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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-07
CHAPTER v.


A FRIEND IN NEED.
"Milly, dear, leave the coffee on the
stove and be off to bed. The pro-
fessor and l are going to hold pow
WOW, and squaws are not wanted in the
wigwam."
The scene was the interior of the
prospector's cottage; the dramatic per-
sonae, Jack Wilders. his wife and Frank
Grey; time, twenty-four hours after the
events recorded in the last chapter.
"Squaw, indeed, Mr.. Impudence,"
chirped the young wife, saucily. eve
great mind to assert my woman's rights
and sit up till midnight"
''Do, dear" said Wilders, 'thats just
what was driving at. l knew that
the best way to keep you with us was
to ask you to 60"
"Then, to sustain my character for
obstinacy, good night, Mr.. Grey" was
the gay reply; but as the little woman's
glance fell on the haggard face of her
guest, her heart melted, and she added
with much feeling: II know all Jacks
secrets Bear your trouble bravelyc
We are your friends and what Jack
wants you to do, is for the best. Trust
him as you would a brother"
Easy, easy, old lady, you're too
fast; you'll spoil it all. Women in bust
ness and hens in garden-always the
same trouble"
"You savage man, leave you; but
remember, if you fail to bring Mr.. Grey
to our way of thinking, shall believe
that all your boosted tact is only strong
enough to impose upon an unprotected
female, who hasn't the courage to re-
bell
"Ah!" the prospector unused, casting
proud, loving glance at the retreating
| figure of his wife. "Did you ever see
such a womanP Nature made her, and
broke the mold"
"Have you seen Wixon, Edgerly and
the others?" Grey asked, too anxious to
handy compliments.
"Seen them! I've been running about
all day, like candidate, who wants to
save his country by taking office"
"Well?"
swell, the whole concern boiled
down to facts means that Wixon holds
two bowers and the joker, an you are
euchred."
"But his charge is SO utterly, wildly
absurd. Surely the child's age might
have protected her"
"Hold hard, Grey. You forget she's
bouncing slip of girl sixteen years
DID,"
What" the schoolmaster's eyes
flashed fire. Have you shadow of
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rose to do his masters bidding, and
brought in bold, gayly-dressed young
woman, with profusion of red hair,
one of the under-teachers, who had in
her turn set her cap at the handsome
schoolmaster, and whose admiration.
like that of the weakeyed Susan's, had
been turned into gall by his indiffer-
ence.
A chair was obsequiously placed for
the lady.
"Have you ever noticed too great ia
miliarity between Mr.. Grey and Miss
Whitford?"
Eyes. Some months ago, when criti-
cising Mr.. Grey's Encouragement in
the presence of the girl, she attacked
me in an insolent manner, and spoke of
him with such enthusiasm that was
led to imagine her interest in him was
warmer than the relation that usually
exists between pupil and teacher"
go on, Miss Clarkson."
"When for short time boarded at
Mrs. Whitford's, had to demonstrate
with Mr.. Whitford for allowing his
daughter tovisit Mr.. Grey's room, which
she did constantly"
Anything more?"
Nothing. l came here reluctantly,
urged only by strong sense of duty"
''Mr. Grey, have you any questions to
ask Miss ClarksonP" ,lat "
''I?p said Grey, bitterly. None. But
If she believes in God, would advise
her to. fall on her knees and implore
x,a~d1x, for bar vavoyoo,,o yno1;aa Vrha
innocence of the sweet child she has
maligned rs beyond the foul breath of
such slanderer."
Miss Clarkson put her handkerchief
to her eyes and sobbingly appealed for
protection. 1t was prettily done, and
decided the wavering opinions of two
members of the board, who were
neither dependent on Wixon nor dis
honest men, but simply prejudiced
against Grey for his communistic pro-
pensities.
'..You may retire." said the moderator
solemnly. "Let Francis Holbrook be
called"
This was one of the lads the Whit
fords had brought from Derbyshlre
with them-a sluggish, loutish exotic
from the back country.
He slouched into his seat and sheep
ishly eyed the company.
''You live in the family of Mr.. Whit
ford?'
"Oi du."
ssYou are in the habit of seeing Mr..
Grey and Miss Whitford in their daily
relations to each other?~
"They beant relations"
Il mean you have seen them in COM
pany nearly every day%
"Oi hev.s
~Have you noticed any familiarity
between themT
~zur9~
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doubt in your mind concerning my in
nocence?"
