-flljflH TWv4v r K !. f THE RED CLOUD 0HLKfc WtlDAI, OCTOKMK U 1307. ) I! : .I- SfSB INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER XXV. UK receipt or Miss H tth or I ngton's cheek seemed to ronio llko oil upon the tioiibk-il wnt crs of the little household. Caussl dlero was certainly pleased. Though It whh not no much, he said, as the old miser mlKht Nave lent, It was certainly iw rentable u.idcr the cItcumHtanc.cs. After taking euro lo pocket the draft, he tossed up the hoy and kissed him, and told Marjorlo he lookeu as If she coddled him too much. Then he prepared to leave. "Shall yon he back soon, Loon?" asked Marjorle, timidly. Whonover she addressed him now she was al ways fearful of tho reception of her words. "I shall not return at nil," answered Caussldlere; "or rather, I shall be late, as I dine with a lit Me party of friends. Ho not sit nit for me." And with another kiss blown airily to his offspring ho was off. Marjorle did not cry or show any sign that this conduct distressed her. She was too used to It for that. She turned In tender despair to her only comfort the child. They sat alono to gether, tho little one perched on his mother's knee, listening opened mouth ed as she talked to him of her old home. She told him of Miss Hetlicr lngton, about the manse, and Mr. Lor raine, who lay quietly asleep in the little klrkyard. How strange it would be, she thought, to tako tho little, one there. How Miss Hetlicrlngton would love him; how old Solomon would stare and call It "uncanny" to hear him prattling so prettily In Kronen! Ah! but would the day ever como when she could tako him there In deed? Long after the child had gone to bed, Marjorle sat by the fire thinking of thoso happy days; she wroto to Miss Hetlicrlngton, concealing as well na sho could tho dark spots In her life, speaking cheerfully and happily of her llttlo boy, and Htlll dwelling upon tho hope of one day bringing him to her old home. Then sho sat down to wait for her husband. Caussldlere. was late, and when he appeared Marjoile saw at a glance that all his good humor had left him. Ho was angry at finding her up; accused her of wishing to time his going and coming, and pciomptorlly ordered her to bed. Without a word Marjorlo obeyed; she saw that' ho was rather tho wojso for liquor, and that any thing sho might say would provoke him. Tho next morning she rose early, ac cording to her usual custom. To her amazement, Just as she was about to glvo tho child his breakfast, Caussl dlere came down. He had dressed with unusual caro; he took his breakfast silently, and when It was over ho went up stairs again to add a few more touches to his already carefully made toilet; then he reappeared, nodded to the boy and to Marjorle ho was too well dressed lo touch either and left tho Votirio. Though ho had said nothing, Mar jorlo was certain from Ills dress and mysterious manner that It was no or dinary work that had called him away that morning, and as she thought of tho strange, cold way he had left her. her eyes filled with tears. Suddenly there was a knock at tho door. Hastily brushing away her tears, Marjorlo cried "Entrcz," and tho door opened, admitting a woman, nono other than Adclc of tho Moucho d'Or. Of all the women of Caussldlero's acquaintance, this was tho one whom Marjorlo moBt wished to avoid. Sho was halt afraid of Adelo, since sho had on ono occasion heard her singing ono of her songs in a cafo crowded with men. Marjorlo's strict Scotch train ing mado her shrink from commun ion with such a woman. When sho saw Allele's face, therefore, sho folt troubled, and demanded rather coldly what she sought. "I seek Caussldlere," returned Adelc. "Is ho at homo?" "No," returned Marjorle, quietly, "ho has gono out." Sho thought this answer was con clusive and expected to sec Adelo dis appear, but sho was disappointed. Sho ramo In, closing the door behind hor, walked over to llttlo Leon, and patted him on the head. Leon gazed up and smiled; ho had no fear of her; but Marjorlo made a movement aB If to protect him from her touch. As Marjorlo rame forward, Adele looked up from tho boy's curly head, and asked, almost roughly: "Whoro Is Caussldlere, did you say?" "I do not know," returned Marjorle, drawing tho hoy toward