CHAPTER XV (<%»ntlDu«l.) Th* amallar raxal Moentlng. though with an avil frac«. Ih*j walbad toward l^dirtMikt « lodging, which waa but half a mil* distant. Zeno ranawad bls gay lit* tie siMichas of aoug, and Frost's (urtlva ayao wars avarywhara as thay want. Tha aid anan hlat wag at hums, and thay wars at onob- roaki. brightening no mo what. “I thank you also, Mr Froat. If you are willing to listen to any worth of mine. 1 would counsel patience. 1 will not ■peak uf moral questions, for there are times when we must be a law unto ourselves. But 1 will ask you to look at tbs prudential as|»erf of the case. We want tha |»eopla with ua lu our fight fur liberty, and tbs way to win them 1s not to alarm them, to mutilate them, to scatter fire and death among them A man will not give hla good will to him wlx> causes blm to live lu terror. Before thia tight of ours can bs won many will die by «word and fir«, end to many the cuum of tyranny looks righteous. There are things which It Is n<>t aeay to understand, and thia la one of them. Tyrants will claim their aacrl Area, and the eacrlficee will be paid. Thia Is Inevitable; and It la useless to say that w« drea<) bloodshed. I«at ua win the people wherever wo ran. And do nut think, air, that national hatreds, however etroAg, will ratify the deeds we speak of M This spoach. for all the oratorical turns with which it was etnbslliahe«!, was deliv­ ered with a weary quietude. Zeuo eat like one enwrapped, and waa almost as eloquently rvcept Ivo In his silence as O'ltourkr himself could have been Trost oiplured the carpet with hla shifty eyes There was silence fur a little while, and then Ze*no spoke. . (fl It B| •’ Ills vi. I. e was hushed a little from Ita romnxNi tone. "What do you «ayT** M| say," returned Frost, “that Mr. Ikrttroekl ta more eiperienred than we are, and that hie voice ought to carry weight In our councils. I any that If wo are to win we must stick together; and If there must be a split and It inibs there must t*e the wise mm will throw their Allegiance on the aldo of their tried leaders'* Ilers he gave another lurking glance at Zeno. ’’<>n the side.'* be added, “of authority and oiporience.’* ’’You dsclara, than," cried Zona. In a tons of triumph, ’’for Mr. iMbroski?’’ *T declare for Mr. l>ot>ro«kl,’‘ said Fmst, without looking up. ’'I nn-served ly • ”1 thank you air.’* Ihvbroakl. eitendlng to him a hand, which Frost did not take until Zeno nudged him. when be jook It with a shamefaced alacrity. 'There are others I do not despair of.’* ■aid the beaming Zeno, rubbiug his hands "They must be approached. But there la one thing”—lowering hla voice, “there are some among our late friends who will be ilangeruua. To you. air.** Itobroaki «mil ed. "But yea.” Mid Zeno, eagerly; "ysa. yea, dear air.** He hurried on rapidly In Polish, aa If the urgency of bla Interest In Ihtbroskl drove him to find expression tn bla native tongue. "They must be watched. Indeed, dear air, in thia you must tw guided. We muat practice a lit tie duplicity. It la regrettable, but 1 can not help myself. 1 shall join their roun dis, offering always such arguments aa you yourself would bring, or as you may give me for apecial cases. And since many of them are blind enough and fools enough to I m » auspicious of your good faith, I. dear air, shall undertake rb watch you for their aide. I shall bs able thus to watch them, and yet to be in constant Intercourse with you.** **T>at y°u W*H.M **ld the old man. with hie melancholy smile. “It will give at least one reasonable voice to their deliberations. But the position will t>e a difficult one to hold.’* "Ah. air,” cried Zeno, "a little labor- a little difficulty a little danger. What are these?" “You will not ace me for a little while,’’ said the old man. *’l am going to the Con tinent again for a few days. The events of laat night make It necessary that I should consult with Mr. O’Rourke. I will advise you of my return. In the meantime you may do something to restrain the vlo ¡BN ”'ir frivwv.lm " “I will try. dear air,” aaid Zeno, rever entially, and with that be and Frost went away. "What were you talking about when you started that foreign lingo?’