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Copyright, ■&*). by J B. Lippincott Company. CHAPTER VI, fcontinupd 1 Tates, os he lay on the ground, wrote rapidly on the telegraph blank. Sud denly he looked up and said to the pro fessor: “Say, Renmark, are you a doc tor?" “Of lows," replied his friend. “Oh, that will do just as well.” And he finished-his writing. “How is this?” he cried, holding the paper at arm’s length: ■ “John A. Bsi.linoton, Manairtnu Editor Argus, New York: I'm flat on my back. Haven't donea hand's turn tor a reek. Am under the constant care, night and day. o'ewe of the most eminent doctors In Canada, who even prepares my food for me. Since I left New York trouble of the heart has complicated matters, and at present baffles the doctor. Consultations dally. It Is impossible for me to move from here un til present complications have yielded to treat ment. "Ulmnore would be a good man to take charge Inmyabaenoe. Yates." “There,” said Yates, with a tone of satisfaction, when he had finished the reading. “What do you think of that?” The professor frowned, but did not answer. The boy, who partly saw «!V A''If 'KM YOU COULDN'T FIND ME.” through it, but not quite, grinned, and .said; “Is it true?” “Of course it's true!” cried Yates, in dignant at the unjust suspicion. “It is a great deal more true than you have any Idea of. Ask the doctor there if it isn’t true. Now, my boy, will you give in this when you get back to the oflice? Tell ’em to rush it through to New York. I would mark it ‘rush,’ only that never does any good and always makes the operator mad.” The boy took the paper and put it in his wallet. “It’s to be paid for at the other end,” continued Yates. “Oh, that's all right,” answered the messenger, with a certain condescen sion, as If he were giving credit on lie- half of the company. “Well, so long,” he added. “I hope you'll soon be bet ter, Mr. Yates.” Yates sprang to his feel;- with a laugh, and followed him to the fence. “Now, youngster, you are up to snuff, I can see that. They'll perhaps ■l«avr»v*vrts jfG *<4 vr nen jCH gov »«Ato» will you say?” “Oh, I’ll tell ’em what a hard job I had to find you, and let 'em know no body else could 'a' done it, and 1 11 say you're a pretty sick man. I won’t tell 'em you gave me a dollar.” “Right you are, souny; you’ll get along. Here's five dollars, all in one bill. If you meet any other of the messengers, take them back with you. There’s no use of their wasting valu able time in this little neck of the woods.” The boy stuffed the bill Into his vest pocket as careles ly ns if it represented cents instead of dollars, mounted his tired horse, and waved his hand in fare well to the newspaper man. Yates turned and walked slowly bock to the tent. He threw himself once niore Into the hammock. An he expected, the professor was more taciturn than ever, and, although he had been prepared for silence, the silence irritated him. He felt ill used at having so unsympa thetic a companion. “Look here, Renmark, why don't you say something?” • “There is nothing to say." “Oh, yes, there is. You don't ap prove of me, do you?” “I don’t suppose it makes any differ ence whether I approve or not.” “Oh, yes, it does. A man likes to have the approval of even the humblest of his fellow creatures. Say, what will yon take in cash to approve of me? 1’eople talk of the tortures of con science, but you are more uncomfort able than the most cast-iron conscience any man ever had. One's own con science one can deal with, but a con science in the person of another man is beyond one's control. Now, It is like this. I am here for quiet and rest. I have earned both, and I think I am justified in—” “Now, Mr. Yates, please spare me any cheap philosophy on the question. I am tired of it.” “And of me too, I suppose?” “Well, yes, rather—if you want to know.” Yates sprang out of the hammock. For the first time since the encounter with llartlett on the road, Renmark saw that he was thoroughly angry. The reporter stood with clinched fist hesitating. The a fellow named Yates lives?” The reporter’s hand dropped to his side. A look of dismay came over his face, and his truculent manner changed with a suddenness that forced a smile even to the stern lips of Ren mark. Yates backed towards the hammock like a man who had received an unex pected blow. “I say, Renny,” he wailed,‘it’s anoth er of those cursed t elegraph messengers. Go, like a good fellow, and sign for the dispatch. Sign it 'Dr. Renmark, forR. Yates.’ That will give it a sort of offi cial medical bulletin look. I wish I had thought of that when the other boy was here. Tell him I’m lying down." He flung himself into the hammock, and Renmark, after a mo ment’s hesitation, walked towards the boy at the fence, who hod repeated his question in a louder voice. In a short sain Yates, bitterly,’"so that one com prehensive effort of malediction would include ti e lot and have It over, it wouldn’t be so bad; but this constant | dribbling in of m ..sengers would wear out the patience of a taint.” As he sat in his shirt sleeves on the ! edge of his bunk, Renmark said that | things would look brightcrin the morn ing, which was a safe remark to make, for the night was dark. Yates sat silently with his head in his hands for some moments. At last! he said, slowly: “There is no one so ob- ! tuse as the thoroughly good man. It is ; not the messenger I am afraid of, after all. He is but the outward symptom ^>f the inward trouble. 11 hat you are seeing is an example of the workings of conscience, where you thought con science was absent. The trouble with me is that 1 know the newspaper de pends on me, and that it will be the i first time I have failed. It is the news paper man’s instinct to be in the cen ter of the fray. He yearns to scoop the opposition press. I will get a night's sleep if 1 can, and to-morrow I know I shall capitulate. I will hunt out Gen. O'Neill and Interview him on the field of slaughter. I will telegraph columns. I will refurbish my military vocabulary and speak of deploying and 1 massing and throwing out advance ; guards and that sort of thing. I will move columns and advance brigades and Invent strategy. We will have desperate fighting in the columns of the Argus, whatever there is on the fields of Canada. Hut to a man who I has seen real war this opera bouffe masquerade of fighting—I don't want time he returned with the yellow ; to say anything harsh, but to me it is envelope, which he tossed to the man offensive.” in the hammock. Yates seized it sav- 1 looked up with a wan smile at his agely, tore it into a score of pieces, and partner sitting on the bottom of an up- scattered the fluttering bits around turned pail as he said this. Then he him on the ground. The professor; reached for his hip-pocket and drew stood there for a few moments In silence. “Perhaps," he said at last, “you'll be good enough to go on with your re marks." “I was merely going to say,” an swered Yates, wearily, “that you are a mighty good fellow, Renny. People who camp out always have rows. This is our first; suppose we let it be the last. Camping out Is somethiug like married life, I guess, and requires some forbearance on all sides. That philoso phy may be cheap, but I think it is accurate. I am really very wor ried about this newspaper business. I ought, of course, to fling myself into the chasm like that Roman fellow, but, hang It, I’ve been flinging myself into chasms for fifteen years, and what good has jt done? There's always a crisis in a daily newspaper office. I want them to understand in the Argus office that I am on my vacation.” “They will be more apt to under stand from the telegram that you’re on your death-bed.” Yates laughed. “That’s so,” he said; "but, you see, Rcuny, we New Yorkers live in such an atmosphere of exagger ation, and if I did not put it strongly it wouldn't have any effect You’ve got to give a big dose to a man who has been taking poison all his life. They will take off ninety per cent from any statement I make, any how, so you see I have to p ! le It up pretty high before the remaining ten per cent, amounts to anything.” Tho conversation was interrupted by theciackling of the dry twigs behind them, and Yates, who had been keep ing his eye nervously on the fence, turned around. Young Bartlett pushed his way through the underbrush. His face was red; he had evidently been running. “Two telegrams for you, Mr. Yates!” he panted. “The fellows that brought .em said they were imp, irtant, so I ran out with them myscll, tor tear tbe, wouldn’t find you. One of them's from Port Colborne, the other's from Buf falo.” Telegrams