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ISSUED TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. l. m. grist & sons, Publishers. [ % 4amitg Uercsjager: 4or ft* promotion of the {political, ^otial, ^jricultural, and (Eommeijciat Interests of The jhonfh. J ro KLS'e^1"VOL. 42. YORKVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER S, 1896. 1SToT977 BY CAPTAIN C Author of "From the Ranks," Secret," "The Deserter,1 Copyright, 1896, by F. Tennyson Neely. SYNOPSIS. Chapter I? Royle Farrar disgraces himself at West Point, deserts the school and leads a wandering life, sinking lower and lower, marries his employer's daughter and then commits a forgery. Chapter II?Colonel Farrar , r of Royle, is killed' in a battle w the Indians. Chapter III?Royle Farrar's younger brother Will graduates at West Point and falls in love with Kitty Ormsby, whose brother Jack is in love with Will's sister Ellis. Chapter IV?Will is made lieutenant. They all return to Fort Frayne, accompanied by a certain Mrs. Daunton Chapter V.?It has been reported that Royle Farrar is dead; but he turns up at the fort in the guise of a common soldier under the name of Graice. Ellis Farrar and Jack Ormsby quarrel over Helen Daunton, Chapter VI.?Helen Daunton has an interview with Jack Ormsby, in which it , transpires that she is Royle Farrar's much abused wife, whom Ormsby has before befriended. Chapter VII.?Helen Farrar discovers her husband. Chapter VIII.?Ellis Farrar witnesses auother interview between Helen Daunton and Jack Ormsby. Chapter IX.?Trouble arises betweeu the cowboys and Indians. CHAPTER X. Just as first call for tattoo was sounding (no one having thought to tell the orderly trumpeter that, both on account of the holiday and the unexpected duty for the garrison, "the rules were suspended") a long oolumn of cawilry wound away through the shimmer of the snowy moonlight and disappeared from sight along the flats below the post. Fentou and Wayne, with four of the six troops, had ridden down stream for a ten mile march. His object was to bring Big Road, with his little village, warriors, women, children, ponies, dogs, dirt and all, within the lines of the reservation of Fort Frayna Once there even cowboy dare not molest them and no self appointed sheriff could impose his authority. With all Thorpe's bluster Fenton felt reasonably assured that even in so turbulent a corner of Wyoming the hustlers oould not master in force sufficient to wan ant an attack that night. Big Road's braves were few in number, but they were fighters to a man. Their sins, like those of all their tribe and kindred tribes, had Ion? since been forgiven them by Uncle Sam, and it was not for his vassals to keep up the feud. Rare, indeed, are the cases when the soldier has long cherished a grudge against the Indian. The Twelfth had fought like devils after the murder, as they could but regard it, of their beloved oolonel, but when the opposing band had finally surrendered and accepted the situation all rancor speedily died away. Jt seemed to the regiment, therefore, a perfectly natural and obvious thing that it should hasten forth to protect this little remnant from the revenge of the whites. Laramie Pete, with all his faults, was a frontier hero whose popularity was second only to that of Thorpe, and at the latter's call, from far and near, cowboy, ranchman, miner and prospector would hasten to join forces under his leadership, and in 24 hours or less he could count on 500 determined followers, fearless as they were reckless, and defiant of any law that was not of their own devising. In the selection of his troops Fenton had been governed by the time honored tenets of the Twelfth. Leale's men, having returned but a mouth before from a tour of detached service, escorting a government survey through the lands of the Shoshones far to the west, were therefore the ones designated to remain in charge of the post, being supported by what was left of the so called Indian troop?Crow Knife's company, a band of swarthy cavalrymen that took Undo Sam's clothing, pay and rations with avidity, and even to his drill and discipline, so long as it was a new toy, but little by little the innate sloth and restlessness of the savage nature pre vailed, and, one after another, noncommissioned officer and private, the Sioux soldiery had been discharged until nearly all were gone. Of the dozen that remained, however, were some of the noblest specimens of the race, men, who, like Crow Knife, seemed determined to rise above the apathy of tho past into some position of power and influence for their people in the future, and it was almost unspeakable grief to these that they should be told that they oould not go with the command. Yet Teuton's decision was a wise one. Ever since Big Road's messengers (White Wolf and Pretty Bear) dashed into the garrison