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CHAPTER XXI.
THE DAGGER AM) THE CHART.
BRjARREI.L rpmnlned a
prisoner In the Rus
'jjJ siau camp eight days.
p<s Except fur his guards
sgy he saw no one but
Getchikoff and Gcn
eral Durban during
_Xj that time. Every day
the Russian reported
*ypo;i t!;e progress of the disbandment
jms "departure of the Circassian army,
)s4 .Ilia words wore confirmed by Pur
.'dxaua. It appeared that the letter and the
rit-i>f tin* terms were kept strictly in
wanted. There was no attempt tit eva
.txat ami to the Circassians the ehang
.ocittditlons wore an infinite relief.
.fkttne Kilziar’s flight had beeome
iiwvu i:i file eit.v there‘had been panic
among the troops. It
•xis .rumored that Vera also had fled,
and the soldiers cursed their leaders
•ii raved iu despair.
Whpu Durban returned with news
that a genera) parole would he granted,
with -/'applies and protection for the
return u> Circassia, the army could
Aiar&iv <-reil!t the report. Durban be
.. :Tivue a a i ioilzeJ hero, hut lie was ini
■fflbk' irfcn.ii.re the false light thus cast
upon him aud turned it frankly upon
-■.dow mu. Climbed n..t. A
-* *©J*-uie ! guard v. .11 l.i t h;.\e su
y arisn*’ him. but it did :•< r conic.
ti tx'gan to i!:uv] i;j* :i !..ra t!:nt la
•y>' nwJJy fro. hut his mind was <•'
•ret clear enongi; to cunimvhend tlie
■ arsmiiT ■ f it. Dimly lie now remem
.icnni .that at some point if the night
. ar- >h: ii lus'ii half roused by the noise
-. jf :iit>* -liots. Tl.i y had been iptite
near, bm the drug ! Id b's senses
igprfatouer. However, he recalled the
■dteorttai from which rno*t of the noise
/'Until -fteemod to come. and. turning to
' Jvsk ttliat way ahng the rambling vil
Jteixrn-street, ije saw the form of a man
I ilyAJfcg -on the turf by the wayside. It
\ jwvs.'ed to be a Circassian soldier, and
35ie mau was dead lie had been shot
through the body.
flft was Impossible that nil attack had
(been made and Getchikoff and bis es
nort driven out. No force of Circas
sians capable of such a feat could have
/haem in those parts, and had the deed
f'imm .dono there would be more evi
dence of the struggle, lie could see
‘ rf>Dly this dead man and the battered
'feijcw and windows of a building across
the way to justify a conclusion that - a
rescue had been attempted.
.< Vooklng at the building more closely,
:*ehdocovered that it was the one in
vft&eht' ee had been a prisoner for his
first few hours in the town. Could
Vera have led a party to free him? If so,
kriil Sue had so' fat -succeeded as to be
side to leave her flapper in the room
tt'here lie lay asleep, why had she gone
'fc'it again and locked the door behind
aer'i Me laughed at the absurdity.
Metumlng to the dead Circassian aft
er vtewing'the wrecked bouse, he look
ed more Closely at the body and reach
■& extraordinary conclusion that
the man had been shot after death. To
*b*-eee of one Instructed in such mat
,V.-rslt was quite plain that the soldier
had died from the effects of a blow on
'the top of the head, received several
days ago. Indeed there was Indication
'Heat the wound had received medical
attention, lavt this was the more diffi
cult to decide because, like many oth
pjpb of .his race, the poor fellow had
ibeen accustomed to shave his crown.
at a field bordering the road was an
other Circassian, shot through the head,
but itbe®e was every reason to believe
ilia k he had died of fever.
"fOlearly,” said Darrell, “this Is a
'Take’ rescue. Otchikoff did not dare
rijo take me to Stavropol. lie has or
ganized this farce with the aid of Cir
cassian stragglers from Gredskov and
two corpses from the ambulance train.
But Vera’s dagger? No; I can’t seem
lo fit that into the scheme.”
The thought of the weapon reminded
bin) of the diagram, and he looked at
itagain. What did the squares mean?
•sV*wns? There seemed to be an un
necessary number of them. Botka was
* town, and it was represented by a
square, but it was drawn differently
.... hum those that were huddled together.
- "They are houses lfi this .village,”
■ras “Darrell's conclusion.
The line uponthe diagram indicated
at he must visit a certain house.
What should he find there? Some form
af death—a part of this strange plot?
It might be so. yet be did not hesitate.