were rare on the farm, and young Bartlett looked on tho re ceipt of one as an event in a man's life. He was astonished to see Yates receive the double event with a Hstlessness that ho could not help thinking was merely assumed for effect. Yates held his hand, aua did not tear them up at once, out of consideration for tho feel ings of the young man who had had a race to deliver them. “Hero’s two books they wanted yon to sign. They’re tired out, and moth er’s giving them something to eat.” “Professor, you sign for me, won’t you?” said Yates. Bartlett lingered a moment, hoping that he would hear something of the contents of the important messages; bnt Yates did not oven tear open the out a revolver, which he handed butt- end forward to the professor, who, not knowing his friend carried such an in strument, instinctively shrank from it. “Here, Renny, take this weapon of devastation and soak it with the pota toes. If another messenger comes in on me to-night I lenow I shall riddle him if I have this handy. My better judgment tells me he is innocent, and I don't want to shed the only blood that will be spilled during this awful campaign.” — How long they had been asleep they did not know, as the ghost stories have it, but both were suddenly awakened by a commotion outside. It was in tensely dark inside the tent, but as the two sat up they noticed a faint moving blur of light which made itself just visible through the canvas. “It’s another of those fiendish mes sengers,” whispered Yates. “Gimme that revolver.” “Hush!” said the other below his breath. "There’s about a dozen men out there, judging by the footfalls. 1 heard them coming.” “Let’s fire into the tent and be done with it,” said a voice outside. "No, no,” cried another; “no man shoot. It makes too much noise, and there must be others about. Have ye all got yer bayonets fixed?” There was a murmur apparently In the affirmative. Very well, then. Murphy and O’Rourick, come round to this side. You three stay where you are. Tim, you go to that end; and, Doolin, come with me.” “The Fenian army, by all the gods!’ whispered Yates, groping for his clothes. “Renny, give me that revolv er, and I'll show you more fun than a funeral.” “No, no. They’re at least three to our one. We’re in a trap here, and helpless.” “Oh, just let me jump out among ’em and begin the fireworks. Those I didn’t shoot would die of fright. Im agine scouts scouring the woods with a lantern! — with a lantern, Renny! Think of that! Oh, this is pie! Let mo at ’em.” Hush! Keep quiet! They’ll hear you.” “Tim, bring the lantern round to this side.” The blur of light moved along the canvas. “There’s a man with his back against tho waU of the tent. Just touch him up with yer bayonet, Mur phy, and let him know we're here.” “There may be twenty in the tent,” said Murphy, cautiously. “Do what I tell you,” answered the man in command. Murphy progged his bayonet through the canvas, and sunk the deadly point of the instrument into the bag of pota- toes. “Faith, he sleeps sound,” said Mur phy, with a tremor of fear in his voice, as there was no demonstration on the part of the bag. The voice of Yates rang out from the interior of the tent: “What the old Harry do you fellows think you’re doing, anyhow? What’s the matter with you? What do you want?” There was a moment's silence, broken only by a nervous scuffling of feet and the clicking of gun locks. “How many are there of you in there?” said the stern voice of the chief. “Two, if you want to know, both un armed, and one ready to fight the lot of you If you are anxious for a scrim mage.” “Come out one by one,” was the next command. - “We’ll come out one by one,” said Yates, emerging in his shirtsleeves, “but you can't expect us to keep it up long, as there are only two of us. The professor next appeared, with his coat on. The situation certainly did not look inviting. Tho lantern on the ground threw up a pallid glow on the severe face of the commander, as the footlights might illuminate the fig uro of a brigand in a wood on tho stage. The face of the officer showed pushed his way through the under-1 that he was greaUy impressed with the brush again. Yates slowly and importance and danger of his position. It's yo» wno are in danger—not me. You are at this moment making about tho biggest ass of yourself