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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription PrIce-12 Months, $1,00 Payabl In Adra ac. Rates Tor Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction mado for large Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAUREMS, S. C, June 2?, 1904. The Race in the Sixth. This Auvertiseb has several times commented on the absence In the past years from tho South Carolina delega* at ion in Congr m of men of strong per sonality and exceptionally vigorous in tellect. It is the painful truth that as a rule the prestige of this State has not beon maintained in the national legislature upon the plane of Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and several other Southern States. There is, however, a probability that at least one man of uncommon equipment will he added to tho dolegation this year. Mr. Wm . F. Dargan, of Darlington, should he be olected, is sure to take an important position in national alfairs. He is re cognized ail over South Carolina, as a man of far more than ordinary strength of mind and character an* our informa tion is that the people e Sixth dis trict have a just idea his value. Without Intending in any way to disparage the merits of other candida tes in that district, it Is merely to state a fact when wo say that this race Is at tracting attention all over South Caro lina on account of Mr. Dargan's en trance. No acuto issues havo vet aris en in tho contest, but It is certain that on the stump or in the balls of Congress Mr. Dargan is one man who would be uble to mako himself felt. oily for tho State's obtaining a larg . obare of influence in the nation, we sincerely hope for his triumphant election in the primaries. * Tho Highways. A serious problem of the day is road making. The newspapers and period ical-) have published column after col umn, as to way*, means and methods of Improving our highways, but each is handicapped by that dead weight, "cost." Wo think a great improve ment can bo made at this saason, at a very small expanse,I.by removing the loose stones from tho roads and using them for macadam where they would bo of real value, thus adding comfort to man and beast and length of service to vohicles. * Col. Tribble Withdraws. Col. Tribble who was announced as a candidate for Secretary of Sta*" ..??? withdrawn from the race, leaving the Held to the incumr ??/ Mr. Jesse Gantt. Col. Tr'* '.-ie In a statement to the publ'" f,?vo8 his reasons for wlth dr? .iing, chief of which is Mr. Gantt's inability to attend the campaign meet ings by reason of his continued ill health. Had Col. Tribble stayed in the race ho no doubt would have received a good vote in tho up-country. * State Honse Safe. The expert architect and engineer sent by the treasurery department at Washington, at the request of Gov. Hoy ward, to pass upon tho accuracy of Mr. C. C. Wilson's criticism?, as to the safety of the State House in Colum bia, has Hied his opinion. He dlsa agreos practically in toto with the find ings of Mr. Wilson, and oronounces the State Houso safe. If this settles the issue, it will be a big ad. for Mr. Mil burn. * Lumens' 1'etIUon. The strong and numerously signed petition which is printed in The ADver TJSER loday, shows that Laurens unit edly appeals for a change, an improve ment of tho location of her passenger station. The committee and the citizens are In earnest. Thoy mean business. The Advertiser has from time to time urged the necessity of better, safer ac commodations, und the effort now being put forth to obtain if possible this consideration at the hsnds of the railroads is to be commended and en couraged. GET INSIDE. Our Friends and Neigh bors in Laurens Will Show You How. Rubbing tho back won'tcure backache. A liniment may relieve, but can't cure* Hackache comes from the inside, from the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills get inside? They cure sick kidneys. Here is Laurens proof that this is so: Charles Loke, mill hand; of Factory Hill, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills in my opinion aro the best backache cure in this world. They cured me and I have had backache for at loast two years, and havo been so bad at times I could not get out of bed, much less go to work. I havo had my wife to rub it with lini ment until it was ah a blister. I tried numerous remedies but without them doing me one bit of good. The secre tions from the kidneys were as red as blood, full of sediment and I could not hold them, especially at night when my rest was broken, on account of my having to get up a number of times. I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and sent to the Palmetto Drug Co. for a box. I did not believe they would do me any more good than tho other remedies I had tried, but I was mistaken. I felt better the very next day, and my back gradually beoame strong and the ach ing disappeared. 