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CHAPTER XIX.

I left her sobbing in her own cham
Der and sent up one of the women to
attend to her. l was half stunned
with the suddenness of the blow; the
| effects likely to follow had not the
courage in that hour to face. They
would come soon enough. broke the
news to the house servants and soon
had cause to forget my own sorrow and
situation in the effort to calm them.
The word was carried over to the
quarters and the hands came trooping
to the house. Never have I seen the
strong emotional side of the negro
character so displayed, They thronged
the verandas, looking into the win
dows and wringing their hands, groan-
ing and crying with grotesque but
genuine grief. The house servants
crowded the stairs and gave free vent
to their feelings.
tried to quiet them, but their noise
broke out afresh.
20, yo' nebber know how good
NAUSEA he was
20, Lordy, Lordy. what we all do
now! What little missy do widout
him! What she do wiz all US niggers?.
In the midst of the commotion LIE
Fevre rode up with Mr. Coteau. The
overseer was shocked, as everybody
had been, at the news; but the habit
of authority was strong in him, and he
asserted himself at once. He went
among the weeping, clamoring people
on the stairs, and, with few energetic
words, sent them to the rear Of the
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known what grief was. 1t was my OPP
portunity; l could not neglect it. My
heart beat fast as took the plunge.
''There is one to protect you, Coralie:
there is one who would die for you. but
who hopes to live long for you. Have
you not thought of me in this
trouble?"
She looked down; her long black
lashes lay on her fair face.
81 did think of you," she said. But
did not know how you felt toward
me-"
mot know!' 1 echoed. Gould 1
have told you palmer than by my
looks, my actions, my very silence?
Shall tell you now that love you
dearly, and will stand between you and
all peril?'
She looked into my eyes; her head
was on my shoulder; my arms were
about her.
80 Dorr, is it true?" she whispered.
II have dreamed it, but never dared to
think it. Is it really true?"
We sat and talked until the twilight.
do not know how long; only know
that the world was lost to both of us
in that time. Why should I repeat
here what we said, the vows we ex-
changed, the air castles we built?
With lovers and first love the way has
always been the same since the days of
Eden before the serpent.
Coralie at length started up.
'Let me co." she said. II have been
too long away from papa. If he has
walked he has missed me-
She looked to the door, and gave a
start. My arm was still about her; my
hand held hers. The figure of man
stood in the doorway. The blinds
were open, the windows were up; the
brilliant twilight Illuminated the
room. It was the bent and bowed fig
ure of Pierce Bostoclz, leaning on his
canes. He saw us; he saw our attitude
I had become used to his moods. to his
stern and forbidding facial express
sions; yet I must confess that nothing
had seen in him to equal the blank
dismay, the CONSERVATION, with which
he saw Coralie in my arms.
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known what grief was. 1t was my OPP
portunity; l could not neglect it. My
heart beat fast as took the plunge.
''There is one to protect you, Coralie:
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE STUNNING TRUTH.

