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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09

of the delicate faint suffusion of her
cheek. When she had glanced over the
letter, which appeared to be brief, she
said, with smiling, half plying tran
quillity:
'Yes!-it was that poor Chef Brooks.
Sure! heard that he was killed at
Snake river. 1t was just like him to
rush in and get killed at the first popl
And all for nothing, too, pure foolish
neSs!"
Shocked, yet relieved, but uneasy un-
der both sensations, CORTLAND went on
blindly:
But he was not the only one, Miss
BOWS. There was another man picked
up who also had your picture"
"Yes-Ioyce Masterton. They sent
it to me. But you didn't kill him, too?"
Il don't know that personally killed
either" he said, a little coldly. He
paused and continued with a gravity
which he could not help feeling very in
consistent and even ludicrous: ''They
were brave men, Miss BOWS"
ITO have worn my picture?" said Miss
Sally, brightly.
ITO havethOugh they had so much to
live for, and yet to have willingly laid
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
Fits Ronnets to Photographs.

A well-known milliner in Paris guar
antees becoming bonnets for out-of-
town customers if photograph be sent
to her whereby she may judge of the
contour of the face and the style OF
dressing the hair. A lady who visited
the atelier of this original designer says
that she found the little artist at work
with large photograph of a pretty,
middle-aged woman before her on the
table. The chic" little connection
grew rapidly under her skillful fingers
into something charming as she worked
and talked at the same time, giving a
glance now and again at the picture be-
fore her Eyes, | have always given
satisfaction, with one or two exccp-
TONS" she replied in answer to her vis-
itor's inquiries. Il must know OF
course. for what the bonnet is intended,
whether for Ia messe' or for a recep-
ton, or for costume de promenade
and also with what dresses it is to be
worn; with this information and the
photograph find no difficulty at all in
filing an order from the United States
or Brazil or any other far-away place ("
! Chicago Dispatch.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09

one was there. lie fingered few mo-
ments, slight chagrin beginning to
mingle with his uneaSiness- might
have been on the lookout for him-she
or Sophy must have seen him return
ing. He would ring for Sophy and
leave his thanks and regrets for her
mistress He looked for a bell, touched
it, but, on being confronted with Sophy,
changed his mind and asked to sec Miss
BOWS. In the interval between her de-
parture and the appearance of Miss
Sally he resolved to do the very thing
which he had dismissed from his
thought but an hour before as ill-timed
and doubtful. He had the pilot graph
and letter in his pocket; he would make
them his excuse for personally taking
leave of her!
She entered with her fair eyebrows
lifted in pretty surprise.
Il declare to goodness, l thought yo'd
ridden over to the red barn and gone
home from there. | got through my
work on the vines earlier than |
thOught-oneof Judge Carrots nephews
dropped in in time to help me with the
last row. Yo' needn't have troubled
yo'self to send up for me for mere COM
pany manners, but Sophy says 20
looked sort of anxious and particular
when yO' asked for me-so l suppose yo'
want to see me for something"
Mentally objurgating Sophy, and
with an unpleasant impression in his
mind of the unknown neighbor who had
been helping Miss Sally in his place, he
nevertheless tried to collect himself gal
lantly.
Il don't know what my expression
conveyed to Sophy," he said, with a
smile, but l trust that what l have to
tell you may be interesting enough to
make you forget my second intrusion"
He paused, and, still smiling, continued:
For more than three years, Miss Bows,
you have more or less occupied my
thoughts; and, although we have actual
ly met to-day only for the first time, l
have during that time carried your i'm
age with me constantly. Even this
meeting, which was only the result of
an accident, / had been seeking for
three years. l find you here under your
own peaceful vine and fig tree, and yet
three years ago you came to me out of
the thunder cloud of battle"
MY good gracious" said Miss Sally.
She had been clasping her knee with
her linked fingers, ndnow leaned back
ward with affected CONSERVATION, but
an expression of intense amusement in
her bright eyes. CORTLAND saw the
mistake of his tone, but it was too late
to change it now He handed her the
locket and the letter, and briefly, and
perhaps little more seriously, recount
ed the incident that had put him in pos
session Of them. But he entirely sup
pressed the more dramatic and ghastly
details and his own superstitious and
strange prepossession towards her.
Miss Sally took the articles without a
tremor or the least deepening or paling
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
GOLD AND SILVER