THAT you are sitting in this room;
that you have just taken my Miles
hand in yours answers that question"
said the prospector with dignity.
II believe you. Now tell the worst. I"
swell, Frank, my boy, you are just
in this fix. If you stay here you may
clear yourself, but you will never be able
to relieve that young girls character
of the stigma cast upon it. Hl-natured
people will say that where there is
fire there must be smoke. A lie that's
half a lie is always the worst to fight,
as that poet that Milly's SO sweet on,
says"
II see all this" Grey groaned.
''Well, the alternative is to fling up
the sponge. just quit and leave the
game in Wixon's hands,"
WHAT That would be TO confess
our indiscretion. If the very, children
are gossiping about us"
Cannon! There isn't n IN, wom-
an or child in the city hasN aid one
word about her, except those as
Wixon had at the meeting last night.
There isn't a living soul In the city as
guesses the purpose of the meeting.
The captain played his cards uncom-
monty smart. He didn't want no III
vestigation. He Just wanted to get rid
of you;- and, II he had pot left this
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that Will cause you 10 leave uretownY
II hardly think 50. ] do not know, "
he said, looking ut the girl with q
strange newborn interest.
"Oh, dear Mr.. Grey, what should l
do If Won were to 20 away and leave
me, and / should never see you againf
What would become OF me?y
In the passion of her appeal, while
the tears were streaming down her
sweet face, the child had grasped his
hand in both her own.
Ere Grey could reply, he saw, to his
utter discontinue, that they were not
alone. Standing in the doorway but a
few yards from him was the portly
figure of Capt. Wixon, and beside him
posed the man he had seen on the hill
by the lake.
No sound had he-aided their APP
proach. A deep blush of vexation
mounted to the cheek of the schoolmas-
ter, as he babe the girl leave him and
turned haughtilyto receive his visitors.
With a sinister grin on his coun-
tenance Wixon came forward and alb
ruptly introduced Rev. Archibald Dodd,
gentleman interested in schools.
The minister had not an imposing
presence. Short, squat in figure, ILL
dressed in suit of rusty black, with
fringe of red whiskers illuminating a
coarse face, he seemed but i'll suited to
adorn pulpit.
Bowling coldly TO the two men, and
without giving them time for further
address, Grey left the building.
That night the board of education
met, and after the dispatch of some mi
nor preliminaries, the worthy president
announced the principal business of
the evenings session.
1t was his painful duty, he said, to
call the attention of the board to the
fact that the principal of their schools
was man of evil repute and unfit to
hold SO responsible an office. This
statement he substantiated by the fol-
lowing charges: First. That the init
macy existing between Mr.. Grey and
Miss Elsie Whitford a pupil, had been
matter of comment among the citizens
for some months past. That he, Capt.
Wixon, disbelieving these reports and
actuated solely with view to clear
Mr.. Grey's reputation, had engaged
much esteemed friend, Rev. Archibald
Dodd, to prosecute inquiry, which had
resulted in the painful conclusion that
the principal was really guilty of at
least great indiscretion.
Grey sat dumfounded at the very
absurdity of the accusations, speech
less with honest indignation.
''We will proceed to receive evidence"
continued Wixon in judicial accents.
"Call Miss Clarkscn."
Gadsby, one of the directors and
keeper of the store in Wixon's mine,
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CHAPTER w.
WISE MEN IN COUNCIL.


"You are requested to be present at meet
ing OF the board of education to be held in the
First ward school this evening at seven
o'clock. PErTIGREw WIxoN,
Moderator -
A weak-eyed young woman, a daugh-
ter of Wixon's foreman, handed the
young schoolmaster this missive as
soon as the days session was begun.
This girl, Susan Green, was one of
Grey's oldest scholars, and certainly
his most troublesome one. In the early
advent of the handsome teacher, she
had done her poor best to attract his
admiration, and, having failed, had
imbibed a dislike to him that amounted
to rabid hatred.
Grey read Wixons letter and asked,
quietly: "Did the captain desire an an
swer?"
''No, he didn't"
The schoolmaster did not condescend
to notice the insolence of the girls
tone, though the other pupils looked
at each other in mute surprise.
