CHAPTER V.—fCoscrtMt r.t> |
The ominous word produced not u
thrill of surprise In any one who lis
tened. Lynde himself heard It with
out a Mingle shade of change, HI* face
grew no paler, he did not drop IiIm calm
eye from the face of his condemning
Judge for a moment. He hud expected
it and wan strong to boar I*.
But they carried Agnes Trenholme
out In a dead faint for Just before the
Huai rendering of the verdict she bad
crept ipwlde the door, and stood there
unobserved. And It was weeks before
she came to herself one cold morning
In December, when the snow lay thick
ly without, and the wild winds howled
dismally around the old house on the
Rock,
The second day after her return to
consriousnMS they had to tell her all
that hat) transpired. Lynde Orabam
had been remanded to prison for six
days. at the'end of which time he was
again taken before his Judge, and there
received the sentence of death. He
•vns to die by the hand of the execu
tloner on the Hiith day of December, be
tween the hours of ten and two.
It was uow the tenth of December,
still fifteen days to hi* death, Agne*
astonished every one by the rapidity
with which she gained strength. On the
fifteenth of the month she went below
stairs, and ten day* afterward *ne
took a abort walk. On the morning of
the eighteenth «he came Into the sit
ting-room clad In her rldltyf-hablt,
Ralph and her mother both looked up
at her In amazement. The calm reeo
!ill loti on her white face told them both
that she was resolved on something
from which nothing could turn her.
"Mother, Ralph,” she said, In a clear
voice. 'I am going to beg for the life
of Ryride Graham. No, you need not
utter one word, for I warn you It will
fall tipon a deaf ear. No authority shall
keep me from saving an Innocent
man!"
"Apnea,” said Mrs. Trenholme, "1 do
not comprehend your strange Interest
In this dastard son of a rude flsher
rnanr
'Mother," she replied, "I love him,
and I know him to be guiltless. It
would have been Impossible for hands
so pure as bis to have done this wicked
thiag'”
"Agnes.” said Ralph, sternly, "re
member you are speaking of a mur
derer!"
"I am speaking of an Innocent man.
Some time, Ralph, If I save him and
something tells me I shall you will
thank God that your revenge was not
accomplished In the death of one guilt
less as yourself. I am going to Gov
ernor Kulton. He Is a Just man a
Christian, 1 am told. He holds the
pardoning power, and he shall save for
hip the life of Lynde Graham!”
R^lpb rose from his chair, his face
wrought upon by the excess of passion
within.
"Agnes,” he said, with terrible em
phasis. "I might lay the iron hand of
authority upon you and force you to
give up this mad scheme. But that I
w111 not do. I leave you free. But so
surely as you do this thing, I cast you
off! You are no sister of mine! And
mind you this- -never come back to dis
grace with your footsteps the thresh
old ibf n dishonored home!”
She hoard him through without the
, ’nuigc of a muscle, and when he had
Dntshed she bowed In sad submission.
So be it. I will never come back
r.ityi you bid me. Uood-by!
She pakiitil out into Ihe hull. Mr*.
Tfrnholmc aprnng up to detain her. but
Ralph laid It la aiming hand* on her
,trm.
**'h|o ther, ahe baa choaen. Remember
•lie trt»« dlagruced ua forever!"
Rut. ahe la my child1 O. Ralph!
Mi if geeiifeed pride!"
It will help ua through," ha eald.
hoarifely. "(toil know a what would be
>m«- of me without It!"
\abea went out to the alablea, aad
tied her own horae Jove, and apriugtug
ittto the waddle, took he road to Madl
•nut, tha reaolence of tloveruor Kill ton
taillaon waa tlWIanl nearly MU mile*,
imi much of the way lay through the
• uodlaud of a aparaey tell led country
Itut of Ult* Arnica never thought Iter
vale atm waa lo reach the place in «*•
■ *>’ get a rrprtve teach to Kurt let
before the twenty fifth And all* hat
Hitt# more than aeven day a In which
'# aicontplUh It Her korae waa a
five! one, with great power* of endttr
inee. and waa well acquainted with hi*
t Idar
the Aiet day Iiiitwotuiiouely
enough Night overtook her at Kree
lelgU, Joel atkly mltea ftoui home She
had made good pace and eel out ant ly
the neat morning At town aha reated
a couple of hour* amt pitched on l*he
.awe now upon the vet) gloumtect part
nf ip* way The road lay through vaat
tract* of fdrea< with here and there
• Pul In n altering, to ahe* that the
nand nf efttlu • *»« had not mitre »
vante had from the world It at mud
•dhaaedUM If <!**• undaeatood be ltu>
* jPw
^BYCLARAMGWtA
| portance of the errand upon which ha
I 'van going, for he gave no nlgn of wearl
nena, but hurried on, animated pcrhapn
| by the nplrlt of hla rider.
