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CHAPTER XVIII.
"Phyllis," said I, "do you remember
the day we first met?"
We were In the morning room of the
Wentworth mansion at B . Phyllis,
Pembroke and I sat before the warm
grate, while Mrs. Wentworth and Eth*
-A * n/\m.
ei 8100U Uy UUC Ul UIC muui/no vvui
paring some shades of ribbon. My
preseuce at B was due to a wire 1
had sent to New York, which informed
headquarters that I was on the track
of a great sensation. The return wire
^ had said. "Keep on it."
"When first we met?" echoed Phyllis.
"Why, it was at Block Island."
"Oh," said 1, "I do not refer to the
time when you had shouldered the respousibllities
of a society bud. 1 mean
the time when the introduction was
most informal. You were at the time
selling lemonade without license and
with very little lemon."
"Selling lemonade!" cried Pembroke.
"Never mind him, Mr. Pembroke,"
laughed Phyllis.
"It was a long time ago," I went on.
"I was a new reporter. Mr. Wentworth
had to be Interviewed. It was one of
those hot days In May. The servant at
the door said that Mr. Wentworth was
in the back yard?he called It the garden?where
I soon found mjeelf. Yon
had a small table, a glass and a pitcher.
1 suppose every time your uncle
got thirsty you sold him a glass. You
wore short dresses"?
"Terrible!" cried Phyllis, shielding
her face with the hand screen.
"And looked as ccol as the ice in
the pitcher and as fresh as the flowers
which lined the walls. I thought that
if I bought a glass of you I might make
my approach to your uncle an easier
- .. task. ;So I looked at you and smiled,
and you giggled."
"Giggled!" cried Phyllis indignantly.
Pembroke was laughing.
"Yes, actually giggled," I went on.
"I laid down a 25 cent piece, and you
poured out some water which had had
nothing more than a mild flirtation
with a lemon, and I gulped it down. I
held out my band, and you said that
there wasn't any change. I smiled a
false smile. Let me make a confession."
"Well?" mockingly from Phyllis.
"It was my last quarter. It was very
pathetic. I had to walk four miles
down town. I did not know your uncle
well enough, or I should have borrowed
car fare from him."
"And I took your last penny?" said
Phyllis gently. "Why did you not tell
me then?"
"I was 22 and proud," said I. "Where
are you going?" for she had risen.
"I'll be back In a moment." she said
as she left the room. When she returned,
she put out her hand. On the palm
k lay two bright American dimes.
"What's this?" I asked.
"The change."
"Very good!" laughed Pembroke.
I said nothing, but took out my wallet
In opening It to put In the dimes
something fell to the floor. It was
Gretcben's rose.
"What Is 'hat?" asked Phyllis, as I
stooped to pick It up.
1 "It Is the end of a story." I answered.
I busied myself with the fire till
the poker grew too hot.
"IIow many romances commonplace
wallets contain!" said Pembroke seutentiously.
"1 have two In mine." said I.
Pembroke looked at Phyllis, but the
fire seemed to be claiiniug her attention.
Then he looked at me. but ! was
gazing at Phyllis. He was in a puzzle.
"Do you know. Miss I.audors." he
said, "that I never dreamed to meei
you again when 1 saw you in Vienna
last year?"
"Vienna?" said she. "1 have never
been to Vienna."
I suddenly brought down my heH on
Pembroke's toes.
"Ah. a curious mistake on my part.
I suppose the ball at the ministry tonight
will be your first on the continent?"
I gazed admiringly at him. He had
not even looked at me. He was certainly
clever.
"Yes." said Phyllis, "and already 1
believe 1 am coin?: to have what they |
call stage fright, though I caunot understand
why I should feel that way."
"Possibly It's a premouition," said
I absently.
"Arid of what?" asked Phyllis.
"How should 1 know?" said I mysteriously.
"What Id the world Is going on?"
v she demanded. "You step on Mr.
Pembroke's toes, you prophesy and
theD you grow mysterious."
My glance and Pembroke's met. He
burst out laughing. A possible contretemps
was averted by the approach of
^ Mrs. Wentwortb. who asked us to have
a cup of chocolate before we went out
Into the chill air. Finally we rose to
make our departure. While Pembroke
was bidding Ethel a good morning.
