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C H A P T E R X V I I I . —(Continued.)
A moment's alienee follow ed, broken by please a sister,” remarked Mr. Carslake,
o f Tom ’ s heart}' laugh, with gravely.
“ You have offended me very much,” re­
Bsorne what shrill treble mingled
pievil’a thoughts were abruptly torted Madge, with unwonted petulance.
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Now she wanted to be on shore “ I thought you had more discernment. A ll
J ^ p S H T m ip t that tete-a-tete. She hated our lives June and I have suffered from
nothing so much ns to see Tom arid Agnes’ sweetness which had the delight­
together; it was a certainty that ful knack of making us look in the wrong.
her cousin was infusing some poisonous No doubt,” a little quiver coming into her
Voice, “ when you have seen a little more
¡1 drop jin co her husband’ s mind.
“ L e t us land,” she said to Dallas; but of her sweetness, you will come to the
he had no desire to leave his charming conclusion that I am not at all a nice
hoateos just as they were discussing such person.”
“ That I shall not,” he answered, and
l intonating subject*.
“ Oh, not yet,” he Implored; “ don’t go made as though he would take Madge’s
hand,
but she eluded him.
lj In yet. l)o you really want to?” And
*. June.iw ho always felt it difficult* to op-
[ pose any one who asked anything urgent­
C H A P T E R X IX .
I Madge, who meant to atone for her mis­
ly o f her. forced a smile, and said:
,
“ I will stay here if you like. It Is very conduct by behaving very prettily to him,
was much disconcerted at not being given
pleasant here.”
Twjp-or three minutes later her mind the opportunity. She felt rather crest­
was in mensely relieved by
hearing fallen, but worked herself into a fit of
M adge’ s voice join Tom ’ s, and presently anger before she finally went to sleep,
she saw that young lady hanging on and resolved to puni«h him for being
Tom ’* arm, while Mr. Carslake and vexed, although she had done her utmost
Agrtes walked at some distance behind. to provoke him.
The change of companionship had been
A picnic had been arrange«^ for the fol­
brought; about in this way: When D al­ lowing day; it was to be held in the same
las and June betook themselves to the spot as the one recorded much earlier
boat, Madge and Mr. Carslake had made in this story—the picnic which, as far as
their Kray to the avenue—the place par June was concerned, had been such a
excellence at the H all for lovers and love- dismal failure. T w o girls from the neigh­
making, the place to which in former borhood and two soldiers werp to swell
days Tom had always tried to inveigle the H a ll'p a rt}’. Tom could not possibly
June as being private and cut off from leave his harvesting operations, and A g ­
nes had declined to join them—a circum­
the rest of the company.
Madge had talked away in her usual stance for which June would have been
bright fashion, and her companion had devoutly thankful but for the uncom­
listened to her with that sense of pleased fortable suspicion that her cousin would
amusement which he always felt at her find her way up to the H all in quest of
quips and pranks. His own disposition Tom senior under pretense of a visit to
was gra\<*, though the reverse of morbid, his son. However, she did not allow the
but he had a strong sense of humor and thought to trouble her seriously.
a keen sympathy with bright and happy
It was ns lovely a day as that former
young; people. His greatest drawback to one, and the party was very cheery, to
the enjoyment of their society was his all appearance. Before starting Lady
extreme diffidence in himself, his fear N evil had taken Madge aside and said to
lest he should I k * a kill-joy and spoil her:
“ M y dear child, do not carry this any
their piun. On Madge, however, he pro­
duced anything but this effect; bis further. I am sure it is not wise. Leave
gravity, leavened as it was with an evi­ Dallas alone and keep with Mr. Carslake.
dent Appreciation o f her sallies and high H e is not a man to be trifled with, I feel
spillts, rather stimulated than sobered convinced.”
But Madge tossed her head willwully,
her love of fun.
They had begun by laughing, and wore saying:
“ I mean to punish him. W hat business
inclining to a more sentimental mood un­
der the influence of moonlight, and the had he to go off last night without wish­
charm o f the evening, when Mr. Cars­ ing me good-nightV”
“ You would be very sorry if you lost
lake, with the very best intentions, made
him.”
a singularly unfortunate remark:
“ i don’ t mean to lose him,” answered
“ W hat a very sweet woman that sister
Madge. “ Now, Juny darling, you let me
»of yaurn is!”
