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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Prlce-12 ouths, $1.00 Pavabo In Advanc. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, ono inser tion, $1.00; eaon subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for largo Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAURENS, 8. C, May 25, 1904. Editorial Correspondence. Columbia, May, 21.?The meeting ofthes'at) convention last weak was in striking contrast with the last I had seen. That last was held in May, 1890. Mr. Cleveland was then president of the United States and white democrats held the federal offices in South Caro lina. Most, or at least half, of these federal office holders, including post masters, had belonged to the Reform faction la South Carolina politics. There were no Orums in office in this or any other Southern State then. Nevertheless tin domln%nt sentiment In that co lvention was a profound and bitterly expressed hate of the Demo cratic administration in Washington. Senator Tillra in was the most promi uont immoor of the convention and "10 to 1 or bust" was his rallying cry. Too late So iator Irby of Laurens, a faithful "party man," who believed in voting tho party ticket in all circum stances, mado a gallant and hopeless li ?ht against tho resolutions of Senator Tillmiu Instructing the South Carol ina dolsgates to bolt the Chloago convention in the event it should fail to declare for free coinage at 10 to 1. Souatoi* Tillman thus laid dowa the doctrine in South Carolin? that a Democrat should bolt the ticket when the national platform was in his judg ment a da.jart iro from the principles of Democracy. Fr je silver was held as a supre no and fund wn mtal test of de mocracy at that time?It was the "paramount Issue,'' tin shibboleth of good staadlag In the party. Tho "conservatives" In the conven tion w.Mv few and scattering though I think that posslb'y one or two Charles ton men, among them Mr. St. Julien Jorvjy, opposed tho 10 to 1 resolutions In speeches. Timos havo changed wonderfully. Senator Tillman was in this conven tion last week. So was Ex-Governor Shoppard as tho head of the Edge&eld delegation. Both were present as avowed Parker mn, as at present ad visod, and Park jr is also Mr. Cleve land's candidate. The Senator said very truly ani sensibly that the favor of Mr. Cleveland was no reason for any decent democrat, "decent" was his word, to oppose Parker, provided Parker himsolf proved unobjectiona ble Tillman, Shoppard, 6trong dele gations from Columbia and Charleston and from most of the other counties wore present, all harmonious and lov ing and tender to each other and all, with rare exceptions, unfriendly to the candidacy of Mr. William Randolph Hearst who alone of the presidential candida'es seems acceptable to Mr. William Jennings Bryan of the Repub lican state of Nebraska. Harmony fairly oo/.ed in this conven tion and trickled over its members. Probably the majority of the delegates had at one time belonged to the old "conservative" faction, yet Senator Tillman was elected a delegate at large by acclamation as was our handsome nod able young governor Duncan Clinch Heyward. Col. James A. Hoyt was a prominent and influential figure and his strong common sense was con spicuously valuable In Its deliberations more than once. Mayor Rhett of Char leston, Col. Jones of Columbia and Senator Latim?r were the other three candidates for delegates at large and Mayor Rhett and Co'. Jones were elected, Mr. Rhett leading the other two with a large majority and receiv ing the hoxrty support of scores of delegates from all factions who live in tho Up-Country. The action of these Piedmont men of Laurens and Green ville and other counties, such men as Col. Crews and K. Y. Helium, of Greenville and many others, was gen erous and broad-minded. Mr. Rhett in his throe minut3 speech after his elec tion convinced the whole convention that he would be a creditable repre sentative of the South Carolina de mocracy at St. Louis and I am sure no man will have cause to regret the bal lot cast for him. J'drsonally, I think It was rather un fortunate that Sonator Latimer was not elected?and this is said without mean ing in the loast to suggest that Col. Jones' election in to be regretted. Sena tor Latimer was not present in tho con vention. He was not on hand with his friends to hustle for votes and in poll tics in these days one must hustle if one would win. The members of the lower house of congress as a rule were at home. Messrs. Lever and Finley were on hand