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Oh. drowsily tho brooaoa lingered over
lane and lea.
And wayward moonbeams, falry-rlngered.
bushed the tistliM seu,
When tliroiiRh Um mpnnnwM. dim with
shadows, cinr.o my Invu to mo.
A dainty ditty ho was singing Oh, 1
lovi d him writ'
'And all the world went Idly swinging
where th echoes fll.
While soft, feronp, by hill nnd dune there
throbbed nn evening bell.
Oh, wistfully the winds, wont Balling o'er
tho xobblng sen.
And uloud-wtnoK swift with moonlight
- trailing worked Its wizardry,
when fur away. n loveis mny, went
forth my love from me.
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Russell had mado no mistake. There
was but ono Jowel like that in tho
wholo world. He had mado suro of
that beroro lio bought It for his wife
ton years before Curious It was; a
solid diamond heart, flanked by a
scoro of tiny ruby ones, held In place
by tho finest thread of gold that was
3uiU lnvlslblo at tho dlstanco of a
few feet.
To-night Bho was wearing Jt in a
now placo as a solo ornament to the
gleaming pllo of corn-gold hair that,
alone, might havo mado Nannie Rus
eell beauty-famous. But besides this,
there were eyes of a matchless amber
gray, & richly palo, perfect skin, and
flno, scarlot lips that wero gravely
sweet.
Russell gradually let bis eyes away
from tho Jewel to a furtive contempla
tion of his wife's familiar features.
No; seven years had. made slow prog
ress In ageing a woman of this Inde
structible type. If anything, she had
grown moro Bplendld In her thirties
than she had over been In the old girl
hood days of their first love.
Sho was conversing spiritedly, with
an ambassador, and Russell thanked
Heaven that bo had been allotted a
seafat tho other end of thcuiaule. She
would hardly bestow moro than a
. casual glance In that direction, and he
xellcd upon his short beard and eye
glasses to protect him from recogni
tion. Tho dinner progressed tlresomoly,
and tho running fire of small talk Rus
sell found himself obliged to keep up
with tho lady on his right, was about
tho hardest work the young broker
had over dono In bis life.
Presently thero was a lull, and he
became- conscious that all eyes were
turned upon tho man who eat directly
opposite to him.
"Yea," Hurlbut was Baying, "It
eeoma I am hero on a very absurd
quest, considering tho fnct that I don't
oven know tho fellow's name or ad
dress or that of any of ills friends.
All I havo to go on Is that bo lived on
Fifth avenuo seven years ago was
tall and dark and smooth-faced, with
tho 'prettiest wlfo in New York,' nnd
spent his work hours on Wall street."
Russell started. Luckily no one
was looking nt him, and. the ridiculous
red that poured over his face went
unnoticed. After all, how many thou
sand people thero wero to whom this
description might apply as well as lo
himself! Ho sincerely hoped he was
not growing egotistic,
"Tho man was dying, you see It
was out in India and all I could get
out of him was that this friend of his
had brought a lot of trouble and seem
ing diBgraco upon himself in trying to
shield him from it, and that I must
movo Heaven and earth to locato him
and mako matters right between him
and his wife, who, it appears, left him
because of this thing," .
Russell shifted his gazo transiently
to his w.lfo's faco. From pale, It had
grown all at once bloodless, and sho
was loaning forward with parted lips
and wide, tense eyes, A remark from
her dinner partner recalled her to her-
She had grown more splendid in her
thirties.
self, and sqnt the crimson to h6r
cheeks. Sho made somo hurried re
sponse, laughing In a half-hysterical
llttlo way to conceal hor agitation.
Then sho looked back at Hurlbut
again; ho had stopped tulklng, and
RubscII almost jumped at the sound
of his wife's clear, controlled tones.
"Do tell us all about It, Mr. Hurl
but," she .was saying, "a rorcanco llko
that Is too rare not to bo Interesting."
