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CHAPTER v.

Tete-chauve, when he found that his
young master was brooding the thought
of renewing the feud, grew melancholy
and silent. He had no more stories to
tell, no more songs to sing. True, he
did not abandon his quilts" but the
notes he piped from that rude syrinx
were as dole:ul as the tremulous voice
of the swamp screech owl. His whole
soul had become absorbed in his young
master, and the thought of any harm be-
falling him was the most distressing
that could come to Tete-ohauye.
Toulme de Blieu was woefully ter
mented by the predicament in which he
now found himself He very much de-
sired, in pursuance of the family habit,
to kill this last remaining male Coup
court, but he well knew that to do it
was to lose Anais forever. He found
that his mother was very anxious that
he should abandon the feud and aban-
don Annals as we'll. In his distress he
went to old Tete -chauve for advice.
Poor old negro He did not know what
to say. For once in his life he was
without an expedient in the face of an
exigency. He stood with his head-that
smooth old head with it's halo Of white
wool-bowed in perplexity and silence.
Toulme turned away.
That very day jacques Coupcourt held
long, bitter conference with his sister
Annals. She pleaded with him eloquent
ly, tenderly, earnestly, for some promise
of safety for her lover, but in vain.
Jacques was memorable. He denounced
her as traitor to her family, dis
grace to The Coupcourt name. and left
her in bitter despair.
About this time great excitement arose
among the negroes ON both estates ON
account of certain sights and sounds in
the swamp attributed to revival Of ac-
tivities by the spirit Of the original
Loup-garou. Indeed the ghost of the
slave murdered go long ago was seen,
pine knot in hand, and strange cries
bad been heard.
Tete-chauve was exceedingly disturb
ed and begged Toulme to cease going
into the swamp to hunt deer and tur-
key, but Of course the young man gave
no heed to the negro's fears.
Possibly Tete-chauve, knowing that
Jacques Coupcourt was also shooting in
the swamp, had more dread of The hunts
men meeting than Of any danger to his
young master from Loup-garou Sill
superstition was ingrained SO deep in
his nature that nothing short of serving
Toulme could have Induced him TO cross
the limit Of Te1Te aux Loops garous,
and he was doubly alive to the c:eat
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CHAPTER ".

What picture young mans heart
can make of two boats and two birds,
with himself in one boat and maiden
sweet and beautiful in the otherl The
whole Of all lovely and fascinating ro-.
nance is crowded into the sketch. All,
youth and love, a sea breeze. blue sky,
a cool, foam touched reach of salt wa
ter, an exchange Of eye beams-and then
follows world of bliss crowded into a
dreaml
After that day Toulme cruised for
that lovely prize, and, shy as the maiden
was, somehow her stanch little craft
fell often in his way.
All love stories are alike and they are
all delicious. Hearts are blown together
by all sorts of winds, but the contact is
ecstatic in every instance. The older
grows the story, the deeper becomes its
passionate hold upon the great heart of
the world
Toulme and Anais became lovers be-
fore they knew that it was renewal of
the Shakespearean story-before she
dreamed that he was Romeo or he sus-
pected that she was Juliet-yet SO it
was, the children of the rival house,
holds had exchanged hearts.
Old Tete-chauve shook his big bald
head and looked gloomy when by chance
he discovered how matters stood. He
felt at once how terrible might be the
end, and, although his kind heart warm
ed toward the sweet young girl, he
could not help wishing that his master
had never seen her.
When at length Toulme found out
who his sweetheart was, it was too late
for him to turn about. She held him
fast in her lovely net, lost beyond hope
of escape. AS for Annals Coupcourt, she
scarcely was startled by the discovery
that she loved Toulme de Blieu. It was
enough for her happiness that she loved
him and that he loved her. There was
no room for any other passion, senti-
ment or experience; her heart was full.
Day after day they met out ON the
water and. lashing their little sloops to-
gether, drifted side by side, rocking on
the gentle waves and conversing in the
low, soft tones of love- Always some
where between them and the horizon
futtered the white wings of the two
Dlluo. IL w dS u SOOu OLucus bliSJ uIbdcO,
this apparition Of pair of birds, pure
white and inseparable as the hearts of
true lovers. always fitting around or
before them. Thus the time went by
sweetly enough for these furtively happy
lovers until at last they were betrothed.
Then Jacques Coupcourt came homo
when least expected, and indeed when
least needed. He had had hard time
of it after his shipwreck, and he was
but the mere shadow Of himself, scarce
recognizable by his mother and Who'll
ly stranger to Annals, when he stood
upon the threshold Of the old house by
the blue gulf sea- But Jacques Coup
court had lost none Of the spirit of his
fathers. He rubbed up the rusty old pis-
tolls and put the Coupcourt knives in
shining order. The feud must go on to
the end.
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A belfast WOMAN
Writes An Open Letter to Women.

