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flllSIipALACE chapter xiv. Mary returned hin and fvr days liter ws solicited . take charge of mall select ai'butil, Hut Mm. Maon thourht it !( fur ber In return to Mount IIo)j-U and accordingly she de clined Mr. Kulght's ofTer, greatly to til disappointment, and that of many others, One morning about week after br return ahe announced fair Intention of visiting her mother's gram. "I am ac customed to so much eorela," an 14 aba, "that I can faulty walki three miles, auJ perhaps on my way bum I ahait get rid," Mra. Ma rn made n objection, ami Mary waa soon on her way. She wna rapid walker, and almost lfore she waa ware of It reached the village. Aa alio rami near Mra. Campbell's the with nat urally rm that Ella should accompany her. I Miking up, she aaw her sUtcr In tiie garden an J called to her. "Whs-a-l?' waa the very tottl and un civil answer which came back to her, and In moment Klla appeared roitud the cor ner of the houw, rareloasty swinging her traw hat and humming a fashionable ong. On seeing ber sUter she drew ba. k the corners of br mouth Into some tblng which she intended fur a smile, an l aid, "Why, I thought it waa Bridget railing im. you looked so much Ilka her lu tbat gingham suubonuct. Won't you corn In if" "Thank you," returned Mary. "I waa going to mother' grave, and thought per ha pa y ou would Ilka to accompany ma," "t.Hi, no," aald Klla, In her initial drawl ing tone, "I don't know aa I want to go. I waa there laat week, and aaw the mon ument." "What monument?" aked Mary, and Klla replied: "Why, didn't you know that Mra. M 'n, or the town, or aomebody, had bought a monument, with mother's and father'a and Franky'a and All'.e'a namoa on nr. Mary, hurrying on, aoon reached tha graveyard, where, aa Ella had aald, there stood by her parent' graves large, handsome monument William Bender waa the 6rt peraon who cam Into her mind, and aa he thought of all that bad paased between them, and of thla laat proof of bla affection, ahe aeated herself emu tig the tall graaa and flower which grew mp- mother's grave and burnt Into tear. Hbe had not aat there long ere ahe waa rouaed by the sound of a footstep. Inking up, ahe aaw before her the young gentleman who the year pre vious bad visited her achool In Ulee ("or Her. Kcatlug blmaelf respectfully by her aide, be apoke of the three grave, and sked If they were ber frlenda who alept there. There waa aomethiug ao kind and affectionate In hie voice and rummer that Mary could not reprca ber tear, and, Hatching up ber bonnet, which ahe had thrown aside, aho bid her face in It and aguln wept. For a time Mr, Stuart aufTcred her to weep, and then gently removed the ging ham bonnet, and, holding her hnnd be tween bla, be tried to divert her mind by talking upon other topic, asking her how ahe had been employed during the year, nd appearing greatly pleased when told that ahe had bven at Mount Ilolyoke. Observing at length that ber eyea con atantly re ted upon the monument, be poke of that, praising Ita beauty, and taking If It were ber taate. "No." aald ahe. "I never aaw It uutil to-day, and did not even know It waa here." "Someone wished to aurprle you, I dare any," returned Mr. Stuart "It waa manufactured In Ronton, I see. Have you friend there?" Mary replied that ahe had one, a Mr. Pender, to which Mr. Stuart quickly re joined. "Ia it William Heuderf I have heard of him through our mutual friend, George Morcland, whom you pcrhapa have aeen." Mary felt the enrneat gate of the large, dark eyea which were fixed upon her face, am! coloring deeply, ahe replied that they came from England in the aamo ves el. "Indeed r aald Mr. Stuart. "When I return to the city shall I refresh hi mem ory a Ilttlo with regard to you?" "I'd rather you would not," answered Mary. "Our paths In life are very dif ferent; and he, of course, would feel no Interest In mo." "Am I to conclude that yon, too, feel no Interest In Mm?" returnod Mr. Stuart, nd again his large eyes reseted 011 Mary's face with a curious expression. But she made no reply, and, soon rising Dp said It was time for her to go home. Vacation was over, and again in the hallo) of Mount Ilolyoke was heard tbu tread of many feet, and the Bound of youthful voices as one by one the pupils came back to their accustomed places. For time Mary was undecided whether to return or not, for much as she desired an education she could not help feeling delicate about receiving It from a stran ger, but Mrs. Mason, to whom all her thoughts and feelings were confided, ad vised her to return, and accordingly the first dny of the term found her again at Mount Ilolyoke, where she waa warmly welcomed by ber teachera and compan ions. Still, It did not seem like the olden tlmo, for Ida was not there, and Jenny's merry laugh was gone. Patiently and persevcrlngly