CANAL TREATY SIONED.
waiting for another word, she flew up
stairs to the nursery.
Tom stood by the bedside with an agon C olom bia a t L a s t A g re e s, (liv in g U nited
ized face. The doctor was bending over
S t a t e s F ull Police C o n tro l.
the child, who was waxen pule and with
Washington, Jan. 23. — The treaty Panama Canal Negotiations Satis-
closed eyes.
A sort of paralysis crept over June. between the United (States and Colom- j
factorily Concluded.
Turn did uot move forward to greet her; bia for the construction of tiie l ’anama
his eyes, having met hers as she entered,
returned to their agonized watch. She j canal by the United States was signed
COLOMBIA GETS ANNUITY OF $250,000
went mechanically toward him.
yesterday in this city.
“What is it?” she whimpered.
No details of the signing of the treaty
“I kneW it from the first,’ he muttered.
U n ited S ta te s H as 100-Y ear L e a se , w ith
I always suid so. I knew London would were obtainable, but at the presidential
P riv ile g e of R e n e w a l- F u ll C o n tro l
be the death of him.”
reception at the White House last night
A sense of guilt and despair stole over the news that the treaty was an accom
of R ig h t of W ay an d P o r ts .
June. Ten minutes ago there had scarce
plished
fact
at
last
leaked
out.
Later
ly been a happier woman living than she,
Washington, Jan. 24.— Yesterday’s
and now terror and misery ingulfed her, the new s was confirmed in official quar
very pleasant thing in life seemed irre
meeting of the cabinet was one of the
ters.
It
had
been
intended
not
to
make
trievably gone from her forever.
All night she and Tom watched by the the signing of the canal treaty public moat important held in several weeks.
child’s eot. Not satisfied with one opin until today, but the news apparently;Subjw:tM u l Kreftt momen‘ wtr» d >»-
ion, Tom sent for the first physician in
.h® “ Mion continuing k r
London. He, too, looked grave, but was too good for some of the frienda ; two hours. * All
the members of the
spoke reassuringly ami hoped the boy of the canal to keep. Fears had been cabinet »ere present.
Secretary Hay
might take a favorable turn.
entertanied until this week that Colom presented a draft of the Panama canal
Ouee during that long and miserable
night June went and put her arms round bia would not be willing to accede to treaty, and both the president and hiB
her husband’s neck and leaned o r his the wishes of the United States in the associates in the cabinet expressed
breast with stifled sobs, and he clasi>ed matter and that recourse to the Nicara satisfaction with the results achieved
her kindly, but she felt instinctively that gua canal project might be forced on through the long and difficult negotia-
he was holding her responsible for this j the government of the United States, tions.
awful calamity.
But this week events took a mere
Ttin treaty is identical with that
When she was alone for a moment with favorable turn, and Colombia transmit- drawn by this government several
the doctor she asked him in imploring j ted instructions to Dr. Herran, its rep- months ago and at that time submitted
tones whether Loudon was the cause of | resentative in the United States, that to the Colombian government, with the
the child’s illness, and he answered dis made possible a conclusion of tire long single exception of the amount of nn-
tinctly in the negative. It might have
negotiaiions.
The principal obstacle nuity to be paid Colombia for the right
happened anywhere.
Hut June did not dare even to say this for some time to the conclusion of the of wav. This government proposed an
to Tom; she knew it would be waste of treaty, it is understood, has been the annuity of (lu ll,000, while Colombia
The Colombian
time and energy to attempt to convince price that the United States was to pay demanded $050,000.
him, so firmly was his mind fixed on this in the shape of a cash payment and by government’s demand was based, it is
one idea. Oh, please God, they should way of annual rental for the strip of said, upon the ascertained returns from
get the boy over this, and never, never territory along each side of the canal the Panama railroad company) in
again should he set foot iu the accursed right of way. It could not be learned duties, etc., which Colombia did not
city!
last night what .was t h e ' price finally i desire to have reduced,
Young Tom got over the crisis, and, agreed upon.
