6 THjS DUSKY NIGHT. II ■» better than the radiant, golden 4ay I love the dusky, stttl, mysterious night. :V neii Twilight, slipping down the starry way, ' l'r.folds her somber curtain 'gainst the night; A i d iroops of purple shadows softly steal Through dewy haunts with velvet-shod den feet, Anr.ed with their silver lances that reveal Wit U luminous radiance their dim retreat. ' t I live the scented silence, when the flowers. Sensuous and sweet, with heavy drooping . heads, l>ist!lling perfume through the lonely i hours, i Are seeping In their dewj gard«n-beds; lA'.d all the Jeweled sky is bending low i Over the earth, Its watch a>id ward to I keep, fn aasuie depths Its censers swing and glow, j T! elr gulden lights reflected in the deep. 8 iove the soft, dark nr.jsterj that conceals Night's hidden things within its shadowy 1 way, JVVhlle whispering voices stealthily reveals The tryst of gnomes that vanish ere the day. J iov? the rune and rhythm of midnight winds j Harping weird antl.cms In their mjstlc flight— |Ah, jes, far better than the radiant day I uve the somber, dark, mysterious night. •—KHzabeth Clarke Hardy, in Woman's j Home Companion. In Gold Time Dy ROBERTA LITTLEHALE Cmivriiitat, ixtti, »>v the Short Story I'ublUhliig Co. i All ritfhla reserved.) HE WAS straight, and grizzled, and keen of eye. He had worked, ami fought, and gambled iiis way through the lawlessness and passion of the state's early life into the de ?enc.v and uprighteousness of a sue tessful contractor. His name was Bill Bowen. As a civil engineer. I came more or less in contact with him. and rejoiced in the largeness of bis mental mold, as ■\vell as in the business sense of security Ito let nie enjoy. One summer's night we took a drive to a distant town on the San Joaquin river. We were to look at stone for bridge building, and the blistering heat of the day made us willing to lose our Bleep for the more comfortable traveling hy starlight The horses jogged lazily through the coarse, thick dust on the river's levee, and the insects from the grain fields and the frogs from the sloughs had things wholly to themselves until Bill sudden ly interrupted. "Mrs. Chase is pretty enough yet to understand why she sent two fellows to the devil, isn't she?" "What are you talking about?" 1 an swered. "Oh," said Bill, pulling himself up, "I forgot you didn't struggle with the rest of us through those groggy days." i knew Bill enough to let him relapse just so many minutes; then i said: •'Judge Chase's wife is lovelier at t»0 than most girls at 10. but I hadn't any Sdea she figured so romantically in the early days as to send anybody over board." "H'm." replied Bill, reflectively. The horses traveled on without atten tion, and I waited in patience. "You know what it was like," he be gan at last. "Men with guns from all over the union and gold the heaven we sweated for. Prayers, and court, and tne gambling tables all running under one roof, and nary a woman's face show ing tip in the mass to give us courage. To be sure there were vixenish ribs o' Satan who robbed, and killed, and drank with the worst of us; hut until '"> l we'd never the woman for reverence. Then, by degrees, the lawyers ar.d a stray merchant or two aired their fam ilies. but things wasn't dizzy till pretty Grace Blanchard got out with her la ther. "Understand, she carried herself as vi.c'd ought to; but. understand, there was men among us as was born and bred to live with blood. The mass of its had to take our satisfaction in look ing at her; but for two the favor in old Biatichard's eye was easy reading, and it wasn't long seeing the course the straw took . "New Emory was a long, lean, blonde fellow, with a blamed fine face, and a way that made friends of the toughest. They said he looked a swell when he called at the Blanchards', hut I never saw him but like the rest of us—red shirted and overalls, and an angle to his pistols than made him a joy. "George Stokes—'Shorty,' we called him —was a man with an answer that ripped like a knife, and a head that made success of everything, because it could work crooked as well as straight. He'u been on the bench, but he'd lo cated a vein at Mariposa, and was over seeing up there in '52. Naturally, he lost opportunities, not being right on the spot, and the danger began. "The Blanchard house was swelled larger than most, of the cabins, and had two long