through the year ahe studied, storing her mind with useful knowledge; and when at last the annuul examination came, not one in the senior class atood higher, or was grad uated with more honor than herself. Mra. Mason, who was there, listened with all a pareut's pride and fondness to her adopted child, as she promptly responded to every question. Ifut It was not Mrs. Mason's presence alone which Incited Msry to do ao well. Among the crowd of spectators she caught a gllmpae of a face which twice before ahe had aeen once In the acbool room at Wet Corner snd onre In the grsveyard at Chlcopee. Turn which way ahe would, abe felt rath er than aaw how Intently Mr. Stuart watched her. and when at last the exer cises were over, and she with others arose to receive her diploma, she Invol untarily glanced In the direction whence she knew ho aat. For an Instant tbelr eye met, and In the expression of bis she reed an approval warmer than worda could hare expressed. Tbat night Mary mt alone In ber room, listening almoat nervously to the sound of every footstep, and half-atarting up If It came near her door. Hut for certain reasons Mr. Stuart did wot think proper to call, and while Mary was confidently expecting blm be waa several mile on bis way borne. In a day or two Mary returned to Cblc opee, but did not, like Ella, lay ber booka alde and cousider ber education finished. Two or three hours each morning were devoted to atudy, or reading of some kind. For several weeka nothing was allowed to Interfere with thia arrange ment, but at the end of tbat time the quint of Mra. Maann'a house was dis turbed by the unexpected arrival of Aunt Martha and Ida. who came up to Chlco pee for the purpose of Inducing Mra. Ma son and Mary to apend the coming winter in Boston. At first Mrs. Mason hesitat ed, but every objection which either abe or Mary rained waa ao easily put aside that she finally consented, saying ahe would be ready to go about the middle of November. CHAPTER XV. . "Come this way, Mary. I'll ahow jot your chamber. It's right here next to mine," aald Ida Selden, as on the evening of her friend's arrival abe led ber up to a handsomely furnished apartment, which for many weeka had borne the title of "Mary'a room." "Oh. how pleasantr was Mary'a excla mation, aa ahe aurveyed the room In which everything waa arranged wltb auch perfect taste. Mary was too happy to speak, and, dropping Into the easy-chair, she burst Into tears. In a moment Ida, too, waa seated in the same chair, wltb her arm around Mary'a neck. Then, as her own eyea chanced to fall upon some vanes, ahe brought one of them to Mary, aaying, "See, these are for you a present from one who bade me present them with bis compliments to the little girl who nursed him on board the Windermere, and who cried becauee he called her ugly!" Mary'a heart was almost audible in ita Iteming, and her cbeeka took on the hue of the cushlona on which ahe reclined. He turning the vase to the mantelpiece, Ida came back to ber aide, and, bending close to her face, whispered: "Cousin Ueorge told me of you years ago, when be first camo here, but I forgot all about it, and when we were at Mount Ilolyoke I never auspected that you were the little girl he used to talk ao much about. But a few daya before he went away he reminded me of It again, and then I understood why he waa ao much interested In you. I wonder you never told me you knew him, for, of courae, you like him. You can't help It." Mary only heard a part of what Ida said. "Just before he went away." Waa he gone, and should ahe not see him af ter all? A cloud gathered upon her brow, and Ida, readily divining ita cauae, re plied, "Yes, George Is gone. Either be or father must go to New Orleans, and ao George, of course, went. Isn't , It too bad? I cried and fretted, but he only pulled my ears, and aald he should think I'd bo glad, for he knew we wouhln't want a six-footer domineering over us.Rnd following us everywhere aa he would surely do were he at home." Mary felt more disappointed than she was willing to acknowledge, and for a moment she half-wished herself back in Chlcopee, but soon recovering her equa nimity, she ventured to ask how long George was to be gone, "Until April, I believe," anid Ida; "but anyway you are to stay until he com8, for Aunt Martha promised to keep yoti. I don't know exactly what George aald to her about you, but they talked together more than two hours, and she saya you are to take music lessons and drawing lessons, and all that Ueorge Is very fond of music," i The next morning between 10 and 11 the doorbell rang, and in a moment Jen ny Lincoln, whose father'a house waa just opposite, came tripping Into ho par lor. She had lost In a measure that io tundlty of person so offensive to her mother, and It seemed to Mary thnt there waa a thoughtful expression on her face never