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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.—Ronald is the one promis
ing member of the Fanshaw household, un
appreciated by any of the others, savfc his
brother David. The preceding summer ho
had saved the llflo of Evelyn, second daugh
ter of Col. Hasbrooke, the county's great
est planter, and whose splendid homo was
known as "Carnleigh."
CHAPTER II.— At Carnleigh. James
Hardy, a Charleston cotton merchant and
suitor for tho hand of Caroline, Has
brooke's eldest daughter, and Capt.
Winkle, an admirer of Evelyn, are guesta.
Evelyn's school days ovor, Ronald meets
her by chance, when she again thanks him
for the fight he had made with the angry
bull which had threatened her life. She is
glad of rebuke he had given Winkle, but
a few minutes before, who had conde
scendingly thrown him a coin for a little
fishing bait.
CHAPTER III.—Ronald, returning home
with his brother, is overtaken by th& Has
brooke trap. Winkle, holding the reinB,
tries deliberately to ride Ronald down,
th« trap coming so near as to knock tho
basket in his hand to the ground. Ronald
determines to have satisfaction
CHAPTER
TV.—'The
next morning, with
two revolvers In his pockets, Ronald makes
his way to a placo where Winkle may be
met. Winkle refuses to fight a man in
Ronald's position in life. Ronald, bent on
humiliating the coward, grasps him by
the collar and deliberately cuts off the
buttons and shoulder straps from his uni
form. Winkle sneaJcs back to the house.
Evelyn, who had been gathering flowers,
tells Ronald she had been eavesdropping.
Sorry for what he had done in anger, he
gives her the buttons and shoulder straps,
that they might be put again on the cap
tain's coat.
CHAPTER V.—That night in the draw
ing-room at Carnleigh, Hasbrooke telle
the sad story of Mrs. Lancaster, one of his
guests. In early life during the war. her
husband, a confederate officer, had been
killed by mountain bushwhackers, and her
baby lost, perhaps killed. A little later
Capt. Winkle gives a colored account of
his meeting with Fanshaw. By a sly
stroke Evelyn shows him she knows the
true version. When ho finds her alone, he
threatens to tell her father of her being
in correspondence with Fanshaw. Bhe de
nies having learned of the affair In that
way, saying she was a witness, and teils
of having the buttons and shoulder straps
In her possession.
CHAPTER VI.—One July morning Ron
ald finds a lynching plot on. A woman
has been murdered for her money, and the
suspect, caught with blood-stained hands
ana considerable money, had escaped'from
the sheriff and known to bo in hiding in the
pwamp. Young Fanshaiw determines to
thwart the mob.
CHAPTER VII.—The mob beats the
swamp, but Ronald goes from man to man,
trying to dissuade them from their pur-
Sose
of lynching the man when captured,
velyn learns of his noble course, and
wants to write a note of encouragement.
Mrs. Lancaster, who has been made a con
fidante, disapproves, but compromises by
writing such a note herself:
CHAPTER VIII.—It is after dark when
the fugitive is finally captured. Ronald
speaks to the crowd, and, on the pretext of
showing the crowd how small the prisoner
is, he lifts the lad to the saddle, wheels his
horse, and is off for the jail at Danube.
Sydney Hart, ringleader of the mob, find
ing himself thwarted, fires at the fleeing
figure, but IJavld knocks the gun barrel
up, so that no one is hurt. Evelyn anxiously
watches the road until in the early morning
she sees him safety return to his home.
CHAPTER IX.—At the breakfast table
the guests at Carnleigh hear of the cap
turo of a negro who has confessed to the
killing of the woman, and Ronald is high
ly praised. Mrs. Lancaster, who had been
struck by the resemblance of Ronald to
her lost husband, calls at the Fanshaws.
She learns of Ronald's love for Evelyn, but
also that on aocount of their different Sta
tions "in 1U«, ne nas no Q09t 91 mz-x-.r.f fcai.
CHAPTER X.—Hart, thwarted on the
night of the attempted lynching, seeks a
quarrel with Ronald. Ronald, warned by
Dave, Is armed when the clash comes.
