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-.1 $? ': wt u f1' i' - fc- ft 5 j ft. fw; out tnoso who were proved to bo ngrco oblo traveling companions. Hush spent A good deal of his tlmo In writing lottors to Ilclcn that ho never intended to send, And iti scaling them with tho forbidden oal. Tho amount of comfort ho extracted from this Imaginary corrcspondoneo was jcalJy astonishing. CHAPTER XXIII. KRIVED in London, tho first thing Rush did af tor omrac- lng lodgings was to call upon his ' chief. IIo found Mr. I'luinmott iu an amiablo framo of mind and dis nosed to bo vorv iriondly. Rush learned afterwards that his chiefs good humor and accessibility on this occasion woro a lucky accldont. At another timo ho might havo been un Approachable but on this particular nftorncon something had happened to put hltn in a good humor and Rush got tho benefit of it. Jolin Caspar Plummctt was a peculiar man. IIo was Uio son of a very ablo father, and had inherited a fortune and a newspaper. Asa young tuau ho had boon Tory wild, and at forty ho was not tamed to nny great nxtont. Ills exuberanco of spirits showed itself in thocouductof his paper. IIo got up tho wildest schemes And gcnorally carried thorn out with suo oss, thus making Tho Dawn tho best known nowspupor in America and tho best known American nowspapcr in Eu rope Plummctt, without being hand omo, was very distinguished looking. Ho had a tall, aristocratic figure nnd boro himself with a great deal of dignity. It would bo Imposslblo for a stranger to pass him in tho street without turning Around nnd saying to his companion, if ho happened to havo ono, "Who is that distinguished looking man?" IIo was very particular about his dress, and had a stylo of his own that his friends tried to imitate: hut. as few had such u figure, tho imitation was not successful. Peo plo who knew Plummctt slightly fancied that Ills wild schemes were without method, nnd that ho was n harum-scarum sort of fellow, who did everything hit or miss, nnd whose business was at looso ends. On tho contrary, ho always know what ho was about, and ho had a Jong head for business. Although ho was seldom in New York, ho watched his papercarefully and know who wroto every article In it. IIo had been looking closely after Rush over Binco ho camo upon tho paper, und was very much pleased with his work. When ho found that his London olllco was not managed as ho thought it should be, he At onco uiudo up his mind that Rush was the mun to rcorgauizo it. And ho proved to be right. In u general way ho told Rush what ho would liko to 6co dono, but ho did not givo very minute Instructions, as he wanted to sco what tho young man would do if left to him self. Having had chargo of tho foreign department in Now York, Rush know its shortcomings nnd had a plan mapped out for its improvement. This ho laid before Mr. Plummctt. It won his instant ap proval. Rush thoroughly disliked tho system of "interviewing," carried on as it had been up to this timoj but ho saw oppor tunities for makimr it a creat feature. To run nfter every fifth class actress be fore sho had fairly landed in Now York and ask her what sho thought of Amer ica was disgusting to him; but to get a statesman to talk upon an important subject, or to get personal memoirs from distinguished men of letters, ho bclioved was not only interesting, but a legitimate branch of journalism. Ills brightness and sincerity of purposo made hltn a groat many friends among tho public mon of England, and ho succeeded in getting somo important intcrviows out of thorn. In tho matter of foreign nows ho kept Tho Dawn hours ahead of any othor Now York paper, and ovorybody Inter ested in nowspapcr work said that Rush Burlstono was a journalist of mnrk. For two years Rush stayed in London. Two busy years thoy were. In all this timo ho had not seen Helen, but ho had beard from her occasionally. Sho did not hesitato to tell him that sho missed him, but sho did not toll him how much sho wished that ho was back in New York. If Rush had planned his abeonco as a ruse ho could not havo planned a more successful ono. The man who in Tented tho proverb, "Out of sight, out of mind" didn't know what ho was talking About. "Out of sight, nover out of mind" would bo nearer tho truth. Helen had nover thought so much of Rush as during his absence I can't say that ho thought more of hor, for I do not seo how that would havo been possible Holon's Ilfo was a biiky ono, too; but still eho missed Rush almost as much as though she had been an idle woman. Ho was not a man to bo taken out of a young woman's Ilfo and not bo