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~ v ? \ mama ■’.;% ■ %'?* \ :' > ’• ' •t , ' • V r vl Tli People Presses/ Liuai. ? jgttrcantllc and nus- . dob' Printing Efenitrd prompi'j and in ll 1 be»t aljdes nn iIk I'k< m : I'rc' BS. The Barnwell bail r Wh c "I. , f.y Vol. XVI. BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., JANUARY 5, 1893. Allianci, 1 i)i|iarliii(‘iil iU NSw,T AFT i_H Tb A WOilrsJAY. i.in in I" '...s', -\ l .niji.r. .r« nf llw I j >11 j \ n ' l Ordinarily OLarlic would have beef morn gallant, lint, this was anythin,; hut an ordinary affair, and hr didn't ro- <o:irr nrwspa; or instmet t > toll him r.o Tim slirrlrd tj^mr madr no irply, >-ut niovrd a^ain and ramr toward hiia. '! hr r- ld chills rhasrd ra d. other dowi h s ’> u U an 1 hr L d.od for a i>olirrip.m ■ w ith t In u n;.l result. "Mainl hurl..’' ',••• Miiil, ''this pis’e ain't 1 ‘ailrd, hut It miirht «o "If 'ramr and I hailic found tha Ml,In't move in ■ itr of hi, 1 S \\ c ( ■ 11 i 11 \ t. t . ; ■ 1 r • ■ v V'. \ \ i. > ’ ' A • *' c 1- M \ 1 ^ - , 11 J - W . i. ->.t 1 ; fN 1 i .. !'' < V , | ) “ '! K - - \ ' i' l»« : 1 1 >' ■ ' 1 K ' * | “ H !’• 'll! id! >.1-; " *, , f? ,t* A !’**l ' 1 ll'.. .. it 11 - * ■ - \ 'U’l.t 1 xei um r * n llilllTrrf 1 it l* i i-' w w T.l . W T a-b < - \ u 11' h a»l-t nil.' f i M Hunt' r !•: 1! 1 )f>'\ in. j .I 1 ..'!!’ . ’ • M a* t Ini' r. V h -f A 4 ' 1 I Mr MTIa . ' M 'Wit ,c .: K B n f 111 * 1 F'. It (. 1DHN 1 f. < 01 M V Ml I'l l \<L V, oi n Mo J ■ I r \ il Mill 11a i' II " eh * "I Thr t'oimts < ' 11 u n I ' w id i 1 1 11 II 11 r!<'e 1\ n. m. J *nua r\ . '"' I 1 in i htu i i >' I'M 1 ' Thr Mxl' * ml the T ( ]rm*on ' ‘ <1 m-s ill 'll nr** '*• 11 !i:i i K t older I'M W A 11 in Her A dd i cssOk. I‘i j Ul> II CO of O' : lit i' r d «|'IU| ki n •'•li ti ‘V t hr . 1“ l"y me. r \| ' has 1 Hi Id M* »* I ' he, ill . luTb la a . Is uh i i hi ! In TI" l“il _V ear l Hat hole ic i a: , nut i - • in :h I, ■d i- li i' • 1 h . a-. 1 ria*' \ in.ii nit) hi’. , - in 1, • o 1: 1 . ’ 1 ■ a I i K LIFE IN P A F IS. Chr (irent M \ I, b. 11. >1'" I I ■ I t t ), On )IM'S. r 'frs. its p. \s , f.s. 1« ee iind all the K men and tha Innrn i n tf n n ' »inr a i 'p itv w hie 11 I is that anih li 'I’ll .1,^ e 111 of 'III 11 Hies I Ii a ra, uml ha ' ,1 e 11 r VI to t thr I or i •• o oi , I, 1 ,w d I in' r fi'iiiut hr I he'"f ij ii in t ••sser tl.e I II . II , • .1 st .1 || ‘ e ,! I V h s' it 11 \ t 11 HI p •\ a■ |>as T t , or !i There I M"‘ ■ •f r It Is lin if , , so i ;t and nit in tm I i ’ rr t•s Iint iui it h , 1 es VV ' I'ot; h I do to ma ll r t arm ■■ UK' s t r 11 mo rr. no 1 h T i rr with his st o, U, r i h a rl in saw Hint it a oiiKin. hut a y, !'an;' one, anil hr hr^an ■, i f, "1 I i . jo ur l ardon,' thr nieut atr is c>ol ;tn hr dressed rather 1 isd111 y drr v ui anv assist.met V ;r of ail .if st ml fare tc 1 |sr Ha r v, nni ns not only ; litd Imndsotne 1 hi * f r r. hr ‘aid, "hul j ou appor.r tv (an 1 rea ls there :tn\ ms DAY AT \Kmi Qdw Idr. ParEltt'o Sle.k EPoll Wo? Finally Ctafed. “No, I mn’t sny I enjoy Cieorpic^s sirW days at home,” said Mrs. Ihirfitt.. "He'S Mire to hr (xiltini; into thiriffs and mak- m}’ himself generally d isaerer ahlr. Lear hi v! hr it.n't Vliat wny any other time. I ll warrant you, Ciinny” Mrs. I’arfitt shot n hranorous (fiance at her husband's extremely pretty cousin, who stood, in street attire, waiting for her "that he won’t want to (five mo the money for my new jacket to-day at nil. hut tlnwe's the < arpenters' rece|> lion Thursday try it." And Jurs. Uarfitt with a valianysmile. a'yid- VVait for me! I'll n do wnsttilrs Ill's'- Vil.WIM. A How a Don r - (i ti ont 1 v \ I .e m u f If 11 ^ n ft- N - ,ir Man W one in tlie house that has fri f’utetie you'.'" Still no answer, nnd < harlie, er.ihold pned hv hi-, own words, stepped to thr y imp' w ‘ unun’s siile and (fently t.s'li - arm. nerl her f ree to him and Lice • ry w as s. d\ nl -• r A ud ira," lie said. " I ,n id i' • UT t he sta.fr u ,f h a re- lo st tein if and leadnuf man ■ - a F 1 ' -t t o t a’ae her in the In msp, '. h a , j ,i m, " he said to h I lu ll (f'-n'!