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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1903)
! 4mt M eadow Brool I' IlY MARYJ.HOLMES ! U1ntUiU1n100imm ! , I1I" " . , 'OllA ; rSIt , lX.-UoutJuumJ.J ( I "I 'Bnw Ittill : In ' 70ur fllc. " , h"l1 " "U Irere'hi th 6nu 1liuI , " uld IIh. : "Il 16 oC ' 0 use I"r ; ruu , tDlell1 It , " addlu" 1111 IIII. ! burllt 'Into ' t I T ! ' ! " 'but ) ' 011 cannut r , ' rct' ' rou ( n'nrrla ' : 1110re thnn 1 doIlnll , nll'd roullel''n't ' ' tllli AlO Iwart , ,1th.r , 'flr ' ) 'our taUter wu " t > o , Iboonlakllr In ) hllnl' , Itnd' whtp , gl"v.tllt to cull . : ' . you 1'1\11 \ * ! be lIln part ayln.llt of ) 'our tulloll. ! TIll.11 a plCalII of 1Uarrled lIle fur "hlbh tll\ ! doctor wu wholl ) III1IJr"IIIII' ( ' , aad \ llurlur the nnt part oC hili wlfh'lI .p ch he .tooo confouud < 1d : but bl thu ttw 'sbe bait tlnllhl'd , I I , mind : n'OIi .11r\ ! { . ty wrlt'made up to box her eal"l. 'l' ls , \xJwetcr \ , he did not do , thou h he bid Iler : " " the hntllh ' "shut up her hOldt" rflpenUnJ : \Yord the' mOlnent thl'T were utterM , IWd hn'TlI ' tulUJInCIl enou h to tell Her to. Wlndlllr hta arm rOlllld her , he tnlle- ed fo' her clln1l1 . .nd rlltlollnlly ulltll he cnme o lt .uf .hn , t , anll lIr"l'11 'Ito wake' up. " Tbill 1Jtoceu 'f\1 ! IrAve to the hhnilnntlon 'of the nader , only 1111/ / ( ' seatillj ; ; thl\t no ane wHo II w the banl1. llIe , 10\"ln pall' , which halC 1111 h , ur after , ut , down to dInner , would illl'vO ' dro ell'ot the dark cloud which , bad 'so ' tholr mlltrlmunlal nocently : 'lowerel1 on borlzOIl. ' . < . . , . ' - " ' " biprmt ; ; x. Atr Sunnl Dallk "e were one dRY unusu.excillJ \ - thro"n Into 1statl' ! of ment II ) ' the arrIVAl of a letter froln Aupt Chllrlotte , whlch contalnlll an Inyltntlon for Anna' 11111 1117.elf to Ipend the ro- rnolul1l'r of t11 aulumn a.cd the "hall' bC tbe OI11II1 = willter " , Ith , her In the ell ) ' . "lIoaa , " sbe "roJe , , Ic uld _ 0 t Ichuol , whllo Anna would be Introduced lute tiO' olety. " QI CQursQ TIC wert Irutly IIU1'prlsed , "Ol\ll'rin what hid COllie over our bn ihtr aunt. 'ahe mUlt have chan ed , 'We"thon ht , or clle there , . , . . . .ome uIIR- toke nbout the Invitation. But this COllid not be , for there It Will In black nud white , written'evhtenUy In nil sillcerlty , whllo ndlll'11 to It was a pOlltJcrlLlt from tJnclc JOIleph , who also joined In the reo Quest. It only rOlIlalnell , for IIn to l1eclce , , 'hether we "ollld nccept or not. Anllll alll1ll1ysIJIf lIald "YI'S" lit OnCI ! , and uftrr 1grll ve dellberallon In Irnlldm/l's 1'00111 , t e slime concluslou wall alHo rellchl'll h ) ' , I ) ' Il/lrents / , who , after glvln ; ; m alJllul1l1nCI ! ofload / advice , IInjohw II upon Anulfirat , neyor to dlUlce lit h Irt\cs \ which aho mJrbt liometllllt lit , kllll : fj'cond , naver to WeDr bel' lI'rtfie ! lillY , a8 HOIUO of UIO city Irlrs ! dill : nnll t lrd , not to nlrt with Herbert Lauley : , o thlll Jut Injunction iliey lJrobnbl ) ' SlIlIclcll there Wftl lItt10 neoo , It beln : ; now Un ytarl Iince IIbo had alH1l hllll , and ns thcl knew noU11ng of tbe Iltr' turned , J\1t.edicd \ nou which lay hld C11 w bel' work.box , the ) ver ) naturRII ) : "liP : POll''d ! sill ! hld torarotton him. I thollshl 10- too , for hera wu th. lut lette1 ; wblch had been IInanlwer.d tor I1UII1J DlQIlt\\lI \ , . .n11 lnna , I knaw , WRii far tOI l'ro\ld to , carl tor enl who had lorlotter ) " r. o eclul1 on ally w. hurd of hill 1rough oth.n , and It Will ah\"ItYI thl IIImo ftory , th&t he wu rolnl' down t ( a run nrd' . rnn u fut u drink coult' ' QA ry blm : but If th"1 r.port. prodncl' ' : allY errect , npon Ann. . , It was lmlorcelJ " 111c , ' Bho wu now tweuty yean of lI.e an Wall . . blr , d.lleato looklni h'l . , , om some c..lled pt'Oud , oibl" " cold "I ) a fe" " . , tlfi.h. : J.t wal lonl , 411 lit. In Octobllr tklll old BOtTI 1 Itood at the door rud 1 1. COlITe7 : u. to the A.pot. TWI W 1I o. ' ut time I hd r U , Iitt homo , anI .n 1 ea. . . t e taut In my mother'l I , u4 .t.IuI tHmhllD. ol rruldnllt'l . . . . " .1 . > 041 : " .liIen luUet u14 ml 10 1luJ . her bMoa1 : "k. . Llade and Oarrl. . hem . . a 1autr kl. . , ADd th. . fill . , -if. , W' , k141 tlt.aJr Iel : wlilca Chat'lI , aall 'J.I _ . . .tat weN both olerka , Cllm' ' -e"W1a . . ' tl&t " ' . . . . . . . . boed.bye " \0 1M nq .ant" notwlth.