He tOttered to chair, and sank in it,
'He, too!'' he moaned. "Must he
share in the punishment? Must every
thing touch be destroyed? Just God,
my punishment is greater than l can
BEAR
was about to try to explain the
situation in which he had found me,
Before could do SO, he reached out to
the bell cord and jerked it. A slave
girl presently appeared.
''Close the blinds; shut the windows;
bring light" he commanded She
obeyed
When she had gone, he told me to
lock the door. I did it, wondering
what was next to happen.
'Now we are alone; we shall not be
disturbed,' he said. Tell me what
this means
still held the girl in my arms; she
tried not to escape. Her compliance
emboldened me: spoke out, not only
as wished, but as thought she would
have me speak.
''Mr. Bostock, if have presumed too
much upon your friendship, and upon
the kind treatment have had in this
house, beg you to forgive me. 1 can
only plead my love in excuse. l am
poor, as you know, but for you and a
very few others. am friendless; but l
love Coralie. 1t come of itself; I did
not seek it nor invite it; I could not
help it. That is ALL
l watched his face closely, and nv
heart sank as l saw that it was hard
and cold.
"Indeedr' he said, with something
almost like sheer. "Perhaps ought
not to be surprised at this, but take
little heed of what passes around me.
Cory, how is it with you? Speak the
truth to me, as you always have. Is
this merely an idle fancy-or do you
love him?"
II do love him. She raised her
head, and looked steadily at her father.
lie heard me; he heard her; and his
harshness disappeared. He crossed
his arms upon his breast, he bowed his
head upon them; great signs burst from
him as he rocked himself to and fro.
MY crime-my crime!'' he moaned.
"Must they suffer for it?-they, the
l.
Coralie heard that cry from his
despairing soul and was on her knees
by him. She clasped his hands; she
begged him to look upon her, to kiss
her, to call her his darling. He looked
at her, but it was with rueful, despair
ing face. y
'Dorr," he said, ''come here. Sill
down in this chair before me. Sum
mon your strength; and you, Coralie-
be strong, if you can. You have con.
fessed that you love each other: lei
thatlove strengthen you for what is tc
come. The time has come when the
bitter truth must come out. It is an
hour that have feared and dreaded
for years, and one that have PRAYED
might never come. Yet how can hold
silence any longer? When man tells
me that ne loves you and would marry
you, Cory; when you confess that YOU
love him-I must speak out The lie
That l have lived for your sake, my
child, can no longer be concealed; YOU
and Dorr must know it. PRAY God thai
the truth shall not divide you!''
He covered his face and shuddered
! looked at Coralie; sought to take
her hand. She withdrew it, and looked
with frozen face at her father. /. 81
"You spoke of poverty moment
SINCE he resumed. That is nothing
Ito me. am rich. / like YOU, Dor
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did not at first fully compre bend it.
Her great eyes were lighted with curl
GUS inquiry.
"Why, that is strange, papa,' she
said '"That dreadful mans mother
was not my mother; am very glad of
that. But who was my mother?''
Louise LIE Bonfant, beautiful
Creole, whom I bought OF Napoleon
Castex. bought her, girl-do you UNI
derstand? She died in giving you
birth, and the shame and sorrow of
this bitter hour are spared her. The
blood of the best French families of
Louisiana for generations back was in
her veins; she was beautiful, edu-
Gated, accomplished, just as you are;
no man could have dreamed that a
drop of baser blood was hers. What
Of that? For a hundred years her
mothers had been slaves; by the cruel,
monstrous law of this state, that con-
dition is yours. I may free you; I may
give you by will all that have; but
that you were born in bondage and
lived thus, in law, can never be de-
MED. And I tell you this, I, your ia
Their, for whose grievous sin you are
punished, as it is written in the Scrip
lures" 49, 4 J
She understood the shocking truth at
last. With low cry she sank down,
her arms thrown across an ottoman,
her face hidden upon them. *&:t
was instantly by her side. 81
look up, Coralie!' I cried. ''Noth-
ing shall separate us; be of good
cheer.''
She raised her eyes; hope family
shone in them. -
"You will despise me, Dorr.''
''For what? l have heard nothing
that can change my purpose or weaken
my love- =. 81 .
'But the people who have known
me- ....#, .. n~.-
''They shall know you now as my
honored wife. If there is anything for
you to live down, let me help you do
it, -
She rose, treasured, smiling through
her tears. She took my hand and led
me to her fathers chair. m -
''You hear what he has just said
were her words. HE loves me, spite
