0H OF THE ELECTIONS
Flower, Russell and Brawn
are Democratic Governors.
Carrie* Ohio-The Elections la
Nrbraak^ Penn.ylT.nla
other States—Th. Various
State Leglil»tureii
IOWA.
Concerning: *la. Islntnr*.
w Moines, la.. Nov. 4,-Returns
complete and the balance eati
ted from forty counties show a net
static gain to Boies of 2,900 over
In rears ago. Returns received from
”U* _AAnflnilA favor
. interior counties continue 1
" „ „nd indicate from 8,500 to 10,000
and the elec
»ble and
jarality for Boies
of the entire democratic ticket
!!i, running ahead of the governor
Lnv places. Returns on the legis
dure show that the republicans will
Dtrol the house by from two to four
and the senate will either be
1 or two republican majority. The^
tutorial district of Davis and Appa
f ‘ e counties is still in doubt If the
the democrats carry it it will make a
tie._
An Eit mata.
Des Moines, la., Nov. 4.—Five hun
dred and six precincts out of 1,900 give
Wheeler 04,180; Boies, 65,794. The
Bme precincts in 1889 gave Hutchison
56,054; Boies 57,067; net democratic
rain 001. With this ratio for the bal
ance of polling places it would indi
cate tho election of Boies and proba
bly the whole state ticket by 8,000 to
[0 000. This a conservative opinion of
men in both parties.
Boles* Majority.
Dbs Moines, Nov. 4, 1:20 p. m.—Gov
smor Boies has 9,000 plurality. Our
intire state ticket is elected. The
bouse is probably against us. The
icnate is probably a tie. Later re
tains may be more favorable.
Warren and Biahop Elected*
Okanoe City, Nov. 4.—Warren is
[lected representative. Bishop, for
senator, carries the county by about
>5. Wheeler by about 10.
Sheld n, la., Nov. 4.—Bishop, demo
■rat, is elected senator by 127 majority
ind Hinman, democrat, elected to the
house by 171 majority.
Scott County,
Davenport, la., Nov. 4.—Scott county
more than holds its own. Returns
from all the precincts indicate a plu
rality for Boies of 3,700. The rest of
the state ticket is up close to Boies,
though the exact figures are not in.
Bopwell and Martin, democrats, are
re-elected to the house by nearly 4,000
majority. The vote for the people’s
ticket is insignificant. Davenport is
joyously celebrating the election of
Boies, Bestow, Kinne, Dey and Knoep
ler.
O'Brien County.
Sanborn, la., Nov. 4. — O’Brien
tounty shows over 100 democratic gain
wer five years ago. Bishop and Hin
man elected.
Ida County.
Ida. Grove, la., Nov. 4.—Dent's major
ity for senator 150; Campbell, for repre
lentative, 200; Boies, 14a
—
Sioux County. I
Rock Vai.i.ey, la., Nov. 4.—A great
iemocratic gain. Boies’ majority, 39;
Bishop, lor senator, 33; Warren, repre
lentative, 46. Total vote polled, 307.
Oiceola County.
Ashton, la., Nov. 4.—Gilman town
ship gives a democratic majority of 43
for the state and legislature; a demo
cratic gain of 40 over two years ago.
State republican, 569; democratic,
i60. Davidson, republican, 292; Bishop,
. ocrat, 534. Representative Good
nih, 457; Boies, democrat, 512.
Dickinson County*
Spibit Lake, la., Nov. 4.—Center
wove, completed, (fives Wheeler 212,
oies 106, Westfall 4, prohibition is i 10.
Lakeviile, Wheeler 20, Boies 6, West
*ive Wheeler 241,
2in 8 vl1! Westfall 11, Funk senator
Kasa 4°'“ter, 159‘ Representative,
~45. Hughes 139.
Boi^m.™,?.81*1?8 *ive Wheeler 502,
2 rJ,?-18’ y* estfall, 34; prohibitionist,
a„,l “dlC^‘oas are that Senator Funk
oLw!FU,bl‘ca,n ticket are Iffnomini
tiTeL,ffeated- Republican representa
n gets a good majority.
. Plymouth tounty.
• iRS, la., Nov. 4.—Dent, for sen
156 ge‘sabout 650. In Ida he gets
Itff n ,Cherokee Messervey 160, giv
W a majority of about 640.
nrrip 1!bHferht’ dem-. for treasurer,
otherLm6 county by about 400. All
We ttajoritJea*0 °fficers are elected by
!i»UxeeRDt h"’ NoT‘ 4-—P1ymo“th offi
ted; Wh„ i ancock township estima
^ev i !r!erA 1’450' Boies- a-206, Me
MilU 2,064 ’ DCIlt 3’163’ Chassel1 1.500.
