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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-26
WHAT WILL FOUR YEARS BRING
RORTH.
Statesville Landmark.

WHAT WILL rOtW I6ARS O6lN&
~ RORTh.
Statesville Landmark.
Mr.. Vim. j. Bryan made at
his home. at Lincoln, Nebras
ka. last Saturday. u speech
which may fairly he regarded
as the opening Of his cam
paign for the Democratic pres
idential nomination in 1900.
His theme, ofcourse, was free
silver, and his admonition to
his hearers was that the fight
bs taken mp ut once where it
was left off on the 81 d of Nov
vember. From one point Of
view four years is q short
time in the life Of a man or a
party; from another, it il a
long time. No man can safe
ly say what inf fence the e
vents OF the four years to
come will have upon Mr.. Bry
an himself or upon the cause
Of which he iS the greatest
and most conspicuous oppo.
tnent. We said. two weeks a.
20. that il the material con-
dition Of the people shows no
Improvement under the Nc
Kinlpy administration, t h 2
dominant issue of the recent
campaign will be kept alive
and the next onset ofits nd.
herents will be reSistIesss. Mr..
Arthur Sewall, late democrat
lc candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, presented the other
side OF the question when he
said in an interview in New
York Iast Saturday: "Should
there be four years Of pros
perity. ! am inclined to think
free silver wLuI1 not be the
issue, because the improved
condition would seem to OBJ
viate the necessity for a
change" He added that he
did not expect the country
to have any such good luck
but that expression IL ilnln;, .
terial. 1t may or it may not,
hut Mr.. SewaIl is right in sa Y
ing that all depends upon it.
In either view Mr.. Bryan's
present endeavoIs to keep
the agita tion active would
seem to be a case Oi loves la
bOr lost. Ii times get no bet
Ter the free silver propaganda
will gain of itself a II I h e
strength it will need to sweep
I'LL obstacles cut Of it's path;
ii they do, it will die and no
power can breathe upon the
dry bones 40 that they will
live. II the iss,le Of 1895 shall
he the issue OF 1900, no one
else than Mr.. Bryan will be
thought of as the bearer oi
the banner; if it is not, he will
not be thought of in cOnnec'
tion with the nomin alton. At
this inncture this appears to
he about a fair statement ol
the case.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-26

OthelH. In the lltn cnapter
Of Matthew, when; the t a T.
gatherers demanded his tax,
Christ directed Peter TO 10 to
the sea, cast in a hook and
take the tish that first comes
up; thai he would find Il sill
YER coin in the fish's mouth:
tina. take and give to them
for me and thee. Now, breth.
rem, he could just as easily
have had Peter pull out a
gold fish with a gold coin in
its mouth. but he wanted to
give the example to his fol-
lowers for all time to use Sill
ver."
1t is perfectly well under.
stood IN Washington that
there are three members OF
President Cleveland's cabi-
net-CarlIsle. Herbert and
Wilson, - Whom Mr.. Cleve-
land would like to see provi-
ded for before he retlres from
Office. They are all poor
and are disposed from educa
tion and experience to be bet
ter satisfied in public tn a n
private life. Mr.. Cleveland
hopes that republican SQUAD
bles in Kentucky will result
in sending Mr.. Carlisle back
/ to the Senate from whi"h hp
stepped to enter the cabinet,
and, although Mr.. Carlisle
has said that he would pre-
fer returning to private life
and the practice of law at his
home, there isp't the slight.
est doubt that he would vii.
lIngly accept the Senatorship
or failing that, and probably
in preference to that, Il seat
on the bench of the United
States Supreme Court. 1t il
pretty generally believed that
Secretary Herbert will short.
ly resigH and be appointed to
Il coming vacan"y in the Su
preme Court Of the District oI
columbia, and that Mr.. vii.
son will be given some sort o
a judicial appointment la Ter
When these things were frs,
talked about, prominent sil
YER men declared that the si
yer majority in the Senate
would refuse to confirm tht
nomination of any member
of Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet tt
any position, but that wal
during the excitement Of tn
campaign. 1t is quite certain
that neither Senator Morgan
or Senator Pugh. ofhis state
would object to Secretar,
Hel bert, liz fact, they wouIt
obably be glad to see hin
provided for. MIR. Wilson il
personally popularin tie Sci
ate, as well as everywhere
else, and even Mr.. Carlisl'
has staunch personal friend'
among the silver Senator
: who would hs more likely tt
help him than to fight him
But republican Se n a t or
would be glad to hang up e.
cry nomination made by MI
Cleveland this winter, ss !
} would mean just that man!
: more appointments for Nc
Kinley to make.
