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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1903)
' - ' . _ u _ . _ _ _ , , ; : ' ; _ . . , , . \ - "I' < " 't'j' ' - ' ' ' ' ' , ' ' ' ' _ _ . . . . . , , , \ " ' . . . . ' - ' , . ' . . " . . . . , , . . " " ' . ' , ' " , I" " ' "f"r'l1III'l ! ( .1 ! -"v" n . . . . _ . _ _ _ _ _ It. , . - A DOCTOR'S M SS ON DY EMilY TtIORNTON Author of II nov RUSSI'T.L'S RULE , " . . Gr.nrnov , " wl'Ult I.'ASIIJONAnLtt MOTUIR , " ETC. . , : : . . - - = -C OIIAPTF.1t XVII.-Contlnut'll. ( ) But the rORd lIeellwd vcry rouh. ; Grell t I'ntll hall beell mllile III the ellrtJl , Roftelled II ) ' the lOll ! ; 1'11111 , nllll the e ellllRell her to trip IIlId fall twice. Both times It 111111 jured her liMn IIIHI IlrawlI forth tenrs of flntulsh.t IlIlIt the gllte WIIS rellchl And opcllell with Illlllculty , thell II dlz7. ) ' 'relln 1'lIme oVl'r III'r , IIlId jlllfl liS her 'Iet IItePIIf'd 011 the Ilorcll Rhe fell for. " 'UN III 11 101l , d'ath-IItH' ! ! WOQII. ] )1' . mfl'/Hltdll hnd ; ' :0110 11110 thl' COUll- try , lifter his cnll lit the IJf1rolll't'tI , to ylsit 11 rntl\l'r \ crlticlIl CIlIII'11111 did IIOt I'clllrn ulltil Illlilu laIc. IIe hlltl rl'lIched his hOI1l ! ' , lvr.1I 11111 horse to the mnll III waltlll , IIl1d lhl'lI turll11 to elller hi ! ! 11001' . Bllt what WI1H I t111s ho Haw Iylll ; : III II hel1p UpOIl the porch ? Stoopllll : to discover If It II1I1.ht ; , not be n Inrle , IItr:1l1e : ; 110 ; ' : , hIs fillJl'ri , enme In eOlltaet with n hUIIIIIII 11/1/111 , nlld from It ! ! Amllll 111.0 ho kllew It belollgL' < l - to chlM or womnll. Throwln Ollell the door with his latch- : " Jy. the IIlht from the hllll rovenled , : } ] thol Nevcr nll'R Ilnle , unconseloll8 fnee ' to hl nstollish ell Il1ze. : ; " ! Dthe ] , here sensell/il Oh , lilY darl- . l lng , III ) ' llarJlnlt ! " ho IIl1lrnlllrell , as he , lIftetl her III hIs arllls nnd here her to tlw , lIurlor sofn , "What enn thl9 llIenn ? " t. J ( Plncln her there , he ron to the CMt cC the 8talr'I al141 cnlll'd 1\I rl ! . Chlln to " .111 aSriltallce. ! With joy , nt Inst , they , .n\ " her Of'S OIICII ; but the cry of 1111111 i ' , ' thnt Collowed filled hoth with 11111'111'11'1' ' . "My nl'lI1l lilY nrlll ! " IIhl' cried. "Y 011 I , bllrt 111) ' 111'11I1 I conllOt stir IllY hnnd or 'trlll , and feuI' It 18 brokell. I cnme here to ahoIt to ) 'ou. " " 'hell It wnl ! hurt hefore you leN the nail ? " rctllrnL' < l the doctor , pa881nl ; hil ! band ever the ulJelell ! ! lIIellllJer , In order to lIeo the n:1tllro : oC the IlIjll1'f. "In order' to roploce It , 1 Cellr I UllIst I , cnllso you p\ln. : H will bo ImpofBlble lor YOIl to 1:0 out ngllin In this 9torm , therefore MM. CIIIII1 , 1IIY hOllsekceller. i . , . ' must prepnro YOIl n 1'00111 , nlld YOIl will re1llnln here to-nlI.it. ; After she hns IIInde . ( I you comfortahle In your bcd , I 1IIIIst ref - ; ' ! llace the oOlles , alld then 'ou 1IIust kl'ep ClorCectly ( Iulet , or , nfter all this excite- mellt , ) ' 0\1 w11l ho lhro\\'l1 Into a fever. " Giving 1\1rs. Clum several Imtrucl1onf ! , 110 snw her ICllve thl' 1'01111to Ilrepllre CIne for poor I1thol'9 recepllon i then , nml lIot ulIUl then , ho oCllt over tile i'oCI1 ' I' rwhere she lsy : , nlld SkloJ hcr In a low i : ' , Tolcc : I 'I ' "Why dill you not toll mo thill , Insteud of coming out In the storm , when 1 wall at the Hall this evening ? " "I did not know ) 'OU were there , nnd lt ul not hue lIeen you It I hnd kn < > wn It. Sir Uelnald fiew Into a furious pas- alon as lIoon as he faw me to-day , nn il "ade m Inrtantl1 leave hlo bouse. A8 till ) ' arm " . . burt , 1 'Wall uhllged to ome " to J"O IL "Miss NeTergRII , how was ; rour nrm "ls1octtl'd : 7 Ind whllt mean8 the lUnrk oC tholle fille1'll , wblch I liCit U110U the 6ur- 'nre ? " "Do not Ik mo , doctor , tor I cannot , tell YOIII" " " 'ell , if YOIl cannot tell me that , wb ) ' il1I1 Sir HeJlnl\ld bill you leave big , kOlllle 7" : "I calillot tell youl" Waft .tIll her anI ) ' I eply. "W:11i It C r anT w1llCul tl1ult you had eommltll't17 "No ! oh , no ! I hl1l1 met with nn accl- ' .1ellt the lI\tnro : of which I cannot ex- plain. III short , 1 ha , WlUlOllt Illtelld- Ing It , nelloctctl a llty ho hlld charg ( ' 1\10 with on the dllY ofII , ) ' fl'1 ht b , ) ' thorn rn 11 1'0 l\ll. M ) ' IWr\'OllsnetS then cnnl'd lIIe to forlot somethlllK. lIe h:1I1 lust dlseovored It nnd 1I0w III a 1'111:1' . " "Tholl till ! hrllte lIolzell ' ' , ) 0111' nrm and gnve It this \Henchl You lIeed not tell ml , child , I know It b ) ' IUlitlnct. It III . 