nra m a Mm * a * * w * w * Mir iim * m <
KITTY'S HUSBAND
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By Author of "Hetty , " Etc ,
CIIAPTER XI-Continued. ( )
"I ( Ton't know the detallo of the rest
but. shfc threw John over ; she
Wflfldn't boar the prospect of poverty !
Monsieur Arnttud , who had made
colossal fortune In trade , who had
bought land 1'n Brittany , hud heard her
nltig ami proposed and been refused ,
and now proposed again and was at- :
cpptetl , She accepted the colossal
fortune , and hoped that the jam would
compensate for the presence of the pill
In the shape of monsieur. I hope mon-
slptir proved a more bitter pill than
Hhc expected , 1 hope devoutly that be
proved n brute ; but of that history
does not speak. "
The clock ticked on again In the
fdlont room. Meg nntl I sat ullll , sayIng -
Ing nothing for some minutes ; then 1
asked half absently
"Who told you the story ? "
"Never mind who told me , " aald Mcs ,
rising suddenly from the elbow of my
chair and wandering away from me to
turn over the music on the piano. "I
beard It long ago , but had half forgot
ten it ; and It was only the other day
that I knew It was John to whom she
had been engaged. "
"And John thinks her so good ! " 1
said wonderlngly , speaking to myself
rather than to Mpg.
"My dear , " returned Meg drily. "John
In n paragon as I believe wo have Haiti
before. "
A soft tap at the druwlng-room door ,
and the maid announced
"Madame Arnaud. "
I rose quickly. Madame Arnaud
came across the room towards me. She
kissed mo and shook hands with Meg ;
and , in another minute , I was offorlng
her tea , and she was sitting talking to
us In that soft. low. musical voice of
will come find see you every day If you
like. I'm nicer than Kitty I am , In
deed ! "
Meg lud succeeded. It was Impossi
ble tn talk seriously If Meg meant the
conversation to be frivolous. The con
versation remained frivolous until
Madame Arnaud rose to go.
"John Is not back yet ? " she asked ,
as she rose from her chair.
"Ilia slippers are still In view , " said
Meg "on the dining-room fender or
Is it in the breakfast-room , Kitty , that
they reside when warming ? "
"No , John Is not In yet , " I replied
coldly.
Madame Arnaud opened the fur bag-
muff she carried anil took out a letter.
"I feared I should not see him. Will
you give him this ? " she said , and there
was just a touch of embarrassment In
her miinner as I took the letter from
her. "You won't forget It ? " Hho be
sought me , with a note ot anxiety In
her clear , sweet voice.
"I nin not likely to forget , " I said.
A minute lntpr Meg and I wprc alone
again , and Meg , too , was rising to go.
"Kitty , do you pride yourself on your
manners us a youthful hostess ? " she
asked.
"No , not at all. "
"That's a good thing , " she said.
"I dare say 1 was rude , " I admitted
unrepcntantly.
"Oh , don't feel doubtful about It.
dear you needn't ! You were an Icicle
an Iceberg the polar regions ! I'm
going , dear. Good-night. "
"Good-night , " I said.
Meg was gone. The fire was now
burning low ; the lamp , with Its big
red shade , made a circle of light In the
distant corner ; all the rest of the room
was dim. I sat In my low chair besldt
"THERE IS A LETTER FOR YOU. "
bcra that made her most commonplact )
speeches charming , graceful unil lull
of moaning.
"I want you anil John to como to
the theater -with me one day next
S
week , " she said. "Miss Corilold has
promised to como too. Yon must tell
mo which day will bo most conven
ient. "
"Thank you ; any day , " I replied
coldly. I could not accept the invita
tion with the grnclousness that wa. ?
befitting ,
I was grateful to Meg for breaking
in and taking upon herself the onus of
the conversation. She talked nonsense
eloquently for the next ten minutes ,
and never left u pausn.
"Do you know what I meant to say
to you when I came Uiis evening ? "
said Madame Arnaud at length , turn
ing away from Meg and smiling at me.
