[L SERVICE.
ksED BY COMMIS
f ROOSEVELT.
[ Its Eztenilon uA the
Itlcal AiMUnu.t Cases—
oers TsUs How Vnels
■hootd bo Conducted—
I not. Ho Thinks, bo Al
mj Figaro In tbe Matter
[Oct 27.—The exten
■ervice system and
al assessment eases
day by Civil Service
sevelt He said:
election comes on
1 and sweeping ex
assified service be*
nt. All government
ir the civil service
ry chest a means by
n unhealthy stlmu
activity of that very
nity which we should
see interested in pol
ous bulk of officers
lonnection whatever
heir duties are in no
and they should be
ly without regard to
Dns and kept just so
their duty well. It is
Jishonest nonsense, to
ter service can be
.ving in subordinate
who are of the same
as the head of an ad
he railway mail sor
ted as proof of this.
of the government
tisfaction to the pub
it the great bulk of
nployes now are men
ited during Mr. Har*
cy or in Mr. Cleve
All of these of the
stration were drawn
las been the case for
ears. Those ehtering
Ider the civil service
K>f employes, including
democrats, Prohibition
f and Mugwumps, all
(t regard to politics, and
| one consideration of
p.
l)een going on recently
shows the inequity of
iem. There one of the
bandidates has actually
'a political assessment
!- a month's salary, on
pf the internal revenue
tr efforts have been
Is postoffice employes,
p sought wholly with
|he political affiliations
|It is a mere piece of
just as if gained by
the clerks on the
ird to understand why
community will toler
»d abuse, where a man
tinders a set of public
[ he may get funds
■debauch voters. The
lently had before it the
lorder of deeds, Taylor,
e investigation it was
lerever the civil service
>tain in Washington a
itual terror existed in
rice, and that janitors,
other employes were
politicians for places
itain them. Anything
ig, more servile, more
; be imagined.
■uu a great many puouc
(the merit system, but
sr yet been any argu
ed against it or in favor
that was' both honest
It. There are honest
(et too prejudiced, too
>o unobserving to un
ruitful evils of a cor
[vice administered in a
partisanship. There
dishonest politicians,
tnd unprincipled, who
base ends clamor
rit system and seek to
against it. But there
(American, honestly de
llfare of the country,
for a moment at the
Ind consider the princi
they stand without he
fty ally of and believer
methods. The law is
ig headway. The classi
extending all the time,
lion, however, is nec
red to be active in su
extension of the law.
kotably the case in the
(fled postoffices, where
|(ys a hitch, it being dif
the law well observed at
{Several of these cases are
consideration. The eom
>t only now investigating
done in some of these
also is keeping a vigi
jlitical assessment mat
law unfortunately is not
fugh. It ought to be
|d so as to prohibit anyone
a political contribution
iment official. The latter
[be left free to contribute
sir own accord. At pres
mds from high officers of
nnmittees are often com
by clerks because they
.officials are in the same
lization with their own in
rs.”
r Joel Patterson Dead.
Mo., Oct 27. Joel Pat*
oldest settler in Eastern
ranty, died this morning'.
»rn in North Carolina in
sine to Jackson county in
eras at one time a large
Funeral services will oc
Soutbern Methodist church
te to- morrow morning' at 10
t
| Cabinet Reconvenes.
[ton, Oct 27.—The presi
his first cabinet meeting
|e the first week in Septem
>1 the members were pres
[ Secretary Morton, who is
Washington. Naturally
|ch business to lay before
tnt that had accumulated
[absence from Washinston,
Sresham in particular be
d with several matters con
sign relations and all the
wishing to discuss the
ints to be treated in their
>rts.
to BE SHOT ON 8IOHT.
Ho Morey to bo Shows to the Territory
Outlaw.
Fort 8«th, Ark,, Oct 27. _A report
has reached this city to the effect
that the little town of Gibson Station
has been robbed in pretty much the
same fashion as the Watroba hold-up,
the express office and several stores
being looted. The place is six miles
south of Wagoner, on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas road, and there is
no telegraph office there, particulars
of the robbery have not been received
here. It is said that six men took
part in the hold-up.
