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VIII.


Thya sat Upon the divan, her feet curled
beneath her. Her hands were pressed to
her cheek holding the scarab within them.
Her long, black hair was down. and be-
tween it's strands looked out her face,
alight with joy and passion.
And you, my scarab" she crooned,
again we are together Centuries of OBJ
livion in the tomb, and now He took
you from me, but the curse still works.
Didn't he see it-that Acknowledgements
there to warn? When he profaned the
tomb was he in too great haste to see, or
did he fail to heed? Well, he is in torment
now and, we being here together, the 9TH
ers will folow-soon."
She bent her head, caressing the scarab,
laughing softly.
"Ah! now 1 see; loose in your golden set
ting-that is why ne left you as he went
out. The glow lights up in YOU. 1t will
not be long now. He will again wear you
upon his finger, and then The days
have passed and the other is now strong.
He is there, quiet, alert, cobra, watch
ing his chance to strike.
But here, my scarab. Is M'sieu Orson at
the door. All honor to Msieu-till hell take
him swift and strong. He shall find you
where he left you. Now, my scarab
soon!' !.
Orson was at work upon the setting of
the ring; but his tools were not delicate.
Arkwright's necessity had mainly been for
heavy Observation-Disclosures, bars and
wedges-with which to force the tombs of
ancient kings.
He had difficulty in closing the setting
about the stone, and the ring remained
somewhat distorted. Orson slipped it on
his finger, where it stayed He leaned
over, pressed it carefully against the an
vii. rounding out it's contour.
Behind him at the further end of the
room, silently the girl was at the door to
the inner chamber. 1t opened. She stood
aside, pressing into the mans hand, as
he came out, a long chisel. He stole down
the room toward Orson. He raised the
weapon. Orson turned and threw up his
arm. The chisel flew from the mans
grasp Orson's hands We're about his
throat. Then over Orson came again that
passion to kill. Before his eyes swan
red mist He saw nothing of the mans
face growing darker, more purple under
his grasp; nothing of the woman at the
end of the long room, smiling, malignant,
triumphant. Orson was but dimly con-
scious of his hands before him, grasping;
while out of that enmeshlng mist sloWed
one spark of flame upon his finger.
Then the light broke upon him. 1t was
this that dragged him down. Throwing
his enemy from him, he wrenched 1t from
his finger, dropped it upon the anvil at his
side, swung over 1T a huge hammer.
The woman sprang forward with a cry.
IT was too late The hammer descended
the scarab flew into fragments
The woman pitched forward upon the
floor Over her bent the man. and now he
cried to Orson:
Take your cold, white woman-Olga.
This is she / love-"
He lifted the PROSTATE figure and raised
her against his knee. She was dried
and withered mummy.
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Obedience That Controls
,rch of England PULPIT.

From the Church of England Pulpit.
Womans duty is to obey, and yet at the
same time to control the very authority
which she obeys. Released from mans
authority she becomes perverted, aimless
wayward a ship without a rudder, water
logged vessel; man released from woman's
influence becomes blind and misdirected
force, mere discharge of firearms Into the
atmosphere.
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Civilized Barbarism.

From the Calcutta Amrita Bazaar Patrika.
Well may the car go on his knees before
the Almighty God at the thought of the
CHASTITY war that has broken out A con-
fiict between two such powers as Russia
and Japan is likely Ito stagger humanity
in a more confounding manner than the
Boer war did They talk of the superior
civilization of Europe. 1t Is, In fact, the
worst form of .barbarism that the world
has ever seen.
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1ndolently she took . seat

