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CHAPTER V. )
Off DON’T understand
^11 how you happened
to cross that rough
-ofll mountain In your
SHI route froih the de
QyLXi pot,” said the elder
brother, when the
wf' family assembled
fi. that evening for
" what Miss Field al
ways denominated
«■
It
8
€
a socianie, oia
fashloned tea,” which, la the country,
wfis served at the town dinner hour.
"Could you obtain no conveyance ,at
the station?”
“None—unless I chose to wait sev
eral hours. Surmising at on oh that my
letter had not arrived In season to no
tify you of my coming, I left my bag
gage In charge of the station master
and set out on foot. I pleased myself
when I was here two years ago with
surveying an air line between your
house and the nearest point of the rail
road. If one does not mind some pretty
steep hills, he can save at least two
miles by availing himself of my topo
graphical skill. It was a pleasant va
riety to me, after six hours In a narrow
car seat, to stretch my limbs over the
rocky pass and breathe the fresh air of
the wlldwoods Instead of smoke and
cinders." v Vv i
“The mystery to me Is how and
where you met Mrs. Withers!" chirped
vivacious Harriet “Do explain! k was
never so astonished in my life as when
I eaw you two walking up the avenue
talking together like old friends.” *
“A8;;we are,” smiled Edward at his
elster-in-law. “She was sitting at the
foot of a cedar near my projected road,
enjoying'the prospect beneath her. I
recognised her from her reseniblance
to the photograph you sent me while I
was abroad, Elnathan; walked up to
her, like the Impertinent fellow somo
people think 1 am; introduced myself,
and offered to eacort her home.”
"You should have taken a servant
with you, Constance,” raid her husband,
magisterially; "It Is not safe or proper
for a lady to ramble alone in this thin
ly-settled neighborhood.”
"There .are charcoal burners in the
mountains!" Miss Harriot Interjected,
shudderlngly. “The most ferocious
looking creatures, with long beards
and black faces. I saw one once when
wo wfere driving out. And there used
to be bears, when the country was first
settled-”
VAnd wolves, and catamounts, and
red Indians with no beards at all,” fin
ished the younger Withers warnlngly.
"Mrs. Withers, let me advise yon to
take me along whenever you stir be
yond'the'garden fence. I saw a Rocky
Mountain savage once, and last year
waa one of a party that went out on a
bear hunt in Norway. We saw nothing
of Bruin, it Is true, but my Instructions
how to act In case he crossed my path
were so minute that I am confident I
should prove a valiant protector in
time of need."
The Invitation thus playfully given
was renewed In earnest on the follow
ing day. The brother and sister-in-law
wen excellent friends from the mo
ment of their meeting. The .traveled
member of the eminent banking firm
of Withers Bros, was about 30 years of
age, and attractive In person, rather
from a certain grace and elegance cf
bearing, and a trank, Intelligent ex
pression than from regularity of fea
ture. He had read much, and seen
many lands, and knew how to use the
knowledge thus gained for the enter
tainment of his companions. A passion-'
ate lover of music, he waB not slow In
'discovering Constance's kindred tastes.
His coming gave a different complexion
to life*' In the secluded country house.
There were horseback rides before
breakfast, and diligent practice with
voice and Instruments—piano, flute and
violin, besides a couple of hours' read
ing in the forenoon; then came the
after-dinner walk, seldom ending un
til sunset. In the evening Elnathan
Withers dosed In his stuffed chair while
he tried to beat time to the duet going
on at the other end of the room, and
Harriet, bolt upright In the middle of
a sofa, did wondrous things with a
spool of cotton or silk and a croehet
needle—and took observations with her
beady eye#. . 5 . : oi-v
She waa discreet onto the remit of
these. For aught that could be gathered
from her words or conduct she ap
proved entirely of the growing Inti
macy between the married lady «nd
the agreeable bachelor. Elnathan was
not n man of fine feelings and strong
affections. He had made up his mind
to marry because a stylish wife would
add to his Individual consequence and
adorn bis plready princely establish
ment Constance Romalne pleased his
critic*! eye. and captivated whatever of
fancy dwelt fn hts practical nature.