at 8 o'clock, claiming the intercession of the Great Father's soldiers, tho excitement among the remnant of the Indian troop was furious. For a moment it looked as though they might cast off their uniforms and, turning out in breechclout and paint and feathers, indulge in a genuine old fashioned war dance on the parade. They were wild to get their arms and horses and to gallop to the succor of their kinsmen down the valley, but the lieutenant commanding was a cool hand, and, aided by the persuasive talk of one or two older warriors, moasurably quieted the disturbance. Then, as most of the men on guard begged to be allowed to go with their comrades, seven of the Indians were distributed among the thr^e reliefs, and Lealo's men filled all the other gaps. It was about 0:80, as h.?s been said, when the column marched away. It might be back before Christmas night It might not be back for a week. No one at the moment could say because, even now, Big Road could have broken camp and started with his whole village on a night murch for the fast "RAYNi,. JHARLES KING. "Foes in Ambush," "A Soldier's " "An Armv Portia." Etc. e . ? n esses or the mountains, uncertain what fate might be in store for them if he remained. With the column went White Wolf and Bear, the formor generally believed to be one of the four Indians engaged in the fracas that wound up the earthly career of Laramie Pete. Ahead of the column, full gallop, with only a single orderly, but with instructions to tell Big Road and his people to stay just where they were, as the Groat Father meant to come to their protection, went Lieutenant Warren, and the maddest, "miserablest" man in all ^ the garrison was Lieutenant Will Farrar. When a young fellow is full of soldierly ambition, when he knows he is master of his work and is eager for an opportunity to prove it, when everybody has been treating him as a boy and he knows he has all the ability of a man, when his sweetheart, even, has been teasing and twitting him upon his apparent laok of consequence in the eyes of the garrison, and he is therefore all the more mad to prove at any hazard that it contains no more daring and spirited an officer, such an opportunity as was here afforded Mr. Farrar was not to be lost He had implored Colonel Fenton to let him be the bearer of the message and was broken hearted at the kind but firm refusal. "The Indian is peculiar, Will," said the old soldier gently. "He never forgets or forgives. If his father had been killed as yours was he would hold it something to be avenged, although resentment hud to be ooncealed, perhaps for years. They know you are his son. They know that the white men are leaguing now to avenge 8 I the death of Pete. They cannot under- e stand such a thing as white soldiers, 1 from sheer sense of duty and justice, in- 8 terposing against tneirowu Kina to save the red man. In your coming they " would read only treachery and would ^ argue that you came to urge their re- ? maining so that we might join our 1 white brethren in surrounding and wiping them out of existence. Whatever k you urged, even in my name, they ^ would be sure not to do. No, I must 0 send Warren. They know him well and r trust him." But Fenton was thankful he had so good an excuse, for even with- 6 out it he could not have brought himself to send Marjorie Farrar's only remain- v ing son upon a mission that might prove E perilous?that would certainly seem perilous in her eyes. ' Hastening to the chaplain's as soon b as Thorpe made his melodramatic exit, * Ormsby was met at the door by the good r old dominie himself and begged him to a say to Mrs. Farrar that there was no cause for alarm. There had been a fight * between Indians and cowboys several miles away, and Colonel Fenton had de- * cided to send a force out to keep the ? peace. She heard his voice, and faintly 0 but eagerly asked that he should come v in. It was Helen, not Ellis, who bore her message?Helen, who noted with * comfort, and Ellis, with mixed emo- ^ f^of Ynrvfhni* hnrl ToamoH fn E lean upon this stanch and devoted t friend. Mrs. Farrar took his hand and * looked appealingly up into his face as v he briefly told her what had happened 11 and what the colonel had decided to da 8 "Will Willy have to go?" was her 8 one question, and, ignorant as yet that * Leale's troop would be designated to re- * main, Ormsby gravely answered that he P presumed the entire command was or- e dered out. "But," he added reassuringly, "that fact itself is the surest * guarantee of peace. There can be no v further disorder in face of so strong a a force." d For answer she bowed her head and r hid it in her slender white hands. No ^ wonder it seemed as though Christ- * mas ever brought its tragedy to her at . old Fort Frayne. And then came diversion that was t merciful. There was a rush of light footsteps, a flutter of