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SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1900. .THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. : A CAPTAIN IN : THE RANKS 17 ueorg vari-y Eggieston . SYNOPSIS. Captain fliiliford Duncan, 0. 8. A., takes fiart In tint hut fight, it Appo mattox, and leav tho army, Jf lien determine to gu to Cairo, HI. Although well educated unit a lawyer, Cnptnlti Duncan it without family op money, ami work hit pauage to Cairo. Hurt im v.- Captain Hnllitm' cotton from Hi?, and Cwptnlti liallum. a modern "captain of industry," hi ret Captain Duncan, and quickly advance In hl employer's rutliimtluii. II save Cap tii In llallaiu'i conl fleet from destruntloo by n torm. and I made, a partner by Captain llulluin. 'Did young man be come a foici of good sinong the young men of Cairo, Barbara Veine, a young lady, ruin the boarding house In which Ctiptulii Duncan twkag hi im-ak Cap tain Duncan In thanked hy Harbar for mvlng her from annoyance by nilwhlpv. nu iMiyi. lie iicw'rtniiic toucan upon her. .- 1 t'uiitilhl Dlllicart Invltoa llni-linm la s dance, lie Incur the enmity of Sapper lanuy, a rapitaimi, a rival or LapUin Dallam, by making of the tatter's coal mine a psyliig property, In competition with one of Tandy '1 properties. ( (Continued from Lat Week.) ! " - . - ' CIUrTEU XV. FROM Uist hour forth the lied wood mine became paying property and, aa Guilford Dun can liked to think, one which ,waa contributing Its share to the pub tic benefit and the welfare of the peo ple. But Duman'e work there bad only begun. Having solved the problem of hipping coal aa fast aa the miners could dig It, he gave his attention next to the equally pressing problem of in creasing output In the solution of that a great help uneipectedly came to him. lie was sitting late one night over the books and correspondence when, near midnight, a miner sought speech wnn mm. . II bade the man enter ,nd, without looking up from the papers be was studying, asked him to take a seat f till without taking bis eyes from the papers, be preeenUy asked of the man, (who bad not accepted the Invitation to it: "Weil, sir, what can I do for yonr "Nothing," answered the man. "I came to serve you, not to ask Mrrict ' The voire seemed familiar to Dun canalmost startllngly familiar. lie Instantly looked up and exclaimed: "Why. Ife Dick Templer "Tea," answered the other. "Ion tod I quarreled very bitterly once. (The quarrel waa very foolish one on my side." "And ou mine tool" responded Dun can, grasping bla former enemy's band. It ns . forget It and be friends." "With all my heart It was In that aplrlt that I came hither tonight I iwant to render you a service." Meanwhile Duncsn bad almost forced the miner Into a chair. "Tell me," he said, "bow It Is that you"- ' "That I'm a miner? You think of Vie as an educated engineer, eh? Well, J that's a long story and not at all ao j and a one n you might suppose. I'll tell you nil about It at another time. But It can wait whllo there are aome other things that should tm aald now- 1 tilings that vitally affect the affairs you have In charge." "It Is very good of you to come to me with suggestions, and they will be Tery wolcomo, I assure you, and very belpful, I've no doubt for I hnvo faith In your skill as an engineer." "My skill still remains to be proved," answered the other, with the merest touch of sadness In bis utterance. "But, at any rnto, I'vo had the very best engineering education that the schools can give. Nevor mind that and nover mind me. I didn't come here to talk of myself. I want to talk to you about this mine." "Good. That Is what I am here for. flo on." "Well, everything here Is wrong. With your readiness of perception you Wy skill still remain to be proved," nntmrcd the other, muBt have seen that for yourxelf . With the general mnnngeiueut I have noth ing to do. I'm only one of tho min ers.' Hut there 1m a problem of veutlla tlon here that ought to be solved, and I have come simply to offer a solution In the IntcrcHt of the company that pays' my wage and still more In the Interest of the mluors. Two of them were killed by choke dump a little while ago, four of them ure now HI from tliu sumo cum, whllo ull of them are eiirulng leu tit u 1 1 they should be tuuao the bunt .and mo, e,ul)y ao cosslbla headings sre cfbaed." "I there any very serious difficulty Involved In the problem of ventilating the mine?" - 1 "Nous wlmtever-ot least no engi neering difficulty." ,t "Just what do you mean?"