Tlie Wilson Adyanc e
WILSOS, N, cIatjg. 28th, 1890
Bad ' News For J The Newspaper
Dead-Beats- ':
Cheerful news for newspaper
proprietors comes from Ohio.
A paper in that- State recently
brought suit against forty three
men who would not pay their
subscriptions, ?land obtained
judgmenr fdr the fall. amount
in each case.v twenty eight, at
oncefprevented attachment by
making affidavit that they,, had
no more than the law allowed.
Under the dicision of the Sun
nreme court they were arrested
for pettit larceny and bound
over in he sum of $300. ;8ix
nf these did not give bond, and
went to j lil. This is the result
of the working of the new
postal law, which makes it
larceny to take a paper and
refuse to pay for it.
Love Your Boys.
Do not work the boys too
"hard, or their natural love for
nature and the open air will be
turned to hate of you and theit
turrouudings, which they wil
leave when advancing years
ri.ve them the power of doiu
so. Many a little scraggy
kuotty nature can be made to
grow into fairness and vigor it
planted in soil of love, watered
with tenderness and nourished
in the air of freedom, instead
of getting pinched and twister
t'yond all future rdio'.ti't
Vv'e should certainly make an
vffort to get ;the good will oi
the rxys in ou neighborhood
ei.cialiy if bad ones are in
dited to rob u?. ,Let us invite
theuxinto the garden to share
any fruit or flower we have to
spare. The fruit is always ap
preciated, if not the flowers,
and we mpat effectually get
rid of our euemiea by making
them our friends. Ex.
North Carolina has wild
pasturage enough to maintain
handsomely 5,000,000 sheep,
and if : proper! attention were
given to it aDd dog laws passed
by our Legislature to protect
sheep husbandry, there is no
industry injthe' State that would
yield a greater income to
the amount invested than that
of sheep, raising, but until
.some law ia enacted to protect
sheep from dogs, men of
capital will be loth 'to invest
ir m tnis estate, vve call our
Allianc3 frienda'' attention to
this important matter, and we
trust they will vote for no man
for the next Legislature until
he has cummitted himself by
signing a card or otherwise to
vote for a law that will protect
this long negleted industry,
that will bring millions of
aoiiars into ine poczets oi our
people. Raleigh Farmer.
The lightDing tsuuefc a ferry
boat, says the New Berne Journal'
and .so stunned two workmen that
they wcra first ' thought dead.
They.. recovered, however. The
boat was injured,
i.
The Piedmont Springs property
has been bought by Judge Gilmer:
A gentleman! near Greensboro
thinkshe'a "struck oil" and'is mak
ing preparations to boie for it.
The Tarboro ' Banner savs the
people of that section are enthusi
astic over their tobacco crop
- BLOOD" POISON CUEED.
1 Was troubled . for j ears with a
tslood Poison in its very worst
form, t was treated by the very
best physicians of Louisville, Ky.,
ana Kvansville, Ind., bat -they
tailed to benenc me m any way. A
few bottles of Swift' Specific (S
S. S.) cuied me sound and well.
. Thi.s was over four years tOf and
there has been no return of the
uinease since, orany symptoms of
it. I have recommended it to
others for blood poison, .and - in
every : case they were permanently
cured."
1. H. Rain, Jit. Vernon, III.
Ireatisoou Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free. --:
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
-
As a rule, a person- who has t
good appetite; has good' health
cuL now many tiiere are woo en
joy nothing they eat, and sit down
to meals, only as au unpleasant
duty. Nature s antidotes for this
condition are so I appily combined
in Hood's Sarsapaiilla that it
eoon ' restores : good digestion,
creak s au appetite, aud renovates
and vital zes the blood so that the
beneficial ffeof of good food' is im
parted to tue whole body. Truly
-hanger is the best sauce,, and
Hood's Sarsaparilia induces banger.
. . Kadam's Microbe Killer ,
' jN-ishville, Tenn.
Gentlemen 1 fake pleasure in
testifying to the remarkable bene
fit 1 have recently received from tbp
use of Radatn's Microbe Killer. I
have been much troubled with
chills and night sweats for months,
and after trying a great many re-'
medies to no avail, bought a jag
of Microbe Killer , and was com
pletely cured in ten days.. -Kespectfull.r,
J. 4. Smith.
Frankfort Ky., March 15 1890
Forsale by Di llerring.
I cheerfully testify that after
taking Microbe Killer for fifteen
days I am entirely "cured, after
being sick two years with malaiial
'fever, and during whieb time I
cor.racted other'diseases, flux, etc.
I was attended during this time by
three of ,tbe best doctors of the
citv withojt , rbeing benefited-
Wm. Dohebty, 10 Celeste St.
New Oeleans. Feb. 27 1888.
For sa,U by D. Herring.
4& jso
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. And here, in
gveat agitation, tne old
gentleman rose from his chair and began
nervously pacing jap and down the little
room, wringing his wjiite, tremulous
hands and turning, his face away from
the silent soldier that he might not see
the tears that hung to the lashes or the
piteous quivering of the sensitive lips.
For a moment or two nothing more was
said, ! , Then, as "though in surprise, Mn
Vincent stopped short. I '
"J)id y6u understand ine, Capt. Lane?
