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| ready to march 1t was discovered that
the hostile tribes had finally evacuated
| the country; which deliverance was
stained track through the forest. not BY
, the desperate defence Of the Plateau, but
by the whisper that Victor Durnovo was
| With them, Truly mans reputation Is
Il, strange thing!
DAnd this nlan--the mighty warrior
whose name was as good as All army In
Central Afrca-went down on his knees
one night to Guy Cscard. implpring him
to abandon the slmIacine Plateau. or at
all events to allow him Ia 80 down to
Loango with Meredith and Joseph.
mo" sad DISCARD; Meredith held thls
place for US when he could have left +
safely. He has held It for a year. 1t Is
our turn now, We will hold 1t for him.
| am going TO stay, and you have to
stay with me-.
For. Jack Meredith. life was at this
| time nothing but constant, never-ceas-
! Ing fatigue. When Discard helped him
Into the rough litter they had constructed
for his comfort, he laid his head on the
pillow. overcome with a dead sleep.
Goodbye, old chap" sad Discard. pat,
ting him on the shoulder. M
"G'bye;" and Jack Meredith turned over
w u'S stuS a. ~ Hp WoEp W op"' uEeW
up the Blanket. and closed his eyes, Ha
did not seem to know whore he was, and
what was worse, he did not seem to
, care, Oscard gave the signal to the
bearers. and the march begun, There Is
something In the spring Of human mus
Giles unlike any other r7oslye power; tho
power Of thought may be felt even on
the pole Of litter, and one thing that
modern invention can never equal Is tho
comfort Of being carried on the human
shoulder The slow swinging move.
Jack Meredith's l.fe-lndead, life It.
self seemed to9be nothing but a
| huge Journey thus peacefully acomplish-
ed, Through the Tapping curtains an
endless procession OF trees passed before
his half-closed eyes, The unintelliglble
gable Of the l!ght-hearted bearers Of his
litter was all that reached his, ears, And
ever at his side was Joseph-cheerlng
I defaygable. resourcetpl There was In
!. is MID one Of the greatest hapnines,ss
Of llte~the sense Of something satIstac-
/ tory accomplishments peacefulness that
comes when the necessity tor effort Is
| past and left behindv-that lying down to
rest which must surely be something like
death In Its kindest form. j,
| The awe inspired by Victor purnovo'H
name went before the little, caravan |ika
moral convoy and cleared their path.
Thus, guarded by the name Of q man whom
he hated, Jack Meredith was enabled
to pass through savage country llterr
ally cast upon q bed Of sickness
| In due course the river was reached,
and the gentle swing OF the litter was
changed for the smoother motion Of the
canoe And " was at this period Of the
journey--in the forced restfulnsss OF BODY
entailsd-that JosepA's mlnd scared to
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Nos, slS-6lss.
higher things, and he determined to
write a. letter to Sir John,

higher things. and he determined TO
write a letter to Sir John,
He was, he admitted even to himself, no
great penman. and his enstolary style
tended, perhaps. more to the forcib!s
than to the finished.
''somethin'." he reflected "that'll tust
curl his back hair for i'm; that's what
I'll write I'm"
Msala had been devastated. and II was
within the rooness walls OF purnovo's
house that joseph finally wrote out Ia
borIous,ly the projected capillary lny1g-
orator"
"Honored Sir che understanding you
to adyiss You respecttully".-w while writ.
Mssthat ny NY master is taken seriously
tor : matter q ave weeks. ha Just llas on
fhs es ses sa sSs no eaa oss
BIN down to the he coast, which We hope to
oa.o eeCp sort eng g. whss u .k s
once obtain the hest advice ohtainable-,
that Is to b. had. However. I may have
sS.r 9n Il put mS no. hsnk GSs
tor ' hsylas Kind friends al Lasnse, have
g. is sss bssn ss sqe es Rpf sG pss
'vst touch and go, SO 70 speak: not be- g;
WSst g rs, matter VIII master. ! Gan y
ss s'P ssae4s ksEiss sai ssks
g. aR sHShS! p r. sSs tsp VA
s Assf' 50 wA' strslsa e Ii. t0aRs sa.s
OF Mr. and Miss Gordon. where
we stayed before, ana with no
fear but what we, Will be received with
( ~ Thank God, honsrssd slT, rive KEPT
an therefore more able to look, a Ter
sstsE ,, h hGo1 We l mach ~Ifs s yo
siF,, seeing as ! have no great facility
with my Pen. am, honored, SIR. your
respectful sery%s 1Ds1 s. tsioR RpkHsAisoN
/ There WAS one or two round splashes
on the paper suggestive, perhaps. Of
tears. but not indicative Of those use,
less trihptss, The truth was that It was
a hot evening, and joseph had. az he
con tesssd. but little facility With the
There" said the scribe, with 4 smile
of intense satisfaction, THAT will give
the old un beans, Not that J don't re-
spect h,m--oh no.,
\ He paused, and gazed thoughtfully az
the evening star, 49,.
