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w- ! Wri MW J] k&jn •\ Vol. XVI. Atthuwc Department. A4apMMtk« t'Wlty ittgja hy Ulu (Joun . r » — ■if. I*ATC 4wooi4t* BHtroi, *• **m «1 ConHMMrJhkMU on AtilAOOc Mtsft stwtftd be eiMfiwwlt. —»»< ft He OeeXi AUU»t». W. If. OttlinMi, iSwbWwL I* •. Teeto, freaModt. W. A KmApk*, Sw rcuiy. A. F- W. Q MAmM^wHiWk. T. A Week*, CotlntT Lenmrer. W. A. AIL Stewerd or A»si«t*et LectHtef. W. A Sealer, Doer KeeMt. S K. Ilerley, AarfeteMtflM 1 tteefitt. , W. BAdlford, Herneeht et Arm*. ——~ t. ff. Creeeh, VaulneMi Agent. Rxeentlre Cemmtttee-<!. F. Itoej W. W. ^TreAe Cwwiun^-O. If. Hmm i ft. H. tKxrMnc, J. M. Cheer, W. A. All. Coamtttee on 6e*d of the Oriel 1 —iti C. Me- Klllen, C. M. FAesSehl, W. T. K ft—UtoUL A A Qneee., ^ . ■— L ■ . ■■ ■' '1 . - 1 —— , M l ^l . BAKNWBLL COURT HOUSE, S. C., JULY t3,1893. No. i Cwmtj feeictsrr’s Roll f • • SacKETAiiT’e OrncK, July 7, *ftft» To the gab Hftefeurte*: The COwntir AUience will hold it* nnBual meeting et the Court lloiine’ on July Tilth eml 14th at 11 a. m. All routine butineM will be tranMcteft «u Thuraday, the 13th. Officer* for the e—uing yew will be elected and inatalled. Secret*- Hea will pleaee •end In their report* be fore the day of meeting. On Friday, the 14th, the Alliance will he *d(treated by aeve.ral prominent Alliaacemen. iHacuaaiona for the feed.of th* eider will be the promi nent features of the day. All Alllance- aaen Ingood stand lug are cordially in cited. - All visiting brethren will he taken cere of by ~AIIiancrnien adjacent to Barnwell. By order of W. 11. fH.'xr*?t, . ■■■■-• President. W. 8. Bamwrko, Secret* re.^ i ' , At the Aoitt*\ iiH> ( ounty Alliance meeting, held July flth, a resolution woa passed inviting the Alliaocemen of the Bute tosneetat Ureenoftod, Auly 2fl. Alovernor THInian aad the prominent Alllancemen of rhe State will address the meeting. The railroads entering Greenwood will be requested to give red need rates and furnish extra trains. We hope the paper* of the State will publish this m*1ce. . , A. C. r.ATIMSR, For ihe CewiuiUe*. - Qnite amuniiBr o r Connty Aillanco# held sheir quarterly mceti^ga la«t week. Kach passed resolutions endorsing the AlHaneo dareawda as heretofore adopt ed. -Theaaase aotlou will be Uken at the meetings to he h«4d this week. Cengreea wffil he feNy adriaed of pub lic oplnlhm in this State when Ihe extra session meets on August 7th. One cause of farm depression la that damwrs hare been educating and push ing thelf brightest hoys into the f»ro- fessiona. They should have educated their hlockh—ds astd ttisde lawyers and doctors out of them. At requires more brains at the (iresent to he a aticcesaful Farmer than to be a lawyer or» doch*r. Under right conditions farming is the it independent and ennobling bull- i there to. Boys should he so edti- UtMtMNi Celleg«. . _ ThUSUtd Agricultural CollegU 9** opened on Thursday. Thert wtlre 250 stMedts liatteNdtflM. ftov. Tlttnnrtv Wade A brief speech; Ite tefce the Reg- Irtet’i report; . . ^ IllsHeaft. he said, was too f«llforttt- teranWi * Tte Bad had HO waffling that A speech dts expected from him, and he had no tittle to prepare a finished speech, etetl stlppostng He Had the abil ity to mahe (We. But plain, practical tiiougbta about the subject were so In terwoven with the flttfes t»f His being that If he were Jo aay He tfas unable to s|teak on the subject of agricultural and mechanical education, everybody would kilo* that be was telling an Ull- ttuth. » The college had been his dfeam for and when He aAB the lnrtt, Tttr heart welled up lu gratUude.tq the aB- poWetful Gbd whose blessings made PofStHte the Opening of Clem son CoU lege to-dayi if* was present In the dual capacity as Governor and trustee f under the Will tif Olemson. Oh every rqef, tower, turret and hrick, the pur pose of the trustees and will of the Gen eral Assembly Wefe so plainly written that he who cannot read must be blind indeed. This college building is the finest in the State and as Mne as any ill the South. That building represent* an Me t that we me in t > cultivate the brains and mludt of the boys and teach them to speak and write their mother tengwe elnqueutly and wetT. No lan- . • -OttAWEm. thrinef was ever. Tltey had JHUt lit; their pipes and aettled down to U gktttU* j ing chat. “Oufr said Harley, “now we’re off. . Yea. J confess it isn't half bad to find ( one's self rich after knocking about the world for years on crusts. Yon see, I fealty had had a bit of