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...,.O 4..pl,~4 .u.l7clI. move won the
40 crowns, swear. Perforce, I'll leave
them to you in my will"
The shock of the light speech made
even Mary ConnynGe vince. For the
moment she ayerted her eyes from the
handsome face above her. She luDhCd
and saw what gave her greater shock.
Law, too, stared, as her own startled
gaze grew fixed. He advanced close
to the gate, only to start back in a
horror OF surprise which raclled even
his steelcd composure.
Madam he cried; and then, Cath
arine'
Catherine KnOllys made no answer
to him, thou"E she looked straight and
calmly into his face, seeming not in the
least 10 see the woman near him. Her
eyes were wide and shining Sir
said She, keep fast to Hope! This
was for Faith and for Love-"
The jaier with one quick gesture
swung wide the gate. "flaste haste.
he cried Quick and begonc, This
night may mean my ruin' Get ye
gone. all of We, and give me time to
think Out with We all for must loch
the gate!'
John Law passed as one stupened.
the slender form Of Mary Connynee
still upon his arm. Hands Of mon hur-
ried them "Quick, into the car
riagcl" one cried.
And now the sounds of feet and
voices approaching along the corridor
were heard The jailer swiftly sWuns
the heavy gate to ana locked it. Cath
arne Knollys caught his last gesture.
which babe her begone as fast a,
miaht be. Her feet were strangely
heavy, in spite of her She reached
the curb in time to hear only the whir
Of wheels IS a carriage sped away over
the stones of the street. She stood
alone. irresOlute for half an instant
as the crunch of wheels spun up to The
curb again A hand reached out ana
beckoned; involuntariiy she obt}cd The
summons. Her wrist was seized, and
she Was half pulled through the door
of the carriage.
"What" cried voice. "You. Lady
Catharine, Why, how is tbiv?'
II was the voice Of VIII Law. whom
sho knew, but who certainly was MOI
The one who had brought her nither.
The lady Catharine accepted this last
situation as one no longer able to re3-
son. She sank down in the carrigg'
seat shivering.
is all well?" asked VIII Law. Gag
erly
"lTc is safe" said Lady Catharine
Knollys "It is done. Ii is finished
What does this mean?" exclaimed
VIII.
His carriaee--thcrc it is. II ao.-
to the ship-to tie Pool. He ana
Mary Connynge are only just ahead Of
us. You may hear the wheels. do ynr
not hear thcm?" She smoke with lead
on voice, and her head sank heavily.
"What! My brother Mary Con
nynge--n that carria@c- what can 1o1
mean? My God, Lady Catharino. tell
me, what DO You moan?"
II do not know said Cathar.nc
Knollys. MI things now seemed Worry
tag way f"om her. Her head sanh
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-AA, :. ...a. 40 ,cnucI surii might not
be damaged. Law himself was as soon
as they in the water, and he waded
back along the gunwale until he
reached the stern, the water nearly up
to his hips. Reaching out his arms,
he picked up Mary Connynge from her
seat and carried her dryshod ashore.
bending down to catch some whispered
word. Not so gallant was Du Mesne,
the leader of the voyageurs. He ut
tered a few sharp words of semi-com-
mand to the Indian woman, who had
been seated on the floor of the canoe.
and she, without protest, crawled for
ward over the thwarts and the heaped
bundles until she reached the bow, and
then went ankle deep into the Dreaming
flood. The great canoe. left empty and
anchored safe from the pebbles of the
beach, tossed light as a cork on the
incoming waves.
A little open space was quickly
found at the edge Of the cove in which
the Decentralization was made, and
here Du Mesne and his followers soon
kicked away the twigs and leveled
out smooth place upon the grass.
Each man produced from his belt a
broad bladed knife. and for the mo-
ment disappeared in the deep fringe OF
evergreens which lined the shore.
Fairly in the twinkling of an eye a
frame of bent poles was made above
which were spread strips of unrolled
birch bark from the cargo of the ca
noe. Over the spaces left uncovered
by the supply Of bark sheets there were
laid down long mats made by Indian
hands from dried reeds and bulrushes,
affording no inconsiderable protection
against the weather. Inside the lodge,
bales of goods and packages of pro-
visions were quickly arranged in COM
Portable fashion. Gaudy blankets were
spread upon layers of soft skins of the
buffalo The Indian woman had
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Special House Committee Considering
Charges Against Members
OF Congress.

