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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1904)
I n.AR IN TIIC PItlSINT DAY. fiabrlel ie Z3 To duy wo nre far removed of colli, or of wild niilnmlH. Wo have cmih, couln, houses mid llrciirnin. The must poverty Htrli-ki-n iiiiiuiik iik lit liilliiltcly bolter protected from it 1 1 danger tliiui una r ruler of ancient days. Neverllielm't wo possibly A iru become only thn morn fearful. Iluw nflni ii a train wn hear n corpulent II ill II shout: "Clone Hint Ouor. Don't you feet tlm lit nun nr n person terrified liy the night irf noiun irrciit danger, our own epoch In nut content, however, with fi'iir lng Illness alone, II fin I h lire also. Mow ninny despairing IiiiIIvIiIiiiiIh wn II ml In every climn! Mow ninny tnigedlos lllnl their origin noiely In tho dlngilnt felt for lift) itnolfl Iluw iiiiiny tiuli'lilen nru ililn to Iho ilreml of II M I rilK' And liow ninny unforliiiinleii thero lire who, feeling ' ptlglinncn lit tht lirulnl luiiuner of solving the problem, fis'li In miollier wny to forget llielr mil fnle.. Ami forgot fillnent In Hie umjorlty of ennrn In found In tlm laboring clnnnen In Inebriety. It In not to wliiu or alcohol, liow ever. Hint tlio wealthy clauses have recourse III order to forget tlielr troubles. Generally subject to hfnrt weak Hess, Iho uieinliem of our high noclcty nro sentenced by their physicians to a regime of wntcr. Tliey nro tlio vie tllint of tlmlr parents and of their aiieculnrn, who huve left them bodies elmrred tiy too ntiunilniit feeding, mill blood burnt out by ton long eontluiied diet of trullloi. Thus It , happens Hint they generally demand of thn druggist poisons which will stupefy thntn or t-unMo them to avoid pain. Monsieur fenrit n touch of toothache - quick, brine eoeiilue. M u 1 1 a 1 1 1 1 fee In u suggestion of headache; -got somo ccre tirlne or iiulliyrlne. Only the ro.ir of n minion or Ihn declaration of n wnr In needril to cause the fwir of living to civil place to the f I'll r of dying. Then, fin of old. th fear of denlh taken pongcnidoii of huiimnlty. Ilnitlicrn, relatives iiml friends lint licliik' killed. Mankind, for u fun- week or it fun IIIoiiIIih treiuhle an did the limn of nuclent time. The crisis of madness rml, chillrntbin tnken up Itn work Then the weakening processes hcjln iignln, thn rncon eon tlntio to grow old, nml innii, pursued by fear of suffering, taken rccourno to theory nnd to nclenre, iind yot In spltr of nil ho doen or think", frnr liven on uiidcttroyed, hidden nnd liini-ccillili. JAPAN WIIL IIIIIMI'II 1IIU0UCII llfll Allhullgh no rnluo could posnlbly attach to any opinion of mine upon technical military problems, al the present Juncture I venture to rem 1 1 i lie Incidents and plenties of n inemor able day which I panned III (lio com pnny of liU I in per In ieror of Jiipnn, with and nom .'1.1, IX H) troopn dntalled for the nniiiint iiiniieuvern. Never ean I forget the glory of that earlr dawn, nlomr the in n.un ahoi.ii. rl(,K( of (hn Holltlll,r1 wbpl (weep tliroiiKli nil the hucth of count, from Kamaktim nnd lovely i;iiililiim. over tlio foot of npleudld and ntntely I' it J i Yiimii to lioteuilui, Ulno and Nam ltnelf. We were ml ViiucluK up the nteep pwitln. ninny thoiinaud ntrong - borne, foot nnd urtlllery but chiefly foot, to hold the long ridge nkulunt ionic delented enemy deploying In thn vnnt tlatn to tint enntwnrd nnd nouthunnl. lllght nhend of un, In tlio center of the ponlllon, not far nwny, wnn a breakfant tnbU roughly Improvlned out of four nuiuiunltlon luxen, nnd over thenu thrown a richly embroidered tablecloth of nllk purple In color, with golden k Ik ti -the linporlnl ehrynnnthe ininn worked by hand upon It, the only touch of anything like luxury vlnlhlo throughout tlio vant martini dlnplay Though the nun wan yot hardly high enough to touch the now upon Fuji Vnmn with nuffrou and rone, hi Imperial Mnjraty wnn there drinking ten from n email nllver cup. The )oung noverelgn wnn held, n one might ennlly nei, HOCKINQ THE BADY. 1 hear her rocking the hnhy Iltr room In Just unit to mine And 1 fancy I feel the dimpled arms Thnt round her neck entwine, As he rocks nnd rocks the luhy, In the room Just next to mine. I henr her rocking the hnby Inch day when the twilight comes, And I know there's a world of blessing nnd iota In thu "hnby bye" shn hums. I enn see tlm rvstlesn fingers I'liiying with "mntmna'n riugs," And the tnevt littlo nulling, pouting month Thnt to her In kissing rlllign, An she rocks and slugs to tlio baby, And dreams nn the rocks and slugs. I henr her rocking the hnhy, flower nnd slower now, And I know she l leaving her good night klsn On Its ejes nnd cheeks and brow. From her rocking, rocking, rocking, I wonder would she start, Could she know, through tho wall be tween us, fc'lio wnn rocking mi my heart? While my empty arum are aching For n form tliey niny not presn, And i n emptier heart Is breaking III itn desolate