ABNER
DANIEL
Abin "bad not, a:id Miller turned bia
lit ad to the oiicn doer. An old negro
bapiM'ii"! to be paaslug. with u ax 04
bin shoulder.
"Heigli. there. Inclo Ned." Miller
rulled out.
Tbe negro' bad passed, bat be beard
his name railed, and b cam back
and looked In at the door.
"Want me. Murse KayburnT"
"Yon, you old scamp. Get me a
muli'b or I'll about tbe top of your
bi nd off."
"All right, sub; all right, Haraa Bar-burn.-
"You ought to know bira," said Mil
ler, with a smile as the negro hurried
kilo the adjoining office, "Ilia wife
loks fur Colonel Barclay. He might
t 'II you If Miss Dolly's going tonight,
I .it I know she la Frank Hlllbousa
thceked hT name off the list, and I
lirurd blm sny sbe'd accepted. By the
wuy, that fellow will do to watch. I
tlilnk be and the colonel are pretty
thick."
"Will you never let op on that?'
Alan asked, with a flush.
"I dou't know that I shall," laughed
Kayburn. -"It seems so funny to see
you in lore, or, rather, to see yon think
you are."
. "I have never said I was," said Alan
sharply.
"But you show It so blamed plain,"
suld Miller.
"Here 'tis. Mars Ray burn. Maine
Trabue said you could have a whole
box of you'd put up wid aulpbur ones."
Miller took the matches from the out
stretched band and tossed a cigar to
A Inn. "Hay, Uncle Ned," be asked,
"do you know that gentleman?" Indi
ra ting A In n with a nod of bis bead.
A quizzical look dawned in the old
negro's eyes, and then be gave a re
sounding guffaw and shook all over.
"I rcckou I know his boss, Marse
Itayburii," be tittered.
"That's a good one on you, Alan,"
laughed Miller. "He knows your 'boos.
I'll have to spring that on you- wheu I
see you two together."
As the negro left the office Mr. Tra
bue leaned In the doorway, holding bis
battered silk bat lu his band and mop
pint; bis perspiring face.
He nodded to Alan and said to Mil
ler. "Io you want to write?"
"Not any more for you, thanks," said
Miller. "I have the backache now
from those depositions I made out for
you yesterday."
"Oh, I don't mean "that," the old
lawyer admired blm, "but I bad to
borrow yore Ink Just now, an , seem
you. lit yore desk, I thought you might
need It."
"Ob, If 1 do," Jested Miller, "I can
buy another bottle at the bookstore.
They pay me a commission on the Ink
1 furnish tin row. They let me have It
chenp by the cane. What stumps me
la tint you looked In to see If I needed
It You are breaking the rule, Mr.
Trnbtie. They generally mnke me bunt
for my otfice furniture when I need It
They've borrowed everything I have
except my Iron safe. Their Ignorance
of the combination, Its weight and
their confirmed luzlness are all that
saved It."
When the old lawyer had gone, the
two friends sat and smoked In silence
for several minutes. Alan was study
ing Miller's face. Something told him
that the news of bis father's disaster
had reached him and that Miller was
going to speok of It He was not mis
taken, for the lawyer soon broached
the subject.
"I've been Intending to ride out to
see you almost every day this week,"
be said, "but business bus always pro
Tented my leaving town."
"Then you have heard"
"Yes. A Inn, I'm sorry, but It's all
over the country. A man's bad luck
spreads as fast as good war news. I
heard It the next day after your fa
ther returned from Atlanta, and saw
the whole thing In a flash. The truth
Is, Perkins had the cheek to try his
scheme on me. I'm the first target of
every scoundrel who bas something to
soli, and I've learned many of their
tricks. 1 didn't listen to all be bad to
say, but got rid of him as soon as I
could. You must not blame the old
man. As I see It now. It was a most
plausible sc heme, and the shame of It
Is that no one can be handled for It
Your father will have to grin and bear
It He really didn't pay a fabuloua
price for the land, and If be were In a
condition to hold on to It for, say,
twenty-five years be might not lose
money. But who can do that sort of
thing? I have acres and acres of
uiouutatn land offered me at a much
lower II cure, but what little money
I've mode bas been made by turning
my capital rapidly. Hare you seen
Dolly since It happened V
"No; not for two weeks," replied
Alan. "1 went to church with ber
Sunday before lust and have not seen
her since. I wss wondering If she had
beard about It."
"Oh, yes; she's heard It from the colo
nel. It may surprise you, but the
thing bas rubbed blm the wrong way."
