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CITY A.NO COUNTY coursKe n reiint the m .nHy.J Bri- I tooftojr who WW I lbs kfoverutuent HATUHDA V ' R' U 1 of the UniUnJ Mute In I8W bjr inking i Jvaniiiiif o( lb mlioifl f A CtlEKKFll, LI Alt. Cleveland' giililbugim and the. j eclat of little Billy McKinley' I'orlUi.l Telegram, Mutch r'unff for popularity only." Comparatively flight internet vVhetbi r money can rule 1 ri a r rer...i ... public, a, it baa done in monarc- In lOWlit Ml IDW stale, ami "iisll" in(lli() ies through countle age, the na'- Th- very day ihe above item a a tie at the poll Una year will decide pubUh.d in "he Telegram, undei Kour yeara more of Hannaiaia will the head of "brief diapatclie," ! end the republic, aa it baa hereto BrjM ap ke it AU.a;.y. II. r.- i lore eiisted, and will found on It the report ol tbe Albany Utmocrat j ruina a diKitim ruled by the in regard to tha crowd: 'cohesive power of public plunder" An immense cnwd waa present by money, oflice holders and -to greet hnn, people coming Ironi great alanding army, all pari of the cmi'ily regardlest ol : the miid.lv r..l. and aa well from HOIST BY ITS OWN PETARD. lhfladjioiog loooa on the linea ol i tie d II. lent mad, a Dig Irani load coming from Lebanon, quite a Kugene bait tail UjO county, number l-l night fmm 'he front, a puliat county 11 we are rightly and a t acktd tram thia forenoon mlormed. ha a 28 mill levy, or 4 Iroin the Hay. " nigner ll vy man i.ane. Koiehurg Kevtew: I.ki ha liari AUTUMN TWILIGHT. Th lew win ! munda million droway lot; HM )rl..w',iig eunlifht on Ox Ulladc Ullai Al'.nr, ttoww, in lltiferuif robin flute. And bwV .tie elm our (olden ofioU rail Ttila la 111 eaao.i lint ah lod of old, Seyln- with darkened ere (bat autumn turned Bet kmmtk heart out pant the arttdnf (old. -j ii to aome old none lor which aha rmrnad. Grar hllla awl norland hornet, pernapa 'twaa beat 1 rum tier own home the had not lun( to wait O ermine atara that waken Is the went I O happier world, came ahe jocr way of latef -Arthur 1. Btrlnawr In Ainaln'a republican admitiii'oti in tor At 10 ..'clock, bead ad by ine banodi M. ltr.an whh taken to u ilatfi'ti on the went side of the I two yearn pant .unlioi-e with a l.oiv r-roi on - - , , ol people in charge ol CI. M .n- The Register may le pleared tague a marshal of the day, where with the rellectinn Unit poor little he )oke to an audience f at leaai (Jurry county, aaay oil in the aeven IboUMOd i a p e. The H tjoaist mountain, with exjienaive ,II(ICI ''"J""'" j y roada ntl bridge, and little tax- covered. A i "t" familial , ' with lar.ermw.l- i ..'- the numbtr property, h a thirty-sever at between Mttil an I P n thousand ! mill tax to meet. Hut we f il to ate people. how that lact eases the taxpayers 1'lie Albany H i ..I.I, K. publican, 0f thia proHperoua and wealthy devoted hall a column to a VI rj j county in their enforced payment fair Nport ol the apiech, but mad. 0 twenty-three and on-half mill with the prosjiect of high taxation for several years on account of a considerable debt. CITY ELECTION. no ligure on the . -mwd, neitbi r did it call IboN made by III even ing c niieiuporary, publihed be- forobonda in qooiiia 0RBGON1AM VERACITY. ! Two Tickets, the Taxyayers and Tbt Orugouian it p sponsible for Temperance, Will He in the leport that but tinea thousand ,K. u., people heard Hryan at Sdleui. The ' Salem Hlati HUiaii, Republican, aid : Col. William Jenning Hryan the distinguished democratic bailer was tenderetl a grand rootptioo In Or.gon'a Capital City yeterdi.v LCalimatOfl regarding tbi crowd vary, bill 7o0) i" conailend u rt'itx ni'ihle e-iiinaie of viiior from OUUrdfl point. N Ja Jtidab, chair man of the general ooaroltioo, w 1,111 ilcd the crowd at N500, whilt The annual inuul. ipal aWetloO wil1 OOMf Monday, polla being Opoa br iwefii the bnurn o t a in and 6 p in. The following iitllcera are to be fit fted: One councilman for each ward fot the term of two year. One recorder fur one year, One IrWwOlM for one year. L'ANUI DATKH l'b.. uantlldatt' foi recorder are K. K John 1'ay ne, another member ol i uorrl aim J. b.HimpNOI fortreanurer. the name commit'.'