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j MASTER OFTHE MINE By Robert Buchanan. a. CnATTER XXV. ' A fortnight passed away. Short as was the time, it seemed an age to me, hnn-; Spring I ru for dome news from borne. I had received ouo letter, written by Annie, in which she told me that no change had taken place since my depart ure, but made no mention whatever of Madeline Graham or George Redruth. To this I had replied In as cheerful a train . aa possible, but shamefacedly keeping eilence on the subject nearest to mr hexirt. I waa full, therefore, of se cret anxiety. One Sunday, the second after my ar rival, I was astonished to see light country cart draw np at the door, con taining John Rudd and my cousin Annie. Startled, and fearing some bad news, I stepped out to greet them, and learned that they had driven over from Bar mouth, a town some twenty miles dis tant, where they had arrived in the car rier's wagon on the previous night. 1 assisted Annie down, and saw that she wras very pale and trembled. Then, while John Rudd drove away to put up the horse, I led my cousin into the cot tage. Directly we were alone, she burst into toara, "Something has happened," I cried. "Speak, Annie! don't keep me In sus pense! la anything wrong at home?" "All's well at home, Hugh, dear; it's not that which brought me over. I came to tell yon that the marriage day is fixed. They are to be wedded in St. Gurlott'a next Wednesday morning." I knew of whom the spoke, though she mentioned no names, and I was both sur prised and angry that she should travel to me with so sorry a message. She aw the darkness gathering in my face, nd cried eagerly: , "Hugh, dear, don't be angry! I felt I most , come and tell you for oh ! it is breaking my heart, as well as yours." "Breaking your heart?" I echoed. "What is it to you?" "It is everything to me. Master George, though he is going to" wed Mia Graham, U my husband in the sight of God!" "Then I was right!" I cried. "I was right from the fir:. The villain!" All my spirit arose once more against her, for though I had suspected the truth, lier confession came upon me like a thun derbolt. Stretching out her hands piti fully to me, she proceeded: "Hugh, dear, I promised that I would one day tell you everything, and it is for that I came. I waited on till the last, I thought to hold my peace, I hoped and prayed that he would never go so far; but when I heard the day was fixed, my mind was made up. , But first I went to him, and prayed to him on my knees. Then, finding that it was all in vain, I determined to come here." "You are fpeaking of George Red ruth?" I asked, sternly. , "Yes!" ' . " "Why have yon screened him so long?" "Because I made him a promise. Be cause I believed until the very last that be might make amends. Because be cause I did not wish to see him harmed! Oh, Hngh, forgive me! don't look at me like that! You promised to be a brother to me always. Keep your promise now." How could I resist her tad appeal? I was a churl to repulse her, even for a moment. But, casting off the mask of severity, I kissed her, and placed her in dhair. As she looked up at me with her pleading, tearful eyes, I silently cursed the scoundrel who had been the cause of her trouble; but for her, poor girl, I had only sympathy and love. "Annie," I said, "I must know every thing; no part of the truth, but the whole; then, perhaps, I can help you. But first, about this marriage. Now, tell me the whole story." She obeyed me, and I listened in deep agitation. Simply, clearly, she described to me all that had taken place, from the day she had first left her home. She had loved George Redruth sincere' ly, and apparently he had returned her affection. He bad deputized Johnson to take her away, had later joined her, and a marriage ceremony had been perform ed. He had sworn her to secrecy, on ac count of his proud mother. Later, when he had tired of her, be had told her the marriage was a farce. The rest I knew. CHAPTER XXVI. My experience of the world was mopt rudimentary; I knew next to nothing of Its great crimes. That any human being calling himself a man could be capable of cold-blooded treachery to a woman whom he promised to love was almost in credible to me. I was aghast at the rec ord of George Redruth's evil doing, I was leas amazed at Annie's extraordin ary patience under wrongs so monstrous, The man had deserved no mercy. "You say that you went through ceremony of marriage?" I said. "Annie, I believe you are his wife after