THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT May 5, 1898 K Ish'fflitfh AVI" AVI" "Oh May!" V "Mr. Wllnprth didn't call onl you liittt ('v-niii(ft'l "J)ld Mr. Vil- IWUtll CUll Uat evening?" I May DuvIh, color iri(f hotly, looked npuHtlict two nlny M'lwxilylrlH, tUiiir alirlil volui-M ring ing through thu hoiiae, camo mailing Into thu i,y little htudlo wIhtu Muy piiifitoil placque and jmnola, and pant por trait, j "No," shit replied qui tly, "Wfiy?" , Oertio Davla, and her pumiculnr friend, Katie Lvona. I'xchiuiitetl sol emnly algnlflcaiit glancea. "Wo Utww," went on UohUi, Im proHxIvnly, "that ho had aslicd per mlaalon to call on you laxUevciiing. We know ho did not. And win know," dropping her voice till it i noiimlod really aepuluhral, "why hu roko IjIn appointment." "That I ahall alno know in good time," nald May, Nomewhitt troatlly, "I had a tele ram from Mr. WWmarth l&ftt evening." Mm remembered, howivjor, thai the dmpatch had nald alinply: "l'ardon my abavneu. Am unavoid ably detained." "I think I'll go home," ventured Katie, a little nervously. "I'erliupn May would rather not hear what we aaw." May, holding a palette and ahuaf of brunhen, deliberately turned around to face the Hpeaker. "Tell all you have como to announce, Katie," alio advlned, (juletly. May Davla wan a pretty girl of 23. Her face in repoNO had a gravity which made her appear older than ahe waa, but when tier mirlouHiioaa broko In amllen ahe looked bewltchlngly gay and youthful, Hep wavy brown hair ahe wore parted, and brtiNhed almply back from a fair, amooth brow. Her aincere eyea were gray, ahadowed by long, dark lanhea. 'Well," began Mia Lyotnt, who waa at lha angular age of 14, "you know that great brick building, the Lang ham apartment Iiouho, which In Junt acroaa the atreet from our place?" May nodded, and Katlu went on. "Well, luKt evening, (icrtle and I you know (iertie waa at ay lug over night with me were dreeing for a elaaa aoelul in our room, when wo got to talking about you and Mr. Wll marth. (turtle waa Maying how much he (teemed to think of you, and how often he came to Mce you, and and everything. All at one hhe waa dreNHed and leaning ugniiiht the win dow, waiting for me, ahe Haiti: " 'Why, there he M' " burst In (hr tie, unwilling that her friend should longer monopolize the relation of their aenaatlon in a nutshell. "And there he waa! I could see him quite plainly in the brightly lighted ro of the Langham. And aa Katie and I were watching him" "A lady came into the room," ex claimed Katie, breathlessly. "And," cried both together, "he kissed her!" They atared, round-eyed, ut their victim. "la that all?" ipierled May. "All!" repeated the Heandal-mon-gers, faintly. "Yea. Why shouldn't ho kiss her? He may be engaged to her, for all we know to the contrary. It seems to me you have been exciting yourselves needlessly." "We we thought," stammered (ler tle, "that he was engaged to you!" "Mr. Wllmarth bus never honored me with a proposal," May declared, till In that level tone. "And now, if MOr IKUII'tMl . you f trU have nlhlitlf iur iiiimriaiil la aay e. I hll I gUd ( an i.p jH.rtutiity tu nnUh this pan I " I'm U eg rhattl and atlu.t, the f ifla 1'W tiivin,de awat , May r, aul fativavd lh li U timd tltviu h&a returuv.l to her aval, an I Urv.l al tat wll,tt.ae nit the half aiiilfd paavU Whal ugi, pratliug llunk' taaj were! and ol eit hour the had the Ua.l la.le l vwUIr llr m Uu tiful & did ! aala lake up hvl 1LtW. &e umIv u there, fiiw uu. a it uj.l.l way Uturf altl al hat a .' ii4. "Aa .ItHittaaw?'' nWd a la-uh f tis. The frjar4 h4t.lra. IVrUiaa hat. a4 kikllitf ( ,aay t.wdf tMirttiJ May Ua aha ra4 the ,4 faUiBr'" ttlet tha Uit.ir, fajljr, M aha fwhra.t he Mad 'Yh t(a4 ta iah f M thvaUr )saity latl aie hiM yHt h-l fit JU, Wtlmaiih tnut W tl. Aa l. Uh44. Mr H .aih fall4 V aaWiUHa May Itlt tiil4 aad Udiaaah IVm the hd ta Uaia a th aUbwt hat ftdwlieta hr.ka ai Tin m tJH -Iff pointment? Who, besides herself, was joneerned with the fact that he hud taid away? "He sent me word that he was de tained," ahe said, stilling her annoy ance. Nancy smiled, knowingly. "He was. When we were taking the suburban theater train at the North Western, ho was seeing off a lady who wuh g'dng on the Ht. Paul llyer. 