Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 August 1894 — Page 7
SWAXIT COIXJSGK.
Taylor Swope went to town Friday oli business. Robert Goff was in Russellville Satvtrday evening.
James Evans went, "to town on business Saturday.
The ball game got rained out at Russellville Saturday. Mort and Jake t.-ihrader are trimming their hedge fenc this week.
Charley Doye.l had 10 acres that averaged S8 bus liels per acre. The K. of P. ^ad an icecream supper at Russellville Saturday night.
James Edge has 25 acres of wheat that averaged 37 bushels per acre. Enoch Bro nson had 1 (t acre: of wheat that iveraged 40 bushels per acre.
Eli Grimes, put 44 bnshels of wheat in the mil] at Russellville for his bread the c( jming year.
Charley Taylor has get his wheat threshed. I ie had 507 bushels of wheat off of twer ity-five acres.
George rimes has a lot of cabbage coming
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to make krout of this win
ter if notl ling destroys it. There is a man by the neaie of White th' at is trying to get sor.ie one ,.to thresh his wheat crop.
We do not see how anyone could be a Democ rat these hard times. Let sveryon think twice before hs votes this fal 1.
We tl link it would be a good idea to have th ie correspondents photographed at the reunion. It would make a nice picture to keep.
A arc Graham has bought George Graha a new buggy so George and Cliarh iy McGaughey can take their best irls driving.
We think it would be the proper way to let Mr. McCain arrange the pavticul: irs of the reunion of correspondent as we do understand how it shov ild be done. We think the correspondents should gettegether and have a god time.
YPewoukl like to know wliv 'the scr ibes do not write often err. We look for- some of the letters but do not see th em. Old Sodom has not been hoard from for some time. Soma think he hits been drowned or covered up by the .. dirt of that mountain that fell down.
Let us hear from you. James Glover went down in Park county to help thresh wheat for Mr. Grimes, and the writer went down with him. Before they :got there the wagon broke down with then. They had to tie up the hind spindle with a rail before they eould go any farther. The got there.just the same.
Brother Jackman .gave a lecture at Brown's Valley last Monday night on the temperance question. Brother Jackman save that he will give ten dollars per day to any one of the old parties that will come out and discuss the temperance question. Now-let us get to work and have a coeech ca this question some "time in August.
Wheat threshing is about finished in this vicinity. Miss Bertha Kyten weEt to Shaanondale Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Hy^en wat In Crawfordsvill Saturday. Miss Binnie .Bridges it with home folk this week.
P. J. Johnson and family moved to Ladt ga this week. Th new brick -school hjuse a'tHac-i-foon is nearing co.npletion.
Miss Jennie htttaker is staying with Mrs. i)mma i'Vcintnear Ladoga. Mis? Lizzie .Q.uinley was the gues* of Miss !irdie Ridlen, of Raccoon, last ^'•eek.
Misst :s -May Shannon £,nd Bertha llyten were rusticating at Ahe Sliadss iast Mo iiday.
Miss May Shannon, who lias been the gue: st of Miss Bertha Olyten. caturaed 1 tome to Shannondale on Tuesday.
An ice cream supper will be given at the Chris tian church at this place Saturday nig *ht, August 4th. Come one and all.
A comp iny .ecn«isting of Misses Ella Ashby, Lu la Goff, Binnie Bridges and Etta Gard) ler, and. Daly llyten. Marcus McMurtv, i?has. Welch and George McMurtry spe ut a very pleasant day at last Sunday at the Shades anc Pine .Hills.
'tIAJPLE SltOVE.
Tlie thresljiers are again, our midst threshing oaits. Tank Lawter heard the darkies sing ax Darlington Sunday.
Miss Ella Petty spent Sunday f-night with her uncle at Ladoga. Abe Pefley and family attended services at Mt. Tabor Sunday.
I. M. Uarshbarger and wife,returned from Battle Creek Monday. A refreshing little shower Saturday night was highly appreciated.
Linn, Corn and liostetter tkreshed 1,000 bushels of wheat in one-half day Several of our young people attended Sunday school at Suyar Grove Sunday.
The little son of Link Clark, who has been quite sitk, is now convalescing.
George Kessler accompanies the -threshing machine of Natli Kessler on its rounds.
Uncle Dan Weller, a well known former resident of this vicinity, will move to Eugene soon.
