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CHAPTER V
(Coutlmr** >
“Papa. .tear, jou will not go into rh«
•tudy to-niglit." uGwrsed Mahal. In a
ro*vug ton», aa Mr Marla looked at th»
floor. aa though ba Intended to follow
Popp.»', »»amp!» "ptawaa .-vm. with u.
Into tha drawing roota. and I will maha
you ao comfortabla "
“Vary wall.” was h!a good humored an
•w»r •• ho jo* up • lint« weari!y fiftitu
hla chair.
Allaau sraited a n-oi>iei»t befora aha f"l
lowed them.
“Ara you nn> coming toot' rf>. ««ked
a, Rogar thr»w blmaalf d-wn on an »aar
rhalr
Roger shook hla h»ad amllingiy.
* Itudal ha» got to do hla loaaoua M’»
at» novar admits him Into th, drawing
room of an mati ng
Mha aaya It 1» not
rt>» mom for hoys
I y«n.rally hoop
Itudel company or go out and imw mv
half “
“Hut not tn night, daar,** aha returned,
gently. and ho got up at onca
Hud»! kinked up rattier wistfully.
“I hata almost a mt nd to com», ton."
h» muttered. but aa Roger aaid. hastily
"Hattar not. Rua. wa don’t want any row»
tonight. Alison la Hrad," ha remained
Aliaon throw a critical glanca around
tha room aa aha »ntarad It
No change
bad boon effw-ted sin.« ah» had laa’ on
torod It
Mias lolgb sat bolt upright by th» big
round tabla with bar work Irsritat and a
pH« of th» buys' aocta Mr M«ir had a
llttl» tabla and a reading la tup to him
•elf. and Miaais aat on a stool st hla f»«<
with a no»»l on har lap
AUaon guoasod
at «new that thia was tholr ordinary pc-
alt loo
"Oh. la that you. Roger? You don't
often honor ua with your rompany of an
•toning." observed Missis, with a toaa of
ter pretty head
"Thi, la a mmpllruent
to you. Aliaon. I aupjmoe?*
“We ought to put our books away to
night,” said Mr Morl», rousing hlmw f
rehictantly. and making Alison feel a. If
h» ware treating her Ilk»
»
visitor
"Mabel, my dear, auppoaa y«m give ua on»
of your little •■■nga?”
"No, Indewt. papa." returned Aliaon,
eagwrly, “I hop» you will go on just the
•am. aa though 1 wer» not hare
Of
coil re I should Ilk» to hear Mahoi slug
but not If It disturb« you "
“Oh, I always sing to paps of sn even
Ing.” replied Missis, walking to tb» piano
with niu< h dignity
"Roger. I think you
might offer to light thoaa .andlea for me
but you boys iisv» no idea of waiting
upon ladles
You will find them dread
fully rough. Alison "
"On the contrary, I am rather fond of
waiting upon ladies.” was Roger's non
rhaJant answer, laying a peculiar str».»
on the last word that brought an augry
flush to Missis's face
"I always wait
on you. d<> I not. .Mis, tolgh?”
“Yea. iuileed. Mr. Roger, t alwaya any
you are no kind and thoughtful."
Missis struck a chord sharply, “if you
will be good enough to leave off talking
1 will commence my song.” she said, crons
ly, and as Roger made a low bow and
retired »fa» liegau the prelude of a Her
man song
Aliaon listened with much
pleasure.
Among her other natural gift» Minnie
certainly ¡«.»»r»«r*l a very good voice, and
It had been evidently well trained
Iler
notes were clear and swart, snd if she
could only have got rid of a certain af
fectatlon In her style. Alison could have
praised her still more warmly.
Aa II aa». her admiration was so ein
cere that Miaale began to thaw for th«
first time
“I suppnss you sing?” she
said, a little bluntly.
"Not much
I certainly can not com-
par» my voice to yours,'' was th» tnodeet
reply. "but I am fond of Instrumental
music, and play a «---I deal.*
'Then you will bs able to play my ar
rompanlmenta," returned Mabel, bright
suing still more.
