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»»id Eunice on* r.lght ns they »at to­
"No thank you." said Eunice very
gether. though not In th« old familiar ' stiffly; "you would better ask Ml»»
way
PaaaavanU" And to Wilfrid's a»t<>n-
"I wl»h you could meet her!" he *x* I l«hment, John Trevecca coming tn at
claimed rnthualaatlcally; **l feel sure ; that Instant, the girl pleaded a head
you would like each other**
ache and abruptly said good night
"What make« you Imagine that?"
In the seclusion of her own cham­
Inquired Eunice demurely, threading ber she threw henu-lf on the little
an obatlnatu needle with ostentatious white tw-d. sobbing out the words:
care
I "He has never told her!
Ha has
"Oh. because—well, partly because | never told her!"
The launching took place as an
you are so unlike each other."
"Don't be too sure!" said Eunice i nounerd. In the presence of a gay as
vindictively
"For my part. I believe •cmblage who went to Bristol on a
we should scratch each other's eyes ’ special train by Invitation of the
ar j a ¡.wurvorr <a
: young nabob Moreover. Clam Pa »»a
cut!"
launched on bls career as one of ’ the
Wilf looked at the usually gentle j vant broke the bottle of champagne
JeutK-sse doree; popular alike ' with Eunice In polite astonishment.. Then > and spoke the magic words. "I name
men and with women; Invit’d every he laughed, for hit social training had ; thee Kestrel " All of which reached
where, and apparently as happy as already taught hliu a thing or two
; (be eye of Eunice through the news-
the day Is long
"Oh. no. you wouldn't." he said : papers
True, thus 1er he had not realised confidently "Women don't do tblnr«
Wilfrid planned to sail aa toon ae
any of hla pet projects, except to lay In that way. If you were Introduced the yacht ««■ fitted out. »nd ba vra*
the keel of a fine schooner yacht—be you would both take little steps, bend naturally wery bu*y and lfi< *roua lily
had been too busy socially—but there Ing forward In the latcvt mode; you tn bls elr tnent. (or be bad alvi»y«
was, as bs tcld himself, plenty of would approach each other smiling i loved the water He called but once
time.
sweetly; you'd dab her on one cheek, I on Eunice In those few weeks, but
Nor must It be Inferred that the and she'd peck you on the other, and th« woman-servant said she wan out-*
glamour of these newer Interests com­ you would both say
Ih-IIghted to which caused him to w .»rider if the
pletely eclipsed the m« m->ry and know you; Mr Stennln has often . conventional tarradiddle was becom-
the influence of Eunice Trevecca. spoken of you. What lovely weather i Ing acclimated In Mardougitl street.
Throughout that winter Wilfrid was a we are having'*—all In the k«-y of , 11« decided to write to her. but kept
constant and »ven a regular visitor tn II flat major with the tremolo stop | putting II off. until at last be gr> w
far away old Greenwich
■ a little bit ashamed ot his neglect,
'way out.* “
To the girl he carried full accounts
Eunice could not but laugh at this and so made bad worse by writing
of hla social progress, sketched for clever little skit, but In her heart she j not at all
On the 10th day of May the Kes
her his constantly widening circle ot adhered to the belligerent part of the
I trel set sail tor the Axores with her
friends and acquaintances, and spread program.
his dally life before her like an open
"Tell me, what ts she like?" she < owner and a party of congenial
friends aboard, and for two years his
¡age
Thus far there bad been no said by way of answer.
subterfuges, no secrets between them
"1 have Just told you." rejoined ' native land manag’d to g<-t along
And If. as was to be expected, ho Wilf; "you are complete opposites , without Wilfrid Stennis, although far
developed a little of the exquisite In For Instance, she Is very fair, you are ! away in the west me'n were tolling
dress, and became a trifle dandifl-d In dark; she Is all artificial polish and i and moiling, piling up more millions
manner, affecting or having acquired society veneer, you are as genuine to r<-pieb!»h- ttio-e squandered or
the society drawl and a new stjle of and simple as a w « h ! violet; she , spent In the gay quest of pleasure.
(TO BE CONTfNl'E».»
nOCGS ODETOIDAIE
^AUTliORy “TI
THE OTHER MAN ’’ITC.
'lUUSTIfflm DY /t-V n’ALTÍ'fí^
BVNOPSI».
•<•’4 mlHtoftalr« mlfW’F.
