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Doloru u though roused by the sudden rush of the sunbeam. slowly mun her head and looked up to the Min! mountain. Her and dark eyei' m gutter and deeper in color. and her lips net close an In sorrow. stowly parted In one of her rare miles. A- the turned her head the combâ€"In old- mhloned tortoise she" that had been hot mather‘ tâ€"mddenly slipped from Clo heavy coil of her hhlr which. lo M. tell In I mm of beauty. m humus nhaut her no mo corny opened the door 9.: I Dolor“ slowly rah“ Mr Mad. tlng nun llooded_the sum-nu with mam: glory that was dazzling. Trent-Ind MntlnnLn-dbr. Dnnvlldk. who at at the bedside. In on. Intel! on the taco a! the girl. In mu And quiet. In the "stat of the sunset. I“ wood the tiny window to lot In the cool wind from the went. The clouds Mt no" no clung: ”uh pitted In udde- releltlng After three m- and night- ot Intmlmble ruling. and through the rent the not. m cry 0' the swollen river In the "Hay. and no encodes nhoulod flow! a they lapel the run sides 0! me lot-tan In jolt the river And can at the cor- old bridge It the foot of (he M man! the third day the rain and. at! the am dragged Maul! broken!) lands the nuts or the loin-Ru; the hllla were bond will: [blon- uw III: In 0mm; her mouth won buy. but In! In» wm dub. You; Gnu-'- nn m growl meat-n; km to not. an chug-a- d an I'M Into Inn. and the m: down 0! Nu duh. wondoflox 019:. hr My new that In laws! MW. II [M ‘eomo upon III: "no that IMM u M» flood brutal her In "no Inlmbt and "mm the pun tau» boa! ubmo. um hook on her Inert I: hid mum II aunt Illa I blow at am. but full at a Ive-Moon m: wu full 0! put- III). ulna wu no ma won him. aim had an" a mount at Dow. “. bad on" "on known whu law was as «mm knew It In (to home HI», AMI "och! wn . ("lemma In m- "'0an at how loo-«ho. the Hm mm In flu- warld to show her what Run might In»- would move to Mr we drum of m (names: ud bollnm. Vor than an Johuou lay In um stupor no Illa death. acumly ult- nu. no! opal-a Ill not; M- M II. m. am down. Il- oyu IUDIOI and hollow; II. but. n In dun be- m to lightly ”dulled with an]. w you uddenly vino. H. m and no on II. "and" mana- Iou- to.“ not know him Young Omen had gone home. but In um our Ivory day. bringing [up a. mo- Iud delicate. Dolom, knovlng mum; or those (on-Inlay, And carnal nothing for then. but she known. wntched her father untlrlngly. She never con- plnloed o! be!" tired; the seldom lpollo. Lodio daily married the news. brief items hrleily told in his measured tone- " they gathered in the ohter room of the tavern of an evening, or called now and then heron the drenched girdenl to each other. or met at the wells. And the women over their tubs, no they wnhed the clothes up hnd down. and sowed 3nd rinsed find wrung them in clear Witch-let'- ins them to soak till the storm should be over. gouiped about "this that hev lup‘d Johnnlnx.“ had his girl. Ind the ‘ lir- they put on since Lemuel John- lonâ€"-ho who run born in the settle- [meat yearn Igoâ€"hld come with his cirl and hi: sold to see that his broth- or should live like other folks. uni us not no “no 'count tn' uhef‘lou." “Man Proposes: God Dilpolee." Johnson did not die; that he lived through the terrible strain upon his vitality showed that he had an iron constitution, the doctors said; but the men at the tavern shook their heads over it. and looked mennlngly at each other. They had their own opinion of the matter; perhaps they knew more than the doctors did; the wise men might- open thei: eyes in emnzement should they choose to tell their sua- piclons. Johnson was kept under the