“Will you take my
place. Aliaon? I'apa will like to hear
you I am aure ”
"Not tonight,* relumed Aliena, feeling
ae though ahe were not • aiwble of any
further effort. “I am rather tired, and
if papa would evens» me I think I should
like to go to Iwd."
"Ry all means, my lovs," obsern-d Mr
Merle, looking up from hie bonk. "Pus
sis. dear. I hope everything la comfort
able for your sister
Never mind singing
to me to-night, if there Is anything you
can do to help Ali«ou "
“I will come with you and see.” return
ed Ml seta. a
little ungraciously, and
though Alison would rather have diapene
ed with her company, she thought it b»t
t»r policy to a«*eept this faint offer of
help On th» landing Miaale stopped, and
aaid. rather awkkardly. “I hope you don't
mind about the change of rooms. Alison
but ae yon do not live at home. 1 thought
I could please myself."
“1 auppose I have come home to llv»
now.” returned her sister, wearily: “but
If you do not want to gtv» It up. Mabel.
I will try to bs content with my present
one; I only want things to he comforta
ble. and to do my best for you all."
”Ob. as to that, w» havs got along
very well." returned Mabel, hastily; “you
n»»d not put yourself out on our account
As papa says. I am grown up now near
ly seventeen and able to take ears of my
self and other people, too. I hope yon
are not going In to see Topple; I think It
in a pity waking up the child, and she is
so «lettable "
“I shall not waks her. but l promised
to go and see her," returned Aliaon. with
I.ÌNN COUNTY, OHEGON, JAXl'AHY
I.
1IMW.
EVENTS OF THE OAYi
genti» Ara eoa as she bade M!aal«sgo.id
>t.<er I mean? If It wer» not for mr
CUBANS IN CONTROL.
night. Mi»»!« ueed noi havs trvubl»! ber poor blind mother, whom I pretty nearly
self «boni ber Ulti» statar e wakefulnews support out uf ray savings. I do Out tbiuk
Evacuation by American Army Begins
Coppie was aitting bolt uprlght in tb» I could endure this much longer
My
Naw Yaara Day.
darhoeM waitlng far Alleo»
desr.” with tbe tmrs starting to her gvo
Havana, l»»r. i’ll New Year’a dajr
"Now far a good eu.Ml» and a talk," tie vy«a. "when on« ge's to my ag» on»
«Blue» ¡-es-» and k ud words nb»» »v»r>
•he said. stret< hlng out ber arme lo Ali
will witness tbe beginning of Ih» »vae
: soia "you are a uu-e old thlng lo keep th ug so.I that ia jast what on» - an not
uatiun of Cuba by th» array of pacifi
your promise " And as Ahsoo sai down get at I'be Hullo»"
ration, which has been In possession of
•n thè little head «he forgut ber Wearlasaa.
“l>o you mean that this sort of thing
the island slue» th» beginning of th«
ss Poppi» labi ber sarta <-heefc sgalnst goes on »tally? " »«■ ¡suue-l Alisuo, turning
¡her flushed fa«-» to th» gw»ni«aa. "Do
ber», and called ber dewr. aio» Alile.
provisional government, in Ortober,
you meso.” bringing out her words with
I Pod
Tbs first provisional regiment of
-lifll-uity. "that ¡«pa often gives R.-g»r
UHAPTHH VI
marines, numbering WOO, which will be
Abson was t--> tired to i • swak* a I all this to bear?**
among the first troo|>s to leave, are now
“Well, my d»ar. on» must not »tag
moment after her bead tawu-bed the pii'kaw, ,
concentrating from various posts at
Things are ti.e. always going
and she <».*» so late the nevi miming gerat»
, that breakfast was already over, and Mies wrmig at the mills, of course, aud ••■me- Lata Important but Not Laat Inter «'amp Columbia.
I l.asgh sent np a UCWSI« by Poppi». i-»g ! time« we can eat our nyesls In peace.
esting Happenings from Points
About half thia regiment will sail in
ging her to lie still and. rest herself, as ! out »mir poor dear falber on« hardly
January on the cruiacr Prairie, whirb
Outside
tha
State.