W&! laC,berokee' “Id to be official
1.667, Hoies 1,360, Meservej
1.423. 1.551, Miller,1,593, Grovei
“Sitv^^aU^asI0 preclncto: Dent’'
8m,. ?'Bri,n bounty.
five S’ *a ’ Nov. 4.—Five township:
"■“e ra«m°Crati? K“in °* l16- The
i'fflocrats' W|'r *ive the county to the
“°tin Lyon is 5ooP “ maiority for ““
8io r~ 8,0
Jority i_r’N°v. 4.—Wheeler's ma
the renuhi ' * county wU1 reach 500.
county ticket will
® 400 to 60 majority.
1*' Not- 4'—All town
*hee’,er-9,nte“nial ffire Boies 1,053;
Bole. « ^“tfnnial semi-official
a‘nman slmVMty‘ ,Lyon cou“ty,
“ 8llghtly ahead; Bishop,
10 or 15 behind the ticket The whole
•tate ticket about the same. What’s
the matter with Lyon.
Gherokns County.
Aubelia, la., Nor. 4.—The rote of
this township Is: Wheeler 140, Bolea
90, prohibition 1.
Monona County.
Okawa, Nov. 4.—The vote for Boies
in this county is 793. Wheeler 1,043,
Westfall 1,057. Campbell’s majority in
the county is 457.
^Campbell’s majority in Ida cousiy is
The whole democratic county ticket
is elected by from 500 to 800.
Monona county complete gives Boles
803. Wheeler 1,038, Westfall 1,016.
Campbell, for representative in this
district, has 683 majority. Two years
ago Hutchinson had over Boies 380 ma
jority.
Union County.
Creston, la.. Not. 4.—Union county
gives Wheeler 1,720, Boies 1,636, West
fall 453. Robb, fusion candidate for
senator, carries the county by 131.
Monon, republican, is elected repre
sentative, and the whole republican
county ticket is elected.
wrlght County.
Eaglb Gbovb, la., Nov. 4.—The fol
lowing is the vote in Eagle Grove
township: Boies 238, Wheeler 307, Bes
tow 236, Van Houten 319, Kinne 230,
Weaver 315, Knoepfler 226, Sabin 318.
Dey 267, Campbell 278, Austin for rep
resentative 301, Smith, independent,
245.
' The democrats made a gain on state
ticket of 52 and elected in the county
Sheriff Harvey and coroner independent
and one supervisor. Representative in
doubt
Funk U Senator.
Spirit Lake, la., Nov. 4.—Dickinson
complete gives Wheeler 641, Boies 374,
Westfall 66, prohibitionist 2. Funk,
republican senator, has 67 majority;
Kasa, _ republican representative, 163
majority. On the county ticket the
fusionists elect their treasurer, school
superintendent and coroner. The rest
is republican.
Linn County.
Linn county complete, except one
precinct, gives Boies 5,220, Wheeler
4,611. The missing precinct about
forty for Wheeler. The city of Cedar
Rapids, net democratic gain' of 100 and
a complete net republican gain of 100
over 1889. The entire legislative dele
gation is democratic.
Buena Vista County.
Alta, la., Nov. 4.—Reports from
eleven voting precincts in Buena Vista
county give Wheeler 1,006, Boies 826,
Westfall 35. Republican representa;
tive will be elected. Most of the re
publican county ticket will be elected.
Large democratic gains.
Dubuque County.
Dubuque, la., Nov. 4.—Boies carries
every ward in the city and makes a
gain of 316 over two years ago. Twelve
precincts outside show a net gain
which will make his majority not less
than 4,500. The total vote in the city
of Dubuque is 5,313, a gain of 1,079
over the vote of two years ago, which
indicates an increased democratic ma
jority. _
Cherokee Vote.
Cherokee, la., Nov. 4.—Full returns.
Wheeler’s majority 270. Meservey’s
majority, 216.
SOUTH DAKOTA,
Republicans Easily Elect Jolly to Con
gress.
t Huron, S. D., Not. 4.’—Returns from
173 precincts in 39 counties east of the
Missouri, and in all of those west, give
Joliy 7,419, Woods 3,947, Smith 4,001.
I-ater He turns.
