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In efect-two interested ones! And the
pr1est-his lie Is magnificent! Superb! For
ne saw the comte in the picture gallery In
erect, stepping into his framev'
On. come off the roof!' said Dick impa-
tlehtiy; they must have seen something
you know. The-young lady-wouldn't lie"
NJ. Rtband leaned over, with a mysterious
cynical smile, and lowering his voice, said
you have reason to say so. You have hit
II, my friend! There was something!
Ana II We regard the young lady-you shall
hear. The story of Mile. de Fontonelles is
that she has walked by herself alone In the
garden-you observe alone-in the moon
light near the edge of the wood. You COM
prehendf the mother and the cure are in
the house-for the time-effaced! Here at
the edge Of the wood-though why she con-
tinues-a young demoiselle-to the edge Of
the wood does not make itself-she be-
holds her ancestor-as on pedestal
young. pale. but very handsome and exalte
-pardon!'
Nothing" said Dick, hurriedly; Ego onv'
''She beseeches him why! He says he is
lost! She faints away, on the instant, there
regard melon the edge of the woods
she says. But her mother and NJ lie Cure
sofa In the salon. One is asked to believe
that she is transported through the air
Hike an angelby the spirit Of Armand de
Fontonelles. Incredible!'
We'll, what do you thinkT' said Dick.
sharply.
The cafe proprietor looked around him
carefully. and then lowered his voice sig
nifcantly:
"A lover!
"A whatv' said Dick with gasp
"A lovcrr' repeated Riband. You COM
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ing out in that summer woodland was
nothing to the pioneer-bred Dick; he could
make himself and his horse comfortable
anywhere, but he was delaying his ar
rival at Havre He must regain the high
road, or some wayside inn. He glanced
around him. The westering sun was a
guide for his general direction; the road
must follow 1t north or south; he would
find clearing somewhere. But here
Dick was mistaken; there seemed no in
terruptiOn of, nor encroachment upon, this
Sylvan tract. as in his own western woods.
There was no track nor trail to be found ;
he missed even the ordinary woodland
signs that denoted the path Of animals to
water, for the park, from the time a Nor
man duke had first alienated 1t from the
virgin forest had been rigidly preserved.
Suddenly. rising apparently from the
ground before him, he saw the high roof
ridges and tcIrelles of long, irregular,
gloomy building. A few steps further
showed him that II lay in a cup-lke de-
preston of the forest, and that 1t was still
a long descent from where he had wan
dered to where it stood in the gathering
darkness. His mustang was moving with
great difficulty; he uncoled his lariat from
the saddle horn, and. selecting the most
open space tied one end to the trunk of
large tree-the forty feet of horsehair rope
giving the animal a sufficient degree of
grazing freedom. Then he strobe more
quickly down the forest side toward the
building which now revealed it's austere
proportions, though Dick could see that
they were mitigated by a strange formal
flower garden, with quaint statues and
fountains There were grim black allees
of clipped .trees-a curiously wrought iron
gate and twisted iron espaliers. On one
side the edifice was supported by a great
stone terrace, which ceemed 20 him as
broad as Partisan boulevard. Yet every
where 1t appeared sleeping in the desertion
and silence of the sumner twilight. The
evening breeze swayed the lace curtains
at the tall windows but nothing else NOV
ed To the unsophisticated western man
1t looked like a scene on the stage.
His progress was, however. presently
checked by the first sign Of preservation
he had met in the forest-a thick hedge,
which interfered between him and a slop-
ing lawn beyond. 1t was up to his waist
but he began to break his way through 1t,
when suddenly he was arrested by the
sound Of voices. Before him on the lawn, a
man and woman. evidently servants, were
slowly advancing, peerin. into the sliad-
ows of the wood which he had Just left.
