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Hi wicked?you mustn't make me forget him!" sbe cried brokenly, in protest. "Forgivs me. Hetty, I'll not speak of It again." ho said. "Walt. Bru^e. and some time?Oh. don't maka ma aav li," she gasped, or I shall bate myself!" for In hla presence she was feeling the horror of bar past experlanca grow strangely remote, only the dull ache of her memories remained, and to these she clung They were silent for a mo n Cariiogton said: I'm sure you'll be safe here '11 go south Into the Choctaw Purchase. I re been thinking of that recently; hut I'll find my way back here ? at misunderstand me?ill not com? too soon for even >ou, Het? ty. 1 i"rod Norton. He was one or my boat friends, too," he continued gently "But you know?and 1 know - ? ths day will coma when no r hers you ars 1 shall Und you a ' loas you' ' made no answer In words, but a oft and eloquent little hand i was slipped Into hla and allowed to rest there. Presently a light wind stirred the dead dense atmosphere, the mist lift? ed and enveloped the shore, showing them the rlvsr between plledup r maaa of vapor. Apparently it ran f for their raft alone. It was Just twen ty-four hours since Carrlngton had looked upon such another night, but thla was a different world the gray fog was unmasking?a world of hopes, and dreams, and rich content. Teen the thought of Norton?poor Norton? who had had his world, too. of hopes f and dreams and rich content? The calm of a highly domeatlc ex letence had resumed its Interrupted away on the raft. Mr. Cavendish, as? sociated in Betty's memory with cer? tain e?r splitting manifestations of ferocious rags, became in tbs bosom of hla family low-voiced and genial and bopelssaly Impotsnt to deal with *' hla Ava small sons; whlls Yancy was agala ths Dob Yancy of Scratch Hill, violence of any sort apparently had no place In hla natura. He was deep? ly absorbed la Hannibal's account of those vicissitudes which hud befallen him during their separation. They . wars now assted bafors a c.ieerful Mrs w that blassd on ths heart!. the boy vary cloae to Yancy, with one hand clasped In the Scratch Miller's, whlls about them were ranged tho six small Cavendishes sedately sharing in the reunion of uncle and nevvy, toward which they fait they had honorably red. And you wa'n't dead, Uncle Boh?" said Hannibal with a deep brsath, viewing Yancy unmlstakab y In the "Never onoe. 1 been floating peace? fully along with these h< re titled friend* of mine-, bot I was i-??* tone about you. son ? "And Mr S ..on. Uncle !<ob?did yon sn.M k him tiks you smacked Dose Hlount that day when ha tried to steal me?" a*k*d Hannibal, *hoee childish aenae of justice demanded reparation for tbs wrongs they had ^suffered. *Y Mr. Yancy sxtsnded a big right hand, ths knuckls of which was aklnnsd and bruiaed. "He were the meanest mi.n I ever fslt obliged fo' to bit with my fist, Nsvvy; it appeared ilka he had teeth all over his facs." 'Sho where s hla bids Uncle \ Bob?" cried the little Cavendishes In on sxclted chorus. "Sho'?did you for tot that?" They themaelvss had for? gotten ths unique enterprise to which Mr Yancy was committed, but ths allusion to Slosson bad revived tbelr memory of It. "Wall, bs begged so piteous to Is f allowed fo to keep his bide, I nadir: the heart to strip It off." sxplalned Mr. Yaocy pleasantly. "And the winter's cocnln' on?at this moment I can feel a chill to the air?don t youall reckon he's going' to need It fo' to keep the cold out? 8ho', you mustn't be blood, minded!'' r "What was It about Mr. Slosson's hide. Uncle Bob?" demanded Hanni? bal "What waa you a-goln' to do ta that?" "Why. Navvy, after he beat me up and throwed me In the river, I waa eome peevish fo' a spell in my feel? ings fo' him." said Yancy In a tone \ of gentle regret. He glanced at bis bruised band. 