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At luat a battle 'was Imminent. There
hail been terrible Kinlings In the papers
at the limit delay; all aorta of diaasters
were irnihealed; the Intreiiehnienta were
Imiirfjfiialile llmuaanila of tronpa were
mari'lilnjr to the aid of Aralii a battle,
even If we were stieeeaaftil, niuat Inevit
ably lie attended with fearful loss of life.
On the ulitht of the 12th June did lint
I'loae her eyes. All liiulit lung ahe aaw the
pit-tore ahe had seen that filjcbt when
1 'alius was trying on bis belt ami waving
hia awnrd In the air. That had been a
1 preaeiitimeiit, ahe felt sure. On the mor
row, or the dHy after, ake would take up
the paier snd read his name amone the
dead, she had done Mn fancy a hun
dred times. ijt
All the morning of th 13th she went
attit looking like a ghost, with pate lips
and hollow eyes. At noon Tom brought
the newa to her. Even hl was elated and
Interested this time, "t.lorlous newa!
a tremendoiia victory; our luas couipara
lively trilling."
A mnmentary semap of relief came over
June, to be crossed Immediately by a mis
giving. "A roinparatively trifling loaa"
to a nation may mean hundreds of strick
en homes, hundreds of broken women's
hearts.
Klie must aak the qtteatlon.
"The (Juarda'r" ahe faltered.
Tom did not know; no particulars had
arrived yet; this was only a telegram from
the station. Hut he would ride over him
self at once; for, even If he bad been jeal
ous of Iisllaa, he did not forget in the mo
ment of danger that be was his cousin,
snd was really sniious to hear of bla
safety.
The time until Tom returned scenied
like eternity. Even then the news was
meager. - The brunt of the loss had fallen
on the Highland regiments; it was
thought the (iiianla bad not been active
ly engaged.
Mrs. Trevanlnn was to srrlve thst even
ing. She would be sure to know.
Mrs. Trevsnlon ram, armed with the
latent intelligence. 8 he had called In
1 'owning aireet before going to the sta
tion, and had beard the laat Intelligence
from a personal friend. Foot Guard un
der fire, but in second line.
The third week of Mrs. Trevanion's
viati was urnwiug to a close, it was a
dull, gray afternoon. June was cower
ing over a lire; she had a fit of shivering,
and felt more than usually unwell. For
the laat few days a llatless feeling had
crept over her; ahe had no appetite, and
felt ill and depressed. She bad refused
to have a doctor, but to-day Mrs. Tre-
vsuion hsd Insisted, aud a aervant had
la-en dlapatched to summon htm.
"1 wonder," said Mrs. Trevauion, "how
Pallas Is gcttiug on? I don't think his
last letter wns quite so cheery a usual.
He bad hmked forw ard so much to Cains
hut It seems they are aU disappointed
and disgusted with It, and would rather
be In the desert.
"Oh," exclaimed June, suddenly, with
her eyes fixed on the window, "there Is
Agues. 1 am getting positively to hate
the sight of her,
"Iicave her to me," observed Mrs. Tre
van Ion.
A mlut
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face than
vauion. "I will talk to her."
ute later, Alias i-llcaniere was
need. She came In wltji a longer
lim, nuiil b.iH l.i l,. I.a..i4 .1... lnL4
an orange envelope.
As June saw It. a deadlr chill look
! posseaalon of her; she shivered violently
her telb chattered in her head.
... t .
I have some dreadful news," said Ag
ues, fixing her cruel eyes on June's face.
"Ibis telegram csme for mamma from
Aunt lolet. She Was out, aud papa
ocd It. Mr. Hroke died of fever last
night In Cairo."
Mrs. Irevaulon uttered a cry, then.
starting np, ran to June.
bhe had turned white aa death, and
was falling back aenacleaa In her chair.
CHAPTER XXVI.