About nunnet It began to rain heavily,
J and the home aank In hla fetlocka In
mud. Agnen drew rein ai the flrnt
nhelter nhe reached n email, rude hut
In the heart of a define pine foreat. It
wan a moat forbidding looking place,
and had her mind been lean occupied,
Agnen might have henltaled about
necking nheller there; but. juat now ahe
wan not thinking of danger to herneif.
The Inhabltanta, an old man and
woman, were an rude aa their home.
They gave her a gruff Invitation to
walk In, and led Jove off to a ahed at
the rear of the but,
Hhe neated herneif before the lira to
dry her clothe*, and the woman
brought her a bowl of milk.
The man now came In, and the ava*
rlcloun eye* of the couple wandered
frequently to the contly watch Agnen
wore at her girdle, The look In I tael f
would have been very nuggentlve to
an acuta obaerver, but Agnca wm* no
abnorbed In her own thought* that ahe
noticed nothing that wo* panning
around her. Her grim entertainer*
made u few rough attempt* at conver
natlon, but meeting with no encourage
ment, they noon relapned Into alienee,
and after a little while they told her
nhe might retire when *he cho*«. Hhe
rone quickly, glad of the pronpeci of
being alone, and followed the woman
up the rude ladder leading to the chant
her above the kitchen.
In one corner there wan a naek filled j
with dried leave*, and covered with a
warm quilt. The woman pointed to
tbl* meagre bed.
"It bo the beet wo ve got," ahe said;
"but It’s not such as the like of ye
have been use to. Hoi I hope ye’ll <
sleep well."
Hhe lay down on the outside of the
bed, without undressing, and tried to
sleep. But slurnl*er held aloof. The
longer she lay, the more wakeful she
became. Full two hour* pa**ed. and
she was still restle**.
Just as she wa* about to rl*e and walk
about a little In the hope that It would
bring the sleep she needed, she heard
a distinct and ominous whisper coming
from the room below Home secret,
unaccountable Impulse led her to put
her ear to a crack In the flooring and
listen. The woman was speaking.
"It can be done In a minute, ami It
will make us rich. Yott are a fool to
dally!"
"Boftly, old woman. Hhe may not be
asleep. Hhe look* like a lady in some
sort o' trouble, Heeh don't go to sleep
as Innocent like you and I do." And
he gave the woman a nudge intended
to be facetious.
Hhe answered, Impatiently:
"What I want to know is will you
do It or not? Time's passing. She'll
die easy. The knife Is sharp. And the
old well Is a safe place to rest In. No
danger of ever being rooted out."
"It's a deed I don’t like to do,” said
the man rubbing his grizzled, bald
head thoughtfully. "A man I don’t.
mind, but a woman I* a different thing
But I won't be a coward. (Jive me the
toothpick. That watch would tempt a
speaker In meeting.”
Ague* waited to bear no more. She
knew that It wa* her own death xhe
had heard planned, and Mtepplng nolxe
lexaly to the window xhe opened It and
looked out. The rain *1111 fell, hut It
wa* not *<> very dark Somewhere
under the eloud* there wa* a nearly
full moon. The window looked out on
a xhed. and within It* rude *helter *he j
heard Jove quietly munching hi* coarse 1
provender. The very *ound gave her
courage She did not feel the danger to
hereelf: xhe wax only thinking that If
xhe perlxhed there. I.ynde (Jrahaiu
would he xai rlflced.
She sprang lightly upon the xhed.
xllpped to the ground, end. untying her
horxe. mounted and daxhed away. All '
the night xhe kept on. uever daring in
xtop, and wheu the Him route In the '
morning; red amt cheerful ufter the
xtoriu. It ahowed her the glittering
xplrex of the city of Madlxon
People stall'd ut her In lilglik auiKSe- j
1 incut a* xhe rode along the yet quiet I
street*. Her habit wa* xplaxlied with
mud, her riding cap nulled. and Ita
white feather ruined by the rain of the 1
1 night before, her Horae waa Jaded and (
travel atalned. and her pallid face and
eager eyex, above all It waa no won
I der xhe excited a wondering attention.
