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SWEET
REVENGE
Oowrxithu vm, by lUrper A Ilrotbcn^
T» F. iy MITCHBU
Aathar of “Ch»tt*i«oo«m,"
CHAITEK VII.
utiiNKinr.
W UAT fud.Hi upkndor! Ai:
tbe furuliure was mabo^
auy—the tK*d. a huge foul
poster, canopied; the bu
mu high and with brass handles i
Its driwtn: the ebsirt siiaight i*m ter
from the center of tbe celling bung
chandelier of glass pendants. All thlr
antique magniflcence was lighted b;
*the single tallow dip which also glis
tened upon the honest face of Ginger.
**I hope jo' Derry comfolem, snh,”
said Ginger, setting down the caudle
and turning to depart. -—
“No doubt of It. Walt a bit. I want
you to tell me to whom this plantation
belongs.”
“Cunnel Uutland, sab.”
“Been In this family long?”
“A t’ouaand years, sab.”
“What?”
“Don’t know nothin 'bout fcountln.
'Spec’ It’s beet. In de fam’ly mighty
longtime. Cunsel Rutland, he mighty
fine gen’l'man, sah; Cunnel Rutland,
be own ten huddred t'ousand acres”—
“How many?”
“De biggest plantation In all Alaba
ma. sab. Cunnel Rutland be de big
gest”-
“Walt a bit. Ginger. Who la Miss
Plukleyr _
’•Missy "Pinkley, she mightyifWl lady,
sah. Miss Plrddey, she“—
- • “What relation la sha to Colonel Rut
land r IT*
“Missy Plnkley, she war Missy Rut
land’s slstah. sah. Missy Plnkley.
she" -
“Where Is Mrs. Rutland?"
“Missy Rutland, she's datd.”
''Wbo Is Mt*M J»<ractHlC?“
. jartt-ahs's de fnar ynnrqrwd)'*
eror heard of one carrying Information
In war stopping at a Ho or the viola
tion of a pledge?
Placing m.' foot on the alll, I was
reaching for a branch of tbe tree with
out when 1 suddenly stepped back Into
the room, sat down In a chair and
bnrled my face In my bands A vlaloi
of Kthel Stan forth, sweet, gentle. Inno
cent, stood before me. As a flash of
lightning will clear a murky atmos
phere. my human reasoning vanished
before a divine Intuition. I could not
break my pledge.
Then I fell to thinking. How diffi
cult It Is, after all, to look Into the fu
ture! Who knows but some new out
let may occur tomorrow? This captain
Is a singular man, and no one can tell
wbat whim may seize him next To
day he ordered me out to be shot; to
morrow he may send me away from
my eMemles with an escort to protect
me. Then - there Is little Jaquellne.
She has slipped a noose about his neck
that be will not easily shake off. She
may And a hiding place for me or an
avenue Which will eventually lead to
safety. I was so pleased with tbe prob
abilities I conjured up that I got up
and walked back and fortfi, rubbing
my hands with satisfaction.
Fool, stupid human fool! The events
fate had In store for me wore nothing
as iny foresight had painted, v.. ,
t heard the tramp of horses’ hoofs
coming tttymigh the gateway. Going to
a front window and looking out, 1 saw
two figures on horseback. It was too
dark for me ^to^dlstlngulsh them.
Though one wits very small, the other
sseiufd to he a woman, for I could see
her garments fluttering. They came
“Bring taftn clothes, Pate,” said one
of the men. “He’ll glee us away with
out ’em."
It’s Tom Jaycoxl I'm lost!
Tbe man called Pete snatched my
clothes and threw them out on the
ground below. Then the two began
the work of getting me through the
window. Jsycox, who had the strength
of an ox, seized my wrists, while the
man behind pushed. They got me out
Into the limbs of the tree, where. If I
continued to struggle, 1 was In danger,
bound hand and foot as I was, of
pounding the earth below. I cqade a
virtue of necessity and permitted them
to lower me. Once on the (ground they
hustled me to a clump of trees back of
the house, where I was uA^ound and,
covered by the muzzles of tWs^revcIlv
ers. forced to put on my clotbes.'Xphen
"they rebound my wrists and ran ^e
behind tbe barn, where three horses
stood ready saddled. Jaycox took me
in bis steel arms and tossed me on to
one of them with as muqh egse as if I
of meat The two men ;
mounted tile other horses, and we start
ed off, cftcllng around back of the
negro huis'aud under trees to a side
gate opening on the pike. Once away
from the pounds, we set off at a gal
lop.
