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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1901)
: : ! rilAl'TKH I. J think I was as nearly mad m I could be ; nearer mmlm-Hi , I believe , than I shall rver lie again. Three weeks of It fcnd driven me to the very verge of dew- porntlou. I rnnnot cay hero what had brought me to thin | > a , for 1 do not know Into whose hands these pages may fall ! but 1 had made up my mind to per- 1st I" a certain line of conduct which I firmly believed to be right , whilst those who had nuthoilty over me wore toso- Ititely bent upon making me submit to their will. The rotillU-t had been going * n , more or lesi violently , for months ; now I had tmncer.v near the end of It. I fell that I must cither yield or go mad. There was no cluinco of my dying ; I win too strong for that. ' It had been mining nil the dny long. My ycn hnd followed the course of noli- 4 ry drnps rolling down the window panes until my head ached. Tin-re was noth ing within my room less dreary than without. 1 was in London , but In what part of London I did not know. The bouKO was tiltunled In a highly respecta ble , though not altogether fashionable Quarter : ns I judged by the gloomy , mo- uotonous rown of buildings which I could * t'1 from my windows. The m-oplu who passed up and down the streets on line days were well-to-do persons , who could afford tx > wear good and Imn.lHomo clothrs. The rooms on the third lloor my rooms , which I had not been allowed to leave wince wo entered the house , three weeks before were very badly furnished. The carpet was nearly threadbare , and the curtains of dark red moreen weru very dingy. My bedroom opened upon a hack vnrd. where a doc iu a len- ncl howled dejectedly from time to time , mid rattled his chain an if to remind me that t wan a prisoner like himself. I had no h oks , no work , no music. It was a dreary place to pass a dreary time In ; and my only resource was to pace to and fro to and fro from one end to an other of those wretched rooms. A very slight sound giated on my oar ; H was the hateful click of the key turn ing in the lock. A servant entered , car rying in n tray , upon which were a lamp nd my tea such a meal as might bo prepared for u school girl in disgrace. She came up to me , as If to draw down the bliu.ls. "Leave them , " I snld ; "I will do It ray * iclf by and by. " "Ili-'s not coming home to-night , " said woman's voice behind me , in a scottlm. tone. I eould see htir In the mirror without turning round. A handsomu woman with bold black eyes , and a rouged face which showed coarsely In the ugly look Ing glnhs. SJio was extravagantly dress d , and not many years older than my elf. I took no notice whatever of her but continued to gaze out steadily at the lamp-lit street * and stormy sky. "Jt uill be no better for you when lit la at home , " she said fiercely. "Ho hate you : he swears so a hundred times a day * nd he iu determined to break your prom tpiiit. Wo shall force you to knock un dcr suouur or later. What friends have you got anywhere to take your side ? I you'd made friends wjth me , my fine lady I you'd have found It good for yourself but you've chosen to make me your en emy , and I'll make him your enemy. " "I net my tenth together and gave n indii'iition that I had heard one won of , hrr taunting Hpetch , My alienee serv * d to fan her fury. "t'pon my boul , madam , " slio almost hnckud , "yon are enough to drive me to murder ! 1 could beat you , Ay ! and I would , but for him. So then three weeks of this "hasn't broken you down yet ! Wo hall try other means to-morrow. " She came up to where I stood , nhook her clenched hand in my face and tliuii ; herself out of the room , pulling the door violently after her , I turned my head round. A thin , fine streak of light , no thicker than a thread , shone for an in- itmit. My heart stool still , and then beat like a hammer. I stole very softly to the door , and discovered that the bolt had slipped beyond the hoop of the lock. The door was open for mo ! I had been on the alert for such n chance ever since my Imprisoument he tan. My sealskin hot and jacket lay ready to my hand In a drawer. I had not time to put on thicker boots ; and It wm { Jo.riiK ossontlnl to th' * . i | ' ' " < of my filght to steal down the stairs in the soft \elvct slippers I was wear.ug. 1 stepped ns lightly us I could , 1 ciopt past the Urn wing room door. The heavy hoi ] * " door opened with a grating of the hingvs ; bin 1 stood outside it in the tdicl- tcr ot the portico free , but with the rain ml wind of a stormy night In October boating agUnst me , I darted straight across the muddy road and then turned sharply round a corner. On I tied hnyithlcssly. As I drew nearer to shop windows an omnibus driver , sec- Ing mo run toward him , pulled up his liow * In expectation of n passenger. I prang iu , caring very little where It might carry me , so that * ! could got quick ly enough and far enongb out of the reach of my pursuers. There had been no time to luu > , and none was lost. The omnibus drove on Again quickly , and no trace of me was left. The omnibus droye lute a station yard , and c\ paHstmger , inside and out , prepared - pared to alight. I lingered till the hut. The wind drove across the opi'ii space iu a * umg gust an I stepped down upon the puM'wnt. A miiti had just descended froiu i ho roof , and was paying the con ductor , u tall , burly man , wearing a thick watci proof coat , and n seaman's Imt of oilskin , with a long ilap lying over the back of liiK neck. His face was brown nd weather beaten , but ho hnd kindly looking e.vcs. " ( Sumy down to Southampton ? " said voiulurtorto him. "Ay , at ) I buyout ! Southampton , " ho an- * w. rt-d.1 "You'll have u roujth night of It , " said th'- conductor , "tsixpc-nre , If you please , niisn. " ) oflered au Australian sovereign , a. porkot piece , which he turned over i-iirl oiisly , asking me if 1 bad no munilcr change , lie grumbled whoa I uns\\ , -rc-j 1 no , and the stranger who hnd not pa sed on , turned pleasantly to me. "You have no change. nmm'Kollo ? " ho asked slowly , as If Kngll.Hh was not his ordinary speech. "Very well I are you going to SouthamptonV" "Yes , by the m-vt train. " I answered , deciding upon that course without hi'sltn- tion. "So am I , imim'zolle , " he snld , raising hand to his ollsklu cap ; "I will pay this sixpence , nml you can give It mo again when you buy your ticket In the oillce. " I smiled gladly but gravely. I passed on Into the station. At the ticket oillce they changed my Australian gold piece anil I sought out my seaman friend to return turn the sixpence lie had paid for me. I thanked him heartily. He put me Into a compartment where there were only two ladles , touched his hat and ran away to a second-class car riage. In about twn hours or more my fellow- passengers alighted nt a large , half-de serted station. A porter cam up to mo as I leaned my head through the window. "Going on , miss ? " ho asked. "Oh , yes ! " I answered , shrinking back into my corner seat. Ho remained on the step whilst the train moved on at a slackened pace , and then pulled UP- Be fore me lay a dim , dark scene , with little specks of light twinkling hero and there , but whether on sea or shore I could not toll. Immediately opposite the train stood Hie black hulls and masts and fun- els of two steamers , with a glimmer of nnterns on their decks. The porter opened the door for me. "You've only to go on board , miss , " h" said , "your luggage will bo seen to all j right. " And ho hurried ttway to open the doors of other carriages. 1 stood still , utterly bewildered , with the wind tossing my hair about , and the rain beating in sharp stinging drops upon my face and hands. It must have been close upon mlJiiight. Hvery cmo was hurrying past me. I began almost to re pent of the desperate stop I hud taken. At the gangways of the two vessels there were men shouting hoarsely , "This way for the Channel Islands ! Phis way for Havre and Paris ! " To which boat should I trust myself and my fntoV A mere accident decided it. Near the fore part of the train I saw the broad , tall figure of my new friend , the seaman , making his way across to the boat for the Channel Islands ; and I made up my mind to go ou board the snino steamer , for I had au instinctive feeling that he would prove a real friend. I went down immediately Into the Indies' cabin , which was almost empty , and cho.so a .north fur myself In the darkest corner. It was not far from the door ! and presently two other ladles came down , with a gentle man and the captain , and hold an anxious parley close to mo. "Is there any clangor ? " asked one of the ladies. "Well , I cannot say positively thorn will bo no danger , " answered the cap tain ! J1thor V not dnngi'i"Dough to Keep mo and the crew In port ; but it will be n very dirty night In the Channel. Of coursn we shall use extra caution , and all that sort of thing * No ; I cannot 'sny 1 expect any great danger. " "But It will bo awfully rough ? " said the gentleman. It was very stormy nud dismal as soon ns wo were out of Southampton water , and In the rush and swirl of the Chan nel. It did not alarm mo so much as It distracted my thoughts. My hasty escape had been so unexpected , so unhoped for that It had bewildered mi- , and it was almost a pleasure- lie still and listen to the din and uproar of the son. Was I myself or no ? Was this uotning mor than a very vivid dream , from which 1 should awaken by ami by to find myself a prisoner still , a creature as wretched and friendle.su KB any th.it the streets ol London contained ? I watched the dawn break through * llttlo porthole opening upon my berth which had been washed and beaten b.\ the water all the night long. The stew unless had gotio away early in the night So 1 was alone , with the blending Ugh of the early dawn and that of the hunt burning feebly from the ceiling. I mi up in my berth and cautiously uustltchei the lining of my jacket. Here , mouth ngo , when I first began to foresee tin emergency , and wlill-sl 1 was still allow cil the USD of my money , I had concealei one by one a , few five-pound notes , counted them over , eight of them ; forty pounds In nil , my solo fortune , my oulj means of living. True , I had a dtamom ring and a watch and chain , but how dill ] cult and dangerous It would bo for mete to cll cither of them ! . 1'ractically my means were limited to the eight uotija of five pounds each. An the light grew I left my berth nnd ! vvntnTci to climb the cabin steps. The fn-i.li air smote upon me nlmost fully. The sea was growing brlgtitul' , and glittered hero and them In xpotx where the sunlight fell upon It. I stayed on deck In the biting wind , leaning over the wet bulwarks and gazing across the desolate m-a till my spirits sank like lead. I was cold , and hungry , nnd mint-ruble , How lonely I was ! how poor ! with neith er a home nor n friend In the world ! H mere castaway upon the wnvi-s of this troublous life ! "Mnm'su'llu In u bravo sailor. " nald n voice behind me , which I roeogulzod as my Henniitn of the night before ; "but we shall be In port soon. " "What port ? " 1 asked , "St. IVtor-jioit , " ho answered. "Mam1- cello , then , does not know our Inlands ? " No , " I said. "Whoie is Ht. I'eter- "In Guernsey , " ho replied. "If yon were going to land at St. I'eter-port I might be of some service to you. " I looked at him steadily. His voice was a very pleasant one , full of tones that went straight to my heart. His face wan bronzed and weathor-boatcn , but his deep-set eyes had a steadfast , quiet pow er In them , nnd his mouth had a pleau- ant curve about It , He looked a middle- aged man to me. Ho raised his cap as my eyes looked straight Into his , nnd a faint smile Illttod across his grave face. "I want , " I said suddenly , "to find u place where I can live very cheaply. I have not much money , and I tu-ist make it last n long time. Can you It'll me of such a phici'V" "You would want n place ( it for a lady ? " he said. "No , " I answered. "I would do nil my own work. What sorl of a place do you nnd your wife live In ? " "My poor llttlo wife in dead , " he an- Hwrrod. "We live in Sark , my mother and I. I nm a fisherman , but I have also a little farm. It is true we have one room to spare , which might do for mum'- zcllc ; but the Island Is far away , and in the winter Sark Is too mournful. " "It will be just the place I want , " 1 said ( julcklq ; "it would suit mo exactly. Can you let uio go there at once ? Will jou take me with you ? " "Mani'-zolle , " ho replied , smiling , "tho room must be made ready for you , nnd 1 must speak to my mother. If God sends fwt If * ' i. klk e - us i fair weather I will come back to St. Peter-port for you in three days. My lame is Tardif. You can ask the people n Peter-port what sort of a man Tardif f the Havre Gobelin Is. " "I do not want any one to tell mo what ort of a man you are , " 1 said , holding nit my hand. lie took it with nn air of rlcndly protection. "What is your name , mam'/.pllp ? " he mpilrcd. "Oh ! my name Is Olivia. " I said. ' ' I