She aakrd for the realdenee of (Jut
Pulton and a atately atone manaton In
| a ahaded square waa pointed out to her
The goal waa reached at laal
She *tipped from her horee, left him
at the great gate, and. aareitdlHg the
marble atep* put a tremulous band
upon • be silver ted I knob
i'llAt’TKM VI
IIK live! led >il v
almost lo.lcli t ■
► ,»• t MM ■ •
al ham*, he aaid in
quealton he waa
abwwnl at Preopm i
heme until ten that
• trMug I'etb'M *
i not until morning
U the roads were had
"It hts wife al home t"
! “lie In a widower, madam." an
awered the man.
“HI* daughter, then’ 1 am aure I have
heard (hat he had a daughter. I* »he
here?"
“Ml** Fulton I* In (he parlor."
"Take me to her at once. I<et me »>■>■
Ml*4 Fulton!"
"What name *hall I take to her?"
"None. Hhe doe* not know me, f wilt
explain everything to her, and hear the
blame, If any fall*,"
lie opened a door leading Into a apac
Ion* room, ahadowy with the aoft gloom
of erlniNon curtain*, but wonderfully
brightened by the gleam of a wood lire
on a wide hearth. Before the fire, cur -
ed up on n lounge, a klttten purring In
her lap, and a hook In her hand, wa* a
little golden-haired girl of B! or IX.
Hhe Htartled up at Night of the vl»
(tor, and opened her wide, brown eye*
In amaaemont.
"(let down, Juno," *he HO Id to the
kitten then to Ague*, "Whom have I
the pleaaure of meeting?"
"Are you Ml** Fulton?" trembling
ly waked Agne*.
"Veg,"
Agne* caught her hand in her*
"Vou look good and kind your fath
er rmiMt love you. Will you help nie?"
"To he aure, If I can. What ahull I
do flr*l?(!'ean the mud from your habit,
or comb you hair'1 Both are ahocklng"
"1 know 1 am In wretched array, hut,
my dear girl, I have ridden on hortw
hack from Bortlea, almoat ZOO mile*,
and only halted when rny poor hor**
could go no further, I have been too
miserable to think of my appearance I
have come on an errand of life and
death. Ml** Fulton, let me tell you
very briefly my *ad *tory, and then
Judge whether I have any chance with
your father. Vou have heard of the
murder at Bortlea?"
"Yea, The beautiful young bride waa
murdered almoat at tbe altar?"
"Hhe wa» And you know, perhap*.
that there !» matt under ucntenrc of
death for th murder?”
, "Yea; pap old me,"
"We I, I li e rome to aak thla man'*
life of you f 11 her. Not hla pardon
that wei < t much to p|ead for hut
hla life - of thla man, falaely a<>
euaed, ..g.ully convicted!"
Mia* Fulton gave a little Increduloua
glare
"I I,link he dcaervea to he hung!"
"No; becauae he la innocent. If h»
had done the baae deed though he
were dearer to me than my own aoul.
I would not lift a finger to aave him
The girl they aald he murdered waa my
adopted alater ahe waa to have been
the wife of my only brother,"
"And what la thla I,yndo firaharn to
you ?"
Ague* bluahed acarlet, and at.ood
trembling and abaahed before the gov
ernors daughter. Hut Helen Fulton waa
quick-witted; ahe underatood It all, and
put her hand on tbe drooping head 1
careaalngly, aa ahe aald, aoflly;
"tie waa your lover?"
"No; not that. Hut he haa been my
companion from my earlleat childhood
and and you can gueaa the real"
"You loved him? I'oor girl! No won
der you are wretched. Hut what If he
did murder her?"
"He did not! Never think It for a
moment. I would atake the aal vat Ion of
my aoul on hla Innocence! The real
murderer la yet to he brought, to Jua
tlee. Will you take my word? Will you
help me?"
Yea, I think I will," aald Helen,
thoughtfully "that la, I will go to papa
with yon, If be don't happen to he
lig«<triuh I uuUi'il him for fh<» rrmrif , fn
buy a new bonnet, thin morning, and
tie told rne to go to Flanders Just a*
If they made Parisian bonnet* In that
Imteh place'"
I TO RK < oXTMICKD.I
A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
_______
Mow Me Ad* In the (all of an *,„•
Klne Mrswliie ■ »'w«i Irwin.
