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VOL II.
lilNCOLNTON, N. C, Fill DAY, APRILS, 1SS0.
NO. 47
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PY JOHN E. BARRETT.
OPYHIfHTKD BV COM.I rli'S "OVOB A
WEEK." "ALL lilOHTS KESEKVHl." CUB
USHEO BV SPECIAL AURANCR.MtN'T
W1TI1 THE PaOPRlrtTO.M
j "ONCE A WEKK."
Edith uttered ft fx il.f .
Bfl'l the mun who -nine on'
lope tUIU'd suddenly fii.
Without a ljgbt, :t fact v l,i
appearance funijng put i. ;i
S i t lilU,
11;.- iiiiii--
Ilf U',U
n.itile. bis
! S-'t SUt. t
a time all the more uno!; -v
Saui recognized him tt a glance
la the star-b Fie khv it was
Tom Ecknt, the I) ok-keeper for
tlie (Viinsbv Sii tl i ()tn any, to
whom lie off-Mi t-ohl newspapers.
Jt2ck i t ns;il'Mif it!i.iMHoa with
4 lit s-tying .. ii v i i i ii , when JSi ru
epo'ne up, ; n ..th1 . ---ing him, ii Jcl :
"Hello. Mr. j; ',. iC At.il it u queer
time to be i on;ng u f ilio mine?"
"Yes. it in ruder queer," replied Eek
ert; "l.ut I .vi lli in eariy in the evening,
pn souio business, and the fai t Is, I lost
My nay tin te, aud thought I never
would e.ne out."
" Vo i tire lucky, sir," rejoined Bam,
''that you dill not los.' your way alto
gether. I hear the men Kiy us there's a
good iiiiuiy workings ami windings in the
slope now. and that it t.ikesan old hand
to find his way there, 'specially in the
thnk.'
1 iujj)o.-e mi)." was the curt comment
pf 'j'oii. l.t w it. who, after darting a
carol. log idance at Sain Sl(arp, 'NoeJ
Mid V. nth, hastened foiwutd witl 9
winging t i idj, as if lie fell; that further
ipiestious would lie di-ta&teful and under
Mnil'le.
A few ininutt s later Noel and Edith,
wore at home, and the poor, heartsick
mother, who had I men sitting upall night,
with a fevered brain, listening to the
ticking of the clock, and counting the
weary hom z they went by, almost
pwoonec' with joy when daughter and
husband came forward to greet her.
What wonder that there wero tears in
he little liome as the dawn of day was
freaking in through the eastern win
dow g, Aitu its inssace of Usht, an
fiope, and sunshine
Jt was not until Edith reached hot
room, however, that she gave full scope
jto thepiionn of grief that had been swell
ing around her heait. The wards of
Clarence Curtjon, wl;n he claimed her a
his wife, after the s en) In Pick Daw
eon's gambling room, haunted her like
evil spirits, and she wondered if, by any
pejdeid whatever, of which she was not
'yyary''he would bo justified in so adress
Utg her Her experience' at Dick paw
on's was more like a dream than a rcal
Jty, uid the nature of tliO Jiluce, as
(dti;rlb'ed hy Sain Sharp, who was a
bright, intelligent boy, and who
knew almost everybody in Ottmby, lill
pd her mind with many fears as to the
grange possibilities that might have oc
curred t)fere. ZJ
ToaUlof lu-r diy, penstitve nature,
the very thought of having been all
night in Pick Dawson's gambling rooms
Implied. U disgrace that made her heart
the. How sbo Ot there was of course a
myctery to her, a? inexplicable s the
juateful wofils of Clarence Caisou, '?AV
membf. yo.i art my lawful y trUhd rf-"
Wid all hei- offorfi t hmk it out resulted,
in failure.
At last, with a pupremu effort of will,
she said:
'I'll not think of it any longer," and
resolved on refreshing her jaded spirits
fvith a U-yr hours' sleep. In a little while
fhe civ of Cjriin.sby Vj'oijld .t atir again
with activity, and in the meantime ;lith
thought she would rest.
