Nebraska Newspapers

    I shall never forget that June morn
ing when Nell told us.
1 was beating batter puddings—the
cooking always fell to my share—and
Nell and Deb were finishing the week a
Ironing. The big lilac bush was In full
bloom outside the kitchen window, and
•ome of the purple petals drifted in
upon the old dimity skirt Nell was
Ironing. She had to brush them off, I
remember, with her pretty, slender
fingers. Deb and I always tried to
save Nell's bands and do the rougher
work ourselves. Why not? Hhe was
the youngest and our pet always.
Suddenly Nell set down her Iron with
a flatter and electrified us.
"Ulrla." she said, "the editor of the
Orb bus accepted another of my stories
and I'm going to New York."
“What, to stay?” cried Deb, and I
dropped on a chair, speechless.
"Yes," g a id Nell firmly. "I have It
all arranged. I asked fathers leave
and1 made him promise not to tell you
till everything was settled, because I
ktieW you girls wouldn’t like It and
would try to persuade me to give It
up. Hut the editor of the Orb has
ls'cii very encouraging and you know
I have Imd some work accepted by
other papers, and 1 feel sure I can
keep myself, at least, and I hope, of
course," her eyes shining, “It will lead
to better tilings. I wrote to Cousin
I,lbby. and she has explained to me
how she lives she illustrates, you
know, for weekly papers, I think—and
she has rented a room for me In the
apartment building where she lives
bet self Fancy! Hhe docs all her own
conking on a'little gas stove in her
room- 'pigging' she calls It—and I am
to do the same for myself. You can
live for very little tnat Wily, leaniru
ly. "even In New York "
"But. Nell, you can't cook," I said.
Somehow my daxed mind fastened ou
the least of the difficulties In niv dar
ling’s path.
"Well, I can leant,” she cried irayly.
“or you can teach me. Km. lit the next
fortnight. I am not going 5111 the
I'M It."
I saw her glance at me anxiously as
she mentioned the date ami then—I
broke down and so did Deli, and pres
ently we were all three dinging to
gether and crying—Into my bowl ol
batter.
What had father been thinking of. I
wondered But then he never could
bear to cross Nell, any more than Itch
or I could And ho from the flrst 1
felt that it was settled and that noth
ing I could say or do would alter It.
But, oh. i. heart was heavy.
and by Deb said: “Nell, what
will M< rris say?" The same thought
had bee, in my mind, hut I could not
put it Into words and 1 was rather
vexed with Deb. But we all knew
tlnpt Morris loved Nell, though she
would have nothing to say to him. It
hurt me strangely even then that Mor
ris should be slighted—Morris, so good
and brave and strong and tender and
•teddy—yes. and clever, too—that any
girl might have been nroud of his love.
Nell only tossed her pretty head and
said emphatically: "Oh, Morris!” And
after awhile site and Deb began Iron
ing again and I went to the cellar for
more eggs and made fresh batter. And
tluU was how Nell told us.
'Hie next fortnight was a busy one,
though it passed, as people say, like a
dream. Miss Partridge came up from
thjv village to help us put Nell’s ward
rofie In. order, father crated the set of
maliou^hy furniture which had been
mother’s when she married and which
was to take with her, and I got
together the best and smallest of my
kifchen tins and saucepans and lacked
thorn in a wooden box, which was to
sorve afterward, with shelves fitted In
side it, Nell declared, as her "kitchen.”
How anxipus I felt about the "pigging”
arrangements aud what careful In
Uifucuodb i gave, or irieu 10 give, m
coffee Hiicl omelet making'. Morris
came and went, looking, oh, so grave,
aiTd Nell's resentment of his attitude
was hot and showed Itself In the
tntisqucrte with which she treated
What passed bet ween them the
last evening l never knew. They were
together for a long time in the garden
attn after they had parted Nell brushed
past me crying and Morris, coining to
say “good-night," looked white and
stern. My heart ached for him. Hut
he catne with us to the station the
next morning and tried to talk cheer
ftff> to Peh and me after we hud said
good-by to our dear girl aud watched
the train steam off.
