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tt»*k aod » mupfi ran* si^i *
Is la 'hr fehofi
inhar Voi -d ■* k:« brothw: thru ‘
Lr tar*4 Ms «tv* -r
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Hr lirsrt nrtth a taki ewtsr* aad
throat Ito rsirtojr late thr- fiatnr of
«ar of tha rssflu: hat IMra >imt;
•oroord and raorht aoar tfcr blazing
fork'd and loahru't thr fiiaw be
toern tee hands
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in a *oor of trtooj* nod I koro thru ,
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a tear
When
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total or note hie eyre She crossed to
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tarard away, ba: brr am* teotr over
bia teaoldn ud abr said "Arthur"
cacr, aad acaits eery sofliy
~i tobt' tor said, tarcicjt toward
os alt. with brr sweet dirts tty. her
leave air. that toatote me as at first
aad always Htyoad aay words of mfar
to dtserir- hot sn«( ate beateifd
aad sweet aad tkrtDiat through nr
■aw. Bkr ba»1s> biowa at dawa: ~I
tUte ^ we do writ Artbar. to fire
Hear* to mrnmaw “
ite sow K was Artbar's rate that
tooe to the shop, aad M are toed that
ijter at his krakif at at one who
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“We Ought to Have Brought Henry Here To-Night.'
“He «as Finns, and ! was wea'.-: ]
and 1 did for hinj what I eouid. And !
what I la e 1 ia-.«* freely. for it is not
"f »c in «i i» w<»rid that tbe weak may j
h* !p the 'mo: H- had "he c.fts. Pat. ■
tha* I had no*, ant: troojis of friends:
and he had amV-ioos that in my j
«• • 1 «as hot ra;at> of; so I
had no* Eart to sive. Pat what I
had. J*^'. I cave in htn: I went to
CHkipit and confessed; I took the I
blame: and I ram*- here and worked
»: b my hands—with my hands—”
And be extended item as though the
jiroof w.-r-- a-ked: an i k j>t re|K-a:ing.
hetw.en his sobs: “With my hands.”
CHAPTER XXV.
Daybreak.
At ffiJt '.rl ! Gii!< and 1 disrwaej
the da;* a?i rs 03 the terrace at
Gietiansi TLere wen- k»r.g i a uses in
ur '. Ik. Soeh thing- as »e had seen
and beard that night, in the canoe
n a is* r {i •« the little creek. were
t* ond our |ocir range of words. Ar.d
m Use sileoceg njr own reflections
were *»' wholly happy. If Miss Pa?
and Ih'sailed had not followed tne to
i he cant- i. aker's I might have spared ;
Helen; ha: looking back. I would not |
change it new if I could- Helen had
re-amed to ST Agatha's with her aunt. ,
who would have it so: and we had j
Ikrttd at the srhool door. Miss Pat
and Helen. Gillespie and I. with re- J
strain! b«a\y u on us all. Mi.-a Pat ;
had. it seemed. summoned her lawyer .
from New York several days before, to
discuss the final settlement of her fa
tber's estate: and he was expected the .
next m»-ming I had asked them all j
to Glenartn for breakfast; and Arthur
Holbrook and Rosalind, anti Henry. !
who had broken down at the end. had
agreed to come
As we talked on. Gillespie and I.
there under the stars, he disclosed,
all unconsciously, new and surprising
traits, and I ftlt my heart warming to
him.
'Hr* a good deal of a man. that
Arthur Holbrook ~ be remarked after
a lout pause. “'He's beyond me. The
man v “to runs the enemy's lines to
■ring n »f to the garrison, or the
■ i-Jer of a forlorn hope, is tame after
Us I sunwise the world would call
I him a fool ~
"I'ndoubTedly.” I answered. “But
♦:e dida'- dJ It for the world, he did
t for fcitt--lf. We can't applaud a
•hto* like -hat in the u?ual phrases."
"No Gillespie added: “only get I
down an our knees and bow our
, heads in the dust before it."
