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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1907)
3n) THE GIRL WITH A MILLION By D. C. Murray CH A PTF.U II. ( Com Inncd. "Tin' carriage is ready, dear." said An gola, laying a hntul upon Iit uncle's arm. Km.t with a tlourish. nl she could scarwly do loss than respond. "One of (hose Homo Kulo follow?" eskod the major, as lio took up the roms. "Dint like Vin. Traitors, the lot of by the gilt sign which gleamed high a!vo the !iirroiniilinij village houses. Coming suddenly, ns ho had done, out of tho golden glory of the evening sun light into n shadowed chamber, ho did not nt first liuvko out tho tiling n!sut him with nnv grout distinctness, hut he could see that n man and i woman sat nt tho far end of a table, and ho bowed Hillo. Tho groom and his master Mt side hy to thorn Hide, n-nl Maskelyne aud Angela had tho Intorior of tho carriage to themselves. "It is a real pleasure to l horo." Mid tho young man as tho carriage rolled lone, with wood on ono side and rivor on tho othor. Ho looked about him on the landsoa;o, which seemed t dore in tho warm light, but his glance returned to An.-ola. "I was afraid that I shouldn't be a bio to come, for my lawyers eaV.od to 1110 twice to call mo home ajnln, but 1 managed to it the business t.iro witlio it eros-sinc. I wouidu't have misso coming for all the lawyer in New York I" "You will find us a little dull here." aald Angela. "The fishing v,'r.v and you will find plenty of work for your camera, but the evenings are very Ions, even in this lieautiful weather." Just nt this moment the major's whip wished in the air with au aagry sound, and the horses, which had been going at a steady trot, daslcd for a minute into a gallop. "Surely." cried Maskelyne, "that was iHihroski whom we passed just now." An gela raised her evobrows a little, and held recess. up a warning hand. "Ah." said the major, who had pulled the horses back into their settled pace pain, and now turned uin his seat with a wrathful tace. ton Know rani irm Fraser !" That over said a voice. 1 1 : I I. : . vou: Are you uoiiuay-iuiiMiiit her.-?" Kraser advanced, nhading his eye with his hind. That vou. Forlev?" he returned. "How - . 1 . . 1 -...11 are ve: 1 m a iroyiio snori ji ion nun 1 idn't make v'out nt first. How nre ye.' IVloytod to moot Mrs. Farley once more. Are ve here for Ion 15?" lie bowed and shook hands anil waved a rol condescending pardoning sort of 1 refusal to the chair Farley pushed to ward him. We have been bore a month." said the novel. st. "ami we intend staying on iin.n the crowd comes. Then we run away. 1V vou star for any length of time? I cau't say how long I may stop. returned Fraser. with a smile. "The man would like to know my secrets." said the smile. "I'll be having a companion in a lav or two." he added. "O'Kourke's com- tii over." Ah!" said the other, carelessly, 'I forgot. It's getting near the aitsuutnio The land'a ly. seeing her new guest m onversntion. hud withdrawn, tun 111 wus moment she re-eiitore.l. in conversation with an oliler visitor. She seemed to have considerable difficulty in making him un- ' . . ... , . .... : 1 do you. Maskelyne? Where did you meet derstand what she had to say. i. r sue s.,.,. lie same wiing wiree w 10, n um"- and he looked at her with a puzzled tace him?" "I met him in the States." returned Masklyne. "Here and there. He excited a good deal of notice there two years ago." "Flense do not speak of him in my uncle's hearing." Angela said, in a low tone. "I will tell you why later on." No later on than that evetiing she told him. and he sa wuite clearly that it could scarcely be politic to mention Do broski to Major Iiutler if he d-sired to nee that excellent geutleman keep his temper. "Mr. riobroski." said Angela, "escaped from St. Petersburg in a very romantic way more than thirty years nso, after the seizure of his wife and children by the government. He went to En!and. and my father heard his story there and found him out and was a help to him in many ways. My father was an ardent arnntathizer with the Poles, and Mr. Io- broskl was known as a really ardent and Belf-sacriScing