BBy WILL N. HARBEN,
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titute B^i
HfUty" tH.
I), by IUHI « iiemn
CUAFTKIt V.
mHE m-xt morning Hie uiwii apace
nr lira vide nt the warelunaw
wn* filled wllh mountain wit ir
on*. Those wlrtch contnlmal
iln-stmtls ginseng. fruit. cklrkena.
trailer vr amok* cured bacon Inul
v Hite ram ;i* rover* urir Gar in Itae ntli
era trim cotton wagons. lii-ro which
lb* iP'-.it, bulirlng bait* wvn* hooped.
Tbe > eur'a <-ro|> waa Htmndant. >uul llt
lle of llm product bad been stain**! to
II** bull, fur tb* rlprulng period Inul
lracu dry ulul bleated wllh Minab'nr.
Aa Itlllyrr waa about tn i-nler lira
front door of the warehouse after
breakfast flaaeom Truitt slonrlird to
ward lilts from a group u round a little
campfire belweou two cotton wagon*.
.Tciklng bla king tliuuib over Ma shoul
der. and lilu-libig Dp bis auepeodrr
Isem trousers at the waist, be drew the
mcrrhnnt to out) tide.
"Ilcnrd Iti!tliouae say yon was nttt
lookin' frr George last tilghi.* bo be
gan awkwardly, "an' 1 'lowed tbar’d
be so liarm in harin' a word with you.
That's all right ‘twixt me *n' George,
aqulre. He told uis Jure now be sorer
knowed wbut be was about an' that
he's sorry. Shocks.' bo never hart me.
Mr. Ulllyur. Doable*. I’d let that ebap
maul loe in the fare a* much as be
likes after the friend lie's been to JcIT.
Ilf he's done my lioy one favor lie Ima
a hundred. My wlfo feel* Jest IJko 1
do about George, an' ef she was to bear
I’d got Ini In trouble uvi-r a llttlo thing
like Ural last night abe'U quit me."
"So tbtr won't Ik do charge agla
’lm. UtenY" snkl niltyee in relief.
“Xst a bit." sskl ilia mountaineer, un
consciously atrnklug tlm Ji« George
Ducklcy bad bruised the night before.
'The marshal com* to tue Jeat sow an’
nxed me ef 1 v anted to make a case,
on' I told 'ini He wa* craxy, lliat me *n'
George wa* jest ployin', an' eomo o’
them derti niggers 'lowed we wss fun
aln’."
-i m gum you icei unit way. jniin,
said Hlll.ver, nud bu went Into tba of
fltr. KCt (luuu ■(. Iim Ursk Hirl liojiun
to read hi* tuuil. -,
Two cltiienv of Darky made tba
warehouse ihelr busliuws headquarters,
using tbe (leaks wlibonl |ia>. llanry
Hanks, a tall, Unk, murrlcd nun about
Qfly fire years of ago. bad a desk la
one (Minor of the oau-o. Bo wore a
long brown bvnrd, was dyspeptic, yel
low skinned uml nervous. JTo was a
Confederate veteran who had, after tbe
war. developed a surprising capacity
for making money one of lbe aufortu
nate section be bad brnrely fought for.
lie waa a well to do note sharer, and
sold fanners their yearly supplies at
an enormous profit Anything from a
cooking stove to a yoke of oxen waa
considered good security when once de
scribed la I bo “Iron clad" mortgage
nolo of which be waa the Inventor. Ha
oarer wore a vest, and iho pockets of
his thin coat wore always bulging with
notes and accounts which lie carried on
kla person to have them reedy at a mo
ment's notice whan ha rau across a de
linquent. Tbe other cltlsru waa 11m
Kenner, a Jovial cotton buyer, a bach
elor about focty-llva years of age. who
waa the very life of tbe little circle.
When be bad business to transact be
could be as long faced and serious as
any one else; but even then Iris humor
was apt 10 babble op and burst at tbo
vary iso moot no one wee expecting It
His chief amnaement waa hi teasing
Hanks, whom ha sarcastically called
“Old Liberality," or “IJb” for abort
Ha spoke with a whlno that always
ended In a rasping laugh that eras very
lnfertkma Hanks had nsrer base
known to sndK And yet a does observ
ar would bars aaaa that In kla own
way, ha assmsd to enjoy all kla asso
ciate'* levity. It .was a chilly day and
tliora waa a good Ire In ti« loag wood
stove, and tba tws men bant aver it.
