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m iVetrg. On T»u*.Staii si. In a ballroom bright 'tl* gay to whirl Or watch the circling pain*. But give me with some dear, nice girl, A neat upon the stairs. 'Tis such a democratic place, No room for queenly aim; Prouid belles stoop down to grace When resting on the stairs. For timid swains it hath a charm To cure tli t worst i .cspairs; And shyest maids take no nhmu At sitting on the stairs. The music may enchanting be. The waltz a dream ; who cares? 1 much prefer the waltz to sec While whispering on the stairs. movements of the men r.rter the night loll call were being cl.nely observed, and when the truinjiets sounded ‘•taps.’* a few moments later, several of the troop com-' mamlcrs w alked uwpy togetlu r, and tbit left a smaller party. It was just at thit juncture that Mrs. Belknap’s sweet voice was lieard addressing tiro commanding officer: “Oh, colonel! Ever since Thursday 1 Have been telling Capt. Belknap about lowliest those lovely albums of yours; and be is , so anxious to see them. Could he liave a look at them to-night?" “Why. certainly,’" exclaimed the colo nel, all heartiness and pleasure. “Come right In. Belknap, conic in—any of you —all of you—where it’s good and light’" And he luwpitablj held open the screen door. Perry had seen the albums a dozen “In all tiro years you have known ms. doctor, as child, as maid, as woman you arc the only man in tlie army who ever put me on tiro defensive I aee dearly that you would taunt me because <>f thi* interview with Mr. IVrry. iloni writ qui iiia! y [tense. Or. Quin! You are the last uia;i in this garrison—cavalry i-iul all—who can afford to throw stones.*" •‘Wlrow-w-wP whistled the doctor "•What a little spitfire you always were, to be sure! Mr. Perry." said be, turning suddenly on the young officer, “let me at once apologize for a very misleading observation. When 1 spoke of I laving known Mrs. Belknap fifteen years site instantly thought 1 meant to make Iter out very much older than she ie. and hence these recrimination*. Site always took place, neuyr “At tiro far end of the stables, sir,’' .replied Kelly, with prompt and confi dent tone. “Then of course you saw and know nothing of it’* “Not a wor-rad, sir.” “Why did you let a gong from that English ranch come here and beat your sergeant before your very eyesF’ Kelly reddened at the very idea. “Fd ha' died flrat, sir! Bure they’d alter dared"— And then Kelly stopped short. His Celtic pride had been touch ed to the quick, and had it not proved too much for even Irish wit? * “How did they get the sergeant out of tiro stable at this hour of the nightF’ “Sure they called him out, sir.” ’And tiro sergeant happened to be ami Slalionen MKMNGTON, S. G. others, when he felt n litile hand press ure on his arm, and Mrs. Belknap's great dark eyes were inuring up into his with mournful, incredulous appeal. “Don’t you know I want to see your : she murmured so tluit only he could • hear. “Waitl" , And, much bewildered, Mr. Perry No throue of *',ugs nor four year’s waited. She stood where she could look in Presidential chairs 1 trough the screen door in the parlor be- A. ‘ We *' >»‘ 1 ' ««“■« ru«i«l 7 u,^ ty times, but he was for going in with the objected to me because 1 used to tease ‘ low " there by the door at the time?” Why s.rive for station, wealth or pride ? j A prince no better fares Than a happy lover close bei-ido His sweetheart on the stairs. P Coula | The Bostonian* A Story of American Frontier | Life. fij Oapu CHARLE8 KIHG, U.