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a free selection one way or the other
1t was a strange course which had been
marked out for him. Such as 1t was,
however, he had no choice but to fol-
low 1t, and If he were to begin by making
friend Of his brother he had best walt
until morning before he knocked at his
dwelling.
The rude plank door was ajar, but as
Alleyne approached it there came from
within such q gust Of rough laughter
and clatter OF tongues that he stood ir-5
tresolute upon the threshold. Summon
Ing courage, however, and reflecting that
1T was a public dwelling, In which he
had as much right as any other man.
he pushed 1t open and stepped into the
common room.
& Though it was an autumn evening and
somewhat warm, huge fire Of heaped
billets Of wood cracked and sparkled in
a broad, open crate. some of the smoke
escaping up rude chimney, but the
greater part rolling out into the room.
man coming from without could scarce
catch his breath. On this fire great
cauldron dubbed and sImmered, giving
forth a rich and promising smell. Seat
ed round 1t were dozen or 80 folk. Of
all ages and conditions. who set up
such a shout as Aleyne entered that
he stood peering at them through the
Ing might portend.
"a rouse! a rouse!" cried one rough
looking follow In a tattered jerkin, "One
more round Of mead or ale and the score
to the last conner"
'"I1s the law OF the Pied Merlin"
shouted another. "Ho, there, Dame
Eliza! Here Is fresh custom come to
tho house, and not a drain for the
company"
~ will take your orders, gentles;
Will assuredly take your ORDERS" the
landlady answered, busting in with her
hands full OF leathern drinlSing-cups,
''What is it that you drink, then? Beer
the gleeman, strong waters for the tinker
tom Of the house. young sir. It has been
the use at the Pied Merlin this many a
year back that the company should drink
pleasure to humor it,"
| why. good dame" said Alleyne, II
would not offend the customs Of your
house. but 1t is only sooth when say
that my purse is a thin one. AS far
as two pence viii so, however. shall
be right glad to do my part" Az
sucking friar.' roared deep voice. and
a heavy hand fell upon Alleyne's shoulder.
L5uakilsy up, he saw beside him his former
cloifter companion. the renegade monk,
Horde John.
"By the thorn Of Glastonbury! III days
are coming upon Beauleu,l said he.
Here they have got rid IN one day OF
the only tWo men WtthtR their HallS-SQs4
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CHAPTER Iv-Continued.

