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0 BRBNT, OP THE BADGBR M THE KlDriAFMne c r A governor general. AROMANOE. Copy-ight By 1__ILIP LITTLE CltAPTElt I. "Theso rooms aro lnsufforably hot," remarked Captaln John Bront, smuggler by professlon, as ho sald to hls lntlmnlo friend, but callod by hls ottomies, and ?hoso who had sttffored from hls nume rous Inluttltles, a plrato plaln and slmplo. Ho strodo up and down tho two rooms whlch woro hls temporary quartors du? ring hls eonttnomont. Yos, sad to rolate though It ls, Captaln Brent was conltned In dtiranco vllo nnd dld not llko It. "I havo no doubt that thoy aro hot," pald a, short stoitt man who sat lcanlng bno In a long arm chalr nenr ono of the iwlndows looking out upon tho court yurd of tho governor's palaco whlch ntooil avor opposlto, . "lt seems to mo, however, If you wlll jpormlt mo to mako a suggcstlon, that thoy aro not ns hot as, tho place that ' you nro golng toi" Ho chucklcd asthmatlcally, and thon bicumo. protornaturally gravo at tho ugly exprosslon that came Into tho othor'n face, "Seo hore, Col. Morcer, lt scomfl to mo that your romark Is not called for, It jnay bo truo that I am not golng to Po liungcd becauso of your foollsh laws und rogulatlons, and it may bo that I havo only an hour or so to Ih'o, but It in mlghty had tosto, lt strlkos mo, for you to rub lt In whon a man Is shut up In a eoupla of rooms llko those, hls only vlew conflnod to tho govprnor's pnluco, a wrotchod trcvesly upon archltecturo, by tho way, and oven that you havo tho poor tasto to dlsflguro If tho thlng Is |)ossiblc by erectlng tho gnllows on whlch I um to bo hung this very morn? lng dlrectly ln front of lt." ' "You should feel honored Instead of In Utiltod, captnln. The 'glbbet." Captaln llront ralBed hls hand doprrjcatlngly, he dld not llko that word and ho was a person of declded tastes, both bad and good. "I ropoat tho glbbet ls never raised In tho palaco squaro except for crimlnals of tho hlghost grado. This is but tho second tlmo slnco governor Fltzrnorrls took the post that lt haa liapponed." ' ' "At what tlme Is this, to you, lnter? estlng cdromony to tako placo? It must bo very tlrcsomo to slt as a sort of a death watch over mo." "O, not at all I aasuro you. You see, this post of alde-do-camp to hls oxcel lency Is a very monotonous ono In tho maln, unless ho takes It Into hls head to vlslt sorno of the nolghborlng Islands, ?in to tell tho truth you aro a ,grcat iiource pf amtiBoment to me, and I shall fjulte mlss you." ' "Really! I nover could under.stand the J3rltlsh Idea of humor boforo. If I nmuso you It aeoms to me that you aro maklng a mlghty poor roturn In hang Ing mo, to B.iy nothlng of the fnct that you aro cuttlng off your Kiipply so to speak, and I Judgo that you don't havo much fun here, if I afford you amuse tnent undor tho pleasant condltlonB." Tho nlde-de-camp, wlth tho usual im perturbablllty of hls natlon saw nothlng to causo a smilo, and gazed stolidly at Iho prlsoner. "But you havo not answored my ques? tlon. When Is tho pleasant llttlo core? mony, In whlch I seem destlned to tnko n. promli.cnt port, to como off? At what hour do you pull tho strlng?" Tho ofllcor took hls watch from hla focket and looked at It casunlly. Then umplng to hls feet, ho crled: "Why plcss my soul! lt Is almost 7 o'clock. Hls oxcellency will havo f/n Ished hls coffee ln a fow mlnuleB and tho' oxocutlon take3 placo immediatory Dftcr that." ' ?' "You aro horrlbly abrupt, Col. Mor rer! It strlkcs mo that you mlght at least tftve a mnn some sllght warnlng. j have not even tlme to chtingo my clothes, or rnther to dross, and I do ob? ject to D'dng sent Into eternltj- ln a sult nf bluo and whlto strlpod p'ajnmas! 1 mny bo ovor-partlcular, but flrst ap peorancos aro a'ways tho most lmprons Ive, nnd ono nover knows whom ono mny meot on golng to a strango place." "My dear Captaln you hnvo plenty of tlmo to dress. Wo havo to parado tho troopa to recelvo hls excellency. You nover henrd of a Brltlsh Governor gen crnl belng ptesont ut nffairB of this sort wlthout troops, my doar slr, and the troops must bo pnraded flrst. It w< be wretched had form woro thoy not." He gracoly snlutnd Captaln Brent and liloparted. CIL.PTETt II. "That donkey makos me feel as though I would llko to put a bullct through hlm," growlod tho captaln, ns ho walked tip and down hls rooms. "Confound tho jrovornor and general and hls troops. Stlll, there is no uso In grumbllng nbout mntters," Ho stepped to the door, and openlng lt, looked-out Into the hallway whlch ran from front to roar of tho one-story bulld? lng whlch served ns hls prlsnn. Up and down tho stono corrldor tramp ed the sentry. "Btupld work thnt," sald Brent, as ho smlled choorfully at tho man. I could Blve you better employment nnd four tlmes tho wnges lf you wero on my boat, and I wna, too," ho uddod wlth a know Ing look. Tho man appearod to notlco nothlng, but ho haltod npposlte to whoro tho pl? rato stood. "Why dldn't you say so beforo? It's too late now," nnd thon he marchod stol? idly on. B-rrrrrr-brrrrrrr-rub-a-dub-rub-a-d u b, pnd Bront could not roslst tho tompta tlon to rush to tho wlndow to spo tho troops ns they marched Into tho hot and Uuaty squaro. Company after company flled out of tho barracks nnd turncd Into tho palaco yard wlth ntondy