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VOL. XI V.
A. FBWSPAPEB FOB THE PEOPLE.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1885.
TEEMS-?-11" ''Kit A N.N I'M IX ADVANCE
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A STORY BY E. C.
rilAITKK IX.
A i HAl'TKIt I it-' MA.r Till NHS.
TliifJuiK; lirihtiifHs jn'W inln -Inly
siihrnit'-, amltliis in it.- turn lipciinl into
Vnust ilikI SrpiL'iiiliiT IVuilt'iilin'ss, and
:an liiii wliatcver was W in tin'iu all.
'filial (MoIht caiih', hriii-iii'' liu- I.iir
Imliim .siLiinin-r. Ami tin: lives nl' tlmsr
wlmst; Mury we am (riling, went mi in a
nuilini' nl' trlllr.s ;k It day sn like the
)it!(riliii. that no mil! i.f tln-m 1ml marks
by which it mi-rht bu iKsi-tiatdl uv ih-
-Mr. Ilainiltnii, in ii curiiuly Wdrdcil
will. (IVuin l'XC(m of ciiiitiiui. tit'opli
said.) U It to "iny dear clnlil, kimwii as
Muryaivt Hamilton," 1 lit pntly lumie
phico, which, with its small farm nf lil'ly
iicrcs, was all that tin; war. security MtN
ami uatural farclcsmii'ss of money had left
fur the luwyor to disjin.se of. Ami with
the strong local atUchmcnts' jieeuliar to
her affectionate nature, Margaret had de
clined all tho kind ofl'cis made her, deciil-
in to remain at her own home with a
miinied couple who rented it, and offered
her hci board and a Kuiall surplus in mu-
y in jiiiymciit of the rent.
David Cahal had becu made the trusted
.sUj'efinteiidcnt uf tlic faetury. whivIi was
finished iiur, .ind which already pnimieed
tohocmni! romumjrutive. 1 'avid ami Mur-
iret met often, esp-M-iaUy since she had
opened a little school in the village; but
only once had David referred to his love
for her; then she told him sadly that there
was no room in her heart for such thoughts
yet. '"If the time ever comes when 1
can lUteii. I will ti ll you." she said, and
tliw speech full of faith in his unfailing
conetaiicy, and whispering too a tender
doubt of her own feelings, encouraged and
satisfied David. So holding his peace, he
went on content to show his love by the
earnest, honcM, manly life he led, and hy
the chivalrous tenderness of his manner to
her.
. Judith and lleywoud had beeuinu eon
fes.scd eiij;ai:ed penple, but their woeiiiL:
was oecasionally tempeMuous. ileywood
had bceu except iuiially lucky at the card-
table recently; and with lite return uf
prosperity lie ceased the vigorous presini
of his suit. Quick wilted Judith was nut
slow to we and feel this change; but it
only inteui-ilicd the lunging she felt to
snatch him away fruin temptation. Il
was this loniu, this .aviu itistinet uf
deep, unselnMi love, that made her firm
on a certain moonlit Ootob'er uiht when
she and Ileyw'd stotwl in the oldtcrrucetl
gardtw, ami wirtehvil llirf" fHtftt uf the
tnofiiibeuujs on (Jinlnkey's stream, fts it
babbled softly aloii' at tho font nf the
hill.
' When we are married. Ileywood,"
Judith said suddenly, '"we will live mi a
bilker stream than Quankey. Vou know
my Texas plantation is rhjit on the lira
Eus river, and (hat is where I mean we
shall live."
'Oh ! had we some bright little Ule uf
our own in a blue summer ocean, far of)
and alone," Hchtly ipmted lleywoud, to
M'houi this fancy of Judith's wu not alto
gether new. We can't have thu island,
so we m'ft have the farm, is that your
detctmin itinn, tWpfv? I hope not," he
Continued, looking seriuiis, but speaking
half jesliuly still, "because to (ell y u
frankly, I find in myself nonenl the qual
ities lieeesHiiry for llobiuson t'rusoe; or
siipposiu you mean tit assume the leading
role, I am still more unliited (o play your
man Vriday.''