Hart Is mounted, and during the fusillade
one of the shots takes effect, and he falls
mortally wounded-. Thad Williams, one
of the Hart gang, rides up just in time to
hear the man's last words.
CHAPTER XI.—Ronald, burdened with
knowledge of having killed a man, starts
to give nimself over to Sheriff Ratcliff.
He meets Evelyn, who is out In her pony
sart. She offers to drive him to Ratcliff's
house, but he objects to compromising her
by letting them bo seen together at this
timo. She, however, carries tier point. On
tho way they meet Capt. Winkle.
CHAPTER XII.—Ronald is driven to the
jail at Danube. The judgfe is found to be
away, it being Saturday, so Fanshaw Is
locked up until Monday.
CHAPTER XIII.—On reaching home
Evelyn is coldly taunted by heir sister Caro
line for defending RonaJd, who, according
to Winkle's account, had been guilty of
cold-blooded murder. In the meantime
Winkle has gone to Hasbrooke with his
story of the duel, and says he had seen
Fanshaw and Evelyn riding together to
ward tho railway station, presupposing an
elopement. Hasbrooke rings to call hie
daughter, but she has to confirm that part
of the story as to her having been with
Ronald after tho killing of Hart. After
Winkle leaves, Evelyn tells her father of
her love for Ronald,
old man.
a 8ad blow to the
CHAPTER XIV.—Sunday morning Mr.
Redding, the lawyer under whom Fanehaw
had been studying for the bar, calls to see
the prisoner. Ho has found it a bad pros
pect as far as securing Immediate bail, on
account of testimony Williams Is deter
mined to give.
CHAPTER XV.—Tho trial comes off
with dark prospects for Ronald, but the
dramatio discovery is made in court that
tho bullet which caused Hart's death must
have come from Hart's own revolver. Wil
liams Is then forced to testify that, accord
ing to Hart's last words, it was the rear
ing of the horse that had caused tho dis
charge of the pistol In such a way as to
mortally wound him. The prosecution can
then only move the discharge of the prls
oner.
CHAPTER XVI.—Col. Hasbrooke, who
was present at tho trial, is the first to
break tho news of the result to Evelyn,
»vho almost faints with joy.
"We can talk about that later," 6he
said, "but I must know now wliat they
did to bim. Tell me, papa!"
He averted his eyes a scowl was cm
his face,
"Don't torture me, papa remember I
am only a woman."
He raised bis band till it touched her
head be essayed to draw it down
against his own, but she held herself
firmly erect.
"Don't torture me," she repeated, al
most threateningly.
"Well, I will not,"be said. "Of course
I know what you want. The case was
thrown out of court. It was proved
that Syd Hart accidentally shot himself
with bis own pistol. Fanshaw was in
no way responsible. He is at home by
this time,.a free man."
He felt her gasp, and then her head
fell on bis shoulder, all the rigidness of
suspense was gone from ber body she
lay like one dead. He thought she had
fainted, but a moment later she stirred
the color ran into her face, and she
stood up before bim.
"Gh, papa! oh, papa!" was all she
could say, but a world of unutterable
joy lay in her tone. His cigar bad gone
out he took a taper from a vase on
the mantelpiece and lighted it at the
fire, and as be applied it to liis cigar
he felt bis anger returning to him. The
outlook seemed so hopeless. She could
never be happy without Fanshaw—she
would be worse than miserable with
him, after she learned the folly of her
step. Ko, there must be some escape.
He would think it over again. He had
thought it over till it bad become a
sort of monomania with him. Perhaps
some way of escape would present
itself. He led her to the door and
bowed silently as she turned from him
to go up to her room. He went into his
study and lighted a lamp on his desk,
then, he sat down and began to fumble
some papers which one of his agents
bad left for his inspection, but his mind
was clinging to 13velyn—Evelyn—
Evelyn!
He opened a drawer in his desk and
took out a miniature framed in gold.
It held a face strongly resembling the
daughter who had just quitted the
room, and as he looked at it a ilood of
tender recollections rushed over bim.
