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THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1881.
REAPING - THE WHIRLWIND.
A Nor el.
Br M KHX KLOIHE COMBH.
(Application for Oopyrigbt forwarded to. the librarian of
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' 'Without Iom of time, which as the wedding day-
approached wu M valuable, Jack wrote to Castro,
the artist; There waa do bewildering preface he
came to the point at once.
1 Tt Oounteaa of lrvf'a here, and contemplate mar-
rlat at an early date." I know hertobelheaubjeet from
watch tb picture of "Haved" la painted.- If I rend aright
the alary that ft tails, her huaband, tha Count, waa not
drowned, and poaalblyla yet alfve. If 'au can And blm
sand blm brr at oar. In tlm tn-prevent her unlawful
marriage. ' If yaw know nothing of blin, writ to nta.telUnc;
wfcal yow kaowofherllfewulla abroad, whatever yon do,
d 9 quickly, for Umi la precious.
-Jack sent the letter, and thert"qulettyj0lded Mi
hands to wait for art' answer. How drearily the
touriTkuJIJayi'dragiyy when we1ire compelled to
aland Idly waiting for them to run their course.
lack calculated to an hour how long it would take
for a letter to reach Italy and an answer to return.
He then allowed twenty-four, hours' for -possible
delays, and nervously waited for the time to
elapse. As' a last resort, he made an excuse of
business, and left the ctj,It waa Impossible to
remain there and nojLrleitM iss.Langdon ; and see
her daily and treat her respectfully, he positively
would not. In order to avoid suspicion on her
part and the euriosity and comments of friends,
he qulejy wrapped the mantle of his wrath
around , him and departed Jorroore congenial
acenea. He Insisted that St. Claire should accom
pany him, bat Rt. Claire pleaded businessjtnd
aatd that he would remain In the city and speedily
report any news that might come from Italy.
Wlth this jack was obliged to lie content, al
though he would fain have taken his friend with
him." . . " , - ;; , ,
Yea, St Claire had business, imiwrtant busl
r neeaat-horae ! I la-friend AVycll flert he-puud
business man, the model husband, the iipright,
honorable gentleman, was wasting "his substance
Iff riotous living." Men with whom he .had deal
lugsxln Wall street knew nothing of the web
witlch was entangling his feet ami drawing him
deeper and deeper Into the slough of filth. It was
covered Ith rosea bought with his gold, but It
was a slough of filth nevertheless. Ilia friends
knew that he was living fast but they thought
Out he had the money to back him, so his credit
was good for an unlimited amount, while. he aat
night after night with feverish breath and heated
brow, gambling away fortune,' frleude and honor.
Kuddenly, aye. aa sudden as death comea at last.
without a note of warn Ing, Jeggajryf complete a nd.
aoaoiuie, stared mm in tnenrace. When or how
he commenced, no one knew Tie himself could
not have told ; but before he stopped to think of
bis danger, he was standing on the dizzy brink of
tte precipice; ever which Hhotisandi of men have
plunged to their Hernal rulnv ; . ' '.'
Home one is always ready to frame excuses for
men who frequent saloons and gambling dens.' If
the ,man Is unmarried, he was away from home
"divine PattL" Bitting at one of the tables, with
his hat pulled low over hi brow and his hand
shading tbe lower part of his fact, was a man who
waa evidently a stranger, and who was watching
with great Interest tbe result of the game. Wy
cllffe lost, and lost steadily, until hie opponent
iecame disgusted and refused to play because the
stakes were so small.
Tbe stranger rose and crossed over to the table
and spoke to Wycllffe. His voice, was' broken by
Lcullar lisp. .
"Will you play with me ? Small s takes suit me
best, for I am a green hand." -.'-., I' " '
Wycllffe aaaeuted, and- the new game com
menced. The stranger bad told the exact truth ;
be was a "green hand.". lie did not play care
lessly or Indifferently, but lis-though, despite bis
utmost exertions, he waa coming out second heat
Again, and agaia Wycllffe swept' In the stakes,
which were gradually irrowlnir larirer. -until
small fortune waa piled at his elbow ; but still the
stranger showed no signs of weariness or discour
agement At lengthone or tbe spectators inter
posed
and friends, out of employment, had no place to
apend his evenings if he la married, then plty-
itrg angels stoop to hear his wire Is to blame.
