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laQen gale swept over the mountain all day Satur-
day and at night with two feet of on the
ground only ragged the fercer. When the weary
crew dragged themselves back to the shacks at four
chorus of wraiths skirled out of the dark
of the pines at their heels and danced madly
through the dusk of the space before the
stables. man could not raise his eyes in the face
OF 1t, and breathing hard. The trees were
whipped until they soughed like the after moan of
a tear dry woman. There no landscape-no
horizon The world was reduced to chaos again; to
swrling infinty Of tiny ice particles. Man did
not belong here, for tested the strength of even
the deep-rooted things.
But it was Saturday. Gene Marcou drew in his
belt couple OF notches and sought Foley.
Good Gawd.' gasped the latter, yer don't expect
man to go out a night like this?"
Foley choked back the oath that was in his heart;
he was not yet ready to fight Gene Marcou The
latter hesitated second Then he said:
II will go with YOU
Tonight one of the nights when to Gene
Marcou the need of being nearer to her swept all
other needs before it. Sometimes he ridded himself
OF the mood by going down the road way and sit
ing at the base of a large pine there thinking of
her as he saw her before that last time He always
saw her in scene that virginia.. Even as she
had stood in her leafess rose garden that Sunday
afternoon In December it had seemed to him like
spring. With the ground about her maiden white
the sunbeams dancing in the ice prisms at her feet
sparkling in the frost upon the panes back of her,
entng from the coated trees, flashing from the tips
OF the skeleton bushes-she standing red-cheeked in
the pathway, that was spring 1t there that he
had tried to tell her of his love- but had choked
upon the words because it was too big a thing for
him to utter. Then it had been too late.
tonight sitting so would not do; he must stand if
only for moment in the little path before the
mousse SO leading the way and marking the trail
Tor Foley he stepped out joyfuly. Each whipping
cut OF iced wind, each drifting mound of snow he
trampled down, each heavy mile made him gladder
as it brought him few feet nearer her
Behind him stumbled the husband of Marjorie
Bonhomme, cursing the night, cursing the storm
cursng the man who had brutaly forced him to 90
out into it.
Gene Marcou did not enter at the end of the Jour
hey, but he heard the glad cry that greeted Foley
as the door was opened to him by the little shiyar
ing figure of wife.
CHAPTER Nv
s. o it was that day after day passed Foley grew
- to the reputation of brave and good man. Men
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Foley was confused This was not what he had
expected. There was enough of in him to
rebel at the charity proffered under these circum.
stances, but not enough to make him accept the job
at point where he really needed it. He was out OF
work and his two horses getting leg sore in their
stalls, but it was not unpleasant living here in lux
urious leisure at the home of Jules Bonhomme
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iii be damned if
I WILL" he growled.
Mon 2"
Marcou had step
ped nearer. Now
with a quick run in
he sent the pitch
fork spinning across
the barn with a
swift side kick of
his foot, and faced
Foley.
Mon dieu,' ha
rasped, but You
will, You'll come
into camp at five
O'Clock M o n d a Y
morning and before
spring I'll make a
man of you. She
thinks she married
a man, and by the
God she shall have
a man. | don't
know how you did
it, Jim Foley
don't know how you
made her believe
in you, but you did
it. Maybe there's
good in YOU that |
don't see-maybe
there is. I'd trust
the girl to see
straight in most
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cou In lar tight l do not know. This
this is the husband OF Marjorie Bon
homme."
"En?' snapped Bartineau. 81 will fight
him now"
Tonight" said Marcou. 81 need you
both today"
M ARCOU kept the men in sight for fear
OF the axes, but they worked side by
side without other eruption than the in
terchange of ugly glances. Foley could lift
could lift as much as two men. That
was something Marcou was glad that
several of the men had chance to see
this. He would give all the men this
chance before he was done. On the
whole he was sorry that crisis had
come so soon, for he had hoped for time
in which to train the man a little His
own unexpected attitude towards Foley
had instantly given the newcomer pres
tige.
That night before dinner Marcou took
Foley to one side
do not eat too much" he warned.
Enough, but not too much"
But why in hell should l fight the
Cannuck? l amt holdin' no grudge agin
him."
'You,' answered Gene Marcou. "You
are the husband of Marjorie Bonhomme
that is why. The husband of Marjorie
Bonhomme must fear no man. You have
much fighting before Won until in tho
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CHAPTER II