patriot. People sometimes upeak of hira as a Russian, and that sreatlv nnsrers him. for he has nothing but Polish blood in his vf ins." "He looks Jewish." said Maskelyne, "not commonplace Jewish, but heroic Jew ish. A modern Jeremiah, and full of lamentations." "He became passionately attached to my fnther." the girl went on. "and I do really believe, without exasseration. he eould have laid down his life to serve fcim. When my father died he transfer red his affections to me. and I know- he loves me l..arly." "That." said the yotinz American to liimself, "is not a surprising circum stance." But he kept silence. S "I could never tell you." said Angela. . . .-... 1 and an occasional snaxe 01 mo uou.i. It is a X monsieur." said the land lady at last, turning uion t arley. unit there is no one here to talk ttie language o! monsieur. Tho new arrival understood the tenor of this speii h. for a wuggeil his h -a 1 n. the novelist end sjioke. "Knglish not. ho said. "French, so leetel ver leetel. (irec? Ah. yes. leutsch? Yes." 'He speaks C.ermnn, madam. said Fraser. st.lendid! v. "Allow me to trans late for vou. Then, addressing tlio new comer. "If I can serve you 1 shall ! pleased." The now arrival smile.!, and put a ques tion about the Mstal arrangements o: ttie town. Fraser P't the required iniorma- tion from the landlady, and transferred it. The other was profuse in thanks, and ducked ingratiatiugly at his magnificent interpreter. I've never been able to get to like that follow " said Farlev. as the man sat down at the dining table, after the ninuner of the place, to write his letter. 'He came here shortly after our arrival, and we have been here together ever since. lie is always very civil, and he smiles as if hv clock work, but his eyes are O good di-al too close together for my fancy; his forehead slopes back too much for my liking; he has a stealthy way of wnlking: h-5 is my beau ideal of what u spy should be." . . 'Ye do expect a spy to understand the language of the land he lives in. don't ye?" asked Fraser. "Well, yes, Farley admitted, mugn- ingly. "I supiose that s needtul. I'.ut 1 shouldn't be In the least surprised to learn A MISFIT INDEPENDENCE. or pots on (ho window lodgi to bid tha ! arrival welcome, and he. with his roddisu ..,, ,v h..ir bathed in sunshine, and a I'"t aM that ndependene aa the brlKht-r light in his gray bice eos. slood icrt-m.-t thing ho knew laughing and nodding back to her. ,Ad who., .v daddy . A thing Its . . , .1 . .1 t ,i. - genera Iv true. U H..1HKO linn me mi.iiiim - - . . , , 11 n 1111111 iiiuui'ii ' S - l couia never ten , ,u ..-. understand. I shouldn't be with an earnestness which seemed to the Jat he dd .f listener very preuy auu engaging, a tithe of the things he has done to prove his eratitude to my father and his affec tion for me. He has been most devoted nil most self-sacrificing. But he tinges in the least surprise what I am saying now. Perhaps he might be. said t raser. He'd not be pleased, anyway.' The man at the table went on with Ins lotti-r U , o Farlev and fraser sun everything w.tn - talkl.d abcut llh, standing at the window !? id"ff D,r L of he arose and walked to the end of the h u. o, uUw :: :::.T "V;.;. room, where stood a table spread with mine, as my trusts. ,u , -writing IIiaterials. Taking from this a prise of some kind which failed and Mr. n fc j fc prink!ed t v..v.-.ui thr,,"lit fnr some wild reason mue lJ"-,ll"u " .' . " , , . . c. 1 a uart of ts coutents on tlie Klieel 01 la- ,aU.,n Mint mv uncle had nronted 11 Ilrl UL 'l " , . r . 