UIW Pflflll ilnuJ P 14 v A h ili ii iTTTTTT mehdlhghis clothes or aomg wnatever done - r r r r Adlto every1 one In the ViHage out of it she knew no one she was sim ply that girl of Johnsons CHAPTER II Wlien Dolores wastwenty her father awoke to the fact that she was no Jonser a child TiieniwledgS of her Author of At a CirlU Mtr Eh - - i t l J 11U1U UUl in Ml Th estrange riding untheYalleKrwhettfhiSj4re cast a shoe and betopped at the shop to have it replaced The JyitfCrann -and sullcfasid after a few tor the jioerfcnrtsgyiggthaSoIpreffl Lod give ltto mm ureenreiutucu in alfew miinitesTTIfere wasa Strange exniessIonVBfi firsfaSe and hed hot thftshqp atpnee he stooiin tnej Lrway icuiug lub tloingiiron HfeafiP -- - Mf L i - THAT GIRL of JOHNSONS By JJAJ KTB JLVVLVM inrereaAccordlne to Act of ConcrcsS in the Year JB90 by Street Smith i j - Irfatjio Qffltfq 6rrt5eTbrarian oftConcrcss at Washinston D C 7 wwww i i r The- G1H Theday was dreary when Eno was oarh7 not only ihoraln Va falllig in iiariITnferffaBhfohiHad mjsthurig over tho hills ibut because sree -was oorn uierinQthenfrhavlne af9ftJeaiiSi 3tt aJHw tejidemesj awakinfbr hex weak dauehton and- tlleredlierintohararmR -with a halt not live ions and some of her friends wtnt so far as 40 say that iVaell sh sMidfcotifor shmrouluhavespoiled th girlr vlV 1 UbZ Hexifatpr 3yeHxtheiewasijiDctlanf ger pfi hetv fheriq poilingitije gjjl wh tendernes He considered bl tn qnbjpt therlqjfatgQaltiin ardhaidbeliadvad many blows fn uflf fate HeBaiff fafp vvas ragansT hi apeole saia he was Shiftless they said alsb that hW irks J hardly- doubt that the girl would be the same Nne tifi the- ohtfsonJmbunfeaHto mfcch at leastthatibYancht ofihgtfam iljL Lemuel Johnson this and they I mot blame nothing io d6 with Ms shiftless tirotbero lived in a fine hquso in evaork was enfprjsipgajadihrpwdji how coW anyone bJameahInkfort dropping al broejhjsnjc AUlfiSfinilX flflrj h 1I rir miVirr V1lrkTtro ftrtrtrl rP UI1IVC Ull UU1U JMUlifc lGUUYa UUU Ui ihiihtihg and dlT athletic sports butja strength like this1 mans he had never before seen Greqn was a man and men admire strength The niojtth was sullen under the scant gray mustache the oyds were small and showed a possible crueltyof nature brute cruel ty tire forehead was Ipw and narrow There was not an intellectual line in his face A wririklVoE puzzYed thought ap peared between the young man3 brows He i turned- and looked long and earnestly jupthe path thatJedito the tiny unpainted house set in its i dreary garden a short distance up the imnnnfnln f Dolores -was standing in ithe door way herarjns hanging ddwnin front- sof her her fingers clasped Uselessly tcgetner ine suniigni was on ner darichead het brown eyes were look- ting straight before hciVand there wds a lignt in nericce mat lainy formed it Usually there was little to him It was but nMthat he Jhould 4of his hand the wiped the drops Jrom help him it was an unheard of thing that hehad never offered Jo help him especailywhen this added burden was laid upon his already tqp heavily laden ahoulders OfSvhatgoddito him was a girl Girls were of little use ad she Jjden a bbybut shn was jiot boy and she was motherless from the time she was three weks oId With a pathetic appreciation of the fitness of things her- mother named her Dolores And from the time she was taken fronx the dying -mothers arms her large browh eyes shaded by long curling lashes looked out upon thejv1ofldllhlaJslcangeJsav2tyd4 to the household matters nerselfj the iCiV utl uiuuy Vi ii vus hu W J t I t Jill lull 1 1 ner own age ner as tnougn she had been dead1 14I She was anxcejlentcrajaTidjkept thehouse well In these things her fctiier ha nd fault to flndr He gel- Horn spoke vtoher if i the food werieij well cooked he ifiver found fault he never praised it by heriiihe ate his meals in silence and went out orithe house She saw him only akrimeaL timcs -his evenings-were-spent-at-the tavern hers f SpLSotat home t wwJrzijJJijsjsjs i W mSBUm i Did light in her face Her Hds were part ed as though she had been speaking of pleasant