Eugene Weekly Guard.
<■ A M r B Kl.I. BKOa., I*ruprl»<ur«-
EUGENE
OREGON
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Rome people are like straws on a
river, they do not go through the world,
but are carried.
If Maclay bus the business Instinct
we may look for another volume or two
from him right away.
Jajiau is iM-ginmug to lead other na
Horn, in the higher civilization. Her
press has started a crusade against lip
ping
A Federal Judge decides that it la no
crime to puss off < 'ullfrdi-nite money on
u sucker Of course uot; It la a gen
ulue accomplishment.
A New York ludy was much flattered
w beu her complex lou was likened to an
exquisitely tinted ehlua cup, but she
was a» mad a» ho|m when some one
»aid It w as a beautifully paluted mug.
Every few days we bear of some
other do* tor who accidentally vaccin
ated h.mself on the end of the nose.
The luui who started ibat story seems
to have iuieuted u running mate for
the mother-iu law Joke.
Noah was one of the earliest silver
Users He advertised that lie would
sail ou a certain date, those who didn't
believe iu advertising failed to get tick
ets and were left out lu the wet with
out umbrellas or bathing suits. As
most of them could not swim they took
to the tree» and txs-ame monkey». The
origin ot tbe monkey 1» now settle*!.
Cultivation of tbe speaking voice has
a practical advocate In the manager of
the Chlcugo telephone company. Al)
applicant» for p*>»itlou in the central
office must beneefurtli pass a voice test,
aud such girl» as are accepted w ill un
dergo a course Iu vis,il training to tit
them for the work. Ou the recognized
prlui Iple that answer» are frequently
returned In the pilch of the questioner,
low, w ell modulated "central” V oli e»
may prove catching Iu all tin- homes
aud office» of Chicago.
The new AiiNtrallan turlff, I w hlch
went luto o|H*rutiuu at 4 o'clock t, Vic
torla time," uu Oct. 8. provl<lea uniform
lute» III »11 tile coiistltuelil »(ale» of rlie
new fevh-rutloii, and free trade among
the Hiatt*» tbemsclvaa. Formerly each
colony hail a tariff of It» own, agulu»t
tbe other colouir» a» well a» aguiust
foreign couuirles, Ju»t a» our .Staten did
uudar the Confederation, before the
adoptiou of the Countltutlou. The eu
largeiuent of area» under a uniform
tariff ha» beeu a notable movement of
tbe la»t ceutury the world over.
In Han Francisco they have discover
ed a suicide antidote that seems to In*
worth watching I lie mun who wauled
to die In'lieved that tile world would tn*
well rid of film. He remarked that be
would end bls trouble», aud leaped luto
lire bay. A sailor flung a metal life
preserver al the struggling man and all
but scalped him The life saving crew
tore off bls clothing and some cuticle
Iu their baste. They duped him, rolled,
|Hiunded. pl lie lied and pumuieled him
They worked Ills arm» and hammered
the soles of hi» feet. 1'hey pullevl out
bls tongue to ludu*« nvplratlou, ami
w beu lie gasped th* y took him to a him
pltal Later be was arrested, roasted
to a turn by a Judge. Hued $10 and
costs, and Just a» he was leaving the
courtroom to work out the flue he was
bitten by a dug lie lia» faithfully prom
laud to live forever, If Nature will per
mit, and you couldn’t hire that man to
eveu think of sub Ide now. Of course.
It is a cure tliat would only work In cer
tain cases, but It seems to be a power
ful restorer wheu rightly applied
Blate Treasurer Grimes of Kausas
has made a study of W ashlngtuu life,
•specially as to official circles, and he
fluds some undeuiov ratl< ways tliat the
democratic people of this country wilt
uot take to kindly. Mr Grimes says
a I Ulli-d Blates Senator diva not dare
to Introduce bls private secretary to
another Senator. That would be to pre
»ulue too much on Senatorial dignity
No matter bow bright ami cultured Hu*
•e* rotary may be. uo matter If be la the
Senator’s superior mentally, he must
be made to understand tliat be is an In
ferlor. Mr Grimes discovered this fact
when ttonator Burton offer<*«l him a
pla**e as bls private aecretary. Such a
state of affairs might be expected In
Kuro|»*an official circle» where caste
holds »way, but It la out of place lu a
republic. The |»<v>ple of the M, <t. espe
cially. will reweut .u ii a state of affair«
In tbelr capItuL Nenators, lu their view ,
are Hie paid servants of the |veople. not
aristocrats. Bemitora. It 1» »aid. defend
this drawing of »octal lines by saying
that a Senator cannot <le»l with an
other'» private secretary, but would
want to ib-al with the Senator himself
Very well But th.vt la M rv is. u w h.,
tlie »<. rotary should l e held to hold a
lower rank He Is an \nierlcau cltlaen
and presumably a gentleman If he
in«'Vta i Senator hv
< prliunh entithM
to in liitriHlurfhm . in one
m
inlriMlutol to another
The \merhau
pevpte do i ot like snoblvery iu the offi
clal cin-les of the r .ervaiits The», »er
rant» .ire .uffi, lently ob«<«|ulons to the
people when they want office They
should not put oti air. W hen they go to
It * -
I’rof Albion W. ttmall,
verslty of Chicago. In tai
ver* ty student* thus pays
to the Idle rich "A burgla
man beside the man who
pure simple itvlere«t w be
Just a* well work " l*rof,
tie» thia strong assertion
th an ex
planation that be menna h "pur»’ tn
terest Inherited wealth, i
for In
stance, that which la plan in a bank
wlille the owner duos noth t to twtter
hie own coudu >>n v< that * b.s neigh
bur This la iu v-ouiradlstli
"ordinary" Interest wbi.li is pia.ed to
gv»»t uae by tbe areunsulatorn
I he
l*rofeNM>r g>M on to »bow that tbe lat
ter la a »iiliatdutlon for Insurance in
o4«l age It la severe to »»y that tbe
a*w lal parasite w bo >|wn*ta upon h m
seif ami hia pleasure« tbe interest of
Inberltev! wealth la In a lower •<■*>«
than a burg .ar who preys apnn au* ety
with a dark lantern aud Jimmy Doubt
less tbe Professor doe» not mean to be
taken literally, but there is a modicum
of justice iu wbat be »ays. Of courae,
tbe Idle rich are not offending against
tbe laws of tbelr country aud are not
amenable to any form of punishment.
