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4 J. SISTER ROSE eme By Wilkie Collins "Mno months or tin1 year In 1'iiris," lie said In himself sadly, "and linse Ii to pass her married lifttut Lynns. All, if I could cli-ar my heart of lis timid on her account, how gladly 1 would accept (lie honor offered 111)'! If this terrible distrust from which I cannot tieo myself should liu In very trulli the mute irtiihf y of evil to come! Jlonr soon slio limy want friend, a protector nt'iir at liimd, a ready refuge In tin; tluio of tronlili'! Where shall sho I lien find protection or refuse? Willi tlint passionate woman? With I Iht husband's kindred nnd friends?" He dipped Ills pen In Ink. "lie nil to her, Ixmls, tlmt I have been. Koieut- int; his mother's liiHt words, he bvyan the letter. It wan soou finished. It expressed In the most resectful term Lis gratitude, for tho oITer made to Ii i in ii ud his Inability to nocept It in consoipioiioo of domestic circumstances which It was needless to explain. Tho letter wag directed, sealed. It ouly re- "l won't hear jon talk o. It ihucki mc! It )mrrih.c mc!" malncd for hliu to place it In the mnil bng near nt hand. He hesitated. He lind told l.onmqtio, nnd he tirmly be lieved himself, that he had conquered nil ambitions for his sister's saUc. He knew now that lie had only hilled them to rest. The letter from Paris hud .aroused them. His hand was on the niailhHg, Under ordinary circumstan ces he was not n man to procrasti nate, but he did so now. "Night brings counsel. I will wait till tomorrow," he said. He put the letter In Ills pocket nud hastily left the laboratory. . Inexorably that lniiortaiit morrow cnnie. Irretrievably, for, good or for evil, the man lane vow u na pronounc ed. Charles Ianvllle and Uose Tra dable were man and wife. The proph ecy of the sunset over night had not proved false. The sky was cloudless. The ceremony had proceeded smoothly throughout and had even satisfied Mine. Iuiiivillf. "Cood girl," said she. following Kose Into a corner anil pat ting her approvingly on the cheek with her fan. "You looked well this morn ing. Von have done credit to my son's taste. (Jet on your traveling dress and count on my maternal affection ns long ns you inako Charles happy." It had been arranged that the bride nnd bridegroom should pass tho honey moon In llrlttauy and then return to Danville's estate nenr Lyons. The car rlago had driven off. Trudaine, nfter lingering long to look after It. had re turned hastily to the house. I.oniaiiia stood nt tho outer gato Idly, ns If he was nn Independent maji; calmly, ns If no such responsibilities ns the calling Of Mine. Danville's carriage and the escorting of Mine. Danville back to Ly ons rested on his shoulders. "Poor girl: Ah, poor girl!" wild Loiuaqne softly ns he turned to ascertain who was coming from the house. It was the postman with n letter In his hand and the mnilbag under bis a rm. "Any fresh news from Paris, friend?" sked I.onoicpie. 'Very bud, monsieur," answered the postman. "('nmillc Desuioullns has nppenletl to the Moplt in the Pnlnls ISnynl. There are fears of n riot." "What a brave government, not to he a f raid of anything worsel Any let ters?" "None to the house," said the .post man. "Only one from It, given me by M. Trudaine. Hardly worth while," be milled, twirling the letter In his hand. "1o put It Into the Iwig." I.oniaipie looked over the postman's shoulder and saw that the letter was directed to the president of the Acad emy of Sciences, Paris. "I wonder whether lie accepts the place or refuses It?" thought tho land steward, continuing on his way to the house. At the door he met Trudaine, who said to him rather hastily, "You are go ing back to Lyons with Mine, Danville, I suppose?" "This very day," answered Lomniiue. "If yon should hear of a convenient acneior longing nt i.yons, or near it, continued Trudaine, "you would lie do ing me a fa for If you would let me know nlxiut It." I.oniaipie assented and went Into the house. "A bachelor