I do not exaggerate the situation in the
least. I do not know how soon the ax will
fall. We are safe fpr today, hut know
not what the morrow may bring forth. I
may be met en route by telegrams saying
that the journey is useless that we are
ruined and- the money t hope to get in
New York to tide us over would come
only too late. Next month at this time
the house in which Mabel was.thprn and
reared may be sold over her head, with
every scrap and atom of: its furniture,
and we be driven into exile. Do you rea
lize this, sir? Do you understand that
if you win her affection and she becomes
your wife I have not a pm
, peuiiy with wliich
to bless herr
"Mr. Vincent," answered Lane, "I
would hold myself richer than any man
in this world if I could know JJiat your
daughter cared for me and would be my
wife. Do not think that I fail to sympa
thize and feel for you and all who are
dear to you in your distress and anxiety.
but I am almost glad to hear that she i.i
not the heiress people said she was. . It
is Mabel I want," and here his voice
trembled almost as much as the old
man's, and his honest gray eyes filled up
with tears he could not down -"and with
her for my own I could ask nothing of
any man. I have your consent to see her,
then, at once if need be? You know I
am relieved from duty here and must re
join my regiment within ten days."
"My full consent,' and my best wisheSj
captain," said Mr. -Vincent, grasping the
outstretched hand in both .his own.
"You have not spoken to her at all?" -
"Notaword, Mr. Vincent; and lean
form no idea what her answer will be.
Pardon me, sir, but has she or has Mrs.
Vincent any knowledge of your business
troubles?"
"My wife knows, of course, that every
thing ia going wrong and that I am des
perately harassed; Mabel, too, knows
that I have lost much money very
much inhe last two years; but neither
of them knows the real truth that even
mjr life insurance is gone. A year ago I
Btrove to obtain additional amounts in
the three companies in which I had taken"
out policies years ago.. Of course a rigid
examination had to be made by the med
ical advisers, and the result was the to
tal rejection of my applications, and in
twb case an offer to return with inter
est all the premiums hitherto paid. The
physicians hal all discovered serious
trojuble with my hoart. Last winter our
business was at it lowest eLb. P had
been fortunate in some i speculations on
'change in the past, and I strove to re
store our failing fortunes in that way.
J4y' margins, were swept away l"-ro chaff,
and I have been vainly striving to regain
them for the last thretj
months, until
now the last cent that
waiting the result of
I could raise is
tliis. week's deal.
Every man in all the "j great markets
east and west knew three weeks agothat
a powerful and wealthy syndicate had
'cornered,' as. we say, all tlui wheat to be
had, and- was- forcing the" price up day
by day; and 1 tad started in. on j the
wrong side. Even if the Gorner were to
break to-morrow I could not recover half
my losses. Theff er the insurance com
panies made was eagerly. ; accepted, sir pi
took their money, and it dribbled Away
through my broker's fingers. If wheat
goes up one cent, we cannot meet our
obligations we are gone. We have been
compelled to borrow at; ruinous rates in
order to meet our calls; ,1 say we. ; for
poor Clark is with me in! tut- deal, and it
means ruin for him too, thor. ;h he, luck
ily, has neither wife nor cli l. Are vou
ready, sir, to ally your na ue with that
of a ruined and broken man to wed a
beggar's daughter';" An I here poor old
-Vincent fairly broke d vr:i and sobbed
aloud. Long watching, sleepless nights,
suspense, wretched aniierrjv the averted
looks and ' whispered comments of the
men he daily met on 'change, the increas
ing brusqueness and nwolenee-of his
broker, Warden all had combined to
humiliate and crush him. He threw him
seJX upon the sofa, his 'worn old frame
Shaking and quivering wife grief. The
sight was too much for Lane. This was
hex father; it was. her: home that was
threatened, her name that was m jeop-
ardy.
": "Mr." Vincent," he cried, almost im
ploringly, "I cannot tell you how "utter
ly my sympathy is with you in your anx
iety and distress. 1 1eg you not to give
way not to abandon, hope. I-I think
it may be in my power to help a "ittle;
only it must be a secret letween us.
She Mabel must never know."
CHAPTER VI.
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"Mlsa Mabel
s.''y- j)v(s(3
excuse pencil,
In the three - days tlirvt followed' the
'transfer.of funds and proprty at tlie re
cruiting rendezvous to k place, and Mr.'
Noel stepped in, vice Lhiic, relieved and
ordered to join his regiments. The for
mer was having a delight-fur- time; A
guest! of the wealthy Witherses could not
long be a stranger within 'their gates to
the Queen citizens, and every afternoon
and evening found him' enjoyingJio?pi
talities of the mosteordittl character. At
the club he had already become hnir fel
low with all the younger element; and
had made ' himself decidedly! popular
among the elders, and every man -who
had not met that jolly! .Capt. Uoel was
eager to be presented to him. s He was
ready for pool billiards, bowling -or a
, drink the moment he got within tue state
ly doorway; and, as he sang, 'whistled,'
laughed, chatted and cracked innumera
ble jokes during, the various games,"' was
acamtal mimic, and could personate Pat,
gans or Crapaud with telling effect, his
mil in-. p(l
qA grilling oAvm Iornae of
09esfen- prontief.
By GflPT. GttflRLES KING, U. S. fl.
CcpyriRHtcd by J. B. Lippmcott Company, Philadelphia,
..and published through special arrangement with the Ameri
can l'ress Association.
I ... ' "
TvrPSfmr'A was nmn-. i -prl hv pvprv nnp
... r v." . '-- .
something the Qae.n City rarely, if
ever, experienced.