Nevertheless, It la true enough that
they are a predatory clasa living upon
tbe fruits of tbe toll of other* Justice
to tbe rich compete the assertion, how
ever. that tbe absolutely idle among
them constitute a »mall minority. We
have Innumerable examples of Inherit
ed riches, as well as those acquired,
being used In various forms of altru
istic effort. Nor Is It right to overlook
tbe truism that even the prodigal and
self Indulgent rich are of some benefit
to society by keeping money In circu
lation and Indirectly supporting many
tollers and wage earners. With due re
spect for Prof. Small’s opinion the av
erage critic will bold a less extreme
view of tbe case. Society Is less harm
ed by tbe bile parasite than la that
worthless individual liim»elf by the
misuse of Inherited wealth
If you should ask a Chicago man or
woman to show you Hie bravest |ier-
son In that groat city It Is likely they
would pilot you to a little restaurant
and |H>lnt to a girl Is-hiud the counter.
Sbe bad a duty to perform, It was a
bard duty. It was takiug her young
life away. It was making little wrln
kies and marks of care, but Julia I’rln-
dlville tried not to think of these
things, and kept on doing the best lie
could, There was a family to support
on ber $4 50 a week, and It doesn't
seem that iu all the haunt» of sorrov.
there could I m * another »ucfi pilltiful
family. Tbe mother was feeble of
body and mind, a human cipher. Tlie
father's mind was also gone, aud there
wa» a dwarf child. 15 years old. who
stopped growing at the age of 3. and
who was deaf and dumb, ami was kept
strap|s-d Iu a chair. What do you think
of that burden? Doesn't any trouble
that ever came to you seem insignifi
cant Iu the »Iglit of tliat roomful of
misery? Iu the morulug Julia cooked
breakfast, cared for the old folks,
washed aud dressed the dwarf mid
strapped Iter iu a chair. Then »lie
hurried away to her work mid $150 a
week. She didn't <-omj>lalu. She had
n<> confidant» The other girls called
her stingy because she never spent a
penny or went to a place of amuse
ment. "1 can’t do It." waa her only
replyto Invitations. She might have«
married, but sbe
she drove youug men
a way. She gave up everytbiug tliat
made Joy for other girls ami carried
ner cross like a true martyr for HlX
years. It might have gum- ou till »he
died from palu, work and worry, liad
m>t an officer discovered what the girl
had labored to conceal, The dwarf
was taken to au asylum and the two
old people will be cared for at public
expense. And the girl, who deserves a
monument mid a Victoria Cross and
all Hie mementoes of Victory that were
ever designed, Wept when "her fam
ly" was taken away, saying »lie want
ed the dwarf In the house <>|> Christ-
maa. Then »be weut back to the res
taurant. When you get dl»»ati»tled.
and blue, nml discouraged, think of
Julia I’rlmllv ille, and remember that
she never lost hope or courage for a
single Instant.
atwent. Tbe evidence Is Just sufficient
to Justify tbe suspicion that a sma I
proportion of criminal» are criminals
because of their physical construction,
aud it Is certainly tbe duty of every
$
vlduals may be rec..gnized A« yet all
tbe criminal marks we know of can
only be stated In relative terms of tbe
France has now the deepest well In class and have, unfortunately, fio
the world. It is 3.110!) feet and the tem plication to tbe Individual.
perature at the bottom is 117 degrees.
The largest artesian well In the ABOUT MISDIRECTED LETTERS.
world is fourteen inches In dlamep?r
and GM feet deep. It is at Cerritos, iu Surprteinaly Large Number la the
Po.toHice at Cincinnati.
California.
At the request of the Postmasters
E is the most common letter. In one
Association of tbe L’ulted States. Post
thousand letters E occurs 137 times in
master E R. Monfort, of Cincinnati
English. IM times in French, IE) In
has prepared a paper on the subject of
Spanish, 17s in German.
