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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1901)
i s ? Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. EEI) CLOUD, t " : NEBRASKA TuberouJ"sls ms been placen among the diseases which nro subject to quar nnllnc. Tito commissioner of lminl Atlon luiH so decided In tlio case of a Japanese who arrived In San Francisco from .In pan III with lung trouble. It wnB decided that the patient could not land, but must return to the port from which he nailed, Archduke Otto, the future emperor of AiiHtrla, 1a nn artist of great talent. Ho possesses hit. own Htudio In tho Academy of Finn Arts In Vienna, and dlvldcn his time between tho hendqiiur- ri of the cavalry corps which ho nianilH and IiIh Rtudlo. The nreh- iluko ha8 frequently exhibited IiIh work anonymously, In order that It might stand on ItH merits and not be favor ably criticised bccauHo of bin rank. According to a writer In thn 8t. .Tames Gazette, n part of tho credit for tho wonderful development of Jnpan In civilization In duo to the Empress llaruka. She married tho emperor thirty yearH ago, and, like him, Ih n strong aupportcr of western IdeiiH. Tho emperor Is the 121st In his line, und tho first who hub given hlH wlfo a neat at bis table and n volro In tho na tional councils. She set thn example In. abandoning tho customs of staining thp. teeth and shaving the cyebrowH. Diamonds havo been found In enn elderablo numbers and of very flno HUallty In tho Interior of British flulnna, on thn Mazarunl River -50 miles above Its Junction with tho Es-..jai-utfiulbo, Mr. Moulton, our consul at Domernru, says that tho 1-oiulon deal ers to whom tho stones have been for warded consider them superior to South African diamonds and canal In quality to thoso of Drazll. Tho pres ent diggings nro situated In a troplcnl Junglo flvo miles from tho river, and tho region Is not easily reached. Tho matrix from which tho gems havo he roine scattered Is now the object of icarch. It Is widely supposed that tho dlscaso railed "appendicitis" was unknown to tho medical profession until tho last quarter of tho present century. Hut an old IiOndon doctor, who wrltoH upon Iho subject In tho lancet. sayH thoro Is nothing now about It, oxcept "tho nnmo and tho treatment." Tho disease was well described In tho older medical books, and wub then called "typhlitis." Hut Its real character was rarely Teri ficd except by post-mortem examina tion, whereas modern surgery, with U unnenthotlc and antlsoptlc oiusVlf sum- monejj-fir tlmo, la ablo to savo nearly Vfry patient who Ih not exhausted by go or otherwise depleted. Sir John Murray recently showed how remarkably tho Black Sea dlffors from other seas and ocenna. A surfaco current flows continuously from tho Ulack Sea Into tho Mediterranean, and nn under current from tho Mediter ranean Into tho Black Son. Tho lat ter current Is Bait, and, being heavier than tho fresh water above, 1t remains stagnant at thn bottom. Being But uratcd with sulphuretted hydrogen, this water will not maintain lite, and so tho Black Sea contains no living In habitants below tho depth of about 100 fathoms. Tho deeper water when brought to the surfaco smells exactly like rotten eggs. One of tho churches of Chester, Pa., has Introduced what Is a novelty there a penny concert. These concerts nro held In tho church on each Friday ev ening, being chiefly designed for chll- lpSU&WKJJW4Hi been crowded on theso occasions, both little and big people attending In great num bers. They are charged 1 cent ndnils Rlon to an entertainment that Is worth many tlmeB more, and which Is whole some and Instructive. The Btnaller children are always given tho center seats In front, tho largor one the side seats. It Is so distinctively an affair for children that tho big people who attend havo to content themselves with the back se,ats Is there are any loft. A recent number of Tho Railway Journal contains n story of a railway ticket which took a sudden Journey on Kb own account. As the north-hound train on the Colorado and Southern road passed ono of tho stations a pas senger In n forward car raised a win dow, and In nn InBtant his tlckot was blown from IiIh hands out of doors. The passonger naturally gave It up for lost, and was very ranch surprised when tho haggagcinostor handed It to 'him a little .while Inter. It appears that