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Aunt Diana :
Th» Sunthin»
of the family
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♦ TIADPER IV
It was Anally •»tiled. Aliaon felt «Eist
doty called her home ar, I a.a-i>, tue .U)
came when aba b>d to part from Aunt
(Mana
It was a aad ¡eavetaking, and
tb* tears wer* in Alison's ev»* long after
tti* train s'esnie-t - >wty Into the Chro
ter'oti station
Ali*.n g»«h»r«<i up her
numeroits artielea of trareling gear, and
l.-oknl out with «Otoe rog'rnews. but Rog
ar"» tall figure waa nowlime i s gbt. and.
mu-*h d samwiHited and
perplexed, ahe
g«- • » ;--
• ling bnie*
Will ymi fci.fi me a .-»h plena*?” fal
tered Aliano feei ng ready to <-ry again
• t her
e
• ,
»
.-- < •' li-'i
• r'a unkind «ireertlon, • ad then all at
once »he encountered a ¡Mir nt round blue
•yea. very »ide open, Kh* »tsrted. yes,
there was the wliD mouth, th* droll
Freckled f»<-e that «lie re«nemt>er«d *-.»
»ell. ot < >nru It w»s Itudel. grown, bn’
not otherwise »here,I grinning affably at
her
"TA hr. Rudel
,!.« «<« ,«!u>e<l. reproach
was looking fur Roger, and nearly pa
you by.”
"I Hi. but I should h»s* liafi --e«t »11 m
g.Hid time ' be rrinrne«l. win« anorher
grin, »baking hand» with her. but refrain
Ing from any »»rtner fraternal greeting
A» »«ion a, »be •»• seated in ti>* .-ah
he got in after her. anil proceeded to put
down both windows. "You would not use
me to go outaide, 1 *uig*>ae." he »aid. In
a good humored, dawdling soil**,
th--'
cab* ar* so stuffy they make a fellow
feel queer."
"(Jo qutdde if rmi like,** returned All
a»n. willing to humor him, but rather dl»
turbed at ttte !*«») ’< <*o<Wne*t.
“Oh, it does not matter." «as the con
trq|i<*tory resp.ni**
"we bar* not far
to go. and cabby is so unusually stout
there would md tie room for Otter, tMi.
by the bye. R.>g«r told me to t*ll you
that father rold him tliat s..med»mly else
mint come to the station, as h* could not
I m spared. Roger was awfully put ahoit,
tor lie *»ld I should be no help, and I
have not lieen mticfi. eh'' with an-, her
grin that threatened to be one a laugh
“I wish d-wr old Roger could bare
come, but I nn glad to see you. t<«>." wa*
AI moii ' s police reply.
"I thought you
would hav* kissed me after two years of
abaene*."
“Oh, I never kina girla." reddening via
"Not your own slaters?" «scialine.!
Aliami, in a grieved vole*. "Oh. Hud»!,
you u»<l not to tw so stiff and unkind."
“I ain't one or th* other." rousing up
st till* roproaiffi. "I think it is flr»t rate
— your coming. I mean and you ar* no
end of a brick to du it, and," with a
■u«hlen burat of coufidenro, “J shouldu't
tuind giving you a kiss now and then,
when you wanted It particularly, if you
would promise not to tell Aliasi*; I would
not alv* ber <>ne no. not if aba wer* to
14 in* on her bended knees a *tu< k up
little mlns !"
“Oh. Rtidsl. for shsme! Mabel i* *«
much your aUter as I am "
"No. she l*n’t, and never »hall b*,"
growled the lad
"I tell you wffiat. Ali
•on. you sre sn out »nd outer, and no
mistake, and I will help you fighi all your
latti«*, that I will, a* *ur* a.s my name
Is lindel, and that I* better than «wer so
many ki*»«*.'*
"I»ear Rudel, I am aura you mean
Madly, though you bava auch a funny
way of •bow mg It ; but I bava no wuh
to fight any one.'*
“Ob. but you will be uhllged to flglit
Ali-.i«, whether you wikh for It or not.**
was th* ,-oot rejoinder; hut Alison was
•l«red any further argument on this sub
ject, a* they had reached TTi* Holt»*, and
in another moment wer* driving up the
graveled sweep between rows of dusty
evergreen*
Th* Holm* wss a singularly built bon*e
A aguare, stona hall. un>-arpeted
an-l
chilly looking, led to th* kitchen and nth
««I dotnewtlc oÄces, all on a large acal*
and unusually nximy ; a wide Hight of
atone step* differing from th* mudern
■«airease by being also uncovered, led to
the sitting rooms, dining mom, drawing
room, achool mom, ami study, all open
Ing on to a narrow corridor, fittevi from
•nd to enti with books -hook* literalyl
lining It fmm floor to celling.
