The Planter's Daughter 25 FATE'S REVENGE By MRS. AUC8 P. OlSTON Author of "A Waif from th 8ea, "Hw BrigbUat Hep, "Waywarel Wlnntfrsd," tc CHAPTER VI. (Continued "WeH," ahe eald, faltering ly, "for tfc present It would be beat for you net to try to see him; fir Mm time to forgot feu. It U his only caaac of never now lag of the cloud that ahadow hie lift. So, whoa ho bo loafer recognises yea, I or ao reason why you ehould net approach him aa a Strang er, it that will atisfy you." "Satisfy mer cried Sylphide, slipping S tho sofa and falling upoa her knees; "on, madam, think what you art asking f mt! You, too, are a mother, you hars also a son whom you fondly lore you ought to armpathlse with me! Then, in mercy's name think! Is there no other hope for met Could I not tske my child and go away, abroad, anywhere where wo are not known? I am wealthy in my own right, I will rear my boy as nobly aa any mother can. Oh, madam, say that I can do this, and I will bless you to my dying dayP "Yes, you could do it," wss the cold reply, "there is no Isw to prerent It. But I warn you that, in whsterer part of the world you may be, your baleful secret will find you out sgsln. Then, when your son is grown to msn's estate, Vhat will he say to his mother when he .Warns the truth? Will he not taunt you with his ruin? Will not blame from his lips be herder to bear than blame from mine?" "Heaven haTt mercy upon me yes, yes!" "I think I perceirs in him already signs of his father's pride; Lucian will be pitiless npon you when he learns that he has fallen an innocent dupe to your ambition." Sylphide ataggered to her feet and caught at a chair for support while a vivid flush mantled even her brow. "Oh, madam," she mnrmured, "do not Insult me; I hare enough to bear. I lore 8YLPHIDE CREPT your son, hare always loved him with a purs, honorable lore. We drifted into each other's affections under the guid ance of Fate. As hesren Is my judge, I swear to you that at the time I mar ried Lucian I was ss Ignorant of the tain upon me aa he was!" "Ah! But you learned the truth with in an hour after you left the altar. Even then you should hsre been fair and noble enough to hare released him from his tows. The folly of your guilty procras tination has come home to you in the birth of your child." "Madam." cried the cruelly goaded creature, who has informed you of all this?" "I tell you I know not," replied Mrs. Courtlandt with ever-increasing irrita tion; "perhaps when you read the writ ing you will recognize your hidden ene my." "Enemy! You are right there. I do not need to see the writing; I know who the fiend is already!" "And who is it r "That is my secret!" replied Sylphide, proudly; "the knowledge can never touch you, even remotely, and I propose to be silent until the time comes for me to speak!" The elder woman shuddered at the co vert menace that these ominous words embodied. "Well," she said, eager to change this train of thought, "what do you propose to do in regard to your child?" "What can I do? I am helpless in the matter. I must give him to you!" The words were pronounced with a cold, desperate calmness that was appall ing. "Bravely spoken!" exclaimed Mrs. Courtlandt with a tinge of genuine enthu siasm and relief; "I am aware thst it is a terrible sacrifice I aak of you, but at the same time you cannot but consider (he faror I- " "Enough!" Interposed Sylphide Imperi ously; "the Important point now Is that I be convinced that you will take my place in regard to my darling. Grant ma until to-morrow to take my leave of him. "So be It; I consent" ' "I will send him to you by Diana, whom I wish ever to remain with him." "There I must interpose an objection. I have never liked Diana; besides, I hare a competent nurse engaged." 111 f J5I . Ill iff1 Mm t mil i m 081 Sylphide turned away and hit her lip until the blood started. "Very well," aha said after a moment, with suppressed force; "hare your own way. I will send my child te you to morrow. New leave me, madam. I can not support your preeeaca another In stant" Mrs. Courtlsndt bowed and withdrew, silently congratulating herself thst the most trying episode in her hitherto un ruffled life was over. The Instant the door was closed, 8ylphlds flung herself, face downwards, upon the floor in a very agony of despair. "Whst hare I done? What hare I doner she walled; "I hare giren my child away, sold myself and all for a wrong which Is not of my own commit ting! Oh, fsther, why did you not tell me? Why hare you left me to learn all from the lips of the men who hstea me? Oh, blessed mother, I who suffer aa you must