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Now York-IL was a gl'lIolllnl ; race
wholl Hlx 30.lwot torl1C1lo.boat 1I0stroj"
( 'ra reconl ! ) ' mallo the 210'111110 dash at
flea ( rom ofC this city to the mouth oC
the Chclwllealw hay , 'rho flghtors (01'
suprclllacy were slstors , hulll h\ the
I sarno ycnl'-Iollg , low , ollvo'lolored :
I cl'aft , fo II I' funnels raltlng II.Cl , the
: 110WOl' of 8,000 horses In each hull amI
7i IIIlH ! worltlng each , It waa the
swlflesl und longest. cOIIIllClItlon of
war craft 011 any lions.
The lIeel and tholl' dimensions fol ,
low j
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. ! TWill. (1o\Vl\r. In \ enoll ! ,
I 'Vordcn.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .4:1.P.3oo : 2:1.86 :
I Whlppll ) . . . . . . . . . . . .433 8300 28.21
Truxlori . ' . . . . . . . . . . . .433 8300 : ! : .I. liS
1 Hull . . . . ) . . . . . . . . . . . .108 'j' QI ) : :8,01 :
Ho"ldn . . . . . . . . . . . .403 7200 : : :1,02 :
Sll'wnrl . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 : : < 1 SOOO 29.6:1 :
'rho rllM wall to tryout the scor'
) llons of the nn vy umlor war.lIl11o con.
dltlons. It. lusted a day and a night.
I A hItherto IIIl1lefeated wlnnor Cl1lnO to
I grIef , antI another craft , on whIch the
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\ hluojacl ots bet theh' money , nourlj'
( fOllnderod. 'I'wo others also hall mls.
\ llllllS.
Locked In a steel hull on ! ) ' n quartoI'
of an Inch thIck while Illunglug
through tL rolling sea on n hlaclt nIght
I ! ! "cl'eoll ' " huslnells.
. ! R ad ; { or the Fray
i The sllIollo.lo ldug sextet steamed
! ClIIt to SOIf1'om Nuw YOI'lt In Indlau
, I 111 ( , ! ! t1'lpI1NI fol' the fray. The rllJlld-
.111'0 1\lU8 \ Ilnd tOl'lwdo tuhc1 ! had beeu
\1 \ ulowed below deck. 'fho wlde.mo\lthed \
, " ptllators were unHcrowed 1l11l1
! stiiwClI awar. 'I'ho lIfoh6ats were UII-
' \ [ ( ! : J down on declt , 1\0 that. the clI\'nHI \
, 1JottOInD wOIlI(1 ( 811ffOl' less roslst\11co to
11wlttl1. \ . 'fho CIUI\'as co\'erlugn hul
' ! 1Jcen r.tl'lpl1Cd from the brldget ! . All
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111)1'1.5 we closed to ellmlnatQ ulr ( rlc.
tllln. l fd : ythlng mllvllhle waB SCI\t \
lJclow. The uavlgatOl's woru antomo.
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11110 gog \ s1lo 1o11 UIO wlud from
_ . c\ltllnr \ ; Ih h ; ! eyos. ' . ' , 'I'hl crcw werc
- slrhlpO(1 ( tl the \llnt.
On I he hrldgo of each craft olou ( )
1110 conun ndlng officol' , the uavhatm
. amI the 119.11.1tUm at the wheel. DOWll
I in the on l11o rooms UICI'O was a } Jest
" for over" , nau. Now aud thfu a } 1IIf1
, of hlnel , < < mole rolled out of II f\luno \ :
I or a safelY valve } 10111Jcd ( odh an 1m
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patleut S 'cam oC slo\In : , tel1lu of Ill
S\lI'llresr. \ ' d . . eagerness , to ho 01T.
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'rho IIno hcaded for the startln !
. ' poInt , off the Scotland lightshIp. 'I'lu
wlu\ ( was fresll. 20 mlles nn houl' froIT
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the west-Rout.l1west , wIth u IUn\PY I
romnS' ' ort altore. As they neared t
post the fIeot closol11n on ono anoth
jocl\Cylng for poslllon. AU had I'CCOI
of about 3i ! miles , ' } 'hoy cut acrl
( , ,10 anothol" stOIl1i ! with the HwlCtnl
ot an arrow or curved In < : Irclos w
tbo gracofuln'ss of Iswnllow. .