• •*•••
S'hat was h weary summer It was
vrtj dry and hot and nothing did well
In the ga’den. Father wus ailing, and
lveti ,,io I <tiop|,i-d into a dull round
of .da,ly ditt os. Morns came seldom
lie whs very busy, be told us. with
tit* increasing law practice, which wie
extending Itself through all the inlgh
luring villages Nell’s letters were on;
oUl.v eg* dement. unit though they wei•
ehis-irul and amusing with muo.
Plight descriptions of New York 1 11
“from the pigging aide," as she eattev
It. It seemed to me that an under. mi
uf'-hstouragemeui rau through them
ll.-vi-ver with the Hiilumtr tiling* be
i i to I- k tel (ill ter I'alticr* lealtl
I irni.,1 aid Nell wrote she mil !•«I
nit id a position on the staff *f on
til tliy pip r* she had h*-, |» writing for
Morris Is-gati to In- als>ut the a ei*
again a» to it <*«l to tie unit witti h'r
came .luck Hrrhk. » young ettei
wh-m he had taken Into partnci «M
and Ulsi evidetliy s,ito11, ■ I |twl* Mo,
rta r»re|* asked after Nett, lull t t
the*! that wilt’ll her name Writs loot
tlotted he never utimod a word ths
was aunt anil at t "hr tat mat, in the t»
Vte riynSsHl to her. he went it sunt
panel Nell wrote tea k. Thank M
rta fur hr* pretty gift " After rkrl*
tuas M.rris and .lack cunte attll "ft’ *
•r hr went sfsigkrhlut# logsth**
we four and Is’hhtng ui tin htl
n.-uetluoa t used to Mottdvr koW I tv
and I and M»#rta euakl tw w* gar an
light k*art*d with Nsil away
|ti Kastvr l*ak aud Jack war* •
that Well lb** ftta we-atha Ik
follow ml art* wkat wefw lkf> A
fo.w h,.ppf I *ua! And yet fo*
* wrwi< led llow I tvftnol l» mw >*«
(he Inline and ItVsd t» feiertafc earn
aoal front day to day. koutng feartn
‘ d< sdln. tensing f't taknt t w •<*
w»d. .«,4d net pktialy fa*» M ri
A* sai glowing to (otn me a titihr n
WW fo vuttki ktva. iotl a MHte M.Ofi
Skngg I iihdUvd And kdlt
Ii4 *'•!*••
wkea •• w*al to »k* W'Oida f«« gakfc
nl mt, ami Jack had wandwtwd t
a, - v
4 gb
and I had torn my hand—my stuoby,
work-woru baud, ho unlike Nells—on
a straggling blackberry vine. Morns
had bandaged It for me and as I look
ed up our eyes met. He slipped his
srm around me so tenderly, and r,m,
little woman,” be began. _ .
1 think the terrible aching sense of
loneliness which has been with me
ever since and always will be came
upon me at that moment t or with the
sound of his voice the blindness I had
willfully encouraged fell from me and
I saw quite plainly that this was not
to bo. Hut I rested my bead for a mo
ment on his shoulder—I could not help
It—and let him speak. >v henh® h"*1
finished I said quietly: -Morria. d. ttr
I think you are mistaken. 1 always
believed that you and Nell
"Kin. Km,” he orb'd, "do you think
me so base, (hm you fn,,py~'. .. .
"Hush!" I snld. And Just then I»eb
and Jack came up and we strolled
All through the night l lay awake.
In the morning came Nell’s letter,
i "Oh, darling Km," she wrote, I am
so terribly unhappy! I cannot keep It
to rnvself any longer! I am a failure,
Kin!—a failure. And I did so hope for
success! oh, I do not mean that I can
not earn my living. I still hope to do
tliftt, but—1 see It at last, quite plainly
-I shall never, never rise above medi
ocrity, never make a name, never be
more than a hack writer, scrambling
for my bread and butter and thankful
If I can make It. And I had Bitch
dreams. Km. such plans, such ambi
tions! I thought myself clever! Clever!
I am a fool! 1 gave up- well! Never
mind! It Is a relier to ten you, u(»r.
There was more, hot when I had
read so far my mind was mnde up. I
had money In the hank—enough—that
mother had left me, and I went to
Morris and told him that I wanted him
to take me to New York. I said I
gathered from Nell s letter that she
was not feeling well, nnd I wanted to
bring her home for awhile to reat. I
with (pilet frankness, as a slater
might. He looked at me strangely.