A* Alison wearily ascended the steps
a thin ladylike woman In a black gown,
with a depressed, gentle fare, cam* to
the head of th* *tair«nae.
"I am *o glad to •-•* you. my dear."
(be Mid. kiaang her affed ■ nil*!y. Why.
I do b*li*v* you ar* grown. Alienti ; yon
ar* taller than I *xpoet*d to **• you, but
you are look inc pale.”
“Oh. that is nothing.*' return'd AH
•or.. hastily. “1 ata tired with th* Jour
ney.” For just then sh« did not wish her
look* to h* too keenly criticised. "AVheee
ar* th* others, Afiss L» gb father, Alt bel
and Poppi*?”
,"! am so «eery. Alison, that I sin the
only on* to greet your homecoming Ata
be! and l'oppio ar* out : they had an
Invitation to an afternoon party at the
Brownlow's; It is Urti* Stacy*» birthday
I wanted Mabel to stay at horn* and l*t
Popjrie go without her. but she would
not hear of It.”
"Never mind, returned Aliaon. quietly,
but di* was con*ciou* of a hurt, chilled
feeling a* Alias Leigh brought out this
lame excite». TW» waa her r*turn home
after two years' almeno*, and y»t Roger
con'd not be (pared to meet her at the
lion, and Mabel could not gir* up an
*
* b*r • »
t*r. Her father was busy a* usual, prob
ably h* bad f..rg<>tteu her «wiatcne* aa
thia time
"You aro very tired, un dear." cun
llnued All«* L«ig*i. diaturbesl at tho young
gtrJ*» sudden gravity aad ¡Mleueaa. "Shall
I take you to your room, and a»ud you
up a cup of tea? I darraay you would
like t* be quiet a little '*
"Thank you.” replied Ab e»*l. gtwtrful
ly. Itu.lei sfcliqwd up after ber. thee*
, ai^ia at a tit»*
"I euppoae you do not want to ■«*
■ Sq’.ky now. Allwon?"
"No, nu," interrupted Ytise I eigl>. "your
i elater la tired. Itudel . yon had better g*>
; down and leave her to rest "
"Ith. I wa* h - m ’«Iking to you. Alother
l»g*>." was the buy s nut* returt ; and
a* Ailenn turned round to disk» her head
' at him. she diacmeretl him in the act
i of making on* uf hla favorite face* at th*
I ba-» of the nmswia-lous goternesa
"I aay. ntioaus." be observed, when he
had aufficiently roheved hi* feeling«, "hav*
you told Alhson almnt her room'"
"No. uot yet. Ku-lei," returned the
much enduring AI im letigh.
'Then I aboil. I call II a inron trick
of Afi**l«'a, no one but a girl would do
eu«h a thing . her* ahe haa b*«n atol taken
your room. Allron, with mother'» thing*
In It; and nothing th* miaa.i» «-an say mil
get her to give It up. Atlasua 1» awfully
wild about It. ain't you. tnlaau*?”
"I th. Itudel! do be «inlet." r«ni<u> at rated
Afiaa telgh. in the old worried voice All
a«n knew ao well. "AVhat a tirroome boy
you are! and I wanted to tell your aiatar
quietly, Alison, mg dear. I am very tar
ry. hot Afabel ha* appropriateil your
room, and moat Improperly refuse* to give
■t '.ip
1 ■■ ‘A-
fs’f.-r a’*”it '
laat night, but he only said It did not
•■gnlfy, that he expected yoo wonld not
mind, as your visit to us might not tw a
very lengthy one.
I think you ha I bet
ter si-roll to him y*»nr*elf"
"I will se« about It," nMitnird Alison,
quickly, anxlou* to atem the goveriMUO*
nervi-ua flow of word*. "Atu I to aleep
here to tilgbt?" as Misa Iwigh opened the
door of a ha-k room.
