The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06
THE LEOPARDS SPOTS" A Story of reconstruction Days in the South

OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
MIS-. oaston Is stricken with brain fever a.,
the news OF her husbands death in battle. and
Of that terrible night.
Tom Camp. an old. one-ieEgaa solder. returns
10 he humble cabin. oreIJoy.d 10 see hfs w.,s
snd little gin again. He agrees TO sit I'D with
1irs. CASTOR. but will not sit up with a mig
ser, which he always hated. Aftec six month,
Mrs. Castor RECEIVERS. tendeIIy cared for by her
little son, Charlie.
Nsise. krs. Gastos's faithful black man. 4. In.
formed that he must be remarked. He think.
10 have a good Joke on his wife. but finds thai
fwo can pay at the same game.
The negroes became very insoIent after the
war. organizing into secret societies and build.
ms . church o: their own. General Worth comes
ne negroes; telling them that Nj.
hsncoln Tas never In favor OF social and poit.
sulI must work. At the conclusion OF nis a6.
S%i..onsi Governor. for Nh Sslp hasf The a nt .sr@sf 20 Po CO.
Eanize into secret. societies. GENERAL Worth has
rsSuiiSine " aeRsini 'T OIa i Nct : + IN sa 6iss1 e, sns s,t Is
p.or people employment. Hosg threatens the
Two mouths a"@i late, eas1 Sen ,n T World "a T was sum.
nnensd to Hambngh: on a charge OF using abusive
former Slave trader dss.o slded s f.nf aos aHs sns ,h .es
Oppose ise1r oti t in class inei,e the negroes to
,b WIN Sse The establishment Of military government
iissir siaes:' Nero % uD al { Tf foiioT men hd g taxi shs
tr.tr s.,eo hrs GaSton RECEIVERS from her
shoea Of having her house sold for illegal ias sas
die 4. 4 I last the o]ptrsres become sS5ans's 30 and n6se s9e
fb Nh. ,ha' = negro tingleader was lynched. and
peace and order out Hi OF bi ~ d GRs 's nSs cb sTouEat
election was opderI po s and'her Ti9lene. the next
triumph over greed. u" u again
whsn Its work was completed the Ku-I,Iur
va nisnanoed, but was soon reorganizea seai1
by young and adventurous men. on the srI.st
Ieod. the entire membership vas dflruir.ssSh AMI mcI
MA 4 OF young men had to flee 10 The West
es mssrIle y,s Castor and his trLeTd succeeded in
wSS,s sni ? allen rcLeci smiled with uiun1nh
q a successfnI career vt the Stat. rspisSi bg, /,
,lnud "rerrhadoved bis face when Gsston at
''he'h convinced him that such was not the case,
RMS old soldier had como to be a sort OF
oracle 10 MIN. His affection for the son OF
MS Colonel was deep and abiding and his
eNtrhvagant fiattery Of his talents and fu-
'urc were SO evidently sincere they always
actel as a tonic. And he needed a tonic TO-
day.
Tom, I'm blue and b-=rtsIck. I've conn.
Gown to have you cheer me UP a little"
You've got the blues? Well that is
5oker' cried Tom. You. young and hand
some. the best-educated man in the county.
fi az pidAtt me ali De-
fore you. and God film the world to-day
with sunshine and spring flowers. and ali
for you! You blue! That IL n Joke" And
Toms voice rang In hearty laughter.
Come here. Flora. and kiss me. Won
won't laugh at me, will you?"
The child climbed up into his lap. sIipped
her little arms around his neck and Rugged
and kissed him,
with you, boy, it's all plain saiIin'.
You're the best-iooking chap in the coun-
". 1 was a dandy when / was young. II
does me good TO look at you II you don't
care nothin' about fine clothes. Then you're
AZ sharp as a razor. There amt a man in
Moth Caiiny that can stand up ag'in YOU
on the stump. I've heard EN- all. You'll Be
the Governor of this state!'
That was always the climax of Toms
prophetic fiattery. He could think OF no
grander end of a human life than to crown
1t in the Governors palace of North Caro-
lima. He belonged to the old days when II
was a bigger thing to be the Governor of
n great State than to hold any office short
OF the presidency-when men resigned seats
In the United States Senate to run for Gov
ernor. and when the National Government
was so puny a thing that the bankers Of
Europe refused to loan money on United
states bonds unless countersigned by the
state OF virginia., And that was not so
org ago. The bankers sent that answer to
Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury.
Tom, you've lifted me out OF the dumps.
] owe you a Doctors fee.' cried CASTOR with
enthusiasm, as he placed Flora back on the
grass and started to his Office.
Alt ! charge you IL to come again. The
Old mans proud of his young friend. You
make ne feel like I'm somebody In the
old World after all. And some day when