She could hear the voices vt her father
and mother in an adjoining room, and
fke. thanked God that her father was
fciill alive, but the misery of his blind
ness tilled her la ail with U sadu ji)l'e
oignain ihan any personal grief ot her
I'lVR yould be. and she prayed fervently
fhaf he mifii yrt I"' released frojn dark
uess and the price)es boon ?h
Stored to him.
dlth fuund relief in her prayers and
tears, And nh might have forgotten the
gambler's dcu, for a tune at teast, were
it not that her attention wau forcibly
called to the fact by the strange dress in
which he found herself when about to
iisrobo. It was the dress Dame Dawson
&$ giVen her o yeax; in exchange for
her own wet clothing, after she'had bpeu
reecued from the river, and now that
knew the character of the place it had
come from, she loathed the very sight of
it, and hastened to put it away from her.
While she was thus engaged, a crump
led jiiecp (;f paper fluttered from her
psom to the oor. She was curiou to
fcfiQw whjit t pould possibly pontata, au4
Vitkinj; It up, phe rad therein words
that burned into her oul and embittered
her life for many a day. They were aa
follows-.
Grtusbt, January , 18 .
rihis is to certify that on the date here
jnanied, Clarence Carson and i.dith fcd
Wards, both of the city of (Jrimfeby, were
by me united in the holy bonds of matri
mony, in the presence of witnesses and in
accordance with the laws of thi com'
tnonwealth.
Gilbert Ransom, Judge.
JUchard Dawson, i WltnS,e.
flics' pawon.' J unfs?e-
Edith 6tared at thP strange document
in wide-eyed wonder for several minutes,
Her pulses throbbed quickly, and her
brain was in a whirl.
" My God ! " he cried, at laet, in her de
4Kiir; "wliat can this mean?"
Then the words of Clarence Carson
' mm ba k to her with tenfold force:
'" Kvmi inhei', y u are my lawfully wed
1 'ml w:fi-r' and she ank under their
nishii.g weight upon the 1,1 and
moaned pile.it: y.
CU AI TF-U XT.
" HI' S alJ W OF A (P.IMK.
ItlM.'lBY was thrilled
by a great .TWitiuii.
.The morning papers
were full of it, and
extra editions, giv
ing ' I he very latest
) a r t ii.'ii lars," were
l!yin;r ffin tlie pn s
: es and fluttering
fioin the hands of
nimble newsboys,
wjio HMprecialed the value of making
buy while the sun was shining, and vo
ciferated accordingly.
"he theme of all this commotion, the
inspiration of the big black headlines,
and tin- cause ot the clamor along the
principal street , in shrill treble voices,
v. hs th" mil' dermis attr.i k on ) hilip Car
f ill, ie-i(li nl. of the (ditnsby . feel
ni ks. v. ii- according lo Hie repr-i ts.
had I ci i -i i nek down in his own h..in
.v an a :isiii and lobbet of one hun
diid - .'. ''lars
Jlie lndf giiat'O't of the flamboyant,
double-leaded columns, in which these
statements were printed, was all tho
more intense because of the fact that tho
money for which Mr. Carson had been
murdered was intended to be used in the
payment of hia workmen, 'many of whom
were in sore need on account of the dis
aster at the mill, which had biought
death and suffering into their families.
Although Fhilip Carson was not yet
dead, the newspapers all said he had
been murdered, because at the time the
reports were written he was nneon
scious and not expected to recover. His
home was a scene of great sorrow and
deep suffering. Three of the best
doctors in the city were there moving
m3-.steri0us.ly about his couch, and doing
all that medical skill could accomplish to
save the life of tho stricken millionaire.
Zelda ('arson, the beautiful daughter
and favorite child of tlie dying man,
seemed to have grown permaturely old
in a tew short hours. The gay, girlish
spirit which made her life so sunny, and
through which she had become the cen
ter of a circle of friends, deserted her,
and she was now a serious, earnest wo
man, who had suddenly become acquaint
ed with a great sorrow.
While the doctors were attending her
father in his room, and everything was
done that she could think of fqr his
benefit, Zelda sent ror the coachman,
James Harkins, and calling him into the
study that had been the scene of the
tragedy, closed the door -sire fully, and
said.
"James, I believe you are the only
person who got a good look at the man
that ran along the corridor from this
room, after the crime was committed."
"I think I saw who it was, Miss Car
son" said Harkins, with some hesita
tion ' And you know the man?"
"Ves; it was Clarence
Before Jie could luiish the sentence,
Zelda, who had turned pale, raised her
baud in warning, and taid;
"Hush! Say no more; you are mista
ken." Harkins read her meaning at a glance.
He was one of thoo devot,d. faithful
fellows who would rather suffer them
selves than inflict pain upon those to
whom they become attached by years of
service, and so he said:
"It is quite possible. Miss Carson, that
I was mistaken. It was o easy matter
to distinguish faces in that light."