Mary F. Bartholomew, ST. Francis
vile. Ills, writes: about twelve years
ago was afflicted with female trouble.
doctored with several skillful doctors.
but kept getting worse until I became
belfast. 1 remained In this condition al
most two years, having had four ply
sicians tending me- but got no better. In
DR.. Hartman's female book [ found a
case just like mine, and concluded to
write to DR.. Hartman for advice. | am
never sorry did so, for I owe my life
to Dr. Hartman and Pe-ru-na. My
frisnds and neighbors never expected to
see me well again; but I thank God and
DR.. Hartman for my recovery. | am
able to be up and assist with my house.
hold duties. did not improve as rapid
~ as some L have read testimonials of,
but my case was of such long standing,
and, as the doctors said, very much COM
plicated, l could not expect az rapid re-
coVery. l think my recovery is a sur
prise TO every one that knew me- My ap-
petite was so poor l could not eat any
thing scarcely. But now / can eat every
thing without pain. My bowels are regu-
lar; have no trouble with them. | have
been the example of many a man and
woman in bad hearth to try Fortuna for
a cure. l could write a great deal re.
L can not praise your medicines enough.
think that if every one would try them
they would never regret ii, but would
praise them to everybody as long as they
lived"
DR.. Hartman has lately written a book
devoted to the ailments peculiar to the
female sex. IT is profusely and beauti-
fully illustrated, and every woman SHOULD
possess one. 1t will be sent free to wo-
men only for a short time by The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Co.. Columbus,
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ing and receiving. When Toussant's
broad back resounded under Loup-ga-
rou's pine knot, the very next moment
the shoulder of Loup-garou gave forth
the echo of the noise. The combatants
leaped nimbiy about at first, but soon
they began to fail. Toussant forced
Loup- garou back and finally hit him ON
the head just as he got tangled between
the prongs Of n many forked little tree.
Poor Loup- garou! That was the last of
him. Toussant deliberately pounded
him to death there and then. But Tous-
SAINT had not escaped unhurt. He must
have suffered lesion Of the spinal
cord, or it may have been but the reflex
action of his terrible deed upon his al
ready superstition tainted imagination.
At all events, when be saw that Loup-
garou was dead he stood as if rooted to
the spot, glaring horribly. How still
tho swamp was, how lonely, how
gloomy and strangel
Some days later Toussant came rush
ing cut Of the swamp into the negro
quarters, all baggard and wild eyed,
foariahing the pine knot and crying.
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He stood as If rooted to the spot.

garou, Loup-garour' Such death as he
died could not fail to leave deep i'm.
preston in the minds of Toussant's COM
panions. Ever afterward it was men,
toned with bated breath and with awe
inspired gestures.
The Terre aux Loups- garous became,
in the imagination Of the negroes, a
demon land in which had congregated
all the COLLINS and devils Of earth and
of the neither regions.
So things were when Toulme de
Blieu, mere youth of 90, returned
from FrxEa to the old De Blieu place.
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remains to tell where they once were
save a young growth Of close set trees
and the scattered ruins Of mansions and
peglo quarters. The De Blieu and Coup
court feud ended in the year 1865, just
as the great storm of war had at last
ceased in the up country. 1t ended very
strangely and, as beftted the prediaa-
mont, with singularly dramatic coup
de main in the very heart of the swaz1p
known as the Terre aux Loups- garous.
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For sale by leading druggists such as
Adams i)rslf; Co., Collier Drug Co., ]. j. DUN
.1an sss.cs Drug Co, 6. II. Klebs. George
Ianibr.iliis. John J.. Sarker, ii. N Reese,
ySitlingtcn a Lynch.
Wicclesahe Agents Eabers, Morrow & Sin-
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The Alabama Home Building and
Loan Association.
Cash Paid in. 100000. 90