'If you had only lived, dear Evelyn,"
lie murmured "if you were here you'd
know what to do. It may be that
Fanshaw could love her as I loved you,
and in that case, I may be wronging
him but oh, my angel wife, I do not
know what is best!" He gazed at the
face in the little frame for another
minute and then lie restored it to it6
place and closed the drawer.
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CHAPTER'XVII.
The colonel began to" walk back and
forth in the room. Now and then'he
would stray across the hall and pause
in tho doorway to give half an ear to
Caroline, who was listlessly playing the
piano. Her music had never touched
him as had Evelyn's. Evelyn's songs—
ber lightest touch—seemed toinvitethe
sweetest memories to his heart. Caro
line looked up and saw him standing
in the doorway.
"Father," she turned on the stool.
"Mr. llardy has written asking me to
marry him he says he will write to
you if 1
encourage bim to do so."
Hasbrooke advanced till he stood be
hind her. Somehow he had little in
clination to touch this one of his daugh
ters. "Well," he asked, "have you
thought it over?"
Caroline turned a page of her music
book leisurely.
"I like him as well as I ever liked
anybody," she said, slowly. "You know
he is well off he has a nice home—the
Hardys are good people. I have al
ways wanted to live in Charleston."
"Then write bim it is all right," re
turned Hasbrooke, wearily, and they
went in to supper. Evelyn came down
a moment later. Her father wondered
at the transformation in her. In her
evening dress, she looked' like a flower
which had never been touched by
storm.
After they had left the table sh«
followed him to the door of his study,
but he coldly begged to be left alone,
and asked her to send James to h-im.
The servant found him at his desk.
"I want you to bear a message for
me, James," he said. "I want to have a
private talk with Mr. Ronald Fanshaw.
Go over to his house and present my
compliments, and ask him if he will
do me the honor of calling on me this
evening if he has no previous engage
ment. You remember my exact words,
James?"
The servant repeated them.
"That will do, and when he comes
show him into this room, and see that
we are not disturbed."
"Thank you, sub."
About eight o'clock Ronald rode up
to Carnleigh and turned his horse over
to a waiting groom. At the foot of tfce
steps he was met by James, who, in a
low, guarded voice, invited him into his
master's study. As he passed the win
dow of the drawing-room the young
man had a flashlight view of Evelyn as
she sat reading at the center table un
der a tall lamp with a pink shade. He
had never seen her countenance so ra
diantly aglow. The thought took pos
session of his brain that it was due to
his release from prison, and that idea
was infinitely sweet to him after what
he had been forccd to endure.
As he entered the colonel's study,
from the walls of which family por
traits leaned downward in deep, old
fashioned gilt frames, a casual observer
would have taken hrm for a man of the
world rather than a man whose life ex
periences were bounded by the limits
of
a single county.
"First of all," said the colonel, as he
extended his hand, stiffly, "I must con
gratulate you upon your escape from
that disagreeable affair. I was rejoiced
at the outcome."
Ronald thanked him, surprised at his
own calmness the warm memory of
Evelyn's face, as he had just seen it, in
spired him with strange, unexpected
confidence in himself. The chair he had
been given was quite near Hasbrooke's,
and as the colonel continued to speak
he leaned his head on his hand, his el-,
bow resting on his desk. This posture
threw his face somewhat into the
shadow.
"I may as well come directly to the
point, Mr. Fanshaw," in a forced, tense
tone. "To be frank, I find myself com
pletely in your power, and, since it must
be so, it Is a comfort to be in the power
of a fearless man, and one who would,
I am confident, despise to take unfair
advantage of me."
"I am sure I do not understand," fal
tered the visitor, in surprise.
The old man twisted himself round
in his chair the lamplight brought his
strong features out in minute lineality
against the wall behind him.
"You have me, Mr. Fanshaw, as com
pletely in your power as if I lay at your
feet and you held a saber against my
heart. My daughter has withheld noth
ing from me. Be her judgment good or
ill, she loves you as she loves her life.
She believed you have been greatly
wronged—always misunderstood—and
that has intensified her love. At first I
was inclined to blame
you
for taking
unfair advantage of her experience in
worldly matters, but I am now forced to
admit that you have done nothing I
should not have done had the woman
been as attractive personally as my
daughter. I know you must care for
her, Fanshaw, and that is why I have
sent for you to unbosom myself."