Marshal Grump received a telegram
yesterday from Deputy Lambton.who
had gone in pursuit of the Cook gang,
saying a fight between the bandits'
and officers was expected at any time.
The latest tobbery reported here utb
to this morning was that of a preacher
last night at Illinois Station by two
men. It is not known how much was
secured:
The train from Wagoner, which ar
rived here at i o'clock this morning,
was guarded by a force of twenty
five men under the leadership of
Sheriff Brown. The same posse guard
ed the west-bound train leaving here
a few hours later, and were rein
forced by twenty-five others at Ken
netia as the railroad people are ex
pecting a hold-up at Illinois Station. ’
The Cook gang is supposed to be in
that vicinity, as ten men were seen
at the water tank there when the
east-bound train came through. Con
ductor Conklin was on the lookout for
a hold-up at Braggs and later at Illi
nois, but he came through all right.
He reports the whole country an up
in arms and on the hunt for outlaws,
saying there are fully 500 men in the
chase. Bill Cook is to be shot on
DIPHTHERIA INNOCULATION.
The New Treatment at Practiced Id
France a Won:ler(nl Success.
Washington, Oct. 27. — The new
treatment by innoculation of diph
theria and croup, as practiced in
(Vance, is the subject of a special re
port to the state department by
United States Consul C. W. Chancellor
at Havre. He says that by this
method of treatment only one out of
four diphtheretic patients succumbs,
whereas the figure is double for other
methods of treatment heretofore ap
plied. Consequently the consul, who
is a Baltimore physician of repute,
says that it would seem very desir
able that the anti-diphtheretic serum
should be introduced and come iato
general use at the earliest period
practicable in America, where many
thousand children and numerous
physicians, students and nurses die
from diphtheria and croup.
The consul gives in detail a history
of the development of the treatment
by Dr. Pasteur and his assistant, Dr.
Roux, who have been experimenting
with it for five years, keeping it
secret until they had satisfied them
selves of its efficiency and had sub
jected the animal (the horse) best
adapted to transferring diphtheretic
poison into an anti toxine. A trial of
the new treatment at one of the
largest hospitals of Paris resulted in
reducing the death rate from dip
theria from 51.70 per cent to 24.33 per
cent. In addition, it is stated that
children vaccinated with the serum
were protected from the disease even
while living in close contact with
diphtheretic patients.
As the Pasteur institute can not
meet the great demand for the serum,
movements are on foot in different
localities to establish auxiliary sta
tions. In slight cases one injection
of the serum is sufficient, while the
ordinary case yields to two.
SMALL POX SCARE.
Panic In the Interior Department at
Washington.
Washington, Get 27. — James I.
Parker of Indiana, a law clerk in the
interior department division where
the other smallpox cases were re
ported, was stricken this morning.
The scare at the interior depart
ment gathered force during the fore
noon, and by the time the clerks
came back to work from their lunch
at noon a state of panic prevailed.
The case of Owens, when it became
known, was the most serious of all
the smallpox attacks. He is the mes
senger to the chief clerk and it was
part of his duty to distribute docu
ments to the several bureaus of the
department In this way he came
into contact with about every branch
of the service under Secretary Hoke
Smith and may have been the cause
of the spread of the disease. ‘
Dr. Woodward, the health officer of
the district, made an urgent appeal
to Secretary Smith to close the entire
interior department in the interest of
public health and in accordance with
the request an order was issued this
afternoon closing every bureaq. of
the department. ‘-v
SENSATIONAL WILL CONTEST.
- :f
■alt Began to Break the WIU of the
Late A. 8. Everest.
Atchison, Kan., Oct. 27.—A sensa
tional suit was filed in the district
court yesterday to break the- will
of the late Aaron S. Everest. The
plaintiff is Mrs. Belle Everest, who
has been assigned the interest of her
husband, Frank Everest, and one of
the heirs of A. S. Everest ft is al
leged that A. S. Everest and Frank
Everest were partners at the time of
tne death of the first named and that
F. Everest has an interesting amount
ing to 875,000 in the estate. Kittie
Everest Marie Fleming, Mrs. A. 8.
Everest and David Martin, who drew
up the will and who has charge of the
affairs of the estate to some extent
are named as the defendants.
