BY CLARA AUGUSTA
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER IV.— fCoNTiNCBM. ]
He judged her by the majority of
Women he had met, and finding her in
different, he sought to arouse her jeal
ousy by flirting with Miss Lee, who was
by no means adverse to his attentions.
But Margie hailed the transfer with
relief which was so evident that Mr.
Linmere, piqued and irritated, took up
his hat to leave, in the midst of one of
Miss Lee’s most brilliant descriptions
of what she had seen in Italy, from
whence she had but just returned. He
went over to the sofa where Margie was
sitting.
“I hope to please you better next
time,” he said, lifting her hand. “Good
night, Margie, dear.” And before she
was aware, he touched his lips to her
forehead. She tore the hand away from
him, and a flush of anger sprang to
her cheek. He surveyed her with ad
miration. He liked a little spirit in a
woman, especially as he Intended to be
able to subdue it when it pleased him.
Her anger made her a thousand times
more beautiful. He stood looking at I
her a moment, then turned and with
drew.
Margie struck her forehead with her
hand, as if she would wipe out the
touch he had left there.
Alexandrine came and put her arm
around Margie’s waist.
“I almost envy you, Margie,” she
said, in that singularly purring voice
of hers. “Ah, Linmere is magnificent!
Such eves, and balr^ and such a voice!
Well, Margie, you are a fortunate girl."
And Miss Lee sighed, and shook out
the heavy folds of her violet silk, with
the air of one who has been injured,but
is determined to show a proper spirit
of resignation.
Linmere’s property, and lived with him,
he did not have any attachment for
him.
"Come here, sir!” said Llnmere, au
thoritatively.
Still the animal did not stir. Llnmere
was nervous enough to be excited to
anger by the veriest trifle, and the
dog’s disobedience aroused his rage.
“Curse the brute!” he cried; and
putting his foot against him, he sent
him spinning across the room. Leo did
not growl, or cry out, but his eyes
gleamed like coals, and he showed his
white teeth with savage but Impotent
hatred. It was easy to see that if he
had been a bull dog instead of a grey
hound he would have torn Mr. Paul
Llnmere limb from limb.
Llnmere went back to his chair, and
sat down with a sullen face, but he
could not rest there. He rose, and go
ing into an inner room, brought out an
ebony box, wl\Jch he opened, and from
which he took a miniature in a golden
case. He hesitated a moment before
touching the spring, and when he did
so the unclosing revealed the face of
a young girl—a fair young girl in her
early youth—not more than eighteen
summers could have scattered their
roses over her, when that beautiful im
pression was taken. A ripe southern
face, with masses of jet black hair, and
dark brilliant eyes. There was a dewy
crimson on her lips, and her cheeks
were red as damask roses. A bright,
happy face, upon which no blight had
fallen.
“She was beautiful—beautiful as an
hour!!” said Mr. Paul Llnmere, speak
ing slowly, half unconsciously, it
seemed, his thoughts aloud. “And when
I first knew her she was sweet and in
nocent.”
He sprang up and rang the bell vio
lently. Directly his valet, Pietro, a
sleepy looking and swarthy Italian, ap
peared.
“Bring me a glass of brandy, Pietro;
and look you, sir, you may sleep to
night on the lounge in my room. I am
not feeling quite well, and may have
need of you before morning.”
The man looked surprised, but made
no comment. He brought the stimu
lant, his master drank it off, and then
threw himself, dressed as he was, on
the bed.
CHAPTER V.
R. PAUL LIN
mere hurried along
through an unfre
quented street to
his suite of rooms
at the St. Nicholas.
He was very apgry
with everybody; he
felt like an ill
treated individual.
(He had expected
Margie to fall at
once. A man of his attraction to be
snubbed as he had been, by a mere chit
of a girl, too!
“I will find means to tame her, when I
once she is mine,” he muttered. “By
heaven! • but it will be rare sport to
break that fiery spirit! It will make
me young again.”
