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MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Illustrations by
RAY WALTERS
Copyright, mil. kl sbtiumu Usaptar
CHAPTER X.
The Flutter of a Handkerchief.
The next morning at eight o'clock
I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking If she
and the other ladles of her house
would not take breakfast with me at
nine; and she replied, on her quaint
visiting card, in an old-fashioned hand,
that she and Helen would be glad to
come, but that Sister Margaret begged
to be excused. It bad been in my
mind from the first to ask them to
dine at Glenarm, and now I wished
to see this girl, to test, weigh, study
her, as soon as possible after her
meeting with Gillespie. I wished to
see how she would bear herself before
her aunt and me with that dark trans
action on her conscience.
Breakfast seems to be, in common
experience, the most difficult meal of
the day, and yet that hour hangs in
memory still as one of the brightest I
ever spent. The table was set on the
terrace, and its white napery, the best
Glenarm silver and crystal, and a bowl
of red roses still dewy from the night,
all blended coolly with the morning.
As the strawberries were passed I felt
that the little table had brought us
together in a new Intimacy. It was de
lightful to sit face to face with Miss
Pat, and not less agreeable to have
at my right hand this bewildering
girl, whose eyes laughed at me when
I sought shame In their depths. Miss
Pat poured the coffee, and when I
took my cup I felt that It carried
benediction with it. I was glad to
6ee her. so. at jieace with the world,
and her heart was not older, I couia
have sworn, than the roses before her.
"I shall refuse to leave when my
time is up!" she declared. "Do you
think you could spend a winter here,
Helen?"
"I should love it!" the girl replied.
"It would be perfectly splendid to
watch the seasons march across the
lake. We can both enroll ourselves at
St. Agatha's as post-graduate students,
and take a special course in weather
here."
"If I didn't sometimes hear trains
passing Annandale in the night, I
should forget that there's a great busy
world off there somewhere," said Miss
Pat. "I am ashamed of mysolf for
having been so long discovering this
spot. Except one" Journey to Califor
nia, I was never west of Philadelphia
until I came here."
Helen stood by the line of scarlet
geraniums that marked the balustrade,
at a point whence the best view of the
lake was obtainable her hands
clasped behind her, her head turned
sllgthly.
"There is no one quite like her!
exclaimed Miss Pat.
"She is beautiful!" I acquiesced. i
Miss Pat talked on quickly, as
though our silence might cause Helen
to turn and thus deprive us of the
picture.
"Should you like to look over the
house?" I asked a little later, when
Helen had come back to the table. "It
la said to be one of the finest housea
in interior America, and there are
some good pictures."
"We should be very glad," said Miss
Pat; and Helen murmured assent.
"But we must not stay too long.
Aunt Pat. Mr. Donovan has his own
affairs. We must not tax. his generosi
ty too far." '
"And we are going to send some let
" ters off to day. If it Isn't asking too
much, I should like to drive to the
village later," said Miss Pat.
"Yes; arid I should like a paper of
pins and a new magazine," said Helen,
a little, a very little eagerness in her
tone.
"Certainly. The stable Is at your
disposal, and our entire marine."
"Hut we must Bee the Glenarm pic
tures first," said Miss Pat, and we
went at once into the great cool house,
coming at Inst to the gallery on the
third floor.
"Whistler!" Miss Pat exclaimed In
delight before the famous "Lady In
the Gray Cloak." "I thought that pic
ture was owned in England."
"It was; but old Mr. Glenarm had
to have it. That Melssonler Is sup
posed to be In Paris, but you see it's
hero."
"It's wonderful!" said Miss Pat. She
returned to the Whistler and studied
it with rapt attention, and I stood by,
enjoying her pleasure. Helen had
rasRed on while Miss Pat hung upon
the Whistler.
"How beautifully those draperies
are suggested. Helen, That Is one ol
the best of nil his things."
Hut Helen wa.i not beside her. n
she hud thought. There ere several
recuses In the ruoiu. and 1 itioiw'ii
me girt had Btepped into one of tne..,
but Just then I saw her shadow out
tide. "Miss Holbrook is on the balcony."