things Young Green took off his hat and ran his fingers through his fair hair The wrinkle of perplexity appeared jand deepened between his brcnys 3 Johnson is she your daughter The blacksmith straightened up in surprise fto one had ever before1 Lemuel was rich fate hadTjeen good asked about Dolores With the back a knowledge of what it meant to tye brought into the world unwelcome and unloved l She seldom jcrled She never cooed as other and happier babies do And as she grew oldersilence greV ufron her Shesaidilittle and lhe neighbors seldom raniixito gossip with hedas they didwita4Mfeh otherT loD there vas- nomser heoolrolitfresTriri them or their gossip coujd talk easily with her eyes upon them So when she grewTold enough to attend hiSjgrJmy fape iH 2 - She my darter WalI rpekonn My cursed luck thet she warnt a boy boys is o use A flash came into- the clear blue eyes watching him Cursed luck Man youshould thank your lucky star that she is a woman and such a wo man Where did she get her learn ing Learnin bewildered he laughed scornfully She aint never -had noi learnin far as I know Thar aint no use fin learnin t least I aint never seen no use o if Wimmen4 specially air better ff thcut it Hj ars yer mare reddjv Fine mare she Ashiilinsir thank ee Therimarwas fuiof lifexand spirits and a beautiful animal When her master mounted she reared and plunged he tail sWept the scanty grass at1 the door her long silky mane swept his face her eyes were flash ing her nostrils dilated Tegirl n therdoovay iost less attitude She came down the steps and called to him and her voice peculiarly penetrating buf full of rare sweetness sounded like1 a note of musicoa thsultry air He smiled athor With aftightjeinandjaicalm i word he quieted the marc- then he rode up to the girl His voice was pleasant to her it sounded grave and almost sweet J Tfib iriaTeis gentle as aldtten she would not harm me for the wbrldIt is onlyone of her tricks Tou are as Jond of animals as of astronomy are rtSf ATiccs jnhnsnn Herazliad sttayecT dOwhtahe 4 shop Her father was standing in1 the- doopyy rub bjnghis hands qni his leathern apron and wtching them The flasn did out of ner eyes the fiusi from her face the listlessness ha3 reforned i j i His gare involuritEriljfolIowSahers He receiyedjjOj reply from her and iespecfed none he uiiderstcod wth4a rare instinct m When he had ridden away she stooH a the11 ga61 The far- awayll66R1 wsrh her3 eyestIas she- watched theblaiktfmaireand hr rider untlLythe hazefromt the mountain hid them from viesezrrr r - When hertfather -came iintol dinner Ihe atchedi hecrasShej prepared -the table- Ae patched hpr as G she ate His eyea were on henconstanly she knew itbut gave no 5ign 5i H As he took up his hat to return to -the shop ne turned and asked MrryATHAMr vipl 7 P HelvlargeJeyesT looked through3 and throughihim her gaze iwas steady his watered her yoicectoo i was steady and slow- Iamtwentyather n nWM il nJSueredas heJ passed down tie worn path- to toe shoo i with no haste in nis slouching gait Curse all ther wimmen Borned foqlsaevery one gj exn Jestony luqk thetshe warnt abby boysiso use J Urii ill U j tii3i -CHAPTER Ill i - ji i t i j i Her Learning in Doiores was sitting von t thendopr hold duties were -finished she sat in ace and comuness cimie io mm - i fi i - t t aenly one aay roiiTwfn trrMnaTifvir wA - Tnmnmn WSS a biacKsmitn ana ioneer listless ier lms were psarted t i j rU SPOSS thfelouStSn J 3 4ef the tVn Scros the mountain was - 5t Tm nu fOFl iV4iSSSiiAM -40 TOk jepii was full of light On her krieeS lay J an om astronomy ana one sienaen finger marked theT pTdce Of her read ing SefoSeFsemaaeMU Toundings r iredid notcheairthe heavy- footsteps approaching awng the nar rojtvTpath She saw nothing until S rbugh hand pulledtfiebobltromunder her fingers A deep oath jSmote the air ---iv - i Curse3rejjherfatheiiiuttered be- Is ther way yo wasfrsrer tS3S3 while I amdwayi Curse fl Yer mother was fool nough but yer worse She xqseup slowly to her Jull height and confronted him Her soul was in her eyes and his shrank from It