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A Siory of the Builder* of Democracy hm By KIRVING BACHELLER **• r Oopyrwm. irrin* Beefcelter CHAPTER XXtlll--Continued. >lWd 1 mystery of woman can not be eolvc& by intellectual processes," the young man remarked. "Observation la the only help' and mine haft been mostly telescopic. We have managed Co keep ourselves separated by a great distance even when we were near each other. It has been like looking at a star with a very limited parallax. Ifs a Joy to be able to see you with the naked eye." •You will have little to look at on this holiday but me and the prairies," •aid Blm. "I think the prairies will be neglected. I shall wear my cavalry uniform and try to get a pair of the best horses in Chicago for the trip." **Thcn you would have to get mine. I have a handsome pair of black young "horses from Ohio--real high steppers. It is to be my party. You will have to take what comes and make the best of It." The day of their Journey arrived-- a warm, bright, cloudless day in September, 1841. The long story of those JS? a drunken brawl at Alton. Davis had gone to the far West--a thoroughly discredited man. Henry Brimstead had got his new plow on the market and was prospering beyond all his hopes. Ell had become a merchant 9t unusual ability and vision. His of separation was told as they along. Biggs had been killed In to their tomb with a feeling of sadness, finding a singular pathos In the contrast of their look and their contents. They are turning to dust, but the soul of them has gone Into this little history. The young man and woman mounted their horses and resumed their Journey. It was after two o'clock. The Orand Prairie lay ahead of them. The settlement of Plain's End was twentyone miles away on its farther side. They could just see its tall oak trees in the dim distance. "We must hurry, iff we get there before dark," said the girl. "Above all. we must be careful to keep our direction. Its' easy to get lost down in the great prairie." They heard a cat-bird singing in a near thicket as they left their camp. It reminded Blm of her favorite ballad and she sang It with the spirit of old.: •V *" • "My sweetheart, come along-- ,i* Don't you hear the glad sotag v As the notes of the nightingale flow? Don't you hear the fond tale of the sweet nightingale As she sings in the valleys below? As she sings in the valleys below?" ' •% -i a *"7 CjMg Story *Was Told, M They Rode Along. square dealing and good sense had done much to break down prejudice against the Jews in the democracy of the West Samson Traylor was getting wealth and a reputation for rood aense. He had made the plan on which the business had developed. He -hfid proved himself a wise and faraeeing man. Sarah's friends had been eat in Springfield for a visit. They had invested money In the business. Her brother had decided to bring his family West and settle In Sangamon county. Agents of the store were traveling Ifc Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana •silling its goods to country dealers. - They carried with them the progressive and enlightened spirit of the city and the news. Everywhere they in- •Isted upon a high standard of honesty In business. A man who bad no respect for his contract was struck off the list. They spread the everyday religion of the counting room. ' They were a welcome unifying and civilising force in the middle country. • • • • • • e " The lovers stopped In a grove at jMpon and fed their horses and Harry feiilt a fire and made a broach of sticks on which he broiled beef- / ; A letter from Harry to Sarah Traytar tells of the beauty of the day. "It was my great day of fulfillment, all the dearer because I had come back to health and youth and beloved scenes •ut of those years shadowed with ; loneliness and despair," he writes. •'•**The best part of it, I assure you. was the face I loved and that musical lolce ringing like a bell in merry laughter and In the songs which had Stirred my heart In the days of Its tender youth. You--the dear and genmother of my later boyhood--are "Entitled to know of my happiness when |t heard that voice tell me In Its sweet- ,#r tone of the love which has endured % ' through all these years of stern trial talked of our plans as we sat ,% among the ferns and mosses in the shade sweetened by the incense y ^ ftf burning fagots, over that repast to * *tteh we shall be returning often for Refreshment tn poorer days. We had thought of you and of the man so Vh':r:Jisf9nU beloved of you and us in aU these ^ t" */ .ijplanis We shall live in Springfield % fin that we may be near you and him i ' ^'/L ipud our friend. Hopest Abe." "'Mi ^ is a long letter presenting minute fetalis in the history of that sentivJmenl* 1 Journey and allusion to mati^ SV^^ers which have no part in this record. 