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0. R. & N. CO E. McNEILL, Receiver. TO THE GIVES THE CHOICE OF TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTES GREAT was hit, these Yanks couldn't ’a’ got us “We uns is gone up this time fur in all day!” suab." observed Steve as Custer posted “That’s so! That’s so!” shouted a bis brigade and then opened fire with a hundred men. And the enciie lot began battery, “but I reckon we might sorter cheering for Steve Brayton. VIA VIA ’’And who are you, sir?” demanded tbe major, now pale with passion. DENVER 8POKANE “Private Steve Brayton, sir, of Cap OMAHA Minneapolis tain Wyle’s critter company, and I was left behind here because I was a friend AND of Kenton’s.” ST. PAUL KANSAS CY “Oh, I see! Well, I’ll see to your case at tbe same time.” LOW RATES,TO ALL “Yes, and tell 'ent thar's 15 dead and EASTERN CITIES. I wounded men to show what we uns did befo’ we surrendered,” replied Steve. OCEAN STEAMERS “Rush him! Rush him!” shouted Leave Portland Every 8 Days the crowd, overcome by excitement and • • FOR • • forgetting the respect due an officer. The major backed away, but in an instant he was carried off his feet and rushed to the sentry line, and when he picked himself up off the grass he was For full details call on bruised and battered and his uniform C. A. WALLACE, McMinnville, Or. in a very dilapidated condition. Groans Or Addrew: and hisses followed him as he walked W. II HI KLHI KT, away, and the laughter of tbe Federal Cutter potted h it brigade and then opened Gen. Pass. Agt. fire with a battery. troopers was in no sense a balm for his FOKTI.AND, OK. bang on fur awhile and let ’em see we ruffled pride. bain't skeert. Yesterday I figgered that It was noon before the stores were EAST AND SOUTH one Confederate could lick about seven destroyed and the list of prisoners com VIA Yankees in any sort o’ scrimmage, but pleted. Then came an alarm. Colonel dod rot my buttons if things don’t look Mosby, who has been dubbed ’’The different today!” Bandit of the Potomac,” but who was The earthwork sheltered them from as regularly commissioned as any officer OF THE the shot and shell of the artillery, and in the Confederate army, appeared in Kenton ordered the little band to be tbe neighborhood with about 200 men, ready for the dash be knew would sooner and before he was driven off aDd the or later be made. The Federate could prisoners were ready to Btart down the Express Trains Leave Portland Dally be seen dismounting just outside of valley under guard it was midafter musket range,and as a force of about noon. LÉÂVÉ. ' ARRIVE “Yank, I’ve been thinkin this thing Portland.......... ¿30 P M I San Francisco.10:45 A JI 500 were moving out to charge the fort Ben Francisco 6:00 P M I Portland............ 8:10 A JI held by the major he raised a white flag over,” said Steve Brayton to Kenton as in token of surrender. The other two they moved off, “and I jest tell yo’ we Above trains stop at East Portland, Oregon City, refused to be bound by his action, but ar’ in a fix. Webaiu't neither Federate Woodburn, Salem. Turner, Marion, JeB'erson, Albany. Albany Junction, Tangent, Shedds, Halsey, one of them was charged with cheers nor Confeds any mo’!” Harrisburg. Junction City, Irving, Eugene, Cres and hurrahs and captured after firing a “How do you mean?” well, Drains and all stations from Roseburg to single volley. Ashland inclusive. “Why, if we uns stay yere, we’ll be “Waal, Yank, what’s the word now?” held prisoneis fur goodness knows how Roseburg Mail Daily. LEAVE: ARRIVE: asked one of Kenton’s men as all real long, and if we git back to the Confed Portland......... 8:30 A M | Roseburg......... 5.20 P J! ized the stalo of affairs. eracy tbe major will make it hot tur Roseburg........ 8:00 AM : Portland......... 4.40 PM us. Say, yo’! I don’t know what yo're “Fight!” was the brief reply. Salem Passenger Dally. “I alius knowed he un was game. tbinkin of jest this very minit, but I LEAVE ARRIVE Portland 4:00 P M I Salem............ 6:15 P M Three cheers for Kenton!" shouted Steve want to ask yo’ a straight question.” Salem............... 