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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1902)
TOLD 111 THE DARK. ! ii est, HE clock In the hall had chimed jP2 a. nx, but Janet KImbolton still lingered by the dying tire lu the great, lonely drawing room, absorbed In the memory of a long-dead past. j "Jean!" I She started violently. Had she heari It or only dreuuied It? Dreauied thuf tilled, stricken whisper? Only one human being ever called hr that, and It was twenty years At that moment the electric light was switched off, and a curt, Incisive voice came to her out of the darkness. ''Don't scream. You needn't be afraid. I swear not to harm you." Then ,'Janet Klmboltou realized the ifc.'Htton. She had dreamed it, of course dreamed that whisper. But Bhe was no coward, though her brav ery was of the kind that comes when life has lost its savor, the bra-very that fears nothing because it hopes nothing. "I am not afraid," she answered com posedly, and waited. For a few moments only the faint tinkle of gems striking against a pol ished surface broke the stillness, for the man was struggling hard for self control. "You are a brave woman," he said at last with genuine admiration. "I am not going to take your jew els," he went on; "when I have gone you will find that they are all here." "Are they not worth the taking?" she questioned, with a touch of the humor that never deserted her. "They're worth just about 10,000," he answered quietly. "That's not much to me. You see," and his voice took on a certain note of pride, "I am the man they call Dandy Dick." "Obi" And a little ripple of laughter oame to him out of the darkness. "Then I have the honor of conversing with the most notorious burglar in Christendom the man who spirits away the jewels of 'duchesses the bonds of stockbrokers the money bags of banks, and the treasures of princes? "You have heard of Carshalton, the American; the Kl;ig of Millionaires, as they call him? Well, I am he." A sudden horror seized ber. Was she shut up alone with a madman, and not a mere burglar, as she had been sup posing? "Oh, I am not mad," be told her, re assuringly, his quick intuition divining her thoughts. "When I am supposed .to be in the Rockies, In Russia, in Italy, ' I'm here, or in Paris, or Vienna, any where there happens to be anything worth taking." "It's dangerous," she hazarded, at a loss what to say in a situation so bl Mure. He laughed joyously. "Dangerous? I live for danger. It's the sap of life. If it weren't for that, I thou id be a respectable citizen to morrow." She listened, amused, perplexed, sorry. "Of coarse, I have realized before this that you are what the world calls i gentleman. Why, then, do you do this horrible thing?" His face fell, and bis voice took on a humbler tone. "May I tell you why?" "Yes," she said, "do. It is all very interesting, and it's a long while since I have been really Interested." j "And you're not afraid?" he question ed. I "You have given me your word," she answered with quiet serenity. "Thank you." In the darkness she could almost see the flush that dyed the man's face. Then she sat down on the cushioned window seat and a ray of moonlight stealing through a crack in the shut ters fell upon the silver-gray of her ha;r. The man came quite close, and stood looking down at her, then sud denly he bent end touched her arm. A curious magnetic thrill seemed to pass through ber and she lea pel to her feel "Who are you?" she demanded. "In heaven's name, who are you?" He stepped swiftly back, and con trolling himself by a supreme effort an swered In a dull and measured mono tone: - . "Dandy Dtck, burglar. Francis Car ihaltoB, millionaire." There was a abort alienee, then he began to apeak, "I was born too late. I ought to bare come Into the world two hundred rears ago, the world of Drake and Fro blsher and Raleigh, the world when men lived and dared, not the world of to-day, when they Magnate and exist, lite cane of some bygone ancestor waa In my blood, the curse of restless ness, of lawlessness, of untamed ambi tion. From my very babyhood I waa a rebel, and rebellion grew on me. I could never be as others were, could never bear the shackles and trammeia and the emptiness of civilised life. For long, long hours I would alt and pon der on a way out There were things the exploration of wild and savage lauds for