all!" "In the sight of God I am. But, Hugh, dear, if it bad been a real mar riage, he would never dare to wed again." "Such a ecoundrel would dare any thing," I cried, fiercely. "It it well you came to me, for there is yet time. He shall do you justice! If he refuses to do so, I will teach him such a lesson that be will never again dare to hold his head up before the world 1" Leaving Annie to partake of some sim ple refreshment, I walked down to inter view the mine's solicitor, and Informed III in that domestic circumstances neces sitated my return to St. Gurlott's for several days. He assented to my de parture, making me promise, however, to return as soon as possible. Early in the afternoon, we left Owen dovey in the country cart, John Rudd driving, and I seated by Annie's aide. It was a long journey; traveling nearly II night, at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour, we did not sight the old village till It was almost daybreak. "Annie," I said, at we paused at tin cottage gate, "whatever happens, we must keep this from your father. For hi sake, and for hi take only, wa must act very cautiously," Tb door waa unfastened; for, Indeed, lock and key were In little request at St Ourlott'a, which wa peopled with hon est folk. We walked In, and, entering tOia kitchen, saw my uncle mdlaf by OQQ i. the light of a candle. I glanced at the book before him; it waa the old Bible, with hia own name, his wife's, and Annie's, with the dates of marriage and of birth, on the fly-leaf. We entered, but he did not look up. But when I drew nearer and spoke to him, he started up with a cry, pale as death, with the sweat standing in great beads upon bis wriukled brow. "Who be thar?" he cried. "Help!" "What, don't you know me?" 1 said. forcing a laugh "It Is I, Hugh Trelaw uey, and Annie, your daughter." Hugh! Anme! he repeated, drawing his hand nervously across hia Una. "Why, saw it be! Why did 'ee cooiu upon me so sudden like? I did not hear ee." He closed the page nervously, as if fearing that we should see what portion of the book he had been reading. Annie stooped over him and kissed him tender ly; he looked up with a faint smile, aud patted her cheek. "Hugh, my lad," he said presently, "I wish you had never left the miue. New overseer be a chnp fro' Wales, and naw manner o" good. All he thinks o' is to save money for the company, aud he dawn't go down hissen once in a se'n night. Out atewng to the blue gallery, the sea is safe to come in, tome o' these days." ' "I always said so," I returned. "It'a a shame that nothing has been done." "Saw it be, lad. I spoke to Measter Jarge about it last neet, and he ha' promised to take a last look at 'un before he gangs away." As soon as possible, I left the cottage, to think out the situation for myself. Now that I had come home, I feh in full force the awkwardness of my posi tion. How waa I to take firm ground in Annie'a name, and yet keep the truth from my uncle, the shock to whose al ready shattered system I so much dread ed? From every point of view, indeed, the proclamation of the truth would be a calamity; yet it must be made, for Annie's sake, for Madeline's. My only course was to proceed as cautiously as pomible, first sounding the main actor in the drama and ascertaining what he had to say in his own defense. With this view I determined to go at once to Red ruth House. It was a wild, windy day, with fre quent showers of rain. As I approached the avenue, I heard the dreary "sough" of the wind in the trees, and my thoughts went back to the day when I, a boy, met George Redruth, a boy, in that very place. - . I walked boldly np to the front door and rang the bell. In a few moments the door was opened by a man-servant "Is yonr master at home?" I asked. "Mr. Redrnth is in the drawing room," replied the fellow. "What name shall I say?" "I will announce myself," I answered. stepping into the hall. "Stand out of the way," and, placing my hand on the drawing room door, I threw it open. The man tell back in astonishment, and I strode in. CHAPTER XXVII. I looked keenly about me, to discover who the occupants might be. I could see only two George Redruth and his moth er. The old lady, looking very whtite and stately In her robe of black velvet. sat bolt upright in a quaint oak chair, working at some fancy work. Near to her was her son, lounging carelessly in a low easy chair, an open book upon his knee. He certainly looked very hand some in his spotless clothes and snowy linen; and I wondered