Nothing" Indolently she took seat
by his couch.
Then why are you here, II may ask p
She laughed softly. mot on his account
you may be sure. But you must not talk.
You have been ILL.,"
Again she bent toward him, touching his
forehead. The fever is gone" Her fingers
pressed his eyelids shut, and he was con-
tent: For months he had not known the
touch of a woman's hand
Neither moved. 1t would have been in
structive to the man could he have seen
tho emotions which played in her eyes
amused, half-tender. soothing. satisfied, al
ways subtle-always evil
so sitting, at length she started and look
ed up for Orson stood beside her. With
contempt ne looked her through And to
Orson. also, it would have been instructive
could he have seen her face as he turned
away.
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Orson's voice-met the eyes fixed upon his
own. He was under an obligation to the
Norseman that-vilain though he was--Ju-
han would not likely soon forget. And, in
that instant of silence Orson's gaze seemed
to remind him of many things.
DO you see that man there in the left OF
the archway?" Orson asked carelessly.
Rather badly used up. he is; head leaning
on his hand Put gentle dope in the next
drink he orders-gentle, mind YOU"
Orson resumed his seat.
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Toward evening the man opened his eyes
intelligently and looked into Orson's face
Reading no pity there he turned to the wall
Then over Orson came a spasm Of re-
morse. He had seen in the countenance Of
the man before him the vestiges of that
struggle which one knows who goes down
unto death, and who, having by a miracle
escaped it, with life. riches, love before him.
had opened his eyes upon the face of one
who would grant no quarter-himself, Or
son.
And then the other side-Orson's own
once wrOnged out of all those things which
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The Place for EN-.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
..Uncle Dickey, dey say dat de Mormons is
in Georgia
''Aint dem de people what wants mo- dan
one wife,"
Denis de ones"
well wy amt dey in de 'sylum?''
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OrsOn paused outside the low door in
the eastern inferno he knew so well-the
narrow streets of the oriental quarter of
Cairo-thronged with natives, Jews, Greeks
and Moors, with occasional glimpses of
fair-haired Circassians, negresses and the
lusciOus-eyed maidens of Upper Nubia.
He knocked There was no reply. He
knocked again-the old, queer signal. In a
moment the door swung inward He opened
his lips to speak, but said nothing. A slow,
scornful smile came into Thya's face. He
had eXpected-and had shrugged his Shout
ders. But this was a queen. She paid little
attentiOn-merely standing aside. He bent
his broad shoulders and passed within.
Il am OrsOn,' he said simply.
She spread her hands about her. at is
yours Then, taking from her dress the
scarab, she placed it in his hand.
The place filled him with many memories;
he glanced about-then turned to the girl
to speak.
She was gone.
Orson lit cigarette and sat down.
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VII,
1t became an immediate question what
OTson should do with his prisoner. He
wasted no time in searching for the mo-
tives of his holding. Though still resisting
that hooking suggestion now with him day
and night-"What they wanted they took,
he had his man and meant to keen his
clutches upon him. Wherefore, using the
tools which Uttered Arkwright's strange
rookery, he soon made fast the few ave-
nues OF escape from the inner ROOM and
transferred his prisoner thence
Thya he trusted not at all, but after that
second day, gracefully banished her from
the house, though inquiring how he might
serve her in return for her kindness
She half turned, laughing over her Shout
der.
Fear not as to that reward-it will
come.'
Orson did not admire complications. He
shut the door with a shrug of relief
Then, to his wrath, he discovered daily
evidence of her presence. He must go out
for air and food, and during these absences
she came-and gloried in leaving traces of
her visits. 1t was clear that she possessed
some means of entrance unknown to him
self. That she came and went without Wis
ible means he. with his Morse mysticism,
was almost, indeed. ready to believe.
And the prisoner? The second day, as
Orson left food by his bed, he looked Up.
"Fattening the calf for butche y-or
what?"
Orson's voice was quiet but it cut the
air. You know what 1 want-Olga and my
Estates
The man met Orson's gaze a long minute
with all his wealth of insolence; then rolled
back, again with his face to the wall
Orson's fingers ached to wiring out his
life. 1t was the hour of the siesta and the
streets without were silent. Orson was
alone with his enemy. The power grasped
him, and his great frame moved, inch by
inch closer. closer. Now he bent over. The
force of that terrible. silent struggle be-
tween good and evil reached the man upon
the bed.
Though Orson did not know, beads of
hands were clenched beneath the sheet. He
would not cry out but his body quivered.
He expected death.
Then Orson gasped, staggered a little
and went out.
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Unsatisfactory.


From Puck.
First Reporter-"The Daily Sensation has
discharged Its Chefoo correspondent
Second Reporter-"Why?'
First Reporter-"Found him too reli-
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Quicker Way.
rom the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
WHO owns these acres?' asked the
stranger, as they stopped to look at a low.
marshy tract of land by the roadside
Its in dispute" said the real estate
agent IT believe there's suit of some
kind on hand now to quiet the title
IF they want to do that" aueried the
other, why don't they turn a lot of boys
loose on those frogs?"
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make life good God himself had seemed to
stretch out His hand against the wrong
doer. So his possessions had come to Or
son with the hope also that when time had
dulled the edge of sorrow, her love might
return to him who had once believed it his
own.
Then had come the summons here and
with II some strange force into his life
which sometimes seemed to twist his ma
ture as he knew it, all awry. And now
this!
The hour struck and Orson. rising, took
up the medicine and bent over the couch.
The man looked up incredulously; then
came the old hooking smile that had al
ways set Orsons blood on fire. But the
man opened his mouth for the dose.
Neither had spoken a word.
VI
The next morning when the man awoke
he looked up into the face of Thya. bend
ing over him.
His eyes opened wonder-wide: he passed
his hand across them as IL to brush away
the visions of fevered hours. But she was
there still-her hand now upon his fore
head. delciously soft and sympath etic.
He took the medicine she offered MUIR
muring his thanks
Often his eyes sought her. as now she
leaned among the pillows of the diyan In
swift alertness of the serpent. and in her
lightly poised head. once more full of dark
Egyptian beauty. was fascination. Twice.
as she smiled. meeting his gaze, her eyes
held his. but for the most part she seemed
upo onscious OF his presence.
At last he spoke.
why am I herer'
She shrugged her shoulders.
The fierce hate again shone in his face.
What are you to him-orsonrs
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Force Of Habit.