Osama Barkley aat on Ms high stool
at bis desk at wash an bis Mg lodflar.
“flay, George," whined Kenner, as ha
threw a- cigar atuasp nndet the stove
and loaned back la kla chair. “DU yen
aver hoar that tala BIN Cower la a-tell
ln' on IJb, about bla bum out when he
used to be In tbe jsmk business r‘
Georgs smiled Indulgently and said,
without looking rwnwd, that be had
not
"ud mooc »«■ ^
am* down at the fur and o' tho itreat,"
•aid Kenner. 'Maot attar the aerraodor
toar waa a Iota o’ scrap iroa a a* the
Wo lyin' around, ah’ ha auoA money
bayin' It «p mb' Ahtpolo' It to Iron
foundrlaa. Than be added Wboat on'
peaa on' corn aa ■ Me Mae, an* eoe
rail wbee be bed a party Up Block of
ermrytblng bit aback hack dr*. A wind
waa a-blowtn' oar tbiopa leahod aimky.
A Uae of backet paaadra waa fanned to
1b# nlpbaat well, am* wa waa Onto’ per
tjr fair work wbaa Tib eaaaa hiptar
Ami the at root, maldn* a eotao Uke a
howt foil o' water. Wtow he toad what
w# wae dots’ he pet awfol rattled an*
tolled for aa to mi obi the ataff. 1
•won't etch 'ha, bat 81 LI Oewrr aaya
wbaa eaaaa o' the crowd laid held a’
the whaat aeeka Ub yelled at 'em. Let
tbe -tint alone. If# hmured, tot# eat
the arfsp Hoar’
iHwrpe laapbed at Uda radial, bat
flea** atapty rwanp hie teat beck tad
forth a ad tbowofl tba ead of Wo aw
bphtart dpar. To ah appearnneao M
pad ad hoard a wand af whet had
"TTo put I lie shanty out." ulil Ken
ner. • hut l.fb tllOn't help n hit. lie
watt bnpplit' it bout like, a cMckrn with
It* Iwinl tHT tlolu' It* tout dance. Wt
rutlly e at til kb lire. I believe bed
'«' Ur»M«M dead Ui Ida truck* c( he’d
•*• loro liy that blaze that night"
"Ef- tbor'a anybody lliat loven a
oHii ttiun-'ti yvti tW.“ Krunted lb
note xlutvt-r. 'I'd like to two 'Uu. I
never I torn I o* anybody killin' an)tiling
ieifii you.” *
Krutiv-r Imzliitl. "VVlien I fn*t
Murtt-d out I'll-aduilt I vtiot putty done.
1 Ik Vmi know my tbuldy no Id a lull*
fin mi o' hb tt hen 1 van. twenty one an*
act rue up in the retail grocery bool
ncan. lie miked to roe ao much about
Iba ileaitlieau lyin' lu wait for aurkeru
that I stixpuioncil even the preacher
wk.-ir I nitciuletl roeetlu'. He sot be
hind In UU m-count once, an' I luuled
*iro np an' told 'lm tlie rraaoa I uraan't
a trend l u' chturh room rvgUr waa be
ta'"c be -iro-M.'t totin' fair, an' Hint 1
couldn't"- Kenner laughed laipul*!re
ly ”git any aperltual good baton hi' to
■ man an' wonderin' ef I'd ever kH my
mooay. He paid up an' quit me: but
1 didn't care; iay reUgtoa lm pro red, an'
whsu bis Irnu wu owl ha neat off
owin’ brother Lumpkin aeventy-two
dollars an' odd costs. La tup kin re
fused to be'p Hie heathens frr fear
y*ar afterward*. ”
Ulllywr turned round In bla clislr and
aniilcd. fils ftteo had A beallltier glow
and Ub rye a deeper twinkle than
rauul. To look at him ooe would not
Irore suspected that be had paaeed
through a atortti the night before that
ltad almost alinkm kb soul out of Ida
body.
* re arway* luougnc you il !0«tt oa
your right*." lie ukl to Kenner. "Ah'
the truth It lt‘* tbo only way to get
on In iMislnuw."
