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RED CLOUD,
NEBRASKA
Tlio new Btnto hymn adopted f o i
Rhode Island is sung to the music o(
tlio Austrian hymn.
Tills ycnr'n hanffst In the south of
Ireland Is stated to be tho best expcrl
riired for a quarter of a century.
An enterprising person In Chicago
has discovered that the b:o kitpa Just
is busy In storing nwny honey on the
ihlrd floor of n home as In a hollow
,reo In the woods.
A remarkable case of suicide came
under (he notice of the authorities nt
Curcghem, near Brussels, recently. A
printer drlrcn to despair by hnbltuat
diunkcnucpfl, mndo his own coffin,
placed It In position, and hanged hlm
K'lf. The corpse was found dangling
over tho coffin.
Profeflfllon.nl baseball umpires are so
worried by the nbtue they receive that
most of them are subject to nervous
complaints. Aware of this fact, some
of tho life lucurnnco companies refuse
to issue policies to' them. It Is only a
short tlmo ago when an nmntcur um
pire, in Farmcrsburg, N". Y was
clubbed to death because ho rendered
nu unfuvorablo decision.
.lean Paul says that tho mother puts
the commas and semicolons into tho
rhild'K life, tho fathor the colons nnd
periods. The wholo punctuation of tho
Into Empress Frederick's llfo was In
herently royal. As Mr. Dnlfour re
cently put It before the House of Com
mons, she was "endowed with gifts of
-nnturo und of education which would
havo mndo her, oven in another sta
tion, n remarkable and accomplished
woman."
In nilno accidents it has often Imp
roned that rescuers were baffled nnd
lives wcro sacrificed becauso tho exact
whereabouts of tho imperiled men
wcro unknown. The nilno owners of
Scranton nro about to place telephones
nt regular Intervals along tho work
ings in their mines, so that the instru
ments may bo cany of ucccbr to the
men when danger demands their use.
Tho step Is greatly to bo commended,
nnd It suggests other beneficent uses
of tho telephone.
''Government in America Is practi
cally shaped In tho caucus. For tho
Christian man tho prlmnry meeting
should bo as sacred an appointment ns
tho placo of prayer, nnd If tho Chris
linn men of n community would Inter
est themselves, they could get good
men nominated." Thcso words, spok
en (it the recent Christian Endeavor
convention, embody a truth familiar to
nil, yet one that it Is well to emphaslzo
during the month before election. The
evils which exist in politics urn large
ly the result of tho neglect of duty
by tho very men who most loudly
(omplnln of theni.
A curious story comes from the Rus
Man frontier. At the littlo Russian
town of Wystltcn -100 families beenmo
homeltss owing t) a great fl e. The
town being next to Komlnten, whore
tho Emperor William shoots every
year, Ills majesty not only sent soldi jrs
to help c.xt'.ngul h fie fire, but gave
.CuOO for tho dUtresied townspeop'e
Tho weather b;lng Inclement, blank
ctB were bought for thesj who wcro
lompelled to camp out, of dooi'3. Tho
Russian customs ofll.lils refined to
i:dmlt the blankets until tho high cus
toms duty, which in Rursln Is Impjsil
upon such articles, was paid.
The wire cables need by tourists for
protection and aid in Alpine climbing
may provo a source of danger. On July
20 several tourlstB "mndo nn ascent of
tho Trlbulaun, In tho Stubulcr Alps.
Near tho summit, where tho nscent
had to bo mndo with tho h?lp of wire
cables, tho rocks began to emit a
humming noise, and nn Ice-pick, com
ing in contact with tho cable, produc
ed spa'lc Shortly befaro thero had
been n thunderstorm, which caused
.this electrical disturbance. Before the
(tourists realized what was occurring,
the lightning Btruck tho cable, stunned
a tourist and tho gu'do nnd hurled
tlu in sovoral hundred metres bo'ow.
The federal government nnd tli3
stato of Minnesota will soon clash in
tho courts over the question of tho
ownership of many thousands of acres
of valuablo lands. Tho tract In dis
pute is situated In northern Minnesota,
tunning from Rainy Lake to Lake Su
perior, a dlBtanos of about 200 ml',ei
nnd taking in tho entire northern tier
of townships'.' Tho lands arc located
in tho gold fltJja recently discovered
nnd on that account nro considered
very valuable. Tho lands wore selected
by tho state under tha provisions of
the Swamp net of 18C0, but it Is con
tended by tho Washington oRlclals that
tho tract so chosen on tho border of
Canada Is not swamp land, hence tho
proceedings.