The Hno f.\lltled \ out llUst Sandy lIe
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headel ( for the IJtllrUng ) lOlnt elf
the Scotland lightship. 'rho wInd was
fresh , 20 miles an hour , from the I
w'stsouthwpst , wllh a lUl11py sea roUe
Ing off shore. As they neared the post
the fleut closed III on 0110 another In
COIlIISlol1 In jocl\Oj'lng for position.
'l'hey cut acronfj 0110 nnnthnr'H , dfl1l1R
wllh the swlfltll ! s of an urrow or
cllrvC'd 111 clrclcs wIth the gracofulneBs
of a swullow. Now ono would plunge
ahoal ! , to bo hailed In a swIrl of hiss.
Ing hubbIes , as the twin screws
churned the sea to chock too milch
headway , or another would place herself -
self at the head of the Hno and Rul.
Ion ! ) ' wult ( or the others to como up.
Geuemllj' It Is not good nautical man.
ners to oust the f1agshlp from her
plnco lit the hend of the llne , but the
crnft were hot for the contest IInd
many , (1'0111 stolcor to shoulder straps ,
hllll wagera on the result. It. was dUll.
cult to pIck the favorlto. AlI had
made 28 , 21 [ , or 30 lmots , whIch equald
3fi miles an hOIl , ' , 01' express traIn
limo , on theIr trIal trIp ! : ! . ConsIderIng I
the deference duo the flagship , many
IllcltOd the WhIpple as a wInner , othom
thought much of the Worden , lJOcauso
hel' bottom had just been scraped allli
Jlalnted , to the nonroslstanco of
greased steel , whllo all the others had
llIoro 01' leslI foul boltoms , not havIng
becm In dry doclt for some tlmo. 'rho
majorltj' favored the 'rruxtun , ( or she
had never heen beaten In a contest
und was SUII)10sod ) to have the best
crow that. ovm' stepped ahoard a tor.
Ilodo.lJOut destroyer , ' } , ho bluejacltets
Illnned thell' faith In the well Imown
grIt nnd nover-glve-up of the Hopltlas ,
whIJo the challlillons of the Stewart
anll Hull argued that these vessels
COIl1cl lee)1 ) up au fast a clip as their
1118tors.
' } 'ho flagshIp Whhlplu happened to
ho headluJ. ; the lIeet as th9 shl1lS1 bol'o
down on hcr. ' Off on her startioard ,
I l'llIIulng n080 IInd nose with tll ' Jlng.
shIll , was the 'l'1'u\tlm , nnd to Ilort
was the Worden forslng ahoad. 'rho
Stewart , also off to 1I0rt , waa gath.
l erlllg headwa ) ' und ) lUlIIn { Into line.
'rho IIbllltlns was tumbling the seas
outward fr0111 each how as she came
. Ul1 tr-'ml the line , : \IId the Hull ! tung
011 the left Jlunk.
The Race Begins
Lloutenant CommandoI' Andersen
was holding the startor's Jlag OVOI' the
contestants ulltll the ) ' got 111 a straight
line abl'ellst. At 8:20 : a. m. the signa ]
"Malto the best of ' "
your waj' was run
U)1 ) and the mco was on.
Each )1row ) )1ltchetl ) forward. The
sterns squatted to the suction of the
slleed Ilnd the waves rolled U)1 ) to tI
10\01 with the decl , art and swept
astern , as If ea er to escape the gath
orlng 11I00d. ' 1'ho WhlJ)1lo ) ) took tlH
load , hugging the shore. Next came
the Worden to with ' ' '
, IJorl , the 'I'I'uxtur
hangIng on to her. It was at least 3 !
miles an hour ft'om the start , nud I
gall ollened between the trIo In tht
lend , I\I ! the Hull , 1I0v1dns and Stowar
dro)1llCd ) baclt , maldng a second trll
fighting It out among themselvos.
Artor two hours the Wordon hal
taltou the lealt ! with th Truxtun sce
and nnd thu Whl)1111e ) thIrd. 'I'ho see
end trio scattered astorn. 'rho spum
tlow In showers 0\01' bows aud brltlge
and I11tittored agalust the ( unnolf
The sterns , built Ilat as n. . floor t
counteract the 110werful dowllwar
suction of the ) II'opellors , squattetl 10\1
whllo seas rolled Ull aft hIgher tlm
Iho declts. It seemed that they woul
tumble III over the sterns nnd Hoe
the declts , but the sw\rt'lIIovlng \ cral
were alwu's just beyond reach ns tl1
chaldl'on Hatton cd out and rushe
awu ) ' In whllo ( oal1l.
