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CHOICE OF AN ACTEESS. Being at foundation a womanly wo- u, she always expected to marrv. I T expected, instead of hoped, because Ab bad constantly too many admirers to doabt her opportunities to her mind it was simply a question of meeting the sunt one. She felt sure that when the rieht man came she would he willing to give up vvjxj thing for him; indeed, she contem- ---. ti. i . - . jwMtnu wiuin uwuuii senjoe BaLisiacnon and amhitions' and fame and freedom would be exchanged for the proud servi tude of wifehood. Still she wasn't in a hurry to meet the ngni man. tie would come when he did come and when he did come it couldn't be helped, and she would be clad. . Upon, various .occasions she had woognc mm come. -, ) , I : , ; -, ' Unon these ocaijni nha ia amri eneed a distinct sensation of frntfnlnaoii She had conscientiously given the ad aairer a fair chance to prove frimiif the -light man, but had always been down xight glad when he had failed to do so. 'The admirer always made some mistake - -fatal to his interests. Perhaps he lost his head, and went down on his knees; that always immedi ately settled it. She was much too proud and too humble a woman to be willing to marry a - man who went down on his noon about it Or he lost his head, and threatened to auoot mmseit, or drank himself to death, or jump in the bay. Now and then she was moved with re- gtet at the storm which she had raised, nd expostulated in a kindly fashion with her victim, but more often she -hrasrcred her white nhnnlrfAra uivinop it 00 , j - " aot to the man, at least to herself, that b man who was foolish enough to want 10 shoot himself because a woman did sot love him, had better shoot himself. Some men were doggedly meek of these she was a bit afraid yet so far these meek, dogged wooers had presently developed into bores, which, she felt. lessened the danger. I say danger, be--eanse she regarded the nomihiliHr f marrying any man but the right man a tMMagtsr. sooner or later, in the course of every mmirers attention she made a stanch effort to dismiss or escape him. - She argued to herself that escape from the right man would be immoRihln ta that escape from any other was to be re- Xaruea as wisdom, ana bailed as good tfortune.". f,-. ; j She never went but of her way to at tract men in the first place she had no awed to, and besides she really, did not eare to increase the chances of coming across this more or less to be dreaded Tight man. She kept pretty closely to hex work, -enjoyed the footlights, spent her money freely, rejoiced in her independence, and thought herself a lucky girl f : Of course she had admirers. She oon aadered that a natural result of iter posi tion, profession, sex and attractions. She permitted men. who loved her cer tain privileges they might kiss hef tand, come to the theatre and see her play, and give her flowers and feel mis erable about her. Any one of them, she realized, might develop into the right man, bo she treat ed them all conscientiously. She never misled them or led them on, and since she was frank with them and never dis courteous, she felt she had a right to be ending about their manners, and she always was. - Upon the three or four occasions when a man's devotion had stirred in her a certain degree of interest she had rigidly -demanded time to find out and to make vp her mind. To find out meant to satisfy herself that the man in question and the "right man" were of one "identity. " To make up her mind meant to decide whether, Yight man or not, she would have him! The candidate having always failed to stand this test, she had, directly she was o assured, dismissed him promptly and gently. By what subtle sign of authority she would recognize the right man she did not know.. He would be big, she was -ure of that, and very gentle; he would meet her mentally, "understand" her, atisfy her morally and tenderly, master her physically. He would be above all her little "arts" and caprices, but he would admire them; lie would be too dignified to go down on Ms knees from not being able to help it, yet quite fond enough of her to do it For her part, she would never wish it, and she would be very meek and gentle and obedient, and glad to be bo; but but, meanwhile she was free, and of that ahe was glad, too. Really, her life was delightful;' she lifted her white arms into her pretty lace wrapper and laughed to herself as ahe settled for her little rest ' before re tiring. Her parlor was warm, and -the light softened by colored shades; a bit of -sandalwood among the logs sent a spicy fragrance out with the heat, she rubbed Iter head among the cushions and laughed -again to herself. - ; : . j, j ; . It was a notion