I JOCKEY TODD.
BE J A r T&hW wu always turn's with his
Ip • pacrf Jwfss cm k j-tJImhb Journey of tho
9 W * * tp-4 • oaspoay , h i ! & wa Sun businesoi to
IbI t i ife iifcwi d eenoa te the oil w dl , pour
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B | ifct * a * waaW refesu * * Hkn explosive to
BI wi * fc * | > < * rI * m m 8ia.
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Bf " • * • * . TA r breka are a wild nis , and
B f tw < Essf * * * i have a Timid memory of Jockey
9. * & 4i 4cu& tisrosgh t4 o town. Hit eama
9 [ -V w fch * main * trwt Hkea whirlwind , nod
B | " 0Mrfc4d their breath , waiting for the ex-
B gi iaa. As brjj.kedupon tfietu they lived an
9 * # ? * fiat Jockey TVM mtea the box as
9 -m44If a if he w winning a run * in a
9 * - fc. f * bJw i > fe a e door stood a. girl of
Bf twi'aay. ' Sfce ba I roe out of the street to
BI * 4 aW tw . Sbu hail hardly time to
B | * * aawwBiI JM * * * ake bays ehot post , yet
Br % * * qpHk0nml Ahmihamma otim man
.a * * * law * . mr afcecmerf , "theSundy ! "
1W ana ay vmn a Y email mountain
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B tfcr * ! # fcl iw > m k M f frr repairs. The
9 [ 1 ffmml a HBBt a alar flwiwur and he did bot
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B # • * at. Ta * CiMUofeM uM sot behove
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B I ! * • Bv > mw JwHtoy Twld wuoHy aoHWrriiic
B I npi i Wnm • • > Ml w W wh him. otimn
B | Iwr b > nmnwin'ii ' ritwc hg twii w h h > rm tlm
B jf" " * "i 'l * ! ' ' * * " * • - aBi h < t t-mrit i tut he realized
B ; fciM..h . j , and h * * mMV oainkJy gave place to
B a mm wL Barang a waf be stirode to where
B * > * t * > d aatjauM is a kar&h tone :
B i i > vi yM BhwJc ta # t ; a maa in biu , blowcd
I I X * k glfur n' "
B I "D > < k I w < * fcopm' to w ? him elear the
B I • 4B ( i Bf M * me to t.w
I I 'I a tjM * r pantos. My name Li Todd
B "iAJ * Lm aa J rviK ; I live then , "
B I jtmmg fe > ahase en She kiH above the
B | Fmm ha wapalotve WgiBain the nc-
B | I < n ratoBnr-rfJookwy Todd and Leona Jervia
Bf I ofMMed ia a BMMtatMi ane i B.
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Bf • * # an h * mm BM tB J > oBa' home.
| s aU wia ppstmng f > MifcAu for her brother
Be 't-
B | WW Jw.ifc.fy Tt > dd was leaving .Leona
Bl tifc > nr k r a BM aunad hut hwk and aid ,
Bf - tiMN ic tv MtrBi ; lam. m ft 4d all the
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B * bWc hh a * nvtu4tm. She eluuz to
Bl , l * 1 wlt > i ' a d ptiatd.wL "Oh. Hinun , I
g • eM 'lhc jam bk U it. The terrible jiy-
Bi | ' • * * vM emntp tmtat yoarMfe om day if
H | . jy * > • " * hiiB Mjb ' K. a d I'm worried to
BL $ " * alt he b . Way I Berer hear un ex-
BS yViuBB. if x x. omtf aa empcy ean. without
BJ | I jmw | ib' . My h 4wx > a ti * taaddttll while I
Bl i Sm4. rhf taaimered e * t4hBre. hiding her
B | iw • In * uiwwtdur He * U 1 out the een-
B * * mmr whi pma0 her oar "Or Grip. " j
Bi.f iL-r fa e prw l hi * > ho W * < r atieent.
B | 3 * > wa a mM Bgi ' f eae who kail tor-
Bj y Aaud w w Kb tfeg J * d C at the rick of ,
B ? sn 9i aed Mwatir iimnmt The torpedo eom-
B' ' | yf faf twbuA Jaekwy Todd worked hud a
Bit -y . ir wiBitiiia. ifcom to the exclusive right
B * i t iMcoJwM r wA w4n.o That aS pfrsons
Bf QB fMdm. Atadii tMii > opra o with the
Bf • tt.irfu A jut xktr w Me w re m daa er of the
B ; i w wfc persaBB wotv gaJIwd mwoah litera.
Bf OyJumWlaHg beea buipct i by the
B | t jcyi'Jn iHTTpriwjr. aad det fev t had been
B ; * map- > l tm wntrft hH , bac he was eunnin ; ; ,
B ; - 4t B idjte ( ! ri ) iB aw h < . Leosa'd admit-
i j • fc JMw qr T dd was the btvt reliable j
Bl j * r * < 1 • * v > iiiiBMBi. i Bf aay aae ia the eompa-
B * | r * im 4if | Bhnf 9if wae aetaaiiy a moon- |
B ; I J + * kf XmH lo ui-d Warms sail jerked (
B I T * bmC pa hi ' t t H wa ( nft. are you ?
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Bj 1 BX I * b > yAt iff Lr HiH e&ehMBied. for-
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H IVa t > gwai u tat afraut of pntiiw' killed.
H WW a Mfer > a t t die be 'li do it , no _
Bj j 3Bu * * > r w4bbC hr > hatiBu' li if. Netcher me nor
H | { Srtp * pmar' K * ? * c harr taM o r rime eome .
Bt juK. MtV fai' ? aai > > I'm a Tv-jhw awi Grip's a
Bf munal. htnr riiacPmlHrtitered. I'm mixed be-
Bfi tnet < S cy aadh ve. Say.Leoaa , what did *
BH I aBJB't qatte t < K von. You garaged it ,
B : I " W B. ktrx > me g od-by. aad we'M fix things
B -U | & * as * w w. °
B , s % wmtrhud htm b ve sp a maH hill in the * |
B ! rL The shadowy aapearaace of the team
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B > I * m4 4amnc m. the fog wiea they reached the (
B I % • > f • # m-e akcoct made her cry out in '
I . .aa 9Mr < a. Wich t > BBe &tUiui foreboding she g ;
I Jockey Todd dntwe tdowiy ; there waa tar
B- * qa < < bk htf mind. He powx * * ! a sense of
H' B B > r. aad k troehled hm to be deceiving
'If Xaw ewh B.be t-erved. He felt that if be- a
' . If in-Bfc-T-f frm the eoiapaay the evidence that u . <
- If Gr f * wx a mooDB hter he would be treating
: ff - feri " He when he
-tfc * i * - waa very jdod
I'tlJ z a Sed * fc * • * well that he had come to tor-
"B j d * . The exetMg ta k that he was about
1 , 'Bt ' -tj& perform w-oaM iar the time divert his Q
, B b agac < . He etopped the hon-eu a short jj
B -d caaae * m the derrick , aad jamp d to the
| .S | jriaiirf Thea he opeaed the box to et the w
V B yaptiae. There waa bob * there ! The box
B w i > Cf. yes he h * t-ok" had t-a. the cans
Kfl xit.wdth B a < BheBeW ry BeA rehe btarted.
KB B iMBtateSdwMfea iaBL ° ;
BI.S I * v s , ituiai b m. of G rip Jervis to f ( .