loneliness, I list to the rocking, rocking, In the room Just next to mine, And breathe, a tear In silence At n mother's broken shrine, For the woman who rocks thn baby In tho room Just next to mine. Philadelphia Telegraph. H"H"H"H"H"HH-H-I' 'H'i 'l-M-H-j: K"H"M"M"M rrr OM know Uttlo about tho thcatrl oat Hectlon of tho great city, but, latterly, ho bad been reading n good deal of It, and felt that hp wus not wholly unversed In Its geography, Inhabitants and customs. Uver since Kdlth Illytho had left Htniitonvltle to go ,on tho Btiigo, Tom hud been a mibacrlber to nnd n devoted render of all thu dramatic and muni dramatic newspapers on which ho could lay a hand. Onco In a while, fnr down the street, lio would py somo one, who by tho polso of her bend or tho manner In which sho walked, mado hltu think for a moment that she wa Edith, but each tlino ho was disappointed. Hut at Inst sho came, caught In tho eddy of the crowd, nnd was almost past him before ho could reach her side. They bnd luncheon togcthor; not at ono of tho big restaurants full of pco plo who uiurIkx! too loudly and looked as though they wero nil men nnd women accustomed to eating nnd drinking too much, but at a quiet place on tho avenue, which Tom bad discov ered during previous visits. And nt tho luncheon they talked talked of Btauntonvllle, where nothing icorxiod to occur, I J 1 rii In ffoiArO'c aula". ftoiu fmr of heal, Ihe, muni powerful draft?" I lui tone VANITY IS MODLHN 10YAIIV. lie .llr Erfnln ArnalJ. Mnjesty the V.m bin military n'.nff, "I'vo been nwny for four years," said Kdlth, with half a nigh, "but I don't tuuiglno that 1 should find tho place changed ho much after all, should I?" "Changed," replied Tom, with his lienrty laugh, "nothing ever changes In Htnutitnuvlllc." "You have not, at any rate." "I hnvo not changed In any particu lar, 1 hope." "Not In anything. Tom?" Kdlth was not looking nt him as she asked this last Question, but out of the window. Tlio question wnn Innocent enough In Itn wording, but there was n littlo half minor endenco in her voice ns sho naked It thnt lent algnlllcnnco to tho words. "Not In anything," he answered, very soberly. "I (alio tho Stauutonrllla Clarion, Tom, and I have always been expect ing to read that you wero married. Haven't you found tho right woman yet?" "You know that I found tho right woman long ngo, Kdlth, and I am still waiting for her. I will always be waiting for her." "Ho. Htauntonvllhs nnd you never change! I have been living In a world of constant change for ko long that It seems strange to think of people who do not cluinge." There wan tho namo dreamy, half minor cadenco In her voice, ns of one who was Indulging In retrospection nnd saw a pleasant. If not regrettable, vision. "Hut you, lMlth, In your world of constant change, havo also remained unchanged. You are what you were before Just Kdlth. And you know you nro tho only woman I ever loved or ever could love. Are you still de termined to make n career for your self upon tho stago? I take It that you havo been fairly successful, but do you never think It might havo been better to have choacti tho other life? You know It Is not too late. I am always waiting for you." "I havo bcon fairly successful," she replied, "and when I met you I was Just coming from rehearsal. I have been engaged to play tlio second role In tho couipnny of Miss , the star. And It begins to look as though suc cess wero not far ahead of me. "Hut do you know that when I was engaged, Miss asked mo to lunch eon with her and had a long talk with inc. It seems that sho took some sort of n fancy to mo nnd was Instrumental In obtaining tho engagement for me. "Hhe nsked me If I hud fully deter mined to inuko tho stage my life work, and when I answered In tho alllrmallve sho sighed. Then sho went on to tell mo Just what the life, In all its drudg ery, Its uncertainty and Its destruction of homo ties meant. "Sho anked mo If I had over been In well, I mean I told bor about you. Sho asked all sorts ot questions about you, and then then sho but you don't know her, so why should you bo Inter ested in what sho said?" "Why should I bo Interested? Go 1,1, LatjL ',JJ1:,. "ii. , mi A 1 1 1 1'ri ill " " - In ntipreme reverencu by nil iirouhil, but n reverence which 1ind In It piinnlouale nnd uiichtiliglliK lltTcetloll iik welt nn cuntoiii, In Jiipnn tmtlonnl loyally hnx not nn yet divided llnelf from the iiclunl wornhlp given to the dynnnly whonc origin lonun llnelf, In the thoitghln of forty-live millions of homogeneous pioplo, niiild thn inynterlcn of the, Invlnlhle. Tlino wnn, of cottrnc-nnd only n few years' ngo vvlien mieh a proximity mm ourn lo Hint divinely descended jiernonnge would hiivc been luiponnlble, Incredible, mildly prenumptti nun. Three Hiiien iiflcrwiiriM even I mynelf had the prlvl lego of renpictully welching from nenr nt hnnd the dnrk, neiloun, iliii'liniiglng, Inlrovpcrtlvo countenance of him ui)ii whom In focuncd (he