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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1903)
The Contrabandist: :otl: ne Life's OIIAPTI3II IV.-KJonllniifd.) IIimh win very t nxil of li vr Mowers, nml lie loved t Iiimii . ion. Tlila morning xliv hint limiiKliI lliu flint of the riini wlilln rosea which had opened In lint warm Miiialiluo mi Iht fnvnrll" trim. Hli" was inullnulug Iht wnr. when n ahailow fell luroa Hi" mini 1 1 pal li I startled licr. liaising Iht Iii'iiiI, slio beheld her t'uilHlii (Inspurdp. "(loud morning, Mademoiselle Ilo," lie inlil, Carelessly nml brlelly li" rrlurni'il Id n I it t ii ( In 1 1, nml vii tin rry Iiiic on l '' 'ilii friiin in unwelcome prcacuce, wlirn no nlil hla liniiil uii Iht uriii. "Hliiii n moment, Coualn Iluai'i I wnut to link mi n iim-KlliiM, 1 i-ti iiiii over to Hi" inttngo ii moment ni(i, nml fuiinil neither your fnllicr oor yourself nt homo. 1 Wlllltl'll til noil tl 1 III (III hUalllcsa. I caught sight " f Jim coming along III" roml lull', unit u Inirrlt'il mi lu uvcrtiiki) jiiii tn nsk you where lin la." "Hit la nt lliu honae of neighbor An tlilli", I Ih-IIpvc," nnawcrctl Una", coldly; "nt li'Hat, tin an lit Im wan going Hut". Hut li't III" go, If ymi plpnac, llnapnrilc," nml flit slipped Iht nrm away from hi hand, wlniaii lightest luilrli ivni dlangrccnhln to Iht "let inn k ; I mn In n grent hurry. I mil going to tlin chateau." "O, nm yon?" lin aal.l, rolillyi "then ! will nccotupmiy you na far n nclgrbor Antolnc'a, wlitro I nmy inert your fath er. Ouo nlnnya like t'ompnuy on no lonely n roml ua llila." II" wnlbcd on liy her aide, t tilxtllitu ouio cny nlr from limit to llmo; 1ml lin did not apeak ngnlu for n long whib'. Iloan wn In ilroml Icat tint subject of ilia tunlim which lunl nrlaiui between llivm tin nliilit ln'fiiri' should he renewed. Hut tip kept on, whlaillng nml uicdltntlng liy turns, wltliout recurring to It: ami hop In if, na they went u, Hint li" illil not Iiiimii to troiililv Iht with It again, alio began to feel sumcwtint relieved. At It-nut ti. however, li" slopped whlat- I I Ilk' Mill glanced ilgwu nt hit coiupaii lon'a face. "They any the Count iI'Arlola hna nr-rlvi-.l nt tliu rliuli-no," In- remarked. Kiwo wna alli-nt, though alio anw aouio rrjolinli-r wna ctpoctetl. "I uppoi tlii-ro will lx gay dolnga then' now," lin went on, ai-i-ltik' that tin' (Mil not menu to api-nki "for lliu count It li k'ny ninii, nml not n vi-ry good oui', either," Im added, iiinllrlousty, though lie knew nothing whatever or the count's character. "IVopIn nil that ho la n great spendthrift." V-t Iloao wna alli-nt, though hi-r rliecka grew hotti-r. It wna nothing to lu-r whnt chitrnel'-r thn gentleman might lnr; for wna alio not nluioat nil lllti-r atrmiKiT to him? Hut alii- )i in I ai-i-n hi m, nml con-i-rlved n bihhI opinion of hint, nml she. wna nalinincd nml In. lignum nt (Ina pnnlc'a mischievous, lll-iiiittire.l remark. "Hi-port an) a, too," continued (Ina panic. "Hint h la a Ihiui to marry hla In-niillful cousin, Mn.li-in.ili.oll" 1 1 -It-it. The rontrnrt mini" ymra nito. Whni .ilo you think of nit Hint, Coualn ItiuiuT for Im ivaa ilrtcriulnctl, l.y n illrcct quea- tli. ii. to make Iht aprnk to htm. "I think oii in i-ry wlrkwl nml very tl lantri-cn tilr. aim nnairiTitl plnlnly, "Ii iiullliitf iithiT proplpH i-linrnrti-ra I .iTi-a, nml n piaalp who nn-.lillra with titlirr pi-ohli-a nffnlra. I- In mi you, (iua luinlrt I mil naliuuii'il of you;" nml alio liurrlttl mi, "llnnl w-nnla hnnl w-orila, Mniti-mol- i-llc," anlil (Inapnrili-, api-iikliii; In n cure-i-aa mill', nml tiltlllK hit llpa to rtuiri-itl tho ri-mtloii cniiacil liy Iht almrp ri-iroof "l-ilt rouiluK from aurh pri'tty llpa, I m-v 1-r poulil Inkp thrill for r-nrii"at lu llif wiirhl. Do you know, Coiialu Hoar Iini-i' hmril It anhl Hint n noioiin i-n-r lli-iija worat thn uimi aim l.i-at llkoa: a.) 1 ink" your nnrii iinn.innc ror ao ninny (Oloiilluii-iila, nml fi-i'l iiilln tlaiti-ml liy tlu-nfc" Hoar k'ri-w n lllll" iml-r; I. ill alio ln-llli T lookiil nt nor niianrrril lillil. Ami atlll all" hutrli-il on, k'l'i'l Unit ah" wiim ao nnir thn (-ml of hrr wnlk, for all" hml nluioat inn-hill tht nai-t-ut to tin- i-hnti-nu. "Will, Itillalll," anhl (iliapnrdr, "I hull" you Inn ii thuiiKht lirtti-r of tho oft'iT which I innilr to you Inat nlk-lll." "No, nor rvrr ahull," aim miaivrri-il, rra olulrly, lli.iiik'li with u allk'ht tn-uiuloiia-tli-aa of toll". "Tli ut la n k'ri-n! pity; for I mil n-aolr-to linrr you, nt nil nvrnta, my ili-nr, tut you iKi-.l not In) ahy. Ami now, thiTi' la niiothrr iUratlnn atlll, Hoar, I HUlipoau you huri-n't arrii llila marnlly .viiiine ttinnt of whom wo hnvn lin-n ln-nklue Tliern wna n am-rr In hla tone. Ilia a-V II Kliinc", In n alilrlouic tl I rt-t-t loll, arnu iit-il Hi" yoiiiiK k'lrl'a i-oiiuti-iimici'. "(), jou won't ti-ll, I'll'" ho anhl. "I amnion- if I Hhoiihl nak n rlnn-r illli-allnn. inlk-lil K"t you to t n Ik . Wna ho nt thn cnUiik-r Inat nlRht, or llila luiirnllik'V" "I will not tell you," alio utteri-il. In-in-Mine in rvi-ry llnih with frnr nml Inilln lliltlon. Ami all" nttemptril to aprllik' tip the imtlii hut hi) m-lzi-il hrr liuinl nml liri'vrntrtl hrr. "Not ao fuat, my tli-nr. I imiat