Poor Lane, on tho contrary, was near
ly worrying his heart out. He had gone
to the , Vincents' the very evening on
which he had seen the father of the
r family off for New York, and had
nerved himself to put his fortune to the
test to tell her of his deep and devoted
love and to ask Jier to be his wife. That
she well knew he loved her, without
being told, he felt sure must be the case;
but, beyond a belief that she liked and
trusted him, the captain had not the
faintest idea as to the nature of her feel
ings towards him. He was a modest
fellow, asjms been said. His glass told
him that, despite a pair of clear gray
eyes and a decidedly soldierly cut to. his
features, he was not what women called
a handsome man; and, what was more,
there wora little strands of gray just be
frr;ming to show about his broad fore
head and in the heavy moustache that
shaded his mouth. Lane sighed as he
remembered that he was in his 3Gth year,
How could she care for him fifteen
years her senior? Lane rang, the door
bell that night and .felt once, more that
his heart was beating even as it did at
.1 o'clock when he was ushered into the
awful presence of her father..
"Miss Vincent has not Jeft her room
today and is not well enough to come
down to-night, sir," said the servant who
came to the door, "and Mrs. Vincent
beersred to be excused because of Miss
Mabel's needing her." '
i "I I am very, very sorry," stammered
the captain. "Please say that Mr. Lane
called" (they had known him so well f oi
two months as Mr. Lane that he could
not yet refer to himself by his new title),
land and would call again to-morrow,
hoping to hear Miss Vincent was much
better." -
' And then, dejected and miserable, and
yet with something akin to the feeling
one experiences when going to a dentist's
to have a tooth drawn and the dreaded
wielder of the' forceps proves to be away,
Lane retreated down the broad stone
pteps until he reached -the walk, gazed
up at the dim light in the window which
he thought might be hers, anathematized
himself for his lack of self possession in
not having asked whether there wasn't
something he could bring her some
thing she would like for the smiple
hearth fellow would have tramped all
night all over town to find aud fetch it
and then a happy thought occurred to
him: "Women always love flowers " He
ran to the next street, boarded a "ftest
bound car, and was soon far down town
at hia favorite florist's.
"Give me a big box of cut flowers
the handsomest -ou have," he said; and
while they were luring prepared ho wrote
a few lines on a card, tore it up, tried
again on another, and similarly reduced
.that to frairments, and finallv, thou:
far from content, liinited the expression
Of his emotions to tue simple words:
: "Do get well by Saturday at latest,
cannot go without seeing j-ou. F. L."
"Where shall we send them, sir?" ask
ed the florist, as hejcame forward with
the box in his hand. - '
JNever mma; l il taJie it myseit,' was
the answer, as the captain popped in the
little missive.
And when he got back to the house the
light was still burning in the window in
the second story, and the doctor had just
left, said the sympathetic Abigail, and"
had said it was nothing serious or alarm
ing; Miss Mabel would have to keep quiet
a day or two; that was all.
But what hard luck for poor Lane,
when the days of his stay were so very
few! All Thursday morning was spent
at therendezvous, counting over prop
erty and comparing papers with Noel.
Then, while that gentleman went to the
club for luncheon the captain hastened
to the Vincents' door to renew inquiries,
and was measurably comforted by the
news that Miss Mabel was much better,
though still confined to hor room.
Would he not come in? Mrs. Vincent
waa out, but she thought did that mor.t
intelligent young woman, Mary Ann
that perhaps there was a message for
him. Like Mr. Toot3, poor Lane, in his
anxiety to put no one to any trouble,
came.within anaceof stammering: "It's
of no consequence," but checked him
iself in time, and stepped into the bright
parlor in which he had spent so many
delicious hours listening to her soft, rich
voice as she sang, or as she chatted
blithely " with .him and her frequent
guests. , It was some time lefore Mary
Ann returned. Evidently, there was a
message, for the girl's face was dimpled
with smiles as she hanfied him a little
note. "Miss Mabel says please excuse
pencil, sir; she had to write lying down.
Miss Holton has just gone away, after
spending most of the morning."
t Excuse pencil! Lane could hardly
wait to read the precious lines. How he
longed to give the girl a five dollar bill!
But this wasn't England, and he did not
know how Mary Ann would regard such
a proffer. She promptly and discreetly
retired, leaving the front dpor open for
his erit, and the sweet June sunshine
r.nd' the soft warm breath of early sum
mer flowing in through the broad vesti
bule. "How good you are to me!" she wrote.
"The flowers were and are still ex
quisite. I shall be down stairs a little
while to-morrow afternoon, if the doctor
is good to me as you are. Then I can
th,ink you, can I not? M. L. V." .
The hotrrs dragged until Friday after
noon came. ' He had to go to the With
erses to clinner on Thursday evening,
and a dreary,; ostentations, ponderous
feast it was., 'N6el,: in his full dress "uni
form, was the hero of the hour. He
greeted Lane a trifle nervously.
"I meant to " have telephoned and
begged you to bear me out, old man,"
. said he, "but this thing was sprung on
me ; after I . got home. Cousin Mattie
simply ordered me to appear in my war
paint, and I had to do it. You are to go
in to dinner with her by the way; and I
"wish you were en grande tenue instead
of civilian spike tail. .Here's Amos."
. And Amos marched him around to
one guest after another "self made
men, sir" heavy manufacturers and
money makers, with their overdressed
wives. Lane strove hard to be enter
taining to his hostess, but that lady's
mind was totally engrossed in the prog
ress of the feast and dread of : possible
catastrophe . to style, or service. Her
eyes glanced nervously from her hus
band to the butler and his assistants, and
her lips perpetually framed inaudible in
structions or warnings, and so it hap
pened that the captain Was enabled to
chat a good deal with a slight, dark
, eyed and decidedly intelligent girl whq
siit to his rjght, and who was "totally
ignored by the young cub who took her
' in the-eldest-son of
the house of With-
ers, a callow youth of 20. x 7
' ' VnTt ill ti . ! 1 1 J 0 t TTivnomA T Vtiito
she had said to him. "I amMiss Mar
shall, a very distant connection of Mrs.
