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r THAT GIRL of JOHNSON S By JEA.JW K.JK. TE LX/BLX/M. Author of “At a CirVs Mercy,** Etc, Entered According to Act of Con;^»ss in the Year 1W br Street & Smith. In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. D. C. CHAPTER XI.—Continued. “I hope so,” replied one of the doc tors gravely. ‘‘It is a severe case.” “Yes,” young Green said. A fur row of thought appeared on his fore head. He stood silent a moment, his blue eyes meeting the black ones of the doctor, squarely, as though he would see down into his very soul. Then he passed from the room, noise lessly closing the door behind him. For a moment he stood behind Dolores poring over the books in the fire light. She neither heard nor saw him ; she was tracing out one of the con stellations on the map before her, her lips were parted as though she was smiling. The face of the watcher un derwent many changes in the short minute he stood there in the flickering light and darkness behind her chair; then he turned silently away and pass ed out of the room without disturb ing her. He took down his hat and coat from one of the nails in the room and went out into the storm as though he were dazed by some sudden start ling thought! By and by, when the nurse came out of the room, Dolores closed her book slowly, as though with regret, and gathered up her hair, twisting it about her graceful head carelessly. The color and fire died out of her face and eyes as she arose to prepare supper. But Mrs. Allen interrupted her. "Sit still. Miss Johnson,” she said, cheerily, "and read your book, but not by this light; I will fetch a candle.” She took down a candle from the shelf and lighted it with a strip of pine wood from the fire. She pulled out the clean pine table noiselessly, and set it; she cut some thin slices of bread and toasted them before the tire. When they were done to an exquisite turn, she buttered' them deftly and set them on a plate on the hearth to keep warm. When all was ready the nurse drew up the table and placed it beside the lire, placing a a chair for her. “Come, child.” she said, gently. The professional tone had left her voice utterly; the girl felt a sudden rush of tears that burned her eyelids. They were the first she had shed in her life as she remembered. “It’s a dreary night,” the nurse said, cheerfully, taking no special notice of the girl apparently. “The fire bright ens one like a merry face. 1 always have a fire on stormy days if it is pos sible. My girl calls me Cinderella; I will tell you about my girl; I call her my sweetheart, her heart is so sweet. She has no mother. “She is an invalid,” the mellow voice went on; "she has been an In valid for six years, and 1 have been with her during that time. Dora is eighteen now, and I wish you could see her. She is like a picture; some times I believe I love her as a lover would.” Dolores knew nothing of love or lovers, but she listened quietly. Per haps this woman would tell her what love was. “Dora has gray eyes,” the nurse con tinued. “Her hair is golden brown, soft as silk, and long; arranging it is one of my greatest pleasures. She ha» a beautiful home in New York, and everything that heart could wish to "It’s a dreary night.” make her happy; her father considers her his richest possession, and he has many possessions. "But Dora has consumption and a short time ago her physician ordered for her a thorough change of air and recommened the mountains. Her .father lived here when he was a child, and has a brother living here—or he supposed he was living here; he had not seen or heard of him since he started out at twelve years old to make his way in the world, leaving this brother the homestead, the patch of garden and the shop. He worked his way to New York, now at this thing, now at that. His life is a mar vel to me, and Dora is never tired of listening to him when he tells of his life. He is a rich man now with his word as good as his bond; my girl is proud of her father, as well she may be. “As to his brother, he has not for gotten him, but he lost trace of him; he leads a busy life with little time for hunting anybody's brother. Long ago, when he began to succeed, he wrote to his brother offering to help him along if he cared to join him. but the letter was returned unopened. His brother could neither read nor write, and had no correspondence, or else was dead. "As to Dora, she has had all the teachers and masters necessary to an excellent education; she is an ex quisite musician; her touch on the piano is like magic, and her voice is soft and sweet, but she does not sing now. Her singing used to be her father’s delight.” A shadow fell over the face of the nurse, and she was silent for a mo ment, looking into the fire with a far away expression on her