Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1901)
i??..p.x State Capital Expressions Emulative for (he Good of Republican Supremacy. a) j LINCOLN, Jan. 11. ' At this writing tho senatorial situa tion ttecms to bo ns fnr from a solu tion ns It was beforo tho legislature mot. Tho tension Is becoming a tre mendous strain on tho constitutions of tho candidates and their aldcs-do-camp, find tho members of tho legis lature aro becoming a trlllo weary over tho outlook. Diversified Interests, stnto, personal nnd otherwise, uro In evidence, and tho average legislator who will ho In tho fight to tho ond Is hardly ablo to do cido which way ho will .Jump. It Is conceded that thero nro many of tho members pledged to support nnd uso nil honorable) means to sccuro the election of certain men, but not all of thorn nrc hound. There aro many In both tho houso and senate who an possessed of n frco hand, and It Is to theso tho not directly Interested citi zens look for a happy and honorable solution of tho struggle. It Is a question whether nny of tho prcsont nsplrants can win. Tho sit uation ench day scorns to get moro complicated, and is fn3t approaching, a tanglo thnt may only bo unravelled by tho throwing over board of every ono now dead set on being elected, and choosing from among tho wealth of splendid material In tho republican party of tho ntato two of tho ablest and cleanest men to bo found, without re gard to whnt has happened In tho past. Tho situation mny call for this road out of tho dllllculty, and If it should, wo sco no reason why It should not com'o' as an agreeable surprlso to ev ery Ncbraskan who regards the stato'a Interests us paramount to all clso. Whllo tho partisans of each candi date nro extremely anxious their man should win, a deslro superinduced by tho hope of "getting something," tho tivcrngo Ncbraskan Is Interested mo3t In having tho Btnto represented In tho iionato by ablo and puro men, who 'Will not only bo ablo to do something tnnglblo for tho state, but also reflect credit nnd honor upon tho common wealth through dignified and conscien tious efforts to legislate for tho people of tho nation In nil matters which may nrlso In tho sonato. Tho partisan does not caro for nny except himself, anil ho desires most tho man from whom tin enn cnt tho most. Contrary to tho partisan who thus hopes Is tho citi zen who desires that tho man elected bo so fnlrly and honestly In a clean fight, and ngalnst whom tnero can nrlso not tho faintest breath of sus picion of having secured the position coyoted uy foul or triciey means. An nttcmpt was mado last week to sccuro n second mooting of tho six londlng candidates for United States senators, but resulted in partial inn uro. Tho Indications, howovor, nro moro favorablo than thoy havo yot brain for tho candidates getting to gethor on tho calling of a senatorial caucus. Four of tho six hold a second nicot ine. Thoso nrcsont wore I). E. Thomp son, Gcorgo D. Molklojolin, Frank M. Curr o nnd Edward llosowator. witn them was Sneaker Soars. They ad journod to moot agnln nt 8:30 tho next morning, when Governor Crounso nnd 13. II. Hlnshnw, or his ropro3ontatlvc, nro oxnocted to bo prcsont. Tho four who met Bucccndcd In machine: this aErcomont: Thnt they will acqulcsco in tho calling of n Joint senatorial caucus, which caucus siiau mnko Its own rules: that tho call for tho caucus must bo slgnod by sixty members to becomo offoctlvo; that forty-flvo votes shall bo required to mako any candldnto tho caucus noun nco for United States senator. ' Tho meeting of tho republican stnto contral commlttoo, which was to hnva bcon hold this wook, has boon called off. It waB rescinded by Chairman Lindsay In order thnt thero could bo no misconstruction of tho commlttoo's position. Tho commlttoo officers In olst that tho organization will main tain strict noutrnllty In senatorial matters, nnd for fear a mooting Just on tho ovo of balloting for senator "would bo nn tnccntlvo for somo com mlttco to mix in tho fight, It wns ro carded best to nostnono tho call, which was nlroady to bo mailed out. Talk of tho holding of a commlttoo mootliiF fitartcd tongues to wagging about tho unfortunate episode of two years ago when" tho oxecutlvo committee wns disbanded nt a stormy session