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list of those, elected to
puse and their occupa
11. DISTRICTS.
|n and Pawnee—H. C.
|yer, Pawnee City,
is and Johnson—J.
CP), lawyer, Tecum
Ln 0. Watson (rep),
■City.
Hander Tefft (rep).
and Sarpy—William
liner, Mead.
[-Thomas D. Crane
aha; Richard Smith
Jctor, Omaha; Isaac
|r, Waterloo.
T and Hurt—William
her. West Point
Dakota, Knox, Cedar
ferman Saunders (rep)
Ji, ICnox county.
L Boone and Greeley
> (pop), stock buyer,
Jaunty.
>ton and Dodge—W.
I, farmer, Fremont,
he, Stanton, Madison
In T. Bressler (rep),
i Wayne.
I and Colfax—John C.
ditor Schuyler Quill,
|t, Garfield and Whee
aple (rep), banker,
rn, Keya Paha, Cher
|wes. Box Butte and
Iwart (pop), farmer,
|p, Valley, Loup end
ray (pop), farmer.
jlo and Sherman—Jo
larmer, Kearney,
fall and Howard—
tell (rep), lawyer,
k, Merrick and Nance
((pop), farmer, Fuller
|ler and Seward—W.
pop), lawyer, David
caster—John C. W.
rraer, Emerald; John
anker, Lincoln,
ape—Alex Graham
pent, Beatrice.
[Saline—John D. Pope
iend.
efferson and Thayer
), editor, Fairbury.
ork and Fillmore—
ep), lawyer, Geneva.
vfBsy and Hamilton—E.
“'farmer, Aurora.
"[nckolls, Webster and
E. McKeely (rep),
miauia—ucupuiu
fetor, Hastings,
fearney Phelps and
(pop) farmer At
arnas, Red Willow,
, Gosper, Frontier,
&L. W. Young (pop),
Tty.
an, Lincoln, Keith,
Dgan—VY. R. Akers
Bring.
WIVE DISTRICTS.
an—J. M. Brockman
Ilia; T. P. Jones (rep),
fep).
e—J. J. Bernard (rep),
I; William Sutton (rep),
fetendent, Table Rock.
-Barney J. Johnson
I), farmer, Auburn;
p), farmer, Auburn,
on—Valentine Zink
and Johnson—John
|, farmer, Johnson.
Stride Roddy (rep)
t City; A. Wait (rep)
fee.
John A. Davies (rep)
feth; A. S. Cooly (rep)
Otoe—Stephen Or
Weeping Water.
Idgar Howard (dem)
:mes, Papillion.
James Allan, con
ict. real estate; Jo'
A. C. Harte, real
tenness, printer; John
broken; M. O. Rick
A. L. Sutton, lawyer;
politician.
ington—W. D. Haller
Blair.
E. F. Sisson (rep),
art and Washington—
p), merchant, Arling
odge—William J. Me
al estate. North Bend;
, liveryman, Scribner,
ming—D. W. Burke
mer, Bancroft,
lining, Thurston and
s Fritz (dem), county
ton county and farmer,
IiVayne and Stanton—C.
farmer and stock deal
13
(ixon—O. Mattison(rep),
dar and Pierce—Henry
anker, Pierce,
inox—M. H. Wart (pop),
on.
Antelope—L. H. Snter
leligh.
jnd, Boone—Rev. J. A.
nnister of the gospel and
lapids.
0, Madison—F. W. Rich
Itrmer, Battle Creek,
jth, Platte—GusO. Bech
ance and loan agent, Co
lt Platte and Nance—E
(dem and pop), hardware
lerton.
h, Colfax—John C. Van
md pop), Sehuyler.
entb, • Saunders—R. C.
i), farmer, Bohema; J.
farmer. Rescue,
ith, Butler—C. D. Casper
David City; M. C. Deta
iner, Brainard.
th. Seward—W. A. Bro
pop), farmer, Ruby; D.