silkeu skirts on the porch without, a bang at the door and in came Kitty, flushed, disheveled, tearful, indignant "What's this about Willy's going?" she demanded. "Where is he? What business has he? Why, he cannot go, Mrs. Farrar. He's engaged to me for the gorman tomorrow night." There was something so comical in her utter inability to understand the gravity of the situation, to realize that a soldier's duty far outranked even so solemn a compact as an engagement to dance with his sweetheart, that even Mrs. Farrar forgot her grief and apprehension for the moment and opened her ' arms to the imperious little lady and drew her to her heart. "Ah, Kitty, you have the same lesson to learn that I had long years ago," she " cried as she sought to soothe and console the child, but Miss Ormsby was in ^ no mood for petting. She was up in * arms. She was being defrauded. Uncle n Fenton had no -business whatever to J send Willy away on snch a quest at such a time. It was worse than incon- 0 ff. woo AntriiirpAna nnH than 0 Mrs. Farrar's face went white again as a she asked what Kitty meant, and then 11 Kitty's nervo gavo way, and she buried her bonny face on that motherly Bhoul- ^ der and burst into tears. "I thought you'd heard," she sobbed. 1 "They have only just told me. Captain J Farwell came home to change his dress, a and I asked him where Will was, and v he said he left him offering his services ^ to Uncle Feuton to rido ahead to the * Indians, and he wanted to know if I didn't think Will was a trump. I don't?I didn't?I think it's simply 0 h-h-heartless in him!" And then Mrs. Farrar raised her eyes 8 appealingly to Ormsby, and he went ^ without a word. He knew what she a needed and hastened in search of Will. v He found him at Fenton's, whither h had accompanied the colonel, and wher he was still pleading and tugging a his tiny mustache and tramping up ant lown and biting his nails, while Fen ton, in the adjoining room, was calml; jetting out of his dress clothes and intt winter field garb. "Would you mind dropping this ant joing down to the chaplain's and oom torting your mother and my sister?' laid Ormsby as soon as he could get ii i word edgewise. "Yes. Go, Will," said Fenton, "ant ell her that there is nothing whateve: n this affair to worry about We'n nerely going to bring old Big Road u] lero to take Christmas dinner at tht 'ort There's no chance for a fight m ?ou should go along. No, it's uselesi irguiug, my boy. I'd do anything foi rnn flint-.'a picfhf hnt. t.hin in nhnnlntelt mreasonable on your part Now go ant ell those two blessed women that yon 'r< o remain on guard over them, anc hey'll rise up and call me blessed?ai east they ought to. And so, finally, Ormsby got the pep jery young fellow out of the house anc airly started, Ormsby keeping pace witl rim as he strode excitedly from tin oom. "I want you to do something for me, Will," said he in a low tone as thej lasteued along. "I'm going with th< iommand, and I haven't a moment t< pare. Give this note to Mrs. Dauntor or me as soon as possible after yot each the house. May I rely upon you?' And as he spoke he held forth an en relope, evidently snugly filled, and Far ar took it mechanically and withoul eply. The boy was thinking only of hi< >wn disappointment "Do you under tand, Will?" persisted Ormsby. "It ii if grcut importance that she shoulc lave it before 10 o'clock. You won't orget?" And wondering now, Farrai iromised, and Ormsby turned abruptly lack. "I wish to the Lord I were in yorn ilaco," was poor Will's parting ehout is the guardsman hurried back to dres* or the night ride. Already the fotu roops had marched to stables and were addling. Already there were sounds ol ixcitemont over across the river anc uuch scurrying through the straggling treet of the cattle town of well mountd ranchmen and "cow punchers." rhorpe was as good as his word. He ?as rousing the county with a vengeance, hoping to ride down the vallej n strong force within the hour and 'wind up the whole business" before ho cavalry could come to the rescue oi he offending band. Will could hear the ccasional whoop and yell that came inging over on tho still night air, and ie was in a petulant mood bordering on zasperation when admitted at the chapain's and ushered into the parlor, phere Kitty still lay clasped in the aother's arms. She scrambled to her feet the instant ie entered and began an energetic outurst, but the sight of his woebegone ace checked her suddenly. Mrs. Farrai ead instantly the cause of his gloom, nd her eyes brightened with rejoicing. "Willy, my boy, then you don't have o go?" "Don't have to go!" was the wrathul answer. "Don't have to go! I've een on my knees to that stony hearted Id rip for the l:ist ten minutes, and he pon't let me go," "God bless him I" were the mother's ervent words. "He knew ? he well :uew?what it would cost me