Just as ilia legislature was oponlng. tho pros cnt ofllcorB seem particularly anxious to nvold subjecting thempolves to criticism nnd particularly to head off oven tho possibility of repetition of tho cause. , Charles l'enn, ox-Bhoriff of Custor county, has been nppnlnted comman dant of tho Boldlors and Bailors' homo nt Mllford by tho board of public lands nnd bulldlngB. Mr. Ponn 1b an old Holdlor nnd hns nn onvlnblo record as an olllccr and a commander of men. Ho nnd other Custer county people, woro congratulated freely on tho rec ognition given to thnt county. After an exceedingly warm, sosslon tho state banking hoard miu'.e Its ap pointments for Bocretury, clerk, Bten nirrnnhor nnd four bank examiners. Ed Rcyso of Broken How wns chosen nrrntr.rv of tho banking board, A. M. DodBon of Wllbor wna selectee.' as clerk ami Frank Smith of Tokamah was elected ns stenographer. Ouito a flcht for bnnk examiners fol lowed tho soloctlons for secretary, ot nl. Auditor WeBton Insisted on each member of the board being nllowed to 'appoint ono examiner, nut Attorney Gonoral Prout and Stnto Treasuror SHufor rofuaed to ngrco to that propo sition. A majority vote was roquireei. Observations. Tho Douglas county contests In the houso were settled last evening by tho ouso commltteo on privileges and elections In favor of tho contcstecs af ter n session nftcr tho adjournment of tho house. A number of Inw points were discussed and the attorneys wcrfl present to mnko citations from tho rec ord when necessary, Tho outcome wns n doubt many times nnd when tin flnnl decision e:ame It was on a voto when tho republican members wero divided. Tho entire houso commltteo wns present with tho exception of Bles ner of T'inyer county. The only mnt ter remaining undisposed of was hcthcr tho votes alleged to have boon Illegally voted In South Omaha, amounting to a few over 150, should be thrown out of tho count entirely This ;uopot,Itlon was decided In tho negative by a unanimous voto of tho commltteo ns tho members found that the contestants had lot shown that In- ostlcatlons to discover tho voters al leged to huvo been fictitious woro car ted on In n thorough manner. Tho coiitestece disproved er.ourh of thedr clnlmi to mako tho commlttoo hesitate to net furthor ngalnst them. VI V. Tho next question was ovor the votes cast by persons who swore In their otos and failed to comply with tho election law by depositing their nin- davits In tho proper hnnds. This nf fectcd particularly tno vote In tho first and child wards, thirty-eight votes in tho former nnd five In tho lat ter having been recorded whero tin proper nflldfivlts wore not In evidence rhe commltteo by n voto of 7 to 3 on strict party lines, voted to strlko out 11 votes where tho law governing the swearing in of votes hnd not been com piled with. Tnero romalncd then tho question of fact ns to tho number ot votes to strlko out. It was alleged that concerning the forty-three votes In tho wnrds nbovo nnmed not a word or evidence had been introduced to show that thn vot- ors did not take the prescribed oath or furnish their affidavit. Chairman Whltmore of the commltteo held tho view, following tho rulc3 of law, that tho presumption wan tho work of tho olcctlon Judges had boon lawful in ov ory particular and ho would hold that tin votea recotded had been enst lo gally until It was proved otherwise. In theso precincts named ho hold thero was no ovldonco shown by tho con testants that tho requisite oaths had not. beon ndmlnlstorcd In accordnnco with law. It was a fault In tnklng the testimony, perhaps, as It could havo been secured, but for his part, he could not sco his way clear to rojectlng tho votes without this neoded ovldenco. On the voto Drown of Furna3, Tanno of Nanco, Hamilton of Butlor mil Loom'B of Dodgo, stood with tho chair man ngalnst Marshall of Otoo, War ner of Lancaster, Armstrong of Nema ha, nnd Hlbbort of Cage Tnls wiia sufficient to declnrp thnt Rohwer, who is contesting Johnson s scut, will not vain cdmlttanco to the house. Tho Youngs-Hunt case was decidod In tho vote not to excludo tho votes alloged to hr-.vo been Illegally brought Into tho district. Tho need of Important legislation on many subjects this session becomes moro and moro apparent. Tho call for radical