He rose and jaced the long terrace,
la bis boat shoes and white flannels
j he glided noiselessly back and forth,
like a ghost in the star dusk. He
paused at the western balustrade and
I looked off at St. Agatha s Then he
passed me and passed again, gazing
‘Ahemard through the wood as though
turning from Helen to Rosalind: and
I J knew that it was with her. far over
•he water in the little cottage at Red
Gate, that his thoughts lingered But
when he came and stood beside me
and rested his hand on my shoulder I
knew that he wished to speak of Hel
en and I took his hand, and spoke to
: him to make it easier.
"Well, old man!"
| ”1 was thinking of Helen." he said
“So was I. Rattens.”
"They are different, the two. They
are trery different "
"They are as like as God erer made
two people; and yet they are differ
e«.
"I think yon understand Helen. I
newer did." be declared, mournfully.
"Ton dent hare to.” I replied: and
i laughed, and rose and stood behind
; him. "And now there's something I
want to speak to yon about to-night.
Helen borrowed some money of yoa a
little while ago to meet one of her
father's demands. I expect a draft for
that money by the morning mail, and I
want yon to accept It with my thanks.
1 and ben. And the incident shall pass
| as though It had never been.”
About one o'clock the wind fresh
ened and the trees flung out their
arms like runners rushing before it;
j and from the west marched a storm
wi'h banners of lightning. It was a
splendid spectacle, and we went in
doors oniv when the rain h gan to
wash across the terrace. We still
watched it from our windows after
we went upstairs, the lightning now
blazing out blindingly, like sheets of
flame from a furnace door, and attain
cracking about the house like a fiery
whip.
"'We ought to have brought Henry
here tonight.” remarked Gillespie.
"He's alone over there on the island
with that dago and they're likely cele
brating by getting drunk.”
'The lightning’s getting on your
nerves: go to bed.” I called back.
The storm left peace behind and I
was abroad early, eager to have the
first shock of the morning's meetings
over. Gillespie greeted me cheerily
and I told him to follow when he was
ready. I went out and pared the walk
between the house and St. Agatha's
ar.d as I peered through the iron gate
I saw Miss Pat come out of the house
and turn into the garden. I came upon
her walking slowly with her hands
, clasped behind her. She spoke first,
as though to avoid any expression of
sympathy, putting out her hand.
Filmy lace at the wrists gave to her
hands a quaint touch akin to that Im
parted by the cap on her white head.
I was struck afresh by the background
that seemed always to be sketched In
for her. and just now. beyond the
bright garden, it was a candle-lighted
garret, with trunks of old letters tied
In dim ribbons, and lavender scented
chests of Valenciennes and silks in
forgotten patterns.
”1 am well, quite well. Larry!”
”1 am glad! I wished to be sure!”
“Do not trouble about me. I am
glad of everything that has happened—
glad and relieved. And 1 am grate
ful to you.”
“I have served you ill enough. I
stumbled in the dark much of the time.
I wanted to spare you. Miss Pat.”
"I know that; and you tried to save
Helen. She was blind and misguided.
She had believed in her father and the
last blow crushed her. Everything
looks dark to her. She refuses to
come over this morning; she thinks
she can not face her uncle, her cousin
.or you again."
"But she must come," I said. “It
will be easier to day than at any later
time. There's Gillespie, calling me
now. He's going across the lake to
meet Arthur and Rosalind. I shall
take the launch over to the island to
bring Henry. We should all be back
at Glenarm in an hour. Please tell
Helen that we must have her, that no
one should stay awav."
Miss Pat looked at me oddly, and
her fingers touched a stalk of holly
hock beside her as her eyes rested
on mine.
••Larry," she said, “do not be sorry
for Helen if pity is all vou have for
her.”
I laughed and seized her hands.
“Miss Pat. I could not feel pity
for any one so skilled with the sword !
as she! It would be gratuitous! She j
put up a splendid fight, and it's to her
credit that she stood by her father ;
and resented my interference, as she
had every right to to. She was not
really against you. Miss Pat: it merely
happened that you were in the way
when she struck at me with the foil,
don’t you see?”
“Not just that way. Larry,”—and
she continued to gaze at me with a
sweet distress in her eyes; then.