■r« a «rill drawn op tea*-
rly to »!•.«» a<»n ot a sl»-
ha« heard nn thlns for
> married n«m< » h« d**»»«
n *«• married yrttF» I h »
w!f* after a «j
h-r
11« l<«arn«*d
pir daughter w« r« den4.
to New York. Infrodu-
nnt«. who 1» trIHng Ma
h«l hr wouM
‘ifVWft, wh-
• prMwraair r-f wealth I*»
f Car» r. I’aaaavant A
i f.-r th* «■•tat* of M■
•« r< |*»rta the
e»f
»In» of M <•!«*•*«. Ik coo*
t he ha* di«™*«rrd that
r la living Wilfrid Hi« n
» adrrrttoement for in-
nln« Ma d*«d mother,
and la told that he ta
Mrlren*« million«
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CHAPTER V.—Continued
When Clara happened to broach the
■ul>;> . t o’ n i-.■<-. nt ti • Ir 11 iril or
fourth meeting ah® found thn bad
touched ti -- dominant chord of Wil
f rids nature; being no mean execu­
tant herself, they al one® met on com
non ground Fhe found that he bad
•een must of the modern operas (at a
dollar admlSHlxnl and some others of
which she had never even heard, and
he laughingly confess’d to the poa-
«tesslon of a tenor voice
"But you know what the great Von
Ttiilgw said about tenors, Miss Pas
savant?"
"No; toil me, please; something
spiteful. I am sure."
"Judge for yourself; he said that a
tenor was a dis* ns«!"
t'lnra laughed
"That recalls Hor­
sey's was It Hervey's?—clever g«-n
v-rallxatlon of the human race." she
■aid. "You know he divided us up
Into men. women, and curates."
"That was certainly rather acvere
<”i the gentlemen of the cloth." com
n>ent<-d Stennis, "unless he f ad In
tnltid the old saying about tbs last
not being the least "
Upon another occasion they were
«ilscuasing ths feminine paaiivn for
fine clothe*
"Women dress to please them
■elves." valiantly asserted
Clara.
championing her a* I.
"Are you sure?" said Stennis
true woman would be content with
such a simple motive as that; It must
be soim-thlng far more compleg "
"Fbr instance?*' she asked, with
one of her challenging giamo« which
dared hliu to do bls best or aay bls
worst.
"I think they dress to please them
■elves first; secondly, to please the
nx-n; and. thirdly, to make other
women envious."
"For shams'" was the laughing re­
tort. tapping him with her fan; "time
enough to be cynical when you get to
fee as old as papa."
Much little verbal passages at arms
■« tii’-so- and there were many of
them as time passed, for upon Stennis
was conferred the freedom of the
house In I'ark avenue after that Initial
dinner—served to put them more and
more at their ease and to cement their
friendship. Tho rather shop worn so­
ciety woman of e'ght or ten seasons
discovered a new sensation. In match­
ing wits with Stennis she was sure to j
■trike responslvo tiro In him every
time, nor was It certain that In so '
doing her own wings were not In
danger of being tinged; she certainly,
«.nd perhaps unwittingly, revealed to
him oftener than to others a softer,
more womanly side of her nature
On Stennis' part be ever delighted
to be with her. because she possessed
the bappy knack ot educing his bright­
est thoughts; she became bls social
mentor and the arbiter of bls slowly
forming tastes
He really wondered
nt himself, after an evening In her so­
ciety. when ho recalled the consumed-
ty bright things bo had said, and he
tx-gan to take no little pride In his
sum - la I and fashionable progress
For
be was everywhere voted a success.
His wealth, hla pristine freshness, his
total freedom from the too frequent
vulgarities of the newly rich, made
film everywhere welcome; he was pul
up at two or three good clubs, start­
ing with a few valuable Introduc­
tions from the Pasaavanta. hla circle
ot acquaintance widened rapidly, and
not the least surprising feature of it
all to Stennis was the ease with which
he assumed hla place among the elect
of New York society.
It was as
though be bad been to the manner
born.
So the winter passed. In "blgb Jinks
and perpetual holidays," and the
young spring found Wilfrid firmly
•sated In the society saddle; fairly
The Secret of Health
is well known to users of
Hostetter’s Montât h Bitters.
They know from ex|»er-
ience that it not onlv
makes health but pre-
serves it as well. Surely,
then, the Bitters is the
medicine you need to re­
store your appetite, tone
the stomach, correct bili­
ous spells and make life a
pleasure. It is also excel­
lient
lent in cab
casts s of Indigestion,
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WANTED SOMEONE TO PROTEST
Indlffrrence of Tenants Meant That
PvtrlcK Had to Buckie Down
to Hard Work.
