V OLXXXII READ and REFLECT. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY—With the dawn of proeperity just be fore u* aDd tbw impiovement in bnnineei» notwithstanding. We sometime ago decided to clot-e out onr entire stock of M«-n'a liojV and Lhildrenn ClothiDg. which we will continue to do at price* that will be to tbe advan tage of all desiring to purchase clothing. No matter how little or now much money you have to invest, we know it will be hard on tre Llotbing business, bnt as we are determined to close out we cannot help it Our stock is the largest in the county. Men's fine black worsted pants a woo onlv $2.00. W» have more pants than any two stores in town. Uur children's suits are marvels of beautv; -dl the late novelties, each asit e Regent, Euclid, Neptune Columbia. Reefers, Jerseys, Kilts *c. from 50cts up— Boys' Double and Single Br.>ast Round and Square corner 1 lain or Plaited—All will be Bold without reserve Jfe will still continue to carrv a full and complete line of Hats, taps, Bhirts, Ties, Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Underwear, Hosiery, Overalls, Jackets, Sweaters, Umbrellas. Trunks, Valines, Telescopes, Hammocks. Brushes. Combs, Watches, Chains, Charms, Rings, Coller and CuH Out. touß Ac We still carrv tbe ' Samper idem" Shirt, tbe best unlaundned shirt in the world only $1 00. Our 75 cent shirt is equal to any fI.W shirt OD the market Our line of Cfc< viott, Percalle and Madras shirts, tul and complete. , .. Ife bbve fourd that oor man's m- SPY is better than two meD s crea.t, ai d 1 iivr adopted tfce cbf'b plan ui d fi' d thHt it works wonder _ e member that w are tbe old reiiable, the pi -ueer ol good g'jods at ow pnci., thai we LB ve been here a quarter of a century ngainst all comers and goers, have staved with you and done you pood It will pay you to com or mile* as we can Fave vou Money, no matter bow low you are o > re r Jf\ i,*ve no baits to pull ihe wool over your eyes. A fair, square deal is what we promise and are here to fulfil that promise. D-A-HECK, C*»™ er ' nmm ani mia 12IN. Main St., Butler, Pa. FEET of all kinds can be fitted at Bickel's 111 1 >,iekcl s Bickel'sjj / /) ( Bickel's Bickel's (V *7/ / f Bickel's Bickel's 1 rjpl Bickel s Bickels Bickels N matter how hard ycu are to Ht and what »-'yle you m»y wish, you can be snited tr< m "ur large stock. NO doubt you have read abuui the advance in leather and bave come to tbe conclusion that vou will have to pay more for vour shoes, but such is not the case if you will buv from us. Having made several large purchases fr< m *troe ( f ibe lesding manufactures, I am pr» pared to t-bow you the la?*eM teleciic r ol 1 OOTS ai d bHOFS in butler county aud c-n sell you tbem at tbe OLD LOW prices All our goods are marked away down aud qy trading with us you will get your shoes lower in price and higher in luality than can le bad elsewhere NEW STYLES and plenty of them are pouring ID every day. Here we list a few; note tbe prices: Men's Fine Calf Shoes, any style at $2. Men's "A" Calf Shoes any style at $1.25. Men'y Buff Shots Lace and Congress at $1 Mm's Working Shoes 90c and upwards in price. Boy's Fine Dre** Shoes at $1 25 Lfcdus Fine D> ngola Pat. Tip Shoes Riz>>r toe flexible sole at $2. Ladies Fine Dongola Pat. Tip Sh> es $1 50 iu all styles. I adies Dongola Shoes at sl. per pair. Misses Snoes sizes 12 lo 2 ranginir in price from 80 ■ to $1 50 Children's School SHOEN 50u and upwards iu price Infants Sboen 20c to 50<- « pair Lud***' Oxforos 75c to $2 Ails.ten and widths Also full stock of viisse- aud Children's Oxfords in Black ai d RUSMUV. M. C, Huselton, -# 102 N. Main Street, THE QUESTION is often asked. What Paint shall we use? THE ANSWER : If you are looking lor covering capacity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and your money's worth, you must buy THESHERWIN-WIUUAMS COM rs Most, Looks But, Wears Longest, Most Economical, Full Measure. Our prices are for "best goods" first, last and al) the time. We are in the business to stay and • RUSHESr S ■ W - P ' SUyS W " h US * COLORS IN OlL,**" HOUSE A. COACH VARNISHKST J. C. REDICK, 109 N. Main St. HUSELTON'S Spring Shoes Easy, stylish and comfortable Footwear for Spring and Summer. Our Ladies and Men's Tan and +Black Shoes, + Are such and extremely dressy. We are ready with an immense line in all colors, Russia Calf, Vici- Kid and Razor London; New Opera and French Toes. $ $ $ $ $ 1,00 1,50 2,00 2,50 3,00 $ $ $ $ $ More and better styles than any other showing in Butler. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Register's Notice. The Resister hereby gives uutice thfct the following ac ounts ot executors, administra tors aue :; seat ed to Court lor cuufirinvioa aud allowance on Saturday, the >th day ot June, at uiue o'clock, A. M., ol >4td day: 1. Final accouut of vVm. SI. Brown trus tee, to sell real estate ol" John Woliorl, d-> ceased, late of Donegal township. •> Final accouut 01 U. 3. Stalker, guard ian ol Elizabeth Kelleraian, miuor ch id ot Wm. H. Kellermau, deceased, late of Venango township 3 Final acejuut of A. G. Mei s, «uar 1 ian of Victor fc. Christie, minor ctuld of T. J'. Christie, dece aatd late ot Washington township. 4 Final account of A. G. Meals, a\iar>l lau ol Wm. U. Christie, deceased late of Washington township. 5 Fiual account 8. A. KenueJy, surkiv iug extcutor ol Thomas Kennedy, deceased, late ol Ad.iins townsnip. ti Partial account oI_S. A. Kennedy, trus tee under the will ol Jam. Park, deceased, la te of Adams township. 7 Final account ol John N. l J execu • tor ol \V. A. Smitt), dsceased, late ot W iu field township. 8 t inal account ot Ferd Re.her, gnirdian of Howard 1. ang, minor child >•! Josiah 11. Sf ante, deceased, iate ot liutier bon-ugh. 9 Final account of Hugo F, Stiller, execu tor «f Christian F. Wohleit, deceased, late fCranberry township. 10 Final acc iunt of Samuel B. Cioss, ad ministrator of Wm. I'. Cross, deceas-d, late of Worth townstnp. 11 Final ace unt of John J. SlcGarvey, 1 adininistraor ol • a uuei A. Shields, decevs ed, late ot .Vlerctr Lownstip. 12 Final account ot S, li. Uuselion, »d niiuistraUir ol Leonard A Giuver, uceis >l, late ol Centre township. 13 Final account of Chas. 15. GliSjj-i*, exejuior of Joseph Kwiug, deceased, lite oi Clinton townsnip. 14 Final account of SlcCallister Kuho, guardian of ;.>argat«t Landers, minor cbiio ol Alichael Luniers, daceased, late ol Ft trolia borough. 15 Fiual accouut of George F. and W'm. J. Slelliuger, trustees to sell toe estate o. John Slelliuger, deceased. lti Final account oi James Stephenson, executor ol James McGtll, d:Cea%ed , late oi Cherry townsnip. 17 Finai account of K- C. Yates, exteu toro 1 It. A. Lsievre, dee'd., late ol /elleno pie borough. 18 Final accouut of C. F. lianung aud K. C- Yates,executors of Aor.ll.Stauller, de- Ceased, late of Harmony borough. 11l Final accouut of Ellsworth Miller, aud Slilton Miller, executors ot Samuel Mil ler, deceased, late oi Center township. 20 First and linal aco.mut of George Fish er, guardian ol Joseph Keeling, Jtary Ket-i* lug, Frank L. Keeling, Lrsuia Keeling aud E»a minor chudrea of Jose, h Keenug, deceased, late o! oumm.t toWubhlp, - 1 Final accouut ol Wui. P. SlcCoy, guatdiau ol Florence Heoiurhorn, minor chlid ol John C Htcaulhoru, deceased, laie oi Worth townsnip. 22 i inal acjouat of Amelia Logan , ad uauilstrairix ol Joseph deceased, iate ol Jetferson township. 21 Final account ot vV. H Pirker, ad uii..l-traor of tne estate ot Frederic* J. aUai p, uece«seJ late oi iiuilaio t^p. 4 t mat account o Armbruster ana L. M. s. air, executors of ilichael Andre decease J, laie t»i ouller tioroUgu. 2-5 !• inal account o. Jonn iteed, ad minis tralor ol Wm. Crocfcer, decsased, iate ot Centei vI He borough. Final accouut of Frederick Heuuing er, executor ot Fni ip Uurger, deceased late oi Fenu township. 27 Final accouut ol Jacob Uambxc l, ei ecuior oIC lirisllan oamuacn, decjased, of Furwa. d LWaSli',. 28 Final account oi Peter Whitmire, ix ecuior of Jo in W hitmire, deceased, late oi Oakland township. 29 Final account of Thomas A. Bartley, executor of Joseph L. Bartley, deceased, laie of Penn township. 30 Partial account of John Balfour, trus tee of Margaret Gordon, under the last will and testament of Christopher Bolhorst, de ceased late of Adams tow nship. 31 Final account of Joseph A. Fuintei I and S. M. Painter, executors of Samue Fainter, deceased, late of W'intield twp. 32 Final acci.urt ol Peter A. McElwee, executor of Ann E. McElwee, dtceaied, 1 e ol Okland township. 33 Final accouut of Norman Patterson , guardian ot Harriet F. Co ipsr, minor c'lild of Milton Cooper, deceased, late Slippery rock to nship. 31 Supplemental acc lunt of Juaie- K McCandless, executor of Mark Met audle»s, deceased, of Cherry township. 35 Final account of J. E. Brandon, ad. miuistrator C. T. A. of Francis lleckert, deceased,late of Connoquenessing twp. 30 Final accouut of W. A. Stein, a lint i istrator C. T. A., D. B. N. ol John Pur v ance. deceased, late of Butler borough. 