Withers', the teacher of her vomnrer
children, and tne merest kind of an acci
dent at this table. Miss Faulkner was
compelled to send her excuses at the last
moment, and so I was detailed isn't
that your soldier expression? to fill the
gap."' ' - 1
"And where did you learn our army
expressions, may I ask?" said Lane smil
ingly.
"I had a cousm in the artillery some
years ago. and visited his wife when
they were stationed at the oJ.d barracks
across the river. There's no one there
now, I lelieve. Listen to Captain Noel:
he is telling about Indian campaigns."
Indeed, pretty -much everybody waa
listening already, for Noel, with much
aniniation, was recounting the expe
riences of the chasa after the Chiricahua
chieftain, Geronimo. He was an excel
lent talker, and most diplomatic and
skillful in the avoidance of any. direct
reference to himself as the hero of the
series of dramatic incidents which he so
graphically told, and yet the impression
conveyed and intended to be conveyed
was that no man had seen more, ear
dured more or ridden harder, faster and
farther, ' than the narrator. " "Flattered
by the evident interest shown by those
about him, and noting that conversation
was brisk at Lane's end .the table, the
lieutenant soon lost himself ihffhe en
thusiasm of his own descriptions, and
was only suddenly recalled to earth by
noting that now the whole- table bad
ceased its dinner chat, and that, -with
.the possible exception of the - hostess,
who was telegraphing signals to the but
ler, every man and woman i. present was
looking at him and listening. The color
leaped to his face, and he turned to
wards Lane with a nervous laugh, ; "
"rdnoidea Iwas monopolizing the
talk," he said. "Fred, old man, wasn't
it G troop that tried to get across the
range from your command to ours when
we neared the Guadalupe? Amos and
Mr. Hawks had been asking . me about
the chase after Geronimo." v -
"Yes, it was G troop Capt. Greene's,''
answered Lane. "
".You know that Capt. Lane' and I are
of the same regiment, and, though not
actually together in the chase, we. were
in the same campaign," said Noel, apolo
getically, and then, quickly changing
the subject: "By the way, Mr. Hawks,
is Harry Hawks, of the artillery, a rela
tive of yours?5
"A nephew, captain my.brother Hen
ry s son. Did you know him
"Know him? Why, he is one of the
warmest friends I have in the-whole
army outside of my own regiment,
that is. We were constantly together
one winter when I was on staff duty in
Washington, and whenever ho could get
leave to rub up from ' the barracks he
made my quarters his home. It you
ever write to him just ask him if he
knows Gorden rnoel.'
"Do you know, Capt. Lane, that
have found your comrade captain a very
interesting man?" observed Miss Mar
shall; and her eye3 turned upon her?iext
door neighbor in calm but keen scrutiny
"Noel is very entertaining," was the
reply; and the dark gray eyes looked un
flinchingly into the challenge of tho
lark brown.;
"Yes, I have listened to his tales of
the frontier at breakfast, dinner and
during the evening hours, since Sunday
last. 1 ney are mil or vivacity ana va
riety." ;
"One sees a good deal of strange coun
try and . many strange people in tho
course of ten or a dozen years' service in
the cavalry.
"Aud must needs have a good mem
ory to be able to tell of it all especially
when one recounts the same incident
more than once4" And Miss Marshall's
lip3 were twitching at the corners in a
manner suggestive of mischief and mer
riment combined.
jjane "paused tor a reply. Mere was
evidently a most observant young wo-
man.
mere: luia not mean to tax your
loyalty to a regimental comrade, captain;
so you need not answer. ... Capt. Noel in
terests and entertains me principally be
cause of his intense individuality and
his entire conviction that he carries his
listeners with him. 'Age cannot wither
nor custom stale his infinite variety;' but
there should not be quite so much va
riety in his descriptions of a single event.
This is the fourth time I have heard him
tell of the night ride from Carrizo's ranch
to Canyon Diablo."
"You have the advantage of me, Miss
Marshall," answered Lane, his eyes
twinkling with appreciation "of her de
mure but droll exposure of Noel's weak
point. "It i3 the first time I ever heard
his version of it."
"It is the last time he will mention it
in your presence, if he saw the expres
sioan your face, Capt. Lane.
"Do those introspective eyes of yours
look clear through and see out of the
back of your head, Mi i "irshall? Yom
face was turned toward.: I.:::;.. You stop
ped short in telling me of your cousin in
the artillery and your vioifc to the bar
racks, and bade me listen to something
I did not care half as much to hear as
your own impressions of garrison life.
Never mind the quadruple! account oi
the night ride. Tell me what ' you
thought of the army.'
"Well, of course, the first thing a girl
wants to know is what the. shouldei
straps mean; and I learned the very
hrst day that the blank str
second lieutenant, a sing!
first lieutenant and two b.:
meant
c-1 Kuiu
that is, in tho artillery, i, . vl;y thii
provoking distinction in the cavalryi
Here's a captain with only one bar, a
captain whose letters from the war de
partment ccome addressed to Lieut. Gor
don Noel!"
"Noel never speaks of himself as can-
' tian, Fm sure," said Lane. . V,
"Neither do you; and for a year past,
ever since I have known you by sight"
and here a quick blush mounted to Jier
temples "you occasionally came to our
church, you know,' she hastened to ex
plain "you 'have been referred to ag
Lieut. Lane or Mr. Lane; but we know
you are a captain now, for we saw the
promotion recorded in the Washington
despatches a fortnight ago. What "was
the date of Capt. Noel's elevation to that
grade? I confess I took Jum for youi
junior in the service and in years too."
"Yes, Noel holds; well to his youth,"
answered iQfie, smilingly.
