PASSES THE GOLD BILL
CURRENCY BILL ADOPTED EY A
VOTE OF 46 TO 29.
t
Carried By Strict Party Vct3, All
Republicans Except Chandler
Voting For It.
tt'ahhijrton. V. C c-'i . iu!.. The
coai.e substitute for the l..iu.-f- cur
rency lull was puf.n ;1 by the t" r..ite
Thuiydjiy by the decisive majority of
16 to Prior to the lir.ul i ii!-.-..i--itr .:
the bill amendments wi-re .:.).! rt!
yraltr the ten-minute rule. n y m;
of the" amcr.dRieiHs adopted v;.:;
On offered by the finance committee,
keeping the dot.r open to iist ma; .ur.a.
bimetallism, ami one by Mr. NVI.-ia e!
Mint!!---', ta, providing for national hank.-,
with t-S.-V-O capital in tow.'.s of nui
Eitirt than 4,w in habitants.
The vote taken on the various amend
ments offered was practically a!n-,
party lines. Mr. Chandler (r-p., N. 11.)
voted fur the bimetallic ame ndtnent.
but against the bill. Mr. Cattery idem..
La.) and Mr. Lindsay (oVm., Ky.) voted
a.gauit the committee amendment, but
for the bill. Mr. Kyle (3. P.) was :h;
vnly senator who did not vote and waf
wi paired. The free silver substitute
fettered by Mr. Jones, the lender of the
democratic Bide, was defeated by a ma
jority of Kt, the vote being 47 to
The bill as passed consists of ten
sections. It provides that the donat
io 8-10 grains f gold, nine-tenths tir.e
nan re the standard unit of value am:
that all forms of United States rnor.
hall be maintained at a rarity, with
it ana that treasury notes and preen
backs shall be redeemable in gold.
The secretary of the treasury is t
set apart a fund of jiiO.hOO.'mo for th
redemption of these notes and to rnain-
tain this fund at a figure not below
$100,0K),WO; he is empowered to sell
bonds of the United States, bearing in
terest at not exceeding 3 per cent. It
shall be the duty of the secretary of
the treasury, as fast as standard rtol
Jars are coined, to redeem an equal
amount of the treasury notes and to
Issue silver certificates against the sil
ler so coined. Under certain provis
ions, too. sold certificates shall be
sued against the gold held In the treas
ory. No United States notes or treas
ury notes shall be issued in denomina
tions less? than J10 and silver of a de
nomination to exceed $10.
The secretary of the treasury is also
nuinorizea to refund the bonded in
debtedness of the United States in thir
y-year bonds bearing 2 per cent inter-
st, the principal and interest on these
nanus to be paid in gold. The 2 per cent
bonds shall not be issued at less than
par. Any national bank, by depositing
witn the united States bonds of this
country, shall be permitted to issue cir-j-ulating
notes to the face value of the
bonds so deposited, no bank being al
lowed to issue circulating- notes In ex
cess or the amount of the -paid In cap
ital stock of the bank.
After the passage of the financial
till the senate made the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill the unfinished business.
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.
Many Speeches bearing on the silver
question- were made during-'the day
Keplytng to Mr. Piatt, Mr. Teller said
toe silver people.?re willing to make
this campaign oh the silver question
ana it the people declared for a gold
standard he would be ready to accept
we verdict.
Mr. Cockrell replied to Mr. Piatt,
maintaining that legislation aione with
the power of this government behind
Jt was s-ficient to restore the corn men
ial and monetary parity of gold and
silver.
Mr. Aldrlch inquired whether the law
Known as the crime of 1S73 would have
depreciated silver if the countries of
the Latin union were receiving silver
at tneir mints and coining- it free? Mr.
Cockrell replied that it would not.
"That settles it, then," said Mr. Ald-
ncb, "If what you now admit is true,
flow do you expect legislation of one
country to appreciate silver. The crime
f 1S73 was not then a crime."
"It was a crime," shouted Mr. Cock
rell. "A crime against man, against
t.od, against humanity and against
Christianity.
As the vote was about to be taken on
the committee amendment Mr. Tell
(offered the following substitute for if.
TELLER'S AMENDMENT.
"Th people of the United States are
Sn favor of bimetallism and desirous of
an International agreement with the
great commercial nations of the world
that will admit of the use of both gold
and silver at such an established ratio
as will maintain the parity between
sold and silver, and the efforts of the
government are hereby pledged to en
deavor to secure such an International
agreement as speedily as possible."
Speaking on the proposed bimetallic
amendment Mr. Wolcott declared he
was eatlRfled to accept in good faith
the statements of honorable senators
that they were favorable to bimetal
Jisrn. If it could be brought about by
international agreement, and he ex
pressed his gratitutde for the proposed
amendment of the committee.
