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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER j, 1900. THE MORNING ASTOIilAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. : A CAPTAIN IN THE RANKS B7 Georg Cr7 Eggleston (Continued from Last Week.) SYNOPSIS. Captain Guilford Duncan. 0. S. A takei part in the lt light, at Anpo imtr.ni. mill luvii tha irmv. Ha then determines to go to Cairo, 111 Although well educated and Uwyer, Captain Duncan li without family or money, and work his psg to Cairo. Hera he ssvr Captain Uallam'a cotton from ire. and Captain Hallam. a modern "captain of Industry," hire Captain Duncan, and advances In his employer estimation. 1 I CaP" Uin liallam'. cod fleet .from by a etorm. and w made a partner by Captain Hallam. The young man be- Jim a forw of good among the young men of Cairo. Barbara Verne, a young lady, rune the Iwardlnr house In which Captain Imuran tskes his meal. Cap- tain Duncan Is thanked by Harbara far saving her from snnoyance by mlschlev ou boys. He determine to call upon her. ! Captsln Duncan Invites Barbara to a dance, He Incurs the enmity of Napper Tandy, a capitalist, a rival of Captain , Hallam. by making of ths Istter's coal mine a psylng property, In competition with one of Tandy's properties. At the coul mine Duncan meet an old ai-qualntnnce, Dirk Temple, now working as a miner. Dick Temple suggests a way to Increase the output of the mine and I appointed engineer. XVI Duncan, who , U In love with Barbara. Napper Tandy J attempts to bribe Duncan. Duncan pro ' poc to Barbara. Khe tells him she can-; not give blm a decided answer. Nipper Tandy circulates the story that Duncan hss aked him for a bribe. To retail late. Hallam proposes to buy sufficient shares In Tandy's bank to elect Duncan president. Dick Temple Is commission ed by Hallam to muy tha bank stock, 5 Darbara tells Duncsn she cannot marry . him becsuse she Is the daughter of a thief. Tempi, succeed. In buying the bank stock. Barber tells Duncan she cannot marry him because she Is the daughter of a thief. Temple succeeds In buying the bank stock. Duncan learns from Barbara that her father wat an embeuler and a suicide. She tells him to wait a year before she finally rejects or accepts his proposal. XXIV Cap- tsln Hallam tella Duncan of lb plan to make blm president of tb Tandy bank. XXIV Captain Hallam and Duncan are Interested in the planning of a railroad to connect Cairo and the east. Tandy seems to ha working se cretly against the proposed road. The permission to build the roed require that between two towns In different counties a car shall pass before a cer tain date. XXV and XXVI-Duncan discovers Tandy's Irregular dealings with the bank and forces him to make rcMitutlim. Tandy gives up his Cairo Investments. CHAPTER XXIX. IT was December now, and winter bud set in early. Temple found It ciceedliiBly difficult to secure tbo nsnlstttnt surveyors, rodHinett, chuliitiH'U nud the rest, wIiono services were absolutely necessury, but by Ulut or aara worn no at last compiutea me orguulnntlou of bis several engineering corps and sot to work surveying tbe line, loentltig It, establishing grades and the like. Hurry It us bo mlht, tbo work was very slow because of Uie bnd weather, but at least It went forward, and early In January snugs of men were seut Into each county to make a show, at least, of construction work and thus to avoid all possibility of tbe forfeiture of the county and town subscriptions. Tbe greutest difficulty encouutorod was In meeting the requirement that a car should uctuully cross the lino be tween tbe two counties by noon of tbo 10th of March. That part of tho lino was peculiarly dlltlcult of uccohs. It could be reached only by a twenty-five tulle Journey across country, over roads which lu Urn Wlutur Were Wuii nigh linpnsMiiblo. In order to build any sort of railroad lino at tho point Involved It was necessnry to carry across country all tho tools, enrtb enrs and .construction materials, together with a largo company of workmen. Cuts must bo built to shield tho men from the severity of tho weuthcr, and provisions for them must bo hauled ver twenty-five miles of awamp roads. In order to do so streams must be bridged for tho wagons aud lu many places the road must be "corduroyed" for many miles of Its extent tbat Is to any, It must be pnvod with uuhown logs laid side by side across It. It was near the end of February, therefore, before anything like sys tematic construction at that point could be got under way. Meanwhile- Duncan's mission to New York bud boen successful, though It was attended by much of difficulty. He had secured the necessary stock subscriptions, and, better still, be bod succeeded In Inducing one of the great trunk linos of the east to guarantee a ' considerable bond Issue, on the part of . tbo new rond under an ngreomont thnt wbon completed It should be mnde In effect nn extension of the eastern com pany's linos. Tbo only problem