He could not understand what they were
saying, but he was about to speak and in
dictate his desire to find the rad by signs,
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low-banked. willow-fringed rivers and
cloverless meadows. The white sun shin
ing everywhere-on dazzling arbors, sum-
mer houses and trellises on light green
vines and delicate pea rows; on the white
trousers. jackets and shoes of smart shop
Keepers or holiday makers; on the white
headdresses of nurses and the white
winged caps OF the sisters of st. Vincent
all this grew monotonous to this native Of
sun more monotonous wastes. The long
black shadows of short, blue-skirted sa-
botted women and short. blue bloused sa-
botted men slowly working in the fields
with slow oxen. or still slower, heavy Nor
man horses, the same horses gayly be-
decked. dragging. slowly, not only heavy
wagons, but their own apparently most
monstrous weight, over the white road
made him impatient TO get on. At the close
OF the second day he found some relief on
entering a trackless wood-not the usual
formal avenue OF eQui-distant trees lead
ing TO nowhere. and stopping upon the open
held-but apparently a genuine forest as
wild as one of his own oak bottoms"
Gnarled roots and twisted branches flung
themselves across his path. his mustangs
hoofs sunk in deep pits of moss and last
years withered leaves. trailing vines caught
his heavy stirruped foot. or brushed his
broad sombrero. the vista before him SEEM
ed only 10 endlessly repeat the same sylvan
glade. he was in fancy once more in the
primeVal western forest. and encompassed
by Its vast dim silenceS He did not know
that he had. in fact. only penetrated an
ancient park. which in former days echoed
to the winding fanfare of the chase and
was still. on stated occasions, swept over
by accurately green-coated Parisians and
green-plumed danes, who had come down
by train To him IL meant unfettered and
unprescripted freedom.
He rose in his stirrups and sent a char
acterfstic yell ringing down the dim aisles
before Lin. But alas, at the same moment
his mustang, accustomed to Pie firmer
grip of the prairies In lashing out stepped
upon a Shiny root and fell heavily rolling
over his clinging and still unsteady rider
For a few seconds both lay still Then
Dick extrtcated himself with an OATH rose
gtddily. dragged up his horse who, after
the fashion of his race. was meekly sue
cumbtng to his reclining position. and then
became aware that the unfortunate beast
was badly sprained In the shoulder and
temporarily lame, The sudden recollection
that he was some miles from the road and
that the sun was sinking. concentrated his
scattered faculties. The prospect of sleep
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flower which she thrust into her belt. Dick
paused. too, half crouching, half leaning
over hchen stained cracked stone pedes-
tai from which the statue had long been
prise, however, the young girl following
the path to the hlacs began cautiously to
ascend the hill swaying from side to side
with q youthful movement. and swinging
the long stalk Of lily at her side. In
few moments she would be at his side Dick
Was frightened; his confidence of the mo-
ment before had all gone: he would ny
and yet-an exquisite and fearful Joy kept
him motionless. She was approaching him.
full and clear in the moonlight He could
see the grace of her delicate figure in the
broad satin ribbon, and its love knots OF
pale blue ribbons on her shoulders: he
could se.' the coils of her brown hair.
the pale olive tint of her oval cheek.
the delicate swelling nostril of her
straight clear cut nose: he could even smell
the lily she carried in her little hand. Then
suddenly she lifted her long lashes. and
her large gray eyes met his.
Alas! the same look Of vacant horror
came into her eyes and fixed and dilated
their clear pupils. But she uttered no out
cry-there was something in her blood that
checked it-something that even gave
dignity to her recciling figure-and made
Dick flush with admiration. She put her
hand to her side, If the shock Of the
exertion of her ascent had set her heart
to beating. but she did not faint. Then
sadness, pity and pathetic appeal. Her
lips were parted-they seemed 10 be NOV
ing. apparently in prayer. At last her
voice came wonderingly, timidly, tenderly:
Mon Dieu! c'est done vous! C'est vous
que Marie a cru voir! Que venez vous faire
lei, Armand de Fontonelles? Responded"
Alas, not a word was comprehensive to
Dick; nor could he think of word to say
in reply. He made an uncouth. half-irri-
tated, half-despairing gesture toward the
wood he had quilted, as If to indicate his
helpless horse, but he knew it was mean
ingless to the frightened yet exalted girl
before him. Her little hand crept to her
breast and clutched rosary within the
folds Of her dress, as her soft voice again
rose low but appealingly:
''Vous SQUIRREL! All, mon DieuI Peut on
vous seco, rir? Moi meme mes prieres
pourraient Giles interceder pour vols? Je
supplierai lie ciel de prendre en- pitie Fame
de mon aEcetre. Monsieur lie Cure est la.
Je lui parlerai Ma mere ct lui vous vien-
dront en- aide" She clasped he- hands ap-
pealingly before him.
