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THE SEMI-WEEKLY KOUE30NIAN PROFESSIONAL CARDS. It A. MiImi N. 1MB IcLElI, IclEll a IcCORIICK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Ll'MBHRTON N C. (frUra on 2o1 Hoor of Hark of Laia tortoo Halldiug, Kooai I, f, :1. A J Prompt a'.trnl: a guen to ail builnm 4-1 - . . . , - . . . rye allM anO T!'l SKY PILOT fUsi-sr J ; 7 i railing htmewlf, "Ike Na fr Cliaaaii, T ALL. r U CASTLkH v. Dra. Allen & Costlebury, Dentists, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over If. McMillaua In.( Morf. Phoura ORice. 45 ; Kril.lmcf. 4 oiiifiiti riie t ocnpany "I toe .NoM Sviu I! .iTf waa only one wbiae opin ion (mil v.i In.- In Swan Tiwk. and that Ivan id.- tii.t Timer. Tbe Company hail ftotiktit tn t ri 1 1 t lilni In by maWIni; bleu nn l.onorary member, tint he rvfuaed to t- itrin fn'iu Ma bom far up it luroru m Wii 1 arrm tear who rye alhjht eoAXarfw fiowtf. llortmatT h alwxrt panted Ttf7 dayf Then, r hr rauie eagerly . ward ii), atrrittitiif oot bla bant "You an tbe evuoolaiatter, I know IV) you kiiaw, It'a a great thing! I w antral to lm) one, but I never cuuki set the Niya on. They alwaya got me tell In tlwui Ulri 1 waa awfully dtap ImliiU-d I aiu trjliik' Ibe uelt !( thing Voa ee. I won't bar to keep order, but 1 dou't tlil n a I ran preach vrry well. I aui going to Ult your achul Have you many achulara? Ik) you know, I tbltik It's aplendkl! I wlah 1 could (to It." I bad Iritetidwl to bo imrwlal atlIT with blut. but bla evident admiration of m made um quit forg-t (bla lauda- C. H. LENNON, D.D.S., DKMIST, Il0 I AM1, N. C nin..!- il.f lil!!. wh.-re In- lived with j ble Intention, and aa he talked uu wltb t.n littlf -irl Uwen and her old half i out waiting for an auawcr bla entbuat lrvl iiur.'. I'onka The approach of tin' lm n li he bv:'i1 to rnwnt aa a DR. J. D. REGAN, DENTIST, Ll'MBEKToN, N. C. Office in Shaw building, lrux More. over Pope 'a Dr. F. H. PITMAN, DENTIST, ASHPOLE, N. C. J. J. FREESLAND, Jeweler nod Optician Rowland, N. C. Sraraaa McIkttii. a c Liwatxcs Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lnmberton, N. C R. E. LEE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Koutna, N03. i and 2. McLcod Buildicg, LUMBERTON. N. C. D. P. SHAW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LCMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope'a Drug Store. Practice in all the CourtA- I Norman McLean, j ToDiorial Artist, I ASHPOLE, - - - N. C. Shop frofitinK poitoffice. ABERDEEN AND ROCKFISH RAILROAD CO. T1MKTABI.E-IK EFKKCT A I'O. 15. iyM. Dally except Suniliy. Mall and Kxprf-n. No. 9. Leave AlmMwn. S ) a. m ; leave Letvltti". S. ill a. m ; lt-a.e J notion. M.M ni.. leave Montrose. m.. leave Ttuilerlnl. wis, ra., leave Raetord a. m ; lavt- Dunilar roah. 9X0 a. m. : leave Arabia. I '.mi a.m. . leive KockflHh. 11.1.13 a. m : leave Treefall. 10. ti a. aa.; arrive H"ie Mills, 11.15 a. ii.. H-r.'iril Injury It reprt.-titiil to hln that elvllUw tit n fnuu lili li lie bad f1.1 flfiifii yi'ora a;) with hi wlft and hnhy tlrl. nnd wbfti. flvt- yenra Int.-r. bf lnl.1 111 wlff In the lo(.y kTuvf tli.it onild U' as.fi on thu a bail ex knoll )nt fr-iiithn: liU mblit door tho hut link to lil pimt waa lnkcn From nil tli.it uciC'titl tin crent world Im- ind tin' i 'in f tin- prairie be shrank nn oiii' ahrinka from a auddcti touib iiiii it r i o!d wound I Kii.'im I II have to move back, be an Kl to nil gloomily 'Why?'" I ."i!d In surprise, thinking of hi k-I rik' ru iiif '. wbUb wo a ample for hl licnl ThN tilnnk Sky Pilot" lie never won' exii'pt vi bi'ii uiunu.illy tuovvd. "Sky Pilot?" I Inipilriil II ruxldod and alliMitly pointed to the I I notice-. i "(h. wHl. be won't hurt you. will heT" "Onn't t.inl It." he nnawennl aavage- ' ly: "tniixt get nway." "Whnt aNut ;wen?" I ventured, i for ahe rn the light of bla eyea. "Pity I to atop her atudUe." I wna giving her 1 weekly lesHon.s nt the old man's ranch. "iMinno. Ain't flggeml out j ot about that buhy." She waa still his bnby. "(Jnesa ahe's nil ahe wants for the foothills, nnywny. What's the uso?" be nildiil bitterly, talking to bluisi'lf after the m:inncr of mou who live much alone. I waited for a moment, then said. "Well, I wouldn't hurry about doing