One of tho most talented men In
England is Wnlter Crane, the decora
tive artist. He la a tougher nnd writer
In art, a book illustrator, a painter, a
designer of furniture, glass, mosaic,
wail paper and fabric. Ho is, besides,
a poot, lecturer nud a fearless Socialist.
Albany, N. Y claims the honor of
having made tho first ear r la go mnnu
factiirod cntlro In this country. Sev
eral wcro built lu tho year 1811, and
the event' was duly noted nt the time
as an evidence of the spread of United
States enterprise.
f HE ROOF (AVES IN
Frank Koltenback, a farm Hand
Smothered to Death.
losis his life m unto (AYE
Me W Nnon to he Married r.lfolM
i.
Hody round f,y Member of Family
of Intended llrldr Wa ' Illfhly
llrprld Other Nana,
Word comes from llcutricc, Neb., of
a fatal accident which occurred
on the farm of Mrs. Philip draff, three
miles west of that city. Frank Kol
tonbsch, u young man tweuty-ninc
years of ago, who had been employed
on the farm for tho past twelve, years,
went into an unused cine for tho pur
pose of making some repair. It is
supposed that lie knocked out one of
the timbers canning the roof to enve in
on him. When ho was missed u few
hours later and investigation mndo his
lifeless body .was found under the
earth. The deceased was a most high
ly respected Gorman and ll Is snld lie
was to be married to the daughter of
Mrs. Graff.
In view of the intended mirrlage it
is said Mrs. draff had bought the Os
car Filley residence in Beatrice with
tho ntcntlon of moving thero nnd
leaving the young couple on tho farm.
ROCKHILL ON HIS WAY HOME
Comtnlmilniier it Hopeful of Continued
1'earn In ;tilnn.
W. W. KiK'khlll, the commissioner
who represented tho United .States in
the conference lietwccn tho allies and
the Chinese arrived nt Victoria, II. C,
on the Empress of Japan on his way to
Washington. JIo has with him a copy
of the protocol between China nnd tho
powers, which was recently signed by
the representative of tho powers. He
will proceed directly to Washington.
Affairs in China have assumed their
normal state, tho commissioner fcnid,
in answer to a question, lie. did not
anticipate any further outbreak, but
thero was no telling what would hap
pen inChlna. The so called insurrec
tions In Kan Sn nnd Manchuria, he
snld, wero simply local uprisings, nnd
had been very much exaggerated.
ESTIMATES FOR THE NAVY
Inerrnae for Ilia Flural Year Kmllng
' In J 003.
The estimate, for the navy for the
ilscal year ending dune 30, ito:i, wero
made public ut tho navy department.
The totnl amount is S'.iH.'.HO.tiSl.ngalnst
$77,t-'4,M5 appropriated for tho cur
rent year. Thu chief Increases arc
$VWM'0 'or construction; Soocooo
for armor and SVVJ,',:.r in tho appro
priation for yards and docks.
Secretary Long, in speaking of tho
estimates, said that they were uutlu
with u duo regards to the' needs of tho
navy, and intimated that they hnd had
the approval of the administration.
CHINA WANTS MANCHURIA
I.I IIiiiic Vlianc Anil Ituiiln to Cede It
Hack tii the Celritlnl.
Twice within a week Ll Hung Chang
Iiuh visited N. Pnnl Lessor, Russian
minister to China, Chinese nsscrt that
Earl Ll has pressed for the recession
of Manchuria, Mr. Lcssar proposing
that China should scud it special envoy
to St. Petersburg to arrange terms,
and Earl Ll suggesting for- the mission
his greatest enemy, ChaSg Chi Tung.
The. report must be accepted with some
reserve.
Settle I'mul With 1'iglit.
A London dispatch says: The long
standing feud between the Dnrhnin
nud Worcester regiments of Infantry
culminated in n serious affray nt Al
dershot, when the Worccstera with
fixed bayonets nnd ball cartridges, at
tacked tho quarters of the Durhams.
