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j n o tt e x c lte ü n y a s th e a c to r p a u s e d , a n d In to m y o w n th e a te r w ith th e a i r o f a
O v er th e n n a , 'n e a th th e m ilk-w hite I D a n e nodJïcd.
p ro p rie to r. T h e n he closed th e door W t r a i n s N o t e . T a l l i n « t h . W i c k e d « •
Ë M É
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moon.
I “ Y'es. g /e u tle m e n . I saw’ s e a te d a t th e b e h in d him , a n d . c h a n g in g his voice
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n ight,
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\V e a t S an d erso n , line rider, full of
o p p o site his co m p an io n , a tig- 'A n d now . M r. D an e, I w ill pu zzle you i
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O f young Dolores, sw eetest o f brown I re fle c tio n w hich I aee In m y glaaa e v e ry so m u ch tro u b le , w h ich I h o p e you will
no m ore wear out
M a y w h en I h a v e d re sse d fo r th e p a r t th in k re p a id by th e e n jo y m e n t of a
m aids.
th a n hia love
(Som ething lies hidden in the
o f a re sp e c ta b le citizen . It w a s m y u n iq u e s e n sa tio n . T h e fa c t is th a t I am
s p e c ta to r co m m en ted upon thl.
grass.)
If o u r belief is
se lf, co m p lete In e v e ry d e ta il o f fa c e v e ry a n x io u s to go on th e s ta g e u n d e r
Hon to h is Wife. Who wa, w,,hPP*r
wrong, o u r eternity
y o u r au sp ices, a n d I th o u g h t th a t tills
a n d a ttir e .”
,
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"I th in k It show ed her acute,
"N o: th a t w as th e first Id ea th a t oc th e p a r t o f y o u r u n d e rs tu d y . You will V&Q s ------be a life of faith
P e p e th eir chief, ex u ltan t, tdnnost home.
s h e a s s e r te d . “ She made „„
G ro w th In g race
(Som ething lies sullen ipa the coyote c u rre d ro m e—t h a t 1 h ad b een w o rk in g a d m it a t le a s t th a t I u n d e r s ta n d the
d e r s ta n d h e r sto ry , by th„, 90 “ £
a n d w o rry in g too m uch o v e r th e new a r t o f m a k in g up. N ow a r e y o u going
grass.)
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an in t e r n a t io n a l a f f a ir .
th e a tr ic a l ap p e a ra n c e . She tola61
p lay , a n d m y b r a in h a d p la y e d m e a to g iv e m e a n e n g a g e m e n t o r to sen d b a r in g th e g ra c e to say no.
Hint s h e w a s a widow, left by he '
A pache ru m o rs had p reced ed them .
tric k . T h e u n c o n c e rn e d w ay In w h ich fo r th e police.”
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th e th ird m a n g la u c e d a t m e e n c o u r
“ A nd yo u g a v e him th e e n g a g e m e n t,
m en t is an n o u n c e d o f M iss A lice
a n d w ith a little boy to look aft»
g in s try in g to m ove th e world.
derson,
/
a g e d m e In th e b elief, fo r th e lik e n e ss, 1 su p p o s e ? ” I a sk ed .
B elknap, d a u g h te r o f th e la te
F ro n tie r wise, w a tc h e d th e canny M exi
I f so m e people would lau g h m ore, G eneral \V. \V. B e lk n a p , fo rm e r S ec w ell a s to su p p o rt herself 1 think '
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re ta ry of W a r o f th e U n ited S ta te s ,
S aw them u n y ro u b led; couched, and got to a t t r a c t In s ta n t a tte n tio n . I w o n th r e w It u p b e fo re th e y e a r w a s out.
