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FOURTH PAGE THE SUNNY SOUTH. OCTOBER 6, 190 6. Double Trouble Continued from First Page. "You have," said Madame lo Claire; "and more—a good deal more." "It was that ecoundrel Brassfield.” •aid he, in perfect seriousness. “More? W*at do you ms£h bar ’sssiVT?'’ "Well, sometimes you—” "He, not I!" "You, I think wo had better say— sometimes, when you were alone, your arm went about her waist; her head was drawn upon your bosom; and with your hand, you turned her face to yours, and—” "Clara, stop!" Amidon’s bashful being was wrung to the sweating point as he uttered the cry. "I never could have done it! And do you mean to say I must now act up to a record of that kind—and witli a strange woman? She—she won’t permit it— Oh. you must be mistaken! How do you know this?" Madame le Claire blushed, and seemed to want words for a reply. Amidon re peated the question. "I want to know if you are sure,” said tance from the station, where she seem ed t^ be waiting for some one. "Any baggage, Mr. Brassfield?" said a drayman. "Yes,” said Amidon; “take the checks." "Do these go to the hotel, or—” The man waited for directions. “I don't—that Is,” said the poor fellow. "I re&IIy — Just wait a minute! Judge,” this is a whisper to ids friend, who had reached his side, "tills Is terrible; Where do I want to go?—and for the love of heaven, where does this hound take my luggage?” "Your lodgings at the Bellevale house," returned the Judge. "To my lodgings at the Bellevale house,” announced Amidon. , "And say,” said the Judge, "don’t look that way; but the young woman in the one-horse trap ueross the way is your intended.’ . “No!" said Amidon. "I lifted my hat to her—she nodded to me, you know!” "The devil!” said the Judge; "I’ll bet you didn't put any more warmth than a clam into your manner. Well, you’ll have to go over, and she'll take you up town, 1 suppose. Don’t stay with her long, if you can help it. and come to me he. "To make a mistake in that direc- tion would be worse titan the other. you “veTTo'“^^“3 "Ah, would It?” sad Clara; "I didn’t ( ^ 5**0 hwf anTmaT^"'"^^ "o'! I" think we may take that for j £ ^ »«■* are these notes. ,, i it 3 ou think they 11 help you any—I’ve ^ou really don't get a grain of good 1 — to ’em since I got 'down’ from your Brassfield experience, said •he, "or you’d know better.” Here en- aued a long silence, during which Amidon appeared t be pondering on her extraor dinary’ remark. “But, as to the fact,” urged he at last, “how can you guess out any such state Of things as you describe?” "Can't you guess a little bit more once In a while? I know about it, from Mr. Brassfield's treatment—of—of me—when I made him think—that I—was Ellzabetf! Oh, don't you see that 1 had to do it, so as to know, and tell you? Oh, I wish I had never, never begun this! I do, 1 do! A parlor car has no conveniences what ever for heroics, hysterics or weeping, so miserably are our American railways managed; and Clara winked back Into her eyes the tears which filled them, and Amidon looked at her tenderly. "Did I really,” said he confusedly—"to you?” "M’h'-m,” said Madame le Claire, nod ding affirmatively; "I couldn’t stop you! "It must have been dreadful—for you,” •aid Amidon. "Awful,” said she; "but the work had to be done, on hers, I could do it, if you didn't mind. I—I you know.” “Oil, if it were you, now,” said he, laying his hand, "should like to, you know ” "Now see here," said Clara; "if you’re Just practicing this, as a sort of re hearsal, you must go further and faster than a public place like this allows, or you'll seem cold by oomparlson with what has passed. If you mean what you say, let me remind you that you re en gaged! 7 Mr. Amidon swore softly, but sincerely. Somehow, the pitiful case of the girl who had written that letter witli which he had fallen In love, had less and less of appeal to him as the days drilted by. And now, while the duty of which he had assured himself still impelled him to her side, he confessed that this other girl with the variegated hair and eyes, and the power to annihilate and restore Jilin, the occultist with the thrilling gaze and the strong, supple figure, was calling more and more to tlxe aboriginal man within him. So, wnlle lie took Eli zabeth’s letters from Ills pocket and read them, to get. If possible, some new- light on her character. It was Clara’s face that liis eyes sought, as he glanced over the top of the sheet. Ah, Florian, with one girl's love letter in your hands, and the face of another held in that vivid gaze, can you be the bashful hanker-bachelor who could not discuss the new style of ladles' figures with