The wife of Mr.. Lponar,
Wells, OF east Brimf field Mass
4 4 \ 4 ~
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The well.being of society
rests ON our homes, and what
are their foundation stones
but wuman's care and devO-
tion? A go01 motheris worth
an army Of acquaintances,
and a true. hearted; noble
minded sister is more pre-
ciOus than the ''tlear five hun
dred friends" The love we
experience for domestic bless
ings increases faith in an in.
finite goodness; hnd is a fore
taste of a better world to
come.
Our homes, as one observes,
are the support of the gov
erment and church, and all
the associations and orgaDl-
zations that give blessings
and vitality to social exist
ence'are herein originated and
fostered.
Those who have played a.
round the same door step,
basked in the same mothers
smile. ih whose veins h 9
IA me blood flows, are bound
by a sacred tie that can ney-
er be broken. Distance may
separate. quarrels may &c
cur, but those who have q ca
pacity tolove anything must
have at times a bubbling up
Of fond recollectiOns. and a
yearning after theioys Of by.
gone days. Every woman has
a mission on eatrh. Be she
Of high or low degree-in sin.
gle blessedness or double
she is recreant to her duty If
she sits with folded hands
and empty head and heart,
and frownS on all claims on
her henevolence or efforts for
the welfare Of Others. There
is "Something to do for ev-
cry onc-a household to put
in order, a child to attend to,
some parents to care for, or
some class of unfortunate.' de
graded or homeless humani-
ty 10 befriend. "To " h o m
much ia given, Of them much
shall be required" That soul
il poor, indeed, that leaves
the world without ha wing tx
erted influence that will be
felt for good after she h a g
passed away.
There is little beauty in the
lives al those women who are
dra wn into the gay circles OF
fashionable life, whose arena
| is public display, whose nur-
, sery is their prison. At home
does women appear in b 9 r
J true glory; in the inner sane
tuary of home life she can be
most like those who walk a.
: boye "in soft, white light
and follow the Lamb whith.
ersOever it goes.-Leader.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
There are !otJ OF people in
Washington who t a ke no
stock in the alleged informa-
tion received by the admins
tration, that Spain has deci-
ded, il it fails to lick the Gu
han insurgents within the
next few weeks. to try tolick
Uncle Sam. Among them ia
a naval officer VINO has had
opportunities to know t h g
Spnniarls thoroughly. Dis
cnssing the matter he said to
Il personal friend: Some
body is tr cking the admins
tration by giving 1t false in.
formation, and my impres-
sion il that it is being dore
to prevent cleveland and o.
ney following Fitz Lees ad-
vice and dong something
that might help the Cubans.
The present race of Span
iards are as arrant towards
ns can be found anywhere ON
earth, and il the us. should
demand it, they would rath-
er go down upon their knees
in supplication than to at
tempt to fight us. Spain IA
a poor country and was grow
ing poorer all the time, even
before the drain which has re
suited from its attempts to
lMt down the Cuban revOlu-
tiOr was started. lthas a few
good fighting ships, but it.
needs them al and it's rulers
d. not spe where any more
are to come from; therefore
they have not the remOtest
idea either uf seeking or ac-
cepting war If it we're thrust
npnn them by a country that
they know hlsa navy that
would either sink or capture
every war ship Within sixry
days within the opening of
hostilities. I havn't the sligh
Dtest hesitation in saying that
il President Clevpland were to
recognize the independence oi
Cuba tomorrow, the Span,
iar1s would not dare to ~
sent it, outside of their home
newspapers" While most peo
pie agree with this officer in
believing that the adIuinis-
~tration is acting upon :false
information, its action in ma
king preparations to fight, il
it becomes necessary, is gen
orally commended; and t h {
comnlendation would be still
heartier If, when everything
il ready to A9ht, use should
De made of the preparations
by forcing a cessation of the
war in Cuba, which is max.
ing a desert out of the most
! fertile islant in the world ant
is losing to citizens Of the U
s. more than 500, 900, ,OO(
a year IN profitable c o IN
0,erce.
!. Gen. VIM. Birney, the vet
eran republican who cam,
out FOR Bryan and free silve1
during the recent campaign
tells a story about a Mary
land Methodist who replied
at a public meeting to an al
GuMent put forth agains'
- the use OF silver by a Metho
/dist hiahoD. hecAllse il h q {
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CHAPTER vi.

] Yet all along that fateful ridge, now
ol1scured and confused with thin cross
ing smoke drifts from file firing, like
partly rubbed out slate pencil marks,
or else, when cleared of those drifts,
penetrating Only an Neutrality-suspicious.
map of zig-zag lines of Struggling wag-
cns and horses, unintclliglble to any
eye but his, the singular magnetism Of
the chief was felteverywhere. Whether
1T was shown in the quick closing in Of
resistance to some sharper onset OF the
enemy or the more logged stand OF in.
action under fire, his power was af2'
ways dominant. A word or two Of
comprehensive direction, sent through
IN aid-de-camp, or the sudden relief OF
his dark, watchful, composed face, up
lifted above q line of bayonets, never
failed in their magic. Like al born
leaders, he seemed: in these emergen-
cies, to hold a charmed life, injecting his
followers with like disbelief in death.
