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THE h1YSTERI00S KEY
OR, PLANNING FOR TIIE
FU PURE.
CHAPTER \I1.—(Cont'd)
Sho felt almost heartsick in view
el the revelation to which she was
/dealt to listen, for it seemed to
her that if her suspicions proved
U. be correct it would he sadder
than death to have Allison restored
to Gerald in such a condition as
this.
What a living trouble it would
be to always have to look into those
bank, though still beautiful eyes,
and never receive ono responsive
glance of recognition! To watch
the loved face, to hear the sweet,
familiar voice, and yet feel that
tl.e dear one was forever lost, and
as surely lost as if she had been ly-
ing at rest in her unknown grave,
as they had believed her to. be!
Lady Bromley felt weak and ill
in view of this terrible picture of
the future, and yet she knew that
there would he a, certain satisfac-
tion in having the harrowing and
long -perplexing mystery of Alli-
son's strange disappearance solved.
"Yes," her companion respond-
ed to her remark, but before I
relate her story, will you kindly tell
we if you know anything about the
girl l You appear so agitated you
inspire ole with hope."
"I have never seen her before,"
said Lady ' .coley, her sad eyes
wistfully s,. :ling the sick girl's
face. "1 only know that, she
strongly resembles a young lady
--1 have seen a fine picture
of her—who left her home in New
York last July and has never been
heard from since. She was the be-
trothed wife of a dear young friend
c i mine, who has been heartbroken
over her loss, and yet I—I almost
dread to have my suspicions that
your unfortunate charge is the same
person proved true."
Tho gentleman sighed heavily as
phe concluded, for ho could well
understand and appreciate her feel-
ing.
"My name, madam, is Lyman,"
he observed, after a moment, "and
on the thirtieth day of last July
"Ah, yes, that was the very
day." interposed Lucy Bromley
with a gasp.
"1 was a passenger on the New
York and New Haven express,
bc.und from that city," Mr. Lyman
resumed. "In the scat opposite me
was this beautiful girl. in whom 1
became at once deeply interested
on account of her singularly deli.
cafe beauty, and because she ap-
peared to be so excessively weary,
.leeping throughout almost the en-
tire journey. 1Vhen the accident
eccurre•d, ns soon afterward as 1
recovered from the shock of it, niy
first thought was for any lovely
t:eighbor, and 1 began to look
and fur her. 1 finally found her
„g among the debris, apparout-
1� .lead. for when I suceecled in
eel riveting her there was a terrible
wound upon her head. which seem -
td sufficient to cause death. I cared
for her as well as I could under the
e ireunlsstances, and then searched
1. the (sand -bag which 1 bad ub-
., cd in the section with her, with
the hope that its contents would re-
seal her identity and thus enable
nee to restore her body to her
•friends. I found the bag, but in a
sadly demolished conditi•,n. and,
although 1 gathered up all the ar-
ticles that were scattered Dear it,
there was nothing anreng them
which gave rue any clue to her name
of her home. There was a few toi-
let articles in it, some handker-
chiefs. a geld '.inaigrctte---"
''.\ ' inaigrette 1 Ah! Was it
anything like this?" eagerly inter•
rupted Lady Bromley. as she sud-
denly plunged her hand into her
]pocket and <Ircw forth a beautiful
little toy of that d;scription.
The man started as his glance fell
upon it.
"It was the exact duplicate of
that. madam," he said.
"Oh. then there is not the slight-
est doubt of her identity," said her
Lids ship. with pale lips. "Both
30111 story and the tinaigerette
Meets it. fel. last Christmas Mr.
Gerald \Vlncheeter, the young
lady's fiance. gave me this. remark-
ing as he did so that he had once
Riven his betrothed nue esactly like
it Yes, this peer child must be
Allisc.n. Nor. poor child'"
As she ceased speaking, she lean-
ed forward to look into the face of
the lovely girl in the chair. The
itnalid seemed to be attracted to
her. and. reeking up into her eyes.
smiled e ith pleasure. revealing
two rows of perfect, milk white
teeth as she did so.
Eery nerve in the woman's body
Recmed to be pierced with needles
at that look. and with a feeling akin
to despair she murmured brokenly :
"')h. the pit) of it : the pity of
it
leery ed Mr. Lyman.