"I meant to scold you. Why do you
never come to BOO us ? "
"I do come , Madame Arnauil very
often. "
"Not very often , " she returned re
proachfully. "Never unless wo send a
formal invitation to you ! "
"Kitty has given up the world , " In
terjected Meg. "She devotes herself
to planning unexpected mutton chops
for John , airing his newspapers , and
putting his slippers down to wurni. "
Madame Arnaud , looking earnestly
at nie'-paid heed - '
no to-Meg's explana
tions.
"We want to know you , " she contin
ued. "You won't lot us know you ! "
"Madame Arnaud , " broke In Meg , lr-
ropressibly , "Kitty is very dull when
known. I've known her for seventeen
years , and can speak with authority.
I wish you'd want to know me instead !
I should be most grateful I would
como to see you frequently , and never
wait for formal Invitations. I llko
coming to see people who live In big
houses , with plenty ot servants , and
plenty of easy chairs , and hot-house
( lowers , and grapes and peaches out of
Reason , and a brougham to drive In
tha park in , and a man In livery to
open shop doors and watt.outside ! 1
the lire anil waited for John to come.
Ho came at last. Ho stopped to hang
up his , hat and great-coat in the hall ,
then came briskly toml the draw
ing-room.
"Kitty ! 'All in the dark ! " ho ex-
clalmod , as ho opened the door. Ho
came across the room , bent down and
kissed mo , then stood before the lire ,
holding out his hands to warm them !
"John , " I said In my coldest , most
steady tone , determined to spunk quite
carelessly , "there Is a letter for you
from Madame Arnaud. Hero It Is. "
lie took It eagerly. I opened a book
and pretended to bo deeply absorbed
In it. John carried his letter across
the room toward the lamp.
He read it without making any com
ment. 1 heard him turn to the first
page to read it through again ; he
stood still for many minutes , the letter
In his hand , and seemed to be lost In
thought. The dinner-bell rang while
ho was standing there. 1 put down my
book and rose slowly from my seat.
Then John sighed , folded his letter ,
and came towards me.
"Kitty , I am going out , " he said.
I did not reply for n moment ; my
heart felt dead within me. I could not
oven feel angry ; I was too heart-sick
with misery , with helpless , hopeless ,
aching regret.
"To Maritime Arnaud's ? " I asked.
And the question was asked In the
most level tone , without passion , al
most without Interest In the answer.
"Yen , I am sorry to leave you again
Kitty. "
But , although he spoke In his habit
ually gentle way , hq spoke abstract
edly.
"Don't trouble , " I said , coldly , " 1
do not mind. "
"Have dinner , Kitty. Then go round
and see the girls. "
"Oh , yea thai ; Is p. most ' exciting
plan ! " , . ,
"So exciting that you are almost
glad to get rid of me1' ' ' ;
1 smiled' ' hard,1 inirthloss ilttlo
Binllo. > ' ' * * . . . * i
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t
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"The society of one's contemporaries
IB such a relief , is It not ? " 1 said ; and
1 meant the speech to be biting In Its
sarcasm. My voice spoilt the speech
a little by faltering. John was looking
at me with such ti grave glance thai
my eyes fell.
lie did not answer me. He drew on
his thick gloves slowly , looking
thoughtfully away from me down into
the fire ; then ho sighed , kissed me
In n grnvo way , and went.
I heard the street door shut , then
I sat down In a hopeless attitude upon
tbe rug , burled my face In my hands
and burst Into tears.
Irl.
CHAPTER XII.
Seven o'clock , eight o'clock , nine
o'clock Btruck. The fire had burnt
lower , and at last had gone out ; the
room had grown cold. Still 1 sat In
the same attitude my bead bowed
down upon my hands and tried to
think calmly of the future that lay be
fore me tried and failed. I was so
young ! 1 had so many years to live !
that thought was too pitiful ; It made
me cry anew ! And as long as I live ,
Jobn'a life must be a bondage ; he had
married mo for kindness * sake , but
perhaps he had never realized before
hand how little I should have In com
mon with him , how young I was , how
foolish , how dull the constant com
panionship of a girl of seventeen must
be. And again my tears ( lowed fast
for John's sorrow or for the pathos of
my own part therein.
I was numb with cold , dazed with
weeping , when at last I rose from the
floor. Suppose John should return at
this moment and find me In tears ! In
sudden fear of his return , I ran up
stairs to my room , took my lint and
cloak and went out of doors Into the
cold gray October night.