instance, but they were for the rich, and I waa poor. 80 the years dragged by, and I tried many things, and my lawlessness grew and grew, and then " "Yen? Kike leaned forward, forgetful of the hour, the circumstances, of everything but the quiet, monotonous voice, with Its ring of absolute truth, tb voice that seemed to be giving ber kaleidoscopic glim poes of a strong soul, hopelessly hampered; a soul that had Minnow lost its way In time and pare, and strayed Into a wrong can- "AMI then -I met a woman mad loved her, loved her as such a man would, but I left her, I was an elemental person; she the product of an overripe civilization." He paused, but she sat silent, spell bound. "Finally I took to burglary, becaase for me it was the one way out. It responded to the two strongest chords in my nature, lawlessness and loye of danger. Oh! I don't say it was the best, but it was the second best, and one mostly has to be content with that. I soon became a power, and for twenty years now I have planned and helped to carry out all the most daring rob beries that have startled the social worlds of Europe. For the wealth it brings I care nothing for the danger and excitement, everything. When I am Carshalton, I am bored to death. That gives me the stimulus for devis ing new schemes. And the end? Well, I have a plan for that, too." "And the woman?" asked his listener, quietly. There was a Just perceptible pause. Then he said slowly, hesitatingly: "I don't know. Y'et to stay meant inevitably to break her heart. And she was young. I hope, I have always hoped, that she learned to forget You are a woman do you think she has forgotten V "I pray she may have," said Janet Klmbolton softly. "Yet women do not forget easily. I could tell you a tale of a woman who tried hard to forget for twenty years. But she didn't suc ceed." "Tell me." he whispered. "He had the double curse ambition and poverty. So he left her. And a week later she came into a fortune. But it was too late. He had gone, why or where she never knew." "And the end?" queried the burglar huskily. "There is no end. She is Just going on loving him. That is all." The man turned and moved unstead ily to the door. "Good-by," be said, "your Jewels are there." As lie stepped outside the street door he turned and taking her hand rever ently in his. kissed it. At the same moment a ray of moonlight fell across his face. "Dick!" He dropped her band and fled down the broad, Shallow steps. "Too late!" he groaned. "Good-by, little Jean, good-by!" "Oome back! Come back!" she sob bed, stretching out ber arms to him. He turned a white and haggard face to her. "I can't" The words floated back to her in a stifled cry as he fled through the square. And she understood. He had gone back to bis life. She must go back to hers. New York News. LADIES FIRST. The Mississippi Man Was Not Used to White Servant. Representative Williams, who comes from the Y'azoo District of Mississippi, tells, in the Washington Times, an amusing story of the first time he ever saw a white domestic servant Reared on a Mississippi bayou, he knew, throughout his boyhood, no other in door help than the negro. I was Just out of the University of Virginia, said Mr. Williams, and was going North on my way to Europe. It was before the days of dining-cars, and the train stopped twenty ruinates for refreshments at Ceutralla. Illinois. There was, of course, a great rush for the dining-room, amd I was a lit tle late In getting in. Down toward the end of the table I saw a vacant chair, and was about to seat myself, When I noticed a corseJy young woman standing close by. Of course I would not be so rude as to take a seat when a lady waa standing, so I politely asked her to be seated, and withdrew. She said something I did not quite understand, and I went around to the other side of the table, where there waa one more empty chair. I was about to take that when I no ticed another young woman standing beside me. Again I bowed, and re quested that she be seated, remarking that I was not very hungry and could wait By this time I realised that I waa at tracting some attention, but I could not account for it and wondered If the boorish crowd were laughing at my manners. Just then a big Hoosler caught bold of my coat-tails, and said: "Say buddle, where do you come from, anyway?" I was beginning to get a bit angry, and replied