went below , Inexpressibly sutlstlod mil comforted. What it was in this mail hat won my complete. unqiu-.stinninj ; con- idem e , I did not Know ; but his very iroscmo , and the sight of his good , trust- vorthy face , gave me a .sense of security such as 1 have never felt befoiu or since. Surely God had sent him to mo in my great extremity. rilAl'TKK II. Looking buck upon that time , now it is past , and has "rounded ltelf into that icrfoct star I saw not when I dwelt there in , " it would be untrue to represent my self as in any way unhappy. At times 1 wished earnestly that 1 had been born unions the people with whom I hnd now como to live. Tardif ILM ! a bomowhnt solitary life himself , even in this solitary Island , with its scanty population. There was an tisly church , but Tardif and his mother did not frequent it , Thoj belonged to a little Knot of dissenters , who met for worship in a small room , when Tardif generally took the lead. Km- this reason a sort of ( Oldm-ss existed between him and the larger portiuu ol * lu fellow * underK. Hut there was a hccond ami nfore Im portant CIIUBO of estrangement. lie had married an Englishwoman many years ago , much to the disappointment of his neighbors ; and s.inee her death he hnd held himself aloof from all the good wom en who would have been glad enough to undertake the task of consoling him for her lobs. Tardif , therefore , was left very much to himself iu his isolated cot tage ; and his mother's deafness caused her also to bo no very great fnvoritii with any of the gossips of the island. I learned afterwards that Tardif hnd said my name wiih Ollivier , aad they jumped to the conclusion that I belonged to a family of that name iu ( luc-msoy , this shielded inn frumcnrlo&ity. . 1 wti nobody but > i poor woman who was lodg ing In the spare room of Tardlf's cot tage. I set myself to grow used to their mode of lifo , and If possible to become sp useful to them that when my nuuu-y was all ! > pent they might be willing to Ixpep me with them. As the long , dismal nights of winter set In , witli the wind sweeping across the ihland tor several dn.Ns togctlUT with a dreao , monotonous , mouti whkh never eeiihod , 1 genurull.\ sat " by" their firu ; for I had nobody but Tar dif to talk to , and now and then there aro.so an urgent need within mo to listen to some frion-lly voice , and to hear niy own in reply. March camr in with all thu fatrcngth and sweetness of spring. 1 went out frequently to the field near the church. I was sitting thcru ouu morning. Turd if In fi.-ili , and I had helped him ii. , , .i , : . I.IK basket. 1 could we him gel- mi/ out of ilio harbor , nnd ho had caught : i gliiupso of me , nnd stood Up in ills boa. , liarc headed , bidding me good by. 1 be , . 'i to sing before ho was quite' out of ( louring , for ho paused upon his ours list- cidiigi and had given me a joyous shout mid wavc'd his Imt round his head , when be was mmit was I who was singing. By 11 ! o'clock I l.tie-.v my dinner would be loady , nnd I had been out In the fresh air long enough to be quite ready lor It. Old Mrs. Tardif would bo looi.ing out for mo Impatiently , that she might get the meal over , and the things , cleared awny , and order restored in her dwell ing. ( To be continued. ) iMiinlii IN lor One of the niOKt Ingenious nioclmiilcK In Dip world Is n Frenchman tmmcil Li- llmilhil , living ut La Coiitnne.ss , who hits Hindu liliiiHclf fntiioiiH for the curl- ou olockH ho inanufuctures. lie can iniilco a clock out of nlmost nny con- cclvnblc niMtcrlal. Straw nml paper are among the raw ninturlals ho twos. For twenty years he IIMB been mainil'ac- turlng freak clocks and most Frai , n- iircnvlio want HoniL-tliltig out of * the common in that llu npply to Le Moul in t. t.A A whllo n o he turned n lot of newspapers - papers into pulp , mixed It with harden ing substance and curved the- clock out of Ihu comiiound. Hvon the wheels : iinl nil the machinery of the clock were iii.'uhof this material. Naturally this curious clock does not keep very cor- icct time , but the wonder Is that It goes at nil. Th uowapupcr clock Is one of Mr. Lt > Hoiillat'H latest tri umphs. Another of his designs appears to bo inurc'ly a collection of largo and small sticks hold together by wires. It Is only ttpun close Inspection that one sees that it Is n clock constructed on excel lent principles. It keeps very