.-, pi iced the (,,.,, K. ( raw. nuinber lit lO.IKH). Major I' 0. Teiiipeiatnc ticket The following BbtrOBMi member of the rOOOpUOO I uomlOaUoOa liavt- brtn announced: committee, think there were 14,- j Klmt ward. II (' Mai.vllle; eeond 000 viaitora in the city. The crowd WBr'ti, I). Tllton; third ward, W W. began to nemble early in the fort- Martin. noon and by lit ui the ireela were Taxpayen' tlcket-Flrat ward, K W thronged. People t ame from all I Qal urn. It look like the following Motion of Polk and Marion (.,iit'iuen will 1m nluated in the OMOliMt IMl Ibe attendance woulti j ti,er two ward: Second ward, A. L have DM0 lrg r lint lor the inrcai prler; t,r, WHr, ,. (t Roooy. ening weather. 10,000 copTe lis tened to hi- addreaa. A the one leading newpaper of the tate upon wlib' t th peopla ol tbetate, a a whole, tl pend lor tin ir nowi 'be OrtgonUn pnrauo a very dlMftdtttb 0 lirw in nut i. pre. iiting it" Ut li'ical ftp enl- Kirrtol all a niwpier, 1 1 k I rivate ludivMttAl, rhould hold truth In raovod rogartl lieu an lie vapoport may ti ller a io th better policy of government, but on UUMtloOa ol Uoi thr tbotlld be no diffortnoo, A r old authorl.y, and one which requirea no i -1 . ing, ha thia explicit comm.nd: ' I'll u "halt not bear 11" wiinea agaiiit thy neighbor." Anil it make no reaerva'ion of any uh jetit, political or otherwise, ihnut which lying i ptrdonahlt. BRYAN. tirr(ii State Journal, March II, lion. William Jenuingd Hrynn, the great orator, Uttman and champion of the American Repub lic atitl of the American pwpitt ugaiuat the vat combiuaiiona of wealth that are controlling our government, and rapidly changing l into a doapotllOj to he ru ed by money, antl a tandiug army, with ut the oonaent of Hie governed, pKed through Kugene lat Mon day morning. Hryan c in to ho the only man "t national reputation who ha th ability and the courage to dotted the Declaration ot lmlept mleiic. , the Conatitution and the govern inenl a it baa rxite.l under Waah ington, Lincoln and the great me . who founded and guided the grea Ke.iubllc for a century, lie i kbt only man available for preaident who aeetna to have the ability an I I I AM) Cl.KKKH hdlt SAID KI.Ktl'ION. Pirat Ward -J i Rowland, l K Patarv nut I' J MtPbtrton, Patara antt tdc Pharaon dttlgntttd clerk. Ml log plana, truck hnnatofOyolont Hot . 'o 00 lllb lreet. Heeond a(1 A I. P.- er, K MoMur phey anil K t ' Snotb; IVter ami Mf Murphay ill ilgnit etl eli rku. Pnlllnii plane e ig i oi ( ii v Hail bulM ing. Third ward M h vVallO QopBargti i Qeo Rnbarta) WaPi and HarKei letliinaieii h t'lerk. r m plaot, D i 'berry' building on north l.le ol Kiatbtb street, between Ollveti d t hai nelton itrvatt, TOT I I, AST YKAK. Klmt ward J4II Second ward 183 'I'h'rd ward i!l Total . Trade for Salem. 7! It I said the onicial and employe Ol ttie t mi. .1 Stale Indian TralnliiK Scb.M.I at Cbemawa tllaburaed on Kiiday lu tblf city fl'.'.OOU, ay tbe Salem Statemau. Till Is growltiK to be au liiipurtaut tnt Itutlon, and yearly of more bcnetU to Htltm l be appro priation bill for in.- ntll fiscal year provide foi tbe inaluteiiance there of i'hK) student next year, and the num. her will probably reach 5A0 or possibly BOO, aa the OOal of keeping nereis lower than the average Institution of this kind throughout IheevutUry. OallT (.uard. Varrli 30 Wm. Hooks Ki.kitkd. At the Klreineu'a elecllon Inr chief engineer held yesterday alweftMOO, M voteti were cast, Win Unite winning eatatiy. The vote was- in Hodtt 47, 9 V ItaukL'l; HihUh' tnnj.rliy 2ti. An I exeeHoni tottoUon for ihe poaiUoo, Junction Time: Wellington Wad dle lis urched the Mauhttan MlOMtl Kiigeiie and will make that city hi homo, tie MMNltfl Kugone the neatest ai d moot progrrawtve tit outside of Portland, lu the state and lias lot. g heen an x 'on to betui one of In i citlaena. $ A Danae In 6a&ot6 ii; "Drive to the Bole." The English coachman knew