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F ' ' f ? ??__ ^czKKKTMi inaiimi i'MYNHE] i mfwfi BY ST. QIORQi Cofyxxght 1888, Bon CHAPTER XIII. [Continued.] The two boats seem to be about equal in point of speed, as they continue to i.eep the same relative distance apart. Perhaps, in a genuine race, with a wind like tills, tneir crart could gain the advantage by "blanketing" the other and cutting off her supply of wind, but this will not pay under present conditions. Although Joe has made the condi- ! tions of the duel, being the challenged ! party he really leaves the selection of j the ground to his rival, having only ' stipulated that it shall be among the I hills that lie above Cairo. Sandy and Mr. Grimes stand to- j gether near the bow of the vessel, listening to the music of the water as her prow cuts through the tide of the Nile like a knife, curling the foamy sods on either side and hurling them hack in rolls. Both of them are duly impressed with all their romantic surroundings, and the war correspondent is jotting down ideas in his mind that will be called upon to supply space in some forthcoming article. At the same time it is evident he has something worrying him. Mr. Grimes is quick te notice such things, as he has made a business of reading faces. "What's wrong, Sandy ?" he asks abruptly. as he removes his cigar to flip the ashes from the end with his dex- ! terous little finger. "Who said so? How did you know? Hang it, Mr. Grimes, you read men as ? I would books.. You may have buried | yourself out in Colorado?you took I .good care to study human nature." i "Then you confess you are bothered, j Jny boy?" continued the other, stead- i Ily. "Well, yes, I've been wondering. You see, we know this baron is a sly *chemer?" "Adn.'tted." "And not to be trusted out of sight." ' "Ordinarily I should not dare to put ^ my life in his charge. You're right, ; Sandy." , "Well, we've let him select the spot for the r.ffair. How can we tell but what he may spring some shrewd game on us. Can you promise that j yonder dahabeah has not half a dozen hired assassins on board, ready to an- j nlbilate us in case the baron feels the necessity Mr. Crimes laughs, and there is a reassurance in his manner that speaks for itself. "Sandy give over worrying. I be- i; : lieve the strongest proof we can have j 1 ; that the baron means no treachery is V his astonishing confidence in himselft 1 * He has fought duels before and bc" lieves himself Invincible. Hence it ms a picnic, a walk-over to him." i i "Very true, very true, sir, but you j must admit there is a chance that " I "Always 'that,' my boy. but you also ' forget something of interest ? ourselves! 'What are we here for?' as a i ' member from the South asked in a Republican convention. If J.oe can /~v*~take care of the baron, surely we will be able to look after his friends, be' . they two in number or a dozen." "Well spoken, Mr. Grimes. My mind Is already clear on that point. I be?,n fhlnn" lieve we win come uui ui uuo , with flying colors. My trouble has | vanished even as the smoke of this cigar fades into space." 1 Sandy is himself again, and that 1 means a cheery friend, a faithful com- j ( rade, one whom Mynheer Joe could '' not better were he to search the globe 1 over. As the daylight grows stronger the j J moon wanes in power; it is no longer a strife between the two as to which must win, for Luna is already out of the battle. Cairo is left far behind upon the east bank and, looking back, they can ' see the first shafts of sunlight glinting from her numerous domes, although ! the mighty god of day has not yet shown his smiling face to those upon 1 the River Nile. It is a strange spectacle, and one ; that appeals to the artistic in their natures, but all of them are very fa- > miliar with the scene, so that the des- j ert, the pyramids, the city of the four, ; hundred mosques, its queer people and ? tiie storied Nile itself?all these things do not appear so strange to their eyes as would be the case were they newcomers to the land of Egypt. Besides, their mission is of such a nature that their thoughts are bound i to stray to it from time to time?when men are bent on an errand of a deadly \ character they are not <^pected to laugh snd joke as If going to a wedding. ^ ,"Come back to the cabin, Sandy. I think we would be wise to examine our firearms. Nothing like making sure that everything is in working or der. These hyenas and Jackals of the desert strike with amazing quickness when they do show up. Come!" His words are significant, ana ms companion has no difficulty in understanding. Together they pass the sailors squatted about on the forward deck, after their usual manner when not at work. These fellows are Arabs, and not the b^st looking chaps Mr. Grimes has set eyes on. He gives Sandy a nudge. but?this v.