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BY JOHN J. a'BECKET. {Copyright, 1S59. by American Press Asso? ciation.} [CONTINUED.] CHAPTER UL UNCLE JOSIAH AS A DOUBTING THOMAS. Miss Rodney made her preparations for leaving London that evening, and .aine days later she was in the bosom of her family. She had been able to learn nothing abont Guy Stadley in London. "To think that I should run across this beast and not be able to find out -anything about that fine young fellow! How can two men with the same na? tures be so antipodally sundered in character?" she thought with wonder. Miss Rodney had derived a great benefit from her outing. She had been freed from the trials of home life, which had always oppressed her more heavily than either her mother or her sister. It was a satisfaction to feel that she could meet her uncle with the thing she had ?et out to do an accomplished fact. She longed for the very palpable reward of her heroic task which the old man had promised her in the moment of softening which had come upon him. M?3S Rodney had never failed to con? gratulate herself on having made him put it in writing and of securing wit? nesses to the important document. Mrs. Rodney and Rose had not been out very much. The death of the Countess of Carrington had given them an excuse for being a little less in so? ciety. Mrs. Rodney had not failed to make rise of this opportunity. It was something to be able to practice econ? omy with a deceased countess as the al? leged cause of it. She had wanted to go into mourning, but Uncle Josiah had .. poohpoobed that with animosity. "Why, you hadn't heard from Ma? tilda for five years, and now you want to spend money in advertising your re? gret for such a dear, devoted sister. Tell *em she's dead, and that will do as well ana cost less." So Mrs. Rodney had contented her? self with wearing black rather more than usual. Whenever there wa? a good occasion, she managed to convey the impression that the family was in a mourning condition over the death of **my sister, the Countess of Carring? ton," but she had fired off these shots when Uncle Josiah was not around. She knew that she could not count on any support from her sharp tongued hrother in this direction. Miss Rodney had taken an early op? portunity to talk with her uncle on the snbject of his promise in case she should -succeed in the attempt to climb the Matterhorn.. The old gentleman had shown no curiosity on the subject. In fact, he had seemed almost to avoid an occasion for private talk with her. But one day Mrs. Rodney and Rose had gone out for the afternoon, and I*lorence soon after came in where the old gentleman was reading. She seated herself and began : "Well, uncle, now that I have shown you that I could do what I said I could, I suppose you will keep your part of the agreement. You lost your wager, you know," she said pleasantly. "What wager? What agreement?' he replied snubbily. looking up from his paper as if he did not wish to be disturbed. Uncle Josiah's apparent forgetfulness concerning the Matterhorn wager fairly amazed his niece. "Why. I snppose you know what this paper is." returned Florence, drawing the agreement from her pocket. "You did not think I could get to the top of the Matterhorn, and you agreed here that if I did within six months you would give me money cr stock or something that would yield me an income of ?10,000 a year. I have climbed the Matterhorn and in less than four months from the date of this agreement, written by yon and wit? nessed by Mary and Roberts Now, .when are you going to do your part?" "I haven't got the money about me j new," replied Uncle Josiah sarcastic- j ally "We'll talk about it some other ? time. It doesn't say there how soon it J must be paid, does it?" "No. Of course, you know, I ara not j insisting cn your doing it at once. But it wa* a gracious impulse, I believe, that led you to promise me this. I only j want to know what I am to expect. " "Oh. 1 thought yon said it was put i down what you had to expect?" said the old man, looking at her. "Uncle, there is no use in bandying j words abont it. - If yon have a spark of i honor, you know that now you owe me - this money Your word is concerned. I have done what I said I would, and I want to know when you will do