\.Gltd \ S"ltmr _ Iu ulrtNd ; I.J1d wh l1 l f" 1l. mr r.tter" " Junut "OOi . . 1 Ue m , ehIl4 ft , " . . . .DUDd.d In m ; Nn , \lqan ' too h..1 a fatnt Iden of th .1.te'JD hl" " , la 10 partlD" b. It bu IIr a 'fl. " mODtI . . w. exp.etd , hund our unol. ' , curlall at the ,1'110 III OIton , and .re 10n5 : w. hid flillche hili boule In Be..con Itreet. I 1 remember thl thrUi of dlUht wblc X , experlebced whln tlut I eutered DI aunt Charlottll'l Ityltah houle IInd fl ! ' that It wall to be my' horn. at leut Cor time. Ever"thlnr Will In Ilorfect ordO ! amI for AD Inatllnt I look.d Ilround me I allent wonder , almolt rOricttlu to rCLl ] to the greotilli of my aunt , who , ! h.-nvy brocade and long blue stream\1 depelldlnE from her hend , OIet us klUll1 and ho d wo were weill She In c1l lIled 81neo lut I nw her , bllt It WI . more the , york of &rl than 'of time , 81 .WIIS much thinner , . .nd the arow.trnc ] IIrollll her eyel were now decldl'\l \ dl'cllocut wrluldol , , . , .hlle htr hnlr ' \ ' ; lu.re IIml there streAked with more Ihl one sll\'er thread. Iy ullclo , vas .UII the Inme gou hlllllorel1 , pleasnnt , uan , a little nfruld his wlfc , but CThlently , Illuter of I 0\\11 bouse. I : Iancod &round for HI bert , hut hI ! was I\Ot there , and when , Anun'H nccouut lIIoro than 1U ) ' own , mled for hllU , I WII told thllt he , 'l own lJreet , but would loon be h ( > 11 } t\uGIII \ n boll , my aunt bid the , ; Irl w Up\Ollrl' \ , "abow the YOllnG ladhs ! thdr r,001lls , ' ' which prond to he n 1111 nlr ) ' nmlJer " "Ith a bl'droom , drclI : ! ! room. nUll clollet adjoining. After a hnl toilet we aKaln rlturned to Ule Ilnrl , whl're we fOllnd a tall , richly drN\ : ) 'onng mnn , whom 1 Ibould nnl'r 111 r'-cognlzelt u IItrblort Llugley. He , ' I1IUlh ; nltered from Vlho ! ! I llUlt BI\W hi lh re WAI a dHP' ftulh on hll cbcl' which IUld ruched InD to hta n ( ) 'while the ITer I laid ocoo thougbt Imndllorna Wltro w&torr a.c4 unl'\eady t c\r \ IIlonment. On thl "hole , hi " , 'cr , he WII Itill "b..t lome would , IIlIull looklar , H. wu Ilttln. . : with lwlk : to tit. . . , , lIut at tb. lound of f Julllt'p' IIIt1r11ed INund , alld COlt tuwllrd U' , wele lUt4 u , mOlt ordl tft B"I'lon , c : < < lIIu& UI "eoUollul , " . , Inhnw , ' . . nlla'i prhUoil .t kill . . . . - ne . . . . .ce , an. . .I1ca tkr.WII ) 1 ut fOllf. Ih 101 a Htile plq.14 at iii J1'1i , . III IIlIlIwt'rlll her Inst letter , and w lblng ' 10 fhow Ilroller rt'1\entmeut , Ihe drew IlIId , rnUll'r 1lIllIghtll ) as lC W tH1tr1b hoW he IIl'e "take 1001 IIberllu , " This I h , ' relldfl ) ' Vl'rceh'ed , nnd IIIJltl\uU a , . till III 1111 : 1111 IIlr qllite MS Indifferent 111 hlr I own , hI' turned towArd me , hardl , no o , hll : hcr n lIllI , tbollsh It wu llUl to . thut the rl'ferye oC both WIIS werel , at. fl'clntlon. 1.'hllt evrDln : he Wal ftohe IIl1tll IIlne o'clock , IInd Whllll itl Il.ItAtred rile pnrlor , I 1I0tlc.d on the tACI ot IDY IIUllt thl ! IlIRmC 611X101l' upreuJon w1aIF1a I r llilJlll , mcd. : } Ill \'Ing .cell thllt. wllln , froUl ollr Ilttllli room wlndohe wdch- ed his return. Dut 11'11 wna pnectlr /J1.Iber , Mil with a Ilgh of rllllal al1l1 ra- slllned hl'r worlt : while he , OOlnlllZ rounLl to 111) ' IIlde , IItnrtll'd mlJ by lIoylnK that "he hell jUlt met with u friend ot fJ1l. ' . -Dr. ' " - Clnyton. "Where dhl you sae him 1" uked An- IIn , while I bent lower ov.r the book I was reIHtllI : for tllat nome , had ltill a power to move me strong'ly. "Wh ) , " nnsweroo llubert , "Tom WJ.l- fion , IIn ol Fchoohn..te ol mIne , board. at the saUle hutel , where be J.i now 171nl "cry Hick. All thu old ph'llclln. hUll glvl'lI him up , IIlId so ho haa 'lUpluyed this Dr. CII1Ytu. I Clllled on Tom thl. ( ' , 'elling , rwd while I WBII there Dr. 01117- ton