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The Holly chieftain., 1900-03-16
CHAPTER xIII.-(Contiaued.) }

- ChAF len AAll--(COnpau
Drunk, Not a bit. Of n Did you
ever see Torrevo drunk? Ibid not. 1
tell you 1t was . put up job. Torrevo
knew you always looked at the in
voices and tally, and he played this
little game for you to see how we'll the
boy wrote. He knew your anxiety to
get the work done well would do tho
rest But what's the use standing here
talking? He's gone. and getting farther
away every minute"
I'VE must follow-but in which di-
rection?"
In which direction? Why, in what
direction would he go but toward his
ally, Torrevo, the traitor? He has
gone back to the Black Cat.'''
He may have gone toward Buenos
Ayres."
mot he. What could he do there :!
l tell you. the bargain included the
safety Of Torreyo. The boy has gone
back to join Torrevo. and the Black
Cat will sail for Buenos Ayres with
these two precious fellows on board -
Il will order horses. We can reach
the Black Cat before morning. They
will not sail till then. We may even
overtake the boy"
Now that his stupor was over, Elvin
could think and act quickly. He re-
allied the danger In which he and his
son stood as long as this intrepid and
intelligent young American was alive
and at large. He ordered horses to be
saddled. and, after drink to brace
their nerves. father and son sat out on
their errand-two men, to run down
and kill boy
There was a moon. and the way was
easily made. The horses were put to
their utmost, and mile after mile was
covered, but no Rob was seen.
Suddenly Starne drew up and called
to Elvin.
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Starne. "You have told us a pack Of
lies; l know that Horizons sister wal
never married but once, and that time
IT was to Cleverdale. -lTorrevo, you are
traitor and you must pay the penalty
Where Is that boy?"- - sf
That Is what l was going to ask
you. Youtook him. Il want him back
He is very valuable to me on the
schooner. as:t VI
you will, never see the schooner
again!" shouted Starne.xs e.
Torrevo's quick eye saw the. CLEAN
of pistol. He had none himself, but
in the twinkling of an eye he had pro-
duced long knife. and sprang upon
Starne. Starne was still in the saddle
and all Torreyo could do was to slash
at his legs. Starne aimed and sent a
bullet into Torrevo's heart" ~
"one traitor less" he said, calmly
as Torrevo fell on the ground dead.
What glorious liar that fellow was.
He would haye been worth something
II he could have been trusted"
But we are in fine fix!" said Elvin,
"The Black Cat was due at Monte
video in two days to bring over Gen.
eral Quesada. Now we, have no one to
take command. We must have Que
sada.-, 49,.
I'll bring Quesada. The crew Of the
Black Cat know. me. and Will obey
me. 1 shall be missed In Bueuos
Ayres. but that won't matter. We will
be masters there in less than a week.
Twill take the Black Cat after Due
'sada.- You lead my horse back. But
you must fnd that boy" Z
HE must have gone toward Buenos
Ayres."
No. he will try to nnd the Black
Cat 7Torrevo'ss anxiety proyes that
there was an agreement between them
Whereby the boy was to return. Tor
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suspicion as be looked from one to the
other. He rsadfy|aw that something
unusual had h9ppeAed, and from their
words he believed they had discovered
Rob's identity and his own duplicity.
you know well enough what ]
mean. You are . traitor" .t
That is what the judge said when ]
was convicted. That was 1ive years
ago."
"Yes. you were a traito4y I'd Your
friends then, and you are traitor to
your friends now, Did you think you
could hoodwink us? / knew that boy
was Horizons nephew"
so did l." said Torrevo,, 'stolidly.'
"But you told me-" said Elvin, chok-
ing with rase, and made worse by Tor
revo's cooln ess; "you told me that he
was your own nephew"
"Certainly-and so he Is"
Both Elvin and Starne stood aghast
at this. This was the most monument
al cheek they had ever seen.
He is Horizons nephew and mine
Also" said Torrevo, as If 1t was a mat
ter of no Importance. You see. cap
tain. Horizons sister married my
brother"
"Liar!' shouted Starne. Horton
had but one sister. She is now in New
York, and her name is Cleverdale."
That is true. also" said Torrevo.
with an imperturbability that was
amazing. "She married Senior Clever
dale after my brother died"
y But this boys name is Cleverdale. "
"Yes, they gave him that. He was
only year old when my brother died"
But you sent him to me to spy, and
report all to Horton"
Captain, you are mistaken. did
not send him to you at all. You saw
his handwriting and took him. Did
say for you to take HIM .,.,s
Enough of this talk exclaimed
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Tn. ors.ts.. bicycle Town

