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OCTOBER 24, 1907. ' YOUNG MISTLEY W' N?nr Merrimatu ' : , './ CHAfTBR IX. &- ? '<?kM 0>. drl, T* AM Ills ftct?" tateiUgent and noch ,un. ?*V? o t some penotrt* In* a smile, bat fairer brown. Pro ion of deter ge fh?Pe4* ** had beea re 5 of a 8ch?o1 o kawrt his lesson well; but ^ been watching his compan , steadily, and now he saw ^tthgs color. The faint flush tAJ*k? wh?e the shadow her eyes deepened. The tt6#" ?f hep 1,p* i??ln comparison with her m*. Jfarle!" ho exclaimed, vJlfwSS hand* Within bis. ws exci t em en t ! For God's sake lis ?pftto reasof. This man " if walkLrf0 Ba*?vltch rose suddenly and *2?!!f -1 \ window, which was d?aS? thG thJclt *?rtaln was - 6he 3erked it back through the branches of ?d out ?nto the desert' rr36""s^aon^''^ ?oW?i h Wa" BUn<Mn? besldfe her, .looking down upon her fair head. *tfT> 6 8am* iiarm. The moment he stirs from hero. Instead of placing difficulties in ?rOar way, I will help you." "So you have placed difficulties in ^ ^ay?" 8he 8a,d. wonderingly! as s.io looked up into his sensitive, fee Uo face. But ho did not meet her 1 "Y?" w,n nevef understand my lo\o for you," he said, by way of reply. and his voice was wonderfully soft and patient. ,8h0, ,ookod at him her blue ? 8 B]oxv^ ?"od With tearsv and U ^aRf 8 of her Ignorance of fovo that ?h? did not hide them from her "Good-night. brother." she sairi uently. holding out her hand. nnr0?011'^111, M?rle. ' He took her ?n hi w Wa8 about *? ra,flo them to bis lips, when h l? eyes met hers * h? ?** there made him on-n hi J Cr?38 the room to oj the door for her to pass out. *' CHAPTER X. The Artist. The tcrrr.ce was a charming feature of Brcomhaugh. it was formed by ari .'lrT- ir^"? bU.".V UI> Bfiwr from the bank of t.ho Broomwater, ani *UJ ?)avc'l by huge slabs of rough o U0 Wf W?rn BU,ooth by the troad >. many feet. The houso lt>elf was itone" f- m' b?ing bu,,t of th? Wwo ??d witS'i? ,turdy' U harmon ised with the bare hills around and T?V0 ther* ?tlll of the old fortifications, notably the MnJJ rfmnnS th0 terrace? wblch had D;oombaugh practically im Pj gnable from the riverside In tho olden times. Below it. amid the vhlspsr.ng leaves of silver birch and mountala-ash; ran the little river-a Jl7hLaV?fani; "l,ch as one flnd8 ?n'v viJhin tho shadow of tho Cheviot? and on this fair morning its gentle r PP10 scarcely cached Tho Jr.", those upon the terrace, for rain was badly wanted. A downpour ot Two horns would convert tne clear brown ater into a yellow torrent rushinc down to the sea. an If ashamed of its own impurity. Thon would the air a. /vooinhaugh grow heavy with a roar rislnn froip the tree-clad valley beneath, and old Lee, the gar dener would peer down through the b..tnebos and mutter: "Eh, but she's ')ls watterl * As the waters grad subsided, the old fellow was uont So hobble away to his Uttle cot-' n.id thero with trembling r:.( nmy l'.r--rs. would adjust his rod 1 laboriously dlscntanglo his cast in readirr.s lor Mrs. Mlstley's sug F'?il(?n ir at ho should go down to 1 .10 burn a :d catch a basket of fish for breakfast. As Lena and Wlnyard paced slow ly backward nnd forward on tho ter race awaiting the colonel, the ripple of ton stream awakened within the ?fsllow's hoart a Hshtrmsn's longing for tho eight of running water. Presently Lena stopped at the cor nor 'of tho torrace, and stood motion lens, gazing down the narrow valley 'J hare, llko a sliver thread, the Broomhaugti ran Its tortoous course. "I Mv# usv#r yo<ltr?t9Q4 fct/wf/'j She said, slowly* "what the love of one's native country Is. Yoa eee> 1 hare never had a native Country. We have always been wanderers upon the faee of the earth. -But whep one can call a place like -this one's home. It Is very different ? the most heartless person, could not help being a pa triot." "And yet.'* said Winyard, "what wanderers we are. It has even come to my being a professional wanderer* you see; while Charlie 14 a Bailor, which means that he will never be quite happy anywhere upon dry lhnd." "But still. It Is something to think of In your wanderings that you hnvo a home like this to come back to ; that these hills will be the same ? the ! house, the stream* this bid gray wall, everything. Adonis knows What I | mean ? dd yod not, you solemn old thing?