“I have made It as nlro »» I can.** r*
turned Ml»* t-elgh. apologetically, "but I
ani afraid you will think it an ugly room;
it wants repapering an-l th« carpet Is
dreadfully old."
"(Mt. It will <lo very well." observed
\
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I r - ib-l l.-r
It
with a oinking heart neverthelea*
was Mzhoi'a ”ld room end vary ahabluly
furnished, and looked over the hltch'ti
garden and the sawmills.
She listened with well aaatimed pa tien. i>
a* Alias Leigh pointed out th* eariou*
effect <-d
little Improvement* rfie
had
Though Aliaon did not know It. th* easy
chair and little round tahl* ware taken
from Alisa Iwigba own room, the fuch
• fas and geranium* In the blue vaae were
Roger'« gift; and »tea Rn.lel had con
tribufctl the big green fern that at mut on
the window ledge
“Now. I will semi you up your tea."
observed Alisa l-vigli at la»t. when the
boxes had arrived, and Itudel had aaslat
«•d to unatrep them; "there is no hurry,
my dear; you will hav* nearly two bout*
to }our*eIf to utqiaek and real."
Alison tried to answer cheerfully, but
her bead waa aching in ««rtir*t now ; th*
tears w»r* very near the aurface again,
but abe tmttleil with them bravai;
CHAPTER V.
A cup of txeelirnt l-s was very reatura
live In It* effects, and wh«n Alison bad
freshened her tired fac* with cold »ater,
and bruahed her disheveled locha, and
exchanged her traveliu« dr«*a for a light.
cool l<Miking, »efdiyr cloth rsaatum*. (he
felt Iros reluctam-e to prwaent berwlf to
the critical eves of her father and Afabel
“May I come in?" qnrslioned a voi.e
that aba knew at one* was Roger's, and
in a moment sh* had *t>rung Joyfully to
the door.
"Oh, Rognr, you dear old fellow, I ani
so glad to a«e you again!" she »»claim
•d. forgetting all b«r troubles In the sight
uf hla familiar far*. ECvidently h*r plews
ur* wa* reciprocated, a pair of strong
trait almost lifted her off her frot, and
Imre her acrowa the room toward th* win
dow, ami. after a hasty kiaa or two? Rug
•r pul hi* hand under her <inn and grave
ly Inspected h«r.
"I atip|Mi*e you are glad to trr me."-he
otwerved at length, "a* you hav* been
crying evblently at the plroaurabl* anti
cipation. Ro you are aorry to com* borne,
AUaon. eh? and yet” rather reqirnoek
fully- "you are wanted very Emily bare.
Aliaon*» only au*wer «a» to lay her
fa«-* «town on hi* arm; this was a little
too much for brr Jaded spirits, a few
imire tears would come
Roger had f«Min«l
her out. as she knew he would
“tome now. thia won’t do, Allie," he
aahl. with a aor» of soothing rnughneaa.
"we shall iM-k you ba k again to Aunt
Diana. If you are going to fret. I looked
for rather a different greeting after two
years* »been«*."
"I . .»n't help it." die aaid, trying to
dismiss her tears . "I am tired, and *v
cry thing seems atnuxge to-night, and I
do mi«» Aunt Diana.”
"Yea. she haa apolled you for ua. yon
have grown a dainty little lady, Allie.”
"(th. no; I am not »polled in that
way,“ she lnteenipte-1 him breathlewdy
"You can not quit* understand. Roger;
bat there la such a mixed feeling.
I
have wanted you all throe two years. you
have never been out of my mind a «ingle
•Uy.”
"Well. 1 am glad tn have you bach to
scold you properly, What color ara your
eye* generally, Aliaon?
They ara as
pink aa an Albino's tonight."
"It is my turn to 1«»* at you," »he
returned, trying to pluck up a littl*
•pirlt.
"Why, you hav* grown a mu*
tach», Roger. How well It suite you !”—
hut Roger only broke Into a merry laugh
"Did you *var *e* such a bandroine
fellow? Really. Rudal and ! ar* marvel
ou* *pec|men* of manly beauty
FI* beat*
me In freckle*, though, ha. ha!”
And
Rager quite rocked Limavlf la u»*rritn«n'
> <T~T
I
"T like the louk of you very
PROTEST AGAINST RATtS.
returned Aliaon. "Your hair is a litt la
rough and. ob ! your boote are tuuJd;
. Cahtornians Wdl Refuse to Pay Rail
Yon have «anted me to keep you Ir
roads Mora.
order.”