For one his pleasintry failed to briui;
even tho fuintckt smile to .luililh's lips,
and thu paleness, which, with her, always
eaine with deep feeliuu'. spread over her
face, as rdie. said firmly, yet like a woman,
laying h- r hand caressingly on his arm:
'tRcywitoJ. I ni nitf j""; 1?. W
unit titfk iwrimisly.. (.Vuiolh'tc: Sid sit
on the HtepH, and listen to me."
Ileywood had never ecn exactly this
expression on m jittnc?e$ fair faee before,
nor heard exactly this tune in her mually
laui;)iit. voice. Hi? b.in Mh J dimly
that vvlmt he b ul C.illeJ darinand dash
inin the old Judith, was deepeniuj; into
strong headed and niron willed thinking
in theiufwraud Mr. MoBtlmt objected to
cither leotuiinsr, or guidaocxi. Ho h
ever mt down busiJo kor nubiuissivuly,
and possessinj; himself of one of her hands,
said, with comic resignation:
"Go on, Madame, and talk business,
though love would bo to much pleasant er
an4 fitter, tfucl a night u this'
The shadow of a smile flitted over Ju
dith's face at his caress and his speech ;
but she was not to be laughed nor courted
out nf her purpose
'Heywiiod," she said, turning her lan;c
dark, imw solemnly dark eyes upon him,
'I have iven my heart to you, I am
icady and willing to give my life for you,
and in return, it is but riht that you
idioitld make something of your life for
me. Vou can do it, but not unless you
leave tin temptations and associates you
have made for yuiirsell' here. 1 am nut
blind to your faults."
("I ohould think not," interfectcd lley
wood iinpaliently.) ''I love ynii tit spite
nl them," she Went nil, unheeding his
speech, ' because I see in ymi the power
to overcome lliein. And away there in
the South, far from old temptations, you
and I almic together, you will have time
and strength to grow into the hero that it
is in you to become, 1 mean to make a
man nf you, Ileywond," she said with
Hashing clingy, "whether you want to be
m ui t."
Hut her beauty, her devotion, her spirit
Were lust nu Ileywood. He hail suspected
this project of hers, and bad determined
not o yield to it. Il was bad enough lor
a Munlfor! to have (o marry for conven
ience and live out his days in Fairfax
bul to go and bury himself un a yellow
fever I'aiiu, was out othe ijiiestion. That
Judith should tihk such a sacrifice irrita
ted him.
'I am a promising subject," he said, an
swering her last sentence, '"Dot I wonder
that a woman who requires so much
.-hoiild waste her time in trying to moLrn
man, I wonder that she doesn't lake one
who has made himself -like I In? Wild
Lii.shiuati whuui Vuu and Margaret exalt as
a model."
'I wonder at myself," Judith replied
quickly, wounded by bis wilful miscuti
preheiision. lilt is strange to me that I
can so throw away my energy and my
affection."
There was a suspicion of contempt in
her voice, which made lleywoud mure
aiiLTV than ever.
"Suppose you take tbciii both back
then. 1 am at least mini enough to stand
that."
At these words a tide of feeling, where
waves of wounded pride, of yearning love,
and just anger, beat urn; against the other,
rushed over Judith, ami for an instant she
was conscious of nothing but suffocating
pain. Hut there was a vast reserve force
about Judith; and riMuu now. she said
with no trace of emotion in her still tones,
unless their very stillness showed il :
l,lt is best, and I adopt your suggestion
from this moment."
'As you please," Ileywood said, as
quietly. '-Shall I bid you good-night, Mwt
Kdgerton T
''Tell nie fju'nl-hyvy she an.-wered, "it is
the better word fur us two."
It Judith had studied her course she
cull Id not have adopted a better one for
keeping Ileywood. His vanity was stung
by her apparent indifference, and his cau
tion told him it was unwise thus to give
up an engagement which might serve him
some day.
'Vou mean to Bay," he exclaimed, "that
after you have told me ynu loved ine,
after i have held you in my arms and
kissed you as my promised wife, that you
can let me go like this !"