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his p rey :
p ro v in g a q u ick -w itte d lawyer
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n u ch b e tte r off is he th a n a wolf?
gian leg atio n a t W a sh in g to n . T h e first
g e ttin g a ll th e work that 'the* .
se en a n d h e a rd m y fa c s im ile ; f o r th e
“ I t w a s he, o f co u rse, th a t called fo r
P e rse c u tin g a good m an is th e d e v ils en g ag em en t, it is sa id , w as b ro k e n off w itn e s s e d th is scene can throw in
th ird m no, a n o r d in a ry , e v e ry -d a y In th e la tc h k e y In th e m o rn in g ? ”
in co n seq u en ce o f tlie o p p o sitio n o f w a y .”
v ay o f sh o w in g th a t he h a te s God.
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siM , h his firm m outh sm iling now and d iv id u a l, h ad not sp o k e n a w ord to hlui,
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m em b ers o f Mr. M ay’s fa m ily lu B el
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gium . T h e M ays a re a p o w e r iu H e
F e le c tln ir n H ,t.
rem iniscent tenderness, he rode,
W )ith rerniniscer
b een lis te n in g to h is a n e c d o te o r sim p ly m in ed him to c a r r y o u t th e a f f a ir w hich low p ro m p tly w e p ay o u r pew ren t.
brew circles lu B elgium . T h e ir so cial
I t Is d ifficu lt to lay down ru le « totm
U n h eed in g how th a t Pepe had fled un
W h e n p raise Is g oing up, sh o w ers of position is v ery high, a n d th ey h a v e e r n ch o ice b ey o n d the one of tlmlio,
th in k in g . 1 w as re lie v e d w h en h e la u g h he h a d b een p o n d e rin g fo r so m e tim e."
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scathed,
"B ill be m u st h a v e h a u n te d you like Messing a re s u re to be com ing dow n.
g reat w ealth . T h e h e a d o f th e fa m ily , m o d el h a t fo r th e face, and then »dig
/ U n til his horse, snorting and trem bling, ed a t th e p o in t w h e n m y 'd o u b le ,' a s I
b e g a n to call h is co m p an io n , c a m e to a sh a d o w b e fo re h a n d ," p u t 111 M ajor
C o n sid erin g w h at God has done will w ho w as a b a n k e r a n d ex -C o n su l G e n ln g to It th ro u g h changing (ashb
shied—
(A sudden spring from out the coyote th e Joke o f th e s to ry , b u t w h en he o p e n D e n n e tt, “ to le a r n a ll y o u r g e s tu re s an d toon lead us to rejo ice in w h at he will eral a t San F ra n cisco , d ied te n y e a r s w ith , h o w e v e r, a conform ity to the»,
ed b is m o u th It w a s o n ly to In c re a se th a t. I sh o u ld h a rd ly th lu k th e re su lt lo.
grass!)
ago. P a u l, tb e y o u n g e r son, w h o Is v a ilin g s ty le th a t Is alw ays easy to,
th e m y s te ry o f th e a ffa ir, f o r It sh o w e d w a s w o rth th e tro u b le ."
T h e re Is only h e re an d th e re a m an g ifted In m an y w ays, w a s e d u c a te d a t c u re . A w o m an w ith a regular f,
Oh, brown Dolores! m using ’neath the me t h a t m y d o u b le p o ssessed m y n am e,
M a cp h erso u , w ho h a d b e e n s ittin g who p ra ise s God h a lf as m uch a s he
m a y p e r m it h e rse lf more llcetue b
moon
a s w ell a s m y voice, m y d ress, m y face, q u ie tly In th e b a c k g ro u n d , s u rp ris e d us thould.
s h e lo o k s h e r b e s t when It Is framed |
T h a t floods th e homely old adobe walls,
by r e p ly in g fo r h is frien d .
a d ro o p in g b rim . T he Irregular I
A sk Pepe, when he comes to you to-night, m y figure.
W h en we h av e a keen eye fo r the
“ I b eg u n to w o n d e r th e n n ot w h e th e r
“ E x c u s e m e. M a jo r,” he sa id , In his
w ith r e tro u s s e nose can beeomia
W hose horse he rides? W h a t m akes his
fau lts of o th ers, w e a re a p t to be blind
th e m an a t th e w in d o w w a s a re a lity , u su a l q u ie t w ay , “ b u t yo u m a k e a m is
w e a r th e re v e rse . S harp profllet ki
dagger d ark ?