1 knew he could not have been out this distance and reached there by that hour. Muy, dear perhaps I ought not to mention It but you really should know " "Uo on," said May, In an even voice. "Well, their parting was most af fectionate. Hu kissed her, mid suid: 'I shall write you so mi, dear.' And the answered: 'Io, Kdwin. I shall be most anxious till 1 hciir from you.' One of our party happened to recog nize the young lady, who was ipilte pretty, lie says she Is a gay. wealthy young widow named Mrs. Vustine, and Hint she lives In St. I'iiiiI. I told you itll along, dear May, that I distrusted Mr. Wllmurl-h. 1 feel so grieved for yon, after till the attention he has pc.Id yon." "Oil, don't wasle your sympathy!" mi id May, looking struliWit into her friend's eyes with a serene smile. "There Is no necessity whatever for condolence, I assure you. And I do not wish to hurry you, dear, or to seem rude, but this panel is an ordo,, and I am rather rushed to get it llnUiied by the date mentioned." "Oil!" murmured Nancy, taken ubaek, "if that is the way you feel about my kindness " And, in a very bad humor Indeed, she departed. The young artist went back to her hollyhocks. She thought them uglier than ever. She deliberately lifted her blender, und with a fuw awlft, cir guliir strokes merged the varied, bril liant tints In one Indistinguishable daub. All ut once she luid aside pulette, brushes, rest stick, and, lean ing her head on her hands, burst into tears. Well-born, comfortably off, attract ive, accomplished, she had had many admirers, but not one had touched her heart until she met Kdwin Wllmarth. Her cheeks now burned with shame as the recollected she had given him her love unasked; but had not his man ner toward her been that of the moat eager lover? The afternoon light faded. She heard the street door open. Her father must have come home. She would hardly have time to dress for dinner. Sho dropped her brushes Into a can of turpentine, and rose listlessly. There was a step in the hall without. A tull form darkened the door-way. She turned to sco Kdwin Wllmarth, "I wonder If you will forgive me, Misa Davis," he said, coming forward, hat In hand, "for invading your re treat. The servant told me I should Hud you hero. I owo you an explana tion as well as an apology for my fail ure to keep my appointment last even ing." She did not answer him. In a kind of a dream she waited for the explana tion. She wondered faintly If people were to keep forever coming up thoso stulrs to talk about a mere absurd ap pointment that had been broken. One who Is very dear to mo," went on Wllmarth, "whom I had not seen for years, owing to my long absence in'Kurope, chanced to bo in tho city yesterday. Sho was leaving for her home last evening. I know, you would purdon me, if I took tho liberty of wiring you my regrets. 1 went to tho Langham -where alio was staying with a friend. Sho so much wished to make your ueuuintonco. I'm afraid " with a boyish laugh, "I had raved of you a good deal." May felt the warmth como buck to her heart with a rush. Who who is she?" sho asked, In a voice that to her sounded far away. "OKI I not tell you? How stupid of me: Mie la my only sister a widow. Her name Is Yaatino Cynthia Vastine. Sho lives in St. I'aul. Why what la wrong, May? You have been crying," He hud just caught a glimpse of her face, till now resolutely turned from the light. ( spoiled my panel. It la abso lutely ruined." "That l a pity. Hut, May " "Yes." "1 told Cynthia mv hopoa. She la ao mux ions for ni v sake. What can I write her? That you care for ma at all -I love you ao! IHar. will vou trust your future lit my hauda?" She lifted to hi a radiant fao. "Most etinndenlly," nha whispered, tlerlio Havls and Katie Lyon eon- tided to rach other that May certainly could nt have any pride. Mlsa I.udara Hwlaimml reponillllty after having warned May eoneeriiing hi treach- erous cHiluet. Hut when thav letiriifd thai Mr. and Mr. Wllmarth r about .i pay a visit ,i lha ru aistrr -the I'frtly SI. IHml widow, Mr YaUuaitot una ut lha iSre id. - ,dd 4tt i v. H iua In hoppia' la lha lal rttcttti.iu t (ha tratlot prlii- ipte II lia tsu rl la Hrba. lit.) I.)tuti.