Money to lend on our new sinking fund
plan by which a borrowers mortgage is
cancelled in u months at a definite low
rate of interest. This assoca ton can point
with satisfaction to the great number of
people it has aided to secure homes instead
OF having to pay rent all of their lives;
also the vast number of its members who
cradle sum by paying in Sc, SIS or $50 per
month. Now is good time to join the as
socation. Apply to W. NJ v Robertson
General Manager. 1000 First avenue, Bir-
mingham. Ala
8-S-sun-thur-7wks
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risk his master was taking. The many
tragedies in which the De Blieus and
the Coupcourts had been chief actors
were not so far in the past that Tete-
ehauve's memory was not full of them.
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'Loup-garou, Loup-garoul'' and he fell
down and died in awful agony.
That cry, "Loup-garou, Loup- garoui"
took firm hold on the hearts of the plan
tation negroes, Quickly enough dark
superstition formed itself, and the story
of Loup-garou, the fend of the swamp.
began to be told Out Of one fiend
grew many, and so the swamp got the
name of Terre aux Loups- garous. No
negro would enter that haunted region
If he could help it, especially De Blieu
negro, for fear of meeting the terrible
being that had cruelty beaten and man.
gled poor Toussant 1t might have been
very different if Toussant had been able
to explain, but he was crazed beyond
any power of connected speech. He could
do no more than glare with his wild,
bloodshot eyes and cry aloud, "Loup-
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Beautiful Dismal Swamp

The Dismal swamp is by no means 80
dismal as it has been painted, and ac-
cording to the description of local geog-
raphers possesses features which ought
to make it an attractive watering place
and sanitarium. 1t is not, as most peo-
pie imagine, vast bog sunk low in the
ground, into which the drainage of the
surrounding country flows. On the con-
trary, according to accurate surveys, it
is above the level ground some 10 or 90
feet, and instead Of being the receptacle
is, in its immense, spongelike bulk,
gathering the waters that descend upon
it, the source of rivers, five of which
take their origin within it and flow on
ward to the sea. The swamp is entirely
of green timber. There is no decaying
wood, tho two principal woods that
grow there being tho juniper and the
cypress, which never rot They fall OF
the ground like ether trees, brt instead
Of decomposing they turn into peat, and
in that form remain Interchangeable and
indissoluble. >@&
There is nothing in the swamp to Gre
ate miasna; no rising OF the tides and
decomposition Of rank vegetables; no
marshes exposed to the burning rays of
the sun. All is fresh and sweet, and the
air is laden with balmy odors. The wa
ter is tinged with the juniper to faint
wine hue and is thought TO possess val
liable sanitary qualities. 1T is often used
by vessels going on foreign cruise on
account of its healthful properties and
also because it keeps fresh and clear for
years. Those who live near it are not
slow to declare TINT il is the healthiest
place on tho continent, and are perhaps
not without reason for the faith which
is in them.
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A little Gresk, PEASANT girl was wounded
at the battle of Caraifzu while fighting
side by side with her brotiacr. When her
brother was called ont to t.,a war. she,
hasseg za.s4a-e TIC 20, accompanied him.
She tiinks she ehot'ahout ten Turks be-
fore ssisg wounded herself.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Three Murder Cases

In the courts Of Elk county last week
Frederick Rockwell and Patsy Banya
were found guilty of murder in
the first degree, which will give the
sheriff Of Elk county two hanging jobs
Rockwell was convicted for numbering
Lewis Haines on the 2lst of last Decem-
Der. This was Rockwell's second trial
and second conviction for the crime
stated. His counsel secured second
trial for him. He murdered Haines
so he could marry Mrs. Haines, who
promised to marry him II Haines was
out Of the way. Patsy Banya, an Ital-
ian, was convicted for numbering
Perotti Augusta, a fellow-countryman
at Dagus Mines on July 25th. Both
have been sentenced TO be hanged.
Saturday John Sobol was found guilty,
in the same court, Of murder in the
second degree and was sentenced to ~
years and months in the penitentlary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Poet, Orator and Genius.

Fred Emerson Brooks, the poet,
orator and genius who appeared at
Assembly hall last Friday evening be-
fore a large and appreciative audience,
made a decided hit. Besides the in
tense patriotism with which his nature
bubbles over, and his inimitable wit and
humor, he has excellent oratoricsl
powers--a fine baritone voice. There
seems to be no dialect, nor character,
nor sound OF animals about the farm
yard that he cannot initiate. He has
the ability to win his hearers and had
no difficulty In carrying his audience
from the humorous TO the pathetic.
"Palestine," "Sherman's March to the
Sea-" as told by an old blind soldier,
and "Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, y
were master pieces. For two hours
he highly entertained his audience,
He stirred their patriotic sentiment,
touched the fountain Of tears with
his pathos and made them roar with
laughter q bis Wit ~ humor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Evangelist Coming.

