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He stopped and looked wistfully at her.
Take off your sword" she said softly
"Unbuckle 1t and hand it to me; the belt.
too"
Wondering, he complied with her request.
Now. stand there. STILL
AS she spoke she circled the belt about
him and ciasped the buckle. Then she
drew the sword from the scabbard and
1t and hooked 1t to the belt.
NOW. nave girded you." she sald land
you are my knight, mine and the south's."
He was very close to her then.
MARY" he said interrogativeIy, and. not
waiting for an answer, he swept her into
his arms and almost crushed her against
his breast.
She struggled feebly. turned her head
away. but he caught her cheek with his
hand and before she knew 1t turned her
face toward him and pressed a passionate
time young man had kissed her.
Before she could cry out or make resis-
tance or utter a word he had released her
and rushed from the room. That kiss
ing truth in her heart. 1t was not like the
other. There was agony In the thought.
Must she be the slave to a passion for a
traitor to her country? Was she to break
the honest heart of the young soldier who
had gone from her full Of hope and joy
and elattOn? She swore in her soul that
she would not She would make him happy.
Yet, for all that, she laid her head In her
hands and sobbed and sobbed as only a
broken-hearted woman can.
The music In the streets called her to
her senses again. AS she had done on that
never to be forgotten night, she resolutely
dried her tears and opened the window
and stepped upon the gallery. The soldiers
were making a parade through the town
before they marched away. They were far
up the street now. The music came to her
family. The band was playing Dixie a
tune which thrilled and was to thrill half
a continent with its infectious melody and
which was to be enshrined In southern
hearts until the day of judgment should
come.
Presently the music stopped. and the ca
dence was kept up by the rafting Of the
drums. They were nearer now. The
streets were full of people, black and white
rich and poor, high and low. cheering and
shouting madly. It was a sunny, brilliant
afternoon. The lights spanked upon the
bayonets, flashed from the brass buttons
Kleamed on the officers swords. There was
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Regiment Marches Away.

It was spring time at Mobile. Events had
moved rapidly. The southern confederacy
was fully organized. Fort Sumter had been
fred upon. President Davis and President
Ancoln had each called for troops. Mobile
had Joy ously offered it's contingent, and to-
day the first battalion Of the first regiment
to depart was leaving for the front The
march Of events had made Bob barrow a
major. and Corporal Peasants, his friend,
was now a second lieutenant in what had
been the Light Infantry. in Darrow's bat
TALON. The troops were ordered to leave at
8 o'clock. 1t was half after now, and he
was still lingering in the parior at AMMAN
dale
Mary AMMAN was excuse enough to make
even soldier forget his orders. She had
developed strangely since that night few
months ago when she had celebrated her
birthday. In the infatuated soldiers eyes
she was more beautiful than ever. A
change had come over him too. Rough
soldering, hard living and high thinking
had sobered him. He was different man
from what he had been that day he and
Peyton had sat beside Mary Amman on their
horses watching the troops march by. The
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Cd In the artillery and gone down to Fort
morgan with the LIST Alabama Battery,
Where Col. Peyton, now a brigadier general,
commanded all the defenses of the bay
What!' cried the boy when she expos
tuiated with him and besought him. 1.-The
south in extremity, fighting for everything
tina that 9 men hold dear, and no AMMAN in
the field! Yes, yes, I know l am the last
Of them Sister Mary, except you and little
Iempe, the last of the line; yet, If 1t must
end' can 1t end in a better way?"
And so, laughing, boylike. beneath his
tears, he had torn himself from her and
was gone. Only Tempe remained. Tempe
grown taller and larger and wiser, but
Tempe much the same, not asking now II
the soldiers were going to shoot the Nunit-
ed States" The departure of troops from the
city had become such ordinary occur
renee now as to awaken little attention.
Willis Peyton. perhaps Influenced by his
brothers profession had resigned from the
battery and had gone into the confederate
navy, where he had already enjoyed bril-
liant career on the Sumter. He was now
on duty with other officers at Selma, up the
state, where was building great war YES
sci, destined to earn for itself heroic
name In future naval history. Mrs. Peyton
and Pink lived at Annandale now. The
additional expense of keeping up two es-
adjustments was great in these straight
ened days Mary Amman, alone in the great
house, craved the companionship of the
elder woman whose daughter was her dear
est friend
Outwardly things remained much as they
had been before the war began. The breeze
still swept across the bay laden with the
heavy summer fragrance Of the semi
tropic blossoms. the mocking birds still
sang in the live oaks but within everything
was different. Mobile had not yet suffered
for the necessaries Of life. but luxuries
had long since gone. For instance. it had
been difficult, nay, impossible, for Mary
Amman to purchase black goods for mourn
ing wear when her father died. There was
such demand for that all over the south
and the north. too, for that matte--thdt
had it not been for the resources of ward
robes of the past she would have been
without it.
These growing privations fell hardest
again ,,pon the women But they made no
mur1nur accepted the situation without
repining rejoiced that they could con-
tribute that little to the cause they ioved.
ITO be continued tomorrow.)
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better side Of his nature had been aroused.
Very handsome he looked in his new gray
uniform booted and spurred and belted, his
saber cfanking at his side The girls heart
went out to him, pleading there with every
advantage that man could possess for her
affection. He had courted her as II her
avowal upon the porch had not been spoken
and she had rejoiced in the delicacy of feel
ing which had restrained him from the
faintest allusion to 1t. She had resolutely
put out Of mind another face grown
strangely strong which had risen again and
again before her, and at the last moment
she had agreed to be Darrow's wife.
when you come back" she said, "a vic
tor; when this war, which will probably be
soon concluded, is over and we have con-
quered. YOU may claim me. Until then
you-we-waiT wait. I promise you on my
word and honor, the Amman word, the honor
of southern woman. that shall be yours
at that time-Robert"
How sweet the unfamiliar name sounded
in his ear!
MY dear, my dear" he cried. ''you send
me away with such a hope in my heart,
such an incentive before my eyes, as will
make me a paladin Of valor! And you have
made me selfish, too. shall fight now not
so. much for the south for YOU
NO" said the girl; "the land. our dear
land. first of ALL"
Nothing, nothing" protested barrow,
vehemently, shall be first but You. And
now, having won you, must 60"
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ENGINEER CORPS PROMOTIONS
Effect Of the Coming Retirement o
Cox Mansfield.