The locomotive engineer I* a rent! 'k
ably placid fellow, with a habit of Jc. '
liberate precision In hi* look and .lo
tion*. He occasionally turn* a calm
eye to hlR gauge and then remind w lit*
quiet watch ahead. The three lever*
w hich he huN to manipulate are under
hi* hand for Instant use, and when they
ure u*ed It Is quietly and In order, as
an orgaulHl pull* out III* stop*. The
uol*< In the cab make* conversation
dlfib ult, hut not mo had a* that heard
In the cur when puMslug another train,
with or without the windows open and
in looking out of the engine cab the ob
jects are approached gradually not
rushed past u* when oum look* laterally
out of a parlor car window, The fuel
Is Dial the engineer doe* not look at the
side lie Is looking ahead and therefor*
the speed seems less, ss the objects ate
approached gradually,
Those who have rldddi si ninety
miles an hour on a locomotive know
that on s good road laud there are many
such) the engine Is not *hskeri and
swayed In a terrific manner hut ts rattl
er comfortable, and the speed Is not
so apparent as when one I* riding in
n parlor car, where only a lateral vt*w
Is had The engineer can Ire very com
fortable if he I* quite sure of the trscg
ahead and It Is only In rounding - tp teg
or In approaching cioMtngs that he
In |« nervous, anil It Is doubtful if It i#
any more strain to run a lototnotiv* *t
high speed than to ride a bh)<|g
through crowded thoroughfare* Jong.
Iltg by the t’MlIMeMstli«% of the lilvp lf
Hdcr and the engineer, the ruy >ne*r hag
rather the lo**t of It liatltuaii 11*'
sells
me Mtiyit* r»,»n
II It Is tru* that the toad to perduictt
t# paved with good Intention* while thg
way to the other place ts strait and tier*
tow, beside* being a rough and thorny
IMih It doe* not require inn, It shill |a
goeweing to predict whC h path the hi*
i yrlcre Will select
there ta nothing mare serious than
• hni some people consider a loh*
AN ARRANT COWARD.
Uoor«« win* a protnlalni
young lawyer of <' • *1M III I HIM, Ohio, bui
in* that rli) win* already ovtiratoekof
with blight lawyer*, nlil ami young
IiIm ndvufloe inetil wbm too m|iiw fur 111*
1 umhllloii
llu decided to go Wi*Mt and hunt foi
a thriving Hull* town, where tin* pro*
peels were far moii' Invlilnit thim In
llu* illy whin' ho had llvfil from hoy
IioimI.
After a brief examination of the In
ilui'fuii'iitM of Itvf or Mix progressive
loWIIM Ilf Mft tl**ll III Hrtllll'M'k t'lty,
Mont,, throw hi* Mliluale lo tin* bre<"/,e,
mnl In Iomm lImn two year* hud enlali
IImIioiI ii puyluK prat'lli’ii mnl wu* eon
alilnrotJ u promlnlnK mini of 'tin* |ibioe,
to whom imlltloal honora would very
likely ho Moon awarded.
Ho had kept up a reicular <orr*
Mpoiidoni'H with Ida old awoetbenrt 111
CoIiiiiiIiun, and Amy li/ivonport wiim of
cottrsa rsjoleed at IiIm aiieeeaa. In Hay
a lit Ho more thmi two year* '/otu the
time whi n he loft hi* Kaalern home,
ho returned to Holumbua, made Amy
Ida hride, and, after a brief matrimo
nial tour, till' Impp) ooiiple were entail
IImIioiI In mi nltriiotlvo little homo III
Itauiiook (Miy.
Mr* I lex ter win* a very allraotlve
|ier**maae, phyaleally and lutellootii
ally, a* the few in ipialniauooM alio
made In liannook speedily discovered,
Tin- Moeiety of the plane wan not that
to whieh alto had In-on aeoUMlomod In
her old homo, and mIu* win therefore
aomowhat roaervod and cxelunlve In
her Inten oiirao w ith her ueltfhtMUM.