Yet, h«rln* wedded, he trusted her.
She offended him sometimes. He often
wished thgt she were interpenetrated
J| ■omotblng of Harriet’s reverence
;; <*r himaalf; that she would put forth
*, BW cffbrt to anticipate his wishes,
herself in all respects to
;4 n of fitness In demeanor and
convsrsai Vo a. He was never harsh in
bis treatment of these deficiencies, but
bis pertinacious schooling, his curbing
anfivHctatlng, the portentous
vifcnJ|uowa, irritated her to the extreme
1 *" pwiwmvm BhdkO
jpf ,*P head and solemn curvature of
gfif tebearanoa.
Mward had not been twelve bouts
house before he perceived this
aadamror on his brother’s side to mold
Jjjpf. women Into the likeness of
Mcfib and the effect wrought
. .- bad spapeeted It in the course
JBpJ&itJal interview with his broth
era wife upon the mountain. Ho uever
told her that, attracted by her singing,
he had stealthily neared the spot
where she sat, and, unseen by her,
been a witness of the tearful struggle
between her real self and Pate. He
had pitied her heartily then, while
comparatively Ignorant of the reason
for her seditious emotion. His com-,
passion was more profound as he bet
ter uqderstood the relations between
t^e Ill-matched pair. Had his personal
liking for his new sister been less de
cided he would have pronounced her
unhappiness to be the righteous punish
ment of her crime and folly In having
linked her destiny with that of a man
whom she did not love. Ho had known
dozens of other women who 'did the
same at the bidding of similar motives,
and his sympathies had lain dormant.
But this one had heart and Intellect,
and*both were famishing.' —
I have said that Mr. Withers’ sensi
bilities were not lively, nor his IdVfe In
tense. But of all people living this, his
only brother, had most hold upon Ills
heaft, most Influence upon his judg
ment. He made much of him after Ms
formal style; listened with obvious re-,,
spect and secret pride to his opinions,'
and conceived the notion that his wife,
was highly honored when Edward sin
gled her out as the object of his
marked attentions, and djd not dis
guise the pleasure he, the lion of many*
brilliant circles, took in her society. •
This fullness of confidence In them
both, and his unselfish regard for his
nearest living relative, might have be
gotten softer and kindlier sentiments;
toward him in Constance’s breast but*
for the palpable fact that he encour
aged the association, not because it
brought her enjoyment, but as a means
of prolonging Edward’s stay with them.
“You ecem to amuse my brother,” he
said to his wife one morning, ns she
was arraying herself for hor ride. “His
admiration for you is highly compli
mentary. I trust you will leave no
means untried to induce him to remain
with us some weeks longer. It gratifies
me to see how amicably you get on to
gether, and the friendship Is especially
creditable to Edward, Inasmuch as he
was universally regarded as my heir
prior to my marriage.”
“In that cas? he deserves all the’couM
tesy I can show him,” mused Con-i
stance, going thoughtfully down to her
steed and cavalier. “I do not know*
many men who would be so complaisant
to a stumbling block in the path to
worldly advancement."
The conversation would have thrown
her off her guard had she ever consid
ered It prudent to be wary in an asso
ciation at once so natural and inno
cent. She had always liked Edward,
and was growing to like him better
every hour. They were near the same
age, and, being of harmonious tempera
ments, they usually enjoyed the'some
things. He was good, kind and spright
ly; amused and Interested as much ns
Mr. Withers and Harriet wearied her.
This was the reason why ths sun b’^ono
more brightly,. the breeze was more
odorous, her favorite exercise more
Inspiriting on that early midsummer
morn than these had ever been before..
“l ean hardly belief that I enter t&‘
Jay Upon the third week of my sojourn
in this region,” said Edward, when the
■teeply-rlsing ground compelled them
to slacken their speed.
’Tb It possible?” The exclamation
was hot a polite and meaningless for
mula, as Constance hrought her startled
eyes around' to his, “It seems a very
little while ago that you came to us.