Mrs. Hunter! And as we thus moralize, the train sweeps on and on. and into Bellevale, where Judge Blodgett waits upon the platform for our arrival. The Judge «tood by the steps to seize upon Amidon as lie alighted. That gen tleman and Madame le Claire, however, perversely got off at the oilier end of the car. As they walked down the plat form, Florlan met his first test, in the salutation of a young woman in a tailor- made gown, who nodded and smiled to him from a smart trap at a short dis- here. Amidon waved a conuempnous rejection of the notes, and, easting a despairing glance at Madame le Claire, walked over toward bis fate. He could have envied the lot of the bull fighter advanc ing into the fearful radius of action of a pair of gory horns. He would gladly have changed places with Hie gladiator who hears the gnashing of bared teeth opening cag« Where he'd have dropped Had there been two! —Paradise Rehypothecated. "Now, Florlan.” said Judge Blodgett, as they sat In Amidon’s rooms, "search your self, and see If you don't feel a dreamy sense of familiarity here In these rooms— the feeling that the long-lost heir has when he crawls down the chimney as a sweep and finds himself In his ancestral halls, you know.” “Never sow a thing here before.” said Amidon. “and have no feeling except surprise at the elegance about me. and a sneaking fear that Brassfield may come ! n at any time and eject us. The fellow nad taste, anyhow!” "Didn’t you recognize anything.” went on the Judge, "in the streets or build ings or the general landscape?” "Nothing." "Nor in the young Indy? Wasn’t there a sort of—of music in her voice, like long-forgotten melodies, you under stand—like what the said her notices in after years when his mother blunders on to him?” “Well.” said Florian, "her voice Is musical, if that’s wliat you mean—mu sical and low. and reminds one of the sounds made by a great master playing ids heart out In the lowest notes of the flute; hut it Is so far from being fa miliar to me that I'm quite sure I never heard a voice like It before." The judge si rode up and down the room perturbedly. "Why,” said lie. ”it's enough to make a man’s hair stand!” “It does,” said Amidon "What can T say to her?” * “You haven't a piece of property here,” said the Judge, going on with the matters uppermost in Ills inlnd, "that you could successfully maintain replevin for, if anybody converted jt. They'd ask you on cross-examination if it was yours, and you’d have to say you didn’t know! Ami there's a world Come In, nobody’s abau.t, you know, can’t yiou?” “No, I must really go, thank you. By the way,” said Florlan, "where does Miss er —I must go, at once, I think!” "Oh, I know how it is,” went on his unknown intimate; "nothing but Bess, now. Might as well bid you goodby, and give you a dimit from all the clubs and lodges, until six months after the wed ding. You’ll be back by that time, thirstier than ever. By the way, that reminds me: the gang's going to give you a blow-oHi.t at the club. Kind of an Auld lang syne business, ‘cliatnipagny- vather an’ cracked ice,’ chimes at mid- •liglit. iwon’t go home till morning, all good fellows and the rest of it. Eding- ton spoke to you about it. I s'pose?” “Only in a general way,” replied Ami don, wondering who and what Edgington would turn out to be. "I don’t know yet how my engagements will be ” “Oh. nothing must stand in the way of that, you know,” the little man went on. "Why, gad! the tenderest feelings of bnotlierly——Oh. you don't mean it! But I mustn’t keep you. Bessie told me that the plans for your house liav* come. She's got 'em over there, now. I say, old man. 1 envy you your evening. Dike two birds arranging the nest. Sorry you can't come in; but, good night. And, say! Yloitr little strawberry blonde is in town! Wouldn’t that jar you?” “Heavens!” ejaculated Amidon. “Ho<w am 1 ever to get through witli tills?” The geniu.ine agony in Florian’s tones fixed the attention of the little man. anl seemed to arouse some terrible suspi cion. “Why, ’Gene,” said lie, "you don’t mean tiiat there’s anything in this blonde mat ter, db you, that will By George! And she's a sister to one of the most ■prominent A. O. M.’s of Pittsburg*—and you remember our solemn obligation!” “No,” said Amidon, "I don't!” "What! You don’t!” ’’No!' said Florian. "I've forgotten It!” “Forgotten it!” said his questioner, reconciling as if in horror. “Forgotten better still, we captured upward of two thousand four hundred of the finest beef cattle 1 ever saw. A Fauquier county farmer expressed the opinion that they would average 650 pounds net. General Dearlng whipped them on our right, and brought off a number of pris oners and