"Thero Isn't really much moro lo
toll," he answered, smiling, "that's
where tho trouble comes In. Kvano
was always moro or ltsiss gloomy, al
most melancholy except at times;
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Ono day, he got confidential and told
me all about his trouble, but withhold
ing the names of tho parties, A
month later, ho was stricken with n
fover, and they sent for mo at his re
quest. In some way, ho mado It
known to mo that I must look up
theso people nnd mako things right,
now that ho was going. But he was
too far gono to talk distinctly, and 1
never could get at ttio names. Tho
story, in brief, howevor, Is this:
"Ho was staying with somo friends
in town two weeks prior to his wed
ding. A young lady was there, at :ho
"I am afraid she has never ceased
to"
house, and Evans man-like found
himself making love to her In spite of
himself. One night, ho kissed her In
tho rose-garden. In some way, It has
never been discovered how, the fact
came to the cars of his fiancee. Sho
wrote an immediate letter, dissolving
their relationship. Evans replied, as
severating his innocence. Ho could
not do otherwise. But the girl refused
to budgo. Ho confided in his friend,
who, like a brave Don Quixote, took
tho affair Intojils own hands and
went to seo the girl, and, in order to
provo to her that Evans was innocent,
himself took tho blame of tho whole
thing, and swore that he It wns who
kissed tho young lady In, the rose gar-
don. And in turn, mo young lauy wno
was"klssod, betrayed the man to his
wife, and the wife took French leave."
"But did the girl tho one who waB
kissed did sho uphold tho husband in
his deception, to protect tho other
girl's fiancee?"
"Just exactly."
"Then I should bavo thought that
tho husband would have explained
everything to his wife!"
"He-7 tried to 'pleadings were
vain.' '
"I don't much blamo her, do you?"
"Well I hardly know."
"A man's reply. Wero thero any
children?"
"I don't think so."
"That was luckj So many women
have to endure a continual flagellation
ot their souls if thero are children."
"But tho man think ot him! Ho
loved his wife; he must have suffered
terribly when she turned on him."
"If ho loved her so much, why did
bo place her In such a position?"
"Ho thought ho could explain;
thought that sho would trust and bo
llovo him. And ho loved his friend,
and couldn't bear to see his lift
wrecked all on account of a little non
sense." Mrs. Russell laughed then, tho ten
sion had to give way, somewhere, and
when sho looked up' again, her eyes
were calm, with a new light In them.
"Quite a little drama," she remarked,
"and so It has fallen to your lot to ar
rnngd a climax?"
"In a wny, it has."
"And do you think the woman
would believe "
"On tho oath of a dying man? I
think so. Don't you?"
Sho nodded. "I think Bho would
llko to, at any rate."
"I gave Evnns my solemn promise."
"Why did he wait- so long to set
matters straight?" "
"He never Knew of tho estrange
ment till a year ago. Ho went to In
dia, you see."
After that, there was a 6llence, and
soon tho hum of general conversation
wob resumed.
Half an hour later, on emerging
from tho smoking room, Russoll found
hlmsolf being presented to his wife.
At tho sound of his name, shq look
ed up, startled, and tho color faded
swiftly from her faco and lira.
"Francis!" Tho name camo Invol
untarily, in a sharp whisper.
Thb tostcss, who Introduced thcm,
had dishupcared, and Russell drew his
wife's arm within his and led her out
Into tho cool, shadowy moonlight.
"Nannie," ho said, suddenly getting
both her hands In his, "do you tl.(nK
that that woman would still 'llko to
hcllovc' that her husband had told her
tho truth,"
Sho met his gazo for nn instant,
impassioned, pleading, compelling,
and her oyes went down.
"I am afraid sho has never censed
to bollovo, denr, since it was too
.ate."
Ho stooped and took her in hlB
arms, but for 'only a moment. Somo
ono Vns coming, and thoy movod off
down tho veranda. At tho end of it
th'cy camo facp to faco with Hurlbut
Russell held out his hand.
"First chanco I've had to speak to
you, old man. I was very much In.'er
ested In that llttlo story of yours tc
nlght. Moot mo at tho club to-morro
at one, nnd I may be ablo to gtvo you
a clue." Ho turned to his wife with a
llttlo half-laugh, "nnd If you'll conde
scend to dlno with us nt seven, there
mny bo even u chance of meeting
somo of tho dramatis pcrsonae." .
