THE FALLS Cl PV M RIBUNE , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 21 , 1908. The Battle of Bull's Run s * By Judith Spencer ( Copyright. ) A ca wns alone In tlie cemetery. Anil a * her ornrlct gown gleamed out from : tnld : ilu luxuriant foliage olio look.for ! ) nil the world like unnio or- geou * flower. The other members of the household , young and old , lind gone lo hoar the l'ourth ' of .Inly ora- lion down on the village green. No- rl sa , too , hiul meant to he there for she was full of patriotic nrtlor but na she had driven throtlgh tlio vlllngo that morning slio had caught night of Hobert Iea , who wna Imck in town for tU first rime since hi * mother' ) ) nrent death. And It was lo avoid a possible meeting with him thai she had stayed away. Hut itow Urn thought had come to lior mtppOBP. when he found she WHS not there with lior people , he should deliberately ueoh her hero ? llo was tiuHo capnhlo of doing no ho remem bered well hlB determined , Hiiuaro-ctit Jaw oven though ho had proved him self a coward 1 The thought mndo her uneasy. Kor Norlmi despised llohert Len. and did not wish to speak to him over again. Though who did not see him , tlio click of the gate forownrucd her ; then Homo 0110 Hpoko her niimo and flho looked up without tmrprlso to see Hoborl Loa standing hy her til do. "I Tell You All , Ho Is the Dravcst < the Drnvcl" "Oh , you ! " bho said , with scorn , an hent ever the rosi'u. "Poor ,11m , " said Hohort , Ignoiln her Hllglitlng manner. "It Is hard I realize the hey la dead " "Ho wna iv hero ! " Ncrlnsx ; tmld wit conviction. A vision of the reclsloBB , Irreapont hie lad , whom both had known fro ; his chlldh6nd , rt > Ho before the youn man. "At least ho wan bravo. " ho said. ' know how you ndmiru bravery " "And despise a coward ! " si Hushed. At that the man's cheek Ihmhe For ho and Medusa had been engage to bo married when the war wll Spain broke out. Hut when Hobo Lea had resigned from his compiii instead of taking the field with tl volunteers , Norissa had llstom to no reason or excuse , nnd openly d nouncliiK him as "unpatriotic" and ' coward , " she had broken her ongag mont and had had nothing to dovl him Hlnco that day. "You do not understand , " ho sa slowly , "that it may taka moro con ago to stay at homo than to face f enemy In battle or that one might 1 called upon to sacrlllco oven the lit for some nearer duty " "I can understand no excuse wlir over , " Nerlssix said. "And I do n see why you should seek mo out offer ono nt this Into day ! " "I do not , " ho replied. "I acted na did because I thought I was doll right. I did not dream that It won separate us , because I thought y < loved mo ns truly as I loved you. ai as unluckily for mo I love yon stll I believed you would understand. Ai yet had I known beforehand what tl end would bo , I should hnvo acted e nctly as I did. Hut there was on thank God , who did understand ! " Then to N'orlssn , looking up at hi coldly and without sympathy , the words pamo all unbidden , nnd su pllod the key to his motives , whl she had never sought nor doslro "Tho only son of his mother , and s ! a widow. " "I hnvo come to you now only Bay good-by. " he was saying quiet "As long ns my mother lived my plo was hero with her. Uut now I n free to go. And I nm hero to-day hid you good-by forover. " While ho was speaking there cai a curious sound from behind him , t peculiar snort and snnfflo of some a null , nnd ho glanced quickly ever 1 shoulder to see what it could bo. Kcrlssa saw his face stiffen wl horror , and swiftly following 1 glance , she saw a powerful hull i preaching with rapid steps , tossing 1 great head nnd rolling his glarl oyos. "Good heavens , your scarlet gowr muttcrQd Robert , in dismay. "Hi Get over the nearest w i a nit if Klplit In the bu-hrs-ln .un now- fut > our life ! " An she sprang to her feet , with he : limbs trembling under her In n ] > nl < of sudden fear , Robert Loa snutchei a linn from hit dead companion * ! grave and itcppod lorward , plsclni btniflolf between her nnd the ugi ) brute. With n Rinotherod neb , Norlssi gathered up her nkirts nnd mo , thi bellow of the hull filling her ears. H : Hying feet found uncertain footlni among the iinovon monndfl , mid be fore Bho had gone far she stumbloi and fell In u scarlet heap , with he nnkle so twisted under her that shi wnn uUorly unable lo rise. She heart a sharp outcry ns she went down , ant In horror nho thought , "lie has Die hi * drnth ! " Hut hi * cry had been for her not fo himself and when she dared lool around she saw that Hobert ha < turned the great animal , and wa : fencing with him , flaunting the ling Ii his face nnd ever retreating bofor him with the wiles and caution of