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REMARKABLE
Lnfayotto, Ind., letter:
,Tho only tuMn export rifle shots In
tho world aro Misses Edith and Ethel
Long of this city. Although only
tw-lvo years bf ago theso precocious
ysung girls can perform all the best
tricks of tho moat skillful adult pro
fessionals. They shoot together at the most dif
ficult of targets and seldom, miss.
Hero aro somo of the feats they can
perform with ease: Shooting with
buck to target by means of a (mirror,
uuttlng of thq stem of a clny pipe bit
by bit down to the bowl, knocking the
ashes off a cigar, lighting ordinary
parlor matches, cutting In two a visit
ing card placed with edge toward tho
shooter-,1 and plowing ft fnrrdw with
the bullet along' tho edge of tho card.
Tho Misses Long aro members of
tho 'Iiifayctto cluX andrdespl0 their
youth aro considered as being among
Its best shots. Their extraordinary
THE,..JL,ONG
skill has attracted widespread atten
tlon and thoy havo received numerous
offers to appear In public, but being
the strictest of nmatcurs none of, these
oners nas over neon considered.
The youthful dead shots cwo their
proficiency to their father, John E.
Long, himsolf conceded to bo ono of
the most clever riflemen in tho coiln-f
try. It was ho who trained tuem and
initiated them into all tho mysteries
of sighting, making allowances for
wind, and .all tho. other details so nec
essary to tho education of tliU crack
shot.
Mfj Long lias a genius for teaching
this difficult art It was ho who train
ed, Sonia Wright, tho young Western
wornnn whoso achievements with the
rlflo havo attractedf such Jenoralf at
tention, nnd who' is rtow-conceded to
bo Annlo Oakley's only rival for tho
feminine premiership of tho rlflo
world.
Mr, Long la an englneor in tho local
water works. Ho has never taken part
in any contost...for -money and. only
shoots for the dlverslon-of himself
and his friends. Discussing tho skill
of his daughters and tho methods of
training from which It resulted ho
said:
"They ought to bo good shots if
there Is anythliig ; "In h'cfedltyVfor'Ui'oy
coino of a raco of marksmen. Wo nro
descended from, a race of backwoods
men who were among tho earliest set
tlors in tho west, nnd their skill with
tho shotgun and rifle has descended
from gonoratlon to "generation, with
out a miss.
"My father, now a man of amost 70.
can hit a cap box lid twenty paces
away with a regularity which be
comes monotonous, and I personally
can porform almost any shot known
to tho profession,
"The girls havo thus been raised in
an atmosphero of powder and havo
always from their earliest childhood
been anxious to try their skill. Whllo
thoroughly Intending to train them
eventually tho fear of somo accident
caused ino to defer tho commencement
ns long ns possible.
"I began with Edith and Ethel six
months ago and wns utterly surprised
at tho rapid progress they made.
Neither had over had a rlflo in her
hands before, nnd almost from tho
first thoy sent the bullets crashing
through tho dead center of the bull's
eye. "First I placed tho target at ton
yards, and then, when this distance
had been mastered, gradually extend-
mm ummmmiim ImfiiBl VSptm
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Vl& ETHEL LONO I
FEATS WITH A
,, PERFORMED BY TWO
ed lt.untll today they can hit the black
center at one hundred yards.
"They uco tho vlllcs mndq especially
for them, and tho fact that theso aro
only twenty-two, cullbro makes the
feats the girls perform all tho moro
vdlnicUlt' a deviation of ono-tenth of
nn Inch Is sufllclent to make a cleun
miss. ,
"tflvo weeks after'' tho- flrstMlessori,
before they hud' (lied 200 rounds of
ammunition, the girls could perform
many feats deemed difficult, even by
professionals. They could break on
Inch discs hold between my thump
and nrst fiugor and could smash glass
balls with tho vlilo held Ih live differ
ent positions, ono of theso being with
the back to tho target.
"I nttrlbubto their wonderful suc
cess to naturally truo eyes and steady
hands. They deemed to"hand"lo ho
rlfio by Instinct. I scarcely had to tell
them how to hold it; it seemed to fall
.SISTERS.
as easily and naturally into thbcor
rect position as ir thoy had" 'been
shooting for years.
"As soon as thoy: had achieved pro
ficiency with tho rifle, and had ad
vanced so far a3 to bo able to hit tho
target ten times out of ten, each of
tho girls beenmo ambitious to ii3e a
shotgun.. .