troad, llags flylng nnd "band playlng, for all tho world, ns Bront 11 .thought, ns though lt wns tho Jolllest oc cnslon thnt could ho Imnglncd, "Confound thom," ho sald to hlmsolf, "how woll thoy do look, And If I hadn't peon such an obs as to put myself ln tho powor of this nlncumpoop of a gov? ernor gonoral, Instond of gettlng hlm out on board the Badgor flrst, this need nover bnvo happono'V Th<* muslo ceased as ho spoko, The flne was qulckly formort and tho ndju tant turnod tho command over to tho col? onol. "That tlrosomo though woll-monnlng Bu'orcor," mutt'-rod Bront, ns ho lonnod Bgalnst tho sldo of tho wlndow, "I sup i>ose that ho? wlll bo sondlng for mo noxt. "Woll, tho oomedy ls about ovor. Yos. bore they como now," As ho spriko, tho ndjutant, nccompnnled ' by a sergoon^ nnd 10 or 12 men, inarched rapldly ncross tho coiirtynrd to the bulld? lng In whlch ho wos conflnod. "Ah, Mr. Arijiit?i)t," su|d Brent gally, as tho lattor nppeared at hls door, "Come tnr mo, I supposo," "Yos, slr, Sorry It ls on such nn un |)loasant errand, but ordors aro orders," "O, that's all rlght, don't frot a mln tite, Tho colonol gavo mo tlme to change iny clothes, bo now I am qulte ready If ycu aro. Shall wo go?" ?Thank you foc maklng lt so easy for mo, Captaln Bre'iit. I may not havo an? othor ohanco to oxpress to you my ro grot that you are golng to leave us," 'T ounnot say thut I am, correotly ? ppeaklng, leavlng you," was tho roply, wlth a humorous twlnklo ln tho eyo, "I mlght be sald to bo ubout to bo tuken ?w-^yi" CWAPTER. III. Out Into tho glarlng sunshlne marched |he prlsoner and hls guard, "You need not blnd mo, Mr, AdJutant," Jie had suld before. thoy loft the prlson |.jbous., "J cannot got'.ftway, lf I wlsl*. te>i and I wlll glve my word that I wlll make no attempt.'" And so he hnd gono forth wlth hls brond-brlmmed felt hat upon hls head, I and hls dark hrlght eyes looking care ' lesHly to rlght and left as ho walked bravely along. Out Into tho contor of tho sun-drled and glarlng squaro marched tho llttlo band. Fast all tho troops, flrst from left to rlght, so that all mlght vlew tho notcd Captaln Brent, "Just as if I was a confotindod dan? clng bear," grumbiod ho, half aloud, and tho men at hls sldo coulu not suppress a grln. At last ho Is at tho foot of the gal lows, and mounts tho steps to tho plat form, looking down wlth a hlgh and mlghty alr on tho crowd of soldlery be? low. A chaplaln of tho church stands ready to admlnlsttr words of comfort to tho departlng soul. "Thank you klndly, roverend slr," says Brent, "but as I do.not know where I am golng, nor do you, lt wlll bo Impossl bln for you to glvo mo a proper ln troductlon. Besldes' I havo nover boen Insldo of ono of your houses of worshlp slnce I wos old enough to do os I pleased, and I wlll not dlo a hypocrlto, nor wlll 1 cry morcy for my slns now that It ls too" late. I thank you klndly, for I know that lt ls well mcunt, but lt ls use lesH." Tho chaplaln stepped back somewhat nonplussed at such unexpected loglc. Brent turned and looked down at the adjutant who stood Just below hlm. "How long havo we to walt here7" ho asked. "It Is dreadfully hot, and I do not seo any causo for delay now that I am horo!" ', "Wo aro waltlng for tho presonce of this excollcncy tho governor genoral," was tho reply, "wlthout whom no cere mony can tnkc place." "Well, why does ho not come? He has had warnlng enough. I do not thlnk that lt Ib rlghl or proper for one great man, even though he be ln authorlty, to keep anothor waltlng, It does not soem to mo cotirteous, espedally under tho clrcum stances." Tho soldiers who heard hlm found It Jmposslble to ropress a smlle, and even tho rigid adjutant twltched about the mouth.. ,-, Suddonly a figure In full unlform, wlth tall whlte plume in hls chapeau. hur ried down thc steps of the palace, and approached the colonel. , "I bog your pardon, Colonel Mercer." "Good heavens!" exclalmed the colo? nol, "doesn't the man know that I can? not recelve any ofllclal communlcatlons except through my adjutant?" But tho personage wos not to be put off. "Colonel Mercer, I regret to inform you that tho ccromony cannot go on. Tho governor general ls not In tho palaco." "Not ln the palace?" crled the colonel, atartled out of hls usual dignlty. "Then Whero ls he?" "Wo do not know, slr, Hls bed has been slopt In, but seems to have been loft hurrledly. and we cannot flnd any trnco of his oxcellency!" "This ls most unpleasant," murmured the commandlng ofllcer. "That depends on how you look at it," sald Brent to himself. At this moment slx sallors, nrmed wlth rlfles and uscortlng an ofllcer ln unl? form, wlth a. hat for all the world llke Bront's appeared at the gateway which led to tho palace yard. Ho carrled a pa por In hls hand and approached the col? onel wlthout tho sllghtest hesitation. CHAPTER IV. "Colonel Mercer?" ho asked, as he halt ed a fow feet from tho latter ofllcer. "I am that person," wos the reply of fhat rather nonplussed lndivldual. "I am Instrucled by Governor Fltz morrls to glvo you this paper, which he said would explnln itself. That is, he added, that it would do so as far as ho was able to mako It. "He looked up at Captaln Brent and gavo hlm an almost Impercoptlblo wlnk. Tho demeanor of the prlsoner at once changed from a somewhat discontented frame of mlnd at