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Ti« Pwffj-ProtK.; Lkoli, HcrtuHifc and ttil*- ) —»-«eltene4Kis—|jj f- ♦Jeb Printing MxiKited prom wk xnd in Hit- Jeirt atytta OrttHb Pwinj! P|t.m< Vol. XVI. ‘ J BAHNWELL COURT HOUSE, S; C.i August 10,1893. Alliance Department. tliat It l*u at U»« mon y of an onl r in i iniiifil of » British tl< iK-n.leimy,' ami j t'nlt.her moat i>yi<»r:int one, wliei’e labor in iMforftst paid. TtiU U not a theory, it i is a piescnt eoiMlitlon. Tlie ltnnted}atpj cirtcrof the order in council of India: cioHing her mints to free eoin»)fe on I J private aucount tl itiowing down our nnartcial institutions svitli rrtghlful ra-" : lli<lity. \Vith wealth in nhundHiico we have to depend on some one’s credit, conlideuce or debt for a hiedintn of ox- ■ change. With f7f , , , t.Hi,0(X),lK 0 of wealth there is a famine fo want of ououj'h representatives of wealtli tst make the j ordinary exchanges, in such a 'condi- Moji it pays l>etter to bury money than to lise in Indnstr^«uh'er\ on e,very hand. The men who should snored I v tfuard Uie, in- , to rest* of the wealth producers are eon Adopted as the Cdunty Organ bv tlie Coun- jr Allianea Juty^iU; l&ii. r . H. J. Jf ATK, ACaoctATK Kji«»OR,. i o whom. Ml CornmnnlrsttHns trh AlttRnCe [attets shunt it he aiPtre.ssOl. . ■—p*——*T’'- ■-■■■■ ■ ;• -T“' OHirers «f the I uanl) AlttAnr.*. II. II. t.'fom, Presldi ut. ^ i». (;. Jffillrr' Vice President. W. S. It«mts:rjt, Secretary. A. K. Free, Treasurer. 0. I). Kttiaril, chaplain: T. 8. Weeks, CoUmv Lfcoinrct. W. A. All, Steward dr Asjtlstant lJcfciurcr. W. T. llafh*, IVior Kectier. It. K. Harley, Assistant lliior Kis per. l». W. Bodifont, Sergcaiit-At Arms. F: II. t.'reecli, llustness Aitent. ■ Kxctiittivc Commltteo—C. It. Free, W. W Commdtef^fl. M. Ilunlcr; • II. ! <leatrc».V theim Orh'at.ized la- llowling. .T, M. LMmef; W. A. All. j h,.r must act ami aet promptly, foe Committee on (loud of the Onder—J..C. .Me-1 time la shoi t«~tn thrAVordw ol W.elUng TL« P I*- £ r* I and L«tl* Adair was thp envied heantv, I flCU)W2nHC£ 01 MUM dane« jyith Mias Adair, gagodr , The result was electrical , or aro you on- .WiM %9 thnn ever; . rolM ^ yM j U h»n^tktti^ it r» tZ a,m< * VJlk0 n * }umt ° f tut-lrc. Daifotir.^ri Mt* leal. It was hko her former self. i n i i Cl . , i CHAPTER t thf Ulster Mill an, C. M. Eden Held, >V. T. Ctt'e, Baetllng, K. B. Onesw. .—! -, ■■■ ■ i 1 j; k ~rr “UP «r.VBPS A fill AT THE.#.’’ t^u, “I p, tiitnrds, aTuhit titein 1” * Fraternally,. II. L. I.occult. Tho officers of tho Eire Hundredth, after having l»esn stationed a few months at Wharton, determined to give tv ball th the town hull which should eclipse all the halls ever given in that famous conu- tjy town, eclipeo. t;ron the- danco given by tho “girls of Wharton,” which had been a very pretty affair, and which must have cost tho poor chaperons a considernblo sum of money. Captain Alan Fletcher had said tho decorations here A1 and the wine drinkable, mfd he ! was a great authority on both subjects. | In strict privacy his fellow officers called him “Cocky-," and between closed (hairs, - “Cncktml,” but in tlie-mess room lie was “Tho Calf,” which , was merely a j uicknamc ef Initials. There were certain facts connected the sudden explosion of a bombshell, and (Quicksands did not hesitate a moment. Captain Fletcher was far enough guno lie remembered his vow, and talking " ‘ ‘ •• r~ ’ ' IfiL anti tlwri lowering her (rules ahs adtlsd, jHowcaii t aar bo sursf' IM- “You sovih! mo from" He Interrupt?^ her: admiratton, and the slight flush of ani mation and joy added to her beauty. i Whcn Fktchet claimed the flrst Aanei, .— w - r . . .... Balftmr knew that Lola would marry Bot master of his language. He right across to Miss Adair s corner bo- him; ho (13.il four) had no chance, but onta volley <(f imprecations gnn atonce. mLAt“ r *>w« -"i T > *. t: u 2* ^ ^»«. t * # w w r'-r wonvm who gave herself• i, Pr F ftCfl that the ffntne was Hwt. and ho is ^^ iloo. yonr generousctmdnet. Howcouh! to The Oil f hau not tlio reiiioto$t chalico . uiuttiMXKj Boniothiug About following No; Inin with fnf*n<if, My mother of Imppines. 1 '. But what could Leigh Mh|l ^dair to the ballroom. The dot>r i» In Italy. She does riot like the sen." I Balfour do? He could, not go up to Lei a was :-hltt, the scene was over. Leigh I “Awfully nice place here -so gay—Imt and tell lief lhat she Was making a mis- ! Iktlhmr haddoBe a plucky thing—ho had | foo small. Mrs. Urant jjkes it. Do you i take; he cool 1 not cvcil tell her what ho knew—that Fletcher had given Lola’s PRKSIDKNT LOl'CKH TO Til K F AKMKIIS tir Tit K rXITKD STATUS. IKSTSNT A4.