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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
CHAPTER IN.

There Is nothing else for 1t. l am
forced into this unfortunate position
said Evan Monteith to himself, as ne
cycled back to Stromness along the
cliff path. which was. however, safe
enough. for 1t was strongly protected
by a wooden barricade. Even now 1t
was hardly dark and Monteith had not
lit his lamp.
81 wish the work had been commit
ted to any other but to me-" he unused
as he spun UPWARDS.
But | must atone for the past.
Much OF II has been my fault. and on
me, therefore, lies the responsibility
Of undoing any evil have done Yes.
| shall go to London and lay the facts
before the lawyers; then commit all
into their hands. But am I to go with
out seeing Day."
His face changed as the name was
uttered. a little hesitatlngly even to
himself. The s%ternness and resolution
faded out. and a softeaed expression
crept over It.
will she forgive me when she
hhoNS an ne uOuGn hu, SuiViy
she will? And yet. could I be salts
fled with her forgiveness alone? Is
there not more that ! crave for. pure
souled darling! Surely her parents
were far-sighted when they gave her
her name. for she Is like the day indeed
bringing Joy and sunshine and love
wherever she goes. Surely, II. a bad
woman Is the worst creature on earth.
a good one Is Gods best gift to MANI"
Monteith had a room at the Cow
Hotel: but he did not sleep much that
night. When he did. his sleep was
haunted by strange. awful dreams, In
which he felt himself being hurled
over some frightful precipice; and
when he looked up to the platform of
rock from which he had fallen, he saw
the hooking face Of Lilith Stuart gaz-
ing down at him. and heard her scorn-
full laughter float above him on the
air.
The dream haunted him STRANGELY,
even after he had risen and break
tasted. He told himself 1t was only
the natural result Of yesterdays dis
agreeable duty; but somehow he could
not shake off the uncomfortable i'm.
preston 1t had left.
ITO be C~ontinued.)
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a. O. ~
spare you or compromise matters; but
II Is impossible. Right is right eter-
nally: nothing can eve change II. II
must be wal between us. because no
compromise will do-no compromise
would be right. Therefore let me a
good-by and leave you. When We meet
again 1t will be before all the world as
foes.
CAS- foes?" she whispered. Her voice
sounded strangely low In her throat;
II was as IL something Choked her.
She suddenly stood erect, and the long
sea-green gown fell In loose folds about
her sinuous figure. This Is your maj
d~eclsion?"
st is my final decision" said Evan
Monteith. IL shall 90 now, Miss stu
art. and the day after tomorrow ave
for London, Shall we say good-oy
now"
"Good-by." said Lilith Stuart. she
held out her beautiful white hand-a
hand that Evan Monteith had kissed
In the past--to him. Her eyes. which,
even in the dark. shonc like u cats
were curiolsly luminous. "Good'by'
Evan"
Il shall not touch your hand" said
Monteith eravely. 1T would be ny
pocrisy to do so. Good-by C more
Miss Stuart"
He bowed, turned and left her. A
stair led down from the balcony to the
gardens. He went down by 1t. and
soon vanished from sight. When ne
had gone I.ilith turned and stretched
out her beautiful arms. with their
foamy yellow lace. towards the direc-
ton in which he had gone.
THE day after tomorrow" she said'
And a little, low laugh came ripping
from her red lips. "Oh, fool! TOOL!
The day after tomorrow
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protesting against the boisterousness
OF Sherman Wilcox the other night.
and with the aid Of Wilcox's mother
was seeking to persuade the young
man to go home. Wilcox drew a revolt
yer and shot Cashier dead. Wilcox
fed. but was captured by those who
witnessed the murder. As soon as the
details OF the killing became known
crowds began to assemble. and there
were mutterings of summary venge-
ance, The local officials, however, hur-
rled the murderer to the jail, and a
strong guard Is placed.
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Drindloy aEd Miss Nettie Searles. The
Wisconsin river valley at this point
very narrow and Enclosed by cavernous
precipices--is every summer infested
with reptiles OF the rattler and racer
species. Ii is thought that they breed
In great numbers In the crevices and
caverns of the cliffs Ranking the river.
AT all events they are so numerous "a
to discourage the trout fishermen OF
the n~eighborhood, and It IL no infre-
quent occurrence to discover them col
onizing under the porchcs and steps OF
residences in town. The very dogs of
Boscobel have become snake chasers.
Recently Miss Searles was visiting at
the Brindley farm, a couple OF miles
out OF town. Not far from the house
one day she saw a scven-foot racer
glide across the path ahead. Did she
faint or fly back to the house? Not a
bit Of II. She grabbed a stick near at
hand and laid his snakeship dead.
While he was still writhing another
came toward her and the young lady
bounced on him Ike an pathological
expert. The reptiles were immense
specimens OF their kind. and she trail
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from sensational failures, none has oc-
casioped more widespread ruin than
that of the great bill-dlscounting house
of Overend, Quincy G. Co. This took
place on May II. 1866. a day known
ever afterward throughout the mer-
camille world by the significant appel
lation OF BLACK Friday The sus-
pension was announced at 10 In the
morning and at 1890 the Bank of
England raised It's rate OF discount to
. per cent. An hour later the English
Joint Stock Bank and its thirty
branches closed their doors. Next was
announced the failure Of Messrs. Peto
d Belts. with liabilities estimated at
over $4,000, 900: and by 4 o'clock in the
afternoon more than forty firms had
gone under, including the Imperial
Mercantile Credit association and the
Consolidated Discount company, with
capitals of Is, 200, 600 and Fl, 00O. 900 re-
spectively. The panic was terrible.
and for months afterward there occur
red, from time to time, other great
failures directly attributable to that
unparalleled financial cataclysm. One
OF the most distressing features of
these commercial debacles is that IL Is
largely the innocent who are involved
and ruined. In thousands of homes to-
day women and children are suffering
for the criminal recklessness of Jabez
Balfour. The failure of the City of
Glasgow bank, again, caused wide
spread and acute distress among the
unfortunate shareholders. Ii ia salts.
factory to note that, while there have
been several English failures that have
run into eight figures. we by no means
hold n record in big BANKRUPTCIES >
America has beaten us several times
within the last dozen years or so; as
has also France. on at least two occa-
sions. The worlds record. however
rests with Egypt. whose late ruler. Is.
mail Pasha, failed In 1876, with per-
sonai debts exceeding f9l, 900 900. Nc
other single individual has ever ap.
preached anywhere near to this figure
Probably no one ever will. Financiers
and merchants are no longer. I'm these
latter degenerate days, so conhding as
they once we're London Mail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
CHAPTER VIII