TURNED JOKE ON HIS FRIEND
Political Orator Delivered Speech the
Other Had Prepared.
In tho Hayes Tllden campaign the
Hon. W. W. Rico of Worcester, Mass.,
was a candidate for Congress, and
mado n desperate fight for his elec
tion. Ho had secured tho aid of a
friend of Gen. Butler to speak for and
with him.
On tho 20th and last night or tho
campaign Mr. Rice, who before that
had always spoken first, Faid to his
friend as they wero driving to West
boro, "Joe, you must speak first to
night." Tho reply was: "I hnvo rnked after
the cart so far, and decllno respectful
ly to change the program." Mr. Rica
Insisted, and his friend Eald, "Well,
what Bhall I talk about?" "Anything
you please."
Tho thought flashed through i!'
friend's mind to piny a llttlo Joko on
the principal, and ho replied, "All
right, I will open the meeting and
give you tho pleasure of closing it."
Mr. Rice had prepared care.illy a
Bpeech which ho had, given nt nil his
meetings, nnd his friend had heard It
so often that ho was familiar with all
Its details. When tho meeting was
called to order Mr. Rice's friend was
Introduced ns tho first speaker and
exhausted, In his own choice of words,
every point of Mr. Rice's speech. '
As ho sat down, Mr. Rico slapped
him on the knee nnd said, "Joe, when
I get you out of doors, I'll give you n
sound spanking." Which ho forgot tc
do, as ho had enough to do to extern'
porlze a speech in his turn at the
wheel.
Sky Falls.
"Many stones must fall Into tht
sea," snyB n contributor to tho Wind
sor. "Sailors havo described their
weird nppearance in tho night
watches, but unfortunately tho tral'
of the Bca serpent 1b over all salt-wa
ter yarns, nnd they get discredited
Ono such fall may be quoted here, be
cause It is near at home at Dover,
Dec. 17, 18G2, and was witnessed by n
naval officer, Lieut. HIpginson. 'At
three minutes past flvo In tho morn
ing,' ho writes, 'tho meteor having
spanned tho channel from S. E. to N.
W., upon approaching tho land, evi
dently throwing off portions of Its
substance ns It passed through tho at
mosphero with n terrific rushing noise
tho nucleus suddenly exploded with n
report Blmllar to a heavy clap of
thunder. Tho great body of tho me
teorite seemed to fall Into tho water
about half n rallo from tho lnnd ns
Irdlcated by a vast volume of spray
which rose foaming In tho distance.
Some fragments of tho exploded aero
llto wero picked up nlong tho sea
beach."
Unconventional Call.
Mme. Rejane, tho great French nc
tress, has received a call by balloon
at her summer villa at Hcnnequevllle.
At the hour of afternoon tea, flvo
o'clock, there. Bottled down on tho
lawn an airship, and standing up in
it was Mmo. Henri Lettelller, who ob
served quietly as sho extended her
hand to the astonished lady of tho
house, "Wo hnvo called to thank you,
dear madame, for your co-operation in
our charity play."
"This Is tho first timo anybody has
dropped from tho clouds to thnnk
me," Bald Rejane.
"It 1b tho way we, havo In 1905 of '
pajirg tribute to talent," was tho
ready response.
A Sweet Young Face.
Along the noisy city ways.
And In the rattling city car,
On this the dreariest of days,
Perplexed with business fret and Jar.
Wbcn suddenly n young sweet face
Looked on my petulance and pnln,
And lent It something of Its grace,
And charmed It Into peace ugaln.
Tho day was Just ns bleak without.
My neighbors just as cold within.
And tiutli wnn just as full of doubt.
The world won Just as full of sin.
Hut In the light of that young smtlo
Tho world grew pure, the heart crow
warm.
And sunshine gleamed a little while
Across thp-larkness of the storm.
I did -not carp to seek her name,
I only Bald, "dod bleBs thy life.
