Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 23, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 30 November 1889 — Page 5

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JUST what hour the post surgeon returned to Fort Rossiter that night no one seemed to know. He was present

at sick call, and imperturbable as ever, on the following morning, and the few officers who wore at headquarters after guard mounting were able to affirm that the colonel hud been courteous as usual in his greeting to the medical officer, and that nothing whatever had been said about his being away so late the previous evening. Capt. Stryker came home soon after midnight, had a brief talk with his colonel, and went over to the stables to inquire Uii-o GWynne's condition before he went to bed. Parke came into Perry's room after morning stables, and told him, as he was yawning and stretching in bed, that the captain had had quite a long talk with Gwynne that morning, and that "something was up" —he didn't know what. Later in the day Perry was sent for by Col. Brainard and found the commanding officer in consultation with Capt. Stryker and two other troop commanders.

At their request he repeated the story of his ad venture at Dunraven, beginning with his instructions to the men he left at the gate, and ending with old Maitland's swooning and aloutnn hour after he had finished ho saw the adjutant with a small escort ride away down the valley, and rightly conjectured that the colonel had sent a letter to Dunraven inquiring into the cause of the assaults 011 two members of his command. Battalion drill kept him occupied all the morning a garrison court convened at noon and sat until .skirmish drill began at 3 p. m. and so it happened that not until near parndo did he find a moment's time to himself. Ho longed to see Mrs. Law rence and question her as to the nature of the "Dunraven stories" she hud mentioned for what had been a matter of indiffcronco to him then had suddenly become of vivid interest. There were ladies

Hitting

'str.iu-.ht a. dary inad. the doctor'

on the Lawrences' gallery

he could plainly see, as the cavalry offt cers I'iimo tramping in from afternoon stahU•*. but lib could not hope to ask or hear anything about a matter so near his heart in the presence of so many pympathetic and interested listeners. He kept away towards his own gate, therefore, until he naw that there, leaning on the ^ate fxv4. nnd apparently awaiting him, stood Dr. Quin. 1 Vrrv would gladly have avoided tMe doctor, the antagonism ho was beginning' to feel for him was of character that would hardly brook concealment. Cordial and joyous in manner as.he was to almost every man, woman and child ho met. it was all the more noticeable that to the vtv few whom he held in dislike or distrust, his bearing was cold and repellent in the last degree. Something told, him the doctor was there to speak to him about their chance meeting at Dunraven. He did not want to speak to him at all. ji now Vet how could he hoie to have these matters explained without a meetie.^ and a talk? While the ollieers stroiled over and stopped, of tljem. in from of the group of ladies at Lawreiiee's, IVrrv stalked •vs-tii parade an.i the oun his blue fixed on i.uv. was Mudyinc him ns he eisi ie»s read that expression .,d distrust: possibly he re-

The lati

came, and of eoldnejvsentedi it. prom eordu. w:U'd tho: fore anil*. liead

A: all events, something !,i to sjn'.ik in a ton:- less •:np:"- toia I 1 said bow.ik. Still ». and resting his iioctor iv^nn:

•d him than in Perry

had eA a yoi

hh a t] !'. id UII1

»v hi

0:1 tho gate p-

"Mr. iYrrv. I have Kvn t.i sw you twice tod.iv. but could rot find you, and I wanted to s}eaU with \ou on a matter Df imp^i'tance." "You could have fon-vi nv •. drill or »he court, if anything immediate was needed,

hi- hand. I no

hav

have

what

been nowhere else, ex

cept to Matte*." s.»id Perry. slivrtly.

"It was a personal matter—a some

narrating

one—ami

best to see you alone.

"The very one!

llSt-

DUNRAVEN RFLNCJA

A Story of American Frontier^Life.

By CAPT. CHARLES KING, U. S.A., THH COLONEL'S DAUGHTER," "PROM THE RANKS

"THE DESjaRTSR," ETC.

Copyrighted, 1888, by J. B. Lippmcott Company, Philadelphia, and Published by Special Arrangement through the American Press Association.1

lVfc'iin in The Mai! *rt. 2fith. Back minitwrs uii I«• had sit half price.

