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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-08

kl 4. y. WRIGHT.
(which shall Il be2" Howard Merton
lad asked that morning as he helped
Carol Grey into the saddle. the wood
road Or up the valiey2"
Neither" she had answered with de-
cislon 1--WE win go on the cliff path.
Then as she noted Meuons protesting
look, she added mo there Is not bit
Of use ohjecting / know it's dangerous,
and that's why / like IL. / hate 10 be
confined between fences or trees hate
tame riding tame riders"
Wherefore, az Miss Grey was wilfpl
young woman, Merton could do nothing
but ao4ulesoe. Il was to be their last
ride togs,aer beeoFs C2rol left for Eu-
rope. and the last chaNcl ne would have
70 be alone with her a7d to ask again a
certain question.
NOW they had come out on the olins,
with the lazy waves breaking against the
rocks 100 fetg bt'iw them AS far as the
eye could see the ocean stretched spark
ing ana dafrring ~ the san. The road
was a mere pain sNrung the edge Of the
cliffs, guided and worn 10y storm, and
Merton was right n calling it dangerous.
Isn't a. glorous!' the girl exclaimed,
but Merton did not heed the view.
III wish you'd answer my question" he
please don't commence that again,
Howard Is Il any user Don't spoil This
.its just because IT Is the last ride.
Spoil the rides How about spelling my
nfe2 Ilo you oycr think of that2 Can
amy man give you more OF love, Of de-
II don't know yet she answered light
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lop"
Along horei Nonsense"
"But I will. ] want TO-"
Il WON'T IT'S too dangerous"
Are you afratdg
Yes for you. and ! won't let you
aYou can't help g." Carol replied.
~ IN going 70. Danger Is the spice VI
lie" AS she spoke she touched her horse
lightly and trotted ahead. Merton quick
ened his pace.
Don't CAROL" he cried. but she only
laughed. "Il tell you what" she said.
locking back at him. here's a proposi-
II you catch me the prize shall be-the
promise you asked Of me- My freedom
against yours Who loves me follows
me"
She aung lne words back at him and
ueiutv Se.tvn cscid gather up his reins
she was speeding forward over the rough
bride path, her body bent forward over
the horses neck.
For moment Merton heBitated tho
next he dashed after, all his thoughts
eQncentratee on the Tying, hgare ahead.
She turned once and smiled mocklngly
taclLat him. Her scarf streamed out be-
hind her her hat was off. and ner hair,
unbound. whipped her cheek.
"Jove, how she can rideW thought
Merton, m admiration what couragei
What Will An if man could but con-
qucr her-coul0 but win hertz
lie drove his spurs into his mare. and
she leaned forward The road few past
ike q narrow. white streak; an he could
hear was the quick thud OF his horse s.
feet, Faster flew The black horse and
nearing hoof-heats, ana faster followed
the bay mare.
little ~ little Merton gained Nearer
and nearer he came, watching for a.
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chance to pass the girl. and then claim
her promise Bald Knob was ig sight,
iuttlne ont into the sea. and Merton made
lie progs94 forward. urging on his
mare by whip and spur and spoken
word. and chen, as he came abreast, he
sew that The girl was tugging az the
rens tryirg < her best 70 stop her mount
The black had fa the bit ia his teeth
and boltcd. 1t was ns longer a race,
but a runaway on q narrow. stony path,
bordered by steep clifl.
III Carol could keep uer maddened horse
IN the oath she would be safe unless he
stumhled--if not
jump. He remembered that the cliff at
one place ahead OF him had given way,
leaving a chasm right across the road
and the women he loved was riding
straight 10 her death unless he could
stop her.
pull 10 the left" he shouted. quick!
The break IN the cliff"
Even as he spoke Merton saw the
yawning gap Just ahead. There was but
a moment 10 act. lie leaned over and
caught The gT around the waist. Free
your f0otI he cried, and as she did
SO he lifted her from the saddle by maia
strength and swung his mare TO the left
as the black horse thundered on riderless
and plunged over the cnasm.
There was en- instants suspense, and
then Merton's mare stumbled, went
down IA a heap, and Merton knew no
more.
when ne came 10 he was lying on the
grass by The path side, his head support,
% by Carols arms. and her lips against
my darliagl My darllugr he heard
her cry. "Haye I killed YOU? q. forgive
me- now, when ns TOO late I know what
love isl"
But Il was not too late
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ny RUBY DOUGLAS