but the five othors were away on business for their constituent*. Your average con gressman does not care to be plaoed where he will have lo vote against some body now and then. Your average con gresnn m would like to vote for all men and all things and at all times and un der all circumstances. Old man Finley is an exception. He has an opinion and would as leave express it when the crowd Is against him as when it isn't. In the convention a lot of young men employed a good deal of "language" but It did no particular harm. Young men like to "rise up" from tha midst of the body of a convention and they do not specially mind when they are ' sat down upon." The convention adopted an admira ble platform. Its wisdom lies in that it allowed the dead past to moulder un molested in its grave. It gave to Gov ernor Heyward a deserved endorsement of his administration. Everybody likes Governor Hoy ward. The whole State is for Heyward. It's a great thing for a etate to have a high-minded and clean minded governor. W. W. B. A RUNAWAY BICYCLE, Terminated with an uglv out on the le* oi J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111. It developed a stubborn uloer unyield ing to dwtors aod remedies for four years. Then Buoklen's Arnioa Salve cured. It's just as good for burns. 'Is, skin eruptions and piles. 85 at Laurens Drag Co. and Pal Drug Co, A Olance Backward. At this season when the schools are closing it is well to look back ten and twenty years and consider how greatly the schools in Laurens have improved. The time was when many of the col lege! in this State did not offer tho ad vantages that the Laurens City Schools offer now. The oity of Lau rens has a school building better than the best building in some of tho col leges of today. The Laurens Mills school building is even better equip ped. All over the county there aro school-ho uses so much more excellent in appearauce and appointment than those of a few decades gone by that comparison Is out of the question. The teachers of this day are as a rule trained teachers, teachers who havo attended and a-e attending at numer ous opportunities in tho summers, teaohera' schools. Books are more plentiful. Libraries aro not uncommon and there are newspapers published abundantly and cheaply by which the teachers are enabled to tea- h the his tory of tho day an its history is mado. Truly it is a vast improvement and tho boys or girls of Laurens have great ad vantages even over those of us who still regard oursolvea ?s almost young. An ef ficient county school superintendent by the way is a treasure. * Looking to Church Union. After morj than forty yoars of divis ion the signs are hopeful that the great branches of the Presbyterian church in the United States will ho reunited. Tho northern and southern Presbyterians seem disposed to make mutual conces sion). They are willing and eager to forgive and forget. This is as it should be. There is no reason that the energies and activities of a groat church should be scattered and dissipated. The work that the churches have befo-e them is more than sufficient to demand earnest, concentrated and unselfish efforts. The strength employed in controversy, whether as between branches of ono do nomination or &3 between the denomina tions, is strength lost which cannot ho spare 1. Every indication of tho join ing of forces for good should afford en couragement to all who look forward with hope and faith to the final tri umph of the Christian church in the mighty designs which its Master has laid ont for it. * The Only Bight Position. In his inaugural address Gov. BJanch ard of Louisiana declared in vigorous terms that he would use all his pjwer to prevent and suppress lynching and other forms of lawlessness in his state. He coupled this with an equally em phatic declaration that no approach towards social equality or social recog nition as b .'tween the races shall ever be tolerated in Louisiana Separate schools, separate churches, separate cars and separate places of entertain ment, he said must be rigidly main tained and racial distinctions and integrity must be preserved. This is the only true and safe position for southern white men to take upon the negro question. The negroes should be given and compelled to understand that there can be no hope of eocial or politi cal equality with aud over the whites, but they should at the same time be promised protection in life, liberty and property and the honor of the white race should be the sacred guaranty of the promise's performaco. When both races see and accept this