Severe fighting followed during which
many of the men wcro Injured. A
number of tho Diirhnms nro suffering
from duugerous bayonet wounds.
Jtecoverliia; From llli VTutiiidi.
George Pease, tho Plattsmouth man,
who was shot whllo returning homo
iruin n nance several weeks ago, has
almost recovered from his wounds. At
first it was feaivd blood poisoning
would set In, but tho attending physi
cian succeeded In removing thu bullet
which had lodged In his neck. Charles
Sitzmnn, who Ik chnrged with the
shooting, Is now in jail awaiting trial
nt the -November term of district court.
1'wMal Itrfurui In llffrct.
Assistant Postmaster General Mad
den lins issued orders providing for the
first exclusion of publications from
tho second-class mall privileges under
the recent amendments to thu regula
tions governing second-class matter.
This first list of publications Is sweep
ing and embraces a number of well
known serinl Issues.
Stock Ktcliauffo n Slououoly.
Judge Marshall liephart, lu a decls
Jon handed down In the district court
nt llolton, Kan., holds that tho charg
ing of a commission prescribed by the
Kansas City Live Stock Exchuugo for
tlio purchase or sale of live stock by
the members of tho exchange, In ille
gal, and that such a commission can
Mot bo collected by law. The decision
in effect holds that tho Kansas City
Stock Exchange is a monopoly and an
outlaw, and that its transactions are
In violation of, thu Kansas statutes.
FIRE IN A CHICAGO HOTEL
On Man T,o 111 I.lfs and Thrta
Narrowly Kirapa,
One man lost his life, three persons
narrowly escaped suffocation and n
score or mare guests of the Garden
City hotel, 40-48 Sherman street, Chi
cago, wcro rescued from upper floors
by firemen In a treacherous blaze in
that hotel. The dead man is Levi
Whitman, a resident of Indiana, whoe
body waa found, after tho fire had been
extinguished, in n court to the rear of
tho building. Whitman leaped from
a third story window in nn effort to
escape. The hotel was tilled with
guests, many of whom had (retired for
the night. The flames spread with
such rapidity that those on the upper
floors were entirely cut off, The loss
to tho hotel wus small.
ROGERS LITIGATION ENDS
Metropolitan Mtiicnm of Art Oct Hulk
of I'roperty.
A New York dispatch says that nil
litigation with regard to tho will of
tho late Jacob H. Rogers has been set
tled. The Metropolitan museum of
art gets the bulk of the estate, valued
at 5,000,000. The amount paid In set
tlement was 8 J50,000, about .' per cent
on the amount involved and not much
more than a year's normal income on
this amount of-propcrty.
Faithful Employe Itnmombored.
The Nebraska City Dally News pub
Ushers prcsentod It. F. Mordcu, who
lias been their foreman for twenty
seven years, nnd who leaves for Port
land, Ore., to make his future home,
with a flue gold watch. The ladles of
tho M. E. church also gave Mr. Mor
den nnd wifo a farewell reception,
which was largely attended, and they
wcro presented witli a handsome silver
ten service as a token of tho high es
teem in which they nro held by mem
bers of the church.
Mutiny on flermuii Ironclad.
The Berlin Tngcblntt says that
there is on board" the coast Ironclad
mutinous conduct himllar to that which
recently occurred on board the cruiser
(iasellc. Some of tho sailors cm the
Unpen eut tho fire hose und damaged
other parts of tho lire apparatus. It
Is supposed that tho action of the
sailors wus duo to discontent on ac
count of their furloughs having been
curtailed.
llitrRlara Ciiumt VI re.
Burglars blew open tle safe In the
ofllco of the Blufftou Milling company
nt Bluffton, O., with a largo clinrgc of
dynanltc. The building caught tire
and tho entire plant wns destroyed,
causing it loss 8'J."i,00O. Jt is said tho
burglars secured nothing, as the safe
was empty. They fired two shots at
Night Operator Urccr who attempted
to turn in a 11 to alarm, und escaped.
Ilondrntoii Mont to J'rlnloii.
II. C. Henderson, who has been In
Jail at Dallas, Texas, for a year and a
half, und who claims ho assisted in the
kidnaping of Eddie Cudahy at Omaha,
was sent from Dallas to the stato peni
tentiary. Henderson was a year ago
convicted of swindling in several cases
and now goes to servo thirteen years
In the penitentiary. J
I'cll From Fourth Floor.