the lack of hasto on the part of hls captors to one of abso? luto Indlflerence to tho outcome. , ln tho mcantlmo Colonel Mercer was readlng tho paper whlch had been handed hlm wlth a countenance at once Indica tlvo of extremo surprise and a cortaln proportlon of fear. "This is evldently genulne," he sald ln a somewhat shaky volco, ns he handed It to the ofllcer wlth tho white-plumed chapeau, who waa tho lord chamberlaln. Tho latter took tho document and qulckly rnn It ovor, surprise growlng moro and moro plaln ln hls face as he proceeded, "O, this Ib terrlble!" ho murmured. ?'Most nnforturmto orror. You wlll of courso roleaso tho prlsoner at once wlth all tho necessary apologlos, Colonel Mer? cer." "My provlnco does not go beyond ro- ( leaslng hlm, Slr Wllllam. The apology' must como from elther you or hls cx colloncy tho governor genoral. I slmply constitute the mllltary guard." Ho smlled trlumphantly at tho other aa ho took the papor. Then proceedlng to the scaffold and mountlng it ho sald to Captaln Brent: "My dear slr, there appears to have been some very unfortunnte error com mittcd In taklng you Into custody. For that, I um thankful to say, I am not rosponsible. My painful duty Is now over, and I havo tho pleasant ono of readlng you thc followlng Communlcatlon from his excollency Lord Goorgo Fltz morrls, governor gonoral of tho Island," "Itegrottlng that ho ennnot ho present at tho hnnglng?" askod Bront wlth a- sar casllc smlle, "Thero wlll bo no hanglng to-day," re? plled Colonol Mercer. "Postponed on account of tho weathor? Isn't lt hot enough for you?" demanded Brent, who was now mastor mado by thu soldlor, "Ah, to.ho Biiro, I bog your pardon, Is this an ofllclal document you havo?" "Yns. If ls from hls oxcellency." "And yuu oxpoct mo to undorsiand It. But nover mlnd, you would not Keo the funny sldo of that romark wlthout a do tuilod oxplanntlonl Go ahead, proceod, flro away, old man!" Ho loancd agalnst tho upright of the gallows In a nonehul nnt mannor and took a clgar from hls peckot, Colonol Mnrcor put on hls glasses and read us follows: On board tho Badger, January 13, 1900. Colonol W, T. Mercer, A. D, 0., com? mandlng llllth regt of foot: "Ono moment, colonel," Interruptea Captaln Bnint. "On hoard the what?" "On board tho Badger," was tho roply. "And what ls tho Badger?" asked the ox-prlsoner, wlth a curlous loolt ln hls oyo, "Woll," sald the ofllcer hesltatlng, "U is one of our now vessels. I mlght say lt was?" "A dispatch boat," broko ln Slr Wll? llam, who wft* nover at loss whore a lle was noedod In a hurry, havlng been trulned In tho dlplomatlo .servico from early yenrs. "Perhaps, to bo more cor rect, hls oxcollency's privato plcasure yacht." "Ah, thank you, I understand now," and tho captaln proceeded to llght hls clgar and puff rlngs at tho colonol as he read: "Through some grlevous error,' com? mltted tn entlre tgnorarico of tho clr ounistarices, Captaln John Brent has boon arreated and condemned to death undor tho Imprcsslon that he ls gullty of havlng oommltted the orlme of plracy upon the hlgh .ouh, as .well es havlng emuggled contrabrand goods Into thls lslHnd, I flnd that lt Is hot Captaln John Brent that hns dono thls, but Captaln Jonathan Brent, who ls, 1 am Informed, qulte a dlfforent person. (lt |s necessary to add that all thls Informatlon was recelved by hls cxccllency wlth tho barrel of a rogu latlon navy revolvor polnted across tho cabln table of tho Badger. nnd tho very detcrmlned faco of the llrst ofltcer of thnt vessel dlrcctly behlnd lt.) "I thorofore dlrect," contlnued tho pa por, "that you do Immcdlatoly upon re celpt of thls,1 set hlm at llborty and pro? vlde. hlm wlth.a sultable escort to tho dock, whero ho wlll tako boat for this vessol. Fitzmorrls," lio folded the paper carctully and turn? ed to the oaptatn, "Your are at llborty, slr and It wlil glvo mo muoh pleasure to escort you to your dostlnatlon wlth' my reglmcnt." "Thank you, colonol; thls is vory good of you, and I must admlt that lt ls a nuich pleasantor way of spendlng tho mornlng than I had antlclpated." CHAPTER V. "Very good of you. I am sure. Slr Wll? liam, bo good enough to order his excol loncy's carrlage for tho captaln. It ls cntiroly too hot for you to attempt to walk, my dear slr," "Well, as you press It, perhaps I wlll, Slr Wllliam,, I shall bo pleased to havo your company. Colonel, I regret that I know that your posltion at, the head of your reglmcnt precludes my havlng the pleasuro of your company on the way down, but I shall seo you at the dock upon our arrlvnl;" Ho bowed polltely to the soldlor, and taklng hls seat In the state carrlage, which hnd now appearod, drove off to tako up hls posltion ln rear of the gallant 1111th foot. On tho arrlval at the dock he stepped llghtly from tho vehlcle and turnlng to the lord chamberlaln, sald: "I wlll now bld you farewoll, and thank you for your v?ry agreeablo company. Colonel Morcer, I bld you farewoll also, though I trust that we shall moet agaln. I qulte reallze tihat thls very handsome escort which you havo tcndered mo would not havo been forthcomlng had things been otherwlso," nnd laughing somewhat sarcastlcally at tho dlscomfltted offlcer, he walked gally down tho steps and Into the waltlng boat. CHAPTER VI. Arrlved on board 'tho Bndger, a fine topsall schooner-rlgged