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- T VOL. I. NO. 45. KUTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MM1ER 11. 11)01. S1.00 A YE Aii. i ..:i s iaj Athiiy, Tinn., Jan. 27, IK'l. '. cr pino-." t)w :':: .ip7c:ir:iTu-o (f my s.-u t j -. - c.-" T rv i:rou ui.tr and I Lr-:t-, eto;. .oh jii vi;s, r.ith terrible btu.-i l .; Co-:.". tli-. alxii.r.j.-n. M iariitf.ic j.4oiuti 1 hnvs boea fe t,,l:T : T.j( ri' t'p.t;:i e-i.t 'f'.ic-ti ford's Biuti-V.-.".v?M,.v.iv T L-?-oT t: .M"e;:.h y ;: .1 without paia lor i'r t : -t t;iv..e in J ears. X asms Davis. V.'haS is life ,crih !o a weman si!f'r- M infj !ii;3 Knir-lo D?.vis su'loraJ? Yei ;j '.Hoio sre wc-sior. In thsusznds cf hcms3 ft So-(!ay v.;-,o re tsar:.-.g tl-,oca tc:Tib!3 j mcr.ikia! p.ini in sHcnts. If ycu arc o-o of Vrxzs v.c v.ia to say iha! this I v. n ; i-f'-O pernisncttt relief, ton ' ssle yDi;rc;s wi;: iho knowledge tha! iC 0C0:OOOv;c:-.:ca have been ccmplelaly cut cJ by Wine cf Cardui. Thase wem- en suffered fror.i leuuprrhcsa. irrerL'lr.r 'A cr-.-.s. hendaehc. backache, c:;d f.i -ij bc-n-:-.3 down phs. fa will e-n-N r!l yhiioi Wws cf Csrdui h aesus and cstins Sfi i-.r yea. F".''ci-?se a Si.CO fcc'.tlc of . l.'-r.o C-ii'i;; .'.--dr.y and tike i: in ! 5 i'.'jjiii .J -11... .-. I'o.-r ;ui;l Tv virtue cf a clccrc-e of the "i.iviiov ciri of Rvi'tieriovi'l comty, r-v(-l s,- thf Cl r'i of iid conit on t'ie r.t-it f! i "f Jnl, 1 'M. in the case, of t Jec. V. :ir.. 'H C, uu:ii;tr.ttOj. of Fur:ih . .Trtst'iee, deees--;;r .Ta.-vV-'- ;:id 1 or news vs. us .'.cn nun .rnn.s-'.u.ier nann & hi ! ;.t tin court houso f ,.'-r;tou to the higiivst '. m vi Ilu l'iditc"r on ..Mi-y, ivcii:- oi-2n!,lC01, l.v 1 o'cj.x-k. Tiie t'..i:1.v.-ins very 1" L;t$;':s : tiaci" coil, "siing of ! ! .'i'-j l-creS UTi i lx-01g3 XO VC ot - L-. ia :- . ".it ! 1 j . i c i ; ' v i.ii C'eri. i-tin i i ; l:;-trT ; .i I .inV.n: i.. A. ..'r-stice, v.-jw.si-a. i-.xit; o.iufv t-it the w,Vteir of Cjtt h- rv cv. ks and odjuins lands tL c-"'ateof Joiin A. Jus- :I. y-'.ui is a eitxi of vliat is i: a tr;- "JjstfcQ plac-." ' s r: vt . vviuea voace it.es aci- l.i:;.ls .." Aie.v Inpy, Vita id too ' nan (-JttT lands. 1 t.i'-r t '.e.-l-rlng of s-.lKVut two ;ci'"- land L-. !"n to iho .i.--e i' -, ( : :i "'.'0. Jntiv-e ):;; ' '' !' f.ilJt iv-fl 1".T on-1 '.crri. Al:-x iuiins the otl 11 Si": L .si' " ill I :''::. I ; v-t :.;t t -. '! Kii-p'e of ;. ir.-U " :' i'C : p.;i '.iri'ui es'-.Id fer cash and j 'iViiJi. ass'-ts. Tin.-1 " lit: ti'if iiuroi; of diviton an.on'x i a i-n:iiMs ;n cor.nnon, ':. price i.- to b-e Ian' -.' its ' i:ti;1h:' i".d :d is re iine lands ami fiu'-st V.ottom iatnh" i". TIm'IC is :i:..OUt '. it ..d c,.;' f b.K. o ) land. This Novo; CKO. C. JLrK'E. .t: ' r a:?:! 'i 't'ni'ii-:.-i i: . :i- i ' -; -' -' ', 52.?22;b ! th it v ,-' D.-c moi r. I! ut t ti L,l A. rmr. :tc.ertm:; i c -i -r ir -e;; if bad con-! r.t t " a--res, Vxii.g a port arci ia that cf his guest and led Lira to . KI-- i ft. -Le B --v, f 11-to;:- i the campiire. Two s turdy young Mcl-(;n- .nrc.-l containing obc-,:t j villcs climbed and twined' about his ,:. r i'-ccar -h) ItcrtS and the ' Wa nnr"! lion libn Instil r'1-n.tn ihn l-nrO,- tiU. ......it .:;.. ucr-s. .aid ?-i rd;; v. ill he ;olu under a .'' lie tiuo-riur Court of Riithrr--'v.:t! fvr 'ho iTicix!!"! of erf at in .'.itb V ill' h t ' ..ti.'i v. iii "; r.n' aft; r i-oid i:s ti av o btr- a.'-aiiist e'oTred first in ards p.s a whole, i ! way that the '. - ill is li::- - ot v : 'i::g the Le-t V.nivii:ue ysrix price. Unc- V. lil I .O VP e i iy f :-,'Io and one-third u.o ji.st clay of jrT'-l.Tnary, 15)2, t?'e. v;-u:i.;g one-fl.u-d on the first and hiv ! . --...r, ia'1 i.,o ricierred p-ty- i . '.; t nav i:ni ivst- fr-vn dare of t:i1o ' '- ': e" '."i V y notes witb approv ' -"-i-'-i The title v. rl le ruaiued Hi i..-ehse p-oney is "r.lly puiil. '!:.-; nui!s ;l raid lairds with full . st vl jv i' . n by calling ou t:i - i.ii'ir'i ;iu"! -i. This iov. lfK1. J. F. LAC K, Ad'ror. 'of S. J-IHl, cief'.-asl. e, Aito-ney?. m order iii!n'r from fli A;, ...l ,;,;a AL":, .V.v Ha ,..:,,.-,( t t a. .1 ''tscf. ". !'.! iOt . A.'.na rate i .-)t' .-. ' T .11 4 ' . . . . : vtl'ii' , ': iim-Mi t-f .,1i,l.v.1!r . . v. - 1.1 i t . - o iiii'j-intii ci " ioii (ftkrtlity, Pecctnlier 7tli, 1001, r o-' :icri"-s )f valnablo fornrn"" lncls li iTOIini'!-'' t K' 'iHlt'SOt Lia'l" IStOr t-':ii'nt i; ; C" tt: - SO'' t '"" ) oni Kisller, lying on Flovd' T-'c la-ids will bo sold to create wb.i -b to pay debts against :1e Ti, or tne intestate, aud will be o Allowing terms: One-Lalf s-' m.iney to b paid in e-ish, :ii?.". !. -V-l -. ot IW'-I-.