November n, 1897.
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BIMETALLISM IN KNOUND,
A Free Silver Maa Elected to Parlia-
ment from Lancashire,
London, England, Nov. 4 A parlia
mentary ty-olction wn bold to-dny In
tlio inlddlotown divi'lon of southeast
Lnncuiiehlre to fill the vocaiicy caused by
tlio recent death of Thomas Fieldon, con-
Hl.TVUtiVM.
The results of toduy's polling Is the
victory of the liberal and radical cnh'il
ditto, Alderman lluck worth, by a major
Ity of JIOO over the unionist and conser
vative candidate, William Mitchell.
Thi) bi-riietulllHt question played a con
siderable part in tun content. No part
of Luncuiishire Im mora ardently bl-mct-alllst
than the southeast. The refusal
of the government to take any definite,
Step to meet till) proposal of the Ameri
can and French governments wus used
ngulest Mr. Mitchell, although at all hi
meeting ho expressed himself ns strongly
in favor of bimetallism and advanced
tlio opinion that the prevailing bad con
dition of the cotton trade in largely dun
to the depniciation of silver, which, ho
said, had handicapped Lancashire
trade to Mi' extent of !l) pur writ.
Everybody Bays Bo. .
Coscaret Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the age
pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act
gently and positively on kidneys, lirer,
and bowel, cleansing the entire syetem,
dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habit
ual constipation and billionsnes. Fleas
buy and try a box of C. C. C. today 1 0,
'it, 60 cents. Sold and guaranteed to
eure by all druggists.
AFTER KANSAS TRUSTS.
Attorney General Boyle Will Dnsolvs
Wholesale Grocer' Association,
Ciianutk, Kan., Nov, 4 A judicial in
vent igation began here to-day in the
diMtrict court under the Farrely anti
truet law, resulted In placing the Kun
muh whohmnlii grocer's association in an
ombarrusing pOHition. ItHofllcers have
maintained all along that the ftsso
ciiitioii wus in no HeiiHe a trust. A
feature of the inquiry was the bring
lug into court 01 nearly a score of
traveling salesmen who denied the
existence of n trust, but upon their being
coniM)llud tosubmlt tliolrcorrespondenoe
to the court it was clearly demon.
Ht rated that the association fixed prloee
for the unle of eugar, tobacco, oap, lye,
yeast and other staples, and several ad
mitted that the cutting of theee pricee
would mean the loe of their position.
As result of the revelations Attorney
(letiernl lloyle will proceed against the
officers of the company by meuiie of an
injunction lor dissolution of the so-calld
trust.
This is the first of a series of prosecu
tions planned by the populist attorney
general ngrttnal trusts orating In
Kansas.
TEL.BPI10NK COMPANY HUiY.
Cannot Tin Time ta Put Telephone
la Veieei's Office.
The Nebraska Telephone cotnpauy has
auceweded la avoiding the order ol Judge
Moult ul Omaha to put a teWptnin In
Mr, Yerwr'e oltl. Judge Heoti order!
the eoiepaoy la put a tvk-phane la Mr,
Ylr'e onto or show ru why it
should ". TheJ company did itkr.
ItsiiuplyAM getwrul dumrrr and
appiek) to the suprsuie mH, tbswr
IHtralioM e rtrt, for a sf m Um r
rmulua Jw lk Kott from eithtrvotg ate
ofd.r. It U iMwdlt lo soy the eu4to
ert graaM the 11 mwt of Ike etirpor
ali and swirwl it Irtna the wrath vl
sn Mr. 'r piMulrd kiwill at
UttwllMul tks Uko riMisr and
WM. r4 1 1 tr the us ol thn tWi ks
tor oes uoMttb. IU wi'sy ei dn4
In rttts and d'sot Ike orlr ! Ite
.eM, aptl Ike 1 1 tat tahirni, Mr,
iar Ikat thsrw ' wssjr wrxkrw
ah.t hie that It woald I a ru l .l
1 wtuaiks Iwior Ike tipkM m)4 t
1 Uwt la hi " I a kis Iks .
iaf laa atuuM umiJuihs Willi Ike
eouM'e rdr, 1 he eair.li gret.