"Mr. Monteith is coming tonight,
Miss Troll, SO, If you are not engaged
with Lady Westray. you might stay
in the drawing-room and play to u.s."
said Miss Stuart %languidly.
She reclined in q luxurious easy
chair. her reddish-auburn head among
the velvet cushions, one beautiful
white hend lazily stroklng the Persian
cat in ller lap. Lilith Stuart had a
Gould 1t be, as Aurora Leigh" says
the work of is, symbolical?
Elspeth Troll looked up quickly from
her seam. taking in at n swift glance
the attitude Of the graceful, sinuous
figure in its pale-green evening-gown,
trimmed heavily with creamy lace. un-
Ill 1t looked like that Of a Thetis spring
ing from the sea-foam. There were
times when. even to Elspeth, who had
known her for six years. Lilith was a
mystery.
II shall do so IL you desire It, Miss
Stuart" she replied, In her grave, quiet
tone.
There was nothing in common be-
tween these w young women, and
silence followed Elspeth's reply. She
vent on quietly with her work. while
Lllith played with her Persian. alter
nateIy stroking 1t and pulling it's ears.
Presently steps sounded on the soft
iy-carpeted corridor outside, and the
door was thrown open, the footman
announcing with ceremony, Mr.. Evan
Monteith.'
Lilith did not rise. but lay back in
her chair, her face turned towards the
door. her dark-blue eyes with that
deep. mysterious smile in them which
had brought so many hearts to her
feet, her hand half extended-the ac-
ton OF a queen expecting homage,
Monteith came forward and bowed
low; but he did not take the half
proffered hand, and Lilith allowed II
TO fall by her side.
Look at my lovely pussy! Is she
not a queen among Persians?" she
said, laying her own beautiful mouth
on the TOP 81 the animals head.
"And, do you know, ] actually believe
she loves me? Is II not stranger
There was hardly coquetry In the
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che Dap Star Of TIE
0rknep's>
A Romance...By Hannah B. Mckenzie.
CHAPTER VII.-tContinued.)