&A., Author of"Tht ColoneC* Daughter,'' “From | tk* flank*," 11 Tk* Detei ter." He. Copyrighted lt*B by J B. UppiocoU Company, Philadelphia, nod published by special arrange ment through the American Pres* Association CHAPTER XII. ><? €1 O USE the expression of Mr. Dana, “Ned Perry seemed off hi* feed" for hV a day or two. The bunt \Y had been pronounced a big success, despite the fact of Perry's defection—lie hail not oven joined them at luncheon—and it was agreed that it should be repeated the first bright day after muster. That ceremony came ofl on Monday with due poinpund formality and much rigidity of inspection on the part of the pest commander. It was watched with interest by the ladies, and Mrs. Belknap even proposed tiiat when the barracks and kitchens were being visited they should go along. Dana had been her devotee ever since the day of the hunt, and announced Ilia willingness to carry her suggestion to tho colonel, but Belknap declined. She wanted a few words with Perry, and did not know how to effect her purpose.. When he stopped and spoke' to her after parade on Saturday qvening and would liave made peace, she thought to complete her ap parent conquest by a show of womanly displeasure at his conduct, and an as surance that,, thanks to Mr. Dana, the day had been delightful and his failure to accompany her had been of no conse quence at til The utterly unexpected way in which he took it was simply n “stunner” to the little lady. So for from being piqued and jealous and huffy, as she expected, Mr. Perry justified the oft expressed opinion of her sisterhood to tho effect that “men were simply past all . comprehension” by brightening up instantly and expressing such relief at her infortnation that for a moment ahe was too dazed to speak. By that time he had pleasantly said good night and vanished; nor had bo been near her since, except to bow and look pleased when she walked by with Dana. She never thought of him as an actor before, but this, said Mrs. Belknap to herself, looks like consummate acting. Had she known of or even suspected the existencoof a woman who had interposed and cost her into the shade the explana-1 tion would have oocurred to her at once, but that there was a goddess in the shape of Gladys Maitland within a day's ride of Rossiter she never dreamed for an in stant. Believing that no other woman could have unseated her, Mrs. Belknap simply could not account for such utter, such unutterable, complacency on ths part of her lately favored admirer in his virtual dismissal All Sunday and Mon day she looked for signs of sulking or surrender, but looked In vain. Perry seemed unusually grave and silent, was Parke's report of the situa tion; but whatever comfort she might havedcrived from that knowledge was ut terly destroyed by the way he brightened up and looked pleased whenever they chanced to meet. Monday evening he stopped to speak with her on the walk, holding eut his !u 1 and fairly beaming upon her; sheicil) eceived these demon strations, but faile i to chill them or him. Then she essayed to make him suffer the pangs of the jilted by clinging to Dana’s arm and smiling up in Dana’s face, and then she: suddenly started: “Oh, Mr. Dana! How could I have been so thought less—and this is your wounded aider Dana protested that her slight weight was soothing balm, not additional pain, and Perry promptly asseverated that it he were Dana he would beg her not to quit his arm, and her eyes looked scorn at him as she said, “How can you know anything about It, Hr. Perry? You’ve never been in action or got a scratch, while Mr. Dana”—and now the dark eyes spoke volumes as they looked np into those of her escort—“Mr. Dana is one of the heroes of the fighting days of the regiment ” Even that failed to crush him. while it had the effect of making Dana fed mawkish and absurd. Perry frankly responded that he only won dered the women ever could find time to show any civility whatever to fellows like him, wlier there were so many who “hod records.” She was completely at a loss- to fathom him, and when tattoo came on Monday night, and they were ail discussing the project of a run with •lie hounds for the coming morrow—a May day‘celebration on new principles— Mrs. Belknap resolved upon a change of tactics. Dana was officei of tho guard and over at the guard house, but nearly all the other officers were chatting abcut the veranda and the gate of the odonel’s quarters. Thither had Capt Belknap wife, and she waa, v of an interested escorted his at the i , to him i roll call to were grouped under the hanging lamps and absorbed in looking over one an other's shoulders at tiro famous