Mr. Elkins (W. Va.) expressed his
pleasure that Mr. Cockrell, represent
ing his party, had declared against in
lernational bimetallism. Mr. Elkins
was Interrupted by Mr. Tillman, who
inquired: "Are you in favor of an all!
anc.e with any European nation?"
Mr. Elkina replied that he was In fa-
, "ror pf "such an international agree
ment as would enable us to use both
cold and sliver as standard money.
"Would you limit the alliance to mon
ey?" Mf . Tillman persisted.
"Well," replied Mr. Klklns, "I would
cross only one bridge at a time. Let us
settle the financial question now. I will
ay I am not afraid of alliances."
Mr. Shoup (Idaho) announced his In
tention of supporting the committee
amendment and the bill.
The amendment of Mr. Teller was
defeated, 27 to 46, the vote being along
party lines except that Mr. Chandler
-trap., N. H.) voted for the amendment
and Mr. Cailrey (dem., La.) and Mr.
lilndsar (dem., Ky.) voted against It.
VOTB ON, AMENDMENT.
. A vote was taken upon the-comrnlt-taVs
amendment and It was adopted, 45
la W, as follows:
YeaeAldrich, Allison, Beveridge,
starrows. Carter, Chandler.Clark (Wyo.)
CuUom, Davis, Deboe, Depew, Klklns,
Fairbanks, roraker, router, F"rye, Oear,
Bale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Fmr, Kean, Lodge, McBrtde. McComae,
jteCUnbcr, McMillan. Mason, Nelson,
laroM. Perkins, Piatt (Conn.). Piatt
j, 1 1. T.), Pritchard, Quarles, Ross, Scott,
1 W thovp, Mmon, Spooner, Thurs
' t WtlMn, Wolcott tt.
i Mo, Beuy, Butler. Caffry,
r M uiOBt), ciar, Cockrell,
J r. ( Alk . Ji.iii (Nev.). Kentir y,
i.atdxay. Mi Knery, .Mi Uunn, Mnrttn,
M oe v. Morgan. I'ttlus, Hawllli. .Hlew
aii, r'uilivaii. T.ilia fTi , Teber, Tiil-
nirfll. 'I'Ul ley. Vest -
An am-inliii ni iflerd by Mr. Htow
i.it. i"V!fi,riLr for the paiiietit of lun'i.t
a f:be United statis in coin of th
.tau.la;d llx-d by act of July H. K-.
ua laid on the taU' it U
iki:at: i.ku.xl texukk clauhk.
An amendmi-ni offered by Mr. i'eitus
lAla.) previ'lir.a that gold coii! and nl
er ,,,1 ars coined by the United States
.-hall be a legal t'-noVr at their nominal
value, was i;cfeated, 41 to 27. Another
amond.-mnt by .Mr. IVttus. providing
tiat nothing in llos ait should affect
the kfcal tetnl'-r (jUaiity of United
Stan x silver ill l.'.'irs. was likewise d
feaied. 4 1 to l't:.
Mr. Vet (.Mo ofore.I an amend
ni'nt pr ld.i.f; f r lo-t.iiW ' 0 ( t tieas
uiy Ik'IhI no-.-s, wlii' h should be loaned
tsy the si"!e!a'y of the treaswiy to any
l-erson who -uid deposit l'i!;ted Stat--
o ij'is as s' uri'y.
Mr. Vc.t sharply arraigned Secretary
!age for Irs action iu relation la ttit
National t':ty b-;nk of New York, isay
sris the letter of A. H. Hepburn, vice
itier't if thtt bank, was "nothing
short of an Irsuit to Hie hiphi st finan
cial i.fftcer of the country." His amend
ment be s-ti'!. :f en.ioted into !;-, would
afford tii- ( it Si ll owner of bonds the
:-;::;ie fai !lit,. s as were afforded nation
al banks. The amendment was lost
without division.
An amendment of Mr. MeLatirin (S.
f.t to r peal the U. on state banks was
lost 37 to ;r.
fi;i;k coinage substitute.
Mr. Jones (Ark.) then offered as a
substitute lor the senate bill a measure
providing for the free and unlimited
Toinuge of silver. That, too, was lost.
47 to 2, the vote being along strictly
party lines, M-nators Lindsay of Ken
tucky and l affety of Louisiana voting
with the republicans.
Mr. Nelson (Minn.) offered an amend
ment providing for the organization of
national banks with a capital of not
less than J.'i.ooa in towns whose popu
lation did not exceed $i.00A. Mr. Aldrich
ar-Ki-ted the amendment and it was
adopted.
The biil, as amended, was then pass
ed. 4" to 2S. as follows:
Yeas Aldrich. Allison. Keveridce.