“Rosalind is very different.” she added. ;
“I have observed it! The ways in j
which they are utterly unlike are re- ,
markable; but I mustn't keep Gillespie ;
waiting. Good-by for a little while!” !
And some foreboding told me that j
sorrow had not yet done with her.
Gillsepie shouted impatiently as I
ran toward him at the boathouse.
“It's the Stiletto." he called, point- |
ing to where the sloop lay. midway of I
the lake. “She's in a bad way."
“The storm blew her out.” I sug- j
gested. but the sight of the boat, list- i
ing badly, as though water-logged,
struck me ominously.
“We'd better pick her up." he said; j
and he was already dropping one of j
the canoes into the water. We pad- I
died swiftly toward the sloop. The ;
lake was still fretful from the storm's
lashing, but the sky was without fleck
of flaw. The earliest of the little
steamers was crossing from the vil
lage. her whistle echoing and reecho
ing round the lake.
“The sloop's about done for.” said
Gillespie over his shoulder; and we
drove our blades deeper. The Stiletto
was floating stern-on and rolling log
gilv, but retaining still. I thought,
something of the sinister air that she
had worn on her strange business
through those summer days.
“She went to bed all right; see, her
sails are furled snug atjd everything's
in shape. The storm drove her over
here.” said Gillespie. “She's struck
something, or somebody's smashed
her.”
It seemed Impossible that the storm
unassisted had biown her from Battle
Orchard across Lake Annandale; but
we were now close upon her and seek
ing for means of getting aboard.
“She’s a bit sloppy,” observed Gil
lespie, as we swung round and caught
hold. The water gurgled drunkenly
in the cuddy, and a broken lantern rat
tled on the deck. I held fast as he
climbed over, sending me off a little
as he jumped aboard, and I was work
ing back again with the paddle when
he cried out in alarm.
As I came alongside he came back
to help me, and when he bent over to
catch the painter I saw that his face
was white.
“We might have known It,” he said.
"It’s the last and worst that could hap
pen.”
Face down across the cuddy lay the
body of Henry Holbrook. His water
soaked clothing was torn as though
in a fierce struggle. A knife thrust
in the side told the story; he had
crawled to the cuddy roof to get away
from the water and had died there.
“It was the Italian.” said Gillespie.
“They must have had a row last night
after wp left them, and It came to
this. He chopped a hole in the Stilet
to and set her adrift to sink.”
I looked about for the steamer,
which was backing away from the pier
at Port Annandale. and signaled her
with my handkerchief. And when I
faced Gillespie again he pointed si
lently toward the lower lake, where a
canoe rode the bright water.
Rosalind and her father were on
their way from Red Gate to Glenarm.
Two blades flashed in the sun as the
canoe came toward us. Gillespie's lips
quivered and he tried to speak as he
pointed to them; and then we both
turned silently toward St. Agatha’s,
where the chapel tower rose above the
green wood.
“Stay and do what Is to be done.” 1
said. “I will find Helen and tell her."
THE END.
Like Nothing Else on Earth
Night Lights of New York Are a Vision
of Magnificence.
The sky line of New York Is always
changing. So. too. the night lights
shift and grow la wonderful magnifi
cence. creeping continually further up
ward toward the stars, until tba lower
city, grouped around the Singer tower,
has become a veritable Chimborazo of
glitter and glow. The little lamps that
mark the dark wharves barely show.
Above them the scant candles of the
older city twinkle here and there, but
not enough to mar the dark foreground
beyond which come the palaces more
goregous than any ever coaxed from
genii land by slaves of Aladdin's lamp.
FYom the platform towers of the great
bridge the picture sets to the best ad
vantage. It begins with the sinking
sun. The murky view beyond the bay
bet comes dull and dark. The torch in
Liberty's hand suddenly gleams star
like in the night and then. Uke the
r- — -
twinkling in a kaleidoscope, the pal
aces begin to glitter in the gloom.
Yhere is no vision like it elsewhere in
the world, yet only now and then does
a bridge pedestrian pause in bis hur
ried walk to give the spectacle a mo
mentary glance. l he usual New York
er cares little for the splendor of his
town.—N. Y. World.