changes In the law brlng3 tho necessity of closo attention to work. The legislators thoreforo feel tho senatorial fight a big burden. It la tho unnnlmous opinion thnt It should ho sottlcd at tho earliest posstblo mo ment. As a great many of tho dlfll- cultlo- oxpectcd from diversified though Important legislation in thn nilddlo of a heated senatorial fight may bo obvlntcd for a coustltutlonnl convention or tho appointment ot a commission to codify tho laws ami suggest needed chnnges, It Is likely that somo action thnt will ralso a great burden with one lift may bo ac complished. K Tho tall men of tho oonntc who enn not get tholr knees under the desks provldod for tho stnto are Trompon eif Lancaster nnd Owons ot DawEon. Mr Trompon, tho Door senator, has the distinction of being six foot six Inches In height ami-Mr. Owens readies about tho samo altitude. Tho custodian of tho sonato recently rnlscd tho dosks of theso two senators by placing largo ?lnss Insulators such ns arc used on telegraph poles under tho bottoms of tho logs. This probably gavo rlso to tho rumor that the two desks had beon plnced on telegraph pojes. Tho raised desks will bo r. source of comfort for tho two tnll senators, but thoy may obstruct tho vlow of tho other solons. Tho state printing board has nn- nouueeu ui "irirnniitrufr.it c: I., ... Williams, editor of tho Blnlr Pilot, ns clork of tho board. Mr. Williams hnd charge of tho literary bureau of tho ro publican stnto contral commltteo dur ing tho lnct campaign nnd did elllclont work. Ho will continue tho pnbllca lion of tho Blnlr Pilot. Ills dutloa at tho state house will Hoop him busy a t-'reat part of tho time, but he Intends to devote no much time ns possible to his newspaper. Ho succeeds A. H, Sheldon as clork of tho board. After tho decision of tho con tost Ed P. Smith and W. F. Gurloy, wen reeling pretty good. Mr. smith con 'rrntulated (ho commltteo by Baying: i nis is tno nrst legislative contest gontlcmen, that I know of thnt htm boon decided Btrlctly on tho polntB of law mvoiveu," ft Gon. A. V. Colo of Hastings has been appointed eommnndnnt of the soldiers homo nt Grand island by Governor Dlotrleh. This appoint rjiit wes noc unexpected, but It waB not mado until a host ot candidates had gono throuch tho mill. Tho now commandant wUJ talc.o charge of tho home February l. t?i?vaat Attn nvnv wu THE RIVAL LEADENS OF THE DEMOCRACY ' And Their Fight for Snprmincy Joffor- iiiin nml Jack nn Would Deny llotli of Them Tlio Itiikl UeiiUvnillc 1'iirljr Long Since l)tud. One scarcely could imagl.io a moro ludicrous or less Insplrlnn spoctaclo than that presented by Ororcr Cleve land and William J. Dryan In tholr discussion of tho constituent elements of "truo" Democracy. Hero aro tho only two men whom in mon than twenty yenrs tho Democratic l.arty has hud an opportunity to vote Into tho ofllce of president. Tho Democrat who was in his prime when tho first of theso two politicians camo on tho scene Is now a weak and to -ling old mnn, and Democracy without Clovclandlsm or Bryanlsm In It Is hardly moro than a tradition. And how humiliating It must bo to tho rank nnd file of this once great party to see Its erst 'ille oracles and heroes belaboring each other through tho public prints. Wluit Hrjnn Sny. Mr. Dryan accuses Grover Cleveland of having diverted tho Democratic par ty from Its tlmo-honored principles, nnd he Invokes the fathers of Democ racy to prove It. At tho samo tlmo Mr. Clcvclnnd accuses Mr. Dryan of bavins dono tho snmo thing, nnd ho also in vokes tho fathers to provo it. Tho Dem ocratic party has always boon great on tho fathors. In this respect It some what resembles tho Chinese people, with their ancestor worship nnd their hato of progress. So It Is not to bo wondered at If Mr. Cloveland and Mr. Dryan avoid tho livo and Important lEsues before tho American pcoplo and maunder through coluinr.s nbout tho dead nnd gone. Iloth Aenlnut l'rntoctinn. However, It Is clear enough that both Mr. Dryan nnd Mr. Cloveland cannot bo right In claiming to havo clung closely to Democratic trndltlons. To Just tho degree In which they differ, ono or tho other must bo wrong. And It Is to this self-evident proposition that the Democratic party Is addressing its present quarrel each sldo