her; "ho did not tell mo. "Ho seems to tell you very little, about hlmjiQl. madame," said Adelo, fixing her eyes strangely upon her companion's face; then sho added, suddenly, "Why do you draw tho boy nway from mo?" Marjorle did not atiBwer, so, with a ftES8 ASSOCIATION. short, hard laugh, the gltl con tinued. "I suppose you think, madame, that I am not tit to touch hliu'.' Well, per haps you arc right." "f did not mean that," ictt.rued Mar jorle, gently.. "If 1 kissed the little one, would you ho nngry?" riled Adele, with a curious change of manner. "Ah, madame, I am bad enough, but not quite so bad as you think me. 1 love little chil dren. I once had a little boy like this of my own." "A little boy! Then you are mar ried; j on have a husband " "When my child was only a baby, before he could walk or speak." con tinued Adele, not heeding the ques tion. "I-1 lost him. I do not even know if he Is alive or dead." And she lifted little Loon In her arms, and klhscd him wildly. Marjorlo's gentle heart was touched. "You lost your child?" she cried, full of sympathy. "He was taken from me. madame. I was too poor to keep hlni, and one night ono cold winter night his father placed him in the basket at the Foundling, I have never seen him since never!" "How wicked of ou, how cruel! To desert your rhllil!" "You do not understand. In Franco It Is the custom when folk arc poor." Marjorle shrank fr.-ini the woman in hoiror. All her luiu'ornnl heart was In revolt, and with an impulsive gesturo she drew little Leon to her and em braced him tenderly. Adelo looked at the pair with a strange expression of mingled sonow and pity. "And your husband, madame?" sho asked, suddenly. "Is ho good to you?" "Yes. Why do you ask?" says Mar jorle, In surpiise. "Never mind," returned Adele, with her old laugh. "For myself, I think that all men nro canaille. It Is wo others, wo women, who bear tho bur den while tho men ntuiiso themselves. Why does Caussldlere leave you so much alone? Why does he dress so well, and leavo you and tho little one so shabby? Ah, he Is like all the rest!" "What my husband does," cried Marjorle, Indignantly, "Is no concern of yours. I will not hear you say a word against him!" Adele laughed again. "You are only a child." she said, moving to tho door. "Will you glvo Monsieur Caussldlero a message from mo?" "Yes, if you wish." "Tell him ho Is wanted tomorrow at our place; ho will understand." Sho hnlf opened the door.then turned and looked back. "Do you know, madame, that In a few dnys the Germans will bo befoie Paris?" "Ah. yes!" "Let them hasten! I hope they will como soon. I shall not be sorry for one, If they burn Paris to tho ground!" "Why do you say that?" cried .Mar jorle, shocked at tho speaker's tones as well ns tho words. "Let them burn Paris, and mo with the rest of the people; It will bo well!" said Adele, In a low voice, very bitter ly. "Tho bonfire Is ilpe, madamo! Hut," she added, "1 should bo sorry If any harm came to you or to tho child. Some day, perhaps who knows? I may bo ablo to servo you. Will you remember that?" "What do you mean?" exclaimed Marjorle. "You are a strango woman; you " "I am what I am; sometimes I think I am a devil, not a woman at nil. (iood-by." And without another word she dis appeared, leaving Marjorle lost In wonder at the extraordinary Interview between them. CHAPTER XXVI. N leaving Marjo rlo that day and coming Into tho street, Caussldlero walked along rapid ly In tho direction of tho boulevards. Ho hummed a light nlr ns ho went.nnd hold up his hen a with that self-sat isfaction only felt by tho man who has money In his pocket. Indeed, the receipt of Miss Hotherlngton'B draft had taken a weight off his mind, ns ho had an ap pointment that evening with an In dividual whoso tnstes weio expensive llko his own. Ilia business during the day does not concern us, but when It was evening, and tho lights wero lit, the cafes thronged, tho footpaths full of peoplo coming and, going, ho reappeared in tho center of the city. Lighting a cl gnr, ho strolled up nnd down; paused at a kiosk and lxiught a newspaper; then, approaching tho front of ono of tho grout cafes, found n vacant seut at a tnblo, ordered somo coffee, and sat down In tho open air watching tho busy