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PORTLAND. ORE.. JUNK ST, 1902
' ORAW THI LINE WHERE?
Every rational person Inveighs of alnat
the anarchist; and desires tht they bo
tlimlnated from our social body. Every
patriot hopes . thtt some wise one will
evolyo a plan that promises success, 'Tet,
-a-hea-the-taak beaddroaeidrPr'aotteai dlf
IcUlftes arise such" as puisle all 'who
realise that there are, Mmltat.on. -..yea
apoa the power of the sovereign Antor-
lean people limitations piacea oy organ-
to law and inherent right, Tho anarch-
tot la a foul blot opon the face of society.
Yet, what' law will eradicate, hint? How
tan anarchism be made a crime in tha
sptQlfio language of atatuteet.-rHow can
government, state or national, express in
exact, phrase what constitutes such a
crime" There are obstacle that have hot
yet been removed. - There are ImpoesIbU-
i itlea Jq the case that have not been over.
come. Jn fact, he one has proposed a bill
that appeals to any but excited people aa
aught but chimerical. Much as H to to
hp ; desired,. ; no Vpoe has ytt solved , tho
problem of legislating anarchists out of
the country,"
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"A SCHOOL FOR 8CAN0AL'
DoustUss Brlnley Sheridan would have
delighted himself with the Panama Canal
. affairs as material "f or' adrama' entitled
"School for cattdai,' instead' Of the
comparatively barmlesa matters of Eng
lish, gentle people, who appear In hi
, great 'play of that name.,- The American
people have now opportunity to matrlcu-
kt In such a school; If, Indeed, they kr
not already near "to graduation w'th tho
m&ster'a degree., The -determination to
follow Mark Henna's plan to substitute
Panama for Nicaragua has opened enl-
leas sequence for ouch ecandals as have
tmlrchaji the .'national . escutcheon r Of
Franoe during many years. The Ohio
Benator won flrst blood In the canal light.
Morgan and the other exponents of the
Nicaragua Idea" have beea worsted. jt
. will be interesting to watch the course
of event, and see if the American Con
gress to'te add another to the already too
. long js.f pr(vreoif jwoomer et au scan-
- dale -that have dligraced national legtola
lion heretofore. ,.&.:,.' .
ntMUYS 1 nuac, yu,' I ANivS.
Th agent ot the Standard Oil Company
urges that there to, no parUcular danger
rromf the presence of,, Immense .tonka of
ell and oil products In the center of the
city, V He sc9uts the idea of 00m pel ling
their removal j to a more isolated spot.
He apparently thinks 'that people-here 1
are to be caloled Into erroneous beliefs
br the Interested representative of a com
J pany.that probably' laughs in it 'cor
porate sleeve as it thinks-of the patience
f Portland, and the 'fact that it is al
V meet the ply American city of import
' ance that haa liot long ago forced this
'ame oil concern (o place its reservoirs
" tar from the centers of life and busines,
and Where there arises no v danger of
tosses from possible Area If is up to the
Common Council to resist tha blandish
: ments of . this agent; and respect the
; : practically unanlmoua wishes of the citu
- legs. -", - ' . v i , - ' '
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: MILK SHOULD BE INSPECTED. '
The question to pot a to the. exact
letaits ot the proposed "milk inspection
4 ' rdlnance, whether they are Ideal pr not.
'The cuesttott ii ae to the'lns'pectlon of
i sulk according ' to SOME rordlnanoa.
Wherever modom mathod ,of. municipal
(;..galatlon obUln, there milk, sold to the
subtle ite Inspected, 1 ConslderaUon. of
teelthj eradication of diseases resultant
'from impure ,mUk, betterment of meth.
ds of conducting do4rtthese move
' V the enactment of; laws that compisj
ibsolute purity of eU products -of dairy
arma. Portland would better get In line
rlth progressive 'American clUe. She
- rouUf better, adopt eome ordinance tf
Ot that' now up for debate, then some
tber one that shall correct the defects
: n the one thai has been offered to the
( ;ommca CouncO.