situation as right and inevitable the race question will have beon stripped of most of its irritating embarrassment. * The Conviction of Murray. George W. Murray, the former negro congressman from this State, who is eaid to own 8,000 acres of lsnd in Sum ter county, was convicted last week of forgery. The man whom ho attempted to vlotlmize was a poor and ignorant black with whom he had contracted for the sale of land. It must bring lit tle comfort to those who expect the ele vation of the negro race to sje this ex ample. If a negro upon whom has been thrust exalted honors and who has ac quired groat wealth fa'ls before the temptation of gaining perhaps $100 by defrauding one of the humblest of bis own race, what Is to be expected of tho hordes less firtunate? Murray's be havior has done more to close the ' door of hope" to the negroes than all of Roosevelt's insane attempts can do to open it. Letter to O. A. Power. Dear Sir: Pay more for Devoe; be glad to It is full-measure and honest. Paint is a watch-dog. How would you like a watch-dog that wouldn't watch from two to five o'clock in the morning? That's short-meas ire. How would you like a watoh-dog that had a way of wagging his tail at a burglar. That's false paint. The bur glar la rain and snow. Go by the name; D?voo lead-and zinc. Yours truly, P. W. DkVoe & Co., P. 8.?Moseley & Roland sell our paint. DISASTROUS WRECKS. Carelessness Is responsible for many a railway wreck and the same nauses are making human wrecks of sufferers from throat ani lung troubles. But since the advent of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, even the worst cases oan bo cured, and hopeless resignation is no longer necessary. Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester, Mass*, la one of many whoa* life was saved by Dr. King's New Discovery. Tins great remedy Is guaranteed for all throat and lung dis eases by tho Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Prioe 60 cents and ?1.00. J. N. LEAK, Auctioneer, Offers his services to the peo ple of Laurens County. W. Y. BOY-D, Attorney at Law. Will practice in all Stats Court: Promptettentlon given to all business. W.B. knight. r.k. darb UTOHT & BABB, Attorneys at Law. mt Will practloe tn all the State and Federal Courts. Strict attention to all bubineas intrusted to them. Offloe u ?-stairs, gftsaoona' Building. ?AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA? 5/>e SKY PILOT *By *RAL?H COJVJVOH AulKor of "Tho Man rrom ?Jiong'txr ry " Glengarry School Dtvyy" txnd "Bltxck Rock' Copyright. IS99. by FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY T OiJAP'fEB VI. HIS rU.cOXP WIND. riK urst weeks were, not pleas ant for tho Pilot. Ho had boon beaten, and tho sense of failure Oa uiped his fine en thusiasm, Which was one of his elilof eharins. The Noble Seven despised, Iguored or laughed at him, according to Jtbolr mood und disposition. Bruce patronized him, and, worst of all, tho Mulis pitied him. Tl?t8 hist It was* thut brought him low, and 1 was glad of lt. I Und 1? hard to put up with a man thai en joys pity. It was HI Kcndul that restored him, though Hi had no thought of doing so good n deed. It was in this way: A baseball match was on with the Porcu pines from near the Fort, To Hi's dis gust and tho team's dismay Pill fulled to appear. It was Ill's delight to stand up for Bill's pitching, and their battery was the glory of the Home team. "Try the Pilot, III," said some one, chafflug him. Ill looked glumly across nt tho Pi lot standing some distance awny; then called out, holding up tho ball: "Can you play tho game?" For answer Moore held up Ms ba for a catch. HI tossed him the ball easily. The ball came back so quickly that 111 was hardly ready, and tho Jar seemed to ntnaze him exceedingly. "I'll take him," ho said doubtfully, and tho game began. Hi lilted on his mask, a new Importation and his pe culiar pride, and waited. "How do you like them?" asked the Pilot. "Hot!" said Hi. "I hain't got no gloves to burn." The Pilot turned his back, swung off one foot on to the other and discharged his ball. "?trlkel" called the umpire. "You bet!" said III with emphasis, but his face was a picture of amaze raent and dawning delight. Again the Pilot went through the maneuver In his box und again the umpire called: "Strike!" Hi stopped tho ball without holding It and set himself for tho third. Onco more that disconcerting swing and tho whlpllkc action of tho arm, and for the third time tho umpire railed: "Strike! Striker out!" "That's the hole," yelled 111. The Porcupines were amazed. Ill