Kidnaped! Now I may save myself
any further worry. The Inevitable Is
before me. Before daylight I shall bo
a dead man.
fixed fo’ property as hny young man tn
I Tennessee. An we’re goln ter be.v a
Mice too. But yer needn’t reckon thet’s
| goln ter save ye. Yer got ter shell out,,
an then”- His look told the rest.
rax mentioned the nnme Ike, though 1
could net hear what he said, whereup
on the captain turned and glanced at
un*. 1 Inferred that Iks waa tbs man.
w’ho had tried to kill nie and whom 1
‘Give me one
shot with my back 'typP-ktllcd for Ids pains. Then the eup-
CHAPTER VIII.
O.V THE PLATEAU.
O N, on we sped, under starlight,
over stony pike, steel ’shod
hoofs striking fire on flinty
stones, snake fences writh
ing, trees dancing in a semicircle abouj
those beyond. We dashed over wooden
bridges; V splashed through shallow
streams; we dipped Into hollows and
tilted over crests, while now and again
some startled bird stretched Its wings
and went whirring Into the forest.
On my right rode Tom Jaycox. hold
ing my bridle rein, hi* ugly face turned
always toward me. Every crime mold
ed feature—his cold, steel eye. his knit
ted, overhanging brows—spoke one
word, “Veugcaiw'e!” -On the other sld*
gallo[g>d s -man, long, lesn. hungry,
grinding uneanly on a quid. I did not
know bis name, but memory brought
me a plature of that same face lighted
by shotguns flashing In the night.
«»•
'fo'dr pwriTem’ laiT* anTTcRyballs Id
Huntsville, she tske all de young men
sway from de udder young ladles an
milk*- Vtu all mad 'miAT to eat her up.”
• Hhe Is Colonel Rutland's daughter. I
tupimse?”
“Yes. sah Missy Jack de apple oh
Cunnel Rutland's eye. sah Cunnel
KniUtud don’ care nuffen ’bout nobody
hut Missy Jack ”
“How atmat you col.iced people?”
“What dst. sshr
“Do you like Miss Ja<)iiellae?“
"IJke Missy Jack! Reckon de culk-d
people do Pl.e Missy Jack full*-d peo
pie luh Missy Jack like *le ailgvl ob“ —
“Isn’t she Just a bit hot tempered?“
“Reckon Missy Jack Is hot tempered,
sah Ml* ; Jack, she got <le hottest
temper In uc whole st^pf Missy Jack
she'' —
“Hold on. explain why you all kne
Miss Jack when she has s hot teui|M*r
nisi speaks to you sharply.“
“laws a tuasry. site den' mean nuf
fca. Missy Jack, she acoT w Id de (Ire
brand la de eye. hut she won't let no
body else acul* Vo’ ought to see <Ut
gal when Mara'rBlngUaui Mar* r King
ham he dr otn-rseer—Mars'r Itlngham
whip de niggers. J»ue day Mars'r King
br.ui. lie whip me. 1 yelled lak a killed
a!gger Missy Jack, site run out wld
be' hair a fly In an her eyes a shlnln. an
She lak' de whip out o’ Mars’r Ring
bum's ban . an golly Moses, how site
lay It on dal oberseer!”
“DWI be take It klndlyT
“He conldu't do nulTea. Ef he tech
Missy Jack. Cunnel Rutland shoot him.
(’rune) Rutland, be got biggest tem
per. 'cept Missy Jack -ain't nobody got
temper lak Missy Jack ln“—
“Any morv Kntlands?”
* ■" J
put
against a tree, and I’ll fight two such
cowards as you.”
“Shet up!" snapped Jaycox, showing
his teeth within a foot of my face and
with a glance like that of an angry
bulldog. Tticn, riding up to the en
trant ^ tlm hut. he shuuUsd: rrr
“Hello thar!'’
An old woman came lo the door with
an Iron spoon in her hand.
“Waal, what's wanted?”
“Snack.”
“Haln’t got nothin but pone.”
“Got auy coffee?”