* * - Hereupon followed an embraco which Adonis bore with good grace? but failed somewhat to appreciate. I "I understand what you mean as well ?.S Adonis," observed WlrfyArd, with/ grave humility. "Although, perhaps, I do not lock so solemn about it as he pretends to be. t un derstand It, and ! suppose I feel It all; bat Vhe spirit of the tramp Is Vfery strong in the family, I am afraid. After all, it would never do to sit here all one's life, as we are sitting here now upon this wall in the sunshine, admiring the scenery. It you were a man, I know you would not do It." "I wish I were," she said, softly. "Thank goodness you are not!" he exclaimed, fervently. In a low tone. And then they sat there and said never a word, while Adonis watched them with his left ear lightly raised. Presently the colonel* appeared at the open window equipped for the fray, and eager to begin it. Instantly .Winyard became the polite host. The two fisherman arranged that Winyard should walk two miles down stream before commencing to fish up, while the colonel appropriated tho water Immediately below Broom haugh. 80 they parted at the gate, and Winyard went swinging along the road at a pace that promised to make short work of the two miles. Winyard Mlstley possessed the happy power t>f giving his whole mind to Whatever work or pleasure hd might for the moment have In hand, and his entire attention was therefore accorded this morning to tho skylarking of harmless fish. When the youth and a certain activi ty of brain, combined with a lively heart and a hearty digestion, work In unison, there are few doeds within human reach that are not feasible, and none that aro not worth trying. With practiced eye and an untiring wrist the young fellow cast his cun ning fllei on to the rippling suriace of every likely fcool. Tho fish were Inclined to encourago duplicity and cold murder, for they invariably an swered tho call made ypon thpnv, not only the young and foolish, but large and burly fellows with mis shapen mouths and stout hearts for an up-hill light. While his master was encaged In studies piscatorial, Adonis was grave ly employed In botanical research, with one vigilant eye dovoted to the inward swing of the silver lino ? his fly-catching days being over ? ho did not forget for one moment the pleas ant chain of slavery that hung around his neck, and the spirit of sniffing In quiry was held in check by a stern sense of duty, which forbid any straying away. Occasionally, also, Adonis considered It only polite and respectful to take an Interest In and Inspect tho vanquished foe as ho lay panting on the turf, if only in con sideration of his master's feeling as a sportsman. At first tho stream ran through a level meadow, whero tho grass was rich and green compared with the scanty brown covering of the hill. It was the widening of the valley, and the hills stood far apart, as If draw ing back to make their farewell bow to the pleasant laughing water which did not despise their aged company, and brightened for awhile with Its smllea and glancing merriment their grave and time-worn melancholy. As Winyard progressed up-stream, from pool to pool, by ripping shal lows and stony runs, the vale nar rowed in, and the great bare slopes began to dictate to the yielding water and meaauro out Ita path. Tho volc3 of the strsam grew louder as Its exls ence#became more eventful, and the difficulties thereof greater. Thoro were big rocks to be circumvented, and to be laughed at when passed and gleefully avoided. Soon thero were little leap* to be taken with smooth curve and anowy froth, where underlay the wlae trout awaiting a chance worm torn from the broken bank a little higher up. In ajid about these variations of flow lay deep and tranquil pools, whero the water re covered Us bright purity after the disturbing influence of tddy and tall. Hare dwelt the larger trout ? Ml of * certain itaidlng la life, with rights of way and habitation, originally ac quired by strength bt tall of fln< and now held by reputation and right* of long poMMMon. With gentle tarn of Wrist, and clever calculation of strength, duljT allowing for the oool breeze hurrying 1 down^ the Taller; Wlnyard seached each booi and corner tot the teedlsh fish; and already the weight oil hid creel was of some consideration apod his oack, with every now and then A thrill of life as some brave trout gave his last convulsive kick. Presently Adonis, who, having con ceived the Idea that there might be water-rats about, had turned his at tention to tho rivers edge, looked up and broke the silence. "Wolf!"