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c I : r . e Ix K st } " ' - 10 TILL OJ\Alf \ DAILY 13EEtt ! : . , I. tSUN.DAAY , OCTOBER 27 , l8nG. . - ' r' " - - . . . . w1t. ) ) J f. 2 t - ; > A W om lttervel1es. m _ . . . . J IJV nOIJHrtT nAnn , e . ( Author of''rhoI Pace nUll the .Un.1I < , " 111ft the l\lIdst of A1nr1I1Sj' Etc , , r it ( , L : i" . . r Emf ( - HfeEr ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ _ _ _ _ i ] - - - - - - - - - - - - ( Col'rlghl , 189 ; , by Holtert ) , Uur. ) CHAPTER VII Mss JennIe I1rewater was very much an- , noyell at being Interrupted , and oho took no pains to conceal her feelings , She was writ- "lIow ' lCIII ( log an article entltlel1 People Time on Shipboard ; ' and she dill not wlah to be disturbed ; besides , aa abe often saM at herrlf , she was not "a woman's woman , " and neither lilted uor was liked by her own sex , "I desire a few moments' conversation with you , If I have your permission " salmi llIth I.on/worlh / , as silo closed the door be- hind tier "Certal/lly. " answered Jennie Brewster. "Will you 1'1down \ ? " "Thank you , " replied the other as she took a teat on the sore , "I 110 not know just how 10 begIn what I wish to eay Per- haps It will be better to commence : by tolllnc you that I know why you are on board tuba ' sleamer. " " \'el : ; and why \In : I on board the steamer , may I ask ? " "Yoll arc here , I understand , to get certain information from \Ventworlh. . You have obtained It , and : It Is In reference 10 thin that I have come ! 10 sec YOII. " "Intlcetl ! and are you so friendly with \Ir : Wentworth that you- ' "I scarcely know Mir. Wentworth nt all. " "Then why 110 you come on a mission from him ? " "It Is not a mission Cram him. It Is not 1mlsslolL from any one. I was speaking to \11' : \ Kenyon , 01' rather Mr. Kenyon was speaking ! to me about a subject which troubled him ! ; reat ! ) . . It Is a subject In whlelt nlY , fattier Is IntercBlellIy ! father : Is II member ot the London syndicate , and he naturally- ! would not desire to have your intended cable me@sara sent 10 New Yorl " "Ueally ; are you Illite sure that you are nol speaking less for your father than for your friend Ienyon ? " Anger burned In Miss l.ongworth's face , and flashed from her eyes liS she answered : "YOII must not speak 10 me In that way " " 1xeilae : me , I shall spral 10 you In just the way I please . I did not ask for this con- Cerenc ; you dId , and as you have taken It upon yourself to came Into this room nnln- vlted , you will have to put lip with what yon hear. Those who interfere with olllrr IJ ople's' business , as a general thing , do not have a nice IIml' " "I rlulto uppeclaled all the posalble disagreeableness - agreeableness or corning here when I came " "I am glad of that , because It you hear anything ! you do not Illte you will not be disappoluted and will ha'enl ) ' yourself to thank for It. " "I would like to talk about this matter in a spirit ot frlendllnujt.l , if I can I think no Knell Iv I to be attained by speaking In any ether way. " "Very well , lhen. What excuse have you to give l11e for coming 10 lilY stateroom to iI i iI I talk about business which does not conc rn I you ? " , "MIl Orowster , it does conccrn. melt . concerns lilY father , anti that concerns me. I al1l , In a measure , lilY ralher's private secretary - retary , and not intimately acquainted with all Ih : business he has lu IHInI ! 'Chis particular - ulnr business Is his affair , and , therefore IIIlne. That Is the reason I am here " . "Are you sure ? " " ' \m I sure of what ? " "Are you sure that what you say Is true ? " "I am not In the habit of speaking allY- thlllg but the truth " "Perhaps you flutter ) fourif In that case , huh It does not deceive me You merely came here because 111' ; . , Kenyon Is In a muddle ; 0about what I am going to do Isn't that tile l'eo1sol11" MI g I.onwortliW that her task waS' Kolllg to be even harder luau she had ex- pectMl. < "Supposo we let all question of motive refit ? I have come here-1 have asked your - , -ur.rmll\3lon to apcak on this bubJect , and you have given me the IJcrmlssloll. Having dodo so . II seems 10 uio . yon 5honltl hear me out , You say that I should not h : offellded- "I 1 dhln't say so. I do not care a rap whether you are offended or nol " "YOIt at least Hlhl r