The news=record., March 16, 1910, Wednesday Edition, Image 2

EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts ol tbe World.
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER
Lets Important but Not Less Inter
sting Happenings from Points
Outslds the Stats.
A Chinese tong war murderer has
been sentenced for life in San Francis
co. ,
A strike is being considered by 30,
000 railroad firemen on 47 Western
lines.
J. P. Morgan laughs at reports that
he is dead, and says he is alive and
glad of it.
The American legation at Bogota is
being closely guarded and anti-American
feeling is high.
A rich heiress of Lakewood, N. J.,
suffering from nervous trouble,
drowned herself in a near-by lake.
Liberals in the English parliament
have again taken the aggressive, and
will force the Tories to grant another
election or resign.
Seven men escaped from the Pendle
tonl jail by Baving off ' the bars to a
back window while the sheriff was
busy with a rush of taxpayers.
Life savers at Marshfield, Or., are
undergoing strict investigation by rev
enue officers on charges of misconduct
during the wreck of the steamer Czar
ina. Robbers attempted to blow open the
safe of the Valley Ford bank in Bloom
field, Cal., but the noise of the explo
sion drew a crowd and the thieves es
caped without obtaining anything.
Pinchot's admission of high-handed
policies astound the investigating com'
mittee. Witnesses admit that engin
eers of reclamation service oppose Bal
linger because ol failure to gain pro
motion.
At a meeting of representatives of
practically all of the shingle mills of
the redwood belt of California, at Eu
reka, it was decided to organize a sel
liner association which will work for
the expansion of the redwood shingle
market on the Pacific Coast.
Avintrvr Hnmi Itin. while mvintr an
exhibition at Seattle, attempted to dip
in the water of a small lake, but lost
his balance and plunged into the lake
with his machine. He was rescued,
but collapsed and had to be taken to
hospital. He is not penevea to do ser
iously injured.
M. Loraine, a French aviator, fell
80 feet in a Bleriot machine and was
badly injured.
A Colorado woman stopped a runa
way horse which she had been driving
and then died from the shock.
San Francisco and central California
had a Bharp earthquake, the strongest
since the great disaster of 1906.
Sly noranna warn inlureri. two ser
iously, by a collision between a freight
and passenger train on a Seattle su Dur
ban road.
The mayor of Trenton, New Jersey,
orders the street car company to run cars
ven if it has to give in to its striking
employes. .
The United States circuit court of
New York, has ruled that stock specu
lation is no legitimate part of the bus
iness of a bank.
Citrus shipments from California
are 1,700 carloads behind last season,
and it is estimated there are 17,000 cars
of the crop yet to be shipped.
Thro nnvmnntnrii of coal comnaniea
in different parts of Pennsylvania were
held ud and robbed about the same
time of sums aggregating $6,000.
The Northwest Corporation, owning
the gas, electric and water plants of
Oregon and Washington towns, has
been taken over by an Eastern syndi
cate.
It is reported that Peary is taking
the proofs of his North Pole discovery
to London and will make them publi
at a meeting of the Royal Geographi
cal society, ,
A colony of 100 families of Mennon
ites sold their farms in the East and
bought large tract in California and
now find their deeds worthless. The
promoter made about $500,000 on the
deal and Is now being sued by the vic
tims.
The Standard Oil company denies
the accusations of combine, conspiracy
and blocked competition.
The Southern Paclfle agrees to fur
nlsh the rock If California towns will
entence tramps to the rock pile.
An Ohio farmer, angered by the low
price offered for a carload of turnips.
rave away the whole load to consum
ers.
Since the death of ex-Senator Piatt,
United States Express stock, In which
he was heavily interested, has ad'
vanced.
A rich Arkansas man, 80 years old,
who figured in several breach of prom
ise suits within the past year, has been
assassinated.
, Many briefs assail corporation tax
law as unconstitutional, ex-Senator
Foraker. of Ohio, attacking the law
from all sides.