-, led t he w il! in;f will k i ;i t o the ih mr am! ranp t hr 'unif it with a forty ho.-st e f t. hi aut if-.-.l sh ers It. S- - :i s 11 • Igor .k-'b-' : but \\ id' r! 1 bill-' b.id ;i very plmn| -uau 1:1 1 I'D arms in a (Ira. le- mu- V a 'bi-. !i w.th In* t-i Lie li a.l. 11111 v In meet a - li nl, I o.it ’ man m even ll,!*- Th • latter j'. ui-» f mr o: fivi m :ik hi . in-l I t, -f mutt 'hmr fr ■ f tl shit ■niIn-r hv ! .1 s .1 Hal' , , ; | ’ 1 • a, n 1 h 11 " ' a:i : \' \ ■ > * 1 * * 1 ’ ' 1 s- f l! 1.1 A *s L|.. t Mr - H i ' w :.:U r : . 1 . ,.r ’’ b mev f’l ' r ’ :i.* ..... O I - r <j \vn I-.11 W> 1 '' i:> M t'.t* n V ' ? t'.; 1 t.i • .. : IV; .< ‘ ! i -. . ’ i n, 'it’-' t ht' i:.» \ \hr • ■ i' 1 '' v” c « V : ■ 1 ' \ 1... i- 1 ■■. 1 , ' * a i>! t bn. : : *- ; 1 ;• v*. ■ ’ , ’ i t * ..u.-.i' *- 1 nf nni *• f t win* n ! 11 u t V i r.f t " " *' m f* ’ . . 1 * 1 1 T I , , ' .IS " 1 . . A If b Vn t t V1 1*. ■ ,* ,i' el P was III it 11 t.ieu it to s,’ .mf i ei UiS and sorUs of d.u-e to t . se s|| ; W, f-.r I d I Is ree f 1 : i .1 t ire 1 m s 1 ‘ I VI I , t i-'it, 1 he i- si -:,; al-U i e | u,-den re, I • s '1 ..e vapory ri-ifion, of s -.nenir and of presen l: ment an- r."t wdom/lv fre- i j u, ■ 111 ■ - t by tl 11 ,se w h o s pea k 1 ti i- 1 're n i - ll of l'aris«n l whp, livin tiie hriltiant sunshine of lo ry 1 'aris a life of inten sit y and aid,or. here anil.jiow, npon the jiri li djile that life is the end of ife 't hod ueCldld, in llarp/er's Maya/ine MUNbltH PH E H I ST GRIG TIDES. *r t»Ter Two lliinrlml I Hnes as IIIkIi uh at the 11m**. At present the moon is ^40.000 miles awny from our (flohe, hut there was a time when it was only one-si uth part of that distanee aw ay or, say, ahont 40,- 000 miles away. That time must of a IieerRsity have corresponded to sumo ffreat terrestrial (fenhijfira 1 epoi-h: proli- ahly it was at the time when the eo/,.ion lived. At the present time the average liei(fht of thy tides th:> World over is only about three feet. In the faraway time alluded to (when the moon was only 40,000 miles away) they were did times as hiffh as at present, oriiis f,-et in height. Such a tide as that would wash St. Louis off the faro of the earth, throw a flood of sea TV«.Urr Kixty-one feet lii(j;h on the Chi cago waterworks tower, and drown out almiHit every place of importance in the TJuited States. Three-quarter tide would leave but a few of the tallest chimneys and spires in St. Louis abovts water, nnd a full tide would run Well up into Lie pineries of Canada. But this would only last for a few hours at a time; in less than five hours the whole of this vast flood would have re treated. * Not only would it leave Missouri and all of the remainder of the hSited States hi(jh and dry, tint would proba bly drain the pulf of Mexico and leave a gravel and shell-paved path from the, mouth of the Mississippi to Cuba nnd Jamaica. A few “dry” hours would pass, and then the whole land would again be inundated, only to be soon abandoned. These mighty tide* are the gift* which modern astronomers have inude to the working machinery of the geologist . I'V , r t .pr, f ■ 1 r. * -.'.I, at • ..- . i . I ti.’. V . . s l . ’ 1 • . t ( ■ ' * 1 •' l ••• r - 1 Id’ 1 . 1 ' ’ \ !m: . i W . * **1 I. !. t( ,! 