The speaker's words had been grow
ing more and more indistinct, until
they finally died in the still room. Ron
ald knew that he was expected to reply,
but he could gather nothing befitting
the moment from the mass of thoughts
and emotions that seethed in his heart.
At this point a bar of soft, rippling
notes came from the piano, and they
were caught up bj* a sweet, well-trained
voice singing a happy song. The old
man held up his hand.
"You see how she feels, Fanshaw,"
he said, huskily "since your arrest she
has looked more dead than alive. I was
seriously afraid she would not survive.
But you see how she is now I told her
the news just before supper, and she al
most fainted with joy. That is why I
sent for you I am unable alone to fight
a love like hers. You and I must decide
on what to do—between us!"
"Between us," repeated Ronald, still
in the dark as to what was expected of
him.
Hasbrooke's face under the ordeal be
fore him took on the color of ashes, and
as he began to speak again he picked
the nap from the sleeve of his coat with
the mechanical action of a dying man.
"Perhaps, Mr. Fanshaw, it may be as
well to begin by our admitting that my
social training has been different from
yours. In my cradle I imbibed certain
conventional ideas of the duty of a man
of my name to his stock. From your
standpoint, doubtless, I am wrong—
from mine, right. I am coming to the
point, and I trust j'ou will pardon me
for being painfully plain. Fanshaw, as
fur back as my family records run—and
we have volumes of them, sir—we have
never found the line tainted with dis
honor."
Hasbrooke paused, taking a full
breath, It was evident to Ronald that
the climax was near, but he made no
comment. The room was very still out
side of it could be heard only Evelyn's
sweet, ringing notes. A vague, unac
countable despair had seized on the
young man's heart. He knew not what
was coming, but whatever it was would
not be pleasant.
"You see, Fanshaw," the colonel
Kceined to pull himself up to his task
with extra effort, "if my daughter must
marry and bring children into the
world, I should naturally desire the al
liance to be with a man against whose
family there had never been a charge of
—dishonesty!"
Ranald breath*} fetrt. The last
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word had fallen 1&6 a powerful
weight which crushed out the last bit
of hope he had ever had of fighting
the world's difficulties.
"I think I understand, Col. Has
brooke," he heard his words jarring
against the sweet floating sounds of
Evelyn's voice, which was rising like
a happy prayer to heaven.
The colonel leaned forward almost
in an attitude of pity.
"Don*t understand me to say, Mr.
Fanshaw," ho said, "that I should de
mand a pedigree with my daughter's
husband, for I think there arc good
people who have not kept up their
family records, but if I knew—actual
ly knew of dishonesty in a family,
that, sir, I should try to save my child
from as I would from hereditary con
sumption or insanity. I had a dear
friend, Mr. Fanshaw, in Virginia, who
belonged to one of the best families—
distantly related to the Carnleighs.
He had a beautiful daughter who fell
in love with a self-made man, whose
grandfather had been accused of dis
honest dealings. My friend reluctant
ly gave his consent, but the only issue
of that marriage, Mr. Fanshaw, was a
son who became an outlaw and broke
the hearts of both his parents. Par
don me, sir, but I started out to be
plain, and remember, we are consult
ing about the welfare of one we both
love. Mr. Fanshaw, my father's
brother, who lived in East Tennessee,
was the judge who sentenced your
grandfather, Abraham Fanshaw, to
prison for 20 years for theft. I know
nothing of your father's life in Ten
nessee, but it pains me to say that
I detected him five years ago loading
a wagon with wheat from one of my
barns. He confessed his guilt and
threw himself on my mercy, and I did
not, thinking of his family and his old
age, prosecute him."
Hasbrooke paused he was not look
ing at Ronald, who had covered his
face with both his hands and sat as
still as a statue.