"My shotgun is so jicnvy that it was
as much as either Ethel or Edith
cpuld do to shoulder It, and yet, In
several trials, thoy did very well,, av
eraging only about six misses out of
every twenty-five shots. I nm having
shotguns adapted" to their size especi
ally mado for them nnd expect somo
brilliant performances in this direc
tion when tho jrlrls becomo accus
tomed, to 'thoi new flrearms.
"I ..am, bf course very 'proud of
my daughters' skill and am teaching
them with tho greatest care. I con
sider rlflo prnetlco an excellent sport
for women. It steadies their nerves,
teaches them self-control and develops
tho eye. I tako great pleasure In im
parting my knowledge of Hrcarms to
anyone desiring to learn, but espe
cially tho younger generation.
"I havo trained many pupils and
havo been slugulurly fortunate In
never having an accident of any kind.
I teach all novlccs to-conslder a flro-
arm as being always loaded, nnd In
mis way Jmbits of caro nnd caution
nro developed, which becomes second
nature.
"Edith and Ethel are now trnlninsr
to enter somo of tho coming shoots
of tho Lafayette Oun Club, of which
ur uiuniuern, anu l am very
hopeful that they will add somo of
Eating at a Nation's Heart.
"From the highest home to tho lowest
In America this Idea of caste has en
tered, destroying our old high Ideals
and making nn pretentious and vul
gar," writes "An American Mother,"
of "How Wo Can Lead a Slmplo Life,"
In the October Ladles' Homo Journal.
"Tho Idle rich man covots high Hoclal
place with a hunger that is both ridic
ulous and tragic. If he has money
enough he buys n titled husband for
his daughter. Ho tries to establish a
precedence for hlniBclf over his neigh
bors by claims of high descent. Nor Is
this "nppreclatlon of rank confined to
l ho leisured class In tho country. It j
RIFLE.
LITTLE GIRLS.
tho prizes to our collection of sporting
troplucs."
PRICE OF RAILS.
Clirnner lUr than In Knglanri or
tho Continent.
t
rho manufacture of steel rails,
which, by tho Way, aro few in number
uro laying particular stress upon tho
fact that American railroads are buy'
lng rails this year cheaper than any
other country In tho world. They
point out that in England tho prices
aro iibout ?5 higher than the rnto do
clded upon her. They also lay stress
upon tho fact that tho Continental
roads will nay nbout $U moro than
what American roads will pay. It Is
now claimed by tho steel companies
that tho railroads aro satisfied 2Q a
ton will bo maintained.
"Last year," snld tho representative
of ono of the largo concerns, "wo mado
a prlco which was agreed to In most
of tho large contracts. When tho prices
of others materials advanced, and
manufacturers wcro warranted In in
erasing their prices they did not do
On tho other hand, when till
rijce.-i fell, nnd tho manufacturers
wore Justified In reducing It wns decld
cd that such a course would bo unfair
'to tho purchasers who hnd banked on
prices being kept up. "You will find,'
ho continued, "that tho railroads of tho
country will plnco their orders right
along at tho rato determined upon. As
n matter of fact it costs moro to
manufacture rails now that it did
uomo years ago. Tho trains nro heaV'
lor nnd better rails aro required."
A canvass of the offices of tho rail
manufacturing companies In Pittsburg
showed that, while somo contracts
have been tnkon, nono of tho largo
consumers linn placed orders. ' It is
pointed out that it Is early yet. Somo
in the market for 150,000 tons of rails,
und that nltogethcr a tonnage of 3,-
200,000 tons will bo placed, ns com
pared with 2,000,000 last year. An of
ficial of tho Now York Central was
quoted by a nows agency as saying it
was tho intention of that company to
pay $2(1 n ton for rails.
I'lilluilfildhla'ft Lop Cull !u.
Tho only log cabin In Philadelphia Is
to bo torn down to make way for tho
widening of Mermaid lane, near Chest
nut hill. Tho old cabin, Which stands
at tho corner of Mermaid lano and
Qermnntown nvenuo, hns been In con
stant uso as a residence since it was
crectod by Christopher Yoakel In 1743.
It Is a ono-story structure, built en
ureiy or nown logs, anu ror many
yenrs has been ono of tho plcturesquo
sights of upper Gcrmantown. It Is still
called tho Yoakel cottage, and al
though moro thnn a century and a half
old, it ban always preserved a cozy
and homcllko air. It Is said to bo tho
only survivor In this part of tho conn
try of a stylo of , .dwelling that onco
prevailed almost universally outsldo
tho cities and towns. Philadelphia
Record.