B-en Kessler and Miss Lydia liostetter, from near High Bluff were in this community Sunday.
Mrs. John Rettinger and family and Nellie Ronk, of Ronkville, were in this vicinity Monday.
Mrs. Huffman, son and daughter, of Hendricks county, spent Saturday with the family of Isaac Huffman.
Miss Ollie PelHey has been attending the bedside of her grandma, Mrs. Betsy Rettinger, who has been quite ill.
A party at Joe Robbins'Saturday night. Refreshments were served and those present report an enjoyable time.
Wm. Terry passed through this vicinity Sunday in asliining, new buggy. We suppose a certain dark-eyed maiden will enjoy many a nice ride now.
Rev. Ira Fisher and George Cook, of White Church, attended Sunday school at Bethel on their way to see their lady lov.e.s £it p.opljvijlc Sunday.
Mr, Hencel, wife and daughter and Mr. Blickenstaff, wife and son, all of Peermont. spent Sunday night at Dr. Mahorney's on their 'way to Owen county.
The infant son of Dave Kurkett am1 wife, of Hiyli llluf!, was buried at Bethel church Monday. After a short illness this little biu: was plucked from our midst and transplanted in fairer climes. Suffer little children to eorne unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Sweet 18 the sluml'or beneiit lithe sod. While the pure spirit, rests wltli fiod. Mt'ss Eva, the invalid daughter of Mrs. Imcl, was buried in the llarshbarger -cemetery, Tuesday. This is the second time death lias called a loved.one from it, widow's family in the past two weeks. May He who doeth ali things well comfort the bereaved family in theiT double affliction. The large circle of'friends and relatives ex'tend their heartfelt sympathy.
TINKEKSVILLE.
INeltz Che&terson spent Stmday at Edgar Chesterson's. Harve Bratton's call their new girl bp,by Catharine Emeline.
Charity Chesterson is at present visiting her 501:8111 in Sheldon. John Baker and P. L. Coombs, of Green county, have exchanged farm.
Mr. Harslibarger will preach at Mt. Tabor agaiu, the third Sunday in August.
Studente from this place new say the Normal is far past the highest mark and getfcir.g better every day.
It will .soon be time to commence talking about our new gravel road, soon time to commence work, too.
Charley Martins.Charley Macks, Miss Kate Williams, of Crawfordsville, and Miss Myrtle Edwards, of Lebanon, attended tr.iai terly meeting in Balliincli Sunday.
The threshing is about all done in this neighborhood. All the girls would like tc help haul water for Mr. Corn's machine next year if lie retains the old set of hands.
The threshers don't object to eating dinner at llenry Hays's at all. People don't generally object where they have everything as nice as could'be gotten and all they could ask for.
Mr. Uadtield visited Cary Clossins Monday evening. Mr. Hadlield is a splendid singer any one wanting to give a concert or entertainment would do well to consult him and obtain his aid.
Mom lay evening about 3 o'clock, little .Lida, daughter of Allen Stephens, pulled a large drag over on her and mashed her head. The drag was leaning against the barn. She is yet alive but in a very critical condition. Dr. Eneminger says there is small chance for her to get well. Her .father is just recovering from injuries he received by having a log and wagon to be upon him, which mashed his shoulders and breast until all thought recovery impossible. We believe they have the sympathy of all and surely they deserve it.
SHANNONDALE.
Miss May Camden has the fever. Mise Bertha Hyton is in our midst again.
Frank Booher is no better at this writing. Joe Eskew and Earl Lafollett are visiting friends at Raccoon.
Miss,Bess and Kate Orear returned to theii home in Jamestown. Will Work, of Clark's Hill, is the guest cl Al. McCaffertv's this week.
There will be a ball game here Saturday •evening. Shannondale will play Beokville.
Rev. Winnset delivered an interesting sermon at the Bethel church last Thursday night.
There was a free concert "here Tuesday nigh ,. He was entertaining as lie sang "The Cat Came Back" and "After the Ball.
Miss Ada Caldwell, who lias been lingering so long with that dreadful disease, consumption, died Saturday. July 2S. She was twenty-six years of age, and a member of the' Bethel church. She leaves a mother, sister and brother and many friends to mourn the loss, for none knew her but to love her. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Black and the remains were laid to rest in Shannondale cemetery.
Vr-iIITK CIII JICH.