In order 10 add quickly to tho volume Of
money in the treasury OF tho company for the
purchase OF new concentration mill, TO be
erected on the Monte CrstO portion OF tho
properties Of the above-named company,
now offer all or any portion OF Tex
thousand Full Paid, Non-Assess
able Guaranteed shares, at F'VH
DOLLARS EACH, net cash, and viii
personally underwr.te and guarantee the
payment OF at least twenty-five cents
Interest or dividend each and every year
for ten years, dating from the purchase OF
the shares by the persons TO whom they will
row be issued.
The sale OF ten thousand shares now at this
price will bring fifty thousand dollars to the
treasury OK the company, and this sum will
equip the Monte CristO properties with frat.
class mill, that will treat one hundred
tons OF ore per day, and thus yield large
r.yenue 10 the company
The purchasers OF these ten thousand shares
viii hayc that many Of the full paid nom
asSeEsable shares In the company, and
will share IN all the profits and aSVan-
tages, as will all other share owners, and will
receive nj least i've per cent. yearly on
their investment, ss guaranteed BY Ii. N.
Pomeroy, for the period named. They will
probably receive very much more each year as
the work progresses and tho business Of mf
ming Is carried on for the benefit Of those con.
ceried, but win surely receive the FIVE
per cent. that Is, twenty-five cents per share
on each share thus purchased.
This offer Is made to hasten money into the
treasury Of the company for Improvement
purposes alone.
This offer Is now made 10 hold only TIL ten
thousand shares are thus sold. Interest paid
on guaranteed shares in all cases from the day
the pay for these shares Is received at this
otfice, and the payments made promptly on all
cases
lnree SS-page pamphlet, Illustrated, and
corning the Tunnel enterprise, sent on 70 ept
Of six cents In stamps TO prepay postage.
MARK N. POMEROY,
President Atlantic-Pacifc Railway Tunnel Co.,
Rooms 4s. World Bldg. n. Y City.
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down their lives for what they believed
was right"
"Yo' didn't go huntin' me for three
years to tell me-a so'th'n girl-that
so'th'n men know how to fight, did yo',
co'nnle?" returned the young lady with
the slightest lifting of her head and
dropping of her blue-veined lids in a
divine hauteur. 'They were always
ready enough for that, even among
themselves. 1t was much easier for
those pooah boys to fight a thing out
than think it out, or work it out. The
folks in the moth learned to do all
three; that's where you got the grip on
US. Yo' look surprised, connie"
81 didn't expect you would look at it
quite in-in-that way" said Court
land, awkwardly.
81 am sorry disappointed yo' after
yo'd taken such heap O. trouble" re-
turned the young lady, with puzzling
assumption of humility as she rose and
smoothed out her skirts, "but l didn't
know exactly what yo' might be ex-
pecting after three years; if l had, |
might have put on moaning" She
stopped and adjusted straying tendril
of her hair with sharp corner of the
dead mans letter. But thank yo' all
the same, co mile. 1t was real good in
yo' to think of toting these things over
here" And she held out her hand
frankly.
CORTLAND took it with the sicllening
consciousness that for the last five
minutes he had been an unconscionable
ass. He couldnot prolong the interview,
after she had 50 significantly risen. If
he had only taken his leave and kept the
letter and looked for later visit-per-
haps when they were older friends! 1t
was too late now. He bent over her hand
for moment again thanked her for
her courtesy, and withdrew. A moment
later she heard the receding beat of his
horses hoofs on the road.
She opened the drawer of brass
handled cabinet and after moments
critical survey of her picture in the
dead mans locket, tossed it and the let
ter in the recesSes of the drawer. Then
she stopped, removed her little slipper
from her foot, looked at it thoughtfully
and called: "Sophy!'
Miss Sally?" said the girl reappear-
ing at the door.
Are you sure you did not move that
LADDER"
81 clare to goodness, Miss Sally, l
nebber teched it."
Miss Sally directed a critical glance
at her hand-maiden's red-coiled head.
NO" she said to herself softly, ''it
didn't feel like wool, anyway"
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thing out of it. A fellow ought to set
tie down and be his own master" he
answered, tentatively, ''eh?'
But how will Miss Bows be able to
spare you?" asked CORTLAND, uneasily
conscious that he was assuming an in
difference.
''Oh, I'm not much use to her, don't
you know-at least not LsrG But
might if had my own land and if we
were neighbors. l told you sic runs the
place, no matter who's here, or whose
money is invested.
81 presume you are speaking now of
young Miss Dows?" said CORTLAND,
dryly.
miss Sally-of course-always,"
said Champney, simply. "She runs the
shop"
"Were there not some French invest
OBSERVATIONS of Miss Dowsg Does
anybody represent them" asked Court
land, pointedly.
Yet ne was not quite prepared for the
naive change in his companions face.
mo. There was a sort of French cousin
who used to be good deal to the fore,
don't you know-but rather fancy he
didn't come here to look after the prop
erty," returned Champney with quick
laugh. 81 think the aunt must have
written to his friends, for they called
him off, and don't think Miss Sally
