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Ki?orvi USE BY MARY CIIAITKR XVII. Fur more (tun an hour there bad been unbroken alienee In the diiisty old law rae of Mr. Worthinicton, where llcitr Lincoln tun) Willlnui Bender still re mained, tbe one is practicing lawyer and Junior partner of the firm, and thu other aa student villi, for be bad not yet dared to offer himself for exsmlna tlon. Ktuily waa something whlcb I Inry particularly disliked; and aa hla mother had trained blm with the Idea Ibat labor for blm waa wholly tuinecesssry, be bad never bestowed a thought on the future, or made au exertbm of any kind. Now, however, different jihsse of affaire waa appearing. Ml father's forluue waa threatened wltb ruin; and be aat In tba me wltb bla heels upon the window sill, debating tba all-Important question whether It were better to marry Klla Campbell for tbt money which would ave him from poverty, or to roua blm elf to action for the aske of Mary How rd. whom ha really fancied he loved. Frequently alnce tba party bad be met Iter, each time Incoming more and more convinced of her auperlorlty over tbe oth er young ladles of her acquaintance ( waa undoubtedly greatly assisted In this decision by the manner wltb which the waa received by tba faablonablea of Hoe. ton; but. aalda from that, aa far aa ho waa rap tile of doing an. be liked her, aod waa now making up hla mind wheth er to tell her ao or not. At laat breaking tba alienee, he exclaim 4d: "Hang mo, If I don't believe ahe'a be witched me, or elaa I'm lo love. Bender, how doea a ehap feel when he's la love?" "Very rooiisn, judging rrom yourseir," returned William, and Henry replied: "1 bop you mean nothing personal, for I'm bound to avenge my honor, and 'twould be a deuced scrape for you aid ine to light about 'your sister,' aa you rail her, for 'tis aba who baa Inspired me, or made a fool of me, on or tba other." "You've changed your mind, haven't you?" anted William, a little sarcastical ly. "Hanged If I haref" aald Henry. "I waa Interested In her yeara ago, mben ah ws the ugliest little vlnu a man rver looked upon, and tbat'a why I leaned tier no I uon t ueucve an a nanaaoma now, hut she'a aometbing, and that some thing baa rained the mischief wlrh ma. Come. Bender, you are better acquainted wltb her than I am, ao tell me honestly If you think I'd fcttr marry br. With haughty frown William replied: "You bare my permission, air, to propone a aoon aa you please. I rather wish you would;" then taking hla hat h left the office, white Henry continued hia solilo quy aa fullowa: "I wonder what the old folka would ay to a peunileaa bride. Wouldn't moth er and Homo ralae a row? I'd aoon quiet tn oil woman, iuouko, vy luresicn'nK xa tell that ahe waa once a factory girl. Hut If dad amaahea np I'll hav to work, for I haven't bralna enough to earn my living by wit. I gueaa on the whole I'll go and call on Klla; ahe'a handsome, and bealdea that baa the rhino, too; but bow ehallowr' and the young man broke the blade of hla knife aa be atuek It Into the hardwood table by way of empbaalsing hla In at worde. Klla chanced to be out and aa Henry waa returning h overtook Ida Hclden ml Mary Howard, who were taking their accustomed walk. Since her conver sation with William a weight aeemed lifted from Mary'a aplrlta, and ahe now waa happier far than ahe ever remem bered of having been before. Mary could not find it In ber heart to be un courteoua to Henry, and her manner to ward him that morning waa ao kind and affable that It completely upset blm; and when he parted with her at Mr. Seldvtia goto hla mind waa quite made up to offer her hia heart and hand, "I ahall have to work," thought he, "but ror nor sake A ll do nuytumg." An hour lu'ter he aat down and wrote to Mary on paper what he uld not tell her face to face. Had there been lingering doubt of her acceptance, bo would undoubtedly have wnatcd at least a dosen aheeta of the tiny gilt-edged pa per, but na It waa one would atifllce, for he would not acrutlnlze hla handwriting nho would not count the biota, or murk me oiuiNHion oi puuciiisuuK pnuRCH, au ardent declaration of love waa written, ealed and directed. Iteatleaa and unquiet, ho aat down to await hla anawer. It came at Inst hla rejection, yet couched In language ao kind aud conciliatory that he could not feel angry. Twlcothree times he read it over, hoping to find some intimation that poBHlbly ahe might relent; but no, It waa firm and decided, and while ahe thnnkod him for the honor he conferred upon her, he respectfully declined accepting it, aa uring him that hla secret ahould bo kept inviolate. "Thero'a aomo comfort it that," thought he, "for I wouldn't like to hare It known that I have been refused by a poor, unknown girl," find then, a the con viction came over film that ahe would never be bla, he laid hia head upon the table and wept such tenra aa a spoilt Vhlld might weep when refused a toy too costly nnd delicate to be trusted in its rude grasp. .Ere-long thero waa a knock