1, un.l 1 nt t > If r Ill’s . n K Ui »C 1v( report,irial instinct, sL-.al of a biUi-kinc, broth, a burglar erne! She foundjlier husband In the library, He was young and comely, hut a strip of' red flannel on his throat, a shawl hntidilv worn and a gloomy cx- prcssiofi of countenance did not Im prove him. ' I'll stay at home, dear," said Mrs, Turfitt, "if there was anything I could do for \ on "There isn't,” said her husband, shortly. "This beastly cold has got to \\ ear itself out. " “('"liny and I are going out for a llt- t'e shopping, then. And if you can let me have the money for mv spring jacket now, Ceorge? Tin a little late about getting it as it is, you know It's th" tan one, with a strqie.l sati'i lining — a\s fully pretty at bright's " "I don't know anything’ about any jacket!" < .n age Miapped. "I'm har assed ein nigh in mind and body, Kate, without your persecuting me." “In mind 0 " said Mrs. barfilt, patient- )y resigning herself. This was one of Gcorgse’s days at hi 'nvo "Yes, In mi ini’" lie threw off Ids shawl, and sat up and g-lowered at her ' \\ hat il" von think about Hugh I) ud- ley and t onstaiien, anyhow?'' "Hugh Dudley and < ,-nstanec?*' Mrs 1’arl'tt stared a little. “That';, what I said He's coming here all the time, isu'.t he? What’s he c .m mg fi ir?" i M riv Tiirlitt looked into her lap A smile dawned on her fresh lips. “1 really, I " she murmured. “I f'-el respon-nhlc for Constance,” said Ceorge. scowling impatiently at everything. "I asked her here, and if she does anything to disgrace the fam ily 1 shall f. el t i blame for it. Hugh Dudley! Would Tnele Joe or Aunt Agnes want her to marry linph Dudley? A mrro mere " no lit term present- c 1 itvolf. "1 don’t like this at all! In the ciifTi-e l-usinesr! And 1 don't believe lie knows who his grandfather was!" Mr. i’arlilt eoneluded warmly. Mrs. 1'arfUt looked oihily demure.. “Isn’t Lie eeffeo hr.siuess creditable, C'-orge. dear?" she queried. "And the De.ilhare a very g-uod family, really, and ever) I I ikes Hugh." - 'l don l! Hugh Dudle) 1 — when, with the slightest encourage incut, Thomas Dun f.rtii Mrs. Turfitt murmured, needn't think that has set ma Dudley, though. It hasn't. It ■id) that Ti in is a friend oi Lie ililTi-renee in the two fei m'.s a brink - a brick Tom Dan said Mr. 1’arlitt, with un cm- that amounted to fierceness >r Con,tan.-a Bergen to drill) take up with the worse man of > when she might have the it galls me! I il never invite her ii r ;.in nor any 1 midv else !" lb;n ' bark into his eha 1 r link tunny w ill perhap . be living • h hi lienr," los i\ ife re- dly. She had retreated U "Ton won't give me Lit or my jack einp'ii at ieally. j-d t he fr mt d “It s in my head." said Loorge, dlv nially. 1 hit he smiled his pleasure at Tom DanforUi's appearance, and wrung th-- young man's hand and took his coat ami hut. "Tin glad you came — glad to se - you! Stay to lunch, won't you? Have t'uis foot rest. Con-tanee is home-upstairs,” he said, in a breath. “Just wait," he added, eager ly “Tli go and get her." Rut he came back sulkily. "She went out with Kate, it seems,” Vc ex[rtained in an injured manner. "I diln't know it. They're always gad- din;; about. Have some maraschino or aoinrt h mg'. 1 " “Cordial at this hour of the day?” Tom protestetl, looking the soul of reassuring good nature and betraying no excitement at the fact of Cons.unco's abiicnco. He even took up a newspaper. “Ho doesn’t care," Ceorge mused, gloomily. “MayIs'he isn't in love with her after alb" And he sat and eyed his stalwart friend, and thought what a good hus band ho would have made for Con stance, nnd how blind and contrary and exasperating they all were, and how helpless he himself wr. s b> arrange in al ters as they ought to be arranged. II« fell into unhappy silence. “lias the eashierof the Freosborough bank really gone off with the funis?" said Tom, with his handsome nose in the pa.x-r. “There's a rumor to that effect. Stewart's his na.no. He's Mvrs 1! T.idAM*. No Giio Lut IT rno.lf H;k;w Why iAjovcc! Him. She doubtless had a woman's reasor for marry iu-’him. That kind of re a son may not satisfy other | oop’o, but it is invariably sufii ieiit for thy f.-mi nine reasoner. C , Sam Toms u i i wluit is ealh 1 "v.'nih less" 1 w bis Texan m i- hi in s. Cl I Til r. 11 ti. r- in-law , hi in T f not •r Useful citi.'