"Iarkins." she said, laying her hand
on his arm, " don't bieatho a word of
your suspicion to A soul. Our sorrow' is
already great, bnt if to thi there should
be added the disgrace implied in your
words, it would kill me. I feel that I
could not endure it."
Hark-in understood. He saw that
Zelda was swaged b a violent emotion,
and he felt that greater. than her present
sorrow would be that inflicted by the
disgrace of letting the world know that
this black deed had been done by her
own cousiu, her father's cherished nep
hey. ?'Ypur will shall be law with me in
this matter," said the faithful Haikins,
Who would be glad to see Clarence Car
sou captured ajid punched for ii--. crime,
were it not that he now knew how deep
would be the pain it would inflict on
Zelda?
Harkins vas confident ot Clarence Oar
son's guil . He felt that there could be
no possible doubt about it, as he had seen
hiin running away from the study im
mediately after the deed was done, aud
this vew of the ease was strengthened by
the fact that the spendthrift nephew had
disappeared on the very morning that
the crime had been committed. Yet
Harkins vowed to be silent, for Zelda's
1 SUKe, ueeuuse u uiu uui iir.c iu
family afflicted in its bereavement by a
great- disgrace.
Nothing more, was said ou the gubjeot
just then, and Harkins wa" about to
leave tb.o study, when Zelda younger
sister May knocked at the door 'and said
that Mr. Eckert, their father's confiden
tial book-keeper, desired to see her.
Zelda had some time previous conceiv
ed a strong aversion for Eckert, because
of hia marked, and persistent attention
to her. He was one of those insinuating
fellows who know how to combine auda
city with caution, aud he had availed
himself, on two or three occasions, while
waiting at Zelda's house to meet her fath
er on business, of the opportunity to play
thft role of the llaqt. 0ti each qecasiou
he had been repulsed with Incoming
dignity, but he always tried to laugh
away his discomfiture with a sinister
pmile,
mm
Tom Eckert was a man of medium
height ami uncertain age. His hair was
black ami cut short, and his moustache
was always carefully waxed.
Although a frequent. vi-:tor at Dick
Dawson's gamfjling-rooiii, he manriged to
maintain the reputation of being a
model young man, and stood high in Mr.
Carst i's confident e.
Harkins never liked him, and when he
entered the study in response to Miss
Carson's invitation, the coachman gave
him a look that was full of meaning. He
received in return a contemptuous
glance that wasas quick and poisonous
as a serpent's stingy Hut the cioud clear,
ed quickly from F. kert's facts a he ad
vanced to where Zelda stood, to offer
her his sympathy and his as-isiim.-o in
any way that she might think he could
be useful.
"My dear Mi.-s Carson," he began, " 1
need havdly tell you how it pains ine to
think of your noble father being struck
down in that da-tardly manner. Is
there any hope .- "
"The doctors do not care to venture an
opinion," .-he said, sadly.
,; And is there any c lue to the perpetra
tor of the ciiine r "
"Yes," said Zelda, who was tiff her
guard, but who, suddenly recalling her
self, added, "that is to say, 1 mean noth
ing definite."
She felt that Tom Eckert was not the
man to be trusted wil h her terrible se
cret. She could not f-ouiit 011 bis silence
as the could on that of I he steadfast
Harkins, and she greatly feared that he
might suspect soioelhing from her em
barrassment. Hut if Zi Ida could only
have noticed tlie face of IVkeit at the
moment when she t;iid ' yes" to t,i;oju' S-
tloa. ehe would sec that he too was em
barrassed, and that her subsequent words
afforded him great relief.
"Of course," he said, with his accus
tomed composure, "there will be all
sorts of rumors afloat, but it will be just
as well not t take too much stot k in
them. I have a theory that I think, if
followed up, will locate the criminal."
Zelda started up at these words, and in
stead of the indifference Avhich she at
first showed to Eckert's presence, she
manifested a sudden interest in him.
"You have!" she exclaimed eagerly.
''Tell me oh, tell me what it is, Mr. Eck
ert. It may relieve my terrible sus
pense." She had hoped that this man would be
able to advance some idea that would
clear away the cloud of guilt which hung
over her cousin, and in her eagerness for
some ray of hope she almost betrayed
herself; but she was doomed to disap
pointment, as Eckert declined to tell
what he knew.