Burrows, t'uffery. Carter. Clark (Wyo.),
Culiom, Davis. Deboe-, Depew, Eikins,
Fairbanks. Forakcr. Foster. Frye. Gear,
Hale, jTanna, Hansbrough. Hawley.
Hoar, Kean, Lindsay, Lodge, McKrid
Mi-Comas. McCumber.MoMlllan, Mason.
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins, Piatt (Conn.),
Piatt (N.Y.i. Pritchard, Quarles, Ron.
Scott. Seweil. Shoup, Simon, Spooner,
Thurston. Wttmore, Wolcott 46.
Nays Kate. Kerry, Hut lor, Chandler.
Chilton. Clark. (Mont.), Clay, Cockrell,
Culberson, Daniel, Hart is. HMtfeld
lones (Arl:.i, Jones (Nev.i. Kenney. Mc.
Enery. McLaurin. Martin, Money, Mor
gan, Pettus, Kawlins, Stewart, Sulli
van, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman. Turley,
Vest 29.
On motion of Mr. Cullotn the Hawaii
an bill was made the unfinished busi
ness.
CENSORED MAIL OF UNITED STATES.
Macrum'a Statement Causes a Res
olution of Inquiry.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Repre
sentative Wheeler of Kentucky intro
duced In the house the following reso
lution: Whereas, Charles E. Macrum. late
consul of the government of the United
Mates to the Transvaal republic, over
his own signature, charges "that this
(his) mall was finally forwarded to me
after Colonel Stow-e, the American con
sul general at Captow n, had secured its
release. I had the humiliation as the
representative of the American govern
ment of sitting in my office at Pretoria
and looking upon envelopes bearing the
oflicial peal of the American government
opened and officially sealed with a
sticker, notifying me that the- contents
had been read by the censor at Dur
ban." and
Whereas. He further states in the
same article: "When I accepted my
post as consul, 1 knew nothing of any
secret alliance between America and
Great Britain." therefore, be It
Resolved, By the house that the sec
retary of state is directed to inform
the house of representatives is said
Charles E. Macrum as consul of the
American government informed the
state department that his- official mail
had been opened and read by the Brit
ish censor at Durban and if so what
stesp if any have been taken to obtain
an explanation and apology from the
British government.
Section 2. He Is further directed to
Inform the house of representatives
what truth there Is in the charge that
a secret alliance exists between the re
public of the United States and the em
pire of Great Britain.
The speaker referred the resolution
to the foreign affairs committee.
HARRISON ROBBED IN PARIS.
His Pockets Looted and Forgeries
Also Figure,
Indianapolis, Ind. (Special.) It Is be.
Ing related here that both cx-Presldent
Harrison and bis wife were systemat
ically swindled and otherwise robbed
during their visit to Paris last sum
mer, when the general was engaged ir
the Venezuelan claims affair. The ex-
president was asked about the matter
and he confirmed the story, although he
said he did not know that it was
abroad and did pot authorize it. He
now thinks that a young Frenchman
who acted as hi valet was the" swin
dler, or If not, that he knew all about
the larcenies. Aside from sums ol
money that the ex-pressident missed
the boldest and most accomplished op
eration consisted In a series of forger-
leg perpetrated on Mrs. Harrison. Dur
ing the summer she looked for drafts
due on some private Investments ot
her own. They never came, Quite re
cently the drafts came to her with. hr
name fairly well endorsed on them. The
amounts of the various drafts and the
name of the forger could not be learn
ed. General Harrison would give no
details beyond saying that the story
was substantially correct.
Gov. Lind at Elk Point.
Elk Point, S. D. (Special.) Governor
Llnd of Minnesota, spoke at the opera
house here this afternoon and warmly
Indorsed the principles of populism and
Pettlgrewlsm.
He said the people, hardly knowing
It, were being led by this administra
tion into militarism and imperialism.
We need no such army and navy as
congress is asked to provide for. We
have nothing to fear from the rest of
the world.
Governor Lind said nails and hard
ware had advanced 100 per cent under
the protective tariff, and, of course, he
added, with sarcastic emphasis, the
farmers' wheat has advanced in pro
portion. He pais a a-iowina- triDUte to peui-
trew, and said he hoped nothing worse
for the ttata than the re-election or
thm fearless senator.
BIG SWINDLING GAME
CHAIN CROWERS' MUTUAL HAIL
ASSOCIATION IN TPOUSLE.
investigation of Its Affairs Snows
Itto Be a Clgantic Fraud.-ln-formatlon
Filed,
Omaha, Neb., Fib. 11 As
io the faiiute of the tiriin
Mutual Hail avoc ation and
pointment t'f a receiver for
a sequel
Growers'
the ap
the t-ou-
cern by the distrl. t court, comes
I i
"""fi o; iiuorinau ins in r-Oiice court
against tne officers of the defunct com
pany and the rev. latlon of one of the
uoicesi rwiinnng s( he:::- a ever
peipe
irated In (miaha.
