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rH E PEOPLE S VOL 6.---NO. 14 PICKENS," S. C., THUllSDAY, NOV 1MBER i9, 1896. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. TOVE III- 19 M'KINLEY A THE NEXT PRESIDEN' AND TH i-iEliF The Familiar Stories of Po Manhood Repeated of the ! William McKinley, Jr., the Presi dent-elect of the United States, has lived the life of a typical American and repeats the familiar story of poor boyhood, brave youth, struggling man hood, successful middle-age and honors thick upon him its in the 60's he began to reap where he had sown and gather ed the fruits )f a resolute life full of inspiration for all young Americans. Coming of good Scotch-Irish stock, with longevity one of the characteris ties on both sides of the house, the president-elect has the expectat'on of equally long years of usefulness In the service of his country. He was born at Niles, 0., on LXruary 28, 1811, whether his father had moved from Pennsylvania, his birthplace. William MeKinley entered the village school in Poland, O., to which his family had removed when only 5 years oW. He remained in the schools of that town until in his Ith year, when he made enough money by teacning in a nearby district public school to Iy his Inatric ulation fees in Alleghlany college. ie remained at the college only a few weeks when the call to arms for the Civil War came and the palo-faed, gray-eyed, e.truest and patriotic young student fiung aside his books and de cided to shoulder a musket. And so his education in books ended and that broador education of stirring events and the ways of men began. During the war young McKinley ac quitted himself like a man. He was in service in the ranks fourteen months, but was soon promoted, Gov ernor Tod ' made him second licuten ant au" on February 7, 1863, he was promfloted to first lieutenant, and on Juely 35, 1861, captain. This latter pro motion was suipplemented. by his ap pointme4.nt 1;s adjutant general of hi ribg:et , andi he remained upon the stair until ii'u.stered out. in July, 1865. It was nt asshztait adjutant general tliat le went tlrough bneridan's far ous caipaigns in the Shenandoah Ll ley. \Viitc on his way to Wincheteir. Sheridan found ye ung McKinley, then only 2 years old, rallying the panic stricken troops at Cedar Creek, and at l3erryville the young ollicer's horse was killed under lin. " For gallant aid merito-ious services at the battle of Opiquan, Cedar Creck and Fislir's Hill," reads his commission as brevet major, and it, is signed "A. Lincoln." Ti'he war over, at 22 young McKin ley started in to study law and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1868, and soon afterward he went into partnership with Judge 1Bolden, a leading lawyer of Canton. le at this time began to interest himself in poli ties. and in 1870 was elected prosecut ing attorney of Stark county, and his popularity was such that in 1877 he was sent to Congress. Major McKinley was only 33 years old when, in 1877, the people of the Canton district elected him to repre sont them in Congress. It was a Dem ocratic iouse, and the n w member began his service at the foot of the un important law revision eon- mittee. His first term passed with no public speech of note to his credit, but Speak er Samuel J . Randall hiad notied~ the studlious application of the young Ohio an and his shrewdness in comimittee work. Hence, at the outset, of his second terni McKinley was placed on th e jud iciary commit tee ne xt to Thomas llrackett Iteed. His ambition and mental prompitings led him to prefer the ways and means committee. Is congressional prom)inenfce1~ may 1)e saId to have fairly begun, therefore, with the retirement of Garfield from the ways and means committee after his election to the presidency in 1880. McKinley was appointed to the va cancy, andi from then until lie retired from Congress in 1891, after ten years of service that would have boeon con tiniuous excepit for' that portion of the Forty-eighth Congress when the Deom ocrats unseated1 aim, lie remained u pon the mnost Iimp~ortant comiIttee. It wans during this time that the great tarnitT1)1 biws passed (1891)), aiid then afteor his retirement from Con gress the Rtepubl)1ica ns of Ohio honored himn by twice electintg lim i governor of the State in '91- 913 and '93 -'95, the last