From the Philadelphia Press.
.sTell me-" she asked. after she had ac-
cepted him. lam really your first and only
lover"
..Well-er-no dear" replied the drug
clerk, but you are something just as good"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-15
North Carolina Society of New Yor,,

New York. Oct. 14.-(SpeciaI.) AT
the annual meeting of the North Car
DINA Society, held at the Hotel As
tor the following officers were elected:
President, Charles S. Bryan; Vice
Presidents, Willis B., Dowd. j. H. Par
ker; Treasurer, Joseph H. Strange;
Secretary, Albert P. Massey.
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This Is At The Academy OF Music On
Monday And Tuesday Nights.

The story of Strange and Edwards
most successful comic opera which will
be presented at the Academy III Music
two nights, Monday and Tuesday, Oc-
tober II and 10. under the direction
Of Mr.. F. c. Whitney, very briefly told
is as follows:
dolly Warden. very WinsOme and
very demure country girl, has been
left fortune by her father. and is the
ward of Jack Fairfax, an old time
friend. Fairfax. who is wealthy
country gentleman and a bachelor, re-
solves to make Dolly his wife.
Dolly does not entirely acquiesce, so
he selfishly keeps her from meeting
nlarriageable young men. Although
Miss Dolly is sweet and demure she
determines to see more of the world
than is circumscribed by the limits of
hampshire, her country home. Final
w. the wedding of Lettia Fairfax,
Jacks maiden sister, to Lord Gay
spark, a man of the butterfly world,
who lives in great splendor at Beau
champ Towers. London-on-T Thames. is
announced After great deal OF hes
itancy, Fairfax announces to Dolly
that they will go up to London to the
wedding. In London Dolly's rare come
lneSS creates & sensation. They go 20
the theatre, where a dashing young
army officer, Dick Belleville, falls in
love with Dolly at first sight, and the
admiration proves to be mutual, Dol
" admires everything and everybody,
and as the fascination London life
seems to have for Dolly is dangerous
to Fairfax's chances. he determines to
keep a closer watch on her than ever
Captain Belleville seeks an introduce
ton, which is denied him; SO, with
the help of Letitia, secret interview
in the park with Dolly is planned Dis
guised as a midshipman of the navy
she asca pes her guardian. Fairfax
learns of the clandestine meeting, and
as soon as Dolly returns he compels
her to write a note to Belleville. in
forming him she will not see Kim
again.
While Fairfax is out OF the room
temporarily. Dolly writes another lot
ter to Dick in which she treasures
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MARRIAGES At WILMINGTON.
Two Are Celebrated III The City by
The sea.

Wilmington, n. c., Oct. 14.-(Spe-
cisi. )-One of the prettiest of the
early fall weddings was the marriage
OF Mr.. Charles Lafayette Dickinson
and Miss Lille Burkhead Walker, in
Grace NJ. r. Church, on Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. The interior of
the church was profusely decorated
with palms, ferns and cut flowers and
the marriage scene was beautiful
one. The ceremony was performed by
the pastor of the bride, the Rev. n.
Nj. Watson, and the wedding marches
were skilfully played by Miss CANINE
Chasten The bride, following the
ushers and her maid of honor, her
sister. Miss Henri Walker, entered on
the arm of her uncle, Mr.. j. Bascom
Mercer, by whom she was given away
at the altar. The groom entered from
the choir room, attended by Mr.. Rob
ert c. Sloan, his best man, and the
party grouped about the altar making
pretty picture The ushers We're:
Messrs w S. Bernard JOS. w. Yates,
Thos r. Orrell and #. NJ. Green.
The bride was becon1ingly attired in
travelling suit Ct brown broadcioth
and carried an exquisite bouquet of
brides roses, tied with white ribron.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Dickinson were escorted to
the A. G. l., station, whence amid a
shower of rice and good wishes they
left on the O'Clock train for a ten
days bridal tour to Northern cities.
Returning to the city they will be at
home at the residence of Mr. w. H.
Howell on Market street.
Mr.. Dickinson is a popular insurance
man of Wilmington, while the bride is
one of the citys most attractive
young women.
Miss Dora Il. Borneman. the at
tractive young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs j. NJ. Borneman, and Mr.. Eugene
r. Pickard formerly of this city but
now manager of the Queen City Cycle
Works in Wilmington, were quietly
married at the home of the brides
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.ASTROTEkTON MEETING.
An Enjoyable Event Celebrated at the
BAPTIST University for Women.