influence oi’ opiates for three days and nights: he was not left alone one mo- ment; they ted him on Mrs. Allen's heel ten and drinks. end cared for him ‘ ll though he were I. bnby, the men “Id in half whispersâ€"him, with mus- cle. like inn and cards like an 0:. THAT GIRL 9f JOHNSON’S Entered Accordin' to Act of Cannon In the Year 1890 by Street a: Smhh. In the (Mica o! the Librarian o! Con-mu. n Washinnon. D. c. CHAPTER XVI. 2y JEAN KATE LUDLVM. Author If "A: . Girl '1 Mac." Etc. The votes: grev wilder ghoul her; they shouted In olnlh glee; their word- ran in together unmeanlnfly except one or two done to her ear. thu whim. with My meaning: “When your (other In ten enough to proveâ€"m woveâ€"*3 Mfiw‘b-hoanooitolthu her ears. shouting of the evil that had come through hatred and malice, and of what would follow upon so evil a deed. The hnndn were tightening their hold. they were alrnggling one with another (or the mutery: a dozen hands were torn from her throat only to be instantly replaced by othern stronger and firmer. She caught at them, and struggled. she fought against them. but she dered'not cry for help. This the the m uncaring no one moat know; they would know soon enough-«every one. Suddenly they clutched It her throat. tightening Aheir hold. like iron bands. ever contracting. growing firmer. unyielding; .3 thousand iron hands were on her. a thousand clash voices shrill and wild 1nd weird. lined the corners of the room the house: iiiied the dorknem trowdinx it upon her. till it seemed In than: she were animating, lili it seemed In though she would die. Loud and weird Ind tenlhle they were to her, filling For I m! Dr. Dunwlddle van “cert-1n vbether at not the gm was mu! of the news. She give no tin, and said M a word, hut stood grave, and stately. and womanly. with the shadows 0( 99.: night ”then” ground hot. staffing lions the bed. “was the face 0! the sleeper. and up and up toward her fm. The grave. attentive face It the head of the bed chased not at I". though the drawn expreuio‘ dlnp- W from Iron“ the mom. ad the eyes were clear and level II their "My dear "In Johnson.“ the dor- lor'l voice was mu. but (here was I ring In ll. 3 Marlee note (In! struck her ear an annual. "fly dear Illa Johnson. I belleve I An me In min; um your father cull sleep through the night . ulnrfl. qnlet slumber. wllhonl the all of outlet. and If he doe: he elll recover. He will be lame elem; be vlll not have uulle his old strength. but he will live and he Incl Ila old sell min." 89 bowed not head In Imuimnro but cud not sank. "Mm Johnna." Dr. "animate “M. by and by. as M m by Ibo- window «(Inn "u- nwr Ilrn. Allen Md hmxm Mm, “I Inld you "he om" dny "on II vs. [numb ymur “In" would lot rmv"; do you mantaâ€"r.” But "no eyc-n Mill-l on Mr race find no alum ot plenum u no!“ her than; run" It min: In um more n- : flu! M hired lion .- In In old dun. TIN-I "my «1an In!» “I chased. and many No Math- lng India-Int um Ms nope, "filler." an uld. “0'”. IN! to mam understand. “Father." 0m Ion hot “that owned III «yea and look“! In: an Ibo dot-(or. "on at h" M "an doc-ton cum “on the wake In Mn. Only (or a haunt. flavour. [or tho no: dead gluon Indiana] u noun Ibo light mm ID... bl! II that woman! [blon- om non laced Ml ml I“. but. um Illh u. can!) In in hand. in am mun amend her. I" an dull u (bout Inn won in than. hot up. abut close. A. no [Ind bu on- tovnnl Ibo bed “a not tall In Dr. Dunwlddie turned a: once with a slight exclamation, and Dolores "You two nre excellent nurses." Mrs. Allen said. softly, a smile on her up: Is she motioned wlMer head toward the bed. Dr. Duuwlddie suddenly sat erect, with his usual quiet dignity; the girl had startled him out of himself: he had forgotten everything but her. Her grave lace, with its solemn eyes, touched by the sunset, framed by the heavy tresnes oi loosened hair. was like an exquisite Madonna. and he held his breath in admiration and mute wonder. As he noticed Mrs.