seen there before, but In all other respects she was the same affectionate, merry-hearted Jenny. "I just this minute heard you were here, and came over just as I was,", aald she. After asking Mary If ahe wasn't sorry George -had gone, and If ahe ex pected to find Mr. Stuart, she aald, "I suppose you know Ella is here, and breaking everybody's heart, of courae. She went to a concert with as last even ing, and looked perfectly beautiful. Hen ry says she la the handsomest girl be ever saw, and I do hope she'll make something of blm, but I'm afraid be U only trifling wltb ber." If there was a pernoo lu the world whom Mary thoroughly detented it wa Henry Iducoln, and ber eyes sparkled snd flashed so indignantly that Ida no ticed It, and secretly thought that Henry Lincoln would for once find bis match. After a time Mary turned to Jenny, say lag, "You haven't told me a word about -about William Bender. Is be welir Jenny blushed deeply, sad, hastily re plying that be waa the last time she saw blm, stsrted up, whispering In Msry'a ear, "Oh, I've got ao much to 'tell you but I must go now." Ida accompanied her to the door, and axked why l(oe, tK, did not call. In ber usual frank, opM way Jenny answer ed, "You know why. Hose I so queer." Ida understood her, and replied, "Very wet!; but tell ber that if she doesn't see fit to notice my visitors I certainly shall not be polite to hers." This message bad the desired effect, for Rose, who waa dally expecting a Miss King from Philadelphia, felt that nothing would mortify ber more than to be neg lected by Ida, wbo was rather leader among the young fashionables. Accord ingly after a long consultation with ber mother, she concluded it best to call up on Mary. In the course of the afternoon, chancing to be near the front window, she aaw Mr. Selden'a carriage drive away from his door with Ida and ber v 11 tor. "Now Is my time," thought she; and without a word to ber mother or Jenny she threw on ber bonnet snd shawl, and In her thin French slipper stepped across the street and rang Mr. Svlden's doorbell. Of course she waa "so dissp pointed not to find the young ladles at home," and, leaving her card for them, tripped back highly pleased wltb ber own cleverness. Meantime Ida and Mary were enjoying their ride about the city, until, coming suddenly upon an organ grinder and monkey,' the spirited homes became frightened and ran, upsetting the car riage and dragging it aome distance. For tunately Ida waa only bruised, but Mary received a aevere cut upon her bead, which, with the fright caused ber to faint. A young man who was passing down the street, and aaw the accident Immediately came to the rescue; and when Mary awoke to consciousness Billy Bender waa supporting ber and gently pushing back from ber face the thick braids of ber long hair. "Who la she? Wbo is sher asked the eager volcea of tha group around; but no one answered until a young gentle man. Issuing from one of the fashiona ble saloons, came blustering up, demand ing "what the row waa." Upon seeing Ida, bla manner changed instantly, and he ordered the crowd to '.'stand back," at the same time forcing hia way forward until he caught a sight of Mary'a face. "Whew! Bill," aald be. -your old flame, the pauper. Isn't It?" It waa fortunate for Henry Lincoln that Billy Bender' a arms were both In use, otherwise he might have measured his length upon the sidewalk. As it was, Billy frowned angrily upon blm, and in a fierce whisper bade him beware how he used Miss lloward'a name. By this time the horses were taught, another carriage procured, and Mary, atlll supported by Billy Bender, was carefully lifted into it and borne back to Mr. Selden'a house. Many of Ida's friends, hearing of (the accident, flocked In to aee and to inquire after the young lady who was injured. Among the first who called waa Lizzie Upton from Chicopce. On her way home she stopped at Mrs. Campbell's, where she was Immediately beset by Ella, to know "who the beautiful young lady was that Henry Lincoln bad so heroically saved from a violent death dragging her out from under the homes' heels!" Lizzie looked at her a moment in sur prise, and then replied, "Why, Miss Campbell, la it possible you don't know It was your own sister?" It was Henry Lincoln himself who had given Ella ber Information, without, bow ever, telling the lady's name; and now, when ahe learned that 'twas Mary, ehe was too much surprised to answer, and Lizzie continued: "I think you are labor ing under a mistake. It waa not Mr. Lincoln who saved your sister's life, but a young law student whom you perhaps have aeen walking with George More land." Ella replied that she never aaw George Moreland, aa he left Boston before she came; and then as she did not seem at all anxious to know whether Mary was much Injured or not, Lizzie aoon took her leave. Long aftet she