- he said ? an Internal In terlablal bark; the sound of whicti appeared to strike the gleaming bar ricade of teeth, and travel dowd again. to the inward parts of his mus cular person. "i bei your pardon/' observed hie master, absently, being at that mo-1 ment absorbed in the deft placing of his flies beneath an overhanging branch across the stream. "Wofl!" repeated AdoniS, showing all his ribs with a sudden drawing ln of breath. "Indeed!" said Wlnyard, with kindly interest, and following the di rection of the dog's eyes, he saw the canso of his annoyance. This Was tho form of a ^oung art ist, who, seated himself upon an hum ble camp-stool, was transferring to his tiny paper a very pretty glimpse of the Broomwater. , the fisherman p&ssed, the artist slightly raised his liAt with foreign politeness; which salutation was im mediately returned, and Mistley con tinued on hi6 way. When ho had paesed outjof sight, *he artist prompt ly rose ^jfni His seat and packed his materials', f way into A portfoiio. "He does" Aot remember me ? as suredly !" he murmured in Russian, as ho turned and walked rapidly down stream toward- Walso. But in this Ivan Moyer was mistaken. CHAPTER XI. Was it Love? Winyard reached Broomhaugh be foro tho Colonel, and as he climbed the narrow stone steps cut in the solid wall, ho saw Lena on the ter race. She was sitting reading In the cornor whenco the vl*w of Mistley's Gap was obtainable. "Back already!" Bhe said, looking up wiih a smile. "Yes," he said, slowly. "Back al ready." He seated himself on tho low wall bcsldo her, and swinging his creel round ho opened it for her inspection. Presently, without looking up, he said: "I must write to Charley to-day about tho theatricals ? what aim I to say, Miss Wright?" His eyos were quite grave, but his lips were twitching with suppressed laughter as ho gravely awaited her reply. "You#aro to say, Mr. Mistley ? " "Excuso me, you appear to find a littlo diillculty' in saying Mr. Mist ley," he interrupted. "It is awkward, I know ? people have remarked upon It often. Mistley is one of those names with which 'Mr.' goes badly. You will find 'Wlnyard' much easier to say ? I think." "Yon aro to say," continued LenA, carefully omitting any name what ever, "that Miss Sandford will take the heroine's part, and that I will have much pleasure in doing my best as tho sprightly widow." "And I will commence at once to study tho part of tho domestic ser vant who conrs in once and says, 'Tiio carriage is at tho door.' " "No ? we settled that you should tako tho principal part." ? You did?" "Yea!" said Lena, with a decisive nod. "And I settled that you should be tho heroine," observed Wlnyard, meekly. "But ? -annot act It," "Why?" "Because there is too much pathos in it, and I cannot do pathos; It i? not in my nature, I tun afraid." "You forget," sold Mistley, "that I have heard you slug." "Oh,- that is a mere matter of tui tion!" Wlnyard siowly shook his head. "You never learned to sing that song | as you sung It the evening I listened | behind you in tho hall." Lena shrugged her shoulders and laughed, "Tuition," she said again. ??Then," said Wlnyard, turning to ward suddenly, "let me bo your tutor, if you would act that part, I know we could make it a success. With Mabel Sandford I simply could not do it; she has no conception of the character, and would spoil it. When you see her, you will acknowledge that I am right. She is very nice, of ? course, hut absolutely without the I lear,t power of Individuality. If sho ! bud only remained in the country slvo would have bc.?n all right; but two seasons in town with a scheming old aunt have,- according to all ac counts, completely spoiled her!" "Do you think that your arrange ment will suit Charlie?" asked Lena. "I am certain of it. In fact, it is not my arrangement, but his. He maintains thst hn could not take a large role and be stage manager as well; and we must have him as man ager, because no one else can do so well." (To be eontlnned.) Officer* of the navy ere known as officer* frf tb?,Hn? n ?j\I officer* of the ?tad. ESCAPED CONVICT dUGHT ? 1 I. Will Smith Arrested at Iwhn, & 0? and Carried (ack to Prison ? Noth ing HmM Two Other Ken Who Escaped. Columbia , Special. *-W til Smith, who made a sensational escape from the penitentiary a few days- ago with Harry Dean, was returned to the pen itentiary early 8aiurday morning, having been captured ai Iomaii, sent there to capture him and bring him back. Smith ?told Supe intendent Griffith that he was eouvi need now that Dean had used him wa tool tir assist him in escaping, admitting thaf it was foolish in him to run away with the expiration of hi* term, so near ai hand. Nothing has been h?*td ?