The prospective retirement Of Col. Sam
uel M. Mansfield. Corps Of Engineers, with
the rank Of brigadier general, will result In
the following promotions in the Corps OF
Engineers: Lieut. Col. Oswald H. Ernest, at
Chicago, to be colonel; Maj. Daniel w.
Lockwood, engineer secretary of the light
house board at Washington, to be lieu
tenant colonel; Capt. Lansing H. Beach, at
Fort Wayne, Mich, to be major; First
Lieut.. Robert P. Johnson, secretary Of the
California debris commission, to be cap
tain; Second Lieut.. Clarence O. Sheriff., In
Manila, to be first lieutenant.
Col. Amos Stickney, Corps of Engineers,
stationed at st. Louis as division engineer
of the western division and president Of the
Mississippi river commission, has been de-
tached from those duties and ordered to
New York city to assume the duties hereto
fore in charge Of Colonel Mansfield. includ-
Ing those of division engineer of the east
ern division, member of the board of engi-
neers, and in charge Of river and harbor
improvements in the Hudson and East riv-
ers, etc. No one has yet been detailed to
fill Col Stickney's place at St. Louis. The
appointment of president Of the Mississippi
river commission devolves upon the Presi-
dent.
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GETS THE N. O. AND n.
Southern Railroad Extends It's Lines to
New Orleans.

