The Eugene weekly guard., January 12, 1901, Image 6

Eugene
SATURDAY
Guard
n
There are heavy snows north,
east and south of Eugene, but none
in the bead of the Willamette i
Valley, except scattering patches
on the foothills.
”1 give, d*ru»e and bequeath to m>
daughter. Marjorie Dare, tbe oss ui
aud tbe ruby girdle concealed ig
tb* partition of my old writing d> sk,*1
»o read lawyer Hale.
t'< lonel Dare had been dead Jus' s r**i
wli- n. according to directions, the lawyei
bsd requested the immediate relative»
to assemble at Balnsforth hall for th«
Portland police aumorities made opeulug of the colonel's will.
After bequests to all the uear rate
3364 arrests in 1900. This was a
tl-es and the old »errant* the ball am’
leas number than in 1899, if the entire estate, with the exception << tbt
eight hundred or more arrests for above class«, was left to hia aon lion.
Them was a blank look on the faces
violation of the gambling ordi­ of all present. No one had ever beard
nance, not enforced the previous of the ruby girdle, and It seemed pre-
terous that the colonel should not
year, were eliminated.
have made ample provision for his flavor
ite child.
Lawyer Hale cmild throw no hgbt os
The text-book commission ap­ tbe matter except that tbe colonel had
id, ' .Marjorie will be rich enough, for 1
pointed by Governor Geer is a good «. shall
leave her tbe maharajah’s girdle.”
oue. The character and public
As soon aa Marjorie bad recovered
from her surprise she begged tbe taw
standing of the men guarantee a yer
to look for the girdle.
selection of text-books on their
He was sitting beside the old desk,
aud, opening It, he searched thoroughly
merits. There will be no scandal In
every part, but nothing was to bs
about tbe cboioe made by thia com­ seen of the jewel*.
Marjorie turned to her brother ana
mission.
snld, “Well, Don, you have a penniless
sitter on your bands."
Putting his arm around her, Don aalJ,
A Nebraska woman who, a short
• bly father knew ffaat yeu would always
’ time ago received 15,000for injuries be
my first thought, dear, and I shall
caused by a defective sidewalk, has take care to merit bis confidence.” Then
a wlxlsper for her ear alone ba said
just loot her husband because of in
mischievously, "I shall not have you long
indigestion caused by a defective ‘on my bauds.’ I am afraid.”
A blush rose to Marjorie’a brow a* sb*
pie, and his relatives are threaten­ thought
of the handsome fellow to whom
ing her with a dose of her own «be hsd recently plighted her troth. Hs
was the sen of tbe equls*. wham she had
damage medioine.
known all her life. Eric Churchill wag U
years older than Marjorie and bad al­
The officeholders who worked tor ways thought of her aa a little girl.
When our war with Rpaln opened, he
McKinley will have tbeir reward. Joined tbe Bough Riders On bis return
The president has announced that home be found the coluturl’a daughter al
most a stranger to him.
he ooueidsrs that they were “re-
In that short time she bad blossomed
eleoted” also. This is disappoint­ into a very charming young maiden and
sedate. It fascinated the young soldier te
ing to the “outs” who did political see tbe beautiful gray eyas droop before
work under the supposition that bls ardent gate, and In a few short weeks
be was madly In love with hia old play­
four years was an ordinary term.
mate. Tbe course of true lov* seemad t*
1 ■ -JJL i JL ■■T. T .L5
run smoothly In this case, and they WflM
engaged.
It is hoped for the sake of the
The year of mourning for the colonel
diguity which suoh a distinguished having passed, they Were to be married
shortly, aud om evening soon after read
gentleman should maintain that lug of the will th« two lover* were sitting
William JeiiuingH Bryan, editor, th the window seat In the library. They
were talking of the pretty borne that Eric
may i ot be so unfortunate as to se­ hn<1 furnished tor his bride, and Marjorie
cure au oMtoe detil Who Will put said wistfully: ”1 wish, Erie, that I were
not a portionieea girl. Evsn a ruby belt
fcis chair or mix gun- would have been something. What do yon
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has become of it ?”
nnkweed with hia suppose
“I do not know, my darling, and ears
tobacco.
less, only that it would pleas« you to
have It. Did your father never mention
it in Ida letters to you from India?”
