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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, 8ALXM, OIUUON THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1007. THE CONQUEST CANAAN '1 zv,. By BOOTH TARKINGTON, Author of ,,Cherry,M "Momieur Bcucalre." Etc. COPYRIGHT, 1003, BY HARPER ,JC. BROTHERS $ CHAPTER IX. IF nny echo of doubt concerning Ills undcsirnblo conspicuousness sound cd faintly in Joe's mind, it wns si lenced cftaoons. Canaan had not forgotten him. Far from it, so far that It began pointing him out to strungcrs on the street tho very day of his re turn. Ills courso of action, likewise that of his fclcnds, permitted him little obscurity, nnd when tho rumors of his finally obtaining lodging at Heaver Bench and of tho colobrutlon of his in stallation thero wero presently con firmed ho stood in tho llmo light in deed, as a Mcpblutopholcs upsprung through tho trap door. (Tho welcoming festivities had not been so discreetly conducted as to ac cord with tho general policy of Heaver Beach. An unfortunato incident caused the arrest of one of tho eclcbrators and tho nmbulanclng to tho hospital of nn other on tho bomoward way, tho ensu ing proceedings in court bringing to the wbolo affair a publicity devoutly unsought for. Mr. Happy Fear (such was tho habitual namo of tho imprison ed gentleman) had to bear a great amount of harsh criticism for Injuring a companion within the city limits aft w daylight and for falling to observe that throo policemen were not too dis tant from tho scono of operations to ngago thoroln. "Ilappy, if ho had it in mind to harm him," said tho red bearded man to Mr. Fear upon tho lattor's roturn to socie ty, "why didn't yo do it out hero at tho beach?" "Bocnuso," roturned tho Indlscroot, "ho didn't say what ho was goln to ay till wo got In town." Extruordlnary probing on tho jmrt of the prosecutor had developed at tho trial that tho obnoxious speech hnd re ferred to tho guciit of tho evening. The assaulted party, ouo "Nashville" Cory, was not of Canaan, but a bit of driftwood .haply touching shore for (ho moment nt Beaver Beach, and straugo 1b this world ho had been introduced to the cotcrlo of Mike's Plnco by'Hup' py Fear himself, who had enjoyed a brief acquaintance with him on a day (when both had chanced to travel In cognito by tho Hino freight. Natural ly Ilappy had felt rosponslblo for tho proper behavior of bin protege-wim, In fact, bound to enforce it; addition Ally, Ilappy had once been saved from a term of imprisonment (at a time when It would hnvo been moro thau ordinarily Incouvenlcnt) by help and Advlco from Joe, und ho wns not one to forgot Therefore ho was grieved to observe that his own guest seemed to bo somewhat Jealous of tho hero of the occanlon and disponed to look cold ly upon him, Tho trnuger, howevor, contented himself with Innuendo (mero expressions of the face and oth er manner of things for which ono could not squarely lay hands upon him) until Biich time as ho nnd his sponsor had coma to Main street In the cluar dnwn on their way to Hap py's apartment, a variable abodo. It may bo that the stranger perceived what Ilappy did not tho three bluo coats In the perspective. At all vents, liu now put Into words of aim plo strength tho unfavorable concop tlon ho had formed of Joe, Thu re Bit wns mcdlaovally Imincdlnto, nnd the period of Mr. Cory's convalescence la the hospital wns almost half that of khi spoiuor's detention In tho county jail. " When nappy Fenr bad suffered, ,-tflth a give and take simplicity of pa Hence, his allotment of months In durance nnd was released and sent Into the streets and sunshine onco more, ho knew that hi tlrst duty lay In tho direction of a general apology to Joe. But tho young man was no lon ger nt Heaver Uoitchi tho rod headed proprietor dwelt alone there and, re ceiving Happy with soorn nnd pity, directed him to retrace his footstep to the town "Ye uiUHt have boon In the black hole of incarceration Indeed If ye haven't heard that .Mr. Loudon has Ids law of fice on tho square and his llvln' room behind the otIUe. It's In that little brick bulldlu' straight uerost from tho aherlft's door o the Jail. Ye've boon neighbor UiIh long time. A hard time