nt the door and hastily wiping away all traces of hla emotion, Henry admitted his fath er, who had come to talk of their future prospects, which were even worse than lio had feared. Hut he did not reproach hia wnywurd sou, uor bint that hia reck- toPALAC J. HOLMES teaa extravagance had hastened the ca lamity which otherwise might have been avoided. Calmly he stated the extent to which they were involved, adding that though an entire failure might be pre vented a ahort time, It would come at last; aud that an honorable payment of bla debta would leave them beggars, 1 , "For mywlf I do not care," aald tbe wretched man, pressing hard hla aehliijf temple, where the gray baira bad thick ened within a few short weeks. ' "For myself I do not care, but for my wife and children for Itose, and that she must mlsa her accustomed comforts, la tbe keeneat pang of all." All this time Henry bad not spoken, bnt thought waa busily at work. He could not bestir himself; he bad no energy for that now; but be could marry Ella Camp bell, whose wealth would keep blm In the position he now occupied, bealdea supplying many of Hose's wanta. Cursing the fate which had reduced blm to such an extremity, toward the dusk of evening Henry atarted for Mrs. Campbell's. Lights were burning In tbe parlor, and aa tbe curtaina were drawn back be could sea through the partially onned abutter that Klla waa alone. lie dining In a large sofa chair, she sat, leaning upon ber elbow, tbe soft curls of her brown hair falling over her white arm, which tbe full blue caabmere sleeve exposed to view. Khe seemed deeply engaged In thought, and never before had abe looked ao lovely to Henry, who aa he gased upon her felt a glow of pride in thinking that fair young girl could be hia for the asking. "And so my little pet la alone," said he, coming forward, and raising to hia llpa the dainty fingers which Klla extend ed toward him. "I hope the old aunty la out." he continued, "for I want to eee yon on apeelal business." Klla noticed how excited he appeared, and atwaya on the alert for aometbing when be waa with her, ahe began to tremble, and without knowing what abe aaid asked blm "what he wanted of her?" "Zounds !" thought Henry, "she meets me more than half way," and then, leat hla resolution should fsil, he reseated her in tbe chair she had left, and drawing an ottoman to ber aide hastily told her of his love, ending hia declaration by saying that from the first time he saw her he had determined that abe ahould be hla wlfel And Klla, wholly deceived, allow ed her bead to droop upon bis ehoulder, while she whispered to him her anawer. Tbua they were betrothed Henry Lin coln and Klla Campbell. "Glad am I to be out of that atmos phere," thought the newly engaged young man,' aa be reached the open air, and be gan to breathe more freely. "Goodness me, won't I lead glorious life? Now, if ahe'd only bung back a little but no, ahe aald yea, before I fairly got the words out; but money coveretb a multitude of alns I beg your pardon, tnan'am," aald he quickly, aa he became conscious of having rudely Jostled a young lady, who waa turulng the corner. Looking up, he met Mary Howsrd'a large dark eyes fixed rather inquiringly upon him. She waa accompanied by one of Mr. Selden'a aervauta, and he felt aure ahe waa going to visit ber sister. Of course, Klla would tell her all, and what must Mary think of one who could ao aoon repeat hla vowa of love to another? In all the world there waa not an Indi vidual for whose good opinion Henry Lin coln cared one-half so much aa for Mary Howard'a; and the thought that be ahould now aurely lose it maddened him. Tbe resolution of the morniug waa for gotten, and that night a fond father watched and wept over hla luebriate aon. CIIAFTEIl XVIII. From one of the, luxuriously furnished chambers of ber father'a elegant mansion Jenny Lincoln looked mournfully out up on the thick, angry clouds which, the live long day, had obscured the winter aky. Dreamily for a whllo ahe listened to the patter of the rain aa It fell upon the de aorted pavement below, and then, with a long, deep sigh, ahe turned away and wept. Poor Jenny 2 the day waa rainy and dark and dreary, but darker far were tbe shadow stealing over her pathway. Turn which way ahe would there was not one ray of sunshine which even her buoy ant spirits could gather from the sur rounding gloom. Her only sister waa slowly but aurely dying, and when Jenny thought of this she felt that if Itoae could only live ahe'd try and bear the rest; try to forget how much ahe loved William Bender, who that morning had. honorably and manfully asked her of her parents, and been spurned with contempt not by her father, for could he have followed the dictates of hla better judgment he would willingly have given hla daughter to the care of one who he know would carefully shield her from the atorms of life. It waa not he, but the cold, proud mother, who ao haughtily refused -William's request, accusing him of taking underhand means to win