rFathervsayj what you like of ino you shall hdb say iidthing bV my mother i sho is beyond your power nqw r - The book had slipped from hjshandJ and rallen to the ground ne kickoo it contemptuously The flash deepend inher oyoibut shhad hfid h4f safj and sat down The moonlight was on herface and hair ther shadow lay long and dark behind hey j Lavlna Ketcham madej a gent wife she gave up much for peace and at first she had loved her htis band afterward she found out his brute mature Her nature was- fine and she was trucC to him always bJt love was out of the question then He -- J t - l He vatched her faca forhade her the use of her bcoks and in1 that only she would net obey him For a nature like hers to die men tallyor even stagnate -was impossible She was above him as the stars she loved were above her and she knew it and he knew it also he hated her for it She was a schudT teacher and as school teachers did not thrive that side of the mountain he offered her a home and she accepted his offer believing him noble because of this generous act as women will believe of the men they love until they have been proved otherwise when the sweet if rather blind faith in them can never return once being destroyed Her daughter inherited her nature only in a far higher degree Her hus band knew it and he neighbors knew it Never however did the girls father know that her mothers books were her constant companions that sheJived in them and on them that nearly every word of theirs was known to her by heart Betsy Glenn had been her mothers schoolmate and friend Betsy Glenn taught Dolores with all the power she was capable She had long been dead but the seed she sowed grew and grew some time it would ripen and bear fruit Had ner father known of this he would have stopped it from the first Heidldi nottsknow it for he had never- talsn -enough interest in her to know it Had be asked her she would haye told him but he never asked The jealousy he had already felt to ward his wife for her love of books seethed and scorched in his heart as he stood facing her daughter and1 his She possessed not one of his traits the mothers nature had deepened ten fold m his daughter - To Be Continued BARBEtt WHO WAS A KING Nevous Cu3tomerif Jumped at Con 1 elusion and Fled A queer reminiscential gleam crept into the eyes of the barber with the long low rakish forehead as he sud denly Tested his raior hand while shaving the Adams apple of the lean inervous looking man in the chair I was KingLouis XIV of France last night- saidthe barber suddenly ithe razor still poised about half an inchabove the lean customers Adams ITT1F l t m t y m a apple i sy i i lit i i t t - Tne t customer blinked and breathed i i nan show up iTfce HJshavidi ildeiofihis fade became nearly as white as the still lathered uigrft - Wait a minute he said placing a shakingrhand oa thejrhers shaving Kxiu ne up btiL airaiym m ine cnair -with a wlltff6o1iJJandthenJmatia bolt fo I ih i i ii i J mm- tRim asng wentswn anrrgftcape tKfeg Louis CXryAuugn houMe LHeuwouldiit hhVe done atthing do JtaFiiKvanaiwwitAvthe towl streani t i ii i j J i j w ti f 1- i t 1 1 u r It Belonas tp Democrats Changing a tariff schedule that hap- yciia LJ ue iuuic ui icss uui ui uai ixiuii j wffh tHe time is quite a different thing from tariff reform When Samuel JTIldeirWasalive the Tmoainea k - Tl J - 1 - ins m iae ureeze anuonersiue ui msTriii law wasni uorce jl fade sflirlathered halopeadoWn the when Grover Cleveland x - - - J - I 4 -- Xhe bajhexv with the long low rafc ishiMfoxBheaduiTCent jtorthQ dope and starediafter ther -galloping customer witff aftfasamenti iiijti a aad hingea mutterjd ihgfrbS1 NvbwiIwfiaekindoiJcoes 4 has that relier got in Tiis conk I was bny tryin to tell him that I wasKiHg Louis3XIFi St the bafbers inasqueraaTe ballJastnight and look at him goin er J SaH atbrs Arte1 tikort V Wash- 4ngtonPost - - -v - The Real Cause Maude What makes you so aw fully nervous dear Clara WhyFred is to have an In- terviewwith papa this afternoon Maude Oh father will notglve hiscanseiiiwr astandHtpeegh 3ENAT0R