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10 TUB Ol\AIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DEOEMBER ao 18.t. ! .
I CLARI-NCE :
I By Beet Harte.
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Allthor or llIIin I.nct ff Jonrlnl CI\np , " Two .tcn
: . fr ! Rndy Iir , " " :11. :
( Copytlght. J I. by the , uthor. )
r I- , PAnT It-C1IA11EIt V.
tn another Instant bugles were ringing
thronrh the camp , with the hurrying mass
ot mountell ofcers and the tramping at
forming mrn. The house Itself was almost
Iteserted. Alhollgh that tlngo : cnnnon shot
hall been creat l to provo that It was no
mere skirmihing ot pickets . Irant still
' did not believe In any serious attack ot the
enemy. 11s position , as In the previous
engaroment , had no sttateglc Importance to
; them. They were , no doubt only making
a feInt against his position to conceal some
ndvapce upon the center ot the army a mile
: or two away SatisfIed ' that ho was In easy
supporting 11stanc . of the division commander - I
mender , he extendell ( his lines along the !
ridge ready to tail back In that 111recton ,
while retardIng tim alh'ance and masking .
the hIs chlct lie ' few :
; movcments of 10 gave n
orderl necessary to the Irobable , , ahandon- ,
lent ot the house and then returnell to I ,
: Shot and shell were already dropping In the
.
-
. field helow. A thin ridge ot blue haze
sheared the line of skirmish flre. A Rmal
conical white clond like n bursting : colon
pod reveolell nn opend battery In the wl-
10w-trlngOl meadow. Yet the pastoral Ileace-
tulneRs of the house was unchanged. The
afternoon sun lay softly on Its deep vel-
nnllas ; th , Ilot ) Ilonrrl Incense ot fallen rose
. , , leaves haunted I sll
lie entered his room through the French
I window In the veranda when the door lead-
big from the passage was suddenly flung
open and Miss Faulkner SWElt quickly In-
side cloed Limo door behInd tier ! and leaned
less back heavIly agaInst It-pantn/ breath-
Clarence was started , and for I moment
shamed He suddenly realIzed that In the
excitement he halt entirely forgotten her and
the dangers to which she might he eXllsed.
' Site had Ilrohahly heard the firIng. her
, womanly fears h:11 : been awakened ; she had
L come to him for protection. lint as he
I turned toward her with I reassurIng smile
he was shocked to see that he agitation and
paler were far beyond any IJhyslcat fear.
She motlomd him desperately to shut the
window ( hy whIch ho had enterell and said
with white lips :
"I ' must speak with you alone ! "
"CertaInly. . Out there Is no Immediate
- danger to you eveu here and I can soon
.
1)ut you beyond the reach of any possIble
harm. "
"Harm-to mel ! God ! I It were only
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thaU"
, He ' stared at her uneasily.
" 1.lsten , " she said , gaslllng , "listen to me !
Then hate dCplsekl me I you will. For
you are betrayed alu1 ruined-cut alt and
surroundd ! I has been helped on by me .
but I swear to you that the blow dId not
L come from my hand ! I would have saved
you. cloti knows how It happened-It was
late ! "
: In an Instant Brant saw Its truth Instinct-
Iveby and cirarly , lint with the revelation
came that wonderful calmness anti perfect
seif-poseessian which had never yet failed
him In any emergency. With the sound of
the increasing cannonade the ) iIftIng position -
tion mnatbe clearer to his ears , th view of
, lila whole threatened position spread out like
' map befrr" his eyes , time swift calculation
of the limmie his men could hold the ridge
1' in bile miiid-oven the hurried estimate of
the precious moments ho could give to the
wretched woman before him-all this lie was
keenly alive to as he gravely , even gently.
led her to a chair and said In a critical
and level voice :
'Tliis Is imot enough ! Speak slowly , plainly.
t I niUst know everything. how and in what
way have you betrayed moo ? "
She looked at. him Iinplqrlngiy-reassured ,
: , 3et awed by his geitlenet. 'You ron't be-
: llevo me ! You cannotboIlevo mel But I do
not even know ; I have taken and cxcbanged
' : letters whose contents I never saw-between
, the confederates amd : a spy who caNoes to this
. houe-hut who Is far away by this time. I
, did IL because I thought. you hated and ( le-
, . , spiced tue. because I thought It was my duty
to help my cause. because you saId It was
, I 'war' between us ; but I have not spied on
. you. I swear it ! "
"Titan how (10 you know of this attack ? "
ho sold. calmly.
Site brightened , half timidly , half hope-
fully. 'TIiere is a window in tlio wing of
this 1ioue that overlooks the siop micar the
. confederate lines. There was a signal rilaced
In it-not by moe-but I know it Ineart that
08 ion as Itwas there the plot. whatever It
was , was not ripe , and that no attack would
be , made on you as long as it was vitible.
7' ttntlc1f liknow ; that much the spy had
: ' e1i ole , for we both 1(0(1 ( ( to guard that
' turns , I wanted to keep ths ! dread.
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. - - - - tax MUST 2PIPLK WITH YOU ALONg ! "
.
tul thing off un II-unt , " her voice trembled
-'utfl , " she added
-"unti addel. hurriedly seeing hIs
cain eyes were readhllt her very soul , "until
' I went away amt tor that ittirite I witlihelti
IHlrlD wihheld
' Bore ot the letters that were given mime . But
this morning , while I \\\S away trom the
' I looked hack
hOUSl' and saw that time signal
was no longer thore. Seine one had changed
I I. I ran back but I was too late , God help
mo , lS you see ! "
Time truth hashed upon Brent I was his
- . ' own hanll that halt Ireclllalod the attack !
But ( larger truth cme to hIm now , like a I
dazzling hlslliraton. I ho hall thus pro- ' .
clliated the attack before It was ripe there
was a chance that I was hnlJerfect. anti
there was ' still hOlle. lint there
wal'sll Ilt was 10 trace
of this visible II his 'taco ' as he fixed his
eyO calittly on hers , although his pUlses
were halll II expectancy . as he lull :
1'llon the spy has suspected you anti ,
chsnlNd It. "
"Oh . nol" ! she said eagerly "tor the spy
0 was with 10 nut ! was tr//htenel. / too. Wo
both ran back together-'ou rememher-sho
was ItOIIIl1 by the lalrol ! " Rho checkoJ
herself suddenly . but too late. I Ih'r cheeks
blazed , her head sank-wih the foolish 11s-
closure Into which her eagerness had bo-
trarel bce
Uut Drant appeared not to lotce ! It. Ito
was , In fact , juggling Ida brain to conceive
what information the stupid mulatto could
bavo obtlnel ! ber . She must have been
, lke the ) tremblhll. PiPr ' /ust Ifn . . , 10.