: Raid.
"Oh, very well. We must go," the
replied, quietly, but lingered before the
picture.
I left Mlis Put nr.d crossed the room
io the balcony. As I approached one
of the doors I saw Helen, standing
tiptoe for greater height, slowly raise
and lower her handkerchief thrice, as
though signaling to some one on the
water.
I laughed outright as I utenned be
side her.
"It's better to be a picture than to
looi at one, Miss Holbrook! Allow
me!"
In her confusion she had dropped
her handkerchief, and when I returned
it Bhe slipped it into her cuff with a
murmur of thanks. A flash of anger
lighted her eyes and she colored
slightly; but she was composed in an
Instant. And, looking off beyond the
water-tower. I was not surprised to see
the Stiletto quite near our shore, her
white sails filling lazily in the scant
wind. A tiny flag flashed recognition
and answer to the girl's signal, and
was hauled down at once.
We were both silent as we watched
it; then I turned to the girl, who bent
her head a moment, tucking the hand
kerchief a trifle more securely Into her
sleeve. She smiled quizzically, with a
compression of the lips.
"The view here is fine, isn't it?"
We regarded each other with entire
good humor. I heard Miss Pat within,
slowly crossing the bare floor of the
gallery.
"You are incomparable!" I ex
claimed. "Verily, a daughter of Janus
has come among us!"
"The best pictures are outdoors, aft
er all," commented Miss Pat; and
after a further ramble about the house
they returned to t. Agatha's, whence
we were to drive together to Annan
dale in half an hour.
I went to the stone water-tower and
scanned the movements of the Stiletto
with a glass while I waited. The sloop
was tacking slowly away toward An-
nan dale, her skicaer nvuiagtog his
sheet with an expert hand. It may
have been the ugly business in which
the pretty toy was engaged, or It may
have been the lazy deliberation of her
oblique progress.over the water, but I
feit then and afterward that there was
something sinister In every line of the
Stiletto. The more I deliberated toe
less certain I became of anything that
pertained to the Holbrooks; and I
tested my memory by repeating the
alphabet and counting ten, to make
sure that my wits were still equal to
such exercises.
We drove into Annandale without
incident and with no apparent timidity
on Miss Pat's part. Helen was all
amiability and cheer. I turned per
force to address her liow and then, and
to find that the lu.Vlng smile about
her lips, and a challenging light in her
eyes, woke no resentment in me.
I left Miss Pat and Helen at the
general store while I sought the hard
ware merchant with a list of trifles
required for Glenarm. I was detained
some time longer than I had ex
pocted, and In leaving I stood for a
moment on the platform before the
shop, gossiping with the merchant of
village affairs. I glanced down the
street to see If the ladles had ap
peared, and observed at the same time
my team and wagon standing at the
curb in charge of the driver, Just as I
had left them.
While I still talked to the marchant,
Helen came out of the general store,
glanced hurriedly up and down the
street, and crossed quickly to the post-
office, which lay opposite. I watched
man la Stamford. I liad really ex
pected that they would te a trltle
dearer."
I laughed rather more than was re
quired, for those wonderful eyes of
hers were filled with something aktn
to honest fun. She was proud of her
self, and was even flushed the least bit
with her success.
As we passed the village pier I saw
the Stiletto lying at the edge of the
inlet that made a miniature harbor for
the village, and. rowing swiftly toward
it, his oars flashing brightly, was the
Italian. Btill plainly in sight. Whether
Miss Pat saw the boat and Ignored it.
or failed to see, I did not know, for
when I turned she was studying the
cover of a magazine that lay in her
lap. Helen fell to talking vivaciously
of the contrasts between American
and English landscape; and so we
drove back to St. Agatha's.
Thereafter, for the matter of ten
days, nothing happened. I brought the
ladles of St. Agatha's often to Glen
arm, and we went forth together con
stantly by land and water without in
terruption. They received and dis
patched letters, and nothing marred
the quiet order of their lives. The Stlllet-
to vanished from my horizon, and lay,
so Ijiraa learned for me, within the
farther lake. Henry Holbrook had, I
made no doubt, gone away with the
draft Helen had secured from Gilles
pie, and of Gillespie himself I heard
nothing.
