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IN THE' SOUTHWEST
>i:u'S FRO** .A\Ti"rßEyuj.ii 'axb
titic yi ci x vrx: -V- 1- tt -S
0 APPROACHING KUPTIAL/,EYEKT.
1 Orjrimlzvrt— Mn>- JJ C - Call
cl \ to Vn««nt l'ulpit— Anollipr Vic
tim of »ct<y Bilker >Vrcbic—ScHlii'k"
>U-r»r ?I«>«»<-fl > er«cinnT- A'oicw. -
tt-yTKEVJIiWE, YA.,;February??.—(Spo
cin).)— Tho marriage of Miss '-Rachel,
<jftugh:cr of Mr. and Mrs. John EHis Per
kir.s, of t&Ss place, and Mr.. W. 11. Lecder,
i>i-is!ol, will take jjljico at St. John's
j.-p;acoi»al churolil oa 31a3n street, next
ju^risLy cvcnlnar. at S o'clock.
Tho Ladien" Social Club, which has
rJiieii -•"'- 1 much to the enjoyment of :he
voi'KS pcojilc ol "VVyiheville for several
j. ea soa3, :Ui reorpnnlzed. Tho > member
ship 1^ liroJteO to twenty-five, and 5s com
posed of tlio following: ', Misses -Helen,
\ddie, and Piprc Moore; Mrs. William
T-^od I.vYan. Mrs. Dr. "AVilJtnm H. Kib
tc Jr.. 'Alre. Dr. AVilli:i.m Spiller Sayexa;
v'^ Kobert S. Pooge.; Misses May. Lula,
Mrs. John C.'Blslr, Mrs.
vw-.k- St. Clalr, Miss Willie Clare
AVithere, 3Hss Lina Gibboacy, Jlr.s. Ed
car M. Frank. Miss Rh.;tia Glbboney;
JSJ.J. a. A- Campbell. Miss Sallie Duiin.
Mb-f '■Salli* Goodwin, Mrs. Dr. Jacob
:Victisr Halter, Miss Cornelia Boyd, Miss
'yoillc Sayers. Miss Graysoii Williams,
y LrH . Eistnuud Pendlotoni and Mrs. Judge
o l)ort O. Jackson.. Tno ollicers of the
cisb Miss Sallie Dunn, president;
jliss May Kibble, vice-president, and
Sirs. Edmund Pendlc^Hi, secretary.
* Tile Ji^ft meeting oT the club was held
at ill o residence of Mrs. John C. Blair,
0^ XxaiTL street, yesterday afternoon,
tt'ic" which elegant refreshments were
_',_.*,<•, consisting of nuts and sweet?.
Dr. Malcolm Robinson ana bride have
rcturacd from tsieir tour North and East.
Rev. Mr. liiirron, of Texas, will fill the
P;<sb?"!erian jrulpit, here Sunday morn;
:!<• and night. It is thought that he will
be esllod io succeed Key. Thomas; P. Bar-,
ciar. " }ie former pastor. '
Slx.ißarclay and family will leave soon
for their future home, in Baltimore,
where it ie tnoupht that Mr. Barclay will
Wig-age in the missionary work of that
The jiarsonage of the Methodist church
ct Rural Ketrcat was destroyed by fire
last night. Some of the household goods
e re saved.. There was no Insurance^ ;
MIW Virginia St. Clair 3s \isiting hi
Itichniond.
\ir. and Mrs. William To(3d DeVan are
o'*'*a. visit to their old homo, Jn New Or
llr; Oscar Johnson, who -was in^urod in,
ibe railroad wreck on a branch of the
Norfolk and Western r6"ad, at Betty
Baker iron-mines. In tlie lower end of
iii:s county, Wednesday, died yesterday
fra:= Ills ir.juries.
Mr. 3. XL Bishop and ?.liFS Nannie
CiutcMdd. two well Imown young peo
ple of Smyth e county, were married a
few days ago. . .
jirp. A. ..1. Cbarvrell Is quite ill at her
home, on east Main street, of .appenili- j
Mips Grrtrudo Drewry, of Rhode Island, !
is visiting relatives— Mrs. Mary, F. ,G-°od r j
family— in this i>lace. :
Jir W. W. Pc-ndleton, who recently ;
moved; «ere with his family from Tenncs- i
cc« has bought vacant property ■in -East
Wv'thcviUe. near the residence of Colonel
R'-'-E." "Withers, and will build a residence
ii:.>rf-p:i soon. - --.. I
It is reported here that the Crescent j
Horseshoe Works,,: at Max Meadows, will j
te removed to Bristol. The works employ
Re\-erai hundred men, and are owned by
the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com- j
?I JI-s Major Gun-cant, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Belvin,
oh east Main street, has returned to her j
horn* near Chrlstiansburg. Mrs. Curve- ■
ant -was called to Wytheville on account ,
of the illness of her grandson, Miller j
Belvin, who continues in a most serious j
k card party was given by Dr. and Mrs.
WlHam 11- Kibble-, Sr.. in honor of their
relative Miss Gertrude Drury, of Rhode, j
Tdand at their home, on east Main street, j
a W evening since. There were some
twenty-five persons present.
Mr James Steele. a well-known young ;
man of; Bland Courthouse, is dead. j
Mr Charles Hcdrick, a ■ well-JmovMi
liuclcr on Stony Fork creek, in this coun
ty was in wytbeville this week eellins
choice cuts of a fat 200-pound black bear,;
which his son had killed in their : neigh
borhood, at 30 cents per pound.
Captain William Gibboney celebrated Ins
Ssth birthday a few days ago. .
Ex-L-nitcd-Ptates-Marshai John <-*•
Wtts of Tazewell county, has been in
V'v-v-.'vi'.lc this week on business.
Vr T F Kent leaves to-morrow lor
EatV Siffin- Term., for a.eCilning health.
; lle:wm be"accompanied by Mr. Eugene
1 ™£ r 3ohn C Blair will go to Richmond
to'viftt. Mrs." Judge James Keith, next
Tlie neople of Bland are hopeful now
or soon slcuring a railroad, which ihey.
think: will be a great boon t oihat coun
. u- ' TIU-rome will' be from the *^ows,
in Giles county, to the Bolston- Valley,
in'Snivthe county. It will bring- intone ,
SaSS' someof^ihe most valuable iron J
and timber lands in this section. |
AIXISN— SPKXCISU.
A Pretty Cliiiro'li \V««1«1I»«- in ClMir
l<»tt<;.
(Correspondence of the Dispatch.)
KVIiEKA MILLS. VA.. February 2.-
By far the most beautiful
-„.-.-.-i in this section for many a
day '^.s that which took place at Beulah
Multilist Episcopal church last Wedne^
iky ai liigh noon, when Miss Willie Irene,
:.' lit&x daughter of Mr.^amud g
Bwnc«r. was wedded to Mr^odoflUtca
,'■.,. Th- churc-h. which was well- fillea
K\:.h admiring- "friends, who . were in.at
tehaaics to witness the impressive cere
!■!■..> was tastily and artistically qec^
road with cut-flowers and evergreens.