Mrs. Parmcnter, wife of Lieutenant
Henry E. Parmcnter, a naval ollicer on
duty In Washington, 1). ('., fell from a
fonrth story window In the Portland
flats, and striking on a stone sidewalk,
received probably fatal Injuries. Mrs.
Pnrmcntor had been in poor health for
some time.
A Ktsir and Tiny I'rUonrr.
A Sofln, Bulgaria, dispacth says:
During the night another letter .from
Miss Ellen M. Stone's companion
Mine, Tsilka, was found posted on her
parents' door, announcing that Mme.
Tsilka had give! birth to a child, nud
that both the infant and the mother
were doing well.
. Inspector I'rore ltoblM.
Three men representing themselves
to le gas inspectors, entered a house,
on Sclo street, Rochester, N. Y., and
after beating into Insensibility Mrs.
L. M. French and Mrs. A. A. (lardl.ner
both about sixty years of age, ran
sacked the place. They secured jew
elry valued lit 9:1.000 and escaped.
Atanka Department Merged.
A dispatch received at the war de
partment from General Randall, dated
rrotu uuicn iiaroor, Aiasita, reads:
"The department of Alaska was dis
continued September .10. Leave to
night ,for Valdo. nnd Skaguay." Tlio
Department of Alaska has been merged
into tlio Department of Columbia.
Killed by Klectrlo Car.
D. F. Holmati, inventor of tho Hoi
man railway track layer, an appliance
In use on many railroads where con
struction work is being done, was
struck and killed by an electric car at
Oak park, Chicago. Mr. Holinan was
seventy years old and well-known lu
railroad circles.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Empress Augusta Victoria of Ocr
many is still confined to her sick room.
Tho body of Arthur Bryant of Low
den, ill., was sent to his home from
Oklahoma, it Is believed ho wns mur
dered. Tlio textile workers at Vogtlsud,
Germany, have made a demand for
higher wages, declarlug that unless
these are granted they will go on a
strike.
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CHAPTER XXII--(Contlnued).
Julian stood like one thunderstruck.
He raised his manacled hands to his
brow, and tried to renllro tho force of
tho wondorful thing ho hnd heard.
Horam started to his feet, and then
Rank back, and buried his face in his
hands. Ills thoughts hnd suddenly
flown from the story of tho present
hour to that other story which ho had
had heard on tho night before; nnd
the crash almost took away his senses.
Omar, when ho snw how matters
stood, felt called upon to speak; for
he believed that ho had discovered, two
things: First, that his old friend nnd
brother was struggling to open his
breast to his child; and, second, that
Julian might be brought to forgive
ness when ho knew the wholo truth.
"My friends," ho said, rising to his
feet as he spoke, "tho story Is not yet
complete. It remains for me to fin
ish it."
Ben Hatlad and Ezabcl gazed eagerly
up Into his face; and Julian leaned
toward him, with a beam of hope
struggling upon his brow.
"I am to blame in this matter; or,
at least, I was tho Innocent cause,"
continued tho King of Aleppo, address
ing Ben Hadad and Ezubel. "It Was
I who gave to Horam the cvldenco
upon which ho condemned his wife. I
supposed tho guilt of the lady Helena
was positive, as I hud the information
from officers who would not lie; and
I felt it my duty to acquaint; tho hus
band with the circumstances. On my
way back to ray capital, while stopping
in Balbcc, I gained Information which
assured me that the Queen of Damas
cus was innocent; nnd immediately I
sent back two of my officers to con
vey intelligence thereof to Horam.
But those messengers never reached
their destination. They must have
been robbed nnd murdered on tho way.
I pursued my course homeward, and
amid tho duties of my realm, tho thing
passed from my mind. Yesterday I
saw Horam for tho first tlmo in three-und-twenty
years; and last evening 1
revealed to him the fact that his first
and best beloved wife, Helena, ' waa
wrongfully nccuscd-thnt she was pure
und true. When this truth burst upon
him, his grief overcame him, nnd I
feared that the shock would kill him."
"Aye," cried Horam, starting up
again, "it did almost kill me; for Hel
ena was my first love, and her plnce
waB never refilled, O, my brother
what can I do?"