Hiyl s - iri sbjt ctHf (6e I waa m his hoube courts
s ,
Bj3 | | ssImp t4e Mr. ' * o- -
tujK H1 pat bw fe t as a huh of a wheel , and , n
BaK > 3tasaselb > woahtekBee. became thought-
BBE f KWaot g hack to the factory } j
BBr * " ' * I ii r Bhat the box had sot beea filled , h ]
BH * c ae had & % * * * & the reeetpt , aad it wa * > al- di
Bfll z ty SfeVd a a v < e cher f r the oaaauty he e ,
Bffy fc * * uAmb. ifhe repan d to the company j ,
"BJfS xaaf h * had Jo < the @h t > MK be might be f
BTIf ii - mi ud < f BBwiriB-n-irh the mooHttjrhnfs.
"Hit . * ) a t he m < a way eac of his dittieulty.
fe |
KJMt - x aa g od saFB w * h a man who monut ]
B B t"niA sBjwmiiBe. aad whoe * > trade was w
B B lana * ! * with tb * BMaafightera , Jockev Todd
a
BBM z * > dv 4 % po to bmb aad try to hay enough Q
BBe ° * rfcr nrplwiiTi toBoot " ' the well. He hid
BIB * • * dor MNaa buih.i , aad drove to the
BK iSm omf. wh r ht i awtindod ia pan > hai > ing Cl a
Ih | r iirwriirT irf j tj i i"-k" aeeded. He also
Wb i Wh b wfcBiW v the w M enriofity Jed t ]
mi j hxat u h > ok aadktr th * ha > h i where he had
fc
B > 1 - < fry k trym " bw > miphry hard , " he mat-
Bl I vd. . a h ii aM < acaa of * sriae carey
m 1 i * yfc-itJjeBa < .
K- * 1 * a aac bmmc aa d th * torpedo was at *
If f t fci.rtnt af th dowp indL aad tha Jockey
It 1 Tnliumkmi ap tke tha'.i raraored weight.
| | 1 * - | 4 SbW • Aiap tiao aa 6 ip ' s hoad , " ne u
I I * mbw * ha * dwadwi faseth , a he stood "
I . a4 wawk the ott was u
B , * * W * g aWaagh
B 1 - Vwa 3 * * • * • * * w * * * * " employed
K 1 -aw * " B fc - who ww xtaadTBgw the derrick.u
1 M Tawd. . aad h * dropped the "go-devrt" in-
1 1 - - ik caiig. H bMMd it strike the petro-
I i | tfiw aad a tocoBd lator a saaad Hke the fi
I K nBBBwir : tf pii # -ioa-cap reaehed him. *
if ftj Th > he ia feoat the d rrtrk Saor. He was S
I m % " * fer p0 * &WB1 * w * * a colunm ° f ° Q
IS Wtaeretpe * hed rnck. ii
i B He waa always proud of a eafeessful euot I
IB a idtnpe * eatbepartofthe well , a
aBJ 1 > t th * < * taae his plea are was momentary , a
afB As h taraed- h ak at the flow , something t !
Bfll ia fe i m the eaahght. He ebat his eyes ti
BbI qar Hy hat sot eooa eaosgh to avoid seeing i
BB1 a „ tlrrw K g Hader woe low-hanging v
BBI iAd bwaght t © the we that morning. He o
K bTa eW7.a dje pedoathebox , fori :
Bfll a b * Hre < * . He took np the unes and J
Bfll S WSie bays. They stoned off at a e-
Bfll iTaadfcletthemgo. The surface
Bfll S&Wwas soft and muddy , and there n
BB SlaaaV l ts. Iato one of these a t
P
B ZZZt ZS tu& and he went out on Ins t
SSdISo ddle. Th * hor.es ran en ,
pa uKd the Jervln home , anil dnnhod fnta
Harfonl.
Leona * aw them and the empty wagon ,
and her heart ftood still. At lust it hud
come , and Grip would soon return with the
news of Hiram's death. She stutintic-d her-
iflf at a window from which she could nee up
thn road. A great weight of dread opprei ed
her , and there was a lump in her throat , but
idle did not wip. She had always prided
herself that she was not "one of the cryia'
kind. " * 1'rwcntly she uttered a glad excla
mation. She saw Jockey Todd on the little
hill. He wa walking along rapidly , and she
knew at onre that he was angry. But she
did not mind that , and ran to meet him.
* * Ohl I'm ho glad you're not hurt ! ' ' she said
running into the middle of themuddy road.
He was covered with mud , and presented a
sorry appearance. Leona's reaction of spirits
was so great that , unheeding the scowl on
his face , she laughed at him.
"Bo you think it's funny ? " he snarled.
"It wouldn't be if you had been hurt , " she
replied , softly , as she looked fondly upon
him.
him.This
This , however , did not appease him.
"That brother of yours was the causo of it.
I'm comin' to see him to-night. "
Her smile faded and her face grow pale.
With trembling lips she asked :
"Are you comin' alone ? "
"Do you think I'd bring anybody ? "
"I don't think you'll And Grip. "
"I will if you've got confidence in me. "
"Well , what if I have ? "
"You won't tell Grip I'm romin' for sup
per. "
They had been standing in the mud in the
middle of the road , but both were so earnest
that neither thought of the ludicrous side ol
the eituution. She looked steadily at him
for a moment after his declaration that he
meant to come for supper , nud he caught
her hand and held itor attempted to coax
her.she would have doubted him , and would
have said that she would toll Grip to expect
him. Kut she saw ho was still angry , and
was asking no favors , although he was de
termined to meet Grip if pobsible.
"Well , " she said , deliberately , "if you
come you needn't be surprised to find plates
only for two. "
"That'll be enough if they're for Grip and
me. "
With that he left her and went splashing
through the mud toward Harford.
Leona was angry , thoroughly so , and
called after him : "I s'pose you'll chanRO
your clothes and come in your Sunday suit.
If you and Grip eut together you might need
your good clothes to be buried in. "
Leona had a high temper , and when it was
arouhcil her tongue was reckless.
Jockey Todd did not reply , norlook around.
Leona returned to the house , called herself a
fool for running into the mud to meet Jockey
Todd , and resolved to inform Grip that he
could expect a visitor for supper. But the
day passed and Grip did not come home.
She began to be uneasy about him , fearing
that he and Jockey Todd had met. She had
not begun to get supper yet when she saw
Jockey Todd coming up the road. She was
so angry at him that she did not laugh when
she noticed that he wore his Sunday suit.
Something serious was impending , and she
wished she could warn Grip ; but it was too
late , for there he was , talking to Jockey Todd i
at the gate. She had not seen her brother 1
approuch the house. '
Grip was laughing , but Jockey Todd's face
was dark.
"You had no business to play mo that I
trick. Grip. "
"The company can stand it , " said Grip.
He was reckoning on Jockey Todd's love '
for Leona.
Leona went to open the door and could <
hear all that was said. '
"But if I report it , the company won't stand
it. " |
"But you won't report it , " said Grip , still 1
laughing ,
"ilebbe I will and mebbe I won't. " *
Grip put his hand to his hip pocket and 1
tapped the but of a revolver. "If you tell the
company I stole the glycerine , I'll put a hole i
in you. " Grip had ceased laughing and as
sumed a serious air. 3
Leona ran down the steps. "What are
von two fightin' about ? " she asked. *
There was no reply. *
"What is it. Hiram Todd ? " She turned
fiercely on him.