roughing. On landing at Melboomo I was taken by the hand by h trry obliging fellow, with whom t entered into partnership in the hardware line. 1 WokU Up *•# tnorning to find that 1 had beeU taken by the pome and that 1 was lu several hard lines without the Bare. 1 Worked my paasagU as an arty thing but a jolly tar Utohnd to. Sydney, where I became M real rent] MU art's gardener at the gentle 1 uUtply Bum trf £1 Ma. per rteek. - Fi— pursuit, horticulture. Once read a book abrmi it, thongh My master wouldn't Mftcv* that. So 1 left his garden fof the next matf-Crwwd and sWted hi gu*?e will be Uugbt at preaetit but the English. In soaie other colleges other languages are tatight, white Englsh Is neglected and the graduate* are not able to speak their mother tongue cor* rectly. in that building is written ll*c determination to cultivate and train. I'wder the old system that wft all that was attesnpted, hut there ha* been a new departure. Another bshdi build ing here contain* shafting, engines, and whirling machinery, where the hands ars instructed. Beyond and all around is a farm whieh contains evi dences t hat it is possible to farm profita bly all over South Carolina and for farm bones to be happy and free from carp ing care. The chemical building, a* large a* many one-horse colleges, and th«re will be taught the application of science to everyday Hfe, and education .will He given to help to put SouthCaro- llna in the rew path. We are face i« face with a new era in educational progeaa. The custom hith- or— has bees* to train the br*iu only and while training the brain to divorce the student front labor long enough to make him on his return on the farm re gard work a* degradation ami make him seek a profession to make a living. Science will tench a diversification of industry and new methods of farming and that opportunity U good in South Carolina as elsewhere. It will rid us of all this twaddle about looking to the North for brains and capital being nec essary to develop our resource*. We hare got brains and intelligence enough, and all that Is necessary is to put our own shoulders the w heel and we will ^ush forward. There is one motto which should be burnt into yuur minds and those of this -called that they will re.*|ioct instmid of ! faculty: Work. The IMvine com mand that in the sweat of our brows we 1 s'lall eat our broad has been too long j neglected in this .Southern country.. The faculty must teach these young men and South C trollna. *s well that any b'Utest labor is honorable. While the purpose is to give a'practi cal bread and butter education It is not the intention to make the education one-sided. Men from this school will ^ be able to compete with men from any other school. It Is altogether proper to pay the due meed of reverence and gratitude to t he man whose picture hangs on this w all. ftlllH They ahould b •dacated agriculturally, commercially and polltteally. They ahould b« edu cated tofrow crops, to sell them, and to kgistasAo protect themselves. To be an Intelligent farmer require* a more •varied and gsasral oducstioa than any . other calling. The education of farm- ora has keen too much (none line, that or; growing crops. Their commercial ednchtloR has been neglected, and they become the prey of thieving specula- A ira. From lack of political education they become the tools of thieving poli ticians. To get farming out of its . preaent rut will require the help of opr brightest befa. To get that help the boys most be educated and made part ners in profits as well — 4n work.—Na tional Stockman and Farmer. President MagiB dosed his address to the Kirshaw County Alliance at the Mat quarterly meoti ng aa follow a : Brethren, as this is the last quarterly -meeting in our official term, I foe] that H ia my duty to retrospect the past a* well as prognosticststhe fntuveof oar ordtr. it waa predicted that the an e wonld have seven stages of A Mi en n- flict. We have aurvirod the passage of «fx. Flrat, we were treated with con tempt; aecond, ridicule; tlHrd, 4 ‘uncon- atltutlonal demands',” foi-rth. false rep resentations; fifth, dissensions were .to ba eraatml by Mailing onr sundvrd Thomas G. Clem von. He was a stran ger, and little known in .South ('arolina, to which he waa connected by marriage with the daughter of South Carolina's great statesman, John C. Calhoun. While Calhoun's name la blazoned In ■history as one of the brightest and beat, the act of Clcmsaiu In bequeathing his lands aqd property will place his name