A Chattanooga, Tenn, special says:
1t is authoritatively announced that the
Southern railway has acquired the New
Orleans and Northeastern railway, which
runs from Meridian, Miss, to New Or
leans, distance of 1913 miles.
This road has been used for years by the
Queen and Crescent, which is controlled by
the Southern railway, as it's entrance to
New Orleans, but has been owned and
operated by an entirely independent man
agement.
BY acquiring this line the Queen and
Crescent will now have a direct air line
fsom Cincinnati to New Orleans. The deal
has been closed within the past two or
three days and the management Of the
Southern has sent General Manager w. j.
Murphy to inspect the New Orleans and
Northeastern.
He is now in New Orleans on that mis-
sion, being accompanied by General Super
intendent Mcguire, General Passenger
Agent W. c. Rinearson and other promi-
nent officials Of the Queen and Crescent.
1t is also understood that in connection
with the New Orleans and Northeastern
deal that the Southern has acquired the
Alabama and Vicksburg and the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific railways.
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nent was blown away by the cannon
Strange as 1t may seem, they fought good
naturedly-almost good humoredly-and
without malevolence. They still cherished
the principles for which they commended
they were still determined and resolute to
enforce them. but they did not hate and de-
spise each other as whole. Every battle
showed this. 1t was the politicians, the
non-combatants, the prison guards the con-
tractors who held and nourished the ran
cor. And, forgive me, to this class may
unreconstructed class today. For this there
was reason.
The hardest of humanity's tasks is wait
ing while others act. To sit passive at
home while the struggle is waged abroad
to watch with sinking heart for reports
from the battle; to scan with deadly anx-
1ety the monotonous lists of killed and
wounded, fearful for the sight of a beloved
name; to be left alone, to find oneself a
widow in the twinkling Of an eye, mother
bereft; to be hungry, i'll clad, to feel want
where plenty had been; to have children
clamor and have nothing wherewith to sat
isfy them; to wait in terrified apprehension
for the coming of the conquerors; to sum-
mon cheerfulness from breaking heart and
trembling lip; to welcome the return Of the
defeated; to fly before the battle in the
morning; to search upon the stricken field
in the evening; to kneel by the bedside Of
the dying In the hospital-ah. God, this IL
what war means for women
What wonder, then, that most Of them
were bitter? Tried IN that awful fire, Mary
AMMAN had emerged from the test. as far
as 1t had been completed. another woman.
The old Judge, stricken to the heart by the
division Of his unhappy country, had pinned
and failed. When the news came blowing
down the wind on that July day that Vicks-
burg had fallen and that the great artery
Of the Mississippi beat and throbbed under
the old flag of the old Union, and when the
dreadful story of the ebbing of the mighty
tide of war at Gettysburg was received,
when the last hope of the south went down
as Pickett's column reeled back from Gem
etery Ridge, leaving the heroic Armistead's
dead body to mark high water on the hills.
as If in accordance with his own resolution
the judge folded his hands across his breast
and became a citizen of another country.
that is. let us hope, heavenly one.
And Beverly Amman. a boy of sixteen.
home from the Virginia Military Institute,
overruling his sisters protests, had enlist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-12
Academy and Gallery of Art.

Senator Burnham has introduced a bill
In the Senate to amend the act to estab-
lish an academy and gallery of art in the
District Of Columbia. 1t names as incorpo-
rators Of the academy VIM. E. Curtis, Fred
erick A. Johnson and Geo. 1. Jones. Power
is given to establish a permanent interna-
uonal art, musical, scientific and industrial
exposition in the District of Columbia and
to acquire by lease. purchase, gift or do
nation for that purpose sufficient land for
such use. The academy may make con-
tracts with states or territories or foreign
nations in the execution Of the purposes of
the corporation. The bill was referred to
the committee on industrial expositions, Of
which Mr.. Burnham is chairman.
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Ing Of her cargo and left port yesterday for
the lower river.
The Cora Mckinney has arrived at Alex
MADE FAIR PROGRESS.
The House Covered SO of 100 Pages Of
Sundry Civil Bill.

The House yesterday made fair progress
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, COW
ering eighty-six of the $50 pages Of the
bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones (Wash.). the ap-
preparation for the survey and resurvey Of
public lands was Increased from 1922. 900 to
100000. He attempted to have the addi-
tional SIS 900 set aside for survey in Alaska
but was unsuccessful. An amendment was
adopted to appropriate $4,000 for the sur
vey of the boundary line between Idaho and
Montana. The appropriation for investiga-
ting the water supply Of the United States
and the best method Of utilizing water re-
sources was increased from 100000 to
100000.
An amendment was adopted to continue
the Office Of railroad commissioner. which
was to terminate June 80, 1903, until June
80. 1904.
Items were inserted appropriating $4,000
for the survey Of a wagon road into the
Mt. Rainier national park. Wash, and 81. 500
for the preservation Of buffalo in the yell
lowstone national park.
At 5:15 pm. the House adjourned
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MONEY FOR THE PAo-WoNG.
Chinese Agitators Said to Be Posing as
Reforrners,