Am time pan-oil the homo of tile Ilex
toi'M heinme u gulhorlhK plane for moV,
oral men. hut *ery few women. Hex
ter hlm-elf did not Meom to nolleo the
dl-tlrn-tloii All he iiotlooil wan fliat
Ills wife ki-H up her aplrll* well after
the Iti'mt Inevitable hmneMlckiie.**, and
i.i. < a #. . it....
mill WH' M* ? » I ■ 'niipwiH' •!
loiifly. Hi- wan not a very olmwrvaiit
mini.
onf of Uif malf m umiinUiw >■* mum
< anif to («• a vary Wflfonif vlnlfor ami
to itlinoi-li v«ry imifli of flu* tlnif ami
o4tentton of ilia r/nr noaic**. ir 'ir*.
Dexter Ituii been wise *lie would have
taken core to divide her attention*,
There 1* safety lii ininilier*, and *be
really meant no harm. Hut ttlie wa*
young and loexperieneed ami Harold
Danny wa* neither, 't ill* happened
about *|* month* after the arrival of
the Utile woman, and at a time when,
a* luck would have It, Dexter wa*
more than usually bn*y.
Danhy had eonfrlvcd to clear the
field of rival*. He wa* not a imrtleu
larly nice man, though he wa* on aueh
good term* with Mr*, Dexter. A* re
gard* reputation, tie wa* ohe of the
beat bated men tu the vlelnlty by
husband*. Ami the art range thing wa*
Unit he wa* not a good looking man.
On the contrary, he wa* rather ugly,
f'erhaji* It wa* III* swagger and self
assertion that proved Irreelatlhle,
It been me a matter of eourae for him
to l»- In constant attendance on Mr*,
Dexter, Frequently they were out to
gether, walking, riding or driving. The
people In I lie neighborhood looked on
with lnfere*f. They ex fleet ad a repo
til Inn i»f the old *tory. And In tin- na
ture of thing* It happened that the
htiMlMtud wa* the only person Ignorant
of the threatening tragedy.
tine day, however, Dexter waa *ud
denly brought to III* *en*e* by a
dianee remark. Jt wa* not Intended
fur III* ear*, hill he heard It, and It
went home. He followed It* example,
and, having arrived at Id* own houae,
mil mi the veranda mid considered the
Situation for an hour and a half. At
tier end of that time he inquired for
hi* wife. Him wa* out, a* UMiial, with
Harold Danhy; and the aervant who
answered hi* question weemcd to treat
the event a* In toe usual order of
things.
Dexter did not try to obtain any
more Information. He aim id v went to
hi* room and changed Ida ehdliea, ruin
aging alaiiil aa If In aearclt of amm'
thing. Then be came nut, looking
quite cheerful .lighted a cigar, and
naked which way Mra. Dexter had
gone. Having learned thla he walked
briekly In the direction Indicated.
In the meantime Mra. Dexter and
the man were altilng together in a
favorite dell, alamt half a mile away.
She wan rapidly approaching tin* atage
where folly end* and glllll hegllia.
Whether alia would ever actually have
traii">greaaed la a delicate |Kiiut. She
hail realaled the voice of the tempter
aiieiexafiilly ao far, gicatly to flu*
tempter'* ehagrtu.
They luid. In fact, reached a poaltlve
dlHlciilty. lie waa getting rather angry
and ahe waa not exactly happy, ao
that It waa aotuelbltig of a relief to
tad It of them to hear aome one ap
priaielilng. Neither of them expected
Dexter. He waa Mltppoaed to In* aoilie
twenty tnllea away, on a vlalt to a
client
Hut unfortunately, their calcul.xH'iua
went wrong, for It happened to lie
Dexter who dlalurltetl tluHr nolltude.
