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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

There is some likelihood of a war be-
tween Spain and Morocco, owing to the
capture of Spanish boy by certain
Moorish tribe. The Spaniards and the
Moors are ancient enemies, and as a
nation neither amounts to much now
A war between them would be like a
fight between two old crones.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

The one thousandth anniversary of
the death of Alfred the Great Of Eng
celebration will be held in England. In
New York there will be religious ser
vices followed by a great memorial
banquet at Delmonico's.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

The name OF Czolgosz will be a fix-
ture in American history. That is prob
ably all he desired. II matters not to
him If IL is accompanied with hatred
and contempt. lie knew he could gain
nothing but notoriety by his act. For
the sake OF that notoriety he was will
ing to go to a felon's grave
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

1t will cost the government $500 per
day for printers and steTeotypers alone
during the term of the Schley court of
inquiry. One hundred printers have
been placed on duty to handle the rec
ords of the court.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

1t is no new thing for John Most
to be under arrest. He has been ar
rested as many times as he has fingers
When the police want him the first
place they look is under the bed. 1t
is a weakness of the valiant leader of
the reds" who counsels blood and
fire, to crawl under the bed when he
hears the officers at the door.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

An incident illustrating the prodi-
gious proportions of the modern ocean
steamship was the arrival in New
York the other day of the White Star
liner Oceanic with 2,23S passengers
aboard. Had all of these passengers
been gathered into a community
ashore, they might have Incorporated
themselves as a city. There are many
"citjes" in this country having a pop
ulation less numerous than the pas
senger list Of the Oceanic.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

The indications for Georgia to-day
are showers, cooler weather in north
ern portions, variable winds; and for
Eastern Florida, partly cloudy wealth.
er, with showers in southern portion,
variable winds
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

Admiral Dewey is in a position of
extreme danger. He will need all of
his diplomacy and generalship to avoid
getting into a cross-fire between the
forces of Sampson and SchleY.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

from Mr.. Crenshaw, chairman of the
Railroad Commission, and will publish
another tomorrow morning. These
letters are on public questions, and
contain Mr.. Crenshaw's views. The
Morning News publishes them as a
favor, not for the purpose of showing
approval of the views expressed in
them or commenting on them.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

The Columbia State, despairing of
arriving at anything like a correct
pronunciation of the name of assassin
Czolgosz, says: 1--WE suggest that
Congress change the fellows name to
Smith, so that we may all denounce
him roundly and with ease Millions
Of Smiths, good and upright citizens,
Will enter indignant and just protests
against any such thing. Let him re-
main the snake" which his name
means.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

According to the Washington Post,
some fussy person has taken the pains
to discover that there are no such
things as Turkish baths in Turkey.
And our Hamburger steak is coming
from Hoboken and our Westphalia
hams from Chicago" True. And our
Cologne and Florida waters come from
New York, our Frankfort sausage from
Kansas City, and many of our most
successful American politicians from
Ireland.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

Millions of francs worth of damage
has been done in Central Spain this
summer by grasshoppers. They eat up
every green plant in the fields, and ali
the efforts to fight them with fire and
other means have failed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
(Dem) says: THE President who is
inaugurated sixteen years after the at
tempted assassination of Mr. McKin-
ley had better beware of the assassin.
Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Gar
field was inaugurated sixteen years
afterwards. Garfield was assassinate
in 1881, and Mckinley was inaugural
ed sixteen years afterwards. Are we
to have an attempt at assassinat ton
every sixteen or twenty years?"
The Louisville Courier-Journal
Oem.) says: And now comes a Gin
cinnati editor and ascribes the assault
upon the President to the parsimony of
the government. A good many hard
things have been said against the party
in power, but this Is the first time it
has been charged with economy, much
less stinginess-except in the matter
of pensions"
The Macon Telegraph CDem) says:
1.-THE attempt on the Presidents life
was made in the Vice Presidents state
by a citizen of the Presidents state
and the state of Mark Hanna. This
thing was done not only on Friday,
but on the last of the dog days. So
many queer things happen when Sirius
shines"
The Commoner (Dem) says: 1T will
be noted that Mr.. Roosevelt is not
making eyes at the Southern Republic
cans Just now. Mr.. Roosevelt has
heard of the fate of the gentleman who
was too premature in financing the
Southern delegates to Republican Ma
tional Conventions"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
Deliberate intent. to commit murder.
whether the victim be the President
of the United States or the humbest
citizen. should be punished much more
severely than Il is. No other change
in our laws appears to be necessary"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14

The financial success of the Buffalo
Exposition is said to be assured. This
recalls the fact that the managers of
the great show were much disappointed
when they failed to secure a govern
ment appropriation for the enterprise
Lacking government aid, the managers
buckled down the harder to work, and
have succeeded because they deserved
to. There is encouragement in all Of
this for Charleston. That city also fail
ed of a government appropriation.
Buffalo, however, has shown Charles
ton "how to do it, without federal aid.
And Charleston is working hard and
intelligently enough to duplicate Buff
falo's success.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-22
CHAPTER XIV.