8:00 A M | Portland .10:15 A M Brayton. “Go ahead.” “Yo’ won’t git mad?” They were given with a will, but be "No.” DINING CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE. fore the echoes bad died away Custer’s "Waal, then, don’t yo’ come purty entire battery was turned against the PULLMHN * BUFFET fort, while a hundred dismounted men nigh bein soft in the head? We uns crept within rifle shot and opened a fire don’t want yo’ on our side, and the Yanks SLEEPERS which obliged the defenders to remain hanker to shoot at yo’ every show they AMD inactive. Kenton knew that the fire git. If we uns don’t want yo’, what do SECOND CLASS SLEEPING CARS, would cease as a charge was about to yo’ want to stay fur? If yo’ don’t want Attached to all Through Trains. be made. This, owing to the nature of to fight agin us, why don’t yo’ sorter ;We«t Side Division. the ground, could only be made from drop out of the hull bizness and let go BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS one direction and by a small body of like a coon fallin from a limb?” Mail Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) men. The lull came, and under cover CHAPTER XX. of the smoke 200 dismounted men of T5Ó A if Lv’ Pori lan<T Ar 6 20 P M Kenton made no reply to Steve Bray 10:15 A M 1 Lv McMinnville Lv 3:40 P M the Fifth Michigan dashed forward. 1¿15 P M I Ar Lv 1:35 P JI They were received by a volley which ton’s inquiry, but the latter noticed a Corvallis look on the young man’s face he bad At Albany and Corvallis connect with •daggered and checked them, and while rallying the little band had time to re never seen theie before. The Virginian trains of Or. Central & Eastern Ry. load. One more volley eent the troop by adoption had pursued the course he Express Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) ers back to cover, and Steve Brayton thought was right. He had done his TV Port laud Ari 8:25 A M threw bis hat into the air and shouted: duty under all circumstances and had 7:15 P M Lv Lv 1 5 58 A M St. Joseph “We uns has just licked the hull been thoroughly loyal to the cause 7:26 P M Ar McMinnville Lv 1 550 A Ji Yankee army right out of its butes and which he espoused. Those beside whom be fought hrol made every attempt to Through Tickets to all points in Eastern ar’ gwine to march on Washington!” States. Canada and Europe can be obtained at Kenton expected another charge with degrade and disgrace him and drive lowest rates from G. A. Wilcox, Agent, McMinn in 10 minutes, but instead of that Cus him out of the service. If he had not ville. E. P. ROGERS, Asst. G. F. & P. A., Portland, Or. ter sent in a flag of truce and a demand enlisted, be would have been called a R. KOEHLER. Manager. to surrender. He stated that an at traitor and driven away from his home tempt to hold the position after all the with bodily injury. He had joined the others had been taken was simply a ranks to be suspected and denounced. the case now stood he could not leave LOCAL DIRECTORY. reckless waste of human life. He knew As their exact number and knew they bad the southern cause without being re neither food nor water. They had proved turned on the rolls as a deserter. If ex CHURCHES changed, he would be put on trial, and B aptist —Services Sundav 11 a. m. and themselves brave men, and he trusted 7:30p. m ; Sunday school 9.50 a. m.; the they would now realize the situation be realized that enough influence could young people’s society 6:15p tu Prayer and accept it as brave men should. be brought to bear to further disgrace meetlug Thursday 7 30 p. tn. Covenant Kenton read the note alond, so that all him. meeting first Sat each month 2:00 p. m. “Look yere, Yank, what’s botherin could hear, and when he had finished it E. B. P ace , Pastor. yo’r head?’ ’ asked Steve after a few min he said: MiTitontsT EriscorAi—Services every “We might stop another charge, but utes of silence. Sabbath 11:00 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday “A good many things,” was the re school 9:30 a in. Prayer meeting 7:00 p they aie certain to capture us in the ply. tu. Thursday. J ohn B betts , Pastor. end. 1 advise surrender. ” “I’ve been flggerin a bit. Both Cap There were a few dissenters, but 15 C um s. P resbytbbi an — Services every Sab bath 11:00 a m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday minutes later tbe 22 men bad marched tain Wyle and the major are now down school 9 30 a. in. Y. P. C. E . Sunday 6:30 out and grounded their arms in token on yo’. If yo’ ever gits back to the p. tu. Prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m. of surrender. Their captors were men Confederacy, they’ll shot yo’ up or E E. T hompson , Pastor. who could appreciate bravery, no mat shoot yo’. Can’t yo’ see it?” C huistian —Preaching at 11 a. m. and at “It looks that wav to me.” 7 30 p. tu on the iirst and third Sundays ; ter by whom displayed. As the euiren- “The Yanks may Beep us six months, on the second and fourth Sundays at 7 :30 der was made 4,000 troopers waved and deorin that time thar’B goin to be until further notice At Carlton on sec their hats and cheered. ond and fourth Sundays at 11 a. tn., and “I am not an officer, and I therefore a heap of lyin about yo’ to that gal. Saturday evening before at 7:30. At No. 8 She’ll be told that yo’ deserted or meb- at 3 p. lit on second and fourth Sundays. have no sword to surrender,” said Ken ton as General Custer rode to the head be that yo’ are dead. Yo’ kin bet Cap J amis C ampbell , V. D. M.. Pastor S t . J ames E piscopal C hurch —Lay-Ser of the short line and seemed somewhat tain Wyle won’t let no grass grow un vices every Sunday at 11 o’clock a. tn, astonished to find only private soldiers. der his feet. I've beam that she was S t . J ames C atholic —First st., between “But who commanded in there?” over in tbemountains.” G and H. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Ves asked the general. “Yes.” pers 7 :30. Services once a month. “And 1 was told that Captain Wyle “I gave what orders were given, sir.” T. B riody , Pastor. ‘’ Well, the southern confederacy made and his critter company had bin sent a miss of it in not making you a captain back yere to help hold the Yankees. SECRET ORDERS. K nowles C hapter No, 12. O. E. S.—Meets at long ago. Had tbe other forts held out Can’t yo’ see?” Masonic hall the 2d and 4th Monday evening “Yes, but I can’t act.” in each month Visiting members cordlallv In as pluckily as you did we should have “Why not? It’s comin on dark, and bad a hard fight to get at the stores. ” vited C H McKINNEY, Sec. MRS C. W. TALMAGE, W. JI. While a list of the prisoners was be it’e goin to rain. See how the line has A O. U. W —Charity Lodge No. 7 meets first and ing made out and the arms collected the straggled! Them bluecoats hain’tgot third Fridays of each month, 7:30 p. m. Lodge troopers turned their attention to the more’n one eye open. Tell yo’ what my room in Union block. II. C. BURNS, M. W. stores. The idea was not to remove but plan is. Let’s make a dash fur it! It J. D. BAKER. Becorder. 10 to destroy them. The quickest way to hain’t over 20 miles to whar yo’r gal ig. Yamhill Lodge No. 10 D. of H. meets in Union Go’s see her. She’s powerful level ball second ana fourth Friday evenings of each do it was to apply the torch, and in tbe luuntb. course of an hour everything was in headed, and I reckon she may give yo’ C uster P ost N o . 9—Meets the second and fourth flames. The Confederate major had. m some good advice. Yo’ll hev a show to Saturday of each month In Union hall at 7:30 p. m. on second Saturday and at 10:30 a. m. on stated, surrendered the fort he occupied explain things anyway, and that will 4th Saturday All members of the order are with about 80 of the men without firing make dough of the captain’s cake.” cordially Invited to attend our meetings. “And what about you?” asked Ken a shot. A court martial would have J. B. S tilwell , Commander. B. F. C lvbinb , Adjt. promptly exonerated him from tbe ton. “Waal, I’d just as lief run np thar W. C. T. U.—Meets on every Fri charge of cowardice had it been made, with yo’. I ain’t jest exactly satisfied day at 3 p. m. in reading room, Union for the situation was almost hopeless. block C lara G. E sson , Pres. That one of the forte should have held about all this thing. M^bbe J’p sur J bnnix G allemtinb , Sec’y out and that the high private in com render to the Yanks agin, and mebbe mand of it ehould have been compli I’ll go back to the ctynpany and let mented for his bravery rankled in tbe the major pHe it on and se hqjjged to major's heart. He received permission him! I want a day or two to think it to enter the field where the rank and over. What do v<j’ say?” “I’m agreed,” replied Kenton after file were surrounded by a Federal guard, and searching out Royal Kenton he an a moment ’ b thought. "That’s bizness! Jest about 4D rods grily demanded: YAQUINA BAY ROUTE “By what authority did you presume down yere I’ll give yo’ the word. We Connecting at Yaquina Bay with the San to hold that fort after my surrender of uns will break for them woods to the Francisco and Yaquina Bay Steam right. We’ll be fired on and mebbe the post?” ship Company. “We did not know that your surren killed, but we’ve got to take chances. der included more than the fort you Once we reach the woods we are safe.” STEAMSHIP “FARALLON" The afternoon was rapidly fading into were holding,” replied Kenton. “Captain Wyle told me something dusk, and a fine rain had begun to fall. Al, and first-class in every respect. The cavalrymen were strung out so that Sails from Yaquina for San Francisco about you before he left,” continued about every eight days. Passenger ac the major. “He regarded you with the there were gaps of several feet between commodations unsurpassed. Shortest greatest suspicion. It would not have horses, and as the prisoners were sing route between the Willamette valley and surprised me had you surrendered first ing songs and seemed in good spirits the vigilance of the captors was naturally California. of all. ” Fare from Albany or points west to “I believe that honor was left to you, relaxed. The wall which inclosed the San Francisco : field on the right suddenly ended, and sir,” quietly replied Kenton. Cabin........................................... 