Alleged Train Wreckers Held.
Atchison, Kan., Oct. 27.—Odie Sey
mour and Dave Hill, charged with at
tempting to wreck a Burlington and
Missouri train, were yesterday bound
over to the district court It is al
leged that the men threw a switch
for the purpose of wrecking the
south-bound passenger train which
arrives in the evening, Tne open
switch was discovered before the
train arrived.
You con disappoint the devil in one way
by weeping out or debt
UPHOLDS MR. DRAFFBN.
Ha Olasy tajn Bb Eeelsloa an IMMm
Cmw la Federal Courts la Correct.
WashiHgtoi*, Oct 37.— Attorney
General Olney, speaking to-day of
the statement of the assistant district
attorney at Kansas City that there
was no law by which election frauds
eonld be punished in United States
courts, said that, without speaking as
authorltively as he would on a care*
ful examination of the statutes,
he. was of the opinion that the Kansas
City attorney was correct By the
act passed by congress last February
repealing the federal elections law.
Congress has done away with all
election paraphernalia so far as the
United States courts were concerned
and had taken away their jurisdic
tion. At the same time there was no
doubt in his mind that state laws
were in existence by virtue of which
eleotion frauds, whether of registra
tion or voting, could be punished it
state courts.
INVESTMENT SOCIETIES.
Plutonic* Authorities Dotormlnod •
Shot Thom Out From th* Molls.
Washinqton1 Oot 27.—It is asserted
that the postoffice department will at
tempt to suppress the so-called '‘bond
investment” societies, so far as It
can, by prohibiting the transmission
of their literature through the United
States mails. It was said at the de
partment to-day that the postoffice
authorities have been for sortie time
taking active steps to bring the pro
moters of the enterprises to justice,
and among them are some very prom
inent men In political life. These
companies are conducted materially
the same as lotteries, and are at pres
ent operating in the South. Within
the past few days ten companies of
this character, in New Orleans, Jack
son, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta,
Ga.. and Cincinnati, Ohio have been
forbidden the use of the mails.
ROYALIST RUMORS AQA1N.
An Uprising In Hawaii Now Set for the
First Election Day.
San Francisco, Oct. 27.—Alameda,
which arrived to-day from Sidney,
Auckland, Apia, and Honolulu,
brought news from Honolulu to Octo
ber 18. The most interesting point
was the fact that now that the first
election of the new repnblic draws
near these reports have again been
circulated of a Royalist uprising elec
tion day, October 29. Very little
stock was, however, taken in the re
port. Nominations for senators and
representatives have been made. Out
of twelve chosen for the island of
Oahu only two are natives and this
has caused some criticism among the
native annexationists. Every nom
inee has been pledged to the support
of the annexation plank in the plat
form to the exclusion of everythin?
else. _ 1 *
DR. HBLMBOLD IS DEAD.
The Famous Potent Medicine Hon Dios
In an Insane Asylum.
Ttenton, N. J„ Oct 27.—Dr. H. T.
Helmbold, of extract of Bucbu fame,
died suddenly of apoplexy yesterday
in the state asylum for the insane, in
this city. He was 57 years of age,
and has been an inmate of the insti
tution about three years.
Transporting Gold.
Washington. Oct 27.—The state
ment prepared at the treasury de
partment shows that during the
period between March, 1893, and
October 1, 1894, the amount of gold
transported between sub-treasuries,
mints and banks at government ex
pense in consequence of exportations
of gold was $117,307,500. The cost of
transporting the amount was $95,480.
The aggregate shipments between
the more important points are given
as follows: VVashington to New York;
$12,000,000; Cincinnati to New York,
$11,500,000; San Francisco to New
York, $7,500,000; Philadelphia to
New York, $69 960.000; Philadelphia
to Boston, $5,000,000.
Horrible Work of a Train Wrecker.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 2 7.—An engine
and thirty freight cars crashed
through a burning trestle at 2:30
o'clock yesterday morning, killing
the engineer instantly. It was on
the Macon and Northern road, near
Godfrey, and to add to the horror of
the affair,' the wreckage caught fire,
and bale after bale of cotton burned.
The trestle was set on fire by an in
cendiary, and the surrounding coun
try is up in arms. If the man who
did the work is caught he will be
burned at the stake.