HANNA TOjTHE OHIQ REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Human Liberty tJyupt LaocandiJndustres tJ et Weil Enough Alone for Gods Sake keep Letting H Alone l i dt i f The Republican party is foriunate lnthechhrrfcteIaflQ Quality of its leadership It is fortunate1 In having astchairman of itsational Committee atman ot the stanip of Hon Marqus A Hanna The need of the hour is stalwart uncompromising Republican isnY on theTpartrbf the menintrlisted with the duty -of directing the partys politics Senator Hanna is nothing if np straightforward and practical He does not know what it is to be am biguous or evasive Of himself he might truly say I am no orator as Brutus Is Buti as you know mc all explain blUntJ Ioriiy speak rIghtJojn J - J To be a plain blunt man and4 to speak right on is an admirable char 1 acteristic -in a campaign leader and manager Senator Hanna never ex hibited these valuable traits lo better advantage than in his speech before the Ohio Republican State convention June 3 1903 Such a speech was most opportune It was time that some big man the bigger the better stood up ahd proclaimed the dignity the glory arid the splendid record of unadulter1 ated Republicanism time to show a just pride in the partys prinaiples and achievements without apology quali fication or saving clause of any i kind Senator Hanna was the right man in the right place A lifelong member of the American Protective Tariff League thisvirlle Ohioan is a believer in the doctrine and policy of protection through and through first last and all-the- time He- does not think thtr Dingley tariff shelters monopoly he knows that it does not He does not recognize the present existence or probable the was iu lorce was president the -first umfe The Morrill law wasciiaiised ijtwentyrthree times but these changes in schedules did not prevent tariff reform from being tie slogan of the democracy under bothj niaenianauieveiana in otner woras tariff reforto Is qtiite different from changing aichedule that is out of timkrr Tariff reform Is the Demo cratic i version of ttheindusixiabiissue It Jwas then Isnow and will cbntiniue toiiRUDUcamjmightas well stay on own side at the issue for wnea it comes io uae ujsxl ioauonai campaign1 -they will either have to IstandprproeibnwiiJiqutiapbioglesV sorcompetewIth Democrats on their 1 1 W are aware that there are some Republicans wiip Imagine that their Rparty by taking the posk sClara No afraiaVPred swonUVtipnIInpirt will be able to crftwd the the they frteTFfocWiinesrty is selaorn ible to win victory by taking tho plBltlon that logically belongs to tho olher party Republi5rfIliavflaneasbri5ffobo fUfsndsf5firfiritnirwlfat KaSbeeM accom1 nllshi under protection vfif reyrit time it wl with Tffey caii li -pride THby aDiJp31ntutolit ricfefcSticaSp apiSs1 VeiTOtoerffit rt During these discussions0 rwislOn of th ferjff it should be distinctly re membered tbFttheresnttle Jfan moreImildrltXietween 3p Der5o craticl ideatpf tarff th Kepunucan laeaoi cnanging tne tariii thanlthere is between the old Demq craticf taIftfor revenue bnly fclea wnicii nas eencnTuiorjy Hjiown as i Morton of burn down lie land The RepuBlicanSparty lrasfavored a high tariff primarily fortho protection and uplifting of Amenqaninflustries and inciddntally to provjfdgttecessarytrev enue for running thelgbV6rnmentThe Democratic idea on the toer hand h3S always oeenr tnatweiijuuiunave iree tradefor justeashtear rejoitrade as it was ryossififfoconstnTTt tariff V- Jv 41 v ules so as to proyiae thernecessaryin i5 come TOrrCTrenrmentrexnDnsesr war ren Ohio Chronicle n rtAr i - tscrwi -a - - WH TAMPERWITH IT Discqrd sTheoryand Acceptthe ryasis of History - f r Ithas long been a fdvdrite doctrlhd ambngprotectionists that their polley wasnecjessary for the- purpose princit pally of affording Infant industries a chance to get a foothold at home agairistthe competition of foreign products of pauper labor That every body recognizes asa familianJormula once vigorous enough but now de crepit Mwith years and employment The JournaF has but little