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THE SEMI-WEEKLY ItOBESONIAN PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 0 A KlUu A Mi J. U M4,ltk IdLiI IcIIlI I IcCOHIICt, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LCUBKHTON. N C. (MAeea ua i'al flr of Haok'of Laa , UrVw WallJifcf, Itooot 1, I. t, & J ftutapt a'.lMtfcto gttea lo all btiaia. ! rfH SKY PILOT ! Aarto at ti im. t ham a u tmtvn r aun F. O. CAfTLIhl V Dra. Allen & Caatlebury, Dentists, LUMBERTON, N. C. Oflicr over IH. WcMliUa'i Dru, Store. P"h our Oftea, 45 ; Keaidrac. 94. C. H. LENNON, D.D.8., DKNTIST, Rowi.asp, N. C. DR. J. D. REGAN, DENTIST, Llmbebto?, N. C. Office in Shaw building, over Pope' drug ator. Dr. F. H. PITMAN, DENTIST, ASHPOLE, " N. C. J. J. FREESLAND, Jeweler and Optician, Rowland, N. C. Sraraaa McIhttii a. c Liwamci Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lnmberton. - - N. C R. E. LEE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rooms, Nos. r and 2, McLeod Building, LCMBERTON, N. C. D. P. SHAW, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, LUMBERTON. N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. Practice in all the Courts. Norman McLean, Tonaorial Artist, ASHPOLE, - - - N. C. Shop fronting postofflce. 1 ur 1 liiiiin-ii, tun, waa a new add Itoli-wiUtr r Ilxrlrni-f. II titl (In- Prt tuing ahe Lad yet fiKuairt-d I lUat rrfunl aubuilaaloo aitd (be 0 1 Luiuaii U-hg; Ilia I Lad failed lo fall I d 11 and worship. There was auuie , thin in til ui tttat wouM not alwaya j jrU. and. Indeed, lier pride and her I imrw-rlou tnuprra Im met with aurprlae j and Miiriiiiti' with a pity that verged Inward ' contruipL Willi llila alie tMN pleaad and not infrequently In' broke forth ujxn him. One of Mu me ituiburata la atauiin-d upon 1117 inlml, but only lieoaua of Ita unuaual nl-ur. but chiefly txvnua of the rvrnta tilth followed. Tho original cauw of lit-r rage was sorue trifling nitade4d of tint iiufortunat Joe; but m ben I on 1110 upon the wi'iif It was tin Pilot lo waa ixvupvlng her at trillion. Tlio eipn-aalon of aurprlae and pity on Ma fuc apH-arrd to atir h-r up "How dare you look at me like ! that V she cried. "How wry eitraordlnnry ttiat you can't keep bold of younulf Ix-tter!" he aflawrred. "I ran!" ahe stamped. "And I aball do aa I like!" "It la a great pity." he said, with provoking calm, "and. besides. It U weak nnd allly." Ilia word were unfortunate. "Weak!" ahe gaaped, when her brrath came back to her. "Weak!" "Vn," he said; "very weak and childish" Then ahe could have cheerfully put him to a alow and cruel death. When ahe had recovered a little ahe cried vehemently: "I'm not weak! I'm strong! I'm stronger than you are! I'm strong as aa-a inn 11!" I do not suppose she meant the In sinuntion. At any rate the 1'llot ig noretl It and went on. "lou're not strong enough to keep your temper down." And then, aa she had no reply -ready, be went on: "And really, Gwen, It is not right- You must not go on in this way." Again his words were unfortunate. "Must not!" she cried, adding an inch to her height "Who says so?" "God!" was the simple, short answer. She was greatly taken back, and jrave a quick glance over her shoulder us If to see him who would dare to say "must not" to her; but, recovering. I . . .L.. , ' Tl mmnK 4 ttm. Witt aa 1 ran to torn their brada and bctva aa4 ... . , , . ... , ... 1 tLiTY? .7 VL rlr, a rouiMl your oM rayu ran. Immrdlatatj lU wW. herd bcuaa , ,k- L. Into ...... , , ? .... 7. mi ery ItupreMlr. "700 tuuat maka "Two tnorv rotnotra, aaid the Dnkts, "wouUI ha T (kr fur Jo, for ! could nevrr bare rearbed hi in. Hut la aplta of n-y ntoat frantic warniofa and mig nati!i'a. right Into tb faoB of that mad. tallowing, thutvderldf maaa of altera rude that little girt,. Nerra! I have aoiuo myarlf, but 1 couldn't bare done It. hhe swung Iter horM round Jo and tailed out with him. with tba 1 herd twllowlog at the tall of ber bron- j ro. I ve aeen aoute cavalrr thing In my day. but for aheer cool bravery I nothing touehea that" "How did It end? Ild they run them iliiwnr I aaked. with terror at such a reeult. Wo; they crowded ber toward the rut bank, and ahe was edging them off and waa almiwt paat when they rauie to a place where the hnnJc bit In. and her Iron mouthed brute wouldn't swerve, but went ixuiKllng on. broke through, plunged. She couldn't spring free because of Joe and pitched head long over the bank, while the rattle went thundering paat. I flung myself off Jingo and alld down somehow Into the sand thirty feet below. Here waa Joe safe enough, bu the bronco lay 1 Belle nnt With a broken leg and half under' him ! 