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an Ancient Foe
To health and happiness is Scrofula --
as ugly as ever since time immemorial,
It eanSeS bunches in the neck, dis-
figures the skin, Wien:tea the )nucouri
membrane, wastes the muscles, weak-
ens the bones, reduces the power of*
resistance to disease and the capeeity
for recovery, and develops into con'
innuption,
"Two °tray children bad scrofula sores
which kept growing deeper and kept them
from going to gelmoi for three menthe.
Ointment e and medicines did ne good until
I began giving them good's Sarsaparilla.
This medicine caused the sores to heal, and
the children have shown TIO signs of scree.
ulaeince." W. Magma, Wooestock, Oat
food's Sarsaparilla
will rid you Of it, radically and per-
manently, as it has rid thousands.
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Vise Auger Fish.
W110 auger Oahe half fish, half crab.
Is the terror of all vessels but iron
clads that' use the .south was, Thig
creature. which is not bigger than an
almond, has a proboscis like: an eh -
large gnat sting that can bore through
even shece. iroia. Anger. fish frequent
Many of the lagoons of the coral
Islands *and burrow holes for them-
selves in the coral, but they 'Mee a
perverse habit of doing the same thing,
:to Ships lying at anchor, and the dam-
age generally shows itself when next
the vessel is at sea in bad weather -
with disastrous. results.
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"I'll go over to Craig's bank an' de- „,..-N.T;r_Lpriza .7. -cm. 1, of the expression pleased him inexpilea-
b1 "Tiaen I must burry," she said.
a thotIfettld thinge to say and, oh, so
many thanks!"
There was sonwilthig in this impul-
sive greeting that gave Miller a delec-
table thrill all over.
"You were such a little thing the
Inst time I saw you," he Mid almost
tenderly. "I declare, you have Changed
-So, SO reinarltably."
She nodded to Penrose, who was m-
ousing himself, and then see said to
Millet "Are, you going to eflanee to-
night?"
He eentained that be was obliged to
•
4 take the train which left In a few
posit It," he said to Alan. It1 a
a day or two to collect it, but he'.d let
me cheek on it right now fer any rea-
sonable amount.
•"I believe I'd ask him net to mention
there he Incidentally called at the of- -
. 1 around."
the deposit," suggestea Alan. flees of the Southern Laud and Timber .
"Huh! I reckon I've get fifqnSe enough- . She took his arm,, and he led her
company, hoping to meet W ilson and I
to do that." • 1 back to the rotunda overlooking the
- learn something about his immediate ; office. , -
"I thought you intended. to pay Off plans in regard to the new railroad.
the mortgage on our farm the first
But he Was informed that the presi- „
"So you gra - Rayburn Millet!" read
thine ventured. Mrs Bishop. ' .
dent of the company had just gone to Bitifi, looking at him wondeeingly. Do
"We can't do -it. till the note's due, New York and would not be .back for you kuow, I. Wive pictured on in my.
y
next January," said Bishop' shortly, week. . mind many times since mother wrote
"I agreed to keep the money a yeer, . -
Rayburn wait waiting in the rotunda I me all about how you rescued us from
a
an' Martin Doe '11 make e bold to it of the Kimball House for his train, thousand ruin. Oh, Air, Miller, 1* could net in a
me
what do you reel= which left et 10 o'clock, when he ren I care as long years tell you how my heart
amass his friend, Captain IWO Bur.. filled with gratitude to you My moth-
er goes into the smallest details in her
),
A
taza
BOUT a Week after this tralle-
Would, you ipind talking to me a little
action Rayburn Miller Went
to Atlanta on business for
"Nothing could pOseibly please me so
one of his client% and with 'much," said he, "Suppose We stroll
1 molasses' limit. salt Poultice.
f What is said to be an infallible
' i remedy. for sprains 'and bruises attend-
ed
. I with painful. inflammation is a, poll]-
, '• tice of hot molasses and salt. Stir the
I molasses so, stiff With sett that .the
poultice can be held. In place by a
• I muslin 'bandage mid wrap the affected
parts well,•So as to retain the beat 'its
long as enfeeble. . This is .good for -
beasts as wall as beaten hangs.