Field In a "Mnulo" Mult.
Attorneys havo lots of quiet fun
over 6omo of tho legal documents
which And their way Into court A
St Joseph lawyer ha3 tho following
gom which .was filed In a neighboring
county, a copy of which wns sont to
him: "E. L. Snlth, of lawful nge, Do
ing duley sworn on oath depothes and
says Thatt Ono John Blake did on or
about tho 4th day of February A. D.
1S83 did thon and their In tho County
nnU Slnto Foresaid did Wilfully Malls
ously and Unlawfully refaln and liable
send affiant E. L. Smith In that Head
ntllunt had ofplon Pats from tho soad
John Blnke on or about the 1th day
of January A. D. 1888 Contrary to
Statutes in llko eases' Mado ana pro
vided." Kansas City Journal.,
Prlnro Avoid Orlnunx.
Ope reason for tho prlnco of Walts
giving Up his Intended visit to Marhm-
Dau at tho last moment wns his deslro
to avoid a meeting with tho duko of
Orleans, who had prolonged his stnv
at that watorlng plnco In order that
no might be there when tho prlnco ur
rlvcd. It Is ' believed that tho duko of
Orleans had Intended to forco a fussv
nnd florid reconciliation linn n Hi a
prince, and to "make him a sceno."
Tho queen has never Invited him, and
mo prmeo or wales has taken no no
tice of him for a long time past Lon
don Truth.
We lovo and aro loved entirely as we
glvo ourselves colore which may har
mpnlzQ with tljose nbout us.
is universal. No candidate for olllce
finds It necessary now to pose as a self
mado nan or to put his respectable an
cestor out of sight. Tho self-made
man in no longer tho popular hero. On
tho contrary, noblo ancestors aro in
such demand that If wo do not hava
them wo must Invent them us wo do
air-brakes or motors, or nnythlng else
necessary to our well-being and com
fort. The rich American finds It as
easy to havo a cont-of-arms and a ped
igrco as to havo a dross-coat. ,Ho sel
dom goes to Burko or tho Herald's Col
lege or tlieso thliiES. Ho plants ana
growBhls own family tree as Wdoes
his maple at the front door."
BIVALVE'S ENEMY.
, ' I IH
Carlnti Vr i Otarflih Uutourti nn
Onlcr.
Tho oyster when nt homo Uvea in
a hard llnio shell which nicely pro
tects Mm from tho attacks of enemies.
Man, with his tools, enn open tho shell
and romovo the soft animal, but bo
sldcs man tho oyster has few foes.
Oddly enough, his grcntest foo Is not,
ns might bo expected, nn animal with
a powerful jaw and strong teeth, but
ono wholly without Jaws. It Is the
common starfish, so common every
where at tho seashore. Now, the star
fish is a soft, flexiblo creature, very
slugglBh, seemingly helpless nnd ut
terly unable to attack such an animal
as tho oyster. Its mouth, which Is
tho center of tho disk, has no teeth
or Jaws. How can such n holpless
creature opdn tho formidable oystor
shell nnd get nt tho animal concealed
vrtthlnT Its method of doing so is
odd enough. It first clasps tho oyster
In Its nrms, wrapping its flvo arms
around tho shell tightly. Having thus
,Beized tho oystor, it qulotly waits. Jusl
exactly what happens next oven our
scientists do not exactly know. The
two shells of tho oyster nro held to
gether by n hlngo which is opened by
a spring. The spring Is so adjusted
hat tho shell will bo pushed opon
tnless they nro held together by the
nusdes. Somo Scientists toll us thai
titer tho starfish has held tho oyster
for nwhllo tho oyster opens Its shot
In order to got food, nnd tho starfish
that has been waiting for this now In
jects Into tho sholl a llttlo reddish
liquid. This acts as a poison, says H.
U. Conn, In St. Nicholas, paralyzing
tho muscles nnd thus malting It Im
possible for tho animal to close Its
3holls tightly together until tho oyster
Is smothered. As soon as It Is stupe
fied by tho suffocation tho muscles ro
lax and tho shell opens. Whichever
of theso two accounts Is truo It h
certain that after a llttlo tho oyster
ibolls fly open. Now comes tho oddest
fcaturo of all. Tho stomach of the
starfish Is very largo and clastic, and
It Is now thrown out of tho aulmal's
mouth much as ono would turn a bag
Inside out. This stomach is then
thrust within tho oystor Bhell nnd
wrapped around tho soft nulmal, be
ginning nt onco to digest It The
starfish does not tako tho trouble oven
to remove tho oyster from Its sholl,
digesting It In its own homo and event
ually crawling away, leaving behind
tho gaping, empty shell.