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
Philadelphia's Strike Situation Has
Little Prospect of Improvement.
Philadelphia, March 14. Two of
the four mediums through which Phil
adelphia hoped that a strike settlement
might be reached were today practical
ly eliminated. It was hoped that Pres
ident Taft, the bankers of Philadel
phia, the National Civic federation or
the local councumanic bodies would
find a way to lend a hand to stop the
strife.
Today the word came from Washing
ton, unofficially, but on seemingly good
authority, that the president, through
the department of commerce and labor,
could not see his way clear to inter
vene. The reason given was that tne
trouble is purely of a local character.
Bankers declared that the financial
interests probably would keep hands
off the fight. Frank B. Reeves, presi
dent of the Philadelphia Clearing
House association, took a strong stand
on the question of exclusive recogni
tion of its organization.
Mr. Reeves said today : I cannot
see how our financial institutions can
bring their powers to bear in any way
that will help to solve the problem.
Whether the National Civic federa
tion will take up the strike settlement
and the councilmen can be forced to
take action remains to be seen. An
other telegram was sent today to Seth
Low, head of the federation, asking
that body to offer mediation.
Mr. Low replied . the federation
would do so if he could be assured the
offer would be acceptable to both sides.
There was no change today in the
general strike situation. Employers
predict that today will see the beginn
ing of a general break among the sym
pathetic strikers, and dozens of local
unions held meetings today and tonight
to lay plans to hold their members to
gether.
Union bakers employed by a big de
partment store have gone on strike and
seriously crippled the supply of bread
sold at that store.
There was the usual number of dis
turbances in the Kensington district
late this afternoon. Many cars were
stoned, but only at one place did the
police have much trouble. It was no
ticed that the police refrained from
using their clubs in dispersing crowds,
The most serious disturbance of the
day occurred when a 4 year old child
was killed by a car run at high speed
to get away from men and boys who
were stoning it.
The car was stopped and an angry
crowd gathered and made an attempt
to get at the motorman. The police
man on board drew his revolver and
held the crowd back while another po
liceman Bent in a riot call. There
were cries of "lynch him," and it it
said a woman produced a rope.
The situation was exceedingly criti
cal when a Bquad of mounted police
arrived. The crowd began to scatter
when the police were forced to use
their clubs. Several persona were
slightly wounded. Three men and one
woman were arrested.
UNION IS ENJOINED.
Sweeping Decision ' Against Miners
Issued In Virginia.
Richmond, Va., March 14. By dis
missing the appeal of the United Mine-
workers of America, the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals practically
perpetuates a temporary injunction
which 1b of sweeping character. The
case is that of President Lewis, of the
Mineworkers, as an individual, and as
vice president of the union, against the
Hitchman Coal & Coke company, of
West Virginia, and is an appeal from
the United States Circuit Court for the
Northern District of West Virginia at
Philippi.
The injunction restrains the union
from interfering with the .employes of
the company for the purpose of union
izing the mines, from interfering and
conspiring to interfere with employes
of plaintiff so as knowingly to bring
about in any manner 'the breaking of
the plaintiff's employes' contracts for
service, existing at the time or there
after entered into; from trespassing on
the company's property; from compel
ling, by their threats or violence, any
employe to leave; from establishing
pickets around the property of the com
pany for the purpose of using violence
or threatening or persuasive language
to induce the company's employes to
leave.
Carnegie Misses Mayor. ,
San Francisco, Marh 14. Andrew
Carnegie was the guest of honor to
night at the local chamber of com
merce at a banquet attended by many of
the leading citizens. The address of
welcome was made by President Wil
liam Gerstle, of the chamber of ' com
merce. ' Among the the speakers were
Governor Gillett and Judge W. W
Morrow, Mayor McCarthy was not in
vited to be present at the banquet and
some little embarrassment was caused
by the guest of honor inquiring as to
the reason for his absence.