throng. He was sitting. thus when his ntt'en tentlon was attracted to u figure stand ing close by him. It was that of a young man drowsed carelessly In n tweed suit and wearing a wideawake hat. He ?:n standing In the light of one of tho windows, talking to an other man, somewhat his senior, whom he had Just met. Caussldlere caught a portion of their conversation, "And boo laug lino ye. been In Par Is?" asked the elder man. "All the summer," replied the oth er, "I camo hen to study and paint, and 1 have been doing very well. How ate all In Auiiandale?" "llrawly, bruvvly. Where are you staying?" Caussldieie did not catch tho reply, and tho two men moved away with tho crowd; but he bad recognized, at n glance, In the younger of the Inter locutors, an old friend John Suther land. "Diablo!" ho muttered. "What has hi ought him to Paris? I must tako care that he and Marjorlo do not meet." He lose, paid for his reficshmcnt, and walked away. It was now 8 o'clock. Hailing n flacre, ho Jumped In, and oideiod tho coachman to drlvo to the theater du Chatelet. Alighting at tho door, Caussldlero strolled Into tho vestibule, and paid for a scat In one of the balcony boxes. Ho found the vast place thronged from floor to celling to witness the per formance of a fairy spectacle, then In Its 100th night, tho "Sept Fllles du Di ablo," founded on some fanciful east ern story. It was a tawdry piece, with Innumerable ballets, processions, pa geants, varied with certain scenes of horse-play, in which n corpulent low comedian, n gieat popular favorlte.wns conspicuous. Caussldlero was charmed, concentrating his admiring eyes par ticularly on one blnck-eycd, thickly painted lady, who personated a fairy prince and sang "risky" songs, with toplcul allusions and dancing accom paniments, In a very high shrill voice, to the great rapturo of the assembled Parisians. At the end of the third act Caussldlere left his seat and trolled round to the back of the thea ter. CHAPTER XXV H. ASSINIS the Cerbe rus of tho stage door, by whom ho seemed to bo well known. Caussl dlere "oon found himself "behind the scenes." nnd pushed his way through a confused Huong of supernu meraries, flguraa tos and stage carpenters till he reached the greenroom. Hero ho found many of the perform ers lounging about nnd standing In the center of the lloor. Dressed in a tur ban and sultan's robes, nnd surround ed by a group of ladles In all kinds of scanty costumes, wns tlio obeso low comedian as loud voiced, low-foro-headed a satyr of a man as could bo found In the theatrical profession, oven in Paris. As Caussidlerc appeared, the actor greeted him by name with a loud laugh. "Welcome, mon enfant, welcome," ho cried, shaking hands. "The Germans arc approaching, yet behold we sur vive!" The ladles now turned to Caussldlere, who greeted them by their Christian names Hlanche, Hose, Ada, Adele, Sarah, and so on. He seemed to know them well, hut, ns he talked to them, looked round Impatiently for some pcr son who was not present. (TO UK CONTINUED.) HE WAS JUSTLY DEFEATED, ('nine Within four liiilii't of llotuc .lllllltimilre. "I'm not going to glvo names, but you nil know that I hnvo no Imagina tion that can Invent fairy tales. I lit erally camo within four Inches of be ing a millionaire." "Go on!" exclaimed tho mnn at the club who Is the recognized story pro moter In tho organization, says the De troit Free Press. "I'm telling you right. Somo years ngo I secured employment In nn im mense factory that turns out a certnln chemical basic used tho world over, and as staple as wheat. It was a. rulo ot the establishment that a good man could stay us long ns ho wanted to in ono department, but under no circum stances could he go from ono depart ment to another. Kvcry possible pre caution was taken against tho discov ery of tho secret process. By a series of htudlcd disguises I succeeded in find ing employment in every department but one, and that bolng whero the col oring was dono I thought this omis sion of very little Importnnce. Dy standing In with ono of tho office men I succeeded In tracing tho purts entering Into tho principal machines. This was no pmiill Job, for thero would bo ono piece mado In Portland, Me., andother In San Francisco, nnother in