Washington, March l5.-Thc special
committee Of the house to investigate
the posi- office Indictment" of members
OF congress continued ils work behind
closed doors from 10 to l2:45 o'clock
Monday and then took recess for
lunch, the session to be resumed at
two o'clock
The committee is making detailed
study Of each case in the report and
will send to the post office department
for The origiua! records in fun 1t Will
first determine those cases in which
there appears on the surface an iudi-
cation Of Wroncduirg on the part Of
members, il tAcre aIe any such. before
taking the testimony Of witnesses.
Mu.h time it is believed will he
saved by this preliminary work, which
undoubtedly will consume several days.
At the afternoon session of the COM
miiteo The work Of eoius over the report
was divided mp aeloug the members OF
the committee and the HcNt mcotir &
Fixed for Wednesday In the meantime
each member VIII examine the report
\ carefully,
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CHAPTER XVII.
THE DOOR or THE WEST.

Nearly a league farther. Du Mesne,
and the sun but an hour high. Come,
let us hasten,"
"You are right, Monsieur Las" re-
piled the one addressed, as the first
speaker seated himself on the thwart
Of the boat in whose bow he had been
standing. Bend to it, mes amis!"
John Law turned about on the seat,
aazing back over the length of the
little ship which had brought him and
his comrades thus far on the widest
tourney he had ever undertaken. Six
paddleis there were for this great canot
du Nord, and steadily enough they sent
the thin-shelled craft along over the
curling blue waves of the great inland
sea. And now their voices in one ac-
cord fell into the cadences of an an
ciont boat-song of New France:
"f1n roulant ma boule, rouant,
Roulant, rouler, ma boule rOulant."
The ictus of the measure marked
time for the sweeping paddles. and
Under the added impetus the paper
shell. reinforced as it was by close
laid Splints of cedar, and braced by
the hber-iastened thwarts, fairly
Yielded to the rush of the waves as
Che stawart paddlcrs sent It flying
forward. A tiny blur of white showed
about the bows, and now and then a
splash Of spray came inboard, or some
little curling white cap was divided
by the rush of the swiftly moving
prow
we shall not arrive too soon. my
fl lend" rejoined the captain Of the
vOyageurs. casting an eye back across
+ the gront lake, which lay black and
OninOHS against a threatening sky,
The sweep and swirl of its white caps
+ over racing hard after the frail craft,
as though eager to break through it's
I Iapcr sides and tear away the human
beings who thus fled on SO lightly
This boat, mysterously appearing as
though it We're some spirit craft
called from the ancient deeps. was far
from the beginning of its wild journey.
Wide as the eye might reach there
arose no neck of snowy canvas, nor
showed the dark line OF any similar
J 'Ibll DIOUtlIeu ny OdT VI DduulP.
They were alone, these travellers Be
fore them at the entrance of the wide
arm Of the great lake Micnlganun, ~.
the point even at that early day known
as the Door of the West, the beginning
OF the winding waterway which led
on into the interior of that West, then
80 aluring and so unknown. The
eyes of all We're fixed on the low, white
!yonted bluffs. crowned by dark for
est growth. which guarded the bay at
either hand. This spot, so wild. SC
remote, so significant-it was home fol
these voyayeurs as much as any; az
much, too, for Law and the woman who
lay back, pale-faced and wild-eyed
among the bales in the great canoe.
In time the graceful craft approached
the beach. on which the long waves
rolled ana curled. now gently, now with
imposing force. With the water yet
half-Icg deep. Du Mesne and two OF
The paddlers sprang bodily overheard
and held the boat back from the Deb-
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meantime struck fire, whose faint
blue smoke curled lakeward in the soft
evening air Quickly. and with the
system of experienced campaignerS, the
evening bivouac had been prepared.
and wildly picturesque it must have
seemed to a bystander had there been
| indeed any possible spectator within
many leagues.
Far enough was this from the tur-
moil of London. which Law and his
companion had left nearly year be-
fore; far enough still from the wild
capital of New France, where they had
spent the winter, after landing. as
much by chance as through any plan,
! at the port of the ST. Lawrence. Ever
demon of unrest drove Law forward,
ever there beckoncd to him that ire
sistible West, of which he was one
F, of the earliest to feel the charm.
| Farther and farther westward, swift
end swifter than ever the boats of the
FUR traders had made the journey be
| FORE he and his party, led by On
Mesne, the ex-galley-slave and wander
er whom Law had by chance met
again, and gladly, at Montreal, had
made the long and dangerous run Up
the lakes, past MichIimackinac, down
| the lake of Michiganon. headed to-
ward the interior of q new continent
which was then, as for generations
after then, the land of wondrous dis
! tances, of grand enterprises, of mag
nificent promises and immense fulfill
ments The bales and bundles of this
! bvouac belonged to John Law, bought
by gold from the gaming tables of
Montreal and Quebec, and ventured in
| the one great hazard which appealed
to him most irresistibly, the hazard Of
life and fortune in a far land where
he might live unneiehbored, and whore
he might forget. Gambler in England
gambler again in New France now
trading fur-merchant and voyagcur.
he was, as always, an adventurer. On
Mesne and his hardy crew hailed him
already as new captain of the trails,
new coureur, won from the Old
World by the savage witchery of the
New He was their brother: and III d
he indeed owned longer years Of train
ing, his kSennCsS of eye his strength
of arm, his tireessness Of limb could
hardly have been greater than they
seemed in his first voyage to fine West.
"Tous les printemps.
Tant des nouvelles''
hummed Du Mesne, as he busted h i'm
self about the camp, casting the while
a cautious eye to note the progress OF
the threatening storm.
'Tous les amants
Changent dcS mattresses.
Jamais lie bon vim n'endort-
L'amOur me reyeillei"
1.-THE best is before us now. Mon
sieur Las" said Du Mesne, joininl
Law, at length. "Assuredly the best
Is always that which is ahead and
which is unknown, but in point of fact
the hardest of our journey is over, for
hencef0rth we may stretch our legs
ashore, and hunt and fish, and make
good camps for madame, who, as We
both perceive. is much in need of ease
and comfortable for this night. doubt
not.
Meantime" continued he, 'let us
all see that all is well with our men
and arms. for henceforth We must put
ITO BE CONTINUED
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gently forward, and She heard not me
words Of the man who lranticl,iy
sought to awaken her to speech.
From the prison TO London Pool Was
a journey of some distance across tEn
streets OF London. viii Law called oat
to the driver with sasagery in his
voice, lie shouted, cursed. implorcj,
promised. and botimes held one band
under the soft, heavy tressas of The
head now sunk so humbly forward
The mad ride ended at the quay on
Thames side, where the shadows 81 The
tall buildings lay rank and thick upon
the earth, where tarry 81. 2Ils and evil
Cdors filled the heavy air p penetrated
none the less by the SAVIOR of the ~ u
salt air More than one giant ioGm
was outlined in the broad stream YES
sells tall and ghost-liic in the gloom
shadowy, suggestive, bearing imprint
and promise of far lands across the
sea.
ITO the brigantlno beyond cried
Will Law to the wherryman who cane
up. we want Capt McAlaster5. nf
the Polly Perkins. For GODS sa'o.
quick, There's that afoot mus ~
caught up within the moment. do yol
hear"
The whcrryman touched his cap ana
quickly made ready his boat VIII
Law, understanding naught Of THIS
swift coil of events, and not daring q
leave Lady Catharine behind him a.
he oarriape made down the stairw"'
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w ork Continues,

