THURSDAY, MARCH i, 190O.
THE MORNING ASTOMAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
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It had nil been very simple ft ml very
absurd, llrliiii In tin' stress t.f luisluc
had forgotten Hint he tin rt prom Ih
to take Madge to the IticnU-r nml tun
not even telegraphed lur tlmt Iik hmj
n Important Interview to meet. There,
on Mtw t'urllim very properly aobt
back (In1 ring mid IhhI ri'fni'l to llstev
to 111.)' explanation, 11 proceeding which
led llrlttii to vow tlinl he would seek
pitnlim 110 limit', lu turn Madge do
cttlvtl to search for forgctfulucsa lu
trvl abroad.
11m- only person who dUplRycd ram
luou immiho wa Howard i r llm, who
furnished Madge mul her mother with
money for tlm trip mul encouragwl
Ilrlan lu bis maul stand against I
woiiihu'h whim. Hut, while til sym
pathy had been plentiful, bin allowance
of iiwiiey I1111I been small ludeed, mul
rtru Madge hud complained of tlm
uislliien of tin1 mini,
llnt'i all right." be said cheerfully
nough, "I'll fix a oi1i, and you can
rod for inore when this Is gone."
-I think." k Id Mr. Csrllue, "I bad
twttrr Miid It by wireless from Nan
tucket 00 the way utiw, We ahall
tMri It aluioat a hju a we get
tlawe."
Homrthlng lu liir husband' laugh rs
assured her, and nothing more waa
Mid Msdgr looked back rin the rlty
wt-re Imt In-art Iny burled, then, after
t merciful Interval of seasickness, look
ed forwnrd 1 winter on tlm rwotl-
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neat, whlU Unas at iu ocsa in uw
father's ofH- tried to perauade blro
Mlf alio waa nothing at all to Lira
now that ahfl bnd so clearly ahowo her
lack of tolerance,
Hut hit did feel lonesome, and ho foil
rooro ao when Mr, Carllnit announced
LI Intention of taking a trip west "I
guess you can run the ofllo nil right,"
bo soul to Ilrlun aa he stood on tlm
pltt tfrm In tho train shed and nervous
ly fingered hi ali-epcr tli-Unt.
"Tnkt good raw of tiling and for
ward any cablegram to tti linuicdlute
ly." Then hj had passed through the
gate, louring Brian very much alone.
Ho had taken a pine! lu Howard Car
lino' office at a time- when hi engage-
i wrr to Kit'w ir tow awnrrn) a
Ami mciM Mora an."
ment to Madgo had first bwn announc
ed. TTtere waa no real necessity for
bla working, but ha liked to consider
himself useful, and In two year ba
bad become invaluable to hi employer.
Now bo found some refuge from bla
thoughU In hard work, and until the
cable came announcing the aafo arrival
of Madge and tier mother bo bad al
most convinced hlnielf that be bad
forgotten.
!! bad forwarded the cablegram to
Mr. Carllne, rejoicing in their safe ar
rival, but wln'ii a i--oiul cable cams
two day later bl hand abook ao that
bs oouM hirdl open tiu envelope. Ten
mtnatM UUr b bad lent a telegram
reading, "Mr. Carllne dangeronily 111;
m taavlnar on ttwlnv' utMrniT," after
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which he gave tnit chler hooKKoeper in
trurtlon about running Die office and
waa driven to the pier of the liner stall
Ing that noon.
A week Inter a four wheeler drove tip
to the entrance of the Carle ton hotel In
London and a young mon trole acroe
the aldirwolk Junt In time to notice two
Indie whtnk pant In a bannom. He
would have got Into the cab ngnln hnd
not the elder hidy pimhed up tlio trnp
ami ordered her driver to atop. Hhe
ciune acroe the aldewnlk to Hrlnn.
"I there nnytblng Uie matter?" nhe
aaked engerly. "1 Howard III?"
"Not at all," he anaured her. "How
have you bm-n?"
"Never better," he ald, with t
laugti. "I have not en Madge looking
ao well In a long time. What bring
you over?"
"Nothing much," he mild, with mi
elaborate anmimptlon of Indifference;
"Jut a cuHtrnni-r I thought It would be
best to talk with tnatend of cabling."
"Come and aee ms Mil evening after
dinner," she urged. "Madge la going to
the theater with friend, and w can
have a long, quiet chat"
They had their chat, but Brian was III
at ease. The mors Mr. Carllne ques
tioned blm regarding bla presence In
London tin mors nneaay bs became,
ind be was glad when at laat be could
flud an excuae to retire.
