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ammt1mU mmJimmoom !
: M'eadow Broo/ .
I
BY
I ftlARY' ' J" HOLMES
( Sunny DdftA F nw )
! fm1i ! t tmmimla
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. ' clI\'i'cdIiU' \ ' X.-tCoIiUnul'd. ,
1 \ j Iror IIn , lli eti .nt I felt a thr\l1 \ of IIl'ldo , :
"I' " : . to kllow thllt there Willi ) "et aUJbt In 1011
, , I J wh"h " " , , , hH" ' ' ' ' . ' h' ' " " h" , ' , , , " , , , , , ,11 !
Cor a mom nt , And th n tb.re cnrue ' , p I
I' I bgfore me tI\'cm/lhtll / of thlt .trlln er , ollLlI
' . : owing t ' 8 'rn 'Jinknowli Inl1l1ollcw.hlch . I
I \ I t shnll nol ntl mpt to uplllln , thl ! ; doc'
tor'lI lIOWN' o\1r1lne Willi trom thnt 1110'
, I ment lit nn ' gfl ; IIQd thoulh : I I'Itlll ' 1\IH \ d
, ' , him , I .WIII ! " ' 1\8.1 , , "ouhI lIIe. nll ' lrlolId
wh.Q' . ( IvIiWed , n rcrnrd : tor me.
I ot the IItrnl/er / ! I oHolI thought. WOII'
I d 'rllllI' who he WIIS nnd whollce ho CIUllO ;
IHI no ( Jno kut' ' ' " aillt nil that 1 cpuhl
I' ' lellrll WIIK tha Ilrrllt'rt . , , ' " hlr,11 the next
, mo illllgtiiUl ltlnCon \ thel steps 'of II hotel ,
Aud , challclng the some afternoon to LI ! nt
, the WOrCl'Bter depot , he .nw him ehler
I the Cllrll honnll for Alhany , and Iwnrll
. frollt 0110 o ! thf. b , tlllul..n . 'tJlllt he'IIB
u OVCJr iRII" nnd hlld probllbly L'OUle to
Doston nfter "Ii rUIIAWIIY .Ia\-e ! " ReitH :
I D. truo-born ( lnughter o ( Crce om-Io"jn
Mn il1chu80H8 , this Int lIIgeJ ) e of cOIl e
had the effcct of coolln : : my IIrdor 1101111 : ' "
what , nnl1 wlshlu" In my hellrt that l'\ ' .
ery ono of hili ncgru would rlln "wuy ,
I blllll.hed him for ii. time from lilY mind.
After many InllllrIC'l. : ' IInd much COli'
IIlIlta on wllh her pnrtlculllr Crlelld lrR.
A"hle ' , my I1Ullt ot InBt decld d to t'l1I1
IJle 10 11 prlvato school ; whll Anna , 11 ( '
ter 11 two weeks' slce ! 'lth dre1ismllk.
ern , Willi Inlrodllce Into Hoclety , whnre ,
If Rhl ! was not rclgl1ll1 bell ! ! , ahl''UR
lit lelll.t II , fnvorlte ; nnd moro thlln once 1
helml the lUost flnltlJrln ! ; complltlHI1tH I
bestowed upon ber , whllo It WIIS thulIht ! '
to bll "a pity that hl'r I'Ilster ' wnll so nlnln
, 'lild : unpretandlng In belIIppenrnnce. . "
'I
aIlA XJ ,
, J Aunt Charlotte , Annll and ulysef ] WI'rIJ
, slltinlu / the Vllrlor oue morning , : tbuut
four weeltR nIter our IIrrJvlII III UoStOIl ,
whell the door bell rAn , IIl1lt the 5erl'llllt
\lsherl'd In A yount IA ) ' , who 1 fOHllll ) '
I guesscll WIIR Ada'Molltr08c , for there WIIR
I /lbout / her nn Air of langllor , nB If Hhl ) h"d
JlIst IIrlscn Crom A sick hed. All dOllbt
on this poilit Willi fOOIl settled b ) ' my
! ount' " exclaiming , liS shl' hllstllIIJl1 ! to
ireet her , "Why , Adll111 child , this Is
D. lIurprl . How do you Llo ? "
'l'he T'olce which Alllwerl'll Willi , I
thousht , the sweetolot and 1II0ijt 111 1I:1lclI I
I ball enr heard , nlld yet thl're'IIS In
It lornethltllt'hlch mllde 1111' 111\01,1 \ .
tni'lly IIhuddpr. 1 do not know thllt 1
bello\'e In Ilre entlmenb , but 8Ul'C I nm
thllt the mOl1lellt I heard the tOllell of
Adn ) Iontro&o'll voice , an looked UIIOII
het tnce , 1 eXIJl'rlenccl1 a IUObt dI811 I'el ! '
oble 8ensntlon , liS If , In SOl1l0 war 01' oth ,
'cr ' , she wouM one dn ' er08S my pllth , SIll'
WIIS beautIful. ) 'et 110 wllnt I would , I
con III not rill mlrtr of the Illen that
IIbe WIIB my e\'ll Ielllllll. thllugh how In
nn ' WII ) ' IIbo , II 11r0l1l1 Southeru belle ,
COllld evcr afpct IIW , n 11111111 Rchool Jlrl
of COurtCI'II , wns dlntcult to tllll. She was ,
liB 1 nfll'rwnrLl lenrllell , twellty-two 'ellr : !
of IIgl' , but beln , rllther dlmillutl\'o III
slzc , IIlId n'tToctllll : II great delll of chilli.
Ish sl\lIpllclty \ , Bhe 111111.t'd for four or th' : ;
, .ellrs 'ounger , nnll , Inde , she hOl'self
a\-e Iwr Me I\t ! el htO'II ,
Dh'etllIl : hlr H of her warm wrall-
1111I:8 ! , whlcb she Il'ft ullon the floor , IIlId
Ihlll" " out ber lOlls cllrls , IIbe Illforllll'd
lilY 1I\II\t \ that IIhe 111111 com ! ! to HJtm the
dllY , Sr.yllIl ; , hy " , 'ny of IIllOloglzllI1 ; for
not hnvhlJt .ellt her worli , thut "Bho hud
\'t'lItllrl'd tn ( 'Orne without /In InvltllUolI ,
she feU hlrBelf so perfectI ' at hOl1lo , "
Se\'l'rl\l times 1 fancied she IIcellwd to
ltIJ IIsh'lIlnjt for somethillg , and whl.'l1 lit
l\ : t 1 IWlrd Herbert' . v lcl ! III the 111111
llnd tlnw thl ! deepenIng ftllih 011 hl.'r dieck ,
't " , nil lIure th/lt / IIhe fl'lt more th/lll / n COUI'
pllm IlItnl'st III him. III his usual ood-
l\tllrll1 : , olfhllld war he ellterl'l1 the
, room , t0ll51nl ; Into my lap a letter fl'onl
sn ) ' Ilrotlll'r Charllu , IInd telHllr Annn thllt
) Ier bllIll hadn't ret , , -rltten ; thtn , IlK hi : !