! "I prefer hot to ssy," Terhaps 1 can guess," said Duncan, "1 have myself discovered a -very seri ous diflleulty in we personal equation of Mr. Davidson, lie does uot want to vontllute the mine. He baa bis own reasons, of course. That difficulty shall no longer stand In the way, 1 shall eUinluate It at ovm, ,Qo ou, please,, and toll ma of the engineering prob lem." , "It atam-ely tuuouuhi to problem. The mine lies only about sevooty-flv foot bolow Ui lurfaco. At Ita extreme (tension ; the depth la considerably less because of a surface depression there. What I suggest Is this: Dig haft at tho extreme end, thus making t second opening, and pass air freely through tho mine from tho one opening to tbe otlier, The cost will be a more trifle.1" "But will tho atr pass through In that way?" , "Not without help, But we can eas ily give It help.", "How? Go on. Explain your plan fully." : ; "" "Well, we have hero three or four of tboao big fans that the government bad made for the purpose of eutllatlng the engine rooms and stokeholes of Its Ironclads. They uttsrly failed and wort sold aa Junk, Captain Ilallam bought a lot of them at the price of scrap Iron 'and sent them out here. Davidson tried on of them and report ed utter failure as result The fail ure waa natural enough, bota In the case of tho Ironclads and In that of the ruluo." "How so?" "Why, In both cases aa attempt was made to force air down Into apaces al ready filled' with an atmosphere denser than that above. That waa absurdly Impossible, as any engineer not an Idiot should have known." "And yet you think you can use these fana successfully In ventilating the mine?" "I do not think; I know. If Mr. Davidson will permit me to explain" "Never mind Davidson. If this ex periment is to be tried you shall your self be the man to trylt Go on, please." "But, Duncan, I simply mustn't be known In the matter at all." "Why notr "I have a wife to care for. I can't afford to be discharged. No, Duncan: I must not be known In this matter or have anything to do with the execu tion of the plana I suggest I want yon to treat them as your own; sug gest them to Davidson and persuade blm to carry them out In that way all of good and nothing of barm will be done." "Why, then, haven't you auggested your plans to Davidson V "I bare, and be baa scornfully re jected them. Coming from you be msy trest them with a greater respect" "Go on, then, and tell me how you purpose to ventilate the mine. I'm mightily Interested," said Duncan. "Thank you," aald Temple. "My plan la perfectly simple. You can't fore air down Into a mine with any pump that was ever Invented or any pump that ever will be devised by human Ingenuity. But you can easily and certainly draw air out of a mine. And when there are two openings to the mine one at either end If yon draw air out at ono end fresh air will of itself rush in at the other end to take Its place. My plan Is to sink a shaft at the farther end of the mine and to build an air tight box at tho surface opening, completely closing It except for an outflow pipe. Then I shall put one of the big Ironclad fans Into that box upside down. Whcu it Is set spinning it will suck air out of the mine, and fresh air will ruah In at tho main shaft to take the place of the air removed." Duncan was' Intensely Interested. Very eagerly he bent forward as be asked: "You are confident of success In this?" "More than confident; I'm sure." Duncan rarely showed cxcltemont When he did so It was in ways pe culiar to himself. At this point he rose to his feet and, with an unusually slow and careful enunciation, said: "Go to work at this Job early tomor row morning, Dick, or this morning, rather, for It Is now I o'clock. Your wife is Mary, of course?" There was a choking sound in Dun can's voice ns he uttered tho words. "Yes; of course," answered the other, instinctively grasping Duncan's hand and pressing it In warm sympathy. "Will you bear her a mossugo from me?" "Yes; any message you ore moved to send." "Tell her that Guilford Duncan has appointed you solo engineer of these mines, with full salary, and that If you succeed in tho tank you have under taken a or bettor salary awaits you. You are to go to work at ouoe digging the new ventilating ami pumping shaft. You are to proceed at once to Install any Other Improviftnenta uecesjnry. I'll look to the payments Incidental to your work. My mission here Is to make this mine a paying property. To that end you are to bear hi mint! I have an entirely free hand, 1111. 