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rHE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50. "Bc Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " Consolidated Aug. 2, 18S1.1 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ll, 1889. New Series-Yol. IX. No. IS. Published o?ery Wednesday, BT N. Gr. OSTJEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TKRMS: Two Dollars per annum - in advance. iDV(8T!8SMSST3. Joe Square, 6rs: insertion.$1 00 Bvery subsequent insertion. 50 : Contracts for three months, or longer will j be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private j interests will be charged for as advertisements. ,' Obituaries and tributes of respect wili be charged for. R. W. BRABHAM, Wheelwright and Blacksmith SUMTER. S. C. IAM PREPARED ^0 REPAIR AND Rebuild, as well ?2 io build outright, all kinds ot Vehicles. i HORSE-SBOSING A SPECIALTY. j Also repair all parts of broken Machinery. Keep on hand & stock of Check and Globe Valves and Fittings. Also keep Pumps on j band ?nd put th.-rn down. I handle the SMITH'S SONS IMPROVED GIN, j which is as jrood as any on the market, and gives entire satisfaction. Aog 21_ J. J. MULLER, PRACTICAL. HARNESS MAKER, SUMTER, S. C.. fias now in Stock, Harness. Collars, Saddles, Bridles. Halters, Whips, Buggy Cushions. Buggy Aprons. Harriss Oil, Harness Dress? ing, Pads and Sweat Collars, -ALSO Saddlery Hardware and Horse Goods of all description. Repairing done at lowest possible prices for j cash._Sept 25. j IMPERIAL E?? FOOD, FOR ALL VARIETIES OF POULTRY, WILL MAKE YOUR HENS LA? I It keeps fowls in hest condition, and m?kes poultry the most profitable stock on the tann. When the Imperial Egg cood is fed accord? ing to directions, sil k ar.d drooping chicks j 1 will never be seen. It supplies al! the need- | f e? material for forming bone, muscle, and feathers, and by its gentle tonic effect strength? ens the digestive organs and lays the founda? tion for vigorous, heal ?hy, and therefore, profitable fowls. They wiil also be fined for market a month enrlier than by common treatment. For sale by Dr. A. J. CHINA. March 20. I F W. OELORM? , , Agent. I 1 -DEALER IN- I I mm i mumu, j TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY I AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN * FIRST-CLASS DKUtf i STORE. j t Tobacco, Sn u ff and Segare, I \ GARDEN SEEDS, &(\. !' -ALSO - Paints, Oils, Varnishes, j ; ?J,ASS; PUTTY, Ac. DYE STUFFS. -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully , 1 compounded, and orders answered j \ with care and dispatch. j ? The public will find my stock of j j Medicines complete, warranted genu- ; r ine, and of the best quality. ] :> Call and see for yourselves. i ? -; t PATRONIZE ! HOME TALENT. ? Life-Size Portraits in Craven, I* MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, SUMTER, S. C. -BY - MRS. E. J. DUNNE. Also prepared to teach a c?as? tn Drawing and Music Jan- 30. Dr. T. W. BOOKHART, DENTAL SURGEON. Office over Bultmnn & Bro.'s Shoe S:ore. i ENTRANCE ON MAIN STKKET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. April 17-0 G. W. DICK, D. D. S. I Office over Bonn's New S'ore, j ? ENTRANCE OS MAIN STREET, : ' SUMTER, S. C. I i Office Hours.-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sept 8 B. 0. GIBSON, COTTON BUYER. , HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID |< Office at W. If. Yates' well known j Grocery Store, Main Street. j Ij Sept ll_ _ j g PAVILION HOTEL, j CHARLESTON, S. C. First Class in ott its Appointment*, j Supplied with all Modern Improvements, i 1 Eiceilent Cuisine. Large Airy Rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator, Elec? tric Bells and Lights. Heat ed Rotunda. RATES $2 00, ?2 50 AND $3.00. ? r Room* Reserved by Mail or Telegraph. 0 Sept 16 1 Absolutely Pure. This powdar never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical th-in the ordinary kinds, ?nd can 30t ne sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sola onlv in cans. ROYAL BAK? ING POWDER CO*. 10G Wall-?., N V. COLD I13M lil HE?P.|Ty?M Ely's Cream Ba! ria Cleanses theHasa?Passages. Al? and Hearing. A particle is npr?!i:-:l into each ?iostr?? anel I? sKre?-K?>lf. PricogQc. Rt ??r;i3rsristM cr by leal!. ELY BROTH EKS.r.r, Wu; ren St .New York. reE SIMKDS KA?IOML BISK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C. *a:d up Capital .$75.000 0C surplus Fund. 7,500 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of Si and upwards received. lii? erest allowed at the nie of 4 i'er cent v*r innum. Payable quarterly, on first dav s ci ?anu&rv, April. J div and October * R. M. WALLACE, Vice President. W. ALSTON PIUXGL:-: JR., lug. 7 Cashier, nil BM ii rani cl.u i Lix, o O. C?TY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a genera! Banking nusiuess. A iso hrs 1 Savings Bank Department Deposits of Si 00 '.',:i upwards receive;!, nterest calculated ar the i"-*e or 4 per cent. >er annum, payable quarterly W. F. 3. H A Y NS W ORT H, A. WHITS. Jri , President. Cashier. A-.I?: 21. B?BT?W W?L! ? A'ould inform the public that he h*s accepted tiie Agency for the s?le<;i' "Br. Sing's Royal G-ons-steur," he best Proprietary Medicine ever sold in his country, for Dyspepsia, Sick Headaches, ndigestion, Summer Con-plait ;. Cholera In anturn Insomnia ?:;d all diseases ?rising rom an impoverished condition of the Hood. \ few bot?