7r%nits substance being fully In the con- , ' 'solousness of the writer, he tenderly .'Mr*-*It up awl returns It to the package-- yeUow and brittle and faded and •having that curious fragrance of papers that have lain for scores of years gigs,j' In the gloom and silence of a locked mahogany drawer. So alive are these tetters with the passion of youth in 'Jtoag forgotten years that the writer " ttse the aid ' --i m Mm They went on, shoulder-deep in the tall grass on the lower stretches of the prairie. Here and there it gave Harry the Impression that he was swimming his horse In "noisy, vivid green water." They startled a herd of deer and a number of wild horses. When they lost sight of the woods at Plain's End the young man, with his cavalry training, was able to ride standing on his saddle until he had it located. It reminded him of riding in the Everglades and he told of his adventures there as they went on, bat very modestly. He said not a word of his heroic fight the day that he and sixty of his comrades were cut off and surrounded in the "land of the grassy waters." But Blm had heard the story from other lips. Late in the afternoon the woods loomed in front of them, scarcely a mile off. Near the end of the prairie they came to a road whldh led them past the door of a lonely cabin. It seemed to be deserted, but Its windows were clean and a faint column of smoke rose from Its chimney. There were hollyhocks and sunflowers In Its small and cleanly 'dooryard. A morning- glory vine had been trained around the windows. "Broad creek is just beyond," said Bim. "I don't know how the crossing will be." They came presently to the creek, unexpectedly swollen. A man stood on the farther shore with some seventy feet of deep and rapid water between him and the travelers. "That man looks like Stephen Nuckles." said Harry. "It Is Stephen Nuckles," Bim answered. ».* "Howdy, Steve!" the young soldier called. "Howdy, boy!" said the old minister. "That ar creek is b'llin* over. 1 reckon you'll have to swim the bosses.' They tried, but film's horse refused to go beyond good footing. "You kin light at that ar house an' spend the night, but the folks have gone erway," the minister called "I guess you'll have to marry us right here and now," Harry proposed. "Night is coming and that house is our only refuge." Poor boy! There seems to be no escape for you!" Bim exclaimed with sigh. "Do you really and honestly want to marry me? If there's any doubt about It I'll leave the horses with you and swim the creek- You could put them in the barn and swim with me or spend the night in the cabin." It's a cool evening and the creek Is very F®t," "he answered. "I'm going to take this matter In my own bands." He called to the minister.- "Steve, this Is the luckiest moment of my life and you are just the man of all others 1 would have chosen for Its most important job. Can you stand right where you are and marry us?" You bet, I kin, suh," the minister answered. 'Tve often said I could marry any one half a mile erway if they would only talk as loud as I kin. I've got the good book right hese in my pocket, suh. My ol' woman is comln'. She'll be hyah In a minute fer to witness the perceedln's." Mrs. Nuckles made her appearance on the river bank in a short time. Then the minister shouted: "We'll begin by readin' the nineteenth chap* ter of Matthew." He shouted the chapter and the usual queries, knelt and prayed aqd pronounced them man and wife. The young man and woman walked to the cabin and put their horses in its barn, where they found an abun dance of hay and oats. They rappeft at the cabin door, but got no response They lifted its latch and entered. A table stood In the middle of the room, set for two. On its cover of spotless white linen were plates and what came and that the hospitality would be simple." "It's a noble and benevolent conspiracy that has turned this cabin into a paradise and brought all this happiness upon me," he said as he "kissed her. "I thought it strange that Mr. Nuckles should be oa h^nd at -the right moment." "Tlie creek was a harder thing to manage!" she answered with a smile. "I told my messenger to see that the gate of the reservoir was opened at four o'clock. So, you see, you had to marry or swim. Now I've made a clean'breast of It. I feU sure something would