ime giving hiim the largest pluralit~y (80,955) ever given a gubernatorial .ciandidate in Ohilo in time of peace. M ajor Me K inley has take'n a proinient p~art In the national Republican coni ventions andl his name was ment~Ioned for the presidency 1888, and again in 1892. Mr. McKinley's home life is very beautiful, lie lives in a charming res Idence in Canton, O., with Mrs. Mc Kinley, wino was Ida Saxton, d1augh1 ter' of the richest banker in Canton, whom he married in 1871. Two chi dIron were born to them, but, they both dIled1 in early child hood. It was soomn after the birth of the second daughitur that the fart became apparent, thi:rt Ml -:. Mci(irdley would be a lifelong invatlid. It is ent~nigh to say that thish husband and wife have never beoin parted exceptinrg dutirig exigent work in campjaigning. . h)uring h Is ser'vice in Wiashiington she was always with h im, idroim congressional (duty to his wife and back to dluty wvas the round of his Washington life. While gover nor of Oh io four rooms in the Chitten den house in Columnbusjvas their home. An ear-ly breakfast a h le was off to his executive diuties. it was remarked that lie ab t avs halt hiIs hotel by a side en tran,'e, aind w hen well acr'oss the str'eet lho turned and lifted his hat, while a hiandkerchiief fluttered for an insitant from the window of his horme. Tfhen the goveirnor with a leased smile walked jauntily ofT toward the stte house. Th~Is was r'epeated every evening, show'.g that loving watch was kept at that window. ND HOBART F AND VICE-PRESIDEN' FAMILIES. or Boyhood and Struggling --Typical Americans ;ame Age. Garrett Augustus Hobart, Vice President-elect of the United States was born June 3, 181.1, at Long Branch Mammouth county, N. J. His ances tors wore English on his father's and Dutch on his mother's side. He grad uated from Rutgers College in 1863, taught school for three months and then commenced the study of law wit: the late Socrates Tuttle, a distinguish ed leader of the Passaic county bar Hobart also became a member of Mr. Tuttlo's family, and on July 21, 189, he married Mr. Tuttle's daughter, Jennie, a lovely and accomplished lady, who inherits much of the keern intullectuality and sparkling wit for which her fathC' was noted through out New Jersey. This union laid for Mr. Hobart the foundation of a doies tie life of a singular felicity. lProin the entrance of Mr. Hobart upon his duties of manhood he devel oped (ua1litiCs of a remarkable nature, and almost immediately upon his ad mission to the bar he began r. career of professional, business and political success which has had few equalb among the citizens of his State, and which could only have been achieved through natural endowments of ability, energy, enterprise and popularity such as are seldom seen in combination in one individual. Hiis first public olice was that of City Counsel of Paterson, to which he was elected in 1871. Then he was elected to the assembly and made speaker In his second year. In 187G his fellow citizens of Passaic county sent him to the State Senate, and in 1881 he was chosen president of that hody. Por eleven years he was chair man of the IRtepublican State cohmuit tee, anl since 18-1 he has been New Jersey's represe t-ative on the national comm ittc. being for mst of the timine vice-president and a meiber of the executive committee. In more than one presidential contest he has been importuned to accept the chairman nhip of the national committee, a post which the engrossing demands of his largo private business conpelled hin to declinne. In politics Mr. Hiobart ha been one of the most successful of men, a fact largely (ue to a geniality and bonhomic of nature rarely met with, and to a large-heartedness and genero sity that have given him a personal following equaled by few public me:, In his State. Mr. Hobart's strongest points are his executive ability, his power to see to the bottom of complicated affairs, and his fertility and practicality of re source. His ability to manage a num ber of important matters at one time has often been a cause of wonderment to his frien Is. In business Mr. Io bart's experienco has been even more cxtcnsive than in politics. His shingle had not been hanging out long before he began to promoto enterpr-ises of considerable Importance. In all of these corporations he