CHAPTER IX. 'lV

1 thought

"Well, here I am. Dr. drive ahead and let us have it." "i wai.ted to ask you if. while you

were

at the ranch last night, you saw anvthin: of

"1 noticed he had aomcthiic of the kind on Ins left hand when he c«ne

d°",Vnd

a was nowhere tobefound after

you went away. T«P

you were chafing and slapping that hand, and I thought you might have accidentally removed it at that time.'* "The reflection is not a pleasant one, t)r. Quin," said Perry, with an angry light in the blue eyes. "Pardon me. Mr. Perry I put it awkwardly, but I mean 110 reflection whatever.' Miss Maitland mentioned your efforts to restdre the old gentleman to consciousness, and together we searched the sofa and the floor after we had put him safely to bed and discovered the loss of the ring. It is

0110

to which he attaches

peculiar value, and its loss has preyed upon him. While I know very well you could not have the ring, I was, asked to ascertain if you remembered seeing it, and so establish the truth of Mr. Maitland's belief that it was on his finger when he went tc that room." "It was but I do not recollect its being on his hand after he was carried to the sofa. It would surely have attracted my attention while chafing it." "The parlor, hall and piazza have been swept and searched, I am told by this note," and the doctor indicated a little missive he held in his hand, whereat Perry's face did not brighten, "and with no success. I was asked to inquire of you, and if it has annoyed you, as I infer by your manner, pray let that be my apology. Then I am to s*y you saw it when Mr. Maitland entered the room, but not again?" "Precisely unless you choose to add to your correspondent that the next time I am associated with missing property at Dunraven I would prefer to be questioned direct, and not through a third party."

A quiet smile shone for an instant on the doctor's grave face: "I fear that I have not accomplished my mission very diplomatically, Mr. Perry, and am sorry to have vexed you. The colonel tells me, by the way, that I ought to say to you that the reason I was so long in reaching your party last night was that I was detained attending to another case—one of our own men. Good evening, sir." And, raising his forage cap, the doctor walked slowly and with dignity away, leaving Perry too surprised to speak. "The colonel told him to tell me!" was Perry's wondering soliloquy at last. "Then I suppose he must have told the chief some story to account for his being away." It was pretty evident from the young fellow's manner as he entered the house that the story was not one which struck him as being entitled to confidence or consideration.

On the tablo in his little sitting room lay a dainty note. It was not the first he had received under that superscription, and he had not been slow to open and read them. If anything, the cloud upon his forehead seemed to deepen at sight of it. He picked it up, looked impatiently at tho address, hesitated a moment, tossed it back on his desk and went into the inner room. He would not read it now it was almost para.de time he had to bathe and change his dress, for after parade he was to dine at the quarters of an infantry friend, and Capt. and Mrs. Lawrence were to be of. the party. Already it was noted that when any of the few infantry people at the post gave a little tea or dinner at which only eight or ten were gathered together, the Belknaps were uot invited on the same evening with Mr. Perry, and vice versa. When Parke came in, whistling and singing and banging doors and making all manner of uncouth noise in the exuberance of his spirits, he bolted into Perry's domain, as was his wont, and begin a rattling comment on the events of the day. "By the way." he broke in, suddenly, "we can't both go to-morrow and I suppose you want to." "Go where?" "Why, out with the hounds: to-mor-row's the day, you know."

Perry gave a whistle of perplexity. The colonel had promised the ladies that ^here should be a run this very week. All the fleet hounds of the cavalry battalion were to be out, and all tiie officers who could be spared from the day's duties: a detachment was to go over into the valley of a stream some ten miles away,'pitch tents in the shade, and there set luncheon for the entire party horses wero to be provided for all the ladies who cared to go mounted, buggies and '"buckboards" were to oonvey tne others, and it is to be a gala occasion. Antelope, cdyote or jack rabbit—any four footed ^anio the prairie afforded—was to be "coursed'" in due state and ceremony the ladies "ir, at the death" were to be crowned- and subsequently presented wi'sh trophic* of the chase more sightly than tho mask or brush au nature!. TV affair had t«v?i gayly talked over tL-i ory evening of the colonel's dinner, but ever *.* of the previous day and the 1 rdu of the one just closing had

Tr'kn iy driven it all out of his head. An I ye* he was engaged to ride with

Mrs,

lielknap.

ut:

large signH riu, with

crest and motto engrawd on the

follow,

You noticed

that.

did

mh*

the ataaxon of Fort Rossi-

An 1 for

the first time in his life

Netl IV rv would have been glad of en excuse to away from a gallop*

m\ arvv:m»iisfred

?u»ne.

"I did not. unless yoa mean the one Mr. Mailhuid wore."

equestrienne.