of her own, this half hour rest before retiring. , For the sake of it she usually came home at once from the theatre. : ,, . . .. . Going out to suppers and1 sitting iap and drinking wine was stupid, besides anch a course would soon spoil her good looks. - A warm, aH-by-herself half hour in her own pretty room, with the crack ling of her fire for company and her milk pouch and biscuit for refreshment, were much nicer. , -! .. y. -.. , It was nice to feel that the 1 comfort around her was all of her own making, and to know herself in the midst of it to be very pretty and very sweet, and . alone, in spite of the ones . she could check off on her pink fingers as at that -very moment who were miserable for sight of her. As a rule, men had sought her out and anade themselves as charming as they, found possible and permitted; but Crag Demmon attracted her. . He was big, undeniably a gentleman, and by nature apparently a savage. He fell promptly in love with ' her, and hia personality riveted her attention in an insistent way which she made no effort w oppose, h ot the . nrst time a man s passion for her seemed to invest the man With strength. To face his savagery and do as she pleased in spite of his fierce jealousy she found an exhilaration; to command a creature bo much bigger than herself, and to feel his strength and not his weakness obeyed, was an excitement. To look into his savage, somber eyes and melt them with the smile in her own was worth doing, and intoxicating.. . One day he asked her to be his wife, adding that unless she gave him some definite answer he would see her no more. She was much interested. "Could you leave me and not see me again she asked. "Yes." ; , "Would you shoot yourself?" "No." - . She felt aggrieved. After a pause she asfcea,. "JJo you love me?" "Yes." His teeth were set, his face pale, and he looked at her as if he hated her. .. . Her breath quickened. "Why do you hurry me sor "Because I will be made a fool by no woman. A throb of fear' went through her. She flung her head back and made an swer, "You may go at once." and then. because his eyes frightened her, she be gan to cry and "How- do you expect one to decide -at once like that, if she loves you? I can't, and I won't you can go." "How much time do you want?" "I don't know." ... "I will wait a while." "Much better go. I won't be put on time. I don't think I shall care for you. any now, ana even it 1 did you are so ugly maybe I would not marry. Go away and let me alone." She spoke in a mgntened rush. "Don't be foolish," he answered; I will wait a while." During the "while" he saw a -eat deal of her; he curbed his temper, was always gentle, always devoted, made no effort to kiss her, half strangled a man at the club who suggested that all act resses were alike, and looked at her half the tune as if he hated her. She grew frightened and meek, and made an exhaustive study of his tastes. One day he spoke harshly to her: she cried out that he must not that she loved him. Thereat he took her in his arms, kissed her and said, "Will you be my wife?" A month from that time she married him. Her manager protested, and a crood deal of money was paid over. To the wife the manager said, "You are a fool; if you ever want to come back to the stage let me know." ' Demmon carried her off to Eurone. He was strong and gentle and devoted. There was . little trace of his savagery, except in a fiercely jealous iruardianshia over her. ' . " Now and then he ordered her Once - ' she - protested vehemently: h looked at her and answered. "Yon for get you belong to me." He gave her all the money she wanted, boucrht her anvthinir . (the fanroeA anil insisted upon her dressing richly and in- uiuging extravagances, but once, when she received a check for a story she had written, . he tore the bit of . paper in pieces, savins: "I will trivn vnn all th money you want! Don't forget!" , She was happy oh, yes. Her one thought was, to please him, and to please him made her happy. ' She gave up all her own fancies, and endeavored only to meet his moods. She kept' up all of the pretty Detulance and canrice tha YiA pleased him originally, because some times it amnaed Mm ta uea )ur .lii'Mii)i and exacting she knew when to be si- 1 A. J 1 1 . . ieut, vaougn, ana now to extace herself . She read the papers faithfully, and, by dint of study and close attention to a few political arguments within earshot of which she came, aha. got a fair grasp of the orincinles of the nartv nnnnaita her husband's, and argued with him very weu. To such men as he nreeented ahA msa herself charming he liked to have other ueu Huouie ner; . nerseu. sue toolc no interest in attractinir them, mul niw u always a bit afraid of being too success- 1 , , . im ana bo annoying ner - hu&band. Be sides, attention from other men made her heart ache; her husband loved her dearly, but he did not tell her so very often, and 'sometimes when she made mistakes he called her stupid. Uf course she did make mistakes same- times. Being very anxious to please him, her instinct was not always true. There were times when he lifcWl tn W her creep to the side of , his chair and push her soft hair against his face, say ine no thine meanwhile. nnlai (Ha liM. caressing breath from her lips could be n s . , i . ... www ihi; iras uien again niM an noyed him, and he had . to be let alone. Being very fond of him, it was hard to come near or pass him without reachinir out. a , hand .to touch . hia. shoulder or cheek, and' this fretted' him dreadfnll'v when, he was not in the mood. Also there were times when she wanted him to take her in hia1 arms and . f her, and find out. how she felt, or when sue wantea to cry ana oe miMnUe and be petted, and coaxed out of it; all this was childish ; and foolish- hntoh. how her heart ached sometimes. He loved her of course she knew that -so there was no need that he cihnnii tell her so all the time; besideshe did tell her what an unfailingly attractive companion he found her, and he praised her tact and sense and th bV, trat- her pretty looks. fahe was nappy when she was with him. onlv hanrv when nh nlnuai and she used to cry her pillow wet very often. 1 r At the enminff ckt 43m ' MiTM v.- i.. . o - - - uki . lArr band was distinctly dianleanml ) it died the mother grew sullen. -L hey got back to America; a letter from her . old nununr ItwJnacul a tract for the coming season. She signed, left all her jewels, and with her maid started for New Orleans. Kn -m a V Sheridan. An Italian has just arrived in London with an "instantaneous, self expanding, life saving belt," by which he expects to enrich himself from the pockets of the people who are nervous at sea. It has already been adopted by the, principal steamship companies ( of Italy. ' ; ; The unique feature of this new . life saving belt is that it may be worn around the body while promenading about the decks during the day, and is not even taken off in .bed. It weighs ' about twice as much as one of the . ordinary' .canvas or leather belts sold' for general use.'' r .; In its finished, state it is about the last thing in the 'world that a prudent man would place 'confidence in if he was to attempt to jutnp for ids life fromt t&e deck of a. sinking vessel 'into'.' the . sea. But .the moment, the belt touches the water two chemical substances contained in it are instantly united, and it begins to ' inflate with gas. What these sub stances are is the inventor's secret11' He claims that one belt will keep the most heavily clothed person afloat for forty eight hours.. For ladies the' belts are made of silk, for men of , canvas. Bos ton Transcript. J ' '.,,."'.',.. 'A Bare Piece of Wood. . ..A singularly beautiful oak plank in tended as a jamb of a clothes closet came to the Pulitzer.. building recently. Its rare markings evidently escaped the eye of the sawmill . man. It is about 8 feet long and 14 inches wide. Near the outer edge the longitudinal grain of the wood, resembles ridges of , sand on the , seashore. . The middle is a combination of ."bird's eyes" that at a distance ap pear to stand out in relief, and elliptical lines delicately . shaded from a deep brown to a white. The gradation of the coloring is exquisite, and looks to be the result of art. rather than of nature. ".. The "eyes" are- perfect and resemble inlaid mosaics, . There is, not a split nor a flaw in the entire plank. , Its beauty lies in the fact that the markings are finer than those found in maple, and it has. all the satin like appearance of that beautiful wood. . . Instead of adorning the mantel of a broad throated fireplace its prosaic place will be as the guardian of over coats and 71 hats. New York .World. i - --y " .. ' i r. , "John Orai"- and II U Mother.'. c. ; ,The Grand Duchess of Thar-amr riaa not gone into mourning for her missing son -jonn urtn, or. Archduke . John, and at the Austrian ennrt tTinm ut'n. ana. picion that this eccentric prince is mere ly in hidincr.. ' He did not wnim tn him self all the obscurity he wished when he aesumea tne name ox John Orth, for by that name he was known to the whole world, and evervbodv nersiatnd in treat ing him like an archduke traveling in cognito. John Orth a friends Bay. that this worried him considerahlv. and thnv think it highly probable that he has now nsKuuiea another name and ib iimnr in South America.. Some- also think. that his mother is aware of this miul has rxim. municated the fact privately to the em peror, out that theecret