plongaide Calhoun’s as a benefactor for -South Carolina. > Clcmson College odors a great boon, but j am afraid many will not appreoi- hearers; sixth, flattery and offers of «»I* •'"HOMlbM for alllo suqceed, but compromise; seventh,open war and a free use of Wall street boodle and an Attempt to drive us out of the old po litical parties. Our foes are desperate. They try to starve aa into submission by excluding ns from federal patronage. It ia a life and death struggle with tnem If we succeed In the enactment of our demands Into law the privileged class es nan no longer practice “Isgal thiev ing” apon us. The crisis in the life* work of our order ia upon us. The faint-hearted and weak-kneed will drop out of our ranks. Therefore, It behooves thorn who are gifted with true manhood to gird on their armor for this last desperate stage In our con- diet with plutocracy. Revolution* never go hack. The justice of our cause ensures our success and our reward ate.tke opportunity, have wrong ideas. Boys starting life are often Indoctrinated with wrong feelings and ideas which are cobw ebs then but become chain* after awhile. All ahould bare a guiding star, a fixed -course, and the move- a straight one. he who does hU best to deserve success is more .worthy of a loyal crown than he who,chances on success. W« will watch the faculty, and if any neglects his duties «r is nst in sym pathy with the grand motive, he will have to move opt aQid we w ill till his place. AH, from thejichest to the poor est, must work here and the faculty muat Mad and show- a sympathy for the work. f He complimented the trustees, espe cially the executive committee,on their magnificent work- The trustees would still supervise the college and not allow it to get.«n the tide tracks. ——- The Georgia wheat crop baa turned with an.lritrodnftkttl from A Scotchman ta a sheep farmer friend 70 miles away. "The money ebbed ont of niy pockets Ind the elboWS Oqt gt toy Coat sinftlita- neottsly, And it was getting hard,to keep the sonl - from ebbing ont of ray. body when the tide turned tad flowed good lock. -1 was passing through fatlief a drirify diatriet when I saw In front of me i brawny European standing behind a dead horse tad keeping a group of bowling Maoris at bay with his rifle, rhefe were four living and two dead, aad I saw that those left were as deter mined to relieve the honest Man of life's burden aa be Waa to carry it a little far ther. Just as be draped from a ballet Wtand I Went into them at the, gallop, ind'Ii a few second* bad, with my re volver, persuaded two of them to con tinue oi*erntions in another World, tic kling the others in their flight with a lit tle lead. The man on the ground was the good Ayrshire Boot to whom I was journeying. Lttckily it waa only a leg wound, and be Managed to stick on my bone for the remaining two miles of the distance. “Well, that Man Was Mote than A fa ther to me. 1 worked with him on the ranch for two years, when he took ma larial fever and died, leaving roe, as he had no relations, every cent of his Mon ey. I had a hankering after the old country, so sold ont and shipped home. Having some business to transact in this quarter, and irtrning in Glasgow that my old rhnm, now one of a prominent firm of lawyers, was straggling through a holiday down here. I—yes, here I am." "Aod-here you are welcome, old man." “By the way," said Harley, “do yon know Colonel Hodgson of Doon House?" “Only by name," said hia boet, rising.. He drew aside tbe window curtain. "See, if yon stand here, yrm can just catch a glimpse of the roof through the tree*." "So yon do. And yonder is the monn- meot—dear Mid spot. Is it too late te , walk round that way, WingateT “Not a bit. WelLco for a stroll." « And roand by the monument they went, the wanderer relating to hi* friend, all ears, tbe saga of his doings—of mighty enterprises and hnirbrenth es capes, adventure* by sea and Held. Tbe tongue flashed from world to world. "Yes," Harley was saying, “Colonel Hodgson is my nnole. Tin going to visit him tomorrow—not aa. the man of for tune, but as the hnngry heir expectant. 1 want to see how Ihe old fire eater would treat me if I were really at his mercy. Qpefly I want to learn how he has behaved to my cousin Nelly. lie’s her uncle, too, and her guardian. Nelly and I were lovers in the dead days, and she nsed to say that if she loet her mother she’d rather die than— Angels and minister* of grace! What’s that?" They were crossing the bridge at the monument inn.