1. , a I tier he had just written, una men, turn bv my loss, and had actually atiempiea . . , ,,.,,iM i, utt rif to rob me. Nothing not even the fact that before my uncle heard this accusa tion he had restored the lost money to my account, and had taken the whole loss innn h i own shoulders could or can persuade Mr. iK.broski that this mon strous fancy is not true. They quarreled desperately, and I have tried for two or three vears to reconcile them, but with no result. My uncle will never forgive Mr. Dohroski. and Mr. Dobroski will not jug with the paper in both bauds, he stood sifting the line hand to and fro in an ab sent way, regarding meanwhile the two men at the window. At that moment the expression of his face was sinister, but as Farley turned in speaking his face cleared, and when their eyes met he was smiling, and he gave that little half-nod whereby some peop.e always recognize a glance of which they are conscious from u man they know. Just then Masioiyne abandon his ridiculous fancy. It is hard i'"'e ,n- for me sometimes to keep my place be tween the two. "You meet Mr. Dobroski still?" asked Maskelyne. "Oh, ves, I meet him still, and my uncle makes no objections to my meet- lug him. P'Ut we had uo idea he was liv ing near here when my uncle di-clded to liuv this house. 1 hud my place betweeu them difficult, though they bolh deserve to have it said that they do their best under the conditions to make it easy. Mr. Maskelyne had taken, a year or two ago, an attitude toward Angela which made hi") whatever she Aid and thought in the most favorable light, and yet the continuation of her friendship with Iobroski struck him as being a little curious In the circumstances. Perhaps ihe saw this, for she hastened on 4,I do not think that I could give you nv idea of lor Mr. Dobroski s devotion. Mv uncle understands how hard it would be to separate myself from him. I never This is me young friend, Mr. ijoorgo Maskelyne, from .New York," said Fraer. He's just doying to know ye, 1-arley. "I have desired to know you, sir," said Muskelyue, in his solemn, gentle wav. "tor u year or two past, and to thank you for all the pleasure you have given me. It may please you to know, sir, that you have us large arid us uf fectionute u circle of readers on our bide as on your own." " "J" would please him more," said the delicate-hided Fraser. "if the Yankees wouldn't steal his copyrights. Mr. Fraser," said Austin, 'has a knack of hitting the right nail on the head. Not only that, but he always hits it at the right moment, and, as Charles Ileade says, he does it with a polished hummer." "Ye flatter me," cried Fraser, smiling and bowing. The young American threw an extra but unintentional heartiness into the shake of Farley's bund. I am in some sort an ambassador. pleaviiitost voice, and tho plcasautest milliner in tho world. A well shaped, head, s.pmro mid migiicioits, gray blue eyes full of expression and vaiiiiy, a nose with a squarish plateau on the bridge an I a good deal of lino modeling about thi nostrils, a handsome beard and a mus tache of tbo ruddiest gold, and a Nguro at onco lithe and sturdy continued th impression of the pleusiiut voice, when ever a stranger, attracted by it, looked at him. "How did you (Mine here, Mr. O'Kourke?" asked I.ucy. "Nobody cauu by tbo train but tho engineuiati and lh guard." "I came by diligence." snld (VPourkr. "I managed to get into tbo wrong train nt Nniuiir. The pinplo of tho house toll mo that Fraser is staving here. You have wvu him. of course "Ho has gone to see I Vhrckl." said Austin. O'Kourke turned In his own swift, bright way. "Ah." he said. "IVhroskl is staving hero." Tlio tone was half iplest inning, half a thriii at ice. "You know ho Is." returned Austin, laughing. O'Kourke laughed also. "Hello: There's Fraser in tho rvrnd. Who's that with him? Is tlmt lHb rosk i 7" 'That is IVihrovkl." O'Kourke raised Ins bat with nn air of involuntary homage, mid turned bis face away from Farley. By and by he spoke .11 a low aud softened voice, with his face still turned away. "That's the on- indomitable heart In Kurope, Farley. I must go and speak to him." he added in his customary 'one, and left the garden at a brisk pace. Pres ently Farley saw him in tho street ad vancing toward tho liieval Blanc, in front of which stood Fraser and iMbroskl. O'Kourke shook hands with Fraser. and then stood bareheaded in talk with the old Anarchist. It was not until lobro.-ki had several times motioned to him that he replaced his hat. "This is 1110 fn.'iid and colleague. Mr. O'Kourke. Mr. I o',ra-ki." said Fraser. 0 Kourke's attitu.le and expression were almost reverential. "I have long hoped to have tho honor of meeting Mr. Doiuoski." be sai l. "The smallest drummer h" has a right to wish to see his general. There is not a patriot in Ireland, kir, who does not envy Mr. Kraser ami myself th.s honor." "1 am honored in your presence here," 1 ..'