-TIOX XKCieWtvUT. fn Uie meiiilicrsof iht* 5», F. A. St 1.1'.: AVe liave reached a crisU In the his tory of oiir nation. The great ttm>md>i Conspiracy shout lieing forced on Congress. A mwcfal session iuo> l(eeh hailed for thc/pUrmise ot destroy lug the last vestige t»f silver legisl^ltm known as the Sherman' sliver purchase act. The j iimnev power of the world is moving in j unison to bring about a siugl. gold Standard. As a result the Industriesol tiur repUVtic. nntwtohnf sliding our ini-' inense Increaselu wealtli in tlie past ten . The giv j ail county will long be ie*n inberctY "by was so brtlve, sojjashfng ami solnnd- rtttbKe who werfr furtumUo omiiigh to Ik; r.amo that it was, nsolrxtri uterui; tin present, jpt onh of the happiest events (>f their live*. Lemon"'Swamp has sur vived the heated campaign of last sum-1 I mcr, which rattled so .*iiiiiny Alliance.* j in the county. She h;t» hcen thorough- Iv renovated and on hist Frldiiv un- (A , ■ ... * j furled her colors iii the presence of ii large and enthusiastic audience. • llmi'tf. <*. Miiyliidd ciitertained tlie audience for an hour or more opon'dhc 71 c is an rears, *n* now jiaralyaed. Depression. spreads like a|uul over tic naiiiiu. Kvcn | satisfaction of thow present. “U»h bhat haulihg syatgni tli« world lias ! itlile s;.cak(Jr and stands high In the cs- Hrr knowtl” Is nieliiiig like ice rider of Alliance friends. the rays of bur soinmcr ami, . V\ iih a riinrtagu in the w h’cat crop of Europe and a .decrease in yiehl 'ol' HtO,0(ltl,tHitl bushels in the Ijiiicd S'atcs, wheat Should have Imundcd up to (pie dollar per bushel. Instead, itsinks lower ami lovfcr. If the conspiraoY^l.s coi’Mim Itro. t». |S- Hutto announced dinner, a.very attractive part of the program— If d ani to judge from the,punetu'ltl tiiaaf- uer inwhiidi every body fell into line and :i<-em!deil aroUn I a tatde tastefully fftated we iiinst look ior still lower pH- an align! by the fair illations anil maid- ces With rill the necessary.attendants 1 (.-is of which l-cpiou .'Syvamp can well thereon. In this d.lofntna I am asked aiford to fed proud. Kight here yoiir by maiiv to urge a canipnign of pen- , , , tlonlng Congress to emne to our relief. [ Correspondent feds ttniptcd to say For several years I have refused tp sign something a bout courtesies <if personal a petition t > any hrancJi of legislature, state or national. I hav« «ce«n Urn nm- tempt wlta which such petitions are treated, atid have thought they wen- Served right. _ So long as people w itl .friends, hut upon reflection thinks it would beari injustice to others as oven one present were very kind, attentive a id sociable—a veritable fraternal rc- IMtk wiih Flotchor if holiostowed markrsl attritions on a girl. This was not a roimhob orcurmiC?, hovvever, for tho Captain lied more on t ranei ng arn U8i>i i icn t s than flirting; ho said girls were too easily captivated. • . v I.eigh Balfour Was a good deni younger l.han his former frimd and hud but Tritely added captain to his nrinie. . He , I ad (’.eased t.o haunt the footstep?* of hit* friend, ;ind (yet it was generally nnder- iFxvl that Balfour <Viil not easily give p those ho eared :’.out; usually he would stick to them through thick and thin. It was hard that, just as Balfour had' become intiuiata with tho Adairs, The', t'ulf should suddenly discover Ilia* Miss Adair was quite out of the cniiimon, imt ( strangely enough ho in'ado this discovery’ imiiH’diatcly after the news, which some- ; how leaked out, that Miss Adair’s cousin , had died in AustHilja rind had made her his heir. ' Balfour had recognized, the treasure vvhrifj sh'’ was poor, and lie had fallen tlesjirratch- ia 4ovo with that sjierial kind of love which treniblfk to he found name as security for his giutiblingdebts, find that be had bet on hei'“yes" this evening. There Arc many things a man cannot do, and this was one of , them. Isda was all joy, and she was so light hearted that she wiis ready to enjoy her self immensely’, but she (lid not mean Captain Fletcher to give out at the Kill that yhe had said “yes." Bo when ho auftly w sho smilingly till the very liappened that the and Wda a litth* overexcited, and just .as Leigh Bulfour canio to claitn her for hls-dawo L( la Adair fainted right away. There Was, o of course, a fuss, a running for every imaginable liquor, but Mrs. Adnir cut short the commotion by-ur J’ing that ?ho would take Lola home, ns their house was so near the town hall. And Lebl, wlio coon recovered, made no ob jection. - ' At first Captain Fletcher was rxtreufe- 1y annoyed. He'had not hrid his “yes.’* but he Imd as good as got it, and fis’ding thus reassured on (•(•rtnui little'money matters he determined to cnitho rest of the e<Kintjy""nuffdenri imd country mam mas, ami to. retire "with a few special friends to a private room of tlie Bush hotel, whieit''-juiu*Al non to the town hall and bad a door of xvigmnnication. saved her. But he knew—had known remember Urnnt and—Whartonr when tho mad idea entered his head- | .. of connw I d„. But wo sHnll iiever how sho would hato him for it, and ho g© back there " -• "•'“~ “Well; no; l donTt wonder." recoiled mentally from what 'she and 1 bthers would think of him. When Captain Fletcher returned to I his roouis, he found a note for him; how sent ho did not inquire. It was short and in Ilia’s handwriting: T promised you my answer tonight. “I promt? It is *NV” very haxy from tho results of evening ; carouse, Captain i t, k nTf k nt\lt Itthi minil 1 v» XTVV.