Phyllis spoke to me.
"The last flowers you sent me were
roses." she said softly.
"Were they?" said I. "1 had forgotten.
Shall I send you some for
this evening?"
It was something iu her eyes that I
did not understand.
"Thank you, but Mr. Pembroke has
promised to do that." And then she
added. "So you have really had two
romances?"
"Yes," said I, "and both ended badly."
"Let us hope that the third will be
of happier termination," she smiled.
The smile caused me some uneasiness.
"There never will be a third." I said.
"It Is strange,, is it uot, when you
MAOGRATH.
think" that there might have been?hut
one? You will give me a waltz tonight?"
"With pleasure. Good morning."
Pembroke and I passed down the
broad stairs. On the street we walk
ed a block or so in silence.
Finally Pembroke said: "What the
deuce made you step on my foot? And
why does sbe not want me to know
that she was in Vienna last winter?"
"Because." said I. "Miss Landors
never was in Vienna."
"But. man. my eyes!"
"I do not care anything about your
eyes."
"What makes you so positive?"
"Knowledge."
"Do you love her?" bluntly.
"No."
"Because"?
"There Is another. Pembroke, tonight
will be pregnant with possibilities.
You will see the woman you
love aud the woman I love."
"What do you mean?"
"Have you ever heard of her serene
highness the Princess Hildegarde of
Hohenphalla?"
"So high?"
"Yes."
"Then the woman I saw in Vienna"?
"Was the princess."
"But this remarkable likeness?"
"Perhaps I had best tell you all."
And when I had done his astonishment
knew no bounds.
"Great George, that makes Miss Landors
a princess too!"
"It does, truly. Herein lies the evil
- ? 1 Vrk Aim
or loving uuove uut- a e>iauuu. iu vu>
country love Is like all things?free to
obtain. We are in a country which is
not free. Here those who appear to
have the greatest liberty have the
least"
"And she knows nothing about it?"
"Nothing."
"Why tell her?" he asked, fearful of
his own love affair now.
"It is a duty. Some day she might
learn too late. This afternoon 1 shall
visit the chancellor und place the mutter
before him and ask his assistance.
He must aid me to tiud the proofs."
Pembroke began kicking the snow
with bis toes.
"I wish you had not told me. Jack."
"It is for the best. You and I are
in the same boat We ride or sink together."
At luncheon bis mind was absent,
and he ate but little, and I ate less
than he. It was going to be very bard
for me to meet Gretchen.
*******
The chancellor waved his hand toward
a chair. We were very good
friends.
"What Is It now?" he asked, smiling.
"I dare not stir up the antagonists
against the government to give you a
6tory. and, aside from the antagonists.
It is dull."
"1 will find the story In the present
Instance." said I. And in the fewest
words possible I laid before him the
object of my visit
"This is a very strange story." he
said, making a pyramid of bis fingers
"This is a very strunyc story," he sairl.
and contemplating the task with a
careful air. "Are you not letting your
Imagination run away with you?"
"Not for a moment. 1 ask you to attend
the ball at the American miuistry
this evening, and if the likeness between
the two women does not convince
you the matter shall drop so far
as 1 am coucerned."
"Has llerr Went worth auy Idea of
the affair?"
"It is not possible. What would be
his object In keeping it a secret?"
"Still it is a grave matter aud without
precedent. We must move carefully.
You understand that there was no
knowledge of another child, only rumor,
aud then It was believed to be a
hallucination of the mother, whose
mind was not very strong."
"Do you believe," I asked, "that two
persons born of different parentage in
different lands may resemble each oth
er as these two do?"
"No. 1 shall let you know what
stand I'll take when I have seen them
together. And what will his majesty
say?" he mused. "I'm afraid the matter
will assume many complications.
And I might add that you seem particularly
interested."
A slight warmth came Into my
cheeks.
"Your excellency understands that a
journalist always takes great Interest
in a flairs of this sort." was my rejoinder.
"Yes. yes." pleasantly. "But this so
called sister?has she uot lived most of
her life In America, your own country?"
"Your excellency," said I honestly,
"whether she regaius her own or uot
is immaterial to me frotn a personal
standpoint."