Huron, S. D., Not. 4.—Scattering re
turns from 173 precincts in forty-six
counties give Jolley 7,419, Smith 4,001,
Woods 3,947. All returns now coming
in are from smaller or farmer pre
cincts which independents claimed as
their stronghold. Yet J' lley is steadily
gaining with almost unchanging suc
cess. His majority will probably be,
according to present indications, fully
5,000,
MiTOHErx, S. D., Not. 4.—Complete
returns for Davison county give Smith,
independent, 406; Jolly, republican,
341; Woods, democrat, 138. The re
publican vote is one-half, independent
four-fifths and democratic three-quar
ters of last year.
NEBRASKA.
Result Still In Doubt, Though the Demo.
cratsClaim Edserton’s Election.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 4.—The demo
crats claim the election of Edgerton,
the independent candieate for judge of
the supreme court. The precincts
which have thus far been heard from
are in the cities where it was conceded
Post, the republican candidate, would
pull heavily. The country districts
have not yet been heard from, but it is
reasonable to suppose that they will
go thoroughly independent and as Post
has not what is considered a sufficient
majority in the cities to go
out into the state with, his election is
not claimed with much vigor. In
Omaha and Douglass county, where
the democrats had a majority of from
3,000 to 3,500 two years ago, the entire
republican ticket is believed to be
elected, and this, for the most part,
against Incumbents seeking re-election.
The American Protective association,
an anti-Catholic organization, cast more
than 7,000 of the 16,000 votes in
the city, and their allies being
the republicans here they swept every
thing before them. In Omaha and
Douglas county the democratic ticket
was over 75 per cent Catholic, and the
campaign was waged on this ground.
Gteorge P. Demis is elected mayor of
Omaha by 25,060, which is the highest
majority. _
NEW YORK.
Flower Bleated Governor—The Senate
Demoaratle—Aeeembly Republican.
New York, Nov. 4.—The World says
n an extra issued at 0:30 this morning:
'Both branches of the legislature have
fone democratic. The senate will be
i tie—sixteen democrats and sixteen
■enublicans, but the casting vote
>f the lieutenant governor will
(fiva the former idranttn 01
»U party question!. The demo
crate have gained in the Eighth, when
Lispenard Stewart was defeated bj
General Martin, aud in the VVestches
ter Kockland district, where Charlei
P. McClelland defeats Bradford Rhodei
by over 8,000; the Twenty-fifth, when
James J. Belden beat Rufus T. Peck in
a district which is usually safe
for 6,500 republican majority; th«
Thirty-first, where John Laugh
lin, the present senator, succumb*
to Mathias Endres, and the Thirty-sev
enth, where P. Vedder is defeated.
The assembly will remain numerically
the same as last year—08 democrat!
and 60 republicans. Returns show thal
Gibbs has been defeated by 13 votes,
but he claims the election by 81, and
Hamilton Fish, jr., is beaten in Put
nam. The New York delegation will
consist of 20 Tammany men, 1 county
democrat and 3 republicans. Thu
Kings c6untv delegation will be com
posed of 0 democrats and 3 republicans
The latest returns Bhow the Mr,
Flower’s plurality over Mr. Fassett io
the state is 40,055. The whole demo
cratic state ticket is elected. Slieehat
ran 18,366 behind Flower, although
this is not shown In his plurality ovci
Vrooman, who likewise ran below Fas
sett. '
The vote throughout the state indi
cates that Fassett met Folger’s fate.
In this city Flowers’ plurality was 58,
847, showing a democratic falling oil
of more than 10,000 from the rote cast
for Hill in 1888. The democrats hava
gained several senators and it looks ai
if Sheehan would have the deciding
vote.
The assembly goes democratic by 8,
although the republicans claim that
they have it Kings county did unusu
ally well, giving Flower 15,313 plural*
ity.
The Herald says: “We pre convinced
that the election of Mr. Flower will
prove to be a sort of boomerang to the
democratic party in the presidentiHl
campaign next year and a blessing in
disguise to the republicans."
The complexion of the legislature ac
cording to the latest returns is as fol
lows: Senate, republicans 15, demo
crats 17; assembly, republicans GO,
democrats 63.
New York, Nov. 4.—The complexion
of the legislature, according to the
latest returns is as follows: Senate
republicans, 15; democrats, 17. Assem
bly, republicans, 60; democrats, 03.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Russell Elected Governor By a Large^M*.
Jorlty—The Balance of the Ticket.