missed. Rush heard occasionally from Archio Tilllnghast, who sometimes spoke of Helen, but more frequently of Hcssio Archer. Bessio was ccttlnc to bo more liko hor old self, and Archio bogan to hopo, as sho now had no crackbrained agitators on her visiting list. Sho had tried wood carving nnd amateur photography as n pastlmo, and now sho was amusing her self by trying to hatch chickens with a patent incubator. Rush was very glad to hear this, for ho had feared that Bes sie, in her craving for something that so ciety could not givo hor, might fall again into dangerous company. Ho did not know hor. Tho lesson sho had learned lasted her a lifetime At tho end of Rush's two years in Lon don Mr, Plummctt sent for him to como over to Pnris, where ho was living in great stylo. Rush crossed tho channel, and hurried on to Paris to loam n pleco of Important nows. Tho managing edi tor of Tho Dawn was gottlng too old to do his work satisfactorily, so Mr. Plum mett concluded to retire him on a pen sion nnd oiler Rush tho vacant chair, with n salary of ten thousand dollars. This tho young editor waa only too well 0 pleased to accept. Armed with his nl.lrtr M...1...U I... ..... .! .. V T- l- chiefs orders, ho returned to Now York by tho first steamer, Nouo of his friends know of his coming. IIo hadn't timo to write, and ho thought It linrdly worth while to cable Tho trip homo was as uneventful as tho trip over had U'cn, but Rush's sensations were immeasurably different. Before ho had been sailing away from Helon, now ho was sailing to her; nnd when tho vessel reached quarantluo ho made a rough calculation to seo if ho would not gain timo by swimming ashore IIo concluded, however, that ho would bo taken for a thief or n luna tic if ho gavo way to any such impulse, nnd so remained quietly on board until tho vessel arrived at her dock. Again ho had to restrain himself, for ho wanted to drlvo direct to Helen's houso from tho steamer. Instead, ho drovo to tho Bre voort, which was his headquarters for somo timo to come Now York had never looked so nttractivo to him as it did on this October morning. Ho saw plainly enough where it fell short of London's grandeur; but there was a homcllko look about tho place that was very grateful to a man who hud been away for two yoars. Even tho strangers in tho streets looked liko old friends. Rush had learned from a daily paper, brought on board tho steamer by tho pilot, that tho opera season would not begin for a fortnight, so ho know that Helen's tlmo would bo comparatively un employed. Ho also saw by tho eamo paper that "our distinguished prima donna, Mis3 Helen Knowlton," had nr rived in town from Saratoga, and was occupying "her charming llttlo houso in West Twentieth street," IIo first sent a telegram to his mother, telling her that ho had nrrlved, and then ho set about unpacking his trunks nnd preparing to call upon Ilclcn. IIo divested himself of his traveling clothes, and after a refresh ing bath, arrayed himself in tho latest stylo of English afternoon dress, and sallied forth. Before ho started out ho looked at himself in tho long mirror in his room nnd congratulated himself thnt ho appeared at least ten years older than when ho left, Tho reason for this was largely nttrlbutablo to tho imposing Van dyko beard and mustacho ho had grown during his absence, which not only mado him look older, but were exceedingly bo coming. Arrived in sight of Helen's house, Rush felt his heart beating liko n trip hammer; but it almost stood still when ho got to within twenty feet of tho door, for there slowly coming down tho front steps, was tho hated West Hastings. Hastings was so much occupied with his own thoughts that ho did not see Rush. Tho expression on ills face was ono of undisguised surprise Ho looked as though it were impossible for him to bcliovo what had happened; but whether ho could not rcalizo his good fortuno or his bad. Rusli was unablo to decide. Ho mado up his mind, however, that ho would know before he left Helen's house, end cm1, the Riisicnso ho had been living iu for tho past fivo years. Ho had hrd no sucli thought whon ho left tho hotel, but tho sight of West Hastings aroused all tho jealousy in his na ture nnd mndo him fully alivo to tho fact that ho was occupying a very uncertain position. His mind won now fixed, and ho rang tho door bell with such n determined pull that tho llt tlo bell tinkled for sovcral minutes, nnd tho o;d man servant who had been so long attached to Helen's scrvico forgot ids dignity for onco and camo running 10 1110 uoor. 110 was oa much pleased as surprised to seo Rush, and ushered him