trying to provo tho othor wrong without grasp ing tho fundamental truth that both aro In tho samo boat. For example, Mr. Cloveland Is op posed to tho prlnclplo of protection to American Industries. So is Mr. Dryan Protection was approved and sustained by nil tho Democratic fathers. Jeffer son Indorsed It in all of his messages Tho first of tho thrco planks consti tuting tho first platform put out by a Domocrntlc national convention dc clarcd unequivocally for tho doctrine. Thercforo both Cleveland nnd Dryan havo departed radically from tho tcnchlngs of tho founders of tholr par ty In sustaining tho policy of froo trade. Iloth Against Kxpnnnlon. Today Mr. Dryan and Mr. Cloveland stand together on tho samo platform with respect to tho doctrine of antl expansion, nnd both Insult the memory of tholr political progenitors by claim lng Democratic tradition as their guide. Tho chief glory of tho Demo cratlc party finds Its wollsprlng In tha rocord ot expansion. Wo aro lndobted to tho founders of tho Democratic party for tho greatness and grandeur which our country mny boast today. If Jef ferson had been Inspired by the pusil lanimous doctrlno which Dryan preach cd from tho stump nnd which Clovo land ndvocated with his pen, tho Unit d States might today consist of thlr teen small states surrounded on our own contlnont by rivals and foes. Im nglno President Jefferson hauling down tho American llag In Hawaii! Or An drew Jackson bleating like n sheep about having no constitutional right to annox Porto Hlco. Only I'olut of nlffcronoo. So fnr as the records go Mr. Clove land and Mr. Dryan aro apart on tho question of finance. Now, tho question of flnnnco la not the only ono which makes for loss or gain to tlio American neonlo. nor tho only ono on which thov nro dlvldlnc politically. Whllo president. Mr. Clovelnnd put In prnctl cal effect every policy for which Mr. Dryan stands, with tho oxceptlon of free silver, nnd tho result was thnt ho almost ruined tho country, commer dally and Industrially. If Mr. Dryan had been president ho might possibly havo mado the ruin deeper and brought It quicker with his additional fallacy of frco silver, but ho certainly could not havo Improved on tho administra tion, It ho stuck' to Democratic lines. ClnTnlmiil'ii l'ollor Ilrouclit ltiilu. Tho whole truth, not recognized by either Mr. Cloveland or Mr. Dryan, Is that tho American pcoplo nre over whelmingly opposed to tho Democratic party in Its entire collection of atti tudes beforo tho pooplo. If Mr. Cleve land thinks ho can bring It hick Into popularity by patching up u little hero with respect to flnnnco, and a Uttlo thero with respect to something else, ho Is woefully mistaken. Tho party Is so swcoplngly wrong In most of Its fundamental nspcctB that nothing loss than a revolution can hope to reform It. llonl I'urty I I.onir Imd. What tho people objuct to Is Its at tltudo of reaction or negation; Its sys tomntlc opposition to all efforts nt progress; Ita narrow and timid con ccptlon of tho rnngo of governmental poworB, Its lack of confldonco In tho futuro of tho republic; Its distrust of Amortcnn entorprlso nnd American character; Its cowurdly Indisposition to do and daro In tho theater ot tho world's actlem Hi total Inability to foster the "get thoro" spirit which makes nations as well as individuals groat. And until tho Democratic party can bo revolutionized into nn Ameri can party, filled with tho ardor of achievement and success, all the tink ering the politicians may do will coino to naught. WED. DAVIS. That Colorado man who hns sued Wobstcr Davis for three thousand dol lars for collecting soldiers for tho Boer nrmy claims thnt ho rendered the3o services whllo Wobstcr wns still assist ant secretary of state. After this Mr. Davis made his visit to South Africa, was entertained by the English In Capo Colony, and was apparently on tho mcMt friendly terms with them. It was not until ho visited tho Transvaal nnd saw tho prominent men of tho Trans vaal republic that ho came out openly for tho Doers. Thero Is ovldonco of duplicity nil through tho notions of Mr. Davis. Ho betrayed a trust while oc cupying a p.omlnent official position, If tho allegations of tho Colorado ora tor aro truo, ho nold hlmsolf for money If other allegations