County Attorney Shields filed five- in
formations, all against .; the
association, and all chrprng b,jth em
bezzlement and laiecny. One lnfi mo
tion. Containing ten counts. runs
Srfainxt F. 11. Hil'eker as treasurer. 1 he
tiir-t count chages the cmbezz! ini-nt o(
!7u0 on November 11 list, the embezzle
ment of Jl.OoO on November li. the
thitd ?:hK on Nov mbi- iM. the t i'j-.h
tl.coO on November t:,, and the nfth
ll.VJO on November 27. The ithr rn e
counts cover the same amounts, but
charge larceny of each instead.
The other informations are agalnrt
the same Individuals and specify
amounts paid by them to various per
sons under one pretext or another. Tha
amounts in the informations taken to
gether, however, do not represent the
total amount involved in the oeruliar
transactions of these financiers. Up to
the time the receiver was appointed
about a month ago the company had
collected from policy -hoHnts.
Losses aggregating had been
provvd up, but not a dollar of them
had ever been paid.
CHECKS REMAIN AS EVIDENCE.
County Attorney Shields ha in hii
possession cheeks representing all ths
amounts named In the information and
most of these bear the Indorsements of
I he officers, showing that th-y never
went out of the city, and were cashed
at the bank on which th"y were drawn
the same day. All of the ofl'n-ers drew
salaries in two capacities, as ofticMs
and as "general agents."
A mar. named o. . Clvsley of De?
Moi.'iis was appointed "superintend-;!:! i
of agencies. with supervision ot the
officers themselves when they acted as
agents, and In this cariuity he drew
16.1(0. But some of this amount found
its way back to the officer, lor rltk
to Chesley are Indorsed "'). '1. Chealey
per P. V. Mililer," tnd the (hecks
themselves show lh.it they never went
to Des Moines. A. A. Randall and A.
4. Leavitt are agi-rts who drew $4,lo0
ind IS.Ooo, respectively, but who, ai
lording to the books, never did a day's
work.
A list of recent expenditures., com
piled from the books, shows the follow
ing persons to have drawn atnouti'J
named: P. W. Miller, Aml.oy, Minn.,
president, ir,M:, A. A. Randall.- Maple
ton, Minn., $4,100: F. H. Hillkr. Am
boy, secretary'. $7.fl ; O. . Chesley,
Des Moines. $1,100; S. W. Miller, father
3f the president. 1,0W; White Bros..
H.Oa"; T.D. White, brother of the treas
jrer. J2,77a; Fred Paulson, residence
inknown. $3,720; one Masters. $',34i.
The books of the company and the
minutes of the meetings of the direct
ors show that the management was
illpshod and unbusinesslike, and the
uerw taken to disguise the handling of
money crude and unsuccessful. The
present whereabouts of the officers
.vented are unknown, but they have
frequently been In Lincoln of late, and
hey may be in the city now.
INSANE MAN SHOOTS A GIRL.
Farm Hand at Axtell Tries to Com
mit Murder.
Axtell, Neb. (Special.) Oscar Nelson,
i far rnhand, Insane from an unknown
;ause, discharged the contents of a
shotgun at the daughter of his em
ployer, ran to his room and shot and
tilled himself Thursday night. The at
tempted murder and suicide occurred
four miles south of here and full de
tails of the affair have Just been re
el ved. The girl Is painfully, though
not seriously, wounded.
Oscar Nelson has been In the employ
jf Ij. ILothstein for several years and
as been In ill health ror some time
past. His condition Improved w that
ae was able to go out hunting Thurs
iay, and on returning In the evening he
nlered his employer s home and find
ing only Hildore Rotlistein. a daughter
jf about 21 years ot age, in the house,
raised the shotgun and without any
provocation fired point blank at her
heart at a distance of but twelve feet.
His aim was poor and the girl pro
tected herself somewhat by throwing
jp her left hand. The load almost com
pletely tore away the hand, shattered
the right arm and many of the large
ihot lodged in her right breast.
Seeing that he had failed in his pur
pose ne triea to reioao, nut tne gin
sought to escape past him to the door.
He struuk her over the head with the
run slock, Inflicting a serious scalp
ounthree Inches in length. Though
jtaggered by this, she rushed from the
house and alarmed her parents, who
were at work In the barnyard.
Nelson's nerve falling him, he rushed
upstairs and going to his trunk took out
a, revolver of large caliber and, placing
the muzzle In his mouth, pulled the
trigger. The shot passed entirely thro'
his brain and came out at the crown of
his head. His death resulted instan
taneously. Coroner Darnell of Minden was sum
moned and held an Inquest over the
remains of the would-be murderer and
suicide. A verdict of self-destruction
was rendered by the Jury.