(dem and pop), farmer,
Lancaster—E R. Spen
ler, Firth; W. H. Robin
jrer, Lincoln; F. C. Mun
rer> Lincoln; H. Harkson
*t, Davey; Joseph Burns
tte, Lincoln.
iSaline—W. O, Chapman
trepj, Bailor, unit; vtuufcm uup
(rep), merchant. Western.
Thirty-second, Gage—J. C Burch,
(rep), banker, Wymora; H. «T. Merrick
(rep), farmer, Adams; E. B. Hinds
(rep), banker, Odell.
Thirty-third, Gage and Saline—P. W.
Mills (rep), banker, l)e Witt.
Thirty-fourth, Jefferson—J. 0. Cramb
(rep), farmer, Fairbury.
Thirty-fifth, Thayer—George Jenkins
(rep), merchant, Alexandria.
Thirty-sixth, Thayer and Jefferson—
C. L. Richardson (rep), lawyer, He
bron.
Thirty-seventh, Fillmore—J. M.
Perkins (rep), farmer, Fairmont; Hen
ry Loughuret (rep), farmer, Ohiowa.
Thirty-eighth, York—Dr. J. B. Cona
way (rep), physician, York; William
McFadden (rep), farmer, McCool Junc
tion.
Thirty-ninth, Polk—George Horst
(pop), farmer, Osceola.
Fortieth, Merrick—R. W. Campbell
(rep), farmer, Grand Island.
Forty-first, Hamilton—A. M. Thomas
(rep), merchant, Aurora; J. B. Cain
(rep), farmer, Aurora.
Forty-second, Clay—E. E. Hargrove
(rep), lawyer, Sutton; William Ashby
(rep), farmer, Spring Ranch.
Forty-third, Nuckolls—David Guthrie
(dem and pop), miller, Superior.
Forty-fourth, Webster—T. G. Wilder
(rep,) farmer, Cowles.
Forty-fifth, Adams—Peter Griffith
(rep), farmer, Hastings
Forty-sixth, Webster and Adams—'
Randolph McNitt (rep), lawyer, Red
Cloud.
Forty-seventh, Hall—Harrison (rep);
Rouse (rep).
Forty-eighth, Howard—Harry Schic
kedantz (rep), agent, St. Paul.
Forty-ninth, Garfield, Greeley, Whee
ler, Loup and Blaine—P. H. Barry
(pop), farmer, Greeley.
Fiftieth. Holt—G. F. Smith (pop),
farmer. Ewing; John A. Robertson
(pop), farmer, Jay.
Fifty-first, Brown—E. L. Myers(rep),
lumber dealer, Newport.
Fifty-second, Cherry and Keya Paha
—Frank Rothlenter (pop), farmer, Kil
gore.
Fifty-third, Sheridan, Dawes, Box
Butte and Sioux—William Dempsey
(pop), farmer, Alliance.
Fifty-fourth, Lincoln, Cheyenne and
Keith—R. D. Harris (rep).
Fifty-fifth, Valley—H. F. Rhodes
(pop), farmer, Ord.
Fifty-sixth, Custer and Logan—I. N.
Evor (pop), farmer, Callaway; Wm. P.
Higgins (pop), farmer, Wescctt.
Fifty-seventh, Sherman—James W.
Zink (pop), Loup City.
Fifty-eighth, Buffalo—A. J. Scott
(pop), farmer, Kearney; John Brady
(rep), land owner, Kearney.
Fifty-ninth, Dawson—Frank Bacon
(rep), farmer, Gothenburg.
Sixtieth, Kearney—Oscar Carlson
(rep), farmer, Axtell.
Sixty-first, Franklin—H. Mohrman
(rep), farmer, Macon.
Sixty-second, Harlan—0. Hull (pop),
farmer, Alma.
Sixty-third, Phelps—E. Soderman
(pop), farmer, Bertrand.
Sixty-fourth. Furnas—E. R. Bee(rep).
lumber dealer, Cambridge.
Sixty-fifth, Red Willow—John Lam
firn (rep), loan broker, Indianola.
Sixty-sixth, Frontier and Gosper—
D. L. McBride (pop), farmer, Quick.
Sixty-seventh, Hitchcock, Dundy,
Hayes and Chase—Thomas R. McGin
nis (pop), farmer, Imperial.