ai experienced hull-Usher was outiclni the boast on nnd on In I he oppoelt < direction from where she lay. Ono mlHslop on that uneven gronni would monn curtain and awful deatli and ho know It ; yet ho never sworvoi or faltered. Uimrmod , agile , wary full of nerve and perfectly foarless- thlB WIIH the man nho had openly denounced nouncod IIH a coward ! Hut what had happened now ? Ilm blind terror aolzcd him at last ? Fo IIH ho freed himself from the labyrliitl of paths and mvolllng mounds , am gained the level drlvo , llobort Hiiddeii ly turned bin back on the bull am sprang forward ruunlm ; na if for hi life while the animal , with heai down , plunged after him , hollowlni and gaining upon him at every stej And BO they pasHC'd , In an ugly vision out through the gate and from Merit bU'H Ulgllt. The next HIO ! know the gate wa iihut , and Hohort wan huHtonln toward her , breathless , empty-hando and unharmed ! "Norlssa , are you hurt ? " ho criei bonding ever her where she lay In hutldtcd heap. She was very palo nnd was tron bllug pitifully , and now Bho began t sob ( inletly. "It's nothing only my ankle can't move but It doesn't matter , was BO afraid " "Yes , I know , " ho panted , as ho llf ed her Into an easier position ; "hi there's no danger now no , none r all ! " for H.IIO was clinging to his ban llko a child who Is still afraid. Hi she hid her face , as If refusing to t comforted. "Oh after that llrst mad moment was not afraid for myself , " si : sobbed at last. "It wau for you hi you feared nothing , I could ROO that- and I had dared call you a coward ! was the bravest thing I ever know llo looked down at her with a BU prised nud puzzled Biullo , for how cr a moro man over hope to gauge girl's CBtlmato of hta actions ? A Hhort distance beyond the com lory Morlasa saw an ox-cnrt , and askc to bo taken homo In that. So n bargain was made and sac Norlsua was enthroned on a couch i hay. hay."Hut "Hut won't you rldo , too ? " si said. "No , I will walk alongside. " "I'leaso rldo ; I want yon besl < mo , " she murmured , and llobort , wl n now light In his oycs , climbed In. llo carried her again from the o carl to the house. And then , for 1 wna a physician , and It was Morissn iciiuest that ho should do so , 1 bandaged up the aching ankle. Thou once moro ho stood before h ami said "good-by. " "Hut why must you go away now ? " Ncrlssa asked , nervously , i she realized that In the amends si wished to make she was to have i help. "Hecanso my arrangement ! ) are i made and my word Is given. I go start my life afresh In a now place , is too Into to change my mind now * even If I wished to do so , " ho sal "Did you think I would care to all hero permanently after what hi occurred ? " "No I suppoHo not , " she admltti wistfully ; "still I am sorry. " The holding fast by the remembrance th ho had that day declared ho loved h still , she shut her oycs and nddc desperately : "Hobert , tell mo thi when you gave them your word yi would go did you promise you won go alone ? " The news of Norlssa's reongac mont to Hobert Lea , and that she w going away to begin life with him a western town , came llko a thumb bolt to Norlssa's family and friends. "Well. Hob Is a splendid follow , awe wo always said so , but wo thoug yon thought htm a coward ? " they sa "On the contrary , I know him tea a brave man , " said Norissa. "Yes , for ho has that grand sort moral courage which would make h hold to his own conviction of rlj : against all the world but still " "Ho has not only that courage , I the other sort as well ! Ho has fac death upon the field and proved I courage ! " "Now , Norissa , what on earth i yon talking about ? " "I am talking about the battle 'Hull's Hun ! ' " said Norissa , solemn "whero 1 saw Hobort Lea the stai ard bearer facing the onoiuy nnd i ful , almost certain death , and ho b ( himself like a hero ho never Illnchc I toll you all , ho is the bravest of I bravo ! " At that they gasped and shrug ? their shoulders , and declared tl Norissa certainly had gene crazy ! i , I Whereupon Nerlssa hold her poi 11 and smiled lu sweet content. A JEALOUS Uy Adclc Is. Tlioiupton ( Copyright. ) "tlelin , dear , I harp BOmftlllng to t ll you. " "Yti , ItobOTt , " ud Uiottgh tlw lip trembled a little , unseen toy Jttni , th voice wan bravely cheerful. "I think I can guess what it ! * , " * * "Can you- " and the hapf y look on the boyish face , such a UoVifth face still for all Its 26 years , grw still brighter. "Of course , I hare written yon about Ulllau , the dearest girl in the world ; but It seems so wonderful ' to think that she loves mo as dearb i as I do her , and 1 wanted yon the 1 the first , to hear it , " and Helen Us- ! toned while he nang a lovor's