Dr. Whiting of Axtell Is In attendance
upon the young lady, and he says her
wounds, though of a very serious na
ture, are not necessarily fatal.
On examining the room of the suicide
several loaded guns and revolvers were
found, and there seems to be a well
founded supposition that h was plan
ning the destruction of the entire fam
ily. The only theory that can be ad
vanced by those best acquainted with
the parties concerned as a cause of the
hooking crime is that of temporary in
sanity, though he had never shown any
signs of mental derangement. He has
never kept company with Ihe girl, and
so the theory advanced at first, hint
ing at a love affair, is groundless.
The man Nelson was about 27 yean
of age, and though of a reserved dispo
sition has always borne a good reputa
tion In the neighborhood. This makes
the affair seem all the more mysterious.
MUST RAISE! $2,250,000 GOLD.
Seattle, Wash. (Special.) A $2,250,000
mortgage has been filed in the auditor's
office here. It is given by the Sunset
Telephone and Telegraph company to
the Old Colony Trust company or Bos
ton. The mortgage covers all the
Washington and California holdings ot
the comnany and Is given to secure
$MO,000 worth of 6 per cent gold bonds
AND AHER?
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'I he uomiin in v hiu had an-4
tbroo'i a iiiokI t riiiinphanl day him
was wiiirj. Mm' liifwil ln-r bat to
U-d. Jul' rln"i and fan to a chair
and .li" lir-ielf (' ropjied hiiu t hr (,'rca
willow i-oek( r a maw of fluffy In''
drajierics lit r deerlike heail, xiitb it
crow n of rcil-lirov.il hair, lilted ale x
the fii-Ki:. '( lie Woman in White had
been Venn;;- r, but sac bail never bi
fori' been so h ;, :i ifn!.
t'eeai.-- i-be had t.sii 1 : tin am! lie
c:'U-- she had io -i-jrlit to liim. )!i
eac-e lie nao oaee i-oriie'i unit noutei
tiir. i.lnl lire! K,;i :l l.er it ii I: i i.
i . . , .
"-ion iiis in in li. ii n ii dh ol ci-:n i'iiu
tempt in it, 4 eyes ao.l laciiose now
be !;:m lot. itv il tier lor oi:;. run
duts. !'.i I i!ie lia l I'.a.le liitn sac for a
kind word fron) Iiei lo-r. the scoi n
cd Hid ile-piwd. BecaiiM- she h:n
ti'OL'lH'H in l:is tace iiliil l.a I Oiliteii
and lore'l dim rntil lie had tlirown to
I lie winds bis decent life and nil t!:
lone; years of iijn iht prvs and lb
position winony n:-ti for w liicil he had
s'riitrled. ami wits rcitdv Io follow
her t-j the world's end. And li;'caa
he va
cat d'
soul!
- 1 be one loan whose
( into whal she
scorn
alii d
h
lier
:!:e looked at tne radiant thill"- in
the mirror and laoghed, and turned
the fla.-diinjr . lii iH elct about and
around on her waist; and a something
almost womanly- came into her face
as s.!ie icalied that it was not the
diamonds she cared for no! she
would Jtnve loved a ribbon if lie had
ffivcn it to her with that look on his
face, and would have kissed it ns she
did this, with a passionate ilcliirlit.
And Hie woman in Gray, slniidiii
in the door, fcavv lier I.ikmiil' the
bracelet.
.May l talk with vou a few nini-
utcsV asked the Woman in (Irav: lind
i ue soman in Mine saw nor relfec-
lion ia the mirror. Wind she saw
was a slender, gray-clad woman, with
a pale, pale face, and dark ceswitli
darker shadows under them, nm
tirown hair that was In-e niiiinir to
whiten with early frost.
The Woman in White stared insol
cnny at tne rcnectioit m the jjiuror
and smiled.
"I ilon t know wj.at mv servants
can lie thinking- of." sdie said, without
turinnc. "1 reallv hate nothing- for
ou, my pood womim. Perhaps ifyoii
tfo down, some of my people will
show yon the way out."
"Put I must s' e you for a lifile
while, said the woman in Gray, put-
ling- nside the im.ult, and coiiniiyslow
ly tiearcr; and there was a deadly
stillness about her as she drew a
chair forward and sat down in it.
Then they looked tit each other the
Woman in (irav and the Woman in
White.
"b think perhaps you know inc.'
raid the Woman in Gray. "No doubt
people have pointed mo out to you as
the wife of of "
"They have," said the Woman in
White haughtily, taking- up a steel
paper knife from the table near at
hand and playing- with it. "To what
do I owe the honor of this visit?"
The Woman in Gray looked at t he
paper knife and smiled wearily.