tho boy had porsuadln' any one to rent to him, Imt by payln' double the price ho got n placo at last. He's a praetle i' lawyer now, and all tho boys and girls of our acquaintance go to him with their troubles, Yo'll see ltlm with n murder case to try before long rs sure as ye're uot worth jer halt! But I expect ye can still call him by his name of Joe, all tho same!" It was n bleak nnd meager little of Ice luto which Mr. Fear ushered him self to offer bis amends. The cracked plaster of the walls was bure, na o for dust. There wero no vhelves. The fat browu volumes, most of them fairly Hew, were piled In regular colutuus Hm a cheap plno table. There was. but one window, umttlt pauod and ahadeless. Au Inner door of thl6ad chamber stool half ajar, permitting tho visitor unreserved acquaintance jWllh tho domestic economy of tho ten ant for It disclosed a second room, ,Hller than tho oltlco and dependent mxtti tho window of tho latter for air aud light Behind a canvas camp cot, Bto'vo H'urmonntcd "by a stewpart, Tl'om which projected tho handle of n big tin spoon, so that It needed no ghost from the dead to whisper that Joseph Louden, nttomoy nt law, did his own cooking. Indeed, ho looked ltl Upon tho threshold of tho second room reposed a small, worn, light brown scrub brush of a dog, so cosmo politan In ancestry thnt his species wns almost as undeterminable as tho cast Iron dogs of tho Plko mansion. Ho greeted Mr. Fear hospitably, having boon so lately on offcast of tho streets himself that hla adoption had taught him io loso only his old tremors, not hla hopefulness, At tho same tlmo .Too roso quickly from tho denl table, whero ho had been working, with one hand In his hair, tho other splattering Ink from a bad pen. "Good for you, Ilnppyl" ho cried cheerfully. "I hoped you'd como to seo mo today. I'vo been thinking about a Job for you." "I don't want a Job, nohowl" said Mr. Fear, going to tho door. "I don't want to work. Thoro's plenty ways fer mo to git along without Unit But I'll eay ond thing more. Don't you worry about glttln' law practice. Mlko snyB you'ro goln' to git .nil you want, and. if thoro nln't no other way, why, a fow of us'll go out and mnko somo for yol" Thcso prophecies nnd promises, over which Joo chuckled nt first, wltli Ids head cocked to ouo sldo, grew very soon to his amazement, to wear a su pernatural similarity to actual fulfill ment. Ills friends brought him their own frlcndfl such ns had sinned against the laws of Canaan, thoso under tho ban of tho sheriff, thoso who had struck in anger, thoso who had stolon at night, thoso who owed nnd could not pay, those who lived by tho dice, and to his other titles to notorloty was added that of defender of tho poor and wicked. Ho found his hands full, especially after winning his first Im portant case, on which occasion Ca naan thought tho Jury mad and wns In dignant with tho puzzled Judge, who could not seo Just bow It had happened. Joo did not stop nt that He kept on winning ensos, clearing tho Inuoccntnnd lightening tho burdens of tho guilty. IIo beenmo tho most dangerous at torney for tho dofonso In Canaan. Ills honorable brethron, nccoptlug tho pop ular vlow of him, hold him In personal contempt, but feared him profession ally, for ho proved that ho know moro law than thoy thought existed, Nor could any trick him, failing which many tempers wero lost, but never Joo's. Ills prnctlco was not all crimi nal, as shown by tho peevish outburst of tho omlnont "Buckulow (the squire's nophow, esteemed tho foremost lawyer In Cauann), "Boforo long thero won't be nny uso trying to foreclose a mort gage or collect n note unless this shy ster gets himself In Jnll!" Tho wrath of Judgo Martin IMko was august-thero was a kind of sublimity in Its Immonseness on n day when It befell that tho shyster Btood betwixt him and money. That was a monstrous task to stund between these two and separate thorn, to hold back tho handfbf Martin Plko from what It had reached out to grasp. It was In the matter of somo tax titles which tho magnate had acquired, nnd tu court Joo treated the case with such horrifying simplicity that It seemed al most credible that tho great muu had counted upott the Ignorance and be