, You do not think of leaving us soon,
I hope?" .. " '■
“I cannot say posltlyely how long I
shall stay., This visit la a welcome ex*>
change tor my long wanderings. This
—my brother’s home—Is the only one I
have In America. Yet I .was dissatis
fied with It last year. Elnathau was
often absent—you know best upon
what business’’—smiling ; meaningly,
“and, to be candid with you, our cousin
Harriet is not the person whom I
should voluntarily select as my only
companion In a desert. But for my gun
and fishing rod I should have Commit
ted suicide or run away and left her to
the tender, mercies of the Hibernian
domestics and the bears. I would not
be so communicative touching her to
any but a member of thq famljy. But
she is one of ray betes nolVes. I never
liked her."; V» : ..
“Nor II" answered Constanoe, tne*
getlcally. . • - - •,
“Then, my little slater,; you and I
should unite our forces -to counteract
her Influence with my brother. His
disposition Is, In some respects, singu
larly guileless. He believes .that Har
riet’s officious regard for his comfort
and deference to his wishes and opin
ions have their root la sincere attach
ment for himself. We know better
know her to be as mercenary as she
thinks herself cunning, and that she
clings to him as the leech does to him
whose blood Is fattening It. I lose-all
patience with her fawning and flat
teries when I recollect that these are
the tiicks by which she hopes to earn
her living, and, at his decease, a com
fortable legacy." * ■:
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CHAPTWR VI
ONSTANCE’S, face
was averted and
screened from his
view by her wil
low plume. Her
voice was low, end
had In It an Inflec
tion of mournful
charity for the as
sailed parasite, or
an echo borrowed
1*-' from some
f«l reminiscence. "She la a
sorrow
woman,
and poor!” she said. "A woman, too,
whom society forbids, upon penalty of
banishment from the circle in which
Bhe was born and bred, to seek a live- I
tihnod by manual labor. It is easy for
men to talk of freedom of thought and
action. The world is before them. To
them the bread of charity and depend
ence mean one and the same thing. The
latter is the only nourishment of most
women from the cradle to the tomb. I
wish the passage between the two was
shorter—for their sake.”
“I never looked at the subject in that
light before,” was Edward’s remorseful
reply. "Poor old Harriet! I see now
how much more she merits pity than
contempt.”
"She is no worse off than thousands
of her sisters,” said Constance, in
harsher judgment. "Content yourself
with giving thanks that you were
born a man!”
She had spoken out of the pain of a
wrung spirit, with no thought of plead
ing her own cause. She was too proud
to murmur, least of all to her hus
band’s brother. But the conversation
was a key that unlocked for her in his
heart recesses of interest and sympathy
which must else have remained forever
barred against a woman whp, whatever
were her virtues and fascinations, had
deliberately bartered her charms end
perjured herself in order to secure an
eligible settlement. '• i ■ ■
"And, to do her justice, she is supe-i
r I or to the practice of the,arts th,atlpake
Harriet ncceptable 'to my profjjef and
odious to everybody else,'” he meditat
ed. “She offers no profession of devo
tion to the man she has married, while
she accords to him the respectful duty
of a wife. Elnathan seems satisfied.
Perhaps he craves nothing warmer.
Pray heaven he may never guess of how
much fate has defrauded him in with
holding from him the free. glftd aifec
tions of a true woman!” <
it mere were any changes In his be
•hftvjtor to Constance after, this, Ifc was
to be disdjrned In a'gentler address, In
unobtrusive regard for her wishes, ex
pressed or surmised, and a prolonga
tion of his stay in a house that held so
few attractions for her. That this ar
rangement was highly satisfactory to
his brother was not without effect in
shaping his conduct. That Harriet plied
him with solicitations to remain before
his decision was announced, and was
loudly voluble in her protestations of
delight when the question was settled,
had not a straw’s weight with him.