becamo a stock holder by virtue of his services, and usually he also served as counsel and direecr. Thus the foundation of his fortunes were laid. Mr'. H-obart is a gentleman of .the finest artistic tastes, cultiv'ated by ex tensive study and travel, and his home life is of the most dlelightful kind. On one of the shadiest, most aristocratic andI quietest streets of Paterson standi a roomy mansion with many shaded, landscaped and awning-covered w in. dows, with wide plazas. This is Car roll Hall, his home, wher'e Mr-s. li bart, is supreme. The wife of the vie-~ president-olect Is decidedly fine look ing; of medium height, slightly full in figure, with dark1 hair and eyes, and a wondeirful pleasant mouth and hand some teeth. She is a brillIant conver sationalist, a wide readeir and1 thor ough ly u p in politics. As a hostest she is at hem' very best. T1he elegani hospitality of the Hobarts Is wvell and widely kaown, and1 many famous mfer In science, airt, liter'atuire and pl)Oitiei have gathered arou nd thelir mahogany. At present, however, Mirs. Hobart in in mourning. About a yvear ago, whih on a trip to IEurope, their only daug h. teir, a cultur'ed and lovely girl of 21) sickened and dlied in Italy of dilphthori'i and was I-dd to irest nenr Lake Coimo .'here is a son, a handsome, man ly namecsako of his father, whom thei" call ". Junior." H~e has a pivat') tuti at home, and is learnIng t~o play thi voloin, and Is deeply inter'ested In hir father's political caireer. Mr's. Hlobar't Is connected with se'v eral charitable institutions in Pater son, notably as one of the manaster, of the Old1 Ladies' Home, of wvhichi or ganiztion she Is pr'esidenit. She 1: also mentIoned In the recently organ ized Womamn's 10xchange, which ha: prmovedl such a success. She Is a wvo man of (leep religions feeling, and viahiid member of the churchl of thme liedeemer (Preebyterian). Mlr. l hbarta ;I It icalI priosperi ty h i he' n dun l o the fact that lhe has nov.' been a b iss, but always a per .uadr oi umen. I1Ic has been a 'c.ntir and1 ai adlvisom all through his political ca reer'i. Hfis i 11 niience his ailways bee, for)) goodn in New Jersey pol1i tIes. Ho[ne, his enthiusi astic adlmimrcrs advocatc<n hiim as the prioperi man to repri'Cen the East on the national ticket. The' attributed to hIim the suiccess of Ilas Fall which was the climax of the figh of twcnty years to ditch the Dcmnm eratic machin'. All the lI cpublicen In New .Jersey joined in the Vice PresidentIal boom .comcw hat to i,'e annoyance of Mr. Hlobart hilmilf. I grow so fast that when ho (11( attemp to check It he found It lmp~osslble Democrats as well as Republican shouted his pra'ses. No man Is mom< apprmoaeh able and the poorest labom'o in Paterson finds him as easy of acces as the banker or thn nolitician. WM ., BRYAN ON FREE COINAGE, AN ADD1URSS TO I3IMET'ALIUSTS A Gool Fight IIas Bon Matle an! Fouar Years Will Blring Renewe( Strength. Hon. William .J. Bryan has issue( the following statenient to the bim-e tallists of the United States : Conscious that millions Uf loyal hearts are saddened by temporary de feat, I beg to offer v, word of lope and encOuragemenit. No cause ever had supporters m1ore brave, ( arncst and de voted than those who have espoused the cause of bimetallism. They have fought from conviction, and have fought with all the zoal wiich con viction inspired. IEvents will prove whether they are right Or wrong. Having done their duty as they saw it, they have nothing to regret. The IL pliblican candidate hias been heralded as the advanec agcit of prosperity. I1 his pohicies'brin'! real prosperity to the A merie: n people those wiho oppose.,d him will share in that Irosperity. If, on the other h and, his policies prove ain injury to the people gelieral ly, those of his supporters who do not belong to the ollice-holding class or to the privi leged clas-es will sulfer in common with those who oppo.,ed him. The friends of binetallisin have not been Vanquished : they have simply been over a helned. They believe that the go.d standard is a coipiracy of the money changer against tle welfare of the humall race, and 1unil con vi need of tLicir error 1h:y will conLitie the warfare against it. The contest has been waged this year under great embarrassimntiits and agaist reat odds. l-'or the first time dlring tais