The United State« troops have
"No, I am sure be did not, but I have
all his letters, and we will reed them ova»
pone into winter quarters over in and
see. I will get them at one*.”
hlarjorie soon returned with an old
China. Mr McKinley is the first
case, which she handed to Eric.
president to depart from the policy leather
As she seated herself and leaued against
of a long line of presidents not to his shoulder to read the letter* Eric could
not resist IrMsm* the beautiful face eo
concern ourselves with political close
to hia again and again. Tben to­
affairs of another oontinent. Those gether they rend the letters carefully, but
no mention of the girdle of the ma­
troops are eight thousand miles found
harajah.
Marjorie reread a portion of the last
fromthe i'aoifio shore of the United
one. It ran thus: "My Dear Onaw—1 ahall
States.
always cherish this old desk for the mem­
ories of the loving words I have written
to you on It"—
Army offioere are discussing the
With a bound Marjorie sprang to her
feet, scattered letters and case on tbs
difficulty the war de|iartment finds floor.
”Ob, Eric! You do net suppose
itself in through laok of soldien papa meant this old desk? He bad It
him In ludia.”
oaused by the expiration of terms with
"I cannot say. uiy dear, but wa can
of those enlisted for service in tbe Boon tell,” said Eric, .almost aa much ax
cited a* Marjorie. A* Eric lifted tbe eov
Philippines. Lieutenant-General er
he said breathlessly: “I believe yon arv
Miles is authority for the state­ right This cover Is too heavy for aa or
desk."
ment that “the trouble in the Phil­ dlnary
Taking hie penknife he gently pried the
ippines is uot of a temporary cover apart, and there, on a lining of
velvet, lay a superb belt of rflblee.
character,as was predicted.'* Gen­ white
Marjorie gave a cry of delight aa she
eral Miles and other otfiaers of high gaied at the lovtey tbiag and then let
Eric ejaap It arouad bar waist. On the
rank want more soldiers.
Sualnt gold clasp was engraved, “For my
ttle Marjorie on her wedding day.”
Tea re tilled hlarjorie’« eyes a* ahe
Ths United States is getting a thought ot the loving father who eould
reward mure grateful than foroe of uot give her hia Idesaiug on that day, but
Erie, drawing her gvutly to
arms,
arms or military oonquest could said, "My sweetheart, I will
both
Compoflile photograph*, combin­
ing many picture« ao u to pt*
typ* face, were brought out uMrly
twenty years ago by Frcncifl Gal­
lon, K R 8. He has now devlaod
tha opposite plan of analrtioal por­
traiture, and aims to record what
ia individual in the expreaaion by
combining difierent photograph* of
the same face. Two portrait«, for
example, abow * tuan with normal
expreaaion and wbau he »« amiling
On pkeing • paatlive transparency
of one picture on a negative of the
other, detail* common to both are
obliterated, and tbe reault is that
only the smile is left Tb« «mile
prove« to be an act involving the
whole face instead of a few mu «ale*
-a dieoovery that will doubthaa
ba followed by other« aa thia art of
analytong expr—ion develop«.
IV
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Theodora and the Admiral
j THE DITLEX BABIES
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Tba Admiral wa* a man of hl* word
Ho wa* also ■ maa of many words
Therefore Theodora, hie daughter, nevet
argued with him.
1 he twtaa had beeu a source of Joy aad
Dick Loftue, a young naval officer, wa«
;p cola.ion fur three or four weeks u penuik-ea, and thu admiral forbade him
Mrs Brjnhild and ber husband—io Mr* the house. Theodora went into a decline,
llinnhild especially, tor auythlug In th« aud the admiral determined to take hei
shape ot a baity aroused the deepest to tbe seashore.
"You want change of air, my dear.
sympathies of her nature, perhaps be-
You want »«a air. A little visit to Dili
g c: <• >he hsd never had one of her own ton. eb? What do you aay to DaltonF’
J.C rtheless. there was no Infantile dis
"Just a* you like, papa,” said ths
enter for which tbe little woman did not
meek Theodora.
Lave a severt igu remedy, aud ber diagno
Bo they went to Dulton. Dulton has e
s«-s were unerring. She could talk the parade, and a pier, aud a band, and
Inaguage that babies understand with *
rows of bath chairs, bnt in spite of thw
fl’i'-ncy and expression that mothers ot attractions It la a pleasant place. A»
»<x might Lav* envied, and the must ob- Theodora strolled languidly along th»
strrper ui, little brats that ever murder­ parade, leaning on her father’» arm, past
ed midnight sleep would, under bar gen­ the pier and the band and the bath chair»
tle mil.¡«rations, become simply cheru­ there wa* a smile ou her face.
bic.
“Better already!" cried the delighted
Mr. Branhild was interested in the admiral. "Quite a pretty ooior In root
twins simply be«au*e they would hare in cheeks, my love, I declare!”