Something white and shadowy bound
his path. A spectral hand was laid on
his arm, chilling like ice, even through
his clothing. The ghastly face of a
woman—a face framed In jet black hair
and lit up by great black eyes bright
as stars, glanced through the mirk of
the pight. |
The man gazed Into the weird face,
and shook like a leaf in the blast. His
arm sank nerveless to his side, palsied
by that frozen touch, his voice was so
unnatural that he started at the sound.
“My God! Arabel Vere! Do the
dead come back?"
The great unnaturally brilliant eyes
seemed to burn into his brain. The
cold hand tightened on. his arm. A
breath like wind freighted with snow
crossed his face.
“Speak, for heaven's sake,” he cried.
“Am. I dreaming?”
“Remember the banks of the Seine!”
said a singularly sweet voice, which
sounded to Mr. Paul Linmere as if it
came from leagues and leagues away.
“When you sit by the side of the living
love, remember the dead! Think of
the dark rolling river, and of what its
waters covered.”
He started from the strange pres
ence, and caught at a post for support.
His self-possession was gone; he trem
bled like the most abject coward. Only
for a moment—and then, when he
looked again, the apparition had van
ished.
“Good God!” he cried, putting his
hand to his forehead. “Do the dead
indeed come back? I saw them take
her from the river—Oh, heaven! I saw
her when she sank beneath the ter
rible waters! Is there a hereafter, and
does a man sell his soul to damnation
who commits what the world calls mur
der?”
CHAPTER VI.
PPER tendom was
ringing with the
approaching nup
tials of Miss Harri
son and Mr. Lin
mere. The bride
was so beautiful
and wealthy, and
so insensible to her
good fortune in se
curing the ' most
eligible man in her
set. Half the ladies in the city were
in love with Mr. Linmere. He was so
distingue, carried himself so loftily,
and yet was so gallantly condescend
ing and so inimitably fascinating. He
knew Europe like a book, sang like a
professor, and knew just how to hand
a lady her fan, adjust her shawl, and
take her from her carriage. Accom
plishments which make men popular,
always. i ■ f s -
Early in July Mr. Trevlyn and Mar
gie, accompanied by a gay party, went
down to Cape May. Mr. Trevlyn had
long ago forsworn everything of the
kind; but since Margie Harrison had
come to reside with him he had given
up his hermit habits, and been quite
like other nice gouty old gentlemen.
The party went down on Thursday—
Mr. Paul Linmere following on Satur
day. Margie had hoped he would not
come; in his absence she could have
enjoyed the sojourn, but his presence*
destroyed for her all the charms of sea
and sky. She grew frightened, some
times, when she thought how intense
ly she hated him. And in October she
was to become his wife.
i rtr( o fol f
ease on the subject. She knew that
arrangements were all made, that her
wedding trousseau was being gotten up
by a fashionable modiste, that Delmon
ico had received orders for the feast,
and that the oranges were budded,
which, when burst into flowers, were to
adorn her forehead on her bridal day.
She despised Linmere with her whole
soul, she dreaded him Inexpressibly, yet
she scarcely gave her approaching mar
riage with him a single thought. She
wondered that she did not; when she
thought of it at all, she was shocked
to find herself so impassive.
Her party had been a week at Cape
May, when Archer Treviyn came down,
with the wife of his employer, Mr. Bel
grade. The lady was in delicate health
and had heen advised to try sea air
and surf bathing. Mr. Belgrade's busi
ness would not allow of his absence at
just that time, and he had shown his
confidence in his head clerk by select
ing him as his wife’s escort.
Introduced-into society by so well es
tablished an aristocrat as Mrs. Bel
grade, Arch might at once have taken
a prominent place among the fashion
ables; but his singularly handsome
face and high bred manners made him
an acquisition to any company. But he
never forgot that he had been a street
sweeper, and he would not submit to
be patronized by the very people who
had once, perhaps, grudged him the
pennies they had thrown to him as
they would have thrown bread to a
starving dog. So he avoided society,
aqd attended only on Mrs. Belgrade.
