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Bartow Sheriffs Sales.
\KTILL 15E SOLD BEFORE THE COURT
▼ Y llcu*e door in Cm tei sville, Bartow
County, Georgia, on the
First Tuesday in March, 1887,
between the legal sale hours to Ihc highest bid
der, the following dc*cribcd property, to-wit:
One house and lot in the village of Meehan- j
i<-si ilie, IJai tow county, Ga., lot containing one- i
hall acre, moie ir lew,"bound.d east by Austin
Foster*'* lot, north by Jiff Franklin’s lot, south ;
l.y George Thomas lot, west Ly Louisa Moore's i
lot. liCtM on and will be sold as the piojierty 1
of Dan Johnson or agent f.,r wile to *ati*fy one
State and county tax fl. ta. in laver State and
county lor 1835 v*. -aid Dan Johnson, agent lor
wit*. Levy made aud returned to me by F. 11.
Fri klin. L. C. Property in possession of de
fendant. $3.18.
Also at the fnme time and j laee, 32 seres,
more or less of lot of land number 2E6 in the
23rd district and 2nd section of Bartow county,
Ga., raid 32 acres lying in the southwest corner
of slid lot 256. Levied on and will ie s'll as
the property of Mr*. Yirgin'a McDaniel to sat
isfy one State and county tiX 11. fa. for 18a vs.
Mrs. Virginia McDaniel. Levy made and re
lumed to me by G. W. Retsc, L C. f2 ,9
Also at the same time and place, lo's of land
numbers 1003s B<*b K'B'J and 1224, in the Slat dis
trict and 2nd seeticn of Bartow county, Ga
Levied on and wil b3 sold is the jr i>erty of
defendant, Mites G. Dobbins. Sr., to satis y one
8t ite an<l rou - ty tax 11. fu. fir 188#, against
Miles G. Dobbins, Sr., (in and in dis
pute.) f-’.37.
Also at the the same time and place, lots of
land humbeis 14,67 aidßß, tu the 17th district
and frd section ol Baitow county, Ga. Levied
on aid will 1 e sol las the property of defendant
P. 11. Kevin ids to snti-dy one State and county
tax . la. for 1886 against P. 11. Reynolds, aad
in his possession. $1.98.
Also at the srnne time and, piece, lots of land
numbers 246, 248, 931 and 235. in the 16th di-trict
and 3sd section of Bartow county, Ga, Also
lots numbcis I2K, lid, ICO, 161, anil 162 in the 17lb
district and tnl section of Bartcw county, Ga.
Levied on an I will lie sold as the property Oi J.
C. Branson, agent, to satisfy one State and
comity tax H. fa. for I‘B6 ag dost si l J. C.
Branson, agent, and in bis p'ssession. $3.15.
A'so at the same tune and place, one iron axle
two liotse wagon and body, b-ughtof Baker &
Ifall. Also one thimble skein ox wagon; al>o
one yoke of steer*, both red, about six years idd.
also two bay mare mules, one about 20 years
old the other about 12 years old| aim one white
cow and culf, cow about ten years old; also one
speckled cow and calf, the cow about six yeais
old; or.* white and one speckled heifer about
three years ill each. Levied on by virtue of a
mortgage an.’ will be sold to satisfy a mortgage
fl. f . from the city court of Cartersville, in Bar
tow ciunty, in favor of Will. K. Mil s vs, J
I*. Guyton us property of defendant. $3 78.