generation, m bliC atten tion ilas been CeeI ered ULP- tie mIioneiy (Iestion as tie parIlioulit issue, and tinis has been dow in :pite, of all tt, tuinIpts upon the part Of our- oppoJ.inenits to prevent it. The I pub!iean con venition held out the delusive hope Of international biictallisi, w liIe Itc puinican leaders la'torcd secretly for gold monometal liiI. Gold Standard Dmlnourats lavc publicly advocated tihe eluction of the Indianapolis ticket, while they labored secretly for the election of the t.publican .eket. The I-rusts and Corporations have tried to excite a fever of hhieessnes-, while they have betiie dlying the il aw, and Ameriican financiers have boasted that, they were the cuoiIians of the na tional honor while they were secretly bart--ring away tiie natioln's financtin inde1 ounce. But in spite of tie elforts of the ad in ill istration tiind its -ppeortirs; in spit. of tireatsof Imonliey loaners at liolie and abroad ;in pi t of the coercion practiced by corpora tions and employers ; in spite of truztt an1d y1 t icatei ilite (of an en orlou 1 naebeani campaign fund ; 'and it shue of the inluenace of a hostile dai3 press, bimetallI ismn has aIboot triumph ed in its first great light. .ie loss o a few States, and thiat, too, by a v('m emall pluraiity, las defeated binietai lisli for' the present ; but biinetallisn emerges from the contest stronger thatn it was four months ago. I desire to commend the work o the three national commit,tees whicl have joined in the managelitent of thik campaign. Co-operation between tlt mem berI's of distinct political orginiza tions is always dillilult, but, it has beer less so ti.is year than usial. Interesi in a coninion cause of great importanetc has ret need friction to a minimum. I hereby exp'ess my personal gratitude to the individual members, as well at the executive ollicers of the national committees of the Democratic, Popu. list and Silver parties for their elli cient, u ntiri'i n g anad intselli sh labors. TIhey hive laid tihe foundation foi ftu hre sucess and( will be r'emiemnibred as pitoeers whlen victory' isi at, last seculed.t No personail or' political friend need grieve bheause of my defea'it. Aly amb1 Iitioni has been to secure im mediate leg islation~l rather than cenjoy thle honor's of otlice. Th'lerefotre defeat brinigs to me( 1no feeling of personal loss. Speaking fotr the wife whIo has shared my labors, as well as my'self, I desire Lto say' that we have been amply rep~aid for all that we have done. In the love of millions of our fellow citizens, so kindly expressedl, in know ledge gained by3 personail contact with the pl)eIl and in broadened symna th ies, we lind( fulli comipensation for' w hat ever I e fm-ts we h ave lIutt forth. 0o.- hearts litve b~ten tliohed by3 t.he th-vtion~ of friends andtii our lives shall prCove our11 apprecCiaiLtIln of thle a leetitn wvh ic i we pr ii as the ri :heat. re wardl which this eiliunialn has broughlt. In the face of an enemiy rejoieing in its victory, let the ll be ealled tor the enigag'met. and iirge all friends. of b~ietalln tol reneow taeir alle g lanice to the cu ,- If we are riglI: , as i believe wt :u'e, v. , lhall 3 ot, let, eachl aldvecate of himettiital e ml tinuet the worik. I, -t al eer cuans mee~itings aind (Hremlite l it-,lrature& Our oponents have succ'e,ed inl Lhis 11am-1 paign and luist inw put their thbiori, l o tho test. Inseteadl of talking mp~s teriously ab~oat, "soundt monte.y "ii and a " ' honiest, dolln r," tbt y Inau.,L now1 elahiio Evory ltelp takenl by ti . lbouild be, Our cauise ha, pros(1pered 11nost, w he the moeney quese-tion) 11a)2 beenI iltni t (diskcussed3 atn0ong the i- -tlE-. Ih'inli thbe next, ftour y'ears it i b e siad- d :ll over this nai n, a c';. n mo thn it Th- .a19 hwOi .2 L t-.a.. :... Iotht ye ar rrivv- I in -e .' l, ce dlh I lhemiselves gobli standaid Iieocra. wvill becomoe bimetan Hi-t an- ' beI wi us5, 0or they will beecoeuiI luIeunlicanik a ad thus (op)0n eneic : lefore t.hat yeatr arives trusts will hiave ionvi nced still more people that a truist, is meaceiL Li) private welfare and Li) puic safety ; before that year : aoive Vt...I evib, (of a gold btal'a-u --:1 h -1 t more Ov~dunt than tl~be' ar' inlow, and the peopleI wvill then hbe r'viv to the mand an Amierican Ii *aniciaiili pICe foi the American people', and .a il!'o w it~h us in the hnmtred iate res 0itoai of the free and unlimiitedl ealling' ii gold and silver at the p)rst't,~ itega ratio of 161 t~o , without waiti ng for tol aid or consont of any othii'r~ :in. (igned) WM. J. 1Hav AN. Fort Frayne By Capf. CHARLMS H ING, U. S. A. (C, pyri'., 1396, by F. Tenniin m N -&y.) CIIAP2TER VII. 