The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, November 30, 1893, Image 6
i fw v m n a ii CHAPTKB XTHL-CMttem4. "My dispatches will be sent you at the old place, and in the old cipher. You do your part faithfully, which I know you will, at your life depend on It; ana to Drove to yoa that I am your friend, and wish you no ill, I will de posit U,UU0 to your credit in the High Ian 1 bank, and mail the certificate to your address. Or, if you succeed in the plan you have for keeping Patter son in New York until after the wed ding, you can return here, and I will pay you the money in person. You know you can trust me. With that um you and she can go into some mining camp beyond the Rocky Moun tains, and, safe from discovery, you can both spend the rest of your days in atoning f v your sins. " Groundwig could not conceal the emotion of bis feelings during the time Charles was giving him these in structions, lie wasovercome with the intelligence so unexpectedly imparted to Him. He was ready for the encounter. He hal sj great a personal interest in its success that Charles bad no fears but the outcome would be all that both could desire. CH.trTER XIX. I FOBOOT, I FORGOT. Never was disguise more complete. An associate of a lifetime would not know Silas Groundwig as he sat in the office of the steamship company on the arrival of the city of Home. Two trusty villains were with him. Will th y succeed in their hellish scheme? Gruundwig is long-beaded, adroit, and ounaiiur. His plans are not maturied. H must act on circumstances as they present themselves, ana there is uo danger, but he will act quickly and resort to any means to accomplish hig purpose. The tugs are coming to the dock with the steamer's passengers. Louis Patterson is one of the first to land. Ha hurriedly calls a cab, gives direc tions about his baggage, has a mo ment's conversation with the cabman bout a matter which must be private, for he asks his question in a whisper, is driven to the poet office, inquires at tile general delivery tor letters, there are none, he turns pale, looks anxiously bout as if to find somebody who will make an explanation, almost totters to a cab is driven to a jewelry store on Broadway, alights, goes in, end, after brief conversation with the proprie tor, unlocks a handbag which he had ail along grasped tightly, and exposes to view a rich collection of precious tones, which he desires to dispose of. 0 Ground wig is near by, sees the dis near, steps out upon the walk, calls a sjoiiceman. has a few worJs with him ia a low voice, nods his head toward Louis inside the store, the officer en ters, and, putting his hand on Louis' boulder, makes him nis prisoner. The valuables are taken possession of S the officer, and Louis is marched to e station house, and the next morn ing is bro.ight before a magistrate for lamination. Groundwig and his assistant villains having been held in custody as wit nesses, appear and testify against, the young man. Cuundwig giving the assumed name of Robert Newcotnb, swore that he took passage on the City of ROi e, from Liverpool to "New To i, on its last trip, and when some two days out from the American bore his state-room was entered and the diamonds and other precious tones the prisoner had offered for sale yesterday were stolen; that the pris oner was a passenger on the same trip and ' knew the witness had the dia monds in his possession; that upon dis covering his loss he suspected the prisoner, but was unable to obtain proof that would warrant his arrest; taat he continued to watch the sus pected party and called the ship's de tective to his assistance: that the two followed the prisoner from the steam ship to the postohVe, and then to the jeweler's, where the property was taken out of a satchel by the pr.soner and was being di.sj osed of to the jew eler when the arrest was made. j "Mr. Newcomb,doyou recognize this property as the same that was stolen from you on board the city of Home?" aked the magistrate. "I do, your honor," answered Mr. tfcwcomb. The detective was sworn and cor roborated Newcomb s evidence in ererr particular. The jeweler tes fctSea to the property exposed in Mrt as the Mine offered to him for ess by the prisoner. The officer wore M arrested the prisoner while fas tke Tory act of selling the goods. "This sesms to be a very clear case," r-'l the magistrate. "Please stand up. teat Is yur name?" L4Mus rauerson, if your honor. V wjm thai UMP irivan In nuih i voice ana with such a man- . ,H WW. that the magistrate, the Ml and spectators began to look i r I2,alal,!tt ta tbe TU.h mor? 1 1 .Mas than they usually take In such "ymmr, have you any