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CH AFTER XVII.
Dr <>resnwe->l had given Mtson »trlrt
Injun ' .ma t’uit she was to keep her «is
ter •• quiet as possible, but it »ermrd
Impossible to <twik the storm of excited
talk
Mabel'« only relief »«« to accu«s
herself, »nd put all her condurx in Its
blackest light.
A weight of Intolerable
misery lay ««i her m;nd . «be felt her own
pains were richly deserved.
but
ths
tbstght that she had rtaked her father's
life by her diaobwdmn«-» «rsa more than
•he could hear.
Every hour »he ques
tioned Alison ab«Mit bi» sii’*- MTguld be
recover? Was he In any danger? lth»t
did the dortor fear? Alison at last railed
Roger to her aid
"What shall we do?" »he exclaimed,
half crying
"Mlasie will not get sny
alevp to-night ; «he 1» working herself
Into a fever, and Dr Gresnwood drew
not wish to give her an oplats. It breaks
my heart to hear her going <>n shout ;«|>s
1 think If oh« cuulil only •<♦ Mm th*
would l>e mor» contrated."
"H?iall I go to her?" h« »«koi. h-ri
fating a little, for Ml«!« had »»presse«!
n-i wish to »«-r him.
"Oh. yes, |>erhapa that will be be»t,"
•he said, brightening a little
"I am so
tired and hsrsvM-l that 1 probably do
not say the right thing.”
"I will roine presently ; but. Allie. !
am »o »orry y»u ar. •>> tlr. |
Mi-« Hard
wl.k 1» downstair«, and she say« »be must
•co you. »lie se-‘in» very much Upwet. 1*0
y<ei think you ix»ul«l -p--ak to hi-r for a
nMvmeut ?”
Alison made a gesture of repugnance.
It was plain that »hr did not wish to see
Mis» Hardwick, but Roger waa bent on
carrying hi» point.
"I have to g<> to my father now,"
•aid. quietly, "but In alsnit • quarter ut
• n hinir I «hall 1» ready to »re Miasle
I will wait f»r you here.
Mi«» Hard
wick will not detain you many minutes ,
go, dear Ail;»." Ami Alison rel i -tantly
•bayed him,
Eva ws» [wring up ami down the long
drawing room. en<! cam«' up to Alison
quickly, holding out both her ban«!*
"Oh, Alison." she »aid. ami the tears
were running down her face unchscke«!,
“I know you <l>> not want to see me. twit
I begg'vl »o hard of Mr. Roger to send
you. t >f <-our«'-. you hat'' the sight of me
You think I am the cause of th!» . bnt,
Indeeil. Indeed. 1 nvter knew Mr. Morl*
would I* so angry !”
"You tempts«! Mabel to dm-eive am! dis
obey hrr father.” returned Alison, severe
|y, for her heart was liar«! »gainst the
girl
“You knew th«' be disapproved of
Captain Harj- r. ami then jw >-n«v«urag-
ed and planned thia acbeuM*. Jlow could
any father fail to t>e angry when hia com
mand» are so entirely set Balds?"
4Y ou mint not speak against Anthony.
Alison," returned Eva. in a •ubdue»! voice.
"1 am engaged to him; he is only my
balf-rousln.
.Mais'I knew this, and she
thought It would not matter coming with
us. Mamma wtmM have told you. only I
did not wish It to be made public. All
thia has quite spoiled my happine«« Fo«»r.
d'-ar Mahal; If I «»ul<l only «re her. and
help you to nurse her.
But Mr. Rogsr
gsya it '• quite Inn»-« iblr ” And ahs wi;» !
away some fresh tears.
There was so much feeling In Eva's
words ami manner that Allton'» rvliinmM
relaxed a little.
"You must not See her." »he saht.
gravely;
"I believe ;s«t>a has forbidden
that f«A the present, but 1 can give her
your lose, and tell her that you a»k<-«l
after her.“
'Tell her I shall come every evening
to Inquire . tell her, too, that I shall not
have a tnonwmt’e peaca. thinking that I
am pafiy to blame for this. It was wr>>ng
of n*. All«on . I sre that now. I -Ireerve
to have something to bear as well as she.
poor darling! You and Mr. Roger must
not bs too bar«! on me. for. In«b-ed, I am
as unhappy as posaible; Anna will tell
you so.”