I t acted on Madge like^a douche of manage my lover my own way; you know
iced water. The moment before she had I am rather successful in these little a f­
been full of gayety, slightly tempered by fairs,” with an arch glance.
a most agreeable sentimentality, for she
“ One may sometimes be a trifle too
waa undeniably In love with her com­ clever,” answered June. “ I dare say your
panion; now she was froissee, piqued, an­ system might answer with some men, but
noyed, she felt angry indeed with her I doubt its success in the present case.”
friend for not having more discernment.
“ W e Ahnll see,” smiled Madge. “ Be­
She stopped short; the color came to sides, darling, I am not going to let any
her fgc. . and she said, with extreme de­ one think that Dallas is making up to
yon.”
cision:
“ You are very kind,” returned June.
“ She is not at nil a sweet woman, nnd
I should not-have thought you were the “ But I fnney I can take care of myself.”
“ 1 don’t know,” returned Madge. “ La-
sort of man to be so easily taken in.”
MrMCarslake was astonished; he was di-da is very seductive. I can’ t help rath­
er feeling the influence of his fascinations
ratheff shocked, too, nnd he looked it.
“ Oh, yes," exclaimed Madge, "you are myself.”
horrified. I see. You think the mere fact
Here their conversation was interrupt­
■of ® person being one’s sister ought to ed ,and five minutes later they were en
make) one adore her; but I assure you route.
Madge, having arranged her plan of
the theory won’t hold water. You are
much more apt to dislike people who be­ battle, proceeded to carry it out. Nothing
long to you than any one else, because would please her but that Dallas should
yon are obliged to see so much of them be her squire, and she would not allow
and they have such immense opportuni­ him to leave her Bide or to speak to any
one else.
ties o f aggravating you.”
The pair were standing face to /ace,
Though it was against Mr. Broke’s
M adge talking herself angry, Mr. Gars- principles ever to repel the advances o f a
lak ejtrescrvin g his scandalized expres­ pretty woman, he yet, being actuated by
gentlemanlike feelings, thought it not the
sion.
why do you think she is a sweet proper thing to interfere with a friend in
womai ?” asked the young lady, slightly a genuine love affair, and. though he did
* raising her voice and looking at him with not at all object to the fact of being made
a cat’s-paw of by a lady who was willing
rather an aggressive flash in her eyes.
Mr. Carslake’s face relaxed into a to divert and be agreeable to him, he
thought It very hard lines on Carslake to
^ ^ ^ w e ll,
really,” he remarked, “ she be punished for an apparently imaginary
attire
to me very sweet and kind an 1 offense.
Madge, while she flirted ostentatiously
angjo' ^ ;o please every one. I caught
some f her remarks to our host during with the Guardsman, gave an occasional
«linn*
and I confess they gave me the sidelong glance at the real object of her
bat she was a very charitable, good affections, and was exhilarated by observ­
D; and then I thought she behaved ing that she was making him unhappy.
Luncheon over, Madge insisted on a
dy in offering to remain with him
ard and to go and see the child up- stroll in the woods, which only meant that
she took Dallas a little away from the
at shows, then,” retorted Madge, rest o f the party and sat with him under
little any one not behind the scenes a big tree while he smoked cigarettes, in
Is abD to judge. She only stopped with which, for the sake of bravado and with
and talked about going up to see a wicked hope that Mr. Carslake might
see her, she joined him. She waa not al­
litt ll Tom to aggravate June.”
r IH e a ll; ?” with evident incredulity. “ I together very happy, so she talked volubly
thought Lady N evil seemed quite dis- and feigned higher spirits than usual.
“ Here you are!” cried Lady Nerd's
jpoaed fov
" , and
your sister good-naturedly offered to stay voice gayly. as she appeared close at hand
amuse Sir Thomas."
with Mr. Carslake. “ Come with us for
h r exclaimed Madge, growing still a stroll.”
H er ladyship tried to maneuver to leave
ier, “ that is just the delightful way
has o f giving people wrong im- Madge and her lover together, and Dal­
lions. I>o yon suppose,” with some las was fain to second her, bat Madge
jemence, “ that June cares two straws was willful and linked her arm in June’s,
tat Dallas? She is simply wrapped up and Mr. Carslake made no effort to over­
come her perversity.
[Tom and the child.”
Before the picnic party atarted
for
am sorry I have offended you by
i
home Ma«#ge had partially come to her
EAST SUSPICIOUS.
senses, and if Mr. Carslake had made the
smallest overture to her would have kind­ Feeling that Germany Will Be Our Next
ly consented to forgive and restore him to
Enemy is Growing.
favor. But he made no such overture,
and again the young ludy’s ire was kin­
Washington, Feb. 7.— There is an-
dled. They had to pass the rectory on m istik ab le feeling in the East, and
the way hack, and Madge insisted on
wishing them good-by ami going home. particularly in Washington, antagon­
June, being exceedingly vexed with her, is te to Germ any, a feelin g that ha
did not press her very eagerly to return been somewhat intensified by the a tti­
to the Hall.
