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THE CHARITY GIRL
By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS
CHAPTER XXIX.
Mrs. Thorngate caught at the girl's
hand and would have spoken, but Au
drey swiftly loosened her hold, gave her
i one smile, and then was gone, leaving
only the fragrant scent of her garments
and the divine elements of peace and
gratitude behind her.
Quickly as she walked, Audrey was
some time before she reached Craiglands.
She turned to the stables first, and gave
orders that her small brougham should
be prepared at once. Then she quietly
entered the house and went to her own
room. Eliza was there, arranging her
simple dinner toilet. Audrey told her
she was going out again at once.
"Tell Miss Thwait not to be alarmed ;
I shall be home in an hour," she said.
Her sight was blurred and misty as
I she opened her jewel case and took out
a packet of notes bank notes forwarded
to her by Mr. Sampson duly according to
Jade's written orders, and never touched.
Audrew secured the notes in an envel
ope, put them into her muff and, leaving
her room, went very quietly down the
way she had come, just as Jean, her
cheeks flushed as with some exceeding and
great joy, ran once more into Audrey's
chamber to find her and bid her come
down as soon as possible.
Eliza repeated the message she had
been given and Jean's face fell, while
something of alarm came into ber ex-
pression.
"Can she know, and have gone away to
escape " Her murmur was unfin
ished, for as she came out of the room
an eager hand caught hers and an almost
choked voice muttered :
"Well, does she know my darling?"
"Audrey has gone out again, Lord
Iverne. Her maid says she has this in
stant gone out. I I don't understand."
Jack's band dropped from its hold.
"I do," he said, with a bitterness pass
ing all words. "She has heard of my sud
den arrival, and she has gone away to
avoid me. Will she never forgive me?"
, , "Oh, this is nonsense I You are nerv
ous " Jean was beginning, when Jack
broke in fiercely: .
"But she shall not go. She Is my wife,
bound to me by her own words and vow.
I have wronged her,' but I have repent
ed, heaven knows! She shall hear met
I will follow. She cannot have gone far.
Forgive me, Miss Thwait, if I am rude or
unkind, but my case is desperate. How
do we know she is not running away
again? No; I must not stay here prat
ing; I .must follow her, and I will!"
He turned away, but looked back, Implor-
, ingly. "Keep my mother In ignorance till
till you hear from me."
Jean had no time to utter protest or
remark, for he was gone. Down the
stairs, three at a time, as he used to
race in his boyish days, Jack rushed,
bis bronzed, handsome face pale with agi
tation, longing and apprehension, and
as he came to the entrance he caught a
I gleam of carriage lamps disappearing in
the distance.
"Which way did her ladyship go?" he
asked Martin, curtly.
- "I heard her say to the edge of the
t Dinglewood grounds, my lord, and then
to wait for her there." '
' Martin looked' troubled ; he did not
know what to make of all that had hap
pened of late.
Jack pushed his hat over his eyes, and
'without another word strode out into the
snow and darkness. His brain was reel
ing ; he scarcely knew what thoughts fill
ed his mind, save that beyond, in the dis
tance, was Audrey, his lovely girl-wife,
whom for a brief time he had doubted,
' but who now shone forth with even
stronger rays as a jewel above price.
And she would not see him ! She shun
ned him ! She would not forgive.
The brougham rolled slowly on ; the
man stole rapidly behind it. At last
they reached a spot Mrs. Thorngate had
described to Audrey as Rochfort's hiding
place. Audrey stopped the carriage and
got out.
Jack's heart throbbed with love and
, agitation as he caught a glimpse of her
lovely face beneath the light of a lamp.
She was speaking to the coachman, but
he could not hear what she said. Then
she turned and walked into the grounds.
Jack quickened his steps and followed
her; a sense of uneasiness came upon
- him. What was she doing here? She
reached a path Mrs. Thorngate had spok
en of. Here she stopped. Jack stood
. still also. He was about a dozen yards
from her, but he had drawn into the
shade, and could not be seen.
CHAPTER XXX.
Audrey waited a moment. Now that
she had come, she felt slightly nervous;
but It was only for an Instant. Away
In the dim light she saw a man's form;
she raised her voice.