-idea wake* newspaper man has already noted the' tect. .. ; J,., bk?en? inwnnmn? er Joe. : JRATHBORNE. twnrrt? lbt Bosxxx's Sova. Tine collection of buzzards, eb? Must say the captain has looked far and wide to find a game set. They'd fight, too, I reckon," he whispers. They find Mynheer Joe lying upon the roof of the cabin, a pillow under - - - _a *iw* Uaa his head, which the captain ?i me uwi has brought out, and to all appearances enjoying his cigar. Together they enter the cabin. Upon the table is seen a quaint flagon and a glass. Mynheer Joe niove3 toward it. but he finds the hand of Mr. Grliuts before him. "Xot allowed, my friend. Heaven knows what sort of drug there might b? in this. If you must steady your fierves " And he produces a small j flask from one of his pockets. But j Joe shakes his head. "That isn't in my line, sir, though I thank you all the same. I've seldom found a time when ray nerves needed strengthening by such artificial means, though I confess that ray life was once saved by a small amount of i liquor. The fellow drank it who was j left to execute me, and got into such j a maudlin condition that I easily over- J powered him and made my escape, j Except as medicine I have no use for , the stuff." A minute later all of them are busily j engaged in examining their revolvers, , ? ?A i WiiH'ii nrt* iuuuu iv uc iu e,vuu wuu< lion. "Take charge of mine, Mr. Grimes." remarks .loo, who, of course, cannot bo thus burdened when abo:u to enter upon an engagement that will require all his agility. "With pleasure, sir. and should the ; occasion arise for using it. I trust you , will find time I can make each shot! count almost as well as yourself. By i the way, Joe. you didn't forget to ! bring the rubber footholds I borrowed 1 from the professor':" "Never fear: 1 have thorn. The bar- ; on will not get bis work in through a slip on n:y part, if i can help it." rcj turns Joe, touching u pocket of his j blouse, where a small package of j some sort is hidden. ITesenuy they pass outside again. ! to tind that the sun lias ariseu and a : new day begun. They keep a short distance from the shore in order to catch the full benefit c: the breeze, ; but every palm stands out iU uoui re-1 lief. The scene is such as can be gazed upon any day along the lower Nile, and yet one never tires of looking upon it. Numerous sails dot the broad river, some beating down, while many fly before the breeze. A string of camels forming a caravan can be noticed above the bank, doubtless bound for the far-off cities, between which and Cairo quite a trade is carried on In this way. Here some travelers on donkeys can l./t ninlrlnrr on onrlv stnrt fOr fllO ult cv.vax, uiumu^ uu vm??j >/?? ? - ~ pyramids. Now and then slaves are discovered at work with the poles and buckets known as a shedoof. and which primitive method of engineering ill the way of lifting water from a lower level is still practiced in the land where they carry on agriculture lust as their forefathers did two thousand years back. An occasional windmill Is seen where some house nestles on the hank, but this Is generally the property of foreigners. Upon the river freight cangias are met with, heading to or from Cairo. Those boats which hhve the fair wind are supposed to keep out of the way of others, but the reis in command of their craft seems to be In something of a daredevel spirit this tuorning. He swings the dahabeah in so dose to one of the heavier craft that he comes within an ace of having the sandal trailing behind sunk. The sun is now almost half an hour high. When will the boats come to land? Surely there is no need of travdincr a f distnnee from old Cairo t44M6 M ?4V%** ~ in order to discover a good dueling ground. Perhaps the baron has a particular spot in view. He may even have been a principal in some affair of honor that has culminated in a meeting up the Nile, and his success at that time) inspires him to select the same ren-> dezvous again. Our friends show no impail^jce. whatever they may feel. Sandy, Jpok. ing ahead, directs the attention of hif comrades to a point. "Like as not we're aiming for that. I can see rows of tombs in the rock a back of it Such