(. rested auybody. As they were wheeled
"The bree«e from the sea is refresh
pr.st the Branhild cottage, one at each
Ing.” said Theodora.
end of their basket carriage, looking as
Every day the admiral and Theodora
frosh, plump and enticing as two pink strolled in this way past th* band and
cherries on a stalk, the most chronic the pier and the bath chairs, and as Theo­
misanthrope would have felt an impulse dora's cheeks brightened and her. smil«
to arrest their progress until he should became more frequent her father’s ela­
have pinched tbeir soft, round cheeks tion waa great. His treatment wa* a
• nd coaxed the dimpled fingers into cling­ succeea. Truet him to know how to cure
ing touch of Ilia. They were dark eyed a girl of her mopes, he thouirht. There
twins, with quite a profusion of soft w-ae nothing like change of air aud scene.
brown hair, considering their age. and What a sprl wanted wa* plenty of move­
the girlish looking woman who wheeled ment. Give her a good baud and a lot
them had the same eyes and bair. They of smart frocks to criticise and »he’d for­
always passed at about the same hour get the whole navy In a week.
in the afternoon, and they never cam*
“The young puppy!" he snarled aloud
hack the same way.
as hl* thought* overcame him.
"I wish I knew who she was.” aaid
“Where?" asked Theodora demurely.
Mrs. Branhild to her husband one even­
“Thst»”' growled tbe admiral, kicking
ing. “She looks so dignified I'm afraid to
an ancient poodle out of the way.
speak to ber, but I must hold those dear
Theodora, whose thought» never over­
little things If I have to put a tollgate came her, smiled slk-ntjy at the «cap*-
across tbe sidewalk. Aren't they dear,
goat aud understood that her papa waa
FredF'
not giving w^y yet.
‘They're mighty cunning tables,” said
They had ptMWed the bnnd and the en­
Mr. Branhold.
“I suppose she takes
trance to tbe pier aad were near the
them for an airing In the park and goes
home around the block.
Why do you bath chairs.
“Papa.” said Theodora, pausing and
want to know who
looking back at tb* pier, "how I wish I
“Naturally 1 want To know everything
could get to the other end of the pier!
akxart ner. I want do 'knew <beir names
and w bitt she feels them aud how old There must be a lovely view. But it is
they ere and wltether their fnther doesn’t such a loug. long wuy.”
“So it Is—ao It is. Much too far for
worship them—but of course be does. I
never saw two such sweat little girl* in you to walk. You must not think of walk­
But why not take a bath chair,
inc It
all my life.”
“IIow do you know they are not boys?” n:.' <!- -t? Here th.y are. waitiu* tor
Mrs. Branhild looked at him scornfully, you. I‘y all means take a bath chair."
Theudoru buug back.
but vouchsafed no other reply.
“Oh, no. papa. I /ion’t like bath chalra.
"Then why don't you ask her aud find
I v.oiild much rather try to walk.”
out?"
“Nonsense, child, nouMiuse. It to too
"I did bow one afternoon, but she look­
ed np so coldly and bowed to me In such far for you to walk. You must take a
a freezing manner that I haven't bad batli chair. I insist on a bath chair. It ia
the courage to try It again. I suppose most fortunate they are so near. Get tn
nil Borts of people are everlastinaiy stop­ at once, Theodora. I insist on It.”
“Very well, papa, if you really wish it.
ping her to ask about them, and she is
tired of It. Perhaps 1 would be, too, and Here, I’ll take thia one with ibe nice old
man. But you must walk tieside me,
yet”— Mrs. Branhild sighed.
“It would tickle you to death, and you papa, all tbe way. You really mustl”
know It would. Here they come back and ahe laid a caressing band on hi*
»
now the same way. but sbe’a traded car­ arm.
N -.r. it : rally was a long way to the
riages or something."
"She has, hasn't she? But that isn’t i>th.-r <iid of the pier, and the admiral
the woman—surely not.
There's the wn« portly. By the time they returned
twins, though. Why, Fred, those are not lo their lodgings be wished be had hired
s I-1th chair for bimself ns veil.
the twins—it's another set!"
It was another set and »rtiother young
'1 in- I nth chair beea • ,ui' an inrt'tu-
mother, aud the eyes of these twins wars tii n. Sdcb »,ia Th«,...ii s plight with
blue, their hair flaxen—what there was th. view fi.-m the fart .e eno of the pier
of it—and their gender muscullno.
that she insisted on going there daily.