1 alt the money needed Is nt my (wnmaii.l. Now let that UiiIhII busluens for to Bight I want you to speud the rent Of the dark hours lu telling 1110 your story and Mary's. I want t know nil that hsa happened to both of you since well, since she told mo sho hived you and,tjot (no. .lU,nie story of what baa happened Wyou and "Mary since the day when wo quarreled like a pair of Idiot and, Ilk men of sense, decid ed not to fight I want to bear It all." "I'll tell It all," aald the other. And Temple related to bis former rival in love-bow he, well educated engineer In the Confederate service, bad, after the war, been reduced by many suc cessive misfortunes to the position of a coal miner, ,' ' ; s mi apt 11 it rvt S" lie months come and went before Duncan' work at the mln was done. Then, In mid-July, be re turned to Cairo and gave an ac count of bis stewardship. With Tem pi In control -as superintendent and engineer the mlno had become k richly paying property, and with Temple there there was no further need, for Dun can's presence. During that half year Duncan bad lived chiefly with the Temple In the superintendent's house, which Mary Temple had quickly converted from barnlike structure, standing alone upon the facet of tho bald prairie, into borne In the midst of a garden of flow ers. . " - ; - During his long stay at the mlno Dun can bad mado frequeut visit to Cairo. These war brief In duration, usually covering a Sunday, but each visit gav Guilford Duncan two opportunities that he desired. II could sit late on Saturday evening, discussing hi plans with CspUIn Will Ilallam, and on Bun day be bad opportunity to become more and mor closely acquainted with Bar bara. , lie made no formal calls upon ber, and non was necessary. He simply adopted the plan of remaining after the 1 o'clock Sunday dinner, and llttl by little Barbara cam to feel that be expected ber to Join blm In the little parlor after bla cigar was finished. He seemed to Ilk the quiet conversations with ber, while she regarded the op portunity to talk with a man so su perior in education, culture and intel lect to any other that she bad known aa a privilege to be prized. Their altitude toward each other at this time wss peculiar. They were good friends, fond of each other' so ciety, and seemingly at least they were nothing more. The fascination that Duncan bad from the first felt In Bar bara' presence was still upon blm, but be accepted It more calmly now, and It soothed bis natural restlessness where at first It bad excited It To Barbara, Guilford Duncan's atti tude seemed a gracious condescension, which she did not dream that she de served. She sometimes wondered that this young man of rare quality, who waa sure of a welcome wherever he might go, should bo content to alt with bar throughout lb Sunday afUrnooas instead of seeking company better fit to entertain him. It was a riddle that she could not read, and for the present at least Dun can would not offer ber any help in solving It II knew now that Bar bara Verne was the woman he loved the only woman in all the world who could be to him what a wife must be to man of bis temperament, If two souls are to be satisfied. But be saw dearly that Barbara Tern had no thought of that kind in ber mind, or, at least no such con scious thought She was accustomed to think of berself aa a very common place young woman, not at all the equal of this very superior man, to whom everybody in Cairo paid a mark ed deference. lie understood Barbara as she did not at all understand her self. He had looked upon ber white soul and bowed bla bead in worship of Its purity its nobility. Its utter truth fulness. He knew tbe qualities of a mlud that bad no Just self apprecia tion, lie felt rather than knew, that no thought of his loving her otherwise than as an elder brother might love a little sister bad ever crossed her con