Thy Bwet joung face. t tUI, iite same.
Or hai-py maid or happy vtfo."
l'hin s Brooks.
Third Belmont to Join Racing Game.
. August Belmont III., though ho has
decided to tako part in business nf
fairs, evidently does not mean to keep
out of tho sporting game altogether.
Ho has made application for member
ship In the Jockey club, which will
elect him no doubt at Its noxt meeting.
It Is his intention to rollovo his father
of much responsibility In connection
with enMflrn rutins affairs.
PREACHER A
One of the most extraordinary
pronchors that ever camo out of the
South Is tho Rev, "tho Monntnln
Evangelist," says a Pnrkcrsburg, W.
Va., dispatch. At presort Mr. James
Joseph Tecumseh Copcn, known ns
Copcn, U exhorting In Wirt county,
and ho selects for his meeting places
the moBt rugged part of tho country
ho can find. H'a pulpit la n derrick
perched upon h rock, as high ns pos
sible nbovij his audience usually at
a height of about fifty foot and from
Diving Point of 8ermon.
this elevated position he shouts his
sermons throuch an immense mcca-
I phone, specially made for him, to tho
listening crowds beneath.
As an additional attraction for peo
ple to gather at his revivals tho
preacher makes high dives from a
springboard Beventy or eighty feet
high, or walks a tight ropo stretched
from his airy pulpit to a convenient
anchorage. Sometimes this rope is
run across a river, if thero happens
to be ono handy; if not, a ennyon an
swers tho purpose Just as well.
It must not be supposed thnt the i
Rev. J. J. T. Copcn is n "reformed"
acrobat or clrcuB performer. He Is a
DEMANDS MADE ON DIPLOMAT8
American Representatives Asked to
Do Queer Things.
. Andrew Whlto, for so long our rep
resentative at St. Petersburg, tells In
his biography of tho many strango re
quests made of him. Perhaps the
quaintest was a letter from a town
In the middle west which reached
him when he was at Berlin. Tho let
ter was accompanied by a packago of
cheap cotton cloth In squares, and
mado tho modest request that ho havo
tho emperor and Prince Bismarck di
vide them up and place on each their
slgrntures.
It was explained that thero was a
church fair to ho held in tho town
and it was desired to placo on sale a
number of patchwork quilts contain
ing the signatures of tho rules of
Europe, as well as the leading Amer
icans. Packets, It waB explained, had
been sent to the other embassies, ard
it was expected that tho quilts would
provo quite a profitable article of sale.
Tho Incident Is moro than matched
by tho experience of our minister to
Frarce, who received a noto remind
ing him that ho was In Paris as the
representative of tho American people.
As the wrltor felt that sho had tho
right to share his tlmo with the rest
of her countrymen, sho requested that
ho try to match a sample of ribbon
which she could not dupllcnto at the
local storo nnd which the shopkeeper
had declared to be of French manu
facture. A Triumph Over Obstacles,
Her first ventures at cooking din
ner In her own homo had passed suc
cessfully, and they sat In silence at op
posite ends of tho table, wondering at
tho novelty of it all, and gazing at
each other.
"HoncBtly, honestly on your word
of honor did you llko it, Frod?" she
asked, finally.
"Nover enjoyod anything so much in
my life," ho Bald, nnd swallowed a
lump.
"Everything everything from soup
to pudding?"
"Every mouthful, from soup to pud
ding," be eald bravely.
"Oh, I'm bo relieved, then," she said,
as a huge sigh escaped hor. "You see,
I forgot to order tho sirup for tho
cauco for the pudding, and I had to
have something, bo I took tho cough
sirup, arid I was so afraid you'd taste
1U' Exchange.
it Didn't Wcrk.
"George," said tho colonel to a col
ored man whom ho met on tbo street,
"I wish ou would spread tho news
around among your people that I am
going to set a spring gun In my hen-
bouse and that If any of them aro shot
It won't be my fault."
"Yes, sah, I'll do so, salt, but I don't
reckon It'll do any good."
