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BKD CLOUD.
NEBRASKA
TJib cotton exported from tho Unit
ed States 'luring llio past year amount
id to 3,330,890,448 pounds.
If yon wish success In life, mnko por
wvernnco your bosom friend, experi
ence your wIbo counsellor, caution your
sldcr brother and hope your guardian
Senilis.
Tho (oho of tho tourist ticket season
Iiiih brought out tho fact tliat at least
2,000 persons huvo taken up porma
nrnt residence In Colorado, us a result
of mid-summer excursions.
Friends, thought nbsent, urn 8(111
prcnt; though In poverty thoy mo
rich; though weak yet In tho enjoy
ment of health; and what Ih still morn
Ulfllrtilt to ansert, though dead they
sve alive.
A. man In Alpine, Col., In at least
billing to hpII iiln body for money.
His nnmn Ib W. S. Coburn, a prospec
lor. Ho owns n lot of mining property
Ihat Is valuable, but his credit Ih ox
hausted and he cannot Ret money to
further work It. Hence ho thus ad
vertises In a local paper: "If 1 havo a
right to hcII my Iwily when ll becomes
h corpse I am In the market for any
body desiring audi Investment, ify
body -will make a good skeleton."
A fault In the Now Zealand Ktibinar
Ino cable, which recently caused mucli
trouble to find and repair, in Htntod to
havo been caused by tho bite of a HhIi
It was almost bitten through, n broken
tooth, 'Half an Inch long and apparent
ly belonging to n fish of laro also, be
ing found embedded in tho Blrands,
which rested 330 fathoms below tho
t-urfacd. Tito nccldcnt in of a very un
usual nature, na largo llsh do not usu
ally descend to such great depths.
An effort will bo made at the coming
tension of congress to havo tho census
nlllco made a permanent bureau of the
government. Tho proposal has the
support of common hciisc. To assem
ble all tho experts necessary to carry
on this great undertaking, as well as
to train tho thousand of clerks, Is too
largo a task to undertake "from the
ground up" on ench decennial year.
Much statistical work, moreover, might
be distributed to advantage through
tho decade.
Ucforo thn Deputy Magistrate of All
poro (Bengal), one Sualk Ozcr, or Has
latolla, was recently charged with hav
ing brutally branded his girl wife. The
girl uBed to run away from her hus
band's houso to her father's, and on
tho last occasion she was brought by
tho accused, who, after subjecting her
to various tortures, branded her with a
pair of red-hot tongs, and thereby dis
figured her permanently. The accused
was sentenced to ono year's rigorous
imprisonment.
A portion of a hatpin, about three
Inches long, whh found In the Intes
tines of Alfred Phillips, a four-year-old
1oy of No. 733 Wythe avenue. Brook
lyn, who was operated on for appendi
citis. Tho plu was badly rusted, and
ovldontly had been in tho boy's body
for Bomo limp. The child had suffered
from severe pains for several months,
but It was not until recently that an
operation was decided upon. It is
feared that tho boy cannot live, tis
tho intestines wore perforated several
times by the pin.
Tho common notion that (ioniums
arc tho heaviest beer drinkers Is refut
ed by statistics published by tho llrltlsli
Board of Trade. Last year evory Ger
man, on tho average, drank twenty
sovcu gallons, whllo tho average Eng
lishman drank thirty-two gallons. The
consumption in tho United States was
less than half as much, per capita, as
In Oermany. With tho exceptions of
tthe Belgians, tho British are tho larg
est beer-drlnkora in tho world, and the
consumption has grown rapidly during
tho last fifteen years. A sharp change
toward total abstinence would compel
a recasting of budgets, for last year
3G per cent or tho net revenuo of (5re.it
Britain was derived from the taxation
of beer, wine aud bplrlts.
Ten thousand dollars is the price
which Andrew Voy, a stonemason,
thinks tho city of Now York should
pay him for three of bis front teeth.
On the night of Sept. 17 Foy stepped
off a now cement sidewalk In the
vicinity of Kcdzlo avenue and West
Taylor street, and, loslug 1iIh balance,
fell against an upright pleco of scant
ling. Threo of his fiont teeth were
drlvon far into the scantling by tho
forco of tho fall, and Foy could not ic
lease thorn. Ho took the bcantllng
along and sought a dentist, but tho
teeth damo out when the dentist tried
to pull the scantling off. Tho scant
ling, with tho three teeth sticking In
It, will bo exhibited when the damage
suit comes to trial.