.lHI, U.v eps at the crosa-ro; rich enough anyhow. Il l>e —” Tho h»-ll rang again! It PartitA, looking pretty checked after the fresh blithe ti-s though going’ to tors' reception in her old h said • close directly, himself he was gnul to Ih.’ e ought to was Mrs. and pink- air tin 1 as the Carjien- •'rided wrap were iiir* going to be a horm l ucees- fcity i “Oh, you, Tom?" rheeried, cordially. *T um so g’livl! Poor Ceorge is sc wretched with that eohl, and you can cIhmt him up!" “1 don't nee 1 cheering lip," sakl Ceorgs-, hinhilliig Ids bhuwl elobi r. “At here ii, (mst a nee?" “t onn y?" t.uld Mrs Tarfi't hrh;htly. “Oh! we met Hugh Dudley In Ids cart end he took t'imny along with him. What a stylish turnout he has!" Mrs. Tartltt unpinned her bonnet.' “lie did, did hoM Her husband twitched In his elnilr sc viohutly that his elbow knocked the gingur U-u cup the floor. Tom picked it up. ‘T w onder if that scamp has taken the money if It will hurst the bank?" he said. “It's n simian!” “What hank?” Mrs. Parfltt qtics- ti< meiV ■ An uni inn tod dfcsetnslon ensued Mrs. 1‘uriitt knew thi- defaulting cashier's drug-liter; Tom Danforth had known Id. , hrotlier. Ceorge, w K^Rpiew more about 1dm than i nher of them, con tributed nothing to the conversation, lie leaned back and shut Ids eves. He confessed to himself that he was en tirely out of temper; hut he had -cer tainly he had—ample cause for being so—ample distracting oe.tiso. He even began to think about going upstairs to bed os a tcrnporary escape from Ins af- flii'tiuns. "And Tm sorry enough for Sally Stewart There's tonny!" said Mrs. Tarfitt "Said :.ho rliouldn’t he ('one ‘ long. ' I oust a nee came sweeping in. Ter stylish long dre-ss trailed after her with fine effect. Her light coat was open and showed tho w hite silk vest id hi r dress. Her little hat set back prettily on her fair hair, which wal blown into many straying tendrils. Coor.70, thought, with a mental groan. Lint she had never loTted sc lovely. “Uh. Tom, you?” Constance cried, quite ns Mrs. Tartltt had done. And then, not at all as Mrs. Tarfitt had d ne, Lie gave him both her hah'l) Ij, was a Bunn, 1. very e:ii to - ,t on tin store and publicly bewail his sad lot i: having S.nn for a laemCcr of h.-> f imi )y. Kill had u I’rainalie style of de livery that v> a •. cry fct-1:mg. (in 1 in* vari.J iy impr. •.‘.1 d t.lrauger.-i as bciug very iai;< h in 1 .n ne r t. lie ivotdT- • it on tin' rteps. silently chew ing an 1 nortnoits tnou'. liful of t’ haeeo and appiiiently li.tening to Hu conversnti >n of his co-loafers. If K.unk name was i.ivutioflcd, he w ir. il g-iia vi ut to four or live little fak-elti squeak i, wldeh foiin I egrers throegl his nose; then he would draw in a )on(i bre. th, pin'T out Idi fai eheel; 1. purse his mouth, ;ij>-l give (i heavy win).ton; sigh; this would le fellow cl hv a lurgi quantity if bd-aico juice, eai'efr.llv aimed at sotne ohject in the vicinity These preliminaries acei mplished, Bil would rise to Ids feet, thrust one fat, dirty h..nd into his shirt front, wavi the other ill a i.WOr 1- -cr'-il his ey is at sally from side t himself ; infoundly, fashion. “Ah hum! That S Inriest, mo-.’ shif'iess, cuss 1 ever seed - an' M ' . ..yed to ticip 1 tie- supp.-i-, »ud «Iiirin^' tli • meal h trued that tin t were of leers trailing a luMT** 1 had stolen'a valuable "’t" forty mile i east and sold: Illation, an 1 who was come tli! 1 w;:yv As she listened t? tho Coat sud.le 1 nar.ie ’ftss fear caiqo maiti.ig in r f -el taint and ill. as Mtp;H-r was over tdie took hor t and luirri -.l home. Soiiuhow sbe was not , find the diHir open. Lite enter ly. Mam wis in be 1 rudecp and I in,; s‘>rbi-i t. ly. 1'e had | been i! iiikiu r, us hit dothe* tfcro | tere'd ahont the i'.ior, «ml Mttf,. t,ut the back door, couIdi.ee i.t.iaduig pulicutiy where him. v. aitlt.;' for some ore to.couMfl feed bun. Mat leaned oToruMI in'' mnu and klvse l hlxtl iiig' gesture t.s li< 1 rolled Ids hea< - ) iih-, and dcnvi 1 ft 1 tin f-How i.in 1 Toms is th ‘'ler'.’, iriliin err I've ilotli' eyea full of -love. Then shq < pick up hi. clothe . and pet (.hem The trouser* wore hoavr, and thing j’ngled in one of Whs Instiiu tiw ly Mat thm:it. ItO? hMMt! it nnd drew it forth clasping gold pieces. As *ho did sj her opened w ide and she stood usif *tf for a t une, her heart chilled with t same strangi- f car that had stricken awhile ago and impelled her to in itae. She rttahed to the Iki'1 and .shook _ roughly. "S i n’ Sara! —\va!xo unr* almost seri'ntaed. - ' 'J'he tnan turned over nnd looked lier st iipiuty. *'H lo, M-.Mut! Ycro, ye? (iiiuine Litis,” ho said, in ft tone. “Not twi ll yo tell tno whar ye got theHM ye re things!