- . . _ m _ . . . . . . - . - .
. I moore tool ot , otiiers.u- . . .
, "D'I this WOman live hero ? " ho .
' ' 'No. ' she said . "Sho hiyeti with the
1lanlys. but had friends whom she visited at
, . your gtnorai'a headqulrter. " sho'Islod
With dllculty Urant suppressed a start
I Was dear to him ! now . Tile iii'tormathn I
In'format
. bad been obtained at the division heatiquar.
: ten mid passed lila healquar-
Jused thrugh camp us being
nearest thin confederate lines. Dut what was
the informnatleim . and what movement hall
bo precipitated 7 I was cloJr that this
woman did not know Ito looked at her
koaly . A sudden explosion shook the house
' a drift of smoke Passed the window-a shell
fl hud burst In the garden shel
She bad leen gazing at him
lll despairingly
avlsIuihy. ! but hln ,
vlsfuly she did not blanch or start
, - ' An idea tool possession of hint lie ap.
10 lp.
preached hcr and took her cell hand . A
bai smile Ilatll her pale lips.
A "You have cduralerou have devotian . "
he "
said gravely . "I believe you regret the
step you h'e taken . I ) ' 01 could undo what
you Iigy 'Q dooe , even at l'eIl 10 yours J date :
"
- you do Its"
" "Yes " Bhe sid beathbessly.
, k "tou Ire known to the ea 1) I I alI lur' ,
:
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rounilei ) you could pasa throuh the COnCet-
erat lines Inquestonecl , " !
"Yes , " she said , eagerly
"A note from me would p1SS you again
through the pickets cf our headquarters , . lInt
you would bear n note 10 the general that 10
eye hut his must tle , I would not implicate
you or ) 'our-I woulll bo only I word ot
warnIng "
"Anll , you " Rhe said quickly "wouM be
saved , ! They would come to your assistance !
You woull not then bt taken ? "
le i 1m led gently. "Perhaps-who knows ? "
119 sat down and " "
wrote ,
Isat hurriedly "This
ho said , handing ( her n sill ) ot papr "ig ' a
pars. You will use i beyond your own lines.
This note " ho contnued. handing her a
lale1 envelope . "Is for the general . No one
( 'Is " must see I. or know ot It-not even your
loverhoul you meet him "
"My loverl" she Raid indignantly , with a
flash ot her old savagery "Vhat 110 you
mean ? I have no lover
Irant glanced at her flushed taco "I I
thought " Iw said " .
sall quietly , "that there was
sam one yon cared for In yonder lines-some
one you wrote to. I would have , been an
"
excuse-
lie stollped 18 her taco palell again and
her hands drDJped heavily at her aide "Gooll
God ! you thought that too ! You thought
that I would sacrifice you for another man ? "
"Pardon me " soul Brant quickly ; "I was
foolish. mlt whether your lover Is I man . or
a cause you have shown 1 woman's devotion ,
and In repairing your fault you arc showing
lore thau a woman's eCnrale , 110w. " !
To his slfrlse. the color . had again
moun Led her hureity cheeks , and even a
flash ot mischief hone In her blue e'es.
"It would have lleen 'an exclse'-yes-to
sa\o ready a " imuaiu surely. Wel. I will go. I am
"One moment , " he said gra\'el' . "Al-
though this pas and al escort assure your
safe conduct there . Is an engagement amid
collIe danger Are you still ready to face
It ? "
"I am , " she saId proudly turning back
a braid ot her fallen Imnir Yet I moment
after site hesitated . Then she said In a
lower voice : "Aro you as ready to forgive ? "
"In either case " he said . touched by her
manner-"and God sped you. '
Ho extended hIs lianul and . left a slight
pressure on her cold fingers. rIot they
slppell fuleld ) ' from his grasp , and she
turhell away with n heIghtened color
lie stepped to the dcor. One or two
nitles.de.camnp , wlhheH ! by his order against
intrusion . were wailng Eagerly with reports.
The horse of a mountEd fIeld olcer was
pawing the garden turf The ofcer starEd
at the young girl
"Take Miss Faulkner with a faA to some
safe point of the enemy's hue. She Is a
non.combatant of their own . and will receive
theIr irotectiott. "
proteclon.
He had scarcely exchanged a dozen words
. with tIm auien-dc-camp ! before the field 0-
fleer hurriedly entEe , ! Taking Drnnt aside
ho saId quickly : "Pardon me , genera ! , but
there Is a strong feeling among the men
that this attack Is the result ot some Information -
formation obtaIned by the enemy. The woman
you have just given I safeguard to Is
suspected . and the men are Indlgulnt ,
"The more reason why she should bo con-
\eyed beyond any consEquences of their
folly , Major , " said Drant trlsldly. "anll I
look to you for her safe convoy. There Is
nothing tn this attack to show that the
enemy has received any Information regarding -
gading us But I would suggest that It
woull be better to see that my orders are
carrIed out regarding the slaves and noncombatants -
combatants who are passing our lines from
division headquarters , where valuable Intur-
maton may be obtaIned , than In the stir-
velance ot a testy and outspoken gIrl. "
An angry flush covered the major's cheek
as ho saluted and fell back , and Drnt turned
to the aide-tie-camp. The news was gra\e _
A column ot tIm enemy hall moved against
the rIdge ; I was no longpr poslble to hold
I ; and the brigade was cut aIr from Its
comnutnicattoti with the divisIon headquarters -
ters , alhough as yet no combine movement
was made agaInst It. Drant's secret fears
that It was an Intended Impact against the
center were confirmed . \Vould , his commu-
nicatons to the divIsion commander plSS
through the attackIng column In time ?
One thing puzzled him. As yet the enemy ,
after facing his line , had shown
arer ! lne ito dlsposl-
lon ( , even with their overwhelmIng force , to
turn aside ! to cover him. lie could easily
have : fallen back when Il was possible to
hold the ridge no longer' without pursuit.