^s wi ! m?ke you feel like a new .erson. Cures ali FeM?!? G.? taphsio's ?m: is t specific for Chll's and F*-ver, and all skin liseases trom Itch lo Eczema. Would refer you to ir.e following.-pereoos. vho have used it either for themselves or umilies: J. D. Craig. J B Roath. N. P Lenoir, C. ^ A. Butiman. W. ;:. N?urrav, R. P. Brad veil, L. W. Folsom, B. R.Nash. ti. 1). With rspoon, I>. M. Richardson, W. H. Bryan, iev. C. C Brown, L. 1 Parr?n, C. L >tubbs, J. N. Brand, E H. Rhame, Geo. F. vpperson, A. P. Levy, C. F. H. Bultmao, L. C. White, L. D. Jervev, James Gaillard, iev. lohn Kershaw, A." B. Stuckey, E B ihaw and a number of others who ate using t now, and from whom I have not learned he result I i?av?* given it a thorough U-s: i]}S*-If before attempting to sell it. Have oid 43 gallons i:? w . n;?.M..--, and no ad ver ?sement until new There ls nothing like it. ?o family should be without ir, '.'Ge.rme f-ur cures Piles."' Put np in 2 qi.art bottles, at ?'1.50 per >0tt!e. B \RT<?W WALSH, At Bu!tm:<i. ?? Bro.'s Shoe S?ore. Ace 21. ifanydealer ^ajs h< tiasth?: W. ?.. Douglas r.vi.-* without inxi it :i?id price t*t:ttai.?c<i OJ it*: bottom, put illili down aa J* fraud. /try/ Wk m va ESS ,. v l?f.ct in t??<" worlds FTT.'I?IC ?ri"! S.-.OO HKS i i SK SfAXJ?-SKIV ? ?? ?ff OK. St.oo H.\M>-S?\\Vf.l> WKfcT SHOK. $3.50 POT.ICK \S'> ! Ait Oi !:>.. SHOE. $?.r,Q EXTRA VA I ! K ? A!.! SHOK: S^.'?r? WORKIXOMAN'S Sti*>K. $3.0Oand ISH.75 KOYS* SC-1?OO?, SHOES Alt aiade ia Congress, Buttouand Lace. LADIES. ? si FittiuC? L. S3 SHO Best Material, ?'.-si Style. ; not sold l?v your dealer, write W. L.'J?OLGJ.A.s ..lO?'KION, MAS? Ixamine W- I.. Douglas JS.'.oo Sii<>es tor l ; ? ? ri I lem? it n??? l;t<ll'/>. Fr ? R SA LE BY J. Ryttenberg & Cons, Agents, Jan. 1G SUMTER, S. C BRIGHT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. rHIS N E W AND ELEGANT Bt'US? with a ? modem improvrcivats, :s nov? pen for the rece; ?ton- cign?sts'. b. L. VYRIGH i" ^ ^,kN. Pro-rietors. JEFFERSON DAVIS. The Ex-President of the Confed? eracy Dead. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 6.-Ex-Presi? dent Jefferson Davis died at 12 45 this mornirg. From the beginning of bis fatal ill? ness, Mr Davis had iusisted that his case was quite hopeless, though the dread of pain or fear of death never ap? peared to take the slightest hold upon Iiis spirits, which were brave and eveu buoyant, from the beginning of his at? tack. IM vaiu did the doctor strive to impress upon him that his health was improving Ile steadily insisted that (bete was no improvement; but with Christian resignation he was content to accept, whatever Providence had iu store for bim. Only once did be waver in his belief that his case showed no improvement, and that was at au early hour yesterday morning, wheu he playfully remarked to Mr. Payne: "I am afraid that I shall be compelled to agree with the doctors for once aud admit that I am a little better." All day long favorable symptoms eontiuutd aud late into the afternoon. At 6 o'clock last evening, without any visible cause. Mr. Davis was seiz? ed with a congestive chill, which seem? ed to absolutely crush the vitality out of his airea ?y enfeebled body. So weak was Mr.'Davis that the violence of the assault soon subsided for lack of vitality upon which to prey. From that mo? ment to the moment of his death, the history of his case was a gradual sink? ing. At 7 o'clock Mrs. Davis admin? istered some medicine, but the ex Pres? ident decliued to receive the whole dose She urged upon him the necessity of taking the remainder, but putting it aside with the gentlest of gestures, he I 1 whispered "pray excuse me " These ' 1 were his last words; gradually he grew weaker and weaker, but never for an instant seemed to lose conciousness. Lying peacefully upon his bed, without a trace of pain in his look he remained for hours, siieutly clasping and teoder iy caressing his wife's baud. With un jauuted Chris?ia? spirit he awaited the end. From ?he moment of the dread as? sault of the congestive chill; those gath? ered around his bedside, who bad beeD watching and noting, with painful in? terest, every chance of symptoms for he. past month, kuew well that the ireao! messenger was even at the door. !>y half-past ll o'clock there were as ?? inbied tn the death chamber Mrs j Davis, -$lessrs CbaiHe nnd Bickham, j Associate Justice attd Mrs. Feuner, Mrs. Nannie Smith, grand-oeice of the i vi? K ex-President and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Farrar. Finding that Mr. Davis was breath? ing somewhat heavily as he lay upon Iiis back, the doctors assisted him to turn upon his right side. With his ( ?heik testing upon his right hand like i sleeping infant, and with bis left hand drooping across his chest, he lay for ;ome Arreen minutes, breathing softly but faintly. More and more feeble Le? ?ame his respirations, till they passed I - oto silence, and theu the watchers t inc-?