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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23

do you know mef' tho judge asked.
The man gave a little cry You are
Judge Claiborne" he said. his voice break
ing.
you we're coming to me-" the Judge
asked Pcyton Ashe nodded:
"Yes-but that brute Sands kept too
close"
"He rs close now" the judge said
II know a." Ashe returned Go 10
hinl-ploase. Tell him it's life or death.
He-he may keep me from getting away
--hu' n I die. I win take him with me"
You must choose some other mcssen-
Rer-Dabney would answer you as YOU
deserve" the judge said. his face ho,.
Ashe looked up DULY.
Excuse me. am desperate" he said
Mother seemed 90 think-she bade me
come 20 you-klth this"-holdlng ONT "A
little trembling scrawL. As he spoke no
stepped out OF covert He was tall md
slight with a worn. imperious face and
hair thickly silvcred ~ the temples Fort
years lay between him and the man ne
faced. yet 10 the casual glauce there
were hardly 30 manv months Tie looked
down. and said. with q sort % old en-
barrassmcnt: ITS n shamo-to mix YOU
M in this affalr-but there IS nothing
c'se-if am 70 get away You couid
never convince jury that one had %
shoot "a fellow who refused you the salts
faction Of "A gentleman"
NO you could never do &c." the Judge
said rccolliug a little. lie was the soul
OF honor and Justice. 40 less than OF
mercy This man. blood-guilty ANA I'M
pcnitent, revolted him. ana yct-and set
the man was Janct's SON. AS you loved
me. save my son." Jane, had written. Sic
knew her well enough to comprehend
that In tho stress OF that plea fate aveue-
ed even his wrongs. tie had no wish for
vengeance. she had tricked him. cheated
him. SPOILED his life. Now. in nor ex-
tremity. she turned 20 him for succor
Cold beads stood upon his brow. He
trembicd and bowed his head. Suddenly
less than half a mile away the pack
broke ioyously. fiercely. into fun cry As
he caught the sound the JUDGES head
went up. color came back 10 his check
iight TO his eye. He bent and said in
Ashes ear: II believe there Is a chance
III you dare to ride for A. Hear the
dogsi That fellow viii never stop short
OF Ksntuckyr
Mile on mile the hunt swept across
country. the recovered trail running
slightly west o. north. once or twice the
FOX doubled. once there was serious
check, which gave the horses breath.
Then the country grew oponer-tncy haI
come 20 the blg farms which he either
=i.s@ - s.sS state sine road. The going
was much beffcr-the soil a warm chooo-
lass loaned drained more readily than
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23

black stallion. whom he hardly ever risk
81 upon the road. March felt his blood
lean 'IIeugh, That Is finc" be said, Ms
eve rlvettcd upon the massed glistening
uthcly lcaping tanglc The judge put MS
horn 10 his lips and blew thin, Keen
blast Instantly the tangie straish'ehoo.
Heads UP sterns down. the dogs went
through the gate six abreast anu
streamed down the lane toward the out
pasture. -,
"yvhv thls Is wonderful, a table oloth
would cover them" March said spurrins
to the judges elbow -,
wait Tor the muster tho judge SAD
smiling. My DOES are pretty decent.
shall not insult their noses hy laNl"H
Them right on the trail We let me lyN
out AZ the other side-now Whch ~
them on watch Beauty-that black ol'en
over there to the right. You can nepein
on her always-4he minute you near H''
challenge IL Is hark. away ...
Another blast. shr.ilcr kecner, sent '''r
docs cir.lirr about. The vino, ne'" w
the hunters faces. brought tvs scent qua.
terlnr Reauty's leash mate, the beaA''
eve the Hrrt suspicious sniu, nut df"P
- his pos.e. aud went racing over th1
tarno turf. silent ns a ghost. hlnsioHe.
who was big and hardly more man /"
pupnv. shifted too ana gave niue pu~-
z..s yclp. best went trailing OF IN the "aNe
OF blue Jupiter.