Ils flank and rear were not threatened . as
they might have been by I division of s'o
largo an attackitig column and his retreat
was 'tl secure ! I was this fact that
seemed to show I failure or imperfection In
the enemy's plan. I was possible that his
precipitaton ot the attack ly the changed
signal had been the cause of it. Douhtess
smo provision had been made to alack him
In hank and rear but In .the unexpected
hurry ot the onset It had to bo abandoned.
lIe cou ! , still nave himself , as his officers
knew , b his conviction that t ho might ! yet
be able to sUJport his division commander
by holding his Position dojgedly . but coolly
awaiting his opportunity . was strong. More
than that It was his temperament and In-
stinet.
Harrowing thtm In flank and rear contest-
log the ground Inch ly Inch , and holding his
own against the artillery sent to dislodge
him , or the cavalry that curled round to
ride through his open ranks , he saw hIs files
melt away befcro thIs steady current wlh ,
out fnehlng ,
PART 11-CHAPTER VI.
Yet all along that fateful ridge now ob-
scured and confused with thin crosslng-moke
drifts from file firing , like 11arty rubbed out
slate pouch marl18 , or else , when cleared of
those drifts , presenting only an Illsln ; ulsh-
able mall ot zIgzag lines of stragglng wagons
and horses , unintelligible to any eye hut his ,
the singullr magnetism of the chief was felt
everywhere. Whether It was shown In the
quick closIng In of resistance to some sharper
oltt of the enemy or the more dogged stand
ot Inaction 1IIIer fire , his II ewer was alwaYI
dominant. A word or two ot comprehensive
direction , sent through an aide-do-camp , or
the sutitlen relief or his darll watchtul , composed -
posed face UIJltld ( above I line ot bayonets ,
novel failed In their magic . Like nil born
leathers he seemed , In these emergencIes , to
hell a charnwd life , Intectlg his followers
with a 11 disbelief In death . Men dropped
to right anti left , ot him with rercne wslr-
mica In their ghastly faces , or a cry of life
lte
and confluence , In their last gasll. Stragglers
toil In antI closed up under his
fel cos passIng glance j
a hOlleless , inextricable wrangle aroututi
I Inextrlablo \\'ran/Ie aroulll In
overturned caisson , at a turn ot the road , re-
so\'e,1 ! ' , Itself Into In orderly quiet deliberate
clearing away ot the Inlodhltnt before the
significant lan , waiting ot that dark . sient horse-
muon.Yet
Yet under this ImJerturbahlt mask lie was
.
keenly confclous ot everything ; In that app.l-
cot concentration there was a sharpening ot
all his benSIS anti , his impressibility ; he saw
the first trace of doubt or llaIm In the face
ot a. subaltern to whom he
I subaler was glvli nn
order ; tim frat touch of : : ; /glshness In are-
tormlng line ; the more signIficant clunlInl8s
of a living e\oluton that he knew was clogged
closst'l
by the dead bodies ot comradcs : the omlnou8
sil nee ot a breastworlq ; the awful inertia of
omo , rlgidlyknoehing . . flies beyoumti . which sll
Kllltelr mornu hut never would mOVe
aglln ; the melIng away of sldr-
mish points : the sudden , gaps hero
and there ; the sickening Ilcun'lng ot what
a moment before had been 1 straight line
lne
-all tlSO he sa\ In nil their fatal signif-
cammee But even at this moment coming
Upon a hasty barricade of overset Ionlnls-
sary wagons , lie stoPIJl 1 to glance at a fa-
miiar figure he had seen hut an hour ago .
who now scented to bo
IOW sllled commanding 1 group
of stragglers anti camp foikiweri ! ounted
on I wheel , with a revolver In each hall
and I bowte knife between his teeth-
theatrical even In this Ilaroxysm ot undoubted -
doubted courage-glared JIm hooker ! And
Clarence Imnt , with the whole relponsl-
bully ot time feld al lila shoulders . oven
at that desperate moment . found himself
recaling 1 vivid Illctnro of the bled flick In
"Hesahie the Prairie lower , " 8 he had
Seoul hIm In a California theater five years
beon' .
I wal led still an hour of thin darkness
that would probably cloic the tight of that
day Could hu hell out . keeping his olel- .
alvo position 60 long A hasty coulcl with '
wih'
his officers showed him that the wl.knen ,
ot 'hell ' , , I poitiou had already JIctelhem. ( \ . :
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They remlndet him that hIs line ot retreat '
was still ( p n-that In the course of the
nIght the enemy , although still pressing '
toward the division . '
diision center might rct turn :
and outflank him-or that their strangely do. .
! le-
11)'ed supports might cle lP before morn-
Ing. Irlnts glass . hiowover remained fUtl
on the main column nUll pursuing Its way ,
along the ridge. I struck him suddenly . '
however , that the steady current hal , stopped ,
spread out along the crest on both sides ,
and was now at right ; ange : with Its pre- '
vlou course There hall been a check I The
next moment the thunder ot guns along the :
whole . horizon and the rising clold ot smoke '
revealed . a line of . battle. The dl.
vision center 1.as ellaged , The
opportunity he halt 10nFzd for had come-the
desperate chance to throw himself on their
rear anti cut his way through the dlvl lcn-
but It had core too Intel lIe looked at his ;
shalere.1 r\nks-scarc n regiment remaln d , I
Even I as a demonstraton ! the attack would
fail agaInst the enemy's superior numbers .
Nothing clearly was let to him now but to
rmaln where h. was-within supporting distance -
tance , anti await the Issue of the fight be-
yond. lie was putting UII his glass when the
dull beont C cannon In the extreme wester
limit of the horizon attracted his attnthon.
By the still gleamIng sky ho could sod a
long gray line stealing up front the val ! )
from thE IlstanL rear ot the headquarters to
join the main column. They we\\ the mising !
supports I Ils heart leaped I lie Iwl the
key to the mystery now. 'he one hnprtect
detail of the eneuily's plan was before him.