your part." replied his niece firmly. "How do I know that you climbed the MatterhornV* said Uncle Josiah incredulously. j "1 should think my word was proof j -enough," retorted Miss Rodney, with j some spirit. "You never knew me to : he in your life. " "I know mighty few girls who ! wouldn't tell a little white fib if they could get $10.000 a year by it.' | chuckled Uncle Josiah. "Well, I anticipated some such sub terfuge as that, " replied the girl coolly. "I have the affidavit of each of the guides that I made the ascent." "I suppose any of these Swiss guides would make ont a paper like that for $50, wouldn't they?" "I don't know. These didn't.' "You see there's no actual proof that you climbed that mountain." said Mr. Gardner argumentatively. "Yon say you did, and yon have the papers-. But you may be mistaken, and, as I say, I think $?0 would buy that rance hand? writing from any of them; Was there anybody along brit yon and the guides?' "Not with me-no," replied Mi** Rodney, trying to keep cool under the evident desire of her uncle to irritate her. J'But I.met_a young man on the very top of tue Matterhorn. He could testify to iny being there." "Well, bring him on, and then I'll knew He would be a credible witness if his character is good." returned her j uncle. j "I can't bring him on. I don't know j where he is. I only know his name. " i "What was his name?" j "Stadler-Guy Stadley. ' "Sounds like a name out of a novel,' j said Uncle Josiah suspiciously, as if "How do 1 know that you climbed thc Matterhorn?' said Uncle Josiah. any young man with such a name could not be trusted to any great extent "Don't you know where he lives?" "Xo; I thought it was London from somethings he said," answered Miss Rodney. "But I do not know his ad? dress, and no one there could tell me anything about him." "Oh ! You tried to find him, did you ? How long had you known him?" "From the time I met him on the Matterhorn until I parted with him on coming back to the Mont Cervin hotel at Zermatt. " Miss Rodney replied coldly. "He may have been struck with you, and perhaps he would be willing to tes? tify to a little thing like this to accom? modate a lady he liked." "Ohl Why do you keep up this sort of thing, uncle?" cried Miss Rodney impatiently. "Why don't you be just and do what you promised?" " 'Tisn't unjust if I wait until I find out. Get this young man, and if he seems to be a credible witness I'll be? lieve him," said Uncle Josiah, with an air of waiving a point in his niece's fa? vor. "Then, again, look here! How do I know but that you'll go and take Car? rington, after all? You've got six or seven months to consider that point. Now, it wouldn't be square for me to make such a handsome provision for you if you were to step into your Aunt Matilda's money. 'Twouldn't be right to your sister. She wasn't offered tuis chance. You were yon** aunt's favorite and came in for Carrington and all the good things." The old man chuckled at bis own sense of humor. Miss Rodney rose to her feet indig? nantly. She had lost her temper at last "Don't mention the name of that miserable creature tome ever again," she cried with indignation. "I will swear to von, if vyu would like it, that I will never wed the-oh, I cannot even speak his odious name! I saw him in London, and he insulted me after? ward by calling on me. Then he in? sulted me further by writing a letter, evidently meaning to disgust me more than ever with himself. He said he was willing to marry me if I wanted him. And you suggest the possibility of such a vile thing torneas that! Have you no decency? You may repudiate your own paper and become a thief, uncle," she said violently, "but how is it pos? sible for you to fall so far as to men? tion the name of any woman relative of yours in the same breath with thai cur?" Uncle Josiah was having a great deal of enjoyment over this fiery niece of his. His taste in enjoying such things was unquestionably bad, unworthy an uncle of his years and with a really charming niece, when she was treated with any kind of fitness. But he did enjoy seeing her in a hot. indignant mood. "So you didn't take to Carrington, not even when he said he was willing to marry you ? He may have wanted to put himself cn record as being willing, because if he were to refuse