A Woman With Flack.
Perry, Ok., Oct. 27.—Miss Agnes
Jones, who owns a fine claim twenty
- miles north of here, and has a nice
home on it, left home some weeks
ago to visit in Kansas and on her re
turn found that Samuel Bartell had
jumped her claim and moved into her
house. She ordered him to leave, but
he did not heed her and she opened
fire. Three bullets took effect, mak
ing painful but not fatal wounds.
■ Bartell shot once at the woman, but
missed her. The man has vacated the
homestead.
Ho Campaign Work by Gorman.
Washington, Oct. 37.—The only vis
itor of note at Democratic headquar
ters yesterday was Senator Gorman
of Maryland, who came, he said,
merely to see Senator Faulkner on
personal business. Mr. Gorman is
positive and pronounced in his declin
ation to take any part in the present
camnaign. He says he has been so
much adversely criticized and opposed
he intends to let his enemies run this
campaign themselves and see how
they will succeed._^
French Anarchists Again Plotting,
Pabis, Oct. 37.—The Matin states
that information was recently re
ceived at the prefecture of police
that the Anarchists were preparing
for a fresh outrage. It is said that
three compagnons have resolved to
come to Paris from Poissy, Lille and
Lyons, for the purpose of blowing up
the chamber of deputies The Palais
Bourbon consequently is watched by
the police with redoubled vigilance
and the strictest surveillance possible
is being exercised oyer all Anarchists
and suspected persons, particularly I
those who are known to the police in i
the three towns mentioned.
WHEN MOLLIE BATHES THE
BABY.
When Hollte bathe* the baby
I lay my book slide
And watch the operation
With deep p .tern *1 pride; f ' ”■* '
I loan the dlmplod body
Of the atru .•din* little elf
For undeveloped point* of , ■ ’
Resemblance to myself. .'.'»* 1
When Molllo bathes the bab7
She always says to me: ;V <*,.
"Isn't he Just as ounnlng " ■
And sweet a* he can be?
Just sao those pretty dimples!
Aren't hts oyos a lovely blue?"
And then, “You proclou* dnrllaf,
I could bite those arms In two.
When Motile bathes the baby
1 always say to her:
"Look out now, don't drop him,"
And she answer* back, “No. sir!” •
Thou I talk about hi. ro*y cheek*.
The muscle. In hi* arms.
Bis shapely head, his sturdy leja.
And ether manly charms.
When Mollle bathe* the baby
The household bends Its knee,
And shows him creator dofereno*
Then ever It shows to me
But I fool no Jealous goadlny.
As they laud him to the aklos,
For every one assures me
That be has his father's eyes.
—Ladles’ Borne Journal .
A Passive Crime.
BY .‘TUB OUCHKS8."
CHAPTER IV—Continued.
“Well, my dear, perhaps so. I
own I am stupid,” said Mrs. Neville,
who, though the best and kindliest
of women, Is certainly in no danger
of setting the Thames all re with her
cleverness. “Though I can’t see why
you should dlsliko the idea so muoh.
He is quite charming, in my opinion,
and so handsome! Then there is
Lord Stretton: you can’t tell me that
he does not adoro the very ground
you walk on!”
“Oh, Stretton!" said Maud, dis
dainfully.
“Dick Penruddock is, of course,
in many ways far prelerablo," she
says, presently, shitting ground.
“He is quite as rich, and is younger,
and has prettier manners. But,
then, you say you object to Dick,
also.”
“No, I don’t object to Mr. Ten
ruddock," says the girl, with a soft,
slow blush; “that is not it. You
mistake me, MimL” (This is the
pet name she gave to Mrs. Neville
when a child.) “i only mean that
I shall never marry. ”
“But why—why?" irapatleut’y.
“Can you ask • me that?” returns
she, with a glance full of the liveli
est reproach.
