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H9f/I | CHAPTER IX. ( CONTINUED. )
MiM } Sbo ceased her tirade , and stood gaz-
F@l > > ( Ing keenly at Marjorie , -who sat still ,
n\hr ; i listening in wonder. Despite her sharp
Rv3J ? tone and brusque manner , there was
K / \ a tenderness in her tone that could not
JKwK he mistaken. Then , all at once , with
KjfSf ) ) the abruptness peculiar to her , she
Mvk ! -changed her tone again , and broke into
Hn yn a low , chuckling laugh
H | > { m "And now I hao preach'd my ser-
Bf" | mon , " she said , with her grim smile ,
WBtlmK "hao you nad breakfast ? Win y ° u tak'
| ] / ome tea ? "
HKvuv\ But Marjorle had breakfasted before
FwiJtOstarting , and wanted nothing.
EjwW | "Very well. Come and walk in the
HfiwVwV' ) garden. "
BrV'PJ ne * e ( * thetway from the room , and
BhWeTf Marjorle quietly followed.
MM// * Passing out W the rear of the house
BBf' ' j { cross a lonely court yard , they reached
BKf l' a door in tne"hiEh wal1- and entered
RflreiM , .the garden a wilderness of fruit trees ,
BB shrubs , and currant bushes , sadly in
KVp W \ need of the gardener's hand. Tangled
K'iffjgl , , . J -creepers and weeds grew over the
ftalm/T / grassy paths. Here and there were
Hf'4P .seats , and in one corner was an arbor
K .t almost buried in umbrage. It was a
Hynl " desolate , neglected place , but the sun
Kjy ! ; < was shining , and the air was bright
mm * ' L -and warm.
nF mtt Miss Hetherington took her compan-
KXtT ' * ' ion's arm and walked slowly from path
fiK I to path.
KjftfK"The garden's like its mistress , " she
HS ' -said presently , "lonesome and neglectit.
Bm ' Since Wattie Henderson died , I liae
KXi v never employed a regular gardener.
M. I c But it's bonny in summer time , for a'
Bt that , and I like it. wild as it is. I
K .jif . should like weel to be buried here ,
BKfjjr right in the heart o' the auld place ! "
Hk' , V She entered the neglected arbor and
f&Kf : sat down wearily. Marjorie stood lock-
li/ ing at her in timid sympathy , while
K\2f ( "a ie Pursueo the dreary current of her
hJRu thought.
JLp ) "Folk say I'm mean , and maybe I
Baft'a ; but it's no that ! I'm the last o'
H sV' the Hetheringtons , and it's right and
5sw > - Utting that the place should waste awa'
HEmt like mysel' . But if mind the time weel
RffA It's no sae langfyrie when it was
Kf. rf gladsome and merry ! Everything was
HKhIJ in grand order then , and my father
* 4\jjp ltept open house to the gentry. Now a's
lfe changed ! Whiles I wonder what will
Rs become o' the auld house when I'm
K $ | | Jt * ta'en. Strangers will come , maybe , and
HBFu turn it upside doon. What would you
Hhb | y dae , Marjorie Anna n , if you were a rich
ERg&/ | & leddy and mistress o' a place like
k1 > The question came so abruptly at the
E * \ ni of the long string of lamentations ,
Tjli that Marjorie scarcely knew what to
i s
i' reply. She smiled awkwardly , and re-
H H/ * • * - „ peated the question.
VKf \ "What would I do , Miss Hethering-
BbIo ' * cannot tell , but I don't think I
BK could bear to live here all alone. "
HiBf * "Ay , indeed ? Would you sell the
H K& & Castle , and pooch the siller ? "
HE : . "No , Miss Hetherington. I should like
K to keep what my forebears had owned. "
KEff | The lady nodded her head approv-
Ej&\ "The lassie has sense after a' ! " she
fl9ff § exclaimed. "Ay ay , Marjorie , you're
HVright / ( ! It's something to belang to the
KlKff line o * the Hetheringtons , and the auld
BfSO lairds o' the Moss would rise 'in their
Br ? \ graves if they kenned that strangers
iltl were dwelling on the land. "
BWK CHAPTER X.