“Did yon ever hear of anything like Of c i-.ise »1..- also insisted on her father
walking beside her. He began to wish
that.'" said Mr«. Branhild.
“Why. I suppose there in more than he I>a<l never smrgrsted a bath chair.
twins
In
Chicago.
”
said
Mr.
orc nnir of
"1 don’t much like that bath chair man,”
he wiki one day
“Did you notice how
Bn uhild.
But the remarkable thing was that be scowled pt me yesterday?”
from that day the blue eyed babies were
“Poor < lil tl ing.” suid Theodora. “1
driven daily past the Branhild cottage think he is quit* harmless. Besides, you
as regularly ns the brown eyed pair, and ire ulway- with me. hu I cau’t come to
illttlc Mrs. Branhild was at a loss which any barm.”
of the two to admire m at The blue
“No. niy dear, no, of course not. But—
eyed ones passed at about 3 o'clock aud •r- I waa going to say—er—I have some
tbe brown eyed ones half an hour later.
letters—«-me important letters—to write
"Now. I should say there waa a special today
What do you say to going out
Providence in this thing if it wasn't for alone today?”
that hulf hour of difference,” Mid Mrs.
“Ob, papa, can't the letters wait?”
Brunhild, musing, with a prospective
“No.” said the admiral, who had a •»
eye. "I wonder whether they don't pass tout h of gout, '•the letters can’t wait.”
somewhere. 1 suppose not. though. They
“Sl.nl! ’ alt on tbe beach Instead of
probably miss each other by about a going on the pier, papa?”
minute. That's the way it ia in this life:
“dVbnt nonsense, Theodora! You ar*
we miss things.” She sighed a little sigh «i. i v -li! euoi ub t > a • out by yourself
• nd thereby attracted the wandering at­ In u I m .th ch: r! It is nothing in th*
tention of Mr. Branhild. who patted her world but nffi tqtiou, sheer affectation!
baud and Mid, "I'm glad that I didn't Are yon afraid because I said the man
mi*» you. my dear.”
scowled? Do you think he’ll drop you
But Mrs. Brunhild's estimate of th* over the pier or run away with you os
wr.ys of Providence was not well based wbatF’
after all, for about two weeks ago Mr.
"I’m not tn the least afraid, thank you,
HranhiM. looking up tbe street, and Mrs. papa.” said Theodora, with some dig­
Branhild. looking down the street, both nity.
s multsneously exclaimed. “Here com«
8o tbe admiral wrote bta lettrm, -nd
the twins!”
Th««-dors went out by herself In tb* bath
And. sure enough, this time th* blue chair.
vywl and the brown eyed were approach­
As usual tbe solemn old man with the
ins from upiuMlte directions aud would white lienrd and the scowl drew Theo­
•o n meet. Mr. Branhild carefully meas­ dora «lowly along the parade, past ths
ured the distance* with his eye and then band and inward the pier. But when ha
tarunl to his wife and said. "I believe came to the entrance of ths pier he pass­
’bey will bit juat about here.”
ed it. which was unusual.
The little woman made no reply. She
Theodora made ao sign.
wsa too absorbed in her own calculations,
TU< Iwth chair wheeled slowly away
bro In a moment she said in her turn: from :!>. parade, and still Theodor* did
Til just bet you thnt they meet right not - .-.k. Th neo; le who pswo-d tbo
to front here. 1 wonder If they will invalid in the c>; iir tlmutht rhe w«o con­
stop.”
sumptive. for her cheeks were Bashed,,
uow could they help it? As tbe Bran- and her eyes shone with a peculiar light.
n'lds bad pnnlicted. the two mothers,
The bath chair passed through tbp
w :rh tbeir duplex offspring, met In front principal streets into tbe suburbs, and
II th* cottage and no introduction was still the old tnan never paused or looked
.'•eesaary.
back. Th*<xlorn sat upright and breath­
Mother of the brown eyed and mother ed a little heavily, but she made no
•X 'he blue eyed: “Why. if yon haven't renioaatroue*.
«»< d*ar little twins!"
At last they left the town behind them
They Moiled divinely, pushed their ear- end began the long ascent qf the Dawn*.
'is<*v alongside of each other and began The passersby stared a little, for bath
o have rapture*. Mrs. Brnnhll 1 loaned "h
. were net often seen in that neigh­
toeward from her step eagerly, !:•
•**
’d- The ted man toiled on veeari-
-hlning. Then, moved by an irresistibte irf. *1 ntly. Tbe brow of the hill was
impute*, she fluttered down, and a teln­ reach- I at !-’n«th. Below them lay a lit­
et* later, with oue sample of each family tle I .i nr. ; .