'WellS he said, you can tell him
at dinner time that will be there"
s.You can carry your own messages"
the girl said in loud aggressive accents.
g The young schoolmaster gave glance
of panied surprise and ordered her to
leave the room, which she did with as
much noise as it was possible for her to
make. ,s
When the dreary mornings work was
over, Grey sat breeding upon this un-
accountable trouble, which, TO man of
his sensitive nature, was more than a
mere. passing annoyance.
Il Presently hand touched him op the
shoulder and aroused hun from his
reverie.
ysrElsiel"r he cried, reprovingly. why,
my dear child, have you not gone home
with the other girls?'
y f4at of doors was sprinlSling of rain,
and Elsie had donned long cloak,
whose blue hood formed picturesque
frame for her exquisite features.
Even Frank Grey was struck with
the loveliness and youthful freshness
of the fair face turned up to his so
pleadingly.
The round, pansy eyes were moist
with tears, the lips were trembling,
and she spoke huiriedly with much
emotion.
"Dear Mr.. Grey, DO not be worried
about Susan. could not go without
saying to you that l-that is all the
girls in my class are ashamed of her
conduct to you. That THAT is they,
are very sorry for you, and"
NAY, Elsie" replied the teacher with
muehtenderness, lit is not on Susan's
account only that am troubled to-day.
Other things are weighing on my
spirits. Thank you very much for your
sympathy. Go home now. will fol-
low you presently"
sThen you have other troubles and
do not know Them" there was world
of emotion in her tones. "Why Is there
SO much trouble? We were so happy
and n0w--oh, sir," she broke out
paasionately, will anything hoppeQ
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Won At Last !!

Then another grievance Gut OF the
night school grew club--a harmless
affair, where tobacco was allowed, and
coffee and numerous newspapers, and
out of this club sprouted branch
which boAre the deadly poison of rank
socialisia.--at least, so said Capt. Petit
grub Wixon. This was the Talking
club, as Grey had christened it, at
whose meetings were discussed simple
questions of social or political interest.
From bad they. got to worse, until one
Saturday morning-for the Talking
club held It's meetings on Saturday
evenings-it was whispered abroad
that the delicate questions as to wheth-
er 1t was right for the miners To pay
the bosses store one dollar for forty
cent article, whether the capitalists
could lawfully compel them to take
their remuneration in store pay, and
before h{m, "that you shall grovel in
your u torrance all the days of your
lives, and that the bosses of Oretown
won't have nothing that intorferes
with their running things their way
and doing all your thinking for YOU"
A growl of discomfort rang round
the room, and more than one rough
orator rose in clamorous protest, but
the schoolmaster, with a wave of his
hand, stilled them. and said sternly:
my friends, let us make haste slow
ally. Let us deliberate before we express
Yourselves" ~f D
"That's sol" criei the prospector.
'Then to put things into shipshape, |
move that we meet again on Monday
night to discuss the question
A unanimous AYE! aye!" settled The
matter, and the meeting dispersed.
Before you CO." said Wilders to
Grey, 81 have word to say. Have you
counted the cost? Sitting square down
on hornets nest won't be circum-
stance to the fix you'll find yourself in,
If you go ahead in this business
81 shall do my duty"
swell, I'm with you
''But, Jack, am assured that you
exaggerate the state of affairs. 1t is
incredible that such tyranny can exist
in this free land"
"Why, bless your innocent heart, this
free and Independent country is full of
Cpots as unwholesome as this cesspool
of an Oretown. When capital gets la
Dor by the throat, justice squeals."
"What a grand lot would be his who
had the power of tongue and pen to re-
deem this mass of corruption" Grey
said, with hungry look in his eyes.
Wilders grinned.
mot bad move, l see. Start a
paper, go on the stump, give the mo-
nopolies an ALFRED raking out, and
you'll end in trip to Washington and
a hatful of greenbacks.
"Youlmistake me-" i
Not you're green now, but if you
hang on to politics, you'll soon get your
eyes skinned"
II will study this great problem of
social life, and balance my actions by
reading the experiences of the great
leaders of modern thought"
"And you've made up your mind to
raise Cain in Oretown?"