windows that opened onto a porch. Things might never have been so bad but for those two 1 itiless eyes in front. "One fatal night Shorty Stokes rode iato the settlement —but I'm getting ahead of affairs." Biil tossed his cigar into the tules. aiui hurried the horse into effort as the Interest of his reminiscence swept him on. | "The girl carried herself after the .'fashion of high-steppers, and neither tfel ow could swear where he stood. It ,was laughter and spirit for both of them, 'they said, and nip and tuck for the Weld ing The pace was the sort that ex hausts men. and Shorty's brain for lawyering cooked tip a scheme for his rescue. He was for their =oing together f-nrr.e nighi before her. and, after a for mal marriage proposal, each argue his clulrti and fitness for ten minutes by tb 1 clock, their honor at stake to stand by "It got about arterwurds thai Emory wouldn't consent till he saw the devil to pay in Shorty's earnestness, and they swore with their fists in each other's to carry the thing through to the finish. The date and hour were ar ranged for the following Sunday night at eight, and they drank to it with gall in the cup. "When the evening came the clock had already struck eight when Stokes reached the Blanchard house. "The lights from the room fell over the porch, and from the shadow of the steps he saw the something that in all the world he could not bear to see— Emory crossing the room to take Grace Blanchard in his arms; Emory with passion paling his face and Grace Blanchard in the beauty of a disturbing humility. "He cursed as he watched them cling to each other, and he cursed his way back to the saloons and his Mariposa mining. "The next day he turned up again in the settlement, with liquor enough aboard to put a wheel In his head, and, after a losing fling at the tables, ha started to find Emory. "After a little ineffectual riding, he leaped from the back of his vicious-eyed piebald at the corner that bulged thick est with saloons, and stood close to the stirrup with his hand on his hip. Some one who noticed him said his face had the steely intensity of a razor edge. "Then out of the crowd, unconscious, with the music of love in his heart, swung New Emory. His hat was pushed back on his fair hair, and he was whistling the overflow out of his veins. "in one instant a bullet rang through the air, followed by another. Emory fell in his own blood, and a horseman was riding off wildly and safe through 'he shower of bullets that rained around him Every man with a cayuse tore in pursuit, but they only brought back eight half-dead horses. Stokes had staked relay beasts at different points along the road, and was then safe in the chaparral canyons toward the north. "The gambling dens choked up with the crowds; gold-dust was heaped on gold-dust for the reward of the cow ardh hound. Murderers weren't rare then, but there was only one New Em ory, remember. "Four of us wouldn't drop the search. We let the blood-money men get out of the way, and then we worked as we'd toil for only our own. "There was scarcely any scent to fol low, for Stokes had bribed the greasers who furnished his horses; but we forced our way along on nothing. Day and night we rode with our eyes open, some times bullying and sometimes begging. It began to seem hopeless. The days were running into summer again. "One afternoon, toward twilight, we rested on the crest of a mountain where the path took a sudden turn away from a 200-foot precipice. "We were torn with the snapping branches of the greasewood, and full of extremest. dirt and disgust. Suddenly we heard the rustle of a step on the fallen leaves. I'nder a live oak, not 30 yards away, on the very edge of the cliff, stood Shorty Stokes. He had not heard us, and he stood looking at the moon which huiiK a sickle in the hot sky. The evening star was showing. "The four of us were like stones. He could goto Guinea before motion'd have come to us. Then, simultaneously with our steps forward, he turned and looked into our faces. "It was a moment to test the nerve of any man. He stood It as we were used to seeing him face all things. "'1 suppose I'm the man you're after,' he said. "He said it with the dignity of a par son. "In a second he had thrown down his pistols. He unsheathed his knives and dropped them to the ground. " 'Take me,' he said. "Four of us looked into the unflinch !hg clearness of