ubwjlute devotion of the .Inpnnene pw pie, In n mnniier not only tinpnrallclid clnewhcre, but hnrdly even comprehended. It In thin traditional neiitlment of the wonderful nntlun which In the mightiest of nil her forcen, nnd which will bring her In honor nnd triumph out of nil diiugern. I nhiill not iittempt to dwell upon what I luivo neen nnd hiiird pemouiilly of hln linperlnl mnjenly. Other penn inny dnio lo niiike him Into purngmiihn. Wheuever I aw that nlleiit potetilnto I wnn net thinking of thn nuclent legcudn, nnd of the nun giddes, nml of Avnlokltcnwurn. Now that I can only recollect, It In mill with something Ilko awe, nn well an with profound renpect nnd nyuipnthy. Hint I recall thn ntendfnnt brown nnd the ntern, nnd llpn of hln Imperial Mnjcrtty Mtilnuhlto whoio Order of thu Itlntng Hun I bavn tlie honor to bear, nnd of whom I nm tlio humble nervnnt nnd well -wisher- believing, nn I do, thnt In bin ntiRiint hnndn l'rovldenco tin B placed the duty and the glory of linking forever together the Kant and the Went III a union which once nppenred Impossible. WOMAN'S HANDMAID. ny Urn. DetmonJ llumpHrtr ("Kit"), There never was nn ago when woman's vanity wnn wi IniprcHK-il upon the public mind and no alinolutuly paramount In her own. Kho icemn to rule tho prenn by her umiunlllled defi-otn and her need of curing them, hhu In apparently wrongly mado to begin with. Thnt la a good nendoff for thu cornet manufacturer ninl an ad vertlsemeut for nennetess Idiots who wrlto of nlxtecn Inch wulitn an u denlrnblo possession. Has ilio n good kkln It must bo creamed nnd mnnsnged nnd electrlllril In order to keep It In condition. Una nlio a bad one? Then tho In more to bo pitied, for every Journal nho tuken up offers her a remedy. In the too slender? Lo: there appeals to -her the Inventor of anatomical develop ment. In nho stout? Are there not delectable tablets unit wondrous unguents for reducing Inartistic measurements to due pioportlou? linn nhc no color, or too much Hoine dlen for both defects Hare before her sight In the columns of nny femlnlno or unfcmlnluo weekly that covers the Iniunteoua book stulls: Does the shape of her nose, or the color of her hair, or tho inoln upon her chin offend her? Hhu need no longer fear to "cant out," or icmove, or have removed, nny such personal unnlghtllnesn. The handmaids of Vanity stand on every side. Is not this the ngo of the worship of Hie beautiful? It Is an nppnlllng thought, when one looks at the mod em woman, how much Is nul nnd bow much art? What will wnnh, what will take off, and what nort of face will pay Its devoirs to Mofphctis? It Is only to be expected that It will differ materially from that of tho beautifully gowned, eolffured, tinted, massaged and artificial beauty who takes (or thinks she doen) twenty years off her age by dally nnd nightly servlco nt the temple of the beauty spc clullst. whose cult nho ban built up nnd whose comfortable Income she supplies. There In but one elllclent method of preserving the skin, preventing wrinkles, nnd defying gray Unlrs. The woman who would defy the rnvngen of time munt never shed n tear, never worry over anything In life, nnd ne,vcr love or consider any human creature but herself! Thus will she achieve perennial youth nnd bo nble to smile defiance at beauty doctors and their nostrums. I'or, however ex ccllent n euro may be, prevention Is a million times better. right on and tell mo what she said. What did she advise you to do?" "She said that success, even success Ilko hers and you know that she Is one of tho most iopular actresses In the country was not worth the prlco ono paid for It. That any woman had better marry and settlo down in In a vitiligo like Staiintonvlllo than ever achieve stardom. In short, she advised mo to marry you." Tom leaned suddenly across the ta ble and took Kdlth's hand. He utterly forgot thnt they were in a public res taurant. Fortunately they wero cut off from the general view by n bank of palms, and their w-nltcr, discretion personified, promptly retired when he saw that his presenco was not wanted. "And you are going to marry me, Kdlth?" "I havo a very high opinion of Miss K , and attach much weight to her opinion," sho replied, demurely. "Hut aro you suro you still want me?" "I told you that things neverchanged In Stnuntouvllle. You must go back with mo to tho world where things nover change. Just send Miss K a littlo note to the effect that you have taken her advice; It Is only a few blocks to "The littlo church around tho comer," and we can leave for Staun tonvtllo this afternoon." Indianapolis Sun. Knrly Precocity of Great .Men. The young Mozart was seated In his cradle, composing n scherzo In 11 inluor for the left hand. "What doeat thou, incln Ileber kind?" Inquired the coming mnestro's mother, In very fair south Germancse. Tho child wonder wnved her aside with his chubby Hist. "Mutter," ho said In vexed though prattling tones, "you haf Interrupted do flow of chenloiis. I was chust hold ing a nustatuot seventh, sosteuut cum largo, veil you proko In iqvon mo mlt your Idle luqulrlngs." Ho paused and rostcd his bulbous bend on his tiny band. 