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CHAPTER XIV.

Tom received his wife with extr}me
coldness on her return. He scar{ely
spoke during dinner, and, when it was
over. went awo 20 his own room He
did not mention Dallas name, or m AXE
any inquiry about his departure. ] nne
was perfectly conscious of these signs of
displeasure, but a sort of apathy had
stolen over her, it seemed as if nothing
mattered very much. In a few days, Yer-
haps, she would feel differently, and xnen
she would set to work to propitia1 her
husband. 4
s In reality Tom felt himself dx4 ag-
grieved. 1t took a long time an
idea into his head, but once it n ere,
a still longer time was needed to df273ddaa
1t. ,iANhy should June have wanteI#EWg,
to London to bid Dallas good-by again,
unless she took a much greater interest
in him than she had any right tot As
for him, of course, he had been at his
Internal tricks again; and Tom ground his
teeth. oh, how mistaken, how mistal ken
he had been In June.
Well, he must put up with it ~ he
supposed; anyhow, the boy was 6|$ to
him, and they two would be all in2 to
each other, please Gcd! There wdSz8 be
no one to come between them for thf ext
twenty years or SO, at all events.
Day followed dag, and still that apW thy
was In June's veins. She who was TEont
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rs! yes! .gl ~Iss ! had

uttered Dallas, leaning l1st the {hiSl
ney piece and puttinsu.R3 nand oveF hi,
eyes.
why do you wish you had knowh be
fore ~ said Mrs. Trevanion, reproachfully
'Would you like to go away nursing 9
dishonorable passion In your hearth dc
you think 1t would be any comfort to Sou,
supposing,' and her voice fa~ltered-"aup-
posing you had to look death in the face,
to remember that you had brought unhap-
oiness and doubt into the home of an hon
est mana man whose peace of mind you
have every right to respect? And, be
sides, you are wrong In attaching any i'm
p~ortance to Lady NEVIS agitation. She
is very sensitive; she has seen a great deal
of you lately; even If she had only the
most cousinly liking for you, she might
well feel upset tonight. Dc you sup
pose," the tears standing In her eyes,
that l do not feel bad about your 60
ing 2"
Heaven bless you, my dear, I know
you do. But-but," opening his blue eyes
rather widely at her, "you-you don't
think l sha'n't come backr
mo, no." cried his friend. II am quite
sure you will. But l should like to think
you went out with a free heart and a Gear
conscience"
Then there was a long pause, broken
at last by Dallas.
"Do you think" he uttered very visit
fully, with an imploring glance, "thSt l
might see her for one moment alone be-
fore | go, just to wish her good-byq'
"No, no, mop answered Mrs. TreYan-
lon, with the utmost resolution. mot for
anything In the world; not for both ypuF
sakes. You know there is nothing I would
not do for you. But not that"
When the wheels had rolled away, the
two ladies sat down and wept grevioubIy.
And theirs were not the only hearts that
ached that night.
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Vh'AJ
To Mr.. Carslake's infinite chagrin, Dial
las came up at this moment. But June
felt thai enough had been said, and that
Madge's future, at all events, was safe.
Dallas saw June and Madge off by the
train next day; he took cordial leave of
the latter, and she wished him a gay fare
well, and babe him bring her back the
scalps of numerous Egyptians and return
covered with glory.
~ shall see you again." he said to June
as the train was starting, keeping a long
hold Of her hand and for once not at
tempting to prevent his eyes from betray-
Ing to her all he felt. AS for June, she
was deathly pale; her lips were CULVER
Ing; there was a look almost of agony In
her face. The whistle sounded. the train
moved off, their eyes were fixed In one
long, last gaze, and then they were parted.
June leaned back In the carriage and
closed her eyes. Madge made some gay
remark, but her cousin did not answer.
and Madge took the hint and left her
alone. Her own pleasant thoughts were
company enough for her; the misunder-
standing between her and Mr.. Carslake
was ut an end, and he had asked her to
marry him.
Ia Ink VIM Nv VHs Duho
had not yet found courage to tell her hus-