broke her heart about him. She's not
that sort of girl-eh? She could have
her pick of the state if she went in for
that sort of thing, eh?"
Although this was exactly what Court
Rand was thinking it pleased him to
answer in distract sort of fashion,
Certainly l should think so" and to
relapse into an apparently business alb
straction.
81 think won't 60 in," continued
Champney as they neared the house
again. Il suppose you'll have some
thing more to say to Miss Bows. If
there's anything else you want of me
come to the Office. But she'll know.
And-er-er-if you're-er-er staying
long in this part of the country ride
over and look me up-don't you know,
and have smoke and julep; have a
HOY who knows how tn mix them and
I've some old brandy sent me from the
other side. Good-by."
More awkward in his kindliness than
in his simple business condolences, but
apparently equally earnest in both he
shook Courtlands hand and walked
away. CORTLAND turned towards the
house. He had seen the farm and its
Improvements; he had found some OF
his own ideas practically discounted;
clearly there was nothing left for him
to do but to thank his hostess and take
his leave. But he felt far more uneasy
than when he had arrived; and there was
a singular sense of incompleteness in his
visit that he could not entirely account
for. Ills conversation with ChampneJ
had complicated-he knew not why
his previous theories of Miss Bows, anC
although he was half conscious tina
Hhis had nothing TO do with the bust
Uess that brought him there, he tried Il
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yo' could give yoself up to business
soul and body, as yo' do, when | first
met yo' that day."
"Why, what did you think me?" he
asked quickly.
Miss Sally, who had a southern apti-
tude for gesture, took one little hand
from behind her, tossed it above her
head with a pretty air of disposing Of
some airy nothing in presumably mas
culine fashion, and said: "0h! that"
81 am afraid l did not impress you
then as very practical man." he said,
with faint color.
81 thought you roasted rather high,
connie, to pick up many worms in the
morning But" she added, with daz-
zling smile, 81 reckon from what yo'
said about the photograph, yo' thought
/ wasn't exactly what yo' believed I
ought to be-"
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y
whose old-time politeness had become
slightly affected, and whose old beliefs
had given way to a half cynical ac-
ceptance of new facts Mr.. Drummond,
delighted with the farm and its man.
agement, was no less fascinated by
Miss Sally, while CORTLAND was now
discreet enough to divide his attention
between her and her aunt, with the re
suit that he was far from participating
in Champney's conviction of Miss
Miranda's unimportance. To the freed
men she still represented the old i'm
placable task-mistress, and it was
evident that they superstitiously
believed that she still retained
vague power of overriding the Fifteenth
amendment at her pleasure, and was
only to be restrained by the mediation
of the good-humored and sensible Miss
Sally. CORTLAND was quick to see the
value of this influence in the transition
state of the freedmen and pointed it
out to his principal. Drummond's
previous doubts and scepticism, already
weakened by Miss Sally's destinations,
vanished entirely at this prospect of
benefcially utilizing these lingering
evils of slavery. He was convinced-he
was even enthusiastic. The foreign in
vestors were men to be bought out, the
estate improved and enlarged by the
company and the fair owners retained
in the management and control. Like
most prejudiced men, Drummond's con-
version was sudden and extreme, and
being practical man was at once acted
upon. At a second and third interview
the preliminaries were arranged, and
in three weeks from Courtland's first
visit the Bows plantation and part of
Maj Reeds were merged in the
"Drummond syndicate" and placed be-
yond financial uncertainty. CORTLAND
remained to represent the company as
superintendent at Redlands, and with
the transfer of the English invest
ments, Champney retired, as he had
suggested, to a smaller venture of his
own, on plantation a few miles dis
tant which the company had been I'M
able to secure.
During this interval CORTLAND had
frequent interviews with Miss Sally,
and easy and unrestrained access to her
presence. He had never again erred on
the side of romance or emotion: he had
never again referred to the infelix let
ter and photograph, and, without being
obliged to confne himself strictly to
business affairs, he had maintained an
even, quiet, neighborly intercourse with
her. Much of this was the result of his
own self-control and soldierly training,
and gave little indication of the deeper
feeling that he was conscious lay be-
meath it. At times he caught the young
girls eyes fixed upon him with mis-
chievous curiosity. A strange thrill
went through him: there are few situa.
lions so subtle and dangerous as the &C
cidental condolences and understand
ings OF two young people Of opposite
sex, even though the question of any
sentimental inclination be still in abey
ance CORTLAND knew that Miss Sally
remembered the too serious attitude h,
had taken towards her past. She might
laugh at it, and even resent it-but sh,
kner 1t, remembered it, knew that h
did-and this precious knowledge wa.
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CHAPTER u.-CoYTINUE6.