There were few people about. In the
park the paths were descried. It I had
been less unhappy , I should have been
frightened at the loneliness ; I was too
wretched to feel tear or to care about
the cold.
The clouds parted a little ; the moon
came out and shone down between the
trees upon the rippling water ; the
water sparkled coldly , the bare
branches looked ghostly In the palo
silvery light. Then the clouds gath
ered again and the moon was hidden.
1 sat down on a seat besldo the path
way , with my fur cloak drawn closely
about me ; and my tears fell fast again
beneath my veil. Footsteps came
slowly up the lonely path. Two figures
were advancing In the darkness ; I
saw them dimly outlined , but did not
heed them. I only awoke to any In
terest In them when my ear detected
a woman's choking sob.
"I cannot bear It ! " said a voice a
woman's voice , tremulous , broken.
"It Is too hard I cannot bear It ! For
ten years I have hoped for the best. I
have borne everything ; I have looked
forward to brighter times , never al
lowed myself to despair. And now
now the ten years are over , and
things arc as they were ten years ago.
But then I had courage ! Now I have
no courage. I look forward to the
future and see no comfort none
none ! "
The voice was so broken , so tearful ,
that It scarcely struck me as familiar.
The man and woman slowly advanced ,
slowly passed ; then , alt at once
through the parting clouds , the moon
shone out again shone across the re
treating figures , and I recognized John
and Madame Arnaud.
( To bo continued. )
LIGHTNING WORK ON TROUSERS
HIMV tlin Cheap Grade of "Panti" Are
"Pantaloon-making has
been re
duced to a great science In the big
factories both here and In the north "
said a New Orleans clothing dealer tea
a New Orleans
Times-Democrat man.
I refer , of course , to the cheap gar
ments that In this section are sold al
most entirely to the negroes. A pair
of 'pants' of that grade contains twelve
pieces , the outlines of which are repre
sented by slits In the top of n heavy
table. Twenty-four sections of cloth
are laid on the table and a revolving
knife like a buzz-saw travels through
the silts. As it does so it cuts the
fabric into the exact patterns. The
whole thing Is done with incredible
swiftness and the pile of cloth Is
scarcely deposited when It IK fully cut.
The pieces are then sent on an electric
carrier to the sewing machines , which
are also run by a motor , Kaeh oper
ative has only one thlug to do. The
first ono will put In the log seams , the
second sow up the body , the third will
put on the waistband , and a fourth
will attach the straps. The buttonholes
are worked by machinery , and , as a
rule , the buttons themselves are of the
automatic staple variety and are se
cured by a single motion of a sort of
punch. It Is very Interesting to watcn
the garment passing from hand to
hand , and it reaches the Inspector all
complete with a celerity that nearly
takes ono s breath away. It Is then
Ironed by being passed between n
series of gas-heated rollers and Is
ready to be ticketed and placed In
stock. Under the present system the
outputs ot some of the large factories
lave been quadrupled during the last
five years. "
CofTrn for llrrukfnitt.
Philadelphia Record : Doctor Dys
pepsia , eh ? You want to drink a cup
of hot water first thing every morning.
Patient I always do. My boarding
mistress Invariably serves coffee for
breakfast.
"Tho memory of man , " remarked
the Stockton sage , "differs from ro
mance In that It usually runneth not
to the contrary. "
"AN ACT ot1 MADNESS :
THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT
OF PROTEC-ION.
If AV Are to Aclildvn Coiniunrcl.i
Hiiirrnmcy We Mini Hold to llm 1'ollry
Tlml lint Mniln IU liiJuttrlltlly inn
Kliinncliilly Siitirrnie.
A timely article on the subject o
"Commercial Umpire and Protection'
JH contributed by Hon. Edward N
Dlngley to tluntoa'H Magazine for Oc
tofoer. It la Just now quite the fnsh
Ion among certain expounders of "ad
vanced" economic theory to assert tha
protection bus outlived whatsoever use
fulnoHH It ever had In the matter o
developing and sustaining domeatlc-ln
diiHtrlcs , and. In view of the new con
dltions which have arisen , must now
be greatly modified , or , better still , al
together abandoned. Such la the pur
port of an article In a recent nurnbei
of the Forum , and to this proposltioi
Mr. Dlngley add. esses himself with tht
vigor and zeal born of an Intense con
vlctlon that the abandonment of out
fixed national policy Ju.st at a time
when its successful operation has
wrought such splendid results would
be an act of madness.
