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THE ELLIJAY COURIER. L. B -tIRKER, Kftnnto ami T. R.KIItIIY, Publishers. { ELLIJAY COURIER, Pultihtd Every Thursday , • —by— GREER& KIRBY, Office In tli| (cvtn-1.-house, UrThc ftiliowinir ruti* *ttu ►nim ore \inlvr*l uml lin|iorutlv, mid Mtmlt nl no exception :jr;| *• RATEstIF Ht'JISCTIPTf ON ONE YEA It, CASH, *1.50 ♦JIX MONTHS, T 6 THREE MONTHS, 40 HATES OK AIIVEUTtSISU. Oat square olio Insertion • • # 1,00 Ench subsequent Insertion -* • M Ouo square one your lO.tti Two squares one your - • ■ - - HO.Oo quintet- oolu in oiiq year • • • • 3&.00 Half column olio yonr-. ■* ... tt.oo One column out, yuar • Ki.no IV n line* on* lncn,con*tltm*r a qnro. Notice* anionic local ruaillnu inuttei-,20 rent* per line tor first Insertion, and 15 cent* lor cut'll autacquynt Inseitoih'. 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Oiiasmi, Boimv—- Every tourtb Bumlay mu Someday lemre, by Her. Knjflsmf. FRATERNAL RECORD. Oak Boweinr Loi>k,No. SI, F. '.A.\M, —Mccta Itisl FtWny In well numtli. N L. On orn, W M v J. r. i hastolii, S. W. A. A. UrwlUtv, J. NV. J. P. otib, Treamrur. W. W, Hubert*, * yr. D. Uamn, Secretary. fl.l 11'! M'HfflLl L ji— —I - 1 . 3d J. G. ALLEN, Attorney at Law, ELLIJAY, GA. WILL prattle* la Mtt Superior Courts of tli* Blue Midge CTttouU. Prompt at trillion glveu to ill bß*it'* entrusted to bis car*. thomas f. Greer. Attorney at Law , j | KLLIJAY, GA. ijvijNL proctlco ln fl 4 Stnrior Cnurt* ot the 18 it* Hide* nml ChWeku* Circuit*, add In AliT*WipwiW^Jmut Of Oaorgia. - Abo, In the United State* Court* in Atlanta. WHI give special attention to the purchase and Mile of nil hinds of -real estate aud anti litigation. ——L—— -_i_- ■.iii-i t i V. ■ -■ ~1 | BOTE WALDO TMDTOIf, D. D. S. dev IStiot, CALHOOR, OBWBW. ,* ’ 1 ! 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(ilowdiia, 42 Broad Street, Hetßii dealer iu WHISKEY, BRANDY, Wlue, &c„ -ll th purest mid best and at ts reasonable prices wniny pan be bought In the dUyr wlHlghest cash prloe |iid ft* Country Cura Whisky, cyill on mo when you come to Home. oct d-2m. WHOLESALE DRUG NTI'OR K j ® ALTON. DR- J- F. WOOTEN & CO-, W|H duplicate prkx* In Atlanta, Knox ville, or Chattanooga. Merchants, Drgpts & Physicians. WW • i* SjDlt *- - * t *-. ? r - * m- : f v ■ ”’1 *> ' ." ' w mi ■■■ 11 .j, 1 1.1.H.M—IWIIIIIMI ii iii h.A*. 1 “A Map of Busy Life-lts FluctUatiimsi and tt Vast Concerfits. 0 ELLIJAY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1882. ASTRAML FACULTY; . .. o. : Some of Life's MyrtWie#- BY KHA^S^CARHOLL. CHAPTER m. A BUSINKSS VEXATION. r.Nrtu Orlcutsl Casket, 1 met Ouiniiltgliain several rimes during llte next Te\V d;ty* v l could not lielp watching him dosely. There was .something m h!s lace wliich 1 could not un— dersland—a peculiar unrest —an unusual pallor—Jiilulness of the eyes, lie had had, on former occasions, a siraigiii forward look —but now his eyes Wandered. Vou could not cal cli litem, il seemed to me a* if he had sud> ilenly growu disUngUbl of him self. Ilis manner wds that of a man who has something on his mind, which he leafs may reveal itself through liis eyes. 1 could not bul connect it with what 1 had seen in his visage when he liist learned that Lena Rivers was the daughter of the murder ed tnun. This manner wns even more pronounced iti Lena’s presence. His effort lo taik freely, and to frankly moel her eyes was so ev*- ident, thuL she could not well avoid noticing il. *Wiiul is (lie mutter witli your new friend, Mr. Cunningham I asked her. in a sarcastic tone. lie had jusl left, rather ab ruptly, after displaying still more niuike'd distraction of manner. "Oh, nothing of importance 1” vie easily replied. ‘ I A business vexation only. He told me about It, He is going to the city to-day, and will settle it.” “Indeed ! He i very commu nicative. 