The Stayton mail., May 10, 1901, Image 3

"Everybody doesn't alwaya tall
the
C H A P T E R 1.
"What malt»* you k»op that hlt{ Mu» truth," said George, "wishing to admin-
•unl>onn»t lira wo ao rloaaljr orar your later as much comfort aa possible.
fa>i<? Ara you afraid of having It aero?" "You've got prrtty blue eyes, nice brown
Tha prraoo a>l<lr»«*»il waa a pair, slt-k- huir, and your forehead, too, la broad
1y looking rblhl about nlnr yrara of agr, ant high, now If you hadn't such a mud­
dy coiuplevlon, bony cheeks, little uoee,
who on lha dark of tha rraarl Wlndrr
niarr, waa gaalag lun-nlly toward thr tlls- big ears and awful teeth, you wouldn't
tnot ahorr of old Kngland, faat r»<»dlnx be such a fright!"
George propensity to teaee had coma
from virw. Nrar hrr a flnrdooalug boy
of fourt»»n waa ataudlug, trying lu vain upoo him, and in enumerating the defects
to gain a look at tha fraturra abadrd by In Mary'a face be purposely magnified
them: but he regretted it, when he saw
tha gingham bonnrt.
Hiding
At thr aoiiltd of hla voire thr littto girl the effect hla words produced.
atnrtnl, aud wlthaut turning hrr hand, her face in hrr hands, Mary hurst Into a
rrplird, "Nobody wanta to aaa mr, 1 alii passionate At of weeping, then snatching
the bound from George's lap, ahe threw
ao ugly and dlaagrrcablr."
•Tgly , nrr you?" r* prat ad tha l>oy, lift ­ it on her head and waa hurrying away
ing her up and looking h<-r fully in thr when George caught her and pulling her
back, said, "Forgive me, Mary, i ronid
farr.
"\V»II, you are not vary hand
not help plaguing you a little, but I'll try
aomr, that’a a fart, but I wouldn't In- aul
Irtl about It. t'gly proplr nrr alwaya anil not do It again."
For a time George kept this resolution,
•mart, and pnrhapa you arr. Anyway.
1 Ilk» littla girla, ao Juat Irt mr alt here but he rould not roncea) the preference
which he felt for Klla, whoa« doll-like
aud grt acquainted.”
Mary llowanl waa rrrtainly not rrry face and childish ways were far more
In keeping with hia taste than Mary'a
haudaomr. liar fraturra, though tolrra
bly rrgular, warr amall and thin, hrr old look. Whenever he noticed her at
complexion aallow, and hrr ryra, though all, he apoke kindly to her; but ahe knew
bright mid riprraaivr, arruind too largr there waa a great difference bet ween hla
for hrr fare. Hhr hud frr<|urnt!y brru treatment of her and Klla, and ofttitura,
told llint alir waa hoiurly, ami oftrn whrn when saying her evening prayer, ahe
alour had wrpt, and wondrrrd why ahr, prayed that George Moreland might love
too, waa not haudaomr likr b»r alatrr her a little, just a little.
T w o weeks had passed since the Inst
Kiln, on whoar rhrrk thr aoftrat rose war
blooming, wbilr hrr rirh brown hair frll vestige of land had disappeared from
In wavy maaira about hrr whitr nr<-k and view, and then George waa taken dan­
Mrs. Howard
ahouldrra. Hut If Kiln waa murr brau- gerously 111 with fever.
ttful than Mary, tln-rr waa far Iraa In herself visited him frequently, hut she
hrr rharartrr to admlrr. Hh» knew that commanded her children to keep away,
• hu wna prrtty, and Ibla madr hrr proud lest they, too. ahould take the disease.
and »»ifi.li, rxprrllng attrntion from all, For a day or two Mary obeyed her moth­
er, and then curiosity led her near
aud growing aullrn if It wna withhrld.
