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P5 III the Sisters
k Ii Jf gate fast,
ua' If jTQL4An they slipped
. 'LLfrMJm meuarandtney
rvu' turned the key
And the River of Love rolled past
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Which the angels sang to see.
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Cast flowers to drift on the River of Love.
Charles Euqenh Banks.
" CHAPTER I.
In a northeastern repion of Oeorpia
there is a community where, it is said,
a man's honor is worth more than his
gold. Of course this is not true unless
as possibly mig-ht have been the case
a man must have had a small amount
of gold and an enormous deprree of
honor. But it is a fact that in this
community a man placed a very high
estimate upon his own word. And it
may naturally be inferred that the
code in. 'rif,hod as a, fevnr thu followed
the chilly oivervance of trivial though
ipid rules of social conduct. The
Todedid flourish, and it flourished so
Luxuriantly that every man in the com
munity became so expert a shot that a
duel meant almost certain death for
both parties.
In this community there lived two
Founfr men who had grown up in
nvalry, not in the nature of a love
iffair, but had early learned to de
tspise each other's good points. Bil
lings acknowledged one day that he
really did not know why he hated
Todsley. "But do you really hate him?"
some one asked.
"Hate him! Why .hydrophobia
never hated pure blood as I hate that
fellow." lie hesitated a moment aud
then added: "Rather an odd com
parison, gentlemen, I admit, but when
I think of that man I have a mania a
feeling that I have been bitten by a
mad dog. And yet, I stand here ready
to commend him, acknowledging him
to be a man of good manners, of good
family and good graces. But I hate him
and he hates me."
"It's strange that you've never come
together," a man remarked.
"Yes, it is rather strange, and yet
not so strange either, when you con
sider the fact that neither of us has
ever given the othsr cause to take
active offense. I hated him at school
and I have hated him everywhere; and
what is strange to me is that instead
of my hate wearing out as the years of
judgment come on, it seems to become
deeper, as the roots of a poisonous vine
that push their way further and fur
ther into the earth. I suppose we'll
come together some day."
Billings had been waiting for the
blacksmith to shoe his horse, and as
the work was now done he mounted
and rode away. He had not been gone
long when Podsley rode up. He did
not dismount, but turning sidewise in
his saddle he began in his easy and
half-drawling way to harangue the
party of men sitting about the door.
"I have just seen the new circuit
rider," said he, "and he told me that
he expected to do a great work in this
neighborhood. I informed him that
there was plenty of material lying
around, aud that as soon as I got
through with my own particular har
vest I would help him with his. Oh, I
think that I can swing a cradle in the
tangled wheat and tares of sin. But I
don't think that the preacher took my
offer in good part. He asked me if I
were a professor, and I had to tell him
that there still remained several de
grees of sanctity that I had not taken.
Thereupon, fellow-citizens, he rebuked
me.
"And he served you right," said the
blacksmith, who stood in the door,
wiping his hands on his sheep-skin
apron.
"I suppose you're right, Tobe," Pods
ley replied, "but it does rather chafe
me to see a young fellow just from
school, just from an ambitious exam
ination into which his earthly pride
urged him by promising him a prize I
say it chafes me to hei.r that young
fellow talk to older men about the sin
of the wor'd and of the great work
which he himself is expected to per
form. And yet, if it hadn't been for a
certain man in this community I sup
pose that I should have been a preach
er. It was my mother's prayer and my
own intention, but as the time drew
near I found that my heart was too
full of hate to preach the gospel of
mm
love."
"But couldn't you let the love for the
many overcome the hate of the one?"
the blacksmith asked.
"No, I threw personal inclination
and a mother's yearning on the side of
love of the many, but there stood the
hate, defying everything "
"We all know who the object of hate
is," said the blacksmith
"Oh, I sunDose vou do, for there has
never been any concealment of it. All
his friends and all my friends know it.
And yet, to tell you the truth, I don't
know why I hate him. It has been a
mystery tome nearly all my life. But I
remember that about the first lucid
thought I ever had was the idea that
he had been born merely to annoy me.
His annoyance, though, was always of
a passive kind. I have never been able
to call him to account for anything
that he has said or done. And this
makes me hate him still more. Well,
boys, take care of yourselves."
He rode away, turned to the right
and galloped down the county road.
He had not gone far when he saw, a
short distance ahead, a man sitting on
a horse, talking to a girl who had
brought a gourd of water from a house
near by. Podsley knew the man and
he rode past him without turning his
head, but the girl must have seen that
he cast a hard look, for she drew back
from the fence and said something in
an undertone. Podsley rode on. Bil
lings' horse soon came cantering after
him. The road abruptly dipped down
and crossed a small stream. Podsley
halted to let the horse drink. Billings
rode into the stream and halted.
"Bright weather we're having," said
Billings.
"Yes, rather. But I don't think that
a little rain would do any harm."
"No, except to some weakling who
might chance to get wet."
"That's a fact," Podsley rejoined;
"and, by the way, there are. weaklings
in this neighborhood."
"Yes, I know of one."
"And I know of one."
"Then there must be two."
"I know of but one."
They rode out of the stream, rode
side by side. "Hillings," sai'd Podsley,
"I hate every hair on your head."
"Podsley," retorted Billings, "I
loathe every bone in your body."
"Ah, hah, but bones are stronger
than hair."
"Yes, but Samson's strength was in
his hair."
"That so? How different from you.
Your strength seems to be in your
tongue."