"Why, I don't understand," exclaimed
Alan. "Has he"
"Tho old mail has had almut 2.000
acres of land over near your father's
purchase, und It seems that he was
cloKely watching all your father's deals
and. in spite of bis Judgment to the
contrary. Mr. Bishop's v;itidence In
that Best of real estate baa made him
put a higher valuation en bis holdings
over there. So yon see. now that your
father's mistake Is common talk, he Is
forced to realise a big slump, and be
Wants to hluiue some one for It I
don't know but that your father or
some one else made blm an offer for
bis land, which he refused. So you see
It Is only natural for him to be dis
gruntled." "I see." mild Alan. "1 reckon you
beard that from Miss Dolly?" .
Miller smoked sloaly.
"Yes" after a pause "I dropped lu
I her night before lsst4 and she told
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me about it She's nut one of jour
surface creatures. She talks sensibly
on all sorts of subjects. Of course
she's not going to show her heart to
me, but she couldn't hide the fact that
your trouble was worrying her a good
deal. 1 think abe'd like to see you nt
the ball tonight. Frank Hillhoune will
frlvc you a dance or two. He's going
to be bard to beat. lie's the must at
tentive fuli-jw I ever ran across, llo's
got a new buggy a regular hug-me-tight-aud
a high stepping Kentucky
mare for the summer campaign. He'll
have lume money at his father's death,
and all the old women any he's the
best catch In towu because be doesn't
drink, bus a Sunday school dims and
will have money. We are all going to
wear evening suits toulght. There are
some girls from Koine visiting Hattlc
Alexander, and we don't wunt them to
uiell bay In our hair. You know how
the boys arc. fillers nil of us weur
spikctalls no one will; so we took a
vote on It, and we'll be on a bis dike.
There'll be a devilish lot of 'mlstlts.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
lu all directions. Frank Buford will
rig out in Colonel Day's antebellum
toggery. Did you br'ng yours?"
"It happens to lie at Talker's shop,
being pressed," said Alan.
"I've had three In the hist six years,"
laughed Miller. "You know bow much
Inrger Todd Bel man Is than I am. He
burst one of mine from collar to waist
last summer at the Springs. I con't
refuse 'em, Qod bless 'em! Jeff II 1k
glns married lu my best Trluce Al
bert last week and spilled boiled cus
tard on It, but he's got a good wife
and a fair Job on a railroad In Ten
nessee now. I'd have given blm the
coat but he'd never have accepted It
and beeu mad the rest" pf his life nt
my offer. Barker said somebody had
tried to scrape the custard off with a
sharp knife and that be had a lot of
trouble cleaning It. I wore the coat
yesterday aud felt like I was going to
be married. Todd must have left some
of his shivers In It I reckon that's as
near as I'll ever come to the bitching
post."
Just then a ta'll, thin man entered.
Ho wore a rather threadbare frock
coat, unevenly bound with braid, and
had a snlUw. sunken and rather long
face. It was Samuel Craig, one of the
two private bankers of the town. He
was about sixty years of age and had
a pronounced stoop.
"Hello!" be said pleasantly. "You
young bloods are a-golu' to play smash
with the gals' hearts tonight, I reckon.
I say, go It while you arc young. Hay
burn, I want to get one of them Iron-
"UMoP' 7m: twill jitciuraiitfy.
clad mortgage blanks. I've got a fel
ler that is disposed to wiggle, an' I
want to tie him up. The inventor of
that form Is a blessing to mankind."
"Help yourself," smiled Miller. "1
was Just telling Mr. Trabue that I was
running a stationery store, aud If I was
out of anything in the lino I'd order it
for him."
The banker laughed good hunioredly
as he selected several of the blanks
from the drawer Unyburn had opened
In the desk.
"I hope yon won't complain ns much
of hard times ns J ike I'ltner does," be
chuckled. "I passed his store the other
day, where he wus standln' over kouio
old uuiguzlnes that lie d marked duwu.
. " 'How's trader 1 asked 'im. 'It's
gone cle.i u to tlx? dogs, he said, and I no
ticed he'd been drinking. Til jrlo you
sample of my customers.' ho went on,
'A feller from the mountains come In
Je-t now an' asked the price of these
lii;.gaiines. I told ii'm the regular
price wis 'J.I ecu: a apiece, but I'd
marked 'em down to live. Ho looked
at 'eui for alsnit half tin hour an' then
said he wasn't gnln' out o' town till
sundown uu Ix llevcd he'd take one If
I'd read It to him.' "
Craig laughed heartily ns he finished
the story, and Alan and Miller Joined
In.