j During the several months of nego-
with his father and mother, returned to
Some time ago there was a hitch over tiations, Colombia agreed to all points
the Hall on the fifth day after his at the question of the extent to which in the treaty proposed by the United
tack. Though most of the servants were control by the United States over this States with the exception of the annui-
left behind in Eaton Square it was almost
an understood thing that neither Sir strip of land should go, Colombia oh- tv. That has been the point of differ-
Thomas nor her ladyship would go back jecting on the ground that the provis- once for many weeks, and at one time
there. Sir Thomas was perfectly certain ions required in tiie treaty by the Unit- it threatened to break off negotiations
that he would not, and her ladyship did ed States would mean a relinquishment entirely. Secretary Hay communicat-
not feel as though, after the misery of of sovereignty by Colombia over part ed directly with the Colombian govern
those few days, she should ever care to ed her territory; but this matter was ment, intimating that some agreement
see London again. It was only by Mrs. amicably settled, ae was a difference as must be reached soon, as the United
Ellesmere’s persuasion that they decided to the lifetim e of the lease of the strip j States desired to enter on the construc-
not to give up the house and move the of land in question, the final result | tion of the canal, if it were to be con-
whole establishment back at once to the being a practical cession in perpetuity strncted by the Panama route.
Hall.
For several days active efforts have
to the United States for canal purposes
In a week’s time Tom junior was re and incidental police control and pro been making to secure an agreement,
stored to his usual robust health, and Tom tection of the canal right of way.
until finally they were eucceesful.
senior to happiness and his wonted level
The Colombian government, through
spirits. He felt like a prisoner let loose»;
Mr. Herran, charge d ’affairee here,
AMENDS PH IL IPPIN E TA R IFF.
it was almost worth while to have suf
agreed to accept an annuity of $250,-
fered the discomfort to enjoy this blessed
freedom.
S e n a te C o m m itte e G ives H eed to S u g a r 000. This was entirely satisfactory to
the president and Secretary Hay, and,
a n d T obacco M en.
June, her mind being reassured about
while it is a larger amount than was
her child, began to feci somewhat dull,
Washington, Jan. 2 4 .—The senate offered at first, it is believed by ad
and to think with a certain regret of the
committee
on
the
Philippines
today
ministration officials that the senate
pleasant things she had left behind; and
as for Madge, her eyes were red with authorized a favorable report on the will undoubtedly accept the figure
treaty, particularly after
crying, and she wore a woebegone look Philippine tariff b ill, which recently named ¡n
oasseil tiie house, but with itannrtaJlta.. >u ...„a.. „ i c
» lesser amount
quite unusual to her bright fuce.
**i k ,. ow x »»in v e ry » m y a n d v e r y s e l f amendments.
The house bill carried a wou)d deprive Co|onjbia Gf income
is h ,” she said to June one day, “but it more uniform reduction of the tariff on wbj(.|j
j8 now actually receiving.
has been such an awful disappointment Philippine goods imported into the
A„ other
than thig one of
to me.”
United States, making the rate only money compensation remain as they
And with this she burst into tears. Tom 25 per cent of the rates imposed by the 8tood in the origina| draft of the treaty,
came in at the same moment.
) Dingley law.
. . .
and are completely satisfactory to the
“Why, Mndgy!” he cried, with sincere
The senate committee amended the United States government. The United
concern, “what’s the matter, my dear?”
“Poor child,” answered June, “she is so bill so as to provide for the admission ^tate8 will have control of the canal
disappointed about her visit to London.” I of all Philippine produied articles free pjBcticBlIy ¡n perpetuity, as required
The same evening at dinner Sir Thomas I of duty except sugar and tobacco and by the Spoonel. act, this result having
on these two commodities fixed the been attained by the adoption of a plan
observed to her ladyship:
“I’ve been thinking it over, Juny, and tariff at 50 per cent of the Dingley for a jeaee Qf jqo years, renewable at
it seems rather a shame to disappoint schedules. This change was made to (,be p |eaanre 0f the United States,
Madge, poor little girl. Why should not meet the objections of the sugar and Uolombia having nothing to say about
you go back to town with her for a fort | tobacco producers of this country, who e ï tcnsion. The matter cf police and
night or three weeks? The servants and have claimed that a duty of only 25 per ju<ficial control is settled by a scheme
horses are there doing nothing, and we cent on those articles would result in
of joint action, although it especially is
shall have to pay for the house all the ruinous competition.
assured that no citizen of the United
same. And,” looking at her, “you enjoy
States will be tried by any other than
it so much yourself, it seems a pity you
M IS S IS S IP P I VALLEY EARTHQUAKE.
his own courts. Control of the waters of
should be done out of it.”
the ports of Colon and Panama is vested
“I do not feel as if I should care for it
M y a te rlo u s U n d e rg ro u n d E xplosion M ak e s in the United States jnst as far as may
now,” June answer€»d.
C ra c k s In th e E a rth .