■il’ltisa hand. He know all was Up with him id nave his revenge on should not have come.”, “Awfully glad you did. I Granted to tejlyon’* 7 y — -.,.i i,i„ • “Plcaao don’t. I Wouid rather not * "*' ma ■ i ■ 1 ».■ - 1.., . .. —.11 . . 1—, 1,1 L-itt, 1,in. hearJ'ZZ Fletcher venge wrote these now, but ho wonh Balfour and Lclo. Hd fa words; Mv Da 10.ixo— 1 am writing to rnjrgtKxUiv. 'As you nave mo up, llfo D wonlilo.o to me. What you h*w was a amldaa madia.-e. ( an yrm doubt ttt The ertraa ts ns had tu' riTf rye'- hh in tours and 1 muKt expialo tliia Urol and only tuiilt, for it 1h 0110 wldcli nmkes me uti- wortliy of )■(«!—unworfliy to iswacwt tlm rtveet- Vat anQvl on earth hut at lenrl let mo Itjo fu your remeiuhraitre. Had 11^ thin ,'e.o fall hq i nitido ine„mf honor-reii:uiii!i and t:, dear to me. Miaerahlo mid haiirlena ria J am. Mid I j rejoice Jlint I am hot Ualfour tho man a ho ; hot rayed his friend, and wIm^-i! dl.liononddo conduct renders him unfit to associate with gentlemen. Iu life and dealli. yours. At, AX. He read over his letter nnd smiled, It was clever; it would not inbu tlto mark. Ah for liimsclf, tho ganio was played out. liawririjuiucd, disgraced. ^Vn> how th. disgrace should not Ih> public ..on tlie fnorrow, for tlicro should- bo no tuiuor- rotV,» * - , CHAPTER H. Leigh Balfour’s nrinhs were 1 <• h»w Leigh B-lfour, liapiicning to las discon- • ^.htn Hetcli*-r. Tho Wharton- solatMy hanging .rihout, became aware ' * x,rra( ’ko were not very well built, und of this move, nnd knew well enough I hear footsteps above youj ett what tlfj). result would lx'. However, | Lei a Watj gone, and ho was not his brotlier offir*T’s ki-epor. So ho sjuntered »V Jo the portico of the towifhall foget t ool himself, luslily if not montallv. pi’dally it tho owner walked up down for some time, as Captain Flct nnd Fletcher did in tlie small lamrs after, the hall. H<*w Fletchef .framptsl abovcl Even now Balfour had-a wish to run up ntairs ' firahnsl?” ' ,L1 ' " ■*' iPUM “You don’t know what it is. Mis: Adair, yoi^wqjb undef a mistake, t think, about—poor Fletcher.’’’ Lela turned crimson now’. BIjo rope from her scut and walked, a. few cteps to ward the floor blit QiitcKsauda follbwisl her as she saiilj l “JtxciUf me, I would prefer”—- “Como into this little study. There li no one there"—tho room'woe filling— "ujia it’s only, fair to Balfour. You don't know him, but 1 do. Thera isn’t r. man in a thousand who would have done, what ho did for you." “I hope not, T know fvhnt ho did. ITo 1 ^dw*—Inrirayod hi» friend.” Lida gasjasl t the words as if they hurt Tut throat. ' “Taking advantage of ynf Ignorance; dragged 1110 to a ns mi to sco’ tho Hhamu of tho man I loved and who loved mu so. truly, I may say it now—the man who felt his first fall so Utterly that he fcould not live under that shame.” “I thought so,” innttered Quicksand 1 In flrapnir. “Yes, I might have forgiven him, but he could, not forgive himself, lie did very, very wnmg. But do yon think* when every one has justice done to them he*, will hr condemned and his friend I have believed so much evil of you? All (his time I felt ad bitter because t thought /on made him desperate, be cause you prevented his first fault frotii Is’ing hidden. _ I didn’t know ranch about such thjiigp,’ rmt I knew that w > women must forgiving—we all must I felt that I would hav » would havo blessed thought that you had ’ i brevenbxl all Unit imd that you had be- 1 1 ttayed tour frimd isvauoe you weto jeMous: How 1 know it was jnat tho opposite, that Isx-aaso ymi loved hiut innl want;d t >,»aye tdra rroin Kinking from tho Arc. I was ro believing t llionld bavo trusted him with every- ^: thirtg! trnl then” - Lola sliirrired a lit 1 tie. •♦Oh. j wtm't judge lilifl, I won’* think of his wroiv/ to me| but I must psk ytmr ^rgivenes-i for wy tbqnght-4 You wouiT? Invo saved him, too, bau |t-iU had the elmttce:” — l>etitiou one wav oiid vote another, pot- union. ith-ian- will respect their vote- and ig- j a Tlu . oiiu.cr was simply perfect nhd nore their iietitioiiK I hcheve itisun-t . , ... ,, , “ ' American to iictitiou our public scrv-. . ’inuaiit. Hah.V hinl} A'cnCkn ay hpii-r j snta to do wliat we have a right to th 1 - mand of them. The most effective place to |ietition is at the ballot box. The issues were clearly dcliiied la-t year. Tlie danger now confronting ns fKiinted out. Ttie people were warned hut would not lieed tho warning. Noth ing hut a prompt uprising «1 (.he people gry it must have hem some bashful fob Ipaoivho was probaldy diM-oncc ii-d In I the hi illlant array of hoautifiiMriacK j and^ilne eyes around the table which | told so seriously upon some of the'^nu- ], inerous bachelors presen*. > • Aker (Unner the hiiinhleCouiiiy Lcc- UPt hut longs to dec lara itself, ami' which -fear* *0 much toriffend thabit reaches nlisurd Heights- of self denial. Though Balfour had not allowed Lela ti> dis cover bis passion, througa r-ouie mistake he was fgund out in the all seeing eyes of Quiekcft,, ' ; 1 . In ordinary talk they calhxl him “Toin- . 