Dick stood bewildered. hopeless, mysti-
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Sometime,


Lillian Gray In the Boston Waterman.
Some time shall know why
Our sunnest mornings change TO Moons OF rain;
And why our steps are shadowed by pain.
And why We often lie
On cOuchee sown with thorns OF and doubt:
And why our lives thickly hedged about
With bars that put our oftiest plans to rout.
Some time shall know why
Our dearest hopes swept swift away,
Aud why our brightest flowers first decay;
Why song is lost In sigh
Why clasping fingers slip apart
Estrangement, space and death rend heart from
heart
Until from deepest depths the tear drops start.
Some tfEe we all shall know
Each other, aye, as We ourselves known;
And see how out OF darkness light has grown
And He--Mto loves 50,
Despite our willfunese and blind complaint
WI show ms how Ills Kind and calm restraint
Can inoid a human soul Into saint.
Some time cur eyes s,,oll see
The silver lntng to The On rkeet cloud,
While sverv echoes follow t!snisders loud.
Some tirlc oar hearth shall be
Content. forgetting all our restless mood
And En'Sny everything has worked for cooA-
TIE io". and wien. ana Wy. lie understood
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The POisOnOuS Brown-TafI Moth-


Many residents of Somervile have been
afflicted recently with strange disease,
which baffied the physicians, and for which
no one could offer an explanation. They
seemed to have been victims of ivy poison
Ing, the hands and arms reddening and
swelling. but they had not touched any ivy.
II is now definitely known that the trouble
all came from the presence of that new
pest. the brown-tail moth.
This discovery was made by the employees
OF the gypsy moth committee who, to their
sorrow. have found that to touch a brown
tail moth is equivalent to taking a dose of
poison. When the employees of the com
mittee began their annual work of turning
burlaps to see how many pupa had Sc
creted themselves Hereunder they found
In the places contiguous to Somervllle
number CT pupa of the brown-tail moth
Grown careless by the innocent nature of
the ocneria dispar. they plucked them off
and destroyed them. Then the trouble be-
gan, and loud are the complaints of the
men with poisoned hands and arms The
moths are now handled gingerly. The CEN
ter Of the gypsy moth pestilence has moved
from the Maiden edford district, where
1t originally developed, to the Saugus
woods. 1t is estimated that the committee
men are slaughtering 100000 daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24

In an article on the reduction in the cost
of building In the last score of years the
American Architect makes some interest
ing comparisons. Although wages are
about the same, or, considering the length
of the working day, are rather higher now
than at the earlier date, materials, espe-
cially where machinery is concerned in
making them. are far lower. To say moth
ing of structural iron, which has fallen In
price to little more than one-fifth of its
cost in the early '10's lumber bricks ce-
ment and other materials are cheaper now
perhaps than they have ever been. After
the great fire of 1872 the cost of bricks
laid In the wall, was ordinarily reckoned I'm
Boston at $36 a thousand. Now, better
bricks, quite as well laid, with better lime
and cement cost there in the wall, sl:5
thousand. Moreover freproofing processes
have been of late greatly improved and
cheapened. so that an ordinary mercantile
building can be erected, with floors roof
and partitions all of iron and concrete or
terra Gotta, for 10 to Is per cent more than
1t would cost with the cheapest wooden
floors, roof and partitions that the law
will permit. Considering the immense su-
periority in durability, in freedom from
shrirkage and rot, in exemption from the
constant repairs made necessary by such
shrinkage and rot, and in saving the in
suraace rates, and of the fire-proof struc-
ture, it is surprising that any other sort
should at present prices, be built for mer-
cdiitiie purposes. II is nardiy possible that
prices can go lower. Even now, American
structural steel is sold in Germany and
Belgium handicapped by the cost of 1000
or 5000 miles of transportation, in direct
competition with the local material, made
by workmen whose wages average 30 or
40 cents a day, so that any further fall is
practically out of the question, and it ap-
pears to be certain, from the reports of
contracts In the foreign professional papers
that an ordinary house can be built more
cheaply here, Notwithstanding the higher
wages paid by our contractors, than it can
be, using the same materials, in England,
while our workmanship is, as a rule, far
superior to that of foreign mechanics
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Spendthrift (who has been rejected by a
rich heiress)-"You refuse to marry me?
