THE 01IAIIA' DAILY HKI2: SATURDAY, MAT 21, 1904. A DEFEATED LIEN BY CI1AS. S. RE ID. (Copyright, 1304, by Charles 8. Rcid.) ti Lunt had sis-ned a Hen on the Duke srop, therefore he rod toward. th Uttlo 'arm with the air of one In authority If not wnrship. If ha had not signed the ,Ilen .he Dukes might hare com hungry and Ihrfr ground seedleaa. Hot! Gee, whl!" lie clld off the back end of his mule Into .be middle of the road, raising a cloud of fellow dust about him as his feet struck ihe ground. 1-eavlnf his mule standing In :he road he walked ever to the fence and Iropped his elbows upon the top rail. In Jie field beyond was a young woman chop ping cotton with a heavy gooseneck hoe. Fhere were half a thousand stonns to every iquare yard of soli, but the- ring of the noe blade did n.t strike out of Si Lunt'a thoughts the thing he had stopped thare to ay. The woman hoed oo until 81 called tter. "Hannah," he said. "I va stopped here lo say word." The woma.. faced about, pushed the split bonnet back on her hea4 and wiped the lusty perspiration from her brow with the lleeve of her shabby homespui waist. "I'm a llstenin'," she said. Hannah's cheeks were glowing. There was a rich beauty in her face despite Its premature lines of care. "Futy hot," declared SI, mopping his 9wn brow. , "The ground's so hard an' there's so many rocks," began Hannah, "that dad an' me can't keep an edge on our hoes at all. (t makei the choppln' powerful hard." "I reckon so. But what I wanted to talk to ye about Is that lien up yonder at town." "What about It, Mr. LuntT" ''Well, it's a golrr a lectio ton fast t., ult me, that's all. Ye see, I signed that Hen as landlord, an' I can't get a rent o' my rent out o' this crop till It's paid off. t don't reckon ye' re squeesln' down quite tight enough." Hannah pulls 1 the split bonnet back over ber face and looked toward the ground. "That Men's for J6," Lunt went on. "an" that's $5 a month for sevten months. I guess ye ain't cuttln' your bacon thin enough, somehow. An' then I see ye got two whole bushels o' corn at once, bgln nln' this month an' that's two out o' them 16 right there." "We had to get one o" them two busheli to swap for" Hannah paused and lowered her chin again. "Swap It for what, I wonder?" 81 squinted. It waa his way of expressing relish for a scent of trickery. "For for," stammered Hannah, "why, ma ain't gettln' any better somehow, an' we've had to gel: some medicine far her, some kind that co?t a dollar a bottle." "Poh! that kind o' medicine's about what's the matter with her how. Don't reckon she'll be ablo to help any at all In, the choppln', will she?" "I don't reckon she will. It's about all she can do to- fry the meat an', turn the pan." .Hannah's bosom heaved laboriously and she looked toward a range of hills in the distance. "Reckon ye haven't changed your mind any lately, have ye, Hannah?" SI asked moment later. "Because, ye see. If ye hsd, It wouldn't make so much difference about the lien up yonder." He was staring at the back of Hannah's head, for the girl stIU held her faoe averted. "No, I haven't changed my mind a bit," said Hannah presently, "an' I don't reckon there's any use to talk about that any more. As for the Hen, it'll last till it give out, I guess." "Tes, It'll last till It gives out. But I reckon ye know how they wouldn't nr furnished Bill Dukes $10 worth on A Hen If I hadn't signed the paper, don't yeP "Maybe not: I don't knV'. But the Hen's made now, an' we've goi to make this crop, haven't we?" "Yes, that's so. I was thlnkln though, If ye'd changed your mind any, we might put a half-grown nigger in your place, an save ye a lot o' herd work this summer. But je say ye haven't changed?" "Yes, I said I hadn't changed." "H'm. r.o.r I don't reckon there's many girls helpln' their dads work out a Hen arounl here that wouldn't Jump at thq chance to bo Mrs. 81 Lunt No. 2?" "Maybe not." "Strange thing, anyhow, how I got to llkin' ye so well, after havln' such a row with my own son an' runnln' him clean out o' the country because he wanted to marry ye thru year ago. He's got In a ood humor, though," continued Bi. "Got SORE HMDS itching, Burning Palms, Painful Finger Ends, Shapeless Nails. SOREFEET Inflamed, . Itching, Burning, Sore, Tender and Perspiring. ONE NIGHT TREATMENT. 8oak the hands on retiring In a strong, hot, creamy lather of Cotlcura Soap. Dry and anoint freely with Catlcura Ointment, the great skin eure and purest of emollients. Wear, daring the night, old, loose kid (Moves, or bandage lightly Id old, soft cotton or linen. For red. rough and champed hands, dry, fissured, Itching, feverish palms, with brittle, ipeio.i aallt and painful finger ends, tt Is treatment la simply wonderful, fre quently curing In a single application. 