there is in Canada.” “Pinion these men,” cried the cap tain, gruffly. “Pinion nothing!” shouted Yates, shaking off the grasp of a m,. n who had sprung to his side. But both Yates and Renmark were speedily overpowered; and then an unseen difficulty presented itself. Murphy pathetically remarked that they had no rope. The captain was a man of resource. “Cut enough rope from the tent to tie them.” “And when you’re at it, Murphy," said Yates, “cut off enough more to hang yourself with. You'll need it be fore long. And remember that any damage you do to that tent you'll have to pay for. It’s hired.” Yates gave them all the trouble he could while they tied his elbows and wrists together, offering sardonic sug- gestidns and cursing their clumsiness. Renmark submitted quietly. When the operation was finished, the profes sor said, with tho calm confidence of one who has an empire behind him and knows it; “I warn you, sir, that this outrage is committed on British soil, and that I, on whom it is committed, am a British subject.” "Heavens and earth, Renmark, if you find it impossible to keep your mouth shut, do not use the word ‘subject,’ but citizen.” “I am satisfied with the word, and with the protection given to those who use It” “Look here, Renmark, you had bet ter let me do the talking. You will only put your foot in it. I know the kind of men I have to deal with; you evidently don’t” In tying the professor they came upon the pistol in his coat pocket. Murphy held it up to the light. “1 thought you said you were un armed?" remarked the captain, severe ly, taking the revolver in his hand. "I was unarmed. The revolver Is mine, but the professor would not let me nse it If he had, a'l of you would be running for dear life through the woods.” "You admit that you are a British subject?” said the captain to Renmark, ignoring Yates. “He doesn’t admit it; he brags of it,” said the latter, before Renmark could speak. “You can’t scare him; so quit this fooling, and let us know how lonp helped Yates on with his coat "Good boy!” said Yates. “You’ve evi dently boon porter in a hotel.” Tim grinned. “I think,” said Yates, meditatively, “that if you look under the right-hand bark, Tim, you will find a jug. It be longs to the professor, although he has hidden n under my oeo to oivcn uuv pieion from himself. Just fish it out an8 bring it here. It U not as full us it was, but there’s enough to go round, if the professor does not take more than his share." The gallant troop smacked their lips in anticipation, and Renmark looked astonished to see the jug brought forth. “You first, professor,” said Yates; and Tim innocently offered him the jug. The learned man shook his head. Yates laughed, and took it himself. "Well, here’s to you, boys,” he said. “And mav vou all eet back as safely to New York as I wtll." rue jug passed down along the line until Tim finished it. “Now, then, for the camp of the I'eninn army,” cried Yates, taking Renmark’s arm: and they began their march through the woods. "Great Catsar, Stilly,” he continued to his friend, “this is rest and quiet with a vengeance, isn’t it?” [TO BK COIITISl'KD.J Electric Bitters. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. 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' A'A i MM ®-h / ~/0 Nine times out of ten whenwe are out of sorts our trou bles can be removed J by that re- || liable old 2/ medicine, methodically tore the envelopes and their contents Into little, pieces and and flashing eye, while not In an aggressive attitude, Iook like was plainly ready for an attack. Yates concluded to speak and not strike. This was not because he was afraid, for he was not a coward. The re porter realized that he had forced the conversation, and remembered he had Invited-Renmark to accompany him. Although tills recollection stayed his hand, it had no effect on his tongue. “I believe," he said, slowly, "that it would do you good for once to hear a straight, square, unbiased opinion of yourself. You have associated so long with pupils, to whom your word is ;law, that it may interest you to know what a man of the world thinks of you. A few years of schoolraastering is enough to spoil a Gladstone, think, of all the—” Begins to look like autumn,” he ■aid, “with the yellow leaves strewing the ground.” CHAPTER VII. Before .night