“I will try to forgive yoq." returned
Ah—n. with a warm k «». that evl'hmtiy
surprise'! an«! gratlfled h«-r. "It doe» not
make things better to b» hard am! bitter
against people. We need not a«id to our
own unhapplnrre In that way.
Now I
must go. please. Give my dear love to
Agna ; I know she will be fretting about
u» ” And with a quick nod Alison ran
upstairs.
"Well?*’ observed Roger. Interroga
lively, as she rame to his side.
"I am gla«l ymi told me to go down,"
was her reply : "there is good In every one.
an«! Eva certainly appear«! to advantage
thia evening She is really font! of Miaaie,
and »he cried so about it all. Kbe la not
a bad hearted girl."
"No; and all thio will do her a great
deal of good. ’Evil is wrought by want
of tbo.ig*4t, as well as want of heart.'
Allie- Now let us go to |»*or Miss!»."
Mlsaie flushed up very much when she
saw Roger, but the next mo merit her fare
grew wan an«! pale.
"Well,” he «ahi. cheerfully, taking her
hot little hand, "thia is a sad affair; but
at least we may be thankful It Is not
worse. I almost think father lo«Aa a ill-
tie better tonight; Mrs Meyrick thought
•u, too. There waa certainly a slight con
cussion of the brain last night, but this
•ven os |ie seem more like himself.'
“Oh, Roger!" and Mlaate’a eyew were
Mfing in a moment, "do you really think
ao?" Put th-- last Word I-- ame a mdu
"Yew, dear, and Nurew Meyrick «aid the
aam- he »¡-A- more clear an«l articuUte-
Now," kiaair.g her forehead.
S4l(>,
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corsTi
n«»f stay tn Nwl. I roufd not • rep tmril I
WORKS ON CABINE f
h'd ween pat«
let me stay and look at
him; I will be guud and not wake him."
But the nurse shook her head at thia.
Taft Says Most of Hi* Adviser* Have
"You moat not stay." »he whispered,
Been Tentatively Solicited.
not daring to raise her voice; "your feet
Washington,
Feb. 18. As soon as
- are bare, and you look as had as powsihle.
j ■‘otne. my dear, let me carry you ba«-k to
President-elect Taft finds a suitable
i your room; It will war« your father to
man for secretary of war, hie cabinet
are y««u standing three."
will be complete; that is, tentatively
“No. no," r'-turned Misde. shrinking
Complete. It will tie subject to change
! still more; "I must stay with papa Why
i <loea be l<»<k So ¡«tie. and lie ao Mill? Is h»
any time before the 4th of March, if
dead? No on« told me be waa dead
condition» arise which, in th«' opinion
l*apa!“ hhe crivd out. for she waa bv-
of Mr. Taft, justify modification.
1 wlldered by the dim light and her own
' feverish fancies "K;<eak to ma only •>n«
Hut it can be said on the authority
worst, just to tell me you are alive."
Mr. Taft’s clora.it advis« ra, Panic Block» Exite and Third
Les* Important but Not Lat* I nt yr of one
“Oh. hush!“ exclaim««! the nurse; but
that
eight
of the nine cabinet officers
•
»tmg
Happenings
from
Points
•h* was too late
Mr Merle W'Ae *n>;
dionea Diet Performance
have
been
conditionally chosen, an«i
•
Outside the State.
Honor of Governor.
prewem-e d d not »eem to start!« him.
•even out of the eight have signified
"My dear," he said, feebly ; "they ought
their willingness to enter the cabinet
You »III tuaka
not t.i l ive all - ’ I this
Austria is making secret prepara if the formal tender is made.
Mexico City. Feb. 18. Between 260
- yourwelf III leaving your warm Ire I "
tions for a war with Servia.