"Mr. Rochfort !" she called In her clear,
silvery tones, and at the sound Jack
started, and cold beads of perspiration
burst out on his brow. In his agony a
groan had all but escaped him, but he
clinched his hands and forced It back.
Once again rang out the sweet, clear
voice, calling the name that was the
most detestable to her miserable hus
band's ears.
There was a pause, then a form drew
nearer, and Jack's aching eyes discovered
the slender, graceful figure of Beverley
Rochfort.
"Who Is there?" Beverley called, sharp
ly, then b drew a step nearer. "Lady
Iverne, can I believe my eyes, Is It really
you? To what good fairy do I owe this
great happiness, this unexpected dslight?"
Audrey shivered. She began to speak
hurriedly.
"Mr. Rochfort," she said, and against
herself her voice would quiver, "this af
ternoon I was with your aunt, Mrs.
Thorngate. I found her in great distress
of mind about you. It pained me to Bee
one who Is my true friend suffering so
much. I urged her to let me help her,
and at last she gave way, and told me
nil that was on her mind how you are
In trouble, and how she finds It Impossi
ble to help you."
"Impossible?" Beverley's voice sound
ed like a knife, it was so sharp and hard.
"Dr. Thorngate has forbidden your
aunt to assist you In the very smallest
degree," Audrey added, feeling she longed
for some one she knew to be near her.
"Otherwise Mrs. Thorngate would have
been here with the money you require ;
that you know better than I can tell
you."
"But as it Is, she sends her ladyship,
the beautiful Marchioness of Iverne, to
make her excuses," broke in Beverley,
bitterly. "Your ladyship is too kind.
My aunt will be a happier woman when
she reads of my death in' the papers,
for I warn you sooner than suffer the
degradation and horror of prison life I
will kill myself! And this is Christian
charity !"
"You are most unjust to Mrs. Thorn
gate," Audrey answered, as calmly as
she could. "If you had seen her as I
have seen her this afternoon you would
not dare to speak like this."
"You are a generous friend, Lady
Iverne; but, you see, the thought of my
aunt's great mental distress does not al
together help me just now."
Audrey drew out - the envelope from
her muff.
"But these bank notes may," she said,
with a contempt in her voice Jack had
neper heard before. Beverley grasped
the envelope. In an Instant he had torn
it open and held them close to his eyes
to scan them in the dim light.
"One, two, three, four, five yes, five
hundred ! I am saved !" His hands clos
ed over the notes. "Saved ! Yes, and by
you you, the woman I love with all my .
soul ; you " ,
Jack half started forward, but he' was
not quicker than Audrey In her move
ment of horror. With a gesture of con
tempt and pride she struck aside his
outstretched hand.
"Dp you think I bring you this money
to save you?" she asked in hurried tones;
"you, the worst, the greatest enemy I
have in th wrwld ! No, no ; I have done
what I have done for love and pity for
one whose heart is breaking through you,
whose whole life has been one sacrifice
for you, who"
, Beverley interrupted her with his soft,
low laugh. Her contempt lashed him
Into a state of fury.
"And does Lady Iverne think that the
world will look upon her actions in the
same light as she does? What will be
said when It is known that you, a young,
lovely woman, came here alone at night
fall to provide me with money to escape
a prison cell, eh?"
"I do not fear the world, Mr. Roch
fort. I have done what I have done for
the motives I have given. Let what will
be said, be said; my conscience is clear.
I have no more to say," she said, haught
ily; but Beverley moved forward and
stood in her path.
"And do you think I am going to part
with you like this, after all these weary,
horrible months? Say what you like to
the world, Audrey, act what part you
will, but I know the truth. You have
come here to-night to save me, not be
cause of my Aunt Agatha, but because
you love me, and "
Jack's heart was beating so furiously
It almost choked him ; but he did not In
terfere yet He felt that Audrey would
defend herself. He waited breathlessly
for her answer. It came swiftly.
"And you call yourself a man? You,
who insult a defenseless woman, who
work against a woman in a mean, under
hand way that would shame the lowest
of earthly creatures ! Love you 1 You !
Why, if there were not another living
soul in the world, if my very life depend
ed on it, I would still give the same reply.