korp j-oil n llttlii loiiKrr. I.lalrn, now. I know ho wna thcrr, nlthtiuk'li you hnvo l.i-t-ii very rnn'ful not to ti-ll mo; for tho trnclia of a horar'a fort nml n Krntln imiiii'h lioota nro In tho aoll outalilr, thn Inttt-r lirloiiKliiR to thn i-ount, I nm prrt ty Hiiro. I huro hla mnnaurp. Hut ho won't foinu thcrn iikiiIii, uilml t lin 1 1 Now, my pretty coualn, you niny kIvo mo lilaa." "(Inspnnln, lot dip koI" alio crlnl, In terror nml illaxuat, na ho lit-l.l hrr hantl, "O, you won't kIvp hip one, will you? Why, then, I mutt tuko It." ".Muat you? Thero ro two wonla to that hnrKnln, my muni" It iviik ii lluht forui Unit nprmiR out of tho thicket by tho wuyaltle; n rraoluto voice Hint utteretl tliran wonla; n Krnco fnl nrm with Iron form that Inhl tliu ihm-t-ul, nt one Htroke, pii.Hiriilti on tho t-urlli. Ami (Iiiapnnlo, lylnif ut the feet of hla jiaaiilhtnt, wna almost Inaniio wltli niKo. Ho lunl vreii Unit form, hennl Hint voire, frit tho welk'lit of Unit nrm, to hla i-out licforo, Ami Count I.nula alnoil Ihero rjuli'tly. n h (iiiapnitln roao iikiiIii to hla feet, -slink-liiK lila cltiicheil huml with mutterril iiii-nnt-t-H, nml nrcmliiKly lncllni-il u re turn tho nttuck. "Comn, you wnnt boiuo more, my flnn fellow, I think," nnltl tho Keiitlriiinn. "If Hint la tho ciiae, I run llnlali you as well now na liny llmo. You ilpsrrvo n Boiintl tliruahluir, nml I nm qullo wllllui: l.n ml milliliter It, Aro you reiitly to reeelvo It?" Tho mnn Knva n vensoful ulnnre, nil other wnrnliiK with thut clenched linn. I. nml, turnlnir, wnlknl rnpldly ilowu tho nacent, without uttering n won). Tho count looked after him an Instnnt, anil then Joined Nose, who, with blended four nut! Interest, lunl watched this brief scriio, "Ah, monsieur, I tlmnk you very A TRUE STORY OF THE SOUTH OF FRANCE Secret! miiehl" alio anl.l, unilefiilly, na ha nil rnti'-eil tnwnrda her. "Ami I mn very itlnl that I hnpiieimil to Im nenr," lie reluriiril, wllh n frnnk amlle, "to (linallan thn Inaolclit fellow, Why, ho wua on-r lml.l, Itnaul Who la lin 7" "A wnrlhleaa coualn of mine, mom alriir," rcnlli-.I Hoar, "who Inia uuiler- I n 111-n to niiiioy inn nrrualounlly of late, I hopn hla wi-ll-deaerveil iuiilahnu-nt will touch lilni l.t-lti-r uinniiera for tho fu tlirr." "I hopn an; hut It 1 til Im brat to I." warn of lilni now. You -iniiat keep, na iiiiuh na poaalhln, out of hla wuy. "That I hnro nlwnya ilom', monalnir Hut Im hna nnver Im-i-ii ao dnrlni; bvforr." "I think I hennl him mention ine, Hoar. Whnt did ho any?" naknd thn young t-inint. Hoar I, nm. ml" hluahril alliihtly, na aim r.-lilli-.!. "lie anld Hint you thoill.l nrvrr coma to thn t'ottiisn nk'nlii." "Ah, yi-a; I heard Hi I rnmrmlier now. And ho knew of my rlalt by thn foot- prlnta? II" muat hnvo hern wntrhluir mn rloarly. Yet, whrro eoulil ho hnvn ai-t-n in"? I only roiupli-tril tho Journey from I ,) on a Inat lilcht. Thn Kood mariiila wna alnnilliik' on thn terrncn atrpa na tlmy went up. "(luuil iin.iiilnk'. my rlill.l," ho anld, kindly to Hoae. "Out ao early with your roara? Hhu amIU-il. "Yea, inonalvur; nml thry nro very fine om-a. Her! "Yea, luileeil. And yon hnvo brouflrt n rare aupply of them. Hut. nfler nil, you will carry bnrk more than you brink. Your wnlk hna dull" you kihhI, 1 am;" nml ho amllluiily atroked hrr ilmnuak rlmek. to which thn I'li-n-lar, nml n tilth) nicltrmrut tourther, hml Intleetl brouiiht the awerleat of roaea. Coloring atlll iiium dreply, our Iw-rolnn. with In lit: Ii In K ryi-a. mil irp thn atei, nml dlanpprnrril within thu i-ntrnnro of llm chnteau. ' Thn youuif rount rt-lnti-.l to hla unci" thu Inrldrlit whlrli lunl m-turrr.l .liirlnif hla inortiliiK'a rninl.li-. Tim Ko"d iniiriiuia llatetirtl with Intrrratrtl ntteulloii, ami atrointly evlm-ed ayuinlhy. "Thn rnarall" Im anlil, Imllcnnntly, na hn hrnrd of linapnrdo'a rutlriieaa. "I nm Kind you f-nvo him n aiillublr corrrclltm. That fellow marry Hoar!" "It la to bv auppoaeil Hint hrr fat Iht will rturiit hla Inaotriirn." "). iintloiilititlly iindoiilitrilly, I.ntila. Up la n ateru man. Hint Iliik-li I.miionlr, nml will lenrh tluapnnto hla bualneaa lif ter llila. He la n alrnilK". atrrn mnn, at lent and rraerved, nml nlmoat n hrrmll. na one inlKht any. He arlilom lenvra Inline,' worka 111 hla llltln sunlrn. nml tllla tlm thrifty patch of aoll ailjiilnlnc it from inornliiK till nluht. or tula In tlm forrat tlm wood which la tu arrvp for hla win ter'a fuel, nml often a toad to curry to tlm town oil market tlnya, with tlm pro duce from Ida land, na limy not l requir ed for Ida own nan. Hp In a, I think, no i-nemlra; yet Im aerma dlalnellnnl to court the frlemlahlp of any, thoiik'h the few urliihhora nlxnlt him, niniilik' III" farm hoUara. nre Ullnlly lllapnaetl townrd him, and every turn of them Intra Utile Hoar. Me la npnrt from them n dlatuut charac ter." "And a peculiar one, from your dracrlp tloii." "I'reelaely. lie Uvea n prnannt'a life, on. I weara a ieuaiiut'a k'nrl., and yet Im enn naaiinm ay, mid he dora, nt liuira, the la-nrlnis of a very klni!. The lu'illlty of hla poalilon la lirllttl by the aph.t and tleiueauor of tlm iniiu. lin la tincommuiil entile, dlatuut, almiwt liiiiiulity. toward nil othera; to hla ehll.l, Im la tlm tender