R.euty made one full circie, not 2 very
a., one then stood stock sim, head up
rcse 10 tho wind After three ue'p
braaths. che was away like an arrow,
NOT running. but making great leaplhs
hounds her head still up. her Elken mug
srrearnlug out behind. suddenly sne
trrfm true right angie put her nose
q, S--irf. challenged. not loudly Du'
o3th exultant ncrccness, and ran away
que north. go -.
BEFORE she was half-across me lV.-acre
n,stnre the pack came after tn fuli cry
,.ftn men and horses a. eager at their
rsclu The men whooped and shouted ti
toe world was fuil OF noise The horses
Iafa cara Fat against the neck, snortel
accommodated tore along topped me nF't
fsnee ike birds. and whinnicd s"iisiac-
,ien a. they struck nrmcr earth IN the
open woods beyond
A. the hunt swept across the mill road
baIf a dozen men galloped down g. rose
hi thelr stirrun@ and gave a keen, eN-
infant veil The leader OF them was
80 .ss.-s. a stallion. black as mid
rfeht and evidently of hunting sirain.
~ he reared end fought FOR his head.
yytfrkeriur 10 the dog music. Tohe Mar
IN aaia 90 March. God. The plo4 p
thickeuinR. Dabney Sands Is here-ou
fiderim. That means Rcyton Ashe is
here--also that he has no ghost Of q
chance 20 get away"
Its a cursed shame. lay pabnex
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The Hon. Geo. Starr Writes :
No. ; Van Ness Place. Now Tor

No. Van Ness Place. New York
DR.. Radway-W4th me your Relief has
worked wonders. For the last three year,
/ have had frequent and severe attack
Of sclasica. Sometimes extending from the
lumber regions OF my anekle. and at time
TO both lower limbs
During the time ! have been afflicted
nave tried almost all the remedies recon
mended BY wise men and fools, hoping t1
0nd relief. but all proved TO DO failures
have tried various kinds OF baths
manipulation outward application ~
intanentr too numerous 10 mention. ana
prescriptions OF the most eminent phys
clans, ali Of which failed TO give me re-
lief.
Last September. at the urgent requsa,
OF a friend (who had been afflicted a. ny
selD. l was induced 70 try your remedy
1 was then suffering fearfully with ors
OF my old turns. To my surprise ana de-
light tho first application gave me ca,.
after bathing and rubbing the paris a.
fected. leaving the limbs la a warm gioV
created BY the Relief In a shert tim.
the pain PASSED entirely away. AIthour5
/ have slight periOdical attacks approa IN
ING a change % weather. ! know now ho,y
20 cure myself and feel quite master a
the situa tion.
Railways Ready Relief e. my friend
never travel without "a bottle In my Va
Use. Yours truly
George Starr,
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o. the upper cross Bar and laid their heads
anectlouasely against tiH breast he
s'roked their heads or made feint %
rapping them with the fiddle low. then
struck up Tho Eighth 81 January The
hounds understood-it was "a dismissal
Thcv frooped away. bowling la concert
Hello. Judge That sounds like they
were on eIge--Ip to swo Christmas runs 20
somebody shouted from the front Eate.
Tho Judge turned 90 SEQ three horFsmen.