when the. ticket flow through tho window a south-bound train was pass ing. Tho suction of that train, which was going at a rapid rate, drew tho ticket along with It, and as It passed the rear end of tho north-bound train it blew into the door of the smoking car. There It wa's found by tho bug gagemaster. Professor Campbell of the Lick Ob servatory reports that the star called XI Gemlnc-rum, which h,as long been known as a variable, Is in reality double, but Its two components are so close that no telescope is nble to sep arate them, and their existence Is proved by tho shifting lines In the spectrum. The variations In br'ht ncsB, ho thinks, can only ho due to the attraction between tho two stars rais ing immense tides In their molten or vnporous globes, which, through tho effects of compression or otherwlso, displace the spectral lines. Sim IS SPEAKER Houso Mombers Mako Seloction Unanimous. REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE LEGISLATURE fifnulor Hli'i'li' of .trfTcmon Comity In Oilmen President Pro Trin fit II"' Heaatc Nrvxnil Content I'rvni'lit to Holder tint Lawmaker, Tho legislature of Nebraska started tho twentieth century off In a proper manner by getting both houses organ ized New Years' day without a hitch and practically unanimous. The senate used Its old machinery ut the start, Lieutenant Governor (Ulhcrt presiding, and the old oil leers being In their places. "A 1th experienced men In charge the orguiil.utioti was perfected without delay. Senator Steelo of .Jef ferson, being the oldest member of tho body In point of service, was oleetctl president pro tern. The senate committee on credentials that was appointed took no note of pending contests. Senator Olcson, re publican from Cuming county may havo to show the fuslouists that bo Is entitled to b's seat, anil Senators Han som and Lldtlcll, fuslonlHts, from Doug las are already confronted with con tests. Tho committee ou credentials seated all the members who received a majority on the face of the returns and who had received certificates of election. The committee was powerless to report on the contests because no ollicial notice of contests Is before tho senate. The house session passed along smoothly, nothing out of tho ordinary occurring. T?ie elective olllcers of the house who wore solecte.l Monday night in caucus wore elected, the fnslonlsts moving the election of a eeparate list without avail. The members and the olllcers of tho house were sworn in by Chief .lustico Norvul and they sub scribed their names to the oath in ac cordance with custom. An unheard of action of the fusion its was the unanimous selection of Mr. Hears for speaker. Politicians say no speaker In tho state ever before was elected unanimously. It occurred in a peculiar manner. The secretary of state had not provided printed roll calls and a number of type written ones were made out. These were soon ex hausted and when the roll was called on speaker the tabulation of tho votes was extended from n roll call that had been used before. Tho cleric got confused in calling the names nud rather than call the list of names over again or verify the roll call, tho fusion candidate for speaker moved to make the selection unani mous. It was a neat compliment to Mr, Sears, if tho fuslouists in tended to place themselves on record us in favor of the republican speaker. KIDNAPERS MAKE A THREAT Will Html Ciiilnliy'n I)iiiiKlitr If KtMuml 1 Nut WltlulniM ii. Au Omaha, Dec, :il dispatch says: E. A. Cmluliy has racelved a second com munication from the men who kid imped his son. The letter is in the nature of a threat and says In sub stance that unless he withdraws nis olVcr of S'.'.I.OOO reward for the arrest and conviction they will kidnap anoth er of his children, naming one of his daughters. Jt is stated that Mrs. L'udahy is in a state of nervous anxiety that must lead to collupse unless she ean be ussiucd thut her little girls will be safely guarded every moment of the duy or night. She cannot bear to have them gooutofhor sight. Ever sinco the lniy was abducted a night watchman has patrolled the yard ami a day watchman has always had an eye on the children, yet the whole family Is under a severe mental strain that can not long be endured. It isjhe con census of opinion that the bandits feel themselves hard pressed by the detectives else they would not have dared to