"w!,:►t ten have tel.i r e inbpireso'vena t - tenefit her or centrihnte
i e • • i the hope the; he may yet , • her ceiefort and ultimate reeuv-
'..reJ to her fricrds. There cr;, :d I had already arranged
were several wile were killed in
that accident," he resumed, "and
their bodies were placed in a bag-
gage -car; but I could not allow her
to bo taken there. 1 secured a
stateroom in one of the parlor -ears
and kept guard over her during the
few remaining miles of that sorrow-
ful journey. Just as we were roll-
ing into the station, however, I
thought I detected slight signs of
life in my charge. I placed my hand
over her heart ; there was warmth
and the faintest perceptible pulsa-
tion there. 'She shall never be
taken away with the dead,' 1 said
to myself, and, acting upon the im-
pulse of the moment. I hailed a cab-
man the instant the train stopped,
conveyed her with his assistance to
his vehicle, and took her directly
to my own horse, where I resolved
to spare no pains or expense to re-
suscitate the injured girl, feeling
quite confident that her parents or
friends would fly to her immediate -
1y upon seeing the notice which I
intended to insert in the papers.
I called my own family physician
to attend her, and he did his ut-
most for her. The wound on the
head, he said. was a serious one.
A portion of the skull was doubt-
less pressing upon the brain, which
accounted for her continued insen-
sibility. An operation was perform-
ed the next morning, which so re-
lieved the pressure that conscious-
ness was partially restored, and
upon asking her name the child
murmured something that sounded
like Alice, and so Alice she has
been called ever since."
"Her naine is Allison," said Lady
Bromley. •
"Yes, that is what your maid
called her, and it is very like," re-
plied Mr. Lyman. "That same
day," he continu :d, "I was sudden-
ly attacked with a severe illness re-
sulting from the shuck which I had
received and which proved much
more serious than I realized, and
for many weeks I was too ill to give
even a thought to the girl whom I
had rescued. When 1 recovered
sufficiently to betray any interest
in her, I was told that she was
slowly convalescing, but, not hav-
ing fully recovered her reason, was
enable to give any account of her-
self or of her home or friends. No
inquiries had been made fur her. at
least- none that seemed to point to
her as their object, and we have
never been able to gain any clue
to her relatives. She gradually re-
covered a fair degree of health un-
til she has become what you see her
now. But the operation of which 1
speak only partially restored her
trental faculties, and, although she
is a sweet and gentle being whom
et ery member of my family loves
most fondly, aho is but a child in
intellect. Our physician, however,
has all the time held out to us tho
hope that when she would regain
sufficient strength another opera-
tion might possibly result in re-
atoring her to her normal condi-
tion."
"Oh, that is a ray of hope !"
breathed Lady Bromley eagerly. "If
it only can he done, bow grateful
we all shall be, for Mr. Lyman, 1
am sure that this is the dear girl
who has so long been mourned as
dead. But how can I ever bear to
send the tidings to one chose very
life was bound up in hers 1 It would
1•e worse than death for him to see
her thus. it would be living over
again the agony which very nearly
deprived hint of his risen reason,
and tears rolled tleick and fast over
the cheeks of the beautiful woman
as she thought of the terrible shock
which Gerald would experience up-
on learning the sad story to which
she had just listened.
"I supps+se you refer to the gen-
tleman to whom you have said she
was betrothed," said Mr. Lyman.
'•is the gent:email
this vicinity r'
"No; his name. as 1 have already
told you. is Gerald Winchester. and
his home is in New fork ('ity.•'
Mr. Lyman appeared to become
absorbed in thought after this state-
ment. and they walked along in si-
lence for several minutes. At
length he remarked :
"Of coarse. in view of what you
have told me. and the probability
that the young lady's identity has
been established beyond a doubt,
I feel very delicate ahout acting
independently in connection with
her ease any further. Still, i will
say that ever since she has been
under my care i have done by her
exactly as 1 would have d. n•• my
wn daughter."
1 ani sure of it." said Lady
Bromley heartily. and bestowing an
appreciative look upon birn.
"1 have employed the most skil-
f.il physicians and surgeons to take
rh•irge '1 her. i have spared no-
thing which they could devise or
a resident of
!for the second operation, in accord-
ance will their advice and desire.
' To -morrow will be the day which
they had set for the trial of this
vital experiment."
CHAPTEIt XIII.
"To -morrow!" breathed her lady-
ship in a startled tone.