It was b > establishing and maintain
Ing a protective tariff , as Mr. DIngle >
points out , that the founders of our
republic , after having thrown off the
political yoke of England , took steps
to throw off the commercial and Indus
trial yoke which the "mother conn
try" had so firmly fastened upon the
necks of the American people. How
successful was this determination ant
what magnificent results have flowed
from the practical realization or the
hoped of the fathers of the republic
are matters of history. Today the re
public stands supreme among the na
tions of the earth supreme , Industrial
ly , commercially , and financially ; the
home of the most prosperous and pow
erful nation the world has ever known
After the lapse of a century from the
passage by congress of the llrat tarlft
bill under the federal constitution
framed by Madison and approved by
Washington an act "for the support
of the government , for the discharge
of debts of the United States , and for
the protection of manufactures" the
same fundamental principles remain
alive In the Dlngley tariff law of to
day : the raising of revenues and the
encouragement of domestic industries
The effective manner in which these
principles are carried out under the
existing tariff law , together with the
demonstrated fact that because of the
Increased employment and the In
creased purchasing power of the
people a protective tariff produces more
revenue than a free-trade tariff , are
matters which Mr. Dingley's article
emphasizes most convincingly. Simi
larly cogent is his demonstration that
the "home market can be preserved
only by maintaining to the highest pos
sible degree the purchasing and con
suming power of our own people. " This
Is the pivotal point of the whole ques
tion.
Turning to the question of commer
cial supremacy. Mr. Dlngley urges that
"a nation must be industrially and
financially supreme before It can be
commercially supreme ; It must be
strong at home before It can be strong
abroad. " It is for the full develop
ment and maintenance of this strength
at home that the writer appeals a
strength which has come by and
through protection , and which will re
main with this nation as the result of
steadfast persistence in the faith of
the fathers who planned protection as
the surest , the only , way to secure for
their country absolute freedom , abso
lute Independence , absolute prosperity.
If for no other reason than to serve
notice upon all whom It may concern
that protectionists see nothing In ex
isting conditions which suggests the
wisdom of abandoning the American
policy , but are , on the contrary , firmer
: han ever In their adherence to that
policy , Mr. Dlngley has done well to
make public his views In the article
n Gunton's from which we have quot
ed. Protectionists know where they
stand , and It Is well that the "ad
vanced" theory expounders should also
enow.
NOT OVERPRODUCTION.
UmliTOoiimimptlon Ciinned Our Troubles
In Kr < Trntltt Times.
Some of the free traders , like Mr.
3ryan anil Mr. Belmont. are still talk-
ng about the "burdens" of the people.
Other free traders , who ha\o sense
enough to know that the people can't
be fooled with any claptrap about "bur-
lens" when they are in the wldst of
such prosperity as exists today , when
vork Is seeking the worker and when
he Saturday night wage Is larger than
t has ever been before , are looking
about for somp more available weapon
o use against the protective tariff. The
mgaboo they present Is overproduction.
This Is a more subtle argument than
that of the "burden" criers , but not
nore sound. Facts are quite as strong
igalnat it. Farmers , manufacturers
mil merchants all find a strong and
steady demand for all their wares , and
the prices are good. The demand for
abor is unusually good , and Is on the
ii'-rcase. These are not the signs of
overproduction. People don't go on
buying after they have had enough ,
and employers don't continue to hire
more laborers when they have products
enough on hand to satisfy existing de
mands.
The chances arc that the free traders
aru not at all sincere In their cry
against overproduction ; but , if they
arc. It IB only further evidence of their
utter Inability to understand economic
principles. If the American people con
sumed no more in times of Industrial
activity , such as the present , than In
Uni js of .Industrial depression , such as'
the ypnrs from 1893 to 18G ! ) , overpro
duction would be a reality. But Indus
trial activity , with the Increased work
and wage * which it means for every
body , brings also increased consump
tion on the part of everybody. AH we
produce more and have , thefore. more
of the wherewithal to buy , the more
numerous are our wants and the great
er our demands for the products of
other workers.