A FEW minutes before five Monday morning
pair of feeble horses, urged on by the whip of
a who mufed his oaths, stumbled up the wood
road which cut clean path through the sentinel
pines to the clearing where the rough barn stood
surrounded by shacks looking warm from the
yellow lamplight within. AS the driver stood uncer-
tain which way to turn, shack door opened and
shot alley of yellow the snow. Gene
Marcou stepped out and seeing Foley, came towards
him
Good morning" said Gene NIarcou Had your
glub?"
Foley nodded. The dark Swallowed the expression
the faces of both men, which was we'll
Eth bien'' said Marcou. you can go with Barti-
into the west cut. You'll find him in the
barn.
Foley brought his whip down across the flank of
the off horse. Marcou the animal start and fal-
ter limping
Leave your horses in the barn." he shouted after
Foley. Don't take 'em out. You can help Barti-
load
Now driver does not like to fall back into the
position of Jumper though it be for the good
of his soul So he half turned his heel-but he
turned back again. Gene Marcou stood as though
waiting. In the stable, Foley started to vent his
wrath upon the horses, weak will, when
from out the shadows demon bounced upon him.
and winding knotted fingers in his throat, held on.
1t was Bartneau. who is very fond of horses Gene
Marcou freed him at the point where things swan
black before his bullying eyes and he seemed about
to die.
"Sacre!" cried Bartineau straning again towards
the frightened Foley. eff that dog of man comes
again into this barn"
81 saw" interrupted Gene Marcou, "but you came
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instead of TESTING
loosely with him,
spoke him fairly
and women who had
once ignored him
nodded pleasantly
as they met him in
the village during
his brief visits
home. Because all
this was new to him
and because, say
what you will, men
like to be we'll
thought of, Foley
enjoyed himself
much better than
he had anticipated.
He staggered a bit,
at times talking
somewhat YER
boastfully, and was
eager at a quarrel,
but in most ways
conducted himself
well.
Men told Gene
Marcou that Mar
jorie was growing
even more beautiful
and that she seemed
very happy.
"Bien," said Mar
cou. THAT is good"
Good for all the
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end you fight me. Now / will tell you;
has trick of running in under the arms.
for that. He is slower on his feet than
him moving. He is tough in the body. !
more with one good blow under the chin
ty anywhere else"
The instructions We're given with such
ness that Foley quailed. Maroon caught
look in the eyes, which meant but one til
sion for escape. His heart grew bitter.
Foley's arm.
Husband of Marjorie Bonhomme,' HI
you do not beat him tonight, you must TT
morrow. So until you beat him If you !
run | will follow you to the ends of the e
That night with all the camp looking O
fair fight beat Bartineau to the ground.
BY Saturday, under the careful nursi1
cou, Foley was presentable, and yet
when Maroon asked him if he was going
nome for Sunday he answered no.
But the P'tite will expect you?"
'What of it? Dye think I'm going to
walk thirty miles through this SNOWY
But the P'tte will expect you!"
Gene Maroon himself had not missed
a Sunday. Four times besides he had
done it between the close of work at
night and dawn the next day And it
seems that none had been waiting for
him.
Foley turned aside, but MARQUIS voice
called him back.
Husband of Marjorie Bonhomme, you
must 60"
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CHAPTER III

One after another Foley defeated in
fair fight every man in camp who would
meet him, Gene Marcou. AS a re.
suit he held his head bit higher and
walked with a certain swing to his
shoulders. AS result also men forgot tho
old stories which had been told of him and
longer talked openly of the folly of Mar
jorie Bonhomme If the camp had not
yet come to like him, they at least showed him the
respect that his due. He still had his enemies
Bartneau for instance, who chung stubbornly to his
original conception of the man.
He is strong-sacre yes. But listen to me we'll
mon enfan', this to Dick the stable boy. IF Gene
Maroon would leave this camp for two days l would
make that dog of man to run like dog that is
Kicked
But on the whole the world went well with Foley
Two things he never missed; Sunday at home no
matter how foul the weather, and present to the
wife If only pretty strip of bark. There was the
night of February third, for example, when snow
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literary MAGAZINE