Aho 0roAteat Bicycle TOWN. "tSs'
Denver Cpt, enjoys the distinction
OF having more bicycles in proportisn,
to population than any other city ",
the United States. Though Denver
numbers only; 1S0,O0 souls within her
city limits: she boasts of not less than
10000 bicycles. Morning and. evening
alike thousands of bicycles may ,be
seen on the streets of Denver mounted.
by men, women and children in every
walk Of life. Bicycles literally oyerrlin
things and they are used in every line
of business, and street car companies
say they have lost 81 ,000, 900 annually
in traffic. since bicycles have become
the. rage. In fact. one company went
into the hands OF receiver two years
ago, alleging, that the universal wheel
had impaired its earning to such an
extent that it could not meet its inter
est demands. The open weather and
fine natural roads are largely respon-'
sible for the popularity of the wheel,
as 1t is conceded that ordinary riders
can use their wheels daily for so weeks
out Of 81, and not suffer any annoyance
from mud or snow Add to this the
fact that neither lights. brakes nor bells
are required and the agility required
of the non-rider In taking care Of him
self can be appreciated. Denver is
said to be the only city in the country
where the bicycle vote controls cleo
tions on municipal issues. :. Z -
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,.ssMAiXPox DISTRIBUTORS.

sSSsL -. S3f-ltW W
How tho Germs Are Nurturod and tho
+ kssnstt:.; sbX.... 1. Spread.
= 1T wcuiu- seesh that people will never
!earp to be careful. The recent alarm
Ing SPREAD 9f that dire epidemic.
smallpox, Throughout different sec-
esaonsesf the. e.country has been traced
by .RhysiciapS and sanitarians in many
instances directly to the moldy and
-fotttng layers of paper and paste
which Neoverthe walls of many houses.
! The practdee,of,laying layer after layer
OF paper on wall, using common
flour paste. is especially calculated to
create homes -for disease germs. Peo-
pie conh not 10 more to effect such a
result II theytried. The rotting vege-
table. matter affords caves from which
are ready to dart forth the infection
at every OPPORTUNITY. There is no ex-
cuse fof.atAfsi practice. as walls and
'eeflsTes stAasSe coated with a pure,
cleanly>sEa 4shitary material like Ala
bastine. for instance. at no greater ex-
pense. Alabastine is a rock-base
cement, which incorporates itself with
the wall or ceiling. 1t Is easily ap-
piled, uues ready to mix with cold
Water requires no washing or scrap
sng~ bsfarc repewing or retinting. is
: beautiful. long-lasting and safe.
For walls that have been infected,
nothing isf1qual to Alabastine as a
!. .disinfeetanttp render them pure and
, clean and ths rooms once more habit
able.
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CHAPTER XIV,

ChAFIEh Aiv. ga 4a.r-
Elvin and Starne rode toward him
slowly.
BE rerfy for treachery." said
Starne., ''Have your pistol in your
hand. This fellow must be up to mis-
chief" st..Et
Torrevo saw them coming. but
walked on as II he feared nothing.
Even had he stood in fear of his Life
there was no place to hide.
WELL" said Elvin. maintaining an
outward coolness he did not feel.
What are you doing here? thought
you were to go to Montevideo.
True, Captain Elvin. Lam going.
But thought perhaps my !. nephew
would be done with his new duties by
now, and, as he has become very vaiu-
able on board. am taking walk out
to your place to get him." ~
"Your nephew! Ha! That's good.
And have you not seen that dear
nephew Of. yours tonightf" ~ :,
II have not. captain. Else why would
be walking out to see him now. I
have not been near your place this
night" ~ lt
."No! And neither has he! Look
here, Torrevo. what Is this game you
are playing?"
"dame, What gamer What do you
mean". q -
Torrevo's black eyes glistensd with
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You
Look Old