her daughter's affectlona. "I had rather eee you dead I" said the atony-hearted woman, when Jenny knelt at her feet and pleaded for her to take back the worde she had spoken. "I had rather see you dead than married to such as he. I mean what I have said, and you will never be hla." - ' Jeuny knew William too well to think he would ever annctlon an act of disobe dience to her mother, and her heart grew fnint and her eyea grew dim with tears, aa (lie thought of conquering the love which had grown with ber growth and strengthened with her strength. There waa another reason, too, why Jenoy should weep Is she sat alone in her room. From her father she bad heard of ail that was to happen. Tbe luxuries to which all ber life she bad been accustomed were to be hers no longer. The pleasant coun try bouse In Chieopee, dearer far than her city home, must be sold, snj no where in tbe wide world was there a place for them to rest. , Mr. Lincoln entered bl !, daughter's room, and bending affectionately over her pillow said, "How Is my darling to-day?" "Better, better almost well," returned Itose, raising herself In bed to prove what she bad said. "I shall be out In a few days, and then you'll buy me one of those elegant plaid silks, won't you? All the girls are wearing them, and I haven't had a new dress this winter, aod here 'tis slmost Msrch." ' Oh! bow the father longed to tell his dying child that her next dress would be a shroud. But he could not. He wss too much a man of the work! to apeak to her of death; so without answering her ques tion he said: "Itose, do you think you are able to be moved Into the country?" "What, to Chieopee? that horrid, dull place? I thought we were not going there this summer?" "No, not to Chieopee, but to your grand ma Howland's In OlenwooJ. The physi cian thinks you will be more quiet there, and tbe pure air will do you good." Kose looked earnestly in her father'a face to see if ha meant what he aald, and then replied: "I'd rather go anywhere la the world than to Glen wood. You've no Idea how I hate to atay there. Grandma la so queer and the things in the house so fusty and countryfied and cooks by a fireplace, and washes in a tin basin, and wipes on a crash towel that hangs on a roller!" Mr, Liocoln could hardly repress a smile at Itose's reasoning, but perceiving that be must be decided, he said: "We think it best for you to go, and ahall ac cordingly make arrangements to take you In tbe course of a week or two. Your mother will atay with you, and Jenny, too, will be there a part of the time;" then, not wlahing to witness the effect of hla words, he hastily left the room, paus ing In the hall to wipe away tbe tears which Involuntarily came to bis eyee as he overheard Hose angrily wonder "why abe ahould be turned out of doors when abe waan't able to sit up!" ' "I never can bear, the scent of thoae great tallow candlea, never," aaid she; "aud then to think of the coarse sheets and patchwork bedquilts oh, it's dread ful!" Jenny's heart, too, waa well-nigh bunt ing, but aha forced down her own sor row, while she strove to comfort her sla ter, telling her how strong and well the bracing air of tbe country would make ber, and how refreshing, when her fever waa on, would be the clear, cold water which gushed from the spring near tbe tboruapple tree, where in childhood they ao oft bad played. Tlwn ahe spoke of the miniature waterfall, ahlch not far from her grandmother's door made "fairy-like music" all the day long, and at laat, as if soothed by the sound of that far-off water, Rote forgot her trouble, aud aank into a sweet, refreshing slum ber. In a few daya preparations were com menced for moving Hose to Glenwood, and in the excitement of getting ready aho In a measure forgot the tallow can dlea and patchwork bedqftilt, the thougbta 'of which had ao much shocked her at first. "Put In my embroidered merino morn ing gown," aaid she to Jenny, who waa packing her trunk, "and the blue cash mere one faced with white satin; and don't forget my best cambric skirt, the one with ao much work on it, for when George Moreland cornea to Glenwood I ahall waot to look as well as possible; and then, too, I like to see the country folks open their mouths and stare at city fashions." "What make you think George will come to Glenwood?" asked Jenny. "I know, and that's enough," answered Rose; "and now, before you forget it, put In my leghorn hat, for if I stay long 1 ahall want it; and see how nicely you can fold the dress I wore at Mrs. Rus sell's party!" "Why, Rose, what can you possibly want of that?" asked Jenny, and Rose re plied: "Oh, I want to show it to grandma, just to hear her groan over our extrava gance, and predict that we'll yet come to rulnl" 4 Jenny thought that If Rose could have seen her father that morning when the bill for the dress and its costly trim mings waa presented she would have wished It removed forever from her sight. Early In the winter Mr. Lincoln had seen that all auch mattera were settled, and of thla