at him from the dark. This is the husband of Mar
jore Bonhomme"
Bartineau who built like giant dwarf and
who, since the smallpox epidemic on the Allagash
thought Gene Marcou the finest man in the world
stared through the lantern light with renewed inter
est at the fellow he had tried to throttle
You came at him from the dark" continued Mar
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things and l oughter trust her But right or
wrong, she amt goneter see no different if
help it, You're going to be what she thinks You
You're goneter act straight and talk straight
and walk straight, Jim Foley. You're goneter be
to hei and show the rest of the she
ried mani
Foley rushed and Marcou swung straight
der the jaw. Foley fell back dazed, clinging the
upright. Marcou closer and raising his voice
little, continued:
Its like that I'll do-ke that until you get
enough of her in your heart to stand up and fight
off You've got the size and strength of man.
why don't you it like man? You'll need it,
by the good Cod you'll need it. Maybe then after
while it'll come"
Foley writhed beneath the sting of being thus
handled He snatched a hungry look at the
distant pitchfork.
Pm mos done now, concluded Gene Marcou
more calmly but remember this; you will live on
here with Jules-wth my friend, Jules Bonhomme
Jules Bonhomme will tell if the Ptite CRIED
He paused and the silence was terrible in it's in
tensty.
Then" said Gene Marcou ''if hear that so shall
come the end. For he added very simply, then 1
shall kill YOU"
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- " IL was that as day after day passed. Foley grew
to the reputation of brave and good man Men
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Would BE Lenient.

Lederle had replied to the mayor that
after an investigation into the case he
had determined that the official complain
ed against would suffer greatly II deprived
OF his job and that the newspaper man
who had complained Of him upon hearing
that the man was poor and that the loss
Of his position would bring destitution to
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Strengthened Up with visible effort and
tensed his lips with pain. Dr. Lederle,
who happened TO have his handkerchief
in his hand. jumped at the mayors side
and waddeed the handkerchief against
the wound IN the neck. blackened by the
powder and squirting blood. At the same
time he made as if TO put a supporting
arm under the mayors shoulder. but Cay
nor waved the hand away.
Adamson. who had risen 70 his feet
when Edwards seemed 10 be having Gal
lagher secure. ran 20 the mayir's side.
the tears streaming from his eyes under
the spur Of excitement
Did Not Know AssaiIant.
Who did it. Adamson; who did it?''
asped the mayor IN a weak voice Adam
son tried to answer that he had only
caught a glimpse OF the assailant and did
not know. sul the mayor stood. and DR..
Lederle kept the hand Serchief against the
wound. The cloth was dyed red and the
blood was streaming over the mayor S
collar.
For Gods sake. a doctor" II was
Watson who called Historically Lederle
tried to move Gaynor away from the
place where Edwards, Bloomer, and a
half-dozen others were rolling about the
deck with the clawing. curslng man who
had fired the shot. Capt Polack. who
had heard the shot and the screams from
the passengers. hurled his bulk through
the crowd and ordered his sailors 20 clear
space about the mayor. President
Mont who had just turned the corner OF
the deckhouse to return 10 Gaynor's side,
there 20 pose with him for the photogra-
pliers. called in Spanish TO one OF his aids
TO fetch DIR. Montanaya, the physician Of
the Chilean party.
Led to His StaterOOm,
Then DR.. Smith, Of Brooklyn, the friend
who had been among the party to give
Gaynor Godspeed, pushed his way
through the crowd and stepped to the
mayors side. He looked hurriedly a;
the wound and then motioned TO those
who were about the stricken man that
they should carry him 10 stateroon.
Lederle. Adamson. Thompson, Katz, and
Marsh surrounded the mayor aud assisted
him to his stateroom. To reach il they
had TO lead the mayor through a passage
way between the forward and aft deck
houses and around TO the starboard side
OF the ship.
The mayor walked without faltering, his
eyes straight ahead, his lips frightened
Adamson. who walked beside him, and
Watson were weeping. There were
women and men lining the rails OF the
ship and clogging the passageway who
had handkerchiefs 70 their eyes. Two
women crumpIed into heap when This
strange procession passed them.
Once the stateroom was reached the
mayor was stretched out on his berth
Rufus Gaynor. who had been standing on
the opposite side of the boat when the
shooting occurred, and who had thus
been spared the spectacle, came running
into the stateroom, falteripg broken SEN
fences Of query and despair. The mayor
put his hand out on the young mans
head and patted IT, "All right. all
right he whispered.
Adamson. Katz, and Marsh had gone
into the mayors ststeroom with HIM
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WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