Men wIth bIg bl'ass ! I'rlnges stoe
besldo the cnns of 011 nnd squirted
0\01' the engines. The muchluOl .
churned the all Into j'ollow buttt
and then sl1rayed over'thlng a golde
huo. It stung the eyes of englueroo
crowl ! .
Word n Takes Lead
'rho Wordon , going steadily III
oasllj' , gradually hauled awa ) ' (1'0
, the rest at nbout nllOIl. lIeI' clel
bottom was In her fa\'or. 'rho elm :
1110n 'I'ruxtun was beginning to 10
her grl ) ) In the wal\O of the lendl
whereat there were loud words a
much l1ers111mtlon down In the (
glnoroom.
Four streams of 11II10lto had bA
comlllg trom the Truxtun , but sudd4
! oa Iy the smolw ceasml to belch trolll the
ho two forward fuunels. She slO\\
el' , down to haH sleed. ] SomethIng h
rds gene wrollg In the boiler 1'0011I.
ISS 'rho Whlpllo ] , I'unlling third , \ \
ess stili husglng the Hhoro to cut C0\'I10
IIh 'rho Wordell wus fOI'glns stead
alwud , hel' fOllCollllllns \ of SIlH )
lolt merglllg Illto 0110 as she aPIH"Jared I ,
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'ro Iho I'car Rnd off to the leCl flunk
; 111Iull was rlcHn/ / ( Into the seaK
and AhowlJrltlK the ! llJray ever ( we 1' ; ' "
thtnK forwut'fl.
'rhf'\I CRm ! ! the Stn'vnrt , hanging on
10 the Hull 1\1\11 then II ) ! ] llolltlnl ] , 1111
j.Colng 111(0 I'IICJ horses , ) lllInr.lnr. ; nnd
mingling ! Iteam and Sl1Ioto , wl1h the
1IIII1UO ) fiyln IIbout them , 'rho ] { Oll'
1\11I \ watl 1I11ll < lng desllorato plungcs to
Jet away from the tull of the proccf ! '
IIlon of fiyorH , Site Jradually cra wlerl
Ul1 to forwat'd the lIull. The Hull was
hmdlcllfJIlOd by being short.handed ,
but she , too , toole on It spurt. I1nd ovor.
hl1uled the disabled 'rruxtun. She set
a pace that Itept the lIol11tlns strain.
Ing every nerve to maIntaIn every
Inch she had gaIned ,
'rhus the long , narrow , olive green
fi hlerR wore Htrllng out from horIzon
to horIzon. 'fhey lIow past salllng ves.
nols us If the schooners were at. nn.
chot' . Crows atlll ) lassengers on coast.
wise llners strung alongoldo the rails
o ( steamers to watch the contesL
Pace Begins to Tell
As the afternoon were on , the Itl11.
Ing ) lace began to tell , 'rho omcors.
In goggles , felt the Rtraln of Itceplng
the vessel on the course and aH hands
Iwyed 1111 10 their best efforts. The
helmsman at the wheel never lifted
his eyes from the compass.
Down In the , englnoroom the fiylng
all still stllng the men's oj'es bloodshot -
shot ; It ran down their arnm and
chests and ollt of the eyelets of tholr
shoes. 'rho stationary parts of the
engine were Inches deep with the
huttor.lIlw suhstanees that flow out.
Now , the boiler t'ooms are aIrtight ,
BO that the two forcod-draught. fans In
a waH may suck In all' that can escape
only by golnr. ; under the fIre grates
and up through the coals , and In these
prIsons were locltcd the ha1.no.lted
stokers. ' ! 'hey had shoveled tons of
coal on the whlto.hot fires , so fierce
that n shovelful of fuel turned red the
Instant It touched the coals and be.
fore the furnace door cOllld bo swung
uL .