steamer, about 350 feet long and very fast, Captaln Brent found the governor general paclng up and down tho aftor deck awaltlng his comlng wlth lmpatlence. "Ah, my dear slr," ihe sald as he walk? ed qulckly forward to meet the sallor, "I am dellghted to seo you agaln." "I have no doubt of lt," was the re ply, "especlally as you are well aware of the fact thut had I not appeared you would have sufftered exactly the same penalty as I dld." j "Ah, but, captaln?" "Well, governor, we wlll let bygones bo bygonos." "That ls very good of you, and now lf you wlll be good enough to send me ashore I 6hall be very much obllged to you." "Ashore! You? I thlnk not! You are to go on a" crulso wlth me, dear man!" "A crulso wlth you! But lt Is qulte lmposslble you know! What would be come of my government?" "You aro the government; and I can tell you one thlng that I know from my own exporlence, and that ls that there wlll be fewer executlons than thero havo been for a long tlme, for they cannot have one whlle you are away." z _ "But really?" "Now, don'itt keep 'buttlng* me, as though you wero a goat. You go wlth me. and if you wlll klndly look at the shore, you will see that we are nlready golng to sea. Here is the recolvlng shlp now, and wo shall soon bo by the polnt, Come wlth me to my cabin; but walt a moment, I have not heard how you hap pened to come hero so opportunely. "One of your ofllcers, that ono over there, came wlth a number of mon somo tlme in the nlght after I was sleeplng soundly. nnd rousod me from bed, telllng me to dross qulotly and follow them." "O, tha* ls Murchampl He always dld have a rather curlous sonso ot humor, but he ls not at all a bad fellow at heart, "Posslbly not, but ho has a most ab rupt way about hlm. I must say. He woko me from asound sleep, as I havo wlth him. Whon 1 made some remon stranco he mado uso of a most offenslvo expresslon, told mo to 'stow my gab, or he'd see that my wlndpipe wns cut. "Rather forclblo, I wlll admlt, but perhaps called for." "I cannot see why. "I slmply told him that I was not accustomed to belng dls turbed ln that manner and I never dressod without my valet." "Ah, -inde-ed!" "Yes and then remarked In the most abrupt wny, that lf I couldn't dross myself, that one of hls men would act aa a nurse, or I could go onl board the shlp as I was, When I made further remonstrance ho used tho for? clblo expresslon whlch I have already mentloned. "It a plty," sald tho captaln, ln an absont-mlnded wny "thnt lt is the ralny season stlll." _ _ "Why so?" asked the Go>vernor-Gen eral, whose curloslty always got the better of hls dlscretlon. "Because you mlght posslbly dry up wero It not so," ropllod tho othor, as ho gnzed mournfully out over the sea, shlmmcrlng In tho troptc sun. "Roally, Cnptaln Brent," sald the gov? ernor, "aro you not.rather rude?" "Rudo? I rudo?" exclalmed the smug cler "You aro ln luck that I am notn Ing moro than rudo. If I woro the flrst-closs plrato whlch you pnople In thoso lslands hmvo mado mo out to bo I should really be bloodthlrsty, vlolent, to say nothlng of bolng chock full ot profunity; wherens you seldom hoar me say nnythlng stronger than 'you be hanged!" "Well renlly," sald tho other, wlth nn uncomfortablo sensatlon about tho throat, ' -^ "O, I don't moan what you monn!'r wns tho cheorful reply. "I'm not at all up to my buslness, or by thls tlme you plank, In our country wo have. planked ,! ?shad, whlch Is H'ery good indeed, nnd I don't roally see why planked governor general would not be Just us good. I know that the sharks would llke It. I don't] suppose that you seo the funny alde of that at all. No," ho contlnued, wlth a sigh, "I am a dogenerate, accord sldo of that at all, No," he contlnued woar moro or less good looklng clothes, though of course I must keep up tho ploturesuo to a cortaln extent, but I'm no pirato, that ls, not tho real artlclo, I wlll own up to a cortaln success as a smuggler, hut as fur as plracy goos, you beat mo easy," "I a plrate! Como, come, what do you menn?" "What do I mean? Why- ovoryono knows that whlle ostonslbly you glvo up half of your salary, that you more than make up tho dlfferonco ln commls Fltzmorrts lookod vory much embar assed, but suld nothlng. The governor felt that under the clr cumstnnces lt would not bo best to show any dlsnpprnval of tlio captuln's rathor llhoral vlows, so he moroly nodded Jn ac qulescenco. "And now for my teoson for gettlng you here," contlnued Brent. "You hove ln your possesslon part of a map of tho Island of Feruundos; I havo tho othor half." ".jf'ou havol" cxcjalmea the govgnw gonoral In great .urprlse. "I have, aml It was but a short tlmo ago, that I dlscovered thnt you woro the man who hnd tho cotnpanlon hnlf; Unfortunately, a? you, of courso, know, holthor rnlf ls of any use wlthout the othor, It Cannot b6 snld corroclly that olther of us has a half, n.t 1 havo tho latltudo and longltude of tho map, and you have.tho pleco wlth thn Island nnd polnt on lt. Tho person who toro that part Out Itnow hls buslnesH. 1 wns com lii. to Beo you oil tho Hiiiij.