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I'VE arc going 10 bcgin uhcrc zoe left or
want your judgment on the plans. An
iston Is hanging on your condition,
Harry" he went on. There's small
CARLOAD OF visiting cards downstairs
for you. But | imagine you hayen''
begun to receive yet. eh?"
T-I've seen nobody" Hugh spoke
hurriedly and. ~oarscly "Tell the doe
tor to let no one come-no one bu,
you lin not up to IT,"
"Why, OF course not" said the Dish
op quickly "You need quiet. and the
people can wait"
The bishop chattcd awhile Of the par
ish, Hugh replying only when he must
and Went away heartencd. Before ht
left Hugh saw his way to hasten hi,
own going. On the next visit the scet
was dropped in the bishops mind 81
cleverly TINT he thought the iden hii
own. That dhy he said to the sur
geOn In charge
"IIe Is gaining so RAPIDLY have beer
wondering II he couldn't he tnkel
sway where the climate Will henrh
lin. win he be able 70 travel soon;'
II think So" answered the surgeon
we suspected !n:rrnnl injury AZ frs;
ut ! Imagine tie worst he has 10 fen
y the GlstiglrpWWlt Mountain or 10!
'ir would 10 hi" Gooc" he added re-
iertlvely. What ia will need "a touI,
and hGi,dlrg mp"
The bishop had reviewed this In IL
piAl. IIr kucW II Place on the co"'
tur.ol nwuy II The Expresses. va.
~o"M !t ndlairah,r TOR voava.r,r'no
u" ""'i" """""e-' ., special car. aIG :.
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had made expiation stood the bishop
and Harry Sand4xon. Jcss.ca kpe't
beside II, and the Judge and those wto
stood near him In the bacSgI rIud
knew that the curtain was fa linz upon
strange and tangled drama OF lie
and love and death
After the one long. sobbing cry Of
realization. throughout the excitement
and confusion. Jessica had been
strangely calm. She read the swift
certainty in DR.. Erent's face. and she
felt painful thankfulness The last
appeal would not he TO mans Justice
but to Gods mercy! The memories
Of the old blind days and the knowl.
edge that this man-not the one to
whom she had given her love at
Smoky Mountain, ut whom she dared
not look-had been her lover. was now
in very truth her husband, rolled about
her In singing mist. But as she
knelt by the sofa the hand that chafed
the nerveless one was firm. and she
wiped the cold lips deity and ten.
derby.
Hugh's eyes were filming That har-
rowing struggle OF soul, That convul
sive effort Of the injured body. had
demanded its price. The direful agony
and its weakness had seized him. His
stiffening fingers were slipping from
the ledge Of life, and he knew II.
He heard the bishops earnest voice
speaking from the void. "Love-cover-
eth--all-sins" The words seemed to
stand out sharply. with black CULTS OF
notbingness between. They reused his
fading senses. called them back to the
outpost OF feeling
mot because Loved" he said. 1T
was bseause--I-was afraid"
False as bis habit Of life had been, In
that moment only the bare truth re
manned. with a last effort the dying
man thrust his hand into hls pocket,
drew out q small battered. red disk
and laid 1t In the Others hand
"sntsn." he whispered Is Harry bent
over him ana the flicker OF light fell in
his eyes. 10 you-thinA 1t wll'--cSunt
when I cash in?"
Rut Harry's answer Hugh did no,
hear. lie had passed cut of the sound
of mortal speech forever.
There came Q day whom the brown
ravlnes Of smoky Mountain laughed In
genial sunshine, when the tangled
tbichsts aud the fo!aged reaches
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SlAGll tNlIeli
of gold
10y this cross" she cried with des-
perate earnestuess, Il ask you for the
truth. 1t Is his life or death-llugh s
life or death. He did not kill DR.. Mo
reau Who did,"
Hugh had shiunk back on the couch,
his face CHASTITY ~ know nothing
I nothing" he stammcrcd do not ask
me-"
The bishop had risen in alarm. He
thought her hys;ericaI "'lessica. Jes-
sica"' he exclaimed He threw his
couch. "You don't know what you are
saying. You ore beside yourself" lie
forced her into the draw ing room and
made her sit down. she was tense
and quiver.ng. The cross fell from her
hand, and he stopped and picked it M
Try to calm yourself he said. to
think Of other things for n few NO
ments. This little cross-I wonder how
you come 10 have K? | gave it to
SGnderson last May to commemorate
his ordinaticn." He twisted 1t open
See. here Is the date, May 2s Tha;
was the day gave it 70 him."
She gave IA quick ga 2. and the last
voSt!ge of color faded from her cheek
She looked at him in a stricken way
Last May" she said family. Harry
Sanderson had been in Anlstou. then
Oh the day Dr Moroau had been muir,
dercd Her house OF cards fell She
had been mistaken. She leaned hel
head back against the cushion and
closed her eyes.
Presently she felt cold glass touch
her lips "iZcrc IS some water" 1.-THE
bishops voice said. You are better
are you MOI; Poor child! You have
been through n terrible strain.
would give the world 10 help you II !
could"
lie left Ser. and she snt duly trying
to think. The regular jar OF the trucks
had set itself to n rhythn--nO hope. NJ
hope. no hope. She knew now thai
there was none. When the bishop re
entered she did not turn her head. II,
sat beside hor awhile, and she wa.
aware again Of his voice. speaking
soothingly. AT moments thereafter be
was there. at others she knew that she
was alone, but was unconscious OF thu
flight OF time She knew only that the
: dny was fading. On the chilly whrl
) ing landscape she saw only II crowded
room, Jury box. judges bench ant
hugh before It. listening to the sen
J tenco that would take him from hol
} forever. The bright sunlight WAS mer
ci'essly, satanically cruel and God
SneerlnG monster turning crank.
into her conscious view grew dlstan
snowy ranges. hills unrolling at thei
feet struggling town, a staring Whit
courthouse and grim low building
beside 1t, She rose stumb!ingly, tn
tram quiVerlng A. the brakes. as tn
! bishop entered.
This Is SMOKY Mountain" she SAT-
with numb lips, That Is the buildin
| where he Ia being TILED. sm goin
I there now"
Inc plsAop opened the 6oor and gav
her MS mana to the platform. Tn
trh'h "as TO stop but ten minutes. Il
stood moment watching her as sh
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~ hare learned ms true cHdTHCDT uh'-
ing these days."
Innocence; that his refusal TO answer
her entreGtics had been the last straw
10 the load under which It had gone
down; that she believed him indeed the
murderer of Morcau. To seem the
crlnging criminal. the pitiful liar and
actor In her eyes. The thought stuns
him. Her faith had meant SO much.
Tho ominous feeling weighed heavily
on Fielder when he rose to continue the
testimony for the prisoner. SO rudely
disturbed the evening before In such
community pcttifocging was OF no
nvail. Throwing expert dust in iurors'
eyes would he worse than useless In
his opening words he made no attempt
to conceal the weakness of the do