"Strangers?" repeated Evan Mon
teith. His tone was one Of mingled
establishment and %reproach. He stood
still In the middle of the road and
faced her: but Day did not raise her
eyes to his face. She felt she could
O strangers, Day. he repeated.
in a low voice that thrilled with some
deep feeling. after all that has been
between us, do you still count us stran-
gers? Is this your love or your prom
Used trust!" Days face was pale as
death. She put her hand to her throat
before she answered. Then she spoke
ut last. very slowly, as il she were
trying to weigh her words we'll.
MIR. Monteith, we know almost
nothing Of each other. Our acquain-
tanceship, even now, only extends 10
three weeks. We Orcadians do not
leap into friendship so suddenly as the
Southrons. 1t takes years to make our
friendship strong and true. You know
little of us; we know nothing at all
OF you. Though 1t so happened that
accident brought you to our door. you
iiOl ittl NlNti any ooiibu'ioii W.
us. We only did what common HUI
mainly required OF us. Then let rs
not speak Of trust and friendship. If
Il Ne thought of 1t before, it vas be-
cause We were foolishly impulsivc.'
lie had been silent for a few mo-
ments when Day ceased speaking.
Now his voice sounded hard and Al
ana ~o,o 10 1900. I-aa 80 mead IN
look for much faith among his fellow
creatures. After all. why should |
have asked 1t from you? And yet ]
thought you meant what you said that
day. But why recall the past?" he add
ed, as Day involuntarily made a move
ment with her hand. Il am only hurt
ing you"
no: do not recall it. Let us rath-
er forget it, said Day, in a hurried
tone.
Forgive me!' Monteith exclaimed
the next moment. 81 am a brute to
speak like that to you, who. whatever
you may think OF me-, have been an
angel Of mercy and kindness to me.
cannot clear myself in your eyes no y;
Out Wueu i Cau-WHen l am Tree 10 tcll
all, as please God some day ! shall
I shall come to you and ask you-well.
for your friendship then. Now my
mouth is scaled. and any one who
trusts me must trust me in all in all.
or not at all" Well, shall we say good
by?"
1T is better. perhaps" Day said, a
little pantingly.
Then good-by. Will you shake
hands," He stretched out his. Day
put hers into 1t with a strange little
shrinking motion; but he released X
instantly.
Goodbye. Miss Ma'crow. And will
you remember this-that whatever you
may think Of me. / hold you now, and
eve shall hold you. as the sweetest
and truest and kindest woman that
ever | have known. Good-by. and
may fate give you the happiness you
deserved"
He has gone, and Day. white and
trembling. with doubt and remorse and
love fighting within her, stood alone
On the road.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
OLD KISSING CUSTOM,
1t Dates from Ancient Times and n,
Still Observed.

IL Dhtt EoHh AuCItnt Times anu In
still Observed.
Old-fashioned Hungerford Is once
more celebrating Hocktide with all its
quaint customs and ancient ceremonies
says Notes and Queries. This interest
ing ceremony began with the annual
'macaroni supper" and will be con-
tinued today, when the two managers
of the rival banks, who have been
elected "tuttimen" for the ensuing
year. go round to the houses of the
tenants in the town and exercise their
prerogative OF kissing all the ladies In
each house. Hungerford is one of the
last remaining unreformed boroughs OF
England, and still retains it's ancient
official nomenclature. electing to have
in place of mayor and corporation, a
constable, a portreeve. a keeper OF the
Golfers. q hayward. two ale tasters and
a bellman. The tuttimen (who are
also collectors OF the poll taxi have
from time immemorlal called at every
house in the borough and received
from each |inhabitant, II he be male. q
penny, and in case of the ladies a kiss,
the ceremony being announced from
the balcony OF the town hall by a blast
from the Hungerford horn blown by
the bellman. A%fterward a dinner "a
held, at which the officers for the ely
suing year are elected.
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Tides,

Owing to the effects of shore-lines,
and other influences which are more
or less obscure, 1t is very difficult to
account for the peculiarities exhibited
by tidal waves In various parts OF the
world. Interfering waves cause once
a-day tides at Tahiti. and In some
other places. while on the other hand,
In the harbors back OF the Isle of
Wight, and in the Tay in Scotland,
there are three tides in a day. The
latter have recently been ascribed to
'%'oyertides," produced by the modiAca-
tion OF tidal waves running ashore.
and resembling the "oyertones" Of
musical sounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
RICHES TAKE WINGS.
English Mushroom Minl"nalres who
Went isroke."