And again a tide of feeling, this time
cum posed uf loving memories, swept over
Judith, and some of the drops from its
sad waters lingirt'd in the girl's sad fyes,
How gladly fur her own sake would she
have counted tho world well lust ftir the
joy of keeping Ileywood near her? Hut
to save him from being lost she must be
firm; and thus the Divine characteristic of
true love, the willingness to suffer that it
may save, Htrongthened her to say still
firmly, though her Voice was lower than
before:
'I mean just that Ileywood. I will let
you go though it should kill uie rather
than be your wife and see you kill your
self, body and soul. lure. Kither you
consent to go to Texas with uie," she said
with a fhifh of her usual tcmpjr, "or you
tell nie good-bye now, f'mrm: Vuu are
(uiie at liberty lo choose."
M if to leave him still more at liberty
she walked away I rum him ami stood
alone, l'erhaps in all his life Ileywood
had never been so near to loving Judith
as he was at this moment when he watch
ed her admiringly as the moonlight fell
upon her exquisite profile making it look
likt some fine cameo, with the dark tdirub-
heiy to di fine and thiuw it ml. Hut it
is not easy for a mm liko lleyvvol to
Mifve hi power g.nc nvpr a woman who
has once toved him; and, being convinced,
that if ho did not yield, Judith would,
aoniicr or later, he walked over to her,
and holding out his bund, said calmly :
Mlood-bye.
"She glanced up at him swiftly, then
placed her hand, cold as ire. in his and
said calmly, too:
'v.,a-bje;' ; t , 1 I .;
So they parted; and one of the pro
phetic shadows fell upon Judith as she at
there, amongst tho flowers, and wrapped
her as in a garment of loneliness and woe.
Alas! that loving iunueeiiee should be
made to ttuffer for guilty weakness, or
misguided will !
Thii rupture between Judith and Iley
wood took place just one week before the
commenci'Uiet of the lloanoko Agricultu
ral Fair, an event whMi made the land
mark of the year in Fairfax counly. The
Fair grounds bad been located near a
town where four llailroads met and the
wise Executive Committee had selected for
holding it that fairy season when the blue
skies have caught just glimpse enough of
the coming winter's clouds to tune down
and soften the exuberant summer bright
ness which still lingers in them; when the
ruses bloom out in varied loveliness, as if
to proclaim that if their life is to be short
it shall ut least be glorious; when a day in
the open air is a thing to anticipate be
forehand and dream about afterwards.
Ami possessing then the advantage of
unlimited accessibility and perfect weather
it is imt to bo wondered at ihaL crowds
flocked to the gmuuds, annually, render
ing each Fair, in the language of ncw;--papers,
,;an unpn c d nled success." Nor
is it surprising that amongst this mass of
human beings some of that evil which,
since tlm serpent er-pt into Kdeii has ever
been attendant upon man. was tu be found.
In (his ease; the must pronounced form of
evil was in tint shape uf the gamblers who
frequented the neighboring village during
' Fail week'" and Won many a hard earned
dollar from the young fellow who played
"ruckle up" "just for fun " as well ns
from llie men who joined in Faro for
gain. Sometimes a h m gambler would
be-'in luck" however. Ileywood Mont
fort hail once won money enough here lo
live in easy indolence for months; and it
was a hope of like success wbnh made
him now indifferent about making up the
breach wiib Judith. Judith h, r. IT went
abi.til her preparations for the Fair Wear
ily. She luul ordered handsome dresses
for the day, and for the balls at night,
meaning that IKywuod should be thor
ough proud of her and now all the
pleasure of wearing ihcin would bo gone
for her. At least she fancied it would,
until the dresses came, then when she
and Margaret opened the box and took
out, one by one, the luMi'ous silks, such
thorough women were they bulb, that
they and old Mrs. Kd. rton with them,
forgot everything else in pleased contem
plation and a breathless d'-sire to be sure
that they fitud. To prove which lat,
Judith immediately began trying them
on; and when, at length sin; put on a
wonder ful ball-dress of shimmering yellow,
which, Margaret said, looked like woven
sunshine, thu picture of glnwing beauty
she presented was such as lu make Iht
two admirers solemn! determine that Ju
dith and her dresses, should be seen at
the Fair.