pretty well sub stantiated bo correct, nnd ho tried te' bent the man out of his commission who had acted as his tool. Certainly Mr. Davis does not stand beforo tho country In a very pleasant position. It Is to bo hoped that tho Investigation will bo very thorough. Thoro can bo no politics In tho matter now, and tho Investigation enn bo mado In nn un prejudiced mnnner. It Is to bo re membered thnt In Kansas City, whero Webster Davis Is best known, there Is hardly any ono who bolloves In his sincerity or honesty In tho mnttcr of tho Transvaal troubles. Wo do not know of a slnglo pnper In his homo town that stands up for him. Tho story thnt ho shot holes through his own hat. during the A. P. A. excltment, and then tried to make people believe that ho was tho victim of a Catholic plot, Is hardly disputed out there. Ho love3 money better than anything elso unless It be the applause of the public. Ho has great oratorical gifts after a gush ing sort of a stylo, but ho has abused thorn. His grand stand play In tlio Knnsns City convention was a falluro for the reason that the Democrats who applauded him for abandoning tho Re publican party had no faith at all in his sincerity. Thoy wero woll nwaro of tho fact that ho hnd tried to get a Doer resolution through the Philadelphia convention, and that, had ho succeeded In this, ho would havo been ono of tho strongest of McKlnloy shoutors. Ono of the great feats accomplished by the Republican party this year was getting rid of such men as Webster Davis. Ono of tho misfortunes ot tho Demecracy was In fnlllng holr to such men. Ex. THE GOLD STANDARD. Wo aro thoroughly In accord with thoso Republican papers that aro In sisting that congress should proceed to placo tho gold standard beyond tho peradventurc of a doubt. Tho Repub lican party has been entrusted with that duty, It has made the promise, and that promise must bo mado good. Of courso thoro will bo tho usual cry In regard to tho Impolicy of tinkering with tho currency. That Is to bo ex pected. But thero can bo no bad re sults from riveting firmly what bus already been ngreed on. Thero Is no doubt that at the beginning of tho campaign a great majority of tho peo ple of tho United States woro firmly convinced thnt tho gold standard was safe. That was tho original opinion even of Secretary Gage. The declara tions of tho Democratic platform, that would hnvo boon of no meaning hnd this beon tho case, first directed public attention to the loop-holes In tho cur rency law; the measure was examined through the financial mlcroscopo, and It wns discovered that It was not so. Immaculate ns had been supposed, In asmuch as It would place In tho hands' of an unfriendly executive, without concurrent action by congress, tho power to place this country practically on a silver basis, to shako tho public credit, and bring about a stato of af fairs that would Inevitably lend to a panic. Thero is also no question that tho declaration of Mr. Bryan, made four years ago and not disputed by him in tho Into cnmpalgn, that ho would do all In his power, If elected, to destroy the gold standard, was Blnccro, and while this led to many people voting for him who might undor other clr cumstnnces have voted against hlin, and thoroby helped tho Republican candidate, It Is something that should bo placed beyond tho power of nny man Ex. A Voleo from tlio Tmiib. The proposal ot the Kansas Populists to abolish their party and become Democrats may bo Interesting, but it is not Important. The Popullsta and Democrats of Kansas have practically been ono party for several years past, and they have both dwindled to pro- nortlons which havo made thorn insig nificant. They might as won expire together as separately and savo some thing In funeral expenses. Mr. Clovoland was right in suppos ing tho Democratic party was sick of disastrous Bryanlsm, but ho was wrong In thinking It stele enough to ro- tum to him who drove It to Bryanlsm. It should not bo difficult for Mr. Cloveland and Mr. Bryan to show tho Democratic party thnt neither Is a safo oi desirable loader. It Is not necessary for President Mc Klnloy to explain that ho did not voto for Cloveland. No ono over suspected him ot such folly. Senator Vest takes ths afnslblo vlow of tho futuro of his