albums; then, beckoning to him to follow, she flitted, like some eerie sprite, on tiptoe to the southern em! of the veranda, where clustering vinca hid her from view from the walk along the parade. Perry began to feel queer, as he after wards expressed it, but he stalked along after her, declining to modulate the : thunder of his heavy heels upon the re sounding gallery. Kho put her finger to her lips, and, after a nervous glance around, looked at him warnrngly, Im>- Sbechingly, “What on earth’s tho matter?" was all the perplexed and callow youth could find to say, and in a tohe so utterly de void of romance, sentiment, tenderness —anything slro warned to hear—that in ail her experience—and she had had not ft little—pretty, bewitching little Mrs. Belknap could recall nothing so humil iating. “How can you U» s;» unkind to me?" at last she whispered, in the tragic tremolo she well knew to lie effective; it had done execution over and again. But big, handsome Neil Perry looked only like one in a maze; then he bent over her in genuine concern: “Why, Mrs. Belknap! What has hap pened? What has gone wrong? What do you mean by unkindness?" She faced him, indignantly now: “It It possible you profess not to know?” “By all that's holy, Mrs. Belknap, 1 haven’t an idea of what you mean to charge me with. Tell me, and I’ll make every amend I know how.” He was bending over her in genuine distress and trouble; he had uo thought but to assure her of his innocence of any conscious wrong. Slro was leaning upon the balcony rail, and he rested one strong hand upon the post at the shaded corner, above her head, as ho bowed his own to catch her reply. For a moment she turned her face away, her bosom heaving, her little hands clasping nervously, tho picture of | wronged and sorrowing womanhood. His blunt, ragged honesty was some thing she had never yet had to deal with. This indeed was “game worth the candle,” bat something of a higher order than the threadbare flirtations she bad found so palatable heretofore. She had expected him to be revealed by this time as the admirer who had only been play ing a part in Ids apparent acceptance of 1 the situation of the lost two days; site expected to be accused of coquetting with Dana, of neglect, coldness, insult towards himself; and this she would have welcomed; it would have shown him still a victim in her toils, a mouse sho might toy and play with indefinitely ; before bestowing the final coup de grace. But instead of it, or anything like it, here stood the tall, handsome young fel low, utterly ignoring the possibility of her having wronged him, and only beg ging to be told how he had affronted her, that lie might make immediate amends, it was simply exasperating. She turned suddenly upon him, hiding her face in her hands, alnu.it sobbing: “And I thought wo were such—such friends!" Even that suggestive tentative did not lay him prostrate. Fancy the utter in adequacy of his response: “Why, so did 11” This was too much. 1 Down came the hands, and were laid in frantic appeal upon his breast He did r«t Iwr the way; she could have slipped from the corner without difficulty, but the ot tier method was more dramatic. “Let me go, Mr, Perry, M she pleaded. , •1—I might have known; I might have > known.” The accents were stifled, heart rending. “Don’t go yet, Mrs. Belknap; don’t go without telling me what-^what Pve done.” And poor Ned imploringly seized the little hands in both his and held them light “Please tell me," he pleaded. “No. nol Yon would not understand; | you do not see what 1 have to bear. Let me go, I beg, please; I cannot stay.” And her great «lark eyes, swimming in tears, were raised to his face* while with faint—very faint—strugglee ahe strove i to pull her hands away, relenting in her purpose to go the moment she felt that he was relaxing the hold in which they were clasped, but suddenly wrenching them from his breast and darting from his side, leaving Perry in much bewil derment to face about and confront the doctor. A little opening had been deft in the railing at tho south and of the veranda— i the same through which