might hear something that "oultl not ba Illffisml. \\'Iut I wanted to say Is I thIs : I have taken the rIsk or that , and , as you remark , whether r alii offended or nol does not matter. Now we 11'111 come 10 the polnt- ! " Just before you come to the point , please : leI lIIe know It Mr. ! Knyon told you ho had I-IjJoken lo 1110 on tide subject already "Yes , he told lI1e so. " DId lie tell you Chit bits friend Wentworth hal , also had a conversation with me about It ? " "Yos , he told me that aho " I , "on' well , lhen. if lhoe two men can do nothing to change my purposes , ho.v 110 , you expect 10 110 It ? " " what I aholll tell ' . This 'rhatls am to you , Is I II commercial world , and I fIIn a cllnJmer- elal man's < daughter. I recojIII the fact I ' to cable this Informatlo1 that rOll al'e going ] for the money It brings Is not that the casp ? " "It hi partly the case . " "POI' what other coctslderatlon 110 you work . then ? ! " " " 'ur time coustdrratton < of being / known ns one of the beg new > pJper women ill IIII' ( 'lt ( ) . ot New Yorl That Is the other consh- ! , , 1)I'allllll , " " 1 understood , you were already known as the most . . noted newspaper woman In New . " Yllrl. 'I'hld remark WJS milch more 1IIIIIomatlc : than : Miss : \ ! l.onlorlh ; ! herRIM : suspected Jenule Urcwster looked rather pleased , , then sloe salll : _ Oht , I don't know shot that , but I Intend - - - - - i , l . " ! l " , . t J , [ ( dllih f ; , ) ' . ; ith , Q1. } I rlk fl Z J''k ' ! - % ' - - - - : . t' ' % = J , ' " 0. ; Jt.t I' ' ? z' v. ' , , . . , ' 'ffl.jzlfb , - .1 tIPffl. ' { / ttlffffti i ltlff / : - . _ , . i ! fflj : : ; , : , r , , ' I , ' / ' ; ! lIj/- r ' 1 'I \ \ > \ / / lIjf.1 . , , , : . ' i itt ) : 1 : . ? ! , i. . . . .11 .1 I lII" . ' 'tlliJ , rtI ( ) - " " t. ,4 f - " , - ; - . ! lIv. \ \ . . - ill " l- . . m r ffi , t ' ; ' 1 ' ! ! ' . ( i VI'i I r I .I II - ) I d ( IIm ; : . \I'I'I.nn : HIJtSEI.P : ) ASSIDUOUSLY TO WHlTI-O. : It shall ba so before II year Is put. " , l'ery wcll , you have plenty at time to accomplish - complish your object \ without using ! Iho In- for.natloll you have ! obtained on baud this Ihlll NOW as I113 oaying ; , the itYork : Argos 113YS : you a certain Ulllomt : for doing lilts work , It yin will promise nol 10 send the report over III that paper : . I will give you a check for double the sum the Argus till pay , besides \'Ituudlng / all your O.1I'"JUCS ; 11Ic' over. " , "In ether words , you ak me to be bribed Iud : refuse tll p'rfarni my duty to the paper. " . 'It Isn't I bribery. I merely pay : you or will yuy I you , doubt what rOil win receive from that IJaller. I pre-sumo your connection with tile paper ; ' Is purely commercllil. YOll work fur It because you receive a : certain amount of money j If the editor found same em' who wOII"ll1o the same work cheaper he would at ont'e employ that person and your len b'etl I , wOIIl 1 be 1 no IU'111r required h t'at : not true ? " "rl . It Is true. " "Y'ry well , then the question at duty cutres Into such , . . Tbt' " ' hardly a conlpat'L They have seat you 011 what would bt' to moat peorle a very difficult misson : You hove succeeded ' You have , therefore , In Jour pJ.\less ! rome- thktg ! to sell. The New : York paper will pay ' you a certain sum lu cuh for It. I offer you , flr the same article , double the price lb. _ _ n _ New York Argus will pay you . Is that not a fair offer ? " JennIe I1rewder hall arisen , She clasped I and unclasped her hands nen'ously For a small epace of lime nothing woo Faltl , and Edith Longworth Imagined she hall gaited her point. The woman standing looked down at lhe woman silting "Do you know all the particulars about the attelllpt to get ! this information ? " asked Miss Brewster "I know same of them What particulars lo ! you mean ? " "Do you know that a man tram the Argus ! tried , 10 get tide information frolll Mr. I < : en- yon and Mr Wentworth In Canada ? " "Yes , I know about that. " "Do you know that he stole the reports , and that they were taken from him before he could une them ? " " -Cs" " 1 > 0 you know lte offered , Mr. Kenyon and i Mr. Wentworl double the price the I.on- lon ! syndicate wOllld have paid then , on con- dillon ( they gave him a synopsis of the re- ports ? " "Yea : , I ltuow that also " "Very well , lhen. Now you ask Tae to