.f tke eaprvHt eurt "tl4 Je ls
wow paatsklttg the rrftvi;e 4 Ik
Htpsy tr 'tittept ol toett,
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New Lincoln
Steel Range
Best on Eartlil
Made In all styles andS
sizes and guaranteed
every particular. Manu V
factured here In Lincoln. S
Patronize home industry Q
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Retail Storo
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INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
ConduoUd by 3. X. M. 8wltart. CotruMpoiol
lies solloltod,
KlvliunliiDii Ouiinty C'niu)iiiiiy,
Tlio flint siivim yearn Mint t he Rich
nrdNon County Mutuul was In biiMiuesH
they hail no losses to speak of but of
late they have had several losses. The
lust one was u very large ham well filled
with hay and feed, Tlio en 11 ho of the fire
is not known. We predict that lithe
truth would be told It was caused by
spontaneous combustion, as several
barns have been known to burn from
tills cause. Clover hay Is more liable to
take fire from this cause than IsTlmoihy
or vild hay, At least that was the do.
cision of tlio Mutuul Iufiinince h-hocIh-tlon
of Iowa last winter in I )es Moines
after a half day's discussion of the sub
ject, While I do not bullevo that all of
the auspicious tires are caused by spon
taneous combustion, but t do think that
muiiy more originate that way tliuii h
generally believed.
A prominent business man of this city
told us only lately of a caso in which he
was iu teres ted.
ile was remodelling his place of busi
ness and in the evening he noticed the
painter put their rugs and overalls in a
closed bin or sugar box. After he went
home he thought of It again and about
11 o'clock ho went back to the store to
see about it. Just think of his surprise
to find the whole on fire when he opened
the bin, and only about five hours from
the time they were plu Jed there,
1 do not presume that the mutual com
panies of Nebraska could bo Induced to
pay t he expense of t heir overworked 11 ml
underpaid secretaries to Lincoln next
winter to discuss such subjects but iu
Iowa the company's pay this expsnse
every year and consider they get full
value tor their money.
It is my intention to go to Des Moiues
next week to be present at a meeting of
this kind und hope to meet other men
from Nebraska. .
SMALL HAPPENINGS,
The Canadian government ho decided
to construct a telegraph Hue to the
Klondyke region in Alaska.
Charles l'iiikerton, a prisoner in the
county juil at La l'orte, Indiana, who
had been couvlctea 01 murder ami sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life, com
111 if ted suicide by cutting his throat
with a pocket knife.
The yellow fever situation iu Louisana
1 t IT ! ! 1 t. . I I
aim inssiseippi iiiui greuuy iniruvmj
Very few new cusee are being reported.
Major lieu Hutturworth, commissioner
of patents, la very ill with pneumonia at
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Han Marco hotel, the finest in the
city of Kt. Augustine, Florida, wa to
tally deetroyed by fire Hunday. Total
loMir.0,00O. Insurance f 50,000,
A fire at the residence of II. K. Fur-
3 u liar, salesman for l'aine and Warfel,
id coiiMidarable damage to the building
and furniture, Fortunately Mr. Far
qukar carried Insurant" In the Farmers
and Mivhnut luauranoe company of
tins oily. The lose was elisU-turily
settled and fully gad promptly paid,
A fire la the wholesale port ol the elty
ol Uiuivtll, Kentucky, reader niuhl
daiuagml several buildiutfa aui stocks,
entailing a lose ol about 15o,imk),
The Kansw state board ol agriculture
ealimalve) the total value ol agneultural
nrtxluou ol Kansas lor IlUT to t !
omi.oisi, ihsitfvattwi slue
The report ol the eoittmlesioner id wa
sutit gUM the number id ulotters and
tke amount ol watone lor ta (Wat
mr in In ikeMlowmg etatto
wit Nobre.sk lri,u,t pe.i.ief, J,.
ntt.iraoT, Lien. HIM im,
,!H,h.1 rtl; "lk lkoia, .To,t
wt. ! !, 'lM,U1ll , V yullllHg, tl't',1
pensioners, U'J T
lUiUr V Vn Wink, tks nwir Ulh
nmtor ol N Xt wa tkitr, IU
en nt kor or (Nirfiagn. Iri tea
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riiin l aetwpt Ike m) d saw of.