bulging!" repeated I.o niaque, standing on the doorstep. "At or near I.yons! All. M. Trudaine, I put your luii nclor lodging and your talk to me last night together, and I make out that you have refused the Paris ap pointment." -CHAPTKIl IV. r U five years since Lomnque stood thoughtfully at the gate of Tru-liiiuc's house gazing at the carriage of the bride and liridccrnoni. Orcnt changes have pass ed over the firmament of Krauce. What was a rvolt lite years Hgo Is Revolu tion now revolution whhh has en trnlfed thrones and principalities an J powers; hiili has set up crownlets, In- i . - - Hereditary king "nnd counselors or Its own and bus bloodily torn them dowu agalu; which has rugt-d on uu restraiucdly until but one king can govern it That king Is named Terror, and 1TU1 la tho year of his reign. M. I.oniaipie, iund steward no lon ger, sits uloiie lu a room in one of the official buildings of Pulls. It is anoth er July evening, as line as that even ing when be and Trudaine sat tulklng together on tho bench overlooking tho Heine. Tho window of the room is wide oiH-n, and a fulnt breeze Is stir ring, lint Louiuqiie breathes uneasily, as If still oppressed by the sultry mid day licut. There are signs of perplexi ty and trouble In his face ns be looks down absently now. and then into the street. Tho times be lives In are enough to sadden uny man's face. In this fearful Ilelgn of Terror no one lu (ill the city of Purl can riso in the morning and be certain of escaping tho spy, tho denunciator, tho arrest or the guillotine until night. Out of a mass of papers which lie la-fore him on his old writing tablo I.oinaqno has Just read ono which carried his thoughts back to tho past. Iu less time even than bo hud antici pated tho sad emergency for which Hose's brother bad prepared overtook Trudaine nud called for ull the pa tience, courage nud self sacrifice which be bad to give for bis sister's sake. l!y slow gradutions her husband's charac ter manifested Itself less and less dis guised!'. Occasional slights, ending In habitual neglect; careless estrange ment, turning to cool enmity; small In sults which ripened to great injuries these were the pitiless signs which showed her that she had lost ull while still a young woman. These nlilletlons would have left her helpless but for the ever present comfort nnd support of ber self denying brother. From the first Trudnlrie bad met these trials like a man in defiance alike of persecution from the mother and of insult from the Sou. ' The task was lightened only when public troubles mingled with private griefs. Absorbing political necessities came as a relief to domestic misery. It grew to be the ono purpose of Dan ville's life cunningly to shape his course so that lie might move safely onward with the advancing revolu tionary tide, be cared not whither so long as be kept his possessions safe and his life out of danger. His mother, Inflexibly tnic to her old world con victions through all peril, might en treat and upbraid, might talk of honor and courage and sincerity, be heeded her not or heeded Only to laugh. As ho bad taken the false way with his wife, so bo was now bent on taking It with the world. The years passed on, de stroying changes swept over the old governing system of France, and still Daiivlllo shifted successfully with the times. The first days of tho Terror ap proached. In public nnd In privnte. In high places nud in low, each man sus pected bis brother. Crafty as Danville was, ho fell under suspicion at last at headquarters at Paris, principally on bis mother's ac count. In a moment of thoughtless rage be wreaked the irritation caused by It on Lomnque. Suspected himself, be In turn susjiected the land steward. Ills mother fomented the suspicion. Lomaque. was dismissed. In the old times the victim would have been ruined. In the new times he was simply rendered 'ligiblo for a political vocation. Lomnque was poor, quick wltted, secret, not scrupulous. He was a good patriot, he had patriot friends, plenty