'Well I wus not there , for one rOlson. " I " 'Vhy ? " "I uhollhl ha vo t1'llek him liS he In , ) ' helplc-ss In bcd. I cOllld 1I0t hll ve hullled It I But , ) ' 011 are snfe 1I0Wi hu IIhull nevur tOllch yon a/llill. Stll , ) ' herl , oC COllrNl' , until YOIl lire wull : th'n a Illacc will he pro\'ldcd , 1I0\'er fear ! Prolllise mo one tIllllg now , whlrh Is. not to'orry abollt the ClIlllre. I.ouve'er'thhll ; oC tllllt nlltllro for tlmo IInd I'ro\'ldenL'C toIInko )110111 , and try to comllose ) 'ollrseIC In ore - \ler to reco"er tbe soonor.111 ) 'OU do thlll ? " Ho took her well hRlIlI kindly , almost tenderly , HS ho spollei and.IIeeting his IIl11xlons , hescechillazo hent UpOIl her , 111e blllfJlC faiutly uud ga vo the re/lnlr- , td 1lromlse. . CIIA P1'Elt XYIlI. That nl ht IUI IIrllIt ! cnll 1'11\111' for the doctor. It was to attelld 11 rich nnll cn- prlcltllis IIUtlUllt whom he hud formerly known III the v1llnlo. but now very 111 at a town nonrl ' hUll ) II re mlles I1WllY , Heforo ho depurted , Elfellsteln snw to It tltat I thol'lI IIrm WIIS welt carl' < l for. 'Leaving explicit IlIstrllcllons u. to her < < : nle with Mrs. Clum. he left homo , ex- OCtlng to rotllrn the next l\Y. nut In tllllI he wall dlsnllpolnted. nil atlunt was IlIlte 111 ; he IlIsIsle on the "ootor romnllllul : COIJltuntl , at hI. .Ide , ant ! Iiollcy and roul concern for blm kelt Earle away tor lIeurly two weekll. A. Tut lIurpriso gret'tl'd glfenateln wIlen he retuMled home-n Ilerfeet lIerloe of them , In fnct. During hili nbllonce two Tery Importont thinI'I hn occurred. Sir Ueglnald hnd dle euddenly , deuth 111'Ob- bl1 belnJr hU8tell ! ' by bls recent great eltement , and : .bol . was 110 10llger an , a te of the doctor' hOllle. 1'11. Clum told him how the young girl emallll' < l two dnye. Her anu ba o rl/htll Ilulckl ) ' , ' 1'he tleul"b of Inllid had IIhockl'l her. and , abe leryOUS , worrll' < l , eaJer to Iet I the .cenel that hnd horrified lad leftI tOllr litalnetl nole , fenently IIIklng the doctor for all hi. ixlndne8lt , a 111\1111 : tlillt .he Celt site II1U..t let wo and 1IIIIIIIort herself. 111 tlila ah nd b on lIuL'Cellsful. A fe\y uI1IeB dial t Willi till' hOllle of Ule Duclte " or w ( 'l1orelllnll. l ltel had 9Omf" ' leunl"Cl Int IIiI' wlllhffi toO en- . . ' P"I\I'I16 , . . , loluil&tQr. : ' &dy JL . . - - " " - Clllire I.lIwood. ! She had np\ll\ \ \ for the 110ltloll ! , IIl1tl hnd lIeellred It. I Olle tlllY Dr. JiJlfl'lIt1tnlll nllle (1\1' to 111C 1 > IIIIIIItuOU8 bnrunIal home. lit - I'll an hour 111 till ! compnny of Ilnllll-1 I Whell ho left hili Ill'lIrt wnJ ! hnrd IIIHI ' collI , and she , 11001' ehllll , wa ! ! torturl'd wllh the an.lllll1h love enl ) ' clln ( ' ( , . I III fllCt , J nrlt' hnd 1111111'11 for nil l'J- I Illnnll1on ( of her 1I'elllln I'nrl ' 111 lIi1lillK I dOlltl11' : Hglllllitl ( ! to frighll'u lltu "i III 1111' lIallvt. , ; with the IUJrI'l4litlo\l14 ) \ illl'll thnt II the tower waR hl\lIl1l1'd , NUII'I 1'1'1111'11I- herl'l ( hrr sol emu 111'011I iIII'h : ; , ' ' ' 1I0t hrellk It. 'l'he .Ioclor .l:1'l"fl'om HilS- Illclon to Illstrm.t . , 110 II baJl'ful rl011l1 IIrot' ; i Iwtwl'en them Ahout 1111'1' " 11a ' 11 after I the bllrial oC the harollet. glh.1 ; \cHr-1 gllll , with Lnlly Clnlre l.in\\'oOlI , IICCOlll- I lIanlctt hy n rOOI1l , Hlnl'l < ' 11 out for thrlr Iltmnl hOI'chaek ! rl ( ' . Both Wl're skillful horllcwolllclI , Hllll Imlh11'1'1' ' I'xll'llt'nlIut- ! Iy fonll oC the su lllc. ' 1'hi8 1II0ruilll ; theJ' hn rCROh'rli to follow a wihl looklllg Ilntll , Il'l1l1l1g throuh ; n Ileep wOltl , or tlwy never hall noliN'll , III 1'1111'1) 11I1"t the spot , 1111111 lho dl1Y hl'fore. RlllldclIlr , n ftl'r nil n.h'lInrl' . of nhout I II/llf n milo , hoth girls noticed lit Ollcr III/It fOO'l3tclls : hntl din'r f'd frolO the I IwulC'lI pnth , III\I lool\iug towards the I IMllllt to , , 'hich the , ) ' seemed tlirl'clrtt , they were ufltolllshetl to 81'e till' openill tn- I trll\1ce to whllt seell1l't ! a IlIre ! caye , O1'l'r- hU\11 ; with vines of thick Iuxnriunce. 