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there IN time tonight. I'll go with you. bul
my mare can't stand It"
III be there on time: never fear" re.
piled the Major. springing on his horse. al
ready sadJlcd at the door.
TIT preacher drove slowly to his home.
the mare pulling steadily on her lines. She
walked proudly into her stable lot. her head
high ard fine eyes flashing. reeled and fell
dead in the shafts! The preacher couldn't
keep back the tears. He called Dck and
left him and Charlie the sorrowful task Of
taking OF her harness. He hurried into
the house and shut himself up In his study.
That night. when the crowd OF young
toughs assembled at their rendezvous 1t
was barely 20 o'clock.
Suddenly I pistol shot rang from behind
tho schoolhouse. and before Mcleod and
his crowd knew what had happened fifty
white horsemen wheeled into a circle about
them. They We're completely surprised and
cowed.
Major Cameron rode up to McLec:.
Young man. you are the prisoner OF the
chief Of the u Khan Of Campbell
County. LIT your han now and I'll harS
you in five minutes. You have forfeited
your life by disobedlence to my orders.
You go back to HamSr!Sht with me. unde.
guard. Whether l execute you depends on
the outcome Of the next two days con-
ferences with the chiefs of the township
lodges"
The Major wheeled his horse and rode
home. The next day he ordered every one
OF the eleven township chiefs 10 report In
person TO him. al different hours the same
day. To each one his message was tho
same. He dissolved the order and issued q
perpetual injunction against any division of
the khan ever going on another raid.
There were only n few who could see tho
wisdom Of such hasty action. The success
had been so marvellous. their power SO alb
solute. It seemed a pity to throw II all
away. Young Kline especially begged tho
Major to postpone his action.
It's impossible. Kline. The khan has done
Its work. The carpet-baggers have fed.
Tho State Is redeemed from tho infamies
of a negro government. and we have q
clean. economical administration. and we
can keep It so as long as the white people
are a unit. without any secret societies.
But. Major. We may be needed again"
Il can't assume the responsibility any
longer. The thing Is. getting beyond my
control. The order is full Of wild young |
bring their grudges against n~eighbors into
the order. and when I refuse to authorize |
a raid, they take their DISCUSSES and 60
without authority. An archangel couIIn't
such q force"
Within two weeks from the dissolution OF
the khan by It's chief. every lodge had been |
reorganizsd. Some OF the older men had |
out. but more young men were in
to take their places. Allan Mcleod |
and was elected Chief OF the county by tho
younger element, which now had q large
majority. /
He a. once served notice on Major Dame.-
on. the former chief. that II he dared to in
terfers with his work, even by opening his :
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Free'mens Bureau trick dew put me UP ter,
but Use larned better sense nov"
wv u. Sam. you go TO Uncle Rufus and
tell him not to be afraid. I'll step tbs tLsi-
ness before night"
The negro stepped into tho woods AM
disappeared
Charlie. we must hurry" said tie
preacher. sprinsing into his buggy. lie was
driving a beautiful bay mare. II gift from
a Kentucky friend. Her sleek. glisteh'nS
skin and big. round veins showed her hrs
blood.
We'll. Nancy. It's your lie now or a
| mans. or maybe a dozen. Scu MIST t'ks
US to Hambright In nifty minutes over
| these rough hiilsi' cried the preacher. Ana
he gave her the rsEns.
The mare bounded forward with Il rush
that sent four spinning circles of sand and
dust from each wheel. She had seldom felt
the lines slacl;en across her beautiful oacE
except In some great emergency. Sho swung
past buggieS and wagons without a pause
The people wondered why tho preacher
was in such a hurry. over long sand
stretches OF heavy road the mare Jew IN
a cloud of dust The preachers lips were
firmly set. and a scowl on his brow. Tney
had made i've miles without slackening
up.
The mare was now II mass Of white foam.
her big-veined nostrils wide open and qutv-
ering, and her eyes flashing with the fire
Va ~ Z A-AS AAAANo
her back seemed to her Al insuTerable In
suit!