The devil devised that excuse, and his emissaries
on earth repeat It. Hut In Wycllffe' case that
one excuse railed. Mrs. ' W jell ft e waa. not what
termed a brilliant or Intellectual woman, but
aaewaa generous and true-hearted, loving her
husband with a touching confidence worthy of a
better man, Wycllffe was essentially selfish, and
although he Admired and respected his wife, con
aidering her a suitable head to hlsestabTlshment
yet, his Innate self-love prevented him from ap
preciating her Implicit reliance In her honor and
Integrity. She had noticed without comment the
tate hours at which he returned home; without
comment, because ahe knew thatshe attended
dinner and club parties and places orklndred re
aort, so that without auspiclonj but always with
regret she saw hi in lea vie home for the evening, v
.The night came when Wycllffe knew that If
luck did noV turn, the morning would see him a
pitiful, helpless wreck, cut loose from all chances
of eecresy, whirled Into the dead-lock of certain
dUcovery. nilla to a large.amount would Ull due
oifntheT morrow, and lie must be ready to meet
t&eni, or Inert table disgrace would overwhelm
him and his. When he rose to leave home tbat
night his wife laid a detaining hand on hla arm,
and said, anxiously : , . ,
"Lionel, you -are 111? Your face Is pale and
your eyes w bloodshot - Htay at home to-night
To-morrow you will be better
Hih, no; I'm well enough'. Business has-been
mnnlng behind of late, and I am worried; that's
u.; . , . - .- .v - . ;.
- "lt business go to-night and stay at home. -I
will willingly g.l vo up lattl and stay with you."
"Not for any conaideration would I allow you
ta miss that treat; and besides, lhaye an engage
ment that I cannot break." . r
And klaalng Mena, be was gone. He told the
tru4jt; he waa anxious for his wife to enjoy that
renlng. . .
' ."God knows, .It may be tbe last," he muttered.
tm he hHrrkvloyla jncf t,M "engAgchtent"' '
There were fewer than usual there that "night
The gay and gallant crowd that frequented that
"8ee here, stranger: you betterlgive It juptlll
your hand Is steadier and jour head cooler."
"I)o I look excited T' Inquired the man, lisping
painfully, his. white; fingers carelessly threading
his long black beardy-
o; not as I would look If I saw inyjjnoney
disappearing like mist before the sunshine."
And the man turned away, feeling that tie had
done his duty In having warned the stranger.
In a abort time tbe atranger declared himself
"broke," and thus the game was ended and Wy
cllffe was saved. He gathered up his treasure,
and carrying It to his office, locked it In his safe,
He then went home and changed his . suit for a
full evening dress it waa early yet, not twelve
o'clock and Joined his wife at the embassador
ball, whither he knew alie Intended to go from the
opera. And then be laughed and talked-and
a a a a ' - m . ' m m
uanceu w in nis iaiy rrienni. from wnom, ir one
of them had ever won a dollar in the manuer In
which he had just gathered a fortune, he would
have drawn back In holy horror, crying: "y
Unclean tUnclean .. "
The stranger had left the gambling hall at the
and cloned the door behind him. .""
"Well, upon my soul !" exclaimed the occupant
of the room, raising his head and dropping his
feet, "that's cool. Would you like to have this
chair V , ' . , .... - r
Yea r I would," answered the strangerr toaalng
aside his hat and leaning against the mantle.
"If I waan't constitutionally opposed to exer
tion,! would .kick you down atairs. Will you
tlolirn tA Infnrm mm twliat rlvKt vmi tiava hapafil
-I"
Aa be snoke. he raised hia hand to hla face and
ijuiekly removed the Jpng. flowlnglbea'rd . tliat
adorned his chin.
""StCUlreT'"
"Exactly. What a quick eye you have, De
Ouerry." - - t
"I was notexpectlng to see you rigged up like a
guy. hat does It mean r'
"I've been masquerading."
May I Inquire where r N
"(cannot tell you, De Ouerryx It
lease don't mention my dlsguise'X :
.would hardly pry Into your secrets for the
sake of disclosing them."