Elinor glanced roguiehly at the young
man sitting dgjectedly beside her on the
sand at Milton point
You may have as many minutes a.
this SAND takes 20 run through my
fingers, she said, taking up handful
Of warm, white sand from the beach.
'And then II you continue TO be disagree
able and cross Ill-well. never mind you
Will regret IT, Mr.. Jack Robinson"
she let the soft sand trickle slowly
through her sun-hurned fingers like a
minute glass as she hummed carelessly,
softly, IF / But Knew"
The young man turned impatiently and
looked oHt across the broad expanse of
water How easily ~ white-winged
yachts SKINNED over che water He
wished his little craft OF love would run
so smoothly.
l1linor he said turning 10 her" will
you atop singing that song9
When your present az Of ill-temper
blows over" she retortcd, watching the
last few grains ~ sand fan from her
fingers III ] but knew your heart We're
true, she hummed ON ignoring him
See here. what can ! do % prove 70
sou thpt J am sincere2' lie watched
her duet the sand from her pretty palm
'Do2 You make me feel Ike a prln-
cess of ye olden time Then brave
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Anything" he replied. firmly. 'sTha,
Is, provided you'll accept that as proof
that 1 love You I've said all I can'to no
Elinor dld not reply nor look up; sho
thinking. She had tried 20 believe Jack.
put somehow. az times che douSted that
he really meant all he said.
Ite was such n serious sort Of a fellow,
ana she-Q. she vas frivolous and scat
ter-nfainedi according TO her own estima to
Of herself Why should be love her2 And
yet, why should he say so N he did not?
Al last she covered the sand letters over
ard looked up. Jack" she said, would
you really do anything for me2 Even II
u was silly and-and pwfuly dangerous
1ust TO prove 10 me thFt you like me?"
Not to prove that 7 ike you. but that Z
love you-,yes.' lie laughed a little at her
DO you see that big rock out there7'
She pointed 20 q large rock just in the
edge of the now low tide.
you know when the tide IS high II Is
a long distance from the ehore7 The
water almost covers Il and splashes
around it and makes 4 terrible noise.
Does it?' he asked. amused
''les, and unless one Is q very good
swimmer one cannot possibly get in until
out there. II would be awful to stay
Elinor shivered st tho very thought OF
#, Should she 80 2n2
cut there an nightg' he asked, knowing
well what was coming
",Wh,y-whyi nobody" she hesitated.
'Do YOU ask me tc7r He looked at her
intentiy. she was building a pyramid Of
sand.
It'd believe You if you did" she
said ai length, and looking into his eyes
70 see how he would receive the sugges-
ton.
And you'd like to believe me Elinor?
Tell me that but no. don't. I'm do a.
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knights won their ladies' by acts Of cour-
age, but now"
Yes, now2' he said looking up at her
eagerly,
%, now we don't even take man $
word for anything" And Elinor laughed
a merry, captivating laugh which chased
away the fr0wns from Jacks brow. He
could never be angry with her f0ls long.
Suppose we play we are living 100
years ago" she said after a minute.
And do anything ] like2' she asked,
looking al him obviously Her tone was
half-serious, half-playful,
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Elinor wished. i,Jw that he had prom
! lsed TO do IT, that she had not asked t
suppose q storm should come up and the
sweep him of and-and he was not abia
| TO swim far enough 20 reach shore
! JACK, she said little nervOusly,
done like = way hack here. IL might
believe YOU"
But Jack would not pass over the cen
tury 50 quickly. lie would DO as she had
the big rock aud then she might believe.
EltnOr sat IN the window of their SUM
mer cottage on the shore and watched
the tide come IN wave by wave one
by one the shadows fen and the figure
out on the rock become less and less dis
tinct At last she had to go out 20 the
beach to see II at all.
Hlgher and higher grew the water mark
about the rock, and yet the figure did not
move II sat on the topmost point, looking
out over the sound.
At last It was too dark to see the figure
on the rock and Eiuor walked up and
down the beach IN front Of the cottage.
she was supposed to have retired, but
somehow II seemed so useless 20 pretend
she wondered n the ladies' IN the cen
tnries Ions ago slept on as usual while
tlelr knlghts were In danger. O. she
wished tomorrow would come when she
tury.
The searehllght Of sound steamer was
tHlyMh on the rock, ana by Its lght sne
could see the waves break and smash
about the ragged edges.
running close to the waters edge she
looked up auo down for a slSiG one of
tho old fiat boats she and Ji.k so often
ushed IN. Finding one far up on the
saore, she dragged It down to the water
and jumped ln
Stroke by stroke she pulled out toward
the big rock, but the tide was strong
and the boat heavy. 1t seemed hours
before she came anywhere near H.
Jack, Jack 2" she called. "Tm--O. it's
such hard pulling"
'Elinor." was All Jack said as he took
held Of the rope with ono hand and hers
with the other. The place w&s not nearly
so rough as 1t had looked from dis
tanee
Jump n," she said
But the night hasn't begun yet" he
replied stil stsnding on the rock.
"WaatH she almost gasped. II thought
II must surely bo morning and that IL was
never going 20 get light"
IT'S only il-and that wasn't late 100
Get IN. Jack" she said, impahenuy.
She hoped no one was on the shore TO
4 would. n but knew" he said.
"Then know. Jack. and do come"
AS Jack walked home from the little
cottage that night he Thought 100 years
was the shortest space Of time imagina-
bile lie broke into a happy whistle; III
4 but knew-if / but lneW9
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
ROBBED ON THE TRAIN
f-ekpOcket Makes Il Haul of Nearly
Two Dollars.