‘■AVrll." taawercd tbo cotton buynr,
T b«d to bold font* down, Ur. Hni
ycr. I wii a trreen hand, but I reckon
I ripened purty quick. Tbar yu a
Tonne elnrrkcqwr next door to me,
Joe oihtM, no eharp aa a brier, tie
could niultiHr f.mr figure* by foor
figure* iu LU brad an' fire yon the
a newer la n minute, lie need to tea
roe wbo would iVj to credit an* who
wouldn’t, an' I alwaya relied on bis
Judgment.
“Hut. Lord. I cayn't ret here tcllia'
yarns all day. 1'ui gain' to bondle a
eight or cotton 'faro aundown: ll'a roll
in' in like a rlrrua parade."
Tbo day'* buHnee* bnd really begun.
Mountain men came la with rnmplta
of their ootfmi or gmin. Baacom
Truitt bad nu armful of tbo enowy
staple. “There ■ whole gaag of tan
wagons from beyant tbo Ten moan
line." be asbl to Kenner. 'They want
to know wliat’a jroro beat figure."
Kroner pulled tbe wods apart at tbe
window end auewered:
•Uctcb eighth* li the boat I kin d*
Ba«. If tbey take my offer git 'em
to drive It up to tbo eld# door. I’ve
rented *pnce for 000 bole# here.
I hope tbey nlo'l water packed or got
any daed nlager* Hawed away la 'em.
Kavery’s over, an' we never did buy
’em by tbe poahd nohow'*
Train stnlled.
“They'll let you liave It" ho Mid.
Jjncy want to tank up nn’ go back
Ha was turning away when Hacks
detained him. "That's several In that
gang tUat owe no for aupplte*" ha
sold, pulling out kite bunch of note*.
"Baa. tell ’em I'm prepared te t*d
tho*r chock*"
-AH right. Mr. Hanks." eekl the long
moon tain err, “I’ll Ml 'em."
Ksaner treat ant to receive the cot
ton. and Hjllysr followed to ladleato
tha apaea Keener was 1o use. This
Mt George Buckley und the note ehav
•r akmo together. Ueorga was writing
whan Hanks stood up aad leaned on
the desk near to htm. He cleared Ms
throat tad chowod hie dear for a mo
ment. than ho eaM awkwardly:
*1 baton eeach of a band to talk, bat
I’ve boon wantin' to say aooie'a' to yoo
otor atom yore pa got to hie trouble,
bat somehow Icoaldn’t git to It IJoet
feel like lento* yaa that l m yore friend,
*n' ef It bad been to lay power I'd ’a*
Helped yea oat a' all that meea."
”1 thaak yon, Mr. Hank a." Otcrpe
retamed. with a fluoh ef gratitude.
•To glad to know you fait that way."
The ekl men coughed aad etraked bto
beard with bto scrawny hand. Tre
been aetahta’ yore pragma* Georg*
rrer since nHlyer tack yea op. I
reckon I was mem latoraatod la it on
account o' my bad lack with my ewa
! boy. Georg* Bob hata't woth bto room
In brO, nor nrrer wtD to*
Gear** avoided the eye bee ring dew*
ob Mm whan ho answered:
-Of coarse I cen t dictate to ye* Mr.
Hank*" be eeid cautleasiy, "bat 1
thtnk yea am wrong about Bob. I
think be win torn out a right wbea
he's a Mttto etdrr. ne'e to with the eo
olety eat beta end half ef them bora
well to de parrot* sad the (nth to ha
deesat kaew how to bsgto. I think he
vrrots ttt,
“Hdh always after toe te pot op Ibe
vwnay ter ’be to «e koatoem e*’
aneemd Hash* "Hew, wooMa’t t be
■ datHmttod Mtot to pot amoey to bto
bands wlen hr betot get enough
energy to keep stood ret te nu ear
tires et leenrt lift get to test shew
that her# gat hostneaa cerarity 'fees IH
rmk ’to*. Heh Ibe Mggast tmabto I
rrer Hod-0large, erjhrji iyee w%et
■< man jwVc rams n* jarrae'f oa m
dMua it mats* «r« mod euougb to
kick 1m. Oil. Lie's Jest ruSteuT ( kaln't
on! no money fit 'lm to tbibhUs with,
but I’m boro to ten you or yon naad ■
•tube st any tint all you got to do to to
call on mat. Aa I Mr. I*v» —tihifl
l-oo."