Mr. Uurslake uttered not a word. Dal­ tude of Germany in the Venezuelan
las was the ojily one who made any ef­ incident. Nowhere is this sentim enj
fort to shake her resolve.
so strong as at the war and navy de­
The willful young lady passed a very partments, where army and navy ofti-
unpleasant evening ami night with her cers are free to declare in private con­
own reflections. She had overacted her versation that the next war of the
part—had vexed aud hurt the kindest, United States w ill be with Germany.
dearest, best man that ever lived; she
On tills point they are agreed.
In
would like to throw herself at his feet
and bog his forgiveness; she began to these'two departments there has been j
despise her own cleverness, and felt quite much ill-fe e lin g towards Germany as
spiteful against Dallas for having lent a direct outgrowth of the action of the
himself to 1 m * her tool. Never mind! all German admiral at M anila and the sub
should be changed on the morrow. She sequent attitude of Yon W aldereee in
would make the handsomest of amendes, China.
and would never, never behave so badly
W ithout exception, all members of
again.
the adm inistration, when consulted,
The next morning her eyes unclosed on deny the existence of any antagonism
a tear-stained landscape; the rain was towards Germany, and they on ly dis­
coming down in torrents. She intended
credit reports to that effect. Y e t it is
to have gone up to the Hall the instant
known that among themselves and in
after breakfast, but the weather made it
than one
impossible. A t 12 o’ clock there was a private discussions more
slight cessation of the downpour and she member of the cabinet has not only
made a valiant start. Down came the rain admitted the prevalence of this senti­
again, but nothing daunted, she pursued ment, but given indication that he h im ­
her way and arrived dripping with wet self shares it to some degree.
at her destination. June met her in the
In New York the anti-German senti­
hall and beckoned ht'r into Tom ’s room.
ment grows largely out of unsatisfactory
“ Now,” said her ladyship, with quit»* 1 trade relations with that country, the
unaccustomed severity, “ I hope you ai\. port of New Ycrk getting the bulk of
happy.”
German trade.
In congressional cir­
“ I ’ m not at all happy,”
answered cles here there is a feeling of distrust
Madge, rather flippantly. “ I feel like a
o f Germany in the Venezela negotia­
drowned rat.”
“ Mr. Carslake,” proceeded June, too tions. There is a general euepicion
much displeased to offer, with her usual that Emperor W illia m is looking for
hospitality, to assist her cousin in her un­ something more than a mere present­
comfortable plight—“ Mr. Carslake left ment of the German claim s, and to
twenty minutes ago. And it is quite cer­ some extent this distrust has spread in
tain that you will never see any more of other d irection s.
him.”
Hummed up, there is undeniably a
Madge turned ghastly white.
feeling toward Germany that is not
“ Gone!” she stammered.
entertained towards any other foreign
“ Yes, gone. H e made some bald pre­ power, a feelin g that is very generally
text about a letter he had received, but experienced but seldom openly acknow­
I have since ascertained that no letter
ledged. In some quarters it is believed
came for him this morning.”
Madge flung herself into a chair and that Germany at this tim e seeks only
sobbed as if her heart would break. H er to see how far the United States w ill
case was hopeless. He had not asked go in insisting upon observance of the
her to marry him, though she had felt Monroe doctrine. Elsewhere it is sus­
certain he meant to; there had been no pected that Germany is desirous of ob­
quarrel between them that would admit taining a coaling station in Venezuela
of her writing to explain or to ask for ’ in defiance c f the Monroe doctrine. I t
explanations. She felt that she had been is felt that there is something material
too clever and had outwitted herself and behind the demand for a payment of
broken her own heart.
German claims.
A PORTAGE ROAD
Government Engineers Favor One
at The Dalles.
STATE ENTERPRISE TO AID IN WORK
Might Have Been Built by Government
but fur Opposition to Government
Owned Railroads.
Washington, Fob. 9 .— E ngineer offi­
cers in this c ity are not w illin g Anally
to com m it themselves on the proposal
of the state o f Oregon
portage railroad
from
to construct
a
C e lilo around
The Dalles rapids, on the Colum bia
liv e r, until they are fu lly advised as to
the details o f the plan proposed.