81 think offered to help Miss Bows, "
said CORTLAND, with a quickness that
he at once regretted.
80 did he, don't you know? Miss
Sally does not ask anybody. Don't you
see! fellow don't like to stand by and
see young lady like her doing such
work" Vaguely aware of some infe-
licity in his speech, he awltwardly
turned the subject. Il don't think l
shall stay here long, myself"
"You expect to return to England?"
asked CORTLAND.
''Oh, no! But shall 60 out of the
company's service and try my own
hand. There's good bit of land about
three miles from here that's in the mar
ket, and | think l could make some
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
MAGNIFICENT
vEsTzBULx EXPRESS TRAINS

FHSILDOA4 AA< HAoo IAdINo
between CHICAGO and DEs NOME, coUSck
MUYrs and OMAHA. nd Sssvsss CHICAGO .nl
pkyYER, COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO, va
KkSkAs CITY and TOPEKA and 10 n. J0sArH,
nd ever the new itns vie LIscoLE, HxB YiF.-oiaz
Day osasAs, FREE RECLINING czAIn oARt. an
Palace Esepsu, VIII Dinins On ssriea 0ss con-
ssc,,o.s at Dsnyu and coorsdo s7np Win divsrstna
ssslwsy Hsss. sov fsru.ns ths nsv and pis.xrsssss
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
Ciicagp, Rock Island Z Pacific RT,

ne Direct Routs to and from Chicago, Joliet. Ottawa
Peoria, Ia Sale, Moline, Rod Idand, In ILLn'oBl
DaynpOr, Husos,ins. ottumvs. osksloOsa, Ds
koins. wints5st, Audubon, Harlan and ocuncl
ltrs., IN IOWA; Minneapolis and s., Pssl IN KIS.
nRsoTAi watrtovn and Gsux Fslls IN DAKoTkt
Cameron, g. ysssph sad Kansss CITY, In lnssoUaIi
Omaha. lincoln, Falrbury and ksison, IN NEBRASKA
Aiclsou, LssvsnwOth. Horton. fopsks. HuzhirssA,
wcAiss, Bslsvills. Abilene, Dsdss uty. eatvsn, Il
EAr,Asi Xingashsr, n Rsoo saA Mined. IN INDIAN
TERRITORY; Dsavu. Colorado Springs and Pssb.A
n COLORADO. rnvsns nsv Uess q seA farming
and rzzras ltndA axofting The bssi facilities Of intsS
ssnnsaioaton % al svns and sitis 80 snd ven.
norhxot and southves, Of chicaro asd 10 RaEine ~
hzas-oesanle seap0rtl
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ward termina-
ton of his visit
or perhaps be-
cduSeofit-C
land called again
at the plantation
within the week.
But this time he
wasaccompanied
by Drum m ond,
and was received
by Miss Miranda
Bows, a tall,
aquiline -nosed
spinster of fifty,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
YES OR NO.