vho waved their mats ana greeted him
600 ht once
Light. gentlemen Light snd come i'm
Do sail breaking on in the middle OF a
bar. The hounds are--well. fair 20 mid
dIn'-ouly middiin'. ssin. with lux and
good day
"Iuck's begun a'readv Ilstenl I've
60, a red fox for YOU, Trappcd-and not
a hatr turned-snd q very dickens 90
nghtr' the youngest OF the three visitors
called his voice shrilly Joyous The
Judges face IL up. Then l think We shan
have some sport" be said
Red foxes air p.ison mcan-the mean
est varmints I know-eXcept maybe. one, %
second man said
Ranso Dudley. the fox catcher. gave
him a sharp look. a glance distinctly
warning. then ran hurrledly OF: Much
YOU know about yarmints. lobe Mar
tn-you're too busy turnin' honest pen
nies-and some that amt honest, 10 sd
anything that don't go in tobacco hogs
head Amt that 80. judgc2 But never
mindi Let's settle about tho start I've
a soIter notion Tor the Widow Eppcrson
place"
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Almost each half mile tho fox doubled
dipping now into one state now the
other. Claymore kept still little in the
lead. iidcrm could do no more than
hold him safe ia sight llderims rider
was more than amazed. Several times
as the chase faced north. be cooked he
pistol, but held Sc FIRE. muttcriu~ to
himself I've no right to shoot unless
] knew my man knew he was runnln' out
OF tho state. d"
Once or twlle the fox came In ,.tav,
running almost FIAT against the earth
tongue out. brush down He was near
his last fieii-the riders know Il by the
Joyous herccness OF the dogs In a YER.
little while they would seize and rend
him. then-aomothiug must happen In
voluntary the sheriff sat straiFhter and
gripped his weapon harder clavnore
and lldcrm took the last fence. together
ana less than forty yards apart. A tbev
got thcir feet well under them CLAW
more's rider pulled up gave a keen. trl-
umphaut whoop. spraug down. ana turned
his mounts nose to the wind
Sands had no eyes for tho mack rsvon-
Ing over their quarry. lie bore s,raiah,
down on his quarry. Surrender We are
not out OK tho statc" he BEGAN to s.v
hus stopped. his Jaw dropping. Judge
Clnihorue' ] would not have believed IL
OF you-no matter who had said ire he
cried in tones that he tried 10 make in
iured bui which were yet FUN OF relief
How could you trick mo so? And where
is ;hat scoundrel Poyton Asher"
Il am truly glad 20 say do not know
-out OF the state hopcr' the Judge said
in his very statoiicst manner Il advised
him professionally 20 leave Il. As 10
trichinr you-Da0nev may no, a man
trade hats and coats-whcn he gets the
best end ot the bargnin?"
But the riskr Dabnev persisfea "r
WAS so ccrtain--so damned certain. Onco
that fox had kept straight IA Kentucky
10 a-had 20 shoot. II / had killed Won
"a a-shot myself. sure as there was a
bullet LEFT. Think OF chancing that for
peyton Ashcr'
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fore killing. II WAS only 20 save tlme
that a quarry was ready 90 their noses
upon a CHRISTMAS run. Tails particular
Chr!stmae RIM had every promise ~
snort There waa the Fouthsrly wind
ihe cloudv sky to pro lain hunting
morning Tho clouds were rot 'hick anu
lradeu. but hong trails OFF siNered cluEit
yelling tlc face Of a Tate od moon. low
Down fhc east Long before f1e moon
paled Tor dnwr fIu thirty hard riders had
turned To- al thc judges gate.
Tic wns ready fer them PERTAINS be
cause De had slept rather badly Do
what DO woull tr could not Ect the
threat % thH teiIei paragraph ont Of
hia mind or couree he 4lI nor admit chat
20 his inmost cop.o business De- told him
SER Instead that he had lore got beyond
b. 81. or hope or fear 10 he continued
To love mrr.y. Goo Do Justice, to lac up
rightly IL was from habit gentleman
lnEraln could not d. otherwise.
Itanse was the frs, conner with John
March close upon hls heels I am Eorry
YOU lost" ths Judge said. shaking his
hand. then seeing his wondering face.
"Hut maybe SOU have not heard-you
know the arst conner opens the luE-and
has first call on b. That might upset
some Youngsters -Uut Eansc' McAi HIS
head Is dccenty level
Ftne IQuOr tnie-if must 90 OH W mas
age do YOU prefer" March asked. glauc-
ing about the big room only a log room,
q was bright WITH lespirs nre.ight ana
she fame OF many candles For me most
part they stood Boa cheap .ron sticks but
those arrow upon the manfcl were ot OH
vrouEht brass. or heavily chased silver.