Strange thing-lite,' 2 hs .npttered, "ug,
common strange, Perhaps the old w y
Providence are nysterious-onnecessa
mysterious, to my thinkin'." 2a
And he shook his head at the eYenlng-
star, as II he were not quite pleased W}tA
It,
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enemy had divided and led. For few
moments there was strange. tense
silence. Then voice-an English voice
cried.
Come on!''
The next moment Guy Discard stood on
I the edge of the Plateau. He held up
\ both arms as n signal to those within
the stockade to cease firing, and then he
came forward, followed by q number Of
blacks and Durnovo.
The gate was rapidly diaencumbered
Tits rough supports and thrown open.
i Jack Meredith stood III the aperture.
holding out his hand.
TITS all right; it's--all right" he said.
Oacard did not seen, to take so cheer
full viaw Of matters. He scrutinized
Meredth's face with visible anxiety.
Then suddenly Jack lurched up against
his rescuer, grabbing at him vaguely,
In a minute DISCARD was supporting him
back towards his tent.
tits all right, YOU know, explained
Jack Meredith. very gravely; y am A. bit
weak-that is all. am hungry haven't
had anything to eat for some time. you
know"
"oh yes" said DISCARD. shortly; II
know all about IT,
CHAPTER XVII
i i : S . = . - . .
"Chacun de VOWS puet'etre en- son occur
sous des ris passsgers etoutte I'm long
regret"
"cood-hye to that damned old Platter
may It be torever!" With this valedic-
tory renaark. Joseph shook his fist once
more at the unmoyed mountain and re-
sumed his march,
William" he continued, sraysly. to a
native porter who walked at his side and
knew no word Of English, there Is some
money that is not worth the making.
The man grinned from ear to ear and
nodded with vast appreciation OF what
experience taught him to take as a
Joke.
Remember that, my black diamond.
and just mind the corner Of your mouth
don't get hltehed over yer ear" SAID JOS
eph. pattlpg him with friendly cheer
fulness.
Then he made his way forward to
walk by the side Of his masters utter and
encourage the carriers with that mixture
which composed his method OF dealing
Three days after the arrival Of the
rescuing fords at the plateau, Guy pscard
had organized a retreatlng party, COM
manHed by Joseph, to convey Jack Mere
dith down 10 the coast. He knew enough
of medicine to recognize the Iact tnat
this was no passing inolspos'ssgM, pue q
thorough breakdown In health pne work
and anxiety Of the last year, added 70
the strange disgusting breath 'of the
Stn,iacine grove. had brppEht apout Q
serious collapse In the system wnleh only
months OF rest aud freedom from care
could repair. t,s&
Before the retrest,ns column wa.
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CHAPTER XXvI.-(continued)

+ Before sunrise the next morning the
alarm was given again. and the little
garrison was called to arms.
When Joseph left his masters tent he
was convinced that neither Of them had
long to live; but he was OF that hard ma
terial which Is found in Its very best form
In the ranks and on the forecastle--men
who die swearing 1t may be very re-
prehensible-no doubt 1t is--but It is very
difficult for a plan-going man to with
hold his admiration for such as these.
IT shows, at all events, that Thomas Atr
kins and Jack are alike unafraid OF meet,
Ing Their Maker. 1t Is their duty to
fight either living enemy or a. cruel
sea, and II little profanity helps them
to do their duty. who are We that we
may condemn them?
So Joseph went out with a5erihe IN
| each hand and a fine selection of eplthets
| on his tongue,
Now, you devils" he said. "were Just
| going to fight like hell"
And what else he said It booteth little.
He took his station on the root of a
| hut In the centre OF the little stock
| ade, and from there he directed tho FIRE
had disabled native who leoaded each
rife In turn; and Just by way OF en-
| couraglng the others he picked Off the
| prominent men outside the stoekade with
! deadly steadinass. BY way of relieving
the tension he INDUCED In an occasional
pleasantly at the expense OF the enemy.