'Arrled 01 waa Uweu. Hhe hardly knew she was hurt, but waved ber hand to me and cried out: 'Wasn't that h rncvl I 1 couldn't awing this hard beaded brute, in the plnto's back again and after the Jo folded bla anna arroaa bia bnwai and aloud Ilka a aUroe till the duetof nde away. Then, lurnlug to ua, be srunii-d out: "Him gd man. ebT "Good wan." answered the Duka, adding, "but reniembrr. Joe, what be loid you la do-cnuit make ber laugh ftery day." iVxtr Joe! Humor waa not bla forte. j ind hla attempt In thl dlreetloa la the ' werka that followed would hare bwn hutuoroua were they not ao pathetic. How 1 did my part I cannot tell. Tboa weeka are lo me now like the memory if an ugly nightmare. The ghoetly old j man moving wit of and Into bla little daughter' room In unrleaa, dumb agony, I'onkn'a woe stricken Indian face, Joe's extraordinary and uuusual but loyal attetnpta at fun making- gnv teuely aad. nnd the Imke'a nnvarylng and Invincible cheerlniu thee furntab light and shade for the picture my mem ory bring me of Gwen In thoae days. For the flrat two weeka ahe waa aim ply heroic. Xhe lore her pain without a imxin. submitted to the luij'rlHojmient, , which wn harder than pain, with an- leuce. Joe, the Iuke and I ' out our Instructions with care ful exactness to the letter. She never doubted, and we never let her doubt, but that In a few weeks she would be 31 DO YOJJ WISH TO SAVE HONEY IF SOJCOME TO THE Old Reliable Hardware Store FOR HARDWARE OF EVERY KIND. ftcreeo IVjocs aad Wlndowa. Sh. IWa and Blind Building Matrtula. Ml'.! Supplies. Belling, etc IM PKOVHD NO NINE WHKfiLER & WILSON SEW- A cuta- 1U A! AC MINKS makes of Ctk Si,M piete aUKk of tb Be.1 Paints always on hand, includiatf the fa moo Rl'CIITKR'S PAINTS. See Our Non-Rust Tinware If It nti v will give another piece. Come in and ei amine our bcwutifal SILVER-LINKI) NICKEL TABLE WARE, Sol, Agent for ANCHOR BRAND LIME We bur in Car Lois. Par Ca.h and Sell Cheap, Get our price before bo; inK. W are in poaition to yoy money. Thanking you for put patronag-e, a are Veurs for busiac, McCORMIC & ROGERS, ROWLAND, NORTH CAROLINA 1 Hut even as she ijoke rnttle. She mnde u paM our word for tt.U I 1 1 I a . I 0 -v... hava ' 1 11 IB I 1 J I 11 Bt'lllrl n 11 IIC UIUVI WTV ABERDEEN AND ROCKFISH RAILROAD CO. j she answered sullenly: "I don't care!" "YiVIE TABLE IN KFKICT AUG. 13. 1SW4. Xmiy exoept Sunday. Mall and Eiprc. No. 8. Lnare A border , 8.10 a. m.;leTe Lnviut. i&a. m.; lpe Janctlon. 1.60 . m .; leare MonlroMe, .00. m.; leave Tlmlxrland. Vila m. ; leave eford .84 . m.: lr Dundar roah, 9i0 a. m. : leave Arabia. 0M a. m. ; leave aocinsD. :.ia a. m.; leave Trefall, 10 ti a at. ; arrive Hope Mills. 11.14 a. n.. Daily ecept Sunday Mall and Express. No. 9 l.eave Hope Mill. 1. 00 o. m.; leave Treefall. 1 . m.; leave Koctiutn. 1.4S p. m.; leave Axaoia, a.wi p, m.; leave uundarrocli. J.15 p. m.; leave Raeford. 8. HO p. m.; leave Timber land, I. A) p. m.; leve Montrose. 8.8S p. m.' leave Junction. 8 44 p. m . : leave Leavitt. 1.10 p.m.: arrive Aberdeen, 4.35 p. 411. All train comlnx over Bethegda Hill must be under perfect control. 0. N. BLUE. General Superintendent. Approved: JOHN BLUE. President. FOR SALE HOUSE AND LOT SITU ated in best portion of town. House contains seven rooms, water works nd electric lights. Plenty room in ltic for two more largt rooms. T. A. or. ment, Jr. an 30 tf It Ought to te m Every Home Our Tailcr'I-g SKouldToo It it tlie kind you woi! j not be witriout if you knew it qualities, : Is and price. QQ kitfli grade all wocl fj'oric!. cmimerts, ckevioti. tweeds, homj jpun. worsteds, ckeeka. plaicU, (tripe, plain colon, in fact tne htnAaomat aMortment ever hown in thi fart of tke country. Come and let ua ilow you now we can make the liigltcat cla made to measure garment at 25 per eeat le money than it cot any wberc else. Satufactioa poaitively guaranteed. American Woolen Mills Co. . 