’way station.
in one arm. she called to Fred to com*
“Is it niueh farther?" asked Theodora
dewn to bwk.
from tbe bath chair.
And a little af er that all four of the
“It is h«i*." said th* old m»n, point­
liable* were luekiug their fat little legs ing to the railway station.
in a «haul sp;e d on the neat little
Then, there being no one Ifi sl|ri>t. be
flrrnhlH lawn, ard it turned out that took off his beard, and. lifting Theodora
after all th-re wa* nothing banality •ut *f tbe bath chair, be
----- 1 her.—St.
slwut th* nwibvr of ;bo brown eyed ha
Jam** Budget.
bi»« any mere than tlx .e waa about the
mother of the blue eyed babies, or about
A Reme«*.
little Mrs. Branl.ih! herself, for that mat­
Amatenr T»aor Iwho has been abroad)
ter.
Ab. my man. you ar* an eya doctor, I
The »bawl «n the lawn ia now alme«t a
understand?
,
'■ gnlar afternoon institution. You can
(>colist—I atn an oculist, air.
-te it any time you may happen to go
“Yes; writ, what I want So know la
Invn tli* afreet, w ith ’he two moth-rs Whether there is any way to prevent ths
and Mr*. Branhild in attltmie« nf ad ra
eye* from tilling with water white sing­
tion at the edges, while Uncle Fred ing?"
smokes his p:p* on the porch and I-« (.
“None that I know at except to gte*>
Iwnei olently down ou them It is really
yonr heart against th* suffering* of the
on- of th* sights nf th* city. If vin are
audience."-London Tit Rita.
only lucky en ugh to find it.—khicag
11» • ord.
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JANUARY 12
bring. Cuba, through her consti­
tutional convention, asserts her un­
dying gratitude to this country for
tbe assistance that enabled her to
gain independence. AndtbeSosth
American republics look to their
powerful sister republio with like
trelinge of confidence and rvepeot.
Tbe assertion of the Monroe doctrine
by this oouutry is their protection
against the injustice and rapacity of
Kuropnan monarchies.
A NEWSPAPER
EXPERIENCE
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father and husband to you."
Marjorie was oemforted. and a* they
started to find Don aud tail him the gued
liras Eric said, “You cannot call your­
self poritonle«* now. my lady, fur If I am
any judge of et.-oes that girdle to worth
a kuig'a ransom."
Marjorie turned with a wlnrome smUe.
“If thst la true, Eric, and you should
ever lose all your money we could man­
age to exiet on the 'maharajah's ruby gir­
dle.' "—lteaton IW.
A rvlaeeee a Itali Ask toe.
Tlcknor noted that In 1818 tbe Duke of
Lava) "epoke of the womea's love of
them ibullbgkte) end eald that at tbe
last on* ot tbe royal prineeoaee had
driveu the pice lato tbe bull'e oe- k, the
nail to which are attached tbe colors of
the province from which the bull came.
Mr rtekaer «aid ba muhl era re*ly be­
lieve that of any woman, but that aha
waa a Portuaueee aad ought be pretty
coarse.
'Well.' »aid the •mbaasaflor,
‘you ere going to court, of our**» *am-
tag tbe day.
Itane aad stand by me
when tba royal family pasa aad I will
make her boast of it’ When tba time
cam*, Mr Tickno* took his placa by tba
duke. Tba badina of cours*. stoppa.! to
AMflfc with the osnhaaaador of France
M . en tba
.n Portugue**
. ,., .
princess caasa, I««
tba
duke said to her that he beard they had
a fin* bsiMfight on Monday. "Oh y*«.'
•he «aid. '«ad I did *osn*thlag toward ito
•necea*, fur I drov* in the pica.* "—
Ath*«M*um.
Mllllaaa • » Mila* •« Fi<talla
The averag* ('hiueaa cue la thraa feet
long. and. reasoning that tbe adult Chi­
asmen numlwv A»'.«**».000. w. get a
United pirtall meaauring U3.rtS6 milea
t ng •uAcieut to
four and a half time«
mund tba aarth.
Tb* Oster Mau«* Basta»».