37 Final acountof Eluiira E. Campbell-. adlliiuixtralix of Joseph C. Campbell do ceased lato of Fairview tow ship. JNO. S. WICK, .Register. Road Report NotiCv is hereby Rivet- that the following roail has bun confiimed nisi by the Court and will be presented on the 2nd Saturday ot June, 1893, beinjf the Blh day of said month, and if no exceptions arc Died will be con firmed absolutely. 11. D. No. 2, March sessions 1895, Petition of citizens of Forward township, Butler Co., Pa., for a public road from a point at Mar shall* Fording, to tt point n.ur the Powel Ash farm on the road from Butler to Evans City. January 14th, 1895, Viewers appointed by the Court, and Murch 4th, 1893, repwrc ol viewers filed statin? that the road is neces sary , probable cost of makiuj?. five-hundred dollars to be borne by the township. Dam ages assessed (forty dollars to Powel Ash) to be paid by the county, March 9th, 1895, ap proved aud fiv width of road at 33 feet, notice to be given according t-> rules of C urt BY THE COUKT. BUTLER COUNTY, SS: Certified trom the record this 4th dav ol May, A 1> 1895. JOSEPH CRISWEI-L, Clerk Q. !S. Widows' Appraisements. The following widows' appraisements of personal property and real estate set apart for the benefit of the widows ot decedents have been filed in the office of the Clerk ol Orphans' Court of Butler county, viz: Widow of Win. Byers $105.85 " Wni .1 Lackey (realty)... 276.8" " John W McJuukin 300.00 '* Charles Geible 144.60 " Jacob Krantz (realty) 202.00 All persons interested in the ahoye ap praisements will take notice that they will be presented for confirmation to the Orphans' Court of Butler county, Pa., on Saturday the Bth day of June, 1895, and if no exceptions be filed they will be confirmed absolutsly. JOSEPH CHISWELL, Clerk O. C. WALL uunn PAPER. All grades from Brown Blanks up to the finest embossed Bronzes. The better the paper the better the Bargain. Buy your good papers now and get them at wholesale prices. Window Shades in all the latest colors at DOUGLASS', Near P. O. SPECUUTION. In Wall Street suceeasfu.ly carried on with the aid ot our Dally Market Letter and pamph lets on speculation. MAILE > KfiEE. Discretionary Accounts a Specialty. All In formation free. Hank references. WEINMAN & Co.. Stocfc and Oram Brokers. -»1 Broadway, N<*W VtWf. BTTTLER, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 23, 1895. Cured Permanently Cured OF Constitutional Scrofula BY Hood's Sarsaparilla KM OHw & flarl Reynoldsville, Pa. The euro of Olive Carl by Ilood'i Sarsaparilla has few equals in medical history. The testimonial was first published two years ago, and a letter lately received from her mother says Olive continues in good health and " We are satisfied her remarkable cure of constitutional scrofula by Hoou's Sarsapai-illa was permanent." Briefly stated the case was this: "When Olive was 8 years old she had the whoop ing cough and measles, followed by in tense pains in every joint in her bo( y ( like rheumatism. Physicians were pi z zled, but after a consultation, pronounced the disease some form ot Constitutional Scrofula. " When we began to use Hood's Sarsa parilla, she could not be moved without crying out with pain, and we were com pelled to cut her hair, as she could not bear the weight of it. At first the change for the better was very gradual; the pains seemed to bo less frequent and the swell ing in some of the joints subsided after using about one bottle. Then improve ment was more rapid and one night she surprised us by telling us that we Need Not Prop Her Up In Bed as we had done for months, and next night she surprised us still more by roll ing over across the bed. From that time on the improvement was very rapid and she soon began to creep about the house and then to walk on crutches. Now she f-IOOd'S 1 Jl parilla generally uses but one crutch, the dis- fl UICS ease having left one leg crooked, and I fecr it will remain so. We feel that to Hood's Sarsaparilla we owe ourchild'slife. " I enclose Lhe photograph of my daugh ter and I think it is a picture of perfect health. When I think how near she was to death's door I cannot feel thankful enough for her recovery." MKB. J. A. CARI., Reynoldsville. Pa. Hnnri'c Pi lie the afW-diriner pill and I lOOU b I Ilis family cathartic. 