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I base—c-‘-» aU 1 o-'-a* So ti til! and raied her , wt .»-« -i a ■ ;b a cr»r < f J. old fas-h . i-i roart-ry Tk*l T«m*»d«*4 iw at V "*»: 3d csss c*.o -be .: 2 do. r-f«aKb all"” she *a> i«t> 1 look U>* frau- I -t ■ r aS a lore srarX eS-ek •ha" ** I" to tier heels and Stood before so r —s 14 » Tboarr she tad r* • a tti tear She fnraei » j - read * i:h t—ad toes*. rnireatt •tac * ■ —**:: for -oar iayectiok. I t -a i read d-oabS ta yuar mad." •i* a YVru *ust aat t- !! me a jo tit »'ju feat** hacked oat; 1 stall *- myself «' joa ar- ae..terms 1 aa assstoas fc.r ’t* rsrc.a ’a r.se” Tt-re U • /? • tikr tl t - i * is: s* •bat yon •-* il that iori -t. 1 diced • tier 'oastf. ao my memory is ■i Sb*- ctv .- sped the tier ioi ket •*»»< a .*n* band a* v-: vet a* le-r -br-ja; and ^hr*-* j- a.-.d-.-. and her fvtr r. who was not. 1 saw. wholly :-d to e.;. arif-vtii?. held '.he ..ik, Urn her and k.d the way with a - ■ -w r _ah th» sa-den and down »i’» reide and along the creek Ui.iri where l,.ma *»> in • t-'erirr direction. *• -J* ..a* we a. ar d Port \c t. :r?d.-. - 1 ! ixared over my shoulder to mark *’ r-.uati p*i-r Letts when II » tWi* ■ Hard apor:—hard*" 8 oh- '-J. ana k. : within oar s :.;:B of t -r a , which, showing i n .rat. bat w.-h mainsail set, was *_t:iig l'i*ur ■!.- Ui.-rr tfc* itght west * ad Vs w<- v.-ered away 1 saw- a man a Sgare *t the wheel - another fig .-re •now-4 darkly against the cuddy. Hang out you.- lights!" 1 shouted. ansxL But t'ere was ao reply. The St.ler.®." muttered ljiau, start mi be engUM again We mast look out for her going bark," I satd. as »e watched the sloop merge into shadow The lights of the casino biased ar we drew up to the pier, and Resalisd st*; pu out in good spirit*, catching up and humming ibt waits bat rang down upon us from he clubhouse Lady." I **id "let us see wha: lands we shall discover " I ottghi lo feel terribly wricked, but i realir never felt cheerfuller in my the averred But I have one i.tarritilirt'Ot * ** Wear—and we paused, while she i- opped the hood upon her shoulders. What shall 1 call this gentleman’" What does she call him? I'm blest tf ’ snow! 1 call him Battens usually; Knight of the Rueful Countenance a-.gbt serve, but very Lkelr she calls Mtn Reggie " 1 will try them an." she said “I thin*, we used to call him Reggie cn r*r»wberr> HUL Very likely be will “! Wrrt Ycu ts Exchange Cicaks with Me." d* '• • >• fraud at • n-v and I shan't aet v-r» tar with him.“ we passed the open door the! car'-, r. a.—-d and a hrorc of young -. . > came 14.1 !v out to take too air. ; ror- -s in. «tu w -re a a: i Sw* ral •• a w*• • r: i h. < a ia th- village • it.. in : :r;way *d-.* si amiably. 1 • • l was waring -onu aa-i i cate K.saltnu fa sal ad 1L..1.-ZL IT KDCiiSL X, -« <*. cheerfull i'.e cordial' In of doc' * grow moody, ami look •m: «- - • wjtk >» ■ fig :? a*. «• is th- - ars Trough ! st-oiu *- d.sa --a- I i*e hanging at* 'at ‘ • - . Ah' 1 :• aprroaches' He coa.es" C ffk' ad'aced escerly. with aa • re-« alight ;a his fac** H* -a"' he c- -d taking her hand, a* 1 ' n.‘ ' Yea are not so great a •ear a“ter all. Irishman “ ’ r. M- I»c;;j.»van .» the kind-St per sco iiaacinat''- sh* r-plied. and ~ d her head daringly so :hat the Iron: aw;:: >w lei) full upon her. an. he Caz-d at h r with frank, boy : fc :. i~ ira’ior. Ti en she dr* w her wrap about her shoulders, and as 1 w a» a. h- r la :g* > r followed me cheerily. ! as promptly < tied by a young man wto feigned to have meet m.- in some fo-mer acarra'. a. and intro • J to a girl from lietroit whose cam- I shall newer know in this world ; -■ r** rr.ber th..t st - canced well, and that sfce a«:ked me whether 1 knew ] j o; - in Iiuluth. Fond du laic. Pa d and a number of other towns * *-’• ‘ »he recii d like a geographical ■"She forn d. I think, a high "I .ev;e of my sense of humor, for Ii - tet • d at -i-yything she said in my general joy of the situation. Alter j ;r th.rd dance 1 got her an icc and fc-n another cavalier for her. 1 did abfh as 1 should ■ have f- it as I strolled round the ver j t.da 'oaard Rosalind and Gillespie T - were talking in low tones and Ci d i" teed c e until 1 spok- to them *<'it. it's yon. is it"—and Gillespie looked tip at me resentfully. '1 hare been con* two years! It -*~-n •<> me 1 am doing pretty well, j all *tme considered What have; you been talkie-: about?” "— !