"Do what a right," replied Omar,
taking Horam's outstretched hand.
"Be a man, and let tho heart assert its
sway. Remember that you did the first
great deed of wrong; und thnt nil tho
other evil has flowed out from that
one unfortunato act."
Tho king of Damascus stood for a
moment with his head bowed upon
Omar's shoulder, and his hand stilt In
Omar's grasp. Then he started up,
nnd his countenance had changed.
"By the blood of my heart," ho ex
claimed, "tho wrong shnll not grow
deeper against mol What, ho! With
out, there! Slaves! -attend me!"
The executioners chanced to bo
nearest, and they answered the call.
"Bel-Dora, strike those Irons from
that man's limbs! Strike off every
bond, and set him free! If you harm
him us much as the prick of a rose
thorn, your life shall answer for it!"
The executioner stopped to ask no
questions he did not even stop to
wonder at the order; hut he proceed
ed to the work, and in a very few
minutes tho prisoner was free.
Then the king started down from
the throne, nud advanced to where
the freed man stood.
"My son," he Bald, extending both
his hands, 'the truth has come so
naked und so plnin, that- thero is no
room for doubt; and I now see that
you bear upon your faco tho features
of your noble mother God pardon me
for the wrong I was led to do her!
And, my son, here, In the presence of
these witnesses, I nsk you to forget
tho past I ask you to bo my son
I ask you to let mo bo your father;
and then, O, then, Horam will bo no
more childless!"
Julian had no power to resist the
appeal; aud ns tho old king totjtcred
forward tho son supported him upon
his botom, aud sustained him in tlio
embrace of bis stout arms.
And yot Julian was not content. Ills
face wore still a cloud; and there was
trouble in his heart.
What could it mean? Horam.fcarcd
that his son could not quite love, him.
Omar saw tho trouble, nnd divined'
its cause; nnd stopping quickly for
ward ho whispered into the car of his
brother. Horam caught at the words,
and the star of hope beamed again. He
clapped his hands and cried out:
"What, hoi Wlthoutl Where is
Benonl?"
Tho captain came.
"Benonl, brlng.the lady Ulln!"
Pale and trembling tho princess en
tered the chamber; but when she saw
Julian alive and free, with the Bhack
les broken at his feet, the blood leaped
again through her veins. But she had
not much opportunity for thought, for
the king quickly advanced and took
her hand, and led her to Julian.
"My son, this do I give thee In token
of my sincerity I Now wilt thou own
for thy father, and forget all of
the put save that which tells that we
are of one flesh? Take this fair hand,
and with it my forgiveness to you
bothay forglveaeM to all who have
hafrlesded you. Take it, my bob, and
re Oair leaves ui fnr hla northern
A Story of
the ELst.
SYLVAN US
COBB. JR.
Baton Bonntr't Sotuu
realm ho shall see Horam's own son
sitting upon tho throne of Damascus
while Horam himself withdraws from
tho world, that ills last days may be
spent In quiet repose."
No longer rested the cloud upon Ju
lian's brow. He caught the small
whito hand which had been placed
within his grasp, nnd sank down upon
his knees sank down, he nnd Ulln,
one in Jove forovermorc and bowed
before tho king.
"My father I accept the blessing! I
am thy son!"
THT END.
i The Blind Bride.
' By Amy Randolph.
35)S
Bentloy Grange was n pretty place nt
nil times ot tho year, but loveliest of
all when tho reapers wero at work in
the harvest fields und tho yellow light
of tho October sun turned the wood
land paths to enchanted nlsles. A
long, low structure of warmly tinted
red brick, with mullloned windows,
velvet-smooth sweeps ot lawn and box
borders, which stood up like walls of
bolld emerald on each side of tho path,
It had a savor of the .antique nbout it,
which one seldom sees lu an American
house.
And old Brando Bentley, walking up
nnd down in tho mellow sunshine, be
tween tho walls of black-green box,
with his eyes bent on the ground, and
his hnnds clasped bohlnd his back,
corresponded well with tho Grange.
Suddenly n cheerful footstep rang on
the stono terrace steps tho sound of a
clear, iluto-ljko whlstlo rose above the
click of the' distant mowing machine,
nnd Hurry Wade, tho old man's neph
ew, stood like an Incarnation of youth
nnd sunshine before him.