Mine Explosion Kills Seven.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 14. Sev
en men were entombed tonight in the
No. shaft of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal company, as the result of
terrific explosion of gas. The rescuers
came across the entombed men shortly
after midnight. There were seven in
the party. All were suffocated by fire
damp. The explosion occurred in
place where a gang of men was put
ting together a hoisting engine. It is
believed they struck a pocket of gas.
Carnegie Lays Cornerstone.
San Francisco. March 14. The cor
nerstone of the new Scottish hall of
the St Andrews' society as laid today
by Andrew Carnegie in the presence of
a large asemblage.
HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON
FREE SEEDS FOR FARMERS.
R. & N. Demonstration Train
Distribute Seeds on Trip.
to
Free seed will be distributed by the
R. & N. demonstration train, which
is to tour Eastern Oregon this month.
The varieties will be Canadian field
peas, Montana grown alfalfa and Min
nesota corn. The seed will be given
farmers selected at the various
places to be visited by the commercial
clubs or the Farmers' union.
This system, . it is believed, will
bring better results than if the seeds
were given out promiscuously, as the
farmers will be selected upon promise
to carry out experiments with every
possible care and attention. In this
way it will be possible to ascertain ex
actly what results may be obtained.
The demonstration tram will leave
Portland Sunday evening, March 20, in
time to arrive at Heppner the follow
ing morning. The first lecture will be
delivered there between the hours of
45 and 10 :45 a. m. Then the itine
rary as heretofore printed will be
followed until on March 31, when the
last lecture will be delivered at Hood
River between the hours of 1 :45 and
-15 p. m.
Colonel A. A. Morse, of the O. R.
& N. company, will have charge of the
train and. the following experts will
lecture:
Dr. James Withycombe, director
Oregon experiment station, Corvallis;
Professor H. D. Scudder, agronomist,
Oregon experiment station, Corvallis;
Professor F. L. Dent, dairy husband
man, Oregon experiment station, Cor
vallis; Professor James Dryden, poul
try husbandman, Oregon experiment
station, Corvallis; H. Umberger, su
perintendent Moro experiment station,
Moro; R. W. Allen, superintendent
Umatilla experiment station, Hermis
ton; A. L. Applewhite, foreman Ore
gon agricultural college farm, Corval
lis; E. H. Spillman, assistant horticul
turist, Eastern Oregon experiment sta
tion, Union; A. G. Lunn, assistant
poultry husbandman, Oregon experi
ment station, Corvallis; R. W. Rees,
assistant poultry husbandman, Oregon
experiment station, Corvallis; Robert
Dryden, assistant poultry husband
man, Oregon experiment station, Cor
vallis.
Establish Nursery Near Stanfield,
Stanfield A plat of ground has been
purchased near town and about 200,000
apple trees and 60,000 peach trees are
being set. . This planting is made up
of what are known as "June budded
stock, which will make prime trees for
planting next year. The planting of
orchards on the Furnish-Coe project.
near Stanfield,' is In lull swing,
Among the heaviest planters are Page
& Son and Dr. Watte, both of Port
land, each setting out a full quarter
section, the former using peaches and
pears and the latter apples. Some 40
or 50 smaller orchards, ranging from
five to 15 acres, are being planted by
owners.
Alfalfa Land $360 Per Acre.
Central Point H. T. Hull has sold
his farm one mile west of town to Mr,
Heron, a recent arrival from Iowa, for
$17,500. The tract contains 49 acres
and is nearly all first class alfalfa land,
Mr. Hull recently sold 30 acres of the
same tract for $9,000. The Orlopp
place, formerly the Van Vleit farm,
was also sold a few days' ago for $17,-
600. This is one of the finest fruit
farms in the valley and has produced
much prizewinning stuff.
Now a Potato Union.
Weston The potato growers of the
Weston country will hold a meeting
with a view to organizing a union,
Since organization in all branches of
industry is the method of the day, the
"spud" men think that they may as
well be in the swim. All who are in
terested in getting the. best market
price for their produce are invited to
assist in the organization, which is ex
pected to prove an invaluable aid to
every potato farmer in this neighbor
hood.
