i
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Tuesday, May 20.
Washington, May 2. Monitor Per
klm made to effort in ths senate today
to curt a subsidy ol 1217,000 a year
1 1 addition to tht amount now paid to
th Oceanic Steamship company, ply
ing Utaeen Ban Franclaco and Auetra
11a. The torn la tht tarn a aa carrlad
tor that company by tha shipping bill,
which passed tha annate early In tha
session, and whan Patterson asked Par
kins why ha did not wait for ,tha psss
eof tha ahipping bill, tha latUr re
plied that "hope deferred maketh the
heartsick." The amendment waa de
clared oat of order on a point ralaed by
Clay.
Washington, Mj 29. During the
conalderatlon of the diplomatic and
coniular bill today In the boaae, an in
teresting debate was had on the amend
TO ant proposed by I-onj worth, of Ohio,
to appropriate 11,000,000 for tha ac
quisition In foreign capltala of proper
sites and buildings for the embaeilee
and legations of the United States f ir
the realdence of ambassadors and mln
iitera to foreign oouotrlee.
Longworth, In urging hla amend
rnent, which went out on a point of
order, inalited that, by providing real
lences for our ambaMadora the q neat Ion
of rent would be eliminated. He aald
that waa now the largest necessary ex
pente. With a tetldenre provided by
the government, a man of moderate
means could live in a dignified way on
Ml salary.
Monday, May 28.
Washington, May 28. The aenata
today sent the lallnad rate bill to con
ference, listened to a long defense by
Klttredge of a tea level canal and three
Democratic speeches on the resolution
In relation to the purchase of canal
applies in foreign markets, and devot
d the remainder of ita time to the
poatofllce appropriation bill.
No objection waa made to the ap
polntimtot of ranking members of the
interstate commerce committee aa con
ferees on the rate bill, and tbey were
not Instructed In any manner. Tbey
are Elkina, Cullom and Til'mau.
Washington, May 28. Karly in the
estlun of the house today Williams,
Miss., the floor leader of the minority
made the point that there waa no quor
tun present, and it took a call of the
bouse to start the wheels of legislation
After the appearance of a quorum, the
house concurred In amendments made
by the sMiate to a number of house
bills. The booae resolved itself into a
"city conncll" for the conalderatlon of
billa relating to the Diatrict of Colum
bia.
The compulsory education bill for
the district occupied most of the day
being finally placed on lit passage. On
a division, the absence of a quorum was
disclosed. ; Williams made the-polnt of
no quorum, and a call of the bouse en
aned, the Tea and nays being called on
the paaaage of the bill.
Saturday, May 20.
Washington, May 28. During the
course of a listless day a legislation on
the diplomatic and consular bill In the
bouse today, Champ Clark, of Mis
eouri, stated that he had heard whie
perlngs that the Chinese exclusion law
was to be modified to affect all classes
f Chinese, with the exception of coolie
labor. He gave notice that, if there
waa any such Intention on the part of
the majority, be would fight such
change to the last ditch: that he had
bsen somewhat instrumental in puttln
the Chinese exclusion law on the stat
lite books, and that for one he would
not agree to its modification.
Under general debate, the house hav
ing met at 1 1 o clock for further con
eideration of the diplomatic bill
speeches were made by a number of
members and thla eubject took a wid
ratine, from pensioning the Missouri
militia to the rate bill.
Friday, May 25.
Washlngon, May 25. The annate to
lay paa8od the agricultural appropria
tion bill, carrying an appropriation of
$7,800,000. and, without a word of
. debate or an objection from any source
added to it as an amendment the bill
providing for an inspection of fresh
tneata intended for domestic consump
tion.
A number of other bills were passed
Tbe sea level ranama canal bill was
made the unfinished business.
The message of tbe house, declining
to accept the senate amendments to th
railroad rate bill was received, but tbe
senate conferees were not named. The
Torrent of Antl-Smoot Petitions. .