face. The bedroom door opened noiseless lyl, and she turned calmly iu answer to Dr. Dtinwiddie's summons, every trace of emotion gone. She left the room for a few minutes, and when she returned her voice and manner were quiet, as usual. "Dora draws and paints very well,” she said, resuming her seat ajid her story; "she teaches several children from the mission school. None of her time is idled; she has her father’s am bitious spirit, and her life is full of work in spite of the fact that this dis ease is slowly eating her life away. “Each one of the children loves her; she sometimes tells me. laughing, that she has so many blessings she cannot count them. To hear her talk one would never imagine the nights I have held her up in my arms that she might breathe while she coughed her beau tiful life away.” Dolores leaned forward, with lumin ous eye; for the time she forgot her lather, and the dread awaiting for the men to come to prove the malice pre pense in the laming of the mare. The world of which the woman told was outside of her world; it was the world of her dreams. Silence reigued in the room for a few minutes; the nurse arose and drew the little half curtains across the windows. When all was arranged for the night, even to preparing a bed in the corner on the settee. Mrs. Allen drew her chair up to the fire again, and resumed her story. Dolores’ face was troubled—her thoughts had returned to her father, to young Green and hi3 efforts to save her father somehow mixed with his words lately uttered, of love and its sadness; and of the trial that was to come off as soon as her father was able to go to prove- She started at sound of the nurse’s voice and grew white to the lips. This did not escape the watchful eyes of the nurse. There was little that did escape her watch ful eyes. Dora s rather did not know whether or not liia brother was living,” she went on. “That the letter had been returned uncalled for, went to prove that he might be dead; but he knew that his brother had no friends out side of the settlement and was not in the habit of receiving letters. That he could neither read nor write still left it possible that he was living, and when Dora made known her wish to come here, to see her father’s old home, arrangements were made at once. We arrived in the town over the mountain yesterday. They are stopping at Judge Green's for the present and Dora sent me here at once when Mr. Charlie wrote for help. She said it was one of God’s provi dences; that he had arranged things lor us and were only to obey.” The interest died out of Dolores’ eyes. She knew nothing about God or his providences; she had never heard either except as a wandering preacher stopped at the settlement on his way through the moutains, and was jeered at by the men and listened to by only a handful of women. The nurse leaned back so that her face was in shadow, but so that the girl’s face was full in her sight. “Dora had been in the town but a day. yet she had found out a great deal that she wished to know. Every one in the town has heard of your father. Of you no one knew much excepting Mr. Charlie. He told my girl over and over what he knew about you; she never tired of hearing and planned such pleasant things for you and your father, and knows she will love you at once.” Dolores’ face was full of wonder. That any one heard of cared to hear of her strange enough, but that Dora, the beauiiful, golden-haired, gray-eyed girl from the midst of the marvelous world of her dreams should love her or wish to love her was beyond her comprehension. “Do you not wonder, child, the nur3e said, slowly, “why my girl is so interested in you? Have you never thought of this uncle of yours of whom you have never heard or seen, or wondered that he never came, or let your father know he was living?” Dolores’ voice was unmoved, her eyes still gravely questioning. “Yes.” she replied, “I think if he is living he is happy in his life, and prefers to leave us out.” The nurse made a quick movement as of indignation. When she spoke, however, her voice was gentle, as usual. “Your father is not like his brother, Dolores. You will not blame him when you see him, and Dora will win your heart at once, as you have al ready won hers. As soon as the storm is over they will come. Dora's father is your uncle/Dolores, and they came here on "purpose to find you.” CHAPTER XII Its Effect. A flush crept into Dolores’ face, then I died out. leaving her deadly white. The room grew dark around her; the roar of the storm died away—every thing died away save the dim horror in her heart and an echo that grew and grew until the air throbbed aad filled her earn deafeningly. What would Dora say and think K she knew—ar.d of course she knew. She endeavored to speak, to cry out, to struggle with them, but she was