I.a.ly Nevil was carried upstairs to bed,
snd It wns more than a mouth before she
wss able to he moved from it again. The
doctor pronounced that she was sickening
for a fever typhoid, he feared. From the
moment when Agnes told the cruel news,
she never perfectly 'recovered conscious
ness, but was either Insensible or deliri
ous. The day after June Was taken IH little
Tom began to sicken, and lu five days he
died. Sir Thomas was like one stunned;
but bis lutensc anxiety about his wife
made the loss of the child perhaps less
agonising. If only June were spared to
him, he felt he could bear that other
grief, awful though It waa; he realised
once again how he loved hia wife, aud
what her death would mean to him. Ilia
remorse was grievous to witness. He
made no attempt to conceal it from Mra.
Trevauion, Indeed, it was the only thing
he could talk of. He clung to her. Im
ploring her not to leave him. He seemed
to hang on her presence as the only chance
of saving his darling.
To Mrs. Trevanion's relief, the name of
DnlUia never crossed June's lips. During
those dreadful days of her poor little
child's lllneiw, death aud burial, June wss
happily unconscious. She knew nothing
of Tom's agonised face, aa be came In
with hushed steps and haggard eyes from
that other chamber where half hia hopes
lay dead from the little waxen figure
that it would have broken June's heart to
see. This anguish at least she was soar
ed.
When the funeral waa over poor Tom
naed to creep up to the nursery and sit
with his face In his hands. Sometimes he
would take up one of little Tom's toys,
and then, poor fellow, he would burst
Ilnto a terrible passion of dry solm. When
he casae down he would go on tiptoe into
his wife's room and look at her In dumb
deapair.
After the twenty-first day June took
turn for the better. For the first time she
looked at Mrs. Trevauion with recognl
lion in ber eyes, and put out a wasted
waxen hand to ber.
"Have I bcn ill'" ahe asked, in a lan
gtiid voice.
"You will aoon be well now. dear child,'
answered Mrs. Trevanion, in her cheeriest
tones.
" here I Tom?" she asked, presently.
"n ould you like to se him T
June made a gtwture of assent, and Mrs.
IrcTaniou went to fetch him.
"Rut," ahe said, as be was preparing
with alacrity to obey the summons, "not
lu these clothes," looking at the mourn
ing garments he waa wearing for his lost
heir. "And if," he voice faltering, "If
she asks for the poor darling, yon must
try lo command yourself, aud say that he
has gone away to stay.
Tom arrayed himself hi an old shooting
suit, ami went on tiptoe to hia wife'
room. What an eager light there was in
bis honest face aa be approached the bed
and once more saw recognition In the eyes
of bis beloved! She smiled faintly and
held out ber hand to him, and he took it in
his as tenderly as though it might melt
away at a touch.
"Where Is little Tom?" asked June,
faintly. "I wsnt to see all the family,
Mrs. Trevanion saw the convulsive
working of Tom's face, and hastened to
intcrpoae.
"He is with his grandmother, darling,
she said, thinking sadly of June'a dead
mother: but June understood, aa It was
meant she should, that he was with Mrs
fcllesmere.
"fancy Tom letting him out of bis
sight T' she murmured, and then sank back
tired, and said no more.
That night, as Mra. Trevanion was sit
ting by her bedside, thinking she waa dos
ing. June suddenly opened her eyes, and,
witn a nveii look, said:
"la It trneT
"Is what true, dearest?"
"Dallas:" uttered June, in a low voice.
Mrs. Trevanion hid her face in her
hands, and the tears fell thick and fast
through her fingers.
"How hard!" said June, and then closed
ber eyes and relapsed into silence.
The doctors now gave every hope of her
recovery. When she was well enough to
be moved, she was to be taken to the sea
side, ana, as Mrs. trevauion could no
longer be spared from borne, Mrs. Bryan
was to tie Installed aa head nurse.
"Oh," said Tom, in a melancholy voice.
as they sat together after dinner on the
laat evening, "what shall I do without
you? I don't believe my poor little girl
would ever have pulled through but for
you.
hen she is stronger, you must tell
her," answered Mrs. Trevanion. with
tears in her eyes. "And when you talk
about your dreadful loss. It will be heart-
orcaamg ai nrsi, nut It will draw you
closer together afterward. And now,
looking very kindly at his grieved face,
"do you feel sufficiently friendly to allow
me to take a liberty r
At this Tom jumped up, and, coming
round to ber, ceixcd her hand and held it
fast.
