between Wilfrid and Eunice; whl'e
equally, ni course. If Htcnnle were coo
tetnplaiipg any other union main-
onial he would know of that.
In fact, by this move, should ft
prove successful, his posit ton would
be like that of a mao In tbe renter
of a seesaw p'ank; he could d< presa
or < lévate either end at will
Rogvr Hews was one of those men
to whom power, or the knowledge of
|.O*er, la In« tpr« ssibly sweet
The
assurance that he held bla uosuspecl
Ing adversary in tbe hollow of bls
hand, that If he chose be could at any
ar j /> upwrvrr ca
lime oust him from hla b gh estate In
b.ilf a doten wot ds, was to h!tu meat
and drink
In li we than a we.-k he received a
• •v«d hl« hand with « r • noir horn Stennis definitely engaging
’ ture of co tt'i i«-t" •»• iran •
"(live him. and requesting that be begin hla
n< w dutirs forthwith So Roger Hewa
yours-lf no ur «■asín siI. Mr H entila
; 1 toilCVV 1 rjin do all the«* thii g» to took up bls residence at Tbe Albany
end spe-dlly became adept in hl«
1 your «atlafi.C ’ lí' n
"W<-’|.’ siild Wilfrid Impn'wlveiy. "I work, aa well aa possessed of UKMt of
bls
j ¡<4 er little »«•' III'»
Í rather like > <*u. Mr H> •WS. ard 1 dent «
The winter came a d sent without
; ree why we ■hi ■uldn’l imil each otl-er Ì
i’ll talk It over with Pn •savant and let I bring rg much chang- In tbe outward
relations of tbe chief personage» of
know “
cry good air - said R< ger. rlilrg ¡his taje The walls of the new man
to go, hat in hand
"There Is one »Ion on Riverside were steadily rising
thing I should prefer you to hear front and the envious heart of Koger Hews
me direct— Mr Passavant will prob was made sick at the thought of the
ably mention it
Although a stranger ■ nontious sun*a that were being lav
to you personally. I k- ow sometb'ng iaf r’d thereon
"Confound him*" hr growled In bla
about your affairs, for I wiu the man
He Ut
• > nt to Pennsylvania by Mr Carboy gisutrd a dvsen times a day
to verify certain facta connected with tie th'nka whose n.otiey Is being
aqi.ar <lt r* d'
I II give hliu <i I little
■ our late uncle's <ar!y life"
’’The devil you were*' racla I mad more rope, and tl.en—"
For Hews had come to hate Wilfrid
ttinnis. I'M'king at llewa • Ith accrued
interest Then after a trunient a re with a blind, uurearimb g hatred
which. In a less cold b'ooded man
flection, be continued:
"I don't see why that «hould Brak« would have ending* red by predpi
fancy his ultimate plans and* plots
any difference do you?"
"Not at all." was the reply
"I Strange to say, the unconscious Wit
should serve you none the less faith frid rather liked hla taciturn and tue
thodical •eentary
fully Mr Rte nnla."
"He's a perfect gourmand for work
"All right. ' assent'd the latter "I'll
set your hear from tue one way or the said the young t'rm-sus one day to Mr
Passavant. '1 cant flu<l him euough
oth<r Mr llewa"
llewa bowed, and had his hand on to do."
But Roger was busy in bla own fer
the doorknob when Wilfrid said
That Eunice Trevecca
By Hu way. It J’li-t •>< < urs to me: ret like way
Mr Jocelyn la h aving because he la was secretly pining her heart away
going to get married. I hate these fur Wilfrid Stennis b< cam« perfectly
Jliiony THE OTHERMAN ITC
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CHAPTER Vili.
