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Uncle Terry ...By... CHARLES CLARK MUNN Copyright, 1900, by A Shepanl (Continued from 0th page.) took out papers legally adoptln' hei n' bo Bhe's ourn. Vroui a paper w> found pinned to her clothes we learne< her name was Etelka I'eterson, an that her mother, an* we supposed he father, went down that day right Ii sight o' us. Thar was a locket rourn the child's neck an* a couple o' rings h the box, an' we have kept 'em an' thi papers an* all her baby clothes eve since. That's the hull story." "How did this child live to ge ashore?" asked Frye, keenly Interest ed. "That's the curls part," replied Uncl( Terry. "She was put In n box an tied 'tween two feather beds an' cun ashore dry as a duck." Frye stroked his nose reflectively stooping over as he did and watchinj his visitor with hawk-like eyes. "A very well told tale, Mr. Terry,' he esld at last. "A very well told tab Indeed! Of course you have retninet nil the articles you say were found or the child r "Yes, we've kept 'em nil, you maj be sure," replied Uncle Terry. "And why did you never make anj official report of this wreck and of th? facts you state?" asked Frye. "I did at the time," answered Unctt Terry, "but nothln' cum on't. I guess my report Is thar In Washington now. If H sln't lost." "And do I understand you wish tc retain me as your counsel In this matter and lay claim to this estate, Mr. Terry?" continued Frye. "Waal, I've told ye the facts," replied Uncle Terry, "an' If the gal's got money comln' I'd like to see her git It What's goln' to be the cost o' doin' the bustness?" "The iuntter of expense Is hard .to state In such a case as tills," answered Frye cautiously. "The estate is a large one. There may he, and no doubt will be, other claimants. Litigation may fellow, and so the cost is an uncertain one. I shall be glad to act for you In this matter and will do so If you retain me." It is said that those who hesitate aro lost, and at this rrittr-oi ***?-- - tuvuituv UUV.it* Terry hesitated. He did not like the kjoka of Frye. He suspected him to be what he was? a shrewd, -smooth, plausible villain. Had he obeyed his first Impulse he would have picked up his hnt and left Frye to wash his hands with Invisible ln',1 )ijr niSu*n<t> _ 1 ' juftlte some^ other lawyer, but he hesitated. Frye, he knew, had the matter in his hands and might make the claim that his tory was false and fight It with all the legal weapons Uncle Terry so much dreaded. In the end he decided to put the matter in Frye's hands and hope for the best "I shall want you to send me a detailed story of this wreck, sworn to by yourself and wife," said Frye; "also the articles found on this child, and I will lay your affidavits before the attorneys for tills estate and report progress to you later on." When Uncle Terry turned his face toward home his pocket was lighter by $200. "I s'posed I'd git skinned," he mut tered to himself after he was well on his wny home, "an' I reckon I have! A lawyer knows a farmer at sight, an' when he ketches one he takes his hay! He's taken mine fur sartin, an' I begin to think I'm a consumed old fool, that don't know 'nuff to go in when It rains! IIow I'm goin' to git the wimmln to give up them trinkets 'thout 'lowin* I've lost my senses Is one too many fur me!" CHAPTER XV. HHE effect of Albert Page's vigorous efforts to attain success was not lost upon his friend Frank. After their Christmas visit to Sandgate Albert had applied himself diligently to the eare of Mr. Nasou's legal needs. This brought him Into contact with other business men, and the fact that John Nason employed him easily secured for him other clients. 5n two months he not only had Mr. Nason'fl affairs to look after, but all his remaining time was taken up by others' He had spent several evenings at the Nasons' home and found the family a much more agreeable one than Frank hnd led hliu to expect. Ilotli thai young man's sisters were bright and agreeable young ladies, and though t little affected, they treated him wltl charming courtesy and extended t< hlra a cordial Invitation to have hh sister make them a visit Bince the day he hnd shaken Ills lis at the closed door of Mr. Prye's law of flee Albert hnd met that hawk nose( lawyer twice and received only a chill in? bow. The memory of that con trxntlble contract he had tacitly allow ed Prye to consider as made brought i blush to bis face every tune he tuoughi of It, hut he kept his own counsel Once or twice he had been on the point of telling Frank the whole story, bul had refrained. In his intimate relations with Joht Nason he saw enough to satisfy himsel: that Frye's insinuation against tha busy man's character was entirely false. Mr. Nason seldom spent ai evening away from his home, and whei he did it was to attend the theater wit! his family. AXUx their visit to Bftad&ata Jfr&ftl ?. and himself nutu l.ito more Ivtlmate relations. and u day seldom passed that Frank did not step into his office for n chat. "Don't mind ine, Ilert," that uneasy nian would say when he saw that I'age was busy, "nnd if you don't wuut me to talk any time, tell me to shut up. I shan't