-e niOiltlS ".ate or .-.ue. Tli:. . Cr. IIAA iv- tov lf i P3XS. Is. Tate. .br&rer jftoru-T- : .' '-iy iha T .l wr " ' r w rrr-:n a to neonate loans .. ... - : ; .' 1 . jaute iu uv; years tire (ieL-l-od or Itrtht rfcrd conu- t-ifi -; fi-.i (if--idOiliv -oU r tCVRis t'-,an T ,;t-w.v- iuf ,.,,.. 4T. t t v- i. . t . . ti U.lte .J.- ti-i.yn --f.i .. lusiiun d. - -ii r s " 'oa ! t on imprt .vod f arrain " b ik's ... -.r.i ' . : ,...S"i.; ;;Aih.i,-i rhfiritvlA r.riuU. Ties (WtC v.r!-r. ;-?ol. 'n..J-:KivT 1. -ttvYBUSX, AUorney, --W. Sbelby, N.O. t EARS' Trjs Siory of a Soldier's Struggle By Brigadier General CHARLES KlfMG Copyright, 1S01, by (..'hark-d Ivia,-?. Y I j A problem that hnd vorvied "Cat" was juh t how he should Uvat I.ang;lon when S:e car.ie to ca::i:. It was the duty of offieors visiling within its lim its to call upon the commander un'ess they happened to be his senior in ran!-:. But "Cr.t" went further. He ccnsideivd it to be the duty of even civilians to shew their appreciation rf his station, a else of mistaken .n:i';4inent. since the average American civilian shows respect tu nobody except a woman, and not too much to her. "Cat" th.at Ijingdoa would call, nceotnpaaied by Melville, wlieu he could invite ti'.c.n both to dine. Hut I.anTdon didn't come and didn't call, lie had been bidden to spend a week with Melville and go with hhn and a party or. a four days' picnic in the hl'.Is. I.ang:lou'3 r.n-sv-er reached Melville the day before the start. lie would join thtiu cn the picnic, but as yet thought best not to visit camp. Melville's order'y met liini v. itli a rpare horre at War nor.uet Sta tion, and a day's ride northwr.rd by way cf Diiuaio (Jap brought him at stm.-t-l into tha midst of a joyous gath ering. Woodrow r.nd Ilouncy May bad even galloped out ten miles to rnort and guide hini in. "It's iust cur own crowd, Uric!' said Uo.lney joyously. "We'd be liLo old times if we only had Hurricane here.'" And Langdon. who ;:.omoh.ow had half o::r;ecte.l to find Raniley and possibly Ch.rrning of the party, felt instant They a-1 vane lurr.hliv.'j Vj meet Lanrjilon. sense of relief, yet hardly liked to own It even to him.:c-lf. Tnrrtley he cared little about, but Chanuing had stood his friend and served him weil. Why should he not have we'. coined Cl-.r.a-niug's prcrencc? Why should he se-eroth- rejoice that Channing was net here? nil tne oki accuKiomeu saiuie auo with joy in their honest eyes .1 brace cf hnttery men sprang to aid him as the little party dismounted in a lovely glade among the crested hills. White tents o-l? ni.in'l !Hnn' tlo titifi l- tli irr.tfJilr ; sun. Dogs iind children, with loud ac- claim, came tumbling to meet h'm. Molv.ns.'. gnul and gea:a!, l.uked lus r.s the ladies arose to greet him, Mrs. Melville with frankly extended hand, while Ethel Grahr.me, looking the plc- tU!C of "eaitli and serenity in a jersey "nist and Tam O'Shanter, clamped a huge earthen howl in one rounded arm anl presented a snoonful of S"""D. !i(lr ?i cheek dimpling, her white teetn , I gieaming between the ripe red lips. Langdon bowed over Mrs. Melville's hand and bent both knees in abortive : , i ii tiii.it tu Cit llic utj.ltciiir, Ul t tic j spoon, a difticult feat without the aid ; cf the youngsters and one that only re- suited on their part in a climbing race for his back and cn his to still further j prostration. It was just as well for ; Channing's peace of mind that he had not been Included in the family plan, j It might have been better had not that ! plan likewise omitted Santley, who had found means to get away from battery duties and to take the 30 mile ride Into the heart cf the hills cn the trail of his i,mps o,,.! c.;t-no- c-.,.i,u, ot ti,,, u.iii ! cf the glade, to look on at this pretty . picture ami men turn nnu curse me )s- Of? V 'itW f Kr-T .O .It-.l .! .S,-i tli OT'.... roily that had led him thither. Others I 1 I c-1 1 1 WDi.ir t r T o -n mlrti ! rv rm-. 1 1 1 oni1 v.vd'M nt.t Vrtit!wr .Aiii.i iiu cnr.ni thi Neither could he spentl the " . v. t ' v . k u t. i vtjti.ii uv kjjit night, as ho bad nlanned. in Melville's Ifnmn in i,i.t..no., c;,.!. i, ,Ut ooieu mnes io u miners cuiuu. tuiiaui-u nas ins i-uuuuaui t uv-u i at noon next day he returned to duty i anl reported what he bad seen. Five evenings later the whole com- j mand. six troops cf horses and two field batteries, were grooming at the picket ropes along under the edge of the mesa, and Torrance, in natty nn- i dress uniform, riding whip in band. was sauntering up and down watching j the work of his men. when he became j aware cf eager glances and mutter- , hi The tap, tap of currycomb and brush went on as steadily, but heads l.