"You don't mean to say you had fat" itr ar-koi Burke, in amaze. *on": blow on me, there's a good

out. after all my 'breaks* of yes-

trrd-iv --petting an a&n&t from drill and

uo a

row at tho ranch—1 declare

it had dipped my IttemotJ. No, you go, Parke

I m* 1

deserve to be let off any-

thing. atVr yesterday. You've .been (ticking to duty like a brick ever since you joineii, and Stryker ought to give

you the preference." "But you're engaged to ride with Mtb. Belknap," said Parke. "Who toM ym so?" "I heard her say so. Dana asked if he mighs have the pleasure, just awhile ago, and she smilingly replied that it would have been delightful, but that you had asked her four days ago, when it was first planned." "So I had: but Pve been gettiinginto scrapes ever since, and I oughtn't to go. By Jove! I"* write her a note now and say I can't get off. It's true enough. I wouldn't let such a fellow go if I commanded the troop. I'd make him stay in and attend roll call a week." "Well, Mrs. Belknap expects you," said Parke, dubiously. "Not but what Dana would be glad to take your place. Belknap cant go he's too bulky to ride, and she'd Aeave him miles astern first run we had, ^rare."

And, clearing his throat, Mr, Farnham began: "Dunravkn, Raxcb,Friday. "OA Brainard, —th Cavalry, Fori Rossiter: "DEAR SIR—Mr. Maitland is confined to his bed, and too ill to personally reply to your letter of this morning, which was duly received at the hands of your adjutant. He directs me to write as follows: that, while he regrets the boisterous conduct of some of his employes last evening and their assault on Mr. Perry, he considers thai in view of the results—a broken head on the part of one of our people and no apparent damage to Mr. Perry—the matter should not pressed. As to the other assault alluded to, be has no knowledge of it whatever, and can find no man who has. "The distinct understanding between Mr. Maitland and the former commanding officer at Fort Rossiter was that none of the garrison should ever pass within our lines, and we agreed on the other hand that none of our people should ever trespass on the reservation. Mr. Maitland holds that it was the duty of OoL Rrainard's predecessor to acquaint him with the terms of this arreor me^tt and the residents at Dunraven had no means of knowing that the invaders of last evening were not the very men whom the proper authorities had pledged themselves to restrain from roch aggression. "Mr. MaiUand begs that OoL Brainard will in future ratify and coatorm with the agreement formally entered into by his predecessor. "Respectfully, P. Ewxx, Manager."

There was a moment of puzzled silence. The oolonel looked quhodcally around upon the circle of bronzed and soldierly faces under the black helmets. Capt Stryker'B lips were twitching with amusement behind their black fringe of beard. No one spoke at first but presently a deep voiced troop commander

TERKE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL

Suddenly Perry bethought him of the note, au j. made a dive into the sitting room, towel in hand and shirt sleeves rolled to the elbowa It read:

Mo* Aw-Tou go the 8pragues' to dine this evening, and there will bec&rds, and yea will not be able to get

mwaj

until very lata Will you not

come in a Uttle while before parade—without fail? There is something I grefcjy urant to see foa about. 8lncer^y, F. S.B.

Come early as possible after stables. "Thunder and turf!" exclaimed Perry ••and there goes first call now! Here, Parke, you're dressed run over and tell Mrs. Belknap I just this instant read her note and I can't,come 111 get ft late as it is." »y

doet want to be the one

to tell the prettiest wtuan at Rossiter that her note that «h« seat hen at noon wasn't opened until first call for parade."

Perry's dressing was completed at racing speed, but even then he was buckling hie saber belt as the assembly sounded, and he had to go straight across to where his troop was forming—a glittering rank of yellow plamae—and so could only give a hurried sidelong glanoe toward Belknap's quarters.

There

was her

bonnie ladyship pacing 8} and down the veranda and he knew well he would have to account for hie sins. All through parade his thoughts were divided between the fair face he had seen at Dunraven the night before and die dark one with the long, curving lashes sweeping those soft, peaahy cheeks and half veiling those wonderful, liquid, speaking, side glancing eyes. He flaw Mrs. Belknap stroll forth a moment as though to join the group of ladies on the walk, then return to her slow, graceful languid promenade up and down her piazza. 1 (9 knew that he must hasten to her the instant the rank of officers dispersed and make his peace if possible, but as they marched to the front and saluted the commanding officer he signaled that he had something to say to thorn all, and, moving away to the edge of the parade ground, so that the troops might not be detained on the line, he gathered his officers about him, a silent group under the little shade trees that bounded the roadway, and took a letter from the breaa| of his uniform coat. f. -f "Gentlemen," said he, "this will be of importance to some of you, and of interest to all. It explains something none of us understood, and contains matter that I deem it best you all should bear. It is a letter from the manager of Dunraven Ranch. Mr. Adjutant, you read it."