Sho annoyed him less than formerly,
however, either, as he explained it to
himself, because he had learned charity
from Constance’s defense *of the lqnely
Spinster's policy, or because she kept
herself more in the background* titan
Was her wont. She seemed amiably
disposed toward Constance, too, and he
strove to credit her with kind inten
tions with regard to one •tfhom meet
people in her situation would have
hated as a usurper. She abetted what
ever project of outdoor excursion or
domestic recreation was proposed by
him for Constance's diversion, offering
herself as the wife’s substitute in the
sober phaeton drive on breezy after
noons, that Constance and Edward
might act as outriders, and never
failed to call the husband’s notfqo to
her graceful horsemanship and ’ the
brighter' bloom planted in her cheeks
by the exercise. Mr. Withers never
tired of chess, and the indefatigable
toad-eater apparently shared his zeal
on this point. Theboard was produced
nightly as the diiy6 became shorter and,
the eyeningp cooler, and music, readtng
or' conversation upon art and litera
ture was carried on for hours by the
remaining two of the quartette without
interruption from the automata bent
over the checkered surface.
For Harriot could be taciturn when
need was—a very . lay figure in dumb
ness as in starch. Whether she ever
ceased to be watchful was another mat*
i ter. v * '■ * 1 ^■ >*:•** e * o i
(to na coxtixcsd.i
Constable*’ staved In tlie Past. *'
!i..The .home secretary, Str Matthew
White Ridley, has Just secured from
Northampton two relics of the past that
are peculiarly associated with the de
partment of the state, of which he is
minister. These are two staves, at
once the badgds and instruments of
office of the village constables of long
ago, when men’s lives were consider
ed of less-account than they are now.
The staff of those days, probably 200
,y?ars ago, was a formidable, not to say
blood thirstry, Instrument of offense.
I have1 beeii able to obtain one of the
same sort. Mine was formerly thb
property of the parish constable of
Brlngton, England. It consists of two.
parts—truncheon, or handle, laths
-turneid, ten inches long, and a sphere,
three1 inches in its longest and two and
a quarter in its shortest diameter.
Both h&ndle (and hall are rtf’boxwood.
They;:are united' liy a strong double
thong of white leather, fastened by
iron pegs into ' apertures bolted into
both handle and ball. The bail -has
twtf inches of p'iay on the leather*, so
that from end to end the instrument
Is fifteen inches long. As the bay
hrqjgStjlooseljr about, the straight han
dle some degree of ford is required to
bring it into action; but when this is
done the execution the weapon is'
capable of is something dreadful." A
moderate blow cannot be struck by
it; with very little exertion on. the
part of the holder a man's head, leg or
arm would be very easily broken. No
doubt some such powerful weapon was
required In the “good old times.”—
. Northampton Mercury. . .
HU Cur* for It.
"When you want to get something
from your husband by crying tor It,
what does he do?" “He generally bu’ys
me a dozen handkerchiefs.”—Fliegcnde
Blaetter.
Too True.
Edith-r“JIa.cues are made in heaven,
Grace.”
Grace—"But on earth we make light
ot them.”—New York World.
' r HINDOO DOCTORS.
lad Their Peculiar Method of Treating
, ■ , the Slek.