-t i.KI,i . . 1 4.1... n,-.-,. r n 4."e. " i' . ''v-ti 1 1 u j' utiil u.lti.-; yin 1 1; i. wi-,, ti ui.u.-. ti li:? Alluil e,u:: Ltrtltija, and. glancing about to see what it eaut. iorrauce oc-came aware or a Bight that- Rent- him tirnvpnt! v tn the ., - " -- --- opposite 8:de cf his line. Strolling ti,,. i .,!..! ..i...i th .n'r.not i,ta ,wa 7,v,nii. oK1 him. as usual, his orderly following jprimlv at his al'otted distance, Mei- Tm . courteous and dignified as ever. listening with nil outward tip- ' "I'm obey in orders." was ti pearance of serene interest ou one side, j sullen, object answer, and on the other. lithe, spare and erect. ; "Whose order, you b' lookingly innrvelously unlike the sad. j howled Kamsey. with : n -. -jaded, hopeless man who left their I For answer the woe In- . midst the sotikI year before, elad now j dropped his eyes and v. r,;;.. .,,,! in trim camping garb, strode Eric j ably in the grasp at his collar. "Whose Langdon. When I) battery broke I orders. I say V Answer, or I'll shake i he t ranks half an hour later, three ronsir.g cheers rang out on the evening air. and Torrance sent for his first ser- geant. "What made the men cheer?" he ' asi.ej. aim the sergeant was imper turbable. "1 couldn't say. sir. They just broke out when we broke ranks. Reckon they felt good, sir." "Look here. Sergeant Flynn," said Torrance, "men don't cheer in unison without somebody to give the word. Who gave it and what for?" "Sergeant Ramsey gave it. sir. He didn't say what for." "lie didn't have to." was what the veteran was within an inch of saying. "This tiling's jrot to stop." said Tor rance sternly. "You know as well as I it was because of-of Mr. Kangdou's being here, and such demonstrations are disrespectful to the colonel." "The colonel didn't hear it. sir. He'd gone home." He'll hear of it and hold me re- spons-.iiie. said Iorrauce angrily "Not only that, but I observed men saluting when they spoke to Mr. Lang don. That's all wrong." The Lattery sergeant ground his heels together and his teeth, but held bis peace. "You know, a dismissed officer's cn titled to no such honors." said Tor ranee. ".Just order it stopped. You may go." And Flynn turned away, thinking things he could not say. Laagdoii spent that night at Melville's tent and was to leave for the railway after breakiast in the morning. Re fore breakfast lie and Ktliel (Jraiiaiue were strolling slowly up the shaded pathway in the north ravine. The brook came tumbling down its reeky bed to their right, and half a mile, out they met a little stpiad of battery men. with the familiar "i" upon their hats. They were carrying tempting little strings of trout. Two of them glanced at Langdon. reddened, half raised their right hands, dropped them and gazed awkwardly away. They were his own old men. Then they met a third, who looked squarely at him and raised his hat as courteously as a Virgiuian and stood aside to let them by. A few rods farther on two others, fishing from the : bt;nk. turned and gazed, then glanced quickly at each other and exchanged grins. These last were strangers-men who had come into the battery after he ; had left it. a rather ill favored pair. ; There was no reason why they should Fa lute; there were reasons why they should not. , Rut. on the other hand, a courteous and respectful demeanor should have been observed it for no other reason than the presence of a wo man, a member of the major's house bold. Rut it pleased these two young cubs, only recently from the streets of some eastern city, to titter audibly- and follow the pair with iiiiperiiiient glances. Langdon could not but see it, and his soul rose up in wrath Miss Oiahame. too. had not failed to notice a thing so utterly unlike the pleased, smiling manner of the veteran soldiers whenever the garrison indies happened to pass their way. Kager to dissemble, as though she had not seen, lhhel plunged Instantly into enthusiastic comment cn the view before them. It was indeed a lovely scene, but Lang don's soul was hot within him. '1 he in dignity was as much to her as to him. He half turned, as though intending to step back and accost them She read his purpose and with quick movement placed herself before him. "Oh. just look at that vine!" she cried, pointing to a climbing plant among the rocks across the tumbling brook, then, all smiling confidence, beamed upon the fishing twain. "Oh. could you reach me a spray of that? I'll thank you so much." No answer. With broad, blue flannel backs ostentatiously turned toward tho ' speaker, the two young fellows hung their heads, slyly glanced at each other and giggled again. It was more than Langdon could stand. Springing past her, standing stunned and aggrieved at such boorishness the first aud only evidence of ill will she ever saw anion; the soldiery he was upon them in an instant. . tnL. ,,.,i hv .ill the force Laps- don's arm could muster. It wasn't too mr.ii nit: nlrl tmiuinff stood h!ni in r i -no,i j,t rtra.tift. lmtl liw i .