% hlug street.
Alexandra, Va. Aug. Sin the Police
Court to-day William simmons was held
for the action OF the grand jury on a
charge If assaulting Miss Violet McIn-
tire. a sixteen-year-old orphan girl. OF
Quantico, Va. Simmons was committed
TO Jail
Miss Mcintire testified that the alleged
assault occurred July q. She was step
ping at a house in South Lee street, and
went to the boat owned by simmons
father. upon receipt OF a note. She went
aboard and the boat left the wharf at
the shipyard. Simmons and his father were
aboard. They went up the river TO the
King street dock, where a man named
Beach boarded the boat
The girl said Simmons father disem-
barked and returned. bringing her two
sandwiches. Beach afterward left the
boat, and the father and son. with the
witness on board, returned to the ship
yard
Upon reaching the shipyard. she said,
Simmons and his father left the boat.
and she then discovered that she was a
prisoner in the cabin, the doors and win
dows being locked. The younger Sim
mons returned to the craft and remained
overnight. At times during the course
Of the night he left the boat. she said.
The next morning the elder Simmons.
she testified. gave her dollar with
which she obtained a ticket to return
home
The girl was subjected to a rigorous
cross-examination by Attorney Robinson
Moncure, but her story was not shaken
George Nails and his son, at whose
house Miss McIntire was stopping at the
time Of the alleged assault. testified as
to the habits Of the girl, stating she
retired early every evening. The brother
OF the girl, George McIntire, said he
knew nothing of the affair. Simmons
did not take the stand.
At the opening of the case Attorney
Moncure asked for postponement owing
to the absence OF material witnesses for
the defense. The court denied the motion
A special meeting of the city council
was held tonight at the instance Of the
joint committee on finance and public
property. which recommended an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for improving the city
jail, the work to be done under the d.
rection Of the public property committee
and the city engineer.
Chairman c. 3. Marshall. OF the public
property committee, said that everything
is now in readiness and that the plans
provide for the making of modern and
sanitary structure.
President Snowden said that under the
law the appropriation could not be made
on the night OF its introduction. Council
therefore. adjourned until Thursday night
The plans provide for the accommoda-
ton OF ninety prisoners with two tiers
Of steel cells. Room VIII be left above the
tiers for an additional row OF cells for
the accommodation OF forty additional
prisoners in the event it is ever needed.
John S. Greene. a well-known resident,
died at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at the
Alexandria Hospital. following a linger-
ing Illness He was about seventy years
old and a native OF Alexandra, and for
many years held a clerical position with
the Southern Railway Company. He was
employed by the E. J. Miller Company
until the tinia Of his Illness. Some time
ago he susts tned injuries by falling in
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an elevator shaft at the Miller Com
pany's place.
Mr.. Greene was a son of the late Ed
ward Greene. who was one time presi-
dent Of the Manassas Gap Railroad. He
is survived by two sons. Edward Greene
and James Greene. the latter OF Alta
vista, Campbell County. Va, and one
brother, Maj W. S. Greene, now living
in Columbus, Ca. and four sisters,
Misses Jane R.. sallie S, Ursula c.. and
Eliza Greene, all Of this city
Mr.. Greene was a member OF r. E
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans. The
body will be taken to the home OF his
brother. Maj. w. S. Greene, 81 North
Washington street. and prepared for
burial The funeral services will be held
from st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The chamber OF commerce has appro-
priated S25 10 assist the fremen's expenses
for the entertainment OF the delegates to
the state convention August .24-2s next.
c. S. Taylor Burke was chosen a mem
Der Of the board OF directors vice Frank
S. Harper, deceased. John W. MAY was
chosen a delegate to the seed congress.
which convened in Richmond to-day.
Edward Trust, a negro, eighteen years
old. employed at the Southern Railway
roundhouse. had his foot badly mashed
tonight. He was conveyed to the Alex
andria Hospital where his injuries were
dressed.
The Fairfax Apartment House Com
pany has elected the following officers
to serve for the ensuing year: A. S.
Doniphan, president and general mana
ger; c. c. Leadbeater. secretary and
treasurer; John Leadbeater. vice presi-
dent
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DIED.

