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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
Livery Barn.
That is the business
we are in. We have

followed it for a great num-
Der of years and are better
prepared now than ever to
serve the public. No rig
will be sent out that is not
in perfect condition and no
team will be hitched up that
cannot go to the end of the
road. Telephone calls (No.
32) responded to promptly,
PRICE & TILLETT
SOUTH STREET,
lola, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
The News of Kansas
and the World

Twice each week, while it is fresh
and interesting, can be obtained
for the cost of an ordinary weekly
paper by reading :.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28

world is full
of instances
W h ere III e n
have done this,
but never in
history was this
accomplished
by a weak and
unhealthy man.
Ill health not
only weakens
every physical
function but ev-
cry mental fac
ulty and every
moral quality.
If a man will
stop and reason
for a moment,
he does not
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
TO CORE A UOLD IN ONE DAY

Take La'Iative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists ,fund the money II II fails to Cure 25c
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-28
SOCIAL DEMOCRACY COLONY.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 22.-Eugene
V. Debs spoke here last night in favor
of the social democracy movement.
In an interview he said that the
scheme to purchase 3OO,O acres Of
land in east and middle Tennessee for
colonization was a certainty and that
definite action would soon be taken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13

- Pfis.si wen ~ e.rsssi is.t lovs
shglhk eppeyuu hera
ne 81. has sst sasd Ariel colaly. -1stus
via . bear ard . narruuursa saluta for Ms
quick co1rdcr ~justfnc9 ta1d him that n bad
sPeksn too fEsaiy. Mefem took ths brtdie q TIE
Prtnees mule ho'ding TIE stirup While he
moanied Ihe1 be turned TO seek his
half hour vent 81 before he oou1d be captured
o. notuf1lShs In southern Aries. u became ain
down the roach hun path SStn they turhle
against their knees told them that they had LSst
their rosd- They knev. indeed. that they
were riding In the right direction. for the watch
fires buruinx on the city rails wrrs q guide to
them Soon however. tkeT lost stSht Of the
hrea the houEh4 q a grove Of thfrkiy ieaved
tree hiding them from view. and in trying to
push their way through the wood Neseus muls
stumbled against q root Ard fell
Nos there - bat one thinx TO - dose" said
the PhRnictAn- - h. dragged the animal from
the ground. and 1T l. to stay here till the moon
rises. which IL should do within an hour. Il
were better. Prince had we waited to discuss
oye ard the gods tn we verr safe within the
Wills OF The city. for the end Of Il IL that uc
bare fallen into the hands Of darkness and he IL
the father Ct many evil things"
That Il 90" said the Prince. -and I am to
blame for It. Let rs bbda here. since re must.
So. holding their mules By the brides. they
sat down upon the ground and waited in St
lsnce for each o. them SAs lost In his own
thouRhtA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13

seteauhe Reassss In sspDsrt &c the rhessv
YhaE IL L.
Pros re ST. Eouas o;o&~DSao<-sL
Pro~ tk< Ts1tk's co~ss.tsA