as one struck dumb and motionless with the dread words thundering in her ears weirdly their terrible mean ing: “Every one has heard of your father ar.d could tell her of him be cause of the trial that was to come off—the trial—trial—your father trial—” ‘•Child," the voice of the nurse sounded leagues awray, scarcely dis tinguishable in the roar of words around her. "Child, what Is the mat ter? Why do you say nothing? Are you not glad to know it?" "Glad to know It—glad to know it— father—trial—know' it—know it—” The girl roused against the terror that was holding her down. She sat erect, white faced, but with a quiet dignty that hid the tumult within. She lifted one hand and pushed back the stray soft curls from her fore head in a dazed fashion. ‘‘.Surely you have no hard feeling toward your uncle because he has not come to your fattier before. You can* “Do you not wonder, child?” not blame him. Hia ia not like your father's life. You should be Just, Do lores—just, and not judge harshly." “His life ia not like your father's life— judge harshly—judge harshly—’’ “'Your father could have been such another man as his brother had he so chosen. You cannot blame your uncle for your father's choice any more than you can blame your father for your uncle’s choice." “You cannot blame your uncle for your father's choice—your father’s choice—” The words rang over and over, around, above and below, out of which the half scornful voice sounded far away. "Dora will be so disappointed; she has thought and talked of nothing but plans for you. You will have all the advantages a girl could have, and it will be your own fault if you do not improve them. This would be the best time, too, when your father needs per fect rest and few around him. No doubt he will be glad for this chauce for you, if you are not for your self.” (To be continued.) BRIGANDAGE IN ITALY’S HILLS. Standing Rewards for Capture of Ban dits Seldom Paid by Government. Brigands are constantly giving trouble to the Italian government, which seems rather strange in view of the fact that rewards are assured to any persons who wage a successful war against these law-breakers. Ac cording to an edict which dates back to the time when the Pope was all powerful in Italy, and which is still in force, anyone who captures a bri gand aliye and who hands him over to justice is entitled to a reward of $600; anyone who kills a brigand will receive a reward of $500; anyone who captures a brigand chief will get $1,200, and any brigand who betrays an accomplice will be pardoned for his past crimes and will receive $100 as an additional reward. This last re ward has seldom been paid, since Italian brigands are not accustomed to betray each other. High Living Under Charle* II. The following was considered the “best universal sauce In the world,” In the days of Charles II, at least what was accounted such by the Duke of York, who was Instructed to pre pare It by the Spanish ambassador. It consisted of parsley and a dry toast pounded in a mortar, with vine gar, salt and pepper. A fashionable or cabinet dinner of the same period consisted of “a dish of marrow' bones, of mutton, a dish of fowl, three pullets and a dozen larks, all in a dish; a great tart, a neat's tongue, a dish of anchovies, a dish of prawns and cheese.” At the same period a supper dish, when the king supped with Lady Castlemane, was “a chine of beef roasted.” Pennies Make Dollars. A church recently dedicated In SL Paul, and costing $7,000, was paid for In seven-cent contributions, the nov elty of the request bringing pennies from all over the country. THE EXTRA SESSION! TO CONSIDER THE CUBAN TREATY AND THE CURRENCY. Some Questions of High Importance Which Congress May Decide to Con sider in Connection With the Pro- j posed Reciprocity Arrangement. It Is authoritatively announced by Senator Ixnige, as the result of a re cent visit to Oyster Bay, that the President has fixed upon Nov. 9 as the day on which Congress will assem ble in an extra session, called primar ily for the approval of the Cuban treaty, which wah ratified by the Sen ate last March, and incidentally to act upon current legislation upon the lines indicated in the views and declar ations set forth in various speeches by the President. Opinion varies alike as to the wisdom of summoning Con gress into extra session for these pur poses, and also as to tho length of time that will be required to enact the legislation that shall carry into effect the President’s wishes both as to tho Cuban treaty, and the improve ment of our currency system. The New York Tribune thinks the session should be n short one. It says: The Cuban legislation indeed should take no time at all, for all that is needed is a simple art modifying the tariff law in conformity with the treaty already ratified by