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CHAPTER v.


AIMING FOR TIE CONFLICT.
It was difficult to tell who was the most
confused, Allen Gray or the beautiful girl
before him.
Her dress and manner indicated culture
and refinement, and be felt That be must
apologize for his presence.
ell beg pardon % he stammered, after
an awkward silence of a few moments. II
came for stroll to the bluff, not aware Of
your presence. Ibope have not annoyed
YOU'D"
There was an honest frankness in his
voice and manner, more reassuring than
his words. A change from surprise and
terror to pleasure, as instantaneous as it
was remarkable, came over her tace.
ooh, don't blame yourself, sir,'' she said,
in tones the sweetest that ever fell on NOR
tai ears. What a delicious voice, how like
the chime of silver bell. Then, as if not
altogether recovered from her surprise,
she stamn1ered: ell was watching the
sunset"
at ie delightful view from here,' said
Allen, recovering at once his self-posses-
sion. ST do not wonder that you came here
to witness it; Icame for the same purpose,
but seeing you, and not wishing to disturb
you, TemaHeu II t1e oh6touAu'
you have lost much" answered the
beautiful girl, her angelic face wreathed
with smiles. ST frequently come to this
bluff to visit the sunset, and the scene never
grows DID,"
..No doubt, were I near enough, would
Do the same"
you are the new editor at the village,
are you nota" she asked, with charming
childlike simplicity.
81 am; my name is Allen Gray, and am
editor and proprietor of the Western Repno-
lie. You live in the stone house on the hill,
do you notl
She started, a death-like pallor swept
over her face, and in confused manner she
answered: M s
as . Yes, sir..'''' ..s,
was painful evident that the I sto ~
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CHAPTER nv.


THE SrROlL-A MYSTIC BEAUTY.
To Allen Gray it seemed as If Strong and
Eimuons were constantly watching eech 9TH
er. to thwart one anothor's plans However,
It may only have been by accident that Mr..
Strong came into the Office just an HOUR az
ter his political opponents visit. Having
seated himself, Strong said
"There isn't any doubt: Mr.: Gray, that
Simmons is onto my racket He knows I'm
ewine to run for sheriff, an he'll beat me IT
he kin
"I don't think he knows any thing about
it, Mr.. Strong" said the editor.
eyer mistaken; tell ye yer mistaken.
That man is just watching me all the time.
He's alters tryin' to Spite my plans. be-
ueve the devil owes me spite an is payin'
me off with bad neighbors. Wasn't he in
here to-day3"
ayes, but we were talking on a business
matter" said Allen, with some hesitation, II
wanted to buy that corner lot Of his"
"Ye did What did he ak yea"
"One thousand dollars
Mr., Strong gave prolonged whistle,
stThat's more'n twice what it's with. /
wouldn't give him three hundred dollars
fur 1t; fur the house is no account ct au.''
Three or four days later, when Mr.. Strong
had almost induced Allen to purchase some
If his property, Tom Simmons, having heard
of it, determined to sspoil the trade.'' if he
had to injure all the property in Turley's
Point to do SO. A large number of the
gltlzans of Turkeys Point seemed to be
Watching each other, trying to prevent
their neighbours SUCCESS, even TO their own
detr:nent. As nearly every body seemed
pulling against every body else, the BUSH
ness outlook Of the village was not bright.
On Sunday afternoon Alien Gray deter
pinned to set all warnings and rumors OF
danger aside and take stroll to the hill on
which the mysterious stone house stood. It
Yves a delightful day. and he found the
woods pleasant. The trees were clothed in
their richest green, and wild flowers nodded
their saucy heads In the gentle breeze which
stole through the forest. The nimble SPUR
rels ran before him, frislzed about among
Che branches or chatted from some leafy
retreat He followed an old disused car
riaRe road, once mecadalnized and an ex-
cellent thoroughfare, but now in dilapi-
Dated state, and partially overgrown with
grass. The grim old forest on either side OF
him seemed dark and gloomy.
The distance was much greater than Allen
had supposed. Though the top Of the old
stone house could be seen from the village,
he lost sight Of it sthe moment he entered
the wood. Having paused to rest at the foot
of a long hiu, he discovered a narrow but
well-worn path leading off at right angles
through the trees, and decided to follow it.