sotteduess of Joo's client, a hard drink lug, dtsrcputnblo old farmer, to get his laud away from htm without paying for It Now, aB every ono knew such n thing to bo ludicrously Impossible, It was at onco noised abroad In Cunaau that Joo had helped to swindle Judge IMko out of a largo sum of money-It was notorious that the shyster could bnjnboozlo court aud Jury with his tricks, aud It was felt that Joe Lou don was getting luto very deep wa ters Indeed. This was sorlous. If tho young man did uot look out he might tlud himself In tho penitentiary. Joo did not move luto a larger of fice; he remained In tho little room with Us ouo window aud Its tlno View of tho Jail. Ills clients wero bedroom, a vessel too frequently re plenished. When tho day's work was done he shut himself up, drank alono and drank hard. Sometimes when the Jug ran low nnd tho night wns late he would go out for a walk with his do? and would awake In his room the next morning not remembering where he hnd gone or how he had como home. Once, after such a lapse of memory, he woke amazed to And himself nt Beaver Bench, whither, he learned from tho red bearded man, Ilappy Fenr hnd brought him. having found him wandering dnzcilly In n field near by. These Inpscs grow more frequent until there occurred thnt which wns one of tho strnngc things of his life. It wns n June night, n llttlo moro than two years after his return to Canaan, and tho Tocsin had thnt day announced tho approaching mnrrlnge of Eugene Bnntry and his employer's dnughtcr. Joe ate nothing during tho day and went through his work clumsi ly, visiting tho bedroom shelf nt inter vals. At 10 In the evening he went out to hnvo tho Jug refilled, but from the moment ho loft his door nnd the fresh nlr struck his face he hnd no clear knowledge of what ho did or of what went on about him until ho woke In his bed the next morning. And yet, whntevcr little part of tho soul of him remntned thnt night still uudulled, not numbed, but alive, wao In some strange manner lifted out of Its pain toward n strange delight Ills body was an automaton, his mind In bondage, yet there was a still small consciousness In him which knew Hint in his wandering something Incredible nnd unexpected was happening. What this wns he did not know, could not immmmimmamr- M-tMH-MrMk "J don't want a job, nohowl" said Mr. l:ar. ee, though his oyes were open, could rot hnvo told himself nny moro than a baby could tell why it laughs, but It seemed something so beautiful and wonderful that tho night became a night of pcrfumo, Its breezes bearing tho music of harps and violins, whllo nightingales sang from tho maples that bordered the streets of Canaan. At" a dingy saloon corner-near the river a shabby llttlo man greeted him heartily and petted the mongrel. "I'm mighty glad you didn't go, after nil, Joe," he added, with a brightening face. "Go where, Happy?" Mr. Fear looked grave. "Don't you ree'lect mcetln' me last night?" Louden shook his head. "No. Did I?" The other's Jaw fell, nnd his brow corrugated wUh self repronch. "Well. If thnt don't show what a thick head I ami I thought ye was all right er I'd gone on with ye. Nobody c'd 'a' walk ed strnlghter ner talked strnlghter. Said ye was goln' to leave Cnnnan fer good nnd didn't want nobody to know It Snld ye wns goln' to take tho 'leven o'clock through train fer tho west and told mo I couldn't come to the deepo with ye. Snld ye'd hnd enough o' Ca naan nnd of everything., I follcred yo pnrt way to tho deepo, but yo turned nnd tnndo a motion fer mo to go bnck, nnd I done It because ye seemed to be. kind of In trouble, nnd I thought ye'd mthcr be by yerself. Well, sir, It's ono on me." "Not at all." said Joe. "I wns all right" "Was yo?" returned tho other. "Do remember, do ye?" "Almost" Joe smiled faintly. "Almost," echoed Happy, shaking his head seriously. "I tell ye, Joe, cf I was you" ho began slowly, then paused and shook his head again. He seemed on the point of delivering some advice, but evidently perceiving tho suobblsh ncss of such a proceeding, or else con vinced by his own experience of tho futility of it, ho swerved to cheerful ness: "I hear tho boys Is all goln' to work hard fer tho primaries. Mlko says yo got