witnesses?" i tt mtjristme. m tmnattmm umttmA tMtmmA . " pm hmm, bat I wnM like n;jtM leu my story. the prison, " I itcttuif t J v "7?". slu;; pd ta W lNfttaV n fKo .r .4 start home, of the shipwreck, landing on the shore of an unknown continent, of his sickness and apparent death, of his restoration to li:e, ol his travels in that vast country, of his search for precious t,tones and his good luck, or. his taking passage on the city of Home, of his landing in New York on yester day, his attempt to disj-oe of some of the 6tones for ready noney, and an un qualified denial that the property be longed to Newcomb The magistrate heard the story through. He had tn a magistrate in a big city too ion ' to be influenced by such a narrative. He had heard them before. Turning a the prisoner be remarked: "Young man, yourstory is altogether too fishy. It won't wash. You are gived to romancinr. When you get out of this scrape, 1 advise you to turn an honest man," quit stealing and go to writing novels. With such a remark able imagination and with the skill you possess to tell a story so well, you can make more money with your xea than with your burglar tools. The officer will take you back to jail to await the action of the grand jury. If you have friends who will aid you, the bail bond will be put at $3.000. " " These diamonds are worth more than that sum. Are they not good s curity for my appearance when wanted?" asked the prisoner. Young man, are you crazy? Are not those diamonds the property of Mr. Newcomb, and not yours?" respond ;d the justice. " I forgot, I forgot," said the pris oner. And the officer marched Louis Pat terson to jaiL It was no time to mor alize on the wickedness of men. It was no time to conjecture why neither his mother nor Mary had written him, as he had requested in his cable dis patch. Things were too serious, and the present required the perfect control and command of all faculties. Some body was plottinsr and he was the vic tim. It might be the continuation of the old conspiracy, or this one might stand alone by itself. No matter. Something must be done and done quickly. How and what was the puz zling question. His first thought was to send for some person who knew him. He ran over in his own mind who of his acquaintances might be in New York. He could not call to mind a single person in that great city that knew him or he knew. But stay. There is Captain Bodfish, of the ill fated "Lucky Star." He could cor roborate a good part of the story he had told the magistrate. How to find him was the question. He asked the guard if he knew Captain Hoifish. No, he did not know him, but if Louis wanted him to come to the jail, and would give the street and number where he resided . or did business, he should be sent for at once. Louis knew neither. Look in the directory. Yes, the name of Bo lfish is there, and so are several of the same name, and which is the one Louis wants. That informa tion he cannot give. Will the jailer send a messenger among the shipping and find out who owned the "Lucky Star" that was wrecked on a foreign coast some two years since? " If the owner is ascertained, ask him for the address of thet'apUin Bod fish who was master of that ship when it was wrecked. If he can be found, bring him to jail, and he will soon clear up this crime." Louis' wishes were gratified. A messenger was sent as directed. It was not many hours before Captain Bodfish, who. as luck would have it, had just returned from a sea voyage, was ad mitted to the jail, and Louis was taken from his cell in the captain's presence. Louis was overjoyed to seen his old friend, and rushing up to him in the mostcorui.il manner, sought to grasp him by the hand, but the captain turned aside, and coldly refused to ac cept the proffered recognition. Louis was dumbfounded. His feel ings were hurt to the quick. 'What! My old comrade in danger and distress, in suffering and disaster on sea and land, refuse a friendly shake of the hand, when God knows If ever man wanted a friend in need, I want one now:" "Charles Manning," replied the cap tain," I wish to have nothing to do with you. You deceived me once. "You gave me your sacred word when we parted in Boston, that would I loan you money to reach your friends, you would return it in a week. From that day to this, I never heard a word from you. i "I do not know what crime you are charged with, but I warrant you it is stealing, because the mate of the Sober Fntxt old me he suspected you of pilfer- j ingfrom him while on board that ship. "It is enough for me to know that a man who was my mess-mate In encoun tering dangers and hardships of a fear ful shipwreck, violated