( m h H.atlofi4 ! l I h mtutr f h .H ity r n. . uf faiMiliv litiii in a ttfh Uhfc. wh.i hoy lhl frM'tta, '!, t4 aa4 tlar lata tarou-. .urvho.f arfm Th aat tail epo lhm tvary iworalarf, rlv taoir wriiioH irdt aw4 rvhMa at ""'la It aw karvyaaa Ua thai way r patat I thta ipniMy, ia h mia HaMt. V lha Tth hath ay fotm in How la tvarr warrtaa-a olra, lha h4Ua4 aaalaf U alUw hla if rlal m Valhia tarp.a, If It fc ilhhU, aha haa Mily la g t hf, U ra4L aa4 lar Kt ati ri,U 4owa H Ika awi Uaial U la r4raa4, II la ft aa4 M4inMf THE CUM HABIT. It Dupniiiin On the I'olnt of Vleer In Ite illlM Vpita It MerlU. "It boats all how the gum habit is growing," the puasengur in the anuff colore 1 suit wai saying. "There are not less than half a do.on young women in this ear chawing gum." "l see, answered the passenger with tho heavy gold watch-chain. "Well, I can suy one thing; I never chew it." "Neither do I. It's u detestable habit," "It Is indeed." "And it doosn't do anybody any gooi., It snot only offensive but ut terly profitless." "Profitless? I'm not so sure of that, lly thu way, I am just starting with my family for u tour through Kuropu, We shall bo gone about six month." "What has that got to do with the gilin-ehewing habit?" "Nothing, except that I'm the pro prietor of a chewing gum factory," A .Mills I ip'), A workman uamud Morlarity was engaged In casting metal for thu mini- ufacture of ordnance at Woolwich ar senal, when he lost his balance and fell into a liii'u Ingot containing twelve tons of molten steel, The metal was at vvhltu heat, and, of course, the unfortunate man was utterly con sume I in less time than it takes to ti ll It. The Kurdish respnel for th 1 do id ii prulsuwortliy enough, but In this instance It was carried to 11 ridic ulous extreme, Thu s ileiiiii old fogios of the wur department held u confer ence and decided not to profane thu (lend by using thu st-el In tho manu facture of ordnance, and that enor mous chunk of metal was actually in terred, and a Church of Kngland cler gyman read services for the dead over it, It was a surly tramp, to whom the cook had given something to eat, and more than oncu while ho wus putting it away sho felt liko pouring a tea kottlcful of hot water down his neck, but tho feeling of charity which had prompted her to food him restrained her from getting even with him. Hu got through after awhile and was starting off without so much as u "thanks" or "good morning" or any thing. "Here," sho said sharply, "haven't you got anything to say after as good n dinner at that?" "Naw," ho retorted, "d'yer think I'm Chancy Depoo?" and what the cook aaid to him wai much more appropri ate In Its application than it would lie for the columns of a public print. Yellow .1 urlilly Among Color. It Is a curious fact that the color of yellow, whether It bo vegetable or animal, is much more permanent than uny other hue. The yellow of u Dower's petals Is the only color known to botanists that is not faded or entire ly dischurgud upon being exposed to the fumesof tho sulphurous acid. Take the viola tricolor (heart's ease), at an Illustration. If exposed but a mom 'lit to these fumes the purple tint im mediately takes its Might., und In tho wull-llowor tho yellow shines as brightly as over after all other colors have Hod. Wife W mi U.I. Wile wnnted-Age .'15 to 55, with little means. I ask for ncipmiiitaiice. Am a widower unincumbered, temperate, use notobuc, but little menus, good stand ing in church und society, U. C. Dan, York, Neb. Give the Children a Drink called Grain-O. It la a delicious, appe- tiling, nouriauing 100a anna 10 iat ha nlaAA nf flnffuu. SnM h n.11 crrooera and lilcm! hv all who have used it be cause, whoa properly prepared it t as tea like toe nneat oonae DUi is ire irom an ita injurious properties. Qrain-0 alda digestion and strengthens the nerves. It la not a stimulant, but a health builder, and obildren, aa well aa adults, can drink it with great benefit Costa about aa much aa eonea, 10 ana aoo. The Farmers' Mutual Hail Insurance Association. CorrMpontleiifie Contlui'teil by J. M. Nan- furtl, (leaernl Manager of the f armer' Mutant Hall Insurance Auclntlon nf ralrneia, Mel.raaka. The Farmer's Mutual Hall Insurance asaoclatlon of Fairfield, Nebraska, la the only Incorporated hall Insurance asso ciation doing busiiHMW on (he mutual plan In the state and has auccded un dr the able niauagamunt of Ita present eorpeul olllivrs in av Kigali loaera II baa ever suauuis lu lull without any prorating or waling down and la the only mutual bad liieureuee waaoeiathta that baa aier been. aucenMlul iu Ne braska. It ta doing Imellieaa tttidW the new mutual hail iaauraaee law iaJ la 'VI and paid nearly 1,km ,( tumm duriun Ita Drat year under said law tmid r- ballot bach lo Ha nioitiWn aa their hare of the profits id the huaiaeaa over U.lHHllwea.h. It teal -reul aader lae etialrul l Ike awmeoin.wra It worked aalef Ul tear lwil H. .V S.ly, pree lhal, J. II. Haalurd, vaeral ataaager, J. J. Wait I lee, ewreiary. Its fmra are all aadvt Uu4 la a good