"Well, one way or the other. I shall
decide what to do touight. But, mind
you, there must be proofs. Though
they may look enough alike to he twg
peas In a pod. that will give your friend
nothing you claim for her. The fate of
your princess rests In the bands of
Herr Wentwortb. Have the two met?"
"No. but during the short time they
have been in the city they have been
mistaken for each other. And why do
you call her my princess?"
"She Is not ours yet. It was a strange
story, as I remember It In those days
we had our doubts, as we still have, of
another child. By the way. who suggested
the matter to you?"
I recounted my Interview with the
prince.
"Ah." said the chancellor, "so It was
he? He Is a greedy fellow and careful.
I can readily understand his object
He wants all or nothing. I shall
help you all I can." he concluded as I
reached for my hat.
"I ask nothing more." 1 replied. And
tben I passed from the cabinet Into the
crowded anteroom. It war. tilled witb
diplomats and soldiers, eacb waiting
for an audience. Tbey eyed me curiously
and perhaps enviously as I made
my way to the street. "Yes, Indeed,
what will the king say?" 1 mused on
the way back to my rooms. What
could he say?
That night Pembroke and I arrived
at the ministry a little after 10. I
was in a state of extreme nervousness.
"I'm In a regular funk," said Pembroke.
"Supposing your princess does
not come?"
"It is written that she will come."
"Well. I'm glad that I looked you
up in London. I would not have missed
this adventure."
We found Phyllis in a nook under
the grand staircase. I gave a slight
exclamation as I saw her. I had never
seen her looking so beautiful.
"Come and sit down," said she, making
room for us. "I have bad a curious
adventure."
"Tell us all about It" said Pembroke.
"I have bad the honor of being mistaken
for a princess." triumphantly.
"Who could doubt it!" said I, with a
glance I could not help, which made
her lower her eyes.
"Moreover," she continued, this time
looking at remnroke. "tne gentleman
who committed the error was the Austrian
embassador. What a compliment
to take home!"
"And who was the princess?" 1 felt
compelled to ask. though I knew perfectly
welL
"The Princess Hildegarde. Do you
Recall the night in London." to me,
' when the same thing occurred? I
am very anxious to meet this princess
who looks so like me."
"You will have that pleasure immediately
after the opera," said 1.
Pembroke's eyes said something to
me then, and I rose.
"There is Mr. Wentworth. I wish to
speak to him. Will you excuse me?"
"With pleasure!" laughed Pembroke.
I threaded my way through the gathering
throng to the side of Mr. Wentworth.
"How d'y' do. Winthrop?" he said,
taking me by the arm. "Come Into the
conservatory. 1 want you to see some
of the finest orchids that ever came
from South America. The girls are
looking well tonight. 1 suppose you
noticed /
"Especially Phyllis." Our eyes met
When we entered the conservatory,
he suddenly forgot all about the orchids.
"Jack, I'm worried about her?Phyllis.
You see. she is not my niece.
There's a loug story. This morning a
gentleman visited my department He
was Prince Erust of Wortuinborg. He
began by asking me if Phyllis was my
niece. That started the business. He
proceeded to prove to me. as far as
possible, that Phyllis was a princess.
1 could not say that it was ail nonsense,
because I did not know. Some
20 years ago a strange thing happened.
1 occupied the same residence as today.
It was near midnight and snowing
fiercely. I was looking over some
documents, when the footman came in
and announced the presence of a
strange woman in the hail who demanded
to see me. The woman was
youug and haudsome, and in her arms
she carried a child. Would I, for humanity's
sake, give a roof to the child
till the morrow? The woman said that
she was looking for her relatives, but
as yet had not found them, and that
the night was too cold for the child
to be carried around. She was a
nurse. The child was not hers, but belonged
to a wealthy family of the
south, who were to have arrived that
day, but had nob
"The thiug seemed so Irregular that
I at once consented, thinking to scan
the papers the next day for an account
of a lost or stolen child. She also carried
a box which contained, she said,
the child's identity. Now, as I am a
living man. there was nothiug in that
box to show who the child was?nothing
but clothes; not a jewel or a trinket
1 looked through the papers in vain.
And the woman never appeared again.