"You mistake inc.'' she said. "Some
women niig-ht hate t bought of 1 hat
but you will live. See! tomorrow I
go upon a Ion;,' journey; and I knew
that J must see you face to face before
1 went.'' -
"What possible interest can I hate
in your plans for trnveliiijr?" cried
the Woman in While contemptuously.
"Pray consult your dressmaker in
steadand tell her for roe that slip
should he killed if she iter dresses
you in gray again. It is not becom-
"You are bitter," said the Woman
in (irav; "and we have Ko little time
ami we are so near the t nt-rodies of
both our lives. A little while mm I
was bitter against yon, too; hut now
1 am ton Mid to be very bitter. I sec
how past remedy it is. ' I am not here
to hegf you to lie merciful. Even if
you wished, you couldn't cite me
back what I have lost."
Well, you have had your chance!"
ericd the Woman in White. "And you
nave lost it: Who but yourself is to
blame?
J lie Woman in White had thrown
prudence to the winds with that
speech, and now rajre and jealousy
ana insolent triumph were curiously
uiemie.i in the beautiful face, and
Hushed in a red glow from the eyes,
les J have lost it," said the
Wamaii in (irav. "And Inning- learn
ed tins, past nil doubt, I would not
Iry to keep him if I could. I am
goiufr away, and he shall live his life
in pence. I have merely come to ask
you what kind of a life it is e-oin'r to
be." .
l ne Woman in White threw- herself
back iu her chiiirand raised her beau
tiful arms above lier head.
"Oh, you cold-blooded woman!" slip
cried, clasping her hand, above the
shining coil of lier hair. ")ou icy
wives that go your round of what you
call 'duties.' mid sow on buttons and
have good dinners und Kit tit the
head of the table, us interest ilia- as
that Dresden Khepcrdess, mouth nficr
month and year after year, and then
are shocked and outraged when hi
meels a (lesh-niid-lilood woman and
loves her! What 'kind of life will we
have? Why, he will learn for the
first ime that he is alive! What right
have women like you to 1alk about.
love! women who gne a intm up the
first time he looks nnothcrway! Why,
i wotnu make myself the most beau
tiful and most attractive creature in
the world to him, so that lie could
never even look at another woman
aud then, if he looked, I would not
go away and leave liim I would kill
lii in!"
.She clutched the paper knife in her
riffht hand and lifted the left hnnd
and kissed again the flashing circlet
on the wrist.
The Woman in Gray looked nt her,
ind the sifrht was branded on her
memory. When she spoke nijnin, It
was, I" lower tones. Her eyes were
fixed on a ring' a loose, loose ring,
flint she-was turning- around on her
Eng-er.
"Perhaps we were mistaken about
Lavingr loved each other," she said
ihsently, as though she were talking
o herself, "We were both so youa?..
nd so Ijfiioi Btil. We were luarricilj
esrlier than we had intended lw 1
cause my mother died, ;nl I wa leil
alone, and was mich ul, unprotected
child-and mi we were luni rird; and
we agreed that we weic lo study lie
(.elder, iM-cause we weie lith so' am
bitiousfor him. And htIo.
couiiln'l have kept pace with him. at
my best; but f had to lake in senii g
lo help him along, so 1 hadn't much
time and in a little while he w.n
away beyond me. 1 have neier caorht
up with liiin since ixit I hate always
gone on st udyinp-. ko that 1 wouldn't
ijiiite disgrace him when he became a
distinguished 111111:.
The Woman in t.ray stopped to pot
a delicate and tremulous hand lole r
throat.
"When he vas utiidi;!r but.' she
went 011 presently, "his eyes wciej
troubling; him. ami so 1 read aloud to I
him for many hours exit day. j
Sometime. I almost itinhul his otoJ
would fail a little more a great ileal!
more, so that he could Ik- more ile-
H-iidetit on me for I -was very jount;
and ignorant then; jin l, yon sec. 1
thouhl I loted him!"
The Woman in W hite did not speak.
She was sitting (piitp st ill. 11s 1 liou li
she were a ninrble woman.
"And etcn away b;n k at the first."
the Woman Vn (.ray went on, in that
desolate se!f-couiiiiiiuing, "when t
were ignorant boy and p-irl together,
we had ipiite set t led it with oiux ltis
that he was to lie a distinguished
man. We even made a little play of
it, telling one another that people
would one day point out with pride
the poor little house where we had
lived, and where we had soiimeli trou-
blc
paying the rent; find then we
would
laugh so merrilv oh, where
has the
laughter all gone! And so
we went
on, looking forward alwsivs
to the day when he would he famous,
anil woming and piannii g for 11 --and
1 always pictured myself so proud, so
proud of his triumphs: We cold
blooded women feel very deeplv
souk I iines and think long thoughts!