- Harley -clatched his friend's arm fiercely, and the two men peered, spellbound, up the river. Therrt, on the very auld Brijf'b* Doon itself, shadowed by the trees, hut atreaked by the thin moonlight thread, stool a tall, white figure, making strange signs with its arms—weird, slow movements, sug gestive of things nnearthjy, “Btoleaway! By the ghost of Tam GBhanter! I follow Mice! Wait therc, Wingate." Harley shot along the river hank and wjis lost to sight. Wingate strove to pierce the gloom of the densest foliage as he heard him crash and blander through the shrubbery. The sounds cir culated ami came back. Harley scram bled to the road, breathing hard and dis playing torn garments. ' "The—tbe strangest thing alive—or— or dead," he panted. “Got quite close and thought I had it when the ghastly thing disappeared." "And yon haven’t brought back even a hair of aald Mag’s tail? Most disap- You may possibly . , . , ' ' . „ 7 ‘ “Well, it a .feminMe. Til stake my life on that. Bo next time J leave the pleasure of the chase to yon." Wingate was a bachelor—a bachelor rm holiday and at his friend's service. Together they visited Boon Honse on tlie following day. To casual observation the colonel .seemed, on the whole, pleased to see hia nephew again, bat e Keen j t“No fear.. It wo* alivs, alive, ph! Ob the Brig o’Doob too. W lagate wtll cor roborate." : T V ■; “Eh—what?" blurted the coloiMffi "On the aald Brig? Don’t talk nonsense, Frafck. Smoke, Mr. Wingate? Hat fM give yen a fine Indian weed for the walk home." ~ “Shall I—J—oh, yea, HI get them!" I stammered his niece, vanishing. Coming down the aveooe, Harley, airi ly. hetwsms puff*, “Jolly girj, that—ehT “M—yea." “And what else, anatomist?* “A thoughtful girl, and—and a trou bled girl. How ia she provided for? That’s important." r. "Her mother left hef entire fortune to the colonel, with the provision that Nel ly should receive £908 a year and £10,- 000 as a marriage portion." “Bo that If this girl were to die yonr trade would net, saving annual, £900, sating prospective, £10,000." ( -'■’Yb Wk*j«d bra«d. What'stho man driving *t? D'yon mean to sajr*P— * ,r )rqiki«g. £ . - - “D’you mead to think; then”—— •- That year yooria might tell you *■ Ma am trsmbUd vioMntly. "If he ehnhM auepect- if he shottkl trace am- -eh. Freak, it he ahould find AM here, he'd—-he'd Mil ns both—kill ns -kill B*r 4 "Bo, after all, she told you bothtfig? H*mt rather a wild goose chaser “My dear fellow, I didn't went to have a real ghost in BIT arms. The girl wae out of her trita. But how did yon ktaw R waa hat? You seamed cock ears in tbe My methods Now, before you mean to “Tolerqbly certain, yes. of deduction made me so. taking further steps, do taarry the giri?" ... “You’re point blank, but that je tbe budneea that brought me hero." ‘ Then, in that event, and oo*y because year cousin ia more to you than your la, I take your cam. I have made a careful study of such < and will fie the gratitude of all who contend ; 01,1 1" 0‘"‘ State in Aar equal rigku. _ i fifteen years. something of last night’s -er—MaiiT of Boon." ■ Thcfe a« men who throw out their Wotds crisp and clear ftom the cheat and with such evident relish tbit in stinctively you feel that they ate bfnMy ae well as (ongoing them nay, more, that the silver utterances are all marked of the heart. And Wingate, with Ma mild, risen shaven face and quiet, deci sive raetMef, was one of these. Men learned thtsi hence hi*reputation. Har ley had been ruminating. “Wingate, you’re an enigUsai" “Don't Call names. Didn't you tiotice anything striking today?" “Yes. I thought my uncle changed color when I mentioned the ghost inci dent. ThatwaaalL" !— - “Weil, that Was schUothing; But 1 Mw stranger thihgs in yonr cousin’s face and how on a rather transparent pre text she hurried from the foom." “Then, oh, riddle reader! nnttlth# rid dle be read, well nightly visit the glimpses o',the moodi" It Was a merry drive hext day M right Mefry weather. Nelly had hunted np some y mi tig friends, male and female, from Ayr, and tin? richly colored coun try, the delightful interruptions by the way, the old fashioned town of May- hole, Sbd last the truly pietnresqne rains of the ancient abbey made snmtnsr of living. „ Only once did Harley And his cottsM alone. It wae when they had climlted the one remaining tower, and he held her hand M she peeped cantiously over the giddy edge. “Nelly," he said hurriedly,'“I Want to ask you something. Tell me—has he been—is he good to you—aa kind aa you deaerve?" "Oh, Frank, don't ask Me that.