eat. moat uffeetioiiate of pnreuta." "You lutereat mi', uncle. How Ions hiivp you known tlila mail?" "11" cunm into the nrlk'hborhno.l hoiiih twrlve or thirteen jenra ni;n, nn I aettled III the plum where he divella nt pi'cai nl. remote from every ntlmr habltnilon. Ilia wife, it U auppoHeil, or hna lieen Knther etl from aome reiunrka miiile by hlin or Hoae, wua dead. Hoar hrraelf was tlmn n little creature of, pi-rhupa, llint- or four yeara A.penannl he may be by birth, hut I enunot treat him like one. I eon fraa, hp crplc-ifa me." "I do not miirrel nt It. Whnt a luya tery thn man muat hn! I hnvu tlm k'l't-ilt-eat eurioaity to behold him." "Thnt you will doubtleaa do, aooncr or later, IIioukIi It will he wllh illlllrulty, I think, that you will ohtnlu communica tion wllh him. Hut hero cornea our Komi of tho wlltlerneaa." And, ua he a poke, tho youiiR k'lrl np pearetl at thn door. "Uncle." aahl Irfiula. "I muat ko liack wltli her, to ace her anfrly to tho end of her way. Hho may meet that Insolent fellow again." "You aro right, my deur hoy you nro right," returneil tho linn itilx. I, null could not hehi observing haw much nini" beautiful. If poaalhlo looked Hohii tlila mornliig, than when ho had 11 rat aeeli her, although, even then. It wui aa If ho hud authleiily eomu upon aomn lovely plcliiru touched with tho wannest eulorlng nml most perfect grace of thu pnluter'a art. "How pretty alio Is! thought tho count; and alio la only aliteeu." And It wna not her face ulono thnt wna thus, charming, na hu shortly found, nor thu Intuitu grace of her maimer; for Hoao I.nnionto poaaensetl oulck and dell cnto perceptions, n rellned lovo of thu beautiful, and a mind cultivated to a de gree extremely liuiisual In ouo of her nta Hon, yet acarcely surprising In her. Kor both her fat Iht nml Mudemolscllti Moll tnuhim hml tnken nnlus to Improve u nut- urnlly lino Intellect, thnt exianded dnlly with tliu euro bestowed upon It; nu.l Louis wna moro deeply grntlllo.l than he could express, on recognlnlng this mental worth, combined, as It wits, with audi phyalcal perfection, A In Iff walk It wna from the chnteau to tho cottiiKo. So, at least, It scorned tu tho count. I In suillud na they reached tho door, "How booh wo nro hero!" ho nalil, "I tlilnk tlm dlstnnco must hnvo been esti mated Incorrectly. I think wo hnvo been hardly half mi hour In coming. Is your father at homo, Hoso?" Ho was lint there. Loula did not go In, hut atouil nn Instant hy tho door nml looked about him. "What a pleasant little placo this Is I" anld he, "Hose, I Bhuuld llko to tuko a sketch of It, souio day. with you titling Just hero lu tho sunshine. In tho doorway, at work," Ho pnnse.l a moment longer; heut to Inhale, tho fragrance of tho mlguonetto In Its box on tho window ledge, ami then turuud to ha piitty compuulon aguiu. "Allien, my llllm friend." Ho louclmil hrr hand In a hnlf-iiaaiireil clnap. "Ailltui, monsieur. You hnvo been vnry good In I'oino an far with inc." "It wna n ploiianre." lie anilled, turn ml nwiiy, and was gone. And Hoar, nfler n iiiomein'a thought ful glnnce nt Ida receding ligurn, went III, mid prepared her fullier'a dinner ngnlnat hla ii turn, "I will hnvo no liiaolcm-r, flnapnrdn, mind thnt! You will keep nwny from uoan in urn riitiire. Mhe ileleala you, ami your liiiigiingn and eoiidiiel of llila mom- lug fully Juallfy hrr III an doing. I ivnru you. lou know my i-humclrr; Imwnro of nroualng mo by n ri-pi-llilou of this, Hugh l.oliiinile, nt auuaet, hml been atniiillug at Ida door, mid (Inapnrdr, rn- -iiiinj ut nm iiimr, nun tinaonnm. ro- turning to hi. homo beyond tho foreat 11 '"'7 ftoni tho vlllnge, whero In. hud pnaaed Impoaallilllty for I.ucretla to do any tho duy, wna obliged to pntlan on tlm, thing ijlllotly." pnlli lendliiK pnat the (tiling", to reeelvo Her liuabniitt gnvo n dlaappmvliig tlm alern reprimand of tlm former, llu grunt, "i'ltyl" ho rvmnrkitl nudlbly. frnrnl Hugh; ho could nut ncnpe, by n , "I bought tlila farm to havn n little illaplay of hla usual bravndo, thn bitter severity of Hugli'a wonla. nml, In tiieaa cirrumatmicea, hla Inat resort waa a sul len alienee, which Imllcnted thu aplrlt la which Im received them, "Do Hut comn hither ngnlil. Keep whero you belong, among your fellow. I shall ha thero to-ulght, at tho rendeavoua. And It will Im near the taat Hum, to glvn you ordera. I must clear my hnn.la of tlila bualneaa aoon. I mil getting sick of It." "(letting sick of It, la he?" muttered the fellow lu hlmaeir. "(loodl I ahall hnvp a ram aweep of It, when I get nf fnlra under my malingement. Yon will billcnte, monsieur, lu my favor. Kxcel leu! I" "do," anld Hugh I.nuiolite, coldly, nt length, na hn looked un once moro "go: It Is autllcli-ut tho lesson which I hear thn count hna tnught you tlila morning; otherwise, you would reeelvo from mo lion' something mom aerloua than tho ru proof I In rn glieii you. do!" Ami ha tiirnnl and went Into the cottage, shut Hug the door behind him. "Oh, I will pay you finely won't I. uioiialcur?" multi-red (Inaparde, between hla clenched lit-ih, nml nuking a menac ing motion townnla tho direction. "And thn count, too. I hnvo a reckoning with both of you, a long one. Never fear but I will pay It well; ami then for my pret ty I (uie, of whom you are ao Jenloiia!" (To Im continued.) LONG-DISTANCE SIGN TALK. Hmnkr I'lllara nml l lerjr Arrnit Wrrl Inilliiit Metlm la of liiiiiitiiin-cjt'on. 