looked at the ball In his hand, then at the slight figure of the Pilot. "I say, where do you got It?" "What?" asked Moore Innocently. "Tho gait!" "Tho what?" "The gait, the speed, you know!" "Oh! 1 used to play In Princeton a little." "Did, eh? What the blank blank did you (pill for?" Ho evidently regarded the exchange of the profession of baseball for the study of theology as a serious error In Judgment, ami in this opinion every Inning of the game confirmed him. At the bat the Pilot did not shine, hut he made up for light hitting by his huso running. lie was Hoot as a deer, and he knew the game thoroughly. He was keen, eager, intense In play, and before the innings were half over ||0 was rec ognized us tho best all round man on the held. In tho pitcher's box he puz zled the Porcupines till they grew des perate and hit wildly and blindly, amid the jeers of tho spectators. Tho bewilderment of tho Porcupines was equaled only by tho enthusiasm of HI and his nine, and when tho game was over the score stood .57 to 7 Ju favor of the Homo team. They carried the Pi lot off the Hold. Prom that day Moore was another man. He had won tho unqualified re spect of Hi Kendal and most of tho others, for he could beat them at their own game and still 1k> modest about It. Once more his enthusiasm came back and his brightness and his cour age. Tho Duke was not present to Witness his triumph, and, besides, he rather despised the game. Bruce was there, however, but took no paid In the general acclaim. Indeed, ho seemed rather disgusted with Moore's sudden leap into favor. Certainly hin hostility to the Pilot and to all that ho stood for was none the less open and bitter. Tho hostility was more than usually marked at the service hold oil the Sun day following. IL was, perhaps, thrown into stronger relief by tho open ftnd delighted approval of Hi, who was prepared to back up anything the Pilot would venture to say. Bill, who had not witnessed tho Pilot's perform ance in the pitcher's box, hyt had only Hi's enthusiastic report to go upon, Still preserved his judicial nlr. 11 |s fair to say, however, that there was no mean spirited Jealousy In Bill's heart oven though Hi had frankly as sured him thai the Pilot was a "de mon" and could "give him points," BUI hud groat conlhleuco In Hi's opllp ion upon baseball, but ho was not pre pared to Hin render hls> right of private Judgment in matters theological, so hi walled for the sermon before commit ting himself to any enthusiastic ap proval. This service was an uudoubted suc cess. The singing was hearty, und iu senslbly the men fell into a reverent attitude during prayer. Tho theme, too, was one that gave little ruom for skepticism. It was tho story of Zac cheus, and story telling was Moore's strong point. The thing was well done. Vivid portraitures of the out cast, vhj'owd, converted publican and tho supercilious, self complacent, crit ical Pharisee were drawn with n few deft touches. A single sentence trans ferred them to tho foothills and' ar rayed them in cowboy garb. Bill was none too sure of himself, but III, with delightful winks, was indicating Bruce as the Pharisee; to tho latter's scornful disgust. The preacher must have noticed, for with n very clever turn tho Pharisee was phowu to be the kind of man who likes to fit faults up 0? others. Then Bill, digging his el bows Into Hi's rjb?i said In an audible whisper; "Bay, pardnor, how does Jt fit now?" "You git out!" answered HI Indig nantly, but his confidence in his Inter pretation of tho application was shak en. When Mooro came to describe the Master and his place in that ancion group, wo In the Stopping place pnv|o fell uuder the spell of his syes an voice, and our hearts wcro move Within us. That great Personality w matte very rem ana very winning. HI wiih quite subdued by the story and the picture. Iti11 was perplexed. It woh till new to him, hut Rruce was mainly irritated. To him it was all old and filled with memories ho hated to face. At any rote, ho was unusually savage that evening, drank heavily and wont honu? late, raging and cursing at things in general and tho Pilot in par ticular, for Moore In a timid sort of way had tried to quiet him and help hhn to his borne. "Ornery sort o' beast now, ain't he?" said III, with tho Idea of comforting the Pilot, who stood sadly looking after Bruce dhmppenring iji the gloom. "No, no!" he answered quickly. "Not a beast, but a brother." "Brother! Not much, ir i know my relations!" answered III disgustedly. "The Master thinks a good deal of him," was the earnest