gave

vent

to his emotions: "What a bombastic old crank! Who is heT "An Englishman—the owner of the biggest ranch in this part of Texas," answered the colonel. "Capt. Belknap, Capt. Lawrence, have you any knowledge of the agreement of which he speaks?" "Nothing beyond the vague talk we heard. Dr. Quin would be more apt to know what Col. Stratton agreed to than we would," answered Belknap. "I will ask the doctor this evening. Meantime, knowing no reason why such a policy of non-intercourse should be observed, I shall not eognizo it. What is more, rhile you wili caution your men to resi' Dunraven bounds p.% they would o&her private property, let them ab&w no ht*-nlity to the ranch vrV may fcrr.-e occasion t« n*- Tite •fcuUi who brou^ this a-te u- !-. me he was threatened an -J al uwsd by some cavalrymen n* ar thestahU-.v Mr. Mait'iand l-rrf-r.--* hr,re knfw?--i-?„--' of «n* ciLw nzi-ivili, Lufwe have u-.i.vnoe that Sergt. Gwynne w^s b»- en by three fellows or. the Dun raven p-ounds yesterday. Tv4 master is yet fc \e Now c-ii thi«» more:

'•••••njvmy

coomiftr era will c'.neely wat tiieir men the next few nig ke a *harp look .! ithe quarters until midnight, tostv nora«n slipaway, after midnight -.ird tst attend to it. There la an element in the ranks that would ha

only too glad to go down to Dunraven some night and have satisfaction on their own ££Qpuht for yesterday's affairs. This must not be permitted. See to it. gentlemen. That is all for the present. Mr. Perry, will you come with me a moment?*

Perry went. Mrs. Belknap saw him go ana believed herself slighted.

k-VV

HE ht unds were out, and all Fort Rossiter "society'' was with them. The day was faultless—neither too warm nor too cloudy: a brisk westerly breeze sent

the cloud shadows sailing steadily across the broad

prairie

ft"

"How can I, man?" shouted Barke, as he fled. 'Tvegottoget Into warpaint too. Lucky thing Cor me," he added, in lower tone.

sea and keeping the

veils and skirts of the Amazons of the party a-flutter. Three there were of these, the rest of the sisterhood preferring to follow the hunt by boggy or bunkboard, though frankly expressing their envy of the fortunate riders. Mounted on her own spirited little bay, admirably fitted as to habit, and sitting squarely and well, Mrs. Belknap would h«v« bean the center of observation of all the esvalry offloera even had she not been, as she inoontestably was, the beauty of the garrison. The oolonel had offered Mis. Lawrenoe one of his own horses, and therefore was accorded the right of being her escort. Mrs. Sprague was similarly indebted for her "mount" to Capt. Stryker and a very bright and beaming little body she was as die rode over the springy turf at the side of the dark haired troop leader. "Hard lines on Perry, isn't it?" said Mr. Graham, as he trotted up beside Mrs. Belknap and took his place for the moment with her bevy of cavaliers. "First tim» ha ever missed a hunt, I reckon." "Ha needn't have missed this one,"

Parke. "It was my week, and I told him to go and Capt. Stryker said so, too but"