his word of honor, and refused to redeem a pledge to repay the small amount of money I loaned him. "I suspect you. too, of a great crime, but as it is only suspicion, I will not name it. You must seek other assist ance to aid you, for I will not give vou even enough to pay a night's lodging, though I judge that paying for your lodging is the leact of your trouble to night. "Good-bye, Charles Manning." "Captain Bodfish, hold for a mo ment, for heaven's sake, don't turn away without a chance for me to say word! I am not Charlos Manning', I am Louis Patterson!" CHAPTKK XX. CHARLES MANNING VS. LOUIS PATTEB fJON. Contain And Sail ttmA rrat A I fLm 1tw In rolling his feelings. First earn tne Deiiet inat ne was Deing imported opoa in the most wicked manner. Then suddenly would ask iato his aaind tbe question? "Sapposa ha Is really Louis Patterson?" Eiut the scene la the eabia on that far-away shore assM quick with its Aswan "Louis Patterson is dead." 80 firmly bslier- ing, the captain rrpLUd: -do on, with yur bare-fae tioa and jour base aad wld W.ta fas VnftaT SM tfttl ateaaw, aaCOD- wtckwd falsa- must talk to other, at to me, I will But listen. Vou Iiara Sooairfxl me onoe, I tell you. You will never deceive m again. Black-he; tad im poster! Kx- pect to soften my ing yourself to be eart by reoreseBt- jother, and he one mrest young men .'harles Manning, of the noblttt and that ever lived. yo i and I left the tad body of Louis Patterson on that u.sUnt shore. " A hen I sailed on the Sober Fritz you sailed with me. Together we left the dead with his God. Were you not completely lot to every feeling that makes a friend respect the memory of his dead comrade and messmate, you would sooner eall upon tbee walls to fall and crush your life out of you, than to claim for so tie vile purpose to be that saint in Heaven." "Captain Bod Hah. as God is my judge, and as 1 expect to answer some day to Him for every act of my life, I swear to you, and if i i-wrar falsely. I call upon that God to strike me dead here at your feet, that I am Louis Patter son." "Charles Manning, I" "Don't I beg of you, call me by that name again. Turn away if you" will, leaving me here to the fate that is so mysteriously enveloping me, but dont tell me I am an imnoster. I say to you, Captain Bodfish, I am the man that was left for dead in that cabin by the sea. I was poisoned, but. by whom I do not know. I was rea'ored to life by the physician's daughter, who gave me the antidote, and would you but listen, I would tell yo i all about my travels be fore the Sober Fritz came the follow ing year, and rescued you and Charles Manning." "1 do not wish to hear you. Don't I know that you and Louis Patterson were inseparable and don't 1 know that you' can tell his story as well as he could tell it himself were he to be raised from the dead? You have the same smooth tongue that captivated the crew on the Sober Fritz, but you must not expect to again charm me with your cunning palaver. "Now that you talk of poisoning, let me tell you that on several occasions I have caught myself suspecting joj of poisoning young Patterson, and I am now more than half inclined to that opinion that the diamonds and other jewels he had laid away so carefully to bring home to his mother and his affi anced, were stolen from him by you, and you have just now summoned up courage enough to offer them for sale." "Captain Bodfish. a thought strikes me. Now do listen for one moment to what I have to say. You think Louis Patterson's jewels were stolen from him by Charms Manning. In that bus- Ficion you do Charlos a great wrong, know nothing about the evidence you may have to base the suspicion that he 1 poisoned Louis Patterson, but " "No more, I will not listen to such trash," said Captain Bodfish. "Captain Bodfish, one question be fore you go. Do you remember one day examining those rough diamonds ana admiring two of them that were so much alike no one could tell the differ ence?" asked Louis Patterson. "I do," the Captain answered. "May I asked another question?" asked Louis Patterson, and the young man looked plteously and imploringly into the Captain's face. "Yes." "Did Louis Patterson insist on you accepting one of these stones as a gift from him?" "He did," answered Captain Bodfish. "Can I ask still another question?" Inquired Patterson. "Yes, yes; go one; what more?" "After Louis insisted for some time that you should accept one of the stones, and you persisted in refusing it, did you finally consent to take it?" "I did, and have it now in its rough state," said Captain Bodfish, "in my necktie, and I presume you have its mate which would only be additional