Went broke"
The sensational failure Of Il man who
not long X was supposed tn have
cleared e. OO. coo out of u single deal
recalls to MUD several other similar
colossal commercial catastrophes. One
Of the most dramatic, If not actually
one OF the largest 30 far as tho liabili-
tics were concerned. was that OF Baron
Albert Grant Of Emma Mine" motor
iety. Grant vas the uncrowned king
Of the financial world OF his day and
generation. lie made millions almost
as deity as the late Barney Barnato.
and he srent them right royalty. He
bought Leicester Square and presented
1t, u free gift, to the people Of Lon
don. He gave u dinner To nearly q
thousand city m%agnates at a cost which
was popularity reputed at the time to
have exceeded n hundred guineas n
head, and which. In any event. UNI
doubtedly established n record In ex-
t%ravagant dinner-giving which has yet
To be beaten. And he started out to
build a palace in Remington which
should knock the spots off" all other
private residences. past, present or to
come. Everything was got up regard
less OF expense. The ballroom walls
were Inset with panels Of pink italian
marble costing 800 g%uineas apiece. In
the entrance hall were four pillars OF
porphyry worth $4,000. The building
was scarcely finished when the crash
came, and 1t remained for long n brick
and-mortar white elephant on the
hands OF the trustees In bankruptcy.
Eventually most Of the interior fittings
and decorations were disposed of
piecemeal, the grand staircase. which
had cost to build some Gao, 700, being
acquired by the representatives Of the
late Nine. Tussard for q trife over
o%ne-fourth that sum-. II now forms
the main approach to the upper and
principal suite Of rooms OF the new
exhibition buildings in the M~arlybone
! road. or colossal as distinguished
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
EIOpers Run Dawn.

Charles Wilson and Mrs. Andrew
Laughlin, who eloped from Remove,
were ap%prehended at Plttsburg recent
ly. Mr.. Laughlin. who was working
in Cameron county when his wife sud-
denly departed, obtained a clue that
led him to believe that Mrs. Laughlin
and her companion were in the western
part Of the state, and a notice to the
officials In Pittsburg resulted in their
capture. They will be brought to Re-
move in a few days. The five little
children deserted by the faithless wife
and mother have been well cared for
by neighbors and relatives.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16

Edward Flaherty. a young man, was
found dead in his room In Louisville
recently. The coroner pronounced
death due to heart disease caused by
overexhaustion. Flaherty vent on a
frog hunt the previous night and killed
five dozen frogs. but. as 1t proved, at
the cost OF his life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
A Slow Method.

A Slow Method.
Wilberforce--Poor Dawkins has
committed suicide, did you say? When
did 1t happen?"
Tillinghast-"Well, 1t hasn't taken
effect yet. The method he chose is
rather slow"
Wilberforce-"What method did he
choose?"
Tillinghast--"He has gone to Kloa.
dixie after gold"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
Enough TO Mako Her n,uo.

Mrs. o'Brien-"Phwat's to matther.
MISTRESS o'Toole. thot makes you LUX
so blue?"
Mrs. O'Toole-"An' It's bad luck to
me, Misthress O'Brien. Pats supper is
gittin' cowld. an worrud has jist been
brought from tie quarry thot Pat was
blewed oop. an has not come down till
yit. Pat is SO t'ortless bed cess ia
him"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
More Important Service.

Shc-"You'rc n big, able-bodied fell
low. Why aren't you away fighting
'or your country"
He-"Gracious. goodness! guess
you don't keep very well posted. Didn't
you know that ! had been chosen as
n of the members OF the team that
Is to represent our golf club In the
match game against the IIuxcgos next
month";"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
An Inau,pIclou. Moment.