"I don’t **«m to match you. aomebow,'
San Francisco, Dec 91 -Shipper»
be ohaerv ed
"5K» you atway* look •«
and importers >4 California arc at
though you w«r* Just turu«*l out of •
ranging In unite in a state wide pro
bandbox * I «idi you would tak* Alos e
test against the increase in traii»cnii
and l'oppie in baud. they drive
Al.s*
!-vlgii craay with th* r usti I n««*
Ob.
tmcutal tariffs announced by th<
we ar* a happy family, Aili« nothin»
Southern Pacific and Santa Fc rail
but tali ng and c-oiug «nd that sort ut
Op
rc if* as effective <>n January 1
thing gving on troni tsuni nt tu tiight
position will take the form of a acor-
You might take Rudel and Alisei* fur •
oí mass meeting», field nt the IcaduiK
■ •vplpl» of love bird*, the *w**t yo mg
crMturv* ar* ao fond uf es h orbar, and
cities «nn December 30. when repre
a* for Poppi* and M »• • l-»M. tber* Is Less Important but Not Lass Inter
sentattves «4 leading u«du»trics will Ouretnment Lottai y I* Loot’d and
a apart men of th* bnme muele dulcet
esting
Happenings
from
Point*
set
forth the grievances of the btt»i
atraltia firol'tig up th* •talrrose There
Many Stores of Hated Sup
lie,* men against the carriers
An
groe Af asie"
Outside the State.
I
porters Are Gutted.
Alison *, brow knitted with e-.rue p«r
executive committee appointed some
pleslty as she Imtened. "Flora, will you
weeks ago to deal with the question
go Into your own room? I Io«)*« on It
yesterday announced thia method of
Cara, i
Monday, Dee It (via Wit
you are tint fit to lie ton in that torn
Bryan is lecturing in I’rnnsy 1»anta
procedure a* more desirable than an Ivn .tadl
Open io i .i,: .imt Pres
fi'nek." in a «harp, girliati voice.
A red hot setixturul light I* c X appeal Io the courts, which was
'!
<i.|
'I. potter* broke
re olcnt (
"AA'hat due* it matter?
Mb* wwn't
pccted tit Indian.«
>t lure t I tv
Defy,ng the police,
mind." tn a shrill. <*i!hli»h treble, "you
garded as productive of delay, or to
are so cvaM Al a tie I
l*n let me .->in* in
1 he h'ltise ronimittee is almost the interstate commerce commission, which was p scrim against it* num
ber»
oid lury, i great mob laged
unanimous ior tree lumber
«Uh j i ami *«e » is»»
■
through the city ll wt, . Led the prop
"No. no «k» as I tell you. you ehal!
The pew Democratic governor of stich ratr changes have taken effect.
y of
erty
ui L astro'» |c idmg supporters
.’ - f .
ave trnn
Nebraska <>p|o •«•» radical measure*
The allltudr -if the protestants was •nd | bthered togeth« r afl o| Ilia slat
pled on my dr««a and torn Mini* of th*
The president has vetoed the mea* set forth yesterday m a statement by nr» and picture* which could be found
trimming, you horrid littl* thing ! I will
ami made a great bonfire of them on
toll papa If you ar* *o naughty, and urc changing the (’• dorado boundary C II Bentley, president of the San
I ramisco chamber of commerce and the Boulevard de I'iagg
th*n be w ill nel let you com* do* n to
Ifill has seemed an outlet to the
(itfivul
»«.lion
deposing
Castro
Here in •(presati* rotor on Pop gtdf by thr pure ha«« . <•( the Colorado a member «4 the executive committee,
tea '
from the presidency i» i r »pretesi at
who said
pie » pert Interrupted ths dl*>>iso‘<m All >\ Soulhrrn
Ills power y i» proba-
"We d<cm it unjust that the traffii any moment
son. who could bear no nw>r*. moved
Taft denies that any cabinet ap manager* should have arranged these bly ended
qub-kly to th* door am! openni It
A
An enormous crowd of the inhabi
I’teSty looking. fa>rhalr*<l girl, drowsed pointment beside that o( Knox ha* rate*, without consulting the ship taut* of the capital, »welled by peo
per*, and at a period most inoppor
• ooh .» bat untidily and in h>J *tyl*. wlib bcm dccitfctl-
tune. We have canvas*vd th, tail pie triin the outlying c unity, g.ith
mt tier » vlivnish »«preaai-.n uo h*e fluaii
The guiil-t.it llivt winch gr<iiniifr<l I
• -n after day
road situation thoroughly, and from cred in tin- strert,
ml (•<-*, »a, atandlug Just oufa'-d* AII mmi » in ihc Delawarc river, ha* berti final
I he pe. p|< b«-gin marching
the co»t of fuel to the statement of bri-.ik
n«>*n. and behimt h*r a e>>n>ewhat plain vil undamaged
earning* there i* apparent no valid up and down thr main th.-r -ughfaie».