There was little difficulty in follow
’jig the clew. The house marked out
Is be visited was easily recognized,
the other squares, indicating other
a©mes. serving as a guide. It was a
: better house than that In which he had
been confined. There were two stories
and three rooms on the ground floor, a
hall leading hack to the largest of
.Ihem, which was in the rear.
■fberrell walked along the hall some
xrhat cantiously—for his mind was not
quite free of the idea of a snare—and
... trained open the door of the large room.
. He saw a table, upon which were a
V uart of a roasted fowl, some bread, and
■a* gmm flask containing milk. A chair
was upset on the floor behind the table.
. Darrell had heard it fall, yet he saw
vao one.
e paused, with his hand upon the
catch ■ot the door, which opened in
ward.
“Who is It?” cried a voice, sudden
■ Anti nlnop
1 /atn il sprang into the room aud In
stantly beheld the muzzle of a revolver
that looked ns big as a bucket. It fell
to the floor with a ring of steel upon
the hard wood, and there steed Vera,
white as a ghost, staring at him.
• • • • • •
"You see," said Darrell, addressing
Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Jordon in Paris
some weeks later, "the dear girl found
out what had become of me, ami she
determined to divert the course of my
destiny, which seemed at the moment
to he tending toward a stone wall aud
a tiring party iu Stavropol. Korna and
the amazon tried to restrain her, but
siie slipped away from them at the
minute when they were leaving Gred
bkov, secured a horse somehow and
rode after Getchikoff like a Valkyrie,
There stood Vera.
Site overtook him at nightfall iu that
village of Meldek, surrendered to him
privately anti demanded my release.
“Getchikoff was in a quandary. He
was pledged to me for Vera’s safety.
He could not take us both to Stavropol,
lie could not put her out of the way
either by death or captivity, for it was
in my bond that 1 should have word of
her, and lie had certainly gone too far
to break faith with me. even supposing
that there had ever been a time when
he conkl do it.
T uder these trying circumstances
he did the smartest tiling ever done by
anybody. He made Vera promise that
if my release and personal safety were
absolutely assured to her she would
play her [tart as Motmnn Khan abso
lutely according to his wishes. For my
life, she gave that promise. She was
put under guard in another room of the
house where 1 was tirst detained. Then
under cover of the darkness we were
both transferred by men whom Getchi
koff could trust. The Uigus rescue
was easily managed through the aid
of a squad of Circassian prisoners on
their way to Stavropol for punishment
for various violations of the Russian
regulations In Gredskov. Their free
dom was their reward, and of course
they afterward dispersed beyond tle
possibility of doing harm.
‘‘As to Vera’s promise, it was, of
course, clear to her, though unexpress
ed In words, that she must follow the
line upon the chart, the line that led to
Paris.
“Getehikoff dared not trust me with
the news that Vera was in the town.
He feared l would not agree to his
plan, which put her so completely under
my power and direction, and I am
greatly obliged to him for his delicacy.
So 1 was drugged, and with a touch of
the theatrical the dagger and the chart
were left for me. Vera also had a
sleeping potion with her supper and
was as much surprised as I to wake in
freedom.
“There were horses for us in the barn
behind the house where I found her, and
we rode that day to Botka. tL village
not far to the west. In the square de
noting that village was a little cross in
the southwest corner as one views a
map. It denoted an American mission
ary station, and there, my friends, Vera
anil I iverc parried l’£ a flue { earnest,
handsome young clergyman pqmed
Perkins, who was born in the state of
Main/v A quaint and beautiful little
wedding we had in that far corner of
the world. 1 shall never think of it
without tears of purest happiness.
“And so we are here, Robert, after
our strange honeymoon journey. We
have beard of Russia’s great leniency
to the Circassians who remained under
arms after Gredskov’s fall and of the
restoration of peace in that country.
There is nothing we could do there
even were we not pledged to keep
away.
“We have heard of Kilziar’s death by
his own hand in prison and of the mer
cy shown to his associates.
“As for Getehikoff, he has laid me
under sucli obligations that, though ho
had forged my own name for every
dollar I possess, though he had slain
I.adislov in eold blood and I.adlslov
had been a good man and my friend, I
must still have shielded the fellow to
the limit of my power. I will surely
do it, and, upon my word, after his
courtesy to Vera In Meldek, 1 almost
believe he is worthy of forgiveness for
his sins.
“By Uie bre. to Botka, not lonj after
our arrival, came Colonel Korua, wit*,
a few others of our friends, riding like
mad and put upon the trail by a hint
cleverly conveyed by Getchikoff. They
were present at our wedding, and their
blessings followed us.”
TILE EM).
COUNTY SCHOOLS-
Larger Districts. Mere IVloney and
Longer Terms Needed
.Savannah News.