:o o u r ow n.
(Som ething lies silent in the coyote grass!) b u t w h e th e r I w a s re a lly m y se lf, a n d ta k e th e re . A ny ninn w ould h a v e been
lo n g n e c k s sh o u ld not have these poia
A rig h t s ta te o f h e a rt cannot be m ain
It c e r ta in ly w o u ld n o t h a v e s u r p r is e d g la d to g iv e £100 d o w n fo r th e e n g a g e
—L and of Sunshine.
a c c e n tu a te d b y a n g u la r bonneta, a
m e If I hnd looked In a m irr o r a n d fo u n d m e n t w h ich D a n e o ffered m e s tr a ig h t tained w ith o u t k eep in g a close w atch
th e w o m a n w ith h igh cheek bones mt
It reflec t buck a fa c e th a t w a s u n f a m il a w a y . I t co st m e less th a n £10 fo r >n th e tongue.
n o t e m p h a s iz e th e defect by mai
TH E ACTOR’S DOUBLE. ia r to m e. I t Is s t r a n g e how q u ic k ly a c lo th es, a n d a b o u t a m o n th o f s tu d y : a n d O pen th e do o r o f y o u r h e a rt for
th e tr im m in g o f h e r bonnet In i ^
s in g le
p h e n o m e n o n will s o m e tim e s m y tim e w a s n o t w o rth £90 a m onth rth rist. an d he will open th e door of
o n to p . M o d e rn m illin ers now studyt
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th e n , o r I sh o u ld n o t h a v e th o u g h t of (leaven fo r you.
f a c e a n d en d a v o r to suit It in the he
W e w ere ta lk in g a b o u t s p ir it m a n i
g e a r, b rin g in g o u t v irtu es and nentn
fe s ta tio n s nt th e T h irty -n in e C lu b , a n d je c t o f th e s u p e rn a tu r a l. I fe lt I m u st g iv in g up m ed ic in e a n d ta k in g to th e
T h e devil can m eet eloquence w ith o u t
la g d e fe c ts . I t Is q u ite possible by j
r e ta ilin g th e u su a l se c o n d o r th ird -h a n d sp e a k to th e m an If o n ly to p ro v e s ta g e .”—'T id -B lts.
trouble, b u t he h a s n ev er been ab le to
ln g th e m a tte r a little cxperlmen
a c c o u n ts o f d e c e a se d la d le s nm l g e n w h e th e r I w ns a w a k e o r d re a m in g , a n d
itam l b efo re love.
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c o n s id e ra tio n th n t th e buyers of b
tle m e n sh o w in g th e m se lv e s to th e ir s o r I seized th e o p p o rtu n ity o f in tro d u c in g
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m y s e lf by h e a rin g 'm y d o u b le ’ c a lle d by
n e ts a s w ell n s th e m akers should
ro w in g re la tiv e s.
o ld m en w ho s a t In th e m a r k e t e arly m uch noise in ills p o litics an d keeps too
s im ila r ly ju d ic io u s.
“ I t is s tr a n g e th e tric k s w h ich o u r m y n am e.
still
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“ ‘E x c u s e m e,’ I sa id , a d d r e s s in g him ,
b r a in s will s o m e tim e s p la y u s,” said
B re a d from G od’s ta b le can be co u n t
b u t 1 h e a rd y o u r f rie n d Ju st n o w enll o n e h a d th i r t y a p p le s, n n d o n e o f th e
I n t e r i o r F itm ent,
D r. M a rp h e rso n .