Tense. evidcntially considered. strip.
ped OF nil husk. his was to he an ap.
peal to Caesar.
Through Il cloud Of witnesses con
ciscly. consistently. yet with Il winning
tactfuincss that tiisarincd the objec-
tons of the prosecution, he began to
lead them through the series of GENTS
that had follnwed tho arrival Of the
/ self forgotteH man. Out Of the mouths
Of their own neighbors- Dpvlin. Bar
ney McGinn Mrs. IIalloran. who came
down weeping they were made TO SEQ
as in a cycorama the struggle for re-
Mobilization against hatred and susll
zion, the courage that had dared for II
child's life. the honesty of purpose
that showed In self surrender. TIE
prisoner. ne said. had recovered his
memory before the accusation ana as
serted his absolute innocence. Those
who believed him guilty of the murder
Of Or. Morcau must believe him also II
vulgar liar and poscur. Tie left the
Inference clear: If the prisoner had
fired that cowardly shot he knew Il
now; if he lied now he had lied all
along. and the later life he had lived
at Smoky Mountain, eloquent OF fair
dealing. aightforwardness OF pur-
pose, kindiness and courage. had been
but hypocrisy. the bootlcss artilice OF
q shallow buffoon.
The session was prolonged past the
noon hour anu wien f"luer tcS.eo his
rase 1t seemed that al! that was posi-
BILE had been said. He had done his ut
most. lie had drawn from the people
OF Smoky Mountain dramatic story
and had filled in it's outlines with color
force and feeling. And yet as he clos
ed the lawyer felt SICK sense OF fail
ure.
Court adjourned for an hour. and in
the interim Fielder remained In llttl(
room in the building, whittier Dr
Brent was to send MIN sandwiches hht
coffee from the hotel,
You made fine effort, Tom" The
latter SAD as they STOOD LOT Il iNonoN
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bering their Old comradeshlp, she ""S
longing now to have this Influence eN'
ertcd to bring Hugh to better millo'
thinking of his eternal welfare Oh HIS
making his peace wit . his Maker.
Very we'll re SAID Come ana
led the way into the chr.
Jessica followed, her hands clihcned
tightly. She saw the couch. the PRONE
on its cushions turned toward the WIN
dow where forest and stream slipped
pasta face curiously Ike Hugh $!
Yet 1t was different. lacking the others
ftrength. even its refinement Ana
this man had nodded Hugh. Ihese
vague thoughts lost themselves IN
rtantly IN the momentous surmise that
filed her imagination. The bishop put
nut bis hard and touched the relaxed
rrm.
The trep'dation that dartoa into the
handnccd face ~ II turned upon the
Eirlish figure, the frosty FEAR that
blnnchcd the hagEard conntenance.
spoke IIugls surprise ard drend. 1t
was she. and she knew the real Harry
Sandcrsou WAS IN Smoky Mountain
/ lad she heard Of the chnpel IRE,
guessed tho inposture md corie to
dcnauncc bin, the guilty husband she
hNd such rcneon to hate: The witch
ing limbs stlffoned "IesSicar he said
II 4 hoarse whisper.
"IiNrry." said The bishop "Jges'cn Is in
great trouble Ehc has come with sad
;ews. Hugh. her husband, your old
college matc. is in terrible position
lie IS accused OF murder kept the
newspapers from you today hccause
they told Of it, =
She had caught the Meaning of the
pity ia his toue--for her, not for Hugh
"Ah.' she cried passlOnately, lifting
her head. but they did not tell it al
Did they tell you that he is unjnstly
wickcdly accused by an enemy? That
though they ruy convict him, he is in
n1ccnt-iAnocentW
The bishop looked at her in surprise
III spite of all the past--the shameful
constituencies past and her own wrong
--sho loved and believed in her hus
band.
IIuGh's hand lifted wavcred an in
rtant before his brow, Did she say he
was innocent? II don't-understand
he said hoHrsoly.
IcsSicas wide eyes fastened on hi:
as though to search his secret soul
Il will tell it all" she said, then yOi
will understand The bishop drew {
chair close, but her gaze did no
wavcr from the face on the cushions
the face which she must read,
As she told the broken tale the ca
was still, save for the labored. irreG
ular breathing Of the PROSTATE MAJ
and the mufiled roac that penetrated
the walls. II multitudinous, eliin din.
You see she ended, that IS why
know he is innocent. You cannot
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her eyes b c ! q
Iiugh's y o Il
cannot doubt it,
can you!'
Hugh's tongue
wet his p1rched
lips. \ trenor
ran through him.
He did not an
sWer.
Jessica started
to her feet. SELF
possession " 4 ;
falling from her.
She was fighting
TO seize the vital
knowledge that
cvAdel her she
held out hor hand
In the palm lay
q erl.il gD.ltlpI,i
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pass the very town wherein Hugh
stood for his lfe-secmed prearranGc-
ment of eternal justice. When the tele.
gram reached her she had already gone
BY Twin Peaks. To proceed would be
to pass the coming train. At farther
station, however. she was able to take
night train back. arriving again at
Twin Peaks in the gray dawn OF the
next morning.
When the train for which she waited
came in. the curtained car at its end,
she did not wait for the bishop to find
her on tho platform, but stepped aboard
and made her way slowly back. 1t
started again ns she threaded the last
Pullman, 10 ind the bishop OIL Its real
platform peering out anxiously At the
receding station.
He took both her hands and drew hcl
into the empty drawing room. He was
startled at her pallor. Il know" he
said pityingly. II have heard"
She WINGED. Does Aniston know
Eyes," he answered. yesterday
newspapers told It,"
She put her hand on his arm. "Cal
you guess why ! was coming houiey
she asked 1T was to tell Harry san
derson! know of the fire" she wen
on quickly, land Of his injury. cal
guess you want to spare him strain OF
excitement, but ! must tell him"
lie reflected a moment. lie though
no guessed what was in her mind !
there was any one who had ever ha(
an influence over Hugh for good it wa
Harry Sauderscn lie himself, h
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returned to the empty chair. lie saw
Mrs. lIalloran whisper eagerly with
the lawyer. who turned away, with II
puz2led look. In his bitterness the
thought cane to him that the testi-
mony had sapped her conviction of his
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EANWHILE In the mar
row cell Marry Was alone
with his bitterness. His
judicial ssnse. kesnly
alivo, from the very nrst
hRa appreciated the wos,
full wea kness. svidsntial-
~ speak ting. of his posi-
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lion. He had no illusions on this score.
A little whlle-nfter such deliberation
MS was decent and seemly--ssd w
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No "llttle store" ever comm n"ed 6
get big until its adveNisins started Il
outgrow the store.
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Chapter 80