AT tho command OF the baiiff they
plucked off the fellows shoe. and there
sure enough at the side of the instep,
wrapped In piece OF fine sendall. lay
long dark splinter Of wood The
archers dotTed caps at the sight Of it,.
and the haillf crossed himself devoutly
as he handed 1t to the robbert
IF it should chance" he said. that
through the SURPRISING merits Of the
blessed Paul your s!n-stained. soul should
gain a way into paradise. trust that
you will not forget that 1ntercession
which you have promised. Bear IN
mind too, that 1t is Herward. the baiiif,
for whom you pray and not Herward,
the sheriff. who is my unce's son. Now.
Thomas, pray you dispatch, for we have
a long ride before us and sun has all
ready set"
Alleyne gazed upon the scene--the port
ly velvet clad official, the knot of hard
faced archers with their hands to the
brides of their horses. the thief with
his arms trussed back and his doublet
turned down upon his shoulders, BY
the side OF the track the old dame was
standing, fastening her red whimple once
more round her head. Even as he
looked one OF the archers drew his sword
with a sharp whirr Of steel and stepped
away in horror; but. ere he had gone
many PAGES. he heard a sudden, sulen
hump, with choking, whistling sound
at the end OF 1t, "A minute later the
bailiff and four Of his men rode past
him on their journey back TO South
hampton, the other two having been
chosen as graye-diggers. AS they
passed. Alleyne saw that one OF the men
MAS wiping his sword blade upon the
name of his horse. A deadly sickness
came over him at the sight. and sitting
down by the waysldS he burst out weep
Ing, with his nerves all in jangle. II
was terrible world, thought he, and
II Was hard 10 know which were the
most TO be dreaded, the knayes or the
men OF the law,
CHAPTER Y.
HOW A STRANGE COMPANY GATH
Erred AT THE PIED MERLIN
/. The night had already fallen. and the
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ter IRE the guests Of Mr.. ]. W. Wilt.
shire, in Staunton.
Miss Annie g. Collins is the guest OF
friends in the city.
Mr.. John r. Roth and little daughter
have gone on a trip to Atlantic City.
Philadelphia and Orayetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II, Elicit has returned /
home, after q visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S..
Collins, near Greenesville, Va.
Dr. II. II. h1urrell is visiting friends
near staunton.
The Rev. r. s. Isbell III. D., Of Loui-
siana, member of NJ r. Conference, is
stopping few days with Or. j.. Hall
Moore. Of No. 1oi North Ninth Street.
This is Dr.. 1sbell's first visit to his
sence. "a
Mrs. z. P. Smith and little daughter,
Marion. Of Raleigh, N. c. are the guests
Of Mrs. Boyce d. BROKER.
Miss Rosa Myers. Of Norfolk, is the
guest OF Miss Ethel Redford.
Mrs. n. w stamper and son. of Alex
dnQFld are III Inc CITY lulu g1eW w
Miss Emma Winfree has returned
to Rockbrldge county, where she will
teach again this winter. 4,
Mrs. w. C. Todd and children are in
Stanton, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Peace. .5s b II;
Mrs. Blair johnson. of Warrenton. and
t1ar C,,,tfh of Il 1oY Srfo
will be the guests of Mr.. Charles O.
Wrenn during. the Norfolk Horse Show.
! Mrs. Frank Hume and Miss Mabel
Hume. who have been among the pop,l-.
lar guests at the Greenbrier5 White Sui
phur, have returned to their lovely coun-5
try home, near Alexandria.
Mr.. James Branch Cabell returned last
Friday from the Rockbridge Alum
Springs and is at his home in the
West End. His mother Mrs: r. G.. Cabell
is also at home after pleasant visit
to Philadelphia and Narragansett Pier
Mr.. Hal Threadcraft is visiting his
brother. Mr.. Clayton Threadcraft In
Portsmouth.
"A largo dinner party was given satur-,
day evening to Mr., and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page at ''Wyndhursf," the Lenox
estate OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloan.
Miss Womack, trained nurse OF this
city, is attending Mrs. Thomas Neal VIII
liams, who is Ill at her home in Pittsyl-
vania county.
Rev. J:5J. Haley, pastor OF the Seventh
Street Christian Church. has returned to
the city.
The Clarence Moores Of Washington,
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periods. There was no furniture, save a
single long dresser covered with coarse
crockery, and q number OF wooden
benches and trestles. the legs OF which
sank deeply into the soft clay floor, while
the only light, save that OF the fire. was
furnished by three torches stuck In SOC
kets on the wall, which flickered and
cracked, giving forth strong resanous
odor All this was novel and strange
to the cloister-bred youth; but most in
teresting OF all was Se motley circle OF
guests who sat eating their collops round
the blaze. They were humble group OF
swayfarers. such as might have been
found that night In any Inn through the
length and breadth of England; but to
him they represented that vague world
against which he had been so frequently
and SO earnestly warned. It did not seem
to him from what he could see OF Gdt to
\ be such a. very wicked PLACE after all.
Three or four OF the men round the
fire were evidently under-kecpers and
verderers from the forest sun burned and
bearded, with the quick restless eye and
1.-the movements Of the deer among which
chimney sat 1niddle-aged gleeman, clad
In faded garb OF Norwich cloth, the
tun!c Of which was so outgrOwn that II
did not fasten at the neck and at the
waist. His face was swollen and coarse,
and his watery protruding eyes spoke OF
life which never wandered very far
from the wine-pot, A gilt harp, blotched
. with many stains and with two Of Its
strings missing, was tucked under one
of his arms, while with the other he
scooped greedily at his platter. Next to
him sat two otlsr men OF about the
same age. one with o trimming Of fur
to his coat, which gave him q dignity
which was evidently dearer 10 him than
his comfort, for he still drew u round
him in spite OF the hot glare OF the rag
COTS The other, clad In q dirty russet
suit with a long sweeping doublet, mac
a cunning, foxy face with keen, twlnkllng
eyes and a peaky beard, Next to him sat
Horde John, and beside him three other
rough unkempt fellows with tangled
boards and matted halr-free laborers
from the adjoining farms, where SINAI!
patches of freehold property had peen
suffered TO remain scattered ABOUT IN
the heart of the royal desmesne.i me
company was completed by q peasant
in a'rude dress OF undyed tsheepskln, Wlt
the old fashioned galli-gaskins about Ills
legs, and q gayly-dressed young man
With striped cloak Jagged at the edges
and parti-colored hosen, who looked apou.
him with high disdain upon his face, ana
held blue smelling,flask to his nose
with one hand, while he brandtshed
busy spoon with the otherS In the corner
very fat man was lying all a-spraW!
upon a truss, snoring stentorously, ana
evidently in the last stage OF drunkenness.
1870 -
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! D. c., have bought the fine old Passano
] nlantatinn. near Warrenton. The Wash-