II haye counted the cost. Dear friend,
good ,i' mig
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tinued Wnders. 'Speak out, man. are
you regular parsonq Got your certif-
cate? No bogus, and all that kind of
tbing?"
well, sir, stammered Dodd, in con-
fusion, II am not what you would call
an ordained priest; we have no such
mummies in our church"
'What is your church,"
swell, the Hopkinsites. Our forms
are based on the simple principles of
the early disciples: to whom the spirit
of teaching is given, he goeth out into
the world and preacheth the truth"
THAT will do. guessed as much"
sneered the prospector, as he took his
seat, while the moderator hastily asked
what steps the board would take in the
matter.
mo immediate action" said Edgerly.
IF Mr.. Grey is guilty, he can resign
his position without further scandal, as
/ understand the proceedings of this
meeting are t. be kept secret"
THAT'S it," interrupted Wixon; 'the
hest possible course he can pursue. No
fuss. Called away on urgent private
affairs. Work too much for his consti-
tuition. Must have rest, and"
But" added Edgerly, ''if he is inno-
cent he is either the victim of unfortu-
nate circumstantial evidence or of a
deliberate plot to ruin him. In that
case, let him stay and fight it out"
"Right you are, old boy" cried the
prospector, wringing Edgerly's hand.
"And you bet your bottom dollar, my
man will stop to face the music"
The meeting was adjourned.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-27
INGALLS, ON YOUTH.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A few days ago ex-senator John
J. Ingalls, addressed the students of
the Kansas University, Lawrence.
In the course of his remarks he said:
at is magnificent to be young.
There is a superb glory and fascina-
ton about youth. The morning OF
life, the springtime of the soul,
The enviable epoch. We lose some
thing when we cease to be young for
which time brings no equivalent or
compensation. OF youth everything
can be predicted. The heroes, the
artists, the poets, the leaders of the
bar, great captains of industry are
young, the wealth, the pleasure, the
dignities, the destinies of the world
are the inevitable heritage of the
young. Some of these heirs of fame
and fortune and felicity have no
doubt are here, but as they look back
from the apex and high divide of
success and recall this hour they will
feel that there 3 no JOY the world
can give ike that it takes away when
we cease to be young. To us who
have taken our places and done our
work comes he desolating thought
that we slall grow no more. We
have been weighed and most of US
found wanting. We have been scru-
tinized, gauged and measured. Our
specific gravity or levity, our cubic
contents and our new points have
been ascertained and registered; we
have becon monotonous. The
earth grows faS sued with us, but it
greets the young with ardent and
impatient acclamation. The young
are to do the work and win the VIC
tories in the future, and there are
many to be won. They are to rein
force the wasting ranks and fill up
the skeleton regiments of conquer
ing armies of the civilization of the
twelfth century. Life's undesirable
exultations may subside; its hopes
and fate may chill and grow dim
with years; its undismayed courage
may falttr at last; its daring dream
of conquest may smoldcr to embers
and gray ashes, but the unforgotten
radiance sheds an imperishable lus-
ter upon the wrinkled and venerable
earth from the golden and purple
fissures of the eastern sky. 1t would
therefore be a fiction and insincerlty
to pretend to be uncons\us of
the honor and the opportunity of
appearing before these chosen rep
resentatives of the youth of Kansas,
or to be unmoved by the pathetic
but inspiring suggestion of the place
and the hour"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-27
A MEAN STREAK.

From the Christian Herald.
The jealousies of men toward those
engaged in the eamc kind of work
are often made evident. So many
people are d dsposed to take honors
bestowed on others as indignities
heaped upon themst Ives. Praise of
others is taken as dispraise of them.
The meanest thirgs in our world are
its envies and joalcu;ies. Their
common table fare is regulations
roasted, regulations fried, reputl-
tions scolloped, regulations canned.
The wall of a home, tie communion
table of church, the slab of
graveyard, are no defence. Minis
ters pursuing ministers, lawyers pur-
suing lawy ers, doctors pursuing
doctors, merchants pursuing mer-
chants, Arctic explorers pursuing
Arctic explorers. How seldom it is
you find men in an occupation or
profession speaking we'll of others in
the same occupation or profession.
