THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1901.
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MO OTHE-R WAg.
STORY OF THRFLLING INTEREST, BASED
ON THE "WORKINGS OF THE ENGLISH
PENAL SYSTEM AND DEBTOR PRISON
LAST WORK OF SIR WALTER BESANT
SynopsI or Preceding Ckapters.
Mrs. Isabel Weyland, a widow. 1b threatened
with the debtor's prison. Her chief creditor,
Mrs. Brymer, suggests a -way out of the diffi
culty, marriage with an Imprisoned debtor, who
for a paltry sum will assume Mrs. Weyland's
debts also. Ho proves to be a young lawyer.
Macnamara, who through no fault of hi own
has fallen Into dire straits. Mrs. Weyland. In
pity, pays his small debt, seta hlra free, and
agrees to marry a negro condemned to die In
three days. Bhe then retires in poverty to
country life, but later falls heiress to a large
fortune, and becomes a social queen in Lon
don. Here she meets Macnamara. now a flour
ishing barrister, who pledges himself to her
service.
(Copyright, 1001, by Dodd. Mead & Co.)
UHAPTKR VI.
He did come again. Of course, ne came
again. Was it possible for him an Irish
man, and young to refuse the Invitation
of a, charming woman? OC course, ne
came again. Beauty drew him; the pleas
ure of finding himself again In the com
pany of a woman who could talk to him
about himself: the attraction of a tine
house, with all that belonged to it, and
the participation of a secret. Wherever
there is a secret between two people there
is a bond of union. If they do not talk
about It, they move round It The thing
Is always in their minds, drawing them
together and driving them apart. In the
desert of the temple which is a very Sa
hara, dry and arid, and void of green
things, the thought of this woman rose
up heforo him as refreshing as the plash
of a fountain or the babble of a brook.
He knew no other house not a single
house in the whole area covered by the
Bills o fMortallty, whero he would be
welcomed as a visitor and invited as a
friend.
Many young lawyers there are of whom
the ame thing may be said. They come
up from the country; they are young gen
tlemen from Ireland or from Scotland;
they may even arrive at good practice,
yet may remain, as they came, strangers
to any kind of society. The world ot
fashion knows nothing of those who earn
their living: the rule of the bar prohibits
social intercourse with the attorneys,
proctors, notaries and conveyancers who
bring them their briefs; as professional
men they have no intercourse or commu
nity of Interests" with the people of the
city. Again, the English bar is largely
heredltary; the son follows the father: a
kind of caste is ect which does not wel
come newcomers and especially newcom
ers from Ireland and Scotland. Hence,
for these young lawyers the tavern, the
theater and the coffee-house are the only
places of resort, and while the wits are
sharpened by a perpetual contllct of
tongues, the manners, for want of the so
ciety of women, suffer detriment and be
come somewhat rude and rough. The in
vitation of Mrs. Weyland therefore offered
nothing less than the opening of the gates
to the lawyer of the social world. What
young Irishman ever failed to take advan
tage of such an opening or hesitated to
transfer his powers of conversation and
amusement rrom the tavern, to the service
of the grande dame?
He did come again. On the Sunday
morning after the service at St. James
Piccadilly, Isabel found him waiting for
her in the porch. She was not expecting
him; the llueh that mounted to her cheek,
her smile of welcome, her ready hand,
showed the pleasure with which he re
ceived this -attention. "Mr. Macnamara! -
she fried, "I did not expect you. Do you
attend the service here?"
"My parish church," ho replied, "Is the
Temple Church."
"Then you came to hear the rector. He
is accounted truly a great scholar."
"Say. madam: I came because It is your
parish church, and In the hope that 1
might Tae so fortunate as to find you here
and to be permitted to escort you home."
"It is very good of you, sir; I will dis
miss my man."
So they came out into the stream 01
worshipers Into Jermyn street. "The day
is line and the air is warm, madam," said
Oliver. "Shall we walk a little in the
park?"
He was certainly a very proper and
comely man, tall and broad, with a frame
of great strength. His fine and clear
cut face, with, its ilrm mouth, its excellent
outline, its keen eyes, its expression of
resolution, and its read' smile caused all
the world to turn and look at him; his
white silk stockings, gold buckles, black
velvet waistcoat, lace ruffles, starched
bands end lawyer's wjg, with his gown
hanging-nearly to the ground, proclaimed
him as the lawyer in good practice.
"Let us by all means walk in the park,"
said Isabel. "But not in St. James' Park,
where the crowd on Sundays is so great
that one cannot talk."
She led the way Into the GreenPark.
where In the week the soldiers drill and
exercise under the cane of the sergeant,
and on Sundays there is solitude beside
its ponds and under the trees and by the
meandering stream which trickles through
Its midst. It is then a place beloved by
amorous couples who wander over the
lawns and beneath its avenues murmuring
words which, if they were heard, would
prove how powerless is language, save
with a poet, to express the emotions ot
the heart.
"I am so much out of the fashion." said
Isabel, "that I still keep my Sundays free
from the noise and glitter ot the Row and
the cardroom. Time was. I confess, when
the hazard table dragged me to Its side
on Sundays as well as week days. There,
with the rest, I tempted fortune."