From Mew Zealand comes an an
nouncement of the death of Mr. T. J.
Burns, one of the leading eltlxous of
Duncdln, and a direct descendant of
Scotland's national poet, Tho oxtremo
south of Now Zealand was colonized
under the auspices of tho Freo Church
of Scotland, aud a grandson of tho
poet, the ltev, Voter Burns, accompa
nied thn flrbt ship load of settlers.
Thoy hao developed Into a large and
nourishing community, and their chief
city, Duuedlu, Is frequently referred to
as tho "commercial capital of New
Zealand."
HEADENDCOLLfSION
Estimates Place the Number of
Dead and Injured nt IOO.
CORPSES BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION
Knj;liirer llt-lilm KmhiiihIIIIIIj -High
liliulrrx Caniinlt Two .Murilrr In 8nn
Fmnulu-o Hnppnni-il Arrll-rit
ttifi Work fir Inillnna,
Front 100 to I.Mi jiersoiirt wen' killed
or Injured November :.7 in the most
disastrous railroad wreck In the his
tory uf of Michigan railroads. Two
heavily loaded passenger trains on the
Wabash railroad collided head-on at.
full hjM'cd one mill east of Seneca, the
fcccond station west, of Adrian. The
westbound train of two cars loaded
with immigrants and live other coaches
was smashed and burned with the re
Milt of awful loss of life and fearful
injury to a uiajoiily 01 Its passengers.
ThccMstbound train, the continental
limited, suffered in scarcely less de
gree. The. truck In the vicinity of the
wivolc Is strewn with dcnil and dying.
The responsibility for the accident
Is laid on tho crow of No. I. It is said
that tlit'i train passed Its meeting' or
der with the regular westbound train,
No 13. Thetralns wore to have met
at Seneca, but No. 4 run by and struck
the westbound train a mile east.
FURS FROM CANADA.
Ksllmiili.il N I OO.OOO Worth lluta lli-m
MiiiiiitkIimI Into TliU (.'iiinilr.
Detectives from the. treasury depart
ment of the United States government
Ih'Urvo they have unearthed one of the
inosL extensive smuggling schemes In
tho history of tho country. They ostl
matis tl!-tSI(M),lo worth'of furs" have
liven smuggled Into this country from
Canada, aud of this quantity about
M'.'.Otld worth have been confiscated by
the government from some of tho most
fashionable people if northern Ohio.
Collector of CustonisCharles F. Leach
ami his deputies have charge of the
work of contlscatlon. The victims live
lu Youngstown, Canton, Mnssllloii,
('lcvelui)d and several northern Ohio
tyiviyhul Collector Leach refused to
uiukV puh'lic their names.
'The' furs are of the most beautiful
and costly kinds. One lot received from
Youngstowu cost, at. least Sl.r.Oli.
A big for llrm in Montreal Is accused
of sending goods Into this country and
avoiding the duty. They were ship,
ped, It Is said, to White River Junction,
Vt., a small place on tho Canadian
border. From this point they were
sent by express to their destinations.
Mr. Leueh says the members of the. fur
firm arounderludietinentiiithe United
Stated court In Vermont, charged with
smuggling.
Tho United States detectives believe
that thews Is much more of the proper
ty hi tho United States outside of
northern Ohio.
Collector Leach says the discovery
prevented the smuggling of some 8(0,
DIM) worth of furs that were just, ready
to be shipped.
Sir TImiiiihs WttnU tint Cup.
A I.iiikIoii. November 'JU dispatch
says: Sir Thomas Upton's announce
ment a', tlm b.'iiiiiienttliMt wasrecuntly
glvei In his honor at the Hotel (.Veil
that he was willing to make another
attempt to lift, the America's cup,
should 110 one else do so, may bit taken
us tantamount to a definite challenge.
Ills inuir!cs in yachting circles have
elicited the fact, that no other llrltlsli
yachtsman has the slightest desire to
step Into tho breech and It Is snfo to
say that his Shamrock III. will be secu
in American waters. However, with
the view of of securing all legitimate
advantage, Sir Thomas will not ottl
dally eomniunlcato bis decision to tho
New York Yacht club until the even
ing of the expiration of the time in
which Mm challenge, can bo received.
Dr. :inw,v Aripilltttil.
(Jreat interest, was taken in the pre
liminary hearing of tho ease of tho
State of Nebraska against Dr. ,1. It.