Also at the same time and place, the following
pro|ierty. to-wit: One honse and lot in the city
of Cartersville, Ga . Containing one-tlfth of an
acre, more or les-, bounded on the east by public
square, south by St. Jame* Hotel, west by lot of
MrsC. M. Marsh, north by cilice if the estate
of A. Johnson, deceased. Levied on and will be
* >ld us the preperty of Tho*. 11. Baker, one ol
defendants, to satisfy a justice couit fl. ta. Irom
the 822d district, G. M„ of raid county in favor of
Mrs. M. R. Akerman, executrix, etc., vs. James
Young and Tl.os. 11. Baki r. Property in pos-
Ici*ion of T. 11. Balder. Levy made and re
turned to me by C. M. Gladden foimer L. C. $3.1)6
Also at tiie same time anil place 65 acres of
land being parts of lots of land Nos. 689 and
762, in the 4th district and 3rd section of Bartow
county, Ga., being the 65 acres of said lots
owned by the Roane Iron Company. Levied on
and will Ik- sold as the property of the Roane
Iron Company to satisfy one state and county
tax fl. fa. for 1886 against 11. s. Chamberlain
pres. Roane Iron Cos. Levy made and returned
to me by F. C. Watkins, L. C.
Also at tne same time and place, the following
property, to-wit: One bouse and lot in the city
of Cartersville. Ga., bounded on the north by
( arrer street, outlie east by property of T. 11.
linker, wett by projierty of Mason Thomas, and
on the south by the property of Mrs. L. T. Er
wir.. Levied on under and by virtue of a
Justice Court 11. fu. issued from the Justice
Court of the 822 dist. G. M., of said county, in
favor of L. G. Jones vs. Haynes Milner, as the
property of the defendant. Property pointed
out by plaintiff and in tho possession of the de
fendant. Levy made and returned to me by F.
C. Watkins, L. C.
Also at tlicsamo time anil place, the following
UeKrribeil property, to-wit: One house and lot
in the City of Cartersville, Ga., containing one
acre more or less, bounded as follows: On the
west by property of Mrs. J. J. Howard, south
by Stokcly street, west and north by vacant lot
of R. M. Pattillo. Levied on under and by vir
tue of a Justice Court fl. fa. issued from the
Justice Court ot the 822nd dist. G. M., of said
county, in favor of L. G. Jones vs. Jim Spencer.
Property pointed out by the plaintiff and in the
possession of tlio defendant. Levy made and
returned to me by F. C. Watkins,L. C. $3 57
Also at the same time and place, the follow
ing projierty, to-wit: A lot in the city of Car
tersville, Ga., with blacksmith shojis and shoe
shops thereon, bounded on the east by W. A.
Itradley’s slioji, west by property of Angeline
Peacock, north by the old Crawford property
aud on the south by Main Street. Levied on as
the projierty of the defendant, under and by
virtue of a Justice Court fl. fa., issued from the
Justice Court of the 822nd dist. G. M. of said
county, iu favor of L. G. Jones vs. Ellis Patter
son. Property pointed out by plaintiff and in
jiossessiou of Milner & Patterson. Levy mad
and returned to me by F. C. Watkins, L. C.
$3.63.
Also at the same time and place, the follow
ing prcj.eity to-wit: A lot in the city ot Car
tersville, Ga., with blacksmi h and shoe shop
thereon, bounded on the oust by VV. A Brad
ley’s shop, on the west by Angeline Peacock’s
property, nilth by the old Crawford property,
south by Mein street. Levied on as the property of
Ellis Patterson, under and by virtue of it justice
court fl. fa. issued lr<:m the justice’s court Of the
832 1 and district, G. M., of said county, in favor of
R. 11. Jouib A Bons M’f’gCo. vs. Ellis Patterson
Prcqierty in posses?ion of Ell s Pattwson and
jiointcd out by pi .intiff. Levy made and re
turned to me by F. C. Wa'kins, L. C. S3.CO.
Also at the sHine lime and place, the f< flowing
property to-wit: Oi.e house and lot in the cfly
ot Cartersville, Ga., bounded on the north by
Cuter street, east by property of T. 11. Baker,
west by projierty of Mason Thomas and on the
south by properly of Mrs. L. T. Erwin. Levied
on as the projierty of defendant, under and by
virtue of \ justice couit fl. fa. issued from the
justice’s count ol tire 822nd dislri:t, G. M., cf
said county, m favor of R. H. Jones {• Sons
M l’gCo vs. Haynes Milner. Property in p< s*
ses-den of delendant and jiointcd out by jflain*
tiffs. Lei y made and leturued to me by F. C.