little girl betwtert eight and r.ln* year* of
The Standard (Hl company denies reason for such an increase of rates and it was easy to see that the ill
age, rather small in etatur*. and with a
temper would trsult m violent«
I he
the government's right <>( appeal m at this time "
dr-.il, fre-kle-l fa-e Ilk* Itu»lvi a. un'y It
polite »food by and mid- no attempt
the big fine case.
waa Juat now puckered up with crying
whatever to restrain the mob
SEEKING WAR INST (ELECTORS
Robber* raided the State Hank of
The hist building to be attaiked
a red. Hiflaiu*d spot on one cb**k wa,
evidently th* r**ilt of a »mart blow on Ceres, 1« mile» from Lincoln, Neb
and looted »*» that of the lottery
The dfi. ,
f the state
h*e sinter a ¡met In paymenl for th* turn ami secured f t/mo
Heihn Paper Says Castro W II Add monopoly
trimming
enterprise th it h*> enriched itself at
Army and Navy.
All immigrutfs to the lfnite<FStates
the repetís
I tl - p. ..¡¿r were ran*
It...
you I
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from Japan arc to be inspected jointly
Bet ini. Dec. 91
i he Berlin Nruste s.o krd >nd pill . I
luriiiture w»i
» ■ i a « -
t.a' .»• I aa i 11* of At last* » bi oiltciaG oi tin to.. ■
N'achrichlcn yesterday printed an at broken md thrown into the itreet«
cheek
"l*l*ae* do mvt pr*v*ut i’uppi*
tide
(rum a well-informed source' and pili - "I I ttcry tn kef* were dr
Tile British house O
coining Io me
I roti Id not help Leariug
warning the German pres, again»! • ft. i< d
I hr cr-otd then moved to
yog epnfc* so loud, an I I du not min t on« passed a measure reduct
.idoptiog an unfriendly atiliudc toward thr printing oifi, <■ of I I C<>n*titu
day from in bouts to m
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President
Castro,
«>(
Vcm
/ucla
I
tic
ti uil the organ ot l't< idrnt Castro,
miners
The time is cotw
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writer say* that Germany's buxines of which Gumersindo Risa, i» editor,
Up*et bs the late fra.-aa. k*id hack In an time they leave the surf
interest» should cau*e the new »p-ips-r. and pil ged it .-nnplctily
A »team
which make* pi
rmlMrra»*«.! mann*r. until Allaet* gav* return
to refrain from offensive aHuslons, lauiidry belonging to Señor Riva* was
her a r.mgh push
■'Why don't you go eight b->ur day
such a« "ex C'lwtxiy" and "prevident wrecked.
t'l A e.n i • i * ipi I littl* thing ' ah*
Taft say a he will visit the l'anaina of a robber state ’
I Io ■
sd it i r: turn»-I itt ittentioa
said rr<<*aly, for *h* waa put out at b»r eaaal annually.
Castro, the article continue*, ia con to
-.ill dm, i res bel nging to
• sier'a • > I ten
pearan.* on rh* a m»
• 1 .rn
A death resulted ia Philadelphia sidering a large addition to the equip
"I*l*a,* do not forr* her to come to from a priicflght.
m-'iit of b<>lh army ami navy, ami i-> eral Tr o M< ' zi md turne.I thrm
me we shall be very g»«at trlen ta dire- t
thinking uf placing the orders in Ger inside - iii
G neral Mend
i wa* at
Holland I* angry with Ih-rmany for
1».
returned Ahaoti »<>rry for the ¡*x>r
many
The Venezuelan president is one Line ministr r of Imam < under
child's »»"kwardi.e**
"t'oure with me th«- weieornc accorded t'aatro.
also seeking instructor» (or hi* mili ( astro, ami one «4 hi* itaunrliest sup
l'..pti* dear. Roger » .n tny r m. and I
lit- is univer illy hated by
Tha Ami-rtran consul stopped a mu t iry as k J- iny. r. . . ntly es|.ibli«hed in porter»
will show you th* pretty u*w game I tmv st Puerto Cortez, Homlurna.