Po~ t< TS1tk's c~oASa.G11
Ore OF the most interesting subjects discussed
By Prot. George Darwin during his recent visit
to this country WAS that OF the possible and
probable Increase IN the length OF the day.
Whea once The earth L. In motion about an
axis, no natter bow the motion came about. 10
would continue forever. And a. the same rate,
:hEs making Tie dsy Always OF The SAME length.
unless something is happening or viii hSppsa
TO interfere wish that uocion- Now. there are
several cAEses in operation which AFFECT the
period OF the ea-th's rotation. some Of whiea
tend 20 make The period less and others 20
make IL greater. Fortunately the influence of
each Of tae causes Is very small Thsy are err~
orally easy 20 u.dsrstAad, and = simple expert
Tie . stone 20 one end Of 4 string. and. ho2d-
Ing the o;Esr IN The hand. Nairi u Aroard as
c.e, when ia speed IS aeAriy uniform allow
the srrin< 20 wind Qp % the trse-- IL vii -
aosieed iaA' As The strtIS .AoE'sns the Ansq.
tAs matter forming the earth should in any
way Dc drawn nearer tue axis Of rotation 10
~og-d turn faster. and 'se dAT "Oaf be short
By continual loss Of heat a shyihkAse Of the
earta . pTootesy "a Ps"ssS-'' AL S'S9isa Ne
o;hsr 6sEd. any i1dI:iOn Of matter tron he
make the day lonEer. .Chdoub:ediI siizhE al
t!L!5ns 10 TIE uAss Of the earth are constantly
throcza The aEmosphere. Their inhCenee -
opposed 20 an- tends 10 neEtrAliEe TIA: % any
eA-TE sETinkASs .hAI nay d gplnE o.
TEe Eos. .1p.ggT4nt interference Nl.h Tie
rotation q the eArLh THAI Ts knoS OF = that
OF ths ida wave, Uhirh - t-e 20 the attrAc-
.loa % ,he sun and nnsoa, s1t more largely 70
TIE latter. IL - easy 20 Sc that ibis IS . ~
sis-aacs against which the earth UNA Ard its
eSect Is 70 !acrnase The length q the day.
Astronomical observations eI-eltinZ oTer
about 1000 years aAye failed % shaE Aay SsE.
sihe change in the day. S1I the i,tQenee ot
TIE cstes must hecume eyidel. AfTEr IKE lipss
% \ great naET years, Prot. Da-EIn Gee ares
that t5s day may lsngrbsu ulIL II - ArlAss
my i've Tires As loAS As II - a. present ADD
;kat would be also the PERIOD % tie rsyolEtsoa
of IA@ MOON about the eaEth.
A day q $50 hoGrs. sgcA h0Grs - re roI
have. ~ouh Offer many Interesting atyAa-
tASss, bat there So1t Be same thinSs AboQt
IL not altogether agreeable As 10 u roe EkeY
to oous Tor sore nilioos % ysarA uh1A1
nASH0 I8tAoAso0ueSy. 2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13

Prot. yon Bras Of TEbiassn. . well Known
authority or ,uEstIo2s OF military surgery. has
published scae interesting experiments with
the neE automatic revolver. which - appears
is S.!Es LiOvt~t By rear!y al the EuroPeda
Governments. Iac sIperlmeats were maze %
PIE TocG- or plates q Iroa- On = ET.EE k0E~e
And On portions .. human corpse-. At distances
varying from 20 to 300 metres. The results
were ~ follows, T.ers TAs .l;t.e d.se-eacs b.
,WerE The Effects on living AID On teat material
The hole maze - t--u sT- to seven MILL
metre a s,re AID decreases ~tth the increAse
OF distance. the G~perIure az exit - Usually
sliEhi.y larger thar -cAC % tee entrance The
effect o. TIE pEU. esE-e o. the .olE koLo~ bCa~s
Ma exactly sl-IiA- 70 IhA- of the German II.
sAntry RTE - loo 20 2-OsO 2et.es- The boas
Was iplintsrsi in every case: IN no case dc 'he
prnj-cttLe remain "a TIE bone. The track OF the
bullet Invariably formed = smooth channel
without shAtcsrIuZ hstoTe the boEe and without
bony dsers. II lhe case o bullets striking
Ike skull there ~Gs explosive A~ettor-tEE Is
eoumiruttoa o: The TaG!g-Gt a distance OF tea
metres, corresponding 20 The eceeL % the in
fanirT rae at loo IasCrss. Whsch teCreAssd
Gradually up 20 rtry metres distance A. re-
EArc= TIE psrstr2clvs pOTer ~ tea 10 L~snty
mesreG toe pED,ectLA passSd through Iwo
trunks and oEiy stuck n the thrt; IL p:srret
pieces OF pine VOID IhI-ty-EWo esnttnstEes
thick and three iron plates each tSo niLlmstres
thick In al respects The n7~ pistol proved
ttssi s1pSKiO< 70 the ordinary Arny ssVolSO-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
III.