the poet surgeon i had passed the night Mrs. Lawrence had shown to Perry the answering signal . light; it was tho doctor’s “short cut" be- ; tween the colonel’s quarters and his own < side door, and soft, unbetraying turf lay there lietween. Absorbed in her melo drama, Mrs. Belknap had failed to note the coming of the intruder; absorbed in his own stupefaction and his fair part ner’s apparent depth of woe, Ned Perry beard nothing but her soft words and softer sighs, until a deep voice at his shoulder—a voice whose accent betrayed no apology—gave utterance to this un compromising sentiment: . “Mrs. Belknap, this is the thirtieth— not the first—of April. ” “And what has tha’. to do with your sudden appearance, Dr. Quin?" an swered the lady, with smiling lips but flashing eyes. She rallied from the shock of sudden volley like the veteran she was, and took the brunt of tiro fight on her own white, gleaming shoulders, needing no aid from the young fellow who stood there, flushed, annoyed, yet too perturbed to say a word even had there been a chance to get in one edge wise. Blunt as he was, he could not but realise the awkwardneesof the situation. And to been misjudged by snob a man as Dr. Quint All this was flashing through his mind as tha doctor answered: “Nothing with my appearance, Mrs. Belknap; it was yours I remarked upon. You seemed to think it All Fools’ day.” “Far froqgU, doctor, when I thought you milee away.” “Well, well. Mrs. Belknap.’ 8toyk*r e ms you fifteen yean, and i wm si a loss for a Asr Tvel i roinTt,’* her when slie was in tier (Inti long dresses—the prettiest girl at Fort l-eav enworth—and she’s never gotten over it But her father and I were good friends, and i should like to be an Iroiiesl one to his daughter. Good night to you Loth " “One moment. Dr. Quin." said Perry springing forward. “You have seen tit to make commenta and Insinuations that liave annoyed Mrs. Belknap at a time when slro was under my escort" “Oh, Mr. Perry, no! no!" exclaimed Mrs. Belknap, laying Iter liand on his arm. “Not a word of that kind, I im plore! Hush! here comes my husband." “AJi, Belknap," said the doctor blandly, as the big captain came hur riedly forth with searching glance along the dork gallery, “Iron* you find me, as usual, trying to be devoted to Mr* B whenever I can get you out of tiro way Why the jeuce can't you stay?” “Oh, it’s you, is it, doctor? 1 ' answered the captain in tones of evident relief. “It is far too chilly for this young woman to be sitting here without a wrap, is it not? Come inside, Dolly Come, doctor. Halloo! what's that?” A cavalry trumpeter came springing through the gate and up on the veranda “Is Capt. Stryker here?" he panted. “No. What’s tho matter?” demanded Perry. “Trouble at the stables, sir. Sergt. GWynne’s assaulted again.” Perry sprang from the veranda and went tearing across tiro dark level of the parade as fast as active legs could carry 1dm, leaving the doctor far behind. As 1 he passed the company quarters lie noted .tiiat several men were leaping from their broad galleries, some just pulling on s blouse, others in their shirt sleeves, but all hastening towards the stables, where i dim lights could be seeu flitting about like wiil-o'-tlro-wisps. One of these troopers came bounding to his side and , would have passed him in tiro race. He recognized the athletic form even in the darkness and liailed him: “That you, Sergt. Leary? What's gone wrong?" “It's thim blackguards froc.; sir. Who else could it beT “Those people at the ranch?" “The very ones, sir. No one else would harm Sergt. GWynne. Sure we ought to liave wound ’em up tiro one night we iiad a chance, sir." Breathless, almost, they reached the stables. Tiro horses were all snorting and plunging about in their stalls, showing every indication of excitement and alarm. From the stables of tiro adjoin ing companies oilier men had come with lanterns, and a group of perhaps Itaif a j dozen troopers was gatirored about the form of a cavalry sergeant who was seat ed, limp and exliausted, at tiro western doorway. One soldier was bathing Ids face with a sponge; the first sergeant of 1 the troop was (lending over and trying to feel the pulse “Stand back, you meur he said, an tboritatively, as lie caught sight of the lieutenant’s shoulder straps. “Leave a iautern here. Now, GWynne, here’s Lieut. Perry Can you tell him wlm it was?" Owynne feebly strove to rise, but Perry checked him. “Sit down! The doctor Is coming; don't attempt to move,” panted the young officer. “Tell me what you know about it. Sergt. Hosmer.' “Nothing but this, sir. I was in the office when Trumpeter Petersen ran in and Kuid they were killing Sergt. Gwynne. 