Its impossible for you not
to. with the color Of seventy
years iu your h,ir | Pesh.ps
you are seventy. and you ike
your gray h.ir. And perh.ps
not
Dark hair for youth .ndvisor:
gr,y hair for old age and decline.
II you will use Ayers Hair
Vigoe. in less than 4 month
there won't be gr,y h,ir in
your head.
1t keeps the scalp free from
dasdruf. stops falling Of tie
han. and makes it grow thick and
long. Sis s...,.. An 4r.ss,....
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sAMzR,oAn TaAMsxAAL FUND.
r' A. w'@'v. r.s s;yAs.' gy-- = =

~ - ~
4 pathetic appeal OF ths epmmittse
of AfficsidG saA Bouh m&mbers Of
parliament waA i1hued at Cxbe Town.
sOst ~. 1874. ..sisAsd by lfsssrs. ". F.
Dewaai, Joseph n. Hoffman. J. H.
ffcfmArr TaonaaS p. Theron and D.
.: A.. vani1 zyi. auhieh says among
other sthiAss; q. I : : ~ 4fss
What may. what Gun. we colonial
Africanders do In this sorrowful time?
join in the. work II warfAss with the
weapons!. The law and soar duty a
British subjectb forbid this, even
should, othek cIrcumstances not oppose
such 4 cppr.e AZ seton. =
bit what Psither tie law nor the
duty Of the sd6Jsct. forbids. and what,
moreover. agress In every respect with
all principles. OF religion and human
ity. is the. Offering of help to the
wounded. to the widows and the
orphans" ''-ie
In. the name OF. the Africander bond.
on behalf OF the. citizens OF the South
African republic and their noble ally,
the Orange Free State. appeal to all
Americans to. show their sympathy
with the brave people who are now,
IN the w9rds Of John Hancock, liter
Afi5 .%heffng. all that they have. all
''fnN Sheys are, and all that they hope
tesA'e. hPon the altar of their country.
hghting. to the death the arrogance
ana IMPOSITION Of the great British
entire: In ,6fdGis ito remain free and
ihdefezAAn4 eelr' did our American
-fpIsf8fAsF h {77S and 1872. THERE
Will :HE Sp, BpER WOUNDED ON
THE HRiTISH.AMERIcAN HosPI-
Send tS AiS> your subscriptions.
'swan and. ls8Re. and will send the
.aR9Snt ,to. NEvE 2. de villiers. Cape
COMMITTEES ,of the Africander bond, to
be exbendedsAAaer that appeal. sent
$4,000 on Feb. ,ass 1900. M
.a:GEoRGE w. VAN SICLEN.
;s.A nj. .,,~ -. American Treasurer.
. No, IA 'BfeadA Nay, New York City.
.* :. Fsb, sfs1sct. : @
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A. . Rival Looks 1t It.

$50 he, regards himself as a sena-
torial possibility" said one politician.
Undoubtedly answered the other.
".On what theory" ~ -" ~.
"I don't know. unless it's the the
ory that the unexpected always hap
pens."-Washington Star, g
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; The Tlscr.so. sn4.,,.

No circus menassrle is eyer With
out its pan-eaterI You know said the
old wagon driver as "reminiscences
were in order. we had 'oirs when /
was With Dan Rice. and the papers
gave him such an. awful reputation ror
ferocity,that people dared mot to coma
within ten feet Of his cage. OF course
used e get off.a lecture on him. Ac
cording 30 my sttry4is ssAa' kalled ohd'
MANNED thirteenIs different men, five
horses, Two camals, ,sRd, q rh!neeeros.
One dayyafter had delivereds tie old
stereotSped thing, that tiger pushed
open the; door OF his>ea .apd tMnpel
out. Some ones carelessness. !. xou
know There was wild rush Of peo-
pie' for the entrance. ssgeiefas afai4ft
outside the tentS and for .sssSaessI
was SO scared That t; ! COULDN'T sven
fall down. The Tiger was ass looofifhs
around to see what he could tiEkf&
whepras mongrel dog not1tlare ,tf,an, o
third of his size came rushing. W and
sailed into him True as you live, that
dog bumped that tiger three times
around the tent, Swapping at his,heeis
all the time, and the bengal got away
from him only by leaplng. back into
his cage. The affair got into the pa
pers. and oEoourse we got the grand
guy all the rest Of the season. It paid
us. However, resplSr who wouldn,t,
think of going iitosthe circus used. to-
buy tickets to see that tsferocious IN an
eater" and he therefore brought us in
more paktons than any otheryten ami
mails fombinsd.f, - =
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!; ;..sns.i ~ ,xey to HI. Comm.