1 a further nsluction of prices. In every ieiiftol limi.sc in the country the fannei«. should nui-t at once to protest against tills iniquity. Organization should, he 1*0 |*erfcci( d tiiat every, farmer in the —land may know jn-t w imt a sipgle gold an effort he concluded 7li tliink that this wouldn’t do nnd tliat tlicro were girls who expected jartners, | a carriage diovo up, and who should 1 •tap out of it but the Adairs,' Lela look- J ing ns happy and beautiful ris ever. “Mother, hero is Captain Balfour; how fortunate! Perhaps yon vyoifTd like yonr duncoTiow? Heltr-soqierfoetly well liirit, . , ns I had prom bed Captain Fletcher tho my or ‘kQntcksmwls, Itoth foreign ■ TnsTriTdire. T nTd not wisli to bmik mv nftincK to Inm, but r»f c unrso applir ibli*, promiKO.” fls tho enlightened officers had given a sudden madness seized I«'igh Bal- thein to him and not lus godfatjiers and f, )Ur goduiothcrs, who miturallv nt that* ..y^ tllirt n ; ua {' Thi onr <1:i , 1C0 ; Misc eorly jK‘n'7 of Ins life couHl liavc known ’Adair. Conie-.into tho cloakroom. Nmv nothing of his leading characteristics., j lWil l findaa nlco ecat for .Mrs. Adair ‘di imme Of qnr.-;bills When he returned to Leja, lie idiiccd ivv* ^ - c ‘' - 1 — ... \ Presently, when he Was beginning to ami ask lus forgivenew as if ho would get it! At last, wearied out, Leigh Bal four throw liimsdr on his lied without undressing, He dozed off, hut not foi long, for all nt ouco ho was startled by the souikJ of a report. Balfour knew in a moment what it Was, a|rd without waiting to light a candle ho rushed uj most howled oyer, iu ho expressed it, by her clixpiciu e. “Then I differ from yott.’ t know it wfllljotho ot he#, way.’ A true friend •lionld liido a first fault" “Do let me wiy one thing. Miss Adnir. now do.! Women ought to bo fair a., ■talpbefore any one clso had stirred.! well ns generous. Yonjhtnk you arc He took three steps at a time till he geiietuus, but yon make n mistake, fcachcddlio upper landing imd rToped’l Look here, ! know that I’m meddling, his way toward Fletchers door. Before but I do like fairness, and I did wron; reaching it bo called out: . .... . “Fletcher, fur heaven’s s::kc, where arc your He heard a muttered 0:1th, b.) thought, and what Bounded like, * omo in.” now will avert, the succcks of eon-nirs- ’ '“’'“'""J rr , . " , 1 .win tinua a nice cent lor rirs. Adulr . tors who an* (icti-riniucd td riT^h tlirough V** I«twlmH*d.b«t found himself j ...Mblllis- and como bm;k-fnr yom ixuppe^ isdn- ^ l ’ r 7 on - 1 ‘ , °> lf -with rallmari upeest n yd<> sfajiilinl [ at jreai disad vauta , jr-i trying l*> lullow ' 'u T..- 1 : ikllf,,11 Tr‘ another r.s.m toni-ht!” ‘ I loused, all w, Which weans a doubling of onr delits t.y I in the Wake of Senator .Mnylbbl. Alter! ‘- v '' ;1 ’vl’”*" • <d' quc.^Miis AVlicnlio returned tn L,e]a, lie plju-cd In. he did not doubt that Flebuier was dart. If be originally; I introduced you to Fletclicr.” “That is *'hy I am listening to you." , "You aro wrong again. You ought to h« cut mo for i»; yon really ought. I hav« 1 !1 1 lind it ou my conscience, which isn’t usu^ Iffily over iq-eamifih. I redly didn’t lw- , from' tho^* who did hot know the ffivin , Hat prudence j lty; What waa Jftse Adair like? Divrndv TfFlTTTZ?” ‘ nU T' 1 I"”' «**«»*•■ (W ImM, dmn. . tichl to Hon, J. M Skinner, who \f.v( the‘Australian cousin, and was Balfour her hand tenderly ou hbj ann-Xl is not the least fjiy, now—and -walked standard mcan» for hiiiiHiuJ hi* It will tifeviubly retlnee the fanners of Amer ica to the level of the pauper labor of tlw world. Send in to your f’ongressmep and Senators vigorous protests, so wqrdcd that they w ill know that you mcanrimsi- fres*. . Hack it up witli a solemn pledge in writing, tliat if they fail to vote lor the free arid iiiillmitcd coinage of silver, at the ratio of.Hi to J, tliat. you w itl uev- ■ er vote for them again, ( 'oudeiun em phatically every attempt at evasion, I Equivocation or suhterfuge, such as a ; change of ratio or repeal of the Sher- ! in in law to clear the way for a tree co nage tight. A straight free eoinajte bill first should both* baMly erv. Then whan tiiat is a. law repeal the Mienuan -law, ’Hie time-hMiou atljuuid w lieu.we j must spaak plainly. The money jMuVer ! or g »ldite< have throw n off the mask. It i« well.. Tlie light is bow in the often i ilnff nttirt. he. fought to a finish. At pros-- j .ent the money power have the atlvanl- calletl for ambuiadea very-ltappy sj+eeids- xtriiUglx hit’.;: ll_ i 1 —“7 should tbiuk to; 1 ’ langlicd Quick Tl:is coimlmlcil The exercises every body tcturueil.home a happy and wiser fteoplc lor hat ing jjoik- there. Bruiiis nnd tnriniug. The farm lioy who is anxious to tie a hanker,or inefcliant, or something clsi- besides a farmer, JiecatH* he f im ics that farming is less dignified calling ami requires le-s hra'm than oilier®, jmtkcsn great mistake,says the J.iiirnai of Agri- ciilture. (.'no of tlie most important lessonsthat a farm b**v can tie tauglit is that no avocation is more noble' ttiaTT that of farming.. This is the false 11/0 thin tliat must bu educated out of tin 6dy% mimb. Aside* from -the fact that ad legislation has ti'iidcd to depress ag | riculturc, iyid Ut iuakn it hard to acci.i- i age through our folly at the ballot box,! mul.