Watxir.s, L. C. $3.69.
A. M. FRANKLIN, Sheriff.
J. W. WILLI AIMS, Dcp’y Sheriff
Cartersvillc Laud and Improve*
nimt Company.
GEORGIA, Bartow County :
To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of ,T, H. Wikle. J. W. Harris, .Ir.
R. 11. Jones, W. C. Raker, Thomas W. Milner'
U. H. Il.tll, Jno. T. North and K. E. Freeman,
llouglai Wtkle and associates show that they
have entered into tin Association under the name
and style of **Tho Cartersville Land stnd Im
provement Company.” That the object of said
Association is to engage in the business of buying
aud selling and improving land, builiMi g and
renting houses, and otherwise engage in a titn
cral Real Estate Agency in said County, m said
State, and in tire city of Cartersville, with
power to purchase and hold j roperty, real or
personal property ; to sue and be sued, and to
exercise all power usually ©onforced upon cor
porations of simiilar characters, ns may be con
sistent with the laws of Gliorgia. That said
Association is to have its place of business in
said city ot Carterstille. Petitioners further
show that the capital stock of said Association is
Three Hundred Thousand Dollats; that ten per
cent of said stock will be paid in before the
commencement of business by said As-sucotlon.
Your petitioners pray the pas-ing of an order
by the said Honorable Court, granting this thtjr
application, and that they and their successors
be incorporated for and during a tcun of not
exceeding twenty years, r.nh the privilege of
renewal ht the t * piratiin of said twcuty yeais ;
and that duiing the said term of twenty years
they be allowed to increase the eapitul s'oek of
said company to One million Collars, for the
purposes hereinbefore set foitb.
And petitioners wilt ever p ay, etc.
MILNER, AKIN, HARRIS,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
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Executor’s Stile.
T)Y VIRTUE OF AN ORDER FROM THE
1 ) Court of Ordinary of Bartow t pinity. wil
be sold before the court house door, in Carters
ville. said county-, withi-i tl e legal suit- bouts,
on the first Tuesday in March next, the follow
. ing property to-wit: Six acres nt land, being
I part oh lot of land No. 107, in the f.tli district
j and 8d seciion of said county, with the im
provements thereon, some being only or-U
--rarv, Iving near Cedar Creek church, and
j-dning ihc lands of W. W. Hannah and othcis.
Sold as the jtropc if of William J. Rouiur, de
ceased, lor the pay ment oi debts, lerrns casti.
January 15, 1887.
JAMES It. PRITCH \RD,
Executor.
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Culpepper A W hitesides is this
dav < i-sdved by* mutual consent. All parties
owing the firm will come forwanl and settle,
and those having claims will come and have
them liquidated.
January Ist, 1887.
CULPEPPER & WHITESIDES,
Stilesboro, Ga.
GEORGIA, Bartow County :
Where a; Petition has been fled by the citi
zens of th 828th district, G. M., of said county
for an election for Fence or for Stock Law, to
he ordered in arid district, and notice is hereby
given that after the expiration of twenty days
from this date an election M r iil he ordered un
less objections are filed in terms ol the Statute.
Said application will be passed upon on the
19ih day of February, 1887. This January 24th,
1887. J. A. HOWARD, Ordinaly.
GEORGIA, Bartow County:
Whereas, Petition lias been filed by the citi
zens or the 822nd district, G. M., of said county
for an election for Fence or for Stock Law. to
be ordered in said district, and notice is hereby
given that after the expiration of twenty day
trom this date an election will be ordered un
less objections are filed in terms ot the statute.
Said application will be passed upon on the
19 h day of February, lEB7. This January 21th.
