing. Hinds seemed embar-1 rassed. Ilettie was becoming more, and more angry. Iliuds broke In: “I am very sorry, Mr. Secretary, commenced, rising to his feet, “but I have an unpleasant confession- to make, You s"c. sir, v.'lieii I first got my job here some years ago we messengers ft the department fell to calling each Oth er by titles, the same as the offices*. Three or four of us lived In the same hoarding house, and just for a lark wo usi and these handles at the dinner table. Then I moved to the house Miss Ilettie'.' mother, and the very first D day one of my churns took dinner with j me. All through the meg I he kejit on! using that infernal 'lieutenant;' I never! thought any harm would come of It, so: I never contradicted it. 1 never intend- ! ed to I'.ofoive you, Ilettie, and"! was! going to tell you all about it tonight. j I'll never do it again, sir, and tf Miss Ilettie will accept a SOOO a year stmiss>!y seiiger of the navy deparinKmtJnsteadkfci of a real lieutenant, why, 'sir. I'll prqm ise she will never again iiiterrfiHH'fiie; when I'm carrying your books, ’The secretary was smiling. ‘‘Ami will Miss Ilettie accept the $!)00 a yeittp: messenger?'* lie asked. } : “Oil. sir,” cried Ilettie, “indeed abe will, and she's very sorry she was so ruxU*” f