to have ay only boy torn from mo at this ime," was the thought that flashed hrough her mind, and her eyes welled pith grateful tears, though she could say io more. It was Kitty who restored the ocial equilibrium. "I won't have you peak of Uncle Fenton in that disgraceul way, Mr. Farrar. You ought to be hankful you don't have to go, as you mt it. Have you totally forgotten our ngagement for tomorrow night?" "Oh, for heaven's sake, Kitty! What s that at such a time as this? There pon't bo a sign of a dance unless they ,11 get back in timo, and I'd rather be lead than left here the first soout the egmient lias after my joining it." He brow himsejr disgustedly into a cnair, ef using to see his mother's outstretched mud aud for the time being absolutely udiffercnt to Kitty's reproaches. It wag ho discovery of this fact that taught Willy, in y hoy, then you don't have tc 00?" icr how thoroughly in earnest he was, aught her that there w?s something live in his heart of which she might pell l e jealous, and for the first time 11 her life the girl stood a little in awe f him, and, relinquishing her purpose f upbraiding, she turned back, baffled nd defeated, and took refuge by the other's chair. "Tell us who arc to go, Willy," said Irs. Farrar entreatingly. "EVeiybody but mo and Leale. .'hey'll be off in ten minutes too. Even ack Ornisby goes, and I'm ordorod? bsolutely ordered?to stay here, as if I fere some?some baby 111 arms, unlit 0 do duty with my fellowa I'll never orgive Fenton as long as I live." "And I'll never forget It," murmured he mother as she gently checked Kitty, uce more about to burst into impetuous peech. "I'm sure Colonel Fenton had rave and good reasons for keeping you ere, my sou, and if so tried and brave soldier as Captain Leale can remain without reproach surely you can.'' e "There's just the difference," ane swered Will miserably. "Leale has ,t been under fire and on trying duty time i and again. His reputation was assured - Jong years ago. I'm treated as a boy by y ?by everybody in this garrison, high 0 or low, and forbidden a chance to do a thing. If you folks want to sec that 1 command off, the sooner you get out to - the bluff the better." ' "But you are going to take us, Willy," 1 said his sister sympathetically.. "Kitty and I, at least, vtfsh to see the regiment 1 Do you care to go, mother, dear?" she r asked anxiously, and then crossing a over to her mother's side bent down 3 and kissed her, but the question was no 3 sooner asked than she would gladly r have recalled it?"or will you come 9 home now with me?" she hastened to r say. 7 "I'll take mother home," said Will. 1 "Go on if you want to see them start, a I don't That's more than I could pos1 sibly stand. The ohaplain will take you t gladly enough." And so at last did Miss Ormsby begin to realize that even in the eyes of the I man she had captivated she was for the 1 time being of no account 5 It was one of Fenton's fads to have out the band when the regiment or any > considerable detachment of it marched r away, and now, even at night he did 5 not depart from his practice. The chap> lain had opened the door to note the 1 progress of the preparations across the 1 parade. Orderlies with the horses of the officers were trotting past The noncom missioned staff were already mounting at the adjutant's office, and over at the I band barracks the gray chargers, the 3 music stools of the musicians, were be* ing led into the line. 3 A mounted band was something that I Kitty had never seen, and curiosity and t coquetry combined led her to lend her : ear to the chaplain's suggestion that she r should come out and see the column ride away and wave a goodby to her r admirers among the subalterns. If Will II persisted in his ill temper, there was no 3 sense in staying there, and perhaps the r quickest way to bring him to terms was 3 to manifest interest in his fellows. So, f leaving him to the ministrations of his 1 mother, she danced away to the front ? door, Ellis promptly following. The night was still and beautiful, softly hazy and not very cold, and the scene ! across the snow covered parade was full - of life and animation. Lights were r dancing to and fro among the company quarters. Two of the designated troops 3 had already marched up from the stables, formed line in front of their ! > barracks and, dismounting, were await> ing the sounding of adjutant's call and 1 the formation of the squadron. Officers 1 were mounting every moment along the 1 row and trotting out to join their commands, and presently, from the colo1 nel's big house on the edgo of the bluff, i came three horsemen clad in heavy win> ter field garb, and even in the dim light there was no difficulty in recognizing 1 Fenton'B soldierly form. These were i " joined by the adjutant as they rode out upon the parade, and then one of the 1 group came jogging over toward the i 1 chaplain, followed by an attendant orderly. It was Jack Ormsby, and Kitty i fluttered down to the gate to meet him. 1 "You and AuntLucretia will have to ' keep house by yourselves tonight, little ! 