, l''L ! fell ulon Alta , he atl1rted bllck In
t'I'il1lnl sllrprhe. Boon rccoverlne him-
cl'H , hO\\'ITer , ho Inll1 , II he took the lit.
\ tic , mowft.ke of a hand , which .he uf ,
1'rel1 him :
"Why , Adll , who knew ) "ou 'Hi'1 !
III'r ! ! ? "
I f' ot J'01l , or 70U would bnvc rome
/lOOI\'r / , I reckon , " uld Ibe , look III ; ; 1111
III hili fAce In 11 confidlnr klud of'U ) ' ,
whIch broll&ht ; a ( rown to Anno's b.ow.
" ) In 'he '
1
shollll1n't hue como so
COOII , " he replll'll , lauihlnrly , lit the
IlIImo time Itolllhll ; ' 11 .Idelolll : glunco III
'Allnn ,
"lIer. . . , lilt rleht down by me , " sllid
MI K MontrOR ( ! , AS Bhe II1W hIm lookln"
fur n IIl'lIt , "I want to llcold ) "ou for not
cnlllng on me oftener whell 1 \\/IS lilck ,
'Y till Iion't know how nerleeted 1 tIJlt ,
\ \ h ) ' llidn't ) ' 011 come , hey ? "
. \11I1. shE' 111lyflllly ! pullell his hlllr , nl-
luIII ! : her hnnLl to remain some tlllll
IIn\llll ; : hi" WII1' locks , 1'hl. Willi n 1IIId
of.l'I . < llIwtr ) ' cl\tlre v I10W to me , nUll I
.Ioula'll on III IImlltement , while AIIIIII ,
11101'1' I1ll1tllrhl'l1 thllll IIho WI18 wllllll ; : tl
I1l'kllowh'lIe ; , Ilft the room. When 11111
wus Jonl' , Alia sllhl , lettlllg her hllnl ! fill
frol1l ) h'rll'rt's head to his I1rm , ' ' 'I'1 ! !
11I1' , I ! ! thllt the I.eo gIrl who nttractl11 ! I (
lUudl nltelltlon atIrs : , Gore'a part ) ' "
' 1'llI'ro Wlltl n 1001 , of Irntlflcd IJrhle 01
JI'rlJl'rt's Cnee liS ho answered , "Yell-
till' 8I1nll'-llolI't YOIl think her prett ) ' ? '
'I'hl' ) ' h:1I1 Ilrohl11111 forgotten m - prell
1'l\cc'-\1l1l \ most certainly hall , or 0181
" 1 , , , lIill not care ; for IIhe replied , "Prett ;
l'I\IHI : h for IIOI1l ! ! tastel , 1 IIUPPOIII' , bu
flhl' Incls poll"h 1\1111 refinement. II ! 8h ,
at fill rellltld to YOII "
" : \1) ' IIteIJ-Cllther'lI IIleoc , thAt'a nil , " ro
1'11.11 ' 11l'rllert , while Adn I1l\lcl\ly rejoll1
t'41 ill n low tOIlI ) , " ' 1'hen , of co11'lIe \ ,
, IOII't hll\'I' to cOl\sl1l her , "
"ProlJ1\bly not , " wnll Herhl'rt's 1111
\\'I'r , which 1 IlIterlJreteLl one wny nn
. \l1a I1l1uther.
lIer next remllrk'IIS II proposlll th
Ilt'r1.llrt IIbOllld tbllt nfternoon tnk" hf
, lit tll rldl' ; Il11t to this he made bOI\1
1
"ltjl'etIOIl ; wlHreupon IIho pretended to 1 :
, "Ir3' , , Il'allllll : bllck on the Boa nndJIU
tt'rlll : ' : thllt "lIho d"ln't hellenl he cared
' .It Cllr hl'r , lIud hl1 rohht 1\11 well cOIIel
, I lit 'ollce. ' "
H re the dll1l1er beU rang , and offCrl
III I\rm to the pO\ltlng beaut7 , Herbe
. .1'1l'l'r \ ' to the dinIng room , wbera 51
\ \ ' I 10111 rl'lItored to oed humor br D'
111111\ , ' \'ho 11I.Ihtl1 upon her the utIno
III 10'IIIIIn. hl\morlug e"'rr whim , and g
l . : I'll ar II 10 lJ"pare tor ber tal
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different Clips o ! blnele teu , which hAd
bl'l'1I ordered ex IIrl'I I ) ' for her , and to
which HIll ! oblcted nil lleln too hot , or
to(1 cold-too wenk or too Mtrong. It
took ltllt II IIhort tlllle to I:1h : w thll t I'he
Willi II IIllolled hllbr , good lIatur d ullly
whell 1111 the nttentloll wnll Invillhid 1111011
her , IIlIti whell Ii"r wl8h 1I were p"rn'
moullt to 1111 oUler ! ! .
DllIlIl'r bclllg over , III/riert , taking hl
hilt , Wl'lIt lIut Illto thl. ' litr"et , In ailite
of his 1II0tl\'r's whlilporl'i ! l.tfort to k ep
hllll n t hOllie , 'l'hln , of course , \'E'xed ' the
IIltll ! IlItI ' , IIl1d lifter thrulIIUlltl1C II few
IlOtl'II lI\lon \ I he pl/mo , she IUl110ulH't'd h"r
Illtelltioll of retllrnhlK home , ll 'llIC ! fhnt
"she'Ishod she hud no't ' come , " At thlll
11I011I ell t till ! duor ltell rang , IIml Ramo
rOllllg Indl1'8 Cllllle III to cnll upon A1lII1I.
'rhl'Y " 'cellled IHlr\lrll \ ! l\ \ lit findlnt : Ada
tlll'l'e , IInl1 alter 1lIllIlrill ) for I\'r honlth ,
OIlC of them RIIII1 , "no h.1I liS , Adn , who
thAt IlIltlell\nn ; WIIS thnt cume 111111 went
" ' 0 sly I ) ' , wlthout our 1I\'l.'r Beelng him ? :
: \11'11 , COIIH'rOIl " , nYII hI' wnll fl'lIIlI GeOl'gln ,
IInd thlll III nil we kllow abollt him , Who
wns he ? "
A a ttnrtl'd ; , IInd tllrnlng slIlChtly pnle ,
re\llil'd \ , " \ \ + hllt o 'Oll l1Ienn ? I've seell
110 lentlcll1an fl'UIII Georgill. " 'herovnll
he ? nnll when wnll hI ! herl' ? "
"As lIIuch liB thrl'o w..eltll or Ulore .