Here Mr. Parke broke off suddenly and looked in mild wonderment in Dana's face, for that young gentleman had managed, unseen by Mrs. Belknap, to swing free his right foot and give the speaker's left a vehement kick. Too late, however. Mrs. Belknap had heard it. "Are you cavalrymen all so little to be trusted?" she asked, with a brilliant smile upon her flushing face. Exercise and excitement had lent unusual sparkle to her eyes and color to her cheeks—"she is positively beautiful today," as Mrs. Lawrence confessed to the colonel at. the moment. "I had a note from'Mr. Perry this morning saying he was grievously disappointed, but that some troop duty had been assigned to him which couAd not be transferred and he must stay and finish it." "What he said.is true, Mrs. Belknap," promptly asseverated Mr. Dana. "The papers have all to be in readiness for muster on Monday, and the saddle kits put in shape for inspection." "Only in Capt. Stryker's troop?" softly inquired the lady, with eyelids rising incredulously. "No, of course not. One officer is back at the post from each troop. It happened to fall on Perry in his." "I fancy I should prefer serving in some older captain's troop if I were Mr. Perry. It seems that while your other captains stay home and look after their companies, Capt. Stryker has a subaltern attend to his while he comes ahunting." "On the other hand, we fellows have a dozen things to do in our troops that Capt. Stryker does himself in bis. It's as broad as it's long, Mrs. Belknap," said Jana. He did not fancy her criticising the methods of his cavalry associates, and was possibly a little piqued at the decided annoyance she showed at Perry's failure to attend Meantime, Stryker, nil unoonsoious of her censure, was chatting laughingly with Mrs. Sprague and exchanging shots with the colonel and Mrs. Lawrence. The four were getting on admirably together, and seemed too much absorbed in their own fun to note the fact that Mrs. Belknap and her knot of four or five satellites had been gradually edging away toward tbe right, and that the rest of the hunt was becoming widely scattered. "It is time we stirred up a jack rabbit at least," said the colonel. "Suppose we veer over toward the northwest a lif-^. Whatever we do, we want no chase dovm there towartWDunraven those wire fenccs would spoil it alL" "I wonder if those people never hunt7" said Mr. Farnham, who had joined the quartet: be always kept close to i. colonel, as befitted an aspirant fort adjutancy. "Englishmen are general!., game for all sorts of sport." "I can see horsemen out there on the prairie to tV east of the nch," 'said Stryker, wi ,3e eyes were keen, "«ndl u!d have sworn a moment ayo tmitl saw a horsewoman.*" "NoBm-is-Mrs. Lfcwi at Mrs. 81 have taken Do yon sunj Dunrav' ..

Hardly -,"* *::-«--r.il thecapfctin, "and therefor# I doubted the evidence of my Yet sonv-thin^ v«»ry lOta f' -il'.'V.-. by .. trro- -u K»hdown

tie-

.-dope i:.: the \iuiry t'

minuter a• Sit" is out of _- ht in thtimber now. If Perry were otiiy with us Fd send hi

the to

"Y«, w# Perry ui. caid the eoh n-i to his la ••He is one of our best ri+ienthusiastic tportsti. li wighe not, Sftyker.

"Tea, sir. There is really no neces sity for his staying in, and I so told him but he felt that he ought to, at least until certain work was finished. Then he said he could ride eastward and join us. Hurrah! there they go!"

Far out to the front, straight to the east, "a gray streak with a white tip to it" went shooting into space as though launched from some invisible bow drawn by giant power. A big jack rabbit, all legs and ears, had listened quivering and trembling to the sounds of the approaching hunt, until an enterprising terrier, foremost skirmisher cf the line, fairly tumbled over him as he crouched behind a little bunch cf weeds: then with one mighty leap and the accompaniment of a wild yelp from his discoverer he sprang forth into a race for his precious life. "Hoy! hov!"' yells the sergeant as he sights the quarry. "Hurrah!" shout the nearest huntsmen, and, with one simultaneous impulse, skirmishing curs, stealthy, springing hounds, eager steeds, and jubilant riders—men and women— away goes the entire field sweeping in pursuit. At first all is one m&d rush until it is certain that the rabbit is a veteran who understands well the maxim that "a stern chase is a long chase" a]l the world over.

Close behind the master of the hounds, all eyes tixed on that bounding tuft of gray and white a few score yards ahead, bending over their horses' necks and keeping just enough pressure on the bit to prevent overriding the huntsman, ride Parke and Graham, two "light weights," who have coursed many a mile of prairie. Just behind them, 4 little to their right, rides Mrs. Belknap, her veil fluttering straight out behind, her glorious eyee flashing, her dark akin flushed with triumph and the exhilaration of the dashing pace, her little hands wound about in the reins she holds so firmly. Splendidly she sits her fleet racer, and Dana has to urge and spur his clumsier troop horse to keep in close attendance. These four are well in advance of all the others. Back of them, gallantly urging on her sturdy sorrel, comes Mrs. Sprague, with Stryker riding warily alongside and watching her "going" before he will satisfy himself that it is safe to trust her to her own guiding. Level as the prairie is here, he knows that a mile or so ahead there are "breaks" leading down into the valley of one of the innumerable tributaries of the Washita. Then the story may be different.