"Grip's got to quit moonligbtin' , " he an-
jwered.
"I guess he'll do as he pleases abcut that , " I
she said , sharply.
"Well , all I've got to say is that I've 8
ivarned Grip. " s
At this Leona's eyes flashed , and she shook c
icr fist in Jockey Todd's face. "If you tell on v
3rip , I hope he will kill you. Now you can d
? o your way , and I'll go mine. You're a J'
toward to come here and threaten my kin. "
"Well , you've got my word for it , Grip.
iuit now , when you've got a chance , lle-
uember the glycer'n. " r
"Itemember this , Jockey Todd , " Grip re-
died , and laid the revolver across his arm. b
"I will , and get one for niyr-elf. "
Jockey Todd turned his back on the brothtl
x and sister , and started toward Harfonl. J'
"She never was as pretty as when she wjis
hakin'her fist at me. I think she could
uuke life interesting but I have to give her ri
ip. " a
Thus mused Jockey Todd as he went his
ray in obedience to her command. w
The brother and sister she in no amiable
aood toward him went into their house ,
md soon sat down to supper. There were t <
ilatedfortwo , and for some reat-On , when t ?
he was washing them afterthe meal , Leona's
ve became moist. " '
"
The next day Jockey Todd went to the
ompany's office and resigned his position , g" "
iving as a reason for leaving their employL
lent that he was afraid the glycerine would
oon number him among its victims if he C <
id not stop hnfldling it. A few days afterJ <
rards he got work as a pumper on a lease on G
be hill just above Leona's home. He could
it in the engine-house door and see her mov- ! • '
lg about the yard. "
One day Grip came home with the news
liat Jockey Todd had quit shooting wells
nd gone to pumping them. Leona stared
t Grip a moment , and when he smiled said ,
You needn 't think he give up his job because
e was afraid of you. He couldn't stay with sj
ie company and not tell on you. "
"Oh ! he was afraid though , " said Grip , with M
n air of bravado. u ,
"Some of these nights you'll find out that '
[ iram Todd doa't fear anything , ilind J )
hat I say. Grip. " „
Grip only laughed. fe (
When Jockey Todd took up his abode in W
ie engine bout > e on the Krohm lease he was
irprised that the silence of the woods after cj
ight was agreeable to him. He found com- ,
irt m the quiet that was broken only by the SI
: rokeofthe pumping engine and the rattle w
f the rods. Thee sounds were so regular in | ]
'petition that he grew to consider them a
art of the stillness. The flaming gas jet
irev at the whim of the wind changeful & 2
ladows across the cleared space in which the ai
errick stood. The trees nearest him in the
V )
icircling woods were distinctly brought out
v the flickering light , and when it bent bec
> re the breeze it gave him glimpses of grim ai
ranks that in the darkness whea the flame
tood still , but beyond was the dense night of u
lie deep forest. He got into the habit of
atching this change of light and shadow , Til
nd of gazing at the impenetrable darkh <
"Leona acted accordin * to her light , but she
ouldn't see any further into my heart than I
an into the woods. Maybe I can show it to jv
er some time as plain as day. " r
Thus he mused upon Leona , and waited for . |
be time to come when she would fully under- | |
tand him. "
Leona began to regret her hasty action , aB fc
av after day went by and no harm canio to In
irlp. He was still free and light-hearted , „ ,
rhile her spirits drooned * , and she went about <
er work in a listlefs preoccupied manner. l
Iften in the evening she 6tood in the door ol
nd looked up at the gas jet. In the distance itft
ras onlv " a point of light , but she knew that
ader it "Jockev Todd was sitting , and bek >
ween him and her the night iutcrvened.
> t t the sense of the injustice she had qi
one him was so heavy upon her that she re-
olved to right it. One evening , just after
he night fell , she threw a light shawl over
er head and started up the hill. She knew j' (
he way , and did not need the guidance of the \u
as jet that suddenly went out. g-
Jockey Todd was leaning back in his chair
l the engine-house and wishing ho could see
.eona. His eyes were closed , and when , after
few minutes , he opened them tho derrick ,
nd the cleared place were lighted only by
be rays of a moon not yet in the third quar-
er. Supposing tho strong wind had blown
be light out he got np to re-light tho gas. lu
Hien he Hteppcd to the door he saw a man „
oing to the derrick. He became cautious at
nee and remained in the engine-house. The J-
itabder walked all around the derrick , andt g |
ockey Todd , watching his actions , concludg {
d he was a moon-lighter. Ho knew tho well
ras to be shot that night , but for tho mo1"
aent had forgotten it. Hehad been away in tc
he early evening and had not learned where a ]
he glycerine had been concealed. i
The moonlighter examined each part of the
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derrick in turn , and did not seem to discover
tho marks left by tho glycerine man who had
hidden tho explosive. At lust tho moonlight
er struck a match. By its light Jockey Todd
recognized Grip Jems. Moreover , he saw
that Grip waa drunk.
Soon Grip found what ho was searching for ,
and turning his back to the derrick , began to
paco off a distance , counting cloud , "Onetwo
( hie ) three " Then Jockey Todd ran out
of thoengino-houpotoward him. Grip stopped
and faced about. Ho was so intoxicated
that ha could not stand erect. "Who's
that ? "
"Me Jockey Todd. "
"Stand where ( hie ) you are. " Grip felt for
his pistol , but in a second Jockey Todd was
on him , and held his hand in a firm grasp.
There was a sharp struggle of a moment , and
Grip staggered back unarmed.
Jockey Todd put tho pistol in his pocket.
"Now , Grip , listen to reason ; you are too
drank to shoot this well. You sit iown and
I'll do it. "
"I ain't drunk. I shoot this well myself
mind that. You never was nothin' but a
well-butcher , anyhow. "
"I tell you if you pick up a can of glycerine
to-night you'll drop it , and that'll bo tho
end of you. "
"Stand out of my road. "
Grip made a lunge forward. Jockey Todd
avoided the blow , and returned . Grip fell
back on a stone and lay there still.
Jockey Todd soon found the glycerine and
shell. He carried tho explosive to the derrick
floor , then quickly fitted together tho joints
of the shell. In a few minutes the torpedo
was filled and lowered to tho rock , and ho
dropped the weight.
Ougoingout of the derrick to avoid the flow
of the petroleum he was met with thecommand
"Hands up , Grip Jervis ! I've caught vou at
last. "
Leona , crouching behind a clump of bushes ,
heard the words and shivered in fear , for it
would be like Grip to show fight , and perhaps
be killed.
"I'm not objectin' to hold up my hands ,
but I'd like to inform you , Mr. Perkins , that
you've got tho wrong name. "
"Well , I'll be torpedoed , " exclaimed tho de
tective , "if it isu't Jockey Todd.
"The same. "
"Well , I'm done up ! " Perkins ejaculated ,
putting away his revolver.
"I was sure I had Grip Jervis/'hecontinued.
"You see , Grip was hi Harford this afternoon ,
and got drunk. He did a lot of talking , and
aaid he was going to shoot a well on tho
Sextuple Tract to-night. I followed him , but
he gave me the slip. So I could do nothing
but watch the gas jets from tho top of tho
hill. When I saw this one go out , I made a
bee line for here. I got hero just as you were
lowering the shell ; after you dropped the
weight , I went for you , thinking you were
Grip. Hang it ! I wish it had been him. "
Leona was both relieved and distressed.