take the risk of throwing an other letter Into the L'udahy yard, knowing the premises to be patrolled by a trained police otllcer, nor would the bandits have taken the chances of going to a telephone to notify the Cudnlty family that another letter awaited them in the front yard. HIS COACHMAN BRINGS SUIT New York PnlilUlirr iiefeniliint In Neimutloiml Trliil. Joseph Faulkner, proprietor of the Burr printing house, II and H .Jacob street, New York, Is defendant In a Rult brought In the New York supreme court by Edmund .1. Weston, formerly his coachman, for SJO.OOO damages for tho alleged alienation of tho all'ectlons of Weston's wife. Weston charges that a year ago he and bis wife were. In tho employ of Faulkner at his sum mer home nenr Dnncllen, thiee miles from there. Faulkner made love to Mrs, Weston and alienated her affec tion. Helleges Faulkner wrote her many letters couched In endearing language. I.rnU Will Content. Congressman John .1. Lent, of Co lumbus, O., has served formal notice ou Congressman-elect Kinmett Tompkins that he would contest tho latterV seat in the house. Mr. Lent, states that be will base his claim on charges of whole sale bribery anil fraud in the count of the ballots. Huh lUWml Uuurniitliir, Dr. Justus O'llnge, health commis sioner of St. Paul, Minn., has raised the qunrautinu against Winona, and Intercourte between the two cities is uow of its formal character. DONNELLY DEAD. Noted mill Proiiilni'lil Author milt Poll tliiiiii Pni" Atmy ."tiililriily. A Minneapolis, Minn., .Inn. 'i dis patch says: Ignatius Donnelly, author, sago anil politician, aged seventy, died at I'-'iO.'t this morning. The eminent Miiineapolitan was taken suddenly III last night, while visiting tit the home otitis father-in-law, Harlan Hanson. M'J'J 'I'wonty eighth avenue, south, From fie first Mr. Donnelly sank steadily and soon became unconscious. Dr. Murphy was summoned, and when hu arrived tho sick man was still unconscious. The doctor pronounced It heart failure, and stated early in the evening that there was little chance of the patient's re covery. Later Mr. Donnelly passed away suddenly, surrounded by a num ber of Ills relatives. Ironi the first they had understood that he could not live, as he was advanced In years, be ing nearly seventy years of age, and it was a sorrowful little group that watched by the bedside us the man whose name has brought honor to the state of Minnesota lay gasping out the last faint sparks or life. He tiled at ll!:o:i o'clock In the moinliig, without regaining consciousness. Iirnutltts Donnelly, known as "tho Sage of Nlnlglner," has been conspic uous in the political and literary Held for many years. Mr. Donnelly caine to Minnesota thlrt.V-flve years ago.'ond since that time bad been a member of both houses of the state legislature ami represented his district in con gress. During Ills tnnny years in the legis lature he was a power. He was an ublo orator, always had an answer rcudy unit rarely failed to turn tho laugh upon his opponent. Mr. Donnelly was an nble and deep thinker. Shakespeare formed ono of bis most absorbing1 topics and ho was a thorough Shakespearian scholar, ills many honors In the literary lino have been received and he. is famous for his writings. Mr. Donnelly married about threo years ago Miss Hanson, a daughter of Harton Hanson of this city and since that time they have made their homo in Minneapolis, although Mr. Donnel ly owned several farms where they spent considerable time. He had lived in Hastings and In St. Paul and was widely known throughout the state. ACCEPTS JOINT NOTE. I'lilim Nni-prlxr tint World unit Ak (.' KHtlllll of If oxt llltlVK. The Havas agency at Purls, France, has received the following dispatch from Pekiu: "Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang have communicated to the foreign en voys an imperial edict in which the emperor declares that China accepts the joint note anil recognizes Prince Citing and Ll Hung Chang to speak for a suspension of hostilities. Prince Chlng ami Ll Hung Chang, according to another dispatch to the Havas agency, say that Emperor Kwting Su has expressed a desire that the court should return to Pekln at the end of February." A Pekln dispatch says: The Chinese plenipotentiaries have been iinexeept edly ordered to sign the preliminary joint note and have, notified the foreign envoys to that