unannounced into tho drawing room, where Helen was standing, apparently lost in thought, before tho wood firo thnt crackled on tho hoarth. Indeed, sho was so absorbed that sho did not hear Rush enter tho room, and ho had tho pleasure of gazing upon her in all her lovely un unconsciousnoss. A long sigh escaped from her lips, and, as sho raised her oyes, sho saw Rush advancing towards her. A look of terror passed over hor faco, and sho gavo a low cry of alarm. "I hopo I havo not frightened you," said Rush, taking her hand; "but I was so lost in admiration that I did not dare to speak and break tho charm." When sho saw that it was Rush, and not an apparition, sho blushed to tho tips 0 hor shell liko cars and said: "I was thinking of you at that very moment, and whon I lnnkrol tin nml amu you standing there before me my heart stood still, and I actually thought it was a spirit anu not real llosli and blood. But how you havo changed! You look older by years than you did when you wont away." "I am delighted to hear that, for you used to torture mo with remarks on my youthful appearance," said Rush, leading hor to a chair and taking her vacant placo on tho hearth rug. "Did I? I am grioved to know that 1 was over so rudo as to mako such per sonal remarks; but I can nover say any thing of that sort again, for you certainly look much more than two years older." "I cannot nay that of you," said Rush; "you look ton years younger." "Don't tell mo that: coplo always bo gin telling u woman how young sho looks when thoy reallzo that sho Is no longer young. It Is tho first sign that old ago ii creeping on. But tell mo what this means why uro you home? I sup pose your departure from London must havo been sudden, or you would havo let your friends know of tho treat In store for them." "Now pleaso don't guy mo, Miss Knowlton," said Rush. "My departure from tho other side was sudden; I didn't know until forty eight hours before I sailed that I was to come Tho chief sont for mo to meet him iu Paris. There ho told mo ho wanted mo to become managing editor of Tho Dawn at onco; so I hurried back to Now York by tho first steamer. "Managing editor of Tho Dawn! You tako your honors coolly. That is as fine a position ns a journalist could have I congratulate you; but I am not sur prised. From tho way I heard oople spoak of your work in London, I was prepared for anything." "Poonlo wore vorv kind tn n.nlr ..n of my work. If thoy had only known CAPITAL CITY COURIER, i " mccumo, however, thoy would havo I tvmiilnrn.1 ti1ttr t 1li1,if ir tu.t.... fli.t wondored why 1 didn't do bettor. But enough about mot tell mo nbout yourself; thnt is u much more Interesting subject. You looked sail as I entered, nnd yoti breathed a deep sigh, Uns nnything gono wrong? I wish you would mako mo your confidants you must know thnt t would not only shnre any of your troubles, hut ko tho burden of them upon my own shoulders most cheerfully." A troubled expression passed over Helen's face, nnd yet with It there was n llttlo twinkle iu her eye, us though some thing nmuslng had happened, "I saw Mr. Ilnstlugs leaving your door as I entered. Had you snld nnything to mako him very happy or very unhappy? His faco woro n most peculiar expres sion." "I don't know whether ho was happy or unhappy In his mind. Tho only sen sation ho expressed tcforomo was ono of surprise" And sho smiled at tho thought. "You will forglvo mo if I ask you a question point blank. I havo a feeling that Mr. Hastings mado a proposal of marringo to you this afternoon. Am I right?" said Rush, ns quietly as a man could when very much oxcltcd. "Mr. Uurlstono," said Holon, rising, "you forget yourself. Your question is impertinent." "No, it is not Impertinent. No mnn who loves a woman oa I lovo you would ask her an impertinent question. I must bo answered onco nnd for all. Every ono says you nro engaged to Mr. Hast ings. Is it true?" Rush's heart beat bo hard nnd fast thnt Itnluiost choked him. Ills oyes were fixed Intently upon Helen's, as though ho would read ovcry thought that passed through her brain. Sho hesitated a mo ment before answering him; nnd then sho said, slowly, in n low, soft voice: "No, I nm not engaged to Mr. Hast ings. 1 havo nover been engaged to him, nnd I nover shall be" "Then, Holon," said Rush, taking her hnnd, "will you listen to me? I havo loved you dovotedly for flvo years over 8lnco my eyes first saw your beautiful face I havo had no thought but of you during all tlicso years. I did not tell you of my lovo, becauso I bclioved that you were not to bo taken by storm at least not by mo, who nt thnt tlmo could