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She aUaUcd her bonnet to the guerTilJaS,
views l wish to get an expression of
opinion from each of you separately
Miss StanfOrth, shall wesaccept the
proposition or not? Say-yylA - y > ire. = .,-.
She curled her lip. 81 don't care to
consider such proposition"
Miss Rutland"
"Nor' cried little Jack, with a snap
in her eye.
"Buck?"
"Reckon I'd ruther stay whar l am
awhile longer, though, by golly, In
mighty hungry" He spoke the last
words ruefully.
"Ginger"
81 amt no traitor man, mars, eff
air black. Ginger hain't gwine t. talk
bout gibbin nobody up t save hisself."
MY friends" | said, and | could not
r,1hess g tremor in my voice, though
God knows | tried, 81 cannot accept
your sacrifice. The guerrllas, having
secured me, will doubtless quarrel
about you, and the captain and those
w nv tllN WIN ullll HllI an OpDOL-
tunity to let you get away under cover
of the night"
mo, nor cried all. "We'n stand to-
gether."
How were you to reply?" asked
Helen.
IF the terms were accepted, we were
to go down; if rejectei, we were to
| wave" "
Helen took off her chSa: bonnet and,
tying it to a carbine, sNod up on the
rocks and waved it to The guerrillas.
who were standing belov watching for
our signal, while our little command
gave as lusty a cheer as their exhaust
X ed condition would admit.
" But the real hsroism was yet to come.
\ had seen evidence that the woman
! Wing of ny army was not to be appall-
ed\ at ally proposition, but it was inn
poNsijle that could be prepared for
whit was to follow. | have sometimes
wondered If it was not rather an ema-
nation of genius than herosm, but
have invariably concluded that it was
the genius of heroism.
The first flush of excitement at the
rejection of the terms being over, Jack
began to show signs Of irritation, a
condition | attributed to the gnawing
pangs of hunger. She shook her fist
at the guerrillas, vowing that if she
could ever get her papa again he should
scour the country till he had captured
every one of them, and when captured
she would herself take inexpressible
pleasure In making targets of them for
pistol practice. Then she would call
to them for something to eat. They
were too far to hear her, and of course
her request would not have been grant
ed If they had. Captain good captain,
dear captain" she cried, do let us out
of this That's dear boyp Then she
turned to Miss Stanforth. Helen,
what in the world did we come on such
an errand as this TO-? Why didn't we
send the soldiers?"
Jack" said Helen, I'm sorry you
regret ii. | don't. never regret"
! CONTINUED next week
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT,

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille, ssh
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, in said Dis
''i Msr " f T6Cmas. xecntrix Of a. d Thomas,
estate, who was administrator of the estate of
T. j HolhrOOR, late of MOTTistOwn, in said dis
trict deceased, presents his tThomas) admins.
tratiOD account for eXaminati,n and allowance,
ana makes application for decree of distrbu.
ton and partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to ses-
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in
said Hyde Park, on the 2lst day of December,
A. ID. 1891 for hearing and dt cisiOn there
on; And, ii is further ordered that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested, by pub
LEGATION of the same three weeks successfully in
the NEWS AND CITIZEN, a newspaper published
at MOrrisville aid Hyde Park, previous to said
time appointed for hearing, that they may APP
pear at said time and place, and show cause
If any they may have, why said account should
not be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court. Attest.
EDWIN G. WHITE, Judge.
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Estate of John f. Wade.
LICENSE TO SELL

State of Vermont District of Lamoille, S.
In Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, within
and for said District, on the 9Th day of Dec,
A, ID. 1901.
G. r Churchill, Administrator of the estate of
John F. Wade, late of Stove, in said district,
deceased, makes application tC said Court for
license to s. part of the real estate of said de-
ceased, to wit: 40 acres in Stowe known as
the Parish meadow, representing that the
sale is necessary for the payment of debts
and expenses OF administration. Whereupon
it is ordered by said Court that said applica-
ton be referred to a session thereof to be
held at the Probate Office. in said Hyde Park,
and decision thereon and, it is further
ordered, that all persons interested be notified
hereof by publication of notice of said applica-
ton and order thereon. three weeks success
siyely in the News and Citizen, printed at Nor
risville and Hyde Park, before said time of
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, ami, if they see cause, object thereto.