Mrs, Howard, thr uiothrr of thrar rhil- George's berth. For several minutes she
drrn hail Incurred tha diaplraaure of hrr lingered, and waa about turning away
father, a wealthy Englishman. by mar­ when a low moan fell on her ear and ar­
rying hrr miiab- trarher. Ilumhly at hrr rested her footsteps. Her mother'a com­
father'a fri t ahr had knrlt and nurd for mands were forgotten, and in a moment
pardon, but the old man waa InexoraM» she Stood by George's bedside. Tender­
pillow,
and turned ht-r from hla houar. Late in ly she smoothed hia tumbled
life hr had married u youthful widow, moistened his parched lifts and bathed
who, after the lapar of a few yrara died, hia feverish brow, and when an hour a f ­
leaving three little girla, Sarah. Klla and terward. the physician entered, he found
sleeping, with one
Jane, two of them hla own, and one a hia patient calmly
atepilaiigutrr and a child of hla wife's hand clasped In that of Mary.
"M a ry ! Mary Howard!" said the phy­
first marring)-. An a laat request Mra.
Temple had naked that her baby .lane sician, “ this la no p lace for you," and
ahould Ivr glrrn to thr rare o! her aiatrr, he endeavored to lead her away.
This aroused George, who begred ao
Mra. Morris, who waa on thr e*r of em­
barking for Aainica
Sarah, to«, waa hard for her to remalu tkat the . hysi
adopted be her father'» brother, and fhna elan went In qr-st of Mra.^Howgrd. wbo
Mr. Temple waa left abmr with hja «b l­ rather unwillingly couaented, and Mary
eat daughter. Klla. Orraaloaall/ he heard was duty Installs«) as nuraa. Perfectly
from Jam-, hut time ami dlatancr gradu­ delighted with her new vocation, »he
ally wrukrned the tie of pan-utal affec­ would sit for hours by her charge. She
tion. which wound ttaelf more rloerly possessed a very »weet, clear voice; and
aroiiud Klla: and now, when ahe, too, left frequently, when all other means bad
him. anil wmae than alt, married a poor failed to quiet him, ahe would bend her
mualr teacher, thr old man't wrath knew face near hia, and taking hia hands in
hers, would aitig to him some simple song
no botinda.
"Hut we'll aee,” aald he—"we'll aee of home, ' Itil lolled by the soft muaic
how they get on. i'll uar all my Influence he would fall away to aleep. Such un­
againat thr dog. and whrn Miaa Klla'a wearied kludueaa was not without Its ef-
right cold and hungry »he'll be glad to i I feet upon George, and one day when
Mary as usual was sitting near him. he
come bark and leave him."
Hut he waa mistaken, for though right called her to hia side, and taking her face
cold ati'l hungry Klla oftentimea wna, »ho between bis hands, kissed her forehead
ouly clung the closer to hrr huahanil, and lipa, saying. "W h a t can I ever do to
hnppy to ahare hla fortune, whatever it pay my little nurse for her kindneaa?”
Mary hesitated a moment, and then
might be. T w o yrara after her marriage,
hearing that her father waa dangi-roualy replied, " I j OV s me aa w-ell as you do
III, ahr went to him, hut the forgivrnraa Klla r
" A s well as I do Ella!” he repented;
ahe ao ardently deal red waa never gained,
" I love you a great deal better. She has
for the nlil man'» reaaon waa gone. Kaith
fully ahr watched until thr end, nnd then not been to see me once. What in the
when ahr heard rend hia will anil know reason ?”
Frank, who a moment before had stol­
that hia property waa all bequeathed to
able, answered, saying.
her aiatrr In America, ahr brushed the en to Mary's
trara from hrr long eyelashes and went "Someone told Klla that if ahe ahould
back to hrr humble home prepared to have the fever, her curl* would all drop
ofT; nnd ao she wou't come near you!"
meet the worat.
Just then Mra. Howard appeared, and
In course of time three children. Frank,
Mary nnd Ella, were added to their num­ this time ahe waa accompanied by Ella,
ber, and though their presence brought who clung closely to her mother’s skirts.
sunshine nnd gladnean. It brought nlao George did not ss usual caress her, but
an Increase of toll and care. Year after he asked her mockingly, " i f her hair had
year Mr. Howard struggled on. while commenced coming out!" while Ella only
each day rutuora reached him of the answered by grasping at her long curia,
plenty to he had In the land beyond the as if to reassure herself of their safety.