Some work while you sleep and many
others sleep while you work, but Re Go
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work After being taken As directions
require, il has only one duty To perform.
that OF keeping the bowels stomach and
liver in u healthy condition and then
work is u pleasure Try Re-Go today.
Sold BY Henry Hinrichs, Druggist.
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Tragedy AVerted

Just in the nick of time our ll''le
boy was saved writes Mrs. W Watkins
Of Pleasant CITY, ohio Pneumonia
had played sad havoc with him aud u
terrible cough set in besides Doctors
treated him, hut he grew worse every
day. At length We tried Dr. King !
New Discovery for Consumption, and
onr darling was saved He's now sound
and well Everybody ought to know
it's the only sure cure for Coughs Colds
and all Lung diseases Guaranteed by
Henry IIenrichs. Druggist Price 90
aud ~ 90 Trial bottles free.
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Money

We have on hand a6 all times money
in amounts of 500 $1,000, and upwards
which we will loan You on first mort.
gage security, interest , uer cent
Julius Liudstedt 4 Co.
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SOUTH hound TRAINS

Train
m 81 pm @ " ram m IN
irsI nam ht'"m "pm Arrive M"t"'" E"Pm e*m
{,
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| or Rent or Sale

A large two story frame house of sew
enteen rooms with neutrality-suspicious.
in good location suitable for boarding
h"u,eor To rem in Flat. VIII be let
cheap il taken ut once Enquire at ol2
North eth street or at this office
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Chicago & North Western Railway.
NORTH BOUND

I ~ Il .l1
a Mar f AlHuli Iu~lt H tlru rtlW Trains
A.!.aml
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.nvcTrD TEnTnDV
THUIUnl
TO BEGIN WORK
Force Of Hands Now at Work at the
Plant Preparing to open-Msn-
ager Abrams Expects . Big
Season