feel offended. The fabt is 1 don't know what to do with myself. If it were only summer I'd go off on the Gypsy even if I had to go alone." _ One evening at the club he made Albert a rather surprising proposition. Albert, who seldom entered into uny _ card games and only occasionally played pool or billiards, was in the reading " room as usual enjoying a cigar and e the evening paper wheu Frank drew j up a chair and sat down. They were 1 alone, and as 1'age laid his paper aside r Frank said: n "Do you know, I am getting abso* lutely tired and sick of doing nothing. a Ever since I left college I've been an 0 Idler, and I can't say I'm enjoying it. r I arise in the morning nnd wonder how I can manage to get through the day. * I read the papers, iro down to th? nfnm tip to the club, down to your office, back to the club to lunch and maybe 9 play pool for an hour or two with some poor devil as lonesome as I am 1 or go to the matinee, and in the evening only do I bop in to enjoy myself a > little. I am beginning to realize that J a life of idleness is a beastly bore, and "Here's my hand on it." I am sick of it. I want you to let me come into your office and study law. Will you?" Albert looked at lilm a moment, while an amused smile crept over his face. "Do you know what that means?" he resjpdnded at last. "Do you know that to read law means two years perhaps of close application and perseverance? In my casjs I had the spur of necessity Uy-tfrge me on, and even . in - Was a dry, hard _ ^ "oi^ who have all the 11 with tliat havinjf a grind. With .^hiid orator 1 ., money you need and are ti&Kj x > will be much worse. I respect your < feelings, and I admire your determination very much, and of course do not wish to discourage you. You ore more < than welcome to my office and law books, and I will gladly help you all I can," and then, after a moment's inflection, he added, "I believe it's a wise step, and I'll bo very glad to have you with me. You can help me out In a good many ways also that will advance you even faster than steady reading." He was surprised at the look of plensure that came Into Frank's face. "I had half expected you would try to discourage me," said he, "and It's very kind of you to promise to help me." "Why shouldn't I?" answered I'agc. "I owe you a good deal more than that, my dear boy, and when you have been admitted we will go into a partnership if yon want to do It." "Here's my hand on it," said Frank, rising, "and 1 mean it, too, and If you will have patience with me I'll stick it out or own up I'm no good in this world." He seemed overjoyed, and for two hours they sat and talked It over. "When may I begin?" he said finally. "I want to go at it right away." "Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock sharp," replied Albert, smiling, "and I warn you I shall keep you grinding eight full hours six days a week and no let up until July 1. Hut tell me, when did this idea enter your head?" "Well, to be exact, It came to me in i the parlor of your house In Sandgate t Just nt dark the last evening i was there, and a remark your sister made to me was the cnuse of it." ? A droll smile crept over Albert's face l at tills frank admission, but lie made ; no reply, and as he scanned his friend's t face, now turned slightly away from 1 tilm, nnd recnlled that last evening nt i home nnd how Alice had so persistently 1 devoted herself to the entertainment > of this young man, a revelation came j to him, "So It's that heart breaker's blue t eyes that have begun to work mischief - In Prank's feelings, Is It?" he said to 1 himself after he had left the club, nnd he almost laughed aloud at the - thought. "Sis has some rather pro nounced Ideas about Idleness, and runyi be she has read my young friend a t lesson In a few words, fclie Is capable of it!" When Frank came to the ortloe next ' morning, Albert set him to work and gnvo hlin all possible encouragement. 1 "I think far more of you, Frank," he f snhl earnestly, "for this resolve, nnd 1 when you get fairly into It you will he f clad you took hold. I believe every one 1 in this world Is happier and healthier 3 for having an occupation, and certain^ ly you will be." Frank showed n peraeverlng spirit as t Xh? vyecjta went by and becauio an ( ardent student. In a way, too. be was u help to Albert, for he could call on him auy time to find some references or some decision bearing on a case in hand. It was soon after Frank's new departure in life that Alice received a letter from her brother, and among other things he wrote: What was It you said to Frank tho last evening of our visit at home? Ho has decided to study law in my oftlce and admits his resolution to do so was the result of a remark you made then. Knowing what a fine vein of sarcasm you are blessed with, i am curious to know what sort of an arrow you drew from your quiver that evening. But Albert received no reply to his question. (to be continued. j VEST POCKET LIGHT. A Novel Adaptation of the Burglar's Dark Lantern. A vest pocket electric light, weighing only seven ounces and measuring less than 3l<j by 2Va Inches, \tlth a thickness W TEST POCKET ELECTRIC HODT. of