hsre! I hsro closed my ears to the tongue of eril gossip, but their portala hare been forced open, and were I stone desf I must hsre listened to this cal umny!" The sudden opening of the door arous ed her to a realisation of the fact that she wss no longer alone In her misery. She did sot rise, but she turned her hesd and ssw her husbsnd standing there in the noonday aunlight with folded arms, muts and aerere aa a supreme judge. She drsgged herself a little way towards him snd sank at his feet "Lucian," she breathed, "Lucian! spesk to me! Here you seen your moth er?" "I hare Just left her." "The" on know all?" "Yes, I know all" She shrank away from b!m txti h!d her face, fearing to look npon him. At last, whenthe dead alienee remained unbrok en, she raised her hesd snd stols a fear- A STEP NEARER. ful glance at him. He stood just ss he had psused when he had entered, like one petrified, looking down upon her in infi nite sorrow and perplexity, but without a shadow of anger in his look. Taking a little heart, she 'crept a step nearer him and raising herself, she laid her cheek upon his pendent hand. He started at the soft contact, but did nfft shrink; only the touch brought with it a sense of the reality. "Sylphide Sylphide!" he exclaimed, "is this thing true?" "Yes." "How long have you known that thla awful doubt hung over your birth?" be asked. "Since the night we were married." "And who informed you then?" "My cousin, Oscar Couramont, the man- who has sought to defraud me of my fortune." It waa too late for prevarication; there fore she spoke frankly, daring the couse quences. "Sylphide, you deceived me!" "I know, and In my misery, I can only ssk your forgivenesr." "You have it." - His acquiescence was too ready to aatisfy her; it seemed like callous indif ference; but she had no time to think of this new phase of her trouble. . ijuciani" sne cnea, "wnst ao you think of your mothers proposition con cerning our child?" : 1 think It is a wise one. At least, he had better be with her until the truth is proven." "Then you mean to Investigate the matter?" she gasped, fearfully. "Certainly In the interest of my child, if not in my own." win it affect affect our our union?" "It will cancel It" She uttered no sound, but nerves and muscles seemed to refuse their office, and she sank into complete unconsciousness at his feet! CHAPTER VII. The last ssd parting waa over, and the poor young mother lay, mora dsad than alive, upon hex bed at tha hotsL Lnclsn had gone to take little Leon to his moth er, and only tha faithful Diana was left Aa tho hours sped on and night drew neaa, tha comatose state into w&iea Syl phide hid fallen, whea they dragged Bet child ft em her srms by main force, had deepened rather than lessened, and the mulatto woman became more snd more anxioua la her lonely vlgiL At last, whea the twilight actuslly set In, she became so appreheueive for the safety of her mistress thst she rang the bell and ordered the nearest physician summoned. He came at once an elder ly man, with aa air at Importance and respect about him. Diana waited with bated breath while he raised the eyelids ' f tie patient, and made a thorough es amlaatlea. Turning to tha woman at last he said i "Thla lady has undergone tome violent mental shock. Csn yen give ras any of the facts of tha case?" he asked. "Ne, air; I am net at liberty to spesk. Indeed, I do not know tho facts myself. All thst I can say U thst she has been separated from her child." "AM WelL my good women. If yen are tha lady's attendant, I mast warn yea thst she la In a most critical coadt tloa. Thla syncope may Isst for heurs, even for days, and It la of the ntmoat mv port an ee that ah be kept extremely ulet Tor th Immediate present there la n danger of disturbing her; therefor, I should tdvls that aha be removed at one t soms place where ah can b mad comfortable, t some place where, wnea sns revives, ete wui not recognise her surroundings." " And with thee words h took hi hat and departed, leering Diana alone, In a stste of dread and anxlsty. Whst could she do by herself and unassorted? Where should she, a complete stranger In a greet city, tsk hsr mistress? Ther wss nothing to b don but t patiently await th return of Lucian Oourtlandt, If, Indeed, he cam at all that night Hs returned, however, about ten o'clock, and five minutes Istsr he wss In possession of th doctor' commands. Hs said nothing, though ths expression of his hsggsrd face spoke rolumee of th Inward agony h suffered. Leaving Dl- ana in charge of the still unconscious sufferer. In less than an hour h return ed with the Information thst a carriage wss In wsiting, and a place prepared for the reception of his wife. Diana raised Sylphlds ss though shs 1. - J ft. .VIII I . . 