Much against raj* will I was forced to
keep the child. I ara glad I did. for I
have grown to love her as one of ray
own. I had a married sister who died in
Carolina, so 1 felt secure In stating that
Phyllis was her daughter, therefore ray
niece. And that Is positively all I
know. And here comes a fellow who
says he kuows who she Is and. moreover.
that she Is a princess. What do
you say to that?"
"What he said was true." gloomily.
Without proofs Gretchen remained as
far away as ever. 1 told him what I
knew.
"I must see this princess before 1
move. If they look alike, why, let
things take their course. As a matter
of fact. Phyllis Is to share equally with
Ethel. So. whether or not she proves
to be a princess, it will not interfere
with her material welfare. And. by
the way, Jack, isn't there a coldness of
some sort between you and Phyllis?"
"Not a coldness," said I; "merely an
understanding. Let us be getting back
to the ballroom. I ara anxious to see the
two when they meet."
I left him in the reception room. As
I was in the act of_erossing the hall
which led to tbe%ballroom T was stopped.
It was the prince.
"Well," he said, smiling ironically,
"the matter Is, sadly for you, definitely
settled. Your friend may in truth be a
princess, but there are no proofs. In
the eyes of men they are sisters; in the
eyes of the law they are total strangers.
I shall not ask you to congratulate
me upon my success. I shall now
wed the Princess Hildegarde with a
sense of security. Come?have you seen
her yet? She does not know that you
are here. It will be a surprise and a
pleasure. As to that other matter, I
shall send a gentleman around to your
rooms in the morning to arrange the
affair."
I shivered. I had forgotten that I
had accepted a challenge.
"Take me to her," said I. "She will
be happy Indeed to see me, as you
know." I laughed In his face. "How
convenient it would be for both of us?
her and me?should my bullet speed to
the proper place! Believe me, I shall
be most happy to kill you. There are
many things on the slate to wipe out"
"I see that you are a gentleman of
spirit," said be, smoothing the scowl
from his brow. "Ah, there she stands.
Look well, my friend; look at her well.
This Is probably the last night you will
see her save as my wife."
The sight of that dear face took the
nerves from me and left me trembling.
Even In the momentary glance I detected
a melancholy cast to her features.
She was surrounded by several
men who wore various decorations.
"Your highness," said the prince,
mockery predominating his tones, "permit
me to present to you an old
friend."
Was It because her soul instinctively
became conscious of my presence and
nerved her for the ordeal that she
turned and smiled on me? The prince
appeared for a moment crestfallen.
Perhaps the Rcene lacked a denouement
Oh, I was sure that Implacable
hate burned under that smile of his,
just as I knew that beneath the rise
and fall of Greteben's bosom the
steady Are of Immutable love burned,
burned as It burned in my own heart
"Ah, here you are!" said a voice behind
me, giving ifie an indescribable
start "I have been looking high and
low for you. You have forgotten this
dance."
It was Phyllis.
And then a sudden bush fell upon
the circle. The two women stood face
to face, looking with strange wonder
Into each other's eyes.
CHAPTER XIX.
Phyllis and 1 were sitting In one of
the numerous cozy corners. I had
danced badJy and out of time. The
music and the babe!- of tongues bad
become murmurous and indistinct
"And so that is the Princess Hildegarde?"
she said after a spell.
"Yes; she is your double. Is she not
beautiful?"
"Is that a left handed compliment to
me?" Phyllis was smiling, but she
was colorless.
"What do you think of her?" suppressing
the eagerness in my voice.
"She is to be envied," softly.
And I grew puzzled.
"Jack, for a man who has associated
with the first diplomatists of the
world, who has learned to read the
world as another might read a book,
you are surprisingly unadept in the art
of dissimulation."
"That Is a very long sentence," said
I in order to train time enough to
fathom what she meant. I could not
So I said, "What do you mean?"
"Your whole face was saying to the
princess, 'I love you!' A glance told
me all. 1 was glad for your sake that
no other woman saw you at that moment
But I suppose it would not have
mattered to you."
"Not if all the world had seen the
look," moodily.
"Poor Jack, you are very unlucky!"
Her voice was full of pity. "I feel so
sorry for you, it is all so impossible.
And she loves you too."
"How do you know?"
"I looked at her while she was looking
at you."
"You have wonderful eyes."
"So I have been told. 1 wonder why
she gave you that withered and worm
eaten rose?"