concern abt tjhejthories theparty criesor any of the usual forms of jawing LOOKS AS THOUGH HED BEEN LEFT A - nature of -shifting needs that now doQbr are likely1 to call for any aban donment any abatement any rejasaj tion of the sytem of protection to American lahorVanfl Lidustryid Here is the pith and the core of Mark Hannasi Is there anybody ihj this great auj dilncp aye is there anybody in the Sixeiof Ohio who hesitatehfOr ohe moment 1 imder all the conditions which ihave gone before underailtne environmentsojfjrjgsentunuer all future-to- single causeras to why the Republi canparty shoiild change one iota in those principles Long continued cheering Humanjiherty protection taAmer icaandustries iand our workipgmen Renewed applause We started that slogan many years ago It went f orthi anH reached the hearts of every fire- il ii i li - siae in tne iana ana it we neeueu auy adfiitidnal tribute of anuaccessory to add to the luster of thUt mbnumeht it -would be the continuation of hap piness and contentment perceptible everywhere around us I once said Let well enough alone Applause For Grdas sake lceep letting it alone Renewed applause hat is the gospel that Republicans want to hear That is the doctrine to preach froih every Republicaiv pulpiti Let protection alone- Let the tariff alone i Let well -enough alone For Gods sakejceep letting it alone for over the pros and cons of protection as a national policy Most of these con tentions are tne merest emptiness and ordinarily serve to vex the air and mens ears to no conclusive purpose As the Journal has said before the record made by the operation of the protective tariff in this country is the only absolutely determining proof of results Every American citizen knows what that has been he knows that under the tariff the American republic has steadily rapidly substantially permanently advanced in wealth pro ducing prosperity in a manner and to an extent approached by no dther peo ple in the worlds history It is true that incidentally domestic manufac tures have been made possible and that they are fostered by the tariff but who believes that to have been alLthat the tariff has done And who believes that prices of protected prod ucts have in any single instance been sustained as a result solely of tion At a tim6wheff the - country was solely dependent upon Great Brit ainvfor free wire nails English wire nails sold a later duty of 6 a keg home madeswirirnails sold for- less than 1 a keg The duty on lumber is a factor in this great system that hastbrpughtjthe American people unparalleled employment and wealth -fray tamper with It Of what con sequence3stheorv when pltteff against the teachingsbf ejntsihr The Xumher Trade -Journal vWho Will Do the No apolitical maneuvers or evasions wiirprevent the tariff from being the issuof the next presidential contest Its isjiadow is already in I Philadelphia Record Ifbere ace anypoliical maneuvers or evasions to keep the tariff out of nexC year3 presidential contest they willbje on the side of the Democrats Republicans are not afraid of the tariffas an issue They will jvelcpme it asTTthe governing issue dodge and straddle In de- flnlhgiheir tariff policy Very likely thewill But not the Republicans Theirtonvention declaration will we predjt be for straight protection without apologies or trust sheltering admissions jv The Idea TEpmaln Iowa idea appears to be to gjtjsomethingi1 They aTeafterthe vicevpresidency now Philadelphia tPresf u - i t fc - - Anti Microbe SinPseSr anti toiixiinrjlghtmgthetnix Democrats off political map But I Populism Albany Evening Journal rTdEKaTSWfirARK J2ave Lasting Proof oJLH Is Visit to Hla The story ge8ithaldy3ffyiconnol or hergraTugrWAaV asleep In herbedv and awwtofttidl her couSTord Tyrone standfo1y her pillow Ho told her that ho was Jead Shejeored at the statement He re peated the assertion and added a for clble dcsarjptlpn ofthj world his spirit had enredPe still doubted Whflrnnnn5v twlstpil tho curtains ofJUeibeilthrough aringfin the plaruiiluindoriCrlcarYed sat- imvUOU UUrLRU WUBit UIW lUiUluuo