ftl Md k K 8YNOPSI8. i Tho scene at Iho opening of the story h laid In tlio library of an old worn-out outticrn plantation, known as tho Bar ony. The placo Is to bo sold, and Its history and that of tha ownors. tho Qulntnrtls, is tho subject of discussion by Jonathan Crenshaw, a business man. n stranger known us Bladen, and Hob Yoncy. a farmer, when Hunnlbut Waynj Hazard, a mysterious child of the old southern family, maks his appearance. Yancy tells how ho adopted the boy. Na thaniel Ferris buys tho Barony, but tho Qulntards deny uny knowledge of tho oy. Yancy to keep Hannlb.tt. Captain Murrcll, a friend of the Qulntards, ap pears and asks questions about tho Bar ony. Troublo at Scratch Hill, when Han nibal Is kidnaped by Dave Blount. Cop tain MurreU's agent. Yancy overtakes Blount, gives him a thrashing and secures tho boy. Yancy Rppeara before Bqutro Balaam, and Is discharged with costs for the plaintiff. Betty Malroy. n friend of the I-'errlses. has an encounter with Cap tain Murrell, who forces his attentions on tier, nnd Is rescued by Bruce Carrlngton. Hetty seta out for nor Tennessee home. Carrlngton takes tha samo stage. Yancy and Hannibal disappear, with Murrell on their trail. Hannibal arrives at the homo of Judgo Hlocum Price. Tho Judge recog nises In the boy. the grandson of an old time friend. Murrell arrives at Judgos home. Cavendish family on raft rescue Yancy, who Is apparently dead. Price breaks Jail. Betty and CHrrlngton arrive at Bella Plain. Hannibal's rtrto discloses somo startling things to tho judge. Han nibal and Betty meot again. Murrell ar rive In Belle Plain. Is playing Tor big stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price makes startling discoveries In looking up land titles. Charley Norton, a young planter, who assists tho judge, Is no toriously assaulted. Norton Informs Car rlngton that Betty has promised to marry Mm. Norton Is mysteriously shot. Moro light on Murrell's plot. He plans uprls ln of negroes. Judge Price, with Hanni bal, visits Betty, and bIio keeps tho boy psuujjB s tenp u puu ojiij b.huoioj -OMI OJU X8tAV JO SSU V SJlHUp OJWiI 'paSujua 3utuo.i.-ii -isipun.Mi3 puu itsuvA irjaatu oi ejai(M 'bhjjiu.)j iiuoo3 h)(. OJJd OSpilf 'pJ9A03Hl Oill SJtU 1UU oflpnf ott) k)ra uoiauiiano i9itiiiu l auo Ussiu oin jo; ip-itM puu 'uoimns oil) 30 oifjutp sotvi oSpnr aij, "uoi -oe Ruud 'uoiionpqu oi() jo huJuoi( 'JoJd flapilf MUIJ3 oql JO OUJOJ)no 0qBWOI U p3UJJ3 'OiVM. 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"Wnltlng to arrest you alnt that plain?" said Hues, with a grim smile. Tho outlaw's hands dropped at bis ldo, limp and helpless. With somo Idea that he might attempt to draw a weapon one of tbe men took bold of bim, but Murrell was nerveless to bis touch; bis face bad gone a ghast ly wblto and was streaked with tho markings of terror, "Well, by thunder!" cried the man In utter amazement. Murroll looked Into Hues' face. "You you " and tbe words thick ned on his tongue, becoming an In articulate murmur. "It's all up, John," said Hues. . "No!" said Murrell, recovering him self. "You may as well turn me loose you can't arrest me!" "I've done it," answered Hues. "I've been on your track for six month's." "How about this fellow?" asked tbe man whose plutol still covered Ware. Hues glanced toward the planter and ahook bis head. "Where are you going to take me?" asked Murrell quickly. Again Hues laughed. "You'll And that out In plenty of time, and tben your friends can pass the word around If they like; now you'll come with mo." Ware neither moved nor spoke as Hues and his prisoner passed back along tbe path, Hues with bis band on Murrell's sbouler, and one of bis companions close at his heels, while tho third man led off tho outlaw's horse. Presently the distant clatter of hoofs wa3 borne to Ware's oars only that; the miracle or courago and dar ing he had hair expected had not hap pened. 