** Mat* a sounded broken ^ynd sliTill, '■3*S got 'bn f’r a son-'n-lawr. 11 m-hm-lmi'.' | Another w hisLing sigii w ould elim<-thi‘ | jH-roration, and ol 1 Bill would resume ' Ids seat, still shakutg Ids head sorrow fully. _ | And Bill was more, than half right Nominally, Sam was a cowboy; hut most of the time he would tell you hi j was “jes' lay in' o!T 11 npell, t' rest tq i like." j lie had always been just so—distin guished h >r laziness in an easy-g.dji;; community, and nobody expected biin , j ever to people capable Mattie Bonn accepted 1dm foi j, •‘rcg'lar i-nnip'ny,” to say nothing oi 1 the sensation created by their we lding. Mat, as has been surgi-sted, probably had some reason for marrying Sam: hut it is quite certain that she never toll anyone what that reason was. Sam was tall, and big, and handsome In his ea ele-.s si mehy way; lie had always managed, no one knew hdw, to wear good clothes, Phs be otherwise; and it \ U/./.lc immensely when eiicr;’etk\ : Sain sat up and rubbed his heart, look* ing at her in drunken won dor. “W” them them Liar, honey?** She shook hint fl -reely; and said, ta« lovvi-i toMe—-a tone r.-f eurncat fureo: “Tell me, Sam Toma, whar ye <1 g’ot these yei‘.e <S)ilis! (juiclt, now!** , Her tone paYtially nolxtred tkd whose eyes ojicned wider as ho quenilously: " ' ( -ifSi “What ye so nll-flreil fH«sy ’liont? 1 hain't done nothin’.” And ho laughed a a half-drunken, half-nervon* W»y.- “Sam! trL-.r did ye git ’em?" He sat durably startng at her. ‘ 't ' These facts nature nnd “Sam!" her voice wax full of horror, “did i/-‘« steal that thar hon-s?** No an ,wer; but Mat saw by hi* ere* she had guessed the truth., Blowly "tit*, coins fell from her hand to tho slowly her head lent forward until face touched the pillow. For she did hot move—not, until 8am, had been ( taring at her wond reached out his big huert and laid t caressingly on her lieruL Tkmpr- spraug to her foot, her hoteyos | anT -his p-rcnninl gno-l Lieu,by ways were the only points in.j /nd her form trembhnff his favor. Against him were tho points ] ) u , rr(>r She did ny>t speaS, bW so forcibly taken by his fatuer-in-law, , j 1( , r p nzo ol , f !lre for a few an 1. also, that he got drunk wlidiever j , lp <U( , n „ t mcei hcr alrl he i-ould possib.y »do so, an 1 was i jy j-pp turned and runout of th« door m- rally so weak that anyone could .Sam, almost sober now, called ea-stly lead him a tray. hor . bllt sh<> jij ni/l answer. 1I« How Mat and Sam got along no one • out of i^slowly uml started to hut Mat knew. Once in a great '* mD, ^ K : .,l c.lraost finislieil, «* Sam w ould do sotne wor.c and earn n MalK aceompanied by her fatlior he got home, with it 1 t„ 0 strangers, returned. s!i)|)ping at the rr.loon, well few dollars, w ithout and good. But, oftener than not, !,»’ would “drai) In jes' f take a nip 'r ^ J,‘T hau he in—an’ tliar’s U>’ sl-.e raid, and pro sed on otlt th* the back door, without looking at I such times he would stay, and buy | Tllorc a jail nt tho Iniiks for everybody present while Ids u was ;l p.imtftve afiair, but solid money lasted. Then he would come > home In a maudlin, tearful state of in toxication, and tpvent some talc to ac- e Mit.t f >r hi 1 erthdiLoii and Lie ditnp- penranee of his im.ncy, winding up with Lie promise never bilet It happen again. And Mat would preU-nd that she li -lieV' d him, and Would sVoke his curl) he.el in;'il he fell asleep. Than she w ould look at thr" handsom > scamp a>r ry by tin .e saw, in blooming Mrs. iing ,1 miiiioa into < lii.