When Tower Loomed.
It was while Charlemange Tower
was ambassador to Russia that a New
York city newspaper “spread itself
upon a fete held at St. Petersburg. A
green copy-reader produced this re
sult:
“As pleasing to the eye as was all
tais decoration there was additional
pleasure in the sight, as one stood at
the head of the Prospekt Nevska. of
Charlemagne Tower, brilliantly illu
minated. looming grand and imposing
against the winter sky.”—Success
Magazine.
ftuNS GJSSIPLESS VILLAGE
W. H. Smith. Statistician of Owens
ville. Ind., Issues Book Which
Stops Town Talk.
Evansville. Ind. — Owensrille, a
town of 1.500 people, a few miles
northeast of here. Is said to be a gos
sipless village where people attend
strictly to their own business and
where "talking over the back fences”
is a thing of the past.
This condition was brought about
!
W. W. Smith.
j by W. W. Smith, ■who is called the
statistician of the town. Smith has
recently published a book entitled
I "The True Record of Owensville” in
which is found births, deaths, mar
riages. accidents and the like for the
past year, T'p to the time the book
was published the town people found
a great many things to gossip about,
j but now instead of gossiping, they go
j to the book and find out what they
i "'ant to know about anything that
j has happened in the town for the
; past year.
Mr. Smith has ascertained that five
per cent, of the population of Owens
ville are widows. Seventy-five good
looking and marriageable widows live
in the town and most of them own
and manage their own homes and
many of them are in good circum
stances.
There is a "Widows' Row" in the
town that is pointed out to all visi
tors who happen to go to Owensville.
Smith's book on town everts and the
widows has enjoyed a wide circulation
and Smith has given it out that he
will publish such a book at least once
a year.
ROOSEVELT CALLS COWBOY
Former President Asks Capt. Seth
Bullock, Friend of Plains, to
Meet Him.
Deadwood. S D—Captain Seth Bui- !
lock, who received a letter from Theo- j
dore Roosevelt asking him to join the
ex-president in London about May 2,
is t'nited States marshal of South
Dakota and has had a picturesque ca- .
reer. He has figured in many sensa- j
tional encounters and never got the j
worst of it. At President Roosevelt's i
Inauguration he led a company of
Capt. Seth Bullock.
Black Hills "cow punchers'* and has
been a close friend of the ex presi
dent since the early 'SOs.
Darwin's Religion.
Darwin came of Unitarian stock
and was never much of a believer in
theological systems. In reply to a
question that had been put to him in
a letter he wrote over his own signa
ture: "I do not believe that any
revelation has ever been made." Upon
the questions of God and the future
life he was an out-and-out agnostic,
claiming that they were matters that
had never been settled and concern
ing which he had no right to make
any statement. He never once denied
the existence of a personal God or a
Tuture for men after death, but con
tented himself with saying, "I know
nothing about them, one way or the
other."
The Cormorant at Work.
How a cormorant dives for sea
trout and gets them Is told by a '
writer: "1 had the cormorant under |
observation only for the space of live
minutes, and during that short period
it had captured four sea trout, all ot
considerable size. After being under ■
water for a few seconds the bird
would reappear with a sea trout wrtg
gling in its bill: but in spite of the vic
tim’s desperate efforts to escape It was
deftly swallowed, and after a few
gulps the cormorant would resume its
fishing operations.”
Bill and Jim.
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia, at a
dinner given him by the Boost club,
said of a New York politician:
“But he is better than he appears tc [
be. In that respect he resembles Bill
and Jim Cox.
“Bill and Jim Cox were brothers.
They lived in Philadelphia. Their
mother, an aged Reading woman, used
to say of them:
“ 'Oh. yes. William and James Is do
ing very well. Will is an impostor and
James is a malefactor.'
"As a matter of fact.” the mayor
concluded, “the two men were respect
ively an upholsterer and a manufac
turer In rather a large way of trade.”
RULES 34 000 ALONE
Illinois Soldier and Wife Idolized
by Filipinos.