-ct wIigii your pooplo wero so otllclous ns' to arrest tne, and Hnd It hot liCcn for Marchnmp's brllllnnt Idea of kldnupplng you we. should both of us have been doprlvod of a largo fortune." "But 1 wns not awaro thnt thoro was. so very, Inrge a stlm." "Tho letter whlch nccompanlcd my por? tlon of the rnnp. whlch, by tho way, came from my greatgrantlfather, who was ln your navy as a very young mah?" "Mlno also," Interjected the govornor. "I know Itj that Is how r came to bo awaro of tho fnct thnt you had tho other half. Your groatgrnr. father and mlno wero mldphlprnen abomd the Brlt? lsh 00-gun shlp-of-the-llnc l-'ormldable, llodney's flagsjilp ln th?!?e waiers, In 1872. How they came ncross this map I do not know, but 1 hnvo susplclons that as young Inds of thnt dnte thoy wero not over-pnrtlculnr as to what thoy took from n natlve.' Thelr elders woro not, nnd why should thc boys not afollow thelr example?" "Qulto so. qulte so. My pleco of tho map came down wlth my grandfnthor's effects, and slmply had a largor plcce of paper attached to lt, whlch read: 'Do not part wlth this. Some day lt wlll bo of great value.' " "lt ls curlous that your greatgrandfn thcr was not so caroful as mlno, but mlne was Scotch and yours was Eng llsh?thah may account for the dlffer? ence," "lt mny. But If I may ask, what does lt amount to?" "Amount to? Have you that plece wlth you? But of courso you havo, now I thlnk of it." CHAPTEP. VII. ' "Come," contlnued Brent, aftor admtn Isterlng thla shot. "let us go to my cab in, I have something to Bay to you ln prlvate."' As tho governor entered tho cabln be? hind 'Brent, ho became awnre of Uho presence ot a beautiful glrl, who rose from the tablo at whlch sho was wrltlng whon thoy appeared. "Gov. Fltzmorrls, this ls my daughter, Madelelne. Madeleinc, this is the gover? nor general of Montego, who is golng to take a crulse wlth us." "1 had no Idea that thero wero any ladles aboard?" stammored hls excellency, very much overcomo wlth surprise. "Tho day is yet young. governor, and my daughter is not an early rlser, so you would hardly have seen her ln the short, tlme that you have been aboard. I do not always take her wlth me, but as this is somewhat a voyage of dlscovery, un attended wlth any danger that I antlcl pato at present, and as she begged to come, I felt that. I had no good reason to rofuse." "Charmed as I am sure," murmured tho governor, qulte overcome by the well drcssed, self-poss_ssed young woman, who stood looking at hlm wlth a half smlle. "And now, Madelelne, lf you wlll ex cuse us, I have something particular to say to hls excellency ln privato," "Certalnly, pnpa. I shall be dellghted to got somo alr. I shall see you later, Governor Fltzmorrls," and with a daz zllng smlle and a sllght courtesy sho walked past hlm and up the companlon stnirs. "A charmlng young woman!" exclaim ed Fltzmorrls aa she left. "Yes, yes," was the absent mlnded ro ply. "Looks llko her mother, I belleve." "You beliove? I do not qulte follow you. Do you not know?" "No to tell you tho truth, I do not. I have been marrled four tlmes and I can? not for the llfe of me remembor to whlcih one this daughter belongs. She ls the only child that I havo .and 1 spoll hor most cheerfully. But I cannot qulte place her mother. My llfe, you see, has been ruther excltlng and varled and whether this glrl was tho daughter of the wlfe that llved ln New Orleans, or one thnt v/ns ln Valparalso, I should not dare to say." "But you know how old she Is, and you know when your wlfe dled?" "Ah, lf I did know, but I am not at all suro that they are all dead!" "All are! Why, man, do you mean to say that you had more than one at a tlmo?" "Why, of course! Havo you not heard the saylng that a sallor has a wlfe ln every port. I am n great bollcver In "keeplng up the truthfulness of those old proverbs, whlch are so fast growlng Into disuse, so I mado up my mlnd wlhen qulte a young man that I would try and Hve up to tho precopts of such as I could and I commonced wlth that ono. I have always, even wlth my rovlng hablts, had a great deslre for the pleasures of a homo llfe, ln fact tho longlng is so lrre slstlble at tlmes that I have t ohavo them and lt was much moro convenlent to have four homes to go to aa ono mlght be mlles or moro to one. You seo my polnt?" "Yes, I novor parted wlth It aftor It was glvon mo by my father. Thoso were hls commnnds." "Very well; here Is my portlon. Put yours Into that torn spaco and see how neatly lt flts." ' "It does lndeed!" "Thero, you seo Is the longltude slxty slx degreo twenty-ono mlnutes AV, latl? tudo twelve degrees thlrteen mlnules N. It Js plnln snlllng for us now." He rose and stepplng to tho flido of tho cabln, "But Is lt worth lt?" "Tell Mr. Marchnmp to mako tho courso east by south, one-qunrter south," he sald, as a man reported at tho door. "How fnr do yoU mnko It?" nsltod FJtstnorrls. 