IIgo , " returned MIlslnn'llI. : . " I' . .
Cnmeroll Iot sOlllewhat IIclunlnt'd with .
hIm , " '
" : \Irll , Cllllleron ! " rl'peAted Al1a , tllrn , !
Ing IIlternntely r'd IInll white.lId , !
' ' whllt did he ' "
( l1'n , 811
I Cancled there WIIIII \ ( lplce oC mllllco i
In lIlIsllIn'ln'R : nature ; lit 101lst , th
evhlelltl > ' w1811(1 to IIlInoy Al1n , fOI' IShe
re\llll'd. \ "She slIld he Willi ushInokinj ! ,
tholljh Illlite dilltingue ; thnt he clime III I
t11 ( ' IIftlrJIIIOn , whllo tihe Willi III the linb. 1
IIc pnl'lor tnlldng with n Illdy nboht 3'OU
IInll rOllr engllJement with Mr , IJall le ' , "
' ' 'I'ho hateflll old thlll , " mutturell
AI1/1 , while . \nnn t II rued white os lUlll'-
hie , IIIIlIIIS8 : 1\Inr\11I contlllued , "When
Ihl' hlllr hnl ( Kone hl' he ed IllIrllon for
the IIbert ) ' , bllt nsll'd her If sIll ! knew
) ' 011 , Of course , she tel ! him he dl ,
111111 ga\'e him onr flll'tl"'r Illformlltioll
wllch she .tholljht woull1llense \ him. "
"Of conrRe . .he did-the ml'd 11 II n ! ;
willow ! " o lIln Intel'l'uptcd Adll ; aftlr
which : \ lIs1111Ir'ln : pl'oceeh'd- ( ,
Cameroll 11I111I't ml.'lIn to do 'nn 'thill ; ' :
WI'OIlI { , for how CO II 111 she glll' S that
'twould 111l'l'Ct him In UII ) ' WII ) ' to know I
) ' 011 wlre engllJcl1 " , I .
"Alld sIll ! told him I wns eUlIged ! ! Jt.
ISII't so , 1 lIill'tI" exclnhned A A , while
the nnI' : ) ' tears dropped .from her gilt.
terilll : C'I'S ,
" \\'hnt does thllt melln then ? " nskl'll
lIs : llIn'ln , 11I1Ihlllgr ! ] , polutlng at the
rlllg on Al1o's finlter ,
He. firKt 11II\llIlse \ W/lII to wrrnch It
from \or \ ( 111\1\(1 and ClIst It from Ilr , hl1t
Hhe remem herld herllelf In tlml ! . IInd
I'owlllg qllite cnlm , liS If to nttribule 11l'r
recl'nt IIgltlltion to a dltTerent cnnse , I'lle
Rnld : "I wlah peoille wOl1ld IIttelld to
theh' own /lfrnlrs. nlld let mine ' 1lonu _
HIIIIPORO I 11m ellA'A rd-IR thllt : J rellson
whr Ir ! ! , Cllmel'on Sh0l1111 dls'lIss thl !
1I1Atter with slrallJerR ? Bllt whllt cl o
did she slIr ? Alltl wlIl'l'o Is the Il'ntll ! '
"
nHl1 ! IIOW
' : ( ; UIII' horne , " nU8wered 1I1Is llIr\'ln ,
Klllncln mlschle\'ousl- t IlIr clInpnn-
101111 , "lIe wlnt the nlxt moruill ! : " nnll
she 1I1I1t1 lie loolcl'd'I'r ' milch liiHturht'd ,
( , ! tll.r lit ) 'Ollr IIlrleb8 or rOllr ellgllielllellt
-tile former IIl'0hllhlr-allll tbllt Is wh ) '
I thlnl. It I1trllnge thllt III ! didn't 8tol1 to
seeon i thonGh 1II11)'be II ! ! did , "
" o. he 11ln't ! , " chlmel1 In 1Issll1r. : ; .
\'Ill's HItcr , "Cor 110n't " 011 know bhl !
sulll hI''I'nt to thl ! tlwllter ? "
All thl8 timl ! my IlIll'rest In the un.
knowlI Gl'orgl/ln hlldlll'ell IncrenRIIIr , : , and
lit this IlIlIt remark I forgot myself ; ou-
tlrely , and IItl1rtl.'lI forward. , 'xcll1lmln ! : , .
"YI'S , he wall there ; I saw him IInlllll ke
with him. too , "
'fhe IIl'Xt moment 1 sunk back l1pOIl
thl' ottomllll , abllshl'd IIlId 1II0rtitied , whllo
Adn gAye mo witherlllg glanel' , IInl1
Imld , lICorufllll ) ' , "Y ou Bpoke to hint !
. \ntI ' ' whllt did ' ' ? "
, I\'n , ) 'OU an
An OXllnlllltion ( of whllt 1 110111 woul ! ,
1 knew , ohlleu me to conCl'ss the fllinting
fit , of which 1 wnll Bomewhllt Rshamed ,
/lnd so 1 mnd ! ! no reL1I " ; nor WIIS IInr
expected , 1 think , for without w/lltlll
for 111)IInllWl.'r , , du sRld to )1Iss 1\Iar\'ln ,
" Irll , CAllleron , of cOllrse , learul'li his
I\llIIe. e\'en If IIhe hnl1 to IIsk It Ollt.
right ? "
"Yl 8 , she mllde IlIqulrles of thl' c1lrk
lit the hotel , who wOllldn't tnke the 'rou-
hIe of lookillg on the h ok , hut KAld ho
helle\'ld It Wll8 1.'leM. or sO\1lethlnl \ : like
thnt , " r'turnol ! lIl1s ll\n"ln. \
As if lIucertlllnt . Wl'ro IIOW mlldl' Hlrl' ,
Adn tl\1'ned \ bO wblto that in Borne I1ll1rm
1101' 'ollnK frlel\l1ll IIlIkell wll/\t the , . Rho.I"1
do for hl'r ; blltl1be I'cfllsed theh' otTt'rs ot
, IIld , sll'hll : "It wlla ollly the hellt cif tb
rOOlll , 111111 she I1hou1l1 soon teol hettel' :
"AIIII Is It the beet of the room whle ! :
nfrl'ets 3'011 , l\1It's I.eo " IIlJkl'd Olle of thl
Jlrl8 : , obscr\'lue for the fil'tt ; time the ex' '
t"'lne 1II1110r of AIIIIU'B fllce.