'J'nlkhig liy mnoko nna one of tho means of cuiiiiiiiitilcatloii iiimiii tho Atnerlrnii plnlim In the curly iluya or travel. Tlila kind of talk aoon bet-nnio Intelligible tu the traveler, so that ho understood thu Klgnlllcaiico of thu Hplrea of Miioki' wlilcli he Honietlmeit ituw rising froiu n illstunt rldgu or hill. mid iiimweri-il In 1,1ml friiin u tlltTeretit illrettliin. It wna the nlgiiiil talk of thu Indiana iktimn iiiIIi-h of Intervening emiiitry, nml una uaiil In riillylng tho warriors for mi attack, or In warning tin-in of a retreat when thut seemed llei-easary. The liidlnti had a wny of hendlng up the Hinuku In rings ml purfa, knowing thnt kiicIi it coliiliiii would at once lie iiotlccil anil uinlt-rsttitHl to lie a signal, ami nut tliu Kiiioke f nm hoiiio urdltniry cnnip-tlre. Ttie rings were iiiaile by covering tho lire wltli n blanket for n moment, then Hiultleiily removing thu blanket and al lowing tin- aiiioke tu iiHceiid. when tho tiro wna Instantly covered up ngnlti. lliu rnluinn of iiBci-ntllng smoke rings anhl tu every Indian within n circle of ierhiim twenty or thirty miles: "Look nut, there la an enemy near." A writer In the Chicago Tribune ex- plalua that three smokes built close to gether meant danger. Due mnoke aim- ply anld, "Attention." Two meant, Ciiinp at tlila place. To hup wliu hna traveled upon the plains tho uscfulm-as of this long-ills-I ii in e telephone lieconics nt once ap parent. Sometimes nt night the trav eler anw llery llnea crossing the sky, shunting up nml falling, perhaps taking n direction illiiEimnl tu the lino of vi sion. If lie waa p.n old-timer he might In- triplet the signals, and know thnt one llreni row- nn nrrow prepared by treat ing the lienil of the shaft with gun powder ami tine bark nicniit tho annio aa the column of smoke piiffa, namely, "An enemy la near. 1 wo llrr-nrrows meant "lianger." Three arrows anlil, "Tlila danger la great." Several nr ruws kiiIiI. "The enemy nre too many .... " T,,.n ul.t ... I..n I'll lin. , ,1, ri.vi lf ll, tu 11IU air at once meant, "Wo almll nttnek." Three nt onco mild, "We attack now." Thus the untutored Hnvn go could tele phone iih well at night na by duy. ATCHISON OLCDE LIGHTS. Comment on Kvcrytlay Matter by an Orlirlnut (tetilua. i The longer n woman has been nmr- rled Hip smaller the knot of hair on tho buck of her head. Young people long to uncover the fu-1 lure, but In it few years they loso this desire lu trying to cover up the past Wo hnvo nutlced that tho mosmilto 1 that slugs nuprnnu Is nlwnya moro Ilercp mid hungry than those that sine ! tenor or bass. Mirny a mnn Is charged with unkind iit'H.s tu his wlfo lioe;uist ahe has worked herself Into n haggard state getting up it church entertainment. There Isn't much hitld In n man-Inge service, but almost everything tho man ..UT ....... wmita to do for the balance of his llfo , his coiisclenco reminds him that hu promised nut to tin ut thu wedding. We have liemil It said lately that an . . , . ,,, . u.i. .1. .. i.u.,,.1 . ..".. "..I . .mien. iou might aa well any hat nn old man bhuuld select only withered, ovcr-rlpo cantaloupes, or little old apples that nro dried tip. TIlO Wlimiin WllO OWIIS It Sill! pc'ttlCOIlt I la tho object of somo envy, but tho envy (hat sliiys by ouo all day, and slta on ono'a pillow nt night. Is felt only for iiio wniuiiu wild luuuiiKOH to Keep iht spare rooms rented. The older women speak of n girl of seventeen as lielug a meiu child but When it inai'ilcd man considers her as nothing but u prattling Imbe, ami UNscs her us such, what a howl Is raised be ciitiso hu kissed a grown young woman! When n girl gets married all her wo men kin busy themselves with her wedding tuitllt, ami sco that she, has thu proper number of skirts, eteT, with tho proper amount of trimming on uvery article. Hut does mi) ouo go with tho groom to buy his wedding clothes? Does his mother or sister pick out n milled' pajainii, nnd does any ouo ever know if his wedding socks nro pairs? Isn't It n fact that the bridegroom gets n great deal of lies-lcctJ f-r-tr-l--r-t--l--HH-t--H--r-H-4--t-4--l-1 I I Why Luorefia f ANOKTY! HatiKPtyl llnng! Cy "Tlml mop ngnlnl" groaned ' Davla IIittoii, fixing hla wife wllh an Irrltnbltf eye na he Rnt back dpatialrlllgly 111 111 enoy elinlr. aprrnil- i,ltf thn i:vi-iilnir llniiui-r over Ills knee with nenoua llngcra. I'm aorry, Onvla," nald apologetic . . . . . .. itllet; that' what I Iwuxht It for. I eoiiii) out of luwn ti) real my tierri-a, and what do I get? I hire a farmer to run the place; I give you money for help; I do everything I can, ami I'm not conalrteretl u lilt. Next Hum mer" his high bald head hook wni Ingly. "I've (lone my beat," returned Cor nelia Herron. "No town air) ant will stay out here. We are fortunate to get I.iirretln Wooda, I any." Davis gave a wee amlle of concilia tion. When Ills unusually meek better half allowed that metallic note tu creep Into lier soft tolce and p.iichetl on bcr cyo glnasis, It waa time to smile. "Of course, of course," he nindo haste tu any. "Hut, my dear, you sec how It afreets me." "And I (lu more work than I like to," went on Mrs. Ilerron, taking advant age. "If l'ancy carol for housework we should get along nicely. 