the Senate. No question of detail calls for discus sion. The simple issue is carrying out the treaty or not carrying it out. Practically every member now knows what he thinks, and the bill could properly be brought to a vote in each house at once. Any delay on the pre tence of discussion merely means that persons who want the treaty to fail, but do not dare face public opinion in favor of concessions to Cuba, are nates against the sugar producers of ' Germany, France, Russia, Belgium, etc., and In favor of the sugar growers af Cuba? I 6. Are we not subjecting Cuba to the risk of provoking retaliation when we compel her to discriminate In fa vor of manufactured products from the 1 United States and against competing products of all other countries? 7, If the policy of protection to ail domestic labor and industry Is to be abrogated or relaxed in favor of Cu ban compeitors, how can we refuse similar favors to other and far more Important countries? And where and when will such abrogation and relaxa tlon stop? FARMERS ARE PROTECTIONISTS. Reason* Why They Favor the Repub Mean Policy. An esteemed Democratic exchange says that the farmers in the Second district are in favor of such a tarlfl reduction that it will be about equal to free trade. Our editorial friend knows better than that or he knows mighty little about Second district farmers. He will be much wiser if he will take a few days' vacation from the arduous task of guessing at public oplonion and go out among these thoughtful, industrious people. He will And that a large majority of the farmers he meets are protectionists. There is a reason why farmers are in favor of protection. They muBt find consumers for the surplus products of their farms in order to make a profit on their labor and Investment. It is necessary that people who do not pro duce food have employment to enable them to buy food to consume. The protective policy of the Republican party is built on a foundation to en able labor to be employed, and this It Just what American farmers want, be cause they feed labor. Idle labor was tried some years ago, and the value KANSAS WAtnS 7000 N\en' AT ONCE To harvest its e.N0Rw>*J;*°** .****&»"»•** I 0*fi?.r..*£i4 77 taking indirect method to kill it. Ab the Senate has already ratified the treaty, it may be expected that It ■will ^te without question to put its own measure in operation. The difficulty, if any is to be encountered, will doubt leas be In the House, where a determ ined element is opposed to any closer trade relations with Cuba from per fectly well understood selfish motives." Without stopping to Inquire why it is thought necessary to ascribe selfish motives to those who do no more than to ask that the government and the Republican party keen faith with them in the matter of tariff protection guar anteed to them by the Dlngley law, while motives of the highest potriot ism are ascribed to those who seek to set up the new and strange doctrine that it is always proper to sacrifice one Industry for the benefit of another industry, provided you can Influence enough votes in Congress to carry out the deal—without going more deeply into this peculiar phase of a peculiar question, let us proceed to consider whether it Is true, as the Tribune as serts, that “the Cuban legislation in deed should take no time at all,” etc. We are Inclined to think that the legis lation necessary to consummate the reciprocity arrangement with Cuba will and ought to take very much more time than “no time at all.” The treaty has been ratified by the Senate and now awaits the action of the House. Before the House can reach a final vote on the question of ap proval it would seem to be natural, if not indeed absolutely inevitable, that the Republican majority in the House should very seriously consider and thoroughly debate the following ques tions, among others: 1. Is the proposed treaty constitu tional? Does not the Constitution-spe cifically require that all legislation af fecting the revenue shall originate in the House? Is there a case on record where legislation affecting the revenue has originated in the Senate and has subsequently been approved by the House? 2. Does it not involve the violation by the government of a contract of agreement with certain producing in terests of the United States—namely the Dingely tariff law? 3. Is it equitable, fair or politically expedient that the American farmers who grow sugar and tobacco and the Amercian capital and labor engaged in the manufacture of cigars should alone be se'ected to bear all the bur , dens of reciprocity with Cuba? 4. Is it economically wise to dis courage American sugar production, when with the Dingely tariff duties retained for a period of less than ten years that rapidly growing industry would completely supply the domestic demand and retain in this country the 2100,000,000 a year now sent abroad to pay for sugar imported from foreign countries? 