-ite money at, farming, nothing Su*s and the tremendous power of patronage plated in tlie hands of one man who is frsing It to crurili out bjTporiTtldiT as Tm president ever darOd-do in the past. Hhniild they sficeeed, as tiiey will tnr- fess the pgofrle act! promptly and vigor- Ajwly, we must, pnsson witl' all our fniglit for the dcmoni|l/.aiio.n of gold. TV ith a single gold standard it will he Pupossible for the West and South to r ptiy thr.fr (hsbts-,' 1 twin bORoird enough to pay tlie enormous fldu. as it is, tmt when (iouhl^iHt wjll he. impossible. The <*nly Jhing left, for us will be td rirsist on flu; "eiracknient of stay laws in'every Sffifieiili the West and South uMtll soeh time as Congress wMI |i:»ss a free ediu age hill. Onr debts have, he.eii contract ed on a double standard. It is unjust #nd dishonest to compel us to pay mf a single standard. It will lie wise for tire money power and cmlltorcl.iss to weigh well the consequence of pressing their advantage too far. There is iio new, f srtile, jnn leveloped West, for the peo ple to move to now and start life anew. Wo are driven to hay and wi,| contest Every inch of ground frirm now on. We are in the skirmish.line of the battle of Ihe ages. Every nation of the o!d world Iras suvcumlied to the fell influence. The struggling masses have their .eves <nrued to Anmrioa.—If we too Uil then hail as much Influence in • leading the imya lxom the farms to low-iw, as Abe false notion that in making ’lie chn sands, enjoying Balfour’s discomfiture; “nearly w alk'll over me yesterilay when I w'as going hi and he was coming out’.” It w:isat tlii.i moment that Tho Calf, who had been leaning“smt itt the win dow, smoking, put his head in nnd caught t.he List words. “A girl and i’allonr, or Balfour and a girl." , This stung .Balfour mere than all fho oilier remarks, and Ihvro Were hinuincr- abh‘ reasons f.,r Ibis f -elin t. “Nothing of tho sort. Misa Adair is too sensible to flirt with mo or any one else.”' •-—»— “A girl who wonT flirt!—and,” sotb» voce, “and who h-ia ’moiiey. Introduce mP." raid The Calf. BatTbiir did not answof for a nihmcnt. He was goin;^ fo say luenething i\-liic’i .would .nm.udrrnhlv h.uo w-i4*o»—4 4-et- breach lietw’een them, hnt (juicksunda Kirt d him from this misfortuno. "1 will, Fletcher. I know her— slightly.— lhc.l:_,.. A)1 - tgtlTr nge, I busty sliowcr. ask yon tonight me. I mean I am so glad of this opjiortunity," In “brgjnr hastil}-,- knT -wrrnKMakHrrg-liko a "I made up mv mind to if you yould < ver—love if you could evofcpnt np with riic, boettus*’ of tie* 4«vc I have for you, bccanso I worship you. I would dio for you, Lola”— Lela could not stop him, though she tried. “I intist stleak this cveniitg. You must know what I fTrivo t o long felt for you; what, i would do for you. Yes,7 inu:^ spviik, and you uiuaf heVr me.” doubtless mad With drink—would tiro ut him in (Jie durk^ too; aiudr-and— A Erowd of thoughts riurgtsl up ut nut mo- Aient of time. lusttsid of rushing iu. i; 1 was his first impulse ty, do, tlicre citn.e over him 11 iiKHiient. r»f Htraiigo, iniev. plainnble fear. He,who had never pre viously quffiled before anything, now turned and rushed duwy stairs, callin;; lieve jssht Fl(?tchcr would take to yon, but yon see you hod that cur-7 bog your jiardon, that fortune.", , ’VAfiif that mode tho least differenct to him." “Oh, but it did! I dare say ho liked you and all that—wouUriid—but Fletch- er couldn’t ri-nliy 1* <ve n woniaii.-" . “Captain (Quickerf!” “WelJ. it’s true. How conl i I up?-’ against the derfd If it wasn’t iinjK.rtair |\T|»C I -Wettr'rnrmr Mtd-r flftMP-’ * ulmy s re sttrpping upon a lilgtu r ptarn of activity. — 11 requires as iiuiHj - hrains, and much greater variety oT kmivvledge to bo * sticce*s f iil faniiei-than it dot s to run a bank. * 1 v Alioy of good common sense, who is c ireful and industrious; Who yiiic* reasonably good hand,and with, cum paratitcly litre" edtication, oii'sidc 01 hfjng aiioQl in calciihubin, can go into a bank, and in a comparatively short, time at. actual praytice, learn to he ,a hanker. But it rdqni res years of prac itiee anti ' experience, and much business tact, though of a tlijlemif kind, to sitfceed at farming as to kiic- ceod a' 1 banking or any other hu.