•* ut <* • •*. ::i* GriffiiiiS. an* Elves. * BVMS 'at stu'.lm j !. ... nd quo'-d "1 hope you have beers enjoying yourself.*" * Af'er a dii!! fashion, yes." ‘I :!iouid like to * ell her ’hat' We saw you through the window. She -tri: .. us ns t* ry pretty. didn't she. Reggie?** “I didn't notice her." Gillespie re plied With so little interest that we both laughed. "It's too had." remarked Rosalind, "that Aunt Pat couldn’t have come with cs it would have been a relief f *r h«*r to get away from that dreary scboolhouse.'* "i might go and fetch her.” I sur ge sted. * if you do " said Gilhspie. grinning, you will not fiud us here when you ! get back. Rosalind sighed, as though at the remembrance of her aunt's forlorn ex ■ >. theu the inu-*ic broke out in a two 1 stejt, "Come! We mus! have this dance!” •he exclaimed, and Gillespie rose j obediently. 1 followed, exchanging i chaff with Rosalind until we came to I th« door, where she threw off her, cloak for the first time. ' Lord and protector, will you do me ; the honor T” It ail happened In a moment. 1 'ossed the cloak across my arm care lessly and she turned to Gillespie with out looking at me. He hesitated— some word faltered on his lips. I think it must have been the quick transition j of her appearance effected by the change from the rich color of the cloak to the white of her dress that j star’led him. She realized the danger! I of the moment, and put her arm on : bis arm. ! "Y.v mustn't miss a note of it! Good i v"—and » ,'h a nod to m - I next saw ■ • ftir away a:;.id the throng of .iaucers. As 1 caught up the cloak under my ■*rm something crackW under my fin g es and hurrying to a dark corner >f the veranda I found the pocket and area forth an envelope My con science. 1 c nfvss. was agreeably quiea nt You n ,.y. it you wish, proiiouare my conduct at s» voral points of this narrative wholly indefensible; but 1 was engaged in a sincere effort to s'r— er cut the Holbrook tangle, and lieu a had openly challenged me. ! ct id carry this deception through sect ■ ^sftiliy 1 believed that within a few hours I might bring Henry Hol brook to terms. As fer Gillespie, he • as *ar safer with Rosalind than with Helen 1 thrust the envelope into my hreas- pocket and settled myself by the veranda rail, where 1 could look cut upon the lake, and at the same time keep an eye on the ballroom. Somewhere h. neath I heard the rumble and hang of a bowling-alley above the music Then my eyes, roam re the lake, fell upon the casino pier below Some one was oomir.g toward me—a c.r! wrapped in a long cloak v'ho had appartijly just landed front a boat Si.e nrov^l sw iftly toward the casino I saw her and lost her again as she passed in and out of the light of the pier lamps. A dozen times the shadows caught htr away; a dozen times the j ier lights flashed upon h»r: and at last I was aware that it was Helen Holbrook, walking swiftly, as though upon an urgent errand. 1 ran drwn the steps and met her luckily on a deserted stretch of board walk. I was prepared for an angry outburst, hut hardly for the sword-like glitter of her first words. "This is infamous! It is outrage ous’ 1 did not believe that even you would be guilty of this!” "1 am anything you like; but please come to a place where we can talk Quietly." "I will not! I will not be tricked by you again." "You will come along with me, at once and quietly." I said: and to my surprise she walked up the steps be side me. As we passed the ballroom door the music climbed to its climax and ended. "Come, let us go to the farther end of the veranda." When we had reached a quiet cor ner she broke out upon me again. "If you have done what I think you have dene, what 1 might have known : you would do. 1 shall punish you ter ribly—you and her;” ' You may punish me all you like. i but you shall not punish her;" I said with her own emphasis. “Reginald promised me some papers to-night—my father had asked me to get them for him. She does not know, this cousin of mine, what they ar s what her father is! It is left for you to bring the shame upon her. It had better He 1 than you. in your present frame of mind!”—and the pity w Uc.i ia my heart. 