Hut not even in these absorbing circum
stances could the ihnught of lliywood be
lung absent fruin Judith?
''I wonder if lleywoud Would like
this," slit: said, thinking aloud, as she
looked at herself in the mirror.
'Of course he would," answered Mar
garet who, to tell the truth, rejoiced in
Hey wood's defection, "and if he wouldn't
theie Mill be I'leiitv at the Fair who do.
I know ynu will be (he Belle, "
Uy which speech Margaret might have
made fur herself the position uf a pro
phetess. Ileywood beheld the fulfilment
of the prophecy with a pang suspiciously
like jealousy when on Thursday of the
Fair as he stuud Hear the race-track, he
saw Judith, whose popularity was confirm
ed by the success of the preceding day and
night, looking animated and beautiful,
as seated in a dashing "turn-out," beside a
dashing marshal she was driven in front
uf Floral Hall, where, to further grace
her triumph, half a dozen other beaux
contended for the honor of attending her
on her short walk tu the Hall entrance.
David Cahal, who was standing near,
saw Judith, too, with a hearty pleasure in
her beauty and this spontaneous recogni
tion of it. Fur, like his sweetheait, Mar
garet, David had in an eminent degree
the quick sympathies which enable one to
enter into and enjoy the enjoyment nf
others. And to-day he was exercising
this quality to its utmost, the scene
around hi in coiuiier to him also with the
pleasure of entire novelty.
Thursday morning dawned apparently
will) the intention of being the most
cnuimoo.atiiig nl u;i vs. 1 he sun slmnc so
brightly that the fortunate possessor of
new dress, oi a fine figure might easily
display it by dispensing with a wrap
while there was still such a briskness in
the air. that (he less favored fair otio who
was L-i.useious that a cloak would be fur
her a very mantle nf charity, covering
inmiuuuc oi short comings in torm or
costume, might contentedly doii the gar
ment without tear oi looking two warm
whatever her feelings might be. And the
crowds grew greater and greater at the
Fair and consisted of all classes, from the
negro girl in tawdiy finery who considered
a ride on the "hobby -horses" (paid fur hy
her ebony escort,) the acme uf bliss, to
the young ladies in "silk attire," who from
the veranda of Floral Hall, eag"rly scan
ned each passing vehicle, that, lion, its
owner, they might calculate their chances
for a drive around the race track.
David had come to tho fair early and
had coiiscieuliously gone around examin
ing the exhibition; hud discussed with Mr.
Kdgerton tho vast and manifest superiori
ty of his fat hog, had thrown some com
to the pair of Brahma chickens, had exam
ined keenly the machinery exhibit; and had
at length walked through Floral Hall,
coming nut of it wit h the conviction that
half the women ami all llie little girls in
Fairfax and adjoining enmities, gave lln-ir
undivided attention to llie invciiiioii mid
conM ruction of many colored bed-quilts ;
or lo the manufacture of wnrh'd flowers,
and rustic frames.
Now, he stood on the portico and looked
over the grounds. Ami what a sight it
was! The flaming pictures of llie side
shown fluttered in the breeze, giving dis
torted though still alluring representations
of the wonderful Fat Hoy or more won
derful Kilueated Fig, to be sell behind
the tantalizing canvas. The Hobby
horses under their variegated canopies
whirled around, sending thrills of delight
through their gayly dressed, grinning ri
ders, The wheels of fortune turned and
their eloquent owners raked in the silver
quarters: the tables of the Cheap J ohms
giiltered with (heir taking wares, lliebonlliM
shone nut in tempting arrays of red apples,
yellow oranges and transparent malaga
grapes. The marshals, their blue sashes
flying in llie wind, skilfully managed their
Well groomed horses, so (bat they reared
U'ld plunged or galloped uif, always at the
most opportune moment for displaying
their own fine points, or those of their
masters. Handsome carriages full of
pretty women drove slowly about, the bal
cjny nf the Hall was traiisfuruiid iutu
tiers of beauty, plumes, and lace-triniined
parasuls, the jockeys in their respective
colors rude or led tho race burses that were
to take part lu thu coining race. The
bands played stirring inu-ie, to which the
hum of laughter and talk made aecoin
p iniiiiC il, the ciigiics shrinked a the ex
cursion trains brought li'e-h crowds to the
grounds. And tho bright Fall sunshine
glorified ami intensified the scene, and all
of these elements made up such a kaleidc
sv.pic picture nf color, motion and pleas
ure, that il was a treat for any one who
had sympathy with, ur power of eupyiuiiiit
to behold it.
