The Santiam news., July 05, 1907, Image 4

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DOOMED
CHAPTER XXIV. (Continued >
“It la naaleoa for you to attempt to
brave It out,“ be asid ; “I bava too atrong
proof«, and could produce wit ureses to
Identify you.
MUa Count a ma tirtaraon
A cS
A look of lotenae haired «perkled In
ber eye« at that us ,.«
"<i;, it 1« VI..
Constant» Grierwm who h«a »• ya i -i
to inaks this ar,uaatk'O against me,“ ohe
Mid. bet Wir u bar teeth. 'The young lady
who eloped."
"Before I loor» this house. you must
|lv« me a wr - n . nf- -• n
■ >r > ar
la th« abduction of Mta« Grieiwn. which
shall complrtely exonerate her."
"Anything s I m T'
"You have, by your aria entrapped Mr
If
Arthur Penrhyddyn lot an a lieu •
you drelre that be eh-mld not know th»
woman you are, tear« blm now at onre.
end never let him l-oh upon your fare
again."
A buret of uxeklng laughter was her
■newer
"Now, liefen to me. Mr Mtafford." ah-
Mid. cnimly l.ut hr glitt,'•<< eyra sol
white, quivering fare greatly belled h«r
■nie*
"I will make a txrgain with you
! will give you a paper that «ball fully
axonerat* M •« Grirre.ii, ,»n r ndltlon that
you make no public use of It; that y<m
u«s It only among her relatives; and.
Sirov* all. that y..,| breath« no word
against me t<> Arthur."
“I refuse auch conditions. D* yon sup
pose that I would leave my fi end In you'
hamls. Ignorant of whom you are?"
“And I defy you!" «he cries riaing
and hissing out b«r passion between her
glesmlny teerfi
Beware ow you drli-
ww to eirretnltlsa
I have resour-ea at
my hark lhat you little dream of I hav.
It In my .power to crush that «allow hair. ,1
AUI “
"You!" Inlerruptad HtsRurd, contmp
tvtoualy.
"I tell yon that your denunciation of
me will not only rruah thi, woman, but
ths frieud whom ymi fan y you are pr-
nerving
He la an
, ;>i..-! I,y ,,
raMmeota from wtin-b | abma can aare
him."
Her vehemenre and Intensity I*ran to
•taggrr hi* firmness
Would It. after all
be politic to drive this w uan to eilrr u
Illes without Some further reflection?
"Ilut what an Idiot I am to plead to
you!" she went >m. i-rvlvlrg him trrgin
I** waver; “what would your word weigh
with Arthur agalnat mine? Ito you aup
p<»e that he would hs ready Io awallow
ths first calumny that could lie brought
■gwluat ths woman he adoree? I back
my love and hla agalrat your puny friend
■bln -A. ...or aorat !"
There was too great a probability In
■ II th a hs must decidedly !■ nj-ris with
thia woman.
“I will atvwpt your cunfr«slon on the
terms you naure-t," he Mid. after a pauas
“I now require another condition." sb«
aaM. hr.ufbtlly.
'Ths paper must tie
shown to no para m axrept M aa Griers
■sill aftar the first of De<*m!>«r “
“Why r
“Becauwr there la now * rrlala In the
affairs of my hueband, an! I miet *.<•
fully ajuured that It shall not be uaod
In any way detrimental to me nr him
pr«vl,nia to that time.
Give me your
word, and I will be ratlafied. for I belh-vr
y.ru to be a man whom I «n truat."
Arthur had hinted more than on,* at
mmr lm;*i>ding crisis
Kir l.au, ■« .,««
reudng to town ; perhaps ah* a|w>ka truly.
After all. what could he do?
Arthur
wae married; to provoke Ibi* woman
wonni onfy lead to eipoaiirv
“I consent to thia axnud condition."
be Mid.