do very ninth 1II0re than Rivers asked them ; be- cause : you ask me to keep I11Y paper completely - pllely In the dark about the Information I hsve got Isn't that so ? " "Yos , you can : keep them In the dark until alter the report has been given to the directors - rectors ; t.INI , of course , you call 110 what you please with the information " "Ail but by that time It will bo of no value Dy that time It will be published In lho London ] financial pallers At that time anybody cnn get It. Isn't that the case ? " "I suppose so " "Now , I want 10 ask you one other question - lion , lIss-\oIlss-I : don't think you told rue your name " "My name Is Edith l.on1worlh. "Vcl' ) ' well , Miss I.ongworth. I want to ask rOil ono mor question. Whal do yon thllll or the conduct of Mr. 1\en'oll and Mr. Wenl- worth III relllslnf to take double what l'iley hail been promised , for raking the report ? " "Whal do I think cC them ? " repeated the girl."Yes. "Ves what do you think of them ? You hesitate You realize that you are In a cor- itch' You think .IIII' Wentworth and Mr. Ken- ' . ' M : .j' . 1" " , , : I " ; c : ; 1 i I l \ . sJ "ifpdt ( f glprWtl dal ' I ' _ I I 1Nry , , , ' r III a a n I I I If : : WijfJ. : JI ; lJlr1Y \ ! \ \ t I " 7i.ffAFlf1Sfl.t. - I I' - I Ir.f r r . I ) = fif , I ( , . . ' ' - - _ 1'rt. / : ( - The a was n low roar or steam and they saw I , 1\ cloud riot UI' aml shlps. . - . - - i yon did very nobly In refusing IUvers' offer ? " "Certalllly J do. " "So do I. I think they acted rightly , and did as any honorable nlllI should do. Now I wtten you lhlnlc that Miss / I.onF\\orth : , how i dare you come and offer me double , or three limes , Cl' lour times , the amount my paper i gives 10 lire for getting tills information ? Do rou think ! that I am any lets honorable than Kt'n'olllild Weutworlh ? Your offer Is an In- blllt to lIIe-nobody but a. woman , and a womall of your class , would have made It. Kenyoll wouldll't have IIIl1dc \Venlworth wouldn't have made It. Yon come here to bribe lIIe. Yen come here to 110 exactly the s-Imo thing that J. K Rivers tried ! to tlo for thin Argus lu CanHIIIl. You think money will purchase anyl'hln . that Is the thought or your CldhS Ness , I want you 10 understand that I am 1\ woman < of the people ! I was barn and brought up In poverty III New York Yon were born and brolll'ht ' ; up timid luxury , In I.ollllon. I have suffered , prl\3t1on anti hal'II- thlis ! that yon Imow nothing of and , , even IC you read about them , you wOIIIIIII't untler- stanll. You . with the impudence oC your class , lhllil' you can come 10 duo atIlt bribe mete tlJ betray my employer . 1 arc her ! 10 dCl a certain timing ; , alll , I am going : : to do that certain - lain thing In plte or nil the money thaI all the l.om : ; wurlha'ever possessed , or ever will possess ' Do I male myself sufileentiy ! i plait : ? ! " : "C rtalnlUu ; Brewster. I don't lhLnll : any one ! could mlsunderstnnd ) 'ou. " " \\'fll. I am glad of that , because one can never tell how thickheaded some people /liar hP' "lb 1 0 you think there III . . any parallel be- . . . h\'Pcn you' case anti Mr. \.entworth.s1. "O cgnrae I do.'e are each sent to do a certain lucre ! oC work.'e each did our work.'e hl\'l' both been offered a bribe I to cheat OUI' employers or the fruits ot our labor ; only in my case II Is very much worse than \\'rnl\\'orlh's , becau : + e his elllrloYlOrB would nol have euffercL while I1Ilnf wIIL" "ThiR Is nil very plausiblellss Brewster but now allow me 10 tell you that what you have " done Is a IIIO.t honorable thing , and : that you arc a IIIgrdce lo our common \\OmallhOOlI. Your have managed , dur- ing , a'ery short Requalntan , to sin the cenOllfnce of 11 man-I here Ifl a. class ot women wbo know ' how to do thot-I thank heaven 111m hot at that cIaI ' : ; prefer to be- long 10 the class you have Just now been reviling. 