"I want you to remember tb.it yarn
when you get to overchee kin on me,"
said Craig Jestingly. "I was Just no
ticln' this iiioriiln' that yon have
drawn more than your deposit"
"Ovcrchccked?" snld Miller. "You'll
think I have wlfrn all my checks get
In. I mailed a dozen today. They'll
slide In ou you In alsuit a week, and
you'll telegraph Brndslrect to ko
bow I stand. This Is a tine banker.1
Miller went on to Alan, "lie twlfs me
bout overchecklng occasionally, lyt
me tell you something. I.ist year I
happened to bsve f 10,M0 on my hands
waiting for a cotton factory to begin '
operations down In Alalwiim, and, ns
I had no Idea when tbe money would j
be called for, I placed It with bis nilis :
here 'on call.' Things got In a tangle
at tl)e milU aud thekejt wnitingjjind
iff
r
our fi lriidber concluded I UatPglveu
It to blm."
"I thought you bad forgotten yon
bad It." said Crnlg. with another of
his loud, infectious laughs.
"Anywsy," went on Miller, "I go "h
sudden order for the amount and ran
tn on blm on my way from the post
office, I made out my check and stock
ft under bis nose. Greet Scott! You
ought to have seen blm wilt I don't
believe be hud half of It In the bouse.
but he bud ten million excuses. He
kept mo waiting two days and bustled
Ground to beat the tuind. He thought
I was going to close bim up."
"Thut wss a i-loae shave," admitted
Ciulg. "Never uilud about the overt-heck
lug, my boy. Keep It up. If It
will help you. You are doing altogeth
er too much business with the other
bank to suit me anyway."
CHAPTER VI.
HE TOTJng people assembled
slowly at the dance that even
ing. Toward dark It bad be
gun raining, and, according
to custom, two livery stable carriages.
called "backs," were engaged to con
vey all the couples to a,ud from the ho
tel.
Everything In life la relative, and to
young people who often went to even
less pretentious entertainments this
affair wus rather Impressive In Its ele
gance. Lamps shone everywhere, and
bunches of caudlea blazed and sput
tered In nooks bung about with ever
greens. The girls were becomingly at
tired In light evening gowns, and many
of them were good looking, refined aud
graceful. All were soft spoken and
eusy lu their manners and either wore
or carried flowers. The evening suits
of the young men were well In evi
dence and more noticeable to the wear
ers themselves than they would have
been to a spectator used to convention
al style of dress. They could be seen
In all stages of Inadaptability to fig
ures too largo or too small, and even
after the dance begun there were sev
eral swaps and a due amount of con
gratulation on the Improvement from
the appreciative fair sex. The young
lady accompanying each young man
had pinned a small bouquet on bis
lapel, so that it would have beeu Im
possible to tell whether a man bad a
natural taste for flowers or was the
willing victim to a taste higher than
bis own.
Ituyburn Miller and Alan sat smok
ing and talking In the room of the
hitler till half past 0 o'clock, nnd then
they went down. As a general rule,
young men were expected to escort
ladies to dunces when the young men
went at all, but Alan was often ex
cused from so doing on account of liv
ing lu the country, and Miller bad
broken down every precedent In that
rcsjtcrt and never invited a girl to go
with him. He nloiied for this short
coming by contributing most lilsrally
to every entertainment given by the
young iM'oIc, even when he wus out
of town. He used to say he liked to
graze und nibble at such things und
feel free to go to bed or business at
will.
As the two friends entered the big
parlor Alan espied the girl about whom
he bud liecu thinking ull day. She was
seated In one of the deep, luce cur
tained windows behind the piano.
Frank Hillhouse was Just presenting
to her a faultlessly attired traveling
salesman. At this Juncture one of the
floor managers with a white rosette on
bis lapel culled Miller away to ask bis
advice about some details and Alan
turned out of the parlor into the wide
corridor which ran through the house.
He did this lu oledience to another
unwritten law governing Darley's so
cial Intercourse that It would be im
polite for a resident gentleman to In
trude himself uism a stranger who
hud Just been introduced to a lady. So
ho went clown to the ground floor nud
strolled Into the ullice. It wns full of
tobacco suioko and a throng of men.
some of whom were from the country
and others from the town drawn to
the hotel by the festivities. From the
ottlcp a door opened Into a bar and
billiard room, whence cauie the click
lug of Ivory balls and the grounding
of cues. Another door led Into the
large dining room, which had beeu
cleared of its tallies that it might be
used for dancing. There were n sawing
of Addles, the twanging of guitars, the
Jtnglo of tamlHiurlnes and the groan
ing of a bass viol. The musicians,
black nnd yellow, occupied chairs on
one of the tables, which had been
placed ngnlnst the wall, and one of
the floor managers wns engaged In
whittling pnrnttln candles over the
floor nnd rubbing It In with his feet.
Seeing what be was doing, some of
the yomiu men. desirous of trying their
new patent leather pumps, came in
and began to waltz singly and in cou
ples. When everything wns In readiness,
the floor manager piloted the dancers
downstairs. From the office AInn saw
them filing Into the big room aud tak
ing seats In the chairs arranged against
the walls on all sides. He saw Frank
Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down
near the band; the salesman had dis
appeared. Alan threw his cigar away
and went straight to her.