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hand ahnke, which he unsuccessfully
endeavored to transplant to the arid
and awkward soli of .Macdougal street,
to Eunice and her stepfather he was
the same old unaffected, generous
Wilfrid of former days In only one
thing bad he failed tn perfect faith;
he had never told Miss Pansavant of
hl* conditional betrothal to Eunice
Trevecca—never so much as men
tinned her name! Somehow Eunice
divined this
True, there were ex­
cuses for blin. and It was partly her
fault; by her own act Wilfrid had
been left foot loose.
Had It been
otherwise, the chances are that he
would have acquainted Clara Passa-
vant with the true state of affairs
very early In their Intimacy. Later It
became more difficult
The faded old parlor and sitting
room ran riot In flowers, and many a
dainty keepsake found Its way to
Eunice. Hut with a woman's Inconsis­
tency she wished with sll her heart
that Wilfrid had shown himself more
masterful, refusing to let her put him
off, even for a probationary year.
At first Wilf honestly tried to main­
tain the old lover like relations, but
was so uniformly though good natured-
ly repulsed that at length he gave up
trying
lie little knew that poor
Eunice cried herself to sleep the first
time he omitted to kiss her good by.
Yet It was by her own wish and
mnndate that matters between them
took this course. Then came the frw-
quent mention of Clara I'aasavant.
the beautiful, the brilliant, and for
the first time in her life Eunice was
horribly Jealous
It was no longer
Chcrchej la femme, she felt, but La
femme vet trouvee!
"And so you and this Miss Passa-
vant are coming to be great friends?"
"He
Has Never Told Hsrl"
i thinks of nothing but dress and
! money and the social whirl, of seeing
and being seen, you are a perfect
' home-body."
"That Isn't what I wanted to know,"
! persisted Eunice. "Is she very beau
, tifuir*
Now. women can never comprehend
! that a man may honestly eulogise or
I admire another woman from a purely
■ Impersonal standpoint, without being
I In love with her or even mark’dly at
| traded by her. In talking of a woman
i to most women, therefore, it ts always
i safe for a man to "damn with faint
praise" H<-re was where Wilf made
a bad play.
"Why, yea," he admitted dispassion
ately "I should say she was a very
handsome woman She has been per­
fectly charming to me all winter, and
so has her father. In fact. I don t
know how I should have managed If
it had not been for their social In
dorsement.“
"Is she accomplished as well as fas­
cinating?** persisted Eunice, bugging
her pain.
"In a way—yes; she is a very good
pianist; she can talk Interestingly on
most subjects; she has been every-
•vhere and seen everything. She tells
me 1 must go abroad."
"Isn't that what you always wanted
to do?" queried Eunice, her head bent
over her work to hide the tears that
would come.
"Certainly. I am thinking of taking
the yacht across with a party this
summer; the Paasavants have prom­
ised to go. And that reminds me.
Eunice; the launching takes plac®
next week. Won't you and your
father run down to Bristol?
¡low
would you like to chrisien her? You
may if you want to."
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Patrick was the lariest man that
ever tried Io hold a Job as driver of
a coal wagon. Three mornings In sue-
cession a sadly disgusted Patrick was
IS JXT srr«» KXMK-r* farm«. Wr ar« )u*t opatv>
routed out by an energetic yard mas-
j n< Mr *ahp at firaf mat SOjM'Mrr«» exJony hi th«
ter to deliver coal at a kittle past ! »«»fa uf Honora River. Mexico, rka»*» U» Gulf -•••».
7 o'clock in quiet neighborhoods I *rul hour»' rate in a Pullman fnrn Ixm AnirokM.
where the outraged cltin-ne threat­ I True t>e»ta garden aoiL un«artMMa»id for ««rly
wh«-at, corn tteana. cot-
ened to shoot Patrick, hang Patrick irsutge«. I tnea.
hr««wn
and W’nter vagotahkm.
KREK
or. at the very mlldext, arrest Pat- k*».
IRRIGATION. G*»id raun'all.
Ad>»tnlng com
rick If he dared to move another lump •nd Lean feida • Perrnmalìy ìnrpet ted and ap­
provati l»y C. M Wtaroter. who ha» »»ought
of coal before 8 o'clock.
ger- »
Bur )(«» acr«w and Join a rokifiy of wlect
“Vurry well, sur-rr," said 1Patrick gegyplo in the beat climate and nr heat land on
arth Rem! fc'.’* cash. IJM»t and only chance to
amiably each time and curled up In
rueh land Tttir perfect Write al one*. C.
the early sunshine Fur half an hour's M W'tMJSTibR CO.. T(S Market St.. 3an Fran-
MK-vA Cal.
qpoote.
