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w £Y CHARLES CLARK MUM GpPrfilGHT, /906, srLOTH/SOP, £.££ U OHEPARD CO. SYNOPSIS. Chip McOulr®, a 16-year-old girt living . «t Tim's place !h the Maine woods is " sold by her father to Pete Bolduc, a half-breed. She runs away and reaches "the camp of Martin Frisble, occupied by Martin, his wife, nephew, Raymond Stet- ®an, and gruides. She tells her story and is cared for by Mrs. Frisbie. Journey of Frlsbie's party Into woods to visit father of Mrs. Frisbie, an old hermit, who has resided in the wilderness for many years, when camp is broken Chip and Ray oc­ cupy same canoe. The party reach camp •oi Mrs. Frisbie's father and are wel­ comed by him and Cy Walker, an old friend and former townsman of the her­ mit. They settle down for summer's stay. Chip and Ray are in love, but no one realizes this bat Cy Walker. Strange •canoe marks found on lake shore In front •of their cabin. Strange smoke is seen across the lake. Martin and Levi leave for settlement to get officers to arrest McGuire, who is known as outlaw and jsacapeil murderer. Chip's one woods ifriend, Tomah, an Indian, visits camp. Ray believes he sees a bear on the ridge. •Chip is stolen by Pete Bolduc who es­ capes with her in a canoe. Chip is res­ cued by Martin and Levi as they are re­ turning from the settlement. Bolduc es­ capes. Old Cy proposes to Ray that he remain in the woods with himself and Amzi and trap during the winter, and he concludes to do so. Others of _the party return to Oreenvale, taking Chip with them. Chip starts to school In Greenvale, jand finds fife unpleasant at Aunt Com- tort's, made so especially by Hannah. Old Cy and Ray discover strange tracks in the wilderness. They penetrate fur­ ther Into the wilderness and discover the Eliding place of the man who had been eneaklng about their cabin. They investi­ gate the cave home of McGuire during Ills absence. Bolduc finds McGuire and the two flght to the death, finding & watery grave together. Ray returns to •Greenvale and finds Chip waiting for him. Ray wants Chip to return to the •woods with them, but she, feeling that the old comradeship with Ray has been fcroken refuses. When they part, how­ ever, It is as lovers. Chip runs away from Aunt Comfort's and finds another tiome with Judson Walker. She gives her tiame as Vera Raymond. Aunt Abby, Aunt Mandy Walker's sister, visits them, end takes Chip home with her to Chrlst- tnas Cove. Chip goes to school at Chrlst- tnas Cove. She tells Aunt Abby the story of her life. Aunt Abby tells her of their family, and she discovers that Cy Walker is a long-lost brother of Judson "Walker, but fear of betraying her hiding f>lace prevents her telling of Cy. Old Cy nvestlgates McGuire's cave In the wilder­ ness and finds a fortune that belongs to Chip. Old Cy returns to the wilderness camp with the news that Chip had dis­ appeared and proposes to start out to find her. He turns over to Martin a bank book showing a deposit of $60,000 in Chip's name. Chip' returns to the home of Jud- eon Walker at Peaceful Valley for a summer vacation. Chip tells Judson of •Cy and writes a note to Martin which dis­ closes her hiding place. Martin immedi­ ately visits the Walkers. He gives Chip her money and asks if he shall send Ray to her, but she says no. Aunt Abby's husband dies. Chip asks Martin to find Cy who is seeking the country over for her. He had been a youthful lover of Aunt Abby, and was supposed to have t>een lost at sea. Ray wants to go to Chip, but Martin advises him not to. Chip receives a letter from Ray, asking forgiveness for seeming slight and neg­ lect. Ray and Levi return to the wilder­ ness camp and find Cy. They tell him of his brother and the finding' of Chip. Chip spends Christmas at Greenvale. Old acenes bring back her love lor Ray. CHAPTER XXXIII,--Continued. And then while ahe, thus lone and lonesome, was putting away books, elates, ink-bottles and all the badges of her servitude, Chip, without knock­ ing, walked in. How they first exclaimed, then em­ braced, then kissed, and then repeatr «d it while each tried to wink the tears away, and failed; how they sat hand in hand in that dingy, smoke- browned room with Its knife-hacked benches, unconscious of the chill, while Chip told her story; and how, Just as the last rays of the setting sun flashed from the icicles along its eaves, they left it, still hand in hand, was but an episode such as many a schoolgirl can recall. Of the few friends Greenvale held (or Chip, none seemed quite so near and dear as Miss Phlnney, and none lived longer in her memory. They had been for many months not teacher and pupil, but rather two sisters, con­ fiding, patient, and tender. Life swept them apart. They might never meet again, and yet, so