"Uncle," he cried merrily, "you've
got the prettiest place in the world
here."
Mr. Bentley took out ills big, old
fashioned silver watch.
"Two o'clock," said he, "and the
bank don't closo until four. Humph!
It appears to me, young man, that you
don't slick very close to business
hours!"
"Like a limpet, uncle," said Harry,
"and Just for today. Will Caryl has
come to act us a substitute, for I real
ly wanted to see you, uncle."
"Humph!" again commented Mr.
Bentley. "You're very fond of me
Just of late!"
"I'm always fond of you, Uncle
Brunde," fald Harry, gravely, "but I've
something to tell you." '
"Some Bcrnpo you've got into," mU)
Mr. Bentley.
"Nothing of the sort, sir!"
"Want to borrow money, peibnps!"
"Upon my word, no!"
"You've fallen in love with some
girl, then!"
"You nro right this time, uncle,"
said Harry, laughing and coloring;
"nnd, of course, I. havo come dlrecty
to you to tell you of my gcod fortune.
It Is littlo Bessie Bird!"
"A milliner's apprentice!" snarled
the old bachelor.
"If she chooses to help her mother
along by trimming hats in her aunt's
millinery rooms, I sea nothing derog
atory in that," said Harry, vdliantly.
"A mere child of seventeen!"
"But I don't want an old lady or
forty-seven!"
"Humph!" growled Mr. Bentley.
"What do cither of you know of life?"
"Not much, to be Burp, uncle, as yet,"
admitted tho young lover, "but we
think wo can easily learn together,"
"And whore do you think the nap
kins and tablecloths and bread and
butter and rent and water taxes aro
to como from?" sardonically Inquired
Brando Bentley.
"I have my salary. Uncle Brando,'
said Harry, "and Bessie has been edu
cated to bo very economical.''
"I'll have nothing to say to such
nonscrue," said Mr. Bentley.
"But, Uncle Brandc, all wo want
Is "
"Nothing, I say absolutely noth
ing!" thundered the old man. "It's
folly trash sentimental tomfoolery
It you want ray opinion, there it is'l
Time enough for you to think ot mat
rimony when you nro thirty. There
ought to bo a law to prevent young
peoplo making fools ot themselves."
And Brando Bentley turned on his
heel and strode back Into the house.
So that Harry had no very inspir
iting nows for Bessie Bird when he met
her, as usual, on tho corner of Broad
way, to walk homo with her through
the pleasant autumn twilight.
"Was he very cross?" said Bessie,
who was a whltc-kltteny sort ot n girl,
with fluffy yellow hair, dimples in her
checks, and eye3 tho exact color of the
"flowing-bluo" chlua on our grand
mother's Bhclves.
"Aa eavngo as Bluebeard!"
"Did ho scold droadfully?" asked
Bessie.
"Told me I was a tool!"
"But If he won't' consent "
"Then we must manage to get along
without his consent," said Harry. "Be
cause, you know, Bessie, I do love you
so very dearly, and you like me a lit
tle, don't you?"
"But your mother has always count
ed upon your being hla heir," said Bes
sie. "And to lose all that money,
Just "
"Juit fer Ioye aad you," archly in
terrupted Harry. "Darling, there is
riethlng In all the world halt 60 sweet
to me, or that I court half so ardently
as my little Bessie so let there be noW
further argument about it, These JoUv
old Coves down at the bank are golu
to raise my salary fifty dollars at
Christmas, and so it you can get your
frock made wo'il be married then. Ana
set Uncle Brando and the world at de
fiance, eh?"
Tlio first November snowstorm was
drifting its whito flashes through the
air when a visitor was shown into
Brando Bt-ntloy's snug parlor.
"Eh," said he, "a stranger, Jones? I
never see strangers."
"But you will sec me!" said a sottg-
voice and a, slender, golden-hatred
girl stood before him, neatly yet plain
ly dressed, her black cloak powdered
over with snow, and a spectacled old
lady by her side. "I am Bessie Bird
nnd this is my aunt, Miss Bclton, the
milliner."
Miss Bel ton couriered. Mr, Bentley
stared.
"I suppose you have como hero to
speak to mo about my nephew.'
"Yes, Blr," said Bessie.