-ago 1 i.spateh. of C0I1I In Montu.ia. aii'cs th 1 r.i \ * . 1 ::ij! i i: 1 ■' ( ff w 111 "IN. - rv thing g. ie s by C« -m p; irisim out bis sfi i V C r. 1! lt‘lht M . f t .In* 1 ■ auD f u in M-i il.ina," hull Ll.' Pit *' itlt' •nt . f 0no (.— .‘HI Ik*. n.s • < h on 1 '-’-•-tst 1 .('I of M. 1 a 1U1s' big : ,iN e r p 1 inf s. “< incu f-t:.)v l s ; ;mk!. b i i i ", : ! ' ; ;■ H.h'r * t be slllld' •il well kie ie. ti ehai :n D- r n a met 1 M a< kay he v> litfil ii i - ■ 1 '.. ‘ t 1 * nctl. 1 1 t ll U as a -ked by a 1; elv i t is’ tin" tin ‘ ') Cht went tl .0 lock n • T : n n, as if t lie if t lie w t!a r u. 1 IH d OCt mal ’y be- burgl .1 r ls i it* r V ' *., s an d v a 4 Ct UK- i lit e 11 se 1 V eiil d. r.i< i*' MIXi his to o; en the door thai. 1 | rest- quiet. The dour i K.sel v ibhei w a , in e\ iilen'. 1 v L.e nil 1 e [10 an ,1 na r - iisi- v bur rutin 1 we reo on the outside, '.thin and w a; and he felt a -xeitem'.it at Le- tiimightol able to cap,Dm* hi* man with tin. out 1 - 11 w as to preserve (’1 lll'il nis ized the L1.1t t he r but w as working Ids way thud i. f boil) booh!3 on his person. He .slipped hi* revolver out of his pocket, trained it *01 the door and an instant afterward the door swung ojx-a and Charlie was ready to "throw vp yonr hands," when, instead of a burglar, a ghost came out. “It can't be a ghost," lie whispered in an assuring lone* to l,inr,elf, "for ghosts dm't unlock doors. They jus! come right through them. But if it isn't n ghost, yvhat the deuce is it?" He bad long to wr.it, for whoever or whatever it was eiune out into the v-, s- tibule and down the steps slowly, as ii mievrlain of its movements, and when about half-way to the pavement stopped. "By gart-y," said the reporter, “it's a woman, and she’s got Ah a night gown. " t *’ 1, ) es," he roplicd, ‘it gets ri o ht sharp here : ■ nnct iine-, ’ “ '\v'e'l.L’ persisted the lady, ‘how cold ib ie - i t get " ' IT1.1t 'lepemls,' he answered, evas- V 1 Vf :: 11' 1,-rs e weather d.av. am tla-n- an was rice 'Now, to-d.ay is what we nl a one-shirt day. When the gets colder it's a two-shirt 1 wh’-n the blizzards come three-shirt days.' The lady h mystified until 1 explained to her the habit of the miners of put ting on one or two shirts above an other, according to the temperature.” —bt Louis Republic. Wko can rtpubt that they constituted a terrific power w^ile aiding in the work si etR^jflcatkm?—3t Untia iktoublic.. J better tfo and patod an ubter.” Ilablto of •* The “gents" have a contempt for the ■'rdinary decenci -s of life. They “cuss, chaw tcrbaeUer, and drink red licker,” and they desire that you shall he made aware of the fact. They were “raised” t 1 do it. and if you don’t like it you C4in "lump it—see?*’ They “pay their way,” and “don’t ask no man no odds." Aa they see 1dm the gentleman is always a “dude," the lady ti "high-flyer." They rush against you, jostle yon, outrage I’ll have to see aliout this," and with your sense of propriety and rejoice in his revolver ready in case of accident, the discomfort they cauao you. They he stepptfVTBut of the shadow and spoke “sport" paste diamonds and “take in to the ghostly walker * the town," and are not afraid of the "Good evening,” ho said, nervously, “whole police force." They will have lie supposed Ciitialnnoo was Upstairs; but he i- s in tin niuml for talking tp a r. lb- was out of patience with her. lie went to the kitehcn a 11 1 asked the cook to make him sum-- ginger tea lie- turning he saw fi-oin' the window 11 sight w hich caused him to utter an ex- asp* rated growl. Hugh Dudley was driving up briskly in his road cart, w l ieh cart was shining in Lie rays of the morning sun, as was also his hand some face. George met him at the door before the maid could answer the bell. “Is Miss Bergen the caller began, with a questioning smile, offering to shake hands. Mr. Tarfitt ignored his hand. “.She is not at home," he said, delib