party. So far tii ho ran see, Its futuro Is too dark to bo visible AT LAST. ,Vhcn on my Uay of life tile nlbt la , fall Ins, Anil, In tho winds from unsunned npaccs blown, i hear far voices out of darkness call ing My feet to paths unknown. Thou who hast mado my homo of life bo pleusnnt, Leave not Its tenant when Its walls decay; 0 Love divine, O Helper over present, Bo Thou my strength nnd stay. Bo near mo when nil clso Is from mo drifting, linrth, sky, homo's picture, days of shade ami shlno And kindly fners to my own uplifting Tho lovo which answers mine. 1 have but Theo, O Father! Let Thy Spirit Bo with mo then to comfort nnd up hold; No (fate of penrl, no branch of palm, I merit: Nor street of shining gold. Sulllce It If, my good and 111 unrcckcncd, And both JorKlven through Thy abound ing crnce, I nnd myself by hands familiar beck oned Unto my fitting place. Somo huniblo door amons Thy muny mansions, Somo sheltering shade whero sin and striving rvaso And Mown forever through heaven's green expansions The river of Thy peace. Thero from tho music round about mo stealing, I fain would learn tho new mid holy song. And llnd nt Inst beneath Thy trees of healing, Thu llfo for which I long. -John a. Whlttlcr. For Love of Mailelaine, DY JAMES O'SHAUGIINESSY. (Copyright, 1K0, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Although I had been a frequent caller at tho homo of Madolalno Zlm- mor, as I had n right to bo, I had never met Charles Nowklrk there. Indeed, there wero many othor young men of my acquaintance whom I had never mot nt her home, for that matter, hut tho fact that Nowklrk and I never happened to ho callers It) tho luxurious houso of tho Zimmers nt tho samo tlmo is worthy of mention. This was tho Newklrk who was In lovo with Madolalne. His tenderness for her was hardly within my knowledge, as ho had never told mo of It, but it was so ilrmly a matter of belief with mo that It In terfered with my enso of mind. I know ho called to sco her; that was suffi cient to mako out a plain caso of ri valry against him. After that when ever I encountered him at tho club or at receptions tho very sight of him quickened my senso of envy. His handsomo features, his rakish mus tache, his correct clothes and his graceful carriage had tho Mlstrcssing effect of putting mo in despair of win ning Madolalno so long as ho was in tho field. For Hint rnnsnn I was clad I had never mot him when I was pay ing my devotions to her, as I felt I would suffer, by comparison, In her eyes. If ho was handsomo and dushlng, ho was devoid of somo of tho essentials for a good husband. I know this. Madolalne, I was sure, did not know It. Thoroforo, as ono who loved her with every fiber of his heart that was sensl- blo to passion, I folt a doublo purpose In my wooing to save her from him and to win her for myself. l wanted to tell ner wnat sort or a fellow at heart Nowklrk was. Being his rival, however, I dared not I knew from tho discoveries LeBruycro mado In dissecting tho souls of women that It would havo a contrary effect. Newklrk never Bpoko of her to mo. I never spoko of her to him. She never mentioned him to mo. Still ho kept calling to sco her. So did I. Still ho and I novor met there. When ho called I stayed away. When I called ho did not como. It might havo ap peared to Madelalno wo wero dodging ii..ji''a' a li1. II' Tho very sight of him quickened my sonso of envy. each other. I was glad wo wore,. for I feared my Impetuous disposition would havo spoiled my chances. Fortunately I was ablo to preserve an unrullled demeanor, but I was watchful and determined. Nowklrk had affairs of business that called him often to Now York. I heard also In tho club gossip that ho had an affair of tho hoart thero, too. From that moment I was resolved to put a literal construction on the maxim: "All Is fair in lovo and war." Soon nftcr this Nowklrk went East, to remain a mouth, ho said. In hnppy colncldonco tho Zlmmera left tho very noxt day to pass tho summer session nt Charlovolx. The day following I snlled for Charlevoix to pass my vaca tlon. Sho welcomed mo thero with evidences of delight. It wns a period ot supremo happiness to bo near and to know that Nowklrk would not in terfcro for a wholo month. Thon wns my tlmo, If ovor, I real