/ that the silver cord had been ' oosed and the golden bowl bn ken fhe Father of the Confederacy had ' gassed away, "as calmly as to a night's repose, or flowers at set of sun." f Despite the fact thai the end had ;ouie slowly and peacefully, and after a die had been face to face for hours with . he dread reality, the blow fell with ? ;rushing force upon the afflicted widow, ^.s long as there had been work for Mtber head or hands, she had borne up >ravely, and not until the sweet uses j ? "br her teuder ministrations wore lost lid she seem to realize the terrible force >f the blow that had fallen upon her j t snowing of her predisposition to heart ! v iffoction, the doctors were at once grave- j j y alarmed for her. They promptly j I idmioistered a composing draught, and i | it a late hour this morning she was j ( citing quietly. \ It is believed that the foundation of j a be ex-President's last illness was ma- j v aria, complicated with acute bronchitis I Careful nursing and skilled medical at- ! ^ entiou bad mastered the latter, but i: \ r s supposed that the congestive chill, | a which was the immediate eau-?: of his ? lea:b. was attributable to a return of j a uaiaria. After dtafh the face of the j ? le ceased, though looking Slightly ema ? ? dated, showed no trace of .-ufieriijg, the ? a ace more nearly resembling that of a j ?enc? ful sleeper than of a dead man When the family had partially rc- ? <J avered from the terrible shock Mr. ? i 'arrer went lo the Western Union ; ^s elc?frap?i office and sent, dispatches to c v? i-> Winni'- l>avi-. who is io Palin. : >? with Mrs. Pulitzer; Mr Davit.' ?on-j a :-'?aw in Colorado City, ami notified ( ?overnor Low rey, of Mississippi, as he \ ieetn?d it but right that thc Executive i . I" that Stute should know of thc death ? .f i.ne of ?ts e -t distinguished si ns *s Messages Lave been received from f V'bujta. Memphis, Louisville and many 1 ither pom's, ail expressive of respect r br the dead and of sympathy for Mrs 1 Javis in her afiliction The illuesn of / Vir Davis bad been watched with deep nixief\ lo re, and arrangements bad bi en i nade to announce his death by ringing ( >f the tire bells ; wo d was telephoned o ct ntral station at l_:i>0 o'clocr 'his norning and in a few minutes the > ?ourufui notes of the bell conveyed the v nttdligetice of tho death to the eily s .I-,. . i,.. . ;.- fathered ;?t I he hull ls, iud at three -'clock hondo i- were dis :USSM t be ev.'ni. ! * 1 UK NEWS IN COLUMBIA. ^ CoLiMiuA. S C , Dec. C. The Reg. \ stet's bulletin first informed the citi ,? ;ens ol Columbia this morning of the | of Jefferson Davin. The news , ?rea-ted general and profound sorrow ; ?niong all classes The flags on all Mate buildings are at half-mast aud tho dty bel's are tolling t The General Assembly, now in sos- e iori here, adopted the following reso- I ut ions and immediately adjourned, out a . f respect to the memory of the dead t ,'?ief of the South ; ? Resolved by the lionne, of Represen? tatives of the ?State- of South Carolinu, ; the Senate concurring. That che Geo- j eral Assembly has heard with profouod j sorrow of the death of Hon Jefferson Davis ; that in the death of Mr. Davis j the South has lost its most distinguished citizen, and the country erne of the ablest and purest statesmen it has ever had, whose life, character, and services j should ever be held in honorable and loving remembrance by the people of the whole country, but especially by those of the South. That the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House be r< quested to communicate immediately to the family of Mr. Davis their expressions of pro? found sorrow and sympathy of the peo? ple of South Carolina. That in token of our respect, the flags on the Capitol and all other State buildings be placed at half-mast during the preseut sessiou of the General As? sembly. That a copy of these resolutions, suitably engrossed and signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, be sent to the family of Mr. Davis, and as a further mark of respect this General Assembly do now adjourn. Gov. Richardson sent the fojlowing telegram this afternoon : COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec 6 Mrs. Jefferson Davis. New Orleans : With my deep and sincere p'.rsotial sympathy, I beg to express to you the profound sorrow of the people of South Carolina at the intelligence of the death of your illustrious husband. The fame of his greatness will grow with the passing years. J. P RICHARDSON, Governor of South Carolina. He 'so issued a proclamation, in? viting . 'fi people of the State to as semble on the day and at the hour of the funeral and join in suitable memo? rial services-noon on Wednesday. The following delegation has been seot to attend the funcrai : Senators R. I. Hemphill, of Abbeville, and Y J. P.ipe. Df Newberry, and Representatives John C. Haskell, of Richland, I. G. MeKis iick, of Union, and A F. O'Bieu, of Colleton. Gov. Richardson will accom? pany the delegation The Baptist Convention. The following report of what the Baptists are doing in South Caroliua is taken from the very full and fair report published by the News and Courier of he proceedings of the Baptist State Convention, which body met at Flor? ence, S. C., on thc 2Sth, ult.: The Baptists are a power in South karolina. They are the most numer? ous denomination of the State and they ?re thoroughly organized for effective tvork. Their progress is rapid and asting. Their increase in ali parts of ;he State is marked. The Church has nsisted upon ao educated ministry, and ts a result scores of thoroughly trained rouog men are sent out into the field .'very year. The Baptists have taken jigh ground and are maintaining it riley cover the entire State and put .trong men in weak places By that norris they have built up when some ) h"r churches have barely existed. Figures are