"It will bo of no use," said he, curtly.
"My opinions on the BUbj'cct of his
marriage remain unchanged."
"But mine do not," said Bessie
"Please to hear me through, Mr. Bent
ley. I havo written him n letter to give
him up this morning. And I came to
tell ot it now, so that you will fcol
kindly towards him once more. I havo
told him wo never could bo married."'
"You'ro a sensible girl," Bald Mr.
Bentley, Bmltlng his hand on the table.
"And I have sent him back the littlo
garnet engagement ring that ho gavo
me," added Bessie, with a sob in her
throat.
"Better and better!" said Unclo
Brnndc, exultantly.
"Not," bravely added Bessie, -"beV
cause I don't love him as dearly and
truly as I over did. But because I see
now how wrong it would bo for me to
fetter his whole life. For " Shu
stopped nn instant and a slight shud
der ran through her frame. "I may as
well tell you all, Mr. Bentley; I am
going blind!"
"Blind!" echoed the old man.
"Blind," repeated Bessie, gently, but
firmly, "I have had such strange blurs
and darknesses come across my vUlon
of late, nnd went to u doctor. And the
doctor told roe, as kindly as ho could,
that these nro but tho precursors of
total blindness. So, ot course, all is Sal
an end between Harry and mo. Will
you please tell him this? I have re
ferred him to you for all particulars."
"I will," said the old man, huskily.'
Harry Wndo came to his uncle that
very morning in great perturbation.
"What does this mean, sir?" Bald he.
"Havo you been endeavoring to per
suade her to throw me over?"
"No, boy no," said the old man, and
he told him all,
"I am bound to say that tho girl bus
behaved very well," said ho. "Shall you
give her up?"
. "No! Never!" shouted Harry, wltjj
pale face and tightly clenched hand.
"Never! If she was dear to me before,
she Bhall be doubly treasured and sa
cred now my little smitten lamb my
drooping, white lily-bud! I will never
give her up while wo both live!"
Tho old man's eyes glittered, a faint
color had risen into his withered
rhecks, as ho rosu nnd grasped both
his nephew's hands ns In a via
"You'ro a trump, Harry Wade!7 said
lies "I respect you more nt this mln
uto than over before. Glvo her up, in
deed! If you gave up that little Jewel
of a girl you would give up the beacon
star of your existence. She is a peatl
of price, Harry a true and noble wom
an, who wouldn't havo hesitated to
sacrifice- herself for your benefit. Marry
her tomorrow if you will and bring her
right here to Bentley Grange. It Bhall
be her home and yours henceforward."
And ,lh this strange and sudden way,
old Brando Bentley relented and took
his niece-in-law-elect into hla heart.
Bessie in all the flush of her rose-bud
beauty could never have molted his
heart, but Bessie stricken down by God
became sacred and precious in his
sight.
NEW ENGLAND 00N8CIEN0E.
The Kcraple Thai I'ratcntrd m Young
Widow's Remarriage.
Said a drummer visitor (Miss M. E.
Boyd) to a young widow a seam
stress in a New Hampshire hill town,
one day last summer: "You must bo
lonely here now since your husband
died. Perhaps you will feel Iiko mar
rying again; you are not so very old."
"Oh, Miss Mary," she answered in a
voice full of feeling, "If I only could
if I only dared!" And then camo the
simple story nnd a touching example
of "tho New England conscience'
Sho had loved in early youth a young
man whom her mother disapproved as
a fiiiltor. lie was a Joiner by trade
and worthy, but the mother, having
higher ambitions, separated the cou
ple. Tho girl married a quiet, man,
her senior, who. died a few years later.
Then, after a decent interval, the old
lover, who had thriven in business,
asked her again to becomo his wife.
That seemed a beautlfuj and natural,
ending of the story. But no. "Ah!',
cried the poor thing. "If I had loved
my husband I could go to James with
a happy heart oh, how happy! Bat
although things wero pleasant enough
between my husband and mo, I always
felt tho difference and at heart I was
unfaithful to him. I think this la
meant for my punishment tor think
ing of James while I had a husbaiAl
living. Wo can never marry." Buf
falo Commercial,
la the huge mass of evil, as it rolls
along and swells, there is ever some,
good worklug Imprisoned; working to
wards' deliverance and triumph. Cgr
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