1887. J, A. HOW AUD, Ordinary.
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What if. while I sit here alone.
A voice I have not heard for years
Should greet me in a low sweet tone
That oiK-e was music to inv ears-.^._
And 1 should start from Memory's sway
And. turning, find you sitting there
Unchanged ns though tv. ere yesterday
Your feet went tripping down the stair
Or if. upon seme summer day,
’Mid song of btrds and hum of beea,
I should go down the woodland way
To our oid tryst beneath the trees;
Aud, start.ng back in glad surprise,
I should l ebold you v ailing there,
The old l glit shining in your eves
The sunlight tangled in your hair.
In van l shall not see the glow
Of wine brown eyes or catch the sraiii
Of ruby lips; but jet l know
That you are near tne alt the while.
For 1 so loved you in that range
Of sunny v ears that my poor heart
Would tdeed afresh and Count it strange
To think God held us far apart.
And so, when evening shadows creep,
And night falls softly o er the lea.
You touch niv eyelids and I sleep.
And. sleeping, dream of Heaven and thee.
And when some summer morn shall break
That finds me eh lied by Death's cold dew,
You need but kiss me. J shall wake,
And, waking, be in Heaven with you.
—Jean biy aside.
Walter Brownfield;
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THE MYSTERY OF PRESTON FLAT
BY JOHN R. MUSICK.
[Copyright, 1886, hv the A. N. Kkllocq
Newspaper Company.]
CHAPTER Xll.—Continuku
“Tf that young fellow is not gtiilh
then I am very much out of reckoning.”
The farmer watched the wagon as it
rolled down the road, sending clouds
of dust about it. It had to pass the
house of Jack Hawkins in order,,to
reach the large timbered lands of Mr.
Miles beyond. The farmer ascended to
his porch, and gazed after the wagon.
“I believe Bill Martin is going some
where,” he said as that individual
emerged from the house of Jack Haw
kins and, getting into tho wagon of the
latter, drove oil'after John Miles’ team.
“It is certainly a wonder that Jack
will keep that worthless fellow about
him.”
Walter Brownfield was sad and
thoughtful on this day, and scarcely
exchanged a word with John Miles
during the ride l’rom the house to the
forest° Boor Walter, ho felt that some
great calamity was about to befall him.
“Mr. Miles suspects me,” he thought,
“He has heard the story of my disgrace
at Queenstown. Great heavens! cau I
never go so far but that horrible story
will follow me? I am innocent, but
innocence does not clear me of accusa
tions. 1 might as well be guilty so far
as my standing in society is concerned. ”
When harassed by thoughts of past
and future degradation, the beautiful
face of Pinkey Miles invariably arose
before his vision. Cupid had certainly
plaved a strange prank with Walter.
In the midst of trouble that threatened
with the penitentiary, to fall in love
would seem out of the common order
of things, but such is often the ease.
The whole family with whom he was
once such a favorite seemed to regard
him with suspicion.
“I feel assured,” lie said to himself,
with a sigh, “that it will be best for
me to go away from here soon.”
The forest was reached, and John
and Walter proceeded to cut the wood
and load the wagon.
The great logs were heaped upon it
until it had all it eoulil bear.
“That will do,” said John; “we will
now get back home, and can have the
rest of the day to hunt.”
As he was in the act of mounting the
wagon load of wood to return, the dag
wli'cli had accompanied them scared
tp a hare, and stalled it through the
woods, running past John and yelping
at every jump. The dog was not ten
feet behind the hare, and so exciting
-.vas the chase, that John left Walter to
-tay with the team, and ran away with
the speed of a race-horse after the dog.
Hare, dog anil John were soon out of
-ig'nt, and Walter was alone in the road
,\Tth the team. His bitter thoughts
were his only company, as he sat upon
the wagon of wood. Down the road
came the rattle of wheels. He looked
up to see who it was coming, and to
:iis surprise saw Bill Marlin in the
wagon of Jack Hawkins.