Conway of York which resulted In dis
missal. Dr. Conway was arrested 011 a
wariunt of the. county coroner charg
ing him with performing a. criminal
operation 011 Mabel Helrlck of MeCool,
which was the alleged cause of her
death. Attorneys for the defense ob
jected to the dying statement, of the
deceased, and most of the afternoon
was consumed lu arguing the adinissa
lillity of tho statement. Later the
Judge ruled that It was not, admlssable
ami the prosecution moved todisiulss
without prejudice.
Kuril m Wiiiiimii lu llcalli.
Aiiiiii Vtiiillroth of Chicago, died of
burns. Ucforo her death lm said she
had been iiiarivllug with Andrew Bo
land, who removed tho globe from a
lamp and attempted to burn her face.
She erleo for help, and during a strug
gle her dress caught lire. Alarmed at
tvhal bo had done llolaud attempted
'to extinguish the Mann: ami was him
self hudly burned.
Allrjccil Tntlii Itiililier f'M)tn ri-tl.
A Neilhart, Mont., special s'tys: A
man who was arrested at this place Is
Mtspeuted of hciugoiioof the principals
lu the Ureal Northern train robbery
of .Inly 3. lie gave his name as I'oImu-i
Collins. Later he was recognized as
an old-timer who has not been seen
since lust May. The man as Hob
Collins is Is'lleved to lw O. C. Shanks,
alias a partner of Harry Longbaugh,
Klu Curry ami Oeorge Tinker. Ho
does not admit his denlly but buys he
lias SPJ.OOO buried.
I CAUSE OF THE UPRISING
TritnilnUmiA if llonprM n ,Strlou Mntttr
In tirocki,
Jlasll L. UlldorHlcovo of Johns Hop
kins university, the noted (Jreek scho
lar, who has spent much time In Greece
learning the peculiar situation, said
that while a proposition to trnustnto
the gospels Into modern (Ircck might
seem to Americans to be 11 small thing
to raise a fuss about, It was a serious
matter for the Creeks. There have
been many translations of the scrip
tures Into modern (Jreek, but none of
them hnve liecn sanctioned by tho
(Jreek church. They have been pub
lished by protcstants. and though dis
tributed by tho colporteurs mid mis
slonarics, they are not In any sense
"ofileial," or approved of bv tho
churches of the country, which is tho
great conservator of pan-Hellenism,
Its answers uphold the glory of an
cient Greece and reverence the lan
guage with Intenscst devotion.
Alluding to the. Intense reverence for
the ancient Greek and the manner in
which the patriotism of the people, is
Isnind up with their church, Professor
Gllderslcevo remarked that the protes
ting propaganda in Greece seemed to
him helpless. The people would listen
politely to what might I hi said, but, It
make absolutely no Impression on them
they would treat It with quiet con
tempt. Tlfiy argued themselves as
the heirs of all the glory of the Greece
of old and consider that tho wars with
the Turks are only a conception of the
wars of the ancients with 1'erslu.
Their dcvotioi to thctmctc nl language
displays Itself in many ways. The
store signs are either in undent char
acters or in thu French language. Tho
people from the highest to the lowest,
are possessed of most intense thirst for
learning.
The profevsors in tho universities
are also none, the less devoted to the
Bytautine Greek, but they are wedded
tii It not because of their patriotic
feeling, but because, they are depend
ent upon its study ami preservation
for a livelihood. Another fact that
explains the Intense feeling of the
Greeks upon this subject, said Dr. (ill
ilerslccve, Is their oriental blood.
Their politics is lu a tangle and vwy
Utile while they have a change in the
premiership. If the modern (Jreek
were substituted for the ancient (Jretjk
language in Hie schools and in the
church, it would mean, in all
probability, that the Uoiiiau let
ters would Ih: used in writing and
printing.
lllKhltliiilrr nl Work.
The Chinese quarter of San Fran
cisco was the sceno of two shooting
affrays In which two Chinese were
killed and a third fatally wounded.
Lou Fook, a Chinese gambler, and his
hotly guard, .lite Bo, were shot at by
two highbinders just as the two for
mer were entering Fook's gambling
house on Wavorly Place. Four shots
entered Fook's body, mortally wound
ing him. Iki, FtwkV attendant, was
shot In the neck aud slightly injured.
.Shortly after the shooting the police
arrested Leo You, one of the shooters.