"a, farmer named Stevenage, In Hert-
.fOrdshire. England, who died about
1720, was possessed of notion that he
was to take a thirty years nap, so he
directed his coffin to be placed upon n
beam. in his barn with n lid that locked
and that the key should be pushed
Through hole in the coffin In order
that he might let himself out when he
awoke. At. the, expiration of thirty
years, as ffiee0ld fellow showed no
signs :;of ,ceWipg back to re-enjoy life
his friends put him under the turf to
make sure Bfrfiim.
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'The. President drank no wine at the
ohio society banquet. He turned his
glasses d6Wn mt the beginning of the
fedst And 'usSd only apollinaris water.
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e,is4 Letter. a Day.

The John A. Salzer Seed Company.
Lacrosse, Wis. received 6.434 orders
last .Mondayy,which is monster day.
but. they expect to double this number
by the middle OF March. The firm is
having great trade in Its specialties-
potatoes, speltz, Bromus Inermis,
rape, Big. Four oats. Three-E -Eared corn
and earliest vegetables. There Is o
wonderful, demand for onions. cab
bage. peas and bean seed this year.
Early Bird radlsh and Lightning cab
bage, the earliest of this kind in the
wide, wide world, are having tre-
mepdous sale.
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revo's own safety depended on N
keeping the boy With him and ahar-
itnsvthe glosy whsn W were Ill cap
tured." ,"
III. looks. so. Weir r VIII have nsn
Edpk Stter: :kim in Tie morning. He
may evenfapw be % the Black csf..'
Il H., 50. yoggill knOsy What to DO with Wit.
"wm ISSt." replil h starns. with an
evil laugh I'll kip Asm with his eyes
open and ;ISoking at me-"
The two. men parted. starne going
on foot tdIard Black Cat .Baxi and FL
win returning to his headquarters.
leading Lsmuel's horse. 49,.
But where was; s'Rob = Cleverdkie,
while Elyin. starne and f6rrav6 were
looking for him nivain?
He was on his way to the .sBiack
Cat" as Starne suspected, but. being
ignorant :of the road. he had gone a
little out 81 his way. and thus missed
Torrevo. ~
Early in the evening, when .Elvfn
thought he had gone to bed, the cour-
ageous young American had slipped
out of the window, .wiffch .sws1g mt
more than five feet from. the, gteAnd.
and had fortunately chosen moment
when there was no one around to see
him. Finding all tiear,,' he had shaped
his course as well as' he. knew how,
for Black Cat Bay. and started on on
run. He kept up. this gait. for some
time and then rested There was no
sight of pursuers, 50 he trrudged on
again. keeping the direction, as he
thought. straight to. the river.i But he
did not. travel ass::lstraisht,. as he
thought he did. He-made, quite a de
tour to rhe north, thus missing Tor,
reyo, butltoward morning reached the
river short distance' above Sths bay.
There was an island. quite noun
tain, out in the river, which could
be Scent rom the entrance to: Black
Cat Bay&iand Rob could see It from
the pointfwhere ha met. the river. From
It's position he knew HE was too shiaA
up. and Vent down. e3~hrd .hs auehors
age. g. sak ts~,. 81. IL
SOTO be fnatiused.A..,., -4r
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:. Uncle Bill, what is a business admin
istratfon?" why 1t is an administration
which benefits the man who Is III thu
head OF 1t. n 1t doesn't benefit anybody
else" 500 1913 7iAft il7is77
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''Hist!" he said. There is man
coming this way on foot" 4.
Elvin reined in his horse and sat
looking in the direction indicated by
Starne. 54 a
by Jove!" he exclaimed "That's
Torrevo!" 50
And Torrevo it was. making his way
on foot from the Black Cat" to Ell
WINS headquarters.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grsndmothers never thought of using
anything else for Indigestion or Bilious.
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard Of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostitution or Heart Failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean cut the
system and stop fermentation of un-
digested food. regulate the action of
the liver, stimulate the nervous and
organic action Of the system, and that
is AL they took when feeling dull and
bad with headaches and other aches.
You only need a few doses of Green's
August Flower, in liquid form, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious
the matter with you. Sample bottles
at Gorrell's Drug Store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21