They halted, faced about and looked
at each other. "Billings," said Pods
ley, "it does seem to me that we have
lived in hatred of each other long
enough to come to 'some sort of sensi
ble agreement. I know what you feel
Uy UOn LemplatltlK wliat I feel tuysolf.
So long as we both live there is no real
happiness for either of us. Why this
is neither of us can tell, but it is a fact.
And now can't we come to some sort
of settlement?"
Billings was Blowly stroking his
horse's mane. "I should think so," he
answered. "I am more than willing to
risk my life to kill yon, but I don't de
sire that you should kill me. We
might fight a duel with guns or pis
tols real gentlemen don't fight with
knives but that would mean sure
death for us both. And I insist that
there is no need of but one of us
dying."
."That's true," Podsley agreed. "And,
to show you the interest I take in the
matter, I would much rather that you
would be the one to die."
"That is natural, and is therefore
commendable," said Hillings. "At any
rate this thing can't go on much
longer, and we must, in consequence,
fix up some sort of scheme. Now let
me make a suggestion! We will draw
lots to see which one shall shoot the
other. No, that would have too much
the appearance of murder, het me
see. We'll draw lots to determine
which one shall take poison. And the
man who draws the poison lot shall
write a statement to the effect that he
has committed suicide. The poison
shall be handed him by the winner.
What do you say?"
"it's unique, and is therefore agreea
ble to me. Meet me here to-morrow at
twelve o'clock, het each man bring a
written confession and a dose of
poison."
"I'll be here," said Billings.
CHAl'TKR II.
At twelve o'clock the next day they
met in the road. They came afoot.
"Before we enter into this little com
petition," said Podsley, "we stake our
honor as gentlemen to carry out every
detail of this contract, and to do so
without carping or grumbling. If I
win, you take the poison as soon as I
give it to you; if you win I shall do
the same."
"I agree. My honor, which is worth
more than my life, is at stake."
"Here, flip this coin."
Podslev won. They are now stand
ing in the woods. Billings took out
his confession. "I will be found hold
ing this in my hand," said he. "I have
left a copy of it at home so that there
will be no question about its genuine
ness." He brok a vial against a tree and
said: "Give me that." Podsley was
holding a vial in his hand. "I say,
give me that and let's have this thing
over. Why don't you give it to me?"
"I will in my own good time. Mind
you, your life belongs to me. When I
call for it, you must, without a word
in objection, yield it up. I will see
you again. Good day."
Months passed and still Podsley
made no demand. Once at a picnic
Billings stood laughing with a party
of friends. Podsley approached and
taking out a vial slyly showed it to
Billings. Billings with equal slyness
took out a folded paper and Bhowed it
to Podsley.
Months passed. It was noticed that
Podsley was gayer tliun lie had ever
been; and a friend who ln.pp. .ucd to
look into his nm nigi't saw lum
holding a small bottle in his clasped
handb. bending over it and laughing.
One day l'odsley met Billings iu the
road. They halted and l'odsley took
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out the vial. Billings took out the
confession. ,
"You are mine."
"Yes; do you want me now?"
"I can't surrender my great victory
so suddenly. I must play with you
awhile longer. I didn't know that I
was so full of fun." He laughed.
"And I didn't know that you were so
full of the devil."
Podsley laughed again. "I am going
away," he said, "and when I come back
I want you. Good-b y for a time."
Two years passed. It was rumored
that Podsley had been killed in the
Black Hills. There was no cause to
doubt the rumor. An old man from
the far west saii that he had seen him
die. This was three months after he
had left home. Billings was free. He
married the girl who had once brought
him a gourd of water.
It was Christmas morning. Billings
was sitting by his fire. His wife was
hanging evergreens about the room.
(Some one shouted at the gate. Bil
lings went out.
"Why, what's the matter, dear?" his
wife asked. She had seen him stagger
when he stepped out. A man on horse
back was at the gate. Podsley had re
turned. "I thought, you were dead." said Hil
lings, "or this would not have hap
pened." He waved his hand toward
the house. His wife was standing iu
the door. She could not hear him.
"But you see that I'm not dead,"
Podsley answered. "Two weeks ago I
started back here to claim my own."
He took out the vial.
"You have but to claim it."
Podsley smiled. "I say that I started
back to claim my own."
"I understood what you said."
"And do you know what I would
claim?"
"My life."
"No, your prayers. My mother is
dead and her prayer has been answered.
There is no bite in my heart. I will
now attempt to teach men to live better
lives; and I begin by making you a
Christinas present. Your life is your
own and God's." He smashed the vial
On a stone, bowed to the woman who
stood in the door and galloped away.
one nir chims'S niTiFs
Canton, Where the Plague Comes From,
and It Isn't Surprising.
A line or two from Mrs. Archibald
Dunn's new book gives a striking pic
ture of the horrors of life in Canton.
"The circumference of the city walls
measures from six to seven miles, and
within their inclosure there exist one
million Chinese people. I had been in
many oriental cities and had smelt
many oriental smells, but those of Can
ton," says Mrs. Dunn, "were giants to
them all. The passage-like streets are
open sewers, every description of refuse
being cast into them and forming con
tinuous heaps on eitlier side of the way.
The water supply is raised from wells
in the streets, the mouths of which are
on a level with the ground, and a
shower of rain, or drippings from the
buckets in which they lift it must carry
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airless atmosphere that human lungs
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and noisome odors that could assail hu
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sights in the shape of abnormal butcher
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The discovery of the Horn expedition
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