TIME FOUND HEE OUT
He loved her. Ho meant to tell
Her so , and the
moment for doing so
Dad come. The
fluffy golden head was
very neara few words had been
ppolcon , when the door opened and Ella
Stanton entered ,
A frown clouded the brow of Dr.
Ralph Stanton , the eminent young
physician who everybody declared
would make his fortune In his pro
fession , and pretty Nellie Savllle es
caped , glad to' hide her flushed cheeks
from her cousin's jealous eyes.
Mra. Stanton threw herself languid
ly Into the depths of an easy chair.
"So I have found you at last , my
dear Ralph. I have been seeking you
for the last hour. "
He hated this woman , In spite of her
dark , witching-beauty. His uncle-had
found that beauty Irresistible and by
a late marriage robbed his nephew of
the quarter of a million which he had
taught him to expect would one day
be his.
"What did you want with me ? " he
asked curtly.
"You are cross. I wanted your so
ciety nothing more. Is there any
thing strange In that ? "
"Most flattering of you , my dear
aunt , I am sure. "
Jt was Mrs. Stanton's turn to frown.
"Don't call me by that hateful name.
If I did marry your uncle , you might
remember that I am not yet 25. By
the way , Nellie Savllle quits the teens
next week. "
"Indeed ! "
"Yes. Charming girl , Isn't she ?
Really , Ralph , If you should see the
dismal hole of a parsonage where the
girl's parents live you would feel grate
ful tb me for my compassionate gen
erosity In taking her from it for a
little while. Are you going to Lady
Campbell's this afternoon ? "
"No. I detest tea and tennis. "
"So do I. Besides , I have a head
ache. Will you prescribe for me ? "
After the majority of Mrs. Oak-
brook's guests had departed for Camp
bell House Dr. Stanton was pacing the
lawn with Sir John Debby , smoking
cigarettes and talking politics , and in
doors his relative occupied a velvet
lounge and tried to read the last new
novel.
He came to her at last , but it was
with a serious face and an open tele
gram in his hand.
"My sister has met with 'an accident.
Levlson wants me to go at once. "
"Oh , Ralph ! Is it serious ? You will
return here ? "
"I think not , " he returned , replying
to the latter question.
"You will come to Melton Willows
at Christmas , Ralph ? "
"I really cannot promise. Good-by ! "
She sat there until the sound of the
horse's hoofs had died away. Then
she crossed the room and looked at
the notes he had written. One was
for his hostess apology and explana-
"YOU ARS MISTAKEN. "
tlon , of course but the other was for
Miss Saville. A moment's hesitation ;
then she tore it open.
"Dear Miss Saville : Before you see
this you will know the reason of my
sudden departure. But I cannot wait
until our next meeting for the answer
to the question I should have asked
you this morning if Mrs. Stanton's
entrance had not prevented me from
doing so. I want you to be my wife ,
Nellie ; my loved and honored wife.
Will ypu ? Write yes or no soon to
your loving but impatient
"RALPH. "
A small fire burned in the grate.
She put the letter into her pocket and
burned the envelope. * * *
"Dear Ralph , " murmured the lady.
"I promised you to write to him for
me , Nellie. He promised to let me
know how his sister was , but I sup
pose he has not had time. He does
not know your handwriting , L think. "
Very soon Ella Stanton had dictated
a gushing , affectionate letter , and with
blanching cheeks Nellie had written
it"Don't close it now , Nellie. Throw
it aside. There is only one other that
need be written now. "
"What is it ? " Nellie asked , a trifle
wearily.
"Why , you know , dear , Mr. Graham
wants me to open the Brixton bazaar ,
but I really don't feel equal to the
task. I must write to decline. But
he always laughs at nerves , and I dose
so hate being-laughed at. "
"My Dear Friend : I have thought
fully considered the subject and must
decline the honor. I am grieved be
yond expression to disappoint you ;
but , feeling as I do , I cannot act other
wise. However , I feel confident that
you will meet with one worthier than
I that what I cannot grant she will
joyfully concede. Only one thing I
ask that this shall in no way inter
fere with the friendly .relations which
have always existed between us. "
"I think it is making too much of
a little thing , Ella. You will sign it.
of course. "
"No , dear. Do it for me only in
itials. How singular that they should
be alike , is it not Ella Stanton and
Elinor Savllle ? There , now dear , just
run upstairs and see If Louisa bus
mended that lace I tore last night. "
A moment more , and Ralph Stanton's
simple , honest letter lay open before
her. Jealousy had quickened her
memory. She knew it by heart.
Refolding It , eho Inclosed it with
that other In an envelope addressed in
Nellie's pretty , graceful callgraph to
"Ralph Stanton , Esq. , " and sealed
it carefully.
It was necessary to destroy the mis
sive originally intended for Ralph , and
to indite another one to Mr. Graham
if discovery was to be avoided.
Two years later Dr. Stanton was
journeying northward. The London
season was over and the famous phys
ician had been on the point of start
ing for his holiday when he was
summoned by telegram to Sir Chris
topher Knott , a wealthy patient brim
ming over with gout and crotchets.
Thinking ? It was dreaming dream
ing of a slim , petite figure and fluffy
golden hair and gloriously blue eyes !
Yes , though she had refused him he
loved her still. Her home was at
Grlmstone.
Would he see her ? What folly !