reply. ''(.'it out!" said HI. "You don't mean it! Why," he added decidedly, "h>B more stud; on himself than that mean old cuss you was tellitt1 about this afternoon, and without half the reason." But Moore only said kindly, "Don't be hard ou him, Hi," aud turned away, leaving ill and Rill gravely discuss ing the question with the nld of sev eral drinks of whisky. They were still discussing when, an hour J?ter, they, too, disappeared into the darkness that swallowed lip the trail to Ashley ranch. That was the first of many such serv ices. The preaching was always of the simplest kind, abstract questions being avoided aud the concrete in those wonderful Bible tales, dressed In modern and in western garb, set forth. Rill and HI were more than over his friends and champions, and the latter was heard exultantly to ex claim to Bruce: "Ho ain't much to look at as a par son, but he's a kctchtn' his second wind and 'fore long you won't see him for dust." CHAPTER VII. the LAST of the permit sundays. <Spa"lHK spring "round ups" were all ? I over and Rruce had nothing to do but to loaf about the Stopping Place, drinking old Latour'8 had whisky and making him self a nuisance. In vain the Pilot tried to win him with loans of books and magazines and other kindly cour tesies. He would be decent for a day and then would bronk forth in violent argumentation against religion and all who held to it. He sorely missed the Duke, who was away south on one of his periodic Journeys, of which no one knew anything or enred to ask. The Duke's presence alwnys steadied Rruce and took the rasp out of his manners. It was rather a relief to all that he was absent from the next fortnightly service, though Moore declared ho was ashamed to confess this relief. "I can't touch him," ho said to me after the service. "Ho is far too clever. Rut," and his voice was full of pain, "I'd give something to help htm," "If he doesn't quit his nonsense," 1 replied, "he'll soon be post helping. Ho doesn't go out of his range, his few eattlo wander everywhere, his shack is In a beastly state and ho himself is going to pieces, miserable fool that he Jb." For It did seem a shnmo that a fellow should so throw himself away for nothing. "You are hard," said Moore, with his eyes upon mo. "Hard? Isn't it true?" I answered hotly. "Then, there's his mothor at homo." "V.s, but can ho help It? Is it all his fault?" ho replied, with his steady eyes still looking into mo. "His fault? Whose fault, then?" "What of the Noble Seven? Have they anything to do with this?" Ills voice was quiet, hut there was an ar resting intensity in it. "Well," I said, rather weakly, "a man ought to look after himself." "Ye.-; and his brother a little." Then ho added: "What have any of you (lonp/to |l0|p Him? The DuUo could have pulled him up a year ago If he had been willing to deny himself a lit tle, and so with all of you. You all do Just what pleases you regardless of any other, and so you help one another down." I could not (lud anything just then to say. though afterward many things On me to me. Kor, though his voice was qqlet and low, hjs eyes were glowing ami his face was alight with the tire that burned within, aud 1 felt like one GOl)vioted of a crime. This was cer tainly a new doctrine for the west, an Uncomfortable doctrine to practice, in terfering seriously with personal lib erty, but, in the pilot's way of viewing things, diillcult to escape. There would be no end to one's responsibility. I refused to t|iinl> It out, Within a fortnight wo wero think ing it out with some Intentnoss. The Noble Seven wero to hnvo a great "blowout" at tho Hill brothers' rnnch. Tho Duke bad got home from his southern trip n little more weary look ing and a little more cynlcnl In bis smile. The "blowout" was to bo held on permit Sunday, the alternate to tho preaching Sunday, which was a con cession to tho Pilot, secured chiefly through tho Influence of III and his baseball nine, it was something to have created the situation Involved in the distinction between preaching and permit Sundays. Hi put it rather graphically. "The devil takes his Inulll's oiio Sunday and the Pilot the next," adding emphatically, "He hain't done much scorln' yit, but my money's on the Pilot, you bet!" Rill was more CAUtlOUS and preferred to wait develop ments. Ami developments were rapid. Tito Hill brothers' meet wns unusu ally successful from a social point of view. Several permits had been requi sitioned, and whisky and beer abound ed. Ihn es all day and poker all night nnd drinks of various brews both day and night, with