The economic system Is a system of
Interdependence. The market for the
Increased product In any one Industry
l.s at hand In the Increased demands of
the workers In every other Industry.
Furthermore , If , instead of having
more of the luxuries of life , we pre
fer to lay up money , there are the
world's markets to take the surplus
products which we don't want for our
selves. Our Increased and Increasing
foreign trade shows that we are taking
advantage of them.
In any case , so long ns human nature
Is what It Is ; so long as the more we
can have the mote we want , there will
be no overproduction. In free-trade
days we have more than once suffered
from underconsumption , but we have
never yet had a case of overproduction
and we are not likely to have such a
case.
Prmpprlty and KdiinUlon.
From all over the country thcro arc
reports that-the enrollments at public
and private schools , from the primary
grades to the universities , are larget
this year than ever before. Some In
crease might have been expected ns a
result of the steady growth of popula
tion , but the marked gain noted this
season is much more largely due to the
general prosperity of the country. Thus
the good times that have resulted from
wise national policies , from large crops
and from good markets not only bring
employment to all who seek it , not only
afford good Investments for all who
have money to Invest , not only Increase
the earning power of both labor and
capital and contribute to the comforts
and necessities of daily life , but they
open the way for more liberal educa
tion. Children who had been forced to
earn something for the family are re
leased from their employment and sent
to school. Young men and young
women who have had but limited op
portunities for higher education now
find themselves able to attend the col
leges and universities. The benefits of
prosperity are Incalculable , but among
them one of the greatest Is along edu
cational lines. Kansas City Journal.
Never Agalu.
Wage Earner : "No , I thank you ;
not any for me. 1 tried your game in
JSi > : . ' , and know exactly how It works.
Protection Is good enough for me. "
A DoHtructlvo Itemed- .
Since the election of McKinlcy pro
duction has Increased at such a rate
that the per .capita consumption in
1891) ) will probably be more than double
that of the disastrous years under
Cleveland. We can only maintain this
rate of consumption by keeping our
mills employed , and that can only be
done by preventing the encroachments
of foreigners , who are constantly try
ing to break into and break down our
market. If we dispense with protec
tion we simply invite Germany and
other countries where capital has been
eft'ectlvely organized to drive our in
dustries to the wall. No sane people
will take such a risk. It the trusts
become oppressive the American people
ple will take them In hand and regu
late them , but they will not commit
the blunder of destroying the manu
facturing industries of the country in a
senseless effort to avert an evil which
may be remedied by a resort to sensi
ble methods. San Francisco Chroni
cle.
Truth UK to TnuU.
Mr. Oxnard's statement that trusts
ire the result of competition which has
taken business beyond a paying point
Is certainly the truth as applied to
moat cases. Combinations are the law
of present day tendencies , and It is
only natural that when competition so
reduced profits that there was nothing
oft for the producer , combination
should step In to prevent such a
slaughter. This does not justify such
combinations , but merely explains
them. It also Indicates the foollsh-
tess of connecting these results with
the tariff. The greater trusts now in
the United States were formed under
the Gorman-Wilson tariff system. The
greatest trusts In all history have been
formed in other countries at other
Imeii and under nothing ) n the shape
of a protective tariff sysvem. Pcorla
(111. ( ) Journal.
TOO
The laboring men who btlll cling to
Brjanlsm should take into consldera-
ion this fact : When Brjan made his
irevlous tour through the country
hey could go and hear him without
oslug any time whatever from the Jobs
hey didn't have. Now every indus-
riously Inclined mechanic and day la-
orer will have to "lay oft" from his
ob or miss the speech. The lesson is
Icar 'enough. Indianapolis Journal.
' = k !
TALK WITHOUT THINKING. '
(
t'copln Wit * Arctic That tlio Iteuiovnl of
tlin Turin Would AholUh the Trunt * .
That a free-trader Is a person who
simply recites formulas without a
thought as to their application la' '
again shown by the attitude of the
remnant of the old Cobdenlto contin
gent In the Chicago conference. Onu
after one the votaries a man named
Purdy from New York and u man
named Holt from Boston and a man
named Seymour from Chicago llko
savage priests beating the temple gong ,
Intone solemnly the words , "Abolish
the tariff and you abolish the trusts , "
thump their breasts , bump their brows
and retire Into the robing room.