of ambition, n subtle, catlike courage, nothing to dread, anil be went to Paris. There were plenty or c nam cs there for men of his caliber. Ills chance enme, aitd he mndo the most of It, attracted favorably the notice of the terrible Fouquier-Tlnvillo and won his wuy to it place in the of fice of the secret police. Menu while Danville's anger cooled down, and be sent to recall the dis carded siTvnut. It was too lute. Lo maque was In a posit iou to defy biin. Danville received anonymous letters warning blm to lose no time lu proving his patriotism by some Indisputable acriliec and In silencing his mother, whose imprudent sincerity was likely to cost her her life. Danville knew there was but one way of saving her and thereby saving himself. She had always refused to emigrate, but he now insisted that she should seize the ttrst opportunity he could procure for her of I quitting Frnnce until calmer times. ar rived. Probably she would have risked ber own life ten times over rather than have obeyed him. but she would not risk her son's, tisi, and she ylcldi-d for his sake. Partly by secret Influence, partly by unblushing fraud. Dauville procured for her such papers and per- " Trttdiifiic nnd hi tislrr arc unibrSMr- it i(li nee." mils ns would citable hnr t.i l,iir France by way rf Marseilles. Even I then she refused to detart until she I knew what bev sou's plans were for the J ' rmnif. . . ... - . ! in r a l.iitr wlilcu he us lli.i.ol . i i;uki:. !i to itols-spierre indli -nt lug bis ti-tiei-tcd patrloitkiii ami lui!ii;oa .tly d.-imii-c'ii:.: tit be al lotted to prove it by tilllug some olllce, no mailer li" hiuuU. under the re doubtable triuiiivlrnie which then gov erned l inlii e. Tlie sight of this docu ment i-i-UMtiiicd .Mine. Dauville. She bade her m farewell aud ili'iuirted at lnt: with ono trusty Ht-rvuut, for Mar seille. Danville's Intention lu seuding bis letter to Paris hud In n simply to save himself by patriotic bluster. He wus thunderstruck at receiving a reply, tak ing him ut his wort hiiiI summoning him to tin- capital to ncx-ept employ ment there under the government. There was no choice but to obey. Ho to Paris be went, taking his wife with bim. Ilu uus then at tqieu enmity with Trudalue, and the more anxious ami ahirmctl he could make the broth er feel ou the sister's account tho bet ter he was pleased. True to his trust and bis love for bis sister through, all danger as through all persecutions, Trudaine followed her, aud the street in which she lived lu Paris was also the street lu which he lived. Dauvlllo was amazed when lie found that the post selected for blm was one of tho superintendents' pluces In that very oliice of secret iKtllce in which Lomaque wus employed. Robespierre aud his colleagues bad taken the measure of their man. He bud money enough and local luipor tuuee enough to be worth studying. They knew where he was to be dis- Irustod and bow lie might tie made useful. The affairs of the secret istllce were tho sort which an unscrupulous, cunning man wus titled . tu help on, and the fulthful exercise of that cun ning In the service of the state waa In Killed by the presence of Ixmiuirue In tho office. Tho discarded servant wua just the spy to watch the suspected master. Thus it happened that iu the otllccof the secret police and under tho ltelgn of Terror, Lomaque's old mas ter wus nominally his master still In public tho siiierlnteiideut to whout be "was ceremonially accountable; In pri vate the susected man, whose slight est words and deeds be was olllclully Bet to watch; - Darker grew the face of Lomuque us. lie But In his office and pondered over 1 lie changes of the past Ave years. A itelghlHiring church clock striking the liour of 7 moused him from his nied llntions. He arranged the confused mass of papers before biiu, looked to ward the door us If expectiug some one to' enter, then, finding himself still olone, recurred to the special paper which had first suggested his long train of thoughts. The few lines