But from Alexandrine Lee he could not
tie stopped under a lamp and drew
out his pocketbook, taking therefrom a
soiled scrap of paper.
"Yes, I have it here. ‘Found drowned,
the body of a woman. Her linen was
marked with the name of Arabel Vere.
Another unfortunate—’ No, I will not
read the rest. I have read it too often,
now, for my peace of mind. Yes, she
is dead. There is no doubt. I have
been dreaming tonight. Old Trevlyn’s
wine was too strong for me. Arabel
Vere, indeed! Pshaw! Paul LInmere,
" you are an idiot!”
Not daring to cast a look behind him
he herried home, and up to his spacious
parlor on the second floor.
Linmere turned up the gas into a
flare, and, tffiawing off his coat, flung
* ' himself into an armchair and wiped
the perspiration from his forehead. He
t lobted about the room with half fright
** ened, searching eyes. He dreaded soli
tude, and he feared company, yet felt
the necessity of speaking to some one.
His eye lighted on the greyhound doz
ing on the hearth rug.
“Leo, Leo," he called, "come here,
sir." t u, s
The dog opened his eyes, but gave no
responsive wag of the tail. You saw
at once that though Leo was Mr. Paul
escape. She fastened upon him at
once. She had a habit of singling out
gentlemen, and giving them the dis
tinction of her attentions, and no one
thought of noticing It now. Aroh was
ill at ease beneath the Infliction, but
he was a thorough gentleman and could
not repulse her rudely.
A few days after the arrival of Mrs.
Belgrade, Arch took her doyn to the
beach to bathe. The beach was alive
with the gorgeous grotesque figures of
the bathers. The air was bracing, the
surf splendid.
Mr. Trevlyn’s carriage drove down
soon after Mrs. Belgrade had finished
her morning’s “dip;” and Margie and
Mr. Llnmere, accompanied by Alexan
drine Lee, alighted. They were In
bathing costume, and Miss Lee, espy
ing Arch, fastened upon him without
ceremony.
“Oh, Mr. Trevlyn,” she said animat
edly, “I am glad to have come across
you. I was Just telling Mr. Llnmere
that two ladies were hardly safe with
only one gentleman, In such a Burf as
there Is this morning. «I shall have to
depend on you to take care of ine. Shall
I?” ' ' '
Of course, Arch could not refuse, and
apologized to Mrs. Belgrade, who good
naturedly urged him forward, he tak
ing charge of Miss Lee.
Llnmere offered Margie his hand to
lead her in, but she declined. He kept
close beside her, and when they stood
waist deep In the water, and a huge
breaker was approaching, he put his
arm around her shoulders. With an
Impatient gesture she tore herself away.
He made an effort to retain her, and in
the struggle Margie lost her footing,
and the receding wave bore her out to
sea. I
T 1__ n n <l/\nlVl Un
uluwbi u v n ““
knew if Margie was drowned, he was a
ruined man. His pictures and statu
ary would have to go under the ham
mer—his creditors were only kept from
striking by his prospect of getting a
rich wife to pay his debts. He cast an
imploring eye on the swimmers around
him, but he was too great a coward to
risk his life among the swirling break
ers.
Only one man'struck bravely out to
the rescue. Arch Trevlyn threw off the
clinging hand of MIbs Lee, and with a
strong arm pressed his way through the
white-capped billows. He came near to
Margie, and saw the chestnut gleam of
her hair on the bright treacherous
water, and in an instant it was swept
under a long line of snowy foam. She
rose again at a little distance, and her
eyes met his pleadingly. Her lips syl
labled the words, "save me!”
He heard them, above all the deafen
ing roar of the waters. They nerved
him on to fresh exertions. Another
stroke, and he caught her arm, drew
her to him, held her closely to his
breast, and touched her wet hair with
his lips. Then he controlled himself,
and spoke coolly: I
"Take my hand, Miss Harrison; and j
I think I can tow you safely to the shore.
Do not be afraid.”
"I am not afraid,” she said, Quietly.