rather sharply that I failed to recognize any kinship between us, and resented bis Impudence; but as he bad asked me, I would Inform him that I waa from Mississippi. "I thought so," be said. "Now sit down and eat That girl Is a waitress, and is standing there to serve you." I sat down, but I was so much as tonished and embarrassed that I did not enjoy the meal Shad Changed Their Homes. Shad are very scarce In Connecticut waters, but appeared In large numbers In the Ohio river, a profitable catch having been made within Ave miles of Cincinnati. Before 1870 sbad were never caught In the Ohio. The first one taken In that year was considered such a curiosity that ft waa sent to th Smithsonian Institution. BIRTH OF NATIONAL AIRS. Writina of "Yankee Doodle" and "John Brown's Body." In one sense national music is any music which is beloved by a nation. Under this head would come "Home, Sweet Home," and "Suwanee River;" a more tender lyric of home and of its memories than Stephen C. Fos ter's "Old Folks at Home," of which about 500,000 copies were sold, would be hard to find. It was often under Interdict during the civil war because it made soldiers down-hearted. An other kind is of a patriotic nature. Often a national song is at first of local fame and Interest and by merit becomes national, and may even be spread the world over. Thus, as the voice of "friendship and loyalty, "Auid Lang Syne" is known the world over, and the "Marseillaise," which began as a marching song for a corps of the army of the Lower Rhine, became the universal cry of liberty in patri otic struggles everywhere. The whole composition came to Rouget de l'lsle In one night, 1792. Two French sougs sung during the reign of terror were In some degree Induced by American events, and these form a preliminary to our American music. In revolutionary times and pre viously there was but little music In America. During the revolution there was no American composer of note. No Amer ican tune during the revolution took root as the one which began and end ed the war. and existed in England In 1775 or 1776-"Yankee Doodle." The words were written during the French and Indian war by Dr. Richard Shuck burg, a British surgeon, in a sort of parody way on swing some of the New England troops marching Into Albany, and set to an English dancing tune. In Europe "Hail, Columbia, Is con sidered our chief national anthem, and has certain rights to be so considered, as it was composed on American soil, only they put the cart before the horse, and the tune was composed and played nine years before the words were fit ted to it The tune was known and immensely popular as "Washington's March," aud played till It was thread bare. Nine years after it was written Gil bert Fox, an actor, was to have a ben efit. He was announced to sing a new patriotic song, and got Joseph Hop kins to write words for him to the tune of "Washington's March." A new patriotic tune meant everything in those times. The theater was crowded. Fox sang the song, aud had to sing It over eight times, and then the audience sang the chorus. This was in 179S, and it was called the "The New Federal Song." The oldest of our national tunes Is the English national anthem, "God Save the King," and even during the revolution people sang the tune with patriotic words. Several songs were sung to the tune with varying success, and In 1832 the melody was given in good earnest by the Rev. S. F. Smith at a children's temperance celebration at the Park Street Church In Boston, and It has taken such root that "My Country. 'Tis of Thee" became our national melody. Now a word about what we call our chief tune, "The Star-Spangled Ban ner." The words were formed here, the music abroad, and there Is much false history about It. It began as a drinking song lu 17(53, of nn English club which met at the Crown and Anchor Inn, on the Strand. Later, in 1802, it was used as a Masonic tune, and in 179S Thomas Paine, at Boston, put words to it, called it "Adams and Liberty." and It was sung everywhere. In the darkest part of the war of 1815 Francis Scott Key, watching the Brit ish bombard Fort Mcllenry. wrote, In a moment of Inspiration, this national song, "The Star-Spangled Banner." "John Brown's Body" was first sun? In a purely local way at Fort Warren, but it became the chief march ing nong of our army in the rebellion, and Julia Ward Howe set to the inspiring tune the great hymn, "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord." and thus was a song of war transformed to a sons, of peace.