Mrs. Shade Cook is some better. Threshing. ~s almost done in this vicinity.
Grant Cool.: and wife Sundaved at 1). C. Campbell's. The little daughter of Charley Hamilton's is very sick.
Mies Fannie Ilarmeson visited at Saul Peterson's Sunday. Mrs. Lulu JSrmentrout is working for Shade Cook this week.
Levi Fisher will start for Nebraska Tuesday to see his brother. Robert Campbell and wife, of West Point, visited his brother. Charley.Sunday.
Geo Coak and Ira Fisher made a living trip to Ladoga Sunday to see their best girls.
William Saidla and family, of near I^ebanon, visited his mother-in-law. Mrs. Dunbar, Sunday.
Fletie Sliobe, .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobe Shobe, died at her home Friday evening at 3 o'clock. Her funeral was preached by Elder D. C. Campbell.
Frank Harshbarger died -at his home near Clark's Hill Thursday evening at 4 o'clock with that dreaded disease, consumption. Frank was 17 years old. His funeral was preached by Elder D. C. Campbell.
SXKINGTOWN.
Corn good. Threshing is a thing of the past. Miss Mary Rutan is staj'ing at home now.
Apples are very plentiful in this locality. A. Myers will go West in the near future.
Dr. Northcutt is selling medicine in Lizton. Guy Evans has purchased a fine new bicycle.
Mrs. Harvey Summers is quite sick at this writing. Wheat worth 42 cents, corn 45 cents and eggs 10 cents-
Andy Stone and Wm. Hays have purchased a new road cart. Walter Hunt has hired John Elkin to drive Billie G. this fall. liallie Sutton makes his daily trips on the flag track Sundays.
Wheat has been better this year than it has been for fifteen years. Mss Jennie Callahan will teach the school at Hunt's this winter.
The Bratton brothers are nearly through tlireshiug down west. Wm. Peck is our champion bicyclist. He rode a mile in eight minutes.
Robert Evans contemplates moving to Crawfordsville in the near future. Several from this place attended negro meeting at Darlington Sunday.
Fighting is getting to be a very common thing around a threshing machine. Miss Emma Nichols is staying at Harvey Summers during the sickness of Mrs. Summers.
Several boys around here and Mace talk of going to the Shades on the l^tli to a singing contest.
Miss Eva Imel, living one mile east of Whitesville, died Sunday and was buried at Myers' cemetery.
In regard to the reunion of Tun Jouknai, correspondents I say to let Thk Joi
knai,
set the time and place.
ITPl'KK FOUNTAIN.
Everybody is hard at work and news is scarce. W. H. Newlin made a trip to Lafayette Monday.
Mrs. Ilattie Rivers visited her daughter, Mrs. Ora Cade. Friday. Homer Newman made a Hying trip to Crawfordsville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. .1. Rivers did trading in Crawfordsville Monday. S. R. Gaylor and wife, of Covington, visited old friends in Ilillsboro over Sunday.
Misses Guy and Vern Livengood were in the city of Crawfordsville Monday.
A number of Cain township teachers attended the examination at Covington Saturday.
Edwards & Ilesler is the way the new firm reads that is buying wheat at Ilillsboro.
How about the reunion? We hope to hear a decision soon. Whatever it is will be satisfactory to us.
Bro. Russel. of Covington, preached two very interesting sermons at the Dry Run school house last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moffet, of Crawfordsville, spent Sunday near Ingersoll Corner, the guests of Wm. Moffet and family.
Miss Hattie Gardner, who has been visiting relatives near Ludlow, 111., for the past two months, returned home last Thursday.
W. A. Wright, of Hillsboro. and.Dan Reeder, Jr., of Newtown, departed for England Wednesday. They will spend about a month examining historic spots and recuperating health.
The Cain township Sunday school convention which 'was held in a grove near Campbell's Cliapel Sunday. July July 29th, was a success in every particular. A programme had been previously arranged and everybody performed their duty in a very pleasant manner and thus made the convention a success. The next will be held in a grove near Harmony school house, one mile south of Hillsboro the fifth Sunday in September.
OIKIEL.
Mrs. Clias. Rountree, of Alamo, visited friends here this week. Willard Payne and family, of Mt. /ion, dined on the creek Sunday. 1 he rain on Saturday evening came just in time to save the corn crop.