'l'ht'I ( ' vInes seemed Illtely to ha'fe been parted. Huil1 ng up their horslII , they lnU8ed IJcforc tire Hpot , In order to sur- \'ey It l1Iore closely , wben all dl8t1nctly hellrt ! low moans of IlIlin , mulng frum :1 point nenr the entrance. 8urllllsing at once thnt 80me fellow- being waB 1\1 dlEtress , I1thel requfBted tbl groom to dlllll10tmt nnd Instlgate tlie plnce , a\1d Im\lll' llltl'ly rcturn to report the cnuse oC the nllpnl'unt ! lI\lTerlng with- In. 'I'he man dismounted requested nnd dlsappeare fl'Qm , 'iew , ouly tQ re- tnru "ith the 1I0WS thnt all eccentric bookseUcr , who had recently mndl 1I1 \I\I1lellrallce \ in the lIuih ; horhoodlnd w'ho wns klQwuII ! the Ite\ ' . Eel \\111 U. Stylll , Willi1'1' ) ' 111 In thnt remote nnt ! hld en 8pOt. Bidding Hoger oSE-.ist her to the ; . : roullt ! , Bthel at ollce haslelled to tile side oC the slcl , 1I111n. She found him stretchc-d upou an ol cot bl"l1 1\1 this dnmp and gloom ) ' retn'at , fnr awnr ; from Ule hlluuts of men. 8he 1I0tlce II few articles oC f111'11 ture , alld n fo" ulensil ! ! for dally use , but saw uo tracu oC fire or Cood. On n rude bed lay stretched the forin of tile ece'ntrlc Il1'ill ! ; who llr. buu much tnUed of uring thl' 1lIllIt fe , , . dnYI1. Ills checks were lIuBhl'il11th tner , whlll ! the wenry mO\'C1I1ente of hl.ll hiM tel oC IJlltcnse pain In thnt regiun. Clullp- cd In hili thin , wWte hands upon Lill i breast lay II s1\1all wallet. S'Clng nt once tIlDt I1le poor neatnre wns very low , perbnp.IJ IICIlr dlatb , Etliel IItelll1l'd back to lhe elltrnncc of the clive IIl1d relUeste Hoger to ride wrlil nil .1101' to lIuntmon 1)1' . Blfen8t.11I tu 11\8 \ sIde. She al80 relluestL'tl' La , ) ' < nllirc tn remnlll wltliln cull , whil" she llerllelC would watch over tile 8uITen'r uutil nid IIhoul come. At ollce liJtbel returlll' to her sclf-as' smned chllrge , aud ellden\'ored to : lroUSO him from tile 6tullor he Wll8 lu , in < < mler to aslt oC his rellltlvcfI nu home. 'l'he ( 'ft'ort 'WIIB,11111 , A low , InL'ohen'ut mut- terillg. III which the word ! ! " roUler" nlld "toIIVO : me , " were mIngled , wus nil she coul henr. 1 t sC\'mN n long 11I111 weur , ) ' , , 'I lo to the /lnxlout ! irl ! ! , before \'o ! ( ' ( ! ! ! were heurd III tlte 11Ittunce. Dr. E1fellRtciu was tbe first to ellter the cheerless 1lllIce , while two mell bt'-ltle no cr fOIlOW < ' ' reudv ' to beur the sulTercr III tholl' 'I1'1 to II' wo u Iuite a dlstllnl'e down till ! rontl. be'on the nnrrow pnthwllY thl' Ilrls had pushell 0\1'1' on the boel. ! ! of thclr gentle horseF. 'I'he doctor ) Iause \IIolUont to examIne - Ine the patlellt , but looked very grave liS he did tiO , an whIspered to Ethel : "I bhlnk wo I\I'C too late to tll\ve him. IIc wl1l 11\0 hilt a few ! Jour : ! , as dl'uth Is even \lOW Ullon hllll. 111'IIust he re- lIIo\'ed , however , at once , an all I Imow oC 110 other 11laco , 1 shall talw hiul to my OW\I house. " Taklllg the wallet In his halld to ra\v It awa ) ' , he found It 1lU1I0sslhlo to do 110 , AS the ! le/lth c1utl.'h of the ylllg ! 1uJers Ullon It wns tight allil 8tlll 6trllll1 : ; so lea viII& & ; It where' It WIIN on hL'I hl'ca-t , the octor sunlllloned the IIIl'lll , who beut- I ) ' raised the slight forlll In their I\rlU , I1nd bbl'o hlll1 Corth. SOOIl the 11 < > 01' IIInll was 1'lug on blankets alld u seCt pilluw Ullon the 11001' ot an ensy wagon. while the octor sat by hili r.hle , cnrefully fau- nlll& & ; a WilY the 1llea tJlllt might 11IIIIO ' . and thus they wen ed their WilY huck to their bOllles. A few hourll Int'r , In the comfortable g111t ehRmber at the 'OUII ph-lclan'8 hOlllt' , the 11001' wayfarer breathed hIt ! Inst , nnd liS tbe sympathlzln/ : / : physician closed hili C''CS , 1111 < 1 straightened his forll1 ho drew IIwa ) ' the wallet carefull ) ' lind folded the poor , thin Itands U110n his hrf'n6t. After dllpatchlng a mess'lIger for an undl'rtnker he IIUUlll10lled lt't1. Clum as wltnesl , IInd pl1llsel1 to his lIrivnte office In or.ler to exr.