"Misdirected Mall " It has been order
In three hundred years the average ed printed, says the Cincinnati Com
length of human life has been doubled. mercial Tribune, ami 1» to be sent to ad
In the sixteenth century it was between tbe postoffices of the country as the
eighteen and twenty years, at the close opening move In arousing the people
of the eighteenth century it w as a little generally on this mutter. L’apt. Moufort
over thirty years, and to-day it is over
says In part:
forty years.
"In March, 1901. 1 found by the re
I*
a
The Internal beat of the earth
ports made In tbe Cincinnati postoffice
survival of the time when It was a that there bad been bandied in th«
glowing ball and waa turning ou its mailing division 943.385 and in the de-
axis with a velocity four times as livery division 533,ti75. making a total
great as at present. It was slowed of 1,470.000 misdirected letters in one
down principally by tbe action of tbe year. This appalling fact led tue tc
tides. Internal aud external, these being examine Into methods and ascertain
one of tbe results of tbe moon's attrac cause for this condition and to seek a
tion.
remedy which might result in an Im
Tbe rotation of tbe moon In such a provement of tbe service. I found that
way that It shows to us always the tbe newspapers were ready and willing
same face was shown to be tbe conse to render assistance and publish tbe
quence of the tides in tbe molten moon conditions and a warning to tbe public
due to the attraction of the earth. The to exercise more care. But this remedy
eurth has not surrendered Itself to tbe seemed inadequate. 1 addressed a letter
tides caused by tbe rnoou because they to Dr It. G. Bootie, superintendent of
are relatively so feeble. It will, how tbe public schools, and Informed him
ever. without doubt, ultimately present of the number of misdirected letters
always the same face to the moon.
that passed through tills office, and
Guuuar Anderson a Scandinavian asked him If my letter, which set forth
botanist, makes a specialty of the the conditions fully, could uot be read
study of plant grow-h lus.de tbe Arctic to tbe pupils In the public schools, so
circle. The total number of flowering as to awaken a disposition to exercise
species so far Identified is about nine more care in addressing letters. I ad
hundred, of which 435 are In Iceland. vised him that mistakes were uot con-
JSG In Greenland, and tbe rest mostly fined to ignorant people, but that a
In Spltzla-rgen. The Arctic summers, large proportion of letters which failed
though short, are often hot and dry, of delivery were from families having a
and the lack of moisture keeps plant moderate education and from profes
life dwarfed. Many of the species are sional and business men and women,
tbe same as In larger forms in southern and that mistakes were largely due to
carelessness. Dr. Boone responded
la nds.
The resistance of cedar wood to de promptly and effectively, He called
cay has long been famous, and cedar bls 900 teachers together and read
fence posts often last for generations. them tbe letter aud instructed them to
A remarkable Instance of tbe inde give fifteen minutes’ time each week
structibility of cedar has t>een noted in to special instruction on the question of
the State of Washington, w here a for addressing mail. It is too early to
est of hemlocks, near Acme, has grown give the results of this teaching, lint
up over an ancient buried forest of ce we bave uo doubt it will be far-reach
dars. The trunks of cedar, although Ing and »bow a decided improvement
lying In a moist soil, have been almost In this location, If these Instructions
perfectly preserved for at least 150 could be given in all the schools of
years, the length of time that the rings the country and the children lmpress-
of growth show tbe hemlocks to have ed with the Importance of special care,
been growing above their fallen prede this process of education would bring
marvelous results to the country.”
cessors.
Science
vention
In pointingout ways to Increase Amer
ican trade in China our consul at Nlucn-
wang, Mr. Miller, calls attention to
some interesting pecullarltim of the
Chinese people. It Is one of their traits,
he says, to handle tbe things they use
very carefully and for this reason they
make cheap and poorly made articles
last much longer than do other people.
They make things in what seems to us
a flimsy way. and are very economical.
Large quantities of old scrap Iron are
Imported Into China to be worked over
into cheap, useful articles In tbe small
ELECTRICITY HASTENS CROPS.
blacksmith shops scattered throughout
The iutense love of the
Now Jersey Truck Farmer Taps Trol the country.
ley VX ire for Beiietit of Garden.
Chinese for pictures and artistic orna
The Bordentown (N. J i Trolley Com ments causes them to buy cheap arti
puny Is suing one Michaelis Quentin cles of that kind, such as In our country
ky, a Bohemian truck farmer nt New can only tie distributed gratis for ad
Egypt, for the larceny of Its electric vertlslng purpose«.
current, The circumstances of the
ARE KNOWN BY THEIR EARS
theft are so peculiar ami Interesting
and »eein to |»iiut to results so Import
Criminals May He Detected by the
ant as to raise It from a petty crime
Shupe of Their Aural Organs.
luto a great discovery— provided, of
It Is well kuowu that lunatics i are
course, the filets are as stated.
distinguished by the peculiar devi e!op-
Measurements at the power house of meat of their ears, "The insane ear"
the trolley company showed that there can be detected at a glance by an ex-
was a loss of current somewhere along pert alieulst. It is now claimed that
the Hue which could not lie accounted criminals may likewise be picked out
for Tills loss had continued for some of a crowd by the distinguishing marks
time Kotiert» were set to work uud upon their ears. A new Investigator in
after much search, discovered that a this field of work. Arthur Keith, pre
farmer had Ingeniously tapi>ed the sents some Interestlug facta regarding
wire com eying the current from the the significance of the variation of hu
power house and was utilizing It to man ears. Mr. Keith, in the first place,
stimulate the growth of legetables
points out how seldom the ear Is de-
There was a network of wires on •ertbed In llteratture as compared with
his truck patch. 3ou by 2te> feet, on the sj>ace devoted to other features.