'Murrell, for all his wild boast Ing, was like other men, like himself. His bloodshot eyes slid around In their Eockots. There across tho sun lit stretch of water was Betty tho thought of her brought him to quick choking terrors. The whole fabric of crlmo by which be bad been benefited "in tbe past or had expectod to profit In the future seemed toppling in upon falm, but his mind clutched one im portant fact. Hues, it be know or Hetty's dlsappearnnco, did not con nect Murrell with it. Wnro sucked in comfort between his twitching lips. Stealing niggers! No one would be lieve 'that he, a planter, had a hand in that, und for a brlof instant be con "aassBBBsaBaBBBs sidered Rlgnallng tless to return. 8Iob Son muBt bo told or Murrell's arrest; but ho was tick with apprehension, some trap might have been prepared for him, ho could not know; and tho Impulse to net forsook him. Ho snioto his hands together In a hopeless, boaten gesture. And Murrell- had gono weak with his own eyes ho bod seen It Murrell whom ho believed without rear! Ho felt that ho had been grlevouMy betrayed In his trust and a net rago poured through him. At Inst ho climbed In to the saddle, and, swnyfng like a drunken man, galloped olt. When ho reached tho river road he paused nnd scanned its dusty sur face. Hues and his party had turned south when thy Issued from tho wood path. No doubt Murrell was being taken to Memphis. Ware laughed harshly. Tho outlaw would 'bo free before another dawn broke. He had halted near whoro Jim -bad turned his team tho previous night arter Dotty and Hannibal bad left the carriage; the marks or tho wheels woro as plainly distinguishable as the more recent trail loft by the four men, qnd as ho grasped tho significance of that wide hair circle bis rense or In Jury overwhelmed him again. He hoped to live to seo Murrell hanged! Ho was so completely lost in bis bitter reflections that ho had been un aware or n mounted man who was coming toward him at a swirt gallop, but now ho heard tho steady pounding of hoofs and, startled by the Bound, looked up. A moment later the horso man drew rein at his sldo. "Wnro!" he cried. "How are you, Carrlngton?" sold tho planter. "You aro wanted at Hello Plain," be gan Carrlngton, and seemed to hesi tate "Yes yes, I am going there at once now" Btammerod Ware, and gath ered up bis reins with a shaking band. "You've heard, I take it?" said Car rlngton slowly. "Yes," answered Wore, In a boarso whisper. "My Uod. Carrlngton, I'm heart sick; she has been like a daugh ter to mo I" bo toll silent, mop ping his race. "I think I understand your feeling," said Carrlngton, giving blm a level glance. "Thon you'll excuse me," and tho planted clapped spurs to his horse. Once be looked back over bis shoul der; he saw that Carrlngton bad not moved from tho spot where they had met. At Belle Plain, Waro found his neighbors In possession or the place. They greeted blm quietly and spoke in subdued tones of their sympathy. The planter listened with an air of Buch abject misery that those" who had neither liked nor respectod him, were rousod to a sudden generous feeling where be was concerned; tbey could not question but that be was deeply affected. After all tbe man might have a side to his nature wltb which tbey had never come in contact. When he could be shut himself In bis room. He had experienced a day of maddening anxiety; he bad not slopt at all the previous night; In mind and body he was worn out; and now ho was plunged Into .the thick of this sensation. He must keep control of himself,' for every word he said would be remembered. In tbe pres ent there was sympathy for him, but sooner or later people would return to their sordid unemotional Judg ments. He sought to forecast the happen ings of tbe next few hours. Murrell's frlonds would break Jail for blm, that was a foregone conclusion; but the insurrection ho bad plapned was at an end. Hues bad dealt its deatb blow. Moreover, though tho law might be Impotent to deal wltb Mur rell, be could not hope to escape the vengeance of tho powerful class be had plotted to destroy; be would have to quit the country. Waro gloated In this Idea of craven flight. Tbank Ood, ho had seen the last of bim! But, as always, bis thoughts came back to Betty. 