In a few days George was able to go
aea; and at laat, when hope teemed dying
out, he resolved to try hi» fortune in the on deck, and though he still petted and
far famed home of the weary emigrant. played with Klla, he never again slight
At laat, after many weary
Thr necessary preparations for their voy­ ed Mary.
age were made aa aoou aa possible, nnd days, there came the Joyful newa that
when the Windermere left the harbor land was in aight; and neit morning Ho»
of Liverpool they atood upon her deck, ton, with Its numerous domes snd spires,
waving u laat adieu to the few
kind wss before them. Toward noon a pleas­
friends who on ahors were bidding them ant lookiug. middle-aged man came on
board, Inquiring for George Moreland,
godspeed.
Ainoug the passengers waa tleorge and announcing himself as Mr. Helilen.
Moreland, whose parents bad died some George immediately stepped forward,
months before, leaving him and a large and after greeting hia uncle. Introduced
fortune to the guardianship of hla uncle, Mr. and Mra. Howard, speaking at the
a wealthy ui*rrhant residing in Hoaton. same time of their kindness to him during
This uncle, Mr. Holden, had written for his illness. All was now confusion, but
hlx nephew to join him in America, nnd in the hurry anti bustle of going ashore
Taking
It waa for thla purpoae that George had George did not forget Mary.
taken passage In the Windermere. He her aside he threw round her neck n
wna a frank, generous hearted hoy, and small golden chain, to which was attach­
a favorite with all who knew hint. He ed a locket containing a miniature like­
wna n passionate admirer of Iteauty, and ness of himself painted a year before.
“ Keep it,” said he, "to remember me
the moment the Hnwarda came on hoard
and he caught aight of Kiln, he felt irre- by, or If you get tired of It, give It to
aiatihly attracted toward her.
Mary, Ella for a plaything.”
" I wish I had one for you,” said Mary,
whose sensitive nature ahrauk front the
observation of strangers, eluded all hla and George replied, "N ever mind, I enn
efforts to look under her bonnet. This remember your look» without a likeness."
aroused hla curiosity, and when he fol­ Then bidding adieu to Mr. and Mra.
lowed hrr addressed to her the remark Howard, Frank and Klla. he sprang Into
with which we commenced this chapter. bla uncle's carriage and waa rapidly
At laat, gently smoothing hack her hair, drlren away. Mary looked after him as
which was really bright and gloaay, he long aa the heads of the white horses
said, “ Who told you that you were ao were la sight, and then taking Frank's
ugly looking?"
The tears started to hand, followed her parents to the hotel,
Mary's ryes, and her chin quivered, aa where for a few days they had deter­
ahe replied, "Father says ao, Klla says mined to etop while Mrs. Howard mad«
ao, and everybody soya ao but mother inquiries for her sister.
Meantime from the wfadows of n large,
aud Frank?.’*
hsndsosne b u ild in g • little girl looked
out, Impatiently waiting tier father's re­
turn, wondering why he was gone
|ol,g
and If ake should Ilka her cousin George.
In the center of the room the dinner
table was standing, snd Ida Keld<-a hud
twice ebauged thr location of her cousin's
plate, once placing It at her aide, end
lastly putting It directly In front, so ahe
could have a fair view of his face.
" W h y don't they corns?" she had said
for the twentieth time, wh»a the sound
of carriage wheels In the yard below
wade her start up, and, running down
stairs, ahe was soon shaking tbs hand*
of her cousin, whom she decided to be
handsome. Placing her arm affectionate­
ly around him, she led hltn Into the par­
lor, saying: " I am #o glad that you have
route to Uvs with we and be tn> brother.
We'll have real nice times, but perhap*
you dislike little girls. Did you ever s«e
oue that you loved?"
"Yea. two,’’ waa the answer. " Hy
cousin Ida and one othvr."
"Oh, who la she?" asksd Ida. "Tell
me about her. How does she look? Is
she pretty?"
George told her of Mary, who had
watched ao kindly over him during the
weary days of hia illnes*.
“ I know I ahould like her," Ida said,
“ They are poor, you say. and Mr. H ow ­
ard la a music teacher. Monsieur Du­
pres has Juat left me, and who knows but
papa can get Mr. Howard to fill hi*
place.”