came In. ] n tbo courc ! ! ! of our con. nrsl\t\ou \ he .poke of Buuny . .nk , a.cd theil , nil u matter of course , I laId thull wrre now In our famll ) tvo YOllni ladlu from thftt plAce. Whlln I wentJone.d Hosa's IIlInU' , he turued alwolt iii "lilt. liS Tom hlmll'lf , and If she W12re not .0 young , I should bll lacllned to think there wns 60methl bet'IYcon tbem. Wbat c ! ) ' 011 say , COlt 1 ' . Here Anna came to my aid , U1U1jit , "WlIy , he's n married man , aud bill wife 19 with him at the hettt'1. " Herbert , looking a little puuled , turn. e to his mother IUId added : "Mother , . you 'ouKht to call on thlll Mr. . Clayton , for If she Is I\n acqualntonca of Anna Dud Hosa , they will very naturally wLih to see her occaHlonlllly. " "She needn't c/lil for me , " Bald I , lIulckl ) . . "Nor for me , Cor I don't kno" her , " rl'jolnl'd Anllo , while with a hnu hty ton of her henll , Allnt Chnrlotte replied that "hcr circle oC ncqualutollcelf was quite lur e cllough now , AlId sho'd no Idon of I cXleu lng It by tnklng In peoille about whom nhe knew nothing. " 1 IUloIt Willi'ery wrOlli In me , but 1 could ust help 'litrnlghteulnr up a little III lilY ehnlr as I wondered whut the proud Dell 1.'hompson would lilY If Ihfr knew thnt the dellP\lil'tl \ HOIR LI O 'Willi lI\'ln ! ; ns anqunlln a family wbleh look. I'd dOIVn' ullon her and her h .ba.cd III , "lIohlllIell , " 1 WIIS roused from Dll rlV- erle b ) ' my aunt'\ asking Herbert in a I low tone , IOhow Ada WItI to.nlght , " and glancing towllrlt hlnl , I fancied that uld . \dn , whoe\"er 1I1Ie mlKht be , wu to hlm not n'er ) ' pleollUlt liubjoct ju.t tbln , r for his bro , . , . darkened vlalbly , while be relllled , " 1 niver once thouiht to lu. quire , but I dnre lilY Ihe'l ' no wora , or . . " , he wonld haye sent for you pO.t.lUlIlt. . ' .rhat night , when Anulllnd I . . . . .ert lonu In our room , till ! furlD'r ut for a me lu dlu1p thought , IM'lng , when I It 10llt told her the clock WIUI atrlklnr . \'ll'\"I : ! ! , " 1 wonder wbo111 \ II ? " , 1 woudrred 10 , too , end my lIlt. Nit , WIIS not lit oil dlmlnlalllld when thll nut , lIIorlllni , at thll hreakfut tlbl. , .Aunt Charlottu II11ld to her Ion , "Herb4rt , I Bhull be bUIY this luornlnJ : iuaklnr Itr. rangemtmta llbout. a Icbool for 110. . , Ind I wl.h ) 'ou'd 10 In and 11M J.da : , ,111 ) 'ou'/ " "Y/II , Y8l , I wUl , " . . .ld he , uthu 1m. patleutly , addluJr , "and " U I don't' ' .n.d her anl Qttor , I mlan ' 0 . . . . t118 rfliLlou..lblllty . ot dl.ahuaw tJut A1d IU- IJfranuUlt d EU.IlY who attln . her nd Inltall Dr. Claton In bta pl"cl , I took 1I111t. a f..u y to hlm , a.nj 1'111 lolnr rl" him mr patronql. " "Oh , 1 h 10U. would ) " I ucb1w , Inyoluntllrilr : tor In .plte of the wr r he had dona [ 11.1 , I rh.rtahed hell.l1J of anImosity toward him. Tben , aaaln , I bAd h.ud that I' WU I 1I0nHtlmlll nr1 dlnlcult for a , "OUD/l / ph , . . alden to obtain much praoU _ 'ID' ' a I 'tranglt plaee with no one to help 111m , nnd I thought , perhal' , Uel'but' . "pat- ronogo" might be of 1001. nvall. "I lee , " II1ld Herbert , la\l hlDgll , "there hili bl/en lomethlnlf , . .ud thollah he Is 11 married nllUl , ) 'OU , ltill ft.l an IlItcreJlt III him , IIl1d , Wl1l1t him to , uccc\'d : 1111 rhbt , nud I'll do whllt I con to helll him : t'r I ycrlly bl'iluu he'll ef : .rOUI on hiLI leg-II II In III' In sllltu of whAt th templ'rancc foll'lI IllY nbout hili blood' ! bflll 1111 turnld lute whlllk ) ! " At these 'Torl I n 'shndaw IIUled Of > :1 Aunt Chnrlotte's fnco , but It wnll floor dtnsed u.wa ) ' by the next remark of Her bert , which Willi , "Ain't ) 'OU il..d , moth cr , I reCormed before 'I ' lot to be nl bl ! nR 'rom 1Vbr , JlrIJl"rldreuln Amll mill 11\1.