8om men have IIn Inherent respect for all women ; \Ir. : Wentworth Is apparently use of lllotl : . and , while he was on his guard with a mans lie was not on h\ll \ guard with a wOl11an. YIIII took advantage of that and you manal\fl \ to secure certain Information which you knew he wOllld never ! have given you II h5 lad . thought It seas 10 be ptibllsbed You stole that information just as disreputably - bly as that titan stole time Ilocumelils from Mr. l en'oll'lI pocket You tall of your honor ned your truh when you dill i'leh a utemptlllie thing ! ! You prate of unbrlbe- ablent'sa when the only tIIl'IIIOtI possible Is adopted , of lIIoll.lnt you 110 "ht Is right and just and hOIl"Your \ ! ! conduct maltes me lIohll11rll DC baing ! a woman , A thoroughly \ had woman I can understand , , but not II \\'ul1Ian like you , who trails on the fact that you are a woman and that you are pretty and that you halo pleasing manner You Iue theta qualities ! as It thief or It counterfeiter - felter wOllld tree the peculiar . : talents God hSll given him. How dare yatu pretend for a moment - meat thut your ease I" similar to Mr'ent - worth'a1 Wentworth 11 ! an honorable man engaged In an l1anorabht bUAlness ; DB for y"u and your bltllnn I hive no words I III express nay , contempt for both. Picking pockets Is reputable ' coo'pirilIlth such n ork " , Edith I.onworthU ; : now $ standing U1 . ) her tao lIul'l1e.1 and her bands clenched She stoke with a vehemence which she very muah I regretted when silo thought of the olreimt , ' stance afterward but the rhllgra ; : and dls- appolnlll1ent at failure : . where she had Ia moment l.efore been sure of aueeeSl , o\'er- came iter. Tier opponent stood before her , aniry and pale. At flat 1Jlllt I.onc'grth thought she WU 80lne to strike beq but Ir - any such Idea passed through the brain or the newspaper woman she thought better of It , leer a few moments neither spoke ; then Jennie Brewster said , In II voice of unnntural calmness : "YOII Bro quite welcome to your opinion or me , Miss Longwortb . allli I presume I am entitled to my opinion at I\onyon : and Went- worth , They are two fools , nllli you arc II thIrd In thinking you can control the actions of a young ; woman where two young men have ffllled , Do you think for a moment I would grant to ) you II woman of a class I hate what I would not grant to a young man like Wentworth 1 They say there I'I no fool like an old fool but It should bo said that there Is no fool IIIte a young woman who has hall everything her own way In this worll1. You 111'0- " 111'0"I will not stay and listen to your abllse. I wish to have nothing ; more to do wIth you , " "Oh , yes , you will stay . " cried the other , placing her back against the door , "YOIl clime here at your own pleasure , you will leave at mine I will tell you more truth In five minutes than you ever heard In your life belore. I will tell you In the first place , that lilY business b quite as hon rahlo ns Ken- 'on'8 or Wcntworth's What Boca ICen'on debut but try to get Information about mines which ! other people are vitally Interested In keephcg from him 1 What does Went vorlh 110 but fer- ret about among accounts like a detective trying - Inrr to find out what other people arc endeavoring - l1eworlng : to concl'al1 What Is the whole timing - IlIg business but One vast swindle whose worst enemy Is the press ? No wonder any one connected with mining fears publicity if your father has made a million out of mites , ho has made It shnllly br swindling unfor- tunalo victims , I do 111) m ' business my way , and your two friends 110 theirs In their way- . Of the two , I consider my vocation too more , honorable Now that you have heard what 1 haves 10 say yon may go , and let 1110 tell , you that I never wIsh to see you or speak with you again " "Thank you for your permission to go I am sure that I cordially echo your wish that we may never meet again I may say , however , that I am sorry I spoke to you In the way I I1ld. It Is , of course , Impossible for you to look on the mailer from my point of view , Just as It Is impossible for me 10 look upon It from yours Nevertheless , I wish you would forget what I said , and think over the matter 11 little more , , and If you see your way 10 accepting my offer It will he always open to you , If you will forego the sending of that cable- . . . \ ; . ll / \ \ . . . ' . . . . . . . . . I r.- . . . . " . r.'I : : ; , , 1 , . . . ' : , ? : " - : ; i/ ; : \ : ; . . . . . . : . t , : y . : . , : . , . ! . . , . . . \ ' . . : . . ' . , . 'Jh' . ! 'o' ' 1. . . I. ' . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ) ; , /1..1' I' I . . . " I. . . ' . , l.'tJ . / I' . , ' ! , : : , . . . . 