6ister," said he laughingly as he bent ( to kiss her goodby. "Corporal Rorke j 1 is to sleep at the house, so that you will L not lack for guards. Where's Will?" 1 "He's with his mother in the parlor , 1 and just too miserable for anything," | said Kitty, who, now that she could see for herself the preparation for a march, , began to feel far more sympathy for her , 1 lover, if not actually to wish that she | were a man and could no too. Ellis, < quick to notice Ormsby's coming, had 1 slipped back within the hall and pari tially closed the door. Glancing over ' her shoulder, she could see that her mother had left her reclining chair and was bonding fondly over Will, smooth 1 ing his tumbled hair and striving to soothe and comfort him, but it was evi1 dent that Will was sorely hurt, for he 1 turned away in irrepressible chagrin 1 and distress and covered his face with his hands. Helen Daunton, forgetful i for the moment of her own bitter trouble, had sought to aid her friend in con1 soling the boy, but it was her first expe; rience in such a case. She had never realized what it meant to a proud and ambitious young soldier to be held in garrison when his comrades were being sent to the field, and, finding presently that she could be of little aid, she drew away toward the window to join the chaplain and his wife, who were gazing out upon the parade, when the stirring notes of adjutant's call came trilling through the hazy moonlight, and, with a groan that seemed to rise from the depths of his heart, poor Will threw himself face downward upon the sofa, utterly refusing to be comforted. "Come," said the chaplain in a low tone, ' 'they will be better left- to themselves. Let us go out and see the troops form line," and, hastily quitting the parlor, they came suddenly upon Ellis lingering at the outer door. "Mr. Ormsby was saying goodby to , Kitty," she nervously explained, "and I remained here for a moment He is ~*:n i> Oltlll buuiu. ; Yes, still there, althoagh he had said , ; adieu to his little sister, and the squad- , i ron was rapidly forming on the parade, i Still there and looking now and then ] i beyond Kitty's pretty, pathetic little face, clouded with a trouble altogether ' i n 3\v to it Still there, and longing for 1 a sight of tho face he loved as he did no j other despite all its coldness and aversion. Then they came hurrying forth? , the old dominie and his faithful helpmeet, the two young and beautiful 1 women?and at sight of them Ormsby suddenly dismounted and passing the reins to his orderly ran nimbly up the 1 steps and extended his hand. "Good ' night, chaplain?good night, Mrs. 1 Ransom. We count on eating our 1 Christmas dinner here despite the night J march. Good night, Miss Farrar," he added gravely, gently. "We still hope j to De nere to WISH you merry unriHuuua. Please extend my sympathies to Will. I ' know how hard it is for him to stay. ' Good nijjht, Mrs. F?Mrs. Daun- ' ton," he stumbled on, and extended to sh< her the hand which he had withheld wn from ElJis. "Oh, pardon me I Did Far- bu rat- give yon a note I intrusted to him coi for yon?" "Not yot, Mr. Ormsby. He has hard- bu ly thought of anything but his grief at we hoi no rofainp/i hpro " ft.;. " Well, ask him for it before 10 thi o'clock. It"?and ho was halting pain- ahi fully now, for Ellis, withdrawing a raj pace from the group, was gazing straight mc into his face?"it?it explains itself. cai You'll understand it Good night; good 8h< night, alL I must hurry." And with pa] that he ran down the steps and out of wj| the gate, mounted quiokly, and without fro a backward glance rode quickly away pn to take his place by the colonel's side. jn^ Another moment and the adjutant, galloping out in front of the long line of 8p, horses, had presented the squadron to raj Major Wayne, and that distinguished 8tr officer, unexpectedly awake and lively, je? lost no time in pieliminaries, but broke jjQ1 his command at once into column of wo fours, and with the band playing its j joyous march music, and with old Fen- ^ ton himself in the lead, away they went down the winding road to the flats to u the east. ul. A A. 1L. : iL. V 1 Ult vjuce out ui me gurrisuu uje uoxju wheeled out of column and played the * r troopers by, then trotted back to unsad- " die for the night. Men, women and children, the populace of Fort Frayne, ^e? gathered along the eastern edge of the j plateau and silently, and in not a few ^ cases tearfully, watched the column out , of sight in the dim, ghostly light, and then little Trumpeter Meiuecke came 0 out from the guardhouse and trilled the 0V; martial curfew that sent them