.. roski answ ered, w ith dignified sim plicity. "We nn not charged with any formal mission." mid O'Kotrke; "and you will understand how impolitic it would be to all'.w ourselves to be taxed with such a mission by our opponents in the House ..f Commons. But we are charged with the private and personal greetings of a hundred men who are animated by your own spirit or by some reflection of if. We bring you. sir. the profound and passionate sympathy of every true Irish man, and their thanks for the part you have played. The mere spectacle of on imntmuerable and unpurcbasable patriot is a helu to true men the wide world over." He spoke in n low tone, but Willi a niinner and accent of great earnestness. -Sir.'' said Dobroski. in unsteady voice. 1 ttiaiiK you. .ci us su. uu of this." Hallo'." cried Fraser, who gave no n of being nt all overwhelmed by any of the sentiments of v-neiation wnnn ,.,,... r,l 111 influence O'Kourke. "Here's " 1-e- - Farley's spy. Have ye )'Kourke? lies steein;; hotel with me. 1 have seen him." said O Kourke. What do vou mean by Farley's spy'?' "Oh," r.-turned Fraser, with his s-nile uf nllowan -e for human weakness, poor Farb-y got it into his head that this tei low that's going down the street was sp- n" on Mr. Dobroski. Ihe deloytful part nt the business is that the man doesn t i.eak a word of French or of English, ither. But ye know Farley? ( To be continued. The tilmlnes of Ihe Poor. The old mlugo ili.it Ww p T are tlio best frieiuli of tho poor was lnstntiefii in the story of a cliainbfriiiahl, who U 1 yowi xvl.Iow with two (iilblrcit to siiiiis.rt. After a lingering Kiciiiicss mo votingor f t!u children 1U'U, mid mi young iiiotlK-r'a bank account liavlii; been (li-pletcd from defraying the -x IM-iises of tbo weeks of tiieilb'ino am doetor'B visits, alio was oblig'sl to con tract a debt at the uinlertaUer's. After that she Jril a stnall monthly Install nu.nt until the hill was half Hettleil when one day there came through Hi mail a receipt for the remainder. I ho reis'ipt wn.s noeonipHiilod by a badly written ami blotted note from a htii1- wonian In n large uptown hotel, who knew of the trouble, knew the family and the clreuiiistarices. ami Hi ner note explained that kIic had no family nor near relatives and that Hiie earned enough to support herself and that mIio wanted to use tills Hill-plus money for the little mother, who needed u 11 that she could muku extra to support tho n-mnliilriii child. As B-riihwoineii re ceive only ' r '"ts a l,;l-v "" will readily appreciate the spirit which moved one kind soul to help another lu dlstreH. Leslie'" Weekly. and M ini his foes l'p whcir the great Suit river Is, wlirr the woodbine grows, But woo Is me that It should be; It didn't work that way with me, And thin I how It was, you sou: tip Oil July Fourth when t got up I'd set tled In my 111 hiil That I'd be Just the freest of tho Inde pendent kind; Fd have my way nil through the day, 110 matter what should hap. And that Is why face dowu I He across my daddy's lap, And that U why I cry. "Oh. uiy!" n he lay 011 the strap. Ho told me Just at breakfast time to help him feed the cows, And when I snld I wouidu't we'd the prettiest of rows. Bui I w firm, for I was free. Just as he snld I ought to be, And then I eklpped. Ah. woo Is me! I stayed away the livelong day. And then there m the deuce to pny. For xv lien 1 got bnrk home thnt night My daddy's wrath wns out of sight. He wouldn't henr a won! from 1110 About the glories of the free. But simply put me on his kuee And gave it to me- one, two. three From which I judge thnt while It's clear That independence has no peer or nations fond of liberties. It d.iesn't Jo for families, Ise pop has gone and changed his mind Or mine was not the proper-kind. Harper's Baiar. in the neighborhood, and will he greatly ! V 1 1 nr lion u'a tuout T ta nti.it e(- "m, ..;nV",:: Uaid Maskelyne. "An Knglish gentleman I, ho drad M fanri V. w Mor Butler, and his ..iec.re residents no one in the world