anything." knowing well that the one thing n:i old timer hates to do Is to make nny change In his mode of life. "Maybe be won't stay." He caught at this eagerly. "That's so! There ain't much to keep him, anyway." And he rode off to his lone ly ranch far up In the hills. I looked after the swnying figure and trlod to picture his past with Its trag edy; theu I found myself wondering tow he would end and what would come to his little girl, and I made np my mind that If the missionary were the right sort Ills coming might not be a bad tiling for the Old Timer aod perhaps for more than him. aam, bla defervuiv to my opinion, bis ibartn of manner, hla benutlful face, bla lumlnoua eyea, mode blin perfectly lrn-filntlMr, and tWorf I waa aware 1 waa listening to bla plana for working bla ml anion with eager Intervat. So eagrr waa my Interval, Ind-eil. that b' arre I waa uware I found myslf ask Ing hltn to tea with me In my aback Hut bo declined, saying: "I'd like to awfully; but, do you know, I think Ijitour expects me." ThU oiiialdemtlot) of Latour's f(l Inga aluioat upet me. "You come wltb me," be added, and I went. I-itonr welcomed ua wltb hla grim old face wreathed In unusual atnlles. Tike Pilot baa bevn talking to him too. "I've got It, Latour!" be cried out aa be entered. "Here you are." And be broke Into the beautiful French Cana dian chanson "A la Claire Fontaine," to the old half breed's almost tearful delight. "Do you know." be went on. "I beard that flmt down the Mattawa." and away be went into a story of an ex perience with French Canadian rafts men, mixing up bis French and Eng lish in so charming a manner that La tour, who In his younger days long ago had boon a shanty man himself, could hardly know whether be was standing on his bead or on bis beds. After tea I proposed a ride out to see the sunset from the nearest rising ground. Latour. with unexampled generosity, offered bis own oayuse, Louis. "I can't ride well," protested the Pilot. "Ah, dat's good ponee, Louis," urged Latour. "He's quiet lak won lee tie tUrm atowcf braving m if la ? alrrp, and I was quit aura 1 could tMMir lbtn brwaitt. 1 waa uudar lb siwll of bla vole and bla rye, ao4 Datura waa all living In ma then Wo rude to tba tMofplug In alleuc. eir'tt for a word of ffitue now and then which ba ttfwdwt nut. and. wltb hardly a good night, ba left tue at the door. I tamed away fel- lug aa If I bad Uren In a at range coun try and auiong strange po(ile. How would be do wltb the Hwan Crvrk folkT Could be make the in ae the bllla breatbo. Would tbey feel aa 1 felt under hla voUn and eyrat What a curious mixture be una! I waa doubtful about bla first Sunday, and aa aurprtacd to flml all my In difference aa to bla auivea ir failure gone. It waa a pity about the twaeball match. 1 would ai-k to some of the tueu about It tomorrow. Ill might be itlaappoiuted In bla ap pearand, but na 1 turneil Into my aback and (bought over my lat two bouni with the Pilot and bow be hsd "gt" old Ijitour and uiywlf I legsn to think that 111 ulvM be mla'aken In bla men tin- of the Pilot. TIT ires. I veT-e Leave Hoiv Ml IN. !. r. m ; leave T-eefal!. 1 Ait n m - ltv. I4H 1 i.'i t. ni 14ve Arabia, i.ii p. m . : leave DundsTivli. J 1A r. j cowlwy m.; leave K lefonl. 3 11) p. 111 ; leave Tl m her- i.vi . - J .u . 1 t . . .1 ... . . ! 11. IMVIU, I). IH-. .vr ..lull I .1 o - in..) leave Junction. A ii p. m.; leuve Leavif.g. 4.10 p. m . : arrive Aberdeen. 4.i5 p. in. All trains eomiiivf over Bethedda Kill must 1 be under perfect coitro I. C N. KLl'K. I General Ptipertnieiiilen t. Approved: JOHN Bl.l'K. PreldeLt. I FOR SALE HOUSE AND LOT Situ ated in best portion of town. Hoit'e contains seven rooms, water works and electric . lights. Hieritv 100111 la 't c fortwomjr. largi rooms. T. A. or ment, Jr. au 30 tf First-class Harness woric done to stay done by a man tint knows the businesi at Webster's Tin Shop. T T we are Pushing Paint The painting season is at hand and we are ready to supply your 'needs with The Shehwin-Williams Paints Let us figure on the paint for your house. S. W. P. will prove the best and most economical paint voii can buy. Full color cards for the rsking. . B. G. Rozier, LumbeTton CHAPTER IV. TlIF IMLOT'S MEASURE. T was Hi Kendal that nn pounced the arrival of the missionary. 