three more telegraph boys found Yates and three more tele grams in sections helped to carpet the floor of the forest. The usually high spirits of the newspaper man went down and down under the repeated visitations. At last he did not even swear, which, in the case of Yates, al ways Indicated extreme depression. As night drew on, he feebly remarked to the professor that he was more tired than he had ever been in going through an election campaign. He went to his Yates glanced about him with a smile, all his recent dejection gone, now that he was In the midst of a row. "Which is Murphy?” he said; “and which Is Doolin? Hello, alderman,” he cried, as his eyes rested on one tall, strapping, red-haired man who held his bayonet ready to charge, with a fierce determination In his face that might have made an opponent quail. "When did you leave New York? And who’s running the city, now that you’re gone?” The men had evidently a sense of humor, in spite of their blood-thirsty business, for a smile flickered on their faces in the lantern-light, and several bayonets were unconsciously lowered. But the hard face of the commander did not relax. ] ter dejection that Renmark felt sorry | X mrainst vou.” The sentence was Interrupted by a , for him and tried ineffectually to cheer „ Ye £ un( , what } . oU \ n wiu be used Unow whert I % U &ev would all com* together." I «««* tUat “PINION NOTHING!" SHOUTED YATES. wo are to stand here trussed up Ilka this.” “I propose, captain,” said the red headed man, “that we shoot these men where they stand, and report to the general. They are spies. They are armed, and they deny it. It’s according to the rules of war, taptain!” "Rules of war! What do you know of the rules of war, you red-headed Senegambinn? Rules of Hoyle! Your line is digging sewers, I imagine. Come, captain, undo these ropes, and make up your mind quickly. Trot us along to Gen. O’Neill just as fast as you can. The sooner you get us there the more time you will have for being sor ry over what you have done.” But the captain still hesitated and looked from one to the other of his men, as if to make up his mind wheth er they would obey him if he went to extremities. Yates’ quick eye noted that the two prisoners had nothing to hope for, even from the men who smiled. The shooting of two unarmed and bound men seemed to them about the correct way of beginning a great struggle for freedom. “Well,” said the captain at length, “we must do it in the proper form, so I suppose we should have a court-mar tial. Are you agreed?” They were unanimously agreed. “Look here,” cried Yates, and there was a certain impressiveness in his voice in spite of his foYmer levity, “this farce has gone just as far as it is going. Go inside the tent there, and in my coat pocket you will find a telegram, the first of a dozen or two received by me within the last twenty-four hours. Then you will see whom you propose to shoot." The telegram was found and the captain read it, while Tim held the lantern. He looked from under his knitted brows at the newspaper man. “Then you are one of the Argus staff.” “I am chief of tho Argus staff. As yon see, five of my men will be with Gen. O’Neill to-morrow. The first question they will ask him will be: ’Where U Y’ates?’ The next thing that will happen will be that you will bo hanged for your stupidity, not by Canada nor by the state of New Writ, but by your own general, who will curse your memory ever after. You are fooling, not with a subject this time, but with a citizen, and your gen cral is not such an idiot as to monkey with the United States government and, what is a blamed sight worse, with the great American press. Come, captain, we’ve had enough of this. Cut these cords just as quickly as you can, and take us to the general. We were going to see him in the morning any how.” “But this man says he is a Canadian." “That’s all right. My friend is me. If you touch him you touch me. Now hurry up. Climb down from your perch. 1 shall have enough of trouble now, getting the general to forgive all the blunders you have made to-night, without your* adding Insult to Injury. Tell your men to untie us and throw the ropes back into the tent. It will soon be daylight. Hustle, and let us be off.” “Untie them," said the captain, with a sigh. Yates shook himself when his arms regained their freedom. "Now, Tim,"'Ire said, “run into that tent and bring out my coat. 