" 0111) ' n helldnche'IIS her IInRWIr
I lIa she llressNl her hlllld upon her ion'
_ hl'lId ,
She 'wns C'urClllly pille , IInd I k III ! \ \ ' I
was 110 COl1l1ll011 thlllg which hllil thul
1II0vOlI her , ulld whell 1I0t 10llg IIfterwlIl'l
the 'ollllg 1III1II'S left 1111. I WIIS Iolud , fo
1 felt that both she /lnd Alll1 nel'lIell tl
bo 1110111' . 'fhe the ' '
l ! mOlllellt ) WN'II Olll
AIIIIII left the pllrlor , while I , frlghtellcl
' . b ) ' t\w IIgolllze exprl'sslon of hl1. fllCt
SlOIi follo\\'l'd ber ; but the 11001' ( If 011
rooln Willi locl'l'd , 111111 It WIIS In'nlll
clIlll'll 011 her to ulIl\\lt 1\11' , for IIhe 0111 ;
nnswerl'lI III / \'olce choltell with tIJnr.
" 00lWII ) ' . HoslI ; 1 wOIIIII rlithel' b
IIlnlle. "
SII I left ' \ lerllId retnrllell to thl pnl
lor , wlll'ro 1 fOlllld ALlI1 weeplll ) ; 111111111\11 :
l1lelr , whlll ! my IIlInt , who hllil not blH !
Itrc"ellt dllrlllg the cnll\'erlll1t1ol1 whlc
111111 IiU nfccted her , WIIS tl' 'lng III'ulll t
hnrll the CII1I80 of her grief.
" othhli : lIIuch , " WUR nil AI1I1 woul
saIxeeptlng that "she wnntcd t
go home. "
In the mll1Ht of 0111' excitement 1101
bert camc III. lIe hnd relentcd of bla III
r.llo\Ouli \ refulil\l to rhlu with Adll , nn
now the carrlllo ! Itooll nt the door ; bl
Iht , , 'fuscd , sayIng Iletulant1y , whe
UJlcd by n17 Runt to iO , Wat IIlf 811
, ' . .
f
. , '
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couldn' , rltl. wton .h , wanted to , 1ft. .
wouldn't 1'111 , at aJl. "
" 'Vbere' . Anna ? flbe'll ' 0 , I know , "
Inld nerbert. , Ianelna' round thll 1'Onl ,
and addw , In II low tone , whloh reltchol1
! D7 tal' oul , . , "and I'd far rather Hhu
"ouldo"
When I explained to hIm thd slto blld
II ht'l1dache , and did bet wllh to bl ! dls.
turbed , h exclRlmed , "What 11111 nil thu
: glrla to-day' An'thlllC ( tllO lUolter with
you , Itou ? If tbero lan't , put 011 your
bunnet IIlId I'll IIhow YOII tbo olt ) ' , for I
1111I rPolioh'e" upon rldillj : with lIomobol1y. "
As Ill ) nunt mllda no obJection , 1 Wal
soon r ndy nnd I a t1 11 by tlIe Ilde of
Ibrbert III tll lIgbt vehicle , which hi
drovl' hhllil.ff. 1 tMllk he enrh : > d h1m.
III'It to be IIgreollble , for 1 ne\'er IIlW
him appeur so well betoro , and Ju my
lleurt I did not blllmo my 1100r IllIter for
lIklni : him , 1111 1VOl IIUn ! .hl ! did , whllo
at the sUlne time 1 wond.reLl hoho' '
could fUllcr Ada Moutro.lc. 11M If dlvill. I
IUi lilY tbollgbta , he turned lIul1denly to.I I
word me olld .lIld : "HOIIII , bow 110 , .OU
IIkt , Ado ? "
WltllOllt IItopplng to rel1 ct , I replied
( Irolllptl ) ' , "Not I\t all. "
"l"rnnklr IIpoken , " IIlIlel he ; anl1 then
for lIevt'rnl mlllut,8 hc wnll IIII"ut , whlll ! 1
wn trylul : to dl'dde lu lilY 011'11 1I1111d
whethl'r or not he wall otTelltli'd , III1 1
\VIIS IIbUt to IIsk him wholl hl ! turllcil to
me aKnln , lIa ln : " \VI ! re ellgll ei- !
did 'ou know It ? "
I replll'lt thllt 1 hnd InClrretl IUluch
fl'om tbo conv rllntion which I hnl1 herd
b .twcen hl.r IIlId MIIIII Mllrvln , nylng
further , for hl IIInlllll'r el1lbull1 u..d . mo ,
that "I WUII surprbwl1 , for 1 did lIot thlllk I
11I..r sllch II one liS he would faIlC ) ' . " ;
"Neither III she , " sllid he , IIgulll relups.
Ing Into IIUence. At IlI.st , rouHIII 1111. ho
contlnncl1 , "I m\18t tnlk to'sollluho(1) ' , end
011 you lIl'em to be II Ronslble Klrl , 1 hillY
liS well 1nnke n elenu brenst , and tell ) 'OU
nil about It. Adn clime up heru from
Gl'orln In at sprlll , nnd the 1II0niont
'mother In , , ' Ill'r IIhe pickllI er out for
her futllre dllnKhter-ln-lnw. 1 dlln't
kuow why It la , but mother has wanted
me to get mllrricd ever sillce 1 be11Il : to
shllT'e. 1 believe HIli ! thlllks It will mllke
me stend ) ' ; hnt 1 Am stelldy ( , II01lllh IIO\V \ ,
for I hllnn't drullk n IIrop III all1lollt 11.
'oar , l' should , thollh. ; If Adn lontrollo
\\'ns my wlf ( ' , But thnt's nothing tolhe
point , Mother / lnwllId 1II\Cd her , 1 tll1W'
her , nnd liked hl'r well enough nt f\rst \ ,
Cor sbe Is bl'Rntiful. 'ou know , IIlId every
tulln Is lIIore or less atlracteLl by t\lnt \ ,
'l'her SII ) ' , too , thllt IIbe Is weallhy , ! lnd
thoujrh 1 would ns soon mArry a poor elrl
as II rich Olle , pro\'ided 1 liked her , I
shnll not den ) ' bllt her UlOlle ) ' bull Its in-
lIuellcl ! with me to n certllin I.'xtent , AIIII
then , too , It WAS fun to et her nway
from the othl'r 'OllnJ : lIIen who lIocked
II\'Olllld her. IIkl ! beE'1 ; rOlllloll II hone ) " jnr ,
Dllt , to make n 10nK Itur ' IIhort , wo Ioot
ellgnlCed-hellveli oul ' kllows how ; hut
ell ned ! \ \ ' ( : w'r { ' , 11.1111 thl'n- " HCl ! < ! !