1 do not have to get up at nights now at all and the kidneys have become regular and natural in ac tion." For sale by all dealers. Price 60cts. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agon's for the United States. Re member the name?Doan's? and take no other. CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Nan Always Bought Bears the Signature of T* SKY PILOT ?r HAJLI'K COJVJVOT*. Aulhor of "The M?i* from Glengarry" "Gl*n#?rrjr School Dttjra" ?nd "BUck Rock" + fCoMtk*. IM?, kr fUMMC N. MVU1 COMPANY a A?M. A J. I .?. I. ?. A i. .1 J. J. a .?. j. ? ,f ,f lAAAl i ? VTTTVtTTTTtTTVtVTVTVTW CHAPTER XV. Utt.l.'S PAHTNElt. next day every one won Hiking of Bill's binding ih ? church people, end there wan much u"'et chuckllug ovor the discomfiture of Robbie Mulr und Iiis party. The I'liot was nqufllly distressed aud bewildered, for Hill's conduct, so very UntlSUal, bad only one explanation? the usual one for nuy folly in that country. "I wish be bud waited till after the meeting to go to I.a tool's. He spoiled the hist chnnco I hud. There's no usu dow," he snld sntlly. "But he may do something," I sug gested. "Oh. fiddle!" said the Pilot contemp tuously. "He was only giving Mulr 'n houk und dance,' as he would say. The whole thing In olT." But when I told Gwen the story of the night's proceedings she went Into raptures over Hill's grave Bpcech and his success In drawing the canny Scotchman. "Ob, lovely! Dear old Hill and bis 'Cherished opinion!' Isn't he just love ly? Now he'll do something." '"Who? Bill?" "No; that stupid Seottle." This was her immc for the Immovable Robbie. "Not lie, Pin nfrald. Of course Hill was Jost bluffing him. Hut It was good sport." "Oil, lovely! I knew he'd do some thing." "Who? Seottle?" I risked, for her pronouns were perplexing. "No!" she cried. "BillI He promised he would, you know." she added. "So you were nt the bottom of it," 1 snld, nmaied. "Ob, dear! Oh, dear!" she kept cry ing, shrieking with laughter over Bill's cherishing opinions and desires. "1 shall be ill. Dear old Hill! He said he'd 'try to ?et n move on to him.' " Before I left that day Bill himself mine to the Old Timer's ranch, Inquir ing In a casual wny if the boss was In. "Ob, BUI!" culled out Owen. "Como In here nt once. I want you." After Home delay and some Bkuffiing with hnt ami spurs Hill lounged In and set his lnnk form upon the extreme end of a bench nt the door, trying to look, unconcerned as he remarked: "GltthY cold. Shouldn't wonder if we'd have a little snow." "Oh, colhc here," cried Owen lmpa '"??iitly, holding out her hand. "Come here and shake hands!" Hill swayed awkwardly across the room toward the bed, and. taking Owen's tinnd, he shook It up and down and hurriedly snld: "Fine day, ma'am; hope I see you quite well." "No, you don't," cried Owen, laugh ing luimoderately, but keoplng hold of Bill's band, to bis great confusion. "I'm not well a bit, but I'm n great deal better since bearing of your meet ing, BUI." To thin Hill made no reply, being en tirely engrossed In getting his hard, bony, brown hand out of the grasp of the white, clinging Augers. "Oh, Bill," went on Owen, "It was delightful! How did you do It?" But BUI, who hnd by this Umo got back to his sent nt the door, pretended "Come here find *)uikc hands!" Ignorance of any achievement calling for remark. He "hadn't dono nothln' more out of the wny than usual." "Oh, don't talk nonsense I" cried Gwen Impatiently. "Tell me how you got Seottle to Iny you $2T)0." "Oh, that!" snld Bill In great sur prise. "That nln't nothln' much. Scot tie rlr slick enough." "But how did you get him?" persist ed Owen. "Tell me, BUI," she added la her most coaxing voice. "Well," snld Bill, "It wns easy as rollln' off a