-iiicss. A very ordinary fellow can enter a law or medical sehoof^ainj in . a. emn- parativefy' short time eme.rge wiib.a plug hat, ajeane, a eigar* ri.full fledged doctor or lawyer. The itmmibt of noon. That was pome t iino befor© t’.io lull, jjpid things had gram ou from Ind t.r 1 “'orse for Balfour, but quite tho con trary for Captain Alan. Fletcher, from indifference to notice, front notice to ad miration, from admiration to love. It must Ih* remembered th.1t Balfour’s brother officers called him coy. Quixotic, but they never doubted his courage—he ad given many pnxds of it, and fur ther In' had moral courage, too, because, as Orm paid in private, ho had given up Fletcher. ' , ^ “When, you know, his little failing gfew apace, Fletcher was clever enough to live two lives.’ By tho way, Balfour heard young Lord Staples laid gone to the dogs; it was really all Cock tail’s fault, lint it’s true that the fellow Ins.a strange power of fascinating men And women— till they find him out. Ill’ll most likely land his last fish”—i. c., Lda. She was an only child, nnd lived alone with her mother. Tlie.jlory of the Aus tralian consul w.Vj^ quite true. Tom Mrt tririome one at the bottonV to go and 4© tho living? Do voti know thatT.e wa. fetch a doctor. The auiiio one whs Quick-^go d( A,i v jdiAged-l mean that ho had V“ ,ul f. "’bo, In’ night! ut tire and candle in’; away smh a heap <t ronr money haiMl, was asking what was tho mathr. that your rcfusaThWlcd him '-Vri” In his haste he fell over a step, put out his light, shouting to Balfour to me u .to his rescue; Tims several moim nu; 'Vcre lost, nnd thou a great flood of re morse filled jioor Leigh Balfour’s soul. All fear was drowned; it h id been but momentary. What laid be dom? Funked it! Oh, the shame f’iat filled his brave soul! Witliont waiting to jrick up either Quicksands or his light, ho turm 1 and ran again up stairs. Now, however, h • '•You who beskrv:; Kvr.nvrnmv oxg ^ criff pivjt." “I had th« chance," murmnred poor Balfour, hnt le-la could n*4 uuderstand him. . . r !‘I retnemW ^ha( »ilght vyry well. I EenieuiUi all you said. I was angry Chen." . “Say nothing fnUro nliont it. Yod Itnow the truth—part of it—say nothing more.” ^ • “But 1 mnst, t mnst. Captain Bnlfonr. -Do yon remember how you asked m 1 that night to lie your wife? How yu i K ’endvsl with me?’ I was deaf to it alti cn. I thought only of him. He was! so gissl, so worthy. I thought, bat I w»i l nil wrong. I should not nave thought ?if. him. Imt of yon—yog who deservo, everything one cau give/",, . - SImi had placed her hand on iris anu as/ sho spoke, nnd l»e gazed at Ivor us if ha cm LI not understand ©r hear herr _ flu tweet, sympathetic face,’ fall of tender ness and remorse. Added to the norealitr of the scene. He ,was dreaming, and this was some fiend’s temptatiun. MB M _. , igtil | "You will not fofgive me? Hunt loo)? im-a like tliat, t'aiitsiu Balfour. If I nri I.ffT.A Rrcotl-F.n IN HORP.'IU, Hh^fathomed then the depth of his. secret; tdio unraveled tho mystery of his many visits, of his silence, of his words. At last she got in a word. k „ “Oh; please. Capt.-iia Balfour, do leave off; you paip me. I 1 bought of you al most a 1 a brother. I—I am almost en gaged to Captain Fletcher, but this is a secret at present, only I tell yoti to night.” ' ' “Oh, yes.of course," sqid Balfour, f ill ing into* bis usual quiet slate, like the sudden calm after a ^pinn. “I will keep your secret, forgive me. I knew I had no chance. Buridoii’t leave me; come to supi'er,” My money"’ ^Yes; ho was jnad on gambling, and it would soon have be n too hot for him. You were his lust card—tlHiugh 1 doa’l 4xpeefyoiY were Lis first one m well. Well, anyhow, you on’fffttoJkilfoflr t’.ia'. you aren’t now the most mi ;oral.!e wom an in ^xi-dctice you do, indtssl. Bal four was fo awfully fond i f you—li? mnst ie;vo been to do all that—and o* 1 couna) Lo grysseil tliat you’d umr for- ThaCs ill;! Lest of it. Talk K was frustrated; rcycral men ntul offl'-c 3 ‘ give him. Imd arrived with lights, some' one rise j of l, roes! If yon don’t belt-retne. Misa had opened the door, and several Lands- X'dntr. nsk tho colnnol Wftgf ettBlo~ oht were raising tho fallen man. Blood was afterward. I wouldn’t mention it if- fiowing profusely. It should have been | “Don't stanched bcf(jgo r thjoujht Balfour at' ouco; ho ought to hara^lono it. Thu dot4or was soon i-n the sp^tafter thh*, but Captain Fletcher never spHke again, and ns Balfour bent ori-r him he said to himself that lie had been Iria murderer* . Or course this tragic end made a great ^ pay any more, please," said Lola. Ijho was dead jinlo now. “Well, I won’t; hut you sec it wo;; trardtur Balfour.