Visitors, berrypickers and picnickers are abundant on the creek this week. Mrs. Gunkle and little daughter, of Iroutman, visited Airs. Will Miller on Tuesday.
Jake Swank and wife, of Wesley, were on the creek hunting pleasure and berries last week. llenry Kennedy and family assisted with the threshing at Mr. Wilkerson's, near Wesley, last Friday.
Mrs. Robert Stimpson and daughter, Miss Lucy, of Terre Haute, visited Mrs. Miller and family on Tuesday.
Dr. L. L. Brown, of Alamo, was here sight-seeing and hunting wild game in the famous Lick Hollow on Tuesday.
Rev. Levi Bvrd and family attended quarterly meeting at Union and visited the family of Lee Surface on Sunday.
The Wedding brothers,1 accompanied by a few other young men from Crawfordsville, are enjoying camp life at the cabin.
A few of the prominent farmers of IJeech Grove, with their families passed through here enroute to the Shades on Tuesday.
The quarterly meeting at Union came on the same day of the basket meeting at Salem, but there was a large and orderly crowd at both churches.
John Zota attempted to jump from his horse while running and lit on his feet in such a manner as to dislocate his ankle and otherwise injuring the joint. Drs. Hutellings and Ensminger were called to his' relief: lie will necessarily be kept in the house for some weeks.
I'ARTS UNKNOWN.
Wheat holds out well. The sick are improving slowly. Mrs. Dave Jackson was in Crawfordsville Tuesday.
Several from here attended the camp meeting at Darlington. W.C.T, U.Doyle still continues to visit in this neighborhood.
Where are the Wring Neck, Hickory Grove and Blooming City scribes. What they say: VV. C. T. U. Doyle Sundayed at the Widow Alexander's: Eston Jackson was out riding last Sunday evening Minnie Jackson spent a week at Black Creek.
What do you take medicine for? Because you are sick and want to get well, of course. Then remember Hood's Sarsaparilla cures.
Fob tag's see The Journal Co.. Pki^te&s. For calling cards see
The Jouknal Co., Pbintkhs.
FROM THE RANKS.
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Chest or looked up, with a quizzical suiile, as liis "plebe" came in: "Well, sir, how many daures had you with. Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt? Not. many, I fancy, with Mr. Jorrold monopolizing even-thing as usual. By gad! some good fellow could make a colossal fortune in buying that young man at my valuation and selling him at his own. "Oh, come, now, captain," laughed Rollins, "Jcrrold's no such slouch as you make him oat. He's lazy, and ho likes to spoon, and ho puts up with a good deal of potting from the girls— who wouldn't if ho could get it?—but lie is jolly and big hearted and don't put on any airs—with us, at least—and tho mass liko him lirst rata 'Tain't his fault that he's handsomo and a regular lady killer. You must admit that ho had a pretty tough four years of it up there at that cussed old Indian graveyard, and it's only natural ho should enjoy gotting here, whero tliero are theaters and concerts and operas and dances and dinners" "Yes, dances and dinners and daughters, all delightful, I know, but no excuse for a man's neglecting his manifest duty, as he is doing and has been ever since wo got hero. Any other time the colonel would have straightened him out, but no use trying it now, when both women in his household are as big fools about tho man as anybody in town— bigger, unless I'm a born idiot." And Chester rose excitedly. "I suppose lie had Miss Renwick pretty much to himsolf tonight?" ho presently demanded, looking angrily and searchingly at his junior, as though half expecting him to dodge the question. "Oh, yes. Why not? It's pretty evident she would rather dance and be with him than with any one else. So what can a fellow do? Of courso ask her to dance and all that, and I think he wants us to, but I cannot help feeling rather a boro to her, even if she is only 18, and there are plenty of pleasant girls in the garrison who don't get any too much attention, now we're so near a big city, and I like to be with them.'' "Yes, and it's the right thing for you to do, youngster. That's one trait I despise in Jerrold. When we were up there at the stockade two winters ago and Captain Gray's little girl was there, he hung around her from morning till night, and the poor little thing fairly beamed and blossomed with delight.