ENORMOUS MAJORITY.
Repnbllcans Have 158 Majority in the
Lower House.
Washington, Nov. 9.—The follow
ing* table shows the standing* of the
next congress, as nearly as can be
computed from present returns, a
number of districts in different states
'being still in doubt:
State Tot Dem Hep Pop
Alabama. 9 8 — —
Arkansas. 6 6 — —
California. 7 1 6 —
Colorado. 2 — 2 —
Connecticut . 4 — 4 —
Delaware. 1 — 1 —
Florida. 2 2 — —
Georgia. 11 11 —
Idaho. 1 — l —
Illinois. 22 121 —
Indiana. 13 — 13 —
Iowa., .. 11 — 11
Kansas. 8 — 8 —
Kentucky. 11 5 (J —
Louisiana. 0 6 — —
Maine. 4 — 4 —
Maryland. 0 3 3 —
Massachusetts . 13 1 12 —
Michigan. 12 — 12 —
Minnesota. 7 — T —
Mississippi.. 7 7 —
Missouri. 15 3 11 1
Montana. 1 — 1 —
Nebraska. 0 — 0 —
Nevada . 1 — — 1
New Hampshire. 2 — 2 —
New Jersey. 8 1 7 —
New York. 84 4 3J —
North Carolina. 9 3 2 4
North Dakota. I — 1 —
Ohio. 21 2 19 -
Oregon. 2 — 2 —
Pennsylvania. 30 l 29 —
Rhodo Island. 2 — 2 —
South Cur llna. 7 1—6
South Dakota. 2 — 2 —
Tennessee. 1(1 0 4 —
Texas. 13 0 2 5
Vermont. 2 — 2 —
Virginia. 10 8 2 —
West Virginia. 4 — 4 —
Washinton. 2 — 2 —
Wisconsin. 10 — 10 —
Wyoming. 1 — 1 —
Totals. 350 79 248 11
Delegates—Oklahoma, 1. Rep,: New Mexico,
1, Rep; Utah, 1, Rep One district doubtful.
The latest estimates on the com
plexion of the next senate, with Ne
braska and Tennessee in doubt, is as
follows: Democrats 40, Republicans
40, Populists 6, doubtful 2.
Flection Aftermath.
South Carolina will send a solid con*
gressional delegation of democrats.
Late returns show the election of
Murphy (rep) delegate to congress from
Arizona.
Revised election returns from every
assembly district in New York state
show that the republicans have elected
100 assemblymen and democrats twen
ty-two.
Official returns from the Louisiana
parishes are not all in yet, but the re
sults already announced that Louisiana
would send a full democratic delegation
are confirmed.
The latest returns on the vote for
goverror in Pennsylvania show a plu
rality for Hastings (rep.) of 234,858.
The republicans have electied twenty
nine of the thirty congressmen, nine
teen of the twenty-five senators, 176 of
the 198 representatives, and ten of the
fourteen judges voted for.
I Complete returns in Wisconsin show
the election of sixteen republicans and
four democratic senators, which makes
the state senate stand republican 20,
democrats 13. The election of 82 re
! publicans and 18 democrats will make
I the republican majority in the assem
bly 04.
THE NEXT CONGRESS,
n*»rH QItn m IU Political Coar>
plextoa.