When the subject was referred to b«-r
father be aald that be bad liked the ap­
pearance of Mr. Howard, and would, if
possible, Aud him on the morrow and en­
gage hla services. The nrxt morning the
sky was «lark with angry clouds, from
which the rain was steadily falling. All
thoughts of Mr. Howard were given tip
for that day, and a* every moment of
Mr. Keldeu’ s time was employed for sev­
ers! successive ones. It was nearly a
week after George's arrival before any
Inquiries were made for the family. The
hotel at which they bad *top|>»d waa then
found, but Mr. Nelden was told that the
persons whom he was seeking had left
the day before for one of the inland
towns, though which oue he could not as­
certain.
OATES VEDE OPEflED
Opening Day of the Great Pan*
American Exposition.
HEAVY RAINS KEPT THE CROWDS AWAY
formal Dedication Ceremony Postponed Until
Map 29
Efforts Being Made to Oct
Ail the Exhibits In Place.
TO REMODEL
Proposed to Chang« th« Oregon and Tws
Others.
Washington, May 2.— A scheme is
on foot to remodel the battle ships
Oregon, Indiana and Massachusetts,
which arc all of one class. The idea
seems to lie that superimposed turrets
shall be placed on these ships, which
will put them in the same class as the
Kentucky and Kcarsargc. Of course
these sh ij« carry 13-inch guns, anti
the 13-inch guns have been discarded,
as it is held that the weight of the
guns is more than enough to com­
pensate for the weight of metal which
they throw, and hereafter 12-inch
guns are to lie the largest used hy the
navy. The reason given for remodel­
ing the Oregon and her class is that
when in battle, if the four 13-inch
guns are all being fired from one side
of the ship, it will cause her to list to
that side and raise the opposite side
so that the armor belt is out of the
water, and that if a shot from that
side should strike her below the
armor belt the entire machinery
would be endangered.
W hile it may be true that if the
long muzzles of the four 13-inch grins
of the Oregon should lie pointed in
one direction, the ship would list
about three feet, making it necessary
to raise the muzzles of the guns to
bring them to bear upon the enemy,
there is nothing to prevent the rais­
ing of the muzzles so that the guns
can he used if all were turned in
one direction.
On the other hand, it may he said
that if the Oregon was fighting an
enemy, or in any conflict where » shiji
was on either side, it is not at all like­
ly that her big guns would all Ire
tained on one ship, leaving her ex­
posed on the other side to the other
ship. Those who are seeking to have
the change made in the Oregon point
out that in case a fort was on one side
and a hostile ship on the other, the
listing of the ship would expose one
side. But others who are experts in
naval warfare say that if the Oregon
I or any other ship of her type was
fighting a fort and a battle ship at
one time, she would probably have
two of her big guns trained on the
fort and two on the battle ship, which
would make her ride even.
Buffalo, May 2 .— The U-autiftil
electrical display last night was the
culminating event of the opening day
of the I'an-American exposition. The
attendance in the morning was small,
owing to the weather, which kept
many away from nearhy
towns.
Later in the day, however, when the
sun broke though the gray clouds,
the crowd hegan to assume the pro-
|iortions of an exposition throng, and
laat evening thousands passed through
the trunstiles.
The gates were opened yesterday
without
ceremony,
the opening
day ceremonies having been po«t-
puned until May 20, when they will
i>e combined with dedication day
exercise*.
The change in the date,
however, did not cause a relaxation
ivi the efforts lx-ing put forth hy
everyone connected with the exposi­
tion to have everything as nearly
ready as |xmnihlc for yesterday’s open­
ing. The ap|>earanceof the buildings
ami grounds in the morning bore am­
ple evidence of their efforts. Htorm
and the inevitable delays incident
to an undertaking of such magni­
tude made impossible the realization
of the hope that this might lie the
first of the great expositions to he
completed on its opening day. But
so much more already lias
been
CHAPTER II.
wrought
than
was
deemed
possible
It was the afternoon for the regular
meeting of the Ladles’ Sewing So let? In at the inception of the project that
the little village of Chicopee, snd at the all are satisfied with the extent and
usual hour groups of ladies were seen beauty of the fair as it appeared
wending their way toward the stately yesterday morning, carried through
mansion of Mrs. Campbell, the wealthi­ the beginning by the citizens of
est and proudest lady in town. The spa­ Buffalo without state or federal aid.
cious sitting room, the music room ad­
W illiam Hamlin was permitted by
joining, anil the wide, rool hall beyon I permission
to purchase the first
were thrown open to all, and hy three
ticket, having offered some time ago
o’doi-k they were nearly filled.
to pay $5,000 for the privilege.