\IIlI1e the II1Yltrrlous will- Il"t , thllt "hould , he hoped , rm-elll the se- crtt oC the wanderer's fnmU ) ' and home. OIIAPTIm XIX. " 1.11118 Ne\'ergnU , " sal AnllrT , a pomponll Cootmnn nt Castle Calm. liS he knocked at the door of Lall1 1.lnwooo'6 ! Joudolr , and Willi bld en to enter. "A , gentleman Is In the drawlnl : room who I wll4ll8 to see you. " 1 "Do 10U know him ? " queried Ethel. ' "I cannot call his nllme , 1et I h.nc 'I ortenJeen him. " "I t I. ot no con6equence. I will be \Tltb blm preaently , " returned thl , OT- emell , ftI Ihl relumed her book , and continued the ICftlJou shWIII yln : her ehnr'l. On no I\ecollnt would Ciho neloct n dllt1 for any perROn 'v\at"TCr. Wben the tuk Will finlrJIN , Ind not untll then , .b. cl..nded the grand brond IIt&infar , , _ _ H , . _ _ _ _ _ . . . _ . . - , . % . . . ' - ' : " - rq. ' - . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . , . - - , - ' _ " _ nllll eutereJ the 11rnwlll ( : 1'0011I of tb , cl\lItle. 'l'hl\l'e II , Hlrllrle ! , I m1eL' < l , aWllit. l 1 her. In the prelll'nce oC Hobert Oleu , I' ' delllllll : : . VI1rtnlllly Iht' ! hntllever nutlelptted I a visit frolll h'r forllll'r torllll'lItor , nnd UIO , dht : ot hIm nllw hrou/lht bnck IUnllY I ulllllt'n ft\t rt'l'lIrrllo" , 'I'he YOUII mllll , Mlllrl.1 forward 111111 I1ln'l'lI hlmHe1f be' : t weNI the duor ntlll hl'r "liht ; figllr , thus I cOUlI'I\tely "rc"I'1IIII1 her lII t , " 1' I'llolI ule. J\l1rs Nrve1'.tull ; , " he ro' I , mnrked In a Ilerft'ctly relleclful ! mnllller , ( ery dlfferellt frol1l his former ullplons. , nlltly fllllllllllr 0111' . "I am'er ' nllxlou.'l to hllYe 14 little 1'01l\'I'1'EJlltlolI with 'ou , Iinforc len'III ; ' : thlll plnce , fore\'cr , und II1..rl'fort' I b"81'1'1'h " 'Oll to rl'l1Inill II few \II III II t ell , I IIrnmlsfo not to lIetllln ) 'ou I lOll ! : . " I " \'I'ry wl'I1 , " rctllrne the YOllng girl , IlCrn\'t'I ' . tnlllI { : thl' Il'lIt he offered her. " \\'h , ) ' do 'UII Il'II\'I' ? " " 'I'he d..nth of \ I1Ylul'lc h\8 , oC 1.0111'1I1' , I deprlvtd III , ) ' Hiler ! ntll1 m 'lJotr of hl.'l cure alld ! ; l\ludlntl'Shlp. th ( ' title IIlId l'.tlltt ! now fnll to hiM YOIlIlj.er brother , l > 'itzru , ) ' , Hie pr'll'l1t IlIel1lnlt'lIt lIIust re- ' 1\11I1 It'n\'e the hnl1 to be 11I\0\'e \ \ , occuploll ur tlot , Ity the lIew bn1"l11\et , nil he sees lit. J.udy ( 1I1 tllllel' will el'l : a reJIII- dellce with Iome relath' : ! III 1101111011 , and we shnl1 mnke a home MOmowhere to eth- ( ' 1' ' , IInll' ! S-lIl1less-- " Ilt're the , ) 'olln111111 pIIlIsed , grently " 1II111Irrnll'11 for II III'OIl'1' COllclu\ioll to tht' lIentellee h ( ' hilI ! comllll'lIcrd. Bronk- III the "lIl'nee a aln , f'lr It wus becom. 1111 : 0111Irl't < 8ive , Ilc res\I\I1'd : "Miss lhel , I corne thl ! ! 1II0MIing to Iny hrfore ) ' 011 a 11rol1081tloll thut I hope will \I1f't with ) ' 0111' "all t1oll. I III\1Bt nut , howevcr , CXpreRI ! to , ) 'OU III , ) ' I ! ( ' ( > p re rets for the offeusive mallller ill which I m ' to treat yon. I Imow 1I0t why I Tl"118 INI to mnke lIIyself MO dillngrl'l'ahle. I WAC III'obobl , ) ' prolllllll'l by n ! ! pil'lt of rnh.chlef , but liS 110011 liS you left the bnll lIulMenly I heeullle a wnre of lilY great ml take , I lo"ed yon , bllt I felt It wn ! ! witbont hope. In lilY c ot\stll'nl \ hnllte I kne\y thut I hod WOII , pCI'hnps , what I nlerltl'lll , YOllr contempt. 'fo-dll , ) ' I felt that I could cndnre this mirel'y 110 long- er. I rc ol\'ed to sec , ) 'ou , to nlk Cor- 'I..nce. for lilY course in the PlIst , and to crl\'fe the Irivlle e of I'etrlevlng my fonner mi.stakc by beln allowed to visit yon n. n frieud UlltII I CIlII will your lon , IIlId ask ) ' 011 to bl'corne nt ) ' wife. " "Mr. G len < lennlnl ; , " lutl'rposed ! Dthel , " , , .hat YOIl pro\loto \ Is nn utter ImpossIbility - bility , I can /Iud do forgive bhl ! anne ) ' . : lUOI I ( , ollfE'S1I yonr cO\ldllct occasioned ml In other duys , bnt the proposed visit. ! I lUllilt posltl\'ely ecline. 1 t could lItver rf'llllit all you seem to Imngine , for I as- surt you my nffectlous cou1l1 never be ' 1T'ID. " "Yon are hllsl , ) ' In tIms answering , " luterrupted the 10\01' . "Yo 2urely cnn. not thull foretell whnt ) ' 0111' feelillgs woul be under l1uch llTl'l'rnt auspices. " "Indeed , Indeed , Mr. G Illlldenllll1/ / 111118t Interrullt YOll h ' dlslinctly & 11)'lng that , 118 I 11111 titllated ; , 1 Cllllnot receh'o vLl < ib : therl'f01'l' , I 1II11Rt b.g ) 011 to reo celve thlB , my finnl allswer. It woul bo the IInme after yenr ! ! of friendly Inter- courae. I do not lovc you , and I never cnn Ion you. I for ; ive 'ou , alld will enr t1llnk of yon kln ly ; beyond that we enn never go. " " ' 1'hQn there Is no necessity for my re- mallllnr , " he lIal , ladly , all lit IU'OSO to 111I n. "None whatQTcr , " was the firm repl ) ' . " } Iiu KCTel'gll 11 , brllevc lIIe , III long u I live I r.ball rerret liuTing nlllde 10ur rt'lIldenee at the hall 110 dlllBgreeabl'o You Ortalnly had euouJb t endure In belug ullder obllgAtion.a to : lnJUlle an 11'1'1- tnble invalid.tl'he rude munner In which ; ) ' 0\1 were dlswUlsed uc1tecl : wy deepest 1i'lIIpatby. " "For which I am 'fery grateful. " kind. ly return the YOl1ng girl. "If ever , DB a frleD , 1 can lieI've fOU 111 nny manner , will you allow me to do IIO ? " "I wl1l , If I IUloyonr a llSs. . " "That Is not quIte'dllcided ' , but I will lenTc It with the IIolrt11laster of lhls place. And now , thankinJ ; yon for your kind tor- gl\'enl\At1 , although fcelln deeply m ) ' un- relulted love , I " , ! II bid , ) 'OU fllrewell. " Robert Glendennlll held out hIs hand as 111' spolc , nnd feelnl ; ; that genl1ll1e tenro were flo\Ung : In l s errs , loJthel IlIld hers in It wltllOut hellltlltion. Stoop- III over the little whltl ! haud , he prrssed his IiPR upon It , then h urril1dly left the room , anll ! ! he saw his fuce uo ruore. tl'hat nIght the whole fnmlly left the hall , nu the rl\ud old IIInnilon waB cloNcl1 , waiting for thl ! arrlnll , or ordeN , of Sir Fihroy G1elldellnln . 'l'he rrsldence of this entlem:1II'I"all unknown , but It was hllIevud thllt he , , "pnt to Amriea : , t1lereforo every effort wall to be mnde b- the proller ones to discover his retreat , In orner to make kuown to him the honor ! ! that uwalh > , d his acceptllnce. Yet , while thIs rrsolve nnd (1l1ty waa to ho Immedlntol ) ' 11IIt in force , muny hellrt > > rebelled ngl nst his retl1rn. All nnlled Iu Cl'cllng thllt , nlthou/h lie- qultlcd by 1,1W , of nll ' I\no\\'lrd-o ; : of hlB I1l\happy brotber's flltl1 , circulllstances litlll lool'd very l1rk where he wus con- cerned. ( ' 1'0 hI' con tllIl1ed.1 'J'hat " 'UR Inll:0. . Some fU1\e1rul stories arc lIelng' clr- culatl' allout Joseph Chnmbel'laln 1\1\(1 ( his ol'lItorlNl POWl'1'S lit ! II 'ollth , but fl'ol1what frlel1l1 ot his ' \ n sa 8 eou- cC1'1IIDJ ; the grt'a : t stl1 tesma n' 3 college dn 'tI It 18 n great mistake to Ray that 'olms Cha111bel'I:1I11 could speak well when at school. In Cact , ho could 1\eyer bo Induce(1 to speak , a1ll1 In this he lIomewhat resembled the retiring Artl1l1f Bultour. Ono dal 0110 ot the muteu ot the Bchoo1 whIch ho 'W:1B at asked Cham- berl111u to ma e the repl , to speech which hud Ju.t been dellnrffl by ono ot the eller .tudents of the debating ell1ss. 'fhe hour cam. , and wll11 a tlnl1 step Ch1\11\erl.111 \ mounted the II1nt\rm. With IW'Cect outwarll lIelt- pOl\8l'Gslon he rued the : audlt/uee wd . madc his bo\-a low how. } t\-cryouc waited eXlleetantl1. Peo- pIc becl1me amloulJ : when tha 10uug man agnln 1HTod ; , but ! ltld nothllllr. ' .rhcn a Utter wont round Amen ; ; th3 boys. BUddenl , . tha L'Omlng colonial secretarl , with" look ot utter despRlr , sidled otr the plattol'm with another boy , 110t hull1g &aId ouo " , ordl- I.ondon nnyen. ' 1'110 n'erftlc man httutJ , oeTonh : Cil fml'R I1S milch I\b\1t "bat bo's , olu ! ; to < < 10 ns be d0811 .Itent whAt kit bll.l done. . . - - - . . . - . . " ' . . , . - - - ' " " 1"r----- . ' ; . - " " , - , . . , . . . . . ' " ' 0' " " , . - - - ' " . " . . " ' ' ' ' "r' ' ' ' " - - . ' "V" - ' , " 71 ' , b. , _ - ' " - - - - - - "t' : - - ' WHEN THANKSGIYIN' COMES. 0,111' , to have n Jo'Cul ny 'lJuut III1)t 'J'hllrs IJY IIOWII our 'RY : Hl'IlItlvcs ' 11 nil I ) ( ! IU1'e- ( ' 0111111' 1I0W Cr'U ) Cnl' nil' lIenr. lJ t 11 tllI'III , . hOlllLJ , I'll lJl't ' Is the lIlgr. ; ( fit we'\'e bn ) 'cti . \lwn'S lols to ellt , I've COIIIIII \\'hllI 'l'lInlllsgl\'lu' COllieS nrolilid , I'll , hc'lI cnr\'c the nohle Iltrd , 'l't'llIn' 1111 thc Jok's he's hCllrtl : ! II , shc'lI Ilcl'p thlllls ; IUOIII' right , g"I'I'YlIIe'lI t ' III n el'lht- ' A1ClCcpttli \ : : ! Jill All' 1IIi ! : We'll lIc stili IIti tllI CIIII IJI ! . WOlI't have tlruc to mal.o a lIounl1 Wilen 'J'1InIl1:5glvlu' cotnr3 nroull . ( ' but It'll lIlIlI ' though (011)1 , ) , , III1VIIl' rl'lnlh'es , ) 'oU kllnw. III Jest smllc ! ! whell 11I11 IIII I 'l'nle II serom1 ph"e ! or Jill ! : I'n. he'1Olily \ IlIu-h ! UII 1'0111' ' Whl'1I we III\IS 0111' Illntl'lI fer more : l'cver'8 N' "I ecl liS lIer fl'owue Whell 'J'lInukslvlll' ; COIIIl' ! ! uround. Uncle Jim srz me DII' Hili 'S Jest nhout 1'1. hIJrl1 to 1\11 \ ) . ; z two elepbnnts , hilt Gccl It thl'y'll oul ) ' Il't us Ill ! We wOlI't cure Cer whut tlll'Y sny , Hut JI'M CI'III uu' eat aWII ) ' . Wc'lI he tull cll'lIr Cr'lII the /rounl1 / Whell Tllallkllll\'lu' ( 'OIl\'S arOlll1 . -ColJllclI lI\u1's \ ! l'ollpurell , . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f A THANIPUL I f THANISGIVING I . . . 0 . C ) . . . . . . . . . 0 0 , . . . . . ' . DO "f feel 118 if I shoulll enjoy this IT J 'l'huuki I\'ln' , " sai Mrs. Joel Nis- , belt , looking down Illto the basket of JOSS- , red cheelw SIlltzollbergs as if It , 'ero a family vault nu taking up an 'lIple as If It hall been Il skull ; " 110 , I duu't. " " ' 1'heu , Borcpta , " observed hC'1' hUll- bau , who bad just UlroWI1 a huge log ou ilio opc.u tire , "you don't lsarl1 Doth- m' to be thaukful forI H'B as harnsome .1 turkey as ever nppl d , aud 1 don't imoW' of a year when I've had uleer pumpklus on that ar' corn loti" " "fulu't turkey or pumpkin ple1l or l'raubel'r , ) ' sass a8 makes 'l'hIlDksgivin' , " sil'lIlrs. . Nisbett. "What Is It , then ? EJC it's cold , vellth- < 'I' , I IIhould ha' thollght the last frost , \'uuld ba' done the busin s for , ) 'ou Irorly Cairly. 'I'hem artemlslns by the II'Uut oor Is scorched black , : Iud the old H1Ile Is losin' Its lea\'c5 as IC they WIlS . ' illln' own. Parson Jarvis It3 eowln' 111 the wa ) ' from Sloatesvllle to preach , \I 11101'1'0nutl the quire's larned n bran' lew untbem just a-purpose , ubout belD' .hllukCul . for bllrvest : Ind u\l \ that sort of , liug. : I'm ilure 1 dOI1't know what else 'ou' hlive. " Irl. Nlallett oDly an wcred by a r .A "I wouder if 'tlln't possible Stephe'l1 Le hum to-nigbt , " r..be sul after 11 pauli. "He writ not. lIe thought he'd dr p : u auly to-morrow morn In' If he caught .h train he expected. ODly think. ( lId . "omani It' . . fi'eara since Stephe WAil , lUlU to ' .rhlluk.sg-lvin'l" Old NlllIJett rubbed hI , horDY 1uwlb , \\'Ith chuckle , 1ddiag : " -U1d I lI'pole , If all accounts I. trllt , Ie'a Iottln' ' " be ItTeat mlln ( jut 1Q hut \feiJtern C4untry. It was Idnd of a : 1:11'\1 pull . . . . .h he went off and l tt 11.1 , J\1 waybe the boy Wl18 In the right. " "Yel , " nld Mrs. Nisbett dolorously , ' \Jut \ : Qwchow I oan't get roconclled to he itlea of bfa marqln' 11 Itrane ! gal 11It the--e. : " JOt'1 licxatched his head. This waa a jJu uf tbe Bubject that he scarcely de competunt to dlReuss. "l1l'bJ you'll like ker. Stephen ! ! 11 'S ! , , ' ! a ulce gl\l. " "SII'phen nrs ! As If a man over heud 1111 c..rrs In love wouldn't say anything. " . . [ wlt3h he'd told us who she was. " : \1' ' ' , Nisbett grolll1ed aSllln. Joel wont 'u ' tu the woo plle , the everyday win a , \ 1)1I1' he ienerully derived what little If ) lltilulOophie inspiration he bll . " ; \\:1 , lsbC'btl" It Wll1l n soft little voice , and the old nlh"s face rell\3ed : Instinctively IlS it . .ollllJe 011 her ears. . " \\'hy , Li a 'l'rcmnlne-'taln't youl" "It Is. 1"'e done ever'thlng thnt .Auut ( 'onstltllco 'wanted , and now I've just ruu ' \1' : ' to see' If ) 'ou on't need R bit of II'lp : ' SilO tool1 In the doorwny , a fair little 1'1' II'iloll ! , all Ihabed und rosy wltb the ' : , , \'mbel' , ,1n , . . . . .bilo her blue eyes iJ'I'1.I"ll liS If they were twin Bapphires 'idJl'lI \\'IIY IIn l'r her long , urk lashe ! ! . 111' was ueither blond nor brunette , hut I fl'e"h cheeked girl , with uut brown 1,1 : : ' . skin lile the IOIlC of 11 damask roro , I lI aiht ! ; , refined nose IInd lipii liS ripe . a 1" < \ crahapille , thouh : by no menns I ) tHIUr , Generully 8ho hnd a demure "rt or g-rt\vity lingering abol1t her Cace , lilt \\'heu she did Illu/h a imple came 'lIt IIpOIl her c11t'ok nnd a row of pearly l't'l It , : :1iml11ere-11 In8tantllncol/sly. III ono ht\n IIhe ellrrled a hunch ot .Ilt ulltuntn flowers. "Sl' < : > I" "he crt'\l ! , holding them up. "I " 1\IIoickcll Aunt ConManee's Knrden for h I' : ! 1' . 