Washington, Not. 8,— The follow*
lug' show* the composition of the next
congress as closely as can be deter
mined from the returns so far re
ceived:
State Totl
Alabama. S
Arkansas. •
California. 7
Colorado. g
Connecticut. 4
Delaware. 1
Florida. g
Georgia. 11
Idaho. I
Illlnot*. gj
Indiana. IS
Iowa. 11
Kansas. g
Kentucky. 11
Louisiana. t
Maine. 4
Maryland. 6
Massachusetts. IS
Michigan. IS
Minnesota. 7
Missis tlppi. 7
Missouri. 16
Montana. 1
Nebraska. 8
Nevada . 1
New Hampshire. g
New Jersey. 8
New York. 84
North Carolina. 0
North Dakota. 1
Ohio. g|
Oregon. g
Pennsylvania. 10
Rhode Island. 8
South Car linn. 7
South Dakota. g
Touneasee. lu
Texas. 18
Vermont. g
Virginia.. 10
West Virginia. 4
Waehin ton. g
Wisconsin. in
Wyoming. 1
D'bt
Dem Rep Pop tul
- - 1
8
10
— — 1
10
18
8
7
4
1 —
7
11
4
1
18
18
8
— 8
— 1
— 1
— 1
8
7
10
1
17
g
E7
8
8 — —
8 — —
8 - —
— I
108
818
1
Totals.3)0
Oklahoma. —
New Mexico. —
Utah. — — 1
Returns from California and Colo
rado not definite.
Chairman Babcock of the Republi
can congressional committee claims
that the Republicans will organise
the next United States senate. While
the returns are incomplete, his infor
mation is that the Tennessee legisla
ture is Republican and will send a
member of that party to succeed Mr.
Harris, while New Jersey will send a
Republican to succeed Mr. McPher
son, and Kansas a Republican to suc
ceed Mr. Martin, and three Republi
cans will come from the Northwestern
states, at present represented by only
one Republican each.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee,
concedes the house to the Republi
cans by from 65 to 70 plurality.
The Republican congressional com
mittee claims that in the house of the
Fifty-fourth congress the Republi
cans will have a majority of the del
egations of thirty states, with Mary
land divided evenly, giving to them
more than two-thirds majority by
states, should the next presidential
election be thrown into the bouse.
The cabinet officers were late in ar
riving at their rooms to-day. The
president did not come into the city
at all, but remained at Woodley, pre
sumably at» work bn Ills annual mes
sage to congress. -Is a general rule
nobody occupying a leading place in
the administration cured to talk for
publication respecting the elec
tion. The single exception
was Assistant Secretary Doe of
the war department who * had
been fully confident that his party
would hold its own, at least in his na
tive state, Wisconsin. He said: “The
election in some respects remieds me
very much of that of 1874. It was
claimed by the state crlamity howl
ers to be a decisive verdict against
tariff reform, but it is in fact uothing
of the kind. That is one issue which
never will be solved until a tariff for
revenue has been given a fair trial."
OHIO BROKE THE RECORD.
Unprecedented Majority Rolled Up by
the Republicans.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov . 8.—Ohio has
broken her record on Republican
pluralities. The largest plurality
heretofore was when John Brough, Re
publican, for governor, in 1S03, had
101,000 over Clement L. Vallaniing
ham, Democrat, the latter being ex
iled at the time in Canada. Last year
Governor McKinley carried the state i
by over 80,000, but no such plurality
had been previously known exce pt in
the noted Brough-Vallandinghain
canvass, when all the Ohio soldiers in
the fields and hospitals of the South
Voted. At that time over 40,000 sol
diers outside of the state voted for
Brough and less than 1,000 for Val
landingliam. During the last twenty
years the parties have alternated in
carrying the state, the Democrats
electing Governor Bishop in 1877,
Governor Hoadley in ’83 and Governor
Campbell in ’89. While the Republi
cans claim a plurality for Secretary
of State Taylor of 135,000 to 130,000,
the Democrats concede that the Re
publicans have made large gains over
the McKinley vote of last year, and
possibly beaten the Brough high
water mark of 1863. On the basis of
the state vote the Republicans claim
seventeen of the twenty-one congress
men, the present Ohio delegation in
congress consisting of eleven Demo
crats and ten Renublicans.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Vot a Democrat Feturned to I'onsreii
From That State.
Chaki.kston, W. Va., Nov 8.—Last
night the Democrats conceded the
First and Fourth districts to the Re
publican candidates—Dovencr and
Howard. To-day’s advice from Logan
county, the Democratic stronghold,
showed such a falling off in the Demo
cratic vote that Alderson, Democratic
candidate for congress, barely carried
the county. The Democratic mana
gers then conceded the election of
Huttig, Republican, in the Third dis
trict by a decisive plurality. Wilson
is defeated by about 2,000. making
the delegation solidly Republican.