I
likes
to
blams
him
to
bis
own
child
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her father and Roger ha t already g m» to
arrived here Christum« eve, bound for
It
ths mill, and she would s»nd her up sum» la »«ry often hard >n Mr Koger
•wrma to m<- •• lb<> igb ootblug Mr Roger
Newport News The Trains will return
brsskfasi
"Auut I'lsns would call this a had be- | can 4«» pleases y-uir father, ami as if
The trial of the Pittsburg grafter« about the midvlls of tbs month and
gloalng. iovMgltl Al>w»u
Ncvert&eiees. Mahal -an ■! ao wrong la hi» eyra. Y u iv to l>c hastened
rmtuirk tbs remainder. Ths final «m
as her head still sched. sb» yielded to tbs can see for yourself. Alisun. the Infiu
Miss Ethel R -«evelt ha« made her barhation will not oc«ur until April I
tempratluu
The sun was shining into once she has over him "
The embarkation will be effeeted with
“Y«a, I •»». but I can not understand debut tn Washington society
her room, makuig *.er feel h.it end rest-
W h»ii I wss laat at h-o»e M asis
less, and she legg-"! Poppi» to lower the It
tiermany will be the first 1» a»k'a» little «-eremony as pvMible and it 1»
blind, so that the hug» crane might not was only a child and yet. though ah« is the benefit «>i a tiiinimuin tariff
probable that their departure will le
fret her »»»» by Its hide-«ts uii».ghtlin--s n«u »»«»oteen. and ought to be tn th»
K•
tred 130.00-} worth of made with as little notice aa marked
If ah» o* <d only he»« shut nut, to.., it« s. Kiv»l ronin and under your car», ah«
jewelry an«l
cash from a New their landing The purpose in deferring
Imesoent w hir and grind I Hut shat was i »»en»» compl»t»ly mislre««."
"Mb» la n«««r in the s>4iool room now." York jewelry »tore
i tmpooaible.
As she drank her lea alt»
ih« departure of a purtioa of th» 17tb
j limbed rout'd, the shabby mom with a returned Miss leigtl. leaning ba<k wear-
Veterans of the civil war will tie Infantry until April 1 has been th»
'Homeflmea sb» c>>ine rstinct in ly'iO. according to
j strang» sinking of heart ami spirits
“I Illy in th» arm- hair
subject of considerable »|*<-culfttioa, but
must wake up every morning to thia, sh« Com»« i«i tn interfer» with I’oppie and fin-t l’«»t ( . nunandcr G E Bassett.
it is b»lievod this was agreed upon at
thought, “unless I make an »n»my of . fault n th some of my arrangements Hut
Tbe Indian congress has approved
Miaale from the leginning bv forcing her sh» has o>ai»d your fa her into giving l ord Morley « reform« in government Is confvronce between Governor Ma
her Fr»n h and singing Itse-ns with her end condemn» the pievent agitation
to resign my mom. Will It not be h»t
goua and Troaldnat elect Gome*. It 1»
ter to mdurs any amount of discomfort ’ friends, the Hardwicks, and for uxMitbs
not thought to l-e a mraaure of pre
I>r
\\
dry.
hea«l
of
the
pure
fioul
than to do that? I will ask kunt t>iana ' she has r»fu«»d to open even a history .