By the COurt-Attest,
EDWIN 9. WHITE, Judge.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A BONFIRE DEFENSE.

a BONFIRE DEFENSE.
ga E2 ORNING, noon, afternoon,
EAEA passed with no change in
Ivy IN The situation. All my COM
mand slept during the day,
and even got two or three hours of
tired natures sweet restorer, though
would not close my eyes till Helen had
promised not to take hers off the guer-
rillas till | awoke. During the/after-
noon all began to suffer from hunger,
but | would not allow the scanty bit
of food remaining to be eaten. Buck
got over the noon meal bravely, but
when supper time came he clamored
for something to eat
"Now, see Eyar, Mr.. Brandystone,"
he argued, "you just give me my shar',
an | won't want any mo- when the rest
of yO' have yo's."
"You must wait, Buck. We shall
have to fast long enough anyway. The
longer between meals the longer we
can hold out"
GAN right" he said bravely. 81 can
hold out as long as any of yo'."
As evening came on horrible thought
doomed up suddenly. If the night
should be dark, there was nothing to
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prevent the guerrillas stealing up on us
unawares and capturing our strong
hold.
Il must find a way out of this" ]
muttered and began an examination of
the face of the rock in our rear. The
cleft where water dripped slanted up
ward, narrow opening little wider
than a mans body. l crawled into the
crevice and by using hands and feet
mounted to the summit. | stood en-
chanted by the splendid view. North
ward and eastward the Cumberland
mountains reared their heads, a success
sion of wooded crests; westward the
fair plain of middle Tennessee; south
ward Confederate territory cutA off
from us by war and setting afiamd the
imagination as to what was taEing
place in the newborn nation. All I'M
dulating horizon divided the nack
earth from the scarlet sky left By the
setting sun.
Scrambling over the uneven ground,
climbing rocks, fighting my way through
thickets, l explored every promise Of
outlet. There was not a possible de-
scent. l returned to the mouth o. the
crevice. intending to rejoin my nom-
panions. | heard some one claIl ring
up and, looking down, saw He an
forth. Giving her my hand ped
her to level ground. -
you and l." l said, should mo- be
absent from the front at the same
time"
Tell me-" she said, fixing her eyes
on me intently, what l want to know.
l have led Jaqueline Buck and Ginger
into this trap in an attempt to save
you. The least l can expect is your
confidence. Who are your
Our lives depended on absolute devo-
ton to each other. If l should tell her
that | was a southern man holding a
commission in the Yankee army, that
l had sent information north to enable
a Union general to capture the region
about her home, should sap our main
element of strength. On the other
hand, l was accepting all this devotion
under false pretenses.' The thought
was maddening. Had she not been
looking at me with her big honest eyes
l believe l should have shed tears OF
anguish.
Miss anforth-Helen," I said
"who and what l am can be of no mo
ment now with death staring us in the
face. You and l have a mutual pur
pose-tO save those who have been lee
into this peril. There is no time fol
explanations. 1 beg of you to banisl
for the time this secret and think onl.
of the work before us"
She turned her eyes out to the ia.
distant horizon, but did not see it, I'M
tent on her own thoughts. Then, look
ing again at me, she said, with burs
of impulse:
"To know that you are unworthl
would kill me-"
l bowed my head to escape her gazs
When | looked again, she had turnS
and was entering the crevice.
Having failed to find an outlet II
our rear, we had no choice but to fac
our enemies. | cast my eyes over tn
only route open to a night surprise
On our right, not far below, was th
Dare lace Of rock 20 feet high, aroun
which was no path. TO the left anotl
er rock projected in such fashion tina
while an enemy climbed over it his 81
houette would appear against the sky
Noticing an abundance of firewoo
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ed Ginger. 'Didn md de ravens to
Elijah?"
Not in these MOUNTAINS" put in
Buck. "Ravens couldn,t find ANYTHING
up here to feed anybody with"
Reckon dat mus "a beer in a land
flown wild milk an honey" supple
mented Ginger.