sciousness. He felt that the abrupt suggestion of that thought would only shock and distress ber. "I'll find a way of maklngother sug gest It after awhile," be resolved. "In the meauwblle" He didn't finish the sentence even In his owu mind. But what be did lu that "meanwhile" was to see as much as possible of Barbara, to talk with her Impersonally, gently and Interestingly, to wlu her perfect trust and confidence and, so far as pos sible, to make bis presence a necessary thing to her. He paid ber no public at tention of any kind, but he paid no public or private atteutlou to any oth er young woman. It was well under stood that for a time, he was living at the mine and coming to Cairo only for brief visits of a business charac ter at Infrequent lutervals. His neg lect of society therefore seemed in need of no explanation,, while his un ostentatious Intimacy with Barbara attracted no attention. The only per son who ever spoke to him about it was Mrs. Will Ilallam. . . "You are going to marry Barbara Verne, of course?" she half said, half asked one day. "If I can, yes," he answered. "I'm very glad of that" And she aid no more. On bis final return to Cairo, however, Duncan found himself expected In what Is called society. Society was destined to disappointment, for Dun can went nowhere, except that he usu ally sat for some hours every Sunday afternoon In the vlueclad porch of the house In which be took bis meals. Bar bara's aunt often sat there with blm. Barbara always did so In answer to what seemed to be his wish. He made no calls. Ho declined all Invitations to tho llttlo excursion on the river, which constituted the chief social ac tivities of the summer time. He gav It out that he wa too busily engaged wltb affair to bav time, for anything uta,' add that explanation seeitTSo! for t time to satisfy public curiosity. And that explanation was true. Gull ford Duncan had begun to take upon himself the duties of a leader, la an Important way, la tbo work of upbuild ing which at that time wa engaging the attention of all men of affair. He bad accumulate some money, partly by saving, but mor by the profit of hi little Investments and by being "let In on the ground floor" of many large enterprises in the conception and conduct of which bis abilities were properly appreciated by the capitalist who undertook them. ' Except bs a legal adviser be was co longer man employed by other men 4 You are going , to marry Barbara Verne, of couth t" now. nis relation wltb Will Ilallam were closej than ever, but they were no longer those of secretary or clerk or employee In any other capacity. In many enterprises be wss Hallam's partner. In all be was bla legal ad viser, beside being employed In a Ilk capacity by one or two railroad com panies and tbe like. U bad office of bis own, and while be waa still not at all rich or a man who was reckoned a capitalist he wa everywhere recognis ed a a young man of power and in fluence, whose brains bad brought him into close association wltb the greater men of affairs not only in Cairo, but In all parts of tbe country, and especially lu New York, for that great city bad by this time made Itself completely the financial capital of the country, and Its controlling hand was felt In every enterprise of large moment throughout the land. ITo be continued.) Why tbe Dollar of 1HDI ft Bar. There are two stories warding tb rarity of the silver dollar of 1804, tbe most generally accepted one being tb on which accounts for the scarcity by saying that they were sent to Africa to pay the soldiers engaged In war be tween this country and Tripoli There were only 19,570 of them coined. An other version of the story which ac counts for their rarity is that a Teasel bound to China wltb almost the entire mintage of that year was lost Tho former story appears to be tbo most likely explanation. A C'rame DrBard. "What do you mean by saying som thlng Is the latest craze?" asked tb man from abroad who carrie a note book. "A craze," answered Miss Cayenne, "Is something that amuses other peo ple, but In which you yourself do not happen to be Interested." Washington Star. , Sfte MORNING ASTORIAN VANITY'S VISION.' Petes Pan W!.t Smart for the Tea " ml bfrf-ra t'aavaa !. The 'woman who due 'hot Include In her wardro!w n lVter I'nn blouse this summer