happew before you got back from Milwaukee, I was plum superstitious about it." Tlie young man shook with laughter and Sfiid: "You ai-e the new Wortran born of the democracy of the West." "I-began to fear that I should be an oid woman before I got to be Mrs, Needles." . h "Whose house is this?" he asked In a moment. "It is thfebome of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Luk^jK Their land Mar Chicago Is now used for a cattle yard and slaughterhouse and Is paying them a good income. They moved here some time ago. He looks after the reservoir. Mrs. Lukins is a famous cook', as you will see. We can stay here as long as we want to. We shWl find everything we need In the weir, the chimney, the butt'ry and the cellar. And here is the wedding supper all ready for us and I as hungry as a bean" "In the words of Mrs. Lukins i* Is very copasetlc,' and I begin tp feel that I have made some progress In the study of Blm Kelso. Come, let's have our supper." "Not until you have broiled a piece of venison. , It will take a lot of food to satisfy me. I'll get the cream and butter out of the well and make a pot of coffee. Hilrry up, Harry, I'm starving." Darkness fell upon the busy lovers and soon the firelight and the glow of many candles filled the homely cabin with flickering shadows and a soft, beautiful color. ' "Supper Is ready," she said, when the venison steak had be^n deposited on the platter. ? "Blm, I love you not as most men love," he said as they stood a moment by the side of the table. "From the bottom of my heart I do resp€Ct you for your honor and good fftlth and when I think of that and of all you have suffered for my sake, I bow my head and ask God to make me worthy of such a helper." They sat down to this unusual wedding feast, and as we leave them the windows of the little cabin fling their light far out upon the level plain; we hear the sound of meiry laughter excellent girl, but rather klndleaome and pragmatic. Like most of the prairie folk, for instance, Abe Lincoln had been accustomed to reach for the butter with his own knife, and to find rest In attitudes extremely Indolent and unbecoming. He enjoyed sprawling on the floor In his shirt-sleeves and slippers with a pillow under his head and a book in bis hand. He had a liking for ample accommodation, not fully satisfied by a bed or a lounge. Mr.ry undertook to turn him Into hew ways and naturally there was Irritation In the house, but I think they got along very well together for all that. Mary grew fond of bim and proud of his great taJents and was a devoted wife. For years she did the work of the house and bore htm children. He milked the cow and took care of the horse when he was at home. Annabel and I,, haying just been married, went with him to Washington on our wedding tour In 1847. He was taking his seat In 'congress that year. We were with him there when he met Webster. Lincoln was deeply Impressed by the quiet dignity of the great man. We Went together to hear Emerson lecture. It was a motley audience-- business men, fashionably ladles and gentlemen, statesmen, politicians, women with their knitting and lion-hunters. The tall, awkward orator ascended the platform, took otf. his top-coat and drew a manuscript from his pocket. He had a narrow, sloping forehead, a prominent nose, gray eyes and a skin of singular transparency. His voice was rich and mellow, but not strong. Lincoln listened with rapt attention to his talk about Democracy. It was a memorable night He spoke of it often. Such contact with the grefct spirits of that time, of which he studiously availed himself In Washington, was of great value to the statesman from Illinois. His experiences on the floor were in no way Important to him, but since 1914 I have thought often of what he said there, regarding Polk's invasion of Mexico, unauthorized by congress as It was: "The provision of, the Constitution giving the war-making power to congress was dictated, as I understand It, by the following reasons: Kings had always been involving and Impoverishing their people In wars, pretending generally that the good of the people was the object. This our convention understood to be the most oppressive of all kingly oppressions and they proposed to so frame the constitution that no man should hold the power Of bringing this oppression upon us." ' The next year he stumped Massachusetts for "Zach" Taylor and heard Gov. Seward deliver his remarkable speech on slavery, which contained this striking utterance: "Congress has no power to inhibit any duty commanded by God on Mount Sinai or by His Son on the Mount of Olives.