"God forgive me if I have given you
needless pain," said the colonel. "I
would not have spoken if I could have
seen ar.y other way of making my
awful fears clear to you. Fanshaw, if
these things were "not true of your
people, and you had not a dollar to
your name, I should, seeing how my
daughter loves you, turn over to you
and her all the property which is to
go to her at my death. As God is my
judge, I wish I could end it all by giv
ing her to you, but I cannot! I sim
ply cannot!"
Ronald rose to his feet he reeled a
little as he reached for his hat, which
lay on the desk.
"I have really never hoped to win
her," he said, unsteadily. "You are
right. It ought never to be. Children
of mine shall never live to curse the
world! I see my duty to her—to you.
May God have mercy on me!"
The music had ceased there was a
light step outside and Evelyn suddenly
opened the door, pausing on the
threshold with an exclamation of sur
prise.
"I did not know—" here she broke
off as her eyes fell to studying her
lover's agonized face. "Papa," she
asked, coming forward and standing
between the two men, "what does this
mean?"
The old man collected his senses
slowly. /j
"Daughter," he said, after an awk
ward pause, "I have sent for Mr. Fan
shaw to consult with him in regard to
the welfare of you both, and together
—after talking it all over—we have
come to a mutual agreement that the
idea of marriage between you—-ever,
at any timo—would be unwise—is uot
to be thought of."
Evelyn fastened a questioning, half
distrustful gaze on her lover.
"Do you think it would be better for
you to give me up?" were her words,
each delivered after a little incred
ulous halt. "You see, Ronald, I have
never known whether I could be a
help to you. If you should want me,
I would be reudy to Btand by you
through trouble, adversity—every
thing that might come but you are
the man you know best, and if" (her
eyes went darting from one rigid face
to the other) "if—" she made an-
"THEY CONCERN ONLY MYSELF,"
SAID RONALD.
other beginning, but broke down and
put her handkerchief to her eyes.
Her breast heaved high.
Hasbrooke nodded despairingly to
Ronald and the latter took the hint.
"Circumstances beyond our control
make it advisable that we should sep
arate," he said, automatically.
She uncovered her face, disclosing
no trace of tears. "Am I to be told
about the—the circumstances?"
"They concern only myself," an
swered Ronald, with another glance at
her father. "I would-rather not speak
of them."
"Very well, then," she drew herself
up erect. "I may as well say good
by." As she gave him her hand the
eyes of her father flashed with subtle
pride, but the next moment he had
another glimpse of her inmost soul.
"Remember, Ronald," she said, "that
I shall never kneel down without
praying for you. Remember that I
shall never love another man as lone
as I live!"
He bowed low he tried to say some
thing, but the ball in his throat rose
and choked him. He heard the door
close and knew she was gone.
Like an automaton, Hasbrooke
moved forward and laid his two hands
on the shoulders of the crushed young
man.
"It has ended better than I could
have hoped," he declared. "Bear up.
Many things are within your grasp,
but ray child was not for you. She's
not for me, either, Fanshaw" (sigh
ing) "she'll never be the same again
—never!*'
CHAPTER XVIII.
The next month was December.
Christmas day was made known to
the Fanshaws chiefly by the fireworks
which were discharged by the negroes
on the Hasbrooke estate. The dawn
came in with a great
tooting
of horns,
beating of old pans, the discharge of
puns, the bursting of inflated hog
bladders. There was to be a cake
w«lk la tt»
bun,
fl—Mb ft JtwbMU^
ox, a glorious feast, a Christmas tree.
The Fanshaws were not going to in
dulge even in an extra dinner. Ronald
had remembered his hands by pres
ents of money, but they were going
to spend it in town. Something, how
ever, did happen to mark the day as
an eventful one. Old Jade Fanshaw
was brought home in Bud Tnrbell's
dump cart, on a pile of wheat straw,
covered by on old quilt. This oc
curred about 12 o'clock in the day.
Ronald remembered that it took place
just as the dinner bell rang at Carn
leigh. Bud Tarbell told the little
group in the front yard that Jade
"wasn't dead an' they needn't be
skeerd." He explained that he was
driving along a mountain road looking
for sticks of lightwood when he saw
Fanshaw walking ahead of liim as
sound as a dollar as far as he was
able to see. He looked away for a
minute and then he saw Fanshaw
down on his all-fours, crawling along
with head down like a grazing cow.