"But I «Wild not sleep." she sobtsMl; "|
It should also be said that, aside and 300 jteoplo were burned to death
A Mexican at Guadalajara has Just from the state and poetoffice portfolio«,
rxmld not rest
I tbought they were hid
and many other» injure«! in a fire which
Ing thingy from me
If j . mj ha-I -llcl. «nd celebrated hie 139th birthday.
none of th«- cabinet office» have as y«-t
<!■ -troy««! the Fiori » theater in the city
I had never !•-!! you I w»« sorry. I xb-ii!d
bean
finally
and
formally
diapoaed
of,
Women suffragist leaders are pre-
have died. too. Oh, pa;»i. It must have
ami the incoming pr> »¡dent can, with of Acapulco last night. Th«» new» of
paring to again storm juiriianu-nt.
klllol me!"
out the slightest breach of good faith, the disaster reached hero thia after
H« ami led faintly, and gathered the hot
Chicago business men have protested make any changes in his present pro
noon, telegraphic communication with
little band In hia.
to Congress against a duty on coffee.
gramme which to him seem proper, Acapulco having been destroyed last
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State wide prohibition in South Car i
night and today, owing to the fact
were you not T
Secretary of State Philander C. that the telegraph oilice adjoining the
"Ye«, I am aqgry now.” creeping still olina haa been defeated by four votes.
Knox,
Pennsylvania.
theater wa» destroy« d ami ail wire»
closer. "I could not ask God to forgive
A San Francisco woman has secure!
Secretary of the Treasury Georg* put out of commiaaion.
tn* until you had for<l«<-n me. <rh, l»v;< ! 17,000 damage» for seven hour«' false
M. Reynolds, Illinois, or some other
The Flores theater wan a wooden
why do you look so kindly at me. when imprisonment.
Illinois man.
ymi know It la all through my wickedness
atructure and I act night more than 1,-
Attorney General George W. Wick- ooo people crowded into it to witness
The Maya Indians, «if .Mexico, are
chat you are lying hare? Of exmnw. no one
causing trouble, ami tr«M>pe have been ersham. New York.
can Sore me any more."
a »1» rial (»'rformance given in honor
Postmaster General —• Frank H. of Governor Damian Fionas, of the
"Not i«no y«Mi, I'-treie! Come, rorae my ordered to the scene.
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child, father» are not like that. I forgive
■rule oi Guerrero, tine of uie num*
Rocks in the Santa Barbara channel
Secretary of the Navy George von tier» on the program consisted of a
you freely; everything 1» right between
which were formerly 40 feet above
us But, my poor darling, you are ill «nd
I Ml rl. Mil 1 tc.lI (-.
aerie» of moving pictures. While the
the water have sunk until they will
•offering, and if you rare to pleas« me
Secretary of the Interior Richard A. oj»erator «»« exhibiting these, a film
prove a menace to navigation.
let ntirxe carry you i>a-'k to bed."
Ballinger,' Washington.
caught fire and the ¡dare wax quickly
"Will you let me aim you first?”
During the last half of 1008 the
Secretary of Agriculture
James communicated to tome bunting which
His «wily answer wss to stretch out his Itenvcr & Ilio Grande railroad earnings Wilson. Iowa.
had been u»ed for decorative purposes,
anna to her. but h« w'm«lered to •»» how showed a dvcr«-nse of #600,000 as cum-
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
in an incredibly »hurt time the tlamea
slowly she canw to him How «»»uld he pared with the same period of 1907.
Charles Nagel, Missouri.
spread to ail part» of the structure.
guess each nsnement was agony to th«
There were but three narrow exits
Farmers an-! othcro «nt.-r-Hte.1 hare
poor child? How she had ever manage-l
NIAGARA fALLS DRY
arid the panic stricken audience rushed
to crawl from her be! am! acroaa rite paa- started another suit in an effort to stop
to them, many persons falling to be
the smoke nuisance from Montana
•age only ahe herelf knew
"I have only one ann to put around smelters, which is killing vegetation.
Ica Pilss Up on American Side and cruabed to death, their bodies choking
the way to escape for other». The
your neck," ahe whispered, as her long hair
Two Man Cross on Rucks.
Th«- fact that Roosevelt will spend
fell «rv-r hl» fare. "J »ear. drer papa, if I
screams of those imprisoned were ter
Il days in Italy haa caused on hia way
Niagara Fall», N. Y., Feb 18.
rifying.
could only bear II all I” Aud as he fall
to Africa has causxxi a stir in Rome, Only a tiny rivulet, not deep or swift
her tear» u;«m his cheek he under»t*i«»!
Owing to the rapidity with which
and
pri-paratior
a
arc
being
hurried
for-
enough to carry a pulp log over the the tire spread and its intense heat it
bow her young heart was wrong with re
brink, is flowing over the American was impoioiible to attempt rvacue work,
mor»« and sorrow, sn«l holding her a a reception.