Goorgo Bushed as ha ttmnkod tbo old
man again nod assured bln bo wm
not In nosd of money. Kroner rawo In
rubbing. bla hand*. n« was followed
by lllllyrr with a icicgrum In bla
hands: lie asenuel rs cited aa he aprosd
It otwa no George's ledger. "I'urbeR A
Cot offer fl.OD a bushel fer out entire
lot n* wheat,** be mid. "What's yore
Judgment. Usorgo - le .lt a><U or not
aellT’
"I'd lot 'er allde Ilka a sled oa a anew
naonutaln." spoke U|i Kroner. "Good*
»*as known 1 bar's enoogk prom la It
at tint. Too boagkt the Ohsrtrsioo a a'
Atlanta Iota under eighty.”
No one spoke fur a tuomam. Ilaaka
was paying only aHgbt attantiou to Iba
eoneonulhni. He waa aalduoi latoraat
ed In whnt did nut peranouliy soortni
bin.
”1 Jret erant yor» Judgment, Caargq"
said Hiltyor la lb* proud tout a man
might bare lu sddmiatag a snrnsasfal
sou. Buckley's r> re held I hr agger
look ut the young spocutotnr aa tiiey
net tbo old man's excited alut*.
"I don't llhe So exprsea myself.” bo
•newrrrd finally. -If it went toy nsssy
t would, bet It la yours."
"Well, yo're wokeme to a fool'a ad*
rice.” put In Keoncr, deeply lntrmted.
'Tvs wnlebsd tbo market for twenty
"I xu ferl iifce fcM/a’^uv «*•* rat y*ra
odd jrnv, an' you'll kit tlM ceilin’ la
thi* lblue If roll don't git out wbilo you
got a chance. Why, Ulllyer, anybody
eon ore"—
“Georg*." U» luMcbOBt broke la.
with firm nmniin, "I am simply
oMiug yon for yore Judgment. t want
that an' nothin' else."
"Wetu there la nothing else for mo
to do but giro It. then," mid Rnckley.
"It It were ay lorretmeat I'd boM
on."
"Thar, tbar. yon old okhUHat," cried
Illllyor triumphantly aa ho slapped
Kroner oo the abauldar. "Ton cayn't
•car* that boy to death; he's pot grit;
ball bold on tin It thnadora."
“Ten." retorted the cotton buyer, "no*
Goorg* will be like lh* little boy e-botd
¥ the calf-he'll he yellin' for eome
hody to come help 1m ton loose."
Ulllyer'a face was beaming. Ho Mi
down at hi* dealt, and. taking op a
taUgraph Monk, be began to writ*.
Kenner pointed to him as be touched
George on the arm, "Got bock Mg
oeoocs at last," ho Inogbod; "hUa gain'
to take that offer."
Ulllyer looked np with a smite.
“Coodnte tc Dinks, Kashmir, offered
mo 10.000 bnsbols by this mania's wire
at 91.03 a bushel," he said. "I'm goto*
to nab It fore TarimM * Oo. and out
whir ira at"
Kanin- whistled toftly, growled out
soon thing to hlueelf. and went out of
the room. Haaki turned from the win
dow and leaned on C sorgo’» desk. "Do
yon reckon yo’re safe am thattl" be
MUD, and. when Oeorgs rap Had hk tha
adtematfr*. ha aakl slowly: “By gnm!
you make mo want to rank a Httla aay
a¥t. Rotor how it weiDO la mo yoa
eonM torn tko thlrg yen way, Jaat
with that darn steady ay* ¥ yocafn.
DM I reckon I’M stay outeM*. I MW
was a band to taka rooks, a¥ k*n bo
fun to watch you naa t—ala with It"
CHAPT1B VL
BTIIT man ma fwfrt tridli
much Miter thus a* Idle mm,
aad the activity of Ida IlCa to
ll! the watt following hid fe
tbM'i convict leu waa a Meeaiaa to
Oaorga lathy. Indeed, the Brat Baa
day afterward waa a aort at critical
per hid. tor every dihmn at the place
wba had a ay da ha to respectability
pat «a hie beet etothee and attended
ane of tba ata white cbarrhca; aad ear
bam knew that If be waa to continue
to bold the peel Hen bo hod made for
bhneeif la tba eocUl nfa of the rfllaps.
bo moot not appear to fatter or U slink
Into retirement on oeooant of whet bad
happened.