Judith, by right of her beauty and wit,
had no need to scan Vehicles anxiously,
The owners of vehicles rather scanned the
grounds for her, and, so surrounded and
sought was she, thai it was not until late
in tl.c dav ibat H-vwood strolled up tu
ier when she and David were "lauding
,loiie togi ther for a few moments.
"tJuod bye," David said, a minute aft 'r
Ileywood came "I must be starting home."
Vou surely aren't goiu' Judith ex
claimed -I thniight vuu in 'ant to stay to
ihe ball to-ni'jht."
Yes, Cahal," IF'ywool siid, "you
would enjoy it. Why nut stay. I will
introduce ynu"
Thank yon," David answered, cordially
(he liked lleywoud better since jealousies
were out of the wav) "I wish I could
lay; but, you know, L sleep at the factory;
md I am especially anxious to be there
to-night, as there is a large sum of money
in the safe and I came off withVhe key and
combination in my pocket."
So David left them, standi tig together,
a position they did not long hold, for,
itchimr siubt of Judith, an ardent
young fellow who had been hunting tor
her, ru Jied up to beg that hfl might take
her to the ball that night, a request which
Judith granted graciously, hiniling more
brightly because of her pique that Hey-
wuod had failed to ask the same pleasure.
Ileywo td, out of sorts with himself and
impatient at her iiiilittcreneo to him,
strolled away from her as lazily as he had
approached her. And going out of tho
grounds he looked for David, failing to
find him in the surging crowd he luu
boarded the train fnr Fairfax -- and re
turned to Z. on the train which reached
there from Fairfax at ten o'clock at night.
Only a few hours those were; but an hour
sways a life sotnclimes.
When (he hall came, and Judith was
arrayed in her yellow lull dr.'Si she more
than ever justified the (ruth of Margar
et's prophetic powers. She was most de-
cidedly and perceptibly the belle of the
evening. Hut ah! the variety of eailhly
pleasures ! Fach time the doois opened a
pair of eager eyes rested on them; and
each lime they shut, afier admitting an
unfamiliar firm, a Woman's heart throbbed
with bitter disappointment; mid long be
fore the lovely Miss Kdgerton had danced
her last gay dance or made her lust laugh
ing Ppeecli Miss Kdgerton, though
generally she was not given tu poetry, was
whispering to herself these lines, "Cm a
weary, I'm a-weary. Ho cotueth not'1
and when after the hall she went to her
room in tho wee sina' hours and one by
one laid away tho decorations she had
put on with n loving h"p" to Will Hoy-
wood back by them the strong vitality
within her gave way for the first time in
her young life, and laying her head on
the pillow she finished the verges sadly:
"I'm a-wcary, I'm a weary Au' I would
that 1 were dcud."
She would have said them even more
sadly could she have looked into another
room of the same hotel and beheld Iley
wood, as desperately uud constantly ho sat
at a gaming tabic, now winning, now los
ing, then losing, losing, losing 'till a1! that
he had, or could borrow was swept away.
"One more night to retrieve my for
tune in," thought Heywood, as worn out
and weary he fell asleep in the early
morning to sleep tho sleep of exhaustion
far iuto the bright day.
