I THE FATAL REQUEST!
OR F O V N D O U T
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CHAPTER VII.—Continued.
For seme reason Ted Burritt re
mained behind. “I'll let them go
first,” he said to himself.
In the meantime, those who had
Been to view the body in the vestry re
turned. It was evident from their
manner, and the short time they had
been absent, that no Identification
had taken place.
Ted Burritt, with his heart beating
wildly now, turned in the same direc
tion. On I he extemporized bier a body
lay, the lower limbs of which were
covered with a cloth, leaving the face
and the upper part of the body ex
posed to view. Ted Burritt saw that
it was the face of a man of about
fifty years of age, with features that
must have been handsome in their day
tint which in death wore an expression
of agonized expectancy—the ex
pression of one who recognized the
full horror of the fate that awaited
him.
It was the face of his own father!
CHAPTER VIII.
Dr. Jeremiah Cartwright.
\ few moments elapsed, at. the end
of which time the door of the vestry
opened again. This time to admit a
small, middle-aged gentleman, whose
somewhat imposing Homan nose was
surmounted by a pair of gold-rimmed
spectacles, and whose civil garb bad
an almost military cut and preciseness
about it.
He cleared his throat and gave a
sharp little cough like a double knock.
"I beg your pardon, my dear sir, I
nope I'm not disturbing you, but—”
Ted Burritt rose to his feet and
seemed, all at once, to wake from
the apathy of grief which had over
come him when he realized that his
worst fears had been surpassed, and
tnat his beloved parent had met with
a horrible death, such as the most
•-abandoned criminal might have shud
<1 -red at. His eyes were bloodshot;
of dust, or how many of the ashes
they may claim as their own. Com
pare your case with theirs, and I think
you will agree with me, that you have
a great deal to be thankful for. You
can have your dead decently in
terred. with his name upon his head
stone.”
Ted Burritt raised his head, which
was sunken between his shoulders.
“You are right," he said urmly, “I have
a great deal to be thankful for, even
yet.”
"That’s right.” said the doctor, re
suming his brisk, every-day tone,
"that’s the way to look at the matter,
j By-the-by"—lowering his voice again
— I may as well tell you that I was
one of the party who helped to find
the poor gentleman," and he motioned
with his head toward the corpse.
“Yes”—as the other made a sudden
step toward him—“he was in the
fourth carriage from the engine, a
first class carriage it was, and he was
the only occupant. This carriage was
thought to be empty, as no cries were
heard, and it was generally believed
that whatever passengers it might
have contained had made their escape
before the llames reached it. Of
course, the supposition is that he was
disabled, perhaps killed outright, by
the effects of the collision; for the car
riage was much damaged, and we had
some considerable difficulty in extri
cating him.”
The young man nodded his head
i and an expression of relief spread
; itself over his countenance.
"I should like to think that.” he said,
"it would be a great alleviation if I
could believe he perished like that,
instead of enduring the agony of that
other hideous death,” and. as he spoke
he shuddered and set his teeth to
gether.
"Depend upon it, that, was the truth
of the matter,” rejoined the little doc
tor. "He might have been struck
senseless by a blow upon the head. At
any rate I shall find out that when I
It was the face of his own father!
his hair tossed and tumbled, as though
it had been clutched at and dishevel
ed by muscular fingers. His dress
was dusty and disordered, and he
bore a haggard unwashed appear
ance.
But. in spite of these drawbacks,
the other ejaculated under his breath: !
“Humph! A tine fellow'. Seems
uncommonly cut up, too—rather un
usual thing in these days. Seems to
be something like genuine feeling i
here. And 1 like to see it! I like to
see it!”
Having arrived at the conclusion of
these remarks, some of which might .
have been distinctly audible, had the :
listener chosen to lend an ear in their :
direction, he continued out loud:
“By-the-by, let me introduce my- I
self. My name's Cartwright—Jere- ,
miah Cartwright, surgeon, etc., late of I
the 47th.”
Ted Burritt turned toward him with J
something like an appearance of in- j
terest, and the doctor, seeing this, |
went on:
Yes, l ve ueen on me spot
since the accident tool; place. You’ve
heard how it was, of course? It was
nn awful sight, and what made it
more so was the fact that little or
notning could be done to help. The
groans and shrieks were something
awful, and what was more, the front
of the train was completely enveloped
in a black pitch-like smoke from the
burning oil—which, as you know, had
exploded from the concussion—
through which the flames leaped and
hissed. It was quite an hour ~c*ore
they had burnt themselves out, and,
even then, the heat was so intense
that there was no opportunity pi ap
proaching the carriages for some
hours after that. And when we did”
—he paused impressively and threw
out Us hands—"when we did. there
was nothing left but smoking skele
tons of men, w'Oiien and children—
yes, sir, children—and in some in
stances, as you may have seen for
yourself, not even that!”