As the aClornoon were on and the
sun got down on the horIzon , the
gleam of Capo Henry lIghthouse , at
the mouth of Chesapealte bay , showed
clear ahead , The 'Varden was hull
down and ollt of sight. In the lead. The
rest were strung out unlll the last
craft was huH down nstern. The star
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showed a haze along the shore that
might have been mlstalwn for brealt.
ers. Then the Truxtuu , havIng 1'0- ,
paired her boller , jumped forward
agaIn , anxious to got baclt In the run.
ulng.
Worden Reaches G al
InsIde Cape Henry , at Hampton
roads. were tcn battleships o ( Admiral
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Evans' Ileol. ThIs was the goal of the
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destroyers , It was neal' nightfall when
a long stroalt o ( olive green clIne In
Id It by Capo Henry , slashIng through to.
" ward the fieet o ( big fi hters. Her
ohlI'p : pt'ow cut the waters with thor
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hiss of a razor cl'a'In ' ; ; a sheet of
m paper as she swished nlonq II1tc an ( Y. ( .
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press traIn , still going so fast that the
rush of willd she created whirled the
four IItro\Ins : of 8mo1\O Into one ami
lIattened It out on the waters astern ,
1d It was the Wonlo , the winner , solng
1m easj' and strong , 25 mill's an hour , as
1n she had (1'0\11 8:20 : o'cIOllt : In the morn.
m. Ing nnlll 7 : 30 In the o\'onlllt ; .
so 'rho IIuH , shorthanded , came In sec.
I' , ond. No other vessel came In up tent
nt : midnight.
m- In the morn In ! ; hOllTs of the sccond
tIay In cnme the ntl ! : ! h 'II Whipple , with
en the stor ) ' at a dlluster ! to the HopkIns ,
n' the undefeatod. 'rho unbeaten hud
: er nearly foundered In un effort to keep
'od up.
ad DurIn ! ; the night the 'I'ru\tlln had
, taught her way lIo\l'n the coast wIth
'as all the Sloed ) thnt was In her and had
rs. llIlJSl'd the Hal l\ln8 , the Whlppl\ ! und
\ly \ the S\owart. \ The Hopltlns hall' f ugh1
lIto IO ! gn III'Y ] that lho oltlcns had be.
ow COml(1tcustmhl'd to the 1)\I1ver ) of hOI
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8otl1ltltues. 'rhls tlmo It was not In
the onglne , but In n tolally unexpected
qunrtCJI' on the outsIde of the craft.
Projectfng out from the IIndorbody
o { the alOl'n I" a IIteal sleeve enveloI' )
Ing the 11rolllJller shaft. 'l'hls IIhalt Is
hold to the hull by an ullrlgltt as thlcl ,
ns a man's arm. The vibration call sed
thIs shIrt to brealt , and the steel
bludgeon , swinging aroundalld around
with the shat'l , toro a halo In the hull
before the onglnoa could bo stopped. I
Barely Kept Afloat
Lieut. Howe gave the alarm , and the
after watortlght. doors were closed , but
not before the wardroom had been
flooded. As the wI do comllartmonte
near the center of the vessels f1lled ,
she sank until her declts were awash ,
aud proparatlons were made to aban.
don shIp. A distress rocltet was sent
up that WIlS seen by the Whlpplo and
the Stewart. They gave U)1 ) the race
fOI' honors und went hard about to aId
the Hopl\1ns.
The Hopltlns' lifeboats had been un.
lashed and swung ollt on the davIts.
All the steam and hand pumllS were
Pllt to worlt. It was a question of
whether the craft would live or
found c\ ' . It was nIp and tuck bot.ween
the lIumps and the onrushIng waters.
' 1'ho WhlPlllo and Stewart closed In
on the IIopl\lns. 'l'hen the Whipple's
wlroloss operator called on Newport
News for holp. At daybrealt the na\'y
tugs "Tashnoto and Hercules came out
and lashed themselves alongsldo the
crIpple and towed her Into Newport
News , whore no time was lost In get.
tlng the Hopldns Into dry docl , .
Dut all that Is but a bit of the prIce
of an etllclent navy.
HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION.
People of Northern Luzon Have Made
Country Productive.