21a Progressive Tailor z :j Chicago Id. Imj, EciIiidJ.C. "pon't care for Godr The rilot's voice was quiet and solemn, but some thing in his manner angered her, and she blazed forth again: "I don't care for any one. and I shall do as I like." The Pilot looked at her sadly for a moment, and then said slowly: "Some day, Gwen, you will not be able to do as you like." I remember well the settled defiance in ber tone and manner as she took a step nearer hltn and answered in a voice trembling with passion: "rilstiMi! I have always done as I like, and I shall do as I like till I die!" And she rushed forth from the house and down toward the canyon, her refuge from all disturbing things and chiefly from herself. I could not shake off the Impression her words made upon me. "Pretty di rect that," I said to the Pilot as we rode away. "The declaration may be philosophically correct, but it rings un commonly like a challenge to the Al mighty; throws down tbo gauntlet, so to Rpeak." But the Tilot only said: "Don't! How can you?" Within a week her challenge was ac cepted, and how fiercely and how gal lantly did she struggle to make it good! It was the Duke that brought me the news, and as ho t,old me the story his gay, careless sWf command for once was gone. For In the gloom of the can yon where he overtook me I could see his face gloaming out ghastly white. and even his Iron nerve could not keep the tremor from his voice. "I've Just sent up the doctor" was his answer to my greeting. "I looked for you last night, couldn't find you and so rodo off to Die Fort." "Vt"h:iL" unV" I said, with fear in my heart, for no light thing moved the Duke. "Haven't you heard? It's Gwen." he said, and the nest minute or two he gave to Jingo, who was indulging in n series of unexpected plunges. When Jingo was brought down the Duke was master of himself and told his tale with careful self control. Gwen, on her father's buckskin bron co, had gone with the Duke to the big plain above the cut bank where Joe was hording the cattle. The day was hot. and a storm was in the air. They found Joe riding up and down, singing to U'vp the cnttie quiet, but having a hard time to hold the bunch from breaking. While the Duke wasriding around the far side of the banch a cry from !wen arrested his attention. Joe was in trouble. His horse, a half bro, ken cayuse, had stumbled Into a badger hcfle.and bad bolted. leaving Joe to the mercy of the cattle. At once they be gan to sniff suspiciously at thla phe nomenon, a man on foot and to follow cautiously on bia track. Joe kept bU head, and walked slowly jont till all at once a young cow' began- to bawl and to paw the around. . In another minute Get me out.' the light faded from her eyea, she stretched out her hands to me, saying faintly. 'Oh. Dukef and lay back white and still. We put a bullet Into the buckskin's head and carried her home In our Jackets, and there she Ilea with out a sound from her oor, white lips." The Duke was badly cut up. I- had never Been him show any slgu of grief before, but as he finished the story he stood ghastly and shaking. He read my surprise in ray face and said: "Look here, old chap, don't think me quite a fool. You can't know what that little girl has done for me these years. Her trust in me It Is extraor dinary how utterly she trusts me somehow held me up to my best and back from perdition. It Is the one bright spot In my life in this blessed country. Every one else thinks me a pleasant or unpleasant kind of fiend." I protested rather faintly. "Oh. don't worry your conscience." he answered with a slight return of hla 1 read the falsehoods on our browa. 'To He cheerfully with her eyea upon one's face calls for more than I pon ae;" said the Duke one day. "The doctor should supply us tonics. It la an arduous task." And she believed us absolutely, and made plans for the fall round up and for bunts and rides till one's heart grew sick. As to the ethical problem Involved. I decline to express an opin ion, but we had no need to wait for our punishment. Her trust In ua, her eager and confident exiectntlon of the return of her happy, free, outdoor life. these brought to us, who knew how vain they were, their own adequate punishment for every false assurance we gave. And how bright and brave she was those first days! How reso lute to get back to the world of air and light outside! But