five wagons and teams. Major General w. H. F. Lee, I am in formed. also defeated them on our left; but am unable to obtain any further in formation. Rossers brigade is now luxuriating in pickled oysters, sardines, condensed milk, cheese, raisins and preserves of every description. The four wagons (which I neglected to mention) were 'par tially loaded with such things, and all who wanted blankets got them. I regret to announce that Lieutenant Granville Smith, of eompanjAA. Seventh Virvlnla cavalry, was kl'Ied whilst gal lantly leading his company. The yankes who shot him was killed immediately by one of Lieutenant Smith’s men. ' He was beloved by the entire command, and Ids life was a practical commentary upon the profession which he male of an interest in his Redeemer. None who .<new him rimihtu Kn* ui- _ f property, I find. They could take it behind the slowly opening cage doors, i all a way from you without your know- To walk up no the mouth of a lxittery of in ff it. if they only knew. Have you 1 it! And with the sister of the .Past Sov- •liostile Gatlings would have seemed easy, an V course mapped out—any plans?” ereign Pontiff of Pittsburg Lodge No. as compared with'this present act of his.’! “ To a certain extent, yes.” said Flo- 863! I tell you. Brassfield, I don’t be- wlilch was nothing more than stepping 1 rian - “ T shaU caI1 on her ‘his evening ' ! iieve it. I prefer to think you’re buig- to the side of a carriage in which sat a| ‘‘ For help. Yes.” said the Judge. “She! house! Cracked! Out of your head! must bring Brassfield up. so that we can! But, ’Gene,” added his unknown brother, find out about some property matters. | in a stage whisper, “if there has been “I don't mean that,” said Amidon. ’T anything between you and anything must call on Miss Waldron - Elizabeth.” “And neglect ” be,gan the judge. “Everything,” said Florian firmly. “This is something that concerns my honor as a gentleman. Willie it remains in its present state, T can’t bother witli these property matters. Have I an of- giii, for a place near whom any unat tached young man in Belleville would willingly have placed his eternal welfare in jeoiiardy. Point by point, the girl’s outward seeming met Amidon’s eyes as lie neared her. From the platform, it was an im pressionistic view of a well and horse, and kept trap a young woman "wearing hnhi7' ,r ? hat With a sweeping plume, I )icP , habited in a gown of modish tailoring and bolding the reins in well gauntlet,ai bunds. As he reached the middle of Che street crossing, the face, surmounted bv dark hair, began to -dhow salient features-great dark eyes. strongly marked brows, and a strong, sweet mouth with vivid lips. Then came the repression of a form held erect, with tl e strong shoulders and arms which come from athletics, a,id the roundness which denote that “Well, “Have you!” said the Judge, just wait until you see them." “And an office force?” “Confidential manager named Stevens, ns per the notes.” said Judge Blodgett. “Bookkeeper, assistant bookkeeper and stenographer. Tried to pump ’em and got frozen out. Yes, you’ve got an of lice force.” “Well, then," said Amidon, “we'll go down there in the morning, and I'll tel, this man Stevens—is that what you call him?—to show you nil through the boons and things—going to buy or tnke a part nership, or something. Then we can go through tlie business together. We can do it that way, without being suspected, can't we?" “Maybe,” meditatively, “maybe we can. Take a sort of invoice, hey? But don’t you think we’d better have Brass- field on the witness stand for a wn.le this evening? A sort of cramming—- 1 of trial, you know?" - j “No, no,” answered Florian. "No Vet > rant and Plead- more of that, if it can be avoided.” only commonplaces' «,' e d ' d and s,,Tdl The judge stroked his mustaehe in hand, and thr,.,,- , Save hIm her) silence for a time. “See here,” asked he finally, "what did we bring madume and the professor down here for, anyway, I'd like to know?" 