-1 hnvell't drllnk a drOIJ slnc , -slnce-ho" lon II It , mother , . IIIIICU : left off'l"-lOdrlnklng" ho could not SAY Ido fiO he filially ndlled , "Iefl off Inlblblnl ; oe ef cuslollllllO 1" lis ' .rhere wnB II. look oC hnpillnes on thn rmother's Cllce , liB Bhl ! rClllled , . . All110jJt ' QII ) 'car. " I Yes , 'twas IIlInost n ) 'Cllr IIlnce lll r ! > O' 'JIS hnd tasted nrdcnt slJlrltli , IInl1 had 1h ae , IIOt11011 ; renSOllill' { or thlllking he wOIII 'ho lIeVl'r fall IIgnlll" A611urell C lhli ! fnc to how Irolld ) IIhe wOllld have been of he e 0111) ' hO ) for , nshh : from thlll grent ( 'I IlIg r61' , hI ) Ofgcscd ml1n lIohl ' ; ; lilrU\ ! : Ir 111I1I1I11us ; IIl1d durln my liby' In Best ( ) or , I foun thut , III 5J11t of hili wl'lI-o(3'\\ , ; I'd hllblts , he WIIS n prutt ) ' lnerlll fn vort ! , \\'C Oh , how 10\'lngIJ' my I1Ullt looked nft4 , 'I\B hh whl'll ho , " 'mt out , allli how l/arneH In ! : I ) ' tlhe wl\lclHld him when he elI/lie I : J.d , nllll all th while ihe 'UI tC\\llltlng 111 Ille beyonll what moat mln could bear : CI 110 rl'lulllrly Oil her dinner lable appu In , , ! ther porter , champagne or mldelra , I'll ow. tDltt or " ; vhleh would lit blm all on fir call Uut , unfortunltely , Ih , belonKlilt to th hlB clul of fRlblonlblD PI'OpJIt , , 'btJ1" ( lur the wino bottle a neeua&rl appendage Ilnl ; the dinner tabll , . .nd If , In the "I1U ally hn IOU .honld 1111 a drunkard'i . : rll , IInd would there boan7 jUlt oaul. why , dnl : l1er an"ullbllll , ) .hould murmur at Pr ) I , If hlence for bulnr d..lt with her th hllrshly ? OUlfht Ihe nut nthor to hI. . . : llat tl r elt for hnlul th. . IS..Uy te pt him , fIG , .In b1 placl beforl hJlD what } te well kne" , "II I\K"Q wurk hla ruin 7 I We " .re It dinner "hen U.rhtrt < lame In from bl. monJini ramble , and taklllll l . a Ultomcd lut at the tlthl. " ho nhl to h1.a ¬ber , III c..Jlld on .Ada 118 yuu deah'ed , Illd tounel her , lttlni lip in role-color" 41rllHlnc rown , which "ho think. yery lIecolnl' & : to hal' , 1 kno" , tor IIh. at directly opposite thv mlrro& ! , lInd I ahOllld uot dare toll how many me. . ,1 gaught her cutin& : adu11rlng glaulQ,1 . .t benoit , " Aunt Oharlotte fro\Vwod , while Hllr- bert , turn In& , to mo , couUnued , "Mllis Montrole I. 110 much better that I don't bliline I can Pltronlu your doctor In tbat Quarter , but I'll do lomllthhl for him-break m , . Ilr , mll1 be , or have thu d"Jlrluw trl'Ulen. . " 'I'hl" .peele. at jretinanemed 10 ba a kind of mllnla "lth Herbert , Cor . .I. nU ) t eYt , . , day of hili Jlfc hu referroo to hi. tormer habit of drlnklnr , rreatl , to the Innoyance of hi. mother , who , on the occulon Jut mentioned , turned IllJrhtly pale , whUe J.nna looked down upon the r.upet a.cel .Irbed. Thlnklni thl. II Inorablll LQ opportllnlt , for I1I..kln In. Qulrie. 1Z0uoernini Ada Montron u I .hould bne , 1 . .ked lltrbert who .ho " . . . H1.a mother' , llp mend iii If Iho would anawer the QU8ll1l0n , but erll alJ" could , peak , IhrQcrt relJlled , "Bhe' . a GeorifA ladl , a rroat cOQuette , who II a ndlnr 01. winter here with a fortieth coUilln. Bowe call her b..udaomelI(1 I lIeU"o her woth..c.r thlnkll ber bl1autlful : but II Anu. . paId II milch aUlutlon ! to her toilet and dreJiled II IIle&nlltly 111 A411Montrole , .ho would , In Ul1 opiu. lon , look tar better. " 'Twaa th rlt compliment he had pold Ann. . lince our arrival , IUId It brought a brllht BUlh to bel' ulillally marble ch\Qk : lor Herb.rt Langley pOSBesJod n strange powllr oyer tn1 elster. I flluded that ruy Munt wu uot quite pleased with Her. bert's comparlrl/C / Misl Montroao , to Anna , lIut ore shu could trame any nnewer he uked UI If we woui like to athmd the thllater that , e\enIng. Not'WlthshUldlll m1 tather'l hostility to elrcllses , 1 did not remember havlnK heard him MRY much . . . .Inlit thellters , uld so I allSWl'r. , ed , Qulckl" "Oh , yel , Anna , let's go. I want to .eo whllt the ) do. " And /W , with my . .unt'li permlulou , It wu II ttled thlt , . , 'e .hould ro , and 1lt tbo \1.111..1 hour I tound mYlolf In the the. . t r , whlcll waa densely crowded , for 1\ : celebrated actress apPlll1red that uliht for di. lut time In Dolton. Pertuctil bnlldered , I followed llcrbort and Ann. . to mll1ncle'l box , which command. ed a fine vlow of the .t/lge , oud th.n , when I becAme a little nccn tomed to the glnro of lights end the hUIIof voiceli , : which In somu deiree reminded 010 