He was shrew enough to see at a
glance that by keeping his alleged secret
well in hand it would furnish the pretext
for many interviews and much impor
unity on the part of the millionaire's fair
daughter, and he thought to himself that
it might eventually be the means of lead
ing to something that he had long since
set his heart upon.
Eckert's refusal to let Zelda share his
confidence in regard to the theory that
might locate the criminal, was polite and
firm.
"It is absolutely iinpobsibl tov me to
tell any oqe at piesent," he said. "Tt was
given to me in the strictest confidence,
after I had pledged my honor not to tell
a living roul; and while I feel 1 hat you
are entitled to all the lteht that can be
thrown upon this dark mystery, I am
hound by my promise not to tell even
you, because no exception was mad.?,
lest divulger,ce s'Moulq defeat the ends of
justice, Believe m" he added, "I shall
leave 'nothing undone to bring tlie
criminal to justice. Even though be
were my own brother. Ms Carson. I
would yield him up to the law without a
pang, and gladly see him punished."
Her resolute, calm aud tranquil face
underwent a great change during the
delivery- of this speech. Eckert saw
pain, anxiety, and unrest stamped on
every feature, and felt ht growiug
power; but ho was prudent enough to
know that the time was not ripe for him
to profit by it. The dream of his life was
to wed Zelda Carson. Hitherto she had
been so far beyond him m -aqr -iai Vtailon
and peional pride, that he had scan, ely
dared to hope that he would ever reach
her, but now he felt that disaster had
brideed the gulf between them, and
brought her near him. The lines of suf
fering in her beautiful face inspired him
with Ihe hope that hy inisM yei be able
to coerce where he could not persuade,
autl wlnMe pretending tosympathiyo wih
her. he rejoir-eil in hi i,ert, or rather
secretly gloated over her sorrow.
"Can you not tell me whom y ou sus
pect?" said Zelda. "I promise not to
divulge the name, if you desire me to do
so,"'
"Please do not urge me, Miss Carson.
I fear it is more than a suspicion, and
when the name is kuown, the news will
fall like a thunderbolt. For the present
I must be silent, much as I would like to
grant you; any requesi."
Eckert felt that he had scored a strong
point, and was about to withdraw from
the scene, when the chief of police, ac
companied by a handsome young man,
who appeared to be about twenty-five
years of age, entered the place.
Zeltki extended both hand to tho
young man. 'ihe tears which she had
been struggling to bold back during her
interview with Eckert could no longer
be restrained, and with a sobbing cry she
exclaimed:
"Edgar, Edgar, this is horrible! Wjaat
shall Ido?"
It was tyear to Tom Eckert that the
young man thus addressed was a favorite
and a friend. Zelda Carson had shown
no such tenderness toward her father's
confidential book-keeper, and to an un
prejudiced eye, this fine-looking broad;
shouldered, and erei.t" ybutii eemed
worthy of any woman's confidence,
Edgar Strong was a young lawyer, re
cently admitted to the bar. i n his youth
he had been an office boy for 1 hilip Car
son, and his gentle, golite and pleasant
manners won favor with the entire fam
ily. '1 he f 1 ieudship then formed for the
poor lad never lo.-t any of its warmth, and
no one took a deeper iutei et t inldgar
Strong's progress, or felt prouder of his
splendid attainmt nts, thr.n did bis
wealthy friend, 1 hilip Carson.
lie was deeply touched by Zelda's grief,
which was so intense that he scareelv
kiic-w what words to advance l r the pur
pose of assuaging it. At length he said:
"Miss Carson, this is inde;d a great
blow, but you must mit't it bravely.
There is need now, more then ever,
for the exercise of true forritude. If
I ian in any way ic-s'-.-t you, I want
you to command me as ym did in the old
days, when I found it such u pleasure to
run errands lor you. I was on the point
of coming of my own accord when I
received your sad message."
IVkert, who had deferred hi 4 exit,
heard all this, and felt chagrined to think
that Zt'ld.i had rent for Edgar Strong.
Already the confidential book -keeper
was jealous of this splendid-lo iking
young lawyer, and he therefore made
up his mind to strike sooner then than
he would have done had not Edgar ap
peared upon tlie scene.
Accordingly, while Zelda was sobbing
her grief out in broken accents to F.dtrar,
who condoled he: as be.-t he could with
such words of comfort a. he deemed aj
propriate to the trying occasion, Eckert
t ailed the chief of police aside, and con
versed with him in undertones.