1 get ev ery bit I can out of I.ticretln. Hhe Isn't n regultr domestic, yuu know. Hit father lias a farm of his own, and wants her to come home. Nothing but my entreaties Induced the girl to help us out. I wlali she wouldn't treat matters so lightly, though. Hhe doem't mind anything and" Hut Mr. Ilerron had wisely reaumid the perusal of tils paper, while the clatter of dishes In the nearby kitchen nml the hearty. Mrnlua of aong lu ac companiment bc-fet Ilia nbused cars. Then help one another, boys, Do It with n will, sang I.ucretla. and It was plainly evi dent that the vocalist wns doing thlngi with a will. Twenty years before Davis Ilerron. then a clerk In the savings bank nt It 1 v t-rt on. had decided that his dream of reKic lay In a tiny farm two miles from the village. This Idea had never left him. Now the village waa n large and flourishing town, and he was treas urer of the bank with a- good salary, and the savings of years. The farm waa his at Inst, and that very Hprlng he hnd taken ix.SM-slon with his wlfo and daughter, to enjoy tils dreiiin, driving to and from his place of business with the nlr of a landed proprietor. Alas! tho dream at times wns of the nightmarish description. An ldinl spot was this little farm of a few acres, with Us pretty comfortable dwelling and the old-fashioned li.irn: the brook singing through the meadow and the beautiful background of hills. They all loved It. Davis, Cornelia, and even Faucy, their only and much spoil ed daughter, a pretty Indolent girl of twenty-one. whose particular ndmirer, Albert Melti.n. suddenly developed an Inordinate Interest In farm affairs and a taste for the exercise of walking. Albert was a comparatively new star on the Ilerron horizon, but a bright one. being a young man of Industry and prospects. So tie was made wel come and appe.ir d with ngul r ty and very ntgh collars, but as yet had mnde no especial sign uf matrimonial in terest. Kor the rest of hlin. he was of a rather serious mien and good looking, fascinating combination. Sympathizing deeply with the agri cultural woes of thn now uroiis d Iler ron, he also lent a kindly ear to the domestic snarls which began with the almost ImmctLnte departure of the old and tried Ilrldget, to be succeeded by two Incompeutents. and at present ending In the tolls of Lucretln. a late and hustling mixture of noise and I ' lability. "Melton," Davis had said confident ly. "I'd rather run a bank than a farm. I declare I would. Of course I know all about It, have studied those subjects for years, nnd yet everything depends upon conditions. When wo need rain, It shines; when we need un, It rains. I Instruct my farmer, he disagrees; I command him, he tells into to Ko run tho bank. Says things wtI1 come "P wllfn they Bet ready. An excellent man and laborious, but not .reepectiui, v nut wouiu you do?" 1 " Iet him alone," replied Abert, 'aligning. ",lut ,n.v fnrm' Well, then I drive out the ntenioon for rest nnd a pleasant reposeful evening, and my wife says, 'Oh! dear, this has been a hard day.' That Isn't pleasant, nnd the girl we have now doesn't do n thing but bang so that I can't read. Nice girl, you understand, only terribly , .,.,,.. , ,,. . ... " ., 7 i ' "I d let them alone," said Albert again. "You'll get some nolso where- ever you go. One would think, though nv. wltn tllrco womelli household nfTnlrs ln so smn egi,,,,!,,,,.. mlgllt be cIearetl up , )llKllt nlllJ gIve you 0 chanco to rend in neacc." "I should think so. Mrs. Herron Is n silleildld houaekei ner: that Is aim luva out work tlneiv and keeps tho girls fright nt It. Can't do much herself. She s ort of mild but keeps pecking nt 'em. We have two In tho Winter, but nut lu this bit of a Summer home there la nothing to do." Melton lookeil nt him as ho sat Smok ing complacently. "Uuoiigli!" lie thought. "So the old lady Is the peck ing kind, eh? I shouldn't hnvo sus pected It." "Fancy feeds her birds and has her music, besides much reading and somo correspondence. She never 1ms tlmo for these household matters; hates such things, anyway, and we don't enro to Jiavo her do that sort of work," went on Duvls, pleueantly, "Lucretla tried to break her In, but no. I overheard them and had to smile. Said tho girl: 'Miss Fancy, feeding birds won't bring yuu a husband. You ought to learn to feed men. Mnyb you won't get one H I I- H Illtt-H-m i-WU'rHI-) Went Home If jou don't.' 'Let blm marry the cook, then," said Fancy. I'retty good answer, wasn't It?" Herron chuckled and half winked at his rompanlon. "Guess there's no danger of her being an old Inn Id," he whispered knowingly. Hut the other went home early that evening and during his call was un usually silent. Neither did be appear for several days. It was a warm Saturday afternoon when he walked up the path between the rose bushes and espied the fair Miss Herron cosily aettled In the ham mock. Her greeting was dreamily ef fusive. Albert suspected a recent nap." "(Jet a chair and sit down by nm," sha Invited. 