Washington, May 20. Protests
against the retention of Reed Smoot as
a senator of the United States flooded
the senate today, as follows: Minne
sota, by Senator Clapp, 6,802; Indiana,
by Senator Hemenway, 8,341; New
Hampshire, by Senator Gallinger,
3.205; Kentuckv, by Senator Black
burn, about 2,800; Alabama, by Sena
tor Morgan, 801 ; Kansas, by Senator
Long, 14,802; North Carolina, by Sen
ator Simmons, 2,098. It is said that
petitions will be received from every
state and territory In the United States.
Seattle May Dig Her Canal.
Washington, May 29. An under
standing has been reached by members
of the house committee on rivers and
harbors which will result in a favora
ble report on a bill providing that the
United States shall maintain tbe crnal
at Seattle connecting Lake Union and
fihilshole bay with Paget sound. The
consideration for maintenance of the
waterway by the government Is that a
lock aha'l be built by private corpora
tion at tha head of Sbllshole buy.
senate adjourned nntll Monday.
Washington, May 25. In tbe bouse
of representatives today the question of
veracity was ralaed between Cooper, of
Wisconsin, and Hepburn, of Iowa, over
convertatlon la which the latter ia
lUnxt ia b... r,.rtrlt,.tt with a l
member of the senate and in which,
Cooper asserted, the member of the f
bouse and the senator referred to -
greed that the ao-called eipreee com- J
pany amendment to the railroad rate
Mil irionM not ramilu In the hill.
The hotiM via tnrhnlent durln the
consideration of the rule sending tbe
m i
rate bill to conference, the tear of many
msmbera belne- that tbe rule, which
dlsst reed to tbe senate amendment en
h nr. tn laht have in Inflnanca on thi
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nA art a. ham m AnnoHtl.
Vuh w m ym ws aw ai wmm -r
nlty, If tbey o desired, to vote out the
.,'- In... m.ndm.nt. the
amendment relating to pipe line, and
lb. sleeplng-cr amendment.
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Thursday, May 24.
WaahloEton. May 24. Tbe senate
entered today upon the consideration of
the asricultural appropriation bill.
Hale criticised tbe provision permit
ting the secretary of agriculture to ex-
taml In All itava tlia fnrtnlirht'a l.av.
now allowed to employes outside tbe
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city
of Washington, expressing tbe
opinion that the practice is growing
rapidly, and thai It will soon extend to
all the poatoflkee of the country if not
checked. He spoke of the general de-
mand for government employment, eay-
ing that such employes became "a bun-
are. rmrslstent band ol mendicants."
and that congreea la dragooned, impor-
a 'I
tuned and browbeaten by the demands I
of this ornnlied band of aobordinatea.
Hale referred to tbe possibility of pen-1
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sioning government employes.
The froe alcohol bill waa pasaed by
the senate practically M it came from
the bouse.
Washington, May 24. Speaker Can
non, with the memory of yeaterday's
proceedings In bis mind, took a new
tack today when tbe hoaee of represen
tatives met, by sending word to Curtis,
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of Kansas, to raise the point of "no
quorum" when a dvllslon was demand-
a.I ft.aa UTllW-kBMav w f i.alaainnl Jfca ftdaW
ed by Williama, of Mississippi, on the
voie to resume consideration oi me
diplomatic and consular bill. Mr.
Curtle made the polm of "no quorum,"
I.LI . .V I... I ... l Willi. m. ..It. I
laaiu u. muu vu ui "Miiiiu.
the "call of the house" proceeding un-
der Republican demand Inatewiofon
.a a . t 1 a a I
tue aeinanu oi me leauer oi iue minor-
ity. A quonira waa preeent, the vote
being, Ayes 222, noes 21, preeent 1.
Wednesday, May 23.
Waahlngton, May 23. In addition
to passing a half doaen bills to which
no objection was made, tbe senate de-1
voted its entire seasion today to tbe lm-
migration bill, which was passed just
before the hour of adjournment. Tbe
major portion of the diacueelon was de-
voveu w vue proviaiou ior auppiying; in-
formation concerning tbe different sec-
tal
tionsofthe country to newly arrived
immigrants.
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109 Din consists oi a series oi amena-
roentatothe existing law, all of them
intended to permit siricier reguiauons
iui .cvuiiik uuk iua uoimtiTt tiann ui
aliens, ine uead ux is iccieased irom
2 to $5.