Arihv appointed 'hour; the melodious
str.K oV Mendelssohn's wedding march
Willed forth from the organ, .prj.-5K.t-a
■•■' :• Mrs Lee W. Morton i;^ l!) 0
atltmUnts, in two divisions, marched UP
:.. „ ,-, »:the following order, crog g
'■•:• ::,! forming a semi-cir^e ; rom id
Jbe \itar: Mr. Monroe Johns. _ of C umber
MC co :nty and Miss Annie Belli* l<?tu^,
.:.,!.,.:;.-"W. J. Fennel Redd • <> l Prm ;J
y. '.-. ,■;,,-.:. and Miss May Anderson, ol
Cumkrand: Mr. Thonras Anderson^^
: : Vw«<i-% and Miss M^^S
fcp«c« of Hlllandale; Mr. X
or-Prtncp Edward, and Miss Virgin a Jlc
';•:,-., of Abilene; Mr/WW .^^^
■M ■ umWland. and Miss G^orgie. Wood
' i;i,',u U; . Mr. Samuel T. Spentcr^C
A'KicHo. and Mtes Fatsy Johns, of Cum-,
»*YiiH,d The brine caiPe: l||g|^
!'.:■. . .-• iijen O £? Newport^Cews,- brother
- fc> u ■<• opposite side *iOi
«^« E under a large ?«^?^^shl
>i-.; .Hgl.tcd their : troth." : : nue l»c
3 ;.ru'«;; ceremony .was.belnp Jjerfwrnt-a.
«• an- .jsnpressiva manner by ■','■- >
rrmkiix, the sweet and tender =s l^ am£ ,
<■! Aimle" -Laurie noatod softly thiou^h
«« c-Oifice.; The cvrcmon^b«Hie
<••■<;. ,he. bridal party, *H& f c * "'
Va-d Jdeada, repaired^ to the.: r«siaonce
-■■«} ».* bwfle'9 father. ,wber« a ,b0", b0 "" t , i^
V*«<»: 8 breakfast was served, mune
e:; -'"iy alter which the happy, pair. ;to
f'-«w'-• with some of their friftiidM. >'•-
v -"- !i;- home of the bridegroom. to r cvn
•,.),i;, uif f<;stivilles bc-gun so auspiciously.
J"^' 1 - '""We is a- petitu brunette; wlios'.'
l"-antyl "-anty of person and many admirable
J;«i'.s of- character have endeared .to- hor
<. r) *n<ls and admirers withoutJ. num»«r.
-o« wan gowned in a tan broadcloth. sust,
wJifc hat and gloves to .inatch;,.and : car
rKu.vbou.-iu.U otpinkiV .VThe ; b>lcloKro6m.
Ir,.^ 3 \ Cr ,° U:i f arm«r ofjCumberland
l"J^ ' and ls an estlrriahlo young ■ man,
mY-}< G '? " ;u K b<sr »f friend.s. The- popu
u m l y ? l - h «?yoMnsr-;coVinl6 was - J at tested
£*> -f, ?« r fj munl.er, of^r^entK -received.
1"' x H a "V> Norton ac^:d?«->S"m7ir.ter of
M.Danco Spencer -.-Mid'. Fioyd'Dixoii: "
" ItAl/EIGII.
To Try THlt—Sllllino; M<-ntlon
.l'orKniMii R-ml I'ol!«5<-al. ■
HALI3IGH, x. C. February 3.-(Spe
oia-L)—Th<; Alforriey-Generai gives au
thority to A. . Jiakei- YFuplonist). to bring
suit against Frank P. ll'obgood (Demo
crat), to try;- title to the oiltce of County
Superintendent of Public Instruction in
Oranville county. He also grants -leav«
to John C. Taylor to bring suit; to try tho
tiilo of Lc .1. Lawrence to a place on the
Board. of Education of Hertford county.
The Attorney-Genc-rn.l says these are" tho
only two suits of this character in the
Stale.
To-day the Reld'svfHe Band. was enlist
ed as the bund of trie Third Regiment' of
the State Guard. It is learned at head
quarters that while as yet arrangements
have not been made for the encampment
of the State. Guard, this year, it is proba
ble thai there will be- regimental en
campments. Such is the view of -the ad
jutant-general. It .is construed to mean
that, the '"encampments -. will be at the
same place, and that the' regiments will
be sent there successively.
The argument was to-day concluded in
the hearing of the fertilizer l'r eight rate
matter before Special-Master Eugene S.
Martin. The argument to-day was made
by W. H. .Day, C. M. Busbec. R. H. Bat
tle." a:id Walter 11. Neal. This case, while
apparently local, is yet of importance' to
the entire State because. of the principle
involved.
It appears to be the impression that the
adjourned session, of the Legislature next
"June will last at least seven days;?
Deputy-Revenue-Collector McDonaia re
ports the capture of two illicit distilleries
in Montgomery county. The owners fled
and escaped capture.
Most of the local talk here now is in re
gard to an auditorium; whether the city
or the Masons shall build it, or whether
trie;: owners of the "Academy ; of Music
shall enlarge that building and make it
both a theatre nnd. an auditorium. The
City will sell the City Halli Thirty -tboji
sarid dollars is offered for the latter, but
it yields a C per cent, revenue on $50,000.
Cotton sold here yesterday at S centß a
pound. The farmers now have very little
of the staple. The- merchants are the
holders. The total local receipts since
September Ist are only 13,413 bales.
Republicans are saying Senator Butler
tells them he- would like to be the Fusion
nominee for Governor.
Ttutherford county will hold the first
Democratic convention this year, Febru
ary 12th being the date.
Henry A. Forte, of Warrenton, for
many years one of the best-known edi
tors in the State, is dead. From 1575 to
ISSS he edited the Warrenton Gazette. He
died of paralysis and apoplexy.
gaija-hax at lakeside.
Large Crowd Ont to Enjoy Slciitiiijc
noil .'.Plnying: Golf.
Yesterday was a gala-day at. lakeside.
Skating and "golf were the attractions,
and the' largest crowd "of -the • season
gathered at the Country Club." They cam©
out as early as 10 o'clock," and 'continued
to arrive until i> o'clock in .the afternoon.
Fully SCO pleasure-seekers visited' the club
and enjoyed the sports.
The greatest number- were skating,, but
the golf-links were crowded with 'pink
coated players, and many of. old regulars
would not give up their favorite sport.
A very attractive match was a foursome
between Miss Elinor Bettoii, of New York,
and Mr. Frank McCarthy, and Messrs.
Baylor Hill and Mayor Binford. Tha
former won by two up-. . . .
"As the flay was drawing to a close .the
club-house was thronged with a merry
crowd. A delightful, lunch- was served,
and the day was thoroughly en
joyedJ • Tha guests seated at Email
tables in the main hall and
parlors and their bright costumes
presented a brilliant sight. Merry laugh
ter and the clinking of glasses gave an
impression of the gayety of the seene 1 .
This popular club continues to grow in
number?. Several candidates, for member
ship have their name posted on the bulle
tin- The "mixed foursome" to be played
on February 22a, -promises- to be one of
themost successful golf tournaments ever
played on Lakeside links. The members
are taking great interest in the match,
and the following pairs have; been; an
nounced: Miss Page, of Clarke county,
and Mr Levin Joynes; Miss Ethel Pace
and Mr E. T. Harrison; Miss Stanley At
kins'and Mr. Frank McCarthy; Mrs Ed
ward Echols. of Staunton, and Mr L. P,
Myers: Miss Eleanor Bosher and Mr. A\ •
11. Palmer, .Tr-
THE CAYXOU-GKEKXE CASE.
befcsice Finishes Its Swiuiuingr XJp
ta-iTjers Given More Time.