evidence that you stole Louis Patter son's diamonds, and as far as the con versation had at that time is concerned, what could be more natural than for Louis Patterson to tell it all to you?" TO BE OONTWCED. Cbristlne Nllaaon's Husband. Her husband, the Count de Casa Miranda, is a handsome man, some thing over 60 years of age, but look ins fully fifteen years younger, writes Lucy Hamilton Hooper In the Ladies' Home Journal. He is a member and the head of an old Spanish family, and Is an accomplished man of the world, speaking rr. nch fluently,- and possessing brilliant conversational powers. He Is very proud of his cel ebrated and charming wlte, although Inclined to object sometimes to ber distaste for publicity and ostentation of every kind. He holds a prominent Government portion in Hpain, so Is often forced to absent himself from home lira former mirriage be Is the father of a young daughter, Donna Roslta, who is the constant companion and cherished daring of ber beautiful step-mother. Flowers for the Invalid. When choosing flowers to send to an invalid select those that have a very delicate perfume, and that are an suggestive of life and health as possible. White flowers, although most beautiful, lend neither color or brightness to tbe sick-room, and to a mind weakened by sick r ess are apt to be suggest ve of death, while those of a bright crimen or a deep yellow will almost always oleae and gratify the convaescent. When ordering tbe flowers ask your florist to send long-stemmed ones, they arrange so much more prettily than those that are cut with short stems. Ladies' Home Journal UndreMiaa; Made Easy. A gentleman who, near the close of tbe last century, accompanied Hu ron Vou Swleten on a visit to the old Duke of Sacbsen-Hlldburghauaen re lates tbe following In bis memoirs: "Tbe Duke regularly goes to bed every night at o'clock. When leav ing tbe sitting-room to proceed to his rather distant sleeping apartment, ha has a number of bis valets po ted all along tbe line of route. One of them takes possession of bis wig, tbe sec ond divests him of bis coat, and so on, 00HI, by the time be has reached the goal, be la ready to slip into isd without mora ado." Tagllche ituud schao. Tub maids of old aril oka maids. wet not nerv IKE FOOL WITH TMC GUN. aiw m-tj toot tb orry tBi world, 4 t i4 Se4a mbu yotit , Foul WHS fcrtnBM. . lawllboat, fu 1 . IftO d. gUlU J. IOll 4T1MJ d Ut. to- b &' . an) f.M w.a auJYjt. FeUsfta w.trtiwibi tiiY r at uW At 4 ! 1 - ail iiM-k o4 ojf 4 ; Fuula wtMi rag -fci.it nxu. ..! iY -ad. Fo U v b ' icnytttNU-d. mod :ooi who ! lad ; uoU w lb u. B , f ! wllfe f4, onl vl b cmum m, fooU w il b tract , F oi wu' dcuv U.9 IuImkm u-t facta, YvA -a tbr: ftou id act; fr oola wto aflla Tbeo4hjB! b Xikt. uol- wuo WliataiB Mb bjm a d apneas; FooU vhu prof b-ar rac muA l. b--t-fcl&ter ftjola wbu bviiava 1 prmba. ; FuuK wDoqoftrret. and fo-ua lv qoack ; In la t. tbtra an all auna uf foul la ib p. - ol fat, ibia. abort ald tall ; But of ail aorta of I oia. tli ool with a Ona - w i.o point il at tome ou of court -to fuo" An.l foula all ar imJ till ctianca mnrdar la doue) la lii wortM-Hl fxl of tbrru all i WON BACK. "Tbe remembrance of this, Vxia, will never pass from mv mind. A certain affection for you, I think, 1 shall always feel: but henceforth my love for you has lost all respect and trust" Bitter words! Spoken in baste and auger! Tbe fruit of the artfully- niifrt.iirr1 Etiat.lr-tAn anrl 1a.lnllv of a year: When I aul Briltan married the penile Lda Morpeth, there ""t, "c "".. had been s. et anger and coldly-ut- l' ' blm "ue Pln a troub." to tercd congratulations in the stately i dhere , hl resolution. That very bouse of his father, whe e he took ttc convinced him that he was his bride to spend tbe first year ,,f I exhibiting a species of Koman flrm ber marriage His mother and his ! oee Spartan fortitude. He saw sUter Laura had nothing In common and n,ar Ma's efforts at Improve- with his wife. They were haughty, keen-sigbted, cool women of tbe world; she, a little, gentle, loving, clinging child. utterly si 01 Dle,witb but little tact, and an absolute incajiacity to believe tbat every one didn't mean prec.sely what they said. A more un fortunate combination of qualites could bardlv have entered the cold shadow of Hrlttan Hall. She never j Utile, blue-eyed fool all the majesty saw ber little v olations of etltiueite, ; of Jove lies in your word, Is I sup and ber soft, childish sjieeches were :pose, ra her an agreeable sensation seized and held up to tbe light for I i-ay "suppose," for Heaven knows I her husband's in-nectlon and mcdita- know nothing of It experimentally Hon by ber