} stand face to face with
Harry Sanderson - that
had been Jcssica's sole
thought. The news that
the bishop, with the
man she suspected. was
SD,aCIinv toward hpr-to
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purple Of late au.Hmn, flushed and
stirred to the touch Of their golden
lover and the silver water gushing
through the fumes sang TO quick
melody. There was no wind. Every.
where save for the brc1thing life OF the
forest was dreamy beauty and waiting
peace.
In The soft stiffness Harry stood on
the doorstep Of the hillside cabin FOR
the last time. Below him in the quick
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
DON'T BE BALD.
Nearly Anyone May Secure Splendid
 Growth of Hair.

We have remedy that has rec ord or growing hair and curing bald ness Ill 93 out of every loo cases where used according to directions for a req sona6le length of time. This may seem like strong statement-it is. and we mean it to be, and no one should doubt it until they have put our claims to an actual test.
 We ate so certain RexaI "93" Hair Tonic will cure dandruf, prevent badness, stimulate the scalp and hail roots, stop falling hair, that we per sonally give our positive guarantee to refund every penny paid us for it in every instance where it does not give entire satisfaction to the user.
 ReXall "93" Hair Tonic is as pleas. ant to Use as clear spring water. It is delightfully."- perfumed, and does not gum or grease the hair. Two sizes 5oc and Sl With our guarantee back ot 1t you certainly take no risk. Sold only at our store The Rexall Store !. T. Sanders Drug Store.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
School Entertainment.