She was glad that Grip was free , and troubled
because of Jockey Todd's arrest.
"Well , I guess you'll have to come along
with me , Todd. "
"All right , Perkins. Wait till I get my
hat. "
He led the way to the engine-house , careful
to keep the derrick between Grip and them.
Entering the engine-house , ho reappeared in
a. moment with his hat on , and a coat over
bis arm. "Guess I'd better light up , " ho
said.
Striking a match , he fired a long pine stick ,
which he thrust into tho stream of gas he
loosed from a pipe , and instantly the scene
was brilliantly yet uncertainly lighted.
Leona , peering through the bushes , could
seo his face. It was determined.
After the detective and Jockey Todd were
Dut of sight , Leona entered tho open space ,
meaning to follow them. She jumped when
ihe came near stepping on a man , and ut
tered a low scream when she saw Grip lying
l > efore her.
Bending over him , she caught him by tho
shoulder to wake him. It was hard to do ,
jut at last he grunted and opened his eyes
itupidly. "That you , Leona ? Breakfast
• eaJy ? " he osked , huskily.
"Get up , Grip. You have fallen and hurt
rourself. "
Staggering to his feet , he looked around in
i dazed way. Presently he said : "Oh , I
enow ! Where's Jocky Todd ?
"Gone. "
"He got afraid and run. "
"Why ? "
"We had a fight , and he knocked me down , i
was tight , or he couldn't have done it , "
Leona became strangely excited , yet she
eemed calm , and her voice , although con-
trained , was even , when she baid : "You I
ame here to shoot the well , and Hiram •
rouldu't let you , because you were too
Irunk. You fought him , and he knocked '
ou down. " (
"Yes , that was the way ; but I'll get even ]
rith him. " ]
"What for ? keepin' you from bein' ar-
ested ? " \
"What do you mean ? " Grip stored at her J
lankly. ]
"That Perkins arrested niram forshootin' .
bis well. Perkins thought he would have
ou at first. "
"And didn't Jorkoy Todd squeal on roerr j
"Never said a word about you. Went ]
ight along , and kept Perkins from lookinr ,
round. " j
Grip hung his head and was silent a long I
bile. When he spoke again hesaid : "Well (
iiat's what I call the square thing. A man
ro't come it over me that way , though. I'll .
ill Ilogers the whole story , and I know he I
on't push Jockey Todd. " I
Leona " said only : "Come Grip , let's gof
oine.
Grip was so taken up with Jockey Todd's T
enerosity that he never thought toask J
eona what she did there. j
Next day Grip did tell the whole story to
ulonel llogers. and , as he had predicted , 5s
ockey Todd was not proceeded against. 1' '
rip was offered and accepted a position t
ith the torpedo company. That night he ,
eona , and Jockey Todd sat down tosupper ,
igether.
Sot A 3Tort.il Stirred !
a
Those who think to gain their dea
res by command or force seldom a
teet with sucV success as others who 2
se tact and skilful strategy. The
etroit Free Press tells a story of a t
ood minister who used the latter t
eapon to some purpose : n
Some years ago the pastor of a h
lurch in a rural district of Missouri a
lepherded a flock , some members of u
hicii were in the habit of leaving A
ae house while he was yet in the ?
dddle of a discourse. This was an H
resore to the visiting incumbent ,
ud when one day a reverend brother
olunteered to reach for him , he felt
tiled upon to speak of the annoy-
tice. .
"Oh , I'll stop that , " was the reply.i i (
I'll warrant you that no one leaves 9
util I'm done. " Accordingly , when
j arose to speak , he introduced his *
jrmon with the following ,
"Mjfriends , before I begin my ser-
tan , I wish to make a few not ir- "
devant remarks. You all know S
iat a vessel when full is full , and j "
ia4 to continue to pour into it is ! - *
illy. Some ATessels are capable of .
oltling a great deal , while others , p-
ijain , are easily fdled. So it is with , n
[ en's heads , and it is possible some B ,
f your's may become lull before I'm ! s
irough. If so , I want you to feel at o ;
erfect liberty to leave. " "
The sermon lasted an hour and a :
uarter , but not a mortal stirred.v >
"Do you know , " said a young man e
forwards , "I had a team of restless sj
oung horses outside , but I wouldn't "
ive erone out to look after them for r <
LOO. PA
A\
aacO-O Cg "
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Down Oh His Luck.
There are people in the world who ei
re continually speaking of their ills ]
ick. One of these discontented beings n
as passing through the street where B [
am at present working. Something Ci
listened on the sidewalk and he ? '
: opped to pick it up. It was a six-
ince. "Dang it , " he exclaimed in a i SJ
me of petulant disappointment , "if
nybody else had found it it would !
ave been a shilling. " Dundee News. _
* * bM9B ' ! iaES BSaS8S2S , iifiM3 lHtiSl s
BjBHaa&S ! * | 9a'wtNvfi
MaHnMMMBnM WHMBMBBai
Bashing American Thlcres.
It is certain that the swiss authori
ties will obtain the extradition ol
Billy Forter and Frank Buck , tho
American burglars , who werearrested
in London a few days ago on a charge
t of burglary committed in Munich.
Porter had been shadowed from the
time he arrived in England , in 1887.
The jewel robbery at Munich was the
most daring in the annals of the
German police. The robbers forced a
side door , cut through two ceilings ,
and decendedinto the jewelry shop
by means of a rope ladder. They
left the ladder in the shop , together
with a piece of linen , which was after
ward found to be identical with a
piece of linen found in Buck's house ,
and in which some of the stolen
jewelry was wrapped. With the
jewelry was found a letter saying ,
"Have left you something to go on
with. " Buck tried to conceal in the
waistband of his trousers a large
packet of loose diamonds. Both
dressed stylishly , and frequented
American resorts in London. They
were on friendly terms with Bond ,
the famous bank burglar , and a re
ceiver named Johnson , who owned a
steam yatch. The hitter formerly
lived in chambers , Picadilly , paying
a rent of : J00 favthings yearly. Re
cently he took a mansion at Clapham.
Not long ago Porter , Buck and
Johnson had a carouse in Porter's
house at Chelsea. Getting into a
fight , Johnson hit Buck on the head
with a fender and Buck floored John
son and trampled upon him , smash
ing his nose. They were arrested ,
but each declined to make a charge
against the other. Subsequently the
three men had another carouse , when
all were arrested and fined in the Bow
Street Police Court for drunkenness.
On that occasion Johnson gave an
assumed name. Porter was present
at the fight between Mitchell and
Sullivan , and was the man at whom
the gendarmes fired when the specta
tors were trying to escape after the
fight. Buck recently married a res
pectable English girl. He bought a
fine house in Walham Green and pur
chased a pair of horses and a car
riage.
Superintendent Shaw , of the Lon
don police , cleverly recovered a por
tion of the Munich plunder , consist
ing of 800 unset stones , bracelets ,
rings and other articles of jewelrv ,
and § 4500 in English and French
banknotes. The total value of the
booty recovered is about § 20,000.