ho PIIIlSl'd , as If neRrill n pllinful IInl ! '
kct , bnt I > eon resllmlllg the thread of his
8tor ' , he eontillued : "Anll thcn latollNd (
wrltlug to Annu , for I wonld not be dls-
hOllorable , Do 'ou think she fult It ? "
'l'ho question \\'OB so IIlIexllecteLl , that
1 wns thrown qlllte off my guurd , ( llId
replied : "Of course ! lhe did ; who wouldn't
feel mortified to hll\'O their leUel'S IIU'
IInswercd ? "
" "I'wall wrollg , I know , " KAld lIe , "I
ought to hllye bl'cn mllll enough to' tell
her how It WIIB , nllli I did belu : 11101'0
than n dozen letterll , hut ne'efilllIJled
t lem , Do ) " 1 > 11 think Anna likes me nOr
or could like me , I ( 1 Wll8 not engll/ted / ,
I\ud IIhl' kllew I'll never get drunle
IIRllln ? "
COllld he hllv ! ! lIeen hl'r when fil'st "ho
lellrul.1I thnt hit ! IIffcl1t1ons were ! ; iven
to IInother he wou11 ] hllve been BlllUclent-
:
Iy answered ; bllt III ! did not. and it was
not for me , I thOlllht , to enlighten him ;
so 1 replll'd e\'II/lI\'el ' . nCter which he
contll\lll'd : "All 1i001llH I WIIS enJul'ed
to Adu. IIhl' lIeKlln to eXllct so IIIUch lit-
tentloll from n1l' , lH'tlll { : 80 silly , I1I\Ll nl-
Ilcurlng' 1 0 ridiculous tlJat 1 ot sick of It ,
aUll uow IU ' Ihlll ) ' stnl1) ' Is how to'ill
mYIII.1f of h'"r ; hnt I helh'c I'\'e C'IIII-
menced rll lt , Unn I Ulokl ; ' a conlloJl1nt
of 'ou , uno feel 8ure you'll not b"tIIY
me to IIU ) ' one , unlel's It III to AlIlla't'
I hllrdl ) " knew hoW to nnwur , for If
It'n" I1DythlnlC wrolJl ; whl h bit 11I0dl.
tnt"d , 1 did not wish to be In the lIecl'et ,
nnd 110 1 told him ; hut It muLlIt nu dll't..r-
ence. for h procl' ( 'd to 5ft"I : shall
never Dlurry Ad" MOlltroMt' , nGvar ; ultlth.
l'r would It bfl'ak her hltort If 1 .houldn't ,
for IIbe'l mora UIIII1 hllif tired of'me
now. "
I thol1iht of the dlll'k IItrllI1KOr , and felt
thllt he Willi rleht , but I I\l1ld \ nutl1illg ,
nnd be wlnt 011 : "Sometimes 1 thoufht !
I'lt 1:0 up to Sunny Blink , tell , nIlA 1411
nbout It , ullk her to marr ' me , and so
setUe the mlltterIt once ; but then 1 dll1
not kllow but she might hll\'o growlI up
rnw , I1wkwnrd , und dlsl1groeable , " " 0 1
de\18ed lpllln b ' which 1 could lIli out.
: \Iotht'r would , burn her rlrl1t hnlld off , 1
believe , to 1IVl' me trom drllnknrd's
grl\\'e. and when I wish to will her con-
1111t to 811) ' l1Rrtlculllr thing , all 1 huYe to
llo Is to threnten hl'r with thu wine eu ( ) . "
"Oh , Herbert ! how clln YOII ? " I ! 'x'
c1I1II1I1HI , for 1 WIIS hwxllreslllhly I > hocl ; .
Nt
"ll's a WI\Y I'ye I'ot ; Into , " KalIl he ,
ll1ughlng lit my rueful focclId whclI
1 sllggeliteLl that Annll should sltmll ( the
, , -Inter her" . 1 hll ) ted to the ol Illdy that
If she dldu't cOllsellt , I'd 10 ; off with a
IllIrt ) . of YOllllg men Oil II huntllll : uxcur ,
I 81011 , Of COllrliO Hhe yielded lit OIlC { ' , for
, Bhe well kllew UI/lt If I joined In ) ' former
1I00n eOll1l1nlllo'l s 1 should filII. "
"And 80 We nro hulehtll1 to y U Cor
: our wl'lItl1r In Hoston , " IIall ! 1 , hellInllll ; :
to see thlngR In R new lIebt.
" \Vhy , no , 1I0t wholly , " he Answornl1 :
"mother consented much el\sler than I
sUlposed ( she would , 'l'ho C ct I , , he'
chllnged 1010 slnco Bhe'IIS lt 81In ) '
Hllnk , Sho's jol1d thl chuch. IInd
thouKh that In lY estlmatloll dOIl'1
II10unt to luch , of coursl ! , IIho hUM tl d
hutter , for It wouldll't IIlswer for n (11'0' (
f'ssor to IJt 011 so mnll ' Ilrl. "
I Wil nenrly dnrl , whell we rORche' ;
hOle , :111 : liS the Inll were not ) 'el
lghted In thl' ( larlor , I wellt hUll'llntlb
to I ' room , where 1 found Anlll l'ln.
UPOI n 80fn , with her fucl hurled III tl
cUlhlol18 , 1 knew she Wili lIot ulel'l
. though Bhl would 10t IInlWl'r II111t
1 thrlco ' hl'r , '
hll rtlellh'd ( 1111 ( 'lhll
her helld , turlll'll
lfng UJ ihe tOWlr
le n facl ! 11 whll' 11 lIh s , whlle IIhl
Inld , lotlonln to II ItlIJ 8tool Ilur her
"Sit down h ) ' n\l , HUln ; I Illt tl ! tl
SOll1e Olle , or 1 ' hl.'nrt wi lrl'lIk. "
' 1lklne UIl selli. I IKtel1l.'d whlll IIhl
told le ho\1 much shu hnd lend lt'fhr
I.11"loy-how . e hlil AtrI ih'd to o"cr
C0l6 thut Ion Ihel lhr tlloulht , hAc
Ilhtht(1 her , and how , whet Ile In w 111
lly In bl. own home , It hld r.tur"
UpOI her "dth all ItR former .trtntb
unt tbe clma to her te Itatlnl
.
. "
, I
,
I . ulwa thl h. WI enJago to aot ( 1
" " . .
.
, 1 canllot .tnl berc , sid .bo.HI am
Aolnr hOllle. I hae wrten to Uoth I
leo , " and , . \ ' a ' ' h !