“But the thing is not a secret—
all the world knows how I adopted
you, and that you are the daughter
of some poor mechanic, dead before
I ever saw you. But they know,
too, that you are the most beautiful
and the most charming girl in the
town! Yes, you are!” in answer to a
deprecating shake of Miss Neville’s
head; “and if these men love you,
and choose to overlook such a little
fault, why, then, I cannot see-”
“A little fault!” repeats she sadly
Then with a touch of pride, “Nay it
is no fault at all, but it is a great
misfortune; and though Stretton—
or—or Mr. Penruddock may, per
haps, foolishly wish to marry me,
do you honestly believe their'
families would receive me with open
arms? Do you thin* it at a!l likely
that Dick’s father would be glad to
see him married to a girl without
name? It is impossible, Mimi!”
“1 know not what they think or
say, but I know that it he were my
son I would gladly see him married
to you,” says Mimi, maintaining her
cause stoutly.
“That is because you love me, and
because you are ditferent from all
the rest of the world,” says the girl,
gently, looklpg at her through a
soft mist, that dims the beauty of
her eyes, and is born of tendorness,
and gratitude, and deep affection.
CHAPTER V.
After the Dance.
It is many hours later, and the
dance is at its best and gayest. The
sound of music and the delicate per
fume of dying flowers are in the air.
Thd rooms are filled with all that
London can afford of its brightest
and highest, and best; and pretty
women in toilets almost as desir
able as themselves, are smiling and
waving their fans, and doing all
the damago that soft eyes and
softer speech are supposed to
do. It is the third waltz
and the band is playing
“Mon Reve.” In Dick Penruddock’s
opinion it is the waltz of the even
ing, as his arm is round Maud
Neville, and her perfect head is very
near his own. He is as happy as a
man can be who holds all he deems
most precious for one moment to his
heart, knowing that the next might
separate them forever. Presently
they pause to rest, and find them
selves near the door of the conserv
atory.
"Are you urear asKS ne, seeing
she sighs, and raises one hand in a
half wearied fashion to smooth back
some loose hairs that have wandered
across her forehead. Come in hero
and sit down for a little while."
He tightens his arm on the hand
resting upon it, and mores toward
the cool, retreat before them.
“If you wish it,” replies she, un
certainly, and with some slight hesi
tation in her manner.
Yet she goes with him into the
dimly-lighted conservatory, where a
little fountain is splashing, sending
forth a cold, sweet music < f its own,
and where green leaves are glisten
ing calmly beneath the beams of the
subdued lamps. The time—the hour
—the very drip, drip of the fountain
—all bespeak loneliness; and to feel
one’s self alone with a beloved ob
ject, as a rule, kills wisdom. Pen
ruddock, who all day long has been
enduring susj>ense, and an uncer
tainty 'that borders on ho.'o, sud
denly loses his head. Laying his
band on Maud's be bends down to
her, and whlapera something In a
■oft, Impassioned voice. The girl
appeara neither atartlod nor sur«
prlaed, and when she speaics, her
tone, though perhapa a shade slower
than usual, Is Armor than ever.
Only she changes color, or grows
pale until her very lipa are bloodlesa
••You speak without tnought or
reflection." she says, gently. “You
have considered nothing. No, no;
do not Interrupt mo! I am sorry
this has ocourrod; but there is no
reason why we should not forget
what you have just said, and be good
friends as wo wore before."
“There is a reason, and a strong
one," returns ho. very quietly now;
“and as to our being mere friends,
that is qulto out of the question. Do
you Imagine me an impulsive boy to
aay a thing one moment and regret
it the next? I have dared to say to
night what I have wanted to say for
many days. And 1 must have my
answer now."
“And my birth—have you forgot
ten that!"' demanded she, looking at
him fixedly.
“I have forgotten nothing. But to
me it makes no difference. Princess
or peasant, how can it matter? I
love you. Darling," says the young
man very earnestly, taking both of
her hands and holding them closely,
“I implore you to believe in my love!
Take time for relleotlon, consider
well. I entreat you to glvo mo no
hurried answer."
••I do not hurry," returns she, in
a strange tone; “I will not oven ar
gue with you. Let u4 say no more
about it; and please let my hands go,
Mr. Penruddook. I cannot marry
you—Indeed I cannot."
-But why P—at least, tell mo
that," demands he desperately, re
fusing to reloase her hands. “Maud,
answer me! Do you—Is it true that
you love another bottor, and that is
why you cannot care for me."