NEW YORK, February 3.— Lawyer.;
Abraham Rose to-day, finished his sum-;
mink up before Commissioner Shields; on
behalf of the ■ Gaynor brothers and J. B.
Greene, indicted in Savannah for alleged
river and harbor frauds.
In clowns Mi"- Hose declared that the
War Department records show that the
improvement "work had been done proper
ly and according to the specifications, and
had b^n certified as satisfactory bj
other offlcers than Captain Oborlin Car
tor and the claims made over the con
tracts were true and honest claims.-;
''■United States District Attorney Erwin,
of Savannah, claimed that the mclict
ment npainst the. contractors stands lor
more than the affidavits of tho grand jury,
that the only question to be decided
tnv^oval proceedings was the -identity
°Wi Ivo1 vou C SSain the conditions raised, in
defence of the contractors," said -Mr
Frwin the country would be deluged
S crime, and the criminals when
caught would raise the point, that the
consoiraeios were hatched before the date
spefffied n the indictment, and, therefore
'they could not bo prosecuted under the
statute of limitations." ; ■
Notwithstanding this nrgument. Com
mt^loner S-w-.ds allowed the lawyers ad
dltioSl Ume in which to file
ering the points raised for and against
the accused contractors.
- iJAIJI.Y-nATTF.KISI> SCIIOOXEUS.
S <r n ol:S«.mHl)i^ l.iUo.u Wntors!»o«t
in Chfsa;u'r.lcc'n:ty.
KOPFOLIC VA.. February 3.-Two bad-
H- battered schooners were towed in here
U morning, and both reported having
iieen "truck by a waterspout; or some-
Sn- which came near destroying thorn.
T cv are the Sarah J. Tyler. Captam
Vetra.' and the Eddie. Captain Thomas.
lioth bound from Baltimore for Norfolk.
Tho -Rddie* fared "tHe : - wor^^. Captain
ThomSS W that something, ho could
not u« what - struck- hSs schooner shortb
«^d- -vnd wh»>n- h.r. recovered .himself he
found that his ship wafj. severely, hurt,
and a torrent of w^Ur. -was. "pouring oh
deck. The experience; of the
Tyler was somewhat similar. , . ;
Jndßf i. ,H- Key Xo 3love.
\ Cl-J .\TTANOOGA, JESS.-.Teqyviavy 3.
lud"e J- H- Key died'Jhere to-Oay; ageu
■76 H i'ears He v.-as one of; the best-known
non in th<- South. '.He was/a.: colonel in
the Confederate army in'ISCG, when ho
was appointed .Uniiod; States senator , to
illl tho unexpired term of.Androw John
sO'i.Judse Key was always a pronounced
Democrat. ■ ,
7',-OI,JJ ; SALEr.
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THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1900.
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; By H.'A.BRYDEN. " .. ' ' 1
(Pittsburs: Dispatch.).
On lho last day of. October, .1899, Dick
Hadlow made his' final for
leaving- Mafekinsr, in Britipli Bechuana
land, where, the/ English under Colonel
Uaden-Paweli; were beleagufed by, -the
'Transvaal Boers. Dick was a young col
onist of six and tweniy, a typical.speci
men of the South African born English
man, strong self-reliant, enterprising-,
w-ell used to veldt life; just now, for more
reasons than one. lie was burning for-the
approa.ch of nightfall and the beginning
of an adventurous ride which lay before
him. ' ;7,.; 7 ,. . *»„..__
Dick had knocked- about; in various
parts of .South. Africa, "in quest of adven
ture, dollars and experience, ' ever since;
the age of IS, had three years back, made
a littlo money in Johannesburg-, and for
the last two years had been farming- just
outside Mffeking-. When the war . broke
out., he had, with other. Englishmen in
that "district, come into the town for
reasons of safety, and had taken his part
in that vigorous, defense which the re
sourceful Bndnn-Powell "was how -oppos
ing to the strong force of Boers now
gatKered round. .... . - •
Hadlow, after volunteering--his services,
had been selected to carry dispatches
from Mafeking- down to Orange river. The
telegraph wires had long since been cut.
the rails torn up, and the only way of
holding communication with the south
was by means of bold and well mounted
riders, who knew the wild veldt through
Bechuanaland and Griqualand West, and
were content to take their lives in their
hands and run the gauntlet through tho
cordon of Boers encircling the town. Dick
had as been hinted, several reasons for
undertaking the ride. First, because the
Colonel was anxious to get through some
dispatches. Second, for the reason that
two prominent store-keepers had offered
a handsome reward to anyone succeeding
in carrying very important business let
ters of theirs down to the trail nt Orange
river. To these two commissions were
added the dispatch of cables and letters
from, various newspaper correspondents.
These matters alone wore worth a couple
of hundred pounds to him if he succeed
ed. Fourthly the enterprise jumped ex
actly with his keen and adventurous
spirit. And finally he was 'exceedingly
anxious to see and get news of Edith
Janson, a girl for whom ho had a- very
tender admiration, and for whose secur
ity and well being he was just now some
what apprehensive. Edith Janson lived
with her father on a pleasant farm at
Mosita, a charming spot lying some GO
miles southwest of Mafeking.'
The afternoon wore on "slowly. Mafe
king, was somnolent under the heat.
Commandant Cronje's bombardment had
ceased for a time; the men under arms
were mostly some way out of town. Dick
Hadlow had made all his plans, seen
Colonel Baden-Powell for the last time
and was now waiting .-impatiently for
darkness and the close of day.
The short African twilight passed. Dick
dined at Dixon's Hotel, where, despite the
siege, a very cheerful company was gath
ered at • table d'hote, and for an hour
thereafter sat chatting and smoking with
various acquaintances.
At 9 he sauntered off to his bedroom,
and thence, half an hour later, went to
tho stable and saddled up his good nng,
a handsome black, rather ovor 14 hands
high, in sound, hard condition: then he
Quietly walked 'across the broad market
square. The last man to shake hands
with him was a well-known up-country
trader and storekeuped, for whom he was
carrying dispatches. Just before quitting
the square Dick mounted and grasped his
friend's hand.
"Good-by, old chap," he said, "and
good luck to all you fellows here."
"Good-night, Dick," returned his friend
"Take care of yourself, and a lucky jour
ney to you."
They parted with a strong friendly grip,
and Dick rode quietly off for the Molopo,
no great way beyond. Crossing the river
he struck into the veldt, and after being
challenged by one of the garrison out
pests and giving the password, now be
gan to enter seriously upon rtie business
of the night. He had purposely refrain
ed from making his way by the old wa
gon road (running south to Setlagoli and
Vryburg. That would for a'• certainty
hc'hi the hand of the Boers. Even in
the cpen veldt which he was now cross
ing the risk was great enough. For four
mile's: he walked his pony at a fast pace
over the rough, rolling country under the
pleasant starlight, moving as silently as
possible ; as he reckoned he should now
bo nearing some bush which would af
ford more shelter.
Suddenly from out of the vast silence
there came some' 3oo yards away to the
right the shrill neigh of a horse, a Dutch
iron's horse, undoubtly, which hr.d got
his own nag's wind and was questioning
it. Next instant, despite his attempt
to quell the sound, his horse lifted his
hf-ati and uttered a loud, clear call, of
response. There was -nothing for it but
a bolt, and, sticking in. his spurs, Dick
grlloned straight ahead, reckless of meer
kat holes, and all the' other pitfalls -or
tin- veldt. Three rifles were discharged
in his direction, but the bullets cut the
air idly many safe yards behind him.-. He
ht'Pn". hurried voices in guttural Boer
tones, more shots were fired", and then
the thud of galloping horses came toward
him. He pressed on. Hark! from be
hind him came the concussion of a fall.