<? far of the whereabout ^ of Convfeis Walter Allen and James Snddutbi life-term* ers frofm Greenville 'a da#k comer i moonsbme section, *rho escaped a few da>* after Dean andlfcmith got away. Superintendent Griffith has I received a letter frpW ABen's wife,' telling him (hat sl& had^ heard of her husband's escape, but that she did not approve of his action, and that if she saw him she >/ould cer tainly advise him to come fmek to the penitentiary, as hopes of his se curing a pardon at an cferly date seemed so bright. Those who understand the charac ter of these moonshine peqble believe that Allen will in time 1 surrender ^imself to the authoritie^ thaf his ipountain friends wil purstjhde him to do this. ' ? Eace Troable at MeOftrmick. McCormick, Special.? ftertry Od oms, a negro who has bedn working ?s a section hand on the CJ. $ W. C. rainhvay near Bordeaux was arrested at tlmt place Sdtttrdky evening while trying to leave with goods h? had un lawfully obtained. Ho rested and had to be conquered by force. After quiet was restored another negro a friend to Henry demanded of the of ficers that thev turn him loose. This precipitated further trouble and a number of negroes began ^o gather for the ostensible purpose of rescu ing Henry. The officers telephoned lor assistance from here, and a num ber of men responded. With the ap pearance of this extra help the ne groes became frightened , and dis banded without further trouble. White Henry wa* belfcp b?ou#bt , here to be placed in the calaboose, he conefssed that he was an escaped convict from Georgia; that he was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped to this State, and that there was a reward of $?_'00 for his eaptuf-e. Gov. Smith of Georgia was wired to at once and his secre tary replied that $7.") would be paid lor Ins delivery at Fargo, Ga. The officers were not satisfied with the amount of the reward and have turn ed Henry over to the sheriff of Ab beville euonty in order that Mil ticulars might be found out. Killing at Warrenrille. Aiken. Special.? The killing of W. J. Chambers of Augusta by John Ca to of Warrenvile has just been re ported to Coroner Owens. The kill ing happened at the home of Cato at Warrenville on Saturday but Cham bers did not die until Monday. The following details are all that can be learned: It is said that both men were drinking. They went to Cato residence about 7 o'clock Saturday night. J hev entered the house and K>me time afterwards Cato decided < numbers was too familiar with his wife Without a word of warning lie drew n knife from his pocket and slashed the throat of Chambers from ear to ear. Chambers dropped to the floor. Cato then turned upon his wife and stabbed her twice once in tho breast mid once in flic hip. . hambers was taken to tho Augusta hospital where he died on Mondav morning. Cato is in jail awartii)* a preliminary hearing at which time new developments aro expected. Richmond. Va.. Special. ? The Tri ennial General Convention of I lie Kpiscopal Church after busy sessions of both houses, adjourned to meet three years hence in Cincinnati. The closing services which occurred at .'I o'clock Snturdnv afternoon in the Ifolv Trinity church were in an adopt ed form of prayer meeting. The services were opened by the Bishop of Dallas and tw?? lessons were read by Dr. It. H. McKim, president of tiic House of Deputies. The Micene Creed and the Collects were recited l?v Bishop Donue. of Albany, and the address replacing the pastoral letter was made by Bishop Tutfle, chairman of the Mouse of Bishops. A great crowd rushed for the doors of the church when they were opened at 2 :?'{() o'clock, mid fully 5,000 persons were refused admit lnn"c. Many of the bishop* and deputies left on a 'pieistl Ihmm late this afternoon for W jishiniTloti. | Gov?rnr.icnt Makes Appointments. The governor has apointed .7. P. Kennedy llrvnn ?rliool ronrnussionei (if <*harlcMnn, nc? 0. Lamb Buiat, deceased. The apointnoenf made upon the recommendation of the Col lege of Charleston, He also appoint ed J. IT. Robinson gome warden for Greenville county. Convention Closes. TAFE MAKES STATEMENT At a Banquet ia Manila the Secretary 8aj? His Viait Two Yean Hence ^WIU Probably Be aa a Private Citi Ma^mMeBce Not Struck With Hie Personal Remarks. Manila, Cable. ? At a banquet given in bis honor in this city Sec retary of War William H. Taft made a most significant satement. He was referring to the fact that he had already visited the Philippine Inlands three times, and in expressing his in tention to come here again lie said: "I hope another two years to visit Manila again, but (hen I probably will come as a private citizen." The significance of Mr. Taft's re mark in relation to the chance of his nomination for the presidency next year did not seem to strike his audi cnee. The Secretary's speech was re ceived with much enthusiasm by the representatives of the Filipinos pres ent When he declared the government was anxious and ready to help the business prosperity of the islands. Secretary Taft opened his address by declaring that tho future prosper ity of the Philippine Islands depend ed primarily 011 the Filipinos them selves. They must make progress as i nation before they could obtain the benefits realized by other nations and it was the duty at business men and others contemplating investment in the Philippines to help the natives better their condition. It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands today and found them quieter than ever before in their history. He was glad the Assembly had been established and hoped it would take over some of the responsibility of erovernment. He said to capitalist.