The doctor in India, or the "bald,”
'.a he is called, is not like the physician
>t any other country, says an exchange. ,
C le is a peculiar genius trho acts in a
peculiar way. If a well-to-do Hindoo
nercbant becomes ill with fever he
lsually fasts three or four days, scarce
ly even touching water standing by his
bed. His relatives become alarmed,
but the merchant refuses to have the
bald called, in the hope that two or
i.hree more days of fasting will cure
him. A gray-haired neighbor counsels
the sick man not to take any drugs at
this stage. Let the fever run as high
as it can is the advice given, and. fur
fher fasting should be Indulged in. The
fasting does not seem to do the pa
tient any good, so the doctor is finally
called. The bald has a reputation as a
first-class physician. The family be
lieves that if any man can snatch a
sick man from the grasp of death it is
the bald. This man of medicine is con
vinced that all European doctors aye
but a farce. Ho will admit their su
periority in surgery; but then, in his
belief, surgery is not the function of
a learned doctor. The brothers of a
sick loan, after a great deal of entreaty,
manage to get 'the bald to accompany
them. Arriving at the patient’s house
he enters the sick man’s room and
sits beside him with a great deal of
dignity and composure. The servant
offers him the “hookah” (a smoking
apparatus similar to that used by the
Turks.) About ten minutes spent In
smoking, he feels the patient’s pulse
and finds he has a very high fever. The
bald then takes a piece of paper, writes
on it a few mysterious words, orders a
simple diet of lentil soup, gives the
sick man two small black pills ; to
swallow, 'takes another pull of about
five mihutes at the hookah, leaves the
mysterious prescription behind him
and departs without giving any further
instruction. The patient may get bet
ter or possibly he may die, most likely
the latter. The Indian doctor finds his
profession a sorry one. The highest
fee for tJie complete cure of a rich man
Is about $10. Some of the balds, how
ever, have been known to effect won
derful cures, where the best European
doctors have completely failed. A case
Is recorded of a European afflicted with
asthma, who derived but little benefit
from the treatment of htk own coun
trymen. When his case had been pro
houheed hopeless by the best English
physicians a Hindoo doctor gave him
a few black pills, which brought about
a, complete cure in a very short time.
Th,e; European offered a fabulous price
for the secret remedy, but the old bald
refused all offers. The bald will never
reveal the secret of his remedies, for it
would cost him his caste, and caste
in India is all in all.
GATEWAYS FOR STREETS.
Noble and Stately Structures That Add to
. the Beauty of St. Louis. •
A new Idea Is being exploited in St.
Louis. It is nothing less than the
marking of a street at one or both of
its extremities by a formal gateway of
stone or brick, suggesting to some ex
tent the gate lodge'of a great estate.
It is known In Paris, where the stately
Rue Monceau is entered through an
iron gateway of some pretensions to
monumental character. London can
claim to have used the motive also in
Kensington Palace Gardens, and any
traveler who has driven through these
French or English portals will recall
the sense of dignity and privacy which
they conveyed, the distinction which
they imparted to the entire neighbor
hood. Hero in America, says the New
Yorjt Tribune, that distinction has
seemed beyond us, chiefly because of'
lack of space. It requires a wide thor
oughfare to begin with. TO shut up
the ends of a narrow street would be
absurd,- spoiling the horlzou and creat
ing a; cramped look, where one of
breadth Is to be desired.
For, given a, wide . street, nothing
more monumental than a big gateway
at the end can be imagined. It joins
the two sides; it gives them unity; it
ma>.es a whole that has.an architectur
al importance and even grandeur which
nothing else will secure.
What is especially interesting in the
St. Louis experiment is that it creates
at points where ordinarily we would
look for no1 art whatever little centers
of* <arttstie attractiveness. That is a
mast refined and stately screen of base,
flolumna and copings which the archi
. tects have erected at the west entrance
tp Vpndeventer place, and the gate
ways built for the entrance to West
moreland place, equally effective; in
equally good taste.
Ate Cracker* In Bod.
The many and absurd reasons for
divorce'that are offered in court have
frequently been the subject of amuse
ment to outsiders, but the most laugh
able that has ever been reported was in
troduced by a Maine man last week. Un
der the head of cruel and abusive treat
ment he testified that he was on the
verge of nervous prostration on ac
count of loss of sleep caused by his wife
“persisting in eating dry crackers in
bed.”
Couldn't Veil Monkeys from Children.
A Turkish family landed at Bills
Island the other day with three chil
dren and three performing monkeys.
In jackets and trousers, and it was
some time before the officers in charge
of the port could separate the animals
from the children.
■ !. • --—- . ■ i ’ ,
Equivalent Expression,
PuCk—Well, did you hear anything
about that Jones-Brown affair? ■
■■V' She—Oh, yes! I can’t begin to tell
you all I heard.
He 1 suppose that means yon won’t
bo able to stop.
The December Atlantic Monthly.
The December number of the- Atlan
tic Monthly opens with a very clear
study of the most important social
problem that eonfronts us—"Social
Classes in the Republic," by Mr. E. L.