'Yo' ole fool" retorted Buck. "How
could raven carry milk?"
Don't be so smart, Buck" said Jack
"a raven could take the handle Of a
tin bucket in its mouth and fly with il
couldn't hep
Then Jack and Buck fell to wing
with each other which could invent
the most remarkable fabrications about
the where withal to satisfy their hun
ger.
Il see a darby coming" said Jack,
with a white apron and cap and a
tray on his head covered with good
things to cat"
I That's nothin," said Buck. 81 see a
roasted goose waddlin up the hill with
the stuffin tumblin out of a hole in his
breast"
You little dbber, you don't see any
such thing. I'll tell you what see. |
see a big table down there among the
guerrillas covered with smoking beef
and chicken and lamb with mint sauce
running all over it and peas and as
| paragus. Come, let's. go and get some
! She was so earnest about it that
| feared she would. Indeed she started
| bur Helen caught and drew her back
Throwing herself into Helen's arms
! she covered her face with her hands.
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IN1ni. HSkVU TOT mOTtTlt madG NN
heart ache to refuse himf but there was
mo alternative. I
Ono danUnr yvOS ~ arfnd Inv tbo

One danger was dSarfed by the
greater perils that surrounded us, yet it
was no less important. My wound was
liable to put me hOrs de combat at any
moment. Fortunately until my dash
from the guerrilla camp had not been
subject to any physical strain, and by
that time it had healed sufficiently to
prevent its opening. AT any rate, it
gave me no trouble. The first thing
Helen asked after a lull in the fighting
was about this wound. She insisted
on dressing it for me, and l permitted
her 10 do so. She wound around it
fresh bandage torn from my shirt
sleeve and was pinning it when, look
ing up at me, she said:
You're not the first one of our men
I've assisted with bandages."
Her remark cut me like a knife. 1t
was plain that she was making this
effort, mourning this danger, believing
me 10 be Confederate.
~ can't understand all these troubles
that surround you" she went Oh.
-'WAy not explain"
in league VIA the Yankees"
es, but your accusers are robbers
and murderers. If | thought that
sSha broke off with frown and turned
away.
''The guerrillas built a 1ire and, after
cooking and eating breakfast, loitered
about, some chatting, some playing
cards, while others devoted themselves
to their wounded companions, making
them as comfortable as possible on
beGs of boughs covered with blankets.
I took advantage of their inaction to
fearn how Bucl, had succeeded in de-
HvCTing his message to the scout he
was to meet at Huntsville. ASH could
not question him before the Others
without giving up my secret, | drew
Dim into the cleft behind US.
"Isucll, did you find the man l sent
you 10 meet at HuntsyilleY
"Reckon did"
Tell me about it"
"All right. AS soon as I got int
Gown went right to the squar an stop
ped in front o. the hotel. / hitchcd my
pony 10 post an went inside. n mar
in the Office said, Sonny, what d yo
want% an | said, I'm goin up on thu
gallery, an he said, What for an
said. 10 to see the town Then
went APP stairs an waited till hear(
sshe clock stril1in an counted thiteen.
''Not 13, Buck. Clocks don't strike
n3."
''WcT, don't yo' see, that clock a
Huntsville is n different kind.
STRUCK elther thi'teen or fo'teen,
ecouldn't tell which,"
@'Never mind the clock. You're in
venting all this. Go on"
swell just as the clock struck a mai
ihe come ont on to the gallery. He hat
Nfhe <c.ygonest eyes | ever saw-jus
nka the VOLTS in Red Riding Hood
At Tits. be didn't take any notice Q
SEae, Isc IN IS If he was bothered caus
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Estate of John McGookin.