Mr. Schiverea, the famous evangelist,
will be here about December LIST, and
will conduct series OF meetings In Cen
tennial hall. Mr.. Schiverea is the
evangelist who SO successfully led the
union services In Dubois year ago,
and is one OF Mr.. ID. l.. Moody's trusted
lieutenants. Speaking Of Mr.. Schiverea
as an evangelist Mr.. Moody says: ut
would be hard to find his equal" While
here he will hold three services daily,
morning prayer service at $50, after
noon Bible reading at $50, evening
service at $50. The day meetings will
be held in the Baptist CHURCH. Mr..
Scbiverea has asked that chorus OF
one hundred voices be organized. Will
the singers rally to this effort? A
meeting OF the chorus will take place at
the Baptist church Friday night at 8. 10.
Come and help. Mr.. Schiverea will
only promise us one week of meetings,
being willing to stay longer only on
condition that the meetings promise
great things. Preparatory meetings
are now being held every night at the
Baptist church, with cottage prayer
meetings every afternoon. Your earn
est prayers are requested that the
meetings may move the town. Many
feel that such an opportunity as this
has never before come to Reynoldsville.
A motto is suggested for the WORK:
"Resolved, that we trust God and fight
sim" All In favor of the resolution. fall
into line. j. Nj. ID.
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Mozart Symphony Club.

Musical critics were unanimous last
night In their praises Of the excellency
Of the programme presented by the
Mozart Symphony Club before large
and delighted audience at the Y. M.
G. A. Hall. The committees In charge
Of the Star Course deserve the thanks
of all lovers of music for enabling them
to hear such talented soloists, who seem
to vie with each other as to which
number in the programme should be
selected as the most perfectly rendered
or the most artistically performed
Cincinnati Critic.
At Assembly hall Saturday night,
Nov. 9th. Tickets on sale at Stokes
drug store
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Married in Buffalo.

Bert Cox, member of the firm Of
w. T. Cox & Son, grocerymen, and
Miss Edna Humphrey, oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Humphrey, left
this place In a carriage last Thursday
forenoon, drove to Falls Creek and
boarded the 1.15 p. M. train for Buffalo,
N. Y, and were married that evening
by Rev. George w. Graham, q Baptist
minister OF the "Queen City of the
Lakes" Friday evening they returned
to Reynoldsville and went to their own
home on Grant street, which had been
previously furnished and made ready
for housekeeping, Bert believing it
wise to prepare the cage before catch
ing the bird. Mr.. and Mrs. Cox have q
host Of friends here who wish them un-
bounded joy and happiness in the
journey Of life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24

Shoes for the family, any kind and
any size you want, at Robinson's.
Arbuckle's and Lion coffee only lOc.
ut Robinson & Mundorff's.
Oysters 25c. per quart at the Bon
Ton, same that have been selling for 30
cents per quart.
Call and see Bells fine line Of over
coats.
To save money and get the latest In
shoes buy at JOhnstOn's.
Bell Is selling an sll-wool blue or
black Kersey 0vercOat for $500.
Fine comb honey l4c at Robinson Il
Mundorff's.
Ignorance Is the root of misfortune.
Better attend the Dubois Business Col
lege, and get practical education.
Arbuckle coffee lOc. at Robinson h
Mundorff's.
will never bake - long as can buy
bread for 5c. loaf ct the Bon Ton.
Say, John, you will meet me at Bells
buying one Of their due suits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Died from Childbirth.

Mrs. William Dacey, of Rathmel,
died at 500 p. NJ, Thursday from child
birth. The baby girl, who was II hours
old when the mother died, is getting
along nicely. Funeral services were
held in the Catholic church at this
place before seven o'clock Saturday
morning and the remains were taken to
Pittsburg on the 7.40 A. M. train for
burial. Mrs. Dacey's maiden name
was Hannah Barry. She was born in
Ireland about 30 years ago. She was
married to VIM. Dacey 10 years ago in
Pittsburg, where her parents reside.
The husband and five children are left
to mourn for the deceased.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Pop Corn Caught Fire.