112.00 “Hooray fur the Yank—three cheers i then came a field which was open be Steerage..................................... 8.00 fur Kenton!” shouted tbe excitable cause the fencing had been used by sol Cabin, round trip, good 60 days 18.00 Steve. And they were given by tbe diers from one side or tbe other for their whole force of Confederates with great campfires. It was a distance of about For sailing dates apply to, 80 rods to the edge of the woods, and enthusiasm. H. L. WALDEN, “I fully understand your motive, it was likely they would net only be *8 ■rtt, Albany, Or. sir!” exclaimed the major when the fired on. but pursued by some of the EDWIN STONE, Manager, cheering had ceased. “You simply troopers. Brayton stepped into the road Corvallis, Or. ahead of Kenton, increased his pace to CHAS. CLARK, Supt,. Corvallis, Or. wanted to reap a little glory—to stand reach the center of a gap between two well in the estimation of your friends. You have accomplished It, but there will horsemen and suddenly threw up his be a hereafter. Tbe minute I am ex hand as a signal. Both men were well into the field and ARTHUR J. VIAL, M. D. changed I shall prefer chargee and have you court martialed. If you don’t con running at the top of their speed before to remain among your Yankee i an alarm was raised. Three or four of Physician and Surgeon, clude | the troopers on that side opened fire fiiends, I shall”----- “Hear he un talk like a fool!” inter with their carbines, but pursuit was ROOMS IN UNION BLOCK rupted Steve, treading army discipline I prevented by a dozen other prisoners evincing a disposition to also make a M c M innville , O regon . under foot in his excitement. “If the i bolt. Some of the half dqzeu bullets major hadn't surrendered befo’ a man mm. SAN •?• FRANCISCO The Shasta Route m IW » CDMPÂNÏ Oregon Central & Eastern R. R. Co. 1 came unpleasantly near, but not one struck the fugitives, and in two or three i minutes they were saf6 in the woods. With darkness already at band, there was no fear of pursuit. “Yank, we uns did that as neat as a b’ar backin down a bee tree!” said Steve as they stopped to recover their I breath and shake hands. “And now what?” asked Kenton. “Now fur the mountains. Reckon we’d best put on steam and git out o' i this locality as soon as possible. I know this ground and will lead the way." Stopping to rest for a few minutes every hour or so, tbe pair held their course for the Alleghanies and about 3 o’clock in the morning turned into a thicket among the foothills to rest and sleep. It was still raining, and the night was raw and cold, but they crept into the thick bushes and were scon last asleep. It was 8 o’clock before they opened tbeii eyes and then only because disturbed by a great clatter on the high way only a few yards distant. Brayton was the first to move foi ward and make an investigation. He returned in four or five minutes to say: “I can’t jest make ’em out. Thar’s about a hundred men, and all on crit ters, and the hull heap are southerners, but only a few are in uniform. They can't be recruits goin to the army, be cause they are goin the wrong way.” “It may be a Confederate raiding or scouting party,” suggested Kenton. “Mebbe so, but we uns don't want nuthin to do with ’em. Hang me if they bain’t a bilious lookin lot!” The fugitives waited for a quarter of an hour after the last hoof beats had died away and then stole out into the highway. The rain had ceased, but it That whole crowd will be after us in side of a hour.” “Don’t holler befo’ yo’r hit, Y’ank!” laughed Steve. "If we uns hadn’t tooken him, he’d hev tooken ns, and besides that it suddenly occurred to me that we'd got to hev something to shoot with. Now, then, let’s be a-gettin straight up the mountain.” CHAPTER XXI. We have made no note of time. A year of war seems to fly more swiftly by than a month of peace. The minutes of war are made up of its dead, its hours of burials, its days of battles, its weeks of campaigns which move a nation, its months of black figures relating the number of widows and orphans and the tens of millions of dollars expended, its years of despaii and desolation crying to heaven. Winter had fallen upon mountain and ▼alley, upon the blackened ruins of once happy homes, upon blood spot and buri al ground. While things had gone very quietly at Rest Haven they had not gone well. Now and then a detachment of Federate or Confederates had galloped past on the stony road, but they had left tbe