Doctor, you'll kill NancyI' pleaded Char
lie
Can't help It. son: there's a lot Of drunk
en- devils. masquerading cs Ku Klux. going
to kill a man tonight. II VIC can't reach
Major Dameron's IN time for him to get
q lot Of men and stop them there'n be a
terrible tragedy"
On the mare flew. lifting her proud. zen
s,tive head higher and higher. while her
heart beat her foaminG TANKS like a trip
hammer. She never slaclened her speed
for the ten miles. but dashed up to Major
Dameron's gate at sundown, just forty-nine
minutes from tho time she started. The
preacher patted her dripping neck.
Coed. Nancy! good! 1 believe you've got
q soul!''
Sho stood with her head still high. paving
the ground.
Major Cameron. I've driven my marc
here at a killing speed to tell you hat
young Mcleod and Hose Norman lave a
crowd Of young desperadoes organized to
kill old Rufus baltimore tonight. You
must get enough men together. and get !
there In time to stop them Sam Worth
overheard their plot, knows every one OF
them. and there will be a battle II they at
tempt it"
My GodT" exclaimed the Major. ]
You haven't a minute to spare. They are
already loading UP on moonshtne whisky"
Doctor Durham, this Is the end of tho
ku klux Khan in this county. I'll break I'D
every lodge in the next forty eight hours.
It's too easy for vicious men to abuse It..
Its power Is too great. Besides its work
Is done"
Il was Just going to ask you to take that
step. Major. And now for God saks get
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-23
cambridge Colby a Member
of the State Assembly.

Brainbridge Colby Is one OF the most Sue
cessful attorneys at the New York bar. Born
in st. Louis. his rudimentary education was
received there. In 1880 he graduated with
class distinction from Williams College.
where he was made a member OF the Phi
Beta Kappa fraternity. In 1892 he gradu-
ated from the Columbia College Law School
when by virtue Of excellence In class work.
he was elected to deliver the philosophical
grafton Mt. Colby was admitted to the bar
in New York in the same year. and Is now
q member OF the firm Of Alexander & Colby.
attorneys for some OF the largest corpora
tons in the metropolis. He is also a mem
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had called for haste. and the boy was hur-
rying out with his grtp-sack. there was q
moan, the soft rush Of a coarse. hsmespun
dress toward the gate. and her arms were
around his neck agsinl
81 can't let you SO. childi Lord. have
mercy! He's the last!' And the low, piaful
sobs!
Come come. now. Ma. We must get away
from here before the officers are after
him.
A kiss. and then another. long and I'm
| ger!nE. A sigh, and then a smothered
choking cry from a mothers broken heart
and he was gone!
Thus Texas grew into tho imperial Com
nonwealth Of the South.
To save appearance Mcleod was removed
to Independence with the other prisoners.
and In a short time released. with a num-
her OF others against whom insignificant
charger were lodged
When he returned to Hambright the peo-
pie looked at him with suspicion.
How is It. young man. asked the preach
er. that You are at home so soon. while
brave boys are serving terms in Northern
~prisons?"
Had nothing against me-" he replied.
That's strange, when Sam Worth swore
that you organized tho raid to kill Rule
baltimore"
They didn't believe him"
"well. I've an idea that you saved your
hide by puking. I'm not sure yet but In
formation was given that only the man In
command Of the whole ounty could have
possessed"
There were O half-dozen men knew a.
much as / did. You mustn't think me cap
able OF such q thing. Doctor Durham,''
protested McLoud with heightened color.
IT'S a nasty suspicion. I'd rather SEC a
child Of mine transformed into q cur dog
and killed for stealing sheep. than fall to
the level of such . man. But only time
will prove the issue"
I've made Up my mind to turn over q
new Leaf" said Mcleod. I'm sick Of
rowdyisnl I'm going to DO . law-abiding. |
loyal citizen"
That's Just what I'm afraid Off" ex-
the preacher with . sheer aS he
turned and left him. |
And his fears were soon confirmed. With |
In a month the Independence Observer con-
tained O dispatch from Washington an |
bouncing the appointment Of Allan
a Deputy United States Marshal for tho
Of Western North Carolina, to- |
gether with the information that he had
his allegiance to his old disloyal
associates and had become an enthusiastic
and that henceforth he would
with might and main to establish
peace and further the Industrial progress
of the South.
