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— ate 72 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SAM... us some information ’bout Bob Scarlet an’ the Prairie Blos- som, you know.” Old Max, who had been contemplating the magnet and its victim with the cool enjoyment of a philosopher, as- sented to this proposition in an absent way, and_ then re- sumed his study. So Rocky Mountain Sam, with the as- sistance of the Indian maiden, drew up the squaw, who was at first greatly frightened, but was soon quieted by Fayaway, who at once began to play with the baby with girlish delight. “What aremarkable study is here!” said the professor, speaking more to himself than otherwise. ° ‘The subtle yet terrible power of the loadstone still keeps the boot soles of the unfortunate aborigine glued to its extremities, and the iron implements, obedient to the same natural laws of at- traction, still adhere to its edges with wonderful tenacity. This is certainly the most powerful magnet I have ever yet succeeding in constructing out of the loadstone masses which occur so prolifically on the western wall of my canon, and its adhesive properties show no signs of dimu- nition, notwithstanding the tremendous strain to which they are subjected. Wonderful! wonderful!” “Ves,” said Sam, relentingly; ‘“‘but it seems a pity to treat even a redskin in sucha horrible way. The poor devil has stopped squalin’. Isuppose it is froma rush of blood to the head.” | ‘TY would release him and let him drop, and so end his agony, if I orly knew how,” said the other. ‘‘But | know not how to detach the magnet. We can’t shake him off, you know.” “Them boots must be a mighty tight fit, or he’d drop out of “em,” said Sam, Hello! what’sup?” “Ha!” exclaimed the professor, ‘‘the magnet itself 1s solving the difficulty forus. Do you not perceive how?” “Why, yes!” cried Sam, ‘‘the darned thing is actually drawi the nails out of the boot soles, or ’'m a canary.” It was-even as he said. From their position inthe car they could see the great hob-nails slowly elongating be- tween the extremity of the magnet and the boot soles, as they were drawn out of the tough leather; and a moment later the form of the luckless savage went plunging down through space. | *Fe’ll hardly know what hurt him. ‘The fall is ‘a little 900 (@ ou S com (E(@) m