Caracas, and i* likcjy to give prefer the encmie» of l i»trc and his unpop
ba- e brought for you."
m. . lion with
cnee to officers from the Germany ularitv o. I In <! e .
A slight earthquake shock wa* felt
Th« child s f* e brightened in a t»r
army
-All this leads the
Neuate the president n Hinted f .r the anger
m j’ranre, but not murh damage w »I
ment. end ,iie moved metaatly to tak* All-
N’achriditen writer to hope that Ger ot thr p ,iul
igainst the property
done.
win'» band, again At.sa.s interpoaed.
many will strive to obtain a pernia of his »on tn law
Brit lab |>ap«r* censure Roosevelt'» nent influence politically and econ >m
Nuinrr ii o
n« setting forth
"ytiie must change tier frock, AUson
the sii'ut
( t'.ntro »ml ext-.llmg hi»
tr» 1» Just ready, and I bear pap* • »tep nullurat ot v itupcrativn and alienists ically hi Veiiexuela
t. .1 11 . 11 ,.|i, »nd
Many of the newspapers in their P .s i «- i . xt it t •
in th* garden
11» »ill be vary angry if ety he ia uisd.
ri
■- i
.
• .i n
h . i . ,| out and
i'opple h«>ka rough or untidy , and I can
weekly
political
reviews
ileil
with
Attorney tlcni ml Bonvparto thinks
Some of these legends were
not allo» him to 1« vexed,” pursing up th« g »vi-rionent abould have the right Senor Castro » visit m connection with erased
the Venezuelan situation
The Tage cm | ill thr I ' I. I building- of the
her lip* with a virtuou* eipreaaion.
to appi-M in anti trust csaro
«'•y
blatt says:
Aliaon controlled a «¡uhk retort with
A Montana man has been found
It is
ifter To
. k by the lime
"The German government cannot
Mime difhculiy.
Kb* I m 4 fully **pe«-ted
Th« evid«nco much longer ,h'>w< (.Ivor toward the the crowtl h nl g<-t thus far in its dep
to hud Ali**i* a moat aggravating little guiltjr of blackmailing.
It wa, thru tli.it a detark
pf-rs.iu <>r why st. lid Alisa Iwlgh cum was « ar<»l through his bad spelling president unless he give* assurance* redati >-
ment «4 tr -ps wa
ca!|..| out foe
pluiu of hrr av bitterly *’ But the reality
The (ituiilian government *elr«-l a that Venezuela will (u'flll ihr old g <
duly on the . ’y streets md Acting
waa »ora* than ah* antldputed.
fiahit’g v c«-e| from Ton v for violat tions ’’
i -
■
-i
| a
■. t..
A notable fact is h»t the aemi-of
"Never mind." A* aaid. calmly; “we mg tin. law*. A fine of $l,()t>u waa im
prohibiting further manifestations
fici.il
Nord
Deutche
Allcgetreitit*
posed
tnuat not vex ;»*;*•. must we. i'oppl*? 1
I he e me isurr • h i.I the desired ef
Zeitting utterly ignores the pre,-nee
will help you change ><-ur frock, and per-
A
« 1 -IS se
at
Alto-na,
I'»,
Such a cotir»e hi, fect. for the mob quieted «town and
ha!>» after all W» ma; hav* tini* lo I imj * I ;.rn-- I, c losing a damage uf floO.UOO of Senor Castro
then dispersed
at the n*h l»nds." And wlthiHtt auother At the tun« th«re were tiUH children in never before been adopted v I'- n the
chief of a forign state wa, visiting
glam* at Alleai*. AL**>n mad* l'uppis the building, but all ««-aped.
Germany, although in a priva.e ia
MAY OWN STEAMSHIPS.
cheerfully lro-1 thè »,) a* sii* dui noi
Count Rom’s family is reduced to pacify.
know her room.
As AII mmi . after dressing I'opple, cam* poverty.