4. ; . , , . ' , , , ' . : , : ' ; ' , ' " . ; : 11 ; gram I will willingly pay you three times what the New York Argue will gIve you for It. I 110 not offer that as a bribe , I merely offer It so thaI you will not suffer from doing what I believe < 10 be 8. Just action It seems to mo a great pity that two young men 3houlll have to endure a serlo1l9 chedh I 10 their business advancement because one of them was foolish enough to confidq In a woman in whom ho believed " Edith Longworth was young , and of course cOllld not be expected to be a mistress of diplomacy , but she might have known the last , sentence she uttered spoiled the effect of all that had gone beCore. "Really , Miss I.ong1\'orlh , I had some lit- tit : admiration : for you when you blazed out at DIe In the way you did , but now , when you coolly repeal your offer of a bribe , adding - ding one-lhlrd 10 It , all my respect for you vanJshes. You may go and tell those who sent you that nothing under heaven can pre- vent that cablegram being senl. " In faytng this , however , Miss Drewster somewhat exceeded her knowledge. Few of us can foretell what mayor may not happen under heaven CHAPTER VIII Edith Longworlh went to her stateroom and there hail : what women call a good cry over her faiure , Jennie IrewstCJr continued her writing , every now and then pausing as she thought . with regret ' ; , of some sharp thing she might ! have said , which did not occur to her at the time of the Interview. Kenyon spent his time In pacing up and down time deck , hoping for the reappearance or Miss : I.onworth , an expectation which , for a time at last , was the lope deferred which makelh the heart sick. Fleming , the New York poll- Uclan , kept the mnoltlng room merry listening to the stories hs ; told He varied the pro- cedings by frequently asking everybody to drink wih hIm , nn invitation that met with no general refusal. Old Mr Longworth dozed , mot or his tme In his steamer dialr. Went- worth , who still bitterly accused himself of having been a fool , talked wllh no one , not even his freed Kl'nyon. All the time the tme great steamer kept forging along through the reasonably calm water just as If nothing hall happellcd or was going to happen . There hal been one day of rain , and one night ' ; and part of It day of storm , Saturday morning broke and It was expected , that some time In the nigh QlIl'enstowu would \ be reached. Early on Saturday morning the clouds looked lower- Ing , as they have a might ' ; to look near 11'0- land. Wentworth ; the CIU ! of nil the worry gave Kenyon very little assistance In the matter that troubled his mind. le was In the habit , when the subject was referred W , of thrusting his hands Into his hall or plung- Ing them down into hIs pocketn and brealt- log out Into language which was as deplor- able as It was expreasive. The more Kenyon atvll1ell him to be calm the less Wentworth followed . that advice A9 a general tiring ! he pent mot of his time alone In a very gloomy state of mind On ons occasion when time genial Fleming slapped him on the shoulder - der , Wentworth , to his great astonishment , turned fiercely round and crIed : "I ! you do that again sir , Il knock you down" 1"lemln said afterward that ho was "com- pletely flabbergasted" by this , whatever that may mccan and he added that the English In general were a queer race , I III true that he gathered himself together at the time , and having laughed a little over the remark , said to Wl'ntworlh : "Com ! and have a drink , then you'l feel belleI' " This Invio lon Wentworth did not oven take the trouble to decline , but lhrust his hands In his \oclet ) once more and turned his back on the popular New York palitleLun. 'enlworth summed up the whole mater tl Jobn Ienron when he said : "Thcre Is no l III our talking or thinking any more about lt. 