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CHAPTER XI.
The Carnival of Canoes.
I had dined alone and was lounging
about the grounds when I heard voices
near the Glenarm wall. There was no
formal walk there, and my steps were
silenced by the turf. The heavy scent
of flowers from within gave me a hint
of my whereabouts; there was, I re
membered, at this point on the school
lawn a rustic bench embowered in
honeysuckle, and Miss Pat and Helen
were, I surmised, taking their coffee
there. I started away, thinking to enter
by the gate and Join them, when Hel
en's voice rose angrily there was no
mistaking it. and she said in a tone
that rang oddly on my ears:
"But you are unkind to him! Tou
are unjust! It is not fair to blame fa
ther for his ill fortune."
"That Is true, Helen ; but It is not your
father's ill fortune that I hold against
him. All I ask of him is, to be sane,
reasonable, to change his manner of
life, and to come to me in a spirit of
fairness."
"But he is proud, Just as you are;
and Uncle Arthur ruined him! It was
not father, but Uncle Arthur, who
brought all these hideous things upon
us."
I passed rapidly on, and resumed my
walk elsewhere. It was a sad bust
ness, the shadowy father; the criminal
uncle, who had, as Helen Raid, brought
ruin upon them all; the sweet, mother
ly. older sister, driven in desperation
to hide; and. not less melancholy, this
beautiful girl, the pathos of whose po
sition had struck me increasingly. Per
h;ps Miss Pat was too severe, and I
lialf accused her of I know not what
crimes of rapacity and greed for with
holding her brother's money; then I
set my teeth hard into my plpo as my
slumbering loyalty to Miss Pat warmed
my heart again.
"It's the night of the carnival, sir,"
IJlma reminded me, seeking me at the
water tower.
"Very good, Ijlma. You needn't lock
the boathouse. I may go out later."
The cottagers at Port Annandale
hold once every summer a canoe fete,
and this was the appointed night. I
was in no mood for gaycty of any sort,
but It occurred to mo that I might ro-
Heve the strained relations between
Helen and her aunt by taking them
out to watch the procession of boats.
H n. M. A. ltates Write of
Work of I,cgiIatie 1'xHlic.
Lincoln. March 15, 1909.
The past week will go down us a
memorable one, so far as the house
of representaives is concerned. Sev
eral sessions have been most excit
ing on matters pertaining to appro
priations and after heated debates
several hundred thousands of dollars
have been saved to the taxpayers of
the state, notwithstanding the re
publicans were favorable, to a man,
to every appropriation bill intro
duced. They seem to want to ex
ceed the appropriation made by their
party two years ago.
The Carnegie pension scheme is
another matter that created consid
erable excitement in the houso the
past week. 'The senate had already
passed upon the matter favorable to
the pensioning retired professors, but
it would not pass the house. Some
fifteen democrats voted with the
republicans to pass the measure, and
only one lone republican voted with
the democrats. When the democrats
who voted for this outrageous
scheme go home, what explanation
can they give for their conduct?
Every member who had attended the
State University voted for this bill.
So you see how our state institutions
is influencing the youths of the
state. Look at Rockefeller. The
courts have decided that his fine of
$29,000,000 shall be remitted to
him. Now it is in order for the
Standard Oil magnate to give more
of this ill-gained millions to those
who can wield the most influence in
the direction of John D. The same
with Carnegie. If he can get the leg
islature of Nebraska to accept his
millions to pension the retiring pro
feasors, the influence thus wielded
will be in the direction of the (re
publican) trust party. The dls
gruntled democrats may not make
another attempt to bring the matter
up, but it is largely possible they
will.