it contained were signed in cipher and ran: "You are uware that your superin tendent. Danville, obtained leave of absence last week to attend to some affairs of bis at Lyons and that he is not expected back for a day or two. "While he Is away, push on the affair of Trudaino. Collect nil tho evidence nnd hold yourself Ju readiness to act on it nt a moment's notice. Don't leave the office till yon have heard from me again. If you have a copy of the 'IYIrnte Instructions' respecting Danville which ymi wrote for me, send It to my house. I wish to refresh my memory. Your origlnul letter is burn ed." Here the note abruptly terminated. As he folded It up aud put It lu bis pocket Louiaque sighed. This was rare expression of feeling with bim. He leaued buck In bis chair nnd beat bis nails Impatiently on the table. Sud denly there wa a faint tap at the door and eight or ten men evidently fa miliars of Uie new French Inquisition, -quickly entered and ranged them-, teb-es ngnlust the wall. Lomaque uodded to two of them. "Plcard and fjaglolre, go and sit down at that desk. I shall want you uTter the rest are gone." Saying this, Louiaque banded certain sealed and docketed papers to the other men, who received them lu silence, bowed, and went out. Inno cent -spot-tutors would have, thought them cicrks taking Mils of hiding from merchant. The giving and receiving of de niinelatloiis, arrest orders aud death warrants- the providing of Its doomed human meal for the all devouring guil lotinewere 'lnanuged with the unruf fled calmness of official routine. "Now," said Lomaque, turning to the two men ut the desk as the disir closed, "have you got those notes about you?" nicy answered In the nffirmntlve. "Picnrd, you have the first particulars of this nffnir of Trudaine; so make your reiHtrt. I have sent In the re ports, but we may ns well go over the evidence again from the licgliinliig to make sure that nothing has lteen left our. If any corrections are to lie made, now Is the time to make them. Read, Plcard, and lose ns little time ns ikjs sible." Picard drew some long strips of pa per from bis pocket ami began reading them: ".Minutes of evidence collected con cerning Ixiuis Trudulne, susiected, on the deliiiiieiatitiu of Citizen Superin tendent Danville, of hostility to the sue rod cause of liberty and of disaf fection to the sovereignty of the peo ple. (1) The susMH-tetl imtsou Is placed under secret observation, and these facts are elicited: He is twice seen passing at night from Ids own house to u. house In the line tie Clery. On the first night he carries with hi in money, on the second pn)ers. He returns with out either. These particulars have beeu obtaiuetl through a citizen engaged to help JrudaWe In hoaiekeepiug, called servants in the days of the tyrants. This man Is a good patriot, who can lie trusted to watch Trial lue s actions. (J i The inmates of the house In the Rue de Clery are numerous nnd iu some cases not so well known to the government as could lie wished. It Is found difficult to guiu certain informa tion nlsmt the person or persons visited by Trudaine without having recourse to nn arrest. (.1) An arrest Is thought premature at the preliminary stage of the proceodincs, being likely to stop the development - of conspiracy and give warning to the guilty. Order thereiiism given to watch and wait for the present, (tl Citizen Superin tendent Danville quits Paris for a short time. The office of watching Tnnlaiiie is then taken nut of the hands of the undersigned and is con fided to his comrade, Magloire. Klgned, 1 ar'I; countersigned. Lomaque." Having, read so far, the police agent ,,n,'r" on " ubl l,d- r" cdving no orders, nest out. 2o cbanirs caiiMover the perplexity of I.oniaiie's face. He still Ifut bis noils anxiously ou the writing table nnd did not evt-n look at the second ageut as he ordered tbe man to read his report. Maglniro produced some slips of pax r similar to Plcurd's ami read from iliein lu the same rapid, businesslike tones: "Affulr