bj tha way hi master alammed the dcor of the coupe that tbe world did not wa well with him. Henri Duval leaned back on the aeat and Impatiently (lapped hla glovea on hla knee, staring blankly out of the window aa the carriage rolled down the broad avenue, gay with equipages and e.uetrlana. OrdlnarlljaJbe would have noted each rider's skill and even the clothea he wore and would have had a uille for every woman of hl acquaintance, but this morning be waa overbadowed by a senae of defeat, at Which be waa aa much aurprtaed as confounded. To think that It waa only yesterday -n few fleeting houra ago that be held hla head high among hla confreres, and now! What mattered It If all Pari still echoed bravo when abe had crltlclaed hla "Danae." a picture that had aroused tbe envy and enthualaam of the artistic world? In vain lie sought to forget her word, to cry out that one foollab wo man's Judgment could not count agnlnst the public praise which be bad reaped aa his Just reward after years of work. The reason for her crltlclam la what stung him most. Her worda still rang In his enrs: "You fall, Henri, In achieving tbe highest; you depict the body and not the soul. This Danae Is beautiful flesh tod blood, but the charm of the allego ry Is lost The beauty that wlus a di vinity should possess an Inspiration be yond that born of flesh tint and curves. It Is thia lack, mon ami, that makes mo Ice to your flame. My late husband was n brutal seoauaUat; you have dimly outlined my yeare of pen ance, with him. You are a refined ecn euallst You would not throw your i ... i - at my head In a drunken frenxy or parado your mistress before me in public, but your nature lacke tho Ideali ty I need more than ever. You plead your old friendship aa a sure precursor of unending love. Alack! Ilenrt, the boy 1 once played with has vanished never to return. Around the man 1 now know cling affectionate memories of the past, hut he Is not to me the poa alblltty of a faithful spouso for the fu ture. Unless you can prove to me that your fortuno has not degraded your art, that In a luxurious life you rise above yourself, above eltlshuess, we cannot be one In cither thought or heart. When I aee a canvas signed by you bearing the Imprint of a noble soul as well as a trained eye and skilled hand, then, Henri, I may listen to your ardent wooing." He could seo her as ahe stood beside Mm, calm and thoughtful, her baud resting for a moment upon his arm, yet with an Impalpable something separat ing her utterly from him. It brought little solace to bis aoul to know that ten years before. If he had but spoken to the fair girl he knew so well, she might have been his before her parents hail hurried her Into the marriage with that rich old count, whose death at last was the sole comfort his wife derived from her marriage with him. Henri Pinal had loved tbe maiden well, but the young wife better, though her Irreproachable life shielded her from even an attempt on his part to express hi devotion. So he dreamed his dreams and lived bis aaay life, re serving always in the depths of hla be ing a pure place for her Image, while his dally entourage waa favored with the Itohemla of art and Parisian youth. His plebeian grandfather had amassed a fortune, and the marriage of his fa ther with the penniless daughter of a duke had dowered him with the right to hobnob with the mighty ones of the land, so that Henri had found bis path In life a rosy one. ltlch, clever and handsome, lie was Immensely popular, a little spoiled, by adulation and very sensitive to praise or crltlclam. The contemplation of marriage had not escaped his thoughts, but he feared that he would grow weary of domestic Joys, and the women ho met were ei ther too frivolous or too aerloua all except the one of his dreams, whose marriage had caused him to feel a dla tltict setise of loaa in his life. A thou sand times he had blamed himself for letting this treasure slip from his grasp, and w hen at last abe waa free again he found her more beautiful, more