uow was to pre vent that diversion of the proposed Hue which "lain."; was openly trying to bring about. TIie.w York carjllnlls TTSSrS vuumu unu mcured a slock' holder In tho cntorjirlno were, many of them, disposed to 1(M)I upon the pro posed change of tctriulutiM from Cnlro I to tlio rival city with a good aval or ra Tor. Burli n change would considera bly shorten the lino to te built, and the connection southwest from Piiduciiu to Memphis wa In noiiio rosMK!t t mora ' desirable one titan that from Cairo. But Duncan bad secured from the capitalist 11 trustworthy promise tbat tho lino should bo built to Cairo, as originally planned, provided tbo Cairo people, with Duncan, Ilallnm and Staf ford at their bead, should protect tbo subscription of tbo two hesitating countloa by meeting Die requirement Imposed at Tandy'a suggestion. Tbua everything depended upon the complo- tlon of track across that county lino before noon on tbo l.'itli day of Murcb. Temple bad succeeded In getting tbe WOrk atartod, but tbo tank wna a her- wlmn 0II0 jiUU(. uurrled to tbe Kme of n(,,m M JM)on , r,turmM frm Now york to Cairo. He found Q)tt Um .,,,. to , Uut over w ' .... low lying and tha tho wnnmt aource of supply for enrth with wild, to build tbo liluti embankment required woe nearly two miles distant. Tfinplo bud Ix-ifiin work at thnt point. Ho wua extending nn crnbnnk- mut toward tho point where Jt',i4fi -mm. r, 0 torru Uuk," he $uid to Temple ,l)0 f0Hn)y im mm 0n U)i ,)0 WM llJ.)f g tmvmrJ triu.k , fBst u Wfl extendcd In order tbat bis enrth enr might be pushed over It with their loads of Oiling ma- terlul. Duncan's first look at tbe progrcsa of tbo work rouvlnccd blm tbat It could not bo completed within tbo time allowed unless a much larger working forw cou)d lla Instantly telegraphed to Uulliun: Must have more men Immediately. If you can send 200 at once, there Is a bars posilhnity of succvm, provided weather condition do not crow worse, but with out that many men failure la Inevitable Why not send all your miners hersT nullum in bis habitual way acted promptly and with vigor. Leaving Stafford to biro all tbo men who could b secured In Cnlro, bo himself hur ried to tbo mines and by promising double wiikcs Induced mont of tbe men there to go for the tJiuo being Into tho work of railroad construction. Within two or three days tbo total force at Duncan's command numbered some what more than 200 men "We ought to have fifty or a hundred more," bo said, "particularly as tbe miners are new to this sort of work, but as wo can't get them wo must do our best with tho force we have." After consultation with Temple bo divided tho force Into three shifts and kept tho work going night and day without cessation. For a time the rapid progress made gave Duncan con fidence In his ultimate success. In thnt confidence Temple shared, but with a reservation. "I'm afraid we're In for a freshet," he said. "The rivers are all rising, and tbe rain is almost continuous now, All this region except a bill here and there lies lower than the flood levels of the Ohio river on one side and tbe Mississippi on the other. If the rlso continues wo shall have both rivers on us wltblu a few days." "Is tboro any way In which to moot that difficulty?" asked Duncan aux lously. "Yes, poRslbly," Temple responded slowly and hesitatingly. "Wo might build a crib across tho space still to be filled In aud make It serve the purpose of a cofferdam In some degree. By doing tbat we can keep the work going even If the overflow from tho rivers comes upon us. But tbo building of the crib will tnko time, and we've no time to waste, you know." "Yes, I know that Still, if It be comes necessary we must build It. I'll tell you this evening what Is to be done." For convenience and quickness of communication Duncan bad strung a telegraph wire from tree to tree through tho woods to the point where the work was In progress. He Instant ly telegraphed Hallam, saying: Find out and telegraph flood prospect. How long before the rise In rivers will drown us out here? Everything depends on early and accurate Information as to that . The answer came back within half an hour. Hallam telegraphed: Have already made telcgraphlo Inquiries at all points on all the rivers. Roportf very discouraging. Probability la you'll be flooded within thre days. I'll be with you tomorrow. The space to be cribbed, so thnt the work of filling might go on In spite of floods, was comparatively small, but the task of cribbing It, even in the rud est fashion, occupied nearly the whole working force during three precious days and nights. Worse still, In order I to hurry it Temple made tbe mistake of working tbe men overtime. As an Inducement llullnm promised to In crease the double wage per hour, which tbe men were already receiving, to triple wages on condition that they should work In two Instead of three shifts. As the work was exhausting In lu nature and must be done under deluge of bone chilling rain, this