which bls radish crop w is grown He
I
He roughly divides the extremes of ear
bad by Hila means electrified the ground types luto two classes, the small, com
111 some way and claims that since pact ear and the large, broad ear that
stringing Ins w ires he timls that radish often statills out from the bead like
es, which previously needed six weeks
wind »ails from the port holes ot a
to come to maturity, could be brought steamer." The compact ear be calls
to the marketable condition in fourteen the "orang type." aud tbe broader ear
days. Thia. If true, means that by the "chimpanzee type." Accord *tg *o
euuslng electricity to circulate through his classification the "shell like ear" of
the ground three crops may lie raised novelists, supposedly au Indication of
and gathered in the Huie hitherto re high birth. Is nearest tbe orang type,
quired to mature one crop.
aud be notes that "of eight peere**-es
This la of lirst importance, says the five have eant of this type, which cer
New Y.*rk Tim«** and If «-»tal>lii>livd by tainly leuds some support to the popu
In vest Igatlou it Is a discovery which lar supposition. Ou tbe other baud, of
should Increase the 'alue of land and five leading lady singers only one
reduce the coat of food vegetables. As ■bow* this ty|*e of ear." A» the broad
a discovery It would be worth many type figures very little lu fiction there
fold tiit value of all the current of the seems to be no popular conclusion re
garding Its significance, so Mr. Keab's
llonlentown Trolley Company.
mvewtigatlou has a marked element of
novelty.
In examining the criminal, the insane
as well as the normal classes, in order
to find the ratio of prevalence of these
eontraste-l ear types Mr. Keith dtecov-
en*d;
"That, taken as a class, not as Indi
viduals. criminals show a de;vartur**
from tbe sane In their physical consti
But what doe* this really
g i me tution.
»hoot mean? It means. I take It. that the
criminal class la recruited In undue
proportion from the group of men who
manifested tbe 'orang type’ of ear and
tbe women who possess tbe 'chlmpan
xee t)i»e’ A larger proportion of Indi-
t <’<*n*en)al « alter
vidua s of these two classes la prevl s-
The Mahl "There la a geut
at ¡»>sed toward crime than those with >vp-
the door who w istie* tv
poalta type*. But clearly tbe preseuce
ma'am.”
of the orang type ear in any Individual
I be
INvea be look like
• of Itself no ev.denee of this pre.is
caller.
position ”
Tbe
Mr Keith, however, not only studied
Tbe
the var.atkia la tbe orang and cb.m
I'm in
pansee type*, but in that type of ear
calls.”
which (Ktaarsaea an ear tip or p«;n:ed
The Maid - But this is the young un •■ffeet on tbe outer eilge a* well as a
derisk er. ma am ”
weak Inner convolution, and be say*
"Oh. that's very different
Show of tbe studies;
him In ”—4'lev eia nd I'ta in l »caler
"All that can be deduced from tbe
present Inves* gat!<vn la that a si ghtly
A brakeman greatly admired a pretty
-*■»•.- p
- -a ,,f
people w;i>
rl who passed h.iu on the street Sb-
ear tips and retrograde belter*
n play with my watch all right." the
ve thru selves over W crime thaa
lose la wfa.ck these two faatursu are
TEA AT $50 A POUND.
That 1» What Some Epicure» Pay for
the leaves.
Washington is a good tea market.
Dealers in tbe fragrant leaves aver that
no statistics are at band indicating the
extent of tea consumption In the dis
trict. but they say tbe fact Is apparent
that Washingtonians drink tea.
Not
only <lo they drink much of It. but they
drink tbe best—that Is. what passes tor
the l>eat on the market—tea that is
worth from NO cents to $1.25 a pound.
"It would surprise you." said a dealer,
according to the Washington Star."that
some tea sells for $50 a pound. I think
It Is not worth it. but that Is tbe price
asked and the price paid for a peculiar
variety that comes from Ceylon. There
are other varieties of Ceylon tea which
sell at $40. $25. $15 and $lo a pound,
and some of the commonest grades of
teas drunk In the cities come from that
far east Island. It is the opinion of tea
dealers that the maximum price which
can legitimately be asked for tea Is $1
a |H)und. Tbe prices that I previously
quoted are fancy prices and are will
ingly paid by rich people with whom
the gratification of appetite outweighs
gold. The first pickings from the tea
bush are the choice leaves. They are
long aud full of the essence that epi
cures in tea demand, and they have a
flavor absent in later leaves. There is
no difference in the curing proteoses,
so it Is only because the leaves are
themselves the »elect few that the
price Is so high. The picking is done
from tbe youngest plants and before
tbe first leaves on these plants attain
maturity The astringent flavor notice
able in most teas Is uot in tbe leaves I
describe, but there are not many per
sons who |>ay $50 a pound for tea.”