his eyes. As we hesi tated he spoke again. " Listen. It is not in excuse that. I speak, nor in weakening. It is to tell you that those among you who aYe pien will follow my steps under like circum stances. " Emory gave me his hand and his oath, in the manner of his frankness, to stand by an arranged agreement. " 'We were to meet at eight o'clock on that Sunday nighr. A —a beautifully good woman was to decide on our argu ment. which man she would marry. In riding to meet my engagement I hap pened on an accident. Within half a mile of the settlement, close onto time, my piebald went back on his haunches and the groan of a man came up from the roadside. I found an overloaded miner, hurt in the leg, and the hope In my own hpart. aroused my sympathy. I mounted the man on my beast and headed him back toward camp. " "Walk as I never walked, I reached the meeting place three minutes*'ate. Ah —God—out in the darkness I saw Em ory taking advantage of the delay. " None of you is so much a cur as to let the life run In a man who, under his honor, couldn't yield a rival three min utes' grace. " 'But. with the camp against me, and Emory the friend of the sorriest, I couldn't face th£ music when the justice was done. " 'lt is not ask. It is life here after. Come.' "With a common impulse, we started forward, only to halt in a frozen horror as Stoke's broncho threw up his head in alarm to watch with us the backward somersaulting of his master's body ovei the precipice "Thou-'h there was but one verdict, even Chase said as we rode down over the mountain that night; 'Emory might have given Shorty a few minutes' grace.' " Instead ot insisting on reachtngTokio the Russians'now consider themselves lucky to land safely in any small town that may be convenient. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904 Who is Your Clothier? If it's R. BEGER & CO,, you are getting the right kind of merchandise. There is no small or grand decep tion practiced in their store. Sustained success demon strates that there is "growth in truth"in the retailing of NEW AND UP-TO-DATE CLOTHING AT POPULAR PRICES. R. SEGER & CO. | -3SHS2SHS SHSHSHSESHSHSHSE SHSHSHS2 SHSHSHS2 53 s^s^ in tu I Our Summer Goods j jjj if [}j Have Arrived. fj I 9 jjj I am now ready to please the public, having jjj ui moved my Tailor Shop over the Express pJ Cj office, in order to cut down expenses. I can 13 Oj now make clothes much cheaper than they can |{] gj be made any where in this section. I employ |{] fu only first-class workmen and invite the public in ru to call and inspect my stock. [n jjj REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. | 13 Id | J. L. FOBERT. | F HSHSHSHb HSHSHSHS aSHSHSHS aSHSHSHS HSHS as aSHSHSHS *J C. B. HOWARD & COMPANY Jj ** General Merchandise. ** M STORE ON THE "RIALTO." si :s » Summer Dress Goods -j j||j| Our line of Summer Dress Goods is selling remarkably ?? ** fast, considering the cold weather we have had and we 14 have a good assortment left that are selling rapidly. Pi Do not wait until the best pieces are picked out before |M| looking them over. II S# M jj White Goods Trimmings »j II Our stock is complete of Everything in Trimnv 14 »\\ hite Goods,such as Per- ings, such as Val-Laces, &4 sian Lawns, India Linens, Allover Laces, SwissEm- £4 Hi Nam Sooks, Dimities, . pi tkjj etc. Prices from 12c to broideries, etc., from 15c £2 50c. to 81.00 per yard. 14 M p Ladies' Wrappers jj We have just the Wrapper for hot weather, with low ** neck and short sleeves, made irom calico to best quality £5 percale, in all styles and colors; prices from SI.OO to P* 14 $2.00 each. if ll M M M fc* We have about one thousand pat- £i terns in stock, about one fourth If E4 /A the patterns they cut, and if we £4 | 1 Jraß j d 0 U ot have the pattern you want, II V ) we can or ' ou ' n iree or k / four days. We send orders every day; 10c and 15c. None higher, fc* tt *4 m Ladies' Fancy Hose Demorest XSes i« m ti II A complete line of I.adies We are agents for the fa- |M| jig Fancy Hose. Do not lor- mous Demorest Sewing &£ £2 get to look at them while Machines; once used, al- ft 4 JJ in our store; prices 25c to ways used. Prices from £2 Pi 50c per pair. $19.50 to S3O. >1 ' ' =;• Sj C. B. HOWARD & CO. 14* mr ** 1* ** mm w w wn* ** w wr** w *&4 J*** 4*4* 4** Good | I Cedar | ! Shingles j K WILL KEEP OUT THE ft | RAIN. WE HAVE THEM n) jjj IN ALL GRADES. | I C. B. HOWARD & CO. jf 1 & t{ J THOMAS TAG6ART, OF INDIANA, ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF DEMO CRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Senator Gorman Refused —Woodson, of Kentucky, Was Elected Secre tary at the Meeting In New York City. New York, July 27.