Through a forest Of grand old moss covered
oaks. windineAbout among huge masses OF
/ r,s,x which in centuries past had tumbled
from the bluff above, the path took It's
i course until he found himself at delight
ful3 spring Of clear, cold water at the foot OF !
the hill Here Allen paused and gazed about
him. vs.. A.. ].
an his right beneath wide-spreadlng
beech was an old rustic seat. y had cyl
1 dentlys been there & great many man years:
nYars may there ard 1!eas ~
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CHAPTER VII.
"You MUST SHOW YOUR HAND"

"YOU MUST SHOW YOUR HAND
~ can not co." Allen began.
"Y GU must--you must! For the love OF
Heaven do not be found within these fated
walls!" the beautiful creature whispered,
frantically pushing him toward the gate.
Allen Gray was brave and chivalrio. Not
even to save his own life would he leave her
in distress, exposed to some terrible, un-
known danger. He was wholly unar1ned
| end unprepared to meet any danger, great
OF small, but he was willing to face death
itself for her sake.
II can not go-I will not go and leave
you in distress and DANGER" he answered,
in voice low: but full Of determination.
ooh, mailman, why will you stay? Your
presence here is far more dangerous than
any thing that can befall ME. Go, go, gol
II you will not go for your OWE sake, in the
name of the Virgin Mary, go for mine"
"lf my presence increases your misery
and danger, will go--''
"It does-it does" she interrupted.
"But this is very mysterious and trying;
can you not
aNo, no, no! in the name Of all the holy
saints ask nothing OF me; do not attempt to
delve into the depths of this terrible mys-
terry, but go-go at once" The girl was
weeping and sobbing as if her heart would
Drcak, ana Allen, realizing tnat MS pres
ence added to her Distress, sprang over the
wall and went into the wood near the gar
den.
For long time he fingered about the 2nys~
terious old stone house. He climbed a tree,
and watched it until the moon rose. But q
few moments after that first blood-curdling
slriek had burst upon the air the mansion
became dark and silent as the tomb. Not g
sound was heard after Allen had leaped the
wall and quilted The grounds.
When the moon rose, there was IN air Of
quiet serenity about the old house that
gave it the appearance ct peaceful home.
Flowers III the garden were noddins
their perfumed heads in the evening
breeze, fountains were playing nerrily, tie
waters sparkling in the moonlight, and all
signs of excitement and terror gone. IT.
vain he looked for the beautiful girl, she
was nowhere to be seen She had doubtless
retired within the walls Of thar gloomy Old
house. Allen descended from his perch IL
the tree top and returned to tue village.
His mind was harrassed ten times more
than before. The vision Of that beautiful
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form, perfectly radiant in her distress and
tears. was constantly i'll his mind Ihose
fearful eyes seemed appealing from some
dcep unknown distress which he dared NOT
fathoul.
Sleep was stranger To his eyes that
night. As ne eossed restlessly upon bis
bed, in the anguish of his soul he cried:
con Bcrtha-Bertha--can I not-may i
not come aud help you in your distress"
Never until he had seen her in tears did
Allen understand his real feelings toward
this strange, mysterious girl. lie loved her.
True, she was surrounded by mystery
black as midnight; she might, for aught no
knew, have brought her misery upon her
self, but ne loved her still, although he
knew her not That being from whom the
villagers shrank as though she was po.u.
ton itself was the dearest object on ea.th.
to him, and he was willing to lay down hia
life for her.
Might passed, and when morning came hs
was astonished at his haggard face as Il
was revealed to him by the mirror. Hia
hair was not whitened. but his face was SCI
changed that he hardly knew himself.
His landlady inquired after his health,
and advised her favorite remedy for bilious
ness Allen thanked her, and assured her
llicth 'YOAN1 SSt d1OuS W1OLOUG any luCa"
icine, and after light breakfast went to
the office. His mind was constantly har
rowed up with thoughts of the sights ard
sounds ct the night before. Again and
again did he try to throw the subject from
his mind, but, like Banquo's ghost, it would
not down. He asked himself again and
again for an explanation of the mystery, buA
his reasoning faculties were incapable =,
suggesting any.
"She is pure aud good, be that strange
mystery which clouds her life whatever it
may,' said Allen.