what I shsll do alswlt It. No. mt. ' re J and yet you have no .dew how ignorant departmrnt. is «aid to have augrreil caution, f»r which not the alighti-vt
\ hing bm mis-hief has resiv-t- th« president t<> such an extent that ueccsMiity is apparent, but it probaldy
calling herself, "I must act now <>n my she ia
I is for the purju»» of knwpiag the bar
own responsibility. Vint I Hans will think ••I from her Intimacy with Era Hard he will be removed
rack» and quarter» in good order uatll
I have »¡»Am in your father over
me a pitvr. helplrs» s-»rt of a thing if I wkk
St Petersburg still continue« to suf
it ia possible to turn over to tho Cuban
always want her as a moral crutch to and over again about It. but be listen» tu fee from A»iatic cholera
New cases
support mo "
Mal-eis version Of her fri»tid'a character, anil death« are reported dally, though authorities a model camp for occupa
tlon by the new permanent army under
And with this wise resolulitm. Ai s-m • nd only th» other day be told m» I must uot m large number«
command of General Tino Guerrera, the
dressed herself qubklly anJ finished her be mistaken, for Eva was a bright, high
Two men were »eriously injured and nucleus of which will bo formed, it is
un;si.king after which she ens.on.-e-i her
spiritol girl, and It was all nonsense what
■ the live« <>i a »core of men. women intended, with the present curpa of t.'u
self tn the deserted dining room snd wrote Mr. Roger and I said about her."
I amt children rnd-ingered by a fire tn l-au artillery and 1,(X>U members uf th«
"Roger
dialHtes
her,
then?"
her firet letter to Moss aid»
a New York tenement.
Rural Guard.
“t th, y es. he never s|wsvks to her if
A sweet, brav» little letter it was All
The torpedo boat dc«troyer Eox is
son touched »»ry little ou her owu feel he can help it. Hhe is a fine-looking girl,
ings . she did not even speak of her older than Malarl. but >ain and empty on the way to Mire l»isnd navy yard
CASTRO THE LOOTER.
The crew
head»-! thinking of nothing lull i>alla and to go out oi commission
changed room. Momsbow. she had s no
- »-.4
. • w h .w .linger.■ is will be transferred to the Rowan, an
tlon that It would vev Aunt I'tans
Hi» flti ■
Unknown T»n Years Ago. Now Prom
it Mg other destroyer
talked of Roger's warm welcom» and Mias •
inent World Figure.
To do Maliel justice, ahe was
Many political sxiles of Vsasauala
lelgh s kimlnea» and tried tn make Aun' bel's sg»
•re returning to their homes.
In interested In lludsl's and I’oppie's i. u •'! • « u snd f . .1 of Ir .s and
Washington, Pee. 29—Sinee Cipria
droll ways M sale ah» barely lueutloned. finery until she went so much to tbe
Ro.MM-volt ••■• ths only thing about no t'astro, president of Venosuela, has
I'hay have completely turn
•gcepl to say how pretty ah« haj grown Hardwicks
his African trip bs fears is ths fsvsr. left his country but «light regret over
and how ni-'elv ah» aung. ami then went •d her head. and. worst of all, Eva baa
It 1« beueic-l Ameriran Ambassador hi« departure and »ubeequont vicisal
taken a dialdl« to Roger bo-ana« he re
on to apeak of h»r father'« changed looks
A great nianv loving no «««ges. a few fuse« to pay her any attention and laughs Uriseom will resign his post at Ruins tudea have been Mprrosavd on the part
longing evpr-aaion« for Aunt l»i heraelf. st all their n-nsense and that sets Ms
ilsnry W P >r, a leading Wall street of the people over whom he has tyr
b»l against her brother
Maliel always broker, has nssignr-l
completed the letter
Hi« liabilities annitml and whom he has imjHiverisbed.
Th« early luncheon hour brought all the had a tamper <>f h«r own." w»nt on Miss will roach *3,000,000.
Mince 1*'.»9, when, at tho hen.I of a rev
Migh. feeling • «ort of relief In pouring
family together, but, Aliaon'« aense >f or
Castro baa wilu<wse-i what to him i» olutionary army, ho drove his prodecn»-
deriine»» and propriety was «ho-ked by out her feelings into Abson's rar. "but
Rudel'e rough spi>esraii<-«
He .-am* lt> she was ne«er so aggravating aa she is » unique »paetaela a «nowstsrm and •or, Preaident Andrade, from tho capi
straight from school with unbruslied hair now. You see, my d»ar. if a girl does wot skating un natural lea.