Godkin, of New York, who points out
the necessary existence of the different
classes, and the unnecessary distinc
tions that are based upon such differ
ences. He discusses the proposed rente- !
dies for inequalities Prof. B. L Gil
dorsleeve, of the John Hopkins Univer
sity, writes an article, partly reminis
cent and partly prophetic, on ' ‘Classi
cal studies in the United States,” in
which he shows the difference in the
spirit and method between studies of
a half century ago and today, both
in Germany and American universities.
Hottest Place In the 'World.
The hottest place on the earth’s sur
face is on'the southwestern coast of
Persia, on the border of the Persian
gulf. For forty consecutive days in
July and August the mercury has been j
known to stand above 100 degrees in I
the shade, night and day, and to run j
up as high as 130 in the middle of the
afternoon. At Bahrein, in the center
of the most torrid belt, as though it
was nature's intention to make the
place as unbearable as possible, water
from wells is something unknown,
great shafts have been sunk to a depth
of from 100 to 500 feet, but always with
the same result—no water.
An Appeal for Assistance.
The man who is charitable to himself wll1
-listen to the mute appeal for assistance
mado by l)ls stomach,or bis liver. In the shape
of divers dyspeptic qualms and uneasy sen
sations In the regions of the glands that se
cretes his bile. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
my dear sir, or madam—as thocase may be -
1$ what you'cqulre. Hasten to use if you
are troubled with heartburn, wind in the
stomach, or note that your skin or the
whites of your eyes are taking a sallow hue.
Constantinople’* Great Fire.
In 1861 a large part of Constantinople
was destroyed by fire, 12,000 dwellings
besides warehouses and other struc
tures, going down before the flames.
The value of all property destroyed on
this occasion could not be estimated,
but was not so great as would have
been by a fire of like proportions in
other cities, the greater part of the
dwellings and shops in that city being
flimsy wooden structures.
In the Christmas Century there will
be hitherto unpublished pictures by
Meissonier, Detaille, Gerome, Mun
kacsy, Menzel, Seymour Haden, Do
mingo, Madruzo, the Leloirs, Rico,
Dagnan-Bonveret, Rosa Bonhour, and
other great artists. These were drawn
or painted in the album of Samuel P.
Averry, and accompanying an article
by Wm. A. Coffin, entitled “Souvenirs
of a Veteran Collector. ’’
To Strengthen Your Eye*.
A simple and excellent plan to
strengthen and preserve your eyes is to
follow this rule: Every morning pour
some cold water into a bowl, at the
bottom of the bowl place a silver coin
or some other bright object and then
put your face in the water with your
eyes open and move your head gently
from side to side. This will make the
eyes brighter and stronger.
Where she Should Have Been.
“Yes,” said JoDes, after an argu
ment with his wife, “I’ve always said
a woman’s sphere is her home. Now,
if you had been at home today, instead
of gadding about the streets, you
would not have seen me coming from
the matinee, and you would therefore
have been very much happier at the
present moment"—Harper's Bazar.
Plano In Darkest Africa.
An African tribe has an instrument
something like our piano. It has a key
board and when the keys are pressed
down and released they cause thin
pieces of wood to vibrate and give forth
sounds. The xylophone exists in en
tirety in some parts of Africa, hollow
gourds placed under each strip of wood
accentuating the sounds
—
Much In a Name.
What’s in a name? Everything. You
can’t begin to think how much better
Snawley feels, who used to be only
“night watchman" at a swimming
fchool, since somebody called him
“night commander of the bath."
•...==
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef
forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts—
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
teed and gives most general satisfaction.
Same Old Scheme.
Helen—So he has proposed at laatt
How did it happen?
Maude—I told him I was going to be
married.
Helen—Why, Maude!
Maude—Yes, and it aroused him in
stantly. _ He actually raved. And so
I took pity on him and we are en>
gaged. *
Helen—But yon told him a flh
Maude—Not at all. When I said Z
was going to be married 1 meant him.
—Boston Transcript.
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