He Invoked Appreciation,
Sbe was young and nicely dressed
and fairly pretty, The car was full
when she entered It. and most of the
sitters were women The girl looked up
and dow n the long lilies of raglans au l
flaring bats, and then planted herself
directly lu front ot a youngish man
who sat uear tbe stove. Sbe stared
down at him In a superbly scornful
manner, but he waa au old bird and
evidently didn't tuitid.
Then her scornful stare changed to
one of deep Indignation. and this In
turn melted into a look of pained sur
prise. But tbe youngish man stood It
all in a thoroughly hard »tied manner
The look of surprise Iveeame a look
of pity, anil presently the girl stooped a
little and remarked: "I'm afraid you
don’t know w bo I am."
He looked astoulsbed. but :n.inag>',i
to answ er • Your fear is well grouuded
May I ask who you are
The girl stiffened with conscious
pride.
”1 am one of this season’s budaf* sbe
said with a superh air of superiority
But even then sbe didn't get the
seat.-Cleveland Flalu Ih-aler.
Forgot Her Prayer«.
4 year-old girl was «l*eudlng a
nlgbt sway from home
At bedtime
she kneeled at her hostess’ km-,- to
nay her prayers, expecting the nsual
prompting. Findlug Mrs B unable to
help her out. sbe continued thus
"riease. God 'scuse me; I can i re
member my prayers, and I am staying
with a lady that don’t know any."
A
It la easy for wouiv u to I» good. Af
ter a woman has bad cblldretk tbe
only lemptat'ou »be meet» is one to
borrow money from tbc.r bauka.
Botue UM-u with »ma.I iuc**m<<« are sti
foolish wbeu lu love that they can Dt*
more afford bating a g.rl '>***■* they
could au autvMUvbdav
CHAPTER 11L—«Continued.•
Standing upon a mound uear her, she
places her bauds to ber pretty moutb,
and. with a simple eloquence that cannot
be too highly commended, cries "Hi. to
him. at the top of her fresh young voice.
Whether the breeze has played tra.tor.
or whether the bending figure is of so
gross material as to be deaf to this bril
liant appeal, who can say. At all events,
be never stirs or lifts himself froni bis
Nothing
task, w-batever It may be.
daunted, Griselda returns to the attack.
"Hi!" cries she again, with a sharper. 1
freer intonation, And still nothing comes
The
bending figure refuses to
of it.
___________
straighten bis back, and things remain as
before. It is really too bad. Getting
down from her mound she clambers up on
a higher bank, and once more sends out
ber voice upon the world:
“Hi, my good man!” This does it As
if compelled to acknowledge this tribute
to bi» virtues, "my good man" uprears
himself, looks vacantly round bim—at ev
ery point but the right one first, and at
last sees Griselda. The effect produced is
not only instantaneous but marvelous.
Down goes bls rod, hia cast, his choicest
fly—an admirable orange grouse—and he
comes steaming toward ber at about
twenty knots an hour.
His eyes, ever since they first lighted
upon Griselda, have seemed to grow to
ber, aud now-, as be draws nearer, she
too sees and recognizes him. The kuowl-
edge thus gained so surprises her that
she very nearly falls off her high bank,
and then grows very charmingly rosy,
aud as charmingly confused. It is none
other than the young man who bad helped
to restore the carriage to its legitimate
position.
"Oh. no. No, indeed.” softly. "You
must not think that. Unde Gregory does
not permit us to know our neighbors.
He lifts bis hat and Griselda, giving
him a rather aolernu little salute, turns
away from him. A aeconiLlater, however,
she finds him again beside her.
“It—there is all the appearance of coin
ing rain in the sky." he says, gravely.
"Don't you think so? I fear we shiitl
have a perfect storm before long. I
thought I'd tell you, so that you might
get as much good out of these woods as
jiossible before—the deluge, lhi* week,
now-, might be fine, but I should not an
swer for the next; and, indeed, if you will
pannit m*- ta adriaa yrn. I should recom
mend you to take a walk to-morrow. YY ho
shall say that rain might not fall the day
after?”
Who, indeed?
It seems the soundest reasoning. So
Griselda, having shown herself impress,si
by it, inclines her bend to him once more,
and. a turn in the path biding him at last
from view, takes to her heels, and hard
ly draws breath until, having found the
small iron gate that admits to the gar
den at its lowest end. she enters by it
aud feels herself at last at home.
On the hall doorsteps, as if lying in
wait for her, stands Mrs. Gruuch. the
housekeeper.
"Dear me, miss, and so you have re
turned,” says she. "Dear! but master
will be main glad to hear of it. He was
that upset by your absence that we
daren't so much as approach him.” G ri-
selda's blood grows cold. "But now he’ll
be sure to tell you himself how glud be is
to see you back safe aud sound.”
at once, as It were, on hearing this
tion. the old mau quails before n_r jT*
beaten bound. The l ie g,,,, ullt 0(
he seem» to shrink into h.mself,
out hi» bands as though io ward Ja
fatal blow.
“Not that. Anythitx. *ut that’ vu
mutters, feebly.
’ •]
“Well, don't drive me to it,”
..
sulkily.
"Remember, it was for him I ¿4 ...^^B» or ai
cries be. »barply. "After all my |0Vf ‘¿ I dfffie-tion
care, my secrecy, to have it now ,4,j
t
t , b in! I tell you”—his fingers » ,r< J
lr
i-ouvuteively—"ra‘ her than that he sh»»
know, it seems to me that it would t»
sweet and ».mple thing to murder
who would betray me.”