Freewater Seeks to Sell Water Bonds
Freewater The city council at its
last meeting Instructed Recorder G. P,
Sanderson to call for bids for bonds for
the construction of the new water
works system. The bonds are for $16,
000 and will run for a term of 16
years, bearing interest at 6 per cent.
The surveys have been made and the
contract for the pumping plant and res
ervoir will be let as soon as the bonds
are sold.
Teacher Makes Good With Cattle
Lakeview R. B. Jackson has sold
to A. A. Davis, Klamath Marsh, about
$33,000 worth of cattle to be delivered
at Williams river April 15. He also
retains about 500 head of yearlings
from hiB herd. Mr. Jackson embarked
in the cattle business about eight years
ago in Northern Lake county. At that
time he was a school teacher, having a
capital of 4U in money.
Land Values Increase.
Lakeview Three years ago last fall
a quarter section of land was offered
for sale at $3.60 per acre. This piece
of land was on the "West side," about
12 miles from Lakeview. A recent
offer of $25 per acre was refused.
Buys at Hood River.
Hood River Edwin Pilson of Wash
intgon D. C, has bought 20 acres of
William Stewart for $12,500. Mr.
Pilson will remove hia family from the
East shortly.
AID OREGON MINING INDUSTRY
Branch of American Mining Congress
Is Organized.
The Oregon branch of the American
Mining congress has been organized,
with headquarters in Portland. With a
view to making their organization in
clude all parts of the state, the board
of directors will consist of nine mem
bers, not more than five of whom may
be residents of Portland. There are
three places in the board still to be
filled by election of representative men
identified with the mining industry
Eastern and Southern Oregon.
There are at present fifty-five names
on the roll. All interested in promot
ing the development of the mineral re
sources of the state should join this or
ganization and send their names at
once to the secretary. Members of the
Oregon branch must be members of
the national body and the proper appli
cation blanks will be forwarded on re
quest.
One of the purposes of the state or
ganization is the establishment of a
bureau of information concerning the
mines, quarries and mineral deposits of
all kinds in the state of Oregon, and
the names of the companies or individ
uals owning or operating them with
the amount of capitalization, number of
shares, treasury stock and full descrip
tion of the properties, with the amount
of development work done, the oast
and present production, representative
samples of ores, building stone, lime
stone, gypsum, coal, or other mineral
products of commercial value. With
this object in view the following reso
lution was passed at the last meetine.
March 2, held in the rooms of the Com
mercial club.
'Resolved, That the chair appoint a
committee of three members who Bhall
make a list of all mineral properties
being promoted in the state of Oregon,
with all possible information concern
ing them. - This information to be a
record for public information."
All owners of mineral property are
asked to co-operate with the organiza
tion by furnishing the desired informa
tion and by giving it their active sup
port as members. It is believed that
full and accurate knowledge of our
mineral resources will bring an era of
development that will benefit all and
make Oregon, as it should be, one of
the foremost of the mining states.
Address the secretary, Frederick
Powell, 605 McKay Building.
Orchard Sells for $30,000.
Central Point E. M. Andrews and
Conro Fiero have bought the Hoagland
place of J. P. Knudson for $30,000,
The place sold about a year ago for
$17,000. The place contains 79 acres,
part of which is in bruBh and about 30
acres in orchard, one half of which is
just coming into bearing. The orch
ard is one of the most promising in
the valley. Mr. Fiero has also bought
the old Alford place at Talent, con
sisting of 160 acres, for $25,000.
Freewater Roads Inspected.
Freewater County Judge Gilliland,
Commissioner Horace Walker and
County Superintendent D. F. Lavender
were in the city recently and drove out
on an inspection tour of the roads in
this section of Umatilla county. A
contract has been let for the building
of a new steel bridge across the Walla
Walla river at the McCoy settlement.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices : Bluestem,
$1.121.13;club, $1.04; red Russian
$1.06; valley, $1.04; 40-fold, $1.06.