When Plato started hack 20 tie house from
TIE TIE , Pr az eF ssf aO SaSss e sa fka b. s-T "a. Ght2 % !aes
a hnrry that he foEEos his axe. and Whea pc
Tvnez7b~red nat he had Ists il vher~ ne hAd
bsrr c~ho7rtrz tie bark. He --a-ret After IL.
lear. . cis,ts- IL "a. roa5 to IL 81, al. ioos.
Ing n 'Ast dsrscrton- SAW cwo FEDERAL cava.-y-
~AS-Ji: Re exc,air.ed. As II - rh., mean.
bind a ire-. TIE ds1 va. tsT and drfafT. AID
sesro+- s.rs IL :SeIr esSirs. 81 ESrsl ~er. in
their s-ehe, The n1ui>s were standing quietly
z. iasff .A sa1 "a. i1E 1 a.Fs !! N i Is. e; AnS f pHs.
rQre were hgtdled icgcthe- EEisr shelter
T5ssihs az = pcs Of Ta Az sS;;'n :se4:
ing snen- sa~ that theT did not pursue ,he road
% The ytlLA<s w: t-Taed % .gFAEsly 20 Z:
iadeed, o<fots the iIttls sEtrmish IN -siSh JACK
Patio lad 60 krow'st<e Of The fast, Re travelled
with hIs yosn< master for fifteen niles between
Gums corps banE Oae Of The Iines Ant Row,
Ixnoaat q ,hts tses, Patio Tas ysTy much
q sio,i Sfrs9 "A d Fsfe' mo % ~ deg p : Ae cd fs3seih 20
isoi an. 81 sds may os,. s sE & yE, My sHs 1hiS I
stn't x.lss norh.r Ehaes Marc Jack g;
Souse, bat, onee there be re1asrnbet.d b. axe
and started AFTER u a<ain-
He found Il where he had left IL He picSei
IL up and HunS Il ACROSS bis s~hoCiis=. As Ae
raised bis had Re saE . big Faieral soldier
sitting On . horse CIV ysris away EArcliaS
him t~nts1slT. Name er Ga sd" he exclaimed.
He stared AZ the soLtie-. unGecited uhether 20
Ezn or whether TO stand where he 1as. Then
Re saw the soldier bsckGEinZ 20 him. and &c
made a grea; ~nretence az hurFJL1E forTArd.
Il. the Eane OK the place Im afrse-. said
the soldier.
subj exclaimed Plato
WHO lives IN tie ko1ss feminist usr-
'nls Ms IN Mis- FIoH-" replied PlA;o.
All 20 :he divvle VII ye!' exclaimed the
Old ssidier tHpa;isE.ly. Ts The EAne OEn
-pts De Fitzpatrick plaee. sub
Where's the wgun4e1 lohnnyT
~WAot Mare Jlrkr' inquired Plato ca1-
~ttoGslJ; VIA; aaks yog al tAfI NArse
Is be kih tatt-elyT the soldier persisted.
missed By the 8Spsct Ok the negro's courlsnAacs.
-Ho~ 700 know he been hur-edr' Plato
i sesa i'm whin the ball uas,si i'm, - replied
The sottier. with > careless tcss Of his head.
-WksrSye We tuck trF
What yos g-tDe do Wd in Stsn you I'm
Aer Eothin' E dat hin. e yoqF
"L1sCsn AZ the CAB At in! exclaimed the sol
der imPAtisntly. Is the Johnny deAdf
Who'll Mare Jsckl Nc, SUB. He hurried
mighty bad. b2t he Amt daA ytt. Ain't yoa
one e dem al. senissuasas vhAt sec tratin
wd Nasse jack an de Ju;hers cut tsr t~tI de
-rpoa me soul ye'rs . log time maxim that
cut OTIS thAt same pSddIeF."
PiAlo's haesat fAes bgnAdeaei into . EFtn-
Marc yAek up dAR Al de hcus<.~ ne sad IN .
e~o1r6enral toAA II hs mia ds1s eone back
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
ELISSA.
The Doom Of Zimbabwe.
q, II. RIDER HAGGARD.
--.s.. ,s3s. ~ n. E<sr EsSVsrGJ
A-TEoas NOTE