was gone Ella sat alone In the parlor, wondering why Hen ry should toll her such a falsehood, and If he roally thought Mary beautiful. Poor, simple Ella! She was fast learning to live on Henry Lincoln's smile, to believe each word that he said; to watch nerv ously for his coming, and to -weep if be stayed away. (To be continued.) Photographing Jewelry. Photographing jewelry is an excellent way of protecting it, though compara tively few American women take that precaution. In England the custom of wearing Jewelry in photographs Is much more prevalent than It is In New York. Pictures of English women of wealth and position usually display the entire contents of their Jewelry boxes, and their tiaras, stomachers and neck laces are frequently conspicuous enough to be serviceable as a means of Identification were they stolen, al though thieves rarely dare to keep such things intact for even the briefest time. American women owning valuable Jewelry are not likely to possess any photographs of It, unless they were es pecially taken. And that precaution has bo far been observed In few cases. FLAG CAME DOWN UNION JACK WAS REMOVED AT 8KAGWAY CUSTOM HOUSE. Flag; Had Been Holittd by Canadian Cwiomt Officer, Under Instructions From Hi Gov crnmtnt All Oregon Man Cut It Down, and Calmly Handed His Card to the Offb da) Who ProUttcd. Vnncovcr, B., C, July' 1. The steamer Islander, from Sakgway to day, brings' news of an exciting flag episode at Skagway. K. 8. Busby, Canadian cutstoms agent there, acting on instrctiona from Ottawa, hoisted the British flag on a pole above hia office. Several incendiary remarks followed' the hoisting of the ensign, and on the following morning a tall, athletic-looking man glanced up at the flag, and stopping at the foot of the statT, took out his pocket knife, and cutting the halyards, pulled down the flag and run the halyards through the block, rolled up the colors and tossed them into a recces of the build ing. It did not take Customs Agent Busby long to come to the defense of the flag of hia country. When he reached the flag-furler the latter calmly pulled a card from his pocket, and, after handing it to the astonished Canadian official, turned on his heel and walked away. On the card was: "George Miller, attorney-at-law, Eugene, Oregon." Miller is a brother of Joaquin Miller, the California poet, and is visiting friends in Skagway. GUAM TERRORIZED. United States Forces Brought Into Disrepute Commander Schroeders Order. Washington, July 1. The atten tion of the navy department has been formally called to what appears to be an unsatisfactory condition of affairs in Guam. The incoming mails brought a copy of an order issued by the naval commander of the island, Commander Beatdn Schroeder, de nouncing "hoodlumism and lawless ness, " which he says are rampant at the station. The order refers to ter rorism at the fort, gambling and drunkenness, which have brought the United States' force into disrepute." The order closes with the imposi tion of restrictions on the liberty of the marines. It is believed the navy department will be obliged to look 'into the de nunciation of the marines. General Hey wood, commandant of marines, already 1 has been called upon to fur nish such information as he has, and it may be that a court of inquiry will be appointed. STORM IN THE NORTHWEST. Damage Done hi the Twin Cities Several Persons Killed. . Minneapolis, Minn., July 1. A terrible storm swept over Minneapolis, St. Paul and vicinity this afternoon. The storm broke out about 4 o'clock, being proceeded by almost total dark ness. Many people went into the street, and, when the storm of wind and rain broke, there were many in jured. Several persons were killed. The wind also blew down several buildings. Heavy storms are reported all over this sect ion, and the property loss will run into the thousands, and many head of livestock killed. The worst storm was that which passed through the district south of New Richmond, Wis. It was a tornado and did much damage to farm prop erty, although no lives were lost. A rainfall of nearly four inches is re ported there. Coronation of King Edward. London, July 1. The royal' proc lamation announcing that the coron ation of King Edward is to take place in June next, the exact date date not yet being determined upon, was read this morning at St. James's palace, Temple Bar and the Roayl Excahnge. with all the quaint, medieval scenes which marked the occasion of the proclamation of the accession of the king. Today's ceremonial was un heralded, but 'crowds quickly gath ered. ; ' $15,000 Fire at Rosalia. Rosalia, Wash., July 1. Fire which started at 3 o'clock yesterday morning in a hardware store destroyed the building. Loss on the building, $2,000; on the stock, $13,000; insur ance, $8,500. The origin of the fire is unknown. The Oregonlan't Mishap. New