* • ' ' ' . V5'-'. - • . .(TO B« CONTINVEfcf » . - -1 ri TRACE INSTITUTION TO ADAM Uft StMnd W®Ja Aires \ " J/ " V/- Oregon BOASTS FUTILE Convietod of Killing Rancher, Then ^tchangino Identity With ^.,Aoetor Brumfleld May Be ! V > Sentenced to Hang. £ Itoseburg, Ore.--Dr. R. M. Brumfleld has been found guilty of murder in the first degree la connection with the death of Dennis Russell. In Oregon the penalty for first degree murder is death by hanging. The verdict brought to a close one of the strangest murder cases in the West. Brumfleld, a dentist, known to have been an avid reader of iurid crime and detective tales, is alleged to have boasted that he could commit a "perfect" Crime, leaving no clews. But, having now been found guilty, Brumfleld undoubtedly realizes the fallacy of his belief In his criminal ability. He did leave cle*?s, and they brought about his arrest and conviction. Brumfleld disappeared the night of July 18, when Russell was muv tiered. He was captured August 12 while working on a ranch near Cal gary, Canada, under the assumed name of Norman Whitney. Lingerie Led to Arrest It was the Roseburg dentist's Strang* desire to obtain possession of a box of women's lingerie which led to his ar rest. It had been learned Brumfleld shipped the dainty garments to SeattU on the afternoon preceding the mur der, addressing the parcel to "Mrs. Nor man Whitney." The authorities had no Idea Brum field himself would venture to recove» the box, but hoped it might eventuall] put them on his trail; but while safel; hidden on the Canadian ranch, wltl the chances all In his favor of belni able to maintain his new identtty in definitely, Brumfleld betrayed himset By writing to the Seattle express offlo for the parcel of underwear. The prosecution showed that Doc tor Brumfleld visited the cabin of Den nis Russell, who was a rancher livini near Roseburg, plied Russell wltl drugged liquor, took him out for i "ride" In his roadster, beat in th< skull of the rancher and then shot hin twice In the back to make sure h< was dead. It further declared Brum field exchanged clothes with the dea< man and ran his car over an embank ment, attempting to make it appeal that Doctor Brumfleld bad been killed in the wreck. The state further contended that tht dentist, following the wrecking of th« w»«4§ter, blew off Rpe^'4fl^4,^| ••We'll Begin by Reading the Nina* teenth Chapter of Matthew.1* and of the tall grasses rustling and reeling Joyously In the breexe. The moon In mid-heaven and the Innummerable host around It seem to know w-hat Is passing on the edge of tbf Grand Prairie and to be well pleased Surely there is nothing that finds a quicker echo In the great heart of the world tljan human happiness J Ancient and Honorable Order of Henpecked Husbands Claims First Man Was Chairman. Easter Monday Is the nenpecked husband's day in Yorkshire, and the members of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Henpecked Husbands held high revel together In hillside villages, says the London Morning Post The club Is one of those freak institutions established In pure fun, though the members do declare that It dates from Adam, who was the first chairman of the order. Really It Is a survival of the days when freak clubs flourished tn the country--the days of the Elamltes of Bradford, known locally as the Low Moor Liars, whose test of membership was the ability to drink a quart of beer without stopping to take a breath, and to tell a thumping lie. The biggest liar was elected mayor for the three months following and had the privilege of free beer at all meetings during his term of office. Another quaint organization was the Pudsey Bletherhead Tea club, a body which. Judged by Its name, might have been mistaken for a tea-drinking institution. hut which declared Its object to be the promotion of beer-drink* ing and the playing of chess. CHAPTER XXV. Being a Brief Memoir by the Honorable and Venerable Man Known in These Pages as Josiah Traylor, Who Saw the Great Procession of Events Between Andrew Jackson and Wood row Wilaen and Especially the Making and the Bnd of Linootn. 6 i • f " fti ( < > h ( < ) 1 1 1 > i h • > . A l u m Us- - n n<! S< i w ! Ifawde? \\ r i i < • !< 'r N« >\v I)r i y\ kv < < >k H« h Pn< < IVi k i ! i j ] < >w clcr I . < to I k vm I i i < j r |k i k l e n < v - lMv d t ' h i< Fast Film Fun. North-- How came Brown to be playing tn movie comedies? If";v West--He's a good WOMEN HEED SWAMP-ROOT Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other or- I&ns to become diseased. Pain in the back, headache, loss of ambition, nervousness, are often times symp toms of kidney trouble- Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physician's prescription, obtained at any drug store, may be juat the reftredy needed to overcome •uch conditions. Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Bingham ton, N. Y., for a lample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.--Advertisement NOT MOVED BY LOVE ALONE CALL FOR MORE CHICKENS Poultry Supply Seemingly Has Net Kept Pace With Human Population in This Country. $ U: Great Botanist Had Another and Deeper Reason for His Seaming Act of Unselfishness^ Ilia wife of the great botanist beamed at him across the supper table. "But these," she exclaimed, pointing to the dish of mushrooms that had been set before her, "are not all for me, Aristotle, are they?" Yes, Mabel," he nodded. "I gathered them especially for you with my own hands." She beamed upon him gratefully. What a dear, unselfish husband te was I In five minutes she had demolished the lot. At breakfast the next morning he greeted her anxiously. "Sleep all right J" be inquired. "Splendidly," she smiled. "Not sick at all--no palMl" he pressed. 'Why, of course not, Atfatotla," she reproached. 'Hurrah!" he then exclaimed. "I have discovered another species of mushroom that isn't poisonous."-- Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Now, as I have done often sitting in the chimney corner at the day's end, I look back at my youth and manhood and tell, with one eye upon cups and saucers and a big platter I the clock, of those years of fulfillment MA returns of roasted prairie chickens and a great frosted cake and preserves and jellies and potato salad and a pie and a bottle of currant wine. A clock was ticking pp the shelf. There were live embers In the fireplace and wood In the box, and venison hanging in the chimney. The young soldier looked about him and smiled. "This Is wonderful 1" he exclaimed. "To whom are we Indebted?" "You don't think I'd bring you out here on the plains and marry you and not treat you well," Bim laughed, warned jraa that yetTd have tl fake In the progress of our beioveu pugriiu. There are four and twenty of ttoem that I shall try to review In as many minutes. At this distance I see only the high places--one looming above another like steps In a stnirwaf. The years of building and sentiment ended on the fourth of November, 1842, when he and Mary Todd were Joined in marriage. Now, like one having taken note of the storm clouds, he strengthens the structure. Mary tried to teach him fine manners. It was a difficult undertaking. Often, as might have been expected. Macaulay Silenced Critics. Macaulay was a victim to the habit Of reading In bed. When going the northern circuit as a newly fledged barrister, an old king's counsel staying In the same hotel with him noticed that Macaulay carefully picked out the longest candle as the members of the mess were retiring for the night. "He remonstrated with him,' says Sir George Trevelyan. "on the danger of reading in bed, upon which Macaulay repilfd with Immense rapid tty of utterance: *1 always read In bed at home; and If I am not afraid of committing parricide and matricide and fraticlde, I can hardly be expected to pay any special regard to the lives of the bagmen of Leeds.' And. so saying, he left his hearers staring at one another, and marched off to his How Crime Was Committed. •tick of dynamite and removed the Jaws of the victim, so there could be no chance of using the teeth to identify the murdered man hs Russell. The Jaws and other parts of the head have never been found. Besides his own clothing, Brumfleld Is alleged to have placed his own ring on the dead man's Snger. Mrs. Brumfleld, after viewing the tody of the murder victim and until tier husband was captured a month later, persistently maintained that the imrdered person was the deatist Whether she knew differently and pre* ferred that her three children should remember their father as a murder vl<S tlm. Is unknown. The state contended that financial difficulties was the real notive. It was charged that Brum- Held tried to make It appear that ha was the murder victim so that his wife ;ould collect 126,000 in lnsuraact. Brumfleld, to the last, maintained a rigid silence. Insanity was the defense plea. •Ta Set Rid of Red Anfti&&«' The following Is recommended by the United States Department of Ag riculture: Make a sirup of ordinary cane sugar and water, rather thin with the addition of not more than three-fourths of 1 per cent sodium arsenate, which Is poison. Saturate small sponges with the sirup and place about where the ants are found. They carry the mixture to their nest* and feed It to their young and queens she lost far oattenaa. Marjr wai (h* (which eventually destroys tb* eoloni 796 Vacant Flats in St Louis. 