'We can simply do nothing. I shah ( take ttlo t whole blame on my shoul < ler3. I am resolved that you shall not suffer from my Indlseretlon. Now , don't talk to me any more about It. I want to forget the wrett'hr.I business , If I posslhle. " So , thus It came about quite naturall ) that John Itcnon , who was a go dI troubled about time matter , took as his confidant Edith Lonl"orth , who also betrayed - traYfd the greatest interest In the proble'm. Miss l.onj'orth was left all the marc alone because bar cousin had taken permanently tf the smoking room. Someone had introduced hint to the. fascinating game of poker , and In the practice of this peculiar amusement : I' . Willam I.ongworlb was now Ipenllg a good deal at his surplus cash a 1.1 n his Ume. Jennie Drewller wu seldom seen on desk , She applied herself assiduously to the writing . Inl of that brilliant aeries of articles which have since appeared In the Sunday edition of the New York " \rIUs under the ItoN" ; title ' I - - I IF YOU IPiVE NO MONEY TO BURN I . INVESTIGATE . , . THE PALACE , REGAL VENTILATOR , " j . : " : , ' : I GUARANTEED TO BEAT 3 LARGE ROOMS THIS WINTER J n .d , , GUARANTEED WITH ONLY 2 TONS OF COAL. You can Save $25.00 a Season. See it ? See ? - - THE SYSTEM OF " JUST THINK OF 111 ! House Heating Heating 3 Large Rooms Revo1utionized ' Wi' ? ' Oily , y 2 TOSS r 0 r CoJ. c The Palace Regal 1 . ' ! . . . . . , . - . Scientific Principles dpplied nud Combined A Vlorld Beater. v ' y t Alll , . n . With High i rt. The HaldsOl $ st 8loV $ oin AI riGa , . . . Popular Prices - . . , : SPECIAL SALE fXTfNSI N T A lES SPECIAL SRLE--gooOsT oS SELECT FROM , Regular Price , $1,0. Q COUCHES--THIS ONE { J 5n Sale Prce , { " a Regular Price SiS.oo \ I I Prce S I 8,00. Sate Price $9 9 . 75 I % J$4 . i OMAHA OMAHA Furniture & Carpat Co. a Furniture & Carpet Co. 121113 Farnam . 121.13 FartH111 1211-i3 Fflrnam. 121-13 , . . . _ _ . , _ ' ' " " " 1H ; " f" * 'w. ' ' " " " ' 'U I ' - of "Life lt Sea , " and which were recently Issued In book form. As everybody Is already aware , her sketches of the genial New York politician and also of the tacllurl Englishman are con- sllered the finest timings In tee little "olum They have been Inrgly copied as typical examples of Ameltan , humor When Jennie Drewster dill ap ) ear au deck she walked alone up and down time prom ( nade , with a downtl sort at hal-denanl look In her eye as she passed Kenyon ot Mitts : \ Lon worth. and she generally passed ; tlem ; together. On thIn partloijlariy eventful Saturday mornIng Kenyon and MIss Longworth had the deck to thems'hles. ( The conversation naturally tured'tQ , tJe subJect which hall occupied the mla .Ojboth for the few last days . cl , "Do you know ; ; sattl Miss Longworlh , "I have been thlnlhtg ; ; ! I , along that she would come tc mo lt thR.last for the money- " _ "I am not at aU sure . about that , " answered I.euyol. . q "I thought she'\wOld probably keep on the lenler hooks juil'n ' , long as possible , and then at the lut mOI'nt come and say she would accept me o1e ( " "If site does , " said Kenyon , "I would not trust her I would give her to understand that a check would be handed to her when we were . cet'tain the article had not been Uletl . " "Do you think that would be the safe way to act it she came and said silo would take I ' the money for not seDlllng the cablegram ; Don't you think It would bo better to pay her and trust to her honor ? " Ken'on laughed somewhat sarcastically. "I , do not thInk I would trust much to her honor. " "Now , 110 you know , I h\o a different opin- Ion of her. I feel sure timat 1 If she said she woulll 110 a thing , she would 110 i. "I have no such faith , " answered Kenyon "I think : , on the contrary , that she la quite capable of such an acton as asking you for the money and still sending her telegram " "Well , I doubt If silo would 110 so. I think the girl really believes she Is acting rightly , and ImagInes she ' a8 done n very creditable acton In a very clever way. I she were not what she calls 'honest ; she would not have shown as much temper as silo did-not but that I gave II deplorable exhibition of temper mysel. for which there WM really no ex- cuse , " cuse. am sure , " salll Kenyon warmly , "you did ( nothing of , time kind At all events I am certain everything you did was perfectly rIght : and I know you were completely jusU- ! fed In anything you said . " "I wish I could think so. t "I want to ask you one question , " said Kenyon. But what that question was will novel bo known. I was never asked , and when Edith Longworlh inquired about I some time later the question hall entirely gone from Kenyon's mind. The sleamshlp , which waD ploughing along through the waters , suddenly gave a sliver , as I It were shaken by an earthquake ; there were three tremendous bumps , such as a sledge mIght make by going suddenly over log concealed In the ' . Doth