long as both lived, never would those school days be for­ gotten. With Sunday came Chip's most grat­ ifying experience, perhaps, for her ar­ rival was now known by the entire vil­ lage and the fact that she was an heiress as well. Her fortune (also known) Was considered almost fabu­ lous according to Greenvale standards, and when Chip with Angle entered the church porch, it was crowded with people waiting to receive them. Chip, of course, now well clad and well poised, was once more the cynosure of &11 eyes except when the pastor prayed. At the close of service a score, most of whom she knew by sight only, wait­ ed to greet her, and shake hands with her in the porch. The parson hurried down the aisle to add his smile and hand clasp, and, all in all, it was a most gratifying reception. And here and now, let no carping critic say it was all due to that bank account, but rather a country town's expression of respect and good will to­ ward one whom they felt deserved it That it all pleased Angle, goes with­ out saying. That Chip well deserved this vindication, no dne will question; and when her visit ended and she de­ parted, no one, not even Miss Phln­ ney, missed her more than Angle. Only one thread of regret wove It­ self Into Chip's feelings as she rode away with Uncle Joe, whose horses were now decked properly for this Im­ portant event. She had received a tnost cordial reception on 'all sides-- almost a triumph of good will. Her gifts had brought an oft-repeated Chorus of thanks and a few tears. On all sides and among all she had been welcome, even receiving a call and Words of praise from Parson Jones. Che was a nobody no longer; instead, a somebody whom all delighted to honor and commend. But the one whose motherly p^ide would have been most gratified, she for whom Chip's heart yearned for oftenest, would never know it. ̂ ; CHAPTER XXXIV. With the birds and flowers once |nore returning to Christmas Cove, Came outdoor freedom for Chip again. £,ike the-wood-nymph she was in char­ ter and taste, the wild, rock-bound toast outside and the low, wooded •mountain enclosing this village war* her playgrounds where she found com­ panionship. Other associates she cared but little for, and a few hours alone on a wave-washed shore, watching the wild ocean billows tossing spray aloft, or a long ramble in a deep, silent for­ est, appealed to her far more than parties and girlish enjoyments. The wood-bordered road, leading from the village to the railroad ten miles away, was now a favorite walk of hers. It was suited to her In many ways, for it was seldom traveled; it followed the sunny side of the low mountain range back of Christmas Cove, not a house stood along its en­ tire way, and to add charm, a brook kept it company, crossing and recross- ing it for two miles. That feature was the most especial attraction, for beds of watercress waved beneath the limpid waters in deep pools, bunches of flag grew along its bankB, their blue flowers bending to kiss the cur­ rent; its ripples danced in the sun­ light; its music was a tinkling mel­ ody, and these simple attractions ap­ pealed to Chip. There was also another reason tor now choosing this byway walk. She knew, or felt sure, that Ray would visit Christmas Cove on his return from the woods. He must come in the old carryall,--about the only vehicle ever journeying along the road,--and now, like a brownie of the forest, she watched until she spied it afar and than hid in the bushes and peeped out until it passed each day, • curious and somewhat complex feeling toward this young man had alao come to her. At first, like a child, she had loved him unasked. She had known no different. He had seemed like a young god to her, and to cling to him was supreme happiness. Then had come an awakening, a conscious­ ness that this freedom was not right and must be checked. Following that felt *that ft would be an effort to took him in the face again. • But she was anxious to see how he would appear now: whether the same boy. with frank, open face, or a com­ manding, self-possessed man. And so each pleasant afternoon she strolled up this byway toad. When the ancient carryall was sighted, she hid and watched until passed. • But Captain Mix, its driver, also had observing eyes. He knew her now as far as he could see her, as every one in the village did, and he soon noticed her unusual conduct He also watched along the wayside where she left it and slyly observed her peeping out from some thicket Just why this odd proceeding happened time and again, he could not guess, and not until a strange young man alighted from the train one day and asked to be left at the home of Mrs. Abby Bemis, did it dawn on him. Then he laughed. "Friend o' Aunt Abby, I 'spose?" he inquired in his Yankee