little that his mother's eyes rested upon him with such a look of affection. George Redruth was not a man who bore upon his person the impress of his soul. He had a fair face and a specious manner; and any stranger looking at him would have believed him utterly incapable of cruelty or wrong doing. My unceremonious entry startled both mother aud son. They both looked at me with an expression which was by no means amiable. They both asked what my business was there that night. I turned to Redruth and said, as quietly as I could: "My business is with you, sir. What I have to say bad better be suid to you alone." He moved uneasily In his seat, and darted at me from under his brows a look of bitter hatred. I thought his face grew very pale, but he made an effort to preserve bis cold manner. "You are very mysterious," be replied; "but since you have thought It worth your while to force your way upon us as you have done, you had better say your say and go, before I order the ser vants to turn you out. "You had better be careful," I replied "Once more I warn you what you have to near uau neuer do neard by you alone. He made a movement forward, and I was about to follow him, when there wa another Interruption of a most un expected kind. Old Mrs. Redruth rose, and, inking a stately motion with her band, said: "You shall not leave me, George. "If he meant to insult you, let him do so before your mother's face!" "I insult him?" I said. "You don't know what you are saying. I have re turned to my home to obtain justice; to force a bitter wrong to be righted. I am here for that now. Whatever happens, no blame can be attached to me. I am willing to speak to hlui alone; but speak I mean to before I leave this house to night. Tell me it it true that in two days you propose to wed Mis Graham?" "Yes," answered hit mother; "It is true. Now, sir, what have you to say?' "This: that you son had better think well before he goes to lead that lady to the altar; because he knows as well at I that that marriage can never be." "George, what doe ha mean?" asked the old lady, gazing from one to another in trembling agitation. "For heaven's aake, mother, keep calm I" said Heorge Redruth, who was himself terribly agitated, then be turned again to me. "Trelawney, leave the house," be tatd. "If yon have anything to tty to me, teek m again; my mother la ill, and a scene such as this promises to b will kill her I" I .JT'i'lllOW LONG WILL SHEWHWIOLD THE SWORD? ih, other folk must hour. I am here to day to ask for justice; you best know why and for whom. Do you mean to doltr "You speak In riddles, which I fail to understand." "I am speaking of the woman whose heart you have brokeu aud whose life you have destroyed; in the name of my cousin, Annie l'endragon, I refuse to al low this marriage to go on!" I expected to see him cower before this blow, but I was mistaken; he was evidently prepared for anything 1 might say. "My good man," he said, coolly, "you are raving, or worse. Yon take. 1 know, a very tender Interest In Miss Graham's welfare, aud think you will bo able to degrade me in her eyes. But you are mistaken. Both Miss Graham and my mothr know me too well to believe one word of what yon say!" lKi you deny," I said, "the story which 1 have heard from my cousiu's lips?" "What your cousin may or -may not have told you is no concern of mine. What Is she to me?" "She is your wife," I returned. Still he retained his cold, impassive manner; but the old lady looked at him with troubled eyes. It was nothing to her that he had broken a heart. But the fear that her darling had been made to link himself to one beueath him was terrible to her. "George," she cried imploringly, "what does he mean?" "I mean, madam," I replied, "that it was your ton who bronght all the trouble to our home. Through him, and him alone, murder hat been done; and simple trusting hearts have been broken. Let him go to the altar with Miss Graham; and, so sure as he stands living before me now, I will denounce him before them all." "You villain! do you mean to threaten me?" exclaimed Redruth. "And if I do," I returned, "I don't threaten what I can't perform. My cou sin has been silent hitherto because the wished to spare you; she has returned good for evil, cruelty with kindness; but now that the has spoken now that I know the truth I am determined that she stall receive justice. I say again she is your wife; if not by the laws of man, at least in the sight of God; and so long as she Uvea you shall not wed an