Now" he would say. there's a man
! lookin' over that hush with a green
feather en- his nut It's mistake to
wear green feathers; Il makes a body 80
conspicuous,
And the wearer OF the obnoxious feath-
| err would throw I'D his arms and topple
| backward down the hill. i5s
II Joseph detected anything like cav
ardice or carelessness. he pointed his
rifle with a threatening frown towards
the culplt, with instant effect. Presently.
however things began to get more serl-
GUS This was not the sudden assault
of single chief. but an organized att
tack, Before long Joseph ceased to smile.
| BY sunrise he was off the roof, running
from one weak point to another, encour-
aging. threatening. fighting. and swearing
very hard. More than once the enemy
reached tia AiasSass, aAd--ass1nous sign
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Prize Absent-Minded Man.

Ferdinand w. Peck. Of Chicago. Is
credited with one of the latest and best
stories OF Observation-Disclosures. It con-
Germs a PENNSYLVANIA professor Belng
called out on some urgent matter re-
Gently. and expecting to be engaged for
some hours. lie affixed notice to the
door OF his private sanctum stating that
he would not be back till o'clock IN
the afternoon.
AS It happened, he was able to get
away earlier and arrived back at his
chambers a little before 2 O'Clock. Seeing
gotten ON the door, he read it carefully
When he had thoroughly digested its
contents he took a seat on the stairs
and waited patiently until 3 o'clock
New York Tribune.
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one or two 81 their dead lay inside tn.

--one or tWo OF their ueaN 'aS u.s'ue VIZ
defence.
Tight yer devils--flght!"h he cried In 9.
hoarse whisper. for his voice had given
away. Hell--g,ve 'em hell
He was everywhere at once, urging on
his men. kicking them. pushing them,
forcing them up to the 8tockade. Rut
he saw the end, Half dazed the blacks
fought ON In silence. The grim African
sun leaped up above the distant line OF
sights to he seen on earth-a soldier
wounded. driven desperate, and not
afraid.
In the midst Of It a. hand was. laid On
Joseph's shoulder,
See to It."
Without looking round. Ioseph obeyed.
only knew that his master, who was al
most dead. had come to life again, There
was no time for anything else,
| For half an hour It was q queAtton OF
any moment. Master and man were for
the time being nothing better than mad
men. and the nghtlns frenzy ia Wildly
| infectious
1 fell hack, and In the momsntary silence
( the sound OF distant firing reached the
ears Of the little band at defenders.
I. Whats that?' asked Meredith, sharp
ly, He looked liked one risen from the
dead.
Fighting among themselves" replied
Joseph. who was wipng blood and Crime
from his eyes.
.Then one Of them is fighting with an
I Express rife"
Joseph listened. s
by God' he shouted-"by God, Mer--
sir. we're saved!'
| The enemy had apparently heard the
airing too, Perhaps they also recognized
the peculiar sharp smack" of the Ex-
press rife amid the others There was a
fresh a,tack-an ugly rush Of reckless
men. But the news soon spread that
there was firlng in the valley. and the
sound Of 8 white mans rife. The little
garrison plucked up heart, and the Files,
almost too hot to hold. dealt death
| around,
| They held back tie savases until the
sound OF the firing behind them was quite
audible even amid the heavy rattle Of the
! niuskAtry.
GAAA suddenly ths artns eeassa-ths
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will be a. string band and a japanese for.
Meeting Of Richmond Chapter.

Meeting of Richmond Chapter.
The Richmond Chapter. Daughters Of
the Confederacy. held their, last meeting
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock IN Lee
Camp Hall, Mrs. Nv. Randolph presid-
Mrs John B. Richardson.. Of New Orr
leans. director Of the Davis Monument
and the wife of q gallant Confederate otii-
the distingu ished DR.. John w Jones' who
took an Interested part in the proceedings.
Mrs, Edgar D. Taylor, treasurer Of the
q o1a sds0 % ' in bank
The chapter, In response to letters read,
decided to send FIVE dollars to the Colum-
Confederacy. for the purchase Of flowers
to be used in the decoration of Confeder,,
ate graves at Camp Chase On Memorl al
for the John b. Gordon memorial and
memorial in Lexington.
A letter from Mrs. 49, Pyle. It the
board of managers of the Home for Needy
Confederate Women, twas read, ASKING
the endorsation and support, of the chap
ter in the work undertaken by the ! beard 2,
undertaken by the Chapter, and the many
already pledged by them. the question
was waived for the present
Mrs. Randolph, the president, reported
over to the Stuart Monument Association.
On motion Of Mrs. John Teefey, q rising
vote Of thanks was given Mrs Randolph
for her earnest efforts and zeal In col
lectlng this sum.
The meeting adjourned, there being no
further business of Importance on hand.
Dainty Lingerie Gowns.