‘Ailen. however. he regained his composure. while Dolores gathered up her hair slowly. and stooped to pick up her comb. it ind snapped in two. ‘ that moment, bringing the doctor's sup- par, and a halt balelul gutter appeared In her eyes as she saw the two so utterly unconscious or her presence. ‘Your “that will mun.” A Mile Village. A trnveler oi the upper Nile thus describes a typical native village: "The houses ere built of Nile mud. each house Accommodating a family of no matter of whet, sizo, the inhab- ‘Itents of each village almost all re- lated to est-h other. comprising some- time:- several hundreds of people. Their streets are littered with filth, snimsis of every kind obstruct one's hath. dogs growl end ennrl et the ep- penance and intrusion of s strum; women rneh ehaut. hiding their feces in their yeshmeke lest a white men should behold their futures. Flies in swerms settle on the children and by their an: on their eyelids, n- vsehed. been-so they believe it to he contra! to their relic!“ to well on ‘ remove the lien m- M eyes." i " 'Well. we". tell,‘ exciaimed the ”00nd woman. and she placed 1! the other almost doubtful." "The other womsn was amtzod horrified. 'And did you hro?’ she! asked. " “They say swered. "'Why when l waif I wook old.‘ add the first woman, 'I was such a little baby that (My pm me in I qunrl pot and put the lid on over me. "Among the new” of my boy- hood." he um. "mm In one odd episode that is portionhrly vlvkl. It is a convernllon that I own-heard one morning between ('0 women. The women were talking about babiesâ€" thelr size. weight Maln- nnd so forth Apunnoce In Mn Favor. 8. 3" Langley. the «annual pioneer will never disc-II lying m.- cllm um: number men. but on other topic! be it no! no rem-em. He talked the other day about Ms boy- Jone. laid anon; Ila COIMGI that Minot: Ill luck but brmght good luck to hm. lnr during the gun he find lived than. never before had no my and m u not sought MI lodging Then he turned. um! (he fun was as m". u lap-mu] unconcerned u usual. I: thy called In. to out the fun”: It the (able. The Fruits o! a Woman. The nunilzht flooded the mountains nod the quiet settlement; the sky wan deeply blue; the pines slang the bulk beside Dolores' window stirred softly in the low wind that stole down from the summit Isden with nplcy adorn. Down in the vsliey the river rnn riot. shouting its jubiinto u it swtried un- der the rotten bridle Ind whirled in mud eddies up the course nus Alon: itl banks. Dr. Dunwiddie, standing in the door of the invent. lnhnliul deep dnuthts ot the odomus. piny sir, wntched Do ions with grove, intent eyes untli shs turned from the doorwsy Ind entered ‘ the quiet house; than he turned may and no one ever knew of whst he who thinking. or the thoughts thnt would come at his Mend over in the town who won ienvlnx this girl in hi- can with tho utmt rootldenceâ€"tho girl, he well know, whom Chulio lovod. And should ho betray his trout to hid (rind? Should he [tune I mum tlhouid ho lot this kindly tooling tor this have. htuntitul. «only [M umw Into man than noniy friendly tooling, linowiu of his Mond‘n thought otthosirl? Conidhohouuhtoot thst? She wan. to ho son. o woodw- m .1". shot in by hor somdinu. hst 3min; unuiiy thousands at niieo hoyood than. 8hr In o to... I mushooidhewond