fashion, after they had started. "No," answered Ray, frankly, "I hate never seen the lady. I know some one who is living with her, however. A Miss Mc--Raymond, I mean." ' Captain Mix glanced at him, his eyes twinkling. "So ye're 'quahited with Vera, b® ye," he responded. "Wal, ye're lucky." Then as curiosity grew he added, "Known her quite a spell, hev ye?" But Ray was discreet "Oh, three or four years," he answered nonchalantly. "I knew her when she lived in Green­ vale." Then to check the stage driver's curiosity, he added, "She was only a little girl, then. I presume she has changed since. "She's a purty good-lookin' gal npw," asserted Captain Mix, "but mlddlin' odd in her ways. Not much on gal- livantin' round wi' young folks, but go- In' to school stlddy 'n' roamln' round the woods when she ain't Purty big gal to be goin' to school she is. I cal- late her arly eddlcation must 'a' been sorter neglected. Mebbe ye know 'bout It," and once more this persist­ ent Yankee glanced at his companion. But Ray was too loyal to the little girl he loved to discuss her further, and made no answer. Instead, he be­ gan inquiries about Christmas Cove, and as they jogged on mile after mile, he learned all that was to be known of that quiet village. When they had reached a point some three miles from it, a kindly thought came to the driver. "If Vera ain't 'spectin* ye," he said, "mebbe ye'd like to s'prise her. If so be it, ye kin. She's 'most alius out "lay Yen Lev* Ma.* also--a bitter tosso&-»lt had come to her that she was a kind of outcast a child of shame, as it were, whose ori­ gin was despicable, and who was de­ pendent upon the charity of othefC This awakening, tBIs new conscious­ ness, was like a black chasm in front of her, a horror and shame combined, and true to her nature, aha fled from it like one pursued. But two years had changed her views of humanity. She had learned that money and social position did not always win friends and respect. That birth and ancestry were of less con­ sideration than a pure mind and hon­ est intentions, and that fine raimentrf sometimes covered a base heart and vile nature. Toward the boyish lover, also, her feelings had been altered. A little of the old-time fondness remained, how­ ever. She could not put that away. She had tried and tried earnestly, yet the wildwood illusion still lingered. She had meant, also to put him and herself quite apart--so far, and ii> such a way that she would never be found by him. That had failed, however; he knew where she was. He had said that he wn.. .ning here. Most likely he would expect to renew the old ten­ der relations; but in that he would be disappointed. She was sure she would be glad to see him for old times' sake, however. She would be gracious and dignified, as Aunt Abby was. She wanted to hear all about the woods and Old Cy again, but caresses must be forbidden. More than that, every time she recalled how freely she had Nrmitted them once, she blushed and this way 'n;' carisllke, hides 'tore I get ong whar she is. If I see her to-day, ye want to, I'll drop ye clus by 'n' it ye." And so it came to pass. Chip, as usual, had followed her oft- taken walk on this pleasant May after­ noon. When the carryall was sighted also, as usual, she had hidden herself. With beating heart she saw two occu­ pants this time, and looking out of her laurel screen, she saw that one was Ray. Then she crouched lower. The mo­ ment she had waited for had come. But now something unexpected hap­ pened, for after the carryall passed her hiding spot Ray. brown and stal­ wart, leaped out. The carryall drove on, and she saw him returning and scanning the bushes. She was caught, fairly and squarely. One instant she hesitated, then, blush­ ing rose-red. emerged from the under­ growth. And now came another capture, for with a "Chip, my darling," Ray sprang forward, and although she turned away, the next, moment she was clasped in his arms. In vain she struggled. In vain she writhed and twisted. In vain she pushed him away and then covered her blushing face. Love, fierce and eager, could not be thus opposed. All her pride, anger, re­ sentment, shame, and intended cold­ ness were as so many straws, for despite her struggles, he pulled her hands aside and kissed her again and again. "My darling," hq exclaimed at last, "say you forgive me; say you love me; say it now!" Then, as she drew away, he saw her eyes were brimming with tears. "I won't," she said, % hate---" hot his lips cut the sentence in two, and it was never finished. "I did mean to hate you," she, de­ clared once more, covering her face, "but I--I cant." "Ko, you chn't," he asserted eagerly, "for I won't let yon. You promised to love me once, and new you've got to, for life." And she did. When the