gracious. Then be poured out his passionate love, only to find hla Idol turn cold before his eyea Never could he forget her cruel worda, and yet ahe bad confessed that since she was a e' 'Id abe had loved him and for that rtttOt had avoided seeing him while married to the count For one mo ment, one heavenly Instant, her great brown eye had gaxed luto bla with tenderness. Then the look had vanish ed. and a rjulet dlgulty enveloped her as with an Icy mantle. Ilenrt bad felt powerless to take her band, and bl eager wonts died upon hla llpa. Thus had they parted. The carriage stopped, the coachman wishing to know whether monsieur bad any particular route In view. "Drive any where-to the devil r cried Duval rroasly. and they turned down a toag ailey toward a lake. Tbe young ar.'lsf looked listlessly at the children playing oud nurses gossiping. Suddenly he pulled the check string. in should he !? mewed up In the woptf Why had he not ordered his Middle borae? Ah. only because he hsd not known what he waa doing or saying since yesterday. This was no Jay to sit cooped up In a carriage. At least he could walk. The exercise woukl I a relief. Telling bl man to awnlt him at the entrance to tbe Hols. Henri strode Into a shady oath that bt spoke solitude and wandered on. while rcH-otlng In hla mind over and over Again tbe scene of yesterday. At last a sens of weariness caused lilm to rest on a bench. There be sat brood lug and obsorbed till hla reveries were brokeu by tbe voices of children. Abstractedly Duval looked up and watched them at their play-a boy of some H year and a girl of perhaps two years younger. Gradually bl mood changed, and be became conscious of the radiance of the day. the deep blue sky and the autumn Huts that glinted and glowed !n the aunllght Tbe air waa as wine to bla thirsty lungs, and life grew full of possibilities again, and his thoughts look a new course. Why could be not paint a soul as well ns a body? He would win Blanche yet. He would not make nny effort to see her oow, but would work and wait. His life should prove bis right to win her love. He would paint a picture that even she would prslsc. A hundred subjects presented themselves lo bl busy brain as he sat there watching those two children who slopcd In their play and were crossing the road way. Hand lo hantl they came, the boy leading bis younger companion, nnv running, now haltlnit. to avoid a J passing carriage, until they reached a gimeled footpath, mere iney linger ed again, playing on the grass border ing the path. Both had on blue apron and little wooden shoes. They were without hats and typical children of the poor. Presently, qaltt unconscious ly, the little girl fell Into a pose be neath a slender tree whose leaves I autumn hod turned wltb Midas' touch I to pure gold. The breeze blew ber short curls about i her forehead; her apron was full of colored leaves the boy had thrown to her. Just then a rustling shove caus ed her to look up. and a shower of golden leave descended upon her uark I curia, blue apron and little sabots. "Ab. sweet child Danae." cried Du val, "thou art an Inspiration!" A year of work brought forth the I picture that made him famous. It was i a simple subject a child with wind I tossed locks holding open her blue I apron to catch the golden shower of leaves sent dancing down iih)ii her ny the autumn wind. The public mved over the beauty of tbe child' eager, upturned face, the blue of tbe ky and the gold of the trees, but Blanche read the message of the soul In the Innocent eyes ami gave her heart Into tbe keeping of the artist who hud pointed "A Little Danae In Sabots."