The
At first there was almost perfect si­
lence, broken only by t whisper* or un­ ticket was sent to him yesterday.
At noon the paid admissions aggre­
dertone, but gradual!? th*- hum of voices
Increased, until at laat there was a great gated to alx>ut $1.000. the majority of
deal more talking than working. Then the visitors being employee or others
for a time there waa arsin »il.-ni-e while entering on passes.
Mrs. Johnson, preside-• f the »->cle«j.
At noon the government building
told of the egtreme d«
ution in which was thrown ojm - ii and General Brig-
she had that morning f j nd a poor Eng­ i ham mad- an address. The president
lish family wbo.bo*’ ^ . ‘-J into the vil­ a n t a message oj congratulation to
lage two or throe years befsrs. Ttiey the citizens of Buffalo upon the aus­
ha-1 managed to ears a comfortable tir­
picious opening of the fair.
ing until the buabai I snd father sudden­
At 2 o ’clock in the aiternoon a sa­
ly died, si *ec w h in time the wife's
health bad l>een veer rapidly failing, and lute of 4a aerial liomtis was fired nnd
she was no longer able to work, hut waa simultaneously hundreds of flags were
wholly dependent for subsistence upon raised on the buildings anifgrounds.
the exertions of her oldest child, Frank,
and the charity of thr rillagers. The day
before the senlng society Frank had been
takeu seriously ill with what threatened
to bo scarlet ferer.
The aick woman In whom Mra. John-
aon waa ao much interested was Mrs.
Howard.
All Inquiries for her sisters
had been fruitless. Since we last saw
them n sickly baby had been added to
their number. With motherly care little
Mary each day washed and dressed it.
nnd then hour after hour carried it in her
arms, trying to still Its feeble moans,
which fell so sadly on the ear of her in­
valid mother.
It was a amall. low building which
they Inhabited, containing but one room
and a bedroom, which they had ceased
to occupy, for one by one each article of
furniture had been sold, until at last Mrs.
Howard lay upon a rude lounge, which
Frank had made from some rough boards.
I ’ ntll midnight the little fellow toiled, and
then when hia work was done crept soft­
ly to the cupboard, where lay one alice
of bread, the only article of food which
the house contained. Ix>ng and wistfully
he looked at it, thiuking how good it
would taste; but one glance at the pals
faces near decided him. “ They need It
more than I,” aald he. and turning reso­
lutely away, he prayed that he “ might
aleep pretty soon and forget how hungry
he waa.”
One morning when hs attempted to
rise he felt oppressed with a languor he
had never experienced, and turning on
hia trundle-bed and adjusting his blue
cotton jacket, hia only pillow, he again
slept ao soundly that Mary waa obliged
to call him twice ere she aroused him.
That uight he cam» home wild with de­
light—“ he had earned a whole dollar, and
he knew how he could earn another half-
dollar to-morrow. Oh. I wish It would
come quick,” said he, as he related his
success to his mother.
Hut. alas! the morrow found him burn­
ing with fever, and when ha attempted
to stand he found It impossible to do so.
A case of scarlet fever had appeared in
the village, and it soon became evident
that the disease had faatened upon
Frank. The morning following the sew­
ing society Klla Campbell and severs!
other children showed symptoms of the
same disease, and in the season of gen­
eral sickness which followed few were
left to care for the poor widow. Daily
little Frank grew worse. The dollar he
had earned was gone, the basket of pro­
visions Mrs. Johnson had sent was gone,
and when for milk baby Alice cried, there
was none to give her.
(To be continued.)
FROM
VENEZUELA.
Satiifactory Explanation of the
Consul Biaz.
