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TIE MM THAT
CHANGED IDE BILL
By A. 0. HARRISON.
(Copyright, IW9. by American Press Asso
ciation.]
I met her on a traiu. There are
more impressions made In traveling, I
tbink. than under auy other circum
stances. She was about twenty, with
light, fluffy hulr, baby blue eyes, white
teeth, aud there was neither too much
nor too little of her. She sat looking
out of the wludow with rather a bored
expression on her face, us though she
longed for something with which to
occupy her mind. 1 longed to occupy
her mind myself.
However, my opportunity came when
a candy boy came along. She wuuted
a bos of sweets and had only a dol
lar bill to pay for them. It happened
that the boy was out of change aud
looked around for help. 1 lifted my
hat politely to the girl, took a dollar in
silver from my pocket aud bauded it
to her, taking In exchange the bill. It :
was new and crisp and so folded as to
show the dollar in a corner. Even if 1
had not seen its denomination 1 would
not have thrown a doubt upou the
lady's houesty by unfolding It. I
shoved It lu my vest pocket, and she
opened the box. 1 remained whero I
was, so that she couldn't very well
help rewarding me for changing her
bill by offering me a bit of caudy. Sho
did this with some embarrassment. I
sat on the arm of the seat opposite
while l thanked her and said some ir
relevant things, such as the car was
either too hot or too cold, or I bated or
liked traveling, or made some other
meaningless remark, passlug on to au
other aud another, all the while look
ing more and more uncomfortable on
my perch, till at l?3t she cast her eyes
on the vacant seat beside me. Con
struing this us au Invitation. I sat
down.
When the conductor came along I
noticed be punched a Cleveland ticket
for her. 1 was bound for Chicago.
She had a suit case in the car with her, 1
on which were the letters E. V. W. I
took particular note of these things,
for I was delighted with her, aud.
since 1 often visited Cleveland, I
thought I might wish to contluue to
fall In her path.
I spent several hours very pleasaut
ly with her. At first she seemed
abashed at forming au acquaintance
In this way, but she soon forgot all
about that, and I saw that I was as
companionable to her as she was to
me. When we reached Cleveland 1
offered to band her out of the car, but
she said her brother would be there to
meet her. and ' saw by a look she gave
me that she would not cure to have
him see her receiving attentions from
a stranger. I therefore contented my
self with thanking her for rendering
my trip enjoyable instead of a bore
aud told her I hoped that If she ever
came to Chicago I might happen to
meet her.
The next Sunday morning? 1? got
home on Wednesday? I left my bach
elor quarters and strolled to my club
for breakfast, buying a paper by the
way. 1 always read everything In my
Sunday paper, and on this occasion
wound up with the "personals." Sud
'denly I was seized with astonishment
as 1 read:
The gentleman who changed a bill (or a
lady on a train on tho 16th can communi
cato with her by addressing E. V. W.,
Box ? , Cleveland. O.
I was not only astonished; I was
disappointed. Since my return my
braiu had been full of love stories of
which E. V. VV. was the heroine and I i
the hero. And, after all, I had struck (
one who was not above calling me to
her through a personal. Then It came '
to me that there must be some mis- '
take. Surely I knew a lady when I
saw one, aud the girl I had met was
not only a lady, but a very Innocent
and refined one. Why did she make
the Identification through the dollar
bill 1 had changed? Because, of course,
It was the best aud only sure means of
identification.
This dollar bill was all 1 had to re
mind me of the girl who had given It
to me. I had transferred it from my
pocket to a box of trinkets on my
dresser, folded Just as it was when I
received It. Something, 1 know not
what? one of those mysterious point
ers of the brain perhaps that come to
us ou occasion? prompted me to go to
my room and have a look at the bill.
I lost no time In doing so, and when 1
unfolded the crisp bit of paper my
eyes bulged from their sockets in as
tonishment.
It was a thousand dollar note!