-Kxchange. THE FIRST FIRE OF THfc ston, The I ui n rr I'npalatlnn of Siberia. This Is n tiuestlon upon which much lias been said and written, some writ ers taking the stand that Siberia is to have a population of 00,000,000 or 80, 000,000 within the next 100 years, while others hold this view Is a gross exaggeration. A writer of the latter belief, Armlnl us Vambery. using The I'nll Mall Mag azine as a medium, has this to say on the subject: "Wltb regard to the future colonlzatlou of this outlying portion of tbe empire of the czar, there Is uo doubt that an unmistakable gain will be derived, for the growth of the pop ulation In Siberia, where an area of 13.400,000 s.iuare miles Is inhabited by only 7,100.000 souls and where the ex traordinary wealth In mluerals, woods and arable land still nwalts exploita tion, will certainly proceed wltb great er strides than heretofore. "Without giving Implicit faith to Russian official statistical data. It may fairly be assumed that owing to the particular care the government has al ways takeu to further colonization, the eminently agricultural ltusslau will probably avail himself of the offered facilities and that the population In tbe hitherto empty lands will consider ably Increase. It may be objected that Russia, tbe most thinly populated coun try In Europe, will hardly tlud a sur plus to provide for the newly oaued territory; but It must be borne In mind that the ltusslau peasant Is tioled for Ills migratory propensities." 'at nn.l I'rwaeBI Acllaar. With regard to tbe art of acting, who j shall say whether It Is better or worse i today than It was 00 or 100 years ago? "The old playgoer" always tells us that i It was better. But Is not "old playgo j er" simp i tie young playgoer grown . old, still imbued with bis first Impres sions, his favorite and most lasting ones, and with a Jealous desire uever to have those first Impressions disturb ed? If one talks of the uctor of today, the playgoer of a past generation speaks of Macready, Charles Kean aud Pbelpa. People living tn the tlmea of those three great actors would surely hark back to the Kemblea and Mra. Slddons, . and when these great artists were In their prime they no doubt underwent disparagement at the hands of veter ans who had sunned themselves In the genial art of Uarrlck. But Pope, friend and admirer of Uarrlck aa he was. lauded Betterton to the skies. "I ought I to tell you at the same time," he can j dldp admlta, "that lu Betterton's time J the older sort of (nvple talked of Han i being his superior. Just aa we do of I Betterton tning his now." In this way we could keep going backward until ir we believed eon temporary critics at all points of stage . hitory-we should Oud that ihe ilrso actor, preaumably the aerpent waa the best that ever trod tbe boards. Mr. Beerbohm Tree lo Queen. How it leap tn )" 'VY!' . Mi It sWfS I" irarw ill.A"". Iluw It I" " I" '"I"' alii"'! Hajaj ll t aajaj to ata awattotoCi ualr I ii- l-erth w father, I sir aiil all. I tbr Ml al Ml "b wwBwl of the tall! I rtrnitlr Bamr, remote ("ha Idea Srrra i.l name eBarnl, Haute Shi-ohi-rda in the iMaf . I'tralan hart In ui)fllc paefaa. Thee I'Med, M to dirlnely Streamed 111 Ufbt Hall e lullow end enahrln the Spirit brtfhl! Deal the frleada each heart remember. Aa la cheer wa stir the embers, Uid tha h renew lu beauty, Sraic. flaah and flow till dutj. Thruiif h the cosifcrt f tb buur. Woo our aoul. And w deem lu atemer dower Lile'a beat foal. So we dream not tlatoruuTi J t hen we deem the mlaalonarr l.,uhold fire, once more rtllfhted, I IMaihif hlfber the while united, Itound Ihe hearth of bom w f atbr. Oaf and all. In tbe Mrak and windy weather Of tbe falll -Amtrtran Kitchen aUfailo. I PRISONER Or WAR f A Landlord Ooes to Collect Hla Bent and Instead, Qets Col lected Himself. tUUU, tlllTTT 1 "No rent again this month! inii is the third time It has happened within the half year. I'll go there myself and get the money, or I'll know the reason why." Matthew DttM waa In particularly bad humor thl raw December morn ing. Kverythlng bail gone wrong. Stocks bad fallen wbeu they ought to have risen, tils clerk had tipped over the Inkstand on bis special unit pecul iar heap of paper, the tire obstluutely refused to burn lu the grate In short, nothing went right, and Mr. Deane waa eoneuentlynnd correspondingly croas. "Jenkins!" "Yes, sir." "Go to the Widow (Tnrkson and tell her 1 shall be there In