MONUMENT TO A D03.
In Memory of Harry, ICo.iciicr r Forty
lVrnoni.
Considerable human Interest Is be
ing found by tho Italian press in tho
ceremonies that recently attended tho
erection of a monument on tho Moun
tain of St. Bernard, to tho memory ot
a famous dog belonging to tho convent
thoro. Bnrry was tho dog's name, and
in ten years ho saved tho lives ot for
ty persons who hnd lost tholr way on
the glaciers of Mount St. Bernnrd
What 1b considered his most remark
ablo achievement wnu performed about
thrco years ago, when he found a child
ton years old lying In tho snow undor
tho lnflucnco of tho fatal slumber
which precedes denth. Barry, with
curious comprehension of tho needs of
tho situation, first warmed tho child
with his breath, nnd then urousod It
from sleep by licking Its faco. This
much accomplished, Barry, by lying
down by Its side, gavo tho child an
obvious Invitation to got on and ride.
Tho child did so and was carried by
Barry to tho convont. This eplsodo,
like his other nchlovemonts, is roc
urded nt tho convent, nnd to tho truth
nf Its clrcumstuncos several witnesses
havo subscribed. Tho death of tho
dog was duo to tho timidity or ras
cality of somo unknown man who per
Imps fancied that Barry was ap
proachlng him with evil Intent. Tho
Htranger killed tho dog by hitting It
on tho. head. Theso two events In tho
career of tho useful animal nro com
memorated on tho monument, which
represents in has relief tho St. Ber
nnrd carrying a child on Its back,
tvhllo undorncath Is tho following In
scription: "Berry, tho Heroic, Saved
tho Lives of Forty Persons and Was
Killed by tho Forty-ilvut." New York
rimes.
Sr.ttluc Apart Foroat IU-nerxu,
On tho recommendation of tho war
department of tho agricultural de
partment Ih preparing nn ordor set
ting npart as fore3t reserves tho Is
land of Romboltn, north of tho Is
land of Paultaul, which Is ono of tho
extrt.mo group of tho Jolo Islands. Of
ficers of tho army who have been look
ing over tho islands, havo found that
heso nro perhaps tho richest In tho
world for rubber trees, and It Is tho
ntentlon of tho Washington authori
ties Co Ibavo tho trees preserved and
cared lr.
CTin Prlcml Clcnra'n Work.
Tho Burns museum at Kilmarnock,
Scotland, recently received ono of tho
poet's most highly prized volumes, an
edition of Cicero published In 1758.
On tho fly lenf is tho following in
Burns' hand: "Edinburgh, April 23,
1787. This book, a present from tho
truly worthy and learned Dr, Gregory,
I shall preaorvo to my last hour uh
a mark of tho gratitude, esteem und
veneration T boar to tho donor so
uolp mo Qod! Robert Burns."
King to Inilutijo In JMutlii.
It acorns that tho young King of
Italy, economically inclined though ho
bo in all other respects, Intends to In
dulge In good music and plenty of It.
Both he and his Queen are passionate
ly fond of music.
The Drummer's Victory.
BY MILTON GOLDSMITH.
(CopyrlKlitcd, 1500. Dully fitory Pub. Co.)
Tho telegram, which, though Inno
cent In Itself, was tho cause of it all,
read ns follows:
"CJo at onco to BurkesVlllo nnd sell
Feathcrly & Co.; now concern. Got
ahead of Dlnkcl's man.
"Lyman & Jones."
This brief message from my firm
was pregnant with slgulflcnnco for mo,
tholr traveling snlesmnn, and much as
I dlallkod disarranging my plans and
doubling on my .tracks, I decided to
leave for Burkcsvllln at onco. I know
that Featnerly & Co., tho now con
cern, woro rated high and would buy
liberally, and my anxiety to got ahead
of my competitor, Griggs, who traveled
for Dlnkcl & Bros, was duo to tho
knowlcdgo that whoever secured tho
patronngo ot tho now houso was rca
Bonnbly euro to hold It.
Griggs and I woro stopping nt the
Bamo hotel In Hatmlbal, where, for tho
last two days, wo hnd been lending a
merry war over ono of tho manufac
turing concerns there, each trying to
"I rushed into the waiting room for my
companion do voyage."
forestall tho other In lilting out tho
plant.