—The national democratic committee met hero yes terday and unanimously elected Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, chair man. Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, wa3 elected secretary of the committee by a vote of 35 to 12, the selection subse quently being made unanimous. Edwin Sefton, of the District of Co lumbia, was made assistant secretary. John T. Martin, of Missouri, was elected sergeant-at-arms and Samuel Donelson, of Tennessee, assistant ser geant-at-arms. All efforts to Induce Senator Gor man to accept the chairmanship failed. THOMAS r.\<;<;A i; I When the committee assembled Mr. Mack asked the members to meet to day and take a special car to Esopus for the purpose of paying their re spects to Judge Parker. Senator Bai ley moved that it was the sense of the meeting that every member of the committee should pay this visit, and the motion was unanimously adopted. Then came the important stage of the proceedinsg. There had been two or three whispered suggestions that the meeting adjourn after the tempo rary organization, in order to visit Judge Parker before the national chairman was elected. John W. Kern, who was in charge of the Taggart forces, at once told his friends that an adjournment would be fatal, as the postponement would give time for completing the combinations that were attempted. John \V. Kern placed Taggart in nomination, speaking briefly about his ability and capacity as a democratic leader. No one else was named and Taggart was declared the unanimous choice of the committee. MILITARY RULE ENDED. Gov. Peabody Places the Cripple Creek District in Charge of the Civil Au thorities. Denver, July 27. —Gov. Peabody yes terday issued a proclamation calling off military rule in Teller county and placing the Cripple Creek district in charge of the civil authorities. This action was taken by the gov ernor in face of opposition from many influential citizens of Cripple Creek who desire to prevent deported union miners from returning to the district. Before issuing his order, however, the governor received assurances from Sheriff Bell that his forces were able to control the situation. Military rule was proclaimed in Tel ler county on June 8, in consequence of disorderly acts following the explo sion at Independence, June 6, by which many non-union miners were ldlled and injured. Previous to that there had been a large force of sol diers on duty for many months in the Cripple Creek district, but before the explosion occurred these had all been withdrawn. No troops are now under arms anywhere in Colorado and good order prevails in all the mining cam pa. The military expenses of the state during the past 18 months, due to strikes, are said to aggregate about $1,000,000. LARCENY OF SBOO,OOO. John J. Ryan, of St. Louis, Is Charged with Securing a Huge Sum by Means of a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme*. New York, July 27.—John J. Ryan, owner of race horses, was arrested at the Brighton Beach race track yester day on a warrant charging the larceny of SBOO,OOO by means of an alleged get-rich-quick scheme, of which it is alleged Ryan was the head. The war rant for Ryan's arrest was executed in St. Louis. St. Louis, July 27. —New indict ments have been found against John J. Ryan, operator of an alleged get rich-quick race concern, and Lumpkin A. Gill, manager of the Arnold Co., by the grand jury, which has recently heard considerable additional evi dence against the men in question. There are seven new indictments. Four are against Ryan, three charging grand larceny and one charging em bezzlement. Ordered Gambling to Cease. Chicago, July 27. —After indicting 24 bookmakers yesterday the grand jury ordered Sheriff Barrett to take imme diate steps to stop all gambling at the race tracks in Cook county. Barrett promised the jurors that he would comply with their request. If the or ders of the grand jury are carried out it will mean the absolute suppression of any bookmaking or gambling what ever at Harlem, Hawthorne and Worth race tracks. 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