VOL. XX

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, V.HH).

NO. 38.

mertIBK. Wr.lnp.J»> r \ r 1) 1 Hr Monday rvrnlnc, JJB p. m.. “Ktudj of Hi. Holy HpIflL^KrMii} *v»olij.'atud> ofUj. nunHKnll,«*'ly aupnrlnt.ndrnl. ^ ' U r Trlnll). ITotnatnm

r>- s. 8AM;F»sors', Stoves, Heaters,Ranges, PUMPS, SINKS, &.C., 408-10 Asbury Avenue, OCEAN CITY. N. .1.

ir'a day—tb» kuntiDK bncame a duty— loat a rite. Ilia sreat-trandfatlicr had

AO-EnsTTS, | r.‘ a ‘i'S,“‘laXS. Iwnis 2, 4 4 6, Beil Estlle 4 Uw Bailding, lie could ride. IIU aon and bia rmndaon

. bad tulloared in bia footsteps. Naturally

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. bia errat crandaon. who was In all thincs Oommlmlonera of Deeds for Penn- » ^per , ^^ oia h ' ld rr,l * toM Money to ban on Kind Mortgage. 1 « h * >‘« ,t ^* d «■“* ,0 ^ reLot, for sale at South Atlantic City ! ” ■ coan ' 1 "“ XHq,U

of faith wl

Koussi lor 1’roridence approved the aport. elae b,.w-

should it happen, and indubitably it bad

Sill Ct Ren! hapjieued. that only three timea in the

I sv bide hundred years bad the frost been hard for scentinc and riding or that •n the day fell on Sunday, though that ht lie euld and bleak, the sea I her al r» softened enough for the Monday's

PRACTICAL Seashore Painter • 1258 WEST AVENUE. OCKAN CIT». N. J-

G. THOMAS, No. 108 Market St.,

PHILADELPHIA,

Fine. Fatily Groceries.

W. L. BERRY, Manufacturing; Jeweler, no. *» soerm second st..

•5css“?r«iSj5

ssx.tJz ss'ii; xssjs

in AUanUe or flap* Hay county. LOW micoms.

R. R.SOOY ASON Restaurant and

Lunch Rooms

H a mi a »mi immi btrkt

PHIULDCLPHIA. PA.

■m«) lo Loaa on Fint Hortfige.

HEADQUARTERS FOR Real Estate anil Insurance. CONVEYANCING. ETC.. AT CHARLES P. LAKE’S FOR SALE

1MW*I\S IV

COTTAGES AND LOTS

ALSO FOR RENT

CENTRALLY LOCATED IN OCEAN CITY. N. J. ALONZO COTTON. Owner

619 Asbury Avenue

JOSEPH SUTTON BOURSE BUILDING

uwr.iv*

MARGARET WAS LEADING RROWN BESS STEADILY, CAREFULLY.

that the beaat waa

iffed clothra, almicb bat. and I ■ ... , ,|.||; Ml ? . .j, . ... , , , any faablon.. There ■ .»kr^a ?o if ridinc boota amongj ^.p Ih rrincrr well In band and Hear of

Major Walton'a badge ol

risible lutbority waa ; though ' be ua. aetm-eigblha tbnrougbfoot cow born, along | bred. He had the speed of the wind, the

orer one shoulder ,by lashings of stout I stay of the rock, the temper of the flame,

twine. He would never have grudged

the coat of the silveriest hunting bugle. ^ r • e mm ,

Everybody ratne to it—everybody, that but no bugle note could have been so , ll^o^^ihe’had"^ tnr nt“hhn.

blood. Folk welcome, so full of heart and spirit, a. Bnd km . w j, A vtla ners hug the chimney cor- ; (be mellow windings of the long born a f ra u] be would have throwu and then nera of eouraa did not come. For the which bad called to pack and bonier* ( deliberately frampled.

rest, rich and poor, old and yonng. gath i through the full hundred years. j Musket. Derringer's blood brother, had end at daybreak, ate. drank and were j Other women might ride with the hunt ‘ the same black coat, the'Same Cue eoq-

Blount * * l ‘ “* * “ ~ t ~

:ie lawn gates outward, b

: and its master.

lo you bear thatT” youn lo the bitch. ‘This hnnt-

r bunt-wait

rowing off. If only Margaret had I

eed. Over jo d brought l

ConteyannlS. Real Estate lasaianae. Mertgages — _and Callectiaas Mooey tolnaaonmncmh^ K.Isle, manasr £rL.,!ri Tteir„sr,; JOSEPH M. CORSON Real Estate Agent PALERMO., N. X.