It w»n a hrtaUt, balmy day. aad
who* ha wont down u> tbs iieWei
after breakfast at tba Hmrtrf ba
tooad tba ami gtao9 of Micro weHtac
tor tba melL Thera waa a borhar abap
■«*t dear, aad It waa Owtaped with
ttpwbiana baton tba red aad havtas
tbalr boeta pohehed. Oeorpe bowed to
aavaral af bln Mends end acaaatat
aaiee. bat (bore was eeteetblnc wttbla
Idas that nado him shrink from a
a ■xBfltietrtlal broker. Inform tag nm
f'f that wheat bed Haen to KIM a
buabal aad advlaiug Un to bold aa,
aa IU- market showed a AothM ui*.
ward imduKjr. Meeting tba uagra
partrr 3aka aa a corner, Buckley gar*
him tba latter* and told ldm to taka
them up to HHlyer, aad l ben, far ladk
or anything eUo to do. bo eatared the
wmreboaae. abut the door after Urn
and went lock to lila room. Haro b»
ret (town at the window lo the BUT
alilne. a ail uImi.hh befure lie waa aware
uf U be liod-alldwed a feeling <if Otter
dwprugh-n.y to itfMeinl trpea liho.
"What I* lie* Iiwr be *. knf'biUMrif
"How am t to fight It through*" Kor
half an law he aat Dios lu the vary
dtrga of despair. and that suddenly g
plrtare new before Ult lucuutl rhdoo
g puture .if irid tnau lllllycr ao ho aat
Item »h ibe bed la the vogue lamp
light reenuutlng the nae loUtxkc Of In*
life and the grlaa Bgtit ho waa Mill
malting lo overcome the emuuquowwa.
aad a 0u*b of shamt etole veer the
young mao. "fro promised him,** ho
•aid aloud—"Pro promised him to bo
a mas. and I ahaU 1 aboilr
Juat then the church beU* began to
ring. The)' were oil Itarab In tone, betag
cheap coat loot, i-acvt/t on* wtiivh (isd
Iwob smuggled into the village during
the war frrau a larger towa after the
church la which It beieugod waa dm
atroyrd by fire. It* tono waa sweet
aad mellow aad roe* oat ef the general
rlanttur Uke a proailae of peace to tuf
ferlag sunk. It waa ringing la tbe lit.
tie belfry of the church Lydia t'run*.ton
attended, (the waa aa CptecopaUan,
but aa there waa ns church of that do
nomination at Darky, and her father
waa partial to tbe rather progrceotvo
young minister wt the Methodist church,
abe aad her mother went there regular
ly. Aad It mast bo coofeoaed that
Ooorgo Buckley hod ea many a Poo*
day sbuw fera tag her aeiyualataaca at
tended Hut iHirtleiatar pure ef woo
ablp. aad chiefly for tbe OffMrt salty
af eeelag her. He knew tbnt it would
be a dlflkult tblag far him to face
the little concrcgatloa. divining the
thoughts that would rlee la the minds
ef all, and yet he met the matter cour
ageously and went.
rim va. - «- .t.. .1 A..* Ik. desk
hymn knd been wins and that there
were no loiterm, aa was frequently
the ease, on the steps. benching tbe
doer and looking In. LU heart set op a
lively beating ■■ ha saw J.rdU Cr»n
vton with ber porno la In their pow.
The major was tbe only iota la Der
*7 Who aal on the ladles' aide of Urn
bens*. He seemed never to bars to
marked that he was acting la ah excep
tional manner In thia regard- la an
other thlait be wai different from oth
er men. He was. perhaps, tbe oaly
male lndlrldnnl la tbe village who
wore kid gloves. Hie silk hat was on
the Soar at the end of the pew, nod
across in tep Uy Ida gold beaded cone,
apoa which wna engraved a respectful
tribute from bis regiment. Indent, the
Cranstoa family bad a decided air of
tbe old regime about them, nmt It wai
all tbe mure noticeable because at tbs
few families of nuHe their owa rank
at Dailey. Lydia, tan. gmrefal and
fair, was realty a pretty gift and. What
woe batter, she was very well informed.