II knew It! The dirty whelpr' cried the
preacher. as he showed the paper to his
Vow don't be too hard on the boy. Doc
or Durham" urged his wife. He may be
sincere In his change Of politics. You
lev'r did like him"
''stnoerei yes. a. the devil Il always sin
ere. He's dead In earnest now. Hes
ound his level and his success = sure
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mouth In criticism. he would order . raid
and thrash him.
When tho Major found this note under his
door one morning. he read and re-read 1,
with increasing wrath. Sprfnging on his
horse. he went In search OF Mcleod. He
saw him leisurely crossing the street, going
! from the hotel to the Courthouse
Throwing his horses rein to a passing
boy. he ak rapidly to him.. and. without
a word, boxed his ears as a father would
an impudent child: Mcleod was so aston
ished. he hesitated for a moment whether
TO strike or to run. He dc neither, but
biushed red and ~stammered:
what DO you mean, sir7"
Read that letter, you young whelpI' TIE
Major thrust the letter into his hand.
Il know nothing OF this"
You're a liar. You are its author. No
other fool in this country would have on
ceived 1t. Now. let me give you a little no.
tice. / am prepared for you and your crowd.
Call any time. I can whip a HUNDRED pup
p.es OF your breed any time by myself with
one hand tied behind me and never get a
scratch. Dare to lift your finger against
me or any of the men who refused to 50
with your new FOOLS movement, and II,
shoot you on sight as + would a mad dog"
Before Mcleod could reply. the Major
turned on his heels and left him..
Mcleod made no further attempt to mo-
lest tho Major. nor cid he allow any raids
eSAk SA kAt1S HS eNNANh
placed in his hands in a measure sobered
him. He inaugurated 4 series OF petty dew
ntrtes. whipping negroes and poor white
men against whom some of his crowd had
O grudge. and annoying the school teachers
Of negro schools.
Tho overwhelming defeat of their pets IN
the South. and the topping Of their houses
Of sand built on negro supremacy. brought
to Congress a sense Of guilt and shame
that required action. Their own agents in
In exile for w~ell-established felonieA and
tho future looked dark
They found the scapcgoat In these fool
lattsr-day Ku-kluX marauders. Once moro
the public sQuare at Hambr!ght saw the
bivouao Of the regular troops OF the United
Army. The preacher saw The CLINT
or their bayonetS with O sense OF relief.
With this army came q corps Of skilled
who set to work. AL that was
was to arrest and threaten with |
death q coward. and they got all the In
he could give. The jail was
choked with prisoners. and every day saw |
4 squad depart for the at indie |
Sam Worth gave information
led TO the immediate arrest OF Allan |
Mcleod. He was the first man led into the |
Jail !
The officers had a long conference with |
him that lasted four hours.
And then the bottom fell out. A wild
,tampede Of young men for the westi Some
body who held the names of every man Ia
The order had proved a traitor.
Every night from hundreds Of humble
homes might be heard the choking sobs Of
/ mother, saying good-by in the darkness
% the last boy the wal had left her old
lge. When the eood-by was said and the
waiting In the buggy 1t The gaia
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CHAPTER XVIII.

The Danger of Playing With Fire
Oar. nowF" he cried. sitting up In bed"
"Aint I done tole you 40 kinky-headed
nisgers gwine ter run dis gov'menti"
Keep still dar. ole man, you'll be faint
In ergin," worried Aunt Eve.
mo, honey, Use feeiin' better. Gwins ter
git up and meander downtown en- axe dem
niggers how's de ku-kluxes comm on desc
days."
In spite Of all Eve could say he crawled
out of bed. fumbled into his clothes and
started uptown. leaning heavily on his
cane. He had gone about q block, when he
suddenly reeled and fell. Eve was watch
ing him from the door and was quickly by
his side. He died that afternoon at 3
o'clock. He regained consciousness before
the end and asked Eve fo- his banjo.