"Yes. The surgeons are agreed
that there must still be sone) pres-
sure upon a certain portion of the
brain, and they are confident that it
it can be retuoscd, mental activity
will he wholly restored. Of course,
they cannot be sure that the opera-
tion will be successful but there
is more than an even chance of it,
and they claim that. it would be
culpable not to make the trial. '
Ludy Bromley looked very anxi-
ous in view of her duty in connec-
tion with the matter. Ought she
to telegraph Gerald immediately
what she had learned v itlt reference
to Allison? He, of course, was the
most interested of any one, and it
seemed to her that he should bo
consulted regarding this impending
operation.
On the other hand, she knew. that
it would be a terri:,le shock to him
to see her in her present. condition.
Sho simply could not bear the
thought of -his meeting that blank,
meaningless look in the eyes that
had once been such a delight to
him, or hearing the childish babble
that fell from her ciniling lips.
"Will this operation he attended
b3 any danger to her life ?'' she in-
quired, after thinking the matter
ever for a few moments.
"Well, of course it will be a du-
plicate piece of work. There is al-
ways a risk, you know, about such
undertakings," her companion
giavcly replied. "Still, the sur-
geons encourage it, and if she were
my own child I should risk it. 1
should feel that I had no right to
doom her to perpetual mental dark -
mess without making a desperate
effort to give her back her enjoy-
ment of life."
Lady Bromley still wavered in
her mind as to what she ought to
do. Gerald, she knew, was busy
preparing for the approaching trial.
He could ill afford the time to co►i.e
t. Boston to remain until this t•c st
BURNING OF UNCLE ABE
VIVID DESCRIPTION OF A
HORRIBLE SP'EC'TACLE.
An Actual Scene of Lynching an
Old Negro Witnessed in the
State of Virginia.
The air was filled with a horrible
smell of burning flesh ,and the faint
wreath of yellow smoke, which
hovered about a half -burned tree,
over which flew hundreds of crows,
indicated the spot where, in the
twentieth century, had been offered
to the man-made god the sacrifice
of a human life. This god was
still on the scene, and his temple
was in every human heart that
gloated over its recent worship—
its name, Revenge:
LYNCHED!
Hanging in chains attached to the
tree was all that remained of a hu-
man body. The poor, terror-
strickeu features ha 1 at, last re-
sumed a peaceful repose, and, as
if by a miracle, had remained un -
scorched, while the pitiful wisps of
white hair lay fire -scorched. on the
skull. The imagination of the most
depraved being on the face of the
earth cannot crave for more hor-
rible reality than is to be found in
plenty at a "lynching," when this
sad blot on the name of a great
people is allowed, time after time,
to stain its otherwise clean code of
honor, says a writer in London
Answers.
I need not draw on my iinagina-
tion to pander to the taste of he
most morbid individual in order to
satisfy his craving for the horrible.
It will be enough to describe an
actual scene, which, in my capacity
as a newspaper reporter, I witness-
ed in the State of Virginia, when,
sick at heart, and wondering at the
flag that floated over the town -hall,
and the "freedom" it represented,
I was forced, in the interests of my
paper, to see this horrible crane
consummated.
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retorted. "Man—man, can't you
sec that these people are race toad 1
('an't you see that the poor man's
color is his crime'1 You aro a
Southerner. Does that fact make
you less of a ratan ?"
1 was very excited, I know, and
tears --tears of which I am not
ashamed—brimmed over. He smil-
ed sarcastically.
"Cheer up, sonny'" he said.
"There's woes) in store --fur the
nigger'''
It was no use. Nothing I, or any
living bein;;t;, could say would turn
this snob of fiends from their set
purpose. "Bhlood- blood was
everywhere te cry.
I worked my way alit of the
crowd, and get back to the tree.
BURNING A CORPSE.
I saw the poor old man dragged
to "a serviceable tree," and a
chain, which willing hands brought
forth, was thrown around his al-
ready bound body. His old face
had become calm, and, when asked
to coulees, he turned his great
eyes upward, and, speaking in a
sweet, low voice, which yet reach-
ed the couGnes of the crowd, he re-
plied :
"Fee an ow•d, owd roan, au' I
nevah in my lite hurtcd nobc,dy.
Thet's all I'se ter say."
The crowd yelled with derision,
and in a moment the green wood,
saturated with coal -oil, had been
set alight. I turned my face away.