We started the next night.
It was early on a sultry September
morning that we readied New York.
I can still see the miswept. half-de
si rtcd streets and smell the odor of
male vegetables which greeted ns. Mor
ris took me to breakfast somewhere—I
forget where and then we rode In a
catde car for what seemed to tnc an
Interminable distance. At last we
readied the “Windermere, a tall,
dingy apartment house, near the river.
I remember I walked through a dingy
lull! to a more dingy elevator and were
guided on the fifth floor through pas
sages dingier still, to Veil s door! I
trembled and pushed Morris In front
of me. "Como iu!“ cried her dear
voice, and—there she stood! Thinner,
paler, a little careworn, but. It seemed
to me, more beautiful than ever! She
did not see mo. nnd Morris—forgot me.
“Nell!” be cried, aud opened wide
his arms. . ... „
“Morris!” she nnswered, and, like a
tired child, crept close to nim.
And so It ended as I -yes, as 1 hoped
It would end.
Mar See Wllhowt nets* Seea.
The transparent mirror, which has
recently been Invented by a German
chemists, will doubtless find many pa
trons among women. It Is made by
coating glass with a chemical prepara
tion of sliver nitrate and other materi
als, ndxed up In a manner that has
been patented by the Inventor. That
part of It Isn’t interesting. What does
appeal to the feminine fancy aud to
thnt of the magician Is the number of
uses to which it can be pat. The new
mirrors are now being made by a large
firm In France, In various sixes and
shapes—big mirrors, to set In frames
on the floor, panel-shaped glasses for
doors to dark closets, and tiny hand
glasses for the dresser, lieslde those of
Intricate and complicated design, for
use by such artists as the great Her
mann, who sees In the new invention a
world of myster.v-1 raught ledgerde
maiu.
One of these “n.agle mirrors” placed
In the panel of the door opening Into a
brilliantly-lighted icceptt-n room.
w,.nld furnish endless amusement to a
hostess who is inclined to be curious
about the Impression her home make*
upon her visitors.
To quietly observe the actions of a
devoted admirer, as hp Impatiently
ii xvnlts hip appr ii < i <o in* * *■■ <** •
pricing about tlio iron, and perhaps
consulting tlie very inlrr< r behind
wli!) h tie* object of his affections is
concealed ns in* arranges Ins neckI>•
fur the seventh tin e. would Is* fun for
the axver lienrt. ant way.
If the mirror grows coirmon, ns they
are likely to do, they will furnish par
lor eniertalnii’ents of u ati' descrip
tion*. For Instance, snpp >«e a cabinet
to Ik* tilled up with wlmt nppcitra to lie
mi ordinary P oking glass In Us d«Kir.
f<ineeul soli fixhI> witllltl the cabinet
and ask a tody t<> hsik at liers* lf In tin*
minor, a rc<iuest which, t*eluir a w*»
i mu, she cannot refuse, tlieli have the
ts-rsoit wlttiln smlilexly strike a match
or Him on an electrk* light that lots
Wen previously arranged aid watch
the effect u|miu your victim.
Much a mlrruf would la- a great addl
i turn to a Halloween istrty, t<> Is* use I
w hen the atitio is niaiileu. w ahiug to
know her fate, gases into th* gloss to
see win* looks over her «ltol<lder. ami
i iK-lodd* her sweetheart soiling upon
i per from liehlmJ the glass
,i Ingenious mln.li however, will ■*»#»
lx di vise many changes xxhl>h can h,
r«t*g upon lhi» new magi* mirror am)
It la not lie canary to xpx lft further
I __,_
' lirlltlwa Mutoa la lies WsiM Mill
I Ml«e Malls
\ novel uo*lHoi| of iwrforallag tt-*i
, | lao-s ia re|M*rtv«l from Malt lake *'*iy
The city la lsiiog supplant with ehn in**
| tty for IlghliMg and p**w*r general**
j fourteen tulle* away In *he Htg * iii*<«
gosl l auyou It was found os- • »*#r
4 tot thr putfswe >*f pipe «oMtu* • «•»*. •
>*it font forty eight inoh uprnitxga ii
,* list trim to* t jirost-s k the plot** a
,, which net* half aw in* b thi* i fh
m worhtoen i gaga tw m with - up* <>hu
r * hut the | #r* *• ta*h> *a« *•». *’
l s ,|k*vm tins It sktx lot the rttg **eer «
* the w tka, It M lotunt who is know
Qj itxrxoigUout th* W ssi aa ll*a >owt*<
l« eixaltns't " lit tiers I oak Up hut rtk
m uttd Ualna slid hultei* vwaed w*lh • •*
a I er stw*t a I - ••* h* *>•• in* g*. H
idales flow* a tils late e of alsiitl IfclS
«, feel I he tutor* <nitrg sdgea smn
* aftatwatda *a*dk »ui »ut and la
4f very abort Haw the b was aniahed
dk
MEXICAN CIO All WRAPPERS.