He put it lovingly into the hands Of
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I Mark my words. tho boys Q Villain fromD
the row Of his head to the soleo Of biz
feet. He has bartered his soul 70 ave hi0
skin. and tho skin Is all that's left"
I'm sorry to think It I couldn't nalD
liking him"
And that's the funniest freak ! svsr
knew your fancy to taxa my dearI nsvsR
could understand IT,"
When Mcleod had established his odioa
IN Hambrteht he made special efforts b al
Indignant denials OF the report Of his
treachery convinced many that he had ben
wronged. Two men alone maintained To-
ward him en- attitude OF contempt Major
Cameron and tho preacher.
He called on Mrs.. Durham and with his
smooth tongue convinced her that he had
been foully slandsred. sho urged him to
win the doctor. Accordingly. he called to
talk the question over with tho preacher
and ask him for a fair chance to build his
character untarnl.hed IN the community.
The preacher heard him through patiently,
he reached the end OF his plausible explana-
ton 1t was a tougher task then. he
thought. this deliberate lying under the
gaze OF those glowing black eyes that
looked out from their shaggy hrows and
pierced through his Utmost soul.
You've got an oily tongue II viii carH
you a long way in this world. I amt help
edmiring the skill with which you are fasa
learning to use It. You've fooled MrA Dur
ham with II. but you can't fool me-" said
the preacher.
Doctor. I solemnIy swear to you I Am
not guilty Of such o crime"
Its no use to add perjury to plain lying.
I know you did It. I know It as well a.
If I were present IN that jail and heard
you basely betray the men. name by mama
whom you had lured to their ruin"
Doctor. I swear you are MISTAKEN"
Bah! Don't talk about It. You uausca4a
mel"
Tho preacher sprang to his feet. paced
across the floor. sat down on tho edge ef
his table and giarsd At Mcleod for Q mo-
And then with his voice low and
with q storm Of emotion. he said:
The curse OF God upon you-ths God e&
your fathenl Your fathers In far-off Scot.
lands hills. who would have suffered their
tongues torn from their heads and thstp
kin stripped inch by inch from their fsah
Iooner than betray one of their clan IN dis.
You have betrayed . thousand Of
FOUR own men and you. their sworn chtar.
taini Hell was made to consume such lspAP
.rashi"
Mcleod was dazed at FIRST BY this eaa.
BURST. At length he sprang to his feet uvid
With rage.
III not forget this. s.rr' he Kissed
Don't forget 81" cried tho preacher
rembllng with passion as he opened tAo
loor. go on and live your lie!"
Mrs. Durham. the doctor wants yous
aid Charlie when McLeod's football had
led away.
Copyright 1903 BY Doubleday. Page = O.
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Samuel NJ. Gardenhire, Who
Practiced Law in st. Louis.

trustees. WAS born at Fayette. Howard
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her OF the State Assembly. ana mas cnargs
OF the bill now before the Legislature re-
Guesting an appropriation for this Worlds
Fair.
Prof. Buchanan, Superintendent
of South Carolina.
Harrison NJ. Dawes is one Of the flowers
OF the praIries OF old Saline which was not
born TO blush unseen. nor waste Its sweet
ness outside a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Mr.. Dawes first saw the light IN that blue
grass region &Sout Marshall. loked wide or
the horizon that stopped TO be famed BY
the nodding grasses OF his native heath, and
fastened his ambitious eye upon the fever
ish life OF Gotham.
Mr.. Dawes graduated from the University
OF Missouri in 1925 with degrees OF A. b.
and Phi. 3. Here he was 4 member OF the
Sigma Nh and Phi Delta Phi fraternities.
In 1895 he received the degrees OF l. z and
L. NJ. from the New York Law School. and
was admitted to practice at the New York
bar. During his college days he was q
brilliant success as an orator and declaimer.
having captured eisven ilrJt metals in such
contests. He is now a successful attorney
with offices at No. 80 Wall street. and
Is made OF the sort OF stuff that wins in
the sturdy struggle for supremacy. even
where brains and energy are at a discount.
Last December Mr.. Dawes married Miss
Lucy Pewitt OF Columbia. No.
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W. Fl. McAllister q Native
OF South Sarolina.