Reason Enougfi; ' , v, v
"What reason to there for the notion
hat It is especially unlucky to marry in
tsyr u (v v '
' I dun't kmw, unless it la that an es'
miaUy itrge number of people have been
tarried la Jffy.'VtiKart get, ' - '. ; 1
CLEVER AMERlCATnVlFg.;
pomnc iith Uf of Chine Mln.
, .-' ' UterirtPAril'g;'..;
Mora than a vjaoc has beta 1vn
In teowt years that China U at Jait
mertlnf from flia Isolation ( oriental
iraailion wettern men aoa wemea aare
oarrtea Jreatarn Ideas into tae empire,
and' the4 Wdftc-of occtdenUllilpf it hM
made rapid atrideaa. . ; .
Mr prw werv -fcoeo Mia m
can ol theCWaeae tnloieter at Pa
would showr coacjuslvelr ha chana- of
aeatiment, . " : . ' '
for the wife of the Chinese minister to
the daughter of 4 TAnkeo father and t
Chines mother, . and 1 children speaH
fnriish in pfeferene to Chinese, yet ha
to tlU held in hlfh esteem by his gov.
, enunent and has npt suffered in any way
for his talon with forelrn blood," '
Tu Kens's children are as remarkable
m their way aa (hair illustrious father. -
They are : thoroughly westernised an4
I have eveh been gtvea American names.
During the recant strained diplomat!,
relation Tu JCeng and his family appear
ed.very MtOa in ubll.( K-r ;
They amused . themselves with exoor
slons, amateur photography and private
theatricals. In the theatricals the cbll.
oren proved themselves unusually sieve.
During two acta of a play, given on aft
axquriion 4o Bt, Cloud, Ws NeiH Yu
Keng- dld'a Japaneao, danoa that was said
by those who saw it to nay wen a roost
artistic perforftiftDce. Her brother, who
appeared as Napoleon, proved that h
nossesses unsual hlstrlonlo talent of the
Zma irinfl --f iv n n.
Tu Keng is one of tne moat popular
men in fans. He to rrance wnat wn
I Ting-fang' is. to America, -l-'y-i
Before hie government sent hint to En -
race he was minister of war durlna the
unpleasantness witn aapaa ana was after
wera ambaaeanar !te tne riAWenr Kine
K---Wt .'? W--r-
Lady Tu Keng 1s the daughter of Mr.
Pearson of Boston., who lived to China
.
I Wrt tom0y. r V ',-.- ' V
I : -i m nme, nreee, epeeca sna taurt mou?
of life of the Yu Kengs to bow thorough,
ly western. V- vi- ' i ,
The Chinese costume is wore only oa
publlo oceasions.' ' 1
( Ane son w am ianers private seorv.Bryi 1
and when; on' offlolal duty, he Is forced to
wear oriental dress, he bee to resort to
a wig to complete his "make-up, "Detroit
News-Tribune. - V e . '"
yrrn the jokers.
'" FACTS. IN THE CASS. '
Mrs. Gayboy , (who to ,ot a prtoe
beauty) A friend ot mine says' you only
married me for money. Is It truer ,
Gayboy Certainly not, dear. It may
seem improbable, but I really and truly
married y 9U for. lova-Denver Post. : ,
Jr ti i a 1 1 ,'" :,' V tij?ll '4-
'l know why ydur mouthr is so sweet,'
said .the , young man, gastog In rapture,
at her pretty red Hps. ,, ,
"i "Ana whyr she whispered- . , 1
"Because . your teeth are preserved.
And for the compliment she gave htm an
even dosen kisses. Omaha Neva
cottLiWt fool him.
' Old Gayboy-Thomasf ,
The Butler Yeselr. f
Old Gayboy if my 'lfo.Mka for me
this evening tei her I'm detained at tho
office ., , , , ; ' ,
The Butler Yesslr. . But in case any
body else should ask, what will X tell
tbemT Chicago News. ,
t VERY .USEFUL, 'v '
'Yes,". remarked . the ;. chief , of de
tectives, "I think it to a good thin that
there are such things as dime novels
and clgarettea.", .