1 was standing at the door of my school. watching the children ride off home on their ponies, when Hi came loping alonj; on his bronco in the looae jointed st vie. he drawled out. bringing his bronco to a dead stop in it single liound. "he's lit." -I.it V Where? What?" said I. look ing round for an eagle or Home other flying tiling. "Your blanked Sky Pilot, and lie's a hea'.iM". a pretty kid looks too tender for this climate. P.etter not let biin out on the range." Hi was quite dis gusted evidently. "What's the matter with him. Hi?" "Why. lie ain't no parson! 1 don't po much on parsons, but when I calls for one I don't want no bantam chick en. No, sirree. horse. 1. don't want uo blankety-blank pink and white complected nursery kid foolin' round 1 ray graveyard. If you're goin' to bring along a parson, why. bring him with his eyeteeth cut and his tail feathers on." That Hi was deeply disappointed was quite clear from the selection of the profanity with which he adorned this lengihy address. It was never the ex tent of bis profanity, hut the choice, chat Indicated Hi's interest In any sub ject Altogether the outlook for the mis sionary was not encouraging. nlth i the single exception of the Mulrs, who really counted for little, nobody want- de rock," Under the1 pony was ac lie varne cayerly toward me. moose: he's ride lak what you call? wan horse ou which persuasion cupted. That evening I saw the Swan Creek country with new eyes through the luminous eyes of the Pilot. We rode up the trail by the side of the Swan. till we came to the coulee mouth, dark. and full of mystery "Come on," I said, "we must get to the top for the sunset. He looked Ungeringly Into the deer shadows and asketL "Anything live down there?" "Coyotes and wolves and ghosts. "Ghosts?" he asked delightedly. Do you know, I was sure there were, and I'm quite sere I shall see them. Then we took the Porcupine trail and climbed for about two miles the gentle slope to the top of tbe first ris ing ground. There we stayed and watched the sun take his nightly plunge Into the sea of mountains, now dimly visible. Behind us stretched tbe 1 prairie, sweeping out level to the sky and cut by the winding coulee of the I Sil- n UpdoI 1.-.T1 tr u li w1 ah-q fi. mi V. r 1 1,1... ,.-f ,.t fl, ..l-lo " " mi f , hllls wer lvin8 UP ts yeow face. . , ' . and far at the distant edge the' gray AJV ILIA Uld Jill ' TV. UI.V M UU XSKl. A A t k7 I others simply a nuisance, while the j Old Timer regarded his advent with something like dismay, and now Hi's Impression of his personal appearance waa not cheering. My first sight of him did not reassure me. He was very slight, very young, rery Innocent, with a face that might do for an angeL except for the touch of Oumor in it, but which seemed strange ly out of place among the rough, hard faces that were to be seen ba the Swan Creek country. It was not a weak face, however. The forehead was hih and square, the mouth firm, and the' eyes were luminous, of some dark color violet, if there is such a color in eyes dreamy or sparkling, according to his mood; eyes for which a woman might find use, but which in a missionary's bead appeared to me one -of those ex traordinary wastes of which nature Is sometimes guilty. He waa gating far away Into apace Infinitely beyond the foothills and the blue line of UJ1? 90uyuU)ehlihem. haze was deepening into purple. Be fore us lay the hills, softly curving like the shoulders of great sleeping monsters, their tops still bright, hot the separating valleys full of shadow. And there, far beyond them, up against the sky, was the line of the mountains blue, purple and gold, according as the light fell upon them. The sun had taken bis plunge, but he had left behind him the robes of saf fron apd gold. We Btood long without t word or movement, filling our hearts with the silence and tbe beauty, till the gold in the west began to grow ill in. High above all tbe night was stretching her star pierced, blue can opy and drawing slowly up from the east over the prairie and over the sleep ing hills the soft folds of a purple haze. Tbe great silence of the dying day had fallen upon tbe world and held us fast. "Listen." he