"Oh, here you are!" laughed Frank
nillliouse as A l.i n shook hands with
her. "I told Miss Dolly coiniug on
that the west wind would blow you
this way, and wheu 1 saw Kay Miller
Jnst now I knew you'd struck the
town."
"It wasn't exactly the wind." replied
AInn. "I'm afraid you will forget me
If I stay on the farm all the time."
"We certainly nre glad to have you,"
smiled Miss Barclay.
"I knew she'd aay that I knew It,
I knew It." said Hillhouse. "A girl
cm always think of nicer things to
Kay to a feller than his rival can. Old
iiiinlre Trabue was teasing ine the oth
er day about how bard you wns to
Ix-nt, Bishop, but I told blm the bigger
the war the more victory for aome
Ixwly. and, as the felhT said. I tote fair
and am nlsivelsiard."
Alan greeted this with an nil but rU
iWe shudder. There was much In Ids
dignified Hearing and guod appearance
to commend hlni to the preference of
ny thinking woman, especially when
contrasted to Hillhouse, who wns only
a little taller tban Dolly and was show
ing himself even at a greater disad
vantage in Ids unrefined allusions to
bis and Alan's attentions to her.
In
deed AIhii was sorry for the spectacle
the fellow wns making of himself and
tried to pass It over,
"I usually come In on Saturdays," he
explained.
"That's true,- said Dolly, Willi one
of ber rare smllta,
"Yes"- ndibotiso took another head
er Into fori Slide u waters "he's ubout
Jjln d yosl- church, they tell me."
Alan treated this with an ludula
smile. Ho did not dislike i! :':!. iin-,
but ho did not admire bim. and he bad
lu'Ver quite liked his constant art. n
tlons to Miss Barclay. But It wns ui
ackuowlcc'if.'d fact union sr the society
girls of Dark-y that If a gill refused to
go out with any young man in t"l
standing It was not long before she
was left nt home oftencr than was
pleasant. Dolly wus easily the Ix-st
looking girl in the room not pvihnps
tbe must daintily pretty, but she ;
sensed a beauty which strength cf
Character and Intellect alonu could xlvc
to a face already well featured. Kven
ber physical beauty aloue wu of that
texture which gives the beholder an
agreeable sense of solidity. tShu wus
well formed, above medium height,
hud a beautiful neck and shoulders,
dark gray eyes and abundant golden
brown hair.
"May I see your card?" asked Alan.
"I came early to aecure at least one."
At this Frank Hillhouse burst out
laughing, aud she smiled up at Alan.
"He's beeu toaslng me all evening
about the predlcamcut I'm In," she ex
plained. "The truth Is, I'm not going
to dance nt nil. Tbe presiding elder
happened In town today on bis wuy
through aud Is nt our house. You
know how bitter he ..s ifrniiist church
meuilMTs dancing. At first mamma
snid I shouldn't fome n step, but Mr.
Hillhouse and I succeeded In .getting
up a compromise I can only look on.
But my friends are having pity on ine
nud tilling my curd for what they cull
stationary dances."
Abm laughed us be took the card.
which was already almost filled, nnd i
wrote bis name In one of the blank I
fpaccs. Some one called Hillhouse
away, and then nn awkward silence
fell uihii them. For tbe first time
Alan noticed a worried expression on
her fuce.
. "Yon have no buttonhole uoru.net."
she said, noticing his bare lapel
"That's what you get for not bringing
a girt Let me make you one."
"I wish you would," lie suld thought
fully, for as she begun to search among
her flowers for some rosebuds and
leaves he noted again the expression
of countenance that had already puz
zled him.
"Since you are 'so popular," ho went
on. Ids eyes on her deft fingers, "I'd
better try to nniko another engage
ment. I'd as well confess that I came
lu town solely to ask you to let me
take jou to church tomorrow even
ing." He suw her start. She raised her
eyes to bis almost Imploringly, nud
then she looked down. He saw her
breast heave suddenly as with tight
ened Hps she leaned forward to pin the
flowers on his coat. The Jewels In her
rings flashed under his eyes. There
was a delicate perfume In the air
nlwut-hcr glorious head. Ho bud never
seeii her look so lieaiitlf ill before. He
wondered at ber silence ut Just such a
moment. The tightness of her lips
gave way, nud they fell to trembling
when she started to speak.
"I hardly know whut'to say." she
began. "I I -you know I said the pre
siding elder v.as nt our house, nnd"
"Oh, I understand," broke In Alan;
"that's ull right. Of course, use your
own"
"No. I must be plain with yon," she
broke in, raising a pair of helpless, tor-
" hardly know u hat to lay," the hcym.
tured eyes to his. "You will not tlilnk
( bad anything to do with It In fact,
my heart Is nbnost broken. I'm very,
very unhappy."