'Twas the day before Christmas, and Frayno w,4 al erry With the musie of Christm1as preparation. Ever sine re voillo Iho mi-ii had been busily at work, and while luost of them wero engaged inl tho decoration of thoir barraeks, iessroons aid tho littlo chapel, Terry Rolke, with it good sized sq1uad, was still pmiting tho finlishingj touchles (In tho assembly liall. Ai odd thing had liapeined that morniiig. No o iatl ever known that fellow (raile to offer to do a sIroke of wort-k of m:y kiml, Csp ciLIlly wher Rorkhet J 1111 anything to (1do witi th matter, yet ire he earne, right after reveille, to tell that very nuet that if it wais all the snie to hii hie'dI tiko tho phaee of iligginis, who had bwen put I On1 gulrd, an11d would hIll it thle aSsemil bly room. ''There's no whisky to be had there, Graie-, if that's what, you walt, and y0 look mlore'nl liko it. .nwrme this, 11ow. WhIere'd Yo bweln whin ye aealu runnilill in at; I o'elock this noriilig' "Oin a st-iil h1unt, corporal, " answer ed Graice, -wi(h a leer. "It's to kevp away froim whisky this da.1y i'i retady to worik with you. 1'im superiumerary of the gualrd." "You were drinkin list night, and you've had yer e-y opejier and brain cloudier this moriiii, bad mver:mii to ye. There's an internal reveiue tax oin the breath of yo that wNoulh make nill x Cisemliall jealous. But, G(oi be good to us, av it's to kia1e liisclhtif away from the garrison this day I'll go ye. (W'wan nomw, but wist, yO'vo n1o liquor about ye, G(raie?'' "Devil ia drop outsido of my skin, corporal. " "Then kapo out of reach of it ad out of tho way (if tho ladies, les% the sight of y3el ugly Imig would throw them into fits. O'wall," and Grtiee velit. " Was it ye, yo black throated devil, tha, gave Il:.t sw-t-It lady her fright list iight It colt irimed leet - ive lV. "'I'here's n(o p1rvn ill t binei I he hoot tracks, anid tley'd fit, wors look inl feet 11111 yus. It's t he wan lar; of tle giint llanIl that's4 left to ye. Yes, sergi-alit, I'll Lape mo eye oil him, he COt iiued, inl responiso to a suggest ion from tih Sior noncomissioned ofiiceir of the troup, who camo forth from the oflice at tho moment. "The capt ain's hot about that busiiiess of last night-, anud like as not there's the bleekuard. Now, what oil carth dos he w iant to lI playin Peepin Tom about the olllcers' quarters?'' "No gool. of course, but vocal pron nothing, is you say, except that h wai out of quarters and was t; at iullkt Jim'1 after 11 o'Clock. 11o was her and In bed when I iispected. Very little was known about this episode. AIrs. Dauiton had quiikly I vivid under the ministration of Ellis4 and Mr. Ormsby, and, hll' 1aughing, half crying, had declared that just as She reached tho winidow the( bllind Swung showly baek and thel mooilight fell full oin the head anid shonlidrs o' it man with a fur cap. black iliard and soldier's overcoat. shj)o eoblld describ lio othetr feaitures. Ito saw~ lien ait ilhe samie in st aint. Each recoiled, buiit; in heri excitedl, nelrvous stato it was too muilch of ai shotek;. Ellis, who att first had11 been pironio t( ittribtumt Hoel-n 's prost rat ion to thlo inter-view with Ormusby, re-cal led t he prowler she her-self hlad seen1 and1( could( nlot but corroborato Mrs. D)imnton's Rtory. Jack haud rusiheod out, only to 1find boot tr-acks in tho snlow and1( anl un fastoned bilind, but 110 otheor sign of a mlanl. Mrs. ilarirar. was kept ini toltal ig nloranco of th11 atffair, and1( onily Le-ale and Will at first werio taken inito the so cret, thoughl the capltin at onceo went to conisult his trulsty n]oncomminssionetd ofieus. All thei samol, thiough Ilelen laughed lat her w(-aknetssl whlen miorin g camle, shet and1( Ellis, paurtitig fora the night with bult fewy wordst awil each feel tng conscious (of thll giltf liti wein t hemr, pas~sed etl 5 ess andl( <lisquliet inig niight. Just what m11schlitef that ft-llo1w G;rae was me~ditatt inig puzl.ed not a little the tho man11 worked buii Ily, sill-t ly:,, lug ginig