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Mr. Lunt placed his band on his breast pocket. "All the way from Arkansaw want to read it, Hannah?", The tone of his voice expressed sarcasm, and he smiled as he went on, relishing the torture he felt quite sure he was Infllotlng upon the girl. "Never says anything about his family out there, though I reckon he has a brat or two by now. Don't think they have any lien laws in Arkansaw, leastwise not the kind we've got here In Carolina." With a s.t grin on his face be continued to stare at the back of Hannah's split bon net, while he thrashed the rails playfully with hla riding switch. Hannah was trac ing the scallops of the distant ridge against the sky with her eyes, and only set her teeth firmly upon her lower Hp when 81 Intimated that Tom Lunt had a family In Arkansas. "Don't want to read Tom's letter, then?" aaked 81, after a pause of aome moments. "Don't reckon X do," answered Hannah, a mixture of tobacco and fig leavea, which Oiled the room with a not unpleasant odor. "Dad." said HannaA as sne poured tne meat and grease together from the frying paa into a dish on the table, "bow much ootton are we gola' to make en the tea acres we got in?" "Oet four bales. I reckon." answered Bill, "but that ain't lowin' for ; any - drouths or wet spells. That's about all the laud we re tendlu'U natcherly make, with every thing fair." , An' how much will our part be?" "Why. Jest two bales, because, ye know, Lunt s furnlshin' stock an' tools." "A a' bow much money will two bales bring ?" "I guess about $00." "An1 the lien e 36." "Yes, an' we'll have to stretch It to forty five by time the gathertn's over." "We'll have about tii left, then?" "Jest about, as I flgser it. If no bad luck happens along. Never can tell, though. A right bad drouth now would bring us out short o' the lien an' the Lord knows whst 'ud happen then. I reckon Lunt 'ud go clean craty, an' we'd have a hard enough time to give a Hen neat year. But I wonder what ye're ask In' all them question, about?" "I been thlnkln' about Mr. Lunt a wantin' ore. do for three years. I've .truck a good thing out there, and I've saved IB.OnOi More than that, my dad hasn't had a line from me since I went west. Now, I won der what he told ye that for?" "Maybe It was because" Hannah paused, and a blush enlivened her cheeks. "Because what, Hannah?" There was sadnesa in Tom's tone. "Becsus. Tom, if X must tell ye, be he wanted me to marry him." Tom was silent, and h. glanced off to ward the home of Ms childhood. 81 Lunt'S house across the field. Hannah caught his glance and the neat moment the gaie of the two met again. "I'd been thlnkln I'd drop round an' see him before gain' back, but I've Jest now chanted my mind. An' Hannah, I've got the ring all ready. Will ye let me put Ifon?" A gem between Tom's fingers sparkled In the moonlight Hannah extended her hand; and Tom, catching her In his arms, slipped the ring upon her finger. A few days later 81 Lunt, passing the fields where Bill Duke's crop was pitched, noted that a stout aegro boy had taken Hannah's place In the field, and he rode on to town wondering how this had hap pened. In town he learned that Bill's lien had been cancelled and hts account paid. ', attest.. t a sr.-si rraa . 4Mb, "w .susjsat., jh- 9 u , ,. k w . t . . ..a V -;.-atiX "V v -T' W iu-ntajv. , f. jsx.' . ' V - ... -i. u. ia-t bTw..- VTim Mm mm f ri THE MAN STOOD STILL A MOMENT, X HEN WITH A SMILE. EXTENDED HIS ARMS TOWARD HANNAH. after another moment of sllenoe. And, turning suddenly to the row of young eotton plants, she began chopping again, the hoe blade sending out a; series of clear rings as the edge of It came in con tact with the atones. 81 lingered a few minutes watching the work of the girl, then turned to his pa tient old mule in the road. "Hannah," he called once more, as he placed his hand on the bridle rein, "tell BUI I said to squeese down on his bacon and corn bread an' his coffee, for I r itkon it would be better for the health of all . of ye to leave off coffee." Hannah had paused again to hear what he had to say, but made no reply; and 81 climbed Into the saddlo. "One thing more, Hannah," he added. "Ye might do a leetle right good thlnkln' 'twlxt now and the Fourth of July. I've got an idea some purty hot weather would help' ye to change your mind." Giving his mule's shanks a savage whack . with hla riding switch he rode away, followed by the vigorous ring of Hantiah'a hoe among the rocks. When Lunt was out of sight,. Hannah stopped and leaned for some time on the handle of her hoe, feeling sick at heart Presently a sound reached ber ear, a low, reverbatlng sound that came over the hills and through the ravines from town. It was the chime of the 12 o'clock whistle at the cotton mill. Hannah lis tened until the last echo had died away among the ridges. The.t, chopping on to the end of the row, she leaned ber hoe against the fence and started briskly across the field toward a cabin In the edge of a piece of woodland. Almost at the door of the oabln she was met by a middle-aged man who had come from another field. "Dad." she said, addressing the man, "Mr. Lunt said we'd have to cut down on our bacon and cornbread, Because that lien was goln' too fast." "Cut down!" exclaimed Bill Dukes. "It 'pears to me we're eatln' about as little as we can make It on, lesan the ground wan't ao eternal rocky." He followed Han pah Into the house. "Was that all he said, Hannah?" be asked, throwing his hat into a corner, "Well, no. He ssked If I'd