An amendment requiring an educa-
tlonal test lor immigrants and also re-
quiring that no immigrant carrying less
than 25 should be admitted was pre
sented by Simmons, who spoke in sup
port of it. Lodge offered a substrate
confining the test to an educational re
quirement and providing that no alien
more than It) years of age who cannot
read In some language shall be admit
ted except members of the families of
male adults now realding in the United
States. Simmons accepted the sabsti
tute and it was adopted.
Waahlngton. May 23. When the
house met today an unusual scene oc
curred. Williams, the minority lead
er, demanded tbe ayes and noes on a
or, uciiiaiiunu vug ajeB suu uuce uu a
i u -i n .
uiowuo 01 ou.uib, ui iwUii.j.T.u.a, vo
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T" T.n s.u
uu uuucuiBi iiiii. iuii wan rviuirau,
tbe speaker holding that one-fifth of
the members present bad not risen to
demand the ayes and noes.
"I demand that the otter eide be
taken," called out Williams.
mu- , .
ine speaxsr reiusea 10 iaae me nega-
live on a rising vote, stating that but a
short time before it had been demon
strated that a quorum was present, 195.
Then Williams thundered out a pro
test against the speaker's ruling.
May Not Confirm.
Wathlngton, May 28. In the light
of the attitude assumed by the eeiate
subcommittee on judiciary, it is quite
probable that Willlamg O. Bristol will
not be confirmed at this session as die
trict attorney for Oregon. The sab
committee is not favorable to BiMol's
confirmation, yet does not go to the ex
tent of recommondinn the rejection of
his nomination. It will probably make
no report to the full committee, which
means mat me committee will not re-
port to the senate and no action will be
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taken before the adjournment.
Proposes Postal Telegraph.
Washington. Mav 28. Tha idea of a
costal teleeranh haa a warm advocate
in Samuel W. Smith, member of con-
arMtu from Mlnhlo.n. hn in a oar.fnl.
ly prepared speech today in the house
insisted that if the government would
undertake such a system, the deficit in
the postal department would be almost
wipea out. -we saouid," ne said,
"have a first-class postal telegraph in
the United States In connection with
ooi splendid postal facilities."
OBJECT TO JUDGE SMITH.
Lawyers for Federation Officials Ask
Change of Venue.
Caldwell, Idaho, May 80. When
the Canyon county diatrict court con
vened bere yeaterday morning, the
caaee of Cbarlee 11. Mover, William D.
it.,.00d .n(i nn,M a. p.tilbone. oft-
I. th. w..tar Fad.-.tl.n Ml.
viu wj oiu
' "-Governor Bteunenberg, were call-
- i, aiiorneyi lor tue prisoners immeai-
.. a . a a
filed notice of alleged diequalln-
one wnicn anouia prevent uistr ,i
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ge, and gave notice of a motion lor
cnange oi venue.
Twenty-sli reasons which are alleged
to disqualify Judge Smith are given,
Among oiuer poiuw i n r(N iu
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oovernor rrana n. uoouing oas lasuea
P0",lc manifesto, declaring tbe guilt
of tbe defendants and that be baa proof
wiimr lain.
an. a t I a
XUi IECI Ul VIDIIO 11 H P-
Polntee of tbe governor is set lortD, and
the allegation that be is sub ect to the
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influence of the governor is made. Tbe
manner of drawing the grand Jury in
this county also is atUcked. Tbe petl-
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tion severely criticises the conduct of
both Uovernor Gooding and Judge
Smith In relation to these cases.
Before taking any notice of tbe mo
tion in behalf of tbe defendants, James
R. Hawley, chief counsel for tbe prose-
cutlon, filed affidavits setting forth tbe
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p'esent status of the habeas corpus pro-
ceedlngs taken to the rederal Hupreme
court on appeal irom tbe fwierai coon
tor me aisinci or luauo. ne aaiu iue
-r'l of the defendants could not pro-
co-d nntll tbe babeas corpus matter
'"onld be disposed of by dismissal or
-"I decision in the Supreme coutt.
Iotblng waa accompiisbed beyond
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submitting to judge Bmitn legal points I
claimed lor trie proaecotion to De a oar
to farther proceedings at this time,
I. at . I . f t Wt I
an adjournment was taien uniu inurs - i
day.