SIMPSON BEATEN.
Thirteen ot the Largest Counties In the
Seventh Stand Up tor Long.
Wichita, Kan., Nov. 8.—Thirteen
of the largest counties in the Seventh
district give Long, Republican, a ma
jority of 2,679 over Simpson. Chair
man Harlan claims Long's election by
2,000. _
Delegate Flynn Be-Kelectcd.
Guthrie, Ok., Nov. 8. — Returns
from the major portion of the ter
ritory make it positive that Flynn,
Republican delegate to congress, will
have fully 5,000 majority.
i
ONE AFTERNOON.
There's moss for your seal
If you'll rest for a while
By the brook.
And violets sweet
In quaint mode it y smile
, , As you look.
Come, stroll with mo there
Where the violets erow
By the stream
There's poaoo in the air
And the brook murmurs low
Wh le you dream
The clamors or life
Kcho further away
Till they coxae.
Tho burdon of life
Is exchan ted for to-day—
Sweet release.
The shade Is so cool
In this sat rod retreat
By the brook:
All nature's a school
And we read and repeat
From love's book.
—George E Bowen.
A Passive Crime.
BY "THIS DUCHESS."
CHAPTER VI—-Continued.
"You are generous, indeed!” she
says, below her breath. "I cannot
thunk you as— " •
"I want no thunks!” he says,
shortly. "This is our 'last meeting
—unless,” with meaning in his tone,
"you want me, you shall never bo
cursed by the sight of me again.
This country has grown hateful to
me, and your fair face has been my
ruin—not that that counts nowaduys;
a life more or less is of but little
moment. Nay," with an effort, "I
do not blamo you. It is not your
fault. And now good-by. You must
not stay longer. At least, before
parting, you will give mo your ham!
n token of good fellowship?’’
"Good-by," she says.
"Nay, it is not only that; it Is an
eternal farewell;" corrects ho.
She gives him her hand, ttnd, tak
ing it, he holds it closely for a mo
ment only, letting it go almost im
mediately. Then drawing her hood
once more over her hoad, she moves
to the door. But at tho last Instant,
even as her hand is on tho lock, ho
follows her, and falling at her feot,
catches and presses a fold of her !
dross passionately to his lips. It is j
all over then; and rising, ho turns i
and covers his face with his hands. I
\ moment later ho (inds himself alone, i
CHAPTEK VJI.
Not even to Mrs. Novillo does
Maud tell of the terrible anxiety
that weighs down her spirits, and
reduces her to a stato that borders
oil distraction. She makes no mention
of tho quarrel that lias occurred be
tween Dick and Captain Saumaroz,
or of her midnight visit to the house
of tho latter. But she is resttoss and
miserable, and Mrs. Neville, watching
her knows that something is amiss.
As all next day goes by and Wednes
day dawns, and still no tidings
roach her of Dick’s welfare, the
suspense and terror she is enduring
prove almost more than she can boar. I
That she loves Penruddock she no ;
longer seeks to deny even to herself, j
though in her firm determination to '
never marry him she is altogether i
unchanged, has not wavered in the I
least. !
Mrs. Neville, as sho knew, enter- I
tained a sincere affection for Ponrud- !
dock, and to apprise her of his dan- |
ger, would be to raise feelings of
grief and direst apprehensions of i
evil in her kindly heart, and she I
would herself need comfort rather '
than bo ablo to afford it So, by a
supremo effort, Maud conquered all
selfish desires for sympathy, and
waited alone for tidings that might ;
bring her joy or sorrow. i
••Has Saumarcz really and truly j
kept the promise so strangely givon?” 1
'This is the thought tout torments j
her, sleeping and waking, causing j
her to grow pale, and place her !
hand upon her heart, if the door j
should chance to open suddenly, or
any servant make a hurried entrance.