.hl .tltl 'Ietor 'wll
. i
111 , 'UlU I the tIMI , nlld which IIho bid
WI rOlld. I Wil n strange , rnmblng
thllll lyhl" that "lbu Ihoull die If ahe
litaed 10llger 11 Bostolli Ill tllt " e Wi
'
comllll ltlck to SUllny llllkl'
There WI th 1011111 or CootstoLIS 11
the hlJ , lud IerJert''olco Wil heard
at the door , ulklli for IIdllttnlco. le
had Oftl'Jl'Ishud W III our rovU Ild
now , wltbout colNultln" AIIII'S Wlllht ! ' ,
I bid him enter , going out mYlcf ald
18ulng tbem alone , Whut passed ho'
tWel theU 1 never kew , lt the IUP'
per taltlu waited lou : for lerlturt , llLl
Wll8 Inl11 relon'd , my IUlit thllkln
hu hall Iono out , "to " e . \da , VOl'h. ( ' , "
IIho , /lld IIhe okllI mo how I
!
811lld tau ,
Ik11 bur , telllg mo Nhe \\'IS to ba ler
bert' , wlCe , Illd that sl1 hUlled they
would be marrlei early II the Sllrll/
I made ber no direct repl ) ' , for I felt
1 wu nctul a dOlltle , 111) ' . 1 trebln plrt
III belnl th Ii confded Iu b ' thrco ; hUl 1
could 10t wel hell ) I , uul I hntl"II , ! y
betrylllg neither part ) ' , to ntolo In :
IURIUr for ony ecllt t might b ! ( I'IC- :
tcln/ Ht r thnt Ilght there wi. 1
grad challe II Anln , who bccallle tlO
lvely and chel'rful th/l ( I10rly I nb ,
88nl < It , whie Herbert's ll"utlolll tl
her , bth lt hOle nlld ahroad. WU1'O , ' 0
IUllrod 8 to IIrouse tbe jcnlous ' . of .lla ,
who , whie she urlctei to IS co I'll the ! ll ! . , I
or bolug SUppl81te < by "thllt IIwkwnrl
Leo glr ] , " as I\ho \ Clled her , co111 I lt
wholy eOllceal her nnxlely lest "tlw IPI
betrothed " should husbald , allr , al , wil from her her .
( To be . ) I
contnuc < ,
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.
,
Put Yourelf , In t c Other Oue'e Plnee
nud Answer.
The great task of sound ethics Is to
stmulate the social Ilaglu lens , We : .
must bo contnunl ) " prodding our sense ,
ot social conae'uence to keep I wili
n wake , says I wl'ler In the Atantc .
rlglzlne , We IUst be nsklng our. :
selves at clch poInt of contnct wih
the 1\'os of others such pointed \ues-
us these :
tons
How woul you 1ko to be the tnlor
or Wlsherwomall whose 11 you hnve
neglected to pa ) " ?
I low would you lke to be the cus.
tomer to whom ) "OU Ire selng these
adultert d or InferQr goods ?
How would you 1ee to be thc Inves.
tor In this stock cOlpan ) ' which : rou
arc promotilg wih witer ?
How would you 1to be the em- ,
plo'er whose tme nnd tools und m :
terlll 'ou are wlstng at ever ) " chance
you get to loaf Iud shirk and neglect
the utcs you Ire pald'to perform' ! .
low would , ) ' 0lke to be the clerk
01 salcswomun In thc storc whorc ) 'ou
ure reaping cdrl : dlv11ends b ) ' ImposIng -
Ing barder conditons than thc state of
tradc and the market compel 'ou to
adopt ? .
How would yuu l e to be the stoker !
or wcaver or mecbanlc on the wages
) 'OU Impose ?
How would 'ou lke to he the husl.
ness rh'ul whom ) 'OU deprl'e of hIl
ltte 11 by using . your greater wealb
cut.throat ?
II tcmporry competton
Omolnl"
"
Consclontous .
"lhcre Is nothing lke the authorlt.
of even thc lesser ofcials on the con.
tnent , " said 1 tourist wbo had just reo
tmned from Emope , "I n Gemany tbe
least clerklng In the elplo ) " of the
gO\'emment nSBumes the right to Interfere -
fere wih yolr sWllest prl\te uJalrs ,
" ' \hen 1 .vas In Paris , " he says , "I
bud 1 ltte joktJ with a friend of wine
an hat 1 wore on our
Ibout 011 fel
walking ours. A montb or so after ,
when 1 WIB In a lte town In Ger.
mlny , It happened that my pnrt of the
joke was to seud the hnt to him , So I
ted I up and took I to the IJOstofce , a
smll box of a place wih ole old Ger-
In , He asked me what
mln atendance
wu In the package ,
" 'Merchandise , ' I said ,
" 4'What kind of merchandise ? ' ho
asked , and then put more and more
Questons , unt 1 told hIm It WIS au
old fel hat ,
" much Is ? '
4low I wort
"I thought this WIS part of the reg-
ulaton , so I told hIm I WIS not worth
anything.
" 'And you are going to send It b ) '
mal ? '
" '
'Yes.
" "Vhen I his no value ? '
. ' 'Yes. But I has 11 certain kInd ot
value.
" 'How much ? '
" ' tbat I cnn estmnte.
'NothlnJ .
" "lhe1 It Is not worth the postage ,
nnd you had bctter not send It.
" 'But 1 want to semI I.
" 'I Is foi ) . meln herr , Hnl I cannot
flow I.
.
"So 1 hul to o to an express OfC
Iml send' It that wa ' , Now that Is 1
patenml , govemment for you , "
OvcrtulC.
Grumpp-Is tberc such 11 thing IS a
"pllnists' unIon ? "
- ue\'er heard of OIW.
Icslater-l
" ?
Wh )
Gl'umpp-l thought I there WIS one
I'd lke to cIII It to the atenton of the
young woman next door and get her tl
JoIn , She wOl'ks at her plnno mort
I thnn eight hours 1 dn-PhlldelIJhlu
Press.
Snuf UHln II Incrcllln . ,
' 'he HlU1 URerl of the Unied Stlte
hl1'O IncreasCI In lumber Ibout { lel
cent 1 ) 'I'lr for serl ) 'ears. tldJ
the nlnull cOllsumpton of snuf us thl
I/uls / of calculaton , 'l'he aggrogll
WelJht of pinches of snuf taken Insl
) 'clr was 18,0,00 pounds.
. 'j'hfI'o Arc xooJtlons ,
'I Is sn Id thn t nil Ill1r80nS' SOIS turJ
out to be worthless , Do you boleve It ? '
"Oh , delr , nol Some parons have n (
son II. 10U low.-London Klug.
h utomoblc ! ud , 1)"chlng parlel
travel . at a breakneck pace
- - -
Succe I the onl1 rad o t. mal
that ad t ppet. '
J
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1. ' .