'But I'm right pleased to be able to say that I've got over all them oncbaritable thoughts ol mine" "And you seen the Judge, Uncle Bob?" questioned Hannibal. ^ ' Tea, 1'vs seen the Judge. Ws was together fo' part of a day. Me and him ge'rf on tin, V h? re ia he now, Cncle Hob?" M| reckon he s back at Hella Plain by th'a time. You see ws left htm in Jtalelg? along after noon to tend to some business he bad on hand. 1 Sknever *e? n a gentleman of his weight ^ao truly spry on bis legs?and all about you. Nevvy. wMst as to mind' 8bo?why, words flow?d out of him as naturally as water out of a branch." Of Hannibal's relationship to the Judge he aald nothing. Ho felt that . w?i a secret to be revealed by the V Judge himself a hen he should see fit. "Uncle Hob, who m I going to live with now*" questioned Hannibal anx? iously ?That p'lnt's already come up. Nevvy?blm and ma's decided that thsrs won't be no friction You ail will Just go on living with htm." I "But wba about you. lode Hob?" cried Hannibal, lifting a wistful lltfls fsce to Yancy s. ? Oh. me* -well, youall will go right oil living with me." "And what will corns of Mr. Ms haffy?" f I r. < 1 <n you nil will go right on jiving with him, too." "Uncle Boh, you mean you reckon we atl are going to live m one hou?e?" "I Mow It will have to be hxed that a-ways," agreed Yancy CHAPTER XXX. The Judge Receives a Letter. After he hud parted with Solomon Mahaffy the Judge applied himself diligently to shaping that miracle working document which he was pre? paring as an offset to whatever risk; he ran in meeting Fentresa. As san? guine as he was sanguinary be conti dantly expected tu survive the en? counter, yet it was well to provide for a possible emergency?had he not his grandson's future to consider? While thus occupied he saw the afternoon stage arrive and depart from bet?re the City Tave: n. Half an hour later Mr. Wesley, the postmaster, came sauntering up the gtraal In his hand he carried a let? ter. "Howdy," he drawled, from Just be? yond the Judge's open door. The Judge glanced up, Mb quill pen poised aloft. "Good evening, sir; won't you step Inside and be seated?" he asked gra? ciously. His dealings with the United States mail service were of the most Insignificant description, and in per? sonally delivering a letter, if this was what had brought him there, he felt Mr. Wesley had reached tbe limit of official courtesy and despatch. "Well, sir; it looks like you'd never told us more than two-thirds of the truth!" said the postmaster. He sur? veyed the judge curiously. "I am complimented by your opin? ion of my veracity," responded that gentleman promptly. "I consider two thirds an enormously high per cent, to have achieved." "There la something in that, too," agreed Mr. Wealey. "Who Is Colonel Slocum PTice Turberville?" The Judge started up from his chair. "I have that honor," said he, bow inc. "Well, here's a letter come In ad dressed like that, and as you've been using part of the name 1 am willing to assume you're logally entitled to tbe rest of It. It clears up a point that off and on has troubled me con alderable. I can only wonder I wa'n't smarter " "What point* may I ask?" "Why, about the time you hung out your shingle here, some one wrote a letter to General Jackson. It was mailed after night, aid when 1 seen it In the morning I was clean beat. 1 couldn't locate the handwriting, and yet I kept that letter back a couple oi days and give it all my apare time It ain't that I'm one of your spying sort?there's nothing of the Yankee about, rue'" I "Ortatrwy not" ?gTtaajd the )ttdfgs "Candid, ) :< <? I ? Kon FOU *rote ! that letter, toeing th s one CO meg un der a fravk from Ws!hingt't. No, 3tx ?I couldn't make out who was cor? responding with the president, and II aorrled me, not knowing, more than anything I've had to contend against since 1 came Into office. I calculate there ain't a postmaster in the United States takes a more personal Interest In the . er vice than me. I've frequent ly set patrons right when they was in doubt .'s to the date they had mailed sucL and such a letter." As Mr. Wesley sometimes canceled as many as thr e or four stamps in a single day he might have been par doned his prid> in a brain which thus lightly dealt w'th the burden of offl clal business. Ho surrendered the letter with marked reluctance. "Your surmUe Is correct," said the Judge with dignity. "I had occasion to write my friend, General Jackson, and unless I am greatly mistaken 1 have my answer here." And with a fine air. of indifference he tossed the 'otter on the table. "And do you know Old Hickory?" erkd Mr. Wesley. "Why not? Does It surprise you?" Inquired the Judge. It was only hbj lunate courtesy which restrained him from kicking the