1 . "-• Very Nice Indeed. • •
. I Mrs. Gadd-Weuldiat. it • be grand if
• science Sbould discover the moon to be •
Inhabited end hit on seine Way toUlic•
. with our lunar *neighbors? . .
I Mi. . Geble-Indeed it would. They ,
would be nem. 'enough to talk to. yet.
not near enough to be. vanillin', in at all,
hours of the day, you know.,' - • •
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I The One Thing 'Free.• • - .
1 "He took some 'flue views with his
camera." • .. • •'. • . ... . • .. -
"Yes.. Tiler °. woe nothing,. use be
could take without 'having. it charged
up 'extra In the hotel bill." • •
. .. , .
•
• . ...
• • : . inie Main Point. ' • . •
. .
- Thermt-It meet It been. a- ter-
• . rible shoe!: for•you when you heerd 'et •
the .death of your Mint, Was, it. nof? .
IIelene-Oh. no; I heft stilt my now
. - black 'silk diesSee • • ; . - .. • ; .
as I've got some n to meet
Mrs. Bishop's face fell. "I'd feel bet,
ter about it if it was deer," she faltered.
"But the Lord knews ort to feel
thankful to come out as we have, If,
it hadn't been fer Alan- Mr. Miller'
said that Alan"- •
"DE you all hadn't made sech a eter-
- nal roW," broke in Bishop testily, "I'd.
'a' bad more timber land' than this. *
Colonel. Barclay has as fine a strip as •
any I got, an' laeee bantered me for a
trade time an' agin." • • .
' Abner Daniel seldom sneered at any-
body, no matter what the provocation
was, 'but. it seemed impossible for him
to refrain from it now. .
"You've • been lookin' Per the last
three naonths like a man that needed
\more land," .be geld, "Jest no furder
back "an last night you loWed ef you
could git enough fer yore, folly to raise
the debt ,ff'n yore farm you'd die hap-
•py,. itn" now yo're a-frettin' bece'se you
didn't buy up the sides o' the earth an'
• '
ton of the (late. City guards, - a local letters, and she described you]. evely
military eenapany.• . . wora and action during that transac- •
. "Glad to see you," 'Said the - young nun in your office. I could. tell just
officer, "Old you run up for the ball?" where her eyes filled and. her throat
"What ball • Is that?". asked 'Miller. choked up by her quivering bandwrit-
"I am at the first of it" • ' lug I declare, I looked on you as a
. "Oh,, we are giving one here in this sort of leing with unlimited power: If
house tonight," , aneveered ,Burton, who I were a Man, :I'd rather 'use my brain.
tall and erect, and appeared at his best to • help suffering people than US be
Made president of • the United States
wag a: handsome man of thirty-five, '
In his close fitting • evening sett and andebe a mere figurehead. You.inust
I'll introduce you to a lot of strati- ter a
• not think•I am spoiled by all this gilt.
wa parade down 'here. The truth
light overcoat. "Come upsteJrs,, ain't
geese, . . is, I heartily despise it. I 'wanted to
"Can't," Rayburn told him. "I've be tithome so bad when I got that let -
got to leavesiet 10 ,o'clock." • .. • ter theta cried myself to sleep."
"Well, You've got a geed hoer yet". "You must not forget that your broth..
iugisted the officer. "Come up on the er conceived the plan," Miller protest -
next floor, where the orchestra is, any- ed, "and that I only"-
way, and we can frit down and watch "Oh, yes, I know Alan thought of it,"
the crowd come in." • . • • . she. interrupted, "but Without yeur ex -
Miller Complied, and they found perience and firmneseit would have re-.
seats -on the spacious floor. overlOokifig . ;named in his: dear old brain till the
el ' s when The Idea of their
het to 'do ho for any reason of hers."
"I lintilV you'd say that," said Adele.
"If anybody has a right to De offended
it is I, for the way he bats acted
Without waiting for my full centime -
tion."