not always very interest og reading, but a few stati-tics will ? how at a glance the result of the Bap i.sts in Somh Carolina. List yeai here were 3S9 ordained ministers and "GI churches The total membership br the State amounted to 74,2*9 Phere were 616 Sunday-schools, with 1.103 teachers and 35 209 Scholars. Phe Church raised ?9,666.35 for State Dissions and colportage, $8 300 13 for oreign missions $3.542.42 for home n issi ons, 0120 263 98 for education, md ?133.290 26 for miscellaneous pur? poses, or a total of ?175,063 14 I'he Chuch property is valued it $746 975 This is a wondeiful bowing, and is but a fair index to the cal strength and power of the Church n South Carolina. -i.l i.FH --???. - MR. THOMAS F. GKENEKER. one of he oldest landmarks of South Caroliua vt ek 1 y journalism, died at his h >nto II Newberry, on the morning of december 4th, after a protracted sick- j is ss. He was 63 years old. He was a tali ve cf Charleston, but came to New ?erry b< fore the war. He was first ssociatcd as editor and publisher pith thc RUing Sun, published there tefore the war. After the war he ontiuued the publication of the pa? ter as the Newberry Herald, aid later s the Herald and News. The best carn of his life were devoted to work s a journalist', and as much to the levelopmerit of his town and country. Vbout four years ago his health failed nd he retired from journalism. Mrs Anna Stasia Bel ser,, widow of if the late Hon. ], H. Belser. of Arkansas, died at her hom'' in that *tate on thc 231 ult., aged about ti:*fy ight yea!s Mrs. B Uer, nee Stag? ers, was born and reared in Kings-tree, nd a flor her marriage resided in Clarendon county until just prior to th?; var, when her husband moved to Arkansas, and became an extensive nd fucccsstfu] cotton planter, and a Mate Senator. Numerous relatives and riends in this her native hoo:e will earn of her death with profound sor- i ow Several children all of whom J , ive in Arkansas, survive her - - ll il- \ , iavLsbnrq Records A neighbor of ours whose hens to ur exasperation, kept laying on ?hen j t ggs were 45 cuts p? r dozen. whi'e_ i uis persistently laid off during the 1 ame season, on being questioned., re- j r '?.aled that his hens had a pailful of kimmed (perhaps clabbered) milk each lay, and tm other drink. On com par? ti g notes we each lound iliat our fowls veie almost exactly alike, W i.l ii lois ingle dilL-rence--a difference that had ?ut n?a ny a dollar to the credit sile of \\n ledger, while our own was ?.- fi blank j lining the same period This thing j las been going on (or years, with the j esults in favor of a ii? i i k diet- ITrxa s \ <t, rf? Jtmrvtil The Agricultural ?vxperimental Sta? ion ::! liar ling-ton, S C., was destroy d by fire on Sunday mo; nmg Vc 1. about ll o'clock. Thc fire wa> ccidental, and originated by a defect? ive flue. Loss ?2,500 ; iusurance U.7?0. M. A Story of American Frontier Life. By Capt; CHARLES KIKG, U. S. A., Author of The Colonel's Daughters'1 "From the Ranks? "The Deserter? Etc. Copyrighted 1888 by J B Uppincott Company Philadelphia, and published by special arranjre meat through the American Press AKsoei.irion. 1 CONTINUED. I CHAPTER XII. ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^0^ USE the expression o? ^$t&? Mr. Dana, "Ned Perry *?(.B% seemed off his feed" for vi Eta a day or two. The liunt had been pronounced a big success, despite the fact of Perry's defection-he had not even joined them at luncheon-and it was agreed that it should be repeated the first bright day after muster. That ceremony came off on Monday with due pompand formality and much rigidity of inspection on the part of the post commander. It was watched with interest by the ladies, and Mrs. Belknap even proposed that 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 his willingness to carry lier suggestion to tho colonel, but Belknap declined. She wanted a few words witli Perry, and did not know how to effect her purpose. When he stopped and spoke to her after parade on Saturday evening and would have 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 all. Tiie utterly unexpected way in which he took it was simply- a "stunner" to the little lady. So far from being piqued and jealous and huffy, as she expected. Mr. Perry justified the oft expressed opinion of Iiei sisterhood to the effect that ''men were simply past ?ll comprehension" by brightening up instantly and expressing such relief at lier information that for a moment she was too dazed to speak. By that time ho had pleasantly said good night and vanished; nor had he 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 tc herself, looks like consummate acting. Had she known of or even suspected the existence of a woman who had interposed and cast her into the shade tho explana? tion would have occurred to herat once: but that there was a goddess in tho shape of Gladys Maitland within a day's rid* ! 