/ w. re. ARLY in the after-
H l | 0 - | i noon , after a dis-
wfWvk - l * f ) ) mal luncn > tete-a-
R * Hi * § 11111 ? jorie returned home
3 W'V as she P as s ed
| % / Y" through the village
Ull f and aPProacned the
KP | manse. As she did so , she saw Mr.
Kfh , Y Lorraine standing inside the church-
HRjb 3'ard &ate in quiet conversation with
Vw < . the French teacher.
Btfltf ShQ entered the churchyard and
Wi joined them , the Frenchman saluting
JSyi > - her with lifted bat as she approached.
B fP "An' Marjorie , my bairn , " said the
Hfjpljt minister , "you are home early. Did
Kf * f\ you walk back ? 1 thought you would -
K'-i "Sn iave stayed later , and'that Miss Heth-
H' IlH/ ington would have sent you home in
/
R& . * fr the carriage after gloaming. "
B > § $ * Marjorie glanced at Caussidiere , and
fcjf . xnet his eyes.
V'W' "She did not wish me to stay , " she
' 'f ? v answered , "and I was glad to escape.
HkI \ But I see you and Monsieur Caussidiere
Kip "C have made friends. I met him on the
B | p * WZyt and ne saifl e was COming here. "
K , "l\\ "So he has told me. " said Mr. Lor-
'i iV1 raine. "I have just heen showiug him
Hf * M over the kirk and farough the grave-
> i yard , and now I have invited him to
Hf , ift take pot-luck , as the English call it ,
Pj $ i\ this evening. "
B'\Jjf "But it is so late , monsieur , " said
H * SMarjorie. . "How will you get back to
T' ft"Did you not know ? " returned the
( P Frenchman , smiling. "I am taking a
P l leetle holiday , like yourself ! I have
E v engaged a bed at the inn , and shall not
Hjf9 r\ return 'till the beginning of the week. "
9 ( They entered the manse together , and
t ) Caussidiere joined them at their sim-
HKi pie evening meal.
Ek When tea was over they sat round
HH | the hearth. The minister lit his pipe
HKh * & hIs guest a cigar. They were chat-
ting pleasantly together , when Solo
mon Mucklebackit , who had been up to
the village on some household errand ,
quietly entered.
"Johnnie Sutherland's at the door.
Will you see him ? "
Marjorle started , for Bhe had an in
stinctive dread of a meeting between
the two young men ; but the minister
at once replied :
"Show him in , Solomon ; " and as the
sexton disappeared , he said to his guest ,
"A young friend of ours , and a school
fellow of my foster-daughter. "
The next moment Sutherland ap
peared. A look of surprise passed over
his face as he saw the stranger , who
rose politely , but , recovering himself ,
he shook the minister warmly by the
hand.
"Welcome , Johnnie , " said Mr. Lor
raine. "Take a seat. Do you know
Monsieur Caussidiere ? Then let me
introduce you. "
Sutherland nodded to the French
man , who bowed courteously. Their
eyes met , and.then both looked at Mar
jorie.
"Monsieur Caussidiere is my French
teacher , " she said smiling.
Sutherland looked somewhat puzzled ,
and sat down in silence. After an awkward -
ward pause , the minister began ques
tioning him on his London experi
ences ; he replied almost in monosyllables -
lables , and was altogether so bashful
and constrained that Marjorie could
not avoid drawing an unfavorable com
parison in her own mind between him
and the fluent Frenchman.
"An artist , monsieur ? " said the lat
ter , presently , having gathered the fact
from some of Mr. Lorraine's questions.
"I used to paint , when I was a boy ,
but , finding I could not excel , I aband
oned the attempt To succeed in your
profession is the labor of a life , and ,
alas ! so many fail. "
"That's true enough , " returned Suth
erland , "and when I see the great pic
tures , I despair. "
"He paints beautifully , monsieur , "
cried Marjorie , eager to praise her
friend. "Does he not , Mr. Lorraine ? "
The minister nodded benignly.
