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•r v * 1 TONSILXNE W W I I SORCTHBOAT. CUSTO*. OHIO. We are in a position to take your order for any kind of bock binding. Have the magazines, sheet music, etc., bound in handsome books at very email cost. * + * T H E J» > > Cotiiiat Joormal.: i i i i i i i s i M i i s i i i i i i M i i i i raMmTturais A W O N D E R F U L W O R K . !sa see asm shocsa excel ose howtrcd ••iMMiitvoM haw la good; to be on* fa*, )«Wllh«toaH ^âfr^HalameV {getreter of ftw^sT^ s is tae bSjtWof drawn a perfect hi woaAsrtoi! anther sad fl. "Around the Pthe Capital,'' hM don* ta hia ateKleley. HI a #lâla«B>ar«a«Hat e 1. MYSTERY OF THE BVkYOV WOODS ByVAXKER KENNEDY. CHAPTER XIT. Early the next morning wh/m Warde went to his room the landlady' informed him thnt .Fr«nklin' and •« companion had been T!H*TV at three I o'clock in the corvine «-«-i;ino' him. He quieted V-v •'• "- '•••v '''. safety unO i' • •• i;-!t\ in taking a room at the hotel that night. How he begun to rind tbe possession of that paper a nightmare. He knew case. that tremendous pressure aud re~ sourccM, which he could not anticipate, would,be brought to bear to wrest it from him, and thus prevent its being used to save .the Wright estate; for the perusal of the paper which HifJsmun had handed him satisfied him that he held a safeguard against the plot that had been laid to steal a fortune. He began to have aa inkling of the nature of the combine tioti which had been formed, and he wa* much cone*reed lest the paper which waa worth so much to the Wright* should he ha some way filched from him. Be feH that he wee making this fight for Miriam, and he waa doubly concerned over the result. Be knew that the paper ia*utkom« aad fortune to her; it meestt also perhaps the happhjaisa tlkefe had^been so long desded her; aad. it weald secure the triomph of justice over deuberatcj vfthriny. Of coatee plans would be at once laid to recover the paper, and Irving divined the necessity of putting it immediately oat of reach oa* the conspirators. It was eight o'clock, and Mr. Everett was just stating dewn to his breakfast. the lawyer finished his meal In a hur ry and at once led the way to the library. Here the story was soon told and tbe paper handed over to the lawyer, who locked it up in hia safe. "Now," said he, "I must leave for the courthouse, aa I have a case at nine o'clock. Can you come here tonight?" ,. "Yes." "Well, come about eight o'clock. And during the day avoid HiUsmen If you can, and if you run across Franklin bluff him but, I don't want to see you about my office, either." "Suppose they 'should ask me for that paper?" "Why, remember that you were on a spree last night, and your recollection of anything that happened ia very indistinct. 'You will not be much annoyed by Hlllsman to-day, fdr it will take him some time to sleep off last night's experience. Be on your guard against Franklin, and do not give him any satisfaction." As a matter of precaution, the two men separated at the gate to prevent if possible anyone from, knowing- that they Lad met. Irving took a roundabout way, and as he passed a corner not far from Mr. Everett's residence he observed a man leaning idly against a lamp post. The man's appearance was strangely familiar, even though he, wore a patch-over bis' eye. Irving could not stop to dissect hia make-up, and it was not until he bad got three or four blocks away that his memory responded, bringing back that dreadful experience on the river, and he recalled the powerful physique and cat-like tread of Old Tom. As soon as he made that discovery he retraced his steps, but his antagonist of the river .had gone. At the office he found a note from Franklin requesting him to call upon, him as soon as he received it. To this Irving at first concluded tbat he would pay no attention, but he thought better of it and went directly to Franklin. He found that gentleman engaged with Merivale at the time, but he was cordially invited in. "What I wanted to see you about," said Franklin, "was a paper which that fool Hilisman stole from this office. Last night when I wet you——" "Met me?" aaid Irving, in blank amazement. "WelL perhaps you don't remember it," said the colonel, smiling, "for I must confess you were very happy last night when I saw. you. But, at any rate, I demanded the paper of Hilisman. He denied having it at first, but I think I scared him pretty badly, and after you had gone he aaid he had given it to you. Have you got the paper?" "I have not. What was the nature of u r "It is of no importance, tbe nature of it. You have not seen the paper?" "Possibly I have seen it, but as you have not told me what it is—" "I thought at the time that fellow was lying, and that he thought of you as a shield ior himself." "Is this all you wanted to see me about?" said Irving, with apparent disappointment. "Oh, by the way, yoa did not spead the night at your rooms'* "Vo," aaid Irving, foditfcretrtly. "How was that?" "See here, colonel, doesn't it occur to yoa that yoa are taking a vast deal of interest la my affairs?