She betrays." said Oliver moralizing,
"all those who woo her to their own de
struction." "She betrayed me, I remember," said
Isabel, with a smile.
"Her name should be Circe, since she
corrupts and disfigures all; or she should
be called Parthenope, one of the Sirens,
who drew all to their ruin."
Isabel laughed. "This Is the kind of talk
which shows that we have just come out
of church. But you, Mr. Macnamara it is
an age of gambling. Come! Are you
aulto free, may I ask? Do you never
listen to that Circe or that Par Par .
How do you call the lady?"
"Why, madam," he replied; "how could
I afford to tempt fortune? She wants a
bait or bribe; she says, 'Offer me a trifle
end I will reward you with a pile of golden
guineas.' I had no money for the bribe.
Otherwise I do not know what might have
happened. Truly. In Ireland some of us
are great gamesters. When one's money
is doled out in bare sufficiency for fees
and food, there is no room for the card
table. Even now. when there is no longer
the old restraint of poverty Dls aliter
visum the fates have ordered otherwise
my whole time and thoughts are demanded
by my work. No, madam, I can frankly
say that I am not a gamester. Yet I claim
no merit for this abstinence. I am virtu
ous because I can be nothing else."
"For my own part also the fates, as
you say, have ordered otherwise. But
one can disobey the fates. For I, the
daughter of a city merchant, was taught
to loathe the gaming table. Indeed, my
father hated cards much as he abhorred
conformity with the Church of England
and all other deadly vices. So that, if
I frequented the hazard table on Sunday
I broke two of the commandmants which
my father and his sect have added to the
other 10. Perhaps I was punished, for. as
I may confess to you, sir" thus did she
disguise and cover up the past which both
of them new so well. "There was a time
when I was much straitened by debts
and liabilities due to losses at the card
table."
"As for me," ald Oliver, "I presumed,
In my foliy, upon success which I thought
would come to me the moment I was re
ceived at the English bar. I was punished
for this overweening vanity by a time
which 1 may describe as straitened. How
ever, by the blessing of the Lord and the
goodness of a person if you encourage
me to speak of that person at any time I
shall be pleased to give you the whole of
the amazing history " Thus did he inter
rupt himself to approach dangerously near
the secret.
"Was it really amassing?' She put up
her face, showing the Interest she took
in the subject.
"Indeed, most amazing. Perhaps an
other time"
"Another time, then, Mr. Macnamara,"
So she -kept the secret aside.
"I could be talking always of that per
son. But It would fatigue you. How
ever, I was assisted, being in straits, and
I returned without encumbrance and with
a good deal of experience to my cham
bers." "And then was it immediately you be
gan to succeed In your profession?"
'IMadam, It was Immediately after my
return, and it was by an accident. I was
in court, looking on. A case was called
which the Junior, who had been taken ill.
could not attend. His brief was offered
to me simply because I was on the spot.
By. great good fortune I knew the law in
the case, and could quote precedents. I
opened the case briefly, but I was able
to show my knowledge, and the Judge
complimented me. Madam, that one acci
dent was the second step in my fortune.
The first step, believe, me, was the unex
pected and the astonishing goodness of'
that person of whom we have spoken."
"Sir, I would not have you repeat too
often your statement about that person.
We do not care. 1 assure you, to hear too
much praise of unknown persons. Let It
be rather said that your way has been,
laid down for you by a kind Providence.
You have been marked out, selected, and
trained by the act of Providence, for an
Illustrious career. Your experience, let
us suppose, has been among men less lor
tunate than yourself"
"Far less fortunate, madam."
"You will, therefore, let me point out
to you, nourish a more than common
compassion toward the poor and the
friendless. Such compassion should stand
in good stead In your profession. You
must never forget, Mr. Macnamara, your
experience whatever it was among those
who are in misfortune." She spoke with
great earnestness, her eyes humid. For,
indeed, she was thinking of the man in
rags and he knew it.
"I have been .fortunate," Isabel went
on, ' in one respect. For my father who
was displeased with me from whom I
expected nothing whose Judgments I
knew to be as rigid as his character was
austere either showed his forgiveness
by his will, or forgot, despite his dis
pleasure, to makeany change In it. He
died suddenly. I expected that he would
leave the whole of his fortune to my
brother, who is more austere even than
my father, and regards me with the
same disfavor. But he died suddenly
and I found myself a woman of wealth,
so that I live in a house such as befits
my fortune and frequent such society as
belongs td my late husband's position.
And now, Mr. Macnamara, I think I have
talked- tr-ydu enough ltboiilvmTs"elf .""
They walked on together, side by side,
in silence. Biit in silence one learns a
good deal. There was between these
two a secret tie a bond of humiliation
and even of shame. This combination
revealed without the necessity of clear
er words the reason of the humiliation.
The talk lifted the cloud and showed
what was beneath; then the cloud fell
again; but they were glad that It had
been lifted.