Boston, Nov. 4.—Bussell, democrat,
it is estimated, has received 150,000
and Allen, republican, 151,000, leaving
the governor a plurality of about 5,000.
The vote of Boston is 30,512 for Bussell
and 33,087 for Allen, which gives the
democrats a plurality of 13,525. Tho
towns outside of the cities last year
gave Brackett 50,313 and Bussell
53,880.
Beturns from 282 towns this year
give Bussell 40,871 and Allen 50,384
Governor Bussell gained 13 per cent,
in those towns, which, applied to the
rest of the towns, will make his total
in all towns 50,190. The same towns
showed a gain for Allen of 10 per cent,
over Brackett's vote of last year.
This percentage applied to the
rest of the towns would give
him 68,803. Add to these figures the
vote of Boston and it swells Bussell's
vote to 05,711 and Allen’s to 01,790.
The cities outside of Boston gavtfRus
sell a year ago 55,144 and Brackett
52,515. Bussell carred them by about
2,500 plurality. The increased
vote this year in these
same cities indicates that
Bussell will have over 80.000 votes and
Allen 58,000, thus making the total vote
in the state about 156,000 for Bussell
and 151,000 for Allen. The entire re
publican state ticket, with the excep
tion of governor, is elected with ample
majorities.
The returns for members of the
legislature are incomplete, but
the returns t' us far indicate
that 17 republican senators are
elected. Complete returns on 127 mem
bers of the house of representatives, a
little more than one-half tho state,
show that 82 republicans have been
elected and 45 democrats. The execu
tive council will probably stand 7 re
publicans to 1 democrat.
Boston, Nov. 4.—Tho Journal, re
publican, says that the returns re
ceived up to 13:30 indicate a plurality
if about 8,000 for BusselL
OHIO.
McKinley Elected by a I.trice Majority—
The Leylilatnre Republican.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4.—The in
quirer says: McKinley's plurality is
18,000 to 20,000. The house is G2 re
publicans, 42 democrats; senate, 17 re
publicans, 14 democrats.
Columbus, O., Not. 4.—At an early
hour this morning’, Chairman Hahn, oi
the republican state central commit
mittee, claimed McKinley’s plurality
to be 22.000 and. both branches of the
legislature, lie claims thirty-six dem
ocrats and sixty-eight republicans,
with three doubtful in the house. In
the senate eighteen republicans- and
thirteen democrats.
Cincinnati, O., Not. 4.—The Com
mercial-Gazette this morning says ed
itorially: “Returns on the legislature
show that it is reliably republican, and
a careful canTass of the senatorial
preferences of the members elected in
dicates that if Governor Foraker
really has senatorial aspirations
his election is assured be
yond the shadow of a doubt A'
number of the legislators are. already
outspoken in their choice, notably the
three representatives from Lucas
county, who state positively that they
are for Foraker first, last and all the
time. Jt goes without saying that
the Hamilton county delegation
ought to be for the gor
ernor from motires of local pride, to
say nothing of indiridual preference.
By this the members of the Hamilton
county delegation will in no way dis
parage the distinguished sendees of
Senator Sherman, but will simply ex
press the almost unanimous choice of
Hamilton county republicans.”
PENNSYLVANIA.
Tbs Republicans Elect Auditor-General
and State Treaeoier.
Philadelphia, Not. 4.—The entire
state complete gives Gfegg, republican
for auditor-general, 50,833 plurality
over Wright, democrat Morrison, re
publican for state treasurer, has 47,477
plurality over Tilden, democrat
A MAIDEN FAIR.)
cbahum 0IBB02T.
Annie had been by ner Miners side all
the time, eo white and calm that she was
more like a statue than a living woman.
Site watched every movement of the vessel,
how obediently It answered the helm under
the master's hand, until at length it took
them out Into safe water. But her mind
was busy seeking the reason for this strange
occurrence. Her father tu his rage had suld
that Boss was drunk, but she could not be
lieve It Her mind leapt to the thought that
he had fallen in some fit; and at her father's
first words she moved swiftly away, down
to the cabin.
There on the floor lay the man she loved,
the man to whom she had pledged horself,
and who had so nearly destroyed them all—
a senseless, ugly piece of humanity. She
Approached him, bent over him with tender
hope.
She drew back quickly and her face flush
ed. His breath told her that her father had
spoken truly. And yet she was dimly oon
scions that mingled with the fumes of
whlBky there was something else, which she
did not understand, and which at the mo
ment did not impress her mind.