Within the course Of a rev weeks
the oyster factory Of the Aiken Can
ming Company situated out on Glynn
avenue, will be in full operation, giving
employment TO a large number Of
people.
Manager j. b. Abrams. with a torce
oI workmen, has been at work at the
plant for the past three or four weeks
getting everything in readiness for the
beginning Of work. and by the end Of
the present week the factory will' be
prepared for operation
Manager Abrams states chat he
las already received orders for many
hundred cans Of oysters in fact the
plant will have to be operated on full
time continually to supply The demand.
This industry has been constantly
growing for tho past several years
and Brunswick canned oysters can
now be found on sale in all sections
.of the country
Manager Abrams already las a nun
Der of oyster boats engaged for the
season. and though the biyalves are
said to be rather scarce this season,
it is expected that the factory VIII
not have any trouble ia securing
enough to keep it busy
It is not known exactly when the
factory will hcgin operation.
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Dir chM AAIIl
1Id 0HW WILL
At WORK AGAIN
Taylor-cook Cypress Company Resum.
ed Operation Several Days Ago.
The Mill has Been Practically
Rebuilt Recently

The large ssw mill Of the Taylor.
Cook Cypress Company, three miles
from the city. which has been shut
down for the past several months.
undergoing a number Of repairs, com
menced work again several days ago
and the large plant is now running
regularly on fdil time
This mill is one Of the largest cy-
press plants in this section and a
large force OF workmen is employed
During the time that It has been
shut down the plant. in many ways,
has been practically rebuilt New and
modern machinery has been installed
and everything has been repaired ana
put in a first class condition.
This mill has also practically chan,
ged hands recently. and Is now man
aged by an almost new company. Mr.
Karl Friese. no has been in the city
tcr some tine. is now the general
superintendent lie is a saw mill man
Il ability. having spent many years
ir the business.
The large plant is now cutting many
thousand feet Of lumber daily. and
the weekly pay rolls are easily felt
10y the average Brunswick merchant
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-aAllnll IuTT0TeT
MUTT INI[n[0l
IN THE MEETING
Several Port Cities will Probably SEND
Delegates Here to Meet With the
Congress onaI Merchant Ma
rine Commission.

Considerable interest is being man
Tested in the meeting Of the con
gressionaI marine commission which
is to be held in brunswick Oh Novem-
Der II. and il is probable that repre-
sentatives viii be here from sayan-
Eah.Jacksonville. Fefnandina and Oar
len. Invitations having been extended
the conmercisi bodies of these four
port cities to attend by the local board
OF trails Nothing definite has yet
been hearf but it rs expected that ali
o. the cities viii be represented.
It is quite distinction for the com.
mission to select this port as Tie only
one 70 be visited ON the South ATTAIN
tic coast. and it only goes 70 show
that the government is we'll aware
81 the fact tnat Brunswick leads ali
ether southern ports.
The onmiltee appointed at the
meeting Of he board Of trade rhurs.
. day 60 arrange for The coming Of the
commission viii hold a meeting dur,
ing the next few days, at which time
all preliminary arrangements win be
perfected.
The meeting. at which the business
men Of the rort Will meet with the
/ commission. VIII be held at the city
hall and speeches viii be maze by
members Of The commission as well
as by local business men VINO are
intereted In shipping circles
The witt Of the commission 90
sonlhern ports is considered lmpor,
tdnt. aud is is expected that the result
OF the visit mere win be closely watch.
ed by other south Atlantic port
cities
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llnT nav rnn
lA0I UhI run
REGISTRATION
Books for tho city Election viii Close
Tomorrow Afternoon and It is Ex
pected thst Clerk viii Have
Big Rush

Tomorrow viii be the last day IN
which the voters viii have to reg
lister. The books win close at six
O'Clock and the campaign will be over
as far as the registering Of voters
Is concerned.
TO the campaign managers this
is the most expensive part Of the cam.
paign. There are many who are solid
with you" but their taxes must be
paid before they can count The
campaign fund must then pay the vot-
as taxes. sometime amounting to
quite a large amount.
In justice to ali those interested IN
the present campaign. however, il
nust be admitted that less Of this
work has been going on this year
fian heretofore. and only a few hum
bred dollars have been paid out Of the
campaign fund for the registering Of
voters
Another great trouble is experien.
cod with these voters on election day,
and It Il as mEch trouble to vote them
az It was to get them registered. Az
ter ono faction has paid their taxes
very often they go 20 the polls and
cast their vote for the opposing can
dluales-
Tomorrow win probably be the bus
lest day with the city clerk since the
opening Of the registration books.
There are voters who always wait
nutn the very last day to qualify for
lie election and then there is rush
to the office.
Tax Collector Read was scheduled
to be at Brookman TO collect taxes
tomorrow. but owing to the fact that
Is the last cay to register and many
voters will want to pay their taxes
ie the city. he has arranged to remain
ii the city.
It is expected that fifty or more
names viii be added to the registra-
lion books before they close tomor-
row. and the next trouble the politi-
cians win have TO face win be the
meeting of the city registrars.
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FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
The Information Contained in this Cit
izen's Statement is invaluable to
Brunswick Peopfe.