a place would make an admirable spot for the duello. lie- j member the old stories I've rend of steamers on the Mississippi stopping to let a couple of passengers fight on some sand-bar. and the spectators Hm-finr. nnp of 'em there. This nuts c me in mind of It. Where could you find a better place to dispose of the unfortunate victim than in one ol those empty rock tombs? Capital idea! Jove; I'll improve on this subject when I write it up, see if I don't!" Sandy gets no further, as he feels a grip on his arm, and, turning, sees Mr. Grimes making expressive grinaces intended to warn h m that he is treading on dangerous ground. Mynheer Joe, however, does not seem at all affected, but treats the matter as a huge joke. "I think, for my part. I prefer being buried in a modern cemetery, and 1 ^authorize you. my friends, in case the worst ooaics, to see. that my poor r* ' v- .y mains are taken care of. In my pock? et will be found a letter addressed to you, Mr. Grimes, concerning the little matter we were speaking about last night. You can let the person most Interested see it There?I am done. I have made my peace, but I want both of you to understand that it is not Mynheer Joe's intention to drop before tin sworu of the Russian. I hope to snow him how an American " * J J - 1 ^ G l?'a fln#? nvan cnn UpilOiU me uouur m ma un? ova at the sword's point." Confident words, these, but they express the feelings of the man. It is partly this assurance concerning his own powers that has brought Mynheer Joe safely through numerous deadly perils in the past. Fear will never paralyze his arm when face to face with danger, nor can an antagonist expect to reap any benefit from such a source. By this time they see that Sandy was not far out of the way when he marked this point as the scene of their expected debarkation. The leading daliabeah makes a graceful sweep and comes about at the point, landing at a rock that seens especially adapt| c-d for such business, j Now it is their turn; the old reis I himself 1 as charge of the tiller, and ! gives his order in a loud, shrill voice | that strikes the tympanum in a painful way. as though some boy Is Indulging in the agonizing delirium of beating upon empty pans. The Arab sailors can no longer be termed lazy; they jump aromd in the liveliest possible manner and carry out the commands nf tho Mlillin Not an Inch out of the way, they shade the wind out of the sails, and the boat brings up gently alongside the other, to which it i" at once secured. i The baron and his party can al- i ready l>e seen upon the snore. Under his arm the Frenchman carries a long, "lender package, without doubt the . swords which are destined to occupy f so prominent a place in the coming event. There is a third member of the party, the man Known as Colonel Toy- , lor. and also a short individual who carries a surgeon's case in his hand. 11 When our friends join them words : ,are passed between. The principals I: 'bow in a perfunctory way. but Myn? s lioor Joe smiles in a careless manner ( :thut must sot the Itussian duelist to thinking. j They do not need to go far away; the ground is right there among the rock tombs, but it is advisable to move , on a little for several reasons. It is 1 r not their intention to have the sailors | on board the boats witness the affair, < and iust beyond the rocks they are apt i i to find .1 spot where the sun will not ; throw his fierce rays into the eyes of either, causing a momentary blindness that may prove fatal. So they walk along two and two. Mr. Grimes bringing up the rear. , In five minutes they come to a pause, and the French officer sweeps his arm around with a dramatic gesture, saying: "Behold, gentlemen! The ground selected for the dueilo!" CHAPTER XIV. A LITTLE AEFAIB AMONG THE MOKKATAH HILLS. S No one can reasonably offer any ob- , jection to the selection of the ground, J since it is level enough for all prac- ~ tical purposes, and certainly so iso- ? la ted that there does not seem to be \ nny danger of interruption. The as- c soeiatiou .with the strange tombs hewn t iu solid rock ages ago, by the Egypt- * laas. might make some men nervous, f but it does not appear to have any such effect upon either of the two who have met here to face each other in a a combat for honor. a Mr. (.1 rimes, in company with the t French officer, goes over the ground t step by step and announces that he is 2 perfectly satisfied with the location * chosen. It certainly cannot be im- 3 proved upon, and might not be