There was the one horrible fact; he had
been drinking and so had imperilled all
their lives 1
The first sickening sense of dismay over,
she became calm again, and bethought her
that something ought to be done to restore
him to consciousness. Who was to help
her? She dare not speak to her fntlier and
she would not speak to Cargill. By-and-by
she would be able to get one of the men,
but none of them could be spared at pres
ent.
Meanwhile she got a towel, dipped It in
cold water and laid It on his head. Next
she shook him roughly by the arm; but he
made no sign. Then that was all she could
do.
There was one thing more. She called
him by name; but he made no sign. Whilst
doing this became a little more con
scious of the presence of that something be
sides the fumes of whisky, only she was ton
busy In her efforts to rouse him to give It
particular heed.
And she was wondering. How could this
miserable shame fall on Bob Ross? In all
that she had ever heard of him there had
been no hint of this. Quite otherwise; one
of the qualities for which he had been spe
cially noted was his sobriety. Then how
should it come now In the hour when he
wns most anxious to please her father?
She could not understand. It was strange;
that was all she could say, and In her be
wilderment begin wondering again. And
as she was wondering there camu suddenly
a pain In her breast and a dull aching In the
dry eyes, for was not his shame hers?
"Oh, how brave and noble she had be
lieved him to be I How much above all
other men In everything—how pure, how
strong and faithful lu all that became a
man 1 And lo, there he lav helpless—such
a sorry sight I
She could not bear it and she covered her
face with her hands, rocking herself to and
fro as she knelt beside him. Strange, pit
eous cries in her brain, but no sound coming
from her lips. The idol seemed to have
fallen from its high place—fallen so low
down and still was loved.
She did not care now who knew it She
loved him and she would help him though
everybody else should turn from him.
She knew by the sounds on deck—tramp
ling of feet, loud voices—and the varying
movements of the engine, that they were
nearing port. Whether or not the noise had
any effect In rousing him, Boss at length
stirred from his lethargy.
He moved slightly as if to turn on his
right side. With anxious face and ready
hands she assisted him. He muttered some
thing in a husky whisper,b%t she was unable
to make out what he said.
She called him by ny-; twice and her
voice seemed to reach him at last There
was a spasmodic movement of the body,and
this time his muttering was distinct enough
for her to comprehend—
“Starboard, starboard, confound ye.There’s
the Dun Buy—we must hold off.”
The rest of his words faded Into indis
tinctness again.
The turmoil above grew louder, and the
movements of the engine more eccentric
than before.
She dipped the towel into cold water and
bathed his face and hands. He breathed
more freely and regularly than lie had been
doing for some time, and presently he open
ed his eyes.
What weary, wild eyes they were, staring
at her without the least sign of recognition.
They frightened her, and yet they brought
the tears which relieved herowu parched
eyes.
“Do you na ken me. . . Bob?” she hesitat
ed a little over the name.
The wild expression disappeared and
slowly there came a smile of recognition.
"Na ken you, Annie I how could that ever
be? . . My lass 1 But what a dream I hae
had—that I got fon and let the boat gang on
the rocks and-”
• But there the glimmer of Intelligence
faded, and 4 vacant expression took its
place. This was not the expression of im
becility, but that of one who is looking at
something he cannot see and searching his
mind for something lie cannot find.
Suddenly he made an effort ter rise, but
fell back helpless.
‘Try again," she said eagerlv; “If yon
could only get on to the seat, it would make
ine less wae to look at you."
Mechanically he made the effort, and with
her strong help succeeded, aftera few trials.
In g 'tti-g on to the seat He leaned back,
tumble to support nims'it, still looking at
the something he could not see.
“Can you bide there that way till I get
you a drink?”
She brought him a glass of water and held
It to his lips. He drank greediiy as if li s
throat were parened, and he seemed to re
viye. She took b >tli his hands in hers and
gazing earnestly at hint said—
“Can you na tell me how this happened?
Try to mind. Wheredid you get the drink?"
“I canna tell. 1 got whisky, and I saw
the Dun Buy and the Bn lers, and I wanted !
to keep clear of them. But something aye j
pulling the wheei out o’ my hands. There i
wss-”
He ended the sentence by shaking his
head hopelessly and muttering wearily, "1
canna toil—I dinna ken.”