The Moon Lake school entertained its patrons and friends last Friday evening with local talent play, "The Cabbage Hill School. /" Besides the school children, about thilty in num- Der, the characters were as follows:
 Visitors.
 Miss Caroline Day
 ..,..... Miss Lorena Cavanaugh MT. Si Bascom, Supervisor, a
 bachelor MT. Lee Bray Miss Jerusha Jones, an old
 maid . Miss Emma Cayanaugh MT Henderson, farmer,
 .,....... =. MT. Geo. Hudspeth MT. Smith MT. Doris Hudspeth Mrs. Smith Mrs. Loy Bryant Mrs. Brown. wn.5.z............M Mrs. Precise Mrs. Morrison. .... Miss Gladly Singer Mrs DOnahue ... .....-.... Mrs Singer Miss Gladys Merton, teacher,
 .........Miss Tommye Stockard Ike Henderson .......M MT. Loy Bryant
 Tie play was ia two acts, the first the trials of the teacher on opening day in Il backwoods school, was given by Miss Stockard and her pupils. The last act represented the last day of the school and the pupils behavior before the visitors
 The visitors, too, furnished lot of fun. Miss Day and key spooned, fused and made up in very realistic manner Mrs. Smith kept an eye on Mir. Smith and "bossedn her daughter, Posie and Mrs Brown had he? hands full with her little daughter, Martha; Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Donahue nearly came to blows over which child should speak her piece first" And finally, Miss Jerusha Jones, the old maid W tn corkScrew curls, frills and furbelows, on the lookout for huS- band, succeeded in capturing Si Bascom, Mr. Henderson announced his engagement 10 Miss Merton. and wiSh Dicks "Hurrah for my new ma" came the final curtain.
 The school will have a vacation of a few weeks. Miss Stockafd, who di- rected the play, will teach again, this being hrr third term here.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
CHARTERS SPECIAL TRAIN

Spurred on by the hope of overtak- ing in Memphis his wife, George W. Naill, IT., I wealthy farmer of Sur rounded Hill. Ark. chartered a spe- cial train over the Rock Island Rail. road late Monday night at Forrest City, and arrived here at , o'clock yesterday morning, just three hours and fifty minutes earlier than he would have reached here had he wait. ed Tor the l a. m. train from Little Rock, which arrives in Memphis at 5:50 a. m. In order to save less than four hours in meeting his wife he paid s9o for the special, or more than s20 an hour lnasmuch as he was success. ful in his mission and found his wife after wild all-night search in Mem. phiS' 1t iS presumed he did not be- grudge the cost of the special.
 The greatest secrecy has been main- tained by officials of the Rock Island
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
In Honor of Miss Aven.