"And about the captaincy?'' ..
"Well, he is so very near It and it is
so apt to come any day that perhaps he
thinks it just as well to let people get
accustomed to calling him that.- Then
he won'.t have to break them all in when
the commission does come." "
"Then he is your junior, of course?"
"Only by a file or so. He entered
the service very soon after me."
"But was not in your class at West
Point?" t:V
"No; he was not in my classV
"In the next one, then, I presume?"
"Miss Marshall, is ' your first name
Portia? I should hafe to be a witness
whom you had the privilege of cross ex-
' mi s . - -- . - .
ammmg. . mere are laaies 'learned in J
the law, and I expect to read of you as
called to the bar within a year or two."
"Never, mind, Capt. Lane. . I will ask
you nothing more about him."
"No, Miss Marshall, I presume that
my clumsiness has rendered it totally
unnecessary."
That night, as the guests were dis
persing, Lane did what, most of them
entirely omitted; he wentoyer" to the
piano . and bade -5 Miss Marshall good
night." " ".
"Capt. Lane," she said, "I begjpui
pardon if I have been too inquisitive "and
t rriticii. afi I know I nave Dee II ; UUli
you have taught me that you know how
to guard a comrade's lamngs irom
world. Will you not forgive a woman s
weakness?"
"There is nothing to forgive, Jaiss
Marshall. I hope sincerely that we may
meet again before I go back to the regi
ment." .
And later, as Lane was walking Home
ward from a final peep at the dim light
in a certain window, he had time to
think how intolerable that dinner would
have seemed had it not been for the ac
cident which placed that dark eyed
governess by his side.
CHAPTER VIL
Lane was awake with the sun on Fri
day morning, and lay for a few moments ;
listening to the twittering of the spar- ,
rows about his window-sills, and watch-1
ing the slanting, rosy red-shafts r Ught
that streamed through the intervals in
the Venetian blinds. "Does it "augur
bright fortune? Does it mean victory?
Is it like the 'sun of Austerhtzr " were
Ihelquejis that crowded through his
brain." 'Today-Moday sue was 10 - oe
down for a little whili in the afternoon,"
and then she "hopfe4io be able to thank
bim. Could she?". fTen thousand times
over and over again she could, if she
would but whisper one little word Yes
in answer to Ms1, eager question, it
lacked hours yet until that longed for
afternoon could come. It was not 5
o'clock; but more H&leep was out of he
question, and lying there in bed intoler
able. Much to tne surprise or ma uarny
valet, Lane had had"; his bath, dressed
and disappeared by the tune the former
came to rouse him. -;
Noel was late in reaching the rendez
vous. It was after 10 when he appeared,
explaining that Mrsr. Withers was far
from welLand therefore Cousin Amos
would not leave the house until the doc
tor had seen ber and made his report.
Lane received Jhis explanation somewhat
coldly and. suggested 5 that they go right
to work;vUh their papers, as h had im
portant engagements. " It was high noon
when they finished the matters in hand,
and then toecaptain hastened to the
club and was ; handed a telegram with
Lthe Information that, .it had only just
come. It was evidently expected. ' Lane
quickly read it and-cnrefully stowed it
away in an . inside; pocket. In ' another
moment hejvas speeding down town, and
by halfipast 12 was jeloseted with the
junior partner of the tottering house Of
Vincent,' Clark & 'Co. Mr. Clark was
pale and nervous. ijUvery click of tha
"ticker" seemed taLxnake hfm start. A
clerk stood., at the instrument watching
the rapidly dotted "quotations.
Her fair head pillowed on a silken cush
ion, reclined the lady of his heart.
"Have you heard from Mr, Vincent?"
was the first question, and without a
v.'ord r. telegram waa handed to him, It
was in cipher, as. he saw at once, and
Clark supplied the transcription:
"Rossiter refuses.' Watch market close
ly. See Warden instant touches half;
Break predicted here." :
"Twenty - minutes moreP' groaned
Clark, as he buried his face in his hands.
"Twenty minutes more of this awful
suspense?"' .
'"What was the last report?" asked
Lane in a low voice.
"Ninetyeight and a quarter. My God!
Think of it! Three-quarters of a cent
between us and ; beggary! I could bear
it, but no't Vincent; 'twould kill him.
Even his home is mortgaged." :
;' There came a quick, sharp tap at the
glazed door; the clerk's head was thrust
In: - ' - . . .
- "Three-eighths, sir." '
"It's time to move, then,? said Lane.
"I cannot follow you "to r the ' floor I
have no ticket; but I wilLbc aWaiting
your call at the Merchants' Exchange.
Mr. Vincent has, told you Better liaye
it in treasury notes-one hundred each
had you not?" :
"I'll see Warden at once., D n him!
he would sell us out with no more com
punctions than ho would shoot a hawk."
- "You infer that Mr. Vincent has had
no success in raising , money in New
York?" asked Lane, as they hurried from
the office. - m. -
"Not an atom! He made old Rossiter
what he is hauled him out of the depths,
set him on his feet, took him in here
With him for ten years, sent him east
with a fortune that he has trebled since
in Wall street, and now, by.heaven! the
.cold blooded brute.wiU not lend'. him. a
pitiful twenty thousand." -
At the bankXane found an unusual
number of men,Tand;therewas'an air of
suppressedxcitementf Telegraph, boys
would rush.te evi
dispatches for various partiesand these
were eagerly opened and read- Scraps of
, low, earnest con versatioa reached him, as
he stood a silent Watcher. Theyannot
stand it another" day. "'They've been
raining wheat -on them-from .every cor
ner of the north and westNo gang can
stand under iy "It's bound."to break,"
etc. To an official of the bankiwho knew
him well he showed theltejegrm he had
received at the club, and the gentleman
looked up in surprise. - "
"Doyou -want tthis.' now,' captain?