"What in the world might you not say
or do?" And he took the chair beside
ber.
"You know," said Mrs. Trevanion, af
ter a slight pause, "when our poor darling
wns so ill and we did not know which way
It might turn, I would not allow you to
reproach yourself in any way on her ac
count; but, now that she is going to get
quite wen anu strong again, you must
tie all in all to each other, just aa you
were wnen nrst you married.
Mra. Trevanion paused a moment: then
looking at him very kindly and speaking
in a low out resolute voice, she proceeded:
"No third person ought ever to be al
lowed to come between a husband and
wife; The cause of most of the misunder
atanding between you and dear June has
been the interference of Miss Ellesmere.
"1 cs, yes," said Tom, heartily. "I am
sure you are right. But I think, with poor
Agnes, it was what you would. call want
of tact more than anything else. How
ever," seeing the expression of dissent on
his friend's face, "it shall never happen
again. No one nothing shall ever come
between my wife and me. Please God
she gets well, she shall have It all her
own way.
Mrs. Trevanion smiled. "I think you
will una," sne said, "that June ia less like
ly to be spoiled by too much kindneea than
by the other method. And I am quite
sure that a mau as good and kind aa you
are ought to make any reasonable woman
happy, aud will do so when left to your
self."
'Oh," cried Tom, deprecatluaiy. "don't
say anything about mel I'm a very poor
sort of chap, I'm afraid!"
"No, you are not," aaid Mra. Trevan
ion, smiling and putting out her hand to
him. "But you are none the worse for
being modest, and when I come to stay
with you again I know I ahull find you the
happiest couple in the world."
And we will be, thanks to you!" cried
Tom, fervently, still grasping her hand.
"It will be thanks to the natural good
qunlitics of both of you, and to there be
ing no one to Interfere," answered Mrs.
Trevauion, kindly.
CHAPTER XXVII.
It was the first week in January. Sir
Thomaa and Lady- Nevil were ataying at
their place in the North. Extensive al
terations were being made at the Hall,
and, Indeed, both its master and mistress
shrank from the idea of returning to the
place where such terrible calamity had
befallen them. Jane had uTmoat
ed her health, though not ber spirits. Her
child's death had been crushing blow;
It seemed to her a sort of divine retribu
tion for having thought too little of him
in hia lifetime.
Six months ago anyone might safely
have predicted that the boy's death would
have fallen with ten times more severity
on Tom than on June; but such was not
the case. Tom was almost cheerful, while
his wife was a prey to the deepeat grief.
Now Tom only bad one object in life
to devote himself to June, to heap love,
affection, caresses upon her, to prove to
her beyond ail doubt how thoroughly and
entirely she occupied his heart. And
June, if she remained sad, thoroughly ap
preciated his kindness and tenderness, and
was alwaya ready to reciprocate it after
a gentle and subdued fashion, very differ
ent from her gsy, coquettish manner of
old. Time would doubtless bring that
back, but It would have been strange and
unnatural that she should so soon forget.
Her heart had returned to Its old alle
giance. Tom was sgain the one man tn
the world whom she loved, and wboae
existence wss necessary to her. When
she thought of her dead yonng hero, it
was with the tenderness of a sister's love,
snd she could thank Uod, oh, bow fervent
ly! that no word had ever been spoken
lietween them that might tarnish ber
memory of him or cause her a single pang
of self-reproach.
Mr. and Mrs. Carslake were their only
guests, and thoroughly congenial ones.
Madge's brightness and gayety, tempered
by her sympathy for her cousin'a distress,
made her presence most welcome to June,
and Mr. Carslake, who poaaeaaed a very
kind heart ami considerable tact, waa ex
cellent company for Tom. He waa, more
ever, an excellent sportsman, and, with
bis host, enjoyed the capital eport which
the place afforded. Madge was exceed
ingly happy. Being neither quite so sen
timentally Inclined nor so exacting aa her
cousin by deposition, she was In no dan
ger of Buffering disappointment or disil
lusionment, and was perfectly satisfied
with the very real If undemonstrative-in-
pnblic affection of her lord.