Jack answered with great aaaumption of dignity,
le waa wondering if his friend was getting Into
difficulty, that be must hide hia Identity under a
mask. ' 8t Calre's face was pale and careworn,
and there were new, deep lineaof pain around his
mouth.
is a secret
"Well, Jack, what brought you back, so aoon-T
"I'm tired out I've walked until I'm ex-
hausted, and, thoughU untiUI!m-onthe verge -of
brain fever. ' If I don't hear from Caatro soon, I
think I shall go mad." I ' ' -r '.
4'Have you seen MISS fjingdon since your re
turn?" ' . V.
"Don't mention that exasperating woman to
me. I came In on the iu:3u express, ana was
driven . here without seeing anyone, and here I
mean to stay for a week."
"Jack, you can't stay here, fastened up like It
was, a country house. And besides that, lie
Guerry, I think that It is wrong of you to allow
Mis Laugdon to continue preparations fof a mar
riage that will never take place." .
"Wrong, Is It? I sometimes think that I have
oet the capacity of Judging between right and
wrong."
"I am under that Impression myself, De Ouerry.
or if you knew Justice from Injustice, you would
haaten to adjust affairs with Miss Langdon." .
"rt Claire, you see things from the wrong
Mi" Iangdnn needs a leaaon, and I
standpoint
consider myself the proper rson to assume the
poidtlnn of Instructor
the time which elapsed before tbe day appointed
for the wedding to Uke place. Jack waa obdurate,
and clung with tenacious pertinacity to his orlgl
nal Intention of waiting to gain some tidings of
the mlsslnir Count -- . -
In the meantime, Helen was wondering why
she did not hear from Jack. Not a line or a mea-
aage had ahe received from him since he left her.
She concluded to gq to Mrs. De Guerry and make
a pretense of laying aside her pride and feign
great anxiety for Jack's health and ; happiness.
Accordingly she attired herself In her most I m
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posing costume and sailed majestically over to
Mrs. De Guerrv's. As usual, she did not wait to
be announced, but passed, on to Mrs. De Guerry's
boudoir, where to her infinite surprise and dis
pleasure ahe found Bell alone. Rell rose, and
bowing ceremoniously; said, courteously ( -"My
mother Is not at. home." '
. Helen looked around helplessly. She had gone
there -expecting to' find Mrs. De Guerry, and in
J?.rdIsappolntmentndemMrraasmeuLahe
seemed unable to retreat. . Jr3carcely knowing
what heakl,he did fwhat people always do un
der such circumstances) exactly what she did not
intend to do allowed Bell to know that Jack had
not written to her.
' "I called to Inquire if you had heard fr6m Jack
since he went away.
"I have not"
"Oh, X knew that you hadn't, but I thought
same time that Wycllffe did, but turned in the
opposite direction. He walked along alowly, hla
head drooped upon his breast with an air of utter
dejection, contrasting painfully with Wycliffe's
light, quick step and buoyant spirits. The man
went on home, and opening the door, entered his
apartments. He stopped upon tbe threshold, gas?
Ing In stupid embarrassment upon the unexpected
scene. A man was stretched at full length upon
an elegant-JriMruff, ' his arms folded under his
head, and his feet elevated" On a projection of
carved marble over the glowing grate. -When the
door opened, the man had turned lazilr and ur-
I?jlth nitrudeirw.ho. walk-on lntu ihe. joom J Bell .acated-heraelf,, wondering at the-nature-of
perhitpshe had wrltlen'To your mother."
Bell raised her eyebrows with a look of such ex
asperating surprise that Helen could have struck
her in the face.
. "If my mother has receive I any communication
from him, she has neglected to mention It"
"She probably Would not mention It to ou. I
must see her and ask her."
"It seema.a pity that he doea not write" to you.
It must be so mortifying for you totgo about InT
quiring after him." -
Bell was dhguted with herself to think that
she could be so childish'- aa. to. plaxj?lth.Helen'a
weajKins.
The girls were still standing, Helen grasping
the gold-mounted handle of her parasol as though
it had been a weapon of defenae, and-fairly chok
ing with anger. The sneer in Bell's face and voice
wavjmadden Ing. Like a flash Itbrought. Ray
mond to her mind; Now washer tlmevWlthout
replylngto Bell'.s taunt,-she sank uninvited Into
a chair, and said, placidly: r
"I will wait here for ymir mother's return.")