25c. FOUND IF BUTLKR. The people of Butler and vicin ity have just discovered that the New Clothing Store, at 1 20 S. MAIN St., is the best place to obtain reliable cloth ing and furnishings at reason prices. All classes c>n be suited and everybody is invited to call and inspect my STOCK of Spring and Summer goods. ONE jT. H. Burton Sciothier and PRICE. £ Furnisher 120 S. Main, St. Tiie New Spring Styles. J SO# If you want the nobbiest and cheapest suits, drop in and see what we can do for you. We now have in stack spring and summer styles. Another—Here they are. Do you want to be in the world? Do you want to be in fashion? You are sure of both the latest style and the best goods if you buy your suits of us. Forward March is the only motto in business. This is illus trated in our new spring stock. We have better goods for less money, than ever, were offered be lore. Styles strictly the latest. Fits guar -nto d. L JOPER & CO., Leading Tailors, 301 South Main St.. Butler, l'a. ~m LEADERS in the Millinery Dcpaitment. for Hits season arc race Hulil tiiits al ;is cents, regular r.w quality and lliaok Leghorn Hats at 3'JC t'mt can't be matched In nullity at same prl e in tills clt . We have a splendid assortment of IIEH-SRtllE Millinery always In stock, both in Trimmed and Untrlmined poods. Orlers promptly tilled. M. F. & M. MARKS, 113 to 117 8. Mh'!n St.. Hntler. YOU CAN FIND a.- £i\,uS. u "rtii widget tor uilretlitlug at lunwi i i' ! 4 l&9» BYrf.B LIPPIHCoTT COMPANY. / CHAPTER VIL It seemed (food to Wiley Amerson, instead of waiting the twelve months allowed by law, to pay over to his brother now the money bequeathed to him. Besides, he wished to express his gratification that so considerable a portion of land belonging to the es tate did not pass by the will, and to offer that his brother, if he chose, mipht have the greater share of it. He was moved to this partly because he had heard of no complaint on Cul len's part and no threat, and partly for another reason which he hugged close ly within his breast. So one day, while returning- from the plantation beyond, he stopped at Cullen's place, and went in. armed v. one hundred dollar bills. Hannah, who now at twenty-one was prettier than ever before, and looked as young as when she was a g-irl. received him with accustomed cordiality, and at once dispatched a messenger for her hus band, who was with the hands in one of his fields. "You needn't have been in a hurry to send for Cullen, Hannah. You do look so well. I declare I wish Julia could keep young like you d^>." "Thank you, brother Wiley. I am, and I almost always keep, very well. I often wish Sister Julia could have some of the health which I have more than enough. How is she to-day?" "Only so-so. She doesn't complain much; but since father's death she's taken on more than I think she ought. I stopped to-day to turn over to Cullen the money father left him. I thought I'd just as well do that now as wait. Be sides, I wanted to tell him of some al lowances I was willing to make him. I just declare, you look—why, you look first-rate, Hannah."' "Cullen will be here presently." "Yes," he said, with a languor indic ative of town manners. They chatted on indifferent themes until Cullen came. The older brother partially con cealed his embarrassment as he looked upon that picture of health and honest rural simplicity. "How do, brother?" said Cullen, in his usual way, but without extending his hand. Not seeming to notice the omission, Wiley said: "I came out to look after things on the place up the road before turning it over to you, as I made up my mind to do. Then I wanted to hand you the two thousand dollars which I suppose you know father left yon." Cullen looked at Hannah, and she re tired from the room. Then he said: "You can keep the money, brother. Except this place and what is on it, which father had given me before lie died, I won't take anything by his will. As it seems he saw fit to prefer you so far above me, you may have all that he left. He said to me more than once during his last sickness that he had in tended to make a will, but that you had advised against it. I don't know if he had forgotteu that he had made one already. I suppose you ." "I'm sorry, Cullen, but I couldn't help father's preferences." "Of course not. 1 never expected vou even to try to do it. You were too duti ful a son for such as that." "1 don't understand such talk, Cul len." "Then I'll explain. I don't like to talk to a man in my own house as plain as I'm going to do now. You've been hurting me in one way and an other ever since I was a child. I have let you do it for reasons you couldn't understand, and wouldn't care for if you could. But father is away now, and I am thankful that before he died I was restored to the place in his affec tions to which, at least equally with you, I was entitled. How he came to forget makingsuch a will I don't know. I don't doubt you do. If I believed that his wish was for you to have near all his estate I