6, Does not the United States run the risk of provoking retaliation and commercial warfare when it discriml of (arm products created disaster t< products. The principle of protection Is to bal ance the price of Imports from foreigr countries which are created by cheat labor with what la made by well-pale labor at home. This protects the home wage earner. If Amerlcar farmers were to depend almost en tlrely on exporting their surplus pro ducts to feed men who are crowding out own men out of employment by the goods they send here, our farmer* would meet such competition that they could not stand It and prosper. Ths local demand for farm products It what agriculturalists want, and this demand can only be good when con sumers are plenty and with money to buy what they need. This condltioc can only exist under protection, and that Is why farmers are protectionists —Davenport (la) Republican. The Iowa Tariff Plank. Gov. Cummins is Inconsiderate ol (he feelings of those gentlemdta whe have read in the tariff plank of ths Iowa Republican platform not only ; surrender of the “Iowa Idea,” but th» fine hand of Senator Allison. Hs claims to have written the plank him self, and as long ago as last April Thus perishes another little fiction ol the standpatters. As the case now stands we have Gov. Cummins as ths convention's unanimous choice for re election, and an expression on tbs tariff question drawn by the eandidatt and unanimously Indorsed by the con ventlon. Does that look like tin burial of the “Iowa idea.” If so th« “Idea” Is certain to rise again. Watch for the vote in November and see what the people of Iowa have to say on ths subject at the polls—Washington Star. The Bumper Wheat Crop. This is a great country. Despite th« inpour of three-quarters of a mii lion immigrants the past year millions of bushels of wheat are over ripe in the Kansas and Nebraska fields awaiting harvesters not yet in evi dence. Bidding for help has carried \\ages up to $3.25 per day with board for farm workers, and one colored man gets $ti a day and board, agreeing tc stack all the grain one header oaD cut. This is a country, indeed, when its farm hands get four or five time* higher wages in harvest than the farm hands of Europe. We use so much machinery in out wheat fields that we sell wheat to Eu rope and pay record-breaking wage* also. Is ail this in spite of the American protective system?—Boston Journal. For Political Reasons. Everybody favors a protective tariO as a beans of restoring prosperity and after it has done its work a great many of the politicians begin to as sault it—for political reasons only.— Des Moines CapitLl. HIE SUNDAY SCHOOL, LESSON IX„ AUG. 30—DAVID SPARES SAUL. Golden Text—“Love Your Enemies, Do Good to Them Which Hate You”—Luke 6:27—The Victory Over One’* Own Spirit. 1. “David'* Exile Experience and What It Taught Him."—1« this lesson, a.* In, the last. We have two parallel experlenc is with very different results. To Saul these years brought many trials from within ind from without, but he fell before temp tation. he was defeated In the moral bat tle. he let evil overcome good, he grew worse under the discipline instead of bet ter. To David the same years brought trial after trial, danger, temptation, exile, •nemles, suffering, but he stood the test, ne won the victory on the battlefield of the heart, he overcame evil with good, *nd came forth a conqueror, trained and lilted to be a wise and great king. 1. Flight to Nob. Immediately after David’s parting with Jonathan at CJIbeah (our last lesson I, David tied southward to Nob. Nob was the religious capital of the nation, where were the high priest and the tabernacle with its service*. In nls terror and distrust he told a falsehood to Ahimeleeh the high priest, and as a friend and relative of the king he was al lowed to eat of the sacred shewbread and lo lake with him the sword of Goliath. The fruit of this lie was the massacre by Saul of the high priest and his family (save Ahlutharj, and the ministering priests, elghty-flve in all ll Sam. 21. 22). 2. Flight to (lath. David hasted away from Nob, and tied southwesterly to Gath, a city of Philistines, the old residence of Goliath. 