"I’m not going to betray you," (
sbe. "And as for saying ’twas tor I
you did it. why----- "
"For him. For bis sake only."
"Partly, I think.” »ays she. dryly.
“Entirely; allege her. What other c
ture had I to love mt—to love?
mother, as you know, hated nie; •U
when sbe died I was glad,"
favte of th
crushing his Angers together.
“Yet the deed was scarealy lie eS<l, MMisbed.
if done for him," say» Grun b. boidra
her ground. "That old aunt of b.s—4
mother'» sister—put want out of the
Pftitnise:
tion for him.”
"1 kuew nothing of ber desire t , mjj, ■»mise.
him her heir—then."
a I
"You know it now, anyway," <-:ys sh
with a nasty sneer. "Aud it is never i
late to mend—to find by acrid.-nt tf
acks<
paper you have just locked up."
t, do,
"I have thought of it,” says he, »
ahoi
lowered brow and eye» bent up.n t
after
ground, "dreamt-d of it; and all
clock
dreaming has but convinced me
he I
things had better »tay as they now a.i
Into what better hands could they h«-
re Y*
fallen? Who would have husbanded
s the
ing. >
all like me? You know the care, t
tor A
trouble, the sleepless days aud ti ghti
Hl illt
Sture
have devoted to the management of-
S. 01
it. You know whe her it has ever
a joy to me—rather a grief, a weary ug
J
the flesh, a curse!" The word comes fr
has
between his lips with a little h.-s.
ting
sound. "But it is all for him, for hua,
it
he says, in a dying tone.
er so
With restless, feeble steps he begins t
extet
pace the room.
“He believes in me. He trusts me;
alone—now! But if ever he were to lei
the truth he would spurn me from in
I swear to you”—he turn» and fixes b
bunting eyes on hers—"I'd strangle yo
bpeuii
with these hands," holding them out be|
fore her. trembling with passion,
strong and lithe, "before the words
pass your lipa.”
“I'm nol going to play traitor,
told you that." says she. frowning. "I's
had a chance before this if I wished to di
it; and I'm not going to help his eh Idrej
whatever happens."
Her brow grov
black and her eyes lighten. “May .-un
follow him wherever he be. even throi
the gates of death!”
"Amen.” says Dysart, carelessly. I'hi
in a different tone: "Seaton is cotnl
home to-morrow."
“You have a design." says she, fixlt
her sharp eyes on him with a searchi
regard.
te bin
“True; and I think well of mentionh
Stale
it to you.” says Dysart, slowly. ' "Aft
Bion <
long and careful thought I have d<
ever’
on abandoning more ambitious schem
•'*■ us
and wedding him to my elder niet
1
Vera."
(To be con tinned J
CHAPTER V.
Mrs. Crunch, as Griselda left her, turn
ed aside, and with darkened brow made
CHAPTER IV.
“It Is really you?” cries be. with unaf for the library, Mr. Dysart's usual abid
ing place. Not finding him here. #he
fected delight, coloring warmly.
"It is you, too,” replies »he, reflectively, hurries onward down the ball, until she
and as though it is a little unfair to comes to a heavy curtain, once handsome,
now ino:h-eaten aud dingy, and pushing
throw all the personalities at her.
"So it is.” says he, smiling gayly. “You it aside, reveals a long flagged passage,
wanted me? I hope you had not to call with a high, narrow door at the extreme
end.
often?”
Stooping as she comes to it, she peers
“Very often,” smiling, too, and jumping
"I thought I through the keyhole, and finding it emp
down off her pedestal,
should never make you hear, Do you ty, tries, with a cautious, quiet grasp,
the handle •>( the door to find the latter
know the road to Greycourt? I don't.”
"I do. It is a tedious way. and com- locked. Still very cautiously she slips her
plicated, But if you will permit me togo hand into her pocket, draws out a key.
with you aud show it to you, Miss Dy- well oiled, aud inserting it in the keyhole,
softly opens the door.
»art ?"
A grim smile overspreads her face as
"Oh, no. No. indeed. It is giving you
quite too much trouble, and bow do you she looks toward the further end of the
know my name?" asks she, with a shy room. There, on his knees beside a cab
glance at him from under her long lashes. inet, kneels Mr. Dysart. It is open, and
"I asked somebody in the village," con Mr. D.vsart, in his wont aud shabby old
fesses he, houestly, "aud he told me you coat, is kneeling before the secret open
DOROTHY DREW.
ing, gloating Openly upon its contents.
were Mr. Dysart's niece,
Piles upon piles of yellow sovereigns are
that, do you?”
Anecdote» ef the Late Mr. Gladstone^
"No. 1, too, heard of you.” she says. so built uue on the top of the other that
Little Gr.in M niuhter.
“but then 1 d.dn’t take for granted every they reach from one narrow resting place
Dorothy Diew. Gladstone's famoi
to tbe other above, and so on. Dull, heavy
thing that was told me."
gold that scarcely glitters, save iu the grandchild, whose luvlug eotnpani«
"What did you hear of me?"