In Putnaru county, it is stated,
there is a "great educational re
vival, the chief purpose of which is
to bring the people in line for the
inauguration ol a nine mouths’
; term tor the schools of the county,
1 and a general up lilt in all educa
tional work.” The movement is one
of the best that could be started by
any community, and it deserves tile
Highest measure of success. It
ought to be followed in every
county in the state. A sim
ilar movment has been noted m
North Carolina and elsewhere, and
the Southern and the general
educational boards are doing what
they can to assist it.
Under our present school system
the rural sections are split into
small school districts, with the
result that the terms are very
short and the pay of the teacher
small. The small districts may be
a little more convenient for the
children, by reason of the shorter
distances to be traveled to the
school houses; but whatever ad
vantage there may be in this di
rection is far more than counter
balanced by the shortness of this
term and the unsatisfactory prog
ress made in the education of the
pupils. Almost as soon as the chil
dren get into the routine of school
work and begin learning, the
funds run out and the school
must de closed. Then teachers are
thrown out of employment and
must look elsewhere for a means
of livelihood. The bad effects o.
this system are felt by the teacher
as well as the children. The teach
ers cannot afford to adopt teaching
as a profession, on account of the
shortness of the period their servic
es are in demand aud the small
annual returns, hence they are un
able to perfect themselves in the
arts of pedagogy.
What is needed in the rural sec
tions is a consolidation of several
small school districs into one large
one. That would give more money
for the school, permit of its being
kept open six, seven, or nine months
aud enable the trustees to make a
selection of teachers and get the
best. If,under this system of conso
lidated districts, the county would
tax itself a little for a fund to sup
plement the fund drawn from the
state for school purposes, excellent
schools might be built up in every
county in the state — schools that
would compare favorably with those
of the cities. It is true that the larg
er district would make it necessary
for some of the children to walk
longer distances, but the benefits
of the improved school would be
so great that neither parents nor
children would regret the extra
distance to be covered. In Wisconsin
the consolidated district school has
been tried, and has worked so well
t’. at! e people could not be induced
to go back to the old system of
neighborhood schools.
We hope to see the proposed
plan tried in Putnam county. We
ara confident that once tried it
would be strenuously adhered to,
and that other counties would take
it up. The consolidated school
would be worth its cost even if
patrons l’ving several miles away.’
too far for the children to walk,
clubbed together and hired a wagon
and team to take the little folks to
and from school.
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is Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure.
Your druggist will refund your
money if after taking one bottle
you are not satisfied with results.
50 cents, at Word’s. eow
Natural Anxiety.
Mothers regard approaching winter
wile uneasim-ss, children take cold so
easily. No disease costs more little
lives than croup. It’s attack is so sud
den that the sutterer is olten beyond
human aid betore the doctor arrives.
Such eases yield readily to One Minute
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Cures coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung trouble. F, so Mc-
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It restored my voice in time to win ti.o
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
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Price 25c.
Cheap.
For a few days will sell
Solid Silver wedding - pres
ents at wholesale cost.
bakf:r,
i The J eweler.
CONDENSED STORIES.
Wiitcn Lackaye’s Estimate of a Rival
Uncle Tom.
Wilton Lackaye, the actor, has
been credited with some very bright
impromptu sayings, generally hav
ing to do with the people and things
of his calling and for that reason
not always to be appreciated by the
layman. This, however, seems like
one well within the grasp of evftn
nontheater goers. In the winter of
1900-01 Lackaye was playing Uncle
Tom in a Chicago revival of the
popular okl drama made from Mrs.
Stowe’s book. During the engage
ment there the play was produced
at low prices in another Chicago
theater, and Lackaye, with some of
the fellow members of his company,
went out one afternoon to see their
roles acted by the minor players.
The L'ncle Tom of the low price
performance was an immense chap,
weighing at least 300 pounds. When
the performance was over, one of
his companions turned to Lackaye
and asked:
“Well, Will, what did you think
of the big fellow in burnt cork ?”
“Anatomically great! Uncle-
Tomically pu-trid!” was Lackaye’s
reply.—Philadelphia Times.
A Dark Pledge.
The appearance of Grace George
in a revival of “Frou Frou” in New
York brought from the past an an
ecdote of Mrs. Potter when she was
presenting her ideas of Gilberte in
SHE CAUGHT HOLD OF ITS HAND WITHOUT
A WORD AND WHIRLED IT AFTER HER.
the same play. The actress de
scribes it as her “worst moment/’
and it is told as follows:
She was a little late for her third
entrance, and, seeing tlie child, as
she thought, waiting, as usual, in
the wings for her to take it on and
show it to its reputed father, caught
hold of its hand without a word and
whirled it after her on the stage,
delivering the lines which called the
actor’s attention to the “pledge of
our mutual love.” A perfect roar
of laughter broke from the audi
ence. Mrs. Potter gasped, looked at
the child and nearly fainted. She
had brought on a negress of the
blackest type.