"Ah , indeed , " said Caussidiere , with
a slight yawn. "The landscape , mon
sieur , or the human figure ? "
"I have tried both , " replied Suther
land. "I think I like figure painting
best. "
"Then you shall not go far to find a
subject , " exclaimed Caussidiere , wav
ing his hand toward Marjorie. "Ah , if
I were an artist , I would like to paint
mademoiselle. I have seen such a face ,
such eyes , and hair , in some of the Ma
donnas of the greyt Raphael. "
Marjorie cast down her eyes , then
raised them again , laughing.
He has painted me , and more than
once ; but I'm thinking he flattered the
sitter. Miss Hetherington has one of
the pictures up at the Castle. "
Caussidiere fixed his eyes suspicious
ly upon Sutherland.
"Do you work for plea -re , mon
sieur , or for profit ? PerVUps you are
a man of fortune , and paint for amuse
ment only ? "
The question tickled the minister ,
who laughed merrily.
"I am only a poor man , " answered
Sutherland , "and paint for my bread. "
"It is an honorable occupation , " said
Caussidiere , emphatically , though not
without the suspicion of a covert sneer.
"At one time the artist was neglected
and despised ; now he is honored for
his occupation , and can make much
money. "
The conversation continued by fits
and starts , but Sutherland's appearance
seemed to have quite destroyed the gay
freedom of the little party. At last
Solomon reappeared and grimly an
nounced that it was nine o'clock.
"We keep early hours/ ' explained
Mr. Lorraine , "and are all abed at ten
o'clock. "
"Then I will go , " cried Caussidiere ,
rising , "but I shall call again. It is not
often in Scotland , one finds such pleas
ant company. " :
Caussidiere shook the minister's
hand cordially , and favored Marjorie
with a warm and lingering pressure ,
which left her more disturbed than
ever. Then the two men walked out of
the house together.
Caussidiere and Sutherland walked
-up the village side by side in the light
of the moon , which was then at the
full.
full."You
"You are a native of this place , monsieur -
sieur ? " said the
Frenchman , after a
long silence.
"Yes , " was the quiet reply.
"A charming place ! and the people .
still more charming ! You have known
our old friend a long , long time ? "
"Ever since I can mind. "
"And his daughter his foster-daugh
ter , I should say ? I have heard her
story ; it is romantic , monsieur ; , it
touches my heart. Do you think her :
pretty- ' ;
Sutherland started at the question , J
which was made with
apparent nonchalance - -
chalance , but in reality with eager sus- (
picion. He was silent , and the other
continued : I
"She is not like one of common birth ;
she has the grace of a lady. I was
struck with her elegance when she
first came to me for lessons. Poor 1
child ! To have neither father nor ]
mother , to be a castaway ! It is very j
sad. " i
"She is happy and wellrcared for , " i
sturdily answered Sutherland , who i
didn't like the turn the convercatlon
was taking ; "and she has many true
friends. "
"Yourself among the number , T anv
sure ! " said Caussidiere quickly.
"You are right there , at any rate , " re
turned Sutherland ; and he added cold
ly , "I'll wish you good-night. "
He stood before the gate of his fath- '
cr's cottage and held out his'hand ; tha
Frenchman , however , did not attempt
to take it , but kept his own hands in
his coat pockets as he returned a polite
"Good-night. "
CHAPTER XI.
ff ' > HE next day was
- • J Sunday , the solemn ,
j not to say sancti
monious Sabbath
day of that people
which , above all
f others , reverences
the great work of
creation.
In the brightest
place in the church ,
with her aureole
#
round her , sat Marjorie Annan ; and
three pairs of eyes at least were con
stantly fixed upon her. The first pair
belonged to young Sutherland , the sec-
end to the French visitor , the third to
the eccentric mistress of Hetherington
Castle.
Of these three individuals Caussidiere
was the most ill at ease. The sermon
bored him , and he yawned again and
again , finally going to sleep.