I'd changed my mind any about what he asked me two or three weeks ago." "An" X reckon ye told him ye? hadn't?" "Yes, I told him I hadn't. Feeliu' any better, mat" Hannah had turned to a frail little woman sitting near one of the email windows, two of which lighted the room. "Bome better, I reckon, hut none too etout yet," was the reply. The midday meal was eaten In silence, and Hannah and Bill Dukes again went to the fields. Hunnah returned slowly. Stoop ing at the edge of the yard and plucking a bunch of violets, she systematically pinched away their petals, one by one, as she went along. The afternoon work dragged slowly, and Hannah frequently found herself staring at the hills, while her hoe rested. Boreetlarns she wee wondering what kind of a wife Tom Lunt had got In Arkansas. Sometimes she was wondering what kind of work was to be done in a cotton mill and bow It looked In there. At last the sun dropped from view, and Hannah chopped out another round before the first half dosen stars showed faintly In the sky. This time she did not hurry so briskly toward the cabin. She took the bonnet from her head and swung (t In her hand, allowing the breese to cool her fore head and cheeks. As Hannah laid the table en hour later, Bill Duke sat near the fireplace smoking ua to cut down our bread an' meat, an I wanted to see how it would come out" "That's a thing ws jest natcherly can't tell about. ' There's no accquntln' for what wind an' weather'll do." I Bill laid his pipe on the window sill, and the three drew up to the table. Llttie talk ing waa done while tbe meal lasted. After aupper Hannah dragged a chair after her into the yard. The moon was shining brightly: and Hannah had been seated un der the branches of an old oak only a few mlnutea when a mocking bird, perched on the topmoat point of a- dead pine whloh had been left standing alone in the field 200 yards away began pouring forth his rich melody. But Hannah heard its muslo only In a vague sort of way. She was young, only 19, yet three years ago she had been ready to marry Tom Lunt because she loved him. Tom's father had forbidden it and. had forced the boy to leave home. Hannah was thinking of the night Tom went away, of how he pleaded with her to go with him, of her refusal to go so far away from her parents, and, finally, of how Tom had kissed ber and told her he was going to make himself Independent, then return and marry her In the face of all opposition. But 81 Lunt had spoken that day , of Tom's fam ily in Arkansas. Hannah stared for a long time out across tbe moonlight field. Then she pressed hor fingers to her eyes and drew them away moistened with teardrops. There waa a pathway leading from the very roots of the tree near which Hannah waa sitting, around tbe edge of the woods, to the highway! and the girl waa startled presently by the sound of a footstep directly behind her. She turned her head quickly and waa startled this time by the presence of a tall man within six feet of ber. The man stood atiir a moment, then, with a smile, extended his arms toward Hannah. The girl leaned forward and, with a little cry of surprise, recognised Tom Lunt But Instead of advancing to meet him she dww back, even taking a step toward the cabin. "Why, Hannah, girl, what Is the matter?' asked Tom, coming forward. , Hannah waited for him, but made no offer of the reception which Tom eeemed to expect. "I'm glad to see you. Tom," she eald, "but I it seems that tilings are not like they used to be, an' I reckon" "Reckon what? Why, Hannah! What's the matter? - Ye don't mean te say ye're lovln' somebody else? Ye're not married, surely? Why, girl. I've come two thousand milae Jest to see ye!" The sentence tumbled over each other. But Hannah did not reply at once, and tbe moonlight showed a ring of white about her lips. Tom stood waiting, his eyes never turning from her face. At last the girl managed to speak, and tbe one question uppermost ia her thoughts slipped from her Hps in a low tone. "Ain't you married, Tom?" she asked, allowing her chin to drop to her bosom aa she uttered It. It waa Tom's turn to rem am silent, but the cause of his silence was amasemeut. "Hannah," be began, as soon as he eould control his thoughts, ."somebody's been lyln' about me. Who ia it? Did ye think I'd forgot? Did ye think I could ever forget enough to marry somebody else? I never oould, Hannah, didn't ye know that?" "Your father told me today he had a letter from you. and he spoke of your family." "Where did he say I lived?" "In Arksnsaw." "Well, Hannah, I've been 11 via' la Col- And he further learned before returning home that Bill had a credit of $100 at the bank. 81 frequently scratched the back of hla head, aa his mule jogged along the road home; and reaching Duke's field, he let down a panel of the fence and rode straight across to where Bill was chopping out the last, row of oot ton. "Bill," said Si, abruptly, "do you know if Tom Luut's been in this neighborhood lately?" "Well, yes," answered Bill, "he was here a few nights ago him an' Hannah's gone on their honeymoon." "Well, ding my buttons! an' d n the lien law!" muttered Mr. Lunt, as he tu'rued