"A whim," I said, staring at the rug.
I wondered how she came to surmise
that it was Gretchen's rose? Intuition
perhaps.
"Do you love her well enough," asked
Phyllis, plucking the lace on her
fan, "to sacrifice all the world for her,
to give up all your own happiness that
she might become happy?"
"She never can be happy without me
?If she loves me as I believe." I admit
that this was a selfish thought to
express.
"Then why Is It Impossible, your
love and hers? If her love for you is
as great as you say It is, what is a
king, a prince or a principality to her?"
"It is none of those. It is because
she has given her word, the word of a
princess. What would you do in her
place?" suddenly.
"I?" Phyllis leaned back among the
cushions, her eyes half closed and a
smile on her lips. "I am afraid that if
I loved you I should follow you to the
end of the world. Honor Is a fine
thing, but in her case it is an empty
word. If she broke this word for you,
who would be wronged? No one, since
the prince covets only her dowry and
the king desires only his will obeyed.
Perhaps I do not understand what social
obligation means to these people
who are born In purple."
"Perhaps that Is It. Phyllis, listen,
and I will tell you a romance which
has not yet been drawn to its end.
Once upon a time?let me call It a
fairy story," said I, drawing down a
palm leaf as if to read the tale from
its blades. "Once upon a time in a
country far from ours there lived a
prince and a princess. The prince was
rather a bad fellow. His faith in bis
wife was not the best, and he made a
vow that if ever children came he
would make them as evil as himself.
Not" long after"the good fairy broughl
two children to her godchild, the prln
cess. Remembering the vow made bj
the prince, the good fairy carried awaj
one of the children, and no one kne\*
anything about It save the princess
and the fairy. When the remaining
child was 2 years old, the princess died
The child from then on grew like a
wild flower. The prince did his best tc
spoil her, but the good fairy watcbe<3
over her Just as carefully as she watch
ed over the child she had bidden away
By and by the wicked prince died. Tb<
child reached womanhood. The gooc
fairy went away and left her. Per
haps she now gave her whole attentior
to the otner." 1 let tne paim ieai sni
back and drew down a fresh one, Phyl
Ws watching me with Interest. "Th<
child the fairy left was still a child foi
all her womanhood. She was wlllfu
and capricious: she rode, she fenced
she bunted; she was as unlike othei
women as could be. At last the king
who was her guardian, grew weary ol
her caprices. So he commanded thai
she marry. But what had the falrj
done with the other child, the twin
sister of this wild princess? Perhaps
In this instance the good fairy died
and left her work unfinished, to b<
taken up and pursued by a conventional
newspaper reporter. Now this pre
ni.rt.n.+n (?<>/! flint flin
uriii. iaii) adtci iuiucu ium tut
fairy bad left the lost princess in the
care of one of a foreigu race. Having
a wife and daughter of bis own, he
brought the princess up as bis niece,
not knowing himself who she really
was. She became wise, respected and
beautiful in mind and form. Fate,
who governs all fairy stories, flrsl
brought the newspaper reporter intc
the presence of the lost princess. She
was a mere girl then and was selling
lemonade at?at 25 ceuts a glass.
She""Jack,"
came in wondering tones,
"for mercy's sake, what are you telling
me?"
"Phyllis, can you not look back, per
haps as In a dream, to an old inn where
soldiers and ministers in a hurry and
confusion moved to and fro? No; I
dare say you were too young. The
Princess Hildegarde of Hoheupballa
is your sister." 1 rose and bowed tc
her respectfully.
"My sister, the princess? 1 a prin.
cess? Jack." indignantly, "you are
mocking me! It is not fair!"
"Phyllis, as sure as 1 stand before
you all I have said Is true. And now
let me be the tirst to do homage tc
your serene highness," taking her hand
despite her efforts to withdraw It anc
kissing It.
"It is unreal! Impossible! Absurd!'
she cried.
"Let me repeat the words of tht
French philosopher who said, 4Ai
nothing is impossible let us beiieve li
the absurd,' " said 1.
"And does she know?the Princess
Hildegarde? My sister? How Strang*
the word feels on my tongue."
"No; she does not know, but present
ly she will"
Then Phyllis asked in an altered
tone, "And what is all this to you thai
you thrust this greatness upon me, ?
greatness, 1 assure you, for which i
.do not cure?"