IMrutt l Ton t'latl'e tkonw tut Ike post-tioa.
THE PLACE TO BEGIN.
AU Sympathisers With Labor Should Fight
I'nury and Privilege.
There are othor motives that move
the ixiillioimire, buKides greed
Greed itsolf is au instiuut bolonghig
to tho lower orders of life us well as our
own.
Given growl and lndiintry, and you
have tho miser or the miserublo.
Given the elements iudustry and
ouuning, mid you have umbitiou to con
trol others. Our civilization is such Unit
tho possessor of money and cunning
controls tho iuhnhos. Ho even lurgely
oontrols tho priesthood. Tho rich vun
have indulgences from tho church,
Wo nro a nut ion of money worshipers.
Although nature God has established
tho everlaxting law that vulue is in
creased only by labor und preserved only
by labor und although wo as a uittloti
huvo ubiilishnd chuttel slavery, thus us
uriug tho right of all Hioplo to their
own labor, yet wo by various iiiuuns
heap honors and further profits upon
those who liuvo clii utnil thousands of
their follow creatures out of u part or all
of tho products of their luhor There in
another form of ambition to my mind
a very silly one a desire for alliance
with tho ui'istocrncy of tho older coun
tries. Tills iMtoplo can oftiai buy with
money it is generally a suitable alliiuicu
in one respect the utl'oto descendants of
robbers and freebooters of feudal tinm
with tho children of successful kuuvct
of ours, the pressure of our laws bolster
ing them up in ceiUln schemes of rob
bery J laving thus sfafeil the nuttiro of what
at first view appears to bo mora greed,
let us consider the remedy.
It is Ity flKlituig lire with firo. Usury
always robs labor; that part of tho reve
nue which is paid as interest ciuinot lit1
considered us payment for tho ofl'iirts of
luhor, to which nil iucrousu iu wealth
is due All laborers und sympathizer
with labor then should fight usury (or
interest) und privilege.
This is the plana to begin, All other
efforts colled lulmr movements uro uu
worthy of the imiiio
All so culled leaders, although they
nuiy protest against the authors of our
wrongs, yet l cp tlio truth hidden from
tho people, should be deposed,
L'very citizen laborer if he is ignorant
of these conditions should bo instructed
by those who understand them. That
would be true leadership, We should
not seek to go where our enemies want
us to go Our enemies want to roll la
bor by usury und privilego, Our inter
ests clash,
Heally, self Is of tho first Importance
Wo find that if wo do not take care of
ourselves no ouo will. Ourselves versm
plutocracy
Now us to privilege, tho privilege oi
officer to receive inoro wages tliuu they
could reiisoua lily earn, of publiu carrier
to monopolize the puhlio ways for pri
vate gain the control of wuter, light,
heat und other utilities of free coinage
and mount i.atiou of certain intitule
having a vuluo placed upon them by
law, aro all needless and demoralizing
though sustained by cunning aophistrliM
and should bo abolished.
Usury can bo abolished by government
loans without Interest (this should be
discussed until the laboring people un
derstand it), and to make tho reform
permanent milliouairism should be
driven out of our land by graduated
taxation, levied by the general govern
ment upon all values of property or
money. (;. F. ehermuu In Ghicago Ex
press.
IS IT CURABLE?
Uiientlon Often Aiikeil by Those Alllli l
eil Willi ri!i.
Is a strained joint curable? Is local
inflammation curable? Of course, If
properly treated. Ho is piles.
People often become afllicted with
piles and ask some old "chronic" who
has always persisted in the wrong treat
ment, and naturally he discourages them
by telling them that their case is hope
less. They in turn discourage others, und
thus a disease that can iu every case be
cured by careful and skillful handling
is allowed to sap the energy of thou,
suuds who might free themselves of the
trouble In a few duys.
Pyramid File Cure will cure the most
aicgravuted case of hemorrhoids in au
astonishingly short time, It relieves the
congested parts, reduce the tumors in
stantly no matter bow large, allay the
inflammation arid stopn the aching or
itching at once,
Thousand who had resorted to ex
pensive surgical treatment have been
cured by the Fyramld File lure in a
number ol instancee Mrou who bad
ieut mouths In a hospital uudernpde
NMs'iahst.