GOY. Gon. Smith of the PhilippInes
recently made a tour of the mountaIn
provInces of northern Luzon , chiefly
InhabIted by pagan trIbes. On hIs 1'0-
turn to Manl1a ho said : "Tho journey
through the mountain country was a
revelation. I have never seen such
cultIvation as wo saw In the moun.
talns. Those people ha vo terraced the
mountalna In some Instances 1,000
fnot hIgh , and every bIt of the land
I Is under cultivation. The people are
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haPtJPy and all were workIng hard
\Ve traveled wIthout a guurd ever I
country that ten years ago was thl
most dangerous In the Islands. Or
ono o ( the traIns , now used by FlII
plno farmers to take produce fron
Isabella Into Cagayan , the Spaniard !
had thrpe heavy outposts. NothIng 0
the l\lnd Is found there now and thl
tral1 Is perfectly safo.
"I do not believe there Is anythlnl
In the world that can equal the manner
nor In which the Jleople of the mOUD
talns have made theIr country produc
tlvo. It certaInly surpasses anythlnl
I have ever seen. The terraces II
JnlllU are pygmlos compared with Ii
'rho earth and stone were brought fo
miles and tlto most wonderful piir
about It Is that the terraces are a
solid and substantial as If they wor
part o ( the mountaIn Itself.
"Sarno o ( them are 70 or 100 fee
high aIld remain undlsturbod throus
all sorts of weather ami landslide :
And at the tlmo these terraces wor
made the people were under arml
workIng with tholr ltulves and shlole !
close ut hand and with sentrIes a
every hIgh } Iolnt of land nnd moUl
taln top. "
Under Escort.
A blaelt seat maj' bo seen almol
every da ) ' wandorlng along the streol
of Leeds , Englaud. ' } 'o all appoaranci
It Is unattended , but closer obsorv
thm reveals the fact that there Is
wa 's a hlaelt dog In Its Immedlato \
clnlt ) . . If an ) ' attempt I matlo to m
I Bt the goat , ono hleat Is sulliclo1 t. .
brln the do ! ; to the Bceuo ready to d
( ( ' 1Il1 Its protl'ge.
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BY E IZABETH ROBBINS
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( Cop'rlght , by Joseph D , nowlp'3 , , ) II
1\IIIes Torrey had not wrltton when
ho wus comIng home , for ho dearly
lu\"od a surprIse , and so there was
nothing faIt but to walk the two
mlles from the railroad station. I
When he reached a cortaltl rise In I
the "swamp" land ho paused to t.alw
an observation. There , ever acrO3s. ! .
on the "Drldge" road , wns the old
Torrey homestead , lookIng exactly as
It had alwaj's looked. Farther on were
the GlIsons' roofs , then the Wltherells'
chlmnoys , Ilnd away beyond the un.
)1alnted ) corner o ( somethIng that. must
bo the IIttlo new chapel hIs mother
had wrItten about. On the nearer sIde
. wus the Harwood place , and no areI'
'et , the Caswells' barn , which , from
this point , ho I'omembered , shut off Uw
\'Iow of UIJ ! house.
Miles continued on his way with a
reeling of lively satisfaction In fInd.
Ing so few changes ater five j'ears'
absence , so when ho had turned the
corner an come to where the Cas.
. . . , ell ! ! ' houHo ought to bo , and there boo
held only Its blackened timbers lying
on the rround , ho was 0. good deal
shocked.
"When and how dId It happen ? "
be asked hIs mother , after ho had on ,
joyed to the full her astonIshment at
seeing him , and each had Inquired aft.
er the other's health.
I "It was three months ago , In September -
tomber , just after that'last letter I
sent , " Mrs. ' 1'orrey told hIm. "Dr.
Durrell came along one day and saId
old Jed Wnshburn had been sIck , all
I , alone there In hIs out'ofthe-way , tU111-
ble.down place , and they pacltod up
some thIngs and started right oft to
do what the ' could for hIm. "
"Aunt Mary and Uncle Nathan , all
over ! " exclaImed 1I1es ,
"TJley thInk the chimney must have
been burnIng out , and somehow sot
fire to the woodwork Insldo , " Mrs. 'for-
rey went on. "At any rate nobody
saw the smoke In tlmo to sa\'e any.
thIng , and evorj.thlng was fiat when
they came back. "
I "Too bad , too bad ! " said 1\1l1es. "I
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suppose they wont to live with the
I boys ? "
"Yes , though I couldn't Hnd out from
! their lotteI' which one tlle"ro with ,
I NeIther Mary nor Nathan were very
I much for wrltlug. "
I "Perhaps they'll' build again : '
I "Oh , they can't ! They were too
, good hearted over to save much , and
: there was no Insurance. "
I "It Isn't likely that Ed. nor Glb can
'belp ' t om any , " )1I10s refIectetl.