'Tt Is down horo txa 240 Spanlih leagues, say about 800 mlles or thoroabouts." "But lt ls worth lt?" "Worth It7 Why man-hut 1 forgot. Your great grandfather was not so par tlculat* as mlne, was ho? -.Isten: Mb took frotn hls pookot a thln pack? ago, tlod Wlth a faded rlbbon, Undolng thls carefully he proceeded to read tho contents of a pieco of parchment lhat It contalncd. To my doscendantsi When two parts of a map of tho West Indles, one In tho possesslon.of Mldshlp man Georgo Edward Fltzmorrle, ot tho, MaJosty Georgo tho Hld's navy, servlng under Admlral Bord Rotlney, In the yenr of Grace 1782, on board tho flagshlp "For mtdable," and.of whlch the undorslgnod ls also mldshlpman, and holds the other part of sald map, are put togother, then wlll bo found tho exnet posltion of tho Islahd of Fernandos. On the eouthwest orri end of thls lsland there Is a Spanlsh fort. Off from thls fort ln a line wlth tho western sldc, dlstant about 800 yards and lying In about slx fathoms of water, Is the Spanlsh Galloon "Ba Nostra Ma rla de Trlnldado." Thls vossel contalns moro than soven mlllions ln gold and sll? vor, whlch Is storetl under tho nfter deck dlroctly, boneath tho.fldor of the state cabln. ,.By followlrtg tho llno indlcated, dlrect from the western slde of the fort, tlll tho gun on tho southwestern paraphet Is ln range wlth tho old towor on the hlll behlnd the town, you should be dlrectly over tho oonter of the gnlleon, whlch llos bow on to tho shore. It Is woll tonote that. tho bottom ls constantly changlog at thls part of the lsland, owlng to the storms at certaln'soasonsj and hat what ls slx fahoms now, may bo 10 or 20 by tho tirne that thls papor ls used. "Thls map was tho property of a Span? lsh 'prlsoner, who sald that ho was of nobie blrth and related to some Engllsh famlly, tho namo of whlch ho would Inherlt hls wealth and tltle lt certaln papers should over come to llght, whlch we Judged wore on the s?iken galloon, but do not know for sure. 'John Bonnox Brent, 'Mldshlpman on the Formldable. "February, 1782." "But I do not caro to go on any such foollsh expedition as thls," 'sald Fltz morrls, querulously. . .., "Foollsh! Thore Is nothlng foollsh about lt. lt ls a sure thlng. , Thlnk. what a splendid provislon lt wlll mako for your wldow." ; < "But I have no wldow!" exclalmed the governor general, hnstlly. ????? "NO, noT certalnly not!" replled, the other qulckly, and then he added wlth a pleasant smllo: iV:?& "But you wlll have one, lf you do not do as I wlsh that you should. . "But I have no wlfe!" exclalmed the governor ln desperatlon. "O that ls easily remedled ln thls cll? mate," ssld Brent. "There are^ hundreds of ladies if you have no objoctlon to .col or who would bo more than dellghted to be your wlfo or wldow. if the occa slon necessltatcd." ' "I suppose that I must agree to your proposltion," sald tlhe governorjlha slgh. "I am not much used to thls sort 0HoUreSd however, that he dld need the money. as he was deeply ln debt and had a tltle to keep up, whlch hls half salary, even though lt was mado up as Brent had ssld, by fees and commlsslons, was entlrely Inadequate to begln to covor. "That is proper and ns it should be sald the captaln wlth a sny.e. "It would havo been excoedlngly dlsagreeablo for mo to havo a hanging Incldent aboard, wlth you aa the prlnclpal tragedlan, so t0 (^BEhacVN?TINUEB TBESDAY.) .--?-" No, Ne'er Can Thy Home be Mlne. (Puhllshed by Request.) I^ave told thee how sweet the roses are, In a home beyond the sea, Where tho dark-eyod mald wlth her sweet gultar Slts under the orange tree. Then fly! oh, fiy from thls isle of stormsl Whero all that ls falr must plne, To a sky more tolue. and a sun more warm; Henceforth lot my home be thlne. I have heard thee tell of a sky more blue, . ??? ... And a sun more warm than thla, And I'vo sometlmes thought lf the tale bo true, -J,, To dwell ln that cllme were bllss; But ah; when I gnzo on my trnnqull cot, Whore tho clcmatis boughs, entwlne, Tho land of tho strungor tempts me not, No, ne'er can thy home be mlne, II e, I'll slng to thee if wlth me thou'lt rove, The songs of tho olden tlme, And thou'lt not compare my ardent love, Wlth the love of thls coldor cllme, Thou'lt scorn tho frults of thy moun? tain home, Boholdtng the purplo vlno, Then como to the land of my blrth, oh! como! / ? ? Hcricoforth let my home be thlno. She. . , . Alns. It ls plnln. my mountain home, Must over be scorned by thee. And may I not fear that a tlme wlll come, When thou wllt have scorn for me; But nhl there Is ono who lovos mo here, Whose ivolce if loss sweot thnn thlne, To my slmple taste ls far moro dear; No, ne'er can thy home be mlne. S_ SwSifeiiii % ns ?^ia a ?K. &33$JK ??^^t C,n "SSBfij ..m'Tt'ls1 s^kr^el^ or ineorpornted. AUOUST, 1881: Coinmencod business, AUOUST, 1881._ Loans on mortgnge (duly rooonlod nnd belns?tbo flrst; llons on tho fco slmple) upon ivblob not moro thnn ono yonr'B lntcrest ls due. ? -".""?"?? BONDS AND BTOCKS OWNED ABSOLUTELY BY^ THE COMPANY. Viilne. Valuo. United St?te,r2 i??t*!aj.W.V.V.Y.Y.'J S?0?00? To.oO. .0 Domlnlon nf C'ai.aclnstock 1 nor cent. ? ? ?? ftnoo m ,, ??? on Oeorsla State bonds, MW''per^ci ":*;,;,?,[? bo non no B3,7B0 nn 9, y ot, E?",um,,,"_ ?V,n i fc wt? nonoono botbo oo S.y ?J -?1!''*0' ?*-v. hoiids -I nor cent . .... ., -<8.000 on 43.470 on C y ot Blchmond. V?- '"??"? ?- >rr cent .... .... H?.n?" "0 HI.ROf) 00 C y of I'oi'llanl. O"'- '' i'1"'n ,J. cont . I I n.?n ? ".2" nO t y of Portlawl, pro.. bonrtv u per W?|?Yor _*t ; hj.ooo no i48,to_ bo 8 ? oV?.?: $ .: S?i;li:::::: }??8 88 i?_o8 8S city ot jv un i?g, M"? ' I *' X ESC co lo.'ion "o 10,7150 no Clty of W iinlpeg. M? ;; ' ''?>'"r "? "i ^r? . . ," .' '* SB 000 00 85.000 00 _&! P WnlkefvllPof DeWirls.,e4V$rlwiV,."m *', Wf'.OOO 00 88,000 00 Provlnee pf Mnnlipl . I i*>ntW, I POT ?^ 20.000 00 .?.'.100 00 Itncbi'ster, ./*?>?: l?w?jItw?" h_? *4 nor-cont, i s.ooo no 8,0.0 oo Cbi. Mll. & St. I Mll I ) ? ?"?"?. |"P?r. C... .' 00 000 00 60100 00 S' 5s n J" S" h-nds' 4 Per cent ! 