1 l sent him for the captain and grabbed my revolver and ran here as bard as 1 could. He was lying just outside the door when I got here, and not another soul in sight Sergt Rees, ef F troop, and Sergt Fagan, of B» caiae with their I lanterns from the stabiae next doer; but 1 they I tad not eves heard tiro trouble.” “Where wax tha Mable guard?" •Inside, sir. and ha’s there now. He heard the acuffie, he says, and ran to give the alarm and to protect the ser geant but the men scattered when he came, and lie saw none of them.” "Toll him to come hero. Let eome of tltese men go in and qniet tiro hones. The captain will be here in a minute, and he will want to see that stableman. Who is it?" •Kelly, sir.” By tiiis time Dr. Quin came lumber ing heavily up the stops to the stable door Hie manner wee very quiet and j very grave as lie bent over the injured man and carefully studied his face by the light of tiro sergeant's lamp. The doctor *pokegently: “You know me, sergeant?—Dr. Quin. Can you tell me what struck you? Are you hnrt elsewhere than in the head?" Gwynne made no reply for a moment, then faintly answered: “Stunned, mainly, and one or two kicks after 1 was knocked down.” Then came a deeper voice, quiet but authoritative, and the group that had begun to close in again about the doctor and his patient fell back as Capt. Stryker strode into their midst ✓ “Sergt Hosmer, send all these men of the troop back to their quarters at once, and permit no more to come out Is he much hurt, doctor?” “Somewhat stunned, he says. I've made no examination yet.” Tiro captain looked about him. Ex cept one sergeant bolding a lantern, the other troopers, obedient to his order, were slowly fading back into the dark ness on their way to the barracks. Only the doctor, Mr. Perry, and the sergeant remained by the side of the injured man. Then came the question: ‘•Whodid this, Owynne?” No answer. A deeper shade of pain and trouble seemed to pass over the wrgeanfs face. He made an effort to speak, hesitated, and at last replied: “I cannot say, air.” ■•You know, do you notT Again pained silence and embarrass- ment At last the sergeant leaned slow ly forward and spoke: “Captain, the men were masked, the voices disguised. I could not see the drees in the darkness. I was struck on the head almost the instant I got outside the door, and it would be tapomible for me to identify one ot them.” "t)o you think it was the same gang yon had the trouble with at Dunravsn?” “I—could not my, air.” “De you suspect any of our own men?” “I—would not my that, sir.” •Where la the stable guard?” asked Stryker. “Send him here.” And presently Trooper Kelly—a wiry Mttle Irishman, with a twinkling eye and ‘ mingled devilment and forth “No, sir; lie was in his room beyant— up there by the forage.” “That’s a long distance from this door, Kelly; and if lie could hear it in his room you could hear it farther away." “I wasn’t farther away thin, sir; I was dowji here when they axed for him.” "Then why didn’t you open the door and see who was making such a racket, shouting for Sergt Gwynne after Ups?" “Sure tliey didn’t shoot at all at all, sir; they axed for him quiet and re spectable like, an’ I wint and told him." “Ah, yes, I see. And then, having told him, you went away to the far end of tiro stable. ” “Yis, sir, just so, sir; an' the moment I lieard the scrimmidge, sir, I ran as liard as I could.” “Of course you considered it was none of your business what people might want with the stable sergeant at night" “No, sir. If