The faculty and the new students
of the Baptist University were enter
tanned the other evening by the
Astrotekton Literary Society, on the
occasion of it's first open meeting.
The co!ors of the society, gold and
white. were displayed in the decora-
tons of the chapel. and on the covers
of the hand-painted booklets dlStfl-
butcd as souvenirs These booklets
contained the following program:
Address of Welcome.
Piano SoIo-Rigoletto. Paraphrase,
G.iszD Miss Mary Elizabeth Futrell.
The Price of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
L. Ruby Reid.
The "Newish'' at b. L. W.-Miss Sue
Uortensc Watkins.
Violin Solo-Miss Mary Wilson.
A Reading from Ivanhoe-Miss
Katherine Beamdn.
The Presidential ampalgn-Mlss
Ethel May Carroll.
Vocal Duet-Misses Huntley and K.
Futrell
College Spirit-The False and True
Miss Mary Darroch Johnson.
Verses-Complain of a "NeWish. =
Miss Edith Elisha TAYLOR.
instrumental Duet-Misses Rather
inc and Bessie FutreH.
The literary and musical features
of the program need no comment, Tor
the society has made a reputation for
real work in these departments. Two
numbers, however. may be mentioned
the original, if not eXtemporaneouS
sDeeches of Misses Watkins and Car
roll. The former was a, description
of the ''newish'' delivered in an easy
and fluent style, and Astounding in
the wit that wins. rather than wounds.
The other speaker, who discussed
the political campaign, showed a
clear understanding of the situation,
in drawing party distinctions, and in
contrasting the two candidates for the
presidency. When recalled by the
applause that followed her speech, her
encore consisted of the timely injunc-
ton: Girls, be sure to cast your
votes for Alton B. Parker.
At the close of the programme
salads and ices We're discussed in no
less enjoyable fashion than more eX-
allied themes-and all dispersed with
many expressions of admiration for
the work Of the AStrotekton Society.
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Board Of Governors.

To serve for one year from October
llth, 1904: r. b. Arlington, Charles
baskerville. George Gordon BATTLE
Russell Eellamy, Joseph f. Daily, b. n.
nuke, Woodville Flemming. w. w
RULER, George M Gales, ID. l.. Haign,
j. s. Meng. Peter Mallett, Edmund S.
Nash, James w. Osborne, William w.
OVerman, w. II. Page, Junius Parker,
K. l.. Patterson. r. r. Smith, Angus
tus Van Wyck, VIM. Murdoch Wiley.
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WOMAN and
SOCIETY.