* Frost asked, when they had reached the street. Mr. Zeno translated pretty faithfully, but Frost shook hie bead at the translation “You’re a lot too clever for me, you are,” he muttered, grumbling. “I’ve seen anakes In my time, but I never mw your equal." “Thank you, dear Frost,** cried Zeno, pinching him In a jocoae and amicable way. "You make ma proud." CHAPTER XVI. On the morning after their talk In the garden Farley and O’Rourke breakfasted together alone. After breakfast O'Rourke took the road to Houfoy. He was walk Ing along with hla hands behind him, and bls eyes bent to tha roadway, when he hoard a voice which apoke hla name and gave him an actual start. "Good morning, Mr. O'Rourke,** said the voice, and turning swiftly In the direction from which It came, he beheld the pretty widow standing In the middle of the dry water course, alone. She waa very prettily dressed In a light morning coatume of a faint yellowiah tone, with certain bright devices of flowers about it everywhere, and aha wore a peasant's hat of straw, twisted Into a very coquet­ tish ahape, and bound about with a rich silk handkerchief, In which was set a silver brooch. O'Rourke absorbed thapharming vision as a whole. He leaped to the broad grass grown top of the low wall and raised bla bat with a smile. Ills wavy reddish hair and hla beautiful beard and mustache shone In the sun like gold, and hla handsome face waa as gay as a boy's It Is not Improbable that he looked as charming to the pretty widow aa the grotty widow looked to him. the came tripping and blushing and anil I lug over • hr stones of the river bed. and O'Rourke ran down the elope with ao eicesalvo an alacrity that he failed to notice that it broke suddenly away at tb« foot. Mrs Hpry screamed faintly, but O'Rourke, wbu waa too lata to stay himaalf, made tbs na^waMry leap la mfety It was but ulna or ten fret deep, and ha bad soft turf to alight on and advan<-ed amliing, with hla crisp hair shining and bis right hand outstretched toward bar. *<»<| morning." h* Mid. "this la a delightful encounter for me.** Mra. Kpry bad a bouquet of wild flow ere In her right band and a l>ook In b»r left, but aha aet the flowers In tha Lol low of her arm and accepted O'Rourkr'a piutferad hand. Ila held bars longer than tha absolute naCMsItira of a morning m lute demanded, and Mra. Npry blushed and drooped her eyes before bia ardent fMfl “You have been gathering flowers?** lie Mid, mastering himself by au effort, hut even then hardly knowing what hr Mid. "Quite a charming little nmMgay." Hh* held it toward him and their hands met again. Tbs small bouquet was not tied, and lest the fluwera should fall ha put both hernia to It, taking her right In hla left whilst he gathered the bloMoms together. Hbe felt that hie ha rule were trembling a little, and he bungled with the flowers. Just then their eyes met. the little widow's etpreaslve orbs looked almost frightened, and O'Rourke was aa white aa If be were a I »out to faint or to Iw hanged, or to lead a forlorn hope. He dropped the flowers and took the hand • bleb held the book. The little wUlow let (be volume fall oealde (be fallen blow soma. Nhe drooped her head, and the iHNtotn of (be pretty morning dr««« flut tered visibly. O’Rourke sold not a word, but be gave a great alow aigh and drew her toward him by the hands TYien he simply put both artna around her and ■tonped and kissed her hot cheek Htill he Mid not a word, hut his heart l>eat like a hammer, and he pressed her to him aa If to stifle its ontnigroua riot. “Am I too Insolent?** be Mid at length. The pretty widow did not seem to think so. for she stood u|x>n her fallen bloosoms with her cheek upon hla breast, and made no effort to escape. "I Lave loved you from the minute I first mw you. Can you can you lovs me a little?*’ Ilia tremor was like the tremor of a lover to the little widow's mind. He played the part better than he knew. “YeM," said the lady in a whisper, shrinking into herself aa she spoke. Then there was another lengthy «¡»ell of al­ ienee. broken by (be near clash of a horse's brils and the crack of a carter’s whip. At these sounds they started guilt ily aj*art, and O'Rourke, falling upon one knee, gathered up the dropped posy ■ nd (he book, and they walked aide by ■Ide. silently, by the dry water course until they came upon a «¡»ot hidden from the road, where the remaining stump of a great felled beach made a convenient ■eat. “Khali we all here for a