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"I don't know, but she said one of you had mentioned something about a West Indian Island " "Sea Horse," explained Bess, in a low voice. "That's it such an odd name," went on Mrs. Kimball. "And she is anxious to know more about your plan of going there. I could not tell her having heard only the vaguest rumors about your trip, my dears."

"Speaking of slavery, I wish to recommend to your readers a book just from the press, entitled 'Emancipation in the West Indies, and written by J. A. Thome and J.H. Kimball, who had visited those islands to inquire into the great experiment now going on there. I regard it as the most important work which has appeared among us for years.

I ain't no sparrow nor no spring chicken neither an' I don't intend to decide my affairs jumpin' about in a hurry, no, not even if you was advisin' me the same as Mr. Kimball, Mrs. Lathrop, an' you know how much I think of your advice even if you have yet to give me the first piece as I can see my way to usin', for I will say this for your advice, Mrs.

"I puts it this way, Bill: that the telegram traveled faster than old Red could, so no need to hide till tonight, though when you deals with Red, it behooves you to have your gun ready against chances. You want to know about Red Kimball? But I think I'd best wait till Lahoma's letter comes, so my story can tally with hers.

"Oh, a telegram!" gasped Cora, and her fingers trembled, in spite of her, as she opened it. She gave a hasty glance at the written words, and then cried: "Oh, it was for mother, but the envelope had 'Miss Kimball' on it. However, it doesn't matter, and I'm glad I opened it first. Oh, dear!" "Bad news?" asked Bess, softly. "It's about my brother Jack," said Cora, and there was a sob in her voice.

As the moon solemnly rose through the quietudes of the sky, deep silence as of sleep descended upon the village, where now not the shadow of a living thing stirred. CAMlLLE LEMONNIER From "The Massacre of the Innocents and other Tales by Belgian Writers." Translated by Edith Wingate Rinder. Published by Stone & Kimball. Copyright, 1895, by Stone & Kimball.

What a man gets for nothing he don't care for. Talking of free tickets, my first lecture was a wonderful success house so full that everybody who could pay turned from the doors. It happened thus: Walking about Salt Lake City on the morning before the lecture, I met Elder Kimball. Well, I most imprudently gave him a family ticket.

General Schofield had then well in hand on the north bank of Duck River, opposite Columbia, Tennessee, the divisions of Kimball, Wagner and Wood, composing the Fourth corps, and of Cox and Ruger, of the Twenty-third corps, Ruger's lacking one brigade on detached service. Across the river were two divisions of General S. D. Lee's corps of Hood's Army.

"What about the law?" demanded Bill. "Do you think IT'S going to let you walk about free and disposed, after you've removed Red Kimball?" "I hopes the law and me can get on peaceable together," returned the other grimly. "I've never had nothing to do with it, and I hopes to be let alone." Wilfred spoke with sudden decision: "Brick, I'm with you to the end, and so is Bill.

"As soon as I've read 'Yours truly, I'll be ready to jump into the saddle, so I say 'good-by' now!" "Dear Brick and Bill: "I put Bill in, because I am sure that by this time he has been told what was in my last letter, and I know he's true blue. I have been so excited since finding out that Red Kimball is determined on revenge, and that Mr.