“Coffee? D’y’ reckon Abe Lincoln’s
goln ter let us hev coffee away up in
these mountings \\#n-ll*ey liain’t got
none down In tb* towns? I got a yarb
’ll do pqrty wnnl, though.”
My captors dismounted, breakfasted,
then arranged for a short nap, one
watching while the other slept. Jay-
edx first sprawled himself on the
ground and was asleep In a twinkling,
while his comrade sat staring at me
with his gun ready cocked. 1 know
that If 1 made the slightest movement
with a view to escape he would shoot
me. Occasionally he looked Impatient
ly at a handsome gold watch, doubtless
taken In.spoil, as If anxious for tbe ex
piration of his hour of duty. Toward
the last he nodded. I was near some
low bushes and Is-gan to roll toward
them. He awoke with a start and* r
quick as a flash brought his gun to his
shoulder.
‘•Yo’ hound!".
>* Jaycox (>i>enrd his eyes and, seeing a
murderous look in his companion's face
and a gun right over his foot pointed
at me, kicked the weapon upward, dis
charging it, thus doubtless for tbe time
saving my life.
This finished the first watch, and
Jaycox took his turn, admonishing me
that If 1 tried the experiment again be
would^Ale me up by tbe tbunitm. 1
dreuiRwl this torture and gave him no
cause fb enforce 1L Besides, he kept
awake during his entire watch.
The men having secured the needed
rest, we broke our bivouac. Jaycox
loosened tbe horses, and his compau
Ion kept me covered with his gun while
I mounted, lii 1111 IIIT ^bf>t HI «hg~
tain aiid Jaycox went Into a thicket
nearity. qyldently for consultation, and
were followed by tbe others, while I
remained behind, still sitting on my
horse and watched by Pete, who stood
on the ground, a great, gaunt figure,
one hand 4»4*W+H«-Km bridle retn xjTTns"
horse as he nlpik-d the grass, the other
grasping a cocked revolver. He was
looking at me from under his faded
sombrero, his eyes peering Into mine
malignantly, his Jaws grinding on bis
quid, the Juice of which soiled tbe cor
ners of bis mouth. I could not endure
to look at him and turned toward the
landscape below. The sun had set. It
was the beginning of night. Was it
not the beginning for me of tbe eternal
night? _
[to bb connNtrxD.j ♦
to,'
AN ESTIMATE
OP THE PRESIDENT.
The Mistake of Hanna and Platt
In Making Roosevelt Vice Presi
dent.
The Washington correspondent of
the Spartanburg Journal writes:
The news that President Roosevelt
will retain the present cabinet intact
cstfre as ^pmething of a surprise to the
country'in general. Perhaps no change
which he cciiki Ha^d Oiade would have
surprised the public as much as this un
looked-for conservatism. Hut it is gn
old story, as regards Roosevelt, that
the only thing you can really expect < f
him is the unexpected.
It is no secret that Plait and Hanna
wer^doing considerable squirming for
a few days after they realized that the
man whom they had shelved as vice
president was really headed for the
White House. They did not like it.
They were afraid of him, and they, are
still, but in a modified way. They
realize that Roosevelt is going lo do
what he. says he will, and tlioy have
people know, is a collegebred Van
who has been knocking about in the
disguise < f Ah* b» for the la-t teto'ff
filtetn years, gatbeiing informathn
ab ut tramp ami criminal classes, an!
is possibly the best Authority m ihn
countiy on Ibis subject, lie published
an article some time ago -which was a
terrible arraignment of the New York
detective force and the New York peo
ple were mad. They said they would
show him thal h« could not talk in
that way about the police of a great
city. For two days they huulcd for
him. - At the end if that time he
strolled into the “Frout Ofllce,” talked
with the chief about an irrelevant mu -
ter, and asked incidentally, “Have they
caught that man Flynt yet?” He was
regaled with unvarnished opim >ns of
ilmself and strolled out again in a
state of inward amusement. They
lave not caught him yet. The fat t ia
that the detective and the secret service
men are not as sharp as the criminal,
and until they are -until men who are
resottrceful, shrewd and incorruptible
make up these ^forces, the criminal
will have aboulWs good a time as he
does now. Vj
It was stated oy some correspon
dents that Roosevelt had positively
said that he would not be a candidate
for the presidency in 1904. He has
denied Ibis interview point-blank, but
he admits that what he really said was
something like this:' “That while he
was vice-president he had considered
such a candidacy and begun to work
for it, but since the tragic event which
made h.m president be could not make
auy personal canvass for the nomina
tion.” Anybody can see (hat. Rut
it is thought that he would uv;t refuse
to take the candidacy if it should hap
pen to be offered to him, and u at ia
as far as it is proper for him to go at
this early stage of affairs.