It ie a remedy that noun need fear to
apply even to the moat aggravated,
swollen aud iurlamed hemorrhoidal tu
mors. II you are attlicUd with thin etubhoru
disease you rau master it nod master it
Huu'kly.
Tine remedy ie no longer an xiri
tneut, but a medical cvrUinty. It is
manufacture! by the Fyrauild (rug Co.,
ol Albion, Mn h.
(ruggiat sell it at fill eenta per box
It In tsHHiiulug theuioatpopulnr pile rur
I to country fcnaewr known, and drug
gist everywhere arorleriag It lor their
c nolo mere.
Mint atalMtM.
The si. k of 'gold aud silver Iu tin
fuii.4 hut.! July t. lit)?, t eeti
MUd li h Iwni (Kdd, fsug.170,
lli.stivrr uai.ou,lLKiul 11.110..
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The Typewritten Letter.
By EOBERT BAEB.
(CopyrlKht. 181KJ, by the Author.)
When u man has battled with pover
ty all his Hfo, feurlug it as he fought
it, fueling for its skiuny throat to throt
tle it, and yet dreading all tlio while
the coming of tlio time When it won Id
gain thn mustery nud throttle him
when such a man is told that he is rieh,
it might be imagined he would receive
the announcement with hilarity. When
Kiohurd Deiihuut realized that he was
wealthy, ho became even more sobered
than usual and drew a long broath as if
be hud been running a race and had
won it, The man who brought him the
Iiews hud uo idea ho bad told Dcnhain
anything novel. Uu merely happened to
lay, "You uro a rieh man, Mr, Den
bam, and will never mis it "
Deiiliinn had never before been called
a rieh man, and up to that moment ho
had not thought of himself as wealthy.
IIo wrote out the check link nil of him,
and his visitor departed, gratefully leav
ing tho merchant with snmcthiuu, to
ponder over. He was us surprised with
the suddenness of tho thing as if some
one had left him a legacy, Yet the
moony was nil of his own accumulat
ing, but his struggle had been so long
And ho hud been so hopeless about it
that from mere hubit ho exerted all his
euergicsjong after tho enemy was over
oomo iuNt as the troops at New Or
leiini fought a fierce battle, not know
ing the wur wus over, lie had sprung
from mich a hopelessly poor family.
Poverty hud In en their inheritance from
generation to generation. It wus tho in
variable legacy that father hud left to
on in the Dmihuin family. All hud ac
cepted their lot with uncompluiniug
resignation until Kiohurd resolved hu
would at least have a light for it. And
now tho fight hud been won. Deiiham
sat in his allien, staring at tho dingy
wull puper, so long that lingers, the
chief eh i k, put bis lieud in und suid iu
a deferential voice 1
"Anything more tonight, Mr. Den
bam?" Dcnlmm started us if tliufc (junction, in
that tone, hud not been usked him ev
ery iiiuht for years.
"What's thut? What's that?" ho
cried.
Holers was UMloniNuod, but too well
trained to nIiow it.
"Anything more tonight, Mr. Den
bam ?"
"Ah, quite so. No, Holers, thuuk
you, nothing more, "
"Good uiujht, Mr, Dcnlmm. "
"Kh? Oh, yes, Good night, Rogers,
good night."
Win n Mr. Denham left his office und
went out into the street, everything hud
un unusual uppearanne to him. Uo
walked Ioiik, unheeding the direction.
Ho looked at tiie fine residences and
realized that he might have a fine resi
dence if ho wanted it. Uo saw bund
some curriuges. He, too, might set up
an equipage. Tho satisfaction these
thoughts produced wus brief. Of what
use would a fine house or un elegant
oarriugo bo to him? Ho knew 110 one to
invite to thn house or to rldo with him
in tho carriage. Uo begun to realize
bow utterly alono in tho world ho wus,
He hud no friends, no ucqnuintunces
even. Tlio running dog, with it nose to
the ground, sees nothing of tho sur
rounding scenery, no knew men in a
business way, of course, and doubtless
euch of them hud u home in thu suburbs
somewhere, but ho could nut tuko u
business man by tho shoulders und say
to him: "Invito mo to your house. I
urn lonely. I wuut to know people."