Sspbrw Oh. the gswit Is aoihiag. on
•'
I sh. n K't mind if I had It
I
rucie—I shouldn't mind, either. « ym> I
tad W.-f’btrwrv New*
¡
Tetor John was a good fellow, but be
b-ol ,ae grave fault—be was addicted tc
prsr ical jokiaa Oee Jay Peter had been
at work a few mile* from hi* home Aft­
er bi» day’s tabor was finished hl* em­
ployer invited him to partake of the
rVeuing meal with him. This Invitation
Peter accepted, and then, hia system
fnetited with a hearty sapper, he com-
Benre-l his journey homeward.
It was a dark, cold December night.
Tbe wind swept fitfully among the great
pine« and beeches, and strange, moaning
Sounds went sobbing through tbe forest.
Now and then an owl ottered its hoarse
cry at the sudden rattling of tm> dead
leave* told where some timid animal
scurried away from ths sound of foot-
step*.
But Peter was strong and stout hearted
and trudged quietly along without paying
much attention to the eight* and sonnda
around him until he had achieved per­
haps one-baM ef hte journey, when sod-
donly bl* ears caught tbe sound of a
burse’s feet descending the long, rocky
path behind him. Gradually th* sonnd
drew nearer until tbe »harp, peculiar
voice of tbe hseweman could be beard
urging tbe beast to a faster gait.
"Ah. ah," said Peter to himself aa he
heard the familiar tones; “that I* U nel»
Tom Berry!”
Now, Uncle Tom and Peter were neigh­
bors—that la to say, tbeir clearing* lay
about a mile apart—and none knew bet­
ter than Peter that tbe old man was nat-
«rally of a timid disposition and. further
mure, that nothing inspired him with
greater fear, nothing that he bad not
rather meet, than a wolf.
No sooner, therefore, had Peter becom*
convinced that tb* horseman behind him
was bls neighbor than he resolved to use
this trait of Carl* Tom’s as a means of
working out what he considered would be
a most capital Joke. His plans were soon
laid, and he prepared to put them Into
execution. Creeping through the nader-
growth which bordered hie path, be
crouched down and patiently awaited th*
approach of his victim. He had not wait­
ed lung before Uncle Tom. hia horse at a
sharp trot and himself casting timid
glances around, arrived opposite bls place
of concealment. Peter allowed him to
pans a few paces, and the*, springing for­
ward on bis hands and knees, be uttered
one or two suarliug yelps, fultewe^ by the
loud, clear, gatheiiug cry of th* wolves.
Tbe effect upon Uncle Tom was elec­
trical. MfM-kiging baM way oat a* bls ead
<lie. he uttered a scspam of terror, and
ttton, stooping until hl* bead nearly
touched the mane, he plunged bis spurs
■Into vhe horse's flank* and was off down
the n«d like a shot. As for Peter be roll­
ed over ou his back and kicked bis heel«
in huge enjoyment of his success. Loud
and long he laughed, occasionally vary­
ing tbe performance by making the forest
ring with a repetition of tbe wild, aav-
age cry that bad atruck such terror into
Uncle Tom's timid heart.
But there la an end to all things, and
so after awhile there was an end to Pe­
ter's mirth, and be, wiping bi* eyes, re­
gal lied tbe path and was about to resume
hia journey, when be heard a sound that
sent the cold shivers coursing over bis
body and almost froze the blood in hia
veins The wolves heard hia successful
imitation of their music ami were coming
In full cry upon him.
Calling all his energies into play, he
dashed down tbe path with scarcely less
speed and terror than did Uncle Tom
Barry himself. Peter was a famous run­
ner and had come off victor in many a
trial at speed wbeu the people had come
together at a raising or log rolling, but
this was no holiday game. The race was
for life. Down the long slope that led tc
Piikin's hollow and up the ascent beyond
fled Peter, while hardly 100 yards behind
came a snarling pack, hungry and fierce
Tbe life of an unarmed man would not
hr worth a minute’« purchase could they
uuc* surround him.
Down another luug slope, across a
broad sheet of ice at its foot and I^ether-
b*e’s hill, with its long, steep ascent, lay
iwfur* Inm. He shuddered as h« glanced
up Its rugged side, for be felt that his
strength would hardly suffice to carry him
to the top. Still he kept on, though it
seemed maduens to hope, for hl* pursu­
ers bad gained on biin fearfully.
Hs
knew It by tbe beating of their foot­
steps; but, with energy inspired by mor­
tal terror, he ran on, hoping to gain only
the brow of tbe hill, for there the ground
became more open, and bis own cabin
was but a few yards lieyond. He felt
sure that his pursuers would not follow
him beyond the summit, hut coaM be
rVaeb It before they would clone upon
him?