"You .4or' aehed tho surprised caller.
VYes, because if It were net for them
We would have some trouble in attribut
ing the cause of youthful degeiferacy."
--Washington ftar, r.
THROUGHOUT, THE STATE.
. John Hoeey, the 17-year-old son of John
, HoeeyV of Green Point; ne'er Oregon City,
was kicked by a horse and - suffered
I frightful injuries, his face being crushed
beyond recognition.--
Recently the four-year-old son of Mr.
I and Mrs. S. T. Rorlck, residing near The
mia, .v huwu -ivpi 1
lck Was unloading hay wtthta derrick
mm ue ivn vi iwu wiser. . r. w-
" v"iu
oy, got nis nana caugni in me rope.
mangling is , terribly.
Emory Ingham, aged about three years.
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.: Ingham, ot
Eugene, while playing on the porch, fell
to the around, a distance of about eight
feet, and sustained serious injuries. Doc
tor found that the collar bone had been
torn loose ' from the', breaat bone, and
that it had been fractured In the middle.
Mies Adella Le Roy, a weak-minded
daughter of L, "LeRWV wao adjudged non
1 compos mentis Tuesday afternoon at As
torla and ordered to be Oent to the in
1 sane asylum. She to 40 years of age.
When Sylvia Sprays tho Lawn. '
When Sylvia in the morning takes the
eipuons garden , hose ',
vAnd flutters to the verdant spot in
.front, M'tlwj'asiKi--'k " , -
She ha a monstrous sun-hit set to shield
her piquant nose -
While busy! with that world-refreshing
tM ml to the "pedestrian who doesn't
tunt.
watch and dodge
I When Sylvia sprays the' lawn in front of
where she's known to lodge, '
When Sylvia hold the nossle pointed out
toward the street,
And looks at the geraniums near by, '
There's danger on the sidewalk O you
never at wthe twatr-
For Sylvia has a wondrous wandering
eye. . , f. u
Then dodge 'like' all creation when you
pa the pretty place , -, ,
Where Sylvia sprays the 'verdancy with
such consummate graced . ""
O.many a- stenographic Job has fallen to
, the lot-" ' ' ",
Of that partio'lar angel who records
The inthat to most oemnaoa-whear bu
, J inanity. geto.bot-.Ar.:-.a'.5.!.1ft.-.
The habit of employing haughty word
And all because Sylvia, with her careless I
little mmt-f.w.l
When he take out the garden hoso and i
I " let the noaale play,W.rr;-'.v
' a W, Gillian, In Lo Aageto Herald,
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SURGICAL CURIOSITY
Oeorse Burn. aad 71 ean, wbo Uvea I
ni;jWi 9ra aim .wr
fttrottutr la Buffalo, la a llrla wurloalty j
fit auriery. Be la a veteran of the Civil
i and Mexican WaM.
1 Mr. Burns entered Beiievue . uosdusj.
him with but a small portion of the bones
with which . nature.; endewwd 'him. i HU
record tinder the -aurgtons knives is
perhaps not aaualled fa thlt country. He
has been .dismembered as JoUowt;
, Loss of the entire bony vault of the
skull, the top of his head and the entire
left side-down te the ear belB covered
with a silver plate. v fibs? were re
moved by the surgeons i trera J abet left
idvand a portion of lus 4lght hip has
also been removed. Both of his legs were
fraetnred la two places, both elbow Joints
are missing. , o that he tan :twlti bis
forearm into all shapes, ,ad tho right
knee 'Cap U"-wtMk-.'H -vT'.f
. Owing to the absence of the rtbt on the
left aide, bis heart, was moved over to
the right side for proteotion, and on that
side the beats of the heart are plainly
felt. Embedded in hle. breastbone is a
bullet, which could not be removed on
account of ta too oloas proximity to the
main artery. (He Is blind In his lttt eye.
i but thto faot cannot J notietd.