postmaster into the street, so Intense waa his desire to be rid of him. "No, I don't know as it does, Judge. Naturally a public man like him is In the way of meeting with all aorta. A politician can t afford to be too blame particular. Well, next time you write you might just Bend him my regards? O. W. M. de L. Wesley's regards? there was considerable contention over my getting this office; I reckon he ain't forgot. There was speeches made, I understand tho He was passed between two United States senators, and that a quid of tobacco wus throwed In anger." Having thus clear? ly established tho lad that he was a more or less national character, Mr. Webley took himself off. When he hau disappeared from sight down the street, the Judge close * the door. Then ho picked up the let? ter. For a long minute he held It in his hand, uncertain, feartul, while his mind slipped hack into tho past until his Inward searching vislou ferreted out a handsome soldierly figure?hlH own "That's what Ja< ks'-n remembers if ho rggsSgnnefi anything!' he mut? tered, as with trembling lingers he broke the seal. Almost instantly a stalle overspread his battered tea t ires He hitched his chin higher and piared his ponderous shoulders, "l am not forgotten no. damn it - no!" he exulted under his breath. "Itocalla me with sincere esteem and consid? ers my Sgl floes to the country as vs ?? 11 POfftky Ol recognition the Judgo breathed deep What would Mahaffy find to say now! Certainly this was gfell calculated to disturb the sour cynfeUm of his friend. His bleared lygg brimmed Alter all his groping he hnd touched hands with the reali? ties at last! Even a federal Judges'ulp. though not an office of ttrst repute in the south, had its dignity?It signified something! He would make Soionsbn his clerk! The judge reached for his hat. Mahaffy must know at once that fortune had mended for them. Why, at that moment he was actually in receipt of an income! He sat down, the better to enjoy the unique sensation. Taxes were be? ing levied and collected with no othe: end in view than his stipend?his ar? dent fancy saw the whole machinery of government in operation lor hi* benefit. It was a singular feeling he experienced. Then promptly his spendthrift brain became active. He needed clothes?so did Mahaffy?so did his grandson; they must take a larger house; he would buy himself a man servant; these were pressing ne cesslties as he now viewed them. Once again he reached for his hat; the desire to rush off to Belle Plain was overmastering. "I reckon I'd be Justified in hiring a conveyance from Pegloe,'' he thought, but Just here he had a sav? ing memory of his unfinished task; that claimed precedence and he re? sumed his pen. s a a a a s An hour later Pegloe's black boy presented himself to the judge. He came bearing a gift, and the gift ap? propriately enough was a square case bottle of respectable size. The judge wan greatly touched by this attention, but he began by making a most tem? perate use of the tavern-keeper's of? fering; then as the formidable docu? ment he was preparing took shape un? der his hand he more and more lost that: feeling of Spartan fortitude which had at first sustained him in the presence of temptation. He wrote and sipped in complete and quiet lux? ury, and when at last he had exhaust ed the contents of the bottle it oc tuned to him that it would be only proper personally to convey his thanks to Pegloe. Perhaps he was not un inspired in this by ulterior hopes; 11 so, they were richly rewarded. The resources of the City Tavern were suddenly placed at his disposal. He attributed this to a variety of causes all good and sufficient, but the real reason never suggested Itself; Indeed it was of such a perfidious nature that the Judge, open and generous-minded could not have grasped it. i TO BE CONTINUED) TRUE BILL AGAINST BKAC1I, New York Man Will be Tried at Alken?Charged With llMlUng Wife's Throat. Alken, June 4.?After deliberating ? ir hours and mln '* < th gi o jury this afternoon return .1 t tree .!' again M i redet i v ?. ?