* and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen in the land and that*hereaftei" they must come to the Assembly with their requests He had no doubt the Assembly would carefully considei all questions affecting the welfare 01 the islands. That it would not only look ont for the interests of the people but would welcome with lib erality the investment of foreign cap italso absolutely necessary to the development of the Philippines. The existence of the Assembly would strengthen the hand of the govern- 1 ment and the government was nnx-J ious and rea^y to help the business prosperity of tlie islands in which the people themselves were quite as mftch interested as the n\erchants. - ? TTritr trttt the begintti?g of a pekiou of prosperity, the speaker asserted, and he trusted that under it every body would be happy and conteut * The Secretary declared that/he wan not ashamed of anything in the is lands and urged the Americans here tQ make every effort to bring the Filipino people jto a realisation of j theor wonderful opportunities. He j hand been to the Philippines three times already and he hopod in anoth er two yeiys to visit the islands again, but then he probably ^vould come as a private citizen ? Mr Taft's speech was greeted at the close with cheers This afternoon Secretary Taft laid the corner stone of the first perma nent school house built in Manila un der the American regime. He deliv ered a short address to the pupils of the school in which he congratulated them upon the event. Poured Oil on Fire and Stove Ex plodes. New York, Special. ? As A result of pouring oil on a fire in a stove Mrs. Phoebe Goldstein, of Brooklyn, and six of her eleven children were badly burned. Mrs. Goldstein and a son, David, aged 25, are likely to dia, the latter from inhaling the flames. An explosion followed Mrs. Goldstein's attempt to light the fire with kero sene, setting the womjpi's clothing afire. Craze# with fright she ran Cn rough the house, setting fire to cur tains and beds. The children were burned in attempting to aid their mother. Mrs. Ghadwick's Deposits. Cleveland, ()., Special ? A pass hook showing deposits of over $300,000 in favor of the late Mrs. Cassie Chad wick in a Pittsburg hank, came into possession of Nathan Loesser, the referee in bankruptcy. Tile deposits were made on June 20, 1002. and the referee says there is nothing to in dicate that the account was checked against at all. The deposits wore made about the time of M rs. Chad wick's dealings with the late dames VV Friflr.fl Pittuhmv. To Go To New York. Atlanta, Ga., Special. ? It was an nounced here that John Temple Graves, editor of The Atlanta Geor gian and News, and considered one the South 's most gifted journalists and authors, lias accepted the chief editorship of the New York Ameri can. It is understood thnt Colonel Graves will assume his new position about November 15th Trains on the Scottish Highlands have been occasionally stopped by the. forca of tho wir d. Breaking Camp* I Staraboul, La., Special. ? With Ihes clone of the day the President termi nated his fourteen day hunt on Bear Lake and Tensas Bayou. That the last day was one of unabated activity on his part is certain, but what the result was, was not known at 6 o'clock as no messenger leaving the camp after the close of the day's j sport had reached the telegraph sta tion. The weather was excellent a* it has been throughout the week and! the party started out in the early morning in high spirits and in antici pation of a tine day with which to close the fortnight of sport. Tlie President will reach Mr. Shield'* home during the forenoon and will meet a number of Mr. Shields' friends at dinner. A special train will take the President and his party to Vieksburg starting from this point at 10 o'clock Monday. After a stay of four hours at Vieksburg the Presi dent will hoard the Pennsylvania Railroad train which carried him from Washington to Keokuk and re turn to Washington aboard it To Go To New York. Atlanta, da.. Special. ? It was an nounced here that John Temptc Graves, editor of The Atlanta Geor ginn and News, and considered one of the South 's most gifted journalists and authors, lias accepted the chief editorship of the New York \meri can. It is understood that Colonel Graves will assume his new position about November 15th Secretary in a Runaway. 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