He was awakened by a lou-l noise
v.nd looking round him , he saw the
congregation moving toward the door ,
and Solomon Mucklebackit , from the
precentor's desk , glaring down at him
in indignation. He rose languidly , and
joined the stream of people issuing
from the church.
Out in the churchyard the sun was
shining : golden on the graves. At the
gate several vehicles were waiting , in
cluding the brougham from Hethering
ton Castle.
As Caussidiere moved down the path ,
he saw before him a small group of per
sons conversing the blind weaver and
his wife , John Sutherland , Marjorie ,
and the lady of the Castle. Ke passed
by them with lifted hat , and moved on
to the gate , where he waited.
"Who's yon ? " asked Miss Hether
ington , following him with her dark
*
eyes.
"That is Monsieur Caussidiere , " an
swered Marjorie , "my French teacher. "
"Humph ! " said the lady. "Come awa'
and introduce me. "
She walked slowly down the path ,
while Marjorie followed in astonishment
*
ment , and coming right up to the
Frenchman , she looked him deliberate
ly over from head to foot Not at all
disconcerted , he took off his hat again ,
and bowed politely.
"Monsieur Caussidiere , " said Mar
jorie , "this is Miss Hetherington , of the
Castle. "
Caussidiere bowed again with great
respect.
"I am charmed to make mademe's
acquaintance. "
To his astonishment , Miss Hethering
ton addressed him in his own tongue ,
which she spoke fluently , though with
an unmistakable Scottish inflection.
"You speak English well , monsieur , "
she said. "Have you been long absent
from your native land ? "
"Ever since the crime of December , "
he returned , also in French. "But
madame is almost a Frenchwoman-
she speaks the language to admiration ;
Ah , it is a pleasure to me , an exile , to
hear the beloved tongue of France so
perfectly spoken ! You know France ?
You have lived there , madame ? "
"I know it , and know little good of
it , " cried the lady sharply. "Are you
like the rest of your countrymen , light
and treacherous , believing in nothing
that is good , spending their lives in
vanity and sensual pleasure ? "
( TO BE COXTISUED. )
Better Cert Unsaid.
Two giggling girls pushed their way
into the crowded car. The one was
pretty , and knew it ; while the other
wasn't , and didn't seem to know it.
After a great deal of squeezing that
almost took their breath away , they
at last reached the front part of the
car. They kept up their giggling until
a man who was trying to read in the
corner | seat got up in disgust and went
out , on the front platform. Although
they both wanted to sit down , neither
wished to deprive the other of the
seat.
"You take it , dear , " said the pretty
one.
one."I
"I wouldn't enjoy it at all if I knew
.
you were standing , " replied the other.
Then they began giggling again.
At last , when another woman rush
ed , up to take it , the pretty girl shoved
her friend into the seat , saying : "The "
first thing we know we'll lose it. Besides -
sides , my dear , it's better for you to
.
take it , because I'm more likely to
have a seat offered me. "
The homely girl stopped giggling
and ' turned red in the face , and when
her friend got out about a mile beyond
.
yond she never as much as bade her
good-bye. ' e
An Estimate.
Father In asking for the hand of
my daughter , young man , I. trust that
you fully realize the exact value of the
prize you seek ? Prospective Son-in-
Law Well er I hadn't fgured it
quite so close as that , but I guessed
it at about $500,000. San Francisco
Examiner.
Paper .Defiance.
Foreman Why doesn't the. editor
finish this editorial on "Let America
Defy the World ? " It's only half done.
Assistant Oh , he got scared a while
ago and ran out -at the back door , and
hasn't been back since , A mad subscriber - I
scriber came in 1
P ilWm < Wlilimri fiiriiiMMiii Mii niiri it i ' i-.r .
CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
GEN. WARNER'S CANDIDACY
FOR THE SENATE.
la Considered In the Nature of a IJluft
Candidate Chapman's Inconnlttten-
. clcs Favors Culy Gold , Silver , and
Greenbacks.
( Washington "Letter. )
The reports from Ohio that General
Warner has announced himself as a
candidate for the senate creates a
good deal of amusement here. General -
. al Warner has been a well-known fig
ure in Washington ever since his term
in congress long ago , and his appear
ance here has always been a signal
for an outbreak of the sliver question.