of I that nevef.to-bl"'forlottell circlIl of Cou. . In WllI'i memory , I ventured to look oVCIr the Bea of f8c ( ' . , halt s'tnrtlng fl'om lilY . at u I reco nizod mnon the crowd Dr. Cla'ton Ilnd his wife , th lottc't nil. Vllarlni' to bo lookln at IIi throulh whnt I thou"ht relambled the dlce.boxull of a bllckrAlDmon board till ( } together , but which 1 IIOOU leanled WOIi . .n opera "laSli. ' .rho doctor wes paler and thlnuer than wh.n I lut IItW him , and It \\1111 with Inore than one pang th..t I watclll'd him I II , lroDl tJme to tlmo , ha cn.t II gl/lnce I of pride at the aplondld.lookin/r / "oman at hll IIdl'l. Ere loni' In1 attention Wall \llvllrtl'd from thenl to a tall , dark and rathvr P'- cn11l1r looklni centlomlln wbo' entered thll box at our rJght. 8lnklni' Into II. lut , be abaudonl.od hlmlelf apparently to his own thoughtl , which could not hAve been Vllry ploalont : for hla forehead , which wu hllh and white , aOlmed at tlmell to bit one WUI of wrlnklOll , while hli e'eII , larre , blllcklnd deep-set In hll huad , IIlternatel , flasbed with anger and nx- a on. 1 IIUl not much of a phYllo\Cul > - mist , bnt thlre wu In the taco , of the IItrallier sou1ethlnjf which at one. at. tracted and rheted : my attllntJon. H. wu.e Dot h..ndlome , like Dr. O1arton , 'lIut , Im.how , I t.1t certlda that no ! tlrl of fourhln h&d oTlr Wlpt oTlr hla tickl" . nu. , for hll luoked the loul ot honor aDd IDt'adtJ. Gradu..lly , too , 1.1 th. play 1\1'oc..ded , the oxprullola wbleh 1 had at aut obaun4 p..d awa7 : hla dark e7. ' " ul1 up ; and "hau , at lut , a llrl&.bt mdle brokl Qnr lUl tal > > , I pro- counNd JrJm faz Mtw lookl1lr than thl dtctor' , who wu fut l..w. .rolUl4 1a , ,011 5004 oplaJ. . . . Tb. pI. . , wu t l i'La47 If Lro. . . . . al14 th DJh 1.,1.1 . tamUlar 1I'ItliI 'Oil'atlrr , . 1 . . .mld n.1I' to. hlu tor thl .nt tlml : 10 1.11 , did I Ilitu Into thl t..l- , tnp .f thl bl'O'lnl , Pau.1IDI , whou 4f.a. . tn. . 1 CMuld not beJlnl wu telrned. J.U wal' . . .al ' 0 In , : and I oaA now leuo.I , repre. . a ImU. 1.1 I recall to rulnd how 1 O1l1lt han looked , .tl.Udln Uti' " with ftl1abed ehot..lta , ctuped bind. , Itul 8111 aul ! II .lIrbtl , apart , drlnklni In nerl word of tbl aetrMI. Once . . .Dnll pulled my dre. . , " , hllplrlnl' to nle , "Do .It doWtl , Ro. . : thty are . .11 looklnl at ) 'ou , . .nd } [ n. Ol.'ton \ laulhlni and pointing 10U out to her hnsband. " I didn't care for Dell Thoml'lioo , 01' the doclor either , IInd 10 I IIIld , whlh. at 5 the llama tlmll 1 11..lIced toward the Itnnrer whO io OYOR wen fixell upon IUO \ Ith 1.11 exproulon I could not fathom. no . . . nQt making rUD o ( me , I wai - lure of that ; but ftIJ IC there were a malt netic Indui\lce \ In his look , which 1 could not rulst , I dropped Into n1.1 lut , IIn remained motionlellil nlltll the clolll1 .cen. , , , her ! ! , with 1plorclng Ihriok Panllne ruohell Into the rnI ! of her hl1li balld. ' .rh u there C0ll10 ,0Ylir mo , thl fl\me "elliltion which 1 LInd : Iplr\l'"ce ; \ ( yenra before In thl ! old 1Iclo\l1 ! \ hO\l1Hl 11.1 8unllY Bnllk. EVt'r'thhllt grew .Ind lIround me , and with 11 'fulnt ' cry I fol Rcr Sl Anna'i lap. I h"\'e 11 dim re mOillbrancl of boln , ; lei ! f1'011I thl' hentci room , tili clo o ahuolIlJhero of which III\ ! [ lrlbabl ) helpl'd' brlug ou 111) ' hint nen. 'ho cool air olltslde re\'I\'l'd 10" II n meaaure , but It wu the mUlI1erlc toucl of two large , warm hands " , 'hlch Cull ) ' rc r.tort to mo my Cntultlu , und , 10ilkln : liP , ] Jlnw belldlnjt over m8 thl ! cntlcmnl III whom 1 bad b'en .0 I1Il1ch Inl"reoltcJ e. Dr. Clayton , too , Will there , look In ! ; wor rled allll al1xlol1l , bllt IIIIUncU\"e ! ) ' lu\ Ing 1110 to the car of the Itranrer , wh nemed to know Ulclly what to do. "You IIr better now , 1 think. " 11I1 ho , rUlllf dowil IIpOIl utll with hll Ie black .r. . ' , and adlHnq , " , 'Ith the IRIUB [ 14 cull. . . . 