equaled, p so they are well content as it is. "Now for the weapons," says the r American, whose business like meth- s ods cause the other to suppose he lias figured in duels before. c The French officer has heard of des- v perate affrays happening in the South v and the West, llow is he to know 1 that the participators in these scrim- ; mages are, as a general thing, the j very lowest scum of society, and that Southern gentlemen, as a rule, have a given up their former allgiance to 1 the code as a settler for all dltficul- t ties? 3 Picking tip the package, he unrolls s It. Within, wrapped in chamois skin, v lie two handsomely made swords, of j! delicate but magnificent appearance. These he draws from their separate , scabbards and holds toward the Amer- r ican. r "Select which one you please," he r ,says, quietly. t ! Mr. Grimes crooks his finger, an<^ s Ti-iin is w.itehine. sees this. ^ he comes at once to the side of his ^ friend. t "Try these blades," says his second, t curtly. a The explorer takes one np, and c makes a few movements with it. s "Careful, the baron's looking at r you," whispers his mentor just then, ; and Joe sweeps the air no more with 1 the blade. * He bends It double over his knee, j allowing It to fly back again. Then ( the second sword is also put through , .its paces. Mynheer Joe's face is a i 'study, for he finds it a pleasure to < handle such weapons as these. < i "How does monsieur find thorn?" ] 'asks the Frenchman, eagerly. "Superb?beyond comparison!" replies Joe. "Which do you choose, monsieur?" < [To be Continued.] Jtlg: Coal Field*. j |' There are 5400 square miles of coal | fields in Great Britain. | BILL ARPTI So many young people who are thirsting for historical knowledge w.ite to me for help that I feel en- - eouraged and will answer their Inquiries as far as I can. These young people in the country towna have schools to go to, but they lack books? reading books. cyclopedias, biographies. and if I was as rich as Carnegie I would plant a library of such books in every community. I wpuld have a million sets of some standard cyclopedia pranted for every school, , even if they cost fifty million dollars. That would diffuse knowledge among the young people and do more good i than all he is doing in the big cities. But what we most need in the South are historical books that will be standard with us and relate the truth about ? the South and secession and the con- t federacy. and slavery and the war and r reconstruction. I had a cyclopedia that t gave a whole column of apology for old John Brown and the pedigree of every Northern rare horse, and no mention of John B. Gordon or Forrest or any c of our Southern poets or authors or p orators. I swapped it ofT at half price ^ for the International by Dodd, Meade p fc Co. The tributes in that work to 1 Mr. Davis and Lee and Jackson are all p that could be desired and more than 1 was expected. t I wonder what has become of that c great Southern publishing house that v was projected in Atlanta some time ^ ago. That is what we want and must ^ have to perpetuate Southern history and defend our fathers and grand fathers from the slanders of Northern fees. It Is Northern histories, North- c crn novels and Northern plays that a have already poisoned the minds of * thousands cf our young people. Oniy r rcsterday I glanced at a serial story in a in Atlanta paper and the first thing I L iaw was a verse which read: ' ' I John Eh own s body lies mouldering c the ground, Cut his soul keeps marching on." In a Missouri paper I saw where a *' rankce troupe were playing "Uncle ! Tom's Cabin." And now a fool fellow 'rom Wisconsin wants to get our eovuno-s io appoint delegates to a conrention in Atlanta to determine the ace problem, and it is said that man g ?pooner is at the bottom of it to get ir tp a prudential boom for himself. I r) suspected there was a nigger in the . voodpile, for these Northern politi- * ians never do anything from patri- a; >t ic, unselfish motives. Hanna's a: scheme fell through and Spooner a! hought he could patch It up. But the p ?outh never was aroused and united N >n the negro question and will resent o: ill ir.tereference, whether it comei e: rom Washington or Wisconsin. Wis- d :o*\?in! What impudence! A state vhose foreign population is 62 pei :ent. of the whole, and or iTiese there tre 88,000 who can't speak English, snd three times as many Indians. el >Vhat does Wisconsin know or care If ibout our race problem? In the last at ew days I have :eceived