In each house were found loaded re- |
volvers , disguises , superb sets of
burglars' tools , and scores of suits of
clothes and hats suitable for every
country in Europe.
' iBn
Caught by Camphor.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Assistant Superintendent Dougher
ty , of the Pinkerton agency , attri
butes the detection and capture of Ex
press Agent Huber , of Sunbury , Pa ,
for the theft of the § 20G00 package
belonging to the Adams Express Co.
on August 20,1S86 to two things-
camphor and a woman's indiscretion. '
He said that Mrs. Huber had been
boasting among her friends of what
she would be able to wear some day ,
and threw out hints of a big legacy.
Afterward she gave finer parties , i
Qinner parties and other entertain- '
inents to her friends , and had had .
Iier house furnished and carpeted , '
snd new heating apparatus put in. i
ft was known that her relatives were
not wealthy. Huber also began '
ivearing better apparel.
Capt. Dougherty said that after
suspicion had been directed toward
FfuberT a Pinkerton agent , who got \
lis confidence , borrowed § 1,000 from 1
lim. Capt. Linden and Dougherty
liscoxered a strong odor of camphor \
m themoney. . They argued that t
t had not come from a bank but had t
) een secreted in a house. It was found
; hat Huber had had a handsome
nahoganybox made with secret comi
mrtnients. After a while the detecti
vegot Huber interested in mining {
ehemes and obtained another § 1,000 f
oan. This time Huber was followed l
0 his home Avhere he got the money.r
The conclusion was irrisistible that ]
he stolen funds were secreted there. I
luberwas decoyed to Philadelphia !
inder the pretence that he was to be
1 witness in the case of Bathmal Pratt , c
i. clerk in the office here , who was t
irrested two years ago on suspicion ,
if stealing the money. Captain
jinden started for Sunbury on c
he very hour when Huber took
he traia for Philadelphia. CapI I
ain Linden went straight for the 6
lahoganyboxin Huber's house , and e
i that receptacle found the camphor c
nd a good part of the money , and Jj
ehind a mantel was more of it. The s
t-dams Express envelopes , which had e
ontained the cash , still held most of j1
j , so it i& alleged. i ,
MTaatain v
The Flight of a Cannon Ball.
To untutored hearers a formula set D
own in algebra would convey less
lea of a hindered though not van-
uished cannon ball than would the y
imple speech of a savage who , after
racing its course ( as only savages jj
an ) , has called it "a demon let loose. "
'or not only does it seem to be aimed r
rith a mighty will , but somehow to h
its action with in- E
overn ever-ready - j
elligence , and even to have a "policy. " | "
Mie demon is cruel and firm ; not' ' ii
tupidly , obstinate. Against things j *
hat are hard and directly confront- !
ig him he indeed frankly tries his h
trength. and does his utmost to h
hatter them and send them in splint-
ls and fragments to widen the havoc "
e brings : but with objects that are t !
mooth and face him obliquely he al- j
• ays compounds , being ready on '
vena slight challenge to come , as men
ay , to ' 'fair terms' ' by varying his n
ne of advance , and even , if need be , \
ssorting to crooked , to sinuous , ]
aths. By dint of simple friction y
ith metal , with earth , with even the if
oft , yielding air , he adds varied rota-
ory movements to those first enjoin-
fl by his mission ; he improves his fell '
kill as he goes ; he acquires a strange
imbleness ; can do more than simply { J
brike can wrench , can lift , can toss ,
an almost grasp ; can gather from !
nch conquered hindrance a new and
aneful power ; can be rushing , for in-
tance , straight on in a horizontal t ]
irection , and then , because of some * '
ontact , spring up all at once like a
iger intent on the throat of a camel , ie
-Kinglake's "Crimea. " I d
i
il l i i iui. iV.VTm ' "Tdlll . I. . ' .IUIH ' ,
A LITTLE BISMUTH.
A Story of Artist Life In Jlunlch.
An artists procession in Munich hns caused a
juspeusion of business for tho daj' . Toward
dusk an elderly uppearing womnn , black-
cloaked and veiled , enters a drug shop in a
street a littlo removed from tho business por
tion of the town.
Tho clerks of tho establishment aro among
tho thousands viewing the pageant then pass
ing a few streets away. When tho heels of
the womnn's boots rattle upon tho marble
flooring tho proprietor of the shop comes for
ward from tho back of the long room , where
he has been brooding under the single gas jet
lighted in the place. Ho is a yonng man ,
white of face , and wild of oye , looking as
though he were undergoing a sovere mentul
strain.
"What is your wish ? " ho asks in a voice
that has an English ring in it.
The woman was fumbling at her pocket as
though in search of her purse.
"I should like a small quantity of bismuth , "
she answered , when hehad addressed her a
second time.
The druggist picked up a horn spatula ,
went to the back of tho shop , returned with
the spatula filled with a whito powder , put
some ofit in the silver scaleupon tho polished
counter , wrapped it in a bit of fine paper
and handed it to his customer.
"She did not immediately take it from his
hand which caused him to look at her and
note her apparel ; thus he was able to do-
scribe her appearance to tho police a littlo
later on. He also noted that the eyes back of
the veil were fixed upon him. This , in his then
frame of mind , irritated him.
"Here is your bismuth , " he said almost
hai shly.
Then she caught up the little package , toss
ed down a piece of money and walked rapidly
tothedoor. Theknobinher handshe paused.
' • Is there anything else ? " he asked.
She opened the door and was gone. A
band in the procession was playing the live
liest of tunes ; wisps of the melody entered the
shop. The druggist groaned , and picking
up the spatula went to put it in the drawer
from which he had taken the powder left over
from the quantity he had weighed out for tho
woman. When he came to the place he
started back with an exclamation. He had
neglected the shop for several days
and during his absence a clerk
had taken the bismuth from tho
drawer where it had always been kept and
substituted for it a newly discovered drug ,
one of the deadliest and most subtle poisons
in the pharmacopoeia. He had properly ,
marked the drawer with tho name of tho ,
poison , but the druggist had automatically ;
gone to the usual receptical of the bismuth .
and had not noticed the change. Ho had \
given the unknown woman enough of the
poison to kill her. .
He flew to the door. Tho woman was no- -
where to be seen. He ran to tho corner and 1
looked up and down in the gathering gloom , ]
but no one was in sight. He retraced his j
steps to the shop and found on the threshold - |
the label marked "Bismuth , " which lie had 1
placed upon the woman's purchase and which {
she mu.st have torn off as she agitatedly put (
the package in her pocket. This label \
borehis name. His first sensation was al- t
most of relief. The mistake might not now ]
betraced to him if the poor creature swal
lowed the drug he had given her. (
Where was the happiness of life ? Here
was an elderly bowed woman whose mournt
ing weeds bespoke sadness and loss. Might
he not have placed within her reach relief j
from care and memory ? Then he revolted }
from this morbid reasoning and the enormif
ty of his responsibility flashed across him. f
He went to the parlor back of the shop , Here c
he found his mother reading a stern , cold s .
woman , in whose was of will
eye a power unB
possessed by her son. j
"Let me tell you what I have done , " he
said in English. t ;
She slowly closed her book. v
"What do you mean ? " she asked leisurely , f
as though she expected some extravagant a
story of an escapade. He told her what had
occured . Her brow contracted. " ]
"Blame your own weak self , ' she said. j
"NorI blame you , " he retorted.