-Boston Herald. Runs Through a DrserC A well-known civil engineer, II. B. Carpenter, who has recently completed the survey of the southern line of Utah, says the boundary between that State and Arizona does not cross a foot of cul tivated laud. It traverses a desert, which Is cut up by great canyons that are almost Impassable. The length of the line Is 277 miles. Landmarks along the line will make It possible for the boundary to be located without any difficulty In the future. Just east of the Colorado River a sandstone butte rises 1,000 feet above the plain, and the very peak of this butte Is exactly on the boundary, Mr. Carpenter named the peak State Line butte. Not far from this butte Is another, which stands 1,300 feet above the plain, and was named Tower peak. These two gigan tic stones will always be a guide to per sons who have enough curiosity to pen etrate the desert In search of the State line. It Didn't Matter Anyway. The following explanatory note ac companied a young man's wedding gift to a friend: "My Dear Olrl-You will find In the box a thlngamajlg, which has something to do with eating. It's a cross between a harpoon and a hay fork. It may be for spearing pickles or stacking chopped cabbage. Any way, you win ue so nappy mat you won't care." When we see the gay socks the men wear, we are filled with pity for their women folks who have to chase aroung town for darning cotton to match. THE KINO'S COUNTER-THRUST. M'illUm Hluntlr Kpoke Out What Was in Hi Mind. To the end of his days William IV. f England was a sailor, bluff and even Tide In speech aud behavior, but ss s sometimes said of unroyal persons, lis "heart was in the right place." His brother Ernest Duke of Cuinber and, was far more kingly In looks and nanners than he, and his heart was juite as easily located, but It was slightly out of its normal position, hav ng been crowded by aAbitlon. For the luke felt his peculiar fitness for the :hrone of England; be longed to reign n his brother's place, and he hoped .0 come after him. When King William suspected the luke's ambition he put him in another way of thinking, with characteristic t)luntness. The duke was at Windsor for the aight. The royal brothers dined alone together; Queen Adelaide was ill, aud lid not appear, and the suite dined In in adjoining room. During dinner loud voices were heard, which soon became more vehement. Both brothers had Jrunk more than usual, and the duke tost his temper and his head. Then, for the first time. King Wil liam suspected the idea which from that time was never out of Duke Ern est's mind, that be ought to be the next King of England should no male chll- Jren survive his brother, William IV. The duke, rising, said. "Call lu the suite. I am proposing a toast: 'The king's health; God save the king!'" The suite came in aud drank It. Then the duke said, "May I, also, sir, propose the next toajft?" 'Name It, your grace," replied the king. "The king's heir," proudly said the fluke, "and God bless him!" A dead silence followed; then the king, collecting all his energies and wits, stood up, aud called out, "The king's heir God bless her!" Then, throwing his glass over hia shoulder, the king turned to his broth er and exclaimed, "My crown came with a lass, and my crown will go to a lass." Every one notice!, wrote a witness of this dramatic sceue, that the duke did not drink the toast; be left the room abruptly, scarcely bowing to his broth r, the king. Their First Ice Cream. Seven hundred immigrants were spending on Kills Island their first Bunday In the New World, and through somebody's kindness ice cream bad been added to the bill of fare. This Was a novelty to most of the 1mm grants so great a novelty, indeed, as to amount to a puzzle. The New York limes reports some of the comments which It called forth. "Sure, au there's frost in th' milk," said an Irish girl, when the first cold spoonful had surprised her throat. "Milk, did ye say?" said a North of Ireland lad. "Ah, but it's more like sweetened snow, it Is!" "An' bow did they kape It from tneltln'?" Inquired another. Some Italian immigrants did not take as kindly to it, and tried to make the attendant understand