“ I re m e m b e r once
o ld m en sold tw o f o r n c e n t, a n d th e
T h e te r m fitm e n ts is most compi
se ein g a g h o st m y se lf, a n d I c a n tell yo u "M r. D a n e .” I w o n d e r w h e th e r we o th e r old m a n so ld th re e f o r n c e n t. In 'd on in su p e ra b u n d a n c e by those who
fa ith fu lly do his w ork.
h e n s iv e , In clu d in g , as It does, panel
you th a t th e se n s a tio n Is a v ery c u rio u s u re re la te d a t all, fo r th a t h a p p e n s to t h a t w a y th e firs t o ld m ail g o t fifteen
tug, a r c h w a y s ,
overdoors, window
one. I t w as a good m a n y y e a r s ag o , Iti be m y n am e, a n d w e seem to b e a r u c e n ts f o r h is b a s k e t o f a p p le s , w h ile th e
A s to C h ild r e n a n d lin g s.
s e a ts , b o o k c a se s nnd cupboards, iu id
m y e x a m in a tio n d a y s , a n d I h a d been s tr ik in g s im ila r ity to o u e a n o th e r .’
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'M y d o u b le' tu r n e d a n d s u rv e y e d se c o n d o ld m a n re c e iv e d te n c c n ls ; so
s ittin g u p u n til th e e a rly h o u rs 'e rn m -
t h a t to g e th e r th e y m a d e tw e n ty -fiv e cused of sa y in g th a t little dogs an d
MISS A L I C E B E L K N A P .
l ib r a r ie s a n d ro o m s of every d«
tn lu g .’ e v e r y b o d y In th e h o u se hud m e th ro u g h Ills sin g le e y e g la s s in e x c e n ts encli d a y . B u t o n e d a y th e old ch ild ren w ere Influ en tial m em bers of
long sin c e g o n e to l>ed, w h e re I o u g h t a c tly th e sa m e m a n n e r ns t h a t w ith n p p le -m a n w ho so ld th r e e f o r a ce n t F re n c h society. It Is q u ite tru e th a t In O xford. H e chose a d ip lo m a tic c a r e e r tio n . T h e y h a v e become quite a I
to h a v e been m y self, so I w a s r a th e r w h ic h I sh o u ld h a v e su rv e y e d a s t r a n w a s too sic k to go to th e m a r k e t, a n d the U n ited S ta te s I nev er noticed th a t in p refe ren ce to b u sin e ss a n d h a s b een in g f e a tu r e in m odern decorations, b
la g u se d w ith m o st of the preyilll
su rp ris e d w h en I g la n c e d up fro m m y g e r w h o a d d re s s e d m e in th e tra in .
he a s k e d Ills n e ig h b o r to ta k e b is a p close a n d se n tim e n ta l in tim acy b e successful.
sty le s , a n d b y tlie lr kludly aid, i
I re a lly do n o t k n o w w h e th e r w e
book to see so m e b o d y s ittin g a t th e t a
p le s a n d se ll th e m fo r him . T h is th e tw een h u m an bein g s an d q u ad ru p ed s
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b le w h e re I m y se lf Imd b een a few m o a r e r e la te d ,' he sa id , In th e voice I u se o th e r old n in n v e ry k in d ly c o n se n te d »o fre q u e n tly seen In F ra n ce. A m eri first o b ject to th e m a rria g e . T h e M ay s b illed w ith Ju d ic io u s management, I
m e n ts b e fo re w ritin g . I fe lt u n ite s t a r w h e n I w ish to be s lig h tly p a tro n iz in g . to do, n n d w h e n he g ot to th e m a rk e t can life is so n ctive, so d esp erately flatly re fu se d to sa n c tio n th e y o u n g u g ly s q u a r e room m ay be transform
b e y o n d reco g n itio n . All kinds of i
I a m G ilb e rt D a n e o f th e H o w a r d T h e
tled fo r a n in s ta n t, u n til I reco g n ized
w ith th e tw o b a s k e ts o f a p p le s , lie said crow d ed , e ith e r u sefu lly or socially, m an ’s choice o f a w ife. H e w e n t a b r o a d
th e In tru d e r. l i e w as a little h a z y , b u t a t e r ,' a n d he a c tu a lly h a n d e d uie one to h im se lf, "I w ill p u t a ll th e a p p le s th a t p e rh a p s It does not p erm it th e loss la s t J u n e to a rg u e th e q u e s tio n w ith a r c e m p lo y e d fo r fitm ents—oak,
lio g an y , w a ln u t, pin e and the I
I co u ld see p la in ly e n o u g h w ho it w a s." o f m y o w n c a rd s.