Presently their steps took them back
to the entrance. "Come with me," said
Isabel, "to the house at least. Unless,
Mr. Macnamara. you will give me the
pleasure of your company to dinner. I
shall be alone, unless my brother-in-law
comes. I dine at 2j after dinner we will
sit in the drawing-room and look out Into
the garden. Your chambers In the Tem
ple, I am sure, have no such garden
below them."
"In the tavern where I should take my
dinner, for the fragrant air of your gar
den there is the breath of tobacco; and
for the flowers there Is the stale smell
of yesterday's wine. And, madam, in
place of your company, there is a babel
of noisy talk and vehement disputes.
Can you doubt, madam, If I accept it?"
She could not doubt. His tell-tale face
betrayed the satisfaction with which he
received .the Invitation. They turned
and walked back to St. James Square.
Just before they reached the door her
companion touched her hand lightly
with her fan.
"Mr. Macnamara," she said, "pray
oblige me by telling that person the
amazing person of whom you spoke
that I am most grateful to her for the
kindness she once showed you. There
is, of course, no credit due to her on
account of that kindness. She was but
a simple Instrument in the hands of
Providence, which destined you for great
things. Still . your friends must feel
obliged to her. Probably she did not un
derstand that she was thus led and
guided by a higher power."
"Madam, she shall know, I promiso
you, your sentiments, which are those
of a pious heart. Meantime my friends
have heard nothing at all about her, I
assure you. Nothing at all. She is one
of those rare women who do good In
secret, so that the left hand knows not
what is done by the right."
You will understand that all this talk
was a mere pretense by which each of
them desired to. let the other know
what had happened both before and
after the day of first meeting. It Is -not
usual for people as soon as they make
acquaintance with each other to ex
change confidences- concerning tholr
past history and their families. For the
most part, people of fashion know the
family history of those who belong to
their own circles and to their own rank.
When a man is received, from the out
side, whether (as sometimes, but very
rarely happens) he is rich, a merchant,
or a nabob, or a wealthy West India
planter, or a lawyer, or a poet, or a
divine, the world of fashion cares noth
ing whatever about his origin. What
does it matter where he comes from or
what may be the trade or calling of his
father? The man is admitted to so
ciety because he can amuse nothing
more. His wife. If he has one, is not
admitted, nor his daughters. Society
admits those who are outside the circle.
In order that they may be amused.
Therefore when Isabel showed this de
sire to be informed of Oliver's position
and prospects It was on account of that
bond which connected them, unknown to
the world.
After this Sunday Oliver's visits be
came frequent He met Isabel at the
play: he took her home after the play;
he did not meet her in the park because
the Summer passed into the Autumn
when ladles no longer walk out in the
evening. In the evening when there
were card tables in Isabel's house,
the young lawyer was not one of
the company, being engaged upon his
work for the next day. On Sundays,
however, he was always in attendance
after morning service and went with
1 Isabel to St. James Square where ho
dined, spent tho afternoon In conversa
tion. In reading, or in music. It is rare
for a sprig of quality to have any singlo
accomplishment, but this young man,
who was not a sprig of quality, had a
delicate touch on the harplscord and
a musical voice; he knew besides a
great number of Irish songs, the words
of which he had himself composed to
the melodies sung by the common peo
ple; they were melodies sad yet strange
ly sweet
There is certainly nothing more de
lightful or more useful for a young
man than the Intimate friendship of a
gentlewoman, sympathetic, affectionate,
kindly, yet with passion. And to
most women there Is nothing more de
lightful than the confidence, the unfold
ing of the hopes and ambitions, the bar
ing of the soul, of a young man of
promise and of great ambitions. Per
haps the -voice of scandal found some-
thine tft snv nSrmt tVinca Rtinrtrivc Tan-
bel disturbed- herself little about the j
voice of scandal. She neither listened to
it nor looked for it One person alone
ventured upon a remonstrance.
That was the Right Honorable the
Earl of Stratherrlck, Isabel's brother-in-law.
When his monthly stipend was
exhausted his Lordship honored Isabel
by his company at. her table. He there
met Oliver, and after his wont toward
persons of lower rank or of no rank at
all, treated him with small courtesy.
The contempt of one whose vices have
ruined him; who Is a beggar and a de
pendent ought to be received with
corresponding contempt by one who can
earn his livelihood by an honorable and ,
a nooie proiession. Ana so, inaeeo, Oli
ver treated it Isabel, however, resented
this behavior. "If," she said, "you hon
or me with your company, my Lord, I ;
must have respect paid to my friends."
"Certainly, Isabel. But an adventurer
a mere IrlEh adventurer a common
Uawyer. One does not expect such com
pany as a common lawyer at the table
of a woman in your position my sister-in-law."
"Nevertheless, he Is one of my friends."
"The world is talking, Isabel. I, who
know the polite world, can tell you that
the world is talking."
"Let the world talk; It will not rpoll
good company. And, my Lord," she added
with a little heightened color, "let me
beg of you not to talk, whatever the
world may say. Remember, my Lord, I
entreat you, that this house is mine;
should you feel inclined to Insult any
guest of mine it will be better for you
to dine at one of the excellent taverns
which, I am. told, are to be found at
this end of the town."