8losson would wait at Hicks' place for the man Murrell had promised him, and, falling the mes senger, for the signal tire, but thtre would be neither; and Blosson wo.ild be left to determine bis own course of action. Ware felt certain that be would wait through the night, but as sure us the morning broke, ir no word had reached him, he would send ono of his men across tho bayou, who must learn of Murrell's arrest, escape, flight for in Waro's mind these three events were indlssolubly associated. Tho planter's teeth knocked together. He was having a terrible acquaint ance with foarf its very depths hnd swallowed him up; it was a black pit In which bo sank from horror to hor ror. Ho had lost all faith in tho Clan which had torrorlzed hair a dozen states, which had robbed and mur dered with apparent impunity, which had marketed Its hundreds or stolen slaves. Ho had utterly collapsed at the first blow doalt 'tho organization, THE PRODIGAL JUDGE utsr&rois By&MnviU Coremt ffi,,. TntOotM Ml ecu (YwvMvr but he wnB still Beoltig Murrell, pallid and shaken. A step sounded In tho hall and an Instant later Hicks entered tho room without tho formality or knocking. Wnro recognized his presence with a glnnco or l'ndlrfcronce, but did not spenk. Hicks slouched to bin employ er's oldo nnd handed 'him a noto which proved to bo from Kcntrcss. Waro toad nnd tossed It asldo. "H ho wants to seo mo why don't he como hero?' ho growled. "I reckon that old fellow they call Judgo Prlco has sprung something sudden on the colonel," sulci Hicks. "Ho was out hero the llrBt thing this morning; you'd havo thought ho owned Hello Plain. Thoro was a cotiplo or strangers with him, and he had mo In and fired questions at mo for half an hour; then be hiked off up to Tho Oaks." "Murrell's been-arrested." snld Ware In a dull level voice. Hicks gave him a glance or unmixed astonishment. "No!" "Yes, by Ood!" "Who'd risk it?" "Risk it? Man, he almost fainted dead away a damned coward. Holl!" "How do you know this?" asked Hicks, appalled, "I was wltb blm when ho was tak en it was Hues tho man he trusted moro thnn any other!" Wnre gavo tho overseer a ghastly grin and was Bllcnt, but In that Ellenco ho hoard tho drumming or hla own heart. Ho went on. "1 tell you, to save him self, John Murrell will Implicate the rest or us; we'vo got to get him tree, and then, by holl wo ought to knock him In tbe head; ho isn't lit to live!" "The Jail ain't built that'll hold him!" muttered Hicks. "Ot course, ho can't be held." agreed Ware. "And ho'll never bo brought to trial; no lawyer will dare appear against him, no Jury will dare to find htm gulljy; but there's Hues, what about blm?" Ho paused. The two men looked at each other tor a long moment. The Planter's Knees "Where did tbey carry tbe cap tain?" "I don't know." "It looks like tho Clan was in a hollflred N hole but shucks! What will be easier than to fix Hues? and while they're fixing folks they'd hot ter not overlook that old fellow Prlco. He's got some notion about Fcntrecs nnd tbe boy." Mr. Hicks did not con sider It necessary to explain that bo was himself largely responsible ror this. "How do you know that?" demand ed Ware "Ho as good as said so." Hicks looked uneasily at the planter. Ho knew himself to be compromised. Tho stranger named Cavendish had forced an admission from blm that Murroll would not condone If It camo to his knowledge. He had also acquired a very proper and wholesome fear or Judge Slocura Price. He stepped close to Ware's side. "What'll como or tho girl, Tom? Can you flguro that out?'' be questioned, sinking bla volco al " rat BB1 . "- - XsLaflW SSI most to n whisper. Hut Waro was In capable ot speech, again his terrors completely overwhelmed him. "1 reckon you'll hnvo to llnd another overseer. I'm going to strlko out ror Texas," Bald Hicks. Ware's tyea mot his for an Instant. Ho had thought of (light, too; was still thinking or it, but greed was as much a part or his nature as rear; Hollo Plain was a prlzo not to bo light ly cast aside, and It was almost bis. Ho lurched across tho room to tho window, ir ho were going to net, the sooner ho did so tho better, and gain a rcspito from his roars. Tho road down the const slid away before his heavy cycB; ho marked each turn, then n palsy or rear shook him, his henrt bent ngnlnBt his ribs, and he stood gnawing his lips wblto bo gnzari up at tho sun. "Do you get whnt I say, Tom? 1 am going to quit these parts," said Hicks. Ware turned slowly from the window. "All right, Hicks. You mean you want mo to sottlo wltb you, Is that