outburst of emotion had subsided and they strolled homeward. Chip glanced shyly up at her lover. "Why did you pounce on me so?" she queried; "why didn't you ask me, first?" "My dear,1* he answered, "a wise man kisses the girl first, and asks her afterwards." Then he repeated the offense. And now what a charming summer of sweet illusion and castle-building followed for the lovers! How Aunt Abby smiled benignly upon them, quite content to accord ample chance for wooing! How many blissful, dreamy hours they passed on lonely wave- washed cliffs, while the marvel of love was discussed! How its wondrous magic opened a new world whose walks were flower-decked, whose sky was ever serene, where lilies bloomed, birds sang, sea winds whispered of time and eternity, and where Chip was an adored queen! How all the shame and humiliation of her past life faded away and joy supreme entered on the azure and golden wings of this new morning! Even Old Cy was almost forgotten; the spites, Old Tomah, and Tim's Place quite so; and all hope, all joy, all protection, and all her future centered In the will and wishes of this Prince Perfect "Blind and foolish," I hear some fair critic say. Yes, more than that, almost idiotic; for selfish man never pursues unless forced to do so, and an object of worship once possessed, is but a summer flower. C H A P T E R X X X V , Quite different from the meeting of the lovers was that which occurred when Old Cy reached Peaceful Valley. There were no heroics, no falling upon one another's necks, no tears. Just a "Hullo, Cyrus!" "Hullo, Judson!" as these two brothers clasped hands, and 40 years were bridged. Aunt Mandy, however, showed more emotion, for when Old Cy rather awk­ wardly stooped to kiss her, the long- ago of Sister Abby's sorrow welled up in her heart, and the tears came. That evening's reunion, with Its two life histories to be exchanged, did not close until the tall clock had ticked into the wee, small hours. All of Old Cy's almost marveAlouf adventures had to be told by him, and not the least interesting were the last few years at the wilderness home Of the hermit Chip's entry into It and her history formed another chapter fully as thrilling, with Uncle Ju#S rescue of her for a denouement The most pathetic feature of this la* termingled history--the years while sweet Abby Grey waited and watched for her lover--was left untold. Only once was It referred to by Aunt Mandy, In an indirect way; but the quick lowering of Old Cy's eyes and the shadow that overspread his face, checked her at once. Almost intuitive­ ly she realised its unwisdom, and that it was a sorrow best not referred to. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Good Japanese Innovation. An Austrian military organ draws attention to one of the minor details of the Japanese musketry practice during the late war which seems to have escaped notice In Europe. In European armies the question of a rifle rest for long range firing has led to many ingenious contrivances for devising tripod arrangements. The Japanese war department solved the difficulty In a much simpler but equal­ ly effective way. They just provided the soldier with a bag of stout cotton eight inches wide and 20 inches long, which he could carry in his cartridge case on the march, and on reaching the fighting line could In a minute stuff with earth or stones. The device gave amazing assistance In accuracy or rile Ire.--New Orleans PlcayJine. River Made Him Insure. Got Tired of Palling Into Water and Sought Protection. One of our men selling insurance ^tellls of an instance where a special manifestation and a moving of the spirit and the flesh were necessary to make a New Madrid man take out a policy, says an insurance man in the St Louis Post-Dispatch. He had a place on the river bank below the town- His little shack was perched on a bluff which jutted far out over the water. There had been a- good many landslides down there, caused by the disintegration of the bank. The agent sighted the shack the first thing when he made the town and that after­ noon he went up there to talk busi­ ness. There was nothing doing. The old fellow was a fatalist and he didn't believe In insurance. '1 go as the spirit moves me," he said, solemnly. The agent was persistent "You might fall In the river some day," he said. "Well, I tell you all, honey, I ain't never fell in yet When I've done fell in you can come around and see me." Five months later the agent made the town again. He sighted the shack, but it wasn't where it,had been. It was a mile or so back from the bluff. But the man who lived there was wait­ ing at the gang-plank. He grabbed the agent's* hand and said: "I thought maybe you was on the boat and I came down to wait tor you all." After an awkward pause he added: "I guess maybe I'll take that policy. I've done fell in three times. You'd better put a policy on the shack, too. I'm tired of fishln' it oaten the river a*' telU' II up the hill." ONE WOMAN KILLED AND ,MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGED. STORMS IN OTHER STATES Several Towns in Oklahoma and Texas Suffer Severely--• St. Louis Is Swept by a Violent Wind. Rock Island, 111.