Barley Feed and brewing, $28
28.50 ton.
Corn Whole, $35; cracked, $36 ton,
Oats No. 1 white, 3131.60 ton,
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, $20(ff)21 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $2223; alfalfa, $1718
California alfalfa, $16(fi)17; clover, $15
16; gram hay, $1618.
Fresh Fruits Apples, $1.25(ffi3 per
box; pears, si. 50(3)1.75 per box; cran
berries, $C';9 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload buying prices
Oregon 606110c per hundred; sweet
potatoes, 8c per pound.
Unions uregon, zi.oUQSl.75 per
hundred.
f Vegetables Turnips, nominal; ruta
bagas, sHUU.za; carrots, si; beets,
$1.25; parsnips, $1.
Butter City creamery, extras, 39c
fancy outside creamery, 8539c; store,
2023c. Butter fat prices average 1
l-2c per pound under regular butter
prices. '
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 2223c
per dozen.
Pork Fancy, 12l!l3c.
Veal Fancy, 12(i!l3c
Poultry Hens, 19c; broilers, 25
27c; ducks, 20c; geese, 1213c: tur
keys, live, 22i)25c; dressed, 2629c
squabs, $8 per dozen.
Cattle Best steers, $5.766.10
fair to good, $55.50; strictly good
cows, $4.504.75; fair to good, $462
4.50; light calves, $5.50616; heavy
calves, 4(i)5; bulls, S3.75 4.25
stags, $3C'f 4.50
Hogs Top, $1010.60; fair to good
$9i?9.75.
Sheep Best wethers, $6(116.50; fair
to good, $5.605.75; good ewes, $6
lambs, 7.75.
Hops 1909 crop, 1620c per pound
olds, nominal; 1910 contracts, , 16c
nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1620c per
pound; valley, Z2j,24c; mohair,
choice,, zoo. ,
Cascara bark, 45c per pound.
Hides Dry hides, 176118c pound;
dry kip, 1718c; dry calfskin, 18(a20c
salted hides, 9X10c; salted calfskin,
14c; green, lc less.
The Redemption
florid (Jorson
By CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS
Copyright, 1900, by The Bowsn-MerrUl Com
CHAPTER XXIV.
At last the springtime camet
The potent energy of the sun opened
all the myriad veins of the great trees,
wakened the hibernating creatures of
the dens and burrows from their pro
tracted sleep, caused the seeds to swell
and burst In the bosom of earth, and
Sent the blood coursing through Da
vid's veins, quickening all his Intellec
tual and spiritual powers.
And then, the end of his exile was
near I In a few weekB he would have
vlndfcated the purity of his purpose to
attain the divine life, and have proved
himself worthy to claim the hand of
Pepeota!
All the winter long he had plied his
axe. Once more, now that the snow
had vanished, he set fire to the debris
which he had strewn around him, and
saw with an indescribable feeling of
triumph and delight the open soil made
ready for his plow. He yoked a team
of patient oxen to it and Bet the sharp
point deep Into the black soil. Never
had the earth smelled so sweet as now
when the broad share threw It back in
a continuously advancing wave. Never
had that yeoman's Joy of hearing the
ripping of roots and the grating of iron
against stones as the great oxen set
tled to their work, strained in their
yokes and dragged the plow point
through the bosom of the earth, been
half so genuine and deep. It was good
to be alive, to sleep, to eat, to toll.
Cities had lost their charm. David's
sin was no longer a withering and
blasting, but a chastening and re
straining memory. His clearing was a
kingdom, his cabin a palace, and he
was soon to have a queen! He naa
reserved his sowing for the last day
of his self-imposed seclusion, which
ended with the month of May.