I loved so well "Kxcuse me, . t In ., .i.i., i .i uiuke the acyuaitita wou.uu say -u,u . uud ..ourHelf Miss Butler and I hud au tue worm. uu. " H-r ,,-.,, ,till 0,1,1, Mrs Farlev this it? nuite master or his own tan- j,e, Miss Butler," said Maske- I1''" 'ou allow n,et0 take U Dobroski quite I permission to them to call upon you. and .idnff to snnov vou for make the acquaintance of Mrs. 1 arley tiut ,-leu?" "No." she answered, frankly, "he ts not. Hut here comes my uncle. Let us say uo uioro about him. morning. Furley saw a period of loneliness for his wife since he had begun to work agaiu, aud he wus disposed to welcome the advent of pleasant people who would break the monotony of her retirement There would be time enough to make ex ciiAi'TKrt in. ,ri,.. 1, i.d Keen his luggage tak . ,i. .n .nil bestowed in the cuses for himself hereafter, . 0 .,hi-.h the train he O'Kourke came the next day. Jvalked leisurely toward th hotel, julded Farley leaned .uillinKly betweeu the flow Mrs seen l-arley at the same A DILEMMA OF THE FOURTH "Wlint! How?" the general demanded sympathetically, much surprised. "We don't know," answered (,'hirencr. "The men about Ihe stable mlgiit have stolen It." and then he stopped, Hushing nt Ihe real I a tion thai ho had iiiilnteii I tonally expressed Ihe boys' suspicions. "See here, my lads, don't be so quick to blaino soincoiio till you're sure! Sup pose yon come up lo my house this even ing, and If there are any fireworks to bo found In tho town we'll send them off." "We will," snid the President'" Own heartily, then 11, bled hesitatingly, "Jim Porter's got some fireworks, sir. We were going to take them, but " "Oh. yes! I understand," laughed Ihe general, and he turned oil to the main street and hurried to the pjroteclinlo sup plying Porter. Half past 7 o'clock thnt evening found the President's Own assembled upon the terrace of the general, helping him to adjust the most rlnbornlo fireworks dls play that the lllthi tillage had ever ilrvsini'd of. The general's pretty daughter and housekeeper now left her seat otl the pinna and. Joining the Prosl. lout's Own on the terrace, United them lo the din ing room to complete their oelebrnt hm there. This Invitation produced a lively whispering among the biis of the club, ntid they followed their host and host.sxs to the dining room. Before pnrlnking of Ihe tempting refreshments, Maxwell Feiill rose lo make a little speech. "It has been unanimously disbbsl. Oen. Bradbury," bo said, "that you shall bo asked to Is'oome n member of the President's Own. The club has now ex isted two years, nnd this is the first -n- sion Upon which we hive extended Ihe right hnnd of fellowship to n fellow not our own ngo. We shall be glad to have you belong." With cheeks very red, ho sat down nnd dug deep Into his mound of Ice cream. "Tint 11k you, my boys," answered the boy's thnt Is. Ihe bo) or i he i reNioein m Own," mid she smiled archly nt tl The club did not argue tho point. It whistled, slumped, cheered, npologl.ed for Ibe racket, nnd liiimeiliiHolv voted Ihe charming girl Ihe one and only feminine, uioinlr of The President's n. De Holt Free Pi ess. NOTHIN' D01N' ON THE FOURTH. Jnlf II We h '' WMph ,le.cit.lo,.oe Whs I lerrit. The government his fiiiblUhod n hisik showing that the fourth f July o.igl.l 10 come 011 Ihe Vd of th inonlh. I h book Is nil ll led "The Slory of I he Dec laration of Independence," ami the author I, O..I. Win. II. Miehiiel, who bus charge of tlmt historic dis-iinieiit and the price less archives which go with II. The brl'" account given in the preface of Ihe adop tion of the Declaration of I u.lependeiu H)iows that Congress passed the resolu tion on July 'J. 