1 . v o.re cm.a. wrappea ner m a rich fur-lined cloak, snd placed her in her husband anna. H carried her down to th waiting carriage, and In half an hour anew scene surrounded them. Spa- clous and slegsnt rooms hsd bsen se- sha .bean In her own home, Sylphide Courtlandt could not hav been made mora comfortable. As she watched that night by th couch of her' unconscious ' mistress, Dlsna experienced a certain re-1 lief at tho thought that all had been dona that could. Trt -Ha mr nt thm fAllftwht mAmln t i ; 1, .7 PvTI'v" ".'tf th.! '"."i " Y ""V. ' . us oisni wain isce. ue was nsggsra . lli0- ..Fin, in .n.nM -t.l .wi -.,m painful silence wss broken. It was Lu0"1' wa ln U clan Courtlandt who spoke. Dlsna," ha ssid, In a low, harsh tone, "I am obliged to stsrt for the South kVM us w vile vu tw erveae svi rfcu w KJ1 U bM this morning. I am going to Louisiana, : but I shall return at ths earliest possi ble moment If, In the meantime," he hesitated, and for th first time everted Ma fpAm that mf4-111r fmt "If, In ths mssntlme, sny chsngs for th , worse should occur In Mrs. Courtlsndt 1 yon will at once telegraph me; here la an address which will always reach me. He handed the watcher a slip of paper, and with a long, last lingering glance at Sylphide, which Diana dared not Inter rupt he quitted the room as silently ss he hsd entered It After this, long dsys and nights of snxious wstchlnc elansed: and ao tha firrt week passed. Tha gsnlsl Msy westher - had come, and at Isst one balmy even ing, ten days to the hour sine she hsd entered thst unknown lsnd, Sylphlds re turned to herself, rerired, sst up and looked about her. "Lucian has not returned!" ner first words were bresthed ss gent ly ss the sephyr thst stirred the muslin curtains, st ths half -open windows. "No, missy, not yet" replied Diana. Sylphide smiled wsnly, snd lying bsck among her pillows, she murmured: "Wake me as soon ss hs comes; he will hsre news for ms." And she Ispsed Into gentle, heslthful slumber, the first thst sha hsd'known for many a long day; and Diana slept slso in her chair, a thankful prayer upon her lips . snd grstltnde In her heart little gueraing that had her beautiful mistress paased away in the merciful unconscious- ucaa- iir juiu uce larcuia, aua nvuiu ukti more reason for thanks. (To be continued.) He Thought It A guardian of the law waa relating to u email audience now, arter arrest- mg a misdemeanant, ne was ODstructea by another person, whereupon be also arrested the obstructionist "What would you have done,' queried a bystander, "If, Instead of actually Interfering, he had simply Bpoken his mind and called you an Im pertinent, officious, loafing scoundrel, who only loitered around and laid vio lent hands on his betters adding that he cons dercd you a vagabond and a blackguard?" "Oh," replied the policeman, "I would have arrested him all the same for Inciting others to commit a breach of the peace." "But" continued the querist, "sup pose he said nothing, but just thought so?" "Well," was the reply, "I can't ar rest a man for thinking. He can think what he likes." "Then," said the querist, "I think o." The policeman hain't yet decided what his duty was in this case. Paying; the Freight. A New York lawyer tells the follow ing good story of a darkey preacher In North Carolina, who prefaced the passing of the collection plate with: "Salvation's free, brethren, salva tion's free! It don't cost nothln'I Bat we hare to pay the freight on It We will now pasa aroun the hat an' col lect the freight charges, The United States uses nearly t third more coffee than the rest of the world put together. fJtMMHeTeMMHvM OLD i FAVORITES i MMMMMM MMMMMi Mistletoe Boack. The mistletoe hung la the eaatla sail, The holly branch shone oa the old oak wall; And the baron's retainer were bllth and t7, And keeping their Christmas holiday, The baron beheld with a father's pride His beautiful child, young Lortll't hrids; While she with her bright syea seemed to bo The stsr of this goodly company. "I'm weary of dancing now," ah cried; "Her terry a moment I'll hid, I'll hldsl And, Love!!, be sure thou'rt first to trace The clew to my secret lurking place." Away she ran and her friends began Each tower to search, and each nook to csa: And young Levell cried, "0, whew dost thou hide? I'm lonesome without the, my ewa dear bride." They sought hsr thst night, and thsy sonant her next dev. And they sousht hsr In rain when a w, VMtA ,w.,: . In the hleheat. the loweeL the loneliest spot, yCUng Irell sought wildly but found ner not Anj yMr, fl,w by .nd their gr,.f at tott V.. told aa lom.hil t.L lone cast: tn.i ), t..ii .nn..i th. hii,r.n cried .See! old man weeps for his fslry bride." At ,euf Mk cheitt M lonf lain hid. Was found In th castle they raised the lid. And , ,keUton form lay mouldering there i. .v. k.m.i - .t. . v. e.i.i n ..a ..... .. ght h,d from h ,ord 0,d k cheat . doom. The bride lay clasped,' In her living m ir.