Ted Burrltt uttered a groan, as the
doctor wound up in a breathless con
dition.
“Terrible, wasn’t it?” said the latter,
recovering himself in no time. "But
you"—laying his hand on the young
man's shoulder—“you mustn’t give
way, jou know. Just consider these
other poor folks—the church Is full
cf them. They, many of them, have
nothing left of their dead, but a few
ashes—a handful of black dust. What
Is more, In most cases, they do not
even know which particular handful
make my examination of the remains.
I don’t know whether you care to stop
while I—? No?" in answer to a vio
lent shake of the head. "Well, per
haps it’s better not.”
“And you think.” Ted Burritt in
quired, “that the examination will
show you how my father died?”
The doctor nodded his head. “You
remain for the inquest. I suppose?"
“When-?’’ began the young man.
But the garrulous little gentleman
did not allow him to finish. “Mon
day morning—twelve o'clock,” he
jerked out. "You'll find the place very
full, but very likely you’ll be able to
get a bed somewhere. If not—come
to me and I'll put you up.”
Ted Burritt, moved by this generous
offer on the part of a stranger, thank
ed him in a few broken, but heartfelt
words.
He made his way back to the sta
tion, and found that another train
had just arrived hearing a still fur
ther load of anxious, grief-stricken in
quirers.
He wrote out a telegraphic message
end consigned it to one of the clerks:
not one of whom had had his hand off
the instrument all night.
On the line groups of men, under
proper superintendence, were still
busily engaged in searching among
tne heaps of debris.
As Ted Burritt stood and watched
them at their work, suddenly the
thought flashed across his mind again
—his father's friend! What had be
come of him?
CHAPTER IX.
A Startling Discovery.
The telegram which Ted Burritt
sent to his sister was as follows:
"Have found my father. Am re
maining until after the inquest. Break
the news gently.”
Having disposed of this duty, it
occurred to him that he would be the
better for a wash and a meal. There
was an unassuming little inn not far
from where he stood. It looked clean
and inviting to the weary young fel
low, and thither he bent his steps—
only to find that the modest little
hostelry was already besieged by
those whose errand had been the same
as his own He was told by the land
lord himself, almost before he had
time to frame the Inquiry, that they
were full up to the hay loft: but It
was just possible that he might And
someone in the village who might he
able to take him in. Mine host stroig
ly recommenced the gentleman to go
and secure old Momer Jintnan s room.
A small urchin who was hanging
about the door, was induced, by the
prospect of twopence, to show the way
to the old dame's uottage.
Having seen the room, a funny little
place up under the roof, in which he
could barely stand upright, but which
spotlessly clean as it was, seemed
a very haven of rest to the worn out
young man, and having expressed him
selt as satisfied, and paid five shill
ings in advance, as a token of eood
faith, the old dame departed in search
ot new laid eggs, from her own hens,
to serve up for her new lodger's break
fast.
In the meantime the young man
threw himself into a chair with a
heavy sigh, which the good old soul
heard as she shut the door upon him.
She returned to the room, in about
half an hour’s time with a tray, which
contained the homely but excellent
country fare she had prepared, and,
finding no notice taken of the knock,
with which she announced the arrival
of breakfast, pushed open the door
and entered.
She found the new lodger fast
asleep on his chair, with his head
resting on the table, and, depositing
her tray thereon also, stood regarding
him with motherly solicitude.
"Poor, dear, young gentleman," she
murmured to herself, "if 'e don’t look
dead beat! I'll Jest put the breakfast
by 'im, so as 'e can see it when 'e
wakes.”
sne iert tne room, closing tne uoor
behind her, and still the young man
slept on, in spite of his constrained at
titude and the hardness of his pillow.
Another half hour passed, at the
end of which time another step was
heard ascending the crazy little wood
en staircase—a firmer step, but at the
same time lighter than the other; and
another voice—this time a masculine
one—might have been heard to say,
• All right, Mrs. Jinman—don’t you
trouble—will announce myself!"
Which the speaker proceeded to do
—first of all by the application of his
knuckles, which, proving ineffectual,
was followed by the lifting of the
latch, and the appearanc.e ot the figure
of Dr. Jeremiah Cartwright upon the
threshold.
lie, 100, conieiupmieu me steeping
figure doubtfully. “Humph!” he re
marked, half aloud. "Asleep, eh?
Good thing, too; gone through a lot;
worn himself out. Hullo! What's
this? Breakfast, eh? All got cold,
too! Better wake him up after all!”
This he did very gently; and Ted
Burritt started up, rubbing his eyes.
Then, recognizing the situation as
well as the personality of the indi
vidual who confronted him.