somo chances yo don't know about. IIo swears yo'll bo tho next mayor of Canaan." "Nonsense! Folly nnd nonsense, Ilnp pyl That's tho kind of thing I used to think when I wns n boy. But uow pshawl" Joo broko off with a tired laugh. "Tell them not to wasto their tlmel Are you going out to tho Beach this afternoon?" Tho llttlo mnn lowered his eyes moodily. "I'll bo near there," ho said, Bcrnplug his patched shoe up and down tho curbstone. "That feller's In town ogMn." "What fellow?" "'Nashville' they cull him. Ed's tho namo he give tho hospital. Cory him that I soaked tho night you como back to Canaan. IIo's nftcr Claudlno to git his evens with inc. IIo's mndo n raise somewhero's nnd plnys the spender. And her well, I reckon she's tired wnttin' tablo at tho National nousc, tired o' me, too. I got a hint thnt thcy'ro goln out to tho Bench together this nftcrnoon." Joo passed his baud wearily over his did not remember, but It wns as If ho aching forehead. "I understand," ho lived again dimly tho highest hour of said, "and you'd better try to. Cory's . happiness in a llfo a thousund years laying for you, of course. You say no's ' ngo; perfumo nnd music, roses, night after your wife? IIo must havo set ingules nnd plucked hnrpstriugs. Yes, nbout It pretty openly Jf they're going something wonderful wns happening to tho Bench today, for thero is always J to him. a crowd there on Sundays. Ib It hard She had stopped directly in front of for you to seo why he's dolug It? It's hlm-stopped and stood looking nt him whft-fi nothing exceirJ u&ith.'slckness or Imprisonment could take from him, not oven the ban of Canaan. Unforcwnrn cd music sounded In his ears again, but he did not Bhrlnk from It now. This wns not the circus bnnd he had henrd ns he left tho squnre, but' n mel ody like n farnwny serenade nt night, ns of "the horns of elf land faintly blowing," aud ho closed his eyes with the Bweetnoss of It "Go ahead." ho whispered. "Do thnt all you want to. If you'll keep It up like this nwhlle, I'll follow with 'Llttlo Brown Jug, How I Lovo Thee!' It seems to pay nfter nil!" The welcome strains, however, wero but the prelude to n harsher sound which Interrupted and annihilated them the courthouse bell clnnglng out 12. "All right," Bnld Joe. "It's noon, ......,.,. .fnl. nll.nnf Ktt1f-n ' anu im iiciusb .iiiiui Diitti ""(' He opened his eyes nnd looked nbout him whimsically. Then he shook his head ngnln. A lady had Just emerged from tho bridge and was coming toward him. It would bo hard to get nt Joe's first Impreaelons of her. We enn find con rovnn.ee for oul.v tho broadest and heaviest Ancient nnd modem Instances multiply tho case of tho sleeper who dreams out n long story In nccurato color and flno detail, a tale of years, In tho opening nnd shutting of a door. So with Joseph In tho brief space of tho lady's approach. And with him, ns with the sleeper, It must havo been in fact It wnB In his recollections later a blur of emotion. Ho hnd little knowledge of tho mil linery nrts, nnd he needed none to seo tho bnrmouy hnrmony llko that of tho day ho hnd discovered a llttlo whllo ngo. 'ilcr dress and hat and gloves nnd parasol showed a pale lavender over tint like that which ho hnd seen over spreading tho western slope. (After ward ho discovered that tho gloves sho wore thnt dny were grny nnd that her hat was for tho most part white.) The charm of fabric and tint belonging to what sho woro was no shamo to her, not being of prlmnl lmportanco beyond herself. It wns but tho expression of her daintiness nnd tho ndjunct of It. She was tall, but If Joo could havo spoken or thought of her as "slender" ho would hnvo been cnpnblo of calllug her lips "red," in which enso ho would not havo been Joo and would havo been as far from tho truth as her lips wero from red or ns her supremo dell entcness wns from mero slcndcrness. Sho wns to pass him so ho thought and ns sho drew nearer his breath camo faster. "Remember! Across Mnln street brldgo at noon!" Was tills Uio fay of whom tho volco hnd warned him? With that, thero be fell him tho mystery of last night Ho The Best fi are always packcd ."" io protect the icate leaf fi? oaors -coig-w. Golden G&te I Teas Coylon Japan Oolong English