< ict ? t rh Sea Yorl '400 eh .rged srlth assault and battery with attempt to Kill his wife. .Mrs. Camilla BsSCh, last Feb? ruary, when tha Beaches wa re occu? pying their Winter home here. None of the New York witnesses were present m?r was D?tOCtlv<a Baughn, who worked up tht case for the t ity. but his brief, covering eveV) detail of his three weeks' investiga? tion, was placed before the grand Jury, When Solicitor lunt< r pluct he case in the hands of the grand lury he ttdd that body that in addition to :he witnesses he would place at tlodr dlapoaal, Ihere were a number of Others who are in other cities and he instructed them thai if they could not return a true bill from the wi? dern?- which would be laid before them not to make a report on the matter at all until tha next term of court when ail tin- wltneasei will be hsre. The solicitor also requested Judge Rice, who is presiding at the June term of general sessions court to excuse from service any of th. grand Jury who have formed or ex? pressed an opinion regarding Beach's guilt Or Innoc-nce. Judge Itlce stated to the foreman ol the grand jury that If 1- of 'he grand jurors could not agree from the evidence laid before them that Ihere Is enough In the Reach case to warrnnl it going before n petit Jury, he would excuse such men who have formed or expressed an opinion. The case wem to the grand jury at noon ind at 1.28 o'clock this nftern >on the true bill was returned. Reach will be tried at the Septem? ber term of court, The witnesses) m poartng before the grand Jury this afternoon were R, B, Holley, rural policeman, who was tin- first officer to reach the Reach house the hlgnt Mrs. Reach wna nttntked; Dr. Hun? tings Wyman, uho rust examined Reach's bloodstain^ pocket knife; pr, Marion Wyman. ihe First phyil elan to reach ihe Flench home that night iti February; Mayor Oyles, Pearl llnmpt u, t o negro woman who w;is nlao a tacked on ihe Reach premises, presumably by tin- sam< man who attacked Mrs. Reach; th. chief nf police, It, Ii. Howard, v h< 1 omni? t >d an inveatIgatlon; Pol'.cc man H, \ Rust h, A, K Lorena am w. c, Hyer, The fuel that n Irue bill has oeci return, d against IV ich makes it cer ? In that the < .i*.. M ill be follow < I up until a Jury of Alken count) clti '/,-r.v declares Reach Innocent or gull tv of slashing his wife's throat, i_ Rub- My-Tbm a ill i un you. WI IM.i l Ii l.i> SCHOOL (l.o>l.>. Interesting and Appropriate Exorcis? es Held?Prise Winner?Mrs. R. V Krittln i>?ad?Uasebull and Per? sonal News, Wedgefield, June I.?The closing exerclsei of the Wedgefield Graded ichool were held In the auditorium ? i* the ichoi building on last Friday niuht. Tin- exercises, Which began at 8.30 and lasted until eleven, were all enjoyed by tht. large und appre? ciative audience.. Much credit is du*- the teachers, Prof. Richard Parker and Miss Car? rie McQueen, for having gotten up ?uch a creditable entertainment, es? pecially as there ware 10 few in the higher grades during the session jl!St closed. The following is the programme: Duet?'True Friendship?Minnie and Thelma Harvln. i tecltation? A i low?Buster, Play?Sunbeams and Raindrops? Small boys. Drill?Parasol?Small Girls. Play?a Cure for Diacontent? Large Boys. Declamation?The Color Bearers? Marion Price. Declamation?Curfew Must Not King Tonight?Eunice Cain. Solo?Remember Me ? Thelma Harvln. Declamation ? Waterloo ? Neil Ryan. Declamation?Bingen on the Rhine ?Mraahall i'.rice. Play?The Sniggle* Family?Large Ciirls. Recitation?A Telephone Romance ?Roge Weinberg. Tableau?Night. The Robert Sim mi Aycock de? claimed* medal Was won by Miss Eunice Cain. Miss Hose Bud Weinberg won the scholarship medal contested Cor by the pupils of the higher grades, and lit tle Miss Anna Strange the one for .he primary grades. The former was delivered by Prof. Praker and the latter two by Mr. J. iL Haynaworth, who made a few veil chosen and appropriate remarks. Mr. I ley ward Burgess is at home from the s. c. C, i. for the holidays. Miss llallie Covington of Marion has returned to her home, after a pleasant visit to relatives. Miss Dell Thomas of St. Matthews s visiting Miss Emmie Oliver. Miss Helena Weinberg of Win :hrop college is at h< me fot the aimmer vacation. Mill Art nie Well . of Prlavteer, is j ting her si .? i. Mrs, R, IL Raro> Miss Laura Whilden il spending lometlma with relatives u Plnawood. Miss Annie Lee Shaw, of Bishop Vllle, was the guest ?'f Mrs. M. L. Parier the i?ast week-end. Miss Bessie Covington of Marion is spending sometime with her grand? mother, Mrs. Jas. II. Aycock. Mr, Frean Mellette, Jr.. left Tues? day for Chadburn, N". C, to attend the marriage of his cousin, Miss Nina Mellette, which takes place on Wed? nesday evening. Mr, W. B, Thomas, of Charleston, S Ipendlng O few days with his par ?n <. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Thomas. Mrs, R. N. Griffin, who has been sick for sometime, died yesterday morning and was buried at Plnewood today. The Wedgefield baseball club and a picked team from Sumter, Dalxell, itc, play, d on the grounds here last Friday, The home boys were handi? capped by not having two <'f their liest players. When they meet again it will not be stich a wiping up a.s they claimed the game on Friday to be. The sc ore was 9 to 1. The nc\t game will be with Bast over on Thursday, it is understood thai Eastover will bring a good team picked from St. Matthews Co? lumbia, etc, So I guess we will have i good game, Judge Bees' court hna been right popular of late. Three cases wert held last week, the first was the Barkley vs. McLeod, to establish the ownership <?f n h'g cart. This case. w hlch the Jurj found In tti\ or of M. Leod. was appealed. The other two cases were brought igainst two night visitors to the oat field of Mr. T. L. Strange, One resulted In conviction and the p y menl of a fine <?f ISO, and th( other an acquittal. IN llll MAGISTRATES COl'ltT. i ii/a CSrlllln ltelea-ed on Charge of \ttei ip 1 Poisoning. in tin Magistrate's Court Tuesday Ellxa Grillln, colored, was tried and acquitted of the charge of malicious mischief in throwing substance believ? ed to be poisonous .in n well from which Mamie Myers, colored, and her family secured their water supply. The deefndnnt was represented by It, 1? .F.pps, Esq. There was doubt as m> whether or nol the substance was i.n and i' could not be positively proved that Elisa did the throwing of the stuff iti the well, The defend? ant was trled by jury. UCH NEWS PROM WISACKY. ihi-i Being Ifurvested?Four Re*i nces in Com?.?' of Construction? i Itildrens' l>a> ul Mt. '/Aon?To ?orilcete New Cliurrii. Wtsacky, June 4.?This has been a typical summer day. well adapted to h? growth of cotton and suitable to th< destruction i f grass, i am ?lad report that our farmers have very LlttU grass and the crops, though small, are Well Worked up and in healthy condition. ?>ats are being harvested ami the yield is heavy. Tiie farm stock ate looking worse than usual, the laek of proper prepa? ration before planting has made the work on stock very heavy at this season of the year. Day labor is plentiful, and we find little tfoidde to get hoeing done. Potato draws are in great demand. Those who are fortunate enough to have any, wi 1 have to supply those who have none with vines later on. Tie- Mt. Zlon Sunday school held their usual annual Sunday school pic? nic today, preparatory to Children*' Day. The Children performed well. Rev. Mr. Benaon, pastor of the Blshopvllle Baptist church, delivered a very appropriate and timely ad? dress. After the exert ises the ladies sustained their reputation in spread? ing a sumptuous dinner, which was enj< ?yed. The new church Will be dedicated >n the 3rd Sunday of June. Dr. l'>? n Wilson will officiate. Three new buildings are being erected near Wisacky and *he fourth will soon be commenced. The friends of old Mr. Anderson Lucky will be pained to learn that he is very ill. He is 80 years of age, was a gallant Confederate soldier and is one of our best citizens, and best of all?a humide Christian. He is now at the home of his niece, Mrs. J. W. Player. Mr .and Mrs. Mumford Scott of Florence are visiting at the home of W. W. McCutchen. Mr. McDonald Green has announc? ed his candidacy for the house of representatives from Lee county and is soliciting the Support of his friends. All of our candidates are getting busy. Supervisor Evans is having our public road nicely worked up which was greatly needed. There have been a number of sick folks near here, all of whom are bet? ter, except Miss Maggie Heid, who Is Mr. .1. I R< Id has given p ' ^ n ???'Ii:. Messrs, DcsChump and !o.. J moved liack ?