-tniv ped by the wound of the previous win- tpr ami m anoiuer uiumeui tie is-uiua-u ..... that he had two rnluans to (teal witn n1 r-nn n 1 f T nno f(l eiirioL of ipprr.r pn nir thi'mitTi! lit! 1 li o oiv .w..w - j the ravine as the two sprang at their i. .,!!..,- ittm nn.-i two htm rlo-n-n among tne rocita. lhi mt.ti.i ,t tail juiiiij; Siuin-t -t uuuui-i u.-i I hurled himself upon the topmost assail- ant. It was the lad they rescued from the street blackguards that night at Brentwood. Then, from behind a screening ledge of rock stepped anoth er figure. "This Is no place for you. Miss Graname." said a voice she recog nized at once. "Let me escort you home." And Lieutenant Santley laid a hand upon ber wrist. For answer she shook him off. sprang 'forward. I dipped her handkerchief in the rushing . waters and. quickly-turning, placed it ! I nlnn'c t-omnlo nn rVirrrv iti.l j uijuij i ... 11 ' " ' ' -J . . . ..... ...... , somewhat dazed and breathless, he rose from the ground, the blood tr'c- kling from a little gash iu his fore- liend Om. of the attacking nartv. fn- .. . , . j ' riously struggling, was oeiug pmnea ,., inn.,Wo ma-no- Tho .h.? wot and bedmircried. stood shiv ering in the grasp of big Sergeant i Ramsey, who shook him furiously and 1 mnn,M wis he tirnnk or rmzv. "Out of the way. you hulking ere ooeying canuey s orutvs. iufj brutes!" he ordered, low and stern, as swore to it, in fa-t. and it might have he laid a heavy hand on the shoulder gr-ne hard with Santley. all things con of tJie nearest. ! sidercd, had not Langdon himself iour- "I don't have to." sneered the fob ' ncyed to Pawnee, testified to the exact low. "Yon ain't givin orders here." , manner and language of the ra:r wont RTi'tinlnir backward nt the , then so aided Santley in his defense life out of you!" And in mingled :t;pe:il j and reproach the fillow looked fur Itively about until his eyes rested upon j his lieutenant. "It's a lie!" cried Santley. CHAPTER XVII. The firm of Cress well & Langdon. attorneys end counselors at law. to use the diction of the dramatic papers, "opened to good business" in R; nut wood, and its lame spread beyond the Red Water valley. One thing about it was objectionable to the junior mem ber from the start. The Seattle had by this time "subsidized" Cresswell and limited the sphere of usefulness of the concern. Langdon had no reason to love the management of either road, but that of the Seattle was especially obnosions. Men with just claims against that company could not lock to him for legal aid. and be would have been less than human had he not cared in surh cases to appear rather for thi plaintiff than the defendant. The road had it3 tegular staff, of course, and kept it busy day and night. A railroad lawyer may be paid a salary no superintendent can aspire to. but he earns it and must see to it that local talent along the line is not too often arrayed against him. "You're too quixotic. Langdon." said even his big hearted, big framed, big voiced Kentucky friend. "You're too much given to kicking against ihe pricks. That's no way to pet ahenJ in !h5e!" Langdon was poring over some pa pers at the moment and turned in hi-s revolving chair ami looked up with a quizzical smile. (Iray hairs were sprout ing at his temples, and two cr three appeared ia the thick growth ot his mustache; lines and crows feet were digging underneath his tine, clear eyes, but he was looking the world In the face now. He had his start and sought no favors. "You are thinking of which case now?" he asked, and there were two of Langdon's eccentricities the senior never ceased to twit him about. One was the celebrated trial of the United States versus Santley. when that distinguished officer was brought to book by an irate colonel ct cavalry because of sensational storUs growing out of the ravine episode; the other was the arraignment of a former as sistant in the M V. otlire at Rreiituood as accessory in the safe robbery that I had resulted in Langdon's discharge. ; Paul ley's