fair time , ver varying more than two minutes in : i week. Now and then the elockniaker receives commissions from wealthy Frenchmen for clocks of unique design in silver or gold , decorated with precious stones. Some of these clocks are entirely made of gold , with diamond-tipped hands , and rubles , garnets , pearls , opals and oinoralds to represent the figures on the dial. Some of his clocks are beau tiful works of art and a few of the most Interesting specimens are among be smallest of timepieces. Her Father W H Not n liinr. There Is a little girl in Detroit whose passion for the truth under all clrcnm- stances embarrassed her father very mucli the other dny. Not long ago ho lost a high-salaried place In a business house' because of its absorption by a trust , and In the evening denounced all persons connected with trusts as thieves and robbers. But the trust found that It needed him , and he was soon holding his old place , In addition to a peed block of stock. It was no ticed that the little girl was deeply Im pressed with the incident , and looked at her father doubtingly when lie was home. Ono evening there was com pany at , the house , and the host be came Involved In a heated political debate - bate with a peppery guest. The form er made a statement which the latter llntly denied. " \ \ by , my dear man , " laughed the host , "you don't mean to call me a ' liar ? " "No. he don't , " declared the little one , as she sprang Iu front of the visitor and glared at him with llnmlng eyes , "and I won't have It. My papa Is a robber and a thief , but he is no liar ! " The explanation was soon secured from the child , and the hilarity follow ing the expose was the joy of the even ing. New York Tribune- . Air Torpedo. The Swedish government has given 0,000 kroner ( ? 1MU ; ) to Major W. T. Ungo for the purpose of making fur- ; hcr experiments with the air torpedo uvented by him. Major Ungo's Inven tion Is patented under the name of "the ( lying torpedo , " Is Intended to convey through the air 'large ' explosive charges for considerable distances , and ooks like an elongated cannon shell. It Is propelled through the air in the same manner as a rocket. In a scp ; nrnto compartment the torpedo con tains some kind of slow-burning chem ical composition , the propelling charge , which generates gases in large quan- tItle > . In the base of the shell Is a turbine through which these gases es cape , thus furnishing the motive pow er and causing the shell to rotate around Its axis. Ingenious. The mobt recent triumph of tlis French postal administration Is an In genious little machine which not only automatically \\elghs letters and sam ples , but records on an indicator at the side the amount required for stamps. When the article deponitod on the bal ance exceeds the regulation weight , the Indicator promptly hoists the sign , "Too heavy. " Aim-rUM'fc Klrfit Wliltn Oiild. The first white child born on United States soil was the granddaughter of White , the governor of Itonnoko Islnud. She was chrlBtened'lrglnla Dare , and her birthday was on Aug. 18 , J5S7. Slow Imt Not Hiiro. "Tuoy are not engaged yet ? I snp- pose be is slow mid sure. " "Well , bo's slovv , but she Isn't at all sure. " Brooklyn Life. Water tor Plunlfl. Plants need u good deal nion water us the days grow longer and warmer than they do in midwinter. Woman may be at the hottest of nil man's troubles , yet without her lift would not bu wottb Urine. ATTIRE FOll AUTUMN. HINGING CHANGES ON DOLERO ( AND ETON. PenenO * I pm tJie Gorntent'B J nibslllahnicut fcoiiie Up-to-Date HTH in plea Vojjue of I'riticcH * null I'nloimUe Oovrni Gothuru Fnnhlon * . New York correspondence : INGING change * on bolero nnd etoii n re to continue. , anil tlio otoii espe cially Is to come Infer for much fall fa vor. Suits of black cloth , with jaunty little otons , ate to hi very popular. The skirts nrc trimmed with stitched bands of black tnflc'ln , or are appliqucd with bunds of the sill ; . They arc made cir cular and show the Spanish ( lounco In some form or other. The jack ets arc cutaway In front , the edges at the sides finished with a linn 1 of vrhlte cloth or satin einhroidcrod in blnck or Oriental colors and finished with rows of fancy gilt or cut steel buttons. ental cmbroMorJen will b * uiod deal na bolero trimming U'he n mice of mull gnrmentfl will probabl ? maltc Innocuous the