Nothing is so fashionable FOR the real
warm days as lingerie gowns, and moth
Ing is more lovely when dainty and fresh
We have had several consecutive seasons
the street, as we'll as indoors, In prefer
cnce to almost everything else, but tho
lingerie gown Is a thing quite apart from
every other sort, and Is worn to-day IN
greater numbers than ever before, That
it is exquisite at Its best Is self-evident,
Nothing else Is quite 50 charming, moth
ing else suits the seasons models quite
SO well. Muslin Of the finest sort made
the dressy summer gowns of OUR great
grandnothers, and 1t Is fitting that 1
should be generally used, now that the
styles or that earlier period are being
revived But while all this is true, much
remains to be said. and unless some essen
mer far from satisfactory, in spite Of its
promised charm.
They Must be Fresh.
To be attractive these dainty creations
must be fresh. a hint of soil. the least
ephemeral loveliness has fed II the
wearers OF to-day hope to emulate their
success, as worn. by our foremothers,
they must bear that fact insistently In
mind and remember that nothing compen-
safes for lack of perfect freshness. Bet
ter the simplest lawn, with tucks as its
only trimming, unrumpled aud guiltless
that is bedraggled In the least. Only yes
.
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terday ! saw a young girl, more than
commonly endowed as to both figure and
face, wearing gown OF white that was
In effect, yet which gave her Infinite sat.
isfaction, because, forsooth, It was ot
fine material. much befrilled and had been
beautiful! If such Is to be the result OF
Coming summos sith dread. - ~
The French Woman's Charm.
As ia; wise ana s sh h 81 observer re-, e,
the sea- much Of the charm Of The French
woman lies in the perfect daintiness OF
all she wears. In the time when the
skirts We're, worn, women lived far more
restricted lives than we do OF to-day.
There was less opportunity TOR, contact
with soil. less liability of spelling the
walks, who WELD a racket and a golf
stick as we'll as do our brothers. are to
wear thin gowns with success We shall
need to be wary and to keep q watchtul
the freshness that Is muslins first charm,
disappear. 1t is bad enough to see heavy
linen r,1mpled and looking as though its
days Of seryiis haa ese9 many y
girl, en- route to the train or boat. wear
ing a coat OF linen called white from
courtesy, but sho wing unmistakable signs
OF soil. 3
Not to be Desecrated.
IF the lingerie gown Is to be desecrated
in similar ways let us hope that it's time
Of existence will be brief. Not that 1t. is
new; In one form or another we have
always knoYn and worn It. but that It
is having extended vogue, has been elao-
GRATED and Is being called into requlsi-
tions for SO many occasions as to mean
K greater danger and greater need for care.
40 render 1t the success 1t should be,
two things arc requlred-the FRENCH w"o-
mans adherence of muslin anything but
exquisitely fresh. and such skilled laun-
dresses as we're known when our great
grandmothers reigned supreme. ..!}5
Favorite Materials.
Favorlte materials are null and 1atiste.
Both are beautiful and both can be found
in varying Gua,tlte1s ~ Us tateIss ae,
process which adds not q little to it's
rost but I do not think It Is greatly en-
HANGED. Fine and sheer cotton Is quite
beautiful enough and is seen in many o
the handsomest gowns. India null. the
genuine. Is always exquisite, but lovely
sorts are made nearer home. Linen lawn
costly gowns are made Of it's better sorts:
Quo bride OF the season Is ,toH be married
therein, the material having been pur-
chased at twenty dollars a yard, hut un-
less 1t Is fine 1t lsAnot satisfactory, anu,
therefore, Is by no means general:
A Graceful Gown.
One Of the most graceful of all the
lingerie gowns ] have seen was sent over
by a we'll known Partisan house'and Is
trimmed only with tucks. shirrlngs and
lust such a yoke and cuffs. The material
Is fine lawn and the skirt Is laid In seven
inch wide tucks above a narrow gathered
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eurnett's Extract Of Vanilla
Prepared from selected Vanilla Beans.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
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Miss BETTE Clark will be a. prominent
hgure at the Rockbrldge Alum during the
approaching Season. Miss Clark spent
last winter In Richmond.
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Miss Mildred Woodward, the charming
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Minor Wood
Ward of this city, will attend tho Nash
vile Confederate reunion as one Of tho
maids for Miss Jonna Laws. a Tennessee
sponsor. Miss Woodward, who has re-
Gently returned from, attending school In
Staunton, left Wednesday, night. for
.l<noxvll le, Tenn. While in Nashville, she
will be the guest Of Miss Laws.