Men dropped to right and left Of him
with serene assurance ID their ghastly
faces or cry of life and confidence in
their last gasp. Stragg1ers fell in md
closed up under his passing 'glance; ~
hopeless inextricable wrangle around an
overturned caisson, at a turn OF the
read, resolved itself into an orderly
quiet, deli erafe clearing away Of the
!. ifnpedimant, before insignificant wait
ing of that dark, silent inorseman. 3ss
Yet under this irnpertu bnble mask
4 lie was. keenIy consciotis OF every hfng;
ins,thnt apparent concentrat ton thsre,5
was q shn~peris,r Of all his senses and
r Go Be ContinuSd) s5;a sESss
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!. the. door leading. from the passage was
Z suddenly flung open, and Miss Faux
ner swept quickly inside, closed the
/ door behind her and leaned back heav-
lily against itpanting and breathless.
II; Clarence was startled, and for mo-
ment shamed. He suddenly realized
that in the excitement he had entirely
forgotten her and the dangers to which
she might be exposed. She had prob
ably heard the firing, her womanly
fears had been awakened; she had come
to him for protection. But as he turned
toward her with reassuring smile, lie
was shocked to see that her agitation
and palIor were far beyond any physic-
III fear. She notioned him desperately
to shut the window by which he had
entered. and said with white lips:
!, S. s II must speak with you alone!"
s ''Certainly. But there is no immedi-
ate danger to you even ,here-and can
soon put you beyond the reach OF any
possible harm"
,'Harln me! God! if it were only
that
!, He stared at her uneasily.
(. -. Listen she said. gasping, listen
to me! Then hate, despise me-kill me
If you will. For yeu.are betrayed and
ruined cut off and surrounded! Ithas
Z been helped on by me. but | swear to
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CHAPTER v.


1nanotherin instantly gles were ringing
through the camp, with the hurrying
mass of mounted officers and the tramp
ing of forming men. The house itself
was almost deserted. Although that
single cannon shot had been created to
prove that it was not mere skirmishing
of pickets, Brant still did not believe in
any serious attack of the enemy. His
position, as in the previous engagement,
had no strategic Importance to them,
They were no doubt only making feint
against his position to conceal some adj
vance upon the center of the army a
mile or two away. Satisfied that he was
in easy supporting distance Of the de.
vision commander, he extended his lines
along the ridge ready to fall back in
that direction while retarding the adj
vance and masking the movements of
his chief. He gave few orders neces-'
sary TO the probable abandonment of.
the house, and then returned to it. Shot
and shell were already dropping in the.
field below. A thin ridge of blue haze
sheathed the line of sl1ir,nish fire. A.
small conical white cloud, like Il burst
ing cotton pod, revealed an opened bat
terry in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Yet
the pastoral peacefulness of the house
was unchanged The afternoon sun lay
softly on it's deep verandas; the pot
pourri., incense of fallen rose leaves
haunted it still.
He entered his room through the
French window in the veranda, when
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self-their commander. He had previ-
ously wondered why--.f she were in
deed spy-she had not chosen-upon
some equally specious order from WASH
ington-the headquarters of the de;
more valuable. This was explained by
the fact that she was nearer the lines
ind her lover in her present abode.
He had no idea that he was making ex-
cuses for her-he believed himself only
just. The recollection of what she had
said of the power of love-albeit it had
hurt him cruelty at the time-was now
clearer to him, and even seemed to
mitigate her offense. She would be,
here but day or two longer; he could
afford to wait without interrogating
her.
But as to the real intruder-spy or
thief II that was another affair, and
quickly settled. He gave an order to
the officer of the day peremptorily for
bidding the entrance of alien servants
or slaves within the precincts of the
headquarters. Anyone thus trespass-
ing was to be brought before him. The
officer looked surprised-he even fam
cied disappointed. The graces of the
mulatto woman's figure had evidently
been not thrown away upon his SUBJ
.alterns.
An hour OF two later, when he was
mounting his horse for round of in
spection, he was surprised to see Miss
Faulkner, accompanied by the mulatto
woman: running hurriedly to the house..
lie had forgotten his late order until he
saw the latter halted by the sentries,
but the young girl came flying on re-
gardless of her companion. Her skirt
was caught in one hand, her straw hat
had fallen back in her fight, and was
caught only by q ribbon around her
swelling throat, her loosened hair lay
in a black rippled loop on one shoulder.
For an instant Brant thought that she
was seeking him in Indignation at his
order, but second look at her set face,
eager eyes and parted scarlet lips
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caiks Of horseshoes without removing
the shoe from the hoof.