"How me ? " she demanded rising to her a
feet. " "
"Explain yourself. u
"Have you not made me-as lam ? " he
said , unfit for business , unfit for anything p
whatsoever ? " t
"I have not , ' * she auswered , "but the act- g ;
ing woman has. " f-
With a stride he was beside her , his hand
upon her arm. V
"Do not touch me , " she said , shaking him
Dff "and listen to me. " h
"Well ? "
y
"You have not for days allowed me to tc
speak. I shall speak now. " fc
"Well ? "
His insolence of manner cast a glow in her E
ace and made her harsher than she meant t <
: o be.
"I say that you should blame Lilli , the
ictress , if aught of harm comes from your h <
vprehensible carelessness , "shesaid. "I have t <
; old you that she maddened you you knew tl
; hat no good could come of your intimacy ai
vith her. " ni
"I know that I love her. " tl
"A woman barely knowing her name , a in
voman acting upon the stage. You are of bi
rreproachable descent ; your dead father was ol
i gentleman , your mother is a lady. Could I
> rook an alliance which should bring into h <
> ur family a player whose face has turned the
leads of half the youth in Munich ? Let her e\
narry one of her own fraternity , one who bc
• iews her trade from the art standpoint. A la
uarriage with you was simply impossible , it :
iYom the first I told j-ou how it would be. Y
) id you take warning ? You but allowed ai
'ourself to be all the more carried away by gi
rour infatuation , and were on the point of In
leclaring yourself to her when I camo to the
escue. " re
"And how did to tho "
vou come rescue ? wi
ie asked. "Tell me that. " ni
"By appealing to the woman herself , " she
mswered , "as you well know. "
"Yes , by going to the back door of a theasi
er , asking for an actress and laying before Yi
ler your puritanical ideas , to such a degree Bi
honing her your distaste for her that she
leeds must see ia me tho weakest of men be-
ause of your presumption , and so she gives til
ae up. And this is the woman you say is
tot fit to enter our poor family that sends its
ons to foreign countries trying to eke out an tli
xistenee on a beggarly income which at he ;
lome would not keep us according to tradifu
ion and in the "set" we call our own. In gobe ?
ug to Lilli as you did you showed that bhe wl
ras equal to the highest womanhood ; a he :
roinan less than a lady would never have rewi
ented your visit as she has done would co
ever have given up the man who loved her. " ar
She was putting on her bonnet. be
"You aie scarcely accountable for what pa
ou are saying , " bhe said. "I did that for bc
uu for which you will yet thank me. Lilli " es ;
"Is as true a woman as jou are. " gii
She raised her chin. "As though I should pe
ave gone to her had she not been , " shesaid : to i
as though a Clark would harbor a feeling '
f admiration for a woman who is not as irth
eproachable in every respect as the ladies of Mi
is own family. She is a good woman , by ? cle
o are there many good women of unfortuVsh
te parentage , and with miserable ways of ba
anting a living. A ballet dancer , a waitre-s in ;
i a cafe may possess all that the Fraulein at
.illi lias ascribed to her : but would you mar- '
y the dansneso or the waitress ? It is all fa1
ver. and happily over : to-morrow night is go
er last in Munich. In Berlin she will renew mi
er early triumphs , whilo you will have a1
rown calm enough to recognize the force of be
ly reasoning especially when the fraulein 1
ian-ies a title. " She had not mean tto say br
bat. I
"What is that ? " he cried quickly. a ]
"Your violence has prevented my telling lee
ou all. Your love , as you persist in he. .
erming j-our insane infatuation , has made th ;
ie somewhat fearful of the consequences were tin
to tell you all that the fraulein told me : but th :
our mistake in the felling of poison proves pn
bat nothing you might know could make be ;
ou more reckless. Lilli informed me when I "t <
ist saw her , two days ago. that she had an
een asked in marriage by tho Baron Volfre ;
ath. hii
"And her answer to him ? " ba
"She had not given him an answer yet. " tir
"Then she shall not , " he cried. "I will wc
irceherto seo what my love is worth to mi
er. " ac
He made for the door. ne
"Stop ! " his mother said , ringingly. go
She took off her bonnet and reseated heroi '
? lf. Her son looked at her. at
"You havo something else to do before 1
bat , " she said with an effort. "I was about ov
o try to assist you in its performance ; now I loi
jmain here. Yon havo yet to rectify the frc
listake yon havo made in your shop. Negre <
set for a minute what devolves upon yon to
o in this matter and Beo if tho Fraulein Lilli of
\ .
* ' * " * - Pr4ia "i ' ' " ' *
i l"l lirr-Tl niTUT1 aaia iwbibbTii. ibii m "m'T - amZ
willlitften to tho suit of tho moat effettuullj
mined man in Munich. "
Sho picked up her book.
At that moment her Ron realized to the
fullest his own weakness nml her strength.
Sho had nlwuyH governed him with her lovo
until sho hud destroyed him in tho will to op
pose her.
And now tho strongest feeling of his life
swayed him his lovo for Lilli. Ho know tho
nctress other than his mother knew her deli
cate sensitiveness which coutnet with tho
world had not blunted. It was this delicate
sensitiveness which gained for her tho chival-
ric respect of gentlemen , which often made
her impersonations on tho stngo too refined
for the general taste.
His mother's hiBt blow was the hardest
Lilli would blame him for an instant's delay
in the adjustment of tho terriblo mistake he
had made ; sho would blame herself for itl
No , ho must not go to hor until ho had done
what ho could to find tho woman ho wnited
on in the shop.
He hastened to tho station. Hero ho noti
fied tho police as to what had occurred.
There came to him an awakening from the
low morbid condition into which ho had been
plunged theso last few days , a horror of the
outcome ofit. All that night there were vain
attempts to discover the elderly womnn in a
black cloak and vail who had asked for a
small quantity of bismuth. Every minute
Clark became more anxious. Tlys finding of
the woman seemed to bo tho pivot upon which
hung his future happiness or unhnppiness it
seemed almost as though Lilli said : "Find
her , and I am yours ; find her not , and take
my blame. " Criers were sent out who ran
about the streets , proclaiming the incident.
All night long Clark did what ho could to
rectify his mistake. At day break , haggard
and worn , he left the station and went home.
His mother met him. She had heard of all
that he had done. With a shock sho realized
that his task was undertaken for love of the
actress ithad not beenmeroinfatuation with
him. She knew that she herself was placed
aside forever , that henceforth he was removed
from her control. And she hnd loved him as
tho only thing left her to love ; sho had comu
from her native land for his sake. If she had
only thought that more than infatuation for
the actress had been the source ol
his admiration ! But no , she could
not bring herself to say that her son's wife
should be as Lilli was and Lilli had spoken
coldly to her , had smiled with an ennuied air
and mentioned the Baron VolrathI O , her
poor boy !
When he came in she dared not sympathize
with him , she dared not say a word to him.
Sho could only question him with stricken
eyes.
"I am doing what I can , " he said to her ,
and passed on to his own chamber where he
locked himself in and whore sho feared to go
to him.