That was surely a horse down, and a
sharp, smothered exclamation from the
rider confirmed his surmise. One pur
sue.- the less. At- last the shelter ot
son- 3 friendly bush loomed before him
in the starlit darkness. Trusting his
iia~T, instinct, he pushed on with a slack
eneci rein; the bush was thin and ridable,
air! at reduced speed they' managed to
pick their way. The hoof strokes in the
r»-ir sounded fainter and yet more faint,
and presently -faded out. The pursuit
hid come to an. end.
All that night, setting his course by
the stars, Dick Hadlow pushed on at a
steady pace: some times walking when
the bush was troublesome, anon canter
ing where glades of open country per
mitted Twice he off-saddled before the
dawn came. Just as the light began to
quicken in the eastern sky, ■ hef ate some
breakfast, gave his good nag a teed of
mealier drank some cold coffee from his
water-bottle-he was afraid' to light a
nre— and as the wonderful colors of the
<umr«e began to emblazon the heavens,
lit his pipe, climbed .into his- saddle and
rode on again. He had' long since "cross
ed the Medebi Spruit, and presently struck
the Muristani river. As the day warmed
he cantered steadily through the pleasant
park-like country.- hereabouts atorest
ed with spreading camelthorn, and keep
in"- always a sharp lookout, swept on now
nearly westward. Following the Marit
sani river, he came presently to the het
la-oli the dry bed of which he crossed.
Cvlth'one more off -saddle, he came at
length within hail of Mosita. with its fair
valleys and well-bushed, . and well-tim
bered surroundings. The black was lack
in- now somewhat. The good' beast had
h-ul but one 'drink of water- and .that in
a' mere mud-hole of the Marit.sani-m a
h-ird ride of CO miles over rough veldt. At
!-> o'clock Dick roue up the last shallow
v"illev and halted before a sinß'le-stoned
little" whit.?-v.'a?hed farmhouse. As he
Climbed stHUy down, a girl ran out to the
stoep. • .
"Dick!", she exclaimed, with a pretty
nu«h -upon "her smooth cheek, and. a warm
sparkle Inkier brown eye?, "where in the
Worm have you sprung from?" -
"Why from .Mafeking. of course, Edie;
il've'beeV there for the last month in
taken the girl's proffered hand
and now,: holding it in- his "own, gazed
with admiration into ..her face. ;. ■■•... ....
"Edie, I declare ■: you' re looking sweeter
♦han ever, l'mutst"— he-?looked round, not
n -soul was • within .eye-shot— he took the
trirl by the " shoulders and-v imprinted. a
warm kiss upon riot .altogether unresx^on
sive lips. "She pushed "him gently away.
"Dick, you shoudn't. There are. Kaf
firs about, and all : sorts of people, and—
well, never mind. : You . are ; a dear to
cohie, 'arid' how long -can you : stay, aiid
where °are you off to? Father -will be i back
in : half an hour" for' lunch. ' He'll be de
liglit'et'-to see- " you."-':. Now, take, your
horse round "to the stable, and give ; him
a fceci and a., drink, poor dear beastie, be
looks' as if he needed it.--- And then come
inside quickly ; there are too many strange
Dutch ■ about ,hefe just now for our fan
cj\" ;' ' j .'-.-.' : . .
"Why, what's up in this quiet partot
the world Edie?''; questioned Dick, "you
are not going to be. besieged, I hope?"..
".No, not exactly," laughed the ' girl.
"But that. wretched man. Frans Stry
dom, our next neighbor, has collected a
number o"£ Dutchmen here, and is talking
very, big- about. 'commandoes and what
he's going to do, and so forth."
Dick whistled. .
' <; ln that case I must lie low until night
fa!' and the nag' is rested,"- he" said/ "It's
fv.vkard. I wanted to push on towards
afternoon." ; - ■;'
ilr.-Jan'son came in presently; they had
a merry meal together, and sat just with
in doors,. w>th the windows wide open,
exchanging news, the, two men smoking,
and all three • discussing with a keen,
interest the prospects of. early reinforce
ments from England, the. chances of the
greac stuggle. in Natal and the tare .of
Kimberley. Presently Dick -went, and
lav down for a couple of hours' sleep.
When he awoke it was 4 o'clock. There
were ten armed' Boers in the room, and
Mr Janson was by his side, plucking- at
his sleeve.
"Wake up, Dick!" he .- said. "Here is
'b3d' news. These fellows suspect you
are earring messages out of Maf eking,
and they're going to arrest you. lam
afraid, my lad, you'll have to go quietly.
They are' too many 'for us, and resistance
is out of. the question. It's a dashed
nuisance, but ■ you won't come to any
harm. They'll take you to Vryburg, and
when our troops come up-country you'll
be released." ■■ • -.■.'-..- ■•■
Dick looked round and admitted that
struggle was useless. Luckily he had en
trusted all his papers to Edie before re
tirins for his nap, and although the
Boers' searched him, even down to his
boots and gaiters, they found nothing.
He was hailed off to Strydom's farm, a
quarter of a mile distant, and there, with
his hands and legs tied, put into a room
by himself. All tho Boers, except Stry
dom and the other, who remained to
guard iheir prisoner, rode or£ on a pa
trol to another Englishman's farn>.jprom
ising to call for Hadlow next day on
their way into Vryburg.
Just before sunset Edith Janson ar
rived at Strydom's house. With* her
walked a Kaffir servant-carrying a largo
basket. "Herr Strydom," she said, as
the big Dutchman rose from his chair on
the step, "I have brought some supper
for Mr. Hadlow, please give it to him.
There is a bottle of whiskey also, and
as father thought you.mig.ht be short ot
liquor with so many friends in and out,
I have brought you another bottle for
yourself." Strydom was a secret but ar
dent admirer o*f the. handsome English
girl. He put on his best manners, ac
knowledged the compliment in a clownish
fashion, and, having emptied her bas
ket, Edie smiled pleasantly, bade him
good night, and returned home.
Her scheme worked out exactly as she
had anticipated. It was a forlorn hope,
but it succeeded. Frans Strydom and his
friend devoted themselves after supper—
in which their prisoner had: no share— to
the contents of the whiskey bottles; and
by 10 o'clock, when they had consumed as
much as they could manage, were not'
only very drunk but very sleepy. S Shortly
after they were both lying on Strydom's
rough bed, snoring heartily, in a deep,
drunken slumber. At 11, Edie, who had
long since found means to bribe Stry
dbm's 'native servant ' (who 'himself, 'as
slie happened to know, was only seek
ing a chance to bolt from his master's
service) made her, way ..in, to tho house.
She was very.; frightened, but she stole
with the silence of a mouse into Dick's
room, cut his cords— Klaas, the. native,
was keeping- watch— and released him.
Together they crept out, whispered fare
well, to Klaas, and disappeared into the
darkness. Klaas, meanwhile with two
golden sovereign in- his waist-belt pouch,
collected his scanty traps and struck out
for the Kalahari, only too glad to escape
from Strydom's hard mastership.