He has been a pronounced and suc
cessful calamity howler for years , and
may perhaps be credited with the In
vention of the calamity cry , for he
was among the first , if not the very
first , to make it the burden of his song
in behalf of silver. People have for
years looked upon him as a harmless
and eccentric old man , and the idea
that the Democrats of the great state
of Ohio would think of sending him to
fill the seat occupied by George Pen
dleton , Allan G. Thurman and other
distinguished representatives of that
party never entered the mind of the
most imaginative student of the polit
ical field. Nor is it supposed now that
he is seriously in mind by anybody of
influence or authority in the party.
The impression here is that Warner
has been "Induced" by McLean to put
his name in as-a senatorial candidate
simultaneously with the semimonthly
ly announcement of McLean's with
drawal in the hope of catching a few
silver votes and adding another com
plication to the already befuddled con
dition of the public mind as to the real
attitude of the Ohio Democrats upon
national issues. It is believed that the
announcement that Towne and other
extreme free silver orators have been
driven out of Ohio by Allen O'Myers
and ; that McLean's having abandoned
the silver feature has so offended the
silver people that .McLean has deemed
it advisable to try to pull them back
into line by putting Warner to the
front as a senatorial candidate. Of
course ' nobody supposes that Warner
could ' "command any strength among
the members of the legislature for
the senate , though his alleged candida
cy might lead a few extreme silverites
to vote for such legislative candidate
as he could personally endorse. The
feeling here is that if Mr. McLean is
able to scoop in a few silver votes for
members of the legislature by presen
tation of Warner's name as a senator
ial candidate his entire purpose will
. " " iiTiwuliiriiii winitiJiffiflSfl
uiiiwiiiiii > ii ii ii ii i < iiMiii iiM i' * '
known In Ohio , bet it may bs Inter
esting to voters in that state-to know
alEO that he has taken advantage of
the opportunity given him under the
law to Issue national bank notes , de
spite his assertion that the only kind
of paper money which he favors is
United States notes. The investiga
tion of the official records of the First
National bank of-Jackson , of which he
is president , shows that it has and
has had for years.a very considerable
issue of national bank currency based
upon bonds deposited with- the treas
ury , and that in spite of Mr. Chap
man's Insistence that he believes in no
kind of paper money except green
backs , no effort is being made by him
as president of the bank to withdraw
its currency now in circulation.
Colored Ofnce-iroldbcs.
Inquiries at the postofllce depart
ment and department of Justice show
that the recent outrage upon the col
ored postmaster at Hogan svllle , Ga. , is
not by any means disposed of. The
assumption of the Democrats that an
event of this character could go un
punished or unnoticed by the present
administration is without foundation.
While the details of tb/J work of these
two departments of the government in
regard to this case cannot yet be
made public , It is known tnat the en
tire matter is being thoroughly sifted
and that the perpetrators of the out
rage will certainly be brought to jus
tice , if all the facilities at the com
mand of the government for that pur
pose are sufficient. Nor need the Dem
ocrat ? of the south or north expect
that incidents of this kind are going
to deter the administration from ap
pointments of colored men where oth
er circumstances seem to render such
action advisable. President McKinley
and his advisors recognize fully their
duty toward that element of the cit
izenship of the country , and while
there is no intention or desire to force
upon communities officials who are
distasteful to a majority of the voters
the administration is determined to
stand squarely by that element of the
party and the population and to give
to the colored men , not only of the
south , but in every state , a fair and
just proportion of the public positions.
GEO. WILLIAMS.
REPUBLICAN OPINION.
Prosperity and business activity be
gan the moment a Republican president
and a protective congress were elected.