little while?" O’Rourke asked. The lady seated herself in silence, and seeing (hat she had taken « place too near the center to allow room for her companion, moved a little, and drew her dress on one side. O’Rourke ac­ cepted the invitation thus dumbly con­ vened, and placing one arm around her waist, drew her nearer toward him. “lh> you think,“ he Mid, not being able to find anything more original to My just th«m. “that you will ba able to learn to >v< me juwt a little?" The p^»tty little woman began to trem ble, and searching blindly for her hand kerchief, found it at last, and hiding her face behind It with both hands, began to cry. "I—I knew." she sobbed, “that It waa wicked, but 1—I loved you when I mw you at Boston. I've al always thought about you since, and when I came to Eu-Europa 1 hoped that 1 should meet you.” The ways of the human heart are strange, but at thia confcsaion the fas cinatmg pat Hot experienced a t wings of ■hame. For one fleeting aecoud he felt a genuine hate of bumbug. “I will love you vrry dearly." he aaid. a moment later, and be meant It. What waa to prevent him from loving her? Nothing. If she could always flat ter bla self love aa well aa she bad done just now. But be had to go back to hla pre tenses. Nature and culture between them had done ao much for him that he had forgotten how to walk straight. "I haveu't much to offer you.” he said. “I am poor, and I can't give jou a grand horns." She was In such a flutter at the ac compllahment of all her hopes, ao glad and so aliaken to think herself thia hero*« heroine, thia handsome, eloquent, famous, devoted patriot's chosen, that aha was half hysterical. She dropped her hand kerchief from her tear stained eyes, and clapped both hands together like a child, and laughed in bls face. “Why, I’ve got six million dollars!’* He felt instantly and swiftly be had played (be fool In pretending not to know that she was wealthy. The very openness of her statement seemed to say ao. What need had there been for ao ■illy pretenM wben she had told him her own heart so plainly? And with this swift and Instant sense In bia mind he turned the sum Into English money and ■aw that though It waa smaller than hr had fancied. It waa prodigious still. But he waa committed to hla uaeleoa humbug now, and could not go back from It. "Rix million dollars?’’ he said, like a man amaxrd. “Twelve hundred thouMnd pounds? Oh! I am glad I did not know that, or I should have never < la red to apeak. I knew.” bo went on. to soften down hia blunder, lest It should have dangerous consequences later on—“I knew that you must have money, and the thought frightened me. If I had knowu the truth, I should never have dared." “1 am glad, then," ahe ana we red, hid­ ing her face In bar hands, “that you didn’t know." *Tt frightens me Still,** ho aaid. **I can ocaroely dare to think of It" "But you do love me, don’t you?** ahe whlapored, ahrugging her shoulders with a childish shrinking gesture of appeal, and looking up at him through her hands. "Ix>ve you?** be cried, and throwing both arms around her ho drew her to hla breast. Rhe lay there quite contented, and ha, looking over her shoulder with a ■mile that waa almost wild, aaid to him­ self, “You have won. Hector—you have won. You're a made man." Rhe put up her llpe to be kissed la aa matter of fact a way aa If she bad been a child, though ahe bluahod very prettily m 4J4 W * O B,urk, »ut Ma ama | around hot and kissed her, and suddenly, I ' with a little cry, aha whisked away from him, and ran quickly into the shelter of the trees. 'Die love-maker, thus abruptly I left, stared after bar until alls had dis- | appeared, and then, turning, started to be- 1 buhl the near figure of an elderly man I who waa walking sway, with a firm reso­ lution not to have aeen anything expreoo- I ed in the very curve of hla shouldera. nw slowly retreating figure waa that of I I H>brusk I, whom be bad imagined to be far away In lx»n|eatruction of empires. What could have brought him here? But In a little while, making up bla mind that be bad certainly breu seen, and resolving to take tbs matter in the lM>ldest way, ha marched at a good round pa<-e after the retreating Dobroski, and by and by came up with him. There was J ■ faint twinkle In the eye of the old anarchist, though but for that he was