“Oh, Lord!” he cried, with a groan.
T d forgotten all about it. But tell me
what the exam—”
The doctor interrupted him with a
gesture. “What's that I see?” look
ing at the viands through his gold
rimmed spectacles. "Tea? esrgs? but
ter? cream? brown bread? Mv
news will keep: your breakfast won't,
or, rather lias been kept too long al
ready. Sit down at once and dispose
of the contents of that tray, or you
don't get another word out of me.”
Ted was astonished to find how hun
gry he was, and had soon cleared the
board; though, at the same time, he
found it rather embarrassing to feel
that he was an object of interest to
an individual in gold-rimmed spec
tacles, who stared at him persistently
through them, and kept up a running
commentary under his breath all the
time. Some of the ejaculations, too,
which caught his ear were decidedly
of a nature to arouse curiosity on the
part of the hearer, who now and then
could not avoid overhearing such frag
ments as these—"Mysterious affair—
should like to get at the bottom of it.
Talk about sensational incidents!
Wonder how he’ll take it!” etc.
"And now,” said the young man,
turning round upon him, “tell mo
what is the result you have arrived
at?”
(To be continued.)
HOW TO MANAGE A WIFE,
Some Suggestions Which Are Ca:d to
Be of Value.
A great many methods have ueen
suggested as to the best way to man
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lias thought it best to guide the poor
husband. The following will there
fore be found the best way to man
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to fail.
Never contradict her. You are right
of course nine times out of ten, and
she knows it, but to tell her so makes
her always unmanageable.
Never oppose her. When shr sug
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you get up and light the fire do so at
once, willingly and cheerfully. If she
wishes you to walk the floor with the
baby obey with alacrity.
Never deny her. Possibly she will
exceed her allowance, but this is al
ways your fault, because you are not
man enough to support her.
Never be cross. When you come
home at night, having failed once or
twice during the day, or been insulted
by a total stranger, or with a large,
powerful pain in your stomach, laugh
it off, and conceal your real feelings.
Never tell her the truth. When
she asks how you like her new hat
swear that it is the greatest thing
for the money you ever saw. When
she shows you her new gown, be lost
in admiration. When she is cross and
irritable, tell her she is an angel.
Never disagree with her. When
she suggests that you have a cold and
need a hot mustard plaster, grin and
bear it. When she tells you she needs
a change, tell her you are glad she
mention.--; It
Never Interrupt her.
i This Is the only way to manage a
wife.—Tom Masson in New York Her
ald
THE AMERICAN IDEA
- i
ADHERENCE TO IT HAS GIVEN US
GREAT PROSPERITY.
Protection for All Labor and Industry,
for the Farm as Well as the Fac
tory, a Policy to Which the United j
States Should Be Irrevocably Com
mitted.
There is a large element of the
would-be reunited Democratic party
that Is strongly urging the tariff ques
tion for the issue In the next national
campaign, it. hardly seems possible
that the party will make the tarifT re
form plank again serve as the bulwark
of Its hopes, but the Democratic party
has been known to do even stranger
things. The fact is that the American
land has become a greater and a
broader thing tlian a mere party ques
tion. It is a part of the faith of the
people. And there is evidence that
even free trade England will not for
many years longer remain as an ex
ample of the greatness to which a
nation may attain, commercially, with
out protective tariffs. The creed
which President Roosevelt at Minne
apolis published to the world is the
American creed:
"The general tariff policy to which,
without regard to changes In detail, I
believe this country is Irrevocably
committed, is fundamentally based
upon ample recognition of the differ
ences between the cost of production
—(hat is (he cost of labor— here and
abroad, and of the need to see to It
from all manufactured products. That
is the logic of the situation and the
outlook.
Senator lxidgo favors the Cubaa
reciprocity scheme of taking away
protection from a large body of indus
trial producers outside of Massachu
setts. So docs Representative Rob
erts. Cuban reciprocity wouldn't hurt
anybody in Massachusetts; ergo. Cu
ban reciprocity is all right. Not so,
however, reciprocity with Newfound
land. That would paralyze the fish
ing Industry of Massachusetts; ergo.
Newfoundland reciprocity is all
wrong, according to Senator Dodge.
Thus, under the stimulating influ
ences of Cuban reciprocity, we find
free trade being ladled out in chunks
that, grow bigger and protection rent
with gaps that grow wider and wider.
"Oil, what a tangled web wo weave, etc."
Immeasurable Cheek of Cuban Beg
gars.