Love you ! I hate, despise, condemn
you ! I have no wish to see you or hear
you speak again. When I remember all
you have done to my happiness, I I
could almost curse you t Love you"
how bitter and strong the girl's voice
was "when my very soul is full of love
for one whose shoes you are not worthy
to touch, one who Is a man of honor, up
right and pure as the sun. There Is no
place for any. one but my husband In
my heart the husband whom you have
worked to rob me of you and Sheila
Fraser ! Don't speak to meagain ! Don't
touch met I am not the simple, foolish
girl I was; I am a woman with a wom
an's heart, a woman's pride, a woman's
love; and my misery, which you have
caused, is sometimes greater than I can
bear. Let me pass, Beverley Rochfort!
Go Into the world and say what evil you
like of me; I am content if I am only
free from you, and I pray heaven I may
never meet you again!"
Beverley broke in swiftly. His voice
was soft but dangerous.
"Your words sting, but they do not
poll your lips; those lovely lips, which
are mine by right I Let you pass t No,
Audrey, I will do nothing of the sort!
We are here alone, and we do not part
until I have clasped your proud heart to
mine, and taken from your Hps the kisses
I claim. Poor, foolish, fluttering child,
what use to struggle? You are la my
power now, and "
"And you are in mine!" shouted Jack,
rushing forward, and with one blow
felling the coward to the ground.
Audrey staggered; her Hps tried to
open, but no sound came. The next mhw
ute she was clasped in somebody's arms.
"Jack I Is It really you, Jack?" she
murmured. " '
Jack's lips assured her that It was no
myth. How he kissed her eyes, hair,
brow, cheek, lips as though he would
never tire. Then a glance at that form
lying on the ground recalled him to the
present.
"Come," he said, gently; "come, my
darling! My pretty, brave, noble, good
little wife !"
As In a dream Audrey felt herself led
away to where the carriage lamps gleam
ed. Jack lifted her in and shut the door.
"I will be back in a moment," ue said,
his voice deep with passionate love.
"Take care ; oh, take care !" Audrey
murmured, and he gave her a smile of re
assurance before he turned away.
"The cur has gone!" he said In tones
of the heartiest contempt when he re- j
turned. "Not a trace of him anywhere.
Drive straight home, Donald," he said to
the man, and then, as they were shut in
alone, he simply gathered Audrey into
his arms and held her in silence to his
heart. ,
VHome and happiness!" he said, at
last. "Dear little wife, am I forgiven?"
"Oh, hush!" Audrey's hand went up
to his Hps. "It is I who should ask
that, my darling, I "
"We will ask nothing, seek for nothing,
now we are alone and together again."
And then his arms clung close about
the slender, graceful form ; his lips were
pressed to the delicate, flower-like face,
and to both these young, troubled, hearts
peace and joy came, with their golden
fingers, to heal all the wounds that re
mained from the bitterness of the past
(The End.)
GOLDEH DAYS IN THE STRIP.
It Was When the Cherokee Got Pa)
(or Their Land.
The Cherokee nation literally "rolled
In money" when the $0,500,000 received
from the sale of the Cherokee strip was
disbursed among the tribal citizens In
1894, snys the Kansas City Star. The
per cap'lta shnre was $2G5.70. The pay
ment was made usually with two $100
bills, one $50, one $10, one $5 and 70
cents In silver. The money was dis
bursed by "Zeke" Starr, treasurer, and
Henry Effort, assistant treasurer of the
nation. Most of the Indians were In
debt, and creditors swarmed In towns
where the payments were made. T. A.
Latta, who attended these payments,
in recalling Incidents lately, said: ' i
"Much has been told of the dishon
esty of the Indian, but In this payment '
there were many examples of Integ
rity. At Tahlequab a full-blood wom
an, perhaps CO years old, a widow, drew
for eleven participants In the fund.
She had traded with many of the mer
chants who sat at the tables between
which she had passed. After the mon
ey had been counted out to her she
swept the entire amount Into her apron I
and, holding a comer In each band, she
passed from trader to trader, pausing
before each until each had taken a suf
ficient amount to balance her Indebted
ness. Not once did she count the
change or Investigate the account She
was honest and conclous of her own
Integrity, did not question the honesty
of another. This was only one case.
There were scores like it, and, though
not pleasant to relate, the confidence
thus placed was sometimes betrayed.
