The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
Copyright. 1910. by Emerson Mou6h
. By
 EMERS ON HOUGH

least one obscure Missourian who has followed yours.''
 AS usual she hung on the main point. "But tell me-" she demanded of him presently, a little added color coming into her cheeks. ''Do you mean to say to me that you really remember what we talked about?''
 He nodded, smiling. Don't you re- member we talked about faith and how to get hold of it? And I said I couldn't find it? Well, have no apol- ogies and no explanations. All have to say is that fought it out, thrashed it all over, and then somehow, don't know how-well, faith came to me that is all.''
 And 1t cost you everything" 'Just about everything in the world, reckon, so far as worldly goods go. I suppose you know what you and your little colonization scheme have done to mel"
 gro you-what do you meanT"
 'Why, didn't yon know that? Weren't Carlisle and Kammerer your agents and didn't Lily, our late disappearing slave and also late featuring fugitive yonder, represent them? Don't you really know about that?'
 ''No. I had nothing to do with their operations
 Lilly or these men, or people like them, took away every solitary negro from my plantation as well as from two or three others nefghboring me. They didn't stop to buy my property. They just took it. You see, madam he smiled rather grinly-t'these north ern abolitionists remain in the belief that they have all the virtue and all 1 the fair dealing in the world. It has been a little hard on my cotton crop. I will not have any crop this fall. had no labor. I will not have any crop next summer. With money at 12 per cent and no munif1cent state salary coming in, that means rather more than I care to talk about And it was I-I who did that for you. Believe-believe me, was who'll ly innocent of it. I would not have done that to my worst enemy ''No; I suppose not. But here is | where we come again to the real heart of all of these questions which so many of US feel able to solve offhand. What difference should you make be- tween me and another? If it is right for the north to free all these slaves without paying for them why should there be anything in my favor over any one of my neighbors? And. most of all, why should you not be over joyed at punishing me? Why am not your worst enemy? I differed from you, I wronged you, I harmed you, I did everything in the world could to injure you"
 sI never meant it. never intended 1t! It was done wholly without my knowledge! I am sorry!' I, TL one of the consequences of following ones faith. Anyhow. Pm just little less inconsistent than MT. Benton, who had always been opposed to slavery. although he still owns slaves. The same is true of MT. Clay. They | both have been prominent politically. We'll, set them free of their slaves and they and I would be about ever. wouldn't weP It comes to being pretty much the same, I must confess
 "I can understand that" said she. s'F'or that matter, we are both ruined; and for the same reason"
 ''What do you mean? And tell me, once more, who are you? You cer- tafnly have stirred things up"
 "As to the latter, it makes little diff | ference" said she. "I will confess to being a .revolutionist and a visionary reformer; and an absolute failure. 1 will confess that I have undertaken things which I thought were within my power, but which were entirely beyond me. Well, it has ruined me l also in a material way"
 How do you mean?'
 seThis colonization work was carried on by my own funds. It is not long ago that got letter saying that my | funds were at an end. I had some small estates in the old country. They are gone-confiscated My last rents were not collected
 She, in turn, smiled, spreading out her hands. You see me here in St. Genevieve, perhaps on my way to St Louis. Tell me, is there demand for persons of foreign experience, who understand little French, little Eng iish, perhaps little n1usic?'
 It was his turn to show consterna- ton. 'Is it indeed true?" he said. Now it is time for me to say I am sorry. I do not understand all about | 1t. Of courseII could see all along that an immense amount of money | was being paid into this colonization folly And it was your money, and | you are ruined. It's shame, a shame! Pm a man. I can stand it. Ru. you-you ought to have ease, luxury, all your life. Now look what 1 you have doner'
 i There came a sudden knock at the door, and without much pause, Hector | entered, somewhat excited.
 Monsieur-madamev' he exclaimed cone comes"
 "Who is itF' demanded Dunwody. | frowning.
 "My father! He is come but now from Ta1lwoods, monsieur"
 What is wrong out there? Tell him 1 to come in.''
 "I go."