'I know,” said Amidon, “but, somehow, train,” he answ l coni ° on this! I fool like getting along without it if 1 j hour of star-incf ,e V * " n,!il t,le very I can - As Kttle of her—of t heir—services kind I am-t- L™ n ' ha >^y say , , superb animal, the vwdt developed woman. But it was only that i T™* by the ^ the carriage that he saw and felt the mingled dlgidtv and frankness, the soreness and p"u ness of touch, with which she acted or refrained from acting; .the lack of haste t on whTr h ne ' S \° f ffest,,re and Intona- t.on, which bespoke In a momment chat ed p^duct° nian WhiCh iS Wl * ty '" liP i 8 r r<5 Par * yd ln a r,aIf smile: calling'gianc^whl’ch s^kl'S^ 1 ® l7le ! coachin »- revi «w, on the eve "■»' *m n. something tremulous, ' iogly anxious invltatkm for7’- ° Ver **** Iap Mba a * »» sWe her ‘ ,ake tbe ~ a t ’>7 f! ad fo you back, dear" ,, T ' ’ Jnd a Httle surprised ” 1 hardly expected comes up, you know, Jim Alvovd, for one, knowing and understanding your temptations—for the strawberry blondes are the very devil—will stand by you un til the frost gathers six inches deep on the very hinges of Say. Mary’s earn ing in at the side door. Good night! Keep a stiff upper lip; stay by Bess, and I’ll stay by you, obligation or no obli gation. ‘F. D. and B.’, you know: death, perhaps, but no desertion! So long! See you tomorrow.” And Amidon walked from the house of ills unfamiliar chum, knowing that liis sweetheart but once seen was waiting in her unknown home for him to come to her, and had as a basis for conversation tlie plans for their house. lie could Imagine her with the blue prints un rolled. examining them with all a wom an's interest in such things, and himself discussing with her this house in which she expected him to place her as mis tress. And tlie position she thought she held in his heart—vacant, or He leaned against a fence, in bewilderment ap proaching despair. His mind dwelt with new him well doubts but that his spirit is at rest. Yours ln haste, VIDETTE. ON JACKSON’S DEATH. I find in tlie old scrapbook the follow ing story of the removal of the body of Stonewall Jackson, and an order from General Lee; Richmond, May II.—Business was suspended here today after 10 o'clock a. m. Tlie special train with the body ot General Thomas J. Jackson arrived at 3:30 o’clock, an immense concourse being on Broad street and Capitol square awaiting Its arrival, and it was removed to tlie governor’3 mansion to be embalmed, where is will remain ln state until morning when it will be conveyed to Lexington. "LATER. “It has been determined to detain the body of General Jackson here until Wednesday. There will be a funeral procession tomorrow forenoon to escort tlie remains from the governor's mansion to tlie capitol, where they will remain ln state during the day. “ORDER FROM GENERAL LEE. “Headquarters Army N. Va. May II, 1863. “General Orders. No. 61 —With deep grief the commanding general announces to the army the death of General Thomas j. Jackson. He expired in the 10th instant, at 3:15 o’clock p. m. "The daring, skill and energy of this great soldier, l>y n decree of an All-wise Providence, is now lost to ais. 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Our j anff gfisitters of the castle In place More home i. so different now.” over, in the outer darkness in which he moved, he Imagined there roamed lions and wolves and ravening beasts—and ne witli no guide but Judge Blodgett, who stands there in the lobby, so wildly beck oning to him. CHAPTER X. THE WRONG HOUSE. When Adam strayed In Eden’s bow’rs. One little maid Amused his hours. He fell! But. friend. I leave to you Mm. M.bel Zink, B. F. D. Not 6, Salem, Oregon, My.: "My husband has not touched liqqor since I gave him the sample package of yQiir Golden Spe cific.” Sara your loved ones from premature, deatli and the terrible consequences of tlie drink curse and Mva yourself from poverty and miaery. It coat, absolutely nothing to try. Send your name and address to Dr. J, W. Haines, 7( *« Glenn Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, and lie will at onee Mod you a free package of the marvelous Golden Specific in a plain, sealed wrapper. He will .1«> .end you the strongest, conclusive proof of what a blessing it has been to thousands of famllism .had for • free trial package of Golden Spa- ! as possible, judge, from now on.” j "Oil! ’ said tlie judge, in a tone of one 'who suddenly sees the situation; "all right, Florian, all right. Maybe it’s best, maybe it’s best. Abnormal condi tion, as tlie professor says, and all that; effect oil the mind, and one thing and another. Yes- yes - yes!” "If I have any duties to perform here, judge, you must help me to keep straight. I’ve never had much tendency to go wrong, you know, but t.hat was for lack Off temptation, don’t you think. Blod gett’’ “Well, well, Florian. I can't say as to that; can’t say. Yes- and say: You’ll want to go over to the Waldron residence this evening, i’ll take you out and show you the house. By George! It must seem extraordinarily odd to walk about among things you are supposed to know like a book, and to he, In fact, a perfect stranger. Dante could have used that Idea, if it hail occurred to him.” “An Idea for Dante, indeed. thought Amidon, as he walked toward tlie house, which, from afar, the judge had Pointed out to him. ‘‘For the Inferno: a