If he got such an invitation, lie would
not kuow whut ta do with himself. He
wus familiar with the counting room
und its luiiguage, but thn drawing room
was an unexplored country to him,
where un unknown tongue was spoken.
Ou the roud to wealth ho had missed
ometliing, aud it was now too late to
go buck for it. Only thu day before he
had heard one of thu clerks, who did
not know ho wus within eurshot, allude
to him as "the old mun. " He felt us
young us ever hu did, but the phrase, so
lightly spoken, made him ontoh bis
breath.
As ho wus now walking through the
park nud uwuy from the busy streets he
took off his hut aud run his fingers
through his grizzled hair, looking at his
hand when hu hud done so as if the
gray, like wet paint, hud oomo off. He
thought of a girl he knew onoe, whe
perhup would Imve married him if he
had asked her, a he wo tempted to da
Hut that bad always been the mistake
of thn Dttihum. They had all married
yountf except himself, and so sunk deep
er iuto the mire of poverty, pressed
down by a rapidly increasing progeny,
The girt had man led a baker, be re
meiubered. Ye. thai waa a long lima
ago. Thn cletk wa not far wrong wheu
he railed him an old man. Suddenly
another girl aroen before hi mental
vision a modern girl very different
Indeed from I he one who uarriej the
bkr. Mie wa thn only woman In the
world with wIm in hewaaou (peaking
term, and he knew lur uiervly Uoue
her light aud nimbi (tngrr played the
bust newt auunla of inw Hole 011 hit ofHow
typewrit. Mia Uale wa pretty,
course all Ijp- w ritff gill nr and tl
ws gimrally uu-lil lit I he oftU
that she tftdmtgwd to a g"i faiutly w hlva
bad wio down lu I he winUL tttu
what lub n-1wl all dv-u-j thu
vtello) and k J Ihw eh rk al a dt
tatnw, Him was a eniitlw gill, wko
twailsed thai tie- typewrit, r pd Wtwf
than the pUno, aifl atetlHiaty twrued
tke niitma t4 brwhtiw ftigt lo
tke foriuor tnsliuwi ut, Uieh-ud V.
bw ewi tltiwn npu a 'k Wut-a.
'Why wot feaktd bimwtf. Th. re
Wa no ivasoM agibt It, ttpt that he
fell h h. tt, ewiags NMlUe
Va be fttMMal a ekiiii rwdniltit.
Kstt day butooaa wvnl ia a nsuL
(itt ww naewvimt, aud taw low at
lived k Mi iiale rame la lo if
be bed miv fnrtkft ruwiMande that day,
U nban biMttl IU Ml tagnel; Ik
a business office was not the proper
place for a proposal, yet he knew he
would bo at a disudyuntago anywhere
else. In tho first place, he hud no plau
sible excuse for calling upon the young
woman at home, and in the second
place ho knew if he once got there he
would be stricken dumb. It roust either
bo at his office or nowhere.
"Hit down a moment, Mis Gulo,"
ho suid at last. "I wanted to consult
you about a mutter about a business
matter."
Miss Gale seated herself and auto
matioully placed on ber knee the short
hand writing pad, ready to take down
his instructions. Blie looked up at him
expeutuutly, Denham, in an embarrass
ed manner, run his finger through h)s
hair.
"I am thinking," ho begun, "of tak
ing a purtper. The business is very
prosperous now. In foot, it ha boon so
for some time,"
"Yes?" said Miss Gulo interrogative
ly. "Yes. I think I should have a part
ner. It is about thut I wanted to speuk
to you."
"Don't you think it would bo better
to consult with Mr, Rogers? Ho knows
more about business tliuu I, Out perhaps
il is Mr, Rogers who is to bo the part
ner?" "No, it is not Rogers. Roger is a
good inuu. Hut it is not Rogers."
"Then I think, in nil important mat
ter like this, Mr. Rogers, or some on
"
"I thought of that, but It wouldn't do,"
Who knows tho business as thoroughly
as ho dons, would be ablo to give you
advice thut would bo of aomo value,"
"I don't wunt advice cxnotly. I huvo
mudo up my mind to have a partner if
tho purtuer is willing."