The tug fat brown one. rested upon
a claW-fo ot mahogany table, 30 highly
pollehed che glasses clustered over Il
allowed double. ana seemed TO dance ana
stand upon their heads in the light o.
the leaplng flames
"a man might respect himself am
drink whisky only i've years Old the
fudge said. thoughtfully lingering his hat
tered silver corkscrcR. Anything undet
A. uupardonabIc Seven ls fair age for
uouor- 10 ever go much better. What We
are drinking is D. / was almost tempted
70 breach the barrel n honor Of "a req
fox-eh. Ranscg-bui decided 20 leave u
for the other ave years"
You don't know about the bafrel,
Tobe Martin put 10. "A big distiller sent
A. TO the Judge when be was elected mem
her OF assembly. How Old were YOU then'
judge" turning swiftly 30 the most.
.'TweniV-nve. Il was good liquor bui
raw. so I scaled It to bc kept ~ years,
tho Judge said. with slow smile ]
was young. you see, even for my age.
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may say 30 was pputomaus quarrel
I cali o. cold hooded murder shooting a
man on his own doorstep Young War
wick did right ia tearing up Peyion
Ashes challenge sheriff SANDS himself
told me
"Ho, Let's mo starting Ranse said
very loudly Marlin almost dragged
March outside ~ you'd been here
week longer ia feel like shooting YOU
he said "You don know &c., but none
Of us ever say Ashe in presence Of the
Judge Mighty eoOd reason for 70, TOO.
You see. when BE- was young ana fich
and way the foremost man IA the coun-
81 he hardly knew which he loved best.
his sweetheart or his partner. The
partner was a Peytou Ashe. father 90
this one The sweetheart was great
belle and greater holress-as rich almost
as tho Judge himself The wedding sup
Der was cooked. the people coming 20
eat 10. when what does my lady do but
M and narrs Pcytou Ashc They tell
how the Judge turned the color OF death
whcn he heard it-but ali he did was 20
write ana ten her he wished her Joy
Next day be- found ont that his partner
had taken not only his sweetheart but
mis- fortune. lie mad been spcculatirE
wildly. and lost right on the reel. the
arm name was signed 90 notes. it heg-
cared the Judge TO pay. All he had left
was his nAf woods place ana a han1fHl
az family niggers-whO are not half so
free now a. they were when they had
master. lie might have made another
start-the people would have given him
ANYTHING he might nave asked for-but
10 didn't seem to want 1.-THE has never
secmed to want anything"
SOL March whistled, II did put my
foot in ~ How can 1 decen;ly excuse
mysclf2'
by forgetting what you said-and that
YOU said g." Tobe answered promptly
Here comes the dogs, Say, Alma they
bcauties2'
Looks like they mout ket,h the wind
Oct alone or red fox" grizzlcd farmer
said a. March's elbow. The man on the
other side shook bis head. Wont be 10
OF en- ln al the death he said. Il can
name three that viii right uow-I.ovo
Locks and Lady. and Sweet Lips. Them
big blue bitches can stay nigh about for
Judgment Day"
THAT thar Jubiter fills my eve, said
a third critic NO. no. Venus ana Mars is
my pick,' a fourth circulated cycling the
pack as 81 tfoytcd "a che Judges heels
lie rode Claymore. his best hunter. a
fine loug-stridiug brown beast, three parts
thoroughbred. Fair weight. fair start.
nothing in the country could touch him
unless 81 might ice Ilder.m. sheriff Sands
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10 know Il pretty we'll" he said. II has
boon my occupation for forty years"
yet they tell me your dogs are never
out Christmas day. Why IS that7" ask
"a the third man. He was one OF the
outlanders. No nelghbor would have
dreamed OF subiecting the Judge 10 the
indieuity OF q direct question
Christmas ls the home day. gem
uemen chooses always 10 spend u there.
the Judge answered. the faintest possible
emphasis on gentleman. The outlandsT
John March, looked ssdulously IN the
IRE. After q minute the judge went on;
''Ranss, what do you say TO turning that
fine fellow loose a. my on PASTURE lie
almost sure 60 get away the EpPerson
route-thsn n horse - windcd our skirts
will BE- clear. Tel the boys all 20 come
early Wen likely need al day and a
good piece OF the night"
'Tm make 'em como az first chicken
crow Ranee said
.