izod, to win nor. As a wiso general would do preparatory to assaulting, a cltndol, I mado a plnn. It was simple enough. It waB to tell her that Ncw klrk wns dead. That would leavo tho field cloar. In her moment ot bereave ment I would naturally bo tho ono man to whom sho would turn for con solation. Tho rest would bo easy. I broke tho sad news to her ono day whllo wo woro strolling along tho cliffs. Sho didn't tako It much to heart, and I fenrcd for my success. Women aro bo much moro confiding In times of grler. It was too lato to chango tho plan then. I did tho best I could. I held her hand, 1 pressed It to my lips, I muttered things bo tender that they escaped my articulation. When I thought thero was nothing propor left for mo to do but Jump ovor tho cliff nnd(hopo thoy would never find my body, sho turned to mo with an expression of tenderness in her great brown eyes that filled my soul with joy. 'And you lovo mo, Madolalno?" I sighed. "I hnvo loved you with all my heart for a long, lone; tlmo, John," oho whispered. Thero wo plighted our troth. Tho Sho gavo a scream and throw herself fainting In my arms. blrdB sang sweeter than ever they sang beforo. Tho sun shone brighter; tho lake and tho sky wero bluer nnd tho air was perfumed ob wo slowly paced along. We forgot tho dinner hour and didn't care, for wo wero happy. It was lato in tho afternoon when wo returned to tho hotel. Wo wero sitting In tho cooling shade ot the great veranda. Anothor boatload of visitors hauled up from the wharf wero being discharged from tho hacks and wo wero studying thom as they passed into the hotel. My oyo fell on one of thom and It mado my lovo-ladon heart stop beat ing. Madelalno saw my sudden emo tion. "What Is tho mattor, John, dear?" she exclaimed in affright. I could not find words at that mo ment, but sho followed my fixed stare with her terrlflod glances until sho, too, saw tho cause of my attack of momentary paralysis. Sho gavo a scream and threw her self, fainting, In my arms. Thero, among the now arrivals, stood Charles Nowklrk, back from tho gravo In which I had bo recently placed him. "What does this mean, Newklrk?" I demanded as savagoly as I could when I recovered a part of my senses. Whatever answer ho mado was lost to me, for at that moment Madelalne's mother camo shrieking to her daugh ter's aid. A scoro of other women rushed In upon me. I surrendered my fainting loved ono to their moro skill ful attentions, and extricating myself, from the hysterical concourso, I went to meet Newklrk faco to face. Made lalno wns mine at last and I had noth ing to fear from him. As her protector I felt It to be my plain duty to punish hi in for his impertinent intrusion. Ho was gono from tho veranda. I went into tho hotol rotunda looking for him, but ho was not there. I went to the clerk's desk. "Wuoro did that Insolent follow go?" I demanded. "Whom do you mean?" asked tho apprehensive clork. "Why that follow Nowklrk." "They havo gono to their room." "Thoy? Who nro thoy? Nowklrk Is tho only ono I want." "I mean Mr. nnd Mrs. Newklrk. They Just arrived on tholr wedding trip, I bollove." I looked nt tho hotol register and thero waa Newklrk'3 familiar hand writing tracing tho words: "Charles Nowklrk and wlfo." "Shall I send up your card?" asked tho clerk. "No; I guess I havo mado a mls tako," I said softly. Then I hurried back to sco It Mad elalno had recovered. Sho was sitting besldo her mother looking palo. I sat on tho othor sldo of her. She leaned ovor to mo with a faded expression In hor erstwhile lustrous eyes. "Was It his ghost, John?" she asked In a hoarso whisper. "No, dear, that was his wlfo you saw with him," I said calmly. "But you told mo ho was dead," sho said, with a tono of deep Injury in her voice. "Woll, aren't you moro surprised to hear that ho Is married?" "Why, no. Ho told mo ho was going Enat to marry somo othor girl when I Jilted him tho week before last." ArchhUlinp of Citntcrnury, Tho Archbishop of Canterbury re- cently entered his eightieth year, hav ing ueen born on St. Andrew's day, 1S21, at Santa Maura, In the Ionian Is lands. It Is generally stated that ho waB born In Sierra Leone, ot which his father, Major Octavlus Temple was governor. Tho history of mankind Is an im mense volume of errors.