1 regarded her vaguely. I saw ?
precipice at my feet. I could not tel
her that in making her a princess 1
was making Gretchen free. I could
not confess ihat my motive was pure
ly a sellish one.
"It was a duty," said 1 evasively.
"And in what way will it concert
the Princess Hildegarde's affairs?and
yours?" She was rather merciless.
"Why should it concern any affair ol
mine?" I asked.
"You love her, and she loves you
May she not abdicate in my favor?"
"And if she should?" with an accenl
of Impatience.
Phyllis grew silent "Forgive me
Jack!" Impulsively. "But all this U
scarcely to be believed. And then yoi
say there are no proofs."
"Not In the eyes of the law," I re
plied. "But nature has written It It
your faces." I was wondering wbj
she bad not gone Into raptures at th(
prospect of becoming a princess.
"It is a great honor." she said aftei
some meditation, "and it is very klnc
of you. But 1 care as little for th<
title as I do for this rose." And sht
cast away one of Pembroke's roses. It
boded ill for my cousin's cause.
The nest person I saw was the chan
cellor.
"Well?" I Interrogated.
"There can be no doubt," he said
"but"? with an expressive shrug.
"Life would run smoother if it bac
fewer 'buts' and 'ifs' and 'perhapses.
What you would say," said I. "is thai
there are no proofs. Certainly thej
must be somewhere."
"But to find them!" cried he.
"I shall make the effort. The pur
suit is interesting."
The expression in his eyes told mt
tnat ne nau lormeu uu upiuiuu iu ?*r
gard to my part. "Ah. these Journal
Ists!" as he passed on.
Everything seemed so near and yet
so far. Proofs? Where could they b(
found If Went worth had them not'
If only there had been a trinket, a ker
chief even, with the Hohenphalia cresl
upon It! I shook my fists In despair
Gretchen was so far away, so far!
I went In search of her. She was stil
surrounded by men. The women wen
not as friendly toward her as thej
might have been. The prince waj
standing near. Seeing me approach
his teeth gleamed for an instant.
"Ah," said Gretchen, "here Is Hen
Winthrop, who Is to take me In tc
supper!"
It was cleverly done, I thought. Ever
the prince was of the same mind. H<
appreciated all these phases. As w<
left them and passed on toward th<
supper room 1 whispered:
"I love you!"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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fined at night and watched by day. He
had no bloodhounds nor shackles on his
; farms, but as he had convicts hired
from the state penitentiary he would
put the Negroes he had gotten from
jail to work with the convicts. The
same guards sufficed for both convicts
and jail birds. He said the Negroe3
i were kindly treated, well fed and seem
ed contented; that many of them rt;
mained on his farms after they hud
j served out their time, and some who
are working for him now have been
i with him since he started the system.
1 Asked when the system was orlgl3
nated Mr. Fowler said about four or
five years ago when he began to work
j convicts. Before that time he said he
had never worked the "free niggers"
In that way. He declared posli
llirnlir that tho rvro rtH no r\f Vilrlno' r?n o ?
; piscfUniifDUS grading.
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' TILLMAN DENIES IT ALL.
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1 Characteristic Explanation of Strange Sena
torial Proceedings.
i Clemson special of Saturday to the
> Greenville News: "When Senator TillI
man, who is here attending a meeting
of the Clemson board of trustees, was
asked this morning for an interview re'
garding his attitude in the senate ir
I reference to the Cuban, Philippine anc
Charleston exposition matters, he war
1 disposed to be contemptuous and indif)
ferent, saying he was tired answering
' the jibes and attacks of daily newspa!
pers.
r However, after reflecting that thr
' people of the state might want som(
information, the senator consented tc
r talk, though briefly:
"The question of why the Democratic
minority did not resist the Cubar
^ and Philippine amendments has beer
' set forth very clearly in the Congres'
sional Record. It is not to be wonder'
ed at these newspaper editors have ta'
ken the wrong view, as they depend or
' the Associated Press synopsis, which
is very meagre and often colored to suil
| the Republicans.
"In a consultation among the Democratic
senators there was a difference
| of opinion as to the advisability of filibustering.