W. H. McAll!ster Is q native Of Columbia.
8. c. From 1875 TO 1878 and from 1852 TO 1899
he resided at St. Louis. during most of
which time he was connected with Ligsett
& Myers Tobacco Company. being a part
Eer and director In that concern. In May.
1899. he was elected vice president Of tho
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, and
that same year came to New York to enter
the service Of the Continental Tobacco
Company. having been elected a director
therein. In April. 1900. he was made secre-
tary Of the Continental Tobacco Company.
which Office he now holds. Mr.. McAllister
is a gentleman Of broad information and Of
genial personality. Doctor J. ].
Lawrence Is one OF the trustees OF the Mis-
souri, Society. whose very name lends an
extra air OF dignity to this organization,
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Of A B.. in June. 1897: In the fan Of 1897 he
entered Columbia University. New York.
and graduated In the law school. In 1850
he was admitted to practice at the bar of
New York: in the fan of 1900 took up the
practice OF law in New York City. Mr..
Pringle Is a victious watchdog Of the funds
OF the Missouri Society. having been unani-
mously elected its treasurer last fall. He
Is one Of the rising young attorneys OF New
York.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-18

ton by means of their brainv and brawy descendants
The glory Of Americans is that we are nation of
workers The arstocracy of Europe Is ashamed Of work
Here there Is premium on work and, thank God our
brains and thought and human energy are more than
match for any other race on earth.
There IS old saying, Strike while the iron Is
hot" We 90 a step further. We do not wait for the
iron to get hot. but hammer II until CLOVIS under our
strokes.
There Is another old saying that There IS plenty Of
at the top" but this broad democratic land there
IS top, and he who truthfuy say, Il have done
my best has answered the question and solved the prob
lem of existence
When the coon saw Davy Crockett's gun aimed at
him he said: Never mind shooting, Davy; I'll come
down" There plenty Of Davy Croeketts in the eoun
Try today with their rifles well aimed and the coons are
coming down every time.
It IS the great middle class that we must look out
for. Their children to be the power in the community
the boys that are being educated from our public
schools and the boys from the country that coming
into great city shops and offices from the farm It
isn't the Beef Trust but the men who are raising the
cattle, that bound to be the power in the future
Pampered soth never won battle yet. The dog that Is
nursed by the resde will never catch the rabbit There
IS nothing so good for the runner as an empty stomach
and the knowledge that there Is bread at the goal.
True manhood IS bound to assert itself whether born
in howell d palace. If young viii but turn
their headlight in the right direction they need but fol
low in the self-lighted path to victory
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-18

By J. SAKE DU BUE.
"The majority ct the successful men of the country
came from the FARMS"

two main why would do this The first one
that with the excellent educational advantages with
which the boys of city Ike Washington are surround
cd if they improve their opportunities the poorest of
them get good working education and if they do
not improve their opportunities they do not deserve help
And then again, out the farm, where the boys
cannot 90 to school than five months out of year
if they go every day Of the season. and where rule,
hey consider themselves fortunate if they get three
months schooling year, they are the boys who need
opportunity. l taught school several sessions among
the farmers of Virginia and know whereof l speak
Many of the boys who my pupils often sighed
me for the opportunity to take in school
he able to rise better things than hopping eods all
their lives.
Their fathers usually have small farms and large
families and to educate them all would be impossible
while educate and not the others would be unjust
Moreover the father cant afford to send them the 1t
tie red school house the whole session There Is the fall
work to do and the spring blowing, and the rest of it
and that shortens the boys school term at both ends
1t IS they who need opportunity
The second reason why would 90 to tie country for
BOYS to assist is that the majority of the successful
of the country from the farms. You all remember
the story that is told of President Mckinley and his
Cabinet who all recalled their own days on the farm
they saw the little boy drive mp the cow and warm his
bare feet in the spot where she was lying
In conclusion, 1 believe that fund Of this sort
would in the years to come be fruitful Of more good
than any ether that could Re devised It would get
larger while doing good and is capacity for doing good
would increase as the years come and go.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-18
SCIENCE AND SPIRITISTS
on OCCULT PHENOMENA
By FREDERICK V. COLLINS.


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