The supports . coming later front the west
had seen only the secold signal from the
whHlow-when MIss Paulkner had replaced
the vaseand hall avoided his itositlon. I
was Inposlblo to limit the elect of this
blunder ! I the young girl who hall ( thus
saved him had reachEd the diviSIon com.
mandlI with his message In time . he mIght '
be forewarned antI even profit b ) It. Ills
own 10siton ! would be less precarious , ns tim
ene'iiiy already inglged 4n trout would bo un-S
able to recover their \oslion ; In the rear and
correct the blunller. The butk of their column
hind already strllell Past hint . I IlereaUd
there was always the danger that I might
be role back upon hulimi-but he conjectured
that the divIsion commander would attempt
to prevent thE' junction ot the supports with
the maIn coluln by breaking between them ,
crowding them traIn the ridge anti joining
him , As the last stragglers of the rear
guard swept by Brant's bugles were already
recalling the sldrmlshers. lie redoubled hil
pickets anti , resolved to walt anti watch
lImit there was the ( more Painful duty ot
looking after the wounde amid deatl The
larger roms of the headquarters hall already -
ready been used 01 a hospital. las8ln from
cot to cot , recognizing In vacant faces now
drawn wIth agony 01 staring In vacant unconsciousness -
consciousness the features that he had Sln
only a few hour before Hushed with enthuII
Cain and excitement something ot his old
doubting , questionIng nature returned. Was
tler ! no way hut this ? how far WIS he
movIng amen ! them unscathed and unln-
jured-responsible ? And It not hewho
them 7 Ills mind went back blterl' to the
old days of the conspIracy-to the inception
or that struggle which was hearing audi
ghastly fruit. He thought of his wire until
he felt his cheel\ tingle , and he was faIn
to avert his eyes from those of his prostrate
comrades , In strange fear that with the
clairvoyance ot dying men they should read
his secret.
It was past midnIght when , without undressing -
dressing , he threw himself upon his bed In
the little convent Ile cell to snatch a few mo-
mlnts of sleep. Its spotless . peaceful wals
and draperies affected him strangely . as It
he hal brought Into Its Immaculate serenity
the sanguine stain ot war. He was awall-
ened ! sUdtenly fro I a deep slumber by an
111efnite sense or alarm. His frt thought
was that he had been summoned to repel an
attcht. lie sat UI and lstened ; everything
, was silent except the measured tread or the
sentry on the gravel walk below But the
door was open He sprang to his feet and
shipped Into the Gallery In time 10 sec the
tail figure of a woman glide before the last - '
meonl window at its turthest end. lie
coull not see her face , but the character-
Istle turbaned bead of the negro race was
plainly vlsINe. ,
He did rot cara to folow her or even
niacin the guard. I I were the' SIIY or one
oC her emotissaries . she was powerless , now
to do any harm , and under his late order8
011111
and the rigorous vigilance of his sentnts )
she could not leave the lines-or indeed the
house. She probably know this as well al
he did : It was , therefore no doubt only In
accidental Intrusion of one ot the servants
He ro-entered the 1001 and stood for n few
moments by the window looking overt the
moonl rIdge. The sounds of dIstant can-
non had long since ceasell. Wide awake and
refresher hy the keen morning air . which
alone of all created things seemed to ha\'e
shaken the burden of the dreadful yesterday
from its dewy wings , he turned away and
lit 1 candle on the table AR hue was re .
bucklinG hIs sword belt he saw a piece or
paper lying on the toot of the bed from
which he had just risen Taking It to the
candle hand : he , read In IL roughly scrawled
"You are asleep when you should be on the
mareh You have no time to lose. Defora
daybreak the supports or the coluln you
have been foolishly resisting will be upon
) . I rom one who would save you , but
hates your cause. "
For n moment ho was transfixed . The
hallwrilng was unknown and evidently
dls ulsed. I was not the purport of the
message that alarmed him , but the terlhle
suspicion that falhed upon him that It cale
from Miss Faulkner ! She had relIed In her
attempt to pass through the enemf hlimes-
or she had never tried to ! She had de-
celvel1 him , or she had tbought better of her
chivalrous impulse anti now tried to multi-
gate her second treachery by this second
warning ! And he hind let her imesaenger
cscape him !
lie hurrIedly descended the stairs. The
round of voices vas approaching hiltit He
baied , and recognized the faces of the brIg-
gado surgeon and one ot hIs aldes-de.camp
"Wo were heslathl ! whether to disturb
yell , general , but I lay be an affair of sonic
imnportaumce. Under your orders n negro
woman was jUt now challenged stealng out
ot the lutes . Alemlltng to escape , Rhe was
.
chased , there was I struggle alI ECI.umblo
over the wal , all she tel , su'leng hel' head.
SIte was brought Into the guard house un-
consclols , "
"Very goad I will see her , " said Brant.
with a fociluig ot relief .
I teeln/ relct.
"Ono mmtoliment , general . 1Vo ,
mOlent genlral. \1 tlought you
would perhaps prefer tu see bier alone " said
the surgeon. "For 1 when I endeavored to
brIng her to . and was sponging her face and
head to discover her injmmriez her color came
off ! She waK a white wOlan-ltalnel and
dlsAulsed as a lulnt o. "
1"01 an Instalt Brant's htart sanll. It was
Miss Faulkner. I
"Dil ( yon recognize her ? " he said , gilne-
Ing from one to the othcr. "Had you seemi
Sln
her before ? "
"No . sir , " replied the alle.de-camp. , "nut
she slemell to be quite a superior woman-a
lad ) ' . I Ihould tay " .
1rnt breathed lore freely " 'iiero Is
alma now ? " he o slll
"In the glar.l house , \Ve thought I bet-
ter ( not to hiring her Into the hospital , among
thc ( men , until we had your orders , "
"You have " orle1.
doue
wel , returnell Braid ,
gra\'el "And you wilt keep thus to your. :
solves for the present , but see that sh Is
brought here quietly anti with as little pub-
lely as rossible Put hnr In lY reel
above , which I give UII to bier , and any IC-
esaat'y attemidamit . But you will look
esay ulendant. wil cat-
fully after her , doctor , " II' ' turned to the
surgeon , "anll when she reco\'er conscIous-
ness let moo know "
- He ! moved . away . Although attaching little
, ) porlace to tne mysterious meragl
whlther sent by Miss I"lulknel or enmaaating
flOI the stranger herult-whlch emanatng (
reasoned \ 18 basel only upon a klowledn !
of the original plan of
atisek-he nevertheless -
less quickly dIspatched 1 mulish scouting
part In the dlrcctol from which scoutng thl
tack might come , with order to tail back
tal
amid report lt once. Wih a certain halt
Irony ot recolecton he had selected Jim
hooker to accompany the party as I'olun -
teer. ThIs done he returned to
rltured the gallery.