The chief was a stout, phlegmatic man
of about lift y, with iron-gray hair, and
small, keen, restless eyes. Fred Ward
v:i hi- name, and he had seen mauv
year-' service on the Grimsby force, be
fore he had been appointed its chief.
Tom Eckert noticed I fiat when he
called Chief Ward a-id ZeH 1 east -i
bi:i nini ulance toward biui, thiough hei
ft- .1 Her fear that Eekeit was about to
f t I: soiii:-! tiing was aroused to a paiufui
pitt h, and Ua could scarcely hide, he-.'ini-ty.
" This i:! the room in which the crime
wr-, comiir.Med." she heard Eckert sav
in a low voice, while the
chief's eves
were busy taking in the seen
Zelda was in a state 'of terrible sus
pense. She wondered what did Eckert
know, and what was he about to tell, and
she would give :t good deal for a few
minute' private conversation with him
just then. He moved all about the room
with t he chief, conversing with him in
a low voice, and point ing out the various
indications of the fearful struggle which
Philip Carson must have had with his
assailant.
At lat Zelda Carson could stand it no
lonirer,
'Who knows." she thought, "what he
may tell? Yes, I must speak-to him.'
And excusing herself to Edgar Strong,
she hastened across the room and said
she wished to say a few words to Mr.
Eckert.
The latter was shrewd enough to divine
her mission, and put sufficient distance
between himself and the other, so that
they could not overhear the conversa
tion. "Have you told the chief of your sus
picions? " asked Zeldu, eagerly.
Eckert luokett straight into her eyes,
And saw that they were aglow with
anxiety,
"Not yet, ' lie answered.
" And do you expect to ? ''
'' Yes, of course, in good time."
" Don't tell him just vet." she entreat
ed. "And why not ?" he asked in feigned
surprise.
"Uecanseit mirht defeat the ends of
justice," she replied, n t knowing what
tlse to say.
Eckert almost laughed aloud at this
HUSH I .
" Mi.-s Carson," he said, assuming an air
of severity, " we l.uav as well be frank
with, eai-h other. I know the cause of
yem anxiety. I know why you do not
wish me to communicate my suspicions
to the police. As a cousin it does you
credit, but your duty as a daughter is
clear."
' What do you mean ?" she asked, ber
cheeks suddenly turning crimson,
"I mean.,1' hy almost hissed, "that
vnile you would gladly punish the man
who struc k your father his death-blow,
you are restrained by your painful posi
tion as the cousin of that man. He i- p.
Carson, aud you fear to digvH.' tre
name."
" It is fu'se i eried,
"i can prove it now," said Eckert, bold
y,
"For pity's take be silent," she en
treated. " For your sake," he whispered, " I will
at present; but remember that my future
silence vests with you."
" Upon what terms?" she arkeei, In the
pope that money could induce him to
keep the secret.
" I will not name them now," he said.
"Then wait until the others go," said
Zelda. "and I will see you alor.e "
Eut Eckert insisted upon going just
then, and said that he would rather talk
about the matter some other time. Ac
cordingly, undei the plea of having im
portant work to do, be took his leave of
Chief Ward and Edgar, and bowing prjv
foundry to Zelda, left the room, but' his
shadow lingered long behind.
CHAPTER XII.
IDITH'S r'TERVIEW WITH JCDGE RANSOM
"OU AEE CXABSCE CAKPOn's WvFg,"
LDGE RANSOM was
seated in his office,
late n the after
noon, looking: over
some law papers,
and occasionally
pjHiUvTiug over ine
'night's revel that
'Jti, brings the morrow's
reflection, when he
heard a timid knock
at his door. ' He was not in a mooa to be
annoyed. His head felt as if it was twice
Its usual size, and the complex legal
V i C J I
question with which his mind was en-
. , ,. , .-n
mossed, and which would not admit of
, . . . , 11 111
(..ijmk i;n iii, feemeu 10 IlMlillplV III
intensity of his judu ial h adaeht
The judge attributed the knock at his
door to his unu-ually active and vivid im
ennation, ami proceeded with his work.
The knock wa-J repented.
"Confound Dick Dawson's wine,"
thought the judge. ' He will have to im
proe its quality or forfeit my favor."
Aainthe knock came; this time a little
louder than lefore. and the judge, realiz
ing that it was no tleiu-in. went to the
tl-H.r.