On the day following, having accom
plished his vow, he would go to the
house of God and claim his briaei
This day he would devote to that sol
emn function of scattering the sacred
seed of life's chief support Into the
open furrow I
No wonder a feeling of devotion and
awe came upon him as he prepared
himself for his task; for perhaps there
Is not a single act in the whole econ
omy of life better calculated to stir a
thoughtful mind to Its prorounaest
depths than the sowing of those gold
en grains which have within them the
promise and potency of life. Tear after
year, century after century,' millions
of men have gone forth In the light of
the all-beholding and life-giving sun
to cast into the bosom of the earth the
sustenance of their children! It Is a
sublime act of faith, and this sacrifice
of a present for a future good, an ac
tual for a potential blessing, Is no less
beautiful and holy because familiar
and old. The Divine Master himself
could not contemplate It without emo
tion and was Inspired by It to the ut
terance of one of his grandest para
bles.
And then the field Itself Inspired sol
emn reflections and noble pride In the
mind of the sower. It was his own!
He had carved it out of a wilderness!
Here was soil which had never been
oDened to the daylight Here was
ground which perhaps for a thousand,
and not unlikely for ten thousand
years, should send forth .seed to the
sower; and he had cleared it with his
own hands! Oeneratlons and centuries
after he should have died and been for
gotten, men would go forth Into this
field as he was doing to-day, to sow
their seed and reap their harvests.
He slung his bag of grain over his
shoulder and stepped forth from his
cabin at the dawn of day. The clear
lng he had made was an almost per
fect circle. All around It were the
green walls of the forest with the
great trunks of ' the beeches, white
and symmetrical, standing like vast
Corinthian columns supporting a green
frieze upon which rested the lofty roof
of the immense cathedral. From the
organ-loft the muslo of the morning
breeze resounded, and from the choirs
the sweet antlphonals of birds. Odors
of pine, of balsam, of violets, of pep
permint, of fresh-plowed earth, of
bursting life, were wafted across the
vast nave from transept to transept,
and floated like Incense up to heaven.
The priest, about to offer his sacri
fice, the sacrifice of a broken heart
and contrite spirit, about to confess
his faith; In the beautiful and symbol
ic aot of sacrificing the present for the
future, stepped forth Into the open
furrow.
His open countenance, bronzed with
the sun, was lighted with love and
adoration; his lips smiled; his eyea
glowed; he lifted them to the heavens
In an unspoken prayer for the benedlo
tton of the great llfe-glver; he drew
Into his nostrils the sweet odors. Into
his lungs the pure air. into hia soul
the beauty and glory of the world, and
then, filling his hand with the golden
grain, he flung it into the bosom of the
waiting earth.
All day long he strode across the
clearing and with rhythmical swinging
of his brawny arm lavishly scattered
the golden grain.
As the sun went down and the sower
n cared the conclusion of his labor, his
emotions became deeper and yet more
deep. He entered more and more fully
Into the true spirit and significance of
his act He felt that It was a sacra
ment Thoughts of the operation of
the mighty energies which he
evoking; of the Divine spirit who
brooded over all; of the coming Into
this wilderness of the woman who was
to be the good angel of his life; of the
eeremony that was to te enacted In
the little meeting houses of the work
te which he was dedicated In the fu
ture, kindled his soul Into an eestaar
joy. He eeased to be conscious of
eia present task. The material world
piny.
All RlrhU Refejrrrd
loosened Its hold upon his senses. His
thoughts became riveted upon he ele
ments of that spiritual universe that
lay within and around him, and that
seemed uncovered to his view as to
the apostle of old. "Whether he was
in the body, oc out of the body, he
could not tell!" Finally he ceased te
move; his hand was arrested and hung
poised In mtd-ulr with the unscattered
seed in its palm; his eyes were fixed
on some invisible object and he stood
as he had stood when we first caught
sight of him In the half-plowed mead
ow lost In a trance.