"I am sure," she said, laughing, to June,
"any one might think that you and Tom
were bride and bridegroom rather than
Robert and I. As for Tom, I believe he
must have been taking lessons in the art
of love making, he does it so well."
Tom and Madge had made np their dif
ferences and were on the old affectionate
terms again.
One morning as the fonr were sitting at
breakfast, the letters, unusually late, were
brought in. Presently the rest of the
company were startled by a whoop in the
old style from Madge, as she started np
and executed one of the pas seals dear to
the daya of ber youth, but which she had
relinquished since she hsd arrived at the
dignity of the marriage state.
"Madge" remonstrated her husband
pretending to look shocked, but Inward
ly amused.
'This letter," cried Madge, waving it in
the air, "containa the most delightful
news in the world news that will fill each
of your separate and all your collective
hearta with joy when you hear it. I will
not take up your time by asking you to
try and guess, because you never would.
Our dear Agnes is about to become a
Biahoocsa. But do not. my loves, be too
elated by the grandeur of the connection.
He la only a colonial bishop. Listen to
mother's letter.
' 'It seems that Agnea produced a great
impression upon him when he saw ber a
year ago at the Marstons'. He thought
her so very sweet, and waa so struck by
her earnest interest in mission work. So
he begged Mrs. Marston to invite them to
meet again, and proposed to ner the oay
before yesterday. She Is to accompany
him to Africa in the spring. It will be a
great trial to part from her, especially aa
we have already lost one of our near coil-
dren. but. if it la for her happiness, we
muat not consider ourselves.'
"Fancy Aggie BuLopess of the Canni
bal Islands!" cried Madge; "perhaps they
will eat her some day. I wonder if a
sweet woman tastes better tnan an ordi
nary one? I remember quite well meeting
the bishop at the Marstons' and thinking
him one of the most odious and domineer
ing wretches I ever saw. He is very small.
with coal-black eyes and beard, and a com
plexion of a decidedly liverish hue; he
looked as though he might have unproved
it with soap and water if he cared to, but
don't think he did care, lie had a de
lightful conviction that ninety-nine out
of every hundred souls would go to a
naughty place, and he looked aa if he had
fiendish temper, so Aggie a aweetnesa
will have full scope."
Madge uttered her tirade with such
mixture of drollery and malice that even
Tom burst out laughing.
Late in the afternoon, when he was sit
ting in his wife's boudoir before dinner
he had resumed this old affectionate cus
tomJune said, leaning her head against
bis shoulder:
We must give Agnes a very handsome
wedding present." And then, with some
thing akin to her old playful manner, "It
will be a thank offering."
"We will give her whatever you like, my
darling," answered Tom. "It is just aa
well, perhaps, that she is going away,
but," with emphasis, "whether she goes or
stays, no one shall ever come between my
wife and me again."
Do you swear it?" said June, looking
earuestly into his eyes.
I swear it. So help me heaven," he
answered.
And, to ratify his bond, he took her in
his arms and kissed her sweet, pale face
fervently again and again.
(The end.)
How to Tell Pore Water.
A simple test for ascertaining wheth
er there Is any Impurity In water Is
to take a glassful and add. to It a few
drops of sulphuric, acid and a few
drops of a dilute solution of potassium
permanganate. A perfect pink color
will be produced, but If the water con
tains decay-tog organic matter the pink
color will at orx-e become faint and
finally disappear. Sometimes ferroue
sulptuite, hydrogen sulphite or other
reducing agents are present tn water
and produce similar results. An ex
pert can always distinguish the differ
ence and for this reason the experi
ments of a novice cannot always be
relied Uion. But when water shows
an excess of chlorine and bleaches pot
assium permanganate It Is certainly
suspicious and should be analysed by
an expert. Atlanta Constitution.
Scott was fond of riding, and by day
light would be out with bis horse and
dogs. Most of his work was done be
fore dinner.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
New Crsaana ry at Pleasant Hill Stock
' men's Convention at Mcdlord -Money
for State Convict Labor Polk County
Mohair Pool Fruitgrowers Organize
1a Rogue River Valley.
A creamery association has been or
ganized at Pleasant Hill, Lane county.