I
The Burgeon met him at the 1) .
"The . indications of concussIon are passing
away . . he cold , "but she seems to b SUalr-
log from exhaustion following
exhauston folowIng some great
nervous excitement. You may go In-he
may rally front It any moment "
With the artificial step and IYltlrlous
hush of the ordinary visitor to a sick bed ,
Scant entered the room. Uut some instinct
Instnct
greater than this common expression ot hu.
manly held him In awe. Time 1001 seemed
no longer hIs-It had slipped back Into that
austere conventional Ilrlvac which hal frt
Impressed him Yet he hesitated ; another
strange suggestion-it seemed almost a
vague recolecton-\ercame hint like some
IIGerlng plrtume , taint , far oft . and Pathetic
In its dying tamnhiarlty : . I\ turned .bl ) ens
. .
- - - -
l ' . t
almost timldly4oa.jd the bed The coverlet -
let was Irawl 1Jf f near the throat of the
fguro to replall ] tle striped colon gown ,
stained with bl1.1 clnd ( t1imt whIch hal gwn
hurriedly tornioft'Lnti : thrown asldo. The
pale face cleanldl of blood and Ilsgulslnl
color the long hAir Istl lamp from thin simm'-
geon's sponge la"t/ldly hack on the piow ,
Suddenly this nlll b Iron nerves uttered n
taint cry arid , ' wlW I taco al white as the
upturned one b\rot bthnm fell on his knees
beside the bti. ; "nir . the face that lay there
was his wife's . ' ' , u
Yu ! her ! ! ut the beautiful hall that she
bal gloried ln-th& 1 hall that In his youth
ho hall thought ithut I once fallen like a bene-
dicton on his sholller".n ) ; streaked with
/rey along tho" blht' ' velnelholows \ of the
temples ; the orbits of those clear eyes , be
neth their delicately arched brows , were
rlnlell with dl 's of sUfering ; emily the clear
cut profile , even to the delicate imperious-
neu ot lp , ald tlstrl ; was still there In
all its beaut ) . Time coverlet hall slipped
train time shoulder ; Its familiar marhle contour .
tour hal started him He renemberlt ! ) how
In their early married IIR's he had felt Ito
sanctity ot that liana-like revelation , and
the still nymuphi-hike austerity which citing
to this strange , childless \vcman lie even
fancIed that ho breath again the subtle
characteristic perfume of the lace embrold.
cries , the delicate enwrappln/ ! In her client-
her at Hobles. 'Perhaps It was the Intensity
of his gazeperhaps It wits the m./neUsm ,
of his presencebut her lips parted . with a' '
half sigh half moan leI head alhough
time eyES were stilt closed , turned ou the
pillow Ilstnctvely toward . him. lie rose
from his knees. lice eyes opened slow I )
As the first glare of wonlermlnt cleared
trol them they met him-In the old an-
tagnism of SIll Ill ! Yet her first gesture was
'a feminine ) athetc ! movement with both
hands to arrallo her straggling hair. I
brought her white fingers . cleaned or their
Ilsgllsln ! stains , ns n sudden revelation to
her of what had happened ; she instantly
;
shipped them back lndeI the ( co\erle nh"ln , !
Brant did not ctlOak , but with folded arms
stood gazing upon her. Amiti It was bier
voice that first broke the sIlence.
. "You hacl recognIzed mel Well , I suppose
dnflammce ) .01 know . nil , " she said with I weak half-
He bowed his healt. He felt as yet he
could not trust his voice alul envied her
her own.
"I lay sit up , mayn't I ? " She managed
by sheer force of wi to struggle to I sitting .
ting osture. Then I the coverlet nlhlpe !
tram the bare shoulders alto RaId , ns she
drew It with I shl\er of disgust around hEr
again : "I forgot the you strlll women-you
northern soldiers. But I forgot also , " she
mlded with I sarcastic smile . "that you are
room. likewise " my husband-amid this Is your
The contemptuous significance of her
speech dlEIJoled : Ito last lingering remnant
of lhramit's dream. In a voice as dry as her
own ho salt : "I emit afraid you whit now
have to remember only that I nun a northern
generl and you a southern spy. "
"So be I , " she sid 'gra\'elr. ' Then 1m-
pulslvel . "Out I have not spied on you. "
Yet Ito next moment sIre hit her lips as Ir
the expresslol lad unwltngy ; escped her
and with I reckless shrug of her shoulders
she lay back on her pillow .
"It maters not ' : said Brant coldly . "You
have used this house and those within It to
forward your desIgns . , I Is not your fault
that you found , nothing II the dispatch box
you opened " , / ,
Shun starell at hIm , qulclllY ; then shrugged
her shoulders again . , "I might have known
shin was false to , me , : ; she said bitterly . "anti
that you would whqedlo her soul away as
you have othicr ' Well-she betrayel1 le !
For what ? " - .
A flush passedpvem Drant's tace. nut with
passcp\'e ,
an effort ho contaIned himself. "It was the
fewer that betrayed you , ! The flower whose
red dust tel ht the box when you opened I
on the dealt by the wIndow In yonder coon
The flower thatl ftoqd In the window as a
nlgnal. 'he fow.r lmyself , removed alt EO
'spoied the mlsefabll plot your . friends bad
. "
concocted.
, .
concocted. 1
A Ionic of minled , terror and awe
came Into her fa'c " ( otm changed the
' signal ! . " she rppe' led e1aedhy : then In
a lower volcc ; , 'Tlmat accounted ) 'for
It I a\\t \ ! : . But : Jhd. ; 'ncxt rrnJ ht she
turnrd again /crcely ,111011 him . And : you
mean to tel mo that she dldn't help yol-
that she dhln't sell me-your wIfe-to you
for-for what was Jt-a look-n kiss ? "
"I mean to say that she did not know the
signal was changed and that she herself restored -
stored I to Its place. I Is no . fault ot hers
nor of yours ( hunt I am not now I prisoner. "
She passed her thIn hand dazedly acro.s
her forehead. "I see , " she mutteroj. "hen
again burstng out pasionately. she saId :
"Fool ! you level would have been touched !