D. c., have bought the fine old Passano
plantation. near Warrcnton. The Wash
ington Times says:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wallach VIII DC
ncighbors Of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, as VIII
Dr. James Kerr and family. While the
estate,iis one Of the fines. in the Old
Dominion, Mr.. Moore has formulated
plans for It's improvement. which VIII
make 1t vcritable show place for that
part Of the country.
Misses Jennie and Victoria Tucker VIII
spend this week ir>~Hanover with their
sister, Mrs. Harvey Christian.
The Richmond Chapter. Daughters OF
the Confederacy, will meet Friday after
noon in Lee Camp Hall at $3.50 o'clock
to elect delegates to st. Louis and 10
tho State convention in Petersburg.
y Dr.. Robert Herndon Fife. Of Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Conn. who was
the guest OF Mrs. r. T. Hunter In Rich
mond last week. left his home at the
University OF Virginia, near Charlottes-
willie. yesterday for fredericksburg. Va
After brief stay with relatives there
he will return to prepare Tor MS work
during the coming year at A1lddletoWh.
Alta called meeting OF the Board Of
the Woman's Christian Association yes
terday forenoon. a committee. composed
OF Miss Rebeccn Norwood Mrs. Anna =.
Rahm and Mrs. George A. Lyon was APP
pointed to draft resolutions OF sympathy
and respect to the memory OF Mrs. True
man A. 4 Parker. who was not only one
OF the earliest vice-presidents OF the as
sociaton. but one who. as long as her
life lasted. proved herself most efficient
and esteemed co-woker and member
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reel, which was led as no one else can,
by Mr. Samuel r. Gault with Miss. Clara
Pitts, of le6Haven.$Th The ladies pres
ent included Misses Mabel Clarke, Of
Washington, D. ca: Boatwright, Of
Danville; Lille West, of Richmond: Null
len, Of Manteo; Holiday Of Charottes-
Vile. and Misses Clara Pitts. Cornelia
Burgess, Mary Dull Parke Harris, Mar
gle and Annie Nicholas, Leila and Mar
guritte LecSic. Mae and Louise Beale
Wade, Blair, Scruggs and Rose Farrar.
Gentlemen present were Messrs. SRivcs
Nicholas, Odell White, Charles and Ben
jamn Dorrier Marion Pitts, Henry and
Francis Harris. Cary Moon. Samuel
Gault Fred Fahr, Of Richmond; Thomas
Lecke, Bedsoe Beale, J jefferson Durrett
Frank Hammer, Zach Jones, lrompkins
and DIR. Stitson
Mrs. Fred Farrar and Jackson Beale
were the agreeable chaperones of the
evening
Powers-Cavanaugh.
Tho marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Cava-
na,lgh and Mr. Joseph e. Powers, which
took place at st. Peters Cathedral on
September It'll, was one of the prettiest
of tho season They were married with
rated with potted palms and flowers. and
was lighted with wax candles The bride
wore a. lovely gown Of silver gray crepe
de chine, trimmed with white silk appli-
que, with picture hattie MATCH, and car
aried an arm bouque Of Brides roses.
She Is the youngest sister Of Mrs w. P.
Leaman, with whom she has made her
home during her young womanhood. She
is very popular among a large circle OF
Friends and is a member Of st. Peters
choir. 7t
During the ceemony Mrs. John Murphy
sang a solo.
The out-of-town guests for the we'd
ding We're: Mrs. James Gouldnlan. of
Mont gomery Ala, siste- OF the bride. and
Mr.. Maurice Powers. of31enphis Tenn,
brother Of the groom, who acted as best
man. 5,la5
After the marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Lea
man gave a reception to the bridal party
and a few invited guests. The wedding
presents numbered over two hundred, all
pretty and some very expensive.
Mr.. John Lynch, Mr.. James Phillips,
Mr. Charles HungVford, Mr.. Charles Ma
honey, Mr.. Charles Epps, Mr.. Morricc
Powers were the iushers.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs. Pow
ers left for Washington and points In
Ohio, New York and the lakes. Mr.
Powers is private secretarySto Mr.. II. T.
Wickhnm in the Chesapeake and Ohio
office. Z. 5
"T'riss; or, Beyond the Rockies =
The following verses we're written by
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Preached in Hampton.