He looks up in surprise at the thunder of hoofs close alongside, and Mrs. Lawrence, with excitement in her eyes, overtakes, then passes them on the way to the front. "See!" he points to his partner, "see that dark shadow across the prairie out there. We cannot ride at this pace when we pass that hollow the breaks set in still farther." He glances over his shoulder and signals to the nearest officer to follow Mrs. Lawrence and look out for her, and the gallant does his best, but all are at top speed the colonel and the heavy weights—infantry and cavalry—are beginning to lose ground, and still that gray "puff ball" far to the front seems inch by inch to be slipping away from his pursuers. Will he keep his determined course, up hill and down, straight away to the east, or will he lose heart, tack, veer, double and twist? If he swerve he is a lost rabbit!

Far to the rear, yelping, panting, distracted bv this time, the terriers and mongrels, the original leaders, have fallen. The field, too, is strung out nearly a mile deep at the end of the first six minutes' run, for some of the laggards have given up and are disposed to wait for the coming of the buggies and buckboards. Here at the front all is tense excitement. All eyep are on the rabbit, for now or never will the crisis come. The horses are breathing heavily, but with no thought of slackening speed. "Watch him now as he sights that arroyo!" shouts Graham to Parke, for far out to the right front a ravine bursts off to the southeast, and one of its shallow contributors stretches obliquely across the rabbit's frenzied vision. "Veer that way: he'll take it sure!" shouts the huntsman: and, sure enough, 110 sooner does he reach it than the gray victim darts down the winding shelter, as though hopeful that his sudden twist would throw his pursuers off the sight: scent tbe greyhound has none. The move is disastrous "Hi!" shout the leading riders, waving the pursuit to the right front, and, obedient to signal, the foremost hounds sweep in long curve into the coulee, striking it many a yard farther down than where the harried chase first dived into its treacherous shadows.

And now those hounds who were out on the right flank are up in line with the very leaders, and bounding idong the level at the side of the ravine, yet keeping wary eye upon the chase. So, too, the horsemen. Making a deep curve in the ravine five hundred yards ale d, and confident that Bunny will blindly rush along bis winding track, they strike out across the prairie, gaining twenty horse lengths by the move and now, with two or three of the oldest hour fa, Parke, rma mid Mrs. Belknap are darting on abreast of the chase. "Keep out there to the left, some of your shouts Dana. "He'll I--prim: up theofV sH quick as seea ti». Dtive hiu* br^k." And, lieni to ih« signal of waving hand, two of the leading troopers breast the f-IofK-S to the» t, calling half a dozen fc aos v.-i• th:

buid,

of the h'

Oj: "evoT....: ***. wiui a tjnif-A i-ue. "What eoni-1 you for a 'lady on hor-euiok? vis- there culf] 1e latiies at id v.-e not know it?"

un.is

bank, and

up the slope

and horses on the right

fla-'-h be whirl :,

er- 1:'» rr pr.i-j'.' .dop*. HT!'! OUt

loo far—l-y.-

hnnt*."

_• friii iiis. and most will be out.

#i5

nr-t nnif- to meet ers

on tite prune the hoe.vIs and tn fcciittWd the move.

who have an

Now be is v, pi-f One ni«.r» h- dr. inio the

mvU.'j

and

P"i:d the du.-t firing into th* very face* of his pttr.-uer*, for now the leci-iin^ bound- are .*0 c? that the f-/'•no-•j- v.-s .ire isn.'i«'«:!?*» tht* iur at hi-.j ry yin i. A

t-irn

'tie'?

rt:rht nnd

throws the.-®

I'-ad'-rafar—

.d: th' sw.-.-j. ao-ui.d

fr-'currf !.•]?. t!v he has thrown the

inm?'- wr.-

wretch

-s.t

lias forgotten th'j

trmhsra in

the

rear tiiey a'-restiie lebehas made, uidareckaeas the oturinalpcr-

Nov. 3Q, 1889.