The democratic caucus has select
ed a sifting committee in the house
two members fro meach congression
al district, with Speaker Pool as
chairman. If we find any use for
such a committee it will probably
go to work the first of the week. The
house granted the republicans two
members on this committee, which
with the speaker makes the number
15. The senate has a committee of
this character of 7, with not a single
republican member thereon
I am getting awful tired of thi
business, and want to get away from
here, and there are many members
in the same fix. Chief Clerk Con
says we will adjourn two weeks from
next Saturday, while others think
we ought to adjourn a week earlier.
There are over two hundred bills to
be disposed of yet, and 1f the time
is taken up by so many spread eagle
speeches in the week to come as in
the past three weeks, it is very
doubtful if wn get through in the
time, allotted by Chief Clerk Cone.
There Is no use for so much talk by
members upon the different meas
ures proposed. This imposition upon
the members is not right. After tak
ing up several hours each day thusly,
members vote Just as they please.
This "hot air" gang effect no changes
whatever. This body is composed of
as level headed men as any legls-
Spring Rain oats
The modern raincoat has taken
the place of all light overgarments,
especially with the men who can't
afford two or three different kinds
of coats. When in Chicago last
month we bought some bargains in
these coats and offer them to you at
the same low price. Every garment
represents better value than you
ever saw before.
Prices SEO, SI2, SI3.50
Plain or Auto collars; fancy or
plain black goods. New handsome
browns and grays. Broadshouklers, fancy cuffs.
See them in our corner window.
C. E. Wescott's Sons.
Where Quality Counts'
even sow trying to hatch out some
thing disreputable to his banking rec
ord. He is not ashamed of his rec
ord, and when it is known that he
assisted so many of his neighboring
farmers who were kept from going to
the wall several years ago during the
hardest times the farmers ever had
in Nebraska. It la also very truthful
ly asserted that his was the only
bank that kept its head above water
during this trying ordeal with the
farmers. His charitable acts dur
ing this time is what calls forth the
stirring remarks by a republican
senator, who has both eyes cast in
the direction of the governorship two
years hence. The more his record
Is investigated on this score the bet
ter ho will appear in the eyes of th
farmers of this great agricultural
state. M. A. II.
IIAXXKU MUMM.lt
CASK OX Till Al
MAHASKA CTGAK
MAKING IXDISTKY.
I passed through the gate and took
a turn or two, not to appear to know laturo that ever sat in the hallsof
of the whereabout of the women, and the house of representatives and
"There lo No One Qul'e Like Her!"
her as I made my adkru to the shop-
keeper, and Just then I witnessed
something that interested mo at once
Within the open door of the post-office
the Italian pallor lounged Idly. Helen
carried a number of letters In her
hand, and as she entered the post-
office I wus sure my eyes ployed me
no trick deftly, almost Imperceptibly,
nn envelope passed from her band to
the Italian's. He stood immovable, as
he had been, while the girl passed on
Into the office. She reappeared at
once, recrossed the street and met her
aunt at the door of the general store,
I rejoined them, and as wo all met by
the waiting trap the Italian left the
post-office and' strolled slowly away
toward the lake.
. I wag not sure whether Miss Pat
saw him. If she did she made no sign,
but began' describing with much
amusement an odd countryman she
had seen In the shop.
"ion mailed our letters, did you,
Helen? Then I believe we have quite
finished, Mr. Donovan. I like your
.iitie vlllnte: I'm (ll.MHisett to lor
eve y'.hl'ig about this beautiful lake.'
"Yts; ecn the town ball, where the
Old Georgia Minstrels seem to have
nnnared for one night only, some
time last December, ts a shrine wot thy
of pilgrimages," remarked Helen. "And
-nstngo stamp cost no more here
to my surprise met Miss Pat walking
alone.
She greeted me with her usual kind
ness, but I knew that I had broken
upon sad reflections. Helen was not
in sight, but I strolled back and forth
with Miss Pat, thinking the girl might
appear.
"I had a note from Father Stoddard
to day," said Miss Pat.
"I congratulate you," I laughed. "He
doesn't honor me."
"He's much occupied," she remarked
defensively; "and I suppose he doesn't
Indulge In many letters. Mine was
only ten lines long, not more!"