"As you please, Isabel. You have the
command of the purse. At the same time
I have the advantage of birth and rank.
I know what the world says '
"You hear it at your cockpit '
"Perhaps. It would be well for you, how
ever, to hear what the world says about
your reception of this young lawyer. Your
alliance with my house. Isabel, entails
certain obligations." This dependent, this
ruined gambler, could at times and on
occasion assume the dignity of his rank.
Isabel laughed. His dignity did not im
press her. "There Is one consideration,"
she said, "which ought to move your
lordship. There are men who bring bad
luck and men who bring good luck. Mr.
Macnamara Is one of those who bring
good luck. If things disagreeable were
to happen to me, I assure you that it is
him I should turn and not to you, or to
a'nyone'of rank er Tashlorr-Oh; notrto you
at alt."
These words, as you shall hear, proved
prophetic.
CHAPTER VII. I
BACKSTAIRS RUMORS.
Lord Stratherrlck In the days of his
prosperity had a valet This faithful crea
ture remained with his lordship almost
to the end of his fortune; In fact, as
lc-ng as there was anything to be mado
out of him. Everybody knows that tho
position of valet to a nobleman may be
one of considerable value on account of
the perquisites. Thus there are bribes
from tradesmen, presents In return for
customs; in cases where the master Is a
gambler presents In return for informa
tion as to his proceedings, horses, haunts
and places where he may be expected to
lay bets; there are presents from those
who desire to escape their creditors by
Joining a nobleman's household; there are
many other ways of emoluments known
to the profession and practiced up and
down the backstairs; the code of honor
with a gentleman's gentleman is what
the world would call tortuous. When,
however, the last wood was felled and
sold, when the last field fell Into the
hands of the money lender, when the
last picture was taken from the family
gallery, when his lordship was fain to
retire to the country seat pf which he
had sold furniture, pictures, books, plate
and everything, and to live In a corner
while the house fell Into ruin then, of
course, nobody could expect the valet to
find another corner of the house for him
self. He left his master, and, being
by tha.t time possessed of large savings,
ho took a tavern of Jermyn street, the
house at the corner of Duke street, called
the Grapes, well known and celebrated
In the profession of gentlemen's gentle
man, valet lackey, footman, coachman,
retainer as a house of call sacred to
themselves. In this place he established
himself and. as he knew his customers
and their inclinations, he gave them a
comfortable parlor, and he acquired the
reputation of brewing for them a punch
which was far better, stronger, sweeter
and more thoughtfully compounded than
.
i '-in m 7i f i
any punch which Is made and offered for
the noblemen and gentlemen, their mas
ters. Out of respect and consideration for
old times the ex valet, the landlord of
the "Grapes Tavern waited upon his for
mer master when the latter came back
to London. The event coincided very
nearly with Isabel's succession to her
fortune, and his Lordship, who had
sneered and scoffed at his sister-in-law
as the daughter of a Clt, unworthy of
any consideration, now became eager to
share In her good fortune. The valet,
still out of respect and gratitude, vad
vanccd his Lordship small sums of mon
ey; they were, It Is true, deplorably
small, but considering that his allowance
was only about 16 a month, one could
hardly expect advances of more than a
pound or two at a time. The honest
valet, however, did hlff best under the cir
cumstances, and took care that the half
at least, of his former master's allow
ance should fall to himself.
He was useful still, in same ways. He
could provide dinner and a bottle of
wine for hla master wben the allowance
permitted; he could find out for him
through the company which frequented"
his parlor private Information as to the
personal courage and the stay of the
gamecocks preparing for the Gray's Inn,
cockpit, where amidst the mixed com-'
pany Lord Stratherrlck sat betting his
half crowns. But then it is very well
known that the eagerness with which your
true gamceter follows fortune In any mode
of sport does not at all depend upon
the magnitude ot the sum at stake. The
ordinary player regards that stake as of
the first interest; the gamester watches
the history step by step of the event ? he
forgets the amount Involved; money Is
to him merely a means of observing the
winding ways of fortune and of discov
ering, what Jje sever succeeds in doing,
how she works;, and how he shall deceive
and outwit her. While he learns, however,
fortune strips him. And this and none
other is the reason why men are known
to lose thousands, tens of thousands, in
a single night; in the eager following of
the various changes and chances ot for
tune, they do not understand the mag
nltudt of the stakes, or the effect upon
their own affairs. It is the man who
plays to win and .for nothing else, who
thinks upon the stake, and when be has
lost his all goes out and puts a pistol to
his mouth.
Lord Stratherrlck had a lodging In
King street, beside St James' Square. The
lodging, which was decent, but not such
as one would expect for a nobleman ot
his rank, consisted of two rooms. The
occupant was generally dressed by noon,
when he sallied forth and took the air
in the park for an hour or two, taking his
dinner at the tavern of his old servant
After dinner he repaired to a coffee-house,
avoiding those frequented by his old
friends, who no longer courted his society.