would submit to your having it and enjoying it to the fill of such satisfaction as may be in such things. But I do not so believe. I feel entirely convinced that after that temporary estrangement, which was your doing, it was not his wish; and, if he hadn't been deluded by you in some way. he would have made an equal partition of his property between us. I won't take your two thousand dollars which your good luck makes you ready to pay so long before it's due; and 1 notify you that now, since none of our family are left but you and me, I shall have nothing to do with you except this: I have retained Arthnr Dabney to look after any possible in terest I may have in father's estate outside of what his will provided for. If he finds any such it will be prose cuted just the same as—" "That," Wiley-interrupted, "will be entirely unnecessary, my dear brother; for —" "Oh! the devil! Yonder is your horse." He turned away as Wiley left the house. "Oh! my dear Cullen," said Hannah, who in another room had heard all; "I don't think I'd have been so rough with brother." "You don't understand him, Hannah; not at all. ne's lost to all honor, let alone natural affection. Don't say any more to me now." CHAPTER VIIL One morning, about a month after wards, Mrs. Wiley Amerson went in her carriage to the upper place. On the way tliither she drove to Cullen's gate, and, after calling out Hannah, said that, if it was entirely convenient to the family, she would return in an hour or two, dine, and spend a portion of the afternoon with them. "Certainly, Sister Julia. I'll be de lighted to have you; so will Cullen, I am sure. How are you?" "Not at all well, Hannah, thank but I thought a drive out here wouldn't do any harm, and then I wanted to see you and Cullen and have some talk with you, him particularly." Cullen was sent for in good time to meet the visitor. "Oh, Cullen! sister looks wretchedly. We urnst treat her just as if nothing had happened—you especially." "Why, of course, Hannah. Sister doubtless knows that I couldn't pos sibly have anything against her, who has no more to do in this mean busi ness than any saint in Heaven. I hope she's brought no message from her husband; for with him I shall have nothing to do, either personally or by proxy, lint 1 shall pay entire respect to her feelings." "You don't mean, do you, Cullen, that if she was to tell you that she had persuaded brother to offer some sort of a settlement that would—that wouldn't seem to be too far out of the way, that —that at least 3-011 wouldn't consider it?" "I've told you, Hannah, and I now tell you again, that I'll take nothing from brother as a gift, and nothing under that will. I will take from father's estate, besides what he virtuaUy gave me in his lifetime, nothing less than the half of it, and I wouldn't take that except for feeling entirely convinced that father in tended I should have it." "Poor Sister Julia! I know her feel ings will be sorely hurt." "Oh. nannah! do let me be trusted to treat sister aright. I declare you pain me by what you show of your thoughts and wishes in this thing." "Cullen, you know well enough that I don't wish for anything more than what would be right. You have a family, and—but, as you don't like me to, I will not mention the subject again, hard as it is to endure in silence such a state of things." "Oh, well, my little girl, we will have no hard feelings with each other about it. I hope, and indeed I rather believe, that it will be adjusted some how, and that in a way not expected by anybody. I've put the case in Ar thur's hands, and whatever is possible he will do. As for sister, she Is too just and sensible to take offense or feel hurt by anything I feel as if I owed to myself to do or not." The meal passed pleasantly, despite the feebleness of the guest. Her words and manners, as always, were the nat ural outcome of womanhood that had liad good opportunities for its culture. The shade upon her face, hardlj- deep er than what long had been habitual, indicated neither embarrassment nor regret for any special cause. She did not try to conceal her admiration for the perfect health and excellent beauty of Hannah. "Oh, Hannah!" more than once she said, "you do look so well! No wonder you and brother think so much of each other. As for Pearce, he is just per fect." "I thank you, sister," said Cullen, "for all three of us. I think myself that Hannah is hard to beat, and, since the boy has come, we don't see very well what we could do without him." "I hope he'll become more and more a comfort to you. brother." After dinner