“ Hello, Walter!” cried Bill; “what’s
you waitin’ fur?”
“John Miles to come back,” an
swered Walter.
“'Where’s he gone?”
“lie and the dogs are after a big
hare.”
“Ila, ha, ha, John’ll go crazy after
a hare any time. Say, Walt, what
are ve goin’ to do after ye get that
wood home?”
“Nothingexcept a hunt.”
“Well, come with me.”
“Where are yon going?”
“To Bushville.”
“1 have no reason to go there.”
“But I want company. I’m goin’ to
see the justice there, an’ git out a writ
fur a feller fur knocking down that
stranger.”
“Do you know who did it?” cried
Walter, eagerly; for he felt that a sus
picion rested on him—a suspicion that
was a mountain to remove.
“In course I do; I worked up the
case an’ I am goin’ to hev the reward
an’ glory what’s in it, you kin jist bet
yer bottom dollar.”
“I do not know that I can go, but I
would do any thing almost to aid you,
to bring the man, or men, who made
llie assault to justice.”
“Wall, now, ye kin go jist as well
as not. What ye got to do when ye
git home to-day?”
“Nothing but unload the wood.”
“W’all, Mr. Miles is an easy boss,
an’ he’ll not dock ye one cent fur goin’
to Bushville.”
At that moment John came in sight
through the woods, lie swung the
dead hare above his head with a
triumphant shout, which again set the
dog to barking and galloping about
furiously.
“Wa’ll, John, ye got him?” said Bid
Martin, as the broad-shouldered young
farmer came up and threw the dead
hare on liis wagon.
“Yes, sir—ee, and a fat one he is,
too.”
“I say, John, ye will hev nothin’
more fur Walt to do to-day, kin he go
with mo to Bushville?”
“Of course, if lip wants to,” said
John.
“Then come on, just climb up here
and we ll be goin’.”
Being thus urged, Walter descended
from the wagon-load of wood, and
climbed up to the seat by Bill Martin,
He hardly knew why he did so; but
like many other generous-hearted pei’r
sons, did that which he did not care to
do merely to gratify the desiro of some
one else.
“I wonder if they won’t hatch up
some devilment,” soliloquized John,
as he drove home alone. “I know
Bill Martin's a scamp, and I begin to
doubt Walter.” •
CHAPTER XI .T.
TAMI-EKINO WITH JUSTICE.
“I reckin old Miles won’t care
much,” said Bjll, as he and Waiter
rattled on in the groat Itppber wagon
of Jack Hawkins! p
“1 hope not,” Walter answered.
“He’s bin purty surly o’ late, ain’t
he?”
“Somewhat.”
“Know.tho reason?’
“JSa.”
“Guess may be ye don't do yer work
to suit.”
“I have heard no complaint,” said
Walter.
The horses jogged along in a slow
trot, their feet and the wagon-wheels
sending out an immense cloud of dust
that spread over the bushes at the road
side. The leaves of the trees were
turned brown and gold from the early
frost, and the slight breeze shook them
off in showers by the wayside, heaping
them in the fence corners. It was one
of those delightful autumn days that
one loves to see. The birds chirped as
merrily as in the spring, while the
frisky little squirrel with a nut in his
paw was in his glory.
“Don't ye railv think old Miles don’t
like ye very well, anyhow?” asked Bill
Martin, after a considerable silence.
“There is something wrong with him
which I can not understand.
“Haven’t ye got a suspicion?” in
quired Bill, glaring curiously.
Walter had a suspicion, which almost
amounted to positive knowledge, but
he would rather die than tell it; never
theless he hugged it close to his heart.
He supposed the farmer's disl.ke for
the new hired man grew out ot the at
tachment lie had formed for the wealthy
husbandman’s pretty daughter.
“O, who could help loving her,” he
had asked himself a thousand times;
yet he knew it was the greatest pre
sumption for him to dare to do so.