Mbs minutely repeat«,! the condition«,
and m«,le him solemnly pledge hla s rd
of honor to ol arevs th,- n
Then »!■
wrote a brief, but particular, narrathe ..f
those events with which tbe reader wsa
made acquainted In th« Inst chapter, but
lu a well disgo■»• I handwriting, and sign
e<1 the name of "Ellen Jenk na ”
Wlisn he was gme. she sank Into a
chair, utterly eihsustcd by the • .me she
bad gone through
"That paper in no way compromises
me." ahe thought
"Ewn were b>' t,. sbos
It to Arthur, tbe handwriting I« not mln«,
neither la tbe name. You were merclleoa
to ms. Mr. Htafford," ehe went ,.n. bitter
b>i “f«r It was not mercy, but th* k ow;
edge that you were defeated, that made
you come to my term*. I will be equally
merci!- m to tue woman you lov*.
I
thank yoa for removing my tast a< rupf«
•f oouscleure."
C1UPTEH XXV.
Great waa ths consternation In Harley
■treat upon tbs receipt of a telegram
which announced the dlMppraranre of
Cuustancs from Lindon Grange
Mr
Grierwm eapalred thlthsr at once Tbs
pollra were set to Work, detectives bnyught
down from lz>ndon. Inquiries «tarted In
every direction . but not o»s atom of In
formation could be gleaned.
llueineM compelled Mr. Grierson to
HHPHI
haw again on th« nett morning,
and he
rata road to ismA-n In a frame of mind
that can ba ««ally Imagined. To add to
bin annoyance. Mr. Wylie paid blm a
vialt of prateudad condolence in tha evau
“After all. It la no more than we might
have expected," said that gentleman, with
a shrug ef live shoulders
“A great pity
you did not Insist upon her accepting one
of ths many offers mad« her.
lie,end
upon It, It'« an etopememt.
A prnni —s
be glad to get any hualmnd."
»alleaa girl !
What do you
“Coma, rvon«, Griers -
put a- 1» all
acting It d>*a not go .1 ,wn with me."
aaid Wylls, with a hide. >• attempt at
jwawnera.
You kicw as well ao I do
that on the lot day of | k • ,>»r. to wl h
It wants ooly four days, ahe will, •,r I
Ing to ths stipulation« of ber mother «
sriil. forfeit ber fortune."
“Ths 1st of Davwmbsr twelvemonth, you
Basn T
"What' do you mean to My that you
really do not know that Conatanre ia
(y Mil birthday! I ran proia that
•hs Is front the register«; and h»r« are
tbe eopta«," cried Wylie, triumphantly.
In much agitation, the old man put on
hi« spectacles and minutely examined tbe
paper; then fell bark 1» hta chair, will,
a groan.
“But you will not, surely. Insist upon
that cruel, unnatural will being carried
»ul to tbe letter?“ he Mid, after a paua«
“My dear sir. Grierson. ! thought you
too good a man of bualueea Io talk «u< b
nonsense. Tbs young lady baa had «very
opportunity of keeping her fortune, and I
think to b<ee It 1« a juat punishment
for her folly. I «hall not forego a forth
Ing of my juat claim.“
“Theo,“ cried ths old man. “you are
a villainous scoundrel, and If you ever
dare to set fool In this house again. I'll
kick you down tbe stairs."
"You ar« not polite, air; but th« bouse
will not long tie yours to lord over. <!«»!
day. 1 «ball have tbe pleasure of awing
you again on tbs first.“
"To think of thia!“ muttered Mr Grier
•on. •• «non as hi« visitor had gone
"How ««Mild «ueb a mistake have occur
red? I'erbapa It 1« only a forgery of the
•coundrel's. I'll go and «lamins th« reg
later« for myself."
Il« did go. and found that Wylie bad
•pokrn the truth.
"I would sooner have seen he- married
to th* greatest rascal unhanged than that
of
b«r
villain should have got hold
money." he ibought, "Hut where le th«
poor child? Ilare am I. groaning over tbe
low« of be money, whra I am Ignorant
of what might bsv« befallen her."
From tbe first he bad bad s auspician
that abs had «loped with Htafford. and be
resolved I» at otuv pay a visit to tbe art
1st'« Studio.