She saw it was no use pressing her ques
tions further at that time, and Indeed she
had no opportunity of doing so. Altnoneh
the noise above continued, the engine had
stopped, and she knew that they were in
port. Her father came down. Partly in
consequence of his dread of any further ac
cident, and partly out of a wise discretion,
knowing his own temper, he had delayed
coming until the Mermaid was safely moor
ed in Peterhead Uaruor, Now when he
came, he found her holding Itoss's hands
and speaking softly to him. Uls passiou
blazed up in spite of himself.
"What are yon doing there with that
•coondrel? Come oot o’ that tills moment.”
She did not move, and R >ss was spp'i ■ ent
ly quite unconscious of the angry end bluer
worda, «
•Did you nn near m«r’»Routed the fatty
or. “I tell you that you are nn to disgrace
yonrael’ by sponkliu another word to him."
‘•Father, he U na wet)!,” she salt! gently,
but without releasing her lover’s hands.
“Na wool!—he’ll be well enough when he
get* over Ills drucken flt.”
“This Is not a drunken fit, father. Hols
really not well, and you should Bet a doctor
to see him.”
“Me Bet a doctor for the scoomlrol that
nearly ruined me ns wool tut droonod usn’l”
exclaimed the captain, as much astounded
by hi* daughter's calmness as by her first
disobedience. “I tell you he was drinking
when he was at the wheel, and that would
hue been enough for me even It he liadna
put us a' In slocau danger.”
“Ilow do you know that he was drinking
when at the wheel?” she asked calmly.
“Cargill told me. He took a dram from
him.”
“Ah 1” The exclamation was short,quick,
with a drawing In of the breath. “And he
gave It to him.”
“Ay, but he maun hae been drinking be
fore that, because ae dram wouldna mak’
him like what he Is. Come, out o’ this, Bob
Koss, and thnnk the kindly thoughts I line
aye had for you till noo, that I dluna send
you to jail Instead of glein’ you leave to
walk ashore.”
"jfutiier, wm you send for a doctor?" she
pleaded once more.
“I’ll na hear another word, you hlzzle,bnt
I’ll hue something to say to you In a wee
while.”
To her amazement Ross stood up, un
steadily, biit still maintaining the position.
He drew ono hand dazedly across his eyes
and anld huskily—
“Na for me, Annie—na for me—you shall
not suffer for me. I’ll go. Your father Is
right. I begin to mind now, and It Is his
kind thought that saves me from a Jail . . .
it is not all clear yet; but It is oomlng back.
Me standing at the wheel and no power to
speak, and . . and that’s all."
“Bide a minute and I’ll get Jock Burns to
go with you," and she darted up the stair.
Captain Duncan was puzzled, lie could
not mnke out the man, this wns not tlie way
he had ever before seen anybody who was
“fou” behave. But then there was nothing
else to explain his falling asleep at the
wheel; and so he answered the puzzle by
resolving to stick to his first impression.
“lamsorry for you, Bob; but you hae
brought It on yoursel’ and I eanna pass it
over. Had It been onybody else I would
hae been on the look-out for slo a thing, but
na wl’ you—na wl’ you.”
“You are doing kindly by me, captain,
and I thank you,” said the poor man, again
passing his hand dazedly over his eyes. “I
dinna understand yet; but it’s coming to me,
and I ken that 1 was wrung. ... 1 thank
you and I'll go."
He made a step forward, staggored, and
fell back upon the seat He would have
fallen on the floor but that the sturdy cap
talu caught him In time.
CnAFTEB X.
A HOPELESS CASE.
The first person Annlo encountered on
the deck was Cargill, and for an Instant she
shrank from him, clutching the top of the
cabin stair to prevent herself from falling
backward. He held out his hand to aid
her; but she recovered herself without tak
ing the proffered hand.
During the time of danger the most tar
rorstricken faoe of all on board hnd been
that of Cargill. He grasped the nearest rope
of the rigging, and clung to It as if he were
already drowning, and this was the last
straw of hope. Ills flabby cheeks grew yel
low, and his fishy eyes started In his head
more prominent than ever. He had never
contemplated the possibility of a wreck.
When the danger was over he was the first
to recover his equanimity, and to pretend
that he had not been at all disturbed by the
Incident,
He lit a cigar, and whilst apparently look
ing on at the bustle which preceded the ar
rival In port, he hovered about the cabin
skylight and the stair, wishing to go down,
and, for some reason, unable to do so, strain
ing his ears to catch any sound that might
come from below. He heard nothing.