cIVect. The Chinese themselves are greatly astonished at receiving the imperial In structions. Neither Li Hung Chang nor Prince Ching bad cvpeoted success in persuad ing the court under ten days. The. instructions are to agree fully to the note, but to cndeaor to get the best terms possible, purtlcluily the matter of limiting the number of lega tion guards; also as to the place where these are to lie located. The plenipo tentiaries are Instructed to endeavor to limit tile number of army posts along the line of railway to as few as possible ami finally to require the pow ers not to destiny the forts, but merely to disarm them. The foreign communities in Pekln ave greutlv satisfied at the decided tone of the collective note and the asser tion that the powers are determined to entertain no proposals for the modi fication of their demands. It is under stood that Li Hiliig Chang sent a me morial to the throne, couched in very strong terms, urging complete compll- ence. WILL STAY IN JAIL. Mr. N'hMoii Ut'iimnilM Trial on ClutrK Preferred ,iilnat Her, Word comes from Wichita, Kan., that Mrs. Nation, who wrecked the Cnrey hotel joint has refused the ball secured for her. She now says that under no circumstance will she step out of Jail until cleared of the charges against her, ami the efforts to secure her re lease have been abandoned. A movement has been started by the local W. C. T. l to Impanel a special grand jury to Investigate the conduct of the city and county ofllclnls In per mlttlng the sale of liquors in 'Wichita. The county jail has beon placarded with n quarantine sign, It is said this was rune of the ottlcers to keep out Mrs. Nation's friends who have dally visited her in great numbers, Discovery lias been made that Maggie Hoel, who mysteriously disappeared from Pueblo, Col,, ten days ago and was supposed to have been murdered or kidnaped, had eloped with a man named John Watson und gone east. Stonewall J, DcFrance, a noted "for ger, who was sent to the stat6 prison at Jackson, Mich., from Kalamazoo county in 1KDI for eleven years, for de fruudlng a Kalama.oo bank of several thousand dollars has been paroled by (lovcrnor Plngrec and will be released Monday morning, $ & LOVE IS "BEST k j Hy Florence KodfjKjnJon f& CHAPTER I. A large house In one of the most fasblounblo London squares; nn tipper room, furnished something between a study and a boudoir; n small flro burning In the grnto-for, In Bplte of the April sunshine, the wind was In tho oast and for sole occupant a young glil, whose ago was 18, though she looked a little older, perhaps be cause she bud cried till her eyes were hot and swollen, and her cheeks had lo.d their delicate coloring a girl who was the daughter of one of the richest commoners In England, and who yet was ns unhappy as the poorest waif in London's utrccU. Heryl Llndon had no mother. Sho could Just recall a frail, delicate wo man, who loved her very much, but who sremrd too sad and sorrowful to show liar affection. Sho had been n tiny child when thut raothor was taken away, and yet sho had been quite conscious that, sivn for leaving her, the tired woman was glad to go. Her mother's love had boon taken from Beryl full early, and no other had roplaced It. Mr. Llndon placed his dnughter In n private family at the seasldo until Bhe was 10 years old, when she was sent to a boarding school In Brussels. Once a year he had called at the school, and had a brief, formal inter view with his daughter In the prin cipal's own sanctum; and 12 months ago he had removed Heryl from the select establishment, and brought her to his stately homo In Elchester square. For one year they had lived to gether, father and child, yet strangerB In heart and feeling; they drew no nearer to ench other. Beryl knew porfectly that to the handsomn. well preserved man of the world, still un der 50, she was only nn encumbrance. He took no trouble to conceal the fact, and his friends took little notice of the shy, frightened-looking girl they thought such u contrast to her fascinating father. She was not "out." It pleased Mr. Llndon to re gard her as too young for society, so she hail no chance of meeting people more congenial to her than her father's circle. She was terribly lonely, desperately unhappy; but yet. after reading the letter which had come from Mr. Llndon that morning, It seemed to the girl she had never before