<? Sumter? i iOpK .o. plat i_ Will i>uoii Oe filled with another family as good as his was. Last month was a busy one for the Sheriff and jailer. Capt. I?. W. Owens had during tin month a total of 71 ?boarders" at his hostelry and was kept busy feeding and taring for tins,- county and city orphans. The ? bain gang also received a big number d' convicts from the city and county. The brick foundation for the Harby stores is being laid at the corner of Liberty and Sumter streets. IXSTRAXCK MKS COMING. Sout h Carolina Tiro Pie\entioj> As? sociation Will Inspect Bnnatrr. West* nesdny, June Itth, Itlf. The South Csrolinn Fire Preven? tion Association nrlll meet at Sumtes1 on Wednesday, .Tune Itth. This is an organization composed of Special Agents and Field men representing the different Insurance companies writing tir?> insurance in South Care* lina. and has for its purpose the pre? vention of fire-. Associations of like character are operating in nearly every State in the Union. The South Carolina Association inspects one town in the State Mich month, in? quiring int?? the construction and care of each mercantile building and manufacturing risk. They also in? spect the water works and fire de? partment with a view to indicating how each can be improved and out? lining the benefits that will accrue to the public in the way of reduced coat of Insurance, if those suggestions are carried into effect. This organ? ization has nothing to do with mak? ing rates but at the same time of? fers the assurance that if fire waste can he reduced, fire rates must of ne? cessity be decreased. They treat with the public in an advisory spirit only, pointing out defects in buildings that can be remedied at insignificant cost, such as building standard flues, re? moving trash, oily waste, wooden spittoons, putting tin under stoves, and any other small defects that can be easily remedied at small cost, which are fire breeders. They will present for the consideration of city atithorities, ordinances that have been drawn with much care and are not in conflict with the State laws. I Many of the cities already inspected have adopted these ordinances as a 1 whole. This organization is putting forth every effort looking to the edu? cation of the public along the lines of building to a better standard, keeping their premises clean, and other things that are calculated to reduce the tire waste in South Caro? lina. We can accomplish little with? out the hearty co-operation of the public?in this way the campaign is one of education and publicity. The question appeals to us and we be? lieve it should to every citizen of Sumter. as well as the State of South Carolina. , , ?>.....-t m Sumter Is the r." ?rite starting . < ? for th*-* politic I I e . -?. * i ntrMflri i ~y'rt fit <Lsn?' Jl^; BsssV^ LAcLftls.NCt Patents Trade Manag Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention tt probably patentable. ComiRuniev tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on PateeSJ ?eut free. Oldest agency for securing patent*. Patents taken through Munn a Co. receire tpftial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I .arrest cir? culation of any scientific Journal. Terms. $3 a year; four months, $L Sold by all newsdealer*. MUNN & Co.???-~r? New York Brauch Office. Oi> K Ht? Washington. D. C Have you see our plate? made by the new method? They are beauties, no Liste no odor, and we charge you only $10.00 for the best?written guarantee with each plate. Call and set. samples. Lei us mend your cracked or brok? en plates, we make them as good as new. the charge will be very reason? able. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVER MKS. ATKINSON'S M1LLJN \ STORE. Southern Railway Co. Passenger Traffic Department Joint Shrine Meeting, A. A. G. N. M. S. Kor the above occaalon Southern Railway has authorised very low round trip excursion rate-! from nil points In South Carolina, tickets on sab- June Hh, 10th and llth, with final limit returning June 16th. A Special Pullman Car will leave Charleston S. C?Train So, 11 at 6:16 r. M. leav Co. mblso, s. C, 11:60 P. M. .lane Itth, ar? riving Asheville, . C, 7:00 A. M. June llth, for commodatlon of Shriners and their friends. Other speeiai Pullman sleeping cars will be provided ns need? ed. Passengers can occupy the special Pullman ears from points along line of road, I'of further information apply ticket Agents, ?*? J. L. MEE. W. E. McGEE. Asst! Gen. Pas Division Pass. Agent Atlanta. G; Charleston. S. C.