Mr.. p. NJ. Dempsey, now of Wallace,
representing the Home Fertilizer Chem
zeal Company, of Baltimore, was in the
city last night and reported a most dar-
ing robbery by a pckpocket. Mr..
Dempsey was himself the victim and
lost $3.50.
Sunday Mr.. Dempsey was in Will
mington, but left on the evening At
lantic COaS Lin train for Teachey's
and it was while on the train that the
robbery occurred. After purchasing
his ticket, which necessitated a display
of a large roll of paper money, he
boarded the train and, after taking his
almost Immediately fell asleep
He slept soundly until the train pulled
out of the station at Burgaw, when he
awoke and stayed awake until he ar
rived at his destination.
Upon going to his room In the hotel
in Teachey's, which he did at once af-
ter arriving, he discovered that he had
been robbed. His pants pocket, which
had contained the money, was cut al
most out entirely and the roll Of $3.50 was
gone. The cut was from the outside and
was evidently done by an expert and
with q very sharp knife.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
DEATH OF Mr.. w. r. FRENCH
After Many Months Illness He En-
tered Into Rest Yesterday After
noon.

AT D o'clock yesterday afternoon the
soul of Mr.. William R. French, one of
Wilmington's most beloved citizens
took its flight to a resting place at the
great White Throne. The death Of Mr..
French was not Unexpected. and vet
the realization has saddened many
hearts with sincere grief. He had been
sick for many months, with a malady
Of the heart, n his friends could only
nope against hope. But with all his ILL
ness he kept close to him hat con-
geniality of spirit and gentleness of
disposition which had endeared him to
many hearts. the same hearts tina to-
DAY mourn IN silence over his DEATH. He
was conscious up to about twenty min
utes before death and was fully aware
that his end was near. With the same
Christian fortitude that had always
marked his life he approached the brink
of eternity without a falter and peace
fully gave Jack his soul to Him who
gave it.
Mr.. French was one to be admired,
because he possessed all the attributes
of a perfect and gifted man. He was
polished in manner, courageous in ac-
ton, bright in intellect, kind in deeds
ana at all times pleasant to his fellow
man. He was esteemed by the old and
loved by the young. All will miss him.
The deceased was born in Vicksburg,
Miss. April 10th 1S43, and consequently
was just past the three score years at
the time of death. His young man.
hood days he spent at Horner's School,
Oxford, but at the age of nineteen,
when the south called her sons to battle
for her honor, he left school and donned
the beloved suit Of gray. He enlisted,
in 1862, in Company F, Fifty-first Regi-
ment, and with that regiment saw
most active service Through it all he
was the valiant soldier the true heart
ed gentleman of the southland. In the
battles around Petersburg he rendered
his country daring service and also at
kInston. Neuse Bridge, and Morriss Is
land. He was present at the eVacua-
ton of this city and on the 18th of
April, 1865, surrendered at Greensboro
with JOhnSOn'S army and was paroled.
In 1866 he married Miss Eliza Nc
Lauchlin at Floral College and this be-
loved wife and one son. Mr.. Robert
Fl. French of Charleston. who arrived
on the late tram last night, are left to
mourn his death. He also leaves a sis
t r and brother, Mrs. J. Allen Taylor
and Mr.. Brooke French, both of this
city. He was q son of the late Judge
Robert Strange French.
Ifter the war Mr.. French was for
m ny a freight agent of the Caro-
lima Central railroad, from which posi-
ton he entered the employ of Geo. R.
French & Sons. Later he managed the
extensive fertilizer business of De
Rosset & Co., and then went to Kerch-
ner & Calder. In 1884 he succeeded the
late Major John w. Durham as clerk
of the criminal court of New Hanover
county and filled the position ably.
He was a membe of the knights of
Honor and Cape Fear Camp, United
Confederate Veterans. The latter Will
attend his funeral in a body when it is
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
family residence, corner Eighth and
Market streets, thence to Oakdale
cemetery.
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E ]. Rogers, S. r. Ward, r. T. Ram
sey, ]. w. Westbrooks and Samuel G..
Hall. The last w mentioned We're
present. They came forward and a rep
resentatiVe of the Daughters of the
Confederacy pinned the crosses upon
them.
Next came the singing of the Dox-
ology, followed by the benediction.- pro-
ounce by DR.. Blackwell, and then the
salute of three volleys fired n unison
by the Light Infantry n the Re-
serves. Taps were sounded by Mr.. E.
c. Craft and thus ended the solemn
service Of we'll deserved loyalty and
devotion.
The decorations of flowers at the
Confederate lot We're beautiful. while
the everlasting patriotism was found
in a display Of Confederate flags.
The Confederate Veterans We're in
command Of Lieut.. Commander DeLeon
Ffllyaw; the Light Infantry in COM
mand of Capt. \. 2. Adrain, First
Lieutenant Geo. P. James and Second
Lieutenant McRee Hatch; and the
Naval Reserves in command of Lieu
tenant H. NJ. Chase, Junior Lieu
tenant n. \. Davis and Ensign S. K.
DeVaney.
The marshals assisting the chief
We're DR.. a. NJ. Baldwin and Messrs.
j. G. Skipper. Sol Bear r. F.. Hamme
and Calvin Reeves.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
SCHOONER ASHORE
Trundy Ran A-GrOund F1oated
Late Yesterday Afternoon.