He wondered who Pi; vi-itor could be,
since Jt was well krown in Grimsby that
ho never received anybody in his private
office, which was devoted to his decpt
thought and inot exclusive w.uk. He
hesitated about opeuing the door, but
thinking possibly this might be some per
son with sin important iiiohm that con
cerned him, he resolved on ascertaining
the nature of the interruption.
. Judge Uaii-niii was Mirprised lose,' that
his h.itor was a young girl of .-light fig
ure, whose face was almost hidden from
view in the folds of her shawl. He wa.-at
a loss to know what to think, and in a
lather brusque voice raid:
"Well, what is it? What do you
want ?"
"If you please," said the girl, " I want
to see jud re IJansoin."
"Iain Judge Hansom, but I am very
bu-y, and I have no time to see any one
to-dav. What miirht your business be?
Jut be as brief a pos-ihle."
"Judge, I ...: r-ee you. ThDD a mat
ter of life and deatli of iv pufat ion. hon
or, happiness evcrythin"-: and. as it con
cerns you too, I trust you will give v.n- a
few minutes of your tuny, no matter how
how precious it is."
T'nere v.:.s s,, mm h a -t r aroe-i u :i
in her voice and manner, -ncii p sthx ijj
her pleading, that Jmtge i:.to o:.i lc -it i
ted about furnhcr h r awav.
Fearing that he might '. In-, to P. ten
to in r. she renewed h r ei.f 1 eaty with in
creased earn. ? t ne-s, .1111 1 :a;d:
"Oh, jiid -,-, I am the m i t unh.tpp-, :ii i
alive, and I beji' that you will ;.'kve m.
sudiciiec of a lew minute:'.. V01; ul- ;i.
an throw liht on the terribU" timu: ..
that is killing me, and I pray you will
uien, au.i auvise me.
" You certainly seem to be in great di-J
tress," said the judge. " but you are n.is-
taken if you think such advice jis J e:m
give you, with the present pressure upon
my time, would be ot any7 usi
. lesides
my good giii,you must know that mv
position as judge prevents me from acting
the part of counsel to anyone, and your
case may be something that will come
before me for a judicial decision. I must
here fore decline to hear yon."
He was about to close the door in her
face when she said, with a burst of pas
sion that startled Irm.
" For Heaven's sake, judge, hear me!
This is something that concerns you as
well as me, and that's why I cannot con
sult any other lawyer in regard to it. If
you refuse to listen to nie now, you may
have cause to regret it all your life."
" Very well, then, come in. ' said Judgo
liansom, who had half a mind to be an
gry7, "but I warn you to be brief, as my
time is precious,"
Placing a chair near his desk for his
visitor, Judge Hansom turned on the gas,
tyhich was burning rather low, and by
its light he saw the girl who bad succeed
ed in gaining an audience with him was
possessed of rare beauty. The shawl byr
which her features had been partly hid
den while she stood at the door was now
thrown back on her shoulders, revealing
a face of unusual loveliness which was
crowned with a wealth of .jet-black hair.
" Now, then," said the judge when iliey
were seated, " what painful mission could
have brought you here to see me about a
matter which you say concern?, me as
well as you ; "
"First of all, judge." she began, "I
would like to ask is, it possible for a girl
to be married without her knowledge or
consent ? "
"That's rather a peculiar question,
said the judge, "and I do not think such
a thing is likely to happen in our time.
Years ago young women were foil ed by
their parents to marry men whom they
did not like, but the parents of to-day are
not to severe, and such a case as you
rpeak of has not recently- come nuclei
my knowledge."
" My name is Edith EdwnvUs," ghe be
gan, "and I have with me a piece of pa
per which says that I am the wife ot a
man that I would not marry for all the
World."
At mention of the name, Ju lg Kanom
suddenly. became interested, and darted
a steadfast glance at Edith, whose eyes
were red with weeping. After thinking
over her experience at Dick Dawson's,
the desperate attempt that had beev.
made to abduct her, the exciting rescue
by her bund father, and. the strange ap
pearance of the startling piece of paper
telling her that she was the wife of Clar
ence Carson, ehe decided to see Judgo
Hansom, whose name was signed to the
marriage certificate, and, if possible, as
certain from him the meaning of thi
mystery in manuscript.
Edith laid the certificate !efore the
judge. The document stated that he
had united herself and Clarence Carson
in the holy boncD of matrimony in the
presence of two witnesses. Judge Ran
som read tho paper over carefully, and
aw that it was in his own handwriting.