known what trouble meant. and that If only things could be once more as they were yesterday she would be content. Her breakfast had gone away un touchedall her meals were served upstairs In her father's absence from home and 'tihe Bat over the fire, with a look of such pain on her face as was terrible to see In a girl of 18. Suddenly the door opened, and tho housekeeper cnteted without the cere mony of knocking, unless, Indeed, her knock had not penetrated to Beryl's dazed, stunned bruin. Mrs. Murkhum was a kind, motherly woman, not a lady by birth, but well educated, and with more refinement of feeling than many of her superlois. She had been In Eustace Utidon's em ploy ever since he took the house In ElchcstT square 10 years before. "I came to speak to you. Miss Beryl," she said gently. "I had strange news from Mr. Llndon this morning, and when Nancy came down and told nie you'd not touched your breakfast, I thought perhaps he'd written to you, too." "YeB, Mis. Markhum. I can't quite tttko It In, It seems too terrible." The housekeeper tat down opposite Beryl. She was quite ns Indignant as the girl could be. "You see, Miss Heiyl, your papa's not an old man 47, 1 believe and It's natural he should tire of a lonely life. Pel haps his new wlfo will make things plensanter for you. You've had but a dull time of It since you left school." "I shouldn't mind his marrying," aald Beryl frankly "In fact, I think I should be glad: but that he should choose that woman, should put her In my mother's place it Is terrible!" Mrs. Markham looked bewildered. "Do you mean that the ludy is uny one we know, MIbs Heryl? Mr. Lln don never mentioned her namo to me. He only suld thu wedding would be at once, and he hoped to bring his wife homo on Mny 1." "Ho Is going to marry Miss Maun ders," said Heryl, almost apatheti cally. The housekeeper Blurted. When Heryl Llndon first left achool a very showy-looking woman was en gaged ns her mald-cumpunlon. Miss Maunders was supposed to walk with Beryl, look after her wardrobe, and make herself generally useful. From the first day of their meeting Beryl took antipathy to' iho woman. She felt that Miss Maunders wub unwor thy her truat und confidence, that ahe had none of the qualifications she pro fessed; and the girl yearned to escape from the companionship she 'hated. At last, only three mouths ago, things come to a crisis, Miss Maundors, whom the household suspectad of a liking for stimulants, went Into a more vio lent rage than usual, and actually for got horsolf so far as to strike her employer's daughter. At' that time Mr, Llndon was away, spending Christmas In the country. Beryl, half beside herself with indignation, ap pealed to the housekeeper. Mrs. Markham paid Miss Maunders ji month's wages and dlsml&Bed her on the spot, and she departed, vowing rengeance against Beryl. And this was the porson Mr. Llndon was to make his wife! The house keeper could hardly credit It. "Miss Beryl," said Mrs. Markham slowly, after n long putise, "I simply can't believe It! Are you sure you've made no mistake? Miss Maunders Is no more of a lady than I am, or even ono of the upper servants, and your papa's a gentleman through and through, It can't be truo!" "You had better load his lcttor," said Heryl simply. "Thcro seems no reason for doubting It." CHAPTER. II. It was a very brief" letter, written on tho thickest and creamiest of note paper, and barely covering the first page. Few men, let us hope, could have written In such terma to their only child, especially to a motherless daughter. "Dear Beryl: I ahull bo married to morrow to Miss Maunders, and I hope to return with my wife on May 1. You had better mnke up your mind to show k proper respect and obedience to your stepmother, whose authority over you will be complete." "It's a cruel letter, Miss Heryl," said Mrs. Markham, us she put it back In Its envelope, "and may God forgive your father for writing it; but, my dear young lady, depend upon It, It's that womun's work." Beryl shivered. "Papa never cared for me," shevsnld slowly. "Mrs. Markham, 1 have never said a word to any one, but I must now or my heart will break. I can never remember his kissing me, or seeming fond of mo, even as n little thing." "Maybe he wanted a son, Miss Beryl: but ho'd no right to visit his disappointment on you. Thore'll be great changes here, for there's not one of