Do you think Lee would have gone for you
-with higher game In youI division commander -
mander ? No ! Those supports were a feint
to draw him to your assistance while our
main column broke his center. Yes. you
tony stare at me. Clarence Drant. You are .
a good lawycr-they say / dashing lighter .
too. I never thought you a coward even In
your Irresolution , but ) 'OU are fighting with
men dried In thin art o war and strategy
when you were a boy outcast on the plains , "
Silo stopped , closed'her eyes , and then adlled
wearily : "But that was re3terday-today ,
who knoWs ? Alt unity be changed. That SUI
ports may stilt attack ) 'ou. That was why
I stopped to write you that note an hour
ago-when r believed I should be leaving
here torever. Yes , I dll I ! " she went on .
with half.wearled , halt-dogged determinatiomi.
"You may as wel Ilow all . I had arrngeJ
to fly ; your pIckets nero to bo drawn by
friends ot mine , who were waitIng for me
beyond your lines. Wel ! I Ingerel1 here
when I saw you arrive-lingered to write
you that hate. " And-I was too late ! "
lint Drlnt had been watching her varyIng
expression her kindling eye her strange
masculne grasp of military knowledge . her
soldierly phraseology all so now to liar that
he scarcely heeded the feminine omllg ot
her slleech. I seemed to him no longer the
Diana ot his youthful fancy , but some Palas
Athena who now loolled' \ at him from the
pillow . He hud ne\el' before fully believed
In her unselfsh devotion to hue cause , unt
now when It seemed to have almost umislxoti
lice In his wllllst comprehenslol of her he
had never dreamed her I Joan ot Arc , and
yet that ( was LImo face which ) might have con-
fronted him. exalted amid Inspired , on the
an battlefield effort . itself. lie recalled hllself , with
"I thank you for your would-be warning , "
ho said lucre gently . It lot tenderly , "and
God knows I wish your Ight h3d been suc-
cessfnl. But even your warning Is lunec-
ossary. For th : supports had Ilre\ly : come
up : they ( had followed only the second signal -
nal und dlvergel to elglo cur division on
the left . leaving 10 alole , Anti this ruse ot
drawing our COlmal11er to If.lst inc would
lot ha\e hiemi Huecelsrul , as I had suspecteJ
It and sent 1 message to him that I wlntell
, "
no help. ,
I Wil . the truth-l was the sole plrport
ot the note he bal W through Miss I'aulk-
ncr. Ito might tlJhJluvo .rsclosld it. but
so great was tliamtrmiimgo lomlualon of this
woman still ovet' , hll that he felt compelcl
to ussert hh superiorit ) ' . She fxed her eyes
UPOI hilmmi . "Anti ' 11i I aulkler tool ) 'our
mesaro. " Hho shl , sheewly ! . "non't deny It !
No ont else could , hlp IJassed through our
lines , anti you gat' " , her I nafe conduct
through your 1,81 ! I might have known
I. And lila Is mise re3turo they sent le
tor an ally and IJ.It.llt ! "
POI al Insalt , Jlrllt felt ( lip sting ot
thIs ( cltorcell cntrast iietwen time two
womuien hit he ojlntald , : "You forget that
I did not know YQU , itere the t11 , nor do I
believe that ShOll suspected you were lY
wll. " . _ " ' . . . .
"Why sl0ull a'llley" she saul amman
fiercely. "I sin known amonc these plopl ,
only ly the naml ! oflJenham. / ) ' maillen
name . Yes ! you I take mite out and hoot (
mo under that muumie- ; , without dltgraclng
yours Nobody will know that the souther
spy was the wife cf the norther general ,
You sea I have thought Eel of that ! ! "
"And thlnklll ( lint. " bald Brant slowly ,
" ) 'OU have put .uurself-I trill not SY In my
p wer-tor you are In the Ilower . of any mal
II ( lila camp who may know you or even
bear YOI speak Wel. let II unllrtand
each other plainly , I do not lmow how
great a sacrilce your de\'otol to your cause
demands of 'ou. I do not know what I
seels to le/and ot / , Ieal IU , then I I
wi do r ) best to protect ) .ou and get you
safely away from lucre ; but . falling that . I
tel you plainly that , I shall blow out your
brains anY own togethie , "
Site knew that ho \oull do I. Yet her
eye suiJdoniy beamed with I new aad awuik-
enlne light. Eh ! put back tier hall Igaln
and halt raleed herself , the '
anl ! ralted upon pilow to
gaze at his dark Bit face.
"And 1 I shall let no other life but ours
be Illrled II thl affair . " he went no . qu -
oily , "and will neecoit ary you 1).s-lf , IU-
1010 IlsS\lse. beyond the Ine4 , we will take
the I risks togth < r - of tile , bUlet' of tl ! sea-
trIes that may save us both all further teen-
bIt' An hour two will .
.n hOlr or lore wi decide this.
Until that time Tour condition wi excuse
you from any disturbance or intrusion here .
The lulato womln ) ' 01 have omethne per-
! onated may bo still In . this house : t will ap-
I.olnt her to attend ) .ou. I suppose ) ' 01 can
trust her for you \ Imt personate her again
and escape In her clothes , while she takes
your plate In this reel a my prlsomutr. "
"Clarence , . ) .
ner voice had changed slhelly ; I was
n 10lger bitter antI ! rlllllOls , 'mit low and
thmrillln , ns hue harlt lice cal to him that
night mum the Patio ot 10bles. le h turned
quickly. She Wa leaning trout the hd- (
her thin whie hallis stretched appealingly
towarll him.
"I.etS go to/ether. Clnrence , " she soli' '
laA rl ) " 1et lS leave thIs horrlhle Illace-
these vulgar . crud people , torenII Come
with mite ! Come with me to lit ) people to
mmiy o\n faith , to toy own house , which shall
he 'our81 Come with me to derC\1 ( I With )
rClr good \ortl , Claremmee . against these In-
\ 'ntlers. Yesl ! Yesl 1 kioYOII I have
Ilole ) ' 01 wrong ; I ha\'e lied to you when I ,
polo ngalnst your ski a 11 power. \ou
are n hero-a her leader ot len ! I know II !
lave 1 not heard . trom Ihe ( len who ha\'o
fought against ) .01. amid yet admlretl anti
undel'stoo you , aye better lion your o\n7
Oalllt men , Clarencel soldiers bred , who
did hot know what . YOI were to me liar how
Ilrold I was ot you . even while I hatell you.