E. CLINTON A CO., err BRUSHES, 1001 imn, u41 s. tutb st.. mii^BBLrMiA. rA.

bind the pa

ligbty fine woman. But since abe had _K>tber who could n„t see a fault In her

vbould ’ i,,,,) ^mwu op headstrong and Just a

>P> I bit daring. Mayor Walton had been

hadn't made os late." courtia: her since she was HL She arms -Say. is be coming here?” 20 now ; he rising 80. Everybody said It Billy Bacon’s tone waa one of deep dia- was high time he married. Margaret ^ gust. Blount laughed quietly and nodded, agreed with them, but when he begged “Yew. coming on w ith Margaret." he krr lo marry him she smiled provokingly id. said. “You should have beard him. aDd ,h<^L her head. tro though, when I made him get np. He Margaret would bare been cut to piece* a » swore in four language*—said only brntra n tbrr than arkm,uledge it. but she was er. or heretkw would think of atartiug to do |.„e-in b.ve w-llh lore and liberty and **'' anything save rutting their throats before a , ua i,i,m ides I. Major Walton did oot in daylight. Then nerds must hr rummage anr way realise It. He waa tall and out hi* pink coat. That la really why I 1 wjuare bnilt, a trifle weather beaten and left him behind—I w anted to beg you ,, |*. j,,..- 0 |d„ would Infallibly be faL

hoys not to guy him—thongh Solomon Hr "knew how to ride, to shoot and to whole park gave tool In all hla glory la hardly In fc with Mur t ,.u the truth." Margaret's Meal gentle- yripiug barka aa they

a temper a!

motb-a b

and temper were oo edge. He wt

holt in the twinkling of aa rye. Margaret had some sense of H all.

do apprehension. He might run bia best. She row Id and wouM stay with him la tbe end uma him. One* there e a quiver of espertatiou. She felt rear a little and surge against the Ui

though trying the strength

"That I do Dot doubt. _UJl enough arout ' ' confidently. —Xt > there. Bat ham By Amt Jot, pray accept dm far year guide. Hear tbe dogs. They mast ha almost oo tbit poor png. Can yoa hear oot to be In at (ha death T" The dogs were crying Badly and by the sound heading away from the eioagh. By cutting acvuaa the rider* could coral up with them. 1-belpa wheeled Musket sharply juat aa Major Walton ahewtad a

warning.

"Thanks, major T be cried, waving bis hand. "The music la quite too tantalising. I am bound to hare that hen* for MUa Blount. Mora than you drena of

Overt rib had thought

•u the

least ML ha would have Men ad. She held him light, but hard, and flicked him gently with her whip. He answered tbe Bek dltk a snort, but settled again mtu kb long, a weeping stride. If the cha held straight for another file miles, might take the devil out of him. It there he more than

vo the alert.

***• You w ant jumps—they -<« aw wewv**vru, . ***->,• of a. ,mg out top twitch- rjUrd back to her aa they raced dowi .hi la. r-tUw. - Mrr(c k of clover. ‘Tour fence, her*

scattered," Fhelp* • »d down

area her* Rrally. I Mg uptil

y in bon

"So friend of mine win take notice of j that shadowy them.” Major Walton said. "What does and pictures sa be ride today. OeertonT' | the Met part ol * " ' ' looking current. Hi* o

aiity—r

. He I

: it and lived in its rushing rood a hmi wo life was a M«.k tuU of <“!'•. Tl

rded. too. with the very

Biount said, laughing. luftirst aentiBrnta eaprrMed in arlioa.