Look at her now, man! He doesn't go near her. He hasn't had tho decency to take her a walk, a drive or anything since we got hero. He began from the moment we came with that gang in town. He was simply devoted to Miss Beaubien until Alice Renwick came. Then he dropped her like a hot brick. By the eternal, Rollins, lie hasn't got off with that old love yet, you mark my words. There's Indian blood in her veins and a look in her eye that makes me wriggle sometimes. I watched her last night at parade when she drove out here with that copper faoed old squaw, her mother. For all her French anci Italian education and her years in New York and Paris that girl's got a wild streak in her somewhere. She sat there watching him as tho officers marched to the front, and then her, as he went up and joined Miss Renwick, and tliero was a gleam of her wliito teeth and a flash in her black eyes that made nio think of the leap of a knife from the sheath. Not but what 'twould serve him right if she did play liini some devil's trick. It's his own doing. Were any people out from town?" lie suddenly asked. "Yes, half a dozen or so," answered Mr. Rollins, who vas pulling off his boots and inserting his feet into easy slippers, while old "Crusty" tramped excitedly up and down the floor. "Most of them staid out here, I think. (July one team went back across the bridge. "Whose was that?" "The Suttons'. I believe. Young Cub Mutton was out wirn nis sister aim another girl.'' "There's another fool!" growled Chester. 'That boy has $ 10,000 a year of his own, a beautiful home that will be liis, a doting mother and sister and everything wealth can buy, and yet, by lie's unhappy because ho can't be a poor devil of a lieutenant, with nothing but drills, debts and rifle practice to enliven him. That's what brings hin\ out here ail the time. He'd swap places with you in a minute. Isn't he very thick with Jerrohi?" "Oh, yes, rather. Jerrold entertains him a good dual.'' "W liieh is letunied with compound interest. I li oet. vou. T.Ir. Jerrold simply makes a convenience of him. Ho wont make love to his sister becauso the poor, rich, unsophisticated girl is as
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she in ubiquitous. His majesty
is fastidious, you see, and seeks only the caress of beauty, and while he lives there at tho Suttons' when he goes to town, and dines and sleeps and smokes and wines there, and uses their box at the opera house, and is courted and flattered by the old lady Ixxiause dear Cubby worships the ground he walks on, and poor Fanny Sutton thinks him adorable, be turns his back on tho girl at every dance because she can't dance and leaves her to you fellows who have a conscience and some idea of decency. He gives all his devotions to Nina Beaubien, who dances like a coryphee, and drops her whtv Alice Renwick comes, with her glowing Spanish beauty. "Oh, d—n it, I'm an old fool to got worked up over it as I do, but you young fellows don't see what I see. You havo not seen what I've seen, and pray God you never may! That's whero the shoe pinches, Rollins. It is what ho reminds me of, not so much what he is, I suppose, that I get rabid about. Ho is for all tho world like a man wo had in tho old regiment when you were in swaddling clothcs, and I never look at Mamie Gray's sad, white face that it doesn't bring back a girl I knew just then whose heart was broken by just such a shallow, selfish, atforablo scoun—
No, I won't use that word in speaking of Jerrold, but it's what I fear. Rollins, you call him generous. Well, so ho is—lavish, if you like, with his money and his hospitality hero in tho post. Money conies easily to him and goes, but you boys misuse the term. I call liiiu selfish to tho core, because ho can deny himself no luxury, no pleasure, though it may wring a woman's life—or, more than that, her houor—• to give it him." Tho captain was tramping up and down tho room now, as was his wont when excited. His fJie.o was flushed and his hand clinched. Ho turned suddenly and faced the younger oflicer, who sat ga/.ing uncomfortably at tho rug in front of tho fireplace: "Rollins, some day 1 may tell you a story that I've kept to myself all theso yoars. You won't wonder at my feeling as I do about theso goings on of your friend Jerrold when you hear it all, but it was just such a man as lie who ruined one woman, broke the heart of another and took the sunshine out of tho lifo of two men from that day to this. Ouo of them was your colonel, tho other your captain. Now go to bod. I'm going out." And, throwing down his pipo, regardless of tho scattering sparks and ashes, Captain Chester strode into tho hallway, picked up the lirst forago cap he laid hands on and banged himself out of tho front door.
Mr. Rollins remained for somo moments in tho same attitude, still gazing abstractedly at tho rug and listening to tho nervous tramp of his senior officer on tho piazza without. Then ho slowly and thoughtfully went to his room, whero his perturbed spirit was soon soothed in sleep. His conscience being clear and his health vvJ?e.t, tliero wero no deep cares to keep liini tossing on a restless pillow.