bill, more recently made, he knevr nothing. "I can't pay it now," aaid he promptly to the boy who brought it. "Tell Mr. Holton I will see him in a day or two." The boy took the paper with an inso lent grin, for he had heard the fast cir culating rumor "that one of the big bugs waa about to smash up;" and now, eager to Confirm the report, he ran swiftly back to hla employer, who muttered, "Just aa I expected. I'll draw on him for what I lent him, and that'll tell the story. My daughters can't afford to wear such things, and I'm not going to furnish money for hla." Of all this Rose did not dream, for In her estimation there was no end to her father's wealth, and the possibility of his failing had never entered her mind. (To be continued.) : No Lack of Mascots. "No," candidly admitted Noah, "the ark Is not exactly a Herreahoff fin-keel, I didn't know anything about alumin um when I planked her top Bides, and hor canvas is not cross-cut, nor doea she cany a spinnaker. .- "But," he added, complacently, "we are right. In It when It comes to ruas-coUI"--Brooklyn Eagle. STRIKE ABANDONED CINCINNATI MACHINI8T8 WSLL RETURN TO WORK. Strike Benefit Fund ikcame Exhjuited, and - Ho further AJiliUnce Could Be Hoped for from National Headquarter Union Officer Will Mtke No Statement Sa Pranclsce Union Rudy to Settle. Cincinnati. July 15. -The niachln- Ists'strike, which waa organ ied May 20,and which involved from 6,000, to 7,000 employe in thia city, ha prac tically1 Un declared off. A aeof et mass meeting of strikers waa held to day, at which a formal report waa made that it had been found to be im possible to secure assistance in money from the headquarters in Washing ton, aa the strike benefit fund is ex hausted, and tbe strikers were advised to return to work. Already about 600 have applied for reinstatement, and many more will do so in the next two days. Ho official statement baa been made by the leaders of the strikers, and they all refuse to be quoted, say ing that they do not care to do any thing that might affect the injunc tion proceedings against them, set for hearing July 16. It is said that the decision to return to work was not unanimous, and that some men will still hold out. Sltuatloa at San FrancUce San Francisco, July 15. The Iron Trades council 'has received favorable reports from the nine affiliated unions on the question of giving the council authority to effect a settlement of the machinists' strike in the city inde pendent of what is done in the East. The council has therefore appointed a com mit to of five, with full power to act, to meet the employers should they agree to confer. The strike of metal polishers has been declared off. MORE FIGHTING IN COREA. Trouble Between Catholic MiMioaaric and Pupils. Berlin July 13.-The Cologne Ga zette published a dispatch from Seoul, Corea saying that bloody conflicts extending over a period of 10 days have occurred on the Island of Quel part between Soman Catholio mis sionaries and their pupils and the pupils are reported to have been killed during the encounters. The cover- nor of Quelpart, according to the dis patch, says the trouble was the fault of the pupils, and arose from their support of the tax collectors in levy ing illegal taxes upon the natives. Upon hearing that two Jnch mis sionaries had been killed upon the island a French warship proceeded to uuelpart. Lpon finding the mis sionaries alive, the warship returned. The Corea n government has com missioned Huan Junan and an American court official to investigate the matter, and is sending a company of Corean infantry with them to Quelpart. Quelpart is in the Yellow sea, 60 miles south of Corea, to which country it is subordinate. It is a penal colony. CORN CROP PARCHED. Kansas and Missouri Farmers Hav Lost $50,000,000. Already Chicago, July 15. Todays' advices to the board of trade and grain com misison firms are that the heat and drought in the Southwest are un broken. It is said that the damage outside of Kansas and Missouri is comparatively slight, hut that unless there is relief within the next 10 days tbe corn crop situation will approach a calamity. A message from Topeka, Kansas, says the prospects are for a crop of but 50,000,000 bushels of corn, although last year's crop was 163, 000,000, and that of the previous year 237,000,000 bushels. The loss of hay and potatoes is also great, second only to the loss of corn. It is estimated that the farmers of Kansas and Mis souri have already lost $50,000,000 by the torridity and drought. Oil Found in Oklahoma. Guthrie, O. T., July 15. The peo ple of Granite, O. T., are wild with excitement over the discovery of oil near that town. The oil waa found at a depth of 107 feet, and spouted to the Biirfacre in great quantities. The company that sunk the well will go deeper in the hopes of developing a gusher. ' Posse of Sixty.Flvt. Chinook, Mont., July 15. Sheriff Bonner, of Great Falls, and his posse of 11 men left here this afternoon for the Bear Faw Fool ranch, 16 miles away, where