A-TEoas SoTE-
---s, Il .zl q ruins but few Of them
,--n % utterly lost In mystery -
sa" zt-s,brr CO Zmhoe- Who bailt then1
S.,-.-.,H. IL ;hey scTTei These are dues-
S.. -. have p<rpteIed many genera
- nauy ti-srea; races o. men
@.--rn,chss q Mr.. winot prove TO Us In
=, -, IL ;hs ntdts'eSes ZlE6abve o. I'm
-, :, ,ea. Of a oArbarous empire. whose
-.-ed the En7eror Of M~ooonctapa-
-, 49,, ,,r a,1e years the Jes1i;s mintstsred
l-.-t,. ea-7h bzilt beneath the shadov
-, .szg-s. But Of the original pur~
49, .ozsvs AMI Of The race hat reared
= he tastsitA-is q nedtRVA Aono1Do-
IS. Z. +. ,rpSattS. knew sss even than we
-, ne Ascrs aad skilled obssrva-
-. J,hs late NJ. Theodore Bent. whose death
-. k,ss 20 ~ interested tn s1eh mat
-. h.vs ,Acua Amos: without doubt tnat
-r. "a ozcs a. inland Phpaidan city.
-.,,h Ssnss a ci:y whose Inhabitants were q
49, -t5eh p-Ac:iced Phrnietsn customs
---Aprsi tie PaEaietAa isitteA Beyond
80 4, eoa.sctz-s. How it happened that .
80 ,oza. protected y VAST forttscattons
-, ,s,r-ai ~.,h temples dedicated 70 the
.-r.s;v Of tie rods o. tie Sidonia1s-o-. rather
- ,ouu.. tor ZinaAbve Is oniy one Of .
=, II -.i.s-ve-s h1ilI by civilized nen IN
-. s.,-, os Africa ys-hAps We .hsll never learn
,.cura IT, discovery Of ;hetr baTytnS places
"a, ;h-o- .o11e li-h; uPo- the problem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13

Plato vas . very wise negro, Considering his
opportunities, and as he 81; OF the edxe OF tie
EsrandA next Day. near the window % his ycuaE
master . Tcou, ke shook his head AID WOO
6eret whether he bad acted for the best in COTE
Ing hone whether IL wouldn't have been bet.
chances with the rszt in the rude field kospiIAlz-
For II Vas perfectly clear to Pt4co shAt tie
home people we're thoroughly denorAitIed-
o mts4"-tkis Vas Jack mogkel-A WOMAN
OF as clear a had and a. steady . hand a. any
body II the vorid-S woman o. unfAIlinS re
sources. As it seemed 20 ke- friends AID deper6-
enEs-WAs Row as nervous and as h6ReSy and
treas this was Jacks sister FI0rG-a girl with
As much IRE and courage as are given 20 Uon-
sn-UAs n = state % collapse Wow. Il IL hsd
beSE somebody el=es SOC somebody selse's
brother. who had been brought 70 their house
WcCn6ed. these ladies would have 6eea entirely
e39Al 70 the occasion Bat Is Wa Jack. % AL
persons IN the Wog.G- II WAs the son. the broth
er. Courage Fed ike . SHADOW. and al re-
sources weFe disEpAted as Il they bad be<n 80
The wounded man bad aIsps fairly Ssu dur
tnS the niEht, bat in the early hours Of morn
ing his feyer began 70 Ts@-as E4s 10 Ls az
psrIed-And then b became dsftrtoaA he
talked and laughed and rALIled ASay with his
3ohss-he VA noted for his DRY hu1or-Snd oc-
easio1aly he paused TO take breath and gToAn-
And al that TIE resourcef0l Mira Fitzpatrick
and the coarzEeous Flora Soald dc was 70 stI
and gaIe ~ eaeh Other and Stpe tEEr overflow
ing eyes with s1bktn hAndA
Plato WAs seat 70 the village ntn& miles AT1y.
for The family doctor, but ee returned With =
note from that fat and ADiAb9e old EenIIelnAn.
saying that be bad jGst been informed thAt tks
entire Federal Array Wa1 marching TO szETOaAd
tbs village. and. e. fOr htnL h prCSo.sd % say
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= th. Ns~ Re,sI,s. Ds<A


To - eoselgdSd.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
Hoods Pills ss %ss m SoSS spIy gsl.sSs. gs to III:
A Farmer,a Ranartee.