There are cases where the greedy cred
itor took a handful and gave back no
change.
"A mixed blood of some astuteness
came to settle his account with a trader. 1
In looking over his account he dlscov-j
ered the charge of a side saddle
amounting to $15. He had not made
such a purchase and had the bill rem- j
edied without trouble, the wily old,
trader merely telling his bookkeeper to
place the Item to John Doe's account I
The bookkeeper himself is authority for
the statement that In this way that self
same saddle was collected for eighteen
times."
In Claremore bankers were In at
tendance from Coffeyvllle, seeking de
posits for their banks. One store la
the town had a safe of modern dimen
sions and security and this store was
headquarters for bankers and collect
ors' alike. The merchant himself had
a mere bagatelle of some $120,000 on
the payment. After supper the count
ing room was filled with collectors and
bankers. A parlor table was called In
to use and money as high as one's chtn
was stacked on every available Inch.
It wag the minute for verlfylngv the
memorandum of the day. On one par
ticular evening there was on this ta
ble at one time close to half a million
dollars In crisp new treasury notes.
Laps full of money? There were wag
onloads of It. it was no uncommon
thing to change a hundred-bill for a 5
cent sale.' And the scarcity of change
was responsible for the custom of
charging 25 cents for changing a bill of
that denomination.
A Negative Blelng at Least.
"Has your wealth brought you hap
piness?" asked the philosopher.
"Perhaps not," answered Mr. Dustln
Stax ; "but It has at least stood between
me and a lot of annoyances." '
tngton Star,
A Dehorning Chute,
While there are a great many cattle
that lose their horns by dehorning
fluids and preparations of this kind Jn
calfhood, there are a great many that
come to maturity with an ugly pair of
horns that create a great deal of trou
ble In the feed yard. We have received
quite a number of Inquiries of late re
questing a plan for a good dehorning
chute. Accordingly we have here re
produced a most convenient and satis
factory chute.
One of the good points about this
chute Is the hinged doors on the rear
end which make It possible to adjust
the chute to any sized barn door.
Where the width of the rear end of the
chute is satisfactory and cannot be ad
justed to the door as shown In the 11-
A DEHOHNINQ CHUTE.
lustration, there Is often a foot or two
of space to be divided between the two
sides. Aa our readers who have bad
experience In dehorning know, an ani
mal will always choose to pass through
this small opening rather than Into the
chute and thereby cause a constant ag
gravation. The chute proper Is mount
ed on two heavy timbers which may be
4x4's or 4x0's, while the uprights are
generally 4x4's. The stanchion Is made
to open and close and secured In any
way that suits. The convenient part of
the chute Is the trough shaped part
marked II. This Is made of two-Inch
stuff and securely fastened to bottom
crosspleces. After the animal Is secur
ed in the stanchion a halter Is thrown
over Its head and the halter rope Is
passed through the bole Just below the
letter II. The letter A shows a contin
uation of this rope to the pole which Is
used as a lever to bring the animal's
head into position on the trough.
As soon as this Is accomplished the
rope B is thrown over the neck of the
animal and secures the head firmly to
the trough, when the dehorning opera
tion may be performed. As soon as the
operation Is concluded the animal Is
unstanchioned and one of the sides of
the chute Is hinged so that It may be
opened for the animal to escape from
the chute, after which Is closed and
another animal Is driven In. Montreal
Star.
Improving- Dairy Stock.
A 2-year-old heifer, fresh In milk,
will sell for more than a fatted steer
and she will cost only half as much
to produce. These grade cows are not
hard to produce. Purchase a pure sire
of one of the standard breeds, cross
him upon the mixed stock now on the
farm and the young will, in all useful
characteristics, be far more than half
of that pure breed. When we remem-
ber the years, even centuries, of pure
breeding In these animals, and remem
ber also that the purer the blood In
any stock, the stronger will be that
blood, $100 or $150 for a male of
breeding age will not seem an extrava'
gant price. Every neighborhood where
there Is any co-operative spirit should
prepare to supply this demand for
fairly well bred cows. Every male
purchased should be of the same breed,
so that new animals will not have to
bo purchased every two or three years.