three letters ai rom young people wanting to know something about the confederate flags. " vhat were the designs and who design- r< >d them. I wish that I could sketch tl hem and paint them in this letter, but P ill I can do is to describe them and tfve their history. There were four n all. but only two lived to see the ^ nU at Annoinattox. n No. 1, or the "Stars and Bars," was ? idopted by the confederate congress it Montgomery. Its stars were on a due field and its red and white bars e nade it look somewhat like the Stars ind stripes, and sometimes was mis- b aken for the United States flag, and Oi o General Beauregard designed. g: No. 2, "The Battle Flag," and Genral Joe E. Johnston adopted It, and t was never changed. It was a blue G ross, or rather an X studded with si tnrs and set on a red field. No. 3. In May, 1863. the confederate ongress adopted a national flag. It ras a miniature battle flag set on a rhite field that had a white border at C he side and at the bottom. But it p >roved to be a mistake, for it had too 0< auch white and afar off was mistaken E cr a flag of truce. And so on March, * 1865, congress idopted No. 4 as the national flag. ta This had the same battle flag on a P' due field, but the white border was J? mailer and a red one put on the ovt- "J ide of that. This flag did not wave 01 ery long, only about a month, but al levertheless it remains as the national cc !ae of the confederate states. But the dear old battle flag No. 2 ras the fighting banner of every com- ? iany. Our wives and our daughters pi nade them for the boys in gray, and nnnv of them were Smuggled back ^ tome agaLn after the surrender and g till kept as household treasures. Our a >oyg, the Rome Light Guards, had one, md one night the young people gave a ableaux performance in the city hall o raise a little money to put some jenches In the desecrated churches for ill the pews had been taken out and h converted into horse troughs for the s< taff horses. One scene in the tableaux y epresented a battle field where women vere ministring to the wounded fid ... he dying, and one dying soldier, the ?nsign, had this old tattered and war- ? stained flag grasped in his hand just as le held it when he fell. The Spanish a commandant of the post was there a with his wife, and when he discovered e .be flag, got furiously mad. He jump- I ^ cd up on his seat and yelled: "Take iat t'ing avay. dat 13 treason?aac is e in insult to me and de United Siatrs. [,send for my soldiers and I arrest the whole party." He ran wildly down the n stairs and across the street to his s quarters and came back quickly with t half a dozen Dutchmen in arm3 to 3 make the arre3t. He marched the t young men over to his ofT^e, but paroled the young ladies until he could hear from General Thomas, whose neadquarters were in Louisvillel I was c c , IMP " ";-T mayor then and we had some hot words. He said Anally he would release the young men until he could hear from General Thomas. So I wrote to General Thomas by the same mail. He very graciously forga,ve us, but warned us not to do so any more, for the display of a confederate flag was treason and the punishment of treason was death. This is enough about flags. There Is no treason in displaying one now. rime is a good doctor and Time keeps rolling on. My wife and I had anotb?r wedding last Saturday?and good friends were calling all the afternoon to say good words and congratulate us )n our lone and haDDV married life. Early in the morning, while my wife ind the family were at breakfast, I :ame in late and slipping up behind tier planted a venerable kiss upon her classic brow. 'She half enclosed me in her arms, She clasped me in a meek embrace; (No she didn't, either.) \nd bending back her head, looked up And gazing into my face." Yes, she did that, far it took her by lurprise. I hadn't kissed her slice the irst day of last June?which was her drthday. Twice a year satisfies her low?Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constituion. Crum's Appointment. Washington. Special.?The Senate ommittee on commerce decided to >ostpone action on the nomination of Vra. D. Crum, to be collector of the >ort at Charleston, S. C., until next rhursday. The suggestion for post onement was made by Senator Clay. i'here are a number of vacancies on he committee and he urged that the ommittee should not act until these rere filled. It is now believed by the pponents of Dr. Crum that another aeeting of the committee will not be icld during the present session. Situation Grave at Natchez. Natchez. Miss., Special.?Every preaution that can be devised is being dcpted to prevent any attempt at cubing the levee and a constant watch is nainrained by armed men. Heavy ains added to the gravity of the situ.ticD. The river rose three-tenths and s now 2.5 above the danger line, which acts have intensified the feeling of apirehension. The steamer Betsy Ann irought in 250 people from the flooded !ist-ict between here and Bayou Sara, "he steamers St. Joseph and Senator 'ordill aie also doing considerable reief work between Natchez and Vicksiurg. Killed in Collision. Danville. Va., Special.?Early Tuesay morning the Southern fast passener. standing at this station, was run lto by the north-bound Fiorida flyer. ;sulting in the death of Jos. E. Mrrthur. of Gaffney, S. C., a passenger, nd W. E. Neal, of Rural Hill, N. C.. n overhauler, who was coupling the Ir brakes. James Coleman, an emloye of the road, who was assisting eal. was taken to the hospital, where ne of his arms was amputated. Both nginee were wrecked and several car* amaged. Town Re C-ptured. Caracas, By Cable.?A body of govrnment troops was sent from Margita (land. March 13, to attack the rebels t Carupano. which, during the blockde, was taken by them. After three ours' fighting the government forces ^-occupied the town, re-capturing le guns and Mausers and taking 63 risoners, 39 of whom were wounded. Chas. M. Schwab, president of the nited States Steel Corporation, and i. R. Francis, president of the St ,ouis Exposition, sailed for America. The Atlantic Shingle &. Veneer Cooprage Co. of Fayetteville, N. C? has een chartered, with a capital of $15,00. A H. Slocomb and others are tockholders. r The Sterling Lumber Co. of Atlanta. V 1 -U o nonitll a., nas uueu lusiicicu, ?i<-u a Lock of $20,000. The incorporators are V. S. Wilson. C. W. Tifts and H. S. Lash. The Bollinger Lumber & Cooperage o. of Bayspur. Ark., has been incororated, with a capital stock of $30.00. A. E. Prince is president, and J. J. Zollinger, vice-president. The British steamer Montreal, CapLin Murray, from Portland, Maine, reirts March 6. latitude 32.33 north, ngitude 72.33 west, passed a bark on re from stem to stern, with no signs ! life on board. The masts had fallen id were hoating alongside. Her name )uld not be made out as the only letrs on the stern were "En." The ves;1 was nearly burned to the water's Ige. The crew had evidently been icked up by some passing vessel. At Pensacola, Fla., the head camp, roodmen of the World, jurisdiction of eorgia, South Carolina, Florida and labama. chose Savannah for next *ar'a meeting place. Last Barrier Gone. "Henry," said Mrs. Penheoker, "you ave not yet told me what good reolve you have made for the new ear." "Why. my dear," protested Henry, you know that I have no small vices r had habits at all. Don't you know hat you have induced me to stop wearirg arid smoking ar.d drinking nd going cut nights, and everything Ise that I used to think that I wanted o do?" "Yes.love, answered Mrs. Penheckr, sweetly; "but it sometimes seems o me that you read the advertisements of liquors and cigars with a lnful satisfaction. It would be beter for yen. spiritually, if you should tertly ar.d firmly resolve to shun hem hereafter." And poor Henry shrank further ind further into the nice new housecat that she had made from her old lo'.man.?Judge. S' \ : 1 - .v i&mM:' Iistik . ' " KILLED IN HIS AUTO. Pennell Goes to His Death in a Very Tragic Manner niie k iiATATiicn cin mvctcdv tTAJ AHUIUIUCK OAV /II'OICAI On* of the Chief Figure* in the Bar* dick Murder Case Crushed Going Over Precipica, " r Buffalo, Special.?More terrible, almost, than the death of E. L. Burdick was the tragedy that occurred late Tuesday afternoon when Arthur Pennell, one of the chief figures in the investigation of the Burdick murder, was burled headlong into eternity. Mr. Pennell was riding in his electric automobile with Mrs. Pennell. They were or Kensington avenue, near Fillmore avenue, skimming the edge of the stone quarry, a huge rock-ribbed hole in the ground. Pennell's hat blew off, the au-. . tomobile swerved and in soane inexplicable manner it leaped over the curb into the abyss below. Pennell was killed Instantly, his head being crushed to an unrecognizable mass. Mrs. Pennell was injured so severely that the surgeons at the Sisters' Hospital to which she was taken, say her chances of recovery are very slight. Two boys saw the tragedy. They were too far away to know