suers, and much the fresher. Wildiy, madly now he twists and turns, first up

Catarrhal

Dartfnsr around a

a,,

iteed catch sight

De»fnei»-H»y

one bank, then the other. Far to the rear the coming riders see tho signs of his breaking down, mark the scurrying to and fro of horse and hound. "Come on!" they shout. "He's gone now, and we can be in at the death!" Mrs. Lawrence on one side of the ravine is as far to the front as Mrs. Belknap on the other. One of them must lose the brush he cannot die on both sides at onoe. The dark beauty has had more than one rasping disappointment in the last two days: it would be intolerable now that, after all, Mrs. Lawrence, and not she, should prove the victor. .Bunny makes one frantic rush up the slope to the right, and, with half a dozen hounds at his very heels, spins in front of her eyes, catches sight of two fresh antagonists fronting him, whirls suddenly about to tbe right, and almost dives under her horse's heaving barrel as he once more plunges into the ravine, down the rugged slope, up the gentle ascent to the other side. There half a dozen long, lean muzzles gleam close behind him: he falters, wavers a sharp nose is thrust underneath him as he runs, a quick toss sends him kicking, struggling into the air, and in another instant, with piteous but ineffectual squeak and pleading, he is the center of a tumbling, snapping, fang gnashing group of hounds, and his little life is torn out almost before Graham can leap from his saddle, beat them back with the visor of his cap, then, seizing the still quivering body by the legs that would have saved could that empty head only have directed, holds poor Bunny aloft in front of Mrs. Lawrence's snorting steed and proclaims her "Queen of the Chase."

And this, too, has Mrs. Belknap to see and strive to smile while down in her heart she knows that it could not so have happened had Perry come.

£10 BK COSTHTUHX]

Catarrh is a common disease, so common that snuffing and "hawking" reaoh you at every turn. Your foot slips in its nasty discharge, in the omnibus or in the church, and its stench disgusts at the lecture or conoert. The proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy oner $500 reward for a ease of Catarrh which they cannot cure. Remedy sold by druggists, at 60 cents.

CATARRH

Fever.

New

Home Treatment.

Sufferers are not generally aware that those diseases are contagious, or that they are due to the presence of living parasites tn the lining membrane of the nose and eustachian tubes. Microscopic research, however, has pRved this to be a tact, and the result of thla discovery Is that a Blmple remedy has boon formulated whereby catarrh, caturrhal derfness and hay fever are permanently cuied la from one to three simple applications made at home by the patient once In two weeks.

N. B.—This treatment U» not a snuff or aa ointment: both have been discarded by reputable physicians as Injurious. A pbamphlct explaining thlB new treatment is sent free on receipt of a stamp to pay postage, by A. H. Dixon & Son, 887 and 889 West King street, Toronto, Canada.—Chrlatlnu Advocato,

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should carefully read the above.

A Woman's Discovery.

"Another wonderful discovery Las been made and that too by a lady in thin country. Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent, For three months sh« coughed incessantly and could not sleep She bought of us a bottle of Dr. King New Discovery for Consumption antf was so much relieved on taking first dost that she slept all night and with onebot. tie has been miraculously cured. Het name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writ« W. C. Ham rick A Co., of Shelby, N. C.Geta free trial bottle at Carl Krietenstein's, 8.

corner 4th and Ohio. 2

A Remarkable Letter.

The following letter from Mr. W. A. Thomosn, of Columbus, Wis., is peculiarly Interesting: "My wife," says he, "lias been treated for her head, stomach and nervous prostration by three doctors In New York, two In Chicago, one In Philadelphia, one In Cincinnati, aud at the large Institute In Buffalo for sixteen months. They all failed. But one bottle of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine helped her wonderfully." This should be uKed In all headaches, backaches, changes of life, nervous disturbances, fits, rheumatism, etc. Ask at J. A C'. Baur drugstore for a free trial bottle and Dr. Miles' new book on the Nerves and heart. (2)

The farmers, In their swamps, we're sure, Could find the roots and plants tn.it cure, If, by their knowledge tbey only knew For Just the disease each one grew. Take courage now, and "Swamp Root" try, (for kidney, liver and bladder complaints) As on this remedy you can rely.

For sale by J. dt C. Baur.

Facto Worth Knowing:.

In all diseases of the nasal mucous membrane the remedy used must be non-irritating. Tho medical profession has been slow to learn this. Nothing satisfactory can be accomplished with douches, snuffs, powders or syringes because they are all irritating, do not thoroughly reach the affected surfaces and uld be abandoned as worse than failu" A multitude of persons who bad for years borne all the worry and pnin that catarrh can inflict testify to rs'ii»1 cures wrought by Ely's Cream Balm, ft© 22-2t

Loose's B«d Clover Pill Remedy, a poeitive specific for all forms of the U- nse. BV d, Bleeding, Itching, Ul»ted, 1 1 Protruding Piles. Price •vie. For sale by 3. AC. Baur.

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