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MIXED TRAIN Leave Wadnsboro . 2.00 p m Bennett’s 2.26 p if Morven’s McFarland Cheraw 3.45 p in Cash’s Society Hill . 4.40 p in Dove’s Floyd’s 5.30 p in Darlington 6.05 p m Palmetto Arrive Florence ... 6.45 p m Leave Florence Palmetto .. 8.00 a m Darlington 8.35 a in Floyd’s J.00 a m Dove’s .. 9 15 a m Society Hill . 9 45 a in Cash’s Cheraw . 11.00 a m McFarland 11.40 a m Jlorveii’s 11.65 a m Bennett’s . 12.10 a m Arrive Wadesboro . 12.30 a m Local Freight. Leave Darlington 4 10 p m Palmetto 4.42 p in Arrive Florence 5.00 p m Leave Florence 8.30 a m Palmetto 8.50 am Arrive Darlington 9 05 a m A. F. RAVEN EL, President. Bi ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. In effect Noy. 18, 1894; SOUTH BOUND. N j. 35. Leave Florence 3.10 a m Lanes 4.20 a m Arrive Charleston fi.10 » m No. 28. Leave Florence 5.35 p m Kingstree 8.46 p m Lanes 9.07 p in Arrive Charleston 11 18 p in No. 63. Leave Lanes 7 05 p m Arrive Charleston 8.40 p in NORTH BOUND. No. 78. ’ Leave Charleston 8.35 a in Lanes 5.40 am Kingstree 6 00 a in Arrive Florence 7.05 a i» No. 32. Leave Charleston 3.55 p ni Lanes 5.44 p in Kingstree 5.59 p n> Arrive Florence 6.55 p in No. 52. Leave Charleston 7.15 a in Arrive Lanes 8.45 s ic No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Snpt. Manufacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blinds, JSdIOTTXilDIIvrGS —AND- Building Material. BSTABLldllED 1842 CHARLESTON^ 8. C. April, 20 1898—> y w li phate AVING PURCHASED THE __ Plant of the Atlantic Phos phate Company, together with the entire stock, brands and good-will, we take this method of thanking the friends and patrons of the Chicora Fertilizer Company for their cordial support and patronage in the past, and now solicit the patronage of the Atlantic Phosphate Company, as well as the t hicora brands, guaranteeing that, under the management of the Chicora, the reputation earned by the Atlantic brands will be fully sus tained. CHICORA FERTILIZER CO., Charleston, S. C. Geo. A. Wageuer, General Manager, Dues This Hit You? li The management of the Equitable Life Assurance Society in the Department of the Carolinas, wishes to se cure a few Special Resident Agents. Those who are fitted for this work will find this IA Rare Opportunity i| It is work, however, and those ■who succeed best in it possess character, mature judgment, tact, perseverance, and the respect of their community. Think this matter over care fully. There’s an unusual opening for somebody. If it fits yon, it will pay you. Fur ther information on request. W. J. Roddey, Manager, Rock tiili, & C. ILM1NGTON, COLUMBIA A AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect June 3, 1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 55. Leave Wilmington 3.30 pm Marion 6.21 p u Arrive Florence 7.10 p m No. 50. Leave Florence 7.25 p m Sumter 8.36 p m Leave Sumter 8.38 p in Arrive Columbia 10.00 p m No. 58. Leave Florence 3.15 a m Arrive Sumter 4 21 a in No. 52. Leave Sumter 9.58 a m Arrive Columbia 11.10 am No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8-48 a m, Manning 9 25 a m. north boObd. No. 51. . 4.30 a m . 5-53 a m . 7.10 a in No. 56. .. 7.35 a m .. 8-16 a m ..11.00 a m No. 58. 4.20 pm Leave Columblt .mmom*. • Sumter... • -.aw inn Arrive Florence. ^ Leave Florence Marion Arrive Wilmington Leave Columbia.. Arrive Sumter ft 5.43 p m No. 59. Leave Columbia Sumter.... ... 5.47 p m Arrive Florence 6.65 p m No. 53 runs thiougu to enarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.21 p in. Lanes 7.05 p in, charleston8.40 pm. Trains on South and North Caro lina K. K., leave Atkins 9.40 a. m. and 6.30 p. m., arriving Lucknow 11.10 a. m. and 8.00 p. m. Returning leave Luekuow 6.45 a. in. and 4.20 p in., ar riving AtKlus 8.15 a. m. and 5.50 p. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington, Chadhoura and Conway Kalirqad leave Chad- < bourn at 10.10 a m, arrive at Conway I 12.30 p w, returning leave Conway at | 2:00 p. in., arrive Chadbourn 4:50 p. I in. Leave Chadbourn 5.35 p m arrive at Hub 6 20 p. m. Re turning leave Hub 8.15 a m. arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 m m. Dally exeper 8 up day. ■ 1 - F, DIVINE. Gen’l Bnp’t. M