'I cannot tako oop my work again yet I nm not In do lunnorlngi for It. Vero Is my bottle?" "It Is vanning In do ofen,' replied his doting parent '1 will prlng It so quickly." And ns sho stamped heavily from tho room tho child artist puckered his tiny Hps and skilfully whistled, for Iho first time In public, a wooden shoo inarch that was In perfect rhythm with his maternal parent's ponderous foot steps. HivltiKtt Hank; Laws. It Is anticipated that several of tho Southern Slates will soon pass savings bank laws similar to those of New York and tho Now Flight nd States. First of American Strikes. Threo hundred shoemakers who struck for higher wnges In Philadel phia In 1870 wero tho first workingnion to adopt such tactics In this country. A mail must bo mighty crookod tbeso days to got luto the pcultcutlury. Second Cousin arah nr 7 nr. author or "ANNF. JVLIUr. Sfin.TCH." "UTTLt KATC KIHOY." r.Tc. ETC. CIIAPTKIt XVI.-H.onllnunl.) Thoiiuin Knst U-ll unn not prepared for tils slsler'n tirlillienn. Hhe wnn right, sho was eliiingid. Thin was not tlm woto.ui of two yenrn nico, who Iind nome hopes of hhu, and whom hi- Imd talked over more limn onco who had been nfrnld of him, and hnd not been allotti-thcr wanting In affection fur hlln; thin wnn soiiiu cue u hoin he hnd scarcely ex;nrted to f.nd nt Hedge Hill. "You would ruin tne If you rnuld, then," he snld; "you would stnnd between mo nnd my share of the food hick which has come to llo old woman. You would live on rich ns n Jew, nnd leave mo to slnrve, or stent to go to tho workus, or Hie prison." "I think that possibly I nm In Ihe wny," nnld the gentleman by. the fire plnce. Intruding upon Hie conversation for the first lime; "you nnd your brother eon arrange this little mailer so much let ter without me. Miss Knsthell." Tom's friend roso nnd went softly out of the room, and through Hie "pen bay u Inilow, into Ihe night nir, where ho wnn lost to view, "Will you tell mo who that Is?" saM Knrah, pointing to the window through which Captain Peterson had disappear ed. "A naval officer merchant service," Tom explained; "nn Intimate friend of mine n regular swell." "The last time I saw hitn, It wnn In Potter'n Court," said Sarah Knslhcll de cisively; "he enme In nnd out of No. '1 nt uncertain hours of Ihe night, and Kave directions to men who wero Ids brothers, anil who seemed of a lower position than himself. He took away with him. I ic meniher also, packages of had money. He wnn n captain then, hut It wan of a gang of coiners!" Tbomns Knnttiell ant back in his chnlr, and glared nt his sister. Surah looked up. "You want money, I suppose'" nhc said. "Who doesn't?" he added, with n short, sharp laugh. "How much will satisfy you, and take j on from thin house?" "(iraiiduiother does not want to part wlih me," he said; "hut If you and I nre not likely to agree, nnd matters can be arranged, n good round sum annual payable in advance, nml my name down In the will for a fair share." "That csnnot be." "Then give me n lump sum now, and hare done with inc. I'll go abroad- I'll take another name I'll do anything." "I have money of my own. I must arrange with you, and spare that poir old woman. Ah, Tom!" she said, sadly, "let her think the best of you till the last. I act for grandmother in my own name, and for everything. So it is In my power to help you n little, but you must not be too extortionate. 1 hold tho money grandmother holds the money In trutt for others." "You don't mean " "Never mind what I mean." snld .Sarah; "all my meanings belong to the future, when I mty be no richer than I am when I shall have nothing to do with this house." "Hut grandmother " "leaven all to me trusts to my Juds ment in ever thing. Ity making me our enemy, Tom, you make yourself a beg gar." She could not Impress this fact too strongly upon a gentleman of Mr. Thom as Knsthell's turn of mind, and he sat with hln hands clutching his knees, per plexed nt Inst by tho problem which she had set him to solve. Ho did not know Hint she had risen till her hand fell light ly on his shoulder and then he started, ns at the touch of a police officer. "Make up your mind to go nwny, and go' nway noon before grandmother hns time to guess what you are, nnd what jour life linn been. To-morrow tho next day at the farthest." "It's hnrd. It's beastly unfair," he muttered ns Sarah left hhu with another warning of the evils of delay. He reflect ed on the mntler after Bhe hnd gone; If Sarah wero perplexed whnt to do, equnlly wns he perp'exed now ns lo the right course lo pursue. A false step might rum every chance thnt be hnd. lie bnd come for money, but he did not know whnt to nsk. or how much money wns nt his sister's disposal. Captain Peterson came hack into the room, and shut and fastened the bay window