“No; that is untruo,” replies she,
with quicic pain in voice and eyes.
-I love no one better than you;
which moans, of course"—hurriedly,
and with a sad little quivering
laugh—“that I love no ono. You
will understand me."
“Only too well," returns he sadly.
He lifts her hands and kisses them
separately, in a forlorn, lingering
fashion. “And yet there is some
talk of Stretton," ho says, mlsorably,
his face haggard and unhappy.
“Bellove nothing you hear," she
says impressively; only this—that I
shall never marry."
Rising and turning abruptly from
him, she moves toward tl\e ball
room, and standing in the doorway,
gazes, without seeing anything, at
the swaying crowd before her. Pres
ently she becomes conscious that two
dark eyes are fixed upon her; she
turns restlessly, and Captain Saumn
rez stands at her side.
“Not dancing, Miss NovllleP” be
gins he, lightly. “And all alone,
too!” Then with a change of man
ner, and throwing some concern into
his tone, he says, quietly, “You look
overtired. May I take you out of
tnis to one of the smaller rooms be
yond, or in hero?” pointing to the
conservatory she had just quittea.
“Oh, no; not .in there!" exclaims
she with some distress. “But I
shall be glad to got away for a little
while.”
Taking hts arm, she makes her
way slowly through the dancers and
the lingerers at the doorway, and
presently sinks with a sigh of relief,
into a low chair, in a small room
that opens off an anto-chamber
The music seems so very far awuy
that the noise and confusion could
almost be forgotten. Oh, that
she could not get rid of her com
panion. and find herself, if only for
one short half hour, alone!
••Something has annoyed you. Can
I help you in any way?" says
Saumarez, in his gentlest manner.
“You are very good. No; it is
nothing. I am only slightly fatigu
ed," returns she, listlessly.
“May I get you something? A'
glass of wine—some ice water?"
"Thank you—nothing."
Her evident determination not to
bo friendly, her extrome coldness of
voice and gesture, pique him beyond
endurance. What has he done to
her that this proud girl should treat
him with such open distain?
“I saw you go into the conserva
tory about ten minutes ago,”‘he
says, after a slight pause, some
reckless desire to rouse her from
her apathy, and bring anger, if ho
cahnot summon love, into those
beautiful eyes below him, inuiting
him to his speech. “You seemed
greatly disturbed when you> came :
out again. Wus that boy rude to
you?”
•That boy?" repeats she., in an
impassable tone.
•*I am speaking of Penruddock."
returns he, with a cool persistence.
“Was he rude?”
“I hardly know how to- answer
such a question,” says Miss Neville,
frigidly. “I never knew until now— !
to-night—that any man. could be
rude to me.”
“Ah! then I am to understand he
did offend ?” says Saumarez, insolent
ly, his evil genius at his elbow.
“I was not alluding to- Mr. Pen
ruddock; ha is incapable- of any act j
of ill-breeding; I was alluding to j
you!” says Maud, ini a clear tone, !
rising as she delivers this retort.
She would have swe-pt, by him and
left the room, but with a smothered
exclamation he seizes her hand, and
detains her against her will.
“Stay!” cried he, with some pas
sion. “I have something to say to
you, that I hare too long withheld,
and that you shall hear now or
never.”
“Then it shall be never!” says the
girl, quickly. “I decline to listen
to anything you havu to say. Re
lease me, sir; your vory touch Is
hateful to mo!”
**Ah, since Penruddock came upon
I . “. ■ •
tn« field. Do you think I am so- >
blind that I cannot tee how he hat
trained favor when all other* have
been treated with studied coldness?
Do you think I have not notioed
bow he——"
<>I decline to dlicut* Mr. Penrud
dock with you.” aaya Maud, throw- ,
fng up her head with a gesture full
of graceful dignity that might have p
adorned a queen.
"la he so precious In your
eight P” aaya Saumaroz, with .v
a sneer. "And 1* this new VS
lover prepared to overlook the fact
of your humble birthP”
"Tako care, sir; do not go too
far!” says Maude, her voice vlbrat
log with Indignation
"I don’t oare how far I go now,"
deolares he. all the evil blood in hie
heart surging upward to the sur* ,
face. "I love you, too! Yes; you
shall listen to me. though It be for
the last tlmo!” tightening his fingers
on her wrist "I love you, as that ■
boy can never love you—with all the
strength of a man’s deepest devo
tion!”