BrcaKfast Gun powder Blaclt & Green are packed flay. fi GE or-i in dust proof car J . A 1 1 I "" " '"-Bor&CcJ iranK ... Importer, of Vvin . h" nearly all poor, nnd ninny of his fee-a quite literally uomlual. Tatters and rags came up tho narrow stairway to his door tatters aud rags and pitiful Hnerles; the bleared, thu sodden, tho Haunting und rouged, the furtive nnd wary, somo In rags, some In tags aud homo tho sorriest In velvet gowns. With these, tho distressed, tho wrong doers, the drunken, tho dirty and tho very poor, his work lay ami his days and nights wero spout When Joo went about tho streets ho wns made to fool hla condition by tho elaborate uvoldance, yet furtive at tentlou, of every repectnblo person ho met nd when ho camo homo to his mall room) utid shut tho door boblud him he was as one who has been hled aud shamed In public and runs to bury bis hot face In hla pillow. He potted hla mongrel extravagantly (well ha might) and would alt with him In bin rooms at night holding long con fer with him, tho two alouo togeth er. The dog was not hU only con Jklaat Thero camo to bo another, a won aud more frequent partner to their conversation, at last a familiar dimly vudble In the otwcurlty of tb aulrit This third cam from a brown fcttK. MtfWtfiJltol 4 ftU ,f ur wt4ta, Jw lut,M. ftj.nlutt ha hfe CHAPTER X. 13 woko to tho light of morning amazed nnd full of n straugo wonder because ho did not kuow what hnd nmnzed him. A chime of bolls sounded from u church steeple across tiio square, ringing out In assured righteousness, summoning tho good peoplo who maintained them to come and sit beneath them or bo taken to task, and they fell so dismal ly upon Joe's ear that ho bestirred him self and rose, to the delight of his mon grel, who leaped upon him Joyfully. An hour later or thereabout tho pair emerged from tho narrow stairway nud stood for n moment, blinking lu tho fair sunshine, apparently undecided which wny to go. Tho church bells woro silent Thero was no breoze. Tho nlr trembled u llttlo with the deep pip ings of tho organ across tho Bqunre, aud, savo for that, tho town, was very quiet. Tho paths which crossed the courthouse yard wero flecked with steady shadow, tho strong young foil ago of tho maples not moving, having tho nlr of observing tho Sabbath with propriety. Tho organ ceased to stir the nlr, nnd nil wns In quiet, yet a quiet which for Louden was not peace, lie looked at his watch aud, without Inteudlng It, spoko tho hour aloud, "A qunrter past 11." Tho sound of his own voice gave him n little shock, no roso without knowing why, nud as ho did so It seomed to him that lie board closo to his ear another voice, a M-oman's, troubled and Insistent, but clear nnd sweet, saying: "Remombo.! Across Main street bridge nt noon!" It wns so distinct thnt he started aud looked round. Then he laughed. "I'll be seeing circus parados nest" His laughter tied, for, loudor than the rlug lug In hU ears, unmistakably came tho strains of a faraway brass baud which had no existence on land or sea or in tho wntors under the earth. "Here!" ho said to the mongrel. MW need a walk, I thluk. Let's you and mo move on before the camels turn the corner." The music followed him to tho street, where ho turned westward toward the river, and presently as he walked o, fauulng himself with his straw hat,Jt faded and was gone. But tho voice be had heard returned. ' "Remeraborl Across Main street bridge at noon!" It said again cloe , Ms ear. This time ho did not atart UA$ Ht," b anawwd, wiping hla for. head. "If you'll let Be cIom, I'll 1m becauso ho wants to make you Jealous. What for? So that you'll tacklo him again. And why does ho want that? Becauso bo's ready for you!" Tho othor'a eyea suddenly became bloodshot, his nostrils expanding In credibly. 