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 the pan of he* lately favored admirer in his virtual dismissal. Ail Sunday and Mon- 1 day she looked for signs of sulking or surrender, but looked in vain. Perry seemed unusually gravo and J silent, was Parke's report of the situa- . tion; but whatever comfort she might have derived from that knowledge was ut- . terly destroyed by the way he brightened < up and looked pleased whenever they t chanced to meet. Monday evening he t stopped to sj>eak willi her on the walk, holding out his hand and fairly loaming ^ upon her; she icily received these demon- ] strations, but failed to chill them or him Then she essayed to make him suffer the r pangs of the jilted by clinging to Dana's f arm and ^miling up in Dana's face, and t then she suddenly started: "Oh. Mr. r Dana! How could I have been so thought- 1; less-and this is your wounded sid"!" v Dana protested that her slight weight j t was soothing balm, not additional pain. 1, ;tnd Perry promptly asseverated thal if d he were Dana he would beg her not to d juit his ann, and her eyes looked scorn u him as she said, "How can you know r anything about it. Mr. Berry? You've t never been in action or got a scratch, 1 while Mr. Dana"-and now the dark ? s ?yes spoke volumes as they looked up : I into those of her escort-"Mr. Dana is j t me of the heroes of tho fighting days of ! s the regiment." Even that failed to crush t Iiiin. while it had the effect of making , ? Dana feel mawkish and absurd. Perry : t "rankly responded that he only won- j I lered the women ever could iii: ' tims to J ' ?how any civility whatever to fellows i 1 ike him, when there were .so ninny who j s "had records." She wa s completely at a j s oss to fathom him, and when tattoo ! t .-ame on Monday night, and they were j t ill discussing the project of a run with ; he hounds for the coming morrow-a . i ?lay day celebration <>n new principles- ' ?1rs. I -iel Imap resolved upon a change cf ! ^ act irs. Dana was officer of the guard and ov< r \ ;t the guard lio tse. but nearly all the < .tlier officers w- re chatting ?.bout the * eronda and tho gate of the colonel*.-. I ?uarters. Thithor hat! Capt. Brlknap i ?scorted his pretty wife, an 1 sh:* was. \ LS usual, tine conter of an interested t jroup. IVrry caine* si rolling alon; after t ?eporting the result of tattoo roll rall to \ Ju* adjutant, and Capt. Si ry ker railed r 0 bim and asked som?.' question a! ont. he men on stable coard. The orders of I he colonel with regard to-watching the I novomonts of the men after thc nitrht .t ?ll rail were I fling eb ?sely <>: -served, and I vhen the trumjfts s< >un<!e<l "tap.-;." a few *i uoinents later, several of tho troop eoni nandrrs walked away together.arid this y eft a smaller party. !t was just at lhi> juncture that Mrs. Ind knap's sweet voice s iv as lu ard addressing the -commanding i ?llicer: ) **Oh. colonel! Ever since Thursday ? y nave been tilling ('apt. Hoi knap about :hose lowly albums of yours; ;?:?,1 be ir, ? ;o anxious to see them. Could he have y 1 loo!, at them to-night?" e "Why, t:ertait?ly,**..tvx-f*;lannCd tlx-roto- ? riel, all heartiness and pleasure, '?('onie o right in. Belknap, rome it: any of you -all of von -where it s good and light." t And he hospitably held (?pen the screen a loca*. Berrv i?::<? seen the a thums a dozen s L?nes, bot hr v.a^ for going ia wiih thc ?thors, when he felt a little ham! press? ure <>n his arm. and Mrs. iVlknap's ? rrcat dark eves were gazing m> imo his K with mourn! ere,, aoocaL 4 . "Don't you know 1 want to sec you"/" she murmured so that only he could hear. "Wait!" And, much bewildered, Mr. Perry J waited. She stood where she could look ? through the screen door in the parlor be- I youd, watching furtively until the party j were grouped under the hanging lamps j and absorbed in looking over one an- j other's shoulders at the famous albums: | then, beckoning to him to follow, she i flitted, like some eerie sprite, on tiptoe to the southern end of the veranda, where clustering vines 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. She put her finger to her lips, and, after a nervous glance around, looked at him warningly, be? seechingly. "What on earth's the matter?" was all the perplexed and callow youth could lind to say. and in a tone so utterly de? void of romance, sentiment, tendernest -anything she wanted to hear-that in all her experience-and she liad had not a little-pretty, bewitching little Mrs. Belknap could recall nothing so humil? iating. '.How can you be so unkind to mer at last she vrhispered, in the tragU tremolo she well knew to be effective; il had done execution over and again. But big, handsome Ned Perry looked only like one in a maze; then he bent over her in genuine concern: "Why; Mrs. Belknap! What has hap? pened? What ha3 gone wrong? What do you mean ry unkindness?1' She faced him, indignantly now: "Ii it possible you profess not to know?" "By all that's holy, Mrs. Belknap, I haven't an idea of what you mean tc charge me with. Tell me, and I'll make every amend I know how." He was bending over her in genuin* distress and trouble; he had no thought but to assure her of his innocence of any conscious wrong. She was leaning upon the balcony rail, and he rested one strong hand upon the post?t the shaded corner, above her head, as he bowed his own tc catch her reply. For a moment she turned her face away, her bosom heaving, her little hands clasping nervously, the picture ol wronged and sorrowing womanhood. His blunt, ragged honesty was some? thing she had never yet ha;! to deal with. This indeed was "game worth tbs candle," but something of a higher order than the threadbare flirtations she had found so palatable heretofore. She had expected him to be revoaled by this time as the admirer who had only been play ing a part in his apparent acceptance oi ' the situation of the last two days; sb-; expected- to be accused of coquetting with Dana, of neglect, coldness, insult towards himself; and this she woulcr have welcomed: it would have shows him still a victim in her toils, a mouse she might toy and play with indefinitely before bestowing the ilnal coup de grace. But instead of it. or anything like it, here stood the tall, handsome young fel? low, utterly ignoring the possibility oi her having wronged him, and only beg? ging to l>e told how lie had affronted her, that he might make immediate amends. It was simply exasperating. She turnee suddenly upon him, hiding her face ic her hands, almost sobbing: "And I thought we were such-suet friend.