** — - At that niumont Quickett raw Grant looking in, -o lie gave Lola iiin nrm nifd returned to tlio comjiany. Had ho done any good? sensatio* but as far as possibla.aU U* | HalftJ.ir -was t|,ero getting tea! for ihe yVTl ‘t.VnKdk.rr T who details were hn«h«l tip. Tho cjiiso/loat | lilies. Ho did not mt'tJlo pair come in h tho ball leaked out, Imt tho post sins of but after a timo innocent Mrs. Grant the dead officer were passed over for the drew him aside. • ,^ r — . * . buLo of tiw relations nud ufnbat jioor I ••You mnst b^ rewarded. Til intro- girl” Balfour went away on sick leave. I dnco you to smlio ouo I admiro very much.” v “Wo mlrcady know each other, Mrs. Grant.” Lela beldVnt her hand, nnd Balfour 71c nnd Lola did-not meet ajfiiln, and neither did sho write to trim, so of i courro ho dared not write to" htr. He 1 must,be hateful in her ej-es, nnd right fully so—if sho know I It was not the past ho regretted, lint it was that mo-! ment of cowardice that weighed so Is-avily on him. Suppose ho had en tered at once, he might have caved him, and if ho had been shot dead—well, was life nt this moment u gift to bo highly prized? ' Soon after this tho regiment was or-^. dered abroad, and Balfour went with It, bnt iweryliody said that since thatiiffair ... ■ . ,. _ _ your life, think what I sufferoiL what wit havp both snffere*!, ami let us r^Vi tlio best*>f out—broken Hvea. Long aj4 you nsked me something. I Jkmljrou ot the ramo tulnd now?” 7 ji “Tliat is iKirt of the punishment." he grvHticd. “I am. How Eon I changer , “Oh. then, it ia cast. Don’t talk at pnniahiuent. Heaven helping mo. I will try and makoj'orf forget the past?" Ho shook on lier hand impatiently “For heaven’s sake dofrf tortnro mef I can’* bear tt. ' I shall—no.’I am ill, but I will not yield. Listen, Ltela. I lovo you more, if jiopsihle. tlmn before, bnfc you shall not tofirry, ine /-yon sliall not become the vrifo of a munfeTer.” Lein 6nly replaced lier hand. , , “You ML vy it, I see, but it is noS true. Don't ybn’ know tliat my mono d'nF his lost chance? Ilia bloo ’ own head.” “No, ou mine. I can not fet yon think nobly of me. Liston; I mu his murder-* er. I ought t i bc ia iirison now if jus- tico Wore inipartiHl. Yon- had 1 letter liavo married a drunkard, a gambler, d Ulan with 110 principles, than a murder er. Don’t L>ok so calm. I did it. I heard tho shot and ran up. It was dark—qaita dark. Oh. heaven. I was a coward. I feared ho would lie mad with ririnlramt would fire at me, and—I turned back. I went back afterward with tlie ptbers, bnt it was too lato then. At first I might have stanched tlio blood, 1 liavo lifte«l him. ind ho might barb Xved, o h*yoT|eY»r turned my buck on. o foe. I did ft then. There, l^ela, I could not abaso mysoB more limn by telling yon. I havo uevef told any ono’else, bnt f have done ft now.’ Goodtiy,’ ami forget ns all—forget trier' especially." v I ■ \* CHAPTER HI. For some days after this Balfimr went . . ,, . —, , ■„ , , , nlxmt in a queer kind of state and the-i mechanically took it. He had not be-' gave fa. “Climate and tlie old attack." _ this e vent pCMsihle. Tiiey w-ero in j the doctor said. Below tho over prweni a l»ay window which overlooked tho sen almost alone, while beyond them roYO j tho load hum of voices. 1 “I have just seen Captain Quickett,” said Lela slowly. Her fuu trembled hi her hand. . “He is not ns lively as formerly. We have nil changed.” Was he dreaming? “Yes," said Lela, glancing nt his face. -I all liope Vs gone and another period of >h« tl»rkor ages will »>e upon its, Tiirro one half as great as the ‘ practical am frtoo mtttih at stake; we Cannot, most lawyer or doctor to think and act as though h - had more brains and was a inucli more important factor in the rc- puhllcdhan the old gray-haired, brainy weli-|Misied, expeVieneed 'farmer. Tie trouble is that a nriscoh'ce|ition along Is the duty of -vifti'B kne in the present contest. The fight for free coinage is only the first step towarrds ouiaueipalion if success- ffrt. We*Blust not lose sight of ( iat fact. This contest between labor and capital, between the debtor and the creditor, for high or low price* will continue until muled ami it never will he settled until i it is 1 settled .right. IVe must have a na- j tfnnal currency, truly ^m-rican in cv- \ lhU line exists, aud it ery respect.- .A currency that will re-. ... , .. ... . rtittin with us to do tlie bust ness for j teachers, the pulpit and the j .Which It was createtLln volume snffi. ! press to teach the rising generation Ehmt to transact thif Hu*ir*e*s of the ^ tiiat farming or.j«ny other kind of hon- COuntry on a cash basiir. This should orahie labor isjukt as houoralile as any Ifeusnted under a system thUtwiMild re-j other business. Whileiu is all right! "pond automatical I y to the-demands of . for the hoy raised on the farm to follow firatle. 1 lie only limit being demand j the business for which nature, circuni- ror u«o. It should he hr»cd on. wealth stances, and his own iiieliiiution have ai(Hl not on debt or confidence. It is a best tlite44*hn. Mill if correct views of lU^vrsoA tiisaan. in,iiw.rU^«f H.J. •••■-'hoiwand-dTknUy had been .inculcated ngreat many Ih/vs would never have He w-as n«t really peaceful; he fell id- _ , , I1IO most ina<L He woujd save her in spite of poorl 1 letcher b bo was an altered man. Ho looked yearn older uini graver. " I j Fielder had 110 verv near relationa. nixl of herself. Lela hesitated; then, Jum'heii! Quicksands often remarkcq tiiat it was have changed t.H,. I think 1 sl.