LICENSE TO SELL,

State OF Vermont, District of Lamoille, ss.-In
Probate Court held at HYDE Park, within and
for said District on the 18th day of December,
A. ID. 1871. $1,000
Urban G. Fletcher, Administrator of the
of John McGoOkin, late of Eden, in
district. d, ceased. makes application tC
Court for license to sellA,all of the
estate of said deceased. to Nit: Home
r. presenting that the >ale isl necessary
payment If the debts of Aid deceasey
-ishfe JbargeS Of administration Wneferpon, Il
is ordeE6d by said Court, that said appli-
cation be referred to session thereof. to be
held at the Probate Office in said Hyde Park, on
the 2Sth day of December, A. d. 1901, fO1 hearing
and decision thereon and, 1t is further
ordered. that all persons interested be notified
hereof, by publication of notice of said applica-
ton nd order thereon, three weeks successive
ly in the News and Citizen, printed at Norris
vile anO Hyde Park before said time of hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place
and. if tn, y see cause, object thereto.
BY the COurt.-AtteSt.
g. EDWIN G. WHITE, Judge.
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IGoued my head to escape her gaze.
scatteSA about, l resolved to build a
bonfire 18th a view to lighting up our
enemies gould they attempt to steal
upon us be night. AS soon as it was
dark END sent Buck and Ginger
out to ga wood and selecting a
nat rock III by between those on the
nallkS' SCOOP together some light, dry
stun Tor KIN g and as fast as the
Wood was pro me put it on. When
an was ready Areturned to our for
trcSS.
But how light % Tbera was not
nla'ch III the Indeed the only
means of ignition kossessed was =
pg PEI, cap feed two car.
tridges and pous nowdor tbev
contained into a or intordino
TO explode it vii >, ,,o,,,dor
Nightg-atfach-. WTay i,,et No.
fore dawn, and felt coV that ~,
should hear fsom the q 70 =,
all, between , and on in the
morning AZ awoke u mond
and issued Cur remaining II
was eaten lAvenously, and y fine
last morsel had been consunV =,
all to be ready at the slightev
| was going dawn to the unllglN
and in case they heard me hamN
the percussion powder they
know had heard the enemy apprd
ing. Then, taking Jacks revolv1
sailed forth.
passed down to my firewood, "
spected it to see that it was all ii
then went % farther, crawling on N
stomach and'dstening. NoticirS NAa
in the darkness | supposed to be a los
l resolved to- crawl up behinf
concealment. On reaching it
my head and looked down into tn.
of dead man. 1t was the body of on
of the guerrillas we had shot durln
the day. This uncanny object, encoun
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CHAPTER XIII.
BELEAGUERED.

- TRANCE that men will never
- learn the terrible advantage of
NE o force posted on an impreg-
nable position, protected by
breastworkS and able to pour shot
down q steep hill at an enemy. Two
men, two girls and boy had defeated
the guerrillas and sent them back to
their camp. l did not fear another at
tack. What l dreaded was starvation.
1ndeed l could see plainly that Or enc
mics were preparing to carry ont tho
starvation plan. Several OF them went
In different directions doubtless for
food. One of them passed quite within
range.
"Tm goin TO PUNK that one" said
Buck.
1 caught his ARM and gave him re-
proof which for q while at least caused
him to remember that | was in COM
mand.
81 wish they'd attack us again." said
the irrepressible boy. 81 could "a hit
that doggone 'butternut' if somep'n
hadn't joggled my arm"
There had been nothing to iOggle the
boys arm, but / thought it best to let
him keep up his pride-it would make
him more serviceable-so l said moth
ing.
Il aimed right at the middle of his
areast," continued Buck, "but just then
he jumped over a stone, an l missed
him"
81 thought some one joggled your
arm?"
"Some one did. Ginger, yo consarn-
ed old niger, what d yo' go joggle me
fo' just as l was goin to PUNK him?"
81 didn't joggle yo', Mars BucN."
'''Was it you, Heinz
'fcNo."
"Somebody did, or I'd "a hit him,
yshow
If ever party needed breakfast, it
was ours. Helen unrolled the little
parcel of provisions. l directed her to
serve a half ration, or, rather, half of
what there was snd save the rest She
did so, halding me my portion. which
l declined, but she argued that it was
important for all that | should keep up
my strength and finally prevailed on
me to eat my share. Jaqueline and
Buck ate theirs ravenously. Each of us
went to where the water was drip
ping from the cleft and caught the
- i'll our mouths. Buck when he
Finished his breakfast, like Oliver
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,r Woods Norway Pine Syrup seems es.
kaly adapted to the needs of the children
4ant TO take; soothing in itsliniluence
he remedy OF all remedies for every form
lat and lung disease. 80
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-15
EXTEND LATE B A LETTER RECEIVED HERE FROM GENERAL MANAGER HYDE.