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I : o. H 10 + 11 " + " ' 1 1 1 1 + , H
I .
' ' ' - -
. ' ,
" r" }
i" O'l'f'
f VORITES .
.
+ + + + + + + + + ' +
+ . + 21 .
" - . - -
John DUrni of Gctlburg.
Ine you heard the story that gossips
tel
Of lurns of Gehy'slurg ? , No ? Ah ,
wel ;
Drlef II tlQ ulory that hcro earllS ,
Urlefer 18 the story of poor John Unrns ;
le WR the felow who won , rellown-
l'ho ollly 111 wno dIdn't bllck 110wn
When the rebel ! rode through biB lilltlve
town ;
Dut held his own In the Ight next duy ,
When 11 hil \lIsolk . run Iway.
.
Thut Wil In Jul ) ' , slxt.thn'e ,
The very duy that Gonlral Leo ,
! , 'Iowor of uutl\rn chh'III ' ,
Blled nlld heahm , bllckw/r" reeled
1'rom , II stublol . loade IInd a barrell I
J Ilght tel ) ' 0\ how , but , the dllY hofore , i .
.Johll Bllrns Itood nt hIl cotnge 1100r , I
Jookhlj ; lowl the \'llge streut , :
Whel'l' , In the shnle of his pIJ/ceful ville , .
10 hoard tbe low of hil gnthered kine , .
Alld fel thr hl'llIth with IncllIgo sweet ;
1 mhht a- , when the l\nset bured
1'he 0111 furl gable. ho thuught It turned
'
1'he mik , tha't fel II II babbllllg lood
the mie 1II , red as blood ,
Or how he fancied the hum of bees
Were bulet ! ! blzzlng IImollg the trees ,
Dut aluuch fallcful thnughts as these
Were stran u to practical mnll
r lko
lurusj , ,
Wbo mlndell only his own concerns ,
' 1'lubled no moro b ) ' flnclcs fine '
' one of his clllm-o'ed , 10Ilg"tllled'
klne-
Quite old.fashlolled Ind matter-of.fet ,
Slow to IIrjll but quick to oct.
1'hut was the renson , os some folks sny ,
le fought so wel on thnt terrible duy ,
And It WS terrble , On the right
Uaged for hours the heudy tght ,
' 1hull l're the bltlr "s doubre bl8s-
music for fuce
Dilcult men to ;
Whll ) on the ler-where now the grl ves
Uudulate lke the 1\'lng waT'es
That du ' uncellglng
al thlt swcpt
Up to the the rebels -
11ts kep-
Hound-ghot [ lowed the Uilund gla es ,
SOWII with bullets , renpld with bla es ;
Shntered fences here fll there
Tossed their splnters In the air ;
1'he very trees were strilved and bllro ;
' 1he burns thlt ouco hel 'elow grain
\Yore heaped wih hnrvest of the slnln ;
' elltc bellowed all the Illnln ,
' .he tUlke's screamed with might nnd
. main ,
And broodillg hllrn.fowl left thllr rest
\Vith strllnge shels burstng in euch nest ,
.J nst wllre the tide of hlto turlls ,
Erect Ind 10llely Etoo old John Uurns ,
low do 3'on think the mau WIIS dresed ?
He wore an IIneiellt long buf vest ,
Yelow as sllfCrou-but his best ;
And , butone ovlr bls mlnly brenst ,
Was n bright.blue coat , with 11 roing
Icolar , '
And lurge git buttolls-size of a dolor-
With tais thut the countrfolk caled
" . "
"swller.
wore n - , .
lo hit , brold-brlmmed hel.crowned
White IS the locks on which I snt.
evcr hod such 1 sight been seen
lror forty yenrs on thc viage grIJln ,
Since old John Burlls WUII a coulltry
benu ,
An went to the "quitngs" long ngo.
Close It hil elbows ul that dt -
Veterans of the Peliinula ,
Sunburnt Iud henrded , chnrged away ;
Alld striplillgs. I0\\'lr of Ip ulld chln-
Clerkl thlt the' Home GUII'I1 lutorel
In-
GIlnced , ns the ' plRsed , lit the hit he
wore
Then /It th rile his rIght hallil bore ;
And haied him , from out their 3'outhful
lore , '
\Vlth ! crlp of a slln ' rcpertoire :
"How ure you , \Vhltu llIt ? " "lut her
tbroulb , "
"Your heal's level , " n'd "Duly for
'
!
) 01
Caled close him "Dal1 y" ; bellNd e'd , dls.
The name of the tullor who maLle his
cothes ,
And whlt was the 1nlle he set on those ;
Whie Burns , ullllndful of jeer nnd scoff ,
Stood twre picking the rebels ofr-
With his hat long , brown rile , onl1 bel-crown
And the 8walow tails they were latgh-
Ing It , ,
'Twns but for a moment , for thllt re-
.
spec
Which cothes ni cOlrllge their \'oices
checll1 ,
And something the wildest could uu er.
stan
Spake In the alI mln's strong right hllnd ;
And bl8 cordld throlt , Ind the lurkll !
frown
Of his eyebrows under his old bel-crown ;
Unt a8 they SlIzed , thlre crolt IIn n\e
'lhrou"h the rlllls In whispers , lIud some
men suw
In the IIntque'Istments , aul1 long white
The Plst of the : In bnte there ;
And 80me of the loldllrll Ilnce declnre
' 1hnt the gloum of his 0111 whlto hit ICnr ,
Llko the crll'l ! 111me of the br\'o N 1'
Vllrre ,
' 1llt 111) ' WIIS the orlu1me of Wllr ,
So rlged the blltte , You know the
rcst :
Iow the rebels , benten and bnckward
pressed , '
Droke nt the /nlll chllrgo IIlId rlln ,
, At which John Burll8-1 praetcnl11l1-
, Sholhlered his rie , unbent his bl'oWI ,
I And then went back to his hees 0111 cows.
This Is the stor ' of old .1011 Burns ,
'fhls Is the mornl the relldlr Il'lIrns :
In whether tbe bate , thl qllestlon's ,
You'l felltherl sliow II hnt thllt's whie , or II
- : et Il1rte.
T010GGANING INTO A BEAR.
I Dln&era of Hear JIIt11 111111 , 01 In Ie.
A member of the Welman polar ex ,
ledlto of 18U8-D , Puul Bjoel'vig , I
described by Mr , Waler \ , elmun , I :
, "A Trgedy of thu Fur NOI'th , " us 1
mun of sUl1erlol' ' , of1CXUm ,
pled forttude and of Insplrlu ; chl" :
Icter. I there wua n bIt of danger.
, ous work to do , be wus ' to , bl
the frst to plunge In , le snng uti
Inugbed at his work , I he weut dOWII
) Into 1 "poridge , " half Ice und hull
Ill wate and \as puled out by bh
.