" Siireljdnjure nbi'-V ?
"Nd, Pin ibtv mosUsmphaflcaliyi? re
plied LaneJ!rithi quiet; ljugh f 'Yet I
may haVe' 8tf&fylM6& tfis4.inim. I
telegraphed "to iuVaay Cheyenne
yesterday. Yon, perhaps, ought to wire
at once AnArety i" j rW
"Those am -our bak rules,- 4nd ; t pre
sume Itiwfll be d6ne'r though -of? course
weknow-' - ;
"Neverfmind. lj touch I prefer jrou
should, anoTat onck Aifd, leaving the
man of business to atiend. to the neces
sary jformality, Lane -strolled to a win
dow a4 bpked down the crowded street
tojjard&l lhe anassive building ux which
t" desperate-, grapple -'twixt bull and
bearvas at its '.heights The' day was hot:
men''rushed'by, moppingiheir fevered
)rows; a throng of people had gathered
naf the broad "entrance Xo the cham
ber, and all 1 its .windows-- were low
exed ia secure free and- fresh currents of
kir,wane fancied he -could hear the
sK6ttfs; 6f the combatants injthe-pit even
abovethe ceaseless roar and rattle' of
wheels upon the stone pavement.' Little
by httle the minute hand Was stealing to
the vertical, and still no fig from ClarK
"Has she touched half .yet?";, he heard
one man eagerly ' ask another ag they
dived tnthe.terdker1 Office tmderneath."
1 "Not tetibbt rm'bttingdh doeain-
side of fivfe tninut'es arid "reach ninery
nine first thing "tonwmw:'v;.-.
; ax last boom went -the groat belM-4t
Single solemn stroke. There- waa rush
of men for the street, a general scarry
board of trade build
lASVVCUVM 0
ing a rapidly increasing crowd along
the' curbstones as the members r came,
pouring out, and brokers and their cus
tomers hurried away towards numberless
little offices all over the neighborhood.
Dozens of -them passed along under his
post of observation, some flushed, some
deathly pale, and finally ' Clark himself
appeared- and Lane hastened-forth to
meet him.
"Saved by a mere sques k so f ar, was
the almost breathless whisper as Clark
removed his hat and wiped his clammy
forehead. "Cut . we know not what a
day may bring forth. It's a. mere; res
pite."' ' 5 "'-":, : v'.'i-
"Can 'the syndicate carry any more
-.A.vVi' livnk von? Prices dumped 5 up
two and three weeks ago. Now they only
climb a hair's breadth at a time. I hear
they are loaded down Uiat ,it must
break; but I'm no expert in these mat
ters." " . -
"If you were, you'd be wise to keep
out of it. Who can. say whether they
will break or not? It is what everybody
confidently predicted when, eighty-nine
was touched twelve days' ago;, and look
atit!" .; : , . v - -t
"Do you go back to Che office from
here?, "Good! IH "join you there in ten
minutes," said Lane, "for I hall not
come down town this afternoon, and
may not' be able to in the inorning." ; '
And wlipn Cant. Lane appeared at the
ofiice of Vincent, . Clark & Co., he
brought with him a stout litue packet,
wbipb. after the excllanjre of a few words
and a scrap or two of - paper, MrC Clark
carefully stowed in the innermost com
naTTiipiit of thebicr safe. Tlien he grasp
ed Lane's hand in both of his as the capr
tain said good-by.
That afternoon, quite late, the captain
rang at the Vincent's door, and it was al
most instantly opened by the smiling
"Abigail, whom he so longed to reward for
bAr evident svmoathvthe dav before, yet
LWfcd the eouratre to proffer a ,green-
lick. Lane was indeed nwie verseu in
the ways of the .world, howsoever well
be Trsin-ht be informed in his profession.
! "Miss Vincent is in the library, sir, if
you will please to walk that way," was
her brief communication; and the cap
tain, trembling despite his best ciiorta to
CT'.rr-l hiinself, etepiKTimst her iU the
l.-..: .nd. there, hurrying down the
Ktairwav. ;ame Mrs. Vincent, evidently
to meet him. Silently she held forth her
hand sind led Mm into the parlor, and
then he saw 'that -her face was very saa
and I'lilc aud taather eyes were red witn
weeping. . - : , r
"1 will detain you a moment,
captain," she murmured, "but I felt that
I must see vou. Mr. Vincent wrote to
me on the train as he left here; and he
tells me you know tne worst.
"Mr. Vincent has honored me with his
confidence, dear lady; and I-t-saw Mr
Clark todav. '
: She looked up eagerly: "What news
had he from New York? Did he tell
vou? about Mr." Rossiter. that is? I
knew perfectly -''well what Mr. Vincent's
hopes and exiiectations were in going."
"There was a telegram. I fear that
he was disappointed in Mr. Rossiter; but
the money was-not heeded up to -the
closincr of tha board at 1 o'clock."
: "I am not disappointed; "I thank Grod
that the libsKiters refused him money. It
will open, his eyes; to their real charac
ters; rather and son.' I would rather ero
and live in a hovel than be under obli
gations to eitner of them. And now the
tears were rajning down her cheeks.