-n n.T!l 0 ' ' "Only Waitlns. Ouly wsiting till the shsdowa Are a Itt longer grown, Only waiting till the glimmer Are a little longer grown. Till the night of earth la fsded r ,v ... ,..n a... Til. tU .UTf heaven bre.kfng Through th twilight soft and grsy. Have the laat aheaf gathered home, For tho summer tlms Is fsded, " And the sutumn winds have coma. xtia a a SI I Q"'1 ""J' ' The last rip hour of my heart, For th bloom of life Is withered. And 1 hasten to depart . 0n'' waiting till th angels Open wide the mystic gate. At whoss feet I loug hsve lingered, . Weary, poor and desolate. Even now I hear the footsteps. And their voices fsr away; If. they call me, I am waiting, Only waiting to obey. Only waiting till the shadows Are a little longer grown. VMJ wsiung uu tns glimmer Of the dsy'a Isst beam Is flown. Then from out the gathered darkness. Holy, deathless stars shsll rise. By whoss light my soul shall gladly Tread Its pathwsy to ths skies. Frances Laugh ton Mace. THE PENALTY OF WEALTH. Milllonairea Whose Lire Are Mada Miserable by Cranke and Promoter. Throe men In th Wall street dls trlct New York, receive request In the course of a year to back schemes the financing of which would break tne Bank of England or oanicrupt ue government of the United States. They are John W. Gates. J. Pierpont Mor- ... .nA Edwin Hawlev. These nrono- na ngh the whole gamut of human ingenuity, from a new method of scratching matches to the promo tion of a South American revolution or oreventlon of earthquakes and otDer agamic disturbances.- They pour t,y ietter and persons from all quar- ters of the globe. These things are the penalty of spec tacular wealth. They are some of the troubles that beset the man who makes lWg ml,lloni wltn a bIare of pet, ftnd under the glare of limelights. Mr. Gates has been hounded so by Importunate persons that he hardly dares set foot in the street He was importuned in restaurant after restau rant until in self-protection he bad a dining-room fitted up In his office and there be now takes his luncheon. Mr. Morgan has been forced to adopt the same method. One of the things that bothers Mr. Morgan most although It costs him no money, is the camera with a fiend be hind it If there is one thing he hates more than all others It is being photo tographed, and he has become an adept In springing from the door of bis office building into a coupe and banging the door behind him . It was be who was the recipient of the pro posal that he finance a scheme for making earthquakes Impossible. Just after the eruption of Mount Pelee a Frenchman wrote him, most earnestly asking his help and assuring blm there were millions of dollars In the plan. Scarcely a day passes but some man writes to him of the unearthing of a priceless painting, disfigured by time, but bearing beyond all doubt traces of the work of some dead master. An other class of men whose palms Itch for some of the Morgan money are the book agents, not only the Inoffen sive ons who hate editions d luxe to sell, but th ones who art preparing volume of biographies of th moneyed men of th country In which th per son approached may hav bts history written up at so many thousand dol lars a page. There 1 also th biblio mania who fastens himself upon Mr. Morgan, to dispose of some ancient torn, colored In red by a monk and la yellow by rather Tim. Mr. Gates has had opportunities ta place himself In th class with Santos- Dumont aa a navigator of th air and te become a second Castro la th for mation of a new South American re public. Three men with theories of airship who needed only money to mik them fly hart offered Mr. Gates handaom shir la venture If he would produce th capital for con struction. Mr. nawley, who was a protege t Collls P. Huntington, baa been be sieged more by Western promoter be cause be came from the Pacific coast Offer of Interests la mine la th Western State and In South America, Mexico and Europ hav been east at him aa If th whole world were a Klondike aad h the first mlnsr oa th ground. TH1 CITY BOY. Way Be X Generally Left U th Bear by th ComBtry Boy. That