One long, wailing shriek, and the
agony had commenced.
I dropped from the tree. There
was a revolvtr-shot. The poor
nigger was burned, but the butch-
ers burned a corpse.
I was glad I had my revolver
that day.
et.
GIRL WEDS ANOTIIER.
Australian Wonsan Masquerades as
a Man.
After an extraordinary masquer-
ade in man's clothes, in the course
of which she went through a form
r.f marriage with another woman,
the notorious Amy Bock, who has
many times been convicted on vari-
should bo consummated, alt she ons charges of fraud in Australia
well knew he would do if he was IN AT THE DEATH. and New Zealand, has been arrest -
told of Allison's existence, her con An old negro, known locall • as cd at Port Molyneux, New Zealand.
dition, and the contemplated mea eUncle Abe" 3 Calling herself "Percy U'arrol
sures of her restoration. , had been arrested on Pedwood," she stayed at a hoard -
the word of a child of ten. lug -house at Port 11luly neux, and,
Then, too, he would t e in perfect "If the man is guiltyof the crime,
agony of suspense and anxiety until giving it to be understood that she
the ordeal was over, while if it then by all means let the law take was the "nephew of Arehbishup
could accomplished without his its course, and let the punishment Iledwood," she was received in the
he the mose severe that the Gude most fashionable circles.
knowledge, and end well, his laved •.f the State can inflict. Hut let the ,, , the mouth of the womb heals and
one would be restored to him in h •1 • Redwood' lost no time in pay- it is impossible to make a cow
man have a fair trial. Fair play's a •ing "his" addresses to Miss Atta- breed without mechanical inter-
lirigei thet e horror of her e tipre present cost jewel." 'Thus 1 expressed my views way, the landlady's daughter. His 1 Terence, such as inserting into the
ditir.n. on the subject, and the person to cheerful manner had made him a mouth of the womb a womb sound
But that "if" was a 3er,us con "hem I addressed myself—seeming-
t.general favorite; he proposed and then following same with a womb
sideration. dilator at the time that the animal
"Suppose the sturgeons do not 1 1 is in heat.
succeed?" she murmured trema In this way a large per cent of
lously, and with a shiver of dread. barren cows can be made to breed
"Then she will probably remain as that would otherwise have to be
she is now as long as she lives." sacrificed on the butcher's block.
said Mr. Lyman, with a sigh. It is advisable to give all valuable
"And have you no fears that the g cows an opportunity to breed.
experiment will prove fatal 1" --
"I have thought of every con- LIVE STOCK NOTES.
it is a gest' plan never to doso
a healthy horse. All he needs is
good care and good feed. The good
caro includes, of course+, regular
exercise. It is just as bad for a
horse to be all the time taking
medicine as it is for a man.
For young ducks place fine, clean
grit into the drinkung water, and
they love to fish it out. Then, when
mixing a large quantity of bran
and cornmeal together, add about
30 per cent, of fine shad► sand. and
sprinkle a liberal quantity over it,
after it. is made into a mash. They
aro fed five tines a day at first.
aroused. After a family consluta- Experience horse owners appreci-
tion a detective was canted i•i and ate the value of handling, leading
confronted Redwood. "Ab," said arid controlling the foals from an
ear'y age, while others leave the
handlirsg of colts to the day when
breaking is commented. A
moments consideration will chew
which is the better course. in the
one case confidence has long been
established between horse and man.
The horse, while recognizing that
he must submit to control, knows
that the new experiences which
recruit. "before a reetnetible man , conic his way are not likely to do
loiko mesilf smothered from brad him any harm. In the other case,
to foot in graise an' poipe-clay 1 .he horse knows 'editing. His
Tell me now --answer me alien 1 natural tendency is to regard any
measures taken for his control
as so many elements of danger to
he avoided as far as possible, and
to be resisted strenuously.
FARM NOTES.
Those elm hate not observed
closely may, pet hale. be unaware of
of the fact that the abite•faced
hornet is the worst cnemy of the
horse fly. Also. the smaller fiiss
that worry horses ant. cattle ge in-
to the diet of this friend of the
farmer. Better explain this to the
boys and ask them not to destroy
the nests of there valuable and
peaceful celaborcrs.