The handwriting Of well-educated ladies'
en- disgracfully illegible.-A Ladies Journal.
Oh, never did lover in fable
In such predicament stand
A letter wrote 10 my Mabel
To ask fer her heart and her hand
With compliments worled so nicely,
A lifelong devotion ! swore.
She's answcred-2nd left me precisely
AS wise as before
1t is true that begged, when inditing
My note, a reply with all speed;
And Mabel, to judge by her writing,
Fulfilled my petition, indeed!
The drift Of this scrawl so cratic
am wholly unable to guess;
It may be refusal emphatic,
Or eau it be "Yesi"
affection" she'd feel for me sever"
But stay-if that blot is an en-
1t turns it at once into never"
Or is it slip Of the pen:
Her heart will ''truant Tor true0 be-"
And what is the word just aboveI
1t looks like-it cannot be-"booby;"
Perhaps it is Glove"
A meeting must needs be awaited
To render these mysteries plain;
Perhaps in this letter she's stated
She never will see me again
On one thing at least I've decided
Should she be my partner for life,
A typewriter shall be provided
For the use Of my wife!
London Punch
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confined to themselves. It was in their
minds when there was a pause in their
more practical and conventional con-
versation, and was even revealed in the
excessive care which Miss Sally later
took to avert at the right moment her
mischievously, smiling eyes. Once she
went further. CORTLAND had just fin
ished explaining. to her plan for sub
stituting small farm buildings for the
usual Authenticated garden patches
dear to the negro field hand, and had
laid down the drawings on the table in
the Office, when the young lady, leaning
against it with her hands behind her,
fixed her bright gray eyes on his seri-
Gus face.
Il VOW and protest, connie" she
said, dropping into one of the quaint
survivals of an old-time phraseology pc
culiar to her people, II never allowed
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think that it had. If Miss Sally was
really a-distracting element to
contiguous masculinity, it was some
thing to be considered in a matter Of
business of which she would take a
managerial part. 1t was true that
Champney lad said that she was mot
that sort of a girl" but this was the
testimony of one who was clearly under
her influence. He entered the house
through the open French window. The
parlor was deserted. He walked
through the front hall and porch; no
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-09
CHAPTER III.

spite of the awk-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-22
DELINQUENT TAX SALE.
Ia B LAIRD Sheriff and Collector Of dmnt County, VIM on
Monday, October, end, A. D. 1903,

nmeh0u often um occck. m, omr Tor ~e the Court House door In the town Of silver
city ii N. nc following deauhcdu real estate To- satisfy the taxes and interests due land unpaid on
such 1e estate for tn Years 1907 and 1891 md will cOutmW ~ Oner the same for sale from dy TO
day I'M amb sold or the said axes and Interest satisfied.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-18
Andorsonvlllo Items.

The year 1893 iD with us, and 80 far
everything is calm. Christmas passed off
very quietly. No accidents to our knowl-
edge.
Henry Grady, the little con of Mr.. D.
Dyar, has been quite sick, but at this writ
ing is much better.
AS we write we can look on the river
covered with ice, a thing that has not
happeped in ten years. Cold, oh ! how
cold it Ia.
Rev. F. M. Estes filled his appointment
at this place. His subject was, "Sitting at
the feet of Jesus" which be handled well,
and was listened to with wrapt attention.
Miss Alice Bailey, charming young
yonng lady, is visiting the family of Mr..
J. D. Atking. We hope her visit will be
pleasant and long one.
Mr.. w. d. Edwards has moved to Geor-
gia. We are sorry TO lose such nice
family, but South Carolina's loss is Geor-
gia's gain.
An old man OF this section was so scared
one windy night not long ago that be
went out and got plank and propped his
house.
Mr.. Chas. Wells, of the Fork, is enti.
tied to the cake. His wife has presented
him with another boy, which makes ten,
aud no girls.
Mr.. Ben. Neese will remain at this
place this year and run blacksmith shop.
We bespeak for him liberal patronage
from the people. WACO.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-18
Alice News.

Well, Mr.. Editor, it is 80 cold down
here that all the news is frozen.
Rev. F. M. Cam filled the pulpit at
the Institute the second Sunday for Rev.
T.. w. Seigler.
Mr.. F. NJ. Anderson has opened q
blacksmith shop for the accom- mmodation
of the public.
Miss Lucy Campbell is visiting rela-
tives apd friends, near Cooks Station.
Miss Minnie Simpson, of Iva, is in our
section visiting relatives.
We learn that Capt. ]. B. Burriss 10
spending awhile in Georgia for the bene-
fit of his health. We wish him speedy
recovery.
Mr.. j. R. Hall has moved to Tumbling
Shoals, Laurens County.
Mr.. Jess. McAdams, Of Andersonville,
was down in our section recently, and
left the key of his heart. Jess, Edgar
says he will stop that. JOHN.