I "But why won't It?" '
"Beknse, sab, as I understand dc sit
uashun, dey dun cleaned jour hen
house out last night and won't have
any occashun to go back dar!" Clevo-
I land Plain Dealer.
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DIVER AND ROPE-WAliKER
mountaineer puro and simple, nnd In
his boyhood dovoted himself to nth-
letlcs, Including high diving nnd tight
ropo walking. Tho fonts of his young
er dnys ho repents for a twofold pur
pose to draw n crowd and' to lllus
trato his sermons In showing how tho
sinner ptunges into evil ways nnd
how "tho wlckod stnnd In Blippory
plnces."
Tho last plnco selected by this spec
tacular preacher for his combined
"show" nnd rovlvnl was tho historic
"Devil's Tcatnblo," near this city. Hla
nudlcnco gathered on tho banks of
thn Llttlo Kanawha rlvor, across
which tho preacher walked on n tight
ropo nnd Into which ho plunged from
a springboard seventy foct nbovo tho
rlvor Burfaco. From tho top of tho
"toatablo" ho bellowed forth his per
mon to tho crowd below. So wide
spread was tho Interest In tho pecu
liar religious service thnt special
trains woro run to nccommodnto tho
crowds.
When asked why ho had chosen
such an elevated plnco from which to
spenk, bo said that tho Blblo suggest
ed It, nnd ho was merely complying
with tho teaching of tho Scripture In
Rev. J. J. T. Copen, the Mountain
Evangelist,
doing everything ho has dono and In
tends to do.
Where Children Are Sold.
On tho same steamer by which I
reached Bengucla there were five little
natlvo boysv conspicuous In striped
Jerseys, and running about tho ship
llko rats. I suppose thoy wero about
10 to 12 years old, perhaps less. I do
not know where they camo from, but
It must have been from somo fairly
distant part of the intorlor, for like
all natives who seo stairs for tho first
time they went up and down on their
hands and knees. They wero travel
ing with a Portuguese, and within a
week of landing at Bcnguola ho had
sold them nil to- other whlto owners.
Their prico was SO mllrels apiece
(near 10). Their owner rt,u" rather
well, for the hoys were small and thin
hardly bigger than nnother natlvo
slave boy who was nt tho same time
given away by ono Portuguese friend
to nnother as a New Year's presont.
But nil through this part of tho coun
try I havo found the price of human
beings ranging rather higher than I'
expected, and tho man who told mo
the price of tho boys had himself
been offered ono of them nt that fig
ure, nnd was simply passing on tho
offer on to myseir Henry W. Nlvln
son in Harper's Magazine.
Cruel Jest on Proud Papa.
A young man employed In a Market
street office, who recently became pos
sessor of n flno baby, tho first In his
family, has been made tho victim of a
cruel Jest, and It Is causing a few
silver strands to appear in his raven
locks.
Upon learning of tho happy event in
tho young man's household a wag at
the ofllco promptly inserted an ad in
tho paper offering a fine, healthy baby
for adoption, and giving the office
'phono number for tho convenience of
applicants. Tho number of "phono
calls by parties seeking Information
about tho baby has boen great, and
overy tlmo an inquirer callB up tho
proud father. Is sent to answer.
It is In vain ho protests that his
offspring b not to bo given away. The
callers pester him with queries about
the baby's sex, weight, color of hair
and eyes; whether It has dimples, and
sentimental females invariably ask if
It can say "goo, goo." Ono inquirer
offered to adopt the youngster for $100
to boot, and this was not tho only mer
cenary proffer made. Philadelphia
Record.
Denlson to Leave Service of Japan.
H. W. Denlson, an American attor
ney, who has been for the past twenty-
tlvo years legal adviser In tho Japa
nese foreign office, will retire and re
turn to tic United States within a
year He Is tho only American who
has ever held such a high position in
a fo-clgn government. His placo cor
, rcsronds to that of colicltor general
' In the state department of this gov
ernment. It Is known that no Im
portant document has been seat from
the Japanese foreign office In recent
years that has not been first sub
mitted to Mr. Derlson for his ap
proval, in all probability Mr. Deutson
will he succeeded by a Japanese.