PASS DISEASED MEAT.
Special Commissioner Reynolds Saw
It Done In Chicago.
Chicago, May 30. How 24 out of 31
I diseased cattle were "passed" under I
wit, -yea ui James u. rwejruuius, one oi
President Roosevelt's special commis-
Sonera appointed to investigate condl-
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the eyes ol James B. Reynolds, one of
tonl at the stockyards, was divulgel
today by a man who accompanied Key-
noj. tc tfae pint 0f the Standard
Slaughtering company. This scene die-
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(aii in a large measure we report oi
te commissioners and brought about
the inspection bill now before congress.
Mr. Il-vno da reeched the alanvhUr
b00e ill0rtiT T 7 o'clock. Unknown
tb0se in tbe place, be made an ex
aminatlnn nf th. ratll. In th. njtn
rh.ra w.r. 31 diaeaaed rattle stand In
in th. wh.n b. .i.ita,! thB TtmBtm
Without exception, the " umns" In
their jaws, according to the testimony
0( 0M who was with him. were from
tba ate 0f a cocoanut to that of a peck
meaaure. Mr. Revnolda watched theae
cttt. brought to the killing beds and
ratila hmilsht tn th. Vtllin ha ant
slaughtered
unm ,. i ,.. .ar-.m..-j
" vat wuvsaa woiv wuuuvuvu
on poat-mortem Inspection?" be asked
the cltr iosnector. after all had been
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'Seven," replied the inspector.
Tbe commissioner turned awav sick
nail
u'h.t Kmm th. n.wt. r
I these vats?" asked thecommiiuiinnr of
ivrn.iin. Rhl)rt. m.n,Mr ni
.,ffhter house.
The grease goes to the bntterine
man and other users of grease, tbe
solids to tbe fertiliser.
"What ia done with the meat that
passes?" was the next question.
rhere are two firms in Chicago
th-t make a business of buying it, and
it is sold to certain restaurants and
hotels."
"There waa not a dozen in that
bunch of 31," said tbe commissioner to
bis companion, as he walked out of the
place, "that coull rightly bave been
passed "
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The Standard Slaughtering company
was organized during the admimstra
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tion of Governor John P. Altgeld, who
.nmn.11. It. aatahll ah mn h.t th
handling ol AmVur" t
centralized and thus better controlled
Must Pay Franchise Tax.
W..htnt ivr. qotv. i
hlN :JTrkvSn,ral "'I'oadcom.
m.i.uiu((iuU - J JW A UVJ VawOf-f UI
r"uJ vuuiruuor Ol Uig
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Bvm oi iiow iun, involving me new
Vork state law imposing a franchise
tax on railroad property in that state,
was decided by the Supreme court yea-
terday favorab y to the itate, the opin-
ion being delivered by Justice Holmes. band
The case involves taxes of $889,000, "ho
and the decision rested on the perma
nent "ite8 oI crB whlch hadlejn as
sessed. The court holds that the sites
of the cars are in New York.
Damage to Federal Buildings.
Han franclaco, May 30. Judge W.
W. Morrow, of the subcommittee on
federal buildings, reported as follows
t yesterday's meeting of the commit
t of forty: The estimated damages
to federal buildings in San Francisco
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" --oun oi mj. can-quaae, nre ana
u-o of dynamite is as follows: Ap
praieer a store, siu.uuu; bud treasury,
.u,uuu; mint, ioo.uikj; postomce and
United States court building, $500,000;
wenue cutter storehouse, $6,000.
Lnd Open to Entry.
Tioddtni llal.. Mav sn Th.
ding land office received notification PT . -1. T t l ,Y
from Washington that 820,000 acres oil?' p? d?fi !u!" ,? .J
irrigation and forest reserve land fn the
Klamath lake section in Siskiyou conn-
ty win oe inrown open w entry and to -
cation September 3. It ia valuable
agricultural, mineral and graslng land
and a big rush is expected.
for The Term of His Natural Life
j Dy MARCUS CLARKE j
CITAPTEll XVII. Continued.)
By 'the bye," said Vlrkera. MI sup-
pose we ahall have to get that fallow op
for ths trial.