To Chester, however, sleep was impossible. Ho tramped the piazza a full hour before ho felt placid enough to go and inspect his guard. Tho sentries wero calling 3 o'clock and lio wind had died away as ho started on his round. Dark as was the night, ho carricd no lantern. Tho main garrison was well lightod by lamps, and the road circling tho old fort was broad, smooth and bordered by a stone coping wall whore it skirted the precipitous descent into tho river bottom. As ho passed down the plank walk west of the quadranglo, wherein lay tho old barracks and the stone quarters of tho commanding oflicer and the low one storied row of bachelor dens, he could not help noting tho silence and peace of tho night.
Not a light was visible at any window as he strode down tho line. Tho challenge of tho sentry at the old stone tower sounded unnecessarily sharp and loud, and his response of "Oflicer of tho day" was lowor than usual, as though rebuking the unseemly outcry. The guard came scrambling out and formed hurriedly to receive him, but tho captain's inspection was of tho briefest kind. Barely glancing along the prison corridor to see that tho bars were in place, he turned back into tho night and made for the lino of posts along tho river bank. The sentry at tho high bridge across the gorge .and the next one, well around to the southeast flank, wero successively visited and briefly questioned as to their instructions, and then tho captain plodded sturdily on until he came to tho sharp bend around the outermost angle of the iort and found himself passing behind the quarters of tho commanding officer, a substantial two storied stone house, with mansard roof and dormer windows.
The road in the rear was some JO feet below the level of the parade inside tho quadrangle, and consequently, as tho house laced tho parade, what was the ground floor from that front became tho second story at tho rear. The kitchen, storeroom and servants' rooms wero on this lower stage and opened upon the road, an outer stairway ran up to the center door at the back, but at the east and west flanks of tho house the stone walls stood without port or window except those above the eaves— tho dormers. Light and air in abundance streamed through the broad Venetian windows north and south when light and air were needed. This night, as usual, all was tightly closed below, all darkness aloft as ho glanced up at the dormers high above his head. As ho did so his foot struck a sudden and sturdy obstacle. lie stumbled and pitched heavily forward and found himself sprawling at full length upon a ladder lying on the ground almost in tho middle oi the roadway. "D—u those painters!" he growled between his set teeth. "They leave their infernal mantraps around in tho very hope of catching me, 1 believe. Now, who but, a painter would have left a ladder in such a ulaco as this?"
Rising rueful Iv and rubbing a bruised knee with his hand, he limped painfully ahead a few steps until lie came to the side wall of the colonel's house. Hero a plank walk passed from the roadway along the western wall until almost on a line with the front piazza, whero by a flight of steps it was carried up to the level of the parades. Here he paused a moment to dust off his clothes and rearrange his belt and sword. Ho stood leaning against tho wall and facing the gray stone gable end of tho row of old fashioned quarters that bounded the parade upon tho southwest. All was still darkness and silence. "Confound this sword!" ho muttered again. "Tho thing made rattle and racket enough to wake the dead. Wonder if I disturbed anybody at the colonel's?"