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and shirfSa me 4 b,o', SHALLOW Yoke md
includes bis sieeve as gathered to form
pulfs, and finished with trills that tail
sarily excessive cost, yet 10 daintinsss -.
self and smart IN In tho extresi1iex. ,,o.,
= MAY. M tA.SF II
Personal Mention.
MIS- Nay Handy has TetulnesHh AZ nron n,a
sas. " We Philadelphia Hpr'e ~ r,,Ina
irom ne!nk a member OF cAatH'tn4
NJ a.. ,s'',s 'sS, ~. n.p,,t IN.
merry Of New York now frst pf ,'1ia p
- stle Royal Cof,servators a,ishea hIs
rst season spsonsS ,s a hs grea5es sua
's III. nurm,,.t.r,. beautiful home iri
tn cty ~ oeG N}na aainrn,eister young
vlrglnian. makes IT, e with true American
p
Mr.. ana Mrs. Thoms r. Jeftress will
spend d nart ~ Tia summer travelling
' through '''1' the Adlrond q.
Mr WtHns and her dash W b ME s
rs RosEerlSs Alum Tsprlnss for . part
Mr.. Mareellus -. Wright. who e pursu-
inE e course III architecture a, at re I'M
returned to Richmond last Saturday to
~
vas per{oFmed on tuesday forenoon BY
/, - oh @xot,
ths eys 81 lttls R Utfsds Parker 81 No.
COZ West Franklln Street.
It had remained embedded, In his eye
forty.elght hours and caused great s ~:
little follow In doing we'll.
sspendinF ) few days at Virginia Beach
o 1'1E e the TN T. heated taalt term
Miss BETTE CLARK viii be a prominent
figure l,s, Ct ire EoekbrIdgs ALUM during the
'J' q
Il Miss Mildred Woodward the charming
daughter az Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Wood
Ward, OF this city, will attend tho Nash
vile Confederate reunion as one Of tho
Gently, returned from attending school In
Staunton, left Wednesday night for
knoxvtll e, Tenn. While in Nashville, she
z. '''
Dr ana ME- 1ohn w Tones vii, "a 70
Nashviia for the rent,inn. - -
~ -, - n M IL $3.50
+ Mrs Edmund waddill and family will
brdrs Aim Ihn YAH At eulrage rhe famIy
are Iabituas AZ ani the Alum and extrenielyy
nonnia y a monr q ths snasts thsrn
= p0 = 80 - s"e' : '
-. - - ~,
NesdV al na Women yesterdny
osaicat ION, eSerc'seiS OF ne new ho Pr
aernt 7 S he n , tue ~ ai
nerent cnuFGhes WI! Dc 'n'tteo 20 take
. part N tAe EXERCISES 'F
" ISL *,
Robert Carter Atkinson .were married
last evening in the home Of Mr.. aud Mrs
Jones, of Leigh Street Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson left last evening
- u, A., rs ,'' p.na,.,oa I,
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Colonel and Mrs r.. e. Thompson are
spending a few days at Virginia Beach
during the heated term.
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A Graceful Gown.

One Of the most graceful of all the
lingerie gowns ] have seen was sent over
by we'll known Partisan house and is
trimmed only with tucks. shtrrings and
just such a yoke and cuffs. The material
Is fine lawn and the skirt Ia laid In seven
inch wide tucks above a narrow gathered
hounce and Is shirreO to form two groups,
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s At meeting of the Board Of the Home
for Needy Confederate Women Yesterday
forenoon, Il was decided to have the
dedication exercises OF the new home
about July list. Ministers from the diff
ferent churches will be invited to take
part In tha exercises.
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Mr.. Marcellus q. Wright, who u pursu-
lng q course III architecture ct the UNI
versity Of PENNSYLVANIA, at Philadelphia,
returned to RIchmond last saturday to
spend the simmer vacation at home.
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MANAGING HousEKEEPER

The managing housekeeper, II she be
conscientious. Will accept no commissions
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Or. and Mrs. John w. Jones will SO to
Nashville for the reunion
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81 IA very. del cate and successful operation
was performed on Tuesday forenoon by
Pr. Armistead Crun,p, OF this CITY. Wnen
he ahstracted foreign substance from
tho eye OF little Rutedse Parker, Of No.
207. West Franklin Street.
IT had remained embedded, N his eye
ttorty-elght hours and caused great SUI
fer!ng, but since 1t has been removed tho
little follow In doing we'll.
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Mrs. Edmund Mraddill and family will
occupy the Vail cottage at the Rock
bridge !, Alum this sum ,rI,s The family
popular among the guests there.