1 would ntn have itn agined that a business difficulty could 1 ave so unset our cool headed friend.” “He is more nervous than lie appears,” rejoined Lena, playing with her fan. We sat in the collage porch. The day was a flue one. The perfume of llosvers seemed to im pregunle the air from the bril liant beds that boarded the gar den path. Lena looked unusual ly pretty. My heart sank as I remember ed our interview of a few days before. Iliad resolved logelliere no more. But it was Ihe resolve of the moth not to seek Ihe can dle. 1 was drawn to her irre sistibly. Some more words passed be tween us—none too graciously on my part. “It seems to me that you are studying the art of making your self disagreeable!” >cried Lena, petulantly. “I do not know why yon should be o rude.” “I had vo intention to be rude,” I replied, somewhat disconcert ed. \ _ . “You wereY then 1” rejoined the vexed b'auty\striking her hand testily With her fan, “1 must ask you to forgive me, Lena, if I have offended you ! But this—this Cunningham! I do not like him.” \ “Very well—that is trp concern of mine. You are welik)ms to dislike him.” “1 distrust him, then l t\fear that he is a villiati —'that hk is playing a part to deceive yoVl If he do, Lena—” -She rose hastily, with a Hushed face. “Unless you can change the subject, I will go in 1” she' ex claimed. “I am always glad to see you, Mr. Branson ; but I am not a toy, to be fought over. It you choose to be at odds with my friend, Idp not want to be an noyed with it. I am not quite blind.” “1 do not care to annoy you at al!, Miss Kiycrs!” I angrily ro joined. ‘•Permit me to wish yod a very-good-day.” I Dies ed my hat angrily upon my brow, and strode down the steps of the porch. Yet 1 could not help looking back. Lena stood there, resting lief hand on the railing her eyes following me with a wififul look. I btstia el for a moment. Then a quick bound brought me ho her side. I caught hdr hand in mine. ‘ Have you forgotten what yon said to ine on that nighty Lena?” I asked. “ ‘lt is roo late!’ you B(id. Tell me this, al least; Have you engaged yourself, to William CunninghamT* A deep Hush tinged her face. She drew her hand quibkiy from my grasp. ‘‘l atn engaged to no one,” she replied. ‘•And loVe no one ? ’ Mv eves looked wilh awaken ing hope into hers. ilt-r voice faltered. Her eyes dropped irresolutely to the floor. She ehmg to tlitf railing-‘lor sup port. “No!” she replied, in a low, hesitating tone. “Do you not know me yet? Are you. wild enough to look in me lor* heart? I love things—not persottfe'"' “Tilings, Lena ?” “Look at’ine, Harry Branson! I have been brought up in luxu ry. My least wish has been an ticipated. I have been a mere summer bird, perhaps. But I was born to be a summer bird. Yet see me now. Condemned to penury—to indignant surround ings. Look at my hands--forced to harden themselves with men ial work! She laughed hysterically as she held no her slender fingers. “Love will sweeten poverty, Lena,” I softly’ replied, sec King to possess myself of one of. her hands. “Nothing will sweeten poverty to me,” she rejoined with ihe same soulless laugh. “Go, Har ry I Lei us forget all this. We have been but a pair of children. My decision is irrevocable.