Sacrificing truth to a principle which
was but a phantom, yet was dearer to
him than life, our hero replied:
“No, sir, 1 have not even a suspicion
us to the cause of h : s dislike.”
They jogged along for some time in
silence, and Walter, in order to change
the subject, which had grown disagree
able to him, said:
“Who is the person you suspect of
being guilty of the robbery?”
“Thar are several of ’em,” Bill an
swered, with a significant grin on his
face which indicated that Ik* did not
care to answer.
Walter again relapsed into silence,
and they rattled on, crossing the bridge
that spanned the creek,and entered the
village of Bushville, which reposed
snugly on the opposite hillside.
“Am I to go with you?” asked Wal
ter.
“Where?”
“To the justice’s office.”
“In course, ef ye want to go,” said
Bill, as he drove his team up to the
hitching post and made it fast.
Walter descended from the wagon
and accompanied Bill, who went at
once to the ollicc of Esquire Fogg.
Esquire Fogg was a slender man
with bald head and prominent spec
tacles. He had an immense amount
of legal lore, like all other justices of
the peace, and was always willing to
hazard an opinion on the most intri
cate law question that could be sprung.
They found the justice sitting behind his
desk, which was on a raised dias and
came quite up to his breast. There
was a bunch of legal-looking papers on
the desk before him, with a docket,
pen and ink at hand.
“Good mornin ,” said Bill, pausing
at tho bar in front of the justice with
Walter standing jnst behind him.
“Good morning, sir,” returned the
justice, looking up from the newspa
per, which lie had been reading, at
Bill, who had removed his hat, and
stood by the rail around the desk, look
ing more like a criminal at the bar
than a visitor.
“I—l don’t believe I know you,” the
justice added.
“Don’t know me?” said Bill, with
one of his most absurd grins. “Why,
I’m known all over tho country.”
“That may be so; still I assure you I
have quite forgotten you, even if level
knew 3 T ou.”
“I am Bill Martin who stays with
Mr. Jack Hawkins, in Preston Elat.”
“O, yes; now I remember you, Bill,’"
said Squire Fogg, with a smile; “Jack
Hawkins lives out by Mr. Miles, the
rich farmer?”
“Yes, sir; their farms jine.”
“When did you come from home,
Bill?”
“This mornin’,” was tho answer.
“What is the news in the Flat?”
“Nothin’ very startlin'; what ye got
here. Squ re?”
“Nothing,” answered the justice,
with a look of solemn dignity. “Bush
ville is dull, very dull, at this season of
the year.”
“Hav’nt ye caught the robbers yit?"
“The highwaymen who assaulted
the gentleman on his way to Mr.
Miles'?”
“Yes.”
“No, and no chance of getting
them.”
“llav’nt ye got no clue to ’em?”
“No, sir.'”
“Wouldn’t ye like to get some clue
to ’em?”
“Of course I would; do you know
any?”
“P’raps I mout,” said Bill, with his
usual grin, displaying his black teeth
and sensual lips to the justice. “What
would ye do ef I told who they war?”
“I should have to deliver the war
rant to tho constable,” replied ’Squire
Fogg, becoming somewhat puzzled.
“But ye couldn’t deputize me,” per
sisted Bill.
“Yes, I might; who are the two
men?”
“Will ye let Jfie fiev flic warrant to
arrest ’em?”
“Yes; though it's hardly legal; give
me their names,” and tho justice
dipped his pen in the ink and drew be
fore him a blank warrant to fill in the
names.
“The fust one”—
“Well, who is the first one?”
“John Doe."
The justice looked up in astonish
ment at the grinning Bill Martin.
“Who is the second?” asked Squire
Fogg, in no very good humor.
“Richard Roe!"
The justice laid down his pen and
pushed the papers away; his face was
dark as a thunder-cloud, anil he could
hardly restrain himself, so great was
his anger.
“Bill Martin,” he said, with a look
in which anger and dignity were in
tensified, “beware, how you tamper
with justice.”