A strong and those imprisoned were literally
moment triel to comfort hvr. and be
The Mexican vok'ano of Colima is aide of N-agara Falla.
northeast wind which haa blown since roasted alive, as the fire burned with
sought G«wl to bless his pet.
spreading devastation.
Alison was just sitting up In affright,
Friday, has h< Id back the water and
Buchanan has signed a treaty with allowrel the ic«< to gain a f«x>thold. Two little smoke and few were suffocated.
looking arournl . the empty room, when
Nurse Meyri'k appeared, carrying Mia- Venezuela settling all disputes.
employes of the American reservation
•Je In her arms.
HURLS BOMB FROM TRAIN.
The Montana legislature will take walketl from Prospect Point nearly to
"Oh, Maliel. where have you been? Up the Japanese exclusion question.
Bath lalanil this morning.
You hav« frighten*! me so!"
A great wall of ice run» from the Black Hand Agents in Gotham U»«
Cleveland «hipp«rs say competition
“Go to steep, All*>n.” return*! Mlsaie.
hc»«l of Goat island to the American
EUvalad Cars,
In a happy voice. "1 have only brett to between the Harriman lines is a farce. mainland,
through which only tiny
•ee p»?h\ am! h« has forgiven me. ami
New York, Feb. 10. The neighbor-
The order of Elka has asked congress streams are able to trickle. This wall
now I can reet.”
to protect Wyoming elks from starva has even encroached on the Canadian hood of Second avenue and One Hun-
"She will he quiet now.” whispered th« tion.
channel, extending out some 200 f«-et dred and Sixth street, which is largely
nurse. "1 have rover*! her up warm, «nd
beyond the Third Sister island ami inhabit«-«! by Italians, waa thrown into
The Waters-Pierce Oil company will
ah« will rest until morning." Am! she
greatly diminishing the flow over the con fus on lai«’ tonight by the explosion
was rigtit. Thmigh
Ml»»is lay awake, fight the Standard in the Missouri Horreahoe. Only the very a|>ox of the of a bomb dropped to the street from a
feverish and full of pain, »he gave no courts.
Canadian falls is left, and that ia rob pnaping Secund avenue elevated train.
more trouble, and poor Altera waa allow
Harriman has starte«l on a tour of bed of half of its flow. The gorge lie- The expluaion wrecked the wintlowa of
ed to sleep undisturbed until morning.
the South and West to inapect his rail low la choked and the rapida have lost n number of stores on Second avenue
I
tti.- !>. «t few 111« M.««..'_w .>• very
roads.
their fury, wl1 le the whirlpool ia and cause«) alight inujriea to paaaeraby.
III. Her agitation of mind brought on a
IThia ia the m-cond time in lena than
Taft says the president and gover barely in motiot
■light feverish attack, and when this had
Thia ia only the third time that thia three months that the neighborhood
yield«! to the doctor’s remedies her weak nors should work together for the gu«d
combination of w.mi and ice haa thus has been visited by bombthrowera.
M«a wa« Mceariv«. Her nerves had bren of the country.
affected the falls since the white man Th«' »ame metho«! of tlrupping the mía-
jarred and unstrung by the areldent ; and
A
big
reception
is
plannwl
when
the
rame here. The other occasions were silo from a pa««in g train waa uacd.
the least noise, the »lamming of a door,
i The bomb ia believed by the police
or even a louder voire than u»ual. made fleet arrives home from its voyage on March 29, Di4M, and on March 22,
to have been intended for Joaeph
1903.
her change color and burst Into tears It around the world.
Arana, whose apartments face along
xu |mp«wMible for her In her shattered
Prominent Canadians also favor the
the «■lrvat«'<l railroad structure and to
alate always to repress
Irritability, exclusion of Japs from acho«>ls attstKieil
ITALY THANKS AMERICA.
whom a t umber of Black Hand lettera
Again the old sharp tone» and words re- by white children.
have bcm sent recently.
Itet there
called Mi»«le'« faulty temper
A preacher in W’yoming atopiM-d a Grateful for Aid Rendered to Earth-
waa this
Improvement- obs struggled
quaka Sufferer«
bravely against her besetting •tn. and train U> get the crew to act as wit*
PAY BIG FINE.
would ask lorvlon quite humbly of Alioon nesraa at a wedding.