Not one of these men had apparently
ever thought of the consequences of
the practice proposed any more than
he had examined the basis of the the
ory propounded. He had heard that
the tariff prevented competition , that a
lack of competition created trusts nntl
that trusts raised prices , and that ,
therefore , the lack of a tariff would
prevent trusts and lower prices. Not
one had ever tested the grounds of
the major premise , nor noted the pat
ent facts that the greatest trusts.are
the unprotected Industries , and that
the greatest Increase of prices has been
In the most keenly competed indus
tries. As with cause so with effect.
Not one can possibly have considered
for an Instant the Immediate result of
the adoption by the government of the
courte proposed.
The American Sugar company and
Its solitary rival are In all men'a
minds when the subject of a trust In a
protected Industry Is mentioned. Ijot
us suppose the tariff abolished on this
commodity. What would be the result
of the Impact of the German , Austrian ,
French and Belgian goods upon the
producers of the American goods ?
Which would suffer the great com
bination with its $50,000,000 capital.
Us enormous reserve of undlvl'ded
profits , its huge plants and consequently
quently cheap output , or the single
corporation which is fighting it ? Is it
not plain that It would not bo the
"trust" or combination of concerns
which would succumb to this foreign
competition , but the Individual con
cern ? And what , then , would be the
result ? We saw it here a little over a'
year ago when the foreign steamship ,
companies formed a pool to wring
double rates from the United States
government for carrying the Spanish
prisoners to their homes. The result
would be the formation of that thing
so completely irresponsible and wholly
unconscionable In Its absolution from
the governance of the public opinion of
Its vicinage the international trust.
We would have a thing whose ex
cesses would be blamed In Germany
upon the American sugar trust. And
the healthful domestic competition ,
whjch Inside the tariff , with the aid ot
jealous public sentiment , had regu
lated the price of the commodity ,
would be extinct.
Every step of these processes must
be unavoidably plain to the most com
monplace mind at the moment that It
is concentrated on the subject. Yet
gentlemen travel a thousand miles ,
considering their "problem" all the
way , and never once putting their
formulated solution to the most ob
vious test of practice. There Is no
barbarian religion more thoroughly
benumbing to the mind than the out
worn doctrines of free trade. New
York Press.
I'rosperlly for All.
The editorial writer of the Gratlot
Journal In last Issue said that "the
prosperity of the country had not
reached the middle and lower classes
of society , " and then proceeded to got
off a canned article on trusts. The
Journal writer knows , If he has given
the matter any attention , that even
Ithaca factories are running on fuller
time than they were during the last
administration. There isn't a farmer
in the vicinity of Ithaca that isn't
getting more for his cattle , sheep and
other stock. There Isn't a workingman -
man in the country that can't get
work if he wants It , and at good wages.
Thn iron mines , the iron mills are hus
tling their hardest , something they
weren't doing in ' 94-9G. Think ot it !
Big factories refusing orders because
they are already filled up for three
years to come , with their mills run
ning on double time , and then have
some one here yell out that the mid-
lie and lower-classes are not feeling
the better times. St. Louis ( Mich. )
Republican-Leader.
Arc TliBro Any So Illlnil ?
Ten thousand dollars paid to work
ing men and women by four Xenia fac
tories last Saturday. "The butcher ,
the baker and the candlestick maker" ;
the dry goods dealer and the grocer ;
the clothier , the shoe dealer and the
printer ; and every line of trade , and
the landlord , each got part of this
money. Within a few hours it had
passed from hand to hand and had
bought the necessaries of life to rauko
home comfortable and happy. This la
what internal industries do for a na
tion. This is what the Republican
party has long and bravely fought for
protection to American industries. IB
there a man or woman in our com
munity so blind as to not see that
these should be fostered ? Xenia ( O )
Gazette.
How line Not Popular.
Mr. Bryan Is against trusts , hut ho
hasn't said yet what he would do to
throttle them wore he elected presi
dent. And It may bo necessary for him
to outline a policy before the people
Place their undivided confidence in hid
ability. Mere howling Isn't popular
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