A quarter of an hour later Dick Hadlow
had bade farewell to Mr. Janson, ten
deily kissed Edie,- and with his letters
regained, and his Lee-Metford rifle on his
back, mounted, his good horse* and rode
away again southward" into the ■ starlit
night.. Moving steadily on, and improv
ing, his pace as, day _broke, he reached
Granesa, a Bechuana village, 40 miles
from Mosita, b r y 10 o'clock next day. Here
he rested four hours, and again pushed
on, this time for Kuruman, the well
known, mission station, .SO miles ahead.
No Boers, the friendly natives said, were
out; in this direction, "and the road was
safe. All night, therefore, he pressed
on, cantering doggedly along the wagon
track and making good progress.
• Motito, another "Bechuana village, was
reached by ' 7 o'clock next morning.. All
was. safe here; no Boer patrols had yet
reached this' remote district. Some
breakfast arid two hours' sleep, and once
mere he mounted his horse Tor the 40-mile
ride to Kuruman, where a remount could
easily be procured. The gallant black
was looking worn and light and tucked
up now, after 1-50 miles of. travel. Yet
his spirit was as keen, as ever and he
reached heartily . at his bridle as Dick
once more got to his saddle. A- long
weary day of travel, under a parching
sun, "and over yellow illimitable grass
plains, infinitely monotonous to the eye,
succeeded. Five; miles from Kuruman
]~>:ck reined up his tired nag and halted
for his, last. off-"add.le. t , [^__
"~laalT"'ah~^b"irf"naTei%r^g"^ire""T'o^e~'ffom
the grass, and stretched himself, by the
thorn tree against Which he had been
.resting, a bullet whizzed^past his ear? and
'rattled into the tree trunk. . Dick was
an old campaigner, and knew most tricks
of native warfare. He threw up his
aims, as if shot, and fell prone to earth,
taking care,' however, to lay one hand
upon his loaded rifle. As he . squinted
out of the corner 6'i his eye, a huge figure
of a man lurched into the open from be
hind a screen of thick bush, SO yards
aVay. : Dick .knew, the figure at once.
I- was Frans Strydom, who, with the
tkill and venom of a Bushman, had
Spoored him : from Mosita, and had thus
murderously attacked him. With iron
nerve Dick" let the man come well away
i'lom cover— 2s yards at least— and then,
springing to one knee, leveled his rifle.
Strydom turned to fly. It was too late.
Hi ; ; burly formed offered a splendid tar
get The Lee-Metford cracked, and the
bullet sped true for the Bor's, right shoul
der, flooring "him in his tracks. Dick
■■ran' up saw that the wound was not mor
tal bandaged the whetched man.up as
well as possible, shortly giving his opin
ion of his as he did so, propped . him
asainst a tree, and, .mounting his own
I'librse,"" and' leading- the Dutchman's: can
teieo'o'n to Kuruman. ..From Kuruman
•'he sent out a cart to bring in the^'ound
ed man, a-mission which was safely ac
complished before nightfall. A long harf
ni°ht's rest at Kuruman In a. good bed.
ami with a fresh horse,; he. went on, his
way next morning :rejoicing, "leaving his
treacherous foe in the hands of the good
ir.-'«icnary and his wife, all theicircum
stances of the affairhaving been- reported
to the resident; magistrate. ; *
/Three days later, having passed through
Daniel's Kuil ajid: Douglas ..; in ■-• Griqua
lsr.d,' where fresh, horses were procured,
Dicic Hadlow reached rl-lope Town," on' the
Orrnge river,*whence his dispatches -were
sent '• aU once southward in safety, i ..From
: kuruman;iie 'had' travelled, l9s r miles,, and
from ; * Maf eking. 373.'>rpeadly tired,;,;arid
stiff, and travel warn as heSvas;. he could!
no <v' nft ord to look .back upon his journey^
arid- its irisiderit with a vast contentment.
N-0-IN.TERF-ERESC-M!
admia'isthati ox to o'shueavd- to
' t3li<e sidesix,icexti;ck:y: fight.
PROPOSED RETIREMENT; OF
Improksion Tluit It "Will He Accom
. pliHlzeil ;as Soon as I*o»»il»le—Con
tract for Carrying: Mnir to Cnpe
Xomc-Wnshington Personals.- ' .
WASHINGTON, D. C. : . February 3.—
(Special.)— Not for a moment was it be
lieved that President- McKinley would ac
cede: to the appeal of Taylor, .the usurp
ing Governor 'of 'Kentucky,'" for recog
nition and -consequent ' intervention. Ha
is too much of' -a "politician. to...side
with either party in the Ken tucky- guber
natorial : controversy. Mr. McKinley .is
availing himself of the experienceof the
past. One of the uyUest ; blemishes
upon the administration. r of General .Grant
was his unwarranted interference in 1576
1877 in the political affairs- of iSouth. Car
olina and Louisiana,'.; He:' went, so far as
to . place troops in/the capitols .of both
States, under tho command of Major Kel
logg, in South" Carolina, and General De
Trobriand, in Louisiana, "to maintain the
carpet-bag Governors-, and negro Legis
latures in those States. ,;The; result show
ed that it : -was impossible Wor- " the :
Federal authority to set. up a State gov
ernment. The people : of the- States con-
cerned would not tolerate such a. thing,
and. tho Republican governments in South
Carolina and Louisiana had to step down
and out upon the. withdrawal "of the.Fed
eral troops after Hayes was inaugurated.
While the situation in Kentucky; is not
precisely similar, the administration
seems to realize thatthe Kentucky con
flict is a ; case 'in which , it . would be a
gross outrage to mterfere-^certainly, ■in •
behalf of Taylor and- his armed mobs of
mountaineers arid: partisan militia. If
there should be intervention: of any sort,
it should by the; recognition of the De
mocratic Governor and the Legislature,
which Taylor has dispersed 'at the point
of the bayonet. .
Tho administration and its- friends are. ■-
of course, in sympathy -\vith Taylor, and
would like to lend the Republican claim
ant all the assistance possible, but it is
felt that the matter is one which the
people of Kentucky alone can settle, and
in its settlement, except in the matter of
the preservation of peace, they are to fee
left severelj* alone:
MAIL FOR CAPE. NOME. .. '.
Mr. Edwin, Bnglestadt, of St. Michael's,
Alaska, who is now in this city, has
been awarded the contract to carry not
exceeding 300 pounds of letter mail from
Katmai, via Nushagakand St. Michael's,
to Nome, Alaska, one trip.-one way, leav
ing Katmai about March 15th, and. on ar
rival of the" mail steamer leaving Sitka-i
about March Ist, for which service Mr.
Englestadf is to. be paid by the depart
ment $s,coo. .'-.', "
Mr. Englestadt will, leave Washington
to-day, for San Francisco,, and at -Nome
he will provide himself with dog teams
and supplies for the .. journey. Ho will
be accompanied on the, journey in Alaska
by Mr. Wilcox, 'of the -department, sta
tioned at Skagway.
His trip is a 1.200-mile journey with dog
sleds, and severe' hardships are apt to be
endured before it is completed. Drivers,
dogs, sleds, and provisions, of course,
will be furnished by Englestadt. Ten
miles a day at times is as much : as can
be accomplished in, weather -. with the.
thermometer CO degrees" below ze^ro, in
driving snow-storms, crossing ravines
and mountains of ice. en. 'route.