carefully after him, as though lie were nervous about thieves. Having se cured the bolts to his satisfaction, ho i d vaticed softly toward his friend. "How have you got on with her, Tom?" he asked In a low- tone, as ho droppid into his old place by the mantelpiece. "She remembers you at No. 2 Potter's Court, old fellow. She can swear to you In any court of Justice In the world." "It's awkward," said Cnptnlu Peter son thoughtfully. "What did you tell mo that this girl was weak nnd nervous for, nnd thnt she and her grandmother wero only living together? Didn't Mary Holland count for anything?" "I thought that you would be glad to see her again," said his companion with n short laugh. "I am not nfrnld of her." said the oth er, "but I don't mako out your sister ex actly. She's dangerous. She would not stand nice about blowing up tho whole thing, I can see. How long does she give you to clear out?" "Till to-morrow night or the day af ter that." "What wo mako up our minds to do, Tom, must bo dono quickly," he said. "You hnd better leave all this In my hands. If you don't lenvo It to me I shall cut the whole business to-morrow." Tom Kastbell loft tho whole manage ment of his affairs to Captain Peterson forthwith. CIIAPTKIt XVII. Snriih Kastbell spent tho next hour w ith her grandmother, who had been led to her room during tho conference In tho great picture gallery. Tho old lady had left word that sho wished to too Sarah directly that sho was disengaged, and our heroine had proceeded upstairs upon receiving the messnge, nnd found Mrs. Knstbell in tied, lying there rigid and sallow, ns in the old nlmshouso days. The mnld In attendance upon Mrs. Kast bell quitted Iho room as Sarah entered softly, but not to softly as tp escape the quick ears of the grandmother. "Sally what a dreadful time you havo been!" said Mrs. Kastbell. "I hnvo been talking to Tom." "You will hnvo yenrs to talk to hhu I mny be only with you a few moro days. It's awfully tiring, this up nnd down stairs business. Not half as comfortable ns nt St. Oswald's after all. 1 wish that I hnd never left Iho plnce." "You nro tired to-night, nnd despon dent,' that's till. Will you try and rest now?" "Host in thin house, Snllyl" cried tho old lady Ironically, "there Isn't much vhanvo of that, with people teariiu up and down slnirn nt all hours, nnd Hie servnntn hanging shutters and locking doors nn if we were in a prison. Homiimdy came into my room last night, blunder lug, but I could not find out who it was." "Into your roomt' nsked Hnroh, trry anxiously now, "where was Hartley?" "I packed her off two days ngo. Hhe snorted In her sleep like n horse. I want rest, Iilld, not the noise of n steam en gine in my earn." "You are too old to rest nlon" you ennnot lock your door even," said Harnh. "I must eomo hack as In the old days. Krandinnminn, If you send Hartley away. Why shouldn't I have my little crib In olio corner of this great room, ni when you and I were sharing life together In St. Oswald's?" "You're mighty anxious about me," snld Mrs. Kastbell fretfully, "and yet you have flounced yourself off for three days, and without rhyme or reason." "I was anxious ahmtl llouben C'ulwlck I could not rest longer without seeing hint. Ho In very poor, grandmother," said Harnh; "he has been very unlucky In life. I found him In a hack room In Ilrury I.iine a hilf-slnrved, hnggarj looklng man. lmrno down by the disap pointment of bin life. Thin won Hen ben Culwlck In whose house we ire who wan once our friend when we were poor and low who saved me when I had not power to help myself. This is tho man forever foremost In my thoughts. Why should I hide It from nijsjlf or you?" Hhe buried her head In tho bedclothes, and the shriveled hand stole forth and rested on the flowing mass of raven hair there. "Don't go on so, Sally I won't forget him. I promised long ago that I would neter forget Iteuheii Culwlck, didn't I? I'll keep my word. As soon as ever I am strong enough the will we talked about shall he prepared." Sarah passed from tho room, and stood reflecting on tho shcep'a-skln mat out side the door. A woman passing In the distance attracted her attention, nnd seemed to shape her motives, for she beckoned to her cautiously, and even went a few steps townrd her. "Yon should not have left your mistress whilst I wns away," Snrali said reproach fully; "she Is too old to be left Watch this room till I return, and see thnt no one disturbs my grandmother by passing noisily along the corridor." Sarah left Miss Hartley to marvel a little nt the Instructions which she had received, nnd went thoughtfully down stairs, pausing now and then to consider the new position of affairs. She passed into the gnrden. She wns hot nnd fever ish, nnd the night was close. In the cool ficsh air she might be able to shape out n better, clearer course. If the current of events should turn against her and her project for Tom's departure from Sedge Hill. She bad grown very