toowlun (rindâ€"and poreâ€"tn ID“. at her strum. noirioodiy iiio is tho ntolid littin nonuni- mtivmont. nut-«Ind the" 'II n my" mm o! thought, I amide. door-onto: at tho lion 0! no Minty WM the not mouth under tho hlnrlt twist-rheowmald tho love at on. “NI n woman him in any do nm for the ions at manhood. tho stsin at n traitor? (‘hnrlit- hnd loft in MI hoods tho run- of the girl he lnvod. mt ho would mor~-hs stnishteood htmu-ll' up in his toll height in the ‘ low' doorway and unconsciously I rtooched his haunts Ain- would non-r ‘ mm m: mum (”h-rite u. worthy . I est-n [blows 100mm. Ind he wmld' nevor he entity of "on In nitomptz to ramp between Mm and tho woman ‘ iw iovori. ho sho tiumgh sho might. I woman with tluI strength and depth amt nobility nt r-Mrnrter whkh the dmushtrr at this mountain hint-nith grunt-sod. i i i I l t I “It was ovebfaugue, Ami and] not, happen again. And I think you will bear watching, as well u some others, Mrs. Allen." "How pleasant everything I: after the storm." said Dr. Dunwlddie, with a smile. as he entered the house a few minute: later. Adding to himself as he reentered the room beyond: He opened the door and stepped down on the door-stone, with Dolorel standing listlessly in the doorway, never showing that he had seen the 11mm; expression o(â€"â€"waa It triumph? â€"on the woman‘s face as she pulsed into the silent bedroom. babel of noises; they grew (liner and “inter. and died away unons the pines; the hands Iboui. her throat re- laxed. She looked around to see i! belle were late; she was dazed, bewii~ dered, but. her one thought was that no one must know. Some one spoke to her, and she looked up steadily, crowding down the dumb terror in her heart. Dr. Dunwiddle was stand- ing beside her with his hand on her arm. "Mrs. Allen," he said. quietly. “YO“ will take my place for a. few minutes. Miss Johnson must breathe some of this pure, sweet air after the storm." (To be continued.) CHAPTER XVII. ! did.‘ her friend an- ggwmzns ,Gnovn nm’on'rnn. Paving". Tumult. mmrmtotthodtyujfluuvh malty cannon stow- Mime-nu mam-Momma. whmwmdn“ bfiidudm _ . _ , fiftieth Wedding Annlvnmry. Mr. and Mn. J. A. Tnylor celebrated their fiftieth wedding nuiverlnry at their home, we“ of Culinville. Oct. 21, with n 3-in reunion and dinner. Mtny of their old friend: were present and the occubn was 1 VI, enjoy- nble one. Deposit": Lou Link. The {anure of the prince banking firm of J. E. Brawn 00.. in Chit!- worth. is not dilution, .3 at but reported, and n I: now mod the de- positors will realize newly 90 per out of their deposits. County w. c. 7. u. The w. C. T. U. has perfected I county org-nlzatlon In Cm county, with Mrs. M. E Have" as president, Mrs. Asa Klkemlall «meaty 1nd bln. Charles McNeil! treasurer. The Sun- dny nehool work will be In charge of Wu Frances-Lockwood. ammo: Coal film Stu-Gin. The minor: u Rivet-ton, to the lul- berofm,huemeonnmmu the result of «mun-faction that in when over the pit m. The state oflloen hue been advised :- to the strike and I needy settlement II up Uclpated‘ «Mo under m’m dealer. A nu ticket for Ms watch. I! ma In chug- ud receipts Im- p“ hut-Inca II the «ruler o! Woodmen were found In M- al swing. Lawn county. 30.. to found and II bed 3: the loan-lot Io- tel u Quincy. He '11 uphninod by no. wile!