He was still totally at sea us to the
cause of her strange distress. Per
haps you'd rnther not tell me nt ull,"
be suld sympathetically. His tone nev
er had been so tender. "You need not
you know."
"But It's n thing I could not keep
from you long anyway," she said trem
ulously. "In fact. It Is due you a:i ex
planation. I mean. Oh. Alun. papa has
taken up the Idea that we that we
like each other too much, and"
The life and soul seemed to leave
Alan's face.
"I understand." be heard himself
saying; "he does not want me to visit
you any more."
.
Sho made no reply. He saw tier
catch n deep breath, nnd her eyes went
down to ber flowers. The music stn:ck
up. The mulatto leuder stood waving
his fiddle and calling for "the grand
march' lu loud, melislious tones. There
was a scrambling for partners. The
young men gave their left anus to tlie
billies and merrily dragged them to
their places.
"I hope? you do not blame mc thnt
you dou't think that I" But the clat
ter and clamor Ingulfed ber words.
"No, not at all," be told her. ' But
fa awful; simply awful! I know ynn
i re a true friend, nnd that's some sort
ef comfort."
"Ami always shall Is?," she giil-d.
"You must try not to feel hurt. You
know my father is a very ecu!i ir man
nnd has an awful will, au- iiobcsiy was
ever so obstliint&"
Then Alan's sense of the rreat In
justice of the thing rMu up within him,
and his blood began to Imil. "Perliaps
mm
I Iff f
I
I outrbt to take my name off your
rarJ,"1 be said, drawing himself up
lightly. "If he were to hear that I
calked to you tonight, he might make
It unpleasant for you."
"If yon do. I shall never-never for
you," sho u nt m trod In a voice
that shook. There wus, too, a gltsteu
lug in her eyes as if tears were spring
ing. "Wouldn't thnt show that you
harlsired iil will against nie, wbeu I
inn so HHpi.-sa ana troubled?" '
"Yes, It would, aud I shall come
buck," he made answer. He rose, for
Hillhouse, culling loudly over his
shoulder to somo one, wus thrusting
bis bowed arm down toward her.
"I beg your urdon," be said to Itol
ly. "I didn't know they bad called the
Inarch. We've got some Ice cream hid
out upstairs, and some of ns lire going
for it. Won't you take some. Bishop?"
"No, thank you," said Alan, aud they
left him.
CHAPTER VII.
LAN mado his way along the
wall, out of the track of the
A
promenaders. Into the office,
anxious to escape being; sm
ken to by any one. But here several Jo
vial men from the mountains who
knew him intimately gathered around
him and begun to make laughing re
marks about his dress.
"You look fcr the world like a dirt
dauber." This comparison to a kind
of black wasp came from Pole Baker,
a tall, heavily built farmer, with un
enormous head, thick eyebrows and
long, shaggy hair. He lived ou Bish
op's farm und bad been brought np
with Alan. "I'll tie denied ef you
ain't nlmblo ou yore feet, though. I've
seed you cut tho pigeon wing over on
Mossy creek with them big, strappln
gals 'fore you had yore sights ns high
as these town folks."
"It's thnt Ihar vest that gits me,"
suld auot her. "I reckon It's cut low
so you won't drup saft victuals on It,
but I guess you don't do much caiin'
with thut collar on. It don't look like
yore Adam's upplo could stir a peg un
der it."
With a good nn tured reply nud a
luuh be did not feel, AInn hurried out
of the ollicc and up to his room, where
he hud left bis lamp burning. Bay
burn Miller's hat and light overcoat
were on the Ised. AInn sut down In
one of the stiff bucked, split bottom
chairs nnd stared straight In front of
him. Never In his life hud he suffered
ns ho was now suffering. He could see
no hope ahead; the girl he loved was
lost to bim. Hit father hud beard of
iho foolhurdincss of old man Bishop
and, like many another well inclining
parent, bud determined to save his
daughter from the folly of marrying a
penniless man who hud doubtless In
herited his father's luck of Judgment
nud caution.
. There was a rnp on the closed door,
nnd Immediately afterward Kayburn
Miller turned the knob nnd came In.
His kindly glance swept the face of
his friend, and he said, with forced
lightness:
"I don't want to bore yon, old man.
hut I just had to follow you. 1 suw
from your INiks ns you left the ball
room that something was wrong, and
I urn afraid I know what It is. You
see. Captain Barclay Is a rough, out
spoken nlun, and he mudc a remark
the other day which reached me. 1
wasn t sure it was true, so I didn't
mention it; ut I reckon iny Informant
knew what he wns talking about.'
A hi II nodded dcsHHidcntly. "1 asked
her to go to church with me tomorrow
night. She wns-awfully embarrassed
Slid dually told me of her father's ob
jections."