* She turned n sod, pleading face toward him. In that moment her eyis had filled. “Nelly, Fve come to help you. Yott mast"- 1 — “Oh, don't) please don't! Bee, he's watching u*. Go over there,'qnick. H „ Immediately afterward she rap down the stairs,- and her laugh Waa above them all. But Harley was think- Jng—he who wag not given to thinking except when It could not be helped. Wingate stuck to the colonel like a leech, and well Harley knew that the leech was drawing blood. That night the Maid of Doon did not present herself on the Brig, nor for a-full week to come. Then, rircnmstances being similar, he again appeared. Harley’s coarse was de termined. , , \ “Now. old man," he said, "be swift. I'll ent off retreat. You take exactly the ctarao I dlAtaffiJflW?. Mlhwe i»ow ; When yon hear my cuckoo call, swoop. Move os he might, the shrubbery, the dry undergrowth, the roosting bird*, spoke loudly of tbe disturber and sent warning on' the night as they tracked him, Harley saw his prey slipping, gave the sign on the instant, and henceforth while carefully avoiding anything that Might arouaa anonicion in your uncle’s mind, you must discover through your oouffia whether, hejahe* an interest in there wae one whose keen scrutiny the |? first Involuntary flash of sinister unwel come did not escape. Standing Hi the shade Wingate, between half abut eyes, measured the man in the moment of hia approach. “Liver gone—cruel — indomitable — martinet," was the verdict. Couverea- tion ranged until some one came in from the garden blushing rosily, and some body's heart begaa to play frantic quick step on his aide. Wingate remarked the toqes of almost fawning affection in which the oolond addressed hia niece and sought to 'reconcile them With the ^like that, retdict. A picnic to Croearagnel abbey J trembling, iged for - “Kru.v! vtrtt.Y! b'voc N*jt«r ' abandoning all attempts at steckh bounded forward with .redoubling din. .He could see Wingate's fond darting by the moon bright water toward the .bridge. During judicious peases he noted with satisfaction that the apparition waa sub stantial and not,qf air. la'tfcpt ttsrnove- mewts were chronicled even as his own. Ho stood still now, well concealed be hind a hush. The apparition was'reek- teas. A lightning spring or two, and Harley held the dread "thing fast! There was a distinctly feminine scream. “Let tne go. How dare yowT “Nelly, it isn’t—it isn't any use. Do ton think 1 don't know you, even in this guise?* * v The ghost fell sobbing on Ms shoulder. “Oh, frank! Frank! you don't know aft* •Nelly! Nelly! ITyoti bear? Don’t Blew me, you're—you're Let tne take off that white or gives any instruction* regarding bet sleeping apartaMBta. - Harley promised. ’Tmdaaedrhesaid, ••bat HI goon In faith." Sot be excursions WrtSt Ort apeco. There item drives to Dhnure the quaint, to the krtriy glen of DaUorhmyle and the countless other beauty nooks that Maks the very name of >yr a Mud of spell. There Were golf matches at Troon tad golf matches at Prestwick. Festivity -ami all the whilethe thk-ken- tdot and all the While tbe unrarol- ing. Walking homeward me night, Wingate said to his friend: “You had an opportunity todgy. Did ymi take it ky the forelock." “Yea, but what 1 fished was so min- nowy that It's katdly worth mwrtkming." “EverythMg'a worth mentioning to a lawyer when you’re Ms di #t." “Well, It was sUMply that Ho insist* Upon Nelly sleeping with the window down from tbe top. The queen does that, he says, and look at her age,* •b that all?" “Yea "Uo, By the bye, he advised hef to read in bed ae an inducement to sleep Md gave her a boxful of novels. He bought her a patent fending lamp and bookhotderi too, for the purpose. Not much In that —eh?" “Just lifs and death M that, Hatley* We must precipitate matters." Harley V bra signaled alarm. “Yea. and if 1 And you’te right til begin by precipitating the old brute from Ms topmost window." -• "You will please to beat M mind that ft fiMgte injudicious Wnfd May Cost the forfeit of our power to reudef any assist ance -whatever. Tomorrow I sbell pay your Uncle an early visit .and get him •Wav to golf at Prestwick. You will be headacbey and going to stay abed. T- lu a great right We Must do a litt f Wrong. If t don't return Within ah hour, ytmll go straight to year eonsto md tell her all—tell hef that you are independ* ent of yottf uncle. In short, make kef j-ont promised Wife. Unless I’m Worse than blind, shell consent. And