May ho not bring with him a tele
gram or message that shall reduce >
to an unhappy certainty all the j
vague fears that now distress her? |
She is leaning back in a low chair, j
in the smaller morning-room, mak
ing a poor pretense at reading,
whilst Mimi sits writing letters at a !
davenport near, humming gayly as I
her pen runs lightly over the paper, J
a little, soft melody heard last n ght I
at the opera bouffe
The door opens slowly, and a tall,
woman, dark and careworn, but
with all the remains of great and i
striking beauty, comes quietly into i
the room. |
••Mr. Penruddock is in the draw- !
lng-roora, buo says in a trained l
voice, that expresses emotion of no I
kind, though, us the name passes !
her lips, a faint quiver contracts ■
her beautiful features. j
“Mr. Ponruddock!’’ cries Maud, i
with a little gasp, springing to her I
feet. j
"Then why not show him in here,
as usual?" asks Mimi, glancing
round the pretty boudoir to see
what can be wrong with it, her
thoughts running on Dick.
“It isn’t young Mr. i’enruddock;
it is his father," says the woman
with sullen looks fixed on the car- !
pet. “He wishes to see you, madam." 1
“To see me? Dear me, what can I
George Penruddock have to say to :
me?” says Mrs. Neville, shrugging !
her shoulders. “I would rather :
not see him alone. Indeed, 1 do
not think that I could muster cour- !
age for that W ill you come to the I
drawing-room with me. dearest?" i
“Oh. no!” says Maud, turning an |
agitated countenance upon her |
friend. “Why should I? He knows |
nothing of mo—at least," with a i
sudden pang of doubt, “1 hope not! !
If he should mention mo, Mimi, say !
I have a headache. ,It will be the '
truth; my brain seems on fire.” ■
“What an excitable child you
are!" says Mrs. Neville, soothingly. I
“There, Ue down on this couch and 1
keep yourself quiet, for I promise
that you shall not be disturbed.
Esther, throw one of those soft
Eastern shawls ovor Miss Neville,,
and fan her for a little while."
Esther arrangos the shawl oaro
fully as Mrs. Novllle loaves the room,
and pouring sorao eau-de-cologne
upon a handkerchief, applies It to
her young mistress’ temples. She is
a swarthy woman, with a vlsngo full
of suppressed powor, and with a sus
picion of rovongofulness In its cast;
but her wholo expression softonsand
grows unspeakably tendor as she
bends above tho girl and ministers
to her. When, many years ago, she
had brought tho baby to Mrs. Nev
ille's house, by her desire, sho had
so played her cards that she too had
been taken In by tho soft-hearted,
romantic woman, and kept on ns
nurso to tho dostltute ehild, and had
nover slnoe quitted her.
"That undertaking, last night but
one, was too much for you," says
Esther, in a low tone. "You have 1
not been yoursolt since. I groatly
blame myself, and am very sorry that
1 ever had hand, act, or part In It."
"Do not," says the girl wearily;
"though I fear that hazardous step
has availed me nothing. I doubt It
he has shown mercy to Dick Penrud
dook."
“Was It to crave mercy for him
that you sought Kaumaroz's rooms
that nlghtP" asks the woman, quick
ly, a frown contracting hor brow.
"Yes; I askod and obtalnod his
promise that ho would spuro Dick.
Hut this long silence torrlflos me;
what if ho should broak his word?"
"Had I known that—" says tho
woman, betwoon hor toeth. and said
it In such a strange tone that Maud
glanced anxiously at her.
"What do you mean, Esther? How
strangely you speak!" she says, a
little stormy. “Would you rather
that Mr. Ponruddook met his death?
You aro cruel, vory wicked. What
harm has ho done you?”
"I would spuro none of the breed,”
says tho woman slowly, hor eyon
fixed on vacancy.
••You spunk us though you know
them. Were you ever connected
with them In any way?" asks Maud,
curiously, sitting up and bending
eugorly forward closely to watch her
uurso’s troubled countenance.
"Connected— no,” snys Esther, in
a tono of eunningly-aclod surprise,
awaking ns though to a sense of dan
ger—-how should IP My head Is
full of fancies to-day—you must not
mind mo. And Mr. Penruddock--I
hope he will cono homo safe, my
dearie, for ho is u brave young gen
tleman and a handsome one: but not
so handsome as my Lord Strotton;
no, nor in any way whatever so
worthy of you."