One morning In tlir rcrly fall, a
few weeks after the return of S’ennis
ir’in abroad linger Hews called Bl
1)1« noris bearing n letter of Intro
<hicthm from llotatlo Passavant It
ran *
Thl
Mr firsr Mr Rtrnnla
an end to mur
«lera ( ton
It. » . who pee
Sng «• to the i
y u
I «in rv«i"«*st'Ht to say. however
«ort it gives toe srvst pleasure to do wö
lbst Mr Ikwi has upon mure than orw
•»■ ■ salon At-qultted Mmeetf
Intelligently
• n.l faithfully in matters of moment en
tr isleet to him by this firm, and I be
Mete him to merit til. utmost cuafldeni *
JU.-«I truly yours,
Ht'liATIO PAHHAVAXV
"What can I du for you. Mr HewgF
Inquired Stentila genially, dragging a
chair forward
“I und< ratand that your aerretary
is about to leave you. .Mr Himr.la. and
1 venture to make application tor the
post
It occurred to me that a per
atonal call would be more satisfactory
*11 around I hope I'm not too lais
"On the contrary, you are the
In the livid How did you know
there was to bo a »acanry?"
“From Mr Passavant "
"I see." said Wilfrid
through hliu that Mr Jocelyn camo
to tne three years ago; It he sends me
us good a man thia time, I shall not
complain "
Hews bowed In dress and deport
silent the former severely business
like, the latter quiet and sedate—he
•u*em<d outwardly all that could be
desired
Stennis turned to the letter of rec
•immendatloa, slightly at a loss what
to say neat. Thia man was evidently
W'itiiv years older than himself, an<l
no doubt eminently respectable
liesplie hla experience of the
wpect and deference everywhere elld
ted by hla wealth and social standing
Hlennla had never quite gotten over
« slight feeling of embarrassux nt and
whamefaeedness when dealing with
those of hla fellowuien who might
in any sense be considered as de
giendents
An acute observer would
tiave said that thia hnngdeg trait was
«■•«avlnclng proof that he had not b< en
Vorn to the purple Your titled Eng
llshman. for Instance, has no compline
tom or hesitation In ordering his aerv
anta around, they are to him. and al
ways have been, simply so much fur
niture
"I suppose I ought to ask you some
s|'ie!itlons. Mr Hews." said Stennis,
with a whimsical but engaging little
simile, "but for the life ol me I don t
knew where to begin."
"! am entirely at your service," mur
mured the Irreproachable Hews, who
was on bls good behavior
"Well—er—what experience have
you had? I presume that’s a fair In
<;ulry?" said Wlntrld tentatively
"Oh. certainly. Mr Stennis To he
frank with you. I have never occupied
• -tartly the poaHlon of a private ewe-
rvtary. but I have been employed at
various times In a confidential ca
juicily by several men of affairs, and
the Art» of Carboy, Passavant A
for Inc baa also used me In some dell
eate matters. I may say without host
tailon that I am thoroughly familiar
w ith the duU*a of such a place."
Wilfrid nodded
"Mr. Passavant
transacts all my weightier business,
you know; you would look after my
gvrivate correspondence, keep ma
gHMitcd as to social engagements, go
through the begging letters—there a
• devil of a lot of them. I can assure
you—purchase suppllea. and pay the
•»ill»
"1 understand.* said Hews confl
•den Uy.
’S
»
«
nt
natively annuuu>>u me engage
of Clara Passavant and Wilfrid
nla. with th« added Intelligence that
the wedding would take place at
Kester Ibis time there was no ui:s
h»
líUlt
<n i ar
■■
•
««'•
tbe winter W’ltrii
(Mit
Kunlcw— soum tlu ci
en-
more often falling
old
des vor and dcs'.r«
ad
ftxrtlng
But the
rances with such
pal-
pable Indifference
came to the sorrowful conclusion that
she was hopelessly off'-ndrd with him.
Then, and then only, did he put the
momentous question Io the daughter
of th« hotiac of pssxavant and was at
open accepted. She bad been ready io
yield months ago; In ber inmost heart
«he wondered why the man bad hesi
tated so lung
When Eunice rer<fyrd the paper
which Hews so thoughtfully sent she
happened to be alone She could not
help seeing lbw par.■'graph, encircled
is It was with broad blue pencil
marks. As si
printed lines her lip curl
aa she said, half aloud
"I hope she is sail»fled now!"