Fifteen minutes later (junng Louey,
a cigar dealer, and Suey Buck were
shot and Instantly killed in their room
on ClAy street, it. has not yet been
determined whether there is any eon
ueetion between the. two event".
McKhilrjr'ii KMnlr.
The appraisers have tiled their re
port of the appriscment. of the estate
of the late President MeKlnley. The.
report, shows that the deceased tiled
possessed of personal goods and chat
tels to the value of 8,J,nri5.s,.i, of securi
ties, lunik deposits and life iiisurauce,
tI33,H).-i.ir.; moneys, Sl'.'O.l.'.; total per
sonal estate, 8l!."i,S'.io.lS, of which Hiit),
135. Hi was lire insurance. The real
estate was not appraised, as under the
will It goes to Mrs. McKluloy for life
ami at her death to his family. It. Is
believed to be wortli 31)0,(100 to'sT.'i.Oim
Knillll.vKlllllIK III Ohio.
At. Uiiionvlllc, Morgan county, Ohio,
liouhcrl Wllkiugaml wife and family
had a quarrel. Mrs. Wilkiug, ijikhig
her baby, hurried to her f.itber's, Jac
ob Stokes, a short distance away. Thu
husband followed. Stokes and his
wife were on tho veranda. Itobert
Wilkiug on arrrivlng, shot ami mortal
ly wounded Mr. and Mr. Stokes, A
A son of Mr. Stokes then appeared anil
shot and 1:1110.1 Wllklng. No arrests
have been made.
Ktl Tub 1111 Nutltr.
A Manila dispatch says: General
Chatree has ordered that. In the future
complete, records .shall Ins kept of all
natives taking the oath of allegiance to
the. United Stales. Duplicates of these
record will be signed iu English, Span
ish and Tagalog. The Philippine con
stalmlary, which was organized last
August, is proving itself a valuable,
adjunct, to the military authoiities ami
is making an enviable record.
Killing Nl HhrrlUitii.
A Sheridan, W.vo., special says: Le
iturlsough and G. F, McLaughlin,
pariuortiu tho livery business, quar
reled over 11 hired man. Ilarlsough
shot McLaughlin through the brent,
killing him instantly, Hartsough Ii
under arrest. lartsough Is married.
McLaughlin single,
Iniliniift KIIIIiik lliiiilrrn.
Utimors of a .startling nature Iihv
readied Janesvllle, Wis , which throw
new light, on tho alleged accidental
killing of white buutcr- through reek
less shooting on the part of their com.
paiiious.
It is now alleged that In several in
stances Indians have Intentionally shot
tho men down. The liiuislou this fall
by thousands of sportsmen has resulted
lu a wholesale slaughter of deer at the
very door of tho Indian wigwam.
This is said to have driven the red
men wild with jealousy.
The Diamond Bracelet
By MRS. HENRY WOOD.
Author of Eail Lynne, Etc
CHAPTER IX (Continued.)
"The brocolet could not have gone
without linnds to take It, Gerald," re
plied lady Sarah. "How else do you
account for its disappearance?"
"I I believe there must be nonie
misapprehension, some great mistake
In tho affair altogether, Uidy Sarnh. It
a pears Incomprehensible, now, but it
will bo unraveled."
"Ay, nml lu double-quick time,"
wrathfully exclaimed the Colonel.
"You must think you are talking to a
pack of idiots, Muster Garard. II ere
tho bi ocelots was spread temptingly
out on a table, you went Into the
room, being hard up for money, lin
gered It, wished for It, and both you
nd the bracelet disappeared. Sir"
turning sharply to the officer "did a
clearer case over go befote a Jury?"
Gerard Hope bit his lip. "Bo more
Just, Colonel," said he. "Your own
brother's son steal a bracelet!"
"And I urn happy my brother Is not
alive to know It," rejoined the Colonel
In an obstinate tone. "Take him In
hand, Mr. Officer; we'll go to Murl
Irorough street. I'll Just change my
coat, and"
"No, no, you will not!" cried Lady
Sarnh, laying hold ot the dressing
gown and the Colonel in it: "you shall
not go nor Gerard cither. Whether
ho Is guilty or not. It must not be
brought, against him publicly. He
bears your name, Colonel, and ?o do I,
and it would reflect dlsgruro on us all."
"Perhaps you are made of money,
my lady. If 30, you may put up with
the loss of a 250 bracelet. I don't
choose to do so."