By exchanging these animals about the
neighborhood, a farmer will then be
paying $100 or $150, not for two years,
but for six or ten years of service,
The cows thus produced will find a
more ready market, because there are
a sufficient number to attract purchas
ers. Higher priced males may also
be purchased with economy because of
the much longer period of usefulness,
Avoid Deep Dead-Fnrrowe.
Do not plow your land round and
round the same way, year after year,
unless you want a deep dead-furrow In
the middle that will bear nothing and
be a hard place to cross. When plow'
lng for seeding begin at the dead-fur
row, throw the first furrow Into the
ditch, wheel the horses about to the
right and drive back to the starting
point,' turning a furrow up against the
one Just plowed, This plan, followed
to the end, will leave the land all
smooth and In good shape.
Point In Spraying.
R. A. Einorson, of the Nebraska ex
periment station, In a recent bulletin,
gives tlio following recommendations
for this year's spraying based on the
results secured last year.
1. Spray with Bordeaux mixture
after the cluster buds open, but before
the Individual flower buds open.
2. Spray with Bordeaux and some
poison, such as arsenate of lead, parts
green, etc., as soon as possible after
the blossoms fall, and at any rate bo
fore the calyx lobes of the apple close.
S. Spray with Bordeaux and poison
three or four weeks after the flowers
fall.
4. Spray with arsenate of lead
about July 20.
5. Spray with arsenate of lead
about August 10.
Usejmrls green at the rate of one-
fourth to one-third pound per barrel
of Bordeaux. Use arsenate of lead at
the rate of two pounds per barrel of
Bordeaux or water,
Make Bordeaux as follows: Blue-
stone, four pounds; quicklime, six
pounds; water, fifty gallons.
Slake the lime, dissolve the blue-
stone, dilute each with half the re
quired quuntlty of water, and mix
thoroughly. '
Use good nozzhV and maintain a
high pressure as uniformly as possible
In order to distribute the liquid In a
mlBt-Uke spray. Take care to reach
all parts of the trees and to avoid
drenching any part Careless spraying
should not be tolerated.
Wagon Box Device.
There are various ways of -removing
a wagon box from the trucks, and one
of these Is described In Iowa Home
stead. The upright pole is 4 by 4 by 14
feet and Is set several feet In the
ground, so that It will be firm enough
In Its position to stand the strain which
Is required of It. The platform on
which the rear end of the wagon box
rests when It Is to be raised from the
wagon may be made any height so as
to suit the height of the trucks. Two
guy wires should be attached to the
pole a foot or so from Its top and be
secured eight or ten feet In the rear of
the platform. The rope which Is used
BEMOVINQ THE WAOON BOX.
to do the lifting Is attached at one
end of the upright pole near Its upper
end. From there It continues on to a
pulley hooked In a rope which passes
around the front end of the wagon box,
then back over a pulley In the top of
the pole and down to a windlass at the
rear end of the platform. When the
wagon box Is in its final position on the
platform, It should stand upright and
should be left attached to the rope,
so that It cannot be blown down In case
of winds. s
The Family Cow.
Families that keep only one cow
should endeavor to have the best ani
mal that can be procured. More labor
Is required to care for a single cow,
proportionately, than for a' herd. A
cow for the family should give a large
flow of milk for at least ten months of
the year, and the milk should contain
not less than 4 per cent of butter fat,
as cream Is one of the essentials. It
Is better to have a cow that gives even
richer milk, but the majority of fami
ly cows are selected without regard to
merits In that respect It is difficult
to rear the calves in such cases, hence
In purchasing the family cow It will
be profitable to pay a high price for a
superior anlnlal. '
Looking After the Sheep.
The large and constantly growing
sheep shipments of the northwest are
giving the railroad officials some con
cern to provide means for taking care
of the business. One means of relief
has been made In the. suggestion of
triple-decked cars for the accommoda
tion of the animals In transit
Planting Garden Seeds. '
It is time lost, and broken backs, to
undertake the planting of garden seeds
by hand. Use a drill, which puts the
seeds In regularly and evenly, marks
the rows and covers them at the right
depth. There are many handy little
Implements suitable for the garden
that are not In frequent use. Even
trowel does excellent service In trans
planting, and a weeder will tear out
the weeds much quicker thai can bet
done by hand.