Now I saw it all. The wording of
tho advertisement. Instead of Indicat
ing that the girl was familiar with
methods of assignation, showed her In
nocence or she would not have used
It. It was evident she had Inferred
that I had discovered the denomina
tion of the bill, and she gave me the
means of communicating with her to
return it
I took the midnight train for Cleve
land and the next morning went to
the postofflce, where I learned that
box No. ? belonged to a family named
Worthlngton. Later In the day 1 call
ed at the address, which I had also
received at the postofflce, and sent up
my card, on which I had written,
"The gentleman who changed the bill."
I soon heard a rustic on the stair
case, and E. V. W. came hurrying in,
anxiety on every feature, to know If
her money was safe. I hastened to
reassure her by handing her the note.
She had received It from her father
In New York, who was at the moment
engaged in making a cash payment on
a piece of real estate, aud had Inad
vertently given her the wrong bill.
Within a year I married her.
THE WHITE SPK,
By NATHANIEL HUBBARD.
[Copyright. 1909, by American Press Asso
ciation .J
j "Who comes?"
"Friend without the countersign."
"Advance, friend without the coun
tersign, and let tue see what you look
| like."
A rami stepped forth Into the moon
light. The sentinel uttered n cry,
threw down his musket and fell on his
face. The friend without the counter
sign passed him, entered the lines aud
walked hurriedly in among the tents.
"Great heavens. Is that a ghost com
ing?" exclaimed nn officer to another,
both standing outside one of the head
quarters tents.
"Or one of the men parading In his
nlghtclothes?"
Meanwhile the figure came up, and
as he did so the officer recoiled. Ho
was In uniform, but in the moonlight
his clothes appeared to be mado of
white linen. The face, bands, hair
Indeed, every part o' the person was
white.
"W-h-o are you. and what the deuce
do you want?" stammered one of the
officers.
"John Waters, and on my way to
sec the general."
"What! In that makeup?"
"Yes. I have Important information
that should be acted upon at once."
"Is that you, John?" called the gen
eral's voice from within the tent.
"Yes, general."
"Come In here."
The figure In white entered the gen
eral's tent and was received with the
same astonlshmeut as before. Ten
minutes later stafT officers were flying
in every direction carrying orders to
the subordinate commanders, and in
the early morning columns were march
ing by different roads to cut off the
enemy that tho white figure bad re
ported to be in full retreat. When
his luformatlon had been delivered and
the orders Issued the general called
upon him for an account of how he
had learned the facts and an explana
tion of his strange appearance. This
was his story:
"I was scouting when 1 came sud
denly upon a body of Spaniards. There
was nothing to do but surrender, and
this I did. I was carried along In their
center right in among the main bodies )
of their troops, whom I saw always
marchlug southward. It suited my
purpose to appear not to understand
Spanish, and after awhile they talked
freely amoug themselves In my hear
ing. They did not know what to do
with me, and finally their leader pro
posed the following plan: They would
stop at the next house and get some
thing to eat. While thus engaged they
would pretend to leave me to myself,
and if 1 attempted to get away they
would shoot me.
"Soon after they stopped at a house
nest to a flour mill. Leaving me. they
went Into the house and were rather
more lax In their watch than they In
tended. Still, the ground was open,
and If I ran they would hare free
range at me. I determined on a ruse.
I hung my cloak on a bush, put my ;
hat on It and then rolled In among
some flour sacks that were scattered
about, crawling Into one of them
Presently one of the Spaniards came
to the door of the house, and I saw
him looking at my dummy. He callcd
to the others that I was about to run,
and several of them, coming to the
door. Bred at my cloak. Both hat and
cloak fell to the ground, whereupon
the men went back Into the house.
"There was a horse standing by the
mill loaded with flour sacks. I rolled
to this horse In my sack and managed
to cllinb up and throw myself over
his back among the sacks. After
awhile the Spaniards came out One of
them went to my cloak, picked It up
and, not finding my body, notified the
others. They, much surprised, mount- j
Ing their horses and rode off In a di
rection they supposed 1 had fled.