"Oh, that Is a highand mighty course
that Will do better for novels than real
life," disagreed Miss Ida Bishop. "The
young men are hadlyespolled here, and
if we want ettentbn we've got to hu -
Moe them." .
"They shall not be spoiled by Me,"
declared. Adele. "Why," shrugging her
Shoulders contemptuously, "if 1 had to
run after them and bind' up their
bruises every time they tell down I'd
not appreciate their attentions, lie
sides, Mr. Toleastle and. his whole ilk
actually ,put me to sleep. •What
they talk about? Driving, pet dog%
flowers, candies, theater parties and
silly bosh 'generally. Last Sunday
Senator Hare dined at uncle's, and aft.
er dinner he and I were baying really
a wholesome sort Of talk, and I was
respecting myself -well, a little like I
are now -when in traped Teddy, with
his hangers on, Of course I had to in-
troduce them to the seuator, and I felt
like a fool, for be knew they were my
'company,' and it was impossible to
keep them quiet. They went on with
their baby talk just as if Senator Hare
were being given an ineellectuel treat..
Of course there are some grown up
men in Atlanta, but they are driven to
the clubs by the swarms of little fel-
lows; . Vlore comes Major Middleton,
one' of the old regime. He may ask
.me to .dance with hire. Now watch.
If he does, I'll answer him just as I
did Mr. Tedeastle, and you shell see •
bOw, differently he will treat it." •
The major, a handsome man of pow-
erful physique and a great shock of
curly iron gray hair, aPProaelied Adele
and With a low bow held out his hand.
"I'm after the hext dance,- my. dear,"
he said. "You are one Of the very few
Who ever dance With me, and I don't
want to go home. without Lt,' • .
Adele Smiled.. "I'm very sorry, Ma-
jor," she said, "but 1 hive, you'll ex-
-cuse me this evening."
"Oh, that's all right, My dear child,"
he said. "No; don't explain. I know
your reasons are all right. Go aimed
and enjoy yourself in your own wan',
. "I won my bet," Adele laughed. "Ma-
jor, I knew 'o well what you would
pay that I bet on it." And then: she
explained the Situation.
"Tedcastle ought to be spanked,"
said the major in .his high keyed, voice.
"A girl *ho luidnot tether hear from
home than spin around With hire -Fought
notee have a home. I'm Ong tontine
rather early tonight. I came enly to
sho*.tlie boys ho* to makemy famous
Xentucity• punch." •
• • When the inajeir andefise• Ida .Bish-
op had gone and left them together,
Adele looked over the:railing at the,
' big clock in teenffice. "We•have mese
a few minutes' longer, if you are to
. .
take tilitt,•train," she said regretfully.
-"I never had ae little interest in
trains in my life," he Said, and be
meant it..
"Not in the tieins on our neW road?"'
she •laughed. • '
"They are teo fat ahead to Interfere.
with, my comfort," retOrted.: "This
one is a -eteana. nightmare."
• "I Presume you. reelly conk' not miss
itre. Her long lashed eyes Were dOwn.
He hesitated. 'The thought •
suggested by. her thrilled him yeeefeehe.e
.had never been thrilled befOre. , . . •
.,"Because," she added, "It wOhld'be
sci Meet° have Ten come out tomoreow
afternoon to tea, about • '
He (brew. out his Watch and looked at •
it Waveringly,- • :. • • '
• "I Could send a nightmessage," be
said, finally. . "I really don't want te
go. Mies Adele, I don't want to go at
all." •• • • : •
"I dont.want You' to either," she
said -softly. "It Seems almost as If we
• are' Amite Md. friends. Isn't that
Stinhge?": • :
• . He restored his watch to ids:pocket.
Shalt. sneer," be said, • "and I. shelf'
call toniorrote, afternoon." , '
Some • one .denie for, her a 'few mile
nips eater, and tie went dowa to. the
• office:arid out. ento • the street.. He
Wanted to walk, to feel his .body 'In' ac-'
tone keening. pace With his throbbing,
bquuding.brain. •• His whole being was'.
aflame:witha fire -Welch'bad * never
burned in him before. e . •
"Allin'S. little sisterl". be kept repeat.:
• lag' to, himself:, "Little Adele-she'5:.
elonderfal, wonderful' Perhapg.. she
may be the :Woman. • ay• GOOtgeeshe IS
-she is! .A: creature like that with
that soul .full of appreciation, for a
man's best effOrt% would lift it fellow,
to the highest rung' on• the ladder a
.human effort. Alan's little sister! And
the Idiot never told me, never, inti-
mated that she was -a goddess." .