half an hour and Xpert eonllileutly-mlliil. Jenkins, con fidently to receive that rent money, or else I shall feel myself obliged to re sort to extreme measures. You under stand, Jenkins?" "I'ertnluly, sir." "Then don't stand there staring like an Idiot!" Kiinrlod Mr. Dtttat In a sud den b.;rt of Irrltntlon, and Jenkins dis appeared like a shot. Just half an hour afterward Matthew I lean. brnahtd the brown hair Just sprinkled with gray from bis square yet not unkindly brow. Tutting on bla fur lined overcoat, be walked forth In to tin ehllly winter air fully determin ed figuratively to annihilate the de faulting lov i lark son. It was a dwarfish little red brick house, which iipiH-ared originally to have aspired to two toryhood lot, but, cramped by rlrrnmittnrtt. bad settled down Into a story and n bnlf, but the window shone like Brazilian pebbles, and the doorsteps were worn by nuch acourtng. Neither of these elrcum BtonccH, however, did Mr. Deane re mark as lie pulled th glittering brass doorknob and strode Into Mrs. Clark eon' n. tit parlor. There was a small lire very small, as If every lump of anthracite waa hoarded lu the stove and at a table, with writing Implements before her, eat n young lady whom Mr. Deane at nin e reeognlzed as Mrs. .' lark son's niece, Miss Olive Mellen. She was not dlttgrtttblt to look upon, though you would never have thought of classing her nmong the benutles, with shining black hair, blue, long lashed eyes and a very nrettv mouth, hldlne teeth like rice kernels, so white were they. Miss Mellen rose with n polite nod, which was grimly reclprocnted by Mr. Deaue. "1 have called to see your aunt, Miss Mellon." "I know It, sir, but as I am aware of her timid temperament I sent her away. I prefer to deal with you my self." Mr. Donne stnrtod. Tbe cool audaci ty of this damsel In gray, with scarlet ribbons In her hair, rather astonished blm. "I suppose the money Is ready?" "No, sir; If Is not" "Then, Miss Olive pardon me I must speak plainly, I shall send an out cer here this afternoon to put a valua tion on the furniture and" "You will do nothing of the kind air!" Olive's cheeks had reddened, and hnp eyes Hashed portentously. Mr. Deane turucti tow-am the door, but ere ho knew what she was dnlnar nilww Vio.t walked quietly across the room, locked me uoor and taken out the key. Then she resumed her sent. "Willi does this mean?" ejaculated the astonished "prisoner of war." "It means, sir, that you will now be obliged to reconsider the question " said Olive. "Obliged'." "Yes. You will hardly jump out of the window, nnd there Is no other method of egress, unless you choose to go up the chimney. Now, then, Mr Deane, will you tell me if you, a Chris tian mnu in the nineteenth century. Intend to sell n poor widow's furniture because she Is not able to pay your rent? Listen, sir!" Mr. Deane had opened his mouth to remonstrate, but Olive enforced her words with a very emphatic little stamp of the foot, and he was, as It were, stricken dumb. "You are what the world calls a rich man. Mr. Deane. You own rows of houses, j.iles of bank stock, railroad shares, bonds and inor,gagea-who knows what? My aunt has nothing I support her by copying. Now, If this case be carried Into a coUrt of law poor ailing aunt will be a sufferer Yoi would emerge unscathed and profiling. You are uot a bad man, Mr. I .., ,. you have a great many imble r Md I like you for them." Ru an Instant aud looked Inbnth gravely at Mr. Deane. The cola to Id chee:. It wa ut dlttgretablf to bt told I v a pretty young girl tbtil she liked bun, n any term, jet . had Itidiilgcd In pretty plain afUklng, 'i have beard," ahe went on, "of y.uir doing klud actions when you trtrt lu the humor for It. You can do them and you shall In this Instance. You are t ros this morning, you know you are! Hush, no excuse! You are aellisb am Irritable nnd overbearing! If I wart your mother, and you a little boy, I should certaluly put you lu a eunier until you promised to be good." Mr. Deane smiled, although he