1m lie I had blrore obnn.d : "Ac In ( aeldom rocel , , " 10 ! renuln. A cotnpl at wwt as tbta , " / m At tM. . . D10nlent a Icud .t..mpln : ante to halloolnc OI.mo to my un , . .ad , Ilullle el , .Annn' " Ihaw1 , Hrt uclaltlel ro , "ColUell. I'CO 1ft a/ralll / : thll7 ue callhl In back the danelnr elrl , and \\'outdu y- mill It for anI'thlnr. Come , ItO' " ; 1C IUI waut to . . . It all , and , . . . 'U .tand :1(1 IUI 111 tbo door. " ted I t t pldectl , w.U , . . . 1'.rte4 : - loUo , , " It I liD , wflon 1I0IDothlnJr In the .tran- , & : U'1I ln IIrreated me. for It aeeJIUd to uy , "I wouldn't go. " nut be did not Ipo.k , I.J1d I > owlnil to 11I0 yery politely , b " , alltl'td awny , wbllo I went alter lIer- b rt and Annll , r lIchh1K them jUlt In tIme to wltlll' S n purt of ? thdcmoillello Lllette's dance , which Becmed to IDe 1\ . .ooc1 deal like the perforlllnnce of tllO cIrcul rlrl , ollly "n IHtle moru so. " 'Vlwn At lut It WIIS oyer , olld we were ngaln Iravlnr the roolU , V , ' . Clorton , al It tlee. WI mO tor the first tlUlU , ollerel1 JIIe his hand , and In 11 low ton a foxprulBed to 1110 hll pluillro that I wus to be III the city durlull thl wluter : addllll : , 1\11 he cn't Q furtlvo ilalleo tOWIIN hili wlfo , "Yeu'll come aud ue me often , won't you : for I JIm yer1 Il'Inl1lr. " rr be continued. } IRISH ARE DIMINISHING , Return. of tbe lJrltl.b Ue"l.tror for the Ulerohl l.te , Tbe return ot the Drltlsh re<ltrnr leneral tor IreIl1.Dd Indlclltes tbat It the ra o at docllne In the population tor the &Utxt ntt , . yet1ra III thl. ! SI1Wl ! as duro In the lalt hult century tbere wilt be ver , . tew Irish people lllt-Ilt leust In h'elanl1. The nUll1.1l1r ! or IJlrtbll ! , which lu lSOI WIIH lOSl1tJ , tell last yeul' to 100 , 970 , or ncurly 5,000 leu Hum the anragc ot the ten years , Marriages , 22fiGi , III numoor , were IIlIghtly o"cr the I.Tera/e / , ! lDd deaths totuled 7g,1l9 , &UI COUlpal'ed with 85WU In 1891 nnd 9O , " In 1892 , nnd a decenlliul nTer. . OJe ot 83,004. The number ot eml. "rantR , which tHn years ugo W S 59 , . , 623 , teU to 89,613 , us compured with a ten lCIlI"a' . Tcragl ! or 43mm. : ' .rhe situ. atlon will ! .Ie understoOlI by comparIng the population figurell Cl1lculated to the middle or hut year with those or Ire- land'lI pel'loIl of mllxlmum populi lon and the fIgures ror 1824 , when the collection - lection or vital statistics WI\.S first systematized - tematized , These returns sbow tbe rol. lowing results : YeAr. Malo. Female. Tob' ! . 18 H. . . . .3,471,820 3,606,320 7,078,146 184 : ' ) . . . . .4,0S3 , < H3 4,212,018 8,295,001 1001. . . . .2,194,716 2,250,014 ,41SusO : From these figures It w1ll b scen thl1t the IIOPulation In the nllddle of last rear was 2,632,510 les8 than It was aevent.olght , .ears ngo , 1\nd If the cs- tImated popu1AUon In thc middle or the prelcnt yoar-i21SGOO-be compared : with that ot the maximum year , the diminution In firty.slx yenrtJ will be tound to rel1ch the astonishing figure ot 3,870,061. Waterproof Boots at Homo. I have tor the last fi ve : rears used success tully a dressing for leather boots and shoes , composed or 011 nm1 , IlJdla rubber , keeping out molsturu and uninjurious to the leather applied , lcav- lng lIame soft and pllabl . ' 1'0 I1ropnro some , heat III an Iron vessel either fish all , clUtor 011 , or cven ta1l0w to about 230 de1rroos Fahrenheit , then :1dd , cut Into IIma1l ploces , vulcanized or l'aw India rubber , about ono.firth the weight of the oil , rrudua1ly aUrl'lni : lame with a woo , m spatuill. until the rubber Is eompt t.ly dissolved In the 011 : lutly , and to ghb It color , n small amount of printer's Ink. Pour Into u lultable vouel And let cool. One or two appllcaUons of this are sut1iclent to thoroulhly waterp1'oof a pall' of boot'J or IIhoell tor 11O:150n. . ootJI or , hO Iil dr 9scd will tAkl. ! common whee blacking with the greatclit facUlty- UclontJficm < Jrlcan. An Army or Rat-CatobclOIi. In the 'Tlno cc1laro I\.t Limehouse In London al' twentl miles at lanoil. 11n&d on either side by hUilt caliklil ot wlna. The , . are a paradise tor rata , and the onlT wa , In which the pesta are kept withIn r UOnllble llmlts u tQ . . . DWI1Qrs a bT emplCt.lD a ama1l urn , ot 100 oatl. 