band of her intended visit to London: she
felt instinctively that he would not be-
pleased. And, whatever happened, she
could not, no she could not, give up that
cherished idea. She must see Dallas once
more.
One morning, four days before the an
nounced departure of the Guards, she said
to Tom, as he was about to leave the
breakfast room:
Il am going up on Saturday to stay
two nights with Mrs. Treyanion."
"Oh?" he uttered, and stopped short.
Have you not had enough of London
YETI"
There was something unusual In his
voice; 1t had a ring of distinct displeas-
ure and dissatisfaction.
There was no mistake about his dis
pleasure. He scarcely spoke to his wife
during the days that preceded her Jour
ney to London. He half hoped she would
understand that he did not wish her to go
and would give up the idea. But. though
June was most acutely conscious Of his
displeasure, she felt that, unless he for.
hale her in so many words, 60 she must.
And now the evening, to which June
had been looking feverishly forward. had
arrived. She was sitting opposite Dallas,
who appeared to be In the highest spirits,
and thinking every time she looked at his
handsome, CHEEKY face that it was for
the last time. Her heart was ike lead
within her breast; she knew she should
never see him again. She tried to smile
and talk, but when she opened her lips a
choking sensation rose In her throat and
made her feel as IL she must burst into
tears. There was a wistful look in Dali
las eyes, as though he were asking her il
she was really sorry he was going-if she
would miss him.
Mrs. Trevanion made superhuman eff
forts to talk brightly; she would not allow
herself to dwell on facts, but insisted on
putting the most cheerful face on the ex-
petition and on making the very best of
Everything. 1t was quite likely the whole
thing would be over before they got out,
she said but Dallas Indignantly protested
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against the idea of their being made foJ
Of for nothing. What should he bril-
them back from Egypt?-he hardly knd
what the specialties Of the country wei
But Mrs. Trevanion babe him bring hiF
self back safely, and they would be quf
satisfied. His sword belt had arrived jul
us he was starting for dinner, SO he Id
brought it with him to try on. And, vii
the help of his hostess, he proceeded !
equip himself in 1t, while June, ley COY
with burning cheeks, sat looking on. Do
las, however, seemed pleasurably excite
He drew his sword from the scabbaI
and, fourishing it In the air, wondert
laughingly how many Egyptians I
should slay with 1t. Then June shut ~
eyes, and a horrid picture came across II
imagination. She saw him, still graspiN
his sword, but falling, staggering und
his death wound, his now smiling I'D
convulsed with agony. Oh, 1t was MOI
ing short of murder to send out a boy {
thati And In what a causei Overwhei1
ed with agony, a great sob rose In h,
throat-a sob hat would not be stihe,
and then, struck with sudden horror ,
having thus betrayed herself, she rose an
fled from the room.
Dallas stopped short, as II paralyz
the color left his cheeks, and he std
staring at Mrs: Trevanion, who affec}
not to notice what had happenA
sranging the belt.
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Did you ever notice that few married
men afford the luxury of perfumery?
An unmarried man-has a different kind
for every day In the week, but married
men seem to use nothing on their
clothes but moth balls.
X If l were quarrelsome, l should like
to pretend that greyhound neatly means
"badger-dog.", At any rate, l should
have sense of language on my side (for
gray, grey, graie, or grei, are all names
for the gray badger). and would not
be more absurd than the rest.-Good
Words.
Neither force nor skin can turn the
current Of q woman's Will
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At frst tne fue6 was ridiculed, but grad
aally ii came to be entertained more Sc
riously, and then to be recognized az d
fact. Dallas battalion was for service,
and as soon as this was known to the
ladies' in Grosyenor street 1t had a most
dampening effect upon their spirits.
Madge, it is true, affected to share the
enthusiasm of Dallas, and talked gayly