bfj nothing more to you thnna boyish ac quaintance. But I lived every day of ray Ilfo with tho ono end i view. You are to mo Ilfo, and lovo, nnd everything that there Is in tho world. If you will bo my wlfo you will havo a lover for a husband to tho end of your days. If you say no to mo, Cod help me! I nm not man enough to bear such a blow quietly. But you will not say no, Holon you cannot say no to a man who adores you, who worships you, who lives only for you. I must know; I cannot llvo nny longer In suspense. Helen dnrllng will you bo my wife?" Rush spoko ovcry word 6lowly, and with an intensity that there was no mis taking. Uclcu 6tood palo nsdeath before him, nnd in n volco scarcely audible, Bald: "It cannot bo! it cannot bol" "My God, Helen, what do you mean? Do you lovo another man?" "No, I lovo no other man; but ft can lot bo; you would repent in sackcloth anil nshes before you wcro CO. Don't you know I am flvo vcars older than you? I would bo an old woman wliilo you were n young man." "And would you let such a thing as that wreck a mnn'H life? I couldn't lovo 'i woman younger than myself. A wo man is not interesting to mo until sho is 30, though I begnn to lovo you when you were 25. Is this nuestion of vonrs tlm only obstacle in my way, Helen?" "It is insurmountable," Bald Helen, In a whisper, turning her head awny. "My darling!" And Rush's strong arms wcro around hor in a second, and hor bond was resting on his broad shoulder. Tho long twilight shadows lay across tho floor; but Rush saw only tho glory of tho October sun as its rays fell Uixm tho faco of hor whom hn linil nt. Innt- won after years of patient waiting. THE END. Swalng a Dls Drldge. Along towards ovonlng nearly every day overal gangs of mulosaro driven across tho bridge. There Is nothfag remarkable about thnt, but there ts about tho effect. Theao beasts will start trotting, and nothing can top them; and tho worst of it Is that, owing to tho peculiar seaso of rhythm about a mule's system, in a mlnuto after thoy start the steps of each ono will bo in kooping with those of hi noighbor; and, further, thoro is a painful regularity about theso steps that mana unie as roiumiUy as does a basso in a brass band. Pretty soon that hugo structure begins vibrating In unison with their tread, and before long It la swaying back and forth wfth a motion which will, In somo cases begot a sort of seasickness, or, maybo more projiorly, brldgo sickness. Until ono goto used to it, tho impression U that tho great structure will fall I was at first tempted to Jump into tho rivor; but I didn't Jump, and tho brldgo didn't fall. It would bo fatal to an ordinary brldgo, to which tho trot of a horso or steady tramp of soldiers U fatal, to say nothing of tho more rhythmlo pace of tho mulo. St. LouU 0 lobe-Democrat. If you do not rlso early you can never mako progress in anything. If "you do not sot apart your hours of reading, If you suiter yourself or any ono ebo to break in upon luwu, your nays will slip through your hand uunrolltnblu nml friviilnn. n.i ..n Joyed by yourself. Lord Chatham. Y on-lors so nboiind in tho etnto of Georgia that tho more mention of thoin has btcomo wearisomo. Still, tho most wn.i..rr..i n remains to bo told. It is that tho now cap Itol, for which $1,000,000 was appropriated, Just completed oml turned over to tho state, was constructed iu flvo yoars for 130,000 less than tho appropriation. Benjamin Johnson owns a farm in Rush Valley, U. T., upon which ho has Just dlscov orod a niino of natural shoo blacking. An analyst of this peculiar material shows that it contains 10 per cunt, carbon, 31 por cent, aluminum, and tho remainder clay. When taken out tho material U moist and soft, and when used as u shoo blacking produces a fine polish, which U hot easily destroyed. A Chicago surgeon testified In a criminal case tho other day that, ho had properly sot tho defendant's broken nose, but that tho pa tient was morbidly afraid that his beauty would bo spoiled, and that to ease bU mini tho witness had twjeo thereafter rebrokon and root tho noso. Accommodating doctor, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, To New York tin The l'letlirriifi II, & O Pullman's Ycstlbulxd sleeping cars are now running through without change f rem Chic RoiiiulHt. LnuNtoNew York via II. & O. rallnay. The Vestlbulrd Kxprew leaving St. LuuU dally at 8 n. in. via O. & M. Hallway, earrlri Pullman vestibule sleeping ear through to Now York without change, arriving Iu New York the second evening Ht Ts'JO. The O. fc M. cxprru leaving Ht, Louis at 8,:(W p. in., dally, carries Pullman palace