"Is it then a question of tho capital
tho partner is to bring in?" askod Miss
Galo, anxious to help him.
"No, no. I don't wish any capital. I
have enough for both. And tho business
is very prosperous, Miss Gale and
and has been."
The young woman raised her eye
brows in surprise,
"You miroly don't intend to slinro the
profits with a partner who brings no
capital into the business?"
"Yes yes, I do, Yon see, us I said,
I have 110 need for more capital. "
"Oh, if that is tho case, I think you
bould consult Mr, Roger before you
commit yourself, "
"But Rogers wouldn't understand."
"I'm afraid I don't understand cither,
It seems to mo a foolish thing to do i
thut is, if you wunt my advice."
"Oh, yes, I wunt it. Rut it isn't as
fool lull ns you think. I should have hud
A purtuer long ago. Thut is where I
mudo tho imistuko. I've made up my
mind on thut."
"Then I don't see thut I cuu be of any
use if your mind is already mudo up. "
"Oh, yes, you can. I'm a little nfruid
thut my offer muy not be accepted."
' 'It is suro to bo if the mun has any
sense. No fear of such an offer being
refused. Offers liko that ure not to be
had every day. It will be accepted. "
"Do you really think so, Mis Gule?
I am glad thut Is your opinion. Now,
what 1 wanted to consult you about is
the form of the offer. I would like to
put it well delicately, you kuow, so
that it would not be refused nor give
offense."
"I see. Yon want me to write a lot
tar to him?"
"Exactly, exactly," cried Denham
with aomo relief, lie had not thought
of sending a letter before. Now he won
dored why he had not thought of it It
was so evidently the best way out of a
situation that waa extremely disconcert
ing. "Have you spoken to him about it?"
"To him? What him?"
"To your future partner, about the
proKil?"
"No, no. Oh, no. That la, I have
spoken to nobody but you,"
"And you are determined not to
peak to Mr. Rogera before you write?"
"OrUluly not, It'a noun of Roger'
btuiiM'sa, "
"Oh, very well," aald Ml Gale
shortly, bonding over her writing pad.
It wa evident that tier opinion of
Deiiham'a w tedout wa steadily lower
Ing kJudilenly sit linked np.
"How tuatdi shall 1 say Ih aouual
pruuM aie? Or do teu want that men
tioned?" "I I don't lh.uk I won Id mention
that. Yo new, I don't wish this arraugw
lueat to be ranted out on a luowetaiy
baa ie not altogether. "
"Oo what bM then?"
"Well, t aa kanPy say. On apr
aoual bast prbaa I rather bop that
the prraottthi niy parser would,
jtnt know, Ilk to U aeiiai4 with
"On a friendly bast, d )ow lueaaF"
ak4 Miee UnU tuvrelieeely,
"tVrialnly, friendly, i( rvtm nod
petbaf lwiw I halt lhat"
Mm iUU lbtd np at bint with a
e 1 lain b l tl riprctMimk
M Why vt witln a a4ej luviliug yvwr
fjlnte p!tMf U sail upon jw bm of
anywk ela that woUt tatvnvu
tuV and tbtt diwaa Ik snlMI"
IWnhant b kd rrifhiHtL
I Ihoughlt f lhak t ut llwonl.ta't
lit N,s tt wowlda't dv I wovld iuu k
, rather settle everything by correspond-'enoe."
"I am afraid I shall not be able to
compose a letter that will suit yon.
There seem to be so many difficulties.
It is very unusual. "
"That is true, aud that is why I
knew no one but you could help me,
Miss Gulo. If it please you, it will
plcuso mo."
Miss Gulo shook ber head, but after
a few moments aha said, "How will
this do?"
DaaRBia-
"Walt a moment," cried Mr, Don
bam. "Thut seems rather a formal
opening, doesn't it? How would it road
if yon put i t 'Dear Friend ?' '
"It yon wish it so. " fclho crossed out
tho "sir" and substituted the word sug
gested. Then she read tho letter 1
Dsar Fiiusd-I have fur some time past
been diwtrnus of taking partner snd would
ts Rlsd if 'jrilu would eonstdnr the question litnl
consent tu Join me In this tuislnesii. The busi
ness Is and hue Wii for several ynnrs very
prosperous, iiml, as 1 shell mritilrs no rniiltnl
from you, 1 think ynu will rind my offer
very ndvsiitMtMfUS ens. I will
"I I don't think I would put it
qulto thut way," suid Denham with
somo hesitation, "It reads as if I were
offering everything and thut my part
ner wull, yon see what I mean."