In his room at the hotel that night
he slept little, his braid being so abtlete•
With his. new .experience. He saw •her,
the net *afternoon alone over a dainty ,
° tea eel:Vice frittile ceina in a Turkish
corner in WilliamBiehores treat, quiet
house, and then proposed driving her
the next day to the Driving' club. He
remained a Week, seeing her • under.
sonie pretext or other every day during
that time. Sometimes it was to. Oen.
With her on' friends. of .bets. Once it
Was to attend ,a barbecue given by..
Captain Burton at a elubhoese'in the
'country, and once he gave her and her.
cousin a luncheon at the Capitol 'City
club, With a bo e at the matinee after
ward Ile told himeelf that he had
never livedebefore and that fannebeny
he was fustb.eginnilig,
"No,", be mused as lie sat ileitis train
homeward bound, "I, can't tell Alan. I •
sinalfly couldn't do it after all the rub-
bish I have Crammed into him. Tbeta
she's his fiter. X couldn't talk to hen
about her -not no*, anyway,"
011APTIM
MAN Miller reached his Mike
about 10 o'cloek the next
inething and opened the door,
he notieed that Craig's bank
on the corner across the street Was
still closed. It Was an IMUS110,1 oe-
curtence at that hour, and It riveted
Attention. Vow people Were on
the street, and none 'of them 'seemed
Co have noticed It. A bell was ringing
for the prayer meeting which woe be-
ing conducted by a traveling evangelist
In the church In the next 'bbook, and
Miller saw the merchants end lawyere
hurrying by on their way to worship.
Millet stood In his front door and bow-
ed to them as they passed. Trahue
hustled out of his Oleo, pulling the
door to With a lerk.
"Prayer meeting?" he asked, glane-
give. nobody else e foothold. . e. the thronged office. h'roin weeie t ty .
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tell you the truth; even of it does hurt sat they could look tbroxigh Several being indebt was slowly killing my
.u, little. •Ef Alan hadn't thought o' drawing rooms into the hareem be- . father and mother, and you came to
this beer railtoad idea, you'd 'a" been Yond. • Already a 'considerable number their relief 'just when they were Un
the biggest human pancake that. ever Of people bad 'assembled, and teeny :able to bear it any longer. I'm • so. glad.
lay flat in its own' grease!' • • couples were walking ebout even quite you thought of borrewing that money.".
"I hain't'said nothin' to the Contra- . near to the two young Men; . • • Just then a young man half a head
ey," admitted Bishop e who _really took -. - "By . Geol ge!". suddenly exclaimed shorter than Adele came up burriedly.
• the reproof 'Well. • "Alan knows Nvhat -Miller as a couple passed them.- "Who , '!Oh, here you are" he exclaimed in a
I' think about it"- • • '
. , is that etunnieg looking blend? she i gasp of reiief. "I've been 1001 lug for
Then Bishop and his . wife went to .. . :
walks like a queen." , ' • . • . , you evetyvitere.. ..This . is . mine.' you
ler teterned,. rubbing . his hands with • .tii di:
•. . .. . • e •wrong . redline • ' • .. " : ready." .'. , . .. e. ..
asked Berton; looking in know -the grand March. They are .all
. .
Craig's bank, and n moment later Mil- • ..wherdr.-
satisfaction. . . • • • ,. - .. e,
. Nv hy, there a with CU li • r . ,," - Adele smiled.. pleasantly. .."I • hope .