tie In This Connlrr Nnt Yet In
rreaaed b y the Cnbnn HmiiIs*
tlon
'Hiere Is a growing Idea among
smokers that, owing to the troubles
In Culm, there will be a scarcity of
Cuban leaf tobacco, which will soon
affect both the quality and quantity
of domestic clear Havana cigars, and
a rumor Is prevalent that already
many of the so-called clear Havanas
are covered with Mexican tobacco,
and that It can not be detected by
experts. The best Informed persons
In the trade deny this rumor, and
state that most of the large American
firms have enough Oubao tobacco to
last them for a year or more, and
that there Is little or no tobacco In
Mexico suitable for the fastidious
sir.oker. They say also that Mexican
toliacco 1s detected easily nt sight,
and while It tuny be ismalhle In future
years to produce a toliacco for wrap
pers which will compete with the Cu
ban article, It will bo n long time coin
ing, as up to date no effort lias been
in de by the Mexican growers to cater
to this market. The Mexican leaf Is
thicker and dulled In appearance,with
out the rich gloss of the Chilian vari
ety so attractive to American smok
ers. What is still more to the point,
it rapidly deteriorates In appearance
after ls-lng worked up Into cigars.
Still another reason I* that all the
n mi liable Mexican wrappers worth
anything are colled for by the Mexic
an trade, one firm of whMt Is sai l
to he under contract with Kngllsh
men for VMt.OoO cigars every two
w< eks.
The government statistics also give
ini Important hint In this matter. The
total export of filler tobacco from
Mexico for 1 HI 1.1 was only 4H.411
liotinds. of a value of $11,4.VI; In IHtM,
44,101 pot ods, valued at $11,121. and
In I sill. 17.4SO pounds, valued at $1.1,*
.'jiT- while the total amount of wrap
per tolmceo for 1805 was but 13
pounds valued at *7. This country
I inport eil from Cuba In 1893, 21,004,*
h!*| i>oimd*. valued at $8,940,058; In
181)4, some 14,578.000 pounds, valued
at *5.828,904, and In 1805 sortie 20,
1l7,tXX> pounds, valued at *7.233,474,
The total amount of Imported wrap
per tobacco from Cuba paying duty
Into the United State# Treasury dur
ing 1895 was 28,133 pounds, valued
at $38,320. These are thv facts In the
matter, and as soon as Mexican tolsie
co begins to come lu for use on do
mestic made clear Havana elgars Its
arrival will l«* shown In the weekly
tables of imports published In trude
and shipping organs. What Is very
likely Is that the consumer of Havana
elgars will soon have to face a darker
tobacco on his cigars than he has been
wishing for lately.—New York Sun.
The Economy of Electric Traction
In order to rebut the frequently
made claim that a locomotive can
make as great a mileage ns an electric
motor. W. Baxter, Jr., shows what
Is done In actual practice, and at the
same time makes the distinct state
ment that such a company as the
Pennsylvania railroad could effect a
saving of over fti.7txt.0tX), or 16.4 per
cent of Its operating expenses, by the
adoption of electricity. On the rail
road named there are 1108 freight en
gines. giving a mileage of 2b,4<Xl.35«
annually. In Its* passenger service
there are 478 locomotives, and the
total miles mn per year by passenger
trains Is 11.1X18,8tX). figuring on a
basis of IX) per cent of the engine# In
use. the miles run per year would he
34,070, and on an 80 per cent basis,
39,(XX) tulles. Trolley car# making an
average speed of less than ten miles
per hour run from 45,<XX) to 50.IXX)!