horses will ho furnished. The Great Falls posse will be joined by the possees from other counties, making in all 65 men. The party will be equipped with good horses and a plentiful supply of provision. Sheriff Griffith apparently is absolute ly confident that he has the Great Northern robbers surounded on Peo ple s creek, 75 miles distant. UNION WON BATTLE, Sixteen Jsparesc Taken Prisoners e Fraser Fight Between Fish Boats. Vancouver, 6. C, July 13. The developments in the Fraser river strike situation during the past 24 hours show the union fishermen have the upper hand, having accomplished a coup d'etat which is without a par allel in the history of the many labor disturabncei in British Columbia, Aa a result of a battle of small boats out in the gulf a battle in which shots were exchanged but in which no com batant was killed, 16 Japanese were taken prisoners by the strikers. The Japanese boats were overturned, the rifles and fishing gear of the Orientals thrown into the water, and the Japan ese themselves taken to one of the small islands away out : in tbe gulf. Exactly where this island is located is a secret of the white fishermen, for they chose it several weeks ago for oc casions such as this. They say they will continue to place non-union Jap anese there for the remainder of tha season, or until the place i discov ered by the authorities. AH tbt is known is that the island is bttnetn here and Nanaimo, 50 miles away, and that it is hard to find. The Jap anese will be given food every few days and maintained comforts o!y, although closely guarded until ft set tlement is reached or until their island prison is located by the author ities. ' Two provincial constables were out in Japanese boats today and effected the arrest of six whiTfe fishermen. The Japanese held abig meeting at Steveston and raised by voluntary subscriptions $4,000 for a Japanese hospital, which they think may be needed, and then discussed the salmon catching situation. Some were in favor of joining tbe union men in the strike especially as the run of salmon had. been small this season up to date. The meeting broke uo without definite action.,, Thia evening a big run of salmon is reported as coming in from the south. The canners think the union men will not stand firm, in view of the temptation to participate in their catching. There is renewed talk this evening of turning out the militia. Such a severe storm raged at the mouth of the Fraser river last night that the union patrol boats, which were to have attacked the Japanese fishermen, were afraid to leave Stev enston. The Japanese kept coming, during the night without fish. Five Japanese are reported to have been drowned. OFF FOR BERLIN. Prince Chaun Gees to Germany to Apologize for Murder of Baron, vea Kctttler. Pekin, July 15. The departure from Pekin of Prince Chuan, younger brother of Emperor Kwang Hsu, who has been selected .formally to apolo gize at Berlin for the murder of Baron Von Ketteler, was a spectacu lar event. A train took Prince Chuan and his Buite from here to Taku, from which port he will proceed by steamer to Shaghai. He will sail from Shang hai July 20 for Genoa, and will pro ceed directly from there to Berlin by rail. Prince Chuan came to the sta tion in Pekin on horseback. He was gorgeously attired in royal yellow, and followed by a long procession com posed of members of his staff, their servants and the luggage on cars. Here he was met by the present Ger man minister to China, Dr. Mumm Von Schwarzenstein, a German mili tary band and gaurd of honor and two of his brothers. A committee of the ministers of the powers in Shanghai have agreed on a scheme for improving naviga tion in such a way as to allow Pacific liners having a draught of 23 feet to anchor at Shanghai, instead of 20 miles below. This improvement will cost 750,000. It is probable that an improvement of the navigation of the Pei Ho as far up as Tien Tsin will be incorporated as a condition v of the terms of peace. . M. W. Kockhill expects to sail from Yokohama August 20, accompanied by Hubbard T. Smith, United States consul at Canton, and F. D. Cheshire, who is retiring from his connection with the United States legation, chiefly as interpreter, after a quarter of a century of service. General Wood's Condition, Washington, July 15. Acting Ad jutant General Ward has received a cable msesage from Major Scott, adju tant general of the department of Cuba, saying that General Wood's condition -13 steadily improving. : In Old Warship Will Ba Sold. . Washington, July 15. The secre tary of the navy today ordered the famous old Minnesota to be stricken from the naval register. A board of condemnation has just appraised her at $15,000, and she will be sold at public auction in Boston, where she now lies. ' The Minnesota is one of the most noted vessels of '.. the old navy. She was built in Washington in 1855. and was the flagship of Ad miral Goldsborough ,in the famous battle between the Merrimao and tha Union fleet in Hampton Rooda.