He was sitting at his desk trying hard
to bring sufficient willpower to his com.
n1and to concentrate his mind on the bus.
mess before him, when the door OF his
sanctum softly opened, and Miss Hopkins,
with q profusion Of smiles and bows, entered.
sob, I'm 80 glad found you alone" said
Miss Hopkins, in her most pleasant man.
ner, as she seated herself in a chair at his
eide. "l've just got the first installment Of
my story ready for the press, and know
you will be delighted with it. was aston
ished myself at the story, and laughed and
cried in turns at the funny and pathetic
parts"
Disagreeable as it was under ordinary
circumst ances to be bored by this crude
authoress, Allen almost welcomed her Oh
this occasion, for the torture Of her crude
manuscript might direct his mind from
subject that had become exceedingly pain
full
"Do you think you have real remarka.
BILE novel, Miss Hopkins2" he asked.
81 know it, knowi i'll Just let me read
few pages to you.''
Go be Lontinued.)
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'Hold OF, Toney," cried the editor, ''never
allow any thing SO sublime as that to appear
in q newspaper. Send it 10 the best pub
Usher in the land, have it copyrighted, OF it
may be stolen from you
The author glanced at the editor as if he
half doubted his sincerity. If Allen had not
had excellent control over his feelings he
could not have refrained from laughing.
Toneys excellent opinion of his own talents
as a poet blinded him. He laid the gem
aside, determined to send it to Horper's, and
drew another which he thought more COM
mon place, and read:
"Ob, speak not of spLendors Of sorrow and
paia,
OF happiness ETHEREAL, OF England OF Spain;
Oh, tell not OF anguish, your hopes or your
fears
Come to ME in gladness, with laughter Or
t2ars.
ssThat poem is too deep; our readers
would never be able to fathom it, said the
editor Not having been able to tathon It
himself, Allen supposed that few at least OF
The Western, Republic readers could.
Tnuey then selected two small verses OF
doggerel. meaningless stuff, which he called
Bonnets, gave them to the editor, almost
freezing the Blood in his veins by the an
nouncement that he woul{! soon have a
Eerial story ready for the Western Republic,
and left the Office.
Allen suspected that the story was already
written, and had been rejected by every
publisher in the land. OF course Ioney
would insist that it was an excellent story.
and that as soon as it appeared in print
would take the world BY storm.
Having got rid of the poet, the publisher
went to assist in making up the form: when
Tom Simmons entered.
81 say, MIR, Gray, I don't think there
need be any more delay in my announcia'
myself as candidate,', he said, throwing
his hat on the folding-table and seating him.
self in a chair.
cit seems early" returned this editor.
HBut delays are dangerous. Some one
may get ahead Of me-"
"Of whom are you afrssid:"
"Thar's George Strong
"Dut he belongs t. a different political
party"
cit makes no difference" said Simmons,
lnlpaticnt}y. "Hes in my way and intend
to rise iii spite of him. II go to the Legis-
ture, it'll give me the inside track for Con-
gress, don't ye see: and if / git IN Congress
It's only step to President O the United
States. You know when q Teller gifts to
goin' up there's NO tellin' how fur he'll CO."
To sensible natures this mans egotlsn
was simply disgusting. In order to change
the subject Allen asked him the price he
asked for the corner building near the print
Ing Office.
;'Dyou want to buy it!>' asked Simmons"
~ snightn
"a thousand dollars.''
II will see about it,
a few moments later Simmons left the
alice.
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CHAPTER WI.

"Go AWAY. IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE.''
It was only the next day that as Allen sat
busy at his desk some one entered, and on
looking up he saw Mr.. Strong again at his
side.
"Don't you think I'd better announce
nows" he asked, leaning over On the editor's
desk.
"No, think you had better not"
"But he may git ahead"
est would ruin an officer to begin the bat
tn before war was declared"
"Reckin yer right" said Strong, chang
ing elbows at the desk and fixing his green
ish-brown eyes upon tEh new editor as if he
intended piercing him through with his
look. CHOW yer sartin yell give me the
support o. the paper?"
ssOf course The Western Republic will
give you its support for the Office of sheriff,
now You can depend on that
"That's oil ak o. it. Now I'll whoop ye
up, ye bet. I was goin' to withdraw from
yer consarn every dollar had in it, eff ye'd
supported Tom Simmons, but, as it, fur me,
I'm fur it.''
SIT is for you'
"Then I'll DO all I Kin for the paper" said
Mr.. Strong. enthusiastically. "Whenever
ye want help call on me-"
"You might greatly aid your own cause
by increasing the influence of the Western
Repx61ic.