And now he has won the honors we
dreamed of and tomorrow I am .
ing on a long journey!"
She slowly arose, ami the. marble
Woman in White saw- for the first
lime that she had a little package in
the thin hand.
1 hate something to leave with
you. said the Woman in Gray; some
tliin? to give you. See, it j' a little
bundle of letters, lie wrote them
during my mother':; illness. Thee me
the letters of nn undeveloped ' and
ignorant boy to a poorliitle girl. I
give them to you now, because be
cause they have alrcadv cone oul of
inv life."
n hour afterward the Woman In
White found that she had been alone
for a long time, tmd'tliat the last of
the poor little letters Wereopen ill her
hand. A withered rose had dropped
from it and lav in her Ian union"' the
folds 'of flufTv white. The air was
filled with the fragrance of the little
oiil-time rose, which seemed to Im
part of the old-time boyish love that
was dead tin a rose. Once, long ago,
in her life also
j ne radiant tace ot the Woman in
White was pale and old and tvearv
looking 11.x she tied the letters in tbn
packet again und laid this peiieibd
line 11 11011 them
"Do not go on the journey for I
go on a journey of my own." Then
she slipped the package into its velvet
se and sealed and addressed it. and
ailed u servant to go on two errands.
"1 am going awav tonight. ,lohn
she said, as his foot hesitated on the
stair. "Send Susan up to unci;.
And then she stood in the middle
of the room, her head dropped, pres.
ing hack something that tried to
come to her eves.
And now for new fields,'
she said,
life in
despairingly. And the
them?" '
The font inert-la I Inktlnct
Hie natural tendency of the .lew to
strike a "bargain" is most thorough
ly illustrated in the following story,
told by a teacher in the public schools
of one of our busiest K.'isiern maiiti
faeturing cities.
The school was situated in the poor
er section of the city, and Ihe children
in attendance were, largely of foreign
parentage. The teacher wit endeav
oring to explain clearly lo the inindt
of the pupils the definition of some
of the larger words of our Knglish
language, and asked; "What i the
meaning- of ihe word 'ex -sion?'"
One or tw o hands ascended timidly.
"Well, Johnny, what do you think 'ex
cursion' means?" "It, means," said
Johnny wisely, "where you go some
where and got to come back the same
day or get put off."
At this n rather dirty hand wiggled
violently in the nil', and the little He
brew owner half arose from his seat.
Ilia cnrni Hfni'Kx attracted the attention
of the teacher. "Well. Isaac," she said,
"what is the matter?" ''IHesse ma'am,
he forgot RomedingK ile fare is ehca!
er." S
e ;f.(l'e( t of D caching
Home teachings as a rule usually
hate good effects on youthful minds.
The following will show what effect
It had on one child's mind.
A small boy went, to visit his aunt
and uncle recently. At Iiome.his father
had always asked a blessing nt each
meal.
The child njion sitting- down fo din
ner folded his arms aud bowed his
head. He remained in this position
for a few moments, then upon look
ing up saw that eteryone nt the fable
was looking at him. He looked around
him in lisUtnishment, final I v asking,
"Is it done?"
The people laughing, asked "What?"
The child -innocently said, "Why,
the blessing."
H was their turn to look astonished,
which they did. They then explained
to him that they never asked bless
ings at their table.
The child looked piizrled and faid,
"Let's pray." He bowed his head, the
rest liottiiig too. and then said
"Dear Lord: We thank you for what
Is on the table, and Dear Lord, help
these people to pray the next timu
they eat. Amen."
He then raised his head and proceed
ed wilh his dinner.
! imNmill OSr IMtKU'
lb Perl
fcrlrnllltr TrralUr flafr4
In l.al lrj.
The fact 1 hul 1 am going In inurr
at last M-eum In mii n-e inv friend.
1 am not so old thai happiness should
turn HWiit from me. or ilml I should
forego the pleasure of accepting aftei
ail these years the fills thai hhe it
willing to liestow iimhi inc.
This i the second time I hate met
Mine. Itertiliy 011 the road of my life.
1 hate lot 11I her since she was a young
girl named Mart he llainhi H. and my
stupid timidity pretented me telling
her the stale of my fillings. To tell
t on what 1 suffered V In n
lie married
Jlertillv would not inter
miu. That
suffering was cruel and .for fifteen
tears I have not often forgotten it.
'lhat is the reason I hate never mar
ried. Hating fust the one woman f
erfliid eter really lote.l hate preferred
to keep my freedylU and (Ireatii of her.
1 have nlre.-vlv said thai when she
w;:s toiing and within reach my tim
idity served me very badly. Once
every two weeks her mot her intro
duced the young penile of our set
and not for an empire would have
inisM'd even one of those opportuni
ties for seeing the charming daughter
of the house. A cowardly love it was
lhat kept nie from opening my heart.