sleeping cur through to New York without change, nrrlvlng In New York the speend morning nt IMS, ThelJ, fc O. Kipress leaving Chicago dally at 10:10 a, iu,, carries Pullman palnco sleet ing ear through from Chicago to New York without change, arriving In New York tho second evening at 4:50. The Veidlbuled Express leaving Chicago at 'J;M p. ni., dally, via the H. t O. It. It., car rlrs Pullman ventlhuled sleeping car through from Chicago to Waohlngton and llalttmnre without change, and Pullman vestllmted pars lor cur from Washington and ll'iltlmoru to New York without change, arriving in New York tho next evening at 8:55. All through cars between the east and west via the II. & O. It. It. run by way of Wash ington, llaltlmoro and Philadelphia. Tickets via tho II. & O. It. It. can bo pro cured at all tho prliiclnl ticket ollleos throughout the country. 0-!?J 6t CIcuullnt'K Nuxt to (loilllurss. To tho residents of Lincoln, Nob. : This Is to notify you that the undersigned have pur chased tho right mid title to the busluefs heretofore conducted under tho name of the Crystal Steam Laundry, and organized Into a corporate liody In accordance with tho laws of the state of Nebraska, under tho title of the "Capital Steam Laundry nnd Olllco Hupi. ply ConnKiny,"of Lincoln, Nebraska, Mr. J V. Wilder has lxn employed ns niaiiiiRe r and we guaranteo, that all work entrusted to our care will bo dono satisfactorily. It. K. Macdo.vai.d, J, V. llAllNHDAt.K. ' W. C. Lono. To Sioux City. The new U. P. line between Lincoln nml Sioux City will tit open Monday. The train will leave this city at 2:15 p. in. reaching Sioux City at 10;:i0 p. m, Will leave Sioux City nt 7 a, in., reaching Lincoln at 1:50 p. m. Thesrt trains will run through Molld by way of David City, Columbus and Norfolk, and will make the quickest tlmo of any route. They will connect at Sioux City with diverg ing lines. This will make olght U. P. trains in and out of Lincoln. Mr. 1 J. Smith, editor of the Kt. Alwr cromhte, Dakota, Hntihl, wiys: "Tho most wonderful medicine I havo ever met with is Chntuberlaln's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, In cake of colle it gives sieedy re lief. On hunting trips I have found it itidk ei)s!ble. Put in nlkull water, it imparts u plrajant taste and prevents the painful diar rhoea which alkali water produces. I could not feel safe without It In my house." 25 anil 50 cent bottles for sale by O. L. Shrader, druggist. Telephono nt tho CouitlKU olllco is 25.', Wo havo Just received n full lino of tho Hurt & Packard shoes nt Webiter & Honors' 10ISO street. We have Just received a very ptetty line of paiers for coverlmr nantrr and closet sheles. etc. They are iu cream, salmon, orange, mandarin, heliotrope, roral nurnle. sW Mm Nile greea and other colors. Ladlos should cull nnd see these pners. They are the now est thing out und add greatly to tho appear ance of shelves. Handsomely emlwssed curds with emblems of K. of P., U. A. It., 8. of V., Masonic in all degrees, O. ef H. C, H. of L. P., . of L. E. II. of It. It. ., I H. O. E I. O. O. F., A. 0. U. W., U. It. K. of P., T. P. A. at the Couiuien ofllce, In new Iiurr block. Turn horses out In n good pasture for a few weeks, when they got lu had condition. It that can not bo dono uso Dr. Cody's Condi tlon Powders; thoy will put n horse In perfect health. A well horse don't need medicine. Hay, grain and good care fs better. Dr. Cady's Condition Powders are a true horse medlchie,(not a dope.) they aid digestion, euro constipation, kidney disorders und dlstroy worms. Sold by A. L. Shuder, Druggist. For underwear, hosiery and kid gloves II, It. Nissley & Co. If you have a card plate wo will furnish you 100 cards from same for only $1.50. Wksjsl Pmntinij Co. Families deslrlmr mire In mum nr tnr Sundar dinner or an v other time ran Im wn. edwlth a superior oualltv at Morton : Ieighty's, Ilrown's refreshment at Cuahman parlf. We are the Leading Carriage Our Stock is very Complete and Prices are Low. Come and See us. Old Buggies taken in Exchange for New Ones. CAMP Telephone 664. 1889 HB WEDDING INVITATIONS BRLL PROCRHMS, MNVS Wessel Printing Co., New Burr Block. H,. MAM tTNAOQUAINTED WITH TIID OBOOnAPHT Or THE COOTf-rilY, WILL OBTAIN MD0II 7ALUADLQ INrOHMATION mOM A BTUDY OF THIS MAP Or juJp----'rftmtivliw. .u. "'ltH; jJY-iiVV7iihi Til THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE. (Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific and Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Kyi.) Olty, Dob Molnos, Knoxvlllo. Wlntoraot, Atlantic. 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