trial came off long mouths after the occurrence that led to it. for ; that story at the time was known to but one woman and half a dozen men, but with a host of vivid embellish ments was spread broadcast during the -.A trill Mitnv." xnltlirr Imuuilr'! iiuvl her. rrinter when one of the "toughs." whosa life had been made almost a burden to bun when the siory gradually made Us way about the batiery. concluded that desertion was tetter ilian persecution and turned up ia Chicago with a piti ful tale of wrong and oppression, abuse and tyranny in the regular army. There was something at hoitom as the fellow told it. for investigation de veloped that they had assaulted Laug- don. that they had provoked his wrath ! and that they had insisted that they i , . . , , i rr-i ! that the slanderers were confounded in iderers were confounciec! in It was established that merely cautioned the mem- battery that they were to attention to Mr. Langdon open court. Santley had : bers of the pay no more than to anv other civilian, and bis ac t .1 1 , ,...-. ot vucis uioue uo.vu iuri. t..i. it:eu us tu itie uuif. i:t.iic aiiti n.iuui i stances under Avbioh he had piven : them turther and specinc nnsiii.cr.ous. i It spoiled a newspaper sensation and saved a cornniissioi!. Hut Raniley was sore hurt. Everybody knew he was deeply smitten with Ethel Grahanie and had not prospered in hie su'.t. Many knew that there was only one man who could set him right before the court, ntid that was the last man he j could ask to do so. and few had any j inkling cf the plan of the defense when 'as a guest of Major Mr-viMe Mr. Lang don appeared .it Pawnee tittle more than two years after his expulsion therefrom, looking very well groomed and fed for a man "picked up out of the Chicago street," as the Nathans bad -SSid. tWO winters before. Very calm j and digniked in manner, very gia.i io i see Rodney May and Woodrow. very j cordial to Channing and his cavalry ! cnums, very couneous to Miii .c.t anti : tt. 1 trv Cot ; cit.i i., u.tti.. 'Nathan end Torrance he never seemed i to see. and during his 4'i hours' so i journ at the post both those warriors : were much occupied wiih home duties. 1 All rawuee. bnpver. was aware of that .Tss tirahame and 1-aw- angdon had gone out riding to- or the afternoon of the second day. :ju ..I i.s tirauames eyes ana co:cr .1 II!.... 1 .... .l were something beautiful to see as she slid from saddle with just a touch of her slender, shapely hand on i.nng don's shoulder as he as.-:sted her to ilisuioir.it. Everybody e!se ::t Melville's was out of sight at the nio.nent. but discretely said nothing except !a".--i-there were spectators galire up and ewer to his senior's seim.rks. Howe , down the row and on other pi -z-'as. de- Laving an experience of his own. , spue i ue eui!i air oi tin- close cl a win- tor a day. It was perhaps the con sciousness of this display of garrison Interest that prompted thai very inde pendent young woman to turn at thr fence and accost Llm once inre. there by causing him to have the horses to the care of Rvgler Kerry an.l to follow her to the steps and stand there, look ing up in;o her glowing face, with tue slant of the setting sunbeams illumin ing his owu ch ar cut. soldierly visage. "Looks to inc." said Captain Cannon to his better half, "much as though Na than's malevolence meant Ijiugthm's ultimate bliss." And as Cannon was one of the eery many of Ethel Ciahanie'a appreciate. rs it was proper that .Mrs. Caution should promptly point out to him th-' c'.trimetital side, which she did. "What good will it do him? She ha.-n't a penny, and he has nothing but his debts." aid the big "Some women, my dear gunner cracularlv. "are treasures with out a penny As for Langdon's debts." he added, with a sigh. "I wish 1 saw as clear a sky ahead"-a speech which ru ined the serenity of Mrs ( annou's usu ally sunny rcutf-vr as much as a week, and Cannon's coSVe was cold and streaky on the morrow. That visit was quite the episode or midwinter at Pawnee in ways more than one. Na than. Torrance and Santley. who had been quite a close community, bad a Hare up of some kind and carted com pauy. This was quixotism No 1-this r:n In I n n-o.,l !... ,l.f.. trip to rawr.ee and to tiie defense of Lieutenant Santley. according to Cress well's views. He was for a duel when Erst the story of Santley's malignant persecution of his new partner reached his ears. It was nearly a vain effort for Langdon to tell hi:n the siory was grossly exaggerated. It had ail the ele ments of probability, said Cresswell. and he hardly knew