--^ tornado Monday afternoon swept through Mercer and Henry counties, touching several towns and doing considerable damage. Mrs. Gottch, an elderly woman, was killed at Cleveland, where the gtorm demolished a school, injuring several children. The. depot of the Rock Is­ land road at Colona was wrecked. At Millersburg 15 houses were de­ stroyed or damaged and two persons were slightly injured. Dubuque, la.--A tornado swept southwest of Dubuque Monday after­ noon, wrecking outbuildings and kill­ ing live stock. No one is reported/in­ jured. Woodward, Obla.--A succession of tornadoes swept over the district ly­ ing 25 miles southwest south and southeast of Woodward. Several small isolated towns, all off the railroad and without telegraphic communication, are reported de­ stroyed. 3k&any persons have been injured and several are reported killed. Fort Worth, Tex.--The destructive tornado which caused several deaths and ruined property in Oklahoma ex­ tended as far south as Gaiaesvllle, Tex., and towns in that section. Hail at Gainesville damaged crops and broke windows. The residence of Thomas Nance was byown down and his family narrowly escaped death. St Loiils.--A high wind swept through this city Monday afternoon at nearly 45 miles an hour, doing con­ siderable damage to smoke stacks, shade trees and plate glass store windows and unroofing several houses. Several vehicles were overturned on Eads bridge where the full force of the gale was encountered as it swept up the Mississippi river. Part of the slate roof of the old Four Courts build­ ing was blown off, creating a brief panic In the circuit courtroom. A tenement house on Eugenia Btreet oc­ cupied by six families, was blown down. One woman was badly injured and the six families were rendered homeless. TEMPLE OP FRIENDSHIP BEGUN. President Lays Corner-8tone of Home for Union of Republics. Washington.---Tinder splendid sue- trices of patronage and beautiful spring weather, the corner-stone was laid by the president Monday of the pro­ posed home for the International Union of American Republics, or as Secretary Root aptly called it, "a temple dedicated to international friendship." Three thousand persons, Including representatives of political, official and social life in Washington and who occupied seats on the stands compos­ ing a great quadrangle, were inter­ ested spectators of the ceremony. Flags and colors of 21 American re­ publics floated in the breeze over the grandstands, while the coats of arms of these countries were displayed at many places about the stands. Over the speakers' portion of the presi­ dent's stand were the colors of the United States and Brazil, the latter in honor of Ambassador Nabuco. On the president's stand were seat­ ed the cabinet, the supreme court, the diplomatic corps and mepibers of the senate and house. John Barrett, the director of the bureau, introduced Sec­ retary Root as the presiding of­ ficer. TRIE8 TO KILL HIS WIPE. Palling In This, Omaha Architect Com* mlta Suicide. Beatrice, Neb.--'Charles M. Krogh, an Omaha architect, Monday attempt­ ed to kill his wife as he knelt by her Bide in prayer in their room at a local hotel. She escaped and, after a des­ perate struggle with the hotel land­ lord, Krogh stabbed himself through the heart. Krogh had been drawing plans for the Beatrice school board. He was despondent Breaks Jail During Storm. Kansas City, Mo.--During a heavy wind and rainstorm Sunday night Clyde Reed, who was confined in jail at Platte City, Mo., near here, await­ ing trial for the sensational robbery of the bank of Camden Point, Mo., made his escape. MAKES FOE SAFfJY TELEMETER OF GREAT¥&' RAILROADS. Forest Fire In Wisconsin. Marinette, Wis.--A forest fire In the northern part of Marinette county burned over four miles of territory and destroyed thousand® of dollars' worth of timber. -« Gas Company in Trouble. Indianapolis, Ind.--Judge A. B. An­ derson, in the United States court here Monday, ordered a decree of fore­ closure entered for the gas properties of the Fort Wayne Gas company in the cities of Fort Wayne, Anderson, Bluffton, Montpelier and other towns in the gas belt, also four pumping stations and all the pipes, mains, wells and all franchise and real estate be­ longing to the company to satisfy the amount due on bonds, which is $2,271,- 000. Judgment for the amount was entered. Bad Fire In East 8t. Louis. East St Louis, 111.