shiver- a ing homeward?an ominous Christmas !n ' eve tattoo. a^ exi TO BE CONTINUED NEXT 8ATURDAY. t arc pisKfttaneottji grading. SAYS IT WAS ALL WRONG. grd Editor Hemphill Thinks Reese and Luckle c'0! Should Have Been Acquitted. Some newspapers have had a good ^ar deal to say about the trial of Reese, Luckie and Mrs. Anderson, which ?aP cnme cff recently in Yorkv.ille. These 01 parties were charged with the murder 8e.n of Charles T. Williams, at Blacksburg, last February. Mrs. Anderson was "ni acquitted and Reese and Luckie were Pf3 found guilty with a recommeudation to mercy. A motion for anew trial . was made, but the judge refused to <Val grant it, and these parlies were sen- lu" tenced to the penitentiary for life. An aD" appeal has been taken to the supreme 9to' court. esci The newspapers speak of the result a 81 of the trial as a great triumph for jus- "ea tice. We are some distauce from the 3cene of the tragedy and know noth- y?u iug of the parties; but from what we have read we are of opinion that this conviction was secured more on ac- . " count of prejudice than because there inS was any evidence against these men. 5,re The evidence was entirely circumstantial and the circumstances were ma< not such as to preclude the probabili- w"< ty that other parties committed the ^ei homicide. There were many chances * for other men to have shot down Wil- 8cr? liams, and the verdict with a recomen- an" dution to mercy showed that the jury ^eai itself was not exactlv satisfied as to "?8 the guilt of the parties. If the jury ?re' really thought Reese aud Luckie were guilty why did they recommend them ^u' to mercy. ?*"( There was too much detective work att_f about the case, and the conduct of the audience during the trial showed that on ' there was a thirst for the blood of sma these men. Solicitor Henry's argu- tae ment that Reese and Luckie should be hung because white men have been one acquitted by other juries in this state ^au should not have been permitted by 1D? Judge Watts. It was not legitimate, tea] for these acquittals had nothing what- t?0' ever to do with this specific charge ^ ! against Reese and Luckie. Solicitor 1 . Henry was wrong in his facts because tne a white man was hung in Abbeville ^ and one in Winnsboro, but these hang- nP? ings were before Williams was killed ^e and did not have one thing to do with ^?rl the case. * The worst character in the whole an? connection was Anderson, the man 'oca who came all the way from Arizona ^or to do what he could to hang his ^ former wife. or 1 When Williams came to Blacksburg one last February, he took his life in his Par awn hands and bis friends should not taal be surprised at his fate. He took his or^ chances and his killing was not like sav.' the slaying of a quiet, orderly citizen ^ 1 who observed the laws of the land "eu and of society. Williams was on a "yn bad mission and there was no occasion for any outcry about the inefficiency A of our laws to punish crime when he in I was found dead in the streets of tor Blacksburg last February.?Abbeville "I 1 Medium. the , .? , in WILD DOG HUNT. 164 the Desperate Fight of Iloosler Nlmrods. A large drove of wild dogs, even him more ferocious than hungry timber pla; wolves, has been discovered near the moi village of Morristown, a few miles from vali Shelby ville, Ind., and the people in that Tht vicinity are greatly frightened as a nev result. A few days ago a hunting old, party, consisting of John W. Sullivan not and his son Charles, Andrew Lamar wer and Matt Sullivan of Shelby ville, for a yea tew day's sport, went to Hamilton He woods, a gloomy forest which has use been avoided by human beings for can cuuny years past, on account of the con belief that it is haunted. Hamdton woods is dark and forbid- the tling, so thickly grows the trees there, the *nd the heavy underbrush covering day t,he ground, made the traveling any- mos Lhing hut easy. Evidences that ani- cart mals of some sort frequented the place were soou found, and now and then T the hunters came upon the bleaching of t bones of various sorts of domestic ani- tica mals. When the party almost stum- teer :>led over the body of a freshly killed rece ;alf, with its throat mangled in a the ocking manner, a hasty consultation is held, and cartridges loaded with cksbot were substituted for those ataining small bird shot. A.n hour's traveling brought the nters to almost the center of the iods, where was a swampy place, aged with stunted tamaracks, so ck that nothing could be seen a rod ead. Suddenly, with a snarl of ;e, a huge, gray dog, heavier and re vicious looking than the common line, sprang from the carcass of a ;ep, almost under tne ieet 01 trie rty. The animal was growling Lb anger, and its long, white fangs, m which the blood was dripping, itruded from its mouth in a terrify; manner. rust as the brute was about