that they would like to have it warmed. "Oh, what stuff this would be to cruise with In hot weather!" ex claimed an English fisherman, smack ug his lips. Where Thieves Hide Money. According to Chief of Detectives Mil ler, there are curious changes of fash ion among women criminals, Just as among their more honest sisters, says the Philadelphia Record. "Take, for instance," said he, "the matter of how women pickpockets conceal upon their persons the coin which tbey steal. Did you ever know that the place of con cealment varies with them from year to year? Back In 1SIKJ they hid It In their hair, and in searching a woman thief the head was always the first thing to be examined. In the neigh borhood of 18U5 they hid it in their shoes. 'Try her shoe first, miss,' I al ways used to say to the female search er In blinding over a woman thief. Nowadays they hide It In a small pock st sewed on their skirts in Just about the place where on a man's trousers the little wau.li pocket Is sewed, and police matrons find on seven out of ten women thieves pockets of this kind invisible patches that a lay mind would e bound to overlook." Overworked. "The old man was overworked and had to take a vacation." "Has be been engaged In some big lealsr "No; be took a notion that be wanted to understand the provisions of bis fire Insurance policies. A few weeks' rest will put him all right again, we hope." Indianapolis News. Fashion's KdlcU. Mrs. Style I want a hat. but It must be In the latest style. Shopman Kindly take a chair, ma lum, and wait a few minutes; tat 'ash ion Is just changing. Tlt-Blts. Over 1 he Wire. Hewitt Do you know that telephone girl? Jewett Well, I have a speaking ac quaintance with her. New York Times. All Depends. The beauty of the thinking csp de fends upon the lii-iid that wears It Puck. What a Healthy Country. The United States has a physician to ach 037 Imtsoiis. Every man on earth has bis faults, hitt the girl wbo Is engaged to be mar riar Is positive there la on exception. 0UB BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROU8 8AYIN08 AND DO INGS HERE AND THERE. Jokes and Jokelete that Arc Supposed to Have Been Recently Born Buy logs and Doing that Arc Old, Curious and Laughable The Week's If amor. Traveler I want a bed for the night Clerk Haven't got one lu the house, sir. "Got one out of the house?" "Oh, yes." "Well, I'll take that. Where Is It?" "Out In the back yard. sir. 1 t's the tnnvbcrry l'd. Don't roll over on the b.rries. Good-night, sir." (Julie Different, Wesley -Yo' look troubled, Rastus! Haven't you got de nerve to propose to her? Uastus Oh, I popped de question, but I ain't got de nerve to question pop. Handicapped. Madge How Is It you're not going out yachting with Charlie again? Dolly It took both his bands to man age the boat September Smart Set How Can ItT Eddie aged 0) Say, pop, ain't the world round? Ills Pop Yes. Eddie Then how can It ever come to an end? In the Wrong Pew. Ijidy Customer Give me a package of hairpins, please. Green Salesman You'll find those In the hair mattress department madam. Ohio State Journal, Cautious. Stern Mother Were you In swim ming. Bobbie? Bobble What if I'll say yes? Stern Mother Why, I should whip you. Bobble Then I refuse to answer. Ohio State Journal. Fiii-nighted. "Iolly is going somewhere with that young man this evening," "Yes, going to sit with him In the hammock. Right after dinner she went upstairs and put on a dark shirt waist" Portland Oregonlan. The Southern Philoepher. "You look happy," ventured the tour ist "Couldn't be more so, stranger,'' re plied the lanky native. "Didn't the lightning strike your place?" "Yea, hit the woodpile an' split up enough kindling to last six weeks." "How about the cloudburst?" "Oh, that saved the old woman a week's washing. Just bung the clothes out an' the water did the rest" "But the earthquake?" "Well, that saved some more work. Churned up all the milk aroua' into butter. Nature is man's greatest help, stranger." Disappointed. The Lady Did any one call while I was out? The Maid No, ma'am. The Lady That's very strange. I wonder what people think I have an "ut home day" for. Moonshine. A Hot One. Cholly In what profession would rt like me to distinguish myself? Miss Klddem Ob! Any at all a life long explorer In Africa, for Instance. ftcheme that Failed. Tom (teastngly) Would you be sorry