It limy hate been thai my fortune,
inferior to hers, inspired me with hon
orable scruples, or that 1 thought it
iniKissible that I could discover her
feelings like my own; or, that it was
merely 1111 exaggerated modesty
which caused me to hold my tongue.
At any rate the day arrived when I
was told that Millie. I.'a in licit had
been asked in marriage and had ac
cepted. With death in my heart I went to
make my last call and offer my con
gratulations. Oh! the misery of my
mind as I wailed iu the drawing room.
My heart beat 10 loiiToenliou and I
felt choaked lit the idea of talking, of
sating polite things about fnturo hap
piness, when I felt like nothing hut
sobbing out my own love and grief.
She, too, seemed troubled; she was
lierious. her face was pale ami her
etes red as though she had been fry
ing. We had lea and I thought I would
drop my cup my hands trembled so.
lief mother was with us and to me
that mattered nothing as I would not
hate dared to say anything- which she
might not hear. We sat and talked,
though I have not the faintest idea
now of anything that was said. Mar
tin1, 1 remember, took up 11 magazine
and for several moments appeared
deeply engros-eil j it, while her moth
er and I carried 011 the conversation.
When I rose to go she handed me
Ihe magazine open nt the place where
she had been reading, saying: -
"h'ead that article. You will find it
interesting, 1 'think."
I turned down the cf without look
ing nt the page, ,,i made mv fare
wells as briefly ns pssible. I was sure
that Marthc pressed my hand. Ah r
ttfill.ed home I remembered that her
conduct had been singular, and J do
not know what wild hope sprang up
in my heart. The hope as doomed to
a sudden death, however. Imagine
my feelings, when 1 pened the maga
zine and found the article which she
had advised me to read, entitled:
"'Ihe Extermination of Insects."
Needless lo say, 1 never read the ar
lu'le. The )K,ok I kept, however, with
two other treasures from her; a lit
tle photograph, the other a faded rose
'Ihe three I put away together, and i
felt bitter town rd.s her who had mock
ed me in my sorrow.
The years passed and I did not try
to see her again, though J Htj'
thought of her always. In ten vearH
her husband died, and I heard that
that she was coming back to Pnris t..
live. She did not come, however, and
I heard of her from time to time nt
first iu one place and then another.
Ihe years passed and I constantly ex
pected to hear that she was married
again, for rumor had it that there
was many a man who would have been
1,'I-tI fo make this beautiful Mine Der
villy his wife.
At last, five years after her hus
band h death, she came to Paris I
met her one morning on the Hois, i,il
she recognized me, bt Iwnved very
'MI.V. In the fifteen years that "l
hud not seen her my own ,jttt.r f,.,..
ings had vanished, and at sio-ht of her
all
my old love flamed up. licfurnin,.
home
lhat day 1 went to the ,len..
111 my desk where I kent.
of her and drew out Ihe photon. i,
n was yellow and faded, and f could
only t,e sweet face Mff,i..
younger and not, so beautiful n that
of Hie woman I had met on the street
my. In the girl there had 1 ......
promise; j ). woman there was ful
filltlienf. The magazine lav l.r t ,
n ,. . : , 1 iook
H, wondermg for the limn m. .:.....
"by J had Is-cn advised to read an ar
ticle on "insects," Turning ln it 1 ...
,,!,. . , , . k ii 1 ue-
hied i re(1d a through for the first
" "". eyes followed the lines
noticed lit,!,., marks .,d..s LI "2
.....1 ., . -O.IUIII
Kiss evidently made by a flu
B-r had. Kxcitedly. 1 ,'zed penei
and paper and wrote down tt. ... . i,...
words In their order and nu,v hu(
See- ,ny HH,""M"-'1 O'cs this sen-
Tomorrow at 4 oVl.!, 1 ,.:n . .
'-e alone. If yoll wih," "
tent, this marriage." 1
"IMlOIlt wuiting fo drn. r . 4
out Mme. Dervil.y. hote.. I To,, n,
nZli Z"' U,T my 't"".ation w-a,
i d ntknW- 1 no longer
mud; my tongue flew over the !.-
had feit for her ax n ....
the years of constancy. l ,,' nr,..
Hhe
'! her confession to make, too!
(old me how I had betrayed my
Hhe
self
" mm inst v sit. nm (l.i
she
.11 11 onncii 10 e ii ,i
chance
i" sjieiiK to nor uloiie, S1(. f(,i,
ashamed and Unhappy when I did
eo mo the next .i.i..i.i..
., . . ' ""iiig, 01
' would (tiscmi
ler her mes--
nge liuinediutelv
c are to be married in August.
Vou are in luck If the i
shoe over the door doesn't dron on
your haad. 1 '