He advanced to the captain several times,
as If to speak, but saw that he would receive
very little grace if he attempted it Then
he walked back to the cabin skylight and
hovered about It as before. But when they
were fast in port he met the captain on his
wav to the cabin, told him of the dram he
had given to Ross, with many expressions
of regret at the almost fatal consequence,
and taking his full share of blame. At the
same time lie offered his flask to the cap
tain, who very willingly took a dram whilst
saying—
“It was a foolish thing for you to do,
though kindly meant; but it was a—wee),
we’ll na say nae mair about that. I dinna
want to be In a passion when I gang doon to
him. I’m na gaun to prosecute him, as I
might do; but out o' this boat he goes this
minute. If he has to be carried out.”
“Don't be too hard on him, captain. lie
must have had a drop before that he did not
take Into account. One glass could never
have had such an effect upon him.”
“He maun hae had a guld wlieen drops
afore—confoond him—for you see Ilmetaen
a big dram the noo, and I’m a heap the bet
ter o’t, instead o’ being the waur. But that’s
na to the purpose. He had nae rightto touch
onything when he was on duty.”
“All the same, captain; for your own sake
don’t be hard on him."
“Ob, I’m na gann to be hard on him. as I
hae told you. I hae had owermuckle liking
for him for that. I’ll manage quiet enough;
but we maun get him ashore; I canna thole
to non mm near me."
So the captain went below, and Cargill,
as before, hovered about tliercabin, and thus
encountered Annie when she rushed up
from below.
“Do you want anything—can I get it for
you?'1 he asked eagerly.
“Na—yes—thank you,” she said excitedly,
and with a little confusion. “Wait a min
ute.”
She passed him and ran to the bow, where
the men stood in a group, talking and smok
ing. As there was to be no discharge of
cargo till the following day, they were all
taking their ease and discussing the strange
events of the passage.
“1 want you to go down to the cabin,
Jock,” she salil, touching the arm of a thick
set, grey-bearded man, “and bide with Bob
Bosshe is not well.”
“You’re fashing yoursel’ ewer muckle
about him, missy” (that was her name on
board the MermaUl); “but I’ll do your bid
ding.”
“I tell you all, he Is not well; he was not
fou.”
“That’s Just what I was saying,” asserted
a sturdy fellow named Campbell—the same
who had been the look-out at the moment
of peril, “for he was speaking to me nahalf
an hour afore lie put the wheel wrang, and
he was as sober as a Judge.”
The man said this doggedly, having Just
been contending with much opposition from
Ills mates.
“You are right, Campbell," said Annie,
grateful to find some one who agreed with
her. She had been much disappointed by
the mium -r in which Jock Burns had obey
ed her; for she had counted upon him as
Ross's friend, aud found that he, too, shared
tho common belief regarding the cause of
the pilot’s blunder.
“(Jo you up to tho town and fetch the best
doctor you can And that will eome luimodl*
•loly.”
Then *he went back to Cargill, who wa#
waking for her with every appearance of
stolid patience In his general bearing; but
the Ash chm rolled rostlnssly between tho
shore amt the group of men to whom sbo
lind been speaking.
It was the late gloaming—the hour when
sen and land apiatar most beautiful, touch*
ed by the saddest, sweetest, most myster
ious lights end shades. Voices and all
sounds seem hushed, amt tho restless plash
of the sea Is liku tho low croon of a mother
singing a lullaby. The shndows deepen
slowly, and by-and-by all Is hushed and yet
not dark.
Suddenly there coines a glory In the sky;
great shafts of lights of many colors, llko
straight rainbows, dart across It through
white streams, and die eyes oro Allod with
wonder.
“This Is the Arst time I havo seen the
Northern Lights, Miss Murray,” said Car
gill as he advancod to meet her; “and they
are certainly admirable.”
“Ay, they aro Anc,” she answered grave*
ly, checking the Inclination she felt to show
her dislike for Ids conventional expresalon
of admiration; "we who have seen them be
fore bnllevo they are something more than
admirable—we cannot put our wonder Into
words."
l lint w exactly how 1 feel,” he answer*
ed, evidently quite unconscious of the re
buke conveyed in her simple words. "But
remarkable as these phenomena are, will
you bolievo It, there Is something which or
copies my mind so much at present that 1
am unable to give them proper attention?*
"Indeed I”
"It is true. Hay I tell you what it Is, Miaa
Murray?"
"May I speak to yon first, Mr. CardII?*
Even his dull self-conceit wns taken aback
by this curious way of replying to ills ques
tion. He fancied lie had spoken in the tones
of a oharmor—lie did believe himself an In
vincible Indy-winner—and she spoiled all
his fine preparations by a request whloh ha
could not refuse. lie had a great objection
to be crossed even in trifles.