^’ I would have pressed my soil further, but she would not hear me. She hastily re entered the house, leaving me to gloomily re trace Ihe garden walk. I could not tell all tint was passing in her soul. Was it the old struggle between love and luxury ? For tiie moment 1 de spised her “ Sou 1 less —merce nary—n n wor thy ol an honest mi n s 1 ve!” Such was the burden of my thoughts 1 would tear her false image from my heart. Ah! 1 was not the first who had made that resolve; nor the first who has failed. It is not easy to (ear up a rooted love. 1 walked that afternoou in a meadow bordering the creek. It had once been a favorite stroll ol mine. I petulently cut down the overgrown weeds with mv cane, as a host of thoughts passed through my brain. “She is ready to sell herself to this tellow 1” I angrily exclaimed. T am sure she does not love him. And, what is more, she will not have him 1” 1 struck down a specially vigor ous weed, as viciously as if it had been Cunningham himself. “Who is he? Ah! if the thought that is in my mind wyre true! What a horrible thing it would bed” H let this thought clung to mV. Cunningham's disreputable friends. The mysterious murder of John lianly, which yet remain ed unsolved. The inward' vision of his character which I had seen, iiis strange horror Gn learning that he was courting ihe daugh ter of the murdered man. His after distraction. \Ya he the murderer himself ? Slight circumstances ail these perhkp#, yet Urey stemsd tome strong. 1 could not get rid of lire harsh suspicion. F Bmokjooh *U) this man’s former life, -f was tepefied to It by Lena’s peryersi -ly, and b f ihy dread that she might be Ifed into a terrible-mar riage wilt! lierTalher’s murdere* That Wijllit I IhC city. Not m Nbt with (by intention of rf^iugu^ JLeua. Rather lo mode of wiuning her. Whether Cim- was capable of miirder or not, l was sure tilat hirTormer life had not been and 1 was determined to search into it, 1 called upon the detective who had taken up the * case of the murder of John lianiy. He was a shrewd fellow, with a quiet lace, but eyes as keen a? needles. 1 had met him before, and was , well known to him. •’Excuse me for troubling you, Mr. Sharp!’’ -I said. ‘-But you ! know iny interest in the liauly murder case. If vou iiave a few minutes ho spare, 1 would be glad to have yon lell me haw it stands at present f That is, if it is no secret.” ‘•I have an hour to spar?,’’ he pleasantly replied. “And 1 fancy I can trust you with the secret, such as il is. We have been on many false trails, as you know. I have struck another now, which looks protnisingjo say the least.” “Ah !' I rejoined, with great in terest. “What is the nature, siiF’ “One ol the numbered bonds, which were stolen from the mur dered man, has turned up. It was sold to a Third Street broker. He did not think of the number until alter he had bought it. But he distinctly remembers the seller’s face.” “lie does not know him other wise ?” “No, ’ “Huw does he describe him V' “Asa lull-faced man, with thick lips and a prominent nose, He wore a thick, black whisker, and ins hair was full and black,’’ A sense of disappointment ran through me. This certainly was not Cunningham, The descrip tion did not tally in a single point. “Is that all r I asked. “That is all. We have as yet found no one who answers the description. Ot course, it is very indefinite. Dozens of men might be found. I have had the broker to quietly look at several men, but they did not prove the right ones.’’ “And your former clues to this murder, Mr. Sharp? They all proved false V’ “Yes. In fact there were some eliauce arrests made, as there al ways is in suc.h a case. We have to grope a lit tin in the dark, you know, with the hope of laying our hands on something. There was only one man that we had a fair shadow of evidence against. And he proved an alibi.” “Yes, I remember that. The man who was seen by au early traveler, coming from the direc tion of the murder, and with a box in his hands like iiauiy’s money box I” “Exactly. No doubt there was something m it. Our witness hit on the wrong mau, that is