Dispatches from Havana announce
that the commission sent by Cuba to
negotiate a loan of $25,000,000 for the
payment of revolutionary army claims
failed to obtain this loan, the Cuban
press predicts a fresh outbreak in
the eastern part of the island, unless
the United States approves reciprocity
with the island. One of the Cuban
cabinet officers is reported to have
spoken as follows:
"The army must be paid, else the
Republic cannot survive another 24th
of February, and unless the American
government gives its moral support
to our attempt to raise the loan sought
for such payment, we cannot hope to
secure a dollar.”
MOVE ON!
that, our laws shall* in no event afford
advantage in our own market to for
cing industries over American capital,
to foreign labor over our own labor.
This country has and this country
needs better paid, better educated, bet
ter fed and better clothed working
men, of a higher type than are to be
lound in any foreign country, it has
and it needs a higher, more vigorous
and more prosperous type of tillers of
the soil than is possessed by any
other country.”
There it is in a nutshell. Not tho
“Iowa idea,” nor yet the Ohio or the
California or the Pennsylvania, or the
Maine idea. It is the American idea,
Irrespective of the abundant changes
in detail to which the tariff must nec
essarily bo subjected in years to come
in order that it may be adapted to
changing conditions. But while it is
five idea of the American people as a
whole, and lias grown beyond the con
iines of a single party, yet we must re
member that it is the Republican
party which has stood in times past
and still stands, as the firm defender
of the system of protection under
which our nation lias achieved great
ness and her people have achieved
prosperity.—Portland (Maine) Adver
tiser.
FREE EVERYTHING.
Tendency of Selfish Tariff Reformer
Is to Break Down the System of
Protection.
“A break in the ranks lof the stand
pat Senators" is the announcement
from Washington by tlie correspond
ent of the (free trade) New York
Journal of Commerce, in connection
with the fact that on the 11th of No
vember Senator Lodge of Massachu
setts introduced a bill proposing to
repeal the duty on hides. In the same
paragraph it is stated that Representa
tive Roberts of Massachusetts intro
duced a similar bill in the house and
also a bill to remove the duty from
coal.
Next! What Massachusetts Repub
lican will follow suit by introducing
a bill to remove the duty from wool?
The rage for free raw niatrials and
nonprotected agricultural products
should not stop with hides and coal.
If the farmers who produce hides and
the miners who mine coal are to be
turned over to the tender mercies of
free trade, why not also the farmer
who raises wool? \Vhy should he
have any hen* Jit from a protective
tariff? Why not repeal the agricultur
al schedules of the Dingley tariff in
a lump and at one fell swoop deprive
the farmer of protection on each and
all of his products? That seem* to
ire the trend of affairs just now In
Washington.
Then, when the farmers shall have
been left out in the cold, we shall con
fidently expert Senators and Repre
sentatives from the agricultural states
to “get bach at” Massachusetts by in
troducing a bill to remove the tariff
If there is anything in history
which resembles the insufferable ego
tism of these Cuban beggars we have
never run across it. Here is a lot of
j people threatening to destroy their
j own government if the United States
j does not submit to their blackmailing
j lactics. They have been aided and en
J couraged in every possible way, at
i the cost of many millions of dollars,
j and now they want more or they will
make trouble for themselves and
everybody else. Their gross ingrati
tude aud monumental cheek is de
serving of preservation in history. And
it is the “patriot,” the revolutionary
army, that is making these demands.
They are a nice lot of people. They
have got a fertile land offering large
opportunities to the industrious, but
they have lived so long by pillage and
extortion that labor is not to be
thought of. So they demand $35,000,
000 from the United States or they
will destroy their own government and
rob their own people. It is as use
less to help such people as to aid a
confirmed tramp. They should he
made to understand at once that the
people of the United States have no
intention of supporting a lot of lazy
tramps in idleness so as to keep them
quiet. If they are too lazy to work
let them starve. They are of no use
to themselves or the world, and would
be far better dead than living.—Michi
gan Farmer.
No Preferences in Trade.
Nations do not trade on the basis
of relationship any more than a man
is bound to trade with his wife's rela
tions for the sake of keeping it “all in
the family.”
Nations trade where they can trade
to the best advantage, and a variety
of considerations determine their
croice. The mere nominal preference
for trade with a country does not
effect v.hat the advocates of preferen
tial tariffs claim for it, as the figures
almost invariably show.—Evansville
Courier.
Chamberlain's Proposals.
The most astonishing thing about
the present situation is that whereas,
five short years ago, a public man who
would make such proposals to the
British people would be regarded as
a lunatic or a knave, the same pro
posal is now' hailed by hundreds of
thousands of voters as the only salva
tion of the country. It Is the most
astounding and complete revolution in
the public opinion of any modern peo
ple. and it has ail taken place within
a short half year.—Detroit Evening
News.
What They Want.
Th» Canadian manufacturers want
American capital, but not American
competition. That's natural. Some
day the boundary line will be abol
ished and they will be "American,’•
too.—-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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