"The "ro two as good feHows as ever
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Paused to Take an Observation.
lIved , but they wore never money
makers. I would have stopped tl
, see them as I came through the city
If I hadn't been In slIch a hurry tl
. get home. Dut I'm going again soon
to talk wIth an architect : '
) "An architect ? " Mrs , 'I'orrey's faci
1 ushod. She had nlways wanted I
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new house-ono In which the soutl
1 sldo was not almost wholly taken UI
9 with entrlell : and slalrways and closet
f -a bouse wIth a bathroom and 111\ :
I ) windows , and possIbly 1\ lIttle consen
atory. Was her wIsh to como tl'UO
or was Miles thInking of getting mUI
I' r1ed ?
I' ! "Yes , mother , I've mlld my pll
: . out there , and j'ou'rc going to hav
g your house. "
[ l I "Where are ) "OU goIng to have It ? "
l. I "Whero the house Is now Is th
I' slshtllest spot on the farm , Isn't ft' !
' I'I I "Yes , I thInk so , What will yes
s do wIth thIs house ? "
o "Tear It down. I Snll)10S0 ) , " he nr
I s\\'ered slowly , "though I kInd a
It I hate to , "
h The ) ' were both silent for se\'en
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5. minutes , then Mrs , 'l'orrey cried 01
o suddenly : "Oh , l\1Ileu ! Why conldn
9 , It bo moved ever to the Caswells ? "
Is I lIe was alert In au Instnnt. " 'I'hat' '
n so ! " he oxclalmed , "and not let thm
1know anythIng about It Ull 'twas a
ready tor 'om. Wouldn't It bo great !
"Dut could It bo mo\"ed , wIth th !
bIg chimney and all ? " Mrs , Terre
asked utlxlouslj' .
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's I "Pshaw , yes ! I'll rIsk Andrew Ba'
: to move nnythlng on top of the earth
: i "Thon that's settled , " said Mrs , To '
LI. roy hapl1 ) - ,
II. : "Dut. mothol'11108 ! : lauchI'd In tl
o. .mldst of It. " : \I1)'he ! they don't wal
to to como bacle. Llkel ) ' as 1Iot the " 1
botror suIted wIth the elty than the
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ever wel'e with the country , and
w01lldn't como hflck for anj.thlng. "
"l\htj.lto so , " she assented , doubtful.
Iy. " ) Jut 'ou wllJ bo seeIng thorn pretty
soon , and can find out nil about It. "
"DId they say Ilnythlng about com.
Ing back ? " Mrs. Torrey asked Miles
on hIs return from a vIsIt to the Cas-
wells.
"Unclo Nathan dId , after wo lott
Aunt Mary's. They wan to como and
cam ) ! out In tholr barn next summer ,
ho to worlt for the neighbors. I guess .
the boys don't thInk much of It , by the
way he brIghtened UII when I saId
I
'lwas a good scheme and we'd lend
'em the furnlturo ( or It. I made up my
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mind then and there that they must -T
have thIs house. Wo'll give 'om the
,
bIggest ltlnd of a surprlso. "
In March came Miles Torroy with
an Invitation : "Mother wants you
lJoth to come out and stay over East.
or Sunday ; the now chapel Is goIng to
bo dedIcated then. And I am goIng
to take you there In' my new automo-
bile. "
The journey was Interrupted' haIr-
way by the raIn , and 1\I\los \ and his
guests had to spend the rest of the
afternoon at a Uotel. At nine In the
ovenlng , however , the raIn had enUre-
Iy ceased , and they started once moro.
' } 'ho all' was wnrm , but there was a.
great deal of water standIng on the
road , and that and a dense fog made
It necesmry : to l\'oceed , at snail's
pllce.
Aunt 1\1ar ' and Uncle Nathan's ,
cheerfulness was unImpaIred , but i
1\1lles was dIsappointed and dIsgusted :1 :
This wall all so dIfferent trom what
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he had planned ,
Then suddenly the fog suggested an
Idea. lIe would still let them think
they were goIng to visit hIs mother ,
and let the sItuation reveal Itself ns :
It would. He could not bo n. . witness
to the surprise , but wouldn't It bo tro.
mendous ! '
"Uere we are at last , " said MlIea ,
bringing the automobllo to a stop.