Dallas, and nnother would bo Imported. I went everyvvhero and mastered tho machin ery. Then upon a guaranteo that I had secured the process I interested capi tal. When wo anxiously analyzed re sults wo found" that tho stuff was all right except in color. Then I grew des porato and determined to dig my way Into the coloring department ot the parent institution. Just as I began work on a four-inch partition I was discovered, and Incontinently tossed from a second-story window. Wo found It Impossible to master the trick ol col oring, and nil wo had to show for half a million Invested wan a lot of empty buildings and smokeless Rtnik T'vn concluded slnco that I got Just what I deserved," Sales of land along the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern railways ar reported larger than in many year. wk MELD HAS A UNCORD. f.ONCEST TERM ON THE SU PREME BENCH. An Mkho "f Writkiie III III lnti-1-lt'cttutl Slrriictli ill tin Act- of IMkIiI.v Imo Winn Ill Stm ill) l.nrh direr-. N THIS year of record brenklng telgus and diamond Jubilees another record wits broken on Monday list. Justice. Stephen .1. Field, or the I'nlted States suptcnie court, on that day bad sen ed longer in tlie uencn oi the highest tilhiinnl In the land than any other man who had pncctled him. The iccnid Unit Justlie Field had to best tit attain that distinction belonge.l to ('liter Justice Marshall, who went lo the bench Jan. .".1. 1S01, and served until his death. ,lul 0. 1 $:... Thlily four e.irs live months and sl. ilavs was the icconl of Chief Justice .Mar shall Thirty-four years, live months and tlilitiM'ti days Is tin1 record of Jus tice Field to date. For uenrl a doen ears ambitious Invvjors who ilesiied tu gel to the sit pienie bench reminded Justice Field that be bad i cached the age when he roulil ask to be retired. "H Justice Field should oiil icslgn," they said. Hut Justice Field has never thought or resigning, and docs not think or It now. He Is In his elghty-seeniiil .tour, but lu ll still In the prime or Intellectual stniigth. lie Hits on the bench, ex amines Involved Inw points, and writes able opinions Just as he did thirty-four yeais ago. Ills bcanl Is the patrlaicb's beard, but his llgtire Is as erect as It was In the days of his "Argonauts of forty-nine." Ills uiliid Is as clear and vigorous as It was In the days when he created law and a constitution out of clinns In California noarlj iifty years ago. As a pastime he writes a book or personal memoirs, or masters In a few evenings an Oilentnl language. The lawyers who bine been wanting his place on the bench will doubtless have to posscts their souls in patience for oais to entne. Gladstone's record for activity lias been equalled by Jus tice Field. The friends of the justice ptedlct t'tal I i will eveced It by a de cade No American, living or ilend, has a moie lemnrk (iblo history than Justlc Stephen J. Field, and it Is the purpose of this nrtlcle to dctull somo of the Intel est 'ing incidents of his career. Ho was the sou of David Dudley Field, a Congrega tional minister of Now Kng land, nnd Submit Dickinson Field. His grandfather on his father's sldo was Tim othy Field, who wns a enp tnln in tho Revolution. His grnndfnfher on "his mother's sldo was Noah Dickinson, s who served in tho French and Indian war under Israel Putnam, nnd nlso through the Involution. So it will bo seen that Stephen J. Field camo of fighting stock. Aiming his brothers woro CyruB W. Field, tho father of the submarlno cablo; David Dudley Field, nn eminent lawyer; Mnthcw W. Field, n noted engineer; Henry Mnrtyn Field, a distinguished clergyman nnd author; Jonnthan Field, who was president of the Massachusetts state senate, nnd Timothy Field, n lleutennnt In the United StnteB nnvy, One of tho sisters of Justlco Field mnrrled tho Rev. Jonathan Drawer, and n Now England missionary society that was interested in educating young Grecian girls, sent Mr. Drawer and his wife to Smyrna. Greece had Just thrown off the Turkish yoke, and Hen ry Clay'B speeches In behalf of that suffering country, tho massacre at Sclo ntl the bravery of Marco Dozzarls had tired tho American heart. With Mis ilonnry Drawer nnd his wifo went voung Stephen J. Field. They remain ed abroad three years. During that tlme'ho went through tho cholera epi demic nnd also the plague. During theso epidemics ho helped his brother-in-law nurse tho sick. Tens of thou sands of porsons died from the two dis eases, but young Field and his i da tives oFcapod. Stephen J. Field returned In IMS, nnd went to Williams uillege, grndu- ntlng In lfillT. Then ho entered the law office ot David Dudloy Field, In I1 W8M8mm0mf new .sszr :c:ir' i ,n,"rinn v r timing ff rrrrr r. y I r'r yrfwiiv. - ... - ,- .