my servants will stay here and call MIsb Muunders mistress." "And you will go, too?" "I wouldn't stay nn hour after she came home; but, ns It happens, Miss Beryl, I've not my choice. Mr. Lln don has sent me a check for .CG0 In stead of notice, as ho say his wife will prefer to be her own housekeeper. I'vo saved money In the 10 years I've been bore, and I don't think I shall take another situation. If I look round, I dare say I can buy the lease and good will of a small lodging house at tho seaside reasonably, and that will seem more Independent." Beryl put one thin hand appeallngly on the housekeeper's plump arm. "Mrs. Markham, I can't stay here, I'd rather starve! You know whnt that woman wan before, when Bhe was only a servant. What would she make my life like when she Is mlstreBB?" "My dear, It's a sorry business. Haven't you any relations you could go to for a bit, anybody who woinu take your part, and Just tell Mr. Lln don that before you came back he must guarantee his new wife would treat you properly?" Beryl shook her head. "I don't think I have a relation In the world." "Well," confessed Mrs. Markham, "I've been here 10 years, and I've never heard your father mention a relation; but. you see, Miss Beryl, there's the other side. Your mother must have hud relations, and her fnmlly would be the best pcoplo to help you, because, natuially, they'd resent your pupa's marriage as much aa you do." "Mainmn had no relations," said Heryl. "I'll tell you how I know. The Inst thing I can remember of hor was one day Just before she died she begged papa to be kind 'to me. She said she hud been nn orphan, and knew how sad it was." "Hut she might have had a brother or sister," persisted Mis. Markham. "Miss Beryl, think quickly over your past llfo. and tiy to see If there Isn't any ono who'd be nble to tell you." "But my paBt story is so short." said Beryl, "11 doesn't want thinking over. I know wo lived abroad for a year or two beforo my mother died. My little sister went first, and mother never got over hor loss. I had a nurse who was very good to me. She could have told mo all I want to know; but papa sent her away directly after my mother's funeral. I think she went to Amerlcn. "Then he took me to a family at Brighton. Doctor Burgess and his wife were not unkind to me; but they had children of their own, and I al ways felt like the outsider. I know I waa quite gltid to leave them and go to school," "Brighton's not a long journey," Bald Mrs. Mnrkhum. "It might be woith whllo to go and see them." "I am sure they could tell mo noth ing. I stnyed there till I was 10, and I know Mrs. Burgess told mo ono day I ought to bo very fond of my father because he was the only relation I hud In all the world. I think sho had known my mother Just a little. They were both orphans, and brought up In the same school a k(n,d of charitable Institution." Mrs. Markham felt In despair of finding any kindred for her young lady, ' There's many would say It was your duty to stay with' your father and make the best of .things," sho went on g'ravoly; "fcut when I know what thnt woman Is I can't boar to think of you at her mercy." "If I wont, away, could my father force me to come back?" asked Beryl. VNo. . You are of an age when a girl mfty ch'oosb her own home; but If you leavo him he can refuse to provide for yout" For tho first tlmo that morning a look of hope enme Into Beryl's beau tiful eycB. "Then I'll get a situation of some foct, nnd go to It bi tore l:c comes homo That will be quite easy " Quito easy! Tho hoi'B keeper's kindly heart ached for her. She knew too well how hard It Is for a girl with no special' tnlontB or qualifications to find n nlcho, nnd they had only threo weeks. The time was nil too short. "I don't wnnt to encourage you to rebellion, Miss Heryl, nnd yet I can't bear to think of you at MIbs Maun ders' mercy. If yuu'vo quite mntle up your mind, my dear young lady, I'll do my boat to help you find some thing." Hnrd as posts generally are to find, npeclally those worth having, It In often comparatively easy to get Into a situation nt very low remuneration at the beginning of a school term. It happens now and then that principals havo failed to settle with any ono in the holidays, nnd havo to take tho first person who offern rather thnn begin school phorthnnded. Perhaps this explained Beryl's seem ing success, for within