tai and ruadx himself absolute ruler of
and unwashed hands and sat dnwn st the hold her own bom« as sa-Ted. If she
(iovernor Hughe« ha« appointed a
chonans a giddy young >-oni|>anioii for her eommissiua tu invest igat« tbs New Venotuela, t'sstro «ecm« to have bad
table, until Mi»».»'» loudly uttered in
but one obejet ia view, namely, to en
junctions, and at last bis father's curt confidant», and retails to her all that Yurk produss and euttun ««changes
command to tuaks himself preseutabls be l«»es in her own household, finding fault
t'bi.ago cuntractors who have been rich himself. And in this be hns sue
for* lie ale hla dinner, nbligrd him to with her «>wii progde, aud listening to b»r
>u th-' habit of giving pr-wcuts to city corded to an amaring client.
friends
estimate
of
them,
ehe
rosy
end
leave the room grumbling ; and his return
Naturally no ju-rnon known, nor can
as Mabel do«». In thinking her brothers ■fficials al t'hristinaa time thi« year
a few mlnu’»» later led to s iiewt undig
bad their gift« returned.
aa estimate l>e made of tho wealth
nified «•■eti» of rvcrimiuatUai between him rough and iintruinnerly. and Topple a dis-
Gomes* power as ruler of Venoauela which Castro has garnoro«l at the oi
aud Miaate, «.«rried ou below their breaths agrerahle little girl "
“1*0 you mean Mivwie is so diah'«iora- is finally «-atabliabed. Many «uita have
with th» iitniist bitterness, with Topple
pen so of the poor and rich alike among
listening with Isitb her ears. In spite of ble as to rw|>eat to Miss Harvlwick all been ■-■■tniueoec-l againet «'astro and be
the Venezuelans. Il i« pretty definitely
that
passes
at
The
Holms!"
asked
All-
will loss *.*,000,000 by tbe turn of af
VI;»» Ixlgh’» g'Utle retnin.lers to go <>n
known tbnt fur year* ho has been »end
son. Indignantly.
fair».
with her dinner
"They <l«> not think It dishonorable,"
Hut tbl» was not the only aourv» of
Plana are all complete for tbs arrest ing vast sum« uf money to Eugland
diaroenfort to Aliaon; her father was »vi- returned Miss I-elgh, with a quiet good of al out 40 inure Pittsburg grafters. ■ nd thia fact lend« color to tbe bclb-f
dently In one of his gloomlewt buiuors; sense which Aliaon had never <*r«dlted The railroads ar» aiding tbe movemsol, that hi« departure for Europe, oaten
"You s«e. Mabel calls Eva her
something bad evidently gooe wroug at b«r
as it ia ehsa|ier to oust them than tu •ibly to consult a noted physician con
th» milts, and. as usual, Roger was hear tee-iun friend, and refuse» to have any pay I hair price.
cerning n aoriou» malady, was only nn
ing the brunt of the aunoyani'» Alison'» •e< ret» from her. If Eva cuus this af
The bank at Monrovia, Cal, has other of hi» tricks, perpetrated in order
heart was full of pity a« ahe heard the ternoon, all that ¡siaseil at tbe luii.die-.u
safely to escape from the country
angry words that were launched at hla table between your father and Mr Roger lost *3t>.o<k>, which mysteriously dis
which oi|»ect» to •<-« him no more.
will
be
retailed,
as
a
matter
of
coiirae.
sppeared
unlucky head. In i>«r own mind she was
Ten year» ago Castro was practically
"Even if Matwl were di»;«'«--! to be
a« retly marveling at Roger's ¡«lienee
One man was killed md three per unknown. Born of obscure parouts in
Alison who was on the verg» uf tears reticent for one». Eva. who Is of an In- -on» injured in in automobile wreck
tho province of Han Antonio in IfilJO,
who completely
with suppressed pity, ami longing to si>»ak qilisithe nature, and
in California
he grew up practically without educa
the
a word in his defeuae was moved alne-ei dominate« her. would soon wurin
Christmas was celebrated all over lion.
to anger by the unconcern on Missis's whole thing from her. Hh» has a grudge
the I'nited States by lavish gilt* and
fa.e Eiideotly ah» was loo used to hear against Mr. Roger, and nothing would
please her more than to hear of thia hu feasts to poor.