No, out hi b>* own exertion*, for just
as the thought passed through bi* mind
his foot eangtit under a gnarled root
that extended acroes the way, and he fell
heavily forward, bis head struck the
frozen ground, and he lay sensele.%*.
When Peter recovered consciousness,
he found himself hanging over the broad
wbvnM< r* of bi* brother John and about
to enter In* own door. Here he noon
collected hia scattered aenses and was
able to listen Intelligently to hie broth­
er's aceutrat of his rescue
Uncle Tom Hari-y in Ms flight bad atop-
iwd at the cabin long sueugh to about
through the wludow that the wolves
were ont and hurried on
John, who
lived with hi- brother, knowing that Pe­
ter tn net cottM- tb* name path, took hia
gun am! walked out to tbe edgv at the
forest, where be halted to listen
But a
«h -rt time elapsed before he beard tbe
sound of tbe pursued and pursuers, and
ruabing down tbe hill be arrived upon tbe
ace»* ju-t in time to ieop between Pe­
ter’s proatrate form aud the welve*. the
forvnioet of wh im was lews than ten feet
distant
Taking «ready alm. he sent a
bullet Into »be crvntvire's >>velo. and then,
while tb* pack war* fightiag over tbe
dead body of their cumsade. be slung Pe­
ter over hia bach and gained th* open
ground In safety.
IVser tvenkly taM tb* whete truth
About U.e affair from beginning to end
and concluded the story with tb* em­
phatic assertion that a* long a* ha lived
be would never be guilty of another grac-
Heal joke, a vow be faithfully kept until
hie dying day.—Rxcbang*
ta-»««« *r ssiaaie t ie*.
Men of assidi* age bare by no otean*
g*a»*-d the d«ng*r line <>f life. The de­
generation of alea*, the decay of bom*
feeling, the teen of faith In fellow moa,
rhe ttaooowHon* development of beesslita-
tv trade at theetpewae of carefully traxt-
-d motive« and acta ar* among the beset-
’lag evils. There come« a time In tb* life
of a man who has heen held In plsrv bv
vebeni. rtis-eb and eoetety when be fetes
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that he Is master, take« control
and satte
u* to ....
keep
up our moral
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'l*il*n<v to tbe end of Ilf* -rr*nid-at
b asar*'* Nei num
Barbara went to college and had idea*
Rhe wrote sonlfol sonnets on sunset* tha*
Were publiahi-d in the college papers, a*
she be- ame ambitious. She applied for t
position on a newspaper and g<M It.
“You ean have this de«k here," sik
her employee "The iypevrritofl’a *•'•>
on her va*-ation,
Here’s a new nia
chine.”
Barbara scarcely heard him in her ea
gernesa to begin. lie strolled over to th»
chart neatlv printed in capitals that bun»
on the wall: “’Art,’ ‘No Exhibitions II
Town,’ ’Courts,’ That’s covered.
’Ll
brarie*,’ ’Literature.’
Here, take thli
pile of book* and review tbeai.”
Barbara took the typewriter out of Iti
tin dress with its garniture of dust, di*
emboweled the wastebasket, placed th«
new paste pot gracefully atop of a l«rg<
pair of garden adaaora and. casting hei
eye upon the lithographic portrait* of th«
editors of seven French journals, some
what fly specked and cynical, that hun|
opposite, lagan. She bad never playei!
npon anything but 1 piano before, so sh<
kept feeling for the pedal st first, but
after much fingering and a reminiscent
thought of “Mason's Touch and Tech
nique,” she evolved a production which
allowing for various lacuiue, the readin»
of dollar signs for Interrogation mark»
and the tendency of capitals to appeal
In the middle of words, was fairly legible
She waded to the editor’s desk througl
drifts of papers kuee high. The chiei
was engaged on an editorial on the prop
er care of infants, with special referenc»
to the cow* of the local pasture*.
“Through already?” he said. “Well,
give u* something light and spicy on th»
shirt waist, that new house building on
Capital avenue and the valve that fellow
In the Sixth ward has just Invented. A
paragraph on ’Strangers In Town'
might be a good thing.”
Just then a gaunt young man with a
complexion like the binding of a lawbook
and black hair that bung in wisps about
his face came Into the room.
“Mr. Flinders I’etrie, Miss Barbara
Thia is the new member of the staff, Pe
trie. Take her out aud introduce her to
the rest of the forue.” And Barbara
was soon made acquainted with «to apple
faced man called Billy, who puffed eter
nally as a chimney violating the smoke
‘T«i<n«nrw, «nd a boy who was turning
ovc: the.file* of the paper and looked a»
If he bad absorbed tbe sheets one by ons
into h.s system, so pale waa his face. A
innn whose costume waa a pair of blue
■ vernlls and the rim of a straw bat, a
squinting compositor and a mincing man
of melancholy mien who was ''netting
up” in no merry sense of the term com
pleted -the round of introduction*.