COle with inc. Think what \e \ouhl do
together , wih one faith , olin cause , ole am-
bitioti . Tlmiimk Clarence there Is no limit
yol might not attain . We are no Ilg .I1
ot ommr ronmurds niiti honors0 kuow .
011 rO\\lrds anl ; ito our
friends ! B\en I. Clarence , I"-there was
a strange pathos In time slddtn hmumuiiihty
that seemerl tn overcome her-1 have have
hall / ) rewarti . and know I ) power. \ I
have litton Eent .
hlen abroatl In the conlhlenco 'Jt
the highest to the huimhest. ; lomi't tur from
/ . 1 nut oiterlumg you ito bribe . Clarence ,
only ) ' 011 deserts. Conic wih mile and live
the hero ( hint ) ' 01 are ! "
. 10 tlrned ( his hlazlnr eyes upon imer Ol
then 3'oti were stOPPNI Ian I" he began , passlonate.I ,
, "
"No ! 1 am a woman and
must fight In a
. fght
woman's tray . . she Interruptecl hmitterly . "I
emitreat . I Imiiplore I wlmsedhti 1 hatter . I fawmi .
I lid ! I creep where you stand upright anti
pass thl"olgh doors to which YOI would not
ho\ YOI wear your blazel of honor on your
shmoultler . I hldo '
Ihollder. Ilne In n slave's gown.
And yet I have worlll , and strh'el gOWI. auf-
slf-
ferOI ! 1.lsten , Ciarcuuco- " her voice again
salk to its apileallg minor . "I Ilcow what
you muon call ' '
'honor'-whlch mmimiltcs '
/en cal lakes yomi chug
3'01 cllg
to a merely ! pokel word anti , nn emuutity oath
\Vchh , let that ! 1 elpty
'el nasal al weary ; 1 have
dOle I ) share of this work you have done
yomil's . Let us , both fly ; let us leave the fight
l LmtOsO'mmo suCh come after us , and let - us
go together to semite distant land where the (
sounds of these gns or the hlood ot our
brother3 no longer cry out to us for you-
\en-
cancel [ ( There are hone 1\lng theroI have
l1a\0
\
met thicimi "
. Clarence-
thri. Clarenceshe went on hurlrcdl .
"
"who think I wrong to lift UII fratricidal
hands In the struggle , yet who cannot live
under the northern yolee. They are- " her
voice hesitated , "good men and women-the
are respected-thcy are- "
"
"necreants suit ( ! slaves , before whom '
. 11 sla\es ) you
spy as you are . stand a queen I" ! broke In
Brant , liassiottatoly Ito stopped and turned
towarcl the window . After n pause he came
back again toward the beti . paused again ,
and then saul ( In a lower voice : "I.'our years
ngo Alice . In the pate of our house at Ito-
Ides , I might have listened to this proposal ,
and 1 trtmhle to thlnlc I might have accepted
.
It. I loved you ; I was as weak , as sehllshm , as
unrelectng , I ) ' bite purposeless , selfsh fo lS
) 'ou , as the creatures ) 'Ol speak of limit give
mo now at least the credit oC a dovotiomi to
de\oton
calico equal to ) 'OUI own , which I have never
\ ne\er
denied rou. 1"01 the nIght that you left mite
I awoke to n sense ot I ) ' own worthlessness
and thanlc degratlation-perhitups I have even to
you for this nwakenlng-and I realize
the bItter trumlh Dut that night I realze mmiy
true vocation , lily purpose my Imianhiond- "
A bitter laugh came frol the 1)1110w on
ploon
which she had
languidly thrown herself "I
believe I left you with ! rs. Hooker-spare
me the details. "
Tie blood rushed to Drant's face , anti then
receded as sUddenly.
"You left me with CaptaIn Pinkney , who
had tempted you , and whom I killed ! " he
said turloush' . ktll"
They were . hell staring ' at each other. Suddenly -
denly he said "Hush ! " and sprang toward
tawiId
the door as the sound or hurried footsteps
echec , llong the passage. But It was toe
late ; It was thrown open to the Officers of
the guard who ! aPPeared ofcers the
thmreshoid
"Two confederate officers arrested hoverIng
around , , our pickets. 'fhey demand to see
you. "
Before Drant couh Interpose , two men , In
riding cloakR ot confederate gray , stepped
Into the room with I jaunty and sel.con-
fdent air.
'Not ' demand , general . " saId the foremimost
I tall , distingimIslmeti-Iooking man , hitting his
hand wlh I graceful , depreciating air. "In
fact , toe sorry to bother you with an affair
of no Inportonce except to ourselves. A bit
ot after dInner bra\ado brought us In contact
with your pickets and , ot course wo had
to talt ( the commsequlomices. Served us right
and we were lucky not to have got a bulet
through us. Gad ! Im afraId my men would
have been boos discreet ! I emit Coieieb La.
range of the Fifth Tennessee ; my young
friend here Is CaptaIn Faulkner of the First 1
KentucllY. Some excuse for a youngster like
him-none for me ! 1- "
Ho stopped , tor his eyes suddenly tel
upon the beth and its eccupammt. Both ho and
his companIon started But to the natural
and unaffected dismay of gentlemen who had
unwittingly Intrudell upon a lady's hedcham-
her . nrant's quick eye saw I more iIisa.-
trous Concern stmperatitled. Colonel Lernge
was quiche to recover hlm3e/f / , as they both
removcd their calIS.
"A thousand pardons , " he said hurriedly '
stepping baccwar to the door. hurrlCdly'l
hardly need say to I fellow officer , generl ,
that we had no Idea ot making so grosi an
Intrusion ! We hearl some cocll-and-bul
story of your helnr occuplell with an es.