We bars to Identify tits
villain.
Cas't yoa and
I do thatr aeked
rrere, uneasily.
I an afraid not I wouldn't like to
swear to a man after five rears,"
We had better cat op a ftw prisoners
no were at the harbor at the time.'
wit. t Mn' t. th. ni.iA
mp thropgh n; Oncers for anything.'
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Aad srs tits men st Tort Arthur old
men?" ssksd Meekln.
"Old convicts," returned Vickers. "If a
r piac. ior -eoioniai-eenience mu.
" W DT art inert- II BU
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t.l . a m . . . a
- e ptaee or waequane naroor.
wdtemeat there wlU be among
tlm W kn tha vkmnM rutf down an
the achooner goe. 4
J"' I a tri?1
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ners are
w mi vw mum, UJ UIU v mhwii
"And do tbey never leave the place
whan sentenced for llfsT said Meekln.
How distressing !"
Tr, except when they die, aald
Frere, with a laah: "and then they are
burled on the island. Oh. Ifa a fine
place! Ton should come down with me
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- -sve a loo. at It, Mr. Meakln. ric-
lur'7u- n TurJ r t , ,
My dear Maurice," aara Srlvla, going
to the piano, aa If In protest to the turn
tbe conversation waa taking, "how can
you, talk like thatr
"I should much like to see It" said
Meekln.
The convlct-serTTant, who had entered
with eoms official paper for tbe major,
ttsred at the dainty clergyman, and
rouch Maurice laujhed again. "OK It s
s stunulng climate." he cried; "and noth
I. . l. a W a m mi.. a
- ii a an. .asc me piace ior you. xnere a
a regular little colony here. All
the
scandals In Van Dieman'a Land
are
hatched at Port Arthur."
Thia agreeable chatter about scandal
and climate seemed a strange contrast
to tha jrreTjyard i.laud and the men
who were prisoners for life. Perhape
Sylvia thought so. for she struck a few
chords, which, compelling the party, out
of sheer polltenesa, to cease talking for
a moment cauaed the
flaf ,D(i nmtlMl t0 Mr
waa time for hlra to de
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the conversation to
r. Meekln that It
4 airvat eS
Sylvia burst Into laughter aa the door
closed. "What a ridlculoua creaturel"
said she. "Bless ths man, with hla
gloves and his umbrella, and hla hair
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dle ,howln h WT to heaven! I'd
f,thr hT ld Mr. Bowea. papa, though
K aa la mm kiln A aa m Vvv1 a
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beetle."
r??!r .,'11,
said Ylckera, seri-
onaly. "Mr. Meekln ia a clergyman, you
know."
"Oh, I know," aald Srlvla; "but then.
a clergyman can talk like a man, can't
he? Why do tbey aend such people
hertf I am aura they could do much
better st home. Oh, by the way, papa.
Pr old Danny'a coma back again.
1 told hlm b nilh' r Into the kitchen.
h d-I'
1 Oil U l the hoUBe full of these
vagabonds, you little puse," tald Ylckera,
,iMin- her- 1 uppos I must let him
stsy."
"Manrlce, you are a treat bear, and
If you hadn't aaved my life, you know,
I shotiMnt love you a bit There, you
may klsa me (her T0,c- erew aofter)
"Thla i convict business haa brought It
all back, and I should be ungrateful If
I dldu t iove you. dear."
Maurice Frere. with auddenlr crim
aoned face, accepted the proffered caress.
and then tnrned away to the window,
I am not half good enough for you,"
he cried, with audden vehemence.
It a my happiness that you ve got
to think of. Captain Bruin." aald the
girl. "You've aaved my life, haven't
you? and I should be wicked If I didn't
lore you! No, no more kisses," she add-
ed, putting out her hand. "Come, papa,
it's cool now; let's walk lu the garden.
and leave Maurice to think of hla own
unworthiness.