'This Is the coolest place I could And. Whero have you been?" "Oli! busy, and It's hot to tramp over. I told your father I would come to day." "Yes, he said be saw you. I hop next week you will not be so busy and that It will be cooler." Hhe smiled up at him. "How Is your business?" she naked brightly. "flood. I'm gaining but It's slow work. I have to figure pretty cloe. Nowadays, It costs a lot to live and have many comforts, not to tpeak of luxuries." Tho girl In the hammock looked thoughtfully away across the warm meadow. Her delicate eyebrows lift ed a trllle. "I heard father cay that he believed that mop aqai.iI" o no axed davis ltmmo.f. you would bo a very successful busi ness man some day," she murmured. "Some day I hope to be." he replied, .,1 Ihorn -tr.. . In. r,..,. l hlV. .. clattering In the kitchen became un pleasantly audible. Then from an upper window quav ered a complaining voice, "Lucretlal" "Yes'ra." "Did you sweep tbe-dlnlng room?" "Yes'ra." "Have you dusted the books and cleaned the silver?" "No'm, haven't bad time yet. I'm makln' muluns." "Well, do It before night, won't you?" "I'll try. Tbe berries had to be all picked over." The loud, cheerful voice had a tired ring. I'rescntly, after a hush, something appeared to have been let loose in the rear of the house. A great clanging of pans and shoving of chairs, then a not unmelodtous outburst: "Never give up when trials come. Never grow ssd and blue " "Oh! my, but I'm most dead with the hrat!" Interpolated. "And never sit down with a tear and n frown, Hut pad " Thump! Silence. "Snt down, I guens," exclaimed Fancy, laughing. "Why? What! Wait!" Hut Melton bad torn around the corner. The girl was In a dead faint upon the floor-when he reached her. A curse broke from his lips us he suatchtd a dipper of water and pushed the plump llgure face upward. The deadly pal lor could not hide Its beauty and re fined lines. "Poor little girl!" he brratlud, brokenly. "I'oor little girl!" Then he went to work. Her brown eyes were big with won der as he left her In the care of the two women, who seemed not to know what to do. "It may be that I won't be back!" be said shorply. "I am going up tbe mountain to see her father." Two hours later n farm wagon drove hastily Into tbe Herron yard. Out Jumped a big man, grizzled and of respectable attire. "I've come for my darter," he an nounced, and his facial expression fore bade contradiction. "Funny that young Melton should bo so taken up with I.ucretla Woods. I hear people any they arc going to be married," observed Davis Ilerron to bis spouse three months after this ep Isode. "Hut then the Woods nre ex cellent stock, If they tire poor. I bad a noVfon at ono time that Albert wns after our Fancy." "Oh! no," replied Cornelia, sternly. "Ho was not at all suitable. A very ordinary person and no manners what ever. Why, he has never called here since I.ucretla went home." Tbe Housewife. A Llfe-HavlnK Order. Many years ago tho American war ship Delaware en mo near foundering off the const of Sardinia while lulling through n heavy squall during a morn ing wntch, Tho "unauthorized letting go of tho foro sheet" nlono saved the ship from going down with 1,100 souls on bonrd. Tho first lleutennut, nfter ward Commodore Thomas W. Wyumn, wltli illtllcult climbing succeeded In reaching tho .quarter deck, where, Biiatchlng tho trumpet from the offi cer In chnrgo, his first order, given In a voice heard distinctly foro nnd nft. wns "Keep clear of tho paint workl" This command to hundreds of human being packed lu tho leo Bcupper llko sardines In a box Instantly restored them to order and prevented a panic, they naturally feeling that If nt such n time, with a line of battle ship on her beam ends clean palut work was of paramount Importance their condition could not bo n serious one. Silence U an excellent remady for gossip. MUTILATED COIN8 Hedctmcit lir III floTtrnminl at 40 Clita nn tha Dollar, What liecomci of the mutilated coin Is a rgupstloti which has probably forc ed Itself tijion the consideration of everyone, particularly when a plugged quarter or $1 with sotneono's Initials scratched on It lias been thrown back on his hands. Tli ere Is of course a federal statute with appropriate pen alties against the mutilation of coin, but the average American sovereign soems to think when hu gets a coin It Is his own personal property Instead of a measure of values and a portable representative of tangible holdings. Time was when nearly every child wore about Its neck, suspended by a string or chain, some sliver coin, from a half-dims up to $1. That practice has fallen Into desuetude, but the coins themselves are still In circulation. Mutilated silver, and by mutilation Is meant any performatlon of the coin or scratch or defacement upon It, Is re deemed by tho government at 40 per cent of Its face value. This Is a little less than the market price of the sil ver of which It Is composed, and pur posely so, for It Is the federal policy to discourage tampering of any kind with the coin of the realm, It Is no crime to pass a mutilated coin and It is a cast of let the receiver beware, for he Is tho man to be stuck. Prob ably every merchant In the course of his business every day in the year gets a certain amount of mutilated coin. Unlets