Men become cross, from exposure on
these trips in Alaska,-; dog's disobedient,
and equipment lost, and. if Englestadt's
journey should prove successful— without
accident or loss of life-^the compensation
granted will have been, well earned.
. UNIVERSITY ALUMNI REUNION,-;
The annual reunion of .'the alumni of
the University of Virginia of Washing
ton and its vicinity will be held. in the
banquet hall of the. Shoreham -Hotel next
Saturday evening, owing to the fact that
preparations are being made by the au
thorities of the University to gather her
alumni at the University on the anniver
sary of the birth' of her founder, Thomas
Jefferson, on April 13th,
At no period in the history of the Alum
ni Association has the membership been
so large or as enthusiastic, there being
at present lnO loyal sons'of the ..old .'Uni
versity in and around Washington. It will
also be gratifying to the friends of the
old institution to know that no American
college -is so largely represented in our
National Congress as the University of
Virginia.
The present officers of the association
are: President, Major Robert Hunter;
First 'Vice-President, Major Holmes Con
rad; Second Vice-President,' Rev. : R. 11.
McKim; Third Vice-President, Dr. W. 11.
Wilmer; Secretary, -.Mr. ; N. .A. .Tyler;
Treasurer, Mr. William H. Saunders.
The coming reunion, judging from the
large number of acceptances, promises to
surpass all ., other such meetings. Tho
chairman, with others of the faculty, will
be Present. Besides the alumni, a num
ber of distinguished guests have been in
vited. The following committees,, have
the reunion in. charge: Committee of
Arrangements— Mr. W. H. Saunders. Dr.
L. W. Glazebrobk, and 'Mr. • Clarence
Thomas; Committee on Invitations-^-Mr.
Thomas Nelson Page, Cazenove Lee, and
Mr. N. C. Tyler, Jr. . All alumni of the
University are cordially invited to be
present. ■.-.".-■
RETIREMENT. OF GENERAL; LEE." ':
The following paragraph, in a letter
from Havana, seems, to voice the situa- .
tion, both at home and abroad, in regard
to the proposed retirement : of General
Fltzhugh Lee:
"There are now three brigadier-gene
ro i- •- command of .the department in
CuSa — Generals Ludioiv, Lee,- and Wil
son. ' There.' is ','.* a'".l Impression
around headquarters .that . General Lee
will be retired as soon as this result can
be accomplished. ; There, will , be no va
cancy in the list of regular army bri
gadiers until General Merritt 'retires in
June. It is believed- that theintention of
the administration is to give his position
to General Lee, and then retire him by
act of Congress,- if it can be so arranged
and is agreeable to all concerned. Gene
ral Wilson's .unfortunate controversy as
to ; whether he. was or^.was not antago
nistic to General Wood , will possibly ren
der him persona non grata in Cuba, and
it may be more comfortable- for him to
take another station.,:. General Ludlow,
under these circumstances, "would /natu
rally, fall heir to the place of second. in
command, unless influences, . which' seem
to be at work,. prove too : potent for him
to-stern."; -.-:■ :r--> : •: '- ' '■:•.'.';■-.
NO CONTRACTS' FOR DREDGERS.
In company with - Captain Lamb,'. Mr.
Charles Selden, of Richmond, called at
the War Department to-day. Mr. Selden;
representing the Petersburg Iron-Works,
wished to know the fate of a bid .the
company had put in to build a .dredger
to operate in Florida waters.' The chief
of the bureau informed Mr. . Selden and
Representative* Lamb -that the •• depart-
I'ment had decided not to employ . dredgers
in the proposed improvements in Florida,
but that other'; engineering resources,
probably jetties, would be; resorted to. Of
course, ihider this decision, no; contracts
for. : dredgers 'in Florida would be con
sidered by the department.-. ': ', X_
'[■. ;• ; .PERSONAL. :
Colonel William R:, feller ..writes from
Havana that he had. a delightful voyage,
wi th . 110 others, "from New York, and was
cordially received upon arrival. -He was
assigned A t 6 the Hotel Mascotte, -; his .room
.opening on' a. 'large, balcony overlooking
the^bay, and- directly; opposite; the wreck
of. the Maine,- with. a";splendid -view of
ih-.v harbor ' rind Morro Castle. '■_'. He had
'a three-hours' fight witlilthe dago, cus
tom-house officers for .his ;bapgage, and
.remarks:^ "I '■■ simply ; wnh^to' know who
the island, : fo"r- really -it looks
just r as; Spanish^ to me as It did
the':'war.V, ■ . -'..--. '; ;.; '■■'-■ ■/'.,:• - ' . .- ■
.L!eulenant-Commander. ; r Hen
c2*:rsoiv ot r-ttie jriavy.SnoiK' -^on ■; duty' here
as amember. of !the Board ' of Inspection
ar'J Survey, of which; Admiral Rodgers is
the- ■president.* is"on a" visit to hls'rela
tivcs,.at Salisbury, N. C. : : . . /
" W. T M. Giles, of ' Charlotte. N. C: Miss
Cclcman.of Tirginia: C. E. Parr, of Vir
ginia, and ■'E.I J.; -_Warc.' 'of Pocahontas,
■Vai; are nt-'the'Xatiomil. ■" . '
John -R. Ellis, o£ Roanoke. Va.. is at the
St.: James.' : .. . , ' _
"*J.-Fred: -Holtzinger, Lynchburg: \\. C.
Kelly, Charlottesville: J. B. Babbitt. Ap
pbmattb.<" Va:; :R. M. Hodgin, Greens
boro',-N., C— Howard House. ._ „ .
""John P." Petti john. Lynchburg. Va.;.W.
I[. Bond. Wise, Va.: Tom Grubb Ander
i=ovi. Abingdon.'.ya.; F. A. Bogg.. Newport
New s— Metropolitan.
Margaret A. Fortune has been-commis
sicnfiia fourth-class postmaster at- Craig,
N..C-: , .: - ■ '; .".-■ " ; ' --
.. A "new post-office' has been - : established
at Old Stores. Moore county. N.C.- with
:Murdock-M.: Murdock-M. Stutts as, 'postmaster. , ' . :
..- .'. '. ■ His Preference.
■- • - - ■ - (Xew'Tork Life.)
•Fran -IHngstormclcr. the wife of. Herr
Hingrtermeier.. the lion tamer, was what
may-be termed— to put it mildly— a virago,
and\held Hingstermeir in absilute subjec
tion. : ■ __;_._, :
: loin tamer returned to the ; family
caravaii -in 'a T "state-; of hilarity. which
made him. feel .that he would better post
pone an ; interview /with his better half
untirhis condition had worn off. He there
fore 'concluded' not 'to sleep in the family
quarters.: - : - • ; •"■■"
-AT-he next morning his wife called him to
account, and ; he explained that he had
been having a. little jollification and did
not wish to disturbe her slumbers on his
return. ..-.•;;;_ ; . v ' .
.-"Where i. did you sleep?" sho demanded.
"In.the cage with the lions," he replied
meekly.;-..:....-.; ; „\ .
.:. ; "Cowarcl !'.'' '= hissed • Mrs Hingstermaler,
"a3 -one robbed of' her .yist dues.
:, Bos to ii inn's* Iden ot ~VVieliedne»».
- •.* "(Ladies' .Home Journal.)
i When- Bostonians break out with a de
sire ■ for. -flesh-pots they hie them to an
Italian restaurant ~as the straightest
course' to Egypt;'. --whereas, a new-born
babe'is hardly more virtuous en the sur
face than one of those eating-houses,
where bad manners and bad tobacco are
the only indications of bad morals to be
seen. '•"* .