RELIEF WORK IS ENDED.
Roger found fault with on eiery orca
I have reason to kuow. Ail-
lhe bribery of Pittsburg council
aion to take any notiro of it. Hhe had miliation
finished her contest with Kudel. sod now son. that it ia by Eva's advice that Mabel mrn by bankers has been taken up by Committee and Red Cross Society to
sat with her usual «elf satisfied look, Intends to keep your room. I have beard the govrrnment.
Go Out With Old Year.
her say myself that, of course, as your
playing with her rings and humming a
A crary French Royalist -tried to
home ia with Miaa >'arrington. you have
Han Francisco, Pec. 29— With th«
little Trench air to herself
resigned your privilege here aa the eldest pull President Fallieres' beard, anil •nd of the old year, the Ran Franeiec-i
"Tap*, dear," sh« said, at last, placid
daughter,
and that there ia no need for was promptly arrested
ly. "do let tliOM* stupid sawmills alone;
Relief and Rod Croe» society, which
Mattel
to
knock
under completely. Those
An appeal may be made to Taft to
you are o«ily st citing yourself am! mak
has
bandied »li..'>00,000 in contribution«
were
her
very
words.
“
pardon Gompers, Mitchell and Morri
ing yourself 111. t'oui» out into th» gar
since the great fire, will go out of ex
Aliaon l<«>kevi grave. "Is Miss Hard son in cate their appeal fails
den with me ami l’oppi»; it 1« •<• <xx>l
aud shady there"
And as Mr Merle wick often here?” she asked at last.
Claus Spretkel*, the sugar king, is istence. This huge «um was di«tribut»l
"They are together every day, either critically ill at his home in San Fran at an expense of g 3 per cent. Nearly
did not at <m<»> answer this appeal, sh»
came round to him and touched h» arm here or at Itroadlamls tbe llardwlcka’ ci «co, and it is feared he cannut sur HOO.OOO is loft, which will be tran»
Hut as your father objects to vive.
ferrod to various charities.
The »o
"Com», papa," she repeated still more bouse.
ciety not only fml and lodged thousand«
placidly ; "you have arolded Roger enough, strangers, or. indtwd, to visitors of any
The
Chicago
saloon
question
may
and It only puts you out. Com» with kind, Eva very rarely spends the evening« be put to ■ referendum vote next for «eversi month« after tho fire, but
m»; I want you."
Ami actually Mr her». They wir» practicing in the draw Ypril
The anti saloon element is it ha« provide,! 11,000 |>ermanrnt homos
for 30,000 people and hns <-«<»biished
Merl» suffered himself to 1» coai»d out ing room this morning, and afterward gaining in strength.
they went out together. Thers is anoth
a permanent homo for the aged and in
of tb« room . and In another mlnut« All
er
aiater.
Anna,
a
nice
little
thing,
rather
Oklahoma
prisoners,
who
are
con
flrm at a cost of *375,000.
Of the
•on saw them «Ittmg together under th«
¡«le and delicate looking, but they both fined in the Kansas penitentiary, com money contributed. New York gav« *2.
Ilin» tree«, with Topple playing on the
snub her. I supp-w» that makes Mr. H»g plain of cruel treatment and an inves 750,000 and Illinois *«.'>0,000.
lawn.
Aliaon turned round to seek Roger, er kind to her when ahe comes, fnr her ligation is to be made.