family in peace. Letters no longer came and went. The country was in the bands of the Federate, and many of the inhabitants had fled away. The Percys would have gone before win ter set in but for the state of the moth er’s health. They were waiting and hoping that she would so mend that she could be moved, but she did not. One autumn night a party of raiders had taken away the horses, and after that Uncle Ben had to make Iris trips on foot as he scoured the country in : search of provisions to keep the family going. In spite of the high prices and general scarcity of all necessaries he managed so well that nearly every want was supplied in some way. On two oc casions beyond the one mentioned Fed eral reconnoiteiing parties left supplies at the house, and once Captain Wyle sent a store of articles which could have only been gathered at considerable cost and trouble. Both sides pitied the unhappy and defenseless situation of the family, which was only one of hun dreds. The sufferings of the southern women during the war have found no historian, and the heroism displayed by them in the face of peril and adversity Both men were running at the top of their has not gone down to their children on printed pages. Who could write it? speed before an alarm was raised. was a lowering morning, and they were Where would’he begin or end? In no sharp set for breakfast. The log house epoch of history were mothers, wives of a tarmer was plain to view a quar and daughters called upon for greater ter of a mile down the road, and they sacrifices, nor were sacrifices ever so made sure they would find something cheerfully made. Brave, patriotic, en to eat there. In a few words they agreed during, and yet no state or community op the story they were to tell if ques has reared a marble shaft on which is tioned, and 10 minutes later they were engraved the words of praise and com at the door of the house. It was opened mendation so justly their due. When Marian became convinced that to them by the farmer’s wife. She was a strong advocate of tbe southern cause, if Mrs. Baxter had any plan afoot it and the sight of their Confederate uni was to play the spy and forward the forms brought a cheerful invitation to cause of Captain Wyle, she did not let the matter worry her. A sort of truce enter and sit down to breakfast. “Don’t you uns belong with that was declared between the woman and crowd which jest passed up the road?” Uncle Ben, and yet he did not cease to suspect and to watch her. He found she asked as they fell to eating. Steve Brayton took it upon himself to out that Ike had been exchanged and answer in the negative and then asked had rejoined his company, and on two occasions he had good reasons to believe what crowd it was. “It’s Kurnel Mosby and his gang. that tbe man secretly met her in the They hain’t much on the fight, I reckon, neighborhood of the house. Owing to but they do pester tbe Yankees like all the interruption of the mails, it was only git out. Most of ’em are farmers, and at long intervals that Marian beard from some of ’em live around yere. Whar Royal Kenton. For a month previous to the battle in which he was captured did you uns cum from?” ■Steve told her of tbe fight with Cus she had heard no word from him. When ter and their escape the night before, news came, it was from Captain Wyle and she lifted her hands and cried out: himself on his second visit to the Ha “Then you uns dun seen the Yan ven. His company was acting as a guard for a wagon train of forage gath kees?” ered in the valley, and his stay was “Yes’m.” brief. While his welcome was fairly “Reg’lar liva Yankee sogers?” cordial, he realized that circumstances “Yes’m.” were not propitious for any approrch to “And yo’ got away alive?” the subject nearest his heart, and he “Of co’se.” “Waal, I wouldn’t ’a’ believed it! forced himself to be content with gen Mrs. Sam Duncan dun tole me them eralities. Incidentally, as if the matter Yankees killed everybody with toma was of little or no moment to her, he hawks as soon as they got holt of ’em! j mentioned the fact of General Jackson Yo’ uns must hev bin powerful cute to I having become suspicious of Kenton I and suggesting the detail which was git away.” Breakfast had been finished when made and of his having heard only a there came a knock at the door, and day or two before that the Federate had next momenta man in the uniform of a descended on the post and captured the Confederate cavalry sergeant entered eutire Confederate command. What he the cabin. He had been sent back by added was both false and cruel—viz, Colonel Mosby, he said, to ask for tbe that it was rumored that Kenton was loan of a horse and equipments. He among the Confederate killed. If tbe