heaven a she needs jroB, poof girl! Trilher (o arrange for my examining the honse in the afternoon, getting the jcfvauti out of the Way for an hour of two. Then, being no longer headaChey, you will como on to Brest wick and join ns about tcfcMck. Your undo has the old sol dier's loro of a wager. You will play Mm two rounds for 10 guineas u side. Prior to this 1 shall have him informed that I mast go to town by the * MO. That 1 take the down Instead of the up train ia port of the great right and the very little wrpng." It was all nettled and carried rrtlt to the letter. Arriving at the appointed time. Wingate found Mias Barrie ranch agi tated and anything but enamored of the business in hand. He artfnlly introduced the side tesue. “I had just a whisper from Frank. Allow me to congratulate you." Hhf bitwhed md. thanked him, smiling. “Now," he aaid, "ff you choose to tell me all you know, it will save much time, ninch trouble and perhaps more." ,<v ''Reairy, Mr, Wingate, I can’t. 1 daren’t. 1 caoldn’t live here it I did. He would rend it in nur face. Td touch rather yon would And out for yourself." *“Very well, then, 1*11 look at your bedroom first." She conducted him to a plainly fur nished room of medium size. He stood for a minute, taking in the general as pect of things. “Urn! Ydu sleep with yonr head to the window.. Now, Miaa Barrie, where do you place the raiding lamp? I see. Just over your head. Thank you." He walked to the window, and step ping on a chair examined the upper por tion doeely. “You’re not in-the habit of pinning anvthing onto the frame here, are you?" "Oh, nor » •“-Nor ef driving tacks into it?" . _ “No." "Now I’m going to pull it down from the top. Is that bow you have it during the night?" “Yea, about that." “And the room above this 4s yonr .un cle’s? Then, with your permission, FI' have a glance aft -H." Aa Wingate entered the coionel’s bed room hip epee lighted upon a long green curtain ;theft, suspended from the roof, hung dawn by one tide of the bed. “For draft#, I suppose," eaid he, ftn- gettag it. “Yea, Unde said he couldn’t deep forth# cold and bought.it quite recently. “Hea hook# along part of the foot too. What are they forT “He told me they ihe curtain to the a . ■ m a 8-.^ IcgjmOrT, IfKJ result being a kind at toag sack without wntotn, f ^ I "Uhal So far, so good!"' Walking to the window, hi f*ie*1 tbe, and thrust hia head nut. He then curtain over, flapping it, and after a few attempts the books catight inside tbe window below. “Hold this, please, just a moment wMle I run Jo year room." The girl looked scared. "Oh, do be quickT’ she murmured. 'He might come back too soon." Wingate was in her room, Tbe hooks fitted exactly into the punctures in the brood. He rushed op stairs again, mak ing farther inspection of tbe curtita. “I was sure of It Worn thin nera, and two little holes on either side at eqaal distance*. Has your nndo a square iron or metal box of any kind?" "None except that tin one Hi Which he keeps some dusty documents," She pointed to a box stamped “Pri vate Papers" thafc4 a - v nuder the dn-*> Ing table. He lifted it on the "table by the window, fitting it to the curtain, which it stretched to tearing (Mint,~the aknn? comers showing through the bole*. He drew it out ngaitt,- tapfring it all round. It waa eecurely fastened. »clicking •topping altogether, ae an opaa window. There waa aa «“•* - dally hard one, followed by nj sound, and tbe Motion ceased. Mee to bis feet, slid on tiptoe to the win-! flow, peered behind the Mind aad glided bach again. A alight wound aaofkeyaagainrt owMl« — then the atillncM of death. Motion lee# they sat, their eyes riveted to the wHt«\ dow. Minntee passed. Suddenly, bat ' Without agitation, Wingate pointed to • dark object dbwliBg flawy along the Waft right abotO thU bed. Both men Moved toward it fin 1 A fcloarf in^pretion. All at one# Wingate drugged Ms friend back. _ “My Godr he gasped, “a tarantula —a block Mttatulal It's bite is certain Jeath." Just ns ho whtopcfrtfl tbe y spMe* 1 dropped bd tlx) pillow, and the right pf ft aprmwHng therrt with its fiery eyes tad hairy body sent n cold chill to the rery liturt Of Ilafley. But for a merci ful Prbvideiico What fate wofihl have leeurMa Mtilfit . - “Let in<! kill the accnrted thMgf" he Whispered hoarsely, springing forward. light iu weight, hollow in sound. • “I suppose yonr uncle always keeps the key himself?" "Oh. yes. I never see lt, H Wingate lahl his car against thfl hdge of the box for two minutes. “M—yea, I think that's mil now. Well restore order. Fve given you * deal of tnthMe, Miss Borne, but H'a a great success. * .