said In a low tone, point- j CH A ITER V. FIRST Bt.OOD. NK Is never ao entbualaatlc In the early morning, when the emotion are calmeat and the nerves are stcadleat. Hut I waa determined to try to have the baaebell match postponed. There cou 14 be no difficulty. One day waa aa much of a holiday aa another to these eaay going fellowa. Hut tbe Duke, when I suggested a change In tbe day, simply raised his eyebrows an eighth of an i Inch and said: "Can't aee why the day should be changed." Hruce atormed and swore all sorts of destruction upon himself If he waa going to change hla style of life for Any man. The others followed the Duke'a lead. That 8unduy was a day of Incon gruities. Tbe old and the new. tbe east and the west, the reverential past and the Iconoclastic present were Jumbling themselves together in bewil dering confusion. Tbe baseball match was played with much vigor and pro fanity. The expression on the Pilot's face as be stood watching for awhile waa a curious mixture of Interest, sur prise, doubt and pain. lie was read justing himself. He was so made as to be extremely sensitive to bis sur roundings. He took on color quickly. The utter indifference to, the audacious disregard of all he bad hitherto consid ered sacred and essential was discon certing. Thry were all so dead sure. How did he know they were wrong? It was his first near view of practical. living skepticism. Skepticism la a book did not tQsturb him; be could put down words against It But here it was alive, cheerful, attractive badeed fascinating; for these ' men in their western guru auu wuu im-n wrjiciu i swing had captured his Imagination. He was in a fierce struggle, and in a few minutes I saw hiu disappear bsto the coulee. Meantime the match, went uproar iously on to a finish, wlthi the resolt that the champions of Home hftd "to stand the pain killer,"' their diefeat be ing due chiefly to the work of Hi and Bronco Bill as pitcher and catcher. I The celebration was in- ftrll swiintt. or. f as HI put It. "the boy were takhV their pizen good an' oalm, when m walked the Pilot. Ills faee was. still troubled a:ul bis lips were drnwro and blue, as if be w ere liii pain, A silence fell on the men as he waJlseJ In through the crowd anil up to the bar. He stood a moment heslitatlux. looking round upon tie faces, tlushetr ami Biot that were now turned' fownnl lllm In curious defiance. He noticed the lxIc, and it pulled him together. Lie faced about toward old Latour and! asked him in a high, clear voice: "Is this the' room yu salidl we might have?" i The Frenchman- shrugged his shoul ders and said: "There is not any more."' The lad paused for an Instant, but only for an instant. Then, lifting a pile of hymn book he had near him on the counter, he said in a grave, gweet voice and with the quiver of a smile about bis- tips: "Gentleinen.. Mr. Latour has allowed me this room for a religions service. It will give me great pleasure if you will all loin," and Immediately he handed a book to Bronco Bill, who, surprised, took it as if he did not know what to do with it. The others fol lowed Bronco's lead till he came to Bruce, who refused, sajtng roughly: "Nov I don't want it: I've no ur ' for It!" The missionary flushed and drew back as if he had been struck, but Im mediately, as If unconsciously, the Duke, who was standing near. stretched out his hand and said, with a courteous bow, "I thank you, I should be glad of one." "Thank you, replied the Pilot sim ply as he handed him a book. The men seated themselves upon a bench that ran round the room or leaned up against the counter, and most of them took off their hats. Just then In came Muir, and behind him his little wife. In an instant the Duke was on his feet, and.every hat.came off. . DO YOU WISH TQ SAVE MONEY ' IF SO.COMK TO TBE Old Reliable Hardware Store FOR HARDWARE OF EVERY KIND. Screen Duota and Windowa, Saab, Iora and Blinda. Building Materlala, Mill Supplte. Helling, etc IM PROVED NO. .SINK WHKELKK & WILSON SEW ING MACHINES, ocat makes of Couk Stoves. A com plete atof k of the Beit Painta alwaya on hand, includiax the famous Rt'CHTER'S PAINTS. See Our Non-Rust Tinware If It rut ve will ghe another piece. 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