soul thrown into a realm full of its friends and enemies, its loves and bates, shorn of memory, of all sense of familiarity, of all its habits, stripped of all tiie protec tion of habitude. I<"or tlie inferno, in deed! -Now this must he the house, with tlie white columns running up to tlie top of the second story; crossing the ravine and losing sight of it for a few minutes makes even the house look different. Out side. I can get accustomed to it, in this live-minute inspection. But, inside- oh, to be invisible while I get used to it! Well, here goes!” "Dipg-a-ling-tlng-ting!" rang the bell somewhere hack in tlie recesses of tlie house, and tlie footsteps of a man ap proached the door. Amidon was fright ened. He had expected either Elizabeth herself, or a maid to take his card, and was prepared for such an encounter only. A little dark, bright-eyed man opened the door and seized Ids hand. “Why, Brassfield. how are you?” he exclaimed. “Heard you'd got back. Sor ry I couldn’t meet you in New York. Got my telegram, I suppose?" “I just called," said Amidon, “to see Mis s Waldron.” "Gilt, yes!” said the little man; “noth ing hut her, now. But site isn't here. Hasn't been for over a week. Nobody here but me. Can’t you stay a while? Say, Gene, we put Slater through the lodge while you were gone, and lie knows he’s in. all right enough. Bulliwinkie took that part ot yours in the catacombs scene, and you ought to have heard the bones of the early Christians rattle when he bellered out tJie lecture. ‘Here, among tllie eternal shades of the deep caves of death, walked onee the great exemplars of our Ancient Order!’ Why, It would raise the hair of a bronze statue And when, in the second, they condemn ed him to the Tarpeian Rock, and swung (Kim off into space in the Chest of the Clanking Chains, he howled so that the Sovereign Pontiff made ’em saw off on •It, and take him out—and he could hardly stand to receive the Grand and Awful Secret. Limp as a rag! But impressed ? Well, he said it was the greatest piece of ritualistic work he ever saw, and he’s seen most of ’em. Go to any lodges in New York?" "No.” said Amidon, who had never joined a secret order in his life, “anil do you think we ought to talk these things out here?” "No, maybe not,” said the Joiner; "but horror oil the woman whom lie c«tu!d: marked around! Such testimony of the think of only under the coarse appella- gallantry of out boys eannet but be lion of tbe strawberry blonde. Was there) cause of great gratification and pride to a real crime here to t ike the place of the every Floridan: imagined putting away of Brassfield?) An officer who participated in last j Brassfield! The very name sickened] Monday's fight says that the -heaviest Kim. "Strawberry blondes, indeed!”| slaughter of the Yankees was on the thought Florlan; and "Brassfield, the 1 line of General Finegan, who entrapped perjured villain”' Certain names used by] them into a fire on both flanks by a tbe little man in the wrong house came, skilful movement. He ordered back Ills to him as having been mentioned in the! entire line 150 yards, leaving liis bat- notes of the professor and tlie judge.! teries In position at each end of the line; Alvord, tlie slangy little chap who touk. an<1 the Yankees supposing tlie movement so familiar an attitude toward him—j meant retreat pressed forward, and thus this was the judge's ’‘ministerial'’ friend, j S ot themselves Into a devouring fire of Yet, liaj there not been mention of artillery on their flanks. The 1 ankee "ritualistic work” and “Early Chris- fiocounts admits a loss of five hundred In tians” in Ids conversation? And this! a B,n K lp corps-probably that which was woman of whom he spoke,-it took no] antrap P f ’ d by the moVement ref<?rre<1 to. great keenness of perception to see that! tbe "strawberry blonde” must be the' a,FTF.R THE FALL OF CHARLES- “chilu of six or eight years” whom lie; bud called “Daisy,” and sometimes! ton—The Massacre at Waxhaws. “Strawberry!” Heffo was confirmation:) of Aivord’ssuspicion, if his allusion to tlie i Continued from Second Page. violation of an “obligation” expressed) — suspicion. Here was a situation from! which every fiber of Amidon’s nature 1 f ’ anfront - Before the soldiers were well revolted, seen from any angle, whether! Preipored for action, they were ove: tlie viewpoint of the careful banker andj whelmed in front and on both flanks b pillar of society, or that ol' tbe poetic, cavalry and mounted Infantry. So ini- dreamer waiting for liis predestined 'P etU0lus was the British charge that the mate. | Continentals did not tire until they were ln a paroxysm of dread, he started fori within ten .paces, and