The
government would have supervision over
such a proposition on ly in so far as the
righ t of way to be occupied by the port­
age road would lie upon land that has
been acquired by the government under
the old boat railw ay project, and where
the state would seek to acquire wharf­
age rights in the river at each
end
the
matters
proposed
road.
These
of
would come under the supervision of
the chief ol engineers.
I t is stated at the department that,
so far as is known, there is no par­
ticular reason why a portage road
should in any way encroach upon or in ­
terfere with the governm ent work to be
undertaken under the canal pioejct,
as there is much more land now owned
by the government between The Dalles
and C elilo than w ill ever be used for
canal purposes. On the contrary it is
pointed out that two engineer boards
and a number of individual enigneering
officers have in the past recommended
the construction of a,governm ent port­
age road at this point, and, in view of
this past attitude, it is said there is
little or no likelihood that the engi­
neers would throw any obstacles in the
way of a portage road to be built and
maintained by the state. In view of
the opposition in congress to the gov­
ernment ownership and control of ra il­
roads, it has never been possible to se­
cure the sanction ot th at body for a
government portage road,
although
many memehrs believed that such a
road would meet the demand and serve
to force the desired reduction in ra il­
road rates to the seaboard.
The engineering board that is now
considering the Harts project, it is
understood, is givin g no thought what­
ever to the portage road project, and,
in fact, is devoting its entire attention
to devising a cheap, yet satisfactory,
canal project that w ill afford a perma­
nent open river. I t is adm itted ny en­
gineer officers that a portage road par­
a llelin g the riv er would prove o f very
great assistance to the engineers in the
construction o f the canal, and on this
account th e state’ s proposition w ill ap-
¡ieal more strongly to the department
when it is presented in detail.
C H A PTE R XX.
OVERCOME BY TUNNEL GAS.
The year was waning, Christmas not a
great way off.
Sir Thomas and Lady N evil had spent Great Northern Crew and Passengers
Have Serious Trouble.
tw o months at their northern place in en­
tertaining a succession o f shooting par­
Seattle, Feb. fi.— A special to the
ties. June had enjoyed this immensely;
she had, no doubt, a groat love of pleas­ Post In telligen cer from E verett says:
Great Northern passenger train No.
ure and excitement.
Madge had been a guest the greater I 4, known as the eastbound overland,
part of the time. She was not the same I stuca in the Cascade tunnel last night
willful, mirthful, mischievous creature I about m idn igh t and 10 passengers in
that we have hitherto known her. No |
the sleepers and five members of the
need to check the exuberance o f her spir- !
its now. She laughs nnd talks; outw ardly 1 train crew were more or less seriously
No deaths have
she does uot give any particular impres­ affected by the gas.
sion of wearing the willow; but, as a j been reported at the division superin­
matter o f fact, she is desperately unhap- j tendent’ s office here.
The train le ft this city at 9:15, on
py.
A helper is used to
Three weeks before - Christmas, Sir tim e, last night.
Thomas and Lady Nevil, with their heir pull it through the Cascade tim nel.
CAN’ T MOVE BOWEN.
and suite, left the north and returned to On the western slope of the tunnel,
the Hall. Tom was rejoiced to get back | from some cause or another, the train
to his beloved home. June was almost i stuck, and the helping engine broke Allies W ill Ask President Roosevelt to
Settle Last Point.
equally pleased, and only one thought j away. I t was run back, recoupled and
crept in to damiani her enthusiasm. That i broke away a second and a third time.
W ashington, Feb. 9.— The allies,
was the thought of'Agnes.
On tljpe third breakaway,
Engineer hopeless of inducing M inister Bowen to
Several times during the homeward !
Freeman ran the helper through to the yield on the question of p rio rity o f
journey June had hoped she would be j
Conductor their claims, w ill ask President Roose­
spared seeing Agnes on their arrival; it j east end o f the tunnel.
was with a feeling of unfeigned vexation Weston and the fireman were both un­ velt to decide the question. I f he re­
that, as they drove up to the H all door, I conscious when the mouth o f the tun­ fuses, they w ill go to The Hagne, as
When it was found Bowen proposed.
she saw her cousin on the step to meet) nel was reached.
them, arrayed in her sweetest smiles. Tom j that the helper was not going to re­
Bowen has agreed to pay each of the
greeted her with amazing heartiness, and, turn, the train was backed out and run allies (27,000 in satisfaction for alleged
to behold her reception of his son and j to W ellington.
indginities suffered by its citizens.
heir, one might have imagined her a ; Engineer Sheerer, of the main crew,
The terms of settlem ent agreed upon
mother parted from her long-lost child. his fireman and head brakeman and provide for adjustment of the claims of
Tom insisted on her remaining to dinner, j
ten passengers were more or
less, each power by a jo in t commission of
and she accepted this invitation without j
though not dangerously, overcome by one on each side, with an arbiter, to he
the smallest demur or any reference to j
June. H er ladyship’s home-coming was gas. The whole tim e the overland was appointed by the K in g o f Spain, in
completely spoiled; the shadow’ which had in the tunnel, as stated by the Great case o f disagreement.