A story Is told of Rutherford B.
Hayes that while attending school at
Kenyon college he was in the habit Of
taking daily walks in the country.
These trips were shared by two inti-
mate companions who were of fun
loving disposition, which frequently
got them into trouble. On one occa-
sion they more than met their match
in repartee in an old farmer whom
they met on the highway. The long
white beard of the farmer gave him a
patriarchial appearance, and while he
was approaching the students they
arranged to give him a "jollying,"
which eventually terminated in the
discontinue of the youths. One Of
them doffed his hat with great respect
as he said: "Good morning, Father
Abraham" The second saluted the
farmer saying: "Goodmorning, Father
Isaac" Hayes, not to be outdone in
politeness, extended his hand as he
said: "Good morning, Father Jacob"
Ignoring the outstretched hand of
Hayes the farmer replied: "Gentle-
men, you are mistaken in the man. /
am neither Abraham. Isaac nor Jacob,
but Saul, the son of Kish, who was
sent out to seek his fathers asses,
and, 10! | have found them."- Detroit
Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

requisition with others of his clorh,
and very pretty wedding they aad
had. And then, as luck would bR3e it,
Grafton himself was offered detail at
the academy, and rather than take his
bride to toe far frontier so soon after
their marriage he accepted It, and there
they spent the summer; and there, in
July, Miss Frances Hayward Joined
them at Mrs. Grafton's urgent request,
and there did Randolph Merriam fall
deeply and deyotedly in love with her,
and no one wondered. BY far and away
she was the prettiest girl at the Point
that summer, and Merriam was con-
ceded to be mighty lucky fellow when,
very soon after the announcement of
Charlotte Hayward's forthcoming mar
riage to Edward Parry. he allowed him
self to be congratulated upon his en-.
gagement to her younger sister.
And he had every right to consider
himself engaged. She had accepted his
attentions, his devotions eventually his
ring and also his presents. He had
called upon Aunt and Uncle Mellen in
New York, the guardians of. the girls,
and startled them out of all eluanimity
by The announcement that Miss Hay
ward had accepted the offer of his heart
and hand conditioned only on their con-
sent, which he besough them to give.
fro DE Continued
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
KNOWLEDGE ENOUGH.
Although She Was from Boston She
Cared Not for a Higher Sub
jeCt Than Beans.

Notwithstanding her nose turned up, there
which may be considered to be competent
She was visiting in Brooklyn before the hot
spell and the first young man she met was
one who prides himself on his intellectuals.
Whether anyone else does or not is another
story. As it happened, the young man had
an opportunity shortly after the meeting
to talk with the young woman alone, and he
did not fail to throw few brains at her.
"Ah, Miss Sophia, he said, with soulful
yearn in his gentle voice, II presume you at
tend several of the numerous schools of phil
osophy in whioa Boston is SO rich and Brook
lyn is so poor!o
"I am sorry" she hesitated, ''but really,
Mr.. Blank, do not attend any"
Indeed, and do you feel no interest in
any of the concepts of modern philosophic
thought"
"None whatever, fear" and she really
seemed to be sorry to have been SO careless
of her golden, glorious opportunities.
And does not the subjective ideaism OF
existence in delightful Boston profoundly
affect the reality of your Ego"
$50 far l have not observed that it did, -
she said, apologetically.
How can it be possible" he exclaimed
"The sphere of your knowledge must be far
wider than it is with u.s."
mo" she answered, measuring her words
carefully. 81 should say it was not. Don't
you know as long as we Bostonians know
beans when the bags open we don't worry
overmuch about the rest of it. Why should
we! Isn't that enough for us to knoww
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
THE APPARENT REASON.
She Readily Accounted for the Con-
slant Wearing of the
HalOB.