of the distinctions he would earn-the pos
sibllity of medals and Victoria crosses.
Mrs. Ellesmere WAS seriously depressed
ut the thought of the hardship and dan
ger her f~avorite nephew might incur, and
as for June, ench time she realized 1t, a
knot rose In her throat and a mist came
before her eyes, and she felt as il life had
suddenly become blank. She would look
furti. ely at him as he was laughing and
talking in the gayest of spirits, and then
her vivid Imagination would see him lying
dead, with livid, upturned face, on a bat
tlefield, or worn and wasted by fever In
some wretched hospital.
Late one July afternoon June and Mrs.
Ellesmere left the carriage at the top OF
the Row and took chairs under the trees,
Dallas was to join them there. Madge
was spending the afternoon with a friend.
AAh Hu'cthg AhCh StoDDIu tuih
ed and asked permission to sit down by
Lady Nevil. Presently a friend of Mrs.
Ellesmere Joined her, and the first pair
were left to each other. Naturally
enough, the conversation turned on the
coming campaign, and June, who was al
ways trying to get comfort on the sub
ject, asked Mr.. Carslake his opinion OF
the chances of fighting.
lima triad fo dra III 0anIntfo 4~.-. A.
Carslake. He did not think 1t would be
= very serious affair; he was not Impress
ed with a belief in the fighting qualities
OF the Egyptians; a change of masters
would make very little difference to them;
they would still be oppressed under any
rule. The climate was the worst part
Of it, though. the Bedouins and the Nile
might seriously impede our operations.
Then MI. Oarslake, not looking at Lady
Neyil, but trying to make his voice in
different, said:
Il suppose Miss Ellesmere feels Broke's
going very much2"
In a moment his meaning dawned on
June, and she saw that a golden oppor-
tunity was before her.
Il do not think SO, she answered. mot
nearly so much as M aunt-and /. She
only thinks of the brilliant side of war,
and not of-of the danger"
"She will feel it more when he is gone,
NO doubt" said Mr.. Carslake, tracing a
pattern in the gravel with his stick.
II do not know" replied June. "Peo-
pie never think anything is likely to hap.
pen to their friends unless 1t ia IA matter
of vitality absorbing interest to them"
But ] thought such was the case"
"Certainly not" exclaimed Lady Neyil,
with great animation '"phere is nothing
Of any sort or kind between Madge and
Mr.. Broke, except the most ordinary
friendship"
"Ohf" and Mr.. Carslake looked up at
her. Il was told that If not actually en-
gagged they were next door to It."
June felt thai her opportunity had come.
what do not people sayf' she remark
ed. DO 0 believe every report you
hear?"
"Only when it Is borne ont by appear
snces."
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to be SO activssa iisiissa and idle and
took scant interest IN anything.
AT last the papers reeofded the arrival
of the Guards at Alexandria, and, after
that, June looked every day eagerly fog
news. She was not, as a rule, given to
reading the papers, but now, the moment
they came, she seized upon them eagerly.
This also Tom remarked with displeasure.
Her husbands altered demeanor was by
| no means lost on June; she began to feel
that their -estrangement was q serious
thing.
Agnes, who came occasionally to the
Hall, had every opportunity Of seeing the
e~strangement between husband and wife;
indeed, June took special occasion to be
eaptious and frigid to Tom In the presence
Of that sainted creature.
When Madge returned from a visit she
ad paid to Mr.. Carslake's sister b ex-
/ s,erlenced q sense of CONSERVATION at see
\iRg the state of affairs.
\lny, darling" she exclaimed, what
rth Is the matter with you n Tomf
sort of thing will never do. You
re like two strange cats than the
bted people you used to be"
returned June, bitterly, that Ia
with married people. You and
larslake will be just the same
ars' time"
cried Madge, with Immense
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you are quite mistaken" said Lady
Nevil. "Madge has never been in love
but once In her life, and then 30 seriously
that l think 1t will quite prevent her
ever caring much for al. else"
Tell me frankly" sal AGarslake,
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CHAPTER ky.