much afraid of him, of late days; she had lost ever)' atom of confidence; and the man whom he had brought Into the house had been a well-known chnrncter In Potter's Court, for whom the police had made inquiries during her short stay there. She had left the house some htindriHl yards when footsteps on the gravel path arrested her attention, and checked her further progress. Tbey were coming slowly toward her and sho shrank at once Into the shadow of the trees, with the instinct to lie unperceived nnd watch ful. Trouble had come thickly in her way, and sho must fight against It ns best she might There were two persons advancing In her direction who could they be, nt ihat hour of the night, hut Thomas Kastbell and Peterson, plotting together against the peace of Sedge Hill? They were ioon close upon her; they could have heard her loud breathing had they listened; but they were deep In conversation, and un mindful of a watcher. The path was broad and white, and their figures were easily distinguishable, striking at Sarah Kastbell's heart with a new surprise and an awful sense of treachery. They were those of Captain Peterson and Mary Holland! the former talking in a low end energetic manner; the other listening with her gaze directed to the ground, nnd with her hands clasped on the bosom of her dress. Thero was a light gaute scarf on Mary Holland's head, and the ends fluttered in tho night hreezo as she pass ed by. There was not a word which Sarah could catch at It was a new phase of mystery for which she was not pie pared, which seemed to place her very much alone lu the world after the dis covery. When they were in advance of her, Sarah stolo from her hiding place nnd proceeded In their direction, keeping to tho shadow of the trees. She paused beforo entering upon the broad and open space of ground lu front of the house where they wero standing, and where Captain Peterson was still debating with tho silent woman still looking on the grouud. She watched them separate without a glance toward each other, the man entering the picture gallery through the bay-window, and Mary Holland pro ceeding to the French window of tlio drawing room. Sarah followed her, still clinging to the shadow. Sho reached the' drawing room to find tho blinds drawn before the win dows, and the windows closed. As she paused to consider her next step, tho shadow of Mary Holland was thrown up on tho blind a strango appealing phan tom, with its hands upraised as if iu sup plication. Sarah's hand shook the window frame. Thero was another pause, and then the blind was snatched hastily aside, nnd Mnry's face was pressed against the in ner side of tho glass. "Who's there?" "Let mo In. It Is I Sarah," replied our heroine. Mary Holland unfastened tho window and admitted her. Hoth women looked keenly at each other and both were very pale. Mary Holland walked slowly from tho window, which sho Iind unlocked to admit Sarah Kastbell, and sat down In the arm chair by tho fire. Thero was a painful si lence, each young woman waiting for the other to speak, aud each on guard. It was Mary Holland who began nt last. "I hnd no Idea that you wero In the garden, Sarah," she said slowly; "were you not afraid of catching cold, at this late hour ot tho night?" "Weren't you?" was tho quick re joinder. "I wanted fresh air," said Mary, speaking slowly; "I had been In attend ance upon your grandmother all day, and sho has been more than ordinarily exact ing. Hut you have been traveling, end wero fatigued." "I was fatigued," said Sarah Knstbell, "until I reached this houso and found It full of change aud you changed with nil tho rest." "I have not changed In nny ono de cree." said Mnry Holland, clasping ber hands snidenly together; "I am the name woman thnt I have ever been." "My friend nnd hers?" said Sarah meaningly. "Yen," answered Mary, and sh met ngnln Hie stendy gnre of her Inquirer. It wnn n pnle, pensive face, with n dear outlook from the full gray eyes, and one could senreely doubt the truth upon It even then. I "Hut " began Sarah, hesitatingly, I when the other Interrupted her. I "Hut I am a young woman with more secrets than ono upon my mind, and they have come more closely lo me of Into dnyn. And now I nm moro helpless than I thought I wnn," sho nnld. Hnrnh Knstbell drew a chair toward her, and nnt down by the side of .Mary Holland. ".Mary," sho snld tetrhlly, "I hate peo ple with secrets, nnd thero In enough mys tery nhout thin life without your -iddl.ig lo It Will you trust me, or will you not?" "My child, I am five or six years older than you. Why, I have scarcely learned to trust myself yet! When I have full confidence In Mary Holland, I mny put follh Implicit faith In Hnrnh Knsthell," she said, In those old crisp tonen of voice thnt had given chnrncter to her before thin; "hut loving nnd respecting her genu ine nature as I do, still I must keep my troubles to myself." "You have nothing to tell me, then?" "Not yet Only