log. I made the remark as bow the t>oyn glnerally put up for what they wanted without no fuss, and that If they was sot on bnvln' a gospel shack I cherished the opinion"-- here Owen went off Into a smothered shriek which made Bill pause nnd look at her In alarm. "Oo ou," she gasped. **I cherished the opinion," drawled on Bill, while Owen stuck her handker chief Into her mouth, "that mebbc they'd put up for It the $700, nnd, even ns It wns, sceln' as the Pilot appeared to be sot on to It, If them fellers would find $2.v> I eher"? another shriek from Owen CUt hlin suddenly short. "It's the rhonmatlckS) meldte," said Rill anxiously, "Terrible bad weather for 'em. I got 'em myself." "No, no," snld (?wen, wiping nwny her tears and sutKlulug her laughter. "Go on, Hill." "There ain't no more," snld Hill, "ne bit, nnd the master here put It down." "Yes, It's here right enough," I said, "but I don't suppose you mean to fol low It up, do you?" "Ton don't, eh? Well. I am not re sponnlhlc for your SUppOSln', but them that Is familiar With Bronco Bill gen erally expects blm to back up hit* un dertaklu'H." "But how In the world can you get $000 from the cowl toys for a church?" "I hnln't done tho arithmetic yet, but It's safe enough. You see, It nln't the church altogether; It'.n the rcputu Uou of the boys." "I'll help, Bill," snld Owen. Bill nodded bin bend slowly and snld, "Proud to have you," trying bard to look enthusiastic. "You don't think 1 can." said Owen. BJU protested anUvKjLsucb.au lunmta tioi). "Hut I can. I'll got daddy aud the Duke too." "<:ood line!" enid Bill, slapping Ida knee. "And I'll give all my money, toos but it isn't very much," she added sadly. "MUCllI" s;\i<l Bill, "if tho l?'st of the fellows pluy up to (lint lend there Won't bo any (rouble about (hat Uvc hundred." Owen was silent for some time, then said with an air of resolve. "I'll give my pinto." "Nonsense:'' I OXClaiUied, while Hill declared "there wurn't n?> call." "Yes, I'll give tho pinto," said Qweu decidedly. "I'll not need him any more." Hor lips quivered, and Hill coughed and spat Into the next room, "Aud, besides. I want to give some thing 1 like. And Hill will sell him for me." And so it was nrrangod (hat the pinto should be sold and that Hill should have the selling of It. CHAPTER XVI. BILL'S FINANCING. |ILL'K mCthod of conducting the sale of the pinto was eminently successful as a financial operation, but tho*e are those in Swan Creek country who have never been able to fathom tho mystery nttaching to the nfl'uii^ it was ut the fall round up, the beef round up. as It is called, which this year ended at the Ashley ranch. There were rep resentatives from all tho ranches and some cnttle men from across the line. The hospitality of the Ashley much was up to its own lofly standard, and after supper the men were in n state of high exhilaration. The Hon. Fred and his wife, Lady Charlotte, gave them selves to the duties of their position as hosts for the day with a heartiness nnd grace beyond praise. After supper the men gathered round the \>\k lire which was piled up before the long, low shed, which stood open In front. It was n scene of such wild and picturesque Interest as can only bo witnessed in the western ranching country, Hill, as king of the bronco busters, moved about with the slow, careless InditYereneo of a man sure of his posi tlon and sure of his ability (o maintain It He spoke seldom and slowly, was not as ready wlttcd as his partner, 111 Ken dal, but In act he was swift and sure, and "in trouble" ho could bo counted on. He was, as they said, "a white man -white to the back," which was understood to sum up the true cattle man's virtues. "Hello, Hill!" said a friend. "Where's Hi? Hain't seen him around!" "Well, don't Jest know. FTo ..us go ing to bring up my ptntr "? "Your pinto? . vat pinto's that? You hain't jjol no pinto." "Mebbe not," said Hill slowly, "but I had tho idee before you spoke that I had." "That so? Whnr *d ye git him? Good for cattle?" The crowd began to gather. BUI grew mysterious, and oven more than usually reserved. "Good fer cattle! Well, I ain't much on gamblhl', but I've not a leetle in my pants that -ays that there pinto kin outwork any blanked bronco in this outfit, glvlll' him a fair show after the cattle." The men became interested. "Wluir was he