merciless relatives-in- law. She felt, she could not see. the cruel sarcasm, the cold condemnation bidden jncier the smooth speech and smile Hhe shrank away, dismayed ana grieved, when ber timid over tures at reconcil ation and affection were rejected; she knew that 10 a hundred ways sbe annoyed and Irri tated her proud and arbitrary hus band, but never knew how to better the matter. She burned with secret Indignation at tbe dally injustice done ber, yet never knew bow to vindicate herself In her husband's eyes or assert her rights. The only one of the family who showed her kindness was Dick Lea- f ,n ldw' """ Heroism auu lormuoe, forth, ber husband's cousin, a Kay ; of cour-e. Hliuwed all the more ad vo.,n 1 i.,.un9nt. wh,. ram t.hr vantagcously by comparison with to spend some weeks with bis Aunt Briltan. Dick thought ber the very prettiest little golaen -haired, blue' eyed woman that be had ever seen In his life; and presently discovering her, condition of moral serfdom, with a secret curse on feminine brutality and ber husband's sibp'dity, donned her colors and fought h.T battles for her. He It was who parried tbe sharp thrusts of her mother and sister-in-law who bad always a ready excuse for her little social short om ings and a pleasure of some kind to propose when he saw ber dropping and dc.ected. Liking tbe frank, kind-hearted fel low with all her heart, she saw noth ing of the storm tbat was darkening above her; she never saw tbe signifi cant look or beard tbe tone with which her bus and was informed tbat "Eda was somewhere with Dick, as usual." When he was ordered off in service he wrote her frequently the merriest, kindest letters In the world. -She wished to show them to Paul, but be declined to look at them. Didn't he like ber to write to Dick? He had ootbing to say on tbe sub ject; she must be ber own judge In a case of the kind. , Tbe little woman was pu.led and unbappy, but she continued to-write to Dick. Wben be again catue back ber joy was extreme and she never dreamed of trying 10 hide it her old animatiou and glee A,l back; she romped with Dick like a little child; and Paul seeing her one day pelting him with flowers, felt tbe long smouldering jealousy of his heart leap up into a fiery flame of resent ment and froze tbe very soul within her ay the words with which tbi to-y commences. "Henceforth he had lost for her ail trust and respect!" The words tang In her ears day and night Con - tiniiaiivahe hi mdd tm fac as he turned awav from tne kiss she would have given him and heard bis measured, freezing tones. What sort of affection could that be which was roubed of trust and re pect? Childish as sbe was, Eda's whole heart rebelled against tbe very thought of such a love. She examined her past life over and over again; s e sought In vain for faults to justify so harsh a sen tence. If shehad not loved Paul as woman seldom love, then and there bis dominion had ended and his in justice bad erected a barrier I etween them that he could have never crossed; hut she had given her hus band ber whole heart and soul: loved blm absolutely; could find nothing pleasant without him; could Imagine nothing deilrable in life bereft of this love; so sbe set herself to win him back. She' was shut out en tirely and designedly from his con fidence, even In the most trilling matter. Paul sat continually witii bis mother and sister In solemn con clave, to which aba wis not ad mitted; tha very servants knew more tban she of family matters and do mestic details. If Paul was troubled be was nevsr told tbe reason; If be was 111, ana was scarcely permitted to an tar the room. Her own move- bmdU wr unjar aoosUut espionage and tritlcUiu; ber feeflngs and in clination nrer consulted even in f 'ui iud kite bore it all patiently. ) y after day she tried a tbouaud keys of endearment and lo.lng fore thought in the lock-d and barred dr of Paul's heart; she did her best t be i. lave, prudent and helpful: be t ied to rid herself of ber rhi!d:sb mannerism; in short, sbe did sou-d'-rs. She made a careless, butterfly a woman, a tender, dignified, yet gentie matron; she studied zealously tnut rt-riaiu deHcien-ies in accom plishments might not loou'er niortiiv and annoy Paul, she gave herself, heart and soul, to ber special abtiini uation shouiewilery and succceiel wonderfully, but after two years of patient trying sbe had not yet beard wnat she uio-t desired from her hue band's lips a recantation of bis harsh determination. let let no one be too severe Paul He Intended to be just had honestly believed himself on He for His months a mucb:aggrieved man. natural jealously, Irritated by the persistent malice of bis