Advices received at the Chinese legation
here tell of the activity in San Francisco,
New York and other cities in this country
Of Chinese agitators, calling themselves
"reformers." They are said to be solicit
ing subscriptions from Chinese for the i'm
portation of arms into China, to be used by
the Pao-wong as their society is known.
1t is difficult to obtain any definite infor-
nation about these agents, but If they can
be run down 1t is not improbable that the
Chinese government will make representa-
tons to the United States in the matter.
The Pao-Wong Society, it is thought, may
be responsible for much of the unrest that
is reported from China, and which Is caus-
ing considerable apprehension among the
powers. In the peace protocol the Chinese
government pledged itself to prevent the
Importation of arms, but the officials claim
that they have no control over agitators in
this country, and must look to the United
States and the other powers to do their
part in preventing the expectation of arms.
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the regiment itself, some of the companies
already uniformed in the then unfamiliar
confederate gray, and following 1t were the
escorting companies, soon to march to the
front themselves in answer to similar calls
The troops represented every nationality
that made up the composite town. The y
which had known four flags-the French,
the Spanish, the English and the United
States-was now under the f1fth-the stars
and bars borne by the color company In
the front of the line.
AS the troops approached her the sound
Of the cheering grew in volume until as
was perfect roar. Yet not everybody was
cheering. Women looked out upon the
moving mass with white, set faces. II Moth
ers sobbed. fathers trembled, wiveasyearn-
ed; hearts were breaking as the soldiers
passed by. They had passed by many a
time on one occasion. or another, but this
time they were going to meet real war. 1t
would be years before any Of them came
back to that town. Indeed hundreds OF
those who stepped gayly to the music in
the pride OF their youth, buoyant with hope,
mad with the eagerness Of inexperience to
hight, would never come back at all. The
regiment would write its name high upon
| the roll of heroic organizations; its children
would sleep till the eternal awakening on
many bloody fields from the Rappahannock
to the Mississippi. Peace to them! Glory
| to them!
Thoughts Of this kind rose in the mind of
the girl and almost choked her. There at
the head was. little Col Witherss with
Lieut.. Col. Lomax, and there hooking
straight to the front, like the soldfer he
was, rode her lover. She stared at4him SO
intensely that for one brief moment his
face swerved, and he shot one looksat her.
The glance was so fraught with passien-
ate devotion, SO permeated with 3uoyant
hope, with loving gratitude, .withesresoisi-
ton, with determination. that Shesshrank
under 1t almost as II her heart had been
pierced by an arrow. In that one brief
glance she saw the soul of that man who
loved her as she had never beforeaseen It,
away with him the picture of hereas she
stood above him, with her hands c,asped
across her bosom, gazing at him. He would
carry that memory into eternity itself.
| AS they looked at each other the flies
and drums of the regiment broke Into the
shrilling of the "Mocking Bird" and wit h
| that air ringing in his ear and herfpictnre
! in his eye he marched away.
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AS she turned to go into the house the
guns Of the battery roared out a final sa-
Lutte as the young soldiers, full of hope,
embarked on the steamer for Montgomery.
ing into the parlor and finding Mary sob
bling on the sofa, with little Tempe, very
quiet now, kneeling by her side and strok-
ing her hand with that infinite tact which
sometimes very small children have, why
are you crying?"
"For-for-everything, father. I promised
Mr. Bob Darrow to be his wife when the
war Is over and we have conquered. with
how many Of them won't-wont come
back" she sobbed.
1.-The war seems to get nearer to us, my
child" said the old man solemnly. This
is only the beginning. Alas, our poor coun-
try, our poor ceuntry!'
'Ts Mr.. barrow going to shoot the Nu-
nited States, Sister Mary?" asked Tempe
softly, in an awestruck voice.
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Proposed Criminal Laws.

laws has favorably reported, with some
amendments, the bill to revise and codfy
the criminal laws Of the United States.
One amendment prohibits any member OF
Congress any officer or employee of the
government from soliciting subscriptions
for any political purpose from any officer
or clerk Of the government as recommend
ed by the code commission.
Another amendment prescribes a maxi
mum penalty of twenty years imprison-
ment for any person who goes abroad any
railroad train, car or locomotive with i'm
tent to commit murder. robbery or any
violence against any of the trainmeu, ex-
press agent, mail messenger or passenger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-12
STATISTICS OF COTTON.
Ways and Means Committee Favors
Collection by Census Bureau.