How his heart leaped at the sound of
her voice! How happy he was that she
was not afraid—that She trusted her life
to him! Of how little value he would
have reckoned his own existence, If he
had purchased hers by its loss!
(TO BE CONTINUED.I
CANADIAN STATESMEN.
How They Aet While ' Attending Their
Duties In Parliament.
It is a mistake to think that the act
which led to tjje confederation of the
various provinces in 1867 has attained
no higher meaning in the life of the
Canadian people than that of a consti
tutional union, says Donahoe’s Maga
zine. It carries with it a meaning of
far deeper import—a union of hearts,
whose offspring is oneness of patriotic
aim and purpose. Of course it would be
idle to say that the Canadian people
are a unit upon all questions of vital
Interest to the life and growth of the
dominion. The geographical interests
of Canada are so varied that there must
necessarily be at times some friction
and clashing of provincial needs and
ambitions. This is the case at Wash
ington; this is the case, too, in so small
a confederation as the cantons of
Switzerland.
A stranger visiting tne gallery or the
Canadian house of commons is struck
with the dignity and decorum which
mark the proceedings and surround
even the warmest and keenest or de
bates. Parliamentary procedure being
rigidly adhered to, there is little room
tor uncalled tor personalities in tbe
heat of a discussion. Sometimes, how
ever, when the house has been sitting
for hours, wearied with the perplexities
and incoherencies' of sotne member
from "way back,” suddenly, as if
through the unity of desperation, the
usual dignity of the house is relaxed
and 'grave members from such intel
lectual centers,as Montreal and Toronto
play the schoolboy,^and outvie one an
other in "shying” blue books at the 1
heads of slumbering and inoffensive
members. Of the 215 members that
make' up the bouse of commons, in
point of ability and gifts, 20 per cent
of them are below mediocrity; 20 per
cent of them Occupy the plane of'
mediocrity; 40 per cent possess ad
mitted ability, ffnd the remaining 20
per cent are men of commanding talent.
Whisky for All.
“For the life of me, colonel, I don’t
see why you persist in maintaining that
whisky is of any value in the cure of
snake bites. Why, all the modern sci
entists-—”
“Young man,” answered Colonel
Bluegrass, turning purple, “it stands
to reason, sah, that good whisky, being
beneficial in every other complaint,
must be of benefit in snake bites. When
there is a universal law In nature, sah, j
it does not vary for a mere snake, sah.”- i
—CincinnaC Enquirer.
Crawford Marlev
English papera say that Crawford
Marley, who recently died in New Zea
land at the age of 83, was the last sur
vivor of those who had a ride on Ste
phenson’ Na 1 engine when the Stock
ton and Darlington railway was first
opened. It was about thirteen years
of age at the time, and, with two other
hoys, he went to see the iron horse,
which was brought from Newcastle on
a dray by eight horses. When the lo
comotive had been placed on the line,
Ceorge Stephenson's brother Joseph,
who was in charge of it, asked the lads
to run to a farmhouse for some buckets,
and the boiler was filled from a spring
near at hand. The tire having been
lighted and steam raised, the boys, in
return for their assistance, wero in
vited to have a ride.
Gown for a Girl Graduate.
A dress of white crepon made with a
five-yard skirt interlined with stiffen
ing to a depth of fifteen inches. Bound
waist in back, pointed in front, large
leg-of-mutton sleeves, belt and collar
of five-inch taffeta ribbon bowed at
the back. lioxplaid of the goods down
the center front of the waist. Bretel
les of ribbon lrom belt to shoulders,
back and front, with short how of four
loops and four ends.—Ladies’ Home
Journal.
Hair* Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, ?5c.
. Potato*! In Old Timm,
Gerard knew the potato ns a dainty,
and it is recorded that the tubers were
sometimes roasted and steeped in sack,
that is sherry and sugar—or baked
with marrow and spices, and even pre
served and candled. Shakespeare
mentioned them, but he evidently re
garded them as a mere curiosity.