He knew Ida way will, ami came
etialulit Into the opening to Itml them
alltlug aide hy aide on a fallen tree l
and when lie aaw them he Klopped for
a moment amt looked at them, a grim
Miuile oil Ida face %
they tail h aaw llllli HI the an lie* III
alaiii Dnttlty ]um|H*d up ItitMllY '*
for 'll" Dexter, ahe Mitered It alight
ki n am The hit-dutml waa the cooh at
of the three
He walked up to them atowly. with
the amile griidually effacing lt**'lf. The
man waa far from happy. He now
danger lit the pale fine and tlunlf
eye*, atol mder hi* *w tgger he waa,
Ilk, lie nil of Ilia i l.laa, *• Iterant a w
atd naetrr walked
X|r* Dexter * imply ant •till wliere
aim waa, her eye* glancing alternately
fit mi Hiu man In her hn*l»an>l ami law*
•gain Xftei hei lti*t exeUttmtlhui »he
dill rnd Utter * »y liable
lwxier did mu w t»t« t inny w»mU
"Ytttl <'<>UteUI|)ttide *« Mttmlit l‘ be
Mtd
I'unity had expected awmetbing wav
vt>*h'ttt Tltett. ' nr like he la gan t-*
|i|m k up niMrage lie even lagan In
•wagger a Hide •« Mattel »ml tn «»l
up "tratghter hut Mr* Dextnr, who
11,0 mi Mug him di'ti h, Moth * d
that hi* hand trettdded •• h* ewitct
hi* mtiHgehe
<| hat* leva i hinking lit* mat mi
wxer," |N*«l*r twiitutnrd 'and M t-enti
t„ u,i that owe of w* I* *ot* > ltmm* I
* an mdi *ew mt* wgy h* *eill* the difft
rutty ll*r« «• kttt • he* «p*h <*|M
I well lighted, and In every way <Je
Mlrnhle. \V< have al*o a couple of
weapon*, and. In addition, a lady to
give the Mignal.”
A* he Mpoke he produced a brace of
revolver!.
"They arc exactly *1 in liar and both
am loaded. I’ray examine then and
make your choice. Then wo will agree
to a dlitutice atnl begin."
Me griiNpcd l*db pl*tol* and held
them out to 111* opponent, looking him
keenly In the face the while, Mr*.
Dexter bail rl*en, and walked up to
tbem. 11 indiaml and wife kept tlielr
eye* llxeil on Dauby'* fnee.
Hilt Dauby did not offer to take the
revolver* Into hi* hand. Ill* Mwagger
had gone. Ml* eheek* were deadly
i pale, hi* lip* worked convulalvely and
Id* hand* quivered, A* Dexter moved
nearer to him he drew hack, nhrluklng
from the oitlHlretched pf*tol*.
And Dexter Niulled.
Mr*. Dexter did not anille. Iter face
Mttddcnly became crluiHon. Then, with
, mu lrre«l»tlble lmpul*e, *he clinched
her H*i uml *1 ruck the man gauntly
aero** the mouth.
‘Toward!" *lio exclaimed,
The word Moomed to cut him like a
knife, lie Mtaggered back a pace or
two, gazed Mankly from one to the
other, and then lied.
They linlcncd to III* retreating foot
! Mlep* without Mpeaklug. Then Dexter
: quietly pul the revolver* back Into hi*
| pocket* uml turned on lit* heel* to go
j bottle,
A* be did *o, he looked hack over hi*
j Nliottldcr to where III* wife alood, with
' her face burled In her band*.
"I* there any rca*oii why you *hould
not come with me?" lie naked.
Hint lifted her head and for a mo
ment her eye* fhtMhed with indlgua
tlon and her face became red with mid
den ang’er. Then, a* quickly, *be *ub
dtted her feeling,
j "You have the right to n*k,“ *he an
uwered, humlily. "No there I* no rcu
I *on,"
Me then politely took her arm and
they went home together.
KMIPliai NAVAIi TACTICI
Thr Fnitllali l iiuulil In llralrnr INK
l.iirmr, II,* I'rrncli In |'rr«*r*«
Tlielr Mlilpa,
'Hie Hue of 1mllie ahuply meant
tluii. upon coming In touch of nn cue
my, nn admiral fonoed Ida fleet In
one long Hue, In with h each ahlp fol
lowed In Hie wuke of the one Immedi
ately preceding It, lit n an tlielr ul d u
uime io allow' room for maneuvering.
In tIiIm order the two lleeta, ranged
uloitgalde of one another, dlachargod
their hrofldaldea na they paaaed, until
one Hue wua thrown Into coufuaion,
whereupon the commander of the oth
' cr Inn/led down Ida algunl for "a
line le nd" nod holated llini for "a gen
end cliaae," whleli metiiit that hla ,
ahl|ia were to eloae with the enemy, j
and llldah the liuaiueaa with the grap- j
pllng Iron and the cutlnaa, Tlila wan I
a naval battle In theory: and, aup- I
poaing the unlagonlala really In earn
eat, the theory wna caputde of being !
converted Into extremely good prac
tice; hut in the eighteenth century j
! that wae Juat what the French mrcly
were. The tradition of the Kugllali
aervlce wna that a commander alum Id
dcatroy hla enemy’a ahlpa; the French,
thui he ehotild prenerve Ida own. Hob
ample idly, n French admiral would
never accept ha (lie until lie had ae
cured a poaition In which he could, at
any moment, run out of action before
the wind, mid. aa an Kfigllah admiral
would never break Ida own line to ;
force him. moat acflona ended In the
Heel a defllfng paat one another, the
French bringing down the KngHah
apara, the r.iigllah hulling the French
with every allot, until the French,
having, na they eonaldercd. made pur- ]
auli Impnaalhle, pul auddenly about
and ran before the wind to fulfill tlielr
deathiy of living to tight another day. !