he wanted me he had a right to tell me to oomo.” “We differ on that point, Kelly. Re lieve him, Sergt Hosmer.” On the following morning CoL Brain- ard was surprised to note in Capt Stry ker's column of remarks explanatory of the alterations from the status of the previous day: . “Sergt Gwynne from daily duty as steble sergeant to sick in hospiUl; Sergt Leary from duty to arrest, and Private Kefir from dutv to confinement” (To be continued.) To ihe Citizen* of Datlington and Vicinity: I take this method of thank ing you for the very liberal pa tronage heretofore extended to me by you, and respectfully so licit a continuance of the same, i ^ I call your attention to m^ Haring recently Puchased the interest of Henry T. Thomp- of La-lies’, Gents', Misses and Children’s Boots and Shoes ; not surpassed by any other dealer in the State. I call special at tention to my Custom Made nnnTQ Clin^C! j They purpose conducting an establishment that will be a credit to 1 ^ cliiCl JilULUj Darlington County at (ho stand next door to Dr. Boyd’s which I warrant to fit and give Drug Store, perfect satisfaction. CHA8. BULTMAN. Dec. 19, ’89—6m son in the Schedule of the HunriUe R. H Hartsvillk. 8. C., Dec. * 9. DAILY MIXED THAI Leaves Hartsville, 7.1f A. M. Leaves Jovann, 7.40 “ Arrive at Floyd’s, 8.05 “ Making connection with the Sonth bound passenger train on the Cheraw A Darlington Railroad. RETURNING. Leave Floyd’s, 10.00 A. 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Gents' Furnishing Goods, Our success in the Gents’ Furnishing Goods Depaitment war rant us in the belief that our Clothing and Hats Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ suit the people, both as to quality and price. Leav* Wilmington We carry always in stock a full line of Hardware, Crockery, A^ve^orene* VILHMT9H Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florenre menu m iocMi iaiuia May 12, 1889. GOING SOUTH No. 28. Leave Florenee Arrive Snmter Leave Sumier Arrive Columbia Ne. 60. Na. 27 Tin, Harness, Ac. GROCERIES. The Grocery Department is large and kept well supplied, at Rock-bottom prices. HARDWARE. At the Hardware Store, Managed by J. H. Early, is kept Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam Engines, &c., in fact everything that comes under the head of machinist’s supplies. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY- October 31,1889. No 62 No 68 *6 96 f a 9 88 gm 10 89 a a 8.20 os 4.40 o* 4 40 ob 6. 16 o a •19.10 g a 12.40 p a 1 20a a flO 68 a a 11 66 p b f9 20 a b 10 28 am Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia Leave Florence Arrive Sumter No 62 run* through from Charieaton via Central R K. Leaving Lane* 9 16 A M., Manning 8 66 A M. Train on C & D R R counter* at Florence with No 69. GOING NORTH. No 61. j*avo Columbia. Arrive Suater Leave Sumter Arrive Floroaee No. 78. Leave Florence, Leave Marion Arrive ot Wilaington, Mo. 69 Lenvo Sumter Arrive Ftoreneo (£l)f punk o§ ParUttQttm, HAS OPENED A Leave Calnahia Arrive Boater No. 66, No 14 Lenvo Florence Leave Marion ; ArrW* at Wilmington •Dolly. f. e: RE “'Whore when this asnault I3SrSXJH.a,3VOE -A-CKBSTT. represents ten of the largest and oldest compa N1ES IN THE WORLD. Inaorea »11 claiees of property, inciadioff Gin Hoatter, in »nv part of . the County. Office over DARLINGTON NEWS building. PrfiSldfiRo. Deeemmber 6,1888. Darlington, S. C., June 18, SA/VTISraS 3DEF-A.RTM BIST T, * i "ootiy. t 1 And from and after this date will receive deposits of One Dol- j M rn »« lar and upwards, and pay quarterly interest on the same, 0#Bl1 * 1 E *• at the rate of five p°r cent, per annum, under regu lations to be made known at the Bank. This is a favorable opportunity for Farmers* Clerks, Mechanics, Laborers, Factory Operatives, To Save Their Earnings. BRIGHT •10 66 p ■ It 68 p a 11 68 p a 1 16 a a 4 66 a a 6 20 a a 8 66 a b f6 87 p a 7 60 pm •6 90pm 66S pm *8 16 pm 8 69 p a II 60p a fDally except Sunday. throsfhio Charieaton, R, arriving Moaning 7 f Lane* 7 42 PM. No 69 connect* at I train for Cborew and Not 78 end 14 Baku t Wilmington with W 4 W R R lor i North. Train on 1 m 3