of Trtitlaine. Minutes con tinued. Citlsin Agent Magloire, hav ing been appointed to continue the surrelluiuce of Trudulne, reports the discovery of additional facts of Im portance, (t) ApMtiraiiCiS make It proltable that Triidalne meditates n third secret visit to tho liouso In th' Uuo de Clery. The propi-r measures are taken for observing him closely, aud the result is the Implication of an other person discovered to be connect ed with the supposed conspiracy. This person is tho sister of Trud.'iim; und tbe wife of Citizen Superintendent Danville." Lomaque sighed nud shifted uneas ily from side to side in his old leathern armchair. Apparently Mnglolro was uot accustomed to sighs fivm the usu ally liiqs'iturbnblo chief agent. looked up from his palters with a stare of wonder. "Go, on, Magloire!" cried Ljinaqiic. with an outburst of Irritability. "Why don't you go ou?" "All ready, citizen." returned M i glolre submissively, nnd proceeded: (2) It Is ut Triiilalue's house that tbe woinuu Danvi! "T t cmnectloii with ber brother's secret dc:.!:,-ns Is ascer tained through the vigilance of the before mentioned patriot citizen. Tin Interview of the two suspected ihtsoI'.s Is private; their coiiversat ion l en rried ou In whispers. Little can lie over beard, but that little sillllces to prove that Truilulne's sister Is aware of Ida intention to proceed for the third lime to the house in the Rile tie Clery. It is further dlseorerel that rls n wails bis return and that she then goes back privately to her own h u sc. (.'( The strictest measures are iaken for watch lug the house In the Rue de Clery. U is discovered thut Tfudaine's visits are puid to a mull and woman I. noun to the landlord nnd lodgers by the mi mo of Dubois. They live on the fourth floor. It Is impossible at the time of discovery to enter this rn in or to kco the Citizen or Cltoyenne LmiIhjIs with out producing an undesirable disturb ance in the bouse and nciulilun IohmI. A police pgent Is left to .wutcb the place while search nnd nrrest -orders are applied for. The granting of these is accidentally delayed. When they are ultimately obtained. It is di'tciv eied thut the man aud woman are both missing. They have not lieen traced. (1 The landlord t.f the house Is Im mediately arret! ted ns well us the po lice agent npisilntcd to watch the prem ises. ' The himJlnrd protests that ho knows nothing of his tenants. It id suspected, however, that he has been tampered with ami also that Tru dalne's papers, delivered to the Citizen and Cltoyenne Dubois, nre forged pass ports. With these nnd wifh money it may not be Impossible that they h.ivu already succeeded in escaping from France. . The proper measures have beeu taken for stopping them if they have not yet passed the frontiers. No further report in relation to thorn has yet beeu received. (5) Tnnlaiiie nud bis sister are under surveillance, nnd the uudersigned holds himself ready for further orders. Signed, Magloire; countersigned, Lomaque." Having finished rending his notes, Magloire placed tliein on the writing tablo. He wus evidently a favored man lu tho office, for be vent unit to make a remark instead of leaving the room in silence, like his predecessor, Plcard. . ' "When Citizen Danville returns to J Paris," be begun, "bo will be rather i ustoiilshed to find that In denouncing his wife's brother he has nlso uncon sciously denounced his wife." "l'lleud Magloire," said Lomaque, winking mildly, "your last remark looks to me like a question In disguise. I put questions constantly to others. I never answer them myself. You want to know, citizen, what our suiierlnteiid ent's secret motive Is for denouncing bis wife's brother. Suppose" you try and And that out for yourself. It will be practice for you. Friend Mrtgloire practice nfter office hours." "Any further orders?" inquired Ma gloire sulkily. "None In relation in tlie rop'Tts." re turned Iximuque. "I find nothing to mid or niter on a revised hearing. Hut I shall have a little note ready, for you