positively just how it happened. Mrs. Pennell when round was unable to apeak. She waa only semi-conscious when taken to ' . >v the hospital and could speak no coherent words. After the operation waa * * performed immediately by Dr.. Eugene Smith in the hope of saving her life, she lapsed into unconsciousness and _ hence there can be no true version of precisely how the affair occurred. Mr. Pennell left his office in the Austin building at *05 o'clock in the afternoon. He went to his home at 208 , Cleveland avenue. A friend who called up Mr. Pennell on the telepl one about 5 o'clock was Informed that Mr. Pen- :jj nell was in hut that he was going for a drive. Mr. Pennell himself answered the telephone and said that he would be back between 6:30 and 7 o'clock, making an appointment with his friend for that hour. "Would 6 o'clock do?" he was asked. "Oh, well yes. might come at o'clock, but you better make it later,"' /f sr d Mr. Pennell. Those were the last words Pennell was known to speak to any one except . ' * Mrs. Pennell, save that he went back to the stairs and called out to Lizzie / Robmance, the' maid, "Lizzie, we will be back between 6 and 7 o'clock." iflen he and Mrs. Pennell rode away In the * automobile. It was learned that tae matter mentioned in the telephone talk was something he considered mys- ' torious and which weighed heawily upon Mr. Pennefl in connection with -Q the Burdick murder. Recently Mr. l^s?nell made the following statement: A "About this case of Burdick, I hane IS told the authorities I went away tw New York before the murder and that I met Mrs. Burdick while I was away, y In fact I saw Mrr. Burdick near New York two or three days before tha miirder. I have told it frankly and the- ' meeting was a proper one. But they seem to be determined to drag all this business out in the papers. I would do ? anything to- stop it. Pennell and his wife left their hone at 4:50 o'clock or one or two minutes before that time. It was a gloomy atternoon and rain was falling. It seemed a strange day for a man to take hie wife automobiling, in tne lonely northeast section of the city at such anhonr. Pennall was not a veteran at automo^ biling. Yet he was an expert at handling the machine and was experienced ' as to its management. What waa un usual about today's proceeding; according to the maid, Was that Mrs. Pennell had always before toM her when they would return, "Today, however," said the girl, when they went out it was Mr. Pennell who told me." ?,. Their route on their ride do one can. * tell in detail. Captain Cable and the police were trying tonight to trace the . 1 route of the automobile. Mrs. Pen- ' nell has been loyal to her husband throughout his trying experiences during the last ten days. She frequently said that her faith in him was unshaken and that she would stick to him to the end. Telegraphic Briefs. A notable French-American demonstration marked a banquet In Paris to David R. Francis, president of the Lou isiana purcnase Exposition. M. Jules Bois, In a Paris interview, tells the story of his romance with , Mme. Emma Calve, whom he is to wed. Camille Flammarion, the noted French officer, dissents from Dr. A1-' fred R. Wallace's theory that the earth is at the center of the universe. High Water at Vlck- burg Vicksburg. Miss., Special.?There is little change in the flood situation hero except that the river continues slowly to ri3e. the gauge registering 47.3, a two-tenths rise since morning. There has been a steady fall of rain here all day. Thousands of acres of fine farming lands along Steele's Bayou are inundated and the back water is rapidlyspreading. Locally the water is rapiljr encroaching upon the wholesale district and the compresses and already the lower floors of several warehouses are flooded. Another foot rise will probably force the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad shop6 to suspend operations. Reports from up-river points state that the levees are hold ing well. "X1. _______________ ? A Large Inheritance. Charleston. S. C., Special.?Mrs. John Hopkins, who lives in reduced circumstances at Ophir gold mine, Union county, this State will receive $143,000, the fortune of the late Charles Hill, alias "Salem Charley," of Us Angeles, Cal. It appears that Mrs. Hopkins' first husband, Robert Alexander, while In Texas, twenty years ago, saved the life of Charles Hill and . j Hill made a will of all of his property to his preserver. Mrs. Hopkins' two [ lawyert left Union for Loa Angsles to? * ^