Sunday afternoon about $50 o'clock,
while attempting to put into South
port, the three masted schooned, Ger
trude l.. Trundy, bound from Apalachi-
cola, Fla, to New York, ran ashore on
the eastern side of the bar, just about
half way Of the bar and the wreck Of
the old steamship Ella. The schooner,
which is loaded with lumber. sprung a
leak outside and was trying to make
port when the accident occurred.
AS soon as it became known that the
vessel was in distres the tugs Marion
and Alexander Jones went to her re-
lief. She a six or seven feet Of water
in her hold when the tugs arrived.
After the deck DAD had been thrown
on the two tugs succeeded In floating
the schooner at high water late yes
terday afternoon and towed her to
Southport, where she is at present in a
bad condition, her hold being full of
water and a large part Of b cargo
water soaked.
The schooner belongs in Portland,
Me-, and last night the master wired
to the owners at that point for instruc-
tons.
The Marion returned to the city last
night abCu midnight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
The Three Problems at Panama.

There are three leading problems in
the building Of the aPnama canal. The
first is this great cutting through the
Culebra hills. he second problem will
be the regulation of the Chagres river.
which crosses the canal eleven times.
4 is a tOrrentiaI stream, liable TO over
flow its banks at any time of the year.
To obviate this difficulty a gigantic
reservoir will be built near the Culebra
cut to hold the overflow Of the Chag-
res and its many tributaries. This
dam Will be twenty miles Iona and
two hundred feet deep; and the foun-
dations of its mighty sea walls will
sink into the earth Lightweight feet
deeper h the caissons of the Brook
lyn bridge. No such engineering feat
has ever been done by man. The third
great problem is the question Of health
Smallpox and yellow fever have at
times broken out at Panama; and this
has given the public the impression
that these dread pests are Indigenous
to the isthmus But this is positively
not h case.-Peter Mcqueen in May
National.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
President Taylor Names Those to
Secure Reservation at Fort Fisher.

With his usual p~romptness the presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce, Mr..
j. Allen Taylor, yesterday in pursuance
OF a resolution passed at the last meet
ing Of the chamber directing him to
appoint a committee on the Fort Fisher
reservation. the composition of which
could be made up of others than mem
bers Of the chamber, appointed the fol-
lowing energetic committee:
James H. Chadbourn, chairman, J..
a. Arringdale. John D, Bellamy. T. NJ.
Emerson. H. ". Malloy.
In view of the more than local inter-
est Of the project. the said committee is
authorized to add TO its number persons
Of prominence without reference to res
idenca
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE
First Session Will be Held Tonight.
Grand Officers and Delegates Com
menced to Arrive Yesterday.