1 kntT that big vue on the man- "I " " { 'lied 10\1leUllng , IInd. Wltll a branch : ' 110 of ilcRrlet leneB , I'll bave a royal Ij.ul1uet to hell ( YOIl keep 'l'hnul.lgITln . " fN. NLitbett took the fnlr on I face . , .t\feen her t""o banllll and kissed the 1't'j1I ! Ittle montb. "Ket 1101'1'11 , Lida , " .hA laid. "I we.m't \l\lclllntln' to baTt ! no lech xln' . up , lut ) 'Ol1'Te ( erh a way. chllJ , I caD't leYl'r III ) ' no to yo 11. " " 1ut : y'lII're rolng to keep TbanksgtT- 'n. : , " cred ! I.lda. throwln.or oft' ber outer rllllpnlJi : anl , dftnclng UII to tbe looklni 'In5"1 like a Httla rnll' ofvlnd. . "beoaun 'Oil Inrited Aunt Conltanco and me te , iunrf &lid becauIJe 10ur lion I. COmJDJ : , ( ) me , " " ell , C'hlld , 1" , " uld Mrs. Nlsbfltt , Ihidlnt ! ; once mor-e Into thft mournful tJl frolll which Lld"1 ludden appear- 'ceo 111I.1 nlomontl\rlly arouF d her. , loel'Ji ot the turkey ehl1t lip In a coop , 1111 the b kln' " done , IInd I'm just afix- 'I' them IP1111 , 11l1d- " "Oh , oh. " ( 't'I Lldll , wht ) bnd Ihat. . .rrd to tite , , .In ow , "whllt glorlol1 rt'd "nTI' < < Ip llt' < .l tlver with little dropd of olll ! MII1 I n1llk , lI me 1\'reaths for the . \'IIII ? Oh. "IBlllle lAY ) "N" ALn. N\.ab.tt \ " " . laid , n"-It W'Onld have - - . , , . I be 1I ltard work to sny " 110" to Lldn- nl1l1 the girl 101I011 carne In , her apron Cull uf the sprl s oC the olll maple tree , whose shnllowy bou hl kept the win ow \1'1l d with cool shnl10wfl throu/h the { : : ' SUl1lllll'r days IlIltl gJlowered Cad. 1I1J ; .lol UIIOII the dend grass when the a1\tl1l11l1 enllle. lrs , Isoctt lookell with tenderness UpOII the rnl'eCIII IIttlo figure sento on the hl'nrth rll . when the Rhln ! ' of the hl h henlle 10 ! j lost Itself In Iter hrlght ! lnir Itnll mllde ! lparldell In her eyes , as the wreath ! ! anll tl'lIl1 oC a1\tumn leaves r'w rapidly heneath her deft fingers. " 1.lda ' , " she Anid soCtly , "Llda , my dellr ! " 'Lidn lookell up , "I Gaw ) 'our Aunt Con8t\nco : yesterday but there's ! ! olllethln' reserved about her , end I illll't 11110 to Itslt nbout you- whcther 'Oll hnd tleel.led to go out as n go\'crness or noti hecallse , m ) ' ear , .loel nnd 1 were tnlkln' last night , an we both tholllht whllt n comfort It woul be to hn'e YOIl here. " "To hatnI' here ? " " \Ve're old IInll w 'ro nlone , and 0111e' how we"'e both tool : a fnncy to 'ou , lilY child. So whl'lI your Aunt Constance gOl'S uack to tJlD clty , If you Ch0060 to come hcl'o"- Irs. Nisbett p:1ued ! abruptly nnd burst Into telrs. "W I' ha 1\ little Ironel' \ . my de.'lr , nnd If she' lived "ho would ha' been nigh ahout ) 'onrIe. . " Llda let Oil ! I'aves drop rlo\\"n on the floor ns site sprang up and throw both arUls roul1 the oM woman'1I neck. "Ob , Mrs. Nlsh\tt , " she whillperc-d softly. "yol1 are 10 vcry , vcr , ) ' killd. Be- lie\'e Ule , I nppreciate it nli , bnt-but- I hardlr know how to teli you. " Mr1l. Nisbett listened Int\ntlr. Udn smiled and cried a little and then whispered - pered 110 low It WI\II scnrcely nudlble. "I arn going to be mnrrled. " "Married I" ejllculated Mrs. Nisbett , with aU a womnn's Interest III thIs 1m- portnnt pleco of inCormation. "And who to ? " ' "Your Ion livell In Iowa--ln Parllng- ton ? " "Ycs. " "Well , dId he ever mention bhe name of- " Lldll pllu N1 , her checks glowing roses. Old Nbhett hnd como In with an nrmful of wootI , brinln ; ; 11 ! ; nle , , ; th him from the Crosty outer world. "I'll tell , ) 'ou by and by , " whispered Lldt as she went back to her work. "JoeI'll go out again arter nwhlle , " thought Mrs. NIsbett , "an theD I'll hear about Lldu'B beau. " nut Joel sat down before t1le fire with a complacent sntiffactlon which booNl III for the ntlficaton ! of his wiCe's curi- , oalt ) ' , and finally ACCQUlpnnled Llda bome , thus tru trating all his wlCo's deshns and cutting off ht'Z' chance of bearing Llda' . .tory. "Dear Die ! " thought she. "I don't be- ; Ueve the mnD was e , , & born who know- cd when he Vl'asn't wanted ! now lone- lome It Beem ! wheu Lldn'N Ionel W'hat ' does the girl want to get mnrried for wheQ I could ha' took .uch a IIlght 0' comfCln with hEr ? Oh. denr , denrl It d.ocs ae6IR u If tlu world wae 1111 ukowr' 'l'he uext clay , In spite of the weather propbet' fK'edictiou ef IUIOW , dawned clear and brilliant as the dyln IID1l1e of Indian llLUIwer. By 11 o'clock11'5. : . NiB- batt wu dre sed In her best silk nnd , cap , wltll. tlle turkoT browning beautifully - fully In the oven Aad the cranberry tart dolug credit to themselvce 08 'Well as to their IWlker , the tnJ1o ! set , the I1r. , high henped with crackling logs and Ule plates tlre86ed with coronals of nutulUD leaves. Aunt OonstnllL"C , n tall , prlm maiden ludy of uncertain age , IItood IJcfore thl' lJc room looking glass arrnnglng her coIf. fure. Uda , In ! 