Baltimore, Feb. 16. “My govern
"I have been so croaa to «lay," alia would
Protractcii drouth in parts of Texas ment haa many things for which to Missouri Courts Doubt Waters-Pierce
•ay. with tear» In hev eyes; "I wish you
have driven cattlemen to extremes to thank the |>eople ol America aince the
Company Quitting Standard.
would not be so sweet and patient with
earthquake in Southern Italy," aaid
procure food for their stock.
me ”
Han n des Planches, the Italian ambas
Jefferson City. Mo., Feb. 18.- Hen
Russia has violated the Portsmouth sador at Washington, in an interview ry 8. Priest, of St. Louis, and IL Clay
"I will promise to arold when you are
well ertough." Alison would say. in hev treaty and the Unite«! States and Great today.
Pierce, chairman of the board of the
mint «-heevful manner, for «he knew Mia- Britain may protest jointly.
“Besides the great monetary aaaiat- Waters-Pierce Oil company, today filed
■le must not be em-uuniged to be morbid.
Eastern wool buyera have formed a ance and the aympathy wc have receiv in the Supreme court of Missourian
"Just now. darling. I can only rememl>er
ed, we are grateful for the scientific acceptance of the terms imposed upon
combine.
you are 111, and that your poor arm la
information which wo have received the company by the recent ouster order
Several persons have been killed in and the valuable hint» which have Iwen
"How «his-ked Aunt Di will he.” »he giving you trouble. I know I aboultl be
of the court. The fine of |b(),<»0<) was
crooa
If
I
had
»o
muck
to
tear.
”
thought, "and bow »orry for us all!” The
Mexican riots against landlord rule.
given ua by the United States geolog paid. The ouster decree provided that
half finished sentencs waa completed In
Bnt in spite of Alison's assumed cheer-
A jury haa been ratrure«! in the bri ical survey. Thia information will lie the company must show to the court
her dream, for »he dreameil that Grvville fulneaa she was growing ;«■!• and thin.
bery case against Calhoun in San Fran of more lasting benefit to Italy than that it had severe«! all connection with
waa rowing them both among tbs water Her close «-ontinement in Mlssie’a room
| even the great sums of money that the Standard Oil company, and a state
lilies, and Aunt Di was gathering roses tri*! her; no one but Alison suited th» cisco.
1 have been sent to our people.*’
ment to this effect may yet be required
and throwing them Into her lap.
•1«+ girl's fancy no one else seemed to
A tornado In Delaware and Pennsyl
Messina was going to rebuild, ho by the court. Judge Priest, however,
"Iko not cry, child. It will all l'oint understand her little ways
Mina ledgh's vania killed two persons and destroyed
said, but profiting by the lessons of th* said that he believed today's action
right In time.' Alison beard her ••y ; gentl* m»«irnfulne»a Irritated her; aha many buildings.
Han Francisco disant- r, it would be covered the case so far as the Mis
“there is a •liver lining behind every had never cared tmxdi for Anna, and she
California fruit raisers failed to get done on different linea.
cloud, you may bs sure of that.”
souri corporation was concerned, and
And had teat all de«ire for Eva's companion-
then she woks with a start. Something, ship, and though her father had generous the increased rates on dried and can
said he did not know of anything more
•he did not know what, had disturbed ly withdrawn bls prohibition. Eva had ned fruit rescinded.
that could be done.
Wheat Men In Combtna.
her; »hr »at up and looked round In bs- only race been admilt*! to her room. The
Taft's engineers say that a sea-level
Hastings. Neb., Feb. DI. Organ na
wiMrrment. The moon was »Itlaing full interview had been a little embarrassing
Garman Immigration Increasing.
canal ia out of the question, as the coat tion of th«- Winter Wheatgrow« nt’ as
Inta the room, and Missis'» bed
wa» Eva had cried and tegg*l Mteile to for
would be incalulsble.
sociation of Nebraska, Kansas and Ok
St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 16. According
empty.
give her. and Mlsaie had been kln«l and
magnanimous In her answer; bnt after
President Gompera. of the American lahoma waa complet«-«! Saturday at Un to won! received here, 45 families are
the first few agitating minutea their talk Federation of I^bor, says 2,900,000 close of a three daja’ maaa meeting of Ischedul«*! to sail from Germany today
CHAPTER XY11I.