Maurice watched the retreating pair
with punled expression. "She always
,eTe me for her f-ther," he aald to
himself. "I wonder If she really lores
I i i.e. ill... i ii a.e
mr- " " ou" "l.UUBt a"'
aa nan niran m mu oji nimaa r fha aama
He had often asked himself the aame
u" -"" UB u .earn ui uib
,in k k. ..m.....u-
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CnAITER XVIII
, The evening passed aa It had passed
a hundred times before. Captain Frere'a
nome was a couage on me new Town
...1 a a .-. t . ,
Lppointment .Migtant milfll.
tr.li an annn ntmtnt t tn him .. .
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I reward for hla exertlona in connection
with the Osprey mutiny. Ills convict
servant had aat up for him, and, aa he
entered the man handed him a letter,
bearing a superscription In a female
brought this?" asked Frere,
hastily tearing It open to read,
"The groom, air. He said that there
waa a gentlofnan at The George the
Fourth who wished to see you."
"You needn't wait," aald Frere to the
man. "I ahall have to go back again
m aa at t t a
1 suppose." unanging nis iorage cap
tor a
aoft hat, and selecting a stick
from a miscellaneous collection In
corner, he prepared to retrace hla steps.
"What doea she want?" he asked him
self, fiercely, aa ha strode down the
moonlit road.
The George the Fourth waa a long,
,ow hoUM .ituatei m Elisabeth atreet
jtt front waa painted a dull red, and
the narrow panes of glass In Its wln-
cows, and tha ostentatloua affectation
of red curtains and homely comfort gave
to It a spurious sppsarance of Engllah
i jouiry.
Pushing open ths side door, Frere en-
tered, ana made hla way along a narrow
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tjj. room int'0 wnich he waa shown was
). i.r- one. it had three window, ionv.
ng into tha atreet, and was handsomely
furnished. The carpet was soft, the
candlse were bright, and tha auppar tray
gleamed Invitingly from a table between
the windows. As Frere entered, a Mttle
terrier ran barking to hie feet It waa
evident that he waa not a constant vis
itor. The roatla ot a sTlk draaa behind
the terrier betrayed the presence of a
woman; and Frere, rounding the promon
tory of an ottoman, found hlmaelf face
to face with Sarah Pnrfov.
"Thank you for coming,' aha aald.
Pray alt down."
Thla waa the only greeting that pass
ed between them, and Frere aat down.
la obedience to a motion of a damn
hand that twinkled with ring. Eleven
years had dealt gently with this woman.
Her foot waa as small and her hand aa
white aa of yore. Her hair waa plen
tiful and glossy, and her eyea had lost
none of their dangerous brightness.
W a a aaal
-a once rrere spoke Erst; fee waa
a ail one to bring his visit to aa speedy
a termination aa poaalble. "What do
you want ef mar he asked.
Sarah Forfoy langhed; a forced laugh.
that Bounded so nnnataral that Frere
turned to look at her. "I want yoa to
do me a favor, a very great favor; that
la, If It will not put yoa out of the
way."
"What do you mean?" aaked Frere,
roughly, pursing his lips with a sullen
air.
She suddenly rose and crossed to
where he waa aUndlnc.
"Maurice, yoa were very fond of me
once. Not so very many years ago.
"Hang ttr aald he, ah If ting his arm
irom peneatn ber band, "don t let ua
have all that stuff over again. Let old
times be old times, Sarah. What do you
want?"
"There waa a transport came in thla
morning.
"Welir
"You know who was on board h
Maurice?"
Maurice brought one hand Into the
palm of the other with a rough laugh.
"Oh, that'a It, la It? What a fiat I
waa not to think of It before! You want
to aee him, I suppose?"
She came close to him, and. In her
earnestness, took hla hand. "I want to
aave hla lifer
Maurice Frere flung her off. "I tell
yoa the man's aa good aa dead, for all I
ahall do to aave him."
At thla repulse her pent-up passion
broke forth. She sprung to her feet.
and, pushing back the hair that In her
frenzied pleading had fallen about her
face, poured out upon him a torrent of
abuse. "YonI Who are you that you
dare to apeak to me like that? H'a little
finger la worth your whole body. He Is
a man, a brave man, not a coward like
you. A coward! Yea, a coward! a
coward! a coward! Yon are very brave
with defenseleea men and weak women.
Do not I know you? I have seen yon
taunt a man at the triangles nntll I
wished the ecreamlng wretch could get
loose and murder you, aa yoa deeerre.