not quite one iucb, is the latest novilty ottered by dealers In electrical goods. A push button at the side closes the circuit, and the light supplied from two cylindrical dry batteries through a small bulb with reflector and bullseye lens is more than sufficient for the ordinary purposes of the house. For tourists and travelers the invention should be particularly useful. Sleopcm on Trolley Linen. The Holland l'ulace Car company of Indianapolis has received the first of the sleeping cars which it has had built at Wilmington, Del. The ear cost $20,000 and has ton compartments, with upper and lower berths. The dressing rooms have every convenience, even the most minute details being provided, such as electric cigar lighters in the men's rooms and electric hair curlers in the women's rooms. The cars are so arranged that when made up for day travel they are chuir parlor cars. At night partitions are placed, roll curtains brought up from brass slots in the floor, and ten compartments, each with a single lower and upper berth, arc made. Each car carries f>00 horsepower motors and is capable of makiDg sixty-five or seventy miles an hour. . It is ' singly. Getting them in a v^V.Y^Jno makes yon forget the [fibers. When a constable attaches the box :>!fice the manager thinks that is carrying realism in the drama too far. It is a wise girl who knows when not 10 sing. Before trying to borrow money of a man ask bis nilviee in some important matter, and you will get both. A Sure Thing. It is said that nothing is sure except death and taxes, hut that is not altogether true. I)r. King's New Discovery for Consumption is a sure cure for all throat and lung troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. C. B. Van Metre, of Sheperdtown, W. Va., says: "I had a severe case of Bronchitis, and for a year tried everything I heard of, hut got no relief. One bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery then cured me absolutely." It's infallible for Croup, Whooping Cough (Jrip Pneumonia and Consumption. Try it. It's guaranteed by F. C. Duke, Druggist, Trial bottles free. Regular sizes, 5oc, $1.00 Arkansas Texas Louisiana * * 1 1 4 /? I ivn ideal country ior cuenp homes. Land at $5, 910, 915 per acre; grows corn, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruits and vegetables. Stock ranges 10 months in the year. Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas are full of opportunities?the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lands are cheap. * i?i Jjow nomc-seekers raies? about half fare?via the Cotton Belt twice a month? first and third Tuesdays. For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to N. B. BAIRD, T. P. A.: Cotton Belt, ATLANTA, GA / j I J. A Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH ?' Copyright, 1904, by Duncan M. Smith. PERT PARAGRAPHS. Often the beggar who asks for a quarter would be more than satisfied with a dime. Time spent in looking out of the window isn't wasted if you happen to see a fat man slip on a banana peel. As a matter of faet, very few young men are actually kicked bj* the girl's father. All a man has to do who wants to start a secondhand shoe store is to go fortli at night with a cat trained to sing on the back fences. mcnt may sober him up. | The Limit. ^ The haughty savage Dwelt proudly In ? their tents S\jT\ vl^r^ That looked Kke all creation And smellcd like l"v\thirty scents. Couldn't Stop the Balls. "It Is said to be Impossible to capture by storm a position fortified with mod- . ern puns." "No one has gone at It right A charge by an army of bowlegged men should be effective." When tempted to drown trouble, remember that it wears a life preserver. Frequently the face of the transgressor is scarred. Never try to know more than the ! man who Is going to leave you money in his? will. A pretty girl's picture never docs her justice, to hear her tell It. Often the father of lies feels that ho has a rival when n man is trying to explain to his wife where ho was the night before. "" I Happy is the man who has a rodheaded girl for the light of his 1 ife. Don't Have ai ing I W? are ret supplies, and i r-k ?a. - jLiun t pay <suu 1 by parties wh will be put in. will guarante< i 5 Bailey Luml J I V t ' iMiunmg now to mane money and making money are two quite different propositions. A few jiulleious killings in the early part of the season appear to greatly Improve the flavor of the peach crop. A good name in Russia is one that contains all of the letters of the alphabet. It Is well to hold the same political views as the man from whom you wish to borrow money. It is hard to convince a woman that gray hair is becoming to her. In the matter of their own career few are willing to judge the future by the past. After a few years in a boarding house a man is resigned to matrimony. Sometimes the strongest man cannot raise a dollar. Secondhand ndvice is a drug on the market. There is such a large supply of new advice going to waste. While you may not be able to tell how old an egg Is, you can perhaps tell how young it Isn't. Often a man of little consequence assumes an undue Importance if he Is the father of a pretty