be works It off on bis customers It must be turned In at the bank, and this Is the usual disposition made of It by reputable houses. It Is taken by the bank all right, but at Its market, and not Its face value. "Mutilated silver Is deposited every day," said Albert Wltzleben, who, among other things, has charge of that branch of the business of the National , Hank of Commerce. ."We credit our customers with the 40 per cent of the fa co value we can realize from the government and forward the coin as fast as accumulated, to the Treasury Department In Washington. The gov ernment Is very strict about mutilat ing coin, rightfully so. For example, suppose out of a hundred silver dol lars only so much silver Is taken as ' might be extracted from a hole but little larger than the point of a pen ciL If the mutilated coin -was allow ed to pass current at Its face value the buslneis would be a profitable one. The government pays less than the value of the silver In the coin because thnt Is tho best way to discourage this method of stealing. There Is a firm In Chicago which pays CO cents and In some cases as much as 65 cents on I rL .-ZZiaT, " "" U'V.. .1 VUU- game Is, but possibly they have agents to shove tbe coin at Its face value and so make an enormous profit. "Mutilated bills are also redeemed by the government, tbe rule being that when three-fifths of a bill Is sent In for redemption the face value will be paid for It. Every day bills are taken In at tbe banks which have outlived tbelr usefulness. These are either so badly worn and much patched tbat tbey will not hold together or have been torn, cut, burned or otherwise mutilated. So long as three-fifths of them Is In exlstcnco they will be taken up. In connection with this practice of the Treasury Department a clerk In one of tbe large Chicago banks got himself Into serious trouble only last week. He was In charge of the mutilated coin and bill business of bis Institution and conceived tbe Idea of making a little private profit, so he clipped artistically and soon ran his shipments up so blgh that the department became sus picious and sent special agents to In vestlgate. It was found tbat bo bad been systematically clipping and past lug nnd had made quite a large sum off tho government. When attested be bad about 400 In mutilated bills In bis possession. He Is to be tried fir this offense, and If found guilty will be sent to the penitentiary for fifteen years." Kansas City JournaL WORTH WEIGHT IN GOLD. Platinum la Peldom Btotaat, Bccanae It la Utnicult to Ball. Ono kind of valuable plate Is seldom stolen by burglars, though the metal of which It Is made far exceeds stiver In cost. Every college chemical labor atory and scores of factory labora tories hare costly vessels made of platinum. Tho plain metal Is usually worth about Its weight In gold, and mado up Into crucibles and other ves sels used In laboratories It Is much more valuable than In Its ordinary form. The makers of such ware, In fact, must earn largo nroflts. for their (barges are high, although the metal Is made Into the simplest forms, with out decoration of any sort. A tiny crucible holding perhaps only n gill is worth fS or $10. and some of the larger ve6scU used by chemists are worth several hundred dollars each, accord lng to the New York Times. Tho valucof these vessels Is so great that they aro locked up every night In a safo In ony well-conducted chemical laboratory and frequently counted. Damaged vessels and even the small est scraps of platluum ware, nro care fully treasured, and sent to the factory from time to time In order to be mnde over luto now vessels. A chemist has somewhat the same feeling towanl his platinum plato thnt a housekeeper has toward her solid silver, but the chem ist's plato Is worth far moro tlmn any but the most elaborate wrought silver ware. It Is also much moro liable to damage. The prcsenco of a small quantity of lend In n hot crucible of platinum Is likely to bring about a punctilio of tho crucible. A punctured crucible must go to the factory, and repairs nro very costly. Much of such ware used hero Is made in a llttlo Penusylvntiln town by a slnglo firm, and thero nro few workmen who understand tho art of handling platinum. Treated with caro platinum vessels nre almost Indestructible. They seem to suffer nothing from tho high tem peratures to which they nro exposed lu tho laboratory, nnd however" long In use, a brisk rubbing renders tli em ns beautifully bright as on tho day when they camo from tho factory. They nro ordinarily cleaned, however, by tho application of hot water and odd solutions, as thoy gradually lose In weight by rubbing. One reason why platinum Imple ment ara seldom stolen by burglar lies In tha fact that they are not easily disposed of. The metal Is hard to melt, nnd a large vessel Is not easily hummered out of recognition. Pawn broker aro shy of accepting article of plnUnum, because, such articles, having a comparatively narrow use, are not hard to trace. Hmnll crucible and platinum wire and roils do oc casionally disappear from laboratories, hut the larger articles are rarely stolen. When a man present himself In a shop with a metal worth In tlm neighborhood of 2M a pound for snlo he Is naturally expected to tell how It enme Into hi possession. 