all! There is no question but he saw someone, but his eyes did uot serve him well.” “It seems not. - Bad eyesight is a bad business when murderers are to he identified. It is lucky the chap could prove an alibi. Poor devils have been hung, ere now, on less evidence. Who was I his too confident wit ness f” “His name was WilHara Cun ningham. Ha? What is the mat ter, Mr, Branson 1” I had made a quick movement, and given vent to a hasty, excla mation. YOL. VII. Ntt 10. ‘‘Nothing—only a strange coin-' cidence,, *| have latter made the acquaintance of a gefttlemaii of lfia£ name. A hihdsome felTow,' with thin lips, grey feyes, and a' heavy mustache.” _ • “The same. That n air man.’’ “k i* y erf odd that it should turn out *6. By the way, who mT tht* Cunningham ? -What do Know of him ?' ~ e j “IWy fa tie. He used id be in’ business’ on Hansom street. Some sorter light I thiik. At any rate he went two or three years ago. That’V all I know of liim. Tliey say he made a bad failure’;- but that of ten means Id come out with jr pocket full 6f money.'’ * f He seems to have dle'irtjr no#?” • “fhh rascal f* *‘He claiirts to be rich, h fact.’’" “Oh, that is an old dodge ! He may have some fish to fry. I doubt if he hag much.’* “A broker, eh ? Woilld he be ’likely to knqw anything about bank management? About the way things are done at the Sum ter bank* for instanced’ “He might.” Mr. Sliarp looked at me inquiringly. “These bro kers are often well posted. Bi why do you ask? “Perhaps I ought not to 6ay why. I have a slight suspicion,! must coufess. But it is based cn such trifling circumstauces.” “Drowning men catch at straws” replied Mr. Sharp, as he turned his chaif so as lo face me. “Let me hear yotir stqrr. We detectives are used to' weaving strong rope 6 out of Very feebl*f threads.” “But do you think it possible that this man would be one who could commit such t crime T' y “Everything is possible. The 1 * impossible does not exist In onr line of business. Besides, t do not know that his record is and sound otie. Folks talk as if there was something crooked about hie failure.’* i proct.eded to tell what ! had observed, ami my reasons for suspicion. Mr. "Sliarp sliook his head, with a smile. “That is not evidence, M. Brin son,” he said. “I aon’t take much slock in your second sight, i wish that you had something tha& a man couM pwt his foot, or his finger on.’ T “At anv rate lie is worth look ing after!” I testilv rejoined.- “He has a business vesatiort, he say*. What is it * Or is it a lie,fu cover something deeper ? I wish you would Work the matter dp.* “Certainly I will. To be frank with you, I don’t see anything in it. Jealousy takes so- ' many shapes. You may have seen? more than existed, jfow don’t be vexed at Hit plain speakihg,- Mr. Branson ? I am going to look up Cunningham. The story' about the man with the bo* may have beeit ali a dodge. If wouldn’t be the first tirtfe that 3 man has got himself eaught in trap by trying to be tob-sharp* After some further conversa tion I left Mr, Sharp, and walked leisurely down the cSty street, satisfied that I hud left ny cate in good hands. 1 was in such deep thought lliat 1 only casually caught a nod l rom a person passing. I looked up quickly,- and recognised him at a glance. U was Kobert Lister of Sumter. Returning the nod I walked on, but could uot get back to my former train of the urge ts Lister’s face impressed ksell on my at tention. “Full face—thick lips—black whiskers,—why, it is ttm exact description of man who sold the stoilen bonds ? And he is a friend of Cunningham ! By all that’s lucky, have i hit a duel? My irame slightly trembled with excitement as 1 turned and followed the mau to whom I bad jusl bowed. L (Continued.)