and Miss tnoDoth Kenyon lss Long- worth sprang to their feet. There was a low ' , roar of steam and they saw I cloud rise ' \1 amll1shlps. apparently pourIng out of every aperture through which It could escape . Then there was silence. Tits engines had stopped , and the \elel heeled distinctly over to the port side When Edith Lngworth began to realize the situation , she found herself , 'er close to Kenyon , clasping his arm with both hands "What-what Is I ? " she cried In alarm. "Somelhlng Is wrong , " said Ken ) ' n. "Nothing "rloll'l hope. Will you waft here a moment whlo I go and see ? " "Certainly , " she answered , releasing hIs arm "It Is stupll1 of me , but I feel very much frightened ! . " "Perhaps you would ralher not be left alone. " "Oh 10 , I 1& all over now , but when the first of those terrible shocl came i seemed " to me we had struck a roclt. "There are no rocks here , " sid Kenyon. "The lay Is perfectly ' clear , and we are evi- dently not out of' bur course Something has gone wrong w'Itb"the machinery , I Im- agine. Just wait 'moment ' , and I will find out " As Kenyon rudleU toward the companIon - Ion way he met a' illor , hurrying In the other direction . dLecton. "What Is the matter ; crIed Kenyon , The sailor gave no , answer. On entering the mtnlon ! way door Ken- yon found the place lull of stlI , and he .11 ran against the ot e . "What Is wrongI.1 anythIng the mat- " ter ? "How should I ltQ"I ? " was the answer very curtly given "Please do not ask any quesllons. Everythipgtwdll bo attended to " This was scant Gneouragement. People began crowding up'tpo ' companion way , coughing and wheezing In the steam , and loon the deck , that but a moment before h3l been almost Siitbout an occupant was now crowded with excited human beings In all state oC dress and , undress . "What Is wrong ? " was the question on every lip , to which , a yet there was no answer. The otcor"who hurrIed to and fro wore mute , or gave abort and unsatisfactory replies to the Inqulrle whIch poured In upon them People did not pause to reflect that even an oIecr could hardly be expected to know off.banl1 what the cause of the sudden stoppage or the engine was. ly and b' the captain appeared , smiling anti bland. le tel $ them there was no danger , Something had gone wrong with the machlnerY actiy what ! could not , at the moment , l. t , but there was no necessity for being ! panic stricken ; everything would bo 11 right In II short time It tbey merely remaIned calm. Those , and a lot or other nautical lies , which are always told on such occasions , carved to calm the tears of the crowd ant by and by one after another went d\\\1 to the slate rooms on finding the \ ielu not going to sInk Immediately' . They al appeared some tints afterward 11 mat luablap - parel The steam which had tilted the salooo soon disappeared , leaving the furniture drip pIng with warm moisture. Finally , the loud clang ! of the breakfast gong sounded as Ir nothing ball happened , and that did store , perhaps , than anything ! else to allay the fears of the passengers. I breakfast was about to be served , then , of course , things hero not serious. Still . a great many people . pie that mornIng had a very poor appetite for the breakfast served to them. The one blessing , as everybody said , was that the weather was so fine and the sea so calm . The majority of the passengers however , ' did not notice it. After breakfast people came up on dock There was . wonderful avoidance of hurry , alike by ofcers and sailors. Orders were given calmly and quietly , and as calmly and quietly obeyed. Omcers were still up on the bridge , although there were no commands to give to the man at the wheel and no screw turning F'he helmsman . man stood at the wheel , as if I he expected at any tine the order to turn It lo port or starboard - board All this absence' of rSll bad 11 very calming effect on the passengers , many or whom wanted only a slight excuse to become hysterical . , A. the , day .wore on , however , II general feeling of security seemed to have come upon all on board. Then one and all congratulated themselves on the fact that they had all behaved In I most exemplar manner considerIng the Mmewhlt alarming clrcum tances. Nevertheless , those who watched the captain saw that he swept the long line of the horizon through