"Just tell me howe"
eff every man read this paper, they
would all oe friends to it, and readily obey
its instructions. Your announcement and
our advice to the public would reach every
body at the same time, and you would get
ahead of your rival.'
"That's so; what kin do?"
"You might pay for a few subscriptions
and send them out to men whom you think
would be or could be made to become en-
thusiastic supporters Of yours. If you
would only send to twenty-five or thirty
it would be great advantage to yourself
and the papers,
Mr. Strong was man who loved money,
vet his personal ambition overcame his
avarice, and he increased the circulation Of
the Western Republic to the number OF
TWENTY-FIVE. As he went out Allen smiled
and said:
"H there were only enough ambitious
politicians the newspaper business at
Turley's Point would be a success"
A merchant came in at this moment to
blow up the editor for having put his adj
vert1sement IN an obscure corner where it
would never be seen. He had just got the
merchant paciaed when farmer named
Brown entered to know why the items sent
in from Hog Greek by his daughter were
not printed. ~
"They were crowded out, Mr.. Brown"
said the tired editor.
"Crowded out, war theya So 1'spose yer
too hiferlutin ter think O Hog Creeka Ye
mean to crowd us out, dye? be hanged eff
| we don't every one O. us go agin ye, eff ye go
to treatin' us that way.''
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Brown, it was
unavoidable. Tell your daughter to send
some items for next issue earlier, SO can
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er with lightning rapidity. Or was it only his
imagination? But those shrieks and that de
moniacal laughter were no myth.
Suddenly rear door opened, and light
form clad in snowy white came flying down
the garden path She halted undera large
pear tree within few feet of the, gate
where Allen stood. He heard her sobbing
violently as if. some great grief had fallen
upon her heart, and recognized her as his
beautiful acquaintance on the bluff.
e She was in distress, and what signided
that wall or the danger that might be with
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in to the infatuated Allene He scaled It in
a moment, and dropping to the ground at
her side, said:
"Whatis it, Bertha--whatha has happened"
Bertha, completely overwhelmed with as
Constituent, started back and gazed at him
for moment in blank amazement, then
Selling his arm, she whispered:
eco away if you value your life: On,
Heaven! why did you come heres Go-go
go at once. Don't delay second, for it
may be too late even now.o
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form, perfectly radiant in her distress and
tears. was constantly i'll his mind. Ihose
fearful eyes seemed appealing from some
deep unknown distress which he dared not
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excited politician. ''Are We goin' to support
me fur the Legislature"
'Do you intend running for any other
of1ces" Allen asked, shrewdly.
sNo, O. course not; I can't run for two
Offices at once"
'eYou only ask the support Of the Western
Republic for you as a candidate for the Legis-
lature.'
t:Thnts all this time. When run for
Congress o. course you'll stand by mea''
'sThat will be g long way in the future; for
the present let us consider only your race
for the Office of Representative
"Wall, that's all the office I've got any
notion o. runnin' for; an what want to
know is whether l kin depend on the West-
en-. Republic standin' by mel'
'Whan the proper time comesyou can"
s'D'ye mean its''
eyes"
"Shake!' cried the enthusiastic politician,
selling the EDITORS hand. CHOW ye Won't
go back On nes''
"Certainly not; you are my man for the
Legislature"
"Ye won't support Strorg2''
ct shall support no enc but yourself for
Representative, Mr.. Simmons. The Westsrza
Republic will be for Thomas Sip1mops first,
last and all the time, and at the PROPER time
will SO announce"
Mr.. Simmons delight almost burst all
bounds. He laughed, slapped himself on
his knees and overfiowed with self-congratr
ulation on his own shrewdness in getting
ahead of Strong, whom he supposed was as
piring to che Same position he was to attain.
II was goin' to withdraw all my support
from the paper if We went agin me-" said
Simmons, as soon as he had somewhat re-
covered from his wild ecstasy Of Joy, "but
now I'll stand by ye. I've got some money
left, and when ye want any draw on me-"
Allen suggested that the influence Of the
Westerzs Repes5ztc might be broadened by
extending its circulation. If Mr.. Simmons
knew of persons in the county who were
not subscribers it might be an excellent
plan for him to subscribe for them and
send the paper to them Simmons thought
so, too, and paid for twenty-five new SUBJ
scribers.