8NATCHED FROM THE GRAVE. Blr James Ilactnr Italatca Incident of Krlr North Maptoratlnn. Among the passengers on board tbe steamer Aorangl, reaching Victoria, II. C, a few days ago, was Sir James Hector. Sir James I now 70 years of age, but Is still deeply Interested In geological researches. It was In his capacity as a geologist that he discov ered the Kicking Hors pass In the Itocky mountains, which has been util ized by Canadian Pacific Itallroad In making Its wny Into Hrltlsb Colum bia. Mount Hector, In tbe Ilocklea, commemorate the visit of tbe geolo gist and explorer to Western Canada, says the Winnipeg Freo Press. Interviewed on board tho Aorangl, Sir James became reminiscent of bis explorations throughout Canada. It was In 1857 that he discovered tho Kicking Horse pass, and an accident which led to the namo still affects htm. He was kicked by a horse belonging to tbe exploration party and believed by tbe remaining members to have been killed. His grave was dug In tbe pass and preparations were made for tbe Interment of tbe body, when signs of life were shown. Thus was Sir Thomas snatcbed from tbe grave. He was sent out to Canada by tbo Colonial office to report upon the char acter of tbe country, which was then being left to the Hudson's Hay Com pany as fit for nothing but tbe fur trade. For four years he was engag ed In exploring from Lake Superior westward. Sir James discovered the riches of tbe western prairies and of tbe mountains, and by bis report did much to awaken an Interest In tbe country. As be himself says, be was tbe Inventor of the pbraso "fertile belt," which has ever since been used In describing , the northwest grain lands. He visited the Peace River Val ley and reported upon Its richness. He also explored through the northern portions of Hrltlsb Columbia, as well as tbo moro southern part, -through which the Canadian Pacific Itallroad now passes. Vancouver Island was also traversed by blm and be piled hit Interviewer with all kinds of ques tions regarding tbe development of Its resources. 'Have they ever found the conl on the west side of the Island yet?" be asked. "WelL It Is there; I have samples of It I gathered myself," be continued. Since 1801 Sir James has been direc tor of the geological survey of New Zealand. Getting a .Practical Education. Constant contact with humanity ha so tamed tbe Adirondack bear tbat his Western brother 'would not recognize him. One, whose habitation the New York Sun has placed at Sander's Hill, on tbe Mad Itlver, actually goes to schooL He may still be uncertain In literature and vague In spelling, but be Is rapidly learning gentle manners. He came slouching out of the woods one day, and advanced directly on the district scboolhouse. Some of the chil dren had eaten tbelr luncheon on the grass In front of the building. The bear stopped and licked up the crumbs and scattered remnants of the repast, and then stuck bis bead In at tbo Bcboolhouse door. The children and the school teacher screamed, aud the big fellow was so frightened tbat be took to his lum bering heels. The next day, however. be came to tbe schoolbouse the same hour, and ate tbe crumbs and crusts as before. He looked at the school house door, but did not venture there. After he had eaten every morsel be went slowly back to tbo woods. His visits soon became of dally reg ularity, aud as It was evident that he came with no evil Intent, the teacher, and now and then a pupil, took to toss ing him an apple or other bit of lunch: eon. From that to feeding blm out of their hands was an easy step, until now the bear has almost quartered himself In that school district, and lunches regularly with tho Sander's lllll school children and tbelr teacher. Famous Moated Houses. The moat which so often surrounded halls and castles In tho old days Is now generally dry and tilled up, but some remarkable specimens still re main. Perhaps the finest example of a moated bouse Is Helmlngham Hnll, the seat of Lord Tollemacbe, In Suf folk, about eight miles from Ipswich. The drawbridge still remains, and It has been raised every night for mor than threo hundreds-ears, tho ancient precaution being observed even though the need of It has long passed by. Tho moat which surrounds Leeds Castle, nenr Maidstone, Is so wldo that It may almost be called a lake. Tho ancient lOplscopal pnlaco at Wells Is surround ed by walls which enclose nearly seven acres of ground, aud by a moat which Is supplied with water from St. An- drew's Well. A venerable brldgo spans tho moat, giving access through a tower gate-way to the outer court. The Heal, Not the Idonl, Thing. "This," said tho young benedict, who was Just realizing that ho had caught tartar, "Is what I call real married life." I'm glad you're satisfied with some thing,1' she snapped, 'Oh, I'm not. I merely meant to Inform you thnt It Is not Ideal." Phil- ndelpbla Ledger, Not n I'olygBinlsu Volco Over the 'Phono Shay, con tral, I wanter-hlc-talk ttr tn wife.- - Central What's her number? Voice Qultcher kiddln', will ycr? I ain't no mormon. New York Snu, Somo men aro bom great, somo achieve greatness and others uianagu to grow smaL'cr each day.