praises , 1 mi < | smiling , hid the little pain In her heart that would come with the ' realization that this only brother had found one nearer than herself. ! "There have always been two of | us , " 1m concluded , "you and I ; but i now there will he three , Lillian , you ! and I. " "N'o , Hobert , " she said , even more ! cheerfully than before , "therQ will be j two still , Lillian and you. " "NoiiBonso , llolon , " ho protested , hotly. "Nobody Is ever golnte to crowd you out ; wo have como lee near each other for that. When I 1 como to toll Lillian all yon have boon to mo , mother and Hlstor , both , and all I ewe to you through those years , I know that aho will love you as ! well as 1 do. " Tlolon smiled a llttlo dubiously ; she could not Hay to him that Homo ono else would have opinions and a volco concerning the homo ; and she had 10 doslro by look or woid to mar the ow hours they were to have together alter an absence of months. lldlon did not como for the wed- Hug ; but after they were Botllod In "What Has Come Dctween Us So ? ' their homo , yielding to Robert's r peatcd letters , she went on for a vlsl Lillian received her with sweet frosl o nesH , so subtle as to bo felt rathi h than observed. Hobort had built such hopes on tl results of this visit , but someway , ho began to talk to Helen of the dai when they two were alone In tl world together , Lillian was apt to d velop a headache that shut her up : her room ; and If Helen petted him her old loving way , Lillian won show her displeasure by punlshli him with a cold If not sulky silenc that iniulo the household atmospho ; anything but cheering. Helen's visit was but Bhort , and Its end It Is hard to say which of tl o trio was the most relieved. "Hobor ho was standing beside Holeu c the platform waiting for her train- ' "you know how gladly I would bo sister to Lillian If she needed in If she would lot mo. " "Yes , I know , " ho answered , with fooling that was half chagrin and he ' porploxlty ; "hut Lillian Id 00 Jealous fond of mo now ; nho will get ov that by nnd by. " In tlmo another guest came Into tl homo. "I'm sorry , " Lillian said wen ly as Robert bent over her and t ] other , the tiny head , "that It isn't boy. They say that sometimes mi love a daughter bettor than the wife ; but It would break my heart you should love the baby best Proi Iso mo that you never will ? " "What a foolish Lillian , " ho o swered ; "of course I never will. " When It came to naming the bal ho had his way. "Thoro never can but ono Lillian to me , BO Helen shall ho , " and ho wrote "Aunt Hole wonderful stories of tlio beauty a : brightness of Hnby Nolllo. After a llttlo ho began to catch note , a something , between the Hn in Helen's letters that vaguely trc bled him , and ono day there came letter in a hand so changed ho hard know it ; she was sick , would ho coi roe to her ? Lillian was In her room with a cc o and blight fever \\hon he carried t letter to hor. "Surely you are i : going to leave mo hero sick , " she i claimed. "How can you be so cm < re If Helen is very badly off she coi not have -written herself. Well , lie you go , only wait till morning ; h a day won't make any difference od her. " at Hobert hesitated , he felt impel ] to go at aiico ; hut if he crossed I cr Han , it might make her so mu worse that he could not go at i . rlio n , , nine , na nois EI MI M n the train , a telegram \UIB h.uuK . .lin "Helen is dying. " "You era too late" he fait the n 'mklng accent in the mino's tone- ' and she was sn anxious to see you. Lillian wrcto him a letter full t Live and sjmimlhy ; she said to ever ; one : "Dear Helen , how bad it Is. " A tlio same tlmo down In her heart ther naa a little feeling that she never pi 'into words or even conoreta thougfc now lie is wholly mine. But not entirely hers ; there ws the llttlo Helen. And us the chll : rew beyond the years when sh ! rould conveniently be put to alctp c . -out to the nursery , loving , lovabh always ready to spring Into her ft tier's arms , the baneful root 1 Lillian's heart took n fresh star L'very , caress he gave to Nellie BU felt herself defrauded of , every fou word a robbing of her right ; to hei .self she said she could not bear i j that her own child should come b < I nvoen them , and at times she almos | hated the child for It. < 'no ' day there was white crape o ! I tie ! door , nnd n white casket was ca : ned out of their home Lillian shed many tears , she fe ] the keen stress of grlof ; but yet dee down , far deeper thair1 Helen's deatl , lay the thought that she would hardl have owned to herself , but was nou the less present , that now , for th first time , Robert was hers alom no longer was there right or clah beside. And yet , impalpable as the thlnncs breath of vapor , not to be grasped c defined , but none the less present an felt , was the shadowy something tin seemed to have como between her an | Hobcrl In the hour when she _ coul claim him as hers , and hers only. A llrct she recognized this with an Ii cieditions pctulanco that In turn gav place to n vague alarm. Not that Ii was less tenderly kind or atlentlvc- the more so , if anything ; but ho wei his way as If no longer touched b her moods ; frequently ho said he ha writing to do , and shut himself 1 the llttlo room that had been Nolllo play-room , now made Into n "don , " almost seemed ; but then It could m bo that ho was living a life of his ow apart from her. At last ono evening petulance an alarm llamcd Into speech , and as li was leaving the room on the plea ( "writing a llttlo while , " she throw ho self before him. "llobort , " she crlei holding him fast , "what Is If ? Win has come between us so ? Whataro yc doing ? " "I am writing on the book you ha\ often heard mo speak of , " answorln the last of her questions. "Hut I don't want you to wrlto tin book ; I hate It , " the tears bogtiiiiln to gather. "You are so changed i me , and now for that to come 1 You have never been the same slm Nolllo died ; I always knew you love her the best ; I wish 1 could have die Instead of her. You never loved m or-you would not muko mo so mlsc able. " 'Lillian , " and there was a note his voice she had never hoard hofor " 1 mnrrlttd you because T loved yoi I have loved you always ; I love yi now. You are sweet and true i heart. The trouble has been th you wanted and exacted of me wh I did not ask ol you , what no one hi a light to demand of another , n whole and only love. Love Is llko fountain , the more freely and In larg measure It Hews , the purer and full it Is ; choke it up , and it either dim ! Ishes or becomes unhealthy. Till your selfish Jealousy forglvo mo if speak plainly has done for both us. Hocauso of It you hardened yo lieart to Helen , who would gladly ha loved you , and loving whom won liavo made your own life the rlclu and led mo to weakly fall In the gra tudo and devotion I owed to her ; 1 : cause of It you were an untend mother to Nolllo ; you neither ga her your own love nor allowed mo show her mine , for the lack of whli her whole young life was clouded. "Do not think that 1 blame yi alone for this ; I blame myself ov < more , that seeing It I weakly yleldc that I was not strong enough , clei sighted enough , to have crushed It f you as you would not for yoursol but as It Is , It has spoiled my hoi and marred my happiness and fill my heart with remorseful momorli "You say that I have changed you since Nellie died. It Is bocau I have thought of these things sin then ns I never did before , and ha como to some conclusions that were well for both of us had I dose so long ago. In the future I sh ; glvo to you , as I have always had hi my heart to do , the best of my lo and confidence and care ; but nt t same tlmo I shall remember that hnvo my own life to live , and glvo to ! duties nnd claims what 1 feel th deserve. You ask me , Lillian , wli 1ms como between us ? It Is the or thing that ever could have come yourself. " She had loosed her hold on h and dropped into a chair ; ho bent a gently kissed her and left the reeFer For onca Lillian's usual How words failed her. If there had be a trace of passion In his tone I there was none It was the pltilc calmness of his words that had chill her heart as with an icy touch. Ilea draperies at the windows shut c the wintry storm outside ; In the gn the lire glowed rod ; warmth and 1U were all about her , but she shivered their midst. And this was her Ri ert , who had used his words with , seemed to her , ns little of ruth as executioner hia sword. Listening , followed his stops as they passed the stairs ; then the door of his stu closed , and its sharp click to 1 echoed : "What has como botwc us ? U Is yourself. " SISTER NOT WANTED THERE. j Washington Boy Satisfied with thi i Present Arrangement. | "I've got three brothers nnd my self , " said a six-year-old boy ono da : last week to a mnle caller nt his homi I in Washington , during a little tnll ! about playmates , toys nnd boon com i plons. The caller was ix boson friend of the youngster's father am I was watting for the latter to join hln on a trip downtown. "Four boys , eh ? " commented the fn ther's friend. * "Yes , Tom , that's mo , .11 in an * Fret an' Lou. Girls might be all right ; like 'em , too , moat of the time , bu they're sassy and always afraid o getting hurt. Cnn't play bull , no shoot marbles , and the only thini some * of 'em can do Is skate , " prat tied the hoy. "So you don't think you'd llko