*' -WelL you see, I like yoa, Warde." "Thanks." "And yoa might aad it to year interest to know something eboat the paper." "It is veleeele, thear "Are yoa sure ,?w don*t know *»y- Copyright, net, br A.». KeUosf »*wai«isw O*thing about the paper7" "Bother the paper! Why, if I had it in my pocket now, do you suppose that I would give it to you -without having a description of it?" "I'm sorry that you can't help me about it, as it is of great importance to some friends of mine." "By the way," said Irving, "is there any news tn the Wright ease?" Tbe colonel looked at him penetratingly for a moment and then replied: "Why do you rsk? I am out of the "I thought you took a deep interest in H on account of the "family." "1 think I ought to ask you the news about it." "It's a trifle stale, now, but I sappose the people will wake up when the trial begins. Have yon any idea what the line of defense will bet" "None whatever. In feet other hnataoss ot a very important character has occupied all my attention, of During this conversation Merivale yawned repeatedly aad looked iaanseawely bored, as if he washed Warde weed* go sad give him est ofportvaaity to resusne beaiBees with PTaaUha. He toyed with, a newspaper for a while impatiently, aad sme:how Irvhsg received the iaapreaakMt that this hapatieiwe was hargely —nmed fer the oeeasioB. At last Warde left the two mea alone. They looked at each other iu silence. Them Merivale spoke with a •sneering laugh: "That youag nas has outwitted yoa completely, Frankha. He has., jpvr paper pat away Safe; probably it is ia Bverett's possession. And there is another thing that is perfectly apparent— that young fellow was as sober last night aa you are thia minute. It fas now Irving reached the houee just at this time, and when he was announced ten o'clock. We know that he was in hia room at eight, and at Everett'* shortly after, and there is not tbe faintest sign of dissipation about bim Fm surprised that yoa have allowed yourself to be so easily deceived. Well, I have advanced considerable money to you to carry oat this enterprise, and have asked no questions regarding the way B was expended; but I tell yoa now I must have some results." "But we ere oa the very brink ci success, and if you throw It np now yon will lose everything. Nothing bat a series of unfortunate event* could have prevented the accomplishment* of our designs. If yon desert n»e now I am simply mined." "Well, IU stick to you a few wionth* longer, not because I care anything about you. 1 have no time for synv pathy with individual*; besides It isn't business. I only care for the success of movement*. If your scheme could be carried through it would save me several millions; thai would be a clear pick-up. If yon fail I shall try a scheme of my own One thin# is surv: Warde must be jrot away from here. I'll *ry anil get bim an opening in New York." Late that afternoon Warde ran across Hilisman, who bad just got up. The debauch of the night before had told plainly upon him, his nushec face and bloodshot eyes bearing conclusive evidence against him. He did not Allude at all to the meeting of the previous evening, and it was evident that dissipation had drawn a veil ever all thai had happened and left in bis mind merely a blank Warde was considerably relieved on this score, for at present he did not care to complicate matters by having to consider Frank as an element ia them. ' At eight o'clock Warde pnd Mr. Everett were again closeted together, and the paper that had caused such a vast amount of trouble was taken from the safe and carefully read. It was dated 20 years before the time of this atory. The handwriting was bold and plain. The following were the contents in full: AGREEMENT BETWEEN JOHN T. WRIGHT AND JAMBS FRANKLIN. John T. Wright has this day made th< following transfers of property with\ the subjoined understanding with James Franklin: The Wright homestead. 5« acres, all Improvements. The Magnolia plantation, 2.000 acres, in parish, Louisiana. The Coahoma plantation, 8,- €70 acres, ia Mississippi. The Queen City plantation, 11,960 acres, in Arkansas, A lot on Maine and Boulevard in tbe city of Nilus. » by ISO feet. A lot on Linden street, near the Bayou. 