raised?" "Dunno." "Whnr 'd ye git him? Across the lino?" "No," said Hill stoutly, "right in this here country- Tho Dook there knows him." This at once raised tho pinto several points. To be known, and, at Hill's tone Indicated, favorably known by the Duke was a testimonial to which any horse might aspire. "Whnr'd ye git him, Hill? Don't be so blanked oncoinmuulcatln'!" said on Impatient voice. Hill hesitated; then, with an apparent burst of confidence, ho assumed his frankest manner and voice and told his tale. "Well," he said, taking a fresh chew and Ottering his plug to his neighbor, who passed It on after helping himself, "ye see, It was like this. Ye know that little Meredith gel?" Chorus of answers: "Yes! The red headed one. I know! She's a daisy! Reg'lar blizzard! Llghtnln' conductor!" Bill paused, stiffened himself a lit tle, dropped his franlc air and drawled out In cool, hard tones: "1 might re mark that that young lndy Is, I might persoom to say, a friend of mine, which I'm prepared to hack up in my best style, and If any blanked blanked son vt a street sweeper has any remark to 'imke, here's his time now!'' Ill tho pause that followed murmurs Were heard extolling the many excel lences of the young lady In question, and Bill, appeased, yielded to the re quests for the continuance of his story, nnd .is he described (Iwoil and her pin to and her work on the ranch tho men, mnn> of whom had had glimpses of her. gave emphatic approval In their own way. But as he told of her rescue of Joo and of tho sudden calamity that had befallen her a great stillness foil upon the simple, tender hearted fol Iowr, and they listened with their eyes shining In the firelight with growing "I'll cover your thirty," *aid young Hill. IntontnesH. Thou Bill BpokO of tho Fllot and how ho stood by her nnd helped her nnd cheered her till they began to swear ho was "all right." "And now," concluded Hill, "when the Pilot Is In a hole she wants to help him out." "Of course," snld ono. "Bight enough. How's she going to work It?"" said another. "Well, he'H dend set on to bulldln' n meetln' bouse, nnd them follows down at the Crook thol does (he prayln' nnd such don't seem (o back him up!" "Whar's the kick, Bill?" "Oh, they don't want to go down into their clothes nnd put up for It." "How roach?" "Why, ho only asked 'em for seven hundred the hull out tit, and would give 'eui two years, but they bucked? wouldn't look at It. * "Were you there, BUI? What dkl you do?" "l)li," said BUI modestly, "I dktnt do much. CJavo 'em a llttlo Muff." "Did they take you, BUir "Well, I reckon they did. Tho iu?b tor, here, i>ut it down." Whereupon I read the terms of Bill's bluff. There wan a chorus of very hearty approvals of Dill's course In "not tak ln' any water" from that variously characterized "outfit." But the re sponsibility of the situation began to dawn upon them when some one asked: "How are you going about It, BlUT' "Well," drawled BUI, with a touch of sarcasm in his voice, "there's that pin to." "Pinto be blanked!" said young Hill. "Say, boys, is that llttlo girl going to lose that ouo pony of bora to help out her friend tho Pilot? Good fellow, too, be is! We know he's the right sort." Chorus of "Not by a long sight! Not niuch! We'll put up the stuff! Plutol" "Then," went ou BUI even more slow ly, "there's the Pilot; he's goin' for to ante up a mouth's pay; 'taln't much, of course?twenty-eight a month and grub himself. He might make it two," ho added thoughtfully. But Bill's propos al was scorned with contemptuous groans. "Twenty-eight a month and grub himself of course ain't much 'or a man to have money out of to eddlcate himself." Bill contlnuod, as if thinking aloud, "Of course he's got his mother at home, but she can't make much more than her own llvln', but she might help him some." This was altogether t,v much for the crowd. They consign* BUI and his plans to unutterable depths of woe. "Of course," Bill explained, "it's jest as you boys feel about it. Mebbe I was, beln' hot. a little swift in glvin" *eni the bluff." "Not much, you wasn't! We'll see you out! That's the talk! There's be tween twenty and thirty of us here." "I should be glud to contribute thirty or forty if need be," said tho Duke, who was standing not far off, "to assist In the building of a church. It would be n good