1 must save her from the heartache that lay iu the truth. It l failed ia this ! should fail indeed. “Do yon want her to know that her father is a forger—a felon? That is what yea are telling her. if you trick Reginald into giving her those papers he was to give mo for my father!" “She hasn't those papers. 1 have them. They are in my pocket, quite safe from all of you. You are altogether too vindictive, you Holbrooks! 1 have no intention of trusting you with such high explosives." “Reginald shall take them away from you. He is not a child to be played with—duped in this fashion.” “Reginald is a good fellow. He will always love me for this—“ "For cheating him? Don't you sup pose lie will resent it ? Don't you think he knows me from every other girl ia the world?” “No. I do not. In fact, I have proved that he doesn't. You set'. Miss Holbrook, he gave her the documents in the case without a question." “And she dutifully passed them on tc you!" "Nothing cf the kind, my dear Miss Holbrook! I took them out of her cloak pocket." "That is quite in keeping!" “I'm no: done yet! Pardon me, hut I want you to exchange cloaks with me. You shall have Reginald in a mo ment. and we will make sure that he is deceived by letting him take you home. You are as like as two peas— in everything except temper, humor and such trifles: but vour cloaks art' quite different. Please!" “I will not!" "Please!" JOU are despicable. despicable" "I urn really the best friend you have in the world Again, will you kindly exchange cloaks with me? Yours is blue, isn't it? I ?hink Reg inald knows blue from red. Ah. thank you! Now. i want vou to promise to say nothing as he takes you home about papers, jour father, vour uncle or your aunt. You will talk to him of times when you were children at Stam ford. and things like that, in a dreamy reminiscential key. lr he speaks ot things that you don't exactly under stand. refers to what he has said to your cousin here to-night, you need only fend him off: tell him the inci dent is closed. \\ hen I bring him to you in ten minutes it will be with the understanding that he is to take you bark to St. Agatha's at ouce. He has his launch at the casino pier: you needn't say anything to him when you land, only that you must get home quietly, so Miss Pat shan't know you haw been out. Your exits and your entrances are your own affair. Now I hope you see the wisdom of obeying me, absolutely.” “I didn't know that I could hate you so much!” she said, quietly. "But I shall not forget this. I shall let you see before I am a day older that you are net quite the master you think you are: suppose 1 tell him how you have played with him." "Then before you are three hours older I shall precipitate a crisis that j ou will not like. Miss Holbrook. I ad | vise you. as your best friend, to do what I ask.” She shrugged her shoulders, drew the scarier cloak more closely about her. and I left her gazing off into rhe : strip of wood that lay close upon the inland side of the clubhouse. I was by no means sure of her, but there was not time for further parley. I dropped the blue cloak on a chair in a corner and hurried round to the doer of the ballroom, meeting Rosalind and Gillespie coming out hushed with their dance. (TO BE CONTINUED.) In the Days of the Duel Reminder of Times When Gentlemen Met on -Field of Honor." The years which separate us Amer icans from dueling are fewer than most of us realize. The late Prof. Shuler's Autobiography, in the Atlan tic. has this amusing reminiscence: “The first occasion was when a sflly cousin of mine with too much wine in him challenged a well-known duelist. James Jackson, who as a gen eral fell at Perryville. Fortunately, 1 knew Jackson well as a boy of IS may know a man of twice his years. I made my plea to him to give my kins man an easy way out. At first he wa9 obdurate, saying that he would have his life—he had. indeed, reason to be vexed—but in the end he told his sec ond to 'fix it up' with me. My good. I may say indeed affectionate, rela tions with Jackson had begun a year before in a like absurd business in a ballroom. Frankfort. I had acci dentally stepped into a mess made on the floor by the breaking of a bottle of champagne, which he as manager was trying to have cleaned up. With a sharp word, he pushed me aside; my -—__ new-found manly dignity was offend ed: so therefore, a* usual in such cases. I asked him for his card. His answer was: ‘I beg pardon, my