100 by 300 feet A let on Front row, near Madison, 40 by 150 feet, with improvement*. All to the SheN>y Real Estate and investment company. A tract of land In Young county, Teaaa, 6,867 acres, to tbe Shelby County Real Estate and Investment company. A tract of land In — county, Colorado, 5,000 acre*. To the Diamond Mining company of Denver, Cel. These transfers are made to protect the said John T. Wright from sundry suits at law, which threaten to grow out of tae difacutty that terminated la the death of Jeremiah Baxter at the hands ot the said Wright. Regrettlsg a* he dts* the necessity of taking human Uf*. the s*3d Wrlgat » not wSJMas; that welfare of ha* msatly Jeeparded; these tTwnsfers are saade with the tlaet u*Kle**tA^dtn*T that whenever said Wvadrt desires to revest these various peouertls* tn his own name the saM Jams* rrsaaan wttl t*>* steps to at once tarn over all the oepT* wtth which a* 1* Intrusted, sad that a* wm at once •score saM Wright tn ike possession of his property. Ths rensUsi ailon alleged la these various deeds was never paid over. James Fraaklte Maes htuisstf a* a man off aoaor and a ret snd ef /she T. Wright to mMrftoUy foHttl the terms of tals sew tans aw t whenever ta* *aM Wright JOHN T. WatlOfrT. JAX&H rRANKLn*. permitted entrance to the next aparV- "That is certainly one of the most ment, which was a sort of lounging remarkable documents that it bas room for the lawyer. There were a ever been my fortune to consider," great manv easy eh airs therein, a said the lawyer, his keen eyes snap tbe country and who bad bought that tract of land fer Wright; and a* soon as he learned of its possibilities he wrote to Wright telling him that tie probably bad a large fortune in it, if he had continued to hold it. Wright wrote back that the land was still his, and that the taxes had been paid upon It regularly. This letter has been secured. Of course the news of tbe discovery of this valuable vein on Wright's land created intense excitement, and Frederick Merivale, the largest stockholder in the adjaeewt mine, at once placed himself In correspondence with James Franklin. Just what has taken place between them is merely a matter of surmise, but this is doubt leas the cause of Merivale's visit to Nilus." "No wonder they were willing and ready to spend nv>ney, and to employ all sorts of means to thwart the investigation of the truth. It is now only too plain that the murder of JoMn T. Wrlgbt was simply'a part of a great conspiracy to get possession of the mines." "Not a doubt of it; and there is no reason to suppose tbat the conspirators will quietly allow this paper to remain out of tbeir possession. They will do some dark scheming to get hold of it. I think, therefore, that we had better take a copy of it." The lawyer got from his desk a piece of paper, old and somewhat soiled, which could very easily be taken for the paper on which the original agreement had been written, and then he instructed Warde to make a copy just as much like it as deft penmanship could contrive, Irving was expert enough to make one that could hardly have been told from its prototype. This was held before the fire so as to dry the ink and draw out its blackness. It was then folded and backed with the words, "John T. Wright's Copy of the Agreement," just as the original had been. Hardly had this task been accomplished when the door bell rang and soon afterward the servant announced that Col. Franklin desired aa audience with. Mr. Everett. The lawyer saw that it would arouse Franklin's reapedoas if he destraed aa Interview, and he waa aot averse to a contest of wits with tbat estate individual. At first he was puzxled to know what to do with Irving. It would not do for him to go out ia the hall snd risk being seen by the colonel. The left side of Mr. Everett's library we* covered with book shelves, hat one of the eases was a revolving doer and bookeare combined., A '•"'V t nur.> ft *M*w*y* and lounge, aiA all the facilities for the ping with relish for a novelty in le dreamy recreation of reading. When gal literature, "Have you any idea the lawver wanted to work he occu •i What the paper is jwortk?" pied the library; wben be wanted to "I should say two or three hundred, v e & i\ he nought the luxurious chair in thousand dollars," Kaid Irving. T t h e i 0, j n t ring room. "It is nearer ton or twelve mil " i t wa* the work of a moment to lions," declared the lajvyer. throw back this door, which had been Irving's eyes betrayed a daaed sur contrived purely as a convenience, prise as he gaspingly repeated the and not for the purposes of wt-ird words after Mr. Kverett. The latter romance, and thrust Irving into the smiled and said: "1 haven't the next room. slightest doubt that Frederick Merivale would give at least $1,000,000 for A moment afterward Col. Franklin and. Mr. F.verett confronted each the rights secured in .