Allen was acting in good faith, and had
determined to support both Simmons and
Strong for the offices to which they asIired,
but while they were arming for the conflict
he, as the knight who was to champion the
cause of each, thought it well to arm, too
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shall be an Independent. periodical, and I
"Thats all right, gin us your hand ont"
said Mr.. Strong, shaking Aliens hand
warmly.
With hopes greatly revived he left the
Office.
81 believe if he had known that Tom
Simmons intended being candidate for
the Legislature he would have foregone his
desires for sheriff in order to beat his en-
emy.''
That same day Tom Simmons entered
the EDITORS sanctum to announce that he,
too, had decided to arm himself for the con-
flict.
s1t's no use to wait longer. I'm goin' to
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ALLEN GRAY;
The Mystery Of Turkeys Point
Being g. Few Romantic Chapters
From the Life Of a Country
Editor.
By JOHN r. MusICK,

AUTHOR OF "WALHER BROwNFIELD," s'HELEN
LAKEMAN," "BAEKER OF BEDFORD"
AND OTHER STORIES.
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eve can chang it ii you WISH. rnls Is
an elegant bit Of blank verse which dashed
OFF, He read:
SIS High up mid the branches
Gazing at the far-oR moon,
In gorgeous splencr
And wisdom solemn mast,
Sittest the undisconcerted OWE
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| copyrighted, 1883, By the H. " Kellogg Nsscs.
paper Conlpdny.1
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-17

The Prince and Princess of Wales opened
the exhibition The prince unlocked the
door with golden key. The orchestra per-
formed the national anthem; prayer was
offered and Sir Archibald Campbell, presi-
dent Of the executive committee, read an adj
dress to their royal highness and the prince
replied, in speech doubtless prepared by his
secretary; and after a few more ceremonies,
in which Sir James King, lord provost of
Glasgow, took a prominent part, and inclu-
ding the presenting to the prince of an
album of drawings and a casket, the exhibit
ton was declared opened.
The situation of the exhibition building is
delightful. 1t stands on the south bank OF
the LKelvin-a stream famous in Scottish
song. Overlooking it, on the north, is Gil
more hill, crowned by the imposing range of
the college buildings, and on the other side
rise the creScentS and terraces of West End,
Glasgow. The main hall accommodates 5000
people. There are ten galleries for fine arts,
with pictures loaned by many members of
the royal family. The Women's industry
section, in which the empress of Germany
and other members of the royal family have
taken great interest, claims 9Th praise. 1t
is thoroughly international in character, con-
tanning examples of art work by the women
of the nations of the earth. The machin-
cry annex, surrounded on three sides by a
gallery, is of imposing proportions, and its
contents mark all the latest improvements
and appliances in mechanical ard eagineer-
ing science. The central dome is % feet in
diameter, and rises internally to height of
$50 feet. The plants and fountain under the
dome give a pleasant brightness and grace
to the general effect.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-17
GLASGOW'S BIG SHOW.
IT Is IN FULL BLAST AND WALES
OPENED 1T.

It's Managers Run to the Exhibition Of
All Sorts of Ancient Relics, but There
Are Twenty-one Classes of Exhibits of
the Products of Human Toll.
The citizens of Glasgow, Scotland, are now
occupied with a great international exhibi-
ton Glasgow is not only great manufac-
turing city, but it is very old town as well.
These old places are like certain unmarried
people of both sexes, whose age no fellow can
find out. Tradition puts Glasgows birth
down about $50 A D. In Ills she was of SUI
ficient Importance to have bishopric In
1850, 5445 years later, the town only contained
Z, 900 people In the next 100 years it took
a start, and in 1765, when it YVES, perhaps.
100 years old, 1T was found to have grown
100 per cent, reaching population of about
5000. The next thirty-fve years brought
wonderful change, for in 1901, Glasgow had
5000 inhabitants. Today it is a place OF
about COO, 600 souls.
Glasgow is today the seat of bishop in
both the Anglican and Roman churches, and
hasa university, library Of los, 900 volumes,
an observatory and numerous cabinets and
collections. Coal and iron made Glasgow as
it has made other places, though at first, in
the Eighteenth century, the tobacco trade, of
which it was the center, gave it a start, and
the sale of the weed was followed up by manu-
featuring beer. Then Glasgow got into calico
and lately ship building. Cotton spinning is
now also one of itS main features