Lady 'Nevil had been in London three
weeks; the season was in full swing. She
had presented Madge to her sovereign,
aud Madge was in high spirits and enjoy
Ing her gayeties immensely. June had
been home once, and Sir Thomas had
spent two nights In London, on the occs-
sion of his wife's giving a dinner party at
w'hia WAS thought desirable he should
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"are you speaking Of md
venture to ask, unless-S
Eyes, | am" replied Jul
9rankness.
"And-and do yor~ roaily
hot indifferent
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FUNIRAL or MRS. HoRNER.
Congressman Kitchin at Oxford-De-
tached from the Indiana.

Oxford, N. c., Sept. 10.-(Special.) -
The funeral Of Mrs. Jerome G. HorneF,
whose unexpected death was announced
in the News and Observer of yesterday,
took place from her residence on Friday
afternoon ut $50 o'clock. The ser
vices on this occasion were conducted by
Rev. A. S. Caldwell of the fresbyte-
rian church, of which she had been Il
member since her childhood. She leaves
a grief-strickcn husband and two chill
dren, besides devoted father and sev-
eral sisters and brothers. The pail
bearers were Messrs. G.. II. Lands, Z.
]. Cooper, J. f. Edwards. s. II. Smith,
J. G. Hall, w. j. Long, r. W. Lassiter,
J. G. Hunt, G. Il. Patton and Prof.
Craige. The cadets of Horner Military
School followed the long procession in I.
body to Elmwood, where she was laid
to rest.
Surgeon n NJ. Ferebee will arrive
in Oxford to-day. On account of the
death of DR.. Nelson, e. S. n, he has
been unexpectedly detached from the
battleship Indiana. He has been pro-
NOTED to Medical Inspector, but has
Il leave Of absence Of two months, await
ing orders.
w. w. Kitchin. Congressman from this
district. arrived here last night and had
quite an ovation at the Osborn Hotel.
where he is stopping.
Miss Fannie Williams, of Whining
ton. and Mr.. Albert Williams, of New
York. arrived yesterday to be present
at the funeral of their sister, Mrs, Hor-
ner.
Mrs. Robert W. Winston. of Durham,
who was called to the bedside of Mrs.
Horner, returned home yesterday.
Mrs w. o. Shannon and daughter,
Miss Leila, returned to Henderson to-
day. Miss Nellie Bryant, of Battle
boro, is visiting friends there.
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OBITUARY.

Mrs. Virginia Fuller. wife OF Capt. J..
II. Fuller, died ut her residence liz
KittGell last night Mrs. Fuller was a
Miss White, Il prominent family of
Eastern Shore, Virginia, and is a sister
of DIR. Irish White, distinguished
physician of Richmond. Mrs. Fuller
was well and favorably known in Raj
eigh, her husband, the captain, having
till recently been for five years in charge
of the soldiers home.
1t has never been our sad duty to
chronicle the death of more estimabIe
woman than this. 1t is such that has
shed upon Southern womanhoOd the
imperishablc luStre it wears. Born to
affluence, reduced by the losses Of the
war o@inove in an humber sphere than
was her birthright, she repined not, but
met the duties of life serenely, bravCly,
uncomplainingIy, and the world is bright
err and better from her having lived in it.
Nature blessed her with perfect health
tthe malady of which she died was not
of many months standing), and with Il
most amiabe gentle and benign DISPOSE
ton making her the ideal daughter,
wife, mother and neighbor. Excepting
the time spent in Raleigh, she has been
in Our midst for five and twenty years,
and had long won and held Il warm place
in the hearts of our people.
Mrs. Fuller was an earnest Christian,
having for many years been a member
of the Methodist church.
She met death with calmness and
resignation, the bright shores of eternity
being TO her as real as the earth on
which she stood.
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FIRST JOINT MEETING
Of the Evacuation Commits
sioners for Porto Rico.
VERY FORMAL AFFAIR
INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPAIN NOT
YET RECEIVED.
THE SESSIONS WILL BE SECRET
Commissioners viii Meet Separately at First
and Joint Sessions VIII be Held to Ex-
change-Preparations. Making inven-
tories of Property.
tories of Property.

San Juan. de Porto Rico, Sept. 10
The first joint meeting of the evacuation
commissioners was held in the council
chamber of the palace this morning. 1t
was exceedingly formal. Major General
Brooks, Rear Admiral Schley and Briga-
der General Gordon, accompanied by
their personal stats, drove to the palace
where they were formally presented to
the Spanish commissioners, General Or
tego, Brigadier of Marine Nallerino, and
Senior Aguila. auditor of war. The pre-
sentation was made by Captain General
Macias.
Both commissions then retired to the
spacious council room, hung with fine
paintings, where credentials were eX-
changed.
The Spanish commissioners were most
courteous. They explained that their
embarrassment was due to the fact that
their instructions had failed to arrive,
though expected on the Alfonso Mi,
overdue since yesterday. They assured
the American commissioners of their
confidence that the instructions would
arrive during the day or tomorrow, and
suggested an adjournment until Mon
day ut = o'clock, to which the American
commissioners promptly agreed.
The American commissioners also
agreed to the suggestion that the session
of the commissions should be secret, MS
many questions of diplomatic charac-
ter might arise, which, if given public
ity might embarrass the work.
The two commissions will meet sep
arately to begin with and the joint SEES
sions will be held to exchange prepara-
tions. The American official interpret
ers, stenographers and typewriters are
expected tomorrow.
The American commissioners will dis
play liberal spirit in the negotiations.
taking the position that they can afford
to be generous ms to nOn-essentiais.
They are only anxious to bring about
the evacuation as soon as possible.
The Spanish officials have been at
work several days making inventories
of the government property. Many Off
GERS have all their effects packed and
will welcome the day on which they sail
for Spain.
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ELON COLLEGE NJ 4Es.