Locked within his own room. Ray
mond Holbin drew from his pocket the
packet of papers taken by him from
the murdered man with the official
order for which he had committed the
crime The order read; Pass the
bearer, Thomas Riley, paroed prison
er, through the lines" 1T will not
do Louise much good, anyway" he
said, "eyen were disposed TO give it
TO her" The name Martha Somers"
upon the sealed packet attracted his
attention. and he recognized in Della
ware address beneath the home Of
Richard Somers. He remembered then
the dead soldiers description OF the
battle in which he was wounded. and
guessed that the packet contained the
papers given 10 him 10 deliver Holbin
would hardly have troubled himself 20
wade through score OF farewell pages
from a soldier TO his mother and would
have promptly destroyed the whole
collection. but that the remaining en-
velope. addressed 10 Richard Somers
lay before him, and upon il his eye
caught the Brookin crest
This Is very different" he said "a
himself with interest. Let us see
what Frances has to say 70 the fellow
He broke the seal and read:
81 send you back. well and free, the
man who saved your life; | found him
grievously wounded--a prisoner IL Is all
that have been able 20 do In return for
your kindness TO me, a stranger, and FOL
the wound you received in my house. Think
me not indicate when l say that the
sweetest memory my heart carries Is In
the memory OF your face beneath the
match that night and OF the words
Frances, my WIFE which you have en-
grayed In your locket, and over which
have placed a message TO you. Forgive me
IL can never matter much. for sea OF blood
rolls between us. Good night. God bt
with you till we meet--in Heaven.
FRANCES"
Holbin sat gazing blankly upon the
lines. His head was in whirl.
"Her husband! her husband
Pshaw!" he exclaimed with an uneasy
laugh, sprinQing to his feet and begin
ming 70 walk the floor, this comes oil
the damnable work out yonder to-day;
my nerves are simply unstrung." II,
took bottle from his dresser. poured
out a stiff drink, and tossed il of will
one gulp. Then he went back TO his
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come-he won't refuse nowl He was
Ito come-soon! The marriage
must-must-be fulfilled Bring him
bring him--to mel Bring my
child"
Impossible, Louise" he cried.
'-You do not know what you are say
ing. He Is beyond the enemy's linesi-
"Ah-but--but he is-comingl Wa
ter-waterl"--he placed the drink
quickly 90 her lips-"coming, Rich
ard Bring him-I am dying--teli
him-I am -Louisc-dyingi
Nanonl Nanonl"
81 am a soldier" he said, Sworn
in my country's defense. My life be-
longs 10 my country--not 60 myself.
No one would give me permission TO
go on such an errand. And II | were
captured ! should die as the spy diesi"
"Richard-you and I--are-in Gods
presencei"
Eyes; In the presence. of Godl"
''Would lie-oh, would.--I lie
now?"
"No."
"Kneel here--I shall tell you--nowi
swear In His presence--I have loved
no man in life--but you--but you'll"
"Hush'" be whispered, chilled and
shocked, seeking toreleasc his hand.
"Believe, oh, believe mel''
II canuotfr
"Believe!"
Tlbe Continued.
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OF herself. had thanked him warmly
for MS kindness 70 her soldier.
Upon the same day the confederate
relief picket found federal soldier
lying dead within their ines He
had been shot from behind with a
pistol held 40 close 10 his coat that
IL was burned by the powder. The
affair afforded but few minutes
discussion, for the explosion of fire.
arms was almoSt incessant az times.
and dead men In June. 1862, were
plentiful around Richmond. The only
part of the mystery worth consider
ing from the military standpoint was
how the man got through the lines at
from his body contained the names of
Capt. Richard Somers and the regi-
ment 90 which he was attached, and
also the likeness Of an elderly wom-
an. Ii was surmised that the victim
OF the pistol shot was a deserter and
robber; that he had been captured
and killed while attempting violence
or an escape. The officer into whose
possession the watch drifted was in
charge Of a burial party next day un-
der flag Of truce, and, learning that
Capt Somers was among the troops
opposite, sent the watch 10 him with
a courteous explanation. The graft
fcation Of Capt Somers was only
equaled by his bewilderment. Many
weeks before he had intrusted the
jewel TO his faithful artilleryman. and
this soldier, he had been assured. was
left dead upon the bloody Battlefield.
His conclusion was that some one had
robbed the body al that time and
had been overtaken by fate while en-
gagged in some other nefarious enter
prise. But when Capt Somers cas-
ually opened the locket and found
therein a long, slender curl Of red
dish-golden hair and on the narrow
ribbon eith which IL was tied the
name Frances" he was involved in
hopeless mystery. He was within
sound Of the Richmond church bells
that morning, and between the inter
walls of fighting and moving 10 new
positions he had already in imagina-
tion entered that city. The name
thus sent was the only tidings OF
Frances he had ever received, and IL
made him a sadly happy man.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-22
CHAPTER XIII.