On the fourth morning hla route
lay In a different direction. At the
same unrvrtbly hour the first bushel
of coal rattled down the Iron runway
M>«t erunnmical and effectiv« fur h<nj«4
Patrick shut off the outflow
and
and «clued hratiriy,
looked up nt the windows.
Not a
bead appeared, not a voice hade him
J. C. BAYER FURNACE CO.
desist Patrick sigh’d In dlsappolnt-
front and Market St».
Portland. Or.
tuent Another volley of coal wns re­
leased. Htlll no protest
Then Pat­
rick wearily crossed the street and
Old Acquaintances.
routed out the Janitor of a big apart
"Mr». Von tjuvr-r says that in a pro-
ruent bouse
"Say," he said, "ain't nobody in any vinos ext»t»nr«’ »ha was a stray cat
of these houses got spunk enough to In a me-ltavaJ si Uy " "Thatl* tunny.
kick because I'm unloading coal be 1 wond«r If she recalls tbe gmtlenian
In the purple velvet doubist who
fore 8 o'clock?"
opened the caeement in the castle
Carrying It Too Far.
tower and flung a bootjack at ber?
"Precedence, so far as It goes, ts a That was me’"
very fine thing." said Frederick Town-
send Martin at a dinner at the Cafe
de I'Opera In New York "Tbe Eng­
lish. though, carry precedence per­
haps too far.
"A bishop entertained a number of
clergy at bls episcopal see Hla guest
of honor was another bishop
This
genAeman. at breakfast one morning.
»aid to the butler:
“'Why. this la a bad egg! Phew!
Pah! Wbat an atrocious odor! Really,
my man. I'm surprised.'
"Tie butler, with a serious face, ex­
amined the egg closely. Then he said,
frowning and »baking his bead:
is not a "food" it Is a medicine, and the
"T b«-g perdón, my lord
A most
only medlci no i n t he wot Id h - r cows only.
regrettable thing has happened. The
Mad« fr»r the cow «nd, •• Ite name Indicate*.
• cow c«re. Uarrenneaa. retained afterbirth,
stupid servant has ghen your lord­
abortion, aeou r«, cate ?d udder, and all elm liar
ship. In mistake, a curate's egg.'"
affection» j Krai lively and qjiete’.y cured. No
$5.00 AN ÈGRE
BOYNTON FURNACFS
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9M who keep* row«, whether many or few.
e*n afford to be without ‘ *Kow - Kura. *
Unwarranted Assumption.
It U made eapeeiaBy to keep cow* healthy
Oar tw'ota ’
!»o When Y«ur (
A youth from the Horton neighbor­
|kje*icte'* .*<nt free A«te your local dealer far
hood went to Nevada and got a mar­
’Ka«e-A»re, “or »end to the manufacturer*.
Dairy A««e<latlan C«., Lvndonvnia, Vt.
riage license. Ho supposed he was
the girl's first choice, although be bad
never come to any "definite under­
standing" on tbe subject The Sun­
uet vnneron bs nsppy.
day following tbe purchase of (be li­
r>o not try to meke men of your
cense the couple went to church, and
boys or women of your girle, es ye
during the progress of tbe service tbe
Orison Swett Msrden In Success Maga­
young man unfolded tbo certificate
line. It la not natural. Love them.
and, showing It to tbe girl beside him,
aaidt "Let's go up after the preacher Make home Just as happy a place aa
gets through and get married." Tbo poealbla and give them rein, freedom.
There is nothing sadder In Ilfs than
young woman was so abocknd that
! she could not speak for a few mo­ the child who baa been robbed of Its
cblldbood.
menta. Then she told him bo had
spent bls money foolishly and asked
that he never apeak to ber again The
"sympathy of tbe community* la di­
vided.—Kansas City Star.
That's Different.
“Ha! Ha!"
“What's the Joke?"
"Jimmie was tolling me how bo
could learn all about an airship in a
j day."
"Aren't you the man who got mad
at me 18 years ago because I smiled
when you told me about learning to
1 ride a bicycle in one lesson?"
Headache
! "My father has been a «offerer from sick
! hr».I»chr for tbe lut t wentv hve year« and
j never found any relief until Ke tw-gan
taking your Cawareta Since he hat
begun taking Caacareta he lias never h*-l
| tbe headarhe. They have entirely cuml
him Caacaret» do what you recommend
them to do, 1 will give you the privilege
of nslng his name."—K. M. Dickson.
Kcxinef St.. W. InduttuipoltA 1 wi®
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