It the llnby n Cutting Xeetn.
ie sure and uso that old and well-tried remedy, Mca.
/Tikslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
Why Kipling Decline.
Rudvard Kipling declined an offer of
SI.000 for a 1,000 word article telling
“Why America Could Not Conquer Eng
land,” on the ground that no true Brit
ton would betray state secrets. Thus
Rudyard ingeniously avoided eonfess
tg that no reason exists why America
old not whip tho British, and inci
dentally he is getting more than 81,000
worth of free advertising.—Boston
Globe.
I believe my prompt use of Fiso's Cure
prevented quick consumption.—Mrs. Lucy
Wal'a e, Marquette, Kans., Bee. 12, 16115.
Disposition of the Cornstalks.
Whether stalks are to be cut and
plowed ttnder or raked and burned is a
question every farmer must decide for
himself. If the land is “heavy" and
compact, and the corn crop was free
from insect pests, it will be wise to
turn under the stalks, as the mechan
ical condition of the soil will be im
proved. But on the other hand, if the
soil is already light and mellow, and if
:hinch bugs were abundant the previ
ous summer, by all means rake and
burn the stalks.
FITS—All Ftt« stopped free by Dr. K line's Or*.t
Nerve Iferwirer. No Fiisarier ilie iirt.tuu.V H toe.
HarvrlnuseureK. TreiiTivean.i 82!rt'albolllefret tt
titcUHCH. Send to Ltr. KUue,UJt Arvobl.,lJUtlu.,l‘u.
The pearl fishery discovered off the south
.oast of India is very rich.
, An able and suggestive symposium
jnder tha title of “The Engineer in
Naval Warfare” is presented as the
opening feature of the May number of
the North American Review, the con
tributors to it being such eminent au
thorities as Commodore George W. Mel
viMe, engineer-in-chief of the United
States navy; W. S. Aldrich, professor
of mechanical engineering in the Uni
versity of West Virginia; Ira N. Hollis,
professor of engineering in Harvard
University; Gardiner C. Siras, of the
American Society of Mechanical Engin
eers; and George Uhler, president of
the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Asso
liation.
New and Curious Inventions.
The United States Patent Office is
sued 406 patents last week, the most
noticeable and curious of which em
braced a scrubbing machine patented
to a Kansas woman, operated like a
carpet sweeper and embracing a set of
revolving mops and brushes. A New
York inventor received a patent for an
apparatus for dispensing fogs with
which he hopes to realize a fortune in
London alone. A Providence inventor
got a patent for a pin and a New York
inventor one for a needle having a
thread opening in the shape of the
figure 0. Then follows a method of
producing photographs in colors pat
ented to a VVashinglon inventor, a de
vice for utilizing the power of waves, a
removable armor for pneumatic tires,
a curious fly catcher comprising a
reservoir hung to the ceiling having a
depending string, upon which string
the flies alight and are held and pois
oned and u dermal) invention compris
ing an electric plow. Free informa
tion relating to patents may be hnd of
Sues & Co., Patent Luwers. Bee Build
ing, Omaha, Nebr.
A watch which is in good running order
In one year's time ticks 157,C40,UU0 ticks.
People as a rule hear l etter with their
right than with their )o t ears.
Houghton, Mifflin it Co. have ar
ranged for the American publication of
the unpublished lettersof Victor Hugo.
These will probably be comprised in
two volumes, the first containing Hu
go's letters to his father while study
ing in Paris; a charming group written
to his young wife; uninteresting series
to his confessor, Lamennais; letters
about some of his volumes, “Hernani,”
“He Roi s'amuse.” etc.; to his little
daughter, Leopoldine; anti a very in
teresting series to Sainte-lieuve, who
was in love with Madame Hugo. The
second will include his letters In exile
10 Ledru-Rollin, Mazzini, (iaribaldi,
and Lamartime, with many of curious
autobiographical and literary interest.
Half Fare Excursions via the YYabasli,
The short line to St. Louis, and quick route
East or South,
Excursions to a 1 points South at one fare
for the round trip with $2.00 added.