other woman! I paused and looked at him; his face was quite livid. "Hear me, Trelawney," he said. "The story you have fixed upon me is one tissue of lies. If you say it is not, bring your witnesses to prove it; If you cannot do so, your fabrication falls to the ground. I know nothing of your cousin, and I am not to be driven through fear into marriage with a peasant girl. Wom en of her class are given to lying; she seems no exception to the rule!" "Coward and liar!" I exclaimed. Ut terly beside myself, I raised my clenched fist, and should have struck him to the ground. There was a shriek and a heavy thud upon the floor. Terrified and heart sick, I drew back, and gazed with wild eyes upon the figure of the old lady, which lay, apparently lifeless, at my feet. In a moment a woman's figure was be side her, kneeling on the floor, and bend Ing forward with tender solicitude ovos the wrinkled face. It waa Madeline, here she had come from I could not tell, she seemed to have arisen like pirit from the earth. She was pale, butlCapen In tills way: quite composed. With tender hands she smoothed back the gray hair; she dipped her fingers in the bowl of water which George Redruth held, and drew them cross the wrinkled brow; she pressed er winn red lips to the whito cheek, and murmured gently, "Aunt, dear aunt, open your eyes: it is I, Madeline!" For a time the old lady lay motionless I standing by, unable to move hand or foot, but feeling nothing but pity for her. Suddenly she stirred slightly and heaved slgb; then Madeline "raised her eyes and fixed them upon my face. Will you go, please?" she said, "for her sake. If she wakes and sees you it will be terrible." That was enough; I was to obey her wIhIi; so, utterly weary and heart-broken, I left the house. (To be enn tinned.) Plants that Wear Overcoats. Plants have developed almost a many dodge for perpetuating their ex istence a animals, only we don't so easily recognize tnem. Did It ever strike you that every seed, bulb or tuber Is not merely a reservoir of ma terial for the plant that Is to grow out of It, but also a mass of fuel for supplying heat necessary to the sprout ing scedlet? More than till. If you look at the enrly spring buds and flow ers, vu will notice that those which are likely to be exposed to the frost, such as catkins or willow and hazel, are well protected by a thick covering of ao ft material, a regular plant over coat Ileloinu A Inn if. "Tommy," ch11i:1 Mr. Green, anx lonsly, "where Is your father?' "Downstair, shaving," responded Tommy. "Shaving? Good gracious, I told him to make lemonade for the com pany." "Well, maw, he I shaving the Ice." A Considerate Husband. "Do you really think I bave appen dlcltln?" aaltl Mr. Meekton. "I must confess that I have fear In that direction." "Well, there' one comfort, anyhow. It'll be something for my wife to brag about to the neighbor." Washington Star. As K.xp'alned. Mrs.Jaggsby (at breakfast) I didn't hear you lust night when you came In." Jnggsby Iluhl That account for It." Mr. Jaggsby Account for what?" Jnggsby The fact that I didn't hear you I Natural Deduction. "Hay," queried the snake editor, "what kind of paper doe a medium use in copying message from the pirit world r; . "Rapping paper, I suppose," replied the horse reporter, with an quia grin. jr.- VL'- " " ," I ri T. -T j-, B -!,,.. - - .. ..." AJUW .Wills), lufch.. T UlaV 1 - Chicago Inter Ocean. SENTIMENT 8HUT OUT COEDS DO NOT EASILY FALL. IN LOVE WITH STUDENTS. Marriages Between Them at Universi ties Are by No Means Numerous, Ac cording to Statistics-Familiarity Hhowa Then Each Other's Vaults. Some additional light is thrown upon the recent discovery that there are very few marriages between grad uates of coeducational Institutions In till State by the expression of the view of President Eluiex II. Cnpen, of Tufta College, writes a Boston corre spondent President Capon's facts and figures disprove the popular Idea that the con stant meeting of young men aud wom en lu the class room and on the campus eacll day for four years at co educational colleges must lead to the formation of friendship that can end only In matrimony. Tufts College ad mits men nnd women on a footing of equality in all courses. Its otllclal rec ords show that the percentage of mar riages among students Is small. In the five years preceding 1000 Tufts College shows only two such marriages. The reasons for this state ai,f affairs are explained by 'resident The students, both men and wom en, have little