Ore Man. by Kindness. Accomplishes
What a Regiment Could Not Do
by Force. According to
General Bell.
Washington.—A former Chicago
boy. aided by hfs tactful wife, an Illi
nois girl, is ruler over 34.000 seni
civilizfd and wild people in the Phil
ippines. He lives with them as a
brother and master combined, who
rules them by the sheer force of his
personality and accomplishes in many
ways what a host of the best trained
regulars could not accomplish.
First Lieut. Edward Y. Miller, i
Twenty-ninth infsntry, who is on de
tached duty as governor of Palawan.
Philippine islands, is the man. He is
not a West Pointer, he has spent ccai
paratively little time with his brother
officers, knows little of the regiment
to which he is attached, and probably
would not have been heard of at this
time had not Maj. Gen. J. Franklin .
Bell, chief of staff, arguing before the
house military committee for an in
crease in the number of army officers,
brought the wcrk of this officer to the
fere.
Commenting on the fact that army
officers are used for many particular j
government positions that are neees
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sary but not strictly military in char
actor. Maj. Gen. Bell said:
"Lieutenant Miller while a volun
teer officer commanded some troops
In the island of Palawan, which is
very isolated in the Philippine islands,
far away from the balance and back
ward in civilization. While in com
mand of troops there as a volunteer
officer he acquired such an influence
with the people and gained their con
fidence to such an extent that they
simply left him there as governor. He
is practically alone and he controls
the people simply through the force
of his personality and through their
1 personal regard for him.
"He was subsequently appointed an
officer in the regular army. He has
never joined his regiment; he has
never seen it
"I have heard it Insisted that he
could not be replaced, certainly not
by a company, probably not by a bat
talion and possibly not by a regiment
cf troops.”
Maj. Gen. Bell is wrong in one re- !
spect—that is when he says that
Lieutenant Miller is alone in the
island. He has a very efficient co- j
worker and helper in the person of
his wife, a little Illinois girl. He mar
ried her before he undertook his pres
ent work, which has extended over
ten years, and much of his success he
owes to her. She has entered into
the work with the same interest and
enthusiasm as her husband and if the
natives of Palawan have greater love
and admiration for anyone on earth
than for Lieutenant Miller it is for
Mrs. Miller.
The Moros and natives of Mindanao
and Jolo had in previous wars found
the Palawans easy prey and thought
it about time to replenish their cof
fers at the Palawans* expense. Lieu
tenant Miller learned of this as a mat
ter of course. The invaders were com
ing to visit, levy tribute, collect it and
depart. The Palawans were willing
to let matters take their course
"Suppose w-e don't pay," he said: i
“what then?” He was informed of the
probable consequences and forthwith
replied: “We don't pay."
It w-as then that Lieut. Miller
thought of his little company of Phil- i
ippine scouts. He drew them togeth
er. a mere handful in comparison to
the invaders, told the Palawans to
trust in him and started out. The in
vading horde was routed and driven
pell mell in all directions. News that
there was a “lighting demon" on Pa
lawan island spread ns fast as the
mouth-to-mouth process in these wilds
could carry it.
Led on by the Minister.
“Then y<5u don't think I practice
what I preach, eh?" queried the minis
ter in talking with one of the deacons
at a meeting.
“No. sir, I don’t.” replied the deacon, j
You’re been preachin* on the subject
o’ resignation for two years an- ye
haven't resigned yet."—Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Triumph of Democracy.
"Pa. what does verbmu sap. mean?”
“Oh. 1 dunno. It has something to
do with maple sugar making. I gue.-e.
Run out and play now. 1 want to read
about the triumph of democracy in
England.”
MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND PEOPLE
SEE COOPER DAILY
During L. T. Cooper's recent stay tn
Boston. Jt is estimated that sixty-five
thousand people talked with him and
purchased his medscine. This is an
average of over two thousand a day.
His success is so phenomenal as to
cause universal comment both by the
public and the press. There must be a
reason for this. Here is the reason
given in his own words by Mr. Cooper
when interviewed on the subject. Ho
said:
“The immense numbers of people
who are calling on me here in Boston
is not unusual. 1 have had the same
experience for the past two years
wherever I have gone. The reason is
a simple one. It is because my medi
cine puts the stomach in good condi
tion. This does not sound unusual,
but it is in fact the key to health.