to -ing upon the men Matt Sullivan sed his gun and fired, the charge iking the dog in one of its hind s, breaking that member. With a wl of pain, the animal fled into the ods, and the hunters followed, keep, the trail easily by- the blood from i animal. Probably half a mile i been covered, when a noise fell dh the ears of the men, which tught them to a halt with their ]s all ready for instant action, rhe noise was a medley of barks, >wl8, howls, and snapping, and for instant the little party felt like iting a retreat. But the noise sudj)y ceased and, somewhat braver, i party pushed on. A few steps iught them to a large rock-covered und, in front of which was an ^-turned tree, and at the roots was bole, apparently leading directly n the mound Mpnr thin ontrnnoA the wounded animal, uttering his firing bowl. His flesh had been n into shreds, and the ground >und was covered with blood, while i soft earth showed the imprints of ny canine feet. i'rom the cave came the sound of wling and snapping, and by getting He to the entrance the hunters could glistening eyes shining in the kness. While the party was deing the matter and laying plans to iture the animals, there came a rush :n the"den and a dog, greatly reibling a rat terrier, only larger aud h a bushy tail and a bead someig like that of a bulldog, darted t them with a snarl and darted into tangled underbrush. .amar and Charles Sullivan immetely gave chase, while the rest of party remained to guard the den I close the opening with brush and nes, so the animals inside could not %pe. In a few minutes the report of nn, some little distance away, was rd, followed by the bowling of a ; and the screaming of Lamar and mg Sullivan. It was found that two had got close to the dog, when ud turned and attacked them, 'hen Lamar fired, severely wound-the beast. Just as the shot was d another dog, fully as large as an ;lish pointer, dashed into sight and 3e an attack upon young Sullivan, 3 had no time to shoot, so rapid e the movements of the animal. 5 boy was being badly bitten and itched by the infuriated animal, I Lamar was afraid to shoot for ' of bitting Sullivan instead of the Finally he saw a chance and d, wounding the animal and drivit away. Ho was binding up livan's wounds when half a dozen er dogs sprang from the brush and icked them. iamar, taking the now fainting boy his back, speedily climbed into a ill tree whose branches came near ground. He was none too soon, just as he reached the braoches of the dogs made a jump and ght Lamar's boot, the teeth sinkdeep into the heel and almost ing it from the boot. The dogs < up a position unaer tne tree, ir red tongues hanging out and ir eyes glistening with rage as they d in vain to get at the two hunters, yhen the rest of the party appeared n the scene and fired a volley at dogs the animals disappeared, afmakitig a rush at the rescuing party, ing Sullivan was at once cared for, then, after carefully marking the ition of the den, the party started borne. inhere the dogs came and whether lot they are common house dogs no knows. All the members of the ty which discovered them agree t they resemble in many respects inary dogs, but are vastly more age, larger and more solidly built, s probable the cave in which the is located will be blown open with amite. .n Old Pack of Cards.?"When 'few Jersey recently," said the pasof one of the Washington churchee, ;vas shown what is supposed to be oldest full pack of playing cards existence. They were printed in 2 and have 52 cards in the pack, same as the ordinary playing cards, i gentleman who has them prides self on his collection of Bibles and ying cards. He has a dozen or 1 e very rare Bibles, one of which is jed at several thousand dollars, s playing cards referred to were er used, and, though over 150 years there are practically new. I did know it until he told me, but there c playing cards in use over 150 rs before that pack was printed, has packs of cards which were in 400 years ago; that is, pictured Is, for originally the packs did not tained over 40 cards. The jacks, queeus and kings have same general look as the cards of ordinary steamboats of the present . Though the Bibles pleased me it, I was much interested in the Is." he Wheel In War.?The frailty he bicycle as a warhorse was praclly demonstrated at some voluncycling maneuvers in England sntly. Divining the route by which enemy would approach, a skirm- 1 ishing party of the defensive force sallied forth with their pockets full of something. Arrived at the road, they commenced scientifically to sow the land, or rather the road, with the seed they had brought, again retiring when the work was done. The enemy on approaching discovered that the land had been cultivated with drawing-pins, and the collapsing of tires was so general that the greater part of the corps retired punctured.NEW COUNTY