1i Mr. Burns aooeara to' b robust and
j healthy and. la tall and stouts A eurlous
1 hin ihui tim i. i i.tm n k. miaa.
4 ,m m Bi-k ... i i. mMHmA
i around: and to located oa the celt of the
i leg. , ;,- .. , .-i
It Mr. Burns says that he sever complains
1 of anything and he never .worries, no
lenattav ht h Aantmm thev have
got to -. take out of him. ; Ha can, walk
a uuiiiut k ua ,.-u, ...j. -v
1' He onteredithA.Nn:toig-vand.wont
i oa tho old scheolshlo Hartford. He also
1 served on , the jiew.arttord and . the
n4 ote'. T w
Chief Engineer o one of the ehlps of Ad.
miraT Porter's ; Mississippi squadron in
im, i during the , Bed, River - expedition,
during which a piece of shell glanced
off the guards and struck him, causing
a compound fracture of the: skulk "
( He was sent to Washington,; and from
thero to Philadelphia, : where' Dr. D,
Hayes Agnew trephined the skull to the
University of Pennsylvania. He was M
months In the hospital and spent seven
months on a robber mattress before he
recovered. He had previously been in sev
eral engagements, and at. hiloh ho re
ceived the bullet in his breasW. He left
the United 1 Statee navy t after, serving
about years, and afterwardt became a
member of two Arctio expeditlone, one of
which started out on the search for the
Jeannette. U,'.-? s x ) s.?'-f'V
Off the Canadian ohor about six years
ago he met with an accident and wal
crushed la machinery; and W pieces of
bono were taken from hto body. la apttt
of all his misfortunes he says ato health
is good. Two - years ago there was a ,
slight parting of two of the plates ot hto
skull and then he, suffered tpt!ept!o fits,
i In the postofflos to New York he fell to
one of these fits and ho knew nothing
more till he came to consciousness In
Beiievue hospital.' The plate in hto skull
was broken and a new plate had to be
made for him.
HINTS TO WOMEN
. TO REDUCE THE FLESH. .
The beet remedy for obsMty is a system,
of diet and exercise, for It to a system en
tirely devoid of danger and does not de
pend for success upon the use of drugs.
It to necessary, however, that the regi
men of reduotlon should be faithfully and '
uninterruptedly followed, and It requiree
more time and patiences than many; per-
eons are willing to give- :t' ,rM,&&
Little food should bo taken, no more tbaa
to absolutely necessary to health and
fort, and all fat-making and; sweet foods
should bo entirely avoided..- Walking. bl
cycling, horseback exercise. swimming
and gymnasfieo should be Indulged to as
much as possible. s ' - .
TO CLEANSS THB PORES.
A through steaming of tho face in good
occasionally, say once In ten daya The
method of procedure is as follows: Hold
tne race over a caam ox not water ana 1
xeep in tne steam winn a towei wniqn cov- 1
ers the head and basin, forming a eort of
hood. , - )
After steaming for five or ten minutes.
wash the face well 'with warm water.
T he soap and warm water do the work
ot cleansing! cold water closes the porea
and gives tone 00 that the skin is not too
sensitive te the effects of heat or wind. - v
GARDEN PARTIESAGAtK
. Garden parties are one of the revivals of
social dlitratolong this aeason. And they
have a wide lnlflcance in the fashion
world, as tner demand special costume of
a ' very ;jdray , order. Tbeyarehpt:!
genuine revival, perhaps, a they have
never gone out of faahlon; but It is cer
tain already that they are to be reanimat
ed.: so to speak, and Inspired with 'new
lite and interest, which win mutlply the
needs for artistic summer gowns-to a
maraea qegree. 1 , -ASPARAGUS
SALAD.'
- As a salad asparagus Is considered by
many la Its best guise. In thle way it
may be either simply served 7 with a
French dressing or combined with
Ihrtmpa, w1th green peas or potatoes. As
It is not particularly nice when warmed
over, any that is left from a meal should
be utilised in thl way.