mother an 1 sister, had obscured his mental vision. He landed himself not a little heroic j 1,1 lDU v'8ll'B th follies of his lit- iucuvs auu wieir success, rccrcuv be was a little pleased, and It never once occurred that all solace was de nied to ber and that ber very untir ing patience only proved bow keenly she suffered. To ue made a sort of New York grand lama, to have incense burned I lefore you, and to feel tbat for one all this wife worship and spauiel-:ike devotion doubtless convinced Paul , that In some way he really was vast y j ncr In which il can be transported, superior to bis pretty little idolater, j Across the breech it measure about and that It was not a little con- j fourteen Inches, and tapers to alieut descending In him to lie worshiped at six at the ruua.le, A forged steel a;l. And so matters m irht have gone ' cone forming the barrel runs to the .on, ad infinitum, if tbey bad not full length, and Isonly three-quarters fired on Sumter. of an Inch In thickness. Then comes I'aul was tbe first to go. He- d s- i layer after layer of the finest raw cussed pros acd cons with his mother , hide, compressed until it has the and sister; when a conclusion was ar rived at he briefly stated it to bis wife and ordered her to superintend his packing, fcda could not repress her dismay; she even attempted argu ments, but was sternly cut short in ' )n mMW w' o"er anu sister- Eda's sobs and entreaties. j Only one faint gleam of comfort : could sbe find In all this darknevt. j "tie will take back those cruel 'words," she sad to herself. "Now I tbat he is leaving me, perhaps for ever, be will not leave tnem behind him to poison all my thoughts of him and embitter all my lonely hours"' So sue waited and watched, and tbe day for parting came, and tbe ivub auvi eav sum 1 uv iuisjuw ouu oiiu Paul had not spoken, i.da Hung ber arms about blm. "Paul, stoul Before you go unsay what you said two years ago." "What reason have I for so doing?'' was all his reply. And with a cool kiss he left ber. The disappointment was bitter; so great tbat It actually swallowed up liaTiii p a nil at Itiait t hi mln lit.' fa nA at II I ! Der grief at parting. When she watched for letters it was with tbe K . ... li.,t . 1... r ... . ... ., r( ) In fluenres, he had at last relented and written to tell her so; but he wrote nothing Ixcept "that be was well, camp duties were arduous and an en gagement was expected." Into tbe far-longer letters addressed to bis sister and mother she was seldom or never allowed a glance. At last came the news of the long awaited battle Eda's first thought was of humiliation for tbe defeat; her second, of terror r her husband's safety. For three days s le suffered all the horrors ot uncertainty all j the agonies of hope long deferred. He I was missing; naa ueeo seen wounuea i ugnting uraveiy; was tnougnt to oe aeaa. At last came toe trutn. He was badly wounded and a prisoner. Mrs. BriUan read the letter con taining the hews aloud at the breag fat table. Eda beard It, pale and I rigid, without nrament or question. I ' .(.. . !.... la. A .. . n L' "T uf u tu ur w ucr 1 daughter In law's rwm. Mrs. BriUan aw slims of i acklng. Open drawers, 1 disordered closets, and Eda kneeling 1 bctore a trunk, with daternilnatlon ! written on every pallid feature. What is all this-" asked Mrs. I Iirlttan. "And where are you going? ' 1 obould consider this a singular time for visiting, were I In your place W'bile your husband lies wounded and a prisoner In the bands of the enemy, common decency should, I think, keep you home." Eda's eye kindled. . inTJTlC'tCThlltt a vtiivv iiaw in VJ bUQ aiva-UQU VI t hei' husband. I am going to him." j Mrs. Brlttan fairly screamed. "Eda Brlttan, arc you mad? Have you lost your wits utterly?" "Do you consider this a proof of ' it?" I ' But what will he do with you there a helpless baby, always an en cumbrance, and be lying helpless? ' How can he take care of you?" "1 will take care of blm. Ilel pless ' as 1 may be, I ran at least smooth his pillow for blm." "It It not to be thought or," said ' Mrs. Brlttan, decidedly. "You must go alone everything la unsettled; , for a woman of your age and g ddy appearance, It would be Imprudent, improper, Indecorous, aussfe. People would talk; Paul himself would be angry. Just that up vour trunk, and put back youmiilng. Yon must out go i sup." -1 sy.ii." "Whal?"1 I win: Vim will! Ym sav von will to me' ou wit act coatrary to my advice-" ies, if you adlse me to stay here," answered fuia, rls ns, and fac ing her Incensed mother-in-law. fcver since my marriage, I have Lt-en moral bond -slave A frrt wo man by right.! have patiently submit ted my neck to the oke and a griev ous one il ba- been for rue. But Mrs. Iirlttan. 