-the. Wright es other like two intellectual gladiators tate by this oaper." in the library. The latter was cool, "But—how can it be?" asked Irving keen and collected. He hud his wits in a whisper. well in hand and his emotions firmly "Before I explain this part, let me in check. tell you this; that the Shelby County There was a glitter in Franklin's Real Estate & Investment company dark eyes,-.and • a-suppressed excite and the Diamond Mining company of ment in bis manner which placed him Colorado are virtually and practically at a disadvantage, though he was .Tames Franklin. These facts were aware of it. not discovered by Fenton, who at my Franklin had an intense personal suggestion has examined the records ity. . He was full of the magnetism in tbe register's office, and learned that.'r'Jpels. Even men of the stead the exact state of the case. It was iest nerves and most phlegmatic tem easy sailing about the real estate perament were surprised to find company, but the facts concerning themselves trembling in his presence, the mining company were harder to not from fear, but aftuply from the get at. It became neecaoery to hav? disturbing atmosphere that seemed a thorough m>eatigat4on, aad wtth to surround the man. The persona!- this end in view Fenton went to Coloity et some men is pacifying and redo aad ther* he sooa learned that soothing, whits that of others is irri- the local incorporator* ja the Diatatf>g and discordant. Frankhn'* mond Mining eeaapaas/ were dnm- aoauaating nature came in the latnaVes, aad that Jesses FrankHn owned ter category. Everett was aware of a large proportion of the saeetc. this qnaHty in hia antagoaatt and he These two companies were evidently at once forced himself to beeosae f*- created by Wright aad Frankhn for ndaar withJt, in much the same way ^tlse 0?orpoee of more thoroughly that the bather mures himssdf to the cealtag tae real natare of the cold" water by placing first Maana, fata made. Fenton paid a visit to then a leg aad gradually the whole body into ft. The chtll, once accustomed to, is virtually worn oft*. Ia a few minutes Everett had thoroughly neutralized the mesmeric quality radiating from Frankha, and the Wo men were now on even terras. But Everett was hardly prepared for the reckless audacity of the man, who, without any concealment, went straight to the object of hU buai- the Colorado tract of land, and ft proved to he in the x heart of a rich mining arcana. Originally Wright had bought it for a song and had looked upon ft as a very indifferent speculation; but in 20 years great changes have been wrought, mines of vast richness have been worked, and now it terns bat that the eyes of all the gold diggers In Colorado are turned greedily toward this tract of land situated among the hMls, To "I presume," said Franklin In his the northeast of the tract a very most overawing manner, "that you successful mine has been conducted are perfectly aware of the object of for a number of years. Recently the my visit?" vetn of ore became richer and richer Mr. Everett came very near being until finally it ran dead against a tre thrown off his guard, but he recovmendous wall of solid sandstone, ered in a second and replied Jndrffer- which some upheaval of nature had eatly: "Not being a mind reader, thrust into the precious vein. For colonel, I should not undertake to days and days the miners sought to say what the object of your visit discover the broken thread, but ih was. Be kind enough to explain your vein, until an old fellow who owned self.'* a "dog" came along. The "dog" la M I came after that taper." some kind of mystic apparatus Which (TO RE COSTIXUEO) will indicate the whereabouts of gold, just a* the witch-hazel is said to point out a subterranean stream of water. Well, this oW fellow climbed Over the great wall of sandstone into a rocky, reach of land; and as he was going about with his "dog" he soon discovered violent symptoms, salt were, of gold. Tbe vein wa* continued with apparently double richness on the other side of the intervening sandstone. Fenton was fortunate enough to meet an old fellow out there who THEY OJEETED "OLD JACK." had gone west from'this section of Soaewatl Jaekses't Ce>ntr«4 Over Mea 111 Wat raited e>y mm Aste-Belluaa incident. The power which was iu tbe personal presence of "Stonewall" Jackson and his influence over those with whom he associated is well illustrated by an incident which happened early In 18CL The convention which was to