Moistened while still warm' with a sim
ple French dressing, and when cold pack
ed in Ice and salt and t rosen, It will be
found very cooling.
Ljra-CLEANLINDS. - -
' To clean window bund spread on a
table and rub 'all over with bread crumb.
If the blind be only 'generally brimy and
not. really very , badly .soiled: or- stained,
this treatment will make' U look quite
clean end fresh again, and It will not
be pulled out ,of shape, as blind often
ars in the prooes of washing or- ironing.
t-THS LATEST f AD iN OLOVEi.-. I
A novelty in hand coverings this season
to lisle thread gloves With portrait tops.
The 'glove to uuaJly. a.wblte on and
ft thVodge of the
glove top, leaving a margin of whlte The
photographing I welj donj aad. the: effect
la nd4 ltut attractive '-; V
PT 'ROLAND BEVERLY HALE.
"How do you do, KatyT In Miss Mi-y
sure. '
was cone David Carpenter sat down and
uivugiu over i or me twentiew time of
good fortune which had some to him that
day. He felt lilt a hoy who had w
peokeifuf of marbles.
( ,,"wH- pr ye mm my www ww
at jaotr bo cried, as Miss Owen aan
into u0 room. ,
"What do "yon meanr Mary paused
nair way between him and the door.
"X mean; that I'm corporation counsel
for i tho . S. eV 9 J with a salary Of
IT.900 yeay.wi;,'t;v -P
l'm sorry to hear it," said Mary.v
Oavtd smilo dleo away. Ho felt that
e had asked for a flsh and had been giv
en a otone.? '
He tried to smile ' egeln. and looked
vexed laotead.,XEUi i:t ,is . .
. Thaf o a kind thing to say, he ob
served, si - . '
"What t mean is this," said Mary, her
large grey eyes looking steadily at her
old friend. "There's ao fear that yon
wont auooeed in time. You're the tooot
talented man 1 er aw, except Edward
CaHhorp, whom -you affect to despise so
I n,,cn," wt on t tnina you've nao in
I enough yet Whiryon'U aover know
what' it is to struggle with poverty any
mora? that's a ptty,; a great pity. You
see, I'm perfectly frank,"
1 certalnlY Ann' hlnV mn'n hMtt
over aaxlous to spare my f eeUnti." s -p
Mary smiled. She had larke features
and very expressive ones,. When she
mucB " lw oroinarr
""T.". ' ;'v-v . '
f? I00
w iw iiw nun guwi xeeunss w
were put into thlo world to help each
other along; not to tell each other we'd
gone far 'enough already." ' '-nf-
You don't approve of a kindly olap
on tne back' once in -whiter
"Yes, when a man's down. But you're
:1m. not tip: now. j ' .: wn ; i
There was a pause. The pleasant light
was gone ' from David's rather danger
ous .looking eyes. ;. , --5
He had a face that looked as if It had
been chiseled out Of granite. As he lean
ed forward and spoke to Mary, a child
might have seen, that the B. B. and P,
would1 get their money's worth in a man
like that.". ,; y
"To tell you tho truth, Mary," he aald.
after looking at her in silence tUl she
wondered If she could look at him any
more, hlg eyeo were W stern.. "1 think
you've beea talking to a fool. I came to
nere happy, as ty boy. and, as you say,
W f of ; tte wave, and wanting my
vi frenu iw wibij , tne joy VI my new
place,' and. In five' minutes you've got
me back to my bard old metter-of-taot
self by saying something which "you think
rather flne, and which anyone can see
is extremely nklnd. . '' ' :
"I'm seldom in good, spirits .and when
I am I shall know where not to go. I'll
tell you one of my rules of business; it's
this: Pon t say anything unleas good is
going to come pf Itl tWhat good could
coma ot your remark to something which
I'm glad I haven't got fo find out You're
one of my best friends,-; Mary,' .and I
tblnk you're really attached, to me; but
when I want sympathy I should as soon
think of going out In' front of the house
and confiding in our old stone post"
Thp tears came into Mary's eyes. She
was silent, . ;
It was at this moment, perhaps, an
opportune one, that Jars, Owen came
Into, the room. --. .