Raymond Holbin had found il diff
cult TO advance his cause with
Frances, If for no other reason than
that few opportunities for seeing her
alone presented themselves. He had
sought interviews repeatedly and
offered the many little courtesies
which the male resident Of a house
may extend TO those of the other
sex. but they had been declined with
a persistence that only added fuel
TO the flames which were consuming
him. The girl seldom dined with the
family; she had during her fathers
long illness instituted little house
keeping plan of her own and took
her meals in her apartments, a mat
ter very conveniently arranged by
reason OF the position OF the apart
ments and the constant attendance Of
nanny. Occasionally, yielding 70
the insistence Of her stepmother, she
Joined the family upstairs, but on
such occasions she carefully avoided
a tete-a-tete with Raymond, with
drawing always with the elder wom-
an. On such occasions, the inevitable
topic had been the war, its vicissi-
tudes, and the responsibilities II in
volved. In these meetings and the
presence OF great events she after
awhile learned. If not 10 like her step
mother. at least 70 suspend judgment
upon her; indeed, sometimes she had
been tempted 10 doubt the correct
ness OF her former judgment, for
when the city began 70 be crowded
with wounded Mrs. Brool1in threw
open her house to them and gave
much OF her time 10 their care. The
gentleness with which the elder wom-
an entered into this work, her gem
crosby and her universal courtesy
were bound TO impress such girl
as Frances. Once, as though yielding
to a noble impulse, she placed her
arm about the girl and said:
"My child, you have surprised and
gratifed me OF late. II had known
you years ago we should never have
been less than friends. Try 20 forget
the days when ] seemed unkind, please,
and do not cherish anger towards an
old woman" Frances tried TO forget,
but always In the presence Of Mrs.
Brookin she felt a constraint. She
seemed ever TO have entered an atmos.
phere that had been stripped OF its cleo
tricity. Try as she might, IL had been
impossible 70 respond unreservedly 20
her advances; the best she could do
was 10 meet them with courtesy
The presence Of wounded men ia the
house gave Raymond for a short time
an opportunity TO see something OF
Frances and he. too. became q famous
nurse. But one day Frances assured
him that n he SHOULD prove as good a
fighter as he was a NURSE promotion
would follow; then he came less often
Twice before she had been unable "a
resist the temptation 20 touch the raw
place; once she had asked him directly
how il was that a man could keep out OF
war IN which other men were win
ming fame; and once, in reply to hi.
question: "WiIl you ever like me
Franees2' she said; "a Virginia
woman should not be expected toliks
civilians overmuch when Virginia sol
Is invaded Al length, TO avoid him
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table and. picking up the letter, read
aloud: wound received in my house"
your face beneath the lighted
match" As he stood thus the letter
slipped from his hand "Louisel" he
whispered, the man whom Louise
shot" Not IN all the vicissitudcs OF
his wild career had Holbin received
such shock Of surprise. His mind,
dazed and bewildered, could not ar
range a deduction beyond the discov.
cry that Richard Somers was the man
around whom so much Of mystery had
gathered, and that Frances referred 20
him in the tender word husband" He
laid his hand upon the beIl-cord and
hesitated, then his wicked smile came
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think, aud they shot him. Ne didn't
shoot az all. for at first the horse
seemed 10 be loose, and when we did
see the young fellow on him. we knew
be was too near gone 10 escape. We
had orders gainstunnecessary alarms.
am so we ran him down." The surgeon
came and laid open the jacket OF the
now unconscious sufferer. He waved
back the curious group and motioned
for Somers TO approach.
- woman!" he whispered.
us II possiblel To my room--to my
roomv" The rough soldiers again lift
ed the frail form tenderly and placed
il upon the bed inside A hurried ex-
animation disclosed the wound; shot
from behind had passed entirely
through the body.
''She cannot live" said the surgeon.
gently, as he arose and covered up the
white form. There is not the slight
est chance for her" The sentence OF
death seemed to inspire her with a sud
den consciousness. She opened her
eyes widely. and they rested in wonder
upon the blue uniforms and strange
faces.
What has happened?" she asked,
weakly where am I?"
"You have been wounded. madam"
said the surgeon, BADLY wounded; but
you are in friendly hands,"
"Ah!-Raymond-told me-that he
had-had arranged with-the picket
20 pretend only TO fire--oh, they have
killed mel" She shuddered. but with