P
Is ind ipensable to athletic
success In training, much
stress iraid upon diet; care
ful attenton to the quantity
and qualit; of the food eat
en,with regilarity of meals.
That is the secra of sUength for every
man. No man coi be stronger than his
stomach. The careless and irregular
eating, of businessmen, causes disease
of the stomach and its allied organs of
digestion and nutritnn. There can be
no sound health until these diseases are
cured. -
Dr. Pierce’s Goldea M-dical Discovery
cures diseases of the stonach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition, and
enables the tody to be built up into vig
orous health by the assimilation of the
nutrition extracted from food.
«I was taken with the grippe, which resulted
in heart and stomach trouble.” writes Mr. T. R.
Caudill, of Montland. Alleghany Co., N. C. M
was unable to do anything a gopd part of the
time. I Wrote to Dr. Fierce about m v condition,
haring full confidence in his medicine He fw*
rised me toUka his Golden Medical Discorety.'
which I did. Before I had finished the second
bottle I began to feel better I hare uaed nearly
six bottles. I feel thankful lo God for the bene
fit I hare received from Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery I esu highly rccommsod it to
•11 persons ss a good snd safe medicine ”
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets'cure constipation.
•
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- rrtewa
Ginger depart*-*! with a frown that I
j should have cal fed for more such peo-
I pie as tbe Rut lauds aud some what din
'appointed. I faucled, at not ht-lug able
^to Impress me with tbe magnitude of
the family temper. I closed tbe door
behind him and locked It.
“John Branderotnne.” I said, looking
1 at (be dim reflation of my laxly In one
of tbe great mirrors, “had It not beef)
flTor that little girl down stairs your
|being would aow-^te.bajtiore real than
that Image, Never have you had so
ose a call, and you'll never have an-
Dther so dose wltliobt It being the last.
"But you’ve no time to waste. Your
iltoatloD will be more critical with the
J sun than It Is this minute. Some-
king must be done.’’
I w^nt to a window. It was at the
t of tbe building. My room was on
second story of the bouse, at uo
fit height from the ground. I turned
i the window to another facing the
They were all open, for the
fitber was warm and sultry. At this
ad window was something which
my attention at once—a tree
so near that II could easily
into Its branches end descend to
i ground.
heaven, here In an avenue of
»r
t my pledge.
Is questionable If those moral
who prefer death to dishonor
I choose tbe former If the alterna-
were presented aa M waa to me.
' la the form It awaited me cer-
looked very ugly. If I kept my
and remained till morning, my
mn-4» ooaso out. If for-
fibled mo to conceal It, If the
i permitted me to go my way, i
I to fifiQ Into tbe bands of my
— By leaving In the night '
give both the slip and by morn-
e Iter away or no disguised that 1
not be recognised i'f found. I
ilbly reach the Onion Hues,
never before broken a pledge,
bad never before seen certain
ae In tbe face. In tbe
tef UfO reaaoned, eoe
five a high standard, bat la a
f sol dotew tm a chair <in*i burud my Jacr
f* my Aoiwi*
cantering down tbe roadway to the
gallery and must have dismounted, for
soon'i beard a knocking. Ix-ailti; tb*-
ehauilter, 1 went through the hall on
tiptoe and stood at the bead of tbe
great staircase, listening. There mere
voices below, hut I could not tell who**
they were. I waited some time for
more Information, but those who were
talking went Into another part pf the
bouse, snd 1 was obliged to return to
my room unsatisfied. 1 sat down again
aud renewed my muelngs — tnuslngs
that were not of the pleasantest
1 Jiad hot sat long when two men
passed under the window. They w ere
talking In a low |nne. Tbe voice of
one was that of a white man. tbe other
that of a negro. Tbe negro said some
that
: . \ ' '“5ms
r.. ir5n#i»^' -■*" •
Is not that Jaycox’a 'voice? It Is.