varying impromptu diversions, such as shooting the hprns off wrinderlng steers, wero the social amenities indulged In by the Nob|e Company. Op Mopday evening I rode out to the ranch, urged by Moore, who Was anxious that souie Qim should Irs' k after1 Rruce. ' I don't be)Qt)g to them,," |ie said/, "you do. They wop't fosent your cow ing." Ney did tl.oy. They were sitting at tea nnd welcomed me with n shout, I'HolIo; jfld domino!" yelled Brno*. "Whore's your preacher friend?" "Wl croVui ought, ta bo if xey could | fret there?at home,"'! replied, nettled at his Insolent tone. "Strike one!" called out HI enthusi astically, not approving Bruce's atti tude toward his friend, the Pilot "Don't be so cute," said Bruce after the laugh had passed, "but have a drink." He was flushed and very shaky and very noisy. The Duke, ut the head of tho table, looked u little harder than usual, but, though pale, was quite steady. The others were all more or less nerve broken, and about the room were the signs of a wild night. A bench was upset, while broken bottles and crockery lay strewn about over a floor reeking with filth. The disgust on my fuce culled forth an apology from the youuger Hill, who was serv ing up ham und eggs us best he could to the men lounging about the table. "It's my housemaid's afternoon oat;** he explained gravely. "(Jone for n walk in the park," added another. "Hope Mr. Connor will pardon the absence," sneered Bruce lu his most offensive manner. "Don't mind him," said HI under bit breath. "Tho blue devils are ruunln* him down." This became more evident as the evening wont on. From hilarity Bruco passed to sullen ferocity, with spasms of nervous terror. 111'b attempts to soothe him finally drove him mad, and ho drew his revolver, declaring he could look after himself, In proof of which ho began to shoot out the lights. The men scrambled Into sofe corners, all but the Duke, who stood quietly by watching Bruce shoot. Then say ing, "Let me have a try, Bruce," he reached across and caught his hand. "No, you don't!" said Bruce strug gling. "No man gets my gun." He tore madly at the gripping band with both of his, but In vain, calling out with frightful oaths: "Let go, let go! I'll kill you, I'll kill you!" With a furious effort he hurled him self back from the table, dragging the Duko partly across. There were a flash He began to shoot out the liahte. and a report and Bruce collapsed, tho Duke still gripping him. When they lifted him up he was found to have en ugly wound in his arm, the bullet hav iug passed through the fleshy pa/t I bound It up as best I could and tried to persuade him to go to bed. But he would go home. Nothing could stop him. Finally the Duke agreed to gO with him, and off they set, Bruce loudly protesting that ho could get home alone and did not want any one. It was a dismal break up to the meet, and we nil went home feeling rather nick, bo that it gave mo no pleasure to And Moore waiting In my shack for my report of Bruce. It was quite vain for me to make light of the accident to him. Ills eyes were wide open with anxious fear when I had done. "You needn't tell me not to be anx ious," he said. "You are anxious your self. I see It, I feel It." "Well, there Is no use trying to keep things from you," I replied. "But I am only a little anxious. Don't you mo beyond mo and work yourself np Into a fever over It." "No," he answered quietly, "but I wish his mother were nearer." "Ob, bosh! It isn't coming to that. But I wish be were in better shape. Ho Is broken up badly without this hole In him." He would not leave till I had prom ised to take him up tho next day, though I was doubtful enough of bis reception. But next day the Duko came down, his black bronco Jingo wot with hard riding. "Better come up, Connor," he said gravely, "and bring your broiuld<uj along. Ho has had a bad night and morning and fell asleep only before I came away. I expect he'll wake in de llrlum. It's the whisky more than tbe bullet. Hnakes, you know." In ten minutes we three were on the trail, for Moore, though not invited, quietly announced his Intention to go with us. "Oh, all right!" said the Duke indif ferently. "He probably won't recog nize you anyway." Wo rodo hard for half an hour tUl we came within sight of Bruora shack, which was set back into a little poplar bluff. "Hold up!" said the Duke. "Was that a shot?" Wo stood listening. A. rifle shot rang out, and we rode bard. Again tho Duke baited us, and there came from the shack the sound of singing. It was nn old Scotch tune. "Tho Twenty-third