Who cares for the company of an old
friend when he Is ruined? At 6 or 7 he
rose and made his way to his cockpit,
whero he enjoyed the fluctuations of for
tune quite as much as If he was losing
another fortune. Somewhere about mid
night he went back to his lodging. It was
now a monotonous life, with no friends
and no companions; but that was not the
WHAT A GLANCE TELLS THE DOCTOR
A PEEP INTO THE REALM OF, THE DIAGNOSTICIAN
BY DR. GEORGE THOMAS PALMER.
The laity has always labored under the
impression that the therapeutics the ap
plication of agencies to cure disease is
the greatest study of the physician. To
be sure, it Is in this branch of the art that
he medical man is of the most practical
value to the public, and yet the cure or
disease he regards as one of the least
scientific of the many branches.
To the well-trained medical man the t
fathoming of the processes of the nature
of disease In a word, the diagnosis, is
the. intarrsti.np' and important--coroidera-tlon.
Tho means of cure are matters of
record and matters of precept while In
each case the diagnosis is a fresh problem
capable of solving only by the application
of knowledge, keen and correct reason
ing. The text-book may tell him what to
do for any given disease; but he must de
termine the existence of that disease by
the exercise of his own powers.
There may be born "diagnosticians," to
whom the secrets of Nature are disclosed
by some peculiar Inherent power, but usu
ally the power of diagnosis comes to him
who cultivates the faculties which come
to all intelligent men.
The physician with a glance at your
tongue tells you that your digestive tract
is djsordered, not because he sees tho or
gans through your open mouth and throat,
nor yet because he can detect the "barna
cles upon your liver" through the thick
ness or your waistcoat He has learned
his lesson through precept and experience.
It Is not always the most rapid dlagnos-
Folding Military
Bicycle.
Both the bicycle and automobile
are meeting with favor from the
tfrmy authorities in Europe. For
scouting and the conveyance of dis
patches tho bicycle is without a
rival, being noiseless, occupying a
small space and affording an Insig
nificant target to the rifle fire of
the foe.
The wheel here illustrated was In
vented by Captain Gerard, of the
French army, and can be folded up
and carried on the back. The frame
Is strengthened by a second tube
running parallel with the first, thus
giving- the machine great rigidity.
At the center of the right-hand
side of the parallelogram forming
the frame there Is a ball Joint Each
of the parallel 'tubes Is divided In
the center, and the ends, which are
beveled, are held in place, when the
machine Is opened, by coupling
sockets. When the ends ot the
tubeslare exposed by loosening the
sockets and shoving them back upon
the rings the front part of the bicy
cle can be folded around on to the
rear half, the wheels being super
Imposed. tlclan who Is best; but "snap diagnosis" 1
an attractive thing to the patient and he
Ilkea to tell of the powers of the physi
cian who reaches a diagnosis In five sec
ons without asking a question. Such a
diagnosis Is often proven false by a more
deliberate examination, and yet the glance
may tell the well-trained physician as
much as he could learn in an hour by
word of mouth.
The puttlness which we often notice be
low the eye immediately suggests disease
of the heart or kidneys, and the man who
comes up a short night of stairs ufflnsr
and blowing and at the same time has this
pufflness under his eyes, is put down as a
heart disease case on the first glance or
the doctor. Also the man who has the
putty eye and whose skin gives off trie
characteristic odor so easily detected by
the physician. Is at once put down as a
sufferer rrom faulty kidneys.
In districts in which malaria is common,
a glance at the yellow skin of the emaci
ated face of the patient establishes in a
moment a diagnosis of malaria, while the
yellow skin and the "yellow tinge to the
white of the eyo" is Immediately set down
part of it which he regretted the most. -He
looked back to a place crowded with
gentlemen, some of whom, covered their
I eyes with green shades, some sat with
coats inside out, some watched the biros
with faces on which no one could dis
cern the least emotion, though their whole
fortune hung on the event He himself
had been one of the passionless players.
This life It was that he regretted. He
played still, but among a company who
wept aloud over the loss ot a guinea, and
were broken at the loss offlve guineas;
and If they lost more went out upon tho
roads around London armed with a pair
of pistols, mounted on a horse borrowed of
a thief-taker, and were presently carried
alons the Oxford road In a cart to Tyburn
Tree.
One morning, when he had dined at the
Grapes, sitting in the best room, not
among his lackeys, his. former valet wait
ed upon him, with a face full of mystery.
He was a man. who knew how to excite
and stimulate curiosity, and had generally
some scandal to Impart In appearance,
he was a white-faced man, somewhat cor
pnlent who moved silently, as If witn
deference to his company, a perfectly
well-bred servant In hts manners, equipped
with ail the vices of his order its base
nesses, its -corruptions, its lack of honor
and or honesty.
He waited upon his old master, re
moved his napkin, took off the, cloth, set
his wine on the table before him and be
haved with as much care as If he were
still in his lordship's service. On the oth
er hand, the former master behaved with
more than the ancient haughtiness. Both
acted their parts very well.
"My lord," he said, when he had poured
out the first glass for. him, "there la a
little, matter on which, Vth 'our Perml3
sion, I would, speak."
"If it Is a matter of money, Plnder "
"It is not a matter of your lordship's
money."