Yoa will be murdered one of these days.
Maurice Frere, take my word for It.
Men are flesh and blood, and flash and
blood wont endure the torments yoa lay
on It"
"There, that'll do," says Frere. grow
ing paler. "Dont excite yourself."
"I'll go to rhle girl yoa want to marry.
and tell her all I know of yon. I have
seen ber In the atreeta hare aeen her
look the other way when I paased her
bave aeen her gather op her muslin skirts
when my silks touched her I that nurs
ed her, that heard her aay her baby pray
ers O, pity me! She would ahudder at
you If ahe would ahudder at yoa if she
knew what I know. Shudder! She
would hate you! And I will tell her!
Ay, I will! You will be respectable.
will you? A model husband P
Frere caught her by both wrists, and
with all hla strength forced her to her
knees. "Don't speak her name," he aald.
In a hoarse voice, "or I'll do you a mis
chief. I know all yoa mean to do. I'm
not such a fool as not to see that Be
quiet! Men have murdered women like
you, and now I know how they came
to do It I'll do what yoa want, on one
condition."
"What?"
"That you leave this place."
"There ia nothing In the bargain to
prevent ma helping him to escape ?"
"Escape? He won't escape again. Til
go ball Once get him lnouble-irona at
Port Arthur, and ha'a safe enough.'
She put out her hand aa If nothing
had happened. "Uood night Captain
Frere. It a a bargain, then T
"A bargain."
Getting Into the cool street directly,
and seeing the calm stars shining, and
the placid water sleeping with a peace In
which he had no share, he strove to cast
off the nervous fear that waa on him,
The interview had frightened him, for It
had made him think.
. e
The reader of the foregoing pages haa
doubtless aBked himself, "What ia the
link which binds together John Rex
and Sarah Purfoy"
In the ye-r 1825 there lived, at St
Ilellera, Jersey, a watchmaker, named
Urban Purfoy. He waa a hard-working
man, and had amassed a little money,
sufficient to give his granddaughter an
education above the common In those
dnya. At sixteen, Sarah Purfoy waa
an empty-headed, strong-willed, preco
cious girl, with big brown eyes. She
waa brimful of vitality, and had little
religious sentiment She courted noto
riety by eccentricities of dress, and waa
never ao happy aa when aha waa misun
derstood. She ,waa the sort of girl of
whom women say, "It la a pity aha haa
no mother: and men, "It la a pity ahe
doea not get a husband, and who aay
to themselves, "When ahall I have a
lover r
There waa no lack of beings of this
latter class among the officers quartered
in Fort Royal and Fort Henry; but
the female population of the Island waa
numerous, and, In the embarrassment of
riches, Sarah was overlooked. Though
she adored the soldiery, her first lover
was a civilian.
The object of her affections waa one
Mr. Lionel Grofton. Crofton waa tall,
well made, and with an Insinuating ad'
dress. His features were too strongly
marked for beauty. Hla eyea were the
beat part of his faoe, and, like bis hair,
they were 3t black. He haJ hmal
ahouldsra, aloewy UmU and eiua'J l.ai
and feet Ilia head was round and we'J
ahaped, but It bulged a little over the
ears, which were aingularly small, bat
lay close to his heaX With thla man.
barely four yeare older than herself.
Sarah, at ee-sateen, fell violently In
love. Touched by her affection, and rat
ing her Intelligence and nnacrupulocsQesa
at their true value, he told her who he
waa. He waa a awlndler, a forger and
a thief, and hla name waa John Rex.
When ahe heard thla. ahe experienced a
sinister delight He told ber of his
plots, hla tricks, hla escapee, his vil
lainies; and seeing how for years thla
young man had preyed upon tha world.
which bad deceived and diaowned ber,
her heart went out to him. "I am glad
yoa found me," ah aald. "Two heads
are better thaa one. We will work to
gether." Working through many channels, and
never omitting to assist a fellow worker
whoa la dl-trees, John Rex, la a few
years, and ia a most prosaic, baalneM
way, became the head of a society of
rufflaaa.
Under the names of Mr. and Mrs.