II am going away to kill myself"
cried the hcartbroken young man IA
the beautiful maiden slammed the door
after him.
Just my luck" growled the foot
pad. who had been waiting In the sha-
dow. what's the use nskin' him foi
his money or his life nowg"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
A QUEER OCCUPATION.
WISCONSIN WOMEN AS SNAKE
CATCHERS.
katticrs and Racers, Careful az Life,
Givc Them Plenty OF Room Killed
Twenty-Five In Ono Hattie Al tntcr-
cstiug Picture.

= ON the Wiscon-
sin river. not far
from the Iowa line.
is n picturesque
little town named
Boscobel. and in
II reside two wo-
men who hold the
championship rec
ord for snake kill
ing. They are SIS
ters. Mrs. John
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
Tho scorcher's Lament.

I know a maiden who Is fair.
Az far as form and features 60;
Her father Is u millionaire,
But she car ne'er be mine, for, oh.
As | was riding yesterday
With my head bent DER the handle
bar.
lie suddenly got In tho way
was 80 near, now I'm 81 far!
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
BUDGET OF FUN.
5oHE GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

low the Poets Keep Cooi-tnsuspicious
Moment shopiittiug Illustrated ~
Enough To Mako Her Diuc - Mors
Important service.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16

The Liverpool docks, one Of the
wonders Of modern commerce, extend
along the Mcrsey q distance of sly
and a half miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16

The poet wipes his brow and says;
IL feel must cooler now"
Max Scher.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
How tho roet, Keep Cool.

How tbe FOetN kccp CooI.
The snow Is failing las. to-day,
The icebergs are IN bloom,
The hail and s!cet with rapture bea!
On housetOp. tree and tombl
The wild wind whistles fancy free
With fierce and cutting force:
Old Boreas howls so mcrrlly-
IT'S winter time. OF course!
And. oh! -
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16

She Tolls at ease from morn till night.
While l must toll away
Gut the worst Is that I've got to writ,
Unto her every day.
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An Ordinary Hardship.

She's gone away TO stay until
The early autumn days.
Where the winds blow cool and DER
the hill
There eve hangs a haze.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-16
Horrible.

Horrible.
Say, II Spain could only get hold Of
the man who discovered America!
She'd do worse than Jail him now"
Heavens, yes! | believe they'd
force him to succeed sas9Fa
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-19
Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjamin, Franklin.

"When you are sick, what you like
best is to be chosen for medicine in
the first place; what experience tells
you is best, to be chosen in the second
place; what reason Ii. e., Theory says
Is best to be chosen in the last place.
But if you can get DR.. Inclination, DR..
Experience and DR.. Reason to hold a
consultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be taken.
When you have bad cold DR.. In
clination would recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy because it is
pleasant and safe to take. DR.. Expe-
rience would recommend it because it
never fails to effect speedy and per-
manent cure. DR.. Reason would re-
commend it because it is prepared on
scientific principles, and acts on ma
ture's plan in relieving the lungs,
opening the secretions and restoring
the system to natural and healthy
condition. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug
Co.
Old fashions in dress may be re-
vived, but no old-fashioned medicine
can replace Chamberlain's Collie and
Diorrho@ Remedy. For sale by Hill
Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-19
Captured Confederate Flags.

Commenting on the return of three
Union flags Captured from Ohio regi-
ments during the civil war, the Iowa
State Register says:
"Our brothers in the South have
taken the first step; shall we give them
a rebuke by accepting those captured
Union flags and refusing to return the
captured flags Of the Confederacy
They have not asked for them, but GER
tain it is that the retention OF their
flags by the North is the main reason
why sectionalism has not been entirely
obliterated."
The Union flags referred to were re-
turned to the Ohio regiments at the re-
cent encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, at Cincinnati, with
impressive ceremonies. The Iowa
State Register and a number OF other
prominent Northern papers take the
position that captured Confederate
flags in possession of the Government
should be returned to their original
owners. Such a graceful act on the
part of the Government, they hold,
would destroy the last lingering feeling
of bitterness between the North and
the South. 1t now appears that gen
eral movement in favor of the return
of the Confederate flags will be inau-
gurated in the North. If the flags are
returned, more appropriate time for
the ceremony could hardly, be found
than will be presented by the, annual
meeting of the United Confederate
Veterans Association at Charleston
next spring. Wilmington (N. o. Mes
8enQer