Very well; but consider. II I am forever un-
happy. you will have to bear the conse-
Quencesw
She-"H'm. 1 could bear them much
easier than your-debts!"
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with the departure OF Mr.. L. s Brumidi
another of the Barbizon studios IS ler,
vacant Tor the summer Mr. Rruuidi left
IN the early part of the past week. and will
remain absent for several months at least
sketching. ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24

Mr.. F. ]. Fisher expects to remain in the
city during the summer, he has con-
siderable amount of work on hand which
he wishes to finish before next fall. He
has just completed a couple Of very lifelike
portraits, and has number of other orders
ahead. Aside from his portrait work, he
has been able to do some little in other
lines. He has put a good deal of work late
ly on his scene at the cid negro market at
Lynchburg, an oil painting involving an inl-
mense amol mt of detail, and giving him
scope for some brilliant color effects. His
negroes In this canvas especially life
like and interesting. He expects to finish
this work by autumn. and send il to Phil
adelphia for exhibition. Mr. Fisher has
also done a three-quarters length figure Of
Christ. The face I'm this is quite striking.
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Mr. Edgar Nye has been waiting 10 leave
town until picture he has been painting
out on Piney branch finished. and now
that this piece of work is off his hands
he will go to Round Hill at once He ex-
poets to remain there a short time only, as
he wishes to spend the latter part of the
summer in Maryland.
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In very attractive miniature that Miss
Perrie has just finished the flesh tints
merit especial praise. Not only is the color
true to nature, but the direction of the
many little touches of paint is so carefully
studied that the modelling at once impresses
the observer. The softness of the rounded
contours of the face is well suggested, and
the eyes are also done in very satlsfac-
tory manner. Miss Perrie has commenced
very large water color study of a bowl
full of deep red roses, which promises to be
a stunning flower piece when finished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-06
THE LOWNDESVILLE BANK.
Battle OF Giants TO Take Place I'm the
Court House Tomorrow.

The case OF the creditors against the stock.
holders of the Lowndesville Bank will be ar.
gued tomorrow morning in the Court Room
before Judge Buchanan. The argument will
be upon the adoption OF the Masters report
OF the law and the facts Of the case. That re-
port was adverse to the interests OF the stock
holders Of the defunct concern. The Master
held that the stock holders were liable to the
amount OF their stock. The debts of the Bank
aggregate about $4,000. The stock Is about
$4,000. If, therefore, the court sustains the
Masters report, each OF the stock holders will
be liable to about seventy-fve per cent. OF the
amount Of their stock. That IL TO say: they
will lose their stock, and will have 10 pay to
the receiver about seventy-five per cent. In
share, or 500 worth he will lose the share,
and have to pay S75 to settle up the business.
This editor Is not a lawyer nor tho son OF
lawyer-neither is he "A prophet or the son of
a prophet, but We venture 10 give the opin ion
that the Master will be sustained, and the
fact will be indeliby impressed upon many
persons that there may be great danger In
The legal arguments tomorrow morning
will be interesting and instructive, and the
decision Will be hurtful to one set OF clients
and greatly to the benefit of another class of
itgants. Lowndesville has had her last
bank. II true history of that bank were
written 1t would possibly surpass anything
Of the kind that has appeared in fiction. 1t
started with only $50 900 of capital. In q few
years'it become insolvent. The stockholders
lost every cent that they put in. and now are
sued for about seventy-fve per cent. addl-
tional.
The speeches tomorrow are not intended 10
give detailed account Of the methods that
resulted in this remarkable result. but they
will contend for the great legal principle
which has just been outlined, namely: That
the stock kholder may be assessed for hun
dred per cent. of his stock, II so much be nec-
eSsary to pay Off the Indebtedness. While
the rule Is hardship on the stakeholder II
makes the credit OF an insOvent concern
good, and saves the creditor from harm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-06
Unjust to the Governor.

1t seems to the Press and Banner that Gov
ernor Ellerbe has been very unjustly treated
by some Of the press of the State in discuss
Ing his act in removing the metropolitan po-
lice from the city of Charleston.
The records would show that Governor FL
lerbe has been blamed for not removing the
them, he is censured.