That day red placards were placed on the
bill boards ; "Extras" were thrown about the
city with sensational headings "A Life En
dangered , " "a case of poisoning , " "Wanted
all womea who bought bismuth last evening. "
and the like , until the whole city was excited
and everybody was hunting for tho elderly
woman in a black cloak who had purchased
a small quantity of bismuth. The station
was crowded with people who wished to have
their medicines examined ; women became
hysterical and declared themselves poisoned ,
and were dissatisfied when it was proven that
they were mistaken. It would have taken a
barrel of bismuth to have given even the '
smallest quantity to each of those who !
claimed that he or she.might be the unfor- !
tunate victim. The day went on to noon , ,
avening came and the eldeily woman in the
black cloak remained undiscovered.
The Fraulein Lilli naturally heard of the
commotion. Her maid spoke much of it ,
ivhen sho carried the chocolate to her bed
side in the morning.
Greta thought that her mistress looked '
poorly these two or three days , and that j
icr acting last night showed a perceptible j
ailing off. So with the chocolate she carried
resh news of the strange excitement in the (
rity and hoped that it might provoke a (
.mile. Instead , the fraulein asked her to be \
silent and read the items in the morning pa- l
Der. - 3
Greta set the tray and tho chocolate jujr on j
he stand iu reach of her mistress and picked •
ip the paper. She had little more than un- , ;
bided the sheet when she utteied an exclani-
ition. f
"Fraulein , " cried she , "what do you think ? ?
die mistake took place in the shop of your |
American friend , Heir Clark. "
Lilli gazed blankly at her. Greta went on c
tnd read the ' ' of J
paper's' account the affair in
dl its minutia. .
The Fraulein Lilli arose and slipped on a j
leignor of rosy silk. She crossed the room . ;
o a box on the table at the further end ; |
he raised tielid of the box , oulv to let it
all. *
"Where is the-letter I wrote to the Baron
"blrath ? " she asked.
"I posted it while you were at the theatre "
ist night when I came home after taking - *
ou there , " answered Greta. "Did you not
ell me , fraulein , always to post the letter I e
jund in that box ? " [
The actress turned her back to the maid ,
ler acceptance of the baron , then , had gone
o him and she had meant to recall it. w
Why ? r :
The story which convulsed the town told if
er more than it toldthetownaud.sheowned w
0 herself that she loved bnt one man. and w
hat was not tho one whom she aad accepted g
s her husband , but he who had it
lade & deadly mistake through a
bought of her. If that letter she had placed tl
1 the box was posted there was another to tl
e posted at once , she fumbled at the pocket Pj
flier peignor. ti
"Greta , " sho said , * tho letter that was tl
ere ? " h
"I found it when I hnng np the dress last bi
rening , " answered Gi eta. "It was stamped , w-
j I posted it along with the other. " Lilli hi
mghed. The second letter went to Clark ; in y
she told him she had accepted the Baron
olrath. Well , it was right that it should go hi
fter the other letter ; and yet she would have
tven tho world to have had them both in her bi
and at this moment. st
"Greta , " she said , "Why do sit there
wading nonsense ? Do you not know that pi
e leave Munich afterthe performance to-
ight ? " it
Greta threw down tho paper. L
"But , Fraulein , " she cried , "I thought we tc
lould wait until to-morrow , when the Baron bi
olrath would come to Munich and go to tl
erlin with us. " m
"We leave Munich to-night. "
"Yet they say the baron will not be here re
11 to-morrow. "
"We leave to-night. * ' L :
"Greta could not understand her mistress
mt day ; she was tyrannical , nothingpleaieii-
rand , she started at the slightest noise , reCl
sed to see any callers , and grew more un-
arable each moment. She was glad enough uj
ben it was time to go to the theater. Even di
re her mistress brought that da3-s mood fa
ith her ; nothing was right , her costume w.ib
tmplained of , she was curt to the manager wi
id delayed therising of the curtain much
yond the usual time The house was pc
lcked from pit to dome on the occasion of to
sr farewell to Muuich. Moreover it was an re <
peciallyjollyhouse fortheaffairsofthedniir-
st had assumed ludicrous proportions and th
lople were accusing one another of wishing '
purchase a small quantity of bismuth. '
The gamins of the city were already using M' '
e name of the drug as a catch word , ha
any wi > e heads * declared that it was all a al
jver American mode of advertising thedruir '
op. In the theater there were small joke"t
mdied from one to another , and all touch- '
g upon The topic that absorbed that day- > ' j
tention in the town. . co
Therefore when the curtain arose and the '
vorite actress came forward , she faced a '
tod humored audience. Ye ? , they were sa
F-rry and happy even saying farewell to her :
tragic incident made them chtifnl as need dr
Had they known of the tragedy in her own in ;
east would they have been as. cheerful ? 3 © <
She enacted the role of a merry maiden with '
puzzling number of lovers from which to se- -t *
t a husband , coquetry in her smile ami on 1
r lips ; and all the tiin < > she was thinking sin
at she had made herself vile-in the eyes of ari
e man she loved and whom she had let see sle
at she loved. And yet his mother hail do
oved toherthatbhewasnothinurtohim , had ou
gged that she would set him free from h ° r Th
oils. " Her toiN ? Sho had told the roi
ixious mother that her son was wc
e , had promised that she wo\jId write to
m and tell him of her engagement to the
iron. And she had done so. and by this
no he must be thinking her tho ba-est
raian in tho world. And here she was 0
aking peoplelight hearted with her piquant
ting as a worldy maiden with more happimi
ss than she knew how to dispose of. She _
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it through her part and made a tableau of
y and beauty as the green cloth rolled down W (
the end of tho performance ,
When sho was called before the curtain , l'u
er her gorgeous gown she had slipped on a tfi
ag black cloak. For she had tried to escape .
iin tho theater without responding to the
call. mi
As she smilingly bowed heracknowledgment yc
the plaudite , a boy. referring to her cloak , 0f
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eopulchrnlly murmured , "Dlnmnthl" anil tho 3iw f |
I people roared. Bho hastened from tho fltnge , % * -f"l
I finished pn t admirers who waited to gfvo * 'i % i !
hcr'a lust greeting , and reached horcarriugo - /K 4
with Grota in It. rV" IJ
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1 Sho wnfl eilcnt nil tho way homo. Sho * , | ]
sought her room nt once , and bndo Grata to 5.
' leavo her alone. Sho t before her mirror s , A
and regnrded tho reflection of herfaco therein. % s ' * * .
It wus a boatitiful face , npuro woman face , • - * S jj
And that other woman had ns much ns said "H ft
sho was not fit to bo tho wife of hor son 1 > j ; f ? |
I Tho man sho loved did noR cure for hor , -j | if
and sho had promised nnotherman to bo hiu , * | ii
wife ! Sho had been used to depict griof und Jg V
agony on tho stage ; now sho called tho euf- . & 4i
feringsofnrt trivial , when sho thought ol g Jmfh
those of nature. She felt thoroughly alone , • ft II
1 a homeless , friendless creature , whoso will . - ' j
had raised her to where sho was , and whose Jig- |
! lovo told her that sho had toiled in vain. She vm a
contcmpluted her life , its privations , its g §
struggles , until there had como into itagrent § |
light and warmth her lovo for tho Amen- * &
can. And tho light and warmth had been at ; l | .
false to her as any represented on tho stngo a |
And she must bo as worthless , as far beyond .m
tho pnlo of worthy society as that woman * vl
has let her feel that sho was , when sho could $ I
accept the good and tmo Baron Volrath foi ' , *
her unloved husband. Pride , wounded ten- * * " , !
derness , hnd urged her to make a victim of * " 1
guiltless man. What had her life dono foi rj
her when it hnd all ended in this disma- j
failure ? Sho had befriended many , tho pooi \
blessed her , sho was a rising artist , a woniac \
with ripening intellect ; and yet at this houi , j
she was tho meanest , most humiliated crea
ture sho could imagine. Humiliated ! Slu j ,
started and turned ghastly ; she hnd been
selfish there wiib a further humiliation foi * ,
her sho must set at rest tho troubled mind j
of tho man who loved her not. Yet whj j
should she ? why should bIio not let him "J
have his share of suffering ? 1
"O , God ! " sho thought , "but I lovo him. > 1
Dare I tell him that 1 hungered for a sight ol
him ? that I passed by his place of business
in last evening's dusk and saw him in there ? .
that , insane as I am at this moment , I en- %
tercd the shop just for a parting near look 4
nt him ? that once inside I realized my posi- - | ,
tion , and calling my art into requisition I be
came an old woman before him and asked for -
a drug ; that it was to mo he gave tho poi
son which has caused him so much unxiety ?