Tom, however, broached the subject to
be necessary for the operation cf the
Madge; implored and entreated so earn
Whitman, Miss., Jan. 24.—Two fis- canal, and it is assured that our extra-
estly that her ladyship yielded. It is un i sures in the earth about three feel deep territorial jurisdiction will he nnques-
derstood that Tom will not accompany and a few inches wide and running lor tioned as to waters and streams per-
them, or even go up to London for a sin
gle day, and this in June’s eyes deprives a distance of a quarter of a mile are the taining to the canal. All port dues on
1 only evidences of a mysterious expío- vessels passing through the canal are to
the prospect of any pleasure.
Once there, however, Madge is so wild sion which shook this town jnst before go to the United States by way of offset
ly pleased and happy that her spirits are daybreak todav. Houses were shaken to the annuity payments.
infectious, ami June, if half the gilt is violently and crockery was broken in
S oon R eady fo r B u sin e s s.
stripped from her gingerbread, still man several residences. A number of per
ages to be tolerably happy and amused. sons, aroused by the explosion, began
New York, Jan. 26.— Marconi ar
June and Madge were particularly fond searching for the cause at daylight. In rived here today.
He says that his
of the play. One evening Colonel Alford, a meadow they found a crack in the system will be ready for commercial
Mrs. Ellesmere’s brother, and Dallas were earth's crust about three feet in depth
use by the public in an exceedingly
to dine with them and take them to see and two or three inches wide.
They short time, within two or three months
a popular piece.
followed
it
foi
three-quarters
of
a
mile
at least. This statement was made at
Just before dinner a note came by a
before they reached the end.
I-ater the Office of the Marconi Wireless
hansom for Lady Nevil.
they
discovered
another
fissure
of
the
telegraphy company of America, at
“Will j’ou excuse me from dining?” it
said. “I will join you at the play. I am same description about 75 feet away the close of a meeting of the board of
so very sorry, and hope I am nut putting from the first and parallel with it. An directors, called in order that Marconi
you to inconvenience.”
explanation of the explosion is lacking. might personally acquaint the members
This was from Dullas.
of the board with the result of his re
The piece had begun some time before
B ig Tunnel P la n .
cent experiments and work at Wellfleet.
he made his appearance, and June was
Chicago, Jan. 24. — A broad, well-
startled to see how white and unlike him
H u rry in g C oal T ria l.
lighted underground driveway, passing
self he looked.
Chicago, Jan. 26.— The fight of the
“Are you ill?” she whispered, as he sat beneath the bed of the Chicago river
down by her. “Why did you come, if you and stretching front the art inatilute indicted coal men to clear themselves
don’t feel up to it?”
to Illinois and St. Clair streets, is for- of guilt cl “ conspiracy to do an illegal
“I am all right,” he answered in the mally announced to be the plan finally act injuriuos to public trade” w a s
same key. “At least, I hope so. I have agreed upon by the par* boards of the began before Judge Horton late today.
had rather a facer. Don’t, like an angel, North and South sides to make the Motion to quash in behalf of each or
ask me any questions.”
long-talked-of connection between the tiie 18 corporations composing the asno-
Certainly he was not at all himself, nor
did he exhibit his usual spirits during the boulevard systems of these two por ciation were quickly overruled and
whole evening. He sat gnawing the ends tions of the city. A bill anthorizing pleas of “ not guilty” entered. A stip
of his mustache and looking intensely a $2,500,000 bond issue containing a ulation cf facts was then presented to
preoccupied, and June, who had a good referendum clause will be prepared by the conrt, and it was announced that
deal of tact where her affections were not committees from the two park boards. a date for the hearing of the argument
engaged, left him to himself, and be
and taking of briefs would be fited
To B ecom e a C oal H ulk.
tween the acts talked chiefly to her other
early this week.
companions.
Victoria, Jan. 24. — The steel bark :
“What a bore you must have found Baroda, which stranded on Aoenst 28 I
C a ttle W ith o u t Food In M o n tan a .
me!” Dallas whispered, as he put her into off the Oregon coast and was floated
(ireat Falls, Mont., Jan. 26.— Report
I her brougham. “I am awfully sorry. If alter much work and has since been comes from Popular that the range in
I I could tell you, I know you would feel lying at San Francigco, has been pur
the northern part of the state is in very
for me.”
chased by R. Dunsmnir’s sons, of this bad condition and that stock are dying
“Nothing about Lady Jane,” I hope?” : city, and will 1» towed north by the for lack of grass. The snow has crushed
she said in the same key, for he had con steam collier Tellus on her next voyage.
the grass and rattle are unable to do
fided in her occasionally on the subject
The Baroda will be converted into a an y picking.