8t Louis.--There are 798 Traift apartments, flats and houses In 8t. Louis, according to a police canvass completed. The canvass was made at the request of the Nntlonal Association of Real Estate boards, wbo are compiling statistics from ten of the largest cities. Bayonets think, said Kossuth. And they also make whole nations think. The easier a man is to approach the harder be mnv he to eet away from. When a man is unable to bear misfortune he is Indeed unfortunate. City folks who move to the country --and most of them want to, but won't admit it--always want to keep chick- ^ ens. It seems easy, It promises to be j1 profitable, and anyhow there is something fascinating in the Idea, to Wornen as to men. • ;.| Under the circumstances, then, the United States chicken census of last year, report of which is just available, ; possesses sentiment as well as bust- -5 v ness interest. There were 359.537,385 chickens on. ^ farms In the United States on January iffid 1, 1920, as against 280,340.957 chickens three months old or more April 15, '3-'- 1910. Inasmuch as many chickens are slaughtered and marketed each year between January 1 and April 15, com- > parison is difficult. The actual In- vi|: crease, If latere was any, probably corresponds with that in egg production if - --5.2 per cent In actuality the growth of fowl population does not keep pace with that of human beings. No wonder eggs and fried chicken come high. Iowa leads with 27,748,510. with Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Texas not far behind.--Beaumont Journal. /•! Seemed to Need Them. An absent-minded professor Invited ,i4 a number of learned Scotsmen to visit >4 some Interesting ruins in his neighborhood, and to do honor to his guests he donned Highland dress for the occasion. ^ There was to be a luncheon In a large marquee on the lawn, and when <1 the master of the bouse appeared in efZ. all the glory of the kilt, the astonishment of Jane, the housemaid, was great. Thinking her master was In one of -fh his vacant moods, she rushed upstairs, and in a few minutes "appeared on the lawn with a pair of the professor's best trousers. She blushed as slie said, pointing to : ^ the bare knees of the astonished Soot: yf "Please, sir, you've forgotten these."-- Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. I All the mysterious events do not occur after twelve o'clock aft night; bat many of the silly ones do. > r' Something always "turns op* "tar the man who has a good plan. How lucky Is a man If what he likes to do best, also makes money. One Legged Man Walks 2,C99 Mites. Los Angeles.--Warren A. Hogl*. walked 2,093 miles of a journey to Newark, N. J., in 59 days on one leg He made the distance on crutches and averaged 50 to 60 utiles a day, most of the distance by "lifts" b) vehicles. Returns to Prison After Raising Crop Elkhorn City, Ky.--Zeke Anderson escaped from a convict road camp lust spring, went home and raised a croj for his family, and has now return**' nrtfliin vnhiBtsrtlt When a Federal Bureau reminds you that children should not drink coffee or tea--why not think of your own health? rfX v The Federal Bureau of Education includes felts rulea to promote health among the Nation's •chool children, the waiuim that t&ikfcpanabpuki not drink coffea or tea. The reason ia well known. Coffee and contain drugs which stimulate and often over* ^ Mtate the' nerves, and so upset health. v ^ •• The harm ia by no roesma confined to cofl- Jfcitn, as any doctor csn tall yoo. If health is valuable to childhood, it is vato- •tde always. If harm to health should be avoided until bodies grow up, is it worth taking a chance with health when bodies have grown up? , . . You can have that delicious and aadafying ^ ; «ireal beverage, Post^m, with any meal, and be safe--you, and the children, toa There's charm t without harm in Postum. .9 tbe colosv T*'<"< ? " W " . ' , „ » A k' : ' ' » * Poetum CODN in two forms: Instant Postutn (in tins) •fed* Instantly in th« cap by th« addition of boiling witir. ( Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those wh^!^i>.1 prefer to make the drink while the mealie being prepaied) aisde by trailing for 20 minutes. Sold by all grocexs. The road to health is a good ro«4; lor anybody to follow w A pS *v %•$ % $ v H