Friendly Advice.
(Chicago News.)
' Smith: "I've been thinking seriously of
investing sorao money in stocks. What
would you advise me to do?"
Jones: "Have you any real estate?
Smith: "Yes." ••
Jones:" "Then I'd advise you to put It in
your wife's name.'"
Feminine Chnrity.
"• - -(Chicago News.)
Clara- "At Jennie's wedding last v.-eek.
owing to a misunderstanding, she ; had to
•wait?: at. the church thirty finutes for
the bridegroom.'" . \
Maude: "Oh. well, thirty minutes lsn t
anything to a woman who has waited
thirty years." .. '*
■ Hsiiiilic«l»ped.
(Chicago News.)
. Hix: "Well, how did you come out at
the races to-day-" . .
•Dlx: "Lost— and it served mo right, too-
Hix: "How so?"
" Dlx:* "I- backed Messenger Boy to win
in a running race." _ ....
' r- rrnitfiitinl Hymn.
(By Joel Ellas Spingarn.) ■
■• {'[■: l: ■ .>
If I have played upon my heart
The music of a lower- art;
If I have ever hoped to win
A pleasure from the smile of stn;.
If ever I mistook the gleam
Of quiverings in... a starless dream;.
Or fondly 'hoped I might dispense—
With spirit in the joy of sense;
Or slipped, or fallen, or gone astray.
Lead Thou the way, lead Thou the way.
,i
„,v . .. ..... _ t 11.
If I could ever yet despise J.
The tear-drops in two human eyes, -
If ever once the voice of fame;
Left me forgetful of Thy name;
If in the strife I ever tied
My heartstrings to the lower side; r
Or In- the thickest of the- tight f
Mistook the useful, for the right,
Or wielded an ignoble sword.
Forgive, O Lord; forgive, O Lord.
111.
If ever once have been my care
Mere trappings of Thine altar-stair; . j
If ever in a lovely face -
Thy handiwork I failed to trace;
If i have doubted of the good
Within the soul of womanhood;
Or judged a man by some small blot
Which Thou hast portioned to his lot;
Forgot Thy law, or scorned Ihy might,
Guide me
The Girl I lid' Ue'ind Me. -
■(Westminster Gazette.)
We p'raded out at the stroke o' four.
But the girls was there two hours before,
We slung along thro* mud an' mist, .
Each with 'is love clung close to is wrist;
The kiddies' torches paled the moon,
\n" mv girl* called f'r the roarin' toon,
Ta-ra-rara-rara,
".' .-■ "The girl I lef be'ind me."
•Er eyes wos red. but 'er smile wos brave,
She'd brort a tup'ny flag to wave;
She perched it up, in 'er sailor at
An" she led the cheerin' smart an paV.
As the band burst out with a suddin skirl.
While ev*ry trooper kissed 'is girl—
- Ta-ra-rara-rara,
"The girl I lef' be'ind me."
She's 'ard at work in a garritt. I guess,
Stitchin' like fun at a big swells dress,
An' 'mid the whirr of 'c-r old machine.
I'll back she'll fancy th' roar, between.'
When the reg'ment leaps in the foemen s
An' then, she'll breathe a tiny prayT,
Ta-ra-i-ara-rara,
"The girl I lef be'ind me."
An' if, as we carry the 'eights. I fall.--
With the girdling smoke f'r a soldier's
When'w'e rush the bush an' tho artful
tr^nchj "•* ■ ■
Or ford the "river's chilly drench. ■
You'll find In the breast o' me bloomin
The face, with a frame o' rlbbin begirt,
.-i • Ta-ra-rara-rara,
O r th' girl I lef be'ind me %
. When. AYe Get U«ed tn It.
(Chicago Times-Herald.) -
A man can stand a lot of woe
When he gets used to- it;
He smiles at thirty-five below, , ? - -
. When ho gets used to it; -
A man may be > lame or dear or blind
AndvstiH have cheerful days^and nnd
That God la very, very kind,
. Whenhe gets used to It.
The horseless carriage may, somehov/—
* nvhen we get used to it— ' . ;
Have graces hidden from us now!
When we get used to it:
The clumsy wheels, the hideous gear.
And ail about, it- may. appear _ * ■
To charm the senses and to cheer—
AVhffl we get. used to. u;^:.,.
The Roman liked the sheet he wore,
For he' was used to it;
His arms were bare, and often more,
: But. 'he was;: used to It! . : „: ■
The kniKhtwas laden with a weight .^
Of rude!v-fashione-J. armor-plate , 1; .
And vet he thought that it was great, .
" For he was used to it.
Vma-i may dig and a man may toil.
When he is -used to It: .•-...•.-
In coaxing things from unwilling soil,
When he is used to It.. V,.-..
And still: have gladness; in his breast, •
And think tho joyshe has are bes t t,,;
And wonder why he Is s-o blest—
When be is used to it.
The harm we feared we fear no more,
.'t - : When: we get used -to It; - :
We laugh at the: dread we had before, f
When we-get used- to it.
Arid doubtleas they will find who fall -
"And. roast when they leave this whlriingr
That itMsn't so" awful after all. :■ '-,
For he -was used to it.
. . . . : . . ' ... -S. E. KISER; ;
■■■.■^.•■.-.-?.H
if?7Jf
THE VANISHING ' "*■'?s%
WAINWRIGHTS.
' : ; * - ..; (Chicago. Tribune.) ■■> *-■■■ -'.r.-;^'"
Tho Wainwrights'appearcfl to -have frio r
particular 'r-iason ~ : for coming ' to town- ,:
They wandered -inr vaguely :^anrlr rented.! <v\;
cottage at'^the outskits 'of;tbe v \yiHase^.j
Henry Dte pro o\vrieil .tho'place^ancl . -?.lio
v»-as rather particular about :hls!;.tenanta, !~! ~
but the : .VVainwrights quitetook;hJs fancy.';;
They had soft. blue eyes and looked inrio-,
cent, like^ peopio who would^not-breals ay;
gate off „'its : hinges" or drive j a 'nail -la :
another man's door molding/ ,\ .. '-
The .Wainwrights had a pension, the/
said, and "makings." from preserve*,^andtj
sometimes Olive, the lean, and- red-h;ilrt:<l !
daughter, did something In thsiwayot:
work to help out a. neighbor..,:;,: Besides,
theygardened, and sold ."th©' truck-^ Taken, ,
for all inw : all, Mr. Disbro opioned that *
they would. not be bad tenants. ./ . '~:<:inSm
"We like movin* about." Olive "Wafa
wright confided to hernext door ne:gn-; :
bor. "It gives us a chance to. see what :
difTerent places are liko. We like to.gD.:
about the world a little It -we are poor.";'
The neighbors were all hard working •
folk, and at nlghtthey were apt to }po>
tired, so "they did not prosper In their
acquaintance' with the leisurely ; >Waln- r
.wrights, who appeared to be r untot:checi.'
by the fever,; of the age. They sat -on,
their doorstep a gopcl part of tho day,' and :- ;
often far into the"night. The neighbors
could hear the musical murmur of. their;
voices and' their la3y laughter. 'They,
were never through, talking with , ouch
other. ' . 5
Henry Disbro was a busy man and sel
dom had time to look in upon his tenants,
and he had a prejudice asalnst agents*. •>]
So he- usually choso Sunday afterndoriV-;
when he was out drivinpr with 'his "vyifa
and babies, to stop at tho gate^ of his .
several -cottages und make ; casual/in
quiries. He always found the .Wain
wrights enjoying themselves, in spites oC
tho fact that the garden was unweeded,
the porch unswept, and. the windows bon.-»
spicuously dusty. . '* ■-...■
"Keally, a charming family." was hla.
conclusion. "What a comfort, it Is how
and: then to see repose— actual repose cC
soul and mariner." •
"Ivcall them down-right shiftless," salil
his '
"They're rather,'.; individual," admitted \
Mr. Disbro. "but they will live a great
deal .loncer.- than we will."