The people of Charleston may be planning
to cut Governor Ellerbe's throat at the next
election, but we venture to suggest that 1t
will not be the part of wisdom for that city to
organize fight on Governor Ellerbe because
. OF his fidelity in trying TO enforce the laws of
the State.
Under existing circumstances with the rec
objection OF Charleston's defiance OF the II
quor law Of the State 1T occurs to US that that
city had better not bring on fight for liquor
at the approaching election.
The business Of selling liquor In this State
has received blow from which 1t will not re
cover. The efforts OF the bitionists com.
bined with the assistance of the bar room ele-
ment, will not be sufficiently pow werful TO re.
move the restraints now fixed in the consti.
tuition.
If Charleston should be foolish enough 10
make war on Governor Elerbe because of his
efforts to enforce the liquor law, and an effort
should be made to restore the old bar room
system, Governor Ellerbes reelection would
| be assured. He has been tried, and his acts
have proved him faithful to the sobriety and
morality of the people of the State, and the
people will stand to him against each and ev-
cry man who may seek to run on a liquor
ticket
Charleston has SO long ruled this State that
she now seems to be united in her effort to
nullify the law which does not suit her for.
egn element and she seems determ ined TO
organize force in the State who favor the
rule OF this State by the agents Of alien IL
quor stillers. Such an effort to hum iliate
great and proud State has never before re-
ceived the sympathy of SO large number OF
residents, but they will be powerless to make
South Carolina the abject and stricken terri
tory of foreign liquor dealers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-06

President Bailey, OF the Abbeville Cotton
Mill; President Smythe. OF Pelzer Cotton
Mill; President Orr, of Piedmont Cotton Mill,
and President Parker, OF Gaffney's Cotton
Mill, by appointment of President St. John,
Of ithe s. A. L.. called lat the office of the
latter last week in Portsmouth to con fer With
him about building the Aobeville, Pelzer and
Piedmont Railroad. They were seated in An
te-room, and after waiting the pleasure OF the
gentlemen at headquarters, they were greeted
by the presence OF Mr.. Glover, who stands
away up yonder In Railroad circles. An
hour or so later Mr.. Capps, who is also an
important factor in the conduct Of the S. A
L., came In and spent an hour or 30 very
pleasantly chatting the while and assuring
the mill presidents that no concessions in the
way Of freight charges could be made beyond
the pledge TO give competitive rates. The
gentlemen from the mills OF Greenville, said
they didn'I want competitive rates." Able
Vile had competitive rates aNd was paying
two cents hundred more for freight than
Piedmont or Pelzer were paying. They de-
manded reduction Of ten per cent. which, If
given. the road could be built.
Later on, the official gentlemen. said TO the
visiting gentlemen that they would see II
Mr.. St. John was at leisure. In the absence
OF the high railroad officials, the mill presi-
dents entertained themselves as nicely as
possible. At the expiration OF about two
hours and thirty minutes, from the time they
called at MIR. st. Johns office there was still DO
evidence of the appearance Of Mr.. st John, or
the return of Mr.. Glover or Mr.ICapps. Presi-
dent Orr rose to his feet, reached for his hat
and said with empha asis, something to this ef-
feet:
Gentlemen, I'll be blanked If am any
blanked negro, and don't propose TO walt
any longer on Mr.. ST. Johu."
President Orr took up the line of march for
the street and the other gentlemen kept step,
and soon the four mill presidents were lost In
the streets OF Portsmouth. And ne confer
ence was had with Mr.. st. John.
The mill presidents continued their journey
to New York, and by design, OF accident.
met MIR. Hoffman's who stands little up In
railroad circles, and occupies the position of
President Of the s. A. l.. He was very agree
able and made assurances which, though not
definite, were encouraging. We believe the
mill presidents are confident that the road
will be built If the Southern does not gobble
up the s. A. L., in which event the road
would never be reality, and our people
would, for years at least. have to go to Com.
nencement at Due West in the same old way
Some OF US hope TO live to see the day when
we can 60 to Com mencement on an electric
car or steam railway.
We believe the above statements as to the,
proposed interview with Vice.President ST.
John are substantially true, and that the re-.
norris of what President Hoffman said is moi.
greatly at variance with the facts. The read
er is of course at liberty 10 draw his own CON-
clusions.