The stomach is the very foundation of
life. I attribute SO per cenr. of all
sickness directly to the stomach.
“Neither animals nor men can re
main well with a poor digestive ap
paratus. Few can be sick with a diges
tion in perfect condition. As a matter
of fact, most men and women today
are half-sick. It Is because too much
food and too little exercise have grad
ually forced the stomach into a half
sick condition. My medicine gets the
stomach back where it was. and that
Is all that is necessary.**
Among Boston people who are
staunch believers in Mr. Cooper's
theory, is Mr. Frank D. Brown, of 57
Bloomingdale street, Chelsea, Mass.
He says:
“For five years I have sought relief
for indigestion, stomach trouble and
dyspepsia, spending nearly all my
wages with doctors and obtaining no
results. I had dull pains across my
back, radiating to the shoulders. I
lad splitting headaches, which nothing
seemed to cure. There was a gnaw
ing and rumbling in my stomach and
bowels. I was troubled with vertigo
and dizziness, and at times almost
overcome by drowsiness.
“I felt tired and worn out all the
time, my sleep was not refreshing, and
I would get up in the morning feeling
as w eary as when I went to bed. My
appetite was variable—ravenous at
times, then again nauseated at the
sight of food. Sometimes my face
was pale, at other times flushed. I
was constipated and bilious, and had
catarrhal affection in nose and throat,
which caused me to hawk and spit a
g~tat deal, especially in the morning.
I heard so much of the Cooper reme
dies that I decided to try them. After
taking one bottle, a tapeworm 50 feet
long passed from my system. I felt
better almost immediately. All my
troubles disappeared as if by magic,
and my improvement was rapid. 1 now
feel entirely well, and can honestly
recommend Mr. Cooper's medicine to
anyone who suffers as I did.'*
Cooper's New Discovery is sold by
all druggists. If your druggist can
not supply you, we will forward you
the name of a druggist In your city
who will. Don't accept "something
just as good '—The Cooper Medicico
Co., Dayton. Ohio.
PAPA’S POSITION SET FORTH
Explanation of Youthful Suitor That
Doubtless Satisfied Father of His
Adored One.
**Yes, sir.” said the pale youthful
suitor; ’T'Ye come to ask you for your
daughter s hand. She is fair as lil
ies. sweet as honeysuckle, tender as
violet, charming-“
"Is that Mary you are talking
about?" asked papa.
“Yes. sir. It is a mere formality. I
know, this asking for your daughter’s
hand: but we thought it would be
pleasant to you if it were observed."
Mary's papa stiffened.
"And may I inquire." he asked,
"who suggested that asking my con
sent to Mary's marriage was a mere
formality?"
"You may, sir," replied the young
man, simply. "It was Mary's mother."
—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Was Taking No Chances.
Once upon a time a fond mother
disapproved of her daughter marrying.
This was the more awkward because
the young lady had picked the young
man out. Also he had wealth. And
the mother, who was widowed, had
not the wherewithal to furntsh her
daughter with the variety of frocks
and things which her youthful heart
craved. "I might not object to the
man so much." said the mother one
evening, "if you would only let me
see him. But here is a man w hom I
have never set eyes on. and yet one
whom you Insist on taking for a hus
band. I don't understand such se
crecy!” The daughter replied; "If
I ever Introduced him you'd Insist on
marrying him yourself."
An Improvement.
"Yes.” said the man with the shaggy
eyebrows, "we have a phonograph
We've got several Italian grand opera
records, and last week I discovered a
way to make their reproduction abso
lutely perfect."
"Indeed?" asks the man with the
purple nose. "What Is it?"
*T rub a little garlic on the record
before it is played."
The Appetite
Calls for more
Post
Toasties
Let a saucer of this
delightful food served
with cream tell why.
“The Memory Lingers”
nets. 10c, aid I Sc.
Posfum Cereal Oft, t.«d..
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