00,000 00 48,-50 00 fi- -5; 9.' *{.".?.: *&' ?_?_? Vnr ?. no.noo oo oojbo oo }' *n?J felJ'itt, ("o 1_ fli V por cint I. 1BBO0O00 103,480 00 Cinadlan horIhern llnllv.?> .-,0;;. "?""*' Vnt...... I UO 000 00 44,800 00 K ugstoii & I'enbroke !???? i>oniia. o pi r cl'"???, ?,'?;?? n? u-i" nn im rt> "7 M.niloba & Buull.??u;ri. Hwy. Co,, Ik.ii.Ih, 4 Per ??? ,. W.HJ- 00 101.8T1 ?7 Omuiillan lliink nf ? "' mono stocU.... ,* jr, 000 00 10 800 00 Domlnlon SaTln.s & injest.. up.. siock... .............. jjj ijjvjj ~ ? . Canada Per, & West. Can. Mort. Carn. stock. 10,0.0 00 83,704 BO Central Onnada Loan & Suv. Co., stock. ?????????.??" fo'nnn nn TflRnn no Toronto Loau ? Savlngs fJo., Debontures, 4 per cent.,,, 7-.BQ0 oo 7ASQ0 oo T?t8/aCr "nJ T.^.!U,U^Ca"'C?..^!.^?"k.e?l,BT4,8r4 44 ?1,688,808 BO f 1,638,268 BO Cash In tbo coYiip_"l'>''<t prlnclpal offlce..,.,,,. it* 148 01 Casli bulon-ln- to Iho eunpany lu bank...,.,,.,,...,... ?*iW "1 GrSs prcXiM (?? "'??l?L'? l? "'? Polli:leB) lu cour"0 ot ?>^ction' ??? moro than ^ m ? Bllli^cclv'-bio!1 not"-iituroi;'t'ukeiV fcr' il'ro'.'iua'r'l'n'o 'aml' hilaiid Vliki'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.*.*.".'.'._-PJTPO T*? Astfreguto nmount of ull ussots of tbo company. utatod st thelr actu.il tsIuo.... *8,378,701 88 Ll-BILITIES. Oross elalms for ndjusted and uupatd losses duo and to bocome dno,... ?S8,oil 00 Gr?. lo-aos ln "rocess of adjustment, or ln ?wpeaM, Inclndlug ull I_sso^[.ifs\crtgg"nte^ " g Oreosa'iTrou,uums VStolfflSi ^Wl. upin' aVl" un?rir?d | hre' Vlitt'.M;"' mW> " i,?oi.?i W premlutnH on pawttial nr? Maha, li,n84,ftSli8? ttneafned pf*' *__??, ... tnluma m put MUiA,,..iiiiii/iniiUitnumiiijiJiuij |T?3,?0 M Oroiw tiretr/liutiK MWfitd and f-pralMbl* ttpi-l All ttttwplfed ."fr- rnM rtmnlng, biitfi ,U?an tme ft>nt from dalrt ot polley, #nfMJ,aaB._4| ' ttptrti nll MnMblfHl Inlanrt hntlenllon rlska. |llJ,oT8,80 ir.O.Mia.TTl uiK-nriwiil prttnltttn*, (BO t*f ttmiF,),,,.., n,n iiiin.iiiniiiiiiiini Wjno m Otwm pfatnlMM. (esih and bllls) , emlTad nml recelTitble on ,*M ttrt' . ^J )?, c*l>lf?d tnarlh, flSkHi 100 tief cent,,,...,.,.,/,.umi'iimm *'*".".. Total ttnitnrfiad rfomlnnid ?? toiutmtod tborti,.,,,,?tii?it,i>..i.>..i'"?>ji?i'>i>*' All olhaf deiimnnii agnlnst thn rompnny, abitoltite ,nnd cnnlltigent duo ?Bd to De* ual. n, cotno duo, admltted ond contestod, vl*l Comml*alona.,,,,.....im<t?.i.". p?,bit vo Total amount bt all UiblUllM cJcept cnpitnl atock and iict ?WplU8.........i....nn W'QS&'^S. 52 Jnlnt stock eiipltal ?etunllr pald up in cash: doboalt capltal.<.<?<??? gJS'SS ?2 Hurptim beyond capltal end nll othor liabllltlca.<. 602,ffl?w Aggregate imcuat ot itt ttihllttlet, lncludlng pald up cnpltnl ttoek, led net ._?,_.-. ? UrplUI,............. ,,,,,.,,,... .............. .....II.?? fa,B7?,TO? M $ BEOEIMB DUBINO THB YEAB. ? _, . Mnrlno and Tlro. Inlnml. Orcee premtotnJ and M1U nnpald it ch?e of Uat year..,. | 256,802 00 8106,868 84 Net oolleeted. ? 280,802 60 |10B,BB5 84 Qroas preralumal on rlaks wrltten and Muewed during __?..-._. .?,????? t_e year,..,'........,. 2,780,884 78 621,008 BO Totat....<.'.l.12,603,687 88 8627,681 40 Deduct grosa premluma and bllls In codrse of coilcctlon at thla dato.i.. 488,007 48 81,18380 Entlre premluroa collocted during tho year. 12,688,749 88 8646,800 07 Dedmlu?l'.?.U.?"?.'. ?^,f:..^At??!?!..?.^'^a.r.n...P.rf; 784.602 99 82,882 08 Net caah actually recolred fnr premluma................ 81.810.0Bd M 84M,616 14 82,282.678 04' Recelved for Interest on mortgagos; recelred for Interest and dtyldeuds on stoeka and bonds, collatornl lnnnii nnd fronl nll oUior aourcoH.<.,,. oa.aao oo Aggrgate amount of rccolpts actunlly racnlred during the year in cash. 82.881,088 70 DI8BVR8EMENTS DUBING THB TZ_R. ' Marlne and Flre. Inland. Oroaa amount actunlly pnldJ for lossea (lncludlng |148,- ..._,_,,.. ,,mMJOT 207.48 loaaen occurrlng In prevlotu yeara). 11,887,768.44 8860,904 22 Deduct nll nmounts actunlly rccrtred for anlvnRe (wheth- ,. er on loanca of tho lant or of prcvloun yenra) nnd all .' nmounta ncturtlly recflrod fnr rolnauranco ln othor conuiatilca. ToJal deduetlon. , 64.72T 80 22,181 97 Net amount pald during tho year for loaaea.81,278,038 68 8828,882 66 ll.JOl.SdS 10 Pald for commlBBlon pr brokeraga.?<._.":'j"'.{'liiii ?"".lou <~ Pald for aalorlea, fcea, or othor ? chargea of offlcora, clerka, agenta and all other g7 120 oq Palde?or?f4tnto'and*iocni taVeV ln Yh'la' and other ata'tBB...'....' ,55'KI ?S All other paymenta nnd oxpendlturea....'..........?.....n... >1"'?" ?? Aggregate amount of actual dlabnraamenta dntlng tho year ta caah.._,.89,802,870 81 BUS1NE88 IK THE BTATK Or VIHOINIA DtTBlirO THE YEAR. i Martno nha Flre. tnland. ' Am'WJlSl Rlaka wrltten...............^"SS'S! Sg **?fA g ^'S'Sai 48 r^geriScu'red:;:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::"? ?^??o? >.???? 88'M10? mi^nd 1 ~ '? '? KBNNT, Vlce-Prealdent, (Sl^nod!) a a roSTHB. Secretary. Domlnlon of C?ad.;' ^.'"ff ^ff^fflfaffagg bVtoo0w7^.! RA-MOND, Not.ry PubUe. , ?MUUS STRAUS & SON, Agents. aOIS&DftotoSlreet. A NN?AlJ'8TATEMEN'Il'FOR,TUH YKAR ENDINO DECEMBER 81, 1902, O^THB OOH ^V' ?ICH?fOND. OKOANIZED UNDER, 1JXE, I'AWS 9/__T? STACT OK VIRQ1NIA., MADEiTO THB AUD1TOR OF PDBLIO AtTjOtlNTH OF THE COMMONWBALTH OF OINIA. IN PURSUANCE-,T0 THB LAWS OP VIRGINIA. . TinnBRT LKOKY. JB.l ' .Prealdent, GEORGH L. CHIUSTIAN, Vlce-Prealdent and SecreUry, JJBERT SSSeii. * laeti! Prlnclpal Offlco, RICHMOND, VA.; Organleed or Incorpuratod, 1866; Commencod Buaineaa, iowa. CAPITAL. UAriiAi,. 