decide the att'tude mt Virginia In the coming conflict was in session in Richmond, As is well known, both the union and the secession parties were strong ia the state, and the delegates to the convention were correspondingly divided in sentiment, saya Youth's Companion. The students aad professors of the Virginia military institute, altuated in Lexington, Va., were almost unanimously in favor of secession. At Washington college, now Washington and Lee university in the same town, the union sentiment prevailed. One Sunday morning it was learned that the national flag which had floated over Washington college had been pulled down In the night, and was lying In th£ mud. The students suspected that the students of the Virginia military institute were responsible for the outrage, but having no proof, contented them selves with cleaning the sag and re placing it. It waa not long before a group of students from the Virginia military institute stopped on their way by, and, in the light of open day, undertook to haul the flag down. Thia time the Washington boys were on the alert, and, falling upon the depredators, handled them somewhat roughly and beat them from the grounds. The report that a number of Washington men had beaten one cadet without provocation threw the Institute Into an uproar, and the whole corps immediately turned out to avenge their comrade. Arming themselves with whatever they could lay their hands on, they formed tn battle array and r/raeeeded toward Wash Ingtoa college. Their adversaries, although not so weil drilled, armed themselves in like manner, aad awaited the attack. Jickson, theaamajor, was ta ehereh, but -n excited whlsaerfwj«afri*ihtea*d cltUrn who had harried sa him of what had liuppeaod. rose ax1 passsd eat, to find earns coning up tae street la much disorder, hut with battle In thear faces. One glance at the scene, and hmdecadoa As quietly as he had kft the he placed himself at the sa^âsêtr Oaf tsarS corps, aad sauna to grve rooking to the better ofeer of the eatman. The hoys were roaaad ta the siaêttehofeaa ersbia of "OH Jack,- and ware qatte ready to kill every Washington boy wno rr).„„-,-,• •av-'.. Promptly e3:r« r ^.-o-j-r* ccEmand* for the'.r forward movement, and the citizens stood aghast Little by little tb* eacets fell into perfect order, pnd little by little their obedience to romsiand became automatic BEAT THEM FROM THE GROUNDS. Tramp! tramp! on they went to battle for the southern confederacy, aad to avenge the comrade who had suffered in its cause. The consternation of the dtJsens fa* creased. The corns would scon tm ia sight of Waaabagtee college, sad blood would suddenly be eaed. "Halt!" rang eat Mai J* ! atarch!" came in aad the inarching fat *ju*her ejection. At the repeated, aad tastaatiy obeyed, asm the faces of the cadets were town matrtate. tc which they natrehed ta feet order. They aaid sfterward that they been so intent ea oaeytag Old Jack** comntaads that tawyeâyAreattMvhat waa hapaeaiag aatfl he e3ssjer*ed them at the institute. enti'ifni ta iatis mt Whea Admiral Fsria*^ a hearth suffering from the coattaeed strain ef his labors aad anxieties, and frosn the climate of the stlssfsadpei vaHey and Mobile hay, he wrote; 1 am as weUa*a man can be who can aertber sit, walk nor stand five minutes at a time on account of Job's comforter*. Bat, thank God (I have ao much tb be thankful for that I en thanking Him all the time), 1 am otherwise ta pretty good coadK t!on."-~Cu!cas«j Post mt ta* The Farmer (ia the sideshow, took* tag around ta sJnrm)—Oosh! whore's all the rattteaaakea? Tbe Lectarer—Don't he alarmed, say friend. It's only our Irving sketctotv who hi aufieiing from the ague, yoa hear.—Jadge. Sessifc Aaasrtcas) The aaricnltural eapartaient at Wa*>b> tagtoa is inquiringInto the statement of Consul General Richard Guenther that a new plant has been discovered in South America which promises to supplant the mgar cane and the sugar beet. Scientifically the plant is known aa theerupatoriam rebandlum, and it contains a large amount of saccharine matter and a high percentage of natural sugar properties which sie easy to extract. According to Mr. Guentber, a lump the size of a pea will sufficiently sweeten a cup of coffee, is the product made from the plant is from 20 to 30 timee sweeter than cane or- >eet sugar. 