imnles( of grteens into thet ll andiit barelll, l triped~ brnci out. (K lii ort II thie'1 oter menhe hd vtited.l, u )e spokoC no word. It was just afte-r guardt 11oun1tingl that Graice had11 offeredl his s-ervices, w~henl, aS suprnlumlera~ry, lie ri-al ly dhidl not havte to1 worlk it atlI l dwats no(t prop(-r ly detatilalet for any suich fat iguie. duty l1y 10) o't-lok, hlowe-ve, it wats apparent drinkinjg moreie liqutr and1( hadt it con tealoid probab11ly som1 ewheitre abu 1it till I l' nlttts f1r111 l htisiei ove iena t i tlre warnl hhn an*ot sle epy taus- of It h1e rf ~ limsyttureoflte st hoofan t h larg' qintityok,11 of iflam tweenl thel1. Play wid flire nvli ye nuy, p i.a, but. itiver vid a lanie i.: r. i1Lu1h, noW. Go out this door and (.o 111:0 crazy he14 of yers. lilir comv t lie adics. " l1.an Iy the excite< gbtop se.0attred, the incI resu ning thir work as 111o1ugh ait nlo timei thought: ef critnev or <pirl-c had entlered Oter, but Rrke's hevart was thuip~iing hard asm hp wen to his sa tionl. First lo ene eeCaptainl Irxale atul Mis. I)ationi, though tle blith V(jvice: an1d c111 4 aei'y lalghter, (4 (114 411t11h1e s could be beant-i wit houtl. V-vidlently (hin wa's fun it. Kitty'S eIIxpense, 1an1d 12 had stized h(11 oppor1 iWlny to draw 1lelen to one side. Thoy were) talking earniestly .as they entre. "It Sei1s providenltiall thait, Will's first station sh0blcId bring his 1r1uher back to (he old I ine'. livie' 1al now at least Nhe shoil Le safe , 111 all shoek, Etspweially with y(:enr to g(1urd 1( her, IN1rs, 1).Iuln te(m. ,-10 Ilv i to) 111v oilly yesterdaly: 'He~l lnn o mle onlly a litt ha 4 iv t a4 year :1go0, It I think I have ne4eded hicir ftor years. heis car tonlilt, almst as 11.y wn lu.1'ghter.' , " ' ,t e le hvr for tilhose wod, aid bledeeplly ranv-ell. " I cannus 0lto he 11 1 dit4pi110lit, bill t sh lits Itaught )lue a ll t1w 14lI1iili<' <41> :4 'il r iwood. 4111 II'' the, rh 11 h11 1 1' r1111 w u -an1 -111 I I II1.II1 0 r1 .. 1ahl I I I - "Ii.~~~~ I'11 I44. v( I 44 1* 4: Ilyhis h1md 8n1, iy I I\k , : s I p I I I f- 4-' . "I 1a 4 I Ia I v 1 Ii n t y uI a t I: yle 4( 1111 <.1 le-t 11 '1 In i 111 v: I h h - r v v.h to 4-viry InI'k\ vh 4 I1. INI I "1 1 1 liddo-d qutickly , thw-.:h !ert chan1 411 I hiti stI44illjo 11 ,i, 11141, v.. 1\V wafrI l u ('141 Chri"Ill 41-y iI i t 13'; :a1l 1niells I I lfhall h tv anlI r Iww w4ftini manri ltig nitin j dl (144 n'4St, 41..: lif44 got14 (11, .'1111 -fin i n l ilt 6 1: .,: oIfd t) i t and Its ts learn th ill' 1 1 1v il, last.i" ''Arid o u havI Wiarn11l at ':1 F le of Christnias'" . "l'r A v(ery sad onev. .My )wn.I hahly . .4d'i 44' IIJI1" 111111(I I(;II 13 8V IJ I I ;L , I ' (1' 1111 tL V 111( Itly I-W , 4: I II) II)W.114 1 14 . 1111 F-It' died i inyt i t 'I . II II1i I I IItI I v s ).I . but a th i n i 1it ils 1,1 nt1111n1 14 11. ed losly by Or-nIby 1he1o1w d iln evid nt111 const1raint att -ight. 44' 1114c4uleIt alreadaty Itherel alnlook as thouigh .rhe woul' 1 ladly hav1.1 t urned l ut41 11 ag1 ain . After her-t cnim! \\ill aini Kitty ida ther you glo p ph (it th '14 pI s, ' . Ili 4 ag t r and it.11 t, (lnt insf 4 li44 g the prelmr44a tion s '' i ing landi' , till u1111 ,of c o l - itl 14111o P for4 114't 1' 4ueer Ss at3',e ding his labors, nil full of aniiration (f the portrait, 'which they group I d about t4l b lid ini I , whil 1 is b !b r fathe r's Sa04r u111rn4ath. And then mice agaii Ilt. wt' h pol' p I ,v, bat ting 5nelrrily, wl i n drifting"' (lut into( t114. cri p niai d It ) - iHous sunhini'e, l .'avintg, g iwring 11 t' thein froI the doorway If 1hw MIOl -- rooi that oni ed off till- In ain hall, flit ill favored, ill liI:vd sIl 4 . rai t. T0 wo iniu1t'. s ther, ani m ti ti e 111 ub1lf. explain 11hm- it star(t or what was its IIexviting Caus(, with hardly a p1lo mw(1 1r piitory oyi rtom tuI'oen were I, elli 1,111 uious hrugglu-lly, he( -avy, huIr ly, p lad ifted Nwith ilo u 1 t' I(n-Ii nia Strng , 6:) Ii.iIIyIshe burhI to wh10y lilto i 1r , 'u11r11,11 n l e art d hirn 1411 Illward, an d ti . n, li a 13' 4:1. da tli bulln ofhe lat' ghi olaf'.1(8 lof 144 iningligh t theoon lhastitea ('ifv Knife,:11( ore a , hipe d to mo its sheathd aII flitt ring11 bhll 1 fel poi1ed i of the men joined in their cry of warn ing. Wonleringly he(1 lttolkted about iiii on tho quickly gathered group, mwaying a bit unsteadily even