Government Employes Inspecting Ves
SULTAN LIKE CRIMINAL.
«lo»n the atalrcaa* with the child »till
('astro refus. » to I ■■llevo that his ¡»co
sels at San Francisco.
clinging to her, Afr Alerl* suddenly made pin have rebelled.
San Fr.it; I».
Dec 17
An inspec
Resemble* Stage Shylock tn Shabby
his »¡.¡learam-* from the study.
Ila al-
Officer* of the bat tieship fleet were
tion b ird i-mprising Colonel J It
moat started at the sight of hi* «laughter,
Overcoat at Mosque.
banqueted by th* governor of Ceylon.
Bellinger, superintendent 4 the army
ami an «»pros,um of pain rr.»*e«l his
Constantinople, Turkov, J>«c. lit.
tran-port service, and Chief I ngineer
I .>• Angtde* busine«* men have or
handsome, careworn fare.
In th* dim
The »ceno before the niœqtie of St John Donndly .¡nd Captain **cott of
light Aliaon r«*-a!ied her m«vrti*r tw plain gunited to «radicate racetrack gambling
Hofia nt the opening of the Turkish the tran- ■ >rt • rvi.-r i* . -noleting an
in California.
ly to hl* eye*.
parliament a* the »ultsn rca«he<l the inspection of the »teamers Sierra So
"Oh, papw." ah* said, hurrying to him,
Turkey ha* nsaeej into the family of parliament hou*o after hi* four mTe noma and Ventura, of the ocran
and putting up her fair young faro tn fr<-« nations, the sultan o|M>ning ¡.arlia journey l>v land, »seceded anything
steamship line, with the probable pur
b'»
II* kl*»«,l her kindly, patted it. told tnent amid pvpular <-nthus asm.
that had been iinagitHul bcforeii'-n-l chase of them bv the government in
her that ah* laid grown into a woman
Thouaan«la of peraona were elu»tere«l «m view
One <4 the officer* admitted
fllirrar Is are raging along the Atinn
alnc* he had aeen her. and questioned het
the roof*, pillar* and buttri*»s«*s of the last night th it they were miking an
tic
coast.
Heavy
snowfalls
arc
reported
with some intereat about her journey.
ancient
rnnreh. two
mtillabs even if’-'-« ti. n
1 the i <■ el* and would
ITe dining r.-.in a large, handsomely and th« tcinperature ha* dropped.
standing nn the' summit of the >1 -vne. forward the report of their investiga
furnished room, looked sufficiently evgy
The principal of a AA'nshington girla* Tree», windows and the flat roofs of tion to the department at Washing
aa they entered It
Alisaie aaa in the ■«intnary a«' is«s Ho »«velt of being hoit«cs were erow-l«'«l with apeetvtors ton
»«at of honor; ah* gate a little simper uugallant, but th* president deatca th* No other such multitude haa gathered
The shionim- n-n > f t’i* city be
ing laugh as Aliaon tntereJ with her fatli charge.
tn Conatnntinoplo in 3<X) year*, vet lieve the goernmenf intend* to buy
er. "I mippoae thia will I» your place
throughout the entire day no di*ord«-r lb« ve-sels *-■« use in <l-e
I,
Hepreeentative* ot leading copper in
to-nwvrrow," ah* sa d, for. as Aliaon r*
whatever was observed.
of |,ne between her« md Panama Re
tcreats of thia country and Europe will
There waa a deadly btiah when the cently
plied aimply, “I suppone an, Exit I need ■tent in New York to organise a world
the
g wernment
purchased
etiltsn enter«.I hi* box an«l evervloMv three ve*«e’« -t R -top
not disturb you to night,” a vetad look Clipper trust.
he use • be
stood
up.
Kent
and
clad
In
a
shabby
<T«Mae<l Alls,les face, hut a* Rudel wan
tween New York md Colon and it is
A North Carolina negro about to be overcoat, without a »Ingle decoration, believrif th* thr<*e ship« in the Pacific
already grinning In hoi»« nt a row aha
min
hanged
refused
the
attention
of
a
the sultan bore a remarkable r«««tn will lmk New 'i rli i nd San I•> m
prudently «lisaiipninted him.