The committee on ways and means has
authorized a favorable report on the
bill introduced by representative Burleson
Of Texas. providing for the collection Of cot
ton statistics. but amended it so to have
the collection made by the census bureau
instead Of the Agricultural Department, and
further by striking out the provision for
gathering wheat statistics A tax Of one
mill on each bale Of cotton Is provided to
defray the expense Of gathering the infor-
nation. The bill requires all persons or
concerns owning or operating cotton gins
to report to the director Of the census at
such times as he may direct the number Of
bales ginned during prescribed period. It
is contemplated by the bill that informa-
ton will be furnished with such frequency
as to show the amount of cotton that is
being produced.
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AFTER A BETTER POSITION.
Unofficial Advices Regarding Consul
General McCallum.

Unofficial advices received here indicate
that James I. 'McCallum, United States
consul general at st. Gall, Switzerland, has
started for the United States from Genoa
for the purpose of resigning If he cannot OBJ
tain better position In the consular serv-
Ice. AS his present post pays more than
$500 per annum, and there is no vacancy
of higher grade, 1t is probable that his
resignation will be forthcoming.
Mr.. McCallum is native of the District
of Columbia and married niece and adopt
ed daughter Of the late Secretary John Sher-
man. He was at one time attached to the
Supreme Court staff, afterward edited the
United States Statutes and in 1901 became
consul general at st. Gall.
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MR.. DEPEW RESUMES.
Did Not Conclude His Remarks Yes
terday Afternoon.


Mr.. Depew continued his remarks against
the statehood bill in the Senate yester-
day afternoon and said that the head OF
the Mormon Church, who is the spiritual
and temporal guide Of the Mormon people,
was in a position to say to the leaders Of
both political parties What will you do to
protect Mormonism?' If there is any falli-
bihty in the world, he said, it is the judg-
ment at election time Of the political leader
Of any party.
eff that is true" interrupted Mr.. Patter-
son (Col), why did the republican party
two years ago make greater bid for the
Mormon vote than did the democrats?'
Replying, Mr.. Depew said both parties
made every possible bid, but the Mormons
trusted the republicans" which caused
laughter. He characterized the anti-poly-
gamy section Of the statehood bill as a
sham and said there had been no PROPOSE
ton from the democratic side to strengthen
1t.
Mr. Teller said that If day would be
set when vote could be taken the demo-
Gratis would all Join in Strengthening the
provision referred to.
Mr.. Depew had not concluded when at
4:1O o'clock the Senate went into executive
session.
At 4:55 pm. the Senate adjourned
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PRESIDENTIAL SELECTIONS.
Nominations Sent to the Senate-Ac
ton BY That Body.


The President yesterday sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate:
Register Of land office-James L. McIn-
tosh. jr., at Sidney, Neb.
Receiver of public moneys-Robley d.
Harris, at Sidney, Neb.
Agent for the Indians-Harry E. Wads-
worth, Shoshone agency, Wyoming.
Army-Promotions Lieut.. Col. Henry II.
Adams, 18th Infantry, to be colonel; Maj.
Walter s. Scott, 9th Infantry, to be lieu
tenant colonel.
Navy-Surgeon John W. Ross (retired), to
be medical director on the active list;
Lieut.. Gunior grade) Robert Platt, to be
commonder on the retired list, and num-
Der Of postmasters.
The following nominations have been con-
firmed by the Senate:
VIM. Downer, assayer in charge of the
mint at Denver, Colo; j. w. Nilsson, meter
of the mint at Denver; c. X. Darling, mar
shall, district Of Massachusetts,; Robert B.
Armstrong, Illinois, assistant secretary of
the treasury; o. L. Anterior, receiver Of
public money at Wakeeney, Kans.
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Stealing at Sioux City Post Office.

An investigation Of populations that have
been going on in the Sioux City, Idaho, post
office for some months has resulted in the
arrest Of Charles N. Tenny, the chief mall
ing clerk of that office, on the charge Of
stealing registered letters from the mails.
The arrest is announced in dispatch re-
ceived at the Post Office Department. The
inspectors found three decoy letters on
him Tenny made confession in which
he admitted that his operations have been
going on for over a year.