Chat e enrose. . •
c' train," he said . • . , to think, .' I :now, ea well as. I know
• s" • - 1 - . ' tie' she sield. !"I've just Met a friend
"Oh, that Mae," . said leurton, trying., you 11 excuse me from It, Mr. Tedeas-
atch his"We got through, and .he's gone- to , „ -
. . anything b h . • laslipped from home. I Want to talk With. eim,
. • ng but et name its
'It ha smooth is goose geefigs. • • .:
I wonder whet Pole Baker said to him, • My memory. Why, she's Visitihg, °the '. and"- ' • • • ' . . . • -
• Just Braun. ..• •
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need lion, nil yclir 'MAUI
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cic.sanlng: greasy ashes is in 'the
' soap you. toe.: If it's. Sunlight Soap
it's the, best, • . .SB
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or if he saw him. I have an idea be . Bishops on .Peitchtree steeet-a Miss "But"I asked you to pleas, Miss Bishop, I"- e excuse me
• •
did from the way Wilson. danced to our Bishop; that's it" • ,
mdsic 'Adele-'- little Adele? Impossible !". Mr. Tedcastle." Miller saw her face
• harden as it from the sneer of con-
"Heer's Pole new," said Abner from cried Rayburn. And I've been think -
the doer. "Come in beer, you tritiin' big of her as a child all these years."
loafer • an'. give an account t o' yore- "So you know her?" said captain
se'L" • ' , ' 'Berton.
•• "'I seed 'We makin! fer the train," "Ilet br th lea chum of mine" ex .: tie nioreIllue.at my disposals7 •
laughed Pole, "an' so t sneaked in o laineeld A°I illeeehas r• "I , ' h "Oh co
rtainly not Miss .. Bishop,",
p . t seen or
see what you tans 'done. He walked
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like he owned the to*n."• • • ' since ,be went .to Vii giuia to school
• • live years ago. I never would have
"It went through like lightnire; with- • . -
reco nized her in the world. • aly Lord,
tempt that passed over it. "le:hope it
will net be neaegsary for Trie to 'explain
• reasons in detail until l• have a lite •
"got Mine Writing to de."
"That preacher's a hummer," said
the old lawyer. "Pve never seen his
equal. Weil 'a' Made a bang up crim-
said the young man, red 'with auger.
as be bowed himself away.
"What's • society coming to?" Adele'
out a hitch or a bobble," Abner told .. she's simply regal!" . asked Miller, with a •nervetis li ele
him' ' - *. 'II haVeift had the pleasnre Of meet- laugh. "Does a lady' leave to get down
. "You did noble," said, Miller, while ing ber,", salethe captain, "bet I've • on her knees end beg men -little jump
Pole and 'Alan were silently ;clasping ' : heard lots about her frmu the boYs.: indacke, like that one -to excuse her;
: hands.. !"Now I told you we wouldn't .. .... They say she's ree and to • pet them into a goed .liumer:
forget you 'GO down to Wimpley's end. •who go to Blellen's.
nistrItably clever - recites, you .knew, when she has geed reason to change
tell him to .gIve you the. best snit of end takes. off the plantation negro to ' her naiad about an engagement'? That's
clothes he's:got and to charge them to: perfection. She's a great favorite with
me and Alan:" • ' • . . . Major Micldleten. who doesn't OfWn
Pole drew 'filniself up: to hiS fell, .
- take to the fryieg size, She has been
height and stared at the lawyer with a big drawing +card out at Bishops•
einnn t ever since she ceMe. The ,boys: say tile
flashing eyes • .: 1 , e
• 'house Overflows . es eVening„. Are
•
'Blast yore §calr he said:
Teti say a thing like that to me Elgin. • • •
yOu goingto speak to her?"