Miss Anne Elise Williams enter. tained on Saturday afternoon with a linen shower and progressive heart party in honor of Miss Colnelia Ayen. whose marriage was solemnized Tues day last. The decorations were golden rod and Jackson roses. From a large parasol hung in the middle of the living room the linen was showered on Miss Ayen after the heart game. The punch was presided oyer by Mrs. Lynn Hurley. The trophy, a dainty water color in hammered brass frame, was made by Miss Frances Christian.
 Dainty ices in the shape of yellow satin slippers, were served, and an orchestra played throughout the eye ming. The members of the Beaunot and Bliken Clubs. and Miss Aven's close friends were the invited guests
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Free Sample
 Aids Old Men

The sudden change from years of activity of both body and mind to the quiet ot later years causes the human system to undergo many changes, chief of which is in the di- gestve organs.
 ~ becomes harder and harder to get the % ooSe!s 10 move promptly and regularly as,u ser In consequence many elderly men sui Ter not only from the basic touhle con. stlpation. but from indigestion headache oe!ehlhs. sour stomach drowsiness after eatlns and similar annoyances If is frst os ot ai. necessary to keep the bowels open ana then to tone the digestive muscles sn us 10 get them to again do their work naturally A violent cathartic or purga .Se ,Se IS not only unnecessary but harm ius;, ano something mild will do the work Alter you have got through experiment. ihs with salts and pills and waters of ,ba. b.o1s ts kinds. and have become convinced & &then try pr. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin a .lllIo. gentle. pleasant-tasting laxative . .oniG that IS especially adapted to the cbildrsn fbfildre,nenns nus or old people. women and aahyooay, 2. Your druggist. who has handled IL successfully for a quarter of d cen o. oury, A VII sell you bottle for fifty cents a test of 1t before spending. any mnnae send your name and address to Dr Gala vel and he will gladly send you a samnie bottle free of charge '''s Lhis remedy is rapidly displacing al, o.her Q. forms of medication for the cure o1 stomach. liver and bowel trouble anS families like MT. O. F. Wjsher's n, ano more III. and Mrs. Carrie CulIer's a, SS.5 N. Notre Dame street, South Ran6 ma. are now never without it In inc house. They have tested 1t and know tt. family oi the pr Caldwell personally win be pleased 70 klVe you any medical advice won may the stomach, liver or bowels ahsoInta,,, 10 Tree or charge. Explain your case in 7 n ,etter and he will reply to you fin detaii For the free sample simply send Yonr name and address on a postal carS 0or or otherwise. For either request the doctor.s aa1ress Is Dr. w B. Caldwell. R 300 Gala well building, Monticello. Ill N@'a-
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

Miss Vivian Williams, who is teach
 Ing school near Haynes, returned to her duties Sunday after visiting rela- llNeS and friends at Philadelphia. where she was called by message in- forming her of the serious illness of her sister, Miss Julia Williams who visited Miss N0nie Rogers here in the and Is so kindly remembered.
 MISS Nohle accompanied Miss Vivian lo Afkadelphia, and iS expected to ! return ih lew days. All are glad 10 ledih that Miss Julia is much better.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Euart-MarShall LumberCo
 Dealers in Builders Supplies Phone 38, FORREST CITY ARK

MT Ben Edmond-,of Memphis. came over sunday morning 10 visit for d day or two with MT. sam Hodges. and the two gentlemen left the same evening for the Crescent Club. where they spent two days very enjoyably fishing.
 Lame back lis one of the most com mon forms of muscular rheumatism. A few applications of Chamberlains s Liniment will siye relief For sale by all dealers.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
hlIIs l MHrIlerpr

\ merciless murderer is appendi- cltiS with many vctimS. But Dr. Kings New Life Pills kill it by pre- yention. Fhe gently stimulate stomach, liver and bowels. prevent ing that clogging that invites appen- dicitis, curing constipation. head ache, biliousness, eAiIls DC at all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

Mr Henry Euart, of the Euart. Marshall Lumber Company. went up to Harrisburg Sunday night on a brief business trip.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

iCE<siG9g in the f1rOatI Just little tickling in the throa" Is that what troubles you? But it hangs on! Cant get rid of it Home rem edies don't take hold. You need something sronger-a regular medicine, doctors medicine. Ayers Cherry Pectoral contains healing quetng and soothing proper ties of the highest order. Ask your doctor about this No alcohol in this cough medicine. LCAye1 Co LoWeH Ma Constipation positively good health Then why allow