a week of first answering advertisements Bhe was en gaged by Mrs. Tanner of Easthlll-on-Sea, as English teacher in her small but select school In thnt rising watering-place. The remuneration was to bo 5 a term, at which Mrs. Markham sniffed; but tho teacher wos to hnve tho option of remaining during the holidays, nnd so would be nt no expenso for board and lodging. - "I don't altogether like it," said Mrs. Mnrkham, re-reading Mrs. Tan nor's letter critically; "but, Miss Beryl, If only you Btny a year, you'll bo ablo to demand better terms In another situation, and I think you'd bo happier anywhere thnn here under Miss Mnunderfl' tyranny." In truth, that lady was now Mrs. Llndon; hut both tho housekeeper and Beryl continued to speak of her by her maiden namo Mrs. Markham be cause she grudged her erstwhllo sub ordinate her. rise In life, and Beryl because It was painful to hor to give her mother's title to a woman ahe hoted. Mrs. Markham came to sco Beryl off. and had her luggage labelled for hast hlll; then, when she hnd put tho girl Into nn empty third-class carriage, sho lingered for a few Inst words. "Try and put up with things for tho yenr, Miss Beryl, even If all's not as you would like. And If you're in trouble of any kind, my dear, Just write to me. My sister will nend on your letters any time, and I'd bo proud to help you." "Thank you." The tears were dim ming tho girl's sweet eyes as sho put her head out of the carriage window and kissed the housekeeper warmly. "I shall be grateful to you aa long us I live, Mrs. Markham. Without you I could never have managed to escape from Elchester square, and I think to have stayed there after she camo would have killed me!" The bell sounded, the engine gave a shrill, unearthly sound, meant pre sumably for a whlBtle, and the train was off. Mrs. Markham did not turn away till Bhe could no longer seo tho white handkerchief Heryl was waving; then there waB a suspicious moisture In her eyes. "Rod help her, poor little thing, for It seems to mo no ono else can! It's true enough, ns Bhe says, Mr. Llndon never loved her, and now he's mar ried that woman it's ns Hko as not he'd be worse than ever. They say ho has :i0,t)00 a yeajynnd a beautiful country scat, yet ldg dnughtor Is con tent to work hard Vor 5 a term. It doesn't seem right, somehow." And It was not right; but Mrs. Mnrkham did not know one fact which would have explained u good deal that puzzled her. Euatnco Llndon hod an ugly secret in his past, a dark blot upon his character ho would f.tln hide from all tho world. Ho did not nd mlro Julia Maunders, und he had not tho least desire to marry her; but men with n secret, who are loading a double life, have often to pay dearly for the guarding of that secret. It hnppencd that Julia Maunders knew a good deal of Llndon's past llfo. nnd the price of her alienee was u wedding ring. (To bo continued.) INVALUABLE GRASS. A Chlnt-ie llmuboo Which Produce V(talie Opiili, It Is the bnmboo which furnishes the Chlnnmnn with practically everything ho requires through life, from hla cradlo.to his coffin, and that also pro duces precious stones for him. only tho celestial Is not nware of tho fact, or else attaches no value to It. In somo varieties of this Invaluublo grass a mineral substance composed of lime or slllcu and potash Is frequently dis covered, being formed, It Is supposed, owing to somo kind of disease In the Juices or stem of the plant. In tho courso of time, says tho London Mall, this deposit hardens and "forms tho famous "tabaaheor" of tho natives, Which exactly resembles the opal in appearance, and Is, according to Prof. Brewater, of precisely tho snmo char acter and composition. The Chinese, however, know nplhlng of Its value a a. precious .stone, but collect tnbasheer simply for its supposed medicinal properties. Unfortunately, some of the most finely marked and colored speci mens of these vegetable stones are ex ceedingly fragile It may bo mentioned that In none of the varieties or the bamboo yet raised and found hardy In this country hnve hny truces of a de posit of tabaaheor at preaont been dis covered, so that any one who contem plates tho establishment of a bamboo plantation In England for tho purpose of opal raising Is recommended to In. vest his cnpltal In somo other way, Tho more a woman understands men tho more good time she spends In thf kitchen. 1