as grave as a statute. The mere fart uf brisk motion seemed to have restored ■ ■•Sias Meat. O'Rourko to hla usual condition. He In tbe home smoking of meat I have took the bull by the horns. “You mw me a minute or two back,' learned something by ei|>er1inrtitliig sir that la a great as ver of work and of The twinkle In Dobroski’a eye broad­ much more consequenie keep» th« ened Into a smile. meat In better aliape during the smok ’’Forgive me." he Mid; "I tried not lug process I useob- roski. "on purpose to seek you. <’an the leg* taken off, on the ground about you give me. now. a little of your time?" eight feet from tbe side of the smoke­ “I am always and entirely at your ser­ house, ¡rut an elbow on tbe stove and vice, Mr. Iiobroaki." answered O’Rourke. ran a pipe In through the side of tbe *‘I>et me a«k you one question to be­ smokehouse. ’I’hen I started a little gin with. Did you know the ¡»Iley of fire In tbe stove, and aa the smoke Mr. Frost and hia associate«?" poured from the funnel It oc-urred to "I have never worked Intimately with me to turn tbe smoke down, «o I put on them.” Mid O'Rourke, "but 1 k^now their an elbow with month pointing down, general policy." “We have broken apart," Mid T>ob- ami as that worked all right I put a roskl, mournfully. “I have had to tell length of pl¡>e on that and watched to see what tbe smoke would do. In a them that we cannot work together." O’Rourke sighed and threw bls hands moment It poured from the pipe right abroad with a hopeleM gesture. They might fight It out between them low, but he had to look aa If be cared for fame ■ little longer, and then he would be free, lie could already hear rhe perfervid ora­ tory which would pursue blm Into bia re­ tirement, and be knew that It would be ¡»werleaa to disturb him for a moment. “At least," Mid l>obroskl. "you and I will go on working together?" He did not guess the current of bis companion's thoughts bow should be?—but the si­ lence seemed to hurt him. "Yea," Mid O'Rourke. He would rath­ er not have Mid it, but it had to be Mid. down near tbe ground Tbe end of the "We muat go on working, win or lose." pl|>e Is four or tire Inches from tbe "And 1 may trust to you until the ground and nearly on a level with tbe It works finely. end?” the old man BMked. laying both bottom of tbe atove. bands upon him and bringing him to a Tlw cooled smoke rising from tbe halt. ground conveys no beat to tbe meat, O'Rourke lifted hla eyes and looked though quite a little fire is kept In tbe him in the fare. "You may trust ma," stove. The fire needs tmt little atten­ I m » Mad, “until tbe end.” tion. as the atove la kept about closed (To be coo tinned ) +44'^f++++++++++-H+t-hH-H t THE WESTERN “BOOMER.” | n «»> > »»♦» “I*-t no on* «leplor* the boanta and »wa«*r of tlx-«* pioneer».’’ write» a well.born, well educated cowboy wboae letter. In ¡>art. la quoted In tbe Roaton Tranacrl|*t. “They are the anc<*tora of an arlabK-racy yet to come, who will point back with pride to their hardy forefather» with the »nme feelinc your New Yorker claim« bis Ihitcb lineage, or Bolton ¡>eo|>le claim tlielr .Mayflower cuiinectlon. For tlH*»e Cutch and En­ glish old timers were, without doubt, a pretty rough, crude bunch. If tbe truth were known. “Your Western boomer Is as good as were tbeae other earlier pioneers. He Is heavy footed, loud apoken «nd door- alammlng; but he is paving the way for tbe aucceedltig generation. -The West Is a land of promise for the amateur. Tbe sharp cuni|>etltlon of the Eaat la not felt here, and your ama­ teur gets a show. He gets a Job that would be denied blm nt home. They don’t ask him. ’Are you sure you can do thlsT They take It for granted that he can do It. mid so be can. “Tbe amateur hrt-eks Into business. Ills early attempts may tie pretty rough Jolts at It. but lie soon finds tbe trail. I>ld be clerk at borne? Hero be starts n store. “With three months* wage» for a g.