"One more day to go through with"
Judilh thought as the sun woke lu r from
what had been ton the mere triumph of
physical faiigue over m- ntal worry, and
looking at her watch she saw it wan lime
to dres-i for ail eng iieui 'lit shi! had lunde
for twelve o'clock. Oat aim ng-t people
again, tlu fiesh air and llie suiibiue and
the gay thrutig uboiit her helped Judithto
regain her usual vcvacity and spirits. She
saw Heywood only (Mice but that was
enough to show h t he was drinking
heavily; and as the slnd ov- of evening
cotiitiiciivd to lengthen Jnlilh er w so
depressed and ltrd that sb suddenly re
solved to go home tint day, instead of
wailing over for th" last ball, u resntutinn
she carried out in "pito
straii :is and entreati
masciilin ; attend Hits w
little gr.Mip of cm t-t a rs '
lb
reuioll-
f lie- admiring
o had made a
" ft'iniflimit
thr Fair.
When David reached th- factory that
Thursday night after leaving tin Fair he
was more lir.-d by his day of pleasure than
he would have been by a wei-k of work.
He took off his coat, and, intending lo
put on bis working clothes tin; next
morning, he removed fmin his vest pocket
the keys to the safe mid th.- little slip of
piper with the figures of tlm combination
on it and pat them, with some small
change he had, an I a five d 'liar bill, on
th" table. After winding his walch be
luok.rd to see tic time, and finding it only
eight o'clock In? d -cided tint to retire at
one'. So placing the lamp by the bed he
I.iy down an 1 commenced reading, as he
h id fallen into th habit of d.-ing. Hut
th peg' grew diiii to his eye-, then the
biok slid oat nf his hand, and when he
awoke with a start, it was to find his lamp
burning fieely in the bright daylight, and
saw that he had slept all night with his
door wide open and himself but half un
dressed. "It is lucky there are no thieves in this
pari of the country" he said as ho looked
over to the table and saw his wateli, and
the safe keys lying just as he had left
theiu. And with this comforting convic
tion as to the honesty uf his surroundings
he went about his work and thought no
more of hi imprudence in falling so fast
asleep until Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Tivntou who had b.-en absent for a few
days came down to tho factory that after
noon. '(live mo thu safe key, Cabal" he
said, "I want to Day a mau for some
OJttoll."
'Lot me get the mjiiey for you," David
said, obligingly. ('I kuow the combination
better than ynu."
"No," Mr. Trmton answered kindly
"you are busy and I can get it. (live me
the numbers," j
He remained a long time in the office,
so lung that David forgot he was there,
until he came out with a stern, set look
on his face.
"Iluw is this, Cahal?" ho asked walk-'
iug up to where David was at Work I
"Tho cash in the safe is short by $500.00.
"Why you nro mistaken, that's all"
David replied though a flush rose to his
face at the tunc of the man.
"Coma and see" were the brief words
Mr. Trenton spoke.
Confident of proving his mistake to
him David went with him readily, and
unlocking the safe commenced counting
tlu money. Mr. Trenton standing si
lently by and watching him. His face
paled ut the first counting ami he Went
over it all again. Mr. Trenton was right
''the cash was sit irt by $.ih.00" ami tlv,
ift io't mtK in thr jit'v ami tV tl lf tilUf.
"Yoa are right," David said, his face
us white as death now 'hat I can not un
derstand it. No one lias had the key, no
one. knows the combination but you and
myself. I carried tho key aud tho num
bers with mo to tho Fair yesterday. I
know one way" David exclaimed "I fell
asleep Thursday and slept all night with
my door unlocked uud thesj things on
table. Hut that does nut explain it," he
said, his faee falling again, "fur nobody saw
uie come in and besides iny watch and a
five dollar bill and $1.50 in silver were on
the table when 1 awoke, just as I had left
them. If thieves had entered my room
they would have taken them too. So
that idea doesn't m.wih reasonable."
"No," Mr. Tivntou said, "that doosu't
seem reasonable."
"And he locked tho safe putting the
key in his own pocket, aud David noticed
that he changed tho combination. For
moment David felt it Would be beuealh
him to notice thu suspicion ho saw in his
employer's face and manner. But at
least ho Would umku him deolnra whnt h
Buspeeted.
"Mr. Trenton," the young tellow said
looking at him frankly "it cannot bo ne
cessary for uie to assert my entire ignor
ance as to how this came about ?"