hIs glass ovary now and lhen11h n good deal of anxiety , and they noticed on looking at the I long level line where sea and sky met that ; not a sail Ras vIsible around the complete - plete circle. Up from the engine ' room came the clank of hammers , and the opinion was general that whale\er was amIss with the engine was capable of being repaired. One thing had become certain , there was nothing wrong with the shafts. The damage what- ever It was , hall been to the engine alone. All of the passengers found themselves more or less affected br the peculiar sensation or tin steamer being at rest-tho awe-inspiring and helpless consciousness of complete silence -after the steady throb thy had become so accustomed to all the way across That night at dInner time captain took his place at the head of the table , bland pad smUlng \nd and polite as ever , just ! If nothing had happened , and the people who , notwIthstandIng - Ing their outward cahnnfss , were In a stale of peculiar tension , noticed this with gratified feelings . rl'ellne. "What Is the matter , " asked a passenger of the captain , "anl1 what Is the extent of the accident ? " The captain looked down at the long tablet. "I am afraid , " said lie "that If I went Into technIcal details you would not under- stand them There was 11 flaw In one at the rods connected wIth the engine. That rod broke , and In breaking damaged other parts of the machinery. Doubtless you heard the three thuds which It gave before the engine was stopped. At present It Is impossible to tell how long It will take to ri ' air time dam- aKe. However , eveh I the accident were frlols , we are right ! In the track of vessels , and there Is no dan\e. " This was reassuring , but those who lay awake that night heard the ominous sound of the pumps and swishing of water splashing down Into the ocean ( To be Continued . ) - - - Thirty Yenr Acquaintance . A personal acquaintance with It for thirty Yl'ar and an actual residence for twenty years warrants le In saying I know of no better section of the union when one takes Into consideration the character or the soil , forest growth , water supply , clma e , health , farm and orchard and garden products proximity to favorable railroad transportation - tion , church and , school prlvUeges-to whIch you may add abundance and cheapness at lands now presented to the Immigrant for selection and purchasethan this localy , These lands now In the market , are easily made to produce fine crops of cotton . corn , sweet and Irish potatoes , peas , oats , sugar can , sorghum , hay , otc. All sorts of live \ stock do well here Our natural grasses furnish . nlh an abundance of most nutritious and easily cured hay. Poultry raising bo-keep- lag and dairying ere very profitable. Peaches , pears . plums and grapes are excellent - cellent . and apples and figs do well. The experience of several year demon- strato the success at truck farming here. Better than this , however \0 have learned to grow some staple crops to perfection , Irish potatoes or other early vegetables by cotton , or corn by peas , or by hay. Can you wonder people are buying Orchard lomes lands , or that time tide at immigration Is steadily increasing toward the south 7 See Orchard Homes , 0 , W. Amnes general agent 161 t"arnam street . , Omaha , Neb l''gbtnt ' Tobacco Users. Dy prompt and decIsive acton the ( manage- ment at l'Uroad have run out or theIr employ . ploy all men who prefer getting drunl to holding steady situations , or who think they must drink liquor , Now the superintendent of the Boston & Maine railroad has commenced - and mencel1 war against tobacco consumers has issued a circular to his men which says ; "YoUI' attention I called to the fact that you are not allowed to use tobacco In any form whatever while on duty , nor on trains or In the stations when or duty with uniform or badge oh. This rule I Imperative and must bo regarded at sU times , " This may seem a little severe and may force some men to take 9 day on occasIonally for the purpose of chewing' . . Uueldpn' Arnica Snh'c , The best salve In the world for cuts , brulai , sores ulctrs , nit rheum , fever sores , titter , clapped hands , chilblains , corns , and all skin eruptions . anti positively cures piles , or no pay required. 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