There was considerable excitement at
Bohren's confectionery store about
seven o'clock Monday evening. Annie,
small daughter of Mr.. Bohren, accident
ally dropped match into a barrel of
pop corn balls. Annie was the only one
in the store and by the time she gave
the alarm to her sister, Marie, the
blaze was almost as high rs the ceiling.
A man happened to come in and he
threw piece of carpet over the barrel
and carried 1t into the back yard. The
greasy tissue paper that the balls of
corn were wrapped in was inHammable
and burned like a flash. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bohren were not at home, they were in
Dubois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
New Officers.

The Daughters OF St. George have
elected new officers, and Mrs Scott, OF
Pittsburg, Dist. Deputy, is expected here
to install them next week: Past Presi-
dent, Mrs Emma Bashor; President, Mrs
Sarah Tovey; Vice-president, Miss Liz
zie Northy; Financial Secretary, Mrs
Annie Justham; Assistant Secretary,
Mrs Annie Enewine; First Conductor,
Mrs Lydia Booker; Second Con-, Mrs
Annie Reed; Chaplain, Mrs Agnes
Reddecliff; Inside Guard, Mrs Mary Ann
Gricks: Outside Guard, Mrs Lucinda
McGinnis; Treasurer, Mrs Mary Cop
ping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Tube of Oxygen Exploded.

Clarence Reynolds and Frances Nc
Donald have fitted up labratOry in a
small room over the Reynolds drug
store, where they are trying expert
ments daily and have small explosions
about as often as they experiment. An
explosion occurred in this new labratory
Monday afternoon that might have
been OF serious nature, but it only
resulted in frightening the people with
in a square or two and disarranging
things in the labratory. A tube OF
oxygen caused the disturbance.
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Alb. Recapitulates.

Editor STAR:-In your issue of last
week you cast some reflection on the
business manager of the opera house,
and ! wish to explain to the public why
the Carol and johnson minstrel show
bills were not posted. They were booked
for Tuesday, Nov. 18th: their paper
arrived here by express Saturday after
noon, Nov. 18th, and having "The
World Against Her" Co.'s papers up,
and the i4th being Sunday-it would
not be in keeping with my religion tC
post show bills on the Lords HOLY Day
and to post the bills on Monday and
show on Tuesday would be very short
notice. But to recapitulate, the truth
of the matter Isl having not heard from
the show, or receiving any notice by
newspapers of where they had played
in the state, came to the. conclusion
that like many good show before
them, they had gone In for REPAIRS"
A. REYNOLDS. Manager
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Remember that the best investment
for any man is practical education,
and that the best practical education is
actual business from start to finish, a.
taught at the Dubois Business College,
Dubois, Pa.
First quality hams only 10c. per ID. at
Robinson & MundOrff's.
See Millirens new line OF fall suits
and OvercOats.
Best Patent Flour, In cloth sacks,
only 81. 40 at Robinson & Mundorff's.
Warm shoes for cold feet, prices from
3l.00 to $3.50, ut RobinsOn's.
Robinson's give you q little better
shoe for less money than Is 0btainable
elsewhere.
For fine foot wear at reasonable prices
90 TO j. X. Johnston's.
II you want good shoes cheap 70 TO j.
z. Welsh = Co.. shoe store In the VIM.
Foster block.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
The Hog Kicked.

A. U. Moore, Washington township
farmer, came near cutting three fingers
off his left hand last Friday morning
while attempting>to stick hog. Just
as he was in the act of plunging the
knife into the hogs jugular vein the
porker kicked and the knife struck Mr..
Moore's left hand. He was in town
Friday afternoon to have the crippled
hand dressed BY q doctor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Voted Monday.

On account of the mines being idle at
this place Saturday the miners did not
vote for the officers OF the Checkweigh-
man Association. recently organized,
until Monday morning. We did not
get the vote cast here, but understand
that the following candidates run
ahead at this place: Patrick McHale,
for miners agent; Thomas j. White,
for district president; John Freil, for
secretary; James Robinson, for treas.
urer. At the convention to be held
next week the vote Of the district will
be counted
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-24
Stroke Of Paralysis.

G. T.. Andrews, one of New Bethle-
hem's prominent and highly respected
citizens, had a stroke OF paralysis Sat-
urday evening and is in a critical con-
dition. The entire left side OF his body
and the right side Of his face were
paralized. He Ia not able to speak.
Mrs. M. j. McEnteer, Of DriftwOod,
formerly OF this place, is daughter Of
Mr.. Andrews. Mr.. McEnteer and
family were hauled to Dubois on a
special train Sunday morning in time
to catch the excursion train to New
Bethlehem.