Stafford was at home. lie bad written
Io Constance to tell her of tha agtraor
dlnary euccwne that had crowned his ef
forts to clear up the mystery, and wa«
surprised that he had not received a reply
that morning
Imagine bis consternation and terror
upon bearing that aba bad dioapr>««r*<l
III« suspicions Inalanti) reverted to Rie,«
nor«. Hut he could trara no motiva for
such an
Mr. Grierson at once perceived that hl»
suspicion« had wronged the young artist,
who, In hl« terror and agitation, disclosed
that Constant* wa« hl« affianced wife.
The old gentleman rereived tbe tidings
In a very different spirit to what he would
have manifested a few hours ba<-k, and
Stafford wa* quite surpria-d at his warm
congratulation«. But there was no time
uow for conjecture«.
With hl* usual
promptitude, he started at once tor Wat
er loo station
It ben bs arrive,! at Guild
ford It wa« too lats to proceed to l.lndon
Grange that night. But he did not pass
the time idly; be at once put himself In
communication with th« police, and made
searching Inquiries Into all that they had
dotie and proposed to do.
•
••••••
To avoid unnec««Mry mystery and fu
ture eiplanatlona. we will at one* put th«
reader In possession of ths facta of I'on
•tatics's dlaapts-arencs.
It will be re
member*,! that Elsonor« and Wytl« were
concocting a schem« to pr«v«nt the heiress
from drawing tbs sum of money shs had
Intended to Uss for tha
Miration of
l'ennrhyddyn. Tha plot protvswd waa to
th« following effect : Eleonora was to
write a letter to t'onstarww to mj that
If the young lady would mest her qu,va
lam frlrnd. Ellen Jsnklno. on a certain
day. with a certain aum, ahe should be
f,,vn!sb««l with certain written cotifr«
•hxia. signed by her, Ellen, and by Far-
s. na.
Being thus decoyed to an appointed
•pot, she waa to I* carried off and ke|4
in a plat* of confinement until after the
1st of I *<■ vnitwr. Mrails, time and place
were all filed.
Mr. Wylie, knowing how eagerly Can
•tan<* had always draired that mystery
of her girlhood to I* el»»r«d up, n«vsr
doubted that she would fall into the trap
The plara of appointment waa the Guild
ford railway atnlion, at 5 o'clock the nest
day.
t'onatanra might not ao rradlly hare
fallen into the snare had not her recent
run versa t ion with Stafford, which had rw
rwaled to her bow h«r resemblance to
Ellen Jenkin* had compromised her In a
manner ohe had never dram.d. rendered
her doubly ansloua to dear up the mya
levy.
TIi« plan ■■ arrange! by Wylie for her
abduction waa as follow*: l.lndon Grange
waa scarcely more than a mils from the
Guildford station. It lay off th« Fern
ham nwtd. wbl-'h, passing over a bill, tsr
mlnatea juat at th« «ntranc« to th« ata
tlon, and prveervra it* character of a
country road, with b-mse« only bera and
thera, almost unto that point.
Now, It waa calculated that, a« Con­
stant's would certainly be deelrnua of
keeping such an apimlntment a secret
from her friends, th« probabilities were
that she Would walk. At the point where
the bye-road debouched a brougham waa
to be placeii. in which would be stationed
two of Wylies emiaasrl««, who
would
•eiae, gwg, put her into tbs carriage and
drive her to a house on the outskirts of
tendon In short, to tbe ramJemw of
Mr. Fig. the confi-lentlal clerk.
Mr Fig's reeidenc* wsa situated In a
lonely wayahM place. Every precaution
waa taken to prvvvnt her forming any
‘■Ira of the n<-lghb»rh,«>da that she t«ased
through, th« blind* of th« earring« being
kept up the whole way, and th« horse«
driven «1 a furioua pace, without once
•topping until they reached their d.atina-
tion.