Unless a thaw comes at
of his Inst love.
“No,” he answered, “nothing to do with hulk for the coal carrying trade between j once there will be great losg within
the island mines and Vancouver.
th e next few days.
her; at least, I hope not.”
(To be continued.)
TREATY SIGNED
^ ^ M R g. FOÍflfcThRÍ
her, for his nntrnthfnlness in pretending
the child was ailing, and, last and crown
ing folly, for which she is furious with
herself even while she is committing it,
she twits him with preferring the society
of Agnes to her own.
Tom stands overwhelmed and silent, not
because he is convinced of guilt, but be
cause he is shocked at this outburst from
his wife.
Tom went gloomily out and downstairs,
not forgetting first to order luncheon to be
sent up immediately. Poor little girl! no
doubt she was overdone; but that did not
quite account for and excuse the bitter
and unjust things she had said to him.
He went out on the lawn, where Agnes
was playing with Tom junior ami exhib
iting increased fervor and devotion to
ward him.
“Poor, darling June,” says Agnes,
sweetly. “How unlucky! Hut what made
her come? Was it because sin» was so
anxious about this treasure? Oh. Tom,
I begged you to be careful not to frighten
her.”
Tom has taken his heir from her arms
and is prottM^ling toward the house.
i th. ‘ morning, when her maid brought
June lias recovered herself. She has
ten and letters, she eagerly opened lunched, has had her say out and now
one from her lord. Having finished feels herself quite capable of behaving
ihe laid it down, and a cold chill came with the dignity and sweetness on Vhich
r her. She stared blankly into space she has resolved in the train. To the
a minute or two, then took it up and immense reLief of Sir Thomas, who has
•esd
been longing but not daring to beg an
Darling Wifey.—I got down here all audience for his cousin, she asks in quite
Jt„«nd found the boy all right except an amiable tone if Agnee is still then»,
ttle bit flushed, and” (here two letters and volunteers to go down and see her.
ily deciphered to be *‘Ag” were
Sir Thomas and Lady Nevil have dined,
atohod out) “we thought he might and are sitting at the open window in her
re another tooth coming, but, anyhow, ladyship’s boudoir. June is on his knee,
thought it better to wait a day and with one arm round his neck, and a little
, Don’t be frightened, darling; he is white hand prisoner in his.
npital spirits, and I hope to bring him
“Kiss me, darling,” she says, and he,
to-morrow, though I do hate the idea nothing loath, obeys.
London for him. I hope the dinner
“I was naughty to-day,” she proceeds,
go off all right. Qf course you will with a charming, contrite little air, “and
ami do the right thing about me, now I am sorry.”
I1 dare say as long ns they got you
Sir Thomas
tn hpr slim
y’ll be very happy to dispense with my waist to intimate that whatever she has
npany. You can’t think how heavenly done is condoned, and that no more need
Is flown here after London. I’ve got be said alx>ut it.
“Do you think I have a bad temper?”
an old shooting-coat, and I feel as
as a king; at least I should, darling, coaxingly.
[Jmd you here.
“No, my pet, certainly not. But,” diffi
jhad to break off here to see Jones, dently, fancying, good, honest soul, that
|he tells me there are two or three he is speaking a word in season, when he
I ought to M'e to to-morrow. is doing exactly the reverse, “I think you
Id you mind if we don’t come up till were a little hard on poor Aggie.”
i y ?—it will give the boy another
June sits liolt upright in a moment.
Ts respite, and you can go about and
“Don’t mention her name!” she says,
your friends and amuse yourself for in a tone of exasperation. Then, check
at little time longer, can’t you, dearest ing herself, and sinking back on his
feyV
v
shoulder, “Let 11s forget that she or any
“Always your most loving and devoted body else exists in the world but our
isband,
T. N.”
selves.”
When she had rend that affectionate if
“Except the hoy,” amends Tom.
t wkll-expressed epistle, all pleasure and
“Except the boy, of course,” says June,
tppi(‘ss took flight from June’s heart. smiling. “Let us go and look at him
ie # a s nothing to Tom; he could dis- shall we?”
in eel perfectly with her society, ns long
And ns, a minute later, Tom stands
i her bad the baby, and the country, and
s old shooting coat, and—with a fierce with his arm round his beautiful wife,
looking at Hhe cherub face of their child
•asm- Agnes.