over tasking of the men quickly showed It self n their loss of energy and cour age. Home of them threw up tbe em ployment and made their way home ward. All of them were suffering and discouraged. Hut at the end of the three days the rude crib was so far finished that even should the flood tome It would still be possible to con tinue the work of filling In by running the dirt oar to the slowly advancing end of the temporary track and drop ping their contents Into the crib. - Thus tbe work went slowly on. The men dally showed more and more tbe ffeet of their overwork, for each was working for twelve hours of each twenty-four now. They grew ullen ind moorty of mind and slow of move ment and of response. Every day a few more of tbera gave up the task, and Duncan begun seriously to fear that a wholesale quitting would occur in spite of the enormou wage be wa paying. With hi aoldler experience be knew the symptoms of demoralization from overstrain, nud ho begun now to recog nto them In tho conduct and counte- nunc- of the men. Ill oldier life bad taught blm also bow large a port feeding piny In sucb a caso as wis. llo therefore minutely Inspected tbe out of door mess kitchen and found It In cbargo of careless and Incompetent negro women who knew neither how to cook nor bow to make food attractive In appearance. "The men eat a good deal," be said to Temple, "but they are not properly nourished. I must remedy that Wo simply must win this struggle, Dick, and we've only six days more. If we can keep tho men at work for six day and nights more we'll either finish or finally fall." It was Duncan's habit every even ing to call up Barbara's bouse on tbe telegraph and bold a little conversation with her over tho wire. Sho was thus kept minutely Informed of bow mat ters were going with blm, and she was well nigh sleepless with anxiety lest he fall in tills crowning undertaking. Turning away from Temple, be went to the telegraph Instrument, opened the circuit and called Barbara. He ex plained bis new difficulty to her and the vital Importance of providing bet ter cooked and more abundant food. The men have been living on mem pork and "salt horse" for weeks, and both the meat and half baked dough served to them for tread are enough to break the spirit even of veteran soldiers. Now, I want your help In earnest. If w can keep the men at work for els days more, we shall have cbunce at Icaat of suc cess. If we can't, failure la Inevitable. I want you to buy a lot of the best freeh provisions you can get In Cairo and send them here early tomorrow morning In charge of somebody who knows how to bustle. Send one of my bank clerks If you can't do bettor. Send somo molaasoa, tooIn kegs, not barrels; barrels take too long to handle. Send eggs, butter, rice, macaroni, onlona, turnips, cheese and, above all, some really good coftoe. Then, If ponslble, I want you to send me one or two cooks who really know what cooking means. Don't hesitate about wage. Wo' II pay any price, If you can only find two cook who know the difference between broiling beer ana burning It. Till your cooks come, I'm going to take charge of the cooking my self. And be did. Guilford Duncan, dis tinguished man of affairs, associate of financial nabobs, bank president and president of this railroad company, aat hour after hour on a log or squat ted .before an outdoor fire, doing hi best to make palatable such foodstuffs as were to bo found In the camp. "It's a sorry task," be said to Tem ple. "The stuff Isn't fit to eat at best I wonder who bought It God help the commissary who should have Issued It as rations, even In the starvation days of the Army of Northern Virginia. Tbe men would have made meat of him. But I can at least make it look a little more palatable and perhaps Improve Its flavor a little In the cooking till Barbara sends fresh supplies and some capable cooks." "What answer did she make to you when you telegraphed?" "Hardly any at all," he answered. "Sho clicked out 'I'll do my best,' and then shut off the circuit without even a word of encouragement or sympathy. I'm seriously afraid she la 111. You know sho shares our anxiety, and she hasn't beon sleeping much, I Imagine, since our troubles reached a crisis." 'That' your fault" said Temple. "You've told her too much of detail. If you ever get married you'll learn to practice certain reserves with your wife for her sake." "No, I won't" "But why so sure?" "Because If I ever marry, my wife will be a certain little woman whose fixed determination It will bo to share both my triumphs nud my perplexities, especially the perplexities. Now, I've got to dish up and carve this kettleful Of corned beef, and you. I Imagine, might somewhat expedite tb? work of the earth shovolcrs by leuditn thorn fie light of your counteuauca for a time." Duncan had scarcely finished the dishing up of the unsavory corned beef. the only merit of which was that It was sufficiently cooked, whan n Cte patch enme to him from the New York bankers whom he had left In char.30 of the company's Interests In the finnn clal capital. They telegraphed: Tandy reports that you have completely failed to build across county line. The others give notice that, If so. they will deflect road to Paducah. Tandy offer subscriptions of vast sum from counties, towns. 