and rode back toward the fence. And his mood waa hot the least bit soft ened by a shout from Bill, which reached his ears against the breeze: "SI, be sartaln ye put up that panel o' fence after ye go through," Automobiles look for them In The Bee next Sunday. HUNTERS FEAR THE RED LYNX When Hungry the California Variety la Like a Bnllde Cos. " . Ma. California has In her hill the largest and most kind hearted of the great tight eners, the grlzsly, and at the same time the smallest and most treacherous, the red lynx. Most hunters call them "wild cats," but they are not the real wild eat has a long tall, and lives only in Europe; In fact, ba'e about extinct .now, and old hunters dread tbe walling midnight cry of a hungry lynx more tban they do all the growls of a grlxsly ever let out. For when a lynx Is maddened by hunger, he fears neither man nor beast, and meet of the animals of the forest give him the road without waiting for him to ask for it In Canada and even in the northern row of atates of this nation the lynxee grow to be much larger than they do here, In the warmer climate cf tbe southwest There, too. they are hunted for their fur, but here that fur Is worthless, and, save for those killed by an occasional hunter, the lynxes hold undisputed sway la the fcthtlle. The trouble Is that the rascals do not stay In the foothills, but wander all aver wherever their fanoy smells chicken, for that is their special dellgnt, and they ter rorise outlying poultry farmers accord ingly. They never make the mistake that the fabled fox did of getting into a hole through which they cannot return with a fat hen or a young turkey. In the low lands they stay around the thick willow groves, never venturing far by daylight, but never forgetting tbe way to an un guarded chicken coop by night. During the day they sleep In thick grass or weeds, or sometimes curled up like a kitten on a broad limb. No matter how soundly they may be sleeping you can never "catch one napping," for at the slightest sound of your approach he will clear tha ten or fifteen feet between his nest and tbe ground snd be' off like a flash In the undergrowth. About the only way to get these fellows Is with hounds, and then generally one or two of the dogs got pretty severely chewed up. In the hills the lynxes usually stay in thick underbrush or in cavea during tht day. coming out to wcrk havoc in the quail coveys by moonlight Then, If the night bo bruiht, the hund hunter has real sport rousing the round-eyed owls with hie 1 shouU of cucoumgetneut to the dogs. which are not always raady to rush lata the teeth of an engry cat It Is almost Impossible to trap a cat, though a hungry lion may occasionally he caught In this manner. Now and then a cat can be run Into a trap previously set along a runway, and In this way the lumbermen of the Canadian pineries take many of the cats that Infest the great forests of the north. The further south you go the smaller the lynxes become, until the family winds up with the little pampas eat of the South American plains. Our lynx, however, is the most savage of all and the hardest for any dog, no matter how good he may be, to muster. In a fight a cat has an Immfnw advantage over a dog in that he can fight with all fours and usually does so. There is little worse can befall a green pack of doge than to shake an old lynx out of a tree Into their midst. When a lynx fights, ne doesn't bite and let go like a wolf or dog, but bites end hangs on like a bull dog, while his claws keep up a sort of snare drum accompaniment on the dog'e ribs. It takes a mighty good dog to do up a lynx, and when a thoroughbred hunter gets such a dog It takes a mighty good price to buy him. Loe Angeles Times. PAY OF THE ILLUSTRATORS Wide Difference of Bates Between the Famous Artists and the tnknown. Illustrators for books and periodicals re ceive payment for their work at rates that vary from less than $1 to more than 11,000 a picture. The late Hamilton Gibson, who, without being recognised as a great illustrator, was almost alone as a master of botanical illus tration, obtained about f&0 for even small book Illustrations. 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The men who command from $100 to $500 for a full page illustration are numbered certainly by dosens, possibly by scores. Many of them, however, cannot always maintain prices. It caught when they are hard up they will undertake to execute work at little more than half the usual rate. The men and women who draw for the fashion papers often get very fair prices for their work. Some able illustrators are employed by tbe fashion papers to make ideal heads that more or less effec tively illustrate bonnets or coiffures. For suoh pictures the price may easily be as muoh as $60. Book illustration, below that of the ablest Illustrators, is not so well paid as magi cine Illustration, at is a certain and profit able kind of work for a large number of comparatively young Illustrators. The de mand for sueh work has enormously In creased in the last twenty years, since the rage for popular fiction developed. 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