-.!"' Even that suggestive tentative did nc-* lay him prostrate. Fancy the utter in idequacy of his response: "Why, KO did 1!"' This was too much. Down came the hands, and were laid i. ?rantic appeal upon his breast. He dr; lot bar the way: she could have .slipped "rom the corner without difficulty, bir; ;he other method was moro dramatic. "Let me go, Mr. Perry,"- she pleaded, *I-I might have known; I might h av? mown." The accents were sti?ltd, heart ?ending. "Don't go yet, Mrs. Belknap; don't se vithout telling me what-what I've lone." And poor Ned imploringly seized he little hands in both h is and held them ight. .'Please tell me," he pleaded. "No. n?! You would not understand; .ou do not see what 1 have to l>ear. Let ne go, I beg, please; I cannot stay." Ind her great dark eyes, swimming in ears, were raised to his face, while with aint-very faint-struggles she strove o pull her hands away, relenting in her ?urpose to go the moment she felt tha: ie was relaxing the hold in which they vere clasped, but suddenly wrenching hern from his breast and darting froir tis side, leaving Perry in much bevvii ierment to face about and confront th* .octor. A little opening hail been left in the ailing at the south end of the veranda he sanie through which the post surgeon lad passed the night Mrs. Lawrence had bown to Perry the answering signal ight: it was the doctor's "short cut" be ween the colonel's quarters and his own ide door, and soft, un betraying turf lay here between. Absorbed in her melo trama, Mrs. Belknap had failed to note he coming of the intruder: absorbed in lis own stupefaction anil his fair part ?er's apparent depth of woe. Ned Perry leard nothing but her soft words and ofter sighs, until n deep voice nt his boulder-a voice whoso accent betrayed i 10 apology-gave utterance to tins un som promising sentiment: '.Mrs. Belknap.-thi* is the thirtieth lot the first- of April." "Anti what has that to do with your , ;udden api>e:irance. Dr. Quin?" an- : , wered the lady, with smiling lips hut j lashing eyes. She rallied front the shock j >f sudden volley like the veteran she j i vas. ami took the brunt of the fight on \ ?or own white, gleaming shoulders, j , uvding no aid from the young fellow vho sto?>d there, flushed, annoyed, yet oo [>erturhed to say a word even Innis here been a chance to get i'i one edge- | ? vise. Blunt as he was. he could not but j ? eali/.e the awkwardness of the situation, j Vnd to be so misjudged by such a man as )r. Quin! All this was Hashing through j tis mind as the doctor answ ered: j i "Nothing with my appearance. Mrs. ? i ielknap: i:. was yours I remarked upon I fou seemed to think it All Fools' olav." ! . "Far from it. doctor, w hen I thought < 011 miles away.' ; i "W.-ll, well. Mrs. Belknap." said Quin. 1 t Smigging his broad shouldersand laugh- j ng nt her undaunted pluck, "I've known : on fifteen years, ami never I nive found ; ou at a loss for a sharp r? tort." "In all tiie years you have known mc, 1 loelor, as child, as maid, as woman, on are thc only man in the army who vcr put me on the defensive. 1 see ! learlv that you would taunt nie because if tin's mterviewwUh Mr. Perry. Hon i ! oit qui mal y pense. Dr. Quin! You are ? he last man in this garrison-cavalry i nd all-who cnn aiTord to throw i tones." "Whew-w-w!" whistled the doctor. 1 'What a little spitfire you always were, o lie sure! Mr. Perry," s*aiii bo. turning i uddenly on the young officer, "let me , ? t once apologize fora very misleading observation. When I spoke of haring j known Mrs. Belknap fifteen years she j instantly thought I meant to make her out very much older than she is; and : hence these recriminations. She always objected to me because 1 used to tease | her when she was in her first long ! dresses-the prettiest girl at Fort Leav? enworth-and shes never gotten over it. But her father and I were good friends, and I should like to be an honest one to his daughter. Good night to you both.* "One moment, Br. Quin," said Perry, springing forward. ''You have seen fit to make comments and insinuations that have annoyed Mrs. Belknap at a time when she was under my escort" "Oh, Mr. Perry, no! no!" exclaimed Mrs. Belknap, laying her lrand on his arm. ''Not a word of that land, I im? plore! Hush! here comes my husband.*' "Ah, Belknap," said the doctor blandly, as the big captain came hur? riedly forth with searching glance along the dark gallery, "here you find me, as usual, trying to be devoted to Mrs. B. whenever I can get you out of the way Why the jeuce can't you stay?" "Oh, it's you, is it, doctor?" answered tho 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 throu'gh the gate and up on the veranda. "LrCapt. Stryker here?" he panted.