Skinner, John Rex and Sarah Purfoy
were living In qalet lodgings. Their
landlady waa a respectable, poor woman,
and had a son who waa a constable. Thla
eon was given to talking, and. coming
In to sapper one night he told hla moth
er than on the following evening an at
tack waa te be made on a gang of coin-
era, whose leader was named Green.
This ahe repeated to Sarah.
John Rex, eating hla dinner more nerv
ously thaa usual, ruminated on tbe In
telligence, and thought It would be but
wle to warn Green of hla danger. Not
that he cared much for Green- person
ally; but It waa bad policy to miss do
ing a good turn to a comrade, and, more
over. Green, if captured, might wag hla
tongue too freely. Dut how to do It?
ne went and waa captured. When
Sarah heard of the calamity, ahe set to
work to help him. She collected sll her
money and jewels, paid Mrs. Sklnner'a
rent went to see Rex, and arranged his
defense. Green, who came very near
hanging, admitted that the man waa an
associate of hla, and the recorder, being
la a aevere mood, transported him for
seven years.
Sarah Purfoy rowed that ahe would
follow him. She was going aa passenger,
aa emigrant anything, when she saw
Mrs. Vlckers advertisement for a "lady's
maid," and anawered It It chanced that
Rex waa ahlpped In the Malabar, and
Sarah, discovering thia before the vessel
had been a week at ate, concerned the
bold project of Inciting a mutiny for the
rescue of her lover. We know tbe re
salt of that scheme, and the etory of the
scoundrel's subsequent escape from Mae
quarie Harbor.
(Te m wMtu-ed.)
GERANIUMS IN WINTER.
Roatsa.B4w4 to Tkoas Wlo Uks
Bloom, from Jaiwr ( J a a a.
All things considered, the geranium
ia our best plant for winter growing.
It blooms freely and constantly, la
most Instances, and adapts Itself to
tbe conditions prevailing In the ordi
nary living room more readily than al
most any other plant I have any
knowledge of. And It requires very
little care. -
Its ability to take care of Itself Ls
one of the strong arguments In its fa-
Tor, says a writer in Lipplncotfs, es
pecially with the amateur who la dls
truatful of his skill In the management
of plants that Insist on having their
peculiarities humored. It haa little to
boast of In the way of attractive foli
agethough a plant well set with rig
orous, healthy foilage ls far from be
Ing unhandsome but It haa a right to
pride Itself on the beauty of Its flow
ers. Some of the scarlet varieties are
so exceedingly brilliant that they actu
ally seem to Impart a feeling of
warmth to the observer. The Mttle
child who declared that auntie's gera
niums were "on fire" was conscious of
this suggestion of heat In the Intensity
of color which characterizes some of
the most richly colored sorts.
Others are extremely delicate in col
or and int Some are pure white. All
the recently Introduced varieties have
large, wide petaled flowers, borne in
trusses of good size, on long stalks. A
well-developed plant, aymmetrlcal In
shape and properly furnished with fo
liage to serve aa a background against
which to display its blossoms effective
ly, ls a magnificent sight when In full
bloom, notwithstanding the fact that
some persons sneer at the geranlmum
as being "common."
All beauty is common In a sense,
and I would as soon object to the sky
and the sunshine because the beauty
of them is for the enjoyment of every
body, therefore "common," as to seek
to disparage a flower because it was
one that everybody could grow and en
joy. Any one can undertake the cul
ture of the geranium with reasonabla
certainty of success who can give a
good soil to grow in, water enough to
keep It always moist at the roots, a
sunny location and freedom from frost
Insects seldom attack, it It has a
healthy constitution that gives it Im
munity from the diseases so common
In most other plants, and it will re
ward you for the care It receives at
your hands by making your window
bright with bloom as few other plants
can. Therefore you make no mistake
In selecting It for your window gar
den. But be sure to get plaats that hara
not been allowed to bloom during tha
summer. Such plants have exhausted
themselves, and, nine times out of ten,
they will Insist on taking a rest dur
ing the winter months. The ideal gera
nium for winter use ls the plant which
has been kept steadily growing during
summer, but has had every bud re
moved at soon as seen. Such a plant
will bloom profusely from January to
June.
Where there ls much pretension
there is lu.ui ueceui. Aduieua,