One Sunday, after the Wainwrights hauV
been, in the house over three months,
Henry Disbro. out for an curly const! tu- '
tional, passed the cottage, and took not*
of the fact that there were no'signsoC
life^about it. But ho supposed the-'Waln-"
wrights had gone 1 for a picnic, or, possibly
had not, arisan. But driving- by a week
later he noticed that tho place looked de
serted. He knocked at the door, but no
one answered. He tried the door, but tt
held fast. Inquiries made at the neighbors
revealed the fact that the house. had worn
this appearance for over two weeks.
"Perhaps they are sick," suggested Mr.
Disbro vaguely. Tho woman he was tallc
ing to seemed to have no Ideas on the sub
ject, and to be measurably indifferent as
to whether they were or not. Her" son,
however, consented to go over with Mr.
Disbro and make an Investigation.
"I've bin sayin' to ma off an* on for two
weeks," said he. "that it was mighty,
queer we didn't see hide nor hair of ;them r
folks. 'Maybe they've been murdered.'
says I. 'Then don't you go- near/ says "ahe.
These remarks caused- Mr. Diabro to
suffer from acute apprehonsion." He had
a dread of beholding some sickening sight
as ha forced the door and entered the
front room.
There was a bed which had presumcibly
been occupied by the lank and red haired,
Olive, as a pair of corsets and a, gingham
petticoat lay on it. It was in disorder hav
ing been left as its occupant vacated it. ' A
pair. of. girl's shoes stood underrioath it.
Mr, Disbro pointed at these in a. slnitlcaat
manner. .
"Olive Wainwright was not Ukely to
have two pairs of shoes," said he. The
young man with him shook his head lugu
briously.
-' "Don't you think I had better so homa
for. ma?" "he asked. Mr. Disbro shook "his
head and went courageously on to 'tha
next room. Here "stood the breakfast tabl.j
set. the victuals on it and untouched/ tha
full coffee pot still on the stove, the wat*
er-paii full to th»i brim.
"It— it must— must have happened in the!
early morning," ho said, mustering: cour
age to go on. The other man's teeth,,wera
chattering, and he nodded his reply. Taer«
was only one more room, and this was ni
large sleeping apartment off the kitchen.
Here the bed was unmade too, and here,;
also were shoes — two pairs.
"We must search in the cellar," sal P
Mr. Disbro, but he went there alone, toe
his companion murmuring something
about "ma" made a bolt for the door ami
was seen no more.
The Wainwrights had bean fossessed off
many barrels of old dishes, carpets, parn-.
phlets, and clothes, which they had never
disturbed themselves to unpack, and with,
a beating heart and chilled fingers Henry,
Disbro unpacked each of thestr, fearing as
each moment to encounter sorao awful
Thing. But his search was fruUlesa, ami.
he visited the barn and woodshed without
success. Tn sore perplexity he returned to> .
town and told the police. But tha policu
did not seem much interested. It wasmid
summer and they were not looking; foe*
sensations. ': . . :
Two months went by. - No word enmo
of the vanished family. And then a man
came along who wanted to rent the cot
tage, so- with feelings akin to sorrow,
Henry Disbro saw personally to the re
moval of the Wainrlght furniture, which,
for want .of a better solution, he stored
in his barn.
"It would have been easier to -hav<»
given the old stuff away." he said to Ms
wife "but it may be that tve shall yet
tlnd some clue to the Wainright:* bykeep-.
ing-it. Anj-^vay, It was impressed -upon
me almost as a sacred duty that I oughts
to care for it." :i . '■';..
Three raqnths later an ansrry man en
tered Mr. Disbro's o'Hce. It wa.s Mr.
Wainrlght in a state oC the moat unques
tionable vigor. i
" You're a ihlef," ho shouted. "a-thiefV
and I'm prepared to prove it. You've pur
loined my furniture ami" I've :se*n "-If thlt
day with my own: eyes concealed In youc
born." :. - . . ■-:■■'.■
There was no placating him.' The reuoy
return of his furniture did not comfort
him.- .He asked a round sum tor ;tha
wear and tear to which It had b«t»n sub
jected, and ho wanted monetary redress
tor being expelled from his .own -nous*
without his consent or knowledge. . ... .
"But what v/us I to think?" Inquired
Henry Disbro. remembering his uncanny,
search for the bodies of .tha vanished
•Walnrishts.". ;." . ; 7;. /:'":' """;,*":.';
"What business hdCl you to enter.my;
house nt all." retorted Mr. Wainri«ht.,.
"When I saw the breakfast -uneaten*,
and the -beds unmade I was' convinced
that evil had overtaken you." . . :
"We've no call to eat our breakfast un
less we please," was the response, "ity*
wife's brother, he-came alonjr.Sn a covefftcj
wagon mighty arly, just at sun up.- and
said he was. going cumplnK, so we vw.c
as we was. taking* a few clothes, and -
after we had camp«<l a spell, we allawcd.
to go -over into Clinton County and sea
,the old folks. Wecorne Home, when w«»;
got ready- to set up housekeeping on 'tho
"minute. ""'lnstead of that we> nnd our be
longtngs stolen, and another man occupy
ing our house." -. *; ;.. .I- ■
"But your rent was not -paid.", pro
tested Henry Disbro mildly, obliged: to
offer some defense that would appeal to^
his inoui*!jor. „
"I didn't refuse to pay St. he saW. ' C
wasn't asked' for It, -was I? I'll sue tor
damages, .that's what I'll do." -
And he did— and won. The- court caused
Henry . Disbro of the tender heart to pay
the costs and five cents tine. -. - .
Lettlie 3lan Keltonit Vviovn: M»rrl»R«»" }
"A girl should never marfy. a man tbftC
she i'-rnay reform him," writes Marsares
Sahgater. ;iri the February Xiadietf ilomo ;
Journal. "It he Is In ne«d ot reforinatloiv •
let him prove himself worthy by turning.
trom :ey U and : aettlns hla ; face ;s teadfaat- .
ly iiiul perseyerinKly >to good ufcef ore C.> •}"!*]
asksTa girl to isurrtnder herself and ;her.
; ; Hre. r s to',hlm;; ; Nor* should a _ girl .te too*
! impatient with father, mofcher and *r?eiuL»*
: . if '. th'ey "coii nsel deUiy In clccidltis;'a';tn.atteS
• winch .H^to inrtuoiice^hsr -wholQ^car«er^
; and htr lover's, wheit.thoy. .with clearer j
■ eyes ;.tban. her own;. "perceice ULhlra^S-O ;
|.unsuitability ■tocher.'' '■/■";- ' : " \.^_' : ;Jt'' < MX