Psalm," said Moore in a low voice. Wo rodo into the bluff, tied np our horses and crept to the back of the shack. Looking through a crack be tween tho logs, I saw a grewsome thing. Bruco was sitting up in bed with a Winchester riflo across his knees and n belt of cartridges banging over tho post. His bandages were torn off, the blood from his wound was smeared over his bare arms and his pulo, ghastly face, his eyes wet* wild with mad terror, and be was shouting nt the top of his voice the words: "Tho Turd's my Shopherd, I'll not want; He makes mo down to lie In pastures green; ho leadeth me Tho quiet waters by." Now and then he would stop to say In an nwesomo whisper, "Come out here, you llttlo devils!" And bang would go his rifle at the stovepipe. Which was riddled with holes. Then QPCP more In a loud voice be wopM} jjnrry to begin tho psa|m: "Tho Lord's my Shepherd-" Nothing that my memory brlqgs to mc makes mo chill like that picture? (he low log shack, now In cheerless disorder; the ghastly object upon ths bed In the corner, with blood smeared face and arms and mad terror in the ?yes; this' awful cursings and more awful psalm Ringing, punctuated by the quick report of the deadly rifle. For some moments we stood gaslna ?t one another. Then ths Duke said I? a low, fierce top?, wore to himself than to us: l*_ tbe Ujt. ?Theres _bej* more of this ?*ur?ea roay among t7io boys." And l thought it a wise thing lu the Pilot that lie auswered not a word. CHAPTBlt VIIL TUE PILOT'S OBIT. >v-\inbj situation wos one of ex J I trenje danger ? a madman with a Winchester rifle. Something must be dono and quickly. But what? it would be death to any one appearing at the door. "I'll speak. You keep your eycB on htm," said the Duke. "Hello, Bruce! What's the rowT" shouted the Duke. Instantly the slnglug stopped. A. look of cunning delight came over his face as, without a word, he got his rlllo ready pointed at the door. "Come In!" he yelled, after wall lug for seme moments. "Come In I. You're the biggest of all the devils. Come on; I'll send you down whero you belong. Come, what's keeping youV" Over the riile barrel his eyea gleamed with frenxied delight. We consulted ns to a plan. MI don't relish a bullet much," I said. "There are ploaoanter things," re sponded the Duke, "and he Is a fairly good shot." Meantime the singing had started again, and, looking through the chink, I saw that Bruce bad got his eye on the stovepipe again. While I waa looking the PUot slipped away from un to ward the door. "Oome backt" said the Duke. "Don't be a fool! Come back; he'll shoot you dead!" Moore paid no heed to him. but stood waiting at tho door. In a few moments Bruce biased away again at the stove pipe. Immediately the Pilot burst lu calling out eagerly: "Did you get him?" "No!" said Bruce disappointedly. "He dodged like the devil, as of course he ought, you know." "I'll get him," said Moore; "smoke him out," proceeding to open the stove door. "Stop!" screamed Bruce. "Don't open that door! It's full, I tell you." Moore paused. "Besides," wont on Bruce, "smoko won't tou?;h 'em." "Oh, that's all right," said Moore coolly and with admirable quickness. "Wood smoke, you know; they can't staud that." This was apparently a new idea in demonology for Bruce, for he sank back, while Moore lighted the lire and put on the teakettle. He looked round for the tea caddy. "Up there," said Bruce, forgetting f?>r the moment his devils and pointing to a quaint, old fashioned tea caddy upon the Bhelf. Moore took it down, turned it in his hands and looked at Bruce. "Old country, eh?" "My mother's," said Bruce soberly. "I could have sworn it was my aunt's In Ballymenn," said Moore. "My aunt lived in a little stone collage with roses all over the front of it " Ami on he went into an enthusiastic description of his early home. His voice was full of music, soft and sooth ing, and poor Bruce sank back and lis tened, the glitter fading from his eyes. The Duke ami I looked at each other. "Not too bad, eh?" said the Duke after a few moments' silence. "Let's put up the horses," I suggest cd. "They won't want us for half an hour." When we came in, tho room hail been 'set In ortlcr. the teakettle was singing, the bedclothes were straightened out, ami Meorc had Just finished washing the blood stains from Brucc's arms and neck. "Just in time," he said. "I didn't like to tackle these," pointing to the bondages. All night long Moore southed and tended the sick man, now singing softly to him and again beguiling him with tales that meant nothing, but that had a strange