As though in answer to his suggestion there suddenly appeared, high on tho blank wall before him, the reflection of a faint light. Had a little night lamp been turned on in tho front room of the upper story? Tho gleam came from tho north window on tho side. Ho saw plainly tho shadow of tho pretty lace curtains looped loosely back. Then the shade was gently raised, and there was for an instant tho siniouotto of a slender hand and wrist and the shadow of a lace bordered sleeve. Then the light receded, as though carried back across tho room, waned, as though slowly ex
tinguished, and the last shadows showed the curtains still looped back, tho rolling shade still raised. "1 thought so, he growled. "One! tumble like that, is enough to wako the seven sleepers, let alone a lovesick girl ... who is probably dreaming over Jcr-jv rold's parting words. She is spirited and blue blooded enough to have moro sense, too, that superb brunette. Ah, J,.Miss Alice, I
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fellow's love worth having? It is two hours since ho loft yon—more than that —and here you are awako yet—cannot sleep, want more air and have to come and raise your shade. No such warm night either. Theso wero his reflec-v tions as he picked up his offending sword and more slowly and cautiously now groped his way along the wostern terrace, lie passed the row of bachelor quarters and was well out beyond tho limits of the fort, before he came upon the next sentry—No. ft—and recognized in tho sharp "Who comes there?" and' the stem rattle of the bayonet as it dropped to the charge the well known challenge of Private Leary, one of the oldest and most reliable soldiers in tho regiment. j"All right on your post, Leary?" ho asked after having given the countersign. "All right., I think, sot-, though if tho captain had asked mo that half an hour ago I'd not, havo said so. It was so dark I. couldn't si .i mo hand afore mo face, sor, but about half past 2 I was walkin very slow down hack of tho quarters whin just close by Loot.'nant
Jem»ld's back gate 1 seen somet.hin movin, an as I come softly along it riz. u], an sun* thought, 't was tho ]oot'nant hinu'.elf, whin beseemed to catch sight, o' me or hear me, an he backed inside tho gate an shut it. 1 was sure 'twas he, he was so tall an slimliko, an so I niver said a word until I got to thinkin over it, an then I couldn't spake. Sure if it had been the loot'n-1 ant ho wouldn't, have backed awav from
a sin try—he'd 'a' come out bold an given tho countersign—but 1 didn't think o' that. It looked liko hi in in tho dark, an 'twas his quarters, an 1 thought it was him until I thought ag'in, an thou, sor, I wint back and searched the yard, but there was no one there." "Hm! Odd thing that, Leary! Why didn't you challonge at first?" "Sure, sor, ho lept insido the lince quick as iver wo set eyes on eaoh other. Ho was bondin down, an I thought it was one of tho hound pups when I first sighted him.'' "And ho hasn't been around since?" "No, sor, nor nobody till the officer of the day came along.
Chester walked away puzzled. Sibley was a quiet and ordorly garrison. Night prowlers had never been hoard from, especially over hero at tho south and southwest fronts. Tho enlisted men going to or from town passed across the big high bridge or went, at once to theii- own quarters on the east and north. This southwestern terrace behind the bachelors' row was the most secluded spot on the whole post, HO much so that when a lire broke out there among the fuel heaps one sharp winter's liighfcf a year ngone it had well nigh enveloped the whole line before its existence was discovered. Indeed not until after this
occurrence was a sentry posted on that lront, at all, and once ordered there ho had so little to do and was so comparatively sure to lie undisturbed that tho old soldinrs eagerly sought the post in preference to any other and were given it as a peace privilege. For months ru- -j liel alter relief tramped around the fort and found the terrace post, as humdrum and silent as an empty church, but this night No. 5 leaped suddenly into notoriv('ty"
I T»IIK CONTI V'-n.
FOR A LA BOH CONGRESS.
A Movotneiil. t.o llrlii£ Kmplnyi.'r ii ml ployc To^dlier. Ciiicaoo, Aug. l.—The special com* mittee appointed by the civic federation to consider tho al visaldl ity of call-, ing a national eontei\.*nee of represen* tative men to consider the labor question, and the question of arbitration in particular, on Tuesday nitvht took counsel of some of the leading business inen and prominent trade-unionists of the city. The decision was almost unanimous in favor of the proposed con ferenee, and tlie civic federation committee will hold a meeting in a few days, at which a call for the meeting will be preps red, the date for the conference decided upon and a list oj perbons who will be invited to attend will be made up.
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All of those present favored a eon ferenee of a national character which should be composed of employers and employes, it was the general opinion that even if no agreement could be reached on compulsory arbitration an understanding of the motives of the employers and employes might be gained, and data secured for the effectual employment of concila*. tory measures, which would have the effect of preventing many strikes in the future.
WILL MAKE THE TRIP.
Thu Wreiui Around tho World Kxiedit!os Finds a Ilaoker. Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. l. The Wrenn expedition around the world will be made despite Dr. liausom's disappearance. Lyman Beecher, of Pottstown, Pa., who is a nephew of the lato Henry Ward Beecher, and R. Morgan Rott, also of Pottstown, have arrived in South Haven and propose to see the expedition through at any reasonable cost. Mr. Beecher's son started on the original trip for educational purposes. Mr. Beecher is fully able to carry out his plans. Ho says the expedition will have the indorsement of tho Smithsonian institution. It is proposed to
keep a chronicle of the trip and 60,000 copies of the book have been ordered. Mr. Beecher hopes that the Wrenn party will be able to leave the port of New York by August 15.
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