"Father Stoddard feels that ho has
a mission In the world, and he has lit
tle time for people like us, who have
food, clothes and drink In plenty. 'He
gives his life to tho. hungry, unclothed
and thirsty."
And now, q lite abruptly, Miss Put
spoke of her brother.
"Has Henry gone?"
"Yes; he left ten days ago."
She nodded several times, then
looked at me and smiled.
"You have frightened him off! I am
grateful to you!" and I was glad In
my heart that she did not know that
GllleRple'8 money had sent him away.
Helen had not appeared, and I now
made bold to ask for her.
"Let me send the maid to tell her
you are here," said Miss Tat, and we
walked to the door and rang.
The maid quickly reported that 'Miss
Holbrook begged to be excused.
"She is a little afrnld of the damp
night air of the garden," said Miss
Pat, with so kind an Intention that I
mild to myself. I felt from her man
ner that she wished o detnln me. No
one might know how her heart ached,
bui It was les!' 'lie a) mci'.I of her gentlu-
.. .i iintl :i mi- hum, i tninR, man
i lie r- ...cmbrnnre t'.mt flashed upon
me of her asslona'c outburst after
our meeting with the Italian; and that
seeme-l very long ago. She bad been
magnificent thHt day, like a queen
driven to despcra't'in, n :i 1 throwing
they know what they want much bet
ter than the fellows who get up to
tell them how to vote. The man
who votes as his conscience dictates,
is the, man who can go home and
look his constituents square in
the face, and the one who votes
Just as he thinks his constituents
want him to, can also go home with
a clear conscience.
The Benate will act upon the guar
anty bank law the present week! and
it is safe to say that very few chang
es will bo mude In the same as It left
the house. Friday night tin re were
several prominent men who nd
(IreKSed the banking committee of tin
senate, the most of whom were na
tional bankers. When they had
spoken their pieces respectfully, they
wero asked if they had any amend
incuts to propose to write them out
nnd they would bo considered, but
they left none. Tho guaranty ques
tion Is a snfo one for the depositors
and this Is what the people want
"I.ct the people rule!"
There are several social events
that will take pinco this week. The
first Is a reception given by Governor
and Mrs. Sballeiiberger to the state
officials. This occurs Monday night,
and most of the members of tho leg
Islature will participate therein. The
next Is the banquet given in honor
of Mr. Bryan's anniversary. Plates
will be laid for i.OOO most of the
tickets fer which have already been
disposed of. Democrats from all
over the state will bo present.
Governor Sballeiiberger Is busy
these days, nnd Is holding good to
the promise the Journal made last
fall. Hint If he was elected he would
make the best governor of which
Nebraska ever boasted. So popular
has he become even since bis Inau
guratliiii. that the republicans are
Attorney Matthew Gerlng Defending
Mrs. Bauer in the Cuse.
Little more than four hours was
required to secure a jury to try Mrs.
Alta Banner on the charge of mur
der in the first degree for killing her
brother-in-law, Fred Banner, In
South Omaha last summer. At 4
o'clock 12 men had been npprobed
by both the state and tho defense
and court adjourned untl Tuesday
morning, when County Attorney
English will make the opening state
ment for the prosecution.
After the defense had exercised
Its three peremptory challenges and
the state one, the defense waived and
then the state waived. This mndo it
Impossible for the defense to exer
cise any more challenges If it de
sired to do so.
The defense of Mrs. Haniier will
be emotional Insanity. The stato will
not ask for the death penalty. Mrs.
Banner will take the stand In her
own behalf.
The selection of the Jury commenc
ed in criminal court Monday morn
ing. At noon the state had passed
twelve Jurors for cause without once
asking venireman whether be is op
posed to capital punishment. The
chief point dwelt upon was whether
the fact that a defendant Is a wo
man creates any prejudice In her favor.
The questions asked by the defense
wero along the line whether the ve
niremen have any prejudice ngalnst
an Insanity defense. County Attor
ney English objected to Matt Cor
ing of liattsmoiith, who with ll"tiry
Murphy of South Omaha Is defending
Mrs. Banner, nsklt.g the veniremen If
the fact that the defendant was an
Intelligent witness upon the stnnd,
would in their minds discredit the
contention she wns Insane at the time
of the shooting.