"Do not grieve so, Mrs. Vincent," said
Lane. "I cannot believe the danger is
so great. I have listened, to the opinions
of. the strongest men on 'change this af
ternoon. ' A 'break' in this corner was
predicted in New York -at 11 this morn
ing, and that ,.ij-the universal opinion
Among the best men now." , ; . ,
Ct rjti lined j;.-xt week
i
FOR ONLY
ONB-:-DOLLA
Per wefb. by "our improved Olub
Syst m. Tlie raa-s in our watch
es are fnl ijy warranted for 20
years. Tlte inoveiie.nts are El
gin and Waltliam, reliable and
well known. The watclies are
hunting case or.open face, Ladies
or Gents' sizrf, stem winders and
setters, and are fully equal in
durability, service and appear
ance to any 50 watch. We sell
one of these watches for $25 00
carh, and send . to any address
by exprusi?, with privilege of
examination ; or by Qur Club
System at 1 p r week. One
gobd reliable agrnt wauted in
each place. Write for particu
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CO., 34 Park Row, New York.
Feby 690 6 in
1 Spring Millinery 1
A POPULAK LINE OF THE
LATEST S.TYl ,KS
ARE BEING RECEIVED BY
MRS. ANNIE GRIFFIN,
TH-
Rocky MoiHit Miliincr:
Who has purchased . for the
Spring and Summer trade the
latest styles in all jthines per
tainlntr to Ladies' wear and
that pleases the eye of woman..
Her line of Laces, Embroid
eriee and. white embroidered
robes can't be equaled at any
place ir Rocky Mount. She has
on hand, black lace net for
trimming dresses, Vandykes in
all widths and styles, Ruchings
of every t shade and price, Sash
ribbons iiitJeautiful deFfns, and
the latest things Buckles for
dresses to please yciu. Stamp
ed Linens a specialty. Call
early and often at her store in
EOCKY MUt JJN T. N. C.
tMtitr ju at m nod i r....,!f."'"t" .y.
v uwuic 1 LI)-
rTTMrnnni
ill ii ii ii i
lost Brilliaat. ; Ture Hi.Terreftkist?
Tn the World.
Combined with Great "Refracting
Dnnar Thftv arA as transDaren
and colorles8as light Itself. ; AntJ
for softness of endarance to tue eye
annnt hfl excelled.! enabling the
warer to read for boars ? without
fatigue. Id fact, they -r im
PERFECT - aiGHT? t'UKSKUy .!
ToaHmnnials from f tbc, il)adiiig
physicians in the United States can
be given,-wno nave uuu uiru mi
hv their use. :. .'"' ..
All eyes fitted and tbo nt gnar-
anfAArl at ' '
Ai W. ROWlAN d's Dsrja 8TOUE
Where an inirafie asortnif vi
of these -celebrated KlwseoTcan lw
fr.ni nl and rrnr,fl 1 aiiaDtCa lO 811
nnnHitinnn hf thfi eVf. i i
These glasses are not applied to
peddlers at. any price'., 7 ;. ! '(i3
None genuine : unless i the name.
Hawkes is stamped on the frame;
Wholesale Dejot. 1 AtUnta Ga
Austin. Texas; - ! '- ' -
. . .
Will be Riven out to some one member of
EVANS' 'POPUL All .WATCH' CLUB at
Kawls' Jewelry Palace, . Saturday night,
at 8 o'clock sharp. .
pf'Bemember, every member will be
the possessor of a handsome watch-at the 'ex
piration of twenty-five weeks from the time
of starting. No one will be swindled as
there are no . ' . ..
BLANKS. .
The member's name who shall remain In the
hat the longest will be presented a handsome
cha'n to go with h8 watch.
;.' : . '"" -Jew- ' v - ! :
- ; and OENTILX
, Saint '
AND" SINNBB
are cordially Invited to witness theEe draw
insr, but be it understood :
ALL KASCAS ABE EXCLUDED.'
Hand in your names if you wish to Join iht
Silver Watch Club 50c. a week Is all ft will
cost you for 38 weeks. Fewer tho vices bet
ier the morals : Stop drinking, chewing or
smoking and you ean easily save this amount
and buy an accurate time pitcethat will notify
yon when to go to your labor, attend court or
go to church.. . . . ..
R. B. EVAN3. Manager.
SIX-CORD
poolIGoKon
. IN . -' '. " .
IHITE, BUCK IM COLOBS,.
"". . v ' FOR';;!" V '.':
Hand andMachine Use.
j n a .FOR SALE. BY
J. . r. Octtn!.-!-, j. u. i, C. Wells.-T, ,T,
.Wig!r.s, M. R ountree Co., A. Heilbroner
Manager for M. It Lang.) .. i .
Administrator'sN tice.
Ha ving qualified as admi nlMUator
of Ibe estate of Bartlett Perkins,
itc'd, notice is lureby given to all
p rson indeh'rd to. said estate to
mskti iuiniediate pajuidit to lbe
antidogtif d and to aU creditors to
l)ie.-ent their claims for payment
on or before tbe 4tb day of Aogost
18'Jl or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. This ti e 4tb
day of August 1890.
G T. DAMEL, admr.
Anenst 7 6w. "
. ; NOTICE;:----
HrvTg qiaJififd as aTn fcs
trafr'x of the estate t)f Jnr, W
1'tiry notice is hereby given to all
l-ersons iiutebied to said estate to
make immediate pajment to1 the
undersigned, and all persons hav
ing claims against said estate will
present them to me on or beloietbe
1st day of August 1891or this notice
will be plead in : bar of their re
covery. Turn August 1st 1800. fe ' 5
Lucy L. Dew, admr. -Aogust
7 6w. ' y - ' -1 ? ; ?
NOTICE. -
Having qualified asarniui?rr&ior
on the estate of Tempvrarcd A.