what to make of Langdon's indiilerenee. Then, several months later still, as the result cf Crcsswell's persistent proddings. there were indications that the M. V. people were actually bestirring themselves over that old safe business, and one April morning Brentwood was excited by the story that young Frewen, an English lad whose father i..ul died In the service of the road s s yca.s be fore, was. behind the bars awaiting trial on charge of being the safe rob ber. This was certainly not what Cresswell ha-.l been working for. Ue believed that Belts junior was the man. as he had the safe combination and access to the otlice at all hours. Frewen had neither. Brett senior was "up the road" the night preceding the discovery of the loss, ami Langdon had been in the o.'iiee alone for an hour afi'-r the money was placed in the i ;nd before he took the even!u " : ' iii:;;;!:Mti The cfTc-ors of the ' she :i;m seemed certain tfcat ti;-"; pointed to Langdon. but It 1 ed later that every cent be bad ,t could otherwise be accounted for. : oaug Betls was something of a swell in his way. a gallant among the Brentwood girls, but he bad spent no money beyond t lint which be received as salary and that "given him by hid i father." which statement the senior confirmed. For a time It looked as though the thief bad been seared Into hiding his plunder irid was waiting un til the iuie ar.tl cry" was over before unearthing aud using it. Frewen was a shy. quiet little fellow who live.. .... i:" .5 viuowod mother and gave he; ...-;t of Lis tcanty saour. but he wa in love with t. pretty Brentwood girl, who favored his suit r.t first, but tired cf the prospect cf a long engagement and began torment lug him by going oc casionally with Beits and others M evening entertainments. Frewen wa.! jealous and unhappy awhile, and then came a change. 1L returned lroui a Iricf vi.sit to Omaha, appeared for thu first time In his life in siylish raiment and began to cut a dash iu social cir cles, joined the rir.es. then in the hey day of their fame and fortune, and took pretty Ailecu to parties where Bctts was not even bidden, and iu April-came the crash. It would have lifted the last prestige cf suspicion frcm Langdon's name ha. I Frewtn been convicted, but he wasn't, for Langdon. his capiain. turned to and proved him innocent. It was a simple in u.er. xue con.!-i.pau.on or i.er no, s misery had been too much lor even a naspuig and parsimonious woman. Mrs. i-re wen ha u money stored away that she had scraped a ml saved for matter. The contemplation of her boy's years, but dented, fearing tnat the pen sion paid her by the read would be stopped if ever the management found she was fairly well to do. Langdori's almost laughing development of that case was a joy to the ISrentwood yarn spinners for long months kttor, but it put "the road" in bad light, notably the house of P.etts. and won him more enmity. Therefore did Cresswell call him contumacious and quixotic. Hoth Detts and both roads were arrayed against him now. r.nd Cresswell fret ted. What war he to do w!;h a partner who m.tde enemies among il.e seats of the mighty and would net truckle to the Mammon of unrighteousness Langdon saw unerringly wl.nt was passing in the senior's eiind and that summer told him so. "You have been a good friend to me. au l I must tDt hamper your hopes an 1 plan?, colon: !." said he. "If you should be nominated for congress. I'll tak" the stump f ir yen. If not. tlity need active lawyers iu the far northwest, where the road U pushing through the Idaho mines. I'll swing my shingle cut there." - : Two things happened to and force tiie project. 101 tne ier, r.ason t hs opponents proved urn to be a rev w.'m. I.tvw ti.. f" " tisans Joined forces ag:ti-it Crcs-veil i al),i i,e faij 1( capture li e cc-'ven- ' tion. a man of far inferior i .i,i . . . ..! ii'g tne nominee it r con . v.-s. !t sour ed the Keiituckkui tmre tiian a little, yet was exactly what I .auction l.rr,ihesitsl. No cl i-r likes to see U;p IKi-er to say "I told yu in t;:i. hands of a junior it:;iint r. I ...... The command of the rerhueiit l- which the ri licit were :ss;-;re.l tym pany C had been vestr.I iu a Vetera:; cf the civil war who on- e !.i:,.. sttuu thing of old time tactics. 1.-. t c. !d .- master the new. In r. ,;. nient was under canvas avl s:;.-:i p.i FtrucJions as the colonel c;: ;.l Uve it for an entire week, and ike v. !..;! or ganization could See that Lie ! nt wood and (Juunison co;.i-:a:res thai had had the advantage v( Li.:.