1200,000 00 Amount.of capltal atock subscrlhod....r.......? *ooq,ooo 00 Amount of cnpltal pald up ln caah....'. ABBZTB. , ,35 950 oj Value of real eatato owned by the company.,. ??????? i:'","""1AV V.?'VimnlnV'iinon Jionns on mortgngo (duly rocordod and helng tho flrat lleua on tho foe almpto) upon Qg4 M whlch not moro thnn ono yenra' Intcreat la due.,,. ?.!,?? ?''knan'in''" 838'49 Interest duo on all sald mortgngo lonn?, 813.80; lntereat accrued thereon, 8320.10.... ??? * BONDS AND BTOOKB O^NED ABBOLUTELT BY THE COMPANY. Vnlue Value. ' U. S. GoTernment bonda, 1007, 4 p. e,..:........ 880.000 00 I 85,00000 Vlrglnln Century bonda. 3 p. C. "0,000 00 134.0W uu Stnto of Vlrglnia bonda. 8 p. c. b OOO 00 6 280 00 Univoralty nf VlrKlnln bonda, 5 p. c. s'nno on 084B'00 nichmoncf Clty. Va? bonda 4 p. 0. 8,000 00 8,g4n 00 Richmond Clty, Vn., bonda, 6 p.c. - 5g0 Sx ? 8S0 00 Alexnndrln Clty. Va., bonda 8.68 p. C. tn'oOO 00 1B7B0OI Norfolk Clty, Vn., bonds, 4 p. c. 10 000 00 1060000 DaiiTlUe Clty, Va.. twnda, 4 p. e. - BOO 00 B00 OO South Boston (Town) Vn.. bonds.............. 19 nno ftfl 20 87B 00 Stnte Bnnk of Vlrglnia. Richmond, Va., atock. 12.B0O 00 ^),8T0 uu Flrat Natlonal Bnnk, Richmond, Va., atock. 24B0 00 > 8 110 83 , Unlon Bnnk, Richmond. atock.................. n ono 00 aflOO 00 Nntlonal Baiik of Vlrglnia, Richmond, Va., atock. n'oTB 00 881100 ' Clty Bnnk, Richmond, Va., atock.???? 6|B7'> w B,Bli " Totnl pnr and market yalue (carrled out at ""^ |281 125 m |Sai,918 88 8321,018 33 TaU0)"'"'.iorXAraBA-toABB.' Ammmt Par Markot Loaned Vnlue. Valuo. Thereon. Oerraan-Amorlcat. Banklng and1 Buildlng Co.......... M.O0O 00 81.000 00 8^800 00 Farrarllle & Powhatan Rwy. bonda. a't"") ?? "'""" . ______ Totnl par and markot yalue and amount ^loaned ^^ ^ -4000 qq |2,813 06 8 2,813 0? Caah ln tho'compnny'a prlnclpal offlce....'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 12.'845 40 Cush belonglng to tbo company ln'bank... .........??????????. ?"'. B,236 29 Gro^ettuM^ 84.028 84 BIlIstbrece.Ta?b|teh8 nT m'^r^t^'toY '(Wal. , ^ ? Promluma, |3,684 20. '" __ Aggrcgate amount of all aa.ota of the company, atated at their actual Taluo.... 8537,309 B3 , LIABILITIEB. ?,... ? B.S20 46 Totnl groas amount of clnlm for losaca.??? ? .'.00 fl5 Deduct rolnauranco thoroon.. ?. isSESSS^Sssaj?ss?ffi i Net amonnt of unpald Jossca ia promluma roce' 5i"Hl.?!_t_Sf_? rUka>M?4"8Me.12i 'OTiaVnodTrXmTnmV^-poVcbhtyV- ?137,178 86 GroaaVrWum'tt^^^^ nlng moro thun ono yenr from dato of nollcy, ?141.B37.70, unearnca^ ^ ^ premlums (pro rnta). .^. ?? 9 40,606 Bt Totnl unearpod promluma ua computod ahoro...i";';;.'.":.'.'.';; 2"'221 76 Cnah dlvldouda to atock ho w?. remalnlnR unpald^.. ? .^..^.... ^ . . ^ ^ C?Trokeran,9,onrpm?umrV^ ?U'M8'08; reln" ,0 444 74 aurnuco, 84,881.00.?.'.Ll Total amonnt ot all llnbllltloa. except capltal atock and not aurplu.............. 8271,881 00 Jolnt atock cnpltnl actually pald up ln ???.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..".......".!'.. ".. 68 421 64 Surplua boyond capltal and all othor llabllltloa._>_-_. Aggregate amtmnt of all llabllltloa lncludlng pald-up capltal atock and Mt aurplni 8837.800 63 HEOEIPTB DUBINO THE YEAB. ? Groaa premlums and billa unpald ^t closo of laat year.JL!!?_?-_ . 63,060 40 ^oMTemiumV-on-rl?ka wrtttVnVend'fenew.d during the year.^Bt0.8? 60 DouucV gVoss'prem'luniB'nnd'bil'li'ln wu'rVe or'coUiction at 'tii'li'date:'. Net caal. actually recolred for premluma (carrled out)..y???/^\\ ? \yi^\^\\\\ ?M?'l?0a 64 &SBS ^Vt^eU'UT^v^mia'Vn-Vtocki-and-bonda, collateral toaa.^ ?d ^ j^neM'SSu^"^ . ?"W Argregato amonnt ot recelpta actunlly recelved during tho year Jn eaab. |406,81S 03 DISBVRBEJtENTS DUBINO THB YEAB. Gross amonnt actually pn.Jwor lossoa (lncludlng 833.671.68 W>:*^r; ?? 8, Doduro?8?lllnarSrn1ta,Jecye,invod tw'iiiT?i"and retaiuranee ln other companle. 46,66160 Not amount pnlrt during thojjre.r? for lo??e. ..........,...........,...,..;,.... 8176.U3 72 Cash dUldends actually pald atockhnldera nuriiig ino yo?r ???;?;??._. 82,440 12 EH!1 '^SfiSSSSnS. or othor "lorges'of offic'e'ra, clerks. agonta nnd all othor omptoyea 24,423 JO All other puyiuents and oipenniturps. , , , Aggrogato amount ot actgal dlsbursemonta during the yoar ln cash. 8326,842 83 BVBINESB IN THE 8TATE OT VIRGINIA DURINp THE YEAR. ^ . 88,407,120 00 Rlaks wrltton.,,..,........ '!!!!!!!.,.?,,,,. 180,080 98 Premlums rocolTBd (gross)..,. 70,006 17 Lossea puld....1.!.'"."...,,..... . 80,123 31 Jjonsea Incurred.?'?? ?. ....... , . . OEOROB l. CnRIBTlAN, Presldont. ii|gned'l nOUBHT I.ECICY, Jlt., Secretary. Stato of Vlrglnlai Ctg^t^'ffj^ iP03, Mor. W. A. CRENSHAW, Notary Public. HOME OFFIOE, NORTHEAST CORNER OP NINTH AND MAIN STREETS. GEO. L. CHRISTIAN, Presldent, ROBT. LECKY, JR., Vlce-Pres & Secy, ^ CHAS. K. WILLIS, Treasurer. 80LICIT0RS. A W. QARBER, A? E, HEINRICH, L F JTASONV A. F. HULCHER, U. h. riA^ui>, ^ p R,CHARDS0N W, A. Crenshaw, WUUamsori Talley, T. L. Alfriend & 5on, *ihaP|n * 5uJ?,e' D, N. Walker & CoM {l?nia,glie *lt?'L A. U Pleasants, W, W, Hardwlcto, B. C, Wherry, & Sons, CapltplSavIng* Bank, ,Realty Bond & Trust Co, W. C, Claibome.