Quite on the impulse of the mo
went she ran to ber little desk line
»f Will's keepsakes — and rapidly
penned tills’note
fWar Mr Mtriuni«*
tia« jnMt »«*ni n» N
Juwrnal »-on«alni
th
y oUr rhjfdtjirlTim i and
da<«
A m ofw* »f T«.
tranl tn l«** amu n< th
offer
at« yn
ur y<
address, ano
luted it forth
comer Then
to her room,
•be s
■d what worn-
ocked
Ilut when old
n call
*ohn csixie b«-iue that night •be was
ible to tell him the news with com
plete composure, save lor a tiny dash
of red In either cheek
"th. lass." he said, getting up from
his chair, going to her side at the
other end of the table, and taking her
ace tx'lween bis horny hands, thou st
gotten th» dose, but doan’t ee tret;
tns It her ooman has na’ landed im
yet. an' she will na*." He St aled the
words with a hearty, compassionate
Kias, and went heavily ba< k to hit
• at. i bn« kllng to liir.>z-«-if Ilut Kunice
OnUMWA
WOMAN
CURED
•--------------------
By I.ydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound
Ottumwi
-**For rear» I wig
ilnuot.»constant sufferer front fetnaie
w
trouble In all it«
dreadful forms:
shooting pains all
over uiy body, sick
heailJK'he, s p i n a 1
weakness. di«inc.->a
d c p r c a a I <> it. ati'l
everything tli.it was
horrid. I triiil many
d'M tors in different
parts of the I nit« 1
states, but I.ydia E.
Pinkham's A egeta-
ble Compound tuts
d«>n» more for 'ic than all the doctors
I feel it my duty to tell you these
f i. t*. My heart is full of gratitude to
you for my cure *'—Mrs. H arriet E.
WAMI-Lt.it, a-J4 b. ltansom Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Consider This Advice,
No woman shouhl submit to a surgt
cal operation, which mar mean death,
•mtil she has given Lydia E. Pinkham’»
Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
This famous m< Heine, made only
from roots and herbs, has fur thirty
jn ars prov. ,1 to lie ti n most valuable
tonic and invig« rator of the female
organism. Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
Ktatrs lx ir .rilling testimony to the
wonderful virtue of I.ydia E. Pink-
ham's \ t gi table t’omjHiund.
Mrs. Pinkham, nt Lynn, Mn«s.,
Invites ull uick «roineii to write
her for U'li Ice. Iler adv Ice is free,
conhdent ial, unit ulvvays helpful.
Urignaltty.
Fenpla are al«ay« talking about
crlglnality, but what do they mean?
As soon as »• are born, the world
begins to work upon us. and thia goes
on io the vad
And after all, what
can we call our own, except energy,
strength and will, if I could give an
l.< . k to r I.. Jul Io i • • >, 1«
account of all that I owe to great pre
"it’s ail the fault of that horrid
decessors and con'euiporarles Herd
noney. father." she said.
would be but s^nall balance la my
"Tbere’s nowi la matter wl‘ th’ lad.
favor Goethe
ctrlle. nicer forget that
lie'll win
oot!** affirmed the old man. etnpha
«Hing bis opinion with hia knife and
ork In the air
"I wish I could think so," sighed
•’.unIce. smiling wanly, bitt It’s no
~
CAN Bt
•tse; be will never come back to us
now—It has gone too tar!" And so II
owe med. Cor with hia engagement to
Miss Passavant openly announc'd it
looked as If Wilf were indeed Irre
AND
vocably lost. Th« tr her pride came to
her rescue, and with some attempt at
abandon Eunice exclaimed:
"I don't care! I sent him tny con
gratulations today!"
"LMd ‘re. now * That w as plu: ky of
ee." was her fathers sententious • Q*
swer.
tT<r UK CONTlN't'Kpy.)