It?' ho asked. "Yes, I'm going to Icavo whllo 1 can; maybe I can't lntoron," Bald Ulcks stolidly. Ho added: "I am go ing to start down the coaBt as soon as It turns dark, and before It's day ngaln I'll havo put tho good miles be tween mo and tboso parts." "You're going down tho const?" nnd Waro was again conscious of tho quickened bentlng of his heart. Hicks nodded. "See you don't meet up with John Murroll," said Ware. "I'll tako that chanco. It seems a heap better to mo than staying hero." Waro looked from tho window. Tho uhndows wore lengthening across tho lawn. "Better start now, Hicks," bo ad vi&ed. "I'll wait until It turns dark." "You'll need a horse." "I was going to help myseir to ono. This ain't no tlmo to stand on cere mony," cnld Hicks shortly, "Slosson shouldn't bo loft in the Knocked Together. lurch like this or your brother' T "4 folks" "They'll have to figure it out for themselves, same as mo," rejoined Hlcks. "You can stop there as you go by." "No," said Hlcks. "I nover did, be lieve In this damn foolishness about tho girl, and I won't go near Ucorfto's ii "I don't 4Bjc you to go thero; you can glvo them tho signal from tho beud of the bayou, All I want Is ror you to stop and light a lire on tho shore. They'll know what that moans. I'll give you a horse and fifty dol lars for tho Job." Hlcks' eyes sparkled, but be only said; "Mako It twice that and maybo we can doal." Racked and tortured, Waro hesi tated; but the sun was slipping into the west; his windows blazed with the hot light. ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) MIWIONAL SlIiNMrSOKIOL Lesson (By E. O. flEM.KRR Director of Kvenlnrf Deportment, Tho Moody Ulblo Institute; Chicago.) ; LESSON FOR AUG. 25. THE VISIT TO NAZARETH. I.RflSON TEXT-Lillco 4:16-30. GOLDISH Ti:XT-"llj camo unto his own, nnd they that woro his own receive! him not."-John 1:11. t Cnnnon Farrnr has said that this visit of Jesus to his homo In Naza reth Is "a most striking commentary upon" tho words of John, which form our Golden Text. Thoso words are tho epttotno of this lesson In a vory real sense. Tho young prophet hnd been proclaimed by his counsln John tho HaptlBt as ho who was to come. Ho had performed hla early Judean ministry, which Includes tho visit ot Nlcodcmus, and tho mooting of thq woman of Snmnrla. John hud been shut up In prison nnd Jesus wns about entering upon that wonderful Gnllt lean ministry. In this lesson wo can seo htm as bo returns to his boyhood homo, to thosn old and most familiar scenes ot hit youth. Day of Vengeance. "As his custom was" (v. 10) ho en tered tho old familiar Bynagoguo to take part in tho worship, pralso dnd discussion, as had long been his cus tom in this bis homo town. Here it was ho had learned of the law and the prophets, hero ho hnd board tho prophecies discussed, hero ho had un doubtedly participated In tho discus sions In the dnys gono by, for aftor tho worship ho is asked to conduct the reading of tho second part of tho Bcrvlco, a soloctlon from ono of tho prophets, undoubtedly that portion for tho regular reading of tho-day. Hla method of reading wns very significant. Finding a portion from tho prophecy ot Isaiah, chapter 01, ho roads that portion as wo now havo it recorded, comprising verso ono and in vorao two to tho first-punctuation mark, a com ma. This, said he, is being fulfilled boforo your eyes, implying that the concluding portion, that which referi to "tho day ot vengennco ot our Ood," !a yet to bo fulfilled or pcrformod, Just what hla exposition may hava been Luke does not tell us, although ho leads us to bollevo that he mada a deflnlto claim of being tbe Messiah "this Scripturo hath beon fulfilled." They wondered at his gracious words, but such an assumption from tha tongue of this Bon of the village car penter was more than 'a challenge; It sounded' of blasphemy. It is ono thing to listen to beautiful platitudes, but for one to assume authority such aa this at once arouses antagonism. To make this still more plain, ho makes a specific application. To para phrase his words, he said, "doubtless you are saying, young roan perform here In Nazareth some of thoso mira cles you performed over In Caper naum, but I say you would not accept mo even then, for no prophet