dear sir, I took you for a boy.' We both saw the fun of the situation, and became friends. He was one of the glories of this world; he lifted my sense of what it was to be a man— the ancient type of gentleman." Far-Sounding .Steamboat Whistle. What kind of sound travels furthest? A discussion of that question the other evening resulted in a unanimous ver dict finally being returned in favor of the steamboat whistle, one instance being given by a man from western Kentucky who had heard a steamboat on the Ohio whistling for a landing when he was 18 miles away from the river. The deep, resonant tones of the steamboat whistle seem to make the air vibrate as nothing else can. In that reapeci it is like many pipe or gans in churches, the lower tones of which make the churches throb from floor to uome. The highest notes seem to penetrate better for short distances, while the lower ones carry better. AT THIS season when all the world OTer people of many races and tongues are medi tating on the Cross of Christ: when long eerr tees are being held In memory of the greatest tragedy cn Uo'.gotca. ana pro cess ons ir« solemnly marching to the stations of the Cross, bearing banners and crucifixes, and bowing reverently before altars and pictures commem-1 orating the sorrowful walk to Cal vary; when in the Holy Land thou sands of pilgrims from every nation are treating the very "Via Dolorosa" on which he trod as he left the Holy City forever, carrying his cross to the ■ “Accursed Hill" outside the walls: It may be of Interest to consider the his tory and traditions of this wonderful symbol under which we live and In the name of which so much has teen wrought of world wide good to hu manity. an<_. alas I of great harm through Christian fanaticism. Perhaps there is no ether object on earth about which there has been more controversy, more dissensions and more superstitions than about this one great object for reverence on the one side, and for derision on the other. Eve* since the crucifixion it haa left a strong impresa on the history of the nations and has been revered m the religion of all the sects bearing the name of Christ It has been sur rounded by traditions and mysticism and endowed with supernatural and miraculous attributes It has been ta ken as the emblem of a faith under the banner of which great deeds of heroism have been done, as In olden days when pioneer messengers of the Story ot the Cross filled with religious real entered bravely Into uncivilized and barbarian lands, fearlesly ignor ing great dangers. Heralded by Christian banners the procession of civilization has spread to all parts oi the world. Romans car ried it to the Britons and Saxons. The worship or the sun as observed by the Incas was brought to an end through the ascendancy of Spanish bearers of the cross In more recent times Spanish monks, with peace in their hearts, amid many hardships, wrested from the aborigines the western coast of our own country, where they erected many missions to spread the teach ings of Christianity. The Influence or the cross so entirely filled the minds of Its followers that it became the cen ter subject of the paintings of the old masters and In time permeated not ' only the spirit of this art, but also that of architecture, for we find throughout the great Christian archi tecture of the Middle Ages and In all forms of mediaeval decoration this sign of the cross standing out conspic uously. The very foundations of the edifices which were erected In com memoration of faith in this symbol fol lowed the lines of h cross, so that the very wails from their foundations up ward might carry with them as they rose the image of the sacred sign, to receive its crowning figure displayed in the ridge lice of its roofs. Crosses, in an endless variety of forms, still surmount the loftiest and finest parts of the architecture of the cathedrals and churches of Europe. Above the tombs of the departed or even in the pavements of the church above the monumental vaults in these cathedra’s this same sign proclaims the faith of those who rest beneath Being the keynote and the “glory* of the Christian religion this emblem soon became prized In other directions besides those ecclesiastic. With the triumph of Christianity the cross at once was recognized as a universal symbol of highest nobility and