'Hint l really the due 011 which a majority of Ihe people's rep resriiintlvrs formally and legally express ed their Intent. According t the Journal of Hint t 'on green, the original f which Is oil file, nothing actually happened mt Ihe Firth of July. On Ihe IHh of July the vole, by stiie wns made unanimous by Ibe ad dition of New York, whl. h had not be fore .een authorised to tnke this course. So this ditto might be celebrated If It were ib-sired to couiuieinoi 11 1 e the date of the complete adoption of the r bllb-il. If it wop,, desired to comnieiiiornle I ha day w'hen the declaration was signed, Aug. might be selected, ns 011 thnl dijf Ibe members of Congress began to attach their signature lo the formally drafted document. By nn error In the Joiimnl a nolo was made on the UMh of July to this effect: "Ordered that the ih-clurnt loll I passed nil the fourth ) be fairly engrossed on parch- Six boys, aged about i and l.'i, had formed a club called The President s . i t Own. Originally, the tint) room nan been the upper story of a brick stable, and the Isiys hud secured the use of it free of rent. For several weeks tho c!"b had been . . 1. saving money tor a glorious rourm i July celebration. Sky rockets. Koman caudles and even flower baskets were lo be bought with the ten dollars and thirty two cents they had collected for this pur pose and were to be set oil from a huge rock above the village, where all could see the display. James Porter, the keeper of the largest . . . . V . ... grocery In tho village, weiu 10 - York for the fireworks which the 1 resi dent's Owu had ordered; the weekly, pa per announced the pyrotechnic treat In store for Dogberry, and all was in trim for the most patriotic Fourth the little town had ever known. The Fourth was due on Saturday and all Friday the President's Own fidgeted through their lessons, and 1 o'chs k bad no more than sounded than they ran pell mell to the club room, where they had agreed to meet, six strong. "I saw Jim Porter this afternoon. announced Maxwell Fenu, a leader of ihe club, "mid he said be had our lireworks all right. Suppose we go right away and g'-t them." "That's the Idea," said Alfred bar ren, leading the way. "tome on. I here s no time to spare." The boys started whistling anil doing a double shutlle down the path, when Clar ence Uichmond called out. "Who's got the money for the 'technics V" "That's sol" answered the rest, stop ping short. "(Juess we'd better go back and get it. If you ve forgotten It. I'non this The President s Own wheeled and returned to the dub room, moving in a body on the closet, whore the money was hoarded in an old leather wallet. The closet was well lighted by the window opposite, and the boys searched every nook and corner without finding the wal let. "Where did you keep It. anyway?" was demanded of Maxwell Fenn. "I didn't keep It anywhere; I gave It to Clnrence," growled Maxwell. "I know where I kept It well enough," retorted Clarence. "I kept it right up here on this shelf under tho baseball caps, but it ain't there dow ; that's sure enough." The PrrBbDnt's Own groaned. Again and again they fumbled among the caps on the shelf, and among the bats, golf clubs and tennis racquets on the floor of the closet. 'Iae money wus not to be found and they turned away looking into one another's faces for explanation, but finding none. "What's to be done now 7" asked Oar ence. "You ought to know." "Well. I don't." "Say! How'd It do to say nothing 'bout it to-night and to-morrow we can look again." suggested Alfred. "Agreed!" cried tho others, so they filed out of the club room, locking it with the grentest care, and disbanding, to go home with very sober faces and gloomy hearts. Tho much anticipated Fourth was auiiny, delightful day, and tho President's Own convened early at the club room, as they had agreed. A second search, how ever, was as disappointing an the first had been, and a heavy-hearted six stood about the club table, tapping abstracted lv utmn it. "It's hard on old Porter, too," ob served one of them. "Oh, his fireworks'll keep till next year, when we'll be able to buy them," an Id another. lacking the door, tho boya walked slowlv down the main street, looking at other boys fireworks. Thus they whlled away tho day as best they could till o'clock. Wandering dejectedly along a aide street, they came face to face with lie Nettr Smlleit Again. "Ueally, Miss Ptlnmi, you ought to get married," re-jiarked Weddeiiy. "You'll soo I' 111 lllt! l'l"Htcr class If you don't hurry up and catch on." "Oh, don't worry about we, Mr. Wed ilerly," replied Miss Piiium. "If I were as easy