"Then, Colonel, you will, nml yon
must. Sir," added Ijuly Sarah to tho
detective, "wo arc obliged to you for
your attendance and advice, but It
turns out to bo a family affair as you
perceive, and we must decline to
prosecute. Besides, Mr. Hope may not
bo guilty."
Alice rose and stood before Colonel
Hope. "Sir, If this charge were pte
fened against your nephew, if it came
to trial, I think it would kill me. You
know my unfortunate state of health;
tho agitation, the excitement ot ap
pearance to give evidence, would be
1 I cannot continue; I cannot speak
of It without terror; I pray ou, for
my sake, do not prosecute Mr. Hope."
The Colonel was about to utorm
forth an answer, but her white face,
ner heaving throat, had some effect
even on htm.
"He is so doggedly obstinate, Miss
Seaton. If he would hut confess and
tell where It Is, perhaps I'd let him
off." .
Alice thought somebody else w.is ob
stinate. "I do not believe he has anything to
confess," she deliberately said; "I
truly bsllcve that he has not. Ho could
not have taken It, unseen by me; and
when we quitted the room, I feci surp
the bracelet was left In it."
"It was left in it, so help me heav-
ml" uttered Gerard.
"Aud now I've got to speak," added
Frances Chenevlx. "Colonel, If you
were to press the charge ngainst Ger
ard, I would go before tho mngUtrateH
and proclaim myself tho thief. I vow
aud protest I would, Just to save him,
and you and Lady Sarah could not
prosequte me, you know."
"You do well to stand up for him!"
retoited the Colonel. "You would not
be quite so ready to do It, though, my
Lady Fanny, If you knew something
I could tell you."
"Oh, yes, I should," returned the
young lady with a vivid blush.
The Colonel, ImsscI on all sides, had
no choice but to submit; but he did so
with an III grace, and dashed out ol
the room with the officer, as fiercely
as It he had been charging an enemy
at full tilt.
"The sentimental apes these women
ninke ot themselves!" cried he In his
polite way, wheu he had got him In
private. "Is it not a clear case of
KUUt?"
"In my private opinion, It certainly
Is," w:ib the reply: "though he carries
It off with a high hand. I suppose,
Colonel, you still wish the bracelet to
lis searched for?"
"Search In and out and high aud
low; search everywhere. The. rascal!
to dare even to enter my house In
ieeret!"
"May l luqulre If lite previous breach
with your nephew hail to do with
mouey affairs'.'"
"No," said the Colonel, turnlni; more
crusty at the thoughts called up. "I
fixed up a wife for him and he would
n't have her; so I turned him out ot
doors and stopped his allowance."
"Oh," was the only comment of the
police officer.
OHAPTKK X.
It was In the following week, aud
Saturday night. Thomas, without his
hat, way standing nt Colonel Hope's
door, chatting to an acquaintance
when he perceived Gerard come tear
ing up the street. Thomas' friend
backed against the rails aud the
spikes, and Thnnuts himself stood
with the door lu his liaml, ready to
touch his hair to Mr. Gerard as he
passed. Instead of passing, however,
Gerard cleared the step.s at a bound,
pulled Thomas with hlmseU Inside,
shut the door and double locked tt.
Thomas was surprised lu all ways.
Not only at Mr. Hope's coming In at
all, for the Colonel had again handily
forbidden the houso to him, and the
servants to admit him, but at the sud
denness and strangeness of the action.
"Cleverly done," quoth Gerard, when
he could got his breath. "I saw n
shark nfter me, Thomas, and had to
make a bolt for It. Your having been
at the door saved me."
Thomas turned pale.
"Mr. Gerard, you have locked It, and
I'll put up the chain, If you order me,
but I'm n feared It's going ngln tho law
to keep out them detectives by forco of
arms."
"What's the man's head running on
now?" returned Gerard. "There are
no dotectives after mo; it was only n
seedy sheriffs officer. Pshaw, Thom
as! there's no worse crime attached to
me than a slight suspicion ot dobt."
"I'm sure I trust not, sir; only mas
ter will have his own way."
"Is ho ot hoiro?"
"He's gone to the opera with my
lady. Tho young ladles nrc upstairs
alone. Miss Seaton has been 111, si.",
ever since the bother, and Lady Fran
ces Is .staying at homo with her."
"I'll go up and sec them. If they
are at the opera, we shall be 3iiug and
safe."