captain hoped that Marian used the term ’ ’loan, ” but it was pretty plain that be meant to take no refusal. would betray her real feeling, he was The woman replied that her husband not disappointed. As she received his had set out for Woodstock the night be information every vestige of color fled fore on horseback, and therefore it was from her face, and she seemed about to impossible to grant the colonel’s re faint. “You—you say it is so rumored?” quest. The sergeant was going away without a word to our two friends, but she gasped. "Only rumored, but”----- after reaching his horse he returned "Bat you believe the rumor will be and asked: “What command do you fellers be confirmed?” “I must say that 1 do. Mr. Kenton long to?” “To Captain Wyle’s cavalry com was, I believe, a friend of yours, and of course the news of his death will shock pany,” replied Kenton. and grieve you. He and I would also “Where is it?” have been friends but for his, to say the “I don’t know.” least, disloyal conduct toward the cause “Humph! Whar yo’goin?” “None of yo’r bizness!” answered he for some reason best known to him Steve, who had been roiled by the ser- self espoused. ” "Captain Wyle, you wrong him, liv gent's supercilious airs and lofty tone. “Oh, it hain’, eh? Mebbe yo’vegot ing or dead!” exclaimed Marian as she I a pass in yo’r pocket to allow of yo’r braced herself against the shock caused rambling around the kentry? If so, I’ll by report of the rumors. "He enlisted because he was imbued with the same take a look at it.” feeling I hope you were—a feeling that “Yo’ hain’t big enough!” "What! Now you uns either show a he owed allegiance to Virginia first of pass, or I’ll take yo’ along to Kurnel all.” "He has acted very strangely fora Mosby! He'll mighty soon nndont whar Virginia patriot, I must declare,” said yo’ belong!” “You see,” began Kenton, who, re the captain. "How strangely?” she demanded as alized that it was foolish to arouse the man’s anger and suspicion, "we were the color began to return to her cheeks guarding the stores at Harrisonburg, and her eyes to flash. “Everyone in my company firmly and the Federal cavalry came in yes believes be joined us that the Yankees terday and”----- “Whar’s yo’r pass?” interrupted the might have a spy within our lines.” "And who made them believe it?’ eergant. Royal Kenton bas periled his life in tbe "Whar’s yo’rs?” demanded Steve. "Show yo’r pass, or I’ll take yo’ to cause oftener than any man in your company or regiment! Tell me of one the kurnel!” “I should like to explain the case to single instance where an honest, un you,” said Kenton, motioning to Steve biased man could have questioned his not to interrupt him. “ We are Confed loyalty!” “Why was he left behind, detailed erate soldiers. We were captured at Harrisonburg by the Federate yesterday to guard stores, and that at General forenoon, but escaped at dark last night. Jackson’s suggestion?” asked the cap Therefore we have no pass and do not tain. "You are already possessed of that need a pass.” "Yo’ may be all right, and yo’ may knowledge!” she scathingly replied. be a couple of Yankee spies!” replied “There has been a conspiracy against the sergeant. “If yo’ are straight, yo’ll him from the very outset, and it is not come along with me and explain to the the fault of the conspirators that he was kurnel. ’Deed, but yo’ve got to come, not assassinated before a battle had been I fought!” straight or crooked!” “PrivateKenton, if alive, should feel He had left his revolver and carbine on the saddle. He started for bis horse, grateful for each championship!” “It is my daty to champion him! I but Steve was there before him. He had stepped softly out while Kenton am his promised wife!” While Captain Wyle felt pretty cer was explaining and was now in posses sion of both firearms and a supply of tain that there was more than friendship ammunition. Even as the trooper between them he bad hoped that things reached the gate Steve gave his horse a had not gone that far. As she stood be slap and sent him galloping away and fore him and looked into his eyes and spoke the words which made his heart then turned and asked: “Who’s takin anybody to see the knr- fall like lead he was dumb for a mo nel? Sorter 'pears to me that yo’ve duu ment. Her face was set and hard, and he realized that his fate was sealed for stubbed yo’r toe and fell down!” Tbe sergeant vexv auietly asked what ever. There was bat one thing for him be was going to do, and bis manner be to do, and he did it. Though rage and despair filled bis heart, he did not forget trayed his anxiety. "Goin to git shet of yo’ about the the fact that be was a born southerner. fust thing!” answered Steve. "Left It required all his nerve