=*11 oovc, Lcla’s -father- had-Ttrrr*r j*"tv TOrT/n-hfr - -wtfh-e.xtrgimt faty f'*r-Lt»n,-aht*followe*V-t ridic.iihma moummg- for suhh. o-maa aa- fed yonug H/ain " ~ - - . hint. • * that. He bdieveil it was that girl Bal “But is this the supper room?” hIk know ieflge the^v have acqutretl is - not ■ Lein’s father had yenrv ago. when he waa hard up, lent him £.■», so John experienced farmer has. Still b Is noil A ‘ lnir ’ B daughter should havo that £•.■> uncommon f(»r tho little frcslt hulched in and a vast amount of inter- pnin, however, was a new feeling, al most calming. Ho liod been In pnrga- ■tofy; bnt ho had avenged Alan. Then again enmo times of almost frenzy nttbo" thought of Lada and what lie had re fused. How good arid true she waa, how •lie had been standi to Alan as long as portable, and then sho had turned to hiut 1 But he had not allowed heaven's moat lierfect creation to give herself to a—a— -‘I told Imt, I useri thaUwofri, l-*m »Olxi -Li-: ■ v „ , ... . , . . of ft, and sho went away wlttont W- four was hankering after. She onghtto him^fiho mnstbo doingdrfroiua wnm’!" ° tl,er ^ (st with it. "Oh, mother," said Lela one day, “how. 1 long Captain Balfour staid today. He is very nice but I did want to get our captain to ourselves.” “Captain Balfour seems very fond of you. Lela, and he is u very nice fellow, Verjj Lutilo Imj careful, my dear child. Afo you suro t liat”——- “I always tell yon everything, little asked us sho saw her comimnion push, know, and if ever he had the chance— of duty. He would spare her. hack the swing door of Um> hotel. ’. v J That was certainly unlikely, for tho “I fed sure I can only remind yon of —' n quieter room in here ' Adairs had left Wlcirton ami 1>u/1 ... . J as ever; sho would nut mo by disgrace that the industries of thi* na tion should b« at rhe mercy of any Ku- rjpeau power, buV mort buu^li..Uii^ loo-.i^ht ol kuvlu^ the farm 1 mother, jfo J may as well own that'just tliat room. Within sat Captain Fletcher now Captain Fletcher made me an offer, with Unshed cheeks and unsteady band, and then—praise me and kiss me—I was dealing out some cards. His three corn- so prudent that 1 said I would givfl him. panions were even more strange in theii an answer the night of die ball.'’ " ^ manner and ’ more di^qmted looking “You do lovo him?” * than himself, and one waa unmistakably “Yes—that is,if I know my Own heart, drunk. 'cL He b so good, eo gentle and kind, and i Lela recoiled in horror, but Balfour he loves me so much." - ' ■ , Wonld not let her go as he said: The night of the 'ball came at last, J “Fletcher, aro yon ready tu Claim yonr There is Come, yon promised He. hurried h«r forward nnd tlien Itrtpped snddenly in front of a door. One could hear raised voices and Innghtfr; then without cenjnsony Bal four flung ojK-n the door. It was a strange sight which met the I _ i eyes of Ukisc within and ♦ hcawv.wUhont cause she liked parties and never made line to Grant in public. She wan fond* 0/ Bid four becan.-o he was ready to dance Adairs had left Wharton and had bnried painful events. ’ Mrs. Grant knows noth- theinselvez abroad. i lug of them, of she would havo spared Tlie Five Hundredth was quartered at you nn introduction.” Gibraltar, and after a time the rock . “I am glad sho did not.7* Did Balfonr aecuied to them nncoinmouly stuull. "hear aright? One day Grant’s bride j'nvo a party. 1 She was new to tho regiitient and its Glad! You do not mean that?" “Yes, I do, because today—only today traditions, but was already popular be- 1 -I liave.hearil fbelmth.” cause she liked parties and never made ♦^.,*1.1 ro.' S it ht." In spite of tbhr fie fonnd ost all ttat Lela Imd done,' how the had gone aooMr, Sian sho hud intended,- and that inuDgw? of going to Italy she had gone to Eag- land with Home dear friends. It did not matter where. Bhe waa gone, she had acquiesced in his ‘rvouncistio^. He lived on this high tablehuMl thought tm some timer and] fnwi{ Oh, no, you havo never (fown utterly, ami the doct beard it." . . . ^ , .. ' “Yes, I have. Snrely he waa not crncl attendance on her and make himself enough to deceive me. Why did no ouo generally usefuL Ho jironrised, too, to como to her party—a thing he rarely did nowadays. Quicksaud* was invited on condition he didn’t make fud of ft. Thera were t-otno now arrivals expected, friends Ot Mrs. Grant Tim ram Quicksands saw woe— j tell me before? Even now ] cannot take it in. I feel stunned, bnt it is better to know the truth and to know what I owe you." “Ah," said Balfonr, “that is a terrible story. It should he left jiqried." “No, no! Though I feel stunned and ho must lie shippe*! hack Quicksands was deeply the failure cf his plan. * “That girl” too high and onocf the little | and forget, kin the girl for 1 Deri The Htt