"You will probably find it more-agreeable to
watt alone. I will retire."
"No, Miss De' Guerry, If you please. I have
something to say to you."
Bell looked at her Inquiringly, but made no re
ply.
Will you sit down?"
ttiA MmmiinlMtlAii
"Miss De Guerry, you are decelved4n a friend."
"If you refer to yourself, you-"
"I do not refer to myself. You are very J?aref uLLmrana arellmltetV
about the character of your lady friends, but with
regard to the gentlemen you do net inquire so
closely." . ,-
"That Is f ilse ! There are many men whom I
meet In society and recognize as acquaintances
men fyr whom I have no respect But other
The best In the world the light of possessions rwomen receive them r must I. In the selection
of my friends It Is very different" -
1 ot jjjrf guJSIIafi De liaierryr when yoo 4
accept for a friend the most notorious roe that Is
admitted to polite society.";
"Yniir aUBBtlnn la an Itianlt Xflax T.tnitniil
Qf whom are you speaking?" .
"OfxMr. Ilayroond. . Your treatment of him Is
an Insult to all decent honorable .women."
Bell was startled; but she thought that Ray
raond bad been so fortunate as to incur Miss
Langdon'a ill will. - -
"In what manner has Mr. Raymond offended
you?""";"""' -' v
"He has not offende! me. Personally I tike bin),
but his character Is disreputable." '' .
T have never heard anything derogatory to
Mr. Raymond's character."
"Only because you would not listen."
Helen feared that Bell would not listen to her
story, so pretended that she thought others would
have told her if she would have given them the
opportunity. .
N-onw hae-ever-attempted 'to aajr anything5
against him to me."' . . ,. .. , ;
"Then they thought-yoilknew. You are the.
orriy person' of his acquaintance that does not
know." '
"My mother H " . ,
"Your mother knows."
"My mother' knows a disgraceful story about
Mr. Raymond, and baa never told me?"
"Ye But I will tell you." , "
It cut Bell's pride to allow this woman whom
she detested to disparage a friend; but she waa de
termined to hear' the story, and theu Judire for
horelf. ; -
Without waiting for the aaenithat she feared
would be withheld, Miss tangdon commenced
and narrated the entire story, which did not lose
any thing by the malice which prompted her to
tell It Bc'l listened perfectly dumbfounded. Such
utter depravity she had never dreamed could ex-
at among people of lntelllge
She was sparetl the pain of maklnr nny mment
by the entrance of Mr. D Gurry,which put a
f eedy U rwiiwatlen1 tq'ffn nmivrmatlOH.
Tnamitn Xflltop lit ha
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" " I : ' 1J ; hlsownpoema. Klgbt! rV should we, u we nw
to her own room to think it over. It did not take
much thinking to enable her to decide on her fu
ture course with regard to Mr. Raymonds Of
the truth of the atory, ahe had no doubt hun
dred things went to prove It" Her heart rebelled
against the mother who had kept the truth from
heri hoping she would marry hJm. .
That, night ahe mej Raymond and treated him
with marked coolness. He tried several times to
speak to her on the subject, but some one came
between them.' At last, however, he had an op.
portunlty to whisper, huriedlyt
"Miss De Guerry, I have offended you. May I
Inquire how?" A ,: :
"I cannot tell j'ou now ; but come to me to-morrow."
f 'r:u ;Li . r ; " ' ,t .
y She did not deny that he had offended her but, .
as she had aid, explanation was Impossible thep,,.
so he bowed silently and left her, with the Inten
tion of seeing her early the following day. ' ;
- - fTo be eontlnued.l s
CAN YOIT .TKLL?
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Can you tell why four-flftha of the young ladies
prefer a brainless fop to a man with brains?
Can j'ourteH why nlnertenths of the young gen-
tlemen prefer a giddy butterfly of fashion io if
woman'of good sense ?
. Can you tell "why men who cannot pay small
bills can always flmV -money . to buy liquor and '
treat when amnne friends? '.
' Can anyone tell why it Is that some mothers are
always ready to sew for the distant heathen when
their own children! are ragged and ulrty 7
Can ans'oueltell how men llveand support their '
families who have no Income and no work, when
others, who are Industrious, are half starved?