Placing my tolegrnm Into tho Inner
most depths ot my pocket so as to
more efforttirillv i-nnoniil Itn rnntnnt'i
from the grnsping nnd unscrupulous
Griggs, I sauntered to tho desk and
paid my hotel bill.
"When does tho next train go to
Burkosvillo?" I naked.
"In ton minutes," replied tho clerk.
"You'll Just havo time to make It If
you rush."
I grasped my sntchol and prepared
to rush. "By tho wny," I said hurried
ly, "don t lot Griggs know of my dc
narture."
"Mr. Griggs left half an hour ago to
catch tho same train," replied tho
sunvo clerk.
My heart fell! "Then Griggs must
havo had similar Information nnd wns
after tho same gaiuo. It was annoy
ing: All thn moro reason, however,
why 1 should hurry.
I jumped Into a cab and reached tho
station, nervous and excited.
"A tlckot for Burkcsvlllo!" I cried.
"Tho train has Just 'left! Thoro
won't bo nnother till thrco fifteen In
tho morning."
For a moment tho ticket ofllcc, with
Its red-hended vondor, swam beforo my
eyes, and 1 ensued for Immtli. Thnn T
sworo a strnngo, horrlblo oath, such
as traveling men only uso under great
provocation.
Griggs, tho unscrupulous, bargain-
driving Griggs, had half a day's start
of me, and would cortalnly capturo tho
prize I had set my heart on.
"Glvo mo a special train," I cried,
"nnyuilng to get to Burkosvillo ahead
or ttio local."
Tho ticket ugent smiled nvveotly. Ho
nviuentiy tnougnt l was daft. But I
wns In earnest
"Well," said tho agont, "If you want
a special, go and sco tho superintend
ent. Porhnps ho can nccommodnto
you. it is only a matter of prlco."
At that moment u young girl, a vis
ion of loveliness cumo to tho window.
"Plcnso, Blr," Bho said, "when can I
got u train to BurkeHvlIIoV"
"Not till thrco fifteen in tho morn
ing!" was tho curt reply.
"Why, I thought thoro was ono
around nine o'clock," said tho girl,
tremulously.
"So thoro is, but it left flvo minutes
ago." .
Tho girl turned her eyes towards
me. They wero wet with tears. Such
eyes! Thoy ohono llko atn tiimm.t,
penrla of dow. My heart went out in
sympathy towards her. her iilnntmninr.
ment seemed co deep.
I SUnuoso I'll hnvn' in wnit ui,n
said simply, but her mouth twitched
sadly.
Am you HIIXIous to rnnoli Knrl,na.
vlllo quickly?" I asked.
"Yes. sir. 1'vo lust h nil 11 fnlnrvi'tirn
that my father mot with an nccldent
anu no is nu alono. I don't know
What I Shall do." Hero Hhn l.rnlrn ln(
sobs and I led her to a seat.
Don't cry. mlSS." 1 said rniiHHnrlm-.
ly. "I, too, nm In a hurry to get to
that town. Porhana I n o-nf unm.
kind of a car to tako us."
I left tho yount! woman In lmx
and sought tho BUnnrlntnnrlnnt 11.
listened to my story patiently, and fln-
o.iy iuimicu; - i carrt glvo you a apo
dal train, but If von innt ..1.1
lng on a Jocomotlvo, I may bo ablo to
accommodate you. An engine has Just
been ordorcd at Sabinn to roplaco ono
which has broken
- nu uiuiU
atop at Burkesvlllo to lot you off."
i Biammorcu my thanks. Tho relief
was so unoxpected ns to stagger me.
"You will havo to nn rrv " no 1.1 41.
superintendent. "Tho engine leaves In
JmIS
tsro minutes. ThU's her coming Hp
tho track how."
' I rushed into tho waiting room" for
my "compagnon de voyage," seized her
unceremoniously by tho nrm and hur
ried hor Into tho train shod, explaining
a3 I went
In a m Inn to wo wcro on tho loco
motlvo und In nnothor tho throttlo was
open and wo sped along tho line.
Tho girl, who incidentally told mo
that hor' namo was Jano Losly,
thanked mo profusely for my kindness.
She became cheerful again nt tho pros
pect or reaching her father without
delay and wo soon becarao quite confi
dential. Our other fellow traveler
woro tho engineer, a young follow of
thirty and a gray-ualrcd flromnn. Thoy
were too cngrossod In tholr duties to
pay much attention to us, and wc waro
left to our own devices.