“When did Mr. Penruddook come,
nurso?" asks Maud, after a pause.
“Almost as I came in. No doubt
ho is here to speak about his son."
Nile chooses hor words carefully, and
marks well tho oiToct produeod by
them.
“Holms hoard, it may bo, of his
constant visit* hero, and dooms you
unworthy of nn alliance with his
house- Hut ho need not fear, nootl
ho? You havo rejo.'tod Mr. Dick—
you assured ino of that tho other
night?"
“Yes, it is true. His fears aro
ground loss. 1 do not desire to mar
ry his son!” says Maud proudly.
“;o best.” says Estho •. “His
blood is bad; at least”—hastily—“so
J havo beard. ”
After a little whilo she says, in a
rather depressed voico and with
averted looks, “What is he liko,
Esther?”
“Who—Penruddoek? Stern and
forbidding, cold and haughty, as of
old." returns tho woman, absontly;
* not bowed and broken with the
weight of time and memory, as, if he
Imd a conscience, be should be.”
“Why. how you say that!" says
Maud, raising herself on her elbow.
“For the second time you make me
think you know him.”
“Nay. child, how should I?" says
nurse, impatiently, yet in a half
frightened manner. “It is from all
I have heard I judge, and that was
not good. Tho old, too, should not
bo high and mighty: they should re
member the grave, and how it yawns
for them—they rhould repent them
of the many sins that they in tho
past have committed.”
“How ghostly,” says the girl, with
a slight shiver. “Do not talk like
that; it almost unnerves mo. To
hear you, one might imagine that
Mr. Penruddoek was nothing less
man a muruerer:
The woman smiles disagreeably,
and covers her lace with her hand,
perhaps to hide the change that
passes over it. Then taking up the
bottle of perfume again, she pours
out some more, and applies it. but
with a trembling hand, to Miss Nev
ille's forehead.
“Nurse,” says Maud, presently, in
a nervous tone, “1 have been think
ing of something, and I cannot get it
out of my thoughts. Perhaps some
one has told Mr. Penruddock of this
fatal quarrel with Captain Saumaro/.
and he has come up to town about it,
and has oome here to accuse me to
auntie as being the cause of it; and”
—starting to her feet in her agita
tion—“if that be so what shall 1 say
or do?"
••Tut. nonsense,” says Esther,
calmly — “that cannot be. Ill news
should 'fl / apaoo’ indeed, to carry
itself down so far to the country in
such a hurry. And, besides, who
Knew of it? There, my dear
child, try to sleep,” she says, softly;
“and ring for mo if you want mo
again. ”
So saying, she goes to the door,
opens it and, crossing the passage
outside walks lightly down-stairs,
and seats herself in a room off the |
hall, from which wit'll the door just
a little way open, she can command
a view of anyono going to or com-1
log from the drawing-room. Loft
to herself, Maud foe tamo time lie*
quietly upon the couch, thinking
sadly of all that ha* happened dur
ing the lost two day*, and of all
that yet may happen. The blind*
are pulled down, and the dusk of
evening has descended and 1* creep
ing everywhere, making odd shad
ows in far corners, and rendering
even near objeots indlstlnot. The
day hap been dark and cloudy, and
the rain has fallen, now steadily,
anon in fitful gusta The evening is
as gloomy as tho day, and at this
moment tho raindrops are pattering
drearily against the window-panes
with a sad, monotonous sound that
ohills the heart. The usually pleas
ant room looks dull and cheerless
now in tho uncertain light-dull as
her thoughts, and cheerless as are
her hopes! The moments fly; the
ormolu clock upon the mantel-piece
chimes the half-hour. And then
there is a noise of footsteps outside,
a word or two qutokly spoken, and
the door is thrown open to admit
Mrs. Neville and a tall gaunt man,
who follows her closely and qulokly
into the room.
Maud, springing to her feet, gates
breathlessly at George Penruddock,
though she can barely judge of hi*
appearance In tho growing twilight
She herself, standing baok in the
extreme shadow, is In such a posi
tion that ho can scarcely, perhaps
not at all, discern her features.