Of eottrae, It waa alvvaya open to a
determined officer to dlaregard the
“line abend/ 'and clone with the ene- j
my, pell-mell by rnenria of a “general
clinac.” vtnaoii fell back on tlda In Ida
bathe with f.n .fonqulcre and Kt. j
tjeorge, when he aaw the Frenchmen i
)UU,yiiiK «ii»ii umi Killin' i>i AAiiiiiiiK u|»
on the nlclii: Ilnwke made two of If
on flint winter afternoon whon. with ft <
Kale bowline on a lee ahore, he fol- j
lowed (V nflaiiM throneh the ahnllowa ;
and hef ween the era title reef a Into
(Jullteron hay, and lloaoawen adopted
It when M, de la tine allowed him Ida
heel a alone the Itarhary eoaat. -Tenv 1
pie liar,
rtMieiiKkUi of onFiana
Coiiilltlona I'lulrr Wlileli Three
Voiiiik trull** Inhrrlt u F'ortnne
There are In thh'uaii at the preaant
time three young Huaalun Indlea of
cre.it w enIth, it ho are engmied In the
naeful I'lilllnc of aelllnc run la. wnah
Inc linen and amine on a farm, and j
the eliurhiiiiulere, the wnalierwoman !
and the fiirm aeiMinl have rei'elveil ;
nml divided iimonu them ditrlnc the j
Inal few weeka Mk'i olTera of tnurrlnce I
They have hoeil ealled the t'lliderellna
of iid<-an, In'inuae ttielr airiince fate
fun ml them out In that town "I !
think ihnt t>rv few have alehod when
fate at luat ha.' found them," writea '
I'nied and I hunch tlieae Indlea have
antiie eailNe to alull. their troulde la a ,
|utaa|tic one
A wealthy llnaalaii had lately died
at t Ideaait anil left them H fort title of
many iidliloit ruhlea, hut on I'omlltlou
lhai enrh and all ahottld take ttielr ,
turn at nrteeu ueuitlia' aer» lie Inlair In i
the I'ondllliilia ulri'ildy afa’i llli il "to
Hie end Mutt, lint me known the life of
the i»M,r Muy might rightly euiliraee
the life of the rh'h" They may, If
the* think well. afterward form a
league I'f Ill'll ear* wit.' ahull follow
I tie an me iiiwrae to niairtrlliate a*
miilloMlna An amuatng fixture la
Mu* indite arlf leltuin hilli'li of the Wt
•ultora win*, urn* and all agree to
overtook the fifteen mouth*' hard la
taw In lonattleration of the miiiiu
year* whlrlt Ihev, Ihr liulrea»ea wilt
aw lot and ahnre ever after "Y»ur a*
|wt ti1 lii t •" will ra title "will lie Invaltl'
aid. to N. loll will not only la< mv
Imrtner hut tnv rhatge d ntv vile*
A* the t’friM h tnlntatel on. ,. mM
•'Afea i haryi * d i" or, wot (urge
de MiVvtter tea gffntie*" t'nll M tM
line'll*
% tU*H«a**
r*tr«t faunMaal that n«lMh>narf
wa ve |w«t ratal* rewind* n,a of a
ia,unify hi let
Me. oiol t annltial tAhtl
I'trai I unit .t Mo* tg • wayalde
Inn hut vI • I old duffer la away ta
•nla New York M***w4ar.
•1100.00 for ai.oo.
TTnadllla, N. Y., (Special)—Ono of our
iubRCantlal men here, Kre<l J* Joyc#,
recently made a »2.r,0 Investment, and
consider* the result* worth »500 to him.
For over fifteen years Mr. Joyce wae
an Inveterate smoker, and the tobacco
habit gained such a hold on hlin that
It affected hla nervous ayatom and
made It Impossible for him to quit.