JUNE Itith,
National Republican Convention at St.
, Louis.
JULY "d.
National Educational Association at
buffalo.
JULY Oth,
(Kristian Endeavor Convention at
Washington.
JULY 23nd.
National People and Silver Convention at
St. Louis.
For rates, time tab es and further infor
mation. cal! at thu Wabash ticket office,
1415 Kurunm St.. Paxton Hotel block, or
write Geo. N. Clayton,
N. W. Pats. Agt., Omaha, Neb.
Strychnine for Prairie Doge.
I will give you a recipe that is a dead
shot oo these pests. Three parts corn*
meal, a part of granulated sugar; mix
with water so that it can be molded up
in little pieces one-half as large as
hulled hickory nuts. Feed these three
days, and tho fourth day add one*
eighth ounce of strychnine crystalliz
ed. Prairie dogs have a taste for gran
ulated sugar. February is the month
to give this to them. I gave one dose
to the dogs and picked up twenty-six
outside of their holes at one time.—
Kunsas Farmer.
The Rock of Gibraltar
Is not steadier than a system liberated from
the shackles of chills and fever, bilious re-,
mtttent or dumb ague by llostetter's Stom
ach Bitters, a perfect antidote to malarial
poison In air or water. It is also an unex
• hmpled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or
kidney complaints, dyspepsia and nervous
ness It Improves appetite and sleep and
hustens convalescence.
Doing the Rest.
Lady of the House—What do you
mean by sitting thero all the afternoon
and doing nothing? Didn’t you tell
me when I gave you your dinner that
I had only to show you the wood pile
and you would do tho rest?
Weary Wraggles— Dat’s wot I said,
and I been restin ever since, lady._
New York Press.
When Nature
Needs assistance it may be best to ren
der It promptly, but one should remem
ber to use even the most perfect reme
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy is the
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
To Make It Popular.
“I’m afraid tennis will not be as
popular as usual this year,” said the
dealer in all that pertains to outdoor
sports,
"I think you are right,” admitted
his chief clerk. “The girls and young
women are losing interest in it.”
“And 1 have a large stock of tennis
goods on hand,” sighed the dealer.
“If we could only get the interest of
the girls”—
“That might be possible, if”—
“Well?”
—“If you can devise a bifurcated
tednis costume for them.”—Chicago
Post.
Coo's Coagh Balsam
la the olileat and belt. It will break op a Cold qulok*
er tn*n anything else. It la always reliable. Try Ik
Your idol is probably a great bore to
other people.__
Billiard table, second-hand, for sale
cheap Apply to or address, H. C. Asnt,
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QT TArnne HIT DOES HOT “FOOL 'ROUND”;
Jl.JAlUDj UILn GOES STRAIGHT TO
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IT OFF” FROM RETURNING. THAT'S BUSINESS.
Tie test of 115 years proves
the purity of Waltef Baker &
Co/s Cocoa aid (Chocolate. '
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“Pass Your Plate/*
Prices of all commodities
have been reduced except tobacco*
“ Battle Ax ” is up to date*
Low Price; High Grade; Delicious
Flavor* For JO cents you get
almost twice as much “Battle Ax”
as of other high grade goods. The
5 cent piece is nearly as large as
other JO cent pieces of equal quality.
vn. ■
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THE RECORD OR ^’
Ayer’? SarsaparilljL
The Greatest fledical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S**
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, €F ROXBURY, MASS-, '
Has discovered in one of our comiMoa
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every; -
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofua
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred,
cases, and never failed except i.n two cases*
(both thunder humor). He has now in*his
possession over two hundred certificates,
of its value, all within twenty miteiof
Boston. Send postal card for book. ,
A benefit is always experienced froqt.
the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war-'
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts,
being stopped, and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Read the label. ,,
If the stomach is foul or bilious it,wilt
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Baff
the best you can get, and enough of it
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bad*
time. Sold by all Druggists. >
The many imitations df
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point to its excellence—tiro
genuine article proves it. \
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