The Philippine amendment
| was altered to our satisfaction as far
. as any scheme could be made satis
factory prohibiting the sale of land,
! lumber, mines, etc., and forbidding anj
j permanent franchises, so that carpet(
baggers who may be sent there to ad\
minister a so-called civil government
will be very much hampered in thelx
purpose to loot the Islands.
"So far as the Cuban amendment was
j concerned the minority was hampered
by the fact that our members of the
committee, Messrs. Money and Teller?
, and the latter was the author of our
j Cuban war pledge?had acquiesced In
a large measure with the proposed leg,
islation. They had secured a more
L moderate and satisfactory programme
, than had been originally proposed b>
the Republicans, and while not entirely
satisfactory they assured us that the
, Republicans, in an extra session, where
they would have a free hand, would be
; still more exacting In their demands.
r "The Democrats and their allie?
, among the Populists and Silver ReI
publicans were therefore confronted
| with this situation. The next congress
being overwhelmingly Republican, with
' larger majorities In both branches
could be relied on to do Mr. McKinley'j
; bidding, and In addition to carrying
i out the original program In regard t<
i the Philippines and Cuba, there wai
almost a certainty that it would hav<
] passed the ship subsidy bill. In addl
tlon to this a protracted filibuster causing
an extra session would have giver
them an excuse to change the rules
and provide for cloture. As It is, Senator
Piatt has introduced a resolutior
looking to such a change. I think if
won't be carried now, but It certainly
would have succeeded If we had acted
as my critics desired.
"So we, as a minority, had to consider
whether we could ultimately resisl
the proposed betrayal of Cuba and exploiting
of the Philippines successfully
in the extra session, and it appeared
wiser to fully expose the infamies ol
the two amendments and then allow a
vote.
"I did what I could," said the senator
concluding as the breakfast bell
rang, "In a legitimate, decent way, tc
get the appropriation for Charleston,
and there was practically no opposition
in the senate. The opposition was
in me nouse.
"I gave no pledges and received
' none," continued Mr. Tillman, warm'
Ing up a bit and putting on that fierce
look of his. "All of the 'honorable
and 'reliable' correspondents who have
( been quoted to prove the contrary are
r Republicans who are quick to flyblow
, Democratic senators. Their lies would
not be paraded In our papers except
. that It was done by those who have alI
ways hated and lied on me."
, "Shall I say that you are pleased
j with the turn of affairs at Anderson?"
^ the correspondent asked.
"Oh, yes. I am glad of the impres.
sion it will make outside the state, tc
see the brave, firm, sensible attitude
taken by the court and the jury. Foi
a still better effect along this line 1
would like to have seen indictments al
I once handed out. We want the outside
? world to see and know that we are able
t and willing to deal with the matter
r Outside interference from the U. S
government Is ready to come in, 11
we fail to do our full duty in stamping
out the infamy and punishing the
wrong-doers."
> >
THE ANDERSON CONTRACT SYSTEM.
^ J. S. Fowler, the Originator, Tells His Side
, of the Story.
? The originator and pioneer of the so
called slavery is Mr. J. S. Fowler. Mr
t Fowler is a man of positive character
and aggressive temperament, who has
made a good deal of money in several
I ... ,
1 lines of business, tie runs a large sa.it
: stable, wagon and carriage business ir
r town and he and his family own ex}
tensive farms on which about 150 Ne
groes are employed.
Mr. Fowler was asked to give his
* view of the question and readily con'
sented. He said that the system itsell
is not at fault, but that it has beer
1 abused. As for himself, he had no idea
3 it was illegal, nor had he known that
5 he was doing a thing wrong. He said
3 it grew out of the fact that Negroes
would apply to him to pay their fines
or go on their bonds to get them out oi
jail. As a condition of doing so hs
would require them to sign a contract
i to work out the money advanced, and
as they were criminals, Negroes whc
could not be trusted, he would furthei
require that they consent to be cou
?tij wnav ?-?iv piavbiuc vi. tut wtt?
victs was the origin of the other sys>
tem. i
As to the ignorance of officials on the
subject, Mr. Fowler said that the oft
ficials had certainly known of it for a
i long time. That he would go to Hie
Jail, give bond or pay the fines of Ne
groes and get them out and that the
sheriff, the clerk and the magistrates
i who delivered the prisoners or who exi
amihed the papers were fully aware
: of the system. They had said they
saw nothing wrong with it.