INDIGESTION
RELIEVED
H ostetter ’ s
stomach
She Dashed Off th« Addreta
changes, anyway
Pardon me—but
have you—er—er- any similar Inten
tions. Mr Hews? It’s none of my
business, perhaps?**
For an Instant the astute Roger half
suspect'd some hidden or covert
meaning In thia sudden question; but
a glance at Wilfrid's quite tranquil
countenance quickly dispelled the
Idea. It was merely a chanee shut
With a grave smile be answered:
"Not the slightest!"
As be descended In the elevator he
reflected that Stennis was not likely
to hear any tell tale contradictions of
this statement from Eunice Trevecca.
and even a better man than Roger
Hews could have juatlflrd the mislead
Ing answer by appealing to the reply
made by Sir Philip Francis when
nuked point blank If he had penned
certain notorious letters:
If I bad.
you know, I should certainly say I bad
not!"
A variety of motives Impelled th«
schemer Io take thia plunge Into th«
enemy’s country.
First and fort most was the feeling
that by being on the spot he would be
able to keep In touch with the prop
er ly he had almost come to regard as
his own.
Then, too, be fancied that the cov
eted position would enable him to de
tect any signa of renewed tenderness
Clear Io ll»w» the unsuccessful Since
the former’s return the girl had grown
perceptibly thinner and jtaler. her step
had lost Ita pretty quickness, her tnan
ner lacked its old time buoyancy and
sprlghtllneaa
The certainty that his diagnosis was
right fairly Infuriated the rival suitor
Originally he had approached the girl
In a spirit of sordid speculation, with
only the counterfeit pretence of love
upon hla lipa. Ilut as the womanly
sweetness and the unattainable nature
of the prise became apparent, ao did bls
feelings change, and he who came to
barter with a woman’s heart remained
to beg for a kindly glance, to yearn
for a word that might give him hope
For Hewa was deeply, passionately
smitten with Eunice Trevecca. To
such a pass bad It come with him that
to win her be would have been willing
to forego the golden fruit of all bla
plottings and scheming*
Again and again did he try to ap
proach the forbidden topic of hla love,
but alwaya with the same quiet avoid
ance of It on her part, lie had prom
Ised to respect her wishes, but the
floodgates of passion were at length
overflowed, and he resolved to know
hla fate once and for all.
To help hia cause somewhat be
sent Eunice anonymously a marked
copy of a society paper which author- I
Extravagant Princess.
Ro much baa l»-> n said and written
about the d< bla of Princeaa Louise,
eldest daughter of the late king of the
Belgians that any story Illustrating
tier cardi san* sa In money matters is
of Interest
Princess l.oulse literally
does not know w hat money means,
-.ays the Ixmdon Globe. Some time
igo. during a stay she made In Paris,
a dress which she bad ordered was
brought to her hotel, says a Hrusavis
paju-r. The girl who brought It was
pretty and charmingly drissod. wttn
'hat simplicity and grace peculiar to
the little work girl of the Rue de la
Pails Prlncvas Louise admired the
child and tuld her so. snd admired,
too. a little sliver medal which tbs
girl wore around her neck "Perhaps
your highness will accept It." said tbe
work girl "It la a medal of the Vir
gin of Prague.” 'That Is too swot
of you," said Princess ivoulse. and
you must let me give you something
in exchange to put around your neck "
Rhe gave a neckuice of pearls, with
which tbe girl went off In high glee.
She thought they were imitation, and.
even so. they were fine ones But one
day. being short of money, she took
the necklace to a jewelers to bv
valued. It is worth l’>5 00*1.
The Latsst Air.
"l'm looklng for a breety msreh."
sald tbe bandmaater In a Chestnut
Street music store the other day.
"líos sbout thls one dedlcated to
the Aero club?*' th* face (io ua clerk
aaked.
T suppose It la written for wind In
atrumenta,“ th« bandmaster co un
te red.
"Well. thq •Ir Is easy." the clerk
sbot back. and
the Interchange
•topped—Philadelphia Inquirer.
• In and the Conscience.
To say that we have a clear ecn*
science Is a solecism; had we never
sinned, we should have no conscienca
—Carlyle.
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