you would get the money. What did you co to him?" he asked quickly. "Told bim 4No' in a way that could leave no doubt in his mind," replied | Miss Rodney "Don't talk about it any j more. The whole sickening business | has made me hate the very name of Carrington. But you need not despiie him so much. After all. he was within his right, and you are refusing to do ! what justice and your own honor de- I mand. There is no use of talking about it any more." she concluded, rising to go. "Well, give me time to make the ar? rangement. " said Uncle Josiah, with a cajoling air. "You don't expect me to go right down to the bank and get it now ! Besides, you ought to bring cn Strandham, Scanlon-what was his name?-to prove your statement. You could advertise for him in the London j Times. Say he will hear of something j greatly to yo^r advantage if he comea j i forward and says that he found you ! j without a chaperon on the Matterhorn. " ! i His niece disdained fnrther remarks, j ! She rose and left the room. The next I j day Uncle Josiah, who had not doubted j her word in the least, made arrange I ments for transferring several blocks of i : gilt edged stock to her. In his odd way ; he said nothing of this. He rather hated ' to see his plucky niece, whom he secret I ly admired very much, become abs*)- j ; lut ely independent of him. even though j . she owed sneh freedom to himself, j Miss Rodney kept her peace and ; treated her uncle with an unvarying reserve after this, it tried him more than sli*- realized. But she felt how mean and unjust his conduct was, and could not or wonk! not make any at? tempt to cajole } j ? r 11 into doing his duty and redeeming bis promise to ber One thing s'ae noticed, and Mrs. Rodney . also remarked it--Uncie Josiah did not complain and comment as much on ex- j pend? tures where his niece Florence was j concerned He seemed to take these | j more tranquilly than those winch con? cerned Mrs. Rodney or Rose. Florence ! felt that this showed some sense of what he owed her on the old man's part. She concluded to say nothing un? til the year was up. Then the objection which her uncle had urged could not exist, for her aunt's money would go irretrievably to her dissolute stepson. CHAPTER IV. NEWS OF GUY ST ADLET. The summer had come. Mrs. Rodney after the usual "time" with her brother had got money to take herself and Rose to Narragansett Pier Florence re? mained with her uncle. He insisted on one of his two nieces being with him, and they divided this domestic enjoy? ment between them. The old man very much preferred having Florence with him. and, as if with the desire tc retain her, showed the pleasantest side of him? self. When he felt the need of some outlet for his soul, strained with such continued sweetness, he would com? ment in his caustic, sneering, jocular way on Mrs. Rodney or Rose. One day, about a month before the year appointed by the Countess of Car? rington in her eccentric will was up, Miss Rodney burst into an exclamation of surprise and her face lit up with pleasure. She had just been reading a letter from Rose. "What is tbe matter?" inquired Un? cle Josiah. "Has Rose got some fool to ask her to marry him?" "No," said Miss Rodney. "Listen to this." She read from the letter-. "There has been such a lovely Eng? lishman here for a week. No one seems to know much about him, but I have heard that he goes with the swellest people in Newport and brought a lot of letters with him. Mamma has felt a little shy about my receiving his at? tentions, because we know so little about his means or family. But he was presented to me at a casino dance, and he certainly is a perfectly lovely waltz? er. He seemed to take quite an interest in me. He wanted tc know if I had any sisters and then asked if you were younger or older than I. Then he asked me if I knew a Miss Florence. He said laughingly that his principal object in coming to America was to discover this Miss Florence. When I wanted to know why he had such a romantic interest in a girl of whom he knew so little ap? parently, he said that last year he met her on the top of the Matterhorn. He is so quiet and unenthusiastic you would never think of his climbing such an awful mountain. Well, he did, and on top of the Matterhorn he met this Miss