Rev. w. S. Campbell returned ycstcr-
day morning from Hampton, where he
preached in the Presbyterian church.
DR.. J.sWilllam Jones preached IN the
Baptist church Of that city.
Rev. +. r. Mnstin, superintendent or
the Methodist Orphan Asylum, preached
In the Methodist church
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Epworth League.

The weekly devotional service of AS
bury Epworth League will be held this
evening ut S:15 o'clock, conducted by Mr..
Walter Goodwin. Tho opening service last
Tuesday was well attended and larger
attendance is looked for this week. a
short business session will be held I'M
mediately after the devotional excr-
clses a.F al
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Thrown From Buggy.

Mrs. R. r. Catlln. Of Chestnut Hill.
is suffering considerably from a fall she
sustained Saturday evening while driving
in buggy across the. viaduct. The
horse stepped on broken board on the
bridge and fell.
The fall threw Mrs. Catlin. who is an
elderly lady. bodily out OF the buggy
She was painfully bruised. but through
the presence Of mind OF Mrs. LIT. Faux
ner, who was in the buggy. the horse
was stopped and more serious harm
aYerted. ~.
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Social una
Personal.
Old Scotch Nuptial Poem.

4 z r
Old Scotch Nuptial Poem.
When Adam was created
He dwelt in Eden's shade
I AS Moses has related.
IA bride for him was made.
4 Great was his CONSERVATION
When first he saw his bride;
Great was his admiration
TO fnd her by his side.
The woman was not taken
From Adams head, you know;
So she must not command him
IT'S evidently so.
The woman was not taken
From Adams feet. you see;
So he must not abuse her,
The meaning seems to be.
The woman she was taken
From under Adams arm,
Which shows he must protect her
From injury and HARM
And now, most noble brides groom,
To you turn aside;
Be s,irc you live n Christian
And for your family provide.
Refrain from sinful conduct.
Nor sow the seeds of strife;
These arc The solemn duties
OF both the man and wife.
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Opening ct Bazaar.

The bazaar for the benefit Of Sacred
Heart Church In Manchester opened bril-
liantly last evening In the armory, Sew
cnth and Marshall Streets, the different
booths presenting a most attractive APP
pearance and the presence of Governor
Montague. the knights of Columbus and
the clergy combining to render the open.
ing ceremonial most impressive.
Little Miss Pauline Sullivan, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. a.. Sulli-
van, of Washington. was the center of
attraction, and executed with wonderful
grace a. number of beautiful and graceful.
dances st. N1ary's Church was repre-
scented by the bazaar president, Mrs
Ridgeley, and Mrs. G. H. Plagemann;
the Cathedral by Mrs Harding and Mrs.
West; Sacred Heart Church, by Mrs
NIcCrady; st. Patrick's, by Mrs. Donati.
and the Manchester Church, by Mrs.
Hogan. The Richmond public showed
their appreciation of cordial invitation
extended and visited the bazaar in large
numbers.
Lee Kent.
The marriage of Miss Lucille Virginia
Kent the daughter of Mrs. l.. Y. Kent,
and Mr. Frederick Cobb Lee, the son OF
DR. and Mrs. George Hyde Lee, took
place at&7 O clock last Saturday evening
In st. Paul's Episcopal Church. Balti-
more.
The bride was attended by her sister
Miss Bcrnlce Lee. her only attendant.
After wedding breakfast she left with
her husband for a honeymoon trip to the
Catskills. The young couple who are
connected with Virginia families are
popular members of Washington society.
Mrs. Lee who has recently graduated
with high nonors from college, IS a menl-
her of the Kappa Delta Sorority
Dance at Scottsville.
The dance, which was given Friday
evening. September the 3D. at Beale's
Hall, Scottsville. by the young men Of
the town as n farewell to the many beau
tiful young ladies. who have been. spend
Ing the summer infthe vicinity, although
sad in one way. proved to be one of the
most successful of the season in many
others. The german. which Included
many very pretty figures, was very
gracefully led by Mr. Jefferson. Durrett,
with Miss Marguerite Leckie, Of Glen
dover, Va. ~
Refreshments were served at midnight.
after which dancing was continued until
2 o'clock, ending with the old Virginia
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Meditation Of Rose.