girl. W? ? l< mJCT - H*"1- en1.? m,m " Ti 1 V... _ -*? ? -1' v> ucq n man 13 lnioxicuwu wnu u 1 woman's beauty the gold cure treat- J r V V W VAA m reiving a large stoc have employed an e: >er foot for having cor o will be gone, when We are in the busin 3 all work. )er and Manul .u- - \ GO AT HALI PALMET And get a $1 bottle of "C cents during this special a< A Guarantee goes The drugg'st signs the gi giving it a trial. No corninoi this. Our New Discovery is i does good "only" for the time 1; effecting a speedy and lasting c all impurities, which give new It cures all blood diseases su< Eczema, Blood Poison, and it is diseases, Indigestion and Dyspe Liver Complaint, La Gripp, B Kidney and Bladder troubles, Diseases. Remember the name, ~??rDR. I. M ^ -PEN' Crown and Bridge Work a 8riaftin.lt.ir ? r- " ".F A COMMON ERROR. The Same Mistake Is Made By Many Union People. It's a common error to plaster the aching back, to rub with liniments rheumatic joints, when the trouble comes from the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills, and are endorsed by Union citizens. W. 15. Pitt, shoemaker on East Main street, residing on West Main street, says: "My work is very hard on the back, and it has been weak for years. On many occasions I could scarcely get #ip from my seat, and when I did get up I could scarcely straighten on account of the kinks and pain in my back. At night, I could scarcely rest in any position, the kidney tedretiong were very dark and full of sediment and very disagreeable in odor. I tried any number of remedies, liniments of all kicds and plasters for the kidneys, hut never got relief until I got Doan's Kidney Pills at the Ilolmes Pharmacy. The very first' dose benefitted me, and since taking them, I have had no pain, my back is stronger, and I can go to bed at night, ing rested." For sale by all dealers. Price 50c ner i box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., j sole agents for the United States. Hemember the name?DOAN'S?and take no other. j While money may not bring happl- ! ness, it Is at least as successful as poverty In that direction. There are some branches of educa lion tliat a boy lites to omit?mcKory branches, for Instance. Hooks on the races are hardly literature although they do run so largely j to fiction. It Is a.cruel joke to tell a charter member of the Don't Worry club that his wife has secured duplicate keys to the private drawers In his desk. Political clubs often prove to be stuffed clubs when the candidate Is forced to show his hand. As a matter of fact, the beauty doctor does not doctor beauty, but ugliness. iy Connections II Ions Until Yon ING F PRICE. TO DRUG CO. Kir Now Discovery" for 50 Ivertising sale. with each Bottle. larar.tee. You run no risk in l remedy could stand a tost like lot an alcoholic stimulant which >eing, but it is (Natures Remedy,) ure by cleausing the blood from life and vigor to every organ. 2I1 as Itching ?*kin, Pimples, i ft positive cure for all Ntrvous psia, Heart Disease, Paralysis, ackache, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Fever and Ague and all Female i ' 4 Our New Discovery." [. ilAIR.-S^ Office Bank Building Union, 8. C I I Just the Spring Fever. When all the birds are singing Their cheerful roundelay j And everything proclaims of spring And tells of coming May, Oh. then the young man's fancy Leads him of love to think; He hums a tuna nnd starts to spoon. And all the neighbors wink. Perhaps It In a microbe That's gnawing at his heart; A naughty germ may have a Arm Grip on some vital part. And so he spends his money For neckties nnd such trash And takes the road for her abode Determined to be rash. Nor Is his errand fruitless. Nor Is his welcome rude, 9 For in its whirl spring gets the girl And puts her In the mood To hear his tender message And lead him Inch by Inch, And so before he finds the door The wedding Is a cinch. As In the hazy twilight He slowly seeks his rest A heavenly peace has signed a lease On all beneath his vest. With Joy hlB heart Is jumping ' And turning somersaults; His brnln whirls round, for he haa found A mnlden without faults. Getting Even. "What Is your liusband'g politics?" "He linsn't decided yet. When he finds out the landlord's politics It is goinc to be Just the onooslte." PERT PARAGRAPHS. Often n innn is successful in keeping n diary because no burglar Is foolish enough to steal it. Naturally a grass widow wants to , tie up with some one who will enable her to live in clover. After roarrlage a man Jt*\ sometimes feels ? sore when he discovers that \ <lW\T^v cou,<* have secured his y* wife without spending half v at) nB muc^ naoney on her. In fighting wltli a man the bumblebee does not cnre If the man has the advantage of 200 pounds In weight. No man believes that the girl he loves ever snores. Minor candidates for the presidency may not cut much of a figure in the returns, but they will get Into the school histories, which Is more than some richer men will do. To be a successful burglar a innn must learn how not to sneeze. lade or PlumbQua Tic UlAJ UO* k of plumbing fcpert plumber, ineotions made the plumbing ess to stay and factoring Co. ^ :