Commonly the iudgs's pack found Be
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23

ing himself 20 "a TAT brown sausage A
dish Of them smoked on one CORNER Of tine
hearth. nanked By am old ham. a Bordly
turkey and pans % biscuit ard corn bread
A big coffee pot steamed amid the enbers
Of the chimney lamb. The hunters ate
and drank in relays. standing about the
IRE. March vas now 60 Tennessee. es-
pecially new % the hafwooda ID was
better than play. he thought 20 see this
Old man. stu straight and slim as the
youngesi, with his fne, eager face thrown
into high relbcf by hss picuresqueiy com
pcehe environment
tobacco. In which lobe Martin dealt
locally, had brought March 20 Tennea-
ss~. lie tai sreBt Christmas iav IN
Bellshoro. the county town Il had been
tuh % thrilling stir. but be hardly recall
ed the fact Until he heard the Judge saw.
everybody IN but Dsbncy Sands, rh,t
Il most unusual what can Be the mat
fAr9ff
Hasn't caught his man yei. fancy. -
March said. carciesaly. Tobo Martin
plgcked bis sleeve, but he went on: They
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BY this they we're On the house. and
seated about The fire. Tho judge had set
out a Dc. Inter and glasses. Help your
sclvcs-but remember this IS a four-nnRer
month" he said Hospitality. then 90 Dud-
ley: 1.-THE widow Epperson place IS good
ground Ranse. II the wind happens 20 b.
south A rcd fox always goes down Wind
1T weakcns the scent-then. too
he can run faster. With the
wind az his back this fellow
may be out OF the state-yes, across a
whole Kentucky county. before we run
him down. Ia long chase the time to
look out for your horse Is the first hour
After be has been wet twice and dry
twice. nothing Will hurt him very much
on second Thought I'm just "a hlt afraid
to risk starting 10 that Ave miles OF sedge
and grassland-the best of us might be
tempted to ride too hard"
You know FOX hunting! I never would
have thought 81 that" Ranse broke in
The judge smiled and sighed. II ought
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.pt rht 1900 Dos s. s. Mcclure COZ
THa. mail came ln az noon each day. yet
o. was o'clock before the judge sat down
,n frout OF hts los fire 10 read tho coun-
A., paper. Commonly going 20 the cross
roads store for 50 was the event % tho
Gay. but this particular Gay be had
rhoacn 90 send little black Tony ~ his
stead. Christmas was coming indeed Wa
very close at hand. In consequence tho
stores one window shone rcspieudent with
drums ara dolls and nrecrsckers and red
topped boots. So the Judge had smiled
insisad of frowned over Tonys lo.tering-
he Understood that country store may
seem q near approach 60 fairyisnd. w1en
one is Q years old ard has never seen
Uven q village.
Tho Judge read mis- Newspaper es he ia
everything. with precis, ana alert iuteiil-
renoe. beginning az the very top OF the
frst page, scanning the news heads light
j.. then going straight 10 tho sheets real
heart tho chronicle Of county doiuga Il
was a bald chrouicle. lamcly humorous
a. one who did not know enough Of coun-
sry history 70 read between the lines. 10
vns there tho Judge got the Intelligence
BE sought. a paragraph al the bottom o.
the page was - pregnant with Vcicd
meaning Il made him grow very white.