Nurse Meyrh-k was sleeping on a eooeb had drift*! Into silence. Misale was lan ' men are now out of employment in the ! farmers of the three states. The pur- to take up farms in Pine county, Min-
’ )xme ia to control the price of winter neaota. Their coming marks the be
la th» dressing room. It had been placed guid and out of aplrita. ami Eva did not Unite«) States.
1 wheat. AI mmi I 200 farmer« signe«! a ginning of a new immigration move
so near the d»r of communication that potnwiM the art of soothteg- -the tend of
New Orleans is preparing a gn at ! pledge agreeing not to aell their next ment of German farmers into this «late
she bad a full view of her patient, li ■ymiMi—y between H"-m ••—m~| broken.
bs d just sunk into a tranquil dose, and Both of them had yet to learn that almi- welcome tor the Taft party, the princi- i ; year'» crop for leaa than the price to atxi results from the efforts of the Min
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pal feature of which will be a typical_
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larity ___________
of taste« and the telaterou« aplrita
she had fofioned his example, when a ___
be ____
fl xml _____
al a ___
delegate
convention, ___
ex- nesota immigration bureau. The pros
faint sound, like an opening door, roused of youth 4» not lay th«- foundation of a Southern banquet prepared by Creole 1 frpt after 80 days’ notice to the direc- pect! v«< rattlers come from Galicia,
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Alison and -------------
cooks.
i tors and failure to get lite agreed price. where they have lived on flmall farms
her, and • moment after she caught a lasting friendship
glimpse of ■ white rutml figure with long, Anna »evm*! to cement their Intimacy |
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- a A fund of 8500 was raised to push the and have nave<l small sums, but have
A Chicago firm 2 han
awarded
.«or. every -lay. as the gixxi qua lit . m of ccm'traeïur su|qdy'The Hritïsh army
fair hair. A young girl In a loose dress
work^of organisation.
not enj«>y«-l the political and religioua
Ing gown was standing by Mr. Merle's •ech became mors apparent, there were with corned beef - for
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a period of - there
freedom they desire.
symptoms that Miaste and Eva wouJ4
bed. Nurse Meyrick'» quick eyes discern
years. The first delivery, between
Stor.ns in Middis West.
ed that one arm was bandaged and in drift ■till further apart
500,000 and 1,000,000 pounds, will be
Teton Tunnel fa on Fire.
Chicago, Feb. 18.—A heavy fall of
It must bs th« young lady, she
(To be continued.)
splints,
made next July.
sleet and snow, driven by a high wind,
Gr-at Falla, Mont., Feb. 1
thought, who had t-ern Injured In the ac-
As a result of a search he has been interterred with transportation and fierce fire is raging in the Great North-
eldest; I perhaps she was light hmiled
A
ntnwtfrr.
making in the Interior department. seriously interrupted wire communica ! ern tunnel at Teton station, 50 miles
Tbs next I minute she touched her softly.
She- Cook ha» gtven uotlce.
"t'otne. my deer, come,1 ■he «aid coex-
Representative Hawley ha* diacoveted tion over a large portion of the Lake cast of here, and it will be completely
He—Why?
Ingly; you ought not to be out of your
that the Corvallis A Yequina wagon Michigan district today.
The storm burned out. A large force of men ia
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In
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B work in
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bed at thia time of night; let me help you
road bill, recently introduced in the was general through the central WeeL ' ’ at
check
fl — a met.
be<4. there'» ■ dear young lady." for Mis ma nuer to ber on thè tetrpbone yeeter- house, contains a joker which would Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana, but as th«-r* is no water available, they.
<lny
sis's wide, feverish eye« alarmed her.
operate to defraud the government out Missouri and Kansas had little com mu cannot accomplish much. It is a*
Ile Yrstrrday? I tbought 1 Wa»
“No. no." returned Mlasie, rwcoillng
, of ravreal thousand acres of valuable nivation with the outside world by ed that the road will be blocks
from the nnrw's gentle touch. "I could »(•eakliig to ) ou !—Lutulou Opinino.
will be «a«y *!•■ .t him, »nd «rill try to
sleep T*
’Iber« la no sleep io lay «yea.” ah» re
turned, with a littte of hse old »xeltetnenL
■<>h. Roger, you don’t know what it la to
be bruised and battered all over, and not
to be able to turn without pain. If It
were not f«w that I would gx> to Mtn."