power to quiet the nervous restlessness due partly to the pain of the wounded arm and partly to the nerve wrecking from his months of dissipation. The Duke seemed un<?om fortnble enough. He spoke to Bruce once or twice, but the only answer was a groan or curse, with an Increase of restlessness. "He'll hare a close squeak," said the Duke. Tho carelessness of the tone wns n little overdone, but the Pilot wos stirred up by It. "He has not been fortunate In his friends," lie said, looking straight Into his eyes. "A man ought to know himself when the pnee Is too swift," said the Duke, a little more quickly than was hi wont "Y"ou might have done nnythin with him. Why didn't you help hhu?" Moore's tones were stern and very ?toady, and he never moved his eyes from the other man's fnvc, but the only reply he got was a shrug of the shoul ders. When the gray of the morning was coming In at the window the Duke rose up, gave himself a little shake and said: "I am not of any sorvico hero. I shall come bock in the evening." Ho wont and stood for n few mo ments looking down upon tho hot, fevered face; then, turning to nie, he asked: "What do you think?" "Can't say! The bromide Is holding him down Just now. His blood is bad for that wound." "Can I get onything?" I knew him well enough to recognize the anxiety under his Indifferent manner. "The Port doctor onght to be got.'* He nodded and went out. "Have breakfast?" called out Moore i . om tho door. "I shall get some nt the Fort, thanks. They won't take any hurt from me there," he said, smiling his cynical ?mllo. Moore opened his eyes in surprise. "What's that for?" he asked me. "Well, he Is rather cut up, and you rather rubbed It into him, you know," I said, for I thought Moore a little bard. "Did I say anything untrue?" "Well, not untrue, perhaps; but truth is like medicine?not always good to take." At which Moore was slh-nt till his patient needed him again. It was a weary day. The Intense pain from the wound and the high fever from the poison in his blood kept tho poor fellow In delirium till pvenlng, when the Duke rode up with the Fort doctor. Jingo appeared of| pearly played out as a horse of his Spirit ever allowed himself to become. "SoTepty miles," said tho Duke, swinging himself off the saddle. "The doctor was ten miles out. How Is he?' I shook my bead, and he led away his horse to give him a rub and a feed. Meantime the doctor, who was of the army and had seen service, was examining his patient. Ha grew more and more pusaled as he noted the va Hove symptoms. Finally he broke out: "What have yon been doing to hlmf Why Is he In this condition? This Sea bite doesn't acoonnt for all," point to the wound. reproved. Tbon the nuko Bald hesitatingly: "I four, doctor, tho lifo bus boon a little loo hard for him. H,0 had a se vere nervous attack?seeing things, you know. "Yes. 1 know.*' stormed the old doc tor. "I know you well enough, with your head of cast iron and no nerves to speak of. 1 know the crowd and how you lead (hem. Infernal foolsl You'll get your turn Bomo day. I've warned you before." The Duke was Btaudlug up before tho doctor during this storm smiling slightly. All at once the smile faded out, and he polutcd to the lied. Bruco was sit?ng up quiet and steady. Ho stretched out ids hand to tho Duke. "Don't mind the old tool," he said, holding the 1 Mike's hand and looking up at him as fondly as If ho were a girl. "It's my own funeral?funeral?" Ho paused. "Perhaps it may bo?who knows'.' feel queer enough?but, re member. I>uk'\ It's my own fault. Don't listen l<> thoso bally fools," look ing toward Moore and tho doctor. "My own fault" his voice died down ?"my own fault." Tho Duke bent over him and laid him back on the pillow, saying: "Thanks, old chap. You're good stuff. I'll not foi'got. .lust keep quiet and you'll bo all right." Ho passed his cool, drin hand over the hot brow of tho man looking up at him with love in his eyes, and in a few moments Bruco fell asleep. Then ti>? Duke lifted him self up end. facing the doctor, said in his coolest tone: "Your words are more true than op portune, doctor. Your patient will n.1 all your attention. As for my morals, Mr. Mooro kindly intrusts him self with the euro of them." This with a bow toward the 1'ilot. "I wisli him joy of his charge," snorted the doctor, turning again to the bed where Bruce had already passed Into delirium. (to he continued ) NOT A SICK DAY SINCE. The influence of climatic conditions in tho euro of consumption is very muoh overdrawn. 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