A boy of u i« under arrest at Mount
but he had left th» room, and Kudel had sister certainly slights her. and Mr. Roger
Ready to Invade Servia.
always stands up for every one but him Clement, Mich, charged with stealing
followed him. only Miaa leigh was kwh
lamdon. Dee. 29. A dispatch from
self
”
it least * J 0,ooo from postoffice boxes
ing up th» cellarette. and jingling her key
“It seen» odd. my saying all this to He was - aught while cashing a check Vienna to the Daily Mail naye that
basket.
you. Al sun," otwerved Miaa l,eigh. after
“What does this mean?” faltered All
I «pre«« companies were swamped Austria Hungary has a force of 155.000
son
"Why do»« |«i<a »peak to Roger In a pause; "for you are young yourself; with Christmas business.
in Boenin an! Herxegovina ready to
but you were never flighty and »sally
thia way? It la not right, ia It?"
invade Hervia nt a moment's notice
led.
as
Matwl
la
I
believe
she
has
her
Cosgrove
ha»
«o
far
recovered
that
••Come with me into the school ro-as,"
Th» llwily Mail’s Belgrade enrre«j»nd
waa Mias lelghs senstlil» answer to thia; good points; she is really very much at- he i» able to waik a little
ent aaya typhus haw broken out among
"aa Karah will be in directly to clear the tarfied to your father, and will leas» Eva
Count Boni de Castellan» lost hi» the Austrian troop* in Bosnia and that
lum-heon. and w» can not talk before her so met I bw *. if be wants her; and in her ,uit for po»«e»sion of hi* children
lhe troojHi are suffering greatly from
own way she is fond of Toppie. though
I must speak to yon. Alison; I must In
the cold and e«|*»«iire
Many de»the
she
tyrannises
over
her
There!
Topple
Harriman
ha*
been
reported
ill,
deed” And leading th» way to th» old
have oeeurred. A dispatch from C«t-
is
crying
as
usual;
that
la
generally
th»
but
hi*
physician
»ay*
it
wa*
only
a
room Alison remembered ao well, she cloa
tmje, Montenegro, announces the de
ed th» door in her quick, nervous fashion, •nd when she ia long with Mabel. I sup »light bilio'i* attack
parture of the war minister «nd g«»
and begged Aliaon to take th» only easy pose. by that, your father has gone tank
The monitor Wyoming, now at oral staff on a tour of inspection.
rhalr that the room boasted. "No. indeed," to the mill. I bad better go to har. All- Mare
Island navy yard, will be
returned Aliaoo. quickly; "Topple'» llt son. If you will eicviae me.”
changed to the Cheyenne
Nativt a Detlre Opium.
Aliaon
had
plenty
of
food
for
medita
tl» stool will do for me. What does It
Amoy, I»ee. 29. -Orders were issved
matter wh»r« I alt, or whether on» Is tion when she was left alone; a very
Fire in Brooklyn drove hundred*
comfort able or not?*' aba continued. Im difficult problem was before her to aolea. into the «treets, destroying an entire Saturday to a number of native« at
How was ab» to gain an Influence ov»r block of property, valued at *1,000,- Tungan. 20 miles north of Amoy, to
patiently, as Mian Iwigb stood beaitatlng
cease planting opinm poppies
They
“Ties»« rest yourself in that big chair, her faulty young sister?
ooo
declined to acquiesce, and a riot fol
(To be conllnned )
for you look quit» fagged and tired, and
The «learner Stork »»nk in Hudaon lowed, ia which on» office» «nd ten
1 bar» bad a nice rest.'*
Tha deepening and len*tl.»nlng of , hay. taking down a cargo of fur val civilian« were killed. The populace at
"1 think I am nearly always tired."
The crew all es Tnagau is up in arm« and 5ofi troop«
returned Miaa Lelgfi. plaintively
"la it the Aunlmiuam River havs rnada aa 'i ued st *1,400,0*0
have be»a sent th»r» te restore order.
caped.
not dreadful. Aliaon about poor Mr. lalaud out of Caps Cud.
I Newsy Itens ~
I
Gathered from All
NO. 28.
LOOK UP PACKERS
Parts of the World.
Grand Jury at Chicago Proposes
to Proposes.
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER
PRICE AGREEMENT IS SUSPECTED
District Attorney Sim» Declar»* Aim
ot Praient Inquiry
Great 5»-
crecy is Maintained
Cliiiig", lie.
2«
Nothing less
(luti a complete exposure ot the nirth
•d« .d the beef t>u«t i» contemplate I
by District Attorney Sun* in the pres
nt grind jury inve«tig.«tion which i*
bring carried out with the .nd of «pe
ill .«gent* of the interstate commerce
ciiiiiniitsion.