was getting nugry. Olive went ou with tho ut must composure: itut ns It Is, I shall only keep y,n here a prlsosier until you have btbtTtd and given me your word uot to unuoy my uuut ii gal n for rent uutll sin- able to pay you. Then, and not until th. n, will you receive your money. Do you promise? Ye or no?" "1 certaluly shall agree to uo such terms." said Mr. Deane tartly. "Very well, sir; I can wait." Miss Mellen deposited the key in tho pocket of her gray dresa and sat down to ber copying. Had abe been u man Mr. Deaue would probably have knock ed her down; a It w as, she wore an in visible armor of power lu the very fact that she was a fragile, slight woman, aud she knew It. "Miss Olive,'" he said sternly, "let ua terminate this mummery. L'ulock that door!" "Mr. Deane. 1 will not!" "I shall shout nn.l alarm the ticlgh tHirh.Hid t In n or call a Hliceuiau." "Very well. Mr. Deaue. Do eo If you please." She dipped her pen In tbe Ink and lie gan on a fresh page. Matthew sat down, puzzled aud discomfited, anil watched the long lashed eyes and ta ut, ly tinted cheeks of bla keeper. She mu very pretty. What a pity abe wus so obstinate! "Miss Olive!" "Sir?" "Tbe clock has Just struck 12." "I heard It." "I should like to go out to get some lunch." "I am sorry that that luxury Is out of your pow er." "Hut I'm confounded hungry." "Are you?" "And I'm not going to stand this sort of thing nny longer." "Nor How pmveklugly nonchalant she was! Mr. Deane eyed the pOCktl of the gray dreaa greedily nnd walked up and down the room pettishly, "i have mi appointment at l." "Indeed! What a pity you will lie unable to keen It!" lie took ' turn across tbe room. Olive looked up with a smile. "Well, are you ready to promise?" "Han.- It. yea! What else can I dor "Ton protn Its 1" "I do, because I can't help myself " Olive drew the key from her pOCMi with softened eyes. "Y'ou have made nt very luippy. Mr. Deane. I dare Fay you think me un womanly nnd nnfemlnlne, but indeed you do not know to what extremities we are driven by poverty. Good morn ing, sir." Mr. Donne sallied forth with it curl ons complication of thoughts and emo tions struggling through his brain, in which gray dresses, long lushed blue eyes and scarlet ribbon played a prominent part. "Did yon get the money, sir?" asked the clerk when he walked Into the of fice. "Mind your business, Nir," was tlic tart response. "I pity her husband," thought Mr. Deane ns be turned the papers over on his desk. "How she will hen peck him! n.v the way, I wonder who her bus band will ber' Th next day he cnllcd nt the Widow Cltrk aon'l to assure Miss Mellen that he had no Idea of breaking his prom ise, nnd the next but one after thai he came to tell tbe young lady she new entertain no doubt of it Ih Integrity, ui the next week he dropped In on tlietn with no particular errand to serve as an excuse! "When shall we be married. Olive' Next month, dearest? Do not let u put It off later." "I have uo wishes but yours, Mat thew." "Heally. Miss Olive Moll. n. to l''ar that meek tone one would suppose you had never looked me up here nnd tyr niinlzed over me ns a Jailer." (Hive hurst Into n merry Intlgh. "Y'ou dear old Matthew! I give you warning beforehand that I mean to have my own wny In everything. Do you wish to recede from your bargain? It Is not too late yet." No, Matthew Deaue didn't. He had a vague Idea that It would bt rer? pleasant to be henpecked by Ollvel CblcagO Tluies-llerultl. The Men- George. Johnny was worried about Washing ton's greatness. lie turned to bis mother and said, "Washington's ill right, but Grant's more like inc." "How Is Unit'.'" "Well" (throwing out n rtolnotirl chest), "he could tell n Ut w ben bt BM to." "Rut, Johnny, you never tell Ut ' you?" "Why, mamma, you know I do. V'u always find me out." A momcut of silence. "Mamma." "Well, Johnny." "When you were a little ptrl. i you ever tell a lie?" Mamma was stuttiipe.J. 1 answered, "I atawws Wltd "J !-' truth." "Well, why don't they celebrate yaurNew York Commercial Adverts