Then he recollected having officiated at
an impromptu wedding in Diek Daw-
son's. He eouldn't deny it. Indeed hfc
did not consider it necessary to du so, J
considering the fact thit the groom and
bride were bth willing. The part he j
had played in the matter might, hei
thought, be open to criticism, but he was
ready to defend it ou the ground that it
was a runaway match, and that he felt
he was acting in the girl's interest when
he tied the nuptial knot to shield hor
from disgrace. It is true that b,e was not
actuated by any such considerations
when he ofiiciatd at the strange wed
ding hi Die Dawson's, while the wino
1, ..11 - r 1: .
Im.I Iio;o or his t ollllOoM M-li.-e; but then
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was 110:11.!! : to pi event turn from takin-j
.u . -..- y... n moil t', even
il l.k. . ..,.!.! . ..t ... 01 1. At . ....
- ...i-iuiiira ii 01 ;i i:iw ot
su. h a i.atui e.
Aft-rs. rat niriiig the paper caivfully,
he M.id:
liib. is not a very elaU.inte marriage j
certificate, but it is genuine and regular,
and secures to you your husband as 00111-
p'eteiy as if it was printed in letters of
gold."
" Ihat Is not what I wish to know,
judge," said Edith. "I am anxious to as
certain whether you wrote the certifi
cate r "
"Most ceitaailv," the judge replied,
with emphasis. "Your husband cannot
deny that fat t. I performed the cere
mony at his own request."
" 1 int why is my name in the paper?"
faltered Edith, who saw that tlie jude
did not quite understand her.
"For the very lest of reasons; because
you were the bride. I tru.-t then is no
misunderstanding about the matter 011
either side. 1 erfoi med the ceremony
in good faith for the sati-fat ti..n of both,
with the co.iscut of both, and for the
benefit of both; and I trust there is no
cause for regret or ini.uinh r-tauddiix al
rt ady. Docs your hu-band refuse to
i t t ti.rr.ize t he man iai:e "
" Jude. I have no hu d.and. lain not
married. I never h ive been. Theie is
some fearful mi-take lu re, and I want
you to h lp me clear iS up." said Edith.
It was evident t Jnde Uan-om that
she was intensely in earnest, and h r con
duct pu..letl him.
" po you m-an to say that you are i.ot
the Edith Edwards here mentioned:- ' hu
asked.
" My name is Edith Edwards," she said,
" but 1 have never been married to this
man, or anybody 1 1-e."
' Were you not at Dick Dawson's last
nadit ? " he queried.
" Ves, I was taken there by accident;
but I was not married to Clarence Car
son."
'1 he judge flushed angrily, and darted
an indignant glance at her, as he said:
f To be Continued.
Hint Far 'JTlie Toilet.
j 1'it.k cheeks tie no longer fash-
. , .
,0" lh,e ' " t be o otnil. at.-l the
I shou M l e nun ii p'nkor with tnll
i evening ilress th ill uith any OttJCl
eoM time.
A small piece ot Liinburger cheese
earned abmt oiit'.'.i person will
drive itwav t"e disau'eeablo otior of
tohai'C smoke, ko olfeiive ti cieii
eate nostrils
A common red wafer like thoe
used in sealing letters will conceal
a mole on the neck cr shoulders.
Should it become troublesome U
may be lemoved with an ordinary
monkey-wrene.'i.
When pehciiinj 'h eye-brows
avoid allowing the pencil to wan
der around on your brow, or down
the bridge of the i:.s, iherelfy giv
H'k' rude person occasion for tnak
nig unpleasant remarks
Tib- ordinary liquid glu nsrd in
mending broken crockery will keep
one's bangs in place when they have
the disag'eeabie lial.it. n! (dipping
down over one's face. Do i;o wear
your buigs alter midiugnt, as they
have a fresher look if carelully
placed in a large flat book and put
between the mattresses, lor the
night Times.
4.ool 3Xiinnr.
(ool manners nin ;tmong the
gieatest charms a person can pos
sess and everybody should culti
vate them, especially young Jop e.
Th'.y aie soaie! l.i; g amucy cannot
pun hie, for there is only one way
ot obtaining them, and ?Lut is "by
hidiifual piaclice.
We kt.ow a p,ood rtio'lur who
used ro -ay :
"A I wys ue good manners at
home, and then when yon g amon
strangers you need never be alarmed
for if wdl be perfectly natural to be
polite and i speetfnl."
'1 his is true, and we have always
thought that the best way to do
anything right was to get into the
habit of doing it light.