'Rendy, Is ho? He better bo ready. I" "That's enough I" Joo Interrupted swiftly. "Wo'll havo no talk llko that. I'll settlo this for you myself. You send word to Clnudlno thnt I want to see her at my otllco tomorrow mornlug, nnd you you stay away from the Beach today. Give mo your word." Mr. Four'B expression Bof tened. "All right Joe," ho snld. "I'll do what ever you tell mo to. Any of us Ml do that; wo sure know who's our friend." "Keep out of trouble, Happy." Joe turned to go and they Bhook hands. "Good dny, and-keep out of trouble!" When ho had gone Mr. Fear's couu tennnco again gloomed ominously, nnd, shaking his head, ho rumlnntlvely en tered nn adjacent bar through the al ley door. The Mnln street brldgo was an old fashioned wooden covered oue, dust colored nnd very nnrrow, squarely framing tho fair open country beyond, for the town had never crossed the river. Joe found the cool shadow In tho bridge gracious to his hot brow, nnd through tho blender chinks of the worn flooring he caught bright glimpses of ruunlng water. When he came out or the other end he felt enough re freshed to light a cigar. "Well, hero 1 am," ho said, "across Main street brldgo. and It must be gottlng on toward noon!" Ho spoko almost with tho nspoct of daring nud Immediately stood still listening. " 'Re member," ho ventured' to repeat again daring" 'ronkmbor! Across .-viniu sireot ornigo nt noon!'" And ngnlu he listened. Then ho chuckled faintly with relief, for tho volco did not return. 'Thank God, I'vo got rid of that!" ho whispered. "And of the circus band too!" A dusty road turned te the right, fob lowing tho river aud shaded by big sycamores on the bank. Tho mongrel. Intensely preoccupied with this road' scampered away, his noso to the ground. "Good enough," said the master. "Lead on and I'll come after you." But ho had not far la fftlinw t,-. clAse led him to a half hollow log which lay on a low grass grown levee above tho Btreara where the dog's In terest in the pursuit became vivid; temporarily, however, for after a few minutes of agitated Investigation he waa seized with indifference to the whole world, panted briefly, slept Joe Mt upon the log, which was in tho efeade, and smoked. Fw the ftrst time it struck Joo thnt " twauttful day, aod It came to with her clear eyes. Ho did not lift his own to hers. lie had long experi ence of the nverted gaze of women, but it wns not only thnt A great shyness beset him, Ho had risen and removed his lint, trying (Ineffectually) uot to 'Everybody Should 1 clear his throat, his every day seuso . gny8 q, q, HayB, a proals! urging upon mm mat sue was a siran- i-nconrnirfnj. "Sir, havo you room fort poem i navo Just dahM , "Certainly; all the room, Nothing in tho waste banJ mis cany m the day."--, American. Tho Limit of IK. Tho most omlnent mtdwj tista aro unanimouj in ttj, aion tnnt tho generally Unttnn r0 !- - II ""u" " "UHiaa mo II Qwi uuiuw mo nuainment po tho ndvanccd knowledge ofi rnco is now possessed. fta period, that determines lu I scorns to bo botween BOitlf propor caro of tho body i decado cannot be too strct;'; j cnroiosaonss then beltr longovlty. Naturo'sbertltbi BO 1b Electric Bitters, tin tonls medlclno that retltili organ of tho body. Gniru J. C. Ferry, druggUt. ((; u Revenge. Snoggs My daughter iif mnrry young Scroggg. Boggs Why, I thougllf him. Snoggs I do. This liu mlno to havo my wife I mother-in-law. Cleveland o Tho old Pennsylvania! kard recommends "lm Cough Remedy." Guarub your cough, and guaruW-j pure Mndo from the tvM shell bark or white VHm For salo by doalprs em; ger In Canaan who had lost her way tho prepostorousness of nny ono's losing tho wny In Cnnnan not Just now a" pealing to his every day sense. "Can I can I" ho stammered, blushing miserably, meaning to finish with "direct you," or "show you tho wny." Then he looked nt her again and saw what seemed to him the strangest Bight of his life. Tho lady's eyes had filled with tears filled and overfilled. "I'll sit hero on the log with you," she said. And hor volco was tho volco which ho had beard saying: "Remem ber! Across Main street brldgo at noon!" "What!" he gasped. "You don't need to dust It!" alio went on tremulously. And even then ho did not know who bIio was. neBa man of Bluff, Mo., U l6n'a Arnica Salvo !sthet! surest healing salve erw i jn sore, burn or wound, M of pileB. I'vo used It aa.l I'm talking about" OswM J. C. Perry, druggist, 15t (To Bo Continued.) o- - Thero is moro Catarrh In this sec tion of tho country than all other dla oases put together, and until tho last fow years was supposed to be incur able. 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