erately, with no trace of his accusing conscience in his displeased face. To admit Hugh Dudley and hear him and Constance chattering and giggling for two hours in the parlor was toe much, lie would not have It The young man’s face fell percepti bly. "U hen will she l>o at home?" he fal tered, embarrassed between his disap- |>oinlmerii and his awe of Mr. Turlitt's stern looks. “1 have not the slightest idea," George responded. Would the fell' w keep him there ut tering mendaeitias all day! Not but that the cause was go-xl and suf.icicnt, but lie was not ucctistcmcd to lying. “Tm sorry," Hugh Dudley declared. Be lingered, looking touchingly un- happy, only Mr. Tarfitt was not touched. He looked as though he was waiting to shut tho door, and the vis itor retreated down tike ste[»> and lute his cart Ellen had the ginger tea ready. It wax not strong enough, and too sweet. And when Ellen, having been some what gruffly informed of it, Ivad made some afresh, Mr. Tarfitt drank it, and resumed his shawl and his chair and his uncomfortable reflection*. The door bell rang again. George thought ho knew the ring. Eure enough, it waa Tom Danforth. “Laid up?" that young man demand ed, pinning In breezily, big and broad- shouldered nnd bright-eyed and cheer ful “Too bad! On your lung..? Have you tried a capsicum plaster? 1 can with hci 1 0^1. tuui mid -it was un hallucination, fact- and let him kiss hAr. the turned up.-n hoi'eousla blue eyes sweetly dewy. “Do you like it, Ceorge?" she sai “Are you glad? 1 know you like 'L Aren-'fr jr1 c.sed? W, M hav you*before, hut w-‘ve only been en gaged a week, and nob'sly biM. Kata bus Known it so far. ” “And I thought 1 wouldn't blurt, it out," sai 1 Tom, standing, llubicd and beaming “1 thought Td let Coiiny tell you, you know." “An* you two engaged?" George roared, lie sought vainly to get his wife’s eye. “rhea how about Hugh Dudley?" “Mr. Dudley?" said Constance, vaguely. “Uh, George! You haven't thought that 11 ugh Dudley vyunted me or i him? Why, it's all about Grace (Juinby. They were engaged, you hnow, and then they 11 art some ridiculous trouble or other; ano Greed nnd 1 have Ih-cii so chummy ever since I've biM-n here that Mr. DmUe? came right to me with it. He’s Ix'tffi here two or three times to toll me livings tc tell her and I've tol l h -r all off them, for Grace was foolish and ha^fy, and it really wasn’t Mr. Dudley's/fault at all, and I've Ikiou anxious fnt^ them to make it up. And now they have, lbs came this morning to get frie to go there, with him, and he met nffc on the street and wo went. And Grpen began to cry when she saw him, and 1 catuo away and—" Constance was rvtnpatheiital 1 y tear ful. “WcTl never quarrel, will we, TiTtn?" ahe demanded, tenderly. Tom stroked her hand. ‘ Kate!” cried Mr. Tarfitt, sternly. 1 But his wife, laughing until her pink cheeks were red, slipped hcr hand through hix arm. "You're a dear good boy," sh« avowed, "and I was a mean, dreadful girl to do it But, George, yon were so cross about my jacket that I wanted so—you’re always a little cross when you’re nt homo sick, you know—and 1 thought you'd know it so soon, any how, and it was a temptation, and—- I’m awfnl sorry,” said Mrs. Tarlitt, I pleadingly. * “Where’s my pocketbook?” said ute s with 1 unuUi-r- 1 fur a few i.mn able i;i her eyes—the tired eyes back nf which were a world of Uia.lied tears. But she never complained—not the first word; the liejn-M-t mouth and weary look might indicate ev’>r so much, but her lips never expressed it. An 1 S qa gradually grew more' and more useless and f.hiftle ,s, trusting to bib wife's ready wit and fertility of re source ty cany them both over the bad place:!. There were lots of bad p’.acrk, too. Twice Fu n ran Into debt several dol lars at the saloon, and Mat found some means to pay the debts -only heraolf knew how. But tho second time she informed the saloon man that he must trust Sam no more. And. be-ides these things, to live—how did