Hardly anything is of mote con
seqiineo than good manners and
politeness in a boy r t'lrl- They
render those who poet them fa-r
vorites with their 1 elation- or
iriends, and prep.isees si rangers
towards them. Pol teuess costs
nothing and at the some lime is ol
j the greatest value.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE
The le-t Salve in the w-jrM for cuts and
j hnjHe3 sorej saU rheum, fever sorts, tet-
ter, chapped hands, cbilhla ns, corns, and
ll kia eruptions, and positively cares
piles, or no pay required. It is guaratteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or mony refun
ded, price 25 cents per box. For sale by J.
M. Lawing, Physician and Pharmacist.
. ,.
lin I f.MU
i.ait s faces. Jle-
Hi loleliead will
! i.ndinil intp.
trunk line now
I
I'OteyoiI ku.tw i
rtseuiIe a ':
Theie is .1 :;i;i!i
I from ulll .ick In I i e 1: hlg-e el
' vmir mw 1 4. 1 bi r L.1
liu s 1 uantiig v.isi a -d west, wiih
curves archil. g yum eyebrow : and
oh ! how mui'It od r y u look fjr'it.
Scowling. is rt 1 :l',n wlii".!. o. Is" up
on us u.iHw ire-. W'e frown when
the liht is t 1 e'rong and when it
Is to. weak. We tii our brows in
to a knot when we are th nkinir,
a'w knif them even more ttghtly
when we canti t think. There s
nojii nving th-ie are plenty of
things to scowl nbuit. The baby
uthecradie frowns when smes
ihiug tails to suit.. ' Constitutional
scowl,'' we say. The little toddler
who likes sugar on his bread aud
butter tells his trouble in the same
way w hen you leave the sngar oft".
"Cross"' we sav about the children,
and "w orried to death" about the
grown folks, and as for ourselves,
we can't belp it. But we must. Its
reflex influence mike others uu
happy ; lor face ausereth unto lace
in life as well as in water. It belies
our religion. We should possess
our souls in peaco that it will re
flect ourselves iu placid couutenan
ces. If your forehead is lidged
with wt inkles before forty, what
vill it be at seventy T T'i"reisone
consoling thought about these
'narks of time and trouble the
leath angel always erases them.
eri the extremely aed, in de-ith,
often wear a smooth and peacefu.
brow, thus leaving our last memol
ties of them calm and tranquil. 'Hut
ur b'ismess is with life. Scowling
is a kind of silent scolding. It shows
that our souls need sweetening.
For pdy's sake let us take a Pad
iron or a glad iron, or smoothing
tool of some fort, and straighten
those creases out of our faces be
fore they become indellibly engrav
en upon our visage.
Frugal.
Forethought is sometimes learued
at the expense of bitter experience.
A soldier writes : In the fall of 18C4
we were in West Tenueser, on short
rations. Our regiment Lad been
lighting hard.
One day Opt. G and my
self sat eating beans and coffee,
when a shell fell dose to our tent"
door. We could nee the blue pmoke
curlinz from its fue.
The cptain at once clapped his
hat over our coffee and bean-, aud
went down under the table, while I
went under our bunk. With a
fearful report, that shell burst, cov
ering everything aboot us with
sand.
Jumping up, the captain took the
hat off from over the bean, pat it
on his head, sat down, and finished
his eating, remarking, "Rations are
too scarce to lose any by foolishnes.
Why We Are Poor.
"Charlotte people,7' as is learued
from the Xews, "are eating beet
that was killed and dressed in Kan
sas City, It comes packed in
refrigerator cars "and all bntchera
ae selling -t." Aud this in a State
where gras grows in the greatest
luxuriance. We ship a little cotton,
then buy cotton goods from MassN
acbusetts, buy beet from Kansas
City, bacon from. Cincinnati, corn
from Illinois, flour from Minnesota
and then sit down aud wonder why
it i that we are so poor. States
ville Landmark.
It is reported that the Emperor
of Austria, whose health has been
affected very seriously by the shocl
of his eon's deafcb, will soon seek
rest and -distract ion from aoxie'y in
foreign travel under the strictest'
incognito.
It's rare to see a man mowiug on
the ice, but such a s'ght was possi-
ble the other day at iVIount Vernon,
Mo. After a swamp froze up,
enough grass remained above the
ice to warrant a thrifty farmer cut
ting it and drawing it home for
bedding for his horses. Progressive
Farmer.