The perfect sincerity of his voice, the
frauk honest look iu his eyes almost dnv
nrincd Mr. Trenton's suspicion, but he had
an abiding belief in "facts and figures," a
far stronger belief than he bad in men;
and disregarding his impulse to trust
David in spite of "facts and figuroa," he
said:
"It is unnecessary for you to assert any-
thing. We may as well understand oach
other now." Mr. Trenton continued, con
seious uf a hesitation in saying what
followed. "I do not mean to have you
arrested, Don't put on airs at plain
words," he added as Hivid sprang h e'y
to his feet. "I cannot do without you
jiiM. now, until I get somu one in ymr
place. I will telegraph fur an it her mm
lu-dav. and I mean to tru! you to slay
until he comes Vou wilt slay, I suppose
knowing that if you stir, I will put d ,f -lives
on your track instantly, while if ymi
slay (fool as I inn fur offering you su.di a
price) I promise to lot you go without
molesting you or mentioning the th 'It to
any nne except perhaps Margaret Hamil
ton, she has believed in yu as m j as I
have and it is right she tdiould be tindo
ceiwd," David wondered that he could live and
listen to Mich words as these. A dozen
times during the speech he had bceu
tempted to throttle the speaker, but stern
as the words went David saw a desire to
shield him in them, ho saw that Mr,
Trenton was acting jusily even gerieronslv.
uecnrdiug lo his eunvictions, towards him.
Hut tiie tori ure of tho last sentence "Tell
no one but Margaret Hamilton!" Was
it David's guardian nugel who in that
moment ol agony recalled lo David's
mind Margaret's promise.
i-Whatever happens to either of a-, Mr.
Cabal, I will ahntijuhrlivn in .r." Any
way the memory soothed him, and he said
quietly to Mr, Trenton, 1 1 can expect
nothing more of you. i will stay. But
let us look over the books togelher, th' re
may be seme mi.-take in tin ui."
Mr. Treiituii turned ut this, willing end
anxious to give the young man every
chance; and the two searched the bookn
carmwlly, but they More cum-M. hey!
correct; and towards sunset Mr. T'iMmh
leit the laetory more distressed ami tiuo
bhd from this discovery than he had ' - i
for many a lung day, while David-nut
there and pondered and wondered an I.
well-nigh went uud over the. uivsturv thaf
surrounded him aud the reproach that had
tut leu upon linn.
to HE COXTIM'KII.
ADVKimSKMKNTS.
FOUTZ'S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS
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No ttmtfli will ilic of Bom or U'N0 Pft .
TEF, rf l in7V t'nwiicin Me liwrt In Unir.
out, ft Cowriem will r.urv ml pre vein llua (Ihm.eka,
Font1 1'nMil. re will pr. Vent (UfK IX FiWl.
K..ut PnwiU-n will inm-a-f the (jiuutity of milk
Aiul ere ii m lwiny mr cent., tuul mnkF Uie Imlter firm
Mill IWl-ft.
Fihiu'ii I'owrtm will rare or prrrrnt Hlmrwt tTBT
Dli av t wtiirh lionet Mid I nltle urr ili)ocl.
Koi'Tz's I'nwmiu wiu. a it Satiwactiu. .
Sold everywhere.
DAVID B. VOVTU, PrprlMr. '
BALTIMORE, MD.
For JeuyHROWX A SIMMON'S.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
V. II. MICIIIN, W. A. UtKN.
COUNTY ATTORN IT,
ITCH IN & DUNN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
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HAl.KUOI, N. C.
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OOTLAN1KCK,N. C
SBEE SMITH.
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ure rvquirvd. ooWt ly
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Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, H.C.
I'nu-tlcc, in Ilnllfis an1 aioin!ngcountM ml
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W. MASON,
Attorney at Law.
OAkYUHl'KU, N.C.
rriu'titi In the cotirli of Northiimrttoi ant a4-
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Attorney at Law,
WBLDOM, N. C.
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WKLDON, M.q.
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HALIFAX, N. C.
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