thing, and I think the parson should be encouraged. He's the right sort." "I'll cover your thirty," said young Hill; and so It went from one to an other in tens and fifteens and twenties, till with. , half an hour I had entered $n?O In my book, with Ashley yet to hear from, which meant fifty more. It was Bill's hour of triumph. "Boys," he said, with solemn ...ipha sls, "ye're all w???fo *"? that leetle pale faced '? . t.mi s what I'm thinkin' on. V , n't she open them bin eyes of ... rs! I cherish the opinion that this 'II tickle her some." T OIIAPTRH XVII. HOW Till-: l'INTO SOLD. TIK glow of virtuous feeliug following tho performance of (heir generous act prepared the men for a keener enjoy ment than usual of a night's sport. They had Just begun to dispose them selves in groups about the lire for poker and other jinnies when Hi rode up luto the llghl and with him a stranger ou Owen's bet\ullful pinto pony. ITi was evidently half drunk, and, as he swung himself off his bronco, l.e saluted the company with a wave of the hand and hoped he saw them "ktckln*." Bill, looking curiously at HI, went up to the pinto, and, Inking him by the head. led him up into the light, saying: ' See here, boys, there's that pinto of mine 1 was tellin' you about. No flies on him, eh?" "Hold on there: Kxcuse me," snld the stranger, ??this here boss belongs to me, If paid down money menus any thing In this country." "The country's all right," said BUI in an ominously quiet voice, "but this bete pinto's another transaction. I reckon." "The boss is mine. I say, and what's more, I'm goln' lo hold him," said the stranger in a loud voice. The men began to crowd around with faces growing hard. It was dangerous In .'hat country to play fast and loose with horses, "Look a hynr, mates." said the stran ger, with a Yankee drawl, "I ain't no boss I hie;', and if I hain't bought this boss reg'lnr and paid down good mon ey then It ain't mine; If I have, it Is. That's fair, ain't it ':" At this Hi pulled himself together and in a half drunken tone declared flint (be stranger was all rigid and that be bad bought the horse fair and Square, and "there's your dust." said Hi. handing i roll to Bill. But with a quick movement Bill caught the stran ger by the log, and before a word could be said be was lying flat on tlx* ground. "Von nil off that pony." said Bill, "1111 this thing is settled." There was something so terrible In Bill's manner that the man contented himself with blustering and swearing, While Bill, turning to Hi, sidd: "Hid you sell this pinto to him7" Hi was able to acknowledge that, being offered a good price and know ing that his partner was always ready for a deal, he had transferred tho plnfo lo the stranger for $40, Bill was in distress, deep and poignant. "'Taln't the horse, but the leetle gel," he explained; but his part ner's bargain war* Ids, and wrathful as he was he refused to attempt to break the bargain. Af this moment the Hon. Fred, not ing the UllUSllllI excitement about the fire, came up. followed at a little dis tance by his wlfo and tho Duke. "Perhaps he'll Sell," he suggested. "No," said BUI sullenly, "he's a mean cuss." "I know him," said the Hon. Fred. "I.et me try him." But the stranger declared the pinto suited him down to the ground and In* wouldn't take twice his money for him. "Why," be protested, "that there's what I call an unusual boss, and down In Montana for a lady he'd fetch up to n hundred and fifty dollars." In vain they haggled and bargained. Tho man was immovable. Klghty dollars he wouldn't look nt; a hundred hardly made him hesitate. At this point Lady Charlotte came down Into the light ami stood by her husband, who ex plained the circumstances to her. sho had already heard Bill's description of Owen's accident and of her part in the church building schemes. There wna silence for n few moments as she stood looking at the beautiful pony. "What a shnmo the poor child should have lo part with the dear little cren ttU'OP she gakl In u low (one to her husband. Then, turning to tho stran* ger, she said In Hour, sweet tones: ' What do you it si. for IllmV" He llOSltilted and (hen said, lifting his lint awkwardly in salute, "I was just re mnrkln' how that pinto would fetch $150 down into Montana; but, SCOlll' ns a lady Is IllqulflU', I'll put him down to "Too much," she hqId promptly; "far too .