- , Miss Barrie looked ver^unheppy. "What does it all mean, Mr. Wht- gftte? Won’t you tell me uowr “My dear young lady, it wants More MVestigatiou. Meanwhile Make n<i change in your bearing toward yoof ancle, and—yes, it would be as'well foC you to appear Od the Brig tonight." Harley, returning late, found his friend Cttrled np before the fire iu an easy chair end brown meditation. “Well, mystery teaser, hoW hAVe things gone?" ^ “Just as 1 expected. Everything is in perfect'accord With the theory which 1 formed long ago. I don’t think I told you of my interesting chat at the abbey with your uncle's coachman, who waa with him in India. 1 landed big fish there. Jndge for Vourartf. There is an Ad wife's legend which runs that a death at Doon House ia always preceded by an apparition on the Brig o’ Doon. Your uncle has a superstitions dread of this legend and anytbhif'thereto pertaining. From only one window in the house can the Brig be seen. That Window ia Hi four uncle's bedroom," * Wingate then recounted in detail tbe discoveries of the day. confining himself to the bare-facts and never oocentter- word of toMMmt. “Now, two heads are better than (Me rocoannt. What do you make of it?" “A patent boot Indian pussle. That's all I make of H. It's *1) too uncanny. You talk about heads. I’ll be off mine dftectly if I think any more about it. “Dou'tt Just tell me this. Has your uncle never asked yott to stay over sight ;DbdnH TTT ’ITT rr SJfc ••Let UK fittt, TttK Atft toMtn thixo!* . Wingate thrust him lurk. “Are von. mad? Do you know how i! J’ftnpti" I larky sat down at the door in dts* g(i*t. He did not know anytliing. he lid not care anything, hut bo ardently desired the life of the hideous insect that WawdcsectattMg that pillow. It wo* liead- Ing for tlio light. Wingate struck a Match quietly atxl applied it to tho |>ow* ffef. A sertea of bright, bluish flames Htirst forth, and a Milphurous odor be gan to pervade tho air. Ok. visit to the hew stars, ami jxTegrinatioucorned! The' spider betook itself straight to tbo watt and thence to the window. The)'watched it disimpear. Just . before daybreak something thrust the Mind Mward, aad with a righ of relief they saw that tho curtain was gone. Houtsr for fastening ceiling when fe- ; cry s all WHlgate looked hp quickly. • *• - (ff Darling, being arranged for tho following day, I thing. What’s tho matter? they were abont to leave when Harley-. Fye a right to know." burst ont* * N “In beavra’a name, don’t- aak—don’t “Oh, I forgotl We-saw a ghost *— 1 ‘ We-saw a ghost last sight "Stuff, man!' That's yattt colonial Im agination.” ask! Oh, if yon ever eared far me, let I too, goP She half raised the white eov- ertng oa her haad, |cerlBg trMb wet arse at a dimly hi window of the house that 'IM he volunteer that information! “Yea I never asked." “Moot extraordinary." Mounting a chair, he swiftly unhooked the curtain at the top, hying ft acroee the bed. The retting of a narrow orna* mental band that bordered ft revealed on one tidaa.row of tiny hooks and cu the other a row of^owvvajiondlng eyes. “No, It's refy queer, considering that he's been so friendly too." “Very. Well, onr next step is franght trith More danger. We must occupy yonr Cousin's bedroom instead of tier to morrow night. During the day We shall draw them to the garden. There your old horttcoltnral mania will return to you overwhelmingly, and you will drag yotir cousin off to. enlighten yon aa to tho names and occupation of every dis tant flower, t shall take care of yonr Uncle. Then you will ascertain, as quickly and minutely as possilde, yonr cousin's Means of exit from the honse When she is tlie Maid of Doon. Yon will tall her that she must not appear in that character tomorrow night* that she is secretly to arrange to sleep in another apartment and place the lamp at her Window when the coast is clear," Wingate's plan* always had finish, and they seldom rat led. The following day made no exception. It was a full hour before midnight when the two concealed themselves in the shrubbery to await tlie signal, and soon afterward they had the satisfaction, grim aa it was, of seeing the lamp at the window. Provided with rubber soled shoes, they crept almost noiselessly round to the rear of the house, pausing always when the dog barked. Mounting tho flat roof of an outhouse by means of a wide, sliding door, they