---Twenty-seven families were rendered homeless by a fire that late Monday gutted the plant of the General Roofing company and, driven by a high wind, communi­ cated to and destroyed 27 cottages. Noted Madrid Market Burns. Madrid.--The celebrated market and general bazar called locally "Las Americas," and well known to anti­ quarians, was practically destroyed by fire Monday. The flames also con­ sumed 200 wooden oabins. New Device Is Expected Materially lie Reduce Accidents on the Rail-- Is Attachable to Present Telegraph Wires. . HEN they want the operator, they want him quickly. If he can't be reached it means a d i s a s t r o u s wreck and loss of life," observed an Inventor. "But with the teleme­ ter any point can be reached on a railway system. If the operator cannot be got by wire, then a sig­ nal can be thrown Dy the dispatcher to hold up any train »t any point." He was talking about a device which Us being experimented with on a lection of the Boston & Maine rail­ road. It had been mentioned that In ane year 6,000 rear and front end rail­ way collisions had occurred in the United States. The killed and In- lured had numbered In these disasters 11,000 passengers and 48,000 em­ ployes, and the property loss had been 110,000,000. Some of the greatest wrecks of America have been due to the Inabil­ ity of a train dispatcher to get the op­ erator at a given point. Perhaps ho was absent somewhere in the station rard on the company's business. For i country operator is generally station agent, freight agent and baggagemas- ter combined. Or he may have been asleep. At any rate he couldn't be raised and the train dispatcher had to stand helplessly by knowing that a train laden with passengers was rush­ ing to destruction. That Is where the telemeter would do the trick, according to the invent­ or. It wouldn't make any difference should the operator be absent from his post If he were within hearing he would be summoned by a gong. The same would wake him were he asleep. Should he be out of earshot and the train dispatcher did not receive a re­ sponse to his call, signal could be shown by the dispatcher at the point received by the simple process of pressing a key. For Instance, suppose a telemeter were attached to a telegraph line be­ tween Boston and Portland, Me. The operator would be able to call any sta­ tion without disturbing any other sta­ tion. This system Is so organised that It may be quickly applied to line without modification of the existing apparatus. if a train were to pass a given point between these two stations and it was necessary to catch that train at the next station to prevent a collision with another--that Is where the tele meter would be a godsend. Perhaps the operator at the station the train dispatcher would try to reach could not be got No answer came to his frantic call. If the train passed that point there must be a wreck. After the dispatcher had tried to get the operator and re­ ceived no answer to his signals, he would then press his keys to throw the semaphore, and the colored Ught sig­ nal which would bring the train to a standstill at that station. What telegraphers say Is the beauty of this contrivance is that the dis­ patcher can call any station on the System, and over a single line, with­ out disturbing In the least the ordi­ nary business or working of the tele­ graph. The telemeter is simple in con­ struction, is attachable to the present telegraph wires, and requires no addi­ tional wire whatever. Furthermore, it does not Interfere with the usual telegraph instruments in actual opera­ tion, and enables the dispatcher to place himself into Immediate commu­ nication with any operator on hiB line. The telemeter seems to be human, only more unerring. For after the dispatcher has failed to raise the op­ erator by sounding the call and then the gong, he sets the signal for the train to stop. Immediately there comes to him a response automat­ ically, telling whether the signal has acted or not. It enables the dispatcher to set and display any semaphore or light on his line from his own office. And it re­ turns information as to whether that particular semaphore or light has been set No operator on the line can tam­ per with It in any way, so that false signals cannot be shown. There Is also an attachment In con­ nection with the' instrument which le calculated to prevent delays and blockades of trains where freights in isolated sidetracks cannot be reached with orders. For these attachments, placed in small boxes at every siding, can be used by the conductors of such trains to report their whereabouts. By a code of signals they can be' notified whether to stop or proceed. 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