"At fust I was afcerd of 'im, fur he
was actin' mighty curis," observed
Tarbell, "but terrcctly his knee j'ints
seemed to flicker an' he come down
kerplunk in the mud on his stomach.
Then I drive up an* put 'im in my
cart."
Mrs. Fanshaw was always a calm
woman she went out at the gate,
waddled up to the cart, and shook tho
human heap on the straw.
"Looky heer, what's a-ailin' of you,
Jade?" she asked, seeing his eyes open.
Fanshaw sat up slowly, but he
looked like a man with only a shadow
of a soul in him his eyes glared in
ghastly sockets and their whites had
turned red. As he looked round at
the group he seemed to recognize
them, but a. shifting look of terror
was in his glance. He began to work
his lips, to the edge of which his
stubbly beard grew, but only unin
telligible sounds issued.
"His tongue is paralyzed," com
mented his wife "look how that Bide
is drawed down to his neck. I de
clare he's got a wad o' tobacco be
twixt his jaws clamped thar as tight
as a cider press. Jade, spit that thar
truck out! Spit it out, I tell you!"
And as he paid no heed to her com
mands, she thrust her forefinger be
tween his almost toothless gums as if
he were a child and pried out the
brown mass* "Well!" she said, re
signedly,
4twe'll
Have to git 'im in the
house, Bud will want his cart. Come,
you boys" (to Ronald and David)
"help lift 'im out."
Dave sprang into the cart, and Ron
ald was about to do the same, when
Fanshaw's distended eyes fell on him.
The old man raised his hands as if to
ward off a blow and cried in words
now easily understood: "Take 'im
away he wants to kill me!"
Ronald paused, but Fanshaw's ter
ror did not abate. He got to his feet
quickly and springing from the cart
he ran, his knees knocking together,
across the road towards the woods.
"Stop 'im, he's tryin' to kill me! He
wants me to tell 'im who he is, an'
whar t'other is buried!"
A remarkable change came over Mrs.
Fanshaw she turned quickly to Ron
ald, and with an uneasy smirk, said:
"Don't you go nigh 'im, Ron he's
clean out'n his senses, an' thar ain't
no tellin'what quar notion might strike
Ronald stood wondering, as Tarbell
and Dave ran after the old man. They
caught him by his arms and began to
half carry, half drag him towards the
house. But Fanshaw's distended eyeB
were still fixed on Ronald in affright and
he struggled and fought his captors like
a wild man.
"I'm not agoin' to have 'im put me in
jail," he snorted. "He's done reported it
to Reddin', an* together they are agoin'
to have me swing for what I never
done!"
Again Mrs. Fanshaw faced Ronald
this time she stood between him and
his father. A frightened look of cun
ning lay in her heavy-browed eyes.
"If I was you, Ron," she said, hurried
ly* "I'd go upstairs he's tuck a quar
notion somehow that you are agin 'im,
an' I wouldn't aggravate 'im."
Glad of an excuse to get away from
the harrowing scene our hero went up
to his room. Presently he heard the
clatter of hob-nailed boots on the porch.
The old man,now pacified,wasbeingled
like a dumb animal to his room. Then
all was quiet below. The silence lasted
till he heard Dave's voice outside
speaking through a broken window
pane to his mother.
"I'm a-goln' to ride fur a doctor," he
was saying.
TO BE CONTINUED.
BARGAIN IN RESIDENCE 1PEOPERTY
A house and lot in one of the best resident
portions of city of Hanchonter for sale cheap
and on easy terms. Good dwelling/barn, etc.
Enquire at DEMOCRAT OFFICE.
DOUGLASS, the Photo
grapher.
Go to Douglass
For FINE PICTURES.*^
R. W. TIRRILL
Is Loaning Honey as cheap
as any person or Corpora
tion.
Cotswold Sheep!
Sixty One and Two-year-Old
Grade Ewes for sale.