then the fire wai tbe hotel. Then he walked down the not ,n il volley, but scattering. As street toward tlie railway station, with) matter of fact, their officers had not the thought of hoarding tlie first train Kad time to give the orders to fire, and out of town. This resolve, however, lie; *'ie men held back, not knowing what changed, and 1 am glad to say that it! *° ( ^d- And so it was that not a sho was not the thought of tlie fortune of) was fired until their foes .were almost which Judge Blodgett had spoken that) riding over them. A few of the Brltisn altered Ids resolution, but that of tlie' w-ere wounded 1 , and Tarleton himself was letter which greeted liis return to con-) unhorsed, though mot wounded. His sciousness us Florian Amidon, and tbei troops, however, dashed on. image of tlie dark-eyed girl with the low) The American battalion was broken. It voice and t-iie strong figure, who had could not have been otherwise under such written it, and who waited for him,| 'circulnetances. Most of the soldiers RADIUS JEWELRY CO. 83 st i lift I a-iriir A Coonkii'CA Cl liuirlovn The leading Peachtree St. Jewelers . Atlanta, Ga. somewhere, with the roil of plans. So lie seeing further resistence to be hopeless, begun searching again for tlie house with tiirew down their arms, 1,egging for qttar tlie white columns; and found it oil the ’er. But In spite of tills, and of their be next corner beyond tlie one lie had first tried. Elizabeth sat in a fit of depression at tlie strangeness of Mr. Brassfield s con duct—a depression which deepened as tlie evening wore on with no visit from him. She sprang to her feet and pressed botli hands to her* bosom, at the ring of tlie door bell, ran lightly to tlie door and listened as the servant greeted Mr. Brassfield, and then hurried back to her seat by tlie grate, and became so ab sorbed in her book that she was oblivious of ills being shown into the room, until the maid had retired, leaving him stand ing at gaze, liis brow beaded with sweaty his face pale and his hands unsteady. The early Christian had entered on his martyrdom. (TO BE CONTINUED.) I will send free to every sufferer a simple vegetable remedy that cures all female diseases and piles. Write Mrs. Cora B. Miller. Box 2056, Kokomo. Ind. Leaves from an Old Scrap Book Continued from Second Page. light to give you a brief account of the result of General Hampton’s expedition to Surry county, in tlie rear of the en emy. and more particularly the opera tions of General T. L. Rosser’s brigade, of which alone I am personally cogni zant. We left our camp near Reams’ station on the 14th, and reached the Blackwater on tlie evening of the I5ti>. This morning about I o'clock, our bri gade advanced rapidly to Sycamore church, where we found two battalions of federal cavalry. The Eleventh Vir ginia cavalry, led by “the big rebel. ’ Colonel Funsten, was ordered to charge them in front, whilst the Seventh Vir ginia, commanded by Colonel Dulany, assailed their right flank; and in, a few minutes the enemy was routed and fled, “every man on his own hook.” We captured 225 prisoners, including two majors and several other commisioned officers. A. large lot of Henry’s patent volcanic Tifles, with ammunition made for them, also fell into our bands; and log plainly unarmed men, they were cut d’own without mercy. One hundred and thirteen were slain on the spot, one hundred and fifty were so mangled and maimed that they could not be removed, end were left where they fell, to live or die. as they might. Colonel Buford and a few of his cavalry escaped, vowing vengeance upon their treacherous enemy. Tlie wagon train, with its escort of one liundtred infantry, also made good their retreat unmolested. Only fifty prisoner, were in a condition to be carried off by Tarleton ns a trophy of the butchery. A SAME EXCUSE. The entire British loss was two officers and three privates killed, and one office: and fourteen 'privates wounded. These fell before the one scattering volley that the Americans had had opportunity to fire. What excuse was there, then, for this fearful carnage? Tarleton excused it to liis commander by saying that his men. seeing him unhorsed, though the was killed, anti sought to revenge him. This lame shadow of an excuse, unheard of in modern 'warfare, was accepted by Cornwallis, who actually recommended him in consequence of this expedition ns worthy of some distinctive mark of favor by his government. But the world at large lias never been so easily satis fied. and the “massacre at the Waxhaws ’ has ever been one of the most sanguin ary stains on the reputation of the “bloody Tarleton.” Tarleton asserted that the Americans had