3. In the Cave of Adullam. Heaving Gath. David returned to the tribe of Ju ilali. and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. Being near Ills boyhood's home, David was probably Well acquainted with Hits cavern. Here there gathered around him a large band of discontented people, "mostly victims of Saul’s oppressions. ' and of the growing discontent with his rule, on account of his recurring par oxysms of insanity, and consequent In ability to rule his kingdom well. 4. The -Wilderness of Judah. The cave was on the borders of this wilderness, bill David did not remain In his strong hold; he dwelt In the forest of Hareth G Sam. 22: 5>, and fought the Philistines at Keltali. on the western border of Ju dah. Ill tills forest he and Jonathan met for the last and only time during his exile, and renewed their conveuant of friend ship , 5. Experience at Engedi. neur the west ern shore of the Dead Sea. Here he spares Saul, as in the lesson for to-day. II. "David's Battle with Temptation."'— I Sum 26:1-8. The Scene. David, pursued liy Haul for years, was now in hiding In the wilderness of Zlph. about four miles southeast of Hebron, east of the town oi Zluh. The Pursuit. Kor ions' reason.- per haps from the lawlessness of David’s hand, perhups from the desire to curry favor with the king:, perhaps from grati tude for Saul’s victory over their enemies the Ainalekltes a few years before,—some of the inhabitants of the village of Zlpb sent word to Haul at his court In Gtbeah. thirty miles to the north, that David was In the wilds of their neighborhood. Saul eume down with an army of three thou sand men to the hill Ilachtlah overlook ing that whole region. 5. "And David arose." after he had learned by hts scouts where Saul was en camped. ’’’and came to the place. The Temptation. 7. "Saul lay sleeping within the trench.” N. “God hath delivered." by his guiding providence, “thine enemy Into thine hand." But an opportunity to do a wrong deed does not make It right. Our highest and deepest longings—as for love, for usefulness, for success, for larg er spheres—may be gratified In wrong ways, at the expense of character, and by low. outward. Instead of holy spiritual methods. III. David’s Victory over Self.—Vs. 9-12. 9. "Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed" (the divinely appointed king* "and be guiltless?’’ Dav id restrained his officer from doing what he was unwilling to do himself. 11. "Take . . . nov/ the spear." Of specially beautiful and costly workman ship. distinguishing the king. "And the cruse." Akin to "crucUile." a small Jar or Jug. 13. "And no man saw It. nor knew it." Duvld and Ablshal were practiced scouts who could do such work noiselessly, like the early American Indians. Thus David gained a great victory over himself, a greater than his famous victory over Goliath. "He that ruleth his own spirit Is greater than he that taketh a city.” IV. Overcoming Kvll with Good —Vs. 21-25. David and Ablshal went a safe dis tance from 8aul’s camp to another hill, and then called to Abner, Haul’s general, and upbraided him for his carelessness. He showed the spear and the water cruse, to make known how Haul had been In his power, and at the same time that he had refused to harm the king. 21. "Then said Saul. X have sinned . . . I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.” Saul was doubtless sincere so far as his present feelings were con cerned, but his repentance was like the early dew, or the lights that glorify the surface of the summer sea, and pass away with the setting sun. 23. "The Lord render." etc. Better "shall render.” David committed his case wholly to God. He would not take ven geance Into his own hands. This was another proof of David’s Innocence of the charges against him. A guilty man does not wish the Lord to Judge his cause. "Delivered thee Into my hand." I have been faithful to you. 24. "So let my life.” So may the Lord cause Saul to spare David’s life, and de liver him from the tribulations he was enduring as an outlaw. 25. "Blessed be thou, my son David." "There Is a ring of falseness; and this was evidently the Impression made on the outlaw, for he not only silently declined the royal overtures, but almost Immedi ately removed from the dominions of Saul altogether, feeling that for him and his there was no longer any hope of security In the land of Israel so long as his foe. King Saul, lived ’—Ellicott. Overcoming Evil with Good. David practiced the divine rule given one thou sand years later by St. Paul, "If thine enemy hunger, feed him; If he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of tire on his head." "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil wUh good." (Bom. 12:20. 2D. Strength in Patience. "How poor are they that have not patience," says Shakspeare, and he who has It is rich himself and pos sesses that which not only is a benefit to himself, but gives comfort to all around him in life. The word patient means the capacity for and habit of snduring or suffering. Patience is jhown by the serenity with which we “put up with” the annoyances caused to us by others, on the one hand, and is displayed in a wider and deeper sense by the fortitude which one ex hibits in all the concerns of life. Dlngley Tariff Prosperity in the Month of July, 1903.