Was it mere "luck ? "
The jingo policy on the Cuban ques
tion which was urged upon President
McKinley as soon as he was inaugur
ated president is now seen to have been
an unwise and unsafe one , and the
t jf ' |
who were Inclined' to criticize what p , H
they considered the slow progress of L H
the president , now see that hla courso- & H
was the wise one. jK H
John McLean's enormous gas amI I H
street ralhvar Interests in Washington I H
are believed to have a close relation to g H
his senatorial ambitions. Mr. McLean K H
Is the controlling owner in the WashIngton - | ; H
Ington gas works , whose plant and H t H
franchise arevalued' at S17.000.000 , and ft M
he IS shown tobe one of the director. * i H
of a Washington street railway com- H M
pany whose capital stock Is ? 12,000.000. j\ M
Gas and railroad privileges in the DIstrict - ; M
trict of Columbia are controlled by con- _ j M
gross , just as those of a- city are con- J M
trolled by Its- common council. It la v H
therefore important for a man with five p , Her
or six millions Invested in gas and . ; H
railroad interests to be for six years a j1 M
member of congress , and Mr. McLean's j H
eye for business is good. ) , M
The iron and steel Industry Is unlver- | , H
sally recognized as a faithful barometer | ' H
of trade. , and in the activity in that line I , , H
Is telling the story of present business 8 H
conditions. Rolling mills , steel planta. j H
and furnaces generally are actually pH
rushed with orders , and what is of | H
great significance is the fact that the | H
enormous demand is perfectly legltl- H
mate and without the slightest tinge of \ H
speculation. Railroads , manufacturers H
and builders are all busy , and when I j H
they are busy there Is a demand for M
iron and steel. H
Unless Chairman Jones and Senator H
Gorman can make it appear that the j H
mails of the United States should not j H
be open to defeated presidential can- j H
didates , they will be unsuccessful In j H
their efforts to suppress Mr. Bryan. j H
They have squeezed him out of New M
York , and frozen him out of Maryland M
and Ohio , but he is now firing at those M
targets at long range by United States ! H
mail and by some mysterious process il l
managing to get the letters in print < - < H
and his name before the public despite H
the efforts of the leaders of his party to H
cage him. I H
Popocratic Chairman Jones is evidently - [ B
dently determined that the New York- j H
ers shall not make the same mistake M
that the Ohio and Iowa Democrats have M
made in the present campaign , of indorsing - ; B
dorsing the exploded free silver prop- i H
osltion. He has recommended to New M
Yorkers that they let the silver question - M
tion carefully alone , and Senator Gorman - H
man , by the way , is doing the same M
thing in Maryland. H
The Ohio Democrats are a good deal H
out of patience with their Democratic f M
friends in Georgia for the haste with 1 H
which they have jumped into indis- U H
liH
THE AMERICAN FACTORY IN 1S94- . UNDER FREE-TRADE. j M
THE AMERICAN FACTORY IN 1S97 , UNDER PROTECTION. ' |
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have been served , and he expects to
"take care of" the rest after the mem
bers are elected.
Chapman's Currency Creed.
The announcement of Candidate
Chapman of Ohio that he favors only
gold , silver and United States notes
as the currency of the country has led
some curious investigator to look into
his record . with reference to their
classes of currency. His record as to
the issue Of scrip at his mine is well
ll BflIi
2 ' - * % < > Uorks JEM
i ON ACCOUNT ' i
I "OF DEPRESSION IN
OUSlN SS. -J k
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mf. These works \ %
Wrbuning m
Jf/DAY / andNQHT1 !
PROTECTION N |
| | TO BIWNE55 m
wisdom of the president's course of ac
tion is meeting with popular approval.
It is now apparent from the develop
ments since Minister Woodford's ar
rival in Spain that the attitude of the
administration will be such as to bring
about a termination of the troubles in
Cuba , and in a way which will avoid
the criticism which 'would have surely.
followed the precipitate action urged
1 by many people immediately after the
inauguration of the president Those
mW I
criminate assassination of colored Republican - H
publican office holders. The Ohio Democrats - H
ocrats hoped to get a considerable support - H
port in that state from the colored votes H
this year , but of course , that possibility - H
bility , if it existed , is destroyed by this H
A picnic is an event where a man > M
has a good time eating stuff that would j k
cause him to raise the .roof if served by ' H
his wife at homev-Atcblson Glohet < |