Is decidedly out of it Thetto wn!ifs are plain models wltb turned down soft collars and turn back cuffs on the ellww slewe. With skirts of like material this style bids fair to supplant the popular I'eter Thompson model. One of the new things in footwear are green canvas tennis shoe tor men and women. Like tbo white tennis Shoe, they have reddish rubber soles and white laces. The demand for long black and whit Ilk and lisle thread gtoves Is so great that an order for a pair has to be xerox db aora 00 wy. placed in the shops several days in advance. Even the factories can supply only a few pair at a time. A dainty black evening gown of sheer grenadine will be a welcome addition to any mourning wardrobe. A charm ing model shows a handsome arrange ment of brack crap panel and bands outlined with narrow black gimp. Tb cbemisetted yoke 1 of black net with an application trimming of heavy black silk. Tbe skirt, long and sweeping, is tucked over the hips and attached to the bodice. A wide crinkled belt covers the Joining. The sleeves are puffed once at the elbow and once below. ' Champagne ninon de sol builds the pretty gown pictured. Tbe trimming la of tbe material supplemented with tiny passementerie ornaments. Tbe yoke 1 of tucked lawn Inset with lace. JTDIC CHOLLET. FASHION TIDBITS. Pretty Empire Frocks For Taaa atera Sew Bella Faatea la Back. Pretty little frocks for youngsters are of empire green linen trimmed wltb coJUus apd. .cuffs ?f oroaerte anglaise. Field IS OUR FIELD, AND WE COVER IT. Our field is the district tributary to the mouth of the Columbia River. We pene trate into all the outlying districts, into lumber camps and isolated neighborhoods. The business of these places belongs to you, and it is worth going after. . . Space in THE MORNING ASTORIAN is reason able; contract for some and let these out siders know that you are still in business at the old stand. You may have a "grouch" but that won't get business; forget it. Let the people know what you have to sell; they may "forget" or have "forgotten" THE ONLY PAPER ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA HAVING ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE TTie sKTitV. '.hciie frdcVs ar& cifld with an ample flnre at the hem and are box plaited Into a band of embroidery. Wltb theso fltfh costumes are worn bat of cdarie straw. ' M ' , Tbe kid belt, which still holds it own, has taken tipo:) Itself further de velopment. Incnisted with fine bead along a stiffened tardnr. It Is used for evening wear. The day belt with a large kid bucklo rOmains very wld and looks very pretty In palo blue kid on a white dre. The red suede belt I a (access on cream or navy blue, blouse op pale rat HocssELnrx and with a plaid costume the wide belt cf black kid with small gold buttons Is an excellent choice. All the new belts' fasten in the back. Finely striped materials tbat look much like the old fp.shloned blouse shirtings sre being made up into tbe smartest of summer frocks. Some are of cotton and mixtures, but numbers are "of good strong silk. They are made wltb tbe lines running straight down or in a slanting direction. ' Very dainty ' tbe blouse In tbo cut It Is carried out In pale pink mousse line, overlaid with maline lace. , Bow of a deeper shade of pink rlbbtfn add pretty touch. Jl'DIC CHOLLET. ' Baptlam la Horace. This is the way an infant is christen ed In Morocco: "When the first child is born and tbe parents are accustomed to wish for a girl as a happy omen tbe mother of the young matron sends a basket containing the layette of the Infant, along with henna, eggs and pigeons. Tbe baby is stained with henna from bead to foot and the little body smeared with butter and wrapped in flannels. The seventh day is tbe dap of baptism. At the first hour of the morning the friends are invited to the repast. About 9 o'clock a taleb,' or, better still, a 'shereef," sacrifice a sheep on behalf of the child and as he cuts the animal's throat pronounces the sacram?ntal words, 'In the name of God it is Jhe baptism of such an one, son of such an one.' Then the thild is washed for the first time, teana is pnt ou Its hands and feet khol under its eyes; it Is clothed In It 3ue3t robes ond put into its mother's bed, nt the heul of which lighted ta kers are burning." iMaMt-MIMifti''