time for sentimentali ties. I cannot speak for other insti tutions, but at Tufts coeducation haa not stimulated marriage. "In the ten years that women have been admitted as students here there have been but two women who have married Tufts men, one of these wom en a graduate and the other a student who left without finishing her course. Women were first admitted In the fall of and the first class to grad uate women was thnt of 1M!M1. Of this class there were seven women who re ceived degrees, two of whom are mar ried. Both wero married a long time after graduation ami to men whose ac quaintance they made after leaving college. In 1807 five women were gradu ated, none of whom Is miirried. Ihe class of i8 had seven women, one of whom 1 married. Her husband Is not a college man. "In 18!)D fifteen women received de grees and only two, to my knowledge, are married and neither of them to a college mate. The class of 1000, the last of wluch such record bave been kept, graduated eighteen women, four of whom have been married, one of them to a Tuft man. "Beside theso women mentioned there have been alx or seven women who bave entered Tufta and dropped out before completing the course and have been married. One of these mar ried a Tuft man. "The numerical ratio of women In the college at the present time la alxnit one to four. About one half of the women student live In the college dor mitorie, and the other half coine from their own home daily. "These latter naturally have their own companion, mainly from their circle of acquaintance outside of the college. We have a good deal of social life at Tuft with the fraternities and college function, but the young men rarely go off the bill to get their young women for such occasion. Yet such (octal Intercourse, a you see ha not led to serious result. "Thl small marriage ratio among the women graduate of our college Ls mainly due to the fact that they are here for the purposo of getting an edu cation by which they can support themselves by teaching or various oth er of the learned professions. Women of this sort axe not so likely to think of matrimony as those who have noth ing else to do after flnUhlng thetr course as students. "Tb decline of marriage of college women ls no more marked proportion ately than among business women Many of both classes art preferring to Mr on their own resource to turn ing to matrimony a a means of sup port The womaa In a coeducational college Is just like her sister In the girl' college, "These resuft which are shown at Tufta may not be borne out by the Western colleges which had had co education for a much longer period than we have had It, and they may be better able to Judge of It true results." The student at Tuft have explana tion of the condition also. The men hold, on the one hand, that the sexes under the condition grow to know each other" peculiarities too well to fall In love with each other, while the women In their turn say Uiat the true reasou la that romance Is wholly want ing. One of the professors at the college supplemented President Capen's re mark by saying thut In his opinion the veil of mystery which the class room removes Is, after all, the prlino factor In bringing men and women to gether. "There la an old anylng," he con tinued, "that If you want to cure a lovesick couple let tliem eat three meal together dally for a month," CUSTODIAN OF THE FLAG. Pleasant ittrth at White House for a Naval Petty Ofllcer. Lieutenant David K. Keller of the navy has been charged with the deli cate and Important duty of finding a suitable petty officer In the navy for assignment to duty at the White House In chnrge of tho national flag displayed over the residence of tho Iresldent As ls well known, the flag is used to Indicato that the President Is at home. It It raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset In strict accordance with military regulations. Different size of flags aro used according to the weather, from a small storm flag to the standard post flag. Owing to the tunny mlslinp which have occurred In tho past to the flag on the White House, it ha been con cluded thnt its proper use and care Is a HUlHclent duty for one man. Hereto fore the raising and lowering of tlio ling ha been Intrusted to one of the men around the house having numer ous other duties to attend to, conse quently It ha happened that the ling ha been flowing lu distress, that is. with the Union down, when there wh no occasion for such a signal, and at other times the man In