It developed today that, in addition
to the inquiry in reg rd to shipping
rate» ami possible rebates, to which
tl r u .ik of the interstate commerce
comniistion anj its agents is confined,
i number of secret servlet operative«,
who work d rc tly under the depart
ment of ju-ti.e, hive been Io..king
into another phase of the packing in
dustry
I'hese official* have been ttying to
determine whether tacit agreement*
between pukers a* to the Being of
price* ami the division of territory for
distribution base been m systematiied
operation
The »weeping nature of
the inquiry was indicated today in the
t.r»t p. uni statement made by Mr
Sins since the investigati-.n started
" I hi* i* no mere fulling expedition
a« has been »aid by some critic* of
'he department ' declared the district
attorney
"We know what we are go
ng after, if we ire not permitted by
the nature of the inquiry to state what
: i«
We are now- merely starting a
little case, in which pa-her* or rail
road« arc concerned in thi- hope that
we can unearth lonie information
which would be of value or be useful
« a basis h>r a new and more cxteii
«ive invest.gallon
I here is nothing
vague or indetinitc about thi* inquiry,
and it ha« a purp «e which I am not
permitted to disclose."
JOHN BULL NOT SO MERRY.
Christmas
in
England ia Marred by
Poverty.
I oiuf n. Dr. '-■«
The dark «ide of
the English Christmas is the great
number of unemployed and the dl*
ire» ing prevalence of destitute and
-uffcring
This i» seen principally in
I ■ nd.iti and at Glasgow, and at other
shipbuilding centers, where shipbuild
er» are out of work
A small band of shabbily dressed,
miterable looking unemployed persons
uve paraded fashionable streets dur-
:ig ths past week, threading their
way among the crowd» of Christmas
•hupprrs I he police a. ■ impatued the
band as it marched, in order to pre
not disturbances
It» motto showed.
We want work "
More than Itiou homeless men as-
emhled n the James embankment at
midnight to get Salvstirm Army tick-
ts for bed*
lhe newspapers daily
record case* of men being sentenced
•o imprisonment t.-r stealing too«! who
have families suffering from want
RAILROADS FOR OREGON.
Competition Force* Harriman to Con-
aider Nnw L inee
Chicago, Dec 2>. Oregon bids fair
soon to come into its own with rr»pect
to transportation fiiilme«
Alarmed
over the activity of other railroad cor
porations in surveying and construct
ing lines of road through various por
tions of the Pacific Northwest, Ed
ward H Harriman and his aid« have
decided actively to occupy all of lhe
territory in the Northwest which bids
fair to Become of value from a traffic
standpoint
Plans have been perfected by Mr
Harriman for the construction of be
tween ?*<» and 1000 miles of railroad
in lhe Stale of Oregon alone, and that
oirveys hive be.-n ordered of a great
deal of territory which is now without
means of transportation
Julius Kruttschnitt, director of main
leuance and «qierition for the Harri
man lines, and J l> l*aaca, consulting
engineer for Sir Harriman, have re
cently returned fr.»m New York,
where these plans were perfected
it
< admitted by the Chi. gu official*
that ther* are such plans.
New Canadian Coal Fields.
Vancouver, II C, Dec 23- Henry
Hewitt, the Tacoma smelting man,
has acquired cod mining right* in
Graham !t!and. on* of the Queen
< harlotte group.
Immensely valua
ble coal deposits have been discov»
ered there and an application for a
charter for building railroads and
steamship wharves and for the gen
eral carrying on of business is ad
vertised to be made at the next meet
ing of the British Columbia legisla
ture
Indications are that the mines
will far exceed in value th« famous
Dunsmuit properties
Oklahoma 1 own Buena.
Oklahoma City. Okla . Dee *fi —■
Vir’nrally th» entire business sertion
nf Ravia, Ok!» . a town of lififi inhab-
itant* in Johnston eonnty was wiped
out ye«terdav hv fire, the Io«» aggre
gating about *3»,000.