June glanced at the clock; the hands sweetly asleep, he offers up a reverent
ert Just on the hour of nine— impossible thanksgiving, and something for the mo
, catch the ten train; but there was an ment prevents his seeing that lovely pic
ther at eleven, which stopped at a station ture quite clearly.
If there were only no such place as
x miles from the Hall. She rang the
London!
p 11, pent for a form and wrote a tele-
ram desiring that a carriage might meet
CHAPTER XVI.
er at L-----* dispatched a line to her
The Nevil family have been established
lother-in-lnw, and, with a mixture of
riampli, defiance and anger in her breast, | in London for the space of a fortnight
i>t out on her journey to bring back the Tom junior is in the most robust health
and spirits, and seems vastly amused and
lit
interested with all he sees. He is nearly
nine months old, and is not only a beauti
CHAPTER XV.
June had a fiue spirit, and it was now ful and good-tempered infant, but has the
■»used to the uttermost. During her most intelligent face in the world. He
Diirney in the train she made a great ef- is, to Tom’s intense delight, the living
ort t o conquer the anger that was sect li image of his mother; nay, Tom is almost
ng ftnd bubbling up in her heart anger affronted if anyone pretends for civility’s
tartly excited by Tom, but chiefly by j sake that his heir resembles himself,
j Dallas, who is a frequent guest in Eaton
ig n e s
Win n they reached the house Lady Square, mischievously asks June if she
<evil signed to*thc driver to let her out I thinks Tom is making love to the nurse,
«»fore he rang the bell. The hall door from whom he seems inseparable, and
vas(ajar and she ran first into the raorn- j declares to Tom himself that no doubt
un. A pleasing sight greeted her he is taken for a Life-guardsman in plain
;h the window. Tom was sitting on clothes. Dallas and June are the best of
len-chair, with the boy in his arms, friends; they have both completely for
was kneeling at their feet, gotten that episode three years ago. For
Dallas is absorbed in his hopeless passion
tangling something in front of the baby’s
for Lady Jane Wyhlrose, daughter of the
■
> It was too much for poor June. She Earl of Sweetbrier; hopeless, not as far
iad just time to say to the footr an, who ns the young lady herself is concerned,
•ame rushing in great surpri < through but only as regards her parents.
It wanted two days to the 15th of June,
¡hall, “Tell Sir Thomas I have gone
y room,” and she flew upstairs, looked when Madge was to join her cousins in
¡door to keep her maid or any in- London. Lady Nevil («me in from her
but Tom out, and burst into a drive in radiant spirits; she had spent a
(on of tears. She was thoroughly up delightful day, and was looking forward
the felt that she had made a fool of to one of the balls of the season, to be
If, and that she would appear in the given that night. Her maid met her in the
worst possible light before the eyes hall with a scared face.
“Oh, my lady, don’t be alarmed,” she
Jth*» man she loved.
e She hteard Tom flying up the stairs, said, while her look and manner were
had just time to unlock the door enough to terrify a nervoas and imagina
1 he burst in with an astonished but tive person to death, “but Master Tom
has been taken ill. Sir Thomas and the
ling face.
<»n that happen* to her which fre- doctor are with him now.”
June’s heart stood still, her kneos
tly happens to high-spirited, impul-
people; she does the very thing knocked together. In one instant the
nst which she has cautioned herself thought traversed her brain that her own
hich she has resolved most positively selfishness was the cause of this awful
tha* she will not do. She reproaches T in calamity, that the child would die, that
for leaving her, for hfa letter, for his in- she would never forgive herself, that Tom
jHkerence in having remained away from would never forgive her. Then, without
CHAPTER XIV—(Continued.I
is uot acting, though u good deal of
teikq>er; she would never bring in
^ B e d name for the sake of getting
|jtt way. Hut the effect is magical
'om; remorse stirs his heart; he re-
all the tender injunctions of that
mother about her darling, and his
ia broken like a reed at the remem-
ice. It is true he is all she has; ne
er defender, her support, her shield
■ trouble and sorrow; it is not for
to thwart and grieve her. She is
erthan ever, though her lover’s first
ion may have worn off; she shall be
|>yl cost what it may!
l * kneels beside her, he pours out every
*aring word he knows upon her, he
‘rs her hair, her throat—for her face
rerted from him—with kisses, he prom-
her that he will go and fetch little
i to-morrow, and in due course June,
[-triumphantly, but secretly a good
I ashamed of herself, is lying with her
il on Tom’s breast, his arms about her,
all his kind, honest heart bent on
oring her to peace of mind and happi-
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