Billy soon came to be an ever present
dew of refreshment to Barbara. lie was
called by convention “city editor," but th«
duties of the staff were Interchangeable
Flinders Petrie would resign his post a«
telegraph editor to go out and report a
cockfight; Billy would take the chief*»
chair, which he filled to overflowing,
while the latter went to a convention,
aud Barbara soon found herself loading
the little tin boxe* that ran like buckets
in a well to and from the composing
room with damp, yellow telegrams when­
ever the squint eyed man turned his
oblique «an- down upon her from above
and called “Copy!” She gloried In the
work, for when the word came in hot
from th* wires of China or the Philip­
pines it seemed to hold her hand in hand
with a world ’hat hung breathless on Its
children's fate.
These were no mere
words sent mechanically over lifeless
wires, but glowing glimpses of reality.
The i.ccupaut of the telegraph desk in
the outer room was the reception commit­
tee for the force. Here it fell to the lot
of Barbara to greet Isaac Harriman
when he cante In to insert a notice of hi*
slater's death. He was a lanky youth,
whose hands constantly were searching
for invisible pockets and whoM eyes
seen ■ d to follow invisible beckoning*
he gave her the details for the
“obit." column, At last he laid a quar-
ter on the desk before her and murmur­
ed. "Will that cover it?"
When he
found there was no charge, his gratitude
was boundless, although voiceless, as be
slid along the wall toward the door.
Baihnra was not surprised a few days
later when she wa* aroused front at: ef­
fusion she was roficoctlug on “Girl*
Swltnmiux" to sec a long arm come ovei
her shoulder ard an enormous bunch ot
bachelor's buttoua” and petunias, wound
tightly with twine, fall upon her desk.
'■1've got some noos for ye.” said the
voice of the lank youth. "Annie Mills
and Cy Comlin went ridin on the Oreg m
road Sunday night. It’s a joke." he add­
ed. with a wink. and. with a series of
chuckles like the splutter of a piston
when th* wat*r chokes it. b< melted from
the room. Billy wit< inclined to run a
paragraph “just to please the poor duf­
fer." but Petri* and Barbara penmadfd
him not to do an. Billy tras a little too
to: ’er hearted to be truly artmtfc acme-
time*.
T ie staff had grown accustomed to
Bnrba--a
They had found that in spite
of the fact that her bair and shoes were
always neat she never loat ber temper
nor complained of the heat nor expected
every man in the room to offer her bis
chair wiser »he came in. and she aeemed
to like Hilly's <igars and even paid the
bet she lost on how to pronouac* “¡seta-
tion " She had learned bow'Io capitalise
and how to get a “four head” of Just tha
riebt nimiltar nt letter* and how to leave
a fellow «tone when he haa hi* feet *n
his deck and is hunting fer a word.
Bitt one day Barbara disappeared.
Two days they wondered, and the third
the chief found a little not* *n his desk
"You have all been *o good to m*,” he
read, "that I hate to leave you; but. as
y u -aid to me once yourself. There’s
r. «thing like a redhot engagement to In­
terest aoctoly.' yon shall bav* tb* trst
announcement of mine.” For Barbara
had closed the door* of the temple of
fame forever behind her.—Chicago Even
Ing Post.
The Ragflhlat Trleatlkaog.
The Buddhist priest hood in Slam I*
divided into two secta. The one known
«« tbe Maha Nekaia. th* large body, is
the «klar and nor* coi
.onaervativ* order
and represent* the great mas* of tbe
people, while the one known as tbe llama
Yuta Nekal*. the body who follows
rich tecuanes*, is the new aud more art»-
tocratic order, and _
in it* numbers ar*
th* most scholarly men.
n«d
“Oh. wr’re
wn-Mn’t hare
I
’ ’ < I B
I -uroai
I
♦ ♦♦ ♦♦»«»<
Trw* Be Ik- S«lt*ksr.
If bra«« er copper, after clcanin-
rwbbed with old. Bott oewapap, *. p
In k much brighter sad keep dean _»■
longer.
>
tat ilAtf.
*
At this point of the story our herein«
swept a cross th* room. There being Derb­
ies else fur onr vl!l«in to do without vto-
latlus tb* unit tea. b* got up and dusted.—
Indianapolis Pr.-»»
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