Ian anyone tell how young men whoare always
behind with their landlords can play billiards '
night artdday, and al w ays be ready for a game of
cards when money la at stake?
Can anyone tell why it Is that when a man of
wealth shoots down-another in cold blood, the
Jury always bring in a verdict of "not guilty" of
murder in the nmt degree 7 .....
Can anyone .tell why It Is that a woman of :
wealth can violate almost every law of virtue, -de-
cency and morality, and still De sought after,
courted and honored by the najboba of society.
whtle'ft poof but honest gfrl who devfaleaever so
little from the path of virtue is shunned aud ab- :
horred by these same nabobs? "
Can any one tell why it la that nine out or every '
ten of the criminals who die on the gallows, no.
matter how dark the deed for which they are exe
cuted, go straight to heaven, according to their
spiritual advlserswhilsLa majority of these same
spiritual advtaers woiqa pave us ueiieve tnat even
an infant, dying wituout uaptism, la doomed to
everlasting torment? ,
f i TUNISIAN PROVERBS. '
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,rThefoot goes where the heart leads."
"Be a lion and eat me; but do not be a wolf to
defile me," . . . p v---,- ;
"If the ass Is Invited to the wedding, it Is only
that he may carry the wood."
worMortnycharacteT-tratirit oe renowned,
then it will work for thee." , .
"Kach kind l-god for its own kind." . .
"He has no bread to eat and he is looking for a ' .
wife," signifies :v Be not ambitious when your
"The woman to whom fortune does not come
says that her husband la bewitched."
"It Is the crier himself wlio has lost his ass'Ms ,
uel In speaklngof those who cannot do for them-
selves what they can do for others.
"What the jrraashoppers have left the little
birds have eaten," means that misfortunes never
pome singly
lie went to the sea and found it dry." means
that a cowardly matt will al ways fail In his under-' ,
taking, j
'II fortune ha turned into-nallaand atraw, 'L
refers to a prodigal.- : ' 'T" :
lie eats the fruit or the paternal garden, anu
yet Insults hia ancestors," refers to Ingratitude.
"One horseman does not make the dust-cioud."
This signifies that the work of one man cannot
produce very great resuilUi. Yirf figaro.
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8M0KINO IS THE PRESENCE OK WOMEN. The
raisin t ha tVkFin tf
a w vujsii wm aavr uuvo iivv a vi unv a ea aaaaw iiiv a va iaa
I respect, Invites him todiscajsl the substance; and
mere is one violation or tnviorm wnicn is recent
and groan, and might well be 'cited as a striking
llUHtratlon in the -decay of manners. It. is the
practice of smekine In the aocietv of ladies In
publlcand private places, whether driving, or
chriHilierik who would be honestly amazed If they
were tui they did uol tehave like gentlemen,
who. sittiuir with a Jadv on a hotel piazza, or .
strolling In a public park, take out a cigar, light
It, and puff as tranquilly as If they were alone In
their moms. Or a young man comes alone upon -the
deck of a steamer anl blows clouds of tobacco
smoke In their faces, without even remarking that
tobacco Js.dlaagreea blelo-aonie. people, Thlais.
pot, Indeed, one of the seven deadly sins, but a -
man who unconcernedly elnro false betrays tnat
he has no ear for music; and a man who smokes
n this wav shown that he la not a irelitleman.
Harper1 $ Magazine.
Atari Item of "Intereft" to those of our readers
who rush heedlessly into debt, we may mention
the fact that in lNCSf-70 J I. I. Yesler, of rvalue,
borrowed $ 4o,000. A few days ago he settled hlf
account and found he had paid f 101,000 Interest
money, besides refunding the principal, n i
easy to get In debt, but getting out is quite
another thing. Olympia Courier.
Here fs an excellent recipe for making an Infi
del:. Train up a child to look upon Sunday aa a
day of frigid austerity, force It to listen upon that. ,
day. to three sermons of a dry and uninteresting
character, make hymn and rVripture learning a
task rather than a pleasure, and you are rearing a
very promislug young mndei. - , .
The correspondent who wants, to know who. are.,
th Mathftoa la Informed that ther are Idiots whO
I haven't Tefbeen committed to an
ifrn llegMir. L
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faahlonable resort had gone to ??Ji!!;i41??,rJL?a