The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-20

raise' scraWlcd those lines" de-
clared Ransom. ut was a test"
Which commanded you to make"
put in Hazen. Then in fainter and
less strenuous tones, "She's right.
Georgian Ransom Is doomed; no one
can save her.
False again!" This time it was
Harper who interposed. 81 can and
will. You forget that know the name
OF your Chief. Conspiracy such az
you hint at Is indictable in this coun.
try. am lawyer. l shall protect,
not only your sister. but her money"
The smile he received in return
evinced no ordinary scorn.
TRY It," said he. Then with a
laugh 80 low as to De almost maud.
BILE, yet so full of meaning that even.
Harper's cheek lost color, he calmly
declared: mo one knows the name
or our Chief. Auchincloss is a Nom.
Der and q valuable one-ths only one
whose name Georgian positively
knows; but he's but unit in q thou.
sand. You cannot reach the Head or
even the Heart Of this great organize
tion through him. and II you did and
punished 1t. the Cause would prsv
another head and you would bs % far
from inturing us ~ you are now.
Georgian n right. Not even ! can
save her now" Then, with q stealy
look into each Of their faces, hs
smiled again and one and all shud.
dered. "But the Cause will 70 on"
be cried in tones ringing with enthusi.
asm. Mankind will drop it, shacklas
and We, we shall have unriveted one
OF its chains. It Is worth dying for. I.
Alfred Hazen. say It,"
Slowly he sank back into his chair.
The pallor which had astounAsd all
from the frst had now become the
ghastly mask Of soul whose only tok.
en- OF life glimmered through the or.
bits of his fast glazing eyes. He
breathed, but in great pants. Georgian
became alarmed.
What is IT." she cried, forgetting
her own fears and threats in the hor.
ror which his appearance excited.
This Is something more than exhaus-
ton from the pounding of that muir.
derous eddy. What have you donef
Tell me, Alfred, tell me-"
Simply forestalled the verdict of
the Chief" said he. II was under
oath to leave the country to-day on
40 ordinary errand. failed to keep
my word, believing that the interests
OF the Cause could be better served By
what have here undertaken than by
the fulfllment Of my primal duty. But
we are not allowed the free exercise
OF our own judgment, else what man
could be depended on? With us, neg.
lect means death. no matter what the
excuse or the Causes benefit. knew
this when I made my choice last
night. l have been dying ever since,
but only actually since l came into
this room. When the doctors decided
that / had received no mortal hurt In
the eddy, L"
Alfred" The sister-heart spoke at
last. "Not-not poison!"
THAT is what you may call it here"
said he, with return to his old i'm.
perious manner, "but later and to the
world it will be kindness on your
part to name it exhaustion-the effect
of my battle with the water. The doc.
tors will reconsider their diagnosis
and blame my poor heart. You will
have no trouble about it. 1t is my
heart-I feel it failing-failing-"
He was sinking, but suddenly his
whole nature fiared up. Bounding to
his feet, he stood before them, with
eyes afiame and passionate strength
In his attitude which held them spell.
bound.
What can law, what can selfish
greed, what can self-aggrandizemen
and the most pitiless ambition effect
against men who own to such disci.
pline as this? Nothing. The world
will go on, you will try your little
ways. your petty reforms, your slow.
moving legislation and promise of JUS
tice to the weak. but the invincible il
the ready; ready to act; ready to suf-
fer, ready to die so that God is justi-
fed of his children and man lifted
into brotherhood and equality. You
cannot strive against the unseen and
the fearless. The Cause will triumph
though all else fails. Georgian, l am
sorry" He was tottering now, but
he held them back with a stern ges.
ture. Il don't think | ever knew lust
what love was. There is one way
only one"
But from those lips the explanation