-ub stake, your amateur sheep heritor will start up n restaurant. Ills bill of far« la limited at first to 'bum and,' with coffee natural, and soda crackera. No one complains, for your pioneer eats to kill hunger, and be deiiuiuda only cleanllnisM anil plenty. “Would be start a tmiik? Down East It would require unlimited capital and backing; ability both natural and un­ natural; long business experience; so­ cial and business standing ; ixwslbl.v a political pull. Here It requires tbe good will of bls neighbors and tbe pro­ ceeds of a season nt drlvlug ftage. A little corrugated Iron cottag" with a sofa, where be sleeps at night with u brace of pistols—these make a bank. “Your Westerner 1« pretentious. Hla boarding house Is a hotel, his saloon a cafe. If be and his neighbors clear a piece of sage and build it few houses, a corral, sheep dip anil an equal iniiutier of saloons. It Is a city, and they straightway elect a mayor, and these first promoters all go to the city coun­ cil. It la a play town, a chance for amateurs. It Is the ’garden apot’ of the state, and anything Is poeelble to the new town. •’This Is the true and sincere opinion of an unbiased observer of a class of men that can easily be represented as heroes or villains, wise men or foolfc Like all men, they are various combina­ tions of all these qualities, good and bail." _____________________ Veettek. “Vot las dot antlvlvlaectlon» aosalety I teed apout In dot paper?” asked tke German cltlsen. “Oh, that Is an association to prevent tbe vivisection of animals—the cutting up of a dog or a horse, for Instance.” “By chimney, dot Is a follah crowd! No man llfen could iioealnily eat • whole horse!”—Yonkers Stateamae. ratleet Glvew a ResslaSer. Patient—But Isn't thia a large fee? Doctor—The Inheritance tax be bigger.—New Xerk lu*. might TUB USXD IX MAKIWO HATS. Fe»«s lb» ««r*». • «•■»* Aaaerteaa »«».•I Neaembllaa »be ■•aver. Haw la Grew I'elarr. i ! i i I Dr. H B. 1-artridg» of Cast Blown- field. N. Y., la ralslag celery on a large a ale on the bed of a reclaimed swamp, lie set 128.010 plants laat year, of tbe dwarf golden self balancing, and pro- dmea from to 1,800 dosen brsu- hea of celery per acre, marketable at from 20 to 30 cents per dosen. Hla celery kept for winter market Is placed In tremd>ea made by means of a crib, 10 feet long and 14 Inches wide, which la plaerly done aud at tbe right time, but tbe time tietween different pieces of work should be as ana 11 as possible. Here Is a point at which great waste occurs. It Is like a man forgetting something at the »tore and having to drive back miles to get It No man can properly manage a set of aorkers without putting some thought on It Thinking Is not so easy aa It seem* To think in a logical manner requires effort A Is of oak 2x4x33 Inches; B 1* 2x4x 14 iuebes: 0 Is 12 Inches long, and lever D Is 5 feet long, tbe short end being 1 foot Tbe drawing explains Itself. Rarney was a “retriever." although unable to even enter a bench abow, for be was a mongrel. He knew a large rocabulary. and would bring slipper* »hoe* bat, co»t. n»-wspa;iers. or »pec. taele case wben ssked to do ao. On one occaalon, wben be had been unable to carry a satchel too heavy, he rolled It along tbe walk with his nose, ex­ hibiting great care and patience, with­ out any suggestion from any one. Jerry was a dog of marked original­ ity. He insisted upon a dally ride tn the street cars, and at last bls master secured a life pass for him. Wben the »p’rit of the hunt seized Jerry be went to tbe Union station and slipped Into the baggage car on a Kansas City train, where a friend worked. Aa hi» master sympathized with Jerry'» taste, be usually followed from St. Louis on the next train to their happy bunting grounds near Kansas City. He was a three legged d-< for all practical pun»*** For one hind leg. which evidently had been Injured long ago. be always carried as If In a sling. He belonged to a neighbor of ours In London, but often would follow us boys wben we stsrted for a strolL One day In the holidays we were bent on s thirty-fire mile tramp Into the coun­ try and drove the little fellow back aa he started to follow, fearing tbe long Jaunt would prove too much for him. What was our surprise, sfter covering about four miles of tbe business street* to se»? him come limping up to meet ua at Greenwich, having carefully kept out of sight until then. We hud to make tbe beet of It and let him bars his way. He was frisky at first, but sobered down as tbe figures on tbe milestones increased. A good sized t«efsteak at noon put life Into him for tbe return trip. But be gave us an­ other surprise when, about half way home, he suddenly let down his “re­ serve leg" In desperation. From that day be returned to the normal four­ legged clas* Kxprrlmeat» 1» Caltlvatto«. IU-op cultivation of some crops Is equivalent to pruning the roots. This Is especially the ease with corn, which sends Its root» In every direction, close to tbe surface of tbe soil Experi­ ments In cultivating show that wben the roots were cut 2 inches. 