* "No. What's the matter?" demanded Perry. "Trouble at the stables, sir. Sergt Gwynne's assaulted again." Perry sprang from the veranda and went tearing across the dark level of the parade as fast as active legs could carry him, leaving the doctor far behind. As he passed the company quarters he noted that several men were leaping from their broad galleries, some just pulling on a blouse, others in their shirt sleeves, but all hastening towards the stables, where dim lights could be seen flitting about like will-o'-the-wisps. One of these troopers came bounding to his side and would have passed him in the race. He recognized the athletic form oven in the darkness and hailed him: "That you, Sergt. Leary? What's gone wrong?" "It's thiin blackguards frorr? below, sir. Who else could it be?" "Those people at the ranch?" "The very ones, sir. No one else would hann Sergt. Gwynne. Sure vre ought to have wound 'em up the one night- we had a chance, sir." Breathless, almost, they reached the stables. The horses were all snorting and plunging about in their stalls, showing every indication of excitement and alarm. From the stables of the adjoin ir * companies other men had come with lanterns, and a group of perhaps lialf a dozen troopers was gathered about the form of a cavalry sergeant who was seat? ed, limp and exhausted, at the western doorway. One st Idier was bathing his face with a sponge; the first sergeant of the troop was bending over and trying to feel the pulse. "Stand back, you men!" he said, au? thoritatively, as he caught sight of the lieutenant's shoulder straps. "Leave a lantern here. Now, Gwynne, here's Lieut. Perry. Can you tell him who it was?" Gwynne feebly strove to rise, but Perry checked him. "Sit down! The docter is coming: don't attempt to ?nove." panted the young officer. "Tell me what you know about it, Sergt. Hosmer." "Nothing but this, sir. I was in th?? office when Trumpeter Petersen ran in and said they were killing Sergt. G wynne. I sent him for the captain and grabbed my revolver ami ran here as hard as I could. Ile was lying just outside the door when I got here, and not another soul in sight. Sergt. Ross, of F iroop. and Sergt. Fagan, of B. came with their ? lanterns fre?r the stables next door; but j they had not even benni the trouble." "Where was the stable guard?" .Inside, sir. and he's there now. He heard the scuffle, 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." . Tell him to come here. Let some of those men go in and quiet the horses. The captain will lie here in a minute, and he will want to see that stableman. Who is it?" .Kelly, sir." By this time Dr. Quin came lumber? ing heavily up the sloj>o to the stable ? door Iiis manner was very quiet and j very grave as he bein over the injured maa and carefully studied his face by t!ie light of the sergeant's lamp. Tiie doctor spoke gently: 'You know me, sergeant?-Dr. Quin. Can you tell me what struck you? Are you hurt elsewhere than in the J?ead?" Gwynne made no reply for a moment, then faintly answered: .Stunned, mainly, and one or two kicks alter I was knocked down." Then came a deeper voice, quiet but authoritative, ami the group tba: had begun to close in again al>out the doctor and bis patient fell back as Capt. Stryker strode into their midst. 'Sergt. Ilosmcr, send all these men of the troop back to their quarters at once, ami permit no more to come out. ls he much hurt, doctor?" .Somewhat stunned, he says. I've made ito examination yet." The captain looked about bim. Ex? cept o:.' sergeant holding 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 elie sergeant remained by the side of the injured man. Then came the question: "Who did tics. Gwynne?" No answer. A deeper shade of pain md trou i.le seemed to pass over the sergeant s face. He made an effort to speak, hesitated, and at last replied: "I cannot say, sir." "You know, ilo you not?" Again [>ained silence and embarrass? ment. At last the sergeant leaned slow? ly forward and spoke: "Captain, the men were masked, the I voices disguised. I could not sec thc j J ress in the darkness. l<vas struck on j Liu* bead almost the instant I got otu side ; the door, and it won Ul Ix* impossible for i ute to identify ono of thom." .*Do yon think it was the same gang 1 von had the trouble with at Dunraven?" ! "I-could not say. sir." *Do yon suspect any of our own mr',r i "I-would not say that, sir." ?.Whore is the stable guar?".'" asked Stryker. "Semi him here." j And presently Trooper Kelly-a wiry little Irishman, with a t winkling eye and ' ; m expression of mingled devilment and : imperturbability in bis face-came forth 1 from the stable door and stood attention, j "Where were you when this assault ! Look ?dace. Kelly?" 