ti 'have a sister ? " "Nope , " replied Tom after a pause "Hut suppose the Lord gave you i sister , you would have to have hei wouldn't you ? " Tom looked about the room for se\ eral moments and the casting his bli yes on his Inquisitor In a irightenei sort of way , suddenly darted out of tbj room and made for the stairway "Where are you going , boy ? " callei hu man. "To the nursery , " came the reply n Tom's legs carried him ns fast as the ; could up the stairs. In about toii'miii ites ho returned to the room ngali perfectly placid , and , placing himsol squarely before the man , hesitated ; nonient. "Mr. Smith , mo and the boy lon't want a slstor , " he said. "Hut , suppose God had Just left on icro for you , what then ? " "Woll , I wouldn't a-boen lior , Fro wouldn't a-boen her , Lou wouldn't i icon her and Jim wouldn't a-beou hei Now , who'd a-been her ? " FROCK COATS IN CONGRESS. Garment Going Out of Fashion Amen Modern Statesmen. Congress Is eliminating the froc oat habit. More than half the men jors of the now congress have show heir disapproval of the tlmo-honore costume by appearing on the floor c the house in the regulation buslnes suit of tweed. Red and lavender necl : les can poll a larger vote than th somber black string tie , and old mon bors , loyal to the frock coat and it accessories , are discussing with di spnlr the future of congressional ta shoos. These sartorial belligerents doclar that the revolt against the unwrltte law concerning the frock coat hah Is chiefly In the Interest of comfor Whether the regulation statesman1 garb would bo a matter of prldo wit them in questioning whether the would appear to better personal ai vantage In soloiun black or most hi coming blue , they Insist , Is a inutU of secondary consideration. Fear expressed by members of tli house for the doom of the frock cot has already disturbed the cquaulmit of the senate by the appearance of couple of belligerents in the ranks ( this black-coated body. Alllo James of Kentucky , the heav weight of the house , who weighs nea ly IJOO pounds , &ays the habit of wea Ing light tan and gray sack coat suli Is not a matter of choice. It Is a noco slty , ho says , because ho never foun a tailor who had cloth enough of or kind to make him a frock coat suit. One Use for Dlllbonrds. "Hillboards may bo a horrible bl < on civic beauty , " said a well-know Washington business man the otlu day , "but they have their uses. " "Impossible ! " said a disgusted nr 1st. "Impossible ! " "Hut I tell yon they have their hoi ofUs , " Insisted the man. " "I know It "Oh , 1 don't see how , " said the dl gruntled artist , recalling memories < many wars waged by his colleagiu and civic improvement societies c the billboard. "I got my elementary cducatlc from thorn , " said the business ma : "I learned the alphabet from thorn. " "Well , of all things , " said the artls "Yes , when I was a small tad I use to drlvo about the city a good de ; with my father , who was a physlcla I used to love to follow the slg boards , especially the illustrated one Hy studying them closely I learnc my letters nnd would spell out tl words. "Ono evening father said Hob mu begin to think about going to schoc I said : 'Why , father , why should go to school ? 1 can road. ' I rn and got a newspaper and read ono i the long stories before receiving ni : comments. Of course my pronuncl tlon would never have won mo blue ribbon in a reading match ; I fact , I guess , from all 1 can Icai since , it was pretty awful. Hut I con read , and that's why I say I got n first start In education from the bl boards. " Pleased the Newspaper Men. Mr. Honaparto was explaining th : ho had two good reasons why ho con not glvo his caller the informant ho had asked for. "One Is that I Imi not yet got the information myself ho said in his characteristic wa "and the other way Is that when do got It I will try to keep it awi from the eagles of the press , " " 'Eagli of the press , ' that's very handson of you , Mr. Honaparte , " said his ca or , who was a newspaper man. "Tho are these who have another name said the attorney general. " 'Vulture : I think I have hoard them say. D my experience with the newspap men has always been of the plcasai est kind , and I prefer to think of the as eagles , not vultures. " It's Your Own Fault | -i. . . . . . . . v If you don't get your i * money's worth. Come * f to my Shop and buy | your Men s and Boys | Shoes. I ROBERT F. T. PREUSSE | Richardson County Dunk Bulldlnif D. S. McCarthy DRAT Prompt utentlwi to the removal of house hold good * . PHONE NO. 211 ! I C. H. flARiON > AUCTIONEER , Sales conducted in scientilic nnd busi ness ! i Ice manner [ C. H. 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