Upon realizing the loss of health and
money which threatened hirn, he made
many unsuccessful attempts to break
hlmaelf of the Ilfo-sapplng habit, until
on a chance he took No-To-Bao, tbo
great cure which has aaved over 800,
000 tobacco victim*. Two boiea com
pletely cured Mr. Joyce, and he has
i no deslrs for tobacco now whatever.
1 When he attempt* to smoke It make*
1 him ua dizzy aa when ho first acquired
1 the habit. He now la In the very boat
physical condition, and p.-vO would not
tempt him to use tobacco again.
It la l«tt«r to la* a aood or waitress
than a poor typewriter.
II lh* Raby la Cutting Tantn.
b Mrs sa4 um tkstvia sod »tll olsd rsrns<lf, Maa
' Waist**’* Soot sun* (>svr tot CkiiSrss TsstkU*
Metropolitan *<,.1st v will b# uaors mlaoal
Isnaoua this winter than avar.
Pure
fllood means sound health. With purs, rich,
healthy blood, ths stomach and dlgestl?#
organs will lie vigorous, ami Ult ra will ba no
dyspepsia. Itheumatlsm and neuralgia will bs
unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum will dlsap.
pear. Vour nerves will l>u strong, yaur sleep
souutl,sweet ami refreshing, flood's Harsaps
rilla makes pure blood, '/ hat Is why It oures so
many diseases. That Is why Uiousands Uko
It to cure disease, retain good health, liemember
U/xA/l’e
■ I VVVI9
Sarsaparilla i.
min; One True Mood I'urlfli-r. AlldriiggluU. (I.
a, ‘’tire Over 111*1 May to
rlOOCl 8 Mills take,ra»yUroperate,'/to,
Don’t buy cheap, traahy ldnd
Irga that arc dear at any prlc*
Vou pay but a trifle
SKIRT BINDINGS
and wave your time, your money
and your dre»».
Look for “S. H. A M."on the
label and take no other.
If your dealer will not aupply you
we will.
Send lor templet, thowlng label* end materiel*,
to the S. H. U M. Co., V. O. Bo* L99, New York
City. _ ■_
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
W. L. Douglas
®3. SHOE "WoW.dTm‘ ,
If you pay U4 to 4nl for *hoe», ea*
amlrus tlie W. I.. Dougin* hlioe, and
tee what a good ehoe you can buy for
OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS,
[(O.NOItKHH, MUTTON,
and l.ACK, made In all
kind* of tlie fleet (elected
leather by (killed work*
men. We
make and
all more
f3 him.*
than any
other
inannfH.dnrer In the world.
Noon genuine unlev. name and
priii- i. stumped on tint Imttom.
Ask your dealer for our UA,
• I. ae.l.nn, •tt.no, • t.ito Slioee;
•'(..no, •'! arid SI.1A lor boy*.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE If your *Um\tr
miiuji tupidy you, scud to fac
tory, enclosing price and V» unit*
to p-ty c.;rr iu■;»*. St.it" kind, style
of toe ( 4p <*r pleiin), si/e and
width, (>ur ( u*tom I >*-pt. will till
)our mdir, Mend for new Illus
trated Catalogue to Hu* ll.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Maik
At** /D-.mi/Hill t o. domi half th« world’s
i i illl t>i*.tU4*M, Iatu an** ll Dam M*iu4*t(l Om» MSI of
inti fiowor i<# I.ilwtuU it w#i.'.s ll Ii.in tiiAsny brand!
l AtipiiiiM In kimmIh anti iHpaln
111. . ll I tit lU.lt fltRIN tumuli ft
■ in r ui in in fur i#**« iiHHiA-y ttenu
Mn-n*. if umk#*H PuiiiiHiuc and
■ i ' I. l.mL U .Iv.tl.1/0*1 HfUir*
WiiMlfitllu, Tiitiuy
an»1 KIihI Hum i <.w* i>, sum Hoc* Haw
tritium. i a* «i t'uiiniH auii Fowl
OrlWioia. On ap?'!t< ultoti *t w.ll naino oho
of Of " arm* 0.4. ii will ftirio.lt until
January I»t at |/il too mual prlai. It ai» • mabo*
lai.pt> arut Pnmuanf ail kiu<in for cataioffi'a.
l aaut/5 llih, Uinkweii *:.4 fi'tmurv ^Irtcl*. Cbk*t»
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