"Oh, Mr. Gerard, had you better go
up, do you think?" the mnn ventured
to reniurk. "if the Colonel should
come to hear of It "
"How can ho? You arc not aolng
to tell hi in, and I am sure they will
not. Besides, theie's no help for It;
I can't go out again for hours. And,
Thomas. If any demon should knock
aud ask for me, I am gone to to an
evening parly up at Putney; went out
you know by tho side door."
ThomiiH watched him run up the
r,talrs, and shook his head. "Ono can't
help liking htm. with It all; though
where could the bracelet have gone
to If ho did not take It?"
Tho tlra wing rooms were empty, ami
Get nrd made his way to a small room
that Lady Sarah called her "boudoir."
There they were Alice burled In the
pillows of an invalid's chair, and Lady
Frances careening about the 100m, ap
patently practicing some new dancing
step. She (ltd not see him; Gerard
danced up to her, and took her hand,
and Joined iu It.
"When the cat's away the mice can
play," cried Gerard, treating them to a
stop.
"Mr. Hope," icnionstruted Alice, lift
ing her feeble voice, "how can yon In
dulge these spirits while things, are so
miserable?"
"Sighing aud groaning won't make
them light," he answered, sitting down
on a sofa near to Alice. "Hero's a seat
for you, Fanny, come along," he added,
pulling Frances to his side. "First
and foremost, has anything come to
light about that mysterious bracelet?"
"Not yet." sighed Alice. "But I
have no rest: I am in hourlv fear of
It."
"Fear!" uttered Gerard iu astonish
ment. Alice winced aud leaned her
head upon her hand; she ppokc In a
low tone.
"You must understand what I mean,
Mr. Hope. The affair has been pro
ductive of so much pain aud annoy
ance to me, that 1 wish It could be ig
nored forever."
"Though It left me under a cloud,"
said Geratd. "You must pardon me If
I cannot agree with you. .My constant
hopo Is that it may all come to day
light; I ufsure you I have specially
mentioned It In my prayers."
"Pray don't, Mr. Hope," reproved
Alice.
"I'm sure I have cause to mention It,
for it is sending mo into exile; that
and other things."
"It Is guilty only who llee, not the
Innocent," said Frances. "You don't
mean what you say, Gerard."
"Don't 1! There's a certain boat ad
vertised to steam from London bridge
wharf tomorrow, wind and weather
permitting, ami It steams me with It.
I am compelled to fly my country."
"He kfiioiis and siy what you
mean."
"Sei iously, then, I am over head aud
ears In debt. You know my undo
stopped my allowance lu the spring
and sent me metaphorically to the
dogs. I had a few liabilities, and they
have all come down upon me. But for
this confounded bracelet affair, there's
no doubt the Colonel would have set
tled them; rather than lot the namo of
Hope be dubiously bandied by tho
public; he would have expended his
Ire in growls and have gutie and done'
It. But that Is over now, and I go to
take up my abode in some renowned
colony for desolate English, beyond
the pale of English lock-ups. Bou
logne or Calais, or Dieppe or Brussels
I may see; and there I may he kept for
years."
Neither of the young ladles auswcicd
Immediately; they saw the fuels were
serious, and that Goran! was only
making light or It heforo thorn.
"Flow shall you live?" quentlnned
Alice. "You must live there us well
as here; you cannot starve."
"I shall just escape the starving. I
have got a trifle, enough to swear by,
aud keep me 011 potatoes and salt.
Don't you envy me my prospecu?"
"When do you' suppose you may re
turn?" Inqulicd Lady Frances; "I ask
It seriously, Gerard."
"I know no more thun you, Fanny.
I have no expectations hut from tho
Colonel, Should ho never lolent, I
am caged there for good."
"Aud so you ventured here to tell
us this, and bid in good-by?"
"No; I never thought of veuturlug
here, how could I loll tlu.t (he la-hatr
would bo at the opera? A shaik nt
on mo lu the street, mid I hnd to nut
for my life. Thomus happened to In
conveniently nt the door, and I tushtn
In, and saved myself."
"A shark!" uttered Alice, In dismay
who in her Inexperlcncn had taken
his words literally "n shark iu the
street!"
Lady Frances Chenovix laughed.
"Ono with sharp eyes and 11 hooked
nose, Alice, speeding after mo on two
legs, with a polite invitation from one
of tho law lords. Ho is watching on
tho opposite side now."
"How shall you got away?" ex
claimed Frances.