I have been twenty-three years in the
sheep busineBs. Flock originated at
John Snell's Sons, Brampton, Canada,
West. Hams and Ewes for sale at all
times. Correspondence solicited, Vis
itors always welcome at the
sheep ranch
W. J. STRAIN & SONS,
Masonville, la.
akes short roads.
AXLE
light loads.
QREASE
^•^^ood for everything
I that runs on wheel*.
Sold Evarywhar*.
BP STANDARD oiii co»
Railroad Time Table,
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Illinois Central Timo Table No. '.4, f.klr.c
feet at 12:00 o'clock noju, Buuduj, April «.i! 0
Main Line Passenger Trains.
WEST HOUND
No 1*11:35
No 8* G:28
No 21 tfijOO
No 2St 9:40
No 91tl:45
No 71t4:lS
MAIN LI.VR
..Fast Train..
Thro Express
Local Express
....Clipper....
-Way Froight.
.Thro Freight..
Nos 21 and
Dodge.
Nos 23 and
KAST HOUND
4:«»Ti III
No 4* pin
No 2?t0:40 am
No 21+ 8: lop
No 02111:00 a
No 52*2:10 in
22 run betweon Dtibuquo and Fort
24 run betweon Dubuque and I.ylo.
CEDAR RAPIDS BRANCH.
North Bound I Bet Cedar Rpds South Hound
Arrive—
1
and Manchester Leave
No.824 6:50p.m
No 322 9:25 p.m
No. 858 1:85
p.m
.1
Passenger..
..tPassenger...
...tFrolght....
No.828 0:4 a,m
No.3216 :0T» p. in
No,8515:00 p.
•Dally.
tDally Exoept Sunday.
H. G. PIERCB, Station A(ft.
CHICAGOGREATWESTERN RY.
"The Maple Leaf Route."
T*me card, Thorpe, Towa.
Chicago Spoelal, Dally,Going Kast 7:40 am
Day Express dal 3
except Sunday 3:ipn
Way Freightually 11:86air
gWost, North and South.
WayPreigh dally 9:sr»tm
Day Express c'ally except Sunday. .. l:Mpm
St Paul ft Kansas City Exp, dally 6:41 am
For Information and tlokets QDDIV to
J. I*. O'HARROW Agent Thorpe.
B'
Cl
R- & N. R'y.
CEDAR RAPIDS TIME CARD.
MAIN LIME OOINO EAST AND SOUTH.
Arrive LC&T6
8:30 ra No. 2 Chicago Passenger.... 8:40
a® 'fcBurlt'n Pass ..0:85p in
io:i?ZJF-S0,CE^caao&St.LoulaEx. 8:80am
I2:2u ngt No. 8 Chicago Fast Express. 12:27 ngt
No. 18 Burl. & Davnp't. Pass 4:00pm
^o s-pujjttan sleeper, free ehalr car and"
to Chicago. NO G—Pullman sleepers
and through coaches to Chicago and 8t Louis.
No. 8—Pullman sleeper and free chair car to
7:69 a. m. Dining car
will serve breakfast from Jolict to Chicago.
Ngt.—night.
MAIN LINE GOING KOKTH.
'Minneapolis
Pa,a
Jfl?"
1rFroe
8-Oft a in
ft op No. 8 Itockford Passenger... 8:S0pm
K.:l? 5^f!s.neap0!i8 Bnpress..12:20Dftt
6.45 a No. 18 Chicago Passenger.
U:46 No. 19 Chicago Passenger.
.,clialr S»f ana coaches to !A1-
J?®1*. I-?*. No. 6—Pullman sleepers and
coaches to Minneapolis and St. Paul.
DBCORAH DIVISION.
„8=i°
m•
.pecorah Passenger 8:80 am
2a.m ft r?Bt
Un'°S,passeDger....«.3:40
4:05pm
DecorahFreight 6:20am
IOWA FALLS DIVISION.
J?*" a Minnesota Pass 8:15 am
12:20 ngt ..Minnesota & Dakota Pass.. 12:90 ngt
IOWA CITYI DAVBITPOBT.BDBL. AND CLINTON
'3 ."Burl, ft la city Pass 4:00 pm
Dvpt I*"" 7:15 am
'•SBa Burl. & la City Pass 8:40 in
"Tralnsnmnbers5,c.8. is, 19, ana Minn &
?ep^ sucday '^Un other trains aally ex-
JNO. O. FARMER, J.