Immediately. Sit down nt ho other desk, Friend Magloire. I nm very fond j of you when yon nrc not inquisitive. Pray sit down." . While utldressiiig this Invitation to the agent in his softest voice Lomaque produced his pneketbodU and drew from It n little note, which he opened nnd rend through attentively. U war. bended "Private Instructions Relative to SiiH'i'lntciident Danville" nnd pro cVcded thus: "The undersigned can confidently ns sert, from long domestic exp 'rieiice In Danville's household, that li s motive for denouncing his wife's brother Is purely a is-rson.il one and !m hot In the most remote degree connected with politics.. P.rlelly. the facts are these; Louis Trudaine from the first npsied his sister's marriage villi Danville, dis trusting the Inlter's temper and dispo sition. The marringe, however, bstk place, and the brother resigned hlnieif to await results, taking the piei uiilioii of living In the sumc uoighlsirhood as Ills sister, to Interpose, If need Is-, lie tweeii the grimes which the husband might commit and the sufferings which the wife might endure. The results soon exceeded his Worst anticipation. and culled for the lulerHi-.ition f.u wlileh he had prepared himself. He Is a man of indexible firmness, patience and Integrity, and he makes the protec tion und consolation of his sister the business of his life. He gives his brother In-law to pretext for openly quarreling with bim. He Is not to be deceived, irritated or tired out, and .he Is Danville's superior every way -in conduct, temper nnd capacity. I'mler these circumstances it Is unnecessary to say that his brother In law's enmity towsrd him is of the most implacable kind, and equally unnecessary to bint at the perfectly plain motive of the de- nunoiatlnn. As to the suspicious clr I cumstsnces affect iug not Trnd.iine only. nut bis sister SS well, the unilci sisnej regrets bis inability thus far to offer either explanation or snggestlon. At tbla preliminary stage the affair is In volved in mystery." Lomague. read tbeaa lines through to CASTOR 4 eg clMc Vi eparulioa for As -simi! a I ip.(S Hie FaiJ ami RVg ula -luii. Hie Stomachs andtfowcls of ESSE rromok-'s Dislioa.Cluvrfur rtessaiul IVsl I'ouldiiis iH-iitar (h,)iiuu.Morpliinf iiorMiiu-rul. . OT N All C O.TIC . .tt IVWIMT Juk.lc .! -ii4Mr .Wit ' III Uli,ak Sn(a ftip.lW- Aprtfcrl Hciitetly rorrnnslip,-v littn, Sour Slitiiutrli.DianlMH-a Wih J Uuwnlskiiis. level ish lU'SS mnl Ltiss OF Sl.FK.K Facsimile SiCiutlure of XKW YOHK. tXAcT copy OF WRAPPER. PARK AND WASHINGTON. PORTLAND, OREGON The school where thorough work i done; where' the reason Is always given; where coufnlcnee is "developed; where bookkeeping is tativjlit exactly as books arc kept in business; where pliurtliriinl js made easy ; where penmanship is at its best ; where hundreds of bookkeeper; ami stenographers have been educated for success in life; whete thousands moro will be. Open all the year. Catalogue Irf, A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL. B., PRINCIPAL bid o n Mf.'ii:ilin'o nt the i-inl. They were Ilu- ilnpliinie stt-ret inructious ilt'iniiuiti il t'l'oin him ill the mper which ho bail broil looking iivcr before thu I'litniucc of the tntt Kiliee ucuts. ltu ttililcil the note iu n fresh nheet of pa per mill was picimrinR to sen! it wheu a tap ut the tlnur Kloppul biin. "Come in," he ciietl, tint n man In rravelliiK I'ostimic, coverctl with dust, enterctl, whHH-rctI it tvonl' or two iu Ills cur, iioilih tl, iiinl went out. I.oniit'inc stnrt eil nt the whisper, mill, openinir his note uciiln, h:Ntily wrote umler IiIh hIkiiu ture. "I bnve just lieill.l Hint Iimiville lias hiisteiieil his return to I'll i in uutl umy be expeclttl back tonitrht." Then he cltiHcil, Kcnleil nnil ilirectcil the letter mill pi vt It to Magloire. The police njfeu looketl nt the mltlrcxa dm he left tbe rooui. It was "To Citizen Robes pierre, line St. llyiiore." ' I.om.npio alone nml wnllictl restlessly line kwnnl nml forwiinl. biting his nails. Iinuvilh conies buck tonlulit," he nilutcieil, "ami the erisiH conies with hliu. 