sudden return Of full consciousness she
cried aloud my papersl they are
valuable!--where are they?"
ave have none. madam"
"Oh, Godl-what agonyl-oh sirs,
suffer, ! suffer SOL"
Drink this" said the surgeon, plac-
| ing a glass OF stimulant TO her lips;
more II you can; IL will sustain you"
I'm the saddle pockets-my papersi"
Her eyes closed in exhaustion. Ayoung
officer who was sent TO find the docu-
ments came back quickly:
SADDLE trailing underneath; pock-
cts empty" She heard him and I'M
derstood.
"Lost Them, too--om lost Ray
mondl Raymond" She turned her
face away and wept silently.
Gentlemen" said Richard Somers.
hoarsely, will you leave usP know
this unfortunate woman" He was
Instantly the focus OF wondering eyes.
but for a moment only. The little
| group saluted in silence and with
drew.
"Louisel" he said. sadly, standing
by her side. The eyes OF the woman
were fixed on him as he sought to
control his voice.
"Who spoke-who called Louise?"
1T was T."
| "Richard!"
ayes; sadder, older-but Richard
still. God knows | speak the truth
when say have nothing in my heart
for you but the tenderest sympathy"
Her eyes chung TO his face through
the spasm of pain that twisted her
body and drew the beautiful mouth
into thin line OF scarlet.
slow may l help you? I would
help you Louise, if I might"
Tell me--upon your souls honor
is--is-it-death?"
He covered his eyes and stood a.
lent. She waited in agony; he did
not answer her.
DEATH" she said in horror. Help
me! help me, Richardl" Sobs shook
her, and she stretched out her hand
TO him as one who is drowning. A.
cry burst from the lips of the manly
soldier, cry no less agonized than
hers.
"Louisel Louisel--I would give my
life to help you! Don't speak. don't
look at me that way!"
You must help me-you mustl
Quick-,et me whisperl He will
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than woman.
That six o'clock tea was the tri-
umph OF brilliant diplomatist's ca
reer Louise was forgiven, caressed,
received back as a member Of the
family, her claims and wrongs ac-
knowledged, and full PREPARATION
agreed upon. No one could have ex-
celled Mrs. Brookin in the tender
ness with which she treated the now
happy woman. She blamed Raymond
openy for having concealed the truth
from her.
II knew nothing OF the unfair adj
vantage be took OF you--nor Of the
child" she said 10 Louise. my hus-
bands niecel II was inaeed a crime
And yet / see now that / largely have
been 10 blame. / threatened him. my
heart was set upon another plan. My
dear child, Il loving care and SYM
patty can compensate in part for
what you have suffered they shall
be yours. But although the circum-
stances seem TO demand that mar
rage should at once be solemnized,
the ceremony must not be performed
in Richmond. In all likelihood this
city viii be your home and you
should come here as Raymond's wife.
Fortunately he has given no one here
reason 70 suppose he is single, and
II Will be very easy at the right time
TO have you and the little girl arrive.
l assure you. my daughter, that your
reception will leave no room for doubt
as 10 your future position" As
Louise sat looking into the benevo-
lent face Of the older woman. with
fearful eyes, her heart overlooked
with gratitude.
"My child, madam" she faltered.
"Where is she?"
Near the city, but just now be-
yond the lines. You viii be directed
how TO reach her when You get
through; or better, Raymond will
join you, and together you will find
her"
Louise went back TO the hotel al
most content.
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Copyright. 1899. by J. b. Lipplncott Com
pany. All rights reserved.
CONTINUED.

NUNIINILD.
From the moment Of his surrender
Raymond Holbin was ripe for any
thing his mother might suggest. IL
was her mind that conceived the plan
70 convince Louise that she would
be permitted 70 ride through the con-
federate picket line; that. under an
arrangement secured by Raymond
through friends in the war depart
ment only pretense Of firing upon
her would be made. 1t was a plan
that would have deceived no other
than a woman.
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not before Frances. little ashamed
OF herself. had thanked him warmly
for MS kindness 10 her soldier.
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NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscribers OF
Cecil county have obtaincdfrom the Orphans
Court of said county letters of administration
on the personal estate of
WASHINGTON HOLT,
late OF said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the goth day of November, 1901
they may otherwise be excluded from any
benefit OF said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested TO make immed-
late payment to the subscriber. Given under
Sour hands this Goth day of May. 1901.
MARY E. HOLT,
CATHERINE NJ. HOLT,
junel5-6t Executors