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"Tho faithful who aro delegated by
tho hlghor power to (each tho Gospel
will bo served as Elijah wan served,"
snld tho hoary bonded but vigorous
mountaineer. "When tho tlmo comca
for mo to go I shall bo removed from
earth in much tho Bnmo way that
Elijah wns taken. It mny not be la
a chariot ot fire, but tho means ot re
moval will bo equally adequate"
Tho Rev. Mr, Copon Is the found
or of n now sect for which ho haa not
yet found a nnmo, nor is fata creed
nff
Preaching Through Megaphone,
qalto clear. He says it Is an lmrove
ment over tho Baptist faith, As yet'
ho has but a few followers, but is,
hopeful, ,
"Many people say Tarn crazy," said
ho, "but I am noL It docs not nec
essarily follow that because I believe
In a creed which differs somewhat
from all denominational creeds I have
ever heard of that I am of crippled
mind. I beliovo in tho roincarnatloa'
of souls. I havo lived for thousands
and thousands of years, and s have
you and everybody else. Whom I get
to thinking I can seo myself with Na
poleon, nnd whllo I cannot quite
mako out my position at the time, I
was r high official in some ceurt ciaa
drods of yeara ago."
CASTING OUT THE. EVIL ONE.
Farmer Paid Much Money far Peace!
that Didn't Come.
From & town near Erfurt la Ger
many comes this talo of a "wise
woman," an Ignorant farmer and aa
imitation Bcelzobub. The "wise weav
nn" lives at LangcnBalza and. claims to
have tho powor to cast out evil spir
its. A farmer and hla family who bad
for somo tlmo boon troubled by evil
dreams and harassed by various minor
misfortunes enmo to the 'conclusloa
that Satan had his hand in their af
fairs, so they consulted tho "wise
worann." She prescribed that the
family ahould go to cortala spot
among tho neighboring hills, where
they woro to bury a new oarthea pot
containing several gold coins. The
dovil, nttracted by the monoyt would
empty tho pot and leave tho family la
pence.
A novelty wns Introduced by tke
"wlso woman" Into tho program. This
was the letting off of fireworks from
tho spot where tho money was burled
as soon ns tho. duped family bad re- '
tireu on tneir way homo. Theso Sa
tanic pyrotechnics were managed bj
nn accomplice, but tho "wlso woman"
explained to tho farmer that they were
caused by Beelzebub's departure witk
mammon.
But these offerings to the evil one
brought no relief, although the sums
In tho earthen pot went oa Increasing.
Light at last dawned on the farmer.
He put tho matter in tho hands of the
police. His payments to procure a re
lease from Satan's attentions amouat
ed to 70,000 marks ($16,800)., J
Originality of Thoreau.
Tho ' handwriting of Mr. Emerson
and Mr. Thoreau had a striking re
semblancp; I could hardly tell them
apart; .it was very strango, for Mr.
Thoreau nover Imitated anybody;
thero wns nothing but originality ia
him, nB I know from my many hours
with him. He was vory reticent of
biographical recollections; yet I re
call that he well remembered a cer
tain field, through which ho walked
in Concord, a good dlstanco front the
village, to which ho used to drive his
cow with bare feet, like tha other vil.
lage boys. He did not dwell on the
past I am confident ho rarel read a
book over twice, and ho loved aot te
repeat a story after Its first fresh
ness. His talent was onward, vigor
ous, in tho moment, which was per
fectly filled, and then ho wont to the
next with great speed. F. B. Saahera
in tho September Critic.
Salvation on the Links.
Tbo bishop of Manchester declares
that If tho pcoplo will not come, to the
church the church must go to the peo
ple, and follow them to their week-end
resorts, It Is, wo boar, proposed to
mako a start by supplying golf Units
with missionaries, who will sing a
short hymn after each drive. In the
event of a foozle tho hymn will be
budj with extraordinary vigor In order
to drown any lay remarks that may be
made. Punch. ,