"Because, if so, you would, have to wait,
as you very well know. Pray, then, what
is it? If it is anybody else's money, what
has it to do with me?"
"It Is of some Importance family Impor
tance, my lord, and of great delicacy."
"Pshaw! Family Importance! I have no
one to consider except cousins."
"Not cousins, my lord. They have done
nothing that I know of. The matter con
cerns a person nearer to your lordship
than all your cousins."
"Who the devil Is it? Don't beat about
the bush, Plnder."'-
"My Tord, there is, as perhaps you may
havo heard, a kind of club or assembly or
gentlemen's servants In my parlor down
stairs every evening. Some of them are
disengaged, some are In places, sometimes
tho parlor Is full, sometimes there are but
two or three."
"Plnder, do you Imagine that I care
what your lackeys do?"
"Last night there were but two or three.
Among them, one, valet -to Lord Elbrlng
ton. He comes to the house regularly be
cause his master is now old and goes not
forth any more In the evening. Last night
he brought with him a man whom, I niufit
say, for his rags and his poverty, I should
not have admitted to my house, which is
always respectable."
"Well, you lot In the man of rags. What
has his ragbag to do with me?"
(To Be Continued.)
as Jaundice and the seat of the disease
determined to be the liver.
The pigeon-chested child with splrltu
elle face and fair hair, emaciated and
with a bright and quick eye, may be
placed under the suspicion of consumption.
Such a diagnosis Is not certain, of course.
The child who has a heavy cough, whose
face is puffy, whose eyes -are watery alid
nose running, can be judged, even In the
absence of eruption, as a victim of mea
sles, especially where the disease Is prev
alent and the season favorable. The
marked sore throat and general redness
-of tho skin will cause a diagnosis of scar
let fever at first sight
Tho patient who lies on one side, breath
ing laboriously, and with a bright red
spot In either cheek, is under suspicion of
pneumonia, a diagnosis verified if the doc
tor Jjas seen the blood-stained sputa in
the vessel at the side or the bed.
The patient who while very 111 is bol
stered with many pillows, that ho may
breathe with freedom. Is suffering from
some heart trouble. So we see that the
doctor has many well-marked signs which
make diagnosis at a glance In many cases
a very easy matter and a knowledge ot
which deprives the art of much that oth
erwise would seem almost superhuman.
Aside from the diagnosis of a single dis
ease, there is much that a look can tell
tho doctor ot the social status, manner
and habits of him who solicits profession
al aid, and these things all go to aid in
tho proper diagnosis and proper treat
ment The soft, white hands of the fat
and well-groomed man. together with his
high color on slight exertion, tell of a
sedentary life, with liberal diet, so often
productive of poor elimination and con
sequent rheumatism, gout nnd kidney
troubles, while the unsteady hand, flushed
face, shabby or careless attire of the alco
holic bespeak a liability to nervous disor
der, to kidney disease and pneumonia.
Tho facial grimaces and quick reason
less movements of a child tell ot the high
ly nervous constitution which may give
way under strain to St Vitus dance, epi
lepsy, or kindred nervous disease. Tho
stained fingers betray the cigarette smok
er and the tobacco-laden breath he who
smokes too much. The tanned face, the
calloused hand and wrinkles are Indica
tive of hard labor and battles with the ele
ments. It Is these things, coupled with
the story of the patient, or that of his
friends, which go to make the diagnosis.
It Is the power of the physician to observe
minutely, to put two and two together
and learn a lesson, which makes the diag
nosticum!. It Is not a special girt; diag
nosis is the natural faculty of him who
has a logical mind, coupled with ample
knowledge of medical facts.
(Copyright. 1901, Lewis D. Sampson.)
DOWRIES FOR TYPEWRITERS
London Adversely Considers Treat
infir Them as Arc Teachers.
London Telegraph.
Doubtless many sympathize with the de
sire of Russell Spokes that the lady
typists employed by the London County
Council should receive a dowry when they
marry equal to one month's pay for eacn
year's service, but Colonel Rotton was
doubtless quite right when he declared
that the proposal could not possibly be
entertained. The establishments commit
tee had taken the opinion of the solicitor
as to the legality of the proposal and
had been informed that the Council "could
do no such thing." Apart from the Illegal
ity, the granting of dowries by any public
body under such circumstances Is ap
parently unknown. The school board has
very few lady clerks, but In Its service
there are an enormous number of female
teachers, among whom the marriage rato
The Best "Way
SRsSlTO
PIT
Chicago
AU througli trains from North
Pacific Coast connect with trains of
this line in Union Depot, St. Paul.
The North-western Limited
18 FINEST 7.1.MN ENTERING CHICAGO.
Call or Trrllc for Information to W. II. MEAD, Gen'l Agrt., 218 Alder St.,
Portland, Or.
is certainly not below the normal. When
they resign in order to get married their
salaries simply cease, and it Is pretty
much tho same with the lady servants of
all public bodies except where the condi
tions of service provide for a pension,
when an allowance may be made. So far
as the school board is concerned, the pres
ent superannuation fund there is no sug
gestion, that there Is any relation between
It and marriage prospects Is at present In
process of winding up.