York, July 1. A dispatch - to the Herald from Montevideo, says : The American steamer Oregonian, bound for San Francisco with coal for the Pacifio squadron has arrived off Buceo, a short distance from this port, and anchored there. The American authorities sent a tug to inquire why the , steamer's captain has chosen such a peculiar anchorage. The captain of the Oregonian declared that the vessel was damaged. He said that he did not wish the steamer towed into the harbor. RAN OUT OF HER COURSE. Passengers Became Panic-Stricken, but Were Safely Landed. St. John's, N. F., June 28. The Orient Steam Navigation Company's steamship Lusitania, from Liverpool, June 18, for Montreal, having 300 passengeEi on .board, waa wrecked last night off Cape Ballard. The Lusitania was bound round Cape Race for Montreal with a large cargo and a shipload pf passengers. She mistook her course in a dense fog, and went ashore near Renews, 20 miles north of Cape Race, tfore daybreak. The ship ran over a reef, and hangs against a cliff. The passengers, who are mostly emigrants, were panic ' stricken. They stampeded and fought for the boats, but were overcome by the officers and crew The rougher ele ments among the passengers used knives. Tha women and children were first landed, and the men fol lowed. The crew stood by the ship. A ht avy sea was running, but at latest advices the Lusitania was hold ing her own. It is thought that she will prove a total wreck. The passengers of the Lusitania had a terrible experience. The first knowledge they had of the disaster waa when, owing to the ship scraping over the rocks, they were hurled from their berths by the shock. A scene of great excitement prevailed. Three hundred people were clamoring to escape, while the crew tried to pacify them and launch the boats. The male passengers in their attempt to seize the boats, trampled the women under foot and fought the crew with knives. Some of the more cool head ed of the passengers assisted the crew in the efforts to get out the boats. The women and children, almost nude, were pulled up the cliffs by the coast people. The - unhappy passengers, after shivering for hours . on the hilltop, tramped weary miles to reach the houses of the fishermen, where ' they are now sheltered. Previous to reach ing the cliffs, the passengers passed two hours of terrible anxiety on the wreck. As a furious rain storm and heavy sea raged all night, it is feared the Lusitania will be a total wreck. The last reports received here said the steamer was breaking up, that her foreholds. were full of water and that her cargo was being salvaged. There ia hope of saving the effects of the passengers, as, where possible, t hey were stored above decks. RIOT AT ROCHESTER. Policemen and Strikers Fought and Many Were Injured. Rochester, N. Y., Jane 28. One thousand striking laborers had a brisk encounter with the police today, in which 11 policemen and 20 rioters were injured. The rioters set out, as several times before, too drive off the laborers working on street improve ments. At Mill and Commercial streets they encountered 50 laborers employed by the Rochester Gas & Electric company in digging a trench, and drove them from the trench. The workers Bought refuge in the power house of the company, and the police undertook to disperse the mob. The police reserves were drawn up in a platoon of 50 across the street, and upon orders advanced with drawn clubs upon the mob. Immediately the air was filled with bricks, stones and wood, and shovels and picks in the hands of the strikers were used freely. Amid the melee a shot rang out and the sergeant commanding the platoon ordered the police to fire over the heads of the strikers. This had the desired effect. The strikers scat tered and the police chased them through the streets to the City Hall Park, where they were held awaiting action by the mayor. : Police reinforcements were hurried to the scene of the riot, but their ser vices were not required. The injuries eustanied by several of the policemen are of a serious nature. The hurts of the rioters were mostly scalp wounds inflicted by the officers' clubs. A Second Cloudburst Bluefields, W. Va., June 28. An other destructive storm swept the flood-swept district tonight, and while no loss of life is yet reported from this second visitation, the damage to property has been great. The work done by the large force of men repair ing the damage of the last storm has been destroyed in many places. ; Refunding Proprietary Stamps. . Washington, , June 28. The com missioner of internal revenue, Yerkes, has decided that the value of propri etary stamps properly affixed and canceled on proprietary articles not removed from the factory for sale or use before July 1, 1901, may be re funded on proper application to the collector from whom the stamps wera purchased.