"Perb«i«e you will be »ble to go to mor
row.” be return««!. humoring her. foe her
flushed fare and excited look mails him
i
.«
You will try to he p«fl«t»ti’, un
til the morning. M«bel dear. will you not?
Alison Is eo worn out. »he must »Imp to
night, and. Imired. we ar» all overtired
• nd Mir»-»<-d ”
“Yea. and I am tbs cat)»»." she return
*!. reetlomly. "t»h, Roger. I will not »•*
you to forgive ms. Alison baa, but thru
•he Is different. Rut you. of course, you
ran never «-are for me »gain!“
'Tuile-d. you are wrong, my dear little
•later." he «aid. soothingly; “I do cars
for you very much, all ths mors that you
are «o unhappy. When you get well ux'x
you »hall nee how protid I »hall be of my
two »later», and what nlrw times we »ball
have."
”Oh. no," shs retnrn»«l. bursting Into
tears. "I never expected any one to he
fond of me again. I have made yvmr life
n,t«..ril
II -v-r : I • > . • ’
\ * '■ i
J«ist for love of teasing If I were nrg »o
wicksd I »hould like to die, and then per-
tisps you would he »orry for me. If any
thing happen» to papa. I r-eild not live.
<>h, if I could only •«• him. »nd a«k him
to f.-rgive me
"My dear he ba* forgiven you over and
over again.” returned Roger. In rather a
hueky »oi«-», for he fouml all thia very
trying; "that 1» the beat of it
One need
never be afraid of loaing a father'» love.
It 1» not to I* lust. Mabel; the thing 1«
■ gainst nature. If I »Inn«! against fath
er ever »o, I know he mu*t forgive me,
just t>ecaii»« I am hia son."
“ 'I will arise and go to my father.’ "
murrmired All«»n, half to herself, but
Mlasie heard it.
"Yea. read that to me; I hav» te*n re-
jieatlng fragment» <>f tl.e ver»e» ell «lay :
that la. If you are not loo tired, Alison,"
with renewed thoughtfulness.
"Roger will read ft." returned Alioon,
feeling the tadi would be g«»>d for her
brother, and distrusting her own voles;
and though Ilog-r haAed a little »hy over
it. he did not refuse.
Mbwle lay with cloaed eye» anl li»te«'
ed, and he harassed expression parsed
fn«m her face
"Thank you; that «»• beautiful," ah"
•aid, when he had finished. "How nicely
you read. Roger! Now I will try to be
good and not wake Alison. Perhapa
when the light la shade«!. I may drop off
to »leep."
Aliwin was In »ore need of rest hy this
time, her head ached a» well •» her
limba; Hit »he had one more duty to per
form before »he laid down In the little bed
that luid been prepared for her lu Missle’»
room, and that wa» to bid her father
gopd-nigkt.
II? welcunH-d her with a »mile
"I
feel easier to-nlghl.” he «al«L »ml hl»
vol<-v «»« «trotiger. "My good nurse h»>
made me very cvmfortabls, and I dare say
we »hall both be able to »l-»p a little.
I low is Ihisste?” the old name escaping
from hia unawares.
"1 do not think she la any worse." »he
replied, cautiously; "but »tie still »offer»
a gmt deal, and she 1» making herself
•o unhappy about you ’’
"Tell her not to do that," he replied,
with a little effort ; "he need not take
the blame of tb>- accident on herself, «be
has enough to bear without that."
“May I give her your love, papa?"
“t»h, yes." be »aid. a» though surpria
ed by the question, for he knew nothing
of the cblki'a misery. "Tell her I hope
•he will have a goml night.” And then,
as be seemed weary, «he left him.
Miasle r«wlved the meseage In »Hence,
■nd. as the light w»» dim. Alison could
not nee her fai-e. Hbe fancied that j«i»t
»• she was dropping off to sleep there
was a sound as though »ome one w»«
crying; but her »mo« were too drowsy
to take in the fact that it might be Mlaeie
■obt'ing in the darkness. Her last recol
lected thought was about Aunt Diana
linger had promised to writs a few "lines
from the office, and »be bad wondered If
he had done It.
tVENTS OF THE DAY
DISASTER IN MEX1GO
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts o! the World.
Flimsy Theater Burns and Nearly
30Ü People Are Dead.
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER
CRUSHED AND ROASTED ALIVE
. land in Oregon.
. wire tonight
(several days.
. both at
•r Itoraaa
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