When, half dead with terror, one of th«
men carried her into th« house and re
tnovvd the gwg from her mouth, be toll
her In a firm but respectful tons not to be
under any apprehension of ‘II treatment;
that her confinement would be only for
a f«w d«ya To her Indignant demand*
to be told tbe nam« of tbs author of
this outrage, no anawsr waa return«!.
But tbe aight of a respectable looking,
middle aged woman omivwbat reassured
On the even g of tbe 1st ef Itacsm!*«
• rwreusd It» j-.yful ' nteli .g-:•• « ti,»t
• be wo..'-J be restored to twr friends on
that tight. Mbs was again pla< ed la the
brougham. the rams precautions were
lakvo as before, and u l<-ra <h,n ao boor
she found hersslt standmg free Io the
Itegeut'a Circus.
The whole affair ws*
now more strange to b«r chan evar. *•
•be wuld not form the slightest idse of
wbst motive It could heve served.
In
great delight, however, at bar happy d»-
liverknce. abe engaged a rah ani drove to
Harley street.
a
•
asee
come ox. rr.tT.Eifli
Vi tbWE
-recsw-
Mir laaunce bad ram* to town to »»•
dravor to raise the money to pay off the
mortgage.
The meeting between father
am! eou waa a gloomy one.
For a time Arthur*« abeorbtag pagalo*
for Eisonorw d**tract«d ble mind from «U
other things. But now ■ reaction set in.
■ nd the future was before hl* syae la
all it« darkness. What would his father
My to tbe marriage he had contracted?
Eleonor* did not *ra him for two wb de
days
It was a great rel»f to bet wb«o
he did return, to find no .-Lange la bit*
«•1 n I a
. r M II. ••
- » '■» 1
«■,•. ■ • ry .i i . . is Juriig t! -«e Is
!■> 1 •
Hbs eagerly inquired bow matter* stood,
for Arthur had uow remfided to her hta
true positl-n "All hops is over." he Mid,
"every effort my father muid be Indurad
to make ha* failed, and It want* no*
but four day* to tbe thirtieth "
lustrad of seeing hrr fa-w fall, aa he
««peeled, be was greatly surprised to see
It break out Into s.-nilra.
“All ho¡» la
not over," aha sai l, kissing h'm. • ; bara
the means of M>lng P«a/byddyn
"You?" he cried, amaaedly.
“Yea. I 1 I bar* a paper in
sraalon; but I forgot twfore I
1 muat make rartain <'m<li'(iova you must
>1 bMMM . MMkffl of it-
Will you truat m« ao farT*
Arthur having aasented in mnefi a atoa
•hmrnt. she prod., ed that aManyuasu*
Inier which bad
su fr-|.i«nily >.■ •>
Honed, an! which ahe bad pwx-urwl from
Wylie <>* tbs previous day.
“Why. thia waa snelooed n a letter of
mlr» that was loot lu Ita pasraga through
tbs jmst,“ he cried
"What do you say?" «he siclsimed.
flushing.
Il- Ink! her bow be bad rwvlved thia
communication, ami had forwar.ied It on
A NEV, DECI.AKATIOS
to hla father, whom It had never ren-bod.
This set her thinking
How. then, rarne
Th« old tiee arallen wbtrh Jrffersoo wrat«
It Into Wylle'a p*i*aM*|on? Mb* felt un la ths re« ■ not •< enta wa treasure sod
•way,
there waa something auspicious
quots ;
Tb« old t*- i«ration a hose troth tv at true
about thia cirrumstanre
A* In eerrotyalg. when Ita pbraaea were
“At present," she MÌd, after a f«w
new
momenta’ rvflr-ctlon,
I rwnnot teli you Mt os it I. «ar again oa Ita mraasge •ad
read
how It can» Into my po«aeaai<>u. Bui do
Te era if our •rltoM accord with •or
not !<»•« a moment In putting it loto
I
you/
creed.
father'« hands, and Impressing upoti hhu
Let ua look and bah ,14 bow lo practica we
to are to It Instantly."