Is ac ceptable to his own countrymen." Then he goes on to Illustrate by aa Incident from the wife of Elijah, also one from the life of Ellsha. Graphic Lttton Story. In teaching this lesson we can em phasize tbe need and tbe Importance of publlo worship, tbe observance of a day sot apart for that purposo and tho publlo reading and exposition ot God's work. We can also lay stress upon Jesus's knowledge and use of the Scriptures; also his emphatic ap proval of Inspired prophecy as ap plied to, and fulfilled In his own 11 to. In teaching tho young scholars these truths, the graphic lesson story will be all and probably more than can well be covered during tbe lesson hour. For the older scholars, ono question for discussion would be, why does the Son of Ood speak ot or claim the "spirit of tho Lord upon mo?" Ot course he was anointed after John's baptism as an example to all his fol lowers, but here we tako it as mean ing that the Spirit Is upon blm in a real manner for service and for power In service. He is to witness and to minister. He is to teach and to heal. He Is to preach the Gospel to tbe poor and deliverance to tboso bound with tho chains of ceromonlallsm and of sin. He Is to heal broken hearts and diseased bodies, to set tbe captives free and heal the bruised ones. Verse 18 Is a sad picture of the state of a man without outsldo holp. But Jesus came Into the world for this express purpose. John 8:12, 13; Matt. 1:21. "This prophecy means' mo." "Como unto mo," was indeed a bold proclama tion. Did they bollevo? Aro you making such bold claims for your Mas ter and Lord? Borne will roject, ot course, but let us remember that "Ood glveth tbe Increase," ours truly to wit ness, to sow tho seed. I. Cor. 3:0. , ' Why this hostility? (1) Jealousy, "Joseph's Son." (2) Contempt, was he not one of thorn? Was this not; also a slur upon bis name? (3) His allusion to Elijah, going outsldo ot Israel for sustenance. Do not forget, tho searching fact that thero wore those who knew him best through long association, yot thoy reject him, Our peril is to know him and yet reject his fellowship, Let us emphasize that verse In John's Gos pel which follows tho Golden Text (1:12), "nut to as many as received blm to them gave he power to become the Sons of God." 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IVIRITT, Mar. 140 M atreet Llnooln, Net WILLING HE SHOULD 00 FAR One Man to Have Kid Transferred, but He May Have Had Grouch. "What do you think of this scheme of having tho countries exchange chil dren?" asked tho Sewickley man. "I don't think anything about It," said the Wilklnsburg man. "What la tho Idea?" "An English family, for instance, ex. changes children for a couple ot years with a Gorman family. References are flrBt oxchangod and all that sort ot thing." "1 BCO." "Thus both sets of children get a chanco to learn another language and got acquainted with another country. It's quite a scheme." "It's an elegant scheme," declared tho Wilklnsburg man. "My neighbors have a kid that I would like to see exchanged with some family In Si beria." Mother's Lingual Attainment. Tho mother of a little boy In Kan sas City, Kan., rocltos negro dialect stories charmingly. Her small son is qulto proud of her accomplishment and frequently boasts of It One day recontly, when some of his playmates were vaunting the achievements ot their several mothers, the little boy bragglngly remarked: "My mother Is smarter than any ot yours; sho can talk two languages." "What are thoy?" demanded bis companions. "White and colored." Autocratlo Assertions. "Are you a servant of the people?" asked tbe constituent. "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "Only it should be observed that a really first-class servant may come pretty nearly being a boss." Exceptions. Pater Famlllas History repeats it self. Smart Child Not when It's my les son. 'That's Good Is often said of Post Toasties when eaten with cream or rich milk and a sprinkle of sugar if desired. ' That's the cue for house keepers who want to please the whole family. Post Toasties are ready to serve direct from the package Convenient Economical Delicious The Mtraory Linf er SoM y Grocers. 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