4 inches and 6 Inches below the surface tbe in­ crease of crops was greatest wben the cultivation was shallow, the greatest harm being done by deep cultivation at the Inst stages of growth of the plants. The object should be to simply loosen the top soli when cultivating corn and to avoid cutting tbe roots ss much as possible. Not Aetop'» Day. West Toint’s alm Is to teach men to meet any situation with tbe best there Is in them. Wben General Custer was a cadet, be ventured Into the French section room without having ao much as looked at the day’s lew«>n. The sec­ tion had been engaged In the tranala- tlon of Aesop's fables from French to English, but on this particular day the task consisted of a ¡»age of history written In French. Cadet Custer was given tbe book and very bravely dash­ ed into the translation of this sentence: “I^opold, due d'Autrlcbe. se mettit sur les plalnes de Sllesle.” But the Duke of Austria did not seem to appeal to oO»»*t»** C»«eer»ta* the Cow. him. for without hesttatton be read: “The leopard, the duck ami tbe os- Don't be unkind to tbe milk cow. Don’t allow cows to sleep In a muddy trlrti met upon the plaina of Silesia."— Lippincott’s Magazine. abed- Don’t permit the cow to drink Im­ A Patient Do*. To observe plants growing under the mlerosivqie the American Monthly Mi­ croscopical Journal says: ’’Procure a little collomla seed. Take one of the weds, and with a razor cut off a very pure water. tiny all'V. cover with a cover glass and Don’t use a club, but kind words In­ place under the microscope. The In­ stead. strument must l>e In a vertical position. Do not feed the milk cow “rotten” When It Is well focused aud lighted, moisten It with a drop of water. Tbe or decayed corn. Don’t allow your finger nails to grow seed will absorb the moisture and throw out a very large number of long If you are a dally milker. Don't allow any loafers around when spiral libers, giving the appearance of veritable germination. Beginners will milking, such as dogs, children or cat* find It easier if one applies the mois­ Don’t fall to keep some sort of salt ture while the other looks through the handy ao the cow may have free access Instrument.” to It. Fair I«»». O saw ys not t*,r iu«l She's gone Intw tbe n his breakfast one day. but forgot tbe permission to "eat.” and when she returned late that night the faithful dog lay with his paws on the plate of food, but not a particle bad Alaerta Waatl Oar Was*». Don’t, when milking, beat the cow been touched!—Chicago Tribune. The American wasp la to be used In for stepping backward whan flies are M«*e Him Rleh. a campaign of extermination of the numerous “now ridiculous It 1*" remarked the horse fly In darkest Africa. By re­ Don’t expect a cow to gtre as muct^, wealthy tailor, “to say that clothe« quest to the I-oulslana crop pest com­ milk when half fed aa wben properly don't make tbe man.” mission. Abraham Rosenheim, aisilat- cared for. “Think so?” queried hla friend. ant entomologist, la sending a consign­ "Why. of course; they’re made m*" Don’t allow your cows to be chased ment of these “horse guards" from —Philadelphia Presa. When a woman la auperstltlou* It Cameron parish. La., where the wasps by dogs or be hurried wben going to or doesn't mean anything, but If a man atttaln unusual size and ferocity. A from pasture. Crwel. Is superstitious It usually means that band of embryo stlngera will be ship­ Don't milk until dusk during ths hot Percy—Do you know. Miss Alice, Fvs ped from New Orleana by way of months ao as to avoid tha presence of always had a horror of prematura hla buaineaa undertaking» bocoma fa 11- ______________________ Havre on tbe steamship Louisiana July the flies which so vigorously attack tha burial—being burled too early, dont- nro* 12 In refrigerated baskets with tbe cow Just before sundown.—Indian* rberknow? Alice—Oh, what nonaenasl Dissolution la tbs only solutloa t* pupa of the Insect. Tanner. mat's Impossible. some matrimonial problem*