What, Mary, not ready for the theater
yett" she said. "If a almost I o'clock.
Why, Mr. Carpenter, I am ao glad to see
you! I'm sorry we, haven't an extra
ticket, I looks so Inhospitable," and oho
rattled on- ,
Mr- Owen came In, too, and Mary went
up stairs to put on her things. When
She came beck Mra Owen waa still talk
ing, David pretending to listen, and Mr.
Owen, reading the evening paper. Then
the three theater-goers went out with
more apologies, and when their footsteps
died , away David went out after them.
He tripped on something at the thresh
old and fell down the front steps, tear
ing his clothes. When bo got up he
laughed dismally at
this
niifartnn.
t ' t
"What a successful evening,", he. said
under hi breath as . he walked away.
He was light hearted When he entered
the house; irritated and cross when he
came out It makes very little difference
at the end of a mil run bow you felt
before you began. , ,,''
As soon as David had heard the thea
ter mentioned at the iOwena he bad
thought;-. , 1. , - .
Then TU go to see Violet ; Anderson."
Plea if ,.vtbouKhta-nrario . back;, the
struggling past, . the aueoessful present,
the glorious future. Violet would not re
ceive him a Mary had done. . He rather
thought he liked Violet better than a,nr
gtrl he knew, Mary's Jdeaa , were too
much like a. man'a Sbe had a splendid
mind, but after aH it to nice to have
Women feminine. jv,mi' v
And. they ought to- be-fond ot mueicl
Mary could not tell One tune from an
other, whereas Violet perhaps she would
sing tonlghb When s man was married
it would be nice to have some one to sing
,10 him when he came home from battling
with the world and beating ' it, David
added, throwing out hi chest -
He' did not want to come home and
argue and get cross and bo tola that
MESSENGER WONT DIE.
Boy Who Pell Six Storloa Wa One
Placed In HloCoffln.' e
Franklin McGrath. the A D. T. men.
'linger who i known all over the Bronx
a"th boy with nine lives.1".' had an
other little accident last night He ha
bad Accident before . "
Franklin Is years Old. and, " with a
brother support his widowed mother at
their home in the flathouse at tie Boot
133th street In leaning out of an air
haft window last night While talking to
a friend In tho next flat he slipped and
fell six stor4eat the basements He walk.
d upstairs two minute later and aldt
t Just had a Uttlo utkp t;
Hto mother sent for a doctor, who
found that IvaakUn had broken hto right
arm.' It didn't seem to worry Trankltiw .
; who boy when, younger xroied horses
M tho rack track. He was throwa sev
success waa bad thing. Ho smiled at
this last Idea and also at-, pleasant
contrast .which . suggested Itself next.
Violet was bitting on the steps of tho
front porch, aea her father and mother.
when David made his appearance. He
mlled aa he saw the perfect taste and
elegance of her simple summer drees, and
contrasted, it with some unfortunate in
harmonious colon which be had) seen hot
long ago.",, c ;,.: ",&
After shaking- band all around be sab
down next to Violet. Mr. and Mra An"
demon set out to make a call, leaving the
young people alone. '
The gentle south wind carried to them
the fragrance of the Ulaos.to a neign-
bortoc garden. In the next street cull-dre-Worf.(atlU
Playing, though it was
high time they were in bed, and their
volcoa were Wafted to Prd ana noiet
soitened byV the ' distance. '
f, It . .was one of those evening ' 'when,
somehow, one -finds difficulty in loving
one's netrhbor; , David found :. One,
'How did you like staying at the Cal-
lamoreeT asked David. "Are young
married' people agreeable' at homer
-t didn't have an especially good time,'
Violet replied t ' "but they dld.4 Do yo
know I rather envied them.1 and wished
I was married or engaged or something."
If i "something" stood for s "In love"
David began to feel as if he were "some
thing." .r ,
It was pleasant to alt In silence, but
It waa pleaaanter to hear Violet's voice
on the night air.: So he spoke to nor
again, merely that she might answer him.