11« went; and. after s>w difficulty With tt. day
14 light* of the Urea of our fallow«
prevailed upon Mir I aum <* to promise
to <tay
In *»»r cities «re tnfamlra where
lhat he would sre th« lawyer* In Bed- MlrM
fo-l Itow neit morning, ami to inquire TI mf new torn ar« •titled fur la, k of ',ud‘a
•ir«
loto the part Ini tars.
Wh»r« th» fakble unf xtusato. ground by
Eleonora's mind became wracked with
eh« might
fear« and euaplclon lest Wylie «hould Of their ftli 'wa, •re herded la aq4alor »at
night.
have deceived her. "But he would not
dare," she thought ; "h* would be afraid la fb^hetfht of the tight of
ftooo of
wur Jay
of my revenge."
I liberty hl* wbn hg* »«»thing to p«y ?
Arthur returned that evening and told Th« Idtw breghor, high I d our eouDdl of
her that Mir l»unre had yielded to bi«
stat«.
¡ierwua«íona.
Although tbe Intelligvnra I‘a*»eo n to reward which 1« greeter tbeu
greet ;
somewhat relieved her, she felt feiertabiy
Hat tb« **<gar wb<> ga«pe out a prey«r for
antious for the result.
relief.
After an almost sleeplma night, she •With- it r- eine nf «up^irt*’ lot hUe herd
with tbe thief!
rose nett morning, [«Is, III and dispirit­
ed. Aa the fatal day drew nearer and A ad kappt i.ras
Wbat. shall we mock at
nearer, her h -;ea lagan to faller, and a
bin». t**V
feeling of despair to oink Into her heart. Wbat happiness, pray, ta that mao’s to
parase
But love was purifying her nature Never Who la worn to the too* by our ■»■»eaters
before bad she bsen brought Into contact
of greed.
with so »oble a nature as tluit of Arthur Who auck >,t bls marrow, wbe prey on hie
need’
Pvnrbyddyn, end she began to cling to
bo! one gt'M bie Ilfs tor a grava at tbe
blm with an almoat uueelfisb affectl >u.
end
“This Is a rad beginning to your mar­ And another bolita kingdoms no mortal
might ■penA
i
ried life, my darling." be said, looking at
her pallid fare and sunken eyes
Artas «gain. Jefferson ' Tabs up your pen
renewed -------------------
Itartaratlon «gala:
_
"tih. If ws ran but Mrs Penrhyddyn." And draft a-----------
shs murmured, "I care not what I suffer." Men are Si Ml and free, torn with rights
which deny
tT« he continued I
King Greed, wh„m Monopoly raleas on high
By the testa of this day ' lot the «id lei fry
)*rrru«uthrk uf IlMtsk,
•lag
Tl» Braiuliictllle [smtiiMist<-r I nikivl A new !••■ tarath.n against the saw King!
— Edmund Vane« Cotas.
out wlUi a rrvMU tluiu hla bsrrvd win-
dun at tlie ret urinal trawler w liu waa
FOURTH or JULY DIARY
qu<-»tl. iilug him. "1 can't g, t uut o’
tula pun u mine till tiw mall s d.atrlb
HE morning of the
utd, lie Mill, with rem-tilmeuL 'The
Fourth got up at
8 o'clock and bur
new rulra and reg latloas don't hardly
rahed.
ia-t a man brvaUae. M hat wu« It yuu
Got my brother
naked uw about the lire department I
out of beat, and ws
"No, J«-<1 isui't chief any tnor*. i bat'a
hurrahed for Waah
all on lug to the city t ilka that ivniu
Ington, Gataa
here uow uud li) to run uur w hole
Green.
Putnam.
lag*.
Ethan
Allen
and
"Tlierc was a little S|»nrk of a
Gen Htark.
dowu lu on* o' tlielr vvltagv-a, an'
Fired our young
cannon
«hot our
enuae our tire depwrtmeut dldu t
toy pistol*.