The fund has been the subject of dis
cussion for many years, and now those
who desire to withdraw from It and these
number 93 per cent of the contributors
are to be repaid the amount ot their
contributions, while those who elect to
remain- In it will be paid a superannuation
allowance, which will be based on the
actual amount paid. With regard to gov
ernment servants the case is different, and
a practice which prevails in the postotHce
seems to have inspired the action of Rus
sell Spokes, ut seems that when a lady
employe whose status secures for her a
pension after a certain, number of years"
service resigns In order to get married
she receives an allowance equal to one
month's pay for each year's service. The
arrangement represents a policy which is
more just than generous, because it Is
to be remembered that by leaving the
service she forfeits her pension, and the
allowance may be regarded as a sort of
surrender value to which she Is entitled.
But for the lady clerks In the service or
private firms and even public bodies, they
must yet awhile be content, if dowerless,
to rely on their own prudence and self
denial for the dowry which will help the
man of their choice to prepare a pleas
ant homo to which to take his bride.
Let 'Er Boll.
Yes, our Southern blood Is boiling
Like a geyser hot and strong!
Here's an outrage by our Teddy,
A great and cruel wrong:
While the Colonels and the 2IaJahs
Hat in hand are made to wait.
Here's this Alabama darky
At the Presidential plate!
Yes, a-dlningAt the White House
"Will you Just think hard on that
With his legs 'neath the mahogany
Where once Jeff Davis sat!
And tho President Is asking.
As politely as can be.
About that pesky nigger school
Down here at Tuskegec!
Why dine him at the White House
With a napkin 'neath hl chin
With a half a dozen waiters
To bring the dinner In?
Why not take him to an alley
For a hand-out. fifteen cents?
Why give to any darky
Such a show of consequences?
And while our blcod Is boiling
Oh, Majnhs. Colonels, all
The Indications seem to be
Teddy's care for it 13 small;
And If he spoke hl3 sentiment
About this fearful coll,
"TU very likely ho would say,
"That's right, boys. let 'er boll!"
Indlannpolls News.
A City
in
Have you ever stopped to consider
that a modern express train like the
St Louis Special Is practically a city
In itself a place where you can chat
sleep, smoke, read, dine and go a-vis-Iting
Just about as you would at your
own house?
No matter what you may want, you
have only to summon a porter and he
will, swiftly and smilingly, do what
you tell him.
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and
everywhere beyond. Tickets and infor
mation at this office.
TICKET OFflCE: Cor. Third end Stark St
R. W. Foctar, Ticket Agent.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
For South-Eastern Alaska
LEAVE SEATTLE:
Steamships Cottage City.
City of Seattle, or City of
Topeka. at l P. M. about
every fifth day.
For further Information obtain company's
folder. , , ,
The Company reserves the right to change
steamers, sailing .dates and hours ot sailing,
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POSTON. 249 Washington St..
Portland. Or.
F. W. CARLETON. X. P. R. R. Deck. Ta
coma; Ticket Office, 113 James St.. Seattle, M.
TALBOT. Comm'l Agt.; C. W. MILLER. Asst.
Gcn'l Agt.. Ocean Dock, Seattle; GOODALL,
PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l Agts.. San Francisco.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
STR. TAHOMA.
DALLES ROUTE.
Winter schedule Leaves foot Alder street
every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday morn
ing. 7 A. M. Leaves The Dalles every Sunday,
"Wednesday and Friday morning, 7 A. M.
Stops at all way landings tor both freight
and passengers.
ASTORH. ROUTE.
STR. BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-St. Dock).
Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves Aa
torla every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351.
Special Announcementl
New Service to Medlterraaeaa.
Th. nir irnile twio-ecrew Bleamer
Commonwoalth," 13.HX) tons. GEO feet lonu.
from BSSTn TO ulBKAITEK. SAPLEJ. bK.10 1
MP ALK.XADU. EUTIT. Jan. 4 and Feb. 12. '
19(5. S. S Carabrowstn" from B08TOS TO '
GIBRALTZR. USMJJ ISO MTI.KS. Jan. IS. and
Feb. 25. 1502.
Tho. Cook Son. P O. Gen'l Apt, i
6il Market 8l- Sua FraneUco. Oil. '
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MMW
WWM
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
mw 'Snoip- LINE
PAOFI6
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
UJCIOX DEPOT.
Arrive.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND
SPECIAL.
For the East via Hunt
ington. 9:0OA. M.
Dally.
4:30 P. M.
Dally.
SPOKANE FLYER.
For Eastern "Washing
ton. Walla Walla. Lew
U:on. Coeur d'AIene and
Gt. Northern Points.
0:15 P. M.
Dally.
7:00 A. M.
Dally.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS.
For the East via Hunt-
'ncton.
8:60 P. 21.
Dally.
8:10 A. M.
Dally.
OCEAX AXD RIVER. SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO. SS. Columbia
Dec S. IS. 2S.
SS. Geo. W. Elder
Dec 3. 13. 23.
From
Alnsworth
Dock.
8:00 P. M.