T-T . T V. . .1 1 1
.iuw tuns 110 Bluuu no nuver tniiew,
but he was wakened, at last, as It was
natural and fitting he should be. -
Fulfilling her agreement to come and
bring him home on the eve of their
wedding day, Pcpeeta emerged like a
beautiful apparition from an opening
in the green wall of the great cathe
dral. She saw David standing Immov
able In the furrow. . For a few mo
ments she was absorbed in admiration
of the grace and beauty of the noble
and commanding figure, and then she .
was thrilled with the consciousness
that she possessed the priceless treasure-of
his love. But these emotions
were followed by a holy awe as she
discovered that the soul of her lover
was filled with religious ecstasy. She
felt that the place whereon she stood
was holy ground, and reverently await- '
ed the emergence of the worshiper
from the holy of holies Into which he
had withdrawn for prayer.
But the rapture lasted long and It
was growing late. The shadows from
the summits of the hills had already
crept across the clearing and were si
lently ascending the trunks of the trees
on the eastern side . It was time for
them to go. She took a step toward
him, and then another, moving slowly.
reverently, and touched him on the
arm. He started. The half-closed
hand relaxed and the seed fell to the
ground, the dreamer woke and de
scended from the heaven of the spirit
ual world Into that of the earthly, the
heart of a pure and noble woman.
i nave come," sne said, simply.
He took her In bis arms and klssee
her.
"Thee is not through yet?"
"So It seems! I must have lost nr.
self."
"I think thee rather found thyself."
"PerhaDS I did: hut I mnat flnl.h m
labor. J will never do for me to let
my visions supplant my tasks. They
win oe nurtrul, save as Incentives to
toil . I must be careful!"
'T .fit m holn thui u
a few more furrows. I am sure that I
can sow," she said, extending her hand.
He placed some of the seed in her
apron and she trudired hv hia bm.
laughing at her awkwardness but la-
ooring witn ail her might Her lover
toon ner nana in his and showed her
how to cast the seed, and so they la
bored together until every furrow wee
filled. It was dark when they were
done. Thev llnnered a Kttlo whll fi
put the cabin in order, and then turned
tneir races towards tne old farmhouse.
"It was here." PeDeeta. said, m th
approached the little bridge, "that we
met each other and yielded our hearts
to love."
"And met again after our tragedy
and our suffering, to find that love is
eternal," David added.
They stood for a few moments In si
lence, recalling that bitter past and
then the man of many sins and sor- -rows
said, "Give me thy hand, Pepeeta.
How small It seems In mine. Let me
fold thee In my arms; It makes my
heart bound to feel thee there! We
have walked over rough roads togeth
er, and the path before us may not be
always smooth. We have tasted the
bitter cup between us, and there may
still be dregs at the bottom. It Is hard
to believe that after all the wrong we
have done we can still be happy. Qod
la surely good! It seems to me that
we must have our feet on. the right
path." He paused for a moment and
then continued:
"I have brought thee many sorrows,
sweetheart"
"And many Joys."
"I mean to bring thee some in the
future! The love I bear thee now la
different from that of the past I can
not wait until to-morrow to pledge
thee my troth I Listen!"
She did so, gazing up Into his face
with dark eyes In which the light of
the moon was reflected as Inmountaln
lakes. There was something In them'
which filled his heart with unutterable
emotion, and his words hung quivering
upon his lips.
"Speak, my love, for I am listening,"
she said.
"I cannot" he replied.
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Klnd-Haaxtc Ski
Kind Lady So you are a saflorT '
The Hobo Yea, ma'am. Las' winter
me an' ten adder fellers was ship
wrecked on a barren Island, an' all
our grub lost.
Kind Lady And how long did too
remain there?"
The Hobo Tree monfs, lady. .
Kind Lady But how did you man
age to keep alive it all your provision
were lost?
The Hobo The ship turned tartly
ma'am, an' we lived oa turtle soup. .
"Why," asked the conservative ttJ
ten, "are modern chllres. so slangy and
inconsiderate?"
"In some families," replied 30m
Cayenne, I should say K la because
they tall to realise that they ought U
set a good example to their parenta.'W
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