charge bus for gotten to raise or lower It at the proper time or to change it to suit the changed conditions of the wenlh er. To meet these condition, which have sometimes proved embarrassing, It ha been decided to have a capable man at the White House, whose sole duty It shall be to look after the flag. in loosing ror men a man It wi natural the authorities should favor- bly consider the selection of a potty olllcer of the navy, as all such ofllcer have had at least twenty years' ser vice on shipboard and are thoroughly familiar with all the regulation nnd custom governing the display of the national emblem. Lieutenant Heller I one of the President' military aids and be I also connected with the en listment division of the bureau of nav igation, and so Is well Informed re garding the records of the men from whom the selection Is to be made. The choice will undoubtedly fall upon some man who ha rendered conspic uously meritorlou service, and who may, by receiving thl pleasant assign ment, receive ome recognition for hi service. Washington Htar. Heathen Business Method. Buslnes among tho Chinese, accord ing to a Russian traveler from Man churia, Is on a, co-operative busts. There are neither proprietor nor em ployes, but all who work In an estab lishment are partners. From time to time small allowances are doled out to them barely enough to live on but at the end of the year all the profits are divided. The Chines merchant are so hon est that among all the ten branches of the Ruseodilneso bank located In China there has been no record sine their establishment of a single pro tested note. Obscurity 1 the abiding place of Lh husband of a prominent woman. Ayers Why Is It that Aycr's Hair Vigor docs so many remark able things? Because It Is a hair food. It feeds the hair, puts new life into it. The hair Hair Vigor cannot keep from growing. And gradually all the dark, rich color of early life comes back to gray hair. "Whan I nrl naoit Ajor'f llnlr Vlfor mr hklr wm k bunt all grity. Hut tiuw II u nlrv rli'h blm'k, Slid SI tlilrk at I noiilil wlatt." - M its. Miwas KkorrsssrisN, Tuiouiuiiia, Ala. II M s bollla. j. n. rm. 4.11 IHI It Waa a Keciorrt Ureaker, Three fellow traveler lu the amok Ing room of a fust train wero discuss. Ing the speed of train. "I was In a train once," an Id tho first man, "that beat everything I ever rode In for speed. Why. It went o fait that the telegraph pole at the side of tb track looked like an Immense flue toothed comb." "That's nothing," said the second traveler! "I remember riding In an ei- pre on Uie and that went at such a gait that the telegraph poles looked like a solid board fence.' Tho third man made au exclamation of Impatience. "Ah, you fellow don't know what high speed on a railroad Is. Why, I traveled west from Chicago last month In a train that went at such a pace that when we passed ome alternate field of corn and bean they looked like suc cotash!" Harper's Weekly. Shouting Their Praises. Frlarpoint, Miss., Aug. 22 (Special) Cured of Madder anil Kidney Trou ble after 2ti year of uffcrlng, Rev, II. II. Hutch, of this place, 1 telling the puulic the good new and shouting tba prairns of the remedy that cured him 1xM's Kidney Pill. Rev. Mr. Hatch cava: 'I have been suffering from lilaUler and Kidney Trouble for 2(1 year anil I have tried everything that people said would do me good. Hut nothing did me any good except Dodd's Kidney Pills. " haven't felt a pain since I took Dodd's Kidney Pill. They gave ma health and I feel like a new man alto gether. Dodd's Kidney Pill are Urn best I ever bad. All Urinary and Bladder Trouble. are caused by diseased kidney. The natural way to core them I to cure (he kidney. Dodd'a Kidney Pills never fail to cure diseased kidneys in any stage or place. They always cure backache and they are the only lemedy that ever cured Dright's Disease. Winding It Up. Stockholder You are the receiver ap pointed to wind up the affair of the llusliall Company, I believe? Lawyer Yes, sir. "What are the prospects?" "Well, things looked very gloomy for while, but they are brightening up now." "Ah I am glnd to hear that" "Yes, make yourself easy. There la little doubt now that we ran realise euough out of it to pay my sulury." Caught on the Kehound, Wife John, did you mall that letter I gave you this morning? 1 1 iinImiikI Of course 1 did. Wile How provoking! I wanted to add a postscript. Husband (producing tho letter) Well, here It is. 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