Brunswick People.
Wnen resident Of Brunswick whose
statement appears below who has no
monetary or other interest in the arti-
Gle which he endorses, who IL anxious
= do his acquaintances and fellow res
ieents a good turn who publishes in
this paper his experience with Doan's
kidney Pills that citizen must have
good and sufficient reason for doing
50. The following should dispel any
doubts which may have existed in the
readers mind on this subject.
Albert p. Mcfarland, Of Savannah
foreman of No. 4 engine company, S
Z. D. residing at 30f Oglethorpe ave
HEe east, says. 4 have used DOan's
Kidney Pills and can recommend then
very highly. My trouble was in the
small Of my back and when took cold
Il caused q dull, tOothache-like pain
il my loins, which became sharp and
shooting if I moved quickly The kid
ley secretions we're irregular IN color
contained sediment, while symptoms
retention we're present used sew
eral different remedies for tue back-
aehe, but ii bafIied all my efforts unlll
] got box Of Doan's Kidney pills. The
pain in my back left me and the secre-
tons from tie kidneys lost their
cloudy appearance. while my health
as greatly improved from the use
c. this remedy. You can refer 10 re
% one Who recommends Doans Kid
aey Pills
Plenty more proof like this from
brunswick PEOPLE Cali al Hunters
Pharmacy and ask what their custo-
mers report
For sale by all dealers Price soc.
fosterMilhurn Co., Buffalo. n. Y sole
agents for the United States
Remember The name Dun sand
take no othcl
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Specials in Shoes.

Mrs NJ Isaac offers some splendid
values for this week In shoe depart
ment for ladies', gentlemen and chill
dien, Some 500 pairs in all. See these
shoes in our show-window, FOR men
a patent leather bleecher. Cuban heel
500 value, today 1898. Our famous
Royal Blue in any shape, today $3.50,
etc, etc. Ladies Wei patent leather tip
wei goes al SIPS; our $3.50 shoe in
French kid at $l.00 now see this, our
Queen $500 shoe for this sale Sl48i
children's school shoes, special value
at 75c. to one dollar Come before
sizes are broken.
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Chamberiain's Cough Remedy Is Pleas
ant to Take.

The finest quality OF granu'ated loaf
sugar is use ia the manufacture OF
Chamberlain cough remedy and the
roots used in its preparation give il
q flavor similar to maple syrup; max
ing IL quite pleasant to take. Mr. W.
T. Roderick of poolcsville. Nd, in
speaking of this REMEDY says Il
have used Chamberalns Cough Rem
coy with my children for several
years and can truthfuily say IL is the
best preparation of the kind I know
on The children like to take il ana it
has no Injurious after effects For
sale BY all druggists
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COFFEE AND TEAS.
Coffee, Our own Nj & J brand
Coffee, Morning JOY
Coffee, Porto Rico,
Teas, English Breakfast,
Teas, GunpoWder,
Teas, Fancy Mixed, Teas, our~Egie
Coco, Chocolate, Postum Cereal,
HAMS AND BACON.
Dove Hams, Dove Breakfast Bacon,
Premium Breakfast Bacon,
Premium Hams,
Rohe's Small Fat Bacon,
P'sieet, corled Beef,
FLOUR
tenry Clay (none bette)
Cbelisk,
Whole Wheat Flour,
Graham Flour
Rye Flour,
SUGARS
Fine GRADUATED, Soft A Sugar,
PulVerized Sugar, Loaf Sugar,
SYRUPS
New Georgia syFp, very fine
Maple Syrup,
New Orleans Cane Syrup,
GREEN FRUITS,
Large Fine Apples, Florida Oranges
Large Bananas, Grapes,
Cranberries.
VEGETABLES AND CHICKENS
We have fresh vegetables and chick
ems coming in almost daily. Our
Gardi Yellow Vans can't be matched
by any
BUTTER AND CHEE&E.
Creeo's EN 30 Butter,