There la no mistaking that harsh
growl. What can It mean? Ah, 1 see
It all! He expects that I will dude
this easy going captain, and he will
spread a net-for the bird before It files.
Fortunate! If I had descended by the
tree, 1 should have dropped Into his
embrace.
My anxiety was now moye.intense
than ever. The cords were surely
drawing about me.
“Nonsense!” I said to myself. “I’m
losing my bead. True, I’m In a tight
place, but tight places are interesting.
Men who possess great presence of
mind ars best fitted to escape great
dangers. When the cards run high,
the coolest wins. I propose to defeat
all these converging enemies by keep
ing my head. I shall go to bed and get
a good sleep. ,Then on the morrow I
shall be In shape for the fight.”
My resolutfcon, together with the fa
tigue of an eventful day, brought slum
ber sooner than might have been ex
pected. But 1 soon awoke and, feeling
alarmed, wn» wide awake. I sat up In
tod. I could look out of tbe window
Into the tree which bad Invited me to
descend by its branches. I thought I
saw a dark object that did not belong
there. The leaves were not far enough
advanced to conceal nor young enough
to fully reveal any object hidden there.
The night was one of the darkest,
yet there was adlttle llght-starlight-
aud no moon.
Imaginary terrors,” I muttered. “Go
to jleep.”
T lay down, drew tbe sheet up, tucked
It In at the back of my neck and obeyed,
tbe-command I bad* given myself by
passing:, back into slumber.
I dreamed tffiat 1 waa standing under
a great glass receiver and a man was
working a pump to exhaust tbe air.
At every stroke I felt less able to
breathe till at last I was suffocating.
I awoke and waa conscious of soma
one stuffing a cloth into my month. 1
tried to cry out, bat could ""*>** no
sound. Two men flood beside me, nne
fagging me, whQe tbe other began to
tie my hands. This done, they carried
me^ lmpotently writhing, to the wln-
4ay. •
amue inlhn between n* and
ourpac**.
"iM r ivalkc<I onr pantIbjf TTorm-M TTTni
had pertly recurered their wind, then
struck a trot. It was Immaterial lo me
at what gait we moved. I thought only
of my approaching end. Kurely It could
not be far distant Why did It not
coiftc at once? A pistol hall, a club -
anything Is enough to take a life. Then
I shuddered as the thought struck me
that 1 was to be kept for a more linger
ing death.
We were passing between a range of
bills on our left and the iHimherland
plat eau on our right when Jaycox drew
rein, and wrf all came to a halt. There
was a sound of torses' hoofs behind,
coming at a brisk canter, but n<» sooner
had we stopped than Unbound* censed.
Both the men listened until all was si
lent, ttoo Jaycox started no ,
“AU right. IVtr," be said. “Whoever
It la has either at»fl|ied or l^ft tbe
rued.”
"Some un goln home late. I reckon.”
We i*rucec*)*xi on our way. but bad
gone scarcely a quarter <>f a mtte when
we again beard the hoof tx-nts In our
rear. Again w e |- 11**1 up and listened.
"By gosb iotu.” said Fete, “thet
touts mer
"Hhet upr
Both list* jed, v.*altlng to bear tbe
Belinda renewed, but as they were not
we started on. For the Second time the
hoof bests recommenced ami this lime
a little nearer.
“We must gtt outen this." said Jay-
cox. “Ix-t's take >**r tbe hills here In
stead o' furdcr on." - *
Turning to the right, ne passed
though umber, to-glnuing n gradual
accent of tbe plateau. Jaycox rode
.ahead, bonding my I-rhll*- ijjn. white
I Vie followed, revolver In hand.
’SWnS l bappe ned to glance aside and
w -»W»-*CM*.tc» avffrrmrhfTTH'—*
l< w<s>'i*mtRff'T^rtr•ytaii^.lrfh
Riid Ginger How they eame to be
there waa a uiysu-ry. I only knew they
were there and rejdlced AI seeing
me Buck w as sixHit to give a shout
•\hen be bethought himself that such
a proceeding might he 'fatal and re
gained bis com|mm*tire Ju»f a* bis pres
enev was discovered. Ginger stowed
no signs of .recognKloii wbati-Ier I
•hot a quick glance at Jaycox to see If
ba recognized the negro. To my relief,
be did not appear to know either Bock
or (linger. * -
“May. yo’ man.” railed Burk, “can are
get someptn to eat byar?”