she had need of all ber bright ness and courage and resolution before she was done with her long fight. MerToTMrade 1 t ' G 77ie whole licrd -were after' Joe. old smile. "A fuller knowledge would1 only justify the opinion." Then, after a pause he added: "But if Gwen goes I must pull out. I couldn't stand it." As we rode up the doctor came out. "Well, what do you think?" asked the Duke. "Can't say yet." replied the old doc tor, gruff with long :irmy practice. "Bad enough. Good night." But the Duke's hand fell upon his shoulder with a grip that must have got to the bone, and in a husky voice he asked: "Will she live?" The doctor squirmed, but could not shake off the crushing grip. "Here, jou young tiger, let go! What do 3'ou think I am made of?" he cried angrily. "I didn't suppose I was com ing to a bear's den or I should have brought a gun." It was only by the most complete I apology that the Duke could mollify the old doctor sufficiently to gt his opinion. "No, she will not die! Great bit of stuff! Better she should die, perhaps! But en n't say yet for two weeks. Now iviui'iiiber." he added sharply, looking into 1 ho Duke's woe stricken face, "her spirits must be kep up. I have lied most fully ; r!d cheerfully to them ln ido. You miirfKdtr the same." And the .octor strode away, calling out: 'Moo! Here. Joe! Where is he gone? Joe, I say! Extraordinary selection Providence juakes at times; we could have spared that lazy half breed with pleasure! Joe! Oh, here you are! Where in thunder" But hejte the doctor stopped abruptly. The agony in the dark face before him was too much even for the bluff doctor. - Straight and stiff Joe stood by the horse's head till the doctor had mounted. Then with a great effort be said: - "Little miss, she go dead?" 'Deadr called out the doctor, glanc ing at the open window. "Why, bless your old copper carcass, no! Gwen will show you yet how to rope a steer." Joe took a step nearer, and, lowering hla tone; said: Too apeak me true? He man, me no papoose." The piercing black eyea aarcbed the doctor's face. The doctor CHAPTER XII. OWEN'S CANYON. WEN'S hope and bright cour age, in spite of all her pain, were wonderful to witness. But all this cheery bope and courage and patience snuffed oat as a candle, leaving noisome darkness to settle down In that sick room, from the day of the doctors' consultation. The verdict was clear and flnaL The old doctor, who loved Gwen aa his ' own, was Inclined to hope against 1 hope, but Fawcett, the clever young j doctor from the distant town, was ' positive In his opinion. The scene la 1 clear to me now, after many years. I We three stood in the outer room, the 1 Duke and her father were with Gwen. j So earnest was the discussion that I none of us heard the door open Just as 1 young Fawcett was saying in lnclsire tones: "No! I can see no hope. The child can never walk again." There was a cry behind us. "What! Never walk again? It's a ; lie!" There stood the Old Timer, white. ; tierce, shaking. "Hush!" said the old doctor, point ing at the open door. lie was too late. Even as he spoke there came from the Inner room a wild, unearthly cry as of some dying thing, and, as we stood gazing at one another with awe- stricken faces, we heard Gwen's voice as in quick, sharp pain. "Daddy! Daddy! Come! WThat do they say? Tell me, daddy. It is not true! It is not true! Look at me. daddy!" She palled up her fatl.er's haggard face from tho- feed. "Oh, daddy, daddy, you know lts true. Never walk again!" She turned with a pitiful cry to the Duke, who stood white and stiff, with arms drawn tight across his breast, ou the other side of the bed. "Oh. Dnke, did you hear them? Yon told me to be brave, and I tried not to cry when they hurt me. But I can't be brave! Can I. Duke? Oh. Dnke! Never to ride again!" She stretched out her hands to him. But the Duke, leaning over her and holding her hands fast In his, could only say brokenly over and over: "Don't, Gwen! Don't. Gwen, dear!" But the pitiful, pleading voice went j on: "Oh, Duke! Must I always lie here? , Must I? Why must it' "God knows," answered the Duke bitterly, under his breath, "I don't!" I She caught ot the word. j "Does he?" she cried eagerly. Then ' ahe paused suddenly, turned to me and ! 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