For the first time in tbe past four
months Eugene is entirely free of every
contagions disease.
Tbe Loewenberg-Golng company last
week paid into tbe state treasury $1,
79O.04 on account of convict labor in
tbe prison stove foundry for .November
and December.
Tbe destruction of a large barn on
tbe Theodore Staiger farm, two miles
from Salem, resulted in a loss of
(8,000. Eight Taloablo horses were
burned. Tramps are supposed to have
started tbe fire.
Toe fruitgrowers of the vicinity of
Mad ford held a mass meeting there and
perfected an organization, which is
known as the Rogne River Fruitgrow
ers' union. Tbey adopted a constitu
tion and by-laws.
Tbe stockmen's convention, held at
Medford last Saturday, was attended
by 60 of tbe most prominent cattlemen
in Jackson county. Addresses were
made by a number of well known
speakers. A temporary organization
was made. Another meeting will be
held March 21 and organize perma
nently. Tbe Polk coanty mohair association
met in Dalles last week to transact
important business and to set tbe time
of the sfle of the pool of tbe associa
tion. The pool at present is the fleeces
of abont 12,000 goats, and will amount
to abont 50,000 or 60,000 ponndv. The
severe winter in the bill districts will
cause tbe clip to be somewhat lighter
than nsnal.
The office of the Linn county sheriff
is a very busy place these days. Taxes
are being paid qoite rapidly by citi
zens of Linn county, who are anxious to
take advantage of tbe 3 per cent re
bate for prompt payment.
William Moore, tbe postmaster at
Greenville, and the proprietor of a gen
eral merchandise etore, was held op by
two marked men with drawn pistols
and robbed of (110, (91 of which was
fnnds belonging to the poetoffice.
Hon. J. M. Church, of La Grande,
who is a member of the board of re
gents of the agricultural college, has re
ceived notice that a farmers' institute
will be beld in La Grande March 20
and 21. Several members of the Cor
vallis faculty will be in attendance.
Final arrangements have been made
for tbe holding of a street fair and car
nival at Grants Pass from June 16 to
21. Tbe Woodmen of the World of
that city are at the head of the under
taking. It will be a Southern Oregon
affair and all of the towns in tbe state
south of Roseburg will participate.
Tbe efforts to organize a real estate
exchange in Albany have proved suc
cessful. The constitution provides
that the executive board rhall have
three members not engaged in the real
estate business, and that there shall be
harmony between tbe members on all
questions of sales and commissions.
W. T. Nolan has been appointed reg
ister and Miss Anne M. Lang aa re
ceiver of The Dalles land office.
Preparations are being made for be
ginning work upon tbe new buildings
at the state asylum for which appro
priations were made the past session.
At the farm there will be another closed
cottage similar to the one bnilt last
year, at a cost of (18,000, and an ex
tension will be built upon tbe kitchen
and dining room, for which the sum of
ft,000 has been provided.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c;
blue-
stem, 87c; valley, 7880c.
Barley Feed, (23.60 per ton; brew
ing, (24.
Flour Best grade, (4.30(34.86 ; grah
am, (3.45033.85.
MillMuffs Bran. (19 per ton:
middlings, ( 24; shorts, (19.50020.
chop, (18.
Oats No. 1 white, (1.15 ffl 1.20:
gray, (1.12)t(1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, (llai2: clover.
(899; cheat, (9(310 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 60(3750 per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, (20
2.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed. Ilai2c:
young, 11312c; hens, 12c: turkeys.
live, 1516c; dressed, 18020c; ducks,
(7(37.50 per dozen; geese, (78.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16K3
17Xc; Young America, 17S18tc;
factory prices, 1(8 Die less.
Batter Fancy creamery, 30(332)0
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20a
t2)c; store, 15018c.
Eggs 15016 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2325c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12X15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 260 28o.
Beef Gross, cows, 33Jfo per
pound; steers, 404c; dressed, 7&c.
Veal 7X8o.
Mutton Gross, 4c per
dressed, 7)c.
pound;
pound
pound;
tamos uross, 40 per
dressed, 7c.
Hogs Gross, 6Jje par
dresseit,707ic.