Doubtless she was married , and , if not ,
had she not told him In the cruel little
letter , which was even now in the
breast pocket of his coat , that it could
never be ? '
"Grlmstone ! Grlmstone ! " shouted a
porter , and so his reflections came to
an end , but only to awaken into lively
interest. From a second-class carriage
a girl alighted a girl in a neat little
hat and gray dust cloak. Underneath
that hat was a piquant little face and
a clustering fringe of fluffy golden
curls.
Nellie was alone in the drawing-
room. Suitors had wooed in vain. She
was the orthodox clergyman's daugh
ter , with her duties to perform as they
rose fresh each day , and in the past
a nameless disappointment.
Her thoughts had turned on that
visit to Oakbrook two years ago when
the waiting maid brought in a card.
"Dr. Stanton. "
"This is , indeed , a pleasant surprise , "
she said with a rosy flush that told
its own story. "I am sorry mamma
is not at home. "
"I am staying in the neighborhood
professionally and could not leave
without calling on you. It is the priv
ilege of friendship , and you desired
that we continue friends. "
Nellie looked puzzled.
"I do not understand you. What do
you mean ? "
"I beg your pardon for the allusion ,
Miss Savile , but you cannot have for
gotten ? The words were in your let
ter a letter I have kept because you
wrote it , in spite of its contents. "
"Indeed , you are under a mistake.
I never wrote to you in my life. "
"Then ybu never wrote this or re
ceived this ? " *
And he placed in her hands the two
unfortunate letters. * * *
When the primroses looked like
stars in the grass and the air was filled
vrith the odor of violets , a wedding
took place at Grimstone church. And
three months later a society journal
announced that Mrs. Stanton , widofr
of the late George Stanton , Esq. , of
Melton Willows , Berks , had bestowed
heart and hand upon Count Horenza ,
an impecunious Italian nobleman.
Waverly.
LONDON PARISHES.
Ono House Stands lit Part In Six o
Tlioni.
No. 11 Queen Victoria street ( Man
sion House Chambers ) , in the city of
London , is situated in no fewer than
six parishes , arising from the curious
way in which the city parishes run
into one another. There are several
instances of buildings standing in four
or three parishes , and at least one
house is half in the city and half be-
yound its borders. The Bank of Eng
land , Threadneedle street , is in three
parishes St. Bartholomew , St. Chris-
and St. .
topher-le-Stocks Margaret.
The city of London , though only one
square mile in area , has sixty parish
es , none of them of very great dimen
sions , but some of an almost incon
ceivably smalt size. The parish of St.
Mary Mounthaw , for instance , which
has only six houses in it , is the small
est parish in the city. This parish
stands at the corner of Queen Victoria
and Friday streets , and has not pos
sessed a church since the great fire of
London , in 1666 , burned down the one
it formerly had.
Salaries of Presidents.
Very few persons would suspect
how small the salaries of presidents of
republics are , when the enormous
sums crowned heads receive are taken
into consideration. The foreigner
often thjnks the $50,000 salary of the
president of the United States is mere
ly a joke , and that he receives ten
times as much in reality , but the same
foreigner may not know that the
French president , in a country where
the wealthiest monarchs once reigned ,
receives only $120,000 a year. The
president of the little Andora republic
contents himself with a salary of ? 15
a year , and the president of the Swiss
republic must be satisfied with $3,000.
A Considerate ovcr.
Parent Of course , as my daught , r
is of age , she can suit herself as to
marrying you , but the day she doej I
will cut her' off without a pennjr. Suitor
( after a pause ) Well , tinder those cir
cumstances , sir , we will break our en
gagement. I could not think of de
priving a young lady of her inher
itance. Harlem Life.
Pride of a Punt.
"He's proud of his poetry. " "Well ,
at any rate , he seems to be full of
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Houghton , Mifflln & Company , of
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The rehabilitation of the Baltimore
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This will be immediately delivered
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The Spanish war series in The Cen
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The latest contribution to the list of
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announced it as the "Twelfth Massa
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One of the most respected citizens of
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Presence of mind is undoubtedly a
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Orders received for Richard's Magic
Catarrh Cure for month of January ,
1899 :
From Kansas 1,826
Colorado 1,628
Nebraska 1,901
Missouri 1,730
" Iowa 1,283
Iliinols 672
, " Wyoming 297
Idaho 220
Utah 263
, * " Texas 38-i
16 other
States 1,528
Total for month 11.132
Total orders re
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1898 , S3.2SO '
Richard's Magic Catarrh Cure has
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They have reduced the price from $5.00
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Two Grateful Women Tell of the Help They Eava Received From
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The climax of life force in woman is capable motherhood.
The iirst requisite for a good mother is good health.
Health of body means health of the generative organs.
Head what Mrs. G. A.
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The oldest bicyclist is a woman aged
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could enjoy health until old age if they
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Bitters. Even after dyspepsia , indi
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a foothold the BIttera will afford re
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The praying heart makes the willing
hand.
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If it was only health , we
mi ht let it cling.
But it is a cough. One cold
no sooner passes off before
another comes. But it's the
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And it's the same ; old story ,
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Dr. Ayer's
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Kpiur niher % 7e hava a itc'llcal Tlepnrt-
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Lowell , Mass.
W.N. U. OMAHA. No. 7 1899
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