Florence. He said he was never more surprised in his life, for it was a jolly good pull for a mountain prac? ticed man. Well, I gather that he was' -Miss Rodney skipped a few lines here and went on farther down. "When they got back to the hotel in the little orv?. ^^^^^^^ "There!" said Miss Rodney. "Do you itear/ There is Guy Stadley." town where they started from, he bade her good night, expecting to see her the next morning. He didn't, and instead got a telegram saying that his brother was dangerously ill aDd could net re? cover. He had to tear off, but left a note for Miss Florence with one of the j men at the hotel, giving his London address, and why he had to go so sud- ! denly, and begging her to let him know j when she came to London, as he would \ then have the ring for her" "Why, was he engaged to the girl ; already ?" asked Uncle Josiah, inter- j rupting his niece. "Wait and you'll see," said Miss i Rodney. Her cheeks were flushed, and j she seemed pleasantly excited over her ! sister's letter. She went on reading from it again : "This is another romantic thing in j this story-when they were on top of j the Matterhorn, this Florence girl ask? ed him to chip off a piece of rock from i the very tiptop and said she would like to have it set in a ring and keep ii as a souvenir. He knocked off two pieces and begged her to let him have them both put into rings, and then she could have one and he the other. 'She was such a plucky girl, you know,' said he, 'that I would be proud to have such au association with her. She was | so jolly, and no nonsense about her. I Of course there couldn't be in a girl who could climb the Matterhorn. ' "But it seems the girl took no notice of his letter, which he thought a little odd. because she had appeared sc niue and friendly and wanted the ring so much. But I ouppose the air of the Matterhorn made her friendly. It is lonesome enough up there to make the unexpected sight of another climber a grateful thing. "He seemed quite interested in yon -that is, he wanted to know if you looked like me and what sort of a girl you were. Of course nothing very un? usual, only it was different from an Englishman. But be is a charming man. 1 wish you could see him He ? told me that! looked like thc girl on the Matterhorn, and when 1 thought? lessly asked if sb" was pretty ie- said | quite warmly, 'Oh. mor;' than.' cte." ? Here Miss Rodney hummed again until ? ehe strnek something else and went on ! distinctly "I hope be will be here when yon come down, but I'm afraid he won't. He said he had to be in New York for some time and would have to leave heTe soon. I forget to say his name is Gny Stadley." ..There!" said Miss Rodney trium? phantly to her uncle. "Do yon hear? There is Guy Stadley!'* .'He must hi)ve a habit of going np the Matterhorn. " retorted Uncle Josiah skeptically. "Yon say he met you np there, and here is another girl he ran across on the same old peak. I wonder if he uses it ?s a place of rendezvous. '' "Oh. I am Miss Florence!" replied Miss Rodney, laughing. "I started to tell him my name and got as far as 'I am Miss Florence' when the guide in? terrupted me. I meant to correct, this later on and forgot it. Then he went away so sudden ly there was no chance. I wondered why he left no word, and it never occurred to me till that moment that he had, but to Miss Florence. Now I can get his testimony. I will write to Rose at once to send his ad? dress, and then yon can write to him. You see. there can be no collusion in this way. Will you do it, uncle?" The old man's eyes took on their cun? ning twinkle. "It looks like a put np job. " he said. "He has come over here and makes np to Rose and instantly begins to ask about a Miss Florence and tells the lit ; tie fool this yarn about the Matterhorn so innocently, apropos of nothing. Can the rock in the Matterhorn be known as such? And, even if it could, he may have been there. There is nothing im? possible in that. I believe those fool Englishmen think they are enjoying themselves when they risk their lives climbing. " "What a villain you seem to think I am," replied Miss Rodney, letting her hands fall with a gesture cf despair. "I shall have to leave you to your own sense of honor. But I hope I will see this young man. I want that ring. No matter