“Ef thsr's any rlttels left.” said Jay
cox. “Wbat yo’ nos doin out this time
or day?”
“Ob.” said Buck -1 trembled lest hls
wits should desert him at a critical
mombot—“I’m takln this nigger to bla
naw master. He's sold.”
"Ter a peart un ter d'liver a nigger
Beckon be don't mind goln with y«r.”
Rock and Ginger dismounted as we
departed. I waa obliged to part with
them without being able to ott*v a
word or make a sign 81111. their pres
ence gave me bops. Hope! What
could a simple negro and a boy do to
rescue me from two stalwart brutes
who were watching ms like cats?
All day we moved northward, tbe
men riding close beside me. now and
again turning tbelr ugly faces toward
me wttb a grin of satisfaction or a
scowl when I did or said anything to
displease them, often bending do-e to
me, sickening me with tbelr rank to
bacco smelling breaths or ttft worse
odor of tbelr on washed bodies. Ws.
feet no one. Tbe only comfort I de
rived was from tbe natural objects of
the mountains. A
Only Twenty-five PftEsiDum —
Some of the newspaper* are publishing
Roosevelt as the *2Clh President, when
h* is only the 25th. Tbeie have been
only twenty-four men who have filled
the office before him, to wil: Wash
ington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, J. lj. Adams, Jackson, Van
Buflo, Hanisoo, Tyler, Folk, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln,
Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Ar
lh'i r , Cleveland, Harrison, McKuiley -
— y.ftijiwiJ.jUiwL.
THE YOUNGBLOOD
LUMBER COMPANY
aUGDBTA. UY.
OsricsAso Woaas, Nona Acuosta
H. O
canno. count a*
life Presidents. If let ms are counted,
lb« n Severn! others would have to be |
coiihIm! tarn-* ■■ wall a« (M> v*,lmt.,l I
and instead of tb*- Jtllb Itooseveil would I
to the 34tb. President. ('ouaiing turn
Doors, Sash. Blinds and
Hardware.
Hntider's
FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING AND
ut rwjstaq ur»n*B SS
•sssnWWlBtBIJl fill 1 """"
nsvr,-, — >
All ('orrsspondtnrs givsn prompt at
i now.
vaaonoaB aoonnvsLT.
that ranch to l*nild on, but
will do it ia the wav in
•zut him to is an
When be says he is j
* Itrllirr In
in wh i h I hr\
liter qu*sli< n
(•log h - ad first
«--Trr ’snrrvp wet cat
them know of our digression 1'. -udiug
lojo’ In tl.e.saddle, I pL-cred t!u'«M<gli the
gr.H>m. watching for xoiuvlL!..; will)
wlik-h tu produii? sound,* for my gag
proventt-d my shouting, and a shout
Would have lirAugbt punishuieiit. Com
ing upon a l!ut rock, by a | n-xsure of
tin* kiii-i.-s _1 guided my horse cKer It.
but It was too firmly Imbedded to to
moved. Boon after I encountered an
other right on the edge of the trail.
Dl rglng my heels Into my home's
fi.inks and fo:;!r.g my body out of
cquillbrluui. I foicod Aim to prauce. A
vigorous p’. ll on my bridle rein by
Jaycox saved him from going over the
Im-llue, carrying me with him. But I
had ni-eompllshed my purpose. 1 heard
the stone go crashing down the moun
tain.
“You Infernal dog,” cried the man In
the rear, “ef yer do thet ag’ln I’U run
a knife atWlxt yer shoulders!”
“Ef he docs It ag’ln, yer needn’t trou
ble yerself ter stick him. The fall ’ud
finish him.’
Higher, higher, we mounted, farther
from the dark plain below, upon which
here and there shone a lonely light;
nearer to the patches of fleece In the
heavens and. the stars looking down
from above. Then came a faint light
In the sky and a gray tinge over the
country below. Woods, streams, fields,
bouses, barns, grew out of tbe darkness.
The light broadened; there were glided
clouds In the east; the sun cast Its first
beams over the heights am} upon the
landscape below. We bad reached tbe
upper level; we were on tbe plateau.