ELECTIONS. The Limestone People Get Some Law on the Subject. News and Courier, 27th. There certainly has been a great deal of law-making and law-construing in referenco to the new county propo sitiona that have come up. This morning half a dozen committees called at the attorney general's office in relation to various phases of the different elections, the organization of new counties and contests. A set of questions were submitted' today to the assistant attorney general by Mr. Baker, of the committee for Limestone county. They have been put in brief shape and are answered in the same spirit. They are as follows : 1. Will it be legal for persons living within the boundaries of the proposed new Limestone county to register December 7, it being one of the three days in each month required by law? Yes. . 2. Will they by so doing be legally quallified to cast their votes for or against the new county; the election having been ordered for December 8 ? Yes. 8. Will it be legal to open the registration books on any day previous to the first Monday in each month ? No. 4. And will a voter so registering be entitled to vote in the new county elections ? No. 5. Can a person be registered at the county seat by another person if he will make oatn that the person or persons he represents has all other legal qualifications? No. 6. Is it necessary to have three boxes at each polling precinct? The law having required a two-thirds majority to establish a new county, will it require a two-thirds majority as to name and place ? No, one box. 2d. Yes, two-thirds on all questions. 7. Would the failure of a two-thirds majority as to name or place invalidate the whole election ? No. Attorney General Barber has rendered the following opinion, that will ho of i n foroQf. to nil now oonnt.v people: Messrs. M. M. Tate and Others, Managers of the New County Election, Gaffhey? Dear Sire: Your""felegram was received just as I was leaving Columbia, and I delayed answering it until I could investigate the question. I wired you my conclusion, and now give you the reasons upon which it was based. Section 8 of the act regulating the formation of new counties provides that all persons entitled to vote under the constitution and laws of this state at general elections shall be entitled to vote at such election. (See Acts 1896.) Tf ia ouiHunf that, n^ronna ronriaforoH od December 7 are entitled to vote at general elections, and that qualified them to vote at a new county election. It is true that section 7 of the registration act provides that the registration books shall be closed 30 days before a special election. (See Acts 1896 page 381.) But I do not consider a new county election within the meaning of that act. I understand the term "special election," as used in that act, to mean a special election for officers or something of that sort, while a new county election is a regular election pursuant to law. The general assembly could hardly have contemplated closing the registration books in any county when a new county election is to be held thirty days before such election. Such a course might seriously interfere with the registration of electors for the general election following. Both the registration aft and new county act being new they may not thoroughly harmonize, but I take the view that under them a person registered on December 7 and otherwise qualified to vote is entitled to vote in a new county election held December 8. There is another and more serious question that might arise, and which I merely call to your attention without expressing any opinion. You will observe that section 7 of the registration act requires the registration books to be opened on the first Monday in December, 1896, at the court bouse, and kept open for three successive days. This will include the very day on which your election has been ordered, and may compjicate matters. Yours very truly. Wm. A. Barber, Attorney General. S&T The Bible is dow printed in 381 languages, 52 versions having been added in the last five years. Fortytwo of these versions are credited to English and Scotch societies, and five to American societies. Twenty-three of the languages and dialects belong to the African Bantu family, and four belong to each of the Malayan, Chinese, and Malanesian, three are in Indian languages, two each belong to the Negro, Turki, Druidian, and Hatnifts* irn/Mino on/1 ono Anok (a i U a IU,. 1 l/lly glVU|;aj ouu vuo cauu Mi IUC I UIUCto-Burman, Aryan, and Micronesian families. t&T There is no one, however much the life has been shadowed by clouds . of sorrow or tossed by storms of trouble, who has not abundant reason to be grateful for many things. To the observing mind every cloud has had its diver lining, and out of the mid?t of svery storm has come the voice: "It is I, be not afraid." IThe time to eat breakfast?Befor it is eight.