what you do. it will be the glory of my life that I did climb that awful mountain. I have had nightmares over it since. I can assure you." "I think yon want to see the yenng man fer his own sake, or rather for your own sake," said Mr. Gardner, with a chuckle. "He is the kind of man you would fail in love with. That sort of mountain gymnastics is mere than fox hunting, cr tennis playing, or any other play work. So yon would like to go to Narragansett Pier to meet him. would you ?" "I should like to get the ring, bat 1 would rather go to Newport than to Narragansett Pier. " "Well, yuu can go if yen wen't stay more than a fortnight." raid Uncle Josiah benignautly. He felt his niece deserved some reward for her good na? ture and also for her temper. He had enjoyed the few ebullitions of temper which he had succeeded in evoking. So he packed Miss Rodney err to Newport, making her promise that she would write to him twice a week. [TO BE CONTINUED. 1 The Crnsty Ruskin. Hero is a true Ruskin story that has never been published: A certain person in this country sent a friend of his in England an American edition of Rus? kin's works. They were seized by the customs, of course, and were in peril of confiscation, when the consignee learned that if he could procure a let? ter from Mr. Ruskin allowing the books to pass into England the cus? toms would release them. Accordingly a letter of request was sent to Mr. Ruskin, who replied promptly and with characteristic verve as follows: Sir-1 do not see that vour friend's desire to pive j ou a prosent at my expense is any apology for your intrusion upon me. Yours, etc.. JOHN RCSKI.V. The books came back to America, but in spite of the very tempting offers the recipient of Mr. Ruskin's curt re? ply refuses to part with the autograph. - -Bookman. A Savage Publisher. The late J. Schabelitz, the famous Zurich publisher and author, was a shrewd business man, an excellent lin? guist, a skillful writer and probably the most savage publisher who ever lived. When he accepted the famous memoirs of Count von Arnim, he wrote on the postal card with the acceptance the proviso, "i reserve the right to cor? rect your infernally bad grammar." To an aspiring poet who had sub? mitted manuscript he answered by postal card: "I refuse to be disgraced by printing your doggerel I don't re? turn the copy because you didn't in? close enough postage. If you will send it. with the price el* this card. I will scud it to you. but I don't think the stuff is worth the expense on your part." One of his portal cards to a novelist read about as follows: "For heaven's sake, come and take away the unnam able mass of paper you left here for me to look at!" An ambitious historian was crushed by the following, written, like all of his correspondence, upon a postal card: "You are making the mistake of your life. You don't want to study history. You want to learn how to write."-Sat? urday Evening Post. Atlantic Coast Line Company of M Carolina CONDENSED SCHEDULE. ID effect May 27th, iPOO. SOUTH. NORTH No No No No ?35 f57 ff>6 *32 K 02 Lv Darlington Ar 8 05 8 45 Lv Elliott Ar 7 20 9 25 Ar Sumter Lv 6 40 4 OT LV SI rn ipr Ar 6 10 1 4 54 Ar Creston Lv b 2? \ 5 45 Lv Oes?on Ar 3 50 9 15 Ar Prfvt.nlin Lv lo 00 5 17 Onir.u^urK 5 CO ! 5 5f> ?".TImurk 4 24 7 f'5 Aizusta 2 3? H m pm p RI)hiiy. fiJh?ly except Su-dsy. Trnio* 32 Kt>d 35- curry through PuHtn-M) Palace Buffet S!eej>iog CATS between Nev. York ?tul Macon vin Aupti3tu. T M EMERSON, H M EMERSON, Traffic Mannper. Gen'l Pass. Ae". 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Act.. v ear?ii. S. C'. W- A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK, Gen. Pass. Agi . Asst. Gen. Pass Agt., Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. Atlantic Coast Line, WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AV G?hTA RAILROAD. Condensed Scbednle. Datedj May 27, 19G0. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. 55 No. 35 p. E5. Leave Wilmiag?on *3 45 Leave Marion 6 29 Arrive Florence 7 ?? p. ta. ft. n? Leave Florence *7 45 ?3 C6 Arrive Snmter 8 57 4 05 No. 52 Leave Sector 8 57 *9 40 Arrive C?!