"I think I know what fired the old
devil up," said Miller.
"You do?"
les. it was thut mistake or your
futher. As 1 told you, the colonel Is
as mad ns n wet hen about the whole
thing. He's got n rope tied to every
nickel he's got, nnd be Intends to leave
I lolly a good deal of money. He thinks
Frank Hillhouse Is just the thing. He
shows that us plain ns day. He no
ticed how frequently you enmo to see
Dolly and scented danger ahead und
fcimply put his foot down on It, Just
Os fathers bnve been doing ever since
the Hood. My dear boy, you've got a
bitter pill to take-, but you've got to
swallow it like a man. You've reached
a point where two ronds fork. It Is
for you to decide which one you'll
take."
Alan made no reply. Rayburn Mil
icr lighted a cigar aud began to smoke
steadily.
"It's none of my business," Miller
burst out suddenly, "but I'm friend
enough of yours to feel this thing like
the devil. However, I don't know
what to sny. I only wish I knew how
fur you've gous into It."
Alan smiled mechanically,
- "If you can't look at me and ace how
far I've gone, you arc blind," he said.
"I don't menu thnt," replied Miller,
"I was wondering how for you had
committed yourself-roh, bang It!
made kive and all that sort of thing.'
"I've never sixiken to her on the sub
ject." Alau Informed him gloomily.
"fiood. good! Splendid!"
Alan stared In surprise.
"I don't nnderstand." he said "She
knows thut is, I think she knows
how I feel, and I have hoped that"
"Never mind nliotit thnt," Interrupted
Miller laconically. "There Is a chance
for Ixitu of you If you'll turn square
iruiuid like sensible human beings and
look the facts in the face."
"You mean"
'Tl.nt it will be stupid, childish Id
iocy f.-r either or Isitli of you to let
(hit t'i'nu,'F;i il your lives."
"I don't uiiderstnnd yon."
'Weil, you will Is-fore I'm through
with you, und I'll do you up brown.
There are simply two courses open to
you, my boy. One is to trer.t Colonel
Ban-lay's v.!shc-s with dignified respect
and bow n:,d retire Just ns any Kn
roM'Uii geiitleiiiiin would do when told
that bis pile wus too small to bo con
sidered." "And the other?" asked Alan sharp
ly. "Tho other Is to follow In the foot
steps of nearly every sentimental fool
that ever was born and Mi n round look
ing like n last year's bird's nest or,
worst yet. persuading the girl to elope
and fills angering her father so that
he will cut her out of what's coming
to her and what Is her right, my boy.
She may te willing to live on a bread
and water d'et for awhile, but she'll
lose 'tics 1 1 and teuiHr In the long run.
If you dou't make as much mouey for
ber ns you cause lu r to lose, she'll tell
ynu of It some day or, at least, let you ,
eve it, and Unit's as long as. It's wide.
rv VAi -a
. , . . i earns afc 1 !
"it's none ot mu bulno," Mllhr bunt
out uudtUnly.
Von are now giving (yourself o treat
ment In sedf hypnotism, telling yourself
that life has not und cannot produce
a thing for you beyond thut particular
pink frock nud yellow bead. I know
how you feel. I've been there six dif
ferent times, beginning with a terrible
loug first attack nud dwindling down
as I became Inoculated with exiH'i'l
ence tiir now tho complaint nmouuti
to hardly more than a momentary throe
when I sew a fresh oue In a truiu fur
an hour's ride. I cau do you n lot of
good if you'll listen to me. I'll give you
the benefit of my experience."
"What good would your devilish ex-IM-rlence
do me?" said Alan Impatient
iy.
"Jt would Ut any man's case If ha'd
only believe it. I've made a study of
love. I've observed hundreds of typi
cal cases and watched ninrrhige from
Incrptiou through protruded illness or
boredom down to dumb resignation or
sudden death. I don't uieun that no
lovers of the Ideal, sentimental brand
are ever happy nfter marriage, but I
do believe that open eyenl courtship
will beat thu blind sort nil holl w nud
thut in nine cases out of ten. If people
were mated by law according to the
Judgment of a sensible, open eyed Ju
ry, they would be happier than they
now ure. Nothing ever spoken Is truer
than the commandment, 'Thuu Shalt
have no other Cod but ine.' Let a man
put anything above tho principle of
living right, und ho will lie miserable
Tho man who holds gold us the chief
thing In life will starve to death In I
cold glitter, while n pauper In rags
will have u laugh that riii:;;! with the
music of Immortal joy. In the same
way the man who declares that only
one woman Is suited to hlni U making
a god of her. raising l.er to n sent tlnit
won't support lu-r dead, material
weight I frankly believe that the
glamour of I.e. ' imply n sort of In
sanity that b ' - n correctly
named and tirmeii f ' so many
people! have beeu the victims of It."