Dotty sat ON a stool beside her mother
looking at the pictures in an old church
book. There were angels and cherubim
and harplsts galore, and in them the child
found much to interest her. The last pic
ture in the book was of dozen or more
angels floating on the clouds. Above the
head of each shone the symbolic halo. Those
halos bothered Dotty She had never seen
such a head dress and she was perplexed.
After minutes thought she held the book
up to her mother and said: "See, mamma,
the ladies what's got wings and funny things
on their heads"
DEAR" she said
"And what's the funny rings on their
heads, mammal" the child asked.
"Those are halos, Dotty."
"Does they wear them always, mamma
Does all angels wear them?"
eyes, Dotty. All angels wear them and
they wear them all the time"
When they s in the house?"
eyes, Dotty."
when they's asleep?'
eyes" t,,
81 guess they wears their halos all the
time, mamma, cause they're afraid if they
took 'em off and hung 'em on the hat rack
they'd get broke, don't they?'-Detroit Free
Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
ABOUT WOLVES.
Some Interesting Facts Related by
Hunters.

Some Interesting Facts Related by
Hunters.
The gray wolf is creature of the
storm, many think, because it is so
fierce, and because, like the eagle, it
plays in strong winds, seeking the ex-
posed places and delighting to get on
some point of rock where the gale blows
most fiercely. One man says that it
requires an expert to distinguish be-
tween a VOLTS howl and the shrieking
Of a high wind.
Wolves are good husbands, providing
food for their families with the ut
most care, hunting far and near, inhard
times raiding sheep folds and the deer
covers with an impartiality that rouses
the farmer and the swortsman.
Men who hunt for business kill the
wolves in a business-like way. They
shoot COW or deer, sprinkle strychnine
on the flesh, and then go away.
Frequently wolves are near by
watching the hunter while he is at
work, but the man does not shoot them.
When the man goes the wolves come,
eat some of the meat and then go tum-
bling over the ground in mortal agony.
Wolves are knowing beasts. Arti
fetal trap bats have few charms for
them, save when they can come i'm over
the back of pen and take the meat
without danger. They hl.nt in packs,
led by some beast of great prowess, that
has gained its leadership by fighting
all the wolves of the pack. The male
wolf will not bite female wolf.-For-
est and Stream.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

offset such monotony of landscape and
such Objectionable climate" says Swim
burne, stiffly, and looking ruefully at
the fair young widow. 81 have not the
honor of anybody's acquaintance
there" he adds.
"So?" says Parry. "Why, there's
Capt. and Mrs. Grafton, old friends of
Fans, you know-that is, Mrs. Grafton
is, and there's Lieut.. Merriam-splendid
fellow, that! We knew him so well
when he was on duty at the Point. And
there's Minturn, of the artillery, there
with his battery. He used to visit us
often when Merriam was philandering
about Fan here. Oh, yes, there's raft
of pleasant people there"
Mrs. McLane's pretty face at this
juncture is study. She is flushed, al
most fearful; ready to pull Ned Parry's
hair in wrath, yet hardly able to re-
strain her merriment at sight of Swim
burne, who sits in open-mouthed dis
may. For downright mischief broth
er-in-law has opportunities accorded no
other mortal, and Parry is at once her
torment and her delight. Mrs. McLane
has been known to say that Charlotte
took a very mean advantage of her in
having met him first and "landed" him
before he ever saw the sunshine of her
own lovely blue eyes.
Very little alike were these two sis
ters, despite the fact that they had lived
most of their life together. Educated
abroad by benevolent aunt after the
death of their devoted mother. the girls
had returned to America the great year
of the Columbian fetes, and Charlotte
the elder by two years, had met Ned
Parry, rising and successful young
lawyer, before they had been home q
month, was engaged to him before the
autumn leaves were falling-before Far
even dreamed that anything of the kind
was in contemplation, for she, at the
morent, was having what she termed .
simply deliriously delightful time al
the Point. Harriet Palmer, her especia
friend at school, both at home anG
abroad, had married Capt. Graftor
early that spring, Fan making almos
her first appearance in society as one
Of the bridesmaids on that occasion
and being much impressed with the de
votions of the groomsman assigned 4
her, handsome, soldierly fellow BY
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