~mbia 10 20 ll 00 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R , le&viog Charlearos 7 a. m., Lines 8 34 a rn, Manning 9 G9 a m TRAINS GOING NORTH No. 54 No. 53 a. m. p. m Leave Columbia *6 40 *4 15 Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 25 No. 32 a. ci. p. m Leave Sumter 8 05 *6 06 Arrive Florence 0 20 7 20 f-. m Leave Florence ?0 00 Leave Marion 10 29 Arrive Wilmington 1.20 ?Daily. I Daily except Sunday. No. 53 mea through to Charleston, S. C. via Central R. R., arriving Manning 5 01 p m , Lanes 6 43 p m, Charleston 8 3D p m. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad boure 5 25 p ru, arrive Conway 7.40 p rn, return? ing leave Conway 8 15 a ra, arrive Chac boura 10 35 am, leave Chfidbourn 11.50 a m irrive Boardman 12.25 p m, returning leave Board maa 3.00 p m, arrive Chadbcurn 3.35 p rn, Dail except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Ff. Vi. EMERSON Gen'l Pass. Airen ?ratn Carolina aid Georgia Er tension 1R Compy. Schedule No. 4-Io effect 12.01 a. m., Sun? day, December 24, 1899. Between Camden S. C., and Blacksborg, S. O. WEST. EAST. 2d cl 1st cl 1st cl 2d cl *35 *33 Eastern time. *32 *34 pm pm STATIONS. pm pm 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 30 8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll C2 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westville 11 60 4 30 10 50 1 40 Kershaw 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heath gorings ll 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35 1 CO 2 f 0 Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba Jonction 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 IC 1100 3 10 3 40 Reek Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 C2 Tirzah 9 30 8 CO 5 30 4 20 Yorkville 9,15 7 3G 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 6 35 5 CO Smyrna 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 Blacksburg 8 15 5 30 pm pm am a ru Betweeo Blacksburg, S. C., and Marion, N. C WEST. EAST. 2d cl 1st cl 1st cl 2d cl ?ll *33 Eastern time. *32 *12 nm om STATIONS. am pm 8 10 5 30 Blackiburg 7 48 6 40 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 50 Pattereoo Soring? 7 25 b 12 9 20 6 CO Shelby 7 15 6 CO iO 00 S 20 Lattimore 6 56 4 50 10 10 6 28 Mooresboro 6 48 4 40 iO 25 6 38 Henrietta 6 38 4 20 10 50 6 5?> Forest City 6 20 3 50 1115 7 10 Rutberfordtcn 6 05 3 25 1 1 35 7 22 Miilwcod 5 55 3 05 11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 5 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 20 12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00 pm pm ampm West. Gaffoev Division. East. lee Ciscs. ; EASTERN TIME. ' 1st Clsss 15 j 13 ? STATIOr- S. j 14 J 16 pm ?rn ampm 1 00 6 CO Blacksburg 7 50 3 00 1 20 6 ^0 Cherokee f-ails 7 30 2 40 1 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 10 2 20 p rn nm ampm ?Daily except Sunday. Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C., at 5 a ta. tr.?king close connection :;t Blacksburg, S with ?he boutbern's train Iso 36 for Char? iots, N C, snd all points East and connecting with the Southern's vestibule going to Atlanta, Ga, and all points West, and will receive pas? sengers going East from train No 10, on the C & N W R K, at Yorkville, S G, at S 45 am, and connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern's train No 78, arriving in Charleston, S 17 p rn, Train No 34 with passenger coach attached leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a rn, and connecting ni Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida train for all points South, Train iSo 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 12.50 p m. after the arrival of the Southern's Char? leston train connect* at Lancaster, ?s C, with the LA C R R, at Catawba Junction with the S A L. going Eat-t, at Rock Hill, S C, with the Southern's iraiB, No 34, for Charlotte, N and all pnints East. C<nnec?i at York? ville, S C, with train No 9 cn the C ? N W R R, tor Chester, SC. At Blacksburg with the Southern's vestibule going East, and the South? ern's nain No 35 going West, and connecting at Marion N C with the Southern both East aid West. SAMVKL HUNT, President. A. TRIPP. Superintendent. S.B. LUMPKIN. ?en'' Passenger Ag*nL Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my ?esidence. Liberty Street, tor both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Ooiy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No ISO. Andreiia Moses. Oct '25-0.