Us had the unpleaant knowledge
that bs hnd bluudored somehow. In
sotus way that cablegram bad been
mutrsad. Probably there bad been an
error lo It. but be coold not Imag
ine a miige which would admit of
urb a tnUtulte. At any rate, It would
never do to confea that b ha4 crossed
ths otu to come to the woman for
whom be profesaed ao utter IndlfTer
tore, and be bllndJy hoped that the
cablegram he bad sent to Mr. Carllne
Immediately after having seen Mr.
Carllne and Madge in good health
would reach blm In time to keep blm
troin coming.
Brian could have returned home next
day by another line, but be aneured
blmnelf tlmt now that be was In Lou
don It would bo well to Uy over a
teatuer and have a little reet after all
bo had K"e through with. He Iiuiik
about the CarK-ton, catching an occn
alonal gUinpue of .Madge a ahe came
and went with the young people whom
tins knew lu town.
If Madge felt any curloalty regarding
bis prew-uce ahe did not betray It after
a single comment upon bl preneme.
Ill being In Ixmdon was a matter of
utter Indifference to ber, and lAtnl
Itobert Kefton, bad be known It, bail
cause to be grateful to the strapping
young American for the gracioutineii
Madgs dliplaysd toward blm.
Trn day hnd pntmed before ahe
made furtlier comment, then ahe came
HERE YOU ARE
in one arieruooii to nnn ner inouiei
poring over a little red covered book
A cable blank lay on the dck befon
her, and Madge pnuwd by the table
to kla the placid face.
"Cabling, mumey7" Hhe cried. "I'll
warrant you want more money."
"YeH," admitted Mr. (Jurllne. "Yo
app, I cabled for some two week at
but your father wn out went, and 1
giien Hrlan could not rend the cipher.'
"J It a code?" be cried. "How In
teret.lgl me eee It."
For a moment her eyes traveled over
the paper, then ahe turned to her moth
er. "I thin the name, one you wir
before?" ulie demanded. Her moth'-i
Imwed. Ttie (clrl'a llpit brtiHhel her
mother' cheek, and nh went on to
ward her room, pale and shaken. Shi
knew now.
That evening Hrlan, lingering ovei
bl coffee, wn mirprlKi-d ti nee Madge!
coming toward blm. He xpraug to hi?
feet a ahe came to a halt at hi ta
ble.
"Be seated," he aald fu!etly; "I
don't want to kei-p you standing. It
would attract attention." Hrlan glanced
to where Lord Hjbby was Hitting and
smiled quietly to blmnelf.
"I want to know," nhe began, "If
700 received a rnble from mother be
fore you left New York."
"Yes," be assented; "a cablegram
came the day I left"
"And you came at once?" she uld
softly.
Brian flushed. "Yen," he admitted.
"I did not know then that It waa a
trtdL" "It wa not a trick," she protested.
"It was one of father'a scheme to
how ms what a foolish girl 1 bad
been."
"Tour fatherr he echoed. "I aup
posed that be wa out west."
"It wa this way," she explained.
"You aee, father gnve us a code by
which we were to communicate with
blm if we nwded anything. He kaew
very well that we should have to send
for money. He gjvc us very little
when we left.
" 'Madge' was tt:e code word for
send,' 'dangerously wus the code for
'MO' and '111' was the word for 'dollar.'
The message read: 'Madge dangerous
ly 111. Come Immediately.' What It
meant was 'Send J.-iOO, Hotel Carle
ton.' "
"Then It was Just a trick to get me
over here?" he asked coldly.
"It was a device to show me my own
Illy heart," she said softly.
Ills hand caught ber on the table.
"Madge," he said fervently, "I wish
those electric lights would go out for a
minute."
"Mother Is upstaln In our sitting
room," she suggested. "Let go up
and tell ber that we hava read the new
meaning of the cipher."
Honaleaa.
I promtM1 to oby? J'ertiaps that' so.
I do not? WHI, that, too, I think I know.
You sn. Vil no exp-rltnce of n.
You wrn't a bear, who growled about
his ?n;
Your claws and tw lh you wr too smart
to show.
Oh, but you wr a moxt dllg-htftil bu!
Bo nVferantlal! And you'd corns nd go
And ftch and carry m I told you whn
I irombta to obey.
Jt was not likely I would antwr "No"
When I was asked that qumtlon then,
but, oh,
I Winn that I mlifht havs that ohsnce
as.'iln;
Why. dear m, I was young and fooltnh
then!
Tt don't suppose I ever meant It, thoufh
I (irombK-d 10 obev.
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The Torkl.h Janlaarlrs.
The Turkish Janizaries fjenl asksrl,
new soldier) were originally Christian
captives, who In the middle of the
fourteenth century were trained to lie
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Originally they numbered 1,000, but
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Bat hit opponent kept on pounding
tdm until a man who waa watching
Qmo said:
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On Sunday, December 17th, the Den
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