"That you were a young man ‘down eyes of the wretched miser bending over »hip add d »0 much to the happlne
from Lunnuu town, an’ as full o' tricks as them.
of his lat -r years Is the subject of
Yet it is not so much on the money as very Interestit.g sketch in the You!
a egg's full o' mate,’ " replies she, de
on
a
paper
be
holds
in
his
hand
that
his
murely. evidently quoting somebody, and
Woman. We learn from it that beta
with a glauce so "full o' tricks" on her attention is concentrated. He is so bent her fourth year her political views bi
on
the
|»*rusal
ot
it
that
he
hears
neither
own account that he laughs in spite of
the turn of the key in the lock nor the become decidedly radical; to her mil
himself.
"Well." says he. ‘‘I'm not from ‘Lun- woman's entrance. And now, as a mali the House of Lord» was a most npr
non town.' certainly, and I hope I’m not cious chuckle breaks from her. it so star hensible institution, and the House 1
a greater wretch than my fellows. As to tles him that he springs to his feet as if Commons the mainstay of the natiu
shot, and a sharp, horrid cry. that is Wheu the House of Lords was sisikt
my 'tricks,' I don't believe I've one."
almost a shriek, escapes him. His face of in her p.es n*-e as the "Uppt
"If not from London, from where?"
"Rather close to you. My sister lives has grown deadly white, great drops of Hous**," she would retort: "You m 1
just over the border of this county, a - sweat s and out upon his brow.
matter of twenty miles or so; and 1 spend 1 "Comforting yourself with a look at it," the House of Commons!" She visit«
says she. with a malignant leer. As she the latter dur ug her third year, an
mosj of my time with her."
"It was a very good thing for my sister speaks she po.uts not at the gold, but at for a time thought herself in eburd
and me that you eanie Ash ng." says Gri tbe paper be has tightly clutched in his The frequent rising and sitting of tb
selda; “or I suppose we should both be hand.
inenibi r- s kiu nml c -ived her, bon
now either deed or dying.” Here she ■ "How did you come Acre, woman?” de ever, at.d fr. m tbe-e movements xa
looks round her. "Have we very much mauds he. in a shrill tone. He is trem the oratorical gesticulation» of th
further to go?"
bling. aud with nervous Angers presses speakers, she fancied her-elf In a gra
“Al>out a mile."
the paper into the secret recess in the cab
nasium an impression derived flow
“I wish it was less," nervously. “I ant inet. and shuts to lhe oaken woodwork.
afraid Vera will be frightened at my long
"Why, through the door,” retorts she, previous visit to such a place. F
absence, aud—aud that uiy uncle will be sullenly. ‘'How else? You should remem some time after this, the Commons w
angry."
ber to lock it when engaged ou work like “the place where grandad g es to 1
"Perhaps he won't hear of it." »ays Mr. this."
his ’nastica," or, on occasions, “t
Peyton, hopefully. Griselda shakes her
"1 could have sworn I locked it.” says place where grandad goes to do his It
head.
he. still »hal ing. "Xee! here is the key sons."
“He looks just like a person who would in my pocket. I tell you." with increas
Her visit to Qut en Victoria wax
hear everything,” she says.
ing agitation. "I did lock it. Are you a
"I've heard a good deal about him off A,-ml tliat you can follow me through momentous episo le in her young I '
and from the arti.le above m n i n
and on. People will talk, you know, and bolted door-''
rs.' ”
—he's eccentric, isn't he?"
"Hush! Don’t give way to foolish fan- we quote the narrative of
"If you meau weak in mind you were cies. And after ail, why need my com- ful experien* es:
never further out in your life." say» Gri ing fluster you? Surely,” with a mock-
Dorothy relates how she went do
»elda. mournfully. "He is all mind, in ing air. 'your occupation was an
_ inno- the very long corridor to put en I
my opinion. There isn't a weak spot in cent one you were but refreshing your-
new white frock aud her silk glove
him. By the by, have you ever been to self with n a irlintnviu
glimpse «»F
of ___
----- ” "
Greycourt?"
’ Be silent, woman! Are you mad?” aud how a grand servant all tlrx-ssedl
■ No I've *>f-.-n th»Ight I ah ; I .
i r es he. lifting h.s anus like one in mor red came to say that the Queen wt
to go on some W ednesday or other "
waiting.
tal tear.
Borne Wednesday! What Wednesday?
You're but a poor sort after all," she
‘The Indian man whom the Quee
And why Wednesday? Griselda is dis says, contemptuously.
•*'“
"Too
[>oor for likes very much was at the door. »«
tinctly puzzled, but hardly likes to ask a faith or trust of any sort,
— W hat.' eau the next moment Dorothy stood befof
question on the subject.
you not even believe in me,
uas
has
"It's a quaint old bouse,” she »ay«, served you and yours long and who
faitbTuI tbe great Queen uh uu ber graml|*l
"and might be lovely. I think, if the trees for forty year»? Is it likely I'd betray had served for sixty years. But lx
were cut away and seme sunlight let into you now for h.s children?”
othy thoi ght nothing of th vastM
it. and—a little furniture. It's empty,
"Ay, be served jou falsely once." say, of tbe empire, or of the I ngtb of 1
positively empty."