of everything. I have nothing to give;
because-I am your slave. It is for you
to say. May love him?' ~ 49,
The archness, the mock humility
with which she turned from the dis
tress and reproach in which her IA
theirs words had left her, to this serio-
comic aspect of the situation, are not
to be described. Mr.. Bostock was com
plete1y won. He rose from his chair,
he clasped us both in one embrace,
tears wet his furrowed face.
''At last" he said, with sigh of in
finite relief, that dreadful burden is
rolled from my soul. To keep that
secret have shed blood, have spent
abundant gold, have become prema-
turely aged, and suffered in mind as
men rarely suffer. Let me right the
wrong that I did this dear child, SO far
as can, when my passions gave her
life; let me make my peace with an
offended God, if that be possible; let
me see you two happy together and
then let me depart. Cory, forgive
1 your erring, miserable father. I have
sinned, as other men sin; but have
suffered as they have not"
She answered him with kiss
I'm the morning. he continued, lie
1 Fevre shall ride over to Thibodea,lX,
and bring Mr.. Coteau, the lawyer. The
deed that have never dared to do, be-
cause then the people would know your
story, CorryI will execute. will de-
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/ shire hills to look for my old school,
mate? Is it not some thing more than
accident or mere human design that
brings you here now, to prompt me to
do what j should have done long ago,
but for my pride? I think SO. ! sure
| " think So
l slept but little. Lying awake for
hours, / reviewed all the strange
events Of my life and the story of Mr..
Bostock and his family. closed the
retrospect with a triumphant self
graduation. Everything was clear
now. My way was plain. My path
was leading straight to perfected love,
to wealth and happiness. thought OF
good Mr. Dorion, and resolved, in my
last waking moments, that ! would
write to him on the morrow and tell
him all.
slept light and woke early; SO early
that nobody was astir in the house.
dressed myself and descended, and
presently LIE Fevre joined me. He
wished to ride over to Thibodeaux, as
Mr.. Bostock had requested him to do.
before the heat of the day began, and
he stormed at the negro woman for not
having his breakfast ready.
The omelet, the corn bread and cof-
fee were soon prepared, and the over
seer asked me to sit down with him.
"What's in the wind?'' he inquired.
''The old man asked me just before he
went to bed to go over and get Mr..
Coteau, the lawyer"
II believe he wants some papers
made OUT
"Will-eh?'' "
"Like enough" ,t.@: ..t-...
20, l see, youngster You know
more'n you want to tell. It's alright,
though, if the old man is fixing it SO
that his rascal of son will be cut off.
Reckon shouldn't stand much chance
with him at the head. But with you
and Miss Coral it might be different''
1T certainly would be, Mr.. LIE Fevre.
I'm not telling you anything that is
going to happen; but you would be per-
fectly safe with Miss Bostock and
me-
1.-THE Yankee is coming out in you,
Mr.. Jewett. You are making your
harvest with a vengeance. You've
been here only few weeks, and, as
| AASoA <'o NeAA Joo6O, you We CdpUuIcu
the handsomest and the richest girl in
the whole La Fourche. Well, l con-
graduate you. Hope there'll be no
drawback. Now I'll ride over for the
lawyer
Watched him as he cantered off on the
bayou road. Returning into the house
| met Coralie at the foot of the stairs.
She was so bright, so sweet, so tempt
ing, and the opportunity was so good,
that I improved it by taking her in my
arms and kissing her.
II was afraid it wouldn't last till
morning, Dorr. When I awoke feared
it was dream. Is it really true?''
''This seems much like a reality,
Coral
She released herself, and ran part
way up the stairs.
"Dorr, l have just thought of some
thing. Let us go up to papas room
together. It would be so nice, after
all that happened last night, to go and
say good morning both at once.''
1 agreed. We assembled the stairs
and went along the passage. She
knocked lightly at his door.
Louder; he's asleep"
She knocked again There was no
response. l opened the door and we
entered. The room was quite dark.
spoke the name of the occupant; still
no reply.
I opened the window and Enclosed
the shutters. The light fell across the
bed. Mr.. Bostock lay motionless, his
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WATCHED HIM AS HE GATHERED OFF.
right hand outside the covers, his eyes
staring, his jaw fallen.
He is asleep" she said. But why
does he look so stranger"
put both arms about her again
''Be strong, now, my love, and trust
in God. Your father is dead!"
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CHAPTER xv111.