'i 1 1 1 1: i i in u conspirator! Kose n eoiispirator! liah! Conspiracy can Jinrtlly be the nnver to the rhhlle thin time." He took a turn or two lu silence, then sloppeil at the open window, look im out on u li.it little f:lhii:e the street ! art'onleil him df the sunset sky. "''his time live years agn," he snltl, "Trtiilaine was talking to me on that lieiiil: oviiliiiililn? the river, nml his sister was keeping hatchet fared tihl Loniaiiie n cup of colTce hot for him! Now 1 m. i otlieially I i ii ii 1 to susptvt thcni,. pt i haps to ur:st them; per bnps I wish this Job hail fallen Into other liai'iK I don't yeaut It I tlou't wmit It nt miy irlce!" He rcturnetl to the wiitim; table mnl snt down to ills papers itli the tlot.';eil nir of a man determine,! to drive nway vexlliR tbou.t;hls by dint of Kinder hard work. I'or nioit' than an. hour ho hiboretl on rtrolntely. munchiinf a bit of dry breiul from time to time. Theli he paused nnd beva i to tl.lnk aii.iln. liradunlly the sumnier twilight faded nud' the nsiiu trrew dark. ' , "IVi'lmps we sliatt tide over tonight, Sfter ull. W ho knows?" he rclleoted. riiifximx bis hand bi ll for lights, Tliey were l rn'l t In, ninl with them re turned Ilu. B.Uie (iL'i'iit Mau'loiri' with A Siinll -u r.loil pai ket. It coiitnlnetl sn a r rest onli r and tl tiny three cor ticreil neti. I.'ol, ji.t noire like a love Ictier or a I nly' Invitation to it parttr man rnivililns cl-e. I.oniaipie openctl lie in.le t :i5'-rly mi l read these lines, nerilly written nnd signed Willi Ilobc plcin ' ; lull i., I t. "M. It ," .forlneil cie- 1:1 10 !v in eii l:i 1 : "Aue-r 'liihiaiu.' nod Ids sister to- 11 :.'l t . If I'a.ivilie comet buck In time to I c pi.- , i:l. it may be all the Is'ttcr. lie Is imp: par, d for Jos wife's arrest. Wail h I'.im t lost ly uheii It takes place and icpiit pritately to me. I mc-iicct he is a i, ii.ii-! mini. And of all t h i I) g I-nbhol t ice." "Any more work for ino tonight?" usked Mauliiht'. ttiili a yutvu. imly an arrest." replied I.oniaipie. "1 'oil, 1 1 our men, and when you're redv pi-t a coach nt the door." "We were .lu t Coins' to wipisT, -yriiu;l.li .1 .M:i:'P.iie to himself as he went out. "I lie di vll scire the arls totT.1t"! They're all in such a hurry to get to the null,. Hoe ttntt they won't vcn five a man time to eat in peaee!" 'Tltere' no cl oiee now," iniiltireil Loniacpie. thru-Mirig the nrrest ordi r ami tiie Hit - l or'ien d iu to into LI p. i. ket. "Ilu f.aiier was the saving of lite; he liimsi If Wcli-omcit me like on c jii.il, Lis sir ti r trest.nl me as sen- For Ir-fanta and Children, BMMBBBBlSBMaBBSHBMBJBtBlBWHBMaBBSMBBBBBBaaBkBBBWSBBISSS The Kind You Have Always Bought T 1.1- - sears me f Signature $ of In Use For Over Thirty Years t cc mmny, new von, errv. tli aidll, ;n. lie wipe i i ;s ; . : 1 1 , ii. lurking lils I e l ,.nt :r; of brandy, which I e diank vlowl.v, "I wonder windier ttlar men soft hearted lis they now older!' gel he sa itl. "I Mccni to do so. at nn.v rale, ourae! ConraL-e! What must be. must be! If I risked my hind to do II, I couldn't stop this nrrest. There Isn't a man in the olli. e u hn wouldn't be ready to eJtecnlc It If I wasn't " Here the rumble or carriat wbeelj Btiunded mil side. "There's the coaiii exclalmeil I.otii.ioue. locking up the brjnily bottle and takinrf bis hat. "Aft er nil. as this arrest Is to be iinidc, it's ns well fortliein I should make It." Plilcf I'oliit' Agent I.omaiiie then put out the candles oml quitted the room. to uk comimt:d. A Tree That Stings. In Australia prows n curious tree which Is tlniiKcioUK us well lift wonder ful. In the old trees the stem is :ray IkU while, in id red berries crow on the top. The leaf I.h nearly round and J ig ged all nround lis eiK-es like a initio and hliu n point at I'.e ton. 't he trti emits n very ilistigrtt-nbli' odur. Thin tree when toin hed stitis one" like n hornet. A traveh r hh.is: "I have seen a man who treats ordinary p.