Arthur Rose coloyed. got on tear
Saturday night and went into bar
room with pistol, which he fired. Then
he got arrested and now he Is medita-
ting on the sin OF firing pistol and
then concealing 1t. He was charged 80
for shooting the pistol, and 500 for con-
ceallng 1t. and the additional punish
ment OF twelve months security was inn
posed by Justice John.
Burnett's Extract Of Vanilla Ell
Prepared from select Vanilla Beans var
'ranted. Adv
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Perret, Emma Perrct and Charlotte Per-
ret and Miss Bessie Davis. Gentlemen
were NIessrs. Ben Sheppard, Willie Lane,
Julian and Clarence Davis, Charles Prid-.
DIV and Arthur Davis. 49,
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"At the Pines" Glen Allen.

A party was given in honor OF Miss
Irene Walton and Miss Elizabeth Zach
arias by Misses Bessie and Ethel Baker
at "The Pines" Glen Allen.
Music. recitations and delicious re-
fresimcnts rendered the occasion one
of great /: enjoyment. Other young
ladies present beside the guests of honor
We're Misses Rena Lane, Emma Lane,
Tstclle Sheppard. Annie Sheppard. Annie
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Mr.. Grants Attendants.

If Miss Shepperson will be her sisters
IS maid of honor and the bridesmaids will
include some of the prcttiest and most
charming young ladies in Charlotte
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A largo dinner party was given satur-
day evening to Mr., and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page at "Wyndhursf," the Lenox
estate Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloan.
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I Miss Womack, trained nurse OF this
city, is attending Mrs Thomas Neal Will
liams. who is Ill at her home in Pittsyl-
vania county. M
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Rev. J:SJ. Haley, pastor OF the Seventh
Street Christian Church. has returned to
the city.
The Clarence Aloores Of Washington.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-08
MAN|LA'S FIRST
POSTMASTER HERE

W. A. Gourlay, who came here from
San Francisco on the transport Dix,
remained in Honolulu and will prob
ably spend several months in the is
lands. He goes to Kauai this week.
Mr.. Gourlay has been in Honolulu
before. having gone from here to Ma
Mia in 1898. He was selected to look
after Uncle Sans mail at Cavite be-
fore the occupation of Manila by the
American troops. When the assault
was made on the city Mr.. Gourlay and
superintendent of Mails Vail accom-
panied the troops and their first duty
on entering the city was to repair at
once to the Spanish Postoffice.
The two men entered the office of the
General and demanded all
keys and official papers. The incum-
bent defied the Americans and a squad
OF soldiers was sent for. The Spanish
postmaster was finally elected from
the building and Uncle Sans agents
took charge. Mr. Gourlay was made
the first American postmaster.
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WHAT 1T WILL DO.

A woman buys a sewing ma
chine for what it will do; not as
an article of furniture. A man
carries watch to tell him the
time; not as an investment of
surplus capital. The same prin-
cipIe when one is i'll. We want
the medicine or the treatment
which will relieve and cure. The
friend in need must be a friend
indeed, something, or somebody,
with a reputation. There should
be no guesswork in treating dis
ease. People have the right to
know what a medicine is, and
what it will do, before they take
it. Tt must have behind it an
open record of benefit to others
for the same diseases, a series
of cures that proves it's merit
and inspires confidence. 1t is
because it has such a record that
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
is bought and used without hest
tation or doubt. Its Good Name
is the solid basis for the faith
the people have in it; and good
name has to be earned by good
deeds. It does what You have a
right to expect it to do. It is
palatable as honey and contains
all the nutritive and curative
properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts of Malt and
Wild Cherry. In Scrofula, Ane-
mia, Nervous and General Debil-
ity, Influenza and Wasting Com
plants, it is to be thoroughly
relied upon. Doctor J. L. Car
rick says: =" | have had remark
able success with it in the treat
ment of Consumption, Chronic
Bronchitis, Catarrh and Scrofu-
lous Affections. 1t is of special
value in nervous prostration and
deprayed nutrition; it stimulates
the appetite and the digestion,
promotes assimilation, and enters
directly into the circulation with
the food. Q [ consider it marvel
Gus success in medicine" Every
dose effective. sEYou cannot be
disappointed in it." Sold by
chemists throughout the world.
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ATTACKS OF COLO. cholera NOR
bus, pains in the stomach, dysentery and
dlarrhoea come on suddenly and so often
prove fatal before a physician can be
summoned, that a reliable remedy should
always be kept at hand. Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
has no equal as a cure for these ailments.
1t never fails to give prompt relief even
IN the most severe cases. 1t is pleasant
to take and every household should have
a bottle at hand. Get it today. 1t may
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