-- .- vv$!LmATOi v-.' this city, and became a partner In tlie law linn. Young Field decided to go to California In 1H4H. The discovery of gold there bad given rise to a pop' itlar excitement far greater than the Klondike sensation of to-day. Ills out lit wan bought for hltn by his biother ('yiui. who added $10 woith of cha mois skins, which, he said, would be useful to make bags for holding gold dust. He also had sixty-four copies of New York newspapers, He landed with $1 In his pocket He sold his chamois skins fur f I SO worth of gold dust, and an acquaintance sold his slxty-rour New Yoik papers for $1 each, and gave htm half the ptneceds. Mr. Field remained hut a shoit time In San Francisco, and then went fur ther Inland, stopping at tlie "town" of Yulmvllle. Yubavlllo was undergoing a transformation. The laud was In control of two Ficuch capitalists, who were pleased with young Field's, ability lo speak Flench. Tin on days after his arriMil Yulmvllle censed lo exist, Marys. Illc was organized, and ho was eltcted mayor. He was also made n Justice or the peace, mid the innlnle nance of law and order was in his bauds, Lynch law was unknown In Marys vlllc so long as Mr. Field was mayor. He dispensed Justice speedily and fear lessly, and several times nnlercd of fenders to be publicly Hogged. He was dually siiicceded by an olllcer under the state government, ami by that time had amassed a huge sum of money, and had tiiaile n number of enemies. One or these enemies was W. It. Turner, who had been appointed Judge of the dlstilct. Judge Tinner decided to dilve Mr. Field fioni the country, lie foibade him to practice in his com t. threatening to shoot him If he entered the court room, and had him dragged fioni court by a sheriff and posse. Thus prevented fioni pt act Icing law, Mr. Field ettibaiked In legislation. He was elected to the legislature, and there drafted a plan or a new judicial system, which got rid or Judge Tur ner, and sent him to the wilderness. Things moved quickly In California In those days. Mr Field arrived In California in H comber, IS)!). Ho was elected to the leglslatitie In lKiil. In two years Mr. Field hud been an un known emigrant, mayor or n town, Jus tice of the peace and member of the legislature. In two years he had been penniless, rich and penniless again. Mr. Field ictuiued to the piactlco of law, and In those days the law was a hazardous calling. One day Judge Field, who was defending a placer The Cowardly Vtck or Jcjtiee field. claim which had been jumped, dlscov eicd that steps had been taken to cor rupt the Jury. Tho section was law less, and usually might was right. Tho trial was held In a crowded saloon, and most of tho spectators wero hostile to Judgo Field's sldo. Judgo Field de cided on tho boldest course. Ho knew his facts, nnd ho boldly charged Jury llxlng. "With uplirted hands," ho said, ad dressing tho Jury, "you have sworn to return a verdict according to law and evidence. Will you perjure your souls? I know that you (pointing to a Juror) have been nppioached. Did you Hpurn tho wretch or hold secret counsel with him? I know that you (pointing to an other Juror) have been nppronched, be cause I overheard tho conversation, the promises and the pledge." At this point there was an ominous movement In tho crowd, nnd "Click! Click! Click!" was henrd. A score of pistols wero cocked. "There is no terror In your pistols, gentlemen," thundered Mr. Field. "You cannot win your enso by shooting me. You cannot win it by bribery or threats. You can only win It by show ing title to tho property." Tho Jury, completely overawed, found a verdict for Judgo Field's client. During litigation over a contested election Judge Harbour quarreled with Judgo Field nnd Invited him to fight a duel. Judge Field