'l'h..o cata muat cAtch rata or atarn , and the 1'IoIult loa that the , aN > > robablT the moat akWI4 te , . . . of at .taher. hi the world. J. . IOoa U & oat becom. . lal. an4 W1 .ho a repl&c.4 f . " , .oWlI & 11 < \ actin one. 110 that the morale of the rorce DeT. . . . urt.rs trom bad example. LoT.1'II tor Tbll'ty yea. . . . w dlnl wu celebrated at a LeedI Weale.an chapel o II. l'Itcont BaturdA1 , to which a pathetic intereat attached. The iroom wa M and tbo I brllie a year , .ounior. 'rboy hlu\ been courting continuoull , . tor ever thirty , .ean , but the bridegroom bad a H\.ck. \ 1 , . mother , and the rlde bl1d also In' valid rolatlves whom she could not leave , 110 that the hnpp ) . Iwont hnd t < J I be pOltponcd tlmo urter time. . n 1m. thulillutlc crowd ot t1'lends assemble to ilCO the faithful lovers united , un I the1 lort the chapel I1mld 11 ShOW01' 01 confottl and Q. salvo of choers. An Immense Log Qabln. A "Iocabin" / thut when completcl . wilt C)8t sonHJthlng ovm' $71),000 Isr \ p1'OC08S of orectlon on " 'llI'ren's Island olr the coust of Maine. Some Il1el1 0 the size of the "cubIn" may be Sllln ( ! ( from the tact that twent.two Il1rgl . slceplnl ; 111Hu'hnonts will occllllY tlll seconl1 fioor. , A fireplnce at b1'lel ; : I1IH granite , consplclIoUIi on the grounl . tioor , will hll.vo 11 mantel twelve fee In lenJth , three In width nud nln , Inches In thlckncss , 'l'he outOl'mos luyer of the "cubln" Is of Hilruce logs. Thu Ortler nt' POt'c ters. 'l'ho Indolenllent Order or Forester " hall oyel' 200,000 mcmhurs , anll It o tundi ! agl'eJl\te ! ulmost $6,000,000. 'l'h orler IU1)'S out $500 o\'ery workln. . hour of th" year to the willoW8 an , o&1lhlns ot Its members. Since Its 01 lanlutlon It hna paid or $12,000,00 011 death claims. The Duttonll W01'O IUI RIJht. "HO"f do you lIk thll suit of IIllno'l ' "AU rlubt ! It would look \'ery Wl' wltll. a nice pair of light trousers and 't dark : coat and veat.-Penn Dunc 1\1 now ! . t , I Foundet1l ' ot largo tortune. are all\ t all1 t. . lIIe&.D t eJlJ01 t\.m. - - Of.EN WORK 'V AIS.T 'I . , ' . MADE OF THtN MATERIAL AND LACE. " Man ) of 'Them Are l'rl1ctlcatf ) Trun. . ' parent-ToBar. ttylos thnt Arc Not All Ihrlllle : ! or eeverc-Grcnt : uc . orVhlte IrnbrlclI. . New York correlllonlll'nce : . I [ J X g'B prescnta. tlon oC 111I\rt \ wlIHs. ! : rcclIlIII there of InHt IIlImllwr In their sCIJthrough funcI'II. } ot ouly nn' tlwro open. wlll'k fenturel ! , but In ml1ny cllses the thlllllest ! oC the ma. tl'rl/ll Is so marked till to mnku the ( ) OlH prllctlcnll ) ' tranSIJarent. ' ' 'ash will Ills , 11I1rllculnr. ly , a houlll1 111 see' tlll'oll III . e W w l h silks of plalll ! lorts nre so thin thnt the outlille of garmcnts blneath lire phllllly visible , but that Is not III'W. Indeed , It Is olltl1olle In IlIce , trimmed wulsts , In which nre Insertions of hellvy antique IInd dUll ) ' dowu sll'e"cs I find In the yokcs. After a dny In tbe hot lluRt sheddlnK qunllty , IIlso , but tCi a I sl tlcgreo than Slclllon. Whlto che'otn ' IInd brondcloths are d.j t catchers , though. J when splck nntl fllan they are e.tremel , . I swng/er / , ' .rho other gralle oC tailor suits to 8tanll'O'llt Is 111 0 trImmed. Much trllllmed tailor ,8ult8 Ilrcvnlled all winter - ter , f ( ) wOlllen honld 1I0t bo 8urprlsed at their contlnunncc. , 'h point that stagers - /ers Is thnt Ince I1ppel1r6 In them. It ' If hlg-hl ' lght tbnt I Sl'em ! ! ns ) wrp lnllorlng showell on I ) ' tnllor lJlllbelllsluuent should hll"e slIllIccll.lnllY : tlillor hold strong- I ) ' to this \'IIJWIJolllt , becomlllg seriously 11lsllleulHd ! If II clIstom r 'orders n lace- \ trimmed orlllent nnr ! st'le ! ! It tailoring. But thollgh 'the ' tnllor's criticism-that luce mil ) ' lIot ho IH1l1cd enou/h to Aecmo ' 1 IIccurnto Iit-hllH truth In It , thcse dresses 'r ' IncreaHe III numherll. Heprescntatlves of both grndcs find r pll1cl ! lu to-dllY's picture ! ! , l1escrllltion of "I \\'hlch will also Iolnt the fnct thnt lacG Is put 011 white , nt tI01CR. 