per year. At this rate, motor oars
drawing freight trains at ttftocn miles
per hour could easily cover 65.000
to 75,000 miles per year, and those
used for passenger work, and making
an average speed of thirty miles per
hour, could run over KXi.OOO miles per
year. If so much greater yearly mile
age could be made by electric motors,
It follows that the wages of motor
men would be very much less than
the wages of eugiuemon per train mile,
the dally compensation not being high
er, and the distance covered being far
greater. After going fully Into eftery
cost of operation and maintenance of
the two systems, Mr. Baxter establish
ed the fact of the superior economy
of electric propulsion for trunk llig's.
A Typewriting and Addlmt MncXIne
A machine has been Invented for
typewriting und adding tlgurcs at the
same time. The Invention is describ
ed as being Intended to quickly and
accurately add a column or columns
of figures and at the same time, and
by the same manipulation of the keys
to priut these tlgurcs upon a sheet of
.. .. x i. k_k. 1.. ik.
in which they nre added, no n« in ♦•rm
u jirnof sheet, which will verify the
iurriHtinna of the addition. Tlie urn
chine. I>> Mini lul adjustment. m i] l>e
iniiile in |irlnt at Hie mil of the
column the atim total of the tig! res,
mol in ilo 1I1U in a vertically dear mi
lug nr vertically ascending or "rt
a* inhI nrogreashm Additions cm la*
III de will 1-r lo the rigid or lo the 1-f*.
I lie |irluitng la In full algid, he
nui Idle works with the ease i’ a
i»|iowitter, mol Ha a|«-eil la only l»M*
lleil I*) the altlll of the i<|er»l't It
•■d•l•N•ta liy a reversing arraugeii 'id,
th» regiaiertng disk running one i ay
as readily a* (he other Ha coital no
ttoii la altu|de. considering the Vui I)
glut extent Of work done It is ail |d
•*«l to intnHug on |taaa Istoka, who i It
! . , .oily as u|miu idinar) i it
> eg and sheet. It <au he u<nl t>< utd
w i. ait mlnllng of l« ivrvnt wli *»s»
i adding It iidatahc* are matte, my
can t« aeen at once
With va« I k>».i|.VI>o
1 ' llellu. aakl Mahatma as he mel he
Il.hooiiivl in the Astral, what ir*
yon u|» h< today f
<ih Jnat km*king around fe|i <’d
{ { the l.k mental
Ho* a th>nga in TklWi S
W II were having lost the m >>e
hut of a anting we ha t A l va
• J ago wet alnl hwkwmd No long
t'Wxelatwl l‘Uin Iveale*
% traw el ri-filni
, * ltnt whm has ha due * Jari. * m
• little While >l«>g * *
y fhta ta l«> h ,%• I " "
» lag | had hit* r»d‘t*ed Mel H
a aver* In he*i*tng la Jontaal t« !•
ant,
Frit* von Koppenfela w«a well edu
cated, but ho fnr bad missed hla voca
tion. lie was not a bad fellow; uever
the leaa. Ills father, Jacob von Koppen
fela, bad against him so many foollab
acts upon the notch stick that he had
refuaed to give tha good-for-nothing
boy any more mouey.
But Frits had not allowod hla hair
to grow gray on account of thla. He
had a antall Inheritance from bla de
ceased mother, and upon this be, for a
will'd uuuiuged to support life. In the
moautliue be busied himself with thla
at d that ,nnd wrote much aud
dreamed of literary fame; but so little
stir did be create that be earned less
than he needed for dally use. Thus,
one day, be reached a point when exist
euce became void of Interest; be waa
hungry and tils money waa nil gone.
Discouraged, he roamed the streets of
Berlin alone, and went sauntering "Un
der tbs Lindens." i'lils Is au agreeable
enough occuputlou when one engages
In It to assist the process of digestion,
after a full diuner or supper; but when
a hungering stomach end au empty
pure ears your compauloua—well, that
Is a different matter.
Frits cared little In which direction
he went.
"Where shall 1 pasa the night7" be
asked hluiaelf agatu and again, with
out finding any answer to the ipiestlou.