Fulghom dee'd, late of Old:Fields
Township, Wilson cennty, notice is
hereby given to all persona intlebt.
ed to the estate of the taid Temper,
ance A. Fulghum to make immedi.
ate payment and settlement ; and
ail persons having claims against
said estate will present them for
payment on or before the 1st day
of August 1891, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery.
This July 29th, 1S90.W i i
T W. FULGBDM,
admr of T A Fulghum dee'd
Juo F. Bruton, atty, Jy 31 ew
" " ':'-; ' "-" -' ' - - X. it :i ,
Notice.
Having qualititd asttdiaiaistrator
of Joseph Frm. r detjeal, notice
.r hereiy sivt-n . to all, persen '4n:
uebie.) io 'hh esiate to rnHkr imV
iheUiate n meut. . ami ...
pPfOU8 havmer i-laima iioui.'.LY'l.V.,
estate to psysent , tbem lo.uiW
or July 1890 or this not;ce;wi.li f jKR
nled m bar oi ilieir reeov-rv. Tuia1 tM si f I
, rRUE Fakmkii. AlmrJ ill IRQrt II
J- n. Eaedin Atty. ily loaujl
mw Els
i . ...i''- . AND i
0BNAMEN J AL .'. MARBLE
6 Nortli Howard Sr., u irin
PWirer Railine fr n ?:
Lawns, Gardens, OSa.'es an it'
conies, -Window Gnard iMI-'
Guards, Wiffc.Cloib. Si..,. h
ders,, ,0ges,; -Sand -iir ,
Hcieens, iron Kenstea.k n UiV
Settees &c , r '
u L
antic J t oast
W1LMINGTON&WELD0
AJSI Hit A NCI! i :s.
, CONDENSED SCHEDtJ
TRAINS GOING SOL TII.
IlAlED "
May ltthw 1890.
Leave Welaon. SO p m 5 43 p
ArBoctjML... I 48 "
. In
Ar Tarboio;... 12 36
Lv Tarboro ; 10
P m
a in!.
I Ar Wilen..
2 20 p in';7 Oil .p ,7,;-
in
Lv Wilson....
Ar Selroa..
Ar.Fayettevlle.
J3 30
3 40
6 00
Lf Goldsboro .
Lv Warsaw r
Lv Magnolia..
ArvWilmingtOD 3 lit
4 10
4 24
5 50
17 40
i
!8 4"
9 55
Mil-
TRAINS GOINO NoKTH.
K -
Lv. Wilmington
Lv Magnolia
Lv Warsaw..
ArOoldburo
13 01
a m
V11
1 31
"asT
10 4M
11-45
Lv 7ayettevilie
,8 40
11 00
12 10
A pel ma .....
Ar Wilson
Lv Wilson ...
Ar ttooky. Mt..
3 03
a m 12 :jt pn, '
! 1 M -
Ar Tarboro
Lv Tarboro..
..up m ....
1" -M a in ... ,Z
j 2 45 p m :p
Ar Wetdon-
4 30 .
Dftly cxcppt Sunday.
Trains on Scotland Neck lirinu li i(.8, ilt,
Weldon 3 IS Halifax 3 37 P amv.-g s!?
land heck at452 P M. Gn-cnrilv tni j. v
Keturnirrf loaves GretuvilU-7 J;irt M w'
Ing Halifax at 1010 A M, Wfldon l;j;B B'
daily except Sunday.
r On Monday Wednesday ami Friday W
Freight le aves Weldon 10 i a m H-.uim He
a va Scotland Neck 2 Onp m Arriving Grft8.
ville&lO p m Returning leave '(;rtnvi
Tuesday Thursday and aturiav '.i :!ti iim sn.
land Meek 1 00 pm Halifax o3"pm Arn;;--'
Weldon 4pm
? Train leaves Tarboro, N. C, a .:.(-,,u
Sc Raleigh R.R. daily except Sun4v. 4 :- ?
M. Sunday 3 Ou P M, arrive Will
B 30 P M, 4 P M. Plymouth 7 M : !.. jj
P. M. Returning leaves Plymouth, x. i
Daily except Sunday. 600 A AI. iiii.ltjiiisi T
M, Wllliamston. 7 10 A M, 9 5s m, arn
Tarboro, NC, 9 30 A M, 11 20 AM.
Train on Midland N C Branch leave i;-Ht.
boro, N o'.-daily except Sunday. ; w .-s M tt.
five Smithfleld. N C. 73J A M. lu-turnn-.
leaves Smlthfleld, H C, 8M A-.il, amte
Goldsboro. N C, 9 30 A M.
Truln on Nashvtile Branch leaves K.eh
Mount at 3 00 P M, arrives Nashville :l 4u it,
FpringHope 15 P M. Returning k-an-swii
Hope 10 Oo A M. Nashville 10 tffv A M, arrivf
Rocky Mount. 11 15 A M, daily exci-pi Miiilav.
; Train on Clinton Itranch leavtw w ars.;w fa
Clinton daily except Sunday at t; m p v,
11 10 A M. Returning leaves t:iitiiui Kt si i
M and 3 10 P M, connecting at Watsnw v&
Nos.41.40.83nni78.
? Sout h botinrt Train on Wilson & Kayeifrrt
Branch ta No. 51. Northbound is No. ."-n. 'Ii.j
except Sunday. '
; Train No. 27 Sotith will stop only at Wilsa.
Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. 78 makes close connection at ffei
don for all points North daily. Arl rai, rs
Rlchirond, and daily except Sunday via Sir
; AU t.-alns run solid betweai W-feiMoi
and Washington, and have 1 ullniuu U.m
Sleepers attached.
; JOHN F. DIVINE. Gon'J Nipt
J. R. KRNLY, Supt. Transpii ation.
: T. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pasft-nrtr Uu.
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