she said: "Hannah, dear, I want to have some little special conversation with you both together and separately. Perhaps I'd as well have it first with brother if you and he please." "Certainly, Sis Julia. I've got some things to look after in the yard and garden, and will leave you and Cullen for awhile. Don't hurry. You and I can have our chat at any time. I wish you could spend the night with us. We would do our best to make you com fortable." "Oh, dear, no, child! I can'tdothat. We'll call you after awhile." As liannah, leading the child, was going out, Julia said: "What a blessing, Cullen, you two have in each other, and what another "I BBIXe NO MESSAGE, CUI.LKN." in l'earce! How various are human lives!" Then, not waiting for his answer, she quickly said: "Cullen, within this last month I've beeh —wait a little while." And she broke into sobbing. After recovering, she, sadly smiling, contin ued: "Bless the good God for tears! Now I can go on. For the last month I have been so entirely unhappy that I have not only wished but prayed to be taken out of this life sooner than I have been expecting. I don't know whether or not you were very greatly surprised at the contents of your father's will, but I must believe so; because he Beemed to have got fully reconciled to you and Hannah both, and I suspected was more fond of you than of your brother. I want us to talk with each other about it in as much confidence as—as is con sistent with the different relations we bear to Mr. Ainerson. Can we not, Cullen?" "Certainly, sister. You may speak with what freedom you feel to be pru dent, and what you say will have my full respect and proper consideration. So I shall speak with you; and the first I'd like to say is this: I trust you bring no message from brother, at least not one in which is a proposal to me of any sort." "I bring no message. Cullen; none. I told Mr. Amerson this morning that I should stop by here to-day. I am sure from his words that he was glad to hear it. Tell me, first, weren't yott sur prised?" "Yes, indeed; for in his last sickness father said to me more than once that he had been thinking about making a will, but that —but that he had decided not." "Did he give any reason for such de cision?" "He did; but, my dear sister, I doubt if —in the circumstances —it would be proper to say to you what that reason was?" "Tell me, Cullen; tell me, dear brother. I think you know that I ask only in the hope of rendering some service to you, if that is possible. Hut, besides the grief I feel about this matter, I am haunted with fears. Tell ine, dear, for all saltes." "Then I will. Father, when entire ly possessed in understanding, said that he had been kept from mak ing a will by brother, who suggested that he and I could settle the estate between ourselves without need of help from the courts." "Yes, that's what I was sure of. Cullen, I know what I owe to your brother. What lam going to say is with full sense of that obligation. I owe something to you, also, and there are debts of yet higher, far higher dignity. Cullen, my solemn convic tion is that your father believed he had no will." "But, sister, Arthur Dabney, who is a good lawyer, tells me that is not what the law calls revocation of a once-existing will, and that any umount of proof of such a belief would have no effect —wouldn't be even listened toby the court." "Is that so?" she said, with profound awe. "i& nabfifiv eftviv' Reflecting awhile, evidently sttidy* inp what words she should employ, she said: "But, Cullen, suppose—for instance, suppose your father actually did de stroy a paper which he took to be his will? I merely ask for information." "I doubt if that would affect the case notably, sister, unless it could be proved very clearly that the paper so destroyed had been fraudulently sub stituted." "I don't suppose that could be done," t she said, iu a low voice, looking- down upon the floor. T'-en suddenly she spoke -with animation: "But, Cullen dear, you know, ut least Mr. Amerson says, that all the land out here and the large tract on the Oconee were bought since the will, and j therefore didn N t pass by it?" "I am aware of that, sister," he I answered, with some retracting In tone She regarded him with much eager ness. "If I could so arrange It. as I'm sure I could, wouldn't you take both of those places?