'Ai the ?"ar end of the stables, sir.'" | , rep! ie. 1 Kelly, with prompt and conii- j lent tone. [ 1 "Then of course you SJLW and k*-.ow nothing of it." "Not a wor-rad, sir." "Why did you let a gan;j from" that English ranch come here and beat your' sergeant before your very eyes?" Kelly reddened at the very ?doa. "I'd ha' died first, sir! Sure they"'! ni ver dared" - And then- Kelly stopped short. Elis 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 the stable at rbis hour of the night?" "Sure they called him'out, sir." "And the sergeant happened to be' down there by the door at the time?" "No, sir; he was in his roora* beyant-r up there by the forage." "That's a longdistance from this-door. Kelly; and if he could hear k in hia: room you could hear it farther*away." "I* wasn't farther away thin, sir; ? was4 down here when they axed fur bimi" ' "Then why didn:t you open: the door" and see who was making such a racket, shouting for Sergt. (J wynne after taps?" "Sure they didn't shout at all at all, sir; they axed for him quiet and re? spectable like, an' 1 wint and told him." "Ah, yes, 1 see. And then, having' told him, you went away to the far end of the stable." "Yis, sir. just so, s:'r: an' the moment 1 heard the scrimmidge, sir, 1 ran aa hard 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 lie had a* right to tell rae to come." "We differ cn that point, ?elly. Re? lieve him, Sergt. Hosmer." On the following morning Col. Brain ard was surprised1 to rtote in Capt. Sto? ker's column of remarks explanatory of the alterations from the status of the' previous day: "Sergt. Gwynne from' daily dirty as stable sergeant" to sick in hospital; Sergt. Leary from duty to arrest, and Privater' Kelly from duty to confinement." CHAPTER XIIL X OfWITHSTANDINCT thar v, fact that there was an at? mosphere of suppressed excitement over the gar rison this May day morn? ing, Mrs. Belknap's hunt came o?f according to plan, and the three heroines of the previous run rode"torthr with but slight change of escort. Capt Stryker felt constrained to remain ta garrison; he had a quiet investigation to make, and was observed to be in close conversation with Dr. Quin as the gay party assembled in front of Col. Brai-^ nard's quarters. Mr. Perry appeared irr his captain's stead, and very politely re? quested til r honor of being escort to Mrs. Lawrence, v. to accepted, vet looked ? trifle embarrassed as she did so. Indeed, not until she had stolen an appealing! glance at her husband and heard hi* cordial "By al? means, dear; Perry ear* guide you far better than I, and perhaps you'll win another nvisk." (Sttshefhank fully say "Yes." Dana rode with Mrs. Belknap, as before, and it was the colo? nel himself who suggested to Strykef that Mr. Perry should accompany Mrs. Lawrence tins day. and that he. thor colonel, should ride with Mrs. Sprague; Perry had eagerly lent himself to thar proposition : he figured ti tat now he could have an uninterrupted chat with Mrs. Lawrence and hear what she had to tel> about Dunraven. Just before- starting he sought Capt. Lawrence, laughingly-' told him the terms of their agreement, and bogged that he would relax his marital injunction and permit her to give him such details as she happened to bo in possession of. "Indeed, Capt. Law^ renee." he said, "I ask from no idle curi? osity. I have boon to the randi, as you? now know, and have good reason for asking." To Iris- surprise, the captain replied substantially that, while he had regretted Mrs. Lawrence's impulsive rev? elations, he had t!x>jght it all over anti decided that the l>est way out was that Perry should be told the whole story and be able to see how very little there was to h. He had decided. tln*refore, tatelt him himself: "and this evening. Perry, if you will dine with us informally, we'll talk it over afterwards. Meantime, J prefer Mrs. Lawrence's name should no* be mentioned in connection with any story there may be afloat: so oblige me by saying mulling to lier on the subject." This was one matter for reflection and something of a surprise: but there' was still another and even greater one: That very morning, just before guard mount, and while he was- dressing. Perry shout? ed, "Come in," responsive toa knock af his sitting room door, and tn c.\nc Capt. Stryfcer. The object of his early cali was explained in very few words*. "Perry," said he. "I have been over te see Sergt. (? wynne this morning, and the* doctor walked back from the hospital with mo and told me of your threatened disagreement of last night. If it had not been for that sudden call tc the stables I fancy there might have been a quarrel. Now. I thunk you know Pm one of the' last men to let an officer of my regiment -(?specially my troop-be- placed in a false position, and-you can afford tc leave this matter in my hands, can you? not?" "Certainly, Capt. Stryfcer." "Then 1 want you to say nothing tc Quin on the subject, ano ro treat him, as far as j>ossible. as though nothing had happened. His relations with the lady's* father and family were, and are, such that she ought to- treat hiirs with respect and doiVrer.ee. and to accept his advice even though it be given in a style that Carlyle, his favorite author, is mainly responsible for." "There was absolutely nothing in-in? that-. Well, captain," stammered poor Ned, "I don't know how to say what I want to say." Ile wanted to say there was nothing in that interview which? could possibly 1)0 criticised, but ft sud? denly ivecurred to him that on thc con? trary there was a good deal. Then he desire*1 to assure too captain that, so far as he was concerned, there wasn't a sus? picion of wrong doing; but-heaven? a*;d earth!-that was equivalent to say? ing the lady was doing all that was open? to remark, and nothing would over in? duce him to "give ?way a woman." a* lie would have expressed it. Perry stam uiet\*d and reddened all the more, and ;:: List gave it up i i despair, Stryker sitting liiere tho while with a quiet griiv m his bronzed face and mechanically CUSTON-L"EU G* lut;''.TH