-'.. ri's coaching were head and Kho-.d.'ers above the rest. One dyv the .::: was ill. and thp lieutenant cohint l w:,s suddenly confronted by n pii.-si'.Miii y i Le had never conteuiphi'.ed. that t f having to drill the battalion. Cmp , was to be inspected next day by a "regular." There would sure'y be a review, with the whole countryside .;.! to see and scores of fellows from oti.er regiments to criticise. It ended i:i Can- ! tain liiigdou's Ik ing asked to "at -;" : . ' commanding ot'iiccr. which be did with : consummate ease ami gave them hours of such "coaching" as they'd never : had and more all the f :tt r::t on I fal lowing morning, to the end ti.ai t--e eight companies: passed a st;r;:r'sl!:',ir creditable Inspection, and ti e r review was the best given by any n the Mate forces that summer. The old c lone! resigned at the close cf the camp, the lieutenant colon el waived proi.ietiou. the oCicera signed a pa;s.- asiiing that I-angdon be made colonel. a:rl then some of them privately to! 1 the i:d j,lt.mt general ti er di.l so because ... they "couldn't say no. exact!-." and yet were opposed to the idea. They might well be. becaese they l.new their Incapacity ami fi!t that l.angtln'i would soon Le after them with a sharp stick. The two roads. iLrot'g'j their repre sentatives, bad also t.oiactbhig it hay. Mr. Langdon was a brave ot.i; .-r it.:d all that, a good uian to have e: hand in time of trouble, but one v. ho v. or.! 1 probably make more trouble tian be could cure. Again. Iho t xceuii-.c t.,i:-;d that ;!.cre was an undt n-urn !.i among the political soldiers and the manage 'nient of the roads i!i;:nn-;i. to Lang don's advancement. Lint o:i wa:. cjui- ing on. Campaign funds ;vi; t.octb'd. "I'ut away the sword; states can ! i f.aved without it." wss sona-thing any Matcsman could say. from B: !ieli"U down, but where was the statesman who coil id say states could be saved wiihout money V The foveiier knew that personally and professionally Langdon w;-s the man ol all other fur : that promotion, but be give it to the , major, a gentleman who didn't know a cartridge from a cat-o' n:ne tails, and that autumn hi an editor. al genuine ia Its regret The Banner re: erred to the removal from their uudst id the law Grin of Cresswell & Langdon. It was understood that brilliant propects awaited the gentlemen comprising it In tin field of their new operation"-I he rapidly developing rcg:a: o! the mines and forests of the far northwest. It was understood that tiny had already secured their office in the heart of the great lumber district cf the tVilnmbias and that, escept in ii.cun.ry. Nebraska would know them no more. That win ter Cresswell & Langdon were t lirol'.ed among the taxpayers of Sparta a ville. Another year, and the Kcntuckiau was . In his element end the leg'.si.iture I -. Laugdcn stuck to the ':-'. arJ j to courts until once ag!n importuned S by men who knew hl.i e -. d.s in Nehru ! ka to take the head cf a siahvar: -oiu-- party cf far northwestern i::iU:::i.'.r :s. "Good gracious, Lnngdo:!." t-.iUi l ":-s- well, "haven't yen wasted enough tiznt , in that thankless work? Wla.t good h you ever expect to get out of it":" . "Two goods, colonel." xsid I.an.-ilon tranquilly. "One is that I nisi paying the nation for my cdu-ation; another, gaining for myself a hold nu.os-g si:e men from whom the nation i.i'.r t r. : -' her soldiers next time she goes to but- tie. It's got to come, and when it doe? , I go out at the head of a rcgii-ieur a::-I not the tail of a battery. Mark yot. ' that!" CITAFTEU XVIII. i The firm of Cresswell k I .n.r.Td..n. attorneys and counselor.; at law. ha-.l moved to the capital. The title f '- do ne!, so long and so gract fni'y wmn by the srntc.r member, bad giv n way to ; of judge and had perched, eagles ac1 aI1. upoa t!l0 ouU'.ers of UU m:r- t!a, jl:3ior. ta a s,ua, CO:i:;.,,nwc:.bh . of faf uthvvpt.. m t:f j.r.-.in, ,a.n cat, (... rrT wn.t. r, .t i.:.r !a,l:- rg; ing work, and as the year- n-"- '-n and Langdon gained con'i e u -e with constant practice in the courts th-.-r? came a time when be ocuid !.:.- v. :::h ed for greater oppo: tunity it study. "Give up your tin sohbc ring." growled the judge. "Here ycu are goir.g on 40 and wasting three or four e venings a v.-eek fooling round with a 't of boys playing v.dth swords aul gun-." And still Langdon s:n'led the same tju'.ct. quizzical smile, passed Ills ! ;.g. slim fingers back through the tkinn n ;.; of dark hair, ail silvered row. as was the trocper mustache, and I--!:- 1 ': at his p: rtl.v senior and said, "i'ni just beginning to . nj"y it." t ;-g.:!