- Iul been turned on author by teem-l or with the Intent to com I" suicide. He_vu formerly ‘ well- DO” Mm Pony. Willi-n (‘nlhflu and i6. Immin- (ovum-M of the Donal". moo nun- fuI-Mng eon-my. died very Incident] 9! Man failure ll Mn tut-o In Bello- vme. He can in Mt Inn-l boom and um. NI vlfo onlerulnod never-l friend: at Ma hum. M 6 o'clock the next nor-Ins he stoned Ml Ulla and «so-planed 0! being Ill. Dr. c. H. mm m speedily named. in It. Colt“) filed I few ulna!” um the fink-Inn arrived. ”on much Iogu Loan. R. It Laun- vu bold for II. [VI-6 Inn by Joan Boyu It hot 8!. lmln on I out" a (nod. pro- lcmd by cum. um. n mun-cu. Lilo an that he told Imm- that be Iain! M mulled to .0". n his Inn an "Mm. Innma re turned hm. In can. an! “for-ed Mm that in mid mun IM lunar for a In M II. map-nu Lu. a mom-Wu! lean. which. It h chimed. m ”In. Lauren ny- ho nude. II (Thu-m. hu toned on the Mn! “"00" huntudumuhlnn-Wd (I. "mu" head of tho 0W Manna. ct hint. In a. bun- body If. Ooh. I. “I! I"- 9‘“ no“ on manual. mu h” l.- mutton-mummy!- M a"! M “'0' m '5' all.- Iod Ila-um: opposed to Na WIN“- Barney Cohen. who VII elected president of the [mums Veda-won 0! Labor. 1! 1 member of (“Mik- era' Union, No. H. or Chlmo Ind ll one of the best known ltbor men In the flue. He bu held ull the cov- eted positions In his own emulation, McLean County Sends Fine Specimens For Experiment. 01: Nov. 1 there is due to arrive in south Africa 1 consignment or seed corn from McLean county, the first ever shipped to that country' from the United States. The Rhodesia: do- partment of agriculture ordered 600 pounds, securing the varieties, and it will be experimented with and, if possible. neclimated to that country with a View or introducing it upon the farms. The seed was ordered by George Mlum. special agent for the Rhodesian deputmeut of agriculture. The best variety of pedigreed corn was demanded, with butts Ind tips abeli'ea oil'. FINE SEED CORN FOR RHODEBIA Farmer lo Wand. FEDERATION HEAD. , CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SPECIAL CORRESPOND TS THROUGHOUT THE STATE in iii; Dr. 8. 0. Emmy and 21“on Inst saw-mo! Salem are building-ah» men-o lake on their turn. will! u- magma-mm hold. will cover forty um. The M wmboclumflmuflh u:- will be calmed bloom - Hurt by a Fall. ' ’ - Supt. Richard Under of tho Am “I! w M ' .. ., ville public schools s. enacting fro- m sill-l may I'll-v“ Injuries received In n (all. HI- plm mm 'm In It! i m In temponrlly supplied by PM. 0m mm m h I” . Gould at that city. I u; 4. ' . ‘ Convert Farm um Pork. m b. 3hr! Work on marathon. Work on tho Intemrhan street nil- wny which is to he bum batten Mat- toon and Charleamu hu- bem. It I- expected that the rand will be II 09- entlon by Feb. 1. ”mm WM «an The tronhlo between the Nashville voluntaer are damn.“ I“ the fire department committee of the coun- cil but been touted tn In ante-Me manner. A conference 'u hold lye- twoen Chaim": H. H. (Jordan at the committee and Chief Thoma- Daimler of the department. um the Ire-zen granted the nine in wigs: they Inked. 0min luv-tor m The "mu snln elevator II Cull-vino tuned. (number with 1.000 bank at the“. The loan on tho bulking II 05.000. My an.“ by Insurance. The building caught tn- . and erI a min; can”. The elevflor I'm meal by J. N. Hum” of VII-den aid will be "him. The standard on county’s large can Just acro- ne (not were an! only by to: can standing between the. nod the In. um "I. “cpl-"m. Edgar filmy Inn not and dunn- ousiy rounded by Mo stepson. In! "cum. I. yum dd, It Indian. It In «(mad that flhwy mm loo-n under the mum-now of "gum m nun-pull m whip the bov, 'hn mm II") (to bounce. um. securing a nvolm. In! "um uno- n! his stem-tier. 11. moon" was done In use M o! the horn nutter. All the bunch wot elect. but It I. all that «I, on o! on wound: I. m Dodo-o. \Jfilowhlnmnm cud Jack deloytohmow d n m which wu lbw“ II m not». at In Imam. I m 7mm" chi-u mu m m wu wont 3400. M II wu undo {m- Um poll 0! I do: which not ll. an Inn. The doc wu HIM by 3 am at and Why m "m "It noun!