The siXtieth annua session of the
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows of North Carolina will
tonight in the Pytlian
Castle Hall in the Murchison National
sank building. Two of the officers.
GRAND Master ]. F. Griffith, of Winston.
ana Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell, of
d>d!elsh. arrived yesterday, as did as
ers will arrive today.
Inc delegates already here are
AessrS. \. j. Burton. c.. M. Griffin,
IL +. Nor. w. I. Brooks. J:-H. Bryant.
J. I; smith, MEG. Ford. L. r. Miller,
Jr, J. {. Walker, Henry ]. Young, s.
n: ayior' z. F. Albea. W.. ]. Crump-
ieI, " r: Mcheel, I. l. Moore, P. B..
Beard, ". A. Ward. w. r. Bean. ~.
4. Bowman, w. j.. Boone, j.. w. Wis
hert and L. H. Crammer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
What's the Matter With Grover.

There are a few newspapers in North
Carolina. whose SO-called democratic
record is not untainted with populism,
that are now Illuminating against the
only democrat who, since the war, has
won his way to the presidency. 1t is
a rather remarkable fact, in this on
n%ectiOn, that more than one editor OF
these papers OWc What degree of promi-
nence they may possess to the fact that
they participated in the Spoils that
President Cleveland distributed.
These men, or whose tombstone can
never be engraved the word demo-
GRAFT are now barking that Cleveland
was responsible for the disaster Of 1896
that involved the defeat of Bryan. The
query now arises, can this defeat be
considered a disaster?'' Admitting
that 1t was and that Cleveland was to
some degree. responsible for the same.
IS it not a fact that a multitude of
democrats throughout the nation form
ed their own opinion, independent of the
eX-president, and refused to support
Organism? Are these men to be reject
ed and are they to be refused admission
to the democratic ranks? If so it is of
little upOn whom falls the
empty" honor of the presidential nomi-
nation in 1904. For the party, deprived
of the cohorts of level headed men who
dld not join the stampede for the Ne
braskan, cannot hope to win the fight
But assuming that TIE defeat of
Bryan was not a disaster and that
Cleveland, alone, was responsible for the
same, would it not be an act of courtesy
and gratitude to render a vote of thanks
to the age of Princeton?
The contention that Cleveland would
be a tool of the trusts is considered pre-
posterous by those who are familiar
with his record. He is the one president
OF recent years whose convictions have
been sustained by his backbone. There
is 10 person nor trust that can control
Cleveland.
The reate fault ever possessed by
hlm was the fact that he was so unfor-
tunately wise as 20 not only be the
greatest man in his party but TO be ten
years in advance 81 that party. After
many trials and divers wanGerings the
party is about to come TO the mornings
that he indicated long ago. When the
Old ship starts out agaia in 1904 would
1t not be an excellent idea to select old
Grover as pilot?-Sa2ithfa'd Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
BERRIES GOING NORTH
What the Shipments Saturday and
Sunday Actually Amounted To.

The shipment of strawberries Satur-
day through South Rocky Mount
amounted to only "A cars and 149 crates,
but Sunday the shipment was increas-
ed, amounting to So cars and 34S crates.
The two shipments were divided as fol-
lows:
Saturday-New York, n. Y, 9 cars
and 80 crates; Newark, n. j., 1 car and
I crates; Philadelphia, Pa, 4 cars and
6I crates Baltimore, Md, l car and 6
crates; Washington, d. c., l car n 5
crates; Richmond, Va, 5 crates; Prov
ldence, R. l., 1 car and II crates;
Hartford, Conn, l car; Norwich, Conn.,,
l car; Waterbury,, Conn.,, l car Pitts
burg, Pa, 8 cars; Buffalo, n. Y, 4 cars;
Utica, n. Y, l car; Albany, n. Y, 2
cars; Montreal, Canada, l car; Interior
New York and Pennsylvania points, II
crates; Virginia points, l crate; North
Carolina points, > crates.
Sunday-New York, n. Y, 6 cars and
Is crates; Newark, n. j., 4 cars and 10
crates; Philadelphia, Pa, 6 cars and
12S crates; Baltimore 80 crates; Wash
ingtOn, d. c., 1 cars and 80 crates; Will
mington, Del, II cars; Chester, Pa, 5
crates; Richmond, Va, Is crates; Bos-
ton, Mass, l car: Worcester, Mass, 1
car; Hartford, Conn, l car; New Ha-
Ven, Conn, 1 car; Norwich, Conn, l
car; Pittsburg, Pa, 3 cars; Buffalo, N
Y, l car; Scranton, Pa, 2 cars; Erie,
p, l car; Syracuse, N. Y, I car; Elmira
& cars; Virginia points Y crates.