A
I.OMAX
Gon'lPassftTktAgt. mckotAgent
Cedar Kaplds Iowa.
Henry Hutchinson
Breeder of Thoroughbred
Shorthorn Cattle.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON
MftncfceaterJowft
M. DONNELLY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
proprietor of tae
Ryan Drug StorE
Dealer In
Drugs, Stationery, Etc.
BrAN IOW/
Compound VaDor and Sham
000
Baths.
BATHS
Most all dis­
eases are caused
by poisonous sec
retlons, which
clog the wheels
of NATURE.
Vapor
and
Shampoo.
The name and
the symptoms
may be different
but the cause of
disease can UB
ually be traced
to the lmpenect action ol the millions
of pores of the human body. A bath in
accordance with scientific require
ments is the best preventative and
remedy known. The methods employ
ed by mo are the most scientific ever
invented or discovered for dispelling
disease. Results tell the story. Give
nie a trial. This is the Conant system
of baths. A competent lady attendant
in charge of the fadiesdepartment.
Office and bath rooms on Franklin
street, opposite Globe Hotel
16u
Q. D. QATC3.
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The Old Reliable Blacksmith,
P. J. Roche
Ctn be found at hlB ahop on Franklin street
during business hours, with a competent
foroe of workmen to do all kinds of
BLACK SMITHING
Hons Shoeing a Specialty.
Corns and Interfering Cured or no pay. Satis*
faction Guaranteed,
Respectfully,
mmi
P.J.Roche.
Something NEW IN
LEATHER
JEWEL
CASES,
Pocket books, and Calling Card
Every Lady
Needs
We have a fine line of
Silk umbrellas
with FANCY HANDLES.
Call and see them.
BOIHTON &Ic£fEN
You Will Need
a Pair of Shoes
To keep your feet dry
during during the vet
weather this spring. We
can sutt you in quality
and price. Also rubbers,
of all kinds.
F. M. FOLEY
RYAN, IOWA. W,
DELAWARE COUNTY
Abstract, Co.,
Manchester, Iowa.
ABSTRACTS?*
REAL ESTATE.
LOANS AND
CONVEYANCING.
Office In First Nationa
Bank Building.
Orders by mail will receive careful
attention.
We have complete copies of all rccords
of Delaware county.
ENNIS BOGGSj
MANAGER.
S. A. 8TEADMAN
DEALER IN
Harness, Saddles. Whips,
Robes and Blankets.
50
set of light and heavy harness
for the spring trade:
The Best
farm harness on the market for
$28.00.
This price is for CASH.
Come in and look over my large
stock of harness before buying.
I
can save you money.
Respectfully yours,
S. A. STEADMAN
ABSTRACT OFFICE.
J. E. DAVIS, Manchester,
la., Main St., North of
Court House.
MONEY...T?OO°T"...5VO
I am making first-class farm loans
at 5 and 6 per cent., with privi
leges.
ABSTRACTS
furnished at a rate meeting
all competition.
J. E. DAVIS, Abstracter,
ALEX SEFSTHOM,
LACKSMIT
Makes a Specialty of
Horse
Shoeing1
Interiering and Corns Cured or
no Pay. ,£
Do All Kinds of
Work in Iron—
Machinery and all kinds of Farm Implemfttlfif
and Maohlnery repatrod. The best of
work guaranteed.
PRICES REASONABLE.
A share of the Fubllo Patronage Is solicited.
JLlte
Sueoessor to Peter Meyer*
DON'T YOU
NEED A
NEW HARNESS
We have the right
kind at the right kind
of prices. Come in
and
LOOK THROUGH
our line of horse lur-Vf?
nishings—a complete
line of Ai goods.
H.R. EATON
UVERYAND
FEED STABLE
First-claBs rigs to bo had at all]
Buss to all trains and passeugon takon
to or called for In any part o} tho city.
Prow^Meriflgton
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