thin," snld Mary, look ing up again; "I wilt nsk for the old confi dence, which appears to be sinking nway without nny power of mine to ntop It. These nre strange times, nnd I mutt he strange with them. Henr with me, Sarah Knstbell." "I nm alone in this house, where there are many enemies now," said Sarah; "why should I trust you any longer? You know what my brother In you can guess what his companion is likely to be. And yet you and that man were whispering together in the garden for half an hour to-night. You two are soon friends. Han Captain Peterson fallen In lore with you?" "On the contrary, I thnk Captan Pe terson detests me very cordially." "You know that he Is a villain then! that two years ogo he was In league with coiners that I knew him by sight In Potter'n Court that his presence here means danger to honent people?" "Honest people can surely take caro of themselves against such petty knarery as his, and his friend's," said Mary, ol moBt contemptuously; "I hove warned him that we are on our guard In this house." "Will they defy me and remain?" was the rejoinder. "For n while, perhaps until they aro weary of n life that Is unsuited to them, or until your grandmother knows the truth of your brother's rascality, with which she should have lieen acquainted long since." "I could not see this day. I wanted to keep her heart light to the last," nur mured Sarah; "and now my falsehood turns upon myself, and puts that poor weak life In danger too. For tliey would be glad of her death," she said In an ex cited whisper. "I read it in their faces. I cannot trust them or you. I am ilono now awfully alone!" (To be continued.) AVOCADO PEAR IS QUEER. This Tropic Fruit Growlne In Favor with Northern Public The Spanish name for this Is agin cnte (corrupted, like our word from thu Aztec, ahuncatl). The name "alli gator" is a rough corruption from tho above aud ought to be frowned out of use. It has much the shape of a large- sized bell or pound pear and weighs from a liound to tw-o pounds. In the center Is n large husklike core, Inclos lng the seed. Hctween this core and the skin Is the meat, which when ripe. is of a rich, creamy yellow and tastes as much like beef marrow as ono thing can bo compared to another. It Is sometimes eaten with a dressing of salt pepper and oil, but Is generally used as a basis of a salad. When cut open the core drops out and It Is seen that there Is a double lining, resembling a thin, brown leaf or skin, between the meat and the In terior core. One of the linings clings to the meat and tho other to the core. The lining being removed from the meat nnd tho outer skin of the pear cut off, the fruit Is treated the same as tbo meat of chicken or lobster designed for salad. A ripe avocado pear costing 40 cents will make as much salad as a good-sized lobster or a chicken and Is much cheaper. The uso ot this fruit Is not confined to the natives of the West InilicR nnd South American countries, but Is grow- lng In favor with Americans who havo, an opportunity to taste It. Twenty years ago there were not more than 100 of them consumed In New York City during the season, while at pres ent the sales of one firm alone nvcrago I from 800 to 500 every week of tbo sea son, which lasts from about June 1 to Nov. 1. Thero Is one curious feature about tho avocado pour, says tho Jackson vllle Times-Union, with which proba- bly few of those who hnve eaten It are familiar. Tho seeds, tnlxed In a Jelly-1 like substance, are contained within' tho core. If the core is split open and a pen or sharp-pointed stick dipped Into this Jelly-like mass, using the half of tho core as a cup and stirring tlio 1 seeds and Jelly together, the compound i can bo used as an Indelible ink. Tho mark mado by It Is at first ot a dirty cream color, but becomes darker with time, finally assuming a deep salmon1 hue, and there Is no known acid which will remove It. Femlnlue Financier Grocer Well, little girl, what can I do for you this morning? I-lttle Girl Mother sent me to get chango for a dollar and said to tell you she would give you the dollar to morrow. Obliging. Mistress (to new cook) And remem ber, Jane, we breakfast every morning nt 7 o'clock. Jaue All right, ma'am. An' If I'm not down In time you needn't wait on nic. An BugKested. Hlggs It strikes me that tho fool killer Is neglecting his business. Dlggs He's kept pretty busy, I sup pose, but you might seud him your nd dress. Self-laudation abounds among tho unpolished; but nothing can stamp n man moro Blmrply as Ill-bred. Ilur ton. Common senso Is Instinct, and enough of It Is genius. II. II. Shaw. The Closed Door. Opportunity beams on us from every side but not forovcr. Tho door shuts and It Is gone. Itor. H. M. Tipple, Methodist, Hrook- lyn, N. Y. Tho Foolish Man. Kvery fellow Is somo sort of a fool, but when ho gets to bo all sorts of a fool tliey Just tako him and lock him up. Itcv.Snm Jones, Kvangellst, Atlanta, On. Defer.: and Victory. Tlmo