Ills landlord had that morning de
manded the key of bis room, and
locked the door behind him. He hud
no money and no lodging place. There
was left him only the right to drown
himself.
In a melnnchnlr mood lie left bust
ling Broderick street and wandered '
aimlessly along until he reached Kais
er Wilhelm street.
"Mo," 1 am near the palace," be :
thought
He took the turning by the palace, 1
huddled himself up under hia high
coat collar, buttoned the top button
closely, and, casting a searching glance ;
Into the shadows of the tree groups,
muttered:
“Yonder would he a good place to
sleep.”
"Hoy, niyneer!"
Fritz hastily drew back. It was the
first time In his life that he had ever
been frightened. A man approached
him.
"Do you want to earn a thaler?”
Fritz knew not what to say.
“I am in pressing need of a messen
ger, and have sought one In vain,”
said llie stranger. "Take this letter
quickly to the address of the person
who Is awaiting It. Here Is a thaler.
Please make haste, the matter Is urg
ent.”
Before Fritz hail recovered from bis
scare he felt the paper and the thaler
within his hand. The stranger hail al
ready departed. Ho Immediately np
proachert the first lamp to learn the
adrtress.
"Frauleln Krna 8., Beargarden
street, No. 10.” ,
"A woman, of course!" be said to
himself. "Ever the woman rtrawa all.
Love’s service brnlgs none bad bread.”
With s|ieeil Fritz made hjk way to
ward Beargarden street. The house
designated was soon found, and he
stood before the great door of an ele
gant residence, of which every line ex
haled wealth and good taste. But the
house was dark—-not a window dis
played a light. His heart beat a little
as he rang the bell. With his hand
still upon the door-knob he waited.
“At the worst. If I but give the letter
to another the writing exonerates me,”
he murmured.
The bell had sounded. Almost Im
mediately the door opened, and Frit*
was drawn Into the darkness of the
great hall. A hand held him faat.
"Frauleln expects you, young sir,"
said the serving man, in a whisper.
“Please come this way. I will lead
yon. Be silent. The master Is sleep
ing.”
Noiselessly he led Fritz up the vel
vet-carpeted stairway. A door opened
above, the subdued rustle of a woman’s
dress was audihte, a hand was laid on
his and Fritz suddenly felt two soft
arms entwined about him. a soft fem
inine body clinging closely to Ills
breast, and warm .sweet feminine lips
laid upon hts bearded mouth.
"Fritz, my dearest, only Fritz." be
heard a gentle voice saying within Ills
ear, "all Is now well. Papa Is pacified,
mamma is consoled. Oh, how fortu
nate I am!”
Frit* began to grow warm That
there was a cruel mistake here was
1 quite dear; but how was lie to profs-rl/
i extricate himself from the dilemma?
The young lady left him but little
time to decide.
I “Come, Frit*!" she wliU|***rrd “You
must lie hiiugry ami tired I have your
I roonf ready for yon.” The soft arms
which held him within their embrace
j pushed him away with gelitle force.
"You will find siipisw there also *
rrtta atti'iupiiMi in •(••■itK.
• |'l, n»i- it«i not talk k’rlt* You *|»-«k
ao Imul l*a|«» ulH kw>« ymir t ■•••
If In' hoar* It. II** ml) tkU in >ft»l»u
nn»**'Uti*il to hatf Vi*M bin' a-i u.
jfMtllM tu Nov It wilt la- all rtiikt to
tt»»rr<»w
'lit*- Uautl If ft k'rtu’A nvl imt
uf or t|o> »inn lit * of tic Inti » *•
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ness."
He ate and drank till satisfied, then
went to bed.
The early morning had already flood
ed the room with golden light when
Frlti awoke. Hnstlly leaving his
couch, he dressed himself.
“Now tho circus will begin," he
thought, a little anxiously, "Now must
you, Frits, arm yourself with coolness
and eloquence."
A knock sounded on the door.
“Knter!”
A servant, a young, trim c.slden,
brought In the morning coffee, looking
at Frits with friendly Interest.
“And what Is your name, childT’ be
asked.
“I.lsette, gracloua air,” replied the
maiden.
“Yes, certainly, gracious sir. The
gracious lady desires to know If the
gracious gentleman rested well, and If
all wns ordered aright?"