- «a. Homo "no can In- Mud In"- (no in clan "was. Dunstan In (bu Mom" was ulna: when M «fled [or M- air. Ind .- I. did not wish to plus rmm he look Ibo M Irma (an (moi. door. Why to- pinion! H. and Kill-ata- wm '0' M". In I00 Int Ml nanny II no. Tremfloy Mn.- to ply MI. 18 1 dad. or he would Inn "(and In an In! No hum. Mu {Imlly In. "3'! in m ho was drawn“. When (and by the Alw- youn. non, (hm unlo- up the rivet. the Illa and In chlldm rm living In a tool, mull] clothed and VIII mly-ncbtoodumycmddmm- Doom II ulna-t .- you cite..- uunou us than"... HA“ m In Inca-trum- “Mt-ll. “4 than Vho know ManyIMmmhh Young Man Will Pmldc Sinner and Food wnuo "many. The family or John lull. I ashor- nun. were teacued (mm lurnuon by Alton young men and VIII ho provided with Ihcjter tad food as longs-they toquln unlit-nu. The mocha an that seven] wonk- uo her Ian-band left home In a hill! to [allow his occu- pation of Influx. Ho dld noc "turn. and been» of hi: Inna “cation for Comp-Hum with the autumn: of last year show: um the annulment of personal property and at town and city loin in 6 per cent grater this year than last. Greatest. Increase. however. is in the nae-linen“ o! lands. which avenge: 13 per cent grater (inn I. year ago. Complete figure- on Ill classes of property shown an in- creue or 7.87 per cent over the My seamen: return. of A you I‘O. REOCUE FAMILY OF “SHERMAN «Wammm Land and Per-om! Property Value- Bhow Vnfly incmu. As compared with the awn-men! of last year an increase averaging ii per cent bu been made on the 388“?- :gate “easement of I." kinds of prop- erty in Illinois. Complete return. from every county in Illinois shown the personal property ”monument for 1903 aggregates 8208.741300. an ex- cess or $10,359,488 over the unau- meni. or last year. The low lnnd u- nenlment is $315,493,168. or $42,194,- 838 more than inst yenr'e “moment. of the name clan of property. The town and cit: ioi unessment this your nsxreguee $397,579,149, which in $19,- 827.126 more than inst YGII'I nuan- ment. HEAVY GAON IN STATE WEALTH Reunion .1 War m The twentym and I“ l the "Immune! of m vu held at In... An “shined camp-nu '11th civil wmdmm I“ an PIMMWM derm'ood. ' 80.. ”or m In. Name V. Ham d m has brought an mm! In. 'I. Haynes and two daughters to! m The eonpulmt snap. I“ a: mother‘ln-hv aid! sheen-1m m alien-tad her hmhnd’l m ‘- caved mmmmmmm Illlhhllum.m “autumn-um mitten m h It. “Hm-mama- 3‘»: cum-cm fumi- nusual by not. m d w-utlmm-utâ€"W- inumdohmemII'. mmmwun.vlcom wannwunum» mum-aura}. no“ Io'lll «lec- mm m A. Bfll'l a! Mr. "Inc: I- Ito. mina- mu clum- a“ h W Adm“. Dom In. 05am: II "1!. I‘m“ In; u! no. an all. .0 I. born In thdoflflum awn-uhmuumu-‘uo avatar and I m. W‘olmm mmdmhum‘ 5 ms. Lucy under 1|.”th D chmu by the Rock mm ton! conference I. I" «m b [Clef-I quulnnalnl 0mm 1! Method!“ Ephcopd chm It Angelo- noxt In. will be tho won-n overtake Iocotdo‘ ON the conterenco, 01. m m it 35'? I? on Ouiekim ei Del .. _ t. Mm. Marsaret Watt. "0““ ‘ the Bkeflett coal nine. new ville. lll., ie elleaed to In" , her three ehlliiren and lefthfi ” unknown. The little on“. \ . Citnde and ivy. and 11. I “Q”: 1 apectively. were round in; hit . ' inhed condition. They were " the once of William 0.. Hill." .. oi the poor. and later were sent a county farm. lira. Wart“ e her hnehand having been in!!!“ M Kaua- abont a year ago. while.» played in coal main; st nit-bu!- that. eiaie. Moria wil .' the county nutboriiiee mother. E 8- i is Three Tot- Ar'u Found mm mom“ LIAV" um“ mmmm It WOMAN DILIOATI.