1 blue tIrCfls with a IntI' autumu I'ose In her bair , was trlppln hither and thither as IIlht footed find helpful U8 hulC 1ozen househol CnlrieR merged Into Olle , while Mrs.Isbett atood rear lnhet" with a loving e'e. murmuring to herself : "Well , well , It lIeems like It WRII the 1,0rd's w1ll to deny \L'j of just what we most wllnt , but If J had a daughter I could wish she wus llke Lido. " As the ol kitchell clock struck 1 Urs , Nisbett , looking Crom the windoW' , gave a little cry. " 'l'here ho come5--1here : comes Joel. lIl1 . as I live , thero's the boy with himl" Lidll rnn III to the bt'droom. When she returned , Irs. Nlbett wnB . . . . . clnsplil In the arms oC n tall , handsou. mnn of four or five and twenty. "lAId a. " snid the prolld matron , 1trlT' " Ing to < < llscngage herself from the aft'ec- f ; J tlonnto clasp , "thlll 18 my Bon Stephen. \ and-why , whnt's the mntter ? " 'f For Stephen hnd dropped her hand. wltb nn exclRmation ot 8urprllle and amnzement , nud Lldn stood there glowln crimson , , "Lldnl 'Vhy. mot1lCr , tbl Is a aur- prlse Indeed that you have 1lrepnr f me I" "I prepn""dl" echoed the n8ton1shcd old lady. "Well , that'a / gooo un , WhCD I'm ten tI\IIes usIIuch ImrprlscJ as yea bel 1 ldn , what docs tbls mean7" "It mCllnA , " snld l.illa , with II emuJ'O smlle--she wnll be.llluhlg to recover her 8cattert'd self-poMesslon-"lt mC < : lns that tJils II the gentlemnll I am to be mnrded tol" " " Nisbett "Is I.lda "Stcphpnl" eril'd Mrs. , to be 10ur wife ? " " ho hnll I\'I'11 mo her promise to that "n''l't , at leatlt. " Ruid Stephen , looklul proudly do\\'u Ul1011 his lovely IIttM ! lanceI' . "Well , If It don't beat all hoqurer thln s do happen I" ! mid : \Ir . Nisbett , her fnee rlldlant. "And , ) 'ou've heen Uv- In' nel hbor to ml' tlicSt' ! ! Ix weel\1 and . I ne\'er knowcd It. Lltla , why didD.t you tell me ? " "Beclluo 1 ne'Crrellme thnt Stephen - phen nlBin hlllll , lilY hetrothL' < l western lover , wns nn .thin ; ; ; to lrs. NIIbett ! : , " said Lidn , Inu hln . ! " 'fhC're 'tis , now ! " daculntl'd the fann. PI' . "Howns sill' to know that he wa. only my nephew , ndopted when bis pnr- ellts led , twenty good years ago ? We'n J. ahva1 called him son , and he'8 alwa , . . bcen a ! ! On to UR. But Lido ditln't kngw. ( 0111 womnn , what do you say to Ste- phen'a wife ? " Mra. NIs t clasped Llda to her henrt. "I do 911Y , " IIh ejnculutf'd , "t.hl'l ill the thankfullrtlt Tbnnkll lvln' I evcr lived to lIeel"-New York ] ) nlly NewlI. On Thnnla/lvlnJt / " 'cek. I T.he Leadu of the HUl1away&-JoR" be alarIl1ed , my doan > i It's noth Inlt 11 yeie arll1D hunting for edible fnn i- ' ' ( ' ThnuklsivID/.t / Dn ) ' . O pllgrllJl bthe1'll left us a good ample wbeu they let a.lde a dB1 . . \ \ ' h1ch to dnote our thoughts k , coU t- lng up the blesawgs of the 'eaI'-n'ot ' o J , to eII.tsldCl caWlQ/l ( ) f 11ro rlty , stalcl& . . the abundaD411 of our grops , the good r-rult loarIe anJ plenty everywhere. but we . ou1 count our personAl bl 8110 Inlll , "one b ) ' one i" even In there whe < r-e S01'1'O\T and trouble are ever presen\-thl hlel8wga would outnumber the aftUc- tODI. : 11 It DOt II 0 methin I ; to lIee the blue 1 nnd thll ell fil'ldll , to bear the joyo song of the 1I1rt9 , to have the u.'Ie ot 0\1.1 . IImblllnd , , bl'thlr fnr , a clear brnln and an active mln ? Let U8 keep our heartl tuned to praifll aud thankAgh'lng , tIb.en we wlll bring sUlllcll to other fn es that sel ow .mlle. Thl/lie are little things , bat liCe I. made up of little thins. 8ollloqllY 01' 1Turkey. . I know that 'J'hnnklc\'lnj ! : daY'8 most here. And It makl'B me 1Il ) ) ) ; to 1\y , For l'vl ! rCII.l'hl'd my prlml' . an WI mlghq ell'ar Thnt It'll tlml1' tll' , , ( ' 10 dll' . I law the hl'lId of t hUllsI' ( 'omp onto And he sllllll'd n. . 1.1' azcd nt me , And he cried IIloud thut thl'fl' Wlil n. doubt What comtortnbll' mcnl I' " be , Ob , I've got to J.'o ! AI1I1 It glve/l I1U1 1ftt , 'I'hought It Isn't 110 lIIurh Cor my II ( That I clue nbout , lIut he l'nn't carve n bit , And I'ye got to be bnckcd by his \Vlte , -New York IIrrnl4. - - - - - - - y -A , } . r 'f p".o 01' TIlC "IiY ftD g : , _ , ' \ -