Very affectionately did Mr.. Bostock
bid me good night. He laid his hand
upon my shoulder and spoke and
looked kindly.
"This will be your work, Dorr But
for your seeking her and loving her,
might have gone on in the old foolish
way, without doing what is necessary
to make her what she ought to be.
After all, we are often led not by our
own choosing. Was it not something
more than a whim that led me ten
years ago up among the New Hamp-
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CHAPTER XVI.
WE TWO.

I have no very clear idea of what
Immediately followed that astounding
revelation. I do remember that there
was silence in which the tick of the
clock on the marble shelf sounded like
thunder. realized the full force of
the discovery, but was made dumb
and motionless by it. Coralie, think,
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The closing chapters will be pub
lished next week. Our next serial
will be "A Race for Gold.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

A Paris letter gives the alleged inside
history of the movement for the release
of Capt. Dreyfus and reveals the secret
power which compelled the French gov
eminent to undertake this act of justice
It was nothing less than combination
of the great Jewish banking houses and
capitalists threatening the credit of
France if the persecution was continued.
1t is said that the Jewish capitalists
had learned their power two DEE AIDES
ago, when they compelled Russia to hold
her hand and stop the anti-Semitic cru
SADIE then raging there. Russian secur-
tiles fell "a points in ID days, and the
car was notified that if he touched anoth-
er of the Hebrew people nothing should
save his government from bankruptcy.
The persecution ceased at once oy i'm
perial edict. -
It is stated that on the first day of
March last dozen prominent Jews met
in London. They controlled among
them more than 81 ,OOO, 200, 900 ready
money. The situation had been can
vassed throughout Europe, and it had
been concluded that the persecution of
Dreyfus was the beginning Of crusade
having for its object the striking down
of prominent people Of Hebrew blood
everywhere and RELOCATING the whole
race to the pariah class from which they
emerged centuries ago through the force
Of their splendid genius and energy.
A plan of campaign was mapped out.
It was decided to attack the credit Of
France and to notify the rulenathat if
justice were not done to Dreyfus and
the Jew-baiting stopped, something very
serious would happen. Very soon the
French rentes began to tumble in the
market. At first it was thought to be a
mere speculative movement, and that
prices would rally, but they did not.
Presently the peasants, who own very
large percentage of the enormous public
debt of France, began to be alarmed land
to ask what was the matter. Some Of
them threatened to upset the govern
ment, and there was danger Of bankrupt
5cy and revolution. The authorities took
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05
HAS A FLAW.

Quite number of foreign mutual
companies have submitted their articles
of incorporation to Secretary of State
Berg, without the fee provided for un-
der the Somerville bill which became a
law at the last session of the legislature.
The claim is made that the lew does
not apply to mutual companies that have
no capital stock, and Secretary Berg
some days ago referred the matter to
Attorney General Dou' y The matter
was turned over to assistant Donahow-
er, who submitted an opinion to the ef-
feet that while it was the evident intent
of the law to include all foreign insur-
ance companies under the provision call
ing for special fee, the wording was
not plain, and could hardly be construed
to effect the mutual associations. Mr..
Berg considers that there is little or no
difference between company that has
a capital stock and one that has sur
plus fund las far as the intention of the
Legislature was concerned.
While the section regarding insurance
companies does not make the mutual
companies liable fol this fee the general
provisions of the bill provide for the
taxation of all foreign orpo,ations be-
fore they can be authorized to do bust
ness i'll Minnesota. In view of this Mr..
Berg will probably impose mialmum
fee of $50.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

j. Adam Bede is an aspirant to con :
gressional honors and he is luke warmly
supported by the republican press.
Bede is an old time dem ocrat relinquish-
ing his party on account of the silver
question. The republicans DO not re-
gard this as sufficient cause for such a
reward as a seat in congress and Jadam
while eminently fit for the position will
most likely be downed. His popularity
is undisputed, he might be very super
ior vote getter but only a republican
from alpha to omega is entitled to the
support Of the party. The party don't
care for you Adam.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

A New York man is seeking a divorce,
alleging that because he swore little
instead of running down cellar and get
ting scuttle of coal when ordered to do
so, his wife took him across her knee
and spanked HIM with a slipper; and it
wasn't little Cinderella slipper, either,
but the sort of footgear that makes a
sound like plank falling on a wet gar
den path. The man ought to have his
divorce
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05
TURNER HALL.
Program Of Gymnastic Exercises.
New Ulm TurnVerein,