When we find exception to the rule,
as we often do, how refreshing to
head and heart. Surely the world is
large enough for all, and If we find
in our souls anything like this de-
spsable passion of which I speak let
us turn against it our indignation,
and ask Almighty God to help us
crush the cobra. 1t used to seem to
me that Solomon had got the wrong
word and needed a milder substan-
tive than the one he employed when
he said in his proverbs, Jealousy is
the rage OF n man." AS have seen
the battle of life going on and hun
dreds of men and women persecuted
and driven to the wall, and belied
merely because they had more virtue,
more brain, or more beauty, or more
success than others, the attack more
and more virulent and persistent and
vehement as the years go on, the
dagger stuck at them between the
iron wicket of the sepulchre even
after they had gone down into their
winding sheets, and showing itself
months, years after their decease,
I have said, "Solomon. was right"
Had he chosen a softer word he
would have chosen the wrong word:
"Jealousy is the rage OF aman."
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-27
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.

The sub committee of the resolu-
tions committee of the republican
national league in session at Cleve-
land, Ohio, adopted the report of the
revision sub committee in favor of
an address to the public on the
issues and the full committee met at
once and began the consideration of
the address. 1t covered every ques-
ton except that of silver, which was
entirely ignored in order to prevent
minority report and fight in open
convention.
The anti-silver men, however,
opposed any such course. They
declared that there had been more
agitation all the week on the
silver question than on all other
things combined, and for the report
to be silent only on that question
would be cowardly and inconsistent.
The silver men were satisfied with
the "address," ard agreed to make
no minority report and not TO open
the question on the floor OF the con-
vention in the event that the address
was adopted. Their opponents,
however, held that it was enough to
concede everything TO the west for
the sake of harmony without Grub
bing it in."
Some of the most ultra opponents
of free silver in the committee
finally insisted if the silver question
was ignored entirely that all other
questions should be ignored. This
plan pleased the western silverites
better than "the address to the
people,"
After indulging in speeches for
hours in the consideration of the ad-
dresses, Senator Patton, of Michigan,
offered the following as a substitute
for the report of the subcommittee:
Whereas, Section 16 of the constitution
OF the republican league OF the United
States says, "This league shall not in any
manner endeavor to influence any ma
tional, state, county or municipal con-
vention."
The delegates OF the republican league OF
the United States in convention assem-
bled, do hereby renew their allegiance to
the principles of the republican party,
and pledge their best efforts for the sue
cess OF the candidates OF that party.
Believing that this convention has no
instructions from the republicans OF the
United States or jurisdiction under our
constitution to frame party platforms, we
hereby refer all resolutions In relation to
public questions to the republican ma
tional convention OF 1895, with tentire
confidence that it's action will rebound to
the prosperity Of our people and the con-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-27
SILVER MEN CONFER.

Last week Chairman J. W. Farris
Of Lacjede county democratic central
committee, who mad devoted himself
for several months to stirring up
a demand for a state convention
to make n new platformon the
silver question, went to St. Louis
and secured an interview with
Chairman Mailit of tho democratic
state central committee. As q result
of that interview Mr.. Mafiitt stated
that he would reconvene the state
committee upon two conditions
the first that majority of the state
committee should request it and the
second that at majority of the chair
men of the county COMMITTEES should
sign petition addressed to him.
Friday night the following county
chairmen met at the Planters: Au-
drain, j. L. Sims; Boone, A. w.
McAlester; Galloway, ]. Ed. Buck
ner; Cooper, J. j. Devine, by Judge
d. w. Shackleford, proxy; Charlton,
]. ]. Moore; Greene, E. A. Barber;
jackson, Marcy X. Brown; Jasper,
Ed g. Grow; Laclede, John w.
Farris; Howard, NJ. P. Bell; Lafay-
cite, s. N. Wilson, Monroe, j, r.
Todd; Pike, Henry L. Hart; Rails,
John w. Cable, by M. s. Goodman,
proxy; st. Charles, s. H. Wright, by
Earl r. Britt, proxy; Saline, Samuel
Davis.
The conference was organized with
Wilson of Lafayette as chairman.
Mr.. Farrls laid before them the
proposition submitted by Chairman
Maffitt. After long discussion the
conference adopted the following;
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
conference that state con tion should
be held by the Democracy Of Missouri to
clearly define the position OF the party in
this state on the question Of silver coin
age, Therefore this conference asks the
chairmen OF the respective county COM
mittees to sign request to the Hon. G. &.
Maffit, chairman OF the state committee,
to reconvene said committee, and that
when so convened said committee be
urged to issue "a call for state convention
to be held August 10, 1895. The secretary
OF this conference is hereby directed to