“Yearling*! Hunters! Oh. my hat! TM of rounc be waa heroic. Equally of bJihrads had atartid after them, fellow la dead after Margaret Blount!" Connie he waa handsome and high bred Mayw Walton had waved them hack. As Billy Baron saM under breath. "But be aod a j.cu to wearing bia fine aratimrats the long, many Mot rived black Una writh shan't hare her. not If I hare to sk«. on his sleeve. Margaret herself did mu «d acno. the hvw harrier he rose in his him out of tbe country. Nobody shall ; rvaliar all this. If it had been put before atirru|« and gave tbe hunting halloo, hare her but the major, though why M her in art phrase. »M- wouM perhaps hare The horses knew It aa well aa their W SHIS her an had norzlr* me clean amt heeu asvevl from herself by her own sense riders. They came of boating stock, even wama ber no had poailee me dean an i ^ ^ hj||| u ^ n iroo ^ | |W .^rieaL Earn ««ot flat ngmmd the

U. e- entirely at home, with only Mr mother-, nrei. teeth srt hard on the bit. snorting.

Margaret? What due* abe rider company, tvhe had read mnch and drrauv darning sidewise, tight lug foe their heads. "*e major again asked. Blount h-ke.1 ^ orn ^ rPadlDC IbOTr j,, a Uud .be,. tM beasta tore ..vie tbe sedge Arid, took

It waa held out of taste to talk boohs ! the low feme flying and weal pounding Thus she could not help feeling berarlf down the graved mile ahead. Every ■alike nil tbe rest. 8br yearned to get man hallooed his beat. Ahead was ths away—oot into tbe Mg. live world. Boom- pack, now iu Mdl mouthed full cry. They bow thought of a future at Walton HalL had struck a Met trad Just inside the

always opposite, made friver. Tbe quarry nvuid not wall be

rrs." be had said. "Let

have another season's hunting _____ my w ord for It. - they'll give It to you." didn't 'know ~the fieids'we l*brl|.s Ml the M»r*c perfertly. acootd I them."

ing to hv. own ideas. He eompbined Before Margaret could answer hark*.

' b, L n '•"Al 1 * yeipa. long whining erica, brokr .. farW ., JaniW . am „„ r Ihr pack 'three " .*—T hMd* ofl. Instantly Major Wain

*"*• "* l J*? ed np. crying;

re la Mvuhd- “Cheek! They've Mat hlrn-ou a douhie

*t a* Billy |, i, likely. I waa certain he " for the slough at laaL" TU- _ -

through tbe tbror Masts, long and keen and mellow,

rid. then (allv-u silrut. Instantly there hallooed loudly, turned westerly at a as a fuller, shriller eballmge that art right an gt« to tb* coo roe and gd! loped ' ’ i'J CTTly: aeroas tbe field. Woodland, dark and

lher. bounded it. Tbe . . rmiL stake and ridered. 'Major Walton

top rail and popped Brown It light aa a feather. The dogs

(Here were coming to him full tilt. He Mew I he- Other keen blaaL hallooed again and ■ r .m .A straight down the wood*. The The mss. of th* bunt stood atilL ti

it under saddle Mat

The fox was .there, J

ingle Mil note had

in.sel! Dal

u The bro.

d for quite

300 yi

farther edge of

running. He had chafed at th* slew pace. Now be had Ire and Bay to carry Margaret to her death. Brown Bros waa hla match when ha was ia ordinary tiaapir. Could she catch Ma whsa hla derll thus lent him wing*? She could at least try. H* pressed hla kneel lightly Ma her i ides. Blacked th* tela and whittled softly. Tbe mare tossed her head. Wretched herself and went away like the wind. She was no faster than the hams* ah sad. but better need to timber rwaatng. awarring in and out bet wilt th* Mg tro aka without ever checking berarlf. whOe they wheeled, half halting and losing groand. Derringer had got th* lead. Hr ran • dosro yard* wide of Mnahet. Major Walton went after him. Margaret waa M* rare. That foolhardy stranger moat look

out for hlmarif.

"Chang* bane* with ms! Tea Boat!" be said aa be came ap with her. lanasd and clutched the reins Jolt below th* ML Derringer reared aad plunged, bat could MI break the grip of that Iroa wrist. Ha

■a major's wake. It would more siavrtsmanllkr, he thought, hrtathe tbe boron until they saw how the run handed. It would be better still l» atrik* for Mane. They bad bad the Lnt

would kilt either of as If « “I belie rr ywa are right, IO go as. Kinks for tha aw joe Walton ia

the world ia aat worth th* risk yaa ma. riding hen when yoa driat kaa. tb*

irgarrt has a mind of her own.' id. "Otherwise abe wo*Id Ma be it all Certainly not on Derringer.

bark."

with the major a her choke and at ill

Marray ]'helps was different. Hr wav dun* almost rirrjthing. -Then it haa*M

Erer, body prayed (hat