-:"s ga loie were siailoe. ' I r.iot'5 ih v:;"-y of the North Anerlcaa An r.: -o. ini'a'i- try at Vaucouver. Spokr.n d'Aleue, cavalry tt itoh'e Wallii. guacers nt tr.e !;ig the crast. and-The of! r con e again to the Pr--"- a:. I ( i'-ir and Walla f ..-ts clong ':i-i-:!t hal r.e. a i-.l M.-l j.-tt a ! of gol 1 ; ville. with .-iivr b-aves upon h's "rectangl -.,s." ' t-.e.iii'iui!-re s in the bay. 1D2 at the stone f':r ana Aatnan. lejoicmg iu me pi to f g Francisco, and May and Wood- of San Francisco, and May and ooa- row. Ir th-Jr first ! A-utenancies. sll bad CONTIM'KD OS TOl JI11I P.'.G;'-. 4$ fainting, smothering, palpita tion, pain in lefc s'Je, shortr.cs3 cf b-cnth, incr7z!r,r cr inr:r:!t- tcnt puis'2 riii i retarded crcc'z.- tlGIl all coiris from a veal: cr defedtive heart. Overcome these faults by building up the heart-muscles and making the heurt-nerves strong and vijror ous. Dr. Miles' Ilecrt Cure is the remedy to use. It is the best. "T WOV.l.I llUVS FJeVi n I would p t- v c-;-!v r.' -ir.ii..ts:i.i ..J h- -rt wjZd fc.cri to .&-.t 'je tt ing, IIku It. v. irM !-:-:it v..r l.:ird. I ly ;:.;:. rikinr Tr. Zl'.le He nt fur.i w!.. i. t V ' r.M .1 t w. 1 ve 1 1 !, s my cc..i. v.ii all riiiu"' Jins. J. Lfc 'J AVtoa, i tU Or is r. heart and blood t?nic cf une :r.!td power u .J never fiihi l benefit if taken n time. i l; Jru;rdsts on rv.a: inter. lit. LiL-. .sdiciCa, r.ikimt, la-- ( '( W V. T ' I! ( 1 1 A , .' ill I - - J .1 ' ... A l ' ;l Ct.: !- tt Lil-ile .-s I. ,r..r: if re n i.d r.i: ti.e c. :,. it :i i cf Knthc r.'-.itli orf(n".tt-s;. N 1 I he :..-C on S- nb -u.l cr ::.:h. 1M,1. i:!;' VH-:i La".i- astl c.i.-ctiuiits. ( v :r.'n- Fr.nntu:-' and F;tnres, Iiie fi'ii-i I aui i. aiiti Unit. C.ed mi il.Uld, !,.'. IS. :-.i5.'". t.i II-. m Total Land. LIABILITIES. Cri: Lil sfiH-!.. Fie'.ivi.t'.-t'. pi-i'Hls, - LVli:-:.t- sill ji-ct tocl.ccks, Cn.- hier s checks, Tot:.l. - -.JO. ,;.::0.'V; 1 -J ,:.cr ;a JO'.'i I, J. F. Fhick, c:t. t.f The O lom. i. c ial I'anktif j-;at'i if ."("'till, -t soj-inoly sv. ur the a'.-7" statt ;-r.t ;r. tr.'t lo :l:e In .-t of my '.vii ". I'tlg1- aiej ! ). 1. .1. F. FLACis, e'e'-nr. State of N. C., Uath. rftct' tJounty. Sworn tit and SiiltscriUtl Lit it.it l::C this 11 th da;, of Xf.: r. l!;',l itn if an --e-r i-si. !T"01l ;ij)-: mr i " tti.i: .iltlcd F. Wca:f. acm !lii.:;- r " S. (.',. I':.'gcl vs. Aiie I!:; Mid uti'rs, ir-, a' law of S. C l ii.tgitt, i v-'il reii ai lb. cnurt iii'ii'i- hi Kt.ti.e: fort'tlOii at d lie aitc'i'i.i :! M.'.ii-hiv, I'--th!;t2!u1, I'.hiI, st! .tuit 7 i :e r. s st' vi.tiu'l-i- inntAv.y. lunt.s Ki!g !!! ti.e v of ("albry;. ;Vi-!:. S:djij!;!!::: f i e ':!:!.- T xxullins. J. A. - ' -i 'iuhHct ;..ii . oli.. r. . Ti. :-:t?d a I e ing th- ui.: t!i ."i-!i S. ( '. i'att'. t 't imt t r-ri'ir i i iii.;'1' 'i i-- l;:.i.'i.-- v. iii It. . fi'l to Clcate :'s-e! ai'iiiiitf tie- in' v Mi V. hich to j;:.y !- ! is t ti:'- u;n' rr"tgr.--d. auo w'l! ' - "1 1 the ftiliti ti One-third It. t.e iV til tv.-j, -;-li -tin;-.-; in twelve .nth.- a;. I ti.e I' cii---tliird in t :i;;"-;'ii:.r jiK-iitii:-, tb, t,ti dt f rstti pa lie n's be s cr.rr'd by i.:ite. ! with approvi ;1 miu iry, and o Uar iti : ten ft float tt-of -de. 'i'i'k Vtill . r: ; tailed iii-id ib' ,' al utyir.' :it.f lb-- jtr , chase nioiii v. Tbi.-N'.'.t lidt r -St Is ,:Vcl. j i. V. WLAST, ji;i.j::.i:T:or of S. C. Fatirtt. I M'-Brav; r c Justice. Atlr;ievs. j Notice! On Monday. J5 ' '-'ndde.yof Dt crniU r, 111 1. I will s-il ;if pititii.; aii- I'i-i f-:- ca-b, a t !: 'iio i.- !.- t';r i-i V. o: ! j- Vri ' ' c f.. lov', , ct S "' r!i.r YC-c ..,, ,. . . , a. K4 , c arv-inii-. v. .,f A. L. .- i, ?. 1 1 '::; t tt :-.i. f?.li r. A , :a t f : t.te.tii . - tr CJjj. Tl:c (:.. ' '. ; . ji-t t c. in.- . K brrst.'i. Th urtiii i iii-. iii i i - 1! 1. J.t-.-l vi: l- :..;-! :h b tr.- 'if .1. (.!. i' 'i.'iis Iso .-. tr-A-.r - t-rs-iii. tit-t.t-u-' ti. ibis .AO.-. tTi'.r :. LiOl. P.. A. .irSTi-':-:. Ct.mmif.sio-cr. McLr.ivtr t-r Att'ii:-rs. T. M. Lynch, the i-ot.. rfi.r.ncd, a ln.ii;-Istr-itor oi j. K. Lynch, co-astd. viil M-ii a tL Ci'iri'i bi'.i;- .tT 11: iiutiif-r- l'ii-.:tt.;i nil i'-iii'ay, tA- ii.lr z.ti., .r ta.-:!i a: pt i ;.c .t.; t.'-ii f.i. i:.us tnu j.t . counts auo otii-r t-vu. i:--s t.f tif-tt li- loi.giug to lL- e.st.t'- ff ,-:.l titj :-r', lemaiiiin;; i tr..- l.w'r aim C2.fJ:t t ttt". 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Rutherfordton Tribune (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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Nov. 14, 1901, edition 1
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