-nn light ly roll on the frmunil i:i ngouy nfler iH-ing gtung. nnd I know n horse so eomplete'y tnailden d after gelling j into a grove or these trees that he rushed open mouthed. ut ctoiy one who approached him und had to be cliot. Hogs when wiling will rush about, whining plleously. biting pieces fro'j the affected part." Doing Nature'e Work. In the year l:uO no lers than -t.noO ticis were planted In New York tJ'.y under the nusplees of the tree point ing socit ty of that tow n. Some com plaint has arisen orer tho deadly cf feet of escaping grs upon H e rotjis. lint very few trees eomp:;;.;t!v!y have perished from this cause. XMKKICA'S r'AMtH S KI.'AL'TIFS.' Itok willi luirror on skin erup tions, blotches, s ires, pimples. Thcv do'i't havo them, nor will nnytme. "'"'!, ,,',-klin'', Arnle S.ilvi-. It glttrtllitt the f.iee. t iz 'iiot or st 1 1 rheum vanish l'fiirr it It -nr sort' lips, t'happeil IiiitoI'; cliilld.iiiis Iiifillil.le f..r piles. "V nt Itiilev', I'tntriiiary. BMntJu. ligiwttus OAHVOniA. BrtlMl Isjutar ll I I'd iih H 'tf Ktm tn$t Vs.- . "... ' OAHTOniA. (aan tli yf " M V"H Hii Hi Bougfc sJlW INTERESTING Win u people me rontcn.pliiflng a Iris ttl.itl.t r on biisine.-K ot pleiistiiv, they ir.ttnruliv it .ml the bc-t Mriiv o' 'luiiiiibh- so hir ,ih sjntil, itiinfoit and Ktlclv is nuii'i : noil. 1' ii.plotet's t the W'lsriMittn IYnlt:'l l.inf.no :t It f to M'i'xe the public .in! tiiir U:ihi iit- 0H'flllC'i IIO 111 to tlOtki' ill' ItMllll'C- tioo w ith ilivcrging liiit-u :il ull junct ion point:-. 'iil'man I'li'm c s i cpii.g und Chair Cars on thiongli tri.iiis, llioinn Car to: vice unexcelled. Mca! mtvi-,1 a la ( ':u to. I n order to obtain I his lir-l i !;ih nern,- in-k tho ii. t ui'ont to cll you a ti- ki t over THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINTS. I'jiei l f't-nntviindJ nt ('1, wniikrc for all 1'asU'm Hilt Mil. br full iiiftu niatiin cull on your tit ;irvst (u ki t u. cut, or iu .... Jas. C Iini, or .1 4. A . 'i.m , iJfii. I'.iH. At:t.,v '.'iit-ru I Au'i, lite Collar Lino. (UiTLAND-ASTORIA Route. Str. "BAILEY GATZERT" i.tily l.'imml 'Irion except S nnhiy TIME CARD Invu I'm -timid . . . . l';il'i' A I"i ia i a. iu. p. in. Till; DALLES PORT - I.AND-IIOUTE STR "TAHOMA" A XII . - 'METLAKO' lift h t I'oitlaiiil, Tlir MallcH h ii tl Way I'liints. Daily i i lpt l t C I Sunibli TIIWE CARD Mr. "r.ilioinu" roiiland Moii. W'nl. Kri.7. . . I v. I v. I.v. I.v. III. 111. I'.illet Tue-i. I loir. S'nt . . Mr. "MMIiiU" li it 1 1; mi I'iics. Tli 1 1 1' . Sal I'.illeH Mmi. Wed. 1 ii . .7 a, III. in. fiSTTIiiii I Scellii ille ban Hie ( i rami, at Alliaetioiis on r.irlli. MEALS THE VERY DEST I.iimliiig nml tiiit: lio. Aider Hrett. Iloili riiones, Main ."ol rouTi.AN i, (i;ri;oN. J. W. (ill It II MIX, aetTI.e Mallei A..I. T O 1(M1, y,t Astoria. J. (' W V t IT , njrt Vain onvcr, Wdl l tlllll A. HVIlliS, Httts Hliite Salmon. A. k. H'l.l.l'.K ngts llootl lUver. V. . II. Ill' 1 11:1c, 10 I V M. '1 411' I rV, I'llller, Winli. Kltvcnson, Wash. IIKXKY DI.MSTKAlt, Curson, Win-h K. W. I lilt 1IKIX", act roitland j X. b'oiiini il r'nr Life. "I was IreXltiHur lime years by gontl iloeltirs," writes W . A. tintr McCtuiiK'llMVillt', )., "fur ii!iM mi l (ittilH, but, when 11 1 J ruiU , llm-k-litis Arnica Silve cured mo in two weeks" Cure-i hunis, bruisfs, cuts, snres, eruptions, suit r hi tun, piles or ii )n . 2"i i t llitiley'tt I'liarumey. W A. fcs "mm SGjtC2:.-? tXPEHlENCE ui n.Ul DIAHftl T . ft a . rrff, CopynioMTsAc Sn.fi ..-rifllnff n o h -oifl (.Tirii. n.s tC'1, 1 r"e" . "r -..i.i.-n f n- w 1.,.. h.'r mm liir,. ,i,..i, is rr.l.sl.ir , ,., ,,,, i... n.ii..,n,. ll..i,.rri-ilT.. ,,...,. I,,, .,,.k,i Csl.-m, i".T fr,-. HI !.. -1 ,,.,,. v l-rt- ,'.Hr'i u pal. ,il. VV'!""ii i"'r' t e. Scientific Jlmcricnn. 111 in.) A h r .t 'rtt. !r '! i-tr iii wcs v. I irrtt r'r. .1. 'IVriht : 14 New York ft.lcl ?i-"t 1. nr t ...iPS, (. (1 tinny 1 rn . v Hu'.rn.t,, CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho SjP , " Signature of (MXcV. r 1