Fired
there quite ua quick aa they ««¡astre!
off a bunch of fire
they 'Instituted luqulrlea,' I'm giving
crack era.
you their uvru w-vrda, and when they
W b • n
daylight
found tlie two la<l«iera had Ircru
ram* ws bad «11 ths
Jed's orchard, an* thnt had made
dog* In the neighborhood on tbe
little delay, tbqr ralaed auch a lot
we could have found a Briti«ber
talk that Jed nwlgnoi.
we would have had blm on ths run aa
"Aa 1» aai<L If tbe chief o' U m » Uro > Well.
limonado
Lemonade with breakfast,
department haui't got the right to bor­
l-emooade every little
row a couple o' ladder« from tlw v*n after brsakfset.
If our forefath
glue house w lieu be ncasla 'em to pick while all the forenoon
ere had drank more lemonade they would
Ula fruit, who turn?
have gained tbrlr In lvpemkiic« all tbe
"But you can't r*a»>n much with aooner.
thvMn city folk«. 1 hoy're a kind of a
Firecracker* and torpedose all day.
high handed lot”
Burned my thumb, got eometblng In my
eye and lost half my hair, but what boy
PerbMt*« He Mrani It.
»■»n't go through ¡writa for tbe Mke of
P—— ta usually a m-lf i « v * wh « mw 1
Liberty? Johnny Green Mid lhat Georg«
young man; but tlie other ilay when Washington didn't ammint to so muchy
dining out hr* wax uiw*x¡M<ctr<lly called much, and I gave Johnny a licking.
upun tn any gnuv. and tlie treat he could
Big pie,-«« of co-mnut and lemonade
do was to deliver blnra-lf of the fol- and oranges after dinner. Wlah th« Brit-
«h would pitch Into ua again, so that we
lowing:
“O I rd, blraa our «Ina and forgive »uld have two or three Fourtbe of July
In one year. The mor* I ere of tbia buai
Amen.“ ljpplu,xitt'a
thia food.
ne«a tbe more I like It.
Father «aye there'* a gn,~l dral of non
A Virus« Tl*.
The Hay Mare Kay, Sorrel, don't aense about it. but as he baa been through
i two ware himself I know that ba I* talk
you awiiM'tluiea get awful weary of our
Ing through hl* hat. I'v* heard blm My
hare! way of living?
that he once ehot off 30 pack* of fire
fhirrel No. Indes«! ; In fact. I ran cra.-k«ra on« Fourth of July.
any that sine* I got my new ha run« I
When evening comes 1 am chiP-fc up to
am more strongly than ever attached to tbe chin with good things 1 have eaten
and drunk, hut 1 am a patriot «till. Htlll
my work. Tolrelo Blade.
whooping for Bunker lllll and Valley
• nMiekat itarraln««.
Forge »till
cheering aa
Washington
"The mor* dollars you get together croowra the I>elaware.
tbe louder they talk." raunarked the
Night and fireworks
Turn!
Tumi
thoughtful thinker.
Skyrockets Roman randlan, plnwbeela.
rejoined serpents and a dosen other th Inga,
"Hattie way with women,
I
the man who had best) married three cbear. I yell. I bubble.
Then tbe show ta over and Hammy
time*.
ms gv> boane and get Into bed and
No thoroughly occupied
aaleep In about two mlnutsa, and aa we
miserable, llsllao.
sleep wa dream that we are «ailing around
In the »by on tha moon, and that tba
rsdoeta down below are shoot tag sky
rorfeeta at ua and calling ua young rehala
and Impudent rearala
Fowrtb of July Dsai'ts.
DON’T—
B« too brave.
Hold eiplodlng crackers.
Take any chaneva on Its not being
loaded.
1'ick up « lighted cracker to find out
why It dose not go off.
B« too certain that the cannon fuse Is
not burning.
Point any siploslv« at your llttla ata
ter.
Fall to treat powder burn* Inatantly—
they raus« lockjaw.
Try to ses bow much powder you ran
pack into • toy cannon.
Laave smoldering cracker* ne«r Inflam
mablsw
Hboot «ky rocket* Into curtalnsd alo
<5owa your father, probably, orada tb*
bouse.