Traveling on a locomotlva la not an
luxurious ns In n Pullman car. It Is
not tho kind of trnvollnjr ono would
select for n pleasure Jaunt. Tho soot,
dust, cinders, odor, heat uro all. objec
tionable nnd uncomfortablo, but I
must confess that with ull theso .dis
abilities It was a most enjoyable trip
for mo.
Firstly, I know that I would cir
cumvent Griggs and rench town, nhcad
of him. I scented victory and was
elated accordingly. Secondly I was
traveling with a most charming girl
whoso bright oyes nnd fascinating con
versation mado mo forgot tho unnoy
ances ot tho trip nnd convortcd tho
cnb of that grimy onglno into a vor
.Itablo paradlso. Wo sat on a bonnh
whoro thoro was Just room for two.
In fact wo had to alt rather closo in
order not to incomraodo tho engineer,
and so wo woro soon In sympathy with
ono another.
Miss Losly soon told mo all about
horcolf, hor family, her pursuits. Hor
mother wns dead, her fnthor a pros
perous merchant In Burkeavlllo. Sho
hnd been visiting relatives in Hanni
bal when sho rccolved nows of hor
fnthor's accident, n fall from his
wheel. ' Whothor it was serious or not
sho could not tell. I cheered hor and
led her to hope for tho best.
On wo flow! Ovor bridges nnd cul
verts, around curves, through high
walled cuts, over steep embankments,
past straggling houses, through ver
dant farms, along glistening rlvors, up
steep Inclines rocking, Bwnylng llko
nu Infant's crndlo from side to sldo ns
wo rushed along on our mad course
Tho stoker pllod on tho sooty fuel.
Every tlmo ho opened tho furnaco
door a heat as of hades burst out in
our direction and tho air becamo
lurid. Great streams of smoko woro
hclchad out by tho chimney nnd blow
Into our fnces. Showers of clndorn fell
nbout us and filled our oyes, cars, uorw
and mouth. By tho tlmo wo hnd trav
olod tin hour, wo woro Bcarcoly rocog
nlznblc, bo covered with soot woro wo.
But wo smiled and woro glad In each
other's society.
Still onward in our exciting chnso!
Thoro was no stop inlil wo reached
Burnette, and thoro wo wired for n
clear track. At tho next station, Co
darton, wo passed tho local train,
which hud' stoppod thcro for water. I
got a glimpse of Griggs sitting nt n
window., Ho wan nmtltug, no doubt
with glco nt tho case with which .ho
hnd outwitted mo. When noxt we
met tho smllo had vanlshod. By the
tlmo wo reached Owa3sa Jano nnd I
wero tho best of frlonds. Wo might
havo known each other k lifetime Hor
fuvorlto authors wcro tnlno. Sho
played tho piano nnd know nil tho
pieces I moat admired. Sho could
speak with mo In my favorlto lan
guage, French. Sho had all tho traits
virtues, accomplishments I longed' for
in a girl. Sho was beautiful and ami
nblo besides. Nothing was wanting
sho wan perfect. And I was in Edou.
1 blesred tho loss of my train and.tlio
gain of a locomotive.
At last, after thrco hours' rldo, w.
pulled In at Burkcsvlllo.
.Tauc, nftcr giving mo hor nddroK
nnd asking mo to cnll, got into alenk.
and drovo homo to .hor fnthor.. I went
to tho hotel, scrubbed tho dirt and
Selling tho biggest bill of my life.
cinders from my faco and mado a bco
llno tor Fentherly & Co.
When Grlgas. tho amnnth.mimi,i
insinuating Griggs, arrlvod half nn
hour luter ho found mo bunllv nn rrn twit
Belling tho biggest bill of my life, nnd
no vuu completely lort. To this dny
ho cannot oxnlnln how T mt tn.
Burkesvlllo nhcad or him, nor havo I
vouchsafed an explanation. That ovon-'
lng I called on Miss Loalv. Vn mv inv
I found that her father's hurts wovo
not sonouB. A detention in hod for rt
day or two would set him ri.-iit m,-.
old gontlenum received ino vory cordi-
iiy, innnKcu ino for my kindness to
his dnughtcr, nnd expressed a hope
that WO might bocomn
eu, i lint hope has since boon realized,
i,l,y?rt?C8dny' Jnno' n,y ""line,
MvuMMiut June, oecnmo my wife.