••What have I heard, MnudP" rays
Mrs. Neville, in groat distress. ••[*
it true that l)lck has been led Into a
quarrel—has. In fact, risked his life
in a duel for your sake? Toll Mr.
Penruddock yourself that this Btory
Is a vllo fabrication—a shumoloss,
wicked untruth!”
•■I cannot:" begins Maud, huskily.
“You hear hor!" says the tall,
gaunt old mnn.ln ncconts that vibrato
with anger. “Sho acknowledges
everything. Sho alone is to blame!
This udvontuross, this young viper,
madam, whom you have taken to
your bosom, has willfully lod my
unhappy son into a quarrel that has
in all probability brought him to
the grave!”
“Sllonco, Mr. I’enruddock!” savs
Mrs. Neville, with an air of offonded
dignity foreign to her. “This
girl that you so ignorantly
aocuso is In reality as good
and true a child ns ever breathed,
and I shall liston to nothing against
hor. She herself shall tell us all
tho truth; but I forbid you to annoy
or frighten her with your coarse
s pooches."
“Yes; lot hor speak quickly - lot
me hoar," says Penruddock, brutal
ly, and scowling at Maud.
All u UIURUU luiuuriuuu iWUUU tells
thorn of all that took place between
Dick and Captain Saumarex the
night of Mrs. Neville's dance, sup
pressing only her visit to the lat
ter’s house und the promise there
extracted.
When she has finished hor recital
she bursts into tears, and sobs dis
tressingly. Mrs. Noville going up
to her, tukes her in hor arms and
prossos hor heud down upon hor
kindly bosom. Kor a few minutes
no sound can be heard in the room
savo the girl’s bittor woo ping, as she
fondly and gratefully clings to her
faithful Mimi.
‘•Ay, weep!” says Ponruddoek.
cruelly. "You may woll waste an
idle tear upon the man you have
killed -upon the hearth you have
left desolate! It was a cursed hour
when first he met you! I have hoard
of you and havo boen told of your
studied eoquotrios, though I have
never seen you, nor do I desire to
look upon your fatal face! I thank
the friendly darkness now that pre
vents my seeing one who has blighted
my remaining years. 1 know all.
I have heard of the unfortunate in
fatuation entertained for you by my
unhappy son. and I now live to see
its sad results. Post satisfied. Your
vanity must surely bo satisfied when
you know that ho died for your sake."
[TO BE CONTINUED, j
The liajrenx Tnpeatrjr.
The Bayeux tapestry, cailod Bay
eux from the place where it is pre
served, is a pictorial history on can-,
vas, more minute- in some particu
lars than written history, of the in
vasion and conquest of Kngland. by
the Normans in, 1006. Tradition,
says it is the work of Matilda, wife*
of William the Conqueror, and the
ladles of hor court, and that it: was
presented by the- queen to the cathe
dral of Bayeux as a token of her ap
preciation of the services rendered
to her husband by its bishop, Odo,
at the battle of Hashings. The tap
estry is a web of oanvas or linen,
cloth 214 feet long by twenty Inches
wide. There are on It 1,512 figures,,
only three of which, are those of wo;
men.
Another Lon*-Felt Want.
Friend.—Working: at something'
new?
Inventor—Yea siri greatest thing,
vet. It’s a new patent safety life pro*,
server for ferry-boats, steamers, etc.
“What’s its advantages over tha.
old kind?"
“Tha advantage? Why, sir; you.
may not believe it, but it’s so. light
that if thrown to a person in the
water it can kit him: without killing
him."
GoldBch.
Goldfish are of Chinese origin.
They ware originally found in a large
lake, near Mount Tsientsing. and
wero first brought to Europe iu the
seventeenth century. The first in
Franoe came as a present to Mmo.
d« i'ompadoun
Am Unfortunate.
“Is Etbol going to the sea shore
this summer?"
“No. What’s the use? Nobody
would believe she had been away,
She doesn’t (rookie or tan a bit’1