Forgot that ths careless uss of fire
worka may cbang* what should b« a joy
ou* day Into one that will b« remembered
with Mdbaas for a Ufetlma
THI
FOURTH OF JULY
prises a thing >f trusts and monopolle*.
Before you decorate your house with
flag« and scud off your fireworks up a
' a Fourth of July like s -I America«
citlaetM, yon » ■ nil better make a llttla
mental analysts of your motive«, Labite
«nd uietlioda of life, and find out Just
wh«t you «re daily contributing tov*rd
the freedom of all Americana.
Ara y<>u doing everything you can In
your «octal bualne«« and political orbit
to give wrier liberty, )<• sure and pros­
perity to humanity at large?
Ar« you thinking how to l*waen tbe
hour« of tab. r for th« horde« of people
«ho t- .! !•■ ,ie vil f irteen b- lire out of
(be twenty f ur in thia glorious land
lll>erty? Or are you planning way«
get more work out of them, «nd to
crease your own fortune «nd lrtsurw?
Are you helping to teach the law
brotherhood, or «re you widening th«
breach between the employer and em­
ploye by your «rt<<anc« au l «elfiihneaa?
You bar» no right to clrbrate th«
birth of American Independence or to
talk of the beau tie« of freedom until
you ar« ready to aid by thought, word
and dee,! all mankind to the benefits of
liberty.- Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Americas k'isg.
The American flag baa lawn the aynv
■ to*
and
< oaslgev
VS hat
Inge- bol of liberty, and men rejoice in It.
WeaSesee Mesas Tu-*«r.
Not another Hag on tbe globe had auch
Ths signing of tb* I taclarstlon of Inde- an errand or «rent forth upon tha eaaa
peudsnes w** a deed to commemorate, carrying everywhere, tbe world round,
without doubt.
such hope for the captiva and auch glori-
But Is ft not wall to stop and conaldsr oua tiding«. The stare upm it were to tbe
just what Independence mean« today?
pining nation« like the morning atara of
Every boy who help* to mak« th» God. and the atrlpea upon It were Ilka
Fourth of Joly bldwou« with n<>les can beam« of morning light.
I»t ua, then,
tall you that b« la cstabratlng lb« birth twine each thread of tbe glorlona itasi»
of liberty.
of our country'« ting about onr heart-
But I* ha not also accenting the growth
airing«, and, Ivwtklng upon our homes and
of II,ware? VS hy should he awaken bie
,etching tbe spirit that breathe« upon ua
neighbor* at 8 in the
morning
with
from the battlefields of our father«, let
sound* of tb* Inferno because he dwrlla
ua resolve, come weal or woe ww will
In a free country?
If he'* free to celebrate, why ahotild In Ufa and In death, near and forever,
alani by •!■<• »tara and atrli>e«
Henry
not bl* neightaww be free to sleep until
Ward flee,dier.
a reasonable hour in the morning?
It was this forgetfulnesa of the rights
of othsr* which mad* King G«oegs of
" by
!(• Objwtrd,
Eugisnd a tyrant from whtree perseva
“Non# ut <1* <i<»riouR Pourtfe fer me,
tlon* America declare,! It* Independence •aid Tire,l Timothy, aa he stretched him­
on the original Fourth of July.
self out on a bel of new mown hay.
Wa talk much of our glorious liberty
“Wot'« wrong with dr Forth T asked
In America, but w* are rapidly develop his friend. Weary William.
Ing a tendency toward a tyranny as great
“Why, even de flr« works den," ex­
a* that which once compelled ua to rebel claimed T. T, with a targe, open faced
■ gainst a king
sigh.
It might be well far each one of ua «o
ask himself on the birthday nf American
That's Direrest.
liberty juat wbat ba I* doing to make
!t takes • «hewer of thump« and kicks
To r, <i>e • b, y at half past als.
liberty a nntvereal poaeSMlon.
Rut when th- glortoua Fourth a twgna
American Independence la becoming a
lie • up and dressed at Just IgtOl.
good deal like American business enter
A W Rniletta
AS INTRODUCTION REEDED.
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