I , . I , I.
I
,
,
hair , be cnme up wit a Joke about
tbe Ice.creul freezer.
Ono dny thre men were out : , n ! . . .
on an Island. Two ot them
huntng
hnd rlnel. the other tad none. , Tb '
Inst wns lJoorvlg. 1'hey found I bea ' ,
wounded him , Ind chnsed him to the
t p of 1 glacier. There bruin' stood
nt bay. Ono of the hunters w'cnt to , , " ,
the lef another to the right , jo'rvlg
luhorlously mountcd the Ice'lJlc to
SCJ\'o the bellst ' down where the othe1'
mIght get a'shot. . Dut one of the , ,
hunters became Impatent , ntt atart d
to clmb Ul1 nlso. On the WI ) ' he lost \
his Co t ug , fel aUd sld fort ) ' or ffy'
feet Into 1 poclcet of ser snow. .
At that mOl1ent , unfortunately , L
Bjocrvlg Crlghteuc the benr , Len \Ing r
the slmml of the Ice. hen 11 , thc beast
slpped nnd 1111 stmlght townrd the
helilless mlu , who wus fouUlcrlug U11
to hil urlpls below. ApPlrenty thl
' not ' half.kroner ,
Iau'l le WIA W01'tl a
In a few seconds the beal' would be
upon him , utI woull tenr him to
pieces. ' .he bl'ute wus woun C turl.
ous , despe1ie.
Bjoer\'lg suw what he had to do
le dId uut heslute. le folowed the
belr. From his perch I t thu Iummlt hq
threw hlmsclf down the preclpltou1
slOlc , le tolcd , fel , slpped strlght :
: I down toward the big whie bear. ll
hal no welpon but nn onken slr'
stntf , I mere cane ; uc\'crtheh'ss he madQ
It1Ight for the benr.
Down the hloclc slope he clme
bumping nud leallng , und ) 'plug at
the tup of his \01cc ' , ls cles , the
conluoton which he'tnlsl'l , the vlsloI
thc beal' saw of a mon 1)'lng doWI
at him , frlghtencd the beast hul out
of his wits ; d1'cl'ted hi ! utteuton fro lI
the Imlerled hunteI' to the bold pur ,
suer.
1'hls was what UJoel'\'lg was worklnl
for , 'hc benr dug his mighty clnw.
Into thc Ice Inl stoPlld lud loolted at ,
ljoC'\'lg , but ljoctvll coull not stop.
The slolC was too stecp , his momentuni \
too gleat. le dug hil hnuds Into th , !
Cl'Ust of the snow ; he tlle to thrust \
hIs Ikecstaf dep Into the sufacc , A r
I was II'nll. . Now he WHS 11mosi " }
upon thc ben' ; the benst crouched t I
sll'lng at him , Another second anq
It woull al Iw 0\(1 Crck ! the rlf I
elolt 'tho Inu down helow had 11\ '
time to reeo\'cl his equibrium , An ,
other shot ntl ' was ,
tl' hutc over
Bjoelylg and the bent l'olli ! down to
gcther , .
"You savcd my lfe , " said the ma : "
wih Ihe gUll , , when DJoetvlg hal picke I
himself j
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"No uo. tespondcl ljoervlg , whip
ping the snow out of his haIr , "YOQ
saved mIne.
lI0I0Y in I lrondilg.
A Xew Yot'lt boulevard car wa ,
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'going north one day l'ecnty when
wih a Iudden ju' : , the ' WI ,
thl'own of' Imd the passengers wore
'bulled l'udely to ether , 'rhe clr caDe
to 1 staudstl 'l'he motorman , snn
the Ncw York ' 'Imes ' , thl'ew open th.
front door Iml tun back to the con ,
duetol on the tlr plutform.
' 'hc " cxehang d few words. the
hoth 11 thl'OIlfh the car to the front
1)lltfol\ ) Every IJs engcr sut mutt .
wI h 11)'lsc , Fulhlenl ) ' the car start ' 1
c mul then Incltcd , 'the1 It starte4
ugaln , Inl OIH'e 10\'e laclwl 'fheq
I stOlllJl'l1 Olf jumlJd motorman nn
( OlluetO' anll as the nstonlshcd pas
Selell 100ltcIl out of thc wIndows
thl' ) ' saw the 'wo men down on thcl
h\118 : 1111 Imees tr 'lng to C1 wi un ,
dl'I' the CI' , I 'resentl ' , with In ccla.
Inloll of Ilelht. the ' , eov ,
cled wih 111 Inl glme. slowl ,
emerged , 1011 t'trlng ' the CIt Ind hold ,
Ing UI ) f0' lu'lceton a ten-doHat bl
he said :
"Excue 10 pISSlngPl'S , for jnrru/ !
you und Iwel'lug you waiing , but .
came nel' l'upnlng o\'er thla tel-dola.
bi , nli 1 hn'.ed to do Il and leave I
fet the 10twIII 01 the car behind t
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Chlll'l ol HI ! lhIJ. , ' r
I Is 1 wl e father who knows juS
which stor0 tel In i'cgn11 to
hL
OWI chilcoln , tke other men II
his a horror of IlIfllt II'otlgle : fS e .
ploltcd by thtlr prolld papas , The NC'
YOI'I , ' 1lmeS tells of his mectln ; hh \
fl'lend Wld's , who greet cd him wlhl !
" 1elo , , J "I'SOI ! Whlt do 'ou think I ,
m ) ' tUe1 said this morllg ? She' , "
the 1I'I htt four"'cl\-old In town , i
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She slld-
"gXC\W mc , old III ! " exclnhued '
Jncl.sou , " 1'm on my way to keep aD
, Some other " l'
elJageIUJt tme"
. "Hhe Sf'll , 'Papn , that Ir. .Jncksoll
the halllsoml'Rt mun 1 knowl' Inwl .
hl w ! I" w : tha t fOl' precociy , eh 'I
An , h\ckROn l'OptCII , " ,
"Wikins lt
a ltte lflly for m ) ' el ngomcnt ThaI . {
roUngstll' ' Is n brl ht one
into this stol'C r
COle toy nnd help mq
'Relect a Cew things thnt wi please 8 I I
gh'l of hI. tnste , nnd Il send thcm ta I
h0' If 'tdon't 1111. " ' ,
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thIng l'un out of .
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A ioan 1nn. , "
"Ie'l UI mcmest ' : mln In town. , I
" \h81 : his 'ho d0107" . ,
" \h ' 10 pcrmls his wle to ' , (
ulmony frol two of her former bu& ; " ,
hUUIs."uSt. Louis PostDlspatch : ,
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