1 have ser ed out my time, I am now my own mistress. My doty as a w fe calls me and 1 shall obey it I shall go ' And i-he did go, spite of the power of even body, of the vigorous home opposition and of not a few secret , doubts and fears acknowledged only I to her-elf. j Impelled by lov e, the little woman ! who had, on ordinary occasions about as uiU' h courage as a moU'-e, never ; faltered o turned back till sbe stood by husband's bedside under a bolfle jflig. I I aul, groaning and helpless, forgot all about justice, d Unity, superiority and resentment Lear cb lid dear little Eda, bow shall 1 ever repay you" be asked. And with fast-beating heart, I da stooped and whispered: and then with panting breath and feeble voice, tbe proud man bumblysaid the words sbe longed so much to hear, and her long and apparently hopeless dream was accomplished. Sbe bad won blm i back. New York Sunday Mercury. A Itawhlde Cannon. A Syracuse man named La Tulip, has invented a cannon known as the La Tulip rawhide gun, of which great things are expected. One of the euns. made by Its inventor, was tested at Onondaga Valley, on Tues day. It weighs in the neighborlwxl of 40(1 pounds while the cannon of tne same calibre In use by tbe array we ghs nearly I,fo0. Its peculiarity lies in Its lightness and the easy man- strength of steel In fact, Itstongh ness and staring powers are said ta exceed steeL The raw Hide Is pntsn in strips coiled around and around, and Is several Inches in thickness. On top of this lie two colls of steel wire wound to Its stroi.gest teaslsn and tben filed smooth. The cap placed at the breech can be easily removed for Inspection of the taw hide Oiling. Tbe tests were pro nounced successful, and further trials will le had. A five Inch bore will be constructed u soon as possible, and wben mounted upon a movable carriage It will tben demonstrate whether It can be used effectively. The five-Inch cannon will be smooth bore and used to discbarge dynamite cartridges, a trial of which wIM be ' made. Frederick La Tulip, tbe In- ventor, has been a worker of rawhide for twelve years and Is conversant with it In every detail. Lome Dally r-enllneL Perpetual Motion. The United States offers no money reward to the In. en tor or disoverer of perpetual motion, and, so far as : we know, no foreign government offers any. Every few weeks appli cation for a patent for a new discov- . ery or perpetual motion is made at i if01"? bLl W,.V.i!M Vfr. nrin trrantjrl Tha Pqianf IISIm yet been granted. The Patent Office authorities bave the right to require a model of an invention when tbe de, scription isn't very clear; and they always tell Inventors of perpetual motion to send along a model. But no model has ever been sent; se no patent has ever been granted. Tbe subject of perpetual motion at flr-t was studied by learned men, but of late years only Ignorant persons have tried to discover that motion. Two large volumes bave b;en published describing tbe attempts to obtain perpetual motion, all ot which at tempts have been proved failures by tbe "brutal test of each machine standing stllL" Scientific persons have long understood that perpetual motion Is an Impossibility; but per sons who have not studied mechanics still struggle with the problem, though there is no longer any reward to urge them, as In past times we think there was. Buying Their Own Diamonds. The De Beers mines employ 3,000 whites, and from l ,,Ouo to ao.Ou j of ; tbe natives as laborers. The natives, j.Mr. McGregor said, will steal dla : monds and no way has been dlscov ered to prevent theft Under the I law tbe native laborers are kept in I Inclosuics called compounds They i sell the diamonds which they steal at j a few shillings per carat. They are I purchased, although the natives are ' 'K""1 ' -cu by agentaof the IMS Beers Company and returned to the company. Within the last two yeais. Mr. McGregor said, the com pany has paid in this way 3,;",0o,ouo for diamonds which bad been stolen by the natives. Mr. McGregor said it was expected that the dry diggings would be worked out in two years, but they have been worked since I HI I, and there are n-j indications of a bottom being- round. To pi event the soil from caving In, shart 1,000 feet have leen sunk and the mining Is done In chambers similar te those of American coal mines. A I'nlque I'enliolder. The superstitious youog woman awns a unique penholder. At tbe top of tbe handle tbeie slU a rab bit's left Mod foot mounted In sti ver. It Is supposed to bave com from a gravsyard at midalgtl Hh rvgards It as ber mawot.