Maiden Speeches.
Eighty years or so ago a distin
guished Irish member of the Brit
ish parliament named Dogherty,
who subsequently became chief jus
tice of Ireland, asked Canning what
he thought of his maiden speech.
“The only fault I can find with it,”
said Canning, “is that you called
the speaker ‘sir’ too often.” “My
dear friend,” said Dogherty, “if you
knew the mental state I was in
while speaking you would not won
der if I had called him ‘ma’am.’ ”
Whiteside, another Irish member
who also became chief justice of
Ireland, used to relate that on see
ing during his maiden speech the
speakers wig surrounded by blue
flames he knew it was time to sit
down. fg*-
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Congre "Elocuted.*
“When is congress going to ad
journ?” &ome ono asked Senator
Hansbrough early in June.
“Congress will die as Pat O’Brien
died,” was the reply.
“And how was that?”
“Haven’t you heard the Btorv?
Well, a friend of Pat’s met another
friend. ‘Pat’s going to be hung,’
he said. ‘Oh, no/ said the friend.
‘lndade he is/ was the positive an
swer. ‘He has been convicted of
murther in the first degree, and
that means hanging.’ ‘No/ insisted
the friend. ‘They don’t hang men
any more now. They kill them by a
process called elocution.’ ”
Aging While She Hesitated.
Representative Warnock of Ohio,
who was judge of the court of spe
cial pleas in his district for ten
years, was once trying a case in
which a woman was on the stand as
a witness.
“How old are you?” asked the at
torney who was questioning her.
The woman hesitated.
“Don’t hesitate,” suggested the
lawyer. “The longer you hesitate
the older you will be.”
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LtVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
The Jersey cow is known all over
Georgia for her many excellent qnali
ties as a milker and butter producer.
Another excellent milking breed is the
Holstein, noted especially for the abil.
ity to give large quanities of milk,
though not so Fich as that furnished by
the Jersey.
From the Southern Planter, publish
ed in Richmond, Va., we have seen an
account of a fine herd of Holsteins
owned by Mr. T. O. Sandy of Burk
ville, Nottoway County, Va. Mr.
Sandy’s herd has made a wonderful
record as milkers and cream pro
ducers. The cream is shipped to
Richmond every day, while the separa:.
ed milk is fed to the calves and hogs.
Mr. Sandy has also a fine herd of
Berkshire hogs, a flock of Dorse* sheep
and breeds of Hackney horses.
The most interesting part of this
story is the effect produced upon his
farm which, when he took it in hand,
was a poor southside farm, so poor
tfift he could with difficulty raise
enough to supply a few cattle. Now
It produces the heaviest crops of corn
and grain, forage crops for the silo and
hay for the barn. There is now never
any lack of abudant feed for the large
number of mouths to be fed.
The manure from the stock is care
fully saved and applied to the land, be
ing supplemented with slag phosphate
when and wherever needed. This to
gether with a rotation of crops calcu
lated to keep the supply of humus con
stantly on the increase in the land is
the secret of Mr. Sandy's success.
The keeping of live stock and pro
per building up of the soil will make
many a poor farm in Georgia as fertile
as the farm of Mr. oandv, and make its
'owner rich besides.
Some prefer raising beef-cattle, and
there is probably as much money in
them as in dairy stock. They certain
ly will do their part just as well to
ward enriching the soil and making it
bear abundantly.
Every farmer cannot do all the
things recommended by this Depart
ment, but all can do some of them
and a few can do all. Let each man
do his best with the means at his dis
posal and the wealth of our entire
State and of its individual citizens
will increase in a measure unparrallei.
ed in our past history.
GA. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
Court House for Sale.
Sealed bids will be re
ceived by the County Com
missioners up to 12 o’clock
m. on the first Wednesday
in October next, for the
purchase of the old county
court house and lot in Car
tersville, Ga. Bids will be
received for the property
including the vault and also
without the vault By order
of the Board. This August
20, 1902.
L. B. MATTHEWS,
Chm’n Board of Com
DON’T GET THIN
get fat; get nice and plump, there is
safety in plumpness.
Summer has tried your foodworks;
winter is coming to try your breath
mill. Fall is the time to brace your
self.
But weather is tricky; lookout!
Lookout for colds especially.
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Don’t get thin, there is safety m
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
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