“Tamper with justice. Squire
how?” cried Bill, in feigned astonish
ment,
“You know very well that tiiose
names arc fictitious—no such persons
as John Doe and Richard Roe live.
Your joke is out of place in a court of
justice.”
“ Don’t John Doe and Richard Roa
answer for anybody?” asked Bill.
“ They are names used to bring un
known parties into court?”
“Well, then Squire ain't the men
wlut committed tho robberies unknown
parties?”
“Yes,"
‘'‘An’ don't ye want to bring cm
into court??
The justice saw at once that as a
matter of argument Bill had the bet
ter of him, and with an awfully digni
fied frown, ho said;
“ You, both of you, got out of this
office. I have no conversation for you,
go —go at onee."
Bill donned his hat with a loxv
chuckle, and as he reached the door
turned to say:
“Squire, ye'd better give me the
warrant; I'd a bin sure to brought ’em
in.”
“Get out, you good for nothing
tramps! I will have nothing to say to
either of you You ought to both be
in the county ji]il now-”
“Good evenin’,” said Bill, as with
another chuckle he left the office.
Walter was completely mystified at
the strange conduct of Bill. Was it
plan he had to execute or did he
merely Intend planing a practical joke
on the old justice?
CHAPTER XIV.
EITHEH DEATH OH DISHONOR.
It was late in the evening when Bill
Martin left Buslmllc, and Walters
patience was completely exhausted.
One excuse after another for delay,
followed until the sun was almost
down before they recrossed the bridge
on their return. ~
•We needn’t be in sich a hurry,
said Bill, as they started down the
broad road at a sweeping trot, “leas
Jack Hawkins don't care, and its none
o’ ole Miles’ business how long we
stay.” .. . ,
To Walter, who could not broox
delay, or inactivity, the useless linger
ing at the village had made him nerv
ous. He replied:
‘•But, Bill, we had nothing to detain
us there; your attempt to get a war
rant for those names was a failure.
* In course it was,” said Bill, with
another grin. “I kuow’d he’d not give
a warrant for two sich n tones who hez
for the last thousand years stood for
nobody.”
‘•Then why did you demand tho
warrants?”
“O, don’t ye know?”
“No, I don’t.”
“Why, boy, ye’ve hardly got yer eye
teeth cut in the business, yit.”
Walter started and looked Bill in the
face. A feeling of horror seized him,
he knew not why; but the fiendish
grin on Bill’s face seemed to freeze
him with terror.
“I hardly understand you,” after
a moment’s silence.
“Well, sir, 1 kin explain. I went
there to see of the justice know’d anv
thing about the robbers, an’ ef he had
any suspicions.”
The answer puzzled Walter almost
as much as Bill’s entire conduct had.
He now noticed that they had left the
main road, and were entering a nar
row wood path. The sun was down
and it was almost dark.
“What are you going through the
forest for?” asked Walter.
“I mean to make a near cut an’ git
home sooner by it.”
Walter was silenced by the answer.
The forest was dark, wild and lone
some, ami would have struck a timid
person with terror. Night was upon
them before they had gone a mile
through the dark wood. Bill kept up a
conversation as idle as it was uninterest
ing. “You got out o’ that scrape slick,
mv boy,” lie finalh r said, with his hid
eous face near ouy hero,
“What scrape?” asked Walter.
“(), at Que* nstown.”
Walter felt his heart give one big
leap to his throat, yet ho feigned ignor
ance.
“You speak in riddles, Bill; I can’t
understand von.”
“Wa’ll I Ivin make myself plain as
ye want me to.”
“I wish you would.”
“Wa’ll, it’s the little trouble ye had
at Joe Brewster’s or more egzactly
with the officers of the law, while ye
were in Joe Brewster’s store.”
Walter was speechless. This phan
tom seemed determined ever to rise lip
in his path, between himself and happi
ness. It was the ghost that haunted
him and seemed likely tQ drive him to
ruin.