have you know I've got feelin's
es well is you .or anybody else. I'd cut . . ' If t get a geed chance' Said .1tay-:-
an' this ri•felit arm un' never wince to tlee burn, his eyes on the •cauele ae they
Alan Bishop a !allot.- oat i •L oe dungen • ''disapPeared in the hellyeetie "I don't
ef anybody kin look ,me 6*er. after I've , like to: go hi looking. like tins, but she'd
done a little One an' pay Me for if in . wad to heal fern knee" . • • e, s
;stem Clothes. ./ don't like that one bit ' “O:11' .1. sii' imild. Biltto". .. "Wen'
an' I ain't afeerd to say. so." . .::, . you'd. better. try it befcire the grand
deerything before it"
"I didn't mean. any. offense, Pelee. • march sweeps
apologized Miller neo.st humbly. • . , AS Miller entered the ballroom ,Pen -
"Well, you . wouldn't • "a' said R.. .0- rose was giving Adele: a seat behind a
that When r want 'pay :fee a thing around . Which the Geemaig orcliestra
near thegiand p1 inc
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some .men," 'groWled .POlo "I •knOta : .' CluStt?'r at rmill).4s,
like that; I'll jest go to that corner oe • Was grouped. 'He Went straight to -eon
the street an' look down at that 'rock . . • "Ymi won't remember ' me, Miss
a.../ . Adele,"' he said, with a smile, but I'm ..
pile whar Alan found me? one day A
going to reek speaking to yell 1111YWaY.".
paid me out jest to keep nee front lidin' ... :
the, laughin' stock o' this town" • : • .... She le?o'iMfl ul) frern the beech of
'Alen ' put his erre over his 'shoulder, floWers In her hip' and • lit a startled,
"Rayburn didn't mean any • herrn," he ' • „efitet sort of way began to study his
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saidgently. "You, are both my friends,
and we've had a , big -victory today.' • "No, .I do- not," site said. fleehieg e. '
Let's not have hard feelings.".
LOOK
PLEASANT.
little and yet smiling agreeably. •
it sort of slavery'I' don't intend to en -
"You 'Served . right," said. Millet',
. .
who .:laad himself resented the young,,
Man's Childish Impetuosity', and -felt
like plapping him fOr 'impeetiliencee
Adele selieugged her fine shoulders.
"Lee's alai Waste any more time talk -S
ing about him," she geld. ."I wits going
.to tell, yen bow happy. you:Made them
all. Whee e feed mother's description
,ef. their yetern home that • night -how.
she went tonna looking each object •
. and touching thet. she mighe realize
it was hers again, .and how father sat
up till past Midnight talking incessant-
ly and all the droll itifigs tine
.cie Abner geld -I -cried and laughed by
turns., nonged to see you, to tell you
leeer.I felt about what You and yet,'
now tene I'm with yen, all I say seemS
utterty weak and -inadequate"
'Iteeeinfi.Wonderftilly nice to me"
Mill�r declatede.."I 'don't deserve, any-
thing; and 'yet -welt -I like to hear 'you
„talk.", He. Weighed. "Whether, I. de;
serve it or not, I •Voula listen to •you
for te•eveele on' a .stretce.'e " . .
• In truth Rayburn Miller had never
In all .his' varied. soelal career, become
Pole hung, his head *stubbornly 'and 'Well, call that *a good joke," Pen-'
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so suddenly and startlingly ieterested
'Miller extended his hand. Abner Dan- ' rose broke in, With a laugh, as he
a bale greeted Miller with it. familiar elan on in any wonean. It all scorned like a
id l was an attentive listener, dream, and a most delicious one -the
smile on his face the shoulder. "Why, Rayburn, on my
gay assemblage, the .• intermitteet•
. "Say, Pole," he said, with a little strains of the music, the touch of the
el ee•
laugh, "you rule doWn to Wimbiey's
Wife. sistert Put OW
yesterday. Oh, I reckon
though I do remember I
body say Craig Vougisf
ate sometimes got sksord
about mettle him obligations.*
"X have never heard that," Na4 litap
burn Miller, raising his brovre.
"Well, I have, an' I've beard the
same o' Winship," said the groeer,"bnt
I never let it go no Ander, I. ain't no
' hand to circulate ill reports sein a good
member of the church.'
Miller bit him Up, and an Unniegeant
thrill passed over him aa Trabue
walked on. "TIVenty-fiVe thousand," -
he thought, is no small amount, It
...yvould tempt five Men out Of ten if
they were Inclined to go wrong and,
were in a tight."
The grocer was Woking at leitn eteliele
fly,
"You bank filar, don't your he asked.