Mr. Fowler went on to say that since
> the court had ordered a stop put to the
, system that he and the others had at
: once turned loose all the Negroes held
, under these contracts and that they
have no idea of doing anything that
, would be illegal. He said that if pros
ecution, however, was made against
him he would contest the matter most
. fully and endeavor to establish his
; rights. He said he had never given
orders to shackle, flog or shoot Negroes;
but he did think it was somei
times better to whip a Negro for stealI
ing or sdmething like that, than to
> prosecute him. He said employers af
ten whip Negroes as the best way to
manage them.
i Mr. Fowler related two instance. He
said that there were five Negroes in
t Jail for stealing cotton. They sent for
t him and asked him to get them out on
' ball. He told them he thought they
would try to escape, and if he went on
f their bond they would have to agree to
; be put in with the convicts. They
f agreed, saying that they did not want
to stay In jail.
? The last Negro with whom he had
made such a contract was in jail pendI
ing the payment of $86. Mr. Fowler,
, in response to tne iNegro s request, paia
i this amount and the Negro signed a
. contract to work on his farm at $5 per
J month for 11 months. Counting the
: amount deducted for clothing, the Ne)
gro would spend about a year on the
s farm and do $55 worth of work for $86,
i saving the Negro $30.
This is the defense in brief. Mr.
Fowler talked freely and at some
i length, but I have endeavored to give
3 only the substance of his remarks as
fairly and accurately as possible.?J.
i A. Hoyt's Anderson letter to the Colt
umbla State.
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Cure for Smallpox.?A correspondent
of the Stockton (Ga.) Herald writes
as follows: "I herewith append a recipe
' which has been used to my knowledge
in hundreds of cases. It will prevent
' or cure the smallpox though the pittings
are filling. When Jenner discov'
ered cowpox in England, the world of
1 science hurled an avalanche of fame
upon his head; but when the most scientific
school in the world, that of Par1
is?published this recipe as a panacea
' for smallpox, it passed unheeded. It
' is as unfailing as fate and conquers in
every instance. It is harmless when
1 taken by a well-person. It will also
cure scarlet fever; here it is as I have
1 used it to cure smallpox: Sulphate of
zinc, one grain; foxglove, (digitalis),
?"? ort-oln* Via 1 f tononnnnfiil of sil?ar:
mix with two tablespoonsful of water.
Take a spoonful every hour. Either
! disease will disappear in 12 hours. For
a child, smaller doses, according to
' age. If counties would compel their
' physicians to use this, there would be
no need of pest houses. If you value
advice and experience, use this recipe
J for that terrible disease."
Mr. Cart Talks Plainly.?Mr. John
, C. Cary, president and treasurer of the
Lockhart Mills, Lockhart, S. C., in a
letter to the Manufacturers' Record referring
to Senator McLaurin's speech
in favor of the ship subsidy, says:
"I am in perfect accord with his
views on this and other important
measures he has advocated in the senate.
I am an interested reader of your
paper, and tike this opportunity to
congratulate the i*J:ni'facturers' Record
on the wise and business-like
course it nar pursued in auvutiuiuB
the measures of so vital importance to
the whole country, and especially to
the South. I hope the masses will
soon realize the advantages that would
5 come from the adoption of these principles,
and also the disadvantages that
would come from the doctrines of the
demagogue and politician. I am heart\
ily with you in this fight."
I Finding a Mine.
> Two cowboys and several sticks of
i dynamite very suddenly and unexpectedly
discovered the Hualipi mines
near Kingman. A. T. The cowboys
were on their way across the territory,
i and they had with them several sticks
"* Itn Kq nonH nrhon
: reached the Colorado river. One day
i the.v camped some seven miles north of
t where Kingman now is. They left the
; dynamite among some bowlders at a
[ distance from the camp for safe keep,
ing. The day was unusually hot, and
, in some unaccountable way the dyna?
mite went off. The cowboys hurried to
, the place of explosion, and even their
inexperienced eyes saw that the dyna[
mite had blown a gold mine into their
, pockets. As high as $25,000 a month
. has been taken out of this mine.?Phil.
adelphia Times.