"If the bashaw comes home before
12 Thomas must dispose of me some
where In tho lower teglons; Sunday Is
freo for us, thank goodncsa. So please
muko the most of me, both ot you, for
tt Is tho lust time you will hare the
privilege By the way, Fanny, will
you do mo a favor? There used to be
11 little book of mine iu tho glass book
case 'in the library; my name In It
and a mottled cover; I whh you would
go and And It for me."
CHAPTER XI.
Lady Fiances loft the loom with
alacrity. Gerard Immediately bent
over Alice, and his tone changed.
"I have sent her uway on purpose.
She'll be half an hour rummaging,
for I have not seen the book there for
ages. Alice, one word before we part.
You must know that It was for your
sake I refused the marriage proposed
to me by my undo; you will not let
me go Into banishment without a word
of hope, a promise of your love to
llghton It."
"Oh, Gerard." the eagerly said. "I
am so glad you have spoken; I almost
think 1 should have pokon myself, if
you had not. Just look at me."
"1 uni looking at yon," he fondly
answered.
"Then look at my hectic face, my
constantly tired limbs, my sickly
hands; do thoy not plainly tell you
that the topics you would speak ot
must be burred topics to me?"
"Why should they be? You will get
stronger."
"Never. There Is no hope of It.
Many years ago, when the Illness first
camo on me, tho doctors said I might
get better with time; hut tho time hns
come, and come, and come, and gone,
and only left me a more conllrmed In
valid. To an old age I cannot live;
most probably but a few years; ask
yourself. Gerard, If I am one who
ought to marry and leave behind a
husband to regret me; perhaps ehll
dien. No, no."
"You are cruel, Alicr."
"Tho cruelty would be. If I seltishly
allowed you to talk of love to me: or.
still more selfish to let you cherish
hopes that I would marry. When you
hinted at this the other evening when
than wretched bracelet was lost, I re
proached myself with cowardice In
not answering more plainly than you
had spoken. I should havo told you.
Gerard, ns I tell you now, that nothing,
no persuasion from the dearest person
on earth shall ever induce me to
marry."
"You dislike me,' I see that."
"I did not say so," answered Allie,
with a glowing cheek. "I 'think It
very possible that ir I could ever al
low myself to dwell on such things I
should like you very much, perhaps
better than I could like any one."
"And why will you not?" her per
suasively uttered.
"Gerurd, I have told you. I am too
weak and sickly to lie other than I
am. It would only be deceiving myself
and yon. No, Gerurd, my love and
hopes muit lie elsewhere."
"Where?" he eagerly asked.
Alice pointed upwards.
"I am learning to look upon It as my
home," she whispered, "and 1 must not
suffer hindrances to olwouro the WBy.
It will be a better home than even
your love, Gerard."
Gerard Hope i.mllcd.
(To he continued.)
GIRL WHO GOT PRETTIER.
An i:iiibarrutilnir MIiiinltrliiilliiK
('tiuril by m ViichI (.'ochnryiim.
Mr. Charles Whnipor, the well
known engraver and animal painter,
told the following anecdote u few
years ago: "I dined at Mr. So-and-So's
at Hlghgate last night, and as a
mark of honor his eldest daughter wah
assigned to me to take down to dln
uer. She's u bright girl, and l got
along very nicely with her and Lady
Blctherlngtou on the other side, until
tho ladles were on tho eve of retiring
to the drawing room, r was talking
about the beautiful scenery near the
house, the views from tho windows.
the flue air, when Miss suddenly
said: 'l think I get prettier every day
don't ou?' What could she mean? I
did not dare to answer her, so I said.
'I beg your pardon what did you
say?' 'l said I think 1 get prettier
every day.' There was no mistaking
her words, so I answered: 'Yes, In
deod, you got prettier; and no wonder,
In such fresh ulr, and' Just then she
caught her mother'u eye, and wjth the
other ladles alio left the room. As she
went out she looked over her shoulder
with such a wkberlug scorn. In her
oyos that I know I had put my foot In
It some how. Then It llashod upon
me that I had misunderstood hor; she
had dropped an 'h.' What alio had
said was not u silly compliment to
horsolf; the sentence really was: 'l
think Hlghgute prettier every day.'"
Mr. Whymper's hair Is quite gray now.
Chambers'.
The friends of tho Hon. Carter Har
rison should take him Into some quiet
nook nnd Inform him that "tho man ot
oesiiny- business hub jmmavox
worked. Washington Pofcf?
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