"Hush! your mention of love Is but
an insult!” says sho, in a withering
tone.
"My voice Is not so silken as his,
no doubt," replies he, driven to
madnoss by her loathing. "Nor do
soft words trip so readily from my
tongue. But will his love stand the
tost of time? Will he never regret
that ho has marriod one who Is—"
"Lowly born."
»no supplies the words; spoaklnir ^
them bravely, and not flinching
from the stroke.
••Ay, and basely!" says ho, between
his teeth. •
It Is a lie, and bo knows It But
at this moment he would have ut
tered any false thin? to lower the
pride of the woman whom—a strange
paradox—ho loves, yet hates!
A terrible change passes over Miss
Neville's countenance as the words
cross his Ups.
••No, no; it is not true!" she orlos,
all her couruge forsaking hor. ••[
will not believe it! What can you
know raoro than all the others? Ah!
Is it for this reason I hava dreaded
you? Have pity, and unsay your
words!”
••I do not speak without au*
thority," replies he, qulolcly, stung
again by her admission that she
dreads him. “I know all about your
birth”—there Is an air of undoubted
truth about these wordB that strikes
cold to her heart—••and I tell you
again, that you are not only humbly
but basely born!"
She shudders violently. A low
cry escapes her. and with the hand
that still remains free she covers
her face.
At this instant Penruddock, fol
lowed by Mr. Wilding, with whom
he is earnestly conversing, enters
the room. He is unfortunately in
time to hear Miss Nevillo’s agonized
cry, and to hear Saumarez’s las t
words.
Going up to the latter he pushes
him backward, releasing Maud,from
his grasp.
, "Who has dared to apply such
words as 'basely born’ to Miss Nev
illeP" ho asks, in fiery tones
••I have said so, and say it again!"
says Saumarez, with his usual evil
sneer.
“You are a coward!" says Ponvud- '
dock, losing all command of bia
temper; and, raising his gloved hand
he strikes him across the face.
There is a second's awful silence;
then Saumarez—who has instinct
ively raised his hand to his cheek,
on which a pink line may be traced
—says, quietly, turning to Peni'ud
dock. "When, and where?”
"The sooner the better,” says I
Dick, still white, and wild with fury.
Maud, who had shrpnk aside, and
who is now standing close to Mr.
Wilding, says to him, in a nervous
whisper, so low as to be almost un
intelligible, "What does it all
mean?"
[TO DB CONTINUED, j
Too Small for Cats,
The young man from the city had
been Ashing. He hadn’t had much
luck, but it was more than bo was
used to, and he looked very jubilant
as he strode into the- farmhouse
kitchen with bis catch.
"What’je git?” asked his host
"Oh, nothing much. Just a. few
catfish."
• -Mean them ?” the farmer inquired,
pointing with his pipestem.
“Certainly. They’re- not very •
large. But there's no- doubt about
tbeir being catfish."
"Wal, mobbe they passes- fur cat
fish out whur you come from. But
here we calls them kitten.fish.—Den
ver Tribune.
1 he Bible In Japan.
According'to the British and For
eign bible society, there is. little
chance (or circulation, ot the bible
in Japan. The society says.ot Japan:
“The progress of Christianity seems
to pause before the absorption ot
the people in their new political
passions ” Some visitors to Japan
say that the trouble is that the
Japanese, eager- to receive every*
thing of Western civilization, have
welcomed the missionaries of all
sects of Christianity, and now are.
greatly puzzled over the rival olaima
of different denominations.
Jonn of Arc-ers.
••Who are theseOrloanists who. are
always kicking up such a fuss in
France?” asked Hostetler McGinnis
of Kosciusko Jones ••! suppose
they are deseonded from the chil
dren of the Maid ol Orleans.’*replied
Jones—Texas Siftings
A Bible Monstrosity.
The only monstrosity ■ mentioned
I In the bible was the giant who had
. "six Angers on every hand and on
every foot si t toes, four and twenty
• la ail.” See Samuel 2. xxl, 2d