"Aud It Is as10 feared ; everybody , .
Is abed. "
"Don't walto her up ! ' " they both bo. .
sought him earnestly. "You jest show
us to our room , and "vo won't malto t\ .
bit moro noIse than \VO can helv , "
A Sabbath Iulet brooded over the
house when they awoke In the morn.
Ing. Outside they could hear bIrds
singing - chickadees ) bluoblrds , a I
robin , a nuthatch. I
'rher tall\Cd awhl10 In whispers ,
then Uncle Natban said : " 'Don't , you
s'poso we could get up real still and
I slip out and over to the old place ?
Sp.ems 'slf 'twould make It seem more , lj' .
"
lIlto Sunday somehow. . . " .
"I don't see why we couldn't , " Aunt
Mary answered , "I'wontler If we can
see It from here. " \
She got up and went to look ( 'ut of II I I
ono of the front wIndows , "
" 'Vhy ! " She held the curtaIn far.
ther aside : md leolted harder. "Why , I
can't-mako It-seem rIght , Why , Nathan -
than ! " -as the sun burst forth-"the-
sun Is rlshig ever across the road In
the west , 0\ ' else I'm losing my mind ! "
Uncle Nathan sprung out of bed and
stared out over her shoulder. "It " . , .
ain't the Torrey place , " ho said , alow-
Iy. " 1\1IIes lms been playing sarno joke . i
on us. If I dIdn't know it couldn't be , I"
I should thlnk- "
Ho. went to a window on the other
sIde.
"l\Iarj'-come qulclt ! " ho cried , ex-
cltedl ) ' . "It's ( ' r elm tree , and our
barn ; the Torrer } > lace Is over there ,
and their house Is gene ! "
I Aunt Mary sank Into n chaIr. "What
I does It mean ? " she aslted weakly.
.
"I don't know , " he answered , b o
sInning to dl'ess In foverlsh haste.
'l'hey were hath dressed , when a
I largo pIece of pnper , half under the
door , caught theIr ntte lIlon. As Uncle \
) Nathan's name I\Ilpeared on It , ho I
opened and read It. '
"Mr , antl 1\Irs , Caswcll : Thill house
I\nll eVer'lhln In Il 18 yours , a free gift .
{ rom your many friends. '
"Thoy moved tllO Torroy house er I
here and fitted It all up for us , " said I
Cncle Nathan In an awed voice.
They looltedat each other as If stun. l
ned for It moment , then Aunt Mary
' . throw herself Into Uncle Nathan's - . . .
arm ! ! , and ther crIed together.
lIe was the first to recover. "How
rldlcl\11rlous ( or us to stand here
a-weOI1Ing ! " he said. "Come-lot's ox.
11101'0. "
Aunt 1\1ary wiped bor eyes and tole
lowed him Into the kitchen. . . > " ' _
"Just IIko our old ono , for all the
world ! " saId Uncle Nathan. "And thou
u woodbox full of kIndlings , all ready to
stnrt a fil'e , "
"The ) ' went over the house togeth.
er , "I Reo how 'twas , " saId Aunt Mary
thoughtfllll ' , "As ) ollg as the house It.
Ll self wall : like the old one , they thought
It they'd malto the rooms as near IIko as
't they could , nnd everybody helped.
That grnndfatllC'r clock must have
' 8 como fror Jed Washburn-you know
: n hIs and OU\11 was jest alike ; the sIt.
II . . IIng.room carpet Is the one Susan
Witllerell had In her spare room-we
Is bought 'em off the same plp.co ; the
I ) ' IJIlpor Is sarno Silas Crane had left on
hla hands when ho rnlled up flvo years
Ie aj.o ; Dr. Burrell ( ; 1\0 that old desk-
. " why ! I can toll where 'most every
1" single thln eo me from' ! '
Them with grateful hearta they
It ) waUcd nlong the roal1 they had trav.
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I1t l'ICHI IJO I1II1U ) " times before , to meet
1'0 theft' 0111 nelghbol's arlll join tJ-tcni In j
JY I tho. Easter sI'\'lco at the now chlt1lel.
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