"Timiik her for me. Will you give
this letter to Frauleln Krna? Hut lis
ten; give It to her only when she Is
alone."
“Itigtit willingly, gracious sir."
The girl dejiartcd and Frits seated
himself to drink Ills coffee.
“If now the bomb does not burst, the
better for you, Frits von KoppenfelaP*
The aromatic coffee was scarcely
sipped when there sounded a second
knock on Frlts’a door. He cried,
“dome In.” and rose to hie feet.
A tiortly. white haired gentleman en
tered. A lady, whose goodness of benrt
was shown In her kind eyes, followed
him
“Frits!"
“Frits, my dear Frits, are you. then,
here? Hood heavens!"
“Well, well!”
The Indy had stepped from behind
the gentleman to rush at Fill/., hut
14iused with an expression of surprise,
almost of alarm, on her startled feat
ures.
"f Iru-xA hottvi.n*' that Ifl Vlftt AUP MOI1
Fritz; certaluly not!" dbe cried.
“My dear sir—”
Tlie old gentleman moved a step for
ward.. At tb(3 Instant a voice was
heard in the corridor.
A young lady onpeared at the door
way. Never In his life, Fritz thought,
had he seen a more lovely vision.
"Fritz, you naughty, dear Fritz.” she
exclaimed, coming toward him. “Fritz,
you wicked - Oh!" She suddenly
drew hack. “That Is not Fritz,
mamma!”
“Pardon me, gracious lady," said the
young man, advancing a step. “My
name Is Fritz, and If I do not err. It Is
to you I owe the honor of being quar
tered here.”
“Oh, heaven*! mamma!”
“But do you mean to say that.-"
“No, no, madam. I will tell you all.
It Is indeed all right. Fritz has writ
tan. Here Is his letter, pajxt; he has
been entirely exonerated.”
Frita stood as if turned to Are. He
saw in the girl's white band the letter
he had brought the night before. Hhe
put It Into the lingers of the old gen
tleman. ami then shyly hid behind her
mother while he read with Intense In
terest the content* of the sheet. Fritz
sow a happy smile come to his face,
and felt that It was a good message be
had brought.
“Young man,” said the old gentle
man kindly, “what Is your full name?”
“Fritz von Koppenfels. sir.”
“Ha, ha, ha! Fritz von Koppenfels.
you have come at a fortunate hour.
This letter—am I right In supposing
that It was brought by you?”—Fritz
bowed—“comes from my son Fritz,
over whom a terrible doubt has been
suspended, but which he has now ex
plained. Accept my thanks.”
"Please hear me," began Fritz, then
paused In confusion.
“But you say nothing," The old gen
tleman laughed genially. “How came
you, my young messenger, to be here?”
“Papa-" the little hands of the
young lady stopped the old gentleman's
mouth, her eyes looking roguishly, be
seechingly, at Fritz—“he must say
nothing. I will tell you all, wholly,
truly."
“Well, then, he must he our guest for
to day.”
“Oh, yes, papa.”
Overjoyed by the Invitation, Fritz
stammered bis thanks.
At the midday meal the longed for
Fritz appeared, and explained the ter
rible mistake through which he tiad
suffered. He was employed at the
foreign office, preparing himself for
the diplomatic service. By some means
an imrxirtant document dlsiinnearcd.
and Id* chief accused him of having
Intercepted It. Vainly Krlta protested
that he had not seen the document In
question; the chief believed him guilty,
and his want, of confidence Influenced
his father, a man of tlrm and austere
honor, to forbid Krlta the house until
he had fully exonerated bluiself. Thla
he could now do. for the missing paper
had tieen found, and lie was recalled
to the office 'I hunks to Krntt's efforts,
the anger of her father had already
tieoii overcome, and ho had granted
permtsalnn to hla ami to return to th»
house Kina bail Immediately column
lili-Htod with her brother. The result
we kuow.
Krlta von Kop|H<ufcls remained with
the happy family for aevernl days;
then, tilled with new courage, for he
now bad s definite purpose In fife, he
•might hla father and Is-ggcd that lie
would give him still another chance.
This the old man did .and Krlta began
a professional career, which, from tin*
start, was a successful one.