'l'he Initial [ llc- \ tllro showl 11 vollo at very light grny. It ' \ WM blllldl' with volle on which gray co"erc hutton ! ! weru n-row. .At the right In the next picture Is n whit , ) Blcll. Inn selC-lItropped , IinlHbcd with whlto pearl buttons und embroldl'l-ed In whltG ' us Indlcatell , It confronts otriklnlC l' combillation of tun volll ! IInd dotted volle , the Intter's bacl'11'\I1IlId mntchlllif the Illalll , tbu dots blllet. ] 'l'len , In the next picture , comcs n grny etnmlne bnnded with grn ) ' cluny , nnd last Is a combination - tion of white materlnl and lace trim- mings. lIere they wore , respectJvely , oeollenno nnll IIntlllue lace. As Is hinted - ed b ) ' the firlit two of thesc , tullors lira I mln/ / ; even more hlltton trlmmlnK thatl they did In the winter. Sometimes the 1.1 buttons nre of the slime mntcrlnl 1If ! the ? { ; ) " \ \ . . 1 ' i . : I , I , " - ' , , , . - I 1 . ! I I " ' , , I . . , ' : _ t t , , . , . . . . - - - - ; : : . . - - - . - - . w STRIKING TAILOR SUI'.rS. I . 1111I1 the nrms Rnd neck will hove Incl ! dc- flgns tattooed on them in sunburllIex. : . Ican work , too" is very open , and Is em. IJlo'ed sllllllnrly. Very few colored shirt Wllilitl ure lIetn ! , white I1nd blnck and white predominotlng , Some Wllists nre I'xpunsive garments , after 011 , when laun. dering Is counted. Fine embroidered linen IIhlrt wu.lsts t1tat fils ten In the bock , give IJportunlt ) for elaborllte embroidery In front , 'he bllck olenlng may be fast. ellN with buttons plainl ) ' lihowlng , or in. \"Idbly undur a elJJltl1r pleat , Some all lace walstill open on the left shoulder nnd ullder the arm. 'l1llor style , are a long ways frolD that simplicity "hlch Is sup pOlled to be an ) . thlnlr but Il1conaplcuoulI. There are two reasons for .thls. One Is the large num. ber ot white or exceedingly Ultht colored sulta , IWd the other 'i the be/luty of "tan. ey tnlloMnllde . " which Ii great enough to Insure the continuance of any fasblon. Not much 8tudr of tailorIng Is needed to convlncu the observer thatall new goods lire to be bad In whlto. Of all the white tllllor stulTs , Sicilian seems the beat , as itll wlrlnea. ! enobles It to shed much of the dirt tbat EO quickly will Boll other oods. The same quality , too , mnkes It bl'l\r clctl.llslng succl'ssfu"y. A handsome gown , I1gllln they are of jewel deloisn or of [ learl. The : llze of the buttons vllrleJ ! , from tin ) ' ones thnt are often seen In clus- h-rs , to those of sllch size tbnt one button - ton alone mnkes Itself hell rd. It Is well to price thu button thnt you intend to use for 'ollr dre/II / hlforc you start to your drejJsmnker's , for IInless expense doet ! not IIIlItter , ) 'OU url ! IIkel ) ' to be slIr- prlsed ut thu hili for buttons thut will ac- compnny lho gown when sent home. Jeweled buttous lit Reverol dollnrs apiece ROOII count 111 In a gown wherl'on the1 oru to he ulil'd plentifully. : \Iodcl gowns in new wn.fn goods lA- crease In eloboratonet s and daintiness. The IihoJllJcr will filld It herd to choos6 among the orgnllllles , Cor the designs are of" numcrous and handsome. New \\"nys ot decorating allileor , In some cnsl'S ! lCern. Ing very fnllclrlll , Ono eXRmple of thl Wll9 a figured orlandle III blue and OI'D color trimmed wllh Il1rge medallions ot I wblto guipure , Elich Ull.-dalHon Wli8 ; trimmed rOUlld with II rum lug of nurro , , " black valencllJnncI. Some thin gowus lire cnulht In sC\'l'rnl tllUell the length of the skirt by Ince Insertions. Fancy allk Insertions nre very [ lretty , also 'Very open. Not II few nl'W organdies , dlmI- : tics and dottcil l wlssl's lire bl'lnl : made I r4 , Ij I j I ; ; l - AS LAOE IS E IPL ED IN , TAl T.O n NG : L I Ith model for thll C01l1l18 of II pleated skirt IInd tight threeoqunrterB COllt. 1.'ho ollly &rlmmlllr all this mny be lorge white J. Slel1rl buttons hollowed In laucer ahape. Whltll01l1J1I .and Qanva'eI , hllYft .omo . , . . . / I r- up with no collar , thu neck being dmpl)1 I I bound alld a wldo tint collllr oC lace Call. , Ing over the IIhollhlort ! . l"or ) 'oung Ilrll : \ with full ueckll tWit Is an CJlpcclnlly d. . Ilrable atyle. , I