—knowing without a doubt," she quickly added, "what your father wished?" "I couldn't take any more than what it would be recognized universally that I was entitled to, sister." "Not for my sake?" "Not for yours, dear sister, nor for anybody's, because such an act would subtract from my self-respect, by seem ing equivalent to a compromise with brother, which I have resolved not to make." "Oh, my Lord, what can be done in this case? Are you, then, going to do nothing to get at least some of your rights? I don't know what to say or what to do!" She looked around the room in de spair. "The case is in Dabney's hands, sis ter; but he has my instructions not to move in it for the present, no matter what grounds he may suspect he has." Her quick sense saw the tenderly compassionate motive of his breast, and, laying her head upon his shoul der, she wept and wept. At length, lifting herself, she looked into his face with much tenderness, saying: "My dear brother, I could not invent words to express how much I udmire your nobility and your gentle true heartedness. I know that if Mr. Dabney should discover or should believe himself to have discovered any grievous fraud in this un happy affair, you will give me, If I then be alive, timely warning. And Cullen, I won't ask you to come to our house, but you won't forbid Han nah's coming sometimes, will you, to see me? For I tell you, my brother, I am nearly gone." "Why, surely not, sister. Hannah ought to go to you sometimes, and I'm sure she wiU wish to do so, unless she should find that brother objects." "No, no; he will not object. I've heard him say often that Hannah was one of the finest women he knew." He said nothing. After a moment, she rose and said: "Well, I pray to God every day to make some solution of this case that will be right for all. I'll go out and see Hannah a little while. There, I see her among her rose-bushes. Don't come in, child," she cried; "I'm com ing. Hannah," she said, when she had reached the garden, "I've had some little chat with Cullen, not as satisfac tory as I hoped. He won't make any compromise with his brother. Perhaps he may be right, at least for the pres ent, but I hope—" "I don't think Cullen is right in that, Sister Julia, and he knows I don't. Of course brother would make such an of fer as would be at least respectable, and for Pearce's sake, if not mine nor his own, I —but he doesn't wish me to Interfere, and I don't intend to." A slight shrinking showed that Julia recognized the difference be tween the words and what she would have expected. Then, after such com forting assurance as she could find to bestow, and pressing' solicitation for Hannah to visit her as before, she went away. Immediately after her de parture, Cullen put on his hat and Went out to the field. The movement hurt llannah, even to some resent ment. Perhaps he foresaw it, but thought well to hinder another discus sion, knowing that now she would be further than before from according with his views. Some of her behavior in the first year of their marriage had not been such as his sensitiveness re garded as entirely becoming. It had stung him somewhat several times to witness what seemed to him her rather indelicate efforts to win the regard of his father and brother. So also he had suffered from her occasional allusions to their comparative poverty, and in timations that different action on his part would change it. Believing yet that her course had been wiser than her husband's, and that Wiley could be brought to terms which, if not just, ought to be reasonably satisfactory, she persuaded herself that it was her duty to persevere, but to do so with greatest prudence, and in such wise as to —as to—indeed, Hannah, in this new view of her powers, and of what she ought and had at least a mother's r'Tht to do, could not easily have an red to herself as to what. Possibly tnerc might be some danger on the line her thoughts were following, but she trusted that even that was prefer able to inaction and supine submis sion. On Cullen's return she met him as usual, and in their talk about the late visit nothing was said by either with which the other could disagree. CHAPTER IX One morning Cullen said: "Hannah, it's been near three weeks since Sister Julia was here, and you haven't been in to see her yet. Don't you think it's time?" He had got to suspect—and this waa true —that she was waiting for him to suggest the visit. "I've been thinking of it, Cullen," she answered; "but somehow I've kept putting it off. I'll go in a day or two, if you think I oughtn't to delay longer." "Why not go this evening or to-mor row? I think I'd go this evening, and spend the night. Mirny and I can take LATINO lii lt HKAI) ON Hl* BHOUI.DEH SIIK WKPT. care of Pearee for one night, and I can spare Jim from the plow better no