now. "Wly not ?" Ite scowlingly, sulleily thickly asked. "What liarn's ther( kicking a rat tlebox that's alhost brolkeu my shin? What's the matter with yoi fellows, anylhow?" "It isn't tho box, yo goleril, it whlt's inside of itt That's Colonel Far. rar's picturel God's praio to hini fi the finest soldier that iver rode it tih hecad of tho Twvelfthi." "That Colonel Farrar's picture?' mlutter-ed the 1n1,1n ill a Stranlge, hal11 awc~l, hialf dleflant mnanner. "\Voll,I swear, that's-hat's queer. " And thei, i ,onll(, odd], ner-vous abstractionl, hu whipptd out 1 (igua, anld the nxt thit1 they kine, had1( lighted it, at lie Stort and tossted the fliing lilxr luliong tihl Swevipings oil thiv floor. Instantly therrv w1aS 1a rAuhi, i traipling f fe t adllo just as lRorko wrathfully had colhared thll .Stupefied linan Lielunat. Farrar burstM ill Ipon the scenie, stainpiig out the few rennanuig sparks, and then turning an11 grily upon the group. '\'lo dropp(ed that fire? Who, I Say?'' he rtietul ed, foir, in Soldtier' si 10t" , tho ien lll had sto alt attention, but, true to soldier uthivs, would tell nt tales. "Don't let; that. liapen igaini, corpoiral," he went on sternly. ''You know well enough what: a firl,1 would ilall iereaboltls, with Ilie canlnon pmw. der st ored ill I h i ower yondi'r. Irneim ber tilt orders-the guardhiusi for th first mni foolinig with Jiro. ('o oni wlitlh your worc." And thn, as the inin turned silently aaw y and Ttrry stood thert, look iig abashe'd and trouble'd at the iihpliel rebuikv, Vill siight to soften the 'fecot. "Why, you're doing great, work herc, corporal. TheIli old place is wearing Christmas dress and0 no i1is take. " "It, is, Mlast her Will, " said Rorku do lighlt ely. "Alasther Willl" repeattl Farrar in dignmit ly. "On iny soul, lorke, you " "I beg the lie heutenant's padonll, " said Terry, all contrition and soldierly r Spect. "But I've knownii him such a few weeks as lieutnaniti and so manly and iany ai long your its Alastlier Will" "That'll do, corporal. Havo the pie. ture in its phic i as oonr as you Cill. Mothter will b1 over litre to look at it. "ye , las---e , sorur. Anti again, as Will turnd angrily 1< rebuko lith) poor i'lwm, ther) wms : gatilliin f h e i n at. the Windom looking ouit ulpon the parmle, anldsin thing was4 Siid about,a 1: uIly Slipping o the ice, which carriet Will away lik at shot. Two stride(s took him to ti1 lol., ad olnl e snil t him rushil to the re-scue. It was Mliss Iri-1Shy. And then, whil tnit: if thev n11 wnvlt. on it thei;r waikh, othe1rs4 Seen1 l to hang about g iraie c, who wvas ob ly f a lt ed b tyilw 1 Ix f:n1t ca ti tw 6Ive ghli n es a i, wt t thiie riift* lunder Hlorke'sAldirrel ill-, m i !y: packing it. Again inni ---raiv wandt r 1111St1uly ir y t il soi- anl sllii t Sullelly v 1 i vk i I lat' iit , cit I( the i It-1 badio 01ir quit I . Il 'd fiart ; fir. ill spite if ith nill. "YIi'll have itu all inl blazecs befouro our f inli, " were othl sioldlier's words. ",Not 1. Fire's niy friendli, antlswt , ' G rai t' ill i l'ly toill. "6 Atd i likey tto givo yo at long aile wau-lI wevvltil if yoI carry to urgatory the Sp(irit. 'V so k '11Y ianifSt here. Illow lier 'ifriiil al rtote fbi'ki . I a "tlI :11nevn it, 1 avl Iny' life a ygar iatfi for hert lvtr' gni-hl heada(I-l lr h wri havei iiit readl oti i--in tt wrt alalii' Ii got o i t'dni aI h lnt ou slv moubr no' elp I any '- hl iin't lihe kiag of eiti if-rwillt fiilinI .gillig t-;til rke'rii ''.\t yteri', " si traid Tery , h Ihl inte -. eye ishpeugnsa tisfhiv "|- g'i' lit ll udin ft ('ndIisay. I hadIli into')' to srw.hioreo I blae ineii instant.i Thee i wasch- toi pay', witiJ thoutrd a'r l anassiI a-endv1mj~Ih'e lrsns runi pit ing itoL llti the wode 'arnturo abovoe a th old' guairdhouse.~ "I sa'w myif chanje Inl'Ii~ %hi thlonuian ra for it. I a lf away. at niht annd vmiunosed thpc thue hlad. Idevooed t rullnl norllg '-rt lloy--inter ecug th ' piciu eye~hs iokh "ir t l-?