Miller nodded. "But I happen to
have no money there right now- I
Made a deposit at the other bank yes-
terday."
• "Suspicious, Iteigh? Now, jest a lit.
tie, wasn't you?" The grocer now
Spoke with undisguised uneasiness,
"Not at all," replied the.lawyer,
was doing some business for tile other
bank and felt that I ought to favor
them by my cash deem:site."
"You don't think tbar'S anything the
matter, do you?" asked. the grocer, his
fate still hardening. -
"I think Craig is acting queenlA
Very queerly for a banker," was WI,
ler's slow reply, "He has always been
most particular to open up early and" -
"Hello!" cried out a cheery voice,.
that of the middle aged proprietor of
the Derley Flouring mills, eroereing
from Barnett's store. ."I See you fel-
lows have your eye on Clang's front.
If he was a drinking inane we might
fiusbielou he'd- been on a ,tear last
night, wouldn't We?"
"It looks shaky to me," retorted the
grocer, growing more excited, "I'm
goin' over there an' try that door again,
A man 'at has my money can't attract
the attention Craig •has an" nee say
leonine"
The miller pulled his little turf of
gray heard and winked at Rayburn.
"You've been' scathe Barnett," he •
said,'with a tentative inflectioh. "HO
easily rattled. By the way, pow that
think of it, it does seem to me I heard
some of the Methodists talkinabout
reproving Craig ant Winship for epee-
ulatin' he grain an' cotton. I know
they've been dabblin' in it, for Creig
always got my market reports. He's
been dealin' with a bucket shop In At-
lanta." •
"I'm going over there," said Miller
abruptly, end he hurried across In. the •
wake of the big grocer. The railler fol-
lowed him. On the other'side of the
street . several people were curiously
'watching the bank door and when
"1 see eon *ups f$ seatelete, Ctelg's door,"
lie raid. •
!nal lawyer. Why, they pay old Joe
Murphy's converted -7 got out of his
bed at 'midnight and went .to Tim Sb -
cam's house to get 'im to pray for Ire.
He's denied tear was a God all his life
till now. I SUS, a preacher's worth two
hundred to a town if it'can do that sort
of work.". • •
. "He's certainly worth, it to Slocum,"
said Miller,- witha smile, "It I'd been
denying there was a God as long rig
he has, I'd pay more than that to get
rid of the habit. Slocum's able, and
I think he ought to foot that preacher's
bill." ,•
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stately creature on his arm, the per-
an'/14e4
tell 'im not to wrop up that suit. tunic oe her flowers, her hair, her eyes.
I'm a-owin. him a bill,. in he kin jest He suddenly felt fearful of the paseage
credit the value of it on My account ." of time, the Waving of his train, the
Pole laughed heartily and thrust his approach of some one to claim her at -
big hand into Miller's, . tonneau He could not explain the spell
_
"Uncle Ab," he said,. "you'd make a she had thrown on him. Was it be -
dog laugh." • cause she was his friend's sister and so
"I. belles yere right" said Abner astoundingly pretty, frank and sense
significantly', and then they all roared bin, or could it be teat" -
at Pole's expense. His trate of thought Was broken by
the Approach of Aliss Ida DishOu,
The next day Alan received the fol-
Adele's cousin, a rather plain girl, who
lowing letter from Dolly Barclay:
"Yeti are a tough customer,•
said Telltale,' Wee .a' kucwing laugh.
"You'd better look out --lie's got all eye
on'you. He'll call out etre name etenee
ee these days en' ask us to' pray fer
you." . • • ; • -
"I was lust Wondering if there's any-
thing wrong 'with Craig," said Miller.
"I see his deor"aenot open." .
'Oh,' I reckon, not," said the old law-
yer., elie'e 'been taking part in the
meeting. lie ;May 'have ovetslept.'". •
There:..waS a grodery 'stoke .near 'Ape
lee's offiee, and the proprietor came nut
• eat the, sidewalk ;and joined the two
mere . HIS mime was Burnett *Iteeivas
a *newer:lee Men, -Who stood, six feet
Dear -Alen-leayburrt Miller told me • in
confidence of your wonderful auedess yes-
terday, and I simply cried with ley. I
knew -I felt that you would Win, and
this is, es he Says, a glorious beginuIng.