Espying a log house ahead, the
consulted ni.d determined to try for
some breakfast. They took the gag
«iH of my mouth, and as soon as 1 was
free to speak, anxious to be at ouce put
beyond suffering and tbe terrible sus
pense of an Impending murder, 1 cried;
‘You dogs! You cowards! You’re
going to kill me! Why do you delay r
They looked at each other knowingly'
and grinned—a horrible,, soulless grin.
Do ye reckon yer goln ter git ter
heaven without paytn fo’ th’ damage y«
dona?” snarled JaycoX* With an ugly
light to hls eya
‘Ah, that's your gamer
fo« om tea ha aa waU
rote brushed my boot; It was like tbe
kiss of a loving companion; even tbe
twittering birds seemed to be offering
sympathy. -
Toward evening, as tbe sun stood
Just above tbe hortxon; a dull red ball.
•x^An** *«»*tina on tbe lower land-
C?.
A.
Li
ttU cornpaui.tH k, jit i,u: con-rcu inth ',/*
UUit v:hi:< I ntaumU'i
scape, one of ray captors gave a whoop.
It was answered by a man ahead, and
lii a moment a dozen more started from
about a campfire.
“Got him?” yelled the foremost of
the group.
~Yo’toir
With a cheer every man sprang for
hie gun.
"Hold on, thar!” roared Jaycox with
J)]a ball’* -voice. "Don’t yer be fo’get-
tln we’re goln ter be paid fo* our losses
{fast”
A man by no means as repulsive ss
the rest slenderly built, with a'weak
mouth, long, black hair and a beard
through which shone a tinge of color
on bla cheek, stepped to the front as
with authority, and It was soon evi
dent that h* was la command. He io-
qtersd shoot cgrtgln.of the gang who
■a larking shoot UantiTllLa. Jay-
lhr< ugh a piste glass nindow the wra
di « ba*l totter to Insured, a **1 autoe
of the enterprises in vbkh ficse two
sapient gentle wen arc eugag* I are ot
the nature of a conservatory They
are raiamg infant industries under
glass, and that sort of thing li sronUI
nut he nice if (he Rough Rider should
pul bis boot through the shelter of The
shipping sutoides. Hanna tays be ikill
not, but maybe the *i-h is faiher to
tbe thought.
It is knosrn that Roosevelt is veiy
much interested in the uphaildifig of
tbe merchant maiine, «u-d pattiinlarly
that of the u*vv. He wishes to
bis owp'paily so that they sn.i nap id
unison and take him where he winta
lo go. , PresidenlJitKioley never ex
actly said anything in favor ot sub
sidies, but then, be-never said anythin:
agaiusL them. Roosevelt never was
neutral iu his life. He reminds one of
a remark of one of t he ctuiracier* in
Tourgee’s once famous uorelf “ A
Fool’s Knand.” “ Old men generally
get the ciedit for all (he conservatism
in the world, but it is a mistake. A
young man tacks just as hard as he
pulls. If he is opposed to a thing he
fights it tooth and nail.” Roosevelt
is only torty-two, and that is the kind
of a conservative he will be when he
is one 21 all.
The very exuberance' of the utter
ances of variou site publican Senators as
to the confidence they have in Roose
velt, since his decision to retain the
members of the present cabinet, is a
little suspicious.' It indicates that they
have been scared aud are now re
assured. Another thihg which should
not he overlooked is that Roosevelt’s
principal frienus and supporters have
not yet come on the scene. It is
thought that when Senator Lodge
comes back from Europe there may be
a change in the existing situation.
These is no doubt that Roosevelt
will be strenvous iu some direction. It
is said that he will favor not only a
large navy but a standing- army of a
streuglli equal to that provided under
the n.organization act of last winter.
Whether the army can be enlarged in
definitely without interfering with the
welfaie of the people as a whole is one
of the questions not vtt settled.— We
are not ready for any jfuch IdealiLftt
military service as thoM'* which prevail
A. Cough
“ I bass mads a most thorough
vial of Ayor's Cherry Pectoral snd
am prepared to say that for all dis
eases of the lungs it never disap
points.’’
J. Early Finley, I ronton, O.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectonl
won t cure rheumatism ;
we never said it would.
It won’t cure dyspepsia;
we never claimed it. But
it will cure coughs and
colds of all kinds. We
first said this sixty years
ago; we’ve been saying it
ever since.
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