"Theu a man came out of ^he mill
and, mounting u horse, led the one 1
was on by a halter. When we were
on the road I raised myself up, putting
my head, white as It is now with flour,
out of the bag. The man let go the
halter and galloped away as fast as he
could. Throwing off the flour bags, I
rode northward with a view to reach
ing our lines. Fortunately for me It
was uow getting dusk. I passed the
men who supposed they had shot me
riding a few hundred yards to my left
I saw by their looks that they took
me for my ghost, so I concluded to
play the part and rode right on rigid
ly. Their captain balled me, but I
paid no attention to him and was soon
lost to them In the darkness.
"I had no trouble in passlDg out
posts, for they all took me for a spec
ter. If any one was courageous enough
to challenge me I invariably rode right
toward hhu, making him think that I
was about to ride through him. He al
ways got out of the way, and only one
man tired at me.
"On approaching our lines I dis
mounted and, letting my horse go
where he liked, walked. I did not dare
take such risks among the Spanish
roar guard, considering that I was 1
moving toward our lines. I skulked
through their picket line and when ,
free from It came on to ours.
"And now. general. I ask your per
mission to go and wash this flour off
me and get something to eat."
This was In the celebrated peninsu
lar campaign, fought by Sir Arthur
Wellesley, afterward the Duke of Wel
lington. Sir John Waters was Inval
uable as a spy and kept bis general
well supplied with information.
Necessity of Air Bath*.
The conditions and conventions of
our civilization demand frequent bath
ing. Any oue suspected of avoiding u
dally bath would quickly find himself
persona non grata lu decent society.
It Is popularly supposed that frequent
bathing Is essential to health. This Is
quite untrue. Much of the benefit at
tributed to the water Is In reality duo
to the complete exposure of the skin
to the air. The respiratory function
of the skin is of high Importance, and,
although water may be dispensed
with, closing the pores to air would
result In speedy asphyxiation.? New
York Medical Journal.
A Dreaded Contingency.
A young girl of fourteen was taking
a trip ou Lake Michigan In a small
steamer. The lake was somewhat
rough, and many were seasick. Tho
girl sat lu tho bow and was unusually
quiet for her. "Are you feeling sick,
daughter?" Inquired her father. "No;
I don't think I am sick, but I should
hate to yawn."? Life.
Blocking Him.
"Say, oUl man," begun Borroughs,
"lend tuc your ear for awhile, will
you ?"
"My friend," replied Wise, shrewdly
suspecting a touch, "I'd gladly lend
you both of theui; then 1 wouldn't be
able to hear you ask me to lend you
anything else."? Catholic Standard and
Times.
Inconsistent.
She (pretty, but sedate)? I admire a
man who holds fast to his Ideal.
lie (a ninny)? But? but you won't let
me.? Boston Herald.
It was an Irish philosopher who
said the strangest things In some
newspapers are the ones that are left
out.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Alaskan Has to Bow to tho Inovi
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Aftor reading the public statement
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you must come to this conclusion:
A remedy which cured years ago,
which has kept the kidneys in good
health since, can bo relied upon to
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Tacoma, Wash., says: "I gave a state
mont for publication, telling of my ex
perience with Doans Kidney Pills som
years Ago and I am now pleased to
confirm all I then said in their favor.
I was afflicted with kidney trouble
and finally I became so bad off that
I was obliged to give up my work.
I had dull, heavy pains through my
kidneys and on ono occasion I was
confined to my bed for almost a
month. Tho unnatural condition of
the kidney secretions also plainly de
noted that my kidneys needed atten
tion. When I learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pdlls, I procured a box and be
gan their uso. I felt great relief
from the first and before long my
troublo was entirely disposed of. I
have "since had no return of kidney
complaint."
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Time and Place set for Hearing
Final Account.
Tho administratrix having filed her
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Court and matter, notice Is hereby
given that Saturday, March 19, 1910.
at 2 o'clock In the afternoon at the
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oresent and show cause why said ac
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