raaVksxJfhls jftvcingers remariedl and finally toucMa her wrlstfi which hpnpath his sure Then he foretold many family events wjilchotcourse all came true and vanisiieu urom tuat nour uuui iuu day of her death the ladys wrlstiSwas never beheld by mortal eye When she died the grim mark was feeeu eaten deep into the delicate flesh LadyiBetty iwas a famous Com pounder of almplea jwhich Indeed were veryafar and ajcftjbiffifpjasier iaftgKori her recjpefsjtill soldfn the west bfjJEng land She used to tell with glee how she once met a man who saluted her ef iustyely whereupon sho asked his remember me Im the husband ol the woman your ladyship brewed tho medicine for she took it but she died the next day Long life to your lady ship DOING BUSINESS IN RUSSIA Free-and-Easy Methods of the Subjects of the Czar We have learned in the past few years to regard Minister de Witte ot Russia as one of the greatest financial administrators in the world Yet every book on Russia gives fresh evidence of mismanagement on the part of the government in the details of business Wirt Gerrares Greater Russia the Continental Empire of the World illustrates the Russian way of doing things by this account of the postoflice service At tho chief postofllces in St Pe tersburg and in Moscow there is only one clerk selling stamps He closes his office at 2 oclock He cannot reckon change without a counting board There are about half a dozen branch offices in these capitals but stamps are as rare as a postal order in a country store in an American village At one branch postofflce in Moscow the letter box was full to overflowing whea Mr Gerrare called He took his letters inside but the clerk in charge declined to accept them But the letter boxiis full Find a letter box which is not full J replied the clerk That will be difficult Then wait until one is emptied to- morrow Youths Companion - Trust God How little is knowledge limited thought How helpless ana puny are We We think what we hear and believe as were taught But learning- and science seem littli or naught T In the solving of lifes mystery j f a Confronted by marvels on sea and on plain And in words that above us revolve Our muchr Vaunted reason may try to explain But only to find all our efforts in vain Creations great problems to solve We study the planets and think we are wise We measure the orbits they trace We weigjithe bright jstars and can reckon their size But none can determine the height of tha skies y Or measure the infinite space l All things that are born in their grave are soon laid Time seems to the living a foe We wonder why anything ever was made If only to bud and to blossom and fade Or vanish like fa3t meltlng snow There are those who live long with honor and fame And stone in their infancy die And some have to struggle with sorrow and shame We I wonder- whyairTrns are not the same The wisest can never tell why We turn to bur reason to settle a doubt Yet knownot what reason my be Its substance and form we know ing about The cause of its being we cannot find out - - Sodull wa w i J i There seems no foundation -where reason Taiayrstand Cpj In where no mortal has trod Our learning and logic are ropes made of sand - - - - Theres nothing to rest in but God -Frank Beard in Rams Horn Two Lawyers Tales Justice Gaynor of the Supreme court of--New York-has-a reputation for dry not altogether devoid of hu mor and two which are going the rounds among Iaw3er3 are these A petition for an Injunction based upon somewhat doubtful assertionslof fact recently came before the justice After considering the affidavit of the petitioner he remarked In this case an injunction will hot lie even if the relator does Under circumstances somewhat simr liar an attorney sought to discredit statements contained In an affidavit But counsel should remember ob- jejvgd1 Judge Gaynor that the truth sometimes will out even in an daVit New York Time3 Treatment yez iver troy maissage trejttaient me bye t Denny Oi hod face steaming snee JJ - HMM A M -- JIMt j - VLarrvrWho gave uttoVez y i ryiloulWoman tie av hot wather