ucceptcd. Then ii,v';ll,:;.imiillil. I'KI1."U W1- , - -H1 CWMft V KT ill 'III IT!.,-- ..i iwviiiiiHa.1 ,' Judpe Harbour Insisted In Having the choice of weapons, Judge Field waived this, and Harbour selected pistols and bowlc knives in a room sixteen feet duel, Judge Field accepted. Then Judge Harbour objected Mist to the bowle knives, and, second to lighting In a room. A meeting was arranged lit the woods, and Judge Harbour backed out. lie was lampooned in tun newspnpers, mid onn morning whjn Judgo Field was getting kindling wood In front of his olllco Judge Harbour ran up behind hltn, clapped a pistol to his head nnd said. "Draw and defend yourself!" "You cowardly assassin!" exclaimed the kneeling man, without moving. "You do not dare to shoot. I defy you." Judge Harbour walked awa. while the crowd hooted. Dozens of times Judge Field looked down the muzzles of cocked revolvers lie was never known to lllnch. A les c ittragemis man would have been kill' ed early In tlie game. He absolutely did not know what fear was, and the stories of his honesty and bravery that spread over the state elected him Judgo of the supreme court In 185" by twenty thouand majority. Judge Field was a Democrat. When the war broke out he, with others, de cided to Keep California In tho Union The secessionists were suro ot Cali fornia. General Albert Sidney John ston was In command of tho United Slates troops In California, and his disloyalty was suspected. The Union ists felt Mint lie was In collusion with the secessionists, who would sehe the fortress of Alentrnz, which would placi San Francltco at their mercy. Sev-eitv-llve thousand mliskcts weio stoied at llenlcia, and If these fell Into the hands of the secessionists California would be lost. The Unionists oiganized a secret Union League. Judge Fluid was the llfth member to bo enrolled. Arms weio bought and companies wero or ganized. Meetings on behalf of the Union wero held In tho thentors, and the tires of patriotism burned brlghtl.v at tho Golden Gate. Couriers overland carried tho news to President Lincoln and ho was Dually advised to super sede General Johnston. This ho did by sending General Sumner secretly tc relievo him of the command. General Sumner took command. The arms at Henlcla were safe, and California re mained a loyal state. For Judge Field's servlco to the Un ion ho was made a United States su preme court Justice by President Liu field Rcjificnr coin In ISO.!. An itttempt was made to iLhsasslnato Judge Field by means of an infernal machine In lSCi. A torpedo was sent through the mall to him In u miniature cose. The judge partly opened It and then, his suspicions being aroused, he nlncrwl It In n unit nf wntnr vt and had It examined at the tiniiiiiKiuii urnviiui, 1L con tallied enough explosive to kill n dozen men, and had ev idently been sent to him b certain squatters who had been dispossessed In the Pu eblo cuses In which tho Judge rendered tho decision. Tho last of many times this remnrkuble.llon-henrtcd man faced death without flinching w'if In 1889, when nn at tempt wa made on his life by Judge David S. Terry and his wife. Judgo Terry was counsel for Sarah Althea Hill, who claimed to bo the wife or Senator Sharon, and sought to establish a claim to his millions by menus of a divorce. Field and Ter ry had known each other In tho West. During the divorce proceedings the Hill woiiinn had married Judgo Terry. The case was carried up, and flnnll come before Justice Field. He deliv ered a decision adverse to Mrs. Hill, and Judgo Terry arose In court and de nounced the Judge. He attempted to assault him, us did also his wife, but they were overpowered and disarmed. Tho Judgo had a dirk and his wifo it revolver. He sentenced Terry to three months In jail and Mrs. Hill to om month. When he cuine out of Jail Judgo Ter ry again threatened to tako the life ot Justice Field. When Justice Field visited California Deputy Marshal Na glo was ordored to travel with tho Judgo and protect him. At the waiting station ut Luthrop Judge Terry as saulted Justice Field, and Nagle shot him dead. Terry's wifo then rushed In with a pistol, and had to be ills armed. Hrave men ought not to bo cast ilowsv by ndverslty. Slllus Itnlicus. if f M 'I 5! ' f. P. .-. i -J