spent In crying over split milk Is worno than wanted. A forgotten defeat Is tho be ginning of victory. Itev. W. H. Pick ard, Haptlst, Cleveland, Ohio. Tho Church on the Sand. -A church thnt rests only on Its power to furnish enjoyment, ploun or otherwise, to the people, in built on tho sand. Her. Frank Crane. Unitarian, Worcester, Mass. A Hetter World. Tho church, even under tho most unfavorable auspices. Is doing the world untold good. Never before was the world less selfish, lens mean. Hev. F. A. Miller, Haptlst. Chi cago, III. Tho Obscurity of Genius. Tho his tory of obscure men who havo passed Into great publicity Is a reminder that ability and genius can never be hid. Itev. N. D. Hlllin, Congregatlonnlist, Brooklyn, N. Y. Difference. Every leaf In the forest Is different from the others, nnd so every man differs from nnother. God will treat eneh man In Ills wisdom as He sees fit Hev. M. I,. Carlisle, Meth odist Columbia, S. C. Sacrifice. Sacrifice Is not measured In records of the cross or lu scourging by Pilate, but In the power of the hu man soul at one with God to bestow Itself on the world. Itev. Thomas It Sllcer, Unlversallst, New York City. A Dog's Illghts. Kven a dog has Its rights, be It a St. Hcrnard or a yellow dog, has righteous claims to be dealt with on the basis of Just such cnnlno properties ns Inhere in him. Itev. 0. H. Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New Y'ork City. Service. We nre saved to serve In saving others. Activity In service Is the proof of salvaUon. The amount and character of our service are the measure of our salvation. No service, no salvation. Hev. D. It Lnndrum, Baptist Atlanta, Ga. Prayer. The day that prayer dies In a man's soul be commits spiritual sui cide. Give it room so that It can ex pand; and remember that service for God and your fellow man will expand the narrowest soul. Hev. D. S. Mockay, Presbyterian, New Y'ork City. God or Evil. There Is discord, dis content and fever In the souls of men, because they have not found perfect harmony In the perfect existence of the onward and upward life. We have the perilous power of choosing God or evil. Bishop Jagger, Episcopalian, Cincin nati, Ohio. Good and EvIL If God created both good and evil, then we are forced to grant that God Is not an all-lorlng, all good Father. But If He created all things good. In Ills own Image, then there la no evil, no depravity of man kind. Rev. M. E. Andrews, Unitarian, Kansas City, Mo. Love. There Is no agony like that of a great and true love. There Is no soul penetrating sorrow like a love re jected. Novelists have entranced their readers by Its story, poets have woven It Into song, but language falls to ex press It Hev. D. Jordan, Methodist Sioux Falls, S. D. Heart Hunger. The world Is not dy ing for theology or for education, but It wants to be loved. People are hun gry for the gospel of Jesus Christ We need to break down social barriers and love will -.rin. It costs to save men, but it pays. Itev. E. 0. Stover, Metho dist, South Bralntree, Mass. Great Things. Virtue, honor. Jus tice, peace and temperance are con served, by the church and Christian labor, and they are virtues that make men great, that make the homo the emblem of heaven and society the or der ot the kingdom. Itev. A. B. Church, Unlversallst, Akron, Ohio. Idleness. The idle class of women has Increased with Increase ot luxury and the easier conditions ot the economic world. In the primitive epochs of civilization women of all classes thought It n sin and a shams to spend a day in Idleness. Hev. J. It Smith, Presbyterian, Louisville, Ky. Repentance. What Is repentance? It Is turning from evil to good. It Is putting off the old man of evil thoughts and deeds and putting on the new man ot perfect and holy thoughts and deeds. It Is turning away from nil that Is unworthy and low aud base and evil and corrupting and temporal and worldly. It Is turning unto everything that is noble and pure and manly and perfectly and heavenly and eternal. There can be no loss In such n change. Rev. L. L. Wilcox, Congregntlonallst Riches. Riches temperately ac quired and temperntely administered are a potent means for good. For weal tli can translate, Itself by soma strange alchemy Into almost any mate rial objcit tho mind desires. Not only for the satisfaction of the needs of self Is wealth to be held In respect, but Its power to be wisely dispensed for the welfare of others makes It likewise a blessing. Tho trusteeship of wealth Is being felt more and moro by those In possession of great funds. Rabbi H. M. Fisher, Hebrew, Atlantic City, N, J. I No Scarcity or M;otlstn, "Somo men," snld tho quoter, "aro born great, some achieve greatncsl "Andthogrcat majority," Inlerruptod the cynic, "bellovo they como under both of these bonds." Philadelphia Press. Tho Wny to Win. Chollle Hut a fellah cuwti't always .Ick the wltiunlil Oiissle Thon, bull Jove, plek tho losaus, nnd bet iiculust them! Puck,