in to o n e b a s k e t, fo r It w ill be e a s ie r of tim e In evitably b ro u g h t ab o u t by them , b u t r e tu rn e d to th is c o u n try u n
b a m b o o —a n d each m ay produce a g
T h e r e w a s s o m e th in g In th e s u b s t a n
“ A d e a d re la tiv e ? ” a s k e d M a jo r D e n
t h a n p ic k in g th e m o u t o f tw o b a s k e ts .” frie n d ly in terco u rse w ith n dog. As successful. M a tte rs w ere In th is co n
n e tt, w ho w a s a firm b e lie v e r in good, tia l n a tu r e o f th e f a m ilia r b it o f p a s te - So h e p u t tlie s ix ty a p p le s In to one for ch ild ren , I believe th a t th e ir im por d ition u n til v ery re c e n tly , w h en , re effect, If a p p ro p ria te ly applied,
a n d m a h o g a n y look best in d’ningj
b o a r d t h a t brougfft b a c k a little o f m y
o ld -fash io n ed g h o sts.
b a s k e t, n n d h e sa id to h im se lf, “ N ow, ta n c e is eq u ally g re a t in a ll co u n tries; p o rt gays, M iss B elk n ap s u d d e n ly m a d e
ro o m , lib r a r y o r hall, while wahral
M n cp h erso n a n s w e re d In Ills p e c u lia r co m m o n se n se nm l reliev ed m e fro m If I sell tw o a p p le s fo r o u e c e n t, a n d m y
a decision w h ich s u rp ris e d so ciety . S he a n d p a in te d p in e a r e suitable for draw]
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b o d y r is e ’s to th e lo c k s m ith 's to h a v e a D a n e o f th e H o w a rd T h e a te r ----- ’ I w as ta l fe ro c ity w ith w h ich s h e w a s to r w ere n o t I h av e a d m ire d precocious a ll o th ers, b e tra y tlie in e le g a n t o r u n a c
I f s h e be a lm o s t a n y room a n d quite essentialii
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th e fo llo w in g m o rn in g tts I w a s g o in g w h e n 'm y d o u b le ' In te rr u p te d m e in a c rie d , "Y ou c a ll v o u rse lf m y Ju d g e ; Is1 n a tio n , an d cap a c ity fo r self-govern g u ilty of n eg lectin g th e m a rg in a t ea c h a lib r a r y . S om e a re fltted from f “
u p to to w n fo r re h e a r s a l. I w a s liv in g pone w h ich I still reco g n ized p e r fe c tly c a r e f u l w h a t yo u do. fo r I a m Indeed m en t, q u a litie s w hich I should wish fo r sid e of th e p ag e o r if sh e so f a r fo r to c e ilin g , w h ile o th ers go only
s e n t by th e L o rd , a n d yo u p la c e y o u r a ll o u r s .- C e n tu r y .
g e ts h e r p re c e p ts a s to a d d a I ’. S. s h e Is w a y , f o rm in g a so rt of dado, and arj
a t P u tn e y th e n , a n d w e w e re a c tiv e ly a s m y o w n .
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n e a r m a k in g m y se lf 111 o v e r It. I w a s I se e t h a t you h a v e b e e n im ita tin g m y Q u e s tio n s w e re piled , tr a ito r o u s ly co n fo r Ice m ach in es of sm a ll ra p a c ity s o d o n ab le sin. T h e note, to b e c o rre c t, c u p b o a r d s , a n d these, again, can
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a w a y w ith m e—I w ill c o n fe ss Hint I lo st h is e y e first.
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fro m Ills sto ry . H e se em ed to h a v e a n a n s w e re d p ro m p tly :
h e r v isio n s s h e m a d e a re se rv a tio n . coils o f Iron pipes. T h ese cy lin d ers are content.
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a n d th e o n ly re s u lt o f m y ta lk in g w a s th e a c to r .’
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