Of the New Orleans and Northwest ern Road-The Commercial
 League at Work.

For over two years the Conner cial League Of this city has been in correspondence with Vice President and General Manager Louis K Hyde, of the New Orleans and Northwst- ern Railway Company, with a view of securing an extension of the lne to this city. Recently when the matter was revived through the filing of ar. tieles of incorporation by the owners of the Nov Orleans and Northwest ern for the Little Rock & Southern road, the Commercial League again took up the matter and correspond ed with Mr. Hyde Secretary Russell Tuesday morning received a letter from AIr. Hyde. who says that he would be pleased to extend the road to Pine Bluff. realizing the advant- ages of such an extension, but he would take the matter up with the League at a later day.
 The New Orleans x Northwestern road runs from Nidalia, town on the Mississippi river opposite Natchez, to Bastrop, La, but work on lilc cytcn. sion of the road to this direction will begin in a short time
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Hon. R. J. Wilson, of Washington County, chosen Monday for President of the Senate, is one of the very best selections that could have been made. MT Wilson is serving his third suc- cessive term in the State Senate. As legislator he has stood pre-eminent in that body for several years. As lawyer. especially on constitutional matters, he has few, if any, superiors in the State. As parliamentarian ne has always ranked with the vcry best in the body over which he has just been elected to preside Mr. Wilson is an able, honest, fearless and conservative legislator. He is a modest and retiring gentleman, re speetfal 70 his colleagues in debate, and his arguments are usually cogent and convincing Mr. Wilson is not a 10ntleian, cOmpromiser or mix CT. He is a man who has the cour- age to do what is right for rights sake. regardless of public clamor or political consequences. He is an eA tlemist on but one thing, and that is the State University at Fayetts1ile, local iHstitItion in wh: ah ne ;ss sesses q pardonable priie Mr. Will sons elatticn to the Presidency of the Senate is due solely to his quail factions and fitness for the position 1t is one of the rare cases where merit has won.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-15
were allowed to run wide

t...1 e-.,~cr- were allowed to run wide o-,.4a ~; ntgat. But with te rendez- vo Of the criminal and the breed CTS of crime closed after midnight. it follows as an inevitable sequence that there are fewer criminals to arrest.
 Without the assistance of the all night saloon the thug and the hold up man are seriously handicapped They can do very little in their line before midnight, and if the places where they plot crime are closed after that hour their operations must be conducted at great hazard.
 The closing of saloons at midnight cannot be characterized as one of the "spasm of reform" that are periodical ly precipitated to wipe out all vice III city at one fell sWoop. No sensible persons pretends that it will rid city of vice. It is a measure that is not approved by rainbow reformers. They would foolishly try to wipe out the saloon altogether-a practically i'm possible thing in city like Chicago.
 The closing 0 saloons at midnight is sensible. business-nne measure for reducing the percentage of crime and for depriving thieves and crooks of meeting-places which offered them welcome heavens and sallyports, and which facilitated their operations, says the Arkansas Democrat in com menting on the Chicago midnight closing It was urged for no other purpose, and the proof that it has been efficacious is indisputable.
 A gentleman whose experience in the saloon business entities him to speak authoritatively, said to a Dem ocrat reporter not long ago: If were running a saloon I should close promptly at midnight. After that hour the loss is usually greater than the profit The men who visit a sa- loon after midnight are frequently broke, having spent their money in club-houses. If they are regular pa irons of the saloon they stand the bar-keeper off and never pay the bill. All kinds of buns fall into saloons after midnight and put up pitiful story to the bar-keeper in order to get free drink Then it sometimes hap pens that the bar-keeper is little more liberal in treating his special friends after midnight than he ought to be. So you see the profits are con sumed. No, sir, should never permit my saloon to be kept open after mid night" Doubtless this is true. and midnight closing would be a good thing for saloon-keepers as well as for the public.