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•f" "lie Wilderness Discipline Way It Zs Necessary asut tJje Blessing* That Are to Be Found There, *eemo*t ay tne "Highway and Byway" preacher. Chicago, Sunday, Jan. a,1&04. Text:—"To-morrow turn you. and get -you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea,"—Number* 14:25. ACK to the wilderness instead of on into the Promised Land! Discipline, Instead of blessing! Failure, instead of victory! Suffering and privation, instead of comfort and plenty! Sorrow, instead of Joy! Weariness of the journey, instead of rest and peace of home! Doubtings and fears, instead of confidence and hope! This wss the penalty which fell upon Israel because of unbelief and rebel- Hon. Today, they might have gone over into One Promised Land; to-morrow tbey must turn back into tbe wilderness. To-day the door of opportanity afsmds open before them; to-mcrrow & u shut and barred against tbem. - To-day that which tbey left Kgypt ta obtain is within their grasp; to-morrow that hope has govs far down into the future, rjabeiief aad rebellion could rob the -children oi Israel of tbe blessing of God. aad unbelief and rebellion can rob the children of God to-day. And not only do they rob of blessing, but tbey delay the realisation of the plans end purposes of God. Unbelief and tbe rebellion resulting therefrom pay tbe penalty of the wilderness Journey. It is weary discipline, the way seems long and bard, but by and by, when the discipline is complete, the Lord leads out to the border of the Promised Land again. In Israel we and portrayed tbe experience of very many of God's children.. They are faithfully led by God to the border of a and of great opportunities and possibilities, it is the will and purpose of God that they should go up and possess the land. God says: "Go forward." But the walled cities look so impregnabl« and the giants so mighty and terrible that the heart grows taint Unbelief takes possession and urges flight back to the Egypt of former bondage. Self is chosen captain instead ot God, and while rebellion Is keeping the stubborn feet from ©Ding oa into the Promised Lead, the oppeetanity is lost, andithe command of God is then heard: '^To-morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness." Tbea it is folly to attempt to rush on Into tbe Promised Land. Disaster lies ahead; safety can only be found with God In the wilderness behind. Let us seek to learn with patience the lessons Cod would there teach us. THS purpose or this discipline was three fold: Punishment, purification aad preparation. And these are the reasons why God to-day drives Hia children back into the wilderness. Their sin of unbelief and rebellion must be punished. The dross of unholy desires and purposes must be burned out of their lives even as the gold is purified in the fire, and they must he prepared anew for entrance into the land of promise. Punishment for wrong doing is necessary and wholesome. It is a wise and loving parent who punishes his child for the evil deed. Many a child is ruined for time and eternity because the foolish, misguided parent believes that indulgence and the excusing and overlooking of sin is love. So was it with the sons of the Prophet Eli, a really godly man but a weak and indulgent father. See the awful fruitage of his lack of discipline through punishment. Behold David in anguish of spirit mourning over his son Absalom. Hew could such a godly man have such a wayward son? Why was it that A am on and Adonijah, two others of his sons, wrought so disgracefully? Go back to the childhood and youth of these men. Indulgence instead of discipline. David a truly great and strong man when ruling a nation, but an ir.dulgent and weak father. It was not love, real love, which withheld punishment "He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." And delay not the punishment, but "chasten thy son while there Is hope, and let not thy aoul spare for his crying." Wrong doing must be punished. Love finds expression in punishment of evil. And so God punishes because He loves. The children of Israel must oe punished for their unbelief and rebellion. God's children to-day must be punished for sin. But' "no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward It yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." Punishment is part of the wilderness discipline. URIFICATION wss another purpose P of the wilderness discipline. Israel must needs be purified from the element of unbelief before they could enter the land of promise. During those forty years of wandering one by one those Who In Qnb>dief and rebellion had thwarted the purpose of God perished in Ue wilderness. Not one unbelieving heart could possess the land, tt is so with the child of God to-day. Tlw wilderness experience comes that tbe heart aad life may be freed from those thing* which thwart God's purposes and plana One by one tbe fruits of unbelief and self-will
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