Mrs. Dwgan bud often remarked that
nearly all tbe young men—and those of
tbe Wat Harley Wood too—were actual
ly afraid of tbe Virginia girt. aad. while
da thought It moat peculiar and 4c
plnrcd the cuodlttoo of things, aba at
tributed the lowborn George Hockley's
standing In Lydin's estimation to tbe
fact that ho “could talk lo her about
books an’ tlw- Uhn an' had the natu
ral cheek of bin t-ln so."
The ceotnil ntahj was carpeted, and
Gsorgo step;iwl softly to on* of tbe
aeota In tbe rear and aal down. Ha
was gtad that I*Hi arrival was anted
only by a few. The young minister''
would bar* been conspicuous la a lar
ger plac* than Harley. Ua was ala
feet foar to bctgbt. totj dark aad ro
maikabiy alight; bis eyas war* dark
blue, Mb features sharp, and ha wot*
Us Mack hair tong and was dean
shares.
When the aerrk* was over George
stood tad walled for Mrs. Ililtyur, who
was camItig toward him. to her stiff
Mack ante, with a welcoming smite.
“Glad to ere you out. young man."
aba said as she joined him. "That
was a rip-you-npdbo-back, pay-upor
gtbout sort of a sermon, wasn't ttf
Ye* “o' Ur. IIHlyrr d bettor paaa
around yore bod acres rd a tomorrow,
sa- may bo yah’U git Urn boueflt of It
I aood *W Pater Casbot duckin' hie
bead a time or two.”
Croat too* Vfrt latMM. to* major
and uu wl(< bvtraa witn tfcelr ueunl
odd Smutty. I>ul Lydia fuxo him mm
of I*t nruttcat eadlm. -ito gou fad
WtT aho Itngtod. Minin to ow
nmilirKn talk.
“Kot courtly." h* replied, wlidu In
Sglto of klmaetf; "hot It traa strong,
aau'i li v
"Tun bat ha wnaa't hit. Jdlao Lydia."
■Poke np kin. nil Iyer. "JBf ersrgbody
.paid tbt'r dew* HP« this goat* «n»
to oag nothin' of the debts at other
ftb«-Brother Mughrw ’<1 bo ont o'
asms'll’ to pftwtl) about."
"up. I know limt. Uni. Ultiger."
Uiteaald. with a tough. and aka want
on to bar father, who waa looking hatk
ami frowning tmpettontlg.
Outside the rbench. Cosrgs and Mia.
lUItgor walked hmnowaid
•be wait Hi ■ (slkutlm i
"It ula'r ang or my
MoeMeg,’’ she paid, "hat wbon it i
la haowln' bow to treat 1
you lake Um mg cC the baob. I waa
tickled back lPar. Toa tmated that
aai K* HgLi-jeet right, to a gnat's
had"
"Why. wfcnt do gou mean, hn DU
gorr* naked George. <iuh* at m as to
Mr loceiilnx.
"tt'oti. t-f goa don’t know a Let 1
am** let It Moan. I’m often wondered
what makoa dm woaaea take to goa a*
aa* I've a boat concluded lie boon’s#
they eaga’t run over ran rough abed.
My Lord. George Hockley, tbli la the
fr. an' I acknowledge Id baud aoftret
faat time I an* ooed goa two "giiti
tod amch about (bo high stand In’ of
the era not one that 1 utmost lowed
gou waa a plarub tool to W goto’ that,
hot- noil, 1 mar asrer know whan n
hen wMl take a notion to aor. bat Of
gou keep uu actin' with Lydia Cann
atoti like you did bock ihr.r in moatin'
Too Ua atm pig wgap bar around gars
gttie Sagar. gha mag Iwiit oat a long
time, bat aiaWM throw up (to rgoayo la
the end. All tM kimtm bsaaoa cagnt
pull a woninn aaray from a man she
taspeeta an* la aorry far at tbs amt
ttec. no' rf I'm any Judge—Hoc I reck
on 1 tiiIk iao amck."