to take bis face! Forward march! Keep goin right leave gracefully, but he accomplished down the road till yo’ find tbe kurnel the feat, and it was only when he was in tbe saddle that corses passed his lips and then give him our love!” The trooper marched away without and his smiles were replaced by wicked a backward look, and when he was lost frowns. “Southern chivalry” has been held up to sight by a turn in the road Kenton to ridicnle and scorn, but only by the said: “Steve, you did a bad thing for q?. 1 ignorât or by th^pe who had a purpqje to accomplish. Chivalry was born in tbe heart of the true southerner; it came down to him legitimately in the blood. Now and then he may forget himself in tbe presence of a man, but never in tbe presence of a woman. Had all been well at Rest Haven, Ma rian Percy would have given way to her grief and mourned as women do. But the mother's condition was still regard ed as dangerous, and she must not even suspect the sad blow which had fallen on the daughter. Uncle Ben suspected some calamity from the grief in Ma rian's face, and from tbe fact that Mrs. Baxter dodged oat and had a word with Captain Wyle at the gate before he rode away. He mast have repeated the ca nard about the death of Kenton, for tbe woman’s face betrayed great satisfac tion as she returned to the house. There was a smaller house to lodge the ’ ’ help, ” but just then Uncle Ben had it al! to himself. About an hour after the cap tain's departure Marian appeared in the old man’s quarters to find him cobbling one of his brogans. “Look yere, honey,” he began as she entered and before she could say a word, "I knowed when I saw yo’ at de doah an hour ago dat sunthin bad dun hap pened. Am de good missus gwine to die, or did dat Captain Wyle say sun- thin to make yo’ feel bad?” To be Continued. HARD WOOD FLOORS. INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR STRUCTION AND CARE. CON- Quartered White Oak Said to Be the Very Best Material—How to Wax and Polish. They Do These Things Better In England Than We Do In America. It is only a few years since advocates of the house beautiful begau to preach in favor of hard floors, and there is now hardly a village in the country where this doctrine of health and beauty has not penetrated. Yet every one who has discarded carpets and adopted hard wood floors has found some drawbacks in the way. In nine cases out of ten the floor is simply shellacked, often without pre vious filling, and every scratch of the bootheel shows on its surface. The wood is soon laid bare and permanently stained, or perhaps the wood is oiled with clear oil which has not been prop erly rubbed in. The residue gums on the surface and collects dust and debris, and altogether the hard wood floor, which has been well laid by the carpen ter, is a source of discomfort and disap pointment. European housekeepers suffer from none of these disadvantages because they try none of these experiment«. The European floor is a floor of parquetry. It is made by gluing together thick nesses of hard wood on a pine backing, a method by which they obtain a stronger and more durable floor than when a thick floor of hard wood alone is used, for every builder knows that the best door is not one of solid hard wood, but one of two thicknesses of hard wood over a pine core. These doots are natu rally more expensive, because they are more trouble to make. So the veneered floor is more durable, though a very ex cellent floor may be laid in hard wood seven-eighths thick over a rough floor of pine, providing the wood has been properly seasoned. Or a thinner floor may be laid over a perfectly level floor of pine. Builders recommend quartered white oak as the very best material for floors. This is a western wood and costs about $100 a 1,000 feet in this state. Maple and birch, which are much cheaper woods, also make excellent floors. Na tive birch, which may be bought in this state as low as $40 a 1,000 feet, is a very hard, smooth wood, and makes a very durable kitchen floor which does not sliver up like Georgia pine. Narrow boards, measuring about two inches or less laid, make a most desirable floor. The skillful carpenter matches his joints with faultless precision, planes and scrapes his floor and polishes it down with hard wood shavings after it is laid, as well as finishing it before. When this is properly done, hardly a joint is visi ble, and it is then ready to be filled. It is this process that is so often neg lected and upon which so much depends. It should be a thoroughly trustworthy wood filler, purchased from a dealer whose name is a guarantee for his goods. These fillers usually come by the pound, often in paste form, and may be thinned to a proper consistency with turpentine. It is applied to the wood with a brush, and all that remains on the surface is polished off with hardwood shavings or excelsior. This filler is allowed to dry about 12 hours, when a coat of wax is applied, or of prepared oil if you prefer it. Where oil is used it should be thinned with a certain amount of “drier. ” The best wax is a preparation of tur pentine and beeswax, properly melted together, and is kept by all dealers in parquetry floors. The chief mistake that amateurs make is to apply this wax too generously. An expert in this matter THOROUGH INVESTIGATION says that a pound of wax ought to cover REQUESTED. 