~tit "iM2,turderer, roiterer candIlu rasc, iTon IGdar, bu heweton.o 'vw nmot hng /'> i ' h ip p e d f r o m its a th a isI i e ri n g With his leighbel ie'ving tlit a F drive in tho exifflarating air would be of benfit, Leatle, too, left Iheii, and Mrs. F1ariar and Helen Daunton wero pactial[ly alone. Mes.s call sounding cheerily hid called the men to their llooniday mncal. h'le yes of tho elder womin had fol lowid 1ho ltall, voldierly form of Lecalo w; he left tlie room1, an1(d then, tcniderly, (1u(st iningly, itlinout entratingly turn ed upon11 lIln. "I love lilhi alilnost. als I do ly own son, li I-n. Aly husband died in his armIls. Surllfy you inuist, rea"lizo thnit his g re. hari. has belonged I > yoi ever sin4 ho first set eyes oi your bonny flit'.. Ait. Dauiton i alnost started to her fVet. "(01h, lot that iuel not 11ha11 11H isi my oI, I ruei frieldl, sh cried. " Not tI h less youir friend becauso all y0111 iliver , Ilelen. "(11i, nover imly loverI i havo noright -Im llot frieIT "1Al en to me, 1141e, " plonded her fritl. " l o istiAklo blight a lit-imiic? I know your short inarriago 'It waIs-heavnc-I knelows it vas, " as sente-d livelen, 14hu1(ddering. '.lheni do lt miiakl yot i's mistake, dear," continued Mrs. Fatrrar, "andK think thl) story eildl'd breause 1one chap to r is %lsd. I thought lily story eiled wiln1 th'y broighyt' Ill 1hline mlly dead solier. I've prayal mnanly at timlo miy Story illight 4n1141 In the years 11my first horn-1 was an ouitenst. Ilorlen, I ha1vO hardlv Spollken to you of my eldest boy, buit I enn tell youl now that, Standing hevre tonight, I realizo how out of tior row penit has4 comA to me. Death, which tloLk awiy liiy Isband, gavo me back ily Foil. "Deatlil" cried Helen. "Roylo Far rar is not-dad?" "Ielen, how strangely you speak. H14 lis bell dea(d ak year, though only reciitlydid thiy givo nio all the cruel fa(cs. \laIjor \ayne lIarned them from th con1l1 in 1\4xicvo. In 1111conroIibIle lagitatio H11elen Dauion hind tunemd aw.ay. " Ho(ylo Far rar dad1!" sihe gas 4d. "Then I-oh, Uod be i:ininkd 1I" The tear1 were blinding Mrs. Farra, nid fori a moilnt, 111v saw nothiing of I14 1II's 1gitation1. Tiev hell of Litlo's sleigh came trilling merrily upl tho roaid vith14u1. 11:Aily she dashed lwaiy th pearly drops and, smiling folly, drew her s4ninliii; frie-nd to her uimbratco. "'Illen, d1ar, thl re is 1 nw look inl Your taIce," Ohw whislrd. I't is beeaise 1 re jo(1ien inl lly soul tha lt yo ur birit is a0 14 St. It is beenauso it.8 (is1Chr istus-(Cll-istllmas, the timio of bu.r~h a dro t~lgl dI, of'(14 -obl'rrow healed, oft nlew birth 1and33( swVet be'ginings. 1)141, ill' i'h ist 1341s ('13ne arle pe'( Jalinig ini 33ny hir1t. it is thet first retal Christ nol1' i 1' IIswnI in y't1rs."' Anid so, lher arms31 tuinin11 g abouti heri friend, wvith1 ial i ts 14unshin1e b'aizmig in her face'. OneIl111 minut oly had111( they gonmo when'i, ('1 1uch1inlg Iiromil the drossing rown II at1 1n lith 144' his faico bloated and distoit, i,the14 1(0hli r' (Ornicot sped swift 13' acro'ss thle floor and3 i sti pped1 to peek thohi'41 te ('astern'i windrow. Suddenily bacitk he4 lprungl and1( stood swaying at ill- (11or of th1( anlt(3rooml 1as Helen1 Daun 343 iin hurr1iey re(ti1urned(. Coin ig from ilt' dan'//lng glariet of' the stun without 1i~ te imlyi1i1, lighited room1, Shoa tlmost ttll i - wit h t ho hulking figure before seeinilg it at all1. "Mr is. F~airrar hias left h3er (1loak,"' ehe fatI-ed. " 'Will you kindly miovo fromi thle wav14' "Youl 3thought 1 1had1 miovtd fr011 your waly, "' was till' t hIirk, husky ansiwer, "' but youll're4 13m ilak en, myl) dear. '" I at'k he lit'ar itd as113 thouitgh st ung, ani awfl' terr'1or in hetr striing eyes, her blanchin~g fae.. !V1sped. ' You11--i oyle4 I-'arrar4 Oil miy (cox-r'Isr1-;> xx- wX xxVI13.) 'T'l 4coconnut,113 w's thus nam354 led by theI l'tugIu!elSe. TJhe t'word' mean~fs 3bo.i, or bghear', thei thr iee eyed -lika delpre'8I(Iit t tile base8( of the nut be .3 in 411ppose itot ht)earl 3 8(om)4 retsemlancet tol a h133inna('11n countenance. 1.npas' n101 th . :1- ( nokt. and i beforo lv kow'' , I r - ; ('rret'ft in it, --Groler', whenf na k what he con shtlerecd the lsaddtest thir 1. ini life, said1( beO was al.1ways' mniserable whlen hie had a3 bIg app)etito and nothing to eat, and 811 f'i'ed teribly when he had plenty --A lesson in language' "W1hat are ae Cwa~it ing1 on3, c?(odu.ctorl, asked a pas. $l'ngerl froinl G hicago, I when theI triu i (In the tratlk,"I reled the conducto1', wvho waul a lloston man. '--$03m0 one inqiried of a co0lored( mnan who was justt beginning to road what prlogr'ess he wats making. "' Oh," ho exclainod, " 1 am out of the Biblo, and into the ife~wspaper,"