There is a good field for any in-
telligent man to make a good liv-
ing nut of some one certain branch
of farming, such as poultry rais-
ing. specializing on some branch of
gardening. or perhaps, a small
dairy, with tete addition of some
hogs. There is a good field for
making money out of berries of dif-
ferent kinds, and the cost of pro-
duction is not greet 1 ...nurse,
thin kind of farming u; I require
the help of severe: han,is just at
p atberin time, 1•+st oit'.le of that
d 'You're t t 1 k t this
-- there) w1 not be very nee h hub
weeks." mob "' what 004 pact can do on • small
(To be continued.)
"01 which you ere a peril" I oo his cheek will have • wor0 1as11 _
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About the Farm••
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('OW YON.
This disease is transmissablt
front one cow to another. The first
symptoms is a very slight fever,
which is very often overlooked
until the disease has somewhat
further developed, the first notice-
able sign being tender teats.
Upon examining the teats it will
be found that there is a fever in
sante, when at the end of the sec=
and or third day, small pale red
patches appear which increase in
size until they inay be an inch in
diameter.
From the seventh to the tenth
day those ohiptions form into
blisters. The blister is divided in-
to several pockets and each pocket
must be opened separately in or-
der to relieve them of the contents
which have accumulated therein.
An animal thus afflicted gives a.
decreased flow of milk and is caus-
ed to suffer intensely owing to the
fact that tho scabs are cracked and
broken open by the hands of the
milker.
To overcome this difficulty the
animal should he given a tunic to -
tone up the blood and system in
general. The teats and udder
should be thoroughly cleansed
with an antiseptic after which a.
healing ointment should he ap-
plied.—Dr. David Roberts.
FAILURE TO BREED.
Failure to breed is oftentimes.
termed barreness in cows of heifers.
and is usually duo to one of three
causes, namely, an acid secretion
of the genital organs, the germs of
contagious abortion; or retention
of the afterbirth.
The aced secretion of the genital
organs prevents conception by de-
stro)ing the semen of the male;.
the germs of contagious abortion
sets up a catarrhal inflammation
and discharge which also prevents
conception; retention of the after-
birth, whether it be removed by
force or permitted to slough away
usually leaves the womb in a dis-
eased and catarrahal condition,
effecting a discharee.
The discharge irritates and scalds
ly a mean of refinement arid educa-
tion—replied:
duca-
tion—re ►lied :
"You're a Britisher, aren't 3•ou
Well, you people do not scent to
understand what we have to con -
was accepted.
The lady's parents a few days
later received a letter purporting
to come from the bridegroom's 'po-
ther, stating that he had ample
tend with when the animal in the means, which she intended to don -
negro gets the upper hand. The hie on his wedding day, and that at
nigger is guilty—it's his nature to her death "something more would
be so in this case—and we've got to follow." She intended to he pre -
keep tete beasts in order. In a fee sent, with her daughter, at the wed-
tingenc3•,'' he answered, smiling minutes you will see bow we punish ding. Another letter. written on
sadly. "Who dues not, in deciding such offences as this nigger is guilty the note paper of the Auckland
such grave questions) But I ea.,. of."Drainage Beard, arrived to say
foresee no new complication. Aceto Seeing that my appeal to the best flat he had been appointed their
inflammation is the worst feature instincts of the maddened crowd , Secretary at a salary of X7 a week.
tc, be feared, and since it did not had only the effect of rousing hint Taking the bri le to Dunedin,
attend the previous operation, 1 to anger, 1 thought it wise to re- Redwood bought her jewellery of
see no reason why it, should follow' refrain from saying anything to the the value of $170. To pay for this
this ono." remaining portion of this represcn- he mortgaged with a firm of soli -
"Then," said her ladyship, wi,h I tative gathering of "the people," citors an "estate in the north. '
sudden determination, but lookie.g and. in silence. secured a position which he lied documents to prove
very white, "I should advise no on the ',ranch of a tree which over- was his. Then the wedding took
change in the plans that you have looked the prison, and waited. place --a brilliant ceremony, long
made. The young lady is an or -1 :1T THL' PIl1SO . accounts of which appeared in the
ban ; she has no relatives; at least I local newspapers.