81 Id; a cheap thermal fire alarm, TO be
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thus avoid block ing Of narrow streets
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CHAPTER ~.

It seemed plain to Brant that the
dispatch box had been conveyed here
and opened for security on this desk,
papers the flower had been jostled, and
the fallen grains of pollen overlooked
hy the spy. There were one or two
freckles of red on the desk, which made
this accident appear the more probable.
But he was equally struck by another
circumstance, The desk stood im1ne-
diately before the window; AS he
glanced mechanically from it he was
surprised to see that it commanded all
extensive view Of the slope below the
eminence on which the house stood,
even beyond his furthest line of pick
cts. The vase of fowers-each Of which
was nearly as large-as magnolia bios
som and striking in color, occupied a
central position before it, and no doubt
could be quite distinctly seen from
distance. Of that he would sa tisfy him
self hereafter. But for the present he
could not resist the strong impression
that this Hateful and extraordinary
blossom, carried by Miss Faulkner and
the mulatto, and SO strilingly ''in evil
,dence" at the window, was in some
way a signal. Obeying an impulse
which he was conscious had a half
superstitious foundation, he carefully
lifted the vase from its position before
the window aud placed it on side table.
Then he cautiously slipped from the
room. sg.s. -
= ~.
But he. could notsas easily shake off
the perplexity which the occurrence
had caused, although he was satisfied
that it was fraught with no military
or strategic danger to his command.
and that the unknown spy had OBJ
tanned no information whatever. But
he was forced to admit to himself that
he was more concerned iii his attempts
to justify the conduct of Miss Faulkner
with this later revelation. twas quite
possible that the dispatch box had been
purloined by some one else during her
absence from the house--as the pres
! ence OF the mulatto servant in his room
i would have been less suspicious than
hers. There was really little evidence
to connect Miss Faulkner with the ac-
/ elAAA w " Is ~ a GAAS1
! spy have taken advantage 81 her visit
here to throw suspicion upon her? He
remembered her sing ular lahner-~the
strange Inconsistency wit Ii " ich she
i had forced this flower upon BIN. She
I would hardly have done 30 had she been
conscious Of it having SO serious an
import. Yet whatwas the secret 81. her
& manifest anftation? Al ki1tlS l6n insrii.a.
ton flashed across his mind Il smile
came upon his lips. She was IL love!
The enemy's line cont timed some sigh
ing young .subal tern witt ol,s she
was in communion On and Tor ~ hon1
!. she had md rtaken this quest Tin How
ser was their ang,lag e at ellees
10 doubt. I,la lined az
"a irnoaa lsidl
Y = = =. - ys, - l; a. lss
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two condit ions. 81 But he dismissed. tho
: former as part of Hooker's inyincibls
( ard still boyish extravagance,, and the,
latter Is port Of his equaliy characters
ietic assumption. Perhaps he was con-
scious, too, nding tho lapse
z 81 years and the condonation Of sepa-
ration and forgetfulness, thats.he de-
!. served little delicacy from the hands Of
Susy's husband. .-. ii.
Nevertheless he dreaded to hear him
speak again Of her. And the fear was
realized in question.
, docs she know you are here?"
.5 10y 'Who?''t said Brant, curtly.
& Your wife. That isl reckon she's
your wife still. eh?"
81 do not know that she knows" re-
turned Brant quietly. He had regained
his self -composure.
'.Susy-Mrs. Senator Boompointer,
that is"--he seemed to feel q certain
dignity in his late wife's new title,
'.allowed that she'd gone abroad on o
secret mission from the southern con-
federacy to them crowned heads over
there. She was coed at ropin' men in,
you know. Anyhow, Susy-afore she
was Mrs. Boompointer-w dead set on
findin' out where she was-but never
could. She seemed to drop out of sight
q year ago. Some said one thing and
some said another. But you can bet
your bottom dollar that Mrs. Senator
who knows how to pull all
the wires in Washington, will know If
anyone does. ;"
Il But is Mrs. Boompointer really dis
affected and a southern sympathizer.'
said Brant, cor is it only caprice or
fashion, While speaking he had risen
with half distracted face and had
gone to the window, where he stood in
a lettering attitude. Presently he
opened the window and stepped OUT
side. Hooker wonderingly followed
him. One or two officers had already
stepped out of their rooms, and were
standing upon the veranda, another
had halted in the path. Then one quick
ly reentered the house, reappeared with
his cap and sword in his hand and ran
lightly toward the guard house. A
slight cracking noise seemed to come
from beyond the garden wall.
o. whats up?" said Hooker, with star
ing eyes.
picket firing"
The cracking suddenly became a long
rattle. Brant 'reentered the room, and
picked up his hat.
IS, you'll excuse me for a few mo-
ments?'
A hollow sound shook the house.
''What's that?'' gasped Hooker.
Cannon"
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