AA'hen they r«we from the table. Allaaie'a i at er, aaying hn wanlnrl to go to hell blanr* t«> a stage Hhvloek. and looked ei-co via l’itiama by a government-
rather like a criminal In the dock than owned steamship line
firm word* were a peremptory order tor for a apeeiai pur,M>»e.
ruler blcUaing hit people.
Popplo to put away her toya and go to
In the Pullman investigat'on at Chi *
Mesirn Buys Canadian Grain.
bed Till* l*<l to • feetd* pro'rot on Al.s* «ago a number of women t«*tifled to th*
Robbers' Rendezvous Found
l-eigh's ¡-art.
inconvenience of upper berth* and ina
Wintiineg
Dre
t?
-A
Mexicip
"It la not so very late. Afahel, and I’np- btlily to receive attention from tbn
Riverside. Cal. Dec 91—Evidence «vndtc.ite ha* »ent II If Cooper tn
pie haa not seen her a-.ater for two years porter unless he was tipped.
in the hand* of government secret wntern C ■: d > tn buy
’’ rnnrmntit
I think »lie might wait a little longer."
Holland han setred another Venc service agents leads tn the belief th it ausntitv of whevt »nd mts (nr «hip-
"I am not going, there now !" observed ruelan vessel.
in organised gang of postoffice rob ment to the « -nth < ti >c<<>tinf of a
the child, defiantly, quite «ibliviou« ot her
bers is making its hesd«tu >rf «rs *t hitch in the ml« ■ f« r Allvntic sea
The Western Maryland railroad is either San Bernardino or Colton Of
tat her « presence
port* via A'rw York or Hv'ifis Ahmtf
"Go it. Pop* I'll bark you," whlapered to be reorganized.
ficer* are running down clew* and tfl ooo omi bu«hels are going via Van
Rudel. rubbing hie hand*; "di* sha'n't
Government expert» declare that believe they will soon apprehend the couver. H C
Ratr* of ’n rents per
touch you aa long as I am her*.”
criminal*. Scores of small postoffi hundred (or wh< it
paper can be made from cornstalks
n«f <7 rents per
AtatMl'a eye* flaahed. "You horrid, md*
ces m southern California have been hun<fre«l for mt« have hern made for
Steel
m.ignates
declare
the
cost
of
boy. I'aiM
*' But her* Aliaon gently
robbed recently, and in almost every Pvrifir por’-, the r.olw ’V» refusing tn
their product has greatly increased.
interfered.
ease the robber»' trail* have let quote an all rail rate through the ren
"You «rill gn to tied now. dear, will y«vu
Baron Rosen. Russian ambassador toward S»n Bernardino or Colton te! states
C< per »ays the hard
not?” ah* whispered In th» child's ear. to the United States, baa »t irted for Suspicion* characters are being kept northern i» preferred to Kansa» red
"and I will eome and tnefc you up. and hi* post, after an absence of several under surveillance.
Wish ri-u good nigh’
And tbna prop! months.
Fscaped Prlsonor la Ghoul.
Hated. Popple's aullenne«* vanished, and
Wright Break* Record.
A retired soldier at San Francisco
Seittle Dee !7
George Williams,
she trotted on at one*.
Leman». France, Dee. 1#. Wilbur thè rei! h «ir« -! pri «Per whr» «lipped a
ha* sived 113.900 from hi* pay and
(To be continued.)
will hereafter draw >67 $<) per month |Wrigbt, the American aviator. t-»Gv h mdruff r .! ... ,ne«f frv.m Detective
ilrokc previmt* dietaue* and duration Jick R.ir. k Af- ndw. hi* h-rn identi-
for retired pay
I record* for aeroplane flight, going Atty fri!
"Kul ' Rarnett. wh«v mtit'l.vfed
fervor of th* atomach cause* about
Relation* between Rraril »nd Ar- mile* in on* hour. 53 minutes M» see victim« nf thè Galee,t->n fl vml in lana
<1.000 deatha a year In tha Fnttod qe.ttine are strained
The trouble ond*
Wright'» feat waa performed and e«csned a devth penalty nnly
States and nearly 5,000 in England and started over the merit* of the respec during a trial competition for th* Mich thro'igh thè test» of a hr >krn hrarted
tive nav>es of the two countries.
AVals*
clin priz*.
mothtr
ÜSÏKII’S Hlllt ENDS
Newsy Ite ns Gathered from All
Parts ot the World.
Venezuelan People Rise Against
Absent President.
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