300 feet of surface. After the wax is applied and rubbed in with a weighted A BOLD ASSERTION. brush it should be allowed to stand for awhile and a second coat applied ’ efore Ever since Prof. Koch startled the world the floor is used. by promising to cure consumption with the A great many American families at Koch lymph and his complete failure to do tempt to take care of a hardwood floor so. the people have been looking for some without a brush. This is a waste of discovery which would prove an absolute, cure for that dread disease. Over a much laborious energy. The work can certain quarter of a century ago Dr. R. V. Pierce, be accomplished by the use of a brick chief consulting physician to the Invalids' wrapped in flannel and then in cotton, Hotel and Surgical Institute, put in a claim for a medicine, which he had discovered • but it cannot be properly accomplished and in his extensive practice, that except by a strong man, while an ordi would used, rare ninety-eight percent, of all cases nary servant can readily wield the 22 of consumption when taken in all its early pound brush, which sells in our shops at stages. Time has proved that his assertion based on facts gained from experience. from $3 .50 to $4 and with care will last was His “Golden Medical Discovery ” has cured many years. It should be passed first many thousand people in all parts of the across the grain of the wood. Then the world, and Dr. Pierce invites all interested floor should be vigorously polished with to send to him for a free book which gives the names, addresses and photographs of the grain of the wood. many prominent people who have willingly Finally a piece of old carpet is laid testified to the marvelous curative proper ties of his “Golden Medical Discovery.” down and the floor is polished under has also written a Book of 160 pages on this. A properly cared for floor should He “Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, ’ ’ which be polished with the brush once a week. treats of all Throat, Bronchial and Lung It should not be rewaxed oftener than diseases, also Asthma and Catarrh, that will once a month or once in two or three be mailed by the World’s Dispensary Med ical Association of Buffalo, N.Y., on receipt months, according to the amount of of six cents in stamps, to pay postage. wear on it. After a certain period of Consumption, as most everybody knows, time it may be necessary to scrape the is first manifested by feeble vitality, loss strength, emaciation ; then local symp floor and apply some kind of restorer, of toms soon develop, as rough, difficult though this should be hardly required breathing, or bleeding from lungs, when unless the floor has been improperly investigation proves thar tubercular de posits have formed in tbe lungs. It is dressed. advised that the “ Discovery ” be Of course the best way of polishing earnestly taken early and the latter stages of the such a floor is in the foreign fashion, disease can thereby be easily avoided. To bund up solid flesh and strength after with a brush attached to one foot of a grip, pneumonia, ("lung fever ”), ex robust man, who goes skating about the hausting fevers, and other prostrating dis until the surface gleams like marble. eases, it has no equal. It does not make But this method is not often possible in fat like cod liver oil and its nasty com this country except in those households pounds, but, solid wholesome flesh. where there are foreign menservants. — New York Tribune. Thos. F. Oakes, Henry C. Payne, Henry C Should be Looked Into. K oum ‘, Receiver*. Iu a Hurry. “It’s a rapid age,” said the big po liceman thoughtfully. ‘ ’ A terribly rapid age. Everybody’s in a hurry. ” “What’s the matter now?” inquired the man who was waiting for a street 3ar. “Why, we’ve got the trolley car, haven’t we?” “Yes.” “And the cable car fender?” “Tobe sure.” “And the cigarettes?” “Quite so.” “And yet you read in the papers ev ery day about people so blamed impa tient that they go and commit suicide.” —Washington Star. Munich Street Lampe. 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