"It's the truth," said Mis Gala do
flan My,
"Rotter put it on tho friendly basis,
gs you suggested a moment ago. "
"I didn't suggest anything, Mr, Dun
ham. Perhaps it would be better if you
would dictate tho letter exactly ns yon
Want It, I knew I could not write 0110
that would please you. "
"It docs please run, but I'm thinking
of my future partner. You are doing
first rate ; bi tter than I could do. Rut
just put it on the friendly basis,"
A moment later slio read 1
Join me In this IiumIiikh. I make you
this offer entirely from u friendly snd nut
from a flniineliil stiiiiflnolnt, tKipliig Hint you
ilk me well eieniKh to lie nssoeiuUid with iu.
"Anything else, Mr, Dunham?"
"No, I think thut covers tho whole
ground. It will look rather short type
written, won't it? Perhaps you might
add something to show that I shall bo
exceedingly disappointed If my offer 1
Hot accepted,"
"No fear, " said Miss Galo, "I'll odd
that though. 'Yours IruJy' or 'Yours
Tory truly?'"
"You might end it, 'Your friend,' "
The rapid click of tho typewriter was
heurd for a few moments in tho next
room, and then Miss Galo camo out
with the completed letter in her hand.
"tihull I huvo tho boy copy it?" she
asked,
"Oh, bless yon, no," answered Mr.
Denham with evident trepidation,
The young woman suid to herself;
"Ho doosn t want Mr. Rogers to know,
and no wonder. It Is n most unbusiness
like proposal. "
Then she said aloud, "Hhall you wuut
tno aguiu today?"
"No, Miss Gain, and thank you very
much."
Next morning Miss Galo came in to
Mr, Deuhum's office with a smile on her
fuee.
"You made a funny mistake lust
night, Mr, Denhain," she said a she
took off iter wraps.
"Did I?" ho asked In alarm.
"Yes, You sent that letter (0 my ad
dress, I got it this morning. I opened
it, for I thought it wus for' mo and thut
perhaps yon did not need ma today;
liut I suw at once that you pet it in the
wrong envelope. Did you wuut ma to
day?" It was on his tongue to say, "I want
you every day, " but he merely held out
his hand for thn letter and looked at it
as if lie could not account for it hav
ing gonn astray.
Thu next (lay Mis Gale came lute,
and she looked frightened. It wus evi
dent thut Doiihuiu wus losing his mind.
8ho put thu letter down before him and
suid :
"You addressed that to me the second
time, Mr. Denham."
Them wus a look of haggard anxiety
about Denham thut guvo color to her
auspicious. Ho felt that it wo now or
never.
"Then why don't you answer it, Mis
Gale?" ho said gruffly.
tilie bucked away from him.
"Answer it?" sho repeated faintly.
"Ortaluly. If I got a letter twice, I
would answer it"
"Whut tin you mean?" she cried, with
ber bund on the doorknob.
"Kxactly what tho letter says. I
waut you for my partner. I want to
marry you, and financial considera
tions" "Oh!" cried Mis Gale in a long
drawn, quivering sigh. Fho waa doubt
lea shocked al the word he had used
and fl"d to her typewriting room, clew
ing the door behind ber,
Richard I Milium paced up and down
the fliair for a few moment, then rap
p4 lightly at her doorj bat Iherw wn
no response Ha pat on hi hat and
went toil into the street After a long
and aliulea walk ha found himself
again at bis place of Nsinea. When
bn weut In, Rog r said to biuil
"Ml Gal bn Irft, air,"
"Ha she?"
M T ami she b given ivu.ic. tiny
sit la nt coming bn k, air,"
"Very welt"
He went I u 10 his own ro.ua and foand
a leiirt marked "PetnowsP ou bi
desk. II to II rpet r4 read la weal
ly typewritten ehartiri
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