p There were about three or four Suspicions, hu -'ever, regarding
there is no one who really has any thousand people, all madly noxious tho debonair bridegroom had been
authority to decide r'iich a matter („ scour) a place from which each
except her betrothed, Ji r. Winches.' eusold witness the horrible death
ter. I feel almost a motherly re-: agony of a poor fellow -human. They
gard for and interest in this young surged around the prison, they
man, who for seine time ha.: been • fought for places '.acated b3 lee
a neember of my family, and I Ion•' weaker, w•ho fell in the mad rush for
estly think that I am justified in
authorizing you, in his stead, to' the prison gate, and their cries
have the arrangements which you rent the air.
ate
have made carried out exactly in Presently I F" the prison Rde-
accordance with yen own and the
opened. The "people" had dc -
surgeons' wishes. I arra surd the mantled the accused negro, and the
tender cars which you have thrown sheriff and warden had come to the
around this clear girl eter since cenclosion that the: law must give
that terrible accident is sufficient way to force, and—it seemed to me
guarantee of ,your desire to do all -they did not long hesitate in com-
that any parent could do for an 'ng to the latter decision.
even child." Then two were or so of the men
"'Thank you, madam," heartily went inside the gate, and soon p ,
s ake to yez!
emerged, dragging the terrified old The recruit was about to excuse
man between them. His appear- himself for his condition when the
ante was the signal for a resh of sergeant stopped him.
the people to a field about four
"Dare yez to answer tno when I
hundred yards away. puts a question to yez r' he cried.
I watched the procession from Hould yer lyin' tongue, and open
where i sat, fascinated. But, bear- r face at yon peril! Tell tine now,
ing the peer negro speak, 1 climbed
yer
have yer been dein' wid Ser
down, and fought my way to hi• uniform an arms an' biltst Not
side. a word, er I'll clap yez in the guard -
"Oh. don't burn dis pore owd room. When I axes yez anything
niggah :" he moaned. Ise been an' yez spakes I'll have yez tried
on dis yer len' fo' mo' nor PeVenty for insolence to yet superior officer,
year, an' Ise anus spectible-1 but if yez dont answer when I
hev : Ise insent : Sure as I be questions yez, 1,11 have yez punish-
baron' Don't—oh, picnic, gr•n'•
ed for disobedience of orders :
men, don't hurn dis owd grey he'd So, yet see, I have yez both ways:"
ob mine' 1 sw'ar 1''P insent--I _ _-
sw'ar I'e inset : 1•'o' de Lord's St' OTT1ST RETORT.
sak', don't burn dig pore niggah !" It.WAS a Scot. of course. whose
THE ( RIME. OF COLOR. minister reproached him as an
i am usually cool and phlegmatic, habitual absentee from kirk, and
who pleaded his dislike 01 lung
sermons. "'Deed, man." said the
minister, "if ye dinna menet. vet
may land versell where t'o'll no'
be troubled wi' mony smrmons tither
lang or short." "Wet!. ' was the
answer. "but it mayna be for *sot
u' ministers."
he. "I thought so! Amy Bock :
The garne's up. Amy!" "All right,"
replied the muck hr'degroom, non-
chalantly. At the Police Court she
said, "I intend to adroit it all."
NO ESCAPE FOR HIM.
"How Aare yon come on parade,"
exclaimed an Irish sergeant to a
responded Mr. Lyman. Then he
coutinue<i, with an a fologctic smile :
-And now will you kindly tell me
how i may address you in the fu-
ture?"
u-
ture!"
"Excuse roe, sir," said her lady-
ship, flushing. "I have certainly
been very remiss in not introduc-
ing myself before. But my name is
Bromley. I came out in such haste
i have no cards with trio."
Then she went on, as she gazed
wistfully toward Allison's fair, de-
licate face, which was like some ex-
quisitely tinted picture painted on
ivory and framed in geld :
'.She is very beautiful. even
though her mind is so sadly dark-
ened!"
''She is, indeed,' replied Alli-
son's protector, as he bestowed an
affectionate glance upon her. ' We
were very sorry to be obliged to but this sone was ton much for
cut her hair, which was a veritable me. I felt instinctively that the
'crown of glory' to her. but it had poor old man was innocent I made
to be sacrificed to facilitate the op- as if to draw my gun. and fade the
oration, and on a^count of the in- crowd of murderers ; but at once i
flammation resulting from the twin- felt my head seized, and a voice--
cussion. It was at first shaven that of the man to wham 1 had first
close to her head, hut has grown' spoken-- said. "Nn use. governor !
very rapidly uring the last few ,u ole. andno a
Sooner or later a man who travels
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