-Mich.'i.. if n-.t. l)|||?" "Well." drawled Bill. "If 'twere r (elhu' r.s wit l used to ladles he'd offer . ???: i : : I ? i he's too pizen mean - < { even 1o come down to the'even hun dred." Tlic Yankee took him lip quickly. "Waal, If 1 were so blanked purdon, madam," taking off bis but-"used to ladies ns sonn? folks would like ?o think themselves, I'd buy that there pinto and make a present of It to this here lady as stands before me." Hill twist ed uneasily. "But I ain't golif to be nicun. I'll put that pinto In for the even money for the lady If any man cares to put up the Stuff." "Well, my dear," said the Hon. Fred, with a bow, "we cannot well let that gngo lie." She turned ami smiled tit l?ui, and the pinto was transferred to the Ashley stables, to Hill's outspoken delight, who declared he couldn't have faced tin? music "If that there pinto had gone across tin? line." I confess, how ever, I was Somewhat surprised at tho ens>< with which HI escaped his wrath, nnd my surprise was In no wny lessen ed when I snw later in the erenlng the two partners with the stranger taking a qulcl drink out of the mime hottlo with evident mutual admiration and delight. "You're an At corker, you are; I'll be blanked if you ain't a bird a singln' bird, a reg'lar canary," I heard HI sny to Hill. Hut Hill's only reply was a long, slow wink which passed into n frown us be caught my eye. My suspicion was aroused that the sale of the pinto might bear Investigation, ami this suspicion was deepened when Owen next week gave me a rapturous account of how Splendidly Hill had disposed of tho pinto, showing me bills for $150. To my look of nmuzement Owen replied: "You see, he must have got them bidding against each other, and De Hides, Hill says pintos arc going up." Light began to dawn upon me, but 1 only answered that I knew they bad risen very considerably In value with in a month. The extra fifty was Hill's. 1 was not present to witness tho fin ishing of Hill's bluff, but was told that when Bit) made his way through the crowded aisle and laid bis $080 on the BChoolllOUse desk the look of disgust, surprise and finally of pleasure on Hobble's face was worth a hundred more. Hut Hobble was reudy nnd put down Ids $200 with the slnglo remark: "Aye, ye're no us dfift as ye lookl" mid roars of laughter from all. Then the IM lot, with eyes and face ?,_.??ing, rose and thanked them all, but when ho told of how the little girl In her lonely shack In the hills thought so much of the church that she gave up for It her beloved pony, her one possession, the light froui his oyes glowed in the eyes of nil. T CHAPTER XVIII. THE LADY OHABLOTTK. HK night of the plnto's sale was a night momentous to Gwen, for then it was that the Lody Charlotte's interest in her began; momentous, too, to the Ledy Charlotte, for it was that night that brought the Pilot Into her lifo. I had turned back to tho fire, around which the men had fallen Into groups, preparod to have an hour's solid de light, for the scene was full of wild and picturesque beuuty to me, when the Duke came nnd touched me on the shoulder. "Lady Charlotte would like to see you." "And why, pray?" "She wants to hear about this affair of Bill's." We weut through the kitchen Into the large dining room, at one end of which was a stone chimney nnd fire place. I>ndy Charlotte had declared that she did not much care what kind of a house the Hon. Fred would build for her, but that she must have n fire place. She was very beautiful - tall, Blight nnd graceful in every line. There wert? a reserve and a grand air In her bear ing that put people in awe of her. This awe I shared, but as I entered the room she welcomed mo with such ki.idly grace that 1 felt quite at ease In a mo ment. "Come nnd sit by me," she Mild, drawing mi armchair Into the circle about the lire. "I want you to tell us all about a great many things." "You see what you're in for. Con nor," said her husband, "It is a se rious business when my lady takes one in hand." "As lie knows to Ma cost," she said, smiling and shaking her head nt her husband. "So I can testify." put in the Puke. "Ah! 1 can't do anything with you," she replied, turning to him. "Your most abject slave," he replied, with n profound bow. "If you only were," smiling at him? 0 little sadly, I