Clpe or escaping nigger , or we should ne\er
have forced otmrselt'es , "
ha\e oursel\es IPOI you
Drant glancCI qulcl\y at his vie 111
face had apparently become rlgll emu the
entrance ot the two men ; her eyes were
cattily fixed Ul0n the ( celn ! lie bowed for ,
mnahiy . a 1\1 with I wa\e ot his hal\l toward
the ( door Fall :
"I wi hear your story helow , gemitiemen . "
ll followed them train the ,
le folow frol room , stollpe,1
to quiet ) tur the 1(1) In the lock , anr
thcn 10toncd thom ( to precede hll down the
stalrcas
( 'l'o hc Contnued , )
IMPERIAL
Hair Regenerator.
. Ilrllclh'rcKtoTM a rich . IIKlrolR
. color lalwK limo hair ht'.llh ) ' . 1111
.
IKIIual j , : h'l I I I lug , Hal or ' 1'II.kl'lh
, I imttiia , Ito itot ! I/llo ! I , I I t Id 1 11M miit- :
' - ii nih > uumtmmrt : , . Jetoctol 1110 > RI-
_ _ .j bie.
.
ti . _ , : ' 4 ! " \'Olrl'olaraton 111 > my eortminl
eOIllat
- .t9 f'C111111.1 , tl I , 11'IU'u I ttitru IR
, ' ulthhlr In thu u'ou iii ( tir thu hair
\ulll
, . tlulll 111
. ( , , 11. I it' ' AmI.IIA : IA11-N/ulISI. m .
cor.OIS-I.la'k ; : ! ark Irwu , ;
TRA 0 - : : ! 1 11 Irowl : 4 , Cit " 'aCquit ' : I.
it a ii C r.t J Clu'Mlut : U 00111 itlomuti : 7.
M A I K. AKh 1110 nil . l'rlco I M I .111) / ) 10111 \ I : ; .
; 'A 1"0 " 8lllllu both a of liii , Ii I ( 'Ht romivt ) " i rum .
)
perish \1'IIH 'rIot" wil 1. o , fln Imt : rl . 1 "In. ,
I"'nt > I ( limit , IM h'FltIAI , CI ' : MWAr. Ml"I. tO ! ,
i'it2 PUh II'ell , , Now York. JI'a.
I" O'/J/ ' " "
SIERMAN & MDCONNELLI ;
iij its St.
. ' Uut ; ;
DIPlTlERITI0 OONTAGION. II
I Jnlrs for tonlh8 lu S'hmnt I , Touched
by hue i'atieiit ,
At tIm meetng ot thin New York Ac.llm ) '
at ? tlediciiic , says tIme New York Stmmi . Dr. n.
\ Berg read a paper on the , treatment of
dhhihmthucrla . In speaking ot the disease Itself .
Ito said that It could be communicated five I
_
. -
-
months after its . supposed ( IMppenrlncQ
from clothing toyiu , ete All who como In
cntact with the patient , ho Mid , were
IOlrC0 for preatln the contagion . 114
e\rythlnr the palont tOlchl1 was usually
c'ontaniiiinted , the .
tontlmlnltNt ni patients were fenlr. .
ally not 01 ( noulh to appreciate the "ahls
of Jrrfcct cleanliness anti sanitation. Wbere
there was diphtheria In the famies ot per.
pr-
comma keeping baker ali b\tchlr shops ii
1
II was especially dangerous , Ir. Ber corn.
/cm1e < t the use of [ niitt-toxlne.
- - - , _ _ " 'h _ ' _ _
. . . . . . . _ , _ _ _ _ _ " _ _ _ _ " _ _ . _ _ _ _ _
' Li- -i-- ! ' " t'c's'4 - " - .s.- .
444.4'
I IOzomu1siori TRADE MARK' i
,
; Is not only a fat producer , but a builder of firm , hard , I
; velvety fesh , free from all pimples , blotches and ;
, blemishes It does not drive disease out through the ,
o skin , disfiguring the face and other exposed parts of the ,
; body , but aids nature in gently expelling it through the ;
, natural channels . .
, This is why the ladies like it .
% ITISFOR f
, Colds , Coughs , Consumption , Bronchiis , Pneumo _ &
9 nin , La Grippe , Asthma and all Pulmonary
Complaints ; Scrofula , General Debility , I
Loss of Flesh and all Wasting Diseases.
9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i
,
4 1- '
I kth4W & cc
i
l : tl mid Dotig1is Sts. , iVUIA. j
. . . . . . .
9..C
.fcGC. * < 4 44 44"44'
- - -
.
Rain in Oregone
, . '
, \ .
: More lies are told about it than anything else in th
catalogue. ' , '
-
The average annual rainfall in ' fifteen cities for 18 years
according to government report : , is as follows : '
New haven , COIL . . . . . . .1O.8 : itt . Norolk , Vn. . . . . _ . . . . . . in.
Wilmniugton . N. C . . . . . .57.7\ " ( Joutunbin . S. . . . . . . . . . .1160 . "
' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . ' ' .
'
8:1ullll. : Ga. I .lacksomtvihle , ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( . : I
Atantn , . Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( ' .H1 . .1UClsUI\iC , . . I'la. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C.:1 . ( . ' '
\TiclcshJl1.g ( , Iliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ml.8 $ Nov Om'lcuimis , Lu..6-1.3(1 ( "
Little 1ocic , Ai'lc . , , . . , , . . . . , . . .6 O.I5 Climtttnnoogn , . . . . . . . . . . . . ) . " '
! tlemnpluis , Tenmi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( G.iO " Galveston , ' ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PORTLAND , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'rliey talk about "rain in Oregon" but no OflC says anything -
thing about rain in Florida , Georgia or Texas. Yet either
has more rain than Oregon The reports of government
officers located in a dozen other states lrovc that all have a
gi'eater rainfall than Oregon--to say nothing of the hurricanes - ' ' , -
canes , cyclones , lightning and hail of which Oregon has none ,
The rain in Oregon is certain to come at regular seasons
which people knov and can prepare for , and never comes
during the harvest season to delay work or destroy crops ,
while in all the eastern states you never know when a raine
storm is going to pour down upon you ,
The thermometer never falls to zero or rizes above 900 ,
If you want to get there right side up and on wheels
call at or address our O'maha office , ioi Bec Building.
. STEARNS FRIJIT LAND CO.
OF OREGON.
A eon'iplete and beautiful line ,
all new designs at veiy low
prices. In our art room and
drapery departmentwe s how
nice novelties for Christmas
ti'ade.
BEWEY & STONE S
- FURNITURE 00. ,
1115-1117 Farnarn St
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