Krtta von Koppeitfsls has dangling
from his watch guard a gold linked
thaler
"tt Is the messenger's fes I received
from y«ur brother" he says to ht*
I I t 1 prtss It
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beaus In inltoi and Improves bilao's
tn it* late application to th« rapid
nseHiiug «f wool f»r s-moting tmaids
sod n.osi. at lust mo,oafs It ln> r*a-a
the resists»n of the wood to temper*
Hire a nd tiedsturo and adds In Its
.fiiMsltc quslttle* It thn hens Hu
seed oil for Mtcdcwitt tn a tew day*,
whereas tbs ski met test of watdathgi
often tissh several wemiH* It tdewrhe*
ItkfM In tew* than a third of the Huts
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Trane Mississippi Inventions.
Omaha, Nebraska. July 3, lkOfi.—
Amongst the Trans-Mississippi invent
ors who received patents last week
were the following: A. W. freeman,
Fullerton, Neiirnska, pip* wrench; r
B. Draver, Alliance. Nebraska, sifter
or chop grader; Hiram A. <<uy, Wood
Kiver, Nebraska, band cutter and feed
er; I* M. Ilankunsson. Mason < itv.
Iowa, wire holder; William Louden.
Fairfield. Iowa, singletree: Deborah
Owen, Van Wert, Iowa, skirt protector
and L. D. Smith, Waterloo, Nebraska,
combination tool.
Amongst the curious inventions are
found a pen wiper in the shape of a
duck, which opens and closes its mouth
in cleaning the pen; a fence supt>orted
under tension: a simple jar seal: a new
match, the igniting composition com
prising potassium chlorate and red
phosphorus of caelum plumbate; an
electric sign board, the letters of which
are alternately made incandescent; a
side-delivery hay-rake; a pyrotechnic
firing device; a gun provided with an
adjustable stock; a new plow provided
with a rotary screw share, the point of
which revolves within the earth in the
manner of a cork screw in throwing
the soil upward; a lathe for operating
tools by flexible shaft; an accelerating
cartridge; a packing ring for pump
pistons; a curved single-tree; an an uir
tight eafllri fastener.
Inventors desiring free information
relative to patents can obtain tiie same
in addressing hues A to. United States /
Latent Solicitors, Bee Building, Omaha,
Nebraska.
Wliy It Is Done.
"I wonder what makes so many of
these actresses have their pictures
taken with just a head and bare shoul
ders and not a bit of waist to be seen”
asked the unsophisticated person.
"That,” said the man who knows it
mil Mia d/.nu sn flirt* f Km lira on n Kd
used for tlis next twenty or thirty
years without any chance of being
given away by the old style dress, see?"
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ces’s ( ouch llalsam
In the ol<l*wi slid best. Il will br«-»k ui, a I old btUolb
er tliku •oytbliix «!•«. Ills always Try lh
drink* for Warm Weather, w
Tiie drinks that qnench thirst most
effectually are, according to an author
ity on the subject, those tliat possess
little sugar und no salt Among the
flavors to be combined with water arc
lime and lemon juice, the juice of the
grape fruit,.and phosphates ot orange
and cherry. Cold tea and coffee with
a slice of lemon und no sugar are also
beverages that will satisfy thirst, liotii
of tiie latter should be poured from the
pot as soon as brewed
Homehow no one ever seems to regard a
little man's troubles seriously.
You
Will realize the greatest amount ot good In the
shortest tune and at the least expense by taking
Hood’s
Satsaparilla
The (me True Wood Purlflcr. All druggists. SI
Hood ’• Pills are easy to take, easy to operate.
The Greatest fledical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY’S *
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALO KENNEDY, OF ROABURY, MASS.,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor) He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles "(
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benetit is always experienced from
the lirst bottle, and a perfect cure is war
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them, the same will) the Liver
or Bowels. Tiffs is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Head the label
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamish feelings at tirst.
KJ. . /.k.maa . .i .4Ut a. Jr lUVU'll’U Pll
the best you ca.t get. tnJ enough of it
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at beet
time. SolJ by all Druggists.
Sparkling with life—
rich with delicious flavor
HIRES Root beer stanch
first as nature’s purest and
most refreshing driul^
first bv any test. ’
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