Boys elias (6 to 10 years. Monday and
Thursday, 4 80 to 4 40 p. m.
Boys class 90 to IA years. Monday
and Wednesday, 4:30 to 5 As p. IN. y.,.
Girls class (6 to 10 years. Tuesday, 4 80
to 5 40 pm. Saturday $50 to 10 AS am
Girls class lover 10 years) Tuesday
and Friday, 4 80 to 5:45 p.m m.
Boys class GA to 18 years. Monday
and Friday, 80 to $50 pm.
Young ladies class cover Is years.
Thursday, 1880 to 8 p. m.
Ladies' class, including married la
dies, Tuesday and Friday, 3 to p. m.
Active Turner's, Tuesday and Friday,
$3.50 to 10 p. m.
Turner's 80 years and over Thursday,
8 to 10 p. M.
Normal training fer boys Saturday,
10 As to ] As a. m.
New Ulm Turnverein.
NEW ULM, MINN.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

We are inclined to believe that for
once in his life, the Honorable Mark
Hanna is mistaken. He declares that
the question of trusts IS in no sense d
political one. If he doesn't change his
mind about it before the republican ma
tional convention he will have cause to
do 80 when the returns from the presi-
dental election are In.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

The benefits OF trusts are illustrated,
on general principles, by the action of
the glass combine. All the factories were
closed month earlier than usual, throw
ing $4,000 people out of employment,
because there was an overstock of glass,
and at the same time prices we're ad-
vauced, because there was to be no more
glass made from five to eight months.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05
The remarkable reduction in the PEI

The remarkable reduction in the per-
sonal property assessment of New York
city, or rather Greater New York, is at
tracing attention. In January last it
was assessed at $S13,489,149. Sipce
then the tax commissioners have whit
tied it down to $553,899,S64. There
must have been an awful pressure from
the millionaire property 1ners to effect
such shrinkage.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05
Excursion Tickets to Clear Lake, Waseca,

Excursion Tickets to Clear Lake, Waseca,
Will be sold by the North. Western Line
at reduced rates during the summer sea-
son, from New Ulm. Mimi, on Fridays
and Saturdays at $3.50 for the round
trip. limited to return the following
Tuesday, and at So 05 for the round trip
daily, limited to return within thirty
days, Black and and silver bass and
.pickerel fishing is especially good in this
beautiful lake, and accommodations for
fishermen, with abundant supply of
boats, ETC., arefufnished. Modern hotels
and other resorts along the lake, with
yachts add to the attractions. For fur
ther information apply to agent Chicago
s. North Western Railway. 81
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doubt great but those Of q sound mind
in sound body are thousandfold all
that the highest education can give
Both President .Northrup and Supt.
Lewis have shown themselves BY their
excellent judgment and freedom from
tl,efaddishness which distinguishes many
educators to be just the men to whom
to refer such suggestion as that of the
governor. Their expert knowledge will
enable them to perfect the suggestion
and make itin actual application pro
ductive of all the good results of which
it appears to be capable. The sugges-
ton itself is one which is entirely in
line with the downright good sense and
discrimination which the governor has
shown as chief executive Of the state.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

A chinaman slapped an attache Of the
French legation in Picking the other day
during a personal quarrel, and France
is already casting about for "a choice bit
OF Celestial territory in settlement
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

The Republican state press are valnly
trying to find flaw in the administra-
of Gov. John Lind, but it avails them
naught. The governor knows his bust
ness and is tending strictly to it, regard
less of the winnings of puerile press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

A rumor is atleat to :he effect that the
Standard Oil company has bought up all
the whlskey interests in the country, at
price said to be sos, 100000. Pouring
oil on water is sometimes beneficial,
but the mixing of oil and whisky spoils
two good things. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05

The Pioneer Press, which has tried all
along to he k-and-thin supporter
of the administrators Philippine cam
paign, now frankly says that Gen. OTIS
latest report is confession of failure.
On the other hand, the war department
officials at Washington are said. to be
"elated," and to be claiming that OTIS
report is a sufficient answer to all critic
isims. The war department officials must
imagine that the people of the United
States are possessed of but little intelli-
gence if they think they can make such
claim as that pass muster.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-07-05
Bonanza Thrashing Machine.

Anton Schmitz has the agency for the
Robertson Bonanza thrashing machine.
Do not take orders before you see this
machine. 1t will be at work every Sa-
turday. 1916