The only trouble with being married
or engaged la that yea must bo married
or engaged to acme one."".
-And yeuthtak I shaU And ousicuity w
bringing aar one to the point T she In
quired, smiling. '.; -
He could not help being erabarrassea.
Wo, 1 don't mean that, Oh! I thought
you might feel, like being In love and yet
not know anyone you cared for In that
way.
She half rose from the plassa step, and
adjusted her dress so as to sit more com
fortably. "I think I shall be able to
And one,H she said.':
Her reply et him. thinking, v But you
cannot think reasonably about a beauti
ful girl of ft' when she to sitting next
you on a plassa step. , David was con
scious of a certain absurdity in the at
tempt. . 1
Won't you alng to me. Vloletr he
asked. ' i 1
The piano was do by the long glass
door opening ton, the plassa..
"If you're obedient," oho said, rising
flit perfectly still, and don't-move
muscle except to say it was pretty when
I've finished."
He bad asked her to sing 00 as to give
himself a chance to think while she was
singing. 'If he. wanted to think favorably
ot her this was an excellent plan.
Violet had aa exquisite taste In all
things, and she-sang a few soft ballads
and oho quiet song of Schubert's that
harmonised as well aa the lilac and her
Own violets with the stillness and beauty
of tho evening.
When she came back David was hardly
himself. With characteristic frankness
she oat down eloee by him. just where
she Had beea before.
"Shall we go In" she asked.
"Oh. no," said David. '1 could sit here
forever."
. She looked Op .quickly. Ho seldom
made speeches like that,
. '1 am perfectly eattofled," she said.
David began to think over something
he had heard about a great general, who
had 'suddenly changed his plan In the
heat Of action, and by so doing had
achieved a splendid victory.
"I agree with you in what you said.
Volet" h observed.
"What do you meant" ' ' '
"Why, I think It Would be nice to be
married, or engaged, or something, too."
"Then, why don't your 1
1 don't know whether I can marry
the person S want," And then' after a
pauses "Can IT"
, "I'm' afraid I don't quite know what
you mean." ' - v,
"I meaa you." " - t ' w
Her whole manner changed. .She rose
abruptly, and stood off a Uttlo way. He
rose, too.
t thought we were good friends, Da
vid, and nothing more, I'm afraid I
can't do what you ask."
"Don't be hasty In your refusal. I beg
or you." said David, nervously. "I'm not
one of those fools who'll bo dancing
round you after you've said you don't
want me. This is onoe for all, Violet'
"Once for all." -David
shook hands with her '
Tloa bless you, Violet," he said. Then
he put in his. hat, picked up hto stick,
ana waited put on the etreet ,
, He felt k a drunken man who has
suddenly baa his head put under a pump-
He was decidedly uncomfortable and yet
had an indefinable feeling that good was
coming of it all.
Hto character, stern as it was. was not
one of those which are hardened by bad
lock.". His nature . sloped . toward the
right A shock always, affected him for
good, as an earthquake always sat the
boulders on ;a . mountainside rolling the
same way. - ,
A cool easterly breeso had sprung up.
David, had 'not walked a,, hundred yards 1
before a new idea struck him.
"By Jove, I. hadn't told, her of my ap- I
polntment and new salary. ".' t
TT. A . .J .-11 M '
n gues on the whole I won't turn 1
round," he said to himself.
eral timee and brought - homo uncon-
oloua,f Then ho went In an office down
town. - Share ho fell off a desk one day
while winding a clock and was .brought
homo unconscious. H had brain fever,
lypnom. ana pneumonuv " and - be - waa
nearly pronounced dead and put in his
comn. Then he came to..-.- aj '-vj.
l inree years, ago. they say ho fell tO-'i
feet to the New. York Central track. nd
escaped with a broken wrist Ho has
naa -ran from trucks and bicycles too
numerous to.counf ' . '
a "iinii uoa seem to bold a pro
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