they do it? Nobody could 'guess. Perhaps even MAt herself could not have told; yet live they efid -or, rather, existed—and, for the tm st part, kept out of debt. Sam sometimes worked, hut never for very long. He always found some excuse for leaving a place within a few (jays. lie. could almost always find an other job easily enough, for lie was an excellent “hand" when he chore to Ik* - but he ill 1 not hasten aLiut finding a new job when he had given one up; not until they were icdueed to thc^very la-1 straits could Mat get him to hunt ing work again. One day Sam left home for a ranch about thirty five miles d; ■! int, where lie had heard they wanted help. Two days paused—three— four—five—and no word cum*- from him. Mat was not a little worried, although Ham had often Ix'oti away for two weeks at a time without sending word to her. But this time it was different; tlicrc tPas no ex cuse for hnot rending a message, as the gone to three times a week. If ’act had found work there, as he expected, fie could easily have notifled her. So, lat* in the afternoon of the fifth day, she threw her shawl over her head and went down to her father’^, to find il they had heard anything of Sum. The old fellow was standing in the doorway, talking to a couple v ol htran^'rs. "No*/’ be was saying, “they hain’t | with tho be’n no person ’long yere, las’ few days, yon it exactly but what b’jongsyero. Mebbe, though, yon he mont a be’u seed over yere t’ Ba- j substantial. It wus a dugout in ;.id-hil!, and had a henvy oak door and great steel binges and logic. It 1 lent;/ strong enough to hold a dozen men. all anxious to escape—and Toms did not try to escape. Ho sat still in the low, dnpvp, dark rooin and tried t> understand how had all happened. It must be a drunk* en dream bat, no, lie was ulRH^t nolle’-, and knew where ho was end m Jiow and why he was there. Bnt—h* could not understand. Had Mat—wa* it really Mat, who had given hka ftp? Thera must l>c some mistake. The big, strong man finally began to realize it rli. ih* lay down on Um . bun!; and cried liita^cif to sloop, like ft child. . -'-.vis It intr.t invc i)een aliout one o’cloek in the mofniug when some one aileutl entered tiie li >uae of lltll constable. This tome one entered by the back door, went stealthily Into tho room where BilF and hia wife rummaged about a few tniantes, then emerged from Vhc house. It waH a woman, aud olio had so moth Lug La her hand. Ham Toms was awakened, • Uttlft after tliis, by a rattling, jarring sound.. lie sprang u;\ j’.Ttt as the big doors swung back and faveaLocT^too tigures of a woman and two saJUo- liorses. ' * ^ a “I come fr ye. Sant,"tail tho tsoffft* an, with a r.ob. “I done brung botk jxinies an’ 011' clo’en. Le’s goi, Nam; wa c'n git ’crust t!T rival* befo’ tftawuUi**? Come!" . He ilasped her in hu arms, end thar ' cliHig t<> each other a little Then Mat said, i toro «tc*dily: "t ome, Ham. Le’sgdovali t*- —an' mebbe wo t’u try’u’ cU ovuli thar." ft ' D And Liey rode forth in the' free in xiniight, down towards the ft Grande—into a new and Lett IL L. Ketch gn*. iu Ban Francbvo nauL *•* , ——— 4>-a Tw 1 Pacts AHoat a Itti^ An impressionable young stage came by the ranch he hail tn.a certain country town a ebarmiog ffivl lieeuty took hi * heairt 1 conversing Vrjth hqr ao i ery which l*c fondly hop able him to make at stroke an elegant proof of wit and hla Ing at a roc circled hor fair "Sweet r*k.„ *0 ■ “No, exense me, I mean g<xxi morning, you know they are “genU" and priv 11 yott’re going to market, maybe yem’d Degt'd under tho InW to outrage deoen- got j’on ooo la live minuuw if you want 1 Tm goluf ’ ' ' ' “ cy.—Bumioghau* Age-IlerakJ. me to. v " * ' ^ 's f - — ' '* .7, x ' ' ’ er>-h George. “You shall have that jacket. ,, I meant you to all the time. Tin over- < ^ >a , K tlmr * * "a-ot, my joyed and rejuvenated aud cuml. and )wb to the ohice.”—Yiavar- boy’s com In’ in ftn thar party soon, an’ lie c’u tell yc. nuudon. 6e ycntrluitltom."