very consplcnoui V trimmings of this sort that are to bo hmt r * With nearly every change of edition comes an attempt to popularise the prin cess sown. This fall's essay doubtlow will have 09 much of success us had th others It will secure the favorable ab tcnlton only of those women whoso fir urea are uuulclontly shapely to carry ofl the trying cut successfully. This full'i bid on behalf of the princess gown wli be by means of trlnimlng oth skirt aaj bodl'c portions with bauds of black mcehlln insertion , and by having th deep julte and sleevoH of cream all ovei % lacu over white satin or silk , or oi Rinockcd and gathered white chlHom , The light shades of broadcloth will b * used for these gowns , llnudsoine tw ( toned taffeta petticoats , with coracU , combined , are worn wlrti them. Th petticoat la finished with numerous le mllles. Far more numerous than prlnccsi gowns will be polonaise urraugemeutt , which promise to be a striking feature of the fall fashions. As yt > t they an confined to costly fabrics or elaboraU costumes , anad women may not Indflm them so generally as to bring them inti dimple rigs. Yet the chances are In t * vor of their multiplying rapidly. Ono II sketched in the concluding picture. 11 was of white foulard ( ignred with black ) Its front of tucked black chiffon or pale yellow. Heavy cream and gold lac $ and black velvet trimmed it. Silks U large figures are used almost exclusively for the polonaise so far , and it is crrcl to hang full. This front was I AS BOLKKOS AltK TO BIS SHAl'ED AND FINISHED. Some of the jackets are made to blouse and arc finished with a belt of gold pas sementerie , the bishop sleeves having enfTs of the same. Those trimmed with the Persian embroidery look very line , thi-ir buttons showing the LVrsiau col- er.s. In dressy get-tips there is little uni formity about boleros. Once a type can 'be recognized in one of these little jack ets or effects , Its stylishness lessuis much , to gieat is the demand for orig inality in them. Nowadays the 7io\elty of the bolero depends chiefly upon its embellishment rather than upon its cut , the latter point having been about - \ - lianstod long ago. Js'or are many new ways discovered of cmplojiuj ; famil ar trimmings. In consequence the bolero becomes a field for displaying the latest ixcruciatlon in trimming , and the fall inle indorses a-plenty of it even when Its appearance is r.uher striking. Four up-to-date boleros appear in the first two TIIUKE 1'YPUS OF FALL ATTIJH3. of the accompanying pictures. Flrat U shown n lulglit tvd canvas cloth trimmed with black silk passomiuierio and gilt but.oiis. and made wl'h ' waist'oat fronts of white elotb. Then at the left , In the next picture , comes a black taifeta. fin ished with Oriental embroidery. A sleeved bolero of Ivory lace is next- this i being u rn with n gown of old rose silk ' figured nith white. The material of the last example wu while satin foulard rtKUrod with red dots. Applied blnck and I gold luiu trimmed it hrtudsomoly. Ort- exception to the rule that calls for a white front. Showy fronls will apponi in many gown * not made iu one. Th second dress of this group is tin exnmpU of this fashion , which verges on the con spicuous only because of the front's strik ing increase of width at the foot. As it often is of contrasting miitorial , the ro- suit not infrequently is staggering. Uur the front was accordeon-ploatcd yellow louisiac silk , the dress goods being light-brown broadcloth. At least n pretense of lightness and airiness in dressy gowns is to bo mad till snow tiles. Materials will chang * with the seasons , and the trimmings nat urally will bo the latest to be put for ward , but in the making will be not A ' suggestion of cold weather. Thus th ) light and semi-transparent cloths o ( summer and the ninny tricks of airj trimming will be prolonged. It will b * a fine notion for stylish dressmakers , ' whoso fall output hardly can be used ia winter , and nho who wants to get more wear out of her summer dress may not find the Idea amiss , yet stylish as it is , it Is backed onlr by the basis ou which senseless fads arc built. Still not a few of the dressed nrc very pretty. One re mains In this picture , a pearl gray eta- mine applied with crram malt s lac * bond * . Flue lace effects la slik or lisle continue the style ID hosier } . tJ.i Bfc-ur or strlklni ideas are abjured.