old Petey Briggs, of Boogglestown,
He had the QueereSt gal
You'd ever strike fer miles arouh,
Her name was "Redhead Sal
At least, the people called her So
She had a meechin' air
An an awful joke where'er she'd go
Was that outlandish hair
Old Petey has hit oil since then,
He owns of banks rev.
I'm told on happenin' back again
To spend a day or two;
An quite a change in Sal I find:
Her manner now is quaint
Her hair is mentioned as the KIND
That '"Titian loved to paint.
louisville Courier-Journal.
i !. !.
Mrs Mary Davis returned to her
home IN New Bern Yesterday. after
visit to her father, Mr.. j. w. Porter.
Mrs. M. A. Fowler is visiting at
the home of Rev. +. A. Bishop.
Mr.. r. c.. Strong left yesterday
for Spartanburg. 5. c.. where he goes
to attend the marriage OF his niece.
Miss Anna G. CAFES to Mr.. John Cat
ling, which takes place next Monday.
Miss Cora McCauley. of Chapel
Hill. is visiting Mrs. w. M. Allen.
Mrs. n. /. Thacker. of Green's
boro, was at the Yarborough House
yesterday.
Mrs. J. l.. Smith. of Baltimore,
is a guest at the Marlborough House.
Mrs NJ C. Daniels. who has been
visiting at the home of her son. Mr..
Josepnus Daniels, left for her home
in Wilson yesterday.
Mrs Fred Upton. of Williamson.
to visiting Mrs. a. B. Gardner
Mrs. George Spencer. Masters
James Styron and Albert Willis are
here from Washirot visit Mr.. a.
b. Gardner.
Mrs Howard A. Foushee, of Dur
ham, was here yesterda-r on her way
to her former home in Rockingham.
Miss Sallie Boushalle. of Durham.
after a visit to Mr.. John Simpson, left
yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Graham and little
daughter went to Durham Yesterday
to visit her sister. Mrs. Victor S. Bry
ant.
Miss Lula Edmundson. of Hous-
ton, Va. after visit to ODelika, Ala.
where she attended the marriage of
MIR. Robert Edmundson and Miss
Glenn Hudmon. was here YESTERDAY
the guest of Mrs. j. F. Ferrall on her
way home.
Miss Margie Haynes. of Norfolk,
came yesterday to visit Miss bessie
Haynes.
Misses Effie ana Inez Avent left
yesterday to visit at ASbUry.
Miss Lucy Young. of Washington,
ID. c.. who has been visiting Misses
Janet and Kate Badger. left yesterday
fer Chapel Hill and goes from there
, to Washington.
Miss Frances Hoke and Mr.. Van
Wyck Hoke have returned from the
St Louis exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Hall. Miss
Mamie Cowper and MIR. w. T.. Man or
have returned from the exposition al
st. Louis.
Capt r. p. Hughes is visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Alex J. Field.
Mrs. F. H. Busbee has gone to
Henderson to visit her daughter. Mrs
y Arthur S. Pendleton.
Miss Maude Allen. of Durham. is
the guest of Mrs. e. \. spencer
Mrs. T. w. Hilker is critically III
at her home. 127 North Mcdowell
street
Miss Mary Andrews left yester-
day for Chapel Hill. where she went
TO attend a dance and Gimghoul re-
ception.
Miss Lilly Ferrall left YESTERDAY
for Chapel Hill to attend the Gin
ghoul reception.
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him of her love and tells of the cir
cumStanceS under which the letter Is
written. Fairfax delivers the subSti-
tuted letter, and thereby spoilS his own
game.
Then by plot and counterpart. dis
guiseG and Subteriugc. at which Fair-
fax is outwitted at every turn Dick
and Dolly have it their own way.
Letitia. meantime, finds that Lord
Gayspeak is seeking her hand for her
money only, and throws him over for
handsome Captain Harcourt of II. M.
s. Dolphin and then the bells OF
f}eauchaump Towers > ring out mer-
r:Iy for the double wedding
The time in which Mr.. Strange has
laid Dolly Warden is 1880. The
period lends itself admirably to ele-
CANT costuming and to picturesque
stage setting.
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MacIntyre, of Laurinburg, floated on
the air the bridal party entered the
parlor, which was prettily decorated
with roses and ferns. First came the
two attendants, Misses Fleta Bynum
and Pauline Watson. Then the bride
and groom.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Womblo board2d the
northbound train for Newton, the
home of RcV. +. Womblc. uncle Of the
groom. They will be at home after
October Is, SIS Trade street, Winston
Salem.
The happy couple received many
handsome presents attesting the love
and high esteem in which they are
held by their many friends.
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BEAUTIFUL SEWING.
Miss White viii SHOW Singer Machine
mt State Fair.

Miss White, one of the most expert
sewing machine operators in the coun-
try. who specially represents the Sin
ger Sewing Machine Company, will
arrive in Raleigh Monday afternoon.
Miss White will have with her large
display of work done on the Singer
machine This work viii be exhibited
at the Great State Fair and Miss
White will personally demonstrate
what can be done on Singer sewing
machine
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Lyon-RurkhCad.

Friends have received the following
invitation:
Mrs. William Grey Burkhcad
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage Of her daughter,
Kate Mallory
Mr.. Homer LeGrand Lyon,
on Wednesday afternoon,
October the tWenty-sixth.
at four o'clock,
Methodist Episcopal Church,
Whitevlle. North Carolina.
Mr. Lyon is Il native Of Bladen coun-
Is, son of Hon G. c. Lyon, solicitor Of
the Seventh Judicial district, and q
popular young attorney of WniteviIle.
Mr.. Lyon was a delegate from his dis
tlict to the Democratic National con-
vention which met in st. Louis in July
and nominated Parker and Davis for
President and Vice-President
Miss Burkhead is a daughter Of the
late Mr.. w. G.. Burkhead, grand
daughter of the Rev. DR.. L. S. Burk-
head, a neice of Mrs. Joseph G.
Brown, of Raleigh. She is a beautiful
and charming belle, admired for ner
graceS of head and heart