"Ob. Mra. IllUyar. you art sartig"—
"Tati know.'' the Utile woman ran
on. "I wan u-aettiu' W two *-—r~T~
bablnd 'awn an' wtea goa eaam la 1
oaod ’er awitch or I iced a little to oaa
aMe aa’ are gon. mu’ than torn looked
atialftbt In fnmt af 'er Jmt ss *f noth
in’ bad happened. Tint acme's’ bud
happened to bey fat*, far I saw] tt
change. A wvunu km feel a man as
aaay oa bPadla’ a cbiekaa m tbo roost
With a torch, toll aka eara*t foci an
otkar wonaan. That’s why they beta
one another Mto oaskea. Thar sbo
cornea newl"
comap wm
It was r.n okl fithkuml Victoria. Ortr.
*■ by a slock leaking negro on tbe
front amt Tbe oucupeata did aot tom
their haada.
T wonder how tlwqr got on to thatr
oMtod lira. liUIyrr. with a snigger.
"On to wbotr Hockley asked.
"Why. oa lo that way of eettte' like
they bad boards auder tha’r ctottote
agate tho’r backs. I’d rmlber do s
doy*a waafatn’ ’na to go a arils that
•-way X always wsat to loU back
krhon r* ruin’—why. tbst'o wlnt (M
kfa ter. I always- Towed — bat thorn
Mtoo os’ tbe Bigger took like ao many
bean poles.”
George laoglMd beartly. Shebadtba
knack of making people «w«<foi gad
atueo bin rrceat trotihlo sho bad daao
amcb to (otter# ids gloamt and. be
Mdte. hod Mo not eoeoangod Um to
hope that- ltet bto Mart asok oadar
tbcat reflections. Iydia Craaotea. Mr
many reason., was oat of tM Qgmtleg.
sad he wee mod lo allow Ms hopes to
be alined.
"Of course.” Mrs niUjwr west on.
so If ranting Ms Hind, "thar ain’t ao
aw Mladin* eonrtree to Um troth.
Them Ortmatone hate’t yarn sett oar
mine, no' n body ought to one oedl
itery kw in mk matters, bat all tM
atKwatry an’ family trma an* Mae
blond royal on earth cayn’t Map a
women', heart from flopplo' lost tbe
way It wants ts top. I aorter like Lyd
ia Craaatnn. Bbc cmiVt brag an ’ey no
taesdaeta. bat she don’t PM known
Me’e some pumpkin* «■’ ain’t a-worry
te*. Bein’ afeard ycro bUa’t oa Mori
a Other folks to tbe Mggcet drawback
oa earth. Thar's oaa of yore best aufla,
Georgs. Too alwaya hold yon Mod
ap. gomctlmas 1 ttilok mi Mrs a
erawa of soon sort m It before you
dte. You’ve got nerve, oo* ptetty of
It though 1 did think you was u-gata*
to flicker under yen tmnha last wish,
bat row rye no* akin i. clear so over
(coKTiN-rr.n ox roc TB rhag )
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There is a quality in Royal
Baking Powder which makes
the food more digestible and
wholesoqie. This peculiarity
of Royal has been noted by
physicians, and they accord
ingly endorse and recom
mend it.
MVAl IMM fMUt M. WW NW
* Children** and
4 Mtonc** Coat*.
i The most l*cantlful Hue
51 for children tad misses,
"f Price* (or sizes four to
4 V& >*“** »/ §LS0‘
J tl-75. From eifht to
i fourteen yean old $7.50,
tk tiJ0’ **tS 30’
LmHci' ffitg ,.;^W;V
fa btnrk, (an. 'brown, y
«m«. bin*, gnr. and W^i;;
mode. PkieestsiofAJO, ' t
*5. $5.50. $B, $6.50, $7. *
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^ These ladles* costs deseri
a consideration. We are proud of
^ will the boyer he~pra«d of the
Jk ly Pleasing styles, of the parts _I
^ «*eel«esee of the materials, of the r
U faultless care sad finish la the making. 1
J And the prices alas have a charm—la fact v
A your coat mosey cannot he hatter spent, ^
^ couuat hay greater cost goodaeaa than r
a when invested In the aaperh coat values r
^ we offer.
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i MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES. I
In order'to make some changes in our business we want
to greatly reduce oar present stock by Jan. 1st, If yon are
thinking of baying something In th* line of tosilmtooe*
nr monument s. we are here to s*vC yon money while Una
rtoeklasts. Uee n« stoncc.
Respectfully
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COME ONE! COME ALU
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We have a nice let el RUBBER TIRE BUG
GI6S on hand. Any one wishing to purchase
one will do well to call and see wbat we have
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