drop tho sheet and So upright, breathing
heavily
That mcans-ho will break 1853 mother
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Fifty years did not seem euch a very lons
time "
Here's hoping YOU may live 90 drink
the whole barrel" Ranso said. holding
out his glass half fun OF mellow amber
liquor delicately fragrant 81 don't be-
Neve the barrel can heat o." March said
snufiing the fragrance. Ten me how
YOU manage. judge9 / fantTed Old Wits
ky went out along with slavery ana the
rcet OF the old south"
Maybe it did. ! do not know. FIX
cept that the little black children play
ut going 10 school, ] do MOI see much
difference" the judge said. almost dream
ily. As 20 whisky. an I do Is to pas
honest stun in my smokehouse. pilscy.
my foremans wife. keeps the key day
and night. Nobody. not even myself
goes in without her good leave. Ny moth
er taught her 20 look out for me. / dare
say she will go on doing 81 Ia the end
she keeps Co all the Oh w8ys-spc
cialiy IN cookln'." Tobc Martin said. help
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MUNYON'S
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THUNDERBOLT AND ISLE OF HOPE
Commencing az 800 p. m. car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for Isle OF Hope
until 500 p. m.
Commencing at $50 p. m. car leaves
isle OF Hope every hour for Thunder
bolt until $50 D. m.
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THuNDERBoLT SCHEDULE.

WEST END.
The FIRST car leaves for West End Ae
T20 a. IN. and every 40 minutes thereafter
until II 90 n. m, after which a car runs
in each direction every % minutes until
midnight.
IT. NJ LOTION. Cen MGR.
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SIZE OF HOPE AND BOLTON sT..
VIA THUNDERBOLT.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-06-15
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Oompiled from Various Sources.
FirTY-sixTH CONGRESS.


In the senate. on the sth. the session.
extending far into the night, was occu-
pied in an Intellectual attempt to reach an
agreement upon the naval appropriation
bill. The hour fixed for final adjournment
was reached and passed without an agree
ment, and the senate finally adjourned
until the lth at ii a. H.. In the house
scenes OF indescribable confrsio. and bit
terness marked the discussion of the fall
ure of the conferees on the naval appro-
prfation bill to carry out their instruc-
unprecedented course of appointing new
conferees who were not members of the
naval committee. The debate, at times,
was very bitter.
In the senate. on the 9TH, the session
was devoted chiefly to recessing and So
cial functions while awaiting action by
the house on the naval appropriation bill,
the senate having refused 10 request an
other conference. Upon receipt of word
that the house had concurred in the sem
ate amendment remaining in controversy.
house resolution providing for final ad-
Journment was amended. fixing the hour
at five o'clock. June Z, and passed. When
that hour arrived the senate quietly adj
journed. In the house the action OF
the previous day in rejecting the compro-
mise OF the conferees on the naval bill
WAS reversed. and the house, by a large
majority, accepted the senate amendment.
As the closing hour approached a few
members engaged in singing national airs
being soon joined by the whole house and
later by the galleries. Speaker Henderson
made a graceful farewell speech, and the
members responded by singing For He's
the first session of the Fifty-sixth con.
EreSS
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-06-15
THE ATTITUDE OF JAPAN.
The Young Giant of the East VIII
Cooperate Loyalty with the
European Powers.

London. June 14.--In regard TO the
reports that Japan is about to declare
var ON China, il was learned by a press
representative at the japanese embas-
sy, that the attitude of Japan in the
Chinese crisis is to cooperate Loyalty
with the European powers. In the ex-
listing situation Japan would not be
willing to see any single power take
the lead.
The murder of the chancellor of the
japanese legation nj Pelin is regard
ed as likely to lead to serious compli-
cations, but no decision has been
reached by Japan as to what political
measures will be necessary to meet the
situation.
Relative to the reports that Japan
rise minister at Pekin is pressing for
the recognition of japanese sphere
of influence, to include the provinces
Of Che Kiang, .Fo-Kien and Kiapg-Si, it
is pointed out that Japan has already
obtained promise that the province
of Fo-Kien should not be alienated,
while kiang-Si, situated at the mouth
of the Yang-Tse river, is in the British
sphere. Japan is not likely to take q
step which might be distasteful TO
Great Pritain, whose interests in. China
are similar to those of Japan.