"Do you know," Alan burst in al
most angrily, "when you talk that way
I think you are off. I know what's
the matter with you - you have simply
frittered away your heart, your ability
to love and appreciate a good woman
Thank heaven, your experience bus not
been mine! I dou't sec; how you could
ever lie happy with n woman. I couldn't
look n pure wife In thu face nnd re
member nil the flirtations you've in
dulged In that Is, if they were mine."
"There yon go," laughed Miller,
Make It personal. That's the only
way the average lover nrgucx. I niu
speaking in general terms. Let me fin
ish. Take two example's first, tho
chap crazlly In love, who faces life
with the rod rag of bis Infatuation
his girl. No parental objection, every
thing smooth nnd n carload of silver
ware, a clock for every room In tbe
house. They start out on their honey
moon, doing the chief cities at the
biggest hotels nnd the thenters in the
three dollnr gents. They soon tire of
themselves and lny It to the trip. Ev
ery day they rnke awny a handful of
glamour from each other till, when
d'ey reach home, they have 'come to
tbe conclusion thnt they are only hu
man, and not the highest order at
that For awhile they have a siege of
discontent wondering where it'a nil
gone. Finally tbe man Is forced to
go about bis work, aud the woman
gets to making things to go on the
bucks of c!in!rJ nnd trying to spread
her trousseau over tho next year, nnd
llicy hcglu to court resignation. Now,
if they bud not bud the glamour at
tack they would have got down to
business sooner, that's all, and they
would have Eet a better example to
other plunders. Now fcr the second
Illustration: Poverty on oue side,
boodle on the other; more glamour
thun in other case because of the gulf
between. They get married; they bnve
to. They've iuhcritcd the stupid Idea
that the Lord Is at the bottom of It
and that the glamour Is his smile.
Like tbe other coupler, their eyes are
finally opened to the facts, and they
begin to sec retly v.ntider what It's all
aliout. The one with the spondnllcs
wonders harder thuu the one who lias
none. If the uinri has the money, he
will feel good at first over doing ao
much for his nihility, but If be has nu
eye for earthly values and good busi
ness men have there will be times
when be will envy Jones, whose wife
had as many rocks a Jones. Love
and capital go together like ruin aud
sunshine; they nre productive of some
thing. Then If the woman has the
money and tbe man hasn't there's
tragedy a slow cutting of throats.
She Is Irresistibly drawn with the rest
of tbe world Into the thought that she
has tied herself nnd ber money to nn
nntoinnton. for such men are Invnrl
nMy lifeless. Thoy seein to lose the
faculty of earning money in any other
way. And ns for a proisr title for the
pvtinilcss young Idiot that publicly ad
vertises himself as worth enough, in
uunseir, lor a gin to sacrlllcv bit
money to live with blm well, the un
abridged diK-s not furnish It. Jack Ass
In billboard letters would come nearer
to It than anything thnt occurs to mc
now. I'm not afraid to sny It, for I
know you'd never cause any girl to
give tip her fortune without knowing
at least whether yon con Id replace It
or not."
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POLITICAL DlBEtTOBV.
President Theodore Koevelt; New
York. Term expires March i, I'.maY
Viee-Presideut Ulrica left vacant on and
slier September l, KOI, when Yice
Preridcut Kooeevt-It nucecdud to the
Presidency upon the death of Win.
McKtnloy, Piesident.
Cabinet.
SeeVelary ol St.ite John Hay, Illinois.
Term expires ith thut of the Presi
dent or by death or resignation.
SocreUrjr of Treasury l.eslio M. Shaw,
Iowa. Tern empire ith that of Pres
ident or by i emanation or devlh.
Secretary of War K.liliu Koot, New
York. Term expires with that of
President or by resignation or death.
Attorney General P. C. Knnz. New
York. fe-rin expires with that of
President or by reeignation or death.
Postmaster General 11. C. Payne. Wis
consin Termexpireswith thnt of Pres
ident or by resignation or death.
Secretary ol Navy Wm. li. Moody,
Masachnsett.. Term expires witli
that of President or bv re-.-icnutior or
death.
Secretary of Interior K. A. Hitchcock,
M issourri. Term expiies niiti that of
1'rcBi.lcPt or by resignation ordeath.
Secretary of Agriculture Jamoa Wilson,
Iowa. Term expires with that of
President or by resignation i.r death.
Secretary of Commerce and l-ale,r Geo
11. t'orlelyou, New York. Term expires
with that cf President or by resigna
tion or death.
Number of cabinet officers, nine,
fupreme I'surt I'. S.
Cli'cf utice M. W. Fuller, nge 71).
Tennre ()( ufliee, life.
John M. Ilailan, age 70.
David J. Brewer, ago l's.