honor It was cow considered to add dignity to the crow ns and scepters of ere per ors ana princes. It became the proud cst ensign of knightly rank. The greatest w arriors were proud to see the cross on the hilts of their swords as well as on the banner* under which they fought. It also became a sign o! merit for valor and bravery—a reward for deeds 01 honor, as the iron cross of Prussia established by William 111 for patriotic bravery in war. It was wern also as a protection bn times of trouble. To denote the con secration of those devoted to the aid of the suffering and needy; the Red Cross eras the confederation of socie ties in different countries for the bet tenr.en; of conditions of the wounded soldiers In campaigns on land and sea. In Crusader days, beginning with Peter the Hermit, in 10M. start ing out to deliver the Holy Land from the domtnlon of the infidel, the brave warriors were thus named because of the red cross they wore as cadges on their right shoulders. The archbishop's croxler—the en sign of his office—is the staff with a cross head, distinguishing it from the "pastoral staff of bishops and abbots, which have a shepherd's crook. Thus has been experienced the say ing of Justin Martyr so many years aK° ibat "the sign of the cross was impressed upon the whole of nature. There is hardly • handicraftsman also but usee the figure of It among the implements of his industry. It forms a part of man himself " Man has been created in this form as has been beau tifully Illustrated by Emily Collier In the painting depicting the Holy Child's expression of his love—"So wide la my lcve.“ In the middle ages and In Crusaders days the cross was the distinctive symbol of the Christian in contradis tinction to the Crescent of ths Mo hammedan. The custom of marking one's sig nature by a cross was first adopted by Christians in the year 110 to dis tinguish them from the pagans, and it stood for a silent oath. The early Christians immediately used this sign, which was connected with their religion, as a secret mes sage to one another in their first days of persecution. Mingling with the persecutors of their faith, they could thus make themselves known to each other without cal’ -.g the attention of those around them. In visiting ths catacombs In Rome, where they hid from fear of their persecutors, it Is in tensely interesting to notice that tha sign so sacred to them is carved and engraven all around the walls of their prison cells and above the tombs of their brethren Easter. Like a meteor, large and bright. Fell a golden seed of light On the field of Christmas night When the Babe was horn. Then ‘tw-as sepulchred tn gloom TUI shove His lioly tomb Flashed Its everlasting bloom— Flower of Easter morn. Birthday of Hope * Why Easter Morning Is the Symbol of the Soul’s Resurrection. Easter morning Is the symbol of the oul's resurrection; the birthday of .he hope, the natal day of its spiritual ife. Prom the first moment of Its lawn’.ng light sunshine illumined the vorid'3 sorrow and music cheered Its carch to the tomb. Every conqueror n Christ goes through life with a song and a smile, while his heart and his hope are anchored In the skies. The miracle of the Easter lily Is 1 nature’s parable of this truth. Its lustrous whiteness come out of the black refuse at its roots, its fragrance out of the foulness of decay. By some | mysterious alchemy the lovely trans- ■ formation was wrought. The touch | of heaven gave It its purity and sweet I ness. Such Is the spiritual Easter of i the soul. And in that miracle Jesus i lifts humanity back to God.—D If Pratt. I THE GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLA MATION RELATIVE TO SAME. SUBJECTS TO BE TREATED Meeting Will Be Known As First Nebraska Conservation and Start* Development Congress. It has been decided to bold a Ne braska Conservation and State Devel opment congress on Tuesday and Widnesdsy, March in this city. The subjects to in- treated are; “Conservation of N.ral Resource.