to hear that I am going to marry Edytb? Maymc Indeed I should. Tom Wby? Mayme Because I really like Edyth. At tba Minstrels. Bones Yeas, sab. Ab kin prove dat Noah didn't take euuf to eat on dat voy age. Tambo How kin yo' prove It? Bones Don't de good book say be only took one Ham? ? A Mortal F.ntm;, "Aunt Sally Is a good old soul. I sup pose she hasn't an enemy In the world." "Indeed, she has! I know one. She once spoke of Miss Bleachblood as 'that girl with the sandy hair.' "Puck, Love's Ooldca Dream. She And wJJl you apeak to papa to morrow, dear? lie (In dlemayHOhl Don't, darling don't wake ma up 1 Puck. Baa Cornered ! The city editor was troubled, not U any angry. "Hang It all." he exclaimed, as ha read the letter address sd ta Ma & partment "my wife baa been asklnj me that question for tba last week and I refused to be bothered Hi looked at the letter again and Jumped out of his chair. "Thunder and guns,' he cried, "It's ber handwriting, too Now that she has learned the trick, shell make me settle every social, household and historical question thai comes up, and I'll be rlgbt on hand ts take the blame if I make a mistake.' For a long time he remained buries In thought Then he resigned. Broolo lyn Eagle. As He Understood It. - Smith-Where are you living now? Brown In St. Louis. Ever besa there? Smith No. Brown Well, come over and spend 1 week with us and you'll never Uri anywhere else. Smith-Why, is the climate that fa tal? Chicago News. Co a j in Name Only. Cbolly I'm awfully tired and want to rest a bit Carry e Then don't sit In the cosj corner. Hia Onlr Request. Judge The Jury has returned a ver diet of guilty. Have you anything ti say for yourself before sentence ll passed? lYIsoner Only one thing your honor I trust you will see your way clear ti deduct the time occupied by my coun sel's speech from my term of imprison meut Nearing the Age Limit. Flratnlght Mdlle. DeKlquor is HU ed as having appeared before many at the crowned heads of Europe. I won der wlio they were? Frontrow All those who reigned pre vious to the beginning of the nine teenth century, I imagine. Good Advice. HIx Green sent 1 to a man who ad) vertlsed to impart Information thai would enable any one to save mones Dlx-DId he get the Information? Hix Yes. The advertiser wrote na4 told him not to send any more. Took It for Granted. Guide (at the capltol) See that mas across the way? That Is the speakej of the house. Jay Green Dew tell! Heow long hsj his ole woman been dead huh? "How do you sell your wood?" ' "By the cord." ' " "How long has It been cut?" "Four feet" "I mean bow long bas It been sine you cut It?" "Not a bit longer than It 1 now." His Observation. "There are two critical periods La every married woman's life," observe the bachelor philosopher. 'Tut me next" said the very younf man. "One" replied the b. p. "Is when sht has a hired girl and the other la whei she hasn't" His Kiperlence. Hix Tbey say that every heart laugh adds a day to one's life. Dix Don't believe a word of It Hlx-Why not? Dix A man kicked at least a weel off my life recently because I laughs when a banana peel upset him on tbi sidewalk. A Pointer. -You can sometimes see pretty well Inti tbe future If you get the rlgbt focus 01 the past Puck. How He Pelt. "Is It a severe attack?" asked hit wife. "Is It?" said the dyspeptic. "I fed as though I had eaten everything eve) mentioned In a cook book!" Puck. Too Philosophic "It's terribly warm," said tbe persoi who could not suffer In silence. "Yes," answered tbe man wbo la at good-nstured that be Irritates. "Bu It's a great comfort to think that roi are not In danger of being arrested foi forgetting to clean tbe snow off yon sidewalk." Washington Star. Not Ksactlr a Cosapllasaat. Hewitt Ignorance la bliss. Jewett You'd better get your life In sured. Hewltt-What for? Jewett-You're liable to die of joy, New York Times, Appropriate Kipresslon. Reginald Miss Won, don't you think my Imported Egyptian cigarettes are One? Miss Rose Yea, they are perfectly killing. Wall Watarad. Stubb Ton complain about thaaa treeta being damp. Why, I know a city where the streets are always a neia or water, Penn What city la that Stubb Venice, Hat Not Halls ler. The Author-Thls Is aU nonaenai about tba literary profession being uo healthy. Tba Poet Of course. Why. It hi His rrsatest appetite producer In the wsvtd Evasion.