were within easy reach of A window in one of the wings, md in at other minnte found themselves within tbe house. It was pitch dark, and they stood stock still. Neither had ever as pired to be shot for a burglar, and that waa the preaent risk. The room waa un furnished. . * “Watch your feet," whispered Harley, moving forward. “Steps outside the doof." —They literally felt thrir war flowu to one landing and np to anotlier, stopping when the stairs pistol cracked, os stairs always do when yon wish to move un heard. They slid jntn the bedroom, how ever, without mishap, bolting the door cantionsly behind them. Wingate let down the Mhtd softly, Axed the -reading lamp over the bed, and drawing from Ms pocket several little pieces of tin ranged them along the foot. On each o' these he shock out a little heap of yellow brown powder; then with s box of safety tandstucker in bis hand be aat down near the door, motioning Harley, strange ly bewil&rei, to eft down beside him One hour—two hours passed. The sus pense waa unbearable. Three hours had almost gone, and Har ley, whom eyes had kept faithful sentry from the window to the face of his com- paaJou, waa jnat about to shake tbe lat ter, who eeemed to be dosing, whan a hand was laid on his am. and Wingate strained forward listening. Something stirred overhead. A; faint sound —a pause the aame sound again! Yes, the window was going up—going by inches and at intervals. The sound ceased. Something flapped very lightly against the window. For several minutes ft cotrtinUad—oow hard—nenv light—now <t- CH AFTER tit It waa the afternoon of that day of haunted dawning- In the library of m Doon House ant the colonel by the win dow, Wingate near the door. “Yes,” the latter was aaytof MuMy, — “I thought I'd get yon to settle our ar* occupfttl >y Burns' niece. Hariey said he had something better to do than bother about Burn*' niece, so I came alone." “Yon take quite an unnsaal interest in this corner of the earth."* “Interest in Ayr7 Should aSf I do. Haven’t 1 walked, ridden, driven or cycled every road in Ayrshire? Was mine not foremost among tbe yoathfal spirits that hovered o’ nights around the toon o' honest men and bonny lasses* that rowed stiff tuilee for the Uncivilised \ purpose of gobbling icy indigestion and honey masked dyspepsia ia tbe alluring halls of Flenry Meng? My heart warms whenever 1 see the old landmarks. And here lu this paradise who could forget It? Tbe stately monument, the Hliuit- table figures of Tam O'Shan ter and Ms crony, the Shell House, and down the blossom hung paths and green slopes tbe moving glass of Doon, with its mir rored lectures, arched by the sold Brig —a land pregnant with memories—an air redolent of him who was so much a port because so nature fired; a man be* cause so weak; a brother because so err* tag." There was a scraping sound in the room above, followed by a heavy thud. Wingate mattered unconsciously. “Roping the boxeb—What a fow! Must - keep this up." “Eh? What’S that?" aald the colonel -“1 say .‘if there's anywhere a man ahould be good tfs here, and yet I be lieve there are men who, eren with these surroundings, Would sell their soul for money—barret it for. say,-£500 a year - and a £10.000slnmp." V The. colonel lay back Hvid. In the next instant be sprang to Ms feet “What do yon mean by that? And why are yon roaring? And what's that noise?" “My deaf colonel, yon really tnosn’L Think of the dlsastmns effects fa ytmf — liver, if yon 'rod one. Let me explain. * There was a fair girl dangerously trou bled by her nhcle. He waa superstitious. She didn’t k.iow her danger, but abe dia* covered that when she played upon Ms Weakness lie did not trouble her. There* by hangs a ghost tale." K — The colonel moved nearer the door and stood scowling. Wingate, right ta Ida path, faced him. “Colonel, do you remember that night on tbe frontier when the Goorkhas were playing tunes on the riba of the Afghans with their tikries (bumping tbe banis ters- -the idiots), and tbe colonel, who was very like -you, galloped hack to camp to atop young Charteris, who waa engaged to his niece, from carrying hef off £rom a monster? (Tramping like ale* phaints—at the door too.) Brandis tried to re—nu with Mm on tbe other side ufi the door, but he wouldn't bear rraaon " “Oho! That's yonr game, is it?" Tho colonel sprang to the door. “So, he took Ma by tbe and shook him—eo! ‘You Old villahif he eaid, 'haven't enough?’" "For—God**—sake," nel, black in (ha I v vixisugfi * * - s . ! - ' -N