Gregory Dysart, a savor of pleasure in reign which all the world wa- 'vi
“Surely you forget the gallert. s?" says his tone.
bra ting. It w as noth-ng to her that tl
he. "1» it indeed possible that you do
"lie took my beat—my life, my soul—
not know that those pictures of your an the hear: of everything." says she. slow kindly gray haired Ind,, before her m
**estors are al>»olutely priceless?
Pure ly beating one withered baud upon the misir ss of one quarter of the "b**
I*elys and Kneilers. Gainsboroughs and other. "Though years have roiled by 1 human race.
Reynolds. Why, th >«e galleries at Grey have not forgotten; I »hall not forget at
To Dorothy she was ju-t ;r c’M
court. I've open heard tny fath. r say. are all. \\ hen Arst I saw them I felt as woman like <t andina ruma. with 1
about the finest in England. Your uncle though, if power were given me. I could white cap on hr h ad. and 1 *
J
is good enough to open them to the pub have blasted as they stood those insolent courtMled and
k «sed ber. and to *1 hi
lic every first Wednesday in the month bunies upstair«."
her name was "D ira e." ihat »I . alffi
at the very tnfl.ug charge of half a
Something out of the goodly past, some Mr. Gl idstone "grat dpapa.' that tb
crown.”
vague touch of decency belonging to the
"Why!" crie» Griselda, flush ng so hot days when he was young and happy, and nil had pet names at the castle, aid
a color that the tears grow within her when h. nor was M.ll a word to whitffi he on and .«0 on; and ninny Interest it
eyes "Oh. you can't mean that.”
clung with all his might, render» this names were revealed on l>oth side«.
"Well, why not?" »ays tbe young man coarse epithet, as applied :o the prettv or
“The Queen put on her glass »
boldly, preparing with a »tout courage phans committed to his ear*, inaupport- a«k**<l me to go to the othar -Id f
to defend a vile cause "It is to improve
room. »0 that she could see pi ** 1 ttH
the taste« of the mul itude that he d >es
' You hardly remember, perhaps, tbst
it. of course And if he chooses to repay you Sre speaking of my nieces," he says Dorothy explains, “and then she *i> k
little jewel case aud said: Tl.i
h.mseif for the wear and tear of h.s .ar w.;h au angry frown.
pets, who shall say he has not cosnnon
Hoity to.ty! None of your airs with you.'
sen»e on h • «.de?"
me." says »he. sternly. Nbe advan es a
"I op n*»l it and saw a darlit
At this moment the chimneys of Grey step ' nearer to him.
Remeuil«*r. Dysart brooch, with a diamond V and
court shone through the inters- res ot the that I tan either make or mar you. 1
motid II aud a tnrqnotee I. and IM
trees on ber left. and. with the kaowl- and I only.
*•
crown at the top made of red ■'
edge that she had gained her bome.
"I V
would I were sure of that." »ay, he I co'irtmlid and kla-e*l her b >1 »•
come«, too. the sound of running water.
__ ... moodily.
"But-
I
1
*’~ Hare
you for<otten
aai*l: '(bunk you very nin* b'
aud tbe thought that all through ber rre Sedley ? He knew."
turn walk through the leafy wood» that
”P;kh! He » dead; let h m rest
l<x»ke<l very nl*re and ki»4. and
What her very tuueh.”
music bad rushed as a chorus to her a one you are to worrit!
_
.
Twenty
years
wonts.
and more, r ‘ BO
Then th Queen kls ed 'he 1
of hlm’ ,nd * «’S
Ah. now I know!" crie« ^ie. stopping you wa» he .",C
the one to rema;n quiet, if he tante sg-i n. and Ikvro’hy and I
ahrupcly. and looking full at ber com- •aw a way to forcing
a sovereign on of er returned to town.
pan.on. who grows somewhat guilty tn your
Kipling, who is numbered ai
appearance "That no •» of man ng wa*-
"True, true." says ftysart. eagerly
Celebrltl**« who have sought D
e»!—that is the river that Sows beneath catcbiag at th « *ug|
And ye< I acqualntaniw. tells an amusing
Greyconrt. If I had only followed it I would < ve muik to tgrst ■ a
know that he waste theT meeting Th y bad beet
need uot have given you al! this trouble." ike grave."
"It is no trouble," »ay« he. plainly.
"Ay. and I iu m
ground« surrotiml.ng liawa-
She holds out to b m her hand "(food •ay» »fie. with an e
*m** time to.etlMr. wh n I1
N ' «be «ay« ge .tly
me.”
mother at*p«*ared. saying;
"Oh. not g*od by. I h-*pe." return« be.
"I fear nothing, < saya he. coldly.
Now. Dorothy. I leq»- yon
nnxonaly. taking the at is little band and
"M hat." ways 1 she.
Y Ming it a» warmly a« ba dares, per him closely; •*——
regarding been wearying Mr Klplit’g ’
A-.- more efc-sriy baa be is qu.te a» are •n - old knowr not even that your »ou
“Oh. no; not a bit." wa* th
"1 *»•- see you »go... ! ’
Sa* panam, p.»a»ed with ber »•rk All I un* oarentional reply. -Mr
1 has teren wearying me!”
I
Il'vCa
S’tiy '
nyate