th country la th better place to raise boy Is th teaching of all ex perience. Go over the list of th men who bar don things la your city. A larg majority of them are country bred. Why? The boy wherever you find him need wide spaces for th development. of the Tltal forces that are In htm. He Instinctively covet elbow room, 'ine boyish swath Is a wide oue. He Is necessarily noisy, . He bubbles over for the same reason a tea kettle does. He Is full of spontaneity and runs over. In the dty he Is cribbed, ca bined and confined. He has little chance to let himself out What won der the roundly developed country lad beats blm to th goal. roor dty lad. Her Is the picture Secretary Shaw gives of him, la a re cent address: "Th boy Is tb most Taluable product of society, but In the city he is not fairly treated. Ue lacka a chance for the f re. play of his na ture. His parents seldom give him a gymnasium or a shop or even a room of-hls own. They are afraid he will spoil the furniture. It Is too expen sive to let him do as he pleases. So they give blm money and let him go to the streets which are often an open gate to helL" The picture Is true. Poor dty lad. There are no wide echoing fields or shady wood where be may wander at bis will, giving full play and proper rent to the life forces that run riot in hts veins. To him there la no call of the wild. For him ther la no company and touch of Na ture which the country boy knows and feels. At borne they ssy of the city boy that he Is rude and awkward and de structive. What wonder! The only wonder la be doesn't explode. He Is all boy. That's why he la worth rais ing! Expressions oi energy In the boy spell Force. He has in blm the mak ing of a man. Why scold him and spoil bis temper for being what he Is? Why spoil blm by trying to make him what he la not? An unspoiled boy city or country la about the finest thing on two legs. He la affectionate under bis vest He la sympathetic If you know bow to reach his sympathies. lie Is honest And frank. And above all, he stands for fair play. Later on, as a man, he may lose many of these virtues, but as a boy he la admirable. Give the dty boy hts chance, Let blm go to the country at every oppor tunity. Let him build a shop In the back yard or In the cellar if he choos es. Give blm a room of his own. Of course the room will be topsy turvey betimes. Of course. lie Is not a young gentleman. He Is a boy, God bless him. Let blm bring bis comrades home with ' blm. Let them together romp and raise caln. Give the city boy a, vent The country-raised boy baa beaten the dry-raised boy because he has bad a better chance. Des Moines News. Making; a Good Cltlsen. A 13-year-old Italian boy lately pre pared ah essay on the duties of citizen ship, for a club In New York". Among the rules which he laid down are the following: "If I want to be a good citizen I must be true to my country, true to my state and true to my city. If I do not vote I will not be doing my duty. I must have my own Judgment to vote for the man I think Is best qualified for the office for which be has been nominated. If I don't I won't be doing my duty. I must not let anybody bribe me to vote for a man I think not fitted for an office. It will also be my duty to be Industrious and self-supporting, so as not to be a burden and a nuisance to the public. I must pay taxes, ao that the government can be maintained and the officers of the gov ernment paid, because the government Is for my good. When It Is necessary I must help to maintain order and al ways be ready for public service, and in case of war serve my 'country. I should know the history of my country and be an Intelligent reader and close observer of current events." Hassle.' Parohaaes. Russia bought from the United States in 1003 nearly 120,000,000 worth of goods, which Is double the average for previous years, and sold the United States nearly S11,OCU,000 worth, which is an Increase of II) per cent over pre vious years. j We giv a man credit for being level-headed if ha Isn't above our level. Ayers It your blood Is thin ind Im pure, you ire miserable ill the time. It Is pure, rich blood thst Invlcorstes, strentheni, refreshes. You certslnly know Sarsaparilla the medicine thst brines good heslth to the home, the only medicine tested snd tried for 60 y esrs. A doctor's medicine. 1 eve my tlf, wlthMl 4U, to Ajt SarMBarlUa. Il It lb Mart aarful aiaal. elee la Ik rl4 tut Hnninm, Mr ear la H "'" ana I MaM Ikaah J a." Mas, Dbua MuWsu, Metre, ft. 4. rt a Wile. 11 Sftly.l.U. f. e. area tie, tll. 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