I am so proud of you, and I orki so full of
hope Way. All our troubles will come
out right tame day, and now that / know
you love me I can wait. Rayburn would
not have confided so much to Inc. but he
said While he would not lot me tell father
anything about the prospective railroad,
he wanted me to prevent him front selling
hie tract of land .near youra, Yeti know
my father cOriattlts. me about all his Wei -
nese, and he will not dispose of that
property without my knowing of it. Oh,
wouldn't it be a .iins Joke on hint to have
him profit by your good judgment. ,
' Alan was at the little postoflice iii
loilmoress store when he reeeived the
letter, and he folded it and restored it
to its envelop with a heart filled with
love and tenderness. AS he walked
home through the woods it seemed to
him' that everything in nature wile
ministering to his boundless happiness.
Ile felt as light as air es he etrode
along. "God bless her dear, dear little
flout!" he said fervently.
4)
With her scrawny neck and meat hair,
which rebelled agalust being made
'much Og• would ,have appeared.' to bet-
ter advantage in a Street costume, •
"Oh, •Adele," she cried reproachfully,
"What' do yoll Mean? De you knew
you have Mortally offended Air. Ted-
•
Castle? lie had the march 'with yell,"
"And I Mated elan as n favor to ex.
time, me from it," said Adele glumly,
"I had just met Air. Miller, who IS to
leave on an early train, and I Wanted
to talk to him about home. Have you
been introduced? My cousin, WO
Bishop, Mr. Rayburn Miller."
Miss Bishop bowed indifferently and
looked as if she still saw no justifica.
tiell in the slight mider queatiOle
"I'm awfully sorry," She Said repreee:
litglye "Mr. Tedeastle has . been as
nice to you as he could be, and this is
the orey you show eppreelation for it.
"You are not Milburn Actele I 'don't blame him for being tuad,'do
exclaimed. you, Mr. Miller?"
. Word, i3he hasn't talked of anybody "I'm afraid I'd be a prejudiced wit -
else for the last week, and ,here she"- nese," heianikki, "benefiting as I um by
."You are not IlaYblifil Adele the gentleman's discomfiture; but refil-
1
could justify, a man in pressing a lady lag. at Molar.
to ditap engagement when elle clumeil otte, ovizis tinowea4 union
•
. . Barnett went to it and .gresped the • .
„five in his hoots Ile Wore no. coat, sett
. . handle and 'began to shake it vigor:. ,
his 'suspenders were soiled and knotted.,
- .(May they 'erOssed Over to hini. se •
• ".I see you tuts • Is *incline 'Craig's
door;" he said.. "I've had my'eyene it
ever since breakfast. 'I hardly know:
what to make of it. I• went time to,
buy some New York -exchange to pay
• for a bill o' flour, but be wouldn't:let
Me in I know he's that'; for .1 seed
•• 'im go in about an bout ago I mighty tone of . astonishment "Do you •intend
nigh, shot* the • doot off'n the hinges: 'to break that door down?". . •
His clerk, that western fellow, Win-
ship has gone cat to visit his folke.en' . - .. 'CA) Ble CONTINUED.).
I reckoh • Maybe Craig's' got all the , .0
boOkkdePhe to de." ' , ' . .. ea- ....,_
"What's. wrong?" said a dealer In
• fruits, 'a short, thickset man with a
florid face, but •Barnett's only reply.
was another furious Shaking of the
. .
"Why, man, what's got into you?"
protested the 'fruit dealer in a rising
. exclaimed, and she stood up to g ve ly 1 •ean t think that any eireumetatieee
l't PAYS. To Am -maim him her hand. "Yes, I have been talk -
tutor yott, and it seems to Me I have
tX 1,11/0 NUIVS-ItliCORI),
0W-611, beeougerteetteeo keep his r •
closed at this time 'of deeYL.
Miller. "A man who other people's
money In his cearge, can't be too. care- 1
• ,
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Eio-ht. eents. -a pound is
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