“Ye know,” said Bill, nudginghim in
the side with his thumb.
“I suppose I do,” ho answered.
“In course ye do! ha, ha, ha!”
“But I will swear I committed no
theft and am guilty of no crime.”
“Of course ye didn’t, 1 like ter hear ye
say that! ha, ha, ha,” laughed Bill, up
roariously, as though he thought it the
most excellent joke of the season. “I
guess ye think I know all yer secrets.”
“You certainly know that fatal one,”
said Walter, hardly able to suppress
the tears that rushed unbidden to his
eves.
* “Ye needn't be afeard o’ me a givin’
ye away. I have never give a pal
away yit.”
What could he mean b} r those strange
words! Once before he had given ut
terance to them, and Walter was as
much mystified now' as then. He was
soon to learn their fearful import, and
realize what it was to boa pal of Bill
Martin.
“Ye see,” continued Bill, “I’ve bin
there an’ know all about it. I
wouldn’t blow on ye’cause ye might
turn round and blow on me.”
“I know nothing on you,” said Wal
ter.
“Now, I’m goin’ to tell you some
thin’ on us soon, ’cause its gittin’
about the time we was understandin’
each other.”
Walter trembled and was silent.
“I'm satisfied yer a man t>’ courage,
nerve an’ pluck, an' told our eapt’in
so, soon as I see’d ye. He is jist the
man to pry round an’ lay plans an’
tell us how to lay our hands on the
swag the easiest.”
“1 certainly do not understand your
meaning.”
“Ye want me to he a little bit
plainer?”
“Yes.”
“Yer won’t squeal?”
“No.”
“Swar ye’ll never tell,”
“Ido.”
“Ye hev coqragp?”
“I hope so.”
“Ye liev had a hard time all ver
life?”
“Yes, indeed,”
“Wouldn’t ye like to liv easy, an’ be
rich, an’ hev heaps o’ money?”
“Certainly.” 4
“Wa’ll, sir, we're goin’ to make piles
o’ money together.”
“I should not object if it was gotten
honorably.”
“Any way is honor’ble—that is bravo
—and the wealth o’this world don’t
b’long to one man any more’n anoth
er. The man that gits more nor his
sheer is not ’titled to hev it. The rich
man puts Ifis heel on the poor one,
and ef one man’ll cheat another out o
money an’ hoard it up, it’s no more'n
right to go an’ take back what belongs
to ye. The money belongs to the
world; we’re its children an' hev aright
to take our own.”
“You do not mean you would rob for
youY share?” asked Walter, trembling
with astonishment.
<‘Some folks call if that, and that is
jist what I mean.”
Walter was calm, now; his faint
suspicions were fully confirmed and
after a few moments he asked: “Did
you assist in the attempt to rob the Cal
ifornian at Mr. Miles?’’
“Wait ’till ye arc one o’ ns an i’ll tell
ye all.”
At this moment they drove through
a thicket of hazel, and emerged intq
pi open spapp, where stood an old de
serted cabin. Here Walter beheld half
,a dozen large dark men standing as if
waiting for them to come np.
“There’s our band,” said Bill, in a
whisper, “brave an’ true as steel; they’ll
kill any one wlm turns traitor- Act wf
us, an r in a month ye’ll be rich enough
to buy old Miles’ farm an’ marry his
purty gal; refuse an’ we’ll turn yon
over to the officers from Queenstown
who is now huntin’ fur yo.”
Walter was silent; to him it seemed
dishonor staring him in the face, with
danger of death from the gallows.
pfO BE CONTINUED.]
—lt is singular how closely the hab
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proximate to each other, Bach havo
[Leif treeless prairie, but seek thq
\yoqds iu winter; each have their woodt
land species; each separate when tho
time comes to bring forth their young;
each mass together in their annual mi
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“Is there a fatality among our promi
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We sometimes think that if the physi
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