Yet she had spoken very quietly; and the
wonder overhead—now appearing as lumt
nous white streams simply—shone on be|
calm, sad face, making it so beautiful that
for the first time he became vaguely con
scious that there was something lu the world
finer and nobler than himself.
He made the grand bow which a dancing
master had taught him, and which he had
learned to perform with less grace than an
awkward elephant might have shown.
She smiled in a sad, half-hearted way;
still she smiled, and his good opinion of
himself wns restored. That bow had eon-1
quered her.
"I was Just going to ask you, Mr. Cargill,
what did Mr. Boss look like when you gava
hint that dram from your flask? Did ha
look as If he had been drinking?"
This was extremely disagreeable In set*
cral ways, but particularly because It took
his mind entirely away from the arrange
ment of the pretty phrases In which he won
to express the thought which was upper
most In It. Uls answer was so prompt that
toherqulek wit It seemed to have been
studied.
“I really did not think so, or you may b«
sure I would have been the last person In
the world to add to the poor fellow’s nffllo
tlon—to say nothing of the fact that consid
eration for our safety would have prevents)
me doing so.”
"Did you speak to him?"
"ffQf a few minutes, yes."
he answered yoq sensibly enough?"
'T must say that so far as my recollection
goes, he did. No one was more surprised
than I when the real state of the case waa
brought so unpleasantly before us. But of
fioiu'oe I r.Sj ho susp!:!*ii that he could be
guilty of such—such stupidity."
He hfld hesitated over the word he should
nse; for he desired to show a friendly dispo
sition towards Ross. ’.
"Thank you, Mr. Cargill. It was A pity
you gave him that drain."
She turned away, looking anxiously tot
the return of Campbell with the doctor
Cargill’s heavy paw rested on her arm.
"Are you forgetting, Miss Murray, that 1
asked to be allowed to speak to you?’
"Now”
“Then permit me to do so now" (ho had
resumed his grand air and the flabby smile
which he thought so winning). “You know
the question I want to ask; your fathex
wishes you to say yes; and I need not say
that 1 desire you to say yes.”
She turned upon him those dear bright
eyes and that fair troubled face.
“I will speak honestly, Mr. Cargill, and It
will save you and nie a heap of vexation,
inaybe. 1 know what you mean, and I tell
you once for all that as long as I live my
answer will be the same to you as it la now
—you can never have yes from me.”
"But your father would like it.”
| “Ay, but he would never wish me to do
[ what I do not like and do not think would
be right”
The man was not a wooer; he had not the
feelings of one. So instead of persuading,
instead of feeling that he must give every
thing to win the one object he desired, he
felt his pride wounded, he drew up his big
frame and used reproach.
“It cannot be that after what has happen
ed you still think of this man, Boss! Yoo
yourself said that a man who couid disgrace
himself as he has done would not be worth
think about”
onereit her cherks tingling, and she look
ed down as she spoke In a low voice.
“You have no business with what I mar
think, Mr. CardII.”
Then she looked up and her eyes bright
ened again as she cr.ed: “Here’s the doc
tor.”
It was curious how the pride-puffed form
of Cargill appeared to collapse at that an
nouncement, and he slnnk back a few paces.
Campbell came forward with a grey-hail
ed, muscular-looking gentleman, whose
fresh, healthy face gave evidence that be
lived much out of doors. On the way to the
steamer Campbell had told Dr. Pratt the
circumstances of the caso,and he was ready
to see the patient at once. Annie went
down to the cabin with him, and, after some
hesitation, Cargill followed, but stopped at
the foot of the stair.
(TO BE OOXTiNUKD.]
Showing Hie GoS’dfwili.
Dr. Guthrie, in his autobiography,
describes an odd character arnoug hie
Scotch, country parishioners at Arbir*
lot, who "died ns he Imd lived, a enri
oil* mixture of benevolencefaud folly."
Tho lawyer who drew his will, nftei
writing dowu several legacies—600
pounds to one person, 1.000 pounds If
another, and so on—at last said: "But.
Mr.-, 1 don’t believe you have all
Unit money to leave.”
’■Oh,” was the reply, "I ken that at
w«jU as you. but I just wanted to show
them my good will."—London Ariel.
A large lied of meerschaum ot st£
perior quality has been fouud on Orcat
Island, Washington.