The defense will introduce two nl
llenlsts. They will be Dr. George 11.
Green of Chicago, head of the asylum
at Kankakee and a in an of wide rep
utation as an expert, and Dr. White,
superintendent of the Iowa state as
ylum at Clarlndn, one of the recog
nized authorities of the west.
Sitting with Mrs. Banner In the
court room were her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Uoyal Hudspeth of Council
Bluffs, her daughter, Miss Mnrjorle
King, and other relatives. It Is tho
theory of the defense that Fred Ban
ner's mistreatment of Miss King
raused Mrs. Banner to become In
sane nnd kill him. World-Herald.
He venue Collector's Iteport Gives
Some Figures for Year 1008.
Omaha, Neb., March 16. Tho an.
nual report of the collector of Inter
nal revenue for the Nebraska district,
covering the operations of all cigar
factories in the state, has just been
completed for the year 1908.
This report shows that during the
whole or part of 1908 that 222 ac
counts were handled by the revenue
office. There were never that many
factories In this state at any one
time.
During the year 1908 the number
of accounts closed was forty-four
and sixty-one new ones were opened
and they remained in operation on
January 1, 1909, 178 factories, over
thirty of which were in Omaha.
Tho total number of cigars manu
factured in the state during the year
1908 was 28,521,432, or just about
500,000 more than In 1907.
In making this number of cigars
563,312 pounds of leaf tobacco were
used. This weight Includes the
steniH, which are, of course, eliminat
ed or discarded In the factories. The
stems comprise about two-fifths of
the weight of the leaf, which repre
sented Just so much loss. They are
valueless.
The average number of pounds of
raw material, the unstrlpped leaf,
used In making cigars, Is' a trifle un
der twenty pounds per 1,000 cigars.
There are not many largo cigar fac
tories in tills state, only thirty-four
making upwards of 200,000 each per
year. Of theso thirty-four factories
bIx make 1,000,000 and 3,000,000
eneh. Seven make between 500,000
and 1,000,000 each, eight make be
tween 300,000 nnd 500,000 each and
thirteen make between 200,000 and
300,000 each.
The great majority of tho 178 Ne
braska factories turn out less that
100,000 tlgars per year each. The
cities producing the largest number
of cigars are Omaha, Hastings, Fre
mont, Grand Island, Superior, Lin
coln, Plnttsmouth, Koamey, Falls.
City, Aurora, Hebron, Beatrice, West
Point, Seward and South Omaha.
No cigarettes are manufactured
in Nebraska, nor tho smaller cigars
so classified, as to be taxablo at only
f4 cents per thousand.
The regulation cigar, weighing
from ten to fifteen pounds per 1,000,
Is taxable at $3 per thousand and It
In. the .cigars of this latter charac
ter that 28,500,000 were produced In
f-ebmska during the year 1908.
Of (ourse several million addition
al cigars, not to mention Imported ci
gars, wero consumed In the state.
10. N. Harmon ami wife returned to
their former home nt Lincoln this
noon en the mall. These the the peo
ple who were unfortunate enough to
suffer the loss of their household
;oods by the fire at the Burlington
freight station on Sunday morning.
. Baylor Kccognics Depnitiiient.
C. W. Baylor In recognition of the
excellent work of tho fire depart
ment on last Sunday morning when
they did so much toward saving his
extensive coal sheds and office, last
evening donated them J 10. This
gift was sent to Chief Koubek to be
distributed amongst the boys. Mr.
Iluylor In addition to his gift was
loud In praise of the great work of
the department. On their side the
boys are more than pleased at thl3
recognition of their services and very
cordially return their thanks to him
for his handsome gift.
Any skin Itching is a temper test
er. Tho rr.ofe you scratch tho worse
It Itches. Donn'B Ointment cures
piles, oczemn any skin Itching. At
all drug stores.
easy natural movements, cures con
stipation Doan's Itegulets. Ask
your druggist for them 23 cents a
box.