-,' “Good Roads." “Seed l orn." "Rrotx N V ' -sa," “Rublic Health' ..ud other k:-.dr»-d subjects. Governor Slialb nberger has .i n call for the convention, during which he says: "The benefits to be derived frv'tu improved methods of cut; oat ion. the improvement of our grasses and grains and of the live Stock utxvn the farm are- things which must he brought home to every farmer. Our dairy interests are ever growing and should he fostered and encouraged as or of the most important sources of our material wealth. Good roads should lx- built to enable the produc ers of our products to reach the rail road markets easily and episekly. Ihactical and intelligent work upca our country roads can be made easily possible if careful attention is given tev this matter by- those who make owr laws and they who make and use the roads, A great deal is being said about the value to be derived from the improvement of our inland water ways, but still greater benefit wilt follow a systematic and thorough improvement of the roads over which the farmer must transport his raw material to market. "There are problems of dx-voixvp nicnt and proper conservation ,vf our natural resources which confront the peopb of western \. : that are to be considered alette entirely dif feren; lines in the eastern portion of our state The reprv'sentatives of the different portions of our state should meet in a state conference once a year to consider these questions and come to mutually understand the needs and requirements of each sec tion and discuss those matters that are essential to every portion of the state and necessary to a realist tor. or all the possibilities of the future. U world be of vast benefit to us, if for no other reason than it would open the eyes of our people and the coun try generally to the matchless oppor tunities for the development of mater ial prosperity and a representative citireuship in Nebraska, "With a firm belief that vital bene fits would come to *he people of tne state by calling a convention tvf rep resentstive men from every county in Nebraska, tx? m»v; at the capital city of the commonwealth, to cosstdx'r the vast problems which l have briefly touched upon as essential to x'ur further advancement. I hereby pro claim and call a convention to be hxdd at Lincoln, Neb. March i-> sad SO. 1J1B, to be known as The First N raska Conservation and Ftate iv velopment congress. and earnestly tv quest the entire eitirenship of the state to cooperate in carrying out a plan for this guihering, so that it mv result in making for the fur.her de velopment of all the natural resources of our state and opportunitlx-s for manufacture and improved agri culture as well." Governor Appoints Delegates. Governor Shallenberger has ap pointed Judge Idnexvln Frx»st of Lin coln and Judge Let? tv Kstelie xvf Oma ha delegates to the American academy of pxilitical and social science, which will meet in Philadelphia April s and S Among other subjects the academy will considx'r juvenile court methods. Call for State Convention. Presidx-nt 11. M. itushnell of l.inxwln has issued a call for the state con vention of the Nebraska association of Comntx-rcial clubs to be held at Columbus April 27 and 2S The Industrial Exposition. Besides fixing dates fx>r the great er I incoln industrial exposition. May 24 to 2s. the committee arranging for that event has agreed on some of the details to be provided. Not only the auditorium building but also the out side space at Thirteenth and M will lie utilized for displays ar.d the en tertainment of the crowds. The out doors department will probably -n ciude a number of machinery ex bibits. The auditorium will be par tioned off for booths, and these will all be constructed in advance. Six Calves in Year. H. Huff of Spalding has reported to to Sx-cretary Mellor of the state fair board that ho has a cow which has given birth to six calves during the last fifteen months. The cow is a registered red Poiled-Angus. Death of University Athlete. G. O. Hammond of Pawnee City, a prominent University of Nebraska athlete, died a few days ago from a stroke of paralysis. He was a junior in the engineering college of the uni versity. Sheep Shearing Yards. The second lot of 2.000 sheep in transit have been sheared at the Bur lington yards at Burnham. These sheep yards are the second in im portance on the system and have a capacity of about 25.000 head. The work of shearing was done by ma chinery at the rate of 150 a day. The clip averaged five and a half pound* to the animal. The machinery is op crated by an electric motor. From June. ISOS, to June. ISOS. 2.73$ cars of sheep were sheared in the yards This year will show an increase.