will be kept so far as the public is concerned. Pall Mall Gazette. . . TTatrathfulnesa In Courts of Justice. The judge of Birmingham ' county courtis driven to - despair' bv the . un truthfulness of the narties who r-im no. fore him. - In commenting on a case the other day he declared that this was the fifth infitanre a f. momino. fn vrT.jyT. more or Jess respectable persons had, been guilty m me witness box or . the most deliberate lvine ." To snrh nma ham things now come that he described him- ocu., no gumg uuu hick at nean, aay, oy day, from hearing people give each otjher the. lie direct in matters about which there could be no possible mistake.1 ' Hap pily the state of things at the local quar ter sessions is not quite so pad, though according to Mr.'.Ne,, the recorder, it is bad enough. JJondon. Tit-Bits. '. - i J" ; j..''.'1 ,.!,r"'A;K'mrUns;1Joir.'lf'7rf The' only connection betwwn tenSi.ru City and Cheboyiran twn Miz-Vii towns during the six months exa of .,u wuou navigation closes, is bv a sta?e ' linA sirtvivA Tnila lm and the " grizzled old man' who ' drives saves sixteen miles . by a whizzing ride across Black lake, six miloM rmr Tii ride is as thoroughly dangerous as exhil- araung, ana six people nearly lost their lives there Jhe other day. , The horses dashed, into an airhole near the middle of the , lake, and the stage went to the bottom. , x ortunately it struck a sand bar, and the rjassenmrft rnmnvl tam. selves and .the horses. Exchange. "; . .' A. new. flashUcht . Sm kl arm kica' cently appeared in Copenhagen.. '. It con sists, oi i smau cartriage nuea wrthlien sral.lieht comnoeition and rmwiriosi wifk a fuse which .carries a .small capsule of strong sulphuric acid. When the tem- Deratura of - the - room rtam nKrtva melting point of paraffine the sulphuric IX I't i .. ., . muu . ut . jiperaiea ana .jgmtea .the. fuse which in tarn sets, fire .to the .Bengal light x The device can be supplemented by a piece of fusible metal which in meltinsr will establish an dMtriMiniii and ring a bell, : V av . At the last meetincr nt fVio VmAi ciety ,in England an electric lamp was exhibited which lighted itself when dark nesa came., on.and : extinsniaho i.oi when daylight .or another strong Jight was brought into the field. This lamp is worked by the selenium cell on the prin ciple that the strength of the current varies with the intensity of light falling on the selenium. - . . John W llh'imi (rrHnreA lf Vu. Vicksburg, Miss.; last week, in a singu lar mAnwr. TTn.vi ti tr uti -i. -,..t . O -e W.li, which nained him tutviwlTr )fnnV nicotine from an old pipe and applied it to the cavity. Ten minutes later he fell from his bunk dead. ' y Prince Hersvasawo is the Moi of th day in Berlin. His uncle, the Mikado of Japan, has sent hinj to that city, ac comnanied bv three searetarWw imA oi-r young Japanese noblemen, for the pur pose oi awpmomg w nMntw and other studies. J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. flbstraeters, Real Estate and Insurance Agents. Abstracts of. and Information Concern . ing Land Titles on Short Notice. Land for Sale and Houses to Rent. Parties Looking for Homes in COUNTRY OR CITY, OR IN SEARCH OF-O.T Busiqe Location?, Should Call on or Write to us. Agentsfor a Full Line of M !' Leaflini Fire Insurance Companies, And Will Write Insurance for -A-hsty AnvroTjrnsTT7 on all DESIEABIiE RISKS. Correspondence Solicited. All Letters Promptly Answered. . Call on or . Address, J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or. JAMES WHITE, Has Opened a XjXUsloZx Counter, In Connection With his Fruit Stand ,. and Will Serve ' . Hot Coffee, Ham Sandwich,' Pigs' Feet, and Fresh Oysters. Convenient to . the Passenger Depot. On Second St., near corner of Madison. Also a Branch Bakery, California Orange -Cider, and the Best Apple Cider. If you want a good lunch, give'me a call ; Open all Night , C. N. THORKBURY; r- 'it T. A: HTJD60N, Late Rw. U. 8. Land Office. ( Np.teiy jpublic. TKORKBURY &HHDSDH. ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDING. Poatofflce Box 385, . THE DALLES, OR. Filings, Contests, And all other Business in the D. S. Land Office ' Promptly Attended to. .We have ordered Blanks for Filings, Entries and the purchase of Railroad Lands nndpr fhn momit VnWoidin A , VJ IVlbUll, AlfllJ which we will have, and advise the pub- iic ai me earnest date when such entries can be made. - Look for advertisement in this paper. ... i . i , r : Thornburv & Hudson. Health is Wealth! Da. E. C. West's Nkrvk" akS BraW Thkat hbnt, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi- ucto, wuvuiBiuiiD, riw, i urvoua neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco. 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