5:00 P. M.
FOR ASTORIA and S:0o P. 21.
way points, connecting! Dally ex.
5:00 P. 21.
Dally.
vwi.i air.ior nwaco anUi bunaay.
North Beach. sr. Wno.l
ex. Sun.
ealo. Ash-street Da-ts.it in
P. M.
FOR CORVALLIS and G:45 A. M.
way points, str. RUTH. Mon..
Ash-street Dock. VU..
(Water permitting.) Frl.
FOR DAYTON. Oregon 7:00 A. M.
City and Yamhill niv- Tue..
V .po.lntc'str- Modoc. Thurs.,
Ash-strectDock. Sat
6:00 P.M.
Tuea..
Thurs.,
Sat.
3:00 P. M.
Mon..
Wed..
FrL,
vaier permitting.)
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington.
Telephone. Main 712.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
t.-Fvr X?kohama and Hong Kong, calling at
ivobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight
v.a connecting steamers for Manila, Port Ar
thur and Vladlvostock.
KNIGHT COMPANION SAILS DEC. 28.
For rates and full Information call on or ad
dress officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co.
EAST
SOUTH
Leave
Depot Fifth and
I Street.
Arrive
OVERLAND EX
8:30 P. M.
8:30 A. 21.
PRESS TRAINS,
for Salem. Rose
burg, Ashland. Sac
ra m e n to. Ogden.
7:45 A. M.
San Francisco. Mo
Jave. Loa Angeles.
El Paso. New Or
leans and the East.
7:00 P. M.
At W o o d b urn
(dally except Sun
day), morning train
connects with train
for 2It. Angel. Sll
verton, Browns
ville. Springfield.
nnd Natron, and
Albany Local for
Mt. Angel and Sll
verton. Albany passenger ...
Corvallls passenger.
4:00 P.M.
7:30 A. M.
10:10 A. M.
5:50 P. M.
114:50 P. 21. jsherldan passenger. I3:25 A. M.
Dally. IJDuiiy exrept Sunday.
Rebate tickets on sale between Portland.
Sacramento and San Francisco. Net rates
$17.50 first class and $14 second class. Second
class includes sleeper; first class does not.
Rates and ticket to Ea3tern points and Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from V. A.
Schilling. Ticket Agent. 254 cor. Washington
and Third.
YA2IHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot of JefTcrson street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20. U:40 A. M.;
12:30. l:5o. 3.23. 4:40. C:25. 8:30, 11:30 P. M.;
and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive ac
Portland dally at 0:33. 8:30. 10:50 A. M.;
1.35. 3:10. 4:30. 0:15. 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12:40
A. M. dally, except 2Ionday. 8:30 and 10:05
A M. on Si-pdas only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at
5:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 9:30 A. M.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays at .1:50 P. 2L
kRcturns Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays.
-CXCcpt 3UUUtjr.
R. KOFHLER.
Manager.
R. B. MILLER.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt.
TIE CARD
ORRAINS
PORTLAND
Leaves. Arrives.
Overland Express 2:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M.
Twin City. St. Louis &
Kan. City Special 11:30 P. 21. 7:45 P. 2L
Puget Sound Limited, for
South Bend. Gray's
Harbor, Olympla. Ta-
corai nnd Seattle 8:35 A.M. 5:20 P.M.
Two trains dally to Spokane. Butte, Helena,
Minneapolis. St. Paul and the East.
A. D. CHARLTON.
Asst. General Fas. Agt..
255 Morrison street. Portland. Or.
ano Um&f-i
lf SUNsrr i
O 0GDEH4 SHASTA ! I
Wn routes jrj
v?ci!Y
l3SREATN0H1HERHf
Ticket Oifice 122 Third St. Phone 630
LEAVE The Flyer, daily to and; ARRIVE
No. 4 I from St. Paul. Mlnne- No. 3
0:00 P.M. spoils. Duluth, Chicago 7:0O A. M.
land all points East.
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepera, Dining
and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cara.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP SHINANO MARU
For Japan, China and all Asiatic points will
leave Seattle
About December I7th.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
Depot Flf tli and
I Street.
LEAVES
ARRIVES
For 2Iaygers. Kalnlur.
Clatskanle, Westport.
Clifton. Astoria, War
renton, Flavel. Ham
mond. Fort Stevens.
Gearhart Pk.. Seaside.
Astoria and Seashore
Express.
Daily.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
8:00 A. M.
11:10 A.M.
7:00 P. M.
0:40 P. 21.
Ticket office 235 Morrison st. and Union Depot.
J C MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or.
Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Ore
gon City and Davton.
Steamer Pomona, for Corvallts, leaves 0:45
A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
Steamer Altona. fcr Dayton, leaves 7 A. M.
Monday. Wednesday and Friday.
Steamer Leona, for Oregon City, dally (ex.
Sundav). 9 A. 21.. 12:30. 4 P. M. Leaves Ore
gon City 7:30 A. M.. 11 A. M.. 2:30 P. M.
Round trip. 25c.
oregon crrr transportation co..
Office and dock, foot Taylor st. Phone 40.