CHILDS-On Monday. August s. 1910. at
11.35 a. m, at 81 Twelfth street
southeast, MARGARET f., beloved
wife OF Charles Childs.
Funeral services Wednesday. Aug IL.
at the chapel Of the Congressional
Cemetery, $50 p. m. Friends and rela-
tiveS invited
REH-On Tuesday August g 1910. CLIFF
FORD FORREST. infant son of r.
H. and T. Aline Reh, aged thirteen
months
Funeral from 1877 Kilbourne street
northwest. August 10 at p. m. Inter
ment Mount Ohvet Cemetery.
WALCOTT-On Monday. August s. 1910.
at 4,30 a. m. at her home Colonial
Beach. Va, MAY MACREY WAL
COTT. beloved wife Of Frank WslcOtt.
aged thirty-five years
Relatives and friends are requested 20
attend the funeral from the chapel OF
]. William Lee, undertaken 81 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest on We'd
nesday August TO- at p. IN.
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The mayor was carried on the elevator
up to the top floor, and he was placed IN
bed in a private room known in the hos
pital. as the ST. Johns room. AS soon
as Mayor Gaynor was stretched out on
the bed he whispered to the doctor,
Doctor, think I was shot in the neck"
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NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Girls Alleged AsSailant Is
Held for Grand Jury.
TELLS HER STORY IN COURT
SiXteen-yeRr-old Orphan Says She
Was Kept Prisoner All Night
Aboard BOat-Accused sent To jail
Without BRil-Cfty CouncH Holds
a SPECIAL Meeting-other Notes.

r Clinton Knight, s3 King street. Ais1andrsa.
Va. Is authorized agent and carrier FOR The Wash
ington Herald The Herald wiz be delivered daily
and Sunday to any address in Alexandria for
cents = month.
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About the County
ElkTON.

From the Record:
Oscar Won Hagen stole a march on
his friends last Wednesday AID went
70 Brookings and married Miss Wulf.
They have settled on a farm adioin-
ing the Grant elevator, where Oscar
is buyer. Oscar is one of the truest
and best young men in this section
and we all join in wishing him and
his health, wealth and prosperity.
The city election Tuesday went for
license TO the tune of 119 in favor
of the saloon TO 46 against. The Re
form and Peoples ticket was holly
contested. The mayor elect, John
Noethe, and the winning aldermen are
very satisfactory to all citizens. They
are men OF character, goodly princi-
pies and held in high esteem. The
labors OF a mayor and council are al
ways knocked and roasted, no matter
how we'll they perform, but we opine
these gentlemen will saw wood and do
business for the best interests of the
city, regardless Of the death dealing
cries of their constituents.
After eight weeks of strenuous
evangelistic services, aided by the pas
Tor Rev. Carl w, skinner at Trenton,
Elkton, Parnel! and Aurora, Evangel-
list Buffum closed the season at the
latter place on Wednesday evening
with a fine audience, many coming
from Paruell and other places. No
one can measure the fruits Of this re-
yival. but the visible results are near
" sixty conversions, several back slid
ers reclaimed, the membership of
the church more thoroughly united,
a new church and young peoples So
ciety organized. and finally, attendance
at prayer meeting increased fUur-fold.
Brother Burum leaves Friday p. m.
for his home in Nebraska, attended
by the prayers and good wishes of
hosts % sincere friends.
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MUST STICK TO CONTRACT.

Last year the board of education
of Big Stone City, this state, engaged
a superintendent and principal for
their schools and he signed a contract
accepting the position. About a week
before the fall term of school opened,
however, he notified the board that he
would not go to Big Stone, saying that
he could get more pay elsewhere. OF
course this put the board in a very
bad position, but they finally succeed
ed in getting someone to take the
position. Instead of letting the matter
rest, as many boards would have done,
the president took the matter to the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, who after investigating the case,
cancelled the certificate of the party.
Contract jumping has become a nuis-
ance, but it is likely that a few more
cancellations of certificates will have
a tendency to do away with the prac-
tice.-Big Stone Headlight.