I might tell him this to-night ; I shall ba
away before he knows it ; the glamour I havo
thrown over him will have paled , and ho will
know that I am nothing to him. But ho
must not say I caused a possible death. "
She fiercely rang the bell on her dressing '
tnble.
"Greta , " she said , "the carriage ? " ]
"It is waiting , fraulein , to take us to the
station. " i
"First I must write a letter. You shall post
it while I put on my hat.
She sat down and wrote the note to Clark \
which should relieve his mind of all anxiety
over his mistake of the evening before. But ;
she did not tell him of the feeling which nctn- . .
ated her going into his shop , she could not
tell him that she loved the man who was on- V1 <
ly infatuated with her as an artiste , the man '
whom she had in her "toils. " i
She stamped tho letter and gave it to her
maid to post.
Then Fraulein Lilli pnt on the gown she
had worn lust evening when sho had gone out
in tho dusk. Slipping her hand in the pocket
she came upon tho small package Clark had
given her when she asked for the bismuth.
She went over to the fireplace , and unfolding
the paper looked down on the littlo heap of
white dust , preparatory to throwing it into
the flame.
Ah ! the tender days when sho had thonght
that she was loved as sho loved ! thedays
when sho deemed sho had found a heart that
throbbed responsive to hers , and looked into
aman's eyes seeing more there than flattery
ind misknowledge of the cravings of her
iiungry soul. She was called a coquette ; the
lattery of the world forced her to assume the
diaracter it assigned to her. But had she-
: oquetted with this man ? No , no , a thou
sand times no. And yet his mother as much
is told her that ho regarded her only as the
est did. There arose before her possibilities
if a future with him , of a future without him ,
: ill she felt that she grew wild.
How long shestood thus shedid not know ,
suddenly she heard a , man's voice in tho
ldjoining drawing room. Almost with a
ihriek she recognized it tho Baron Yolrath's ;
ie must have started to find her as soon as
ie had received her letter. And what ! An-
> ther voice in the drawing room a second
nan's voice the voice of the man she loved !
For Clark had been overwhelmed by her
utter , telling him of her acceptance of tho '
inrnn ; all that his mother had said concern- '
ng her was proved true. And he had seen in
icr love for himself if ever a woman let aniau
ee her love for him ! It had all been bimula-
ion , art , then. "
He took thelirtter to his mother. "Forgive t J
ie , " he said. "You will understand when gfl
on have read this. " flj
She could say not a word ; she could only fl
arry the letter into the privacy of her own
oom and have heragony beyond the sight ol 9
umanity. flj
Clark was well nigh crazed that day , lui H
ras jeered at for the excitement he had fl
aised in the city , and people were doubtful fl
" there had been an elderly woman who - fl
anted a small quantity of bismuth and 9.
ho , instead , received a deadly poison. He 9
ot through the day , busy with the author- fl
ies and the crowds around his shop. And fl
II tho day there was but one absorbing 9
lionght Lilli. When the nighfT came hs 9
liought of her in the theater , hor last ap 9
earance a triumph. When it was about 9
me for the performance to be over ho leftfoi 9
ie hou. e. False as she might be , he loved 9
er he must look upon her just once more 9
efore she left him forever. But the theatei 9
as dark when he got there ; he could not se ( 9
or go to her carriage surrounded by tho 9
outh of Munich. fl
Then a rage seized him ; he would go to her ,9
ouse , upbraid her for all her falsity to him. 9
He tore along the street in which was her S
ijou residence. Greta was coming down the 9
eps. * fl
"Herr Clark , " she cried , "I was about to 9
ost this letter for you. " * 9
A letter ! He snatched it from the g * rltore 9
open and read it in the light from the hall. 9
illi had not written why she had not como 9j
) his shop , but he was a lover , and he read 9j
? tween the lines he read all that she had M
lought and had not put down in her com- 9J
indention to him. She loved him ! flj
He rushed up the stairs to tho drawing M
> om. flj
"Lilli , Lilli , " ho cried , rapturously , "Lilli , flj
A gentleman confronted him. "You are M
leaking of my betrothed wife , sir. " he said. M
ark with clenched nVt looked at him. flj
"You lie ! " he thundered. The baron strode j9
) to him. At this moment the door of tho ' 9
essing room opened and the actress with a ' 9J
co like marble stood on the threshold. ,9J
"Lilli , my loved one , " said , the baron , and l
mt to her and saluted her. fl ]
For a moment Clark gazed stupidly at the M
"
lir , and then without having said a won ! 9J
her went from the room , from the house , 9J
cling like a drunken man. 9J
"Come ! " said Lilli. "We shall be late for 9J
e train. Come : " j
"But that man ? " queried the baron. 9 ]
' • The American druggist who has mado- 9J
unich laugh to-day. " answered she. "I 9J
tve frequently met him ; he came presum- | 9
ily to bid me adieu ! " 9J
' 1 am glad , " soberly returned the baron , . , |
hat public life will soon be over for you. " i9 ]
"Come she said. * H
In the-train she shivered as though from. flj
Id. The baron wrapped a rug uround her. < 9J
rhen she was drowsy. 'flj
"Lean thy head upon my shoulder , " lie- jH
flj
She would havo refused to do so , but he M
ew her pretty head down to his arm. 9J
"You have worked to hard. " he said lean- B |
; tenderly over her. "But now you will M
on be at home and at rest. " M
• Yes , " sho returned , and closed her eyes. |
[ Ie drew her closely to him and |
8 did not resist. Ho held his arm 9J
onnd her. After a while he thougiit hor ' 9 ]
ep was very peaceful and looked smilingly M
wn upon her upturned face. Then he cned ; ; |
t. He tried to wake her aad could not. J9
ie powder she had taken in her dressing * | 9J
Dm had given her a sleep from which she 9J
raid never awake in this world. < 9J
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Emploj'e Sir , I would like to speak ( fl
you a moment upon averyserious fl
atter. Merchant Don't bother 9
e.But " "Go away to your 9
> rk , I say ! " "I want to ask your fl
nsent to my marriago with your fl
Nellie and " " fl
Lughter , "Oh , is
at so ? Take her , my boy , and fl
ay God bless you both. I thought fl
> u were going to ask for an increase fl
salary. " Nebraska State Journal. fl
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