The best farmer is not always the
one who derives the most profit from
farm. Happening to grow certa n
crops that failed elsewhere, or The
chance rise in the price Of some pro-
duct may result favo ably to any one
who is so situated as to take advantage
OF opportunities. A good farmer keeps
his house and grounds in perfect order,
weeds are not allowed on his farm. be
Uses the best bree Is of animals an 1 the
most productive varieties OF plants
while the farm is not allowed to depre-
clate in fertility. Or. Alfred X, nnedy
the emipe nt ngriculturist, once made
the remark that he could easily Judge
Of the knowledge and capacity of any |
'armer the moment he noticed how the |
manure heap was managed,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
APPLES FOR THE NERVES.

Apples placed ready for the children
when they are awake in the morning,
to eat as appetite demands, will be
found turning point where little ones
are troubled with many petty ailments,
remarked a doctor. There are few
children who would not eat an apple
before breakfast if allowed the priyi-
lege.
The nervous system, always calling
for phosphorus, is quoted by full
fruit diet. Apples relieve the nausea
of seasickness and are help TO those
who are trying to break themselves of
the tobacco habit.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
TWENTY-ONE MORE SHOWS.

"The first snow of the season fell
last night" says the Hagerstown Globe
OF the 10th instant, "but not sufficient
to cover the ground. If an old saying
is verified, we will have 81 more SHOWS
this winter, The calculation is made
that there will be as many SHOWS during
the season as there are days remaining
in tie month, counting from the day of
the first snowfall. This snow came six
weeks and four days earlier than the
frat snow OF last season."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
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An offer proving faith to Sufferer
from Blood and Skin Troubles.

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
RELIEF IN SIX Houns.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by New
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1t is q great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
IN bladder, kidneys and back, in NAL g
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Sold by B. FL. Gorrell, druggist, Lex
ington, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
indirectly to dominate the remaining
b per cent. Of the production.


| Governor Tyler has definitely deter.
mined to call the extra session of the
Legislature for the 23d or oath of jan.
uary. The Governor is of the opinion
th't the cost attending an extra session
constitutional convention, and special
elections is going to be a great deal
DE places the extra session at $50 900.
sp' cial election at $4,000, and the
convention, if it should last many
months, at about 100000.
1t isreported that the Constitutional
Convention will provide annual instead
OF biennial meetings of the Legis AZURE,
as now. 1t is claimed that often in the
course of twelve months, State matters
need the urgent attention of the Legis.
iature, and yet no Governor would feel
warrented in calling that body together
unless forced to do so BY some sweep
ing exigency, because extra sessions
were, as rule, unpopular with the |
people.
1t is currently reported in Washing
ton that all the members of the Presi.
dents cabinet, except Attorney General
Griggs, of New Jersey, will continue
to be his advisers during his second
term. Mr.. Griggs is tie only one of
them WHO had enough proper self
respect, and respect for the country, to
abstain from active politics during the
recent campaign. All the rest aband.
oned their offices and went on the
stump, but he remained at his * and
tended to the duties for which he
Is paid.
When the general conference Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church meets in
San Francisco next October, three new
an ons on the subject of marriage and =
ivorce will be placed before the BODY ID
Or Its consideration. Should these
aoons become the law of the Episcopal :,
hurch through the approval of tie u
eneral conference, then the Episcopal - :,
hurch will have pronounced its ana IL
lena against divorce, and more par "
cu'arly aSaint the remarrying of di. III
'rced persons while another party to
e divorce still is in life.
p,
Governor Tyler has issued his no
lanksgiving proclamation. After the tt
ual formahties this document says: be
While we have not been especially -
'ored during the past year with good os
'sors' our other blessings have been firs
manifold that our hearts should To ma
[eignedly thankful. We have been no
'mpt from great disease and disaster na
! our homes preserved in peace and hi,
tentment. 1t is especially appro- mt
''e," the Governor continues, "that Gol
people OF Virginia should return
nks for the blessings and freedom a
ur civil government and religious avail
rty.'' nm
fadvs
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-21
THE APPETITE OF A COAT

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics,
whose stomach and liver are out of
order. All such should know that DR.
Kings New Life Pills, the wonderfu
''on'ch and livei remedy, gives g
splendid appetlt-. sound dig estion and
q regulr bodily habit that insures