The Venezuelan officials are then to
disappeared entirely from between her Northern officers here, was about 30
and her husband loomed ominously over minutes. The helper later returned pay the claim s from 30 per cent of the
them once more; she felt angry nnd im­ and the train was pulled through the customs receipts o f 1 a Guayra and
patient with him.
tunnel all righ t by the same crew.
Puerto Cabello. In case o f failure to
A t dinner Tom was in the nighest spir­
pay for 30 days, Belgium is to taire
its.
Agnes evinced considerably more
Warships to Go South.
charge of the custom houses.
than her wonted chastened gayety, and
San Francicso, Feb. 10.— A ctive pre­
it was only June who felt vexed, discon­ parations are being made for the early
British Paper« Worried.
tented, out of sorts. She could not be departure of the flagship New York and
N ew Y o rk , Feb. 9.— T h e news that
pleasant to her cousin, and she was an­
the cruisers Boston, Marblehead and the opposition o f the Northwestern
grily conscious that Agn«*s infinitely pr^
ferred her displeasure to seeing her in her Ranger for the coast o f Honduras. senators w ill pro ha lily prevent the pas­
Stores for all the ships w ill be placed sage o f the Alaska boundary treatv is
usual mood.
A t ten o’clock her ladyship hoped, with aboard the ships today, though the task regarded here as very disconcerting,
some coldness, that her cousin would ex­ is not a ligh t one, and the work may says a London dispatch to the Tribune.
Adm iral The D aiiy Chronicle considers that the
cuse her. nnd Agnes jumped up, exclaim­ run over into tomorrow.
ing, with an air of regret:
Glass has received no orders fixing a failure of the treaty w ill mean the in­
“ Is it really ten o'clock H ow the even­ tim e to sail, and it is possible tAat he definite continuance of the deadlock.
ing has flown! I did not think it could w ill be detained here until the arrival “ Canada,” it says, “ w ill lose the
be more than nine. Did you, Tom ?”
of written orders. There is a prob­ chance of obtaining a free port in the
“ No,” answered Sir Thomas, heartily,
ab ility , however, that orders w ill he K lon dike district, and most violen t
only too anxious to make nr» for her lady­
ship’s visible coldness. “ Time flic«, you received here by wire, in which case friction mast arise if gold should he
the four vessels may get away tomor­ discovered in the territory under dis­
know, Aggie, when it’s spent pleasantly
pute.”
“ It does indeed.” responded Agnes. “ I row.
must go home. O f course. Torn, you are
Same In All S tates.
To Inquire Into Coal Combines.
tired after your journey, and I must, not
be selfish enough to take you out to­
Denver, Feb. 7.— An anti-trnst b ill,
W ashington, Feb. 9.— Representative
night.”
which, it is said, has the endorsement Sm all, of North Carolina, today intro-
But Tom swore he was as fresh as a
o f President Roosevelt and Attorney | doced a concurrent resolution providing
daisy, and that he should like nothing
General K n ox, and is to be presented | for the appointm ent by the speaker of
better than to streteh his legs a hit.
Then Agnes depoeited a bird-like kin« to the legislature o f every state in the a com m ittee o f 11 members o f the
on June’s cheek, which made that fair Union, was introduced in the senate honae to inquire generally into the coal
Accompanying the conditions in the United States.
The
lady grind her teeth with disgust and this afternoon.
repugnance, and the pair set off gayly to­ b ill is a memorial in its favor from the resolution further directs the com mittee
gether.
National livestock association.
The I to “ inquire whether any combinations
(T o be continued.)
b ill provides heavy penalties for con­ exist between mineowners and operat­
spiracy to restrain or monopolize trade, ors and the transportation companies
Sir Isaac N ew ton ’s house in St. M ar­ for giv in g or accepting rebates and for
in violation o f the law o f the United
tin*» street, London, which Macaulay continuing in business after failure to
States.”
A report is to be made to the
said would forever he an object b f ven­ make annual returns.
next congress.
eration, Vs threatened with demolition.