ample time to prepare for his attack, but the patent facts that Buford’s field pieces, which were then only a short distance in advance, were not in action, and that the losses were so glaringly unequal, cannot be reconciled with Tarle- ton's statement. The proofs are all the other way. Buford’s officers asserted that the charge was made before the truce was actually ended, so far as their knowledge extended. They had been led to believe that the enemy was sevral mils distant, and that the truce would not be ended until Kinlock's return to his commander. This they supposed would not he possible for several hours at the least. Instead, the charge was made before there was time for them to receive any orders from their commander, who had ridden on ahead affer the de parture of Captain Klnloek. and that the one volley delivered, was held back until the enemy was actually upon them, be cause they hud n*3 authority to give it. After tbe defeat of Buford, hardly a semblance of opposition remained in South Carolina or Georgia. Tbe Conti nental forces were nearly destroyed. The spirit of resistance to Britsh ruse seemed entirely broken. The two other detach ments which had been sent out by Sir Henry Clin tin met with nothing but sub mission. The people in general, consid ering that further resistence was hope less, accepted the offered protection, and conformed to its humiliating terms. They were compelled to give their parole not to bear arms against Ills Brittanic majes ty or to lake tbe oath of allegience as British subjects. One portion of the population. In fact, seems to have re gard'd the invaders as deliverers. “All the negroes,” wrote Tarleton, in liis “His tory of tlie Campaign,” “men. women and children, upon tlie approach of any de tachment of king's troops, thought them selves absolved from all resceet to their American masters, and entirely released from servitude. They quitted tlie planta tions, and followed tlie armies.” A FATAL MISTAKE. Sir Henry Clinton was now so thor oughly convinced that South Carolina ------ was completely subdued, tiiat he pro- } f ancy shops over here, ceeded to post garrisons at various posts j p, >e keis U ~ B'eir mon in order to keep it so. Further, on tbe tnird of June, in tlie ftu.lness of liis con- spent here and at the neighboring re sorts by Americans lor watches, jew elry, music boxes, furs and knick- knacks. Several years ago a Washington lady t know bought in Geneva tour of those musical cake trays, which are So ar ranged that they will keep silent as as they stand on the table, but the moment they are lifted the rand oegtns to play. They cost her i5 each, and, being . a conscientious woman, site de clared them in the customs house ail'd paid 45 per cent duty, wnich brougut them up to nearly S/.50 eacn. Wnen she readied Philadelphia she gave three of them to her sisters. But one of them seemed to be out of order and wouldn't work, so she took it to Wanamaker's store to have it repaired. "1 can have it rxed for you, n.adarne, said the clerk. "But is is a very delicate job, and will probably cost you more than a new plate. Indeed, 1 can sell you one just like this for less money than we would charge you to mend it, anil, leading -her over to the music box department, he showed her a cart load of duplicates of her plate, marked $4.75. or 25 cents less titan site had paid in Geneva. If they only knew- it, if they would only take Uie trouble to compare pr.ces at home stores with those charged at many peo- in i neir You can buy in the retail stores of Cricago or New Vork and to a certain extent in "Vashington a du- lidence, Sis Henry issued a proclamation i plicate of almost every article that Am releasing all the military prisoners trom their parole, except those taken at Fort Moultrie and Charleston. All those thus relieved from their paiole were restored to their rights as British subjects, but were at the same time bound to be ready to take tt.p arms for the cause they bad so recently opposed, an ( ] to light against their own people and country. And '.his reversal of loyalty they were expected to put in practice at a moment's notice. All who did not return to ttieir allegi ance. and obey the call, shituid be re garded and treated as rebels and enemies. Thus the 'protection afforded the patriots while prisoners under .parole, was an nulled. Titus neutrality came to an end. Tiiat 'proclamation was a fatal mistake or Sir Henry’s, but it was a glorious oke for tlie cause of freedom, for it lean tourists carry home as souvenirs, and as a rule tlie prices are higher over here. Jhe American tourist has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the wealth of