to pleas! as your wife I would huve been married lontf iikq." Nut JusllUed. Mrs. Uilsoii Your former nurse girl applied to mo for a position to-day. Why did she leave your employ? Mrs. Do Style She whipped darllnsr Gen ji,.,',,. the aummer cottager of Fldo unmercifully for almost homing. M i s. I'ppHoii I ndeed ! Mr. De Style Yes; he hadn't done a thing but bite the baby. whom all Dogberry was no proud. "Halloo, boys!" he cried. "A glorl ous day for your celebration. Hear you are to give us something fine to-night. Glancing hastily from one to another. It does not pny to envy any man t,)e Dojr. Diurted out, "That'a all up now sueceBs nor rejoice In bis failure, 1 tjj nion'a lost somehow I f "-sSrs X 1 ctvVk-' ify JOll-J MAMISK. Tinm. .iriiKUfio. ttUii.xtit) m:.RT x.r.t. JOIIM ADAMS. g neral. waving his glass of lemonade. 1 lik-lilv honored nnd shall he very leased to become what might be termed sleeping partner of the President's Own. Hie cheers that followed this pithy nr- . .! . ..I ...I..... Xf i.. ceptume were onty ipneieu !- Bradbury held up her (lainiy nami n.1.1 . . - . nll.ttllloll asgeil lor n unnm-ui n ti- fnther." she said, 'has told me of tho club's pecuninry loss, and I have thought thnt If they would he so goou ns to allow me to visit their club room, that well " nnd she stopped and look- I up at her father as If he were 10 com plete her meaning. "Do come! We shall bo glad to show you our room," tbo boys cried In one voice. So thnt Is how It happened thnt the next Monday afternKjn, nfter school hours, Miss Bradbury was escorted ny her father to the club room of tho Presi dent's Own, and she seemed much Inter ested In all she saw. 4 "See w hat a nice, big closet the cum has." said the general, pointing to a uoor which was njnr, disclosing the parapner ualia of athletic hoys. May I look Inside Just oncer sue asked, exchanging a glance wun ner father. "Oh, do!" they answered. And it was then that, reaching up to the shelf on which the baseball caps were tossed, the girl felt under them and drew out tlio lost wullet. Its content undis turbed. Tho President's Own stared at Miss Bradbury as if she were a magician, but slm only smiled nnd told them that she had mistrusted that It was there ever since her father had told her about Its loss. "A woman's flnirers." she milled, are much better for finding things , than a uieiil, with the title and style of "ibe I 'minimoiis Declaration of ihe Thirteen 1'niteil Stntes of America." It Is evi dent thnt the Journal should have read "pussed on Ihe I'd," for that was Ihe day when ItiiiiMrd Henry' Bee's resolution couimnuded a majority of Ihe voles. On that day the resolution received the voles of all of New F.hgliiud, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina 11ml (ieorgia. South Carolina and Pennsyl vania voted ngnltist it. The Delaware vole wns evenly divided; the New York delegates were unliisl rui'ted, and refrain ed from voting. The next day. July .'I, Ciesar Bodtiey of Delaware came eighty mile on horseback, us hard as tho beast could go, to add his vote for Independent, and thus Delaware was swung into line, ll was several days later that Pennsyl vania aud New York came wabbling along. Tho first celebrntlon of Independence day was nt Philadelphia, on July N, when the sheriff of that city read a copy of the original declaration, passed on the "d. The man who drafted the resolution pass ed on the I'd of July, which consisted of a short paragraph suHicicnt to voice tho sentiment of each Stale for or against the' proposed war for independence, was Kliiianl Henry Bee. The man who sup ported the resolution on the floor, aud led In Ihe debate which preceded Ihe vote, was John .Vilnius, The mini who after ward drafted the formal dcchirnt ion to Ihe outside world, embodying the senti ment of the Bee resolution, was Thus. Jefferson. The man who presided over the convention where the resolution wus adopted was John Hancock. The I'liesiieelecl. lie hniight n huge cnieker as big us a rail, To be used st poor i'ltlihy's expense. Tho cut run sway with I lie fur nlT her UU, While Willie flew over the fence. Judge. FOURTH OF JULY ENTHUSIASTS. 1