'PmtiKwh .wi-C-' .JfomnUs and unfo road." What answer 'slilirV glvet Answer by telegraph. This message acted Jlke an electric bock. It qufckensd every pulse of Duncan' being. It nerved blm to new endeavor and renewod determination. He promptly replied: ; Tell them to wait till time Is up. They have given their promise, and I have given mine. I will ke-p mine. They must keep their. Tell them I'm not dead yet Then Duncan went to Inspect the progress of tbe work. (To be continued.) 0t) SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. First M. E. Church. Sermon topics for Sundays Morning, "Queen Esther's Devotion to Her peo ple;" evening, "Folly Under a King's Crown." The reading room In the front half of the church U open daily from 9 a, m. to 10 p. m. A cordial invita tion is extended to attend the services and to make use of the reading room. Presbyterian Church. . ""Morning worship, 11 o'clock, "Welch ing." Sunday school. 12:15: Y. P. 8. C. E., 7 jevening worship, 8. "See For Yourself." Baptist Church, AH the regular Sunday services will be observed at the Baptist church. The pastor preaching morning and evening on the following themes, "A Joyful Christianity' and "Paul's Last Appeal." First Lutheran Church. Morning service in Swedish at 10:45; evening sen-ice in English, at 8; mid week service on Wednesday evening at 7:30. AH are cordially invited to at tend these services. Congregational Church. Services will be held morning and evening. The pastor will preach and will be pleased to have all the Con gregationslists in the city present. Morning service at 11 o'clock, subject, "Things fon Christians to Carefully Note." Evening service at 8 o'clock, subject, "The Proper Spirit of Service." Sunday school at 12:20. Midweek meet ing, Wednesday at 8 p. m. Strangers and visitors in the city will find a welcome at all these services. All res Idents In the city not connected with other churches are cordially invited to make this their church home. CITY NOTICES. NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS BY CITY. NOTICE IT HEREBY GIVEN, THAT up to the hour of 2 o'clock p. m, on Monday, the 17th day of September, 1000, the Committee on Streets and Public Ways of the Common Council of the City of Astoria, will receive sealed bids for the improvement of the cross ing of Bond street and 6th street a ordered improved by ordinance No. 3290, approved on the 6th day of Sep tember, 1906.' The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. J. H. HANSEN. P. A. STANGLAND, J. J. ROBINSON, Committee on Street and Public Ways. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared Its determination And intention to construct a sewer along the West side of Thirty-seventh street in Adair's Port of Upper Astoria from the North line of Duane street to the North line of Commercial street Said sewer shall be constructed of vit rified terra cotta sewer pipe 14 inches in diameter and on the proper grade to admit of sufficient drainage, and in matters of detail said sewer shall be constructed according to the plana and specifications therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor as hereinafter pro vided, and any matter of construction and drainage found necessary to make the improvement safe or substantial shall be done by the contractor wbetn er specified or not, without extra, charge. That the costs and expenses of con structing said improvement shall be defrayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and premises benefitted by tha same which said lots, lands and premises are included in the special as sessment district including all lots, lands, and premises so benefitted, to wlt: Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Block 15, and lots 1, 2, T and 8 in Block 14, all in Adair'sPort of Upper Astoria, a laid out and recorded by John Adair and generally known as Adair's Astoria in Clatsop County, Oregon. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. N 10t Now that Trepoff is dead, those who look like him can come out of the cel lar. AT THE STAR r 1 C, . f ' i Y ' vis 1 . ':" ' j i, - ' 1 t -J J li-v 1 - j' ' " - ', Mr. Alec T. Layne, leading 111, n of the popular Mack Swain Com pany, which opens at the Star Tr eater, in this city, on tomorrow, Mon day, night, in The Sidewalks of New York. Modern Solvent for Removing Pal .t aud Varnish THIS IS A PERFECT REMOVER. 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ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK.Treas D. J. CUMMINS, Mgr. 9th and Astor Merchants Lunch From 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p jn. S Centa h and Commercial OREGON LAGER d BEER d