Arrest
of
BATTLESHIPS.
SENDING US CRIMINALS.
Victims of
Italian Brigands Voluntarily Pay
Their Way to America.
?îew York. May 2.— The Herald
says; “ Italy is making of the UuiU-d
States a dumping ground for her
criminals and paupers. I bis fact has
been forctWj called to the attention
of the local authorities by the trrrrn)
in this port of three Italian brigands,
whose depredations made them a
scourges to th« province« in which
fhey were reared. Despairing of be­
ing relieved in any other manner, the
merchants upon whom they had prey­
ed made up a littéral purse with which
the three were sent to America, arriv­
ing here with money enough in their
pockets to enable them to ■ land un­
questioned.
These three outlaws,
who encountered no obstacles to bar
them from entering this country, are
now in Kansas City, Mo.
Warning
has been sent out hy Police Commis­
sioner Murphy to the Kansas City
I>olice ottieifals, who now have the
Italians under strict police aurveil-
ance. ”
Washington, May 3.— The state de
part men t has received from the gov­
ernment of Venezuela a satisfactory
explanation of the
circumstances
under which Ignacio Biaz, United
States consul agent at Barcelona,
came to be arrested and mulcted of
a heavy fine.
W hile no details are
furnished, it is stated that the action
BAD TRAIN WRECK.
of the Venezuela government in the
matter is all that could be desired,
aud that Biaz, who lias recovered, D.O. Mills and Party in a Wreck in Cali­
fornia.
or will recover, the money extorted
from him, will not be further mo-; Emigrant Gap., Cal., May 2.— In
lested.
the darkness of the smoke of the
The state department’s information snowsheds a Raymond excursion train
regarding the legal proceedings in ran into the rear end of limited train
Venezuela in connection with the No. 2, at Yuba Pass, four miles east
asphalt controversy indicates that it of here, last night. The private ear
will he many months before the issue of D. O. Mills was on the rear end of
will come to trial in the Venezuela the limited, anti was badly damaged.
high court. As there is no disposi­
The fireman on the excursion train
tion exhibited to dispossess the Amer­ was instantly killed anti several pas­
ican concessionaires who are in pos­ sengers and men of the train crews
session, pending the termination ol were slightly injured.
the legal proceedings, the state de­
The limited had struck a rock in
partment is entirely satisfied with the sheds and was delayed until the
the status quo as to this case. There second section caught up.
are, however, other issues which may
change the aspect of Ameircan affairs
"Black Jack" Ntarlv Escaped.
in Venezuela.
Santa Fe. X. M., May 2. — It devel­
The official mail received today
from Venezuela continues to show a oped today at the hearing of W illiam
»peeific and agreeable tone toward the Wilson, charged with furnishing
Convict George Stevenson with the
United States.
revolver used hy him in the recent at­
tempted delivery at the penitentiary,
German Claim Ayainit England.
that the plan was to secure the release
of
Tom Ketchum, who was executed
Berlin, May 3.— A representative ol
the government has informed the. last Friday, and “ Broncho B ill” Car­
Wilson
reiehstag committee on petitions that ver. a member of his gang.
Germany had demanded £5,000,000 confessed his guilt, and said Carver’s
from Great Britain on account of cer­ sister offered him $500 to smuggle the
T1 e
tain Transvaal expulsions, and Great, revolver in to the prisoner.
Britain had refused the demand on plans were so carefully laid that but
the ground that she did not wish to for the bravery and good marksman­
rstaidish a precedent, but was investi-i ship of the prison officials “ Black
gating the whole subject.
“ The] Jack" and a score of other desperate
number of expelled persons, ” said a , characters would have regained their
foreign office representative, “ is 180, liberty.
of whom 00 have already l>een indem-!
nified. A part of the remainder have
Oklahoma Bank Robtxd.
no right to a claim of indemnity, j
Kingfisher, O. T., May 2.— The
because they fought against England Blaine county hank at Watonga was
Fencing Is again becoming popular
or because of other patent reasons. robbed last night of $1.800, the vault
In London, and women also ars taking
The sound claims, however, are being being blown open with dynamite
up this form of exercise.
vigorously championed.”
The robbers escaped.