Henry B. Brown, ugeti7.
(ie irire .Shiran, age 71,
Kd. D. White, age M.
Uufus W. lVckliam. age 115.
J is. McKenna, age IK).
Oliver W. Holmes, ago tiii.
Term of ullice, life.-
Number of judge composing the
Court, nine.
Judge of Ninth Judicial Circuit embrac
ing California, Uregon, Nevada, Mon
tana, Wellington, 1 1 ih i, Alaaka, Alis
ons sod Hawaii, Justico McKeniin.
Circuit Judge tor Oregon Win. B. tiil
lieit, for life.
Judge U. 8. District Con t V. B Bel
linger, for life.
Mule oniclal-c, Oregon.
Guvernur, Geo. K. Cliaiulierlain.
Secretary uf State F I. Dunbar.
Treasurer Chas. S. Moore.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. II. Ackerman.
Attorney General A. M. Crawford.
State Printer Jos. Whitney.
Tcruisexpire J.init iry, l:le)7.
Kiiprenie Court, Orrgeu.
Chief Jif-tice U.S. Benin Term expires,
Sept. i'.HiH,
Associate Justice K. A. Monro Term
expiies, l'.li 4.
Clius. K. Wolverton Term expires, llkttt.
Judge Fifth District Thoa. A. Mcliride
Term expires, 11HI4.
District Attorney Harrison Allen. Tern
expires, I'.HH.
Deputy Attorney E. li. Tongue T. rm
expires, l!)e)4.
State Senator W. II. Weluuiig Term
expires, P.HJI,
Joint Senator Alex. Swee-k Term ex
pires, Kill!.
Representative Dr.t'lias. Mines, It. F,
1'unly snd D.M. C. (omit Terms ex
pire, 1UJI.
COL.VI Vttl'FI.'UtS.
Judge L. A. Rood Term expires, IPOtl.
Clerk George A. Morgan, l!HM.
Ue:or.ler K. I. Kuratli, I'.MJl.
(Jcimissioners
K. J. Ward, 1904.
W. .1. Hutner, IlkHl.
Sherff J. W. Sewell, 11104.
Treasurer W. M. Jackson, 1'.'04.
Assessor i. If. Wilcox, llKlii.
Surveyor A. A. Morrill, 1001.
Supt, School; II. A. Hal!, PHIL
Coroner Dr. C. 1 iiirge, PHIL
Justice of Peace
N. IlilW,oro, II. T. B.igley, 1!Ht.
H. Ililljhoro, Benton Bowman, l'.lOI.
Constable
N. IliiUhoro.K. 1!. Sappingtin.special.
S. liillsber, S. T. Bowser, I'.HH.
( ii j of IlilUhoro.
Mayor W. N. Larrett, 10, H.
CoiiiM'ilmcn
Max Crundall, PWl.
K. C. Brown, l!KM.
F-d. Schnlinericli. l'.Hlil.
J. W. Morgan, lisJI.
C. K. Beckwiih, Bail.
L. A. Hood, 1W4.
Mur dial- Win. Atkinson, 190.1.
Attorney Benton Bowniun, 11)0.'!.
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Wheat W.illa Walla, 7Sc; blue-stem
82c ; valley, 80c
Flour l est grades, 1 CO r.i 3 85 per
barrel ; gralinm, fil 3o (It t'i 75.
Oats No.l white, $1 U7til 10 ; gray
1 0.5 per cental.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton ; brcwingf 21
rolled, JI, 21 .r0 per ton.
Milistuffa Bran, 23 a top. ; piiildliiigs
(27 ; shons. (2:;cliop, if 1 8.
Hay Timoihv. old 2o; new 114 G h:
clover, nominal; grain, (12; cheat, nom
inal
Bntter Fancy creamery. 20f'i,2'.'lc l r
Ja.ry, nominal ; rtore. lilcin 17 perpouno.
j.ggs Oregon ranch, I'.l.nzuc.
Cheese Full cream twits. 14flftjj
Young American, l c per ijanei t facloiy
prices 1 ljc loss.
Poultry t hickens, nuxr d 1D IHc per
lb, hens II) Or, 2c. broilers '2 s dozen :
fryers, 14 M 15c, ducks, 4(4 SO per doz;
geese 6(c 50, turkeys, live lofilc per
oumi.
Hogs Gross, beavr " 60t- 75:
drrmed, 7!gc per pound.
Veul Small. 8c per pound : lume. 1508
fi'ijo per pound.
Beel Gross to- steers, 3.7o(12j;
Hops 17 (tl So per pound.
Wool Vallevl7t'MHc:Kstcrn Oregon.
12(315; mohair, 3-(cc:7c per pound.
l'otaioes llregon o (untie per sack.
Onions Silverskins 1 15(.. 1 25 i cr sick
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