EIon College, n. c., Sept. 10.-rSpe
cial. THE fall term of this institution
opened up auspicously one week ago,
and its future is very bright.
Most of the students of the last term
are here, or will return this month, and
there are forty-fve new matrieulates.
There is no change in the faculty, eX-
cept in the music department.
An air of sadness and gloom still per
vades the village for two loved and eS-
teemed persons have died here within =
few months: .drs. John Moring and Mr..
Il. i. Long. Jr.
Mr.. julius McAdams, who fell from
Il freight train near Raleigh some weeks
ago. will he brought home this week if
well enough.
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shows decrease of 6.5 per cent from
that of last year. As regards condition
the reports are in the main very favor
able, the general average being 96.1, as
compared with 93.5 on September L,
1897, Old on September j, 1896 ana
94.3, the mean of the September aver
ages of the last ten years.
CONDITION OF COTTON.
Washington, Sept. 1O.-The returns for
cotton to the statistieian of the Depart
ment of Agriculture indicate an average
condition of 1913 on September lst, as
compared with 91.2 on august lst. A
decline of II points during the month
The average condition on September /,
1897, was SO: on September /, 1876,
64.2 and the mean of the September
averages for the last ten years is 19.4.
The decline during August by States
was as follows: North Carolina, d;
South Carolina, s; Georgia, II; Alabama,
10; Mississippi 10; Louisiana, IA; Texas,
16; Arkansas. 4 Tennessee, 2; Okla
homa, 8.
In the Indian Territory there was
slight improvement.
Complaints of excessive rainfall, re-
sulting in shedding and other unfavOra-
BILE conditions are general east of the
Mississippi river while the boil worm
and Mexican weevil have been very de-
structive in Texas The average con-
dition in the different States is as fol-
lows: Virginia o. North Carolina, 81;
South Carolina 81; Georgia, 80: Florida,
70; Alabama. 80; Mississippi. rs; Lou
isiana, 90; Missouri, "a; Oklahoma, 90;
nessee, %; Missouri o.; Oklahoma, 90;
Indian Territory, 80.
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GREAT POLITICAL EXCITE
MENT."
Showing What One Man Can Do When
Hard Put to 1t.

Hillsboro, n. c., Sept 10.-(Special.) =
There was great political excitement at
Hillsboro today. After ringing the court
house bell until the crowd got hot, GIe
notice thereof having been posted and
published, the Crawford Matt Brown
Republican primary met in the court
house. Present ex-Postmaster Matt
Brown, Iii. N. Brown, Jr Republican
fusion candidate for sheriff, and one
Alex Webb, colored, three in all. The
meeting was a love-feast The Pop.
primary was also called to meet. Pres
ent, one d. Turner, fusion candidate for
clerk or any old thing. He duly elect
ed himself chairman, elected the said
Turner secretary and elected himself Il
delegate to the county convention by ac-
clamation and instructed the delegation
to support fusion with the Natt-Brown-
Crawford Republican and to use all
honorable" means to secure the nomi-
nation of d. Turner for clerk of the
Superior Court.
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SENATOR BUTLER ON FUSION.
Thinks it Will Garry the State in No
yember.

Washington, Sept. 10.-(Special.) - Sen
ator Butler arrived in Washington to
day from the West and said he would
leave for home tonight He gave it as
his opinion that the Democrats would
elect enough members to give them CON
troll of the House.
Asked about the situation in NORTH
Carolina he said that he had been away
from the State so long that he hadn't
kept up with affairs. He did not seem
to be surprised when informed that the
Republicans and Populists had agreed
on fusion. He said fusion would carry
the State. He was somewhat surprised
when informed that Strowd had been
defeated He paid II handsome compli-
ment 10 Jenkins, who he said was ii
man of splendid character.
Information from Democratic head
quarters is to the effect that the white
mans party will carry North Carolina
in November.