thought?"I'd keep you out of all sorts of mischief." "Quite true, I Mike." snld her hus band, ".lust look at me." The Duke gazed at bim n moment or two. "Wonderful!" he murmured. "What a deliverance!" "Nonsense," broke in Lady Charlotte. "You are turning my mind away from my purpose." "Is it possible, do you think?" said the Duke to her husband. "Not in the very least," be replied, "If my experience goes for anything." Hut Lady Charlotte turned her back upon them and said to me: "Now, tell me tlrst about Hill's en counter with that funny little Scotch man." Then I told her the story of Bill's bluff In my best style, Imitating, as I have some small skill in doing, the manner and speech of the various act ors In the scene. She was greatly amused and Interested. "And Hill has really got his Bhnre ready ' she cried. "It la very clever of him." "Yes," I replied, "but Hill Is only the very bumble Instrument. The moving spirit Is behind." "Ob, yes, you mean the little girl that owns the pony," she said. "That's an other thing you must tell me about." "The Duke knows more than I," I re plied, shifting the burden to him. "My acquaintance Is only of yesterday; his is lifelong." "Why have you never told mo of her?" she demanded, turning to Ute Duke. "Haven't I (old you of the little Mere dith girl? Surely 1 have," Bald the Duke hesitatingly. "Now, you know quite well you hare not, nnd that means you nre deeply In terested. Oh, I know you well," she snld severely. "He Is the most secretive man," she went on to me -"nhnincfully nnd un gratefully reserved." The Duke smiled; then snld lailly: "Why, she's Just o child. Why should you lie Interented In her? No ono woe," be added sadly, "till misfortune distin guished her." Her eyes grew soft, und her gny man ner changed, and she snld to the Duke gently, "Tell me of her now " It was evidently an effort, bnt he be gan his story of Owen from the tlms> he saw her first, years ago, playing In and out of her father's rambling ?J>??ki -?hy_and wild a* a reuse t?? As""he_wout ou~witlf hlstulo hisvoJee dropped Into n low, musical tone, and he seemed as If dreaming aloud. Un consciously he put Into tho tule much Of himself revoRllUg how great an in ftionce the little child had had upon blm nnd how empty of love his life had been In this lonely land. Lady Charlotte listened with face intent op en him, ami even her bluff husband was conscious that something more than usual was happening. He had never hoard the Duke break through his proud reserve before. Rut when the Duke told the story of Owen's awful fall, which be did with great graphic power, a little red spot burned upon the Lady Charlotte's pule cheek, and as the Duke llnlshcd his tale with the words, "It was her last ride," she covered her face with her hands and cried: "Oh. Duke, It is horrible to think of! But what splendid courage!" "Great stuff, eh, Duke?" cried the Hon. Fred, kicking a burning log vig orously. But the Duke made no reply. "How is she now, Duke?" said Lady Chnrlotte. The Duke looked up as from a dream. "Bright as the morning," he snld. Then, In reply to Lady Char lotte's look of WOtldor, be added: "The pilot did it. Connor will tell you. 1 don't understand It." "Nor do I either, but I can tell you Olliy what I saw and heard," T an swered. "Tell me," said Lady Chnrlotte very gent ly. Then I told her how, one by one, we had felled to help her, and how tho Pilot hud ridden up that morning through the canyon, and how ho It il "if trtis her Uial ri<l< ." brought the llrsl light and peace to her by his marvelous pictures of the flow ers nud ferns and trees and all the wonderful mysteries of that wonderful canyon. "But that wasn't all," said the Duke quickly as 1 stopped. "No," I Said slowly; "that was not all by a long way. but tho red I don't understand. That's tho Pilot's secret." "Tell me what ho did," said Lady Charlotte softly once more, "l want to kuow." "I don't think 1 can." 1 replied, "no '?Imply rend out of the Scriptures to her and talked." Lady Chnrlotte looked disappointed. "Is that all?" she said. "It is quite enough for Owen," said the Duke confidently, "for there she lies, often suffering, always longing for the hills nnd the free air. but with her face radiant as tho Mowers of tho be loved canyon." 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