Switzerland. The prosperltv of Geneva and other cities on the shore of this beautiful lake is chiefly due to liis extra vaga nee. i he Americans are more numerous than ever tills year. Every third person you meet ou the street is an American, and if you will look over the hotel registers or wa [ oh the faces in the dining room you will realize how much American money is being expended here every summer. The hotels are crowded. We see people turned uway from the door every morning, and it is impossible to get a room at the pop ular hotels this time of year unless vou telegraph for it in advance. I called' up ent back to the continental army liun- I the manager of one of the Geneva hotels j f r ?l n Guchv on Monday by telephone, and told him that i would like two connect ing rooms with a bath. He replied that he could give me two rooms, but could not have them connecting or even on the same floor. Then when I asked when he would probably have tbe rooms I wanted he suggested that I call him up the last or the week. Our landlord told me yes terday that forty or more German tour ists sleipt in t'he park the night before, because they could not get accommoda tions. thousands of Russian refugees, rich and poor, nobles and peasants, are in Geneva and at other towns on the lake. I was told t.hat there were 3,000 at Lausanno who have left their native country for tear of revolutions and other disturb ances or to avoid arrest. And there is x smaller number from Turkey and other disturbed countries. T he most beautiful villa on the lake be longs to Chartran, the portrait artist. He bought a little island, a little bunch of ricks rising above the surface of the ’.reds of brave men whose honor would otherwise have held them iu leash while the war lasted, unless they had the good fortune to be exchanged. Sir Henry was. however, so satisfied an delated at the PI parent quiescence of tlie “conquered territory” that ne tailed for New York on the 5th of June, taking tlie bulk ot Ills army, but leaving what he considered j sufficient number to hold the province of South Carolina in check, under >h e command of Lord Cornwallis, whoso or- w r ere to carry the war into North Carolina and then into Virginia. OU) GENEVA—Where World’s Tra ditions of Learning Thickly Cluster. Continued from Second Page Geneva is and has been for ages the cen ter of the watchmaking trade, and more than a thousand men are now engaged here in that business. The factories are Insignificant in size and output com pared with those at Elgin and Waltham, i rllhh ,„ “'7,"“"" "*** and they are mostly engaged in tlie man- ai l tl ^ artl1 l ’ nt1 ' *°t a ufaeture of fancy designs and cheap £ dpla f hundred feat watches. The music Pox business >s 1 t i e ‘ IIS , h . e l, uilt a P re By Kt- also very large, and vast quantities or painted whit* ini W °hv °h eS » h ^ Jewelry are turned out here. The River 7om7hc 7Jt,;, Q 7’ bJ ba " H , ns *V ta Rhone! which carries off. the waters of ^,T tl e h ^S^ nIa ^ 1 ^ U Sf e !^Hi n l .^S* Lake J^eman to tlie Mediterranean, is a swift, transparent and noble stream, as blue as indigo, which I am told is due to the fact that it carries so much sand In solution. It rushes through the a little garden. Here he spends his sum- mere in sight of Mont Blanc and other snow-clad peaks in one of the mo»k unique and charming homes that vou caji imagine. midst of tlie citv like i torrent -ind is Paderewski, the pianist, has a fine vill* midst ot the citj like a torrent and is nca r Lausanne, surrounded by a vine- more ornamental than useful. There ts .yard, where he spends the time between no finer water power in the world, but 1 ’-’ 1 uetween It is very little used. An unlimited amount of power is wasted. There are a number of factories along the banks, and the city government lias a big plant for lighting and street car purposes. You can get a better watch for less money in the United States than you can buy in Switzerland, and the prices of th« Jewelry and precious stones of fered for sale here are 30, 40 and 50 per cent higher than in New York or Chicago. Notwithstanding that fact, hundreds of thousands of dollars &ro Ills concert tours, experimenting with viticulture and trying to breed new va rieties of grapes. Mrs. Henry I. Barbay, of New xork, w'ho was a Loriilard. has one of the finest mansions in this neigh borhood at Bellevue, a suburb of Gene va. Robert Bailey" Wade, who married a sister of the wife of Bishop Potter, of New York, Ija s an imposing chateau In the same neighborhood. Mr. Keene, for merly of The Milwaukee Sentinel, who is American consul here, has a Ust of about 150 American permanently resid ing in Geneva and vicinity.