relialde sorely ha4 eoaiiHsar. It kaa Its koine ettlwa la I airfield, .Nebraska, and has bi hraarh urtlea any here, Ha hraaeh Mtfi la IJaetUa lal year havia pro tea aiteaiialw. uf y a4 ha duwuatiaaed. It has aasuaaeatwa whatever with aa Mlhef had laauraaew wws,iaiuta, Thta uataay wrule ahvat f itUt.iHH) id hail lasaraaew dara th aa mater vl 't a4 auw Kwks ht a tierr ssavh Urr heeiaxwa 4val the awiawer att Thi aesssHalMm a awie, theaf aa4 re liahH It prMMiiaws )t 111 prxtiwiuia aaiast Ikal at aoaf id t slave hail, aa4 alaaya falllUi I la ?ey pro a litmt wliuw aay rlhet rw Wa.U4 had taawraae assneMatHm ta owdatak ft hat I wear uh waa that Mwaaam arytavtevHi aa4 kea It prss' Gained 22 Pounds in 5 Weeks From the Iljatundur, Maoorab, III; Alderman Louis W. Camp of our city has quite astonished his friends ol into by a remarkable gain iu weight. IIh has gained T2 pounds in five weeks. Tlioi-e of his friends who do not know the facts ol his sickness will read with interest the following: "I was broken down lu health and ut terly miserable," said Mr. Cump to our reporter. "1 whs unable to work most of the time and so badly afflicted with a form of stomach trouble that life was a veritable nightmare. I tried various n medics, but during the six months of my sickness I obtained no relief. I hud always been a robust, healthy man and sick icms bore heavily upon me. About two years ngo I was advised to try Dr. William's I'mk l'ills (or i'ale J'eo tile. 1 purchased one box and received so much benefit that 1 used five more ami was entirely cured. I trained twentv two pound in live weeks. (Since I stopped taking the pills I have scarcely nu'l nn ache or pain. INTKIIVIK.WINO TIIIC AMJKII.VMN Dr. William's 1'ink l'ills restored me to health and I most heartily recom mend them. L W. Camp 011 oath snys that the fore going statement is true. W, W, MKUMN, Notary l'ubllo. Following Is the physician's certificate us to Mr. Camp's present condition: "l am a regularly licensed physician of Macomb, McDonnoiigh county, III. I have fjry recently examined Mr. j. vv. Cump as to his general physical condi tion uim mm the same to be all that could be desired, appetite und digestion good, sleeps well und has all the evi dence of being In good physical condi- tiisi. Hami ki, M. ICi hki., M.I). (Subscribed and sworn to before me (his 20th day of (September, 1897. VV. W. MKI.OAN. Notary Public. A NEW PAIR OF EARS. Remarhslils font In Siirnnry I'erfornieit by a French l'hylilii. At the Illeetre hosnltal. In Paris. th well known surgeon, M. I.andry, bus performed a curious oneratlon on n. workman of llelglum nationality. The llelgian, It appears, got drunk a short time ago, and was taken to the police station at (Jentilly when in a state of utter helplessness. While he was In the cells another drunkard, a mechanical enilnoer named Maehant. was brouirht In In a statu bord erlntr on delirium tremens. Maehant was In a terribly excited statu, and hn at.tucL- ed his fellow prisoner with extraordin ary ferocity, striking him and, hor rible to relate, biting off both his ears. When he came to himself Maehant became very penitent, and asked to bo taken to the bedside of his victim. who was now In the Jlicetro hospital, in order to ask his forgiveness. Dr. Landry, who wus there, said: ".should you like to give him back bis ears?" "Certainly," said tho man. "Then." said tho doetor, "lot mo cut a couplw of small slips of flush from your arm, and it can be done." The miin con- sented and tho doctor did us ho had euggested. The pieces of flesh ho shaped as well as he could to tho like ness of a pair of ears, and joined them to the wounded places. According to the latest accounts tho operation lias been a complete success. A GOLD FISH. lleaullful Kifli'liiiKii of thu .lupaiiean rauraka Kixi'iilly Caiiaht. i. A. (luinan I, of thu N.i lo in hotel, San Francisco, was IKhing ut Santa Monica when he caught what ut tlrst sight uppeured to bu u solid lump of gold. When the pi-Ut was safely landed it proved to bo u specimen of the Japan tlsh known a the ptp raka, an I by experts it Is said to le thu lirst of iti kind over caught on that const. Thu Hsh is a beautiful creature, bo lug exactly the color of burnUhed gold an I of kfttuv ful contour. It Is about nine incites in length, tiro inches iu width an I u bout oui an I a half Inches thick. The hea I Is short and the in. u tli s'litll, but full of rotv of sharp frontal t-elli. 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